In the Community

The Burnaby Farmers' Market is wrapping up for the season this month, with the last market on Oct. 27. This Saturday, the market is hosting a scarecrow contest.

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Light bulbs, chandeliers and Christmas lights will no longer have to head to the landfill, now that LightRecycle, a non-profit recycling company, is accepting all lighting fixtures across B.C.

Plug-in car reduces fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for local family

To the birds: Burnaby Arts Council directors Brian Daniel and Bill Thomson at the Bird Art Installation Project held at the Burnaby Arts Council house last weekend. The event was part of a worldwide visual art effort.

Jimmy Page says, "It's as close as you'll ever get to the real deal." The real deal being Led Zepagain, the Led Zeppelin tribute band here for one night only at the Michael J. Fox Theatre on Oct. 14.

Lucas Mattiello had his first panic attack when he was in Grade 9. The Burnaby man was 14 at the time, and a member of his school's wrestling team.

Kudos to the Lower Mainland Green Team for removing invasive plants from Burnaby's Stoney Creek on Sept. 29 in celebration of B.C. Rivers Day.

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Best-selling author Sharon Hanna is in Burnaby on Sunday (Oct. 7) at 1 p.m. for a talk and book signing featuring her national bestseller, The Book of Kale: The Easy-to-Grow Superfood, at the Fall Harvest event at Garden Works in Burnaby.