By Marissa Tiel, Tri-Cities Dispatch, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The City of Coquitlam has a plan to make itself less of a bedroom community.

Council recently approved the first reading of a zoning bylaw amendment that would encourage more commercial real estate space in both Austin Heights and Maillardville. The proposed changes are now on their way to a public hearing set for Sept. 26.

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