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French Beach park closed after bear rips tents, gets into vehicles

French Beach park closed after bear rips tents, gets into vehicles

The quiet night turned to mayhem about 4:30 a.m., when loud screams began and people in tents started using their key fobs to set off their car alarms to scare the bear away.
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Southern Interior now the hotspot for B.C. wildfires

Southern Interior now the hotspot for B.C. wildfires

The BC Wildfire Service has shifted resources to southern B.C.
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Another B.C. judge tosses challenge to foreign buyers tax

Another B.C. judge tosses challenge to foreign buyers tax

Iranian asylum seeker from 1995 never became a permanent resident and when he bought a $6.6-million home in the British Properties he was dinged $1.32 million for the foreign buyers tax.
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Rent or buy? Cost gap as high as $2,600 in one major B.C. city, says report

Rent or buy? Cost gap as high as $2,600 in one major B.C. city, says report

Vancouver, Victoria and Surrey mortgage holders pay on average $1,9421 more per month than renters within those three respective cities.
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Port Coquitlam groups earn $5K grants to help shape B.C. anti-racism act

Port Coquitlam groups earn $5K grants to help shape B.C. anti-racism act

Two Tri-Cities-based organizations are encouraging racialized communities to participate in a survey that hopes to "make a meaningful difference."
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Photos: Coquitlam councillor moves house with 'pictures still on the walls'

Photos: Coquitlam councillor moves house with 'pictures still on the walls'

Coquitlam Coun. Craig Hodge explains why he’s become a convert to moving houses instead of knocking them down
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Meet the musicians to serenade summer afternoons in Port Coquitlam

Meet the musicians to serenade summer afternoons in Port Coquitlam

Port Coquitlam's Lions Park is hosting two free public concerts with multiple genres in hopes of enriching the city's cultural perspective.
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July likely Earth's hottest month in 120,000 years, analysis says

July likely Earth's hottest month in 120,000 years, analysis says

July shatters Earth's previous record for the hottest month in recorded history, according to a recent analysis.
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Your Weekend: Take a trip to the Caribbean at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam

Your Weekend: Take a trip to the Caribbean at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam

Weekend events in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody for July 28 to 30, 2023.
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Child-care costs in B.C. well above national average in 2022

Child-care costs in B.C. well above national average in 2022

In 2022, B.C. parents paid around $802 per month for full-time child care for each kid under five.
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