In the Community

Coquitlam culinary arts student Tyson Gee is one of several cooks from the Vancouver Community College culinary arts program that prepared Prince William and Catherine's first dinner in Canada.

This holiday weekend, it's all about celebrating your history with Canada Day and the Golden Spike Days Festival. So get outside and see all that the Tri-Cities has to offer.

Bear shootings are down dramatically in B.C. thanks to increased efforts by the public to eliminate attractants and knowledgeable conservation officers who are better at assessing risk and coming up with alternatives to tracking and killing bruins.

Here's a great way to have a good night and sleep tight: Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam is offering evening storytimes for pre-school children and their families on the first Wednesday of each month.

Coquitlam Parks, Recreation and Culture offers boot camp programs for all fitness levels.

With St. Jean Baptiste Day, the Scottish festival, Daisy Day and A Midsummer Fete, this is the weekend to get outside and enjoy Tri-Cities culture.

The Austin Heights neighbourhood's first ever street party has arrived and organizers already hope to make it an annual summer draw. Called "Daisy Day," the festival kicks off at 9 a.m.

For all of Karyn Dallimore's life, she has managed to avoid common vices such as smoking, drinking and gambling. But there is one addiction she has not been able to shake. "I have a caber tossing habit," she said.

SPECIAL RUN More than $2,000 was raised this month by the Coquitlam RCMP for B.C. athletes in the Special Olympics after Mounties took part in the Tri-City leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run.

Colony Farm Regional Park in Coquitlam will be transformed Sunday into a fairly land for families to enjoy nature with a whimsical twist.