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Burnaby women's agency gets diaper donation

A Burnaby organization dedicated to helping women and children got a small boost this month, thanks to a donation from a "green" diaper company.
Around the world and back at Burnaby specialty food store

Around the world and back at Burnaby specialty food store

Entrepreneur honoured

The Simon Fraser University Student Entrepreneur of the Year is Matias Marquez, founder of Buyatab.com.
A taste of Thailand

A taste of Thailand

When Sirirat Bunmee and her husband decided four years ago to come to Canada from their native Thailand, they were trying to make a better life for their two children.

Burnaby library hosts Dickens' reading

Get into the holiday mood with a dramatic reading of the Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol this Friday, Dec. 9 at the McGill library branch. There will be choral interludes, performed by library staff and their families and friends.
Burnaby-based Weaver Distribution brings fashionable humanitarianism to Canada

Burnaby-based Weaver Distribution brings fashionable humanitarianism to Canada

Humanitarians have sometimes been accused of wearing their hearts on their sleeves, but these days, some are literally sporting their favourite sentiments on their wrists.

Make roasted chestnuts part of your holidays

I can hardly believe that it was only a few years ago that I first tried roasted chestnuts. It was on a cold winter afternoon while strolling past all of the decorative lights and stores on Robson Street in Vancouver.

How much good can you do?

Though medical students enter our profession to help others, the first rule of medicine is to do no harm. Primum non nocere. This ought to be a guiding principle for all of us: above all else, do no harm.
Building a place to call home

Building a place to call home

Parents wish for many things for their children: happiness, a good education, the chance to grow up and explore and experience all the wonderful things that life has to offer.

Heights set to light up for Christmas season

Christmas is coming, and the Burnaby Heights neighbourhood is all aglow with excitement. The Heights Merchants Association is hosting its annual tree lighting ceremony at Heights Fountain Square this weekend.
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