In the Community

R ecover from the Easter long weekend with a stellar line-up of family-friendly activities, with everything from art openings to animals to live music on the menu.

You can make Mondays brighter for children from 18 months to five years of age with pre-school storytime at Port Moody Public Library. This free, interactive program gets kids singing, moving and reading along to the best children's books.

The Port Coquitlam SPCA office is holding its second annual Bottle Drive Fundraiser for the Animals this weekend. You can bring your bottles to the PoCo SPCA Education and Adoption Centre at 3278 Westwood St.

Share Family and Community Services' alcohol and drug program is hosting a free education series in April, May and June.

Move over Alfred Sung and Simon Chang. There are some new Canadian designers prepping for the catwalk. But these fashionistas aren't designing clothes made of cotton, silk and satin.

Tri-City parents of children from three to five years of age may be interested in a new opportunity to get their kids involved in outdoor activities this summer. Sasamat Outdoor Centre is expanding its Sasamite Nature Club program this summer.

Peter Aragon remembers his first media interview like it happened yesterday. A radio reporter from News 1130 knocked on his tent door and woke him up to ask why he was camped out in front of the new Ikea in Coquitlam.

Two Metro Vancouver regional parks in the Tri-Cities are hosting a trio of events this weekend: Friday, April 13: Minnekhada Regional Park in Coquitlam is the site of Evening Frog Song from 7 to 9 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 April 17 on Skills Connect for Immigrants.

If your brain is bursting with knowledge of geography, history, current events, literature, sports and other trivia, you can show off your skills at the Friends of Coquitlam Public Library's Quiz Night next week.