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Phase one of the BCTF's job action beginning Wednesday

The first phase of B.C. public school teachers' job action will see principals, vice-principals and other School District 43 managers heading out to supervise recess.

Fire destroys Coquitlam home

A Coquitlam family is lucky to have escaped without any serious injury after a fire tore through their home at Latimer Avenue and Byng Street at around 5:20 a.m. on Easter Monday.

Kids' advocates push for no screens

Going "screen free" with children is the theme of the 10th annual Tri-Cities' Healthy Kids Fair in Coquitlam this week.

Coquitlam fire crews turn Foyer Maillard into training exercise

Coquitlam firefighters took part in a training exercise last Thursday that they said will help bolster the department's ability to fight blazes in high-rise structures.

A week to go for Coquitlam homeowners to pick

Big, standard or small? That's the question Coquitlam residents in single-family homes have to answer by next Friday.

UPDATED: RCMP lay charges against suspect in Amanda Todd case

Citing relief that a suspect accused of internet luring was in jail, the mother of tormented Port Coquitlam teen Amanda Todd appeared at an RCMP press conference Thursday in Surrey.

Keep cuts away from the classroom - Coquitlam teachers, CUPE

The Coquitlam Teachers' Association and CUPE Local 561 are calling on School District 43 to cut management positions and administrative costs rather than the jobs of teachers and support staff who work with students.

Cafeteria, music, learning support, busing on the chopping block

The future of school libraries, school busing, learning services for special needs students and cafeterias for tweens and teens will be on the chopping block next week when School District 43 trustees take another look at trimming $13.

Good, safe fun on 2 wheels (and you can help your local hospital)

Cycling is about fun, recreation and fitness. And, done right, safety.

Coquitlam teachers upset about principals' pro-d in Las Vegas

Some School District 43 teachers are irked that half a dozen administrators went to Las Vegas on a professional development trip earlier this month.