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Public safety is top of mind for most voters heading to the polls in the upcoming civic election, according to the results of a survey conducted by The Tri-City News. When asked to rank six issues in order of importance — public safety, environment, parks and recreation, transportation, property taxes and housing — 48% of respondents put public safety at the top of their list. The issue had an average ranking of 4.75 out of five. The online survey, which is not scientific, was conducted over the last week by The Tri-City News to gauge what issues are important to residents ahead of the Nov. 15 civic election. Transportation was second most important issue, with a 3.6 out of five ranking, while the environment was 3.54 and parks and recreation was 3.53. Property taxes had an average ranking of 3.41 and housing came in last with 2.18. Of the 159 respondents who participated, 97.47% said they would be casting a ballot in the upcoming civic vote, well above the average 20% turnout Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port

Moody in the 2011 general election. To gauge voter ideology, The Tri-City News asked which provincial political party the respondent supported. The BC NDP led the survey with 44.81%, followed by the BC Liberals with 33.77%, the BC Greens with 12.99% and the BC Conservatives with 8.44%. The survey identified several issues that could be relevant in the upcoming election. A majority of people (59.49%) said they believe that development around the Evergreen Line was moving in the right direction. Another 54.78% said they would like to see more tax money spent on buses and transit services. But while respondents were supportive of invest-

ing more in transit infrastructure, Tri-City residents are still reliant on their automobile. The survey found that 77.85% of people do not use public transit regularly. The respondents also indicated that they are generally happy to allow the city to raise taxes to pay for services. When asked whether they would prefer improved city services if it means higher taxes, 64.29% of respondents said yes. The other 35.71% said they would prefer to see city services reduced to allow taxes to be cut or maintained at current levels. There were some issues where voters had divergent opinions from the politicians seeking office. In a similar survey The Tri-City News conducted

among council candidates, 84.78% said cities should spend more to improve cycling infrastructure. But residents who responded weren’t so sure, with only 38.8% agreeing that more bike paths are needed. Voters seem to be somewhat in agreement with politicians on the question of amalgamating the Tri-Cities. Of the candidates, a total of 45.65% said they were either in favour (6.52%) of amalgamation or believe the issues should be studied (39.13%). That is fairly similar to the voter survey, which found that 22.64% said the three cities should become one while another 23.9% said the issue should be studied for a total of 46.54%. The politicians also appear to be on the same page as voters on the issue of housing. In the voter survey, 56.6% of respondents said the city has a responsibility to ensure the availability of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households. Among the candidates, 86.96% answered in the affirmative to the same question. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @GMcKennaTC

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Concerns about candidate residency, fiscal accountability and transparency of school board matters topped the agenda at an all-candidates’ meeting Wednesday hosted by the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce. But three of the most popular questions at Wednesday’s forum inviting public questions via the Pigeonhole Live online platform haven’t been issues at all in the current civic election campaign. And one got a fiery response and a hearty applause from the audience. It was a question about whether SD43 would adopt an antihomophobia policy similar to ones in other B.C. school districts to address discrimination against LGBTQ students. Coquitlam trustee candidate Rob Bottos was one of the most vehement in his support

for a similar policy being adopted here. “Any policy that saves a child’s life… and stops them from being bullied, I’m in favour of,” said Bottos, who admitted to being bullied “mercilessly” when he was a child growing up and suffering from Tourette’s syndrome. Three other Coquitlam candidates who were asked this question — the first of the night because it garnered the most votes — also promised to strengthen Policy 18 prohibiting violence, intimidation and possession of weapons policy. The policy doesn’t mention LGBT students specifically but insists on sensitivity and respect of all individuals. “It could be timely to look at that,” said Gail Alty, an incumbent who is running for school trustee in Coquitlam. Carol Cahoon, who is also running in the city, also agreed to look into it further, “updating it to the current time and what’s happening in the world today.” Chuck Denison, current District Parent Advisory Council presi-

dent, said the topic has been controversial at the BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils but said that resources should be available to school councillors to ensure that students are safe. “On a broader scale, it’s about accepting people’s differences in general,” he said. “We do a fairly decent job of that in this district but we need to ask this more directly.” The issue is similar to one raised in Burnaby, which has adopted a policy that seeks, among other things, to “improve understanding of the lives of LGBTQ people and their positive contributions to society.” Two other online questions received more votes than any other, one was removed because it was similar to the LGBTQ policy question, and the other asked if the district’s Confucius Institute should be eliminated. • To view a video of the entire meeting, go to youtube.com and search “2014 SD43 School Trustees All-Candidates Meeting.”

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nicipal spokesperson Dave Teixeira said. Coquitlam also had a solid result at the Poirier community centre, with 567 voters casting ballots on the first day versus 583 at the first advance poll in 2011. And in Port Coquitlam, 313 votes were counted at the Elks Hall, compared with 696 at two advance

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There were no heated exchanges. No nasty jibes. No accusatory tones about slate politics. Unlike other all-candidates’ meetings around the Tri-Cities this civic election, Port Coquitlam’s debate was a cordial affair, with candidates often agreeing with one another on issues, shaking hands afterward and even generating a few laughs from the crowd. Still, there was one candidate whose comments drew a few eye rolls and head shakes. Mayoral candidate Eric Hirvonen, who arrived at the meeting slightly late and left immediately following it, was called out by the audience a couple of times for his incoherent answers. In his opening speech, Hirvonen talked about the

Shaw TV mayoral debate that had been previously televised, telling voters there are “integrity” issues with his opponent, Mayor Greg Moore — the board chair for Metro Vancouver — “in terms of keeping secrets at city hall.” “I don’t believe it to be an open place,” Hirvonen said, without giving examples. During the unusual format, in which two candidates were pitted against each other, Hirvonen and Moore were asked to respond to written questions from the Tri-Cities’ Chamber of Commerce, which hosted the meeting, and from the public. Public transportation, transit funding, private sector green waste solutions and attracting business were the main topics. On road connectivity in Dominion Triangle, Moore said the city is working with the private landowners to join the west side (Nicola Avenue, where Costco and Home Depot are located)

with the east side (Fremont Street, where Walmart and Canadian Tire are situated). Hirvonen misunderstood the question and attacked Coquitlam for forcing PoCo to build the Fremont connector to Burke Mountain. “It’s a Coquitlam issue, really, for our traffic,” he mumbled. Council candidates also gave their 60-second pitches, in which incumbents listed their achievements while contenders stated their visions. Female candidates also noted the lack of representation of their gender on the council while those not endorsed by unions pledged independence. As with the mayoral candidates, council contenders were also paired to answer specific questions, then debate each other on the issue. Nancy McCurrach and Riyaz Lakhani talked about PoCo’s competitive advantage in the region while Amrit Gill and Coun. Mike Forrest spoke of affordable office space for

businesses. Public transit was a topic for Coun. Glenn Pollock and Erhan Demirkaya while Laura Dupont and Coun. Darrell Penner — both of whom are on the city’s transportation committee — generally stated the same core values for PoCo residents: having a healthy, livable city. Former city councillor Sherry Carroll and Wayne Marklund squared off on industrial lands and the redevelopment of the recreation complex but it was councillors Brad West and Michael Wright who tackled the most anticipated question of the night: TriCities’ amalgamation. “No, we are three distinct cities. We each have our own character,” Wright said, adding that if the three municipalities are combined, PoCo “might have to accept [other cities’] debt rates.” West agreed. “We don’t want the other two dragging us down,” he joked. jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

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REMEMBRANCE DAY

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The painting “Always Remember” (below) by Mary Mao, a Grade 10 student at Coquitlam’s Gleneagle secondary, will be featured at the Remembrance Day services in the Parliament buildings in Ottawa. The piece was done last year when Mao was a JumpstArt 9 student as an entry into the Royal Canadian Legion’s annual Remembrance Day poster contest. She took first place in her age category at the national level, said teacher Mike McElgunn.

With the murders of two Canadian soldiers on home soil recently, Remembrance Day has new meaning this year. And Tri-City Legions are marking the special day by paying tribute to the fallen with parades, cenotaph services, lunches and music.

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Branch 263 will have a gathering at 10 a.m. at

Como Lake middle school followed by a parade to the cenotaph at 10:30 a.m. on Veterans Way (as in past years, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are invited to march with their veteran grandparent in the parade). Wreath laying is at 11 a.m. and will conclude with a parade to the Legion Hall (1025 Ridgeway Ave.) at 11:30 a.m. for a lunch and music by the SFU

Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band and the Naval Veterans Band. Hot chocolate, cold drinks, coffee and doughnuts will be served free of charge in the Scout Hall for parents and kids.

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Branch 133 begins its parade from Wilson Centre to Veterans Park (in front of city hall) at 10:15 p.m., with the cenotaph service at 11

a.m. Afterward, the PoCo Legion Pipe Band and the colour party will lead the public — including, for the first time, minors — to the Legion (2675 Shaughnessy St.) for an afternoon of song, dance and comedy.

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Branch 119 hosts a nondenominational service in the Chip Kerr VC Memorial Auditorium at the Legion

Hall (2513 Clarke St.) at 10 a.m. followed by a parade down Clarke for the cenotaph service at 11 a.m. There will be a 21gun cannon salute and a fly-over by the Seymour Artillery Swiftbird Ex-RAF team. Afterward, the SFU Pipe Band will launch an afternoon of multicultural entertainment. jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

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METRO VANCOUVER ELECTIONS

Transportation promises: a reality check Candidates big on talk, low on power to improve transit Jeff Nagel BlaCk Press

A raft of municipal election promises to improve transit and unclog traffic jams are being floated by candidates across Metro Vancouver to win the votes of frustrated commuters. The most ambitious projects are in the region’s two biggest cities: the $3-billion Broadway subway backed by Vancouver’s two major civic parties as well as a $1.8-billion light rail network in Surrey. If those weren’t enough, Vancouver mayoral contender Kirk Lapointe has proposed to use counterflow lanes to reduce congestion on major arterials in Vancouver while former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum, who wants to return to the city’s top job, says he’ll create HOV lanes on King George Boulevard, 152 Street and Fraser Highway. (He proposes digging up the median and otherwise widening corridors to create the additional lanes.) As well, North Shore politicians want TransLink to increase SeaBus frequency. A Langley city council contender wants the old interurban rail line reactivated to carry passengers between Surrey and Abbotsford. And in New Westminster, the reluctant crossroads for much of the region’s traffic, some candidates want a bypass tunnel built between Highway 1 and the Queensborough Bridge so the big trucks their residents hate can literally be stuck where the sun don’t shine. “Yes, I would like hover cars too,” says Jordan Bateman of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. “There’s lots of shiny baubles being thrown around and promised with nobody offering any kind of plan to pay for them.” He and other observers say the sometimes wacky ideas often make for better politics than a real action plan. “Congestion is so personal and so individual, it’s kind of irresistible for candidates to make these proposals,” SFU City Program director Gordon Price said. Many of the transportation campaign promises — particularly big projects — would require the support of TransLink or the province and possibly both. Neither Lapointe’s counterflow lanes — which Price calls an “absurd” idea — nor McCallum’s HOV lanes could be implemented without approval of TransLink, which controls the Major Road Network and could also veto a truck

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expanded transit is a goal of many politicians in metro Vancouver but those who promise, while electioneering, to make it happen and promising too much. ban on the Pattullo Bridge — another idea from New Westminster.

Surrey alone?

As for Surrey’s light rail lines, McCallum — a former TransLink board chair — is prepared, like other Surrey mayoral candidates, to directly lobby for federal and provincial money. He expects the TransLink funding referendum next spring will fail, leaving Surrey to go it alone. “It’s probably a low probability it will pass,” McCallum said, declining to say whether he as mayor would campaign for the ‘Yes’ side until he sees a finalized question on what new taxes would be levied. “I don’t support going to referendum at all.” Observers like Price say it’s not out of the question for Surrey to go its own way — he says Surrey’s light rail system clearly should get priority ahead of Vancouver’s Broadway SkyTrain extension — but it’s unlikely to get senior government funding without being part of a broader regional transit solution. “There’s nothing to stop Surrey from seceding from TransLink and funding its own rail system but there’s no money to pay for that,” says SFU political science professor Anthony Perl. Ultimately, the provincial government exerts great control over what happens with major transportation projects and there’s little mayors and councillors can do to defy Victoria’s will. “They don’t have a lot of levers or cards to play,” Perl said. “They have to follow the golden rule, which is ‘those that have the gold make the rules.’” Perl says if municipal leaders want to improve transportation using powers they actually wield, they might start by creating bus-only lanes on major streets by banning on-street parking, even if that riles merchants and local motorists.

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After new councils are elected Nov. 15, voters may soon have to cast ballots again on the future of transit expansion. The TransLink funding referendum is supposed to

happen by late March but there’s still no deal between the province and the current mayors’ council on whether the mayors’ full $7.5-billion, 10-year vision can be put to voters. The plan includes both the Surrey and Vancouver rapid transit extensions but one or both could yet be shelved. Nor is the tax source settled — the options still on the table are a regional carbon tax, a vehicle levy or a regional sales tax — and the province has yet to commit its requested onethird contribution. Re-elected and newly elected Metro mayors

will once again meet in December in hopes of hammering out an agreement with Transportation Minister Todd Stone. That’s when Price and Bateman expect the political fireworks to resume over the referendum, which they say has not been a major issue during local campaigns. “Nobody really wants to talk about it much,” Bateman said, adding he’s surprised. “It’s not a winning issue for mayors to talk about regional tax increases. They want to get in for four more years first.” To Price, the fact that “this dog did not bark” is cause for optimism that

incoming councils will stay united behind the transit expansion plan and that public support is growing. Most mayors on principle oppose the referendum, which Premier Christy Clark promised in the 2013 provincial election campaign would be a condition for provincial approval of any new tax for TransLink. And if it’s defeated or shelved, transit users can forget about the broad increase in bus service that all city councils have demanded.

Stretched

The transit system is stretched to the limit, but

more new residents arrive each year, increasing demand. Transit service per capita peaked in 2009 and is forecast to drop to 2004 levels over the next five years without more revenue. Planning experts like Price say failure means fastgrowing new neighbourhoods won’t get the transit service they need, forcing their residents to be cardependent, with bad results for urban development. Compounding that, he says, is the province’s penchant for building freeways and bridges. see NO MASSEY, page A8

RE-ELECT MAYOR

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SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

It’s time to correct some of the inaccurate statements in this campaign. Councillor Sekora: “The other day the Federal Government gave us $4.5 million for gas taxes. Guess what? The Mayor spent it [rather than using it to lower taxes].” - Shaw Mayoral Debate, Oct 28

Councillor Sekora: Various comments about how Lou won’t allow Dogwood Pavilion to close, or to change from a seniors’ centre.

FACT: Not sure where the rumour comes from, but all of Council reaffirmed that our cherished Dogwood Pavilion will remain for seniors, and will not be closing or changing. In fact, we just completed a major expansion of Dogwood a few years ago, and we’ll undoubtedly need to continue to expand both Dogwood and Glen Pine for our growing seniors population.

FACT: It wasn’t $4.5 million, it was $410,000. Under the Gas Tax program criteria, the funds must be spent on “investments in capital and capacity-building projects.” The investments chosen by Council included a range of parks amenities, along with wheelchair accessibility and traffic safety projects. And while Councillor Councillor Sekora: “The Acting Mayor will be selected by the Sekora appears to oppose those investments now, at the Sept 15th Mayor” (same with Metro Directors, Advisory Committees, etc.) meeting he spoke (and voted) in favour of them; as both the Minutes (Sekora Campaign ad, Oct 8) and the webcast video will attest, it passed unanimously. FACT: None of that is legal under provincial legislation. All of those appointments must be made by Council, not by the Mayor, to Read the report: http://tinyurl.com/CoqGasTax prevent abuse of power. Councillor Sekora: “Public Safety has been on the chopping block.” Councillor Sekora: “We will put power in these Parks: [referring to police cuts] Oct 22 All-Candidates’ Meeting Blue Mountain, Mackin and Coquitlam Town Centre, so we don’t FACT: In the last nine years, we’ve added police resources in every have to rent generators and pollute the air any longer.” - Oct 22 All-Candidates’ Meeting budget, a total of 34 new police, resulting in strong reductions in crime rates. Lou voted against every one of those budgets. We FACT: Those parks already have power. We installed power also invested in public safety by adding 42 firefighters, our traffic several years ago in all three of those parks, along with several safety program, crosswalk improvements, etc. Public safety is others. vitally important. Councillor Sekora: “Lou will not support an American-style private Councillor Sekora: “You know how I got picked for Acting Mayor? hospital on Riverview Lands as suggested by some politicians.” The [city] staff tells me when I’m going to be Acting Mayor. And FACT: I’ve never heard any politician at any level suggest that’s a fact.” such a thing. One lobbyist made such a suggestion, but it was - Shaw Mayoral Debate Oct 28 resoundingly rejected as completely inconsistent with the city’s FACT: Actually, Councillors set the Acting Mayor schedule. Lou vision, and with the Canada Health Act. I would never support voted in favour of the process, in which individual Councillors such a thing. We have proposed a Center-of-Excellence for the choose their preferred six-week time periods to serve as Acting treatment of mental health and addictions, along with a PUBLIC Mayor at events when I have conflicts. Staff don’t tell Councillor regional hospital to serve our residents here in the Tri-Cities. Our Sekora when he is Acting Mayor, though they may remind him of vision has been widely supported by other cities, the mental health sector, and our community. the dates that he chose.

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METRO TRANSPORTATION

Falcon concerned about referendum delay for transit JeFF Nagel BLack PrEss

Former B.C. Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon made a strong appeal for rapid transit expansion at a business luncheon Wednesday in Surrey and hinted at discomfort with Premier Christy Clark’s decision to submit new TransLink taxes to a referendum. The former deputy premier, who is now executive vice-president of the real estate firm Anthem Capital, repeatedly underscored the importance of new transit lines, crediting them for the “phenomenal” growth of private sector investment along the SkyTrain and Canada Line systems. “My preferred approach has always been to just build things,” Falcon told the joint meeting of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association and Surrey Board of Trade. Falcon said he would not disclose all of his thoughts about the transit funding referendum because he did not wish to create controversy. “I don’t like the fact that so much time has to pass under a referendum scenario when we could actually be moving projects forward and getting them done,” Falcon said. “I am very hopeful that, however it happens, senior governments make the dollars available and TransLink is able to get that done.”

KEVIN FALCON He said Anthem is part of a billion-dollar five-tower development at Metrotown to build 1,850 condos over 450,000 square feet of commercial space, adding such projects would never happen without the impetus of SkyTrain. Falcon also fired a shot across the bow of Surrey’s municipal election contenders, advising them not to be too fixated on their choice of light rail technology. All three main mayoral candidates and slates back the ground-level light rail system championed by retiring Mayor Dianne Watts over an elevated SkyTrain system. Falcon said it’s more important that new transit lines are built than what type they are and that it’s crucial to get a strong business case to secure not just provincial but also federal funding. “Be a little careful not to be too determinative as to what form it should take,” he said. There were strong calls to instead use light rail on both the Canada Line and Evergreen Line, he said, but noted the Canada Line’s success is indisputable with more than 120,000 riders

carried a day. Falcon is best known for pushing through billions of dollars in road and bridge infrastructure projects in B.C., including the new Port Mann Bridge and South Fraser Perimeter Road. He also served as finance minister and health minister before his failed run for the BC Liberal leadership after Premier Gordon Campbell stepped down. Falcon also offered some other advice to cities. He suggested they adopt “core review” principles used by the BC Liberal government early in its mandate to determine what municipal functions could be performed better in other ways, possibly by the private sector. He noted the transportation ministry once had more than 5,000 direct employees, a number that had fallen to 1,200 when he left as minister. He was also critical of long waits of three to five months for permits for even basic commercial renovations. Permitting at city halls shouldn’t just be geared to policing the bad apples of the construction world, Falcon said, urging cities to consider a system that rewards best practices. “Why can’t we think about having a Nexus lane for people who’ve demonstrated that high degree of quality within our communities?” he asked. “Make sure they are getting through quickly so there’s an incentive to do things right.” jnagel@blackpress.ca @jeffnagel

No Massey Tunnel vote continued from page A7

A new six-lane bridge to replace the Massey Tunnel is being designed by the province and will be built with or without a solution to expand transit. Like the Port Mann Bridge, the Massey rebuild never went to a referendum and even

Bateman criticizes the province for promising the new bridge without a business case to properly assess if it’s needed. Another project that’s also expected to go ahead no matter what is TransLink’s replacement of the Pattullo Bridge, even though it is ostensibly listed as a ref-

erendum project in the 10-year vision. Both new bridges are expected to be tolled, which Stone has admitted would force some type of tolling reform. That’s another topic few politicians are talking about.

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rustees elected to school board in school district 43 may find it more difficult than they first assumed to raise a stink about the fact that education funding is being squeezed in their communities. For one thing, trustees typically act as a united front and you don’t see them holding public town halls representing their city, even though that is the way we elect them. there is another issue, though, and that is the disparity in population numbers and schools compared to trustee representation. in coquitlam and Port coquitlam, the tricities’ largest cities, there are nine schools for each trustee. however, those numbers drop in Port moody and anmore/belcarra, where the population is much smaller. in the villages, there are approximately 3,000 people and two schools, represented by a single trustee. and in Port moody there are 33,000 people and two trustees for just 10 schools or five schools each. no one has raised the issue about representation — and usually the more the better — but when trying to rally a perhaps disinterested public, some elected trustees will face greater challenges than others.

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Signs fill up drivers’ lines of sight – and anger voters t AS I SEE IT

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his election might be the death of me. i don’t mean from a professional point of view — while covering elections as a reporter can sometimes be a gruelling chore, it hasn’t necessarily been my area of focus, as there are others here at The Peace Arch News far better equipped for such beats. i mean it might literally kill me. my morning commute is a relatively short one, anywhere from 15 to 20 minutes, to our office in south surrey. much of my travel is done through rural neighbourhoods but even the sparsely populated communities of the lower mainland haven’t been immune to election signs. a lot of them. there’s one particular intersection on my route where i need to make a right-hand turn. Often this is done on a red light. so every morning i and my fellow right-hand-turning motorists roll up to the intersection, come to a brief stop and look to our left for oncoming traffic. When it’s clear, you go. simple, right? in theory, sure, but the task is made ever more difficult — not to mention dangerous — when a massive 10-footwide sign is blocking the view of oncoming traffic. look, politician who shall remain nameless, i enjoy your

smiling mug greeting me every morning as much as the next person but i would much rather get to work in one piece. i have never understood sign saturation as an election strategy. does anyone believe it works? has anyone actually been swayed to vote a certain way simply because of a sign — or 200 — they happened to see on their drive to the polling station? i have my doubts. i’m not necessarily suggesting we do away with them completely. Want to plant a sign every few blocks or in high-traffic areas? Go for it. are you a business-owner or private resident who wants to show support for a particular candidate, with a sign on your own property? i’m fine with that, too. but post 1,000 small signs — each a mere six inches from one another — along a median on the same stretch of road, and that’s where i draw the line. if i saw the first sign, assume that i didn’t pay attention to the 999 identical ones that followed. i know excessive signage has been a campaign practice for decades, maybe longer, but just because that’s the way things have always been done doesn’t mean it shouldn’t change now. adapt or die, as they say.

you know what candidate would win my vote? the one who comes out and says creating a thousand or so election signs is an unnecessary expense, is largely ineffective — not to mention wasteful — and that he or she doesn’t believe in bombarding the community with them, and instead will focus on alternative ways to have their name and message recognized. and it’s not as though there are a lack of alternatives. here are some free ideas, just off the top of my head (you’re welcome): • Start an online campaign through social media. • Advertise in a well-read newspaper (like this one). • Produce a slick-looking website. • Knock on doors and meet with as many people as you can. • Stand outside a mall and hand out campaign fliers. • Have intelligent and thoughtful answers to questions posed during all-candidates meetings. any of those strategies would be more effective than sign-bombing your community. because if the only time i see your name is when it’s printed on a sign that’s coming through my windshield after a crash, i’m probably going to vote for somebody else.

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THE TOPIC: REMEMBRANCE DAY & CANADA’S ROLE IN THE WAR ON TERROR

Time to step up, Canada I

was in Ottawa last week and had the opportunity to visit Canada’s National War Museum to pay tribute to Canada’s latest fallen soldier, Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. Cirillo, as most everybody knows, was the victim of that deadly terrorist attack on Oct. 22 as he guarded the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. I wasn’t the only one there, of course. There were streams of people coming and going, bringing flowers, taking pictures and shedding tears for Cirillo — a father, a son, by all accounts a great person and, now, a Canadian hero. The death of Cirillo — and of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent two days earlier — will give Remembrance Day an extra special meaning for me this year. Their sacrifices have reminded me that peace comes at a cost and sometimes has to be fought for. It reinforced, in my mind, the need to vigilant on our own soil against radicalized Canadians. If we didn’t know before, we should by now: Canada is under threat.

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“Give security officials the powers to stop terrorists and don’t give in to irrational fears about losing our civil liberties.”

ANDY RADIA In recent years, security officials have successfully thwarted a Via Rail terror plot and, in 2009, arrested 17 individuals who were planning to bomb the CN Tower and the Toronto Stock Exchange. We have got to give our security officials the resources and powers to stop these terrorists and not give in to irrational fears about losing our civil liberties. My visit to the War Museum also made me proud to live in a country that is taking part in the air strikes against ISIS over Iraq. The opposition parties — the federal Liberals and New Democrats — would have had us sit on the sidelines and watch our allies do the heavy

lifting against the violent Islamic extremists wreaking havoc in the Middle East. But as Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently said, that’s not what we do. “Throughout our history, that has never been the Canadian way to do only the most easy and praiseworthy of actions and to leave the tough things for others,” Harper said in the House of Commons. Yes, as always, I’ll be grateful for the soldiers who risked and lost their lives in the two world wars, in Korea, in Afghanistan as well. But this year, on Nov. 11, Canada’s fight against terrorism will certainly be on my mind.

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un for your lives! The Jihadists are at the palace gates! Is that the response Canadians are supposed to have to the recent tragic shooting in Ottawa? And you want us to hijack the solemnity of Remembrance Day to ruminate about jihadists in the closet as we remember not just two world wars but various American-led actions in oil-rich foreign lands? Sorry, Andy, but this Remembrance Day, I will, as usual, take time to solemnly remember those who died in two world wars. I’ll wear my poppy and reflect about what those young soldiers endured and about the horrors of war. But I won’t sully Remembrance Day by joining you, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and Peter McKay in looking for terrorists under every rock, and wringing my hands about impending jihad. Make no mistake. I, too, am concerned with what effect the shooting in Ottawa will have on our country. But it’s not the jihadists I’m afraid of, it’s the

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“I won’t sully Remembrance Day by joining PM Stephen Harper in looking for terrorists under every rock.”

JIM NELSON hysterical response of our government, which stands poised to parlay the actions of a lone disturbed individual into a rationale for dismantling our civil liberties. Last summer, my wife and I arrived in Ottawa on a warm fall day. We weren’t on Parliament Hill five minutes when we ran into our MP, Fin Donnelly, strolling down the sidewalk. We had a nice chat and, noticing Olivia Chow walking down toward the main block, we called her over for a conversation and a selfie. No RCMP in sight, no Secret Service, no militia or machine guns. We both came away teary eyed by Canada’s political openness. And nothing has changed.

Canada is still the same, despite jihadist hysteria and the actions of one man who tragically found a focus for his rage and a chance for 15 minutes of fame. In response, Tories now want to spend $1.2 billion on attack drones, ease preventative detention and arrest requirements, introduce national security bills, and expand counter terrorism programmes and electronic surveillance. You may be correct in thinking that on Remembrance Day Canadians should re-double their vigilance. But we needn’t look as far east as you suggest to find those who would harm our Canadian way of life.

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NDP is heavily invested in civic elections Re. “Slamming the slates” (Letters, The Tri-City News, Nov. 5).

JUST 5 VOTES From the cover of a Protect coquitlam election brochure. of becoming the majority on city council and making the other four councillors redundant. Their alliance would be able to pass any motion it chose. Protect Coquitlam has used big-dollar, bigcampaign strategies: Multicoloured mailers to every door, multiple phone calls to targeted lists generated over many elections, and

appearances at events with party members are the main methods to consolidate its vote. Ads in local papers and lawn signs are smallcampaign strategies and not used by the slate. Door knocking is also limited. At all-candidates meetings, they stay on message, praising one another as strong leaders and repeating their brochure talking points.

The Editor, We were an east Vancouver Irish-Canadian family. My dad was a steel worker and we were all left of centre politically. The only way we could achieve higher education was to have outside help and for me, that was the Boys and Girls Clubs of Vancouver. We needed help, we could not do it on our own and so it happens with many candidates for public office. But when I heard that our local NDP MLA and MP were promoting five

people for city council in Coquitlam, I felt compelled to say something. I hope and trust that I am not in the minority when I state my concern. Do you, my neighbours, really want the control of your community in the hands of a developer, a union, a provincial or federal party? I think not. It only takes five votes out of nine on Coquitlam council to have these movers and shakers in control. This does not mean we should support anyone who claims he or she is independent without a careful check. Four years of our future here in this wonderful community should be worth the time to study each candidate and who is providing their support. Brian Robinson, Coquitlam

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The Editor, The Nov. 15 election in Coquitlam is very important because our provincial government has changed the Local Government Act so that the term of office for mayors, councillors and school trustees will now be four years. On one hand, I applaud the cost savings for taxpayers in having fewer elections. On the other hand, if we elect the same mayor and councillors, we will get an even bigger dose of traffic congestion, monster houses and highrises where they are inappropriate, unenforced traffic laws, higher salaries for administrative employees, increased taxes and general lack of respect for long-term residents. The provincial government did not make any changes that will limit election spending or sources of donations for municipal elections. Donations are unlimited and don’t even have to come from individuals or corporations that call this country home, never mind this city. Our daily lives are impacted more by those we elect at the local level than at any other level. I’m all for increasing voter turnout and effecting a wholesale change in leadership this time around. What’s the worst that could happen? Ken Holowanky, Coquitlam

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The Editor, Nov. 15 will be a big day for the local New Democratic Party. The NDP has invested heavily in Coquitlam and Port Moody to help rebuild its brand after the 2013 provincial loss and the uncertain landscape of the federal stage. Protect Coquitlam was formed and introduced to Coquitlam by NDP MLA Selina Robinson and NDP MP Fin Donnelly. There are literally thousands of social media posts showing the seven smiling partners at events, culminating in their joint door-knocking party on Nov. 1. In Port Moody, NDP veterans Zoe and Gaetan Royer lead an undeclared slate that received an expensive gift from MP Donnelly in the form of a glossy multipage mailer touting them as his choices for mayor and council. MP Donnelly has good reason to make his presence known in Port Moody. He will lose the certain NDP votes of New Westminster in the 2016 federal election and inherit more conservative Port Moody. MLA Robinson, meanwhile, came within a whisker of losing what was thought to be a safe NDP seat in the 2013 election. She must consolidate her base and try to attract a large share of the new residents in her riding. Both loaned their names and time to Protect Coquitlam (CCA) but also had an opportunity to accumulate names of potential voters for the upcoming elections they will fight. In return, Protect Coquitlam no doubt is receiving the full benefit of NDP voter lists, volunteer lists and sources of campaign funds. Members of Protect Coquitlam will owe a great deal to the NDP if they are elected. This is especially true for Jack Trumley, who ran for council six years ago and came last; Shobha Nair; who is virtually unknown; and Bonita Zarrillo, who already rode NDP/labour endorsements to a byelection win last year despite having lived in Coquitlam for only two years. Running as individuals, they would have had a tough time. Chris Wilson, an NDP candidate in 2013, and Neal Nicholson do not hide their affiliations with the party. And now, Protect Coquitlam is on the verge

Voters in both cities, especially traditional NDP voters, would have to decide that slates, and specifically NDP slates, declared or implied, are not good for municipal government in such numbers as to overcome the party’s influence. That is a tall order. Carl Trepanier, Coquitlam

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Metro Vancouver residents are recycling laggards when it comes to taking back their empty bottles and other deposit containers. And those in Surrey and Vancouver appear to be the worst of all. So says Encorp Pacific, the non-profit agency that oversees the Return-It network of depots on behalf of member companies. The system has an overall beverage container recycling rate of 80.1% across B.C., a number that has improved from 72% in 2006. But Metro Vancouver is significantly worse than other regions at about 74%, according to Encorp CEO Scott Fraser. “Surrey and Vancouver are our two biggest challenges in terms of lower recovery rates and the largest numbers of unrecovered containers,” Fraser said. Encorp says recovery rates are also low in the North Shore, Tri-Cities and Abbotsford, but relatively high in Langley, New Westminster, Maple Ridge and Delta. An estimated 155 million beverage containers sold in Metro Vancouver each year never make their way back to depots, despite the offer of deposit refunds. About half the containers that end up unrecycled in landfills are dropped in outdoor garbage containers or come from businesses, institutions or industry, while roughly a quarter each

They come back at much higher recovery rates — more than 92% — under a separate system jointly run by major breweries. Encorp’s Fraser said the disparity in return rates between the two systems is because liquor consumers are accustomed to returning empties when they go to buy more beer or wine. 11:48 AM

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While B.C. has a beverage container recycling rate of 80.1%, residents of some cities are better at recycling than others. It’s estimated millions of containers are not recycled. come from single family and multi-family residential. The business/commercial sector has a container recycling rate of only 58% in Metro, dragging down the region’s overall performance. More cages for deposit containers on the sides of outdoor garbage bins could help binners retrieve and recycle them, Fraser said. “We really would like to see recycling containers next to every street garbage bin,” Fraser said. “A harried family with three kids with juice containers walking down the street wants to put them in the first thing they see. And if it’s a garbage can we lose those containers.” Encorp has begun offering free binner-friendly container recycling receptacles to municipalities that promise to service and clean them. They’re designed for areas with high pedestrian traffic. Fraser said deposits are never paid out on many containers that are put in the blue box curbside recycling system — now overseen by Multi-Material BC — because they’re often

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• Taking an average of just three Councillors and not five Councillors increased the wages. The School District 43 trustee indemnity is based on the salaries of just three cities (Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, and Coquitlam), and doesn’t factor in Anmore and Belcarra, whose village councillors are paid much less.

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SAFE STREETS

Did you see a PoMo cops host session both kids & pedestrian hit? parents can attend continued from front page

To that end, the Port Moody Police Department, Port Moody Library and Communities Embracing Restorative Action (CERA) are teaming up to host a free presentation on youth and social media by well-known expert Jesse Miller. Const. Luke van Winkel said the event is part of the department’s new strategic plan, which calls for increased outreach to the community. “We recognize that with social media, there are issues surrounding youth, it’s a problem,” van Winkel said. “Whether it’s in the schools, ourselves as officers, restorative justice, we’re constantly dealing with kids’ and teens’ inappropriate actions online or the fallout from social media use.” The presentation is aimed at parents of elementary and middle school-aged children but it’s open to everyone, and children and youth are welcome to attend. Miller said his presenta-

tion will focus on social media trends as well as how kids and teens are engaging online, what parents need to be aware of and what kind of dialogue they should be having with their children around technology. “We’re trying to raise children in a mobile, connected culture,” Miller said. “They’re very much immersed in technology and it allows us sometimes to use it as a pacifier, as a safety tool, for communication and sometimes for their own entertainment. “But what does it mean to pass a telephone to a kid at the primary level as opposed to the secondary level?” Miller said parents’ concerns range from those who want to know how to start a conversation with their kids about their social media usage and to those who are reacting to an event that’s being discussed in the media or an incident in their child’s school, such as sharing inappropriate images or online bullying. Other times, parents are looking to improve their own social

media literacy so they can better understand what their kids are dealing with on a daily basis. “If you take away all the technology, parents can put themselves in the shoes of their 16-year-old. But when you apply the mediated world to it, parents have no idea what it’s like to grow up in a world where kids are having conversations in school, but they’re also talking on social media, or it’s chronic texting. “This isn’t designed to make them an expert but it will give them the tools to start a dialogue.” Said Van Winkel: “I’ve heard Mr. Miller speak a half-dozen times and I’m always impressed about what he has to say and the amount people have to gain from him.”

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Witnesses are needed for a collision involving a pedestrian Monday evening in Coquitlam. Police were called to Lansdowne Drive and Eagleridge Drive shortly after 5:30 p.m. Investigators believe a 73-year-old woman was crossing Lansdowne in the crosswalk when she was hit by a white Buick Century that was headed south on Lansdowne. She suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries and was taken to hospital. The driver stayed at the scene and co-operated with police. Speed and alcohol do not appear to be contributing factors but the dark, rainy weather likely played a part, according to police. Anyone who saw what happened is asked to call Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2014-31613. spayne@tricitynews.com @spayneTC

MOUNTIES ISSUE TIX & WARNINGS

With the return of dark, rainy weather, Coquitlam RCMP is reminding pedestrians, cyclists and drivers to stay safe on the road. Mounties were at Westwood Street and Lougheed Highway Wednesday afternoon for intersection violations enforcement and, in an hour, issued 11 tickets — at $167 a pop — for failing to stop at a red light. The tickets were issued to drivers who did not come to a complete stop before turning right on a red light, which increases the risk of pedestrian-involved collisions, particularly if someone is about to cross or is already crossing the street. Officers, volunteers and ICBC representatives were also out in the afternoon at the Coquitlam bus loop and West Coast Express station handing out free reflectors to pedestrians to help them be more visible in the dark.

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ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM

PoCo’s Gillespie given prestigious eco. award A longtime environmental activist and conservationist from Port Coquitlam was awarded the Eugene Rogers Environment Award by Wilderness Committee national director Joe Foy last Saturday. The award recognizes Don Gillespie’s years of volunteer labour to preserve endangered wilderness areas in southwest B.C. Over the years, Gillespie has put in numerous hours with the Burke Mountain Naturalists and the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society cleaning out bird boxes, removing invasive species and other important advocacy work. As well, he has built trails and encouraged greater public awareness for the need for maintaining parks and open spaces, such as Pinecone Burke Provincial Park and Colony Farm Regional Park. “Don Gillespie is a wonderful example of how effective volunteer work can be at protecting nature and leaving a legacy to future generations,” Foy said in a press release. Since 1992, the Eugene Rogers Award has been presented to individuals recognized by the Wilderness Committee for their exceptional contributions to environmental protection in British Columbia. The award

COQ. MOVing On ARTS PLAn

The creation of a strategic plan that will focus on co-ordinating arts, culture and heritage in Coquitlam is underway at city hall. The document is expected to be completed in late 2015 or early 2016 and will outline a vision and identify assets that are important to the municipality, according to the terms of reference. A consultant is being hired to prepare

the report, after the city budgeted $100,000 for the planning process in the 2014 capital plan. “Coquitlam has a complex and developing cultural context that needs further support and coordination in order to distinguish itself as a vibrant and diverse community,” said a staff report. The project scope will include the formation of

a leadership framework to co-ordinate the various arts and culture groups in the community, the report added. It will also make recommendations on how municipal resources should be allocated for arts, culture and heritage programs. The plan is being developed in conjunction with the city’s Parks, Recreation and Culture Master Plan. @GMcKennaTC

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Don and Norma Gillespie sit in Finnie’s Garden on the Riverview Hospital grounds, where the couple is often found cleaning up the area for public viewing. is granted once a year at the Wilderness Committee’s annual general meeting, along with a $1,000 prize. Previously, Elaine Golds, a Port Moody environmental activist and The Tri-City News’ Green Scene columnist (see page A21) won the award. Gillespie began his volunteer trail building on Burke Mountain three decades ago. He spent many days on Burke brushing out old logging trails and discovering new vantage points where people could enjoy the stunning views. Many of the

area’s most popular trails — such as the Woodland Walk and the Coquitlam Lake View Trail — are trails he created. In 1993, Gillespie helped blaze a hiking route from the Widgeon Valley through the DeBeck, Bull and Boise Creek valleys north of Pitt Meadows. This entire 38,000-hectare region was eventually preserved as the Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, co-managed by BC Parks and the Katzie First Nation. This park is currently going through a public planning process.

In 1995, Gillespie joined a crew of Wilderness Committee volunteer trail builders to clear a trail through the Elaho Valley, north of Squamish. This area was eventually protected as a provincial conservancy, co-managed by BC Parks and the Squamish Nation. “These days, Don is involved in many naturesaving projects,” said Foy. “We are very happy he has taken the time out of his busy volunteer schedule to receive this award today.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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our candidates are running for election for a single school trustee spot representing the villages of Anmore and Belcarra. The following are candidates’ responses to the following questions: • Incumbents: With School District 43’s recent difficulties, which resulted in $13.4 million in cost cutting, and a forensic audit noting lack of control and monitoring resulted in a deficit in 20112/13, why should anyone vote for you, an incumbent who was on the board when it happened? • Non-incumbents: If you are elected, what issue would you bring to the board’s attention? • All: What is your reason for running for school trustee? And: Do you think there is enough transparency about what goes on in the school district? If not, how would you change it?

HOLLY BUTTERFIELD (incumbent) • Former banker, retired, lives in Anmore • Expertise to offer board: knowledge of the education system • Endorsement: none • The deficit: “The current board members did everything they could once they were made aware of it. My background is finance and is part of where my outrage came in, because I come from banking, the checks and balances are in banking, I didn’t realize, and none of us realized it was happening… I don’t think any of the people running could say they’d have done any better.” • Why run: “It gives me purpose and I believe I do a good job, and that is what I’m being told by my community.” • Transparency: “It is as transparent as it can be. You can’t talk about personnel matters and land matters, because they’re legal. I would like to be more open. I am the one always saying, ‘Does this meet in camera rules?’ Other people have different philosophies on that and that’s why I’m pushing on that.”

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• Self-employed shop owner, lives in Belcarra • Expertise to offer board: advocacy • Endorsement: CUPE • Why run: “The [public school] teachers’ dispute… started me thinking about what is happening with my children’s education and the future of education… [Once I started] following what is happening and now the massive deficit, and we’re paying $2.5 million for the next five years,

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I can just talk and complain about these issues or I can do something about it.” • What issue: “One of the big things for my area, I see lots of parents asking me about buses. [And] if they had allocated resources better, would these buses have been cut? Because of the massive deficit, that’s why we are cutting these things and these support workers. My big thing is preventative measures.” • Transparency: “There was a forensic audit that was performed and I think we should have monthly financial monthly reports that will be in our minutes and that will allow parents to see where the money is and where the money is spent.”

GWEN CHUTE

• Retired teacher, lives in Belcarra • Expertise to offer board: knowledge of the education system • Endorsement: none. • Why run: “I really want to raise awareness amongst all the electorate about the challenges and the benefits of a top-quality education system so we can garner more support to have funded it, at last, adequately. I really want to see higher profile communications and understanding about the education system for everybody.” • What issue: “Any challenge you’ve got, education is the answer — we need more people to understand that. Everybody is so involved with just maintaining the status

quo and trying to keep a balance, we haven’t really reached out [to say] this is what’s possible this is what should be happening.”

KERRI PALMER ISAAK

• Councillor, village of Anmore, lives in Port Moody • Expertise to offer board: communication skills • Endorsement: none • Why run: “I have a good foundation of municipal work and I have two children in the system, so I have good insight in public office plus insight into the challenges of students and teachers.” • What issue: “I would really like to see more collaboration between the cities and the board. I feel there’s a huge overlap, with parks, and traffic… I think they [trustees] should be working for the community they serve on collaborative projects.” • Transparency: “I think there is some transparency to a degree but I don’t think there’s a level of public engagement that is required. There may be information but if you’re not engaged and involved, it’s irrelevant. I don’t think there’s transparency, I think budget meetings are open to the public. But I think you need engagement but not after you’re presenting the budget — it needs to come before.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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ANMORE COUNCIL CANDIDATES (i = incumbent) MaYOral CaNdIdaTes heaTher aNdersON (i)

1) Why are you running? “I am running for re-election as Anmore’s mayor because I want to ensure that growth in our village balances the environmental qualities our residents value with our financial resources.” 2) What are your top three campaign issues? “Moving forward with any recommendations that come from the water modelling plan, which will be completed in early 2015; establishing an architectural and financial plan for the building of a new village hall with community space; and updating our zoning, building and works and services bylaws so they are consistent with our newly adopted official community plan.” 3) How do you see the village evolving over the next four years? “I envision moderate growth, which is consistent with the current approach to development, however with some different options for steep slope and environmentally sensitive lands, but still adhering to the goals of our OCP.”

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1) “I want to help Anmore stay semirural while allowing for light density. No high density in Anmore. No townhouses or apartments.” 2) “Fiscal sustainability; protect the environment and green space; and sustainable development and planning.” 3) “Slow growth with low-density development and building a new village hall.”

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1) “I am running for council because I believe council needs a strong voice, and NO phOTO someone with experience in construction sUpplIed to keep them focused on their primary responsibilities like maintenance, safe roads, drainage and holding consultants and engineers accountable.” 2) “Keeping Anmore semi–rural and smarter growth, only once we have a strong infrastructure and financial plan.” 3) “The municipal government should evolve to be more open and accountable.”

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1) “So I can continue to be a voice for residents and help bring forward more defined plans and guidelines that will ensure Anmore retains its semi-rural feel while... embracing strong tree retention.” 2) “Following and executing key parts of the financial sustainability plan; ensuring the policies we enact reflect the evolution of Anmore while still maintaining our semi-rural feel and embracing strong tree retention; revamping the zoning bylaws (as a property and land use expert I can offer great insight into ensuring our policies reflect the values of Anmore residents).” 3) “I hope to see the village work toward financial sustainability as well as increasing our trail network while emphasizing continuity — all while keeping Anmore as the crown jewel of the Lower Mainland.”

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1) “Putting the community first, I have the experience, knowledge and commitment to work with council to develop strategies and action plans for issues listed below.” 2) “Ensure financial sustainability,

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1) “I believe if you want your input and ideas to be considered you need to participate. I have strong leadership skills in team and consensus building.” 2) “Financial sustainability; development and growth (appropriate development in Anmore is crucial to solving our financial challenges and maintaining the unique character of Anmore); zoning bylaw update.” 3) “We need change. We need to get our financial house in order. We need to address zoning and alternative housing options for our long time residents and we need to allow prudent development that does not burden the village with infrastructure costs we can’t afford.”

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1) “Anmore needs an experienced, balanced voice on council. As a councillor for the last two years and a resident of Anmore for 15 years, I understand the issues and challenges facing our unique community.” 2) “Anmore is facing the challenges of becoming financially sustainable, of providing more affordable, agefriendly and environmentally sustainable housing choices, and of engaging our community through better communication and education.” 3) “We need to work to retain the village’s semi-rural atmosphere, with one-acre lots remaining the standard form of development, and the potential for smaller, clustered forms of development in steep-slope and environmentally sensitive areas.”

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1) “I am running because I wish to live in Anmore for the rest of my days and as such I would like to help ensure it is a sustainable community, through the application of sound financial governance and business principles while respecting and protecting its unique semi-rural setting that we all love.” 2) “Prioritizing fiscal planning for infrastructure maintenance to ensure such things as safe water and serviceable roads for everyone into the future; finding creative sources of revenue without simply placing all the burden on the taxpayers shoulders; increasing our tax base through carefully planned community development.” 3) “I believe the village needs to and will grow in terms of population. I think as a result we will see more CDs developed than single acres and I think we will have to find ways of accommodating the demand in harmony with our natural setting and not in competition with it.”

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1) “I am passionate about the village of Anmore and its future and want to be part of shaping its growth.” 2) “Financial sustainability, given the backlog of public works projects that need attention (including the water system); maintaining the semi-rural character of Anmore as we develop; moving forward on the recently completed parks master plan.” 3) “Increased trails and more protected green space, better planned residential subdivisions, particularly on steep slopes and a plan for the Ioco lands that would not leave the village with unsustainable legacy costs in the form of expensive infrastructure.” jwarren@tricitynews.com • @jwarrenTC

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THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: Nov. 7 – Nov. 9

Photographers showcase their digital prowess in Photomotion SARAH PAYNE THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Beat the ho-hum weather with a burst of creativity — check out an art opening, help raise some money, maybe even pick up a Christmas gift — and soak up art, not rain.

Friday, Nov. 7 YEEHAW

Git yer boots on for the Coquitlam Foundation’s Kickin’ it Country fundraiser from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Centennial Pavilion (620 Poirier St.). There will be live music, DJ-led line-dancing and a live and silent auction. Tickets are $50, available at 604-468-9598 or info@coquitlamfoundation. com.

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Catch the Coquitlam Express in action tonight at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St.) when they take on the Surrey Eagles. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.

ART SHOW

The Port Moody Art Association celebrates its 47th annual exhibition and sale at the PoMo recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.) this weekend. Doors open at 7:30 tonight and the show continues Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Up for grabs will be hundreds of original paintings, both framed and unframed, as well as art cards.

Saturday, Nov. 8 ADVANCE VOTING

As residents of the Tri-Cities raising families, going to work, driving or cycling on the roads, shopping at local businesses, using recreation facilities and, above all, paying taxes, it is our duty to be informed and mark an “x” beside the people’s names we want to represent our interests for the next four years. Advance voting is on today in Coquitlam at the Dogwood Pavilion (624 Poirier St.) and in PoMo at the Galleria (100 Newport Dr.) from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Every vote counts.

FINE PHOTOS

It’s Photomotion time, folks, so head to the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., PoMo) for the Pacific Digital Photography Club’s 11th annual show. There are two (three-hour) shows, at 2 and 7 p.m., with each one showcasing 22 digital slide sound shows created by talented PDPC photographers. This year’s special guest speaker is famed Reuters News Agency shooter Andy Clark. There will also be refreshments and $3,000 in door prizes up for grabs. Tickets are $15, available at www.pdpc.ca., 604-929-7860 or eredpath@telus.net.

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The Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) hosts an opening reception for Ern McSavaney’s exhibit, featuring paintings and audio works

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Sandra McMartin’s photos will be part of the Pacific Digital Photography Club’s 11th annual Photomotion show happening Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Port Moody Inlet Theatre. The event will feature 22 digital slide sound shows, as well as a talk by Reuters News Agency photographer Andy Clark. that show the meeting of highway corridors and nature’s organic forms. The reception runs from 2 to 5 p.m. Visit www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca for more information.

ISLAND ART

Artist Gay Mitchell kicks off her exhibit at the Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St., PoMo) with an opening reception from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mitchell will be in attendance to talk about her series of works depicting island landscapes; the show is at the Bistro until Dec. 7.

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Ever wanted to catch New York’s original one-ring circus without actually flying to the big city? Today is your chance, when Big Apple Circus comes to Coquitlam’s SilverCity big screen with their brand new show, Metamorphosis. Audiences of all ages can experience the flying trapeze, the rolla-bolla and the dynamic Diablo, not to mention the freaky flexibility of the contortionists. There will be clowns, camels, pooches and more (all animal-friendly acts) at the 9:30 a.m. show. Admission is $14.95/$12.95/$12.95.

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The Port Moody Station Museum (2734 Murray St.) presents its Remembrance Day ceremony from noon to 3 p.m. The event will focus on peace and remembrance, with a chance to write postcards and take part in games and activities. Admission is by donation to the PoMo Heritage Society.

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It’s open season for the Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble, which kicks off its first concert with pieces from Canada’s classical music repertoire. The group will perform several works including the world premiere of The Tribe Part 1, a 21-minute piece written by PSWE conductor and saxophonist David Branter and inspired by people in his life. The 2 p.m. show is at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Tickets are $20/$15/$12, at 604-927-6555 or www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

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Libraries boast fun for tiny tots, HOPE HOLIDAYS film buffs & would-be novelists BOOKS PLUS Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

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• Early Bird Tiny Tots: Drop your older children at school and join librarians for Early Bird Tiny Tots at Coquitlam Public Library. The Poirier branch is offering a tiny tots program for children aged three through Dec. 8 from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Join them for songs, rhymes, bounces and stories with your little ones. No registration is required for this free program — just drop in. For more information, call 604-937-4142. • After-school Family Storytime: Are you taking your older child to the library to study after school? Bring your younger ones along to enjoy stories, finger plays and rhymes on Thursdays through Dec. 4, 4 to 4:30 p.m., at the City Centre branch. For more information about any of these programs, visit www.library. coquitlam.bc.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.

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Hershey Kisses to anyone who shows off their real or their fake ’stache at the library information desk. Kids can drop into our regular preschool programs for moustache fun this week. • Tech Café: Sit down with one a teen volunteer for free one-on-one help with your basic computer questions. Drop in to the ParkLane Room on Fridays through Nov. 28 between 4:30 and 6 p.m. for help with a variety of technology basics such as email, smartphones, texting, Microsoft Office and more. For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca

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• World films: Visit Terry Fox Library for an entertaining night of world cinema. Librarians will be playing an outstanding award-winning film, so bring your friends and sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. On Nov. 10, the film is The Red Violin, from the United Kingdom (1998) and directed by Francois Girad. This film centres on a red violin created in 1681 by Cremonese master violin

maker Nicolo Bussotti for the forthcoming birth of his child. The film tells the subsequent fate of the violin in episodes, linked together by a fortune telling, read by the servant woman Cesca, for Nicolo’s pregnant wife, Anna. Instead of predicting the future of Anna, the tarot cards reveal the future of the violin. Everyone is welcome to view this film from 6 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.fvrl.bc.ca or the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604-927-7999.

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ate activities within a given park. For a large park such as Pinecone Burke, management zones are typically created as not all permitted activities may be appropriate throughout the entire park. For example, with regard to Pinecone Burke, it would make sense to create a special management zone on Burke Mountain as this area receives the most use. When the Burke Mountain Naturalists were campaigning to create the park in the early 1990s, volunteers brushed out old logging roads and created a network of trails on

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most easily done by canoe from Grant Narrows in Pitt Meadows. At the upper end of Widgeon Creek, a trail once led people on a short hike to the lower falls. But this trail, which had stairways and railings, has fallen into disrepair and has been closed. Hikers must now follow an old logging road that, although it bypasses scenic views of the canyon on Widgeon Creek, still leads people to the spectacular lower falls. A much more arduous trail that leads to Widgeon Lake is now overgrown and presents a challenge even for experienced hikers. Hopefully, restoration of these trails will be one of the goals of the new management plan. Regardless of current funding levels for BC Parks, the upcoming planning process presents a longawaited opportunity for community members to come together and help develop a visionary plan for Pinecone Burke Park. I hope that all those who know the area and wish to protect its values will participate in this exercise.

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Two corrections officers at the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam received exemplary service awards from the provincial government this week. Brad Rankin and Janet Ross were presented with medals for 20 years of service by Lt. Gov. Judith Guichon at Government House. The event was also attended by Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton.

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Coquitlam students Eric An and Jeffery Gao won the title of “best overall” at a special entrepreneurship- and innovation-focused event held by SHAD in Waterloo, Ont. Two teams of high school students who took part in the non-profit group’s 2014 summer programs at Dalhousie University and the University of New Brunswick campuses, tied to win the national SHAD Cup in this year’s entrepreneurship contest. Teams were challenged with the theme of “Living Large with a Small Footprint,” testing students’ ability to apply scientific principles in solving a real-life problem that impacts society.

Jodie McNeice earned a Minister of Justice Community Safety and Crime Prevention Award for her leadership in community safety and crime prevention. The accolade came during B.C.’s Crime Prevention Week, Nov. 1 to 7. “Jodie McNeice has been an avid crime prevention and community safety practitioner in our community,” CoquitlamBurke Mountain MLA Doug Horne said in a news release. “Her dedication to projects like the antibullying campaign ‘I Am Someone’ will serve so many, and I am sure her efforts will inspire others across our province.”

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TRI-CITY SUPPORT GROUPS cohol, drug, and gambling addictions meets at 7:15 p.m. every Monday Coquitlam Presbyterian Church, 948 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-939-6136 or www.hiscpc.org. • Coquitlam Support Group: Change, Crisis to Creativity meets Thursday evenings. Group meets twice a month to support one another through major changes, including unemployment, family crisis, death, illness, separation/divorce, empty nest, retirement, etc., and working towards positive, creative lifestyle. Info: Mara, 604-931-7070. • Fibromyalgia support group meets every fourth Thursday of each month at Dogwood Pavilion, 1 to 3 p.m., except December. Info: Joan, 604-944-2506. • Dogwood White Cane Club meets every Thursday from September to June, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion. Those who are legally blind (registered with the CNIB) are welcome. • CancerConnection peer volunteers offer one-to-one information and emotional support to people living with cancer. Info: 1-888-939-3333. • Tri-Cities Caregiver Network gives caregivers a safe place to express and deal with their emotions and concerns. Group discussions, speakers and films are part of the program. Meet every 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon. • DivorceCare is a special weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Coquitlam Alliance church, corner of Mariner and Spuraway, Coquitlam. Seminar sessions include “Facing my Anger,” “Facing my Loneliness,” “Depression,” “Forgiveness” and “New Relationships.” Info: 604464-6744.

This year alone, 26,500 Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. One in seven men in British Columbia will develop the disease and 4000 men across the country will die from it. The Prostate Cancer Foundation of British Columbia is coming to Coquitlam’s Dogwood Pavilion next Friday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. to help people learn more about this disease.

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TestFest puts green machines and gas-guzzlers through their paces wider, the all-new seventh-generation You gotta love a competition that pits Volkswagen Golf is my pick. It’s an a small, zero emissions 74-horsepower even more refined hatchback and I loved (Smart Car) electric vehicle against a its new base turbocharged 1.8-litre 707-horsepower, tire-smoking (Dodge engine. Challenger Hellcat) muscle car. That’s Price (base/as tested): what’s on the cards if both vehicles win $19,995/$24,295 their categories in this edition of the Acceleration 0 to 100 km/hour: Canadian Car of the Year Competition. 8.4 seconds This was the second year in a row that Same-day, backBraking 100 to 0 Km/hour: 41.4 metres TestFest was held in Niagara Falls, OnFuel economy (city/highway): 9.3/6.5 tario, and once again, the Niagara Parks to-back vehicle L/100 km Commission, at the Legends on the Nicategory assessments agara Golf Course, hosted it. No golfing Family Car - Over $30,000: for Automobile Journalists Association of are performed, Hyundai Sonata, Subaru WRX & Canada (AJAC) members, who converged using both specially Toyota Camry Hybrid. Bob’s Pick: on the place in droves, but lots of oppor- prepared evaluation The ultra reliable Toyota Camry Hytunities to fill out score cards on the fifty brid is a great value package. Nearly ev2015 model year vehicle entries arranged courses and on public ery exterior surface has been redesigned roads…during the six and the interior has been upgraded. It into fifteen categories. Same-day, back-to-back vehicle category day TestFest event. now comes with 10 standard air bags assessments were performed, using both and a clever new feature allows it to Bob McHugh specially prepared evaluation courses recharge a smart phone wirelessly. and on public roads by the invited Price (base/as tested): journalists during the six day TestFest event. So, until $28,410/$34,500 the official category winners are announced December Acceleration 0 to 100 km/hour: 8.0 seconds 2, here are my picks in seven categories, in which I Braking 100 to 0 Km/hour: 43.9 metres evaluated all the entries: Fuel economy (city/highway): 5.7/6.1 L/100 km

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City Car: Kia Soul EV & Smart ForTwo Electric Drive. Bob’s Pick: Both entries are small electric vehicles and they’re close in terms of performance, but the Kia Soul EV is my choice. It seats five (instead of two), has more cargo space and rides nicer, making it a more practical everyday car. Price (base/as tested): $34,995/$34,995 Acceleration 0 to 100 km/hour: 10.5 seconds Braking 100 to 0 Km/hour: 43.4 metres Fuel economy (city/highway): 2.0/2.6 Le/100 km Small Car - Over $21,000: Mini Cooper, Kia Forte5 & Volkswagen Golf. Bob’s Pick: The winner of this category should be a strong contender for the overall car of the year title. Lower, longer and

Luxury Car - Over $50,000: Acura RLX Hybrid, Cadillac ATS Coupe, Hyundai Genesis & Kia K900. Bob’s Pick: My clear winner here is the Acura RLX Hybrid, a large all-wheel drive luxury sedan that’s fun to drive, yet very easy on fuel. It uses a 3-motor hybrid powertrain with a front electric motor & twin rear motors. The drivetrain also includes a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. Price (base/as tested): $49,990/$69,990 Acceleration 0 to 100 km/hour: 6.0 seconds Braking 100 to 0 Km/hour: 44.3 metres Fuel economy (city/highway): 8.0/7.5 L/100 km Sports Performance - Over $50,000: Dodge Challenger, Ford Mustang GT & Volvo

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V60 Polestar. Bob’s Pick: Priced well below the other two entries in this category, the new Ford Mustang GT provides excellent bang for the buck and looks awesome. Price (base/as tested): $42,499/$51,899 Acceleration 0 to 100 km/hour: 6.2 seconds Braking 100 to 0 Km/hour: 39.5 metres Fuel economy (city/highway): 15.2/9.3 L/100 km SUV/CUV - $35,000 to $60,000: Chevrolet Tahoe, Lincoln MKC, Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 & Toyota Highlander. Bob’s Pick: Big can be beautiful, as Chevrolet Tahoe has evolved into a more drive-able vehicle that offers a supremely comfortable ride, can pull a (3863 kg) mountain and the new EcoTec 5.3 litre V8 engine provides decent fuel economy, especially on the highway. Price (base/as tested): $57,245/$59,460 Acceleration 0 to 100 km/hour: 8.0 seconds Braking 100 to 0 Km/hour: 42.1 metres Fuel economy (city/highway): 14.9/10.1 L/100 km SUV/CUV - Over $60,000: GMC Yukon XL, Mercedes-Benz GLA AMG & Porsche Macan. Bob’s Pick: A performance utility vehicle that actually can go off-road, the Porsche Macan came with an optional (height adjustable & self levelling) air suspension. On a paved road…it’s a Porsche! Price (base/as tested): $54,300/$64,030 Acceleration 0 to 100 km/hour: 5.2 seconds Braking 100 to 0 Km/hour: 38.1 metres Fuel economy (city/highway): 13.7/10.3 L/100 km

Question of the Week Lauren Kramer’s column this week makes a compelling argument for the new distracted driving fines. Has the government gone too far?

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Safety Tip: Speed-related crashes increase significantly from October to December in B.C. Speed limits are set for ideal conditions only. When roads are wet, icy or snowy, leave more following distance, slow down, and give yourself more time to get where you’re going.

There’s a lot more information about Canadian Car of the Year, this year’s TestFest event and all the entries available online at the AJAC web site (www.ajac.ca). bob.mchugh@drivewaybc.ca Read about Alexandra Straub’s experience at TestFest at drivewaycanada.ca

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and the Suburban is the longer wheelbase model, with much more cargo space behind the third row of seats. Some might find the new design direction from GM to be a bit too slab-sided, with squarer edges and boxy shapes but I prefer the modern take on the classic design. The Tahoe sits very high off the ground so the power side step is a wonderful addition along with a power tailgate and backup camera. How did we ever live without these amenities before? The biggest change is the front lighting package GM has used on this Chevrolet. LED daytime running lights make a statement and the monster grille with the big Chevrolet bowtie looks rough and ready. Inside: One of the biggest changes in the full-size

pickup trucks is the level of refinement and ride quality and this has migrated into this Tahoe, the cabin is quiet and refined. This is done through a number of advancements; one of the biggest is the way the doors wrap into the roof to help shut out road and wind noise. The next big advantage is the attention to detail in the front cabin. There is a big screen, front and centre, with easy to use and access rotary dials and switches. There are USB plugs along with regular power outlets just under the radio and more USB plugs inside the glove box and yet another behind the radio screen that slides up and away to reveal a hidden compartment. The back seats have an available flip and fold feature that automatically lowers or raises the second and third row of seats. What is surprising is the lack of cargo space behind the third row when it is in use, the bigger Suburban might be the way to go for really large families. Drive: The two-wheel

The Lowdown Power: 5.3L V8 with 355hp Fill-up: 14.9L/10.1L/100km (city/highway) Sticker price: $51,900$71,150 drive Tahoe is the value leader in the GM line of full-size trucks, starting at $51,900-- the GMC comes with a $2000 premium over the Chevy. Yes, this is an expensive vehicle but keep in mind that towing is a big reason why people purchase such big trucks. With a towing capacity of 3856kg (8500 lbs.) in two-wheel drive trim and 3765 (8300 lbs.) with four wheel drive, the Tahoe is up to the task of towing most pleasure boats and family campers with ease. The Tahoe uses the same 355hp 5.3L V8 engine found in the full-size pickup trucks. It uses direct injection technology and has the ability to switch off half of the cylinders to help save fuel.

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SELL YOUR HOME FOR When you hire John and Dave to represent you in the sale of your home, you can be confident knowing the job will be handled skillfully and professionally by two of the top selling REALTORS® in all of Greater Vancouver. Both John and Dave were ranked within the top 100 REALTORS® by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver in 2013 - out of several thousand REALTORS®. With a combined 27 years experience and, nearing 1000 combined career sales, John and Dave have the experience that is your key to achieving the best possible results in today’s real estate market. Our success is not an accident. Put our experience to work for you!

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8337 Shimek, Mission

CUSTOM-BUILT BEAUTY in quiet Hatzic Bench CUL-DE-SAC. This is your dream home! With over 3800 sqft, 6 bdrms, 3 bath + den + rec room PLUS room for the IN-LAWS! Features VAULTED CEILING, GLEAMING MAPLE HARDWOOD, GRANITE, STAINLESS appliances - even SOUNDPROOFING between upper and lower floors!

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HOT NEW LISTING!

359,900

HOUSE & WORKSHOP! 11260 207th St., Maple Ridge

AMAZING VALUE- MUST BE SOLD IN 30 DAYS. Recent offer collapsed and price just dropped another $10k. Rancher w/ basement & suite potential on 147’ deep West side lot. detached shop w/ 220 power off back lane. Tons of parking! Oak floors, 8 yrs old roof.

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176,900

DESIRABLE CUL-DE-SAC! 23899 113 Ave, Maple Ridge

It’s what you’ve been looking for! Big basement entry w/ 2 bed suite and awesome family friendly cul de sac location. Super layout in need of new carpets & very minor TLC- but priced really well! NEW LISTING shouldn’t last.

279,000

GOLF COURSE VIEWS!

#202 19677 Meadow Gardens Way

Luxury living with an incredible view. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 1053 sqft on quiet side of the building overlooking the golf course! This is no ordinary condo: real hardwood floors, large kitchen w/ granite counters & a huge island, Stainless appliances, maple cabinets, Samsung washer & dryer, crown moulding..everything in 1 package!

RIVER VIEWS!

#311 33599 2nd Ave., Mission

Wonderful, top floor, BRIGHT, SOUTH-facing, 2 bdrm, 2 bath unit in super-secure and centrally located Stave Lake Landing with views of the Fraser River! 10’ ceilings, open layout, big kitchen, laminate flooring, partially covered deck great for the BBQ. One of the nicest units around! A MUST SEE!

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NEW PRICE

419,900

TOO NEW FOR MLS # 21404 123 Ave, Maple Ridge

FANTASTIC basement entry w/ remodelled main floor & easy suite potential. Big lot w/ drive thru access to fenced & treed back yard w/ 300 sqft deck. Privacy & SUPERB LOCATION! Be quick!

382,900

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12077 - 240 St., Maple Ridge

NEW LISTING!

Too New For Photo MLS#V1092897

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557,900

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339,900

PITT MEADOWS PARADISE!

ROOM FOR EVERYONE!

Big bright home with 4 skylights & main floor views to the West. Ground floor basement w/ separate suite plus guest/teen living area. Great for mixed family. I/G pool & hot tub with aggregate patio!

UPDATED, split-entry home with big lot on quiet street with room for everyone! 3 bedrooms up, and 1 bedroom and bathroom down w/separate entrance, perfect for the in-laws! Mostly newer VINYL WINDOWS, newer roof, furnace, updated kitchen, laminate floors, big backyard w/ above ground POOL!

11654 Harris Rd Pitt Meadows

7824 Falcon Cr., Mission

MLS#V1087506

367,500

STAY-CATION PARADISE!

20858 Camwood Ave Maple Ridge

Easy access 3 bed rancher on quiet 7484 sqft lot. New roof in progress! Heated & insulated shop ideal for mechanic or home biz. Tons of parking! AMAZING CUSTOM I/G POOL WITH WATERFALL MUST BE SEEN! This back yard is like a resort!

249,900

WESTSIDE TOWNHOME

Must be seen to believe 3 storey w/ great room, entertainers’ basement, wine room & wet bar, deluxe master suite- and it all backs on greenbelt! Unique back split plan- sure to please. Quiet no thru road. Call ASAP to view!

WESTSIDE townhome almost 1400 sqft, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, tucked away in low-density complex backing onto private treed creek area! Oak kitchen , private backyard, big living room. 2 parking spots includes one carport and another assigned parking. Lots of visitor and street parking.

#4 20937 Camwood Ave., M.R.

NEW LISTING!

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#24 920 Citadel Dr., Port Coquitlam

Secure gated Citadel Green development for adults 19+. Can’t beat this location in Citadel Heightsclose to everything & overlooking park and walking trails! Bright 2 story plan w/ full unfin basement for storage or hobbies. You will love the master suite! Parking is a breeze w/ 2x garage.

329,900

#124 13819 232nd St., Maple Ridge

SOLD 20948 Tanner Pl, Maple Ridge

MLS#V1088910

169,000

SOUTHRIDGE TERRACE

#604 22230 North Ave., Maple Ridge

Gorgeous Fraser River views in this beautiful 862 sq ft top floor unit. 1 bdrm and den, open layout, 10’ ceilings, 4 pce bath, gas F/P. Big kitchen open to the living area. Rainscreened building. Central location - walk to everything - W/C Xpress, shops, Downtown Maple Ridge. Immediate possession available.

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GATED COMMUNITY

Popular Portrait Homes development and this unit has all the advantages. 2 car garage + driveway parking, greenbelt views, fenced yard and rare Plan B with larger open kitchen. Best of the best! Ultra quiet part of the complex!

449,000

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GREEN THUMB?

33050 Whidden Ave., Mission

2 storey and basement home of almost 3000 sqft, on fantastic street w/Southern exposure and views! Features open layout, gleaming hardwood floors, kitchen w/newer stainless appliances, full basement w/sep entrance, massive deck off the main looking over your large 8100 sqft lot w/ garden perfect for the green thumb!

NEW LISTING!

A MUST SEE!

11312 240A St., Maple Ridge

Cute as a button rancher on 0.3 acre flat & useable property on city sewer & city water, only a few doors down from new development. Live in or buy for investment now, & possibly reap rewards later! Features oak kitchen, stainless appliances, living room w/free standing wood f/p. Walking distance to everything!

REDUCED!

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There is a good reason that you routinely see our SOLD signs throughout Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, Port Moody, Mission, and Abbotsford. WE GET RESULTS. How? The answer is simple. We have the knowledge and experience to give reliable advice, and to get the job done. We offer among the very best marketing around - MLS® exposure, all the top websites, including REALTOR.ca, professional photos and virtual tours, extensive high impact internet and print marketing - and we are proven top notch negotiators. We leave nothing to chance. We know an attractive price is nothing without a solid product. The advantage we offer is more than just talk. We deliver!

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#2007 2655 Bedford St., Port Coquitlam

3 bedroom, 1 bath, 1223 sq ft rancher in fantastic West Coquitlam location on large 6806 sqft lot. Very quiet residential street! Lots of potential here! Some original oak hardwood floors, enclosed solarium in backyard, single car garage. Perfect backyard for the green thumb. Bring your building or renovation plans!

SOLD 13366 240th St, Maple Ridge

MLS# V1074915

299,000

594,900

GREENBELT LOCATION! 13325 235 St., Maple Ridge

This gorgeous 2 storey w/ fully finished walk out basement shows like a brand new house, and backs onto INCREDIBLE GREENBELT. Level entry main floor. Oversize garage for boat parking. Lots more! Superb Location

NEW LISTING

8-11848 Laity St, Maple Ridge

Updated Westside townhome in small, adult oriented 45 + complex. End unit features house-sized living room and dining areas, granite counters and undermount sink in kitchen, gas f/p, big Mbdrm w/ WI clo and ensuite w/ soaker tub, fully fenced, private backyard. A must see!

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NEW LISTING!

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INVESTOR ALERT! 2 bedroom house on 5450 sqft lot priced to sell! Formerly rented at $1200/ mo. Best price in this popular neighbourhood and excellent opportunity to build sweat equity! Close to schools and town. CALL TODAY!

469,900

GO BIG ON THE WEST SIDE 21612 River Road, Maple Ridge

Main floor reno includes open granite kitchen w/ maple cabs & SS appliances. 1 or 2 bed suite down. Newer roof, furnace & thermo windows. Huge 10,500 sqft lot w/ drive thru access! Walk to schools & W/C Express!

SOLD

24180 104th Ave., Maple Ridge

SOLD 1451 Denise Pl, Port Coquitlam

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286,900

21563 121 Ave., Maple Ridge

SOLD 2355 Thames Cr, Port Coquitlam

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3632 Wellington St, Port Coquitlam

SOLD

23765 116th Ave, Maple Ridge

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Is Village Green Really Rare? Village Green is the only 2 storey 3 bedroom townhome offering in the area. Starting from $304,900*. t

Village Green has a wide footprint and large fenced backyard, while some other townhomes are 3 storey’s tall and skinny.

Based on 55 sales in a relatively short time-frame, people want a home that looks and feels like a single family home including: easy access to the main ﬂoor from the garage, which makes life easier when coming home with the kids, sporting gear, groceries, etc.

Shopping for a new home in Maple Ridge? Visit today and decide for yourself.

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How’s this for black + white? New townhomes in Burquitlam. Coming soon. The Black+Whites on Foster Avenue are classic, light-filled three-storey townhomes in Burquitlam. These homes are sophisticated and tailored, and yet genuine, familiar and inviting. You get your own front door, your own yard, attached parking and renowned Intracorp scrutiny of every last detail. Don’t you wish all decisions in life could be so black+white?

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SUNDAY, NOV. 9 • Archbishop Carney regional secondary school’s Christmas craft fair starting at 10 a.m., 1335 Dominion Ave., PoCo. There will be more than 150 vendors (all products are handmade) plus a semi-gourmet concession, 30 baskets for raffle and a $250 cash prize draw. Info: 604-942-7465.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12 • Caregiver Support Meeting, 10-11:30 a.m., Astoria Retirement Resort, 2245 Kelly St., PoCo. All caregivers are welcome to attend. Info: Karen, 778-789-1496. • Caregiver Support Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., Maillardville community centre, 1200 Cartier Ave., Coquitlam. All caregivers are welcome to attend. Info: Karen, 778-789-1496. • Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts a small stamp auction, everyone welcome. Viewing starts at 7 p.m., auction after 8 p.m., McGee Room, Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

THURSDAY, NOV. 13 • Tri-City Christian Women’s Club’s Women’s Connection Luncheon, noon, Executive Inn, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam. Speaker: Ida Struiksma on “How beautiful it is when sisters live together in unity.” Feature: fashion Show by Veronica, “Fabulous for Less.” Reservations: Frieda, 604-937-7198.

FRIDAY, NOV. 14 • Caregiver Support Meeting, 10-11:30 a.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. All caregivers are welcome to attend. Info: Karen, 778-789-1496.

SATURDAY, NOV. 15

• Burke Mountain Naturalists’ November meeting, 7:30 p.m., in the hall of Como Lake United Church in Coquitlam. Speaker: Vancouver Aquarium scientist Kathy Heise, who will talk about the effects of underwater noise on whales and other marine mammals off our coast. Admission is free and all are welcome. Info: 604-936-4108 or www.bmn.bc.ca. and baked goods, silent auction, bingo, children’s games, bouncy castles, cakewalk, candy floss/ popcorn, Filipino food and more.

matching them in a one-to-one tutoring relationship. To be a Study Buddy volunteer, you must be female, age 19 or older, have a high school diploma, some post-secondary education (completed or in-process), and some experience helping others learn. Study Buddies spend one hour a week tutoring a Little Sister for a minimum of six months. Info: 604-873-4525 Ext. 300 or info@bigsisters.bc.ca. • Hyde Creek Watershed Society is looking for volunteers to assist with programs and operations; society is made up of volunteers of all ages who donate time that will fit their schedules. A few hours during the month would benefit this group. If you have an interest in helping with hatchery tours, building operations or event planning, email hydecreek.info@gmail.com. Info: www.hydcreek.org. • Volunteers wanted for Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Weekend Coffee Program in the main lobby at ERH; openings for both Saturday and Sunday shifts. Info: 604-544-1470. • Crossroads Hospice Society is looking for volunteers to help with its meat draw at the Arms Pub in Port Coquitlam on Friday evenings. Info: Shannon, 604-945-0606. • The Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are experiencing emotional distress. No experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support are provided. If you are interested in learning more about this challenging and rewarding opportunity, visit www.options.bc.ca. and follow the link for the crisis line. Next training starts soon. • PoCoMo Meals on Wheels needs drivers on an ongoing basis. Meals are delivered over the noon hour and training is provided. Info: 604-942-7506. • Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604936-3624. • Big Brothers Program matches men over the age of 18 with boys 7-14 who have limited-to-no contact with a positive male role model. Big Brothers spend 2-4 hours a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothersvancouver.com.

SUNDAY, NOV. 16

• Hyde Creek Salmon Festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at Hyde Creek rec centre, 1379 Laurier Ave., PoCo and Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery, 3636 Coast Meridian Rd. Chum and Coho salmon are returning to their spawning grounds. See the salmon close up with in-stream salmon demonstrations and salmon dissections; informative and interactive displays and exhibits; presentations; guided nature walks; hatchery tours; children’s events and more, plus salmon burgers, salmon cookies and a fundraising raffle. Parking is free or use free valet-style parking for your bicycle. Info: www.hydecreek. org, click on Festival.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19

• Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary craft fair 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (also on Thursday), in the ERH lobby across from the gift shop. Proceeds will be used for the purchase of hospital equipment and patient comfort items.

THURSDAY, NOV. 20

• Northeast Coquitlam Ratepayers Association meeting, 7 p.m., Victoria Hall, 3435 Victoria Dr., Coquitlam. All Burke Mountain residents are invited. Info: 604941-2260 or 604-942-9725. • Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary craft fair 10 a.m.-4 p.m., in the ERH lobby across from the gift shop. Proceeds will be used for the purchase of hospital equipment and patient comfort items.

VOLUNTEERS

• Volunteers wanted for all positions at Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary thrift shop, located at 2811B Shaughnessy St., PoCo; applications available at the store during open hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays; noon-3 p.m. Sundays. • Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is looking for volunteer tutors for Study Buddy program, which gives young girls the educational support they need by

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13371 236th Street $ 579,000

• 2 storey with a basement in • Main floor features an open concept with a 2 piece powder room and den • Upstairs 4 bedrooms, laundryand bath • Granite countertops throughout the kitchen and baths • Engineered hardwood, tile, carpet, crown mouldings • Natural gas fireplace and a natural gas hook up for your BBQ! • 10 year warranty.

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$375,000

OPEN HOUSE • Quaint rancher in the historic enclave of Hammond • 3 bedroom, 2 bath; perfect for the young family • French doors to bright family room off the kitchen • Laminate, crown, roof 6 yrs, HW tank 4 yrs, shed • Quiet street, great investment holding property

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UBC SOCCER

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Clerc looks to life after UBC soccer “ Time on the pitch is over for Coq. resident By Gary MCKenna The Tri-CiTy News

During his time with the UBC Thunderbirds soccer team, Paul Clerc racked up numerous accomplishments. The Coquitlam athlete was a part of a team that won back-to-back national championships and he took home several individual awards, like his 2013 first-team CIS All-Canadian and a student-athlete community award. He was also inducted into the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame’s yearly Wall of Fame for top male college athlete. Now, with the 2014 season behind him and his five-year university eligibility coming to a close, the 22-year-old player is setting his sights on a new challenge: medical school. “I have written the MCAT and I hope to apply this fall,” he said. “I’m going to take a bit of a break from soccer. I just need to decompress a bit. It is a very

“Knowing it was the last game put some urgency into it. During the game you don’t have much time to reflect on it as much. Your focus is on autopilot.” PAUL CLERC

short, hard season.” Clerc’s soccer career ends on a relatively successful season for the Thunderbirds. The club made the playoffs, but unfortunately lost to Alberta 2-0 in the Canada West semifinals. However, Clerc and the T-birds won the consolation game to take third place in the conference. He said it would have been nice to finish his university career with another national championship. see CLERC, page 46

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Coquitlam athlete Paul Clerc wrapped up an impressive university soccer career when his five-year eligibilty ran out last week. The 22-year-old is now looking at going to medical school.

Tri-City athletes had strong showings at the cross-country B.C. championships in Victoria last week. Terry Fox Raven Isaac Wadhani finished the 6.3 km seniors boys event in fifth place out of 235 participants with a time of 21:02. Meanwhile, Port Moody competitor and Grade 11 Heritage Woods student Josh Kozelj finished 33rd with a 22:47 and Archbishop Carney Grade 12 athlete Enrique Pedroso finished in 78th with a 24:15. On the senior girls side, Riverside secondary Grade 10 competitor Olivia Willett led the TriCity competition in the 4.3 km event, placing 11th out of 225 participants. Grade 12 student Mikaela Smart finished 16th with 16:25 and Dr. Charles Best secondary athlete Addy Townsend, also in Grade 12, finished in 30th place with a 17:03. sports@tricitynews.com @GMcKennaTC

another win for the Express By Gary MCKenna The Tri-CiTy News

Corey Mackin has done it again. After scoring two more goals on Wednesday the Coquitlam Express forward is now one-point behind first place in the BCHL scoring leader board and first in goals. His latest bout of offence came during a 5-4 win over the visiting Salmon Arm Silverbacks at the

Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. The visitors opened the scoring opened the scoring on the power play after Coquitlam Daniel Fritz took two minutes for holding midway through the first period. The Silverbacks added to their total a minute later with a marker from Josh Blanchard. However, Coquitlam started to turn things back around late in the first, when

Mackin setup Brendan Lamont to get the Express on the board. The second period was all Coquitlam, with Joey Santucci potting a power play goal and Mackin helping his team to a 3-2 lead with a shorthanded marker. Mackin added an insurance marker five minutes later. Salmon Arm brought it to within one midway through the final period, but Santucci restored the

two-goal lead just passed the 12-minute mark. A fourth goal by Salmon Arm’s Ross Heidt was scored with five minutes left but the Silverbacks were unable to force overtime. Coquitlam goalie Chris Tai was named first star for stopping 39 of the 43 shots he faced. The club hosts Surrey tonight at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. Puck drops at 7 p.m. @GMcKennaTC

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Express forward Corey Mackin added three more points to his total Wednesday night.

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The Under 14 Division 1 Predators have had a strong start to the 2014-15 Season. Danae Echeverria, a midfielder for the Predators, has been a force to reckon with from the start of the season to the present. Danae has proven herself and stepped up with strong performances in every game. Danae has played a big part in the teams success this season creating dangerous plays and scoring goals. Danae comes to play every game and works hard until the final whistle. For her outstanding play so far this season, Danae Echeverria is the Coquitlam Metro-Ford female player of the week.

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

aaa ravens rolling as football playoffs begin By Gary McKenna The Tri-CiTy News

The Terry Fox Ravens ended their AAA high school football regular season schedule in much the same way they started: with a mammoth-sized victory over their opponent. Now the team is getting ready for the post season and a possible trip to the provincial championships at B.C. Place Stadium at the end of this month. With a 7-0 record — good for first place in the Eastern Conference — the Ravens will head straight to the quarterfinals, scheduled for either Nov. 21 or 22. It is still too soon to say who their first-round opponent will be, as several

teams are still jockeying for position in games that will take place this weekend. The latest victim of the Ravens juggernaut was Mt. Boucherie secondary, which fell 44-6 to Fox. With the win, the Ravens finish the season having been ranked first for the entire year. The club also had the best point-differential in the league, outscoring all opponents by 269. Meanwhile, Centennial secondary has gone in the exact opposite direction of their Tri-City rivals. The Centaurs racked up another loss on Friday, falling 31-30 against Rutland and finishing the season with an 0-7 record. sports@tricitynews.com @GMcKennaTC

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But he added that it was nice to put the jersey on one last time during the game last week. “Knowing it was the last game put some urgency into it,” he said. “During the game you don’t have much time to reflect on it as much. Your focus is on autopilot.” While university soccer may be behind Clerc, he said he hopes to keep playing, although not at the high level he is accustomed to. He noted that there are many leagues around the Lower Mainland and that he has already received a few offers to play when he is ready to get back into the game. “On the one hand, it is sad and kind of demoralizing that I don’t get to come back next season and avenge this year’s loss,” he said. “But now I can start to experience other things that I might be interested in. I know there are a lot of opportunities out there.”

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November 11, 2014

New Westminster will be celebrating Christmas with the annual Santa Claus parade followed by a day of festive fun in Downtown New West and then ending with the official tree lighting at Hyack Square. #1 PARADE ENTRIES 11am Start Non-profit organizations and commercial businesses are invited to participate in the parade. All entries are encouraged to incorporate the theme of “A Child’s Christmas”. HOW TO APPLY: Please visit www.newwestcity.ca or email santaparade@newwestcity.ca for an application. ALL PARADE APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21st, 2014.

The longest running Nutcracker ballet performance in Canada! Don’t miss your opportunity to see this unique show that delights audiences of all ages.

#2 CALL FOR PERFORMERS 11am – 4pm Performers and performing arts groups (e.g., choirs, carolers, and children’s performers) living in or connected to New Westminster are invited to submit proposals to perform before, during and after the parade. The theme for this year’s parade is “A Child’s Christmas” and we are seeking acts that are family-oriented and will engage children of all ages. Performances will take place at various locations in the Downtown area including Shops at New West, Fraser River Discovery Centre, River Market, Hyack Square, Anvil Centre and various street locations. Performers are sought for the following areas: 1. Entertainers who have require no technical support and can perform (15-20min) in either an indoor or outdoor location. 2. Choirs of any size to sing 3-5 songs in either an outdoor or indoor location. 3. Roving entertainment HOW TO APPLY Please include: • Description of act or group • Length of performance • New Westminster performance history DEADLINE FOR PERFORMANCE SUBMISSION IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18th, 2014. PLEASE SEND ALL SUBMISSIONS TO: 2014 Santa Claus Parade Attn. Michelle Dean City of New Westminster 600 Eighth Street , New Westminster, BC V3M 3S2 604.515.3827 • santaparade@newwestcity.ca

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Van-Kam Freightways has an opening for a Collections Clerk working out of our Surrey head office as part of the Account Receivable team dealing with soft collections. This detail oriented position will be accountable for ensuring past due accounts over 45 days are collected in a timely manner. This position will also be responsible for customer service enquires, processing credit card transactions, and cash application. Applicants should have at least two (2) years of collections and customer service experience working in a results oriented environment. An intermediate knowledge of both Microsoft Word and Excel is a necessity. Interested candidates should attach an updated resume and cover letter to: careers@vankam.com or fax: 604-587-9889

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Excellent Remuneration Package & Full Beneﬁts. Please e-mail resume: jobs@westcoastmoulding.com or fax: 604-513-1194

Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

Ashley Furniture HomeStore Delivery Driver (Coquitlam) Ashley Furniture HomeStore has an opening on our delivery truck. If you are a team player, physically fit, and are customer service orientated, come by and drop off your resume. Competitive wage depending on experience. What we offer: *Competitive hourly wage based on skills and experience *Benefits package for full time employees *Training for a qualified applicant Must have a class 5 driver’s license and be able to operate a 5 Ton commercial truck. Compensation: $17 - $21 an hour depending on experience. Please apply in person at our warehouse. Attention Aaron Miller General Manager Ashley Furniture HomeStore 58 Brigantine Drive, Coquitlam

BEST CLEANERS

AROUND GUARANTEED!

• Home Dinner Parties • Meetings • Funerals • Weddings • B-B-Ques • Birthdays • Anniversaries

Residential & Commercial

Unique Taste, Unique Menus... Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function...

Since 1985 604-808-0212

Kristy 604.488.9161

threescocatering@shaw.ca or Visit us at: www. threescompanycatering.ca

Weekly, Bi-Monthly - Best Rates! 242

CONCRETE & PLACING

UNIQUE CONCRETE

DESIGN

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

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147

FREE ESTIMATES

HERFORT CONCRETE

NO JOB TOO SMALL Serving Lower Mainland 25 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: 604-657-2375 / 604-462-8620

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DRYWALL

CASCADE DRYWALL. Res / Comm Drywall, taping, text. ceilings, t-bar. steel stud. Call Rob 604-218-2396.

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ELECTRICAL

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

Low Cost. Same Day. Licensed. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes ~ 604-374-0062

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.

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

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FENCING “Where Quality matters more than Quantity”

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

Reasonable Rates.

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

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FENCING

CEDAR & CHAINLINK

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Free Estimates. Call Marv:

(604)462-0408

CLEANING SERVICES 275

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin. Repairs, Staining. Free Est. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-468-4117.

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GARDENING

EVAS CLEANING SERVICES

Licensed & Bonded

Quality Cleaning & Move In/Out We do the work personally with only Non-Toxic Products

Please email your resume to: resumes@fivestarbc.ca DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

MAIDS R’ US

Specializing in Private Events! We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.

PARTSPERSON, required for busy Forklift Dealer in Delta. Must have some parts experience. Pls send resume via email to cwoelk@masonlift.com

We Offer Attractive Wages And Comprehensive Health Benefits.

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. housecleaning 604-551-3255

Applicants should have an inspectors ticket, a minimum of 2 years of related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. Experience in a freight fleet environment would be preferred as this is a busy facility providing service to a large fleet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers.

Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

Five Star Building Maintenance has immediate weekday and weekend openings for experienced Caretakers, Concierge and Cleaners in downtown Vancouver and Port Moody/ Coquitlam areas. You communicate in a pleasant manner and are able to work well alone or with others. Caretakers: Knowledgeable of cleaning routines and experienced in performing administrative duties and coordinating activities regarding management of buildings. Concierge: must have a security license.

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

CLEANING SERVICES

by Caroline $30. 604-457-1045

• CARETAKERS • CLEANERS • CONCIERGE

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Ashley Furniture HomeStore General Warehouse / Furniture Repair Technician Ashley Furniture HomeSt opening with our general warehouse team for someone who would be interested in spending some time in our shop as an apprentice furniture repair technician. If you are a team player, physically fi t, and are customer service orientated please drop off your resume in person. What we offer: *Competitive hourly wage based on skills and experience *Benefits package for full time employees *Training for a qualified applicant Compensation: $15 - $20 an hour depending on experience. Please drop off your resume in person to: Attention: Aaron Miller General Manager Ashley Furniture HomeStore 58 Brigantine Drive, Coquitlam

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Ashley Furniture HomeStore – General Warehouse Ashley Furniture HomeStore has an opening in our warehouse. If you are a team player, physically fit, and are customer service orientated, come by and drop off your resume. Compensation: $14 an hour Please apply in person at our warehouse. .Jim’s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).

Attention: Aaron Miller General Manager Ashley Furniture HomeStore 58 Brigantine Drive, Coquitlam

Excavators, Backhoes, Bobcats & Dump Trucks for hire TOPSOIL & GRAVEL

604-531-5935

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 281

GARDENING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 288

HOME REPAIRS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 329 PAINTING & DECORATING

7 Days / Week

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

(604)465-1311

meadowslandscapesupply.com

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

If I can’t do it It can’t be done Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222

TREE SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 560

MISC. FOR SALE

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

RENTALS 706

REAL ESTATE 627

HOMES WANTED WE BUY HOMES BC • All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-657-9422

Robert J. O’Brien

604-728-5643

RENTALS 706 338

PLUMBING

736

341

PRESSURE WASHING

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SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Sofﬁt

Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

Call Tim 604-612-5388

FIVE STAR ROOFING

Pitt Meadows Marina 14179 Reichenback Rd

HANDY MAN, all small jobs Attic Insulation Top-Up, Gutters Cleaned & Repaired Fences + Railings

AHI Home Maintenance 604.317.0490

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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

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

MISC SERVICES

SBroken Concrete RocksS $24.00 Per Metric Ton SMud - Dirt - Sod - ClayS $24.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds

All types of Roofing Repairs Free Estimates

604-465-1311

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MOVING & STORAGE

www.affordablemoversbc.com

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

$45/Hr

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

SKY VIEW ROOFING Best Choice. Save 15% 604-615-0299 www.skyviewroofingltd.com

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

604-537-4140

356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

info@jkbconstruction.com www.jkbconstruction.com

2 Bedroom units available. Great location for seniors! Clean, quiet & affordable! Incls heat, h/w, cable. Senior Move-In Allowance. Refs & Credit check req.

604.465.7713 Dreaming of a NEW CAREER? Check out bcclassified.com’s Employment and Career Sections for information 604-575-5555 toll-free 1-866-575-5777

Sorry No Pets For more info: google us. CRIME FREE BUILDING MAPLE RIDGE

$825/mo & $925/mo

MINI DACHSHUND PUPPIES born Aug. 30, 2 males, unique smooth coat silver dapple and black & tan piebald, raised by 13 year old girl in 4H dog obediance, well socialized. 1st shots & deworming, $850 (will go toward education fund) 604-8204827 Mission MULTIPOOS. Under 8 lbs. 5 weeks old. Beautiful & fluffy. Velcro dogs. Can email pics. Vet checked, 1st shots. Guar’d. $800. Can hold for Christmas. 604-302-6647 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

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APPLIANCES

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

604 - 720 - 2009

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

536

PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD

FOOD PRODUCTS

HANSRA FARM MARKET: FREE RANGE EGGS + ORGANIC Eggs, Frozen Blueberries & Raspberries for sale. 18266 Old Dewdney Trunk Rd. Pitt Meadows (604)459-9393

- Est. 1989 F WCB, Insured, Licensed F Free Estimates F Many References F All Types of Painting

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Ph: 604-942-4383

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www.pro-accpainting.com INTERIOR PAINTING Small jobs welcome. 45 Years exp. Call Tega @ 604-418-6242.

750

www.paintspecial.com

Great Location

COQUITLAM Munday Park area, grnd lvl 2 bdrm ste w/inste lndry & W/D. Immed. NP/NS 604-710-4739

* Renovated Suites * *Large *Clean *Very Quiet

COQUITLAM Westwood Plateau 1300 sq.ft. 2 bdrm, lndry, lrg kitchen w/gas range, $1100/mo incl utils & net/cble. Dec 1 N/S. (604)944-8881

Queen Anne Apts. Includes: Heat, Hot Water

and Hydro Near Shopping & Amenities.

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

604-463-2236 604-463-7450

SUNDECKS

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certiﬁed Crime Free Buildings Maple Ridge Central

Certiﬁed crime free clean quiet building for mature adults only. 1 bdrm, gas f/p. No smokers No pets $600 + utils.

(604) 467- 5271

POCO, Main flr, 2 BR, new kitchen & bath, new laminate, 1000+ sq.ft. central loc, ideal for prof cpl, $1000 util incl. N/S, N/P. 778-847-5777. PORT MOODY College Prk large clean 1 bdrm gr/level suite in quiet CDS, like new, fresh paint, new flrs, priv entry, lots of pkng. NS/NP. $800 incl utils. Call 604-937-0945.

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COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA

Reno’d 1 Bdrm suite $730/mo Util + sec pkng extra

TOWNHOUSES 2 Bdrm Unit Available *Near schools *5 Appliances *Decorative Fireplaces

No pets. Close to amen.

CHECK CLASSIFIEDS bcclassified.com 604-575-5555

APARTMENT/CONDO

Available Immediately ~also 1 bdrm apartment avail~

McIntosh Plaza

Call 604-942-2012

Suit Mature Adults

22330 McIntosh Avenue

(604)463-6841 PORT COQUITLAM

1 bdrm suite ~ $775 2 bdrm suite ~ $925 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

www.coquitlampropertyrentals.ca 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

TRANSPORTATION 810

sandy@terramanagement.ca

AUTO FINANCING

U-HAUL Moving Center Port Moody

claims a Landlords Contractual Lien against the following persons goods in storage at;

2500 Barnet Highway Port Moody, BC, Tel: 604-461-1717 Note: Auction is subject to cancellation at anytime. 106 Yvonne Andrews 3142 E 16th Avenue, Vancouver, BC 110 Jesse Phillips 255 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC 208 Michelle Wheeldon 7488 Southwynde Avenue, Burnaby, BC 211 Mark Milligan 1141 Cecile Drive, Port Moody, BC 242 Joesph Nadjiwan 4778 Sardis Street, Burnaby, BC

604-464-3550

$826/mo. No subsidy. Close to transit, schools & shops

TOWNHOUSES

COQUITLAM: 2 Bdrm, quiet family complex, no pets, $1085/mo. Call 604-942-2277

MAPLE RIDGE

Sandy 604 945 5864 . Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 .Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

COQUITLAM WW Plat Quiet 1 bd priv entry, patio & lndry. $900/mo. Avail now. NS/NP. 604-944-1941

248 Keely Boyer 201 Edward Cresent, Port Moody, BC A sale will take place at the storage location on Friday, November 14, 2014. Viewing 10:00AM12:00PM. Sealed bids will be opened at 12:30PM. Room contents are personal/household goods unless noted otherwise. Bids will be for entire contents of each locker unit.

. FREE Scrap Metal Removal. .FREE Scrap metal removal. Appls, BBQS, exercise equip, cars, etc. 604-572-3733 ww.tkhaulaway.com

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

COQUITLAM - W.W. PLATEAU. Bright 1300 sf, 2 bdrm suite in cul de sac, 5 appls, priv entry, pkng, near bus/schls. $1150 + 1/3 elec & gas. Avail now. Call 778-869-1144

Central Coquitlam Co-op AND Seniors Only Building

Running this ad for 10yrs

SUITES, LOWER

COQUITLAM. 2 bdrm gr/lvl, full bath, prkg, shrd lndry, nr mall, Douglas College. NS/NP. Avl now. $950 inc util, no cbl. 604-518-5138.

2BR apts - Bright & Large

604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

Onsite Manager

Ref’s & Credit Check Req’d.

~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

CHIHUAHUA, FEMALE, 2 yrs old, very friendly, $500. Call (604)7947347

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

mikes hauling 604-516-9237

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

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

845

The Scrapper

SHEPHERD/LAB/Retriever X puppies f/m, vet checked, $350. (604)794-5953 Chwk

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

604-728-3009

PETS

Chihuahua pups, playful, cuddly, family raised, vet check, 1st shots, avail now. $525. 1-604-794-5844

AFFORDABLE MOVING

(604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge

1 & 2 Bdrms available

477

CHAMPIONSHIP AKITA PUPS with papers. $1,800. Call 604-751-0191

(778)378-6683

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING

PETS

604-467-6065

MOUNTAIN-MOVERS.ca

Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

Free Estimates * Fully Insured

COMPLETE ROOFING + Repairs & gutters. All Roofs - Cedar, Shingles, Torch-On, Flat. WCB, BBB, Reas guaranteed. Sr Disc. 604-725-0106

$59.00 Per Ton

Meadows Landscape Supply

MIRACLE MOVING Residential & Commercial

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certified Arborist

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

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

“Award Winning Renovations” 32 Years of Experience

Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work

Tar & Gravel DAsphalt D Interlocking shingles DTorch-on Membrane D Laminated shingles

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or email

RENO & REPAIR

GARIBALDI Court

EAGLE ROOFING

ahihomemaintenance@gmail.com

HOME IMPROVEMENTS Carpentry, painting, drywall, tiles Quality work - reasonable price Martin 778-355-5840

(604)936-5755

.give and take tree service 778.872.8406

Mobile Mechanic- Do small auto repairs - brakes, tune-ups etc. All work guaranteed. Insured. Have tools- will travel. 604-308-8073

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

Family owned & operated for 40 yrs.

All kinds of re-roofing & repairs. Free est. Reasonable rates. 778-998-7505 or 604-961-7505

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME REPAIRS, renovations, plumbing, electrical, carpentry & painting. Reas rates. 604-945-7099.

AUTO SERVICES

STORAGE

APARTMENT/CONDO

Sorry no pets.

GUTTER CLEANING

Professional Installation

ZIGGY’S RENOVATIONS. All types int/ext. Quality work. Free Est. Best prices! (604)931-4224 or 992-4146

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HOMES FOR RENT

1.24 ace. 4 Bedrooms waterfront executive house; 5 mins to Coq. Malls. $2850/mo. 604-649-8987

Clean, quiet apt blk. Suites to rent.

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

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

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AUTO FINANCING

PORT COQUITLAM, 1500 - 3000 sq ft. Ground floor commercial area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy intersection. Call 604-464-3550.

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

~ FULLY INSURED ~

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Coquitlam:

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

28 YEARS EXPERIENCE

APARTMENT/CONDO

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

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

“JUST A GREAT JOB!”

LANDSCAPING

M.T. GUTTERS

TRANSPORTATION

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses

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

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NORTHSTARS PAINTING www.northstars-painting.com Master Painters at Students Rates. We will BEAT any Qualified Quotes. 778.245.9069

Prompt Delivery Available

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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

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VOTE SMART

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Evergreen is on its way, and other election issues PROFILES INSIDE

MAYORAL CANDIDATES: C4 & C6 COUNCIL CANDIDATES: C9 –C12 TRUSTEE CANDIDATES: C14 & C15

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RE-ELECT Brent Asmundson

Vote Nov. 15, 2014

Transportation that works

Experienced, Knowledgeable and Community Focused

• Improve roads and cycling options with a pedestrian-friendly focus • Manage transportation initiatives to address traffic congestion • Link our neighbourhoods with increased transit options & service Improvements

Value for our tax dollar • Streamline city services by reducing red tape and improving customer service • Well managed facilities to respond to the needs of our residents • Responsible financial management and fiscal accountability

A healthy and safe community • Increase police visibility that works to deter crime • Fire and Rescue service that save lives and protect property • Continue to reduce homelessness of families, youth and those in need

Let’s continue to work together for a healthy, safe & stronger community

Brent Asmundson

Councillor Asmundson is focused and always has a heart to improve on the Multi-cultural aspects of Coquitlam. I enjoy every conversation with him and admire his dedication to the community. – Alfred Lam Knowing Brent, I have been impressed by his diligence, commitment, logic on the job, and his decision making regarding everything from our local economy to the environment. – Wim Vander Zalm As a City councillor, Brent brings a balanced point of view to the job and possesses a wealth of experience and a common sense approach to everyday issues. – Jon Meneghello Authorized by Fred Herbold - Financial agent - fo.herbold@gmail.com

Re-Elect Brent Asmundson

BrentAsmundson.ca

@BrentAsmundson

P ROUD TO S ERVE O UR C OMMUNITY As a long time resident of the City of Coquitlam, married with two grown children, employed as a transit bus driver for 28 years in our community, I have been proud to serve and call Coquitlam my home. I have always seen the potential of our city and I am committed to making sure that your tax dollars are spent wisely, our neighbourhoods are safe, that we incorporate environmentally sound development and infrastructure practices, are 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. I believe and will continue to ensure that the City’s Best Management Practices are open, transparent and respectful. I express my sincere gratitude to the community representatives and the many local citizens and advocates who have worked with me as we continue to make Coquitlam a great place to live, work and play.

Contact information: Phone: 604-352-1542 Email: brentasmundson@gmail.com

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Craig HODGE

About Craig Hodge. • Elected to council in 2011 • Chair, Riverview Lands Advisory Committee • Chair, Coquitlam’s Sports Council • Chair, Maillardville Commercial and Cultural Revitalization Committee • Director, Metro Vancouver Parks & Environment Committee • Vice Chair, City/School District Liaison Committee • Scout leader • Coach, youth soccer and ball hockey • Past President, Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce • Past President, Coquitlam Heritage Society

“I was fortunate as a child to grow up in Coquitlam, buy a house here, work in my community, enjoy the recreational opportunities here and I want our children and future generations to be able to do the same.”

Craig with his wife Darla and their three boys at Lafarge lake.

Growth

Transportation

Coquitlam’s population is expected to increase by 50% in the next decade and we must manage this growth by adhering to our neighbourhood plans, protecting the environment and ensuring that today’s residents don’t see a drop in current services.

I will advocate for increased police presence at SkyTrain stations, improved bus service and the creation of park-and-ride lots in Burquitlam and Town Centre so all Coquitlam residents can use the new service without creating parking shortages on surrounding commercial and residential streets.

Preserving Our Neighbourhoods

Riverview

I’m committed to keeping commuter traffic off residential streets, making sure new homes fit in with the character of the neighbourhood, preserving heritage areas. We must work with developers to provide sufficient parking, protect open spaces and create community amenities.

As chairperson of Coquitlam’s Riverview Lands Advisory Committee I have lobbied for the creation of a world-class mental health and wellness facility, and for the preservation of these beautiful and historic grounds.

Taxes

We must support our growing population by building new parks, improving outdoor recreation amenities, and finding partners to help expand our cultural and recreational facilities. As our population ages we must improve our seniors’ centers and provide increased programming.

Expenses need to be controlled so that taxes don’t increase at a rate higher than our ability to pay. We must challenge expenditures, look for efficiencies and ensure our residents receive the highest value for each tax dollar.

Parks, Recreation and Culture

RE-ELECT Craig HODGE FOR Coquitlam Council | 604.240.1534 | craig@craighodge.ca | www.craighodge.ca Authorized by Darla Furlani, financial agent 604.240.1069

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CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR: RICHARD STEWART

Mayor Stewart: Make the most of benefits of Evergreen Line

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MARSDEN COQUITLAM CITY COUNCIL

n the six years that Richard Stewart has occupied the mayor’s chair, the city of Coquitlam has gone through unprecedented change. New developments have sprung up in the City Centre, Burke Mountain and Burquitlam, and the construction of the Evergreen Line is scheduled to start running in 2016. “There is still a lot of work to be done,” he said. “We are getting good stuff accomplished but there are a lot of things that are part way through and there are a lot of things that still need to be done.” After decades of stalemate, Stewart, 55, said he is happy to see that rapid transit is finally coming to Coquitlam. With most of the major legwork behind it, the city can now focus on how to integrate the Evergreen Line into the neighbourhoods and create pedestrian-friendly hubs. “I want to see it completed in a way that benefits Coquitlam the most,” he said. “There are tweaks related to green space, parking and walkability… that we are advancing that haven’t been done in other communities.” There is also more work to be done with the Riverview Hospital lands, he said. Council has adopted a vision to turn the 244-acre property into a health campus that would be able to treat people suffering from addictions and mental illness. Now the city needs to get the provincial government on board to put up some funding to pay for the plan, Stewart added. “Now we are in the lobbying phase,” he said. Stewart has heard the criticisms levelled at him by his challenger, Coun. Lou Sekora, that he lacks leadership at the council table. But he argues that he has a different method of operating than his opponent, preferring to establish a consensus on council before moving forward with a proposal. “I don’t think decisions gets made in the mayor’s office,” he said. “They get made at the council table and I am one of nine.” Stewart also takes issue with Sekora’s promise to reduce taxes while maintaining and even increasing services. The only way that is possible, he said, is to sell land, spend reserves and to defer maintenance work that will end up costing the city more money down the road. “It is easy to do in the short term,” he said. “But we cheat ourselves and the next generation by not doing the maintenance and not making sure the reserves are in place.” He added that council has gone through the city operating budget department by department and has found efficiencies that have been able to slow the tax rate increase. The city is also looking at different ways of paying for much-needed infrastructure, Stewart said. He points to the construction of Lincoln

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“[Reducing taxes] is easy to do in the short term. But we cheat ourselves and the next generation by not doing the maintenance and not making sure the reserves are in place.” Mayor Richard Stewart, running for re-election

Station in City Centre, which is being paid for largely by developers and realtors in the area, as well as the federal government, through a public-private partnership. Contrary to what his opponent has said, Stewart believes that council has worked well over the two terms he has served as mayor. “It’s about consensus building,” Stewart said. “We have some really good candidates, including incumbents, and some new ones running as well. We have an opportunity to continue having a council that represents the community well.”

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– Let’s Build a City Where Our Kids can Afford to Stay: • Create Affordable Options in Established Areas for Single Family Homes • Maintain the Character of Established Neighbourhoods • Create Opportunities for Family Supporting Jobs

Safe Streets – Let’s Keep Our Streets Safe from Crime & Traffic • Improved Traffic Safety on Residential Streets and Around Schools • Redeployment of RCMP Resources to Active Policing Roles

www.dennismar sden.ca “We have cooperated with Dennis on many community initiatives over the past 10 years, he has a good balance of business knowledge, finance and an understanding of community needs that would make him a great addition to City Council." - Bill Dick, Phoenix Truck & Crane

“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Dennis on a Charity board and continually found him to be hard working, diligent, and a healthy contributor bringing great ideas and insight to the conversation. I believe that Dennis would be a strong addition to council. “ - Wim Vander Zalm, Owner Art Knapp

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Nov. 15th Vision re-elect Focus mae reiD Dedication coquitlam city council Mae has demonstrated her competence and experience both at City Council and in the Community for 23 years. She is a busy, energetic, and effective member of Council. Growth - Building For tomorrow Housing affordability is an urgent need everywhere in the lower mainland, not only in Coquitlam. We are moving ahead with a diverse selection of housing options, and challenging our builders to be innovative and practical. We are one of the high growth communities in the Lower Mainland. Burquitlam is undergoing massive change around the SkyTrain line, as is our Town Centre area. Burke Mountain is developing at a rapid pace, and we are busy keeping up with interest in Maillardville and rhe Fraser Mills neighbourhoods. I have the knowledge and enthusiasm to continue to push for the best from the builders. The WOW factor is what we are looking for!

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When we discuss Public Safety, it does not just mean Police & Fire. It also means safe roads and intersections and quality underground services. We have increasing costs for delivery of the services from Metro Vancouver, however this year we have a decrease in the cost of garbage services with recycling being done by MMBC. Our new fire station in Burke Mountain is nearing competion and an open house for residents should be very soon. The MosT pressing issue is that there has to be an acknowledgement as to what we as taxpayers can afford to pay when it comes to negotiations of contracts. We want and need to provide the best at a fair cost.

raise revenues and more responsibilities are being downloaded to the City that we do not have funds for.

environment & riverview lands • City Councillor - 23 years My friends, the Riverview lands are our heritage site. We have an irreplaceable arboretum with a tree collection valued at well over $50 million dollars. I am dedicated to keeping these lands intact for health services, mental wellness, research and education. This would provide a wealth of jobs and education. Our citizens are demanding that the environment takes precedence in all our planning and development. Although we are not perfect, we have come a long way toward respecting our water courses, fish habitat, and green spaces more than ever before, and we must continue to do so ... especially in light of new pressures from climate change and transportation of potentially hazardous materials.

Sports, recreation, & culture We are in the public consultation phase of the City-wide master Parks Plan. I am excited about engaging our citizens in this most important document. Demographics are changing and we need to be inclusive of everyone as to our active and passive parks, trails, and open spaces. Our new Library in Town Centre is a very popular place!!! Place des Arts, Mackin House, Evergreen Theatre are all bursting at the seams and it is time to focus more on our Cultural needs.

taxes & Fiscal responsibility Planning our community’s financial future is a huge challenge. Issues such as growth, transportation, infrastructure, roads and the environment need to be tackled with the ever present knowledge that we are taxed to the limit. Our business taxes are amongst the highest in the Province. This is unacceptable. We are very limited by legislation as to how we

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CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR: LOU SEKORA

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ore than 16 years ago, Lou Sekora made a decision that he says he still regrets to this day: resigning the mayor’s chair in Coquitlam to jump into federal politics. Now, after serving two years in Ottawa as a member of Parliament for the former Port Moody-Coquitlam riding and as a city councillor since 2005, he wants his old job back. “We would go back to the policies we had when I was mayor,” said the 84-year-old Sekora, who held the office from 1983 to 1998. “We do not have leadership. If we had real leadership this would be a different thing.” On the campaign trail, as he has done at the council table, Sekora rails against what he calls a growing civic bureaucracy and the increasing size of government. He has stated that he can cut 5% out of the budget without impacting services, a feat he has promised before but said he could not accomplish because council would not support him. (In the 2011 election campaign, he stated publicly he could single-handedly find $5 million in savings without staff or service cuts but failed to offer details of those cuts. The next year on council, he stated he could find $3 million in savings “without any staff cuts, without any service cuts or anything else,” again failing to offer details to colleagues.) “Nobody would listen,” he said, later adding that current Mayor Richard Stewart has kept council “in the dark and they don’t see the whole picture.” One area where Sekora said he could find savings is in the money that is spent on staff time. Currently, city managers sit through long meetings while council deliberates issues that may not necessarily impact their departments, he said. If committees were broken up by departments, Sekora said that less time would be wasted. He also wants to limit hiring and pull back the reins on overall staffing costs. “The city is loaded up with bureaucrats,” he said. “There are bureaucrats we don’t have to have. Every time you go to a meeting, we have another manager.” Sekora has outlined a list of promises in his election platform: He wants to hire more RCMP officers to conduct better traffic enforcement. Like the rest of council, he wants to protect the Riverview Hospital lands from development and keep it as a health care facility. He wants to rebuild Mackin House, Place des Arts, Place Maillard and Dogwood Pavilion, and make civic government more transparent. If elected, he said he will even push for the amalgamation of the Tri-Cities, something he believes could save taxpayers in the area $20 million per year. Sekora said he can accomplish all this while

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“There is a lot of fat in the budget. It is a budget that is run by the bureaucracy and the bureaucracy has taken over the city hall and the politicians.” Coun. Lou Sekora, who is running for mayor

• Strengthening residents’ voices on spending priorities and policy decisions • Improving transportation choices and housing options; enhancing public safety • Promoting a healthy, active community offering a variety of opportunities for activity and fun for all

keeping taxes low and inviting for business and entrepreneurs. “There is a lot of fat in the budget,” he said. “It is a budget that is run by the bureaucracy and the bureaucracy has taken over the city hall and the politicians.” Sekora has a long history in the community. He moved to Coquitlam in 1947, eventually winning a seat on council in the 1973 civic election. Ten years later he was mayor. Today, having recently celebrated his 84th birthday — that would make him 88 at the end of the next council term — Sekora said he is not slowing down anytime soon. “It’s all about how you feel,” he said. “Jimmy Pattison is much older than me and he runs an empire… My health is perfect and I feel good.”

• Improving traffic and pedestrian safety on our streets • Respecting community consultation and embracing resident input

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A VOTE FOR EXPERIENCE, PROVEN LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY, DECISIONMAKING AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY IS A VOTE FOR:

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VOTER INFORMATION

Advance Polls 8:00 am - 8:00 pm November 8, 2014 Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier Street Pinetree Community Centre, 1260 Pinetree Way

November 12, 2014 Poirier Community Centre, 630 Poirier Street

November 14, 2014 Pinetree Community Centre, 630 Poirier Street

For more information, please email electioninfo@coquitlam.ca or call 604-927-3025.

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Are you ready to vote on Nov. 15 (or earlier)?

Coquitlam residents hoping to cast a ballot in the upcoming civic election may want to make sure they qualify to vote before heading to the polls on Nov. 15. An eligible resident elector must be a Canadian citizen, 18 years of age and have lived in B.C. for at least six months and in Coquitlam for 30 days prior to the election. Those who are not on the voters list will need to register and can do so by bringing two pieces of ID or proof of residency documents to their polling station on voting day. Permissible per-

sonal documents include: • B.C. driver’s licence; • B.C. identification card issued by the motor vehicles branch; • owner’s certificate of insurance and vehicle licence issued by ICBC; • CareCard; • Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security request for continued assistance form; • social insurance card; • Canadian citizenship card;

• valid Canadian passport; • current property tax notice; • credit card; • utility bill. Advance polling will take place three more times in Coquitlam before general voting day: • Nov. 8: Dogwood Pavilion (624 Poirier St.) and Pinetree community centre (1260 Pinetree Way); • Nov. 12: Poirier community centre (630 Poirier St.); • Nov. 14: Pinetree community centre

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#CQVotes14 CANDIDATE: MARK MAHOVLICH Following are the answers of Mark Mahovlich, who is running for mayor in Coquitlam, to questions in The Tri-City News’ online survey: • Occupation: carpenter, hockey referee • Do you use public transit? Yes • Do you promise to not quit your council position to run for higher office at any point during your four-year term on council? Yes • Should the city spend more taxpayer money to improve cycling infrastructure? Yes • Does the city have a responsibility to ensure the availability of affordable housing to low- and moderate-income households? Yes • Is development around the Evergreen Line moving in the right direction? Yes

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CANDIDATES FOR COUNCIL (8 will be elected) BRENT ASMUNDSON (incumb.)

BEN CRAIG

• Age/occupation: 56, bus driver with Coast Mountain Bus Company There are not many people running in the Coquitlam civic election who can claim they ride public transit more often than Brent Asmundson. For his day job, the fourterm incumbent councillor drives a TransLink bus and said that he learns a lot about what is going on in the community from talking to his passengers. While he spends most of his time on the road, he has become all too familiar with the traffic snarls and construction slow downs that have come with the building of the Evergreen Line. Asmundson has long been an advocate for rapid transit to the Tri-Cities and said he has done work as a councillor to mitigate the impacts on business and residents during this “period of change.” “Construction is going to happen,” he said. “We are making strides… trying to keep traffic going. It is something that I have been passionate about.” He points to several accomplishments during the last term, including plans to build Lincoln Station in the City Centre area and resolving the Bailey Bridge dispute with New Westminster. When it comes to budgeting, Asmundson said he is aware of the reality that city expenses continue to climb and that services cannot be maintained without annual property tax increases. But he said he is comfortable with rates rising as long as the city is running as efficiently as possible. Cutting taxes would be nice in the short term, he added, but would not be sustainable beyond a few years.

• Age/occupation: 44, financial advisor As a Burquitlam resident for the last five years, Ben Craig has had a front-row seat to the changes that are coming with the construction of the Evergreen Line. The neighbourhood, which was previously made up of mostly single-family homes and a few apartment buildings, and served by a number of strip malls, is slated to become a major transit hub in Coquitlam, with condo towers and a brand new SkyTrain station. More residents are on the way and Craig believes the city is not doing enough to ensure that amenities will be provided in the area. “We all know the high density is coming. Everyone knows it,” he said. “We have to plan for it accordingly.” A new library, a recreation centre and, possibly, a fire hall should be built in the area, he said, noting he would also like to see commercial buildings added to the mix. But attracting business to the community is harder than simply building more office space, he acknowledges. Craig believes the disparity between business and residential property tax — according to the Fraser Institute, businesses pay 4.5 times more taxes than residents — needs to be closed. How would he accomplish the savings? Craig said he would start by looking at staff salaries, which he believes are out of line with those in neighbouring cities. He recognizes that city expenses, like labour costs, continue to rise and that property tax increases are necessary to sustain current service levels. But Craig said he would like the number to stay in line with inflation and population growth.

CRAIG HODGE (incumbent)

JUSTIN KIM

• Age/occupation: 57, councillor, photographer Craig Hodge may have only been on council for one term but his involvement in the community goes back a lot further than that. Before retiring in 2011, he was a photojournalist with The Tri-City News, witnessing many of the changes and developments in Coquitlam through the lens of his camera. Today, after three years on council, Hodge said he has enjoyed helping shape the community rather than just documenting it. He notes the development of the dry-floor sports facility located near Poirier Street and Winslow Avenue and the purchase of the 112-year-old Booth farmhouse, which the city is planning to preserve, as council accomplishments in his first term. Hodge, who lives on Burke Mountain, also points to his abilities as a consensus builder. When he was first elected, he said he pushed for a Tri-City multi-jurisdictional business licence, which required approval from not only Coquitlam council but Port Coquitlam and Port Moody as well. Hodge is also the chair of the Riverview Lands Advisory Committee, which oversees the 244-acre hospital grounds. Council has been unanimously supportive of turning the land into a health facility and Hodge believes that will likely help when the provincial government finally makes a decision on the future of the site. “Everybody is sending the same message to the provincial government,” he said. “Hopefully, the provincial government will eventually hear that message and respond.”

• Age/occupation: 37, IT consultant After English, Korean is the most common mother tongue in Coquitlam, yet the large demographic is not currently represented on city council. Justin Kim is hoping to change that. The 37-year-old City Centre resident is an entrepreneur who said he wants to bring a business-like attitude to city council. He credits his experience running an IT consulting firm and his interest in serving the community as his reasons for seeking office. “I add value,” he said. “I am the right person who knows business and fiscal responsibility.” Kim said it is important to hold the line on property taxes but believes some increases may be necessary in order to maintain current service levels. He added that he would take the time to consult residents before making decisions around balancing tax increases with spending priorities. “Zero taxes might be doable but it is not realistic to maintain what we have now,” he said. “The city is growing.” Kim lives near what will soon become the Douglas College Evergreen Line station and said more needs to be done to mitigate traffic issues resulting from construction. He is also concerned about public safety issues that could arise once rapid transit to the Tri-Cities is operational. Kim is new to civic politics but said he has been engaged in the community in other ways. He is the chair of the Korean War Commemorative Alliance and said he has done a lot of volunteer work through his church.

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Jodie WICKENS

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Jodie lives in Maillardville with her husband Brian and 2 children.

What people have to say about Jodie:

“Jodie has been an active supporter of teachers and students. She is well-versed in the issues that face public education and is prepared to stand up for what is best for students and teachers as a trustee. She has shown her commitment at rallies, on the picket lines, and online. I fully support Jodie Wickens as school trustee for Coquitlam.” Jennifer Heighton, Teacher “As an Educational Assistant in SD43, it’s important to me for us to have Trustees that understand what happens in classrooms and schools. Jodie cares about the people who work one on one with students every day. I know that Jodie will do everything she can to make sure school communities are safe and happy places for everyone!” Blaire Dunbar, EA “Ms. Wickens is dedicated, hardworking and just the kind of representative all parents and community members would be happy to have on their Jodie visiting teachers on the picket lines. School Board. As a parent and tax payer in British Columbia, I hope having more people like Jodie on our Boards can ensure funds and efforts are put to good use for all children. The best investment a community can make is into the education of all children. I believe that Jodie can help make that investment pay off.” Andrea Kennedy, SD43 Parent

Connected, Competent and Passionate Participation - Jodie promises to engage with school communities. As a parent she knows first-hand the importance of listening to parents, teachers, support staff and students. Jodie will be an active participant in our schools.

Accountability - Jodie is not afraid of asking tough questions so that district

leadership is held accountable to the board. She will continue to be up to date with her professional development to ensure SD43 is delivering best practice in education.

Transparency - Jodie will insure that the residents of Coquitlam are made aware of decisions that are reached or situations that arise in an accessible and timely manner.

Advocacy - Jodie is a fierce defender of public education and has a proven track record of effective advocacy. Jodie will continue to fight so that every child gets the education they deserve.

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CANDIDATES FOR COQUITLAM COUNCIL (8 will be elected) MOE KOPAHI

MASSIMO MANDARINO

DENNIS MARSDEN

SHOBHA NAIR

• Age/occupation: 27, VP of university relations with Simon Fraser Student Society Moe Kopahi may be new to civic politics but that doesn’t mean he is a rookie when it comes to campaigning. His role with the Simon Fraser Student Society is an elected position and he has succeeded in eight campus votes during his six years as a student. Next summer, he will finish his degree in mechatronics engineering and is setting his sights on representing an even larger population with a seat on Coquitlam city council. “The work I do at SFU is very similar,” he said. “If it is doable for 30,000 people, which is the size of the community up there, it should be doable for 130,000 people.” Kopahi said the city needs to look at alternate sources of revenue in order to offset annual property tax increases. He believes there are tourism opportunities that the city could take advantage of and thinks Coquitlam needs a convention centre to attract more businesses and visitors. “Everyone that has a big convention centre makes good money from it,” he said. “We don’t have that in the Tri-Cities right now and if we had one it would be beneficial.” With the Evergreen Line expected to open during the next council term, Kopahi said he would like to see neighbourhood plans that put a cap on the number of people that could live in an area. He added that caps would let residents know whether they are moving into a high or low-density neighbourhood.

• Age/occupation: 37, selfemployed When Massimo Mandarino looks at all the new developments sprouting up around the future Evergreen Line stations, he sees a lot of condos but not a lot of office space. If he is elected to Coquitlam council on Nov. 15, the Maillardville resident said he will work to make sure commercial developments are included in future neighbourhood plans in order to bring more jobs to the city. So how do you convince developers to build more office space if the market demand is not there for new commercial buildings? “It’s a chicken and egg thing — I get that,” he said. “But the city could offer a lot of incentives to companies to move out here.” One of his ideas is to give new businesses starting in the city a five-year grace period on property tax. They could also get a break on business licensing fees until they are more established in the community. “Small shops can’t survive out here and that has a lot to do with taxes,” he said. “This is one thing that we can give them.” Mandarino believes there is a lot of wasted money at city hall and said he would look at staff salaries as an area for potential savings. Even council salaries should be rolled back if it helps hold the line on taxes, he added. If he could, Mandarino said he would even like to see property taxes cut but believes it would be difficult to convince council colleagues to support the move.

• Age/occupation: 49, CFO at Egami Creative Group Having run twice for provincial office, Dennis Marsden is no stranger to the campaign trail. But there is one characteristic about running for municipal government in Coquitlam that the 49-year-old Thermal Drive neighbourhood resident said he is particularly enjoying: independence. “We are not tied to a party line,” he said of his council campaign. “I am an independent. I am able to listen to what people say and respond to them.” One thing he said he keeps hearing while canvassing door-to-door is that people are paying too much in property taxes. Marsden believes there are ways the municipality can limit spending and increase revenues, noting that the city’s investment reserves could be generating larger returns. “We need better rates of return on our assets,” he said. “The returns the city is getting are less than a client with $500,000.” Another area where Marsden said he has heard complaints from voters has to do with the Evergreen Line and the development surrounding the stations. Parking and construction issues have caused a lot of concern in the business community and he believes the city needs to do more to mitigate the impacts. He also thinks that while the focus on the Evergreen Line has been on the few blocks around the individual stations, people who live in the surrounding neighbourhood are being ignored. “We need to make sure they are getting some of the attention,” he said.

• Age/occupation: 45, college instructor During Shobha Nair’s time as a college instructor, she said she has become familiar with the struggle students go through to establish themselves after they have completed their post-secondary education. Young people have difficulty finding a job and affording a home, she said, often while dealing with massive student loan payments. “That is why I am running,” she said. “I see students struggling with debt. They think they can never own a home.” So what can one person on a city council of nine do to tackle these issues? Nair, who is running with the five-person Protect Coquitlam slate, believes the city needs to fast-track its affordable housing strategy and said she will advocate for more housing choice in the community. Too many mega homes have been built at the expense of smaller houses, she said, while more townhouses and condos are needed to add to the city’s housing stock. While Nair is in favour of more density in some areas, she would not say which neighbourhoods she believes need more housing. She said that once she is elected, she will have a better understanding of which areas need more residential development. Nair also believes community consultation is key and that the city needs to do a better job of explaining its plans to residents. “If people’s voices are being heard, then there won’t be any issues,” she said. “If [the city] is really good at [public consultation], then there won’t be any complaints.”

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Chuck Denison for School Board Trustee

INVOLVED • EXPERIENCED • INSIGHTFUL Meet Chuck Denison

• Graduate of Engineering Physics; and, B.Ed with double type-A certification (Math & Physics) • High school teacher, then corporate Project Manager, then business owner • 20-year Coquitlam resident; wife teaches grade 6; daughter is in grade 8 • Currently President of the District Parents Advisory Council (DPAC) • Served as PAC President, DPAC Rep, School Planning Committee member • Already deeply involved in SD43, working on numerous School District advisory committees • Provided feedback on new Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement • Actively engaged with BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils (BCCPAC) • Attended School Board meetings regularly these past 2 years, representing DPAC Executive

A Dedicated Advocate And Strong Leader For District 43

• Education has evolved and become more complex. There are special streams for French and Mandarin immersion. In mainstream classrooms, “inclusion” of diverse needs has increased the demand for classroom resources. Curriculum is changing. Student evaluation is changing. Skills needed for our graduates to succeed are completely different than they were a dozen years ago.

Government funding has become almost non-negotiable. Our new Trustees need to

be strong seasoned managers, with skills in advocacy, team building and negotiation. Trustees need these skills and experience in the Board Room. • Trustees do much more than meet every 3 weeks. Our new Trustees need to commit the time needed to pull their weight. • Our SD43 Vision of “Learning without Boundaries” needs to progress to specific development strategies, and alignment of staff resources. • Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is known to be a better indicator of future success than IQ. But, it is in jeopardy, due to significant reductions to Counsellors and Youth Workers. • The financial reports from SD43 are not self-evident and transparent. Our Finance subcommittee needs to be more hands-on, understanding the details and challenges intimately. • More willingness to engage the public for advocacy and support. • More willingness to engage the government to identify more effective funding formulas. • Education funding has not kept pace with escalating expenses such as hydro and carbon tax. • We need to ensure resourcing for special needs, learning disabilities, and gifted, while still empowering our less demanding students. • Leadership begins with cooperative relationships. Chuck has already established rapport with education leaders through his roles on the DPAC Executive.

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CANDIDATES FOR COUNCIL (8 will be elected) NEAL NICHOLSON (incumbent)

TERRY O’NEILL (incumbent)

• Age/occupation: 72, chartered accountant As someone who has spent a few years on council, Neal Nicholson shakes his head when he hears some of his electoral competitors state that they can cut taxes without hurting important civic services. Not only do cities need to deal with general inflationary and labour costs, he said, they also must put money aside for the maintenance and eventual replacement of infrastructure, something municipalities failed to do in the past and are now dealing with today. “We could hold the line on taxes and survive a couple of years,” said the City Centre resident. “But it would be bad fiscal management.” This will be Nicholson’s fourth council campaign but this is the first election in which he has opted to join a slate, running with the five-person Protect Coquitlam group. He explains the decision, saying that by running with a group of “like-minded individuals” who have the support of NDP MP Fin Donnelly and NDP MLA Selina Robinson — both former Coquitlam councillors who left mid-term for higher office —voters have a better idea of the issues he and the team support. Some candidates have criticized the slate, saying party politics should not be present at the council table. Nicholson defends the decision, noting that there are other groups of co-operating candidates running for Coquitlam council who have not declared that they are working together. “There are undeclared slates,” he said. “There are other slates out there but we are the only declared slate.” Nicholson also has experience at the regional level, currently sitting on Metro Vancouver’s zero waste committee.

• Age/occupation: 63, city councillor Terry O’Neill has spent much of his life as a writer, commenting on the foibles of government and its supporting bureaucracy. But for the last three years he has found himself on the other side of the media/politics divide, after he was elected to city council during the 2011 civic election. The Eagle Ridge neighbourhood resident said he has learned a lot during his first term, particularly when it comes to co-operation and consensus building with staff and his council colleagues. “My background was primarily at the federal and provincial level and I was very comfortable with the opposition-versus-government model,” he said. “As a council, we are kind of the government’s face of Coquitlam. In some ways, we really have to have one voice.” One area where council has been united surrounds the Riverview Hospital lands. Before he was elected O’Neill said he was quite laissez faire when it came to the 244-acre property but has since come to understand the importance of the land to the community. “We are very thankful to the [provincial] government for not selling everything off,” he said. “We all appreciate the value of the trees and the heritage buildings there.” O’Neill also has a realistic approach to budgeting and said he is proud that Coquitlam has limited its property tax increases during the three years he’s been on council. While he does not believe a tax reduction is possible, he notes that the rate of increase has dropped consistently over the course of his term.

MAE REID (incumbent)

ANDY SHEN

• Age/occupation: not given, city councillor Mae Reid has watched Coquitlam grow and develop from her city council seat for more than 30 years. But her long tenure on council does not stop her from being critical of the city when she feels that mistakes have been made, she said. Take the Evergreen Line, for example. Reid said the municipality should have learned the lessons experienced during the construction of the Canada Line in Vancouver and done a better job of mitigating the impacts to businesses along the route. “I’m really not excited about the way our small businesses along the line have been treated,” she said. “I feel that we could have done a better job.” She is happy the line is finally coming to Coquitlam but noted that some shops along North Road in particular are struggling to stay open. Reid said she is running this time around because she is concerned about slate politics coming into Coquitlam. Councillors should be independent, she added, noting that it is important that people at the decision-making table are able to speak their mind. “We look after sidewalks and speed bumps,” she said. “We shouldn’t be trying to push any political agenda.” Housing is an issue that Reid said she feels strongly about but believes that funding for any new initiatives needs to come from the provincial government. As a councillor, she added that she has always advocated for keeping the Riverview Hospital lands as a sanctuary for people suffering from mental illness, a position she said she will continue to support if she is re-elected.

• Age/occupation: 25, special assistant to an MP The city of Coquitlam is spending too much time accommodating housing developments and has not put enough effort into attracting jobs for its new residents. That’s the message Andy Shen has been pushing throughout his campaign, telling voters that council needs to find a better balance between commercial, industrial and residential zoning. “I don’t think we should just focus on the residential, as the current council is doing,” said the Westwood Plateau resident. “There is not enough office space in Coquitlam. Businesses don’t want to come here.” He also said entrepreneurs are staying away from Coquitlam because property taxes are too high, although he is not sure that a tax rate cut is possible. Shen said he would like to see the rate of annual increases slow and believes that some of the property tax rates can be offset by the increase in home value assessments. “I want to focus on bringing that increase down and reducing the overall tax the city brings in,” he said. “It has to be sustainable long term.” If council is successful at attracting more jobs to Coquitlam, Shen believes it will lead to a decrease in regional traffic congestion. Right now, he said, too many residents are driving west to Vancouver and Burnaby for work, a problem that could be mitigated if there was better employment opportunities closer to home.

COQUITLAM SCHOOL TRUSTEE CANDIDATES

Eleven people — including three incumbents — are vying for the four Coquitlam trustee jobs with the School District 43 board of education. To read more on those candidates, go to pages C14 and C15 in this section.

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for Coquitlam School Board Trustee Tireless worker for our children’s needs ■ Resident of Coquitlam since 1998; married with 2 November 15th school-aged children ■ Montessori Liaison for 5 years ■ Attended all School Board meetings for over a year and all School Board special budget and land meetings in 2014 ■ Hot Lunch / Martial Arts Program, Volunteer Coordinator – helping raise over $41,000 for technology in her children’s elementary school ■ Serves on Parent Advisory Council (PAC), School Planning Committee, and Multi-Cultural Council

A strong voice for our children’s future

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BEN CRAIG On November 15th for Coquitlam City Council 604-837-7037 ben.craig@shaw.ca

Ben Craig for council

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ELECT BEN CRAIG FOR COQUITLAM CITY COUNCIL “SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES”

CLEAR PRIORITIES

• Control spending • Promote selective responsible development • Encourage business and employment growth

SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES

• A tireless advocate for his community • Will lobby government at all levels for investment in the community

A VOICE FOR THE TAXPAYER

• A financial advisor for 15 years • Knows the value of a dollar and the need to stick to budgets

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CANDIDATES FOR COQUITLAM COUNCILLOR (8 will be elected) TERI TOWNER

JACK TRUMLEY

CHRIS WILSON (incumbent)

BONITA ZARRILLO (incumbent)

• Age/occupation: 46, special events and fund development officer If there is one thing Teri Towner believes she can bring to Coquitlam council, it is better community engagement. The Mundy Park-area resident already spends much of her spare time at events, engaging on social media and talking with residents and she believes that if elected she will be able to give residents an “even louder voice.” “I think the city does a good job with community consultation but... I want to demystify city hall,” she said. “I want people to not feel intimidated and to get engaged and to have a voice.” Towner said she recognizes the limitations of civic government and prides herself on the fact that she has not promised any specific policies or initiatives. If she is elected, she recognizes that she will be one of nine at the council table and will work to build consensus and advocate on behalf of residents. Towner acknowledges that there has to be balance between the cost of operating civic services and making tax increases affordable. “I am not going to say, ‘Let’s build a new ice arena but we are also going to bring your taxes down,’” she said. “People have to understand that you can’t have it both ways.” The city also needs to focus on the issues that fall within its purview, Towner added. She said that too often council wastes city staff time discussing issues over which it has no jurisdiction, such as pipelines or provincially run programs.

• Age/occupation: 59, banker The last few years have been busy for members of the Coquitlam Public Library board, who have overseen a major expansion of the service with the opening of the new City Centre branch. As chair of the board, Jack Trumley has had a front-row seat to the changes and now hopes to take some of his experience to the city council table. The 59-year-old has overseen the organization’s $5-million operating budget and believes he can find savings in the municipal financial plan. “We managed to keep our budget flat,” Trumley said of his time as library board chair. “If you focus on a documented plan... there is no reason we can’t do it [at city hall].” Inflationary and labour costs, which rise every year, can be mitigated, he claims, by focusing on the most important services the city provides. Trumley, who is running with the five-person Protect Coquitlam slate, said as a councillor his biggest job would be communicating with residents and relaying their concerns to the city. One area where council needs to be particularly attentive, he said, is the development issues surrounding the Evergreen Line. While he supports policies that increase density and promote affordable housing, council needs to ensure that it is being done in a way that works for the neighbourhoods that are affected. “Once the developers are gone, it is then a community,” he said. “We need to have a constant conversation with that community... and advocate for those citizens.”

• Age/occupation: 46, city councillor and executive director of KidSport Tri-Cities As a former Olympic wrestler, Chris Wilson has felt the bumps and bruises that come with grappling on the mat. But these days, he fights most of his battles in the political arena, pushing his positions on the campaign trail and the city council table. After winning his seat in a byelection last year, Wilson said it has been a steep learning curve. But while he has not been on council for long, there are already a few accomplishments he is proud to point out. Getting council to unanimously agree to apply to the National Energy Board for intervenor status on the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline was an important vote, he said. He is also happy that council is now moving forward with a dry-floor sports facility, something he advocated for before being elected. If he is re-elected, Wilson said he will focus more of his effort on attracting employers to Coquitlam. “We need to invest more in economic development,” he said. “That is a way to broaden our tax base. People want to work in Coquitlam and we need to find more jobs for our residents.” Wilson is one of five candidates seeking election under the Protect Coquitlam banner. While there is nothing compelling the group to vote in unison, he said they share a similar philosophy as to how the city should operate. “There is a benefit to working together on council,” he said. “You need a real commitment and we haven’t had that focus... on council.”

• Age/occupation: 48, city councillor and small business owner Bonita Zarrillo sums up her reasons for running in the Coquitlam civic election with four campaign points: affordability, jobs, public safety and the environment. On affordability, Zarrillo said that the city needs to do more to encourage more housing choice, encouraging developers to produce townhouses and smaller condos along with single-family homes that are more common throughout the city. While Coquitlam is pursuing an affordable housing strategy, she believes council is not moving fast enough on the file and that often plans are developed without any follow through. The city can be doing more to support local business, she said, noting that she has pushed for a local procurement policy at the council table. If the municipal government contracted with companies that are based closer to home, it would encourage local entrepreneurs, she said. Zarrillo, who is running with the five-person Protect Coquitlam slate, said she wants to see more businesses locate in the municipality. If the city had more employers, she added, the tax base would be broadened, benefiting both residents and businesses. Overall, Zarrillo believes that the development surrounding the future Evergreen Line stations has been moving in the right direction but believes more focus needs to be given to the Burquitlam area neighbourhood. “We have been very City Centre-centric,” she said. “I would like to see a little more attention go over to Burquitlam.”

November 15th Elect

BARB

HOBSON School Trustee School Board Trustee in Coquitlam from 1996 to 2002 Chair of the School Board for three years Chair of SD #43 Audit & Finance Committee for two years

I WILL

Establish a transparent Finance Committee. Develop a Whistleblower Policy. Address class composition. Lobby government for more funding. Advocate for schools on Burke Mountain.

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ON NOVEMBER 15

TERRY O’NEILL TO COQUITLAM COUNCIL

Accomplished. Independent. Accountable. MY PROMISE TO YOU

“As an independent candidate, I am not beholden to any slate, team or party. Instead, my priority is the taxpayer, the voter, the citizen. That’s my promise, and you can count on it!” A RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT Keeping a Lid on Taxes Tax increases averaged 5.08% over the three years prior to Terry taking office. Since then, council’s greater fiscal responsibility has seen tax increases go down each of the three following years, averaging 2.8% annually, with 2014’s being just 2.4%.

Democratic Reform Terry spearheaded the e-Town Hall initiative which ultimately engaged twice as many citizens as previous public meetings. When the provincial government asked for input on campaign-spending reform, Terry submitted a major brief to Victoria, arguing successfully for regulations that would ensure a level playing field for all candidates. Council supported Terry’s motion to ask the provincial government to make changes to how regional affairs are governed.

Community Safety Terry’s concern for public safety led to council’s passage of a motion asking the federal government to pass legislation bringing an end to revolving-door justice for career criminals.

THE JOB AHEAD

*It’s more important than ever to keep a lid on municipal spending without losing sight of our need to meet the growing demand for services and amenities in our fast-growing city. *With the future of the Riverview lands now in play, Terry will work to make sure their use reflects the wishes of Coquitlam residents and provides widespread benefit. *Terry will continue urging senior governments to end their downloading of responsibility for social housing. The City should facilitate the private sector’s development of housing for all income levels. Council shouldn’t divert civic resources that can be better utilized for the benefit of all.

COMMITMENT TO COQUITLAM

“Terry’s hard-work as a City Councillor demonstrates his deep commitment to his constituents. I am certain that Terry’s re-election will continue to provide a strong, independent voice on Council that will greatly benefit the citizens of Coquitlam.” – Senator Yonah Martin of Coquitlam, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate

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CANDIDATES FOR COQUITLAM SCHOOL TRUSTEE (4 will be elected) The following are candidates’ responses to the following questions: Incumbents only: With School District 43’s recent difficulties, which resulted in $13.4 million in cost cutting, and a forensic audit noting lack of control and monitoring resulted in a deficit in 2012/’13, why should anyone vote for you, an incumbent who was on the board when it happened? To non-incumbents only: If you are elected, what issue would you bring to the board’s attention? To all: What is your reason for running for school trustee? Also: Do you think there is enough transparency about what goes on in the school district? If not, how would you change it? GAIL ALTY (incumbent)

ROB BOTTOS

CAROL CAHOON

CHUCK DENISON

BARB HOBSON

• Retired, 21 years on board of education, lives in Sooke • Deficit issue: “We are beginning to implement all 14 recommendations from the forensic audit. We have set up a finance committee with trustee representatives and controls, quarterly reports. We are setting up a training program for principals and staff and we expect regular reports from staff on it.” • Why run: “I want to continue working with my colleagues and professionals in our district in ensuring the board places students first in decision-making. And I want to also ensure that partisan politics are not part of the reason the board makes a decision.” • Transparency: “I think we do our best to try to get our information out to the public but it never seems to be enough. Maybe we need to do a town hall meeting or have a place in the media to get our message out. I believe trustees do need to get our message out better.”

• Life-skills worker, lives in Coquitlam • Expertise to offer board: communication skills • Endorsement: none • Why run: “I am leading by example. I like to find common ground with people and I am willing to put my name out there.” • What issue: “Teachers shouldn’t be buying school supplies. Classrooms need to have supplies in order for children to be able to learn.” • Transparency: “Make sure the [meeting] minutes are publicized. Having too many in camera [closed door] meetings doesn’t help with transparency. As a Scout leader, when I run I promise to deliver and if I don’t have the answer, I’ll get it for you.”

• Accountant/ piano teacher, lives in Coquitlam • Expertise to offer board: financial • Endorsement: CUPE • Why run: “The number one reason is the fiscal accountability. I want to bring my experience with budgeting, accounting and integrity to the board office to prevent future deficits.” • What issue: “The thing I’m hearing is [lack of] communication with teachers, administration, support staff, families and parents, which all narrows down to the student being affected. They’re not asking enough questions. In my opinion, they’re not visible to the majority of the public.” • Transparency: “I don’t believe there’s enough transparency. I would change it by communicating more information to leave less people confused, so they are feeling comfort that as a school trustee I’m doing the right thing in creating solutions.”

• Entrepreneur, home renovations, lives in Coquitlam • Expertise to offer board: advocacy • Endorsement: CUPE • Why run: “I have been involved with education throughout my career and I have that in conjunction with experience in corporate life, making me more well rounded… [Although] I appreciate a lot of things the board has done over the years, [at the same time] I see many shortcomings… there are things that can be improved upon.” • What issue: “We need to advocate more effectively with the [education] ministry for more equitable funding and that’s going to require public support.” • Transparency: “I think the transparency is minimal and I think there is a reticence on the part of trustees and the school district to being more transparent and I would like that changed… An example of that is the financial statements, which are to some extent available at board meetings, are very cryptic and the public is just not able to understand that.”

• Retired administrator, lives in Coquitlam • Expertise to offer board: financial • Endorsement: none • Why run: “We need to get the finances under control, we need to make sure our process and procedures are properly adhered to and we need to get the teachers and the school support staff back in schools — the ones that have been displaced because of the deficit.” • What issue: “I would like to have a whistleblower policy in the district. I think staff should benefit to be able to let someone know if there was a wrongdoing, if they were concerned about telling someone for fear of retribution. I see them in large organizations worldwide.” • Transparency: “I would have the finance committee report out at board meetings. That doesn’t appear to happen at all. If there’s a human resources committee, that should report out as well. All of that information should be made public.”

Elect

CAROL CAHOON

for Coquitlam School Trustee About Carol Cahoon

• Tri-Cities Resident of 18 years • Wife and proud mother of 2 current SD43 students • Small business owner - accountant • Self Employed - Piano Teacher • Past Chairperson - Coquitlam Montessori Society • Member of the District Parent Advisory Council, Parent Advisory Committee and the School Planning Committee • Member of the Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers

On the Issues

For an open and accountable School board • Greater fiscal accountability • Address budget overuns • Full disclosure of financial statements • Commit to reviewing current trustee compensation model For a strong voice for everyone • Fair and equal representation • Will listen to all stakeholders • Provide a voice for teachers and children For a better, more effective education system • Strengthen public education • Improve communication and collaboration • Embrace technology in schools

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• Health science researcher, lives in Coquitlam • Expertise to offer board: advocacy • Endorsement: none • Why run: “I am a parent and I’m also a Chinese parent, and I’ve been actively involved in the PAC and the Chinese PAC. The reason I started is that I saw in the paper the issue about the school board and [finances]…I realize if you ask a question, it’s not enough. We need to find out the problems and find the solutions.” • What issue: “I want accountability and transparency of the school board and how public money is spent. You never have enough money and that requires that you set priorities with programs. I can also be a bridge with international education to help with revenue.” • Transparency: “There should be as much outreach as possible to the parents and public.”

• Business owner, lives in Coquitlam • Expertise to offer board: advocacy • Endorsement: CUPE • Why run: “I have two kids in school, one in middle and one in elementary. I see things that are wrong. You can complain all you want about it… [but] if you want some change or betterment, you have to step up to the plate and take a swing at it.” • What issue: “Underfunding. [The provincial government] has to know that wages, pensions and benefits have all increased, so when is the last time they increased the funding formula for this district? As far as I know, they are $500 under for each student.” • Transparency: “I don’t think there’s enough transparency and that’s evident… [With the] financial audit, they said they put out what they are obligated to — just put it on your website and make it available to the public.”

• Secondary school teacher, lives in Coquitlam • Expertise to offer board: knowledge of education system • Endorsement: none • Why run: “I’ve seen some problems in the education system province-wide and, obviously, Coquitlam, as well, and I think more could be done to improve the school district and I want to be part of making that change.” • What issue: “I think for me, the number one thing is going to be to make sure the government is providing the proper funding for school boards and the way I think that can be best done is by getting the parents to rally a little more.” • Transparency: “The school board meetings are open so I think at that level, you can come in and ask your questions. I don’t know if enough people know what the school board does. There’s probably enough transparency if the public was aware of how to get the answer they want.”

• Executive director Children of the Street Society, school trustee for nine years, lives in Coquitlam • Deficit issue: “It’s my job to ask questions and to make sure [that] if there is something that I don’t understand, I push it until I do understand and to ask more questions.” • Why run: “I have raised eight children and they have all gone through the public education system. I’m right in the classroom with the children in this district and I feel I have something to contribute that is much-rounded insight about the different levels of education. And I still have a child in school so I am also active as a parent.” • Transparency: “I think there is [enough transparency]. I think it’s also the responsibility of the community to reach out, to come to school board meetings, go to the website, ask questions. Information isn’t going to come to them. People have to reach out and if they reach out the information’s there.”

JoDie WiCKens • Behaviour interventionist, lives in Coquitlam • Expertise to offer board: advocacy • Endorsement: CUPE • Why run: “I felt there was a real need for change on the board. I felt the board has been a bit disconnected with the community, families, teachers and support staff, and I believe in any organization, when people have been there for a long time, relations and ideas get quite entrenched.” • What issue: “How does the board know that they are running things effectively and efficiently? When was the last time the board went through a review process or a matrix on how effective they are, as recommended by the auditor general of B.C.?” • Transparency: “Absolutely not. One of the ideas I’ve had is to bring in some video [coverage on TV] during school board meetings like council has, for accessibility for the public… a monthly newsletter about what happens in the district and our website needs a complete overhaul to make information more accessible.”

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n Articles on the mayoral candidates

are based on interviews n city council and school trustee candidate briefs are based on interviews and candidates’ responses to an online survey n Text by Gary McKenna (council) and Diane Strandberg (trustees) n Editing and design by editor Richard Dal Monte

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• Business woman, school trustee for 21 years, Coquitlam resident • Deficit issue: “We didn’t really learn about the issues for a while. Then, upon learning about the problems, we did take immediate action, which followed up with a motion for a review done with a forensic audit with KPMG. They came up with 14 resolutions [and] we have been working on implementing those, and half were worked on or [we’re] starting [to work on them].” • Why run: “I feel I’m now better informed and I know a better direction the board can go in watching the budget more closely because I have the experience in knowing what we weren’t doing and what we need to do going ahead.” • Transparency: “I think by revisiting how we do the budget process — it’s the whole month of April — and I think that has brought a lot of transparency not only to the public but to the schools on how the budget is allocated.”

ELECT Larry Ryan School Board Trustee Coquitlam A Parent, A Teacher, A Public School Advocate • 19 years of teaching experience • Master’s degree in Education

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RE-ELECT MAYOR

RICHARD STEWART

Strong Leadership. Proven Results.

In the past six years, Richard has delivered! The Evergreen Line

Major investments in Public Safety

Richard succeeded in ending the 20-year stalemate, by building consensus across the region, and support/funding from senior governments; the Evergreen Line is finally on track for completion in about 20 months.

In the past 9 years, we’ve added 34 police officers and 42 firefighters; our very successful Crime Reduction Strategy has made our whole community safer, with a 26% decrease in crime. Richard also initiated a traffic safety program, beginning with schools. More children can now safely walk to school; let’s accelerate/expand that program. As well, expanded Town Centre Firehall, and a new Firehall in Northeast.

Riverview Hospital We’ve proposed a new vision for this cherished property, one that embraces a Centre-of-Excellence in treatment for mental health and addictions, plus a hospital, plus a publicly-owned/ operated regional hospital. The first mental health beds are now re-opened. Let’s continue to build consensus on this vision.

$50 million in savings for taxpayers A focus on prudent financial processes and innovative project management/financing has produced REAL results, including $50+ million in capital savings on new projects. Plus, improved relationships with senior governments resulted in almost $30 million in infrastructure grants for important local projects. Remarkable benefits to taxpayers.

Controlling Taxes Instituted new cyclical review of City operations, to identify savings and efficiencies, to make the most of every tax dollar. We’ve reduced new budget demands every year for the past five years through careful management, while securing millions in non-tax revenue, development charges, senior government funding, etc.

Richard has lived all his life in Coquitlam, and has been involved in every facet – community, sports, arts and culture, his church, Putting Technology to Work for Coquitlam residents veterans, service clubs, the • Instituted full internet broadcast (webcasting) of all City Council meetings, Public environment, etc. He’s truly Hearings, etc. committed to Coquitlam. • Innovative waste heat sharing technology installed in Poirier and City Centre An independent Mayor, civic precincts, resulting in GHG reductions & energy savings; • More on-line city services, running a positive and • City-owned Fiber Optic through city streets, providing a bright future for our respectful campaign. Stand businesses and residents. with him, for a bright Major Investments: future for Coquitlam.

King Edward Overpass, United-Braid connection, Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex, City Centre Library, over 100 acres of new parkland, new sports facilities, partnerships with School District 43 for new schools and community amenities. Plus, our new Homeless Shelter is now approved and provinciallyfunded, and will open next year. Future investments are needed in ice rinks, covered tennis, other parks/sports facilities, as well as arts, culture, heritage and infrastructure. Creativity and prudence is the key to being able to fund this needed infrastructure.

“Mayor Stewart knows how to guide the regional conversation, respectfully but with conviction, producing real results for Coquitlam across Metro Vancouver. He used those skills on such vitallyimportant issues as breaking the stalemate on the long-awaited Evergreen Line. A real leader.” – Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts

On November 15th let’s Re-elect Mayor Richard Stewart Email: stewartrichard@shaw.ca

Phone: 604-931-2848

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Campaign Office: 2565 Barnet Hwy (at Falcon) Authorized by Jennifer Maier, Financial Agent, 604-306-1885

Richard believes in democracy and informed decisions; he has invited all Mayoral, Council & Trustee candidates to display their brochures at his campaign office. So, drop by to pick up campaign information to help you choose wisely.