In the Community

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.

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

Professional juggler running adult teaching classes at a local elementary school

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Planning a trip in the new year? Take a copy of the Burnaby NOW along with you on your next vacation, and you could be featured in an upcoming edition of Paper Postcards.