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Coquitlam Centre is bringing in celebrity look-a-likes and a social media campaign to amp up the spring shopping season. The fake famous faces will be togged out with fashions from stores who emulate their 'celeb' style.

Three hikers missing on Eagle Mountain on the east side of Buntzen Lake Sunday night did not make things easier for the search crews attempting to locate them. The trio were able to contact police at around 6:30 p.m. after hiking all day.

The Coquitlam RCMP is seeking the public's assistance in locating Donald Smith, a 43-year-old Caucasian male who was last seen by his family on April 2.

Hundreds of Coquitlam residents will get a call from Ipsos Reid this and next week to gauge their views on the city.

One of the Lougheed Highway's westbound lanes between the Cape Horn Interchange and the Coleman Avenue on-ramp will be blocked off starting this month.

A Grade six student had School District 43 trustees in tears Tuesday as he recounted how a new alternative program changed his mind about school in two weeks.

The call for more school librarians as well as technology education, music, drama, art and home ec. teachers - plus more school counsellors to deal with vulnerable children - has shed light on issues facing Tri-City public schools.

Coquitlam's efforts to weed out the number of homes found to have high power consumption - usually associated with growing marijuana - are being credited with a drop in the number of grow ops in the city.

School District 43 is counting on new schools, additions to old schools and portables to relieve enrolment pressure in some areas of the Tri-Cities.

Voters in Port Moody-Coquitlam have at least three chances to hear the provincial candidates speak before heading to the polls on April 19: The Tri-Cities' Chamber of Commerce will host an all-candidates' meeting on Wednesday, April 11 from 7 to 9 p.