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A group of parents who planned a successful public education rally last week are hoping the momentum from that event doesn't cease with the passage of school budgets around the province.

The 11th person to be bestowed with the Freedom of the City got a standing ovation from a packed crowd in the Coquitlam council chambers this week.

Port Moody taxpayers shelled out nearly a quarter of a million dollars last year for their politicians' salaries and expenses.

An dry-floor facility for Coquitlam sports groups that has yet to be built is already at 95% capacity, a city councillor said this week. Coun.

Coquitlam Public Library was evacuated for a few hours Saturday to let smoke clear after its book bus caught fire for no apparent reason.

Coquitlam has rejected a request from Port Coquitlam to move a major north-south connector that will link with Burke Mountain.

With placards in hand, dozens of parents, teachers and even a few School District 43 trustees turned out to rally for more education funding in Port Moody Friday.

Thomas Mulcair will visit the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce later this month for a luncheon and a speech. The event will take place May 23 at the Best Western Plus Coquitlam Inn and runs from 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with lunch served at noon.

Cory Sater, the drunk driver convicted of killing two people in a hit-and-run collision in Coquitlam three years ago, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.

A prominent local environmental activist has been honoured with the prestigious George Hungerford Award by the Pacific Salmon Foundation for her work as a stream steward in the Tri-Cities.