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Cyclo-cross racers take their talents to PoCo’s Castle Park

By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS

A member of the Kwikwetlem First Nation is suing after learning the band’s chief pocketed more than $800,000 in a land deal with the provincial government earlier this year.

The statement of claim by Ron Jackman, which was filed in the Va n c o u v e r f e d e r a l court on Sept. 29, is in response to an $8.2-million agreement by Chief Ron Giesbrecht to extinguish the band’s aboriginal claims to 584 acres of Crown land on Coquitlam’s Burke Mountain.

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Cyclo-cross racers from across the Lower Mainland converged on Port Coquitlam’s Castle Park on Saturday to participate in the CastleCross event. Craig Richey won the elite men’s competition, while Sandra Walter took first place in the elite women category. The race was opened to cyclo-cross athletes from a variety of age groups and skill levels.

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received a 10% bonus from the deal, translating to an $800,000 cut on top of his chief’s salary. In total, Giesbrecht collected $914,219 — plus another $16,574 in expenses — tax free last year, according to federal documents released under the new First Nations Financial Transparency Act. Jackman contends the 82-member band did not have a say in the megaland deal, part of which was sold this spring to Wesbild for future development. And Jackman and others are seeking to have the agreement overturned as they were unaware their aboriginal rights were being extinguished on the forested land north of Coast Meridian Road.

Yesterday, lead lawyer Troy Hunter declined to comment to The Tri-City News on the case. see LAND, page 12

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said, so much so that had Terry been diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 2014, he would have a 95% survival rate.

Kirsten Fox, Terry’s niece and the schools coordinator for the foundation’s BC and Yukon branch in PoCo, said the 1,400 registered schools make up 60% of the fundraising efforts annually; last year, more than $1.3 million came from provincial and Yukon schools.

Still,“this year is different,” Kristen Fox said in reference to the teachers’ strike, and the outcome is unknown.

Most B.C. schools, like Riverside secondary, didn’t hold their run on Sept. 24 — the designated national Terry Fox school run day — but waited a few weeks for students and staff to get settled. A few have indicated they will host their Terry Fox school runs in the spring; however, there are others, like one school in Mission, that had their Fox run on Friday, Sept. 26 and collected $1,000 more than in past years, Kirsten Fox said.

Joni Blaxland, R i ve r s i d e ’ s l e a d e rship teacher, said the PoCo high school has a challenge this year between Grades 9 and 12 to bring in the most amount for the cause (last year, they raised about $1,300).

Sharing family memories of Terry Fox

By Janis Warren The Tri-CiTy News

There’s something special when a sibling of Terry Fox speaks.

They share a common thread about an “average, ordinary kid” from Port Coquitlam who, in April 1980, dipped his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean and created a ripple effect around the world.

But, of course, the versions of their brother’s story differ slightly, which makes the same narrative so interesting to hear each time.

For Judith Fox-Alder — the youngest of the four Fox children — being able to share memories of the boy she grew up with, seven years her senior, is“a blessing.”

“I just happened to be born into this family,” she told the 1,400 students at Riverside secondary in PoCo last Friday at the start of their school’s annual Terry Fox Run. And Fred, Darrell and her feel as though they are “messengers” for the late Canadian hero and the $600-million foundation that bears his name, she said.

Fox-Alder, a mother of four herself and a Port Coquitlam resident, talked about Terry’s passion and his love for a

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Judith Fox-Alder spoke about her brother’s legacy at Riverside secondary school in Port Coquitlam last Friday. Afterward, the 1,400 students walked or ran for the high school’s annual Terry Fox Run. challenge. That’s the way they were raised, she said, to be highly competitive.

Terry’s wake-up call came in the form of a poor report card from Glen elementary in Coquitlam, where he was a“C”student.

He did his homework and aimed to succeed at everything, she said.

At Mary Hill Jr. high school, Terry was undeterred when the basketball coach told him not to bother to try out. He was too small. But Terry believed in himself.

“If Terry were here, he would tell you not to limit yourself to something that somebody else tells you what you can and can’t do,” Fox-Alder said.

By the end of his graduating year, Fox and his best friend, Doug Alward, were named the Ravens’ athletes of the year.

Fox-Alder said when Terry got into SFU, majoring in kinesiology, he was at the dining room table all the time poring over his books. He told his sister to do the same.

His Marathon of Hope dream came after Terry completed a marathon in Prince George. He told his parents he wasn’t happy with the funding for cancer research in Canada and he wanted to make a difference by running across Canada to help the national cancer society to beat the disease that had claimed his leg at the age of 18.

Fo x - A l d e r wa s “amazed” at his positive spirit.

She recalled when The Toronto Star flew her and her family to Whitby,

Ont., for a surprise visit.

“It was like Christmas morning,” she said of the excitement as Terry came down the Trans Canada Highway in the early-morning hours. But when he failed to notice them at the roadside, his mother yelled out, “Terrance Stanley Fox!” Fox-Alder said her family was happy to be reunited and they urged him to keep going, despite the long trek. “I don’t think we ever gave up hope that he would make it,”she said.

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time later, after the cancer had spread to his lungs, Terry had said he didn’t want any one person to finish the Marathon of Hope for him. And he was pleased Canadians would be continuing his wish to find a cure to cancer, Fox-Alder said.

Today, as international director of the Terry Fox Foundation, Fox-Alder oversees Terry Fox Runs in 30 countries; all the proceeds raised stay in the host nation to fight cancer. Progress is being made every day, she

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In Passing takes home Short Film Face Off grand prize IN QUOTES

By Janis Warren The Tri-CiTy News

Two national contests that ended last week resulted in a Coquitlam native winning the $45,000 grand prize and a Port Moody school taking second place.

L a s t S a t u r d a y, Centennial secondary grad Alan Miller was in a Vancouver pub with his family and friends

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“It’s been a lot of fun. I’ve been able to connect with a lot of people over the past few months because of the film’s attention.”

Alan Miller cided as the winner for his flick In Passing.

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Now, Miller is mulling over a couple of scripts he wrote, both of them based in the B.C. wilderness, to spend his $45,000 windfall. He plans to start production this winter.

Meanwhile, Seaview community school in Port Moody came up 1,997 votes short last Saturday to win $10,000 worth of books for their

library (the results have yet to be verified).

Seaview and Port Coquitlam’s Central community school were involved in the Indigo Adopt a School contest that garnered “adopts” from the public for a chance to win literary material from the company.

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Gary Mauris, the president of the I Am Someone Ending Bullying Society, said the 2TALK texting platform will support youth in crisis. He hopes the program, which was recently launched in the TriCities, will eventually expand province-wide.

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Youth in crisis can now text 2TALK for help

By Diane Strandberg The Tri-CiTy News

Young people in the Tri-Cities dealing with difficult issues such as bullying and sexual exploitation will now be able to tap into helpful resources with a new texting platform called 2TALK. Launched today for public and private high school students in School District 43, the pilot could one day spread across the province helping bullied and abused youth get help.

“This has been a long overdue service that we need to provide to our youth, and it is our hope that the pilot will be so overwhelmingly successful that we can take it to every city across the country,” said Gary Mauris, president of the I am Someone Ending Bullying Society, which created the texting platform as a way to support youth in crisis.

Mauris said texting is how young people connect with others and so it’s natural to create a platform where teens can report bullying and abuse anonymously, at least at first, until they build trust.

“The kids will realize they are not alone,” Mauris said, noting that the alarming rates of suicide and self-harm amongst youth is a community issue and 2TALK is one way the community can respond.

While other programs, such as the online bullying reporting tool ERASE, puts kids in touch with school authorities, 2TALK links teens directly with resource workers at bc211 who are experienced in handling crises, he added.

“They actually built the system for us and

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A new texting platform will connect youth to community support services is for public and private high school students in School District 43 dealing with gangs, sexual exploitation, date violence and abuse.

Text 2TALK (28255) from any mobile phone between Wednesday through Sunday from 3:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. (Outside operating hours, youth will receive an automated text message stating the hours of operation and to call 211 if the person needs immediate assistance. Texts will be responded to once the service reopens). wrapped up staff for this pilot,” Mauris said.

And while the hours of operation are currently Wednesday through Sunday from 3:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., — high risk hours for students — they could be expanded if there is a need.

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Coquitlam district teachers plan to rally today in front of School District 43 offices to raise concerns about their September paycheques.

Teachers have been paid, says Ministry of Education ing for a rally Tuesday, and mirror an explanation contained in a press release from the British Columbia Public School Employers’ Association, which represents the school district in bargaining affairs.

According to BCPSEA, teachers in SD43 were paid for all the days worked in September, including Sept. 19, the day they went school to prepare for a return to class.

The teachers are angry that their September paycheques were for seven days instead of eight, with Coquitlam Teachers’ Association president Charley King telling the board last week that

By Diane Strandberg The Tri-CiTy News

A complicated salary calculation may be behind the confusion about how School District 43 teachers should be paid, said a Ministry of Education spokesperson.

But if teachers don’t think they have been paid correctly according to their collective agreement, they should file a grievance, said Scott Sutherland. “ I f t h e e m p l oye r hasn’t lived up to local provisions of the language, they have those avenues,” Sutherland told The News.

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teachers were shortchanged.

But according to the district, teachers are paid a monthly salary based on a 20 day month, subtracting 13 days not worked during the strike, leaves a seven-day paycheque.

Teachers’ were expected to rally Tuesday afternoon in front of the board office.

According to Sutherland, there is no consistency about how teachers across the province are paid, which could be remedied through standardization.

“There are other districts going throughout the same thing,” he said.

Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay has formally announced he intends to seek the top job in the Nov. 15 civic election.

Clay said he’s proud of what he and council have achieved in the past three years, particularly the new Inlet Centre fire hall, Moody Street overpass and the expanded Port Moody Arts Centre.

If re-elected, he said he looks forward to putting the official community plan vision into reality and “bring the much anticipated revitalization to our historic core,” he said in a release. “ We ’ v e l a i d t h e groundwork with the OCP and the financial plans; now we need to move on to the zoning bylaw updates, transportation master plan, parks and recreation master plan and long term capital plans,” he added.

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Brent Asmundson is aiming for another seat on Coquitlam council in the Nov. 15 civic elections.

First elected in 2005, Asmundson said he’ll make sure tax dollars are spent wisely, neighbourhoods are s a f e a n d d eve l o p ment incorporates environmentally sound practices. As well, he wants to keep the city business friendly and continue to improve roads and transit options.

“We all have a voice in local government, and I will carry on with my goal to make sure that your voices are heard,” he said in a release.

through local eco nomic development and improve recreation opportunities.

“I want us to ask residents’ opinions on issues that affect them, and to value their input,” Towner said in a release. “We need to protect our neighbourhoods, our residents and we can do that best by seeking their input on our decisions.”

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Connect the Dots, a new campaign that lets victims of sexual assault know its OK to come forward, was launched recently in the Tri-Ciites, Langley, Maple Ridge, Abbotsford, Mission and Chilliwack.

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There reasons are plentiful. The majority of sexual assaults are perpetrated by someone the victim knows, so there may be complicated relationship or family issues. Some victims fear retaliation from their attackers if they speak up while others have dealt with the justice system before and have little faith they’ll be taken seriously. If an assault involved drugs or alcohol, a woman may not even realize she’s been victimized.

And, of course, there’s the overwhelming feeling of shame. Most women just want to forget it ever happened.

“There’s nothing that ends a conversation more quickly than ‘I’ve been sexually assaulted.’

It’s just not something in society that we talk about,” says Nancy Drewery, a community leader with the Surrey Wo m e n ’ s C e n t r e ’ s (SWC) Surrey Mobile

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“This isn’t about i nve s t i g at i o n ,” s a i d Drewery. “It’s about intelligence collecting. It’s really about being able to catch serial predators by having MOs [modus operandi] that eventually, over time, potentially match.”

Anonymous reports are only available for crimes involving sexual offences and women must be 19 or older.

Drewery said often,

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Community workers can collect an array of information from someone who has been assaulted and pass that information on to police investigators, who can establish if there are any similarities or patterns between attacks or attackers. Seemingly small details — such as whether a perpetrator had coarse hair or a unique tattoo or did or said something unusual — can end up being valuable information

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If you’ve ever wondered about the plants in the middle of the road, around a parking lot or at the edge of a park, you’re about to find out.

Coquitlam’s Building Better Campaign will be rolling out this year to increase public awareness around the city’s green infrastructure projects.

The information campaign will feature new signage and decals to showcase some of the innovative building approaches, many of which are underground or, for those that are above ground, aren’t necessarily clear to the public.

“We want to help the public identify these features and understand how they work,” said Melony Burton, an engineering project co-ordinator who developed the Building Better Campaign as part of the city’s leadership program.

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The bioswale on the Lougheed Highway median (left) and a pervious laneway (right) are just some of the green infrastructure projects the city of Coquitlam is hoping to draw attention to.

In her presentation to Coquitlam’s council-incommittee Monday afternoon, Burton said projects like the Galloway Park rain garden, which includes special features that clean polluted water and controls water flows to a nearby creek, are ideal for the Building Better Campaign.

Other projects that will be showcased through the Building Better Campaign include bioswales on the Ikea property next to Nelson Creek

and at the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex, rain gardens on Rochester and Poirier streets and p e r v i o u s p ave m e n t decals (including one stretch on a lane off Blue Mountain Street).

Building Better will represent city projects as well as those implemented by developers and businesses in Coquitlam.

Burton noted the green wall at the Como Lake Shopping Centre, Veratec engineered soil (which

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“Education is key to people understanding why we’ve created these bioswales,” said Coun.

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People don’t understand that we’re doing these things to better the environment.”

Coun. Terry O’Neill questioned the estimated $5,000 cost for retrofitting signs, creating new ones and installing plaques in some areas, but Burton said the cost, which will be funded from the engineering and public works budgets, is in line with typical project messaging costs.

Mayor Richard Stewart said that, at less than nine cents per household, the cost is worth it so that residents understand how the city is implementing green features into its infrastructure and development projects.

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You might see them out of the corner of your eye, then they seem to disappear into the darkness.

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No, pedestrians.

Yes, this is the season when rain-soaked clouds hide a silvery moon and danger lies on every street corner.

But do many pedestrians pay attention? Do they remove their headphones when crossing a street? Do they make eye contact with the driver making a right-hand turn just metres away?

Not always, and that could put many people at risk.

As the Tri-Cities get busier and Evergreen Line construction creates detours and unfamiliar traffic situations, both drivers and pedestrians need to take extra care.

Sure, drivers have the biggest responsibility. They have to pay attention to all others on the road and make every effort to check for pedestrians at every crossing. They must also slow down in school zones and at crosswalks.

Just imagine how one moment of inattention could cause injury — perhaps to a child running out onto a street or a senior with a walker in the middle of an intersection. Nobody wants to have a pedestrian injury or fatality on their conscience.

But let’s face it, many pedestrians don’t do their part.

They stand too close to the edge of the sidewalk, enter crosswalks too late or too early, don’t wear reflective clothing and all too often they ignore their surroundings.

The news about pedestrian deaths has been quiet of late — in Vancouver, for example, pedestrian deaths are at an all time low — but let’s not get complacent.

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Oil issue a slippery slope for municipalities BC VIEWS Tom Fletcher VICTORIA very year when B.C.’s municipal politicians get together to preach to the provincial cabinet, there comes a point in the maze of resolutions where things go sideways.

Last year it was a misinformed, impossible demand to ban all traces of genetic engineering. Before that they thumbed their mobile phones and denounced wireless power meters.

Both votes passed by narrow margins in a half-empty chamber, with many delegates focused on the serious community issues they are elected to address.

This year it was a charge led by Burnaby to denounce the proposed Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion. And this time it was defeated.

Credit for this sudden attack of common sense goes largely to North Cowichan Coun.

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recent Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Whistler: “Ladies and gentlemen, we are elected to handle things like roads and water and sewer and land use, police, fire, garbage. We’re not here to talk about social policy, child poverty or heaven forbid, pipelines.

“Those kinds of things dilute our credibility as an organization. We’re becoming a social policy activist group rather than a group of municipal politicians.

“Half of this resolutions book is stuff that’s outside of our purview… If you want to do social policy, get your butt elected to the provincial legislature.”

Burnaby, New Westminster,Victoria and Vancouver were undeterred. In tax-rich urban centres, one can make a living at local politics.

And grandstanding works.

Burnaby Coun. Nick Volkow rattled off a jumbled history of refineries in his region, noting that the sole surviving Chevron plant is bringing in crude by trucks and trains because the 60-year-old pipeline is over-subscribed.

He didn’t explain how stopping a pipeline up-

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Volkow repeated the protester myth that a new pipeline would introduce diluted bitumen to the coast. Trans Mountain started shipping dilbit in the late 1980s.

Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar and others from along the Interior pipeline route pointed out another flaw. If southern cities want to wander outside their mandate to make this gesture, why target only this pipeline and ignore rail lines and highways that cross the same rivers and streams?

Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan boasted that after his first court challenge to the National Energy Board was tossed out, his high-priced eco-lawyer found a constitutional angle. Cha-ching!

Meanwhile, professional protesters bikelock their necks to the fence at Burnaby’s Westridge oil terminal and a radical Simon Fraser University professor revives his Occupy Vancouver team to step up the ground war if courts falter.

The comedy of all this was illustrated by Coun. Robin Cherbo from Nelson, who as-

sured delegates he uses synthetic oil in his vehicle. Is that derived from organic sunflowers?

And what significance does that gesture have compared with the gasoline and jet fuel that carried 1,200 delegates to Whistler?

Cherbo assumes that Ottawa can simply direct Alberta’s oil industry to start refining all the heavy oil there. Half a century into this industrial mega-project, this stuff should just be banned from pipelines. Peace, man.

This is why election-time posturing by local politicians is a slippery slope. Not only do they lack authority, they and their staff lack the required expertise and information.

The Trans Mountain pipeline starts in Alberta and branches into the U.S. It is by definition federal jurisdiction. NEB hearings on its expansion continue, with expert input, especially on shipping risks, from the B.C. government, Green MLA Andrew Weaver and others.

Municipal politicians should pipe down and defend their own performance.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca.

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I don’t know what can be done about this — how do you stop someone tossing pork chops into the woods? — except by municipal government and the local papers educating people to the overwhelmingly negative outcomes resulting from this irresponsible behaviour.

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around is a grossly irresponsible thing to do.

Rats, coyotes, cougars and bears are attracted to it. This year has seen many sightings of coyotes and bears in this area, and leaving food around for them will only make it worse.

Bears, especially, become habituated to easy food access, resulting in conflicts with humans and dogs.

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The Editor, Re. “Five more running” (The Tri-City News, Oct. 1).

Coun. Rosemary Small has announced her candidacy for reelection by vowing to preserve the “smalltown feel” of Port Moody.

But the current council approved a new official community plan that will increase the city’s population by 50% in skyscrapers.

We desperately need a regional sustainability plan from Metro Vancouver.

Any candidate who speaks the “smalltown feel” mantra loses my vote.

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Whoever is doing this, I think, does not have evil intent or a dog would have been poisoned by now. It looks as if someone has decided to feed the coyotes, perhaps in a misguided attempt to save cats from being eaten.

(An aside: If cat owners were responsible, they would keep Fluffy indoors, at all times, and we wouldn’t see any more “missing cat” posters.)

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As well, email requests to speak with Giesbrecht and Jackman were not returned.

In a written statement in August, Giesbrecht said he would not resign; however, the 10% bonus for the economic development officer position had been terminated as of April 1.

“In my role as chief, I am one of the lowest paid chiefs in the country,” Giesbrecht stated of his $4,800-a-year salary. “I was asked to take

on the role of economic development officer because I know the importance of these opportunities for our nation.

“I did not expect our nation to be as successful as it was and it means that Kwikwetlem First Nation is in a better position than it has ever been before,” he wrote.

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Tim Barton, who works for Bunt & Associates, focuses on how transportation planning can help create vibrant, healthy and sustainable communities as part of his work in transportation management plans, master planning and parking studies.

His talk — an in-

formal version of a seminar he delivered at the annual Canadian Institute of Planners Conference held in New Brunswick in the summer — will explore the disconnect between transit-oriented development goals (mainly to reduce car travel and promote walkable communities) and the traffic congestion concerns that are raised around such largescale projects.

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Not only will your door be constantly opening and closing on Halloween, but strangers will be dressed in unusual costumes and yelling loudly for their candy.

This, of course, is scary for our furry friends. Dogs are especially territorial and may become anxious and growl at innocent trick-or-treaters.

Putting your dog or cat in a secure room away from the front door will also prevent them from darting outside into the night … a night when no one wants to be searching for a lost loved one.

4. Keep your outdoor cats inside several days before and several days after Halloween.

Black cats are especially at risk from pranks or other cruelty-related incidents. In fact, many shelters do not adopt out black cats during the month of October as a safety precaution.

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Although they are relatively nontoxic, such plants can induce gastrointestinal upset should your pets ingest them in large quantities. Intestinal blockage can even occur if large pieces are swallowed. And speaking of pumpkins …

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8. Don’t dress your pet in a costume unless you know they’ll love it.

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The Tri-Cities Leisure Connections program will be able to continue supporting those with Alzheimer’s or dementia after receiving a grant from the Coquitlam Foundation.

The weekly program at the Glen Pine Pavilion was in danger of being cancelled after losing its United Way funding ear-

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“It provides the participants with the tools to once again have fun, laugh and meet new friends.”

Janet Toddington lier this summer.

Leisure Connections offers social, physical, emotional, cognitive and leisure activities for people aged 60-plus who have mild to moderate

memory loss.

“It provides the participants with the tools to once again have fun, laugh and meet new friends,” said Janet Toddington, chair of the Coquitlam Foundation, in a release.

Th e f o u n d at i o n ’ s grant of $2,238 will allow Leisure Connections to continue operating until the end of 2014.

But the Glen Pine program isn’t the only one to need hasty rescuing after losing its United Way funding. In the spring, Community Volunteer Services for Seniors (CVSS) lost its $50,000 United Way grant.

That money, more than half of CVSS’s operating budget, has been made up in small foundation grants and donations, said its executive director, Marg Gordon.

“We’re still pressing on and we’re very hopeful that it will turn around,” Gordon said, noting the funding the group has received will keep CVSS running into the spring.

The Port Coquitlambased organization serves about 180 seniors who are homebound and/ or isolated with grocery

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shopping services, athome visits, telephone support and referrals.

The group has started a new shopping partnership with Save-On Foods, which allows volunteers to collect grocery orders from seniors, enter the information on the store’s online shopping site and have it delivered for a reduced rate.

As well, the Shoppers Drug Mart at Shaughnessy Station is supporting CVSS with the Shaughnessy Fall Festival on Oct. 19.

Open house held at Coquitlam fire hall Climb aboard a fire truck, learn about smoke alarms and meet the uniformed officers tomorrow (Thursday) at the Coquitlam Town Centre fire hall.

The annual open house of the station, located at 1300 Pinetree Way, runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. as part of Fire Prevention Week.

Coquitlam Fire/Rescue firefighters will show demonstrations and prizes will be available for guests — including a chance for a Coquitlam student to ride in a fire truck.

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WWI history on display at Leigh Square

By Diane Strandberg The Tri-CiTy News

The story of a Port Coquitlam father and son — who left their homes to fight in the First World War — is being told in photos, music, slide shows and artifacts in an exhibit that opens Saturday in the Heritage at Leigh Square Museum and Archives.

At 11 a.m. on Oct. 11 a special grand opening ceremony will be held to launch the display, where visitors can learn about Canada’s involvement in WWI and what it meant

Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural SoCiety graPHiC

The Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society is launching a new exhibit tracing the story of a local father and son who were among the Canadian soldiers who left their homes to fight in the First World War. The exhibit opens this Saturday, Oct. 11 at 11 a.m. to PoCo families who participated in events 100 years ago.

“It tells a story,” said Julie Schmidt, vicepresident of the Port Coquitlam Heritage and

Cultural Society, as she described the moving exhibit created through the efforts of volunteers, local historians, artists and craftspeople.

The exhibit centres

around Thomas and Harold Routley as they prepare to support the troops on the front line, culminating in the epic Canadian victory at Vimy Ridge. The story also

gives background as to how Port Coquitlam became the thriving community that it is today.

Schmidt said the exhibit will be open to members of the public, including school children, during regular hours at The Outlet.

More information can be found at www.pocoheritage.org.

But on Saturday, there will be a special exhibit — a vintage Sopwith Camel airplane — on loan from the Canadian Museum of Flight, based in Langley. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Read about amazing kids and animals A GOOD READ Dianne Allan

M

ichael Morpurgo is one of my alltime favourite children’s authors. His books are often about amazing kids and animals.

Kensuke’s Kingdom is the story of a boy, Michael, who is washed up on a Pacific island after he falls overboard from his parents’ yacht.

He struggles to stay alive but soon realizes that someone is watching over him and helping him. Kensuke’s Kingdom is a magical adventure story that would be perfect for children aged nine and older. The first line of the story captures your imagination and you will not be able to put this book down: “I disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday.”

Another book by Morpurgo, An Elephant In The Garden, tells the story of Marlene, an elephant that is supposed to be shot before the bombing of Dresden, Germany during the Second World War.

Lizzie and her brother Karli have a wonderful life in Dresden but then one day her father comes home in an army uniform and tells them he is being sent to war. Their mother goes to work in a zoo near their home and there she meets Marlene.

Lizzie’s mother brings Marlene home with her so the elephant will not be destroyed before Dresden is bombed. This is an enchanting story of how an elephant comes to save the lives of so many people.

The Secret of Gabi’s Dresser by Kathy Kacer is the story of Gabi, a Jewish girl living in eastern Europe in 1942, and it’s based on the author’s mother’s wartime experiences. Gabi’s peaceful life ends when the Nazis

invade Czechoslovakia.

Gabi is harassed and is not allowed to go to school. There is a rumour that Jewish girls are being taken away from their families and no one knows where. Gabi must hide — but where?

Inspired by real events, The Secret of Gabi’s Dresser is a work of historical fiction for children ages eight and older. It was the winner of the Silver Birch Award for excellence in Canadian Children’s Literature.

Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine is the most awarded children’s book in Canadian history. Hana Brady was a brave young girl killed in the Holocaust.“Hana Brady, thirteen years old, was the owner of

this suitcase… crowded into the freight train, she was sent to Auschwitz.

She was taken to the gas chamber right after.

People were allowed to take only one suitcase with them. I wonder what Hana put in her suitcase.”

This is the story of that suitcase and Hana. Of how a small Holocaust education centre in Tokyo receives the empty suitcase from the Auschwitz museum. The children of the education centre were determined to learn Hana’s story.

The Breadwinner Trilogy by Deborah Ellis tells the story of Parvana, a young girl, and her family as they struggle to survive under the Taliban in Afghanistan. The three books in the series

Fall Book Buddies program at PoMo library Does your child in Grades 2 to 4 need some extra help reading? Want to inspire your reader and build their skills?

Then register for the fun, free Book Buddies program at the Port Moody Public Library.

Book Buddies pairs

young readers with trained teen mentors for weekly 45 minutes sessions of shared reading and learning games. The program focuses on helping children become confident and enthusiastic readers.

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are The Breadwinner, Parvana’s Journey and Mud City.

In the first book, Parvana’s father is arrested and she must

transform herself to become, to outside eyes, a boy and become the family’s breadwinner.

The second book tells the story of Parvana’s journey across the desolate Afghan countryside to find her family.

Throughout her journey, Parvana encounters other children who are escaping the war.

Mud City, the final book in this awardwinning trilogy, tells the story of Shauzia, Parvana’s best friend, who escapes from Afghanistan only to end

up in a refugee camp in Pakistan. She dreams of seeing the ocean and of making a new life in France.

If you are looking for more great titles, don’t hesitate to ask at your local public library.

Librarians are always happy to recommend books for you and your children.

A Good Read is a column by Tri-City librarians that is published on Wednesdays. Dianne Allan works at Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

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By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS

T

he night Studio 54 opened in New York City, on April 26, 1977, celebrities were cramming to get in.

Mick Jagger, Liza Minnelli, Debbie Harry, Brooke Shields and Halston were among the A-list that got past the door. And, inside, it was quite a party with thousands of revellers dancing to the sounds of Donna Summer, Rick James and The Village People — all clad in the latest fashions.

It was boogie nights with brightly coloured lights and disco jam in glitter glam.

That kind of frothy scene will be re-created next week for a fundraiser at a Coquitlam arts and music hub. For the fourth fall in a row, Place des Arts will get decked out for its Impromptu gala — and Disco Fever is the theme for 2014.

Michael Fera, Place des Arts’ program and events co-ordinator, said guests will be transported to 1977 courtesy of emcee Saul Rubell — a (fake) distant cousin to Studio 54 co-owner Steve Rubell — and entertained by a cast of characters that includes Party Galore and DJ Tony Pescara, “the hottest DJ west of New York City,”Fera said.

Pescara, he explained, wants in on the action at Place des Arts, which he hears is on the leading edge of the arts on the west coast, after only five years in operation.

The 150 attendees will be asked to dance with the characters and witness “behind-the-scenes” drama of opening night at Studio 1120 (a twist on Place des Arts’ address of 1120 Brunette Ave.).

“You can expect the unexpected,” Fera said.

“There’s going to be glitter. There’s going to be mirror balls, big sound, coloured lights and glamour.”

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Place des Arts’ staff get ready for the annual Impromptu fundraiser, Disco Fever, at Studio 1120. From left to right: Fleur Sweetman (music); executive director Joan McCauley; Michael Fera (program and events); Casey McCarthy (resource development and volunteer); Kate Lancaster (communications); Jessie Au (dance, theatre and performing arts); and, on the floor, Oliver McTavish-Wisden (exhibitions and visual arts).

And drinks will be served at a cash bar with names such as The Liza, The Bianca and The Capote, a nod to Ms. Minnelli, Ms. Jagger and Truman, the novelist.

The Disco Feverthemed night is in contrast to last year’s Impromptu fundraiser when the straight-laces of 1958 were in the limelight. That event, based on a “Golden Age of TV” participatory show, brought in a round $10,000 for arts programs and gave many students — especially those whose families

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couldn’t afford tuition — a chance to be part of the classes offered at PdA.

Joan McCauley, executive director of Place des Arts, said this year’s goal

is to bring in $15,000 to increase the number of artistic opportunities for young people. “If you look at the population of the Tri-Cities, there are lots of new families,” she said. “We are also one of the most diverse communities in the Lower Mainland, and not everybody wants to play sports. I’m proud of the fact we are helping lowincome families.”

A c c o rd i n g t o i t s spokesperson, Place des Arts has assisted nearly 100 Coquitlam families — with more than 130 registrations — since

it partnered with the city last year for Get Connected Get Active.

Proceeds from Impromptu also go to: scholarships and bursaries; Family Day at PdA; and youth engagement like a summer theatre troupe, student performances, Youth Arts Council, Art a la Carte and ArtReach, an outreach summer camp for at-risk kids.

McCauley said the need is great and space is running out at the Maillardville building.

“We are at capacity,” she said, noting the

non-profit society also has branched out to the Evergreen Cultural Centre and the old Millside elementary.

According to its 2013 annual report, the centre logged more than 91,500 visits last year: 13,453 from visual and literary arts students, 18,156 from dance and theatre arts students and 26,643 from music students. The general public and community groups made up another 11,839 visits.

McCauley said its $2.2-million budget is stretched. The city grant of $840,000 covers the building management such as salaries and maintenance but the other 61% of revenues is “self-earned.”

McCauley said the plan is to have I m p ro m p t u e x p a n d in the future to include a capital component, where money is set aside to build bigger especially for performing arts.

Currently, Place des Arts is working with Coquitlam staff on the city’s draft master parks and recreation plan — a 15-year vision for a doubled population — as well as the companion arts and culture strategic plan document.

First, though, Place des Arts needs to focus on its operations and create more awareness of its facility, McCauley said.

Given the prizes up for grabs at Impromptu, Place des Arts has already created its mark in the arts community, attracting top businesses to donate gifts for the gala auctions (see sidebar).

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CHOCOLATE? Pairing art with song is a common for shows these days but Adi Parker has a new twist to the twinning concept.

This and next month, PoCo’s artist-in-residence is pairing chocolate from Xoxolat in Yaletown with various art works.

For 90 minutes, guests will nibble on 10 gourmet chocolates while viewing a slide show on masterpieces.

To m o r r o w (Thursday) night, Parker will present classical art while Nov. 6 will feature assemblage art and Nov. 27 will focus on modern art.

Parker said the idea is to stimulate the two senses — “in a cozy environment — with the taste buds and the eyes activated. To register, call 604927-7529 or go to experienceit.ca.

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Former Maillardville resident Adi Parker is the fourth artist-in-residence at Leigh Square Community Arts Village in Port Coquitlam. She started the position on Monday.

Clothing is her canvas

By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Adi Parker is doing something she’s not quite sure has been done before.

As Port Coquitlam’s newest artist-in-residence, Parker is stitching together old clothes — just like a quilt — and also brushing a layer of colour on top, just like a painting.

She calls her latest creations“abstract quilts.”

For her residency at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village, which started on Monday and runs until nearly Christmas, Parker plans to build 20 to 30 canvases made of T-shirts, jeans or whatever other duds that come her way.

“I’m cutting, sewing, putting together frames and embroidering,” the former Maillardville resident said from her new space in the Gathering Place in Leigh Square. “I start by looking for different textures and patterns and deconstruct the elements.”

A graduate of the Maryland Institute of Art, Parker got the idea for the project from her

family.

Growing up, she was fascinated with their quilting skills, finding history with each square and joining them to tell a bigger picture through material.

Parker thought that by adding a splash of paint to her work would offer a new layer for the viewer.

“People love the handmade quality to things and they especially love that there’s a personal relationship attached to it,” she said. “Their perception and interpretation is what always fascinates me.”

Still, her abstract quilts are also a reminder of how people dispose of things so quickly rather than re-using or recycling them.

“It’s yet another example of modern society,” she said.

• To donate clean, secondhand clothes for Adi Parker’s art project, drop them off at the Gathering Place (1100-2253 Leigh Sq.) on weekdays between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in a box or bag marked “Adi Parker.” For pick-up, email ap@actualpaint. com. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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Photos + ceramics = Bloom Kathryn Gibson O’Regan and Robert Shiozaki had been neighbours in Vancouver’s Mergatroid Building for a dozen years, plying their photography and ceramic skills in separate studios.

But it wasn’t until this year when a group pulled the pair together.

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Pop-up art show at Gallery Bistro Coquitlam artist Heather Anderson has waterfalls, oceans and urban neighbourhoods on canvas in a “pop up art show” in Port Moody until Nov. 6.

And she will demonstrate her painting skills next week at the Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St.).

Her presentation takes place on Oct. 18 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Also, woodturned pieces by Larry Stevenson will also be on show at the Bistro.

Days program at Evergreen’s art gallery in Coquitlam.

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The first Family Days in the company’s honour will be on Saturday, Oct. 11 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Meanwhile, Evergreen has a number of afterschool art programs starting this month.

Workshops run from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. and are split between two age groups: six to eight and nine to 11. The facility is also offering two Pro-D Day classes on Oct. 24 for kids aged six to 11.

Register at 604-927-6552.

Urban Academy Open House Time to explore educational options for your child?

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The Golden Spike Days Festival Society will host its annual general meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Parkview Room at Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr.).

And a new board of directors is needed.

The executive positions are president, vicepresident, treasurer and secretary; as well, 10 directors are required to oversee the various aspects of the annual festival such as entertainment, events, marketing, sponsorship and fundraising.

The public is welcome to the meeting and refreshments will be served. The membership fee is $5.

The Lower Mainland’s only arts-infused JK to Grade 12 independent school is enrolling now for September 2015!

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TRI-CITY SPORTS

CONTACT email: sports@tricitynews.com phone: 604-472-3035 • fax: 604-944-0703

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Cyclo-cross racers from across the Lower Mainland converged on Port Coquitlam’s Castle Park on Saturday to participate in the CastleCross event. Craig Richey won the elite men’s competition, while Sandra Walter took first place in the elite women category. The race was opened to cyclo-cross athletes from a variety of age groups and skill levels.

Supinski pots winner in victory over Clips Hat trick goal puts Express forward on pace for a point a game

By Gary McKenna THE Tri-CiTy NEws

Coquitlam Express forward Brett Supinski was not eager to play an overtime period Sunday afternoon.

The 19-year-old potted his sixth goal of the season with 32 seconds left in the third period to put

his team up one over the Nanaimo Clippers, wrapping up the match in SuPinSki regulation time. The game-winner was Supinski’s hat trick goal, putting him on pace for a point-a-game so far in this early BCHL season.

Nanaimo drew first blood during the rare afternoon game at the Poirier Sport and Leisure

Complex when Nicolas Carrier put the puck past Express goalie Braden Krogfoss midway through the first period.

Supinski responded with a power play marker to tie things up with two and a half minutes left in the opening frame.

Nanaimo poured on the offence in the second, with Jacob Jackson and Jake Wozney both scoring to give the Vancouver Island squad a two goal cushion.

But that would be

all the offence the visitors could muster, as the Coquitlam Express — and Supinski — took over the game in the third period.

First, Nicholas Rasovic brought Coquitlam to within one goal before Supinski buried a pass from Joey Santucci to tie things up 3-3.

Then, with the clock ticking down, Supinski potted the game winner, helping his club avoid an overtime period.

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Port Moody skater Brianna Delmaestro and teammate Timothy Lum took home bronze in ice dancing at the sixth stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit Friday in Dresden, Germany.

It was the second medal this season for the second-year couple and the sixth trip to the podium for Canadian ice dancers.

B e t i n a Po p ova and Yuri Vlasenko of Russia won the gold medal with 147.31 p o i n t s , L o r ra i n e McNamara and

Quinn Carpenter of the U.S. were second at 139.35 and Delmaestro and Lum followed at 130.78.The Canadians took silver at the season’s second stop in Slovenia.

“There are some things we did better than the last competition,” Delmaestro said. “We made some changes and those worked out really well. We set goals for this season and we’ve achieved some of them already.”

Lum said he hopes the consistency will continue.

see ExPRESS, page 19

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Express can’t muster win over Langley continued from page 19

He was named first star of the game for his efforts, while Rasovic was the second star and Krogfoss, who stopped 40 of 43, was the third star.

The Express got a different result on Friday night when the Langley Rivermen came to town.

The Fraser Valley squad is currently up one position over Coquitlam in the Mainland Division standings, with a 2-3 record.

Corey Mackin opened the scoring for the Express with an unassisted marker six minutes into the first period and he made it 2-1 10 minutes later on the power play.

But Langley’s offence took the lead in the first, when Coquitlam ran into penalty trouble in the dying minutes of the first period.

With the Expess’ Rasovic and Anthony Gardner in the box, the Rivermen tied it up with a power play goal from Gage Torrel and then took the lead again on the power play with a goal from Matthew Graham with 41 seconds left in the opening frame.

Mackin completed his hat trick in the sec-

Explosive TNT take win over Surrey FC The Coquitlam Metro-Ford TNT continued a five-game undefeated streak with a win over the Surrey United Divas in under16 girls soccer last weekend.

The TNT dominated the first half, taking a 1-0 lead in the first h a l f wh e n C r i s t i n a Danielli’s rebound off the post was buried by Julianna Bosa.

Surrey picked up the pressure in the second half but could not find the equalizer thanks in large part to the net minding of Josie Pozzolo and defensive players Kirstin Davids, Olivia Dawson, Nicole Churisnoff and Isabelle Antunes.

Coquitlam added an insurance marker with 10 minutes left in the game, when Morrin and Cooper Miller worked the ball up to Tessa Weimer.

Weimer was able to partially break away from Surrey’s defenders and found the top corner to seal the game 2-0. sports@tricitynews.com

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ond with a power play goal to tie the g a m e u p, b u t Langley came on strong in

the third.

Kevin Kilistoff scored early in the final per i o d b e f o r e To r r e l helped Langley to a 4-2 lead. A later goal from Coquitlam’s Cameron Bertsch brought the game to within one goal, but the Express could not find the equalizer.

When the final buzzer sounded the home team was down 4-3.

Mackin was named first star of the game, while Torrel received second star honours and Kilistoff was the third star.

Coquit la m goa lie Pierce Dushenko stopped 37 of 42 shots he faced.

The Express will hit the road this week, taking on the Alberni Valley Bulldogs this Friday at the Weyerhaeuser Arena before taking on Cowichan Valley at the Island Savings Centre.

Powell River will host the club Sunday afternoon. Coquitlam will be back at home on Oct. 17, when the club will host Chilliwack.

RobeRt Mcdonald photo

Coquitlam Express forward Nicholas Rasovic, left, scored one goal and one assist on Sunday afternoon when his club took on the Nanaimo Clippers at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. The home team managed to split its weekend games, defeating Nanaimo 4-3 on Sunday and losing to the Langley Rivermen 5-4 on Friday night.

a Class act a Toast to the Twenties

7pm, Friday, October 17

Coquitlam Campus 1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam

a Toast to the Twenties Forty student volunteers will welcome guests to A Class Act fundraiser where wine, beer, cocktails and chocolate samplings await. Highlights include a live jazz band, live and silent auctions, the Tri-City Mayors’ debut as auctioneers, a demonstration by the Arthur Murray Dance Studio, and a beautifully restored 1927 Chevrolet Touring Car. Tickets: $75 at http://bit.ly/1thNlZN or 604 777 6176

BRING THE NOISE. GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY.

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Community information can be obtained from our website at www.kitimat.ca. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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Call Phil (604)418-9621

Other routes not listed may be avail. Please call to enquire.

If you live on or near one these routes and you are interested in delivering the papers please call Circulation @ 604-472-3042 and quote the route number.

We offer a great working environment with a competitive base salary and commission plan coupled with a strong benefit package.

www.blackpress.ca

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

Low Cost. Same Day. Licensed.

Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes ~ 604-374-0062

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

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE DRAIN Tiles, Sewer, Water Video Inspection, Jack Hammering, Hand Excavating Call Tobias 604.782.4322 PEDRO’S Contracting & Drainage.

Landscaping, Water Lines & Cement work. Call 604-468-2919.

275

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

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

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

281

GARDENING

FALL CLEAN UP S Hedge Trim S Lawn Cuts S Tree Pruning Yard Maintenance Insured S Guaranteed John 778-867-8785

TRADES, TECHNICAL

RATES & AUDIT CLERK

Prompt Delivery Available

We have an opening for a Rates & Audit Clerk in our Pricing department. This position will conduct rate audits of existing billings and prepare online and telephone rates/quotes for customers.

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

7 Days / Week

✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Gravel ✶ Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel

Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046

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LEGAL SERVICES

Related experience rating within the transportation/freight industry and an excellent command of the English language, both verbal and written, is required. Applicants must be self-motivated, good at problem solving, detailed oriented and proficient in Microsoft word and Excel. Above average key boarding skills, excellent telephone manner and a strong customer service attitude are essential. Individuals with AS400 experience will be given preference.

(604)465-1311

meadowslandscapesupply.com

Interested candidates should submit an updated resume and cover letter to: careers@vankam.com or fax: 604-587-9889 Van-Kam thanks you for your interest, however only those being considered will be contacted.

Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility. . DIAL-A-LAW 604-687-4680

.Jim’s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).

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Tri-City News Wednesday, October 8, 2014, A23

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 300

LANDSCAPING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 329 PAINTING & DECORATING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374

TREE SERVICES

REAL ESTATE 612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE COFFEE SHOP FOR sale in Austin Heights. Catering, parking. Established in 1994. Owner retiring. Price incl. all equip, inventory & furnishings. (604)329-2039.

M.T. GUTTERS Professional Installation 5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffit

28 YEARS EXPERIENCE

627

~ FULLY INSURED ~

WE BUY HOMES BC

Call Tim 604-612-5388

• All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-657-9422

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

Gutter Cleaning & Repairs. (Res. & Strata). Prompt Service. Window Cleaning & Pressure Washing.

Grants Home Maint. 604-936-2808.

Gutter & Roof Cleaning since 1982.

WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627

287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

MIDAS CONSTRUCTION INC

604-251-3382 Carpentry Services Remove & replace concrete sidewalks, driveways, retaining walls, drainage.

Member of BBB & WCB www.midascontruction.ca

INTERIOR PAINTING Small jobs welcome. 45 Years exp.

Call Tega @ 604-418-6242.

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✶Dump Site Now Open✶ SBroken Concrete RocksS $24.00 Per Metric Ton SMud - Dirt - Sod - ClayS $24.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

Meadows Landscape Supply

MIRACLE MOVING

341

Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip.

Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men BIG OR SMALL MOVES Start $45/hr ~ All size trucks Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca ~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

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

From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

FIVE STAR ROOFING All kinds of re-roofing & repairs.

Free est. Reasonable rates.

778-998-7505 or 604-961-7505

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

604-537-4140

604-588-0833

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

All types of Roofing Free Estimate Written Guarantee WCB Coverage Over 40 Years Experience

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

604-728-3009

info@jkbconstruction.com www.jkbconstruction.com

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service.

Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area.

1-800-573-2928

**EXT/INT FALL SPECIAL** LOOK for our YARD SIGNS

TOTAL RENOVATIONS

Serving Tri City 34 Yrs. Call 24 Hrs/7 Days

• Basement Suites • Kitchens • Baths • Remodels • Additions • Flooring • Painting • Drywall • Much More Since 1972 Dan 778-837-0771

Classified Advertising: What a bright idea!! www.bcclassified.com 288

HOME REPAIRS If I can’t do it It can’t be done

356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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

Repair, Replace, Remodel...

SPECIALIZING IN

Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.

MILANO PAINTING Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

Pay-Less Pro Painting

Scott 604-891-9967

PETS

BOSTON TERRIER. Female, 4 months old. Shots & dewormed. $300. obo. Call (778)347-4615 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

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APPLIANCES

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

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

- Est. 1989 F WCB, Insured, Licensed F Free Estimates F Many References F All Types of Painting B.J. (Brad) Curtis B.A.

STEEL BUILDINGS...GIFT-CARD GIVE-AWAY! 20X22 $4,358. 25X24 $4,895. 30X30 $6,446. 32X32 $7,599. 40X46 $12,662. 47X72 $18,498. One End wall Included.

Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

Call 604-464-4921 COQUITLAM

1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.

Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave. Port Coquitlam 604-941-5452; 604-944-7889

Impeccably Clean!

S Includes heat/hot water S 1.5 blocks to various bus stops S 2 blocks to Safeway/medical S City park across street S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

EXTRA

CHEAP

NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses

RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free!

55 + YEARS Amica at Mayfair independent/assisted living.

Spacious 1 bedroom home walking distance to downtown Port Coquitlam. Incl prkg & strg.

Daniel Claeys ~ Sutton Realty 604 230 2820

Good Apartment Sizes Heat SH/W S Parking 1 Bedroom ~ $795/mo.

2 Bedroom ~ $925/mo.

PORT COQUITLAM; 2 Bdrm twnhs $885. 2 Bdrm apt $830 Quiet family complex, no pets. 604-464-0034.

OPEN HOUSE CO-OP LIVING

604-728-5643

372 329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Ask about our

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SUNDECKS

2 & 3 bedroom units available for $826 - $1100/mo 1205 Johnston (at Guildford) Coquitlam Close to all amenities (Transit, shopping schools and parks)

Saturday & Sunday • 12pm - 4pm

ROOM SPECIAL

Contact Sandy @ (604) 945-5864 Email Sandy@terramanagement.ca

CALL TODAY! 604-803-5041 www.benchmarkpainting.ca

. Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 .Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

809

AUTO ACCESSORIES/ PARTS

LITTLE used 21’’ snow tires, Call Gord (604)461-4661.

810

AUTO FINANCING

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PORT COQUITLAM, 1500 - 3000 sq ft. Ground floor commercial area.

Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy intersection. Call 604-464-3550.

721

HALLS

OLD MILL BOATHOUSE Waterfront banquet hall rentals in Port Moody. oldmillboathouse.com

736

HOMES FOR RENT

1.24 acre. 4 Bedrooms waterfront executive house; 5 mins to Coq. Malls. $3000/mo. 604-649-8987 Auto Financing - Dream Catcher, Apply Today! Drive Today!

1.800.910.6402

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION $500/$600 incl cable, utilities, WIFI, laundry. Clean, quiet. Partially furn.

Indoor pool / sauna in complex.

Close to bus route. 604-644-2920

STORAGE

Pitt Meadows Marina 14179 Reichenback Rd

Auto Financing Dream Team - www.iDreamAuto.com or call 1.800.961.7022

Moorage Rental Year or Semi-annual Outdoor Storage Available Starting At $30/month for Boats, RV’s, Cars, Trucks & Trailers

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

Launch Ramp with 3 lines and ample parking for tracks and trailers

Onsite Manager

604.465.7713 750

SCRAP CAR Removal TOP CA$H PAID on the spot. Local Business. www.a1casper.com 604-378-2029

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

SUITES, LOWER The Scrapper

Como Lake/Blue Mtn 1 bdrm d/washer sh w/d, near bus, mall, SFU. np/ns $700 incl utils. Nov 1.

778-896-2625 after 5pm

COQUITLAM CENTRAL

(778)997-5757

Robert J. O’Brien

TRANSPORTATION

604-464-3550

749

PORT COQUITLAM; 1 Bdrm + den condo, 1 bath, 5 appl, 2 prkg spots, newly reno’d, avail Nov 1st. Please call: Robin 604-219-2588, or email robinburwash@gmail.com

Ph: 604-942-4383

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1108/mo - $1211/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available.

19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938

2 bdrm suite ~ $925

Ref.s & Credit check req’d

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

Call 604-942-2012 www.coquitlampropertyrentals.ca

PORT COQUITLAM

COQUITLAM 3 bdrm finished full bsmt 2 baths NS/NP no sublets, 2yr lease. Suit mature. $1500m.

Avail Oct 15. 604-526-2331

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed!

Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

APARTMENT/CONDOS

Available Immediately ~also 1 bdrm apartment avail~

1 bdrm suite ~ $775

No Pets ~ Available Now

www.pro-accpainting.com

INTERIORS: Baths (reno’s/ repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc.

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

HOUSING CO-OP 2865 Packard Ave. Now accepting applications for two 1 bdrm apartments.

Share purchase required.

No Subsidies. Avail now.

MISC. FOR SALE

SAWMILLS from only $4,397 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.

*Near schools *5 Appliances *Decorative Fireplaces

GARDEN COURT

Call (604) 931-2670

560

TOWNHOUSES

Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg.

3 Blocks to W.C. Express

604.465.7221

TOWNHOUSES

2 Bdrm Unit Available

19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows

W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets

SUITES, LOWER

COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA

Polo Club Apartments

COQUITLAM:

Welcome Home !

PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD

mikes hauling 604-516-9237

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

477

BLUE GOTTI PIT BULLS: ONLY 1 FEMALE LEFT. Call (604)7012920

609

www.paylesspropainting.com

Family owned & operated for 40 yrs.

(604)936-5755

REAL ESTATE

“JUST A GREAT JOB!”

Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222

PETS

Excellence in Quality & Service

Running this ad for 10yrs

“Award Winning Renovations” 32 Years of Experience

Sorry no pets.

752

CRIME FREE BUILDING

Clean, quiet apt blk.

Suites to rent.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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

Sorry No Pets

750

COQUITLAM, W.W. PLATEAU. Bright 1300 sf, 2 bdrm suite on cul de sac, 5 appls, priv entry, near bus/schls, $1150 + 1/3 elec & gas.

Parking. Avail. now. 778-869-1144 PORT COQUITLAM, Oxford St. newly reno’d 2 bdrm g/l, lrg liv/rm. ns/np, $850 incl utils.. 604-944-8556 PORT MOODY, Hrtg Mtn. 2 Bdrm sep entry, W/D, D/W, prkg & patio. $825 incl cbl/int/utils. NS/NP. Nov 1.

604-469-2455 or 604-723-1530.

For more info: google us.

Coquitlam:

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

PAINT SPECIAL

Residential & Commercial

Visit our website for other rentals: www.profile-properties.com

PRESSURE WASHING

10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofing & Siding. WCB Re-roofing, New Roof Gutters & Replace Fascia 604-812-9721

2 & 3 Bdrm units available.

Great location for seniors!

Clean, quiet & affordable!

Incls heat, h/w, cable.

Senior Move-In Allowance.

Refs & Credit check req.

ABC TREE MEN Pruning, Shaping, Tree Removal & Stump Grinding. 604-521-7594 604-817-8899

Call Ian 604-724-6373

$45/Hr

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

Call 604-464-7548

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

www.affordablemoversbc.com

NO JOB TOO SMALL!

P.Meadows - Solaris Towers Concrete Hi-rise. *1 Bdr +den from $1100. *2 Bd+den $1395.

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

AFFORDABLE MOVING

RENO & REPAIR

PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005

MOVING & STORAGE

(604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge

APARTMENT/CONDO

Professional Property Management Services

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

GARIBALDI Court

Your Choice for Property Management (Since 1990)

BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

604-465-1311

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MISC SERVICES

604 - 720 - 2009

. Expert Power Washing. Gutters cleaned & repaired. www.expertpowerwashing. Mike, 604-961-1280 MIKE 604-961-1280

HOMES WANTED

RENTALS

Austin & Marmont Executive 1,000sf. 1 bdrm. cls. to skytrain, bus & Lougheed Mall. $1100 incls. utils., parking, WIFI, gas f/p & w/d. n/s n/p. Now!

604-937-5737 604-999-3227 PORT COQUITLAM, 1 Bdrm, quiet area. Avail now. $700/mo incl utils.

N/S, N/P. Call: 604-866-8182

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME

A24 Wednesday, October 8, 2014, Tri-City News

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This Thanksgiving, think inside the [recipe] box.

EAT Fresh & Local at KIN’S

2 $ ly

On

Add a RECIPE BOX for only $2 with every purchase of $30 or more at all Kin`s Farm Market locations!

Retail value: $15 (item not for sale) - Limit one per purchase - While quantities last

Fill your RECIPE BOX with our THANKSGIVING RECIPE CARDS now available in stores!

Stay tuned for more fresh recipe cards throughout the year!

Prices effective: Oct 8th to Oct 12th, 2014 *While Quantities Last

Fresh & Nutritious

Super Sweet & Juicy

Broccoli Crown

Red Seedless Grapes

Locally Grown

Grown in California

99¢/lb

$2.49/lb

Sweet & Crispy, New Crop & Unwaxed

Fresh & Nutritious

Sweet & Juicy

Organic Romaine Heart

Bartlett Pears

Grown in California

Grown in Washington

2/$5.00

89¢/lb

Locally Grown

Assorted Apples

5lb Bag Russet Potatoes

Locally Grown

/each with any purchase

99¢/lb

$1.00

*Reg Price $2.49 Valid with coupon only at

all Kin's Farm Market Stores Valid Oct 8th to Oct 12th, 2014

Limit One Per Family - While Quantities Last - 5522

Oxford Village

Levo Coquitlam

NewPort Village

OPEN 9am to 7pm

OPEN 9am to 8pm

OPEN 9am to 8pm

2080 Oxford Connector Port Coquitlam 604.552.5522

Unit #111, 2985 Northern Ave. Across Coquitlam Centre 604.552.2575

244 Newport Drive Port Moody 604.469.3040