In the Community

Burke Mountain Naturalists are known for their commitment green causes and, on the Riverview Hospital grounds, they've frequently hosted walks to show of the site's impressive collection of trees.

United Way of the Lower Mainland is encouraging the public to submit videos for the 2011 Care to Change Video Competition.

The 10th annual Walk For Lupus will be held across Canada in May and, in Port Coquitlam, the ninth annual event - the Walk for Steph - is set for May 1.

Don Knodel has never actually hugged a polar bear but anyone that has seen the new commercial for the all-electric Nissan Leaf might be fooled.

The Port Moody Ecological Society is in urgent need of buckets for this year's Fingerling Festival on May 7 and is asking the community to help.

Port Moody Station Museum is hosting its annual Easter celebration on April 24. In addition to the traditional Easter egg hunt, visitors can enjoy performances by magician Dennis Hewson and the dog dancing team Joyce Johnstone and Twinkletoes.

So much creative energy will be flowing at Centennial secondary Saturday during Odyssey of the Mind provincials, you could light up a city.

It's the Tri-Cities' biggest high school, with a storied past and future in which the old building will be replace. And Centennial secondary is hosting an open house on Thursday, May 12 from 5 to 9 p.m.

If you have a child in school, he or she needs clothes. And the leadership students and staff at School District 43's GOAL (Goal-oriented Alternative Learning) program are presenting a clothing giveaway next week.

Share Family and Community Services' alcohol and drug program invites you to attend any or all of its free addiction education series, which runs weekly from April 20 through June 29.