FRIDAY, JAN. 16, 2015 Your community. Your stories T C TRI - CITY NEWS TRICITYNEWS.COM EXTRAS >> Smoky beaters keep belching post-AirCare / SkyTrain evacuation speed questioned MARIO BARTEL/BLACK PRESS Work crews continue assembling the second of two Bailey bridges that will span the Brunette River and connect Braid Street to United Boulevard in Coquitlam. The construction of the second span was or- dered by an arbitrator last summer. The old one-lane Bailey bridge was closed last March because of structural problems discovered during a routine inspection. The structure is expected to be completed this week, but the contract for road work has yet to be let out. The new bridges are expected to be opened in early March if the weather co-operates, said Keith Whitely of the city of New Westminster. CONTACT THE TRI-CITY NEWS: [email protected]/ [email protected]/ [email protected]/ 604-525-6397 THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: A17 ‘Steel Magnolias’ & much more TWO BRIDGES, NO DRIVERS (YET) Balanced budget promise for SD43 Target shutting its stores’ doors TRI-CITY SCHOOLS TRI-CITY BUSINESS Foreign student fees help SD43’s finances DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News A jump in the number of foreign students going to school in the Tri-Cities is helping School District 43 cover costs incurred by the teachers’ strike and lower than projected student en- rolment. International education students, who pay $13,000 per year to attend school here, signed up in unprec- edented numbers this year — 400 more than the 1,150 who enrolled in 2013/’14 — resulting in $1.4 million more in net revenues than expected from $20 million in fees. The funds will enable the district to cover $500,000 in salaries for teachers who headed back to school Sept. 19 to prepare classes after job action. More than 100 out of work here JEFF NAGEL BlaCk Press More than 100 local retail workers will lose their jobs by the summer as Target Canada announced all 133 stores — including one at Coquitlam Centre — in this country will close. A Target spokesperson said she did not have spe- cific store numbers but said each store had between 100 and 150 employees and all will likely be closed within 16 to 20 weeks. Target chair and CEO Brian Cornell said there was no realistic scenario for the money-losing Canadian arm of the American com- pany to reach profitability until at least 2021. TALKING POT IN PORT MOODY PoMo council supports ban on commercial marijuana grow operations in city: page A6 see ‘OUR EARLY’, page A12 see MORE FIN., page A3 JOHN FOXX/THINKSTOCK
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FRIDAY, JAN. 16, 2015Your community. Your storiesTCTRI-CITYNEWS
MARIO BARTEL/BLACK PRESSWork crews continue assembling the second of two Bailey bridges that will span the Brunette River and connect Braid Street to United Boulevard in Coquitlam. The construction of the second span was or-dered by an arbitrator last summer. The old one-lane Bailey bridge was closed last March because of structural problems discovered during a routine inspection. The structure is expected to be completed this week, but the contract for road work has yet to be let out. The new bridges are expected to be opened in early March if the weather co-operates, said Keith Whitely of the city of New Westminster.
THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: A17‘Steel Magnolias’ & much more
TWO BRIDGES, NO DRIVERS (YET)
Balanced budget promise for SD43
Target shutting its stores’ doors
TRI-CITY SCHOOLSTRI-CITY BUSINESS
Foreign student fees help SD43’s financesDiane StranDBergThe Tri-CiTy News
A jump in the number of foreign students going to school in the Tri-Cities is
helping School District 43 cover costs incurred by the teachers’ strike and lower than projected student en-rolment.
International education students, who pay $13,000 per year to attend school here, signed up in unprec-edented numbers this year — 400 more than the 1,150 who enrolled in 2013/’14
— resulting in $1.4 million more in net revenues than expected from $20 million in fees.
The funds will enable the district to cover $500,000 in salaries for teachers who headed back to school Sept. 19 to prepare classes after job action.
More than 100 out of work hereJeff nagelBlaCk Press
More than 100 local retail workers will lose their jobs by the summer as Target Canada announced all 133 stores — including one at Coquitlam Centre — in this country will close.
A Target spokesperson
said she did not have spe-cific store numbers but said each store had between 100 and 150 employees and all will likely be closed within 16 to 20 weeks.
Target chair and CEO Brian Cornell said there was no realistic scenario for the money-losing Canadian arm of the American com-pany to reach profitability until at least 2021.
TALKING POT IN PORT MOODYPoMo council supports ban on commercial marijuana grow operations in city: page a6
see ‘OUR EARLY’, page A12 see MORE FIN., page A3
JOhn FOxx/ThInKSTOCK
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Robbery suspect sought
Coquitlam RCMP are seeking the pub-lic’s help in identify-ing a man alleged to have robbed a CIBC branch at knifepoint.
The man entered the Clarke Road bank shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 and, brandishing a knife, demanded cash from a teller.
He’s described as a Caucasian man about 50 years old, 5’10” tall with a slim build and piercing blue eyes. He was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and jeans and, at the time of the robbery, had a cut to his lip. The ser-rated knife he held is described as being about 15 cm long but was not a kitchen knife.
Anyone with in-formation is asked to contact police at 604-945-1550 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solve-crime.ca.
Guilty plea in keyings
A serial car-keyer has been sentenced to three months in jail and three years probation after pleading guilty to mischief over $5,000.
Soo Yo Kim, a 37-year-old Coquitlam resident, was arrested by New Westminster Police in November after damaging hun-dreds of vehicles in Burnaby, Coquitlam, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Richmond and Vancouver.
It’s not the first time Kim has been caught for keying cars. In 2008, Kim was arrested for dam-aging about 1,000 cars in Vancouver, Coquitlam and Burnaby, reportedly because he was angry with ICBC.
The suspect in an armed robbery last fall at a Coquitlam bank branch.
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PM won’t do pesticides to battle beetlesPORT MOODY
Sarah PayneThe Tri-CiTy News
They’re a tiny little bug that has caused a lot of damage but Port Moody isn’t willing to budge on its pesticide ban to curb the spread of the chafer beetle.
At Tuesday’s council meeting, Mayor Mike Clay, who said his own lawn has been torn up by the
voracious critters — and the raccoons and crows that like to feed on them — provided a report with a recommendation that staff report back with options for minimizing the chafer beetle infestation, includ-ing pesticide bylaw exemp-tions.
“It concerned me that the pesticide bylaw prevents the use of two pesticides that
have been shown to actu-ally work,” Clay said, noting it is important to deal with the matter quickly, before the beetle gestation period begins in April.
Clay’s report notes that a large number of private and public grassed areas have been ripped up by the cha-fer beetle, most of which now require a complete sod removal, beetle treatment
and replanting or sodding.“The damage in land-
scape value in the city has been estimated to be several hundred thousand dollars,” it adds.
But several councillors weren’t keen on the idea of going back on the pesticide ban.
“This is a huge step back-wards,” said Coun. Meghan Lahti. “We’re not being very
progressive if the first step we go to is pesticides.”
Coun. Zoe Royer called the chafer beetle an “epi-demic in our community” and suggested there should be more information about the option of using nema-todes as a natural remedy.
Council passed a motion to have staff prepare infor-mation on natural alterna-tives to combat the chafer
beetle, and to develop a public education program to help residents deal with the pest without pesticides.
Coun. Diana Dilworth voted against the motion, saying she would have liked to at least see an analysis of the pesticides and how ef-fective they are in compari-son with nematodes.
Green waste ban will cost school districtDEALING WITH GARBAGE
Diane StranDbergThe Tri-CiTy News
School District 43 will have to set aside $63,500 next year to pay for organic waste pick-up to meet Metro Vancouver’s strict new ban against kitchen waste in the garbage.
The district has con-tracted with Progressive BFI to pick up organic waste from SD43 schools and fa-cilities as part of a contract signed in November. The waste hauler will collect garbage and cardboard at all SD43 schools, and
kitchen waste at schools in Coquitlam and Anmore, where the cities aren’t doing the job.
“Next year, we will have a full year to see to costs,” said Dave Sands, the dis-trict’s energy manager, who is also overseeing organic waste collection. This year, costs for organic waste collection until the end of June are expected to total $22,000 but Sands said he was able to absorb that in a budget for sustainability projects.
Costs for organic waste collection would be much higher if the school district didn’t have arrangements with the cities of Port Coquitlam and Port Moody
for pickup as part of a pro-gram that started in schools in those cities a few years ago.
Sands said he values the relationships with those cities and doesn’t want to change anything, even if it means there are differences between schools in how organic waste is collected, stored and picked up.
Early indications are that schools are making an effort to separate food waste and even before the ban came into effect Jan. 1, more than half of schools in PoCo and PoMo were
separating their waste — nearly 20% in Coquitlam — with secondary and el-ementary schools leading the way, “especially in the culinary arts programs,” Sands said.
Custodians are also tak-ing leadership, he said, noting that at his former elementary school in PoCo, a custodian kept track of how separating organic waste reduced the number of garbage bags.
In a presentation to trustees Tuesday, Sands said it’s important that all schools buy in to the new
system because the district could be fined up to 50% of tipping fees by Metro Vancouver if more than 25% of its garbage is found to contain organic waste. (In future years, allowable organic waste will be fur-ther reduced, likely to 10% in 2016.)
He also pointed out that garbage costs will drop as more organic waste is re-moved from the system but the district will have to pay extra until “there is balance in the system.”[email protected]
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Fees from foreign students help SD43 deal with budget blows
SCHOOL DISTRICT 43
Diane StranDbergTri-CiTy News
A Chinese language and cultural program that was snubbed by Toronto School District has won School District 43 a prestigious award and helped draw fee-paying foreign students here.
As many as 700 students are enrolled in evening and weekend classes in SD43’s six-year-old Confucius Institute to learn Mandarin, Chinese paint-ing, calligraphy and the martial art kung fu. This past fall, the program won an award from Hanban, a government agency linked to China’s Ministry of Education, giving the district even more cred-ibility as a place for Chinese students to get their school-ing in English, according to new SD43 superintendent Patricia Gartland.
“You can’t easily get that award, you have to have some kind of outstand-ing opportunities you’ve provided,” said Gartland, acknowledging that the achievements of SD43 stu-dent Sophie Greenwood may have helped the dis-trict win the award.
Greenwood, a Grade 10 student, won the BC Chinese Bridge Mandarin Speech contest last year and went to China in the
fall to compete in the finals.The success of the dis-
trict’s Confucius Institute has been partly credited for SD43’s astounding suc-cess in attracting foreign students. Typically, about 1,000 students attend SD43 schools but, in recent years, those numbers have been increasing. This year saw a boost of 400 students above the 1,150 who enrolled in 2013/’14, bringing an ad-ditional $20 million into the district and helping the dis-trict balance its $270-mil-lion budget.
Approximately 70% of students in SD43’s interna-tional education program are from China, including Mainland China, Hong
Kong and Taiwan, and Gartland said the Confucius Institute accreditation is helping SD43 solidify rela-tionships with agencies and families, bringing students here and increasing the dis-trict’s profile as a good place to get an education.
“It’s not a one-sided relationship, it’s a two-way relationship, there are students learning English, we’re learning Chinese,” Gartland said of the ben-efits of Confucius Institute.
The institute brings other benefits, as well, in-cluding about $50,000 for Walton elementary school’s Mandarin bilingual pro-gram, which expands to Scott Creek middle school
next year, plus books, ma-terials and four interactive video screens, one of which went to Coquitlam Public Library.
Students pay about $200 to enrol, covering the costs of about 40 teachers who lead the various courses at Winslow Centre. Gartland said the district chooses the teachers, noting that the curriculum is cultural and linguistic, not political, as has been charged by critics of the Confucius Institute in Toronto. In that school district, trustees cancelled the institute and paid back funding after groups pro-tested the [email protected]
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The district was also short on enrolment by 48.56 FTE students and that resulted in $590,000 less funding.
In both cases, foreign fees will cover the differ-ence and schools will have some money for supplies and resources, unlike in recent years, as long as they’re “prudent” with their spending, said secre-tary Treasurer Mark Ferrari whose financial report released Tuesday was the first of the school year.
Ferrari assured trustees the district will balance its budget this year and said he would present more de-tails in a second-quarter report at the end of February.
Meanwhile, new SD43 superintendent Patricia Gartland defended the use of international ed. fees to balance the budget and pay for core education costs, saying the district needs and appreciates all the additional revenues it can get.
“It keeps us stable, it will help us move to where we will be sufficient with ministry funding,” she said. “We are always going to want additional funding wherever we can generate it.”
MORE ONLINEA Port Moody mom who is the founding director of the B.C. branch of an advocacy group supporting dyslexic students says interest is growing fast in the new organization. see www.tricitynews.com
tri-city newS FiLe PHOtOMandarin immersion will expand from Walton elementary school to Scott Creek middle.
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B.C.’s Environment Assessment Office has begun its review of a liq-uefied natural gas export facility near Squamish and a large-volume gas pipeline from Coquitlam to sup-ply it.
FortisBC has applied to twin its existing 10-inch diameter gas pipeline to the former Woodfibre pulp mill with a 24-inch line that would supply gas to load 40 tankers of LNG per year for export to Asia.
The existing pipeline right-of-way and an idle in-dustrial site with barge sites put the Woodfibre LNG project at the front of the pack for the B.C. govern-ment’s push to develop an LNG export industry, with operation to begin as early as spring 2017.
Woodfibre is smaller than most proposals for the Kitimat and Prince Rupert areas, which continue to study the cost of much lon-ger pipelines from north-east B.C. gas fields.
The Singapore-based investors behind Woodfibre LNG plan to use BC Hydro electricity and gas sup-
plied by FortisBC’s existing network, which supplies residential and industrial customers around the province.
The 180-day assess-ment period began this week with acceptance of the pipeline and plant applications. EAO pub-lic open houses for the LNG plant are scheduled for 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 28 at the CN Roundhouse in Squamish, 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 29 at Caulfield elementary school in West Vancouver and 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 30 at Bowen Island community school.
The existing pipeline starts from Eagle Mountain in north Coquitlam, runs northwest to Squamish and continues across the Sunshine Coast and Texada Island to supply gas cus-tomers in Powell River and Vancouver Island, includ-ing Victoria.
The expansion includes additional compressors at existing stations at Eagle Mountain and Port Mellon north of Gibsons, plus a new compressor station at Squamish. The proposed pipeline would be buried, except for aerial crossings.
FortisBC says in its ap-
plication the project will require access roads and temporary work space, but no worker construction camps are anticipated.
FortisBC started con-struction last fall on an-
other LNG project, the expansion of its Tilbury Island facility in Delta to supply transportation users such as trucks and LNG-powered ships.
SETTING IT STRAIGHTRe. “Council puts restrictions on resident’s ques-
tions” (The Tri-City News, Jan. 14).The referenced article stated that Port Coquitlam
resident Patrick Alambets was scheduled to speak as a delegation to PoCo council about “media cover-age” but instead spoke about comments Mayor Greg Moore had made about him last fall. In fact, his com-ments were consistent with the delegation form he filled out — he wrote he wanted to speak to “demand a retraction of the calumny printed in newspapers, quoted as originating with Greg Moore” — and the city represented the topic on its council meeting agenda as “media coverage.”
A FortisBC map shows the proposed route of a pipeline twinning project from Eagle Mountain in north Coquitlam to Woodfibre LNG, near Squamish.
review MeaNs cash to citiesTAX ASSESSMENTS
A BC Assessment re-view of Port Coquitlam’s tax roll last year meant a $770,000 bump in rev-enues, the city revealed this week.
The agency’s Desktop Review Project (DRP) is designed to enable ap-praisers to have the com-plete picture of a property — including aerial photos — at the tip of their finger-
tips rather than go out to the site to assess a prop-erty in person.
The high-tech system allows those images to be instantaneously fed to the database along with elec-tronic building plans and permits, administrative boundaries, infrastructure and topography.
In 2013, the DRP re-sulted in $700,000 more
for Coquitlam’s bottom line.
Niko Papoutsakis, act-ing deputy assessor for BC Assessment’s North Fraser region, said Port Moody will undergo the DRP this summer.
But there is no timeline for Anmore and Belcarra, he said.
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City to ban commercial (& legal) pot operations
PORT MOODY
Sarah PayneThe Tri-CiTy News
Port Moody council has put the brakes on any potential commercial mari-juana production facilities and is expected to prohibit such businesses altogether.
The subject was back on the table after a committee of the whole discussion last July at which the previous council voted to prohibit medical pot facilities within its A-2 rural and recreational zone. The committee agreed to have staff prepare bylaw amendments to allow such production in its industrial zones (M1 and M3).
Much of council’s dis-cussion Tuesday focused on whether the city could legally prohibit marijuana production facilities given that they are a legitimate business under the federal government’s medical pot regulations that came into effect last March.
“I understand the prem-ise of this but my first ques-tion is can you actually dis-criminate against this type of use by not providing a zoning for it?” asked Coun. Meghan Lahti.
Planner Kevin Jones said the city’s legal advice is that it can be a prohib-
ited use. In his report to council, Jones also noted several Metro Vancouver cities have allowed the use in their agricultural zones — Maple Ridge, Richmond, Vancouver and New Westminster — while Coquitlam, Delta, North Vancouver District and New West allow it in spe-cific industrial zones. White Rock and Surrey have cre-ated zones to accommo-date the use but have not identified any correspond-ing pieces of land.
West Vancouver, the city of North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows and City of Langley have prohibited medical marijuana produc-tion.
Coun. Zoe Royer ex-pressed support for the use of medical marijuana but questioned whether it was appropriate for the City of the Arts to allow pot produc-tion on a commercial scale.
Coun. Diana Dilworth said PoMo residents who have a medical need for weed can order it through the mail.
“These are very large, grey, square bunkers, they take up a significant amount of space and have a tremendous amount of security,” Dilworth added, noting the possible indus-trial sites — Andrés Wines and Mill and Timber — are areas where the city would prefer to see other uses.
Councillors Rick Glumac and Robert Vagramov, however, offered their sup-port for commercial medi-cal marijuana production, noting the tough federal regulations governing noise and odour control.
Vagramov questioned whether anybody would want to establish such a business in PoMo, sug-gesting there would likely be cheaper industrial land elsewhere, adding that op-position to the proposed bylaws was coming from a philosophical stance against marijuana use in general.
“If you don’t like it, don’t use it,” he said.
Council defeated a mo-tion to allow commercial production in the C8 zone — the former landfill site — and passed a motion asking staff to prepare zon-ing bylaw text amendments that would prohibit com-mercial medical marijuana production and testing in Port Moody; Vagramov and Glumac voted against it.
John Foxx/ThInKSToCKThe majority of Port Moody councillors don’t want com-mercial marijuana growing operations in the city.
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Project staff try to address safety concernsSarah PayneThe Tri-CiTy News
Residents of Cecile Drive in Port Moody and surrounding areas packed the Evergreen Line project office Wednesday eve-ning to learn more about the two sinkholes in the area — and whether more could open up in the future.
The meeting came in response to a groundswell of residents’ concern fol-lowing a second sinkhole opening up on Cecile Drive on Jan. 2 as workers below ground performed maintenance on the tun-nel boring machine. An earlier sinkhole opened up in late December in a parking lot on nearby Chateau Place.
“We’re here this eve-ning to talk to residents, we understand they have concerns,” said Evergreen Line project director Amanda Farrell. “We’ve asked our contractor, EGRT Construction, to give those technical ex-planations so they under-stand how the machine works and the circum-stances under which the sinkholes occurred.”
Jeff Spruston, EGRT’s engineering representa-tive, told the crowd the project team planned to stop under Cecile Drive to perform maintenance but the sandy soil caused material to fall from the front of the machine, disrupting the pressure balance needed to ensure it functions properly.
“It creates a void in the ground, which propagates to the surface in a chim-ney and, when it reaches the surface, we get a de-pression, or a sinkhole,” Spruston said. “We antici-pated it could be a risk at this location... so we had
it securely fenced. We had stopped the machine sev-eral times before without difficulty.”
Solving the problem on Cecile is expected to take up to four weeks, Spruston said.
The project team also addressed residents’ questions and concerns, which focused on the noise and vibrations, and whether there will be any future road closures as the team moves toward Clarke Road.
Garth Chorney, who lives at Bedard Crescent and Seaview Place, said the drilling noise runs constantly from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., six days a week, adding he can feel his foundation vibrating and has noticed nails in his oak floor popping up. He’s also worried the tall, shallow-rooted trees in the steep backyard ravine could fall.
His neighbour, Werner Plangg, told the crowd he has found cracks in his chimney and on the ceiling.
Farrell responded to those and other similar concerns by saying that geotechnical staff would
visit homes where resi-dents had specific issues and address the matter.
One Cecile Drive resident said her main concern was the chance that sinkholes would form unexpectedly, either on the road or underneath a building.
“The sinkholes ap-peared for a very specific reason, which we know about,” Spruston said. “It occurred under known circumstances as a direct function of maintenance activities underground. We are confident we have a 100% stable, permanent structure and there won’t be any ongoing prob-lems.”
Farrell noted that al-though the sinkholes were
not anticipated, the con-struction team was aware that it was a risk in those areas due to the ground conditions and acknowl-edged the maintenance work is taking longer than expected.
“We’ve always known the tunnelling can go quickly or more slowly, and there is a time con-tingency built in to the schedule. We will see how tunnelling progresses and if at any time there are broader implications for the schedule, we will let people know. But as of today, we are on schedule to open for the summer of 2016.”
Port Moody is facing some hefty bills for the maintenance, repair and replacement of city fa-cilities in the coming years, according to a consul-tant’s report discussed at Tuesday’s council meeting.
The review stated PoMo has $3.6 million in “catch-up costs,” or already overdue maintenance, and another $5.2 million for work that needs to be done in the next five years.
Ron Higo, the city’s general manager of com-munity services, said the report was brought to council early so that there is time to absorb the infor-mation ahead of upcoming budget discussions.
“Staff has taken the in-formation from the report and prioritized projects in the capital plan,” Higo said. “It’s quite apparent there are a lot more projects than resources to attend to them but that’s not any differ-ent than what we see with many other municipalities.”
RDH Building Engineer-ing Ltd. examined 21 city facilities to come up with a
“facility condition index” (FCI) — the measure of condition relative to the reproduction cost of the building, the backlog of deferred maintenance (catch-up costs), projected future renewal costs (keep-up costs) and projected improvements to existing facilities (get-ahead costs).
The results classified five buildings in “poor” condi-tion: the old No. 1 Fire Hall, which is now being used as storage, received the worst FCI ranking but relatively minor repair costs; Rocky Point Pool came in next but it shows catch-up costs of nearly $257,000 and, due to its nearly 50-year-old status, was flagged for a future replacement cost of nearly $1.3 million; and the Westhill pool and change rooms are overdue for repairs to the tune of $525,000 while near-future costs are $624,000.
The recreation com-plex was listed in “good” condition but has an over-due maintenance bill of $902,700 and keep-up costs of nearly $2.1 million. RDH notes in its report that most of the issues can be found in the newer portion of the
complex, which was built in 2006, including air leakage along the exterior walls of the spa and a spa dehumid-ification system that does not work properly, causing damage to the roof struc-ture and wood panels.
The RDH report also prioritized catch-up costs. Of 423 work orders, 22 were deemed critical, 108 were potentially critical, 202 were necessary and 91 are recommended, for a total cost of $2.8 million.
Coun. Rick Glumac suggested the consultants come before council to outline the report for new council members and to answer questions.
In other PoMo finance news, the city has brought back its finance committee, which was disbanded in 2012 in favour of a process that saw budget discus-sions take place at the com-mittee of the whole table.
Coun. Meghan Lahti will chair the committee and Coun. Diana Dilworth will serve as vice-chair; there will be no citizen volunteer members. The first meeting is scheduled for Jan. 20.
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Crime reaction features racism, ignoranceWhen Jamie bacon and company were spreading
their brand of drug-related violence through-out the lower mainland in 2008 and ’09, there
were plenty of suggestions as to what should be done with them but sending them “back to where they came from” was not among them.
it would have been a ridiculous suggestion because the bacons “came” from here. they’re canadians. Patently bad ones, but canadians nevertheless.
One of them is actually past tense: shot and killed a few years ago. live a violent life, odds are you die a violent death.
but to the present…For the past several months, there have been ongoing
violent altercations between groups of young men in a west abbotsford neighbourhood. Police have dubbed it the townline hill conflict.
it’s not entirely clear what these guys are fighting about. Vengeance for perceived past transgressions? dominance over territory? ego and testosterone?
Whatever is at the core, the nature of the violence has been escalating. the confrontations have gone beyond
physical scuffles and fights, although those continue. recent incidents have seen cars torched and a gun
dropped during a temple parking lot brawl. that weapon turned out to be a pellet gun but it looked extremely real.
Obviously, the situation is of serious concern to the po-lice, the residents of the neighbourhoods involved and the community in general. no one wants bands of troublemak-ers sowing mayhem in their town.
and this isn’t the first time local streets have festered with violence perpetrated by groups of rivals, hence Jamie bacon and company come to mind.
yet there is a major difference between that prime ex-ample and the townline hill situation: the bacon brothers are white.
thus, deportation was not among the simple solutions of the less-than-nimble public thinkers.
in the townline case, the combatants are primarily brown.
thus, comments such as “send them back to where they came from.”
social media and online comments are littered with those stupid statements whenever law-breaking involves
visual minorities. it’s blatant racism, based on ignorance.there may be an odd exception but i’m guessing the
majority of the youth involved in the townline conflict were born and raised in canada, to parents who are either citi-zens themselves or have permanent resident status.
those young people “came from” here. that makes them canadian citizens. bad ones, but citizens nonethe-less, and canadian citizenship by birth cannot be lost by bad behaviour.
should commission of a criminal offence have been grounds for deportation, for the past century or so, tens of thousands of misbehaving canadians would have been shipped back to britain, scotland, France, Germany, ukraine, russia, sweden, etc. after all, that’s where many of us first- and second-generation canadians “came from.”
but in the narrow minds of some, it’s different if the miscreants come from india, Pakistan, Vietnam, china, uganda, or any other non-caucasian country.
Fortunately, regardless of skin colour or ethnicity, all canadian citizens are subject to canadian laws... including those who disrespect them.
sitting in his prison cell, Jamie bacon could speak to that.
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gas stations offering fuel at roughly $1 a litre.this amounts to a savings of about $30 per month per
car, depending on the size of the vehicle (larger cars and trucks could save more), and the prices of other consumer goods could drop as well if the glut in oil and the corre-sponding drop in prices persist.
as an oil-producing nation, there is a downside to this situation, and the bank of canada says the gains will be outweighed by the losses because reduced oil revenues will hurt the economy. as well, federal Finance minister Joe Oliver, says sliding oil prices will put a dent in government coffers.
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at site of fatal accident” (The Tri-City News, Jan. 12).
I live two doors from the crosswalk at Paula Place and Eastern Drive in Port Coquitlam’s Mary Hill neighbourhood and my son and I take our lives in our hands cross-ing this intersection.
I’ve had hundreds of cars fly by us without a thought to slowing down due the speed limit or even think of stopping for us in the crosswalk. What’s worse is that due to the parking on Eastern Drive, going north in the crosswalk, you are half-way into the intersection before you see the cars flying at you. I’ve even had vehicles going east stop for us and, while we were stepping into the crosswalk, drive right in front of us.
Oddly, there are a lot
of parents with children in the cars zooming through this crosswalk — give yourself more time, the consequences are not worth it.
Another parent and I were talking about the crosswalk. She said she has called the city on numerous occasions, written to the city, writ-
ten to municipal officials and the same consistent response, if a response is even given, is it’s not in the budget.
I would like to know how many people need to be hit or killed to make room in the budget? We are so concerned, we talked to our child’s school principal, who was concerned enough to put on his jacket and walk the block to the crosswalk. While the three of us stood at the crosswalk, three cars sped by us within four minutes. (Thank you to the drivers of the other two cars within that time frame that actually al-lowed us to cross.)
I am reaching out to the city of Port Coquitlam, the RCMP, ICBC or anyone that can help us get a pedestrian-controlled light at this crosswalk.D. Ward, Port Coquitlam
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More must be done to save Riverview Hospital lands
RIVERVIEW
The Editor,Re. “Speak up on R’view
future” (The Tri-City News, Jan. 9).
To date, there have been four open house, “vision-ing” forums, two evenings each forum, four hours per evening, 32 hours total as part of the process used by our provincial government to decide the future use of the incredibly valuable 244-acre Riverview Hospital site.
It started in early 2014 and will end this spring. To state that the process to decide the future of the site has been sorely flawed is an understatement.
Why is our provincial government rushing this process through in one short year? Why has BC Housing been put in charge of the entire land use plan-ning for the site?
I am not convinced a fair decision will be made as
a result of the process that I have witnessed. You’ve heard of a loaded deck?
The Riverview lands are priceless. I fear for the mil-lions of living organisms, those we see and those that are beyond our visible ability.
I fear for the largest plants on our planet that have been allowed to grow undisturbed for over 100 years on this site — majes-tic, peaceful trees breezing the sky.
I fear for the natural wood lot and the animals
that depend on this corri-dor to the Fraser River.
I fear for the history and the variety of architectural flavour each and every building contains on this site.
I see a government re-fusing to open its eyes and allow a connection to the heart so it can finally start to see the true value of this incredible piece of our his-tory and the myriad plant and animal life that makes it special, even magical.
I fear the loss of poten-tially the most impressive site we have in our midst today.
If the government re-fuses to recognize this, then there is a need to insist it take a longer look. If we allow this beautiful place to be lost through compla-cency, our world, right here in our back yard, will carry a scar that will never heal.Kenneth E. Baker, Surrey
tri-city newS FiLe PHOtOThe site of a fatal pe-destrian MVA last week on Citadel Drive in Port Coquitlam.
tri-city newS FiLe PHOtOThe Riverview Hospital site is of great historical and en-vironmental importance, says the letter writer.
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“We had great expecta-tions for Canada but our early missteps proved too difficult to overcome,” Cornell said. “Personally, this was a very difficult decision but it was the right decision for our company.”
Target stores will remain open during a court-super-vised liquidation.
Target is placing $70 million in an employee trust to ensure a minimum 16 weeks compensation, including wage and benefit coverage for workers not needed for the full wind-down period.
The decision came after an unsuccessful holiday season, Cornell said, despite best efforts by Target Canada to win over shoppers.
“There is no doubt that the next several weeks will be difficult but we will make every effort to handle our exit in an appropriate and orderly way,” he said.
The American retail giant launched its Canadian expansion in 2013, buying up former Zellers locations and arranging grocery stock through Sobey’s.
SFU business and mar-
keting professor Lindsay Meredith said Target’s foray into Canada was misguided from the start. It launched with too many stores at once, he said, and it immediately turned off Canadians savvy to lower U.S. pricing when it instead charged prices in line with Canadian retailers.
“That was exactly what Canadians did not want to hear,” Meredith said, adding that when stores opened, they were missing some of the U.S. brands in home decor and fashion shoppers wanted.
Further blows that en-
trenched the retailer as a “screw-up” in Canadian minds included a massive data breach at the U.S. par-ent and recurring problems with empty store shelves.
“Empty shelves is a retailer’s kiss of death,” he said.
The latest challenge for Target has been the dive in the loonie to 84 cents U.S., which has left the company bridging a growing gap be-tween what it pays for stock in the U.S. and what it sells it for in Canada.
Still, Meredith said he was surprised Target opted for a complete Canadian
pull-out, coupled with creditor protection, rather than what he calls a “hedgehog defence” of retrenching to a small number of more profitable stores in key markets.
Big winners from Target’s demise will be established retail and grocery chains like Wal-Mart, Loblaws, Canadian Tire and even Sport Chek, Meredith pre-dicted.
“All these guys will be happy — they just got rid of a major competitor that could have hurt them.”
He expects the stores will be sold piecemeal to multiple buyers “who will bite off a piece of the whale carcass” rather than to one replacement chain.
Other retailers have also struggled lately, including Sears, and fashion outlets including Mexx, Jacob and Smart Set also intend to close. But Meredith said Target’s withdrawal will send a particularly strong warning to other U.S. retail-ers considering Canadian expansion, such as Nordstrom’s, which is plan-ning to open in the former Sears store at Pacific Centre in downtown Vancouver.
black press file photoTarget has announced it will be closing the doors to all of its Canadian operations. The move will put about 100 people in the Tri-Cities out of work.
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SD43 to look at issues at closed PoMo school
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Diane StranDbergThe Tri-CiTy News
School District 43 will begin discussions with the city of Port Moody on the future of the closed College Park elementary school, including possibly lighting the building in the early evening and seeing if art groups would be interested in beautifying boarded-up windows.
The promise comes as some area residents have been complaining about the site being dark at night, drawing vandals and lit-ter. Some have called for a long-term plan for the school but the district has no plans to do anything except lease the building, although it has been empty for a year.
SD43 secretary treasurer Mark Ferrari confirmed the district would bring up College Park at an upcom-ing liaison meeting with the city of Port Moody.
“We are going to see if there are other uses or con-siderations,” Ferrari said of the elementary school that was closed seven years ago and leased to the Mediated Learning Academy until last year.
But the question of
whether to light the build-ing at night turned out to be more complicated than originally thought.
Watkins said the school district should be a good neighbour and at least light the property after he toured the area with fellow PoMo Trustee Lisa Park and was surprised to find it dark.
“If you lived in the neigh-bourhood, would you go down there?” asked Watkins.
Ferrari said vacant properties are usually lit but College Park was kept
dark because it had been attracting groups of partiers and vandals who painted graffiti and smashed win-dows, information that was confirmed by the district’s principal of facilities initia-tives, Ivano Cecchini.
Since the lights were turned off, “the element of people that went there to party have moved off the site,” Cecchini said.
Watkins then suggested a compromise — lighting the property in the early evening until 9 p.m. when residents
are coming home from work and other activities. “Meet them halfway,” he said.
Beautifying the boarded-up building was another idea proposed by Watkins and Coquitlam Trustee Barb Hobson took up the challenge, suggesting art groups could be invited to paint the boards.
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tri-city newS FiLe PHOtOCollege Park elementary school was closed seven years ago and vacated by a tenant last year, and some area residents have complained about vandalism at the site.
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Lost hiker’s only tool to navigate was smartphoneSARAH PAYNETHE TRI-CITY NEWS
A 67-year-old tourist from Taiwan spent a chilly night on Burke Mountain on Tuesday after leaving for a short hike late in the afternoon.
Coquitlam Search and Rescue was called in by Coquitlam RCMP at 3 a.m.
on Wednesday morning to search for Peter Hsu, who was visiting family in the area. He’d been dropped off at the Port Coquitlam Fish and Game Club at the base of Burke Mountain at 3 p.m. Tuesday, intending to enjoy a brief hike, but he did not return home.
SAR teams from Surrey and Ridge Meadows were called in to assist in the search. They refocused their efforts after receiving a call at 6 a.m. from a witness who recalled seeing Hsu heading east and uphill on
Burke the previous day. At about 7 a.m., just as
the sun was rising, a mem-ber of the public spotted Hsu walking along Victoria Drive near Mars Avenue. He was picked up by the RCMP and reunited with his family.
When SAR members interviewed Hsu, they dis-covered he’d been using his smartphone for naviga-tion and was carrying no other equipment with him. Unfortunately, the informa-tion on the phone was out of date and the batteries on
his phone died, leaving him without a map or a way to figure out which way to go.
He continued to move all night, which Coquitlam SAR noted usually contrib-utes to the possibility of injury, but was found to be cold but otherwise in good condition.
“In the strongest pos-sible terms, Coquitlam SAR recommends that people never rely on smartphones for back-country naviga-tion,” SAR stated on its web-site, adding search teams have repeatedly rescued
people using phones as their only method of navi-gation.
Phones “almost always fail in predictable ways,” they said, whether cold and wet weather causing them to stop working, the battery dying, GPS signal strength leading to failures or map information out of date. They recommend always bringing a paper map and the 10 essentials, which are available at www.coquitlam-sar.bc.ca.
Auditor probing prison crowdingBY Tom FlETcHERBlaCk PRESS
B.C. provincial prisons remain overcrowded de-spite a decline in custodial sentences in recent years, and “safety and security incidents” have increased substantially, a report from B.C.’s Auditor General has found.
About half of cells designed for one inmate are double-bunked in the B.C. system, and Auditor General Carol Bellringer concludes that is a con-tributing factor in maintaining safety in B.C.’s nine facilities for adult inmates. Another factor in crowd-ing is that about half of the roughly 2,500 inmates in the B.C. system on an average day are awaiting trial or sentencing.
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FortisBC (Proponent) is proposing to expand a portion of its existing Vancouver Island natural gas transmission system (proposed Project). The Project would involve installing about 47 km of 24” natural gas pipeline starting about 35 km north of Coquitlam to the Woodfibre industrial site outside of Squamish, upgrading two of the Proponent’s existing compressor stations and building a new compressor station in Squamish.
The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act.
The Proponent has now submitted its application (Application) to obtain an environmental assessment certificate which is required before any work can be undertaken on the proposed Project.
There are 45 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the Application. The comment period will begin on January 26, 2015 and end on March 12, 2015. All comments received during this comment period will be considered.
To provide information to the public about the Application, and to re-ceive comments from the public, the Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) invites the public to attend an Open House to be held:
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The intention of seeking public comments is to ensure that all potential effects – environmental, economic, social, heritage and health – that might result from the proposed Project are identified for consideration as part of the assessment process.
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Copies of the Application are also available for viewing at these locations:
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For more information about the proposed Project, visit fortisbc.com/egp.
NOTE: All submissions received by EAO during the comment period in relation to the proposed Project are considered public and will be posted to EAO website.
Music, sports and more for Coquitlam’s 125th
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Gary MCKennaThe Tri-CiTy News
Plans for 125th an-niversary celebrations in Coquitlam in 2016 are be-ginning to take shape.
According to a prelimi-nary planning report, the city expects a full year of activities, including every-thing from a two-day music festival to neighbourhood celebrations and block parties.
The kickoff for the fes-tivities is expected to take place on Jan. 2, 2016, and will feature a day of free skating and swimming ac-tivities at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex as well as cultural activities at Dogwood Pavilion and the Poirier Indoor Sports and Event Centre.
The preliminary list of events outlined plans for a historic picnic at Blue Mountain Park with tra-ditional games and food, world cafes in the spring and numerous art shows throughout the year.
There will be a block party challenge, where residents and community associations will be encour-aged to hold their own cele-brations with the assistance from the city.
Several legacy projects are being considered, in-cluding a salmon public art piece and a winter light-ing event. The BC Seniors Games are also expected to take place in Coquitlam as part of the birthday cel-ebrations.
On Monday, council unanimously endorsed the
report, which estimated the cost of the 125th anniver-sary to be between $600,000 and $750,000. But city staff said there are ways to offset some of the costs that will come with the birthday cel-ebrations.
The city will apply for a Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
Grant from the federal gov-ernment, with staff noting that Port Coquitlam and Port Moody each received $100,000 for their 2013 centennial celebrations through the program. Staff said it will also be possible to leverage sponsorship opportunities for the event, which could generate an estimated $75,000 to $100,000 in revenue.
The last time Coquitlam hosted an event of this size was in 1991, when the city held its centennial celebra-tions.
Several legacy projects still exist from that time, including the Centennial totem pole, the Centennial Pavilion at Dogwood Pavilion, the lawn bowling green and Centennial Rose Garden, and an upgrade to the Centennial secondary field and track.
The 100th birthday fea-tured 62 activities, includ-ing the BC Summer Games and the BC Seniors Games. A time capsule was buried at Poirier community cen-tre that will be opened on Dec. 1, 2041, at Coquitlam’s 150th birthday party. The 1991 event cost the city $208,028.
PUB hOUrs OK’DCharlie Hamilton Pub’s bid to keep its doors open
an hour later each day received the endorsement of Coquitlam city council.
On Monday, council voted unanimously to sup-port a change in the bar’s liquor primary licence, which will allow the establishment to operate until 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
But not everyone was happy with the possibility that the Henderson Place establishment will be al-lowed to extend its hours. Of the 18 people who com-mented on the proposal, 14 said they were opposed to the changes, while four said they supported the move.
Some of the concerns had to do with noise levels and the potential for people to drink and drive.
But city staff noted in a report the bar is located in a mixed-use development in a pedestrian-friendly neighbourhood that is close to public transit.
The final decision on whether the establishment will be allowed to extend its hours is left to the provin-cial Liquor Control and Licensing Branch.
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PoCo resident wants to see 193 countriesSarah PayneThe Tri-CiTy News
A Port Coquitlam resident has her eyes on a once-in-a-lifetime travel prize — all she needs are your votes to win it.
Joyce Wilcox, a 2003 Riverside secondary school grad, is angling for a coveted spot with Global Degree, a travel program aiming to see all 193 United Nations countries.
She met the two behind the program — Michael Graziano, who is attempt-ing to be the youngest North American to visit every country in the world, and videographer Alex Hennessy — while visiting Ecuador on a recent trip through South America.
“I was really interested in their project and hung out with them for a few days,” Wilcox said. “I actu-ally seeded it into their ear and said, ‘Why don’t you have a girl with you on the show?’”
The idea stuck and now Global Degree is holding an open contest to find a new cast member who can be the youngest female to visit every country in the world. The YouTube show, which posted its latest episode in October from Argentina, is part documentary and part travelogue, offering re-views and prices on places to stay, local outings and adventures — and giving armchair travellers a fasci-nating, fast-paced glimpse into their destinations.
Should Wilcox win (she’s currently sitting at
second place with about 700 votes for her four-min-ute video clip) she’d be looking forward to about eight months of travelling throughout Asia before re-turning home to work and save money for the next leg. The entire world-travel project is expected to wrap up sometime in 2018, Wilcox said.
“I contacted Guinness [World Records] yesterday and it’s never been done by a female, so it’s a pretty big deal,” she said.
Growing up, Wilcox and her family used to take annual road trips down to California and they also braved a cross-Canada road trip, but she was re-ally bit by the travel bug when she was 20. That’s when she packed her bag and, leaving behind two very worried parents, headed off to explore Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
“At the time, Nicaragua was really off the beaten path, there wasn’t a lot of tourism and it was still considered pretty danger-ous to go there,” Wilcox said. “But that was one of the countries that really got me into travelling and seeing other cultures and the way other people live.”
In 2009, Wilcox spent five months traveling through southeast Asia and, just recently, enjoyed 10 months of exploring all 16 countries in South America — all by local bus. (Her still-worried parents convinced her to bring a GPS navigation system
that pings home a map lo-cation and an “I’m OK” or, if not, an immediate SOS message.)
So far she cites Costa Rica as her all-time favou-rite destination and, top-
ping her must-see spots? Cape Town, South Africa.
• For more information and to vote for Wilcox, visit www.globaldegree.tv.
SubmiTTed phoToSPort Coquitlam’s Joyce Wilcox already has done some extensive travelling, but she hopes to see even more countries if she can get enough votes to participate in the Global Degree project.
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This weekend is packed with family-friendly fun, from local arts and cultural events to free swim-ming and skating.
Friday, Jan. 15BRING TISSUES
Stage 43 presents Steel Magnolias, a story that celebrates the bonds of friendship and family with humour, grace and plenty of catchy dialogue, at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Be transported to Truvy’s Beauty Salon in Louisiana at shows running to Jan. 18 and from Jan. 21 to 24. Tickets are $22/$18 at www.evergre-enculturalcentre.ca, 604-927-6555 or www.stage43.org.
DIVE INGrab the kids, rustle up your swim trunks and
enjoy the Westminster Savings free swim at the City Centre Aquatic Complex (1210 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) from 7 to 9 p.m.
COQUITLAM VS. KINGSThe Coquitlam Express take on the Powell River
Kings tonight in a home game at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam). It’s sure to be a good game, but an added bonus will be the toonie night specials — $2 hot dogs and $4 beer. Visit www.coquitlamexpress.ca for more information.
Saturday, Jan. 16BANNER TIME
Drop by Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr.) as artists and local residents create the banners that will be decorating city streets this year. Painting runs from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and tomor-row, and their finished work will be on display from Jan. 19 to 29.
ICE TIMEKeep the family active with a free skate the
Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam) from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Everyone gets in for free, and gets rental skates and a helmet on the house as well. Wristbands are issued from 1:30 p.m., with a maximum of 200 participants per ses-sion.
ARTIST TALKLearn the stories behind the art at W.L. Seaton’s
free artist talk at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village (2253 Leigh Sq.) from 3 to 5 p.m. The arts
village is hosting a solo exhibit of Seaton’s work, titled Five Decades Retrospective of One Man’s Art, including a variety of painting styles in four differ-ent series.
POLISH THEATREAnyone interested in Polish history (and who
speaks Polish) will want to check out Solidarity: A Recital by Maciej Pietrzyk at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., PoMo) at 7 p.m. Pietrzyk is a well-known figure of the Solidarity political movement of the 1980s. The show will include songs, stories and humour, followed by a reception hosted by the Vancouver Polish Theatre. Tickets are $25/$20, available by calling 604-897-1899.
PANTHERS VS. WOLVESCatch the Port Moody Panthers in action as they
face off against the North Vancouver Wolf Pack at the Port Moody Arena (100 Newport Dr.). Puck drop is at 7:45 p.m. Visit www.portmoodypanthers.com for more information.
Sunday, Jan. 17WINTER MARKET
Liven up the ho-hum offerings in your fridge and pantry with a trip to the Port Moody Winter Farmers Markets at the recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., where there will be seasonal winter produce, baked goods and more. While you’re there, check out the compost-ing workshop, learn the ins and outs of Metro Vancouver’s green waste ban and pick up a worm compost system. Visit www.makebakegrow.com for more information.
COFFEE CONCERTLeigh Square Community Arts Village fires up
its 16th annual Sunday Coffee Concert series at the Terry Fox Theatre (1260 Riverwood Gate, PoCo) from 2 to 4 p.m. Kicking it off is the Karen Flamenco Studio, complete with all the finger-snapping, toe-tapping and skirt-twirling of this Latin tradition. Tickets are $12/$10/$6, children 12 and under are free. Register at 604-927-7529 or www.experienceit.ca.
TURNED WOODThe Greater Vancouver Woodturners’ Guild
showcases the work of 19 artists in an exhibit at the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. Johns St.) in Not Just Round. There will be 150 “unround” wooden pieces in the show, of varying sizes, shapes and types of wood, including about 25 works by Coquitlam artist and internationally known wood-turner Art Liestman. The show runs until Feb. 19. For more information call 604-931-2008 or visit www.pomoarts.ca.
SUBMITTED PHOTOStage 43 presents the heartwarming classic Steel Magnolias at the Evergreen Cultural Centre to Jan. 18 and from Jan. 21 to 24. Written by Robert Harling and directed by Jacqollyne Keath, the show brings to life the outspoken Truvy, M’Lynn, Clairee, Annelle, the grouchy Ouiser and Shelby.
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Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.
PORT MOODY• Storytimes: PMPL’s
storytime programs are starting again next week. There’s a storytime for all ages, from babies to pre-schoolers. Meet other local parents and learn fun songs and rhymes at Baby Sing and Learn (ages birth to 18 months) every Tuesday from 2 to 2:45 p.m. starting Jan. 20 and on Fridays from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. start-ing Jan. 23. On Thursdays starting Jan. 22, let your toddler (aged one or two years) dance and clap along at Toddler Storytime from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Explore the best in picture books at the interactive Preschool Storytime (ages two to five) from 10 to 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays starting Jan. 21. Parent/caregiver par-ticipation is required for all
programs, which are free, drop-in and fun.
• Book Buddies: Registration for Port Moody’s Book Buddies program is open. Kids in Grades 2 to 4 can practise their reading and writing skills with a teen buddy. Sessions are from 10 to 10:45 a.m. or 11 to 11:45 a.m. on Saturdays starting Jan. 24. Call 604-469-4577 to register.
• Philosopher’s Café: Do you follow your head or your heart? How can the head mislead you? How can the heart lead you astray? On Jan. 23 from 12 to 1:30 p.m., you can join Michael Picard from SFU/Douglas College for an in-formal exploration of these questions. Philosopher’s Cafes are free events spon-sored by SFU Continuing Studies. This one takes place in the ParkLane Room at PMPL — drop-in, no registration required.
• New Year, New Gadgets — Android tablets and phones: Join librar-ians on Jan. 20 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to learn about Android tablets and phones. PMPL has a variety of classes where you can explore the basics, find out what apps to download and learn to use the library’s
eBooks and eMagazines. Space is limited; call 604-469-4577 to register.
For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca or call 604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is lo-cated at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.
TERRY FOX• Meditation for
Beginners: Meditation is an excellent form of relaxation and self reflection that can produce many healthy ben-efits in our daily lives. Amy Reedman, registered aro-matherapist, yoga teacher and Reiki and healing touch practitioner, will be at the Terry Fox Library to discuss the basics of meditation, demonstrate techniques and show you how to get started so that you can feel great. Join her on Tuesday, Jan. 27 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Registration is appreciated.
For more information, visit www.fvrl.bc.ca or the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604-927-7999.
COQUITLAM• Family Literacy Day:
CPL will host a book swap, Lego and card games at the
Poirier Branch on Jan. 27 (which is Family Literacy Day) and at the City Centre branch the next day. For the swap, please bring one book — written for kids or teens — to exchange for an-other. The book swap and more will run from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on both days. These events are drop in — no registration is required.
For more information about any of these pro-
grams, visit www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.
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ALL THE WAYThe 525 songsters who
gathered near Lafarge Lake set a record for the city of Coquitlam last month.
On Dec. 22, the city — as part of its holiday celebra-tions and Park Spark pro-gram — invited the public to sing Jingle Bells in an at-tempt host the largest choir for the Christmas tune.
City spokesperson Kathleen Vincent reported this week the event hit the top for Record Setter.
THANKSCrossroads Hospice
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For the seventh year in
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The latest contribution of $20,500 brings their grand total for Crossroads to $101,152.
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Employees bought and wore Crossroads pins for a chance to “go casual” and don their denims.
To date, RBC has raised over raised $9,141 in sup-port of Crossroads.
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TREE CHIPThe annual Christmas
tree chip by the Port Coquitlam firefight-ers this month fueled in some $4,100 for the B.C. Professional Firefighters’ Association Burn Fund.
25 YEARSA Port Coquitlam city
employee was recognized at Monday’s city council meeting for her quarter century of service with the
municipality. Trish Lemire started
with PoCo in 1987 as an on-call administrator; she is now overseeing the green waste operations at multi-family units, PoCo Mayor Greg Moore said.
POMO ARTPort Moody Mayor Mike
Clay opened the first coun-cil meeting of the year with an introduction to Port Moody Arts Centre’s new wood exhibit.
Belcarra woodturner Des Wilson showed council two pieces — a jewellery box and natural-edge bowl — that will be part of the Greater Vancouver Woodturners’ Guild display called Not Just Round, which opened last night.
Meanwhile, council also heard a delegation from J Peachy, the creative direc-tor of Canadian Sound Therapy Arts Society, who spoke about planning for the Burrard Inlet Fish Fest.
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W henever sur-veyed about species at risk, a
high percentage of people say they care about species at risk and believe they should be protected, and that it is entirely appropri-ate for government to take action to protect them.
Despite this, our federal government is failing mis-erably to protect species at risk while B.C. remains one of four provinces (the others are Alberta, Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island) without species-at-risk legislation.
Species at risk are de-fined as the plants and ani-mals undergoing such dra-matic population declines that, unless effective action is taken, their disappear-ance is the mostly likely outcome.
This, of course, pre-sumes that someone — usually university- or government-based scien-tists — are keeping a tally on levels of abundance.
Decreasing populations of species go through a number of stages that are considered to be levels of endangerment. The worst outcome, of course, is ex-tinction. We do have some extinct species in B.C. One of these is the Steller’s sea cow, a dugong once found in coastal waters that was hunted to extinction in the late 1700s.
The other categories, in decreasing rank, include extirpated (a species no longer found in B.C. or Canada but found else-where) as well as “endan-gered,” “threatened” and “special concern” (formerly called “vulnerable”).
To make matters more confusing, the provincial government, which does at least compile a list of species
at risk, lumps endangered and threatened species into a so-called “red list” while species of special concern are placed on a “blue list.”
In B.C., our local great blue heron population is a unique non-migratory subspecies that appears on the blue list. In Canada, we have more than 500 endan-gered and threatened spe-cies while in the Tri-Cities, we have approximately 150 species at risk in all cat-egories.
Years ago, the main rea-son for species becoming at risk was typically over-hunting. Now, species are increasingly being placed at risk from a variety of impacts due to the ever-growing human popula-tion. This includes outright loss of habitat for some species or other causes such as profound changes in their environment, pol-lution or the appearance of invasive species. For example, conversion of old-growth forests to younger forests eliminates habitat for spotted owls. In addi-tion, the inadvertent arrival of a new species, the barred owl, has also posed a seri-ous threat to the closely related spotted owls. These days, species at risk usually face multiple threats, all of which can contribute to their population decline.
Since 1973 in the U.S.A., endangered species have been effectively protected by the Endangered Species Act, which applies even to private land. The Canadian government did not pass our Species at Risk Act (SARA) until 2002. What’s worse, Canada’s legislation is weak because it only ap-plies to federal lands.
This led one prominent environmentalist to pro-claim that, if spotted owls wanted protection, they would have to fly to post of-fices. These days, of course, even post offices are under threat.
In Canada, we actually have two lists of species at risk: One is compiled by sci-entists and is based on the biological threats faced by species; the other (the SARA list) depends on the govern-
ment adding the species recommended by scientists.
The federal government has been failing to add spe-cies to the SARA list and is also failing to protect or even identify the critical habitat of species on the list. Since 2011, 67 species have been recommended to be added to SARA but no action has been taken by the Stephen Harper government.
A recent analysis of the effectiveness of species-at-risk legislation between the U.S.A. and Canada indicated that, while the American legislation has been impressively effec-tive in improving the status of species at risk, very few such improvements have been north of the border.
On the international scene, the recent record of the Harper government is truly abysmal.
Internationally, spe-cies at risk are protected by the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES). This convention, in effect since 1975, has been signed by most na-tions — Canada was one of the first signatories. It currently protects about 36,000 species of plants and animals. In March 2014, 76 new species were added to CITES. Countries signatory to the convention are then expected to give these spe-cies protection within their borders within 90 days.
Shockingly, the govern-ment of Canada voted against adding all of these species to CITES. Never be-fore in the history of CITES has any country voted in this manner. This action has raised international concerns about Canada’s continued commitment to CITES.
With blatant disregard for trade in endangered species, the Harper govern-ment last year allowed the shipment of whale meat from Iceland to Japan by rail across Canada. This meat, including some from whale species at risk, had been refused at several ports in Europe but appar-ently raised no such con-cerns in Canada.
As a Canadian citizen, I
am appalled at the recent record of the Harper govern-ment to fail to protect species at risk. On the international level, we should all be hang-ing our heads in shame.
Elaine Golds is a Port Moody environmentalist who is conser-
vation/education chair of the Burke Mountain Naturalists,
chair of the Colony Farm Park Association and a founding
director of the board of the Port Moody Ecological Society.
Species remain at risk in absence of gov’t action
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Kiyoshi TaKahashi phoToBarn owls are a species at risk in the Lower Mainland, which is one of the few areas in Canada with suitable conditions for them. At Colony Farm and Minnekhada re-gional parks in Coquitlam, these owls use nest boxes provided by volunteer Kiyoshi Takahashi, who took this photo.
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MONDAY, JAN. 19• Tri-Cities Parkinson’s
Support Group meets, 10 a.m.-noon, Eagle Ridge United Church, 2813 Glen Dr., Coquitlam. Info: 604-465-2383.
• PoCo Heritage and Cultural Society hosts Rhymes of Times, 10:30–11:30 a.m., at Heritage at Leigh Square, 150–2248 McAllister St. Subject: Party Times — share party time memories from your youth through adulthood; feel free to bring along photos or other winter memorabilia to share. Info: [email protected].
• SUCCESS hosts info session on foreign cre-dential recognition loan project, 7-8 p.m., Port Moody Public Library, 100 Newport Dr.; session is for internationally trained professionals, including nurses, doctors, engineers, accountants and trades-persons who are Canadian citizens or permanent resi-dents and lack affordable financial support for tuition fees, qualification fees, etc. Info: success.bc.ca/fcrloan.events.
TUESDAY, JAN. 20• PoCo Garden Club
meeting, 7:30 p.m., Trinity United Church, 2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo. Speaker: Pam Erikson on daylilies and hostas. Everyone is welcome. Info: Lynette, 604-945-0906.
• PoCo Heritage and Cultural Society hosts Heritage Detectives, 10:30–11:30 a.m., at Heritage at Leigh Square, 150–2248 McAllister St. Subject: “Is there a doctor in the house?” – early doc-tors and hospital in PoCo; from Sutherland to Sager to Heffelfinger, examine the early medical history of PoCo; feel free to bring along photos or other win-ter memorabilia to share. Info: [email protected].
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21• Eagle Ridge Hospital
family fun sale of new and gently used puzzles, games, DVDs and more, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in ERH lobby. Money raised will go to buy hospital equipment and patient comfort items.
• Singles Travel Club meets at 6 p.m. for din-ner at ABC Restaurant, 300-100 Schoolhouse St., Coquitlam. Club offers group tours for solo travel-lers — meet new friends, enjoy the security of group travel and avoid the costly single supplement. Info: www.singlestravelclub.ca. RSVP: Val, 604-669-6607, Ext. 304.
THURSDAY, JAN. 22• PoCo Heritage and
Cultural Society hosts An Evening at the Museum – ISE and the Franklin Expedition, 7 p.m., at Heritage at Leigh Square, 150–2248 McAllister St. The search for the Franklin Expedition has continued for over 160 years. In 2014, Franklin’s flagship was discovered in the Canadian Arctic and there was a PoCo connection: International Submarine Engineering. Linda Mackay of ISE will discuss the com-pany’s role in the search for the Franklin expedition and the technology that recently helped discover
Cultural Society hosts Toonie Saturday, 11 a.m.-noon, at Heritage at Leigh Square, 150–2248 McAllister St., for kids
8-12. Make your own Valentine card and learn about the origin of Valentine’s Day. Info: 604-927-8403 or [email protected].
• Coquitlam Order of the Eastern Star Trivial Pursuit night at Masonic Hall, 2600 Shaughnessy
St., PoCo (just south of rail underpass, free park-ing off Elgin). Join teams or bring your own team of 8. Doors open at 5:15 p.m., chili dinner at 6 p.m. and games at 7 p.m. — cost, $20 per person. Registration: Pam, 604-469-9849.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28• Tri-City Centennial
Stamp Club holds stamp auction by members, McGee Room, Poirier com-munity centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam; viewing starts at 7 p.m., auction after 8 p.m. Info: stamp-club.ca or 604-941-9306.
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604-927-6094.Dogwood Pavilion is recre-
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Therapist shares his story of addiction and recovery
DOUGLAS COLLEGE
Vancouver therapist Michael Pond has journeyed down the dark path of addiction and re-turned to sobriety with a story to share — plus an urgent call to improve addiction services.
Pond, who last year published a memoir titled The Couch of Willingness, will visit Douglas College’s Coquitlam campus on Monday as part of the Health Sciences Speaker Series.
In his book, co-authored with his partner and docu-mentary filmmaker Maureen Palmer, Pond recounts how he went from being a successful psychotherapist to losing his career, home and family during a lengthy struggle with alcohol-ism. Eventually, he ended up on a couch in a Lower Mainland recovery home, where he was forced to confront his addiction.
Now sober and again prac-tising psychotherapy, Pond is speaking publicly about his ex-periences and calling for change to what he argues is a broken recovery system.
“Michael’s compelling story outlines his struggle with alco-holism and journey back to so-
briety. His experience of the hard realities of alcoholism sheds a new light on treatment practices and policies regarding addic-tion,” says Pam Cawley, dean of health sciences at Douglas College.
Pond will deliver his free, public talk Jan. 19 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in room A1470 of the Douglas College David Lam Campus, 1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam.
Presented by the college’s Health Sciences Department, the Health Sciences Speakers
Series is held monthly through-out the year, typically on the third Monday of the month. Additional events for 2015 will be announced.
Douglas is one of the largest colleges in British Columbia, providing applied bachelor’s de-grees, university transfer, career and post-degree programs for more than 20,000 students each year. For more information, visit douglascollege.ca.
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There are a variety of support groups covering a variety of per-sonal issues in the Tri-Cities. Below is a selection from The Tri-City News’ Community Calendar:
• GriefShare is a support group for people who have lost a spouse, child, family member or friend through death. This 13-week, Christ-centred, biblically based support group meets every Thursday through April 9, 7-9 p.m., Riverside Community Church, 1477 Lougheed Hwy., PoCo. Each session has a video presentation followed by small group discussion and you can attend at anytime. Info: 604-472-9988.
• Alateen meetings, 8-9 p.m. on Wednesdays, St. Andrews United Church, 2318 St. Johns St., Port Moody, for teenagers whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking; meetings are anony-mous and confidential, and closed to the general public. Info: 604-688-1716 or www.bcyukon-al-anon.org.
• TOPS chapters meet weekly at numerous Tri-City locations. For in-formation on group near you: Gail, 604-941-2907.
• The Compassionate Friends, Coquitlam Chapter meets on the third Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m., Como Lake United church (entrance at 1110 King Albert St.,
Coquitlam). The Compassionate Friends is an international, non-profit, non-denominational, self-help organization offering friend-ship, understanding, grief educa-tion and hope for the future to all families who have experienced the death of a child at any age, from any cause. Info: Jocelyn, 604-941-9196 or Norah, 604-941-5464, [email protected].
• Al-Anon Family Group meets at 1 p.m. Mondays, 8 p.m. Wednesdays and noon Saturdays at Como Lake United church, 535 Marmont Ave. Coquitlam. Info: 604-688-1716.
• Port Moody Alanon Family Group open meeting, Wednesdays, 8 p.m., St. Andrews Church, 2318 St. Johns St., Port Moody. Info: 604-461-6991.
• Al-Anon Adult Children meets at 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1504 Sprice Ave. (at Schoolhouse), Coquitlam.
• Fibromyalgia support group meets, 1-3 p.m., on the fourth Thursday of each month (except December) at Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch, 575 Poirier St. Education and support for adults who are living with this chronic ill-ness. Info: Julie, 604-936-6027.
• Irritable bowel syndrome sup-port group meets monthly in PoMo to exchange information, to offer
one another support, and to share experiences and coping strategies. Info: 604-875-4875 or www.badgut.org.
• Recovery International is a self-help, peer-to-peer support meeting for people who struggle with stress, fear, anger, depression, anxiety, panic and nervous symptoms. The goal is to help reduce symptoms by practising cognitive behaviour tech-niques. There is a group in PoCo. Info: Phyllis, 604-931-5945 or www.recoverycanada.ca.
• Have you experienced the death of a loved one and found yourself struggling? Gathering with others who have also experienced a loss is known to be one of the most helpful ways of coping with grief. Sharing your story is important to healthy healing. Crossroads Hospice Society is running closed grief support groups. Registration: call Castine, 604-949-2274.
• Crossroads Hospice Society hosts a free walking group for the bereaved, Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Group meets at Crossroads Labyrinth Healing Garden in Pioneer Memorial Park at Ioco Rd. and Heritage Mountain Blvd. Hospice volunteers will be pres-ent on the free walk through Rocky Point Park or Orchard Park. Newcomers can register by calling
Castine at 604-949-2274.• Coquitlam Support Group:
Change, Crisis to Creativity meets Thursday evenings. Group meets twice a month to support one another through major changes, including unemployment, family crisis, death, illness, separation/divorce, empty nest, retirement, etc., and working towards positive, creative lifestyle. Info: Mara, 604-931-7070.
• Fibromyalgia support group meets every fourth Thursday of each month at Dogwood Pavilion, 1 to 3 p.m., except December. Info: Joan, 604-944-2506.
• Dogwood White Cane Club meets every Thursday from September to June, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion. Those who are legally blind (registered with the CNIB) are welcome.
• CancerConnection peer volun-teers offer one-to-one information and emotional support to people living with cancer. Info: 1-888-939-3333.
• Tri-Cities Caregiver Network gives caregivers a safe place to ex-press and deal with their emotions and concerns. Group discussions, speakers and films are part of the program. Meet every 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon.
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It’s a challenge to find the right vehicle to take two dogs on an annual holiday trip to Tacoma to visit family, friends and doggy cousins. Rental vehicles are out of sight price- wise and some compa-nies are a little sniffy about the ‘passengers’ (at least I think it was the dogs they objected to). Therefore, the offer of an extended test drive of the 2015 Chevrolet Traverse was a welcome opportunity. From a human’s per-spective, the Traverse was pleasurable to drive, extremely comfortable, the cabin roomy and very classy, a nice quiet ride, the dashboard controls very user friendly and easy to interpret with everything close to hand. The seats (seven in all for bipeds) are gorgeously adjustable with heated lumbar support up front, which is a soothing relief for those of us with back problems. From the outside, the car seems like a big beast best for the backcountry but it is surprisingly wonderful to drive in the city, more like a luxury sedan than a lumbering SUV. It was easy to manoeuvre on narrow streets, a dream to nip in and out of parking lots and spots.And even the vertically challenged
– ahem – found it easy to load up with lots of luggage, bags, boxes, blankets, pillows and doggy beds – all the necessary accoutrements of car travel, plus the added advantage of still having room to bring home a souvenir or three. On the highway, as in the city,
the Traverse offered great visibility and we felt snug, safe and secure – sorry about the alliteration, but it’s true.Our doggy travelling companions are at each end of the age spectrum. Sullivan the Jack Russell Terrier is little, young and bouncy, while Desi the Shepherd Cross is a large dog of
noble lineage and a senior citizen. In short, she enjoys her comfort. The cargo area of the Traverse offered both dogs plenty of space for each to do their own thing: stretch out, curl up, look out the window, and chew quietly on toys, while contemplating the phenomenon of black holes or, in the case of Miss Desi, perhaps where the next carrot was coming from. Given the layout of the interior, with the walk through back seats, a barrier was needed to discour-age the cargo passengers from walking through into the first-class front cabin.It should be noted there are ten cup holders for those in need of regular caffeinating. We did receive barked complaints from the back that not one
was big enough for a bowl of water. Please note, Mr Chevy.Having the navigation system was great as getting to our destination was a little tricky, and finding our way in the dark could have been a minor trial. Our friendly ‘nav-lady’ delivered us easily. I especially liked getting plenty of warning about upcoming turns. Some navigation systems instruct you to turn at the very last moment, which is not helpful. Often our ‘nav-lady’ gave us two warnings sometimes even three ‘turn left in 250 metres’, ‘turn left in 100 metres’. Believe me it was comforting. All the places we wanted to visit parks, malls, trails and shops were easily found with no hassles.In Tacoma, a third dog joined us for ad-ventures around town – Beau, a large
yellow lab. Everyone knows labs are eternal puppies who enjoy good times no matter where they land. This happy boy landed in the cargo area with the other two and still there was plenty of room for all three dogs with nary a complaint about someone’s paw being on someone’s side. It all made for a fun Christmas cele-bration with lots of treats, even for my backup navigator Patricia and myself. Next year, the ‘kids’ are holding out for a Cadillac!
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‘‘ The cargo area of the Traverse offered both dogs plenty of space for each to do their own thing; stretch out, curl up, look out the window, chew quietly on toys.’’
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There are a few schools of thought when it comes to writing down to-do lists.One argument says that writing lists causes the brain to get lazy; therefore, it doesn’t retain information as easily because it knows there is a backup some-where.Another suggests that highly effective people write lists because when they scratch their tasks off, it creates positive reinforcement and motivates individuals to continue to work hard. Call my brain lazy but I love writing lists. It seemed only natural to have such a list while the Volvo’s performance version of V60 sportwagon was in my garage. The V60 Polestar is evocative, sexy, incredibly agile and designed to satisfy with every ride. Yes, this is a Volvo.Those not familiar with the tuning division of Volvo, their roots go back to 1996 when they started working with the Swedish brand in regards to motorsports. Since then, they’ve helped develop not only track-wor-thy competitors, but also
street cars.Clad in a Rebel Blue robe, our time together would not be for eternity, but the mem-ory will recall the experience without need of a list!Here are just a few things that I felt inspired to do with the 345 horsepower V60.1) Have fun.2) Find some snow and play in it.3) Paint my toenails the same colour as its exterior. You know, because it’s what all the cool kids are doing.4) Impress first-time Volvo passengers with its compe-tency.5) Make a Polestar joke (or many) and see how many
people laugh at my sharp wit.6) Make use of its 692L cargo capacity.7) Accelerate quickly. Make someone’s day. And the list could go on . . .The Lower Mainland doesn’t experience the wrath of winter as other parts of Canada do. Regardless, this V60 warmed up in a flash. Minutes into my drive the heated seats in full swing, the heated steering wheel toasting my fingers, and the hot air blowing out of the vents. The Swedes know cold and how to keep it
outside.The car’s handling prowess can be attributed to its front and rear Öhlins Shock Absorbers, MacPherson front and multilink independent rear suspension. This V60 gives you the confidence you’d like in turns while hav-ing a blast and making sure occupants are comfortable. As for playing in the slippery and the snow, count on Volvo’s Haladex Four-Wheel Drive System to distribute power to the wheels that are in need of it the most. Add in razor-sharp steering and running errands just
doesn’t feel like a chore anymore. Then there’s what really gets the party started. Under its hood is a 3.0L, turbocharged T6 engine that produces the aforementioned 345 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque. Torque is harnessed as low as 2,800 rpm and then delivered via a 6-speed automatic transmission. Paddle shifters also come as standard equipment. If there were to be more of a kick while accelerating quickly, that would be welcome, but not necessary. Speaking of acceleration,
getting up to 100km/h from zero takes a mere 4.9 seconds. Getting you back to zero is made possible by using Polestar’s 14.6-inch ventilated front discs matched with six-piston Brembo calipers with 11.8-inch ventilated discs in the rear. The only real drawback of the Polestar, I found, was its turning radius. Tight turns at low speeds wasn’t ideal, but if you need to a three or
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Delta rise offers the urban convenience with great viewsTh e Delta area is moving up and
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Picture a curving tower that over-looks sprawling views of the Lower Mainland and you will begin to un-derstand why buyers are excited about Delta Rise by Marshall Mountain Homes and ITC Construction Group. At 37 storeys high, it is the tallest tower in North Delta and off ers class, convenience and security in an urban environment.
Th e large decks, expansive outdoor
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Beyond the feel of spacious luxury, Principle of OTEZS Project Market-ing, Bill Szeto says that Delta Rise off ers “lock and go living” that allows homeowners to have a great home, plus safety and security to take vaca-tions without worrying while they are away.
“Th ere is also one level living, meaning ease of access, no stairs and smart, open fl oor plans, amaz-ing views that are unobstructed and substantial amenities.”
Some of those on-site amenities include a fi tness facility, library, and business workspace including guest wi-fi , an enter-tainment lounge and theatre. Th e building also has a rooft op courtyard with a play-ground, Zen garden and plenty of other green spaces.
However, when it comes to features that make these homes stand out, it’s all about the soaring exteriors.
“Th ere are no other buildings that will have this many suites with incred-ible views,” says Szeto.
Th e surrounding neighborhood has plenty of essential services within
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Th e name says it all - Riversky homes by Bosa Properties combines aff ordable waterfront living with breathtaking views. Rising up from the river’s edge are two beautifully designed towers that appear to touch the sky.
Located on New Westminster’s Esplanade boardwalk, part of the award winning Westminster Pier Park spanning 2.5 km along the wa-terfront, the building is surrounded by shops, amenities and magnifi cent views of the Fraser River.
“It’s an amazing waterfront opportunity that is unlike any in Metro Vancouver,” says Marketing Manager, Courtney Osinchuk. “New Westminster’s waterfront is a vi-brant, growing community that has easy access to downtown Vancouver, via the SkyTrain, shopping and res-taurants at your door step, all of the food experiences and activities at the River Market, as well as amazing city and river views.”
Th e one - two - and three-bedroom homes start on the sixth fl oor and up, allowing for maximum views of the river and sky. Prices for one-bedroom start at $229,900 and the two-bedroom homes start at $339,900.
Th e spacious design allows own-ers to live bigger and brighter, with features including the ExtenTABLE™, SleepTHEATRE™ and BosaSPACE™ design, perfect for transforming all one-bedroom homes into the ideal space for dining and entertaining purposes. Th ere is also a private fi tness centre and rooft op entertain-ment lounge on site.
Combining metropolitan conve-nience with suburban landscapes, New West is a buzzing community
that is quickly gaining attention as the place to be. It’s home to numer-ous museums, theatres and facili-ties, while also catering to the great outdoors, with 48 parks and 141 hectares of green space—includ-ing the boardwalk right on your doorstep.
“Along the riverfront, the new Westminster Pier Park is invit-
ing and allows you to get close to nature,” says Osinchuk. “You will see families strolling, kids playing, people running along the riverfront.”
With Riversky’s outstanding views, enjoy the changing canvas of the sky punctuated by mountains on the horizon, the swift ly fl owing water and the lights of the vibrant city shinning below as night falls.
“Th ere is life on the river, but also the sense of calm and relaxation that waterfront living brings,” says Osin-chuk. “Th ere is a great community in downtown New Westminster; the historic buildings add character and presence to this growing commu-nity. It’s the perfect location; in the city, yet nestled away from the hustle and bustle along the waterfront.”
Th is is the vision of aff ordable living and there are no limits to whatthe eye can see with RiverSky.
Th e Sales Centre and Display Suite will open be opening in early 2015. For the fi rst opportunity at RiverSky, register at bosaproperties.com. Or call 604-522-2583 for more information.
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ELAINE FLEURY PHOTOB.C. Thunder goalie Amy Clarkson stops a ring during a National Ringette League game against Edmonton on Saturday at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. The club, which also featured Port Coquitlam athletes Sarah Knight and Angela Cichos, lost to the visiting club 4-0.
NATIONAL RINGETTE LEAGUEShare & CMFSC team up for school program
Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club (CMFSC) said it will partner with Share Family and Community Services to provide after school soccer programs at two el-ementary schools in the Tri-Cities.
Starting this month, CMFSC will be sending nationally certified coaches as well as soccer equipment to Mountain View and Roy Stibbs elemen-tary to assist Share’s after school athletic programs.
CMFSC is funding the initiative as part of its ongoing efforts to promote soccer in the community and make sure the sport is accessible to chil-dren from all walks of life.
Martin Wyant, the CEO of Share, said the program would be an opportunity for young people to take part in sports they may otherwise be shut out of due to their financial cir-cumstances.
“One-in-five children experi-ence poverty in the Tri-Cities,” he said. “With this after school soccer program, CMFSC and Share will help ensure that the benefits of sport, soccer and team play are available on an extensive and inclusive basis to families and chil-dren throughout Coquitlam, espe-cially to those who may not be able to afford to participate in team sports.”
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Panthers continue to strugglePJHL HOCKEY
GARY MCKENNAThe Tri-CiTy News
The Port Moody Panthers are hoping to break a 10-game losing skid and notch their first win since November when the club takes on the Ridge Meadows Flames this week.
The Friday night road match will be a battle of the basement dwellers, with the Cats in last place in the Tom Shaw Conference
and Ridge Meadows in last place in the Harrold Brittain Conference with a 11-24-0-0 record.
Port Moody’s latest loss came on Sunday, when the Grandview Steelers bested the visiting team 4-2 at the Burnaby Winter Club.
The Cats managed a 2-0 lead in the first period, with goals from Mark Fletcher and Matthew Reyes. However, the wheels came off in the second when Grandview scored three
unanswered goals in a six-minute span.
A power play tally by Grandview’s Lucas Mercer early in third put the game out of reach for the Panthers and the Port Moody squad lost 4-2.
It was a similar story 24-hours earlier when the Abbotsford Pilots came to town and demolished the Cats on home ice.
Abby’s Kolton Grieve opened the scoring 9 min-utes into the game, before
Brady Lawlor made it 2-0 for the visitors before the end of the first period.
Port Moody’s lone goal came off the stick of Reece Bartel on the power play midway through the sec-ond frame.
However, the marker was not enough to spark Port Moody’s forward and Abbotsford continued to pile up goals.
When the clock finally ran out, Pot Moody was down 5-1.
While the Panthers will take on Ridge Meadows Friday on the road, they will play a home game this weekend.
North Vancouver, the Tom Shaw Conference leaders, will be visiting the Port Moody Arena on Saturday with puck drop taking place at 7:45 p.m.
For more information go to www.portmoodypan-thers.com.
sports team that wants to get their game results into The Tri-City News? Send us a brief description of the match, the sport, the league, the level and the score and we will try and fit it in the paper. Any photos must be at least one megabyte in JPEG format. Results can be emailed to a [email protected].
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ELAINE FLEURY PHOTOTeam Smiley defeated Team Foster 7-4, while Team Birston lost to Team Deputan 7-2 during Draw 4 of the Curl BC Seniors Women’s regional play downs on Saturday afternoon at the Port Moody Rec Centre. Team Smiley went on to place third at the event, while Team Roemer took the gold medal and Team Richter won silver.
SENIOR CURLING PLAYDOWNS
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A hat trick from Chanelle Prestia helped the Coquitlam Aftershock come away with a 4-1 win over Royal City in the team’s first match of under-13 soccer cup play this week.
Maia Faccone’s goal early in the first half opened the scor-ing for Coquitlam, when she found the back of the net in the initial minutes of the match.
But Prestia put the game out of reach for the New Westminster squad, pouring in offence in the second half to help her team secure the win.
Olivia Gallina set up two of Prestia’s goals, while Linnea Wong led the club on defence.
Coquitlam was without the services of their regular net minder last week, however Neena Hull and Vanessa Porretti shared goalie duties and held the op-position to just one marker.
From PoCo to N.Y., Rees gets ready
ON THE WAY TO THE NCAA
Terry Fox ath-lete signs with Stonybrook U
GaRY MCKeNNaThe Tri-CiTy News
Ryland Rees is getting ready to take his field lacrosse game to the next level.
The Port Coquitlam Saint recently signed with Stonybrook University and will be heading to Long Island, N.Y., next season where he will compete in the NCAA.
It is a big move for the Terry Fox secondary athlete, who has been in contact with the eastern school for several years.
“I had my goal set high that I wanted to play in a Division 1 school, so I focused on those schools,” he said in an email. “Stonybrook was one of the schools that I had
been in contact with since Grade 10.”
He sent videos to about 14 different post-secondary institutions and received interest from several schools. However, Rees felt that Stonybrook provided a good balance between academics and athletics and said he felt really comfortable with the campus and some of the players he met on a visit last year.
The 17-year-old athlete started playing lacrosse when he was six years old and has built up a pretty impressive resume during his 11 years in the sport.
The long-pole mid-fielder is known for his stick and play-making abilities and was chosen for Team B.C.’s under-19 gold medal winning squad last year, the youngest member to make the team.
Rees won gold again at the under-16 nationals, where he captained Team
B.C. and won a national MVP and all-star honours. He played with the West Coast Starz national squad in 2013 and was the Team B.C. box lacrosse captain in 2012.
“Playing with the PoCo Saints has really formed me into the player that I have become today,” he said. “PoCo has helped shape me into the player I am today as a Division 1 commit.”
When he gets to Stonybrook, Rees plans on taking a variety of courses, but said he is interested in law and hopes to prac-tise in the field when he graduates.
He also has long-term athletic goals.
“I am hoping to play in the NLL and/or the MLL after college,” he said in an email. “I know that once I set my goals, I am usually able to attain these so I re-ally am reaching for these.”[email protected]
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Abbotsford Exhibition ParkTRETHEWEY @ MACLURE AVE~ SUNDAYS ONLY ~
6 am to 4 pmPhone 604-859-7540
560 MISC. FOR SALE
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
REAL ESTATE
612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE
LONG ESTABLISHED fl ooring store servicing Williams Lake and region. Owners retiring. Franchise or independent. Turn key op $140,000 includes inventory. Also 2 bedroom apt. available for rent over store ([email protected])
Great LocationQueen Anne Apts.* Renovated Suites *
*Large *Clean *Very QuietIncludes: Heat, Hot Water
and HydroNear Shopping & Amenities.
SENIOR’S DISCOUNT
604-463-2236 604-463-7450
12186-224 St, Maple RidgeCertifi ed Crime Free Buildings
PORT COQUITLAM; 2 Bdrm apt $845 Quiet family complex, no pets. 604-464-0034.
RENTALS
706 APARTMENT/CONDO
PORT COQUITLAM1 bdrm suite ~ $7752 bdrm suite ~ $925
S Includes heat/hot waterS 1.5 blocks to various bus stops S 2 blocks to Safeway/medical S City park across streetS Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required
CALL FOR APPOINTMENT604-464-3550
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIALPORT COQUITLAM, 1500 - 3000 sq ft. Ground fl oor commercial area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy intersec-tion. Call 604-464-3550.
Port Coquitlam, Shaughnessy - 3 bdrm. 2 bath. W/D, Pets negotiable. Avail. Feb. 15 $1500 604.202.7166 or 604.460.7819
SOUTH SURREYEXECUTIVE
Fully Furnished & Equipped
Short Term orLong term!Hotel Living
Like New Townhouse. Only 3 years old. Immaculate Deluxe, 2 bdrm. + Rec. Room/Offi ce + 2 Full Bath T/House. Flr. to ceiling storage + storage rm. in garage. 6 s/s appli. d/w, w/d, Garburator. Crown Mouldings, 9ft. ceilings, H/W laminate fl ooring and slate tile. Gas F/P & Alarm. 1 car garage parking. Covered patio lower & outdoor patio upper. Amenities room incls. full gym, outdoor hot tub & pool. Walk to Morgan Heights shopping.NO Smoking inside & NO Pets!
$2250/mo. Avail. Feb. 1 or 15
604.488.9161
749 STORAGE
Pitt Meadows Marina14179 Reichenback Rd
Moorage RentalYear or Semi-annual
Outdoor Storage Available Starting
At $30/month for Boats, RV’s, Cars, Trucks &
Trailers Launch Ramp with 3 lines and
ample parking for tracks and trailers Onsite Manager
604.465.7713
RENTALS
750 SUITES, LOWER
COQUITLAM Centre. Newer 2bdrm grnd lvl suite, nr Coq Ctr & Douglas College. NS/NP. Avail now. $950 incl utils & laundry. 604-518-5138 or 604-468-6787.
PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1108/mo - $1211/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938
SPACIOUS, NEWLY Renovated Townhomes for rent in Port Moody, BC! 2 & 3 Bedrooms available. In-suite laundry, full basement, on-site professional management, catfriendly. [email protected] 1(888) 430-4931
TRANSPORTATION
812 AUTO SERVICES
Mobile Mechanic- Do small auto repairs - brakes, tune-ups etc.All work guaranteed. Insured.
Have tools- will travel. 604-308-8073
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS
1997 CAMRY, 4 door, 4 cyl, auto, loaded, new tires, AirCared, in mint cond. $3400 obo. 604-936-1270
845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
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SURREY: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, hard-wood fl oors throughout and new roof. $549,000. 604-575-5555.
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