In the Community

Friday, Sept. 20 MUNCHABLES There are only a few weeks left for the Port Moody Farmers' Market so load up on fresh fare and handcrafted goods outside the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.) between 3 and 7 p.m. Visit makebakegrow.org.

A Coquitlam elementary school is emphasizing the outdoors in its education curriculum with a vision for landscaping its school playground.

BOOKWORMS More than 300 children walked forward at Port Moody Public Library last month to receive their gold medal for reading 50 days this summer. The ceremony at the Inlet Theatre was for the library's Up, Up & Away program.

Friday, Sept. 20, Colony Farm Regional Park, Coquitlam: Listen for yips, yelps and barks as you prowl through the trails looking for coyotes from 6 to 8 p.m. to learn about these wily animals.

Looking for something to do on a Friday's School District 43 pro-D day? Go to Port Coquitlam's Terry Fox Library for a movie matinee. Everyone is welcome on Sept. 20 (as well as Oct. 25 and Nov. 29) from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

A new website for pregnant moms is being hailed as a resource for families to find information for preparing for a healthy pregnancy. Fraser Health's Best Beginnings website (bestbeginnings.fraserhealth.

If the elderly are to stay at home and independent, they often need a helping hand. There are friends, family and neighbours. And, now, there is a provincial program with a local arm.

POCO WHERE: Hyde Creek rec centre (1379 Laurier St.) WHEN: 8 to 10 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. run WHAT: 10 km, 6 km, 2 km routes; suitable for bicycles, wheelchairs/strollers and inline skates; dogs on leash welcome; Legal Limit entertaining.

FRIDAY, Sept. 13 MOVIE NIGHT Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman will be on the big screen at Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Drive) when the PoMo Film Society screens "The Master" tonight in the galleria.

Port Moody is hosting a free personal safety fair this Saturday featuring activities for the entire family. Staying safe while having fun is the theme of the event, which takes place in the parking lot behind Port Moody city hall between 11 a.m.