In the Community

The South Burnaby Neighbourhood House held its annual street party on Thursday, Aug. 8. The event is designed to build community while bringing neighbours together. South Burnaby Neighbourhood House annual street party

If you are looking for a great pork recipe for your outdoor grill this summer, this is it. It has become a favourite with us, and I have featured it in many of my classes.

The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band is sporting some new faces as it vies for a seventh world title at the world pipe band championships next weekend. The championships are on in Glasgow Aug. 17 and 18.

With only one day to go before one of Burnaby's biggest festivals kicks off, volunteers at Deer Lake Park are getting ready to host the thousands of people expected to pass through the gates on Saturday.

Every summer, regimented exercise programs take a backseat to lawn maintenance, day-long barbecuing and outdoor fun. But here's the good news: the heat of summer naturally boosts the metabolism, and the longer days enable you to fit in more activity.

With fall around the corner, volunteers are gearing up for the annual Thanksgiving food drive, a cross-B.C. effort where people go door-to-door, collecting donations for the food bank.

Lauryn Oates, the Burnaby resident we recently featured in the NOW, sent me an email about recent dealings with the Taliban.

Question: Can I plant some coriander in a container on a sunny patio? Also I have a potted mint plant growing for the last two or three years which was doing well, but not now.

There's an upcoming picnic in New Westminster for grandparents caring for their grandchildren. Organized by the Burnaby-based Parent Support Services Society of B.C.