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Mass public alert system now available in Port Coquitlam. Here's how to sign up

Mass public alert system now available in Port Coquitlam. Here's how to sign up

Port Coquitlam residents who sign up for the Alertable app will receive emergency notifications about fire, floods, gas leaks and other disasters.
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Day passes for Buntzen Lake parking under consideration after hiker backlash

Day passes for Buntzen Lake parking under consideration after hiker backlash

Do you think the parking reservation system at Buntzen Lake is a good idea? The goal is to reduce traffic problems on roads near the lake. But hikers are worried the half-day passes aren't long enough to do some of the popular hikes.
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Investigators seeking witnesses in man's 2016 death en route to Port Coquitlam remand centre

Investigators seeking witnesses in man's 2016 death en route to Port Coquitlam remand centre

Jeffrey Richard Maxwell was 30 years old when he died while being taken to the North Fraser Pretrial Centre.
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New Coquitlam driver — with no 'N' — clocks nearly 120 km/h in 50 zone ahead of B.C. high-risk driving month

New Coquitlam driver — with no 'N' — clocks nearly 120 km/h in 50 zone ahead of B.C. high-risk driving month

They were given hundreds of dollars in fines, plus a seven-day vehicle impoundment, days before police began an annual awareness campaign about excessive speeding.
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Coquitlam man 'bought into' the woodsy Burke Mountain lifestyle. Now, he wants to save a massive tree

Coquitlam man 'bought into' the woodsy Burke Mountain lifestyle. Now, he wants to save a massive tree

Is it too late to save a tree? Shawn Cody moved to Burke Mountain because he enjoyed nature and the hiking lifestyle. He wants the city to save a tree on property planned for townhouses . He's organizing a 'discovery tree walk' for May 14.
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Letter: Buntzen Lake time limits 'wildly misleading' and will cause traffic problems

Letter: Buntzen Lake time limits 'wildly misleading' and will cause traffic problems

Hiker says new BC Hydro plan will force people to park in front of residents' homes.
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20% decrease in new weekly recorded Tri-City COVID-19 local cases: data

20% decrease in new weekly recorded Tri-City COVID-19 local cases: data

The region fell to a one-month low over the final stint of April, continuing a week-to-week roller coaster of fluctuating numbers.
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B.C. has fewer COVID-19 patients in hospitals, ICUs

B.C. has fewer COVID-19 patients in hospitals, ICUs

50 new COVID-19 deaths counted in past week
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Flu outbreak finally ends at Port Coquitlam nursing home after nearly two weeks

Flu outbreak finally ends at Port Coquitlam nursing home after nearly two weeks

Fraser Health has lifted its respiratory illness alert at Hawthorne Seniors Care Community.
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