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The B.C. provincial government has approved an up to $500 monthly renters' supplement for individuals in genuine financial distress as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Premier John Horgan also announced Wednesday that B.C.

City wants messages of hope and health by Port Coquitlam kids it can display on its digital billboards during COVID-19 crisis

With the last day of sunshine forecast to hit the Tri-Cities this week, the message from public health officials has never been more clear: Stay home. After all, all playgrounds , rec centres and local ski hills are shut.

Churches in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam are providing meals to low-income and homeless people who would have other resources if not for the COVID-19 crisis

Coquitlam mom wants neighbours to party on their porches and balconies, and in their backyards so everyone feels a little less isolated while in COVID-19 isolation

Fare collection has been suspended in order to reduce person-to-person interaction and limit the spread of the novel coronavirus

Rocky Point Ice Cream in Port Moody sold out of its inventory last weekend but has restocked while it attempts to keep staff employed — and safe

General interest courses such as those in social media and How to Host a Wine Tasting will all switch to online due to the COVID-19 pandemic

With many stores dedicating shopping hours to those most vulnerable to the novel coronavirus, Richmond-based London Drugs is reserving one hour each day for workers on the frontlines of the pandemic.

On the bright side, gas is down to $1.13. Now if only there were somewhere to go. Justine Etzkorn doesn’t worry about that. As a lighthouse keeper on the west coast of Vancouver Island, she only ventures into town, Victoria, a couple of times a year.