Local News

An armed bank robber is on the loose and Coquitlam RCMP is asking for the public's help in identifying him. On March 1, in the early afternoon, a man pulled a hand gun on a teller at the TD Canada Trust branch at 1492 Prairie Ave. in Port Coquitlam.

It starts with a six-storey stair climb in full firefighter turnout gear carrying 42 lb. of hose - whew! - and ends with the competitor pulling a 165 lb. dummy more than 100 feet.

Speeders in two high-collision areas in Port Coquitlam will have a difficult time convincing police they didn't know how fast they were going.

Terry Edwards says he was never much of a cyclist until surgery to remove a tumour from his brain left him unable to speak.

Coquitlam residents with concerns ranging from potholes to property taxes can raise their issues before city council and managers at a town hall meeting tomorrow (Saturday).

It was an uncharacteristically subdued board of education that approved $9 million in new spending for teachers, support workers, new programs and a beefed up internet system.

Dog owners in downtown Port Coquitlam could soon have a new place to play with their pooches if city council decides to use some of a budget surplus for an off-leash park.

Homeowners considering renovations can obtain creative ideas from the internet, television, newspapers and magazines but careful planning is needed to de-mystify the renovation process, Peter Simpson, president and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Home B

Port Moody's new No. 1 fire hall will be built on schedule and well under its voter-approved $16-million budget, the city's mayor promised.

Police and ICBC are targeting auto theft in the Tri-Cities this week by providing free steering wheel locks to owners of vehicles determined to be at the highest risk for theft.