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A former Port Coquitlam mayoral candidate was banned this week from speaking during open question period at city council meetings. Instead, Patrick Alambets will only be allowed to appear as a delegation or submit questions to council in writing.

A crosswalk that was the scene of a pedestrian accident outside of Citadel middle school in Port Coquitlam last Wednesday had been improved two years previous after parents complained about safety concerns to the city and the school district.

Port Coquitlam currently has the cheapest gas in Metro Vancouver, according to a website that tracks pump prices in the region. According to www.vancouvergasprices.com the Costco gas station (2370 Ottawa Street) has posted a price of 97.

A closed school in Port Moody's College Park neighbourhood shouldn't be left to fall apart, says a community advocate who previously fought to keep the small school open.

Police are hoping a member of the public will be able to help investigators identify a man that allegedly tried to shoplift a chainsaw from a store at Coquitlam Centre. The incident occurred on Nov. 1 at around 8:45 p.m.

Three Tri-City companies have made it to the short list for the Small Busieness BC awards.

An elderly Port Coquitlam man who was hit while walking in a crosswalk with a nine-year-old boy Wednesday afternoon succumbed to his injuries overnight.

Convicted child killer Allan Schoenborn will be back in front of the B.C. Review Board next month.

Almost three months after the crime, Coquitlam RCMP are looking for the public's help in tracking down a bus passenger who assaulted a driver. According to police, at about 11 a.m. on Oct.

Coquitlam RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying two identity theft suspects. According to police, on Nov. 17 a woman was contacted about a credit card in her name that she knew nothing about.