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SENIORS: Plenty of groups and activities for Tri-City seniors

Following are Seniors' listings taken from The Tri-City News' Community Calendar. Seniors meet every Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m., to do fun group activities including physical fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing.

SENIORS: Conference aims to help caregivers

The holiday season is a time for family.

SENIORS: Japanese tea demonstration at Dogwood

Tea ceremony demo at Dogwood Pavilion This isn't your average cuppa but an ancient ritual. Chado Urasenke Tankokai Vancouver Association will host a Japanese tea ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at Coquitlam's Dogwood Pavilion. From 10 a.m.

BOOKS PLUS: What's a 'social catalogue'? Find out at libraries

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.

MINTER: Holly's festive uses go way, way back

Of all the evergreens we use to decorate our gardens and homes during the Christmas season, holly is still the most popular.

WELLNESS: Breastfeeding advice from La Leche League

If you're a mom or mom-to-be and interested in information on breastfeeding, La Leche League Canada-Coquitlam offers plenty of help. LLLC meets on the second Thursday of each month at Share Family and Community Services, Clarke St. in Port Moody.

GOLDS: What a crowd: seven billion and counting

If there is any significance in celebrating events with zeros in them, then the human race has just passed a big milestone. Statisticians estimate that as of Oct. 31, the planet now officially supports seven billion of us.

WELLNESS: Is happiness all it's cracked up to be? Well...

GUEST COLUMN We live in times that are marked with social and economic uncertainty.

BOOKS PLUS: Tooth health and e-readers

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.

YOUR HISTORY: Trunk tells a tale of family & remembrance

Mackin House Museum is called a museum but it is much more than that. It is first and foremost a heritage house.