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Some residents in Port Moody's Seaview neighbourhood are anxious to hear how traffic changes to permit Evergreen Line construction will affect their neighbourhood.

School District 43 expects to lop off $5 million in instruction, services and other costs and is expected to pass an amended budget tomorrow night, Tuesday.

Midnight on Thursday (Feb. 28) is the cutoff for free registration and to secure the half-price introductory rate with the Port Mann Bridge tolling system, TReO.

If the city of Port Coquitlam acts on a consultant's recommendation to close Centennial Pool, it would likely be the end of the PoCo Marlins, according to swim club director Rick Sieb.

Got guns? In June, police departments throughout B.C. will be collecting unwanted and unauthorized guns during a firearms amnesty as a way of keeping them out of the hands of criminals.

Insufficient funding is at the heart of School District 43's deficit woes, says the president of the District Parent Advisory Council. And Heidi Hass Gable would like to see more provincial lobbying by parents' groups.

It's that sinking feeling when you get to your car and find a window smashed, when your mind races trying to remember what was left inside to attract a thief's eye.

Nearly a year has passed since Fariba Amani packed a bag, left her Port Moody home for a sunny vacation cruising in the Bahamas - and never returned.

They came, they saw and they stitched. Wednesday, the first day of the Port Moody stitch-in to create a centennial wall-hanging, drew several looky-loos and a number of people who took up needles and threads to add their touch to the project.

Dozens of factors go in to buying a first home, leaving some consumers in confusion. But help is on the way, thanks to a special seminar that will help help de-mystifying the process.