Living

Today, a trip to the mall can net you all sorts of Christmas gift possibilities. But gift giving for Coquitlam's pioneers took planning. Most gifts would be handmade and took considerable time to create.

I love to eat but I don't love to cook. And I know I'm not alone because there are many books to help those that are culinarily-challenged.

Wellness is a many faceted thing and the following groups (whose listings are from The Tri-City News' Community Calendar) offer support for people to achieve physical, mental and emotional wellness: Port Moody Alanon Family Group open meeting, Wednes

In old-fashioned gardens, Helleborus niger, or the 'Christmas Rose', was certainly one of the best known winter flowers. And for 2005, the whole helleborus family was chosen as the Perennial Plant of the Year. The earliest to flower, H.

With temperatures dipping low at night and the frosty weather upon us, it's time to put up bird feeders in areas where the bears are no longer roaming.

"When the going gets tough, the tough get going." These words sum up the lives of Eve Forrest Gulliford and Nel Coyle Forrest, two remarkable and durable women who met and became friends, then family, during some often difficult times.

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.

Blockbuster movies such as Star Wars , Avatar and Harry Potter have given many teens a taste for the fantasy genre. Action-packed films featuring strong male heroes have a particular appeal for teen boys, who are notoriously hard to choose books for.

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.

Mmm! Nothing smells as wonderful for the Christmas season as fresh greens inside our homes. It's good to see a trend towards more traditional Christmas decorating.