The Tri-City News

Port Moody is projecting a tax increase of 4.5% for the coming year. A staff report said the city is being hit hard by the closure of the Flavelle sawmill.

As proof of vaccination cards are distributed to the wider public in BC, one card from the 1918 pandemic shows what they could look like.

Dan McGuire was small in stature, but in British Columbia’s quirky community of long distance cyclists, the longtime Port Coquitlam resident was larger than life. McGuire died Dec. 12 at the Lakeshore Care Centre in Coquitlam. He was 88.

Many find the speculation and vacancy tax filing a nuisance, others don't like paying the tax. But it does seem to be generating new income for the province and most Tri-City residents don't have to pay it, figure show.

COVID-19 exposures continue to occur at schools in School District 43, with the latest possibly requiring an entire class to self-isolate.

How do you follow something you can't see?

What are your favourite boy and girl names on the list?

Were you shopping at this grocery store on Jan. 8? That's the last date the employee who tested for COVID-19 positive was on shift at the store.

Council also approved an amenity agreement that will see the company make a one-time donation of $10,000 to Eagle Ridge Hospital, as well as commit to a living wage program along with benefits for the shop’s full-time employees, and establish a container recycling program.

We have moved! If you need to stop by our office please note that we have moved to 103A- 81 Golden Drive in Coquitlam.

A bus had to be brought in to keep tenants warm as police combed the area for clues. Second shooting in a week in Coquitlam.

Fraser Health has provided more resources to Eagle Ridge Manor to help the Port Moody long term care home battle COVID-19.

"Oooh! Look! Cherry blossoms."

The province is implementing restrictions on the sale of liquor on New Year's Eve. Here's what you need to know.

The BC Teachers’ Federation is calling on school communities including in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody to step up the use of masks wherever and whenever possible.

Police said it had received 12 complaints about noise and parties at the man’s apartment since September. Earlier this month, they issued two $2,300 tickets. Then came Christmas.

We have temperature gauges we use, we set up wash stations at all entrances, we mask all the time, said Holmes, We even have numbered lunch rooms [where] we put place settings in so people aren’t eating within six feet of one another. We’ve done literally everything and we have for a long time.

A family of bears near Minnekhada Regional Park in Port Coquitlam. Do you have a photo you'd like featured with us? Send them to [email protected] or tag us on Instagram @tricitynews Simon Gong

Vancouver city council has approved a Climate Emergency Action Plan that could see a levy placed on all vehicles entering the downtown core.

Town Centre, Mundy and Como Lake parks have been hit by sign vandalism in recent weeks. The hardest hit? Those reminding people about COVID-19 safety.

Any movie-lovers that have tickets to an upcoming showtime are encouraged to reach out to our guest services team for a full refund, a Cineplex spokesperson wrote the Tri-City News.

If you are angry because your food delivery didn’t arrive, don’t call 911. Also not the place to go if you're wondering whether having a trampoline is illegal during COVID-19, you need assistance applying for CERB or you're looking to complain that your recently-purchased second hand mattress was more soiled than advertised.

Things have been in suspended animation since the election call in September. Now that election results have been finalized a two-week process it is full-speed ahead for a government that has a strong four-year mandate.

Loblaw Companies Limited posted a notice on its website Sunday.

Is Port Moody living above its means? Throw in some impacts from COVID and downloads from senior levels of government, and we’re in this very anxious place, said one councillor. It’s not a good position to be in, said another. The reserves are overdrawn.

Stuart Gemmell got more than just bragging rights after predicting the outcome of more than a dozen live sporting events last month.

Horgan says people will probably be happy to get the cash whether it comes on Dec. 24 or Jan. 5 Will you?

"It reminds us that the virus can’t tell the difference, and even a small gathering when this virus is circulating can be dangerous," said Dr. Henry.

The popular Asian grocery chain in the heart of Coquitlam has had three employees test positive for the coronavirus.

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"When applying consequences to Henry's announcement, I'm wondering what the 'negative consequences' will be, besides the fact that store employees will no longer be waiting on unmasked citizens."

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Someone who tested positive for COVID-19 was at Roy Stibbs school, according to Fraser Health.

We need to remind employers to stick to those plans, he said, but after eight months of COVID, fatigue and complacency are beginning to set in. There is a natural tendency to relax a little bit as we start to get comfortable with this [situation], but we don’t want employers and workplaces to relax we want them to stay vigilant."

There are now 12 active investigations into a COVID-19 exposure in the district.

The motion was sparked by testy exchange between mayor and councillor last July and comes after a city hall protest in support of the code.

A McDonald's employee tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday, prompting the closure and sanitization of the Austin Avenue location and self-quarantine of crew members who are thought to have come into close contact with the person.

British Columbia’s top doctor is asking office-based workplaces and companies to keep employees working from home, until next year.

No, I’m not ‘out-of-town’, and I don’t need help with my bank account, said the real Richard Stewart.

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If you've wanted to visit one of several popular provincial parks in British Columbia, but haven't had the stomach to wake up at 5:45 a.m. to get a day pass now's your chance.

Summit middle school is the latest addition to the health authorities running tally, one that has seen a surge in recent days as health officials update their contact tracing efforts on what has become an hourly basis.

Should other cities do the same?

"Whether or not municipal taxpayers should subsidize pipeline companies is what is at stake here," says mayor Richard Stewart.

The exposure, which indicates a single case has so far been isolated, occurred at Glen elementary in Coquitlam bridging Oct. 6, 7 and 9. The investigation is ongoing.

Here we go again. Thousands of anti-mask advocates plan to gather at the B.C. Freedom Mega Rally Saturday and Sunday and not just demonstrators from the Metro Vancouver area.

A total of 429 BCWS firefighters were deployed to the U.S. this summer, where 223 of them went to California.

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The Chum are coming!

"Our knowledge of COVID-19 and how it spreads continues to evolve. Now that we’ve entered our second wave, let’s clear up four endemic COVID confusions."

After sewing 1,000 masks, Susan Walter now has a way to keep her offerings to the community dry through the rainy fall and winter months.

Andrew Wilkinson pledges $1.75 billion housing plan, saying NDP hasn't made good on promises.

The numbers come as health officials announced another 155 cases and one new death Friday.

"This is the opinion of a single judge of the Federal Court, and obviously we respect his role and his right to say what he said. But we don't accept that it's correct and we hope that the highest court will disagree with him," said the youths' lawyer. Do you think Canada's overall policy response to climate change belongs in the courts?

Do you think it's time to rejuvenate the Ioco townsite or should money be spent elsewhere?

Health officials are appealing to the public to avoid parties as COVID-19 caseloads surge across the region, triggering a cluster at a Port Coquitlam yoga studio, public exposures at two restaurants in Port Moody and exposures in at least 10 schools across the Tri-Cities in the last week.

Council and the public panned the idea, saying it could ruin the natural setting. What do you think?

Coquitlam-Maillardville BC NDP candidate Selina Robinson is calling on BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson to fire one of his candidates for a June tweet praising a J.K. Rowling blog that has been condemned by some as anti-trans. The BC Liberal candidate isn't the only one under fire.