Tri-City News March 3 2017

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no shelter for some as temps rise Diane stranDberg The Tri-CiTy News

Several homeless men and one pregnant woman held a protest outside a local MLa’s office Thursday after they were told to leave the Coquitlam homeless shelter because the weather has warmed up. as many as 17 people were ejected from the shelter at 3030 Gordon ave. Wednesday when the Emergency Weather Response (EWR) was lifted under bC Housing rules that fund temporary shelter beds

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when temperatures dip below zero. Some of the evictees turned up at PoCo MLa Mike farnworth’s office, saying they didn’t think it was fair that they were being turfed out, said Glenn Pollock, the constituency office manager as well as a PoCo city councillor. “I have nothing but good things to say about the shelter,” Pollock said, “[but] they [those who were evicted] don’t understand bC Housing has its rules.” see LACK OF BEDS, page 8

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solange lemieux and her sister, marie beauregard, a coquitlam resident, show off the frog toques, mitts, scarves and dickies they will sell at festival du bois to fundraise for the spirit of formation personal Development society, a langley charity. the 28th annual french-canadian weekend fête starts tonight (friday) under the grand chapiteau at mackin park in maillardville, with the sybaritic string band entertaining, and running through the weekend. visit festivaldubois.ca. for more information, see story on page 14.

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