In the Community

Don't know your tangent ratio from your cosine ratio? New School District 43 online resources are making it easier for students to pass their Grade 10 Math provincial exam.

The 10th Wearable Art Awards last weekend saw nearly 70 colourful and creative garments paraded down the catwalk at Port Moody city hall. Entries came from as far afield as Australia and Europe, with winners clinching titles and cash prizes.

Share Family and Community Services is looking for volunteers for its biggest fundraiser of the year.

"I'm fine. I live in Red Hook. It was windy. All you could hear was wind blowing. Then I looked out the window. I saw the water rising. I was so scared I wanted to cry really bad. I saw the cars swimming. Then all of a sudden the light went out.

Parents can learn how a child's brain affects their emotions and reasoning and will be given strategies for raising calmer, happier and more integrated children, during a workshop sponsored by the District Parent Advisory Council.

Between an art-ful fashion show, Spirit Week festivities galore and the post-Valentine's Day glow, this weekend is set to be a good one. Friday, Feb.

Grade 12 students in Port Moody who are planning to pursue post-secondary studies can apply for a Pacific Coast Terminals scholarship. Three of the scholarships, valued at $1,000 each, will be awarded in April.

A Port Coquitlam fitness club is joining forces with Carol Todd to raise awareness about bullying and support the Amanda Todd Legacy Fund. The fundraiser will be held Saturday, Feb. 23 at X Club Fitness, 1533 Broadway St., Port Coquitlam.

Onthe top of a dresser in Pat Skidmore's home in Port Moody, there is a black and white photo of her mother and father. They are standing on a street in Vancouver or Victoria, smiling for the camera, locked in an embrace.

Food-lovers will get their chance to vote for their favourite dessert or appetizer at Share Family and Community Service's annual fundraising gala, IMAGINE, held at the Red Robinson Show Theatre in Coquitlam next month.