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No to digital billboards: Coq. council

The city of Coquitlam could face legal action after council this week held up its billboard ban.

A lesson in biz taxes from city, Chamber

Coquitlam council plans to extend an olive branch to the small business community after it got an earful of complaints earlier this month about the cost to set up shop in the municipality.

Drug bust links PoCo with Ottawa, Australia

The discovery of two kilos of drugs a year ago in a Port Coquitlam warehouse spurred a police investigation that led officers across the country and around the globe, culminating in the arrest this week of two people in Ottawa.

Families don't have to face Alzheimer's alone

(The second story in a two-part series: first part ) Wearing a cranberry-coloured top, black pants and comfy shoes, Dorothy Leclair looks like a school nurse as she rolls a luggage cart stacked with her laptop computer, manuals and brochures out of a

Online tool helps young entrepreneurs with business plan

Need a business plan? In celebration of Small Business Week, the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is updating its online business resource centre with a new tool to help young entrepreneurs with their business plan.

Red House to get a retrofit

A historic farm house in Coquitlam's oldest neighbourhood will soon be restored as part of a planned 80-unit multi-family housing project.

$10,000 reward still on table for information in realtor assault, says BCREA

The B.C. Real Estate Association (BCREA) said it will continue to offer a $10,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest of a man who sexually assaulted a realtor during an open house in Port Coquitlam last spring.

PoCo considers changes to expense disclosures

Port Coquitlam council is considering an initiative that would allow residents to review its members' expenses online every month.

Money helping developmentally disabled adults find work

A $100,000 provincial investment earmarked in April has contributed to helping adults with developmental disabilities find and keep work. Community Living B.C.

Lions Park renovations begin in Port Coquitlam

Work has begun on major renovations at Port Coquitlam's Lions Park that will include a new washroom, pathway, plaza and playground.