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o imbibe, or not to imbibe this holiday season: that is the question. Solicitor-General Rich Coleman dropped hints this week that he wants to review newly minted drinking and driving laws after unintended consequences left the restaurant industry high and dry. “I think people don’t understand they can go in and have a couple of glasses of wine with dinner and still leave and be OK,” Coleman said, adding that public misunderstanding of the law has contributed to lower alcohol sales at drinking establishments across the province. “I really do think we need to improve our public education and, like any new law, I think that if there are some weaknesses that are identified, that we should have the ability to look at that.” He suggested changes could come as early as this spring. The revelation came as welPaul vanPeenen/NOW come news to Cory Wright of Wright Hospital Group, which Hugh Mitchell (left), ICBC road safety co-ordinator Kathleen Nadalin, Kyle O’Genski as “Rudy,” KidSport Tri-Cities’ has noticed shrinking sales at Chris Wilson and former NOW publisher Bob Moody are encouraging people to sign up to volunteer for Operation Port Coquitlam establishments Red Nose — or use the service to get home safely after a night of partying. Dewy’s and Treehouse pubs. “It is tremendous news for While they wait to see revamped laws, Wright said them inside. our industry,” Wright said, adding that pub employthey’re trying to be as creative as they can to ensure ICBC road safety co-ordinator Kathleen Nadalin ees can breathe easier too. “As in any business, when a safe and merry holiday season by including things said the program has grown in the 15 years since we do see a slowdown, we have to make adjustments. like limousine or shuttle transportation as part of its arrival in B.C., and will expand again this year to Unfortunately, we had to cut hours at some stores.” Christmas party packages. the Comox Valley. The Tri-Cities group is one of 12 Wright said Dewy’s and Treehouse have been “I think we’re all heading into the unknown right groups serving 30 communities. focusing more on food since the now,” he said. “The holiday time of Nadalin said service has jumped considerably as new laws came into effect, as they the year should be the best time of people learn about the program: in 2009, there were noticed a decline not in the number year, and it should be a time you’re 6,661 rides given in the province, an increase of “People who used to with your friends and socialize, and of patrons, but how much each was 1,168 from the previous year. spending. having a casual drink is usually part “The popularity was increasing even before the think they knew how “It’s the casual drinker who would of the holiday season.” new impaired driving laws,” she said. “It took a while much they could drink have one or two beverages who was Christmas typically heralds an for people to know what Operation Red Nose was, are unsure now.” coming in and sharing an appetizer increase in parties, plans and social and now people are seeking it out.” with no glass of wine,” he said. occasions, and that has organizers All told, 3,500 volunteers took part last year, and “We definitely don’t support of Operation Red Nose considering Nadalin said that number will have to grow in 2010. drinking and driving by any means, their volunteer ranks. “That is key. Of course, there’s going to be more but at the same time, they were The Rotary Club of Coquitlam demand,” she said. Bob Moody making criminals out of people who Sunrise has headed up the desig“We’re looking for more volunteers. It’s tough Operation Red Nose weren’t criminals.” nated driver and vehicle transport sledding, simply because of the commitment,” Changes to the Motor Vehicle service for three years now, and Moody said. Act that came into effect not even Rotarian and former NOW publisher “Each team requires three people: a navigator, a two months ago created the stiffest penalties in the Bob Moody said he believes demand for service could driver and escort car driver. It gets busy at closing country for those believed to be driving while under increase this year, given the new laws. time for the bars.” the influence of alcohol. Motorists who blow a blood“There’s some uncertainty out there. People who This year, Operation Red Nose runs Friday and alcohol content in the fail range of 0.08 are receivused to think they knew how much they could drink Saturday nights starting the weekend of Nov. 26, ing an immediate 90-day driving ban, fines between are unsure now,” he said. “Who knows? Is it one wrapping up Dec. 18 before one last kick at the can $600 and $4,060 and having their cars impounded drink? Two drinks? on New Year’s Eve. for 30 days, in addition to possible criminal charges. “Rather than take a chance, because the penalties The service runs from around 10 p.m., goes until Those who blow in the “warn” range of between 0.05 are so severe, it’s better to find another option. We 3 a.m., and requires around 20 volunteers each evenand 0.08 face penalties that begin with a three-day see ourselves as an option to keep the streets safer.” ing. driving ban, $450 in fees and vehicle impoundment, The program is unique in that people can call a The service is also by donation, with proceeds and escalate according to the number of offences a hotline for a ride home. In addition to safe passage,  CONTINUED ON PAGE 4, see ‘IT’S BEEN A GREAT.’ driver has. volunteers drive the person’s vehicle home with

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in place. In 2013, however, a “smart card” transit fare payment technology could “build public support for a vehicle charge and amplify its overall benefits beyond revenue generation.” Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart said discussions with the province over transportation funding in the next year need to focus on a bigger picture than just vehicle levies. With demands on municipal coffers increasing, he argues the power to generate revenue must also increase. “I really believe what’s really at stake now is getting a rebalancing of capacity of local government to raise money in other ways,” he

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flies by, and it’s been a great experience.” He hopes local pubs will think of red noses when helping patrons get home safe. “This year, a lot of the pubs have been coming up with strategies to deal with the new laws. Some are already providing rides home, which is great, but there’s only so much that they can do,” he said. “I think it’s going to be super busy, and we’re just really trying hard to get some volunteers to participate.” Anyone interested in volunteering for Operation Red Nose is asked to contact Malcolm by e-mailing orn@shaw.ca or malcolm.laptop@shaw.ca. — With files from Postmedia News

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kind of idea,” Morrison said. “Churches are not going into obscurity.” Each Ethos event begins with music. Then Morrison speaks for 45 minutes, followed by communion and more music. Afterwards, they transform the foyer into a coffee-shop atmosphere where guests can hang out for another hour. Everyone is welcome, even those with different faiths and opposing beliefs. In fact, Morrison welcomes the diversity. “We want to make it open and hospitable to people but also challenge them and challenge their core belief systems. Obviously our bias is that Jesus is who he said he was. There’s going to be a world view difference, but that doesn’t mean that we’re not going to hang out with each other,” he said. “‘Ethos’ basically means a spirit of a community. People say, ‘When I come here, I feel accepted.’ That’s the ethos we want. We want people to experience an ethos where they know they can come and meet with God.” Alex Perello, 22, looks forward to this spirit of community each Sunday night. “I like it because it’s more geared towards young adults. For me, a lot of the young

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gone to church for spiritual reasons,” she said. “I went to Ethos because a friend told me about it and it just, like, changed my life. It’s really cool. I go every Sunday. I’m involved in my church and my life has drastically changed. It helped to establish my faith. “I was, like, wow. This is a place where I can connect with people my own age and see what’s going on and what God’s really doing in this place. I know that sounds kind of crazy, but it’s just the way it is. It was just really cool because it just totally spoke to me.” Ethos meets at 7 p.m. on Sundays at Coquitlam Alliance Church, 2601 Spuraway Ave.

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Let’s get building right now We have been told that about 75 per cent of the funding for the Evergreen Line is in place. If so, let’s get building. This is not a one-year project. It will take years to do it right. We don’t need all the funding today, before we start. This is negative, foolish thinking. All the politicians playing political football with this might not even be in office when the rest of the funding is required and/or given out. Some of the To The ones now in office (especially regional representatives) are asking for more taxation. If you don’t like this idea, tell them. Citizens who keep knocking the costs are shortsighted or blind to our region’s future needs for transit and corridors for transportation. And let’s not forget sustainability issues. When I was asked to join the group to lobby against LRT, we collected a lot of facts and took them to politicians and the public — and the support for SkyTrain was obvious. LRT was dropped, and now we need to move on. New bus lines for Maple Ridge to Coquitlam are in the making. They need to connect to a quick, major

form of transit. Unfortunately, that will be years away because our municipal, regional and provincial governments have been stonewalling this project. The same can be said for a handful of citizens. I was not in favour of this SkyTrain route being built first. I thought that a line from Lougheed Mall to Coquitlam Centre should have come first, after which a line from Coquitlam Centre to Lougheed Mall should have been built. Editor Since I can’t see two lines in our area, maybe ever, I support this one now. I still have concerns about all the passenger traffic tying into Lougheed Mall, no matter what system gets the people there — and the lack of parking and safe dropoff at this and other stations. In closing, if everyone had to wait until they had all or 75 per cent of the down payment for their first house, how many of us would have a home today? Let’s get building this needed project, even if it means a change we wish we didn’t need, but do. Steve Mancinelli Coquitlam

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id the province go too far with its controversial new drinking and driving laws? That view, held by many, got a boost this week when Solicitor General Rich Coleman announced he would review the legislation. “I don’t think we expected the unintended consequences of the misunderstanding of the law at the level that we have it today,” Coleman told a Vancouver Sun reporter. “I do know there’s concerns. I’m going to look at those concerns and after I process it and it makes sense, I’ll contemplate changes to the legislation.” The “unintended consequences” Coleman appears to be talking about really amount to people deciding not to drink and drive at all, which, to most people, would be the point of any drinking and driving law. Nevertheless, Coleman was appointed solicitor general just weeks ago when Premier Gordon Campbell shuffled his cabinet — and is widely seen as a frontrunner in the race to replace the lame-duck premier. So it makes political sense for him to take a look at the unpopular legislation, especially since restaurants, pubs and bars are losing business. The larger question, though, is what does the fact that stricter drinking and driving laws are causing so much concern say about us as a society? The truth is that we like to pretend we oppose drinking and driving, but many adults think it’s fine — as long as the drinking is at a low level and as long as they won’t face financial or legal consequences for doing it. But really, is any amount of alcohol safe for someone about to get behind the wheel? Coleman may loosen these laws, but this debate is not going to go away. When it comes to second-hand smoke, for example, society’s attitudes have hardened to the point where it’s no longer OK to subject others to a known toxin. In years past, it was seen as OK to fill a room with smoke, even if that room contained children. When it comes to drinking and driving, the same change in thinking may take place, so that driving after drinking any amount of alcohol is seen as taking a risk that’s just not worth the reward.

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Choices in young adult fiction really bite T normal romance novels: ake a trip down to the nearest big-chain bookConveniently unsupervised Loner Girl arrives at store in your neighbourhood and zip on over to new school. Loner Girl becomes Popular Girl for the young adult section. What do you notice? reasons unbeknownst to us and meets Loner Boy. That’s what I thought. Loner Boy hates Newly Popular Girl, so naturally Rows and rows of dark, seductively illustrated she decides she loves him. Even though books with intriguing blurbs about a Loner Boy has made it very clear that high school sophomore who falls in love he wants nothing to do with Newly with a boy, one who brushes her off like Popular Girl, he suddenly comes around nobody’s business. But there’s a clever all “Gertrude, I have loved you for years twist: it turns out he’s actually in love and years,” and “You thought you had with her, and (gasp!) he’s also a super stalker-ish ways, but I creep in dark fantastical man of the night, struggling alleys, swing from trees and watch you not to murder her every time he catches a whiff of her heavenly aroma. My Generation while you sleep!” Now, I think it’s safe to say that any One may think I am referring to a cerAsrar Ahmed-Flores other member of the female populatain book series that comprises a teention would sprint the other way, but age girl’s dilemma of choosing between Gertrude is no ordinary girl. She gets all tingly a buff werewolf and her lovey-dovey blood-sucking inside, and only falls in love with Loner Boy even boyfriend, but the sad truth is that those popular more. Perhaps her poor sense of judgment could be novels aren’t the only sources of my rant; there are attributed to the fact that Loner Boy — we’ll call others that follow the exact same, sweet little nothhim Bertrand — is very yummy-looking, which is ing of a plot. completely fine of course, but Gertrude feels the I, like many other frustrated teen readers, have need to tell us this every other paragraph. treaded through the slush of painful reading and And between all the “Ooh, his muscles were big, have decided to warn everyone else that just because but not too big. You know, like the nice kind of big” the book looks fantastic doesn’t mean that the conthoughts on Bertrand, Gertrude also reveals that she tent is very good. To prove my point, here is the enjoys the works of literary masters such as Jane formula of a majority of today’s young-adult para-

Austen. Because of this detail, we are to assume that Gertrude has an IQ of 653,424,525.67, yet she proceeds to do things that make us snort, cringe and fling the book across the room. And for the record, we also discover that Bertrand is a 200-year-old virgin who likes to talk about his feelings — a lot. But I digress. The point is that pages and pages later (as in, 400 pages later), we realize that nothing has happened. Oh, sorry, I lie — something did happen, and it was the best part: the end. That’s right, my friends; the end of nothing is what happened. We read that last paragraph, we gave a final eye roll and we didn’t bother reading about the author because we couldn’t care less anymore. So, go ahead, congratulate yourself on finishing a marathon of wordy nothingness. And while you’re at it, promise never to put yourself through that again. Because if you do, publishers will continue to publish stories of nothingness, ones with covers that fool you into thinking they’re actually worth buying. Twilight, anyone?

Asrar Ahmed-Flores is a Grade 12 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary.

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writers to apply. While we want the My Generation columnists to represent all Tri-Cities schools, we couldn’t ignore the strong showing from Best, which led to their students filling four of six spots. Columns run each Friday throughout the school year, starting today on Page 8. If you like what you read, or if you don’t, let us know by sending a letter to the editor to editorial@thenownews.com.

Three of the articles in the Healthy Living section of the Oct. 8 issue were thinly disguised advertisements for Immunity FX, a patent medicine not approved by Health Canada. The same articles contained a number of bizarre claims unsupported by scientific research, such as the suggestion that drinking tap water can compromise one’s immune system. When you run advertising material in The NOW, wouldn’t it be better to label it clearly as such? Otherwise readers will assume it is written to the same high standards of accuracy, objectivity and freedom from conflict of interest as the rest of your excellent paper. John Jones Coquitlam

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Two locals selected for film festival Coquitlam residents Evan Chan and Jessica Moorehouse are two of 14 people from across Canada to have their films added to the National Screen Institute’s Online Short Film Festival. Chan’s documentary film, The Sweet Science: The Boss, tells the story of a Canadian cruiserweight boxer’s career as he ascends up the sport’s professional ranks, while Moorehouse’s comedic film Catechism follows the life of a woman struggling with elements of love, lust and “doing the right thing.” The online film festival serves as a year-round, 100per-cent Canadian-based festival, and current entrants are vying for the A&E Short Filmmakers Award and $2,500. See www.nsi-canada. ca for more info.

Seniors display art

A handful of seniors from the Wilson Centre Art Group currently have their paintings on display at the Terry Fox Library. Led by instructors Susan Cowan and Tian Lee, the group’s artistic offerings include still lifes, landscapes, portraits, florals and abstracts in watercolours, oils and acrylics. The exhibit runs until Nov. 23, and the library is located at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo.

PoCo duo nominated for music awards

PoCo’s Sister Says has been nominated for two Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards for their album The Only Way. Consisting of the brothersister duo of Gillian and Rob Thomson, the pair has been nominated in the categories of best female vocalist and best group or duo. The awards are set for Nov. 26 in Hamilton, Ont. For more info on the group, see www.sistersays.com.

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herever she goes in the world, Jennifer Lim encounters the same reaction to her work as a concert pianist. Whether it’s New York City or Europe or Asia, there’s always someone who’ll come up to her after a performance and say, “I never knew classical music could be like that.” “You always get people coming up to you and saying, ‘I’ve always had this fear of coming to classical concerts,’” says Lim, who grew up in Coquitlam. She admits that many people see classical music as an elitist sort of pastime with rigid rules attached — you have to dress up; you aren’t allowed to clap. She laughs a little as she says classical music has a “scary” reputation, but she’s serious about her determination to change it. Lim is the artistic director of the Vancouver Music and Arts Society, which is staging the Vancouver Winter Chamber Music Festival 2010 this coming week in Burnaby. The festival, which started Thursday and continues Saturday and Sunday at Kingsway Foursquare Church, features concerts by eight artists — six established concert professionals and two young emerging artists from B.C. Alongside Lim will be pianist Grace Chung, flutist Lorna McGhee, violinist Erin Keefe, violinist/violist TienHsin (Cindy) Wu and cellist Peter Wiley. They’ll be joined by two young cellists: 21-year-old UBC student Luke Kim and 20-year-old Benjamin Louwersheimer. “It’s a really great group of people,” Lim says, noting she’s thrilled for the chance to bring the artists together in Burnaby. “I’ve always wanted to start something like this here.” Lim is based in New York City now, but returns frequently to Metro Vancouver to stay with her parents. She staged the festival last year on the Lower Mainland as well, with concerts in North Vancouver and Vancouver, but had a hankering to find a venue in Burnaby that would work. Kingsway Foursquare Church is perfect, she says — an intimate space with a good piano, and in a Metrotown-area location she hopes will make it accessible to people from all over the region. The two remaining concerts — each one is at 8 p.m. — feature top classical

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ing like music to convey emotion. “It chamber works, with a focus this year just speaks so readily.” on Mozart. She recalls one concert last year The program for Saturday’s conwhere a man who had no background cert includes Mozart’s Sonata for in classical music came up to her Four Hands in D Major and the Piano afterwards and told her that the music Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, and Sunday had made him cry. He features the Flute didn’t know where it Quartet in C Major. had come from, she Lim is hoping that “I feel I owe a lot to says, but the music Mozart — whom she describes as more B.C. and to this area.” touched something profound in him. “approachable” than “That really means some other classical something to me. composers — will Jennifer Lim That’s also what I prove to be a draw for Concert Pianist want to share with audiences. people,” she says. “It She wants to help could be such a wide demonstrate to people range of emotions — music does have that classical music isn’t something that power.” mysterious or dull — but rather, the Plus, she says, she wants to give expression of the truest “universal people something fun to do. language.” “The world has a lot of drama in it,” “It’s a great way to connect and to express,” she says, noting there’s noth- she says with a laugh. “I want it to be

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a way of having people come and enjoy themselves, relax a little bit.” For Lim, the festival is also a chance to lend a helping hand to emerging artists who are making their way in the world of classical music. Giving Kim and Louwersheimer a chance to perform with the others is her way of helping to open doors in what can often be a difficult world. She notes that being a success in music takes not only talent, discipline and practice but also opportunity. “You have to be meeting the right people, given the right opportunity at the right time,” she says. “I want to create some chances for people who are really young and are so talented.” Lim notes she wouldn’t be where she is today if people hadn’t opened up opportunities for her over the years. She grew up in Coquitlam, where she went to Centennial Secondary. She started studying piano at age four-and-a-half, and credits longtime piano teacher Jane Coop for being an inspiration. “She gave so generously,” Lim says. In high school, Lim’s music teacher gave her a chance to accompany the school choir — a job that brought her to the attention of other groups around the area and led to steady work as a choral accompanist for various groups, including Les Échos du Pacifique francophone choir in Coquitlam. All those musical experiences started Lim down the road that led her to the U.S. at 18 to pursue her music studies. And not just any music studies, mind you, but studies at two of the most renowned music schools around — undergraduate work at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and a master’s degree from the Juilliard School in New York. Since then she has travelled the world as both a concert soloist and chamber musician, with a host of awards and critical acclaim to her credit, not to mention five commercially released CDs. “I could not imagine a better life,” she says. She’s grateful to all those who gave her the opportunity to get where she is today, so this festival is her chance to pay it forward. “I feel I owe a lot to B.C. and to this area,” she says. Visit www.vancouvermusicarts.com for more details about the festival, including full programs and artist bios. Tickets for each concert are $20 and can be bought online or at the door.

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Mazda2 revs up expectations David Chao and Bob McHugh editorial@thenownews.com An inexpensive little car that will exceed your quality expectations, Mazda2 is a new arrival from Japan, where it’s been on the market since 2007. In fact, this is actually the fifth generation of Mazda’s B-class car and it has already won numerous automotive awards including 2008 World Car of the Year. Our test Mazda2 was a Yozora (“night sky” in Japanese) special edition and one of 500 that are coming to Canada this model year. Global sales of the Mazda2 are already at about half a million units and the Canadian edition is sure to put a smile (to match its lower front grille) on the faces of those who drive it. The Canadian subcompact segment is expected to have a 17-per-cent growth spurt over the next three or four years, according to Mazda. So, even with keen new competition, in the form of the (related at birth) Ford Fiesta, there’s still room for success in this market. Changes were necessary, in order to bring the Mazda2 to North America, as our safety standards differ from Japan’s. Body rigidity was increased in the front, rear and sides and an electronic stability control system is standard equipment. To cope with those concrete highways in the US, changes were also necessary to its rear structure and torsion beam axle. In addition to the Yozora ($19,280) Mazda2 comes in two other trim levels, an entry-level GX ($13,995) and a GS ($18,195). The GS trim is basically a GX with the convenience package plus 15-inch alloy wheels, a roof spoiler, side sill extensions, chrome exhaust finisher, fog lights, automatic headlights, rain-sensing wipers, air conditioning, leather-wrapped steering wheel and two extra speakers.

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spoiler, which you also get with Yozora, is a big one. While somehow less obvious in this design, Mazda’s signature “happy face” lower grille is probably even more appropriate.

The Inside

Mazda has done an excellent job of making a small space seem much larger. The cabin doesn’t feel cramped, the driver’s seating position is excellent in relation to frequently used controls and the seats offer good side support. The steering wheel has an up and down adjustment and the seat cushion had a manual height adjustment. An even bigger surprise was how much room there is in the back seat. There’s space to slide your feet under the front

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Driver sight-lines in the Mazda2 are particularly impressive. Big side mirrors are clearly visible and the lowcut design of the rear window also aids rear vision when

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Wrong turn can’t stop stubborn PoCo firefighter Dan Olson sports@thenownews.com They almost had to send out a search party for one PoCo firefighter on Saturday. In the end, not even a wrong turn and a 22-km detour could sidetrack Steve Conkin from finishing his first 100-kilometre ultra marathon. The PoCo runner placed 13th overall at the Haney-to-Harrison ultramarathon, finishing the Sasquatch Drive route in 11 hours, 48 minutes. “I took the 3:30 a.m. start time so it was just me running,” said Conkin. “I made a wrong turn and ended up going to Ruskin, it was pitch-black out… I was kicking myself and my Dad, who was suppose to be handling my route, was laughing.” When he got back on track, Conkin quickly made up for lost time and rallied from last place (21st) to his mid-pack placing. The PoCo Fire department also entered a team of eight in the 100 km relay event, and finished 1st in the Police/Firefighters division with a time of 7:05.38, just over a minute faster than North Vancouver’s team. The team included Sean Allan, Greg Berggren, Shaun Crump, Steve Crump, Chad Evans, Keith Olson, Brent Paterson and Jim Winter. A former pro boxer, Conkin had been looking for somewhere to put his competitive energy after a concussion suffered in a 2008 fight ended his ring career. “It was tough giving up boxing, it was the toughest thing I’ve ever done. I love the game.” Because running had been a part of his training, the transition wasn’t too difficult. It was just a matter of when, not if, that he’d run in a competitive race. He chose the ultramarathon for his debut. “Boxing and running are the same in some ways… It’s the mental approach, you can never give up and it comes down to stubbornness. When it comes down to it, I’m pretty stubborn.”

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CELEBRATING A GREAT FINISH: Canada’s women’s 8 rowing team poses for pictures following a tremendous result at the World Rowing championships in New Zealand last week. Port Moody’s Krista Guloien, bottom right, also recorded a fifth place result in women’s pair race.

Port Moody rower plants feet on world podium Dan Olson sports@thenownews.com The role of the underdog is to surprise and to quash common expectations. Canada’s women’s eight rowing team took that role and sailed with it, and will gladly replace it with a new tag: medal contender. Port Moody’s Krista Guloien and her seven teammates piloted Canada back onto the World championship podium last weekend at Lake Karapiro in New Zealand, thanks to a sterling effort in the final that saw them edge out Romania for the silver medal. Their time of 6:16.12 was just four seconds behind the U.S. champions. “I think this result puts us back on the map,” Guloien told the NOW in an email interview. “We

staked out some turf in Karapiro [and] we now know that what we have been doing is helping us head in the right direction.” The last time Canada medalled at the worlds in the women’s 8 was in 2003. A good year became great with the medal — but it wasn’t a case of being lucky or capitalizing on someone else’s poor performance, she noted. “It was time! I have had many years of not making the podium and we didn’t turned into a different group of people, we didn’t uncover any wonder food. I think we have just continued to work hard and it came together for us.” Guloien, who has been a member of the national program since 2006, also competed in the women’s pair event with Andreanne Morin, finishing fifth. “I’m a bit heartbroken and at the same time super excited [and] proud and motivated to see how close

we were to a bronze medal,” said Guloien. “I am proud of the work Andreanne and I did in the pair... I will be forever motivated in that last 500 metres to make sure no one catches me.” The immediate focus is some rest and recuperation with her family, touring Australia. But in 10 months time the team will be challenging their rivals at the Worlds-qualifers in Slovenia. It’s a big part of the overall aim, which is to make London 2012. Guloien, who was part of Canada’s women’s quad team at the Beijing 2008 Games, said everyone is dedicated to that goal. “This has all been made possible because we have financial support from Own the Podium. There is a big push to get rowing in the center of the podium at the London 2012 Summer Games. “It is very exciting. We have a long road and a lot of hard work ahead of us,” the 30-year-old rower said.

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Since the beginning of the season, JULIAN KATZ has been one of the major reasons for Ajax’ success in the Under 18 Selects Division. Julian’s work rate is incomparable since he continually drives his opponents to distraction with his speed and grit. On top of that, Julian has also scored numerous goals to lead his team to a great start to the season. This past weekend, Julian scored three great goals in Ajax’ victory over UVI United to improve his team’s home record to an impeccable 4-0. For his brilliant performance this past weekend, as well as during the early part of the season, JULIAN KATZ has been chosen as Coquitlam Metro-Ford Male Player-of-the-Week.

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The Under 14 Gold Galaxy defeated the Tsawwassen Blues 3-0 in their first Cup game in the Group Stage. So far this season, the girls have played extremely well and have started to progress as a team, week in and week out. Leading the way for the Galaxy is newcomer Natalie LeClerc who has displayed a phenomenal work rate as well as brilliant skills. This past weekend, Natalie scored twice to lead her team to the well-deserved 3-0 victory. The first goal came from a fine individual effort as Natalie beat a Blues’ defender before blasting the ball into the top corner of the net. On the second goal, Natalie took advantage of a defensive error as she pounced on the ball and instinctively fired it home. Needless to say, Natalie is a welcome addition to the Galaxy team and the Metro-Ford Soccer Club! For her magnificent performance this past weekend, NATALIE LECLERC has been named Coquitlam Metro-Ford Female Player of the Week.

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ROLL-OUT: St. Thomas More quarterback Chase Malcolm dodges the pressure from Centennial’s Zach Wilkinson, left, and William Carter during last week’s junior action.

Junior Cents struggle against Knights Kevin Cawthra sports@thenownews.com Centennial Centaurs junior football team ended the regular season with a rough 50-22 loss to the St. Thomas More Knights last week. It was a rare case of lack of focus and multiple mistakes that saw their record fall to 3-2, head coach Stephen Sun said. “We made too many mistakes against a good team, they need to learn their lesson [that] they can’t make these kind of mistakes,” said Sun. While there were positives to take from the game, it still goes down as a disappointment. Sun hopes to channel it into a learning experi-

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ence for some of his young players. After a 3-0 start, the Cents suffered back-toback defeats, including a 37-32 loss to Mouat, to close out the regular season. While they didn’t have momentum heading into yesterday’s playoff opener against West Vancouver (past NOW deadline), Sun believes they can bounce back. “I think we got a real good shot, and we just need to clean up some of those mistakes,” said Sun. “We might be the dark horse of this playoff, [but] only if we clean up our mistakes and work hard.” It will all come down to execution. “The mindset is to execute and play the best to our ability, often times we worry too much what other teams can do.”

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