A 23-year-old Port Coquitlam resident will appear on the small screen next month when she tries to win the heart of Ben Flajnik onThe Bachelor.
"Amber B.", a labour and delivery nurse, is one of 25 women in the 16th season of the ABC reality series, which premiers Jan. 2.
In her online profile, she describes her favourite childhood memory, her all-time book, her worst date and the most romantic present she has received: "A CD made with a list of why every song was chosen and how it applied to me," she writes.
SCORE
A Port Coquitlam resident and business administration student at an American university has netted two scholarships.
Last month, Bemidji State University in Minnesota presented Jake Areshenko with the $400 George H. Stewart Memorial Hockey Scholarship and the Joe and Jan Lueken Athletic Leadership Scholarship, worth $3,750.
NATIONAL WIN
A Coquitlam company was recognized this month with the Canadian Red Cross' Partners in Humanity citation. Safe + Sound First Aid Training Ltd. - the first recipient of the national award - provides first aid and CPR training in the community and mentors new instructors, some of whom are graduates of the Red Cross SmartStart program.
SmartStart teaches new immigrants how to use the 911 service and gives training in accident prevention and basic first aid.
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