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School district to reveal plans for Coquitlam school rebuild

The Sir Frederick Banting middle school community will get a first look at plans for a $22.5-million rebuild of the Coquitlam school Wednesday, April 29.

Playtime in a new Burke Mountain park in Coquitlam

Three-year-old Esme of Coquitlam enjoyed a sneak peek at the new Queenston Park playground Wednesday. The 1.38-acre neighbourhood park, which officially opens Saturday at 10:15 a.m., is located at 3415 Queenston Ave.

Tough budget lesson for new Coquitlam district school trustees

School District 43's newest trustees learned a tough lesson in budgeting Tuesday when they backed down from a plan to gut a contingency fund and hire four teachers they hoped would restore librarian, speech and language and psychology services to sch

Vigil at Rocky Point Park for girl who died after Sunday crash

A candlelight vigil for a Burnaby girl who died following a tragic accident on Sunday in Port Coquitlam will be held Friday (April 24) at Port Moody's Rocky Point Park.

Woman seen fleeing after vehicle crashes into Millside school

Coquitlam RCMP are searching for a woman seen fleeing a car that crashed into a school in Maillardville Thursday afternoon.

Public's help needed to identify suspect in TD Bank robbery

Coquitlam RCMP are hoping the public can help them identify a suspect wanted in connection with a Port Coquitlam bank robbery earlier this month. On April 11 at about 4:30 p.m.

Repair bill for Port Moody could hit nearly $4 million

Port Moody city hall is bracing for its own leaky condo crisis after a detailed assessment of the civic centre showed the building is in much worse shape than anticipated, with repair costs skyrocketing to nearly $4 million $3.

$100k aimed at addressing dog problems at Mundy Park

Off-leash, aggressive and over-friendly dogs as well as dog waste are the biggest problems in Mundy Park. And, this week, Coquitlam city staff laid out a $100,000 plan on how it can curb future dog conflicts in the municipality's biggest urban park.

Coquitlam fire crews share their knowledge abroad

The geography may be vastly different and the water supply short but training South American firefighters how to battle blazes safely is the unifying cause of a group co-founded by a Coquitlam fire inspector.

Scott Creek middle school evacuated after bomb threat

Scott Creek middle school in Coquitlam has been evacuated for a bomb threat. Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said the school received the threat just after 8 a.m. this morning.