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Minter: How pruning fruit trees can be fun

Minter: How pruning fruit trees can be fun

"Open-vase" pruning allows fruit to develop inside the tree and on growing branches, explains master gardener Brian Minter.
Reclaiming our kids from the screens

Reclaiming our kids from the screens

Every parent needs to decide what is too much, based on the age of their kids and what behaviour they notice in their children. 
21 Burnaby restaurants serving up specials for this food festival

21 Burnaby restaurants serving up specials for this food festival

Dine Out Vancouver is celebrating local chefs and restauranteurs until Feb. 4. Here are the participating Burnaby businesses for 2024.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Hilde worth a try for salad lovers

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Hilde worth a try for salad lovers

Hilde is a cool season lettuce best grown for spring and autumn harvesting, which means early sowing for spring harvesting and a midsummer to late summer sowing for fall and early winter harvesting.
Minter: Pruning — the secret to a clean, fresh garden

Minter: Pruning — the secret to a clean, fresh garden

Master gardener Brian Minter: Sharpen your blades now and you'll be ready to trim for when the coldsnap ends.
Screen time unkind for the developing mind

Screen time unkind for the developing mind

Before we deal with our children’s screen addictions, we first have to take a good honest look at our own screen dependency. 
Photos: Burnaby condo included in this $2.5M Choices Lottery prize

Photos: Burnaby condo included in this $2.5M Choices Lottery prize

The Burnaby pack, which also features a hybrid vehicle, $1.1 million cash and groceries for a year, is one of 10 for the winner of the BC Children's Hospital fundraiser to choose from.
Column: The lonely patient’s guide to hospital land

Column: The lonely patient’s guide to hospital land

Davidicus Wong, M.D., of PrimeCare Medical Centre in Burnaby, provides tips on how to make the most of your hospital stay.
Letter: Kudos, Burnaby Hospital staff during my relative's 32-day stay

Letter: Kudos, Burnaby Hospital staff during my relative's 32-day stay

A letter writer believes hospital workers deserve recognition, especially those that had to work over the holidays this year.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Let the seed shopping begin

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Let the seed shopping begin

Seed game: Varieties new to the garden are compared with tried and true favourites.