THE WEDNESDAY
CANADIAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER AWARD 2012
TRI-CITY NEWS
APRIL 16, 2014 www.tricitynews.com
CANADIAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER AWARD 2012
On the trail of a killer
Express on a big roll
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INSIDE
Tom Fletcher/A10 Letters/A11 A Good Read/A22 Community Calendar/A23
Cops aim to save $ and help patients Mental healthrelated calls can cost police time By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Port Moody police officers are seeing an increase in the number of calls involving people with mental health concerns. And now the department is looking at ways to increase the effectiveness of their response while also reducing the strain on police resources. PMPD has been tracking the numbers and is finding officers spending several hours each week answering calls related to an emotional disturbance. Chief Const. Chris Rattenbury said police have noticed a spike in
COP TALK PoMo Police have surplus & some ideas what to do with it: pg. A7 the number of calls dealing with emotionally disturbed people or individuals with mental health issues in the last four to five years, which is putting a strain on police resources. Police typically apprehend the individual under the Mental Health Act, Rattenbury said, and when they take them to Royal Columbian Hospital, officers can wait up to three hours for a doctor to see the patient. see HEALTH, page A6
PCT will expand to handle potash Softening sulphur market a reason for expansion By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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A decade ago, Port Coquitlam resident and drummer Jim Kempton couldn’t hold his drumsticks due to cancer. Now, he will lead his team on the 240 km Ride to Conquer Cancer for the fifth time this summer. For more on his story and Team Beat It’s fundraiser on April 26, please see article on page A12.
Port Moody’s Pacific Coast Terminals is expected to begin storing and handling potash in late 2016 after signing an agreement Monday with a Saskatchewan
mining company. And the deal is expected to create both short- and long-term jobs. K+S Potash Canada will move the commodity by rail from its newly opened Legacy mine in Saskatchewan to the port, where it will be loaded onto ships destined for international clients. see NEW, page A4