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A New Brunswick man arrested at a marijuana grow operation in Coquitlam avoided conviction on several gun charges but was found guilty of trafficking and production of a controlled substance in Port Coquitlam provincial court last month.

The snowdrops and crocuses are only now poking their delicate heads above the chilly ground and by the time grass and weeds start to grow, some property owners might be tempted to use pesticides. But not in Port Moody.

Families with unused hockey pads, running shoes and lacrosse helmets taking up space in their garage are being asked to donate their old sports equipment for a good cause.

Coquitlam's new green committee will have a hot topic next month for its first meeting: whether to ban cosmetic pesticides. On Monday, city council unanimously voted to send Coun.

Shaken or stirred - no matter how you like it, you need the right asset mix to help you build your Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) before you can make a toast.

Coquitlam residents are used to growth. And they can have their say on the issue at a meeting Wednesday at city hall.

Broadway Street will be closed to motorists between the Mary Hill Bypass and Industrial Avenue this weekend, as crews complete road shaping and paving works.

Coquitlam needs 13 more sports fields over the next decade to keep up with the population boom. But whether city hall will continue to partner with the school district to share land remains unclear.

A five-day Facebook fast. That's the challenge a Coquitlam high school computer teacher has put to his students. The goal: Nothing less than to "promote real connections for a better future.

Staff at Port Coquitlam's Hyde Creek rec centre are organizing a family walk along the Traboulay PoCo Trail next weekend in memory of Charlene Reaveley, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident last month.