Coquitlam’s Pinetree community centre is offering young people the opportunity to learn the skills needed to care for babies and children — and receive their babysitter’s certification from the Canadian Red Cross.

The babysitting course begins Nov. 7 and runs through Dec. 5 on Saturdays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and is for people ages 11 to 18 years old.

Topics include safety, child development, care and feeding, diaper changing, games and more. There will be an exam on the last day. Attendance at each session is mandatory. 

Total cost for the class is $40, including the manual students keep following the course.

To sign up, call 604-927-4386, go to http://signmeup.coquitlam.ca/signmeup or any Coquitlam Leisure and Parks Facility.

TO YOUR HEALTH

Eating for cancer prevention, a healthy heart and diabetic management 



You can join registered dietitian Jenn Blades for two informative and important workshops at Glen Pine Pavilion that may change your life dramatically.

“Eating for Cancer Prevention and a Healthy Heart” runs this Saturday, Nov. 7 while “Eating for Heart Health and Diabetic Management and Prevention” is set for Nov. 21. Both of these 90-minute sessions will have participants engaging in an interactive discussion on the connection between diet and lifestyles. The programs are sponsored by TEACH — New Horizons for Seniors Grant.

Both sessions run from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and cost $5 for pavilion members, $7 for visitors.

To register, call 604-927-6940. Glen Pine Pavilion, located at 1200 Glen Pine Crt., behind city hall, is a Coquitlam Leisure and Parks Services recreational facility for people 50 and older.