Tuesday, February 1, 2011 Lt.-Gov. Steven Point visits an aboriginal education forum in Pitt Meadows next week.
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Spanning the horizon The sun gave off glorious colours when it set recently. The Golden Ears Bridge could be seen from near the Hammond wharf and the photographer’s home. Send in your scenic shots of Maple Ridge or Pitt Meadows before Feb. 18, and we’ll publish the best three in the newspaper, and the rest online.
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Tragedy
Hundreds pay respects to fallen worker
Friends and family are rallying support to help the family of a man killed at work Jan. 22. Family and friends packed St. Paul’s Lutheran Church this weekend to say goodbye to Samuel Kuris Jr. Hundreds filled the Laity Street church Saturday to pay respects to the 39-year-old Maple Ridge man, who was killed while working at a warehouse last week. Kuris died when his forklift fell on him at Summit Logistics in South Burnaby. His fellow employees described
him as a “dedicated family man” who worked to support his wife Shelley and their three children, aged 12, six, and three. Kuris was working to save money to take his family to Disneyland in April. According to Nick Volkow, a Burnaby councillor who is also a trucker for Summit Logistics, the accident occurred in a warehouse that was almost empty. The site had been the longtime warehouse for Canada Safeway, but last August, Safeway announced it was moving its warehouse operations to Langley and closing up the Burnaby site for good by Feb. 28. Volkow
said he was told there were only two people working to dismantle a heavy-duty shrink-wrapping machine. The machine had been used to wrap plastic around wooden pallets before they could be loaded and shipped. “It’s a pretty unbalanced piece of equipment,” said Volkow. “When this piece of equipment was first installed, it had to be installed by a crane.” Volkow said that during the decommissioning of the machine, it appears the two forklift drivers were trying to lift the machine using just forklifts and chains. WorkSafeBC is investigating.
“The piece of equipment shifted and it caused one of the forklifts to spin around and topple and the worker was thrown out of the cab and crushed,” said spokesman Scott McCloy. Kuris’ co-workers banded together last week to raise money for his family. Co-worker Cathy St. Pierre said Kuris did not have mortgage insurance, and the life insurance through the company only covers a few years. A bank account has been created as a trust for the three Kuris children: Jack, Silver and Liam. Donations can be made to VanCity, Account No. 176537, Branch 29.
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Samuel Kuris and his wife Shelley hoped to take their children on holiday this year.
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