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March 1

• 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.
  

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