In the Community

ESSAY WINS Three Port Moody secondary students wrote their way to prizes in an essay contest recently.

A little bit of history was revealed - then hidden again - last Friday during pre-construction work for the new Centennial secondary school building.

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 Tuesday on Skills Connect for Immigrants in Coquitlam.

West Coast Express' annual Santa Train will be back on track the next two Saturdays.

If ever a hot dog merited its own movie, the Dragon Dog would be the one. Stuffed with a bratwurst sausage, Kobe beef, fresh lobster and garlic topped with truffles and tomatoes from the south of Italy, this is not your average Ball Park Frank.

It will be an evening of info, food and fun at the Burke Mountain Naturalists' annual general meeting on Tuesday.

A candlelight dinner usually denotes romance. But at a Dec. 10 Amnesty International dinner in Coquitlam, candles will be lit for another reason. "We'll be lighting candles on Dec.

At the south end of Coquitlam's Lafarge Lake, a magical winter wonderland is delighting visitors of all ages.

Friday, Dec. 6 HIGH TEA Students at Port Moody's Heritage Woods secondary (1300 David Ave.) will host their 10th annual seniors' Christmas tea at 1 p.m.

UGLY SWEATERS Dave McCloskey and Jordan Birch of the Now That's Ugly Society were at Coquitlam city council on Monday to proclaim Dec. 20 as Ugly Christmas Sweater Day.