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Port Coquitlam firefighters Adam Myles, Greg Berggren, Ryan Masi and Steve Crump will be growing Movember mustaches this month to raise money for prostate cancer research and men's health.

The carpets have a pattern that resembles a forest canopy. The lounge wall is designed to be reminiscent of ripples on a river.

A hundred people have signed up for a community forum on suicide prevention in Port Coquitlam next week and one of the organizers would like to see that number double with more parents participating.

School District 43 is taking its first tentative steps towards a plan to sell some surplus school assets to raise funds for future capital projects and is doing so with the full support of the provincial government.

Honour our veterans by attending a Remembrance Day ceremony on Sunday in the Tri-Cities: COQUITLAM Legion branch 263 will host a service at 10 a.m. at Como Lake middle (1121 King Albert Ave.) followed by a parade at 10:30 a.m.

A pedestrian is in hospital after being struck by a pick-up truck Tuesday morning. The Port Coquitlam man was running across Cedar Drive, near Lincoln Avenue, in Port Coquitlam at about 9 a.m. when he was hit by a silver truck.

An owl that was entangled in fishing line and stuck in a tree outside Coquitlam city hall is recovering thanks to the work of firefighters, staff and a city councillor.

The Tri-Cities' largest social service agency wants to tackle the issue of child poverty one project at a time and is looking to the community for guidance.

It may be snug living for a family of four but Coquitlam's first coach homes are ideal for the "sandwich generation" looking for a place to accommodate their elderly parents or grown children.

With wetter days here and even darker days approaching, pedestrians in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam can grab some reflective light this week to help them on their journeys.