In the Community

Place Maillardville, located at 1200 Cartier Ave. in Coquitlam, offers the following free programs for families: Family Drop-In, through Dec. 21.

Baby's First Year continues is a popular program at Coquitlam's Place Maillardville community centre, offering information for parents of newborns.

Holiday season celebrations are underway at Eagle Ridge Hospital thanks to the Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary volunteers.

It took courage and guts, and now the naked Birds of McAllister are pin-up girls for 2012.

Christmas is just around the corner and to help you wrap up your shopping season is Unwrapped - A Charitable Night of Shopping. On Tuesday, Nov. 22 from 7 to 10:30 p.m.

Are you a newcomer to Canada? Are you interested in connecting your skills to the Canadian workplace? Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISSBC) and Port Coquitlam's Terry Fox Library are hosting a session next week on Skills Connect for Immigrants.

You can capture a special moment of you and your special pet with Santa while helping raise funds for needy animals in the Tri-Cities.

Port Coquitlam's Royal Canadian Legion branch has a number of activities coming up, including: Nov. 18: Meat draws start at 4:30 p.m. along with 50/50 ticket sales. Nov. 19: Free bingo takes place at 1 p.m. Nov. 21: Drop-in darts starts at 7:30 p.m.

You can travel back in time to the Gold Rush Days along the Cariboo Wagon Road with historian John Mitchell next week at Terry Fox Library. On Nov.

It is not uncommon for sports organizations to raise money to buy themselves new uniforms or to cover tournament travel costs. But a Coquitlam lacrosse team has a different goal in its fundraising.