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"Devoted, gregarious, kind, respectful, quick-witted." Those were the traits of the late Trevor Wingrove, who this week was honoured with his name on a Coquitlam street sign.

The city of Port Coquitlam and the public need more information about the types of chemicals and material being moved through the Canadian Pacific Railway yard, according to Coun. Glenn Pollock.

Three males have been arrested following a cellphone robbery last week and Port Moody Police believe the suspects may have been involved in similar incidents in other parts of the Tri-Cities.

Staff and students of Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary School in Port Coquitlam have been informed about a case of tuberculosis in the school community but the risk is low and only those who are in close contact with the TB patient are being be t

An area of Coquitlam that has long been a "dead zone" for a wireless company will soon have better reception. And the deal with Rogers Communications will generate $26,000 a year for the city and its optical network corporation.

The owner of a Coquitlam industrial site has ordered her tenants to stop growing medical marijuana. On Monday, council unanimously turned down Melanie Balletta's request for a temporary use permit at 970 Adair Ave.

Construction on Coquitlam's first homeless shelter is expected to start this spring. On Monday, city council granted a development permit to RainCity Housing for the four-storey facility at 3030 Gordon Ave., off Westwood Street.

A Port Moody mom delivered a baby boy at home early Tuesday morning with lots of help from firefighters and even her own husband. The local smokeaters got a call at 3:57 a.m.

Port Coquitlam residents are being offered a choice between a tax decrease or having a redeveloped recreation complex. That was the message during Monday night's city council meeting, where staff presented a draft financial plan that called for a 0.

Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore is calling on TransLink to build a Rapid Bus line down the Lougheed Highway corridor that he says would be a cheaper and more efficient way of connecting commuters from his city and beyond.