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Winning an Olympic silver medal Thursday wasn't just the highlight of Krista Guloien's rowing career - it marked the pinnacle of her life, so far.

A group tasked with the job of helping homeless people find shelter will now shift its attention to the issue of affordable housing as the Evergreen Line threatens to lay waste to apartments across the region.

The long-awaited revitalization of an aging Coquitlam neighbourhood is starting to take shape.

A cyclist was airlifted to hospital in critical condition after being struck by a motorist on David Avenue between Lansdowne Avenue and Noons Creek Tuesday night. Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said that the incident happened shortly after 8 p.m.

A hotel and convention centre set for Coquitlam's Boulevard Casino will be one floor shorter than planned. This week, Coquitlam city council voted 8-1 to rezone the land at 2080 United Blvd.

Burquitlam Station is a no-brainer when it comes to naming new stops along the future Evergreen Line. But what about monikers for Coquitlam's other three stations? This fall, city council will submit a formal list of station names for the $1.

Clothing store West 49 is presenting its LRN2S8 program with Disney XD to teach young boys and girls skateboarding skills for free. The program runs in the Coquitlam Centre parking lot on Saturday, Aug. 4.

A $1,200 reward is being offered to anyone with information that could identify the person who set a leg-hold trap that caused the death of a skunk in a Port Coquitlam neighbourhood last weekend.

An electrified fence constructed to keep bears out of a blueberry farm in the Minnekhada Park area has trapped several of the animals inside.

Part of a popular tot lot in Coquitlam will close during its busiest month. The city has budgeted $200,000 to replace the playground at Blue Mountain Park with new universal equipment as well as site upgrades such as drainage, pathways and surfacing.