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Marc Bergevin auctions off items at the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation’s 24th-annual Evening of Caring Gala,which raised $221,750 Saturday for the Fund-a-Need campaign. The campaign aims to raise $265,000 to buyurology equipment for the hospital. The biggest donation of the night — and in the history of the campaign— came in the form of $56,000 from Phoenix Truck and Crane. To see all 32 of our photos from this event, visitwww.thenownews.com and click on the Photos & Videos tab or, for a selection, scan this page with Layar.
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MISSINGPERSONSPolice seek tips on sevencold case files NEWS 4
Homelessshelterreopensfor seasonNEWS 7
Cookedmeat leftnear schoola hazardOPINION 8
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Turnover takedownDefence leads to points SPORTS 24
A close to two-hour discussionon the issue of monster homes inCoquitlam resulted in more questionsthan answers Monday, and set up thepotential for future policy decisionsthat could polarize some of the city’s
oldest neighbourhoods.Staff led a technical overview of how
other cities have dealt with bylawsaround single-family housing, and poli-cies from New West, Burnaby, Surreyand the District of North Vancouverwere examined.
Although some ideas were gleanedfrom that analysis — including capping
roof heights or moving to neighbour-hood-specific zoning rules — consen-sus wasn’t found. Instead, staff willexamine the idea further and begin anextensive public consultation process,likely next year.
“I think we have to move very care-fully, because for every action there’sCONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Conservation officers attempted to move Big Bob, a 400-pound bear, to a nearbyravine on the Coquitlam River Thursday, using rubber bullets and pepper spray. Eventually, he went backinto the forest. To see all 19 of our photos from the event, visit us online or, for a selection, scan with Layar.
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The faces in their pictures offer a lifetimefull of stories.
Shin Noh.Jafar Imanpour.Linda Stephen.Shaun Macdonald-McLaughlin.Ira Chidlow.Kenneth Sanford.But their stories are incomplete.These are just some of the names of the men
and women who have gone — and remain— missing in the Tri-Cities over the years.
And that’s where the missing persons unitat the Coquitlam RCMP detachment comesin.
Every year, the three-person unit deals withhundreds of missing persons calls.
They vary from troubled teens trying tostay out of sight, to adults with mental-healthissues and seniors with dementia.
Fortunately, nearly all of the cases aresolved, but occasionally the hours turn intodays, then weeks and years.
“Every file is different and they all havetheir own set of circumstances,” said RCMPCpl. Jim McNeilly, the officer is charge of theunit.
He explained to the Tri-Cities NOW how heand his unit go about handling the cases thatcome through on a daily basis.
Each officer has a set of unsolved cases towork on.
They get attention after the team deals withall the new missing calls coming in.
“Depending on what the new files comingin are, we generally put all of our resourcesinto those up front to try and get them solvedas fast as possible,” McNeilly said.
“So basically when there’s down time,
where there’s not new files, we work on theunsolved ones.”
Though time is of the essence in missingpersons cases, he noted sometimes a file canbe cold for years, then quickly turn around tobe solved with one tip.
That scenario has occurred on several occa-sions in the two years McNeilly has been withthe Coquitlam RCMP.
It’s also the reason the group of investiga-tors never gives up hope and never closes afile until the mystery is solved.
“You really never know— you never know where thattip is going to come from,”McNeilly said.
“We have to be positive. Thefamilies have to keep hope andto some extent, we do too. It’swhat keeps us motivated.”
Even though cold cases dat-ing back years can prove chal-lenging, McNeilly pointed outinvestigators have benefitedfrom advances in forensic tech-nology and the use of socialmedia.
The unit has provided theTri-Cities NOW with the details of seven miss-ing persons cases that date back to 2001 andremain unsolved, in hopes of getting fresh tipsfrom the public to close them.
Besides the six people pictured above,police provided details of Terry Fai Vong, whowas reported missing on Nov. 5, 2007 after hisbrother told investigators the 39 year old hadgone missing from his home on Oct. 24.
The brother said Vong had left a note anda cheque for him underneath his computerkeyboard before he left the house.
Investigators also contacted police in Jasper,
Alta., as the family believed Vong had prob-ably gone there, but he remains missing.
In a rare turn of events for a missing-personscase, police were unable to supply a photo ofVong, as the family did not provide one.
While these seven cold cases are ones theunit wants the public to focus on, they are byno means the only ones it’s dealing with.
In a 12-month period between Sept. 1, 2013and Sept. 1, 2014, Coquitlam Mounties dealtwith 399 missing persons reports.
A further breakdown showsnearly two thirds of reportsoriginated in Coquitlam, while36 per cent were from PoCoand one per cent were fromAnmore.
Of those missing, 52 percent were male and 48 per centwere female.
Nearly half of the peoplereported missing were betweenthe ages of 12 and 17 (46 percent), followed by the 18-to-49age group (41 per cent), 50-to-65 age group (six per cent),newborn-to-11 age group (fourper cent) and over-65 (three
per cent).The unit divides the level of response to
each case into two categories, using severalcriteria to decide whether the person is high-risk or non-high-risk.
For example, if the case involves a teenwho’s run away from home but is communi-cating through Facebook or other forms ofsocial media, it would fall into the non-high-risk category.
On the other hand, a child under the ageof 11, or someone with a physical, medical ormental disorder, would be elevated to high-
risk.And though three members work in the
unit full-time, RCMP spokesperson Cpl. JamieChung noted when a high-risk person goesmissing, extra resources are at the team’s dis-posal if needed.
That includes calling in members ofCoquitlam Search and Rescue, or rural copsto search some harder-to-reach areas.
The efforts also include press releases toalert the media and general public.
“For a number of years now we have policiesand protocols and we’re treating these casesseriously, especially the high-risk people,”Chung said.
WiththeinclusionoftheForensicPsychiatricHospital in the community, one would think itwould add an extra challenge to the files.
Over the years, dozens of patients from thefacility have gone missing.
In many cases, the patients are found, butnot always.
McNeilly suggested the cases tend to getsensationalized and make up only a smallnumber of files for the unit.
There is also a common misconceptionabout the team’s work that can be blamed onTV cop shows.
The RCMP point out there is no delay ininvestigating a missing persons call, no matterthe age or risk factors.
Police urge members of the public to reporta missing person immediately.
“We’d rather have you call and ultimatelynot need us,” McNeilly said, “than not call andhave it be too late when we get there.”
If you have new information about theseor any other missing persons cases, callCoquitlam RCMP’s non-emergency number at604-945-1550.
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Can you help solve these cases?COQUITLAMRCMPAPPEAL TO PUBLIC FORTIPS INMISSING PERSONS FILES GONE COLD
Ira Chidlow Linda StephenKenneth SanfordShin NohShaun MacDonald-McLaughlin
Jafar Imanpour
File No. 2008-4509Ira Chidlow was reported
missing on Feb. 10, 2008.The 77 year old was said
to be distressed before hewent missing due to a men-tal-health issue.
On that day at around 1p.m., he was watching hock-ey in the house while his wifeslept.
Chidlow was nowhere tobe found when she woke up.
File No. 2011-27127On Sept. 25, 2011, Jafar
Imanpour left his home inPort Coquitlam for a 15-min-ute walk without his wallet,money or a phone.
Jafar, 74, had been in PortCoquitlam for two weeks, vis-iting from Iran, and didn’tspeak English.
His family said he likedStarbucks coffee and policeimmediately checked bothcoffee shops in the area, buthe was not found.
File No. 2010-8835Shaun MacDonald-
McLaughlin was reportedmissing on March 27, 2010.
Investigators spoke toMacDonald-McLaughlin’sguardian, who said the 22year old had left his homeat the end of February tolive with a friend. However,investigators interviewed thefriend, who said she last sawMacDonald-McLaughlin ather home in Vancouver onMarch 12, 2010.
Police were unable to comeup with any evidence as towhy he didn’t contact hisfriends or family in the weeksthat followed.
File No. 2011-9427Linda Stephen was last
seen on the grounds ofRiverview Hospital at 9:30a.m. on April 8, 2011. Detailsof the 58-year-old’s case werefanned out to other policeagencies in the area, but shewas nowhere to be found.
File No. 2001-30232Kenneth Sanford would
be in his 70s now, after hewent missing from RiverviewHospital on Aug. 1, 2001.
The 59 year old had previ-ously wandered away fromthe hospital but was found bystaff members watching carsin the area. He wore full den-tures and had a glass eye.
A search of the hospitalgrounds by search and res-cue teams turned up nothing.He had been homeless in thepast and suffered from bothmental and medical illnesses.
File No. 2013-27945Shin Noh was last seen on
the morning of Sept. 18, 2013when he went for his mor-ning walk around his neigh-bourhood in Coquitlam.
The 64 year old was wear-ing a black New York Rangerscap, a green-and-blue, long-sleeved plaid shirt, dark-green pants and black dressshoes. He wasn’t carrying anycash or a phone.
He had been dealing withAlzheimer’s disease for anumber of years and had asilver bracelet on his wrist.
The familieshave to keephope and tosome extent, wedo too.–Coquitlam RCMPCpl. Jim McNeilly,Missing Persons Unit
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going to be a reaction,” said Coun. TerryO’Neill. “And there will be some unintendedconsequences as well.”
The issue of monster homes has been exam-ined several times in the Tri-Cities, datingback to the early 1990s.
Monday’s discussion came about because oftwo factors: a notice of motion submitted byCoun. Lou Sekora a few years ago and a surgein complaints about the issuein southwest Coquitlam.
The housing stock in areaslike Chineside, Austin Heightsand Ranch Park is reaching theend of its life, and is rapidlybeing replaced. According tocouncil and staff, many resi-dents are strongly opposed tonewer, larger homes replacingthat older housing stock.
City statistics suggest aver-age homes in the area currentlymeasure roughly 2,400 squarefeet, and a staff report notesa range of complaints overthe monster homes replacing them: blockedviews, shadows cast over adjacent properties,a lack of privacy, increased parking problemsand a reduction in property values.
But before dealing with those issues, coun-cil has to grapple with a range of other factors,namely the subjective nature of what is, andwhat isn’t, considered a monster home.
“We expect different things from today’shouse … what is a big house? That’s a goodquestion,” said Jim Bontempo, the city’s man-ager of building permits.
Outside of that question, council membersraised concerns about basement and second-ary suites, which neighbourhoods are appro-priate for different forms of housing, and thechanging role of homes.
They also said consideration must be givento homes that house different generations ofone family, or extended families, all stayingunder one roof.
Planning and development manager JimMcIntyre said the city could move to a systemof neighbourhood-specific zoning policies,
though that shift would be a“time consuming” and “exten-sive” operation.
“The question of how best toaddress the concerns of someCoquitlam residents aboutnew large homes in their olderestablished neighbourhoodsis complex, with no straight-forward solution that willsatisfy everyone,” a staff reportnotes.
“For some residents, thegrowing number of large homesis seen as a natural part of theevolution and redevelopment
of older neighbourhoods … for other resi-dents, the large homes are seen as an inappro-priate intrusion that is negatively impactingthe quality of life in their neighbourhoods.”
Port Moody is currently reviewing thesubject of monster homes as well, and hasreceived some push back from those in thedevelopment and building communities.
Coquitlam city staff will take the feedbackfrom Monday’s meeting and report back tocouncil at a later date.
It looks like a trio of crookspicked the wrong neighbour-hood to steal from after get-ting arrested by Port Moodypolice early Monday.
Police were called to ahome in the McNair Bay areaat the west end of Ioco Roadpast midnight after a residentdiscovered two women in hisgarage.
When confronted by thehomeowner, the womenclaimed to be lost and fledin a white BMW driven by aman.
The homeowner was ableto get the licence plate of thecar, which turned out to bestolen.
However, the allegedthieves weren’t going to getaway so fast.
An officer came across thevehicle on Ioco and tried toblock the road with his policecar, but the suspects drove
onto the gravel shoulder andmanaged to manoeuvre away.Eventually, police found thevehicle abandoned on WaterStreet.
The department calledin police dogs, tracking thethieves through a green beltthat leads into the ParksideDrive area where officersfinally caught up to two sus-pects.
A third suspect couldn’t befound.
A 28-year-old man whowas not identified is facing anumber of charges, includingpossession of stolen propertyunder $5,000, possession ofstolen property over $5000,possession of break and enterinstruments, possession of adangerous weapon and pro-hibited weapon, flight frompolice, obstructing a policeofficer and driving while pro-hibited.
In the arrest, police alsoseized a variety of personalelectronics from one of the
women and are looking intowhether they are stolen.
A 23-year-old woman fromSurrey was arrested on anoutstanding warrant and isfacing new charges, includ-ing possession of break-and-enter instruments, breach ofrecognizance and obstructinga police officer.
Port Moody police spokes-person Const. Luke vanWinkel said if people living inthe area realize they’re miss-ing items from their vehiclein coming days they shouldcall the department.
He also urged people tocall police if they see some-thing or someone suspiciousin their neighbourhood.
“If something doesn’t feelright in your community,call your local police depart-ment,” Van Winkel said.
“There’s nothing betterthan being able to apprehendsomebody who’s committed abunch of crimes in the area.”
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I think wehave to movevery carefully,because forevery actionthere’s going tobe a reaction.–Coun. Terry O’Neill
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Date: October 2, 2014
Time: 3:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Poirier Sport and Leisure
Complex, Room 2
633 Poirier Street, Coquitlam
The City of Coquitlam invites all Rochester Parkneighbours and users to view and provide commentson the future vision of this city park.
The information meetingwill provide residents anopportunity to view the latestpark project information, askquestions of project staff andsubmit their comments.
Coquitlam’s waste diver-sion rates have seen mas-sive gains in the first threemonths of the city’s new gar-bage strategy, though issuesremain around truck accessin laneways across the city.
A report issued to coun-cil Monday compared theamount of waste and organicscollected curbside in July andAugust 2013 with the sametwo months of this year.
The 2014 garbage tonnagewas 39-per-cent less than lastyear’s, while the 2014 organ-ics tonnage had increased byabout 40 per cent over the
same period in 2013.“These results represent
very significant improve-ments in the diversion ofwaste to organic compostingand rank at the top of therange of reported improve-ments from other LowerMainland municipalities withsimilar programs,” a staffreport notes.
Council, however, con-cerned itself mainly with thenegatives associated with thenew program — namely, theshift from laneway to curb-side collection.
Several councillors saidthey’ve heard stories ofelderly or disabled residents
who can’t get their garbageor organics cans to the curbbecause of the change andwould prefer a move back tothe old system.
“I think we have let downa significant amount of resi-dents in this city,” said Coun.Craig Hodge. “I think this isa bigger problem than weanticipated.”
Acting manager of environ-mental services Verne Kucyexplained the new trucks aretoo large to service lanes. Insome instances, obstructionslike trees or fences preventthe trucks’ movement aswell.
“There are a number of
places that the contractor isworking with staff to look atoptions for [the issue],” Kucysaid.
Another issue flagged wasthe move from year-roundunlimited yard waste col-lection to two seasonal col-lection dates in the fall andspring.
Kucy explained that thosetimes of year yield the mostyard waste, while also point-ing out two other factors: resi-dents can get larger or addi-tional green carts at no cost,or drop off their yard wasteat the Wastech ConstructionRecycling facility on UnitedBoulevard.
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With just a few days left, a Port Moodyelementary school is poised to top theheap in an online contest that will net abig haul of much-needed books.
As of Tuesday, Seaview CommunityElementary was in first place in theIndigo Love of Reading Foundation’sAdopt a School contest.
The school has the chance to win
$10,000 in books.By Tuesday the school had received
5,693 “adopts” and was ahead of thesecond place school by just 421.
One school in each province will beawarded the $10,000 top prize.
In a note on the contest’s website,principal Susan Ross said the schoollibrary is always evolving and new non-fiction books are needed to keep up todate for research assignments.
She also said fiction, easy fiction and
picture books are needed to keep chil-dren interested in reading.
“Students read the books of interest tothem then want to be able to access newbooks — shiny, new and up to date,”Ross said.
The contest closes on Saturday, Oct.4. To adopt Seaview and help the schoolwin, sign up at adoptaschool.indigo.ca/eng, then click the “Adopt this SchoolToday” button at adoptaschool.indigo.ca/eng/schools/164.
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It may feel like summer hasjust ended, but for the organ-ization that helps shelter thehomeless in bad weather,winter isn’t that far off.
Today (Wednesday), theBridge Shelter program, oper-ated by the Hope for FreedomSociety, will start up again.
And like last year, a hand-ful of churches in the Tri-Cities will rotate hosting theprogram and the homeless.
However, the society’s man-aging director, Rob Thiessen,isn’t disclosing the locationsof the shelters, or the pickuppoints for clients, noting inthe past, people have beenknown to target the home-less and throw beer bottlesat them.
As for how busy he expectsthe shelters to be this winter,Thiessen said he could onlyguess the numbers will bepretty similar to last year.
“Our local homeless thatare entrenched and homelessthis year, we can predict theirattendance. What we can’tpredict is the people whodrift through town,” he said.
Last year in Coquitlam, the
stats showed an average of 16to 17 mats being used night-ly, out of 30 made available.A total of 133 people weresheltered, down from 171 theprevious year.
During a month of oper-ation at Grace Church inPoCo, about 15 people usedthe shelter nightly.
Thiessen also suggestedbad weather doesn’t neces-sarily lead to a spike in num-bers.
“You think they come roar-ing in when it’s freezing coldor really wet and they don’t,”he said.
This season also marks thelast for the Bridge Shelterprogram. Next year, a newpermanent shelter run by theRainCity Housing Society willopen in Coquitlam at 3030Gordon Ave.
Exactly what role the Hopefor Freedom Society will playin that facility is not deter-mined.
Thiessen said his organ-ization is talking to RainCityHousing about a role, not-ing about 1,300 volunteersand several churches want toremain involved.
“We want to stay connect-ed to the community and we
want the shelter to stay con-nected to the community,” hesaid.
As for the project, LeslieRemund, associate directorof RainCity Housing, saidconstruction of the facil-ity is expected to begin inOctober, with completion setfor November 2015.
“We’re well aware of theneed for the shelter next win-ter given that the Hope forFreedom Society temporaryshelter won’t be operating,”she said. “The timing on thisis important for us — that it’sopen in time for next win-ter.”
When it opens, the facilitywill be a 24-hour full ser-vice shelter with 30 units oftransitional housing and 30shelter beds for adult menand women.
Remund noted the buildinghas the capacity for another30 shelter beds in the case ofextreme weather.
“Housing is a key deter-minant of health. Simply put,people do better when they’rehoused,” she said.
Remund also noted shelteroperators will work closelywith existing organizations,including Fraser Health.
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Anumber of key First Nationsleaders have adroitly real-ized the best way to kill theSite C dam project may be tohitch their potential support
for building LNG pipelines to the damnever being built.
Getting First Nations’ support forany major economic development thatinvolves land use or the extraction ofnatural resources has been the reality inrecent years and will only become morecritical in the years ahead.
The strong opposition of First Nationsis a major reason why Enbridge’sNorthern Gateway pipeline will likelynever be built.
Premier Christy Clark’s governmentfaces a number of challenges towardsgetting an LNG industry up and runningin this province, not the least of whichis ensuring First Nations don’t decide toblock any pipelines or projects.
So when three key B.C. First Nationsleaders travelled to Ottawa last week tosend a message to the federal govern-ment that they strongly oppose the SiteC dam — but might be open to support-ing other forms of energy, includingLNG pipelines — it’s important thateveryone sit up and take notice.
Chief Roland Wilson of the WestMoberly First Nation, which would bemost directly affected by the massiveflooding that would occur if the SiteC dam is built, made it clear he won’tsupport any LNG pipelines if Site C pro-ceeds.
His band is one of the few bands tohave signed a treaty with the provincialgovernment, having done so back in1899.
As such, it’s not entirely clear howthe recent Supreme Court of Canadalandmark decision conferring aboriginaltitle will affect treaty bands’ oppositionto Site C.
Nevertheless, Wilson’s support forLNG pipelines is likely needed, and so isthat of other First Nations.
This is not going to be an easy thingto secure, given that not all First Nationsshare the same views on resourcedevelopment.
Public opposition to LNG does notappear to be anywhere near the levelattached to oil pipelines like NorthernGateway or Kinder Morgan’s proposedtwinned pipeline project.
A “spill” from an LNG pipeline simplydissipates into the atmosphere, insteadof fouling creek beds or coast lines.
The main concerns over natural gasextraction is the practice of fracking,which involves injecting huge amountsof water laced with chemicals deepinto the ground in order to loosen gasdeposits.
But so far, at least, there is not muchevidence of a groundswell of oppositionto this practice.
But the opposition, from both thegeneral public and First Nations,towards the Site C dam project willlikely increase substantially in the yearsahead.
Chief Wilson argues that his territoryis already abuzz with all kinds of indus-trial activity — fracking, gas wells, windfarms — and to add both LNG pipelinesand a massive hydroelectric dam is sim-ply too much, and that’s an argumentthat will likely gain more traction with
the public.So don’t be entirely surprised if the
B.C. government loses enthusiasm forbuilding Site C if it realizes doing somay jeopardize a more prized part of itseconomic and energy strategy — gettingan LNG industry firmly established inthis province.
•••I see the Ministry of Children and
Family Development is once again dis-playing its trademark tone-deafness,as it has apparently decided to deductpost-secondary bursaries from anyfinancial aid foster youth receive fromthe province.
Mary-Ellen Turpel-Lafond, the B.C.Representative for Children and Youth,blew the whistle on the scheme lastweek, calling it “petty” and “embarrass-ing.”
She had led a successful campaignto provide free tuition for foster youth,who statistically face tougher challengeswhen it comes to education, employ-ment and avoiding poverty.
A number of B.C. financial institu-tions stepped up to the plate and pro-vided free tuition or bursaries.
But now the ministry is “clawing”them back from these vulnerable youth.
Turpel-Lafond disclosed one casethat saw a foster youth have a $1,300bursary deducted from her support pay-ments, and she says she has heard froma number of other foster youth over thesummer who reported similar stories.
Turpel-Lafond has demanded theproblem be “fixed” immediately. Givenher track record of winning these kindsof battles, I can only assume it will be.But as of this column’s writing, it hadnot.
Get on it, MCFD.
Keith Baldrey is chief politicalreporter for Global BC.
Adocument with the title A Step Backwards:Report Card on Government’s Access toInformation Responses doesn’t exactly inspiretrust in the B.C. government’s commitmentto transparency. In fact, it should — and does
— trigger a lot of serious questions.Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth
Denham’s report on how the B.C. government is (ormore accurately, is not) fulfilling thousands of informa-tion requests every year paints a startling picture of delaytactics, obstruction and a serious lack of adherence to thebasic principles of freedom of information.
The report says one-time access to information requestsin the past two years dropped from 93 per cent to 74 percent. The four government ministries with the lowest on-time rates were: Justice, 72 per cent; Energy and Mines,66 per cent; Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, 65 per cent;and Ministry of Children and Family Development, 52 percent. The differences in departmental numbers is informa-tive, but what it tells us on a larger scale is that almostevery department is trying to keep information hidden.
The media have always faced stonewalling bureaucratsand politicians who hide behind procedures and paper-work. It is government’s first line of defence when themedia look for information that could make the govern-ment look bad.
But is a wrist-slapping report going to stop the stone-walling? Not likely. If the province cared about its previouscommitments to transparency it would have laid down thelaw internally. It hasn’t.
It’s time to inflict the same deterrents on governmentministries they inflict on citizens: If they miss deadlines,fine them. And put the money towards school supplies.
Where’s thetransparency?
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LEAVING COOKEDMEATOUT FORWILDANIMALSIS A REALLY BAD IDEA
We walk our dog up at the power line and field behindCitadel Middle School and Hazel Trembath Elementary. Inthe past couple of weeks, someone has been leaving meat— pork chops and a whole, cooked chicken so far — inthe area. This morning my wife had to take a chicken legfrom our dog, who, luckily, was on a leash. He retrieved itfrom the brush at the gate between the two schools’ play-grounds.
Whoever is doing it, I think, does not have evil intent,or a dog would have been poisoned by now. It looks as ifsomeone has decided to feed the coyotes, perhaps in a mis-guided attempt to save cats from being eaten. (An aside:if cat owners were responsible they would keep Fluffyindoors, at all times, and we wouldn’t see any more MissingCat posters.)
Leaving cooked meat around is a grossly irresponsiblething to do. Rats, coyotes, cougars and bears are attractedto it. This year has seen many sightings of coyotes andbears in this area and leaving food around for them willonly make it worse.
Bears, especially, become habituated to easy food access,resulting in conflicts with humans and dogs. An increase inthe coyote population can be expected any time there is lotsof protein-rich food. Rats are a worsening problem in PoCo.Feeding them will increase their numbers, very quickly.
I don’t know what can be done about this (how do youstop someone tossing pork chops into the woods?), exceptby municipal government and the local papers educatingpeople to the overwhelmingly negative outcomes resultingfrom this irresponsible behaviour.
Barrie AbbottPort Coquitlam
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Re: “Is war of the nurs-es next?” opinion column,Wednesday, Sept. 24.
Having just read Keith Baldrey’scolumn congratulating Jim Iker,I’m compelled to write to sayso much has been written andbroadcast about the teachers’strike! But unless I missed it ourB.C. news media hadn’t reportedon the significance of the storyof what broke the impasse in thisstrike; Justine Hunter of The Globe& Mail has been praised for the“scoop” she reported on Saturday,Sept. 20, that Premier ChristyClark and her Chief of Staff DanDoyle “quietly slipped into theVancouver Delta Suites hotel lastFriday for a meeting that wouldturn the tide in the province-wideteachers’ strike.”
That meeting included BCTeachers’ Federation PresidentJim Iker and Hassan Yussuff, thenew president of the CanadianLabour Congress.
To summarize The Globe & Mailreport: By chance, Premier Clarkmet Mr. Yussuff while she was inPrince Edward Island attending ameeting of provincial premiers.
She realized that Mr. Yussuffmight be a go-between with theBCTF and that a direct face-to-face discussion with Mr. Ikermight build some sense of trustbetween the two sides.
As it turned out, that happened,opening the door for Vince Readyto work his magic and get the twoparties to agree on a tentativesettlement, subsequently ratifiedby BCTF members.
To my mind, this is the signifi-cance of the story: This strategicthinking and action by PremierClark is a testimonial to leader-ship. She recognized an impasse,saw a potential opportunity toresolve the impasse, initiated thenecessary steps to take advantageof that opportunity, and did sowithout fanfare until a deal wasdone and ratified.
It seems to me that somebodyneeds to say congratulations toChristy Clark — and all of theothers involved — for their rolesin such an achievement, and I’mwriting to do just that.
Let’s hope, for the sake of ourschool students, that the relation-ship started with that “secret”meeting is something both sidescan build on over the next fiveyears.
Jim PeacockPort Moody
TEACHERGRATEFUL FORSUPPORT
Now that school is back, I wouldlike to thank all the parents andmembers of the community whostopped by to chat, commiserate,bring coffee and bring goodies ofall kinds.
I’d like to thank them for com-ing with their children and bring-ing posters, or drawing on thesidewalk, leaving positive mes-sages.
I’d like to thank them for creat-ing beautiful artwork to hang onour fence.
It was very encouraging to knowthat we had your support and Ibelieve that it was your supportand your voices that were finallyheard and helped to urge the gov-ernment back to the table.
Please keep it up.Please let the government con-
tinue to hear your voices.Helen Boulanger
Coquitlam teacher
NAME CHANGEWON’T HELP
Premier Christy Clark eitherjust doesn’t get it, or she was
absent from class when the sub-ject of immigration was discussedin school.
Yes, the bulk of Canadianscame from somewhere else, butwe came here as immigrants tohelp build this country with thepromise of citizenship and theprotection of Canada’s laws.
Merely changing the name ofthe Temporary Foreign WorkerProgram does nothing to addressthe fact that these foreign workersare not citizens, they are takingthe jobs of Canadians, and theyare not contributing to local econ-omies as the bulk of their wagesare sent back home, and in manycases they are taken advantage ofby unscrupulous employers.
This is just another glib soundbyte from a premier who caresnothing about B.C. families andis only interested in liquid nat-ural gas — much like the gas shespouts during her drive-by photoand sound byte ops.
Rob BottosCoquitlam
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School District 43 ParentAdvisory Council presidentChuck Denison announcedhis intentions Tuesday to runfor a trustee position on theschool board.
According to Denison’spress release, he comes froma background in teaching,project management andbusiness ownership.
He has lived in Coquitlamfor 20 years and has a daugh-
ter in Grade 8 within thedistrict.
“We have dedicated teach-ers in our district, and goodprograms that need to con-tinue and evolve,” he said.
“Our school district hasstruggled with budgetingand deficit repayment. Morethan ever, we need strong,effective leadership, foster-ing cooperative advocacy forour students.”
Denison currently serves
Denison to seek seatNEWSN0W
Chuck DenisonCONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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Herschel Hardin envisionsa future for RiverviewHospital that would seeseverely mentally ill patientsliving alongside other resi-dents in a multi-use facilitycomplete with market hous-ing.
Hardin made that pitch toCoquitlam council in commit-tee Monday on behalf of agroup he represents called the“Riverview Village Project.”
A self-described “author,playwright, and formerbroadcaster, newspaper col-umnist, economic historian,lecturer, community organiz-er, public policy and strategic-planning consultant, and cor-
porate director,” Hardin rep-resents a group that includesfour other members from thefields of psychiatry, law andmental-health advocacy.
Hardin referred to thegroup’s concept as an “inten-tional community,” one thatwould see the hospital popu-lation split in half betweenseriously mental ill patientsand caregivers and other resi-dents.
“It’s a community with apurpose,” he said. “In thiscase, to help those seriouslymentally ill move forward[and] get past some very,very difficult residual symp-toms of schizophrenia.”
Hardin has worked withboth the North Shore andB.C. Schizophrenia societies,
and his son has received careat Riverview. He argued thathis group is as qualified asany other in the field of men-tal health.
Hardin said integratingthose with mental illnessalongside other residentsoffers therapeutic bene-fits towards their recovery,and added the group’s planswould have no adverse effectson the trees at the hospitalsite. He suggested the multi-use facility his group is pitch-ing would be funded by sen-ior governments, while anymoney generated from themarket housing componentwould be used to renovatethe East and Centre Lawnbuildings.
Council members laudedhis presentation as beingboth “interesting” and “fas-cinating,” though a numberof red flags were raised.Coun. Lou Sekora was ada-mantly opposed to any notionof market housing on the site,a point Coun. Mae Reid wasalso hesitant to broach.
Coun. Craig Hodge, chairof the city’s Riverview advis-ory committee, suggestedHardin’s pitch may haveworked in the 1950s and ’60s,but not necessarily now.
“I don’t know that today,you will live there and youwill intermingle with thepatients,” he said. “More
and more families now justcocoon. They drive out oftheir driveways and then theycome home. Getting people
out even in our communitiestoday to come to block par-ties to mingle is a challenge.”
Hardin’s concept will go
before the Riverview advis-ory committee again laterthis month for more in-depthanalysis.
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The Riverview Village Project wants to see mentally illpatients and market housing on the old hospital site.
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on school district commit-tees centred around specialneeds, traffic safety and stu-dent achievement, and hasbeen involved with the B.C.Confederation of ParentAdvisory Councils.
During his teaching days,Denison taught ScholarshipMath 11 for honours studentsand developed training pro-grams around student leader-ship.
“As a school board trust-ee, I will provide leadershipneeded for our schools to not
just survive, but to thrive,”he said.
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Darren Domingo is takinga trip down memory lane,and he’s bringing more than300 others with him.
Domingo is the execu-tive director and co-founderof the Coquitlam DodgeballLeague, a group that’s grownthree-fold in popularity andparticipation in the sevenyears since its inception.
“A large chunk of the appealis the aspect of nostalgia,” hesaid. “Most people last playeddodgeball in elementary ormiddle school. It’s really achildhood game and I thinkthat’s part of what reallystrikes a nerve with people.”
The league opens up playtoday (Wednesday), and hasalready reached full capacityin terms of the number ofeligible teams. More than350 people spread across 40teams now take part in theleague, a far cry from its mod-est beginnings in 2007 whenabout 100 participants werescattered across 16 teams.
Domingo and the league’stwo other co-founders— Coquitlam natives MarkWilliams and Mason Foulkes— initially caught the dodge-ball bug in 2006 while partici-pating in a Vancouver-basedleague. Having re-connected
with their youth through thegame, the trio wanted to bringthe game closer to home, butwith an added twist.
“We had a great time andwe decided it was a fun, kindof goofy thing to bring overto Coquitlam as well,” saidDomingo, 28. “We had a lotof fun with the game, butwhat we really wanted to dowas to try and build a com-munity out of it and make itmore of an excuse to go outand make some friends.”
Games now take placeweekly at five elementaryschools in Coquitlam, includ-ing Rochester and Roy Stibbs,and typically four games are
played in the allotted hour-and-a-half time period.
Because of the nature of theactivity, the process of elim-ination rules the day whenit comes to match lengths:some last 30 seconds, whilethe longest range betweenthree and five minutes.
A compressed foam ball isused — similar to a Nerf foot-ball — and the rules are fairlystraightforward: if you’re hitdirectly you’re out, while ifyoucatchanopposingplayer’sball, that opposition player iseliminated and your team canbring a previously eliminatedplayer back onto the floor. Ofthe six players on the court,
two must be female. The agerange of league players variesbetween 19 and 50.
“That’s another part of theappeal and another reasonwhy it’s grown so much,”Domingo said. “In dodgeball,the girls are major contribu-tors to the game. If you don’thave talented girls on yourteam, you’re not going to wina game.”
Teams typically also takeon themes that are illustratedin their names and jerseys,which gives participantsanother opportunity to pre-tend they’re 10 years old allover again.
“I’ve seen teams based oneverything under the sun— from Sesame Street toCare Bears to more contem-porary ideas based aroundGame of Thrones and BigBang Theory,” Domingo said.“People find ridiculous thingsto base their teams aroundand they go for it.”
The league is split into twoseasons: the first runs fromOctober to late January, with
a month off in December,while the other season runsfrom February to June.
And while this season has
reached capacity in termsof the amount of teams,Domingo tries to match up
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In a world of agendas andday timers, many parents findit helpful to block off time justto “be” with their kids.
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Classic movie night:Don’t forget the pizza or pop-corn. It feels like a party, andyou can talk about the filmwhile you’re tucking them in.
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Nominate abusiness for anawardThere’s still time to recognize your
favourite business — including yourown — with a nomination for a 2014PoCo Best Biz Award.
Anyone can nominate either theirown or someone else’s business inPort Coquitlam until tomorrow(Thursday, Oct. 2) at www.portco-quitlam.ca/bizawards, according to apress release.
Businesses can be nominated in upto two of five categories, and all nom-
inees will be entered for a People’sChoice Award, voted on by the pub-lic from Oct. 6 to 12. To make theirnomination stand out, nominees areencouraged to include a simple videoup to one minute long.
This year’s winners will be featuredin the city’s 2015 calendar — deliv-ered to all households in December— as well as other city promotions.All nominees and their videos willalso be promoted in print and online.
The city launched the awards pro-gram last year to raise the profileof PoCo businesses, recognize theirachievements and acknowledge theimportant role they play in the com-munity. Fifty-four businesses werenominated last year. Previous nom-inees may be re-nominated in 2014.
Local businesses are also invitedto reserve their free seats (up to twoper business) for the PoCo Best BizAwards Celebration on Oct. 30 at
the PoCo Inn & Suites. The eveningwill include the awards presentationalong with networking, refreshmentsand entertainment. Seating is limitedand can be reserved online.
To learn more about the awards, theonline nomination form and tips, visitwww.portcoquitlam.ca/bizawards.Questions may also be directed toJennifer Little, PoCo’s manager ofplanning, at [email protected] 604-927-5243.
COMMUNITY&LIFE
St. Andrew’s United Churchin Port Moody welcomes vol-unteers from the commun-ity to help host the BridgeShelter Program during themonth of November.
The church expects to serve15 to 30 guests every night,according to a press release.Volunteers are needed to helpset up mats and serve supperin the evening, and to servebreakfast, distribute baglunches and put away mats inthe morning.
Volunteer shifts will runfrom 9 to 11 p.m. for theevening shift and from 5:45to 7:45 a.m. for the morningshift.
A volunteer orientationwill be held at the church,located at 2318 St. Johns St.,on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 10to 11 a.m. Donations of food,supplies and money are alsobeing accepted.
For more information, callthe church at 604-939-5513or e-mail [email protected].
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Are you concerned aboutthe future of Rochester Park?
The City of Coquitlam willhold an information meetingon the concept plan for thepark tomorrow (Thursday,Oct. 2 from 3:30 to 8 p.m. inRoom 2 at the Poirier Sportand Leisure Complex, locatedat 633 Poirier St.
In a press release, the cityinvites all Rochester Parkneighbours and users to viewand provide comments on thefuture vision of this city park.
The information meetingis designed to provide resi-dents with an opportunity toview the latest park projectinformation, ask questions ofproject staff and submit theircomments.
More information is avail-able at www.coquitlam.ca/parksplanning
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2City of Coquitlam holds an information meeting on the Roch-
ester Park Concept Plan from 3:30 to 8 p.m. in Room 2 of the Po-irier Sport and Leisure Complex, 633 Poirier St. All Rochester Parkneighbours and users are invited to view and provide commentson the future vision of this city park. The meeting will provide resi-dents an opportunity to view the latest park project information,ask questions of project staff and submit their comments. Info:www.coquitlam.ca/parksplanning.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4Metro Vancouver Parks offers a tour called “Spying on
Spiders” from 10 a.m. to noon at Belcarra Regional Park. Learnhow to identify the different types of spiders, examine the artistryof their web-making skills and find out how these predators traptheir prey. For ages six and up. Admission is $4.25 for child/youth/senior or $8 for adults. Info: www.metrovancouveronline.org orcall 604-432-6359 and use barcode 5888.
Coquitlam Chapter Order of the Eastern Star holds a shop-ping gala from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Masonic Hall located at2660 Shaughnessy St. in PoCo. Products available from Avon,Barefoot Books, CoolFemme, Epicure, Jockey, Lia Sophia, Pam-pered Chef, PartyLite, Scentsy, home baking, door prizes andhomemade lunch will be offered. Admission is $6. Info: 604-931-4274.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5Riverview Horticultural Centre Society hosts the last guided
tree tour of the 2014 season on the Riverview Hospital grounds at1 p.m. The group leaves from the upper entrance of the Henry Es-son Young Building and the tour will be led by a qualified arborist.For a site map visit www.rhcs.org. Info: 604-290-9910.
St. Clare of Assisi Parish holds a “Blessing of the Animals”event, 2 p.m. at 1320 Johnson St. in Coquitlam. The church willaccept donations of cash, pet food, collars, leashes, old towels andother supplies which will be given to a local animal shelter. Info:[email protected].
RCCG Trinity Chapel holds a free monthly Thanksgiving lunchfrom 2:30 to 4 p.m. at 1932 Cameron Ave. in Port Coquitlam.
Food hampers will also be available. Pre-registration is appreciated.Call 604-474-3131. Info: www.rccgtrinitychapel.com.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6Port Coquitlam Heritage and Culture Society holds a
“Rhymes of Times” session from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Heritageat Leigh Square, 2100-2253 Leigh Sq. in PoCo. This month’s remi-niscing session will focus on pets, past and present. Pre-registra-tion is required to ensure small groups. Info: [email protected] or 604-927-8403.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness Group
holds its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Pinetree CommunityCentre, 1260 Pinetree Way in Coquitlam. Guest speaker and localpharmacist Darin Finlay will present info on items used for treat-ing problems and will answer questions. All those involved withprostate problems are urged to come and share their concernsand experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. There is nocharge, although donations are accepted. Info: Norm at 604-936-8703 or Ken at 604-936-2998.
Suite ‘E’ Life Drawing Group meets from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. atthe Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. Johns St. Look the group uponline by going to www.myartclub.com and searching through thetabs. Info: [email protected].
Port Coquitlam Heritage and Culture Society holds a Storiesbehind the Pictures session from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Heritageat Leigh Square, 2100-2253 Leigh Sq. in PoCo. Join Gerry, Morleyand Bryan as they investigate the “Stories behind the Pictures.”Watch some of the older videos and slides, then share your storieswith the Heritage Detectives. This is a drop in program. Info: 604-927-8403.
SHARE Family and Community Services Society and theCommunity and School Based Prevention Program team up to holda free education and support group for parents/caregivers who areconcerned about their youth and substance use. The group runsTuesdays for eight weeks from Oct. 7 until Dec. 2. Meetings arescheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m at the SHARE offices located at2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Info: 604-937-6969.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8Tri-Cities Caregiver Program hosts a pair of caregiver support
meetings in Coquitlam and PoCo. The Coquitlam session runsfrom 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Maillardville Community Centre, 1200Cartier Ave. The PoCo session goes from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at theAstoria Retirement Centre, 2245 Kelly Ave. All caregivers are wel-come to attend either session. Info: Karen Tyrell at 778-789-1496.
SHARE 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 “Marijuana: A second class addiction?”The session includes a video, brief presentation and open discus-sion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Registrationis not required. Info: 604-936-3900.
Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club holds a stamp trivia gameand a mingler, starting at 7 p.m. in the McGee Room of the PoirierCommunity Centre, 630 Poirier St. Test your stamp collectingknowledge, win prizes and meet and mingle with other collectors.Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9Women’s Connection Luncheon kicks off at noon at the
Executive Inn, 405 North Rd. in Coquitlam. Guest speaker andauthor Ann Griffiths will be featured, as well as the group’s annualfall fair. Info: Frieda at 604-937-7198.
ONGOINGHominum is an informal discussion/support group to help
gay, bisexual and questioning men with the challenges of beingmarried, separated or single. Members meet Monday evenings atlocations across Metro Vancouver. Info: Don at 604-329-9760 orArt at 604-462-9813.
King of Life Lutheran Church hosts a board game night at7 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month, 1198 Falcon Dr.,Coquitlam. Play some of the classics and be prepared to learnsome new favourites. Everyone is invited.
Kyle Centre offers drop-in bridge for all skill levels from 12:30to 3:30 p.m. every Tuesday, 125 Kyle St., Port Moody. Info: 604-469-4561.
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The one-two punch of IsaiahStevens and Mike West are leav-ing many opponents spinning liketops.
The Grade 12 tandem are a bigpart of why the Terry Fox Ravensare ranked No. 1 in B.C. HighSchool Football, and they demon-strated just that again in Fox’s 42-9triumph over the Lord TweedsmuirPanthers on Saturday.
Beginning on defence, the pairprovided clutch turnovers in thefirst quarter as Fox erased a brief3-0 deficit and quickly spun it intoa 21-3 halftime advantage.
West produced the PortCoquitlam team’s first major,hauling down quarterbackConner McKee’s 28-yard pass inthe first quarter. Following a suc-cessful two-point conversion, thePanthers began a slow march torestore its advantage.
That’s where Stevens and West,on the defensive side of the ledg-er, delivered.
Keith Lewars and Stevens pulleddown interceptions that led to Foxtouchdowns.
Meanwhile, West racked up fivetackles.
“We didn’t start off very smooth-ly, our offence were done 3-and-0 and turned over the ball ondowns,” remarked co-coach TomKudaba on their first possession.
“While we held firm and onlygave up a field goal, our defencereally gave us a boost.”
West converted both inter-ceptions, with a seven-yard runoff Lewar’s pick, then a 25-yardreception following Stevens’ grab.
The Ravens kept the momen-tum going in the second half, withMcKee scampering for a 32-yardmajor, and Keishon Ross scoringtwice — including an 80-yardpunt return.
McKee finished the game a per-fect five-for-five on pass attempts,while Ross carried 10 times for52 yards. Sean Stewart, mean-while, connected for the point-after attempts.
On defence, Taylor Poitrasposted seven tackles and Stevensadded five to go along with a
fumble recovery and the inter-ception. Jordan Seney, mean-while, contributedthree tackles and ablocked punt.
“Once we gotgoing it just kindof kept on steam-rolling,” addedKudaba.
At2-0,theRavenshave a heavy man-tle to wear as thetop-ranked team inB.C. But co-coachMartin McDonnell doesn’t wantto buy the hype, preferring to let
it play out.“How can Mount Doug not be
No. 1?” he asked.“They’ve won theB.C. title threetimes in a row.Personally, I don’tthink there’s muchto choose frombetween (Mt.Doug, St. ThomasMore and TerryFox).”
The team’s nexttest has a schedul-
ing change, due to travel issues forthe visitors. Kelowna, which upset
W.J. Mouat last week, visits thePort Coquitlam school on Friday,with a 3:45 p.m. kickoff at Fox.
“Mouat is not the same teamit was in the past, but it was aninteresting result,” noted Kudabaof Kelowna’s win.
“[Kelowna] has an athleticquarterback who’s got good speedand can do a little of everything,so we’ll have to adapt for that.”
The Centennial Centaurs,meanwhile, fell 44-26 to MountBoucherie.
They play host to W.J. Mouat onFriday, 7:30 p.m. at Percy PerryStadium.
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Terry Fox Ravens’ Isaiah Stevens, No. 9, pushes off a Lord Tweedsmuir tackler dur-ing Saturday’s 42-9 win. Stevens would record a key first quarter interception, asthe defence set the tone. To see more photos, scan this page with Layar.
LEUNG IGNITES CLAN STREAKSierra Leung’s first collegiate goal couldn’t have come at a
better time.The Coquitlam native cashed in a key tally last Thursday
and led the Simon Fraser University women’s soccer team pastWestern Oregon University 1-0 for the program’s first victory ofthe 2014 season.
The win provided a boost of confidence for the club, and theyfollowed it up by repeating the feat Saturday, 1-0 over SaintMartin’s.
“I’m very excited,” Leung said in a press release. “I’ve beenstruggling to finish my chances and tonight I turned thataround in a big way. My teammates worked very hard to get theball in a great position for me, and I was lucky enough to be onthe receiving end and put the ball in.”
The Clan now sit with a 2-5-1 record, 2-1 in conference play.
SAINTS RING BELL FOR 2015After a season where they sunk to last place, the Port
Coquitlam Saints are aiming to return to playoff relevancy.The B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League team believes that by
hiring coach Bob Bell, they’ve taken a huge step in the rightdirection.
The Saints announced Monday that Bell, 44, has agreedto take over the team’s coaching reins, after he led the PoCointermediate program to a provincial A championship thispast summer.
A former Western Lacrosse Association player with NewWestminster and Coquitlam, Bell brings a resume and acoaching style that will help put last year’s 2-18-1 recordbehind them. He’s also a two-time intermediate A coach ofthe year.
“[Bell] has what it takes to win at this level,” remarkedPoCo general manager Ken Woollard. “He gets the attentionof the players. I’ve watched his practices and he gets themworking together.”
PANTHERS REMAIN CAGEDThe result may sound familiar, but the Port Moody Panthers
are not going quietly as they search for the club’s first win ofthe Pacific Junior B Hockey League season.
It was a tough loss Monday, as the Richmond Sockeyesmoved into first place in the Tom Shaw Division with a 6-1thumping of Port Moody.
On Saturday, the team were clubbed 8-3 by the GrandviewSteelers, in a game that was a toss-up for 40 minutes.
Port Moody trailed by two for much of that time, but pulledwithin a goal when Reece Bartel buried a powerplay chancein the second period.
Scoring earlier for the Panthers were Evan Gain and JovinKalla. But Grandview counted four unanswered goals in thethird to pull away. Anmore’s Lucas Mercer scored once andsetup another for the Steelers, while Coquitlam’s Connor Burkdrew a pair of helpers.
Port Moody visits the West Van Wolf Pack tonight, thenhosts them on Saturday, 7:45 p.m. at the Port Moody arena.
SPORTS SHORTS
It’s not everyday that a professional sportsopportunity opens up — and Port Moody’sChris Evans knows a good thing when hesees it.
The Simon Fraser University graduatesigned his first pro basketball contract withthe University of Edinburgh to play in theScottish National Basketball League.
“Playing pro has definitely been a dreamfor me as it is for many basketball playerssince they were young,” he said in a pressrelease. “Whenyou play basket-ball your entirelife it becomes apart of you and itcan open up manyopportunities andI am grateful it hasfor me.”
Evans complet-ed his four-yearterm as a memberof the Clan basket-ball program ear-lier this year.
The 22-year-oldwas a three-time letter winner at SFU, afterstarring for Gleneagle Secondary.
“Chris is the ultimate team player and itdoes not surprise me at all that he has signeda pro contract in Scotland,” said SFU headcoach James Blake. “He can play multipleguard spots and does not take no for ananswer. He is a relentless competitor thatcan attack the rim and score the ball inbunches.”
As part of his pro contract, Evans will alsobe completing a Master’s degree program insport policy, management and internationaldevelopment while attending the Scottishschool.
Nicknamed Yon Empress of the North bySir Walter Scott, and known for centuriesby its inhabitants as Auld Reekie, the city ofEdinburgh plays in Division 1 of the Scottishbasketball circuit, which is part of the Britishsecond tier.
The fact that he can continue his educa-tion and extend his playing career made themove a no-brainer.
“My inspiration to continue playing basket-ball after SFU was the fact that it openedup the door for me to pursue my Master’sdegree at the University of Edinburgh, whichis a top-20 school in the world, all whileplaying the sport that I love most.”
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Once we gotgoing it justkind of keptsteamrolling.–Tom KudabaTerry Fox co-coach
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SPOT ON: The Wilson Centre’s carpet bowling team celebratedits second straight B.C. Senior Games gold. The team consists ofMarvin Roney (at left, in blue), Leone Braby, Karen Dobson, FayMonkman and Mani Naicker (not pictured). To see more photos,scan this page with the free Layar app.
With overtime looming,a lucky bounce off the glassand a slick toe-drag past thedefender led to the first win ofthe season for the CoquitlamExpress.
The defending B.C. HockeyLeague champions bested thePrince George Spruce Kings3-2 on Saturday thanks toa number of well-roundedefforts.
For freshman winger ColtonKerfoot, it was a goal thatreflected the state of his line’schemistry after opening theseason with three losses.
“[Cody Boyd] got it in theneutral zone and gave it to meout wide,” recalled Kerfoot.
With 30 seconds left inregulation and the puck deepin Coquitlam’s zone, defence-man Nicholas Coltura bangedit off the glass. The puck tooka sharp bounce and fell toBoyd at centre, who fed it toKerfoot.
“I saw the defencemanlunge and I thought I’d toe-drag him. I didn’t really seethe goal, I just tried to get iton net and it happened to goin, top shelf.”
It was his second goal of theseason, and like the first, camein the game’s dying minute.
The 18-year-old WestVancouver native says that
Saturday’s result is evidencethat the hockey club is begin-ning to gel.
“I think it’s growing everygame. We’re getting more useto each other, more familiarwith each other’s patterns andI think its going to be greatgoing forward,” he said.
The win came just 24hours after Prince Georgehad secured a 5-3 win, add-ing pressure on the defendingB.C. Hockey League champsto turn the page and showthat they will again be a factorthis season.
And while the saying notesprogress isn’t often measuredin a day, there was enoughto give Express coach BarryWolff a grin.
“Just the team effort wasbetter,” said Wolff of the sec-ond game.
“We were supporting each
other and playing as a unit…[Two games in two days] isa huge learning tool for usas coaches, its fresh in theirminds from last night. If wecan learn from our mistakesand get better day to day,that’s what we did last year.”
In Friday’s loss, Coquitlamgot goals from AnthonyGardner, Brett Supinski andcaptain Joey Santucci.
On Saturday, rookie net-minder Braden Krogfossplayed well in turning aside29 shots. Also scoring for theExpress were Corey Mackinand Owen Stout.
The Express, who playedWest Kelowna on Tuesday(past the Tri-Cities NOWdeadline), host the LangleyRivermen on Friday, 7 p.m. atthe Poirier Sports Centre, andthe Nanaimo Clippers for a 2p.m. faceoff on Sunday.
Late goal lifts Express
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