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Share food bank shelves dwindling

Summer may be the season of pool parties, picnics and backyard barbecues but for the Share food bank, it's a time of empty shelves and continued need.

Helped needed for displaced renters

For the second time this month, a group has come before Coquitlam city council to ask for help with Burquitlam residents being displaced by a massive housing redevelopment.

Human skull found in Anmore

The BC Coroner's Service is asking for the public's help to identify a man whose partial skull was found last December in Anmore.

Quarry bid for Coquitlam is withdrawn

A controversial bid to test drill on Coquitlam's Burke Mountain for a future rock quarry was withdrawn earlier this month.

Burquitlam Lions Care Centre to close

The Burquitlam Lions Care Centre is set to close within the next couple of years after learning its Fraser Health funding will be going to a new, for-profit facility set to open in 2016.

Fine up for dogs in hot cars

Leaving your pet in your car while you're running errands in Coquitlam will soon cost you dearly.

Local beaches safe for swimming

West Vancouver swimmers looking to cool off may want to head to the Tri-Cities, where the local beaches have been given a green light by Fraser Health.

Three arson suspects turn themselves in, says Coquitlam RCMP

When David Clarke noticed that vandals had been trespassing at his family's cabin on the east bank of Widgeon Creek a few years ago, he decided to install a hunting camera in a nearby tree to survey the property when no one was there.

Coquitlam churches get OK for homeless shelters

Three Coquitlam churches will serve as overnight homeless shelters as well as places of worship this winter.

Bear in Lions Park chomping on Cheerios in baby buggy

A conservation officer was searching for a particularly curious bear who discovered a treasure trove of snacks in a baby stroller at Lions Park Monday afternoon. Coquitlam RCMP Cpl.