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Cone Zone campaign kicks off to protect roadside workers

Cone Zone campaign kicks off to protect roadside workers

In 2018, two of them died and another 29 were injured. Between 2009 and 2018, 13 were killed and 213 were injured. It’s hard to believe the aforementioned statistics relate to roadside workers in B.C. and the fates they meet when hit by vehicles.
Second weekly Lotto Max draw added with up to $70-million jackpots

Second weekly Lotto Max draw added with up to $70-million jackpots

Players of the lottery now have more chances to lose in a week. Or, yes, more chances to win. A “new chapter in Canadian lottery history” is being touted, as Lotto Max players can play the nation’s biggest lottery game twice each week.
Sorry to dampen your mood: Vancouver forecast calling for rain all week

Sorry to dampen your mood: Vancouver forecast calling for rain all week

The Metro Vancouver weather forecast is calling for a wetter pattern after the region saw decidedly toasty temperatures during the start of the month.
Crime hotspot in west Coquitlam: RCMP

Crime hotspot in west Coquitlam: RCMP

Thieves are breaking into homes, businesses and cars, according to the latest police analysis
Massive church opens in Port Coquitlam

Massive church opens in Port Coquitlam

New Riverside Community Church looks austere but pastors promise that the space, with its theatre, gym and meeting rooms, will welcome all
BC Liberals attack Tri-City MLA with partisan ads

BC Liberals attack Tri-City MLA with partisan ads

Paid for with caucus funds, the partisan ads were delivered to every address in BC NDP MLA Rick Glumac's Port Moody-Coquitlam electoral district

Weigh-in on Coquitlam’s new Smiling Creek Activity Centre

The city of Coquitlam wants to hear from residents who have participated in events and programs at the new Smiling Creek Activity Centre. Between now and the end of May, an online survey will be available at coquitlam.
Letter: LGBTQ community 'noticeably excluded' from Rainbow Crosswalk unveiling

Letter: LGBTQ community 'noticeably excluded' from Rainbow Crosswalk unveiling

The Editor, Re. " A rainbow lands in Newport Village " (The Tri-City News, May 2). The city of Port Moody unveiled the city's new Rainbow Crosswalk April 30.

City of Coquitlam wants to give you money to party

Do you want to have a block party in your neighbourhood this summer? The city of Coquitlam is offering $150 grants to encourage residents to plan social events as a way of meeting their neighbours and enhancing community safety and awareness.

Dispelling four property tax myths

Coquitlam’s finance and technology department has provided four property tax myths it hopes to dispel as tax bills begin to arrive this season