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A 16-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the vicious beating of a 64-year-old security guard in October.

Homeowners are not the only ones shopping for property on Burke Mountain as the new Coquitlam community of 25,000 to 30,000 people begins to take shape.

More people than ever are calling Operation Red Nose to get home safely from festive events.

Coquitlam will have 10 advisory committees in the new year, including one whose job is to make recommendations on how to best market the city to tourists. Last week, city council named Coun.

An incumbent MLA and a Coquitlam city councillor were acclaimed this week to run as BC Liberal candidates in the upcoming provincial election. On Monday, MLA Doug Horne (Coquitlam-Burke Mountain) and Coun.

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train tour is coming to a close, with its final stop in Port Moody tomorrow night (Tuesday).

Staff at The Tri-City News on Friday got an early Christmas present when Port Coquitlam liquor store employee Adam Turpin dropped by.

Port Coquitlam's mayor will once again be heading up the Metro Vancouver board. Greg Moore was acclaimed today, Friday, as the chair of the organization that oversees regional issues in the Lower Mainland. He held the position last year, as well.

The provincial liquor store on Nicola Avenue is a pretty festive place - there's a decorated tree on top of a pyramid of beer cases, decorations at the cash registers and Christmas carols playing softly in the background.

Stepping 4words Learning Center is inviting others to join them in support of Roxy's Fund this Christmas.