Animal Stories

The Fountainhead Network Studios in Port Coquitlam had a surprise guest to their members' entrance while hosting a busy week of free collaboration.

"Council is pleased that Pitt Meadows animal shelter services will be provided by a well-established municipally operated shelter that also services neighbouring communities," writes Mayor Nicole MacDonald.

Coquitlam has also increased bylaw patrols in the parks to educate and enforce the temporary ban.

A sister acted quickly to get her baby brother out of the bears' vision, four were seen wrestling in a Harbour Chines backyard and many others were reportedly seen in Hockaday and Mundy Parks.

Photographer Natalie Wannamaker says the woman ignored her warnings of bears in the area, bringing her on-leash dog within inches of a young bear on the Valley Trail

The 13th hole at Coquitlam's Westwood Plateau proved to be unlucky for local resident Jerome Gignac, who had to watch a black bear rip his new golf bag to shreds.

This letter writer said they felt obligated to commemorate a unique Coquitlam carving that's since disappeared by nature's own course.

The wolves just stared at the homeowner, unfazed.

No one was hurt or attacked, but conservation officers said some coyotes have appeared to be territorial in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam.

The Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) is grateful for Coquitlam's generosity as there's still a need for more trainers and volunteers.