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Multimillion-dollar Coquitlam firm comes out from the shadows

Cloaked in a remote corner of Coquitlam's industrial southwest, there's a multimillion-dollar team of "risk managers" - ex-cops, former special ops and private eyes - that until now, you weren't supposed to know about.

TransLink rejects Murray-Clarke Connector

TransLink will deal a heavy blow to Port Moody city council next Tuesday when the transit authority officially submits its assessment of the Murray-Clarke Connector project.

Towers under review

BC Hydro is looking for answers into what led to the collapse of a 20-storey power transmission tower into the Fraser River Monday night, an incident that brought traffic to a standstill in Coquitlam Tuesday as crews scrambled to cut down power lines

Scrap connector, says group

With the future of the Evergreen Line once again at the forefront of the public's attention in Port Moody, an organized group of Murray Street land owners is asking the city to can the Murray-Clarke Connector.

7-Eleven celebrates with free Slurpees

7-Eleven Canada is set to serve up almost a half million free Slurpee drinks to mark the company's 42nd birthday this Monday, July 11. More than 465 stores across the country, including seven in the Tri-Cities, will each give away 1,000 7.

Evergreen Line funding announcement expected soon

TransLink mayors could be putting the final touches to a financing agreement for the Evergreen Line.

UPDATE: Victim targeted, say police

A man found murdered on a wooded pathway in the quiet Ranch Park area of Coquitlam Wednesday was well-known to police, according to members of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.

Metro vote fails to pass

Coquitlam residents won't get a chance to vote on who they want to represent them at Metro Vancouver - at least, not in November. This week, city council quashed the motion by Coun.

Downed wires cause traffic gridlock

Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart says he has a lot of hard questions for BC Hydro after underwater erosion downed a transmission tower and caused power lines between Surrey and Coquitlam to plunge into the Fraser River Monday night, choking traffic th

Multiple attacks lead to jail time, rehab and probation

A Surrey man who committed a series of violent robberies against six women last May - two of which occurred in the Tri-Cities - has been sentenced to 22 months in jail.