In the Community

Baby's First 2 Years is a free drop-in program for expectant parents as well as parents, grandparents and/or guardians and their children from newborns to 24 months.

Coquitlam residents are rallying to help build a more diverse and accessible community - one step at a time. The fourth annual Coquitlam Crunch Challenge takes place Sept.

Four local firefighters have doffed their shirts for charity. Coquitlam Fire and Rescue's Greg Hankinson (Mr. 2015), Port Coquitlam Fire's Rod Dimsdale (Mr. February) - along with Bryce Wittal (Mr.

Friday, Aug. 30 MEMBERS' SHOW Tour the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. John's St.) to see the work of its members in a biannual exhibition, titled Architecture: the built environment.

Your chance to capture Port Moody in a positive light is just a click away. The city of Port Moody is looking for images to adorn its 2014 city calendar.

BEAR HUGS A Tri-City middle school student appearing in the CBC-TV drama series Heartland showed some love to the kids in High River, AB, which was devastated by recent flooding.

What's on your list of favourite places? Two Tri-Cities parks are fan faves after being nominated for the list of Great Public Spaces in the annual contest hosted by the Canadian Institute of Planners.

A barbecue is being held Aug. 25 in Lion's Park to raise funds to aid an indigenous people in Colombia. Amnesty International is hosting the event from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

SPLATTER! Two dozen volunteers donned their grubs for Sunday's ParticiPAINT to erase graffiti at a Port Coquitlam building.

TODAY: Friday, Aug. 23 ART SHOW Check out the printmaking by Ladner artist Ilsoo Kyung MaLaurin, who has 38 new pieces for an exhibit titled Natural World . The display that opened Thursday runs until Sept.