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This was the Big One that Metro Van isn't ready for: Coq. man in Japan

Coquitlam realtor Kevin Byrne was knocked to the ground but thought nothing of it when the earth started shaking six floors below his room at the Star Hotel in Yokohama, Japan. He got up and turned on the TV.

Tax time primer: 11 things families should know

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has a number of benefits, credits, and services to help families meet their financial obligations throughout the year, reduce the amount they owe at tax time, and provide them with convenient online options.

New Port Coquitlam business helps out KidSport

While Thrift-Opolis in Port Coquitlam may not have much in the way of merchandise that is suitable for the youth of the Tri-Cities, the owners Hal Merritt and Vanda Cooper are working to ensure that their new store will provide opportunities for kids

Province boosts SD43 education grant to pay for full-day kindergarten

School District 43 will have about $5 million more to spend next year in operating grants but the cash infusion will go to full-day kindergarten, not extra programs.

Mosque sprayed with racist graffiti

Neighbours of the Masjid Al-Hidayah and Islamic Cultural Centre are reeling after racist graffiti was scrawled across the front of the Port Coquitlam mosque Wednesday night.

They want a home of their own - to burn

Training exercises for Port Coquitlam firefighters could get a lot more intense if the city is able to come up with the money necessary to buy a live fire burn building.

Coquitlam harnessing the earth's heat

A Coquitlam homeowner and a city business made history this week, becoming the first in North America to install a state-of-the-art "green" snow-melting system at a private home.

Honda and Vancouver Giants team up for foodbanks

Westwood Honda, the BC Honda Dealers and the Vancouver Giants will be making magic at Honda Fan Appreciation Night on March 18 where they will turn pasta and other non-perishable food items into a brand new 2011 Odyssey LX for one lucky hockey fan in

PoCo Mosque hit with racist graffiti

Members of the Masjid Al-Hidayah and Islamic Cultural Centre are concerned after racist graffiti was sprayed across the front of the Port Coquitlam mosque Wednesday night.

PM ponders what to do about RGS

Port Moody city council has called an emergency meeting for 7 p.m. next Tuesday to try to navigate the political minefield of the Metro Vancouver Regional Growth Strategy (RGS).