A former Port Coquitlam city worker will go to trial in December in connection the theft of copper pipes from the municipality.
Today (Wednesday), lawyers set Dec. 19 and 20 for the trial of Harold Edward Lewis, who is charged with one count of theft under $5,000.
Crown counsel is expected to call six witnesses, the justice of the peace was told.
Last summer, the 57-year-old PoCo resident was one of seven city employees in the engineering and public works department fired for allegedly stealing piping and selling it for scrap metal over a 10-year period.
The estimated loss to the city was at least $75,000.
Ron Narayan, acting president for CUPE Local 498, of which the seven employees were members, told The Tri-City News this week that arbitration dates are set for the end of June and July to dispute the dismissals.
