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Is your road bumpy? Coquitlam to pave 25 km of streets and lanes in 2022

Is your road bumpy? Coquitlam to pave 25 km of streets and lanes in 2022

This year, Coquitlam's engineering department is delivering its largest capital program ever, focusing on all neighbourhoods in the growing municipality.
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Minter: In cool weather, it's best to wait before planting

Minter: In cool weather, it's best to wait before planting

I know it’s tempting to pick up our favourite heat-loving vegetables and flowers when you see them in stores already, but please avoid the temptation until we get the right growing conditions, writes master gardener Brian Minter.
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Coquitlam traffic cops see 56% yearly decrease in issued tickets — despite handful of excessive speedsters in March

Coquitlam traffic cops see 56% yearly decrease in issued tickets — despite handful of excessive speedsters in March

Five vehicles were impounded last month, including two drivers caught at more than double the posted limit, and RCMP are gearing up for more enforcement in spring and summer.
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Tougher restrictions on lawn watering coming to Port Moody this summer

Tougher restrictions on lawn watering coming to Port Moody this summer

But the fines won't change. Are they enough of a deterrent?
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Port Moody's Kent Johnson signs contract to join NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets

Port Moody's Kent Johnson signs contract to join NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets

Johnson signed an NHL contract just hours after his University of Michigan Wolverines were bounced from the NCAA Frozen Four championship tournament.
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Port Moody non-profit receives $5K to brainstorm anti-racism book for children

Port Moody non-profit receives $5K to brainstorm anti-racism book for children

The Asian Community Impact Society's funding comes from the B.C. government's multiculturalism grants program.
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Opinion: Why you should be worried about the B.C. government's traffic court overhaul

Opinion: Why you should be worried about the B.C. government's traffic court overhaul

Why the push to move traffic court in B.C. online? "The government sees drivers as walking cash machines," says a Vancouver lawyer
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Free menstrual products at Douglas College a step forward to mitigating period poverty

Free menstrual products at Douglas College a step forward to mitigating period poverty

Fifty dispensers have been installed in bathrooms at both the Coquitlam and New Westminster campuses.
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Newest fried chicken sandwich joint set to open in Port Coquitlam next week

Newest fried chicken sandwich joint set to open in Port Coquitlam next week

Tri-City residents love their chicken sandwiches. Here's where the newest quick-service eatery is opening in Port Coquitlam
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Letter: Wesgroup needs clarity from Port Moody council on Coronation Park

Letter: Wesgroup needs clarity from Port Moody council on Coronation Park

The future of Coronation Park has been uncertain since 2013 and can only move forward with clarity from council so that Wesgroup can purchase the lands, Brad Jones writes in his letter to the editor.
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