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Dine Out Vancouver comes to local restaurants

Dine Out Vancouver comes to local restaurants

Mission possible: tackling debt of any size

Mission possible: tackling debt of any size

A Burnaby bus driver says a destructive relationship took him from being a "saver" to having more than $50,000 of consumer debt, but he crawled back from financial ruin with help from the Credit Counselling Society of British Columbia.

Local poet publishes unique literary magazine

Publication Poetry is Dead focuses on young writers from across the country

Passing on a lifelong passion for juggling

Professional juggler running adult teaching classes at a local elementary school

Kick start a healthy new year with library talk

What's dark green, tastes bitter and is one of the most nutrient-dense foods ever? If you didn't answer "kale," you need to get yourself down to the McGill branch of the Burnaby Library on Thursday, Jan.

City man has cancer award named after him

For his more than 10 years of volunteer service with the Prostate Cancer Foundation of B.C., Burnaby resident Ian Baxter has been honoured this year with a research award named for him.

City comedian laughs it up in The Gay Mafia

Most people know Lee Ann Keple as a Burnaby-based stand up comic and the general manager of the Laff Riot Girls, but this week, Keple is better known as Bonnie Clyde, the "black widow" for hire in The Gay Mafia.

Don't trash your Christmas tree - chip it for charity

The Burnaby Firefighters' Charitable Society is holding a Christmas tree chipping event on Saturday, Jan. 5 at Lougheed Town Centre and on Sunday, Jan. 6 at Fire Station No. 1 at 4867 Sperling Ave. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Meet Carmelita: volunteer and biz leader

She may be small in stature, but Carmelita Tapia is making a huge difference in everything she does.

From the newsroom to the kitchen

If there's one constant in newsrooms everywhere, it's that reporters and editors are big fans of good food - especially during the holidays.