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Zoheir Bousmina, a senior engineer for Metro Vancouver, leads VIPs and reporters on a tour of the new $100-million ultraviolet disinfection facility in the Coquitlam watershed. Top right, a water main in the valve chamber is the largest in Canada; and, below, the UV blue lights glow when the water is being treated to eradicate cryptosporidium. See the full story and more photos on page 3.
Job action could end SD43 school year early Last day of classes likely yesterday By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Parents are being advised to make alternate arrangements for their children Monday and likely for the remainder of the school year unless the BC Teachers’ Federation and government negotiators can come to an agreement
over the weekend. At issue are wages and class size and composition and, though both sides plan to bargain 24/7 over the coming days, they were still far apart as of The News’ Thursday deadline, although the teachers’ union did submit an as yet undisclosed revised proposal. For students in School District 43, the last day of the school year was likely yesterday, when
classes were last in session (schools were closed today, Friday), and parents are encouraged to follow news reports and read emails from their principals in the coming days to get the latest information about their students’ education. On Monday, teachers will be holding study sessions off school property, which means teachers won’t have picket lines at
s c h o o l s . H o w e v e r, classes won’t be in session although schools will be open. Meanwhile, parents remain concerned and vigilant about the escalating strike, but see the problem as systemic and difficult to resolve, said Chuck Dennison, the president of the School District 43 District Pa r e n t s ’ A d v i s o r y Council. see SD43, page 9
Wilcott says ‘thank you’ A Coquitlam dad will cycle 200 km this weekend in memory of his father who passed away from cancer: page 12
Outpouring of support for police after tragic shooting in N.B. By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Coquitlam’s top Mountie is thanking the community for its outpouring of support in the wake of the shooting deaths of three RCMP officers
in Moncton last week. Supt. Claude Wilcott stated in a letter that the events in New Brunswick, which left three officers dead and two others wounded in the line of duty, had been “terribly difficult” for all members of the RCMP. He thanked to the community for its support. see SUPT., page 7