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Stay calm: it's just an emergency rescue

The most important thing is to stay calm, focused. Concentrate, because bad things happen when you get distracted near a machine with two rapidly spinning rotors.

Eagle Ridge gets new beds

A trip to Eagle Ridge Hospital will be getting a little more painless with the addition of new beds designed to get patients from emergency to admitted faster.

Police hunt for Subway robber

Coquitlam RCMP are searching for a suspect who held up the Subway on Clarke Road Wednesday evening. The clerk on duty at 9:30 p.m. said the man used a gun to demand the money and fled with up to $300, according to Const.

Highway 1 shoulder wash out snarls traffic in Coquitlam

Traffic was snarled on Highway 1 eastbound in Coquitlam Thursday after a portion of the freeway's shoulder slid down an embankment.

Best students run through Mundy for Fox

More than 1,300 students, staff and teachers at Coquitlam's Dr. Charles Best secondary ran or walked through Mundy Park Thursday as part of the annual Terry Fox School Run.

Library public art piece could be seen as 'propaganda'

A proposed public art piece for the new City Centre library branch has rubbed some Coquitlam politicians the wrong way.

And Chris makes three

An Olympic wrestler from Coquitlam wants to tussle in a new ring: politics.

Daycare operator pleads guilty in baby's death

The Coquitlam daycare operator who was facing four charges in relation to the death of a baby in her care has pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death.

Port Moody breathalyzers scrutinized again

Breathalyzers used by the Port Moody Police are under scrutiny again after an administrative error was discovered on several roadside prohibition documents filed since June.

Growing pains for Austin Heights

More growing pains surfaced this week for an aging Coquitlam neighbourhood on the brink of rejuvenation.