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Coquitlam RCMP are cautioning parents to "house proof" their kids the same way they teach them street smarts after a Mountie's family member recently encountered a potentially dangerous situation.

Hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts are expected to rev up their engines next week and ride in support of the Amanda Todd Legacy Society and programs supporting youth.

Some people have to have the latest model car or the newest smartphone: not so Vic Bourne and Brenda Flynn. This Coquitlam prefers the craftsmanship and detail of yesteryear - and it turns out they may be on to something.

Perhaps at least one positive can be chalked up to the B.C. public school teachers' strike. Students out of school two weeks early this year may be a reason enrolment numbers are up at summer reading clubs in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled some problem gamblers who had themselves banned from B.C. casinos but managed to keep playing are owed jackpots that were withheld by the B.C. Lottery Corp.

A plan to ban skateboarding and longboarding on Coquitlam streets and sidewalks will go back to the drawing board after public backlash on the matter.

As petite bungalows come down along Port Moody's Ioco Road corridor and much larger homes go up, Pleasantside residents are finding that one of the most feared sightings in their neighbourhood isn't the local wildlife, it's a "For Sale" sign.

The crew of Bedlam II - made up mostly of Tri-City residents - is expected to reach the Hawaiian shore on Monday. The six sailors under Port Moody skipper and boat owner Al Slater set off from Victoria on July 3 for the biennial Vic-Maui race.

Mossom Creek Hatchery volunteers are closing a major fundraising gap in their goal to have a hatchery running this fall.

A suspect arrested last month in connection with the theft of a war vet's memorabilia is now facing additional charges.