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A year before the Evergreen Line is scheduled to open in the Tri-Cities – and just in time for a provincial byelection locally – the province showed off two stations last Friday.

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Push-back from a taxi co. on Uber O’Neill says cab firms must give better service GARY MCKENNA

The Tri-CiTy News

Bel Air Taxi is pushing back against the city of Coquitlam’s call for the province to regulate ride share services so that companies like Uber can operate on local streets.

Shawn Bowden, a spokesperson for the cab company, told councillors Monday that it may not be possible to put rules in place that will level the playing field between taxis and ride share operators.

“I am telling you right now, [ride share companies] are not interested in regulations,”

he said. “They are here to make their money and then to leave.”

Last month, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam councils both sent letters to the Ministry of Transportation asking the province to implement rules dealing with services such as Uber and Lyft.

Under the Passenger Transportation Act, ride-sharing is banned in B.C. despite the growing popularity of such companies — low-cost, smartphone app-based alternatives to taxis.

Bowden told The Tri-City News there are no examples anywhere in the world of companies like Uber conforming to the same government regulations to which taxis adhere. see TOUGH, page 5

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TRAIL MIX: FUNDRAISER FOR SAR

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Coquitlam’s Jenn Dawkins (centre) along with friend and fellow trail runner Darcel Moro and Coquitlam SAR volunteer Steve Chapman are organizing the screening of Run Free: The True Story of Caballo Blanco, a film about ultra marathoner Micah True, as a fundraiser for Coquitlam Search and Rescue. The film screening, which will be held Jan. 30 at Port Moody’s Inlet Theatre, is close to being sold out but the event will also feature food as well as brews from Moody Ales. For more information, see article on page 8.

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EVERGREEN LINE

A sneak peak at two Evergreen stations Evergreen officials show off Moody Centre, Burquitlam GARY MCKENNA

The Tri-CiTy News

The opening of the Evergreen Line is still a year away but station construction has been progressing rapidly, according to project director Amanda Farrell.

During a media tour of two new stations — Burquitlam and Moody Centre — she told reporters that all of the stops along the line are between 90 and 99% complete, while the overall project just passed the 80% completion mark.

“The stations are at an advanced stage,” she said. “We have come a long way and we are very excited to be ready to open the system in early 2017.”

The two stations featured during last Friday’s tour show the different ways the facilities will integrate into their neighbourhoods.

She said Burquitlam, for example, shows how transitoriented development can interact with the new rapid transit line, pointing to the cranes and high-density towers going up around the project.

Passengers — 9,000 per day by the Ministry of Transportation’s estimates — will access the station by bus or on foot but the city of Coquitlam has been mulling the idea of putting a park and ride facility nearby.

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Media were invited to a tour last Friday of two of the Evergreen Line’s seven stations: Burquitlam (above and left) and Moody Centre (below). The line is scheduled to open in early 2017.

works more as a transit hub, connecting commuters with West Coast Express, buses, SkyTrain and a park-and-ride facility, which will be located where two warehouses currently sit.

Farrell said the buildings on the southwest portion of

the station will be knocked down to make way for 85 new parking spaces. Another parkand-ride will be located at Coquitlam Station.

Once the stations are complete, plaza construction around the SkyTrain stops will commence, and Farrell said

her team has engaged the cities of Port Moody and Coquitlam regarding art for the public spaces.

Lessons have been learned from past rapid transit lines, she added.

Both stations feature well-lit, open areas with lots of glass to

ensure that sightlines are unimpeded, designs Farrell said work to make sure passengers feel safer as they navigate the transit hubs.

But while the stations are close to completion, construction on the rest of the project is expected to continue until

early next year.

Farrell acknowledged that tunnel boring issues held up the line, which was originally expected to be finished in spring 2016 but has now been pushed back to early 2017. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Workers on break avoided mill explosion Fire caused blast that blew hole in wall at PoMo mill GARY MCKENNA

The Tri-CiTy News

Nobody was injured when a small fire caused an explosion that ripped a hole in a wall at the Flavelle Sawmill in Port Moody early Tuesday morning.

PoMo Fire Chief Remo Faedo told The Tri-City News investigators are unsure what caused the blaze but said the flames heated up a nitrogen tank attached to the mill’s hydraulic system. Once the

temperature reached a certain point, the tank exploded, setting off the sprinklers and damaging the metal cladding wall of one of the buildings.

“We think the fuel was the hydraulic fuel,” Faedo said.

“What the ignition source is, we aren’t exactly sure at this time.”

The call came in at about 2:25 a.m. and crews wasted no time in getting to the property, he said. But by the time firefighters had arrived, the building’s sprinklers had done a good job of containing the flames. Several spot fires had to be extinguished and power was shut off at the facility.

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said. “All of the workers on site were on their break, so none of them were in the vicinity of the explosion.”

With so much combustible material on site, he added that sawmill fires are often difficult to contain.

Last April, crews spent 12 hours dousing a smokey blaze at Flavelle, which was contained to the basement of the planer mill. In that case, sawdust fuelled the flames and crews were concerned about embers lighting fires in other parts of the property. It took 30 crew members and eight volunteers to extinguish the flames. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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CRIME & COURTS

Former TOC faces jail time in Surrey SARAH PAYNE The Tri-CiTy News

Former Coquitlam substitute teacher Aleksandr Plehanov has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in 2013, just five months after he was acquitted on similar charges involving five young girls in the Tri-Cities.

Mr. Justice Murray Blok found Plehanov not guilty of touching a person under the age of 16 for a sexual purpose, however, in a decision issued last Friday at B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster.

At his trial in October, the court heard Plehanov was with a friend and his family in Surrey on Easter Sunday in 2013 when the girl fell as she reached for some candy.

As Plehanov caught her, he touched her pelvic area and buttocks and put his hand inside the front of her waistband.

Crown counsel argued the touching was not an unintended outcome of saving the girl from a fall but the defence,

ALEKSANDR PLEHANOV while acknowledging the touching did occur, said it was not for a sexual purpose.

The 2013 incident isn’t the first time Plehanov has been accused of touching a young girl inappropriately.

In 2010, Plehanov was charged with 10 counts of sexual interference of a person under 16 and sexual assault involving five girls in the TriCities, all of whom were girls aged seven and eight and who were students in classes where he was a substitute teacher. A charge of criminal harassment was added later, when he was

allegedly spotted in his car outside the home of one of the girls.

After a two-week trial in fall 2012, the judge acquitted Plehanov on all counts. Judge David St. Pierre said the Crown had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Plehanov was anything but an ineffectual teacher who didn’t grasp the boundaries of student-teacher relationships.

Plehanov had been warned several times that some of his contact with children was inappropriate but St. Pierre said from the evidence presented during the trial it was impossible to say whether the contact was incidental or could be proven as criminal.

Plehanov’s next court appearance will be on Jan. 21 to fix a date for sentencing.

Defence lawyer Lisa Jean Helps said she intends to challenge the constitutionality of the mandatory one-year minimum sentence for sexual assault of a person under 16.

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TAXIS VS. UBER

Tough to taxi from downtown: O’Neill continued from front page

In Metro Vancouver, for example, he noted that all cab drivers are insured up to $5 million and mechanical inspections must be conducted on vehicles every six months at the operator’s expense.

They are also required to equip vehicles with $1,600 security cameras and training is required for all drivers at the Justice Institute.

“Can you regulate this?” he asked council. “The answer, I’ll be honest with you, is no.

Maybe on paper you can, but not the multiple levels of regulation that we have to go through. We have staff just to make sure our regulation requirements are done.”

Unlike ride share companies, which often set prices based on demand, taxi fares are set by the province and cannot be changed. Cab companies also provide an important service for people who are disabled or in a wheelchair, he added, subsidized assistance that ride share companies either charge more for or do not provide.

“Fares are regulated and it is the same for every person,” he said. “Ride shares can discriminate.”

COUN. TERRY O’NEILL Several councillors noted the city is not endorsing a specific ride share company but simply looking for rules and regulations from the province to allow them to operate on city streets.

Coun. Terry O’Neill told Bowden that complaints about taxi service in the Tri-Cities are common and demand for cabs is not being met under the current regulatory framework.

“Maybe a ride share thing is a way of dealing with this,” O’Neill said. “Maybe the ride share will force the [taxi] industry to perform better… If you service the public better yourselves, there might not be a need for Uber.”

Taking a cab from downtown Vancouver to the TriCities is difficult, O’Neill said,

adding that many drivers will not take the fare and wait times are always an issue.

Bowden acknowledged the taxi industry has made mistakes and that work must be done to improve service.

“Do taxis have to step up their game?” he asked. “Yes we do. In the absence of competition, you do have complacency. Maybe this is a wakeup call, if anything.”

In Canada, Uber currently operates in Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, Ottawa, Edmonton, Quebec City, Calgary, southwestern Ontario and more than 40 other cities. It is also used in 350 cities in other countries.

The Tri-Cities are not the only communities investigating ride share opportunities.

In October, Vancouver city council passed a motion to have stakeholders such as ICBC, taxi and ride-sharing industries as well as tourism groups look at opportunities for the region; a report on their findings is due shortly.

Last fall, Langley Township council moved a resolution to lobby the province to relax the regulations around ridesharing. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Booze regs to go to Feb. public hearing Craft breweries and distilleries to be considered GARY MCKENNA

The Tri-CiTy News

Changes to alcohol regulations that would allow brew pubs, craft breweries and distilleries to operate in the city of Coquitlam are expected to go to a public hearing next month.

A report passed by council Monday also made recommendations on how to deal with booze sales at grocery

stores, a concept that will be allowed under new provincial regulations.

Zoning changes would allow liquor manufacturing in certain designated areas, including City Centre and Fraser Mills, and remove the separation distance between liquor stores and public parks, schools and places of worship.

The report noted that residents that took part in a recent survey were largely supportive of the changes, with 94 of the 99 respondents saying they supported liquor manufacturing in the city.

Another 86 said they would be in favour of wine being sold

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Feds should pay more for infrastructure: PoCo Port Coquitlam city council will lobby senior governments for a better split on an infrastructure grant program.

On Monday, council passed a motion to ask the federal government to pay for half the costs of infrastructure projects approved by Build Canada, with the province contributing 40%. The remaining 10% would come from municipal coffers.

PoCo Mayor Greg Moore said the current cost-sharing structure of one-third for each level of government isn’t fair given that the federal government collects 52% of its revenues through taxation and the province 40%. He said municipalities, which only receive 8%, are struggling to pay for the ever-increasing amount of infrastructure downloaded onto them.

Coun. Mike Forrest said he would also like to see the feds give more money to the western provinces.

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Coquitlam SAR volunteers will have a display set up, as will the Runner’s Den and Chapman’s Map Maker company. There are only a few tickets left for the film but Moro said everyone is welcome to join the fun before the movie starts to check out the displays and have a pint.

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Council discussion goes to the dog in Port Coquitlam JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

A bichon frise/shih tzu cross owned by a Port Coquitlam couple will retain an “aggressive dog” designation for at least another two months after city council this week couldn’t decide if the label should stick.

On Monday, after an appeal by the dog owner to remove the designation imposed by city staff last year, council voted to hold off on its decision after it was deadlocked on how to handle the animal while it’s in public. For more than 90 minutes, city council debated, voting three times before it agreed to wait until it had a full council present at the table.

As a result of the delay, council will have to run through the entire process — with the dog owners and city staff making their pleas again.

As well, because the hearing is still considered “live” until Coun. Brad West returns from a business trip, council and city staff are banned from receiving new information from the community on the matter.

During Monday’s hearing, Angela Ma disputed her dog, Cola, had pursued and bitten a child and challenged the city’s bylaw services manager

on how he and other city staff dealt with the subsequent investigation.

Ma contended the city failed to provide sufficient evidence that resulted in Cola being designated aggressive. She also claimed there was no proof her dog bit the child and photos submitted to the city by the child’s father, in the hours after the attack, looked more like spider bite marks.

At issue in the appeal is whether Cola was provoked when it bit the boy on a city sidewalk near Terry Fox secondary last July. Under the city’s animal control bylaw, an aggressive dog is defined, in general, as an animal that can attack a person without provocation and cause harm.

Bylaw services manager Dan Scoones told council the dog was being walked — along with another dog — by a teenage neighbour of Ma’s when it escaped its collar, pushed down the boy and bit him while he was with a group of other children and workers from a daycare.

Following an investigation — in which Ma said the city failed to visit with Cola — the Ma family was issued two city notices to have the dog restrained in public with a

leash and muzzle as it was now deemed “aggressive.”

On Monday, Mayor Greg Moore said he had challenges with the definition and there was a potential Cola could have felt provoked with so many children around it at the time of its walk last July. Moore suggested council find middle ground by removing the designation from Cola and having it placed in a harness — not a muzzle — while outside its home.

Coun. Mike Forrest also pointed out that had the Mas not tampered with Cola’s metal choke collar by placing a zap strap around it so it wouldn’t get too tight, the animal wouldn’t have escaped and bit the child.

“It’s the owners of the dog that are the problem — not necessarily the dog,” Forrest said.

But councillors Darrell Penner and Glenn Pollock said pedestrians of all ages need to be protected.

“Using a four- or five-yearold child walking down the street and acting like a four- or five-year-old child as provocating the dog is crazy,” Penner said. “Children should be able to walk down the street and act like four- or five- or six-

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Since July 2008, PoCo’s bylaw division has issued 80 aggressive dog notices. Fortysix of those animals still live in PoCo; the others have either relocated or have died.

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KM pipeline is only on hold T he climate has changed since Kinder Morgan started the process of expanding its oil pipeline across B.C. from Alberta — and we’re not just talking about global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions from carbonbased fuels.

Three years ago when the process started, the pipeline’s approval seemed imminent.

Now, with the Conservatives out of power, oil prices plunging, the Chinese economy taking a breather and its industries not needing Canadian oil, there is little pressure to get that heavy crude out of Alberta quickly.

So, no, environmentalists, the province’s decision not to support the project in the final steps of the National Energy Board (NEB) review doesn’t mean much at this time. Granted, it appears the B.C. government and Kinder Morgan

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Kinder Morgan, meanwhile, says it can’t make this guarantee because it needs the co-operation of other parties.

No worries, it will be months, even years before oil prices are high enough to make this pipeline profitable, so both sides have time to negotiate.

Admittedly, Kinder Morgan has already spent a lot of time and effort on the regulatory process to date but that’s just part of the cost of getting public and government approval. And let’s face it, promises of jobs and economic good fortune don’t mean much now, when the energy sector is losing so much ground. Most analysts would simply say keep the crude in the ground for now.

So with the new economic realities of oil, Kinder Morgan has more work to do and plenty of time to do it.

YOU SAY Readers responded on our FB page to a letter blaming the city of Coquitlam for poor design on Burke Mountain and related parking problems:

“I believe they did a poor job planning, but I have to ask why would you move into a place with limited parking and not space for your stuff if you have multiple vehicles and other garage items?”

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about the site and its long history of caring.

The final report presented recently is a slap in the face to the many members of the public who participated in the planning exercise; it was filled with half-truths and outright fabrications of the evidence that was documented in other reports and certainly did not summarize the majority of the public’s feelings toward the site.

This property should be kept entirely in public hands and continue to provide a sanctuary dedicated to the health of those who need it, as was always intended.

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further diminishing the healing aspects of the site.

What the present government is proposing is being cruel to those who put their hearts and souls into the site. Few people would know that many of the buildings were also built with patient labour. Patients also cleared, farmed, landscaped and maintained the site.

I went to the open houses and it was very apparent at the last open houses that the focus had radically changed. All of a sudden, there was talk of developing and selling the lands, using a few very ill-prepared “planners” as speaking guests who obviously knew very little

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The Editor, Re. “Mental health facility, commercial district are in works for Riverview” (The Tri-City News, Dec. 18) and “Housing CEO: R’view will be model for health care (Jan. 8).

Riverview was acquired in 1904 and was dedicated to the health care needs of the people of B.C. In turn, the patients, staff and general public worked hard over many generations to make the site a wonderful sanctuary for those who needed a safe, caring environment, knowing that it was theirs.

Portions of the property were sold in 1984 and are now a large housing development uphill

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Calls for tougher party bus regs There are renewed calls for tougher restrictions on the party bus industry after the death of a passenger over the weekend.

The 23-year-old woman died after she fell out of the open door of a party bus as it made a left turn in downtown Vancouver.

It’s the latest in a series of deaths, often tied to underage drinking or drug use.

The province last year tightened licensing requirements for buses and limousines with perimeter seating, including mandatory display of a special licence plate to allow police checks.

NDP MLA George Heyman said the province hasn’t gone far

enough. “It’s time to admit that relying on self-regulation has failed with tragic results,” he said.

Heyman previously proposed legislation requiring chaperones for trips involving minors, standardized safety training, penalties for advertising illegal activity, and safe drop-off provisions to end the practice of dumping sick or distressed passengers.

“These things might have made a difference this weekend, and could make a difference in the future.”

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The fee for a dispute resolution application filed by a renter doubled to $100 from $50. And an appeal review now costs $50, up from $25. Landlords must pay the fees if the branch finds in favour of the tenant.

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FRIDAY, JAN. 15

• The Circle of Friends, a social group for 50+ fun singles who are looking to meet new friends and participate in social events such as walking, dancing, dining out, travel, theatre, etc., meets to plan events at 7 p.m. at PoCo Legion, 133–2675 Shaughnessy St. Info: Nina, 604-941-9032.

• Tri-City Singles Social Club, which offers opportunities for 50+ singles to enjoy a variety of activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more, meets at 7:30 p.m. at Legion Manor, 2909 Hope S., Port Moody (street parking only). New members welcome.

Info and directions: Darline, 604-466-0017.

Vogel brothers – Riverside grads – launch Netcoins DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

Two Port Coquitlam brothers are banking on a growing interest in digital currency and have partnered with local businesses to make it easy for people to buy.

Michael and Dominic Vogel, both Riverside secondary school graduates, developed software that turns any device into a Bitcoin ATM. They call their business Netcoins (www. gonetcoins.com) and have connected with the national chain Gateway Newstands.

Vogel says Gateway likes Netcoins because its stores don’t need an expensive ATM, which takes up floor space, training is straightforward and takes just minutes, and extra revenue can be earned by bringing in a younger clientele.

Customers like it, Vogel says, it because Netcoins makes it easy to purchase Bitcoin without having to go through the hassle of choosing traders and going through security protocols.

The Bitcoin customer merely gives the merchant an email address and payment, and receives details, as well as a password. The process is handled through Netcoins software, connected to the app Blockchain, which stores the currency and records it on the customer’s digital device.

A small convenience fee is charged, shared by the retailer and Netcoins.

“We like to say we do the heavy lifting,” said Vogel of the

CONTACT

SATURDAY, JAN. 16

• Friends of Coquitlam Public Library Society meet, 10:30 a.m., Room 127 of City Centre branch, 1169 Pinetree Way. Info: 604-937-4130. New members welcome.

SUNDAY, JAN. 17

• Metro Vancouver Green Culture hosts half-day birding field trip along Pitt River dike in PoCo. Meet in the main parking lot adjacent to public washrooms at Cedar and Victoria drives (DeBoville Slough) in PoCo at 9 a.m.; participants will then carpool to start point on Sherling Place.

Route covers excellent dikeside habitats and you will be on the hunt for visiting winter and resident species. Info: Larry, 604-307-0931.

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Michael Vogel, founder and CEO of Netcoins, at Gateway Newstands in Coquitlam Centre, where his company has partnered with the chain to provide Bitcoin for people wanting to buy the digital currency. process.

It’s not just tech-savvy young people like themselves who are interested in Bitcoin, said Vogel. There’s interest among entrepreneurs who don’t want to deal with traditional banks, and businesses, such as Dell and Microsoft, wishing to provide more options for their customers.

Currency rates have fluctuated, although Vogel expects them to stabilize, and currently one Bitcoin is worth $609.94 CAD, although you can just buy $5 worth of the currency.

“It’s such a revolution,” said Vogel, “and the adoption rates are growing,” said Michael, whose background is in electronic engineering while his brother works in internet security.

The Vogel brothers think there is a good future in Bitcoin and have retail outlets in several other stores in B.C. and Manitoba, including Perfect Wireless Solution in Coquitlam.

And they aren’t the only local boys dealing in Bitcoin.

Earlier in 2015, Port Moody

MONDAY, JAN. 18

• Tri-Cities Parkinson’s Support Group meets, 10 a.m.-noon, Eagle Ridge United Church, 2813 Glen Dr., Coquitlam. Info: 604-931-7751.

secondary school grad Trevor Laird launched Cryptopick Canada and installed two Bitcoin ATMs in the Tri-Cities, one in Port Moody and one in Coquitlam.

Michael Vogel isn’t concerned about the competition — in fact he welcomes it. “The more, the better,” he says as Bitcoin emerges from obscurity as “weird nerd money” to accepted currency bought, sold and exchanged for goods and services around the world.

TUESDAY, JAN. 19

• PoCo Garden Club meeting, 7:30 p.m., Trinity United Church, 2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo. Speaker: Barry Roberts, advanced master gardener, on hydrangeas. Everyone is welcome. Info: 604-945-0906.

• Dogwood Garden Club meeting, 7 p.m., in the Centennial Room at Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Speaker: Patrice Weibelzahl will talk about “Perfection in the Japanese

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20 • Singles Travel Club meets at 6 p.m. for dinner at ABC Restaurant, 300-100 Schoolhouse St., Coquitlam.

Club offers group tours for solo travellers – meet friends, enjoy security of group travel, avoid costly single supplement. Dinner RSVP: Val, 604669-6607, Ext. 304. Info: www.singlestravelclub.ca.

• Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth in the Tri-Cities who require skilled, caring, foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. For info or another session date: 604-764-8098.

THURSDAY, JAN. 21 • North East Coquitlam Ratepayers, Burke Mountain’s Community Association, monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Victoria Hall, 3435 Victoria Dr. Staff from BC Assessment Authority will speak, covering criteria for property assessments and possible grounds for appeal. Info: 604-970-2579.

SATURDAY, JAN. 23 • Reseau-femmes Colombie-Britannique Women and Money workshop in French at Société Francophone de Maillardville Coquitlam, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Registration: info@reseaufemmes.bc.ca or 604-515-7070. Info: reseaufemmes.bc.ca • Baha’i Community of PoCo hosts an evening of spiritual uplifting, 7:30-9 p.m., at the Gathering Place at Leigh Square, PoCo. • Simon Fraser University Pipe Band annual fundraising Robbie Burns dinner and silent auction, 6 p.m., Executive Plaza Hotel, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam; event will feature performances by the six-time world champion band. Proceeds go to the education of piping and drumming via the band’s youth program, the Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Bands.

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Notice of Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that the City of Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws. This meeting will be held on: Date: Time: Location:

Monday, January 18, 2016 7:00 p.m.

City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2

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

Item 1

Address: 1041 Quadling Avenue

Item 2

Address: 1107 Quadling Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4634, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4634, 2015 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.

The intent of Bylaw 4599, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4599, 2015 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of the existing lot into two lots, each with a single-family dwelling and secondary suite.

If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of the existing lot into two lots, each with a single-family dwelling and secondary suite.

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Date: Time: Location: Item 3

Monday, January 18, 2016 7:00 p.m.

City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2 Address: 1113 Quadling Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4600, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4600, 2015 from RS-1 OneFamily Residential to RT-1 TwoFamily Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of the existing lot into two lots, each with a singlefamily dwelling and secondary suite.

Item 5

Address: 3419 Victoria Drive

The intent of Bylaw 4638, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4638, 2015 from RS-2 OneFamily Suburban Residential to RS-7 Small Village Single Family Residential.

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

Item 4

Address: 3417 Victoria Drive

The intent of Bylaw 4601, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 in order to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4601, 2015 from RS-2 OneFamily Suburban Residential to RS-7 Small Village Single Family Residential.

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

Item 6

Address: 960 Stewart Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4630, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4630, 2015 from RS-1 OneFamily Residential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the development of two single-family homes, each with a secondary suite.

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City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2 Address: 95 Schooner Street

The intent of Bylaw 4594, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. Bylaw 4594, 2015 from Industrial to Business Enterprise.

Item 8

Text Amendment – M-1 General Industrial Zone – 943, 947, 949, 951, and 953 Sherwood Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4633, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 in relation to the M-1 General Industrial Zone. Bylaw 4633, 2015 requests a site specific text amendment to the Zoning Bylaw in order to amend the rear lot line building setback abutting a Service Commercial or Business zoned property, from a minimum 7.6 metres to 0 metres, at 943, 947, 949, 951, and 953 Sherwood Avenue.

The intent of Bylaw 4595, 2051 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4595, 2015 from M-2 Industrial Business to B-1 Business Enterprise.

If approved, the application would allow for the subject property to be utilized for general office purposes.

How do I find out more information?

Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from January 6 to January 18, 2016 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

Prior to the Public Hearing, written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: • Email: • Regular mail: • In person: • Fax:

clerks@coquitlam.ca 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015

You may also obtain further information at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430.

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

How do I provide input?

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

Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List, please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity.

Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts.

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

Marnie Burnham Deputy City Clerk

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Music, theatre and visual arts will come alive at Dr. Charles Best secondary next week as students at the Coquitlam high school (2525 Como Lake Ave.) host An Evening of Arts on Tuesday, Jan. 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. The free event takes place in the small gym; refreshments will be served and door prizes can be won. At right, Judgement by Grace Wong will be among the art pieces on show.

THEATRE

They sing! They dance! A musical first JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

Stage 43’s second show of its season will be a first on at least three fronts.

Its production I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change! is the premier event to be sanctioned by the Coquitlam 125 anniversary committee.

It’s also the first time Fort St. John native Chalene Scott will take over the directing reins for the Coquitlam theatre company.

And it’s the first time the society has tried out a musical.

Singing? Dancing? “Yes,” Scott laughed. “They were a little bit scared when it was suggested but everything’s worked out so well.”

Penned by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts, the musical comedy was a hit with New York audiences; it ran for 5,000 performances Off Broadway from 1996 to 2008 and scooped up several awards.

The plot, as the title suggests, centres around love and is told over a series of vignettes that begin with the first date and end with the inevitable married with children chapter.

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“There’s something for everyone to have a laugh at because it deals with every aspect of a relationship,” Scott said.

“It’s a lot of fun to watch.”

Six actors are cast in the musical that opens tomorrow (Thursday) at the Evergreen Cultural Centre: Ann-Marie Zak, Kara McLachlan, Rhiannon McKechnie, Ryan Koch, Spenser Dunlop and Coquitlam’s own Dan Jabour.

On Jan. 20 and 21, Stage 43 will have two-for-one specials for single adult ticket prices.

Visit stage43.org/tickets and use the coupon code “sing.”

For the other dates, call the Evergreen box office at 604927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

Meanwhile, the company will have an open call on Jan. 25 and 27 at the Pinetree community centre (1260 Pinetree Way) for its final show of the season — another relationship comedy called Five Women Wearing the Same Dress.

Directed by Angela Bell, the production will be Stage 43’s entry in the 2016 Fraser Valley Zone Festival and will run in late April and early May at Evergreen. Visit stage43.org.

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Unravelling your life with memoir writing New West author at Place des Arts JANIS WARREN

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THE MUCK SISTERS MOVE IN

The latest artists to take up a spot at Port Coquitlam’s Leigh Square Community Arts Village are a pair of clay sculptors whose speciality is whimsical creations.

And on Friday, Laura G. and Ninna Sniders — better known as the Muck Sisters — will be the guests of honour at an opening reception hosted by the city.

The “sisters,” who are members of the Tri-City Potters Group, will be at the Gathering Place from 4 to 6 p.m. to talk about their tenure at the village.

Their residency, which started Monday and runs for three months, will see the sisters making functional and fun pieces such as Cup-a-tudes, a name they coined for their clever vessels of people and animals with certain attitudes.

In a press release from the city, Laura G. talked about how she fell in love with clay as a child and her attraction to the material. “I love to experiment with texture and altered shapes,” she stated.

Ninna’s passion, on the other hand, found root about 15 years ago. She now has a home studio and builds mostly functional stoneware pottery with an edge.

“Every piece is unique and contains hints of knowledge I’ve gathered at local art centres, classes with Pacific Northwest ceramicists and even a touch of what I like to call YouTube University,” she stated in the release.

The sisters will have their studio open to the public on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2253 Leigh Sq., PoCo. Meanwhile, artists who want to apply for a city residency this or next year can call 604-9278400 or email arts@portcoquitlam.ca. jwarren@tricitynews.com jwarrenTC

WRITER JJ LEE truths.

Lee said penning a memoir isn’t as simple as it seems: It’s not just about writing down the story of your life. Rather, “it’s the act of writing to learn about yourself. You have to force yourself to have those unexpected turns of thought that can only happen at the keyboard.”

A New Westminster resident, Lee said the journey to self-discovery and learning about your family starts by looking back on past experiences.

For example, an event that you remember as a child will be remembered through the eyes of a child.

However, as a adult and by using reflective thinking, we can see or even imagine

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When JJ Lee’s father died in 2001 at the age of 52, he inherited his suit.

He always knew it to be a cheap outfit but it wasn’t until he tried to alter it for himself — five times — that he realized just how low-end it was.

“A 50-cent polyester nothing” is how Lee describes it today.

With the dissection of the suit, as an apprentice tailor, came the unravelling of the threads of Lee’s life.

In it, he unwound his tumultuous relationship with his alcoholic father while growing up in his native Montreal and exposed a deep pain.

His memoir, The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son and a Suit, took him a decade to tell.

And next week, as part of the Salon Speaker Series at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts, Lee will uncover how he came to tell the tale as well as offer ideas on how budding scribes can also reveal their

the bigger picture: What were the circumstances leading up to the event? Were there financial constraints? Or other pressures or hardships?

Those kinds of questions bring more context to the situation. “There’s more forgiveness when we have a greater perspective,” Lee said, “and writing it down gives us a sense of revelation.”

Lee said he had a kind of public breakdown after he finished his memoir.

While at a book reading as a finalist for the 2012 Charles Taylor Prize for Non-Fiction, in Toronto, Lee was wearing his father’s suit and started to weep. “I couldn’t get through the event,” he said. “I was so distraught. I never wore it again.”

Still, Lee said he has been so moved by the act of memoir writing that’s he now transcribing a companion work to Measure of a Man. No publication date has been announced.

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An artist who this week wraps up a group show in Port Coquitlam will continue with a solo exhibit for another month.

Tamana S.H. Djuya ended Tao of Clay and Paper with four other artists at Leigh Square Community Arts Village on Monday and, tomorrow (Thursday) at 7 p.m., she will open Arzo & Omid.

Her show, which runs

until Feb. 8, is translated to mean Hope & Wish and contrasts messages of love and peace with happiness and light, in despair.

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Her artwork is now held in private collections around North America, Europe and Asia.

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Kids aged six to 13 can try out to be part of The Little Princess, a touring school production that happens in May in Tri-City schools; the call is at the Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave.) at 10 a.m.

The original musical adaptation, based on the story by author Frances Hodgson Brunett, was written by Theatrix artistic director Deborah Solberg with songs from Peter Abando.

It tells the tale of Sara

Crewe who is sent to boarding school by her soldier father.

Rehearsals for the show are Saturdays from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at Dogwood, with more added after spring break. No previous acting or singing experience is necessary.

Meanwhile, Theatrix will hold drama classes for kids aged four to 13 starting later this month at Dogwood: Tiny Troupers (4 to 6 years) at 9 a.m. and Acting Mania (9 to 13 years) at 10:30 a.m.

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Emerging and professional artisans can sell their wares at the Blackberry Gift Shop, which is run by the Blackberry Artists Society, inside the Port Moody Arts Centre.

Interested candidates can apply to the jury by filling out a form at PMAC (2425 St. Johns St.). Entries must be receive by Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. at the gift shop.

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COURTESY OF BLACKHTHORN

The Celtic band Blackthorn will appear at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts on Saturday for its fourth annual Robbie Burns Night celebration.

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The pipe major for the BC Regiment Irish Pipes and Drums band will have his hands full this weekend.

Not only is Matt Dolan responsible for piping in the haggis at Place des Arts’ fourth annual Celebration of Robbie Burns, he’s also in charge of reciting Address to a Haggis, a tongue-twister of a poem penned by the Scottish bard centuries ago.

It’s a performance Rosie Carver is looking forward to.

A faculty member at the Maillardville arts hub, the fiddler has seen plenty of Robbie Burns feasts in her day, having played in the Celtic band Blackthorn for the past 27 years.

And on Saturday, her four-

piece ensemble will return to Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) to offer up a rousing post-meal concert, filled with Burns tunes and compositions off Blackthorn’s latest CD Open Skies.

“Place des Arts does it so well and it’s a nice place to celebrate Burns,” Carver said.

“They have a modest peasant’s meal that really hits the spot.

Then the guests are ushered into the Leonore Peyton Salon for two hours of music. It’s a lot of fun.”

Attendees are encouraged to wear their kilts and clan tartan.

But for those who need help to wash down their sample of haggis, whisky, wine and beer will be available at a cash bar.

For tickets to the concert and supper (at $35) or the show only (at $15/$13), call 604-664-1636 or visit brownpa-

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Meanwhile, to honour Burns closer to his Jan. 25 birthday, the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band will host its annual fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 23 at the Executive Plaza Hotel (405 North Rd.) in Coquitlam.

The event will feature a show from the six-time world champion Grade 1 band with proceeds supporting the band’s youth program, the Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Bands.

Last summer, pipe major Alan Bevan clinched fifth place at the Glasgow Green at the worlds; as well, its Nous Sommes Prets show at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall was a sold-out night.

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Smoke Eaters smothered in Express win Howat turns away 41 shots in Coquitlam victory GARY MCKENNA

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Vancouver Canucks fan favourites may have been in the crowd on Friday but it was Coquitlam Express goalie Tyger Howat who stole the show.

The 20-year-old netminder picked Canucks alumni night to post one of his most impressive performances of the season, turning away 41 of the 42 shots he faced in a 4-1 victory over the Trail Smoke Eaters.

After letting in one goal late in the first period, Howat put up

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a wall in front of the net, earning first star honours while local legends like Dave Babych and Cliff Ronning

looked on.

Coquitlam saw scoring throughout its lineup.

Blake Hayward opened up the scoring when he buried a three-way passing play from Owen Stout and Taylor Green midway through the second before Stout took the lead with a power play marker three minutes later.

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The Terry Fox Ravens struggled to win back-to-back Legal Beagle titles this year, losing early in the tournament to W.J. Mouat secondary. The club defeated Cowichan but lost a consolation match to Walnut Grove.

Coquitlam boxer Connor Hollingshead is getting ready for the Seattle-Tacoma Golden Gloves next month.

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The Terry Fox Ravens AAAA basketball team has

relinquished the Legal Beagle crown.

The 2015 champions struggled early in the tournament, falling 88-56 against Abbotsford’s W.J. Mouat in the opening game last Thursday.

Terry Fox bounced back with a solid performance against Cowichan secondary,

a game the home team won 48-37, but dropped a consolation game to Walnut Grove on Saturday, 77-75.

Meanwhile, the Kelowna Owls were dominant throughout the tournament, pushing teams like Kitsilano secondary and W.J. Mouat out of the way on their path to the championship game.

There, the Okanagan team made quick work of British Columbia’s No. 2-ranked Oak Bay secondary of Victoria, winning 97-68.

Kitsilano won third place in the tournament after besting West Vancouver secondary 73-67 in a consolation match.

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holliNgshead wiNs Coquitlam boxer Connor Hollingshead took down Jaxon Duff of Alberta during a match in Edmonton last week.

The 14-year-old Terry Fox secondary student, who works out at the Maple Ridge Boxing Club, won a unanimous decision against the 15-year-old opponent, who trains in Lethbridge.

The win is good preparation for a busy winter schedule for Hollingshead. He is heading back to Alberta later this month for back-to-back bouts

in Medicine Hat, before beginning three weeks of steady preparation for the SeattleTacoma Golden Gloves, which will take place at the end of February.

Hollingshead may be young, but he already has a few years of experience under his belt.

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Coquitlam Express goalie Tyger Howat stopped 41 of the 42 shots he faced on Friday night during a game against the Trail Smoke Eaters.

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Mathew Michie also scored for the Express in the middle frame, before Colton Kerfoot netted the team’s fourth of the game, again on the power play.

Stout received second star honours for his two point night, while Trail’s Nick Halloran, who scored the lone goal for the visitors, was the third star. But things did not run as smoothly for the Express on Saturday night, when they hosted the Prince George Spruce Kings.

Despite a valiant effort in the

third, where Coquitlam scored three goals, the team had dug themselves too much of a hole in the first 40 minutes.

Spruce Kings forward Adam Brubacher scored the first of the game, before his linemate Tanner Campbell made it 2-0 midway through the first. A goal from Corey Hoffman gave the visitors a 3-0 lead going into the final frame.

Stout finally managed to get the Express on the board when he buried a pass from Jack Surowiec, but Prince George’s Campbell quickly restored the three-goal lead on the power

play. Coquitlam tried to crawl back, with Stout setting up Blake Hayward to make it 4-2 and Taylor Green scored to make it 4-3.

But even with Express goalie Lawson Fenton pulled for the final minute of the game, Coquitlam could not find the equalizer, with time eventually running out on the home team. With the loss, Coquitlam hangs on to a playoff berth with an 18-18-4-0 record, while the Spruce Kings are behind them in the Mainland Division with a 10-29-2-0 record.

The Express home stand

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