the nownews.com CANADA DAY FUN Our photographer shot nearly 100 photos at Tri-Cities celebrations Tuesday.To see them all, visit us online at www.thenownews.com and click on “PHOTOS & VIDEOS” LIQUOR LAWS Are ‘beer gardens’ at festivals on the way out? 4 THE NOW TRI-CITIES FRIDAY JULY 4, 2014 Serving COQUITLAM , PORT COQUITLAM , PORT MOODY , ANMORE and BELCARRA since 1984 BRIDGE DECISION Arbitrator rules on Bailey bridge battle NEWS 6 Cougar killed in Port Moody NEWS 5 Witnesses sought in tragic car crash NEWS 7 PHOTO BY LISA KING Art on display Show this weekend ARTS 17 MUSIC ON THE GRILL RETURNS ARTS 16 Jeremy DEUTSCH [email protected]While Tri-Cities residents were out celebrating Canada Day, Mounties were busting a suspected drug lab in Coquitlam. Police were called to a home in the 800 block of Westwood Street Tuesday morning after neigh- bours complained of a strong chemical odour coming from a duplex. The RCMP’s clandestine lab team was also cal- led to the property to aid in the investigation and help clean up the premises. Hazmat crews were still on site Wednesday morning, and police were expected to be on scene for another two days. One person was taken into custody, but since no charges have been laid, police would not iden- tify the individual. Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said the investigation continues, but couldn’t say exactly what the people living in the home were trying to make. “This kind of lab is very dangerous and has some very dangerous and volatile chemicals LISA KING/NOW Hazmat crews scrub down after being inside a suspected drug lab in Coquitlam Wednesday morning. A ‘very dangerous’ lab CHEMICALS REMOVED FROM HOME ON WESTWOOD ST.. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 To see more photos of the cleanup of the alleged drug lab, download the Layar app to your smartphone and scan this page COQUITLAM 3055 Anson Avenue TEL 604.474.1054 JAPANESE DINING HOUSE Pinetree Way Westwood St. Lougheed Hwy. Anson Ave. SUSHI OYAMA COQUITLAM CENTRE Lunch Bento Box served till 3pm - 7days week GIFT CARD AVAILABLE SEE OUR MENU & DISHES AT www.sushioyama.ca OPEN 11:30 AM to 10:00 PM 7 DAYS A WEEK Black Pearl Roll Evergreen Roll Oyama Roll Forest Roll ForTake Out Only FREE MISO SOUP EVERY $ 15 ORDER FREE SALAD EVERY $ 30 ORDER
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Our photographer shot nearly 100photos at Tri-Cities celebrationsTuesday. To see them all, visit usonline at www.thenownews.comand click on “PHOTOS & VIDEOS”
LIQUORLAWSAre ‘beer gardens’ at festivalson the way out?
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While Tri-Cities residents were out celebratingCanada Day, Mounties were busting a suspecteddrug lab in Coquitlam.
Police were called to a home in the 800 blockof Westwood Street Tuesday morning after neigh-bours complained of a strong chemical odourcoming from a duplex.
The RCMP’s clandestine lab team was also cal-led to the property to aid in the investigation andhelp clean up the premises.
Hazmat crews were still on site Wednesdaymorning, and police were expected to be onscene for another two days.
One person was taken into custody, but sinceno charges have been laid, police would not iden-tify the individual.
Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said theinvestigation continues, but couldn’t say exactlywhat the people living in the home were tryingto make.
“This kind of lab is very dangerous and hassome very dangerous and volatile chemicals
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If you were at Canada Dayfestivities in Coquitlam’sTown Centre Park Tuesday,you might have noticedsomething was a little differ-ent from previous years’ cele-brations, or maybe you didn’tnotice anything at all.
The latter is precisely whatthe mayor was expecting,as the city-run event fea-tured alcohol sales withouta restrictive beer garden forthe first time in its history.
“People were walkingthrough the park and sittingdown in front of the big stagewith a coke or with a beerand enjoying the festival.
“It went really well,”Richard Stewart told the Tri-Cities NOW the day after thebig celebration.
In previous years, the eventfeatured a more traditionalfenced-in beer garden, whereno minors were allowed.
Under the new system,people of age had to showidentification,whichgotthema bracelet that allowed themto be in possession of alcoholon the event grounds.
The mayor said the feed-back he received from patronswas all positive.
He joked that the onlyproblem on Tuesday was thatvendors couldn’t pour beer
fast enough on a hot day.Earlier this year, the prov-
ince brought in changes toB.C.’s liquor laws that includ-ed removing beer garden andfestival barriers.
The provision includeseliminating beer gardens atevents that use what’s calleda special occasion licence(SOL), except where doing sois deemed not suitable from apublic safety perspective.
In the case of Coquitlam,the Canada Day event markedthe first time the city hadapplied for a festival-wideliquor licence.
Stewart, who said he’s beenfighting for a decade for whathe calls a more “intelligent”way of regulating liquor, sug-gested the new approach willbe the standard for city-runfestivals like Canada Day.
Across town in Port Moodyat the Golden Spike DaysFestival, the old beer gardensystem remained in place.
Festival society president
Monique Balaski said thepopular event didn’t followthe City of Coquitlam’s leadin getting a festival-widelicence, for which she offereda trio of rea-sons: the lawshad changedwhile thesociety wasin the middleof its applica-tion, feedbackreceived fromparents indi-cated theypreferred thatdrinking stayin a separ-ate area, andexpanding thebeer garden throughout thegrounds would have drastic-ally increased the festival’ssecurity requirements.
“From a feasibility perspec-tive, we just feel it’s muchmore easy to manage if thebeer garden is a containedarea,” she said, adding the
police and municipality alsoprefer the smaller beer gar-den. She added there aren’tany plans to change the beergarden system at this point,
but suggestedit could belooked at inthe futureonce more fes-tivals try thenew system.
As for otherfestivals inC o q u i t l a mnot spon-sored by thecity but usingits facilities,Stewart saidhe would sup-
port expanded beer gardensas long as organizers takesecurity into account.
“We want everyone to havea good time and no one tocause a bad time,” he said.
In PoCo, beer gardensweren’t an issue, as the cityopted for alcohol-free events.
Are‘beer gardens’ on the way out?COQUITLAMWARMSTONEWLAW,WHILE GOLDEN SPIKE KEEPS ITS BEERGARDEN
LISA KING/NOW
Shayla Heatherington and Darren Hollett of MissionSprings Brewery served up beer Tuesday at Coquitlam’sCanada Day celebrations. Under new provincial laws,patrons were allowed to roam the event grounds withalcohol, instead of being confined to a beer garden.
We wanteveryone tohave a goodtime and no oneto cause a badtime.– Coquitlam MayorRichard Stewart
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associated [with it],” he said,adding the house itself wasnot previously known topolice.
He also noted that, besidesthe smell, neighbours beca-me suspicious because all thewindows on the home wereblacked out.
There were also reportsthat part of the neighbour-hood was evacuated for atime.
Drug labs are not new tothe Tri-Cities.
Last year, police raided acouple in Coquitlam.
In May 2013, CoquitlamMounties, acting on a tip,swooped in on a home onHaversley Avenue that wassuspected of being used as adrug lab.
Two people were arrested.A month later, two U.S.
fugitives were picked up
by border police after theirhome on Lansdowne Drivewas raided on suspicion ofbeing used as a drug lab.
Matt Nicka, 38, andGretchen Peterson, 33, werewanted in the U.S. for conspi-racy to distribute and manuf-
acture 1,000 kilograms ofmarijuana.
They fled from theirCoquitlam home just beforethe raid in June, but werepicked up a couple of dayslater by border police nearVancouver.
Port Moody police say theywere forced to destroy a cou-gar after it got too close to apopulated part of the com-munity Monday night.
Police were called to ahome in the 100 block ofApril Road after a residentcalled about a large cougarup a tree in their yard.
After consulting withconservation officers, whoweren’t in the area to comeout, police decided to destroythe large feline.
Port Moody police spokes-man Const. Luke van Winkelsaid officers decided to killthe cougar due to its unwill-ingness to leave an area nearhomes and trails.
Officers had also receiveda call about the same cougarearlier in the day near theold Ioco Townsite, but it dis-appeared.
The cougar was estimatedto weigh 200 pounds.
Van Winkel said cougarsightings, while rare, do hap-pen in the Tri-Cities fromtime to time every year.
He suggested peopleshouldn’t be worried whenusing trails and other out-door spaces, but should beprepared for an encounterwith a wild animal.
Anyone heading out for ahike alone should let someoneknow where they’re going,and people should take pre-cautions to keep pets safe.
“If you’re out in the area …we all have to be aware weshare this space with wildlifeand that means we have totake precautions when we goout,” Van Winkel told the Tri-Cities NOW.
The Ministry ofEnvironment also has sometips if you encounter a cou-gar:
• Never approach a cougar.Although cougars will nor-mally avoid a confrontation,all cougars are unpredictable.Cougars feeding on a kill maybe dangerous.
• Always give a cougar an
avenue of escape.• Stay calm. Talk to the
cougar in a confident voice.• Pick all children up off
the ground immediately.Children frighten easily andtheir rapid movements mayprovoke an attack.
• Do not run. Try to backaway from the cougar slowly.Sudden movement or flightmay trigger an instinctiveattack.
• Do not turn your back onthe cougar. Face the cougarand remain upright.
• Do all you can to enlargeyour image. Don’t crouchdown or try to hide. Pick upsticks or branches and wavethem about.
Hazmat crews removed buckets and garbage bags fromthis duplex in Coquitlam. To see all 13 of our photosfrom the cleanup, visit us online and click on the story.
PHOTO COURTESY PORT MOODY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Police shot this cougar in the 100 block of April Road.
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It’s a win for the City ofCoquitlam in the battle overthe Braid Street Bailey Bridgewith NewWestminster.
OnWednesday,it wasannouncedthat a provin-cial arbitratorhad sided withCoquitlam’sproposal toreplace thecurrent bridgewith a two-lane span.
NewWestminster was seeking tohave the old span replacedwith another one-lanebridge.
After reviewing submis-sions by both cities, arbitra-
tor S. Glenn Sigurdson foundCoquitlam’s proposal to be“more persuasive” and select-ed a two-lane bridge for thecrossing.
Not sur-p r i s i n g l y ,C o q u i t l a mMayor RichardStewart waspleased withthearbitrator’sdecision.
“Two lanesare better.It’s still not ap e r m a n e n tsolution butit heads us inthe right dir-ection,” he
told the Tri-Cities NOW.He said his city now looks
forward to working with itscounterparts in New Westto get a new bridge installedand to tackle some of the traf-
fic issues between the twocommunities.
Provincial arbitration wasinitiated in March after bothmunicipalities were unable toagree on the future of the
connection.The dispute over the bridge
was reignited 16 months agowhen the span was closedafter cracks were first spottedin the structure.
What followed was a back-and-forth between both citiesuntil a decision was made toleave the issue in the handsof an arbitrator.
As for a timeline on whena two-lane bridge will be inplace, Stewart said the hopeis to get structural supports inthe river sometime this sum-mer and within the windowof time regulations allow forwork to be carried out in thewaterway.
Also not surprisingly, offi-cials in New West were dis-appointed by the decision.
New Westminster Coun.Chuck Puchmayr said hethought his city put forwarda “very good case” but alwaysknew it would have to acceptthe consequences of the arbi-trator’s decision.
“I would say I am surprised.I truly think that the safetyof goods movement throughthat corridor, the safety ofthe issues related to the morethan 60 train movements aday, the letter from the rail-ways, from Transport Canadawith regards to that [made astrong case],” he said.
“Of course I am disappoint-ed we weren’t successful butwe did agree to this processand we have to accept, ingood faith, the binding deci-sion by an arbitrator.”
Puchmayr was also dis-appointed the arbitrator’sdecision didn’t provide anyrationale for supportingCoquitlam’s position.
The decision comes at atime when the City of NewWestminster is getting towork installing a new sin-gle-lane Bailey bridge andremoving the old bridge thatwas deemed structurallyunsound. Puchmayr said thearbitrator’s decision won’timpact installation of the newone-lane bridge, as it’s notsomething that would pre-clude a second bridge frombeing installed at the site.
The one-lane Bailey bridge linking Coquitlam and NewWest will be replaced with a two-lane span.
Two lanes arebetter. It’s stillnot a permanentsolution but itheads us in theright direction.– Coquitlam MayorRichard Stewart
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Which is why — if you have to makethat error — the last group in theworld you would want to do it to is theTrial Lawyers Association of BritishColumbia. Or is that the Trial LawyersAssociation of BC?
Because according to the databaseat Elections B.C., the Trial LawyersAssociation of British Columbia hasgiven $34,820 to the B.C. Liberals andzilch to the NDP, while the Trial LawyersAssociation of BC has donated $18,875to the NDP and zilch to the Liberals.
To further complicate matters, dona-tions from the one do not appear withthe results of donations from the other,even though they’re both the sameassociation. And to top it all off the TrialLawyers Association of B.C. (with per-iods) hasn’t given anything to any pol-itical party. Then, of course, there’s the“Trial Lawyers Ass’n of BC,” which gave$890 to the NDP, and the “Trial LawyersAssn of BC” that gave a further $1,900to the NDP.
And none of the donations from thoselast two forms of the association’s nameappear among the results for “TrialLawyers Association of BC,” the otherone ending in “British Columbia” or“Trial Lawyers Association.”
Therein lies the problem with thedatabase at Elections BC. Exact it is not.
It’s more akin to a treasure huntwhere every possible permeation of acompany or association’s name mustbe considered and sometimes conjured
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Search Jimmy Pattison, who ownsGreat Pacific, and there are no results.But search Jim Pattison and $346,740in donations appear from various com-panies where he’s listed as the principalofficer.
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It may have only been one festival, but it appears thatpeople can handle a little bit of alcohol at a com-munity event.
Besides plenty of red and white maple leafs,Coquitlam’s Canada Day event at Town Centre Park
included the ability for people to enjoy a beer outside of atightly controlled beer garden.
This was made possible after the provincial governmentbrought in changes to B.C.’s liquor laws that includedremoving beer garden and festival barriers.
And by all accounts, the change worked out fine andreceived glowing reviews from people at the park.
Down the road in Port Moody, it was a different story.Organizers with the Golden Spike Days Festival decided
to stick with a traditional beer garden format.One of the reasons was feedback from parents who
wanted to keep the beer drinking separate from children’sactivities.
That makes sense and is completely reasonable.It’s what makes the new law as refreshing as an ice cold
beer.It gives each festival the option to apply for a festival
wide-liquor licence, or not at all.In the case of kid-friendly festivals and events, booze
may not mix that well and organizers can choose to planaccordingly.
But at a more adult-oriented event, organizers have theoption of allowing patrons to have a drink in their handwhile they roam the grounds.
That’s not unlike the situation in so many other coun-tries around the world.
So kudos, not only to the park’s patrons who proved theycan be responsible enough to handle a beverage, but alsoto the city for presuming its residents could do so, too.
New lawseems to beworking well
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Re: “More students strug-gling,” column by KeithBaldrey, Wednesday, July 2.
This all boils down to the needfor Premier Christy Clark and herLiberal caucus to really do whattheir platform says and put fam-ilies first — not just with morespecialist teachers in schoolsbut also in terms of funding,staffing and support for healthassessments, social services, drugeducation and prevention, familyintervention, child poverty ...
Unfortunately, it is the schoolsystem that sees the result of alack of funding for a variety ofministries besides the ministry ofeducation.
It is the schools that are leftto feed hungry kids, take themto doctor’s appointments, findthem coats and boots to wearwhen it’s cold, and a long list ofother things that fall way beyondthe expectations of an educationsystem.
It is truly appalling how theneeds of children are not beingmet by the province.
Christi LivingstonePort Moody
GET REALISTIC,MAYORS
The province, or rather,Transportation Minister ToddStone, has confirmed what wealready know: that the “pie inthe sky” support for TransLinkis totally unrealistic in the shortterm.
The mayors are not necessar-ily financial wizards and whatare municipal budgets anyway?Just take more taxes from theresidents!
Now we note that Stone andPremier Christy Clark are reneg-ing on their mandate and promiseto have this TransLink issue in areferendum with this year’s muni-cipal elections.
Yes, they are the governmentand can do what they wish andmoney is not the issue as this willonly cost the taxpayers substan-tial money to have a separatereferendum in 2015 (after themunicipal elections in 2014).
Stone seems to try to cover upthis mess with comments alongthe lines of: If the mayors agreeto hold the referendum sometimenext spring.
Nice try, but who will cover thecosts? Money is no issue! The tax-payers want to know the answersand take steps when voting in
2014 elections, not after.Let’s request that Metro mayors
get more realistic and stop over-spending our money. This is “theBest Place on Earth” to reside ifyou can live here with all of thetaxes and agencies having taxingauthority.
Enough is enough!Elwin Mowry
Coquitlam
CITY CLARIFIESESTIMATE INSTORY
In your recent article entitled“Coquitlam to host businessworkshop,” it is noted that theCity of Coquitlam has awarded$100 million in contracts toCoquitlam businesses over thelast three years.
This figure was produced bystaff and I wanted to providefurther clarification as there is adistinction between overall pay-ments made locally and thosemade locally through our pro-curement process.
The $100-million estimatereferenced was, in fact, a total ofall the payments issued by theCity to an address in Coquitlam.Analysis of our procurement
records indicates that “con-tracts awarded” to Coquitlam-based suppliers and businesses— i.e. those contracts specificallyawarded through the procure-ment process — was just over $52million over the past three years,an average of approximately $17million per year.
We apologize for any confu-sion that may have occurred asa result of the original figuresreported. And we look forwardto the opportunity to meet withlocal businesses and share moreinformation on the City’s procure-ment process at the workshopthis fall.
John DuMontDeputy City Manager
City of Coquitlam
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The first challenger fora spot on Port Moody citycouncil has come forward tostart the race.
This week, Cathy Cenaannounced she will be run-ning in this fall’s civic elec-tion for a seat on council.
In a press release, Cena, abusiness development man-ager for a company calledImprint Plus, said the time isright to “offer her services tothe political community.”
“I love Port Moody andhave excellent qualificationsfor the job of councillor,” shesaid.
“I have a good understand-ing of Port Moody’s munici-pal issues, and I’m an effect-ive leader. I can manage large
and small projects from com-mencement to completion.”
Cena said she intends tofocus on the issues of trans-portation, public safety andspending.
Her press release also saidshe intends to encourage thesmart growth of Port Moody’sinfrastructure as the city actsupon it’s official communityplan by “helping conservethe things that make PortMoody unique while buildingtowards the future.”
Cena also sits on several
community committees,including Port Moody’sHeritage Commission andParade Committee.
She’s also a director withBlanket B.C., a society thatprovides blankets to thehomeless.
Earlier this year, MayorMike Clay said he would berunning again for a secondterm as mayor in the elec-tion.
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The Future of CoquitlamParks, Recreation and CultureCoquitlam staff want your input to help guide parks, recreation and cultureplanning and spending for the next 10 - 15 years. On June 16 City Councilunanimously endorsed the Parks, Recreation and Culture DraftMaster Plan’sstrategic directions and recommendations. So, now it’s time to get resident andstakeholder input.
The public consultation process is just starting, and over the next six to ninemonths there will be opportunities to learn more and offer feedback throughopen houses, surveys, workshops and focus groups.
Why Does a NewMaster Plan Matter?The Parks, Recreation & Culture Master Planwill be a guiding document for theCity to plan and prioritize its facility, service delivery and parkland needs. Sincethe last plan was developed in 1998, Coquitlam’s population has increased by 24percent and continues to be one of the fastest-growing municipalities in MetroVancouver. This growth along with increasing cultural diversity and changingdemographics requires the City to adapt to new demands and plan for the future.The new Parks, Recreation and Culture Master Plan will provide the frameworkfor moving forward so we can deliver what is needed, affordable and feasible.
Please visitwww.coquitlam.ca/prcmasterplan to review the Draft Master Plan,which includes proposed strategic directions and an assessment of the City’scurrent services. Residents can also complete an online survey and sign up toreceive news updates about the project.
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Summer school has beencancelled across the Tri-Citiesin the wake of the teachers’strike — leaving 45 studentsto repeat failed courses whenschools reopen, and 5,000students who traditionallypolish their marks during thesummer without any options.
It appears the strike thatbegan province-wide morethan a week ago could stillbe under way in September.
Both sides are so far apartthat two mediators havedeclined to step in.
Class size and compositionand wages are still in dis-pute.
Tom Grant, School District43’s superintendent, saidThursday that it would havebeen impossible to run class-es for some 5,500 studentsusing administrators alone.
Teachers had said they’dpicket schools if summerclasses went ahead, meaningsupport staff wouldn’t crossthe lines either.
And although the LabourRelations Board ruled lastweek that classes must beheld for remedial studentswho needed to pass failedcourses, the district canmeet the board’s alternativecondition that students beaccommodated when schools
reopen.Grant said all of the 45
remedial students in the dis-trict, most of them in Grade10, can be accommodated inlocal schools in September.
Unless picket lines appear,support staff are expectedto resume work completingschool accounts, conductingannual audits and cleaningand repairing schools, Grantsaid.
“I can’t tell you what date,but schools will open eventu-ally,” he added.
Many districts in the LowerMainland, including Burnaby,Vancouver and Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows, have also can-celled summer classes.
Grant said a letter detailingthe situation would be postedThursday afternoon on thedistrict’s website at www.sd43.bc.ca.
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Coquitlam’s automated waste collection system is nowoperational.
Residents in single-family homes will receive green wasteand recycling collection weekly, while the garbage cart —which should only include non-recyclable and non-compost-able materials — will be picked up every two weeks, accordingto a press release from the city.
Residents can find their new collection zone and pick-updates in the 2014-15 curbside collection calendar.
Or, get a customized curbside collection calendar fromwww.coquitlam.ca/curbsidecollection or the App Store orGoogle Play store.
The city will be collecting old garbage cans in the fall.However, for residents who wish to dispose of them sooner,cans with a 1, 2, 4 or 5 recycling symbol can be taken toWastech at 1200 United Blvd. for free.
For more information, visit www.coquitlam.ca/trashtalk orcall engineering customer service at 604-927-3500.
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Music on theGrillreturns toCoquitlam
Multiple Juno Award win-ner Jim Byrnes is going tokick the summer off in stylethis weekend in Coquitlam.
Byrnes will be playingtwo shows at the EvergreenCultural Centre to highlightthe onset of the sixth-annualMusic on the Grill series.
The shows also featurelocal folk/roots singer BabeGurr, who’ll be joining Byrneson both Friday, July 4 andSaturday, July 5.
Pre-show entertainmentwill be provided by the LeoBae Ensemble.
Tickets are $52 for dinnerand the concert, or $32 for aconcert only. The bar opensat 6:30 p.m., while dinner isserved at 7 p.m. The concertbegins at 8 p.m.
For tickets, call 604-927-6555, or go online to www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
Surrealism andthe birds
Their inspiration is as var-ied as their works — one takeson surrealism and manne-quins, while the other exam-ines birds that can speak.
Artists Mary Bennett andKevin Godsoe are the artistsbehind Incubating Stories, anexhibit that runs at PoCo’sLeigh Square Arts Villagefrom July 10 to Aug. 11.
Godsoe’s mixed-mediaworks are rooted in his ownpersonal mythologies andexplore the “collective uncon-scious of human experience.”
“Godsoe’s work involvesephemeral aspects of mem-ory, emotion and experi-ence,” notes a press release.
“He hopes to create imagesthat are evocative of thehuman experience and sparkan emotional reaction in the
viewer relating to their ownpersonal experience.”
Bennett’s connection to theexhibit came from the dis-covery that the same geneis switched on in baby birdslearning to sing as in humanslearning to speak.
“She is fascinated withthe diversity of size, shape,method of building the nests,and the mating, laying ofeggs, brooding, hatchingand ‘child-rearing’ habits ofbirds,” a press release states.
Details of the time and datefor an opening reception forIncubating Stories are yet tobe announced, but the eventwill feature refreshments, anopportunity to meet the art-ists and a chance to see howthey approach their subjectswhen working with collageand multimedia.
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Bill Baird’s weekend show-ing of his artwork will featurenothing but realistic paint-ings of things he likes.
Because that’s all Bairdpaints.
The genial but bluntCoquitlam artist says he’s notbig on abstract paintings —not blobs of colour or “inter-esting lines” or anything thatinvolves “pouring paint on acanvas and riding your bike”over it.
“To me, a painting shouldbe something you are com-fortable living with,” he says.“It’s like a friend. It’s part ofyour environment.
“I get nothing out of anabstract painting.”
That puts Baird at oddswith other artists in the showbeing staged this weekend bythe Coquitlam Art Club.
And that’s the wholepoint, says organizer SoniaVaz Mais, whose own workincludes paintings of galaxiesand abstracts of rocks andforests as well as flowers.
Baird is one of about 20mixed-media artists whoseworks will be on display atthe Centennial Pavilion. Allof them will be present dur-ing the showing.
The annual event, run since2009, is meant to offer thepublic a chance to not onlysee the work of local artists,but to meet them and talkto them about what inspiresthem and how they movefrom inspiration to finishedwork, says Vaz Mais.
“It’s quite a varied show;we all work very differently,”notes Vaz Mais, a designerand painter who says she wasrecently taken by somethingthat has been spilled on the
floor of an elevator she wasriding.
She photographed the“incredible image” that thespill left and went on toreproduce it in different col-ours, she says. Right now,she’s working on a piece thatexplores the range of facesvisible in a piece of wood.
The message? Artists aremoved in mysterious waysand respond in equally var-ied ways, and people shouldfeel free to ask them abouttheir works.
For his part, Baird has astraightforward story.
Born in Glasgow to twohearing-impaired parents,the focus was on “visual
pastimes,” he says. His fath-er painted, and so did he— always “nature, naturalthings, landscapes.” At somepoint, practicality won outand he opted for an engineer-ing degree over art studies.But he always painted.
Once in Canada, hefound two great influences— famed naturalist painterRobert Bateman, whose workhe copied to perfect his owntechnique, and Fort Langleypainter Alan Wylie, a fellowScot who had found his wayto the Lower Mainland andwho helped Baird perfect hisdepictions of Glasgow tramcars, he says.
He’ll be showing, but notselling, his favourite paint-ing this weekend. It’s a forestscene of a fox and her cubthat began with a small pic-ture of the animals’ heads.The rest Baird conjured upfrom “a tree in the gardennext door, rocks from some-where else.” The assembly,built up through “my atten-tion to detail,” pleased himenormously, he says. And sohe’s keeping it.
The show will be held at theCentennial Pavilion, at 620Poirier St. in Coquitlam, from9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday,July 5 and from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. on Sunday, July 6.
Admission is free.
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Painter Bill Baird is among about 20 artists lined up forthis weekend’s Coquitlam Art Club show.
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ResidentcaretakersrequiredThe City of Port Moody requires resident caretakersfor each of the following City properties:
• HeritageMountain Community Centre
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• Old Orchard Park
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The City offers living space (including heat, light,water). Monthly rental is based onmarket ratesplus GST. The caretakers’activities include reportingto the City Police and theManager of RecreationServices any and all acts of damage or public nuisanceoccurring in and around the park site, and observing,recording and reporting the incidents that theywitness. The caretaker is expected to perform theseactivities at regular intervals each day of the week.
Submissions of interest must be received byJuly 18, 2014. Interested parties should includedetails of past caretaking positions and other relatedexperience. Caretakers under final considerationmustprovide a satisfactory police records search. Sendsubmissions by email to [email protected].
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Teenmakes artistic debutMelody Nejad is about to
announce herself to the artworld.
The 16-year-old Coquitlamresident is this month’s fea-tured artist at the Port MoodyPublic Library, and it’s herfirst-ever public art display.
Nejad’s passions lie in artand drawing, and a pressrelease notes her style “hasbeen changed and influencedby the world and peoplearound her.”
The self-taught artist alsohas her eyes on a futurecareer in design, animation
and concept art.“It is her future dream to
find a job in that industry,”notes the press release fromthe library. “For now she ishappy to have an opportun-ity to expose her art to theworld.”
Authors releasenew books
Terry Fox Secondary teach-er Jeff Leitch has taken to theliterary world.
The Maple Ridge resi-dent and former Coquitlamnative recently co-authored abook with youth worker Roy
Dimond called Saving OurPennys, a non-fiction piecethat draws on messages ofhope and discovery in theeducation system.
“Saving Our Pennys is astory of redemption and pas-sion, unveiling how preciouslife truly is,” Leitch said in ane-mail to the Tri-Cities NOW.“A student named Penny(along with others) makesa powerful impact on thisteacher’s life in the quest forunderstanding identity andpurpose.”
For more information, seehttp://jeffleitch.wordpress.com.
• PoCo’s Eugenea Coutureis using her new book,Adoption Not An Option, as acall-to-arms over the prob-lems plaguing the foster caresystem.
A former Alberta residentof Metis descent, Couturewas forced into the fostercare system at the age of fourand spent decades separatedfrom members of her family.
“A story brimming withhope and the journey towardsempowerment, AdoptionNot An Option chroniclesCouture’s 40 years of separa-tion from her brother, andhow she reclaimed her iden-
tity and healed generationalpatterns of guilt and shameto reunite her family,” notes apress release.
For more information, seewww.eugeneacouture.com.
• A Coquitlam-basedauthor is taking readers to aland of seclusion in Canada’sremote northern reaches.
Released in November2013, the book is called AegisRising and is written by anauthor using the pen nameS.S. Segran.
“Aegis Rising tells the storyof the survivors of an ancientcivilization who live a seclud-ed life in a hidden valley in
northern Canada, awaitingthe ‘chosen ones’ from theirprophecy, and a secretive cor-poration with a global reachled by a shadowy figure whohas a dystopian vision forthe planet,” Segran wrote onamazon.com.
“The two worlds are aboutto collide and five teenagefriends find themselves castinto the middle of this devas-tating conflict.”
For more information,see www.amazon.ca/Aegis-Ris ing-Shir in-S-Seg ran/dp/0991081315.
— compiled by artsreporter John Kurucz
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Thework ofCoquitlamteenMelodyNejad ison displaythis monthat the PortMoodyPublicLibrary.
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series on how Port Moody businesses can
reduce waste expenses, increase recycling
and prepare for the 2015 organics ban.
When:Monday, July 7, 2014. BBQ is served at 6pm,
speakers take the stage at 6:50pm.
Where: Port Moody City Hall, 100 Newport Dr.
Admission: Free, but registration is required. Go to
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FreeSpeakersSeries!
Monday, July 7, 2014, 6pm @ 100 Newport Drive
CRAIG SHISHIDOWaste Advisor, MetroVancouverWaste Reduction & GettingReady for the Organics Ban
NEAL CARLEYGeneralManager,Engineering&Parks,City of PortMoodyService Options for BusinessesProvided by the City
JOJI KUMAGAIExecutive DirectorStrathcona BIAAn Innovative BIA SolidWaste & Recycling Program
SATURDAY, JULY 5Dogwood Photography Group holds its second annual
photography show on July 5 and 6 in the McDonald Cartier Roomat the Poirier Community Centre, 630 Poirier St. in Coquitlam.Shows run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days. Information:[email protected].
SUNDAY, JULY 6RCCG Trinity Chapel holds a free “thanksgiving” lunch from
2:30 to 4 p.m. at 1932 Cameron Ave., PoCo. Food hampers willalso be available. Info: 604-474-3131 or www.rccgtrinitychapel.com.
Riverview Horticultural Centre Society hosts a guided treetour featuring the fragrant linden trees on the Riverview Hospitalgrounds at 1 p.m., leaving from the upper entrance of the HenryEsson Young building. For a site map, visit www.rhcs.org. Info:604-290-9910.
MONDAY, JULY 7Terry Fox Library hosts a magic show featuring Andrew and his
assistant Rocky the Raccoon from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. at 2470 MaryHill Rd. in PoCo. Register by calling 604 927-7999.
TUESDAY, JULY 8Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness Group
(PCCN Coquitlam) holds its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at PinetreeCommunity Centre, 1260 Pinetree Way in Coquitlam. All thoseinvolved with prostate problems are urged to come and share theirconcerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere.There is no charge, although donations are accepted. Info: Norm at604-936-8703 or Ken at 604-936-2998.
Terry Fox Library hosts a storytelling session for kids ages fiveto 12 from 7 to 7:30 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Use yourimagination to journey to worlds near and far. Info: 604-927-7999.
Coquitlam Ukulele Tiny Instrument Enthusiasts holdsa workshop, potluck and concert featuring renowned ukulelemaster, Kimo Hussey beginning at 5:30 p.m. The workshop andpotluck kick off at 5:30 p.m. at 1536 Sprice Ave, Coquitlam. Theshow takes place at 7 p.m. at the Evergreen Cultural Centre, 1205
Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. Tickets cost $35 for both events. Info:[email protected]. or www.cutiecircle.com.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9SHARE Society hosts a 13-week education series around alco-
hol and drug use for those who have an alcohol or drug problem,and for those concerned about their use or the use of others. Thisweek’s discussion is on “Heroin and other common depressants/opiates — addiction, struggle and recovery.” The session includesa video, brief presentation and open discussion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Registration is not required. Info:604-936-3900.
FRIDAY, JULY 11Terry Fox Library hosts a meeting of the Adult Learner Book
Club, from 2 to 3 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Make newfriends, read interesting books and practise English in a fun envi-ronment. Adults upgrading their reading skills or learning Englishare welcome to join. Group meets on the second Friday of themonth. Info: 604-927-7999.
SATURDAY, JULY 12Coquitlam’s Inspiration Garden hosts a workshop on grow-
ing your own hops. Taught by Mike Por, landscape manager forthe City of Coquitlam’s parks department, and Darren Hollett, acraft beer brewer with Mission Springs Brewing, this workshopruns from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 12 and again on Wednes-day, July 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. The Inspiration Garden is located atthe corner of Guildford Way and Pipeline Road in Town CentrePark. Topics will include growing, propagating, culturing and har-vesting hops, and how to choose the best variety of hops for yourtaste buds. To register for this workshop, visit www.coquitlam.ca/garden.
Family Story Time runs from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at the Co-quitlam Public Library, City Centre branch, 1169 Pinetree Way inCoquitlam. Stories, songs, finger plays, and rhymes for the wholefamily. The program will run Saturdays until Aug. 9. Registration isnot required. Info: www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca or 604 554-7334.
MONDAY, JULY 14Terry Fox Library hosts the Great Gross Out from 2 to 3 p.m.
at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Crazy crafts, icky edibles, rudereads, terrible trivia and a toilet paper toss will be offered for kidsbetween the ages of seven and 10. Call 604-927-7999 to register.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16SHARE Society hosts a 13-week education series around alco-
hol and drug use for those who have an alcohol or drug problem,and for those concerned about their use or the use of others. Thisweek’s discussion is on “Trauma — How substance misuse oftenoccurs with people who have experienced childhood abuse. Howthese experiences may cause relapses or continued misuse.” Thesession includes a video, brief presentation and open discussion, 7to 8:30 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Registration is notrequired. Info: 604-936-3900.
THURSDAY, JULY 17Riverview Horticultural Centre Society hosts a guided tree
tour featuring fragrant linden trees on the Riverview Hospitalgrounds, leaving at 7:30 p.m. from the upper entrance of theHenry Esson Young building. For a site map, visit www.rhcs.org.Info: 604-290-9910.
FRIDAY, JULY 18Terry Fox Library hosts a Red Carpet Movie Night for teens
aged 12 and up from 2 to 4 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. For movietitles or more info, call 604-927-7999.
Circle of Friends 50+ Singles Social Club meets at 7 p.m. atthe Port Coquitlam Legion #133, 2675 Shaughnessy St. in PoCo.The group is for 50+ singles looking for friendship and socialevents such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, walking, hikingand more. Info: Nina at 604-941-9032.
SATURDAY, JULY 19Port Moody Legion 119 hosts a customer/first responder ap-
preciation day, with hot dogs and hamburgers on the barbecue,and entertainment by Linda Jones from 2 to 4 p.m. and the bandReplay from 7 p.m. to closing. The legion is at 2513 Clarke St.
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The Vancouver Canucks’ newgeneral manager Jim Benning hasnothing on Tosh Nishimura.
The Coquitlam junior Adanacsgeneral manager made two megadeals Monday at the B.C. Junior ALacrosse League roster deadline,locking up some big players onoffence and defence.
Coquitlam acquired goaltenderPeter Dubenski and lefthand-ed sniper Brett Hawrys fromNanaimo, and picked up six-foot-four righthander James Rahefrom Langley.
Rahe joins the team tied inleague scoring for second withanother recent Coquitlam acquisi-tion — Eli McLaughlin — with 40goals and 41 assists in 18 games.
Hawrys, meanwhile, is pos-itioned seventh in scoring with 39goals and 28 assists in 18 games.
The Adanacs wrapped up theregular season Wednesday in amean-nothing 7-5 loss to first-place New Westminster, confirm-ing the top-two spots.
With the game holding littlein value from a standings pointof view — New Westminster hadwon the previous two meetings —Coquitlam sat our captain WesleyBerg, Challen Rogers, Cole Shafer,McLaughlin and Rahe.
Head coach Neil Doddridge saiddepth will be a major asset in theteam’s run going forward, thanksto the deals that brought in threetop-10 scorers and one of the bestjunior A netminders.
“[Hawrys] will learn ouroffence and he’ll fit in real well,”said Doddridge. “It seems like he’spretty gritty. Dubenski is a warriorand will be great for us... We havehad balanced scoring all year,everyone was under 15-20 goals.These guys being infused into thelineup are big-time scoring, so itwill just raise our game.”
It’s the second time Nishimurahas dealt for Dubenski. The 21-year-old netminder was acquired
last year and posted the best savepercentage in last year’s B.C. play-offs before reverting back to theIsland team’s property.
After losing backup netminderConnor David to a knee injury,Coquitlam was seeking someonecapable of sharing the duties withRiley Camazzola. In Dubenski theyhave a goalie who could handlethe No. 1 job, said Nishimura.
“We had him before and weknow he’s a strong player,” notedthe general manager. “He’s a greatplayer and a guy who steps into
our dressing room as someoneeveryone knows.”
His save percentage in Nanaimowas 78.07 and his goals againstaverage stood at 11.84 whilefacing the second-most shots inthe league.
Like Dubenski last year, bothHawrys and Rahe are only rent-als, and will be returned to theirprevious clubs at the conclusion ofthe playoffs.
To acquire Dubenski andHawrys, the Adanacs turned overthe rights to intermediate A scor-
ing leader Mitchell McDole, TysonWalker, Connor Sutton, ColinWinship, a fourth round pick nextyear and future considerations.
Rahe, the Thunder captain,cost the Adanacs their 2016 firstround midget draft pick, a thirdround pick in next year’s draft,and future considerations.
“The ball is in our court now,”Nishimura noted. “The Minto ishere and this is what all the play-ers play for... You can never havetoo much talent, you can neverhave too many guys.”
Junior A’s power up for playoffs
NOW FILE PHOTO
Eli McLaughlin, above right while playing for the Delta Islanders, is one of four players theCoquitlam junior Adanacs added to the lineup prior to this week’s trade deadline for a big play-off run. The B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League playoffs are scheduled to start next week.
SPECIAL LINEUP FOR BCTeam B.C. is ready to hit the pools, hard-
wood and lanes and bring back the medals atthe Special Olympics Canada 2014 SummerGames.
The B.C. roster of 276 athletes features anumber from the Tri-Cities’ Coquitlam chapterwho will compete at the four-day event, July 8to 12 in Vancouver.
Carrie Dignan and Kayla Willms will partici-pate in aquatic events, while Adam Advocaat,Mandy Manzardo, Jay Prentice and Lori Urbanwill compete in athletics.
B.C.’s basketball team includes Ben Felling,Kyle McLaughlin, Nathan McNamara and ArielTaylor, while Tricia Duff, Michelle Harding,Mark Lyon, Richard McDonald, JamesNewman and Greg Paike will be bowling. JimRichter will compete in golf and Karl Andersonwill play softball.
The coaches includes Erin and Greg Bodin(basketball), Billy Chan (10-pin bowling),Denise Currie (five-pin bowling), MelindaMarkser (aquatics), Brandon Ngai (10-pinbowling) and Tina Taylor (basketball).
SPORTS SHORTS
NORTON NETS TOP NODThe Seattle Mariners’ Felix Hernandez was
named the American League’s pitcher of themonth, and third baseman Kyle Seager justpicked up player of the week honours.
But the award Port Moody’s Wayne Nortoncollected last week may end up resonatinglonger. The veteran baseball scout was pre-sented with the Jim Ridley award by theCanadian Baseball Network, an award pre-sented to the scout of the year.
Norton, who’s worked for the Mariners since2000 scouting Canada and Europe, was instru-mental in the team’s selection of Ontario’sGareth Morgan, 18, with the 74th overall pickin last month’s draft. Morgan, an outfielder,received a $2-million signing bonus and is cur-rently playing in the Arizona Rookie League. Ayear earlier, Norton signed B.C. talents TylerO’Neill and Lachlan Fontaine for Seattle, takenin the third and 13th rounds, respectively.
It was the second time the veteran baseballbird dog had won the award, having receivedit also in 1998.
STREET SIGNS WITH AVSBen Street hopes to make a go of it in the
Mile High City.The Coquitlam native signed a two-
year deal with the Colorado Avalanche onWednesday, after spending the past two sea-sons in the Calgary Flames organization.
Street, 27, was called up twice in 2013-14to play for Calgary, finishing with an assistover 13 games. Over the past two seasons,the Coquitlam minor hockey product hastwo assists in 19 NHL games.
While with the Flames’ farm team inAbbotsford, the five-foot-11 centre was oneof the club’s more prolific scorers. He fin-ished second in team scoring with 28 goalsand 32 assists over 58 games. He was alsotied for 10th among goal scorers in theAmerican Hockey League.
Two Coquitlam Metro-Ford soccer teamsended the EA B.C. Soccer Premier League ona winning note — with well-deserved goldmedals.
Coquitlam won it all in both the girls under-13 and boys u-16 championships, cappingthe premier spring season. Four other teamsearned silver for the club, as it continued itsplace of prominence in the elite soccer circuit.
The u-13 girls blanked Fraser Valley 2-0 inthe final, after having edged past Coastal FC
2-1 in the semifinal.During the regular season, Coquitlam tied
for second with Fraser Valley, both with identi-cal 6-4-4 records. In their two regular seasonencounters, the Valley earned a 3-2 win and a0-0 draw. So the final served as a little redemp-tion as well as a title battle.
The u-16 boys, meanwhile, prevailed 7-1over Vancouver Island.
They had earlier blanked Mountain United3-0 to advance to the title match.
It was a perfect wrap for the squad, afterthey had claimed the regular season crownwith a 10-2-2 record.
Coquitlam had split its two regular seasontests with VI, winning 6-0 before falling 3-1.
Coquitlam took silver in the boys u13 final,falling 1-0 in penalty kicks to Surrey, and inthe u18 title game with a 3-2 setback, also toSurrey. On the girls side, the u16s were bested3-2 in penalty kicks by Mountain United, whilein u18 Coquitlam was edged 2-0 by Coastal.
Coquitlamcarts offpair of premier golds
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