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PoCo plant gets first approval

A company planning to build a green waste compost facility in the Tri-Cities passed its first hurdle in the approval process Monday night after Port Coquitlam council voted unanimously to endorse the project.

Get ready for the white stuff

When the snow starts falling this winter, and the weather experts are predicting it will this week in the higher levels, Tri-City residents and business owners need to be armed and ready.

Initial Evergreen work slated for January

Shovels could be in the ground as early as next month as initial clearing and early work gets underway for the Evergreen Line .

Last time for light show

Sixty-thousand Christmas lights. One-hundred and thirty hours of setup time. Thousands of visitors.

Utility bills on the rise - again

Coquitlam homeowners will have to shell out an extra $50 next year for water, sewage and garbage pick-up.

Missing anything? PoMo Police ask

If you've been the victim of a break and enter or theft sometime in the last six months the Port Moody Police may have your stuff. Officers executed a search warrant on a home in the 3300-block of Dewdney Trunk Road on Nov.

Coquitlam scraps committees

City council on Monday scrapped its current committee system, saying the structure was too onerous and redundant.

Time for by-election fund?

The high cost of getting voters to the polls for a by-election is prompting a Coquitlam city councillor to ask the provincial government to change the rules for mid-term campaigns.

No one hurt in early-morning crash

Police are saying speed and icy roads could have contributed to a single-vehicle crash on the Mary Hill Bypass Tuesday morning.

Tools can make a world of difference

If you're wrapping a new set of power tools to go under the tree this Christmas, be sure to make space for them in the garage - and support community building projects around the world - by donating your old hammers and saws to a "tool drive" this we