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TRI-CITY NEWS CANADIAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER AWARD 2012
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Councillors want vote on Metro’s incineration program By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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CITY OF BREWERIES: From left, Liam Murphy, brew master, and Port Moody’s Yellow Dog Brewery owners Melinda and Mike Coghill with a taste of their pale ale before the large kettles they will use to brew their batches, which will be for sale in July. A second brewery, Moody Ales, is also opening this summer. See story on Page 3.
Two Coquitlam city councillors want voters to go to the polls during the municipal election to decide on the fate of Metro Vancouver’s incineration plans. On Monday, Coun. Neal Nicholson put forward a notice of motion — with Coun. Bonita Zarrillo seconding it — to ask city council to have the question on the ballot in November. Council will consider his motion at its June 16 meeting. H o weve r, the board chair of Metro Vancouver said should the referendum proceed, the results would be moot. And Greg Moore accused Nicholson, who is on Metro’s zero waste committee, of “playing politics” with garbage and recycling services in the region to gain publicity for himself in an election year. see NICHOLSON, page 13
Rotating strike set for Friday But a full-scale walkout could occur Monday By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
The 25th annual Teddy Bear parade and picnic was held last Sunday at Coquitlam Town Centre See page 6 for photos.
School District 43’s 1,200 teachers are expected to walk off the job Friday — the third in a series of rotating strikes — amidst concern about a full-scale walkout that could begin as early as next Monday.
The Tri-City News went to press before the BC Teachers’ Federation released its vote count on whether to escalate job action (expected Tu e s d a y e v e n i n g ) . However, elementary and middle schools that were already considering holding their endof-the year celebrations, sports events or other activities this week have already held them or have told parents they are cancelled. Meanwhile, the prov-
ince promised in a letter to parents to ensure that Grade 10, 11 and 12 students would still be able to write their provincial exams and they would be marked (see sidebar). However, a full strike mandate doesn’t necessarily mean schools will be out Monday but the BC Teachers’ Federation could call for 72-hour strike notice at any time after the vote. Still, with the possibility of the last two
weeks of school being disrupted, the province has published information for parents telling them what to expect. It includes the following information: Fo r k i n d e rg a r t e n through Grade 9: • schools will be closed; • parents with children who need supervision should make child care arrangements; • and parents will receive final report cards, but in some cases the
reports may be more abbreviated. Fo r s t u d e n t s i n Grades 10, 11 and 12: • there are 15 provincial exam courses s c h e d u l e d b e t we e n June 16 and 26; • it is expected that secondary schools will only be open for the purpose of administering exams; • picket lines may be present and bus service will not be available; see B.C. GOV’T, page 14