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Dredging worries in PoMo inlet Lead, mercury & other substances BMN concerns GARY MCKENNA
The Tri-CiTy News
The Burke Mountain Naturalists are calling on Pacific Coast Terminals to reconsider its plans to dump dredged materials into the Burrard Inlet. In a letter to the city
Representing Metro Vancouver, PoCo Mayor Greg Moore is in Paris for the international climate conference: see page 8
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B.C. plans regional refugee teams / Liquor stores in B.C. aim to sell marijuana
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n Coquitlam mom (below) wants to give refugee kids a warm welcome: page 19 n Donation drive organized for victims of October fire in Port Moody: page 17 n Plenty of locations to make donations for families in need this Xmas: page 33
of Port Moody and the company, Elaine Golds, a spokesperson for BMN, said studies have shown that the floor of the channel where PCT intends to dredge has higher than normal levels of lead, mercury and cadmium. Disturbing these chemicals and then depositing the materials in the inlet could damage habitat and imperil the food chain, she said. see PCT FOLLOWS, page 6
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Minis are major Xmas passion: pg. 3
Selina Prevost, a Coquitlam mom, is transforming the popular Bratz dolls, as well as teddy bears, to create toys to welcome Syrian refugee children to Canada. “They’re coming to an unfamiliar place and I thought it would be nice for them to see something recognizable,” she said. For more on Prevost’s efforts — and how you can help — please see article on page 19.
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