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4 weeks ago | 
vancouverisawesome.com | Janis Cleugh
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4 weeks ago | 
tricitynews.com | Janis Cleugh
Songs from famous musical duos will be in the spotlight next month at a spring concert in Port Moody.
Choral Connections presents its cabaret showcase It Takes Two, an event at Heritage Woods Secondary under the direction of the school’s music teacher Ingrid Gay.
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4 weeks ago | 
tricitynews.com | Janis Cleugh
The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce is on the look for a new chief executive director.
On Tuesday, April 15, Leslie Courchesne announced she’ll be stepping down as leader of the non-profit organization that serves businesses and groups in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra.
Courchesne, a Port Moody resident, joined the Chamber in August 2021 to replace Michael Hind, who had held the post for 11 years.
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1 month ago | 
tricitynews.com | Janis Cleugh
The musical lineup is out for the May Days party in Port Coquitlam.
And this year’s celebrations to honour the 102-year-old city tradition includes a new entertainment stage at Leigh Square — just for kids.
From noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, families can walk over after the Rotary May Day parade to hear songs from Choral Connections, The Coyotes and Baron Band, as well as see acts from West Coast Circus.
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1 month ago | 
tricitynews.com | Janis Cleugh
As bears start to wake up and other wildlife peek out this spring, Coquitlam Mounties are reminding residents to be alert and to lock up their garbage.
The detachment is advising homeowners and tenants to secure their trash and not to put out compost, recycling or garbage bins until collection day.
As well, RCMP is asking the public not to feed wild animals as they’ll become habituated and will return for more — placing danger in neighbourhoods.
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1 month ago | 
tricitynews.com | Janis Cleugh
Why are you running for federal office?
I’m running because I believe strongly that our country needs change so we can restore Canada as the best country in the world to live, build a career, open a business and raise a family. My wife and I have two young children and we are very concerned that the Canada they are growing up in will not provide the same opportunities and quality of life that we had.
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1 month ago | 
tricitynews.com | Janis Cleugh
With the Sakura Days Japan Fair on this weekend at Vancouver's VanDusen Botanical Garden, many people in the region are out and about to see the cherry blossoms.
And among those snapping photos of the abundant pink flowers is Stella Chen, whose son Ian posed for a picture in front of Port Moody City Hall on Friday, April 4, 2025.
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1 month ago | 
tricitynews.com | Janis Cleugh
Canada Day celebrations will likely have a big turnout, Coquitlam council said this week as city staff start to form a long-term festival and events strategy.
Coun. Craig Hodge said if the weather on July 1 is good, the municipality can expect to see more than 100,000 people flock to Town Centre Park for the city-run party to recognize the country’s birthday and to show patriotism in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and threats of annexation.
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1 month ago | 
tricitynews.com | Janis Cleugh
Coquitlam plans to honour two francophone trailblazers posthumously with a plaque at the Maillardville Community Centre.
And the commemoration for Jean and Suzanne Lambert is expected to be installed next month — in time for the 70th anniversary celebration of the Scouts Francophones de la Colombie-Britannique (SFCB).
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1 month ago | 
nsnews.com | Janis Cleugh
“Finish It.”That’s the message on the new collection of T-shirts, hoodies, sweatpants, ball caps and toques now on sale by the Terry Fox Foundation. The charity in the late Port Coquitlam hero’s name unveiled its limited-edition swag this week to mark the 45th year of the Marathon of Hope, which Fox launched on April 12, 1980, from St. John’s, N.L.In September 1980, Fox ended his cross-country journey to raise money for cancer research, asking Canadians to “finish it” in his absence.
