In the Community

The South Burnaby Neighbourhood House is teaming up with Voices of Burnaby Seniors for a free training program that helps isolated seniors.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

A local group is helping to open doors and create new opportunities for people with developmental disabilities.

Is it better to give or to receive? For Monica Jenssen and her two-year-old daughter Ruby, the answer - at least when it comes to the impact that the Burnaby Family Life Institute has had in their lives - is clearly both.

It's one thing to want to ride your bike more, but quite another to get up the nerve to do it on some of the city's busy streets.

A reported 10,000 guests showed up for the Lower Mainland's largest annual Hare Krishna festival on Aug. 21.

Here we are once again at the start of another school year. Packing kids lunches is a chore for many, and sometimes one can lose sight of nutritional value due to heavily marketed convenience foods.

The NOW paid 11-year-old Harrison Lee a visit to see some of the yo-yo tricks he can do. The Burnaby boy has been performing in competitions and has been practising for less than a year.