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PoCo eyed for possible SkyTrain link Newton and North Vancouver also in the running DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
For the first time since 2019, residents of the Tri-Cities were able to gather en masse to celebrate Canada’s 155th birthday last Friday (July 1). Events at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam, Rocky Point Park in Port Moody and Lions and Castle Parks in Port Coquitlam attracted thousands, including Omalima, who dressed up in her best red and white for Coquitlam’s party. See more photos on pages 7, 9 and 11. STEVE RAY/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Consultation will be critical, Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West says, as the city is being considered for a potential SkyTrain extension. The city is among three vying for rapid transit in a decade-long list of transportation priorities for Metro Vancouver recently approved by the Metro Vancouver mayors’ council and TransLink’s board of directors. An extension to Newton is also being pondered while a business case for rapid transit to North Vancouver has
given immediate priority in the plan that prioritizes the first 10 years of actions originally outlined in Transport 2050. The cost of the plan is estimated at $21 billion and, according to a news release, will “need significant new revenue sources and investments from all levels of government to deliver.” For the city’s mayor, the inclusion of a SkyTrain in Port Coquitlam as a priority for exploration is a recognition that the city is “under-served” when it comes to transit. However, West told the Tri-City News there is much work to be done before there are any shovels in the ground, let alone a route and funding. SEE
A LOT OF WORK, PAGE 5