Heat can kill people, through heat stroke and heat exhaustion. Burnaby offers free cooling centres open to everyone when there’s extreme heat. Locations of Cooling Centres These cooling centres are open from 10 am to 10 pm daily on days of extreme heat. – Bonsor Recreation Complex (6550 Bonsor Ave)– Cameron Community Centre (9523 Cameron…
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It’s summer time! But, with summer comes the beach and the pool. Swimming is a life-saving skill, so if you can’t swim, you should take lessons. Below, we have a short list of where to find swimming lessons for kids and adults. Why Learn How to Swim? Being able to swim is very important, for…
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It’s Pride season! Pride season in Canada is from June to September and honours the 2SLGBTQI+ (Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and other people who identify as part of sexual and gender diverse communities) communities and their allies. You’ll find some Pride events in Vancouver and Burnaby below. History Pride events in Canada…
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This spring and summer, there are many family programs and drop ins available in Burnaby. Different community organizations offer these programs, all for free! Check out the guide below to see these free family programs. There’s something for everyone!
It’s useful to be multilingual and know multiple languages. In this blog, learn why you should teach your child a second language and get some tips. What is Multilingualism? Multilingualism is being able to speak multiple languages. For example, that could be speaking English and your native language. Knowing multiple languages is beneficial. It provides…
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It’s the 40th anniversary of Freedom to Read Week! Books and magazines are powerful ways to learn about other perspectives and beliefs, but, too often, they’re banned. In Canada, we are lucky to have intellectual freedom so we can read what we want. Below, learn more about banned books and get some recommendations! What are…
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Are you looking for computer help or low cost technology? Try using this guide to find the help you need! The places below offer programs where they can help you with your computer or smartphone, and most of them are free! At the bottom, there’s also a list of where you can get low cost…
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Stereotypes are everywhere in our daily lives. They say what we can and can’t do, as determined by society. Even worse, we unconsciously pass these potentially limiting beliefs onto our children. So, in this blog, learn what gender stereotypes are, some common examples, and how to talk with your kids about them. What is Stereotyping?…
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AI has become a big topic in the past year. You may be increasingly worried that your job will be automated. With everything we hear about AI, it can be easy to forget the value humans bring. There are still jobs that need humans, and we can understand each other in ways AI can’t. Watch…
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2023’s Raise-A-Reader week is September 22-29! This campaign promotes family literacy and helps kids learn to read. Strong reading abilities have countless benefits in our lives, so the Decoda Literacy Foundation and the Vancouver Sun are collecting donations to promote this.