IODE CASH
The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE) gave a royal donation in the amount of $14,200 to the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation for its Tri-Cities Dialysis Unit campaign and Kids for Hearing program.
BEST SALE YET
Hockey moms Stephanie and Angie outfitted their Tri-City Predators’ players at last Saturday’s KidSport Tri-Cities sale. The Port Coquitlam event collected $23,892 to pay for sports fees for 96 local children.
SHARE-ING WEALTH
Share Family and Community Services’ Valerie Hutton (second from right) took in $3,000 from Val Westell, Patricia Sonier and Tony Ciulla of Vancity Credit Union’s North Road and Maillardville branches in Coquitlam.
RICE GIFT
Tri-City businessman Peyman Majidi partnered with Maillardville resident Ben Craig to donate 1,950 pounds of basmati rice to the Share food bank. The packaged rice was hauled over on Tuesday.
PIANO GIRL
Port Moody’s Marina Heisel scored the highest mark in the province for her Level 4 Contemporary Idioms piano exam. This month, at a ceremony and recital at Place des Arts in Coquitlam, Conservatory Canada awarded the medal for excellence to the 12-year-old girl — the third time she has won the prize. The Grade 7 student at Eagle Mountain middle earned a grade of 94% on her test. She is taught by Charlene Dubrule of Coquitlam.
HAPPY 104!
Port Coquitlam city staff marked the municipality’s 104th year this week by bathing the civic building on Shaughnessy Street in the city colours of blue and green.
FED FLOORING $
A seniors’ care centre in Port Coquitlam will get an injection of federal funds to replace some floors. Last Thursday, Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam Liberal MP Ron McKinnon announced the $24,714 grant to update the deteriorating flooring at Hawthorne Lodge that is used for adult day program activities. The cash, given under the government’s New Horizons for Seniors Program, is for the Hawthorne’s These Floors are Made for Walking capital project. In a news release, McKinnon urged Tri-City seniors groups to apply for New Horizons money. “We support New Horizons for Seniors Program projects like Hawthorne Seniors Care Community so that seniors across Canada can lead and participate in local activities to stay active and connected,” he said. Meanwhile, Hawthorne Seniors Care Community will host the public launch of its Growing Our Care campaign on March 30.
SETTING IT STRAIGHT
Incorrect information about the Canadian Royal Purple Society appeared in last week’s Spotlight section. The Port Coquitlam group celebrated 70 years of service to the Tri-Cities and the photo published was of its donation night last December when it gave $13,350 to local charities and organizations, said Royal Purple #10 spokesperson Sally Hurst.
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