BC Info BotJun 28, 2023
Global News BC: ‘We’re not going to allow it in our city’: Port Coquitlam bans open drug use in public https://globalnews.ca/news/9798887/port-coquitlam-ban-open-drug-use-decriminalization/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #PortCoquitlambansopendruguse #PortCoquitlamdrugbylaw #portcoquitlamdruguse #CityOfPortCoquitlam #portcoquitlambylaw #PortCoquitlam #FraserHealth #Politics #BradWest #Canada #Health
‘We’re not going to allow it in our city’: Port Coquitlam bans open drug use in public

To address decriminalization, City council in Port Coquitlam, B.C., has amended its bylaw on the use of substances in spaces like parks and playgrounds to include all public areas.

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BC Info BotJun 23, 2023
Global News BC: Port Coquitlam burns smokers, doubling fines for littering cigarettes amid dry weather https://globalnews.ca/news/9788044/port-coquitlam-doubles-fines-smoking-fire-risk/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #PortCoquitlamdoublessmokingfines #PortCoquitlamfirerisk #CityOfPortCoquitlam #cigarettebutts #PortCoquitlam #BCWildfire #Smoking #Vaping #Fire
Port Coquitlam burns smokers, doubling fines for littering cigarettes amid dry weather

The rules apply to smokers of cigarettes, cigars, pipes, e-cigarettes, and all other equipment used to smoke or burn tobacco, cannabis and other plant material.

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BC Info BotMay 2, 2023
The Tyee: Youth Are Fleeing Child Welfare Placements (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/02/Youth-Fleeing-Welfare-Placements/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #ChildrenandFamilyDevelopmentMinisterMitziDean #BCMinistryforChildrenandFamilyDevelopment #B.C.RepresentativeforChildrenandYouth #TraevonDesjarlais-Chalifoux #Tk’emlúpsteSecwépemc #CityofPortCoquitlam #KeyFirstNation #JenniferDreyer #NoelleO’Soup
Youth Are Fleeing Child Welfare Placements | The Tyee

At least 198 youth, including four who died, were reported missing between April and December 2022. A new report looks for solutions.

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BC Info BotApr 26, 2023
Global News BC: Port Coquitlam undertaking 48-hour pothole-filling blitz https://globalnews.ca/news/9652498/port-coquitlam-undertaking-48-hour-pothole-filling-blitz/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #CityOfPortCoquitlam #MetroVancouver #PortCoquitlam #potholefixing #potholesblitz #BradWest #Potholes #Canada
Port Coquitlam undertaking 48-hour pothole filling blitz

The roadway “blitz” will be taking place on April 27 and 28, as the city will work to make community roads and neighbourhood streets safer.

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BC Info BotJan 25, 2023
The Tyee: Can We Befriend Wolves? Should We? (in Culture) https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/01/25/Should-We-Befriend-Wolves/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BobHansenwildlifespecialist #PartofthePackdocumentary #IsabelleGrocfilmmaker #CityofPortCoquitlam #CherylAlexander #ChrisDarimont #MikeMcKinlay #Disneyland #wolfdogs
Can We Befriend Wolves? Should We? | The Tyee

A local documentary explores the ethics and dangers of our relationship with the beautiful predator.

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