Local News

New federal legislation will require the CP Rail to inform Port Coquitlam Fire and Emergency Services when hazardous materials or dangerous chemicals are being transported through the city's rail yard.

Residents of Burke Mountain in Coquitlam are closer to getting a local elementary school after the board of education voted to proceed with land sales and property swaps to free up cash for new buildings.

The provincial government is selling 584 acres on Burke Mountain in Coquitlam as part of its ongoing disposal of Crown assets to balance the books. On Thursday, B.C.

The Tri-City News Consultation for next year's school district budget is far behind last year's schedule but board chair Melissa Hyndes said trustees are waiting for more details from the provincial government.

Tri-City residents, businesses and groups will have their first chance to give their views on the future of the Riverview Hospital lands next in February or March.

No arrests have been made but police have impounded a vehicle and spoken with a person of interest in last week's deadly hit-and-run collision in Coquitlam.

The lack of public art attached to a proposed office tower drew some concern from Port Moody councillors.

Port Moody's top athletes will soon have a position of prominence in the community.

A lack of parking is driving away business from Port Moody's Queens Street Plaza, according to one local business owner. "My view is it hasn't worked. It's rare to see anybody at the plaza," said Helen Daniels of the Gallery Bistro.

A Port Coquitlam family whose home was destroyed by fire Tuesday night was celebrating a birthday party when the blaze broke out.