Jeremy Shepherd

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Editor at Tri-Cities Dispatch

Editor of the Tri-Cities Dispatch. Former reporter. He/him.

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Despite having more housing units than parking spots, Coquitlam council approves apartment between the highways – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Oct 22, 2024 | tricitiesdispatch.com | Jeremy Shepherd

images suppliedThis story has been amended since first posting to correct an error regarding the project’s proximity to SkyTrain. Either this is the opening salvo in a neighbourhood parking war – or the new residents will take the bus. Despite opposition from two city councillors, Coquitlam council ultimately approved a six-storey rental building on Monday. The apartment includes 175 units.
Coquitlam council gets first look at six-tower gateway project – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Sep 23, 2024 | tricitiesdispatch.com | Jeremy Shepherd

Coquitlam council gets first look at six-tower gateway project photo Jeremy ShepherdIt would mean the end of Denny’s and the beginning of approximately 2,400 new housing units on North Road across from Lougheed Town Centre. Coquitlam council got its first official look at Wesgroup development company’s plans for the 7.8-acre site on the border of Coquitlam and Burnaby.
Developers will profit and growth will stagnate under B.C.’s new rules, warn Coquitlam councillors – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Feb 6, 2024 | tricitiesdispatch.com | Jeremy Shepherd

file photo Marissa TielCritical changes to the municipal development process could take hundreds of millions of dollars out of city coffers while triggering a housing slowdown, warned Coquitlam council on Monday. “We’re going to build less housing in 2024 than 2023,” predicted Mayor Richard Stewart. For decades, developers have paid Community Amenity Charges when building projects bigger or denser than the city envisioned.
Keep smiling and don’t take yourself too seriously: Anmore founder Hal Weinberg dies at 90 – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Jan 30, 2024 | tricitiesdispatch.com | Jeremy Shepherd

Hal and Linda Weinberg. photo Anmore StoriesHe didn’t want to see a slice of semi-rural paradise swallowed up by Port Moody. That was part of it, but, for Hal Weinberg, there was something more. Reflecting on the beginnings of the Village of Anmore, Weinberg discussed what he considered Canada’s finest ideals. “I always thought of Anmore as a model of how the diversity of opinion could be accepted with goodwill and friendliness.
Death of Port Coquitlam teenager was caused by cocaine and MDMA; coroner’s report concludes hydromorphone likely not a factor – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Jan 15, 2024 | tricitiesdispatch.com | Jeremy Shepherd

Death of Port Coquitlam teenager was caused by cocaine and MDMA; coroner’s report concludes hydromorphone likely not a factor TriCities Overdose Community Action Team photo. Port Coquitlam teenager Kamilah Sword died in August 2022 from a cardiac arrhythmia following cocaine and MDMA use, according to the coroner’s report. She was 14. Sword first reported using methylenedioxymethamphetamine, also known as ecstasy or MDMA, in December 2020.
Hatchery advocates for wildlife coexistence following cougar sightings

Dec 21, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Jeremy Shepherd

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Beedie fined $297k for 'repeated violations' after worker collapses on job site – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Nov 26, 2023 | tricitiesdispatch.com | Jeremy Shepherd

photos Jeremy ShepherdOne worker had to be hospitalized last March after Beedie Construction failed to ensure carbon monoxide didn’t exceed exposure limits at an Austin Avenue job site, according to a WorkSafeBC report. “Although only one worker was injured, other workers may have been injured at this workplace,” the report stated. Workers were doing a “final cleaning” of the six-level parkade at the 1045 Austin Avenue highrise on March 22.
Coquitlam approves Inlet Street apartment project – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Nov 22, 2023 | tricitiesdispatch.com | Jeremy Shepherd

images suppliedWhile it wasn’t quite as affordable as some might have preferred, Coquitlam council unanimously approved a pair of six-storey apartments on Monday. Set to be built at 1184 Inlet Street approximately 900 metres east of the Lafarge Lake-Douglas SkyTrain station, the 197-unit market rental project is set to replace 17 townhouses. The owners of the strata townhouses voted to sell the property to Anthem development company in 2021.
B.C.’s new housing rules could have ‘enormous unintended consequences,’ warns Coquitlam mayor – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Nov 21, 2023 | tricitiesdispatch.com | Jeremy Shepherd

file photo Jeremy ShepherdSome of the province’s attempts to assuage the housing affordability crisis could be ineffective or even counterproductive, according to Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart. The province recently pledged to introduce new legislation that would allow for more townhomes, triplexes and laneway homes. The new rules would require most municipalities to allow three or four units on lots zoned for single-family houses, as well as six units on larger lots close to transit hubs.
Superstore wine licence hangs in balance – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Nov 20, 2023 | tricitiesdispatch.com | Jeremy Shepherd

file photo Jeremy ShepherdCoquitlam council is set to think long and hard about that next drink. Council made the unusual decision Monday to delay their decision on Superstore’s application to sell wine and cider at their Lougheed Highway grocery store, pending further information. Proponents of the idea, many of whom worked for the grocery chain, emphasized the need for more convenience and choice, as well as the shoppers’ appetite for a wine section.

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Articles

Despite having more housing units than parking spots, Coquitlam council approves apartment between the highways – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Coquitlam council gets first look at six-tower gateway project – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Developers will profit and growth will stagnate under B.C.’s new rules, warn Coquitlam councillors – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Keep smiling and don’t take yourself too seriously: Anmore founder Hal Weinberg dies at 90 – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Death of Port Coquitlam teenager was caused by cocaine and MDMA; coroner’s report concludes hydromorphone likely not a factor – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Hatchery advocates for wildlife coexistence following cougar sightings

Beedie fined $297k for 'repeated violations' after worker collapses on job site – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Coquitlam approves Inlet Street apartment project – Tri-Cities Dispatch

B.C.’s new housing rules could have ‘enormous unintended consequences,’ warns Coquitlam mayor – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Superstore wine licence hangs in balance – Tri-Cities Dispatch

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