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CUPE support workers in SD43 to vote on 2-year deal

School District 43 support workers will likely vote after Christmas on a two-year contract after an agreement was reached this week between the BC Public School Employers' Association and the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

PoCo business owner Galer wins national honour

A Port Coquitlam business owner has been named Canada's Outstanding Young Retailer of The Year by Hardware Merchandising Magazine Chris Galer of Port Coquitlam Building Supplies, a fourth-generation owner, was honoured for his efforts in re-branding

Sanctuary from a busy commute

Sitting in her office, Rev. Julie Lebrun can watch the tightly packed lines of cars as they inch towards the Barnet Highway in the morning and back home again at the end of a long workday.

School steps up for holiday

Montgomery middle school students and teachers will be donning cowboy hats and boots today (Friday) for a holiday hoedown that has become a school tradition.

ERH group will look at expanding hospital

Plans are in the works for the expansion of Eagle Ridge Hospital.

Meth lab arrests in Port Moody

Two people were arrested in Port Moody in a wide-ranging meth-lab crackdown early this morning (Thursday). At 5 a.m.

Man stabbed at Coquitlam bus station

The Coquitlam Station bus loop was shut down Thursday morning as police investigated a stabbing that left a 19-year-old Maple Ridge man in critical condition.

Port Moody business owner gets tangled in red tape

Call it a case of ridiculous red tape: The owner of Joe's Atlantic Grill in Port Moody needs the city's endorsement for a change to his liquor licence to allow for audience participation in live entertainment.

Board to cheers: Tech helps kids learn

Students with learning disabilities are learning to read two to three times faster when they are allowed to stay in their classrooms and learn with their peers using laptop computers, special software and Smartboards, the board of education was told

Stream meetings, urges PoCo student

A Port Coquitlam high school student is calling on his city to stream video of council meetings on the internet, saying the initiative would make municipal business easier to access and more transparent.