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Port Coquitlam townhouse hearing delayed

A public hearing for a proposed townhouse development on Salisbury Avenue in Port Coquitlam will reconvene in September after residents said they were not given enough notice to prepare for the meeting.

Teens with credit: good, bad and the ugly

Despite Canadian household debt ratios heading towards all-time highs and warnings against over spending hitting the headlines every week, credit card use among young people continues to be on the rise.

Zap! Watch out for fence in Coquitlam

An electrified fence installed around the perimeter of a private berry farm next to Minnekhada Regional Park in Coquitlam has received a cool reception from parks staff at Metro Vancouver.

Coast Capital gives volunteerism a boost

The C ommunity Volunteer Connections Flying Squad received a $15,000 grant from Coast Capital Savings to support youth engagement in the Tri-Cities and New Westminster.

The Mortgage Minute: Changes not as bad as feared

As we entered into the summer of 2012, the Canadian mortgage landscape was undergoing another overhaul of change. In what has become an annual tradition, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced changes to the mortgage rules.

Bomb threat at School District 43's Coquitlam office

Coquitlam RCMP officers are investigating after a bomb threat was called in to the School District 43 board office Monday morning. Cpl.

More Tri-City rioters expected to plead guilty

Two Tri-City residents are expected to enter guilty pleas for their role in last year's Stanley Cup Riots in Vancouver.

Waste not, want not, says Williams Moving and Storage

Williams Moving & Storage Ltd. is widely known for trucking furniture from location to location. Now it's also doing its part to move recyclable materials out of landfills.

Awards galore for Coquitlam's Botsis at BC Summer Games

By Brett Bonderud Special to Black Press Chanell Botsis put in two A-plus efforts as she grabbed gold in girls discus and javelin (Zone 3) at Bear Creek Park on Saturday.

BC Liberal candidate spent big cash in byelection

Election campaign fundraising and expenses released this week for the Port Moody-Coquitlam byelection paint a picture of cash-rich political parties battling upstart challengers for voter support.