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Deaths in Coquitlam house fire deemed a murder/suicide

A house fire in Coquitlam that took the lives of two people last week is being called a murder/suicide by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.

Partington Creek plan gets the green light

Hazel Drive is next on the list for Coquitlam city planners as they prepare the fifth - and final - neighbourhood blueprint for Burke Mountain.

Coquitlam's Kruger wins modeling contract

A 20-year-old Coquitlam woman and BC Wheelchair rugby player has won the Lise Watier Something Sweet contest, making her one of the world's first quadriplegic models.

Coq. construction set to slow

The unprecedented building boom in Coquitlam is expected to ease over the next year or two.

Mobile biz permit program off to slow start

A much-touted program rolled out in January to allow business people to pay for a single inter-municipal business permit for the Tri-Cities had a slow uptake in the first quarter of this year.

Douglas College recognized as top sale school

Douglas College has been recognized as one of the best schools for sales professionals by a non-profit organization that promotes the profession through university and college programs.

Autopsies being performed

Autopsies of the two people killed in a Coquitlam house fire earlier this week are expected to be completed by today. Sgt.

No changes to byelection rules: province

A request by Coquitlam city council to change the rules about civic byelections was dismissed by the provincial government this week. Mayor Richard Stewart wrote on behalf of council last month to Coralee Oakes, B.C.

End in sight for PMH1 is good news for Coquitlam district

Students in School District 43 will be the beneficiaries of a legacy of office furniture left behind by Kiewit Flatiron General Partnership as it winds down construction of the Port Mann Highway 1 project.

A helping hand to his former homeland

He has the resolve. And there is definitely a need. Now, all Djiba Camara needs is a little help.