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Medicinal marijuana users in the Tri-Cities will no longer have to travel to dispensaries in Vancouver to buy their bud.

The city of Coquitlam has 93 employees earning more than $100,000 a year, almost double the number who were over that threshold when the global recession hit in 2008.

Neighbours fearing a planned 33-storey tower will cause traffic, pollution and privacy problems were told by Coquitlam city council this week the new highrise will be an "asset" to the community.

A $4 million habitat project for juvenile salmon has already netted results with the sighting of four species of salmon in the Wilson Farm area of Colony Farm Regional Park .

A man's body has been found in a creek near Irvine elementary in Port Coquitlam. The gruesome discovery was made by a passerby walking in the 3800-block of Wellington Street this morning.

Metro Ford in Port Coquitlam is celebrating the completion of its auto dealership renovation with a rock concert featuring singer Mike Reno of the band Loverboy . In celebration of the grand re-opening of Metro Ford , the famous B.C.

River levels in the Tri-Cities did not rise as high as expected over the weekend, but another pulse of water is expected to make its way through the Lower Mainland later this week.

Juvenile salmon will have more protected habitat to get a good start in life thanks to a $4 million habitat enhancement project now nearing completion at Colony Farm Regional Park .

Staffing costs at the city of Port Coquitlam increased by $1.3 million in 2011 over the previous year, according to a report. In 2011, more than 100 city employees earned more than $75,000 in salary and benefits, totalling $9.7 million.

Coquitlam RCMP is asking for witnesses to come forward after an impaired driver was involved in a motor vehicle accident last Thursday. The incident happened at around 8:40 p.m.