The City of Port Coquitlam is launching a school supplies collection at the Port Coquitlam Community Centre (PCCC), Hyde Creek Recreation Centre (HC), and City Hall until October 31 to help support the staff, students and teachers whose school was burnt down over the weekend.
Residents can simply place supplies in the bins located in the lobby at PCCC, HC and City Hall. The City will collect these items and donate them to Hazel Trembath Elementary School.
City staff will continue to work with the School District 43 (SD43) on ways the City can support the staff, students and teachers during this difficult time.
A number of groups, businesses and organizations in the community have stepped forward to offer support for those affected by the Hazel Trembath Elementary fire, which displaced about 250 students after the building was gutted by a fire on October 14. Students will be kept together and moved to Winslow Centre in Coquitlam as a short-term solution.
How to Participate
Stop by PCCC, HC, or City Hall where a bin marked Hazel Trembath donations will be there for those wanting to donate items.
What is Accepted
Residents can help provide basic school necessities by donating the following items:
- Staplers
- Clipboards
- Dry erase markers
- Poster board
- Sticky Post-It Notes
- Writing Instruments - pencils, highlighters, pens or markers and eraser
- Art Supplies - construction paper, crayons and glue
- Games
- Notebooks
- Calculators
- Lined Paper
- Book Donations - suitable for primary aged pupils (K-Grade 5). These can be books of any kind, fiction, or non-fiction, in good/new condition
What is Not Accepted
- Food or canned goods
- Gift Cards
- Monetary Donations
- Clothing
Other Ways to Donate
The School District 43 Foundation is accepting monetary donations. Consider donating to the SD43 Education Foundation to show support and to help rebuild this beloved school. Donations can be made online at sd43foundation.org.
The City thanks the community for the outpouring of support and offers to help.
The investigation is ongoing and there are no further details to release at this time. Anyone who may have witnessed anything suspicious in the area is asked to come forward specifically between the late evening of October 13, 2023 and the early morning of October 14, 2023.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2023-27725.
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Media Contact
Ximena Ibacache
Manager of Communications & Administrative Services
City of Port Coquitlam
Tel 604.927.5499
Email [email protected]