HIMALAYAS
Sgt. Alison Lee, an air cadet with 754 Phoenix Squadron in Port Moody, was in Nepal over the Christmas break for a medical mission. The trip was organized by International Medical Relief.
TED X
Coquitlam’s Gleneagle secondary school hosted a TEDx event Jan. 30, featuring eight speakers who talked on the theme of reconstruction and making positive change in their lives and community.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Premier Christy Clark dropped by Port Coquitlam’s Finger Food Studios last Friday to visit the technology HQ. The company, which employs more than 100 people, also has a site in Coquitlam.
BEAR STAMP
Port Moody-Coquitlam BC Liberal MLA Linda Reimer presented Coquitlam council with its Bear Smart designation — a first for a Metro Vancouver municipality — to reduce bear-human conflict.
TOTEM POLE
MP Fin Donnelly saw an unveiling of a Welcome Pole at Coquitlam’s Rob Stibbs elementary with Tseil Waututh artist Zachary George, former chief Leonard George and principal Trish Tupper.
DAYCARE POLL
Tri-City News reporter Diane Strandberg captured the scene at the Tri-City Family Place in Port Coquitlam last week, where Avenues of Change is conducting a child care needs assessment for the area.
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