FITNESS REWARD
The 11th annual Innovative Fitness Adventure Challenge at Port Moody’s Rocky Point Park on Sept. 9 hauled in $98,600 for two charities: Physical Literacy for Life and I AM SOMEONE Ending Bullying Society.
HOSPITAL HELP
Eleanor Ryrie of the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation took in $4,000 on behalf of the Port Moody hospital charity from the Coquitlam Legion branch 263 president Bob Chapman and poppy chairperson Evelyn Mandley this month.
ROLL IT!
Heritage Woods secondary filmmakers won top honours in an international media contest for their video, Bullying in the Workplace, at the XXI World Congress on Safety and Health at Work.
FRASER TOUR
Fraser Basin Council officials and Canadian Heritage Rivers events’ Molly Demma from New Brunswick were on the MV Native Paddlewheeler in New Westminster for public tours this month.
HISTORY ROOM $
The philanthropic Coquitlam Foundation marked its 25th year at its annual general meeting last Thursday with chairperson Jason Leo Carvalho giving $6,925 to the Coquitlam Public Library.
The money, which went to deputy director Silvana Harwood, will support the library’s History Room Project. Also at the meeting, board members confirmed Carvalho as chair, Colleen Talbot as vice-chair, Justina Mark as treasurer and Justin Kim as secretary. “I am excited about the year ahead, not only because we are developing a new strategic plan but also because I am confident that, working with my fellow board members, energetic staff led by executive director Dwight Yochim, volunteers and donors, we can make a real, lasting difference at the community level in Coquitlam,” Carvalho said in a press release.
Meanwhile, the foundation hosts a Not Just A Burger and Beer fundraiser on Nov. 8 at the Cactus Club (101 Schoolhouse St., Coquitlam). For tickets, email [email protected].
STAIRS CRUNCH
Heavy rain didn’t deter the 300-plus participants in the 8th annual Coquitlam Crunch Diversity Challenge on Sept. 8, with more than $4,000 raised for the Coquitlam Foundation and the Nothin’ Dragon Masters senior dragon boat team. Organizers also handed over $800 from the fund to ISS of BC.
Steven Hughes, 27, was named Stair Master 2017 champion for being the fastest up the 437 stairs; Hughes, a board member of the MetamorepHIT Fitness Society, blazed the trail at two minutes flat. Meanwhile, Ray Barrett, 43, took the four-hour Make It of Break It category with eight laps and a time of 3:35:41.
SILVER BLOOM
Coquitlam’s entry into the international Communities in Bloom contest reaped a 5 Bloom - silver rating for the city last Saturday. Coquitlam also garnered a special mention from the judges for its tree risk management program on Burke Mountain as well as an Outstanding Achievement Award for the CN Urban Forestry Award. The municipality was up against Bruges, Belgium; Holland, Michigan (first-place winner); and Wood Buffalo, Alta., in the international challenge (large) category. The accolades were presented in Ottawa-Gatineau.
