In the Community

With cold weather here, FortisBC is encouraging customers to get their homes ready for a safe and comfortable winter season.

Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association (GVHBA) has launched its 16th annual Coats for Kids campaign in support of the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau, a group whose outreach helps to provide a brighter Christmas for families in need.

You can join the city of Coquitlam Saturday at city hall from 3 to 7 p.m. for Light the Hall, free whimsical fun for the whole family.

Guests at the Crossroads Hospice Society Treasures of Christmas gala this Saturday will kick off their Christmas in style and maybe get some holiday decorating help, too, if they bid on eight specially decorated trees.

Over the next two years, Douglas College's David Lam campus will grow by more than 850 students as the college relocates its Faculty of Child, Family and Community Studies (CFCS) to Coquitlam.

This isn't your average cuppa but an ancient ritual. Chado Urasenke Tankokai Vancouver Association will host a Japanese tea ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at Coquitlam's Dogwood Pavilion. From 10 a.m.

Place Maillardville is getting in the Christmas spirit early next month. The rec centre, located at 1200 Cartier Ave. in Coquitlam, is hosting Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 3.

A local service club is joining forces with Share Family and Community Services to make sure everyone has enough food this fall.

The Hyde Creek Watershed Society's annual salmon festival was held last Sunday at Hyde Creek rec centre and at the society education centre.

Tri-City residents will get a chance to take back the night this year.