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Around the World in 80 Days it isn't. But a Coquitlam woman may well meet people from around the world if she wins a contest offering the dubious prize of an 80-day layover at Vancouver International Airport.

Business owners in Coquitlam pay nearly five times as much property tax as residential owners for the same value property, the largest tax gap among the province's 30 largest municipalities, says a business organization.

It may seem like a big-city problem of little concern to suburbanites.

The Celebration of Light may be taking place far from the Tri-Cities on Saturday night but local police will also be on alert for partiers getting carried away going to and from downtown Vancouver. Port Moody Police Department Const.

There may be hope on the horizon for pedestrians and cyclists navigating Lougheed Highway near Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam.

Coquitlam city council pushed through some last-minute work before the summer break this week, including granting zoning for a 19-storey tower in the soon-to-be-revitalized Austin Heights neighbourhood.

Coquitlam city council patted itself on the back this week for "standing up" to Metro Vancouver on its Regional Growth Strategy (RGS), a 30-year document the city says is too vague and rife with inconsistencies.

Port Moody business landowners are due for a property tax increase next year as the province eyes 16 downtown properties to pull from the city's tax roll to accommodate the Evergreen Line.

More than $30,000 damage was done to an apartment on Howie Avenue last week after fire broke out because a towel was left on a lamp.

Port Coquitlam councillors voted unanimously Monday to waive two years of retroactive waste collection charges for 87 residents who, due to a city error, had not been charged their fees for years.