In the Community

If you are caring for a parent, a friend or a spouse and have questions about resources and supports, an program later this month should offer plenty of information. Tri-Cities Caregivers Connections is hosting an information session tomorrow (Sept.

The Family Resource Centre and Second Storey Theatre in Port Coquitlam are partnering to provide an improv program for youth ages 12 and up. Beginning, Oct.

Hundreds turned out at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam on Sunday - and many more around the province - for the annual Paws for a Cause. The walk, a fundraiser for the BC SPCA, took participants on a leisurely stroll around Lafarge Lake.

People who drive by Riverview Hospital on Lougheed Highway every day probably have no idea that the 240 acre site is more than a collection of buildings that make great film sets.

If you're always up for a lively, thoughtful discussion, plan to be at the Gathering Place on Sept. 19. That's when Port Coquitlam's Leigh Square Community Arts Village and Simon Fraser University host the latest instalment of Philosophers' Cafe.

By James MacLennan The Tri-City News With fresh produce, live music and beautiful weather, Coquitlam Farmers Market was full of shoppers Sunday looking for locally grown and prepared goods.

Coquitlam Public Library patrons brought something other than books and reading lists to the library's two branches this summer.

Want to help someone? Take a walk. On Sept. 25 at Coquitlam's Town Centre Park, make it a stroll - Myeloma Vancouver's first Stroll for a Cure.

Compiled by Jennifer Gauthier The Tri-City News The first week of school has come and gone, but summer still remains. Beat the late summer heat with a dip at the pool, a visit to a local splash pad, or a day at the ball game. TODAY: Friday, Sept.

A group of Lower Mainland commuters has launched a petition calling on TransLink to put more public washrooms at bus loops and transit hubs.