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A Good Read: What lives under the stairs? Spooky reads

A Good Read: What lives under the stairs? Spooky reads

What lives under the stairs? What lurks in the basement? Who keeps breathing down my neck?
In the Garden: Early colour with winter-flowering heathers

In the Garden: Early colour with winter-flowering heathers

As soon as the temperature begins to rise to the 10 C range, our native bees come out looking for pollen and nectar.
Books Plus: Bugs, stuffies, resumes & Alzheimer’s info

Books Plus: Bugs, stuffies, resumes & Alzheimer’s info

Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.
A Good Read: Check out post-Women’s Day good reads

A Good Read: Check out post-Women’s Day good reads

The #metoo movement has been in the headlines the last few months.
In the Garden: Try growing fruit, make an eco difference

In the Garden: Try growing fruit, make an eco difference

In today’s world of carbon footprints, isn’t it nice to know gardening is one of the best investments you can make for the environment, for flavourful food and for your wallet?
Market Fresh: Chocolate & wine good for the heart

Market Fresh: Chocolate & wine good for the heart

Spring is fast approaching and soon we will be seeing the first of all the lovely spring veggies
Books Plus: Norouz, spring break fun

Books Plus: Norouz, spring break fun

Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.
A Good Read: Pies, stars & gardens

A Good Read: Pies, stars & gardens

With the coming of spring, it’s a good time to go inward and contemplate the rest of the year.
Books Plus: Ring in spring, Year of the Dog

Books Plus: Ring in spring, Year of the Dog

Happenings at Tri-City libraries.
A Good Read: Counter-culture classics are entertaining reads

A Good Read: Counter-culture classics are entertaining reads

One of the rallying cries of the 1960s counter-culture was “Don’t trust anyone over 30” but many of the writers, musicians, and artists that shaped the ideals and values of that era, were older than that even then