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Climate, housing hot topics for youths Students at Maillard middle can’t vote but they have lots to say on fed. election Gary McKenna gmckenna@tricitynews.com
They may not be old enough to cast vote in the Oct. 21 federal election but Maillard middle students have strong opinions on who should hold office. Wednesday morning, the national campaign came to the Coquitlam school, which held a Port Moody-Coquitlam all-candidates meeting, giving the Liberals’ Sara Badiei, the People’s Party of Canada’s Jayson Chabot and the NDP’s Bonita Zarrillo a chance to present their platforms. Conservative candidate Nelly Shin and Green Party candi-
Cycling advocates Colleen MacDonald and Léon Lebrun say bollards installed up the middle of both shoulders on Bedwell Bay Road as it flanks Sasamat Lake have made that stretch unsafe for cyclists. The bollards were put in place to eliminate illegal parking during busy summer weekends. See story, page 19. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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date Bryce Watts were invited but did not attend. “I think it was very informative,” said Kai Smith, a Grade 8 student, after the event concluded. As someone who is going to be moving out on his own in a few years, Smith said housing costs are a concern and he was listening for candidates looking at ways to address the affordability crisis. “It is not good if it is really expensive in the future like it is now,” he said. Devyn Hartley, another Grade 8 student, concurred, saying while she supports the Liberals, she liked some of the things the NDP’s Zarrillo said regarding housing and helping people so they don’t become homeless. “She was very real and connected with the community,” she said. see
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