In the Community

Question Where can I buy organic Russian and Yugoslavian garlic? We love garlic and would love to encourage locally grown garlic businesses. Unfortunately my garlic did not make it this year.

A local boy is seeking to ensure kids who may not be able to afford expensive activities this summer still have some fun.

Have you ever experienced an incredible meal at a fine dining establishment that included an intensely flavoured accompanying sauce? Chances are you have.

It's not too late to read across the rainbow in the New Westminster Public Library's Adult Summer Reading Club.

Summer fun: Rachel Chaffon, 19 (left) and Alex Johrden, 19, from New Westminister ride the Orbiter at the PNE. The annual summer fair features more than 700 shows, exhibits and attractions. The 2013 Fair at the PNE runs daily, except Monday, Aug.

Parent Support Services Society of B.C. held the annual Grandparents Raising Grandchildren summer picnic on Sunday, Aug. 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in New Westminster's Queen's Park.

Summer can be brutal when the thermostat climbs into the 30s. During these long, hot days we crave a reprieve from the heat - something light, something to cut through the grease of a burger, something that is just, well ... refreshing.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 Sapperton Pensioners' monthly general meeting, 318 Keary St New members welcome Info: 604-724-9722 FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 Job Search Strategies and Networking employment workshop, at the New Westminster Public Library, 716 Sixth Ave N

The lieutenant-governor of British Columbia has awarded a medal to a member of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Fraser. Lt.-Gov.

A Douglas College community project that fights garden pests the natural way has bloomed from 25 volunteers to more than 300 in the two years since it was launched.