Local News

Efforts to make bus travel easier for people with mobility issues are underway in Port Coquitlam but will likely take more than five years to complete.

A former Canadian Football League player arrested on weapons charges in Port Coquitlam last month will seek bail at a hearing next week. Adam Braidwood has been in custody since Sept.

A number of Tri-City community groups have already organized all-candidates meetings so area residents can hear directly from candidates running for mayor, council and school board in the Nov. 19 civic elections, including: COQUITLAM Nov.

A B.C. Ministry of Transportation decision to use helicopters to spray grass seed and fertilizer on grasslands populated by migrating birds at Colony Farm Regional Park this week had local naturalists and park stewards crying fowl.

Brilliant green and red, non-toxic dye was poured into Noons Creek earlier this week in order to find cracks in the sanitary system and determine the course of the stream's water flow.

Plans for a large-scale composting facility are being considered by the city of Port Coquitlam and could save on trucking costs for Tri-City municipalities with kitchen and green waste pickup programs.

Mayoral, council and school board candidates in the Tri-Cities are gearing up their campaigns, putting the final touch on brochures and websites, and knocking on doors.

Outgoing Port Moody Mayor Joe Trasolini is hoping to leave office with the Evergreen Line on track and a commitment to review the city's development future.

Fourteen candidates running for mayor, council and school board in next month's civic elections in the Tri-Cities are on the New Westminster and District Labour Council list. But no one is endorsed for the top job in Port Moody.

Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore talks to the voters about why he is running for re-election in the upcoming civic vote.