Port Moody students at Mountain Meadows elementary got lettuce and red envelopes during a lion dance Tuesday as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations to mark the Year of the Monkey.
HAIR BE GONE
Walton elementary principal Craig Mah got his head shaved after the Coquitlam school raised $13,000 in a PAC read-a-thon. Parents sponsored the students as they read 15 minutes a day.
HOMETOWN HOCKEY
Coquitlam Minor Hockey Association is $5,000 richer after netting a Scotiabank donation at the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour, held in New Westminster last weekend.
NAMASTE
Coquitlam’s Yoga Generation has been named the best yoga studio in Metro Vancouver. The business, co-owned by Prestonne Domareski and Nicole Whitman, won Top Choice Award last week. The organization collects and reviews the opinions of thousands of customers annually.
SUPERBOWL $
Port Coquitlam’s Meridian Arms Pub punted in a $10,000 donation to Crossroads Hospice Society during Superbowl Sunday Feb. 7. Most of the cash came in from a Monday night football pool.
RIVERVIEW ART
A new ArtsConnect exhibit to raise awareness about the Riverview Hospital lands officially opens Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Pendulum Gallery at the HSBC Building in Vancouver. It closes March 5.
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