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Coquitlam RCMP are asking for the public's assistance after the theft of $60,000 worth of parts from a car dealership over the weekend.

With students flooding into the job market now that spring is here, Douglas College is launching its student employment job board. The DougLife Jobs Board allows employers to publish their job opportunities to Douglas College students and alumni.

A Port Moody man is facing several charges relating to a string of break-ins in the Glenayre and College Park neighbourhoods dating back to January.

Fish, turtles and other wildlife will benefit from nearly $150,000 in improvements and studies along the Coquitlam River.

The Coquitlam River is no longer on the Outdoor Recreation Council 's most endangered list but must still be closely watched to ensure that it doesn't back track, says Mark Angelo, rivers chair for the B.C. organization.

Some promised changes to permit Seaview residents to safely access Clarke Street from their Port Moody neighborhood take effect today.

School District 43 superintendent Tom Grant confirmed Tuesday that three seismic projects will go ahead in the next three years. But Grant said the exact amount of funding for upgrading Minnekhada, Montgomery and Irvine schools isn't known.

Work on a 500-kilovolt transmission line across the Fraser River between Surrey and Coquitlam is nearing completion, close to two years after one of the towers fell into the river.

The city of Port Coquitlam is considering selling advertising and corporate sponsorships to help increase revenue but don't expect to see any major civic facilities given new corporate names any time soon, if at all.

Fire crews needed the jaws of life to extricate a man from a vehicle after it collided with a truck and rolled over on Riverside Drive in Port Coquitlam Friday morning.