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Developers, builders and contractors in Coquitlam could soon face stiff fines if large amounts of mud, silt and debris flow from their construction sites.

A Port Moody family has been chosen by the HomeTeam for a home renovation to make their townhouse more livable. Kathleen Black and her family have been selected by Cornerstone Seventh Day Adventist Church for a project planned planned for Sept.

The Tri-Cities could be without a homeless shelter this winter after Port Coquitlam council rejected an initiative that would have seen a temporary facility operate at a church on Kingsway Avenue.

A complaint has been launched against the Port Moody Police Department after a video was posted on YouTube of an officer throwing a man to the pavement during an arrest on the weekend.

Beverly Welsh, past president of the Fraser Pacific Rose Society, stops to smell the roses in the Centennial Rose Garden at Coquitlam's Dogwood Pavilion. On Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Port Moody police are blaming poorly stored industrial fuels for a blast that tore the roof off a van and sent a woman to hospital last Friday afternoon. The incident occurred shortly before 2 p.m. at the McDonalds on St.

Prized possessions tucked away for 33 years by the family of Port Coquitlam hometown hero Terry Fox will be part of a new exhibit at Canada's largest museum of history.

Lansdowne Drive residents were woken up early Wednesday morning by the sound of a nearby car crash. When they went out to check they found a grey Honda "parked" upside-down in their driveway.

Coquitlam RCMP kicked off their summer CounterAttack series and park patrols this past weekend to help keep roads and beaches safe.

The latest mission for Coquitlam Search and Rescue ended in the fourth call this season to their North Shore counterparts for a long-line helicopter rescue. "It's getting a little demoralizing," said Coquitlam SAR manager Michael Coyle.