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Hats Off Day 2012

May 18th, 2012 @ 9:55am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Hats Off Day will take over Hastings Street in Burnaby on Saturday, June 2, 2012 from 9:00am to 3:00pm. This ultimate street festival kicks off with a parade, features a vintage car show, local retailers, and food from Burnaby Heights restaurants. Spanning Hastings from Boundary to Gamma, about 100,000 residents and visitors take part in [...]

Crave Burnaby Heights 2012

April 16th, 2012 @ 11:05am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Burnaby Heights Merchants’ Association (“The Heights”) would like to spread the word about their eateries and have launched Crave, a three-day dining event with specials throughout the community at local eateries. From Tuesday, April 24th to Thursday, April 26th, you can dine out for $15, $20, or $25 and enjoy a specially-prepared three-course meal [...]

Easter Egg Hunt: Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, Vancouver, North Vancouver

March 27th, 2012 @ 10:14am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Easter arrives in early April this year as it brings spring showers, blooming flowers, and the ability to finally wear all that white you put away at Labour Day. There are several family-friendly Easter events happening around the Lower Mainland including egg hunts, swims, and afternoon tea. Photo credit: jamieanne on Flickr Burnaby What: Easter [...]

Georgia Straight Golden Plates 2012

March 26th, 2012 @ 11:38am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Georgia Straight’s 15th annual Golden Plate Awards, celebrating the best in local dining, have been handed out for 2012. The people have voted in over 150 categories and winners are now listed in this week’s issue and online. Here are just a few of the honorable mentions: Best Restaurant Service Bishop’s (2183 West 4th) [...]

Beresford: Burnaby’s Next Great Street

March 20th, 2012 @ 1:24pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The City of Burnaby and Intracorp are working together to rejuvenate Beresford Street, located across from Metrotown and directly South of the SkyTrain line. The first phase was the MetroPlace development and the second is Silver, a 38-storey tower. The City’s plan is to make Beresford the next “Great Street”. A Great Street, as outlined [...]

Dining Out For Life 2012

March 20th, 2012 @ 11:06am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Dining Out For Life, an annual fundraiser for AIDS service organizations, is happening in Vancouver on Thursday, March 29, 2012. Over 215 restaurants across the 604 area code will be contributing 25% of sales that day to A Loving Spoonful and Friends for Life. Search the list of participating restaurants to see if they are [...]

Metro Vancouver weRecycle App

March 16th, 2012 @ 9:34am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in burnaby, environment, iphone, newwestminster, richmond, surrey, vancouver
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Metro Vancouver has just launched their weRecycle application for the iPhone. Within just a few seconds you can look up recycling locations within Metro Vancouver for everything from mattresses to car tires. iTunes Download Link You can search by material, recycling location, or find out what items are suitable to put in your city’s blue [...]

Spring Break at Burnaby Village Museum

March 9th, 2012 @ 2:24pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Spring Break kicks off in just a few hours around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley and there is no shortage of activities and events lined up for kids and families. The Burnaby Village Museum is hosting a puppet scavenger hunt and other activities from March 19th until March 25th, 12:00pm to 4:00pm. Photo credit: [...]