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December

• 2010-12-22 - PSA - More Snow Angels needed (pdf) - Resolving to be more active and get more involved in your community in 2011? Port Coquitlam’s new Snow Angels program will help you keep both of those resolutions.
• 2010-12-21 - PSA - 10 reasons to adopt an adult cat (pdf) - Port Coquitlam families looking for a new pet are urged to check out the large number of adult cats up for adoption at the City’s poundkeeper, Countryside Kennels.
  
• 2010-12-21 - PSA - Christmas Tree - Chip It or Chop It (pdf) - Once the holiday season is behind us, Port Coquitlam residents will have two main options for disposing of their Christmas tree: chop it up and put it in their green cart, or chip it at a tree chipping event.
  
• 2010-12-16 - PSA - Tips for a green holiday (pdf) - Excess and waste don’t have to be part of the holiday season. The City of Port Coquitlam provides the following tips to enjoy a “green” Christmas this year.
• 2010-12-15 - Press Release - Leaders sought for new Sport Alliance (pdf) - Do you have a passion for sport? Do you want to help create more opportunities for Port Coquitlam residents to participate in sport? Applications are being accepted until Dec. 31 for the board of directors of Port Coquitlam’s new Sport Alliance.
• 2010-12-13 - Media Release - New song spreads emergency preparedness message (pdf) - When the world is shaking, drop, cover and hold on! When it’s time to get out, just grab and go!
  
• 2010-12-08 - PSA - Did you get prepared in 2010 (pdf) - Port Coquitlam residents who prepared themselves in 2010 for a major emergency can enter to win great prizes this month, as the City’s year-long emergency preparedness contest comes to a close.
  
• 2010-12-07 - Press Release - City launches new mobile website (pdf) - A new City of Port Coquitlam mobile website launched today will put this and other key on-the-go information at your fingertips.
• 2010-12-02 - PSA - City compiles list of snow-clearing contractors (pdf) - As part of its new Snow Angels program, the City of Port Coquitlam will be making a list of snow-clearing contractors available to the public this winter.
• RCMP Press Release - Police seek public assistance solving theft of cameras (pdf) - Coquitlam RCMP are seeking public assistance solving an unusual break-in and theft that happened at a local camera store sometime during the night of Monday, November 15th or early the next morning.
• RCMP Press Release - You'd better watch out...Christmas Counterattack road checks are coming to town! (pdf) - The Christmas season brings lots of opportunities for socializing and celebrating...it also brings Christmas Counter Attack road checks to local roads. 

November

• 2010-11-29 - PSA - Free City calendar delivered Dec. 8 (pdf) - Port Coquitlam residents who want to adopt a greener lifestyle and get involved in their community will get some help from the City’s 2011 Waste Collection and Events Calendar.
• 2010-11-24 - PSA - Disposal options for yard trimmings (pdf) - The City of Port Coquitlam resumed its regular alternate-week collection schedule for yard trimmings and kitchen scraps on November 17.
• 2010-11-24 - Press Release - Summit Dec 3-4 marks new chapter for sport (pdf) - Port Coquitlam’s third-annual Sport Summit at Riverside Secondary Dec. 3-4 will bring together sport groups, users, providers and experts to launch a new chapter for sport in the community.
• 2010-11-22 - PSA - Are you ready for a snowy winter? (pdf) - Meteorologists are predicting a colder, snowier winter season than usual for B.C., thanks to the La Niña phenomenon. The City of Port Coquitlam has readied its snow and ice removal equipment and crews, and is advising residents and businesses to make their own preparations for a white winter.
• 2010-11-22 - PSA - Are you ready for a snowy winter? (pdf) - Meteorologists are predicting a colder, snowier winter season than usual for B.C., thanks to the La Niña phenomenon. The City of Port Coquitlam has readied its snow and ice removal equipment and crews, and is advising residents and businesses to make their own preparations for a white winter.
• 2010-11-18 - Press Release - New Snow Angels program promotes neighbourliness - (pdf) - Neighbour will be helping neighbour in Port Coquitlam this winter, thanks to a new City program that links up volunteers with residents who have difficulties clearing snow and ice from their sidewalks, stairs and driveways.
• 2010-11-10 - PSA - Check out smart LED streetlights downtown this fall (pdf) - Have you noticed anything different about the street lighting in downtown Port Coquitlam in the past month? The City of Port Coquitlam is collecting feedback on the latest phase of its LED streetlight pilot through an online survey that ends Nov. 30.
  
• 2010-11-08 - Press Release - Residents embrace online input (pdf) - Technology is making it increasingly easy for Port Coquitlam residents to do their civic duty. More than 380 residents so far have completed the online survey for the City’s new Corporate Strategic Plan, making it Port Coquitlam’s most popular online survey to date.
• 2010-11-04 - PSA - Emergency Preparedness courses offered - November (pdf) - Are you and your family prepared to survive on your own for three days if an earthquake or other disaster strikes close to home?

 October

• 2010-10-25 - PSA - Don't Trash Your Pumpkin (pdf) - After the treats have been collected and the costumes put away, what do you do with your jack o’ lantern?
• 2010-10-22 - PSA - Volunteers sought for 2011 citizen advisory posts (pdf) - The application deadline is Nov. 1 for a variety of 2011 citizen advisory positions on City of Port Coquitlam committees and boards.
• 2010-10-21 - PSA - Know the fireworks rules and stay safe this halloween (pdf) - Fireworks can add excitement to your Halloween event, but they can also cause serious injury and property damage. Before planning a fireworks event in Port Coquitlam, make sure you know the regulations and safe handling procedures.
• 2010-10-20 - PSA - Shaughnessy Street underpass delays Mon and Tues night (pdf) - Motorists are advised to expect delays if using the Shaughnessy Street underpass Monday and Tuesday night. 
• 2010-10-20 - Press Release - Open house seeks input on greener future (pdf) - An open house on Nov. 1 kicks off the final public consultation on Port Coquitlam’s EnviroPlan – the document that will determine how green the City will be in the future. 
• 2010-10-18 - PSA - Smoke alarms alert family before fire spreads (pdf) - One Port Coquitlam family is thankful their smoke alarms were functioning this weekend. The family was awakened by their smoke alarms early Saturday morning to a house full of smoke after a fire started in the home’s furnace.
• 2010-10-13 - Press Release - Make a difference on a City committee - Port Coquitlam residents who want to play an active role in City decisions are invited to apply for one of the 24 spots reserved for citizens on a variety of committees and boards in 2011.

September

• 2010-09-30 - Press Release - Online outreach earns award for City (pdf) - Citizens who have clicked the City of Port Coquitlam website, “liked” the City’s Facebook page or followed its tweets have been making use of an online outreach program that earned the City a prestigious award today.
  
• 2010-09-30 - PSA - Telephone survey to identify community priorities (pdf) - Hundreds of Port Coquitlam residents and businesses will be contacted by phone in the coming two weeks as the City kicks off the public consultation for its new Corporate Strategic Plan.
  
• 2010-09-28 - Press Release - Families urged to join in Canada-wide fire drill (pdf) - Just a few minutes of family time on Oct. 6 could mean the difference between life and death.
  
• 2010-09-27 - Press Release - Click and comment about Port Coquitlam budget (pdf) - Now you can click www.portcoquitlam.ca/budget to provide your ideas to the City through a new online Budget Suggestion Box.
• 2010-09-23 - Press Release - Lengths swimmers aim for New Zealand (pdf) - A new Swim the Pacific lengths challenge at Hyde Creek Recreation Centre will have swimmers dropping by Hawaii, Samoa and Fiji as they clock up the kilometres en route to Queenstown, New Zealand.
• 2010-09-23 - Press Release - City tests out kitchen scraps collection in apartments (pdf) - A two-month pilot project launched Monday will determine the feasibility of expanding the City of Port Coquitlam’s leading-edge Kitchen Scraps Collection Program to more than 7,000 multi-family households.
• 2010-09-22 - Press Release - Fire department issues friendly tickets (pdf) - More than a dozen Port Coquitlam drivers have received “friendly tickets” as part of a Port Coquitlam Fire & Emergency Services education campaign targeting those who park in front of fire hydrants and in fire lanes.
  
• 2010-09-16 - PSA - Traboulay PoCo Trail Closures - Sept 17-24 (pdf) - The final week of temporary closures on the Traboulay PoCo Trail between Dominion Avenue and Lougheed Highway will take place from Sept. 17-24, as work continues on the Pitt River Intertidal Habitat Project.
• 2010-09-14 - Press Release - Port Coquitlam among first to adopt healthy food policy (pdf) - Healthier food and drinks will soon be easier to find at Port Coquitlam’s civic facilities, now that the City is the first in the Tri-Cities to have a healthy food and beverage policy.
  
• 2010-09-14 - Press Release - Help set the direction for Port Coquitlam's future (pdf) - What will Port Coquitlam be like in 10 years? That’s the question local residents, businesses and stakeholders will tackle during the next six months, as the City of Port Coquitlam develops a new Corporate Strategic Plan to guide the community into the future.
• 2010-09-13 - PSA - Protect your household as bears go into feeding mode (pdf) - Bear sightings in Port Coquitlam are spiking as berry season ends and bears turn to garbage and fruit trees for an easy meal as they fatten up for hibernation.
• 2010-09-09 - PSA - Schedule change for Hyde Creek pool reopening (pdf) - The lap pool, hot tub and steam room at Hyde Creek Recreation Centre in Port Coquitlam will re-open Saturday, Sept. 11 after a three-week maintenance shut-down, followed by the leisure pool on the following Saturday.
  
• 2010-09-03 - PSA - Emergency Preparedness courses offered - September (pdf) - Are you and your family prepared to survive on your own for three days if an earthquake or other disaster strikes close to home?
  

August

• PSA - PoCo Trail Closures - Aug 23-Sept 17 (pdf) - Trail users are advised of new temporary closures to the Traboulay PoCo Trail between Dominion Avenue and Lougheed Highway from Aug. 23 to Sept. 17, as a result of work on the Pitt River Intertidal Habitat Project.
  
• 2010-08-13 - PSA - Wanted -- Apartments or Condos to Try Kitchen Scraps Recycling (pdf) - Port Coquitlam apartment-dwellers are being offered a chance to try recycling their kitchen scraps this fall. The City of Port Coquitlam is looking for two apartment or condominium complexes with parkades to take part in a two-month kitchen scraps recycling pilot, starting in mid-September.
• 2010-08-13 - PSA - Dog Licence Canvass Planned in Port Coquitlam (pdf) - Canvassers representing the City of Port Coquitlam will start knocking on doors August 15 to give dog owners the opportunity to buy a 2010 licence for their pooch – and help improve local animal control services.
• 2010-08-12 - Press Release - Pride of PoCo Garden Award Winners (pdf) - The PoCo Garden Club, in cooperation with the City of Port Coquitlam, announces the winners of the fourteenth annual Pride of PoCo Garden Awards.
  
• 2010-08-10 - Press Release - New control system tested with LED streetlights (pdf) - The LED streetlights being tested in downtown Port Coquitlam are now even more energy-efficient.
• 2010-08-09 PSA - PoCo Trail Closures - Aug 6-22 (pdf) - Trail users are advised that temporary closures of the Traboulay PoCo Trail between Dominion Avenue and Lougheed Highway will continue until August 22 as work on the Pitt River Intertidal Habitat Project continues.
  

July

• PSA - Sprinkler Systems - Your In-house Firefighters (pdf) - If you’re renovating this year, consider installing your own in-house firefighting force: a sprinkler system.
• 2010-07-23 - Media Release - Citizen Task Force Report Guides Remuneration Policy Changes (pdf) - At the regular Council Meeting of July 26, 2010, Council will consider changes to the Port Coquitlam Council Remuneration Policy based on a 2009 citizen task force review of the existing policy.
• 2010-07-20 - PSA - Temporary Trail Closures (pdf) - Trail users are advised that the section of the Traboulay PoCo Trail between Dominion Avenue and Lougheed Highway will be temporarily closed between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm on weekdays from July 21 to 30, inclusive.
  
• 2010-07-06 - Press Release - Pride of PoCo Garden Awards - Deadline Reminder  (pdf) - Do you have a favourite local garden? Make sure to nominate it for the 2010 Pride of PoCo Garden Awards before the deadline on July 16.
  

June

• 2010-06-29 - Press Release - Hot Summer Nights (pdf) - Port Coquitlam fire crews will roll into dozens of neighbourhoods and parking lots this summer, but their objective won’t be smoke or flames.
  
• 2010-06-21 - Press Release - Pitt River habitat project begins (pdf) - A new 23-acre home for fish, birds and other wildlife is being created along the Pitt River in Port Coquitlam as part of a year-long habitat creation project starting construction Wednesday, June 23.
  
• 2010-06-15 - Press Release - EPCom Field Day (pdf) - Port Coquitlam residents can connect with radio operators from around the world Saturday, June 26 – and help support the local amateur radio team – during the annual Field Day event at Castle Park.
  
• 2010-06-03 - PSA - Port Coquitlam Dog Owners Urged to Leash Up (pdf) - The City of Port Coquitlam is urging residents to leash up their dogs following increased complaints about off-leash dogs in local parks.

May

• 2010-05-27 - Press Release - City releases 2009 Annual Report (pdf) - The City of Port Coquitlam’s 2009 Annual Report highlights the City’s continuing work to build and strengthen its connections – with its citizens and community, and with the world around it.
  
• 2010-05-25 - PSA - Can fire crews find the hydrant on your property (pdf) - When it comes to fighting fires, every second counts. When fire crews can’t find a fire hydrant that is hidden by landscaping or overgrown bushes, the unnecessary delay can result in property damage or even loss of life.
• 2010-05-21 - Press Release - Video to help recruit new City staff (pdf) - Lights, camera… you’re hired! The City of Port Coquitlam has added online video to its employee recruitment toolkit.
• 2010-05-17 - PSA - Weekly green waste pickup starts today (pdf) - Starting today, Port Coquitlam residents who receive City waste collection services can start putting their yard and kitchen waste out at the curb every week.
• 2010-05-05 - Press Release - Weekly green waste pickup begins May 17 (pdf) - The City of Port Coquitlam begins weekly curbside pickup of green/kitchen waste carts on May 17 – timed to coincide with the start of warmer weather and gardening season.

April

• 2010-04-28 - Press Release - Learn how to get prepared on May 8 (pdf) - Residents enjoying the May Day festivities in downtown Port Coquitlam May 8 can also load up on all the info they need to be prepared for a major disaster – along with free popcorn and a cloth shopping bag.
• 2010-04-22 - Press Release - Youth take over City Council Apr 26 (pdf) - The individuals presiding over Monday’s Port Coquitlam City Council meeting will look a little more youthful than usual – at least for the first half-hour.
• 2010-04-21 - Press Release - Port Coquitlam Takes Its Hat Off to Volunteers (pdf) - What do creating Olympic legacies, nurturing salmon stocks and promoting aboriginal culture have in common? They’re just a few examples of the accomplishments of local volunteers who were recognized Tuesday night in Port
  Coquitlam.
  
• 2010-04-12 - Press Release - Schools try out City's recycling and food scrap programs (pdf) - Students at Kwayhquitlum and Maple Creek Middle Schools no longer need to trash their leftover lunches and plastic snack containers, thanks to a pilot program that partners the City of Port Coquitlam with School District 43.
  
• 2010-04-08 - Press Release - City takes a stand against bullying on April 14 (pdf) - The pink shirts are coming out in Port Coquitlam on April 14 as the City once again takes a stand against bullying.
  
• 2010-04-07 - Press Release - Pitch In for PoCo Pride April 24 (pdf) - You’ve planned your spring cleaning at home – now how about your local parks and streets? Residents are being asked to donate two hours of time on April 24 to help clean up downtown Port Coquitlam and local parks during the annual Pitch In for PoCo Pride event.
  

March:

• 2010-03-31 - Press Release - Turn trash into cash at City-wide garage sale Apr 17 (pdf) - 2010-03-31 - Press Release - Turn trash into cash at City-wide garage sale Apr 17
  
• 2010-03-30 - Press Release - City programs help divert more waste from landfill (pdf) - Residents are tossing 14% less into the trash following the introduction of leading-edge waste-reduction initiatives in the City of Port Coquitlam.
• 2010-03-29 - PSA - Get prepared with EP contest and courses (pdf) - The City of Port Coquitlam is providing added incentive for residents who are making 2010 the year they get prepared for a major emergency.
  
• 2010-03-22 - Press Release - Learn how to get healthy at PoCoMotion website (pdf) - Did you know you burn almost seven times the calories by walking up stairs for one minute instead of taking the elevator? Or that playing Nintendo Wii for 20 minutes is equivalent to walking 1,200 steps?
  
• 2010-03-19 - Press Release - Spread the word about Earth Hour (pdf) - Pssst…. have you heard about Earth Hour? Spread the word! The City of Port Coquitlam wants to team up with local residents and businesses to make this year’s Earth Hour – a global climate-change initiative set for Saturday March 27, 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. – the most successful to date.
  
• 2010-03-18 - PSA - Spring has arrived and so have the bears (pdf) - With the arrival of spring each year comes unwanted dinner guests: bears, hungry from their winter hibernation, that are searching Port Coquitlam neighbourhoods for an easy meal.
  
• 2010-03-16 - PSA - City Offers Online Tools to Help Citizens Reduce Waste (pdf) - Videos, downloadable PDFs and other online resources are available at www.portcoquitlam.ca/composterkits to help Port Coquitlam residents make the most of the City’s Kitchen Waste Collection Program.
  
• 2010-03-08 - Joint Release - Long-time Tri-City Mountie Becomes Officer-in-Charge (pdf) - A Mountie with a long history in the Tri-Cities and a commitment to innovative policing has been appointed top cop for Coquitlam RCMP, which serves Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Anmore and Belcarra.
• 2010-03-07 - PSA - Coast Meridian Overpass now open (pdf) - After a two-year construction period, the Coast Meridian Overpass (CMO) in Port Coquitlam opened to traffic on March 7, 2010.
  
• 2010-03-03 - Press Release - New overpass will connect a community (pdf) - Two halves will become whole when the Coast Meridian Overpass opens Sunday, providing the third – and most effective – link between north and south Port Coquitlam.
• 2010-03-01 - Press Release - Off-leash area open (pdf) - Fido can now run free in a designated area of Port Coquitlam. The City has opened its first dog-off leash area in Shaughnessy Park.
• 2010-03-01- Press Release - Largest transportation project opens Sunday (pdf) - The largest transportation infrastructure project of 2010 for the Metro Vancouver area will open in Port Coquitlam on Sunday, when the first vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians start making their way across the Coast Meridian Overpass (CMO).
  

February:

• 2010-02-23 - Press Release - 2010 Financial Plan (pdf) - Port Coquitlam City Council unanimously passed the first three readings of a five-year financial plan Monday night that anticipates both challenge and opportunity in the City’s financial future.
  
• 2010-02-22 - Press Release - Thank your favourite volunteer with a nomination (pdf) - Looking for a tangible way to express your gratitude to a Port Coquitlam volunteer? Nominations are being accepted until March 12 for the City of Port Coquitlam’s 12th annual Volunteer Recognition Awards.
  
• 2010-02-22 - Press Release - CanFR Award for 2008 Annual Report (pdf) - The City of Port Coquitlam has earned its fourth consecutive financing reporting award for its 2008 Annual Report, which focused on citizen involvement in shaping the community.
• 2010-02-12 - Press Release - CMO grand opening March 6 (pdf) - Port Coquitlam is hosting a party on the Coast Meridian Overpass on Saturday, Mar. 6 – the day before the City’s largest transportation infrastructure project to date opens to traffic.
• 2010-02-09 - Press Release - PoCo Trail reopens through Kwikwetlem lands (pdf) - The Traboulay PoCo Trail is officially a complete loop again, thanks to a new agreement between the City of Port Coquitlam and the Kwikwetlem First Nation.
• 2010-02-08 - Press Release - Port Coquitlam hosts Games visitors (pdf) First Nation youth hockey players from Prince George and a seniors’ curling group from Salmon Arm will enjoy some hometown Port Coquitlam hospitality during the 2010 Winter Games. 
• 2010-02-04 - PSA - Watch the Games at PoCo Zone (pdf) - Where will you be watching the 2010 Winter Games? Starting with the opening ceremonies on Feb. 12, Port Coquitlam residents can cheer on the action on a big screen at the 2010 PoCo Zone at the Port Coquitlam Recreation Complex.
• 2010-02-02 - Press Release - LED lighting pilot begins Feb 8 (pdf) - The crisp white light of LED streetlights will illuminate downtown Port Coquitlam after Feb. 8, when the City of Port Coquitlam begins a pilot project to test out the energy-efficient lights.
  
• 2010-02-01 - Press Release - Port Coquitlam paints the town red for the Olympic Torch (pdf) -
Don’t be surprised if you’re seeing red as you travel through Port Coquitlam in the days leading up to the 2010 Winter Games.
• 2010-02-01 - Press Release - Local youth run with Olympic Torch on Feb 9 (pdf) - Eighteen Port Coquitlam youth in matching white uniforms will race through the streets of New Westminster with the Olympic Torch at about noon on Feb. 9.

• 2010-01-28 - Press Release - Self-Help Matching Grant (pdf) - Non-profit groups in Port Coquitlam have a chance this spring to obtain something that’s increasingly hard to come by – funding.
• 2010-01-27 - Press Release - Emergency medical equipment stockpiled in Port Coquitlam (pdf) - Port Coquitlam residents now have a larger stock of emergency medical equipment nearby if disaster strikes, after a delivery of three pallets of crates and stretchers Tuesday from the National Emergency Stockpile System (NESS).
  
• 2010-01-26 - Press Release - Community Connections continues in 2010 (pdf) - Port Coquitlam citizens and groups will again have the opportunity to connect with City Council and the community in 2010 through the Council Community Connections program.
• 2010-01-26 - Press Release - Spirit lives on in Port Coquitlam after Games (pdf) - Long after the 2010 Winter Games are over  the spirit of the Games will remain alive in Port Coquitlam through community partnerships and legacy projects.
• 2010-01-25 - Press Release - Input sought on draft Climate Action Plan (pdf) - Better bicycle facilities, waste-diversion programs, energy-saving appliances – Port Coquitlam residents can comment on these and other recommendations in Port Coquitlam’s draft Climate Action Plan.
  
• 2010-01-25 - Press Release - Have your say about the 2010 budget (pdf) - Talk or technology? Port Coquitlam property owners will have several options for providing feedback about their 2010 municipal taxes and the City’s Financial Plan this winter.
  
• 2010-01-19 - Press Release - Port Coquitlam shares free Games tickets with the Tri-Cities (pdf) - Port Coquitlam will share its Olympic spirit with the rest of the Tri-Cities next month by handing out hundreds of event tickets to School District 43 students.
  
• 2010-01-14 - PSA - Spirit Week Highlights (pdf) - The City of Port Coquitlam will bring the spirit of the 2010 Olympic Games to town during the Spirit Week celebration Feb. 11-20, starting with the arrival of the Olympic Torch.
  
• 2010-01-11 - Press Release - 2009-2010 Highlights (pdf) - The opening of the Coast Meridian Overpass in March certainly ranks among the top highlights for the coming year, notes Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore.
• 2010-01-11 - PSA - Alternate-week garbage collection begins (pdf) - Port Coquitlam residents who receive City waste collection services will start bringing their. garbage carts to the curb every two weeks starting January 14.

Contact:
Pardeep Purewal
Manager of Communications and Administrative Services
Tel: 604.927.5335
Fax: 604.927.5331
Email: purewalp@portcoquitlam.ca

Location
3rd Floor, City Hall, 2580 Shaughnessy Street
Port Coquitlam BC V3C 2A8

Business Hours
8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays)

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