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The Hyde Creek Watershed Society is looking into tapping into the city's water supply on an emergency basis when stream flows are low in the warmer months.

Patrons of Coquitlam Public Library's City Centre branch will have more books to check out and extra room to stretch out, study and learn when the facility moves early next year.

Last spring, while looking for the principal's office at Pinetree secondary school, Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart couldn't help but notice the artwork in the halls.

Staff at Riverview Hospital are investigating whether changes in hospital procedures are necessary after a woman disappeared from the facility and was later found dead.

Robin Exley is not a digital native. He doesn't own a laptop computer and doesn't know how to send a text on his cellphone.

When students were first introduced to the idea of recycling at school more than two decades ago, many took the practice home with them, often educating their parents about the importance of reducing waste.

A fireworks company that has won two HSBC Celebration of Light competitions in Vancouver will fire off pyrotechnics at this year's Canada Day party in Coquitlam. The city has hired Archangel Fireworks Inc.

Apartment and townhouse dwellers in Port Coquitlam will now have the opportunity to participate in the city's food waste program.

The city of Port Coquitlam is seeking input from the public as staff and council begin the difficult process of putting together the city's financial plan for the next five years.

A long-term patient who went missing from Riverview last week was found dead on the hospital grounds Monday morning, according to the Coquitlam RCMP.