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A Good Read: Check out the best children’s books of 2016

Port Moody Public Library's Corene Maret Brown outlines some of the best reads for kids.
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In the Garden: For a little colour, give winter porch pots a try

In the Garden: For a little colour, give winter porch pots a try

I love the idea of continuing colour into the winter months using outside porch pots.
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A Good Read: Check out those ’70s books

A Good Read: Check out those ’70s books

If you could go back and live in the 1970s, would you do it?
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Books Plus: Fantastic beasts, novel writing, arthritis info and even a puppet show

Books Plus: Fantastic beasts, novel writing, arthritis info and even a puppet show

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.
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A Good Read: Have a bloody good visit to Japan through crime novels

A Good Read: Have a bloody good visit to Japan through crime novels

One of the joys of reading translated novels is getting whisked away to another part of the world. It is also interesting to see how another country approaches a familiar genre.
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Your History: WWI and Port Coquitlam's Rev. Walter Raynes

Your History: WWI and Port Coquitlam's Rev. Walter Raynes

The passage of time has distanced our thoughts and memories of the horrific and deadly conflict that engulfed the world more than a hundred years ago.
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Column: Antoine Verschoot’s last ‘Last Post’ in Ypres

Column: Antoine Verschoot’s last ‘Last Post’ in Ypres

Coquitlam principal John Goheen on Ypres, where every day is Remembrance Day
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A Good Read: Yes, books for THAT election

A Good Read: Yes, books for THAT election

It was depressing returning home at the end of September to face the rain, the dampness and the cold temperatures after a warm-weather vacation.
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In the Garden: Recipes for fall, winter containers

In the Garden: Recipes for fall, winter containers

As the weather turns cooler and wetter, with fewer hours of daylight, wouldn’t it be wonderful to brighten up your patio with some great colour?
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Market Fresh: Thankful for bounty the local market offers

Market Fresh: Thankful for bounty the local market offers

As I was looking back on past columns, I realized that I have always written a column of thanks in October.
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