In the Community

Get your foot-power going this weekend and safe at the Coquitlam Farmer's Market. Walk, run, board or cycle to the Coquitlam Farmer's Market this Sunday and help save the planet by reducing greenhouse gasses and eating local.

Two Port Coquitlam elementary school students are participating in the ChildRun this Sunday, June 3, and have together raised over $5,000 for childhood cancer research and treatment at BC Chidren's Hospital.

Community Volunteer Services for Seniors regularly helps the Tri-Cities' oldest citizens and now you can help, too. CVSS's annual fundraising garage, book and bake sale is scheduled for Saturday, June 16 at Wilson Centre, 2150 Wilson Ave.

Kick off the month of June with a great mix of arts and culture, outdoor activities, fundraisers and more.

Those beautiful trees you can see on the Riverview Hospital grounds from Lougheed Highway are not just cleaning the air you breathe and providing a restful respite from the relentless pavement and big box retailers of south Coquitlam.

SPARK PLUG BC Hydro staff were in Coquitlam to promote power savings at the women's Whitecaps game last weekend. Lucas Van Laethenu joined community outreach rep Chris Dinsdale, who taught about the need to unplug unused electronics.

A day-long fundraiser for the Coquitlam-Sunrise Rotary was cancelled this week. The club had planned to run the Amazing Race next month but club spokesperson Chris Wilson said not enough teams had registered by the May 23 deadline.

A children's clothing and toy sale this weekend will help a local girl and other sick kids. The sale goes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 2 at 1843 Chalmers Ave. in Port Coquitlam.

The lush trails of the Tri-Cities that snake through forests and border rivers will be celebrated this Sunday for International Trails Day.

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 next week on Skills Connect for Immigrants.