Category: Getting Outside
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Coquitlam’s Tree Watering Bags
For the second year in a row, Coquitlam has installed watering bags to help out young trees and is inviting neighbouring residents to help keep the trees healthy by adding water to the bags during drier spells. The City of Coquitlam is committed to supporting a healthy urban forest that includes 2,800 young trees. To…
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Canada Day in Coquitlam
While the neighbouring community of Burnaby is hosting their annual Canada Day celebration at Swangard Stadium, this year will be Coquitlam’s eighth Canada Day celebration and more than 60,000 people will gather in Town Centre Park on July 1st for ‘Coquitlam Celebrates Canada Day’. The Canada Day celebration in Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park is a…
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Coquitlam 125 Partnership; Keeping Waste Out of Landfills
As thousands of people prepare to attend the Coquitlam 125 anniversary celebrations this year, the City’s special events staff are devising a plan to keep more than a tonne of discarded food, packaging and other recyclables out of the landfill. A single large event such as Coquitlam’s Canada Day celebration can produce almost 900 kilograms…
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Canada Day Festivities Planned for Burnaby
While the City of Vancouver continues the tradition of keeping Canada Day celebrations pretty low-key, neighbouring communities like the City of Burnaby continue to grow their Canada Day festivities. This year, the City of Burnaby will play host to a free Canada Day concert and fireworks at the Swangard Stadium on July 1st for the…
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Rhododendron Festival at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
I stopped in to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts at Deer Lake for the annual Rhododendron Festival. The best part of the festival was watching all the kids (and adults) flying the little plastic kites that they made there. Another great part of the Rhododendron Festival was the Strawberry Tea service in the Ceperley…
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Poirier Community Centre Kid’s Swap Meet
Although the headline may lead you to believe that you can swap your kids at this meet, the reality is that you can only swap (buy and sell) stuff FOR your kids. If you are still interested in buying or selling the stuff your kids no longer use, the Poirier Community Centre is hosting a…
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Coquitlam Says Enough of Your Baggage
Coquitlam wants residents to know that no plastic bags, whether labelled biodegradable, compostable, or ‘municipality-approved’ are allowed in the Green Cart. The City monitors contamination in Green Carts at pickup time and there are high contamination levels due to plastic bags being used to contain green waste. Plastic, compostable bags, and other non-organic contaminants are…
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La Bohème at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
If you’ve been interested in the opera but don’t know where to the start, the Burnaby Lyric Opera and Shadbolt Centre for the Arts have the production for you – La Bohème, by Giacomo Puccini. La Bohème is a beloved classic and one of the brightest stars in Giacomo Puccini’s repertoire. This musical masterpiece is…
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“Til Death” and “No Tweed Too Tight: Another Grant Canyon Mystery”
On at the Evergreen Cultural Centre is the double bill of “Till Death” – The tale of Six Queens. Six Love stories. Six Deaths. One Actress! It all starts in the afterlife, in a bizarre waiting room of sorts. One by one, the wives of Henry VIII arrive, much to the shock and dismay of each…