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A retired teacher from Port Coquitlam high school, who was inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame two weeks ago, died last Friday.

Staff burnout, chronic underfunding and parents making up the difference in spending cuts with fundraising are some of the concerns of District Parent Advisory Council chair Heidi Hass Gable has about plans to cut $12.

The search continues for a missing Tri-City teenager who police believe could be camping out in the wilderness after getting into an argument at his family home last week.

The Tri-Cities branch of the Canadian Parents for French wants more public dialogue on School District 43 plans to cut $12.1 million in teachers, support staff, supplies and programs.

BC Hydro will be burning large slash piles along its right-of-way east of Plateau Boulevard for the next few days as part of clearing work for construction of the Lower Mainland Transmission Line.

What is hypertension? Local seniors can find out at a talk next week.

BC Liberals: Barbara Lu Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth has been in politics longer than BC Liberal challenger Barbara Lu has been alive but that doesn't bother the upbeat 24-year-old.

A 26-page package sent to large-scale developers in B.C. is inviting them to bid on the Ioco lands, a "one-of-a-kind opportunity to create a master-planned community near a well-established area of Metro Vancouver.

Work piling up in school offices, unpainted schools, and demoralized staff was the picture painted if proposed cuts to eliminate a $12.1 million deficit go ahead.

There could be big changes in store for Port Moody if the draft official community plan is adopted, so the city is making it easy for residents to provide their feedback with a new online tool.