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Coquitlam district teachers unhappy with Education Act changes

Coquitlam teachers are unhappy with what they say is interference by the provincial government on how school boards run their schools.

Man in Coquitlam offered 12-year-old girl an iPod to get in his car

Coquitlam RCMP are hoping to identify a suspect in an attempted child luring incident on Tuesday. Sometime between 3 and 4 p.m.

Planners sought to take Riverview in Coquitlam through next steps

BC Housing is hiring a consultant to plan future development at Riverview but the head of the Crown corporation says the request for proposal (RFP) process launched in February is not jumping ahead of the public consultation process .

Train complaints prompt calls to renew CP Rail panel

Two years after dissolving the CP Rail Community Advisory Panel, Port Moody council is looking to have it reinstated.

Marathon of Hope started with less than a mile

Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope didn't start with the first 26.2-mile day he ran on April 12, 1980 on the east coast of Canada. It started, many months earlier, with just a quarter of a mile.

Port Moody drafts detailed economic portfolio

A new economic profile of Port Moody shows strong job growth in a rapidly growing city.

Multiple zones back on the table for Port Moody's mega house strategy

Port Moody's efforts to grapple with some residents' mega house complaints took an unexpected turn at Tuesday's meeting as council returned to the prospect of creating multiple single-family zones within the city.

Gala night being held for Reaveley charity

A counseling program launched last year by the Charlene Reaveley Children's Charity Society for families with children that have experienced the loss of a loved one is already starting to see results.

Anmore residents to pay 9.5% more in property taxes

Anmore homeowners will see their property tax bills up 9.5% this year.

Coquitlam's chafer beetle problem will be costly to fix

The chafer beetle infestation will cost Coquitlam taxpayers an estimated $250,000 in remediation work and more money may be necessary to upgrade lawns on city land that are vulnerable to the pest. According to a city staff report, 55,000 sq.