In the Community

Growing organic fruit and veggies isn't as difficult as some might think. And with the right soil and plenty of sunshine, the Colony Farm Community Gardens can be one of the best places in Coquitlam to grow clean produce.

Coquitlam Public Library (CPL) now offers Mango Languages, an award-winning online language-learning system. Mango is free for all library patrons and offers a fast and convenient solution for language-learning needs.

If you've never been to Namibia, Port Coquitlam's Terry Fox Library has the next best thing. You can join professional local photographer Steve Smith as he shares some of the sights and sounds from his recent four-week trip to the African nation.

Anna Richter, a resident of the Canyon Springs subdivision in Coquitlam, sent the following email along with the photos shown on this page: "Hello. A couple of months ago. I sent you some photos of my hanging basket with birds eggs.

It's hard to believe that the end of summer is nearly upon us. But with that comes all the goodies of the harvest season like corn roasts, swap meets and some good old-fashioned roots music. Friday, Aug.

Officials with the Port Moody Foundation, which oversees a community endowment fund, gave away more than $5,000 this month to a number of non-profit groups.

Around & About is an occasional Black Press summer feature offering tips for Tri-City residents wishing to travel outside their communities for day trips.

You can get down and dirty - sort of - at Coquitlam's Inspiration Garden tomorrow (Saturday, Aug. 20). The city will host a free outdoor screening of Dirt! The Movie at 7:30 p.m.

Markets. movies and music are what's on this weekend in Port Moody, Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam. Friday, Aug.

Get out your smock and brushes. Coquitlam artist Frank Townsley will teach a watercolour workshop next week at Dogwood Pavilion. Running from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.