In the Community

The Burnaby Christmas Bureau’s pancake breakfast fundraiser is becoming a yearly tradition in the city. The third annual Burnaby Christmas Angel Breakfast and Toy Drive takes place Tuesday, Nov. 25 at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown.

The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers for the annual Kettle Campaign. The charity needs volunteers for shifts in the Metrotown area from Tuesday to Saturday.

There is a lot happening this weekend, and we have a couple of events to get you in the Christmas spirit. We also have a few local sporting events to check out and an art sale with work by well-known local artists.

For 14 weeks, NOW health reporter Cornelia Naylor has been assigned to undertake a “Fortius challenge,” setting fitness and performance goals and experiencing first-hand the many ways Burnaby’s Fortius Sport & Health can help.

When gardeners seek out gifts for other gardeners in-store or online, it’s not hard to discover things that would be so useful in your own garden – sometimes replacing sentimental hand-me-downs that never did work well anyway.

When gardeners seek out gifts for other gardeners in-store or online, it’s not hard to discover things that would be so useful in your own garden – sometimes replacing sentimental hand-me-downs that never did work well anyway.

Disneyland has always been a favourite holiday destination for my family.

Burnaby Christmas Bureau registration open until Nov. 29

Days of pouring rain, high winds, frost or knee-deep snow are terrible times for gardening. But you can learn a lot by watching the routes water takes or noticing where freezing lasts longest.