Dead Frog was among the breweries at last weekend’s inaugural Coquitlam Craft Beer Fest at Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club. The event raised $12,000 for the BC Cancer Foundation.
SURGICAL TALK
A $25,000 gift from the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Local 170 paid for a surgical symposium for Royal Columbian Hospital staff.
IN THE MONEY
Coquitlam resident Carmela Sacchetti is $675,000 richer after winning Set for Life, a game she has played for more than 20 years. Sacchetti bought the ticket at Save-On-Foods in Coquitlam.
POPPING GOOD
Rona Home Centre on Austin Avenue in Coquitlam raised $283 through popcorn sales — money that will go into the coffers of the Crossroads Hospice Society, which has a residence in Port Moody.
FOR THE KIDS
A $2,000 grant was given last week to Maura Fitzpatrick (right) of Coquitlam’s Children of the Street Society from the West Vancouver Community Foundation. The cash will be used for TCO² workshops.
CREATIVE KIDS
Sophia Sun, Caris Truong, Xylia Glumac, Hebbe Yuan, Kai-En Yan and Kiana Hrabinsky were recognized by Coquitlam Public Library, which has posted their artwork in a mural for Coquitlam 125.
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