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A number of community groups have already booked times and dates for Coquitlam residents to hear directly from candidates running for mayor, council and school board in the Nov. 19 civic election: Nov.

Former Canadian Football League player Adam Braidwood, who was arrested on gun charges last month during the Terry Fox Hometown Run in Port Coquitlam, will remain behind bars for two more weeks.

As Metro Vancouver mayors get down to voting today on a plan to boost gas taxes and possibly bump property taxes to pay for transit improvements, a new report is suggesting Evergreen Line revenue projections may be overly optimistic.

Today's vote by Metro Vancouver mayors to support funding that will improve transportation opportunities in the Lower Mainland will also improve student access to post-secondary education, says the president of Douglas College.

As the first phase of modernizing a Coquitlam neighbourhood park gets underway, some city councillors are still pushing for amenities that aren't part of the overall plan.

The funding system for B.C.'s public schools is broken and needs to be fixed, says School District 43's board chair, who will be offering a shopping list of suggestions to the BC School Trustees Association next week.

The economic downturn of 2008 is still having an impact on Port Coquitlam's financial situation as the city moves into its budget deliberations this fall.

Two places of worship that have received tax breaks from the city of Coquitlam will soon have to pay up.

A playground in an immigrant community, a youth program where kids feel supported and a mobile gymnastics bus to promote healthy movement are three ideas chasing funding in a national competition.

Only incumbent trustees have so far filed their nomination papers to run as candidates for the board of education in the Nov. 19 civic election. Nominations opened Tuesday and close next Friday, Oct. 14.