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Parents looking for short-term child care during the three-day teachers' job action beginning Monday at B.C. schools should steer clear of on-line classifieds and do their homework before signing up a caregiver.

Navajo prints and accessories are in. I wouldn't ordinarily know this but, thanks to Coquitlam Centre and the Pandora Style Lounge I, too, can become a style expert.

Parents of School District 43 students may be confused about conflicting messages being provided about how prepared schools are to accept kids when teachers walk off the job next week. In a statement, B.C.

A group of women who use the services provided by Tri-City Transitions' women's centre in Port Coquitlam are hoping to meet with municipal and provincial politicians to win support for their efforts to keep the long-serving institution open.

Taggers and other vandals continue to plague schools in School District 43, according to latest reports. A weekly summary of vandalism from SD43 shows 10 schools were hit with graffiti tags since last week.

One bit of fall-out from the teacher's job action this week is the cancellation of the School District 43 board of education meeting scheduled for last night (Tuesday).

Staff at a Port Coquitlam poultry processor were forced out on Tuesday afternoon after a tank full of ammonia sprung a leak.

The number of people living on the streets in the Tri-Cities has dropped dramatically in the last three years during a period when the rest of the Lower Mainland's homeless statistics have flatlined.

A roofing company working in Coquitlam was hit with an $87,000 fine for not using adequate fall protection on its construction site last year. Natt Roofing Ltd.

The replacement of one of Coquitlam's oldest schools may start as early as this fall, the project manager told the city's council-in-committee this week.