S yy Shis thsue: (Y Self-harm stats put campuses in the red (Y Fire destroys four-storey apartment building in Coquitlam Anvil Centre sitting idle And more! Terrorism trial of attempted Legislature bombing underway » John Nuttall and wife Amanda Korody accused 2013 terrorist attempts Angela Espinoza News Editor Minews = @theotherpress.ca he trial over an attempted bombing at BC’s legislature on Canada Day 2013 has been underway since February 10. The accused are married couple John Nuttall and Amanda Korody, who conspired in the bomb plot. They have a total of four terrorism-related charges against them, with the case taking place in BC Supreme Court. On July 1, 2013, the couple left several “pressure-cooker” bombs on the front lawn outside legislature. were revealed after discussion of their plan was recorded on video in an undercover RCMP vehicle. In the video, Nuttall expressed concerns over being followed by undercover police, as well as various steps in putting his and Korody’s : various materials at hardware : stores were necessary to build : their explosive device, which , : was also discussed on video. Nuttall and Korody’s plans: Other possible bombing : attempts discussed in : recordings, CBC revealed, : included Victoria-based : attacks of a passenger ferry, : the popular foot-traffic area : around the now-closed wax : museum, and “storming” a Korody also revealed vital : information of the bomb plot : toan undercover RCMP ona : separate occasion, with the : National Post reporting that: : she stated, “We know that if we : : do this, we’re going to get shot, : were going to get killed.” The couple recognized : themselves as “extremist : Muslim,” and were planning : more than one attack on Have an idea for a story? Let us know! Contact: Angela Espinoza, News Editor Mi news@theotherpress.ca www.theotherpress.ca \ a\ In another recorded : statement, Nuttall stated, “I : just wanted justice. ... When : g/u happened, I became : really interested with these people.” The April 2013 Boston : Marathon bombing was also : named as an “inspiration” for : Nuttall. Reportedly Nuttall : attempted to conspire with : other BC residents who : of whom CBC reports called : police asa result. Police investigation took several months as the couple : organized the planned attack. : National Post also revealed : that numerous conversations : with Nuttall and Korody : were recorded during the : investigation, much of which : has since been played in court. RCMP went so far as to : fabricate a story on a “chemical : scare” in the Surrey area of : which the couple resided to : bug their home. Since the video recordings : have been shown in court, Image from CTVNews.ca : Nuttall and Korody have been : recognized as recovering : heroin addicts facing financial : difficulties at the time of : the attempted bombing. : Nuttall had also only recently : converted to the Muslim : religion prior to planning the : attacks. Despite the evidence, Nuttall and Korody are : currently pleading “not guilty” : on the count of attempted . . : naval base. : Canada Day in Victoria. : identified as Muslim, several _: terrorism. plans into action. Purchases of : : : » Coquitlam set to wait an extra season for SkyTrain line Alex Stanton : tunnels’ length falls under, : mentions that the Burquitlam =: was revealed that the opening Staff Writer : experienced problems withtwo : areas of the line on North Road: of the Evergreen Line was : sinkholes in the construction : and Clarke Road have recently : meant to coincide with the city’s Angela Espinoza : area, much to the chagrin of : had their elevated guideways : 125th “birthday” celebrations News Editor : local residents. The tunnelling : completed. : next year. But while events : issues are attributed by the : The Evergreen Line is : will be happening throughout A February 13, the : Ministry of Transportationand : intended to run u kilometres : Coquitlam, director of parks Notice vergreen Line has officially : [pfrastructure to poorer than : from the long-established : and recreation Raul Allueva told had its grand opening bumped: anticipated soil conditions. : station at Lougheed Town : the paper that events would not back from its initial date of July: “The Evergreen Line Project : Centre through Burquitlam : be affected by the delay. “There The 2014 29, 2016 to the fall season of the same year by British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Media reports state a press release revealed the delay was due to the boring process of the two-kilometre-long tunnel running under Port Moody having fallen behind schedule. In mid-January of this year, crews near the Barnet Highway and Cecile Drive in Port Moody, an area in which part of the : remains on budget,” the press : release states. The Ministry has : also publicly stated that any : costs that come up due to the : delay will be paid for by the : contractor. The Evergreen Line project : is estimated to be more than : halfway complete, with the : tunnel boring process itself, : which began in June 2014, : reportedly being around 30 per : cent complete. The press release also : and adjacent to the busy St. : Johns Street in Port Moody : and through Coquitlam before : terminating at Lafarge Lake : and the David Lam campus of : Douglas College. Once finished, : the Evergreen Line is expected : to surpass the Montreal Metro : and the Toronto Rapid Transit : system as, length-wise, the : largest rapid transit system : Canada has to offer. In an article released by the : Tricity News on January 19, it : was (sic) no specific plans : that hinged on anything,” said : Allueva. In additional to the : Evergreen Line, changes to : Coquitlam’s “three major : transit corridors” will also be : occurring, with “improved : travel lanes, medians, : streetscapes, and pedestrian : plazas” all being added in the in : the near future. The project is : reportedly part of a $21-million : initiative by the city. audited financial statements are available in Room 1020.