Local News

Wesbild's acquisition of 370 acres of provincial land means it will be a major participant in Coquitlam's new Northwest Burke Vision process.

A developer with a long history of major projects in Coquitlam has bought a significant chunk of provincial land on Burke Mountain, setting the stage for the next phase of building in the city's rapidly developing northeast corner.

A Coquitlam resident was bilked out of thousands of dollars after falling for a Canada Revenue Agency telephone scam that has been popping up in Tri-Cities over the couple of weeks.

Highway 1 westbound will be detoured at the first exit after the Port Mann bridge and will rejoin the highway at the Coleman Avenue on-ramp on Thursday and Friday night. The closure on Thursday will take place between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.

A Charlene Reaveley Children's Charity Society gala that will raise money for families that have experienced a traumatic event will be held at the Dogwood Pavilion on April 4.

Coquitlam Mounties have identified several areas that have seen a recent uptick in break-ins, according to the detachment's most recent CompStat alert.

The sentencing hearing for Cory Sater, the man found guilty in January of killing two women in a hit-and-run collision in 2011, has been postponed a month.

Bears that denned in woods close to Tri-City residential areas are starting to come out of hibernation, prompting reminders for increased vigilance in securing garbage, bird seed and other attractants that will draw them to our streets.

Everyone loves a baby - but not when it's a skunk or raccoon kit or a coyote pup. And this is the season when these urban critters mate and bear their young.

A three-hour standoff at the Sleepy Lodge Motel on Clarke Road in Coquitlam ended in an arrest early Friday morning. One man was taken into custody after allegedly threatening to cause harm at the Hard Rock Casino.