Local News

Tri-City residents have several opportunities to honour local veterans and those who continue to serve in the Canadian armed forces at three Remembrance Day ceremonies this Friday, Nov. 11.

After months of legal wrangling, a man accused of killing two woman in a hit-and-run accident entered a plea of not guilty in Port Coquitlam Provincial Court yesterday.

Last Friday, 76-year-old John Northey of Port Moody rode his motorcycle to Squamish. This Friday, you'll have to look skyward to find him - and, no, his road trip didn't end in tragic misfortune.

A brochure being distributed to homes across Port Coquitlam slamming a compost facility proposed for land next to the Mary Hill Bypass contains inaccuracies and is likely the work of a rival corporation, said the facility's operator.

Report cards being sent out later this month in Tri-City public schools will contain little information besides attendance, except for Grade 12 students who need letter grades to graduate and apply for scholarships and post-secondary education.

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BRENT ASMUNDSON Age: 53 Who are you supporting for mayor? I think Richard Stewart's done a fine job and I don't see a need to change. Who is funding your campaign? Friends, developers, the Coquitlam firefighters' union local.

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