In the Community

Tri-City residents will get a chance to join in on the city of Vancouver's fun as part of the municipality's 125th anniversary Summer Live Weekend next month.

Members, staff and volunteers of the Coquitlam RCMP will be joining law enforcement personnel from across the Lower Mainland as part of a four-day Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics.

Sasamat Outdoor Centre is hosting its annual Dinner on the Patio fundraiser on June 10 to raise funds for its Send a Kid to Camp campaign. The money goes to "camperships" for children who might otherwise not be able to go to camp.

Coquitlam's Inspiration Garden, located at the southeast corner of Town Centre Park, at Guildford Way and Pipeline Road, is offering a number of workshops this month, including: Children's Workshop for the Summer Season: Grow A Cinderella Pumpkin: ki

You can drop your kids off at Victoria Park hall in Coquitlam during the warm days of summer from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a new day camp filled with non-stop activity and fun. For children six to 10 years, the camp runs on weekdays from July 18 to Aug.

Christian Dy is both a math teacher and a middle man between the First and Third Worlds. While his day job is teaching Dr.

If you have youngsters, you can add some fun to Saturday. Port Coquitlam's Terry Fox Library is offering families with young children free storytimes on the third Saturday of every month.

Two fundraisers will be held this month to help a family in great need. Melissa White is a 29-year-old mother of three children under six years of age and she has a terminal illness.

Are you a newcomer to Canada? Are you interested in connecting your skills to the Canadian workplace? Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISSBC) and Port Coquitlam's Terry Fox Library are hosting a session on Skills Connect for Immigrants.

Close to $55,000 in grants, bursaries and scholarships were doled out to dozens of organizations and individuals in the Tri-Cities this week after the Coquitlam Foundation held its annual awards event.