WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23, 2013
TRI-CITIES
byelection contenders
4
thenownews.com
THE NOW
YOUR CHOICE We profile the Coquitlam
MAKING STRIDES Runners Wadhwani and Townsend tops in district cross country
31
Serving COQUITLAM, PORT COQUITLAM, PORT MOODY, ANMORE and BELCARRA since 1984
RED HOUSE REPRIEVE
Coquitlam to save historic building NEWS 6
City won’t go for business sign plan
Reward renewed in realtor assault case
NEWS 7
NEWS 10
CHUNG CHOW/NOW
Grant’s Farm, which usually produces thousands of pumpkins, is not open for Halloween this year.
Pumpkin patch a bust PHOTO BY LISA KING
Express selection Local player chosen
FARM’S OWNER BLAMES DUST AT NEARBY FILL SITE Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com The large orange sign at Grant’s Farm in Port Coquitlam says it all — there is no pumpkin patch this year. And the owner of the farm is pointing the finger at a fill site across the street as the culprit. Della Grant has been operating a pumpkin patch on the farm, at the corner of Burns Road and Dominion Avenue in PoCo, during the Halloween season for a couple of generations. Each year, the farm yields thousands of pump-
SPORTS 32
kins, much to the delight of kids and families around the Tri-Cities — but not this year. Grant has pulled the plug on the patch. And she blames dust from the fill site for ruining this year’s crop. Specifically, the work being undertaken by a company called Conwest Contracting. Grant suggested the dust has limited bees’ abilities to pollinate the plants properly. She claims she’s been battling the dust for the last three years, but when the latest pumpkin crop failed, she decided to pack it in. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
New to our LUNCH SPECIALS - BENTO BOXES! MONDAY-FRIDAY UNTIL 3:00PM (EXCEPT HOLIDAYS) • DINE IN ONLY
SEE OUR MENU & DISHES AT
SUSHI OYAMA
Ans on A ve.
Lo ug he ed Hw y.
Westwood St.
CO QU
COQUITLAM TEL 604.474.1054
Pin CENTITLAM etre RE eW ay
JAPANESE DINING HOUSE
www.sushioyama.ca
TERIYAKI BENTO BOX $9.50
NIGIRI BENTO BOX $10.50
FREE MISO SOUP
SASHIMI BENTO BOX $11.50
SPICY BENTO BOX $11.50
(with $30 spent)
(with $15 spent)
FREE SALAD (TAKE OUT ONLY)
(Subject of contents cannot be switched)
OPEN 11:30am - 10:30pm • 7 DAYS A WEEK
I felt really bad. A lot of people are disappointed. –Della Grant, Owner of Grant’s Farm in PoCo