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Executive director of Community Ventures Society to retire this month

Executive director of Community Ventures Society to retire this month

Kevin Lusignan will leave the top position on June 28 and will be replaced by Linda King.
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Tributes to 215 residential school children continue to grow in the Tri-Cities

Tributes to 215 residential school children continue to grow in the Tri-Cities

Riverside Secondary is collecting children's shoes for a memorial outside the Port Coquitlam school, while others are placing orange ribbons on fences.
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12 die in B.C. from COVID-19 on weekend, as new infections stay low

12 die in B.C. from COVID-19 on weekend, as new infections stay low

89,390 people received first doses of vaccine during the weekend; 57,521 others got second doses.
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Metro Vancouver shuts road to Minnekhada park due to bear activity

Metro Vancouver shuts road to Minnekhada park due to bear activity

Bears have been sighted going into berry bushes and the park road has been closed as a precaution
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It's official: TransLink doubling bus service to popular summer destinations in the Tri-Cities

It's official: TransLink doubling bus service to popular summer destinations in the Tri-Cities

Bus routes to White Pine Beach at Sasamat Lake, as well as the Buntzen Lake Recreational Area and Belcarra will see more weekday and weekend service in the coming weeks in anticipation of greater customer demand
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Tuesday's Lotto Max to have biggest lottery prize total in Canadian history

Tuesday's Lotto Max to have biggest lottery prize total in Canadian history

A record-breaking $117 million in prizes are up for grabs.
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Get your stuffies out for Festival Coquitlam's Teddy Bear concerts and parade

Get your stuffies out for Festival Coquitlam's Teddy Bear concerts and parade

Charlotte Diamond, Will Stroet get top billing at the virtual Teddy Bear concerts this weekend — a presentation by Festival Coquitlam.
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Weekend busy for contact tracers as Coquitlam area schools hit with COVID-19

Weekend busy for contact tracers as Coquitlam area schools hit with COVID-19

Parents alerted at seven Coquitlam area schools that someone in their school community has tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days
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Virtual office training course at Douglas College helps struggling youth get jobs

Virtual office training course at Douglas College helps struggling youth get jobs

Eligible youth who are accepted into the customer service digital literacy program will learn technical skills needed to work in a variety of administrative and customer service occupations; Douglas College has received funding to provide the program virtually
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UPDATE: Second residence searched in Trina Hunt investigation, IHIT reveals

UPDATE: Second residence searched in Trina Hunt investigation, IHIT reveals

Officers have appeared to have taped around the residence. The family is offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and charges.
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