THE kILLINg OF gRAHAM NIvEN: 25 YEARS LATER In the early morning hours of Aug. 13, 1994, Graham Niven was beaten to death outside a convenience store in Coquitlam. The effects of this random and brutal slaying reverberate to this day. See story, pages 18-20
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Families need, get help for kids, school Community groups filling backpacks with food and more Diane StranDberg dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
A worker moves the Terry Fox Library’s collection of more than 260,000 items from the older building (right) into its new home (left) at the Port Coquitlam community centre next door on Tuesday. The move took two days and, the library’s manager, Kimberly Constable said, everything will be in place, along with several new items and features, in time for the complex’s grand opening Tuesday at 4 p.m. More details, page 9. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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Back-to-school preparations can be stressful for both adults and children but, thanks to community efforts, hundreds of families will get help to start the year successfully. This year, Tri-City community groups, church outreach programs, social service agencies and the food bank will make sure fridges are filled, children get fresh hair cuts and their backpacks are filled with school supplies. The need is great, according to the latest statistics, which show one in five B.C. children living in poverty. In the Tri-Cities, Share Family and Community Services is seeing a 20% increase in the number
of kids getting some of their food from the food bank. In 2013 when The Tri-City News wrote about school food programs, there were 1,300 children under 18 in families using food banks in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody. That number has grown to more than 1,600 this year — a 23% increase. “It is surprising, B.C. is one of the most affluent provinces in Canada,” said Ron Goyette, past president of Rotary Club of Port Coquitlam Centennial. But Goyette, who started a Starfish Pack program for PoCo elementary and middle schools in 2017, says pockets of poverty are found throughout School District 43, with the weeks leading up to a new school year among the most stressful for many families because of all the financial demands.
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