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Constantine Kudaba of Port Coquitlam competes for Canada at the men’s water polo Olympic qualification tournament, which wrapped up Monday in Edmonton. Kudaba, 24, scored twice in the last minute to give Canada a thrilling 11-10 victory over Macedonia in its final match. The victory locked up fifth spot for Canada, which fell earlier to Greece in the quarter-finals and was eliminated from Olympic contention.

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Camping out for a cause: a kid keeper with cancer

By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS

A trip to Thrifty Foods in Coquitlam next week could help put Marko Marconato back in the net, ready to stop an onslaught of pucks.

For now, however, the Port Coquitlam peewee hockey goalie (right) is battling bone cancer at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver.

“Back in December, we felt a lump on his arm,” said Marko’s mom, Paula Marconato. “But he’s a goalie and he’s quite athletic and he’s always getting bumped and bonged, so we didn’t think much of it.” see EVERYONE EVERYONE,, page 6

By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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Coquitlam city employees were cleaning up trash on Tuesday after residents dumped piles of garbage at the gates of the Town Centre recycling facility over the Easter long weekend.

Jodie Lush, the city of Coquitlam’s communications co-ordinator, said it appeared the gates of the centre were accidentally kept locked on Saturday and Sunday.

But that did not stop

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“Dumping is always a big issue, especially at the recycling depots because there are not always attendants. It does take a while to clean up.”

Jodie Lush, city of Coquitlam some people from disposing of their garbage — including many items not accepted at the depot — outside the fence.

“Dumping is always a big issue,” she said, “especially at the recycling depots because there are not always attendants.

It does take a while to clean up.”

Lush said that usually when people dump refuse illegally, they do so at recycling centres, although some have left garbage in ravines. see ‘SELFISH SELFISH’,, page 3

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‘Selfish behaviour’ is behind dumping continued from front page

When illegal dumping occurs, Smithrite Disposal, the company that holds the city’s garbage contract, is usually able to pick up the trash right away, she added.

Bill Susak, the city’s manager of engineering, said the Town Centre recycling dropoff area is more prone to dumping than Coquitlam’s second facility on Mariner Way. Mariner’s recycling centre is more visible and sits next to a city works yard, which is in regular operation.

“There is more passive

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For more information on getting rid of recyclables, go to www.coquitlam.ca/recycling. security at the Mariner station,” he said. “The Town Centre one is a bit more secluded.”

While dumping is not on the rise in the city of Coquitlam, he said it is still frustrating and costly, taking up staff time that could be used for other things.

“It is just very selfish behaviour,” he said. “It would be nice if people didn’t do it.”

Residents are encour-

aged to use the city’s second recycling depot at Mariner Way north of Austin if the Town Centre recycling depot is inaccessible.

The city also allows for a large household item pickup at least four times a year. In 2011, more than 1,000 mattresses and box springs were recycled through the program, which is free of charge. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

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Piles of garbage was seen strewn in front of the Coquitlam Town Centre recycling facility Tuesday morning after the gates were accidentally left locked over the Easter long weekend last weekend.

Two Coquitlam teens charged in riot

By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

As the Vancouver Canucks begin their post-season run, police across the Lower Mainland are still dealing with the aftermath of last June’s Stanley Cup riot.

Two 15-year-olds from Coquitlam are the latest to have charges approved against them.

Each is facing one count of participating in a riot and one is also facing a count of break and enter while the other has been charged with mischief.

Because they are young offenders, their names cannot be released.

With the latest announcement, the Va n c o u v e r P o l i c e Department said it has surpassed the 500th charge recommended against Stanley Cup rioters.

REC CENTRES GET ’NUCKS FEVER

Tri-City residents do not need to travel to downtown Vancouver to catch NHL playoff action. Recreation centres in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody will be showing the games on TVs and smaller events could be held if the Canucks push their way into later rounds of the post-season.

The VPD said more charg es could also be on the way after the Inte g rated Riot Investig ation Team delivered what it calls “round six” to the Crown, with an additional 76 recommended charges against 25 people.

Some of the charges involve a 25-year-old Port Moody man who allegedly threw a newspaper box through the window of a clothing store. He was also allegedly observed vandalizing a Mini Cooper parked in the 500-block

of West Georgia Street before attempting to light a couch on fire.

Later, he was allegedly seen committing a break-and-enter at a drug store.

Police are recommending charges of participating in a riot, two counts of mischief, break and enter, disguise with intent, arson and possession of incendiary material. The name of the accused will not be released until Crown approves the charges.

A campaign was also launched Wednesday

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Charges continue to be laid in the June Stanley Cup riot in downtown Vancouver. Two charges each have been levied against a pair of Coquitlam 15-year-olds. involving Facebook ads that police said will reach up to 160,000 viewers a day. The ads will appear on Facebook profiles of 15- to 27-year-olds

who live in the Lower Mainland, Kelowna, Kamloops, Victoria, Nanaimo and Prince George.

To date, police have

recommended 508 charges against 175 rioters. Crown has officially laid 225 charges against 85 rioters.

As the Stanley Cup

PoMo pondering new industrial regs

By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Port Moody city staff will report to council on a proposed bylaw that would require the city’s heavy industries to conduct extensive consultation if they change the type or volume of goods they handle.

Nearly a dozen people spoke in favour of Coun.

Zoe Royer’s proposed motion during a scheduled 15-minute public input period at the start of Tuesday’s council meeting that ran for 90 minutes.

Several expressed surprise that the city did not already have a

MORE FROM MOODY Council considers shark fin ban; tax increase down a bit: page 4 baseline measurement of the kinds of goods handled at Reichhold C h e m i c a l s, P a c i f i c Coast Terminals, Mill and Timber and the Ioco transfer station.

“We need Port Moody to take leadership on this issue like they did with the environment and banning of pesticides,” one speaker noted.

George Broderick said Royer’s motion isn’t

anti-industry or anti-development; rather, “it’s expressing a need to be consulted on what’s in and passing through Port Moody.”

In presenting her proposed bylaw, Royer made a lengthy speech noting PoMo’s existing zoning bylaws already impose restrictions preventing property owners from changing the use of their building.

As well, the Community

Charter gives municipalities the power to pass bylaws regarding public health and environmental protection.

“I want Port Moody council to require industry to consult us when they make changes that impact our residents,” Royer said, asking council to be proactive and not wait until a major industrial accident.

She argued that consultation is necessary because the city will bear significant emergency response costs — such as purchasing a new fire truck — to prepare for and respond to an industrial accident.

Coun. Gerry Nuttall

supported in principle Royer’s motion but expressed concern about its vague wording.

Coun. Bob Elliott said he wasn’t going to support the motion but was swayed by the 11 people who spoke in favour of it during public input.

Mayor Mike Clay echoed Nuttall’s comments, pointing out words such as “hazardous,” “extensive” and “consultation” in Royer’s proposal aren’t properly defined. He also noted that “extensive consultation” can be prohibitively expensive.

“It’s what stopped the public consultation

on the Plasco debate,” Clay said in reference to Royer’s use of the Plasco Energy incinerator debate as an example of public consultation she’d like to see from PoMo’s industries.

“It’s not free, it does cost money and I would like to get that information back from staff,” Clay said.

Council voted to refer the motion back to staff for a report. Royer and Glumac opposed that move while Coun. Diana Dilworth, who works for Pacific Coast Terminals, had excused herself from the debate and vote. spayne@tricitynews.com

playoffs get underway once again in the Lower Mainland, the RCMP are telling residents that many lessons were learned after last year’s incident.

Sgt. Peter Thiessen said RCMP commanders have taken part in additional training in managing large events and that agencies have been preparing for the upcoming NHL postseason.

“We’re working collectively to ensure the we’re well-versed in each other’s techniques and strategies and are prepared for any eventuality,” he said.

“We’re in the early days and the playoffs have just started.

“While we’re cheering for the Canucks alongside everyone else, we’re asking fans to celebrate responsible and keep the alcohol at home.” gmckenna@tricitynews.com

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PORT MOODY CITY COUNCIL: APRIL 10/12 MEETING

How they voted As a service to our readers, The Tri-City Newss publishes charts of how PoMo councillors vote on issues before them at city council meetings...

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Nuttall calls for cost control THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Port Moody’s 2012 budget and five-year financial plan are closing in on done-deal status, but not without a parting shot from Coun. Gerry Nuttall. “We’ve heard loud and clear from the public in the last election that the public wants salaries of employees more in line with the private sector, and this budget, right up to the five-year plan, in my opinion does not do that,� he said at Tuesday’s council meeting.

Nuttall’s comments came after the annual budget presentation by the city’s director of finance, Paul Rockwood.

Highlights of that presentation include a proposed 5.36% (or an average $89) property tax hike — that’s down from the 6.74% being contemplated just a month ago. One of the biggest budget drivers is labour costs, which account for 51% of the 2012 budget, with an $852,000 increase for 2012.

Nuttall says that’s too much and there should be some “cost control of wages� for staff. He suggested the city should have followed the prov-

ince’s lead with net zero increases.

Contracts for city workers and firefighters are currently being negotiated and the police union contract was recently settled to the end of this year.

Rockwood said the fiveyear financial plan includes estimates for salary increases, starting with $798,000 in 2013, $810,000 in 2014, $900,000 in 2015 and $820,000 in 2016. “These numbers are getting out of the affordability range for people and I’m getting very concerned,� said Mayor Mike Clay. He agreed with both Nuttall and Coun. Diana Dilworth, who said this year’s budget is all about needs, not wants, and that salaries are a big budget driver because the city’s staff are its “number one asset.�

Additional budget drivers include servicing the fire hall debt (1.18%) and the asset renewal levy (0.5%).

Proposed property tax increases in the five-year plan range from 5.47% in 2013 to 3.76% in 2016.

Council will vote on the financial plan bylaw April 24 and the tax rate bylaw on May 8. spayne@tricitynews.com

Fin foes out in force Port Moody may become the first city in B.C. to ban the sale of shark fins.

Jeff Congram asked council to enact such a ban at Tuesday’s council meeting. But before he even had a chance to speak as a delegation, several people offered their support during the public input period.

Those supporters included an animal rights lawyer, a representative from the Humane Society International Canada who had flown out from Montreal for the meeting and Phil Gillies and Rob Sinclair of the WildAid Conservation Society of Canada, who have successfully fought for similar bans in several Ontario cities. Also at the meeting was New Westminster-Coquitlam MLA Fin Donnelly, who as the NDP Fisheries and Oceans critic has been lobbying the federal government for a nationwide ban.

In his presentation Congram said sharks are on the verge of extinction because of human consumption. “They’re being killed for their fins and their fins alone to feed the huge demand for shark fin soup,� he said. Sharks, which predate dinosaurs, are the ocean’s apex predator but with an estimated 75 to 100 million killed each year, some experts predict they’ll be wiped out within 12 to 15 years.

Losing the oceans’ apex predators would throw marine ecosystems out of balance, Congram said, adding a ban should be implemented to prevent cruelty to animals as well as to protect human health.

Sharks consume all sorts of fish loaded with mercury, making the addition of their fins in shark fin soup a human health hazard.

Congram said he and Coun. Rick Glumac visited Port Moody’s three Chinese restaurants and found shark fin products were not on any of the menus.

Council voted to have staff report back on a proposed ban. spayne@tricitynews.com

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This procedure may cause pressure fluctuations, some discolouration and sediment in the water reaching your home or business. These conditions should be of short duration and will not pose a health hazard. If your water appears discoloured run a cold water tap, preferably your bathtub faucet, until the water clears. City staff will try to minimize any inconvenience.

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The City has received an application to amend the Citywide OfďŹ cial Community Plan (CWOCP) relating to the properties located at Princeton Avenue (please refer to map below). The application proposes a re-designation of portions of the subject properties from: • Street Oriented Village Home, Large Village Single Family, Small Village Single Family, Large Single Family, Neighbourhood Parks and Natural Open Spaces and Environmentally Sensitive Area to: • Large Village Single Family, Small Village Single Family, Large Single Family, Conventional Townhomes, Neighbourhood Parks and Natural Open Spaces and Environmentally Sensitive Area.

The proposed change would accommodate a future neighbourhood park, environmentally sensitive lands under City ownership, one townhouse site, and a single family residential subdivision containing approximately 165 lots.

You are now being invited to provide input to Council with respect to the above-noted application.

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By Sarah Payne

NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION

The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: • By email to clerks@coquitlam.ca • Fax: 604-927-3015 • Mail: City Clerk’s OfďŹ ce, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 • In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way at the City Clerk’s OfďŹ ce during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays (Telephone: 604-927-3010) Additional information about this application can be obtained from the Planning and Development Department (Telephone: 604-927-3434).

All written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam.ca.

Should Council grant ďŹ rst reading to the proposed CWOCP amendment, a Public Hearing will be held with notiďŹ cation to be provided in accordance with the Local Government Act.

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Candidates cordially clash

By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS

They didn’t shake hands afterwards but Joe Trasolini and Dennis Marsden were at least cordial during the first all-candidates’ meeting for the Port MoodyCoquitlam byelection.

The NDP and BC Liberal contenders took a few swipes at each other during the twohour event hosted by the Tri-Cities’ Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday night — the same time advance voting was happening next door at the Port Moody rec complex and during the Vancouver Canucks’ first game of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Trasolini, who sported a Canucks jersey and had many supporters in the crowd, criticized Marsden on the BC Liberals’ stance on the failed HST, the proposed selling of corporate assets to balance the provincial budget and Bill 22, the legislation passed last month to end the teachers’ job action that Trasolini described as “an impediment to meaningful dialogue.”

Trasolini also blasted the BC Liberals’ “bad decisions” on BC Rail, bonuses for Crown corporation employees and the cancellation of a $40-million deal to rename BC Place Stadium. Trasolini called himself a “known quantity” who is “approachable, accountable and strongly believes in public consultation.... I have 15 years of keeping promises.”

Marsden, on the other hand, took a more personal aim by focusing, in particular, on the former Port Moody mayor’s leadership abilities.

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Voters in Port Moody-Coquitlam have one more chance to check out the three byelection candidates in person. On Sunday, April 15, Pleasantside Community Association hosts its all-candidates meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. at Old Orchard Hall (646 Bentley Rd., Port Moody).

Marsden singled out Trasolini’s track record in his dealings with Anmore and Belcarra — particularly, how village residents are charged extra for programs at the PoMo rec centre and to access drinking water — and for not gaining federal grants to build a new Murray-Clarke Connector to ease traffic gridlock. Marsden, a banking manager who said he has knocked on 10,000 doors during the campaign, described himself as a longtime community volunteer who is “proactive and open... I’m not going to change the way I operate. I’m collaborative.”

BC Conservative candidate Christine Clarke, meanwhile, held back on attacking her opponents and zeroed in on the differences between the

three parties. The governing BC Liberals and NDP, she said, are “addicted to spending” and argued her party, led by John Cummins, would offer an alternative, a “strong new voice” for B.C. where residents would “feel good about the taxes we pay.” Clarke did not “sell” herself like her opponents but noted she and her family have lived in the riding for 12 years.

Emceed by Coquitlam lawyer Richard Rainey, a past Chamber president, the three candidates fielded dozens of written questions from the audience of about 50 people, which included New Westminster-Coquitlam MP Fin Donnelly and MLAs Diane Thorne ( N D P, C o q u i t l a m Maillardville) and Doug Hor ne (BC Liberal,

Coquitlam-Burke Mountain). The question topics ranged from social media networking and business property taxes to post-secondary education and cuts in the coroners’ office.

Despite their differences, all three candidates agreed they would lobby for enhanced mental-health services at Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam.

“The problems in the Downtown Eastside are a direct result of Riverview closing,” Trasolini said while Marsden said he, when he was Chamber presid e n t , wo n s u p p o r t from BC Chamber of Commerce delegates on a motion to preserve the historic lands for mental-health patients.

As for the long-awaited $70-million Mur rayClarke Connector, both Marsden and Clarke said they wouldn’ t touch it until after the Evergreen Line and Port Mann/Highway 1 improvements are in place.

Trasolini contended the link near Rocky Point Park is the biggest “roadblock” for Tri-City commuters and he challenged his opponents to lobby for federal cash to widen it.

Voting day is April 19. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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PUBLIC NOTICE WATERMAIN FLUSHING The City will be flushing watermains in the areas illustrated on the map below beginning the week of March 5, 2012. Flushing may cause pressure fluctuations, some discoloration and sediment in the water reaching your home or business. These conditions should be temporary. If your water appears discoloured, run a cold water tap until the water clears.

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‘Everyone wanted to do something’ “Showering might be a bit complicated but food will be the least of my concerns.”

continued from front page

When the lump hadn’t gone down after a couple of weeks, Marconato took Marko, a 12-yearold Grade 7 student at Minnekhada middle school, to the doctor.

On Jan. 25, tests confirmed the lump was the result of osteosarcoma.

One week later, he started the chemotherapy treatments that will last to the end of September.

It was devastating news for the Port C o q u i t l a m f a m i l y, including dad Paul Marconato and Marko’s 16-year-old brother, Nicco and 10-year-old sister, Bianca, as well as for Marconato’s “other” family — her friends and co-workers at the Austin Station Thrifty Foods.

“It’s the kind of story that pulls on everyone’s heart strings,” said the store’s manager, Liam Sobey. “Everyone wanted to do something to help.”

Marconato suggested the Children’s Hospital oncology ward could always use funds, so her friend and co-worker Cori Zecca spearheaded a group of Thrifty’s staffers to organize a fundraising drive at the store from April 15 to 21.

Their goal is to raise at least $10,000.

And the boss got in on the action in a big way.

Sobey volunteered to camp outside the store all week — an earlier plan to pitch a tent on the store’s roof was scratched because of logistical challenges — to draw more attention to the group’s efforts.

“Showering might be a bit complicated but food will be the least of my concerns,” Sobey

Liam Sobey, manager of Thrifty’s, where he’ll camp out for a week

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Fun & fundraising Fundraising activities continue throughout the week, including: • April 16, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.: Smiles for Marko Day, with balloons and cookies by donation; • April 17, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.: raffle by donation (get an entry form with each donation); • April 18, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thrifty’s staff will ride a stationary bike throughout the day; • April 19, 4 to 6 p.m.: likely tired and sore staff take part in a hot wings eating contest; • April 20, 4 to 6 p.m.: Camp Out with Liam and join the hockey shoot-out; • April 21, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: wind-up barbecue.

There are other ways to help out, as well.

Shoppers can “give Marko a hand” by purchasing a hand cut-out at the till in honour of someone they know who has been affected by cancer; the hands are then put up on the wall at the front of the store. You can also donate online at www.childrun.com/thriftyfoodscoquitlam. said, gesturing towards the store’s front doors.

Sobey has challenged his fellow store managers at 27 Thrifty Foods locations in B.C. to each raise at least $3,000; if they do, he’ll shave his head on Saturday to kick off the fundraising week.

On Sunday, April 15 Sobey will pitch his tent outside Thrifty’s at 10:30

a.m. and the barbecue will be fired up until 4:30 p.m.

Marconato said she and Marko couldn’t believe it when they heard what T hrifty’s was doing.

“Oh my goodness, he’s so wonderful and I mean that with my heart,” she said of Sobey. “I love working at Thrifty’s... and I’ve made a lot of

Liam Sobey, manager of the Coquitlam Thrifty’s, volunteered to camp outside the store all week to draw attention to staff’s efforts to raise money for BC Children’s Hospital in the name of the son of a co-worker who’s battling cancer. friends there. They’re somewhat of a family.”

And there’s no doubt they’ll be thinking of Marconato and her family when Marko undergoes a 13-hour surgery next week.

“They call it reconstructive surgery because they have to take the whole bone out and then replace it, if they can even save the arm,” Marconato said from outside her son’s hospital room.

It’s a rough go for a kid but Marconato said her son — a huge fan of Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks — is holding up remarkably well.

“He’s a good kid, he doesn’t complain,” she said. “His biggest question in life is when he’ll get to play hockey again.” spayne@tricitynews.com

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The program recognizes volunteers who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to promoting, preserving and enhancing Coquitlam’s natural environment.

Nominations can be made for individuals or groups who volunteer in Coquitlam and both youth and adult nominations are encouraged.

Nomination forms can be completed online at www.coquitlam.ca or contact us to receive a hard copy.

The nomination deadline is April 16, 2012.

For more information, please contact 604-927-3583 or cselk@coquitlam.ca

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Confusion over budget Budget numbers in flux in part due to strike savings

By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS

School District 43 will have more money to spend on vulnerable children and address class size and composition issues next school year.

That’s the most definitive statement that can be made in the wake of successive Ministry of Education announcements on school education funding.

But the numbers are still in flux, according to SD43 secretary treasurer Rick Humphreys, and trustees are growing agitated with the increased complexity and delays to funding announcements.

“I can’t believe we’re wasting this much time and ef for t when we should have received this infor mation on March 15,” Coquitlam Trustee Gerri Wallis said at Tuesday’s board of education meeting after hearing the board would face yet another delay in discussing the budget.

For now, a small deficit is anticipated for regular operating expenses next year with more details about spending yet to come.

On Thursday, after The

Tri-City News’’ print deadline, the district’s leadership team was expected to present its recommendations for the 2012/’13 budget, including how to deal with a modest deficit of about $300,000.

DELAYS

Education ministry officials will likely cringe at the notion that the district is predicting a deficit next year after ending this year with a nearly $1 million surplus from funds held back for enrolment verification plus strike savings of $415,121.

But after weeks of number crunching and two delays to budget discussions, the district is predicting it may still have some fine-tuning to do to balance the budget, despite hiking rental and lease fees by 5% and better managing investments and a small increase in enrolment.

One of the biggest problems, according to Humphreys, is the lack of clarity around how to use the new Learning I m p rove m e n t F u n d , which has doubled to about $3 million thanks to strike savings. Until more is known, that money will be put into a special purpose fund.

Other funds that will be placed into the special purpose fund because they aren’t part of the regular operating grants

SD43 to get some of its carbon offset payments back: page 17 include $1 million targeted to vulnerable students and $2.4 million in Community Link funding.

These cash infusions mean the district will have some extra money to help struggling students and support teachers with large, complex classes but because they aren’t part of the regular operating budget, and can’t be counted on year to year, a structural deficit is still possible — and chronic underfunding is still a problem.

“We need sustainable funding,” board chair Melissa Hyndes told The Tri-City News, saying the district continues to languish at the bottom for per-pupil funding although student achievement is among the highest in the province.

CONFUSION

She said trustees are unhappy with the way budgeting infor mation has been given out in dribs and drabs well after the usual March 15 announcement date set so that districts can plan their spending and meet contractual obligations, and trustees will plan a strategy to lobby the

Ministry of Education for changes.

Meanwhile, the president of the Coquitlam Teachers’ Association is staying positive about school funding even though the district is not getting all the money back it saved in the teachers’ three-day strike.

“At least the money’s getting back to the vulnerable kids in the classroom,” the CTA’s Teresa Grandinetti said.

According to SD43 figures, the district saved $2,915,928 during the strike but must return $1,780,807 to the province, leaving $415,121 for the 2011/’12 fiscal period.

But it’s only going to receive $1.55 million in strike savings targeted to the Learning I m p r o ve m e n t F u n d while the remainder, or $227,807 will be kept by the ministry.

If that’s not confusing enough, Humphreys said more funding announcements are still to come, including more details about ways schools might spend carbon offset money they currently pay to be carbon neutral (see related story on page 17).

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he federal government is hoping that grossing out the 16.7% of Canadians who still smoke will convince them to quit.

New rules are in place requiring health warning messages to cover 75% of the covers of all cigarette and cigarillo packages, both front and back, by June.

The hope is that people will give up their habit if they see photos of other smokers dying of cancer or pictures of cancerous body parts. Quitting rates have slowed, although smoking numbers are at an all-time low, and the government is forced to do something.

But will ugly packaging make the difference? Some argue that die-hard smokers who know the risks — and, seriously, who doesn’t? — will still ignore the graphic messages while others argue for blank packaging.

Re-packaging is probably good on principle but is not likely to make much practical difference because smoking is just one of those things people do even though they know better.

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Wrapping up 10 years of excess & tinfoil AS I SEE IT Andrew Holota

W

e hit a significant milestone in the house not long ago: We ran out of tinfoil.

Now, you may ask, what the heck kind of a milestone is that?

It is in the sense that we have not run out of tinfoil for the past 10 years. That is to say, in terms of the same roll of tinfoil...

I’ve run out of time.

I’ve run out of patience.

I’ve run out of sunny optimism.

I’ve even run out of things to say.

But I’ve never run out of tinfoil.

That’s because we had more tinfoil than patience, time, optimism and most everything else — thanks to a big-box warehouse store that sells massive quantities of everyday stuff.

My wife — generally a minimalist in most

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respects — ventured in there about a decade ago and, overcome by the bigness of it all. temporarily lost her mind. She came home with enormous quantities of dish soap, toilet paper, canned mushroom soup, shampoo and one immense roll of tinfoil.

That thing was at least two feet wide and long enough to... well, last 10 years.

There was enough tinfoil on that tube to make protective anti-alien-ray hats for 500 whackos.

Instead, it wrapped 500 roast chickens and barbecued salmon.

And thus, a long legacy came to an end (puns intended).

I’m not big on mega-quantity purchasing.

That’s not too surprising, I suppose, considering our small family of three.

Oh, I get the cost savings attraction. A box of Cheerios the size of a Smart Car is cheaper than 20 normal boxes of Cheerios.

And a whole lot less packaging, too. That’s definitely a good thing.

But then there you are, a small family

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stuck with all that cereal.

Or that 45-gallon drum of shampoo. Now you have to use it every morning of every day for as long as it takes to use it all up.

I like variety. Who wants to see and smell the same shampoo for 1,295 days?

It’s sort of like eating the same thing for dinner for months on end. Which is something you can also do if you buy an entire skid of Can ’o’ Goo pasta.

Which only makes sense if you’re feeding an army of children with undeveloped tastebuds.

And there it is: Mega-sized purchasing does work for mega-sized families.

But it doesn’t explain the stationery supplies.

Who could possibly need 36 (plus one more as a bonus!) ballpoint pens?

For that matter, who uses pens anymore?

Certainly not for writing letters. Grocery lists, maybe. Imagine how many grocery lists you could write with 36 ballpoint pens.

But if you shop at the mega-warehouse,

then you probably only do a half-dozen grocery lists a year since you buy enough supplies in one go to last two months.

Maybe it’s just me. I like going shopping every weekend, poking around the aisles, buying the bits and pieces I need — or don’t need.

And if I don’t need them, why would I want 24 of the same thing?

I think this part of the world has become a bit obsessed with the Bigger and More.

We’ve become so acquainted with excess that it doesn’t even seem excessive any longer. In fact, we welcome opportunities to super-size the excess.

A visit to a Third World country would do us all good.

I am going to miss that big old roll of tinfoil, though.

I never did get around to make myself a protective anti-alien-ray hat.

Andrew Holota is editor of The Abbotsford News, a Black Press sister newspaper of The Tri-City News.

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FACE TO FACE: Should Canada’s Senate be reformed or eliminated?

Triple-E would make sense I

n its current form, Canada’s Senate has no teeth. Under the constitution, senators have the power to amend and/or veto any bill emanating from the House of Commons. But because of their non-elected status, Canadian senators rarely veto.

So, in essence, we are gifting 105 patronage appointees $132,000 a year to simply proof-read legislation. It’s one of the most sickening displays of government waste in Ottawa today.

I’m sure if Stephen Harper had his druthers, he would have the Senate abolished. But abolition requires constitutional reform and I doubt Canadians have the appetite for another round of Meech Lake or Charlottetown.

Instead, the Conservatives are aiming to create a triple-E Senate — one that is elected, equal and effective — in measured steps.

The first step is an elected Senate, which will happen once the Conservatives pass Bill C-7, the Senate Reform Act, which would have provinces elect senators for nine-year terms.

Senator Bert Brown, who is spearheading the changes on behalf of the Harper government, says the next set of legislative actions will include a stand-alone

constitutional amendment and a simple but powerful override process that would maintain the supremacy of the House of Commons.

“Our override is a straightforward three-step process that would apply when a simple majority of the Commons passes a bill,” he recently wrote in an article. “If the Senate chooses to veto a bill, it could only do so with the support of a majority of senators from each of seven out of 10 provinces representing 50% of the population.”

This measured approach towards reform is what is needed because the Senate, in its current form, is a joke.

We have the Conservatives and Liberals flying senators around the country — at taxpayers’ expense — to simply campaign for their parties.

The prime minister’s largest financial donor, his campaign manager and his fundraising chair have all recently been appointed to the upper chamber.

We are shelling out over $100 million a year on this dumping ground for the favoured cronies of the PM. We can’t get rid of the Senate but we can reform it.

ANDY RADIA

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“We are shelling out over $100 million a year on this dumping ground for the favoured cronies of the PM.” Andy Radia

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“Many Senators take their positions as proof-readers of legislation seriously. Many have attendance records that would make Ferris Bueller blush.”

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et’s not elect the Senate. Let’s not try to fix it or make it triple-E. Let’s just dump it.

The Senate is a travesty, functioning only as a pay-off for perennial political friends of the government in power.

One hundred and five ex-hockey players, skiers, failed political candidates and other political partisans are appointed until they turn 75.

Their primary mandate is to provide a “sober second look” at legislation passed by the people we’ve actually elected to run our country.

We pay them $132,000 per year, base salary. This doesn’t include expenses, travel, a huge pension and paper clips.

As long as I’ve been watching, the Senate wouldn’t know a sober second look from an inebriated leer.

Oh, wait, there was that slight brouhaha over the Meech Lake Accord and some whining about an abortion bill a long time ago but these legislative speed bumps only served to emphasize the Senate’s lack of power and inclination to wield it.

Now, I’m sure many Senators take their positions as proof-readers of legislation seriously. Many, however, have attendance records that would make Ferris Bueller blush.

But the real reason the Senate

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is broken is not because Senators are bad people or that government is fundamentally corrupt; rather, it’s broken because the Senate is a political body whose function is historically obsolete.

Senates were born of a time when fledgling democracies needed a House of Lords or Senate to oversee potentially hasty legislation proposed by politicians elected by the great unwashed. Elected riff-raff might want to tax the rich or something equally inappropriate so they needed an “upper house” to protect the interests of the gentry.

We no longer need this body. We now have other vehicles for sober second looks; pundits, pollsters, the internet, the media and, of course, throwing the bums out at the next election.

Canada’s political decision-making process is timely, transparent and accountable. It allows government to proceed expeditiously through full public debate, law and electoral accountability.

Let’s not ruin it by electing senators and ending up with a constipated decision-making system such as exists in the U.S. No, let’s just pass a constitutional amendment and send our senators home with a gold-plated lapel pin or a fetching Maple Leaf brooch.

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TRI-CITYY LETTERS Cartoon is ‘mean’ and ‘misleading’

The Tri-City News s encourages readers to write letters to the editor about articles that appear in the paper and other local topics.

Submissions must contain the writer’s name, address and daytime phone number.

The editor reserves the right to edit for clarity, brevity, libel and taste.

Send your letters by email to newsroom@tricitynews.com.

The letter writer didn’t like this Raeside cartoon.

Drivers, let’s all be careful still wants to get there on time and leave 10 minutes late. And crosswalks are just an inconvenience.

So where do we go from here?

Cellphones, well, some of the drivers were great and did not use them for a little while but now we are back to people hold-

ing and talking on cellphones, texting and just about everything possible behind the wheel, all while driving.

My message once again is be safe out there, be aware of the vehicles around you, try to have four pairs of eyes and anticipate what the guy next to you

might do. Pedestrians must look drivers in the eye before stepping off the sidewalk, even in a crosswalk or at the traffic lights, as those little white men are no protection against a car.

Life is precious and short, so be careful.

S. Mullen, Port Coquitlam

Thanks to 4 Good Samaritans

The Editor, I ripped a rear tire two days ago driving through the construction area coming from Surrey. Good Samaritan #1 headed in front of me and stopped to warn me the tire was flapping in the breeze.

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Do you have the write stuff?

The Editor, Re . P i c t u re Th i s : Adrian Raeside (Opinion, The Tri-City News, April 11).

While I understand a newspaper’s editorial cartoon is meant to push buttons and provoke discussion, I found the Adrian Raeside cartoon referenced regarding the RCMP to be mean-spirited and misleading.

T. Lukas, Coquitlam

The Editor, Every time I venture out in my car, I see at least one person running a red light. Can all those people be colour-blind?

Each time I write about the state of the driving, and I have been writing since the early 1990s, not a lot has changed: Everyone

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I thanked him and reached for my cell phone, which, of course, was dead.

Ten minutes later, a car with two young men and a young woman pulled out of the traffic.

“If you have a spare, I’ll fix this for you,” said

the driver, and did so while the almost nonstop traffic whipped past, occasionally too close for comfort.

I happily of fered money, which was refused until I insisted, drove to my repair shop, replaced the tire and

was full of admiration for the good fellows who helped me out so splendidly.

I never learned their names but if they read this, they will know I am grateful.

David Glyn-Jones, Coquitlam

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Pepper spray suspect charged

By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

The man arrested for allegedly blasting three people with pepper spray at the Waves Coffee House on Shaughnessy Street earlier this week h a s b e e n fo r m a l ly charged.

Rozbeh Mehdi Jahanbakhsh is facing two counts of assault with a weapon and one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous

purpose. The 27-year-old PoCo resident was taken into custody at around 10 a.m. Monday after he was arrested a short distance from the coffee shop. He was expected to appear in court on Thursday, after The TriCity News’’ deadline.

Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said the victims of the assault are co-operating and police are still investigating what sparked the incident.

“As far as motive is concerned, we can’t really comment on that,� he said. “We can’t really say anything at this point.�

This is not the first time Jahanbakhsh has had trouble with police.

Last June he was arrested in Burnaby and charged with two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and one count of possessing body armour without a permit.

His trial in that matter is expected to begin in June.

I n Ju l y o f 2 0 0 9 Jahanbakhsh was again arrested for possession of a firearm contrary to an order. “He has a history of non-positive police contact,� said Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung. “We have dealt with him in a not so positive way.�

Chung added that for this file, there is no indi-

cation that Jahanbakhsh is linked to any gang “but that is not to say that it is not a possibility.�

Several witnesses gave Mounties their accounts of what happened at the coffee shop on Monday but police are looking for others to come forward.

Anyone who saw the incident or has any information is asked to call the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2012-9344.

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A d u l t m ov i e p a trons watching the latest blockbuster at SilverCity Coquitlam will soon be able to quaff a cold one while they get their cinematic thrills.

Pat Marshall, vicepresident of communications for Cineplex Entertainment, said the company will be applying for a new licence to be able to offer alcoholic beverage service in its VIP cinema in Coquitlam.

The change follows a decision by the B.C. government to create a new liquor licence that allows theatres to serve alcohol during movie showings.

Rich Coleman, the cabinet minister responsible for B.C. liquor and gambling policy, says the change will get rid of red tape for theatres that could get a licence to serve alcohol for live events but couldn’t show movies in the same place.

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Alcohol is already available in the restaurant lounge area that is open to all guests, which is part of the theatre’s primary food licence.

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Garage Sale - Zone 1 3307 Abbey Lane 3300 Bayswater Avenue 3305 Bayswater Avenue 3319 Bayswater Avenue 2939 Cord Avenue 2650 Delahaye Drive 2652 Delahaye Drive 2659 Delahaye Drive 2962 Delahaye Drive 1293 Durant Drive 1314 Durant Drive 1316 Durant Drive 1531 Eagle Mountain Drive 1420 Edwards Street 1961 Flynn Crescent 2646 Granite Court 2800 Greenbrier Place 1500 Greenstone Court 3316 Grosvenor Place 3343 Hockaday Place 1345 Honeysuckle Lane 1267 Johnson Street 1705 .ing¡sher Crescent 2936 Lancia Place 1378 Lansdowne Drive 1470 Lansdowne Drive 1402 Noons Creek Drive 1265 Oxbow Way 1355 Oxford Street #19-1751 Paddock Drive #5-1751 Paddock Drive 2895 Panorama Drive 2111 Parkway Boulevard 3251 Pinehurst Place 1387 Pinetree Way 3073 Plateau Boulevard 3301 Plateau Boulevard 3376 Plateau Boulevard 2507 Platinum Lane 1364 Pollard Street 1542 Purcell Drive 1259 River Drive 2969 Robson Drive 2566 Sapphire Place 1323 Sherman Street 3036 Sienna Court 2506 Silica Place 1282 Tercel Court 2594 Trillium Place 2608 Turret Crescent 2922 Valleyvista Drive 2933 Walton Avenue 1294 White Pine Place 3395 Wilkie Avenue

Garage Sale - Zone 2 3012 Armada Street 815 Arthur Place 834 Baker Drive 843 Baker Drive 3233 Ballenas Court 578 Bole Court 3228 Bosun Place 2168 Brookmount Avenue 1053 Buoy Drive 3141 Capstan Place 664 Chapman Avenue 673 Chapman Avenue 1340 Clifton Avenue 1028 Corona Crescent 3148 Dunkirk Avenue 3210 Dunkirk Avenue #25-1170 Falcon Drive 1212 Gabriola Drive 1426 Gabriola Drive 3159 Gambier Avenue 3219 Harwood Avenue 2710 Hawser Avenue 1031 Hoy Street 883 Kelvin Street #1-1170 Lansdowne Drive 924 Lillian Street 1128 Luxton Square 909 MacIntosh Street 943 MacIntosh Street 3176 Mariner Way 2832 McCoomb Drive 2858 McCoomb Drive 2180 Mohawk Avenue 1207 Nestor Street 1220 Nestor Street 1222 Nestor Street 599 Nicola Avenue 1000 Odgen Street 3129 Ozada Avenue 2590 Passage Drive 2737 Pilot Drive 976 Porter Street 840 Ranch Park Way 2565 Raven Court 3136 Redonda Drive 1215 Ridge Court #76-3010 Riverbend Drive 900 Robinson Street 1002 Saddle Street 3230 Savary Avenue 1181 Shelter Crescent 828 Signal Court 2821 Spuraway Avenue 3092 Starlight Way 3198 Toba Drive 3170 Tory Avenue 618 Tyndall Street

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Carbon offsets could benefit SD43

By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Thousands of dollars School District 43 pays in carbon offsets for using energy and paper could be coming back for saving energy.

But it’s not known yet how much money will be reimbursed and what the funds would be used for.

“We haven’t received anything about how it’s supposed to work,” said SD43 secretary treasurer Rick Humphreys.

He was responding to an announcement last

week by Environment Minister Terry Lake that a new capital account would be established to make $5 million available to school districts for energy efficient projects that will lower their carbon emissions.

Last year, the district paid $260,000 in offsets to the Pacific Carbon Trust and about the same amount this year in keeping with provincial government aims to make public institutions such as schools and hospitals carbon-neutral.

SD43 has been pay-

ing money to the trust based on its paper, fuel and electricity use at the equivalent of about $25 a tonne for estimated greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). It may still be expected to do so but at least some of the money will be returned.

As well, school districts will no longer have to pay the costs of using the SMARTool software that is used to calculate and report carbon emissions. The tool cost the district about 82 cents a student, or $24,600 a year.

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scheme has long been a thorn in the side of school districts and recently the BC School Trustees Association passed a resolution calling for the carbon offset fees to be reinvested solely in board of education projects. Previously, those funds had been deposited into the Pacific Carbon Trust and then distributed to third parties such as Encana Corporation and other private sector industries for projects to help reduce their carbon emissions.

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Learn about worms at PoMo workshop Port Moody residents will get the chance to dig in the dirt and play with worms at a composting workshop next week.

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the money could be used for are lighting and heating and ventilation upgrades to reduce electricity and natural gas consumption. The district is also moving toward a new print strategy, with the goal of upgrading its photocopiers and setting a policy to cut down on printing and paper use But it could be some time before the district gets this cash because the Ministry of Education is only now developing a formula for distributing these offset fees.

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Crown prosecutor Randi Connor said charges of attempted murder against serial killer Robert Pickton had to be dropped in 1998 — giving him four more years to kill before his eventual arrest — because the woman who escaped from him was too high on drugs to testify at trial.

Connor appeared before the Missing Women Inquiry, which is probing why police failed to catch Pickton much sooner and why Crown failed to put him behind bars when they had the chance after the 1997 knife fight.

“She wasn’t able to communicate the evidence and without her I didn’t have a case,” Connor told the inquiry Tuesday when asked about her interview with the heroin-addicted sex trade worker described as Ms. Anderson.

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Serial killer Robert Pickton was convicted on six counts of second-degree murder in 2007. tor and the decision was made to stay the charges.

But Connor’s murky recollection of the events cannot be verified because the Crown office later destroyed their file — contrary to a requirement it be archived for 75 years in serious cases.

The inquiry has been told it was an administrative error. Connor was questioned as to why efforts weren’t made to interview Anderson much sooner — instead of just days before the trial was to start on Feb. 2, 1998.

“In an ideal world you want to talk to your witnesses, the vulnerable ones, as soon as possible, but sometimes it doesn’t work out,” she said.

L aw ye r D a r re l l Roberts pressed Connor under cross-examina-

tion to admit that she should have realized addicts have “good times and bad times” and that she pulled the plug on the case too soon.

“You applied a onestrike policy against Ms. Anderson, you didn’t give her a second chance,” he said.

Connor admitted she did not seek an adjournment of the trial to allow more time for Anderson to get clean. Nor did she tell Anderson or her mother the case might be dropped. Connor said she thought the case could have been reopened within a year if Anderson improved and police knew that was an option.

“I felt she was in the throes of a very serious drug addiction,” Connor

said. “I wasn’t in a position to say when, if ever, she was going to be able to testify.”

Connor denied an accusation she considered Anderson a second-class citizen. She said she couldn’t even negotiate a plea bargain with Pickton’s defence lawyer to a lesser charge because “I didn’t have a witness.”

Connor said she did not recall ever talking to a Port Coquitlam RCMP officer about his investigation of Pickton at that time as a possible suspect in the disappearances of women from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Unlike dozens of other prostitutes who were killed by Pickton, Anderson got away after nearly dying in the early 1997 struggle.

Pickton had snapped one handcuff on Anderson in his trailer and she reacted by grabbing a knife and fighting back. A bloodbath ensued, ending with Anderson escaping to the street and both she and Pickton ending up in the same hospital.

Staff found the key to the handcuff in Pickton’s pocket.

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Public input sought for new shopping district

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After a half-year delay, Coquitlam city planners will gauge public opinion next week on what Burke Mountain’s newest commercial core should look like.

The city will host an open house Thursday, April 19 at Leigh elementary school to listen to residents’ views on the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre — a commercial district that could hold between 2,900 and 6,000 residents, depending on what level of density city council chooses.

Community planner Andrew Young said city staff will be on hand to answer questions, and 20 display boards will show the options for the commercial core that, when built, will be the hub for Burke Mountain, where 20,000 more people are expected to call home over the next 20 years.

Feedback from the open house will be included in a report likely to go before city council next month, Young said.

The ecologically rich Partington Creek is the fourth and largest master-planned neighbourhood on the mountain, with up to 13,500 more people to move to the area.

The vision for the shopping district — of which the city is the majority landowner — generated a number of comments at last June’s open house at Leigh, where participants offered mixed reviews on its intended growth. Some pressed for highrises to protect green spaces and sensitive lands while others called for a lowcompact sprawl.

• T he Par tington Creek Neighbourhood Centre open house is April 19 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at Leigh elementary school (1230 Soball St., Coquitlam). For more information, visit www.coquitlam.ca/partington.

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Besides density, Young said the city also wants to hear from the public about topics like transportation and amenities, such as whether the district should have a public square, library, recreation centre and playgrounds. As well, attendees can give their input on what kind of retail businesses would be suitable for the centre.

Some of the more creative projects the city has discussed for the centre include district energy (i.e., central geothermal) — a system being used in Lower Lonsdale in North Vancouver — and a fibre optic network.

A lot has changed for Partington since the public was first surveyed in 2007: The housing market is different and many Burke homeowners have moved in to the other three neighbourhoods — Upper Hyde Creek, Lower Hyde Creek and Smiling Creek.

The city was expected to hold an open house last October on the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Plan but that was put off for additional studies related to development cost charge estimates and further preparation for options on the village core. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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THE THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: Mostly music (and art, too)

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ecover from the Easter long weekend with a stellar line-up of family-friendly activities, with everything from art openings to animals to live music on the menu.

TODAY: Friday, April 13 WHOA BABY

Take baby for a hike in Metro Vancouver’s Baby & Me Hiking Club, which runs Friday mornings from 10:30 a.m. to noon (until June 8) at Belcarra and Minnekhada Regional Parks. New parents (with carriers) and their babies can enjoy guided, moderate-level hikes, rain or shine. Expectant moms are welcome too, but should be seasoned hikers and have permission from their caregiver. Cost is $20/person/ series. Registration is required by calling 604-432-6359.

RIBBIT, RIBBIT

Explore Minnekhada Regional Park in this Evening Frog Song event from 7 to 9 p.m. Visitors are in for an unforgettable experience as the marsh comes alive with the setting sun, and they’ll get to learn about frogs and other amphibians, too. The event is suitable for ages six and up. Registration is required by calling 604-432-6359. Cost is $21.25/family, $8/ adult and $4.25/child, youth or senior.

COFFEEHOUSE MUSIC

There’s great music — and laughs, too — in store for tonight’s Crossroads Coffeehouse show. Husband-and-wife duo Steve and Liz Alexander serve up hilarity and top-notch bluegrass flatpicking starting at 9 p.m. at the Gathering Place at Leigh Square. Doors open at 7 p.m., with open stage at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.crossroadshospice.bc.ca for more info.

Saturday, April 14 HELPING ANIMALS

The Port Coquitlam BC SPCA is holding its second annual Bottle Drive Fundraiser for the Animals today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All funds will go towards caring for the animals and finding them new homes. Just bring your bottles to the SPCA Education and Adoption Centre (3278 Westwood St., PoCo) or, if you can’t make it Saturday, drop them off at the Biggar Bottle Depot (2577 Kingsway St., PoCo) and mention the Bottle Drive for Animals.

OPENING TIME

The Leigh Square Community Arts Village welcomes one and all to an opening reception for the Donna Polos exhibit Flourishing Fibres: A Retrospective. Polos uses a variety of media, as well as quilting and stitching techniques, to create her fabric masterpieces. The reception is today at 2 p.m.; visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/arts or call 604-927-8400 for more info. In the mood for more? Head to the Port Moody Arts Centre, where the multi-artist exhibit is down to its final days. Check out pieces by Kate Scoones (ordinary happiness), Jody MacDonald (Will the Real Slim Shady Please Stand Up?), ? Helen Daniels (Photography - Lomography) and Colette Lisoway (Cabinet of Curiosity).

FREE EATS

Trinity United Church (2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo) hosts a free community dinner that’s open to singles, couples and families. Drop by when the doors open at 3:30 p.m.; dinner is served at 4 p.m.

HARP ON

Place des Arts presents a faculty concert featuring harp instructor Rebecca Blair, with guest harpist and flautist Judy Henry. The two explore music from around the world in this enchanting program, starting at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.placedesarts.ca or call 604-664-1636 for more info.

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The Coquitlam Chorale is at it again in Once Again With Spirit, a concert featuring the 60-member chorale with guest

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Place des Arts instructor Rebecca Blair (right) and guest Judy Henry perform a concert of global harp music on Saturday evening.

Adam Turpin (a UBC music student and member of the UBC Chamber Choir and University Singers). Concerts are tonight at 7:30 p.m. and tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Evergreen Cultural Centre. Tickets are $20/$10 at 604-970-8070 or www. coquitlamchorale.com.

Sunday, April 15 HELPING HANDS

Grab some groceries at Coquitlam’s Thrifty Foods and join in the fun as the store kicks off its week-long fundraising drive for BC Children’s Hospital’s oncology ward. At 10:30 a.m. store manager Liam Sobey will be pitching the tent in front of the store that will be his home for the week, and there will also be a tasty barbecue to tempt shoppers until 4:30 p.m. Activities continue throughout the week, so be sure to check back to the store (or donate online, at www.childrun.

com/thriftyfoodscoquitlam). Staff are raising funds in support of their co-worker, Paula Marconato, whose 12-year-old son is battling bone cancer.

FAMILY DAY

It’s all about families at Place des Arts today, with workshops, artist-led tours and more from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Check out all the details at www.placedesarts.ca or call 604-664-1636.

EVERGREEN ART

The Evergreen Cultural Centre’s latest exhibits opened Friday, but the opening reception is today from 4 to 6 p.m.

Drop by and check out the fascinating ceramic works by Eliza Au and Ying-Yueh Chuang in Variations on Symmetry.

Visit www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca or call 604-927-6555 for details.

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TRI-CITY SPOTLIGHT: Pleasantside tries for $10k, PCT cash for high school students LIFESAVER

A Port Moody secondary student is one of four B.C. teens to win a Lifesaving Society scholarship.

Sasha Maleki of Coquitlam — along with Amy Penny MALEKI of Williams Lake, Noel Lai of Vancouver and David Slade of Delta — clinched the award that was initiated through the society in 1995 by Doug Perks of Commercial Aquatic Supplies; Perks was a Burnaby lifeguard and a competitive swimmer at SFU in the 1960s.

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Port Moody’s Pleasantside elementary school is one of 10 finalists in the running for a $10,000 grant to create an outdoor classroom offered by Majesta, a company that manufactures soft paper products made from trees grown in forests certified by The Sustainability Forest Initiative. The winning school will be decided in a public vote at www. majesta.com, which ends May 11. The school is currently in 8th place.

PCT $ Ken Catton, vice-president and general manager of Port Moody’s Pacific Coast Terminals, congratulated graduating students and PCT scholarship winners Caitlin Potts, Emiko Newman and Naomi Oh. The $1,000 scholarships will be used to help the teens pay for their tuition, books and academic supplies at their chosen postsecondary institutions.

Potts and Oh attend Port Moody secondary while Newman is at Heritage Woods secondary.

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An engineering company that worked on a $30-million watershed management plan for Coquitlam’s new Partington Creek neighbourhood on Burke Mountain has scooped an award. Kerr Wood Leidal Associates took one of five 2012 Awards for Engineering Excellence from the Association of Consulting Engineers of BC (ACEC BC).

AND THEY’RE OFF

The Cosmic Readers from Coquitlam’s Rochester elementary were named champions at a reading contest last week. Staged at Kwantlen University in Langley, the Reading Link Grand Challenge saw the Cosmic Readers — Abbie Henderson-Tanguay, Brenna Lee, Rebecca Saunders, Jacinta Chong, Trystan Makalchuk, Callum Borden and Erik Collins — best nine other teams for the chance to advance to the globallevel stage in Seattle, which was to be held yesterday (Thursday).

In order to qualify, Grade 4 and 5 students in Metro Vancouver had to read six books and answer questions about the characters, plots and settings. This year, 362 teams from 86 elementary schools — including School District 43 — took part in the first level of the competition.

‘LIKE’ THEM

Five Tri-City students are shortlisted to become Coquitlam Centre’s official teen blogger. The finalists are: Kiana Lisa Benoit, 14, Ecole des Pionniers; Brynn Bishop, 13, Moody middle; Amy Bunnage, 17, Dr. Charles Best secondary; Amanda Poh, 17, Riverside secondary; and Katrina Robinson, 15, Heritage Wood secondary. The winner, who will be chosen according to the number of “Likes” on the mall’s Facebook page, will be announced May 9 following a series of weekly blog posts that start this week.

THANKS

In recognition of National Volunteer Week (April 15 to 21), ICBC is thanking more than 200 volunteers in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody for their support in making the communities safer. Last year, more than 2,200 volunteers in Metro Vancouver spent 100,000 hours delivering road safety programs. For example, Speed Watch program volunteers in the Tri-Cities gave more than 3,000 hours to help reduce speedrelated crashes. And Lock Out Auto Crime program volunteers in the Tri-Cities also handed out more than 2,000 notices resembling parking tickets onto the windshields of vehicles.

These volunteers also operate the Stolen Auto Recovery program in the Tri-Cities. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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BOOKS PLUS: What’s on in libraries

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Earth Day at libraries able for loan to community book clubs. To reserve a title, call or email Kathy or Lynn at 604-937-4140.

Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the TriCities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for the Public Hearing items – please register by telephone at 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity.

For more information about any of these programs, visit www.library. coquitlam.bc.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 3000 Burlington Dr. and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.

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Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting during which it will give consideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda.

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Book Club: Do you enjoy reading and talking about books? The library hosts two Monday book clubs (one in the afternoon and one in the evening) where members meet once a month to discuss a book chosen at the previous meeting. New members are always welcome. To register for the evening club, call Jason at 604-937-4148, Ext. 238. On Monday, May 8, the Evening Book Club will discuss Annabell by Kathleen Winter, a novel about an inter-sex child born and raised in a remote coastal Labrador village. The club meets from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the board room at the Poirier branch.

• Go clubbing: CPL also has several book club titles that are avail-

• Homework help: It’s almost time to wind up those final school projects and you can Terry Fox Library to achieve homework success. Experienced and knowledgeable library staff can help students quickly find the resources they need to be successful. Staff can assist in finding the answers to tough homework questions, sourcing trusted print and digital information, researching essays and writing bibliographies. Students in Grades 6 to 12 can access “live” online tutoring in math, science and social studies through the Homework Tutors link on the Fraser Valley Regional Library website (www.fvrl.bc.ca). see HOMEWORK HOMEWORK,, page 25

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• Earth Day: On Monday, April 23 from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. in the Nancy Bennett Room at the Poirier branch, Coquitlam Public Library celebrates Earth Day (April 22) by presenting Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie. Director Sturla Gunnarsson interweaves a key lecture given by the legendary Canadian scientist and environmentalist with scenes from his life and lifetime — the major social, scientific, cultural and political events of the past 70 years. In his lecture, Suzuki looks unflinchingly at the strains on the interconnected web of life and offers up a blueprint for sustainability and survival.

This program is free but space is limited. Phone 604-937-4155 to register.

• Monday Night

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, April 23, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws.

Reference No. 10 017728 RZ Bylaw No. 4296, 2012 Addresses: 3465 Princeton Avenue and 1397 Kingston Street

The intent of Bylaw No. 4296, 2012 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4296, 2012 from A-3 Agricultural and Resource and RS-2 OneFamily Suburban Residential to RS-9 Large Single Family Residential, RS-11 Estate Single Family Residential and P-5 Special Park.

If approved, the application would facilitate the development of approximately 27 singlefamily residential lots and a streamside protection area/pedestrian trail adjacent to West Smiling Creek.

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Reference Nos. 11 015162 OC and 11 009865 RZ Bylaw Nos. 4299, 4300 and 4301, 2012 Address: 1319 Cartier Avenue and RT-2 Townhouse Residential Text Amendment

The intent of Bylaw No. 4299, 2012 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4299, 2012 from Low Density Apartment Residential to Townhousing.

The intent of Bylaw No. 4300, 2012 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4300, 2012 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-2 Townhouse Residential.

The intent of Bylaw No. 4301, 2012 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to encourage a variety of forms within the RT-2 Townhouse Residential zone by removing the maximum units/hectare density regulation in this zone and replacing it with a minimum lot size requirement and maximum gross floor area restriction for one-family units.

If approved, the application would facilitate the development of six detached townhouse units and revise regulations relating to housing forms within the RT-2 Townhouse Residential zone.

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Reference Nos. 12 005119 OC and 11 018346 RZ Bylaw Nos. 4304 and 4305, 2012 Address: 652 Harrison Avenue

The intent of Bylaw No. 4304, 2012 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4304, 2012 from One-Family Residential to Neighbourhood Attached Residential.

The intent of Bylaw No. 4305, 2012 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4305, 2012 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of one single-family lot into two single-family lots.

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Visit the information desk for more information about this free service.

Students can also visit the library for: study space, free wi-fi, internet and word processing stations, and photocopy and printing services (available for a small fee).

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 604927-7999.

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• Night Readers Book Club: New members are welcome, so drop in and share your insights on selected books with other people, while learning about their reactions to the same books. The Night

Readers will meet on Wednesday, April 25 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the ParkLane Room to discuss A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian n by Marina Lewycka. (Synopsis: Two Ukrainian sisters who have spent as little time as possible together are suddenly united with a common purpose.

They want to stop their 83-year-old father’s infatuation with a busty, blond bombshell. Are they up to the challenge?)

• Baby Sing and Learn Drop-in: Parents and caregivers can sing, rhyme and play with their babies in this interactive literacy program. Join librarians in the Storytelling Circle on Mondays at 11 a.m. or Thursdays at 2 p.m. for a half-hour of fun. Research shows that sharing songs and rhymes with your baby helps brain development, attachment, and

language skills. English language learners and parents of multiples are particularly encouraged to attend.

• Celebrate Earth Day: April 22 is Earth Day. Not sure what you can to do for the planet?

Why not borrow an energy meter from PMPL and figure out which electrical appliances are draining the most energy — and money from your budget. When you plug an appliance into the energy meter, it calculates energy consumption and cost as well as measures voltage, current, wattage, kilowatt-hours and standby current. Each meter comes with stepby-step instructions to guide you through the process.

For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca or call 604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.

SPCA bottle drive on Saturday Public Inspection of Materials Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from Wednesday, April 11, 2012 to Monday, April 23, 2012 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430.

Public Submissions Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca.

Written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: • At the Public Hearing (please hand submission to the Clerk); • Online by emailing clerks@coquitlam.ca; • By regular mail to 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • In person to the City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • Or by fax to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015.

To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing.

Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam. ca. If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010.

Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested persons concerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.

Lauren Hewson Legislative and Administrative Services Manager

The Port Coquitlam SPCA office is holding its second annual Bottle Drive Fundraiser for the Animals this weekend.

You can bring your bottles to the PoCo SPCA Education and

Adoption Centre at 3278 Westwood St. (between Christmas Way and Davies Avenue), on Saturday, April 14 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

People who would like to participate but can’t

make it during that time can donate their bottle refunds by taking bottles to the Biggar Bottle Depot on Kingsway in PoCo; just mention the account name “Bottle Drive for Animals.”

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The group’s brainstorming session in the Mackin House parlour produced a list of some 30 prominent individuals from Maillardville’s early days.

It was striking that among all the candidate names only one was a woman.

Could it really be that there was only one woman of historical significance in the city’s development?

Obviously not. What it reflected was the unsung role of women in those days.

The role of women was mostly within their homes and focused on the family — and families were typically large.

As well, in those days, it was generally men from these families who aspired to and assumed roles with community profiles and public recognition by running businesses or through civic leadership, or by serving the community as police chief, fire chief or reeve.

Our group’s experience with the collection of potential street names focuses on a reality: Pioneering women’s contributions and accomplishments have largely been overlooked — and consequently omitted — from our history.

It is interesting to note that as visitors to Mackin House look about at the artifacts, what is often recognized and talked about are the tools used by the women and the outcomes of their work and craft in the home. The significance of the family and the women’s contribution to the quality of life in the home is evident, even if unsung.

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Above: Louise Murphy, president of Blue Mountain Quilters Guild, Wendy Lynn, community quilt co-ordinator, and Jill Cook, executive director of the Coquitlam Heritage Society with the quilt donated to the society. Above right: Members of the guild with a quilt they created that’s on the bed in the master bedroom at Mackin House Museum. of women in prominent public roles.

These thoughts were on my mind as we discovered the significant contributions of a local women’s collective working in our community today.

Coquitlam Heritage Society was the lucky recipient of a community quilt, handmade for us, by the Blue Mountain Quilters Guild. The Guild had requested attendance at one of its monthly meetings to accept this beautiful gift. So, there we were with a dozen chocolates and a small bouquet of flowers expecting a group of about 20.

We were wrong. At least 100 women attended (the guild has 127 members, all women, although men are welcome) and it was a privilege to hear about their latest activities.

Collectively, they create art. And they donate much of their work to non-profits to auction or raffle.

Their We Care program donates toques (tiny reminders of the fragility of early birth babies), preemie quilts and incubator covers to the neonatal intensive care unit at Royal Columbian Hospital.

Quilts are also donated to Tri-City Transitions in Port Coquitlam, services for children in crisis, local schools for sick rooms and to the Crossroads Hospice in Port Moody.

The Community Quilt (created collectively and gifted once a year) has gone to the Firefighters’ Burn Unit, the Port Moody Station Museum and the breast cancer campaign.

Many quilts were made this year for Honour House and quilts were sent to Japan and Slave Lake. The Guild also participates in the Canadian Comfort and Remembrance Project

for the Canadian Armed Forces.

The list continues.

Money is being donated to provide two treadle sewing machines to the Kitambaa Sewing Project in Mbarara, Uganda, aimed at enabling women to earn money for their families.

Empowerment and selfsufficiency are not new notions to this group.

Quilters join the group for fellowship and fun, and, through their love of the craft and camaraderie, they are making a difference while supporting people both at home and abroad.

The question is, are there efforts recorded?

Do we all know about the work they are doing. Have they been nominated for a non-profit-of-the-year award?

Blue Mountain Quilters do their beautiful, intricate work for many reasons but recognition is not one of them.

We have some wonderful examples of handcrafted quilts on our beds at Mackin House Museum. The quilt in the grandmother’s room has the family names of all the women who worked on the quilt embroidered on the pattern. The quilt in another bedroom is from the 1920s and is completely hand-made.

And, of course, our brand new addition in the master bedroom reflects a heritage pattern and sits comfortably on our vintage bed.

The work tells the story; the women are often silent.

Your History is a column in which, once a month, representatives of the Tri-Cities’ three heritage groups writes about local history. Jill Cook is executive director of the Coquitlam Heritage Society.

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Yalda Zeini, Kimberley Chow and Dorothy Tang model outfits made of recycled materials for the upcoming Garbage Fashion Show organized

by Heritage Woods secondary school Kodiacs with a Purpose and scheduled for Thursday, April 19. elled, said she enjoyed the challenge of making clothes out of recycled material.

“It’s supposed to be a focus on fashion but the challenge of making it out of recycled items puts the spotlight on environmental awareness,” she said.

Among the materials used were used garbage bags and plastic tablecloths. “Making clothes out of [recyclables] is something you don’t hear about but it’s way more fun,” Gunapranata added.

Tickets cost $10 ($7 for students) and are available by emailing garbageshow.info@gmail. com. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

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Move over Alfred Sung and Simon Chang. There are some new Canadian designers prepping for the catwalk.

But these fashionistas aren’t designing clothes made of cotton, silk and satin.

They work in plastic — recycled plastic — creating high-fashion designs that are no less lovely or practical.

On April 19, models and student designers will be showing off their duds made of recycled materials for the fourth annual Garbage Fashion Show. The event is being hosted by the Kodiacs with a Purpose (KWAP) group at Heritage Woods secondary school but will feature 36 outfits designed by high school students from across School District 43.

The event is a fundraiser, according to spokesperson Celeste Matthews, a Grade 12 student at Heritage Woods, who said KWAP hopes to raise $3,000 for local charities, including the Noons Creek fish hatchery and the Inner Hope Youth Ministries for at-risk youth.

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When Google just won’t do, Book-A-Librarian in Coquitlam Fo r t h o s e t o p i c s that aren’ t Goo gleable, Coquitlam Public Library is making living, breathing search engines available by appointment.

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Making music, making smiles at Wed. event Gleneagle and Centennial team up for a cause Teen singers and bands from School District 43 will be raising their voices next week so children born in developing countries with facial deformities can get restorative surgery.

The seventh annual Voices benefit sponsored by Gleneagle s e c o n d a r y s ch o o l ’s Global Issues Club and Centennial secondary’s Me2We and Red Cross clubs will be held at Gleneagle secondary school Wednesday, April 18.

This event originated in 2005 as a fundraiser for the Darfur crisis. It has since become an annual event with the mission of raising awareness and funds for victims of global crises.

In the last two years, several thousand dollars have been raised in support of Free the Children, building a school in Ecuador

and Red Cross’s First Contact Program, which helps refugee claimants arriving in Canada.

This year, organizers are hoping to reach that goal again.

Although only two schools are involved in Voices 2012, organizers are hoping to see this expand into an annual event in the form of a friendly competition for schools in the district to fundraise for worthwhile charities and causes.

The one chosen this year is Operation Smile, an international non-government organization that provides reconstructive surgery for children born with facial deformities such as cleft lip and cleft palate. A series of fundraisers will be running soon in both schools. These events range from bake sales to the Voices 2012 Benefit Concert.

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to explore but, ultimately will leave it up to the individual to decide what he or she wants to find out about.”

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Share education series covers drug issues, info Drinking, driving and depression are among topics Share Family and Community Services’ alcohol and drug program is hosting a free education series in April, May and June.

The program is open to Tri-City residents and has important information for those who have an alcohol or drug problem or for those concerned about their use. It will help those people affected by others’ use, to understand addicts and addictive behaviour.

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Port Moody Public Library is partnering with Fraser Health to provide a free six-week workshop — starting tomorrow — in chronic pain self management, chronic pain and diabetes.

The program will run on Saturdays from April 14 to May 26 (no program May 19) from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the library’s ParkLane Room.

This program is targeted to adults experiencing chronic musculoskeletal pain (such as chronic neck, shoulder, or back) and is also for those who suffer from whiplash injuries, chronic regional pain syndromes, repetitive strain injury, chronic pelvic pain and post-stroke and central pain.

The program may also be appropriate for those with conditions such as persistent headache, Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome, diabetes with neuropathy, and for individuals who have severe muscular pain due to conditions such as multiple sclerosis.

Facilitator Carol Sicoli is responsible for coordinating self-management programs in the Fraser Health (North) area.

Space is limited for this free program. Call 604469-4577 to register.

Port Moody Public Library is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. newsroom@tricitynews.com

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Acknowledging that parents are often frustrated, isolated and unsure of what this new culture is all about, Sands will help parents understand inter net safety and get some ideas for connecting with children in new and exciting ways.

Other topics include how can parents can monitor a child’s use of technology and how to prevent cyber bullying.

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Adolescence info, discussion My teen wouldn’t do that?

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If you are an expectant modern mom, please join us on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at the PoCo Inn & Suites located at 1545 Lougheed Hwy., Port Coquitlam.

Registration will begin at 6:00pm and the shower will be from 7:00-9:00pm. Get your FREE tickets now by registering online at www.mybellababy.ca. The first 50 people to register on our website to attend our Bella Baby Shower will receive a FREE gift bag.

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By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS

That ugly cargo container you got stuck behind on the way to work is getting a new face and use, thanks to an enterprising couple who will soon be making the Tri-Cities home.

Tang Phosy and Eduardo Valdez are the owners of Kottage RV, manufacturers of what they say are the strongest park model RVs in the world. Made out of recycled shipping containers, Kottage RV is also a green business, which opened up in January in Port Coquitlam with nine employees.

With babyboomers soon to be empty-nesters and retired, Valdez and Phosy are hoping to capitalize on the growing destination RV business. Their affordable and customizable park model — with a roof so strong you can put a hot tub or garden on it — could be the next trend in green living for boomers seeking to get off the grid.

“These are ideal for people who like to have moveable homes, people who want to save on utili-

ties and want green living,” explained Phosy.

The couple has three children and will soon be moving to the area from North Vancouver (their PoCo factory even has a kids’ playroom for when Phosy has to work weekends and nights) but for now they are concentrating on spreading the word about container housing. They’ve been hosting lunch and learn sessions with builders, planners and city mayors and posting videos about their attractively furnished and practical homes on YouTube.

“We’re working on building education and understanding,” said Phosy, marketing director for the family firm, who said the structures are made of Corten steel and built to Z241 Code Canadian standards.

Since opening, Kottage RV has sold six container park models to a holiday trailer park, which are currently under construction in a building that used to house the Salvation Army’s recycling centre. Phosy said a First Nations group is looking at acquiring these homes for residential housing in the far north. They are

cheaper to tow than traditional park models because they are narrow and don’t require a pilot car, and can withstand extreme weather conditions.

Housing built from used shipping containers is not a new idea.

It’s a world-wide phenomenon because of the glut of these heavy steel structures that languish in ports after being delivered of their cargo. So called inter-modal steel building units or ISBUs have been used for student housing in Amsterdam, affordable housing in Vancouver and adaptable housing for modernist architects all over the world. Some time ago, container housing was even considered an option to house homeless in Port Coquitlam.

Kottage RV, however, is targeting the destination RV business, including resorts, trailer parks, lake lots and holiday parks, and has developed its own locking mechanism for slide-outs to expand the interior and is working on a hydraulic version as well as a peaked roof that will be collapsible.

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Tang Phosy, marketing director, and her husband Eduardo Valdez, a mechanical engineer, pose with a park model RV under construction at their Kottage RV factory in Port Coquitlam. At left, Phosy shows off the interior of the park model RV prototype her company has refined and is manufacturing. Cost of these homes, depending on the number of slide outs and furnishings, is between $45,000 and $75,000.

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Phosy credits her husband, a mechanical engineer who was previously employed in the shipping industry, for many of the modification but the original prototype was purchased from a friend who wanted to concentrate on the temporary office market.

“I saw potential in it,” said Phosy, of the practical container homes she saw three years ago at EPIC, a sustainable green living EXPO in Vancouver. Her family has long been associated with green industry, having developed O ve r t i m e B u i l d i n g Maintenance, which uses only Green Seal and EcoLogo certified products.

Last year, Kottage RV further developed the prototype and showcased it at the PNE in a display with Victoria container architect Keith Dewey. “He invited us to be part of that, that’s when interest really grew.”

Other applications for the homes include laneway housing, park concession stands and mobile recording studios. But steel structures are particularly well-suited to the park model RV style of living. They are cosy and contain all the conveniences of home but can be locked up and left, and the building materials are resistant to pests.

Construction begins with the solid steel shipping containers as a base, windows

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR SATURDAY, APRIL 14

APRIL 18: CLOTHING GIVEAWAY

• Free community dinner at Trinity United Church, 2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo; doors open at 3:30 p.m., dinner served at 4 p.m.

• Leadership students and staff at GOAL present clothing give-away, 10-11 a.m., in the gym at Winslow Centre, 1100 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam. Many SD43 schools have donated lost-and-found items for kids 5-18 and everything is washed and sorted. The clothing giveaway is open to all Tri-City families. Also, if anyone has clean lightly used clothing to donate, items are being accepted at 644 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-939-9241.

MONDAY, APRIL 16 • Tri-Cities Parkinson’s Support Group meets, 10 a.m.-noon, Eagle Ridge United Church, 2813 Glen Dr., Coquitlam. Info: 604461-9705.

• Tri-Cities Women’s Friendship Club discussion group. Info: Charlene, 604-944-7086.

TUESDAY, APRIL 17 • Tri-Cities Women’s

Friendship Club coffee/ book/social. Info: Karon, 604-552-4423.

• Dogwood Garden Club monthly meeting, 7 p.m., in the Centennial Room

at Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam.

Speaker: Don Bednarczyk, who will talk about orchids.

• PoCo Garden Club

monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m., Trinity United Church hall, corner of Prairie and Shaughnessy. Presenter: Bill Bischoff, who will speak about tropical orchids.

Guests and new members are always welcome. Info: Marion, 604-941-9261.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18

• University Women’s Club hosts James Bobick, PoCo city gardener, who will share and demonstrate a wealth of ideas for container gardening, 7 p.m., Scott Creek middle school, Coquitlam. Info: Allison, 604-939-9146 or Diane, 604-937-5018. see page 40

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APRIL 19: POCO HERITAGE AGM

• Fitness class fundraiser hosted by Friendly Forest Parent Co-operative Pre-school and YOUnique Fitness in the gym at Anmore elementary school; all proceeds going to support the pre-school; Zumba, cost: $10; doors open at 6 p.m. for registration and payment, class runs 6:15-7 p.m. Another class on April 25. Info: info@friendlyforestpreschool.com.

• Singles Travel Club meets at 6 p.m. for dinner ($15) at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1025 Ridgeway, Coquitlam.

Club offers group tours for single people – meet new friends, enjoy the security of travelling in a group and avoid the costly single supplement. Info: www. singlestravelclub.ca. RSVP: Val, 604-669-6607, Ext. 304.

• PoCo Heritage and Cultural Society meeting, 1 p.m., in the Gathering Place, Leigh Square. After a short break, this meeting will be followed by the group’s AGM. Guests are welcome. Info: Pippa, 604-927-8403 or www.pocoheritage.org. bers to its next meeting, 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 2513 Clark St., Port Moody. TCSSC provides an opportunity for single men and women over 40 to meet new friends and enjoy activities such as dining, theatre, walking, bowling, travel and more.

Membership is $20 a year.

Info: Darline, 604-466-0017, Vicki, 778-883-6108 or Louise, 604-941-8897; or tricityclub@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 21

• Hyde Creek Watershed Society open house, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery, 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo; release salmon fry into Hyde Creek, sample a hot dog BBQ and take part in hatchery tours and fun crafts.

Info: www.hydecreek.org.

• Tri-Cities Women’s Friendship Club walking group. Info: Vivienne, vivnmike@shaw.ca.

• Cirque du Carney Wish Upon a Star gala auction to benefit Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary School, 1335 Dominion Ave., PoCo; live and silent auction featuring celebrity auctioneer Bill Vander

THURSDAY, APRIL 19

• City of the Arts Toastmasters Club fifthanniversary meeting, 5:30-7 p.m., Port Moody city hall.

The club’s mission is to provide a positive and friendly learning environment for its members so they can develop communication and leadership skills, and in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth. Take part in the anniversary celebration and see what Toastmasters is about. Info: 604-469-4693.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20

• Tri-City Singles Social Club welcomes new mem-

Zalm, plus buffet dinner and live entertainment; doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner served at 6:30 p.m.

Info: www.acrss.org.

• 1st Coquitlam Scout Group bottle drive, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; refundable beverage container donations can be dropped off at the Scout Hall in Blue Mountain Park, 1040 Winslow Ave., corner Porter Street, Coquitlam.

SUNDAY, APRIL 22

• Riverview Horticultural Centre Society celebrates Earth Day on the Riverview Hospital grounds with a guided tree walk at 1 p.m.; meet at the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young

Building. For a site map, visit www.rhcs.org. Info: 604-290-9910.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25

• Fitness class fundraiser hosted by Friendly Forest Parent Co-operative Pre-school and YOUnique Fitness in the gym at Anmore elementary school; all proceeds going to support the pre-school; the Groove Method, cost: $10; doors open at 6 p.m. for registration and payment, class runs 6:15-7 p.m. Info: info@friendlyforestpreschool.com.

• Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club small-stamp auction, all welcome; viewing starts at 7 p.m., auction after 8 p.m., in the community centre’s McGee Room, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam.

Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

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• Tickets are on sale now for Unwined – Sip, Savour & Mingle, a charitable event in support of education funds at Douglas

College Foundation and the Coquitlam Foundation to be held May 12 at Coquitlam Centre mall.

Sample regional and international wines, cider, coolers and beer while savouring the tempting offerings of local restaurants. Tickets available at mall guest services or through the Coquitlam Foundation (info@coquitlamfoundation.com or 604-468-2077. Early bird price (before April 14): $30; April 15-May 11 price: $35; event day and at the door: $40. Info: coquitlamcentre.com.

• Tri-City Transitions is hosting Learning to Be the Best I Can Be, an ongoing peer support group for women who have experienced abuse or family conflict. Topics include: the impact of abuse, selfesteem, communication, listening skills and more, including ideas suggested by participants For more information or registration, call 604-941-6311.

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Annual General Meeting Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 4:00pm Mabbett Room @ PoCo Recreation Complex 2150 Wilson Avenue, Port Coquitlam The Port Coquitlam Minor Hockey Association invites all registered members and life members to attend the Annual General Meeting, at which time the election of officers for the 2012-2013 Season will take place.

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Dogwood activities: Wine, wirework – and even yoga FOOD & WINE If you’re 50 or older, you can expand your cooking skills and knowledge of food with instructor Monica Hanser on Mondays this month at Coquitlam’s Dogwood Pavilion.

Themes are: • April 16: cooking on a budget; • April 23: gluten-free recipes; • and April 30: diabetes-friendly recipes.

Classes run from 1 to 3 p.m. and each one costs $20 plus tax for Dogwood members, $25 plus tax for others; preregistration is required.

Alternatively, people 19 years and older can join wine steward Laura Murray as she educates you about wine and basic tasting techniques.

You can sample reds and whites, and practise evaluating wine.

Class takes place April 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and costs $15 plus tax for members, $20 plus tax for others; preregistration is required.

For more details about these and other programs or Dogwood membership, or to register, call 604-927-6098.

Dogwood Pavilion, a city of Coquitlam rec centre for people 50 years and older, is located at 624 Poirier St., at the corner of Poirier and Winslow.

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completion of this class for those interested.

Also at Dogwood: You can learn how to carve intricate creations using wood from two skilled instructors.

Bob Graves will teach you how to make beautiful animals on Wednesday afternoons (the course has already started and runs for nine more weeks) from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.; cost is $37.

Al Phillips will teach you how to carve fantasy houses on Monday afternoons from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. starting April 16; cost is $30.

Both classes require pre-registration.

For more details about these programs, call 604-927-6098.

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Waste and Recycling team invites you to come to Dogwood Pavilion on Monday, April 16 at 10 a.m. and learn about what the city is doing to increase waste reduction and diversion from the landfill.

The importance of recycling and the ins and outs of how to use Coquitlam’s recycling services will be explained. The Green Can program will be highlighted and the presentation will include the opportunity for residents to ask questions.

The presentation is free but registration is required.

SENIORS CALENDAR Following are listings taken from the Seniors category of The Tri-City News’ Community Calendar: • New Age Seniors bingo every Friday, 1 p.m., Mike Butler Room, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam; consists of 15 games (5 cents per card). New players welcome. Info: Betty, 604-9366300.

• New Age Seniors (Branch 108 BCOAPO) meet the first Wednesday of every month, 1 p.m., Centennial Room, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: Catherine, 604-937-7537.

• Glen Pine Pavilion seniors’ rec centre slowpitch club is looking for men 55 and older and women 50 and older. It is not necessary to have participated in organized ball in your past life, just have some knowledge of the game. Age is not a factor as long as you can still make it around the bases. Practices and games are on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Practices and home games are played at Coquitlam Town Centre field and will start as soon as weather permits. Info: Len, 604941-0081 or lenraili@shaw.ca. see ACTIVITIES AND MORE, page 43

To register and for more information, call 604-927-6098.

GET CRAFTY You can exercise your creative side by learning the basics of creating jewelry such as earrings with simple loops, wrapped loops, embellished beads and more at the two-week Wirework 101 course at Dogwood Pavilion.

The course runs April 16 and 23 from 1 to 3 p.m. and costs $12.50 per person. Pre-registration is required.

A slightly more advanced course involving bead weaving will be offered following the

YOGA & PILATES Yoga and pilates will be combined in a class for people 50 and older running Mondays from April 23 to June 18 at Coquitlam’s Dogwood Pavilion.

The classes go from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. those days and Omega Conway leads this program, which aims to stabilize, mobilize and increase the mind-body connection. Participants may increase their endurance, flexibility and balance in static positions and work towards improving strength, coordination and balance while in motion.

The fee for this program is $49 and pre-registration is required. To register for this program and for more information, call Dogwood at 604-927-6098.

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Celebrate

Improving the lives of Women and Girls in our Community and throughout the world.

THE GOLDEN YEARS

Soroptimist International of the Tri Cities welcomes all business & professional women interested in making a difference in our community.

contact us at sitricities@soroptimist.net & visit our website for more information

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Activities and more continued from page 42 • Seniors meet every Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m., to do fun group activities including physical fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing. All women and men 50 or older are welcome at Share Family and Community Services’ Mountain View Family Resource Centre, 699 Robinson St., Coquitlam (corner of Smith Avenue and Robinson Street). Info: Gina, 604-937-6970.

• Dogwood Songsters meet every Monday, 10 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion and entertain as seniors’ homes weekly. If you love to sing, you can join. Info: 604-941-2375.

• The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month. People who are interested in participating in a caregiver support group

should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780.

• Glen Pine 50Plus group plays bridge Mondays, 12:45-3:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9:3011:45 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. New members welcome.

Info: 604-927-6940.

• WHO (Women Helping Others), for women who are on their own, meets Mondays, 1-3 p.m., Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam (behind city hall). Info: Kay, 604469-5815.

• The Pinetree 50Plus group is now called Glen Pine 50Plus and has moved to the new Glen Pine Pavilion (1200 Glen Pine Court, Coquitlam), where lunch is served weekdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., in the Lemon Tree cafe. An interesting program still takes place Thursdays afternoons.

Info: 604-927-6940.

• Caregiver support group meets second and fourth Friday of each month, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 10 a.m.noon. Info: 604-9336098.

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• Monthly seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Coquitlam.

Info: 604-552-7221 or info@burquest.org.

• Honeycombs, a group of people over 50 who entertain with song, dance and skits, meets Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Wilson Centre, PoCo. Performers plus prop, sound and stage hands needed. Info or show bookings: Frances, 604-941-1745.

• PoCo Stroke Recovery Branch would like to welcome new members; meetings are held Mondays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Wilson Centre, PoCo. There is opportunity for speech maintenance, meeting others that have gone through the similar situation and light exercises or bocce. Info: Deanna, 604-942-2334.

• The Old Age Pensioners Organization is holds its monthly general meeting on the second Thursday of each month at the Wilson Centre at 1 p.m. Info: Ken Heys, 604-942-1440.

Proud Winner of Tri Cities “Spirit of Community Awards” Community Action Category

GIVE HER WINGS GALA a Tremendous Success!!!

$20,000 Raised Benefiting Women and Girls in Our Communities for projects such as Girl Empowerment Workshops, Enchantment Project, PoCoMo Youth Society Teen Girls’ Health Kits, in addition to our Annual Women’s Opportunity and Violet Richardson and Ruby Awards.

Violet Richardson Award winners Jade Wong and Zoya Jiwa “Women’s Opportunity Award winners Dawn Johnson and Latifah Mbaziira”. “Ruby Ward (Women helping Women) Jill Allen”.

Congratulations To Our Raffle Winners: Joanna Joniec who took home the New iPad and Kyle Kellough, winner of the Lovely Coach Bag & Wallet!

With Special Thanks to the Gala Sponsors: • Emerald Sponsors Design By Desire Catering Joe’s Atlantic Grill Westcoast Actors’ Studio Wayne Tullis, Macdonald Realty Webworx Solution • Silver Sponsors Bea Kelly, Silpada Jewellery Linda Kozina, Celebrant Penny Kearney, Pampered Chef Waves CofFee House Westwood Honda Wilkie Construction Every Little Bit Eco Shop Marion Annand & Sid Rosenberg, Homeland Realty Crown Relocations Webworx Solution • Table Linen Supplier Chic And Unique Events • Printing Print Depot

• Diamond Sponsor (iPad Raffle) Scotiabank, Shaughnessy Station • Platinum Sponsors Ascenta Health DVC Indoor Shooting Range • Gold Sponsors Cora Restaurant Enerex • Gold Sponsors (Media) a) Snap Tri-City News • Gold Sponsors (Coach Raffle)

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

â&#x20AC;˘ Tri-City Transitionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; free Children Who Witness Abuse Program provides individual and group counselling for children ages 3 through 18 who have lived in a family where they have been witness to physical, emotional, mental or verbal abuse. Through support, education and counselling children will have the opportunity to heal the emotional wounds of relationship violence, build self-esteem and to stop the intergenerational cycle of abuse. Info: 604-941-7111. â&#x20AC;˘ The Family Resource Centre at Westwood elementary school, in co-operation with School District 43, is offering multi-sensory literacy tutoring; one-hour sessions at 4 p.m. are available to all children ages 5-8 in the Tri-Cities. Info: ldafrasernorth@gmail.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Registration is ongoing for boys and girls for the 5th Coquitlam Scouting group for the Beaver Colony (Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Grade 2), Cub Pack (Grades 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5) and Scout Troop (Grades 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8). This Scouting group meets at Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam. Info: casanna@shaw.ca. â&#x20AC;˘ Girl Guides takes

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â&#x20AC;˘ Tri-City Transitions is offering groups for both parents and children who are going through separation and divorce. Groups will help children cope with this confusing time and understand their feelings. Info: Kathy, 604941-7111, Ext. 106. registrations on an ongoing basis for Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers and adult women volunteers.

Training and mentoring available for new volunteers. Info: www. girlguides.ca or call 1-800565-8111. â&#x20AC;˘ Kiddies Korner Preschool still has spaces available. Info: 604-9414919 or info@kkp.ca. â&#x20AC;˘ Tri-City Transitions is hosting My Money, My Choices: Financial Education for Women, a free program designed to empower women survivors of domestic violence.

The program focus is to increase womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic participation and self-sufficiency through financial education and skill. Info and registration: 604-941-6311

VOLUNTEERS â&#x20AC;˘ Port Moody Ecological Society is looking for

volunteers for its annual Fingerling Festival, which will be held May 5, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Noons Creek Hatchery. People interested in volunteering are asked to read about the opportunities at www. noonscreek.org and email portmoodyecologicalsociety@hotmail.com to register their choices of roles and shifts (please include emergency contact details); volunteers can work in pairs and in small family groups. â&#x20AC;˘ Junior Achievement is a non-profit organization that delivers business education to students; it is looking for volunteers from the Tri-City area to lead classroom programs while sharing their own career and life experiences. JA provides lesson materials, training and support to make the experience fun and meaningful. Info: www.jabc.org or email info@jabc.org. â&#x20AC;˘ The Fraser Health

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t’s hard to imagine a June garden without the mouthwatering flavour of strawberries and the good news is, planted now, both the ‘everbearing’ and ‘day neutral’ varieties will produce fruit this year.

For serious strawberry growers, however, the ‘June bearing’ varieties still produce high volumes of very large flavourful fruit.

Traditionally, main season strawberry varieties, planted now, will develop into good sized plants over the summer and fall, then produce great crops next year. You will get a few fruits the first year but they’re just a tease for the next season. The flower buds of June berries are initiated in the shorter days of autumn, then produce good crops the following June.

Some of the great ‘June bearing’ varieties for our area are: • Hood: This variety has very large dark red cone-shaped berries on upright vigourous plants. It has great flavour and is terrific fresh and for jams.

• Rainier: The good sized berries of this variety maintain their size all through the season and have great flavour.

• Sumas: This very heavy yielding variety has lighter red berries and very good flavour.

• Totem: This very hardy variety, de-

veloped at the Canada Research Station in Agassiz, is still a favourite for productivity and good sized fruit.

• Stolo: Newer variety with large, firm, glossy fruits which keep their size throughout the season • Puget Reliance: The beauty of this variety is its generous crops of very large fruits and its reliability to produce in a wide range of growing conditions.

• Chandler: A huge California variety with outstanding flavour, it does very well on the West Coast.

While many strawberry plants can produce only one harvest in spring, ‘Everbearing’ varieties have the unique ability to produce two and sometimes three harvests each year while the days are long.

Another distinct advantage of the ‘everbearing’ types is that they can flower and produce fruit and runners all at the same time. The runners will produce fruit even without rooting and this unique ability makes them ideal for growing in containers, hanging baskets and other unusual garden situations. They will also provide good quality fruit the first year.

Some of the top ‘everbearing’ varieties are: • Fort Laramie: This variety is noted for its vast runner production and is often sold as a ‘climbing’ variety. It has good sized, very flavourful fruit.

• Quinault: Still one of the best ‘everbear-

ing’ varieties, it has good sized, very flavourful fruit.

The ‘day neutral’ varieties will initiate fruit buds during both short and long days, providing more continuous crops and they are perhaps the most productive, providing tasty berries all summer and into the fall.

Some of the top ‘day neutral’ varieties are: • Tristar: This variety is still one of the most popular ‘day neutrals’. It has medium sized flavourful berries and is very disease tolerant.

• Aroma: A disease-resistant variety with good crops of delicious large firm fruits having great colour and sheen.

• Seascape: This is a new introduction with high quality and flavourful fruits that are red all the way through.

• Albion: A new variety with long conical fruits having excellent flavour and producing a constant supply of berries throughout the summer.

• Eversweet: The medium to large sized berries of this variety are noted for their high sugar content.

For the best results, all strawberries need a sunny location and good drainage.

Growing them in raised beds or hilled rows creates not only good drainage but also warmer soil. They love moisture but it must drain away quickly to prevent root rot.

Although slightly acid-loving, working well rotted manures into the soil will help get strawberry plants off to a good start. When

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A good liquid starter, like Transplanter 5-15-5, used as a side dressing, will help get them off to a good start. Once flowers set, use a fertilizer like 10-15-19 with micronutrients to really size up the berries. If we get a dry spell during the ripening stage and this applies to the ‘everbearing’ and the ‘dayneutrals’, make sure you water thoroughly and deeply to keep the plants growing and to maintain their sweetness.

Strawberries taste great and they also do lots of other terrific things for us. The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in their research on strawberries, discovered that a strawberry flavonoid, called fisetin, can stimulate signalling pathways in the brain, thus enhancing long term memory. Strawberries also lower systolic blood pressure and can reduce the risk of heart disease. This berry is also high in folate that can help lower the risk factors in heart disease. Strawberries are also loaded with vitamins C and K, contain calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium and are an excellent source of antioxidants.

April is a great time to begin planting, so find a spot in your garden and enjoy some wonderful flavour this year and for years to come.

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Family-friendly community gaining popularity

wassen a rising hot spot What is it about Tsawwassen that makes it so popular in the new home market right now? With the release of the second phase of Shato Holdings’ Tsawwassen Springs development late last year, the community formerly best known for the BC Ferry terminal is coming into its own.

“Tsawwassen has always been a really nice area to raise a family,” says Ron Toigo, managing director of Shato Holdings.

Toigo has been a long-time resident of Tsawwassen himself, and says he enjoys the proximity to Vancouver while still getting away from it all.

“It’s half an hour from Vancouver, but

you could be 100 miles away,” he says.

Tsawwassen Springs opened for sale earlier last year, and has been extremely popular with all types of homebuyers.

Part of its appeal can be chalked up to the city, along with its stunning golf course and mountain views.

“Tsawwassen is going to be one of the hot spots,” says George Wong, founder of Magnum Projects, which marketed Tsawwassen Springs’ second phase. “It’s an undiscovered jewel.”

One thing that sets Tsawwassen apart is the construction of its developments, Wong says. “You don’t see high-rises and concrete towers. It’s a more pastoral community.”

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There’s a lot to think about when buying a new home, and energyefficiency isn’t necessarily tops on your list. However, BC Hydro has several reasons why it should be one of the first things you think about.

Around since 2006, the BC Hydro Power Smart New Home program ensures that homes are more energyefficient, which will save you money in the long run.

“These homes use 30 per cent less energy than an average home in today’s market,” says Kari Montrichard, Program Manager of Residential Marketing for BC Hydro.

Homes in the program have an Energuide rating of 80 or higher, Montrichard says.

“An Energuide rating is a performance-based building energy rating system developed and delivered by (Natural Resources Canada) and its licensed service organizations. The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the least efficient and 100 is the most efficient,” she says, adding that a home’s performance is mainly based on thermal performance and how efficient the heating and cooling systems are.

With energy costs expected to rise in the future, buying a Power Smart New Home is especially important because it will help homeowners save money.

Montrichard cites three ways that a home in the program will benefit you in the long run.

The first is saving on your mortgage insurance, as the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation Mortgage Insurance will give you a 10 per cent refund if you buy a Power Smart New Home.

The second is saving on your monthly bills, since your home will use less energy to accomplish the same tasks.

The third is on the resale value of your home, especially when more and more buyers are concerned about the environment and looking for a green home.

But is there anything you can do to your current home to make it more energy-efficient? Montrichard says yes.

“There are low-cost improvements homeowners can make from draftproofing to replacing showerheads,” she says. “For deeper retrofits and improvements like replacing windows or adding insulation, we have partnered with the provincial government and

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These homes use 30 per cent less energy than an average home in today’s market,” says Kari Montrichard, Program Manager of Residential Marketing for BC Hydro.

FortisBC to offer the Live Smart program. Homeowners can have a home energy audit to understand which retrofits will provide the best results, and they may qualify for incentives.”

When you’re touring a potential home, there are a few things for you to look out for.

Lighting accounts for about 16 per cent of the electricity consumption in a house, so the easiest way to increase your energy efficiency is to install compact fluorescent bulbs that include an Energy Star label.

Home appliances are responsible for about 20 per cent of the energy used per day, so it’s a good idea to look for an ENERGY STAR label when purchasing new appliances as well.

For example, BC Hydro states that refrigerators with that label are at least 20 per cent more energy-efficient than the minimum standard set by the federal government. This means they are better insulated, often more quiet and include more precise temperature settings and better defrost mechanisms.

Meanwhile, a dishwasher with an ENERGY STAR label is at least 25 per cent more efficient and can save homeowners up to 20 per cent on water heating costs, BC Hydro says.

Another big appliance in the home is a washing machine for clothing.

An ENERGY STAR-labelled machine can reduce your overall energy consumption by up to 50 per cent, and uses 35 to 50 per cent less water than standard models.

Up to one third of the heat inside the home can escape through windows, so BC Hydro recommends looking for ENERGY STAR-labelled windows that will keep the heat inside during the winter and the heat outside in the summer.

For more information and to find a list of Power Smart New Home developments, check out bchydro.com/ pshomes.

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Buy a Power Smart home, save three ways Save now, and save later: not many homes can promise you that. But when you buy a home from a Power Smart New Home Builder youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll save money, including reduced mortgage insurance and lower monthly bills. An EnerGuide label is your assurance that the home is independently rated to be energy-efďŹ cient. And donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget, an energyefďŹ cient home is more comfortable too.

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CONTACT Larry Pruner, Sports Editor email: sports@tricitynews.com phone: 604-525-6397 • fax: 604-944-0703

Cheetah gals race to new BC mark

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Coquitlam Reds skipper Kyle Williams gives his players a pep talk during B.C. Premier Baseball League action last season, when the squad finished second in the 13-gteam loop.

Reds prime for Premier year

By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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Win. Second in the 13-team regularseason race last season and, after, runner-up to the playoff-champion Langley Blaze, the ever-contending Reds make it no secret they plan to –– at the very least –– duplicate their feats, if not surpass them.

“As always, [we] expect to field a competitive team that will challenge for the league and provincial titles,” Reds head coach Kyle Williams told The Tri-City News. “We feel we have one of the top hitting teams in the league and enough pitching to be competitive every day.”

Williams believes one of the keys

to the team’s success this season will be leadership, which he feels he has plenty of in the form of captains Tyler Yorko, Brett Snowball and Darren Honeysett, all of whom were chosen by their teammates.

“Darren will be the type to lead by example, while Brett is more likely the guy to call a team meeting and say what needs to be said,” Williams said. “Tyler communicates well with me on issues affecting the team.”

Performance wise, Williams is looking to Jeff Heidema as the ace of the Reds’ pitching rotation. Middle infielders Honeysett and Yorko are expected to give the squad plenty of pop batting one-two, with Max Hollingworth, Mitchell Jackman and Brian Nicholas slotted to follow with lots of punch in the heart of the hitting order.

Grade 10’s Austin MacDonald is also being counted on to contribute

IN QUOTES

“We feel we have one of the top hitting teams ... and enough pitching to be competitive every day.”

Reds head coach Kyle Williams well, both as a pitcher and hitter.

After finishing just two games back of the Nanaimo Pirates for the 2011 PBL pennant and falling to Langley in the championship of the final-four playoff tournament, the Reds will be among a mittful of teams vying for top billing this go-round.

“Langley always sets the bar [high] and is number one until someone knocks them off,” Williams said. “North Shore looks like they

have a good team, too. Okanagan, Abbotsford, the Victoria Mariners and Nanaimo should all be okay [but] we’ll have a better idea at the end of this month.”

REDS OFF TO 2-1 START

After racing out of the gate with a pair of victories, the Reds got tripped Tuesday by the North Shore Twins.

The Reds dropped their first contest of the new campaign, falling 3-1 in a PBL battle in North Vancouver. The loss comes after the Reds kicked off the 2012 season via a doubleheader sweep –– 7-4 and 5-2 –– last Sunday over the Cardinals in Abbotsford. Against the Twins, Reds pitcher Austin MacDonald threw five-and-two-thirds solid innings, surrendering all three runs but only one of which was earned. see COMEBACK KIDS, page 59

The Coquitlam Cheetahs’ girls 4x400metre relay squad did much more than merely finish second at last weekend’s UBC Open track and field meet.

It set a provincial record.

The Cheetahs’ young foursome of Esinam Ayesu-Attah, Miranda Menzies, Picabo Reeves and Cheyanne Tunti established a new B.C. junior girls club standard of 4:00.67 after placing second to the Simon Fraser ‘A’ unit, Cheetahs coach Tara Self confirmed Wednesday with The Tri-City News.

SFU won the fourteam race in 4:00.30.

Not to be out-done, the Cheetahs’ 4x100 men’s relay squad claimed top spot, winning in 4 3 . 7 0 s e c o n d s ove r runner-up Kajaks and the third-place Comox Cougars. Members of the Cheetahs’ winning team were Nicholas Ayin, Nathan George, Tunji Taylor-Lewis and James Linde.

Meanwhile, the Cheetahs’ Jarid Vaughan had a big day individually, winning the men’s 100 and 200 sprint races in 10.55 and 21.65 respectively.

Ayin was third in the men’s 100 in 11.10, with his Cheetahs’ teammate Jean Koorsten sixth in the 17-athlete field in 11.73.

Another Cheetah notable was Liza Whitehead, who finished second in the women’s 100 in 12.20, with Ayesu-Attah fourth among 23 competitors in 12.71.

Also, the Cheetahs’ Shania Payne nabbed fourth in the 27-runner women’s 200 event in 26.23, while Reeves placed fourth among nine sprinters in the women’s 400, posting a time of 1:01.73.

COQUITLAM METRO-FORD SOCCER PLAYERS of the WEEK ALLYSSA DAHLBERG AAKARSH ARYA & NICK CATROPPA e! n Coquitlam Metro-Ford GALAXY Coquitlam Metro-Ford MILLENNIUM S...forcyoourrCeMFSO am Te C This past weekend, the Under 15 Metro-Ford Galaxy defeated Upper Vancouver Island a narrow 1-0 margin in the Round of 16 Coastal Cup playdowns. The entire Galaxy team played remarkably well, but special mention should be made of forward ALLYSSA DAHLBERG whose brilliant performance played a huge part in her team’s well-deserved victory. Not only did Allyssa have a great game against the highly-rated Upper Island team, but she has also been consistent throughout the season and on numerous occasions has been the best player on the field. For her amazing performances during the entire season, and especially this past weekend, ALLYSSA DAHLBERG has been named Coquitlam Metro-Ford female player of the week. Congratulations Allyssa, and keep up the good work!

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The Under 13 Millennium defeated the highly-rated North Vancouver Selects by a 2-0 margin last week, mostly because of a rock-solid defensive performance by centre-backs AAKARSH ARYA and NICK CATROPPA. Playing as a tandem, they displayed remarkable composure, amazing speed, and tenacious tackling, thus denying the visiting team any really obvious goalscoring opportunities. As well, their excellent technical skills and precise passing played an enormous part in Millennium’s 8th shutout of the season. For their impressive performances and dedicated efforts in helping their team gain a Coastal Cup quarter-final spot, AAKARSH ARYA and NICK CATROPPA have been selected as Coquitlam Metro-Ford Male Players of the Week!

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PoCo’s Alexiou pitches way to U. in Louisiana

Comeback kids x 2 continued from page 58

A l e x i o u c u rrently owns a 3-2 win-loss record with a 3.07 earned run average and 27 strikeouts in 41 innings with the Panola Junior College Ponies of Texas.

The Terry Fox secondary g raduate’s fastball is rated in the 89-91 mph range.

For mer Coquitlam Reds’ pitcher Nick Alexiou is going from a Pony to a Cowboy.

The sixfoot-three righthander from Port Coquitlam has signed a letter of intent to join Louisiana’s McNeese State Cowboys.

Mitchell Jackman smacked two hits, including a double, in a losing effort, while Adyan Smith knocked in the Reds’ lone run via a sacrifice fly.

In Abby, the Reds came from behind in both outings to post the twinbill victory.

In the opener, the Reds trailed 4-1 early before rallying with five runs in the fifth inning, capped off by Jeff Heidema’s two-run double. MacDonald finished three-for-four at the dish.

Brett Snowball pitched the win, with Curtis Taylor coming on in relief to throw three solid innings and earn his first PBL save.

In the nightcap, Mark Trimble went the distance on the mound, scattering six hits and striking out four.

Down 1-0 in the third, the Reds rallied behind a series of walks to eventually take the lead and never again trailed.

Up 4-1 in the fifth, the Cards cut the Reds’ lead to two before Trimble did well to get out of a bases-loaded jam, fanning an Abby hitter looking at a 3-2 fastball.

Taylor Lawrence executed a suicide squeeze to perfection in the final inning for the game’s final run.

For more, visit www.cooquitlamreds.com.

Kerfoot on NHL draft list the 2012 NHL entry draft June 22-23 in Pittsburgh. The fivefoot-nine, 155-pound Kerfoot, a 17-year-old forward, notched 69 points, including 25 goals, in 51 BCHL games last season.

Alex Kerfoot of the Coquitlam Express was rated 165th as the NHL Central Scouting Bureau released its final rankings Monday of the top 210 North A m e r i c a n s k at e r s in preparation for

BMXer Nyhaug spins in Norway racing in the second UCI BMX Supercross of 2012 in Norway.

Coquitlam’s Tory Nyhaug is among four Canadians currently

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Picabo Reeves (right) of the Coquitlam Cheetahs competes at last weekend’s UBC Open track and field meet. Reeves was part of the Cheetahs’ 4x400 relay squad that established a new B.C. junior girls club record.

Summer Basketball Camp The camps offered by The Tri-City Basketball School aim to help develop young boys & girls basketball skills. At the same time they will compete in games and achieve awards.

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Don Van Os

• 31 years of Coaching Experience • Assistant Coach SFU Men’s Team 1996-1997 • 2 time Coach AAA Boys BC Champs • 6 time AAA Boys Fraser Valley Champs • One of the best teachers and motivators in the Province • 2 time North Cascades AAU Champs (PoCo North)

• Coach Terry Fox Boys, Gr. 9

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egistration Location #1 By mail to: Tri-City Basketball School C/O Don Van OS Terry Fox Secondary School 1260 Riverwood Gate, Port Coquitlam, V3B 3Y5

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The following routes are now available do deliver the NEWS in the Tri-City area: 6187 3-55 Hawthorn Dr 8751 3226-3269 Karley Cres 1361 Shaughnessy St Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work?

PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite.

Training, support and remuneration are provided.

Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door.

Make it yours.

Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.bc.ca

6078 631-800 Alderside Rd 646 Bentley Rd 642-740 Ioco Rd 6068 1-17 Parkdale Pl 1-18 Parkglen Pl 1-19 Parkwood Pl 8461 787-802 Banting St 743-825 Como Lake Ave(odd) 740-760 Covina Crt 790-798 Dalip Crt 741-800 Egmont Ave 738-780 Ellice Ave 800-810 Fowler Crt 808-838 Raynor St (even) 804-926 Robinson St 8221 343-385 Blue Mountian St (odd) 901-975 Edgar Ave (odd) 900-970 Stewart Ave 907-964 Walls Ave 8420 901-951 Austin Ave 506-534 Blue Mountain St (even) 922-948 Dennison Ave 500-600 Joyce St 501-530 Mentmore St 508-522 Roxham St

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HELP WANTED

IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE If you are experiencing delays in the processing of your EI, CPP, OAS, Veterans Affairs, or CIC claims, please call the “Office For Client Satisfaction”

1–866-506-6806 $100-$400 CASH DAILY for Landscaping Work!

Competitive, Energetic, Honesty a MUST!

PropertyStarsJobs.Com ACCOUNT receivable needed! If you are interested, kindly email your resume to recruiter@shshug.com. For more information visit our website www.shsung.com

ADULT CARRIER

With reliable car required to deliver The TriCity News door-to-door to households in the Tri-City area Wednesday & Friday.

Call 604-472-3040

APPLY NOW!!!

Paid weekly up to $20/hr Hiring 12 F/T positions Must be outgoing, motivated And dedicated!!!!!

Students welcome!!!

Call Erica 604.777.2195 CLEANING PERSON Required part-time for the Coquitlam area.

Must have own vehicle. Great hours! Starting Wage. $13.00/hr.

Call Pierre 604-808-0212 Serious applicants only please!

6013 3300-3364 Henry St 3301-3378 Viewmount Dr 3353-3373 Viewmount Pl 6055 1002-1015 Alpine Pl 1102-1119 Barberry Pl 3-17 Campion Crt 1302-1323 Campion Lane 1202-1224 Cypress Pl 1402-1414 Dogwood Pl 1502-1509 Fernwood Pl 1602-1622 Hemlock Pl 999-1124 Noons Creek Dr 8402 690-700 Blue Mountain St (even) 753-765 Cottonwood Ave (odd) 687-695 Easterbrook St (odd) 752-936 Runnymede Ave 752-764 Smith Ave (even) 6079 101 Parkside Dr 8118 333-359 Decaire St (odd) 356-376 Duncan St 1566-1778 Hammond Ave 378-399 Laurtian Cres 1551-1768 Thomas Ave 9262 1104-1189 Alderwood Ave 3910-3969 Ambleside Close 1103-1188 Lynwood Ave 4013-4098 Wedgwood St 9709 1280-1320 Durant Dr 1200-1300 Hayward Lane (even) 1296-1320 Johnson St (even) 2800-2871 McLaughlin Ave 2628-2641 McLaughlin Crt 2627-2879 Walton Ave (odd)

TRADES, TECHNICAL

PERSONAL SERVICES 171

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

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COMMERCIAL ROOF FOREMAN

$28.00 - $38.00 per hour based on experience. Commercial roofing co. hiring lead roofers with extensive exp. in commercial roofing, including: two - ply torch, single ply, sloped and metal.

Offering Great Benefits Including: Company Vehicle, Paid Travel, Support Crews, Top Wages, Health/Dental, Pension & Company Uniforms.

Must have proven ability to install using RCABC roofing practices and follow WCB regulations.

HOME CARE

European Lady with 15 yrs experience can provide care for older person. Companionship, cleaning, etc. (778)859-2728

188 101-1125 Nicola Avenue Port Coq. (behind COSTCO)

LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

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1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

Fax resume: 604-944-2916, Call Adam: 604-944-2977 or e-mail aknipfel@designroofing.ca Visit: www.designroofing.ca

Van-cam Freightways Ltd. requires a full-time Commercial Transport Journeyman Mechanic with truck experience. This position is located at our Surrey Terminal (10155 Grace Road). Applicants should have related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. This is a busy facility providing service to a large fleet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers.

Submit a detailed resume and email/cover letter to: careers@vankam.com or fax: 604-587-9889 or call Derek at 604-587-9818 (leave a message) Van Kam is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to Environmental Responsibility.

Van Kam thanks you for your interest, however only those being considered will be contacted.

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ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

CGA- Tax, Audit, Accounting: Call Peter Tel:604-593-5447; www.peternjengaassociates.ca

604-460-8058 #7 - 20306

TAX RETURNS Current and overdue returns going back as far as 1998

Dewdney Trunk, M. Ridge Corner Max Gas Station

Starting at $45.00 per return Couples discount at $80.00

A + Spa 604-942-8688 - near Safeway Sunwood Square

J.R. DRYWALL, Specializing in sm jobs, taping & textured ceilings.

35yrs exp. John 604-460-0830 MICRO Drywall, Boarding, Taping, Texture Repair, Painting, No Job to small, Mark 604-809-2009 THREE STAR DRYWALL LTD Boarding, Taping, & texture. Small jobs welcome! Kam 604-551-8047

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ELECTRICAL

DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded.

24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 604-460-8867.

(#102055) Bonded

Specializing in Renos New Const, (Comm./Res.) Free Estimates 778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger

Tax Returns

604-472-7776 #300-2232 McAllister Ave. POCO

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Visit our website:

www.stonebridgeom.com

Radiance Day Spa Tel:604-936-6828 K-435 North Road Coquitlam

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

MAJOR Appliance Repairs to All Makes JIM PUGH Owner/Technician 30 Yrs+ Experience 3755 Bracewell Court, Pt Coq. Pgr: 669-6500 #4909

CLEANING SERVICES

Clean to Perfection Reliable / Honest ICBC & Veteran’s Claims Lic’d / Ins. ~ Windows Free Gift Certificates

www.bcclassified.com 175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

778-840-2421 Best Cleaners Around GUARANTEED! Since 1985.

Residential & Commercial Weekly, Bi-Monthly - Best Rates!

MAIDS R’ US 604-808-0212

VOLUNTEER

Call our office or visit our website for more info.

604-536-9287 or www.canadianopen fastpitch.com or Attend our next Volunteer meeting for more details.

Tuesday, May 1 7:00 pm at the Sandman Signature Hotel, 8828 201 Street, Langley

LARIC FURNITURE REFINISHING Specialists in: - ANTIQUES, HOME & OFFICE FURNITURE - RESTORATION & REPAIRS Free Estimates, Pick-up & Delivery

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Specializing in Private Events!

We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.

• Home Dinner Parties • Meetings • Funerals • Weddings • B-B-Ques • Birthdays • Anniversaries Unique Taste, Unique Menus...

Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function...

Kristy 604.488.9161 threescocatering@shaw.ca

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

NEED HELP MANAGING YOUR DEBT? Need STRESS relief? One easy payment makes that possible!

Call FREE 1-877-220-3328

www.debtgone.ca Licensed, Government Approved, Canadian Company.

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

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CONCRETE & PLACING

DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE Seniors disc. Friendly, family bus., 40+ yrs. 604-240-3408/604-299-7125

HERFORT CONCRETE NO JOB TOO SMALL Serving Lower Mainland 23 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Granite & Interlocking Block Walls *Stairs *Driveways *Exposed Aggregate *Stamped Concrete. *Interlocking Bricks *Sod Placement -Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured

LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620

UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147 FREE ESTIMATES

GARDENING

15% SENIORS DISCOUNT lawn cuts, aerating, power-raking, pruning, hedge trimming, trees, 23 yrs. exp. Free est. Brad 778-552-3900

Alpine Landscaping Now accepting NEW 10 day weekly lawn mowing customers.

✓ New Lawns ✓Installation ✓ Maintenance ✓Renovations CALL A PROFESSIONAL.

606 - 961 - 8595

Always! Pwr. raking, grass cutting, fertilizing, hedging, pruning, Rubbish rem. Free Est. 604-230-0627

COQUITLAM LANDSCAPING ★ SPRING CLEANUP ★ YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

S S S S

Yard Maintenance Hedge Trimming~Tree Pruning Lawn Cuts ~ Weeding Wooden Retaining Wall

Fully Insured

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE PEDRO’S GENERAL CONTRACTING & DRAINAGE. ✶ Pipelining, backfilling, landscaping, water lines & more. ✶ Hardworking, reliable & reasonable rates. 604-468-2919.

Rick’s Bobcat Service. Leveling, Back filling, Trucking reas. rates.778-355-2978, 604-290-2978

Shop from home

Be part of our exciting, worldclass softball tournament, which takes place from June 30 - July 9 in Surrey, BC. We are looking for volunteers in areas such as: scorekeeping, security & parking, transportation, batgirls, tickets & gates, and more! We ask that each volunteer work a minimum of 20 hours.

In exchange for your time, each volunteer will receive:

278 FURNITURE REFINISHING

Call 604-802-6722

TAX RETURNS

~~ A GIFT OF TIME ~~

AT THE SCOTIABANK CANADIAN OPEN FASTPITCH!

Hardwood Floor Specialist •Installation•Sanding•Refinishing Express your unique & individual style with a custom stain. Dust free sanding.

778-995-Wood (9663).

View our picture gallery at www.visionexotik.com

(Mon - Fri) 9 - 5:30 pm, Sat. Appt

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VOLUNTEERS

VISION EXOTIK FLOORING INC.

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Professionally Prepared by CGA Personal Tax Returns & Efile CorporateTaxes/Financial stmnts.

Consultation & Bookkeeping Very Reasonable Rates

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin.

Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-468-4117.

✶ Electrical Contrator

Contact us for all your electrical and maintenance needs.

POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Service to all Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guaranteed

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Ph: 604-469-2331

604-468-2287

DL Baker Construction Canada is looking for Field/Engineer Layout Kitimat, BC Canada. Supervise project layouts Responsible for construction quality control, in particular, ensuring that the materials installed in the project are in the proper locations and are the correct materials.

Analyze construction drawings for dimensional and quality control purposes and coordinates with the Project Engineer to clarify discrepancies. Use precision computerized equipment to define points of control and ensure the work is being installed true and plump. Responsible for coordinating with other construction trades to ensure that all are using appropriate control points. High School Diploma or equivalent; or 4 to 6 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience in Line and Grade Persistent for Perfection This work will start 5/1/12 Please respond to this ad by 5/1/12 Please respond via email by placing Field Engineer in the subject line to patton@bakerconcrete.com

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

WE’RE ON THE WEB

Disc. for seniors

• FREE ADMISSION to all playing venues • 1 complimentary item of event apparel • 1 complimentary meal per volunteer shift worked!

RIVER FLY FISHING GUIDE AVID FLY FISHER, JET AND DRIFT BOATS EXPERIENCE AN ASSET. REMOTE LODGE IN BC. EMAIL RESUME AND REFERENCES TO TSYLOS@TSYLOS.COM

HUGH’S DRYWALL The clean professional way.

Taping / Textured ceilings 463-5413

✶ Residential / Commercial ✶ Advanced lighting control (iPhone, iPad integration)

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FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945

M A R K B R A G I E L, CFP Tri-City Business Centre 604-552-9399 ext. 329

• Personal • Self employed • Corporate

and quote the route number.

0732216 BC. Ltd dba Pizza Factory, #25, 2755, Lougheed Hwy Poco Place Mall, Port Coquitlam, B.C. V3B 5Y9 req. F/T, permanent Food Counter Attendants.

No experience or minimum education necessary, Must be able to speak English, salary offered 11.00/hr, 40 hrs/wk, must be available week-ends/evenings, Mail resume at above address or e-mail to: pocojobs@yahoo.ca

DRYWALL

*BOARDING, *TAPING, *Painting, *Renovations. Big & Small Jobs.

QUALITY WORK! Free Estimates.

Roman 778-355-0352 or 726-4132.

INCOME TAX. TAJ DAMJI 604-781-0315. Pickup delivery in Tri City Free. Singles $45 Couples $65. No limit on number of slips.

@ 604-472-3042

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

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www.bcclassified.com

Commercial Transport Journeyman Mechanic - Truck -

8779 2535-2574 Fuchsia Pl 1316-1342 Honeysuckle Lane 2532-2560 Jasmine Crt

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

9059 1979-2025 Cameron Ave (odd) 1793-1955 Eastern Dr (odd) 2008-2041 Langan Ave 1750-1990 Pitt River Rd 1751-1863 Scarborough Cres (odd) 1982 Warick Ave 1903-1974 Warick Cres

OTHER ROUTES NOT LISTED MAY BE AVAILABLE. PLEASE CALL TO ENQUIRE. If you live on or near one these routes and you are interested in delivering the papers please call Circulation

PERSONAL SERVICES

All Work Guaranteed

Call John 604-464-8700 778-867-8785

GREENPRO Landscaping. Lawn cuts, pruning, full yard maintenance & installation. Fast & dependable.

Incl odd jobs. Call 604-537-5536.

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GARDENING

www.tricitynews.com

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 287

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

300

LANDSCAPING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 329 PAINTING & DECORATING INTERIOR / Exterior Repaints & New Construction Ceiling Painting/Drywall Repair

Get your Lawn & Garden ready for Spring the Natural Way

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374

TREE SERVICES

Home Renovations and New Construction

Craig 604 - 240 - 7594

Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more * 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE* INSURED ~ WCB

Call Earth Easy Soil Works 604-616-3285 MLG ENTERPRISES All Aspects Landscaping & Garden Solutions

CENTRAL AUCTION #313 - 20560 - Langley By Pass (#10 Hwy) 604-534-8322 www.centralauction.ca

Improvements,

PAUL BUNYAN Tree Service * ISA Certified Arborist *Hazard Tree Removal * Crown Reduction & Falling * Stump Grinding *Prune & Hedge Trim * Arborist Reports Insured WCB Free Estimates

604-942-6907

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NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses

NICK’S Landscaping

RENO & REPAIR

SPRING YARD MAINT.

NO JOB TOO SMALL! Renovations/Repairs/Building Emergency services available!

S Bathrooms S Basements S Suites S Decks / Sheds S Plumbing S Flooring / Tiles S Electrical S Interior Designing

“JUST A GREAT JOB!”

*Retaining Walls *Interlocking *Fencing *Drainage *Decking *New Lawns *Hedges 17 Years exp. - Work Guaranteed Cel:604-836-6519, 778-285-6510

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Robert J. O’Brien

604-728-5643

- Est. 1989 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

F WCB, Insured, Licensed F Free Estimates F Many References F All Types of Painting

Ph: 604-942-4383

Meadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

If I can’t do it It can’t be done

Prompt Delivery Available

Seven Days a Week

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd. ✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Grave Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel

(604)465-1311

meadowslandscapesupply.com

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine.

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

M.T. GUTTERS Professional Installation 5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffit 28 YRS EXP. *FULLY INSURED

Cleaning & Repairing Call Tim 604-612-5388

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HOME REPAIRS

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❞A ALL RESIDENTIAL❞

* Electrical * Plumbing * Heating * Painting * Carpentry * Tile Work * Laminate & Hardwood Flooring Exc. Rates, Senior Disc. Work guar.

Since 1986. Ken 604-418-7168 ADDITIONS, Renovations & New Construction. Concrete Forming & Framing Specialist. 604.218.3064 HOME IMPROVEMENTS Carpentry, painting, drywall, tiles Quality work - reasonable price Martin 604-521-8715 HOOT & OWL Renovations & repairs Also rubbish removal available Email: hoot&owl@telus.net Gary 604-339-5430 ZIGGY’S RENO’S. European quality work. Free Est. All types of renos. Best prices! 604-931-4224

Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

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PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005 360 PLUMBING & HEATING. Gas, plumbing, heating, reno’s, repairs.

20 years exp., reliable & courteous.

Lic’d. Bonded. Jack 778-835-4416 ✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7.

Res/Com, plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640 Bridgeview Plumbing & Heating : H/W tank, New construction, repairs, furnace. Licensed, insured and bonded.604-561-7756

604.587.5865

www.recycleitcanada.ca

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• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

# 1 PAY-LESS Painting Ext./Int. SPRING Special

bradsjunkremoval.com

But Dead Bodies!!

604.

Serving Tri City 32 Yrs. Call 24 Hrs/7 Days paylesspainting.multiply.com

ANDY’S LANDSCAPE Majored, 20yr exp. www.andyslandscape.ca 778-895-6202

Scott 604-891-9967

*Appliances *BBQs *Exercise Equip *Cars/Trucks/Trailers *Hotwater Tanks *Furnaces * Restaurant Equipment All FREE pickup!

778-233-4949 T & K Haulaway

★ ★CALL NOW★ ★ LOW COST RUBBISH REMOVAL

★ Disposal ★ Renovations Debris ★ Construction ★ Drywall Pickup ★ Demolition ★ 7 days/week ★ Free Estimates ★

Isaac 604-727-5232

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

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SUNDECKS

.Enterprise Plumbing, Heaitng, Gasfitting

NEED plumbing/heating/gas? dansyourman.ca 604.418.6941 free estimates/fully insured

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PRESSURE WASHING

AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Call Ian 604-724-6373

D Garden Blend Soil D Lawn Blend Soil D Custom Blends avail.

D Composted Mushroom Manure

“Pressure Washing Fraser Valley” Seniors discount 20% off Fleet Washing

NO Wood byproducts used

Business / Residential Strata, Apartments, Underground Parking.

When QUALITY Matters all soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements.

604-319-1993 BOOK NOW!!!

PICK-UP ...... or .... DELIVERY

Pressure Washing, Gutter Cleaning & Repairs. (Res. & Strata). Window Cleaning. Prompt Service. Call Grants Home Maint. 604-936-2808.

604-465-3189 DRNEWEARTH.COM Call: (604)460-8776

DRNEWEARTH.COM Call: (604)460-8776

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, gates, alum roof. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

Woodland Decks WDesign & Renovations WCedar Decks WFences WWooden Retaining walls Home Renovations Call Patrick for a free est.

604-351-6245

Painting Int/Ext ~ HST WCB Liability Ins. Work is guaranteed

17607 Ford Road Pitt Meadows

“ ABOVE THE REST “ Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est. Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB. Call (778)997-9582

Free Estimates * Fully Insured

220.JUNK(5865)

LOOK for our YARD SIGNS

604 - 961 - 8595

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certifi ed Arborist

TOPLINE PRESSURE WASHING Siding, gutters, & tile roofs. We use SOAP. WCB insured 604.861.6060

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS AT NORTHWEST ROOFING Re-roofing, Repair & New Roof Specialists. Work Guar. WCB.10% Senior’s. Disc. Jag 778-892-1530 GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362

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TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv.

Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping.

Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

Your community, your CLASSIFIEDS www.bcclassified.com

PETS 477

PETS

GARAGE SALES

PORT COQUITLAM

Multi Family Sale Sat Apr 14 ~ 10am-4pm 1752 - Laurier Ave. Hardware, tools, electronics, sports equip., appls, etc.

560 Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work

FURNITURE

MATTRESSES staring at $99

www.treeworksonline.ca treeworkes@yahoo.ca 10% OFF with this AD

Haul Anything...

Always! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk.

Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

D Free estimates D Insured Licensed D References Residential D Pressure Washing

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778

• Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses & More!

FREE! Scrap Metal Removal...FREE!!!

AFFORDABLE MOVING

Retaining Walls New Lawns Plant Installation Complete landscape installation services.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

Tree removal done RIGHT! • Tree & Stump Removal • Certified Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

MOVING & STORAGE

ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up.

25 yrs of experience.604-506-7576

LANDSCAPING

Alpine Landscaping

www.proaccpainting.com

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222 INTERIORS: Baths (renos/ repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc.

VERSTILE! EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! * Quality work * Prompt Service * Fair prices For positive results Call Robert SERVICE CALLS WELCOME

JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly

PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD

GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

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RECYCLE-IT!

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

SBroken Concrete RocksS $22.00 Per Metric Ton SMud Dirt Sod ClayS $22.00 Per metric Ton

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#1 DUMP YOUR JUNK No job too small.On time every time 604-939-0808 D 604-649-4339

MISC SERVICES

✶Dump Site Now Open✶

Gary 604-690-7JNL (7565) “Family Owned & Operated in the Tri-Cities”

RUBBISH REMOVAL

FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877

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Northstar Painting Ltd.- The Residential Specialists. BIG jobs, Small jobs - We do it all! Interior and Exterior Projects. Master Painters at Students Rates. WCB Safe, Reliable, Efficient & Quality Paint. 778.245.9069

MARK’S LAWN CARE Mowing lawns, hedge trimming, garbage removal and small handyman repairs. Free Est. 604-308-8073

AUCTIONS

Incl Antiques from local estates.

View: Sun 1-5; Mon from 10am

IVY GREEN YARD SERVICE Hedges, pruning, yd cleanup, maint 35 years exp. FREE Estimates.

Guar. Work. Calvin 604-992-4633

.Jim’s Mowing Spring Services Same day services

APPLIANCES

Antique Auction Monday April 16th, ~ 7pm

Jas 778-896-4065 Bell 604-339-2765 OF Home (604)501-9290

506

509

New and Re-Roof Specialist Residential & Commercial.

Shakes, Shingles and Duroid.

25 year of experience.

Call for your FREE estimate.

Dean 604-834-3076

for free information package

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*Stove Up to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.

KIWI ROOFING. For all your residential re-roofing needs. Call Rob for free estimate. (604)537-7057

NAHAL CONSTRUCTION

D Customized Organic Fertilization programs D Deep Core aeration D Over seeding & Top dressing

GIN GARDENER - Landscaping, Garden Care, Power Raking, Power Wash. Trimming & Paving Stones.

20 Yrs Exp. Reasonable Rates 604.725.5561 or 604.589.2748

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

MISC. FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

572 PLANTS/NURSERY STOCK I JUST TURNED 80 My Dr. says “SLOW DOWN” My wife says “QUIT”

I say “let’s make a deal on trees & shrubs” Beech, Oak, Japanese Maples, Magnolias, Dogwoods, Katsuras, Rhododendrons

CAIRN Terriers. Shots, dewormed.

Ready to go to good homes. Over 20 years of referrals. 604-807-5204, 604-592-5442 or 604-854-1978

604-826-8988 8069 Nelson St Mission

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

REAL ESTATE

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com Rottweiler Pups- PUREBRED, tails, dewclaws, shots, vet checked Health guarantee. Ready April 6th $650. to $1,000, 604 460 0804.

Yellow Labs, p/b, 5m, 2f, $700, dewormed, vet chkd. Chwk. (604)7947633 (604)997-3040 No Sun. calls.

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FOR SALE BY OWNER

MERRITT SxS Duplex.

DOWNTOWN. 1 Side newly decorated and vacant. Other side rented. Each side has 4 bdrms, 3- 4 pce baths, garden area & storage shed. $337,900. (604)534-2748.

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HOUSES FOR SALE

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HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms!

CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

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ABBOTSFORD ABBOTSFORD CONDO FOR SALE BY OWNER

The Stonecroft 2350 Westerly Street Bright 1050sf. 2 Bdrm. 2 Bath, Top Floor, South East Corner.

Exc. Cond. 2 Secure U/Ground Prkg. Spaces, Gas F/P, in-suite lndry. Residential Manager On Site. $199,000.

604-889-8424

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

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Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

COQUITLAM

Nice, well maintained studio, 1 and 2 bdrm. Fridge and stove.

Balcony. Heat, hot water and 1 parking stall included. Nice location in Coquitlam just off Lougheed in quiet cul-de-sac.

Please call Nova for viewing at 604-767-9832 535 - 555 Shaw Avenue (google map) (yahoo map)

APARTMENT/CONDO #1 IN RENTALS (Since 1990)

Professional Property Management Services P.Meadows Brand New - Solaris Towers. 2 & 3 bdrms, 5 appli’s, nr WCE, shops,parks,schls. Now. NS/NP,refs. Rents Start@ $1200 Downtown POCO - 4 bdrms + den house. Cls to schools, WCE, all amens. Cat ok $1750/mo.

Coquitlam/Port Moody

2010 St. John’s St, Port Moody Cozy apts easy access to SFU. 1 & 2 bdrms from $720. Close to schools, transit, Barnet Beach & park. View suites of Burrard Inlet.

U/g pkg, laundry room.

For more info & viewing call

Hyland Manor 751 Clarke Rd, Coquitlam Beautiful, large, 1 & 2 bdrm stes from $750. Close to Lougheed Mall, transit, parks shopping.

Nestled in a park like setting, a must see. Parking, laundry room.

For more info & viewing call

BURNABY

MAPLE PLACE TOWERS

Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management

Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave. Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889 FREE PREMIUM CABLE $80 Value

1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200 Heat and hot water included.

Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balcony, shared laundry. Avail Immed.

Close to amen, schools and mall.

Email: sandy@terramanagement.ca or phone

604-945-5864

Coquitlam Centre “Raphael Towers”

S Impeccably clean S Heat S Hot Water S Parking

1 bdrm $790/mo - No pets

Avail April 1 - Ref’s req’d MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrs from $765/mo GREAT LOCATION

Queen Anne Apts. * Renovated Suites *

2 Bdrm apt. $1225

Clean, very quiet, large,

*IN-SUITE W/D *GARBURATOR *ONSITE MANAGER *BEHIND COQ. CTR. MALL

Near Shopping & Amenities.

Call 604-944-2963 COQUITLAM: Clean, quiet apt blk.

Suites to rent. Sorry no pets. Family owned & operated for 39 yrs.

(604)936-5755.

COQUITLAM CTR, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, cls. to amenities, schls & Douglas Coll. Walk to Lake/stadium. NS/NP, $1295. Avail. May 1. 604-941-3259 COQUITLAM

Medallion Court Apt / Townhomes

INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO

604-463-7450 604-463-2236 12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings PORT COQUITLAM

RENOVATED 2 BDRM Available 2 bdrm, renovated suites - $850$925/mo. Some with D/W & W/D. Centrally located. Adult oriented.

Refs req. Sorry no pets.

515-525 Foster Avenue 2 Bedroom suite available immediately (heat and hot water included). Pet allowed.

TOWNHOMES 3 Bedroom townhouse available immediately (heat and hot water included) with laundry hook up.

Pet allowed.

3 Bedroom townhouse available now (heat and hot water included) with laundry hook up.

Pet allowed.

Contact: Costina 778-847-3153

Call 604-941-9051 PORT COQUITLAM

1 Bdrm suite $775 1 Bdrm & den suite $875 2 Bdrm corner suite $925 S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngs S Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn views S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

604-464-3550 PORT COQUITLAM: 2 Bdrm apts. $780 & $800/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.

GARIBALDI Court (604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge 2 BEDROOM Available Now

Great location for seniors!

Clean, quiet & affordable!

Incl. heat, h/w, cable.

Senior Move-In Allowance.

Refs & Credit check req.

Sorry No Pets For more info. google us.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

COQUITLAM west. Newer 1200 s/f half duplex, 2 bdrms, 1.5 baths, 2 traffic lights to SFU, nr amens, n/s n/p, $1200 +%utils. 604-721-8424.

POCO: $1500 3 Bdr, main flr in 4-plex. 7 appl. Cls to bus. Bright sunny apt. Avl nw. 604-926-5797

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HOMES FOR RENT

COQUITLAM 663 Harrison Ave. 4 Bd avail now or May 1 $1350/mo.

Newly reno’d, 5 appl, F/P, 1600 s.f. no pets, fncd bk/yrd. 604-454-4540 Pitt Meadows. 5 bdrm house l/rm d/rm kitchen, laundry. On acreage. $2100/mo. May 17. 604-765-9954.

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OFFICE/RETAIL

COQUITLAM OFFICE SPACE WESTWOOD CORP. CENTRE Various sizes of office space available CALL 604-944-2963

AUTO FINANCING

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PORT MOODY. Ideal Apartment.

1/bdrm. Avail May 1. Secure parking, storage. Res manager. No pets. 778-355-1808, 604-469-9100,

Quiet, clean, well-maintained, updated, adult oriented one bdrm suites. Close to all amenities, and WC Express. Gated parking. Call for appointment to view. SORRY, NO PETS.

Call 604-724-6967

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DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

Contact 604-944-6345 2 bedroom first floor suite $1150.

Utilities + Wifi included. Close to transit/SFU/Lougheed mall. Avail now. Call 778-828-6731.

GUARANTEED Auto Loans or We Will Pay You $1000

All Makes, All Models.

New & Used Inventory.

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CARS - DOMESTIC

2003 CHEVY MALIBU 110,000 km, auto, AirCared, good tires, $3000 obo. Call: (604)531-3251 2008 PONTIAC WAVE, 4 dr sedan, auto, high kms. runs/looks good, white, $3850 firm. 604-538-9257.

2001 HONDA ACCORD-4 dr. sedan, 4 cyl. auto, local, silver w/ grey cloth, 161k, pwr. options, A/C, very clean in/out. $5450 / 604.312.7415 2002 HONDA CIVIC, automatic, 4 door, 134,000 kms. beige, $3000 obo. Call 778-237-0828.

2004 Blue Mazda Miata. Manual.

No accidents. Garage kept. Snow tires incl.,101,000 km $9,000 604789-8269 Lydia

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MOTORCYCLES

2001 YAMAHA V STAR - 1100 cc, chocolate brown, flamed tank & fenders. Inc. helmet, Great shape. $3500/obo. (604)463-4185 MOTORCYCLE HAULER, triple or single, large lockable utility box for all your gear. Wide easy load alum. ramp incl. $1395. Ph. 778-888-6805

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COQUITLAM Ranch Prk. Cozy 2 bd f/bath priv w/d, greenbelt, view. N/S $800 +shared utils. 604-941-6264

1997 FLEETWOOD 27’ Class A Motorhome, self-contained,sleeps 6 b.i. generator, TV, lots of storage. $13,900/obo. 604-853-5528 Abbots

RECREATIONAL/SALE

COQUITLAM WEST. 2/bdrm suite, newer house. Laundry. $1100/mo. incl util/cable. May 1.

NP, NS. 604-937-6692 or 604-727-4549 COQUITLAM WW Plateau. Bright grnd. level 2 bdrm. Ldry incl. $900.

N/S. N/P. Avail now. 604-808-2964.

NORTH POCO. 2 bdrm, bright. laminate floors. Shrd laundry. Quiet loc. Nr river.

N/S, No dogs. $875/mo. 604-617-3599.

POCO - Bright spac. 2 bdrm ground lvl. Full bath. patio, fenced backyd.

W/D, alrm. Nr all amens. n/s, n/p.

Refs. $1000/mo. Nr Terry Fox School. 604-720-4910 after 3pm POCO - CITADEL - Spac, bright a/g 1100sf in exec. home. Fabulous view, 10’ ceilings, fenced yard. 5 appl. 2 bdrm 1 full bth, gas f/p, 1 cat ok with deposit. Last tenants stayed 5 yrs. Would suit professional. $1300/mo (604)945-0690 PORT MOODY 1 bdrm bsmt suite.

Private entry, W/D, close to transit. $650 mo. incl. utils, cable, int. Call evenings: 778-355-9663 PORT COQUITLAM - Mary Hill area, 1 bdrm + den, $785/mo inc utils. May 1st. NS/NP.604-941-4896

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SUITES, UPPER

COQUITLAM. New renov. 1 bdrm upper ste. $800 + 1/4 utils. Cable/ internet included. N/S. N/P. Phone 604-944-0407 or 778-885-0433.

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TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/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

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

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COQUITLAM, 2 bdrm, 1400 sf, lndry once wk, NS/NP. Cls to Coq. Center. $1200 incl. utils/cable. Call 604-464-3230 or 778-223-1363.

POCO: BRIGHT 2 bdrm, g/l, priv patio. Shrd w/d, N/S, N/P. full bth. $950 inc util. Avl nw. 604-454-8943

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

1-800-910-6402

COQUITLAM. Furnished bedroom. $475/mo. incl. utils. Close to shops & bus. Suit single person. N/P. N/S. No parties. 604-552-4423.

Upper Eagle Ridge near Newport Village. Private entrance, quiet neighbourhood. Close to amenities & bus routes. 5 Appliances. Heat, h/w, cable included. Non-smoker, no pets.

Available now. $850/mo.

BOATS

ALUMINUM BOAT WANTED, 10’, 12’ or 14’, with or without motor or trailer, will pay cash, 604-319-5720

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

SUITES, LOWER

2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $6200 firm.

Call 604-538-4883

MARINE

1996 SUZUKI Swift 2/dr car, auto, 4 cyl. 1.3L, stereo, passed AirCare for 2 yrs. $1250. Call (778) 551-1662.

PORT MOODY

It’s a New Year!

Start it Right in The PERFECT LOCATION! On-site Manager

Loan.

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION

1 BEDROOM & LARGE DEN GARDEN SUITE.

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2 & 3 bdrm apartments avail. $790 & $913/month No subsidy avail.

Centrally located, close to transit & schools.

715

750

Call 604-421-1235

Coquitlam Centre Co-op

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TRANSPORTATION

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

Dragan 778-788-1845

POCO 2 bdrm 1/2 duplex, 1 bath, laminate in livrm & bdrms, fenced yard. Avail now. N/S. $1050/mo.

Call 604-464-7548

APARTMENT/CONDO

TRANSPORTATION

WESTWOOD Plateau Coquitlam- 2 bdrm 2 bath,1128 sf Spac Bright fully-furnished well maintained Corner Unit. Lovely Mt.Baker & Valley views. Gym,Pool,H/W Tub.Inside laundry & U/G Park .Luxurious living. close to all aments recreation.

June 1 $1350/mo gas f/p includ.

N/P N/S Call 604-464-4996/778809-4996

PORT COQUITLAM, 2043 sq ft.

Ground floor, dance/fitness area.

Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/Shaughnessy intersection. 604-464-3550.

Dragan 778-788-1845

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TRANSPORTATION

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660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

RENTALS

2003 Salem Light:

Northwest Pkg, 22 ft, Sleeps 7, 1 bunk, Shower in & out.

G.V.W. 3300. Lots of extras

$9,995.00 604-463-9428

2010 R-POD TRAILER Light weight, 2121 lbs. 18’ 4” in

length, towed w/ a Rav 4. Gold rated ECO Construction. Queen bed, 4 person dinette/double bed, Fridge, Stove, Micro./Conv. oven, A/C, Furnace, H/W, AC/DC, Inverter, Bath w/ shower, ext. Adda-room. $13,900 ~ Save $1000’s Call: 604-307-4357 or email: ajeepster@shaw.ca 40’ DUTCH STAR with Cummings turbo diesel, less than 59,000 mi.

Always stored indoors, looks like new, economical to operate, 2 slides, din. booth, 2 a/cond, 2 TV’s, 2 CD & 2 VHS players, ldry., propane generator (6500W). Must be seen. 604-854-3266 UTILITY TRAILER, Snowbear 4x4 steel sides, 1500 lb. GVW. Hardly used. Perfect for spring clean-up. $450. 604-575-5319.

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10.

Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288 The Scrapper

REPAIRERS LIEN ACT: The following vehicle will be sold; 2003 Nissan Altima VIN# 1N4BL11E93C244688 registered to David Cardamone, owing $80, on April 25, 2012, @ 9:00am, Canadian Tire Automotive 1200 Seguin Drive Coquitlam, BC.

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BE THE

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BEST Soccer Player You Can BE! All about the coaches, Programs, Facilities & Organization

It’s

Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club (CMFSC) is one of the provinces largest and most successful soccer clubs - offering both recreational and elite programs to over 3,000 youth and adult players. A leader in the soccer community, CMFSC is financially stable, well organized and has a full complement of technical resources, contractors and volunteers to support our programs.

numerous other club members, played their youth soccer in Coquitlam and have returned to “give back” to the community, the club and the game.

Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club employs an extensive player/coach development model that leverages experienced, qualified and professional coaches. This holistic approach to development includes game attendance (assess play, coaching and team organization), training plans/sessions development, technical training sessions, coach development (on and off-fi eld presentations) and coach selection/recruitment.

We pride ourselves in developing a player’s full potential and passion for “the beautiful game”. Our philosophy is “Soccer for Life” and our intent is to develop future soccer fans and community volunteers.

The club operates under the leadership of a dedicated, volunteer Board and the stewardship of Technical Director Sara Maglio, whom herself, along with

COQUITLAM METRO-FORD SOCCER CLUB Founding Member EA Sports BC Soccer Premier League

TECHNICAL STAFF

Our coaches have extensive backgrounds in the game and include numerous former national, professional and university players with broaad youth coaching experience. All of CMFSC volunteers and technical resources are screened and complete criminal record checks as required.

Sara M S Maglio, li

Alfredo Alf d Valente, V l

Phebe Ph b T Trotman,

Dale D l Mi Mitchell, h ll

Andrea A d Maloney, M l

Pete Dragan,

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

HEAD COACH (U8-U13 Boy’s & Technical Programs)

HEAD COACH (Boy’s & Girl’s U5-U7)

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR BCSPL Select Programs g (U13 - U18 Boys & Girls)

HEAD COACH (U8-U13 Girl’s)

HEAD REFEREE

• Played youth soccer in Coquitlam • Member of Provincial, and S.F.U. (4-year All American, Nat’l Championship) teams

• Finishing 7th season with CMFSC

• Member of the U20 & Sr. National (’99 World Cup) teams

• Played on Provincial Teams, U17 & U20 National, & Olympic team

• Vancouver Whitecaps from ’01 - ’05 (2004 Championship team) • Assistant Coach for Simon Fraser University Women’s team (’08) • B - National coaching license • Currently plays with CMFSC PCSL Women’s team

• Played youth soccer for the Metro-Ford Soccer Club

• Member of CMFSC’s PCSL Women’s team • Long and successful playing career starting with Coquitlam City Soccer

• Played professionally for Edmonton Drillers (MISL) and Vancouver Whitecaps

• Played at Simon Fraser University (two time All - American, National Champion)

• Currently plays for CMFSC Wolves in VMSL Premier league

• Played with Vancouver Whitecaps (’03 League MVP, Champions)

• B-National coaching license

• All-time leading scorer for Canada (19 goals, ‘80-’93) & Hall of Fame Member • Represented Canada at the World Cup (Mexico, ’86) & the Olympics (Los Angeles, ’84) • Played professionally in NASL (‘77-‘83), MISL (’83-’93) & CSL (‘88-’94) • Coached Canada (’07-’09), Canada U20’s (’01-’07), Vancouver Whitecaps (’99-’01)

• Played for CMFSC’s Premier Women’s team • Coached U18 Metro team (90’s); Head Coach of U15 Metro Girls team (95’s) • Played in the W-League for the Fort Collins Force, SFU & Jacksonville State • Played on the Provincial teams from U14 - U20 (2 National Championships)

• Active soccer referee in the Tri-City area since 1995 • Established a mentorship program within CMFSC for our U8-U12 officials • Established monthly on - field review sessions for all officials within CMFSC • Working with BC Soccer to identify club officials for senior programs

• B-Provincial coaching license

• A-National coaching license

Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club offers recreational and elite programs for all ages and genders.

OUR CLUB ENDORSES AND SUPPORTS COACHING CERTIFICATION. Our premier teams in each competitive age category are listed here. Our website – www.cmfsc.ca – provides a complete listing of all teams, coaches and programs.

COACHING REFEREEING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

CMFSC Programs: CMFSC supports Youth Coaching Development through our Junior Coach Development Program.

CMFSC supports a referee mentorship program in collaboration with Head Referee Pete Dragan for our U8-U12 officials.

Team

BOYS TEAMS

GIRLS TEAMS

U11 Select ......................... Jeff Slark U12 Select ......................... Giovanni Valente U13 EA BCSPL .................. Joey Scigliano U14 EA BCSPL .................. Rob Mazzarollo U15 EA BCSPL .................. Keegan Ayre U16 EA BCSPL .................. Danny Jones U17 EA BCSPL .................. Les Krivak U18 EA BCSPL .................. Russell Huggon Men’s Premier .................. Carlo Corazzin Men’s PCSL ....................... Garry Ayre

U11 Select ......................... Elliott Smith U12 Select ......................... TBD U13 EA BCSPL .................. Dennis Kindel U14 EA BCSPL .................. Gordon Chin U15 EA BCSPL .................. Dennis Kindel U16 EA BCSPL .................. Luis Guerreiro U18 EA BCSPL .................. Alfredo Valente Women’s PCSL ................. Bruno Colangeli

Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club has invested in the development of our own academies/camps/programs, rogra which include the following: ollowi • High Performance Academ demy • Development Academy ademy • Goalkeeping Aca Academy • Spring Clinics ics • Spring Break reak & Summer Camps • EA Sports BC Soccer Premier League

Initiation Academy Highly successful (sellss out). Open to 4, 5 & 6 year-old boys & girls. Facilitatedd by experienced, paid coaches & entirely dedicated to skill development & fun.

2011 Under 16 Boys Bronze National Champions 6 Y-League Teams Advanced to the North American Finals

Development Teams 12 Week program,, by invitation only (Head Coach & Academy coaches). hes). Open to kids under 12 that show significant desire, esire, commitment & social skills.

Development ment focuses on coaches & players.

For further information on the Club

www.cmfsc.ca