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They'll be cut from every level and department and no area will be exempt. That was the conclusion of Superintendent Tom Grant as he laid out a broad plan to axe a $12 million deficit next year by cutting staff.

A full house is expected at tonight's special public board meeting to talk about the School District 43 2013/'14 operating budget.

Two Tri-City residents participating in the Boston Marathon on Monday said they had crossed the finish line three minutes before the explosions went off.

Crews in Coquitlam have been working to patch a crack in a broken pipe that sent sewage and waste water into Scott Creek over the weekend.

CUPE Local 561 president Dave Ginter is waiting for news about budget cuts in the wake of an announcement this week that School District 43 has to trim $12 million from next year's budget to avoid a deficit.

Want to air your views to Coquitlam council about the city's roads, recreation programs or RCMP services? City hall is opening its doors - and turning on its computers - next week for its first eTownhall meeting.

If you have a winter or summer residence that lays empty during the off-season, you may have considered renting it out when you aren't using it.

Coquitlam Teachers' Association president Teresa Grandinetti is characterizing School District 43's current financial situation as the worst in 25 years and her colleagues want a forensic audit.

Two large lawns for picnickers, playgrounds for tots and children and a path snaking around them is the plan for a new Burke Mountain park. This week, city staff revealed the proposal for Queenston Park, a 1.

School District 43's projected deficit has grown dramatically since the board of education first revealed its financial woes in January.