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YEAR IN REVIEW: Tax hike boosts Evergreen

The long-promised $1.4-billion Burnaby-to-Coquitlam Evergreen Line line went from ridicule to reality in 2011 when regional mayors voted in favour of a 2-cent-a-litre gas tax hike.

YEAR IN REVIEW: Gordon Ave. gets an operator, developer

Plans for a new homeless shelter and transition housing in the Tri-Cities continued this year, with BC Housing in December choosing a developer and operator for the facility at 3030 Gordon Ave.

YEAR IN REVIEW: Two women killed in hit-and-run

The year 2011 was marked with sadness when a beloved mother and neighbour was killed in a tragic traffic accident and the Fox family lost the indomitable Betty Fox. However, spirits were lifted when a new memorial to Terry Fox was unveiled at B.C.

No January pay hike for Coquitlam politicians

Elected officials in Coquitlam won't be getting their usual pay hike come Jan. 1. Over the past few years, remuneration for the mayor and councillors typically went up to match the civic union workers' contract of 3% to 4% annually.

YEAR IN REVIEW: MLA quits, ex-mayor seeks seat

Six years after winning the MLA job for Port Moody-Coquitlam, BC Liberal MLA Iain Black called it quits to take over as president and CEO of the Vancouver Board of Trade this fall.

YEAR IN REVIEW: Changes ahead for Austin Heights after plan, tower approved

After nearly three years of community consultation, Coquitlam city council unanimously gave the green light in April to rejuvenate Austin Heights , a neighbourhood in dire need of an upgrade.

YEAR IN REVIEW: Tri-Cities split between Tories, NDP in election

Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam's MP - and Canada's minister of heritage and official languages - James Moore secured his fifth mandate in May and his Conservatives swept to majority in Parliament.

YEAR IN REVIEW: World says goodbye to Betty

The year 2011 was marked with sadness when a beloved mother and neighbour was killed in a tragic traffic accident and the Fox family lost the indomitable Betty Fox. However, spirits were lifted when a new memorial to Terry Fox was unveiled at B.C.

Winter holiday in Antarctic for Dr. Charles Best student

A Coquitlam high school student will be at the end of the world to hail the start of 2012. Selin Jessa of Dr.

Serious car accident on Dewdney Trunk in Coquitlam

A serious traffic accident occurred Thursday afternoon, resulting in the closure of Dewdney Trunk Road in Coquitlam between Mariner Way and Lougheed Highway.
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