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A new north-south arterial road is expected to open in Port Coquitlam's Dominion Triangle this month.

Two Coquitlam city councillors seeking provincial seats in next May's election are going against promises they - and other candidates - made at a public forum during last fall's civic election campaign. Last week, Coun.

Pictures of the front of all Coquitlam homes will be snapped from a van for BC Assessment next month.

Share Family and Community Services desperately needs thousands of packages of food - especially high-protein items - so the food bank can fill holiday hampers in time for Christmas.

Local charities benefited to the tune of $66,000 at the Unwrapped - a Charitable Night of Giving organized by Coquitlam Centre. The Nov. 20 event which featured food, shopping deals and entertainment attracted 4,400 attendees.

A visit to Rocky Point Park may soon come with a cost beyond the price of gas: pay parking.

Port Moody's council meeting on Tuesday ended abruptly, about halfway through the planned agenda, when a lone councillor refused to vote in favour of extending the meeting past 10 p.m.

It's official - in Port Moody, at least. At Tuesday's meeting council adopted the Inter-municipal Business Bylaw, allowing businesses operating in more than one of the Tri-Cities to pay a flat fee for a single business licence.

Port Moody's vision for a post-Evergreen Line community includes new mixed-use neighbourhoods, walkable neighbourhoods and even high-density towers in Moody Centre.

Port Coquitlam's planned anti-bullying bylaw, expected to be voted on Dec. 10, will initially be targeted to youth but could make adult bullies pay fines, too.