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If Port Coquitlam wants to increase participation in amateur athletics, the city, school district and local sports groups need to pool their resources and work together.

Do you like the development around the SkyTrain stations for the Expo, Millennium and Canada lines? If not, what can be improved for Coquitlam's Evergreen Line , due to be built by 2016? You can shape the future growth around the Burquitlam and City

Coquitlam food lovers are invited to sample tasty treats and refreshing drinks while experiencing the season's hottest food trends at Real Canadian Superstore CheckOut! summer food fair.

A Port Moody councillor is saying "no thanks" to BC Hydro's smart meters. At Tuesday's meeting, Coun. Rosemary Small introduced a lengthy notice of motion on the wireless metering devices.

Port Moody has adopted a policy that will seek "voluntary consultation" from its heavy industries when they increase or change the types of goods they're handling. But it's a move that changes little, said Coun.

Stephen Melczer has just returned from a three-month paid research internship in Paris where he worked on combinatorial math problems at Inria, a French public science and technology institution.

A temporary homeless shelter will operate out of Grace Church on Kingsway Avenue next winter after council voted in favour of moving ahead with the initiative despite opposition from area residents.

Anmore Coun. Tim Laidler said he will resign his position on council because he does not agree with the method in which the village selected its new chief administration officer.

The next municipal election is going to look a lot different in Port Moody. Council voted to adopt the recommendations of the election task force, which included doing away with the clutter of candidate signs usually seen on public property.

Coquitlam city council this week added its voice to the chorus of supporters who want to see Riverview Hospital on a top 10 list of the country's most endangered historic sites.