TC
ONLINE 24/7: TRICITYNEWS.COM
INSIDE: Tri-City Remembrance Day photos [pages 3 & 23] / TC Sports [pg. 32]
TC ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT: 29
Photo show & a winter market list THAT RED SIGN MEANS ‘STOP’
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15, 2017 Your community. Your stories.
TRI-CITY
NEWS CIVIC POLITICS
Talking politics, women Nov. 22 DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News
MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Joss and Oscar Widjaya and Pete Le Voguer say the lives of their kids as well as those of other families in Port Moody’s Seaview neighbourhood, are imperilled by speeding drivers along Cecile and Angela drives who also disregard the four-way stop at that intersection. Le Voguer was scheduled to lead a delegation of concerned residents to Port Moody council last night to present their case for better signage, perhaps including a blinking pedestrian crossing light. For more info, see story on page 9.
Encouraging more women to enter politics and helping them overcome challenges will be the topic of discussion next Wednesday when Metro Conversations comes to the Tri-Cities. The discussion series tackling important municipal issues will address women in politics less than a year before the next civic elections. It’s important for women and men to talk about ways to include women in municipal politics because their voices need to be heard, says Kiersten Duncan, a Maple Ridge city councillor who is organizing the event.
see ‘CHALLENGES’, page 5
PORT COQUITLAM
Whistleblower protection push in PoCo Policy reaction to theft of $175,000 JANIS CLEUGH
The Tri-CiTy News
The theft of $175,000 in Port Coquitlam taxpayer funds by
a city employee has prompted a whistleblower policy for municipal staff. The proposed policy, which was scheduled to go before city council at last night’s meeting, is designed to protect employees and council when reporting possible internal misconduct.
The guideline comes seven months after The Tri-City News broke the story of a PoCo worker who, over the course of three years, used a city credit card and the purchasing system to bill a total of $175,000 to purchase tools and other gear, then resell them for personal gain.
That unidentified employee confessed to the offences when confronted after a co-worker alerted a manager. (The employee repaid all the money and resigned, and, last month, a police report was forwarded to Crown counsel, which will decide whether to
lay criminal charges.) The city policy, as recommended by department heads and brought forward this month by PoCo’s human resources manager Steve Traviss, notes: “The city expects, supports and will protect all individuals who report improper conduct and
wrongdoings” such as theft, bribes, conflicts of interest and embezzlement; unauthorized or inappropriate use of city funds, assets or corporate information; and violations of the criminal and human rights codes. see MANY CITIES, page 10
CONTACT THE TRI-CITY NEWS: newsroom@tricitynews.com / sales@tricitynews.com / circulation@tricitynews.com / 604-472-3040
Builders Designers Homeowners BEST RENOVATION COMPANY COQUITLAM
• VISIT OUR SHOWROOM • SEE OUR GREAT PRODUCT SELECTION
70, 2710 Barnet Hwy., Coquitlam 604-474-2035
www.renodiz.com