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Port Moody has adopted a policy that will seek "voluntary consultation" from its heavy industries when they increase or change the types of goods they're handling. But it's a move that changes little, said Coun.

Stephen Melczer has just returned from a three-month paid research internship in Paris where he worked on combinatorial math problems at Inria, a French public science and technology institution.

A temporary homeless shelter will operate out of Grace Church on Kingsway Avenue next winter after council voted in favour of moving ahead with the initiative despite opposition from area residents.

Anmore Coun. Tim Laidler said he will resign his position on council because he does not agree with the method in which the village selected its new chief administration officer.

The next municipal election is going to look a lot different in Port Moody. Council voted to adopt the recommendations of the election task force, which included doing away with the clutter of candidate signs usually seen on public property.

Coquitlam city council this week added its voice to the chorus of supporters who want to see Riverview Hospital on a top 10 list of the country's most endangered historic sites.

Coquitlam residents are most concerned about how they get around the city, according to a citizen survey released this week by Ipsos Reid.

Coquitlam Mounties are requesting the public's assistance to help locate an alleged fraudster. According to a release from Cpl. Jamie Chung, Nigel Wayne Pilkington "has eluded capture for a period of time and needs to be brought to justice.

Construction along the Highway 1 corridor in Coquitlam in the lead up to the Port Mann bridges may be snarling traffic and causing confusion among motorists, but ICBC statistics do not show an increase in collisions.

Port Coquitlam residents will get their chance to comment on the preliminary design for a new pedestrian and bicycle path proposed for Kingsway Avenue.