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SPOTLIGHT: Coquitlam seaman back on home soil

Recent accomplishments by residents, businesses and groups in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody.
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Pinetree secondary grad and Leading Seaman Stuart Carmichael, a naval electronics sensor operator in the Royal Canadian Navy, recently wrapped up an eight-month deployment on HMCS Winnipeg.

 

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Grade 5 students at Coquitlam’s Panorama Heights elementary hosted a basketball tournament last month with proceeds supporting the Crossroads Hospice Society ArtCare program. Crossroads director Roland Mitchell and executive director Tereza McDermid thanked the kids and organizer Donna Loss (centre).

 

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Newly elect NDP MLA Jodie Wickens took the oath of office last month after winning the Coquitlam-Burke Mountain byelection Feb. 2. Leader John Horgan (left) named her deputy education critic.

 

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Port Moody Legion colour guard and members of branch 119 had a historical flag lowering and cenotaph blessing last month; the building will be torn down this year for a redevelopment.

 

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RBC pumped $20,000 into the cardiac care campaign at Royal Columbian Hospital last month. The cash for the foundation, which aims to raise $3.3 million, will help to update the cath lab gear.

 

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Coquitlam accountant Sharon Perry last month tallied an award from Olin Anton, chair of the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC, to recognize her professional and volunteer achievements.

 

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