In the Community

It's an oldie but a goodie. Eileen Dailly Pool and Fitness Centre is being featured predominantly in a new book about aquatic architecture.

Burnaby resident Scarlett Chen is backing the B.C. Cancer Foundation's ninth annual fundraising gala this year. Every year, the foundation picks a different focus, and this year's theme is lung cancer.

Burnaby resident Ethel Presly just celebrated her 79th birthday, and she wants to get outside more often. With help from Burnaby’s ScandiaCare Society, her wish may come true soon enough.

Thrifters may be interested in a new shop on Kingsway, where proceeds help children in Burnaby schools. The non-profit Burnaby Association for the South East Side - or BASES for short - runs the thrift store at 7666 Kingsway. The shop opened on Oct.

Families looking for a good fright on Halloween night should not miss the spectacular display in North Burnaby. Every year, Francesco Quarto and his father, Tony, put on an extravagant display at the family home that attracts hundreds of spectators.

The roadways used to be dominated by full-size sedans. That was because back in 1960s, ’70s, and even ’80s, people appreciated the roominess and the feel of large, powerful engines these cars offered.

It’s getting colder, cobwebs are getting thicker, black cats are on the prowl, pumpkins are lit and Burnaby Village Museum is ready to become undead.

Until Thursday, October 31 Miniature train rides at 120 Willingdon Ave. from 6 to 9 p.m. Book your birthday parties and private functions now. More than two kilometres of track. Rain or shine. For more information, visit burnabyrailway.org.

Film screening, workshops look at the importance of the Stories We Tell

Change is an unavoidable reality of life. Children grow up, and we all age. We suffer from losses, disease and accidents, and the unexpected happens. We change as the people around us change. We grow closer and further apart.