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SPOTLIGHT: Teddy bear hugs from Heartland actor

BEAR HUGS A Tri-City middle school student appearing in the CBC-TV drama series Heartland showed some love to the kids in High River, AB, which was devastated by recent flooding.

PoCo, PoMo parks listed as great public spaces

What's on your list of favourite places? Two Tri-Cities parks are fan faves after being nominated for the list of Great Public Spaces in the annual contest hosted by the Canadian Institute of Planners.

Amnesty International barbecue Aug. 25

A barbecue is being held Aug. 25 in Lion's Park to raise funds to aid an indigenous people in Colombia. Amnesty International is hosting the event from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

SPOTLIGHT: ParticiPAINT mural, cadets prizes

SPLATTER! Two dozen volunteers donned their grubs for Sunday's ParticiPAINT to erase graffiti at a Port Coquitlam building.

THINGS TO DO: Opera, dessert at the lake

TODAY: Friday, Aug. 23 ART SHOW Check out the printmaking by Ladner artist Ilsoo Kyung MaLaurin, who has 38 new pieces for an exhibit titled Natural World . The display that opened Thursday runs until Sept.

KidSport sales raises $20k

Andrea Lyons helps her four-year-old daughter Paige try on a helmet at the KidSport Tri-Cities used sporting goods sale Saturday at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex in Coquitlam.

PMPD garden produces food for Share

A collaboration between the Port Moody Police, Coquitlam Farmers Market and Share Family and Community Services has resulted in several pounds of fresh produce for the food bank.

'My wife saved my life,' says kidney transplant recipient

William and Louise MacKintosh weren't going to let something called "kidney disease" get in the way of their golden years.

SPOTLIGHT: New Douglas board, money for RCH

COLLEGE LEADERS The foundation serving Douglas College, which has a campus in Coquitlam, has a new executive board.

THINGS TO DO: Let's party like it's 1913

Friday, Aug. 16 15 YEARS Members of the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. John's St.) mark the facility's 15th year with a new exhibit titled Architecture: the built environment. The display that opened on Thursday is up until Sept. 8. Visit pomoarts.