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A safer evening walk at Douglas College DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News
Peace of mind is the goal of a new initiative to ensure that Douglas College staff and students in Coquitlam get to rapid transit safely after dark. With the opening of the Evergreen Extension, the college has introduced the Safer Walk program, which allows staff and students to get a security officer to escort them to the Lafarge Lake-Douglas SkyTrain station when work or study has them staying late. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Sandra Seekins gives a scratch to Gweenie, her five-year-old greyhound. They’ll be participating in the first Greyhound Walk June 11 in Coquitlam. See article on page 15.
see BOTH STUDENTS, page 11
GARBAGE
Dumping expensive, city cracks down Tens of thousands in taxpayers’ costs DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News
Coquitlam is reaching out to residents for information and reviewing security footage
mental services. And with taxpayers on the hook for more than $200,000 a year in cleanup costs for illegal dumping, Warriner hopes people get the message to be more responsible with their unwanted goods. “There were several bags of mixed recyclables and garbage
in the hopes of catching the culprits who dumped several loads of trash at Coquitlam’s Town Centre recycling depot on the recent Victoria Day long weekend. The May 22 incident was among the worst in several years, said Stephanie Warren, the city’s manager of environ-
dumped that day,” Warriner said. She’s not sure if it was a single dumper or many, although it appeared the materials were dumped at different points throughout the day. The security footage, combined with information from residents, suggests that the culprit may soon be caught.
What the dumpers face for illegally disposing of their cardboard, papers, a stainless steel trash can, electronics, a barbecue, a lawn chair and other garbage is a $250 fine plus the cleanup costs — and those won’t be cheap because it took a significant amount of time for the contractor to go through
the materials, separate them and dispose of them properly. “What we encourage is everybody to be doing their part in the city to help keep our city clean. Illegal dumping costs everybody,” Warriner told The Tri-City News. see MANY OPTIONS, page 10
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