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Thanks for the Village of Belcarra for rolling out the welcome mat at tonight’s council meeting 📰
December 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
‼️ Contest alert ‼️

We’ve got two tickets to give away to The Agency Singers’ show at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) on Nov. 29, 2025.

The deadline to enter is Thursday, Nov. 27.

Link in bio >> FreshetNews.ca >> Arts
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
🌟 Ticket deadline extended!

🪩 It’s all sparkles for Nocturne: Under the Stars, a prestigious fashion charity event on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, at GreenTee Country Club Westwood Plateau (3251 Plateau Blvd., Coquitlam).

🎟️ E-transfer $150 to [email protected].
November 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Tickets are going fast for this #fashion show! Get yours today!

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November 15, 2025 at 2:41 AM
#Toronto #jazz #musician Ale Avery Nunez is making her Metro Vancouver debut, appearing with the Nightcrawlers at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in #Burnaby on Friday, Nov. 28 and with the Cory Weeds Quartet at the Inlet Theatre in #PortMoody on Saturday, Nov. 29.

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November 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Thousands of people came out for the City of Port Coquitlam’s Remembrance Day service today, Nov. 11 — an annual event organized by the Royal Canadian Legion branch 133.

PoCo resident Jean Jones, who lost two brothers in WWII, laid the Silver Cross wreath.

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November 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Do you have your tickets yet? Pacific Fusion Runway is hosting a #fashion show November 26 in #Coquitlam.
November 8, 2025 at 1:14 AM
A #PortMoody man accused of killing a #Langley woman last year was in court Nov. 7.

Trenton Henneberg is charged with the second-degree murder of Chantelle Moore in Port Moody and interference with human remains in Port Moody and Anahim Lake.

👉 Read FreshetNews.ca
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Two #RCMP officers tasked with removing the body of Const. Frederick “Rick” O’Brien from a #Coquitlam condo two years testified at BC Supreme Court this morning, Nov. 6, in #NewWestminster.

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November 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The province is “actively working” with Tri-City municipalities to find #shelters this fall and winter for people experiencing #homelessness. #Coquitlam–Maillardville MLA Jennifer Blatherwick said staff are in talks to find temporary shelter. Read FreshetNews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 4:28 AM
A former #Olympic #wrestler who champions youth and low-cost housing was honoured this week for his nine years as a #Coquitlam city councillor. Council recognized Chris Wilson for his civic work with a certificate and a donation to the charity of his choice: SHARE.

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November 6, 2025 at 4:03 AM
A self-taught fashion designer who has seen her work in the pages of Harper’s Bazaar magazine will have her pieces on a #Coquitlam catwalk this month.

Zoe of Zollection will showcase her fairy-style gowns and dresses at Nocturne: Under the Stars, a #fashion gala and a #benefit for Freshet News.
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Testimony continued today, Nov. 4, in trial of a #Coquitlam man accused of killing an #RCMP officer two years ago.

👉 Read today’s full story at FreshetNews.ca
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📸 Mario Bartel. Image is of Const. Rick O’Brien’s widow Nicole, at left, with head turned.
November 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The #murder trial for a #Coquitlam man accused of killing a #police officer two years ago started this morning, Nov. 3, at BC Supreme Court in #NewWestminster.

Nicholas Bellemare, 26, is accused of fatally shooting #RCMP Const. Frederick “Rick” O’Brien on Sept. 22, 2023.

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November 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Good morning, Freshet News readers!

We’ve got a pair of tickets to give away for the Jokers Canada show in Coquitlam on Friday, Nov. 7, at the Evergreen Cultural Centre.

👉 Go to FreshetNews.ca to enter today!

#jokerscanada #coquitlam #vancouver #contest #giveaway #wintickets
November 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Tickets are now on sale for Nocturne: Under The Stars, a benefit for Freshet News!

👉 Go to pacificfusionrunway.com by Nov. 17; the formal “sparkly” event is 19+.

#coquitlam #portcoquitlam #portmoody #anmore #belcarra #newwest #newwestminster #burnaby #fashion #seamstress #vancouver
November 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
A #PortMoody man was arrested today, Oct. 31, in connection with the death of a #Langley woman last year.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) took Trenton Henneberg into custody this afternoon for allegedly killing Chantelle Moore of Langley.

👉 Read FreshetNews.ca
October 31, 2025 at 11:52 PM
“I’m a storyteller at heart,” #Nanaimo musician #Buwa told Freshet News. “I share all of me without any guardrails. It’s a journey of laughter with great music to accompany it…. I’m very excited to be in #NewWestminster.”

Tickets to see Buwa on Nov. 8 at Eighth & Eighth in #NewWest are now on sale.
October 31, 2025 at 12:10 AM
#Coquitlam city council is looking at a four per cent lift in property taxes next year.

And, if approved in December, the proposed 2026 rate would be one of the smallest hikes in the region for homeowners, according to early numbers out from other municipalities.

👉 Read FreshetNews.ca for story.
October 30, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Some civic plans that were shelved last year by Coquitlam City Hall because of provincial government changes to housing are now back on the books including a return to work on the southern extension of the popular #Coquitlam #Crunch.

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📸 @coquitlamcrunchchallenge
October 29, 2025 at 3:19 AM
For a major infrastructure builder in the region, Metro Vancouver should have had better communication with #Coquitlam residents.

That was the advice from city councillors as Metro Vancouver officials talked about the “lessons learned” from the Coquitlam Water Main No. 4 Project.

👉 FreshetNews.ca
October 28, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Last chance to win tickets! 🎟️

We’re giving away a pair of tickets to the Jokers Canada show in #Burnaby on Thursday! The Oct. 30 production is in partnership with Explore Burnaby.
👉 Go to FreshetNews.ca >> Arts by Monday, Oct. 27 at 9 a.m.

#contest #jokerscanada #comedy #standup #laugh #vancouver
October 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
A play that was shortlisted for a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2019 will have 11 shows in #NewWestminster next month.

The Search Party mounts Dance Nation at the Anvil Theatre from Nov. 13 to 23 after a run at The Cultch’s York Theatre in Vancouver this spring.

👉 FreshetNews.ca

#newwest
October 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM