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Pomegranate delights

What could be more appealing to the eyes and the appetite than the appearance of a pomegranate that has just been pulled apart? The sight of the large cluster of seeds glistening like a crimson beehive makes my mouth water.

Burnaby library presents 'A Christmas Carol' for bureau

Dramatic reading of Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale will support the Burnaby Christmas Bureau
Paper Postcards: October 2011

Paper Postcards: October 2011

From Bombs to Books

From Bombs to Books

A few years back, principal David Starr was talking to parents of children in Edmonds Community School, a Burnaby elementary with an inordinate number of refugee kids.

Christmas Bureau gears up for season

Annual program helps out families in Burnaby during holiday season

Help for the animals

The Burnaby Firefighters' Charitable Society donated $1,261 to help wild animals in distress. The Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. is using the money to buy a new air filtration system and specialized vet equipment to help its mammalian patients.

Lyrics website finds a buyer

Metrolyrics site acquired by CBS Interactive group

Approach health proactively

Most of us approach our health - and our lives - reactively. Almost all hospital and clinic visits are in response to a problem: an accidental injury, worrisome symptoms or disease out of control.

Get and give help with the Burnaby bureau

With October about to give way to November, the annual Burnaby Christmas Bureau campaign will be kicking into high gear: registration begins in just a few days and continues throughout the month and the toy room is getting organized and stocked.

Join in a choral journey

Phoenix Chamber Choir is inviting local music lovers along on a choral pilgrimage. The Burnaby-based choir, a 25-voice ensemble under the artistic direction of Ramona Luengen, is opening its 2011/12 concert season with The Path of the Pilgrim.