In the Community

A local service club is joining forces with Share Family and Community Services to make sure everyone has enough food this fall.

Check out Coquitlam's Inspiration Garden on Oct. 29 for a free harvest festival. The festivities run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Kent Magnuson of Metro Ford Motors recently handed over the keys for a new truck to Canucks goalie Cory Schneider, who is now the Port Coquitlam car dealership's celebrity ambassador.

The leaves are turning and there's a chill in the air signalling a change in the season. In this photo, taken Oct. 7 in Port Moody, a yearling bear cub fell asleep under a tree after eating fallen apples.

With school in high gear, students are busy connecting with old friends and making new ones, too. Problem is, a lot of this socializing is online, leaving children vulnerable to sexual predators who may be disguising their intentions.

Port Moody's history is about to be recreated one stitch at a time and volunteers are needed to help out. Ann Kitching is looking for needleworkers to embroider images of people, buildings and events for a large wall-hanging for city hall.

Are you ready to rock October? Port Moody Rock and Gem Club is - it's hosting ROCKtoberfest! A Celebration of Everything Mineral, its annual gem and mineral show, scheduled this year for Oct. 29 and 30 at Kyle Centre.

In the 1980s, artist Joey Albert put dozens of songs on tape and performed to thousands of people in concert halls around the world.

The days are getting shorter, the rains have returned and leaves are piling up on lawns and in gutters. And there is one more sign of fall just around the corner in the Tri-Cities: the return of spawning salmon to local streams.

Have you been a victim of frauds and scams, identity theft, telemarketing scams? Or do you know someone who has? Identity theft - effectively electronic pick-pocketing - costs Canadians $150 million a year and 20 million hours to resolve.