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Seven Burnaby businesses to serve gourmet hot chocolate for annual festival

Seven Burnaby businesses to serve gourmet hot chocolate for annual festival

The Greater Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival starts Saturday, Jan. 13. Burnaby sips include boba blends, chunky monkey pie and a popular childhood cereal.
Looking for fresh family adventure vacation ideas? Squamish advisor has tips

Looking for fresh family adventure vacation ideas? Squamish advisor has tips

From thrilling activities to cultural immersion: Unlocking the best family far-flung vacations.
Minter: Important points on plants

Minter: Important points on plants

A garden walk, even around your small space garden, is very important this time of year, says master gardener Brian Minter.
Column: Watch for federal tax hikes in 2024 on booze, carbon

Column: Watch for federal tax hikes in 2024 on booze, carbon

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation warns of payroll, carbon and alcohol tax hikes for consumers in the new year.
Column: A New Year revolution begins with reflection on the year past

Column: A New Year revolution begins with reflection on the year past

Davidicus Wong, M.D., of PrimeCare Medical Centre in Burnaby, recommends "positive alternatives" to typical resolutions often turned negative.
Jobs in tourism and hospitality: free career program aims to support newcomers to B.C.

Jobs in tourism and hospitality: free career program aims to support newcomers to B.C.

Gateway to Tourism Hospitality Jobs for Newcomers offers fully funded training opportunities and tailored support to jobseekers and employers alike
Minter: Flowering shrubs, and bringing cuts indoors

Minter: Flowering shrubs, and bringing cuts indoors

Master gardener Brian Minter: "A well-planned garden can provide an almost limitless supply of colour."
Minter: Cut flowers — and understanding their healing effects

Minter: Cut flowers — and understanding their healing effects

Cut flowers are the "new hugs" as they often trigger "feel-good" hormones, explains master gardener Brian Minter.
Navigating Christmas with ADHD kids

Navigating Christmas with ADHD kids

During the Christmas holidays our kids’ schedules are often out of whack in regards to meals, bedtime and amount of screen time etc.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: How to colour bracts on poinsettia

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: How to colour bracts on poinsettia

The easy route to achieving at least some colour on a poinsettia is to find a place in your house where lights are not often turned on at night.