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Plans for the first highrise in the soon-to-be-redeveloped Austin Heights neighbourhood in Coquitlam are already underway with the developer organizing an open house for later this month.

Designs for new park bordering the Coquitlam River will start this month in Coquitlam's Hockaday subdivision. Two years ago, city council voted to spend $25,000 for conceptual plans for Hockaday Park, a 1.

Thousands of afternoon rush-hour commuters were caught by surprise Monday with a change to a freeway on-ramp and signal at United Boulevard and the Mary Hill Bypass.

School District 43 isn't exactly awash in money but two recent provincial funding announcements will make planning for the next school year a little easier.

A Port Coquitlam man is suing the city of Vancouver and concert production company Live Nation on behalf of his teenage daughter for injuries she sustained at an Alexisonfire concert last year during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

PORT MOODY-WESTWOOD-PORT COQUITLAM Mark Ireland (NDP) Age: 42 City: Port Moody Employment: training manager and product evangelist at Safe Software Inc.

Plans to increase fees at Coquitlam's Robinson Memorial Park were put on hold last week pending a more comprehensive review of cemetery services and charges.

NEW WESTMINSTER-COQUITLAM Diana Dilworth (Conservative) Age: 45 City: Port Moody Employment: manager of Fraser Basin Council Education: some college Years in riding: 20 Volunteer work: former president of Tri-Cities' District Parent Advisory Council,

There have always been garbage cans at outdoor events in Port Coquitlam but now it will be easier for people to recycle and compost as well.

The two ridings in The Tri-City News' readership area have been politically distinct, although they share a border.