In the Community

When she's not writing and recording music, Melissa Endean, 28, works at Burnaby's Aubrey Elementary as an educational assistant, in particular, with a 12-year-old girl with autism.

The NOW caught up with Mary-Em Waddington, executive director at Computers for Schools, a Burnaby non-profit organization that refurbishes donated computers and sells them to schools at dirt-cheap prices. Question: Tell me about your organization.

In my last column I discussed my five golden rules of grilling on your outdoor gas barbecue. (If you missed that column, I will be more than happy to email it to you. Please contact me at dez@chefdez. com.

If you're of a certain age, you'll remember playing toys that were commonly made of tin.

Summer Sundays are in full swing at Burnaby's Civic Square. Every year, the city hosts free cultural performances, activities and crafts for kids in the square. The featured act on July 7 was Grupo America, a Latin dance group based in Burnaby.

Local woman dedicates life to humanitarian work in war-ravaged Afghanistan

UniverCity may not fall in the core of one of the city's quadrants, but it certainly isn't letting that stop it from getting on the development bandwagon in Burnaby.

A young Burnaby man's dream of reuniting with his fiancée is closer to coming true, following a recent benefit concert at a local church.

It's Canada Day weekend - the perfect time to relax in the backyard or get out and celebrate at one of the city's special events for the occasion. But that's not all that's happening in Burnaby.