THE WEDNESDAY
CANADIAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER AWARD 2012
TRI-CITY NEWS
AUG. 27, 2014 www.tricitynews.com
CANADIAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER AWARD 2012
Bright Young Things
A’s fall short at Minto
SEE ARTS, PAGE A24
SEE SPORTS, PAGE A27
INSIDE
Tom Fletcher/A10 Letters/A11 A Good Read/A15 Sign Me Up/A18
Thief stole bike from victim of a stroke A reward is being offered for the return of a bicycle that is crucial for a Port Coquitlam stroke victim. Beverly Filmer said her brother, Larry, had just purchased the black and white Cannondale 700 Quick from Cap’s — his first new bike in 35 years — when he took it for an afternoon ride on Aug. 22, came home and parked it in the backyard against the garage. But when he finished his lunch 30 minutes later, he found another bike in its place. Filmer said she believes the thief followed her 62-year-old brother to his home on Fraser Street and exchanged his wheels for the new bike, which Larry purchased with his coin collection. Filmer said her brother uses his bike to get around and for therapy. A sheet metal worker who suffered a stroke two years ago, he tends to have dizzy spells “but they go away when he’s on the bike,” she said, “so it’s very important to him.” • Anyone with information on the stolen bike is asked to call Coquitlam RCMP at 604945-1550. jwarren@tricitynews.com
Tri-City News reader Barb Coble snapped this photo of a black bear, newly wet from the river, on the dike along the Pitt River in Coquitlam. For more summer photos, see page A12.
Teacher demos planned Various scenarios could play out By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
As School District 43’s superintendent issued a letter to parents of schoolaged children this week about the impact of the ongoing teachers’ strike,
the local teachers’ union issued a call to action. Coquitlam Teachers’ Association (CTA) sent out a notice yesterday afternoon called “Action for Public Education.” It calls not for picket lines for three demonstrations this week. This morning (Wednesday), there was to be a protest on Como Lake Avenue in front of
Hillcrest middle school. Tomorrow from 8 to 10 a.m., there will be a protest at the same location. And Friday from 10 a.m. to noon, there is to be a protest outside the constituency office, located in Suter Brook, of Linda Reimer, the BC Liberal MLA for Port MoodyCoquitlam. The purpose of the
demonstrations is to “engage all members of the community in support of public education and in support of a deal being reached by September 2nd,” according to the CTA notice. Meanwhile, in a letter dated Aug. 22, SD43 superintendent Tom Grant offered three scenarios for what will happen on Sept.
2, when the new academic year is scheduled to start: • schools will open on time if a settlement is reached; • schools will be picketed if no settlement is reached; • or schools will open but teachers’ duties will be limited. see ‘PATIENCE’, page A13
Big project, small list of complaints By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
It’s a major infrastructure project clawing its way through the middle of a major thoroughfare, burrowing under a Port Moody hillside and winding across one of the Tri-Cities’ busiest intersections, so there are plenty of reasons for Tri-City motorists and residents to complain. see TRAFFIC INTERRUPTIONS, page A7
Evergreen name uncertainty: A8