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Thieves broke into four Tri-City schools over the weekend, targeting the vending machines in at least two of them. Port Moody Police reported break-ins at Port Moody and Heritage Woods secondary schools. Const.

The Conseil Scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique (CSF, B.C.'s francophone school board) will help plan and design a new school to replace the aging École des Pionniers in Port Coquitlam. The $22.

They'll be cut from every level and department and no area will be exempt. That was the conclusion of Superintendent Tom Grant as he laid out a broad plan to axe a $12 million deficit next year by cutting staff.

A full house is expected at tonight's special public board meeting to talk about the School District 43 2013/'14 operating budget.

Two Tri-City residents participating in the Boston Marathon on Monday said they had crossed the finish line three minutes before the explosions went off.

Crews in Coquitlam have been working to patch a crack in a broken pipe that sent sewage and waste water into Scott Creek over the weekend.

CUPE Local 561 president Dave Ginter is waiting for news about budget cuts in the wake of an announcement this week that School District 43 has to trim $12 million from next year's budget to avoid a deficit.

Want to air your views to Coquitlam council about the city's roads, recreation programs or RCMP services? City hall is opening its doors - and turning on its computers - next week for its first eTownhall meeting.

If you have a winter or summer residence that lays empty during the off-season, you may have considered renting it out when you aren't using it.

Coquitlam Teachers' Association president Teresa Grandinetti is characterizing School District 43's current financial situation as the worst in 25 years and her colleagues want a forensic audit.