Living

A vampire run, prize giveaways and all day happy hours are lined up at establishments in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody for the Irish celebrations this weekend.

Fraser Health's Integrated Homelessness Action Response Team services communities north of the Fraser River.

Emergency social services for Century Place tenants is extended until Wednesday, March 20, the City of Coquitlam says.

The deadline is nearing for Port Moody and Port Coquitlam homeowners to register for the cities-wide garage sales in April.

The PCCC pool re-opens on March 16 after fixing a broken pipe, while Coquitlam's Poirier tank closes April 2 for a deep clean.

Canada's NDP Leader and Burnaby South MP Jagmeet Singh unveiled his party's plan for a national Rental Protection Fund.

Coquitlam is also cutting its Kaleidoscope Arts Festival in August to make way for bigger a Summer Concert Series, as well as more BC Culture Days programming in September.

The new fire truck, at a cost of nearly $600,000, is "a bargain for taxpayers," said Miranda Venos, vice president of the Sasamat Volunteer Firefighters Association.