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SD43 files suit over $100,000

School District 43 is accusing a former employee of fraud and has filed a lawsuit with the BC Supreme Court seeking damages.

Owner of Prairie Bench in Port Coquitlam not sitting down on the job

"Just follow the grain," artisan Brent Lewis says. The owner/operator of Prairie Bench is not speaking in the sense of conformity - the bohemian furniture pieces he constructs prove that's not the case.

TD offers helps for Tri-City investors at high-tech centre

TD Waterhouse today (Tuesday) announced the opening of its first Investor Centre in Coquitlam, conveniently co-located within the Coquitlam Town Centre TD Canada Trust branch at 1140 Johnson Street.

Saturday accident sends pedestrian to Royal Columbian Hospital

A pedestrian suffered serious injuries after a bizarre accident on Kingsway Avenue Saturday morning.

B.C. exams are on but teachers won't be marking them

Provincial exams are going ahead as usual this week in School District 43 despite the ongoing teacher's labour dispute.

BUDGET: How the departments stack up at Coquitlam city hall

CITY COUNCIL Total expenditures: $830,100 (corporate memberships, committee expenses, staff recognition, grants and contributions) Total revenues: nil CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE Total expenditures: $397,300 (96% labour) Total revenues: nil Overseeing an o

BUDGET: Optimism reigns at Coquitlam city hall

For the first time in half a decade, Coquitlam city managers this week spoke about the positive state of the public purse.

Riverview pilot for homeless will shut down

A pilot project at Riverview Hospital that filled a critical gap in serving the needs of the homeless will be shutting down in two months.

UPDATE: Missing teenager found, Coquitlam RCMP say

A missing Tri-City teenager has been located and reunited with her family. The Coquitlam RCMP were looking for 14-year-old Lorna Nelmes, who was last seen by her father on Jan.

Coquitlam cops seek mall peeper

Coquitlam RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who allegedly took photos of a woman at Coquitlam Centre mall. At around noon on Dec.