CREDIT UNION $
Special Olympics BC programs in the Tri-Cities will share a $10,000 credit union donation with six other Metro municipalities. Westminster Savings said the cash will be put toward new equipment, uniforms, coach training and access to competition. The other benefitting cities are Surrey, Langley, Burnaby, New Westminster, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. The grant is part of Westminster Savings' community investment program, Project Better Balance.
EN PLAID
There was French-Canadian music and craft beer on tap at Diner en Plaid, an annual fete that kicks off Festival du Bois in Coquitlam (Feb. 26 to March 1). Participants donned plaid for occasion to pay tribute to Maillardville's logging heritage and culture. Proceeds from the event, which mirrors the renowned Diner en Blanc, will go to the 60th anniversary celebrations for Scouts francophones de Maillardville.
COLLEGE CASH
Money raised at a Coquitlam Sunrise Rotary quiz night last fall will be spent on a Douglas College program. The $3,900 will go toward the college's Uganda program run by the college foundation and the Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise.
NEW DIGS
One of Coquitlam's first insurance businesses will host a grand opening this month at its new digs.
Mary Ann Meegan Insurance Agency Ltd. will throw a party on Saturday, Feb. 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. - complete with an Irish band - to celebrate its new three-storey office building, Meegan Business Centre, at 1060 Austin Ave. It will replace the one-level structure that burnt down two years ago.
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