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A GOOD READ: Reserve your blockbuster for some fall reading

A GOOD READ: Reserve your blockbuster for some fall reading

Publishers like to save their big blockbuster books for the fall and, this year, they are bringing us a particularly rich autumn harvest.
Green Scene: Think pink (salmon) but only every 2 years

Green Scene: Think pink (salmon) but only every 2 years

Columnist Elaine Golds on the unexpected appearance of pink salmon in Port Moody creeks.
Living Green: We need to save our water

Living Green: We need to save our water

Columnist Melissa Chaun asks: Why are we drawn to water, whether the ocean, a lake or a river?
Books Plus: Tech talk, Halloween fun & even Minecraft in Tri-City libraries

Books Plus: Tech talk, Halloween fun & even Minecraft in Tri-City libraries

Libraries in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody offer a variety of activities.
A GOOD READ: Eat & drink the harvest: read autumn cookbooks

A GOOD READ: Eat & drink the harvest: read autumn cookbooks

With Thanksgiving over, the fall harvest season is in full swing.
IN THE GARDEN: Gearing up the garden for winter planting

IN THE GARDEN: Gearing up the garden for winter planting

Do you need a pop of colour for fall and winter?
MARKET FRESH: Celebrate with squash this winter

MARKET FRESH: Celebrate with squash this winter

We are heading into my favourite time of year.

BOOKS PLUS: Meet a buddy and learn more about computers

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: Get warm, get cooking with a little help

A GOOD READ: Get warm, get cooking with a little help

Now that the cool fall days are here, we are all looking for warm comfort foods to fill our tummies.
IN THE GARDEN: Tulips are number 1 but other bulbs abound, too

IN THE GARDEN: Tulips are number 1 but other bulbs abound, too

More than 116 million Dutch flower bulbs have now made their way into Canadian garden stores, import warehouses and greenhouse coolers. As a matter of fact, Canada is the ninth largest Dutch bulb importing country in the world.