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Coquitlam will go for the BC Summer Games in 2016 - and, if it doesn't win, the city has a backup bid for 2018.

Coquitlam RCMP handed out nearly 300 tickets during February's distracted driving safety blitz.

Coquitlam Fire and Rescue officials believe an early morning blaze that destroyed a part of the picnic area on the west side of Mundy Park was likely deliberately set.

School District 43 hallways and parking lots were virtual ghost towns early this week as most of the district's 30,000 students stayed home from school during three days of teacher job action , which was to end today.

A Port Moody woman has gone missing while on a cruise off the coast of Florida. Fariba Amani, 47, was reported missing from the Bahamas Celebration ship on Feb.

Some 2,000 teachers across School District 43 are off the job today in protest of Bill 22, says Coquitlam Teachers Association president Teresa Grandinetti, and many are out front of schools with signs to let the public know their concerns.

School District 43 hallways were virtual ghost towns today, as most of the district's 30,000 students stayed home from school while their teachers began three days of job action.

* The audio clip above is from last November's all-candidates' meeting at Place Maillardville, hosted by the Maillardville Residents' Association .

Port Coquitlam residents with a limited income can receive free help with their income taxes at Wilson Centre (2150 Wilson Ave.).

Closer alignment between home buyer and seller activity helped bring greater balance to the Greater Vancouver housing market in February.