In the Community

Here is one of the winners of the 2013 Scary Story Contest organized by Coquitlam and Port Moody public libraries and sponsored by The Tri-City News.

Here is one of the winners of the 2013 Scary Story Contest organized by Coquitlam and Port Moody public libraries and sponsored by The Tri-City News.

Is your Halloween costume scary... for the environment? The city of Coquitlam is challenging students to reduce their waste this Halloween by encouraging them to create their own costumes made from reusable and/or recycled materials.

Got a baby? Got questions? Baby's First 2 Years is a free drop-in program for expectant parents as well as parents, grandparents and/or guardians and their babies newborn to 24 months.

Friday, Oct. 25 TO MARKET It's the last Port Moody Farmers' Market of the season so be sure to buy some fresh produce and say goodbye to the vendors who have sold their goods outside the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.) since early June.

BREW TIME Oktoberfest at Douglas College saw more than 200 people hoist a glass for student aid and raise $30,000 for bursaries.

Hundreds of people turned out Sunday at the Hoy Creek Fish Hatchery in Coquitlam for the annual Salmon Come Home festival. The only problem? The salmon hadn't come home. The reason? Not enough rain.

A number of Tri-City residents are decorating their homes for Halloween. The following haunted houses are open to the public for viewing: Vickie Ayers' haunted house is located at 443 Draycott St.

Children are always testing their boundaries and it's up to parents to deal with the situations as they arise. But what is the best way to discipline and what does the word mean? Those questions and more will be answered on Nov.

Port Coquitlam's Terry Fox Library will host fashion writer J.J. Lee on Oct. 30 for a talk about the transformative nature of memoir writing. Lee will read from his book The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son and a Suit .