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Coquitlam tinkers with granting process
Coquitlam's community granting process will likely have a new look when it comes time for the money to be handed out later this year.
City looks at Lougheed safety upgrades
It carries the highest traffic volumes in Coquitlam and is considered a critical goods movement corridor, though it's also been the scene of more than 3,000 collisions in the last decade.
Coquitlam to test UV-resistant asphalt
It's considered ground-breaking technology that's used to ensure the ground doesn't break.
Affordable housing needed, report says
It won't be a surprise to those on the hunt for a place to live - it's not getting any easier to find affordable rental housing in the Tri-Cities.
Playgrounds get pricy
It's first thing Monday morning, and Craig Mah, the popular principal of Heritage Mountain Elementary in Port Moody, is about to go under the razor.
Worry over preschool changes
Frustration and angst continued to boil over, as worried parents filled Coquitlam's council in committee room April 15 over changes to the lone city-run preschool program.
Students take part in 34th annual Como Lake Relays Gallery 2
Thousands of Grade 4 and 5 students from across School District 43 took part in the 34th annual Como Lake Relays on April 17 and 18, and teams of four ran around the 1.2 kilometre trail system around Como Lake.
Students take part in 34th annual Como Lake Relays Gallery 1
Thousands of Grade 4 and 5 students from across School District 43 took part in the 34th annual Como Lake Relays on April 17 and 18, and teams of four ran around the 1.2 kilometre trail system around Como Lake.
District to cut 142 jobs
School District 43 officials knew they would have to make cuts to deal with a ballooning deficit, and on Tuesday employees and the public learned just how deep the reductions will be once the budget is done.
Mayor calls for barrier
A deadly crash along Lougheed Highway Tuesday has the mayor of Coquitlam calling for changes to the stretch of road where the collision occurred.
Sewage from ruptured pipe leaks into creek
An aging Coquitlam sewage main will move to the top of a replacement list after a leak spilled an unknown amount of raw sewage into nearby Scott Creek on the weekend.
Residents oppose Centennial rebuild plan
Widespread community opposition to a proposed increase in the height of the new Centennial Secondary was not enough to sway Coquitlam council's opinion on the changes Monday.
TransLink meeting planned for the fall
It appears Tri-Cities mayors aren't holding their breath when it comes to any breakthrough around governing and funding Metro Vancouver's transportation system.
Riverview's West Lawn Building turns 100
It was once revered as an architectural masterpiece, one of the crown jewels of the Riverview Hospital site.
Coquitlam, New West disagree on bridge plan
Coquitlam council's proposal for an immediate replacement for the Braid Street Bailey bridge isn't being met with the same sense of urgency from its New Westminster counterpart.
Moore plumps budget
Local residents will benefit from the federal government's billion-dollar long-term infrastructure fund, according to Conservative MP James Moore, who spoke in Burnaby about the budget on Friday.
Coquitlam town hall meetings go online
Real-time communication will soon become a permanent fixture at Coquitlam town hall meetings. The city adopted measures March 18 to include the use of live web streaming at its upcoming town hall meetings, and ways for people to communicate with council during those proceedings via e-mail, Facebook and Twitter.
Growing pains in Burquitlam
Change can sometimes be difficult to deal with - just ask the residents of Burquitlam.
Cities ranked, but one left out
Port Coquitlam now has bragging rights over Vancouver - at least according to one survey.
