In the Community

You can celebrate all things Polish on May 29 in Port Coquitlam with the Polonez Tri-City Polish Association. From 12:30 to 6 p.m.

For kids, putting on PJ's means bedtime. At Port Coquitlam's Terry Fox Library, it also means storytime. The library offers evening storytimes for pre-school children and their families on the first Wednesday of every month.

If you have kids, you are likely concerned about their health. And next week, you can get information on that topic at the Tri-Cities Healthy Kids Fair in Coquitlam.

Burke Mountain Naturalists are known for their commitment green causes and, on the Riverview Hospital grounds, they've frequently hosted walks to show of the site's impressive collection of trees.

United Way of the Lower Mainland is encouraging the public to submit videos for the 2011 Care to Change Video Competition.

The 10th annual Walk For Lupus will be held across Canada in May and, in Port Coquitlam, the ninth annual event - the Walk for Steph - is set for May 1.

Don Knodel has never actually hugged a polar bear but anyone that has seen the new commercial for the all-electric Nissan Leaf might be fooled.

The Port Moody Ecological Society is in urgent need of buckets for this year's Fingerling Festival on May 7 and is asking the community to help.

Port Moody Station Museum is hosting its annual Easter celebration on April 24. In addition to the traditional Easter egg hunt, visitors can enjoy performances by magician Dennis Hewson and the dog dancing team Joyce Johnstone and Twinkletoes.

So much creative energy will be flowing at Centennial secondary Saturday during Odyssey of the Mind provincials, you could light up a city.