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By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS Is Riverview Hospital his- tory? That’ s not known but its past is being studied again, this time for a new heritage conservation plan commis- sioned by the province. The request for propos- als for an HCP was issued in November and awarded in Januar y to North Vancouver- based Deni se Cook Desi gn. When the Provincial Health Services Authority vacates the prop- erty by the end of this year, most of Riverview’s rent- able space will be vacant, the RFP document states, leaving the future of the 244 acres “uncertain.” The HCP is expected to help guide future planning and ongoing site manage- ment at Riverview. What it won’t do is suggest any future land use plans, and that has members of the Rivervi ew Preservat i on Societ y less than im- pressed. MARCH 16 , 2012 www.tricitynews.com INSID E Letters/12 Tri-City Spotlight/22 Y our History/26 Sports/49 FRIDAY THE FRIDAY TRI - C ITY NEW S 2010 WINNER Dolls, films and more SEE THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE, PAGE 21 What’s in a name? SEE FACE TO FACE, PAGE 11 T-shirts aid r elief efforts He grew up in Japan and wants to help By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS A year after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, scenes of de- struction and carnage still shock the world. But for Port Coquitlam resident James Morris, the images of the disaster broadcast on his television hit closer to home. The 34- y ear-old fa - ther of three grew up in Fukushima, a town ravaged by radiation after a nuclear reactor melted down follow- ing the 9.0-magnitude earth- quake and 30-foot tsunami. Even after Morris moved to Port Coquitlam when he was 10, he kept up his con- nection with Japan, visiting his homeland every summer. Now , he fears for rela- tives’ safety in Fukushima and wonders if he will ever feel comfortable bringing his wife and kids to a city he calls his second home. “Now that I am older, I try and get back as much as I can,” he said. “This is the longest gap since I haven’t been back to Japan.” But Morris has turned his fear into something pro- ductive, designing t-shirts he is selling to raise money for the Red Cross relief ef- fort in Japan. GARY MCKENNA/THE TRI-CITY NEWS James Morris at Stiffy’s Boardshop in PoCo, which is selling shirts he designed to raise money for Japanese earthquake relief . see see $3,000 SO FAR, , page page 9 Biz group calling for one licence Chamber pushing for mobile business licences in Tri-City By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce is pushing coun- cillors in Coquitlam, Port Moody and Port Coquitlam to adopt a mobile business licensing process that would apply across all three cities. Mike Hind, the chamber’s executive director , told The Tri-City News the business organization will be making presentations to councils in the coming weeks in order to answer questions and ex- plain the system local busi- nesses would like to see put in place. Currently, businesses that operate in more than one city must purchase a busi- ness licence in each. A mo- bile business licence would allow the business owner to operate in all three of the municipalities, simplifying the process and saving busi- nesses money. Hinds said chamber mem- bers see the initiative as a first step toward a Metro V ancouver-wide business li- censing system. “What we want is a zone to start with as a pilot project,” Hind said. “We will try and see how it works, with the ul- timate goal that it would be expanded across the Lower Mainland.” One of the main sticking points among the municipal- ities is money. Cities rely on the revenue generated by business li- cence fees in order to pay for bylaw enforcement and pro- cessing. How the money paid for a mobile or joint licence would be distributed among the participating communities is another detail that would have to be considered, said Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart. What’s R’view futur e? see NO PROTECTION , page 8 MORE REG. NEWS Q Tolls possible across region: see page 16 Q Transit cops get bad review: see page 17 Q RCMP deal will freeze pay: see page 18 see see MANY DETAILS, , page page 6
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By Sarah PayneTHE TRI-CITY NEWS
Is Riverview Hospital his-tory?
Thats not known but itspast is being studied again,this time for a new heritageconservation plan commis-sioned by the province.
The request for propos-als for an HCP was issued
in November and awardedin January to Nor thVancouver-based DeniseCook Design. When theProvincial Health ServicesAuthority vacates the prop-erty by the end of this year,most of Riverviews rent-able space will be vacant,the RFP document states,leaving the future of the 244acres uncertain.
The HCP is expected tohelp guide future planningand ongoing site manage-ment at Riverview. Whatit wont do is suggest anyfuture land use plans, andthat has members of theRiverview PreservationSociety less than im-pressed.
MARCH 16, 2012www.tricitynews.com
INSIDELetters/12
Tri-City Spotlight/22Your History/26
Sports/49
FRIDAYTHE FRIDAY
TRI-CITY NEWS2010 WINNER
Dolls, films and moreSEE THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE, PAGE 21
Whats in a name?SEE FACE TO FACE, PAGE 11
T-shirts aid relief effortsHe grew up in Japan and wants to help
By Gary McKennaTHE TRI-CITY NEWS
A year after a devastatingearthquake and tsunamistruck Japan, scenes of de-struction and carnage stillshock the world.
But for Port Coquitlamresident James Morris,the images of the disasterbroadcast on his televisionhit closer to home.
T h e 3 4 - ye a r- o l d f a -ther of three grew up inFukushima, a town ravagedby radiation after a nuclearreactor melted down follow-ing the 9.0-magnitude earth-quake and 30-foot tsunami.
Even after Morris movedto Port Coquitlam when hewas 10, he kept up his con-nection with Japan, visitinghis homeland every summer.
Now, he fears for rela-tives safety in Fukushimaand wonders if he will everfeel comfortable bringinghis wife and kids to a cityhe calls his second home.
Now that I am older, I try
and get back as much as Ican, he said. This is thelongest gap since I haventbeen back to Japan.
But Morris has turnedhis fear into something pro-ductive, designing t-shirtshe is selling to raise moneyfor the Red Cross relief ef-fort in Japan.
GARY MCKENNA/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
James Morris at Stiffys Boardshop in PoCo, which is selling shirts he designed to raise money for Japanese earthquake relief.
seesee $3,000 SO FAR$3,000 SO FAR,, pagepage 99
Biz groupcalling for one licenceChamber pushing for mobile business licences in Tri-City
By Gary McKennaTHE TRI-CITY NEWS
The Tri-Cities Chamber ofCommerce is pushing coun-cillors in Coquitlam, PortMoody and Port Coquitlamto adopt a mobile businesslicensing process that wouldapply across all three cities.
Mike Hind, the chambersexecutive director, told TheTri-City News the businessorganization will be makingpresentations to councils inthe coming weeks in orderto answer questions and ex-plain the system local busi-nesses would like to see putin place.
Currently, businesses thatoperate in more than onecity must purchase a busi-ness licence in each. A mo-bile business licence wouldallow the business owner tooperate in all three of themunicipalities, simplifyingthe process and saving busi-nesses money.
Hinds said chamber mem-bers see the initiative as afirst step toward a MetroVancouver-wide business li-censing system.
What we want is a zone tostart with as a pilot project,
Hind said. We will try andsee how it works, with the ul-timate goal that it would beexpanded across the LowerMainland.
One of the main stickingpoints among the municipal-ities is money.
Cities rely on the revenuegenerated by business li-cence fees in order to pay forbylaw enforcement and pro-cessing.
How the money paid for amobile or joint licence wouldbe distributed among theparticipating communitiesis another detail that wouldhave to be considered, saidCoquitlam Mayor RichardStewart.
Whats Rview future?
see NO PROTECTION, page 8
MORE REG. NEWSQ Tolls possibleacross region: see page 16Q Transit cops get bad review: see page 17Q RCMP deal will freeze pay: see page 18
seesee MANY DETAILSMANY DETAILS,, pagepage 66
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