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A $1 pop brought this Port Coquitlam woman to tears. Here's why

A $1 pop brought this Port Coquitlam woman to tears. Here's why

Despite the high cost of food, one Port Coquitlam business owner dropped the price of pop so one child without money could get a drink. Hyde Creek Recreation Centre snack bar owner now getting praise.
On Our Radar: Broombusters need your help removing invasive plants in three Coquitlam areas

On Our Radar: Broombusters need your help removing invasive plants in three Coquitlam areas

Workers will be out at places like Mundy Park and the Coquitlam Crunch to get rid of scotch broom — a toxic plant to wildlife and native flora.
Your Weekend: It's a shop of horrors in Port Coquitlam

Your Weekend: It's a shop of horrors in Port Coquitlam

Weekend listings for Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody for May 20 to 22, 2022.
Cash from criminal wrong-doing will now help Coquitlam kids

Cash from criminal wrong-doing will now help Coquitlam kids

Nearly $60K in funding from criminal forfeiture proceedings is going to programs that teach Indigenous students about the healing power of plants and other youngsters about restorative justice.
Tropical beats come to Coquitlam for Caribbean Days Festival

Tropical beats come to Coquitlam for Caribbean Days Festival

The two-day Caribbean Days Festival — the largest in the province — is moving Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park after 32 years in North Vancouver.
New Korean seafood restaurant enlivens dining scene in Coquitlam

New Korean seafood restaurant enlivens dining scene in Coquitlam

Looking for some place new to try? Bambada, a new Korean restaurant, recently opened on Barnet Highway in Coquitlam, offering a variety of seafood dishes.
Upgrades to close swimming pool for a month at this Coquitlam facility

Upgrades to close swimming pool for a month at this Coquitlam facility

Those that frequent the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex may need to find another place to workout in the water for the month of June.
Coquitlam adds $1M to plow snow, salt roads next winter

Coquitlam adds $1M to plow snow, salt roads next winter

In what’s become almost an annual tradition, Coquitlam city council will move $1 million into its Extreme Weather Reserve to ready for the next winter storm.
Fountain at Coquitlam's Lafarge Lake to soon turn purple for ALS

Fountain at Coquitlam's Lafarge Lake to soon turn purple for ALS

June is ALS Awareness Month in B.C. and the iconic Tri-City landmark is set to recognize the fundraiser campaign.
For sale: Lonely home on Burke Mountain lot seeks motivated developer for nearly $9M

For sale: Lonely home on Burke Mountain lot seeks motivated developer for nearly $9M

Burke Mountain is one of the busiest real estate markets in Greater Vancouver where both new homes, development lots and pre-sales are vying for customers in a neighbourhood that will eventually be home to 50,000 people.