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Minter: Greening up the porch for winter

Minter: Greening up the porch for winter

Master gardener Brian Minter highlights a natural, renewable trend that adds greenery to your porch for the winter season.
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Opinion: Relationships thrive when we’re speaking the same love languages

Opinion: Relationships thrive when we’re speaking the same love languages

Understanding our own love language and the love language of our partner (or family members / friends) can improve communication and strengthen our relationships.
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Burnaby records 22% drop in monthly real estate sales from November

Burnaby records 22% drop in monthly real estate sales from November

Burnaby's housing market was quieter last month as more homeowners looking to sell appeared to have held off on listing their properties, one organization stated.
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Letter: Please be nice to hospitality workers this holiday season

Letter: Please be nice to hospitality workers this holiday season

If your coffee got the wrong syrup, if they forgot the extra fries you ordered or if the store is out of stock on the LEGO set you desperately wanted.... don't freak out.
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Burnaby helps clothe, blanket nearly 22K people for winter

Burnaby helps clothe, blanket nearly 22K people for winter

Volunteers collected winter clothing items at five Burnaby real estate offices as part of the 29th annual Blanket Drive in Metro Vancouver.
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Column: Four mindsets for happier holidays

Column: Four mindsets for happier holidays

Human connections foster greater happiness, says Davidicus Wong, M.D., of PrimeCare Medical Centre in Burnaby.
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These touring puppies have a Burnaby playdate for adoption awareness

These touring puppies have a Burnaby playdate for adoption awareness

The BC Humane Society will be setting up a play area at Burnaby's Accent Inns this week to bring to light the current challenges of animal welfare.
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Why a mom-preneur started a kid-friendly café on the Burnaby-New West border

Why a mom-preneur started a kid-friendly café on the Burnaby-New West border

Xanat Guiot, a mother of two, has opened a unique coffee shop where parents can enjoy each other's company while their young kids develop their motor skills.
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Eat your oatmeal (but the right kind of oatmeal)

Eat your oatmeal (but the right kind of oatmeal)

When I talk about oatmeal, I am referring to the whole flake or even whole grain or steel cut oats. They require more cooking than instant oatmeal (which is void of the healthy parts of the oat).
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Here's where Burnaby ranked among Canada's top 100 most livable cities

Here's where Burnaby ranked among Canada's top 100 most livable cities

Aside from access to education and its transportation system, Burnaby was placed in the bottom tier of The Globe and Mail's annual report.
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