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The busy Christmas shopping season has been a bust for some businesses in Coquitlam where Evergreen Line construction is in full swing. Instead of busy aisles and manicure stations, the stores and shops in a mini-mall at 555 North Rd.

School District 43 school support workers have voted in favour of a wage deal giving them a 3.5% increase between July 1, 2013 and May 1, 2014.

A hidden gem of marshland and forest on the Pitt River waterfront in Coquitlam has been purchased for $2.2 million and could one day be opened up to picnickers and hikers.

Equipment has been seized and legal action is being taken against a Coquitlam man who the College of Dental Surgeons of BC (CDSBC) said was providing dentistry services illegally. Vladimir Shapoval, who has never been licensed as a dentist in B.C.

Business owners are invited to attend a free workshop to learn how their property assessments and business tax rates are calculated. The Business Assessment and Taxation 101 Workshop is taking place from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan.

Canada's first Hard Rock Casino will open its doors tonight in Coquitlam. And the rebranded Boulevard Casino - which underwent a $15-million renovation - will likely be the city's biggest tourism draw, attracting gamblers and popular music fans.

School District 43 is in the process of analyzing its financial situation in the wake of provincial holdback grants released last week.

New Westminster-Coquitlam constituents will have Fin Donnelly as their member of Parliament a little longer because the veteran politician said he won't be running for leadership of the provincial NDP.

Port Moody council members gave themselves an early Christmas present Tuesday evening.

A Port Coquitlam woman's elderly, arthritic dog will have a harder time getting around after thieves stole a bike and an attached doggy buggy this week.