Hundreds of students turned out for Pinetree secondary's first annual Terry Fox Run last week in support of cancer research.
The Coquitlam students set a fundraising goal of $1,500, which worked out to $1 per student - and they exceeded that number by raising $1,712.90.
The three-km route started at Cunnings Field, went around Town Centre Park and finished at Percy Perry Stadium. After the run students participated in a random draw for Terry Fox t-shirts, handed out by Mayor Richard Stewart.
SNC-Lavalin employees and their helpers collected more than 500 pounds of litter in Coquitlam's Miller Park in two hours during the Great Canadian Cleanup, including three lawn mowers, two fire extinguishers, car tires, a supermarket buggy, stove parts, soccer and footballs and bottles.
SNC-Lavalin offices across Canada joined in the effort, which ran from Sept 17 to 25.
Neil Chrystal, president and CEO of Polygon Homes, and Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart officially opened the Nakoma Club at Windsor Glen last week before dozens of area homeowners.
More than 350 multifamily homes are now built at the former mobile home park site, off Pipeline Road, with the 18,000-square foot clubhouse and pool on the east side.
Before the ribbon cutting at the clubhouse, Chrystal recognized councillors and city planners, and others who worked on the project.
Charlene Giovannetti-King has been named the new executive director of the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation in Port Moody, succeeding David Clark who retired this summer after six years in the position.
Giovannetti-King will take on her new duties starting Oct. 3. Giovannetti-King will be introduced during the 2011 Evening of Caring, the fundraising gala, on Saturday.
