Living

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.

L ast week, I was invited on an annual tour of regional greenhouse operations growing poinsettias. Seeing some of the millions of poinsettias grown in B.C.

R ecently, the Iran Vital Statistics Agency announced that 400,000 Iranians are living in Canada. A large percentage of these people have settled in the Lower Mainland. Some will likely be your neighbours.

A s the city of Coquitlam plans it 125th birthday celebrations for 2016, now is a good time to look back at previous centennial projects.

S everal years ago, the Burke Mountain Naturalists joined with other groups to oppose a so-called run-of-river electricity project for most of the wild salmon streams in the Upper Pitt River Valley.