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Cuccione, Weinberg to get Order of B.C. Cancer fighter & brain researcher earn top honour By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Two Tri-City residents who are leaders in their fields will be in good company as they are invested this fall with the Order of B.C. Yesterday, Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon announced Gloria Cuccione of Coquitlam and Hall Weinberg of Anmore will receive the province’s top honour, along with former
MICHAEL CUCCIONE Vancouver Canucks coach and general manager Pat Quinn, artist and writer Douglas Coupland and real estate magnate Bob Rennie. A total of 370 people have been bestowed with
the Order since it was introduced 25 years ago. Cuccione, whose C o q u i t l a m c h a r i t y, named after her late son, has raised millions of dollars for childhood cancer research, said the news has yet to sink in. Collecting cash through the Michael Cuccione Foundation “has been a joint effort,” she said, noting in particular the efforts of her husband, Domenic.“We look at the numbers and continue to be amazed at the results.... If Michael were alive today, he would have survived [cancer].” see WEINBERG, page 13
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Gloria Cuccione of Coquitlam, who has worked to raise money for childhood cancer research, and Hal Weinberg, the former Anmore mayor and SFU brain researcher, will be awarded the Order of B.C. later this year, it was announced on Thursday.
Tri-City teachers to strike Thurs. Next local day off Thursday, June 5 By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Tri-City parents whose children attend public school need to make arrangements for their kids for next Thursday — the second day of rotating job action by teachers in School District 43. BC Te a c h e r s ’ Federation president Jim Iker notified the BC Public School Employers’ Association of the planned June 5 job action in a letter Wednesday, the same day SD43’s 1,200 teachers and 2,000 unionized support workers were off the job as B.C.-wide rotating strikes hit SD43. Parents are encouraged to check out the websites of local recreation programs for places to enrol their children. On Wednesday, dozens of kids spent the day doing games and other activities at the Sasamat
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“It’s just our hands are tied. Nobody wants to be out here.” Barb Buczewski, a Grade 6/7 teacher at Moody middle school in Port Moody
JIM IKER, BCTF PRESIDENT Outdoor Centre and Place des Arts. Meanwhile, Tri-City schools were quiet, with principals on duty but no one else in the classroom to provide instruction. It’s not known how many, if any, students showed up at SD43 schools but the mood was elevated
on the picket line, where kids brought donuts and cookies and cars honked for placard-wearing teachers. Even the rain held off for the walkout. For Moody middle school Grade 6/7 teacher Barb Buczewski, the walkout was necessary because of the province’s refusal to put class sizes and composition issues on the bargaining table and offer more money for wages.“It’s just our hands are tied. Nobody wants to be out here,”she said. CUPE workers also stayed off the job, said Local 561 president Dave Ginter, who visited a couple of schools to show support for striking teachers. see SD43 WILL, page 7
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Teachers picket in front of Moody middle school Wednesday as part of rotating one-day strikes at B.C. public schools.
PoCo woman in fight of her life Adrienne Pace needs a new kidney and may have just a few months to live if she doesn’t get one. Story, page 13