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Port Moody church starts Advent with free wreath-making workshop

Port Moody church starts Advent with free wreath-making workshop

The workshop at the Inlet United Church in Port Moody is on Saturday, Nov. 25; pre-registration is required.
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'Westies' team led by Coquitlam soldier wins silver in NATO's toughest test

'Westies' team led by Coquitlam soldier wins silver in NATO's toughest test

Master Corporal Justin Fernandes was the lead for the Royal Westminster Regiment’s Exercise Cambrian Patrol team.
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Broken pipe leads to Port Coquitlam pool closure in new year

Broken pipe leads to Port Coquitlam pool closure in new year

Port Coquitlam is temporarily shutting the rec hub's leisure pool and aquatic area for up to six weeks starting Jan. 2, 2024.
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Photos: Lest we forget — Remembrance services on today at Tri-Cities schools

Photos: Lest we forget — Remembrance services on today at Tri-Cities schools

Tens of thousands of students in School District 43 (SD43) paid tribute this morning, Nov. 9, to veterans in Remembrance services.
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Photos + Video: Tri-Cities Diwali celebration holds everybody in thrall

Photos + Video: Tri-Cities Diwali celebration holds everybody in thrall

Hundreds gathered at the Port Coquitlam Community Centre to rejoice the annual holiday with technicoloured attire, traditional music and interactive dancing.
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Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Early spring best time to prune, repot house plants

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Early spring best time to prune, repot house plants

In a perfect world, every gardening project will be accomplished at the most favourable time. But no busy gardener’s world is perfect.
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This Coquitlam nonprofit is still without a home — 40 years on

This Coquitlam nonprofit is still without a home — 40 years on

"When you’re a nonprofit with three full-time staff, $5,300 is too much for rent. We have been put in a position of survival," says Joanne Dumas, executive director of Société Francophone de Maillardville.
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Get the selfie sticks out: Coquitlam plugs in for Lights at Lafarge

Get the selfie sticks out: Coquitlam plugs in for Lights at Lafarge

Lights at Lafarge in Coquitlam officially kicks off Nov. 24 with a family-friendly party from 5 to 8 p.m.
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See your paintings, photos up at this Coquitlam art gallery next year

See your paintings, photos up at this Coquitlam art gallery next year

Metro Vancouver artists looking for a place to hang their new collection in the new year can apply to a Maillardville arts hub.
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David Sovka: The smell of freshly cut grass and other reasons I'll always be a real-lawn guy

David Sovka: The smell of freshly cut grass and other reasons I'll always be a real-lawn guy

Even higher-quality artificial lawns look pretty cheap and crappy, like you picked the worst carpet in the history of floor covering, then decided to put it outside.
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