In the Community

West Coast Express' annual Santa Train will be back on track the next two Saturdays.

If ever a hot dog merited its own movie, the Dragon Dog would be the one. Stuffed with a bratwurst sausage, Kobe beef, fresh lobster and garlic topped with truffles and tomatoes from the south of Italy, this is not your average Ball Park Frank.

It will be an evening of info, food and fun at the Burke Mountain Naturalists' annual general meeting on Tuesday.

A candlelight dinner usually denotes romance. But at a Dec. 10 Amnesty International dinner in Coquitlam, candles will be lit for another reason. "We'll be lighting candles on Dec.

At the south end of Coquitlam's Lafarge Lake, a magical winter wonderland is delighting visitors of all ages.

Friday, Dec. 6 HIGH TEA Students at Port Moody's Heritage Woods secondary (1300 David Ave.) will host their 10th annual seniors' Christmas tea at 1 p.m.

UGLY SWEATERS Dave McCloskey and Jordan Birch of the Now That's Ugly Society were at Coquitlam city council on Monday to proclaim Dec. 20 as Ugly Christmas Sweater Day.

For one more week, the Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association (GVHBA) - in partnership with The Tri-City News' parent company, Black Press - is running its 18th annual Coats for Kids campaign in support of the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau, a

Aunt Leah's four Christmas tree lots - including one in Coquitlam - open today (Friday) with the aim of helping B.C. youth.

The holidays are a time for classic family photographs.