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Douglas College celebrates new "Do" brand today

Douglas College has taken a page out of Nike's book with it's exhortation "Do" to inspire students to take action to explore careers and post-secondary education options.

City works yard sought for Burke

Major growth on Coquitlam's Burke Mountain is prompting the city to set up a satellite works yard in the northeast neighbourhood.

Riverview closing continues with site testing

The closing down of Riverview Hospital continues but, now, that involves more than just locking the doors on a newly emptied building.

Pre-construction work for Evergreen Line starts in Port Moody

Editor's note: This story has been changed from the printed version to give the correct address for the Evergreen Line website.

Coquitlam youth wants Joseph Kony stopped

Who is Joseph Kony? That's a question a growing number of young people - including youth in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody - are asking in the wake of an inspiring video about a notorious child killer and abuser Joseph Kony of Uganda.

Check your smoke alarms, says PoCo fire offiicals

Port Coquitlam Fire and Emergency Services is reminding residents to check their smoke alarms when they set their clocks back this weekend.

Body found in Fraser River

Tug boat operators found a body in the Fraser River this morning, but Coquitlam RCMP are unable to say at this time the gender or age of the deceased person.

PoCo's Leigh Square seeks board members

The Friends of Leigh Square Society is seeking new board members at its upcoming annual general meeting later this month.

Women would be own boss, if given the chance

A new study from BMO Bank of Montreal reveals that 71 per cent of Canadian women would become their own boss if they had the opportunity, and eight in ten women say that having access to role models or mentors would be a key ingredient to their succe

Day three of teachers job action in School District 43

Fewer students made it to classrooms yesterday during day two of the the B.C. teachers job action this week. Only four elementary and three middle school students showed up to schools, according to School District 43.