TO THE AID
First responders with Port Moody Police, Port Moody Fire & Rescue and St. John Ambulance joined MADD volunteers in Port Moody on Oct. 8 to bag customers’ groceries as part of a fundraiser for the MADD Metro Vancouver chapter. The charity event, held Oct. 8 at the Newport Village IGA store, also got a hand from Chief Const. Chris Rattenbury.
CHOP IT!
Twenty students at Kilmer elementary lost their hair this month along with principal Andrew Corbould and teacher Eric Shepherd to bring attention to and raise nearly $7,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation.
SUMMER FUN
A concert series supported by The Tri-City News tooted in $4,314 for the Crossroads Hospice Society. Organizers with the 10th annual Summer Sunday Concerts handed over the money this month to Crossroads. The free shows are held on Sundays in July and August at the Port Moody park.
FILMING AT CENT.
Port Moody native Fred Ewanuick (back row, far right) of Corner Gas and Dan for Mayor fame was cast in the film Thirty-Seventeen, which wrapped up shooting last Friday at Centennial secondary in Coquitlam. The movie was produced in part by actor Martin Novotny, the Coquitlam school’s acting, film and art education teacher, and also filmed at Dr. Charles Best secondary.
BIZ TALK
Tri-City News’ sales rep Arlene Grant chatted with Fritz Radandt at the first annual Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase, held Tuesday at the Executive Inn in Coquitlam. The event coincided with B.C. Small Business Week.
HOW ARE YOU?!
A total of 121 grads from Coquitlam’s Centennial secondary Class of 1976 partied it up last month at their 40th reunion. The class had about 800 students and was the largest in British Columbia at the time.
TV CHAMP
Port Coquitlam amputee Julianna Russo stars in a new War Amps television ad that’s now airing across the country. The 18-year-old, who was born a right-arm amputee, is a member of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMPS) program. The TV spot coincides with the War Amps 2016 address labels being delivered across B.C. this week.
KITCHING KUDOS
Longtime arts supporter Ann Kitching was at the Port Moody Arts Centre opening reception of Art 4 Life, where she showed a few of her fibre arts pieces. Kitching, who was granted the freedom of the city in 2013 by Mayor Mike Clay and city council, is a past president of the PMAC Society.
NEW MURAL
Students, staff and Aboriginal education teachers at Mary Hill elementary unveiled a First People’s Principles mural this month outside the Port Coquitlam school. Members of the Kwikwetlem First Nation band and SD43 Aboriginal education department as well as parents were on hand for the reveal on Oct. 6. Kirk Gummow and Sherri-Lyn Citulec also led a gratitude song with the grade 4 and 5 students.
INT’L BURGER
Port Moody’s Rusty Johnson of Rusty’s BBQ is off to compete at the World Food Championships with Team Canada next month in Alabama.
Johnson was one of 23 Canadian cooks who qualified to be on the national team after winning in the burger category at the Canadian Food Championships in Edmonton; he also has Erin Mueller of Naina’s - Alberta Burger Festival, from Calgary, at his side. The international contest is in Orange Beach, U.S.
FREE PUMPKINS
Northeast Coquitlam families dressed in Halloween costumes for the third annual Great Burke Mountain Pumpkin Giveaway last Saturday. The event, held this year at Victoria Hall due to the stormy weather, was hosted by realtor Rebecca Permack and home financing advisor Tracey Ridout. Proceeds went to Tri-Cities Transitions and Share Family and Community Services.
YOUNG AUTHOR
Nathan McTaggart, a Grade 4 student at Coquitlam’s Harbour View elementary, has penned a book titled Santa and his Super Hero. The story is about Santa Claus being saved by a firefighter named Nathan when he gets stuck in a chimney on Christmas Eve. Proceeds will go to the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund.
GOOD TALKER
Dr. Charles Best secondary Grade 12 student Anna Yang has been named to Team Canada’s debate team, which will compete at the World School Debating Championships in Bali, Indonesia, next year.
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