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Waste-loss Challenge starts up in Port Coquitlam

The city of Port Coquitlam is looking for four households to participate in its second annual Waste-Loss Challenge contest. Starting Oct.

Bike to Work Week gets underway in Coquitlam

With dark and rainy weather upon the region, it is important for drivers and cyclists to be more aware of each other during their daily commute.

UPDATE: Individuals sought after posing as Coquitlam firefighters to solicit donations

Coquitlam Fire/Rescue is asking residents to be on the look out for a group of people posing as sales personnel who say they are working on behalf of fire-related charities.

Cell tower possible for private land behind Port Coquitlam store

A 35 m high cellphone tower is being proposed for a shopping plaza in Port Coquitlam. Telus, through a subsidiary agent known as Standard Land Company Inc.

Buy a pumpkin at Thrifty's and help out hospital foundation

Buy a pumpkin and leave a legacy: that's the goal of Thrifty Foods in the days leading up to Halloween. From now until October 31, one dollar from the sale of every B.C.

Port Moody Police present $9.4-million budget

Port Moody will have the same number of police officers in 2013 as it does now but taxpayers could be paying nearly a million dollars more for the municipal force. And a chunk of that will go to personnel-related issues.

Heartless thieves target kids' bikes in Port Coquitlam

A 13-year-old boy has learned the hard way that owning something nice can make some people greedy.

Plenty of fish in Tri-City creeks

Heavy rains this month are allowing salmon to travel as high as Highland Drive on Burke Mountain - an altitude of 600 feet above sea level.

Surprise triplets to celebrate their 85th

The first surprise came when Hendrika Bruynse went into labour about two months earlier than expected, at the Amsterdam home she shared with her husband, Wilhelmus, and their first child, a two-year-old boy.

Evergreen Line issues call for power supply

The Evergreen Line has issued another tender for the installation of new underground power supply lines in Coquitlam. The power supply will be used to operate the new rapid transit line when it opens in summer 2016. Work will include digging a 1.