In the Community

CADET AWARDS Hyun-Min Shin , an army cadet with 2827 RCACC in Port Moody, was named top of the basic fitness and sport course at the Vernon Army Cadet Summer Training Centre, after its first intake to the three-week program.

TODAY: Friday, Aug. 9 EAT YOUR GREENS The Port Moody Farmers' Market runs from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.) with vendors selling fresh food and crafts. Visit makebakegrow.com.

TODAY: Friday, Aug. 2 DELICIOUS Load up on fresh veggies and berries, homemade bread and locally raised meats at the Port Moody Farmers' Market outside the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.) from 3 to 7 p.m.

A multicultural summer fair is taking place Wednesday (July 31) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Spirit Square, next to Glen Pine Pavilion in Coquitlam.

A Christmas vacation to a Caribbean hot spot has led a Port Moody woman to start a group that will send thousands of donated shoes to an impoverished country.

The city of Port Coquitlam is offering residents the chance to appear in the 2014 calendar and win a photo shoot with a professional photographer. The Faces of Port Coquitlam contestants have until Aug.

TODAY: Friday, July 26 FARMERS' MARKET Buy some locally grown grub at the Port Moody Farmers' Market, which starts at 3 p.m. outside the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.). Vendors wrap up at 7 p.m. Visit makebakegrow.com.

A recent volunteer trash clean-up in Hoy Creek has again highlighted the problem of errant litter.

A special walk-and-talk at Colony Farms Aug. 9 will show what plants need to be grown to attract wild pollinators. Ecologist Elizabeth Elle will lead the excursion at Colony Farm Community Gardens from 7 to 9 p.m.

Residents of Port Coquitlam are being encouraged to invite city firefighters to their block parties or community events this summer as part of the city's Hot Summer Nights program.