In the Community

Local chapter will help parents who have lost children

Get out and move – go for a walk, run, bike ride, or a swim on May 10 with other Burnaby residents. Why? Because May 10 is the City of Burnaby’s Move for Health Day, and everyone within the city’s limits is being encouraged to get out and move.

A collection of education-related news tidbits from Burnaby

With spring around the corner, it’s time to purge your home of junk. Vancity’s South Burnaby community branch is hosting a special workshop on de-cluttering your home.

People who have containers, especially for summer flowers, can find an overwhelming number of brilliant choices among the summer bulb offerings this year – including the purple-leaved, pink-flowered Oxalis triangularis that becomes a houseplant (and

Those who don’t remember their medical history may not necessarily be condemned to repeat it; you won’t have your appendix removed a second time, and you’re unlikely to get mumps again.

Question: Last year we had tremendous blossom development on our raspberries, but then nothing happened - not one berry.

Burnaby residents, along with their Metro Vancouver neighbours, may be at risk from social isolation, according to early results from the My Health My Community survey. As of mid-February, about 9,000 surveys had been turned in.

This week, I’ll be spending a few hours with second year medical students.

There are only a few days left before Burnaby’s first-ever run/walk symposium being held at Fortius Sport and Health.