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PoCo fires may have been set House that was a shooting scene hit by Tuesday blaze GARY MCKENNA
The Tri-CiTy News
A Port Coquitlam home that was the scene of a targeted shooting last month went up in flames early Tuesday morning. The blaze, which happened in the 2400-block of Kelly Avenue, is one of two fires that occurred that night that investigators believe may have been deliberately set. “It was pretty intense,” said PoCo Fire Chief Nick
Delmonico. “We were definitely hampered because we had crews on scene at the other fire.” The first fire of the night occurred at around 11 p.m. Monday at a home in the 2500block of Larkin Avenue, where flames broke out in multiple locations. Delmonico said the fire was so hot that it scorched the siding of a nearby home. “The arson squad is on the scene,” he said. “Any time you get more than one ignition point, it looks a bit suspicious.” Flames ignited at several points around the house before moving up the walls and spreading into the attic. see IGNITION POINTS, page 10
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A house in the 2400-block of Kelly Avenue in Port Coquitlam that was the scene of a targeted shooting last month was the scene of more drama Tuesday when fire broke out in the early morning hours — one of two suspicious fires in PoCo overnight Monday/Tuesday.
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Plans in works for ERH expansion Hospital is serving a growing pop. DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News
Eagle Ridge Hospital’s new executive director says a business plan is being developed to justify an expansion of the hos-
pital’s emergency room and could be ready by June. The news comes as the Port Moody hospital celebrates more than 30 years in the TriCities, a region that has grown rapidly in the intervening years, increasing demand for ERH services When the ER was built, it was meant to serve 15,000
patients annually but last year saw as many as 50,000. “Recognizing that we have an ER with a growing population, we are in the phase of creating a business case to expand our emergency department,” Heather Findlay said. “It will be a nine-month process and we will be forwarding that to the ministry in June.”
Last Thursday, Findlay gave a health care report card to the Fraser Health public board meeting that laid out the challenges ahead for the hospital given a projected 18% population increase in 10 years, many of them aging seniors who will need specialized services.
see ERH NOT REACHING, page 11
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