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PoMo workers get 6.75% increase over four years

Port Moody city staff will see their wages rise by 6.75% over four years thanks to a new contract they approved this week. Members of CUPE Local 825 voted 92% in favour of the contract, which gives them a 1.

Black ice to blame in fatal bus crash: lawyer

A tour bus owned by a Coquitlam company involved in a fatal crash last month slid on black ice, a lawyer representing Mi Joo Tour and Travel said this week.

Despite community efforts - the homeless are still with us

Despite efforts to shelter the homeless, bylaw officers in Coquitlam and Port Moody continue to deal with homeless camps and are removing a handful every month, even in winter.

More construction to make way for Evergreen Line

Traffic on Pinetree Way in Coquitlam may be a bit more congested for the next month to make way for Evergreen Line pre-construction work.

Kindness counts for kids on social media

Dr. Charles Best students are taking their feel-good message to social media. After posting positive messages on student lockers last year, the school's leadership students are now sending out compliments online.

Developer looks at three homes for single-family lot

A developer is going back to the drawing board after his plans to squeeze four new homes on a single-family lot in Coquitlam stirred up controversy last month. After a public hearing on Dec.

Coq. bus company sued for fatal crash

A Coquitlam company involved in a bus crash in Oregon that killed nine people and injured 38 is being sued by the guardian of two of its young passengers.

Fake Carol Todd Twitter profiles get the boot

Efforts to out fake Facebook and Twitter profiles have paid off for Carol Todd and her supporters.

UPDATED: Norovirus causing stomach flu

Eagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody is the latest health facility to deal with a new strain of norovirus but officials are warning everyone to take precautions to avoid the stomach flu.

UPDATE: Suspect apprehended after Ioco refinery break-in

By Gary McKenna The Tri-City News Two suspected thieves had no trouble breaking into the Esso Processing centre at the end of Ioco Road Sunday night -it was leaving the facility that proved challenging.