In the Community

Fun in the forest: Burnaby Lake park interpreter Caitlin Kobitzsch hands a fairy to Allie Nordal at the Forest Fairy Gathering at the Burnaby Lake Nature House on Saturday.

Spring has arrived over at the Burnaby and Region Allotment Gardens where a new crop of gardeners are eagerly awaiting plots. And they could be waiting a few years, according to Don Hatch, vice-president of the Burnaby and Region Allotment Gardens.

The B.C. Automobile Association and Belfor Property Restoration teamed up May 16 to help prepare an Easter Seals B.C. summer camp for kids with disabilities.

Kudos to Simon Fraser University student Chantelle Buffie for receiving the 2013 National HSBC Woman Leader of Tomorrow Award.

Would you like to be featured in Paper Postcards? Take a copy of the Burnaby NOW along with you on your next trip. Take a photo of yourself in front of a scenic backdrop or landmark, holding the newspaper.

After waiting a long time, residents near Greystone Plaza in North Burnaby finally have a local grocery store again. SuperValu opened a 14,000-square-foot store at 1601 Burnwood Dr.

Burnaby man awarded for work mentoring young students

The Burnaby Intercultural Planning Table is organizing a storytelling project so refugees and new immigrants can share their tales with the community.

Theatre program at Templeton: Burnaby resident Jim Crescenzo started this program in 1981, and he estimates the annual budget is $20,000. The year-round program is for students in all grades.

Modern tap dancing is no longer just about bow ties and jazz hands on Broadway. Just ask Burnaby-based dancer Danny Nielsen.