Local News

More than 250 responses came in this month and last on the city of Port Coquitlam's consultation for a major road due to be built from Burke Mountain to Lougheed Highway.

An aging Port Coquitlam building that was last used as a public health unit will be torn down. This week, PoCo council voted to demolish the one-storey structure at 2266 Wilson Ave. rather than upgrade it.

Several Burke Mountain residents are questioning the security of their mail delivery after discovering a wide-open community mailbox last week on Dayton Street.

A warm winter means more teachers and special education assistants in the classroom as School District 43 was able to pump money saved from snow clearing and heating costs back into schools.

A fire that badly damaged a Glen Drive apartment complex and left close to 100 people homeless in Coquitlam on Monday is not considered suspicious.

Preparations are underway for the Walk 2Talk taking place Sunday in support of Tri-City youth and a pilot texting platform to help those struggling with bullying, mental health and other troubling issues.

Residents looking to help out people displaced by Monday night's apartment fire on Glen Drive can now make donations at a local financial institution.

Coquitlam RCMP are renewing calls for information on a woman wanted for allegedly using a stolen credit card to buy electronic goods at Coquitlam Centre in July 2013.

A large police investigation resulted last month in two Coquitlam residents being charged in connection with more than 30 tire and wheel thefts.

Port Coquitlam city staff have dusted off plans for a new park tied to an elementary school.