RAC KIDS
Maple Creek middle students spread their Real Acts of Caring messages at Port Coquitlam city council Monday and Port Moody council Tuesday. PoCo Mayor Greg Moore presented a proclamation to recognize the week, Feb. 14 to 20.
DOLLAR DONATION
Your Dollar Store with More in Coquitlam’s Como Lake Village handed over $1,000 to Crossroads Hospice Society as part of its Community Citizenship/Involvement Award from head office.
GO GREEN
Industrial design students at Port Moody’s Heritage Woods secondary scored $1,000 for their waste management plan as part of SFU Public Square’s ReThink Food program.
ON THE SLOPES
Port Moody cadet Harrison Young of Seaforth 2893 RCACC skied his way to a gold medal in the cadet male youth category of the Cadet Zone Biathlon Championship in Whistler last weekend.
BIZ PITCH
SD43’s Inquiry Hub and Pinetree secondary students pitched their entrepreneurial ideas to business leaders and technology minister Amrik Virk this month. Josh Unrau and Brandon Mayhew won $500 in start-up funds.
WORLD WEEDS
A world record was set in Coquitlam last October when more than 800 people showed up at Mundy Park to pull weeds. Last month, the city announced it had won the accolade for being the first municipality to tackle so many invasive plants. Participants cleared 440 acres of weeds — especially English Ivy — in 24 hours, said parks manager Kathleen Reinheimer, in a press release. “City council and staff extend thanks to the various schools, city groups, churches, and community organizations for their incredible volunteer efforts,” she said. See the video at http://rec.st/r2AaR.
HOLIDAY TREES
PoCo Heritage wrapped up its third annual Christmas Tree Festival this month with Mayor Greg Moore, Kimberley Constable of the Terry Fox Library and Brian Hubbard, PoCo Heritage president, judging the 80-plus entries. They chose Consign It’s tree as the business winner with TOPS as the community winner. For People’s Choice (business), first place went to Salon Kismet, second to TD Canada Trust PoCo Place and third to Consign It. For community, PoCo Garden Club got first with Art Focus taking second. A tie for third prize went to PoCo Genealogy and Crossroad Hospice Society.
911 WE CARE
Coquitlam RCMP 911 operators and dispatchers helped to dial in more than 430 Christmas toys and gift cards for kids last month. Their seventh annual 911 We Care toy drive ran from Nov. 16 to Dec. 14; the goodies were donated to the Share Family and Community Services’ holiday toy shop. “This year, we put an emphasis on gifts meant for tweens and teens after learning from Share that gifts for this age group were in demand,” said Alia Montgomery, a 911 We Care co-ordinator, said in a press release. Share development director Valerie Hutton said their donation was a 25% increase over 2014.
Please send Spotlight press releases and photos to [email protected].
