MOVIE REDUX
Riverside secondary's Mac Stewart was the winner of last week's annual Garbage Fashion Show, which was held at Heritage Woods secondary in Port Moody. The Port Coquitlam student sewed up first place with his Ninja Warrior outfit, which was made from woven movie film.
BIG HEART
Coquitlam's Christine Bittel, a Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland volunteer, was recognized for her efforts this month at the group's annual general meeting. Bittel has been with the mentoring program since 2006 and her support earned her the 2013 Big Heart Award. Meanwhile, the Coquitlam RCMP recently took part in the Scotiabank Bowl for Big Brothers Classic to help at-risk kids in the community. Seven of the detachment's workers and volunteers rolled in $400 for the cause.
ALL IN TIME
School District 43 students will learn more about Port Moody history thanks to a $9,000 grant from the Imperial Oil Foundation. The funding will allow two copies of the book Tracks in Time: Port Moody's First 100 Years to be distributed this week to all SD43 schools, and the creation of a teachers' resource guide.The announcement was made at a board of education meeting by Port Moody Station Museum curator Jim Millar. The book depicts life in Port Moody from 1880-1890 through historical photographs, text and first-hand accounts from residents.
RELAY AGAIN
Breast cancer survivor Gloria Barkley, 86, plans to make the trip to Coquitlam's Percy Perry Stadium on June 1 to parade the track again for the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Barkley, a local poet and sculptor, will be in the yellow-shirted cancer survivors' team that will lead the annual fundraiser, which starts at 10 a.m. Visit relaybc.ca/coquitlam2013.
E-GREAT!
A student at Port Moody's Heritage Woods secondary used Earth Day on Monday to build awareness around her environmental project. Zaria Alibhai, Grade 11, wants to tackle the problem of electronic waste by turning the technology into cash. Her initiative, called e-rase your e-waste and e-cycle, aims to collect unwanted cell phones, laptops, digital cameras, iPods and printer cartridges to raise money for her high school, as part of her Independent Directed Study in Environmental Leadership.
HAIR TODAY...
Heritage Mountain elementary principal Craig Mah had his head shaved at an assembly last week in an effort to raise money for a new school playground. Mah honoured his promise to undergo the shears if the school collected half of the $100,000 needed to purchase the equipment. Viktoriya from Luxe Hair Salon helped Mah lose his locks before students and staff as well as Mayor Mike Clay. To donate to the fundraiser, email [email protected].
QUEEN'S PRIZE
Coquitlam's manager in charge of QNet - the city's telecommunications corporation - will be dialing in a Queen's diamond jubilee medal next week. Rick Adams will be presented with the accolade from i-CANADA and BCNET at the latter's conference, to be held April 30 and May 1.
PINK PRICE
Travis Price, the co-founder of Pink Shirt Day rallied 200 students at Port Coquitlam's Riverside secondary this week to continue with efforts to end bullying. "Bullying is something that plagues our schools and everybody is impacted by it," Price said.
APPLAUSE
Port Coquitlam's Falcon Homes nailed down three Ovation Awards last week from the Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association. The April 20 gala saw the company win for its Butterfly House in the categories of Best Custom Home Over $2 Million, Best New Kitchen $100,000 and over and Best Special Feature: New or Renovated. Black Press, which owns The Tri-City News, was a sponsor for the annual awards event.
XROADS ART
A new mural is now up on the side of Crossroads Hospice's thrift store in Coquitlam. Artist Tammy Pilon worked with volunteers - including 29 Grade 11 and 12 students from Melanie Stokes class at Gleneagle secondary - to paint the artwork on the Barnet Highway building. "This mural will build a stronger sense of community pride and awareness of what the purpose of Crossroads Hospice Thrift store is," Pilon said in an email.
