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Living Green: Early in school year time for good habits

Living Green: Early in school year time for good habits

About tis time last year, The Tri-City News shared a great article on helping “Calm the chaos on busy school mornings.”

Bag to Earth makes composting a pleasure (yes, really)

From enriching gardening soil and lessening the need for chemical fertilizers to reducing methane emissions in landfills, the benefits of composting are many.
Book of the Week: Sex is a Funny Word

Book of the Week: Sex is a Funny Word

Sex is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg & Fiona Smyth
Books Plus: Homework, resumes and crafts

Books Plus: Homework, resumes and crafts

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.
Haida Modern profiles master sculptor Robert Davidson

Haida Modern profiles master sculptor Robert Davidson

North Shore filmmaker Charles Wilkinson premieres new documentary at Vancouver International Film Festival
Market Fresh: Farmers' market gone to the dogs

Market Fresh: Farmers' market gone to the dogs

Do you ever wonder where the expression “dog days of summer” comes from?
Books Plus: Self-care, science & culture

Books Plus: Self-care, science & culture

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: Lily and the Octopus

Book of the Week: Lily and the Octopus

Lily the Dachshund has an octopus that has taken residency upon her head.
How ICBC’s new insurance model will save you money

How ICBC’s new insurance model will save you money

The people of British Columbia spoke, the government listened, and starting this month, car insurance rates in the province will be fairer for safe drivers.
Follow the lederhosen: 12 Oktoberfest events in Metro Vancouver this fall

Follow the lederhosen: 12 Oktoberfest events in Metro Vancouver this fall

Prost! It’s the time of year to raise a beer (or a few more) to the German tradition of Oktoberfest. Grab your lederhosen and gear up for that sweet polka beat, and get ready to fill your belly with the best of Bavaria, from brews to schnitzel.