In the Community

The Fraser Health Authority is hoping to gather input from local seniors for an online health and wellness survey.

What better way to celebrate B.C. Day than to get a glimpse of how life used to be? The Burnaby Village Museum is offering a special B.C. Day Market Monday on Aug. 5, running from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Years ago, I organized a community workshop to teach people how to get their stories into the local paper, and I've had a couple of requests to do another one. The first couple of sessions were great.

The B.C. Used Oil Management Association and Tire Stewardship B.C. have teamed up to send a group of "ambassadors" to roughly 700 tire shops and oil-change auto shops around B.C., promoting the recycling of used oil, antifreeze and tires.

The Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society celebrated on July 24 as another group of volunteers have completed training to become peer counsellors.

I had an interesting chat recently with Mary Hatch, a retired teacher and member of BROKE, Burnaby Residents Opposing Kinder Morgan Expansion.

Fiji is conveniently coming all the way to Burnaby this weekend at Swangard Stadium with its delicious food, traditional ceremonies and culture on display. With the lovely sun sticking around, plenty of other fun activities abound this weekend.

A task force made up of Japan's major industrial, energy and manufacturing companies and political parties has been established to ensure that country becomes "the dominant force" in the field of hydrogen-powered transportation, where hydrogen is con

Artists are busy working on a new mural at Burnaby's Charles Rummel Centre. Staff from the city's arts program have been working with community members on the design and came up with a playful environmental theme.