In the Community

There are just a few weeks left to collect food for food hampers to be delivered to 1,800 families in the Tri-Cities in time for Christmas. Share Family and Community Services expects to provide food and toys to more than 2,200 children.

TOY DRIVE TIME Coquitlam RCMP dispatchers launched their third annual 911 We Care Toy Drive this month in partnership with Share, the cities of Coquitlam and Port Moody, and RCMP community police stations.

Christmas arrives exactly one month from now - are you ready? Not to worry, with so many fairs and events going on, you can cross everything off your holiday to-do list this weekend. Friday, Nov.

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.