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'Nobody owns a view unless you’re on a cliff’: Tall tower for Coquitlam City Centre gets mixed reviews

'Nobody owns a view unless you’re on a cliff’: Tall tower for Coquitlam City Centre gets mixed reviews

A 25-storey tower — the tallest a building can go on the east side of Coquitlam’s Pipeline Road — is set to get the green light from city hall next month.
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B.C. COVID-19 daily case counts fall to 29 – fewest since Aug. 4

B.C. COVID-19 daily case counts fall to 29 – fewest since Aug. 4

Province also sees declines in ICU patients and active infections.
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GRAD 2021: Terry Fox's valedictorian Bernice Atienza

GRAD 2021: Terry Fox's valedictorian Bernice Atienza

This month, Tri-City News asked high school valedictorians in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody to describe what it's like to graduate in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic — and without an official ceremony
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Due to extraordinary heat, bear traps aren't being used in the Tri-Cities: BC Conservation Officer Service

Due to extraordinary heat, bear traps aren't being used in the Tri-Cities: BC Conservation Officer Service

Conservation officers are temporarily removing bear traps due to extreme heat and concerns that bears caught in them could suffer from heat stress.
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Horgan ends mandatory mask wearing; B.C. moves to Step 3

Horgan ends mandatory mask wearing; B.C. moves to Step 3

Loosened COVID-19 restrictions follow high vaccination rate, falling case counts
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Sleek bear takes a dip, coyote sniffs for prey: Eye-catching Port Moody wildlife videos to cool you down

Sleek bear takes a dip, coyote sniffs for prey: Eye-catching Port Moody wildlife videos to cool you down

Volunteers at Mossom Creek Hatchery and Education Centre are hard at work on environmental programs in a forested area on the outskirts of the city.
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Port Moody police respond to several assaults, disturbances in one week at Sasamat Lake

Port Moody police respond to several assaults, disturbances in one week at Sasamat Lake

The department says visitors to the Belcarra Regional Park site can expect a 'strong presence' in the months ahead; PMPD responded to more than 100 calls last year.
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Could today be the last of the Tri-Cities' heatwave? Here's what the forecast is predicting

Could today be the last of the Tri-Cities' heatwave? Here's what the forecast is predicting

Fraser Health is also issuing an alert as the cumulative effect of current high daytime temperatures with limited overnight relief can lead to heat-related illness.
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Coquitlam group promotes 'heal together' movement after revelations of 215 residential school children in unmarked graves

Coquitlam group promotes 'heal together' movement after revelations of 215 residential school children in unmarked graves

Helping End Aboriginal Loss is raising funds in support of the Indian Residential School Survivors Society and pledging a summer of movement and conversation about the residential school system and its impact on Indigenous people.
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Cancel Canada Day march set for July 1 in Port Coquitlam as organizers seek to educate, inform about Indigenous issues

Cancel Canada Day march set for July 1 in Port Coquitlam as organizers seek to educate, inform about Indigenous issues

First Nations land rights, residential schools, murdered and missing women among the issues faced by Indigenous people; Cancel Canada Day organizers seek 'allies' with whom they can share information and stories.
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