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School District 43 hallways were virtual ghost towns today, as most of the district's 30,000 students stayed home from school while their teachers began three days of job action.

* The audio clip above is from last November's all-candidates' meeting at Place Maillardville, hosted by the Maillardville Residents' Association .

Port Coquitlam residents with a limited income can receive free help with their income taxes at Wilson Centre (2150 Wilson Ave.).

Closer alignment between home buyer and seller activity helped bring greater balance to the Greater Vancouver housing market in February.

Parents looking for short-term child care during the three-day teachers' job action beginning Monday at B.C. schools should steer clear of on-line classifieds and do their homework before signing up a caregiver.

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Parents of School District 43 students may be confused about conflicting messages being provided about how prepared schools are to accept kids when teachers walk off the job next week. In a statement, B.C.

A group of women who use the services provided by Tri-City Transitions' women's centre in Port Coquitlam are hoping to meet with municipal and provincial politicians to win support for their efforts to keep the long-serving institution open.

Taggers and other vandals continue to plague schools in School District 43, according to latest reports. A weekly summary of vandalism from SD43 shows 10 schools were hit with graffiti tags since last week.

One bit of fall-out from the teacher's job action this week is the cancellation of the School District 43 board of education meeting scheduled for last night (Tuesday).