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A suburban neighbourhood of west Coquitlam heard shots ring out Monday as conservation officers put down a bear that had been eating garbage out of someone’s overturned waste cart.

The female bear, approximately three years old, had been spotted going door to door eating garbage that was not secure.

And the city will be issuing $500 tickets for garbage violations to five homes in the area.

Conservation officer Jack Trudgian said he was called to the scene and determined that the bear could be a conflict risk because it was eating human garbage and was not afraid when he approached it to take a photo.

see ‘BEAR SHOULD’, page 10

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Marianne LaRochelle, a sales consultant at The Tri-City News, uses a welder’s mask to check out Monday’s solar eclipse from a parking lot in Port Coquitlam.

LITERATURE

Debut novel a legacy of late author Parents say child’s book is a ‘gift’ MARIO BARTEL

The Tri-CiTy News

Ben Obadia started writing his first novel five years ago.

He was only 12 years old.

In May, 3 Realms was published by North Vancouver’s Friesen Press, and is now available on the shelf at the Coquitlam Chapters store and at bookseller websites; Chapters, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. But Ben won’t be

able to enjoy the fruits of his creative toil.

The Port Coquitlam teen passed away July 8, shortly after his 17th birthday and less than a year after he was diagnosed with glioblastoma, the same form of brain cancer that’s stricken musician

Gord Downie. Through their despair, Ben’s parents, Michel and Pam, made it their mission to fulfill his dream of becoming a published author.

It also helped them cope with the loss of their son.

“When something like this is left behind, it helps to have

something to share with others,” said Ben’s mom, Pam, fighting tears. Ben’s dad, Michel, a grade 6/7 teacher at Maple Creek middle school, calls the science-fiction novel simply a “gift.” see ‘BEN ALWAYS’, page 14

CAR SHOW

More than 75,000 visitors turned up for the 13th annual PoCo Car Show, where hundreds of classic cars were on display. Langley’s Tom Hoeltgen’s 1933 Ford Roadster won the top prize awarded by a 13judge panel. For more info, see page 18.

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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

Coquitlam streets are going green JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News

They didn’t know how well — or even whether — it would work.

The green street concept had never been tried in Coquitlam so when city officials proposed it to Wesbild Holdings, which was building a subdivision in the Upper Hyde Creek neighbourhood of Burke Mountain in 2006, both the municipality and developer made plans in case it had to be ripped out.

As with a standard road, the green street on West Watkins Avenue had utilities installed below ground and street lighting and trees above. The paved sidewalks were also extended to connect with the Watkins Avenue network.

But rather than asphalt, the centre was filled with grass.

Morningstar Homes, the Coquitlam builder that purchased the 20 green street-facing lots from Wesbild, priced its single-family homes at a lower rate, unsure how buyers would receive the closed-off corridor.

Wesbild had to accommodate as well, building wider lanes at the rear of the homes to allow for emergency vehicle access and more parking.

The city also placed covenants on the green street titles, banning secondary suites to prevent overcrowding, and it prevented initial programming for community use. No permanent structures went in other than four benches, “The Frog” (a public art piece on the west side) and a trellis to the east.

Today, the West Watkins green street stands as a showcase for the city, promoting healthy living and good urban planning in a mountainous, suburban environment.

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Above: Andrew Merrill, Coquitlam’s manager of community planning, stands on a green street on West Watkins Avenue on Burke Mountain. Bottom-left: The new Roxton Street green street is currently under construction and will eventually look similar to the existing green street on West Watkins (bottom-right). open soon, just down the hill on Roxton Avenue between Coast Meridian Road and Toronto Street. There, property owner/developer Annette Steer Scott is building six townhouses on the south side, with homes facing a 60-m green street.

More are on the way in yetto-be-built and established Coquitlam neighbourhoods, too.

Green streets are slated for Burke Mountain’s most eastern neighbourhood of Partington Creek as well as for Maillardville and Burquitlam-

Lougheed. In redevelopment in the latter area, a “green mews” close to Mountain View elementary is on the books to link with a larger path network.

“We are open to discussions with developers for more,” said Andrew Merrill, Coquitlam’s manager of community plan-

ning, during a tour of the West Watkins green street.

Still, while green streets are new to Coquitlam, they’ve been popping up for years in the U.S. following the model in Radburn, New Jersey.

Founded in 1929, Radburn sought to create safe places for

its residents as vehicles were being mass produced. In fact, its residential “super blocks” banned pedestrian paths from crossing major roads at grade — a design that later influenced Walt Disney’s design of amusement parks.

Two years ago, Coquitlam city planners reached out to West Watkins homeowners and neighbours to gauge their views of their 70-m green street. There were 28 responses to 98 questionnaires and most of them — half of whom were green street residents — wrote positive reviews and called on city council to adopt more.

As for the negative feedback, residents cited lack of parking, poor maintenance of the green street and loss of privacy.

But Merrill said he believes the pros outweigh the cons.

Property values of homes fronting West Watkins are high and those residents benefit by having a social gathering space and greenery outside their homes, he said. There is also less noise and pollution from vehicle traffic than on other streets.

There is an added benefit to the municipality as a green street is cheaper to maintain than a normal road — especially with no snow ploughing — and, when it went in, the city didn’t have to find parkland as required for new subdivisions.

“I think it’s been incredibly successful,” he said of West Watkins, adding, “You essentially have a park at your front door. It’s great for the kids and it really unifies the community.”

Added Jennifer Derbyshire, marketing and community relations director for Wesbild: “We would definitely look at doing another green street if we had a neighbourhood where it would work.” jcleugh@tricitynews.com

TRI-CITY CRIME

Hikers, picnickers targeted by car thieves Thieves are targeting vehicles at trail heads and parks in search of wallets, purses and other valuables left behind while the owners are away on hikes and picnics, warn Port Moody police.

The concern comes as PMPD investigates a June 21 theft from an automobile in downtown Port Moody that

resulted in charges against a Surrey woman.

The theft was unrelated to this week’s warning to hikers and picnickers in the city but police say the information came to light during the investigation.

“Often the vehicle’s windows are broken or unlocked doors are easily opened and

items are quickly removed,” stated Sgt. Travis Carroll in a press release.

He recommends that people lock their doors and not leave anything of value in their vehicles.

“Wallets and purses are favourite targets as they contain personal information that can lead to further victimization,”

Carroll further stated.

On June 21, a resident reported a theft from her vehicle while it was parked near St. Johns Street. A purse was stolen and the associated credit cards were used at businesses nearby.

After reviewing extensive video surveillance, police were able to identify a suspect who

was arrested Aug. 17 by members of the Port Moody Police Community Action Team.

Charges have been laid against Mandy Haley for possession of a stolen credit card and unauthorized use of a credit card.

Haley is in custody and a search warrant has been executed in Surrey in relation to

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Anyone with information about this crime or other similar offences is asked to contact the Port Moody Police Department at 604-461-3456 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 or visit www.solvecrime. ca. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Tri-City provincial candidates relied on party, union money JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News

When it comes to financing political candidates, very few people are reaching into their pocketbooks these days.

And for the last provincial race, Tri-City contenders relied heavily on party transfers and unions to see them through.

According to documents released last week by Elections BC, Liberal, NDP and Green contenders in the four Tri-City ridings collected only $10,583 from individuals — with about half of that brought in by Rick Glumac’s campaign team in Port Moody-Coquitlam (his BC Liberal challenger, Linda Reimer, failed to file her disclosure papers by the agency’s deadline).

In Coquitlam-Maillardville, no candidate from the three main parties received individual cash donations while, in Port Coquitlam, the NDP incumbent also had no individual sources.

The most successful fundraiser in the Tri-Cities was Joan Isaacs, who narrowly won the Coquitlam-Burke Mountain seat from the NDP’s Jodie Wickens. The BC Liberal collected: • $800 from individuals; • $9,000 from Unimet Investments; • and $4,500 from the Independent Contractors and Business Association of B.C., and the Insurance Bureau of Canada.

Glumac was the second most successful candidate fundraiser in the Tri-Cities during the contest, hauling in: • $5,548 from individuals (including $4,435 from Pasta Polo owner Fred Soofi); • $2,290 from corporations and businesses (including $1,030 from Brook Pooni Associates — the urban planners overseeing the redevelopment of Flavelle Oceanfront — and $630 from Peller Estates

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Meanwhile, the BC Liberals’ Susan Chambers listed $1,412 in contributions from a single donor: Manual Eduardo Asomoza, whom her campaign last month paid $906 for “office repairs and cleaning,” the Elections BC documents show.

Wickens reaped $1,336 from individual sources including $1,186 worth of in-kind services from Coquitlam Coun.

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And PoCo veteran MLA Mike Farnworth, who was appointed the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General last month, also exclusively took in union funds: $10,831 from the Health Sciences Association and $5,792 from the United Steel Workers Union, of which his campaign manager — PoCo Coun. Brad West — is an employee.

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Truck hits CP Rail overpass in Coq. Traffic was snarled around Coquitlam Centre mall Friday afternoon after a semi-truck with a crane hit a CP Rail overpass on Lougheed Highway.

The collision happened at around 2 p.m., resulting in the closure of one southbound lane — from Barnet Highway to Dewdney Trunk

Road — until around 7:30 p.m.

In a statement, Coquitlam RCMP said the truck driver — who fled the scene but was later located — was hurt and the train overpass was damaged.

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COQUITLAM CRUNCH

It’s Crunch time for TC fitness fanatics Crunch Challenge for Diversity to be held on Sept. 9 DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

All systems are go for the eighth annual Coquitlam Crunch Challenge for Diversity taking place Saturday, Sept. 9 on the popular Coquitlam Crunch trail.

As many as 200 people are expected to walk or run the climb, many of them trying to do the trail more than once or as fast as they possibly can, says organizer Brian Kenny.

“Some people run up and down,” said Kenny, who is president of the Nothin’ Dragon masters dragon boat team, which is organizing this years’s Crunch Challenge. “Last time someone did it seven times around. That’s one heck of a long way.”

But as much as the event is a fitness challenge, it’s also a way to bring the community together, with funds raised going to the Coquitlam Foundation’s Diversity Fund d and Nothin’ Dragon’s youth mentoring initiatives.

Eight years ago, the event was founded by Tri-City resident Alex Bell, with the goal of supporting individuals and groups promoting diversity.

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This year’s challenge features a Stairmaster contest, with competitors seeing how fast they can make it up the 437 stairs, from 8 to 8:30 a.m., and the Make or Break it fourhour category to see how many times a contestant can walk up and down the Crunch in four hours between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

As well, there is the recreational category that starts at 10 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m., where participants are encouraged to walk the Crunch at least once, and is perfect for the whole family.

Registration is taking place online and can also be done in person on the day of the event where the Crunch begins beside the Scott Creek community gardens parking lot between Lansdowne Drive and Guildford Way.

FAST FACTS Total distance: 2,210 metres or 7,250 feet Total elevation gain: 242 metres or 794 feet No. of stairs: 437 • Learn more at coquitlamcrunch.com. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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PORT MOODY

Thousands turn out for Car-Free Day First annual event draws 20,000 to St. Johns Street MARIO BARTEL

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Port Moody’s St. Johns Street was jammed on Sunday — not by cars but with people.

More than 20,000 participants filled the busy thoroughfare from Douglas to Moody streets to enjoy the city’s first Car-Free Day. Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay called the event “an unbelievable success.”

Visitors were able to enjoy displays from more than 100 local businesses and organizations, while the event featured family activities like street hockey, entertainment from local musicians and a beer garden, with nary a speeding car, traffic signal or blaring horn to worry about.

Clay said it was “very humbling the residents responded in the most positive way.”

Besides getting people out of their cars for an afternoon, one of the event’s goals was exposing residents and visitors to businesses along St. Johns Street they might otherwise drive right by, said Celia

MAYOR MIKE CLAY Chiang, the president of Shop Local Port Moody.

That was exactly the experience of at least one resident.

Allison Graham said on the event’s Facebook page, “we enjoyed sampling all the options and it was nice to pop into the shops that we don’t ever stop in.”

Clay said the event’s success and the tireless efforts of volunteers and city staff who helped make it happen are proof Port Moody hasn’t lost its “small town character” despite the growing pressure of urban life.

“People make the community and our people are the greatest anywhere,” Clay said.

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The city of Port Moody shutdown St. Johns Street on Sunday for the Car-Free Day, an event Mayor Mike Clay said was “an unbelievable success.” The event featured more than 100 displays from local businesses, music, food and entertainment.

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SUCCESS

Event will focus on immigration tension ‘We want to talk about discrimination sentiments’ DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

A social services agency isn’t shying away from talking about immigration despite it being a hot button issue and the subject of rallies in Vancouver and across North America.

In fact, the executive director of SUCCESS says there is no better time than now to talk about how newcomers are fitting in to local communities and a roundtable talk is planned on the subject Wednesday, Aug. 30 in Coquitlam.

For Queenie Choo, who immigrated to Canada 36 years ago and is now heading one of B.C.’s largest immigrantservices agencies, it’s better to talk about immigration than leave emotions and concerns festering to take root in racism.

“We want to talk about discrimination sentiments, whether it’s across the border or in our community,” Choo told The Tri-City News.

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Queenie Choo, chief executive officer of SUCCESS, says it’s better to talk about immigration issues than leave emotions and concerns festering.

Members of the public are invited to attend the discussion called All Our Neighbours that will be held at the Coquitlam Public

Library, city centre branch, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m on Aug. 30.

A professional facilitator will help get the conversation going so everyone has a chance to speak their mind and information coming out of the discussion will be collected and passed on to cities, agencies and others.

The Coquitlam event is one of six round tables hosted by SUCCESS as a continuation of a forum held in Vancouver in February, called Safeguarding Our Communities, Upholding Our Values that was held in response to the distribution of anti-immigrant flyers in Richmond and antiimmigrant sentiments in the media.

Choo said it made sense to further the discussion in other Metro Vancouver cities to find ways to create friendly, welcoming communities where everyone feels at home.

The discussion will be in English and everyone will be encouraged to speak.

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Members of the Coquitlam Firefighter’s Charitable Society will be collecting funds for school supplies for Coquitlam children at the Coquitlam Staples this Saturday, Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Participating in the event are from left to right, Andrew Hunt, director of the charitable society, Pamela Montes, store clerk and James Martins, president of the society.

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School supply help is needed in SD43 DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

School District 43 students will get a little help with school supplies this fall, thanks to support from the community.

This month Coquitlam Staples is holding its annual school supply drive and this Saturday, Coquitlam firefighters are amping up the fundraising effort.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., drop by the Staples store on Sequin Drive and help the Coquitlam Firefighter’s Charitable Society raise funds to fill new backpacks supplied by Noura Homes.

“This event is a one day blitz and we are hopeful that we can get the community to drop by,” said James Martins, society president.

The local firefighters have been supporting Rochester, Alderson and Mundy Road ele-

CHARITY BBQ

Drop by the Fremont Village Walmart parking lot in Port Coquitlam on Saturday, Aug. 26 and Sunday, Aug. 27 to enjoy a charity barbecue in support of Share Family and Community Services. Eagle Ridge GM is hosting the event and will have cars and trucks on display and will be giving out back to school packages and Walmart gift cards. mentary schools in Coquitlam and any extra backpacks or supplies from funds raised will go to the SOS Children’s Village.

Members of the public are asked to donate in amounts of $10, $20 and $30, and donations can also be made online at coquitlamfirefighterscharity. com.

Meanwhile, Staples is also raising funds to supply school supplies for children attending school in School District 43.

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“That bear should have run away,” Trudgian said, speculating that the bruin may have come from nearby Mundy Park but was still a long way from a green belt and was right in the middle of an urban neighbourhood.

“It’s pretty sad to see a bear eating garbage and you can walk up there and take a photo.

This is why people need to secure their garbage.”

In fact, it’s illegal to have bear attractants in your yard and the city could issue a $500 fine for the infraction. As well, food waste is banned from city waste carts and is supposed to be deposited in the green waste carts, preferably frozen and on garbage pick-up day.

The city of Coquitlam will be issuing five $500 tickets under the Wildlife & Vector Control Bylaw for garbage that wasn’t secured and was therefore accessed by this bear.

So far this year, Coquitlam has issued 387 tickets for garbage violations, with fines of up to $500 but only $250 or $400 if people pay early, depending on the infraction.

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Conservation officers were concerned that the bear had become a conflict risk because it was habituated to human food.

Mundy Park have all had recent bear activity, according to WildsafeBC.com, but bear sightings have also stretched into the Ranch Park and Dartmoor neighbourhoods as

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Tasha Faye Evans, who launched the Welcome Post Project, and Dave Bennie of the Noons Creek hatchery, where most of the Welcome Post sessions and workshops are taking place.

WELCOME POST

Events put focus on First Nations culture JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News

This spring, students and staff at Port Moody’s Pleasantside elementary unveiled a new Welcome Post.

The artwork, by Squamish Nation carver Xwalacktun, was the result of months of study about the local First Nations and, in particular, about the ancestral territory their school was built on.

Through the process, Pleasantside students and teachers learned about the Coast Salish ways of the land, art and culture including the seven sacred teachings of Aboriginal education: love, respect, courage, honesty, wisdom, humility and truth.

Those elements are reflected in their new Welcome Post.

But while Port Moody resident and mother-of-two Tasha Faye Evans saw how the children were getting indigenous lessons — prompted by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s call to action — their parents and other adults were not being offered the same opportunities.

And she wanted to do something about it.

With the help of the Port Moody Ecological Society and SUCCESS — an organization that helps new Canadians — Evans started the Port Moody Welcome Post Project in late June, a five-month exploration of Coast Salish traditions.

Evans recruited First Nations artists and storytellers — people already working in the field of Aboriginal education — to lead free talks and registered workshops.

Last month, the Project officially launched with a feast at Noons Creek hatchery, with Squamish enthobotanist T’uy’tanat-Cease Wyss leading a plant walk along the Shoreline Trail.

That session was followed by a community dialogue about reconciliation with Brandon Gabriel; a cedar weaving workshop; songs with Renae Morriseau and M’Girls; and a

youth night.

This Friday, Rueben George will offer a drum-making workshop while, on Aug. 31, Russell Wallace leads a Coast Salish drumming and singing event.

Evans said interest in the Welcome Post Project has swelled, with participants travelling from as far as Vancouver to attend. At last Thursday’s songs session, for example, about 40 people (including descendants of Chief Dan George, the late chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, of which Port Moody is now on) gathered at Noons Creek to hear the presentation.

“It’s growing,” Evans said, “and many people are coming back for each event. I see they’re hungry to learn more and they want a unique perspective of local history and what it means to be a Canadian.”

She added: “These events are wonderful because it’s bringing people together.”

Listening in is James Harry, the Squamish Nation artist who — starting next month — will begin to carve a Welcome Post based on ideas he’s heard from the Project teachers and participants as well as on collaborations he’s hosting on Sept. 10, 14 and 17.

The old-growth yellow cedar he’s using for the Welcome Post will come from the Squamish Valley — measuring 10 feet long and about five inches thick — and will be carved on both sides to honour the past, present and future of the First Nations in Port Moody.

Evans has been fundraising for the artwork and working with city officials with the aim to raise the finished product on National Aboriginal Day, June 21, 2018, on the east side of Rocky Point Park — at the gateway to the Salish Sea. Her dream is to create three more welcome posts and place them at other locations sacred to the Tsleil-Waututh: Noons Creek hatchery, near Old Orchard Park and the Flavelle

Oceanfront site.

“There needs to be an awakening in this community,” Evans said. “We need to learn about our local history. I believe we all have a role to play.”

• To register for Friday’s drum-making workshop with Rueben George — or to donate to the Welcome Post Project — visit noonscreek.org or email welcomepostproject@gmail. com.

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Could the solar eclipse be a lesson in humility?

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he skies over Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody dimmed only slightly during Monday morning’s partial solar eclipse but that didn’t stop people from taking a few minutes out of their busy day to witness the rare event.

They did so using cereal boxes, squares of cardboard and printer paper, welding masks and other makeshift tools to capture the image safely, while their high-tech smart phones were rendered almost useless. They stepped away from their computers at NEWSROOM 604-472-3030 DELIVERY 604-472-3040 DISPLAY ADS 604-472-3020 CLASSIFIED ADS 604-630-3300 n

work to gather in parking lots to bask in the changing light, listen to the birds making their evening calls hours earlier than usual.

They set aside their daily concerns about email and schedules and deadlines to marvel at something no more complicated than being immersed into a really big shadow for a few moments.

It seems ironic that at a time when we have given over our lives to technological devices that we can be captivated by something as natural as a solar eclipse.

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Indeed, for those able to witness the “totality” when the sun was totally obscured by the moon for just a few minutes, the experience has been described as life-changing, even mystical.

But even in the Tri-Cities, the 86% partial eclipse was exciting to witness. Could it also have been a lesson in humility?

There is no question that technology is important and we have found we can hardly do without it to connect, measure, learn, shop, build and share.

But at the same time, we need to recognize that there are forces of nature that are bigger

than us. When, for a few moments, we see that the relationship between moon and sun can turn day into night, we realize it’s nature, not technology, that truly shapes our lives and controls the rhythms of every living creature around us.

This is a lesson that we need to take to heart from Monday’s solar eclipse.

We are closer to the stars than we realize and our earthly battles are nothing but short-sighted and temporary obstacles that blot out the sun but mean little to nothing in the grand scheme of things.

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Local television is still going strong for Tri-City residents The Editor, Unfortunately for many of the community television access groups located in Vancouver and Burnaby. the closure of Shaw’s Community Channel this month will mean the end of their producing programming about what’s happening in their respective communities.

The issue for them is not the loss of the community channel but the loss of access to a studio and thousands of dollars worth of production gear required to produce their programs.

Fortunately, for the viewers and members of our local community TV access group, Tri-Cities Community TV, this is not the case.

TCCTV has been working with city councils and community groups of the region to raise the funds necessary to purchase their own production gear, including professional HD and 4K cameras, along with a production switcher and green screen.

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Residents can support Tri-Cities Community Television by going to YouTube and subscribing (tricitestv) or by becoming a member on Facebook (Tri-Cities Community TV).

TCCTV essentially has it’s own portable studio, which can be set up on location and has been used by its volunteers to cover such events as the May Day Parade, Golden Spike Days and Festival du Bois.

Members of Tri-Cities Community Television will

continue to use their gear to produce programming that will be posted on YouTube and Facebook, where they have a growing audience. You can support them, at no cost, by becoming a subscriber on YouTube (tricitiestv) or a member on Facebook (Tri-Cities Community TV).

Of course, if you have a little expendable income or are interested in learning a little about any aspect of television production, you can become either a supportive or active member for only $20 a year.

TCCTV is currently looking for aspiring reporters, camera operators, editors, floor directors, story producers, graphic artists. TCCTV provides its members with basic training, access to production gear and coordinates productions in support of our community partners.

If you are looking for an opportunity to learn some new media skills and contribute to the Tri-Cities Community at the same time, now is a good time to join TCCTV as they will be holding their annual general meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31, at the central branch of the Coquitlam Public Library. The public is welcome to attend.

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Eventually, our rates will reflect that.

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3 REALMS

‘Ben always had a smile on his face’ continued from front page

Ben’s editor at Friesen Press characterizes it as “full of adventure and cleverly imagined worlds.”

The Obadia’s say Ben’s creative mind got an early start.

He was already a voracious reader by the time he was four years old and he started writing his own stories a year later.

Words were Ben’s escape from a world of doctor’s appointments, needles, tests and hospital stays after he was diagnosed with leukaemia when he was just three years old.

He endured two bouts of the disease and five years of intensifying chemotherapy before a new treatment at Children’s Hospital that transplanted stem cells from the umbilical cords of two different unrelated donors finally cleared him.

“Ben always had a smile on his face no matter what,” Michel said.

And his son’s hand-written stories were beginning to fill binders. Ben resumed a normal adolescent life; he played soccer, made short films with his friends and looked forward to attending high school at Riverside secondary. He also started working on his novel, the opener of a planned trilogy.

He tapped on his keyboard in the solitude of the bathtub.

During family vacations he’d get up early and finish a few more pages before the day’s activities kicked into gear.

When Ben finished a chapter, he’d hand it off to his mom for proof reading.

Pam said she could see her son’s personality in his words.

The characters he created reflected his own struggles with life and how he coped.

“His writing is more down to earth,” she said. “It’s emotional, but at the same time it’s fun.”

In July 2015, Ben was accidentally hit in the head with

a badminton racquet. He complained of headaches and confusion.

His parents thought he was concussed.

BEN OBADIA But when the headaches got worse, and Ben started sleeping for long periods of time, they took him to Children’s Hospital for a checkup.

A CT scan revealed a 5 cm brain tumour.

Ben underwent surgery the next day. Doctors diagnosed glioblastoma. They told his parents there was no cure; they could only do enough to extend his life.

Michel said Ben stayed positive, attended classes as much as he could between 33 radiation sessions.

And, of course, he kept writing.

That October Ben finished his manuscript — all 350-plus pages. He was also working on the outlines for the subsequent novels in the trilogy and, it turns out, the first two chapters of a book for another trilogy.

On May 29, 2016, Ben was admitted to BC Children’s Hospital. Five days later, he was at Canucks Place hospice.

Even as Ben’s health declined, he collaborated with a graphic artist on a design for the cover of 3 Realms.

Michel said it was important to realize his son’s dream of publishing his first novel.

“We knew he wanted to publish it,” he said, clutching a copy of the book, fresh from a box from the printers. “I want to give this to him. Hopefully he can see it.”

• Ben’s dad, Michel, may not be a novelist like his son, but he’s kept a detailed and heart wrenching journal of his son’s battle with brain cancer. It’s at www.benobadia.com.

Michel and Pam Obadia made it their life’s mission to get a novel written by their 16-year-old son, Ben, published. The book is now available at Chapters in Coquitlam, and online, a year after Ben passed away from glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer.

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Lose the iPad & embrace the outdoors The benefits of adventure play for children

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A night of exploring the benefits of adventure play for children is taking place Tuesday, Sept. 5 at the David Lam campus of Douglas College in Coquitlam in theatre hall A1470 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Teachers, childcare workers, parents, parks and recreation workers and others are all welcome.

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any adults remember playing unsupervised in forests near their home, risking life and limb to get to the top of a tree, build a fort or ford a stream.

But today’s children don’t have the opportunity and with technology so ubiquitous, have lost their connection with nature in favour of connections with tablets, smartphones and computers.

At least that’s the concern of groups now advocating for children’s right to play and their need to explore wild spaces or play with things not usually considered toys, such as wood, hammers and nails or cardboard and glue, dirt and water.

“The best fun for kids is getting messy,” says Kirsten Anderson, a Coquitlam mother of two pre-teen boys, who is the former owner of the Village Toy Shop and recently has started Integrate Play Solutions helping companies solve problems using play strategies from Lego Serious Play.

As a student of play and the best strategies for engaging children and adults in playfulness, Anderson has watched the pendulum swing from technological toys to natural play. She now believes that children are spending too much time in structured activities and on screens and need to spend more time in forests, along stream banks and making up their own games.

“We can’t keep kids in bubbles, constantly supervising them,” Anderson said, citing research that shows that overstretched children are becoming stressed out and anxious.

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Kirsten Anderson (above), of Integrate Play Solutions, and the former owner of the Village Toy Shop in Port Moody, is organizing an evening of films and discussions about the value of adventure play for children. Many children’s advocates are suggesting kids spend more time in nature instead of in front of screens. A discussion and film night on the topic is planned for Tuesday, Sept. 5 at Douglas College in Coquitlam.

The benefits of playing in nature or making up games using recycled materials, for example, are numerous, Anderson says, including strengthening motor skills, improving understanding of risk, problem solving, communication, enhancing creativity and imagination, engineering, releasing stress and even boosting immunity.

To encourage professionals working with children, politicians, park planners and

parents to think about alternatives to structured, supervised play, Anderson has organized a discussion night for the community.

Taking place on Tuesday, Sept. 5 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the David Lam Douglas College lecture hall (A1470), the event will feature two documentary films, one from the UK on Project Wild Thing, a look at how children’s play has changed, and The Land, about an adventure playground.

Warning: kids are allowed to build fires at this playground.

Can children really be left alone to play? What happens if they get hurt?

While it seems counter intuitive, children can and do hurt themselves in so-called “safe” games because they want to push things to the limits.

“Adding more risk actually reduces injury,” Anderson said.

Two experts on outdoor risky play for children will also be on hand to participate

in a panel discussion: Dr. Helen Little, a senior lecturer from Macquarie University in Sidney, Australia, and Mariana Brussoni, associate professor with the department of paediatrics at the University of BC and investigator with BC Children’s Hospital.

Also speaking will be representatives from the UK-based charity Pop-Up Adventure Play who are on a cross-country tour teaching Canadian educators and community leaders

about how to increase opportunities for adventure play.

Anderson said giving children more freedom to explore and play doesn’t have to be expensive. At her children’s Baker Drive elementary school, a day of play with cardboard, glue and other loose items organized in February was wildly successful, she said, and will likely be held again.

Local parks are also good places to start to give children more time for unsupervised, creative play, she said, citing Coquitlam’s new Rochester Park playground and the playground at Lions Park in Port Coquitlam as two good examples.

“I wish every single playground had this,” Anderson says, as she watches kids get messy playing in water and sand at the PoCo park.

“This whole idea of adventure playgrounds is starting to grow in the U.S., where it’s completely litigious, then we can do it here. A lot of it is community based, grass roots.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

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Images on the nightly news of violent racial protests in Charlottesville, Va., and emboldened expressions of racism have motivated some local residents to organize an open mic against racism.

The event will be held Thursday (Aug. 24) at Gallery Bistro in Port Moody.

Amy Lubik, one of the organizers of the open mic — along with Rodney Stehr and Helen Daniels — said it’s important to give people a local opportunity to express their concerns and thoughts about racism.

“Most of us don’t think this kind of stuff can happen where we live,” Lubik said. “But people are frustrated. People need to know that people care close to where you live.”

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Amy Lubik is organizing an open mic, along with Rodney Stehr and Helen Daniels, for people to voice their thoughts and concerns about racism. to anybody with a few words to share, a song to sing or a favourite poem to recite.

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“We have to interact with people who have different experiences,” she said. “It helps them see how those things can be hurtful. We have to have empathy and sympathy.”

Lubik said as distressing as the images out of the United States were last week, she’s been heartened by all the counter-expressions for diversity and acceptance, including a gathering of thousands of people in front of Vancouver City Hall on Saturday that effectively crowded out a demonstration against Canada’s immigration policies by a handful of protestors.

“When people get together they feel better,” she said. “It makes a huge difference to be a part of something.”

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A record 75,000 visitors and exhibitors gathered in downtown Port Coquitlam on Sunday for the 13th annual PoCo Car Show, where some 400 classic, muscle and replica vehicles were on display. Show coordinator Dean Washington said the car owners drove from around the province, Washington State and Oregon to take part in the attraction as did a vendor from Michigan. In the end, the 13 judges awarded Tom Hoeltgen’s 1933 Ford Roadster the top prize; it was the Langley resident’s first time displaying in the PoCo event, Washington said. Prior to the show, the owners were served up a buffet breakfast by the PoCo Lions Club — courtesy of Dominion Lending Centres — and, the night before, many took part in a parade around the city. “There were lots of people out watching the cruise especially along Cedar Drive,” Washington said. “It’s growing every year.” Meanwhile, family and friends of the late Steve Roberts — including a relative from Nevada — were on hand as organizers gave an emotional tribute to the show volunteer, who had rebuilt his 1974 Jensen Healey. Roberts’ name will be added to the show’s Wall of Recognition.

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TC CALENDAR SATURDAY, AUG. 26 • Celebrate Canada 150: Deli 2 Dublin. 7-9 p.m. at Leigh Square (2253 Leigh Square Pl., Port Coquitlam). Get ready to groove to Delhi 2 Dublin will perform. For more information visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/ canada150.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 5 • Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth in the TriCities who require skilled, caring foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information ses-

email: newsroom@tricitynews.com phone: 604-472-3030 www.tricitynews.com/community/events-calendar WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED • Share Family and Community Services is looking for volunteers to provide services for seniors in the Tri-Cities.

The organization needs drivers to take seniors to doctors appointments and outings in the community. They are also looking for friendly visitors to call and visit seniors in their home. For more information please call Kathie Rodway at 604-937-6975 or email kathie.rodway. sion, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. Info: call North Fraser Recruitment Team, 604-764-8098.

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• Hyde Creek Watershed Society Monthly Meeting, 7:15-9 p.m. at at 3636 Coast Meridian Road, Port Coquitlam. The public are invited to attend the meeting, tour the facility and see what projects are currently being undertaken. For more information go to www.hydecreek.org or email hcws.info@gmail.com.

• Canadian Council of the Blind Dogwood Chapter Weekly Meetings. 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave.) For more information contact whitecane@shaw.ca.

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TC CALENDAR • Tri-City residents are invited to checkout the Hyde Creek Watershed Society at the organization’s monthly meeting on Sept. 6 at 7:15 p.m. The event will take place at the hatchery (3636 Coast Meridian Rd., Port Coquitlam) and the public will be able to tour the facility and see what projects are currently being undertaken. For more information go to www. hydecreek.org or email hcws.info@gmail.com. get shredded on-site, and learn about the environment and how you can make an impact. Any donation for $25 and over is eligible for a tax receipt.

• Riverwood Community Garage Sale. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Riverwood. Port Coquitlam. For more information go to communitygaragesale.AmabBrah.com or email info@amanbrah.com.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 17

SATURDAY, SEPT. 16 • Vancity Shredathon. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Shaughnessy Station community branch (7100-2850 Shaughness St.). Bring your confidential documents and watch them

by Brad Jalbert. 7 p.m. in the Dogwood Pavilion Centennial Room. Refreshment will be provided.

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-3pm., Como Lake United Church (535 Marmont St), Coquitlam. Info 604 9370836 (annual subscription due at this meeting).

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• Shoreline Writers’ Society meets, 1 p.m., Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. Johns St. New writers welcome. Info: Helmi, 604-462-8942.

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Exchange, 1-3:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave.). For more information contact whitecane@shaw.ca or Pat Roy at 604-931-6835.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 19 • Glenayre Scottish Country Dance Club registration for all new members. 7 p.m. at the Burquist Jewish Community Centre (2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd.) Join us for a free class to try Scottish dancing. No experience or partner required. Wear soft shoes. For more information, contact Sue at 604-4761946 or sue_cpr@hotmail.com.

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• Canadian Council of the Blind Dogwood Chapter Weekly Meetings. 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave.) For more information contact whitecane@shaw. ca.

• North East Coquitlam Ratepayers Association meeting. 7 p.m. at 3435 Victoria Dr. All Burke Mountain residents are welcome. For more information call 604-970-2579.

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• Scratch Programming Workshop. 10:30-11:30 p.m. at Terry Fox LIbrary (2470 Mary Hill Road). Celebrate Science Literacy Week and learn to use a Scratch, a visual programming

language used to create animations, video games or program robotic devices. Event is for 8 to 13 year-olds. Registration opens Aug. 22. Call 604-927-7999 for more info.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 26 • Glenayre Scottish Country Dance Club registration for all new members. 7 p.m. at the Burquist Jewish Community Centre (2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd.) Join us for a free class to try Scottish dancing. No experience or partner required. Wear soft shoes. For more information, contact Sue at 604-4761946 or sue_cpr@hotmail.com.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 28 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, 7-9.30pm., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info 604 9370836 (annual subscription due at this meeting).

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• Coquitlam Foundation AGM, Coquitlam Public Library, City Centre branch (1169 Pinetree Way); reception at 6:30 p.m., meeting will start at 7 p.m.

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IT’S STORY TIME AT COQUITLAM PUBLIC LIBRARY! Stories, songs, finger plays and rhymes help children gain pre-reading skills and develop a love of reading. Parents, please stay with your children and join in the fun.

Programs are repeated throughout the week so pick whichever time fits your schedule!

City Centre Branch Baby Time (0–2 years old) • Tuesdays, September 12–October 17 11:00–11:30 a.m.

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In this group experience, parents gain the skills and confidence to use songs, rhymes, and stories to create positive bonds with their children. Sharing stories and songs helps children discover the connections between the sounds, rhythms and meaning of language. These programs are held at the City Centre Branch.

Mandarin • Wednesdays, October 4–November 22 10:00–11:30 a.m.

This program is in Mandarin and English and is for parents and children four years old and under.

For more information or to register, please phone Teresa Hsieh at 604-468-6024 (Mandarin & English).

This program is offered in partnership with S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Multicultural Early Childhood Development Project.

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APP GIVES PARENTS MORE CONTROL OVER HOW THEIR CHILDREN USE SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS It is one of the greatest challenges facing parents today: How many hours of the day is my child glued to their smartphone screen and how are they using that time?

A Torontobased company recently unveiled the next generation parental control solution to selectively block their children’s app and internet access based on a schedule.

says. “Apps are designed to be addictive and engaging. The objective with this new app is to assist parents in overseeing how their children are using new technologies.

It is more about promoting communication and collaboration with the children, giving parents a tool in helping to educate.”

The technology — redgreentree — is created by parents for parents and is designed to combat the harmful effects of smartphone misuse and distraction, without invading the child’s privacy.

“We have transformed the smartphone and tablet,” says Nicholas Minovski, co-founder of redgreentree. “What was once a distraction is now a purpose-driven tool.”

With the technology, parents can rest assured their child will not be distracted by social media, streaming media or games while at school or during bedtime.

Key features of the new technology include: • simple and intuitive family management via a dashboard, allowing parents and caregivers to quickly and remotely manage when their children can spend time on certain apps on their mobile devices; • schedules that enforce time management skills (school, homework, dinner, bedtime or even piano); • application blocking that can be done at the individual app level or by category, both of which can be applied to a schedule; • multiple administrators, including school teachers, unlimited number of schedules and application-specific blocking; • and family messaging to ensure ongoing communication and organization.

“It’s not entirely the child’s fault they spend so much time on their devices,” Minovski

The app is available for download at the Google Play store.

New Student Registration On Tuesday, September 5, over 32,000 students in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody (including the villages of Anmore and Belcarra) will be returning to school. School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) welcomes all students and wishes all of them the very best for the year ahead.

If you are new to the area or have moved over the summer, registration for new students will take place in public schools the week of August 28. To register, bring proof of citizenship for parent and child (e.g. birth certificate, PR card, passport) and proof of local residency to your local catchment area school.

Non-residents can contact the International Education Department 604-936-5769 for more information.

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NEW REPORT SHOWS WHAT KIDS WANT TO READ Scholastic Canada, the country’s largest distributor of children’s books and educational materials, recently released results from its first Kids & Family Reading Report, Canadian Edition. The national survey, which was conducted in both French- and English-speaking Canada, explores the attitudes and behaviours around reading among children aged six to 17 and their parents as well as parents of kids aged 0 to five.

Key findings reveal what kids and parents look for in children’s books including: types of storylines and characters; the power of choice; diversity; the importance of reading aloud to children from an early age; and views on summer reading (visit scholastic.ca/ readingreport).

“The Kids & Family Reading Report, Canadian Edition underscores the importance of reading and making sure kids have access to books they want to read. We were surprised to see the Canadians we surveyed reported having significantly fewer books in their homes than their U.S., U.K. and Australian counterparts. Canadian children also trended higher when it comes to having difficulty finding books they like,” says Nancy Pearson, co-president

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Divorce doesn’t mess kids up, conflict does, according to TCT, which says children need their parents to continue to contribute to their care and upbringing after separation. As well, children have the right to expect their parents and caregivers to work together, whenever possible, to ensure the child’s needs are met.

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High-octane Delhi 2 Dublin ends summer with a free show in PoCo JANIS CLEUGH

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For all the inflammatory rhetoric spoken or tweeted by the 45th president of the United States, there’s been an opposite effect.

And much of that counter groundswell can be seen and heard at music festivals around the world, in which Delhi 2 Dublin have performed.

“There’s definitely been a different vibe,” band founder Tarun Nayar told The Tri-City News last week. “We go down to the States now and it’s almost like a rally.”

Their shows, which have a mix of global sounds that primarily focus on Indian and Celtic beats, are becoming bigger with people motivated to think and take action against the forces in the White House, Nayar said.

Most recently, they saw the underlying politics at their Los Angeles event where strong opinions were voiced on and off the stage. And those sentiments have been echoed more strongly over the past year.

D2D — as they are commonly known — have felt the uneasiness in Canada, too, although most of their gigs this year are for Canada 150.

On Saturday, they will mark the country’s milestone anniversary again by headlining the city of Port Coquitlam’s celebrations with a free twohour concert at Leigh Square Community Arts Village, starting at 7 p.m.

Nayar said the PoCo crowd can expect a dance party, with “some really high energy and global vibes.... It’s becoming more and more pertinent to just get together and dance to

On Saturday, Aug. 26, Port Coquitlam kicks off its Canada 150 party at Lions Park at noon with a rivers and trails festival until 4 p.m.

And from 2 to 9 p.m., Leigh Square Community Arts Village will have shows from: • Jodi Proznick Quartet • Alex Wells, a champion Lil’wat Nation hoop dancer • The Full Spin • Atomic Swing Vancouver dance team • and Delhi 2 Dublin.

And be sure to take a peek of the Terry Fox: Running to the Heart of Canada museum exhibit.

Canada 150: Celebrate Our Journey in Port Coquitlam on Aug. 26, visit portcoquitlam. ca/canada150. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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Ravi Binning, Tarun Nayar, Sanjay Seran and Serena Eades — aka Delhi 2 Dublin — perform a free show at Port Coquitlam’s Leigh Square Community Arts Village on Saturday, Aug. 26 for the city’s Canada 150 celebrations. The 7 p.m. concert concludes the day-long festivities at Lions Park from noon to 4 p.m. (celebrating rivers and trails) and at the bandshell from 2 to 9 p.m. Visit portcoquitlam.ca/canada150. music — no matter where we are.”

Nayar (tabla, electronics) founded D2D 11 years ago with Sanjay Seran (vocals) for a gig at the Vancouver Celtic Festival called Delhi to Dublin.

Their first big show was at the Canada Day festivities on Parliament Hill in Ottawa a year later, with more than 150,000 spectators on site.

Since then, they have played at major international festivals including at Glastonbury in June, a five-day music bonanza in Somerset, England, that draws half-a-million ticket holders and brings in top acts.

D2D, which also includes Ravi Binning (dhol, dholak) and Serena Eades (violin), performed three shows there with their fusion of Bhangra,

electronic, funk, dub reggae, hip hop and celtic mashups — one of them at 1 a.m. at a popup pub. “It was total madness,” Nayar remembered.

Still, while their summer has been hectic — especially around Canada Day — there’s been a lot of rest and relaxation for the musicians as well.

“It’s been a really nice mix of high-profile shows and down-

time. I’ve been able to swim in lakes and other stuff that normal humans do,” he joked.

As for this fall, Nayar said the band has only four shows booked. It plans to write more and, perhaps, record some songs in January to follow up on their hugely successful album, We’re All Desi, released two years ago.

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Evelia Espinosa in her Port Moody art studio on Moray Street, where she has taught children for five years. The former elementary school teacher emigrated from Mexico with her family 13 years ago.

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I want them to feel the colour: Espinosa Last story in a month-long series on Tri-City arts educators JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News

When Evelia Espinosa was five years old, in her native Mexico, her grandmother bought her a set of pencils and paper to encourage the young girl to draw.

She told her, “Do whatever you want. Just feel your colours.”

The tools unleashed Espinosa’s imagination and fuelled a passion in the visual arts.

At university, while obtaining her bachelor of fine arts with an emphasis on art and education, Espinosa studied the techniques and colours of the great masters such as Diego Rivera and his wife, Frida Kahlo.

Later, Espinosa put her skills to use at an elementary school, where she also taught art therapy, for a decade.

But 13 years ago, after she lost her father-in-law, Espinosa and her husband decided it was time to lead a better life — away from the hustle and bustle (and poverty) of Mexico City.

They chose to make their home in Coquitlam though neither Espinosa nor their kids — then aged five and seven — could speak English.

Espinosa studied the language, with the help of ELSA teachers at Coquitlam Continuing Education. She joined the Port Moody Art Association, the Federation of

Canadian Artists and the Art Focus Artists Association to be with her peers and, eventually, took part in solo and group shows around the Tri-Cities.

And, to make income, Espinosa took on two students to teach art from the family home.

Within three months of opening her business, she had 10 students under her wing and, by the end of the year, she had 40 students learning the basics of drawing (pencil, pen, charcoal and pastel) and painting (acrylics, oils and watercolours).

Five years ago, to meet demand, she opened the Evelia Espinosa Art Studio, a 600 sq. ft. space at the base of Moray Street in Port Moody.

Today, she guides 170 students travelling in from around the Tri-Cities, Langley, Burnaby and Maple Ridge, from September to June.

Her weekly, one-hour classes for 10 young students each have waiting lists despite lessons offered after school five days a week and four times on Saturdays.

Espinosa also employs two high school students as assistants to give them individual attention.

“I want them to open their minds to the colours and emotions,” she said during a tour of

her studio last Friday. “I want them to feel the whole thing they are creating and to see life in a whole new perspective.”

She added, “The sky isn’t just grey or blue. It’s red, orange and pink depending on the time of day, and that’s what they need to express.”

Espinosa can see many of her students are over-programmed with extra-curricular activities such as soccer and karate; however, when they pull up a chair and sit in front of a canvas, their minds empty and they relax.

“They become different people,” she said. “They are wanting a break from their lives. And what they do is amazing!”

Each year, Espinosa showcases their artwork at a display at Port Moody city hall to demonstrate the young talent in the community. This past June, more than 500 pieces were exhibited.

Parents, too, see the progress.

The change of mindset often boosts their children’s academic successes and, in some cases, causes them to rethink their life path. Some of Espinosa’s students have gone on to study at the Vancouver Film School and at Emily Carr University of Art + Design — a post-secondary institution in Vancouver where Espinosa herself is currently an illustration student.

“Whatever I learn, I try to pass it down to my students at the studio,” she said. “That way, we all improve.” jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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Tri-City artists Sherry Carroll, Bill Atfield, Fari Lotfali and Manfred Kraus used their talents to show Riverview Hospital as a place of “hope, healing and inspiration” in an exhibit at Port Coquitlam city hall. The display is on until Sept. 5. Meanwhile, they are inviting poets to submit their words about the historic Coquitlam grounds as part of a contest that closes Sept. 30. Email entries to: scartsandculture@live.com.

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PoMo record producer up for CCMA award Port Moody resident Jeff Johnson is up for an award next month from the Canadian Country Music Association.

Johnson is nominated — along with Chris Baseford, Vince Gill, Chad Kroeger, Carly McKillip and Justin Niebank — in the Record Producer of the Year category for their work on Meghan Patrick’s album, Grace & Grit.

The team is competing against Scott Cooke (Aaron Pritchett); Cooke, Ben Glover and Mitch Merrett (Chad

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PATRICK The winner will be named Sept. 10 at the CCMA awards ceremony in Saskatoon, Sask.

BOOK SIGNING

Author Kelly Charron will be at Chapters in Coquitlam on Sunday afternoon to plug

her new psychological thriller.

Wicked Fallout is the Vancouver writer’s second novel CHARRON that follows her serial killer protagonist Ryann Wilkinson, who is on the run after escaping prison for murders she committed at 15. She will be at the Lougheed Highway book store on Aug. 27 from 1 to 5 p.m.

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New scribes are welcome to join the Shoreline Writers’ Society, which next meets at the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. Johns St.) on Sept.

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NEW SINGERS

Choral Connections needs three new singers for its 85-member choir, which meets in Port Coquitlam.

No audition is required;

however, reading music as well as having a good ear and understanding rhythms are assets. Applicants should be at least 19 years old and be able to join two main concerts (and other smaller community events) during the year.

The choir — under the artistic direction of Ingrid Gay and accompanist Vincent Wayne-Ted Lo — rehearses Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the band room at Riverside secondary school (2215 Reeve St., PoCo).

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Coquitlam’s Place des Arts and the Port Moody Ecological Society are among 31 recipients of Metro Vancouver arts and culture grants, which were announced last week.

The Regional Project Grants are aimed at helping research and produce new cultural programs, reach new audiences and cover staffing and administrative needs.

THE FIRST EVER MARKET AT BREWER’S ROW WAS A big SUCCESS!

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Right, Finn Wakeling, 13, earned five medals competing in his age group at the Canadian whitewater national championships in Ottawa recently.

Below, Wakeling navigates gates in a C1 canoe.

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Finn Wakeling was just fouryears-old when his dad, James, installed a special seat in the middle of the family canoe so he could enjoy paddling trips with his parents on Pitt Lake and up Widgeon Creek.

Now 13, Finn is firmly in control of the paddle himself.

The Grade 8 student at Hillcrest middle school in Port Moody is just back from the Canadian Whitewater national championships in Ottawa where he won five medals in his age group.

Finn won gold in the C1 downriver classic and downriver sprint events and silvers in the C1 and C2 whitewater slalom events.

His journey from placid passenger to champion speedster paddling one and two-man racing canoes through a raging

whitewater course began when James bought himself a C1 racing canoe that he kinda sorta knew would be too small. But it just so happened to be just about the right size to fit his then-nine-year-old son.

Finn took up the paddle himself, and family expeditions on serene lakes turned to excursions to roiling rapids on the Seymour and Chilliwack rivers.

“My plan worked,” James said.

Every time Finn launched himself into the fast water, he learned a little more about

reading the rapids, plotting his way around holes and whirlpools, navigating waves and troughs to gain speed.

He learned how to calculate the risk of a particular route through the rapids versus the reward of improving his times down the river.

Eventually Finn found his way to the Chilliwack Centre for Excellence Paddling Club where he trains three times a week on the Tamihi Rapids.

Paddling alongside some of the best competitive canoeists and kayakers in the province, Finn said he’s been able to

work on his technique instead of powering his way through the rough water.

“I’m young and not as strong,” Finn said. “So I had to learn technique rather than just using strength to paddle.”

Finn’s trip to Ottawa was his first chance to test the technique he’s honed, the navigational strategies he’s learned, against national competition.

“It was very nerve-wracking,” he said.

His trepidation wasn’t eased when he spied the signs warning of Sewage Outflow! above the Pumphouse course that

is situated on a channel leading from a dam to the Ottawa River.

And while the medals Finn earned are an affirmation of the progress he’s made in just four years, he knows there’s still a long way to go in his development as a top paddler.

“I’ve got to get stronger and learn how to read harder lines along the river,” Finn said.

And now it’s his dad’s turn to enjoy the ride.

“It’s great when your kids develop a passion,” James said. sports@tricitynews.com @mbarteTC

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“For us to be successful, we need to play as a five-man unit,” Coyle said. “If we’re relying on one guy, we’ll lose.”

Coyle said it will be especially important for the Adanacs to take control of games early, to quiet the vocal and knowledgable Six Nations’ fans in the old Memorial Arena.

“Hopefully we’ll take the fans out of it,” Coyle said.

“Not everyone wants Six Nations to win.”

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A 9-2 loss to the Six Nations Arrows on Saturday at the Minto Cup may have been the best thing to happen to the Coquitlam Adanacs.

The Adanacs are playing those very same Arrows in a best-of-five final for Canada’s junior lacrosse national championship that began Tuesday night in Brampton, Ont. (after The Tri-City News’ deadline).

Coquitlam coach Pat Coyle said the game, in which

losses.

Coquitlam, whose only blemish in the preliminaries was the loss to Six Nations, scored the first three goals against the Mountaineers and never looked back. They led 4-2 at the end of the first period, and salted the game away by outscoring Mimico 5-2 in the second period.

Dennon Armstrong scored the only goal of the third period.

“That’s probably the best offensive game we played in the tournament,” Coyle said.

And the Adanacs will have to continue that kind of pro-

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the Adanacs weren’t just outscored but also outshot, 58-32, by the Ontario champions, was a wake-up call his team needed.

“It really forced us to challenge ourselves,” Coyle said on Monday. “And we responded.”

That response was a 10-4 win over the Mimico Mountaineers on Sunday in the one-game semi-final to determine an opponent for the Arrows, who received a bye into the final after finishing the preliminary round of the championship tournament with three wins and no

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BURNABY/TRI-CITIES HOME SALES* 85 17

Attached Detached

MEDIAN SALE PRICE** It may have been partly due to the BC Day long weekend, but there were a paltry 17 detached home sales in the entire Burnaby/Tri-Cities area the week of August 7-13 (registered as of August 22).

That’s almost half the already-low figures of the previous week, with the market throughout Greater Vancouver slowing dramatically as buyers vacationed.

Gone are the heady days of just over a year ago, when home sellers could expect their properties to go for markedly above asking price in multiple-bid scenarios. Only three of those 17 detached home sales went for above asking, with the remaining 14 all failing to reach list price.

The median sale price of detached homes the same week remained robust, at $1,350,000 – but at 17

homes, the sample is so small that this figure is highly changeable week to week. By individual city, this figure ranged from $1,850,000 in Burnaby South to $922,500 in Port Coquitlam.

Continuing the trend of two very different markets, the Burnaby/TriCities attached-home sector fared considerably better, slowing only slightly week over week to 85 units sold. Thirtyone of those sales went for under their asking price, 11 sold for exactly their sticker price and 43 fetched more than they were listed for.

The median sale price of condos, townhomes and duplexes registered as sold August 7-13 was $539,000, slightly down from the previous week.

This ranges from a low of $442K in Port Coquitlam to $730K in Burnaby South.

And breaking the overall figure out by property type, the median sale price

of a condo that week was $499,500, compared with $695K for townhomes, rowhomes and duplexes.

The most expensive condo sold the same week was a $1.35 million luxury penthouse at the SFU campus in Burnaby North, with three bedrooms, three bathrooms and truly breathtaking panoramic views.

If that’s a bit outside your budget, take heart from the lowest-priced home sale that week (excluding manufactured homes) – a perfectly serviceable 660-square-foot, one-bed condo in an upgraded PoCo building that went for under $170K. Burnaby South saw the region’s priciest two home sales that week, with the top-priced transaction a $2.1 million detached family house in a prime Metrotown location.

Attached Detached

$539,000 $1,350,000

TOP SALE PRICE*** Attached Detached

$1,315,000 $2,100,000

ACTIVE LISTINGS† Attached Detached

833 1,132

DAYS ON MARKET†† Attached Detached

22 44

*Total units registered sold Aug 7-13 **Median sale price of units registered sold Aug 7-13 ***Highest price of all units registered sold Aug 7-13 †Listings as of Aug 22 ††Median days of active listings as of Aug 22. All sold and listings information as of August 22.

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