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Nearly 9,000 Tri-City residents woke up without power Tuesday morning after a heavy storm blasted the Lower Mainland overnight.

School board business has taken a back seat to the civic election and teachers' job action but Tri-City trustees will soon start tackling some important issues in the next few months, promised board chair Melissa Hyndes.

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Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore won a second term in the city's top job after decisively defeating challengers William Issa and Patrick Alambets during Saturday night's civic election.

In August 2010, a Vancouver Police Department report on the missing women investigation also criticized Coquitlam RCMP, saying the promotion and transfer of a key investigator in the Robert Pickton case contributed to the investigation stalling.

Port Moody Coun. Mike Clay is settling in to his new title - for now it's still mayor-elect - and says he's looking forward to working with the new city council. "So far, I'm enjoying it," Clay joked of his new role.

Mayor Richard Stewart will be at the helm of Coquitlam city council for another three years, with new councillors Craig Hodge and Terry O'Neill joining him at the table. With all 26 stations reporting in by 9:10 p.m.

The Coquitlam RCMP has added a new name to its Wanted Project list. Stefani Anne Ferguson is wanted on outstanding warrants for credit card data fraud, personation, uttering forged documents, fraud and identity document fraud.

Port Moody's newest mayor is two-term councillor Mike Clay. Clay took a decisive lead early in the election and finished with 3,154 votes. Challengers Robert Simons won 2,019 votes with Katie Kickbush coming in last with 321 votes.

Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore will keep his job after decisively defeating challengers Patrick Alambets and William Issa during Saturday night's civic election.