Stage 43 president Claire Pinkett and treasurer Joy-Ann Lee (right) gave $825 to Carol Metz Murray of Tri-City Transitions last month. The cash came in via partial ticket sales of “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress" at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam.
TOP CADET
Port Coquitlam air cadet Levi Kongolo of 777 Neptune RCACS was congratulated by Lt.-Col. Mike McGinty for being the top cadet in the first intake of the three-week basic drill and ceremonial course at the Vernon Cadet Training.
NICE SWING
Tri-City News’ sales reps Arlene Grant and Scott Janssen (right) joined Jake Virtanen of the Vancouver Canucks on Monday for the Agriculture for Autism BMO Saccomaniacs golf tournament at Coquitlam’s Westwood Plateau.
RING-A-DING
Retired Telus worker and Crossroads volunteer Linda Jackson handed over $4,830 from the Team Telus Charitable Giving Program to Anna Wilczewski, development and fundraising officer.20-year party
20 YEARS YOUNG
Malborough House in Coquitlam marked 20 years with a party on Aug. 1, with many of the original residents on hand to celebrate the anniversary. The four-level complex on Guildford Way was built in 1997 for 55-plus homeowners and tenants.
DIAMOND RING
The crowd at a Coquitlam Sr. Adanacs game got a surprise last month when player Ryan Johnson popped the question to his girlfriend, Karline, during second intermission. Good news for the New Westminster native: She said yes to his proposal.
SILVER PRIZE
A new construction project in the Tri-Cities has rolled in a silver excellence award from the Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA). Western Pacific Enterprises scooped the accolade this month for the Evergreen Rapid Transit Project, allowing the electrical contractors to advance to the finals in October. No date has been announced by the provincial government on the opening of the $1.4-billion rapid transit line connecting Burnaby with Coquitlam; however, it is expected to be fully operational by next spring.
OVERSEAS STUDIES
Two Tri-City post-secondary students have won premier’s scholarships to study aboard thanks to the Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society. SFU students Nicholas Abasolo of Port Moody will learn about international studies in Taiwan while Eric Fell of Port Coquitlam will travel to Germany to study chemistry.
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