In the Community

Are you a newcomer to Canada? Are you interested in connecting your skills to the Canadian workplace? Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISSBC) is hosting a free session on Monday on Skills Connect for Immigrants at its ELSA office, 136-3030 Lincoln A

The Tri-Cities are home to a number of plants and animals that are at risk of becoming extinct and the South Coast Conservation Program is looking for people who will help protect them.

GUNG HAY The Tri-City Chinese Community Society had a sold-out crowd at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver theatre in Coquitlam last week to rein in the Year of the Horse.

Friday, Feb. 14 LE HAVRE Cuddle up with your sweetie for Le Havre, a Finnish/French flick presented by the Port Moody Film Society.

It's science vs. politics next week at the Port Moody Ecological Society's annual general meeting. On Feb. 19 at 7 p.m.

You can take a dip in Port Coquitlam's indoor pool on Valentine's Day to help raise $10,000 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The city will host its Strokes for Heart swim-a-thon at the Hyde Creek rec centre (1379 Laurier Ave.) on Friday from 7 a.

On March 8, the Workout to Conquer Cancer, benefiting the BC Cancer Foundation will harness the power of hundreds of people who are ready to lunge, stretch, and sweat their way toward a world free from cancer and Coquitlam's Tommy Europe will be one

Friday, Feb. 7 ON THE RIVER Port Coquitlam's Terry Fox Library (2470 Mary Hill Rd.) joins PoCo Heritage in a presentation at 2 p.m. to uncover the city's early explorers and surveyors as well as the shipbuilding heydays during the Second World War.

CHAMBER WINS The Tri-Cities most successful businesses and the leaders who make them great were honoured last Saturday evening at a gala dinner and awards night at the Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam.

Terry Fox Library's new Lego Club needs your help. The Port Coquitlam library is looking for donations of Lego anytime before June 25 to help support learning and creativity for kids ages five to 10 years.