Tri-City News June 17 2016

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MEET INQUIRY HUB’S FIRST GRADS

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Inquiry Hub, a unique School District 43 program that allows students to complete high school while doing selfdesigned and -directed passion projects, has its first graduating class this month.

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INSIDE: Bomb scare prompts evacuations in Coq., PoCo [pg. 7] / Sports [pg. 38]

FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2016 Your community. Your stories.

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METRO VANCOUVER TRANSPORTATION

Feds, prov. commit $$ for transit But August looms as deadline for deal between region and province JEFF NAGEL BLACK PRESS

Metro Vancouver’s transit expansion plan is closer to chugging out of the station but it is not yet fully on track despite a high-profile pledge Thursday from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Christy Clark to swiftly commit $616 million. The federal government’s unprecedented 50% share of transit upgrades committed

by Ottawa earlier this year will provide $370 million for first-phase projects while the provincial government has pledged $246 million as its own third. “I’m proud that the very first such agreement we’ve signed is right here in British Columbia,” Trudeau said during a press conference at the SkyTrain operations centre in Burnaby. “This is just phase one.” If all unfolds according to plan, TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond said bus service could increase by early next year and a third SeaBus could be in service with sailings as often as every 10 minutes. see MAYORS MUST, page 16

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Christy Clark exit a SkyTrain at the SkyTrain operations centre in Burnaby to attend a press conference announcing federal funding for Metro Vancouver transportation initiatives.

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