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FRIDAY, OCT. 31, 2014 Your community. Your stories
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SANDY GETS SCARY – AGAIN
sArAh pAyne
the tri-city news
People suffering from chronic illnesses, cancer and other diseases may one day be able to get some relief from cannabis products picked up at a Port Moody store. At Tuesday’s council meeting, representatives from CannaLifeMD laid out their plans for a medicinal cannabis store they hope to locate somewhere in PoMo. “We provide access to medicinal cannabis, education and products that will enhance the lives of Port Moody residents” suffering from a variety of illnesses, said CannaLife partner Cher Bond. “We’re going after the 45-plus target market, and we’re looking for an upscale clinical environment.” The group has already met with the Port Moody Police and came to council to “open a dialogue” and be fully transparent, Bond said. Her CannaLifeMD partner, Gabriele Jerousek, outlined the science behind the health benefits of cannabis products, which offer relief from aches and pains, nausea and more. What the tinctures, lotions and oils would not do, she added, is get people “stoned.” The group also noted a doctor and/ or nurse practitioner would be associated with the clinic, which would also offer educational resources. spayne@tricitynews.com @spayneTC
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Coquitlam grandfather Alexander “Sandy” Olynyk is up to his old tricks again. He has decorated his home at 2980 Cape Crt., across from Ranch Park elementary school, with scary monsters, including a 12-foot-tall Frankenstein, pop-up spiders and tombstones for Halloween tonight (Friday). Olynyk regularly sees creeped-out kids not wanting to climb his driveway to get treats but the “Sandyland” haunted house display is all for a good cause: Olynyk is also raising money for the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation.
HOMELESSNESS IN TRI-CITIES
More homeless seek shelter PoMo church to open doors to shelter Saturday DIAne sTrAnDberg the tri-city news
The temporary TriCities bridge shelter for the homeless has seen a spike in clients since it opened a month ago, and with more mouths to feed comes the need for more donations. “We have enough vol-
unteers for now,” said Rev. Julie Lebrun, “but we are in need of food and monetary donations.” Starting tomorrow (Saturday), St. Andrew’s United Church in Port Moody will take over the responsibility of hosting the temporary shelter from the Northside Kingsway Church in Port Coquitlam, which has been feeding and sheltering more than two dozen people a night in since Oct. 1. (Shelter users are bused in to the church
from specially designated spots throughout the TriCities). Normally at this time of year, there wouldn’t be more than a dozen people seeking shelter. But as many as two dozen people, and at times as many as 30, have been housed through the program, run by the Hope for Freedom Society. With demand so high this early in the season, Lebrun wants to be prepared. see DONATIONS, page A9
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Rev. Julie Lebrun of St. Andrew’s United Church in Port Moody is getting ready to open the temporary bridge shelter at her church tomorrow (Saturday).
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