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Wanda Chow Burnaby Newsleader A Port Moody man is among a large contingent of volunteers from the Burnaby fire department headed to Nepal to assist in rescue efforts following the massive earthquake Saturday.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.