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Coquitlam property owners will see an average 2.34% overall property tax hike when their bill arrives this year, an increase the city says is the smallest since 2005.

Business owners interesting in learning how the upcoming transit referendum affects them may want to attend an upcoming event organized by the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce.

Here's a video from Locarno's opening number on Saturday night. Check out Wednesday's Tri-City News for photos. Below, the lineup for Sunday (schedule is subject to change): MAIN STAGE (Grand Chapiteau) 9 a.m.: Mass 10 a.m.

Coquitlam RCMP instituted a brief lockdown at several schools and a community centre in Port Coquitlam Thursday afternoon after receiving complaints about a man walking with a gun.

A grieving young Coquitlam woman who wanted a legacy bench to keep the memory of her younger sister alive will now have a bench in her name as well after she died tragically in a car accident.

UPDATE: No decision will come today. More to come... From earlier: The B.C. Review Board hearing for Allan Schoenborn, the man who killed his three children in 2008, resumed Thursday with questions for Schoenborn's case manager.

The B.C. Review Board hearing for Allan Schoenborn, the man who murdered his three children in 2008, will be held over to a future date to hear evidence from an expert on risk assessments.

About 17,000 pounds of medical marijuana could be grown and processed annually in an industrial warehouse in Port Coquitlam. This week, the city's smart growth committee unanimously voted to forward a rezoning bid to council for consideration.

Port Coquitlam plans to put more teeth into its bylaws governing aggressive and dangerous dogs. A number of changes are being recommended by the city's bylaw services manager as a result of recent court decisions.

There are no rats and nary a dram of whiskey to be found but, other than those missing elements, the McKnight Trench, dug out of the dirt behind Port Moody Station Museum, is as authentic a First World War re-creation as any you will find in this cen