BETTY FOX REMEMBERED
By Todd Coyne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Nearly 30 years to the day after a community and a country came together to mourn the death of Terry Fox, hundreds gathered at the same Port Coquitlam church on Saturday to say goodbye to his mom, Betty Fox. Betty died in Chilliwack on June 17. She was 73. The Fox family and mourners filed into the 300-seat Trinity United Church in the pouring rain behind the blue-quilt-draped casket bearing their mother, grandmother, wife and friend.
“The importance of giving back to community, the importance of being a good citizen and doing good for the people around you that you love, and making the world a little bit better when you leave than when you started, Betty was a living example of that,” B.C. Premier Christy Clark told reporters outside the church. see HANSEN HANSEN,, page A16
Pallbearers carry the casket out of Port Coquitlam’s Trinity United Church following the funeral Saturday afternoon for Betty Fox.
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HEAVE... HO! Fred Blue of Victoria competes in the hammer toss (heavy weight for distance, Masters division), at the BC Highland Games and Scottish Festival held Saturday at Coquitlam’s Percy Perry Stadium. For more photos, visit www.tricitynews.com.
Deal close on Evergreen Line By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS
The long-delayed Evergreen Line to Coquitlam could be back on track and under construction soon following a meeting between Metro Vancouver mayors and Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom. The minister said he’s optimistic a short-term deal will be hammered out swiftly. But he offered few specifics of
how residents will likely pay more to fund the project, saying he didn’t want to predict which mechanisms mayors will opt to use. The project has been stalled for months but the mayors — who control tax hikes for TransLink — say they’re close to a new agreement with Victoria to ensure the 11 km line proceeds. see CARBON TAX, TAX, page A15
A Port Coquitlam councillor wants the province to prohibit bow hunting in urban areas after two bears were wounded by arrows in the northeast area of the city earlier this month. Coun. Darrell Penner said he was shocked when he heard from a conservation officer that discharging a bow and arrow is legal in the Lower Mainland. During Monday’s council meeting, he asked PoCo staff to look into the details of the law and to consider lobbying the province for changes. “It is pretty disturbing to see that happen,” Penner said. “There is a safety aspect and a humanity aspect to this. It is just wrong to wound an animal.” Earlier this month, conservation officers told The TriCity News that hunters who shot and wounded a bear on a Coquitlam blueberry farm were within the bounds of the law. A $115 fine was issued to one hunter for not cancelling his hunting tag, indicating he had shot a bear — a minor offence — but his licence was
In the fourth part in our monthly series on bears, The Tri-City News looks at what is often the final solution for problem bears. See A18 & A19 otherwise in order. The bear was eventually tracked down by conservation officials, who destroyed the 250 lb. male. Another bear that was reportedly wounded by a bow hunter last week has still not been found. But having injured bears roaming around the community is a danger to nearby residents, Penner said. see REPORT REPORT,, page A4