In case you missed it in a recent Top 5 listing, there are free, ongoing yoga classes in Burnaby.
There are two options: every Wednesday, from 7 to 8: 30 p.m. at the Burnaby Hindu Temple, at 3885 Albert St. and on Fridays at the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, at 2702 Norland Ave. The classes run from 7 to 8: 30 p.m. and focus on postures and controlled breathing. Bring a mat, towel and water.
For more information, call Pragma at 604-298-9396 or Kaushika at 604-945-5640.
STREET PARTY SET
Don't miss this yearly opportunity to get out and meet your neighbours.
The South Burnaby Neighbourhood House is hosting its annual street party on Thursday, Aug. 4, from 11: 30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 4845 Imperial St.
There will be fun things for kids to do, (including a bouncy castle, arts, henna tattoos, crafts and games) entertainment and displays. For $1, you can buy a drink, hot dog (chicken or veggie) and chips. There will also be a skateboard contest at the nearby skate park.
The City of Burnaby provided funding through the festival grants program.
For more information, call 604-431-0400 or go to www.sbnh.ca.
SOCIAL WORK EXAMS
When North American social workers write their licensing exams, they will be fielding questions from Ken Campbell.
The Burnaby resident was selected to be part of an expert network that writes test questions for social work licensing exams in the U.S. and Canada. Campbell is a registered clinical social worker and part of a team leader for Burnaby Child and Youth Mental Health Services at the Ministry of Children and Family Development. The exams are for the Association of Social Work Boards and measure competency at practising and entry levels.
FREE B.C. PARKS BOOK
I have more books to give away, but they are heavy hard covers that would cost a small fortune to mail, so whoever claims this one will have to pick it up at our office. The latest title to fall on my desk is British Columbia's Magnificent Parks: The First 100 Years, by James Anderson. According to Harbour Publishing, it's an authoritative look at the B.C. park system through the eyes of a park administrator.
Here's a snippet from the jacket: "In 1910, a high-ly unlikely party of politicians, poets, social butterflies and a rotund cook, all led by a Shakepearequoting bushrat named Huey Horatious Nelson Baron Bacon, set out from the Willows Hotel in Campbell River to explore the wild interior of Vancouver Island. They were launched on a noble, and for its time, highly imaginative mission: to assess the fitness of the region to become a wilderness park, the first in B.C. history."
The first person to email with British Columbia's Magnificent Parks in the subject line gets the book.
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