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Weather delays Coquitlam's dry-floor opening to new year

Bad weather has delayed construction of Coquitlam's new Poirier Dry Floor Facility, a $3.9-million project that was expected to be completed earlier this month.

Bedrock gets OK from city of Coquitlam

Pipeline Road residents are frustrated with a city decision to allow a stone-cutting business to continue operating next to the Coquitlam River despite the fact the company has not been in compliance with land use regulations for years.

Capital projects on a priority list for Port Coquitlam

Port Coquitlam home and business owners will likely benefit from a stripped-down city budget next year. On Monday, members of the city's finance and intergovernmental committee (FIG) voted on 39 capital projects proposed for 2015.

UPDATE: Man in custody after Port Moody assault, carjacking in Coquitlam

A 31-year-old Coquitlam man is in custody after allegedly assaulting a man in a Heritage Mountain home Tuesday morning.

Departed secretary treasurer on payroll until end of June, SOFI report shows

A former School District 43 secretary treasurer who resigned in January 2013 - not long after a multi-million-dollar deficit was revealed - was still on the district payroll until the end of June this year, more than 18 months after his departure.

SCHOOL DISTRICT 43: Trustees got a 5% pay hike in January, SOFI report shows

The new chair of School District 43 doesn't think trustees will be getting a large bump in wages next year after a hike in January of this year boosted their salary by 5%.

Tri-Cities Chamber backs tax increase for Mayors' Transportation Plan

The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce is backing the Metro Vancouver mayors' $7.5-billion transportation plan and its proposal to pay for it with a regional 0.5% PST increase.

Guilty plea in dangerous driving death of 16-year-old in Port Moody

A young Burnaby man has pleaded guilty to three charges in connection with a horrific crash that killed a 16-year-old in Belcarra more than four years ago. On the evening of Sept.

Counting birds instead of bird kills in the Tri-Cities

A hundred years ago, the men of American households would grab their dogs and their bird-hunting rifles for a bit of Boxing Day fun.

Police still looking for Port Coquitlam woman missing since July

Coquitlam RCMP are re-issuing a plea for information about a Port Coquitlam woman who has been missing since the summer. Gladys Prudencio Ynzon, 37, was reported missing on July 4, having last been seen at her PoCo home on the same day.