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An undersea network of seismic sensors (left) is taking shape off the B.C. coast to provide early warning for residents and authorities just before an earthquake strikes. The three-year project aims to be completed by March 2019.
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A staff report calls for the city of Coquitlam to spend 10 times what it has been shelling out annually on park infrastructure over the next 10 years. Over the last decade, the city has spent $200,000 to $400,000 a year to replace aging non-sport field amenities, including picnic shelters, benches, fencing and other items. In order to keep replace-
ment costs sustainable, staff said $2 million to $4 million will be required annually, along with an additional $1.2 million each year for sport field replacement. “At this moment, it looks like… there is a substantial gap,” said Raul Allueva, Coquitlam’s general manager of parks, culture and recreation. “The question is how we deal with this gap over time.” Currently, replacement costs for park infrastructure have been allocated on an urgent priority basis, according to the report, funds Allueva said will need to be issued more sustainably. see $ FOR NEXT, page 17
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ALL IN ALL, IT’S NOT JUST ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL
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Parents Tara Tait, Diane Sam and Alisha Delver — wearing fake bricks on their heads to dramatize the potential for a crumbling building — are urging the province to move quickly to approve funding to rebuild Irvine elementary school, deemed a high-risk school for structural failure in an earthquake. See story, page 10
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