In the Community

When Brenda Blackburn noticed her right leg was sore one morning in June 2008, she ignored it, as many people ignore minor aches and pains. "I woke up and thought I had a pulled muscle," the Burnaby resident says in a phone interview.

We're continuing with our popular feature - our staff's Top 5 (Or More) Things To Do This Weekend. For this week's feature, we have more free events and a three-day Finnish festival.

Off for some summer adventure? Don't forget to take along a recent copy of the Burnaby NOW. Get a photo on your travels with it, and send it in upon your return for inclusion in a future Paper Postcards.

A New Westminster gardening program takes root in Burnaby

Mark your calendars for Saturday, Aug. 4 - it's time for the annual Kensington community fair. According to organizers, the fair has grown to the second largest community event in Burnaby over the past 12 years.

I've recently written of the challenges of romantic and marital relationships, how our thoughts of one another can suddenly or gradually shift from the positive to the negative, and how love - without deliberate care and maintenance - can be lost.

In case you missed it in a recent Top 5 listing, there are free, ongoing yoga classes in Burnaby. There are two options: every Wednesday, from 7 to 8: 30 p.m. at the Burnaby Hindu Temple, at 3885 Albert St.

About forty staff members of Express Pardons took transit on June 29, sitting on SkyTrain seats, reading newspapers, all regular transit-riding activities.

Want to be featured in Paper Postcards? Take a copy of your local paper along on your next trip. Snap some photos of yourself and the paper in front of a scenic backdrop or landmark. Send your photos by email to postcards@ burnabynow.