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Drilling is possible near park
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Party time in PoCo, PoMo
Deadline for public input on proposal is Aug. 29
You have a week to clear your schedule as the cities of Port Coquitlam and Port Moody hold their biggest celebrations yet to mark their 100th birthdays. Centennial fun on the Aug. 17 weekend will include a picnic and fireworks in Port Moody, and the Homecoming Weekend and annual car show in Port Coquitlam. For details of the events, please see articles on page 3 and read next Wednesday’s Tri-City News.
By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
A Langley resident with no background in mining is asking the provincial government to allow him to do some drilling on 111 acres of Crown land in northeast Coquitlam near Minnekhada Regional Park. John Carley told The Tri-City News he plans to drill on the land north of the park to see if the
rock can be extracted for construction projects. It is his first time requesting an investigative permit from the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, which is seeking public input on the bid until Aug. 29. Carley, who said he’s acting alone on the quarry proposal, said he picked the Crown property at Quarry Road and Calgary Drive “because it’s a good location. There’s no residential around it and it’s kind of tucked away… It’s not going to be an eyesore.” see ‘VERY’, page 6
Beware crew of iPhone crooks 3 thefts happened quickly in PoCo and Coquitlam By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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Coquitlam RCMP are warning people to be careful after three cellphone robberies occurred during a 90-minute period last week. The first incident took place around 10:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at Purcell Drive and Dayanee Springs Boulevard in Coquitlam; three suspects robbed a victim of his iPhone and other personal property, then fled in an older model, blue, two-door Honda. The second incident occurred 30 minutes
later, this time at Prairie Avenue and Skeena Street in Port Coquitlam; three suspects confronted two victims, demanding their cellphones before running away. Three more victims were robbed of their Blackberries by three suspects shortly after midnight the same night. “Luckily, no one was hurt in the robberies,” said RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung. “There are definitely similarities in suspects’ descriptors and how the robberies were carried out in all three incidents.” He said that the robbery section of the Coquitlam detachment has taken over the investigation. see THEFTS FROM, page 6