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No summer off for student nurse

Professors at Hannah Chuter's nursing school may have to consider giving her some extra credits next semester after she saved an elderly woman's life at a Burnaby SkyTrain station.

Moves in schools' offices

ELEMENTARY Heather Birnie will be the new acting-principal at Pleasantside, Sally Maidens-Megalli will be the new principal of Meadowbrook; Lisa Rinke will be principal at Miller Park; Kim Tompkins will be principal at Castle Park; Tricia Tipper will

Software toy for kids a hard sell

"We underestimated the marketing," starts Ken Kavanagh, the president of Clicktoy Interactive Inc., a Coquitlam company that in 2008 came out with a software toy for tots and preschoolers called The Meadow.

Man threatens bomb in North Road bank heist

It's not what the bank robber took but what he left behind that had police scrambling to keep pedestrians and commuters away from a credit union on the Burnaby-Coquitlam border Wednesday.

Just because summer is winding down doesn't mean the bears aren't hungry

September is typically a busy month for bears and this year will be no exception as local bruins will be fattening up on high-calorie food to get ready for hibernation.

Coquitlam Mounties want input on how they serve, protect

Coquitlam RCMP is looking for input from the people it serves and protects as it prepares its draft strategic plan, a document that will guide decisions about services and resource allocation.

Film crew keeps swimmers out of the water

Swimmers wanting to take a dip at Coquitlam's Eagle Ridge Pool during the last few days of summer are being told to go elsewhere to cool off.

Another delay in hit-and-run case

There are new developments in the lead-up to the case against Cory Sater, the Coquitlam man charged with killing Charlene Reaveley and Lorraine Cruz in an alleged hit-and-run crash last February.

Samaritan saves girl from drowning in lake

A toddler is lucky to be alive after a Good Samaritan saved the 22-month old girl from drowning at White Pine Beach last Friday. According to Port Moody Police, at around 4:20 p.m. Aug.

Neighbours compete for playground funds

A housing complex in Port Coquitlam is entering a contest in hopes that it will win funding to replace an aging neighbourhood playground.