Local News

The leader of BC's Conservatives pressed the premier this week to call a byelection in Port Moody-Coquitlam.

Police and social workers in the Tri-Cities are encouraging adults to talk to their kids about drugs in light of several recent deaths in B.C. associated to a bad batch of ecstasy.

A gantry that malfunctioned last Friday, sending a 90-tonne slab of concrete into the Fraser River, will be out of commission for at least a week.

A Coquitlam business got a lesson in teamwork and leadership from someone with experience - Geroy Simon. The receiver who plays for the Grey Cup-winning BC Lions visited Williams Moving & Storage to give a motivational speech to the staff.

A 21-year-old Port Moody man is facing charges for allegedly stealing an iPhone last fall from someone outside the McDonald's on North Road in Coquitlam . The victim was entering the restaurant at around 4 a.m. on Sept.

The city of Port Coquitlam is exploring ways of levelling out business property tax increases in an effort to avoid large fluctuations in rates associated to changes in assessed land value.

Homeowners in Port Coquitlam will get their utility bills in the mail next week. The city will send out the notices next Wednesday that will show a $19 increase in water fees, to $387, and another $9 for sewage, to $289.

The PoCo Inn and Suites is finishing a $2 million make-over to modernize and urbanize the Port Coquitlam hotel at 1545 Lougheed Highway.

It was billed as a modern day gold rush but the atmosphere at the Treasure Hunters Road Show in Port Coquitlam last week was more like a museum as staff carefully studied the jewelry and coins offered for purchase while their clients watched and wait

The BC Liberals in Port Moody-Coquitlam have their candidate for this spring's provincial byelection.