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Man convicted of sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl up for release

Man convicted of sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl up for release

Antonio Eduardo Daponte will be released after serving five years and seven months for the May 2009 attack
New rat rules go into effect Tuesday in Coquitlam

New rat rules go into effect Tuesday in Coquitlam

Older buildings must be cleared before demolition
Coquitlam Mounties warning: Hang up and don’t hand over money

Coquitlam Mounties warning: Hang up and don’t hand over money

Scammer told a woman he was from CRA
Coquitlam fire may have been deliberately set

Coquitlam fire may have been deliberately set

One man escaped without injury after blaze broke out at Robinson Street home early Friday morning
Giant squash papped 'more times than a Kardashian'

Giant squash papped 'more times than a Kardashian'

The Inspiration Garden in Coquitlam's Town Centre Park is a veritable Eden these days, bursting with fulsome blooms, lush greenery and a wide variety of fruits and vegetables ripening in the seemingly never-ending summer sun.
Look and learn at Inspiration Garden but please don't pick, says staff

Look and learn at Inspiration Garden but please don't pick, says staff

Staff, volunteers and nearby residents have been carefully tending the kale, grapes, tomatoes and cucumbers basking in the late-August heat at Coquitlam's Inspiration Garden and neighbouring community garden — and that's where they'd like them to sta
Fires, forests high on local government agenda

Fires, forests high on local government agenda

As mayors and councillors from across the province prepare to gather in Vancouver for their annual September convention and meetings with the B.C. cabinet, the state of B.C. forests and the threat of fires is top of mind.
Get vaccinations up-to-date for back-to-school, says Fraser Health

Get vaccinations up-to-date for back-to-school, says Fraser Health

Among the new clothes, school supplies and other items on the back-to-school to-do list, the Fraser Health Authority is asking parents to add immunizations to the list.
Coquitlam business in the running for Ultimate Crew title

Coquitlam business in the running for Ultimate Crew title

Ulmer Contracting is the only Canadian company among eight finalists in the running for Vermeer's Ultimate Crew contest for horizontal directional drilling.
Funding for Burquitlam Lions Care Centre ends next summer

Funding for Burquitlam Lions Care Centre ends next summer

Residents of the Burquitlam Lions Care Centre in Coquitlam have until next August to find somewhere else to live. Fraser Health issued a one-year notice that the affiliation agreement and funding would end on Aug.