In the Community

Teens and young women vying for a chance to show off their beauty and talent on a national stage can audition at Coquitlam Centre mall next week. Miss World Canada is holding auditions Saturday, Jan.

The Coquitlam Optimist Club is offering $450 in prizes and an opportunity to win a $2,500 scholarship in Optimist International's 2011 essay contest. The essay contest is open to students under 19 years of age as of Dec. 31, 2010.

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

If you have a young person in your house interested in earning some spending money by babysitting, Pinetree community centre is offering a course.

Do you know someone who has made a difference in the life of your child? The Tri-Cities Early Childhood Education Development committee would like to honour Tri-Cities Champions for Young Children through its Awards of Excellence program.

If you take a walk - inside, out of the elements at Coquitlam's Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex - you can win prizes in the centre's Get Active Walking contest.

A Coquitlam school is taking a high-energy approach to fundraising next week. Walton elementary, located in the Canyon Springs subdivision, is hosting as a fundraiser an hour-long Zumba class Jan. 26.

Spelling enthusiasts who are in Grades 4 or 5 are invited to showcase their skills by competing in the Tri-Cities libraries' fifth annual spelling bee in the new year. The libraries are accepting registrations for four spelling bees to be held Jan.

A group of Dr. Charles Best secondary school students has a resolution they want Tri-City residents to adopt for 2011.

More than three weeks have passed since Christmas and the cards, tinsel and other holiday trappings have long been stored or recycled. But for a group of students at Coquitlam's Dr.