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The cold, we weather is a sure sign that we're in the middle of fall and winter isn't far away. So now it's time to winterize your garden. Some tips: FLOWER GARDENS Heavy rainfalls have taken their toll on many garden annuals and perennials.

With Remembrance Day just around the corner, the recent television campaign "I am a Veteran" from Veterans Affairs Canada reminds us that veterans are not just strangers from long ago who fought wars in other countries but that they were and are memb

More than 116 million Dutch flower bulbs have made their way this fall 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.

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.

My grandmother told me stories of our family history and the people she talked about were more than just names and faces.

Over the next two seasons, when the weather turns cooler and wetter with shorter hours of daylight, wouldn't it be wonderful to brighten up your patio with some great winter colour? Enhancing our patios with colourful containers is easier than you ma

By mid-October, adult salmon are beginning to move into local creeks in search of a mate and clean gravel for spawning. Only a few years earlier, they emerged from this same streambed as young salmon.

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.

Two books, one fairly recent and one published at the beginning of the Western involvement in Afghanistan, give an overview of the problems faced by participating countries like Canada and the United States - ones that were never overcome in the cour

Below are listings from the Seniors section of 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.