Mar 14,2005 - Moody holds off on announcement

Port Moody taxpayers wondering whether their city will part with the $40,000 it has allocated to help keep the troubled Smart Choices Society financially afloat will have to wait - an announcement expected Wednesday has not materialized.

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Mar 9,2005 - With Port Moody figures, Smart Choices now tops $9 million

The City of Port Moody has released updated figures on its contribution toward the Smart Choices Society - which is responsible for the citysoup.ca website and the Innovation Centre - and the project cost now exceeds $9.5 million.

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Mar 7,2005 - A sale in the future for Smart Choices project?

The Smart Choices project - which includes the citysoup.ca website and Innovation Centre - may be sold off as early as this month, The NOW has learned.

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Nov 8,2004 - Coquitlam, Moody libraries earn award

The WebJunction Award winners for innovative content and use of technology for 2004 are the Coquitlam and Port Moody public libraries.

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Nov 1,2003 - Cities agree to give Smart Choices more cash

The Smart Choices Society got a financial boost from the two municipal partners that make up the founding members of the organization.

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Nov 1,2003 - Moody puts two conditions on Smart Choices

Port Moody city council is adding two conditions to its acceptance of a funding proposal by the Smart Choices Society. The proposal aims to get the society's community web portal, citysoup.ca, fully operational

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Oct 1,2003 - Smart Choices doing a great job

I would like to put in a good word for the Smart Choices Society and the citysoup.ca web portal.

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July 1,2003 - Concerns raised about Smart Choices sustainability

Port Moody city council is concerned about the sustainability of the Smart Choices Society over the next two to three years.

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School Board Meeting - Feb 27,2007 - School Closures

Tonight I attended, along with councilors Lahti, Watkins and Elliott, and a couple of hundred parents, the meeting of the school board trustees on school closures.  As the conclusion of this process, this meeting was about what I had expected - the process leading up to this meeting was pretty much destined to end in conflict and division, and this is what occurred. 

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Buntzen Power Generation

Found this interesting history of the Buntzen power generation facility. http://www.powerpioneers.com/BC_Hydro_History/1860-1929/Stories/history1860-1929_11070301.aspx

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