THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023 TRICITYNEWS.COM
COQUITLAM Lots of paving is happening this summer
Ord der Onlline SHO We deliver anywhere LOCAPL in the Tri-Cities.
PAGE 7
PORT COQUITLAM Downtown project could get another floor
TLLCANNABIS.COM • Coquitlam • Port Coquitlam • Port Moody
PAGE 9
PAGE 11
109-2957 Glen Drive, Coquitlam 604.474.1901
T H U R S D A Y, J U LY 2 7 , 2 0 2 3
NEW
PORT MOODY Boat launch fees are going way up
A1
Weekend Forecast Inside
Andrés Wine redevelopment gets green light
MAKING AN IMPRESSION
MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com
MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS
Vancouver FC teammates rush to restrain Port Moody’s Anthony White as he confronts Halifax Wanderers midfielder Mohamed Omar after an aggressive tackle in the second half of their recent Canadian Premier League match at Willoughby Community Park in Langley. See the story on Page 33.
The proponent of a massive redevelopment project that will become the western gateway to Port Moody says his company is ready to move forward aggressively to ensure it gets built and makes “a proud statement.” John Peller, the CEO of Andrew Peller Ltd., told the Tri-City News the company is “very busy” seeking out the right partners and funding to begin construction of the first phase of Westport Village after Port Moody council gave fourth reading to amendments of the city’s zoning and official community plan bylaws on Tuesday, as well as approving develop-
ment permits. Peller said the affirmation is a significant step forward in “a very, very long and arduous journey” to redevelop the five-acre industrial property at the corner of Clarke Street and Barnet Highway where the company operated a winery from 1961 until 2005. But it almost didn’t happen. A year ago to the day Peller and his team were at Port Moody council clinging to the hope that a legal opinion from the city’s lawyers would rescue their years of planning and public engagement after the company’s request for a year’s see THIS IS, page 5