Sure, sure, some may say summer is half over.
We’d rather look at the beautiful month of August ahead of us and realize how much time we still have left to enjoy everything the season of sunshine has to offer.
And if you’re sitting out there wondering just how you’re going to fill those remaining days of the season, then we’d like to offer up this suggestion: Get out and discover your own backyard.
Yes, it’s a suggestion we’ve made before – but we’re not afraid to make it again and again.
This beautiful Burnaby of ours has so much to offer that anyone who claims boredom just can’t be trying very hard.
Don’t believe us? Just flip through this paper and find some of the fine examples of things to do.
On the front you’ll see the Burnaby Farmers’ Market (that’s Saturdays at the city hall parking lot, if you haven’t been yet). On page 3, there’s a feature about the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival, coming your way on Saturday, Aug. 8. Inside (pages 10, 11 and 12), you’ll find more details about the B.C. Day festivities at Burnaby Village Museum.
And those are just a few of the gems you can find in our city.
Into art? Pay a call on the Burnaby Art Gallery or Deer Lake Gallery.
Into the outdoors? Check out some of the amazing array of hiking and walking trails in the city, from Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park to Burnaby Mountain – and all points in between.
Into nature? Explore the wildlife and bird life at Burnaby Lake.
Into sunbathing? Catch some rays on the shores of Deer Lake or Barnet Marine Park or any one of the dozens of parks this city boasts in all its corners.
Into new adventures with kids? Discover the Burnaby Central Railway, or the heritage carousel at Burnaby Village Museum.
Into food? Check out any one of the amazing dining establishments in the city, from quick nibbles to fine dining.
And on and on it goes.
Burnaby is chock full of things to do, places to explore and natural beauty to discover – and it’s all just waiting for you to get moving.
All too soon, this summer weather will pass and we’ll be back to the chilly grey days of fall. So don’t delay.
Make it your mission to discover something new in your own backyard today.
