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Leaky condos cost homeowners sleepless nights, disrupted days and tens of millions of dollars through the 1990s.
They weren’t about to let federal politicians forget their plight in the 2000 election.
More than a dozen gathered at the opening of the campaign office of Coquitlam Liberal MP Lou Sekora to demand action.
“There are already over 600 buildings identified as leaky condos in B.C.,” said John Grasty, the spokesman for the Coalition of Leaky Condo Owners (COLCO).
Meanwhile, Sekora was also facing legal heat from a Vancouver developer who claimed he hadn’t yet been paid a $150,000 judgement against the former Coquitlam mayor over a loan the company said hadn’t been repaid.
Landview Construction Co. Ltd. was also seeking a declaration that transactions related to two properties and a life insurance deal were “fraudulent conveyances” or “fraudulent preferences.”
In a statement of defence, Sekora admitted he’s borrowed the money from Landview, but when he tried to pay it back, he said he was turned down.
The Tri-City News has covered civic affairs, local crime, festivals, events, personalities, sports and arts in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody since 1983. Bound back issues of the paper are available at the Coquitlam Archives, while digital versions of several past years can be found at issuu.com.
