In the Community

You don't need to be a Port Coquitlam resident to appreciate the museum the Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society opened March 7, the 100th anniversary of the city's incorporation.

Before you hit the hay on Saturday night, spring the clocks an hour ahead as Daylight Saving begins Sunday at midnight. This is also a good time to check your smoke detector to see if it's in working condition.

IN MEMORY A New Westminster Police officer who spent his final days at Port Moody's Crossroads Hospice was remembered by his former colleagues recently.

Seed swapping is a game of risk but, oh, the tasty rewards if you find a fertile packet. This is the first year Colony Farm Community Gardens (CFCG) members are opening up their annual seed swap to the general public.

Dozens of schools, businesses and non-profit groups painted the Tri-Cities pink last Wednesday in an effort to combat bullying.

A long journey is about to end for the Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society. And a new one is about to begin with the opening next week of a new PoCo museum and archives.

Local teens can celebrate Teen Tech Week this month by participating in Fraser Valley Regional Library's (FVRL) Picture This @ FVRL photo contest.

It's the weekend of Festival du Bois, which in past years has translated to a mixed bag of liquid sunshine and cloudy skies. Let's hope we get a few rays for the annual fête in Maillardville on Saturday and Sunday.

Lego is not just for toddlers anymore. The colorful building blocks have been used to create towns, villages, even entire cities and a group of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Burnaby students are winning awards with a robot they made of Lego.

FOR/FROM THE HEART Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation members last month gave $32,000 to the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation to complete the $154,000 needed to add a second cardiac-echo ultrasound to the cardiac diagnostic services.