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“I wish it was lower,” Coquitlam Coun. Craig Hodge acknowledged. “I wish there were more things that we could do. But not this year.”

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Coquitlam council settles on 3.37% property tax hike in 7-1 vote – Tri-Cities Dispatch
file photo Jeremy Shepherd Including property taxes and utility fees, Coquitlam residents are set to pay an average of $4.558 in 2026 – a bump of $137
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December 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Thanks to Lynne Cregg-Guinan for this bucolic photo of Como Lake under a sunset and after a rainfall, published in today's Dispatch newsletter.

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December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Pricey civic-building retrofits are sowing doubt in some Port Moody councillors as to whether the city can realistically reach its climate goals.

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Port Moody unanimously scraps major retrofit, triggering calls to revisit city’s climate commitments – Tri-Cities Dispatch
cropped photo supplied Northwest Pricey civic-building retrofits are sowing doubt in some Port Moody councillors as to whether the city can realistically Port Moody unanimously scraps major retrofit,…
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December 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A proposed development in Anmore has elicited criticism from Port Moody, the Mossom Creek Hatchery and the Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department.

Council discussed those concerns and the staff response at Tuesday’s meeting.

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Mudslides and emergency evacuations: Anmore council mulls concerns over Pinnacle Ridge development – Tri-Cities Dispatch
images supplied A proposed development in Anmore has elicited a host of qualms and criticisms from Port Moody, the Mossom Creek Hatchery, and the Sasamat
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December 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Thanks to Diana Clark for this fantastic photo of sun-resistant fog hugging the shoreline, as seen in yesterday's Dispatch newsletter.

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December 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Port Moody’s long-running Winter Farmers Market is facing an uncertain future after the Grow Local Society was told it must leave its long-time home outside the recreation centre.

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Future of Port Moody's Winter Farmers Market uncertain after city boots society from long-time venue – Tri-Cities Dispatch
A vendor set up at the first day of the Winter Farmers Market on Nov. 1. Mario Flores Facebook photo Port Moody’s long-running Winter Farmers Market is Port Moody’s long-running winter farmers market…
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December 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Port Moody is making a bid to win $100,000 in new funding for local non-profits and the title of Canada’s Kindest Community in a national contest run by Coca-Cola and Community Foundations of Canada.

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Port Moody aims to claim title of Canada’s Kindest Community and unlock $100,000 for local charities – Tri-Cities Dispatch
Coca Cola image Port Moody is making a bid to become Canada’s Kindest Community, a national contest run by Coca-Cola and Community Foundations of Canada – Port Moody is making a bid to become…
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December 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Thanks to Susan Maclaren for this lovely view of the long, leafy path in Port Moody, as published in today's issue of the Dispatch newsletter.

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December 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Expert says drop in overdoses and drug deaths is likely the result of a changing supply, not local efforts.

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Overdose calls plummet more than 40% in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam, as drug deaths fall across B.C. – Tri-Cities Dispatch
Expert says drop likely the result of a changing supply, not local efforts Emergency responders in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam are reporting a steep decline in overdose-related calls this year – a…
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December 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed a negligence lawsuit brought by a man who dislocated his knee after falling in the Coquitlam Centre food court, ruling the accident was caused by his own “deliberate lunges."

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B.C. Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit over Coquitlam Centre food court fall, finding plaintiff’s lunging caused accident – Tri-Cities Dispatch
Arnold C Wikicommons photo A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed a negligence lawsuit brought by a man who dislocated his knee after falling in the A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed a…
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December 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Thanks to frequent contributor Teresa David for this lovely photo of fungi popping up like summertime patio furniture, from today's Dispatch newsletter.

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December 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Despite the company’s protests that it doesn’t handle waste, Ground X is now on the hook for $454,023 for repeatedly discharging liquid waste near Pitt River in Port Coquitlam.

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Ground X hit with $454k fine for environmental infractions – Tri-Cities Dispatch
Ministry of Environment photo Despite the company’s protests that it doesn’t handle waste, Ground X is now on the hook for $454,023 for repeatedly
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November 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The B.C. Employment Standards Tribunal upheld a determination ordering a Port Moody food truck operator to pay a former worker thousands of dollars in unpaid wages, overtime, vacation pay, and business expenses.

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Tribunal upholds ruling against Port Moody food truck for unpaid wages – Tri-Cities Dispatch
Creative Commons image The B.C. Employment Standards Tribunal upheld a determination ordering a Port Moody food truck operator to pay a former worker The B.C. Employment Standards Tribunal has upheld…
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November 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Thanks to Scott Pearce for finding the seat at the centre of the season, as seen in this picture from yesterday's Dispatch newsletter.

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November 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Coquitlam should aspire to have 40 per cent of the city shaded by tree canopy by 2050, says Metro Vancouver - but given the city’s rate of development, that goal is “unrealistic,” according to a city staff report.

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Tree canopy cover in Coquitlam not likely to get back to 40% by 2050, report finds – Tri-Cities Dispatch
file photo Jeremy Shepherd When buildings rise, trees fall. Coquitlam should aspire to have 40 percent of the city shaded by tree canopy by 2050,
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November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
(Warning: Disturbing details)

Newly released court documents reveal the full scale of the violence and organization behind an April 2024 home invasion in Port Moody’s quiet Heritage Woods neighbourhood.

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Elaborate planning behind violent international plot to steal crypto revealed in sentencing for Port Moody home invasion – Tri-Cities Dispatch
Tsz Wing Boaz Chan was sentenced in Port Coquitlam Provincial Court on Nov. 14. Google image Warning: Disturbing details. Newly released court documents Newly released court documents reveal the full…
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November 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Thanks to Lynn Hanas for this fantastic snapshot from Lafarge, published in yesterday's Dispatch newsletter.

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November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The ongoing litigation between Port Coquitlam and Kwikwetlem First Nation will not touch anyone’s house, according to the First Nation's Chief and Council.

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Private property not part of land claim: KFN – Tri-Cities Dispatch
file photo Jeremy Shepherd The ongoing litigation between Port Coquitlam and Kwikwetlem First Nation will not touch anyone’s house, according to KFN Chief
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November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Port Moody city councillor Samantha Agtarap acknowledged the motion was largely “performative,” but said the general public needs to be aware the city is losing out on potential revenue due to legislation out of its control.

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Port Moody ramps up rhetoric against 'under-taxed' provincial and federal lands, voting for study on lost revenue from port terminal and other sites – Tri-Cities Dispatch
Pacific Coast Terminal image Port Moody council has directed staff to investigate how much tax revenue the city is losing because of provincially and Port Moody council has directed staff to…
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November 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Thanks to Teresa David for this beautiful view of a Suter Brook sunrise, as published in yesterday's edition of the Dispatch newsletter.

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November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
As the days shorten and temperatures drop, the Tri-Cities still have no viable temporary winter shelter or extreme weather response shelter for the unhoused population.

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No winter shelter in the Tri-Cities identified, ministry confirms – Tri-Cities Dispatch
The Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs has yet to identify a winter shelter location in the Tri-Cities. file photo Michelle Clayton, Tri-City
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November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The initiative aims to strengthen mental-health support for firefighters, city staff and residents after difficult calls and during emergency operations.

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Port Coquitlam to welcome first-of-its-kind support dog to fire department – Tri-Cities Dispatch
BC and Alberta Guide Dogs photo Port Coquitlam is preparing to welcome a new four-legged member to its fire department – one trained not to search for Port Coquitlam is preparing to welcome a new…
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November 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Thanks to Erin Adams for capturing this beautiful moment of the sunshine peering through the trees on Westwood Plateau, from today's Dispatch newsletter.

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November 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
An MLA’s effort to speed up housing construction could make new buildings more dangerous, according to several members of Coquitlam council who blasted the bill at Monday’s meeting.

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Coquitlam council criticizes MLA’s bill for axing construction safeguards – Tri-Cities Dispatch
file photo Jeremy Shepherd An MLA’s effort to speed up housing construction could make new buildings more dangerous, according to several members of
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November 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Coquitlam Search and Rescue (SAR) has suspended its large-scale ground search for missing Coquitlam hiker Alfred Wong after six days of intensive efforts on Burke Mountain failed to turn up a single clue.

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Coquitlam SAR scales back ground search for missing hiker Alfred Wong after 'exhaustive' six-day effort – Tri-Cities Dispatch
Photos provided by the Coquitlam RCMP Coquitlam Search and Rescue (SAR) has suspended its large-scale ground search for missing Coquitlam hiker Alfred Coquitlam Search and Rescue (SAR) has suspended…
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November 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM