Tri-Cities Now July 12 2013

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THE HOME STRETCH Reds preps for premier baseball

A DANCING VIBE PoCo’s Village Vibe summer series shines a light on a variety of dances

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Minister addresses Riverview grass

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Pipeline study looks at Inlet impact NEWS 7 LISA KING/NOW

The Mobile Dairy Classroom made a pitstop in Port Coquitlam on Thursday, where kids were able to get up close and personal with a dairy calf, while a milking demonstration was also performed.

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Pay to park at Rocky Pt? PORT MOODY CONSIDERS ROCKY POINT PAY PARKING Jeremy DEUTSCH PHOTO BY LISA KING

CONDO FIRE Residents escape safely

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AT THE MOVIES: THE WAY, WAY BACK ARTS 13

jdeutsch@thenownews.com It looks like pay parking is coming to Rocky Point Park — at least if your home address isn’t in the City of the Arts. City council has given staff direction to come up with a plan for pay parking at the popular Port Moody park on a trial basis. Though the exact details of the plan need to be finalized and approved by council, the direction was to find a pri-

vate vendor to install pay parking in three of the lots at the park and charge for residents outside the city only. Port Moody residents would be allowed to park for free by either being assigned a decal or through recognitions of their license plate. Exactly what it will cost to park and what kind of machine will be placed at the park still needs to be determined. The final details and ultimate approval of the parking plan is expected to be done at a future council meeting, likely

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after the summer. Mayor Mike Clay said he sees the plan to only charge out-of-towners to park at the park as a compromise for the local residents opposed to the idea. And he’s not worried making visitors pay to play will send a message the park is an unwelcome place for people who live outside the city. “Any good park in the Lower Mainland, you’re paying to park,” Clay said CONTINUED ON PAGE 6


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