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302-unit affordable housing project moves forward in Port Coquitlam

302-unit affordable housing project moves forward in Port Coquitlam

Preliminary approvals granted for a six-storey building on city-owned land next to the Coquitlam River
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Tri-City unions get set to vote, bargain after pandemic delays

Tri-City unions get set to vote, bargain after pandemic delays

Unionized members working for Coquitlam city hall will go to an online poll next week to vote for a new executive.
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Coquitlam students support the Christmas hamper program with virtual auction

Coquitlam students support the Christmas hamper program with virtual auction

With face-to-face holiday programs on hold, students are finding creative ways to give back
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British Columbians may still get $1,000 in the mail by Christmas: Horgan

British Columbians may still get $1,000 in the mail by Christmas: Horgan

Horgan says people will probably be happy to get the cash whether it comes on Dec. 24 or Jan. 5
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'Stay where you live': B.C. premier calls for Canada-wide travel restrictions

'Stay where you live': B.C. premier calls for Canada-wide travel restrictions

He also said regional essential travel recommendations, which now apply to B.C.'s Lower Mainland, would be extended for 'the next two weeks at least.'
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Elias Pettersson sends inspirational video to Canucks fan fighting cancer

Elias Pettersson sends inspirational video to Canucks fan fighting cancer

Nearly 1 in 2 Canadians will get diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, according to a report from the Canadian Cancer Society . As a result, pretty much everyone has some sort of connection to this disease.
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Anxiety clouds Port Moody capital budget plans

Anxiety clouds Port Moody capital budget plans

City's finance committee worried about impact on city finances of economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Here's where you can get KFC-scented fire logs in the Tri-Cities

Here's where you can get KFC-scented fire logs in the Tri-Cities

The smell of chestnuts won't be the only scent being roasted over an open fire this year as Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has brought their fried-chicken scented fire logs to Canada.
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Coquitlam green-lights plan to add 24,000 more residents to city core

Coquitlam green-lights plan to add 24,000 more residents to city core

With a city centre larger than downtown Vancouver, Coquitlam is moving forward with an ambitious plan to transform the city from a suburbia into the urban hub of Metro Vancouver’s northeast quadrant.
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Parents want more information after another Port Coquitlam school exposure

Parents want more information after another Port Coquitlam school exposure

More details sought in exposure notices as Central elementary flagged for an exposure Nov. 3 and 4 and B.C. cases in the last 24 hours hit 717, another record
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