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A daily look back at our favourite images from 2024: The parkour pastor

The "Tri-City News" looks back at some of our favourite photos from the past year.
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Port Coquitlam pastor Dave Jonsson is conducting services for his new Belong Church at the Momentum Ninja gym.

For two weeks, until Dec. 31, the Tri-City News looks back on some of our favourite photos from 2024.

Each day, we are posting one image along with commentary about what it took to get that photo and the story it conveys.


I’ve had occasion to work with local youth pastor Dave Jonsson on several stories over the years — from recounting the origins of his calling to work in the church to his efforts to secure skateboarding facilities for kids.

Jonsson is always ready to indulge my ideas for a fun photo; sometimes he even seems to expect them.

Like when I walked into this parkour gym in Port Coquitlam where he’s conducting services on Sundays, he pretty much knew as soon as I spied the climbing wall that he’d be heading up it.