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The four elected by Coquitlam voters made specific commitments on school buildings, inclusion and mental health.","2026-11-07","2026-11-07T07:30:00-07:00","voche.me editors","Long read",[13,14,15,16],"School District 43","school trustees","Coquitlam","Board of Education",null,"Illustration of an empty school board meeting room with chairs around a table",false,{"path":21,"title":22,"description":23,"date":24,"publishedAt":25,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":26,"image":31,"imageAlt":32,"imageCredit":33,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Fcoquitlam-budget-tax-forecast-2027-2030-november-2026","Coquitlam's 2027 budget heads into new council's first term with a 7% annual tax rise in the plan","City staff are forecasting a 7% increase in property taxes and utility fees each year from 2027 to 2030, as Coquitlam's new mayor and council prepare to set their first budget.","2026-11-06","2026-11-06T07:55:00-07:00",[27,28,29,30],"budget","property taxes","City of Coquitlam","Coquitlam City Council","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F5amcgcr8n1y.jpg","City hall building exterior","Sasun Bughdaryan \u002F Unsplash via Freshet News",{"path":35,"title":36,"description":37,"date":38,"publishedAt":39,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":40,"image":44,"imageAlt":45,"imageCredit":29,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Fcoquitlam-new-mayor-council-inauguration-november-2026","Coquitlam swears in its first new mayor in 18 years on November 9","Craig Hodge and eight councillors take office Monday at the 2026 Inaugural Council Meeting, starting the 2026-2030 term.","2026-11-05","2026-11-05T07:26:33-07:00",[41,42,43],"Mayor","City Council","Craig Hodge","https:\u002F\u002Fcoquitlam.ca\u002FImageRepository\u002FDocument?documentID=20813","Coquitlam City Hall at Lafarge Lake",{"path":47,"title":48,"description":49,"date":50,"publishedAt":51,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":52,"image":53,"imageAlt":54,"imageCredit":29,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Fcoquitlam-2027-budget-survey-november-2026","Coquitlam asks residents how to balance its 2027 budget","The City of Coquitlam has opened an online survey until November 22 asking residents to weigh in on how to balance rising costs against service levels in the 2027 budget.","2026-11-04","2026-11-04T07:28:00-07:00",[27,29,30],"https:\u002F\u002Fcoquitlam.ca\u002FImageRepository\u002FDocument?documentID=20812","Coquitlam City Hall",{"path":56,"title":57,"description":58,"date":50,"publishedAt":59,"author":10,"category":60,"tags":61,"image":64,"imageAlt":65,"imageCredit":66,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Fcoquitlam-remembers-november-2026","Coquitlam Remembers: ceremonies and poppy painting events run through November 11","The City of Coquitlam has opened a series of Remembrance Day events including poppy painting at Blue Mountain Park, a community cenotaph ceremony on November 11, and a new public art installation along Ridgeway Avenue.","2026-11-04T07:42:00-07:00","Community",[62,29,63],"community","Remembrance Day","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-coquitlam-2026\u002Fai\u002Fcoquitlam-remembers-november-2026.webp","Illustration of painted poppies along a park path in autumn","Illustration made with AI for voche.me",{"path":68,"title":69,"description":70,"date":50,"publishedAt":71,"author":10,"category":60,"tags":72,"image":74,"imageAlt":75,"imageCredit":66,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Ffraser-river-literary-festival-coquitlam-november-2026","Fraser River Literary Festival brings 32 authors to Coquitlam and New Westminster through November 8","Coquitlam Public Library and New Westminster Public Library have launched the first Fraser River Literary Festival, running November 1 to 8 with 24 events, 32 local authors, and two gala evenings. Most events are free.","2026-11-04T07:56:00-07:00",[62,29,73],"library","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-coquitlam-2026\u002Fai\u002Ffraser-river-literary-festival-coquitlam-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a book display table in a sunny public library",{"path":77,"title":78,"description":79,"date":50,"publishedAt":80,"author":10,"category":81,"tags":82,"image":85,"imageAlt":86,"imageCredit":66,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Fpipeline-road-water-main-coquitlam-november-2026","Water main work starts this month on Pipeline Road in Coquitlam, running 16 months","Metro Vancouver is starting site preparation and excavation this month on two underground valve chambers and 200 metres of water main along Pipeline Road north of David Avenue, with loud construction noise expected. Work runs through early 2028.","2026-11-04T07:49:00-07:00","Getting around",[83,29,84],"infrastructure","Metro Vancouver","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-coquitlam-2026\u002Fai\u002Fpipeline-road-water-main-coquitlam-november-2026.webp","Illustration of an open trench on a city street with construction equipment and workers",{"path":88,"title":89,"description":90,"date":50,"publishedAt":91,"author":10,"category":60,"tags":92,"image":95,"imageAlt":96,"imageCredit":66,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Ftri-cities-overnight-shelter-coquitlam-november-2026","Overnight shelter opens in Coquitlam with 20 beds and a hot meal","An overnight shelter with 20 beds has opened at the former Riverview Hospital site in Coquitlam, operated by Progressive Housing Society and running nightly from 8 pm to 7 am through March 31.","2026-11-04T07:35:00-07:00",[93,29,94],"housing","homelessness","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-coquitlam-2026\u002Fai\u002Ftri-cities-overnight-shelter-coquitlam-november-2026.webp","Illustration of an overnight shelter with cots and a serving table",{"path":98,"title":99,"description":100,"date":101,"publishedAt":102,"author":10,"category":103,"tags":104,"image":106,"imageAlt":107,"imageCredit":108,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Frichard-stewart-farewell-coquitlam-council-2026-10-29","Outgoing Mayor Richard Stewart hands the gavel to Craig Hodge at Coquitlam's final council meeting","Stewart wrapped up 18 years in office at the last meeting of the term, warning his successors against zero-percent tax freezes and calling mental health a priority for the new council.","2026-10-29","2026-10-31T09:29:00-07:00","Election news",[41,30,105],"transition","https:\u002F\u002Fd30791g68t1h2.cloudfront.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F29195514\u002F0utgoing.jpg","Outgoing Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart at his final council meeting","Tri-Cities Dispatch",{"id":110,"title":78,"aiMetadata":111,"author":10,"body":122,"candidates":184,"category":81,"date":50,"description":79,"extension":185,"faq":186,"image":85,"imageAlt":86,"imageCheckedAt":17,"imageCredit":66,"imageScene":211,"linkedin":212,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"meta":218,"metaDescription":219,"navigation":220,"path":77,"pinned":19,"primarySourceUrl":221,"publishedAt":80,"seo":222,"seoTitle":17,"sourceId":223,"sourceIsPaywalled":19,"sources":224,"stem":230,"storyType":231,"tags":232,"topicKey":233,"updated":17,"__hash__":234},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fpipeline-road-water-main-coquitlam-november-2026.md",{"summary":112,"keyTopics":113,"semanticKeywords":118},"Metro Vancouver is beginning the final 1.4-kilometre section of its Coquitlam Water Main project on Pipeline Road this month, with site preparation and excavation starting November 2026 and the work set to finish in early 2028.",[114,115,116,117],"Coquitlam Water Main","Pipeline Road","Metro Vancouver infrastructure","water main construction",[119,120,121],"Pipeline Road Coquitlam construction","Metro Vancouver water main Coquitlam 2026","Robson to Guildford water main",{"type":123,"value":124,"toc":176},"minimark",[125,129,132,137,140,143,146,150,153,156,160,163,166,170,173],[126,127,128],"p",{},"Metro Vancouver is starting construction this month on the final stretch of a major water main project along Pipeline Road in Coquitlam, with the work expected to run through early 2028, the Tri-Cities Dispatch reported on November 2.",[126,130,131],{},"The work covers a 1.4-kilometre section of Pipeline Road north of David Avenue. Metro Vancouver is installing two underground valve chambers and 200 metres of water main as part of its larger Coquitlam Water Main project.",[133,134,136],"h2",{"id":135},"what-is-starting-this-month","What is starting this month",[126,138,139],{},"Site preparation and excavation begin this month. Workers are also installing foundation supports for the valve chambers, which Metro Vancouver says will help control water flow through the main and make future maintenance easier.",[126,141,142],{},"Metro Vancouver told the Tri-Cities Dispatch that residents near the work area can expect loud construction noise and vibration while the foundation supports are being put in.",[126,144,145],{},"The actual water main installation will start in early 2027. The whole section is set to be done by early 2028.",[133,147,149],{"id":148},"why-it-took-longer-than-planned","Why it took longer than planned",[126,151,152],{},"The Robson-to-Guildford section was originally set to finish this fall. Metro Vancouver says the schedule slipped because third parties needed extra time to move utilities out of the way.",[126,154,155],{},"\"This affects our original schedule for completing the remaining work, and the project is expected to be complete in early 2028,\" Metro Vancouver told the Tri-Cities Dispatch. \"We recognize this water main construction has been disruptive to the community, and we greatly appreciate your patience.\"",[133,157,159],{"id":158},"the-bigger-project","The bigger project",[126,161,162],{},"The Pipeline Road work is part of a 12-kilometre Coquitlam Water Main project. Metro Vancouver describes the full project as \"vitally important\" for getting drinking water to Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, and the eastern and southern parts of the Metro Vancouver region.",[126,164,165],{},"Michels Canada Company holds a $97.2 million contract for the project, according to the Tri-Cities Dispatch.",[133,167,169],{"id":168},"what-residents-near-pipeline-road-can-expect","What residents near Pipeline Road can expect",[126,171,172],{},"Metro Vancouver's project page lists two kinds of work with set hours. Overnight pumping to drain the site runs from 5 pm to 7 am, from November 2 to December 2, 2026, and the page says residents may hear a generator and pumps. Pile driving starts the week of November 9, runs Monday to Friday from 9 am, and the page says the noise will last \"approximately three months.\"",[126,174,175],{},"The page also warns of more truck traffic and heavy equipment on Pipeline Road between Robson Drive and Guildford Way while the foundation supports go in.",{"title":177,"searchDepth":178,"depth":178,"links":179},"",2,[180,181,182,183],{"id":135,"depth":178,"text":136},{"id":148,"depth":178,"text":149},{"id":158,"depth":178,"text":159},{"id":168,"depth":178,"text":169},[],"md",[187,190,193,196,199,202,205,208],{"question":188,"answer":189},"Where is the water main work happening in Coquitlam?","The work is on Pipeline Road north of David Avenue, Coquitlam, on a 1.4-kilometre section called the Robson-to-Guildford section. It is the final stretch of Metro Vancouver's larger Coquitlam Water Main project, according to the Tri-Cities Dispatch.",{"question":191,"answer":192},"What work is starting now?","Metro Vancouver is starting site preparation and excavation this month, along with installing foundation supports for two underground valve chambers and 200 metres of water main, according to the Tri-Cities Dispatch.",{"question":194,"answer":195},"Will there be noise and disruption?","Yes. Metro Vancouver told the Tri-Cities Dispatch that residents near Pipeline Road north of David Avenue can expect loud construction noise and vibration while foundation supports are being installed for the valve chambers.",{"question":197,"answer":198},"When will the work finish?","Metro Vancouver says the Robson-to-Guildford section will be complete in early 2028. This is later than the original target of fall 2026, because third parties needed more time to move utilities, according to the Tri-Cities Dispatch.",{"question":200,"answer":201},"What is the full Coquitlam Water Main project?","The Coquitlam Water Main is a 12-kilometre project carrying drinking water to Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, and the eastern and southern areas of the Metro Vancouver region. Metro Vancouver describes it as 'vitally important' for regional water supply, according to the Tri-Cities Dispatch.",{"question":203,"answer":204},"Who is doing the work and what does it cost?","Michels Canada Company holds the contract for the work. Metro Vancouver awarded the company a $97.2 million contract for the Coquitlam Water Main project, according to the Tri-Cities Dispatch. Metro Vancouver is the regional body responsible for the water supply.",{"question":206,"answer":207},"What are the valve chambers for?","Metro Vancouver says the underground valve chambers are designed to help control water flow through major water mains and make it easier to carry out maintenance work, according to the Tri-Cities Dispatch.",{"question":209,"answer":210},"When does main pipe installation start?","Metro Vancouver says the actual water main installation will get underway in early 2027, following site preparation and excavation that begin this month. Foundation work for the valve chambers is part of the same phase, according to the Tri-Cities Dispatch.","An open trench in a residential street with heavy equipment beside it, orange construction barriers along the roadside, and utility workers in high-visibility vests",{"short":213,"long":214,"hashtags":215},"Metro Vancouver is starting water main work on Pipeline Road in Coquitlam this month. Expect noise and vibration near the David Avenue area through early 2028.","The final stretch of Metro Vancouver's Coquitlam Water Main project is starting this month: 200 metres of pipe and two underground valve chambers along Pipeline Road north of David Avenue. Excavation and foundation work begin now, with main installation in early 2027. The project is set to finish in early 2028, delayed from its original fall 2026 target because third parties needed more time to move utilities. The full 12-kilometre project carries drinking water to Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, and eastern and southern parts of Metro Vancouver.",[15,216,217],"CoquitlamBC","MetroVancouver",{"sourceName":108},"Metro Vancouver is starting 16 months of water main work on Pipeline Road in Coquitlam this month. 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