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By Mario Bartel - New Westminster News Leader
Published: April 23, 2013 9:00 AM

Fin Donnelly almost didn’t get into the water on the second day of his first swim down the Fraser River in 1995.

He was frozen and exhausted; how could he do it all again tomorrow, he thought.

But after getting some sleep he pulled his wetsuit on the next morning and slipped back into the river to continue the daily swimming marathon that would take him to the river’s mouth three weeks later.

In our community, hundreds of people with disabilities are still uncertain about whether they are eligible for important tax credits; tax credits which could result in a significant refund. My office wants to make sure that every eligible resident in our community knows how to access this tax refund. To that end, we are off offerring workshops to assist people in taking advantage of the Disability Tax Credit (DTC). The DTC can be claimed retroactively for up to 10 years.

More than 200 letters of support not enough to change postal service's position

Coquitlam Now, 27 July 2012
By Jeremy Deutsch

Guy Black never fought in the Korean War. In fact, the Port Moody resident only last year met a relative for the first time who served in the war.

But for several years, Black has been tirelessly campaigning and pushing Canada Post to include a stamp commemorating the Korean War.

Through his efforts, he learned Canada Post has issued 53 military-themed stamps, but most have focused on the two World Wars.

During the 2007 Flood Red Alert, the Kwikwetlem First Nations called for the help of their neighbours and you came out in droves.

Now in 2012, the risk of flooding is even greater. The waters that are currently flooding the interior are making their way to the coast, and the Kwikwetlem First Nations are directly in their path.

Fred Hulbert, a Councillor with the Kwikwetlem First Nations, is creating an E-mail List of people willing to come out to place sandbags at possible breach points if the river starts to rise.

Coquitlam Now, 13 June 2012
By Brent Richter

New Westminster-Coquitlam MP Fin Donnelly says he and the rest of Parliament's Opposition MPs will be using every means at their disposal to make changes to the Conservatives' proposed budget before it passes.

That may include a marathon session of up to 30 hours of continuous voting in the House of Commons on a series of amendments proposed by opposition parties.

Edmonton Journal, 5 June 2012
By Peter O'Neil

OTTAWA – Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield was accused Tuesday of misleading the House of Commons and of misrepresenting Canadian cities and towns after he suggested the Federation of Canadian Municipalities still supports controversial and sweeping changes to the Fisheries Act.

The FCM, in a near-unanimous emergency vote at its annual meeting in Saskatoon on the weekend, passed a resolution saying that the changes in the omnibus budget implementation bill “could reduce the Act’s ability to protect the environment.”

The Tri-City News, 17 April 2012

Tri-City businesses joined forces on Monday to discuss the impact high credit-card processing fees are having on their bottom line.

Canadian merchants pay some of the highest credit card processing fees in the world. The average rate in Canada exceeds 2%, compared to countries like Australia where the average rate is about 1% and 0.79% in the UK.

The forum was hosted by NDP MP Fin Donnelly (New Westminster-Coquitlam), the Tri-Cities and New Westminster Chambers of Commerce, the Retail Council of Canada and Shelfspace.

The Tri-City News, 14 April 2012
By Staff Writer

Canadian merchants pay some of the highest credit card processing fees in the world. The average rate in Canada exceeds 2%, compared to countries like Australia where the average rate is about 1% and 0.79% in the UK.

Local MP Fin Donnelly (New Westminster – Coquitlam and Port Moody) is teaming up with the Tri-Cities and New Westminster Chambers of Commerce, the Retail Council of Canada and Shelfspace to host a special forum for local businesses on credit card processing fees.

The Record, 5 April 2012
By Alfie Lau and Jennifer Moreau

New Westminster-Coquitlam MP Fin Donnelly is taking exception to comments that Conservative Heritage Minister James Moore made in the House of Commons on Thursday.