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City plants look good — and taste good, too

City plants look good — and taste good, too

Coquitlam Munch enlivens Austin Heights street life for the city's 125th anniversary
Tri-City MPs charged $723k to taxpayers

Tri-City MPs charged $723k to taxpayers

MPs Fin Donnelly and Ron McKinnon and former MP James Moore spent cash on employees, travel, offices & advertising for constituency work
Coquitlam byelection cost $549k to administer

Coquitlam byelection cost $549k to administer

The Coquitlam-Burke Mountain provincial seat was vacated by BC Liberal MLA Doug Horne, who had an unsuccessful run at former MP James Moore's job last October.
Two-year sentence for Coquitlam man

Two-year sentence for Coquitlam man

Paul Fontaine was arrested in January and has recently been sentenced for a range of offences.
Ridding our oceans of plastic

Ridding our oceans of plastic

Jo Ruxton, co-founder of Plastic Oceans, is in Coquitlam this week to spread the word about her foundation's upcoming film and to generate awareness around plastic pollution.
Soofi named to top 25 list of Canadian immigrants

Soofi named to top 25 list of Canadian immigrants

Coquitlam restauranteur grateful for the acknowledgement
Coquitlam council is not asking for donation limits

Coquitlam council is not asking for donation limits

Coquitlam Coun. Chris Wilson says 'altruism' isn’t what’s behind donations
Coquitlam's Ian Hirsch claims his $12.8-million Lotto win

Coquitlam's Ian Hirsch claims his $12.8-million Lotto win

Coquitlam resident Ian Hirsch is planning to travel and buy a new house — complete with a state-of-the-art man cave — with his $12.8-million BC Lotto winnings.
Research could help in an oil spill

Research could help in an oil spill

Port Coquitlam-built sub used to test water-monitoring equipment for University of Dalhousie
Coquitlam man arrested in Revelstoke

Coquitlam man arrested in Revelstoke

A 42-year-old Coquitlam man could be facing criminal charges after he was pulled over in Revelstoke and police discovered more than 100 pounds of marijuana and $8,600 cash in his van.