T H U R S D AY
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SEPTEMBER 9
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2021
On Monday September 20th
Re-Elect Ron McKinnon in CoquitlamPort Coquitlam
Coquitlam
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BACK TO SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RETURNS
Excitement and worry as school year begins No notices of COVID infections to be sent to parents DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
Centennial Centaurs runningback Ziad Sabry sidesteps a Mt.Douglas Rams tackler in the first quarter of their BC High School Football varsity exhibition scrimmage, last Friday at Centennial Secondary School. Mt. Douglas won the game, 19-13. It was the first competitive game in almost two years for both sides because of COVID-19 public health restrictions that limited players to practising. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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School District 43 welcomed back more than 32,000 students this week under a cloud of worry due to rising numbers of COVID19 cases. Among those concerned are parents of young children attending elementary schools where adults are vaccinated but children
under the age of 12 are not yet inoculated. “It’s good [to return to school] but at the same time I’m worried,” said Jay Hong. “Things may change drastically.” Hong, whose child goes to Alderson Elementary School in Coquitlam, is among many parents concerned that the Delta variant could yet cause a spike in cases in schools, prompting classroom closures. And while parents won’t be getting notices of COVID19 cases unless their children are directly affected, SEE
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