In the Community

The light of places far away — and the peace they create within us — are themes in Garrett Andrew Chong’s new exhibit at PoMoArts.

The city of Port Coquitlam is looking for stories about selfless citizens, businesses or groups that made a difference during the COVID-19 quarantine, over the past year.

Isabelle Chisholm was the widow of Edward Chisholm, who made Port Moody a leading manufacturer of televisions and home hifi sets at his plant on Murray Street in the 1950s and early 1960s. She recently passed away at the age of 98.

Adam Turpin usually sings with a choir, now this Coquitlam man sings alone as he tries to boost the spirits of frontline workers with a powerful rendition of O Canada

For 15 years, Raj Singh Toor has been lobbying various levels of government to acknowledge the racist atrocities inflicted upon the passengers aboard the Komagata Maru that was forbidden to dock in Vancouver in May, 1914. His grandfather was among them.

Tina Gohar, a Gleneagle secondary graduate, launched Eat Tri-Cities on Facebook last August; the restaurant reviews and recommendations are now on Instagram.

Five groups across Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam have received a combined $35,000 in grants from the province to tackle racism in their communities.

The city of Coquitlam is rolling out its next wave of grants — and a new support hub — for community groups and non-profit organizations.

Weekend event listings for April 9 to 11, 2021, for Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody.

A Port Coquitlam high school is getting creative with fundraising for its graduates, during Year 2 of the pandemic.