Mario Bartel

2 months ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Mario Bartel

Port Moody’s Brewers Row is getting smaller. But the number of individual craft breweries will stay the same. Brave Brewing and Twin Sails are merging. The Site B community space and The Fountainhead Network co-working space will also operate under the same umbrella. Tech entrepreneur Chris Peacock, who owns Brave and Site B, said the consolidation will allow him to further his efforts to build community.

2 months ago | tricitynews.com | Mario Bartel

Tommy Molnar is a champion motorcycle racer. But he’s still six years away from getting his driver’s licence. Molnar, a Grade 4 student at Central Elementary School in Port Coquitlam, recently qualified to compete in the FIM MiniGP, an international road racing series for kids 10-14 that culminates with the top competitors from 22 countries earning their way to the world championship in Spain in November.

2 months ago | tricitynews.com | Mario Bartel

Coquitlam RCMP is warning the public not to approach a man who escaped while on an escorted day trip from the Colony Farm Forensic Psychiatric Hospital. Kristopher Leclair was at the Wendy’s/Tim Hortons restaurant at 1450 United Blvd. in Coquitlam when he slipped away. He was last seen at a bus stop at the corner of United and Millside Street at 10:20 a.m., April 15.

2 months ago | tricitynews.com | Mario Bartel

Former Coquitlam Express goalie Clay Stevenson will make his NHL debut in the Washington Capitals final game of the regular season, Thursday, April 17, against the Pittsburgh Penguins.. Stevenson, 26, was called up by the Capitals on Monday. Stevenson has toiled largely for Washington's American Hockey League farm team, the Hershey Bears, since he signed a three-year contract extension worth $2.33 million midway through the 2023-24 season.

2 months ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Mario Bartel

Port Moody’s Sweet Talk donuts is extending its opening hours Thursdays through Saturdays. But don’t expect to be able to gorge on its doughy confections. Instead, the popular pit stop for tasty treats like its triple chocolate old fashioned and cinnamon twists is transforming into a cocktail lounge for weekend libations into the late night.