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New Metro Vancouver board chair Greg Moore has slimmed down the regional district's committee structure as his first official act.

Natural habitat may be on the decline in the Tri-Cities but that did not stop the Burke Mountain Naturalists last month from having the most successful Christmas bird count in years.

The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be aware of scammers who use social media and brand names to gain consumers' trust.

Incidents of inappropriate touching of students by former Coquitlam substitute teacher Aleksandr Plehanov started soon after he began teaching in School District 43 in 2007, alleged the prosecution at the first day of his trial yesterday (Tuesday).

Conditions of former Coquitlam substitute teacher Aleksandr Plehanov's release on bail in March 2010 did not specifically say he was to stay away from the alleged victims' residences, according to defence lawyer Lisa Helps.

School District 43's new energy manager is predicting a green future as schools renew their pledge to cut waste, paper and energy use for the new year.

More than 1,500 people who over-indulged during the holiday season got home safely thanks to the efforts of Operation Red Nose.

There were Supermen, Star Wars characters, hockey players with sticks and crazy Canadiana costumes. But, best of all, there were 250 revellers who braved the frigid Burrard Inlet waters in the New Year's Day Penguin Plunge in Port Moody.

Glen elementary principal Derek Passaglia testified Tuesday afternoon that when a student and her mother came to see him on March 10, 2010 the mother was visibly distraught. The pair arrived at the school shortly after 4 p.m.

Massive growth in Coquitlam is prompting city hall to tweak its design criteria for new subdivisions in upcoming - and gentrifying - neighbourhoods.