I AM SOMEONE
Sunday's Walk 2Talk in support of the I Am Someone Let's End Bullying Society and a new 2Talk texting program for troubled youth drew about 400 people to Port Coquitlam. Participants enjoyed face painting by Riverside secondary art students and entertainment by Port Moody's Tyson Venegas, nine, who was the youngest participant to clinch the PNE Star Showdown title, in 2013. Members of Second Storey Theatre also took part while Port Coquitlam firefighters helped with the Kindness Pledge Tree.
SAR THANKS
The Coquitlam Search and Rescue Society officially thanked the owners of the Canadian Tire stores in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam last week for their $25,000 donation. The cash will be spent to replace the team's aging mobile command centre at a cost of $407,000. To contribute, visit www.coquitlam-sar.bc.ca/initiatives/command-vehicle/.
TELUS $
The Coquitlam-based Children of the Street Society got a $1,000 boost this week courtesy of the Telus community ambassadors. The money will go to the society's school-based education workshops in the Tri-Cities and Surrey. Called TCO, the program helps kids learn how to be safe from sexual exploitation and human trafficking.
FELLOWSHIPS
Two Port Coquitlam chartered accountants have been offered a fellowship to recognize their community contributions and service to the profession. This month, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia honoured William Cox, an audit and assurance partner with BDO Canada's Vancouver office, and John Crawford, the senior VP, CFO and chief risk officer for Pacific Blue Cross and BC Life & Casualty Company.
HOSPICE GIG
A former city manager for Port Moody and mayoral candidate in last fall's civic election has a new job. The Abbotsford Hospice Society this week named Gaetan Royer as its new executive director, replacing Bev Brown who stepped in as the volunteer interim executive director last June. Royer, who previously worked for Metro Vancouver's parks department, will be responsible for the society's move to Holmberg House, which is currently under construction on the Campus of Care beside Abbotsford Regional Hospital.
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