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Coquitlam, have your say on Metro Van growth plan

Coquitlam residents are used to growth. And they can have their say on the issue at a meeting Wednesday at city hall.

Broadway Street closure expected this weekend

Broadway Street will be closed to motorists between the Mary Hill Bypass and Industrial Avenue this weekend, as crews complete road shaping and paving works.

Coquitlam looks to expand number of fields

Coquitlam needs 13 more sports fields over the next decade to keep up with the population boom. But whether city hall will continue to partner with the school district to share land remains unclear.

From Facebook to face to face

A five-day Facebook fast. That's the challenge a Coquitlam high school computer teacher has put to his students. The goal: Nothing less than to "promote real connections for a better future.

PoCo walk to help Reaveley family

Staff at Port Coquitlam's Hyde Creek rec centre are organizing a family walk along the Traboulay PoCo Trail next weekend in memory of Charlene Reaveley, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident last month.

Council mulls RGS before vote

Coquitlam city council will hear final comments from the public on Metro Vancouver's draft Regional Growth Strategy (RGS) next Wednesday before it votes on the controversial plan later this month.

Be smart on line to avoid fraud - BBB

The Better Business Bureau has submitted the following consumer information for Tri-City News readers.

From trash to tanning, a new venture for entrepreneur

From waste management to warming bodies. Let it be said Doug Mass's business interest has changed 180 degrees -- and we're not talking temperature. Mass, 48, is former co-owner with his dad, Gene, of Maple Leaf Disposal Ltd.

Police seeking Riverview patient

Coquitlam RCMP is seeking the public's assistance in tracking down a man who went missing from an independent boarding house on the Riverview Hospital grounds. Cao Phan is considered unlawfully at large from his court-ordered residence and.

Number of homeless camps decreasing in PoCo, staff says

The number of homeless camps being discovered and broken up by Port Coquitlam bylaw officials fell dramatically last year as more people are finding places to sleep indoors.