Tri-Cities Dispatch

Restoration work underway following house post vandalism photo supplied City of Port Moody A house post on the Shoreline Trail boardwalk representing matriarchal lineage and wisdom was recently vandalized. Police received a call for arson on the trail just after 8 a.m. The damage likely occurred Thursday night or Friday morning, according to the Port Moody Police Department.

Coquitlam pharmacist loses malpractice lawsuit over sleep apnea jaw surgery Creative Commons image A Coquitlam pharmacist has lost a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging a surgeon performed a different jaw procedure for sleep apnea than the one he had agreed to. In a Sept. 9 decision, BC Supreme Court Justice Eric Gottardi dismissed Jeremy Lorne Antepyan-Ruckenstein’s claims against Dr. Fahad Cadili and his corporation.

cropped photo supplied Northwest After four years of debate, voters are set to get the last word as incumbent Meghan Lahti and Coun. Haven Lurbiecki campaign for mayor. Lahti and Lurbiecki have frequently differed this term, with Lurbiecki casting the lone vote against Port Moody’s official community plan. “What did we do as a council after being elected on promises of moderate growth and no wall of towers?” Lurbiecki said.

Coquitlam teacher reprimanded for breaching boundaries with students stock photo Harrison Keely A teacher who talked about the romantic lives of his students was found to have committed professional misconduct, according to a consent resolution agreement recently published by the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation.

file photo Jeremy Shepherd After running unopposed in 2022, Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West will have to fend off challenges from Connor Fesenmaier and Pasquale Zampieri this fall. West, who also served three terms as city councillor, promised to focus on keeping costs low, investing in core services, and maintaining clean and safe neighbourhoods.

Arbitrator overturns firing of Coquitlam care aide, finds employer ‘cobbled together’ allegations The care aide was fired Lakeshore Care Centre in Coquitlam in March 2025. Google image A care aide fired from a Coquitlam long-term care home is entitled to more than a year of lost wages and benefits after a labour arbitrator found her employer had “cobbled together” allegations that did not justify any discipline. In an Aug.

file photo Jeremy Shepherd It’s a three-way race in Coquitlam as Coun. Craig Hodge, Madhavee Inamdar, and Coun. Trish Mandewo all look to move into the mayor’s office as Richard Stewart retires. In announcing his candidacy, Hodge positioned himself as a candidate for continuity while putting an emphasis on public safety. “Our crime rate remains one of the lowest in the region, but people don’t feel as safe as they used to, as street disorder is increasing in cities across our country,” he said.

Google Maps image A union challenge to Imperial Oil’s medical forms for disability benefits at its Port Moody terminal has been dismissed on jurisdictional grounds. In an Aug. 7 decision, labour arbitrator Randall J. Noonan ruled he could not decide Unifor Local 601’s policy grievance over the medical consent forms required to access temporary disability benefits.

Metro looks to expand Free Food Program Volunteers unload the food truck. photos Jeremy Shepherd It’s Thursday morning when the trucks arrive at a Port Coquitlam housing complex for the biweekly food delivery. Shopping carts clatter over pavement as a team of volunteers unload and divvy up the morning’s fresh-from-the-grocery-store haul.

stock photo Andrea Piacquadio Every September, the kids go back to school and a lot of us return to a desk we had happily forgotten. A week or two in, the emails start. My back is stiff again. My neck aches by three o’clock. I must be sitting wrong. It is one of the most common worries I hear, and I think one of the most misunderstood because most of us have been handed a story about posture. Sit up straight. Shoulders back. Find the one correct position, hold it, and the pain stays away.