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Union locals representing Port Coquitlam civic workers and firefighters this week released their endorsement lists for candidates running in next month's municipal election.

Port Moody-Coquitlam MLA Linda Reimer will introduce a Private Member's Bill in the legislature next Thursday, Oct. 23 to make the second Sunday following Labour Day each September "Terry Fox Day".

A crowd gathered at Port Coquitlam city hall this week got a reality check about future traffic to and from Coquitlam's Burke Mountain.

Tri-City candidates vying for a seat at the municipal or school board table have until 4 p.m today (Friday) to pull out of the race. And one Coquitlam council contender has already withdrawn his name from the Nov. 15 election.

For more than 80 years, Cap's Westwood Cycle has donated money, bikes and gear to dozens of charitable causes. But the local business' latest fundraising endeavour is a little more personal - and urgent - than the rest.

No longer a draft, Port Moody's official community plan is finally, well, official. And while Mayor Mike Clay now aims to tackle other city business, his challenger in the mayoral race, Gaetan Royer, is planning for a different future.

It's time to move on, Port Moody council said Tuesday night, as it approved the official community plan that will guide the city's growth over the next three decades.

Port Moody residents will be getting monthly curbside glass pick-up, likely starting early in the new year. Glass hasn't been picked up in PoMo since Multi-Material BC (MMBC) took over residential recycling programs across B.C.

On Wednesday at 6:30 a.m., a ship loading at Pacific Coast Terminals in Port Moody experienced a hose failure, spilling an estimated 120 tonnes of canola oil into Burrard Inlet.

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