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Katrina Chen (left) , minister of state for child care, chats with Jacob, a pre-schooler, and Amy Reid, director, with the Step by Step Child Development Society, during a visit Wednesday. The minister was in the Tri-Cities to meet with child care providers as part of Child Care Month. For more information, see story on page 7.
READY FOR TROUBLE? Classes set for emergency Preparedness week; condo complex preps for fire: stories, page 3
Tri-City residents considering a run for a council or school board seat this fall will have to find creative ways to finance their campaigns. Tuesday, Elections BC released new rules for donations as well as specific spending caps for each B.C. municipality that will apply to the Oct. 20 civic elections. Under Bill 15, which came into law last November, organizations, corporations and unions are banned from contributing. That means only individuals can financially support a candidate — and only up to $1,200 per donor. Candidates have expense limits, too, based on the office they’re seeking and the population of the election area; they are: • Coquitlam: mayor $89,336; councillor $45,343; see ‘FUNDRAISING’, page 16
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