March 29, 2024

Protest planned at Moore’s Port Moody office over Tories’ omnibus budget bill

Protests against the Harper government's omnibus budget bill are being held across the country. Here in the Lower Mainland, demonstrators gathered at Heritage Minister James Moore's office in Port Moody. Critics have condemned Bill C-38 for lumping together more than 70 pieces of legislation, including changes to the fisheries act and environmental … [Read more...]

Doctors fired from Port Moody hospital for refusing patients

CKNW is learning more about an incident at Port Moody's Eagle Ridge Hospital over the weekend that saw three hospitalists fired. The nurses' union claims they don't know why the workers were terminated. Dr. Roy Morton of Fraser Health says the doctors were fired because they refused new patients. "There has been a contract dispute that's been … [Read more...]

Pedestrian seriously injured in Port Moody

A 20-year old man is in intensive care at Royal Columbian Hospital after being hit by a pick-up truck yesterday afternoon in Port Moody. It happened just before 5:00 p.m. on Guildford Way near Falcon Drive. Coquitlam RCMP Staff Sgt. Mark McCutcheon says it could've been a hit-and-run... had it not been for an off-duty mountie,  "The officer … [Read more...]