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School District 43 is putting off for a week its budget discussion after new information came in this week on provincial operating grants. The board of education was prepared to discuss how to deal with a projected $3.

A Citadel middle school student has reported to police that he was approached by a strange man in a car while walking home from school. The 13-year-old said on March 29 at about 3:30 p.m. the man asked him to get in his car.

Public drop-in hours at the Women's Resource Centre in Port Coquitlam will be discontinued but Tri-City Transition s will continue to schedule appointments for women who need resources and support, says the group's executive director.

The first round of scholarships named after a late Coquitlam resident who left behind a small fortune for SFU students and medical patients will be doled out next month.

Members of a Tri-City aboriginal band re-elected their chief and two councillors last Saturday.

A Coquitlam moving company is collecting pennies to support caregivers looking after patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

A Surrey man is facing charges in connection with a brazen daytime shooting at Mr. Lube in Coquitlam last September. On Sept. 28, 2011, the suspect allegedly targeted the victim, shooting him multiple times outside the Mr. Lube on Barnet Highway.

Work continues in the area of the Mary Hill Bypass on-ramp to Highway 1 westbound, requiring night time closures for the rest of the year. The ramp will be closed nightly between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.

The Tri-Cities' effort for Earth Hour was dim, with all five municipalities ranking near the bottom for B.C. cities taking part in last Saturday night's global initiative.

A collection of artifacts that tell the story of Riverview Hospital's hundred years of mental health care is not being abandoned even though it is being put into storage while the hospital enters its final phase of closure.