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Year 1, Week 35
Sat Aug 22 – Fri Aug 28, 2026
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When in doubt, tell the truth. — Mark Twain.
Involvement Who is doing something you can join, when, and why it is worth showing up.
Last walk with the mayor is Sunday
Christine Sinclair Community Centre, 3713 Kensington, Sunday 30 August at 9 am. $2 pancake breakfast at 10.
Burnaby still wants election workers for October
Apply online for 3, 7, 10 and 17 October. Must be 16 or older. Paid September training.
Granville pedestrian-zone survey still open through 7 September
Shape Your City, Davie-to-Georgia, through Monday 7 September. Feeds Granville Street Plan. Zone extended to same Monday.
Match Ken Shinozaki’s $150,000 for Halifax Park forest
Gift seeds the forest. Burnaby matching toward $300,000. Studies this year. Planting in 2027.
“Please don’t squeeze the tomatoes” — markets ask Vancouver for space
VFM, Tuesday 25 August. Sites pinched. Cards/stickers/buttons start September.
Classifieds Hire, offer, sell, buy.
Two City electrician jobs close Tuesday
Apply before Tuesday 1 September. IBEW-EOB, $53.75 an hour 2026 rate, start September 2026.
Office Support Clerk II temp-pool closes Tuesday
Apply before Tuesday 1 September. $28.83–$33.75 an hour, start November 2026.
Two Parks safety-and-training jobs close Friday week
Close Friday 4 September. $89,635–$112,039, start October 2026.
Parks arborist job closes September 6
Apply by Sunday 6 September. Arborist Ia, $43.96 an hour, start September 2026.
Recreation Programmer II still open through Thursday — closes 27 Aug
City of Vancouver. Closes Thursday 27 August.
Survey Assistant II closes Friday — 28 Aug
City of Vancouver. Closes Friday 28 August.
Leaf-program Operations Worker II still open through Friday
City of Vancouver. Still open through Friday 28 August.
Sewer Operations Worker II still open through Friday
City of Vancouver. Still open through Friday 28 August.
Journeyperson and apprentice metal fabricator jobs close Friday
Journeyperson and apprentice. Both close Friday 28 August.
Bids Open tenders a reader can still bid.
Contaminated-soils questions due Friday at 3
Questions by 3 pm Friday 28 August. RFP #150-06-26. Proposals close 3 pm Friday 4 September.
Deadlines Pay, apply, or register before the clock runs out.
Nominations open Tuesday — book a filing
Book at 604-829-2010. Tuesday 1 September through Friday 11 September at 4 pm.
Burnaby mail ballots open Sunday
Apply Sunday 31 August through 5 October. Vancouver opens 8 September.
Mount Pleasant residential parking permit expires 31 August
Renew on vancouver.ca before 31 August.
September Compass Monthly Pass can be loaded now
Adult $117.20 / $156.70 / $211.65. Buy and tap by the 15th.
Shows In Vancouver this week. Not on TV :)
Shadbolt posts the 2026-27 season
Season opens 20 September with Basia Bulat, then Steve Patterson on 23 September.
Free Car Free Day on Edmonds Sunday
Sunday noon–5 on Edmonds, Kingsway to Mary. Street parking banned from 11:59 pm Saturday through 12:01 pm Monday.
Free vinyl block party Saturday
Saturday 2–10 pm, free, all-ages, at Art Gallery North Plaza, 750 Hornby.
Compass 2-for-1 at the Fair — first 5,000
Friday 28 August and Friday 4 September. First 5,000 with a Compass card, ticket, or same-day tap.
Last Burnaby Summer Stages through Thursday
Confederation Park. Tue 25 and Wed 26 at 11 am, 12:15 pm and 2:30 pm. Thu Family Night 27 Aug, 5:30–8:30 pm. Free.
Free Summer Cinema: Superman at Civic Square Friday
Fri 28 Aug, about 8:30 pm. Next to Bob Prittie Metrotown library. Free. Rain or shine.
Housing Viewings and applications still open.
Sidley Street six-storey market rental goes to Burnaby Council today
REZ 26-07. 5168, 5180 and 5192 Sidley. Tue 25 Aug, 5 pm. First and second reading. No public hearing.
Orientation What you need to do next: register, reroute, stop watering.
Vancouver and Burnaby public schools open Tuesday 8 September
Labour Day Mon 7 Sept. Confirm gradual-entry times.
Transportation Buses, SkyTrain, and streets that are closed or slow.
Oakridge–41st still shuts at 11 Sunday–Thursday
Closes at 11 pm through 22 September. Not Fridays, Saturdays or Labour Day. Friday night this week the station stays open.
More 2, 9, 20, 33, 84 trips; 130 and R3 change
Sunday 7 September: more weekday rush on the 2, 9 Broadway to UBC returns, more 20 and 33.
R2 RapidBus reaches Metrotown 7 September; 222 Willingdon Express ends
Announced 24 Aug. R2 Sunday 7 Sept. 222 last day Friday 4 Sept.
Extra 16 PNE Fair bus every 15 minutes through 7 September
22 Aug–7 Sept. 29th Avenue 9:34 am; Renfrew 9:41 am.
Health Beaches, air, water, clinics.
Province posts updated campus overdose-prevention guidelines
Mon 24 Aug, 10 am. 1,600 nasal naloxone kits.
Markets Free or cheap this week.
Dutch Street Market takes Granville Saturday and Sunday
11 am–7 pm Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 August. Granville 700–1100 blocks.
Trout Lake, West End, Riley Park still open Saturday
Trout Lake 9 am–2 pm; West End 9 am–2 pm; Riley Park 10 am–2 pm.
Downtown Farmers Market Wednesday at Hornby and Georgia
Wed 26 Aug, 2–6 pm. šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square. Through 23 Dec.
False Creek Farmers Market Thursday at Olympic Village
Thu 27 Aug, 3–7 pm. Olympic Village.
Accountability Power, money, and votes.
Burnaby says permit reviews are up to 85% faster
Average residential building-permit review from 21 days to 13. Use My Permits.
Help find Danielle Lowe — last seen Commercial and 12th Monday night
VPD Tue 25 Aug. 29, Grandview-Woodlands. 11:30 pm Monday, dog Olly, Commercial and East 12th. Stay with her. Call 911.
