Coquitlam News

A new federal law that will ban medicinal marijuana growing in residential neighbourhoods is likely good news for most Langley Township residents, and public safety officials.

This SUV was travelling westbound on Dewdney Trunk Road last Thursday when a tree fell in front of it, causing the driver to swerve and hit another tree.

By Staff Writer - The Tri-City News Published: May 22, 2013 11:00 AM Updated: May 22, 2013 11:36 AM Canadian Tire is asking customers to support kids wishing to be involved in organized sport but who can't afford to.

BC Hydro is advising Coquitlam residents that crews will be replacing power poles in Coquitlam over the next several months.

By Staff Writer - The Tri-City News Published: May 22, 2013 8:00 AM Updated: May 22, 2013 8:34 AM Michael Louis Andrews, 55, was last seen by staff members just before 9 p.m. on Friday, May 17.

Residents of about 20 homes in Mission, B.C., have been allowed to return after a gas leak and fire forced their evacuation.

After convincing Fortune Garden restaurant to remove shark fin soup from its menu, protesters took their fight to Main Street's Sun Sui Wah restaurant eight months ago and continue to protest every Friday night.

Family members of a 22-year-old man from British Columbia who vanished in Mexico two weeks ago are concerned he may have been kidnapped.

The family of a Coquitlam man who went missing in Mexico is desperately seeking information about what they now believe is a kidnapping.

By Janis Warren - The Tri-City News Published: May 17, 2013 11:00 AM Updated: May 17, 2013 11:32 AM The chair of the Coquitlam Public Library board said trustees will be looking for a new director following the recent departure of Rhiann Piprell.

By Staff Writer - The Tri-City News Published: May 17, 2013 11:00 AM Updated: May 18, 2013 8:13 AM Acting on a tip, Coquitlam RCMP searched a home in the 1700-block of Haversley Avenue where a suspected drug lab was found Thursday evening.

Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam residents are being asked to exercise caution in parks and trails over the long weekend following two recent unrelated attacks.

Despite British Columbia being one of the most picturesque places to live in Canada, there is still a domestic war for top talent.

By Grant Granger - New Westminster News Leader Published: May 15, 2013 3:00 PM Updated: May 15, 2013 3:32 PM The one-lane Bailey bridge connecting New Westminster's Braid Industrial Park to Coquitlam's United Boulevard was closed for almost two weeks in February after it was discovered during a structural assessment that two of its trusses had been ... (more)

Maybe you can hear the imaginary echoes as you putter down Paddock Drive, keeping an eye out for kids on bikes.

B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix walks away from the podium and leaves the stage after conceding defeat in the provincial election in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday May 14, 2013.

By Diane Strandberg - The Tri-City News Published: May 16, 2013 2:00 PM Updated: May 16, 2013 2:35 PM People should stop complaining that Green Party votes spoiled the NDP's chance of electoral success, says party employee and Port Moody resident Rebecca Helps.

Hold on to your pets, says Danny Pinilla, after the Coquitlam resident lost one of his two dogs to a coyote.

Port Coquitlam celebrated its 90th annual May Day celebration on Saturday. The day consisted of a pancake breakfast at Elks Hall, a parade down Shaughnessy Street, multiple events at Aggie Park including tea, a tree planting, historical council re-enactment, block parties at both Leigh Square and Shaughnessy Station and a fair at the Wilson Centre.

Terry Fox Library offers families and caregivers with young children drop-in storytimes on Wednesday mornings, May 15 to June 26, from 10: 15 to 10: 45 a.m. Storytimes include books, fingerplays, songs and flannel board stories.