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Teachers’ strike could hurt district School board fears loss of revenue if international students stay away
JOHN KURUCZ / TRI-CITIES NOW JULY 16, 2014 12:00 AM School District 43 officials are worried one of the district’s most significant revenue generators could be compromised if the teachers’ strike extends into September. District officials sent a letter to Education …
District wants to meet with minister
Jeremy Deutsch / Tri-Cities Now June 11, 2014 12:00 AM It’s no doubt a busy time for Education Minister Peter Fassbender, who’s dealing with the government’s labour dispute with teachers, but School District 43 is hoping he’ll reconsider …
Wanted: education stories Parents4BC aim to present concerns to province
CHRIS MONTGOMERY / TRI-CITIES NOW MAY 23, 2014 12:00 AM As teachers in the Tri-Cities hit the bricks Wednesday, questions from concerned parents could hit the floor of the Legislature. The exchange would take place during a week when teachers ramp …
Local politicians to host seniors’ forum
JOHN KURUCZ / TRI-CITIES NOW APRIL 2, 2014 12:00 AM Pensions, health care and housing are likely to be the topics du jour at an information session for seniors taking place this week in Coquitlam. Hosted by New Westminster-Coquitlam MP Fin …
Missing man’s family backs Silver Alert
JEREMY DEUTSCH / TRI-CITIES NOW FEBRUARY 28, 2014 12:00 AM Just a couple of hours after Shin Noh left his home for the last time back on a late summer’s day last September, the Coquitlam father with Alzheimer’s disease was spotted …
Care centre to close? E-Mail Obtained by Tri-Cities Now Spells Out Plan
JEREMY DEUTSCH / TRI-CITIES NOW FEBRUARY 7, 2014 12:00 AM A residential care home that has operated in Coquitlam for more than 30 years appears to have been given its walking papers by Fraser Health. The Tri-Cities NOW has learned the …
Bus route scrapped Translink Points To Low Ridership
JOHN KURUCZ / TRI-CITIES NOW NOVEMBER 1, 2013 12:00 AM The elimination of a bus route that served three communities has Coquitlam-Maillardville MLA Selina Robinson seeing red in more ways than one. Robinson told the Tri-Cities NOW the elimination of the …
Mayors’ Vote To Turn Hospital Site Into Mental Health Centre Nixed
Premier douses Riverview plan JEREMY DEUTSCH / WITH FILES FROM THE PROVINCE SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 12:00 AM It appears the fate of Riverview, at least its role in future mental health treatment, is even more in doubt following an annual meeting …