Welcome to the first official weekend of summer — it’s going to be a hot one. Be sure to load up on sunscreen, put on a hat and get set for a weekend of good times.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
HOMEGROWN GOODNESS
Port Moody’s Greg Drummond celebrates the release of his latest album, Drive, with a hometown performance at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr.), complete with bevvies from Moody Ales and snacks from This Little Piggy food truck. Drummond will be joined by the opening band Bowen & The Uproar for this not-to-be-missed show. The bar is open at 7 p.m. with the show at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 at gregdrummond.com or portmoody.ca.
GOLDEN SPIKE DAYS
Get ready for a weekend of music-filled festivities with the return of Golden Spike Days, featuring tribute bands paying homage to Fleetwood Mac, Neil Diamond, Abba and the Beatles throughout the weekend. Entertainment gets underway tonight at 6:30 p.m. and continues throughout Saturday and Sunday. There are loads of kids’ activities, tours and more to keep the whole family entertained, and be sure not to miss the 3-km Family Fun Run on Sunday, the Spike Driving Contest and the Tri-Cities Got Talent Show. Visit www.goldenspike.ca for a full schedule of events and entertainment.
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
FUEL UP
Pile on the pancakes and sausages this morning (and tomorrow, too) at the Port Moody Firefighters’ 38th annual pancake breakfast at the Inlet Centre fire hall (150 Newport Dr.). The fire fighters will be flipping jacks from 8 a.m. to noon to raise money for the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation and Crossroads Hospice, so be sure to arrive on an empty stomach.
PLAY ON
NHL action may be all wrapped up for the season, but you can still get your hockey fix at the Play On! street hockey tournament at Coquitlam Centre (2929 Barnet Hwy.), running today and tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The four-on-four tourney has all levels and ages playing in recreational and competitive categories — and loads of fun for spectators. Get full details at www.playon.ca/events/vancouver.
MAD SCIENCE
Kick off a great summer of reading at Coquitlam Library’s Mad Science party at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St.). Register for the club starting at 10 a.m., followed by the Fire ‘n’ Ice show at 10:30 a.m. Registration at the City Centre branch (1169 Pinetree Way) is at 2 p.m. with the show at 2:30 p.m. Kids will get a special kit to keep track of their reading and, if they read for 49 days, they’ll receive a collectable medal and be entered to win a grand prize of an iPad Air.
GET ON THE AIR
Connect with radio operators around the world and join a global amateur radio competition at Castle Park (2252 Castle Cr., PoCo) from noon to 4 p.m. during Field Day, an exercise for PoCo’s Emergency Preparedness Communications team. Visitors who make contact through the Get On The Air station will help the team earn points as it competes to be the highest-ranked amateur radio team in its category (last year they were second in their category in B.C. and fifth in Canada). Visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/ep for more info.
SUNDAY, JUNE 28
STAY COOL
This weekend is set to be a scorcher, but the Tri-Cities’ outdoor pools are up and running to keep everyone in the family (relatively) cool. In Port Moody, head to Rocky Point Pool (2800 Murray St.) or Westhill (203 Westhill Pl.), in Port Coquitlam there’s Centennial (3050 Chester St., opening Saturday), Robert Hope (2137 Lamprey Dr., opening Friday), Sun Valley wading pool/spray park (3700 Hamilton St.) and Routley wading pool (1570 Western Dr.) and in Coquitlam, head to Spani (655 Hillcrest, in Mundy Park), Eagle Ridge (2689 Guildford Way) and Blue Mountain wading pool (975 King Albert Ave.). Coquitlam’s spray parks are at Blue Mountain, Burns Park (802 Edgar St.), Galloway (34040 Galloway Ave.), Mackin (1046 Brunette Ave.), Norm Staff (3320 David Ave.), Panorama (1455 Johnson St.) and Town Centre (1299 Pipeline Rd.).
BE IN BLOOM
Coquitlam in Bloom continues at Como Lake Park (700 Gatensbury St.), with activities ranging from yarn bombing to eco-sculpture planting, banner painting, chalk art and more. The free event runs from 2 to 5 p.m.
