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Ryan Crossley, the man who as a teenager killed Port Coquitlam's Jesse Penner, will spend another year behind bars after pleading guilty to an assault charge.

School District 43 is projecting a $12.1-million budget deficit next year and will have to make drastic cuts to submit a balanced budget to the province in May.

Coquitlam RCMP are hoping to improve their customer service by launching a survey. Supt. Claude Wilcott said the detachment's front-counter staff serve thousands of clients every year, often the only contact local residents have with the RCMP.

A Coquitlam man is wanted by Vancouver Police for selling fake bars of gold. On Feb. 26, the man allegedly sold four bars that looked and felt like one-ounce gold bars.

Each spring, the stand of cottonwood trees straddling the mouth of the Coquitlam River, where it meets the Fraser, comes alive with the honking sound of more than 200 great blue herons feathering their nests in preparation for their soon-to-be hatche

Disappointed with the city's unsuccessful bids to host the 2016 or 2018 BC Summer Games, Coquitlam council has now set its sights on holding another large provincial event.

BC Liberals in the riding of Coquitlam-Burke Mountain raised a mountain of money last year.

A second Coquitlam city councillor was formally granted a leave of absence this week to run in the upcoming provincial election. On Monday, council approved Coun.

Share's holiday toy program has a one year lease on space in the former Riverview Hospital, ensuring another season of good cheer for struggling families at Christmas. Martin Wyant, Share CEO, said a lease has been signed with Shared Service B.C.

Property taxes in Port Coquitlam will go up by 3.7% this year, an increase of just over $71 for the average single-family homeowner. Council approved the 2013-'17 financial plan at Monday's meeting.