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With the help of a drummer from Coquitlam’s over-50 Nothin’ Dragon team, students in Riverside secondary school’s dragon boat team, Riverside Rapids, dip their paddles in the calm waters of Port Moody Inlet in practise for a race at the Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival in Vancouver June 20 and 21.
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Blue Sky’s highrise plans irk some Burquitlam residents Three new towers proposed for Foster & North Rd. Gary McKenna
The Tri-CiTy News
Development plans for three highrises being proposed in the Burquitlam neighbourhood received a cool reception from residents during a public hearing in
Coquitlam Monday night. Fifteen people spoke during the three-hour meeting on the Blue Sky development, with 11 speakers telling council to vote down the proposal planned for Foster Avenue and North Road. Concerns ranged on everything from view corridors to transit infrastructure, while some people worried that the increased number of residents in the 873-unit development would put too much pressure
on infrastructure and amenities. “This area is not for highrises,” said Ray Chang, a Burquitlam resident. “It will generate a lot of traffic.” Sylvano Padovan, another resident in the area, criticized council for moving ahead with the proposal before a neighbourhood plan has been developed for the area. He also took issue with city staff, who have referred to the property as a shoulder or tran-
sition point from the higher densities expected closer to the future Burquitlam SkyTrain station. “It just doesn’t fit with the community,” he said. “I beg council and the mayor to actually listen to the community. Thirty-seven storeys down to five storeys is not a transition.” Affordability was another issue that came up during Monday’s meeting.
COQUITLAM CENTRE SHOOTING
A brazen daylight shooting took place in Coquitlam Friday: page 7
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