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Tri-City businesses operating in more than one of the municipalities will almost surely be able to pay a simple flat fee for an inter-municipal business licence, allowing them to operate legally throughout the region.

The Coquitlam-Maillardville NDP Constituency Association expects to acclaim Coquitlam Coun. Selina Robinson at its upcoming meeting.

Coquitlam RCMPblocked traffic at a local business on United Boulevard Monday morning after receiving a report about a suspicious-looking device. Just after 11 a.m. customers told staff they had seen what looked like a pipe bomb in the parking lot.

The driver in a single-vehicle crash on Shaughnessy Street last Tuesday passed away in the hospital on Sunday afternoon. The 17-year-old had been driving southbound on Shaughnessy, near Metcalfe Way, on Nov.

Police and health authorities need to develop a coordinated approach to dealing with people suffering from mental illness, said the jury at the coroner's inquest into the death of Coquitlam resident Colette Salemink.

While hunger is a year round reality for many families, the holidays can bring added pressure to ensure cupboards are not bare. British Columbia food banks assist an average of 96,150 individuals each month, 29.5 per cent of whom are children.

Thrifty Foods has launched its annual Food For Families in-store voucher program to benefit 16 B.C. food banks this holiday season.

The south-west traffic light at Ioco Road and Newport Drive to the north-west side of the road will be moving as part of construction on the Inlet Centre Fire Hall in Port Moody. Power from the light will be disconnected today between 9 a.m and 3 p.

Port Coquitlam is gearing up for a last minute rush on building permit applications before changes to the B.C. building code come into effect in December. Anyone constructing or renovating a building in Port Coquitlam has until 4 p.m. on Dec.

School District 43 is about to launch into the world of social media but first it needs some advice.