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Liam Coughlan is running for school trustee in Port Coquitlam to make a positive difference in his community. In addition to being a parent, Coughlan, 50, has management experience in B.C.'s two largest school districts.

Now that school is back in session police and bylaw officers are monitoring school zones for speeding scofflaws - and finding plenty.

Coquitlam RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying two people believed to be connected to a hit and run in the Coquitlam Centre parking lot. At about noon on Sept.

Diane Sowden is a 30-year Coquitlam resident who was first elected as school trustee in 2005. She and her husband have raised eight children who attended school in SD43.

After a rocky start to the school year, School District 43 got some good news this week with the announcement of $22.5 million to rebuild Sir Frederick Banting middle school in Coquitlam.

A Coquitlam mother of two elementary school students in School District 43 is running for school trustee. For five years, Shari O'Neill has been involved in the Parent Advisory Council and her school's liaison with the the Montessori Society.

Changing Port Moody's zoning bylaws to prevent the construction of "mega homes" may not be as easy as limiting roof heights or switching to a new way to measure a property's grade.

Longtime School District 43 trustee Gerri Wallis is once again seeking re-election in the city of Coquitlam Wallis was first elected to the board of trustees in 1993.

A longtime Coquitlam resident and youth leader will seek a seat on the School District 43 board of education. On Tuesday, Rob Bottos announced his candidacy for one of four Coquitlam school trustee positions in the Nov. 15 election.

An afternoon rally in front of School District 43 offices was averted Tuesday when an 11th hour agreement was reached by the board of education to pay teachers for a disputed eighth work day in September.