Inside stories about the people who make this festival happen. Read about your friends, your neighbours, and the people who call this vibrant city ‘home’. Learn more about what drives them to give back to our lively community and get inspired. Who knows, perhaps next year, this could be a story about you…
Get to know We Are Burnaby
Submitted by: Ariel Dela Cruz & Shantelle Medel About We Are Burnaby: We Are Burnaby is an online community gallery that features […]
Sustainability Starts with Optimizing Our Community
By: Milad Ebadi Retrofitting his working environment to make it more energy-efficient and sustainable was an easy decision for Milad, who has […]
An Urban Understory
By: Naomi Steinberg Beneath walkways, roadways, bike lanes and train tracks lie networks underground that contribute to the thriving life of the […]
Art After Dark: Art With No Boundaries
By: Grant Withers (experimental photographic artist) & Yunuen Perez Vertti (documentary filmmaker) For generations, art has been viewed on the walls of […]
Talking about Culture Chats
Event: Multicultural Arts and Crafts Workshop | May 8 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Contributor: Asmita Lawrence Canada has long been known as […]
The Art and Language of Geometry
Aigerim Shilibekova, who goes by her artistic name of Aia Tarazi, is a multi-talented polymath who possesses a wide range of interests […]
A Map Made of Photographs
Rebecca Heyl is an artist, author and educator who hails from the state of New York. She trained as photographer at the […]
Reconnecting with Nature with a Herbalist Plant Walk
We first meet Lori Snyder as she guides our interviewer along an interactive nature walk in Burnaby’s Central Park. She points out […]
The Restorative Nature of Sound
Martin Reisle is a musician and sound enthusiast, whose insights on listening and sounds are not only inspiring but also encourage thinking […]
From Whitehorse to Burnaby: An Artist’s Journey
Born in Whitehorse, Amber Ross is Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation and a member of Crow Clan. She has lived in many places […]
The Environmental Impact of Online Learning
Streaming services such as Zoom and Netflix have become a pervasive part of our lives, especially in the midst of the global […]
Discovering the Truth Behind Bioplastics
Making the switch from petroleum-based plastics to plastics made from renewable resources seems to be an obvious choice when it comes to […]
Making Sustainable Changes on Campus with Electrical Vehicles
The transition from gasoline vehicles to electrical vehicles is a product of exciting technological developments and our society’s efforts to decrease our […]
Are you a past or current event organizer? Do you want to tell the deeper story of your event? Tell us by emailing Tara Flynn, Festival Director at info@festivaloflearning.ca.