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Douglas College students and faculty held a vigil at the Coquitlam campus Thursday, Oct. 3, to demand action in support of missing Aboriginal girls and and women across Canada.

Reports that missing Coquitlam grandfather Shin Noh may have been seen on the bus and Skytrain in New Westminster and Burnaby, has his son reaching out to store owners and TransLink employees to see if anyone has seen his dad.

The City of Coquitlam will join dozens of cities, businesses and community organizations around the world that will be lighting up purple for World Mental Health Day on Thursday, Oct. 10.

The husband of one of the victims of a deadly 2011 hit-and-run crash in Coquitlam said traffic on Lougheed Highway was quiet in the moments leading up to the collision that took his wife's life.

When Heritage Woods secondary school opened in 2006, it was heralded as a model for the future.

Seniors with complex care needs and people with mental health and substance abuse issues will be treated in two brand new local facilities - one on each end of the Tri-Cities - Fraser Health announced last week.

Brother, can you spare $950,000? School District 43 has three weeks to come up with a budget-cutting plan to save that much this school year and a further $1.

Burquitlam residents can learn more next week about an Evergreen Line construction project on Cottonwood Avenue. The provincial government will host a meeting on Thursday, Oct. 10 from 6 to 7 p.m.

Broken windows and graffiti continue to be a problem in School District 43 but some schools fare worse than others, district vandalism statistics show.

A new Metro West program launched this week that allows tradespeople to work freely in six municipalities is good news for mobile business owners and entrepreneurs, a Coquitlam city councillor says.