Two more businesses have offered up space for BACI donation bins.
BACI, the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, partnered with InclusionBC, Value Village and Sharing Our Future Foundation to collect gently used clothing, accessories, shoes, bedding and towels.
The donations are taken to Value Village in exchange for cash.
The cash is used to support BACI’s programs and services.
Last month, Mr. Lube at 6811 Hastings St. and Ace Auto Detailing at 6810 Sellers Ave. became the newest locations for BACI bins, bringing the number of bins up to eight in the city.
To see a map of donation bin locations in Burnaby, go to gobaci.com/bin-locations.
First Aid in Mandarin? Cantonese?
The Canadian Red Cross and the Chinese Christian Mission have teamed up to train a group of Cantonese- and Mandarin-speaking First Aid trainers – and they get started this month.
The multi-lingual trainers will be offering standard First Aid training to people living in Burnaby, Richmond and the Tri-Cities who need instruction in Cantonese or Mandarin.
The first course in Burnaby runs Feb. 23 to 25 in Cantonese at the Chinese Christian Mission centre at Crystal Mall, 4500 Kingsway St. Classes are Friday – 6 to 10 p.m.; Saturday – 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday – 2 to 6 p.m.
The course costs $150, and upon completion, trainees will be certified for three years in standard First Aid, CPR level C and AED.
To register or for more information, call Wings Chan at 604-877-8606 ext. 227 or Elaine Chun at 604-285-0552.
There is another training session planned for April 6 to 8 in Mandarin.
A big deal
Susan Cumberland, founder of the Burnaby-based tutoring agency School is Easy (previously Academic Advantages), has sold her company to Canada’s largest career college network Launchlife International.
The local entrepreneur got her start in 2005 after noticing there was a gap in tutoring services in the city. Her network grew from 250 tutors to more than 380 certified teachers who provide at-home assistance to students in kindergarten to Grade 12.
Fifteen years later and Cumberland’s company is a well-respected national brand, noted a press release.
“I and the Launchlife team are very excited to build off of the momentum, which currently exists with the School Is Easy franchise partner group. They have built a long and outstanding relationship within the communities they serve and we are now very excited to, together, propel School Is Easy to become Canada’s leader in the tutoring world and to expand the brand internationally,” Cumberland said in the press release.
Cumberland, a former high school teacher, will continue to offer tutoring services as a franchisee of Launchlife.
She is also working with Launchlife to expand the brand into California.
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