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The story Port Moody residents who attended a city council meeting on April 7, 2013 could be forgiven for thinking they had walked through a time warp. In a way, they did.

The story Maple Creek middle school teacher Nichole Van Sickle decided to give her students a real-life lesson they would never forget.

The story When seven-year-old Tyson Venegas stepped on to the stage at the PNE Star Showdown in August with his three-piece band, you knew something special was about to happen.

The story On April 18, 1913, Port Coquitlam's pioneers put on their finest clothes and celebrated the inauguration of their new municipality. One hundred years later, PoCo residents commemorated the city's centennial in much the same way.

The story Earlier this year, Port Moody's Patricia Skidmore saw her first book published: Marjorie, Too Afraid To Cry: A Home Child Experience .

The year 2014 is expected to be a relatively busy year for real estate in the Tri-Cities and prices will be stable, according to local realtors Rod and Rhea Hayes.

The story In October, Mayor Richard Stewart announced Coquitlam had purchased Booth Farm, a 112-year-old former dairy farm on Brunette Avenue that's considered to be the oldest or second oldest property in the city.

A Coquitlam-based tour company is facing more court action on the first anniversary of a fatal crash in Oregon. Mi Joo Tour and Travel, which had its headquarters on North Road in Burquitlam, is now being sued by 10 survivors of the Dec.

Coquitlam's new Suwa'lkh school for Aboriginal youth in Coquitlam is being credited for helping raise the graduation rate for students with First Nations backgrounds.

Start the New Year off right with an icy swim in the waters of the Port Moody Inlet as part of the annual Penguin Plunge at Rocky Point Park on January 1.