In the Community

Everyone eventually experiences the loss of a friend or loved one but it can be especially tough on young people. To help, Crossroads Hospice Society is offering the Learning through Loss Youth Workshop on April 1.

TCO CASH Maura Fitzpatrick, fundraising manager for the Coquitlam-based Children of the Street Society, this month accepted a $1,500 donation from Geoff Jopson , chairperson of the West Vancouver Community Foundation.

Soroptimist International of the Tri-Cities has been improving the lives of women and girls for more than 15 years and, with the help of the Coquitlam Foundation, it has launched a new fund.

Your family gets a deal, another family gets a deal. That's the simple math of the used sporting goods sale hosted by KidSport Tri-Cities.

Seniors' issues such as affordable housing, transportation and accessibility will be top of mind next Friday during an event geared to Tri-City residents, caregivers, health care professionals and support workers.

ParticipACTION's new national campaign will be combatting the constant lure of computer, video game, smart phone and TV screens by bringing back play.

Building a bridge with Popsicle sticks is one thing, building one that's strong is a challenge dozens of children across the Tri-Cities are attempting.

Coquitlam's Brittany Lee is looking for five Tri-City residents to become walk leaders for an event from May 1 to 3 called Jane's Walk.

Whether you've enjoyed a two-week break from school or work or this is just a regular, never-long-enough weekend, there's plenty to do. So ring in spring, bust out the New Year's party hats for Nowruz or just get centred at a free meditation session.

Some drivers got tickets, some got off with warnings as local Mounties and volunteers conducted a distracted driving blitz Wednesday in Port Coquitlam. Coquitlam RCMP along with police in other parts of B.C.