REMEMBER
■ Nov. 11 and the Battle of Bellis Fair: Opinion, page 10 ■ Details of Monday’s Remembrance Day events in the
Tri-Cities are available in the Things-to-do Guide: page 17
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What now for Harper?
Arts, crafts & football
SEE FACE TO FACE, PAGE 11
SEE THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE, PAGE 17
Signs of the season The Tri-City News put out a call for pictures depicting the colours and beauty of autumn and readers responded with a variety of images, including these featuring large and lovely leaves.
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Big bucks for school buildings By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
School District 43 is looking ahead at new schools and additions to accommodate growing numbers of students expected with development along the Evergreen Line and in northeast Coquitlam. This week, the district embarked on the second phase of its a community consultation on the future of four school properties and approved a five-year capital plan that hints at some of the pressures it is facing in dealing with its aging buildings as well as the need to construct new buildings or build addi-
Moody middle gets fine arts & French: page 4 tions on existing schools in high-growth areas. Frank Giampa, SD43’s assistant secretary-treasurer, facilities and planning service, told trustees Tuesday that while the district is required to send its plan to Victoria, there is no certainty money will come for design and construction — and even if funding is approved, the district wouldn’t see it for three years. see ADDITIONS, page 15
Review spurs new talk of reg. police By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS
Kids love leaves — playing with them, crunching them underfoot. Top left, Jane Thomsing snapped son Aaron Paddon hiding behind a leaf on the Traboulay PoCo Trail. Left, Barb Henham captured a photo of young Jess near Hyde Creek. And above right, Rhea Hayes photographed a tree ablaze with fall colour.
A new review of policing in B.C. ordered by the province may prod Metro Vancouver’s patchwork of police forces to work together in new ways. But observers don’t expect a switch to a full regional police force. A regional force was one of the top recommendations handed down nearly a year ago by the Missing Women Inquiry, which
RCMP costs concern some cities: page 13 probed how serial killer Robert Pickton of Port Coquitlam eluded capture for so long. Provincial Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said the multi-phase review by government will look at new service delivery models. see REPORT SAYS, page 13