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ELEX: Port Coquitlam candidates

BC Liberals: Barbara Lu Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth has been in politics longer than BC Liberal challenger Barbara Lu has been alive but that doesn't bother the upbeat 24-year-old.

Imperial Oil courting developers for Ioco lands

A 26-page package sent to large-scale developers in B.C. is inviting them to bid on the Ioco lands, a "one-of-a-kind opportunity to create a master-planned community near a well-established area of Metro Vancouver.

SCHOOL FINANCES: Some work won't get done at schools, SD43 trustees are told

Work piling up in school offices, unpainted schools, and demoralized staff was the picture painted if proposed cuts to eliminate a $12.1 million deficit go ahead.

Have your say on Port Moody's plan - online

There could be big changes in store for Port Moody if the draft official community plan is adopted, so the city is making it easy for residents to provide their feedback with a new online tool.

SCHOOL FINANCES: Stress, burnout feared - DPAC

The chair of the District Parent Advisory Council for School District 43 says parents shouldn't have to fundraise for essentials such as books and computers and Heidi Hass Gable is worried that chronic underfunding is having a long-term effect on sch

SCHOOL FINANCES: Foreign student fees help cut deficit

Fees paid by foreign students are helping to bail School District 43 out of its difficult financial situation.

Find out what SD43 students are doing about bullying

Middle and high school students from around School District 43 will be showcasing their work to stop bullying at a special event this Monday. From 1 to 3 p.m.

Port Moody set to approve 5.34% property tax increase

Port Moody homeowners will be paying an additional 5.34% for their property taxes this year, an increase of $91 for the average home valued at $547,500.

SCHOOL FINANCES: Education funding needs to be equitable - chair

Melissa Hyndes hopes school funding will be front and centre this weekend when the BC School Trustees Association holds its annual general meeting.

Trip to Korea & back in time

It is often referred to as the forgotten war. But Frank Smyth's memories of the Korean conflict are as fresh today as they were when he was one of the 27,000 Canadian military personnel who took part in the battle.