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'I saw her cry for 7 months': cancelled flights to Mexico prompt anxiety over family separation, migrant workers

'I saw her cry for 7 months': cancelled flights to Mexico prompt anxiety over family separation, migrant workers

The three-month cancellation of Canadian flights to Mexico and the Caribbean has prompted anxiety over family separation and fears the measures could interrupt the flow of migrant workers and lead to a North America-wide recession
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27 B.C. flights flagged for COVID-19 exposures over past week

27 B.C. flights flagged for COVID-19 exposures over past week

The flights were added to the BCCDC's list of public exposures between Jan. 24 and Jan. 29
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Coquitlam teacher who found massive corn snake 'too chicken' to pick it up

Coquitlam teacher who found massive corn snake 'too chicken' to pick it up

Tina Borsa called Coquitlam animal control about the corn snake and was relieved that city bylaw officers were able to rescue it and take it to a Maple Ridge vet; his video shared widely about the 'grumpy' snake is a warning to not abandon animals
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Coquitlam school district takes Swiss insurer to court in troubled $50M school project

Coquitlam school district takes Swiss insurer to court in troubled $50M school project

If the Swiss insurance company fails to make over $260,000 in top-up payments to the SD43, the current contractor may be forced to cease work on the project, leading to "significant losses and damages as a result,” wrote an attorney for SD43 in the petition to the court 
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Updated: Port Moody council approves shopping list for Coronation Park redevelopment

Updated: Port Moody council approves shopping list for Coronation Park redevelopment

Vancouver-based Wesgroup Properties is hoping to turn Port Moody's Coronation Park neighbourhood into a dense urban area with about 2,900 new homes. Friday, councillors gave it a green light to progress to its next step.
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COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Port Coquitlam long-term care home

COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Port Coquitlam long-term care home

The second outbreak was declared over after a six-week period in which at least five residents died and a total of 51 were infected with the coronavirus
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COVID-19 cases up in the Tri-Cities as long-term care outbreaks continue

COVID-19 cases up in the Tri-Cities as long-term care outbreaks continue

The 12% bump in cases comes as the federal government moves to cancel flights to Mexico and the Caribbean and impose even tighter quarantine measures on returning travellers to stem the spread of highly contagious new variants
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. continue to trend down

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. continue to trend down

The number of those hospitalized in B.C. with COVID-19 was less than 300 for the second day in a row, on January 29, after nine weeks of being above that level.
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Building a coach house just got easier in Port Coquitlam

Building a coach house just got easier in Port Coquitlam

Coach house builders can get approval without a public input meeting, although they will still have to consult with neighbours; but a Vancouver architect says builders of small homes shouldn't have more stringent requirements than those who build large homes
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Redevelopment plan leaves Coronation Park residents in ‘limbo’

Redevelopment plan leaves Coronation Park residents in ‘limbo’

Port Moody council will decide this afternoon whether a massive redevelopment of Coronation Park can move forward to the next step. Meanwhile, longtime residents of the neighbourhood feel their lives are on hold.
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