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Minter: B.C.'s FireSmart guide, and its rules home gardeners should follow

Minter: B.C.'s FireSmart guide, and its rules home gardeners should follow

Master gardener Brian Minter: "One of the greatest concerns is the ability of wildfire embers jumping ahead."
Get Out: Low Entropy's Drop-in Adult Soccer

Get Out: Low Entropy's Drop-in Adult Soccer

Fun for all: Weekly co-ed soccer matches foster and celebrate community diversity.
Coquitlam Public Library rebrands with fish, river logo

Coquitlam Public Library rebrands with fish, river logo

Coquitlam Public Library's new brand, which will launch this month, is an orange and green circle with a salmon head at the top and a river at its base.
Two Coquitlam murder cases in Lower Mainland courts on Aug. 19

Two Coquitlam murder cases in Lower Mainland courts on Aug. 19

The murder cases against Nicholas Bellemare and David Frank Hall will be before separate judges on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
COVID-19 taught us 'how intensely the arts is needed': PoMoArts ED

COVID-19 taught us 'how intensely the arts is needed': PoMoArts ED

The arts provide a social benefit to the community that’s often overlooked and undervalued “and we need the finances to do it," said Deanna Kayne, executive director of PoMoArts.
B.C. salmon are struggling. A Coquitlam hatchery is making changes

B.C. salmon are struggling. A Coquitlam hatchery is making changes

The Hoy–Scott Creek Watershed Society in Coquitlam received the funding this spring from the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Community Salmon Program.
SD43 valedictorian gives free debate lessons to Coquitlam teens

SD43 valedictorian gives free debate lessons to Coquitlam teens

Dana Mizuguchi, who recently graduated from School District 43’s Inquiry Hub, has partnered with United Way BC to create The Debate Café.
A child was struck in Port Coquitlam last month. RCMP are now retracing the suspect's movements

A child was struck in Port Coquitlam last month. RCMP are now retracing the suspect's movements

A driver is facing criminal charges after a hit-and-run incident in June that sent a seven-year-old girl to hospital.
Take a photo of B.C. wildlife. Win a prize from the SPCA

Take a photo of B.C. wildlife. Win a prize from the SPCA

Photographers, ages 14 and up, can take part in the 16th annual Wildlife-in-Focus contest that opened July 2, 2024.
Sunday Night Read: 'The Last Ride'

Sunday Night Read: 'The Last Ride'

This short story series submission is from Vienna Kerfoot of Port Moody.