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FEB. 28, 2014
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School kids dance up a pink storm at Port Moody city hall
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About 80 Grade 2 students from Aspenwood elementary school on Heritage Mountain descended on Port Moody city hall Wednesday to perform an antibullying flash mob dance for Pink Shirt Day. “Anti-bullying isn’t just one day, it’s every day,” Mayor Mike Clay (right) told them afterward.
PoMo plans another chance to comment on its new OCP Many changes to PM plan already By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Third time may be a charm but for those concerned with the future of Port Moody, four could be the lucky number. Port Moody residents will get another chance to comment on the draft official community plan at a town hall meeting in March after council
unanimously approved the idea Tuesday. The town hall meeting would be the fourth for the plan, which has come under heavy scrutiny from businesses, developers, neighbourhood associations and environmental groups on issues ranging from building heights to storm water management plans and availability of park space. “It would only be fair to go back to our residents and give them one more kick at the can,”
Coun. Diana Dilworth said Tuesday after it was suggested a meeting should be held before the April 1 land use meeting. The lengthy document for guiding future planning and land use management in PoMo has undergone numerous changes since it was first shown to the public last June, prompting calls for yet another opportunity for public input. Several people spoke before council Tuesday, asking for another
Cheesecake cups are a TV winner PoCo man wins $25k on CBC show By Janis Warren
ALSO, INSIDE: ■ Time to pay utility bills: page A3 ■ City grants available: page A13 chance to comment. “It’s time to make sure we do this right,” said George Assaf, a resident who is also a member of the Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society. Some of the changes were only recently incorporated after a series of key votes by council
in early January. The town hall meeting would likely raise further issues, such as the call by the Port Moody Heritage Commission to turn the Ioco Townsite into an historic village and museum tourist attraction. see WATERFRONT, page A15
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Jesse Meredith of Port Coquitlam first made his Milk Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Cups for his sister.
A Riverside secondary school grad will have his dessert on grocery shelves across the country after winning the first edition of CBC’s Recipe to Riches on Wednesday. “It’s absolutely incredible. I still can’t believe it. It’s really, really, really surreal,”a jubilant Jesse Meredith of Port Coquitlam told The TriCity News on Thursday. see DESSERT, page A15