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Brooke McNeill, left, a Grade 1 student at Kilmer Elementary, is battling cancer. This year, 23 students, two staff members and two parents (including Brooke’s father Bill, right), shaved their heads to raise more than $5,300 for cancer research. To see more photos of this event, scan with Layar or visit us online.
A new national park? Jeremy DEUTSCH
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jdeutsch@thenownews.com It appears the Tri-Cities is getting its own national park. A major announcement is expected today (Friday) by the federal government regarding the future of Admiralty Point in Belcarra Regional Park. A source has told the Tri-Cities NOW the lands will be designated a national park and operated in conjunction with Metro Vancouver.
The 75-acre (30-hectare) parcel of land is located at the tip of Belcarra Regional Park along Burrard Inlet. The land contains a popular trail and recreational area and also serves as an environmental habitat. The federal government originally signed a 99-year lease with the City of Vancouver back in 1912 to keep the lands for park purposes. The Admiralty Point lands were then handed over to the Greater Vancouver Regional District — now Metro
Vancouver — in 1969 for the same purpose. But the lease ran out in 2011, and municipal leaders in both Port Moody and Belcarra have expressed concern the lands could be developed. The lands also play a part in Port Moody’s history. Col. R.C. Moody, for whom the city of Port Moody is named, established the Admiralty Point Military Reserve there in 1860. For updates on this story following Friday’s announcement, visit us online at www.thenownews.com.
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