In the Community

ROYALTY Port Coquitlam students Quinn Meldrum, Zachary Fowler, Abigail Martens, Shailin Djaranmardi, Kylee Holms and Jayden Cummins are this year's royal party for May Days.

A longtime salmon stewardship project for Centennial secondary students has won a $10,000 grant from the Habitat and Conservation Trust Fund.

A Tri-City group is hoping that Jean Peachman's community involvement will earn her recognition in the Salute to Senior Service presented by Home Instead Senior Care.

Friday is a pro-D day in School District 43, meaning many parents will be looking for activities for their children.

Want to win a terrific prize and have your name linked to being the pride of Port Coquitlam? Really, it's a snap. Simply enter a digital photograph for the My City, My View photo contest via www.tricitynews.com by clicking on the contest banner.

Kids in the Tri-Cities suffering from brain injuries may be able to get help from the Coquitlam Foundation. This week, the Coquitlam Foundation and the Michael Coss Foundation announced the establishment of a fund to help brain-injured children.

It's an art-filled weekend, complete with movies, live music, art shows and the annual ArtsConnect Artwalk in Port Moody.

GREEN HELPERS Grade 3 students in Carrie Vendramin and Linda Appleby 's classes at Lord Baden-Powell elementary took to the streets last week to get a lesson in social responsibility.

Think about Terry on Friday. April 12 is the day the Port Coquitlam hometown hero started on his epic Marathon of Hope 33 years ago from St. John's, N.L.

A Charles Best student who explored one of the the coldest regions on the planet in an environmental expedition to Antarctica last year is now exploring the world of molecular biology.