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A Port Coquitlam city councillor is calling for regulation changes that would prohibit the sale of fireworks on First Nations property. Coun.

After five terms as a Coquitlam school trustee, Brian Robinson is calling it quits, saying it's time to pass on the torch. "I will be 78 this November and feel that a further four years would not be wise," the veteran trustee said in a press release.

The chair of the School District 43 board of education is seeking re-election.

The new route for this year's Terry Fox Hometown Run in Port Coquitlam got cheers and jeers, its organizer said Monday.

School District 43 schools will be open for students Monday, with classes in session by Tuesday if a tentative deal struck today, Tuesday, between the province and the BC Teachers' Federation is approved.

Coquitlam Search and Rescue is preparing for one of its biggest missions yet: the SARxSW (SAR by southwest) conference volunteers are organizing for Sept. 27 and 28.

An end to the public school teachers' strike is good news for students, teachers and the Terry Fox Theatre schedule.

Terry Fox Runs in B.C. and the Yukon recorded big numbers on Sunday.

The long school strike didn't just affect teachers and students in the classroom, hundreds of children who normally get breakfast and lunch during school days may have gone hungry.

An alleged thief donned a superhero shirt to rob a Coquitlam doughnut shop last week. The suspect entered the Tim Hortons in the 3000-block of Lougheed Highway between 7:30 and 8 p.m. on Sept.