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Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam
It’s by-election time! We think! Soon! Who knows. Anyhoo, Ex-Mayor Joe Trasolini is making the Murray-Clarke connector a cornerstone of his campaign. This week Trasolini is demanding that the provincial government get the thing built. Not a bad issue to fire at the Liberals in this by-election. We all know how much fun it is… [Continue Reading]
The first two contracting firms have been signed up and work is ready to begin on the Evergreen Line. The announcement was made yesterday morning at the Port Moody West Coast Express station. Pedre Contractors Ltd. and Hans Demolition and Excavators will be installing new underground power lines and tearing down vacant buildings. It’s not… [Continue Reading]
Well, winter arrived this week, and some of our local photographers headed out to get some great shots. You can find them at the websites of Gillian McMillan and Rae Clevett. The City of Port Moody held their annual Civic Appreciation Dinner this past Saturday. They celebrated four people who have made outstanding contributions to… [Continue Reading]
Yesterday, Premier Christy Clark made an announcement at the Port Moody Arts Centre to restore gaming funding to adult arts organizations. This puts back $15 million dollars a year that was cut back in 2009, and expands the number groups that can apply. We may see more good news announcements in Port Moody with a… [Continue Reading]
Since this is the week of Christmas, there isn’t a lot happening as far as events go. So instead of running the events post, let’s do some links! January 2012 brings the beginning of Evergreen Line construction. They’ll begin by putting in the ducting and trenches for the power lines. It’s really actually finally happening… [Continue Reading]
We’re getting to that point in the holiday season when some of us are already partied out, the festive fistfights over a mall parking spot pick up, and it’s really really dark out. But luckily, some of us out there are still bringing the holiday cheer. We always take the opportunity to link to ourselves,… [Continue Reading]
Last night I joined a full house at Port Moody City Hall for the inauguration of the newly elected council. After the swearing in, tribute was paid to the outgoing councillors and Joe Trasolini. New Mayor Mike Clay told a great story about Joe asking some kids on bikes why they weren’t using the skateboard… [Continue Reading]
It was the end of an era, as Mayor Joe chaired his last meeting of Port Moody Council on November 22nd. Trasolini, Karen Rockwell, and Meghan Lahti gave heartfelt speeches as they stepped down. Not nearly enough local elected officials know when the time has come to step aside and let someone new bring new… [Continue Reading]
Well, it was a fun ride, but Civic Election 2011 is officially in the books. TriCityVotes.com was a big hit on election day, pushing us over 100,000 pageviews over the course of the campaign, over 3,000 unique visitors hit the voting cheat 1906 times. Thanks to everyone who helped spread the word on Facebook, Twitter,… [Continue Reading]
With the Civic Election only days away, this is going to be an all civic election edition of the links. Haven’t decided who to vote for yet? Go to TriCityVotes.com and make that cheat sheet to take to the polls with you. First link, hey, it’s us! The Tri-City News did a feature story on… [Continue Reading]
