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Question: I could really use some advice on how to get the most out of my very limited garden. It is long, narrow and inside a retaining wall. Tomatoes do very well. I have tried planting chives, cabbage, cucumber, mint, peppers, pumpkin and carrots.

After a 'great' first round, swap being organized for April

The City of Burnaby lost 32 city staffers to retirement in 2011, according to reports from the city's director of human resources, Kim Munro.

When consumers become overwhelmed with debt they're likely to consider bankruptcy, but consumer proposals are becoming a more popular option, according to Blair Mantin, a bankruptcy trustee at the Burnaby Sands and Associates office.

While there are many products and options out there promising to help people lose weight fast, Body Exchange in Burnaby is not one of them.

The new year is marching along, and spring is right around the corner.

There are a number of novelty consumables that consistently reappear in the marketplace during the days leading up to March 17. These will most undoubtedly include items such as green-tinted beverages like beer and milkshakes, for example.

Parents are a key player in identifying bullying, because kids often won't show the signs at school. That's one of the messages in an upcoming school district workshop on what parents can do about bullying.

A self-advocacy group for people with disabilities is holding a fundraiser tonight (Friday, Feb. 24) to send its members to a conference in late May. The fundraiser is from 6 to 10 p.m. at Station Square Pub by Burnaby's Metrotown SkyTrain station.