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There's less snow in the mountains to replenish local reservoirs but Metro Vancouver isn't expecting any drinking water supply shortage this summer.

A potentially controversial subdivision project goes before Port Moody council at a public hearing Tuesday. Members of the public will be allowed to comment on a proposed seven-lot subdivision at 622 Foresthill Pl.

The topic of education continues to be front and centre in the Tri-Cities, with another rally planned for tomorrow, Friday, by School District 43 teachers. The rally is slated for 4 p.m.

The Tri-Cities' three mayors are set to leave on their trip across Canada - in a motor home - after the Metro Vancouver board meeting on Friday.

A planned public school teachers walkout next Wednesday will cancel school field trips, extra-curricular activities and facility rentals and close StrongStart centres on that day in School District 43.

New fees and a plan to regulate pleasure craft mooring in Port Moody inlet will receive more public input before the city adopts a strategy aimed at preventing live-aboards, illegal sewage dumping and derelict vessels from mooring in the inlet.

A plastic surgeon who was visiting Canada to see his grandson for the first time will return to his native Mexico recovering from a broken nose, a busted hip and a story about generosity thanks to that most Canadian of icons: a Mountie.

Does Port Moody need stronger policies to guide redevelopment in older neighbourhoods where mega-houses can dwarf small bungalows and destroy views? The answer to that question is Yes, says a group of longtime PoMo residents, who are asking the city

A new province-wide recycling program that started Monday had a smooth shift in Port Coquitlam and Port Moody, say officials from both cities.

Grant MacKimmie's big brother was always protective. Even when Allan MacKimmie was in harm's way himself, as an airman stationed in England during the Second World War, he would write to his mother, "Be good to Grant.