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JULY 17, 2013
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Pt. Moody cops sued over bust
What is that and where’s it going?
By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
A man who was thrown to the pavement by a Port Moody police officer in an incident that was captured on camera and later uploaded to YouTube is launching a lawsuit. In a notice of civil claim, plaintiff Herbert Ramos alleges he was assaulted by officer Ian Morrison and that the city of Port Moody is liable for its employee’s actions. C o n s t . L u ke va n Winkel, Chief Const.
Chris Rattenbury and Golden Spike Pub managing partner Cheryl Semenuik are also named in the lawsuit for allegedly defaming Ramos and his girlfriend, Tracey Ferris, by issuing what the suit claims are false reports to the media. None of the allegations levelled in a notice of civil claim filed this week have been proven in court and the defendants named in the lawsuit have not formally responded. see RAMOS, page 9
Spray considered for invasive plant By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Environmental stewards, First Nations, port authority officials and other groups will be meeting tomorrow (Thursday) to talk about a long-term plan that could include spraying of herbicides to eradicate an invasive species that is threatening salt marshes in Port Moody. Rob Knight, who is helping to document and control three different species of spartina patens in B.C., said the discussion will be around ways to control the plant that has been growing in Port Moody inlet. JANIS WARREN/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Bob Gill, vice president of sales at Port Coquitlam’s Ellett Industries, walks alongside a truck hauling a giant evaporator the company built to be used in the Alberta oil sands. The equipment is being barged to Oregon, then back north before being transported to northern Alberta. See story, page 3.
see COVERING PLANT, page 6