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Ever wanted to bang the mayor's gavel and have people listen to your ideas? A chance may be available on Canada Day in Port Moody - without the hassle of an election. From 2 to 5 p.m.

The rollout for Coquitlam's new garbage, green waste and recycling pickup starts next week, after Canada Day.

Thousands of students who have signed up for summer school courses in School District 43 will have to wait until July 3 to learn if their programs are going ahead.

There will be no gunfire. And the promise of a warm bed and a hot meal await at the end of it all.

Port Moody residents frustrated to the breaking point by not being able to put glass in their recycling bins may get some relief if a proposal to establish monthly curbside pickup for breakables goes ahead.

The Port Moody Station Museum will be celebrating Canada Day with events honouring Canada Day. The McKnight Trench living history experience is taking place this week and over the weekend through Canada Day on the museum's grounds off Murray Street.

Staffing costs continued to rise last year for the city of Port Coquitlam, which paid close to $27 million in base salaries and benefits, according to the recently released 2013 remuneration report.

A group of St. John Ambulance volunteers will be doing a CPR drill for seven hours straight at Coquitlam Centre this weekend to raise money for more automated external defibrillators in public spaces.

The Mossom Creek hatchery rebuild project moved a step closer to reality after Port Moody council unanimously approved a building permit application and a development permit application Tuesday.

Nominations are now open for the second annual PoCo Best Biz Awards, an event in honour of Port Coquitlam's entrepreneurs. Participants can nominate either their own business or one belonging to someone else by going to www.portcoquitlam.