Local News

A Charlene Reaveley Children's Charity Society gala that will raise money for families that have experienced a traumatic event will be held at the Dogwood Pavilion on April 4.

Coquitlam Mounties have identified several areas that have seen a recent uptick in break-ins, according to the detachment's most recent CompStat alert.

The sentencing hearing for Cory Sater, the man found guilty in January of killing two women in a hit-and-run collision in 2011, has been postponed a month.

Bears that denned in woods close to Tri-City residential areas are starting to come out of hibernation, prompting reminders for increased vigilance in securing garbage, bird seed and other attractants that will draw them to our streets.

Everyone loves a baby - but not when it's a skunk or raccoon kit or a coyote pup. And this is the season when these urban critters mate and bear their young.

A three-hour standoff at the Sleepy Lodge Motel on Clarke Road in Coquitlam ended in an arrest early Friday morning. One man was taken into custody after allegedly threatening to cause harm at the Hard Rock Casino.

Local mounties are warning Coquitlam residents to remove bear attractants - especially bird seed - after an encounter in a yard off Hickey Drive Wednesday night.

The fate of a new plan for Coquitlam's oldest neighbourhood will be decided by the residents and area business people, the mayor said last week.

Port Moody councillors are not out to "recklessly" destroy the city with a community plan that gives developers carte blanche to do what they want, the city's mayor told attendees at a town hall meeting Wednesday evening.

Two hikers unexpectedly spent the night on the Swan Falls trail at Buntzen Lake after heavy snow covered their path and caused them to lose their way.