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Construction starts on new Coquitlam high school

Centennial secondary school will soon be a construction site after the Coquitlam board of education awarded a $47.7-million contract to Envoy Construction Services for a replacement school.

SATER TRIAL: Sater pleads guilty to leaving scene of fatal accident but other charges still to be decided

The man accused of killing two women in a deadly hit-and-run in 2011 has pleaded guilty to one of the seven counts he is facing. On Wednesday morning, Cory Sater reversed his not guilty plea on one count of fleeing the scene of an accident.

Port Moody residents up in arms over Evergreen Line height

The height of the new Evergreen Line through Port Moody is raising concerns from residents of one housing complex.

Coquitlam votes today

Eleven candidates are vying for two seats on city council left vacant after Linda Reimer and Selina Robinson were elected MLAs in May's provincial election. They are: Michael Bell; Ben Craig ; Ben B.H.

Falcon Drive mid-rise is "premature": council

Coquitlam council sided with the city's planning manager this week in postponing a proposed housing development near a future Evergreen Line station.

Port Moody police seek help in identifying suspect

The Port Moody Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a robbery suspsect that made off with $400 worth of product from the Shoppers Drug Mart on St. Johns Street last month. Police were called out to the scene on Sept.

No to digital billboards: Coq. council

The city of Coquitlam could face legal action after council this week held up its billboard ban.

A lesson in biz taxes from city, Chamber

Coquitlam council plans to extend an olive branch to the small business community after it got an earful of complaints earlier this month about the cost to set up shop in the municipality.

Drug bust links PoCo with Ottawa, Australia

The discovery of two kilos of drugs a year ago in a Port Coquitlam warehouse spurred a police investigation that led officers across the country and around the globe, culminating in the arrest this week of two people in Ottawa.

Families don't have to face Alzheimer's alone

(The second story in a two-part series: first part ) Wearing a cranberry-coloured top, black pants and comfy shoes, Dorothy Leclair looks like a school nurse as she rolls a luggage cart stacked with her laptop computer, manuals and brochures out of a