The Ministry of Children and Family Development is in need for new foster parents in New Westminster.
The ministry is holding an information session on Wednesday, Feb. 15 in the Tommy Douglas library in Burnaby from 6: 30 to 8: 30 p.m. While the meeting is being held in Burnaby, it's aimed at people in the region who are interested in fostering.
The ministry is planning to hold monthly information session for people interested in finding out about fostering with the Ministry of Children and Family Development. For more information, call its recruitment team at 604-520-2900.
Get moving
More than 400 Royal City residents are trying to get more active in 2012.
The City of New Westminster launched its Biggest Mover challenge on Feb. 5. The program offers incentives and weekly challenges to help residents improve their health.
Sandy Earle, the city's active communities programmer, said people can still sign up until Feb. 17, but they'll just have to work a little harder to collect points by the end of the challenge on April 28.
"I'm getting emails like crazy that people are counting up their points," she said. "One person, emailed me to say he was choosing to walk to his meeting downtown instead of driving."
As of Feb. 10, 450 people had registered with the city program.
Book launch
Local author Colleen Cross is launching her debut suspense/thriller Exit Strategy right here in the Royal City.
Cross is holding a book launch on Friday, Feb. 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St. Everyone is welcome to drop in, and books will be available for purchase and signing.
Exit Strategy is available in paperback and e-book at Amazon, Kobo, Sony and other retailers. See www. colleencrosss.com.
Valentine flowers
A company that provides home-care services brought Operation Pink Carnation to New Westminster.
Nurse Next Door handed out pink carnations to the first 200 people to drop by and visit them at Royal City Centre on Valentine's Day. They were at the mall providing information about their home-care services and handing out pink carnations to seniors.
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