In the Community

Craig Rawlyk knows first-hand what cancer can do to a family. The Port Moody resident lost both of his parents to the disease in what he said was one of the most trying periods of his life.

Coquitlam Public Library invites everyone concerned about the planet to a program on environmentally friendly living to commemorate Earth Day.

The Douglas College Foundation has three new board members - one of them from Coquitlam.

For a few moments, the noise is deafening. Ryley Huber is pounding out a beat on the drum kit. Jessie Wong and Anne Hung are playing clips from their dance video. And other students are chatting or noodling about on assorted instruments.

To celebrate its 20th anniversary and National Volunteer week, the Port Moody Ecological Society will be holding an event to honour its volunteers this Saturday, April 9. The event will be held at 9:30 a.m.

The art of belly dancing will be front and centre May 1 at Coquitlam Centre mall when Confidance and the International Bellydance Academy host a "shimmy mob" to raise funds for Tri-City Transitions, a local resource centre that helps women and childr

The Coquitlam branch of the Canadian Federation of University Women will host a fundraiser at the John B. Pub next week. The money collected from the April 11 event, which starts at 6 p.m.

A realtor who manages the Macdonald Realty offices in Coquitlam and Maple Ridge was praised last month by his peers.

Glen Pine Pavilion features arts instruction, wellness information and a little bit of dancing this month.

Find out more about bears at a local presentation. A bear talk is set for 7 p.m. April 27 in the Inlet Theatre at Port Moody city hall. Christine Miller of the North Shore Black Bear Network will speak. Free admission.