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Coquitlam filmmaker Jenn Stromās The Painted Life of E.J. Hughes premieres at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), with screenings Oct. 5 and 7, and will open the New Westminster Film Festival Oct. 26.
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āI appreciate the fact that they want to increase their commercial viability... but Iām just not convinced that the KFC is the route to go,ā said Port Moody Mayor Meghan Lahti.
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The City of Coquitlam is seeking proposals for a plan to distribute drinking water in the aftermath of a major emergency, such as an earthquake, infrastructure failure, or contamination event.
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"When Sam Bodnaruk woke up, he was getting wheeled to an ambulance out in the rain. He wondered why he was wet."
More on the life-saving actions of a group of Coquitlam hockey league players in Hanna Hett's latest Dispatch piece: buff.ly/bcG3nNu#Coquitlam
With student safety in mind, Port Moody has unanimously endorsed a traffic-calming pilot project along Upper Noons Creek Drive.
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An old landmark of Port Moodyās history is about to take on a new life.
Read more about the province's plans to transform the former Ioco School into a child care centre for local families: buff.ly/DVKinNI#PortMoody
When Gabriella Lester got a phone call to audition for Now You See Me Live ā a live magic show based on the movie franchise of the same name ā she jumped up and down on her bed and tried not to scream.
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Coquitlam council recently voted unanimously to add six units and two secondary suites to 651 Rochester Ave. in a bid to preserve the 1939/40-era Goddard House.
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āThe election doesnāt start next year. It starts right now. It starts tonight,ā said Coun. Haven Lurbiecki. āWhile I am the first and only Port Moody Voice councillor, I wonāt be alone for long.ā
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āSeptic systems used to make sense for Anmore, but today theyāre fraught with issues and failings,ā the village's mayor John McEwen said. āAll it would take is Mossom Creek Hatchery to detect coliform and thereād be a big problem.ā
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Coquitlam council recently voted to extend the cityās e-bike and e-scooter arrangement with Lime Canada to April 2027, with an option for a one-year extension to 2028.
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āIāve thankfully never been in a war zone or near one, but I can only imagine thatās what a war zone would look like.ā
Read more about retired Tri-Cities schoolteacher James Carlson's experience responding to the Newfoundland wildfires: buff.ly/sQwMVqp#CDNWildfires
Port Moody council has endorsed a new strategy to shape the future of the cityās most beloved public amenity ā its trail system.
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In a rare split vote, Coquitlam council rejected a request from the Coquitlam Express hockey team to turn an industrial unit south of United Boulevard into a gym.
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Coquitlam city council unanimously granted a third one-year extension to a nine-tower project on the site of the old Chrysler dealership in City Centre.
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An anticipated Port Moody daycare project has spiralled into a courtroom battle with duelling narratives, contract fights and defamation claims.
Patrick Penner of the Tri-Cities Dispatch reports: buff.ly/tUd96bA#PortMoody
The fire that destroyed Mannyās Barber Shop and damaged neighbouring businesses on St. Johns Street last week is now being investigated as arson, Port Moody police confirmed this past Thursday.
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A popular family-run barber shop in Port Moody was gutted by an early-morning fire on Wednesday.
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The resolutions focus on housing and development, with Coquitlam requesting a new development cost charges deferment program, and Port Moody asking for housing to be enshrined as a human right.
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Despite active construction sites across the city, Port Coquitlam was about 150 units away from hitting the cityās one-year housing target, according to a recent staff report.
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