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The new traffic configuration for Coquitlam-bound drivers using the Port Mann Bridge has caused some consternation for people who have been using the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane during rush hour and received a discount.

Northwest Burke Mountain is mostly wilderness and rock quarries today but the city of Coquitlam has begun the process of examining what the area could look like 30 years from now.

One key piece of the Burke Mountain puzzle - planning construction of schools - fell into place this week with a land deal that gives School District 43 six acres for an elementary school in the Partington Creek neighbourhood.

The city of Coquitlam will be accepting applications for spring intake of the 2015 Spirit of Coquitlam grants until the end of the month.

Child killer Allan Schoenborn will be back in front of the B.C. Review Board on April 29 for the third day of a hearing on whether he will be allowed to go into the Tri-City community on escorted day passes.

Teacher Steve Sainas and the Rock School program at Port Coquitlam's Terry Fox secondary school can add another award, and more stories, to their playbook.

B.C.'s provincial NDP leader will be visiting the Tri-Cities next week to speak to local business owners and operators about the opposition's view about the state of the province.

One of Coquitlam's fastest growing schools will get repairs to ensure watertightness and School District 43 is moving as fast as possible to get most of it done during the summer vacation. Leigh elementary needs about $1.

Students in a new Simon Fraser University class are using the upcoming transit plebiscite for some hands-on learning about the connection between health and transportation - and how to boost voter engagement.

Two Port Coquitlam men are facing numerous charges after police busted an elaborate credit card factory, which was heavily protected by a variety of weapons, in Citadel Heights last month.