THE FRIDAY
MAY 16, 2014
CANADIAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER AWARD 2012
TRI-CITY NEWS
www.tricitynews.com
CANADIAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER AWARD 2012
Royally fun long weekend
Adanacs kick off 50th
SEE THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE, PAGE 17
SEE SPORTS, PAGE 39
INSIDE
Letters/11 Tri-City Spotlight/18 Books Plus/19 Community Calendar/20
Three mayors, one RV, one week Tri-Cities mayors will be ‘town hauling’ to Ontario By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
The Tri-Cities’ three mayors will be attending the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ convention starting May 30 in Niagara Falls but they won’t be flying. They’ll be hauling. Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart, Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore and Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay will drive a motor home
across the country, ending up at the annual FCM convention, with the aim of learning along the way about best municipal practices in other Canadian communities. During their week-long journey, the trio will visit with 23 other mayors “to discuss their success and changes” in local government, Moore said. “It will be a great way to share.” “It really is an opportunity to examine what kind of infrastructure challenges every community faces,” Stewart said. “We can learn a lot from each other.” Clay said he keeps in touch with civic politi-
cians from Alberta and Ontario whom he met on his first FCM convention in Calgary. Over the years, they have provided useful advice about municipal affairs. Clay said the Tri-City mayors hope to come back from their journey with fresh ideas to implement on home turf. The idea of the mayors’ adventure came at last year’s FCM in Vancouver. “We didn’t put much thought into it,” Moore said. “Earlier this year, I reminded Mike and told him we should do it. see WEBSITE WILL, page 9
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Mayors Richard Stewart of Coquitlam, Greg Moore of PoCo and Mike Clay of Port Moody are driving an RV to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities convention in Ontario. At left, the graphics for their “Town Haul” campaign.
Blue box shift may bring confusion By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS
B.C.’s new industryfunded recycling system debuts on Monday and the main change for most people is the ability to put many more types of containers and other packaging in the blue box. Milk cartons, aerosol containers, aluminum foil packaging and plant pots are just a few of the new items accepted curbside under the MultiMaterial BC system (see page 3 for how it’s being handled in the Tri-Cities). see GLASS IS, page 13
TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO
How you recycle will change slightly in some Tri-Cities communities. For details on how, see story on page 3.
Schools & money ■ SD43 to do
‘needs’ budget, wants to talk to ed. minister: page 7 ■ Teachers plan another rally: page 8 ■ Gas up & help Tri-Cities public schools: page 8 ■ Also: Readers respond with letters to defend electives: page 11
Suspect sought in May 1 sex assault in Coquitlam Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a May 1 sexual assault on the Coquitlam/Port Coquitlam border. According to Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung, a woman was assaulted around 10:30 p.m. The victim was unharmed and was able to provide the suspect’s description to Coquitlam RCMP Sex Crimes Unit investigators. Investigators believe the suspect got off bus number 3322 on Route 169 at approximately 10:15 p.m. with the victim, then followed her to an area on Como Lake Avenue near Westwood
Sexual assault suspect. where the alleged sex assault took place. The suspect is described as a man in his early 20s, about 5’ 7” tall with a medium build
and a dark complexion and hair (he may be a First Nations individual); at the time, he was wearing a ball cap and lightcoloured clothing. He was last heading westbound from Westwood. Anyone who was in the area at the time of the assault or who may recognize the man in the composite sketch is asked to contact the Coquitlam RCMP Sex Crimes Unit at 604-9451550, quoting quote file 2014-11555. Anyone wishing to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-2228477(TIPS) or going to www.solvecrime.ca.