Local News

You don't have to go far to celebrate Canada Day in the Tri-Cities.

A Port Coquitlam councillor wants the province to prohibit bow hunting in urban areas after two bears were wounded by arrows in the northeast area of the city earlier this month. Coun.

New residents to Burke Mountain are learning how to live with bears in their neighbourhoods thanks to the efforts of the local Bear Aware co-ordinator and a developer.

Falling attendance and an inability to attract vendors and entertainment has led to the cancellation of the Port Coquitlam Business Improvement Association's Harvest Festival this fall.

Coquitlam Centre and Share Family and Community Services are partnering to fill the food bank shelves this summer with a special event featuring the Philup the foodbank mascot. From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

"Mazel tov. Was that so hard?" That was the reaction from Coquitlam Coun. Selina Robinson, who saw her council colleagues this week unanimously support a recommendation for the city to draft an anti-pesticide bylaw.

Pay packages for city of Port Coquitlam staff in 2010 stayed relatively similar to past years, according to recently released financial statements. More than $8.9 million was paid to city staff making over $75,000 a year, down from the $9.

Overfishing, smoking and littering at one of Coquitlam's most popular parks prompted a city committee this week to call for action.

An audit looking at drivers' behaviour and pedestrian safety at a confusing - and, sometimes, dangerous - Coquitlam intersection is expected to be completed this fall.

Nearly thirty years to the day since a community and a country came together to grieve the death of Terry Fox, mourners gathered at the same Port Coquitlam church on Saturday to say goodbye to his mom, Betty.