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You can cap off the summer with a vigourous hike - or two, or 10 - up the Coquitlam Crunch this weekend and help raise money to promote diversity activities in the Tri-Cities.

With meteorologists anticipating the hottest temperatures of the year and Eagle Ridge Pool closed for filming, the city of Coquitlam is extending the hours of its two other outdoor pools and reducing the cost of admission.

All or part of the newly expanded Royal Columbian Hospital should be moved the Riverview Hospital grounds, Coquitlam city council said this week.

Three term Coquitlam Coun. Barrie Lynch has announced that he will seek the mayor's chair in this November's civic election.

Nearly 2,000 kindergarten students in the Tri-Cities started school for the first time this week and many of them got to begin their education in new classrooms. But some may have to wait a few weeks to get inside their new digs.

Students are returning to Douglas College and while their numbers are about the same as last year, the school says its plan to appeal to a changing student demographic is now apparent.

Coquitlam parents and kids who walked to school for the first week of the academic year saw some upgrades around their elementary buildings.

Four months ago, everything was fine. Betty and Rolly Fox had booked a trip to Las Vegas, where they were going to spend some time with friends.

If you were given a blank slate to design a new neighbourhood shopping area, what would it look like? How high would the buildings climb? And would the homes have backyards large enough for kids and dogs to play? Would there be any private outdoor sp

Tri-City residents can have their say on a funding plan for transportation improvements - including the Evergreen Line - at a meeting next week organized by TransLink..