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Here & Now: More than 200 helped with community mural

Here & Now: More than 200 helped with community mural

The City of Burnaby's community arts development program wants to thank all those who helped make the new Wesburn mural a success.
Gardening answers on hydrangeas, chard and mulch

Gardening answers on hydrangeas, chard and mulch

Question: When I pruned hydrangeas, I stuck several stalks with healthy buds into pots. The four lace ones grew enormous this summer, but not a bloom on one. The one mophead grew very modestly but produced a huge white bloom.
Time for a screening test?

Time for a screening test?

Because a routine physical examination is not covered by the Medical Services Plan in a patient with no symptoms and no known disease, most adults are not aware of all the screening tests they should consider.

Katarina's new job

PosAbilities helps people with developmental disabilities find employment
Christmas Bureau needs help decorating

Christmas Bureau needs help decorating

The Burnaby Christmas Bureau is gearing up for another season of giving, and organizers want local residents to help decorate the toy room, where low-income families pick out gifts for their children.
Burnaby students pumped for pumpkins

Burnaby students pumped for pumpkins

(See more photos by clinking the link below the story.) Kids at South Slope Elementary and the B.C. School for the Deaf (BCSD) took home pumpkins from their very own temporary patch Tuesday, thanks to a pair of enthusiastic parent organizers.
Pumped for Pumpkins

Pumped for Pumpkins

Fuzz gets fuzzy for 'Movember'

Fuzz gets fuzzy for 'Movember'

It's that time of year again, when men around the world start growing hairy 'staches in the name of cancer research. Burnaby's fuzz got an early jump on the annual Movember cancer awareness campaign, which officially kicks off Nov.

Top 5 (post)Halloween events in Burnaby

If you're looking for something to do to burn off that post-Halloween sugar rush, check out our lineup of Top 5 events for Saturday Nov. 1 and Sunday Nov. 2.
Foundation granting wishes for seniors in need

Foundation granting wishes for seniors in need

What does a dream look like for seniors? For one couple, it was as simple as a date. That’s what the Dream On Seniors’ Wish Foundation granted for Gary and Jen Reynolds of Nanaimo.