Over the past year, the City of Port Coquitlam has made several changes to reduce staff members’ exposure to chemicals at Port Coquitlam Community Centre. Read more in the Tri-Cities Dispatch: buff.ly/7uQYMNK #PortCoquitlam

When a local museum got hold of Port Moody’s last pay phone, staff got an idea: why not create an exhibit that shows how communication has evolved through time? More about the POMO Museum's latest exhibit in the Tri-Cities Dispatch: buff.ly/iabp1aI #PortMoody

Despite active construction sites across the city, Port Coquitlam was about 150 units away from hitting the city’s one-year housing target, according to a recent staff report. Read more in the Tri-Cities Dispatch: buff.ly/U1zsG1y #PortCoquitlam

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. Read more in the Tri-Cities Dispatch: buff.ly/NioY1L0 #TriCitiesBC

A popular family-run barber shop in Port Moody was gutted by an early-morning fire on Wednesday. Read more in the Tri-Cities Dispatch: buff.ly/YtWcaPu #PortMoody

The fire that destroyed Manny’s 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. More in the Tri-Cities Dispatch: buff.ly/ugzdhUy #PortMoody

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

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. More in the Tri-Cities Dispatch: buff.ly/4ioZesE #Coquitlam

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. Read more in the Tri-Cities Dispatch: buff.ly/PkQ3ACm #Coquitlam

Port Moody council has endorsed a new strategy to shape the future of the city’s most beloved public amenity – its trail system. More in the Tri-Cities Dispatch: buff.ly/kEgIk2s #PortMoody

“I’ve thankfully never been in a war zone or near one, but I can only imagine that’s what a war zone would look like.” Read more about retired Tri-Cities schoolteacher James Carlson's experience responding to the Newfoundland wildfires: buff.ly/sQwMVqp #CDNWildfires

Coquitlam council recently voted to extend the city’s e-bike and e-scooter arrangement with Lime Canada to April 2027, with an option for a one-year extension to 2028. Read more in the Tri-Cities Dispatch: buff.ly/iqTYiTq #Coquitlam

“Septic systems used to make sense for Anmore, but today they’re fraught with issues and failings,” the village's mayor John McEwen said. “All it would take is Mossom Creek Hatchery to detect coliform and there’d be a big problem.” Read more: buff.ly/leMuiAz #Anmore

“The election doesn’t start next year. It starts right now. It starts tonight,” said Coun. Haven Lurbiecki. “While I am the first and only Port Moody Voice councillor, I won’t be alone for long.” Read more in the Tri-Cities Dispatch: buff.ly/zT6cyk1 #PortMoody

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. Read more in the Tri-Cities Dispatch: buff.ly/u6mB2CS #Coquitlam

When Gabriella Lester got a phone call to audition for Now You See Me Live — a live magic show based on the movie franchise of the same name — she jumped up and down on her bed and tried not to scream. More in the Tri-Cities Dispatch: buff.ly/HJKTyZu #PortMoody

An old landmark of Port Moody’s 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

With student safety in mind, Port Moody has unanimously endorsed a traffic-calming pilot project along Upper Noons Creek Drive. Read more in the Tri-Cities Dispatch: buff.ly/UtdgrMm #PortMoody

"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

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. Read more in the Tri-Cities Dispatch: buff.ly/gMwNhYP #Coquitlam