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They didn't shake hands afterwards but Joe Trasolini and Dennis Marsden were at least cordial during the first all-candidates' meeting for the Port Moody-Coquitlam byelection.

The man arrested for allegedly blasting three people with pepper spray at the Waves Coffee House on Shaughnessy Street earlier this week has been formally charged.

Adult movie patrons watching the latest blockbuster at Coquitlam SilverCity will soon be able to quaff a cold one while they get their cinematic thrills.

Christine who? That's the question political pundits were asking in December when a virtually unknown candidate with a name remarkably similar to the premier's was acclaimed as the BC Conservative candidate for the Port Moody-Coquitlam byelection.

As the Vancouver Canucks begin their post-season run police across the Lower Mainland are still dealing with the aftermath of last year's Stanley Cup Riot. Two young offenders from Coquitlam are the latest to have charges approved against them.

Thousands of dollars School District 43 pays in carbon offsets for its energy and paper use could be coming back for energy conservation projects. But it's not known yet how much money will be reimbursed and what the funds would be used for.

School District 43 will have more money to spend on vulnerable children and address class size and composition issues next school year.

Though most owners of a small business know the details of their operation inside and out, backwards and forwards, not all of them are aware of the tax, retirement and estate planning strategies available to them.

Joe Trasolini seems to have everything going for him in the countdown toward the April 19 byelection, in which he's hoping to claim the MLA post for the NDP.

Coquitlam city employees were cleaning up trash on Tuesday after residents dumped piles of garbage at the gates of the Town Centre recycling facility over the Easter long weekend.