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Presents for parents? Check. Toys for the kids? Check, check. A special memento for your loving spouse who does all the stuff around the house that you don't want to do? Check, check, check.

With temperatures dropping and the holiday season around the corner, it may be tempting to slip into unhealthy habits that can increase the risk of developing many preventable cancers, the BC Cancer Agency says in a press release.

P oinsettias are beautiful and still the world's number one indoor plant in terms of sheer numbers grown but many folks are looking for other alternatives to decorate their homes for the Christmas season.

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.

I 'm a sucker for books in which an author working with a fantastic premise makes a story work by getting the little details right.

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.

M mmmm! Nothing smells as nice for the Christmas season as fresh greens inside our homes. It's good to see folks coming back to more traditional Christmas decorating but keeping greens fresh is important.

I would be remiss in letting this year slip by without noting the 50th anniversary of the publication of a book that caused reverberations around the world.

B rrrrrr, it's cold outside! Which means it's time to curl up and read together. Here are some great picture books to read with kids: Snow by Uri Shulevitz : This is a beautiful picture book for any child waiting for snow .

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.