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Kids can design a new children's Coquitlam library card

Kids can design a new children's Coquitlam library card

Enter the CPL contest and you could have your design featured on new children’s Coquitlam Public Library cards.
Books Plus: Writers’ events, tech games & stitches

Books Plus: Writers’ events, tech games & stitches

This feature, written by librarians with Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam, is published each Thursday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries.
Book of the Week: Consumer Reports mazagine

Book of the Week: Consumer Reports mazagine

Christmas time will be upon us soon and with the festive season goes the inevitable shopping.
Under the influence: How social media is changing craft beer culture

Under the influence: How social media is changing craft beer culture

The prevalence of social media has allowed small, independent companies to affordably build their brands and challenge behemoth industrial breweries. But, on the other hand, the newly-amplified conversation about beer has… kind of ruined everything
How one medical fitness clinic is helping Coquitlam residents to live happier, healthier lives

How one medical fitness clinic is helping Coquitlam residents to live happier, healthier lives

You can’t go more than a few blocks in the Lower Mainland without stumbling across some kind of fitness fad these days. From uber-stylized gyms to healthy food and all manner of trendy exercise classes, knowing where to start can be daunting.
Winter is coming - are your appliances ready?

Winter is coming - are your appliances ready?

The leaves are changing, the nights are getting darker and the weather is getting colder - all of which can mean only one thing: winter is right around the corner.
Book of the Week: Rome: A History in Seven Sackings

Book of the Week: Rome: A History in Seven Sackings

As anyone who even dips a toe into conventional chronologies of Roman history quickly discovers, the story of Rome is long, violent and complex.
Books Plus: Tech Tuesdays, Birdwatching Backpacks

Books Plus: Tech Tuesdays, Birdwatching Backpacks

This feature, written by librarians with Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam, is published each Thursday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries.
Tackle these home renovations to get rebates in B.C.

Tackle these home renovations to get rebates in B.C.

Investing in energy-efficiency upgrades could qualify you for rebates and bonuses
Rock & Rye: Resurrecting a distinctly Canadian spirit

Rock & Rye: Resurrecting a distinctly Canadian spirit

There is an inescapable paradox at play in the notion of craft production. It is like the beloved local indie band that creates a hit single and then ends up filling stadiums on the next tour.