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Female bear has recovered from ordeal in Coquitlam park

A female bear wasn't looking for a picnic basket when she was spotted wandering near the sports fields at Town Centre Park Sunday morning.

Coquitlam snowboarder facing new drug trafficking charges

Former Coquitlam resident and Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding is facing new drug trafficking charges after police in Nova Scotia busted an international drug trafficking ring with ties to Colombian and Mexican drug cartels.

Port Moody researchers uncover secrets of Barrow's goldeneye

At 5 o'clock on a cool, sunny morning in early April, a skiff and an inflatable boat carries researchers and volunteers, nets and pet carriers and a few duck decoys from Port Moody up Indian Arm.

Blooming big summer in Coquitlam parks

Coquitlam parks will be bursting with colour and fun this summer as the city tries for a provincial honour. In late July or early August, judges will tour the city as part of the annual Communities in Bloom contest.

Police continue to investigate bomb threat hoax

Coquitlam RCMP are continuing to investigate a bomb threat to Scott Creek middle school Thursday morning even though police with dog-sniffers failed to turn up anything suspicious. "The file is not closed, we are still investigating," said Cpl.

Port Coquitlam man facing 17 charges for lotto ticket theft

A suspect in a string of lottery ticket thefts this spring has been identified and is now facing 17 theft charges. Coquitlam RCMP responded to more than 17 reports of lotto ticket thefts between March 19 and April 13.

Liberal MLA skeptical of SD43 funding reduction figures

School District 43 trustees have their work cut out for them to convince local Liberal MLA Douglas Horne that the district is underfunded and students here are treated unfairly. Tuesday, after passing a balanced budget that continues $13.

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