In the Community

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.

The Christmas tree we know today has emerged after a very long journey that began several thousand years ago.

Too much noise, confusion, can add to anxiety for seniors dealing with challenges

Every year, NOW reporters get a modest gift from the company to give to our best sources. While there were many this year, and it's difficult to choose, I've decided to give my present to Paul Cipywnyk of the Byrne Creek Streamkeepers.