VOTESMART COQUITLAM COUNCIL BYELECTION: OCT. 26
The 11 people vying for two seats on Coquitlam city council in the Oct. 26 byelection faced voters for the first time at an all-candidates meeting Wednesday evening. Before that, they answered questions from The Tri-City News and recorded videos for our website... Articles: pages 3, 4 & 15 • Videos: tricitynews.com JANIS WARREN/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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New steps urged to curb problem gambling
By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
The son of missing Coquitlam man Shin Noh hopes the community will learn from his family’s experience and take steps to learn more about dementia and how to keep seniors safe when they wander. Sam Noh said if there’s a silver lining in the disappearance of his father a month ago, it’s that the community has come together and more people know about Alzheimer’s disease than they did before. “People in the TriCities and in Vancouver will know about the disease now,” he said. “It’s a blessing in disguise.” Noh’s acknowledgement comes after a credible sighting at a
SHIN NOH Tim Horton’s in New Westminster failed to produce a video image of the 64-year-old Shin. As well, Coquitlam RCMP has issued a letter to the community saying that every investigative step possible was taken to find the man. see MORE THAN, page 12
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B.C. does too little to fight problem gambling and should consider new steps, from making it harder to get alcohol and cash in casinos to removing the most addictive high-risk slot machines, says Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall. For more information, see article on page 13.
Sater trial gets technical over booze Expert testifies on impairment levels By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
The Crown rested its case against accused hit-and-run driver Cory Sater on Wednesday
but not before the court heard from an expert in forensic alcohol analysis. Brian Image testified that a person who is impaired may have difficulty with their vision, particularly when their eyes adjust from light to dark. A driver who has been
drinking, he added, has difficulty reacting to sudden changes on the road. “Driving is a complex process,” he said, adding that “impaired drivers can miss important information.” Sater is facing charges related to a deadly hitand-run collision that
occurred at Lougheed Highway and Pitt River road early on Feb. 19, 2011. The crash killed two people — Charlene Reaveley and Lorraine Cruz — and left a third victim, Cruz’s boyfriend Paulo Calimbahin, seriously injured. Image described the
three zones of alcohol intoxication for the court. He said a person can start showing inward signs of impairment, like confusion, with as little as 80 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood (0.08) in their system. see CROWN WRAPS, page 6
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CHARLENE REAVELEY