Great Grads: Province-wide cheer for 2020 grads set for 8:20 p.m. Saturday
PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) — A province-wide shout out to 2020 high school graduates is taking place Saturday evening in British Columbia. Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West says the idea was brought to...
View ArticleDrinking alcohol allowed in seven Port Coquitlam parks
PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) — Adults in Port Coquitlam can now end the workweek by enjoying a beer or cider at one of seven municipal parks. Council has approved a pilot project Thursday giving people...
View ArticleNo thirst for drinking in Surrey parks, says councillor
SURREY (NEWS 1130) — One of the largest cities in the region doesn’t appear to be getting on-board with drinking in public parks as other Metro Vancouver municipalities are allowing or considering it....
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Needle-filled lemons reportedly found near Port Coquitlam trails
PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) — Coquitlam Mounties are trying to figure why two lemons full of sewing needles were found along local trails. Police are asking the public to stay alert and contact them if...
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Coquitlam RCMP need help finding pedestrian in ‘road rage’ attack
PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) — Mounties in Coquitlam hope someone recognizes the distinct shoes of a woman accused of punching another woman during a so-called road rage incident earlier this month. The...
View ArticleThree staff at Earls Port Coquitlam test positive for COVID-19
PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) — An Earls restaurant in Port Coquitlam has closed “out of an abundance of caution” after three staff tested positive for COVID-19. The location on Shaughnessy Street has...
View ArticleTips for dining out safely as another Metro Vancouver restaurant hit by COVID-19
PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) — An agri-foods expert is offering tips on dining out during the pandemic after Earls in Port Coquitlam became the latest restaurant to temporarily close due to COVID-19. The...
View ArticleCoquitlam RCMP officers injured while arresting naked man
COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) — A police officer was seriously injured in Port Coquitlam last month while trying to cover a naked man with a blanket. A charge of assaulting a police officer causing bodily harm...
View ArticleMotorcycle rider dies in Port Coquitlam motor vehicle incident
PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) – A 36-year-old man is dead following a motor vehicle incident Friday morning in Port Coquitlam. “I can confirm we have been notified of a death at this location,” Andy...
View ArticleHeritage advocates planning goodbye party to remember Port Coquitlam cedar tree
PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) — Heritage advocates in Port Coquitlam are planning to bid farewell on Monday to a big Himalayan cedar tree that is making way for a major residential and commercial...
View ArticleMountie in Port Coquitlam sustains minor injuries after cruiser crashes into...
PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) — An RCMP officer in Port Coquitlam was sent to hospital after crashing their cruiser into a power pole. The incident occurred at Coast Meridian at Apel Drive just past...
View ArticlePort Coquitlam anti-racism roundtable brings on more community members
PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) — Members of Port Coquitlam’s new equity, diversity, and inclusion roundtable have been announced, days after racist graffiti was found in a park, which the city says...
View ArticleTri-Cities urgent care centre will offer alternative to walk-in clinics, ERs
PORT MOODY (NEWS 1130) — People in the Tri-Cities who need medical care will soon have an alternative to lining up at local walk-in clinics or waiting to be seen at a hospital emergency room. An Urgent...
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‘Our doctors are burnt out’: Lone COVID-19 testing clinic in Tri-Cities to close
PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) – People in the Tri-Cities who come down with symptoms of COVID-19 will have to drive a little farther to find out if they have the coronavirus. The only testing clinic in...
View ArticleFraser Health to open COVID-19 testing site in Tri-Cities as one closes
COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) — A new COVID-19 test collection centre will open in Coquitlam as the only other one in the area is set to close, the Fraser Health Authority announced Friday. The new test site...
View ArticlePort Coquitlam hands out 68 tickets for bear attractants
PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) — The City of Port Coquitlam has issued 68 tickets so far this year for leaving out bear attractants. The tickets carry fines up to $500 and were issued under the city’s...
View Article16-year-old boy stabbed at Port Coquitlam middle school
COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) — A 16-year-old boy is recovering after he was stabbed Friday night at Minnekhada Middle School in Port Coquitlam. Coquitlam RCMP arrived on the scene and gave first aid to the...
View ArticleEmergency shelters open in Metro Vancouver as temperatures drop
SURREY (NEWS 1130) – Surrey is “in a crisis” as it scrambles to find space for homeless people to sleep during an early cold snap, according to Coun. Brenda Locke. “We do not have enough emergency...
View ArticleCOVID-19 enforcement out in Port Coquitlam: mayor
PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) — Bylaw officers will be out in Port Coquitlam this weekend ensuring local businesses are following COVID-19 protocols, according to the city’s mayor. Brad West says all...
View ArticleTargeted shooting in Port Coquitlam prompts RCMP to close major industrial route
PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) — Mounties believe it was a targeted shooting that left a man with gunshot wounds near a busy industrial road in Port Coquitlam Monday morning. Coquitlam RCMP were first...
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