Green team
Maillard middle school's Green Team has been actively involved in promoting litterless lunches and, recently, was congratulated for its efforts by New Westminster-Coquitlam NDP MP Fin Donnelly and interim federal Opposition leader Nicole Turmel at the Coquitlam school.
CMO praise
Port Coquitlam's Coast Meridian Overpass has been recognized with a second engineering prize this year. Last Tuesday, SNC-Lavalin Constructors (Pacific) Inc. won an award of excellence in the transportation category at the 2011 Canadian Consulting Engineers Awards Gala in Ottawa.
New funds
The Coquitlam Foundation has two new funds. The philanthropic group recently partnered with Coquitlam Centre mall to create the Coquitlam Centre Fund to help Tri-City students wanting to study business, marketing or urban land economics. As well, the foundation formalized its new Diversity Fund to provide grants to residents, non-profits or community groups wanting to improve integration, participation in or access to the community to a marginalized group.
Candyfun
Ali Amiri and his colleagues didn't grab candy from kids after Halloween - they paid for it in a candy buyback program. The owner of Coquitlam Family Chiropractic and his team dressed up as vegetables and fruits on Oct. 31 and last week purchased 140 pounds of candy, paying children $2 for each pound.
Random act
Port Coquitlam's Youth Team Action Force brightened the day of seniors and staff at the Hawthorne Care Centre last Saturday by taking part in a Random Acts of Kindness event. Its Teens, Tea, Treats and Tunes program involved serving flowers, tea and goodies to the residents and performing musical acts for them.
