It has been nearly a year since the South Coast was pounded by an atmospheric river that triggered a deadly mudslide, washing away a Coquitlam home.
It wasn’t until two days after the storm that rescue crews found the body of the home’s resident, 57-year-old Port Moody teacher Sonya McIntyre.
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Now, the community is coming together to help clean up what is left of the property.
A dumpster along Quarry Road has slowly filled with mangled metal, wooden planks, and plastic bins, serving as an unsettling reminder of what once stood there.
In a post on Facebook, the Burke Mountain Residents’ Association said the cleanup is being held on Satu