Home for the Holidays: keepin’ it local this season
Halloween has spirited away, and the holidays will soon be upon us. Heights merchants, as everyone else, are already working on making sure local shoppers have the goods and services they need to get ready for all the festivities! With the strain, uncertainty and economic impact of the pandemic, keepin’ it local during the holiday season and supporting your local businesses have...Read More
Build Back Tourism 2021 – Explore the Heights Scavenger Hunt
The annual “Bring Back Tourism” program is back for staff and volunteers actively working at the attractions, hotels and partner locations within the Tourism Challenge from May to September 2021. We welcome you to Burnaby Heights! This initiative provides an opportunity to support our community safely. Come and share your experience with others online, give love to our...Read More
Every field can be sustainable, and these businesses prove it
Even with a strong desire to help the environment, it can be nerve-wracking to how they can be more sustainable. Sometimes, all it takes is hearing someone else’s story about how they made the jump successfully, to be inspired themselves. Taking action to better the environment is a way to stand out and become a leader in creating everlasting change. From decorating a salon, to communicating...Read More
Kicking off the Green Business Spotlight
Who says Earth Day is only one day a year? We are celebrating Earth Day every day with our first round of Heights businesses in the Green Business Spotlight. Starting off, these two businesses are keeping it real with everyday businesses practices that reduce their environmental footprint. Learn how below! Cedar Chiropractic & Physiotherapy Putting their green foot forward, Cedar...Read More
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
This year, we are celebrating Mother’s Day a little differently. Since in-person Mother’s Day brunches and celebrations will have to be put on hold, let’s still celebrate our Mothers as best we can. They deserve a day (and more) of appreciation for all of their love. This Mother’s Day, let’s show our moms how much they mean to us, and support local while we’re doing so....Read More
Elevate Your Morning and Support a Local Heights Cafe
If you’re a coffee lover and a morning person, elevate your morning by enjoying fresh baked goods and a delicious cup of coffee from your local Heights businesses. Here are a few coffee shops in The Heights that are open to serve you through take-out or delivery. Let’s support local businesses! CAFES Cafeoca Brazillian Bistro ...Read More
Burnaby Heights to cancel this year’s Hats Off Day
The Heights Merchants Association has decided to cancel Hats Off Day for 2020, to protect the public and do their social duty to “flatten the curve” of COVID-19 infections. “With approximately 700 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada, as of today, and countless additional cases that have not been tested or confirmed, hosting a festival for 50,000 people would be foolish and...Read More
Office Temporary Closure Notice
Due to COVID-19, Health Canada advisory, and theHeights Merchants Association’s duty to “flatten the curve” –that is, to minimize and slow the spread of infections, HMA staffwill be working from home for the foreseeable future.We will continue to serve our community and membershipas we work together to support our nation’s effortsto slow and stop the spread COVID-19. We are reachable by...Read More