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Multi-family residents in some Suter Brook and Newport Village buildings will be getting a credit on next year's recycling bill after staff discovered they were being charged for - but not receiving - pick-up services for the past three years.

The board for the Coquitlam Public Library will look for a new trustee after a member quit last month.

Students at Coquitlam's Gleneagle secondary were under lockdown yesterday morning after a student saw a bear outside the high school doors.

Police seized several prohibited firearms and other weapons after executing search warrants on locations in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Maple Ridge on Wednesday morning.

A Coquitlam woman is fighting for her life after a near-drowning in River Springs Tuesday morning. Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said they were called by a witness at about 8 a.m.

The Tri-Cities' four MLAs were sworn into office this week in Victoria, a ceremony overseen in the Legislature by Premier Christy Clark and Craig James, clerk of the House.

Coquitlam RCMP handed out more than 1,100 charges during their month-long high-risk driving campaign. In May, officers monitored high crash locations in Coquitlam, PoCo, Anmore and Belcarra.

Two Coquitlam city councillors who were sworn in as MLAs this week are no longer on the municipal payroll. On Monday, city council granted leaves of absence to Coun.

The skies opened up for the annual Teddy Bear Parade in Coquitlam on Sunday. But it didn't dampen the spirits of participants and watchers. See our Flickr slideshow for some of the photos.

Two bears were shot and killed Monday morning after fighting viciously in a Coquitlam driveway.