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Cougar sighting in PoMo MARio BARTEl
THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Visitors to Bert Flinn Park in Port Moody are being warned to stay alert after a cougar was spotted in the southern part of the park. “It did not show signs of aggressive behaviour and it made an effort to avoid human interaction,” said a Tweet posted on the city’s Twitter account on Tuesday. Conservation officer Todd Hunter said the service gets about 40 calls of cougars being spotted in the Port Moody area every year, including a pair of the big cats that were spotted walking along the West Coast Express railway tracks in April. see aniMaL, page 14 MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Port Moody’s James Bettauer, a professional hockey player in Germany, is launching his portable tennis game — Backpack Tennis — on Kickstarter today and with a charity tournament on Trasolini Field on July 7. Matches can be played anywhere and on almost any surface, including a soccer pitch. For more, see story on page 32.
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More office space sought in City Centre GRANT GRANGER THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Sure residential development has been going great guns in Coquitlam’s City Centre neighbourhood ever since the
municipality came up a with an area plan a decade ago. But not when it comes to office space. A report presented by Bruce Irvine, manager of planning projects and community plan-
ning, to council on Monday said City Centre has fallen behind what was envisioned back in 2008. He said if the city chose to stay the course the neighbourhood would still thrive and
benefit, however he suggested council could take a more aggressive approach to transform it into a true downtown. In his written report, Irvine proposed potential strategies could include developing
“catalyst civic and community amenity projects, and establishing viable character areas such as an arts district or an entertainment district.” see attracting, page 9
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PoMo sets sail with Shoreline Shuttle: page 14
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