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Funding crunch for PoCoMo youth bus

A program supporting vulnerable youth is facing its own troubles after failing to secure stable, long term funding.

Positive postings bring smiles to students' faces in Coquitlam

Dr. Charles Best students and teachers got their morning smile today from anonymous posters of positive messages. The entire school was blanketed with sticky notes bearing kind words and thoughts, bringing smiles to students' faces.

PoCo sports groups subsidized 65%

Sports user groups in Port Coquitlam were subsidized an average of 65% for their facility rentals in 2011 as part of an effort to balance maintenance and operation costs while keeping community athletics affordable.

IPPs another pension option

Want to put money aside for your retirement and get some tax savings too? The answer, most people would say, is a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP). Not necessarily.

PST webinars offered next week

Business owners wanting help about how to return to the provincial sales tax (PST) system next April can learn about the transition through a series of webinars being held next week.

Killer's review hearing delayed

The annual review hearing for Allan Schoenborn, scheduled to take place on Friday, has been postponed to early next year.

Ex-mayor's conviction upheld

The BC Court of Appeal has upheld the fraud conviction of former Coquitlam mayor Jon Kingsbury.

'Be Someone' to a bullying victim

On what would have been Amanda Todd's 16th birthday, an anti-bullying initiative will be launched at Riverside secondary school in Port Coquitlam and the public is invited. The program to be announced at 9:30 a.m. Nov.

Library branch officially opens Saturday

Coquitlam will celebrate the opening of its new City Centre library branch on Saturday with plenty of activities for kids as well as entertainment and tours for older book lovers. The festivities run from 12:30 to 4 p.m (with speeches at 1 p.m.

Donations down last year for Fox Foundation

The 31st annual runs and other fundraisers for Terry Fox weren't as profitable as previous years for the foundation named after the Port Coquitlam hero. According to its financial statements released last month, the non-profit group collected $25.