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Letter: Kudos, Port Coquitlam, for an amazing car show — and a beautiful downtown

Letter: Kudos, Port Coquitlam, for an amazing car show — and a beautiful downtown

This letter writer, an out-of-town visitor, credits the city and Mayor Brad West for a "welcoming" weekend.
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Baldrey: Which party will be ready when the 2024 B.C. election campaign begins?

Baldrey: Which party will be ready when the 2024 B.C. election campaign begins?

Fielding a candidate is required to win a riding, columnist Keith Baldrey says, but parties have another big motivation to run as many people as possible.
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Rob Shaw: Effort to oust Rustad emerges from BC Conservative ranks

Rob Shaw: Effort to oust Rustad emerges from BC Conservative ranks

Party faces internal battle as grassroots movement challenges leader's decisions
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Sunday Night Read: 'Don't run in the woods'

Sunday Night Read: 'Don't run in the woods'

This short story series submission is from Hayley Morrin of Port Coquitlam.
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Letter: Rising rent costs influencing seniors to downsize — 'but it takes time'

Letter: Rising rent costs influencing seniors to downsize — 'but it takes time'

A Port Moody couple now living in Burnaby sought help from the Senior Services Society in New Westminster to find a place, and the experience was bittersweet.
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Minter: Ornamental grasses, the long-term garden bloomers

Minter: Ornamental grasses, the long-term garden bloomers

Ornamental grasses combine well with other plants, such as flowering shrubs, conifers and late flowering perennials, says master gardener Brian Minter.
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David Sovka: It's getting hot out there. What's a guy to do?

David Sovka: It's getting hot out there. What's a guy to do?

Is it hot enough for you? Hahahaha no, but seriously, how hot is too hot before we die?
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Trevor Hancock: We need a 'Well-being of Future Generations Act'

Trevor Hancock: We need a 'Well-being of Future Generations Act'

Think how the presence of such an act might affect the election platforms of the parties in the Oct. 19 B.C. provincial election.
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Letter: Port Coquitlam resident urges teachers to be role models for students

Letter: Port Coquitlam resident urges teachers to be role models for students

"Teachers need to stay in their lane" and not parent their students, the letter writer claims.
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BBB: Seven scams for post-secondary students to avoid

BBB: Seven scams for post-secondary students to avoid

Be wary of identity theft, grant scams and shopping frauds when preparing for the new school year, the Better Business Bureau states.
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