Here's what's on around the Tri-Cities on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024:
Advance voting
You can vote early in the provincial election. To vote, you must be a Canadian citizen, 18 or older on Oct. 19, 2024, and have been a B.C. resident since April 18, 2024. Bring two pieces of ID with your photo and address. Do you know who is running for MLA? Visit the tricitynews.com, click on the "News" tab and view "BC Votes 2024" for the candidate profiles. Do you know what constituency you live in? There are five new electoral boundaries for the Tri-Cities in the 2024 race.
MORE: elections.bc.ca/mydistrict
Plant removal
Join the Burke Mountain Naturalists and City of Port Coquitlam staff at Blakeburn Lagoons Park for an invasive plant removal party from 9 a.m. to noon. Bring clippers, loppers, raspberry cane cutters and gardening gloves, if you can. Tools will also be supplied. Meet at the main entrance by the new Elbow Place washroom.
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Michif writer
Hear a virtual presentation from Michif writer katherena vermette, the author of The Break, at the Port Moody Public Library inside Port Moody City Hall (100 Newport Dr.) at 6:20 p.m. She will also be in conversation with writer Michelle Cyca. The event is presented by BC Libraries. Registration is required.
MORE: calendar.portmoodylibrary.ca
Naloxone training
Teens and adults can learn how to use a naloxone kit in a 90-minute presentation at the City Centre branch of the Coquitlam Public Library (1169 Pinetree Way). Starting at 6:30 p.m., the session aims to educate the public during B.C.’s deadly overdose crisis.
MORE: coquitlam.libnet.info/event/11335156
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