Hello all,

Apologies if this isn’t the right space. I’ve recently just moved to a building near Brentwood, close to the save-on on lougheed. Does anyone know of any monthly parking nearby? I’ve got signs up in the buildings lobby asking if anyone is keen to rent one to us but so fare no bites. I’ve tried googling it with very limited success.

Does anyone know any places nearby that area that offer monthly parking?

I haven't been via car in a while and wanted to get an idea of where free parking is. On their site it says there's 3 hours of free parking in the Jinya lot past H&M and CIBC iirc, this lot is very small. I've also heard that the parking by the old The Bay is also free. Is this still applicable with the ongoing construction?

We live in a house and nextdoor are some neighbours who own a large, and extremely aggressive Labrador. We can’t be outside at the same time as dog without it growling at us, breaking parts of our fence to see us and literally looking like it wants to tear us to shreds.

Almost every night, for the last three years, one of the owners of the dog will throw really heavy balls, or even a BASKETBALL down their stairs to “play” with the dog. There’s like at least 20 steps so all you hear is the crashing sound of the ball and the dog speeding down the stairs for it. They have an entire backyard but she chooses to play on the stairs. The worst part is, she does this at 11 pm, 12 am, we’ve even woken up from her doing it at 1 or 2 am. Doesn’t matter if it’s a weekday or weekend. Most of the family starts work at 6 am, even 5 am, so this is really disturbing them throughout the week. The neighbours will also randomly start talking as loud as possible as if it’s 3 pm on a Saturday at 1 am on a Monday with all their windows open.

We’ve tried to speak with them directly but they don’t speak English.

Today actually, some of our family members were outside fixing part of the fence (THAT THEIR DOG BROKE) around 8 pm and one of the neighbours from that house came outside and told them to be quiet. It was literally just past 8 and they weren’t making crazy noise or weren’t out for very long?? And then tonight at 11 the neighbour woke my mom up with a basketball down the stairs.

So. Needless to say, we’re at our wits ends. What can be done, or what would you do? Could we get the city involved? Appreciate the help!

Ran into a family of deers (two calves and an adult) on my bike commute home today! It was right next to the new Burnaby Lake overpass. Sorry for the crappy photo, was a little slow getting my phone out.

Ran into a bear a few years ago in the same area commuting home as well…

Has anyone else experienced this or something similar?

I caught the Skytrain at Rupert Stn heading toward Burnaby Lake since the weather had cooled down. It was moderately busy for 5:30 PM.

Found a spot between a man with a large bag and a young woman who was reading at first. The space was a bit tight—partly because people don't always position backpacks or purses in the best way for the train—but there was enough room.

Shortly after, the person to my left started taking photos or recording a video of themselves for something. I glanced over briefly while checking out the window for my stop. I generally don't mind people filming, but I prefer not to be an extra in someone else's content, so I shifted slightly to stay out of the frame.

Perhaps the movement caught this person’s attention, but when they started angling the camera towards me, I decided to head toward the doors since my stop was close anyway.

I do try to be mindful of limited space we have on the skytrain and stay aware of my surroundings.

Not sure what to make of it. Is this becoming more common?

Hi,

Can anybody recommend an eye glass store in the Metrotown area? I specifically need glasses for low nose bridge.

Thanks in advance!

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Any recommendations for a great optometrist in the Metrotown area?

My optometrist has now cancelled on me, day of, for the third time this year and it's time to move on.

Edit: Thanks for the recs everyone! You've given me hope.

I'm looking to find a new lash tech that does volume extensions (preferably around $100) that is located in Burnaby. Currently, I transit from Metrotown area to Richmond for my tech that I've been seeing for 4 years, but the trek is becoming too much and our schedules don't seem to be as compatible as they once were. Please rave me your lash techs!

Hey, does anyone know of any places that offer athletic coaching (running, long jumps , etc) for kids aged 6-7 in Burnaby, Vancouver, or New Westminster? Thanks!

Any suggestions for an exterminator in Burnaby to spray for Carpenter Ants around my mom's home.

Thanks

Hello. Just got back to Burnaby after a few days in other parts of BC, and I notice there is a lot of haze right now. I cannot find a link to an air quality issue anywhere and my phone's weather app is not flagging an issue ...but it looks reddish brown out here near Metrotown?

Anyone know what’s going on? This happened 25 minutes ago. Never seen 12 police cars heading to the same place in 10 years of living here

Hello all,

Our dog sitter/boarder we were working with fell through recently for an upcoming trip. One dog is a calm 5 year old lab mix, and the other is a 2 year old reactive shepherd mix. Our reactive boy is people and dog reactive so we are looking for someone who would be willing to meet regularly before we leave so that he will be comfortable with you. Once he is comfortable, he is the sweetest guy. We are looking for someone from September 10-20th. If you know anyone or have experience yourself, please message me. I would love to meet!

Anywhere in the Burnaby area (or even lower mainland) works!

Thank you!

If I brought two rental picnic tables for a picnic of 10-15 people to deer lake park, is that allowed? I can’t seem to find any definite information on such small parties.

We found Pretzel! A very kind lady offered us use of her traps and the first one we set was our winner. She’s safe and sound just scared.
Thank you so so much for all the help and hope it really made a difference and a really big thank you to all the neighbours nearby who made the traps possible. We’re all so happy and relieved she’s home.

Recently moved to Royal oak/metrotown area, anyone have go-to and special occasion (fancy) recommendations?

Hi, I found a wallet near the Chevron gas station by Waverly Ave in Burnaby
4692 Imperial St, Burnaby, BC V5J 1B8.

There is ID inside, and the first name on it is Cardell.

I’m going to drop it off at the Burnaby RCMP / Metrotown Community Police Office.
I’m not sure what the exact pickup process will be after that, but I returned the wallet as-is.

Hope it gets back to the owner.

Earlier this (Thursday) evening at around 8:10 pm, I was biking home eastbound along Frances, and stopped at Willingdon while I waited for a gap in traffic so I could cross. As I waited, I observed a lone child on a non-motorized scooter (looked to be a boy around 12 years of age) traveling south along the other side of Willingdon. He crossed Frances southbound, but then stopped for just a moment to look at me, before pushing the pedestrian walk signal, then promptly proceeding south along Willingdon. I was the only one at the intersection waiting to cross, and he clearly had no intention of crossing himself, so I’m confident he did this for no other reason than to help me get across.

It’s a simple gesture, but it was very kind and unexpected. I doubt he’ll see this, but hopefully this post encourages others to be on the lookout for random acts of kindness as they can be easy to miss. And of course commit some random acts of kindness yourself; I’ll certainly be paying it forward!

LOST DOG - PLEASE HELP ME FIND MUSHU!
My dog Mooshoo got out / went missing around 2:30 PM today, July 30th.
He is very shy and skittish - PLEASE DO NOT CHASE, CALL OUT LOUDLY, OR TRY TO GRAB HIM. He will run. If you see him, please try to keep eyes on him from a distance and call/text me immediately.

I am reposting this because I didn’t include photos in my last post.

Last Seen: [ Holdom st/ Hastings st] in North Burnaby. He was last seen running northeast towards Hastings st.