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Could curling make a return to Coquitlam? Council considers bringing regional facility to city Grant GranGer The Tri-CiTy News
Coquitlam curlers may go from no ice to having an elite facility if a proposal from Curl BC and the Coquitlam Curling Association becomes a reality. The sport’s provincial governing body presented a business case for an eight-
sheet, 37,500-sq. ft., approximately $24-million facility to Coquitlam city council Monday. On top of providing ice for local rock throwers, it would be a regional base to train curlers, coaches, officials and ice makers as well as hold regional, provincial and national competitions. Curl BC would also relocate its administration offices from Burnaby, a city with no curling ice, to the facility. see CCA’s GRAHAM, page 10
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Wearing special overshoes that allow them to walk on the mud, Port Moody firefighters Darren Penner and Jason Webster head out to rescue their trapped colleague in an emergency simulation exercise. See story, page 14.
HIGHLAND GAMES Caber tossing, whisky and dancing at Coquitlam’s Percy Perry stadium at Town Centre Park: photos, page 25-26.
salaries on the rise for city staff 4.3% increase over last year’s remunerations Grant GranGer The Tri-CiTy News
Salaries paid out by the city of Coquitlam to its employees jumped by 4.3% in 2017 from the previous year, according to the municipality’s statement of financial information.
Total gross wages for city employees was nearly $82.2 million, up from 2016 when it was $78.6 million. Another $1.97 million was paid in other remuneration and there were $468,000 in expenses. In addition, non-taxable benefits drove the city’s total labour bill to more than $100 million, with another $3.9 million going to the Canada Pension Plan and unemployment insurance. see sIX-fIGuRe, page 7
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