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Craft beer trend predictions for 2019

Craft beer trend predictions for 2019

I know I’m a little late with this, but some things are worth waiting for (unfortunately, this isn’t one of them). 2018 was a big year for craft beer in B.C., but let’s stop living in the past.
Backyard birders can take part in count

Backyard birders can take part in count

The 22nd Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) will take place from Friday, Feb. 15 through Monday, Feb. 18.
Cotton candy sunset paints Vancouver skies (PHOTOS)

Cotton candy sunset paints Vancouver skies (PHOTOS)

The city was treated to another spectacular display at sunset
Lose the Booze is back

Lose the Booze is back

Go dry in February to help support research for BC Cancer
Market Fresh: Healthy new year starts with your food

Market Fresh: Healthy new year starts with your food

Karen Curtis tells us the benefits of eating clean.
Book of the Week: Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics

Book of the Week: Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris and Jeff Warren Reviewed by Robyn Weisner, Terry Fox Library (PoCo) Meditation. Perhaps it’s a New Year’s resolution or something you’ve been curious about for a while.
Libraries & Literacy: From meditation to movies

Libraries & Literacy: From meditation to movies

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.
Empty-nester lottery winners are hitting the road to Europe

Empty-nester lottery winners are hitting the road to Europe

Po Chu Kwok and her husband Wai Por Fong plan on hitting the road after finding out they matched all 10 numbers in the Lotto 6/49 Draw held Jan. 9, 2019 to win the $1 million guaranteed prize. “My husband went to check our tickets,” said Kwok.
Living Green: The perils of palm oil

Living Green: The perils of palm oil

Palm oil is so versatile and inexpensive to produce that it has come to be the most widely used vegetable oil worldwide.
Book of the Week: Washington Black

Book of the Week: Washington Black

• Washington Black by Esi Edugyan • Reviewed by Vanessa Colantonio, Coquitlam Public Library The novel Washington Black, which earned author Esi Edugyan her second Giller Prize late last year, is a coming-of-age story set in the mid-19th century.