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DOUG MACDONELL Age: 59 Occupation: retired RCMP officer Coquitlam resident: 51 years Campaign funding: developers and individuals Current city committees: none Council meetings attended this year: none In the 2011 election, Doug Macdonell lost his se

KEVIN STARTIN Age: 39 Occupation: math teacher Coquitlam resident: 33 years Campaign funding: self Current city committees: none Council meetings attended this year: none Kevin Startin has no groups backing him for his first run at a civic seat and t

VINCENT WU Age: not provided Occupation: journalist Coquitlam resident: 16 years Campaign funding: majority from self Current city committees: none Council meetings attended this year: none Vincent Wu has run for a council seat in past elections and

MICHAEL BELL Age: 47 Occupation: Toyota Canada warehouse associate Coquitlam resident: 8 years Campaign funding: self Current city committees: none Council meetings attended this year: none Michael Bell said he's running for council because he has al

The son of missing Coquitlam man Shin Noh hopes the community will learn from his family's experience and take steps to learn more about dementia and how to keep seniors safe when they wander.

BARRIE LYNCH Age: 57 Occupation: executive director and CEO of Supply Chain Management Association and part-time BC Ambulance paramedic Coquitlam resident: 38 years Campaign funding: firefighters' and paramedics' unions, CUPE BC, developers and indiv

A plan to establish an agricultural lab for students to study sustainable farming practices at Colony Farm Regional Park has been put on hold in response to concerns from the Kwikwetlem First Nation.

An 85-year-old Port Coquitlam man was allegedlyrobbed last Wednesday and the suspects employed similar tactics to other reported cases in August. On the morning of Oct.

Work to prepare for the construction of the Evergreen Line's Coquitlam Central Station is underway.

Coquitlam voters can head to the polls as early as tomorrow to mark their byelection ballot. Advance voting has begun, with a poll open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex.