Local News

Coquitlam Centre is welcoming spring fashion with a contest that encourages shoppers to ask #WhereDidUGEtThat? Every Saturday during the month of April, shoppers will find a model around the mall showcasing a fashionable new trend for spring.

Clean-up is underway at the Suncor Energy terminal on Barnet Highway after about 225 barrels of a biodegradable oil leaked from one of its storage tanks over the weekend.

Increases in employment benefits and utility costs, higher than expected substitute costs and declining enrollment are behind an $8 million deficit this year and a projected $12 million deficit next year, according to School District 43.

Multiple consumers have told the BBB in British Columbia that they have been contacted by an overseas computer repair company offering virus protection and claiming to work for Microsoft.

The criteria for community groups bidding for Coquitlam casino cash may soon be loosened up. On Monday, the city's council-in-committee heard from city staff proposing to change the rules for how its gaming funds are divvied up.

Port Coquitlam business owners will see an emphasis on customer service and open communication at city hall if recommendations of a task force are implemented.

Ryan Crossley, the man who as a teenager killed Port Coquitlam's Jesse Penner, will spend another year behind bars after pleading guilty to an assault charge.

School District 43 is projecting a $12.1-million budget deficit next year and will have to make drastic cuts to submit a balanced budget to the province in May.

Coquitlam RCMP are hoping to improve their customer service by launching a survey. Supt. Claude Wilcott said the detachment's front-counter staff serve thousands of clients every year, often the only contact local residents have with the RCMP.

A Coquitlam man is wanted by Vancouver Police for selling fake bars of gold. On Feb. 26, the man allegedly sold four bars that looked and felt like one-ounce gold bars.