In the Community

After waiting a long time, residents near Greystone Plaza in North Burnaby finally have a local grocery store again. SuperValu opened a 14,000-square-foot store at 1601 Burnwood Dr.

Burnaby man awarded for work mentoring young students

The Burnaby Intercultural Planning Table is organizing a storytelling project so refugees and new immigrants can share their tales with the community.

Theatre program at Templeton: Burnaby resident Jim Crescenzo started this program in 1981, and he estimates the annual budget is $20,000. The year-round program is for students in all grades.

Modern tap dancing is no longer just about bow ties and jazz hands on Broadway. Just ask Burnaby-based dancer Danny Nielsen.

About eight years ago, Mustafa Hasan was stuck in Baghdad traffic when he heard an explosion. A car bomb had gone off somewhere behind him and a swarm of people came running past his car to get away from the burning vehicle.

The Burnaby-based Down Syndrome Foundation is hosting LemonAid, a gala fundraiser on May 23 at the River Rock Show Theatre in Richmond, and a well-known figure from the hit TV show Glee will be there.

Byrne Creek Secondary hosted a gardening fair on May 4 to encourage people to grow their own food.

When I come home to my wife at the end of the day, I know better than to ask, "What did you do today?" On the days she doesn't work, she accomplishes a myriad of tasks that magically make the lives of everyone in our family run smoothly.

Students from Windsor Elementary visited adults from the school district's English language program for a day of multicultural exchange on April 30.