Feature Stories
What’s Happening in the Tri Cities: Feed the Bear and Step Out in Centennial Style
This week we’re positively encouraging you to feed the bear, a very special bear who gives great support to our community and needs your love in return. And while you’re at it, remember his brothers in the woods and store your trash sensibly. Definitely not trash but bite-size, Evergreen presents the cream of local talent… [Continue Reading]
Get Your Nosh on at a Coquitlam Public House
Guest submission from the Joseph Richard Group. The Joseph Richard Group is pleased to offer two exceptional locations in Coquitlam. Quickly to become a favourite with locals, is Townhall Public House in the tradition and history rich location of Maillardville. Built in 1934, in the former Jubilee Hotel, The French Quarter pub was one of… [Continue Reading]
Links: I’m on a boat!
Usually you think of boat owners, images of rich guys in funny hats come to mind. But boats also provide cover for some high end squatting, which is becoming a bit of an issue in Port Moody. Port Metro Vancouver is coming up with a harbour management plan for our little end of Burrard Inlet…. [Continue Reading]
Outdoor Pool and Spray Park Listings – 2013
Summer officially gets its start in just a few days here in the Tri-Cities. One of the best parts of the season is the chance to head outside on a sunny day to play in the water. There are outdoor pools and spray parks across Port Moody, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam that give us a… [Continue Reading]
Summer Fun with Jimmy Baldwin at Place des Arts
What are your kids doing this summer? If they’re tired of the same-old, same-old, you may want to consider adding learn to play the guitar to their list. Guitar teacher Jimmy Baldwin is offering beginners’ group guitar classes for eight to twelve year olds at Place des Arts in Coquitlam as part of their Summer… [Continue Reading]
What’s Happening in the Tri Cities: Home Alone, Ahead with a Hat, For the Girls and Much More!
This is the week for getting into the Centennial spirit big time in Port Moody, with a toe-tapping dance party and tea-sipping millinery craft party to get you in the mood. Meanwhile, over in Port Coquitlam, tweens are encouraged to leave their parents home alone for an evening (it’s good training for them, honest) or… [Continue Reading]
(Not So) Secret Cycles
Observant residents will have noticed a new outdoor store in town. Secret Cycles has moved from its oh-so-secret location tucked away off Barnet Highway in Coquitlam to a brand new, highly visible store in Port Moody on St. John’s Street, just in time for the start of cycling season. Canny commuters and weekend warriors will… [Continue Reading]
Links: Garbage Apps and Hotel Scraps
Lou Sekora is a lot of things, including a very good politician. The man knows how to pick an issue to create enough outrage among a very small number of voters to make sure he’s elected every time. Now as we all know, name recognition is 95% of the battle to be elected in chronically… [Continue Reading]
The Breast Event of the Tri-Cities
On June 15, 2013 in support of Rethink Breast Cancer, hundreds of women will converge upon the Inlet Theatre in Port Moody in the name of breast cancer education and awareness. Presented by TELUS, The Breast Event of the Tri-Cities is a daylong conference featuring Dr. Carolyn Gotay PhD, Dr. Divi Chandna MD, and Dr…. [Continue Reading]
Watershed Tours: Find out Where Your Drinking Water Comes From
Metro Vancouver has three main drinking water sources. The first two, the Capilano and Seymour Reservoirs, are located on the North Shore. Together, they provide approximately 66% of the region’s drinking water. The remaining 34% comes from the Coquitlam Reservoir, located right here in the Tri-Cities. These protected watersheds provide you, and 2.3 million of… [Continue Reading]
What’s Happening in the Tri Cities: Destroy the Evidence, the 100-mile Diet and Sweet Music for the Ears.
This week, get out and get healthy in the Tri Cities. There’s a bike ride round PoCo, farmer’s markets galore, and a picnic in the park for furry friends. Feed your mind as well as your body with concerts and art exhibitions. Outdoor events are a feast for the senses with a garden stroll and… [Continue Reading]
Tour de PoCo
It’s not a race and there’s certainly not a yellow jersey for the course leader, but the 3rd Annual (Centennial Edition) Tour de PoCo is coming up on Sunday, June 9, 2013. The non-profit Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society, colloquially known as PoCo Heritage, is presenting this free cycling event to celebrate Port Coquitlam’s… [Continue Reading]
Links: This Week in Avoiding By-Elections
Seems the excitement of the provincial election will be with us for weeks to come in Coquitlam, as the haggling over whether or not we’re having a by-election continues. After the final absentee ballots came in, Coquitlam Councillor Selina Robinson now holds a 35 vote lead over Liberal Steve Kim in Coquitlam-Maillardville. This slim margin… [Continue Reading]
Port Moody Centennial Parade and All Nations Festival
If you like to plan out your local fun ahead of time, you’ll want to pencil in Saturday, June 22, 2013 on your calendar. That’s the date when Port Moody will celebrate its 100th birthday with the Port Moody Centennial Parade and All Nations Festival. The fun starts at 11:00am when the parade begins at… [Continue Reading]
Local Farmers’ Markets Opening
The Coquitlam Farmers Market has become a local institution. It’s the second oldest market in the region, opening just one year after the Vancouver market at Trout Lake. And market fans such as myself were excited when the 17th season kicked off earlier this month. The market happens every Sunday until the end of October… [Continue Reading]
