With fall approaching, the city of Port Coquitlam offers residents a variety of opportunities to get more involved in their community.
GET CONNECTED
You can stay up-to-date about city news and initiatives through:
portcoquitlam.ca - a comprehensive source of city information;
E-Update - free email newsletters (subscribe at www.portcoquitlam.ca/e-update);
Facebook - follow the city's posts at facebook.com/PortCoquitlam and learn about the countdown to PoCo's 100th birthday in 2013 at www.facebook.com/PortCoquitlam100;
Twitter - follow city tweets at twitter.com/CityofPoCo.
GET ACTIVE
Opportunities to adopt a healthier lifestyle in PoCo include:
Outdoor gym - nine new pieces of outdoor gym equipment were installed along the Traboulay PoCo Trail this summer, creating an active corridor between Lions Park and the 12-piece outdoor gym at Gates Park. It's free and available to people of all ages and fitness levels.
Registered and drop-in fitness and sports programs - sign up at 604-927-7946 or www.experienceit.ca; or view the leisure guide at www.portcoquitlam.ca/leisureguide for full details. Programs include new low-impact Zumba dance fitness classes and the new RIPPED (resistance, interval, power, plyometrics, endurance, diet) fitness program, with free introductory classes on Sept. 5 and 6.
GET INVOLVED
Port Coquitlam promotes volunteerism and offers residents a variety of ways to give back to their community. Visit portcoquitlam.ca/volunteer for details.
GET PREPARED
PoCo offers free emergency preparedness courses to help residents prepare to survive on their own for the first 72 hours after a major disaster such as an earthquake.
Upcoming one-day Saturday courses will be offered Sept. 22 and Nov. 24, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at #1 Fire Hall, 1725 Broadway St. Register in advance by calling 604-927-5466 or learn more at www.portcoquitlam.ca/ep.
