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TERRY FOX HISTORY EXHIBIT OPENS
POCO THEFT
Cities’ credit cards control crucial JANIS CLEUGH
The Tri-CiTy News
ROYAL BC MUSEUM PHOTO
The blue and white Adidas sneakers that Port Coquitlam hero Terry Fox laced up on his historic Marathon of Hope are among the many items on display in a touring exhibit that opened Wednesday at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria. For more photographs from Terry Fox: Running to the Heart of Canada, see page 8.
As the city of Port Coquitlam grapples with the aftermath of employee theft — revealed this week in an exclusive TriCity News story — a number of Lower Mainland municipalities say they believe their purchasing safeguards are tight enough to avoid a similar problem. They say their checks and balances are sufficient and most haven’t experienced employee fraud to such an extent as in Port Coquitlam. see SAFEGUARDS, page 11
RIVERVIEW LANDS
R’view red tape for society volunteers DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News
Red tape is threatening to put an end to a free program that provides monthly tours of Riverview’s heritage trees.
And volunteers are wondering if a crackdown by BC Housing is bringing an end to public access to the 244-acre site in Coquitlam. For a quarter of a century, the Riverview Horticultural
making it difficult for the group to continue its work, says member Norma Gillespie. “They’re making it a challenge for us to offer what we have been offering as a public service for many, many years,”
Centre Society (RHCS) has been working toward the preservation of a century-old tree collection while taking members of the public on guided walks of the grounds. But new rules and fees are
she told The Tri-City News. “It is worrying.” Over the past few years, since BC Housing took over the management of the site, the group has faced a barrage of paperwork, including a
requirement to sign a licence, which restricts access to the property except in designated areas, for each walk and the annual Treefest. see LONG-RUNNING, page 16
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