THE WEDNESDAY
OCT. 16, 2013
CANADIAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER AWARD 2012
TRI-CITY NEWS
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CANADIAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER AWARD 2012
A wing, a prayer, the arts
On ice & on the gridiron
SEE ARTS, PAGE 23
SEE SPORTS, PAGE 27
INSIDE
Tom Fletcher/10 Letters/11 A Good Read/18 Community Calendar/21
Serving the silver tsunami By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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Students at the Mountain View elementary school in Coquitlam step on to a maze of letters painted on their playground, which is the brainchild of retired School District 43 educator Peter Stainton, who wants to combine literacy and play. For more on the learning project, please see article on page 17.
Fraser Health is addressing the mental health needs of the silver tsunami by building a new residential complex for older adults in Port Coquitlam, says the health authority’s executive director for mental health and substance use. Andy Libbiter said the population of older adults is increasing and those who suffer from schizophrenia, bipolar or schizoaffective disorder deserve to live out their lives in safety and dignity. “Our population is increasing,” Libbiter said. “We need to pay more attention and build or provide more facilities for the older population as the years go on.” But he cautioned people from thinking of the new facility as a return to institutionalization. “In years past, people would come into residential care and stay for life,” he said. “That’s not happening now.” The new facility will recognize, however, that some may have mental health concerns as well as health needs, and that combination may prevent them from living independently. see $33M BUDGETED, page 5
Sater cut off: bartender By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Tri-Cities VolunteerFest aims to connect would-be volunteers with groups that need their help. Please see article on page 3
The bartender who served Cory Sater the night he was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed two people testified that Sater had been cut off at the bar. Louise Richez, who was a bartender at the Lougheed Village Bar
IN QUOTES
“He was getting a bit hyperactive, louder. I didn’t have too many problems with him. Just by me watching him, he had had enough.” Louise Richez, witness at Cory Sater trial and Grill on Feb. 18, 2011, told the court she had served Sater three
double rye and cokes and a Jägerbomb — a mix of Jägermeister and
Red Bull. She added that her colleague, bartender Donna Haldane, had also been serving Sater when the two servers decided to cut him off. “He was getting a bit hyperactive, louder,” Richez said.“I didn’t have too many problems with him. Just by me watching him, he had had enough. “Yes, he was intoxicated,”she added.
When Crown counsel Chris McPherson asked the witness whether she believed Sater was safe to drive at that point, she said,“No.” Defence lawyer Rishi Gill jumped on the witness’ statement, saying if Sater was as intoxicated as she said, she would have called him a cab. see ‘I WAS FREAKING’, page 7