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‘I am thankful for every bit of knowledge’

‘I am thankful for every bit of knowledge’

What are Grade 3-4 students at Taylor Park thankful for? Samples of Derek Cockram’s class writing responses: I am thankful for the air. Without the air I would be choking. Without the air the world would be like mars. I am thankful for the ground.
Burnaby students cultivate an attitude of gratitude

Burnaby students cultivate an attitude of gratitude

Big Bang, God, vegetables and chinchillas all make the gratitude list for this Grade 3-4 class at Taylor Park Elementary School
Arrrr... it’s a very fine (pirate) house

Arrrr... it’s a very fine (pirate) house

Halloween house shivers timbers for Ugandan school
Fish tale gives her courage

Fish tale gives her courage

Narges Govahi has found the courage to transform her life in the tale of The Little Black Fish – thanks to the Burnaby Storytelling Project. Political and religious persecution forced Govahi and her husband to flee their native Iran in 2006.
Filling fall planters

Filling fall planters

Small space gardeners who have harvested most of their summer vegetables have several choices for occupying the bare earth in their containers as winter draws closer.
A pioneering mental health resource finding its base in Burnaby

A pioneering mental health resource finding its base in Burnaby

It's not usually an option for someone with an eating disorder to call and have a health-care professional show up at their door to help - but a new Burnaby-based private service is aiming to fix that.
SFU student fights cancer with science and awareness

SFU student fights cancer with science and awareness

After watching her mother fight cancer for years and her grandfather succumb to it, one Burnaby resident has decided to hit the concrete. Emily Macalister is fundraising for the B.C.

Do you have a ‘barn find’ car story to share?

When you’ve had enough of your vehicle, what will you do with it? Trade it in? Private sale? How about parking it in the garage and forgetting about it? Before leasing, or even the notion of borrowing to purchase, vehicles were often bought for cash

Automoblox cars steer to fun hobby

If you want to get the kids to turn off their video-game consoles and have some good ol’-fashion fun, check out the neat lineup of toys from Automoblox.
On the line with RCMP dispatch

On the line with RCMP dispatch

In a special series, the NOW looks behind the scenes of the Burnaby RCMP