Local News

A former Port Moody city manager is now running for the mayor's seat. Gaetan Royer just announced he'll seek the top chair in the Nov. 15 civic election, stating he'll offer PoMo residents a "better plan" for the future.

A young Coquitlam woman has been identified as the victim of a motor vehicle incident near Merritt on Aug. 31. Elizabeth Joan Savoie, 27, was the front-seat passenger in a car that was heading south on the Coquihalla Highway at about 6:45 p.m.

The Coquitlam city councillor known as "Loud Lou" when he was mayor two decades ago wants the big job back. Last Friday, Lou Sekora told The Tri-City News he will go for the mayor's seat in the Nov. 15 civic election.

Nagano Sushi in Coquitlam is expected to be closed for a couple weeks after an early morning fire did extensive damage to the kitchen of the Glen Drive restaurant.

As the ongoing labour dispute between the province and the BC Teachers' Federation threatens a harmonious back-to-school, many parents are wondering what the future holds, says the president of the local District Parent Advisory Council.

The traditional back-to-school routine took a dramatic turn in School District 43 and across the province Tuesday as classes remained empty and teachers and CUPE members walked picket lines.

The campaign for mayor of Coquitlam in this fall's civic election is now underway with announcements from two long-serving incumbents.

The man accused of shooting 26-year-old Jaskaran Singh Sandhu at a Mr. Lube in Coquitlam three years ago will go on trial next fall.

Teachers were back at schools in School District 43 but not in the classroom on what was supposed to be the first day of school today, Tuesday.

A former Tri-City substitute teacher who was acquitted on sexual assault charges in 2012 will go to trial next year on new sex-related charges.