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National honour for Terry DAVID LEE PHOTO
The father and brother of Port Coquitlam hero Terry Fox unveiled a plaque (above) in Toronto last Saturday to be placed on Canada’s Walk of Fame. Rolly and Darrell Fox were at the red-carpet event, held 33 years after Terry Fox ran his Marathon of Hope from St. John’s, N.L., to Thunder Bay, Ont. to raise money for cancer research. The family foundation in Fox’s name has collected more than $600 million worldwide to beat the disease that took his life in 1981. The other 2013 Walk of Fame inductees are Bob Ezrin (music producer); Victor Garber (actor); Craig and Marc Kielburger (human rights activists); the late Oscar Peterson (musician); Christine Sinclair (soccer captain); and Alan Thicke (actor). Meanwhile, thousands of children in the Tri-Cities — and across the country — will take part in the Terry Fox National School Run Day tomorrow. The annual event brings in 60% of the revenues for the Terry Fox Foundation.
Sr. spotted but still not found By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Shin Ik Noh, the Coquitlam man with Alzheimer’s who went missing last week, was spotted several times on Burke Mountain over the weekend. Police are urging anyone who sees the missing 64-year-old to phone 911 immediately and stay with him until officers arrive. “By the time people realized he was the missing person and called in, he was nowhere to be found,” said Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung. see PUBLIC, page A13
1 year since another sr. went missing: A13
Premier vetoes R’view request Christy Clark says province won’t reopen Riverview Hospital for mental health uses: page A8
Let the games begin Coquitlam awarded BC Seniors Games for 2016 By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
The BC Seniors Games — and the visitors and dollars the event attracts — are coming to Coquitlam in 2016. More than 3,500 seniors from across the province are expected to
compete in 26 sporting events over the four-day competition, which will take place Aug. 23 to 27. The event will arrive as Coquitlam celebrates its 125th birthday and the opening of the Evergreen Line, which will connect the city’s Town Centre Park with Lougheed Town Centre in Burnaby and the rest of the Lower Mainland via SkyTrain. Port Moody-Coquitlam BC Liberal MLA Linda Reimer announced that
Coquitlam had the winning bid Monday at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex, saying the province estimates the games will bring $2 million in economic spinoffs to local businesses. “No small change,” she said. “The BC Seniors Games will be an excellent economic generator.” She added that the games will help the city build a pool of volunteers from which it can draw for future events.
Mayor Richard Stewart said the games, which will cost an estimated $500,000 to host, will give the city an opportunity to showcase the many changes that have taken place since the last time Coquitlam hosted them in 1991. “In the past decade, we have made a number of capital investments,” he said. “These games will help us showcase those facilities.” see DIFFERENT, page A9