In the Community

Vegetable seed listings are now a glorious circus of heirlooms, new colours, worldwide sources and increased resistance to pests.

We’ve got an eclectic range of offerings for you to consider this weekend, whether you’re into sports, community connections, entertainment or sweet things.

It's happening Around Town

Friday, January 31 Ukrainian perogy supper, Holy Eucharist Church hall, fourth Avenue and Fifth Street, 5 to 8 p.m. Perogy sales from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 604-526-0988 or 604-522-7711.

Inspiration can be found in many places, and recently in New Westminster that place was Century House. The seniors’ centre hosted its second annual Inspiration Day on Jan. 18.

There are a variety of events taking place in New Westminster this weekend, including some that will make you wish it were spring.

The star of Royal City Musical Theatre’s spring production of Annie will help open this year’s Variety – Show of Hearts.

Literacy Day and volunteer festival also happening Around Town

Wednesday, January 22 New Westminster Downtown Residents Association, meets at 7 p.m., Holy Trinity Cathedral Parish Hall, 514 Carnarvon St.

The easiest and most inexpensive way to improve your food garden is crop rotation – making sure each plant group grows in a different spot from where it spent the previous year. This confuses and starves over-wintering pests.