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New mountain bike trails go up at Riverview Forest Park
Donations are still coming in from 40th Terry Fox Run
Council says saving Ioco footbridge is too expensive
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New urgent care centre for Tri-Cities Facility will open in temporary location in February, 2021 STeFAN LAbbÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com
Dan DiPaola of the Port Moody police will have company when he embarks on his solo contribution to the annual Tour de Coast ride by emergency services to raise money to send kids with cancer to summer camp. The usual weeklong tour of Metro Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast by a peloton of police officers and paramedics isn’t going ahead because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so participants are fulfilling their challenge by riding individually or in small groups. See page 21 for more. mario bartel/the tri-City News
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Tri-City residents in need of medical attention will soon have access to a new health care centre after the province announced it was looking to ease pressure on local emergency departments. The urgent and primary care centre (UPCC), which will open in a yetto-be determined temporary location in February, 2021, will be focused on offering residents of Coquitlam, Port Moody and Port Coquitlam both the long-term, dayto-day health care of a
family doctor as well as serving those who need to be treated within 12 to 24 hours, according to a written statement from the province. Some of the injuries and illnesses to be treated at the centre include sprains, urinary problems and ear infections, as well as minor cuts and bruises, and people dealing with mental health and substance abuse challenges. The new health care centre is part of a threeyear primary care network strategy outlined by the province’s NDP government in 2018. The plan was one of the B.C. NDP’s 2017 election promises and is set to add $128 million in new annual funding once everything is in place. see
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