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Tax-free TFSAs have many uses

Tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs) may be the single most important change to Canada's tax code since RRSPs were launched in 1957 and yet they are largely ignored.

What's the cost of recycling? Board wants to know

School District 43 trustees want to know how much it would cost to get schools to recycle more.

Mounties get their suspect thanks to 911 call - and some good timing

The Coquitlam RCMP is crediting the quick response of its Prolific Target Team (PTT) for nabbing a suspect just moments after he allegedly committed an armed robbery. Just after 7 p.m. on Feb.

Tips on teaching money smarts to kids at PMPL

A piggy bank is just the first step in teaching financial literacy to kids. Join financial expert Bryan Stark, on Wednesday, March 2 from 7-8 p.m. at the Port Moody Library to learn how to teach money smarts to children.

End is in sight for Broadway project

Traffic snarls in Port Coquitlam's south-side industrial area will be coming to an end in the next few weeks as work on the Broadway Street reconstruction project moves toward completion.

Schools should get carbon credits for their efforts: Shirra

Schools should have the same chance as luxury hotels to get carbon credits for innovative projects that reduce greenhouse gases, says Port Coquitlam Trustee Judy Shirra.

100th birthday could prove pricey in PoMo

Port Moody's centennial is still two years away but this week, city hall got a first glimpse of what's in store to celebrate a century in 2013.

PoMo will vote on hall on April 16

It's official: Port Moody residents will go to the polls to tell the city whether they want it to borrow up to $16 million to build a new fire hall. The vote will be held on Saturday, April 16.

Kids, sign up for cop class

High school students wondering what it is like to wield a baton and handcuffs will get the opportunity at the 2011 Introduction to Policing class put on by Coquitlam RCMP.

Port Moody says no to growth plan

Port Moody city council voted Tuesday to reject Metro Vancouver's Regional Growth Strategy, a 30-year infrastructure plan set out to deal with the 1.2 million new residents expected in Metro Vancouver by 2040.