T H U R S D AY
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JANUARY 14
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2021
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Vaccines at Lakeshore care + RCMP step up COVID enforcement + PoMo scientist seeks nod for federal Libs
Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam
Port Moody
The city’s eight goals for climate action in 2021
SFU scholarship commemorates air tragedy victims
Men’s Shed society proposed for Station Museum
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BRIGHT LIGHTS, ARTS CITY
DRIVE-BY SHOOTING
Shots shatter night quiet on Burke Mtn. street Police say burning car found nearby possibly connected DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
A worker in a lift bucket installs one of two new electronic billboards at Port Moody’s eastern and western boundaries.The billboards, at the corner of Ioco Road and Barnet Highway, and on the Barnet by the city’s old landfill, are expected to generate $30 million for the city over the next 25 years, including an immediate signing bonus of $300,000 for each sign. Erection of the billboards was approved by Port Moody council in November 2019. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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“Pop, pop, pop.” That was the sound of a barrage that woke up some Burke Mountain neighbours early Sunday morning after a shooting that left one man with non-life threatening injuries. Residents in the 1400-block of Kingston Street told the Tri-City News they heard the shots but stayed inside while Coquitlam RCMP descended
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on the hilly street of large executive homes. Coquitlam RCMP are not providing any further information at this time. However, Const. Deanna Law confirmed the detachment’s Investigative Support Team is on the case. “They’re in the process of gathering information and speaking with witnesses,” Const. Law confirmed. Residents of the street describe a strange sound at about 1 a.m. Sunday. “It sounded to me like fireworks, I didn’t think anything of it,” said a resident who lives just down the street from the scene
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