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Funded by the proceeds of IKEA Canada's Christmas tree sales, IKEA co-workers and Tree Canada advisors will spend the day at Scott Creek Linear Park planting saplings, trees and shrubs to help restore green spaces in communities where co-workers and

The city of Port Moody will again consider borrowing millions of dollars from the province to build a new Number 1 fire hall once a task force report into cost-saving measures is presented to city council next month.

There is a direct link between a person's social capital - that is, their level of civic participation and sense of cooperation in the community - and their perceptions of health, according to a 2008 Statistics Canada study.

Growing up, Ryan Leech always hoped he would make a life for himself in the cycling world. And since that dream has come true, he says he owes a great part of his successes to the local trails and the local hospital.

The Golden Spike Days Society was hoping for a "golden parachute" of sorts when it asked Port Moody city council for thousands of dollars in debt relief last month.

The trial of former Coquitlam mayor Jon Kingsbury may have come to an end but the 64-year-old said his legal battle is not over yet.

I then asked if they had re-established any credit over the past seven years, then braced for the answer I was afraid of. They both looked at each other and then back at me with that all too familiar 'I'm not quite sure what you mean' look.

Port Moody has sent out its property tax notices and payments are due on or before July 4. Port Moody property taxes are up 5.16% over last year, an increase of about $80 for a house with the statistically average assessed value of $519,000.

Allison, who helped train 4,000 employees from 40 different groups in "The Art of Travel" for the Vancouver International Airport, and 3,200 staff in preparation for the 2010 Winter and Paralympic Games, will provide training in leadership and superv

With gardening season - and maybe warmer weather - here, Port Coquitlam residents will be able to bring their green waste bins to the curb every week for collection starting May 17.