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This week in the Tri-Cities provides us with even more Christmas activities to attend, plus some others like The Rat Pack at the Red Robinson, two movie showings, an art exhibition opening reception and a Latin dance party. Enjoy! What:Â National Film Board of Canada Thursday Matinee When: Thursday, December 8 from 1:30-3:30pm Where: Coquitlam… [Continue Reading]
Minnekhada Lodge was built in 1934 in Northeastern Coquitlam as a country retreat and hunting lodge by lumber magnate Eric W. Hamber, who later became Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia. In addition to Hamber, Minnekhada was home to another Lietuenant-Governor, shipbuilder Colonel Clarence Wallace. The lodge has hosted royalty, and Governor-General Lord Tweedsmuir and his sons… [Continue Reading]
Canadian bartering community Swapsity is joining forces with an Anmore artist intent on using his passion for barter to build his eco-friendly home. Jay Peachy, an environmental advocate and self-proclaimed “bartermaniac”, is relying on the power of swap for his “Great Barter Build” project using reclaimed and traded materials. His mission will also be captured… [Continue Reading]
We’re now into June, and many of us haven’t really thought through what we’re going to do with our darling children until school starts again in September. Place Des Arts are offering summer workshops for 12-14 year olds that have a few spaces left. So if you’ve got a teen who is into creative pursuits,… [Continue Reading]
Welcome to this fine edition of the links. The Canucks continue to dominate the local discourse, and while we’re all wrapped up in the Cup Finals run, here are some other stories that I found in and around the Tri-Cities. A few days ago we reported on the new Metro Vancouver Lawn Sprinkling regulations, specifically… [Continue Reading]
We lead off this edition of the links with another link about us. The Coquitlam Now ran an article about our update to the Port Moody Museum library. If you’re seeing a pattern, the best way to lead off the links post is to talk about us, we’re quite easy that way. Thanks to the… [Continue Reading]
I’m playing hurt this week as I have some kind of strange flu, so I’m typing this in a horizontal position. Please excuse any and all lapses in judgement in the links post this week. First up, we made the Tri-City News as the business who provided the new website for the Port Moody Museum…. [Continue Reading]
It looked like we were just getting a new Federal Budget on Monday, but now we’re getting a whole lot more. It’s looking like a Federal Election is coming in our near future. Our local MP’s have differing opinions on the budget, as to be expected. While the race in New Westminster-Coquitlam will be a… [Continue Reading]
While there is some news here closer to home, the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan have dominated the headlines. Words can’t express the scale of the devastation, and our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Japan. Here are some related stories with a local angle. Former Coquitlam realtor Kevin Byrne was right in… [Continue Reading]
This past Thursday night was the grand opening of the annual Positively Petite exhibition at Place Des Arts. Positively Petite presents 2D and 3D miniatures in a wide variety of media by nearly 50 artists. This year, many returning favourites are back, as well as some new artists. The exhibition runs from November 18th thru… [Continue Reading]
