In the Community

For many workers, this long weekend is a time to relax and to unwind with a Thanksgiving meal. But with the weather set to be a mixed bag, there may not be a lot of chances to get outdoors.

SOUP'S ON The launch of the Tri-Cities' Soup Sisters and Brother Brothers program last month was "simply amazing," said spokesperson Tara McIntosh .

A local tradition is merging with a European one hundreds of years old at an event slated for next Friday evening.

Outside Port Coquitlam's Wilson Centre, it's raining cats and dogs but there's a sunnier climate in the Garden Room thanks to a group of women calling themselves The Story Telling Elders.

A look back at the past year and ahead to the next will be part of the Coquitlam Foundation's annual general meeting tomorrow (Thursday). At the AGM, to be held at 7:30 p.m.

Teens can turn an old library book into a work of art at the Terry Fox Library later this month. Participants need only bring their creative juices and the library will supply the old books and other art supplies.

Friday, Oct. 4 FRESH FOOD Load up on veggies and meats at the Port Moody Farmers' Market, which runs 3 to 7 p.m. outside of the PoMo recreation complex (100 Newport Dr.).

Imagine a group of strangers sitting around a campfire, listening and watching, silent and unmoving, as you spin a terrifying tale, knitting its loathsome strands together one by one as the firelight flickers about your face.

BREAKING GROUND Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay joined MP James Moore - Canada's minister of industry - and arts leader Ann Kitching last Saturday for a groundbreaking ceremony at the Port Moody Arts Centre. PMAC will expand its St.

How safe are your cooking practices? Many house fires begin as kitchen fires, the theme of this year's Fire Prevention Week from Oct 6. to 12. Last year, B.C.