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The grey skies and rain kept many Terry Fox Run participants away last year but this weekend is shaping up to be sunny and clear. The 32nd annual event happens Sunday in four Tri-City communities, including Fox's hometown of Port Coquitlam.

Port Coquitlam council will take a second look at a townhouse development being proposed on Salisbury Avenue after residents in the area overwhelmingly opposed the project during a public hearing Monday.

The Burnaby RCMP is asking the public's assistance to help locate a prolific offender believed to be active in Burnaby and Coquitlam. Dallas Campbell Yurko was on parole for property crime offences when he violated conditions of his parole.

Port Coquitlam city council is considering a proposal that would alter building standards to make it easier for seniors and people with changing physical needs to remain in their homes.

School District 43 is consulting with parents, neighbours and staff about the merits of selling off two strips of school property at a pair of Coquitlam elementary schools to raise funds for capital projects.

A hasty decision to save the Appleyard house from Evergreen's wrecking ball is proving to be a bit of a quagmire for Port Moody council.

Plans for a new highrise at a major intersection close to the Port Coquitlam border got the seal of approval from Coquitlam council this week.

Preventing the deaths of children suffering cardiac arrest is the goal of a School District 43 plan to place Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in all 67 Tri-City public schools.

The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce is starting a mentorship program to help entrepreneurial young people get launched in their careers.

Night school enrollment has flatlined for free high school credit courses such as Math and English that adults typically take to upgrade their skills, leaving School District 43 officials scratching their heads as to the cause.