The Tri-City News, June 04, 2014

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CANADIAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER AWARD 2012

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Lucy, lost and found

Where are they now?

SEE PAGE 3

SEE ARTS, PAGE 24

A Raven flies at track and field provincials

JUNE 4, 2014 www.tricitynews.com

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Tom Fletcher/10 Letters/11 A Good Read/13 Sports/27

Plehanov faces sex charges Former TOC here arrested in Surrey in March 2013 By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Aleksandr Plehanov, a former School District 43 substitute teacher, is facing sex charges in Surrey, The Tri-City News has learned. According to court documents, Plehanov, a Burnaby resident, is facing one count of touching for a sexual purpose a person under the age of 16 and another count of sexual assault related to a March 2013 arrest in Surrey. He is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing on the matter next month in B.C. Provincial Court in Surrey. The Tri-City News has also learned that

ALEKSANDR PLEHANOV Plehanov’s teaching certificate, which was initially suspended in 2010, was cancelled last month and he has been ruled ineligible to practise for three years. A public hearing would have to be held before his licence could be reinstated, should he apply. Plehanov’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for Surrey Provincial Court on July 30 at 9:30 a.m. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

Keep your kids home tomorrow By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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Mason Woochuck of Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox secondary school competes in the long jump at the BC High School Track and Field Championships at McLeod Park in Langley on May 31. More sports, see page 27.

As School District 43 prepares for another day of walkouts tomorrow (Thursday), superintendent Tom Grant is advising parents to keep their children home from school while teachers are striking. Thursday’s walkout is expected to be a repeat of job action last Wednesday, when school administrators reported to school but teachers

MORE ON ED. SD43 supt. is to retire, new DPAC prez is in & BCCPAC makes a statement: page 5 and support workers did not. see GRADS GOING, page 5


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