Being from Burnaby has its benefits – especially at the velodrome.
An annual membership (valid for 12 months) will now cost $275 for Burnaby residents. That’s a locals-
only discount of 50 per cent, according to the Burnaby Velodrome Club.
The Burnaby Velodrome Club is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting track cycling and track racing among residents of the City of Burnaby and Metro Vancouver. The group is also responsible for the maintenance of the cycling track at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre, one of only three indoor velodromes in Canada.
A velodrome membership means there are no fees to use the track during open or coached sessions, and there’s a reduced fee for Friday night racing. Members also get storage for one bike at the facility.
(All members and drop-in users must have a Cycling B.C. licence.)
The Burnaby velodrome is located at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre, 7564 Barnet Hwy.
For more info, go to www.burnabyvelodrome.ca.
Get your tickets now
There are still a few tickets left for the Burnaby Board of Trade’s Christmas Luncheon.
The annual holiday party is happening from 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 1 at the SFU Diamond Alumni Centre, 8888 University Dr. For $65 (or $95 for non-members), guests will enjoy a buffet, time to chat with colleagues and friends, and maybe even a visit from a certain someone from the North Pole, according to an event write-up.
There will also be a chance to show off your art and design skills during the seventh annual board of trade gingerbread house contest. (Who – if anyone – will beat last year’s champions the Women’s Business Success Network?)
Guests are also asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to the Burnaby Christmas Bureau.
So, what are you waiting for? There’s no time to waste.
Call 604-412-0100 for tickets.
It’s time to give back
Admit it, the holiday season has arrived, so there’s no better time than now to give back to the community.
And the Burnaby Neighbourhood House has the perfect thing for you. The group is looking for volunteer gift wrappers to help out at the gift wrap booth at Metropolis at Metrotown. They’ll need about 200 volunteers between now and Dec. 24.
Volunteers will be expected to wrap shoppers’ gifts and in return they’ll collect donations for Burnaby Neighbourhood House’s youth leadership and seniors’ programs.
For more info, contact volunteer supervisor Ilse George at [email protected] or 604-431-0400.
(The gift wrapping station is located near Winners at Metropolis at Metrotown.)
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