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GREEN SCENE: Port Moody environmentalist & the enchanted isles

GREEN SCENE: Port Moody environmentalist & the enchanted isles

The Galapagos Islands are, perhaps, most famous for being the place where Charles Darwin collected data, particularly for his eponymous finch species, that lead him to eventually propose his theory of evolution.
LIVING GREEN: Water footprint: Every drop counts – literally

LIVING GREEN: Water footprint: Every drop counts – literally

We cannot live without water. Our bodies comprise 60 to 70% water and all our food — every form of it — requires water for production.
BOOKS PLUS: Imagination, science and... ventriloquism

BOOKS PLUS: Imagination, science and... ventriloquism

Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries
Are eggshells, coffee grounds and tea bags good for my garden?

Are eggshells, coffee grounds and tea bags good for my garden?

Beneficial elements in all three are released slowly.
YOUR HISTORY: 101 years ago, 2 old friends fought a fire

YOUR HISTORY: 101 years ago, 2 old friends fought a fire

The summer of 2015 has, so far, been one of the hottest and driest on record, prompting many of us to try to recall a year from the past when we sweltered under similarly unusual weather conditions.
BOOKS PLUS: Movies and computers, plus... air conditioning!

BOOKS PLUS: Movies and computers, plus... air conditioning!

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.
BOOKS PLUS: Cows, Lego, technology and lots of reading, too

BOOKS PLUS: Cows, Lego, technology and lots of reading, too

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: Churchill on paper, film

A GOOD READ: Churchill on paper, film

Which person from history would you like to have a chat with? My choice would be Winston Churchill, states a Coquitlam librarian.
GREEN SCENE: Invaders not from space but they’re dangerous

GREEN SCENE: Invaders not from space but they’re dangerous

One of the inadvertent consequences of human settlement is that we have often introduced new plants to areas where they have never grown.

New community garden opens in Coquitlam

City opens new Scott Creek community garden that allows students, residents and knowledgeable gardeners to work side by side