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Burnaby grad helping students with career paths

Burnaby grad helping students with career paths

What do you want to do with the rest of your life? It's a dreaded question many high school students grapple with, but one Burnaby woman is trying to make things easier with an e-book that helps young people find their passions and pursue their caree
BACI maps "sweet spots" in Burnaby

BACI maps "sweet spots" in Burnaby

Project identifies places in the community where people with disabilities feel welcome.
Mercedes goes big

Mercedes goes big

For customers wanting an S-Class but needing the versatility to carry seven passengers, Mercedes-Benz offers the GL-Class.
Present problems up front at appointments

Present problems up front at appointments

In traditional medical language, patients present themselves with a “chief complaint,” which makes doctors sound like they are working in public relations. It also makes our patients sound like a bunch of whiners.
How to prevent blight on tomatoes

How to prevent blight on tomatoes

Question: We had terrible blight on our tomatoes this year, so I ended up throwing out lots of little tomatoes.
India's culture celebrated in Burnaby

India's culture celebrated in Burnaby

India’s mother of strength, power and wisdom graced the city with her presence as the Durga Puja festival was celebrated in style over the weekend. The five-day Bengali festival, from Oct.
Cooking with pumpkins

Cooking with pumpkins

Pumpkins are obviously one of the more popular harvests this time of the year. I feel that pumpkin, as a food, is quite neglected in our everyday diets.

Weed pullers sought in Burnaby

The Lower Mainland Green Team is looking for volunteers to help repopulate Burnaby’s Stoney Creek with native plants this Saturday. The Lower Mainland Green Team, organized by Lyda Salatian through Meetup.

Need new workplace skills?

The Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch and the Douglas College training group are hosting a workshop on essential skills for workplace success on Monday, Oct. 21, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Keeping hedge pots green

Keeping hedge pots green

Question: I recently moved into a top-floor Vancouver condo with a lovely terrace, which faces west and south making it extremely hot. I shall have a planter of about 10’ (3m) long and 24-inches deep (60cm).