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PAUL STEEVES PHOTO
High numbers of varied thrushes and red-breasted sapsuckers were spotted during the annual Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 17 in the Tri-Cities. As many as 65 local birders participated in the event this year; the data is sent to the Audubon Society. For more photos and information, see page 16.
WINTER WEATHER
Get out your shovels Cities are issuing fines, warnings for snowy sidewalks SARAH PAYNE
The Tri-CiTy News
Weeks of snowfalls and freezing temperatures have
turned many sidewalks in the Tri-Cities into near skating rinks but, despite bylaws requiring walkways to be cleared quickly, few have received tickets for waiting on the elusive rainfall to do the job for them. So far only Coquitlam has issued tickets — 13 as of Wednesday — for failing to remove snow and ice within 10
hours of a snowfall; the fine is $75, discounted to $50 if paid within two weeks. Tickets have gone to property owners who are among the 54 that have already been warned by bylaw staff, said the city’s acting manager of bylaws. When complaints are logged by public works staff a warning letter is delivered to the owner,
which gives them a short time frame in which to get the sidewalk cleared. “After the time frame… has elapsed, a bylaw officer attends and will issue a ticket to the property owner if the sidewalk has not been cleared of snow and ice,” said Sarah Bull. see WARNINGS, page 6
COUNTERATTACK
Police were out in full force this holiday season: page 8
Road salt is a red-hot commodity during this cold snap that’s expected to continue into next week. And, unlike in Vancouver, municipalities in the Tri-Cities say they won’t be giving any away with demand so high. Since Dec. 1, the city of Coquitlam has gone through about 3,600 tonnes of salt to make its roads safe while Port Coquitlam has used up 1,100 tonnes versus Port Moody’s 800 tonnes. Late last month, Port Moody city officials placed an order for another 120 tonnes from a Saskatchewan supplier; it’s due later this month. “We are now mixing salt and sand to extend our supply and to suit the colder conditions where salt is less effective,” city spokesperson Rosemary Lodge said. Home and business owners are also having a hard time finding salt. Jake Revill of PoCo Building Supplies said the product has been flying off the shelves. “We typically sell out on the same day as the new supplies arrive,” he said. see MORE SALT, page 12
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