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Burnaby mom's search for a good water bottle leads to a successful business

Burnaby resident Kelly Kwong was one of 13 British Columbians to receive the prestigious Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation during a ceremony in Richmond Tuesday morning.

It may just be the number 1 resolution that people make on New Year's Eve: to get rid of those extra pounds, eat better and get healthy. But easier said than done.

When you work in an industrial complex, places to go for lunch usually involve driving out to our local mall. Of course, we can traipse down to Costco for a $1.

In health care, we have to be ready for emergencies at any time. That's why we have crash carts on every hospital ward. It has everything we need for a Code Blue: the defibrillator, the bag and mask, the airways and the drugs.

Snow, black ice and fewer daylight hours can increase the risk of a crash on winter roads.

Burnaby residents can now grab a little cash at the theatre or before their workout at city facilities. Three ATMs have been installed in the city, one each at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, city hall, and Bonsor Recreation Centre.

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With the holiday decorations tidied up, the noisemakers packed away and the balloons deflated, it may be easy to forget those resolutions made so earnestly on New Year's Eve a few weeks back.