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Sr. taken for $8,000 in tax scam tried to be careful Phone numbers were faked by pushy scammers SARAH PAYNE

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A Coquitlam man is devastated after losing $8,000 to a Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) scammer.

The scam — in which a person claims to be from the CRA and demands payment for taxes owed, threatening court charges, jail or deportation — popped up frequently last year.

The 65-year-old man, who asked that his name

not be published, said he received a message on Jan. 29 from such a scammer and returned the call Monday morning.

In the meantime, he verified the number as being from the CRA office in Ottawa and believed the call was legitimate.

“They had my social insurance number, they had my name, the had the information from my house,” the man told The Tri-City News.

The scammers told him there had been a mistake on his income taxes and suggested they could reach a “deal outside of court.” see ‘SOMEBODY’, page 11

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REGULATION EDUCATION IN TRI-CITY SCHOOLS

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Blakeburn elementary school Grade 4/5 teacher Tammy Ferdinand puts a colourful magnet in the zone that best reflects her physical and emotional state. “Zones of regulation” divide up feelings and states into blue, green, yellow and red, with green a state of calm alertness being the ideal place to be for successful learning. For more on schools’ efforts in self-regulation for students, see article on page 3.

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EVOLVING EDUCATION: SELF-REGULATION

Behaviour is a two-way street as area schools teach students self-regulation Part 1 of a two-part series on how School District 43 is introducing the concept of selfregulation. Today: Elementary schools get in the zone. Next week: Heritage Woods secondary students learn how to stay calm and carry on at exam time.

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gaggle of kindergarten kids tussle over the same toy, a high school student stresses out over exams, a parent honks her horn furiously at a driver slipping into a parking space in front of a school.

All these situations have one thing in common: intense emotions that could escalate into anger or frustration.

Sound familiar?

It’s part of day-to-day living in this high-tech, stressedladen world but School District 43 principals and teachers believe it doesn’t have to be this way if people of all ages can learn self-regulation skills.

Self-regulation, simply, is recognizing when you are stressed and doing something positive to change the feeling.

“There are a lot of stresses but sometimes there is too much stress in a kid’s life,” explained Heritage Woods viceprincipal Jody Moss. “They might get stuck on hyper and could act out with problematic behaviours.

“I think we do our kids a great disservice if we don’t help them with coping skills,” she said.

PHOTOS BY DIANE STRANDBERG/THE TRI-CITY NEWS EXCEPT ABOVE RIGHT: SUBMITTED

Left: Jody Moss, a former behaviour teacher, was part of School District 43’s team of educators who learned about self-regulation and taught it in schools during a pilot four years ago. She is now a vice-principal at Heritage Woods secondary and is introducing the concept to high school students and teachers. Above: A box of fidgets, small objects with sensory appeal, that keep restless hands busy for younger students.

‘NOT A NEW TREND’

It was four years ago that self-regulation began to influence teacher strategies. At the time, SD43 was one of a handful of B.C. districts that worked with Stuart Shanker, a research professor of philosophy and psychology at York University who did workshops explaining the neuroscience behind selfregulation and strategies for introducing it to schools.

“It’s not a new trend, it’s really a lens or a way of being.”

Moss said.

At the time, full-day kindergarten was being introduced and Moss, who was a behaviour intervention teacher, was spending most of her time with little children who were struggling with impulse control.

“The most successful way is

by modelling,” she said about self-regulation strategies. “It’s not about us controlling the kids, it’s about kids controlling themselves.”

In some cases, teachers were stressed themselves and had to modulate their own behaviour, tone down their voices or change their classrooms.

Moss said they saw the payoff in more job satisfaction and now about 20 schools are using self-regulation techniques as

part of the social and emotional learning curriculum.

In the younger grades, teachers use the metaphor of an engine running too fast, too slow or just right to get children to recognize their emotional state.

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“The first level is physical, if a kid has not had a good night sleep, hasn’t eaten breakfast and can’t sit down to learn,” Moss said. “That child needs to be able to say what it is [they need] and recognize that in themselves.”

CALM BUT ALERT

At Blakeburn, where principal Andrea McComb has

studied integration and the mindfulness work of psychologist Daniel Siegel, students are participating in a 30-Day mindfulness challenge and are learning to “Take 5” when they are anxious or stressed — taking deep breaths and noticing their body and surroundings while letting the anxiety pass.

The Port Coquitlam school also has a sensory room with low light, beanbag chairs and games and toys, such as tactile Play-Doh, where students can go for “chill time.” In the resource room next door, there’s a rebounder for jumping on or kids can work in rocking chairs, on bean bag chairs and on large rubber balls to connect the mind and body, McComb said.

“We help them get into a mindful zone “ said McComb, “to help them understand what they are sensing and feeling.”

Some classes use calm music and have switched off overhead lights, using table lights or natural light from windows instead. But in the morning, the whole school does a morning “bounce” in the gym to stimulate sleepy brains.

It appears the old days of controlling what was considered “bad behaviour” are gone, and Heritage Woods’ Moss says more and more SD43 schools are getting into self-regulation and adopting strategies to let students monitor and control their own emotional state.

“No child is waking up that day trying to make your day awful, they want to succeed.”

• Find out more about the Canadian Self-Regulation Initiative at www.self-regulation.ca. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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PACIFIC COAST TERMINALS

Old drum blamed for spill in waters near PoMo’s PCT ‘Definitely not diesel,’ says PCT operations mgr.

SARAH PAYNE

The Tri-CiTy News

A spill on the western edge of Pacific Coast Terminal’s Port Moody property is believed to be oil that had seeped out from a decaying drum.

Workers noticed the spill on Wednesday morning in a sheen that was estimated at 100 m by 50 m. It’s believed the source is an old oil drum that was dug up as part of PCT’s ongoing excavation work for its expansion.

“We have to build the foreshore out a little bit to extend the tracks to accommodate the bigger potash trains,” said PCT operations manager Beau Storey. “So in digging out some of the old soil… they’re coming across old legacy things,” including a rusty oil drum.

A vacuum service was called

to clean out the drum, which was below the water line and full of water, and once the empty drum was removed, it’s believed residual oil in the soil underneath started seeping out. The material has been sent for testing but Storey said, “It’s definitely not diesel.”

The Western Canada Marine Response Corporation was also called out Wednesday morning but, when crews responded, they deemed it a “non-recoverable sheen.”

Spokesperson Michael Lowry said the spill appeared to be a “very light fuel product” that would dissipate and couldn’t be skimmed up.

Storey said the spill originated west of where the vessels dock at PCT. A silt curtain that is in place to catch material that floats out during the excavation process was found to have a tear and no further work will be done in the area until a more detailed environmental inspection can be performed.

The Coast Guard, Port Metro

Vancouver and Emergency Management BC have also been notified and will share environmental assessment results with the city when they are available.

PoMo Mayor Mike Clay said in an email to The Tri-City News Wednesday that the spill appeared to be small and would likely not pose a significant environmental hazard.

“We will work with them and the authorities, as we can, to get more details and to ensure environmental impacts are minimized,” he added.

PCT’s expansion work includes extending the train tracks and building a large shed to house potash shipments, as well as tanks for canola oil. The company has offered to build an island near Reed Point Marina as a habitat enhancement project but critics say that would kill existing sea life, particularly some species of special concern. spayne@tricitynews.com @spayneTC

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COQ.-BURKE MT. BYELECTION

Terrible turnout as NDP’s Wickens wins Burke Mt. byelection

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It was a tight race on byelection night but Jodie Wickens is the first NDP candidate to win in Coquitlam-Burke Mountain since the riding’s inception in 2009.

The polls were close for most of the night but Wickens started to pull away after 80 of the 90 ballot boxes had been counted.

When the last votes were tallied, she finished with 3,562 votes (46.24% of votes cast) over BC Liberal candidate Joan Isaacs, who collected 2,936 (38.11%).

Green Party candidate Joe Keithley finished the night with 1,061 votes while Libertarian Paul Geddes garnered 145.

Wickens will join fellow BC NDP candidate Melanie Mark, who was elected in VancouverMount Pleasant in the day’s other byelection.

“Now the hard work begins,” Wickens said to supporters at a packed Pasta Polo restaurant in Coquitlam. “People who know me well know that I don’t break my promises.”

Flanked by NDP leader John Horgan and Tri-City NDP MLAs Selina Robinson and Mike Farnworth, Wickens thanked her supporters, family and opponents. She said she would be a strong voice for the riding and specifically mentioned issues such as schools, public transit and affordability. “[BC Liberal Premier] Christy Clark is failing this community,” Wickens said. “She is failing this province and we are one step closer to electing John Horgan as our premier in 2017.”

Horgan acknowledged that sitting governments tend to have difficult showings in byelections. But he told The Tri-City News Tuesday night’s results should be a wakeup call for the BC Liberals.

“In the suburbs tonight, the people spoke quite clearly that they were not satisfied

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NDP MLA-elect Jodie Wickens speaks to supporters Tuesday evening after winning the seat for the provincial riding of CoquitlamBurke Mountain. with returning a member to a government that has not been delivering on the issues that are important here,” he said.

Over at Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club, Isaacs told the crowd of about 100 supporters she plans to run for the BC Liberals in next year’s general election.

Isaacs said she was disappointed with Tuesday’s results, saying, “A few more votes would have done it” — a comment on the low voter turnout. She and her campaign team were not shocked by the loss given that governing parties historically don’t tend to win byelections.

Turnout was low, with only 7,704 of the 38,099 registered voters casting a ballot in the election, slightly more than 20%.

Isaacs congratulated Wickens “who ran a strong campaign” as well as Keithley and Geddes “for

putting their names forward.”

Among those who heard Isaacs’ concession speech was the riding’s former MLA Doug Horne, who last summer stepped down to run federally for the Conservatives.

“Byelections are very difficult,” he said. “There was not a lot of interest. People just didn’t come out.”

As for his future, Horne said he’s still considering another run for the federal seat after losing to Liberal Ron McKinnon, who also attended Isaacs’ event.

After the results were announced, Premier Christy Clark used social media to tweet her thanks to Isaacs and Gavin Dew, the Vancouver-Mt. Pleasant BC Liberal candidate.

The final count will be announced Feb. 9. gmckenna@tricitynews.com jwarren@tricitynews.com

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COQUITLAM RECREATION

Coquitlam considers curtailing curling The sport is heavily subsidized, a city report states GARY MCKENNA

The Tri-CiTy News

An effort to maximize arena ice time could mean limiting or even phasing out curling at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex — a proposal that is not sitting well with members of the Coquitlam Curling Club.

The options were laid out to city council on Monday, with recreation staff noting that low participation rates mean the sport is heavily subsidized.

According to a report, cost recovery for curling is about 20%, compared to 60% for other ice arena uses.

Staff said it would be possible to convert the ice surface for other sports, like skating or minor hockey, a prospect Coquitlam Curling Club representative Dale Gregory said would be disappointing for members.

“I don’t think that will go over well with the curlers,” he said, noting that the ice quality has made it difficult to convince more teams to use the arena. “If the city provided better ice, we might attract more curlers.”

Curling is a growing sport, he added, noting that junior programs indicate a healthy future for membership in the club. There are currently 517 members, of whom 285 reside in Coquitlam, according to the city.

Gregory said the sport has difficulty generating the same revenue as other user groups largely due to the fact ice time is allowed for School District 43’s curling programs.

“If they are concerned about not providing enough funds for the curling ice, they need to look at that particular aspect,” he said.

But Michelle Hunt, the parks and recreation planning and business services director, said during Monday’s meeting that

demand for arena services is not being met. Currently, 4.1 sheets of prime-time ice are available, but there is demand for 4.6, and the rest is pushed to off-prime time slots, according to the report.

The lack of ice time has forced some user groups to cap their enrolment, she said.

“Some of them are obviously using non-prime ice time as well,” Hunt added. “Some of the kids are playing early in the morning or later at night.”

By 2025, she said, demand is expected to increase to between 5.2 and 5.6 ice sheets, tapering off to 4.7 to 5.0 in 2035.

“From our perspective, it is not a viable option to maintain the status quo.”

One possibility would be to limit the curling season to two months a year at Poirier and co-ordinate with Port Moody or another city to cover the other two months of the season at their facilities. That would free up the ice for other uses for more months of the hockey and skating seasons.

Also included in the list of options is exploring partnership opportunities to build a new standalone curling facility.

The report includes a proposal that would see curling at Poirier completely phased out, with club members forced to go to other cities to compete.

The ice surface discussions are part of the city’s plans to address long-term service needs in the community. A process was begun in January 2015 to identify gaps in facility use and staff said the draft proposals will now be presented to the city’s sport council and user groups for consideration and feedback.

Discussions are also expected to take place with the cities of Port Coquitlam and Port Moody to determine opportunities where collaboration may be possible, the city said in a press release.

• To view the full report to committee, go to http:bit.ly/ arenastrategy. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Team Scott third Shannon Aleksic hollers to her teammates during the finals of the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts B.C. Women’s Curling Championships last month at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex in Coquitlam. The city is looking at the possibility of limiting or even phasing out the sport at the rec centre in order to give more ice time to sports such as hockey and skating.

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City of Coquitlam

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 bylaw. This meeting will be held on: Date: Time: Location:

Monday, February 15, 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 item on the Public Hearing agenda.

Item 1 Text Amendment to the Zoning Bylaw to Revise Liquor Retailing Regulations and Permit Liquor Manufacturing The City recently undertook a comprehensive review of its current liquor licensing policies and regulations, including a review of zoning designations to make liquor manufacturing permissible.

This review was conducted in response to the many recent changes to the provincial liquor licensing policy and a concurrent desire to update elements of the Zoning Bylaw in order to align with these changes, as well as respond to enquiries from liquor manufacturers wishing to locate in Coquitlam.

The intent of Bylaw 4640, 2016 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 in order to: • Allow liquor manufacturing as a permitted use in the M-l, M-2, B-l, C-2, C-4, C-5, C-7, CS-1, CS-2 and CD-I Fraser Mills zones; • Permit outdoor seating areas for liquor manufacturers consistent with other liquor and food primary businesses in the C-2, C-4, C-5, C-7, CS-l, CS-2 and CD-I Fraser Mills zones; • Remove restrictions on liquor stores locating as a store-within-a-store in grocery stores; • Remove the separation distance requirements between liquor stores and public parks, schools, and places of worship; and • Increase the separation distance between liquor stores from 300m to 1km in order to be consistent with the Provincial regulations.

If approved, the application would permit liquor manufacturing within appropriate industrial service commercial and commercial zones, remove restrictions on liquor stores locating as a storewithin-a-store in grocery stores, remove the separation distance between liquor stores and public parks, schools and places of worship, and increase the separation distance between liquor stores.

Any person wishing further information or clarification with regard to the proposed amendments should contact Chris Jarvie, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3438. Additional information is also available on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/liquorreview.

How do I find out more information?

Additional information, copies of the bylaw, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from February 3rd to February 15th, 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. To have your name added to the Speakers List, please call 604927-3010. 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 the bylaw described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.

Marnie Burnham Deputy City Clerk

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‘Somebody did this, I cannot forget that’ continued from front page

The man said the caller was “very forceful, so strong” and he believed it was a CRA officer. When he said he would like to check the details with his accountant, he was told the sooner he handed over the money, the less risk he had of being arrested.

He received another call a short time later from someone purporting to be a police officer; when he checked the number, it was the Coquitlam RCMP’s non-emergency line and, again, believed the call to be legitimate.

“It was very scary,” he said.

“They said, ‘We want to arrest you.’ I was so confused, I cannot believe it… that I paid that much money.”

The man said he was willing to share his story so others don’t fall prey to the same scam.

“The money I lost is one thing but the other thing is this feeling and my mind, that somebody hurt me,” he said.

“Somebody did this to me, I cannot forget that.”

Coquitlam RCMP confirmed the CRA scam was one of the most popular ways to fraudulently obtain money in 2015 and continues to be an issue.

“Understandably, the victim felt threatened and was fearful of being arrested if he did not comply with payment,” Const.

Jamie Phillipson said in a press release. “Under no circumstances would the Canadian Revenue Agency or any law enforcement threaten arrest for money owed.”

Police are investigating the incident and hope to identify the caller.

Anyone who receives such a call should hang up immediately and notify the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre online or at 1-888-495-8501.

The CRA states on its website that calls from its offices

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Pacific Digital Photography Club will give members and guests an up-close look at the use of photography in forensic crime scene investigations next week.

RCMP officer Jeff Jackson will give a presentation at a club meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., in the drama room (301) at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St. All are welcome to attend.

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Coquitlam RCMP are getting the word out after a local senior citizen was scammed out of $8,000 by fraudsters claiming to be representatives of Canada Revenue Agency and even Coquitlam RCMP, even going so far as to make it seem as if phone calls were coming from actual numbers from those respective offices. follow specific procedures to make sure personal information is protected. To confirm the authenticity of a CRA phone number, call 1-800-9595525 (business-related calls) or 1-800-959-8281 (individual concerns).

To help identify possible scams, the CRA: • never requests prepaid credit cards; • never asks for information about your passport, health card or driver’s licence; • never shares your taxpayer information with another person; • never leaves personal information on your answering machine or asks you to leave a message containing personal information on an answering machine.

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TRI-CITY CRIME

Man takes nap in someone else’s car, gets busted A Surrey man is facing several charges after an illtimed nap in Port Moody.

In the early morning of Jan. 27, according to police, a woman discovered a man sleeping in her car, which was parked outside of her PoMo house. She called police, who had to wake the man up when they arrived.

Louis John McIlvenna, 36, was arrested and charged with theft under $5,000, mischief and two counts of possession of stolen property. He was released with several conditions after appearing in

B.C. Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam but was arrested and charged later that same day by Burnaby RCMP for breaching two of his conditions.

Port Moody Police say they’re aware of several thefts from autos in the area and are continuing their investigation. They’re also reminding residents to remove all items from their vehicles and to ensure garage door openers are also removed when parking at the end of the day.

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Foreign investors hurting housing?

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t would be illuminating to find out if there is truth to rumours that foreign buyers are snapping up older homes in Vancouver neighbourhoods and holding them, empty, for investment.

If it exists, that dynamic might be causing a ripple effect on suburban house prices, pushing people out of Vancouver into the suburbs as they seek less expensive, but still costly, single-family homes.

The province is looking into the matter and considering adding a third tier to B.C.’s property transfer tax to charge more when expensive homes change hands.

But the province isn’t the only actor on the stage.

Cities also need to make sure there is a wide range of housing choices and provide more options for denser living — but still ground-level housing — for people who don’t want to raise families in apartments. It will take some time but some older single-family neighbourhoods may need to transition to townhouses and duplexes so people can still afford to live here.

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Lobbying in B.C. needs a long, hard look AS I SEE IT

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Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC. www.integritybc.ca @integritybc

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ast month, lobbyists gathered in Vancouver for The Future of Lobbying, a one -day conference put on

by B.C.’s Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists, Simon Fraser University’s Institute of Governance Studies and Public Affairs Association of Canada (B.C. chapter).

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there does seem to be a future for the industry. In fact, if we’re not careful, B.C. could be overrun by lobbyists.

Last year, there were 2,502 in-house and consultant lobbyists registered in the province, up from 1,451 four years ago. Who said the B.C. Jobs Plan wasn’t working?

While others do get some attention — political staff, deputy ministers and the like — that works out to 30 lobbyists for every MLA. In Ottawa, there are 3,008 lobbyists — or nine per MP. As one of 14 panelists at the Vancouver conference, it fell on me to provide a bit of insight on the public’s perspective towards the industry and a few ideas on how it might be improved.

Someone has to rain on the parade of rainmakers. Not a tough task, though, as there’s no shortage of material.

TC

If the industry is an unavoidable evil of modern politics, it was then sacrilege time for the assembled at the conference.

First up: transparency.

Reporting only intent to lobby — as the legislation currently requires — isn’t good enough. The “if I’m really, really lucky, the minister might open my email before he triple deletes it,” isn’t the best approach for reporting lobbying activities.

It’s meetings that count and lobbyists should be required to report who they’ve met with as well.

Those on the other end of the bargain — MLAs, political staff, deputy ministers — should also disclose who is lobbying them.

It’s a good way to check to see if everyone’s reporting matches up.

Fees paid by clients should be disclosed, as is done in the United States.

Last year, for instance, 11,169 lobbyists working in Washington, D.C. billed U.S. $2.4 billion, an average of $215,000 each.

A province-wide registry for municipal lobbyists is long overdue.

Contingency fee agreements need to be trashed, as is the case at the federal level today.

Public agencies and local governments should be prohibited from hiring outside lobbyists.

In B.C., some universities, local governments, professional bodies such as the College of Dental Surgeons of BC and federal agencies like Via Rail and Port Metro Vancouver have all retained lobbyists in the past.

If there was an industry award for client development, it would have to go to Earnscliffe Strategy, which has represented Deloitte since 2013. The goal: to raise Deloitte’s profile and awareness about the services the company brings to government. Who knew it needed raising?

Never let it be said that having a higher profile doesn’t come with a price, though — for someone.

In 2010, Deloitte billed the B.C. government a little less than $20 million. By 2015, its billings had risen to more than $50 million.

Hope that wasn’t a contingency deal.

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THE FUTURE OF RIVERVIEW

Photo ops aren’t OK Majority has spoken, for SD43 chair, supt. province not listening The Editor, Re. “Meeting with candidate not political, says SD43 supt.”

(The Tri-City News, Feb. 3).

Having read School District 43 superintendent Patricia Gartland’s justification for attending an obviously partisan BC Liberal campaign event, I have to wonder if Ms. Gartland is in violation of the BC School Superintendent Association code of ethics?

Surely, Ms. Gartland had to know that in attending a BC Liberal photo op organized by the Joan Isaacs campaign with the BC Liberal minister of education that it would be seen as a tacit endorsement of the candidate. Ms. Gartland failed in her duty to represent the public trust placed in her.

Further to that point, I have to wonder why no one has taken school board chair Judy Shirra, a Port Coquitlam trustee, to task for her blatantly partisan support of Ms. Isaacs.

As a private citizen, Ms. Shirra is free to endorse whomever

JUDY SHIRRA, BOARD CHAIR she pleases but, the chair of the School District 43 board of education, she is bound to a code of ethics.

In reviewing the Trustee Code of Ethics, it can be argued that Ms. Shirra is in violation of points 5, 8, 11, and possibly 12.

As a trustee, Ms. Shirra is to maintain the integrity of the board and position of trustee when interacting with or communicating with outside agencies or individuals and must disclose when attending a meeting as an individual.

Ms. Shirra is to demonstrate

discretion when making public statements so as to minimize the impression that said statements reflect the position of the board when they do not.

Ms. Shirra is to represent everyone the district serves and not a particular group or geographic region.

To the best of my knowledge, the SD43 board did not vote to endorse any particular party or candidate, so I would like to know why Ms. Shirra, as chair, took it upon herself to tacitly endorse the BC Liberal candidate? Her actions showed poor judgment and reflect badly on her ability to lead, and bring the integrity of the board into question. I would expect the other trustees to remind her of the code of ethics and to censure her for her actions.

In the interest of full disclosure, I am a former candidate for the position of school trustee and ran in the 2014 election on a platform of leadership and accountability.

Rob Bottos, Coquitlam

The Editor, In the early 1900s, Riverview was built as a then state-ofthe-art hospital for people with mental illnesses. The extensive open spaces were believed to be an essential part of the healing process.

Many changes have occurred to mental health care in 100 years but an article last month in Your Brain in Nature, in National Geographic, cites studies by doctors and psychologists from around the world who are finding that people who have access to or live near green spaces show significantly less mental stress.

In Europe, children are being taught outside in natural settings and South Korea and Finland are actively creating or expanding opportunities for people to access natural settings in which to reconnect with the natural world.

Riverview lands belong to the people of B. C. More than 90% of citizen responses to BC Housing open houses on

Riverview and a Jan. 15 poll at tricitynews. com are against market housing and/or commercial use of this property.

In a 2010 letter, assistant deputy minister Sarf Ahmed wrote: “Any future plans will respect the lands’ key features, including the built heritage, tree collection, streams, natural areas and cultural landscape. “ This does not appear to be reflected in the recent plan from BC Housing, released during the pre-Christmas rush, which shows mental health facilities in only a small portion of the Riverview site. Equal or larger space is marked for “economic development” and as a general residential area — i. e. , market housing. The arboretum of impressive trees is not mentioned.

The existing Valleyview hospital, vacated only four years ago, is to be demolished; two new mental health facilities will be built but this will only increase new beds by 17 overall — this when there are so many people with mental illness

who are homeless. Why can’t Valleyview be renovated instead of torn down? Why is a worldclass collection of unique, mature trees not being treasured, protected and promoted? Why is this jewel of public land not being preserved for mental health facilities and green values of open spaces?

Many of us attended all the BC Housing open houses; on a number of occasions, it was clearly stated that all existing open space at Riverview would be protected. While final details are not forthcoming. it would appear from the available information that the majority of citizens are not being listened to and, once again, commercial and development interests are driving the future of unique public lands.

A hundred years ago, a vision was created to improve wellbeing for vulnerable people.

Why, in the 21st century, are we unable to look to the future with imagination and humanity?

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Council wants to hear from you on booze Craft brewers are among Coquitlam considerations GARY MCKENNA

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Should brew pubs and liquor producers be allowed to operate in Coquitlam?

That is the question city council and staff are hoping residents will answer at a Feb. 15 public hearing, where changes to the city’s liquor regulations are to be discussed. Also to be considered is whether alcohol sales should be permitted at Coquitlam grocery stores.

The issue has been on the city’s radar for more than a year, ever since the province announced changes to its liquor rules, which had not been updated since 1999.

A report to council in December stated zoning changes would allow liquor manufacturing in certain designated areas, including City Centre and Fraser Mills, while removing the separation distance between liquor stores and public parks, schools and places of worship.

The city also surveyed the public, finding that most residents generally agreed with the proposed changes.

Of the 99 respondents, 94 said they supported manufacturing at brew pubs and distilleries in the city while 86 said they would be in favour of wine being sold at grocery stores.

Current liquor licensees took the opposite view, with 24 of the 26 respondents opposing liquor manufacturing and 100% saying they would not support store-within-a-store sales of wine on grocery store shelves.

Port Moody has already jumped on the brewing bandwagon, with three craft beer makers — Yellow Dog Brewing, Moody Ales and Twin Sails Brewing — doing booming business on Murray Street near

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Coquitlam council is holding a special meeting on Tuesday to discuss sending a letter to BC Housing seeking clarity on its plans for the Riverview Hospital grounds.

The city’s Riverview Lands Advisory Committee is recommending council send the letter after reviewing a report by the Burke Mountain Naturalists entitled Analysis of Public Feedback on Renewing Riverview Web-based Survey.

BMN president Elaine Golds said the report reviewed data that was collected by BC Housing last year but was never analyzed by the Crown corporation. She added that the results showed area residents are not in favour of putting housing on the 244-acre site.

Council was set to vote on the recommendation during Monday’s council meeting but a motion to defer the report to next week was passed unanimously to allow for more in-depth discussion.

The Feb. 9 special meeting will take place in council chambers (3000 Guildford Way) at 1 p.m.

For more information or to watch the webcast of the meeting, go to www. coquitlam.ca.

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A report by the National Fire Protection Association shows that although a working smoke alarm cuts in half the chance of dying in a fire, nearly two thirds of home fire deaths are in homes with non-working or no smoke alarms.

“Smoke alarms save lives,” said PoMo Fire Chief Remo Faedo in a press release. “If there’s a fire in your home, you need smoke alarms to provide early detection to give you enough time to get out.”

Faedo said nobody will be turned away but efforts are being targeted to those who need help the most.

The program is being funded in part by the Charles Judd Fund, which was bequeathed to Local 2399 by the longtime resident.

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“We’re happy to be a partner in this important public safety initiative,” said Dave Piffer, the union local president. “Crews will install smoke alarms and replace batteries as needed.”

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WELCOMING REFUGEES

Syrian refugee kids arriving in schools Lack of affordable housing might stem the tide DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

The long-promised Syrian refugee children, as well as refugee kids from Afghanistan and Iran, have been arriving in School District 43 in recent weeks and are settling into local schools.

In fact, only six students, the most recent arrivals who came this past Monday, have yet to move to local schools but are attending a welcome centre where they are first assessed and given support.

Since December, SD43 has enrolled 42 school-aged kids.

As well, two pre-schoolers, aged three and four, have also arrived and are attending Strong Start programs with their families.

So far, most of the arrivals, 30, have been from Syria, with six coming from Afghanistan and six from Iran. More than half of the newcomer children, 28, are of elementary age, with six attending middle school and eight attending secondary school.

Assistant superintendent Reno Ciolfi said the students attend a welcome centre at Montgomery middle school when they arrive for an assess-

ment and to get support from Settlement Workers in Schools who speak their language.

Teachers in the class help them with school work.

After a few days or longer, the students move off to their local schools, in classrooms available near their apartments in Coquitlam’s Cottonwood neighbourhood where housing has been provided.

But it’s the younger, elementary school-aged, children who move the most quickly into their new school, Ciolfi said.

“That’s where the greatest cluster of English language learners are and elementary schools are easier to get started at. For middle or secondary, sometimes the process takes a bit longer. For one thing, there’s a semester change in secondary. If we can co-ordinate with a semester change, we do.

“The transition to middle and secondary is socially more difficult,” Ciolfi explained.

“Sometimes the older children… I’m going to say have experienced more trauma, at least that’s the concern. We are a bit more cautious in integrating into middle or secondary.”

At the welcome centre, students attend small classes, go on field trips to the local recreation centre and libraries, and work on their vocabulary. In some cases, students can speak English but the language level

is varied, with some able to translate for their siblings and parents and others with low levels of English skills.

Welcoming so many refugees is not new for the district, which typically enrols about 30 refugee students each year. But taking that number in such a short period of time is unusual, Ciolfi said, noting teachers are receiving support, have materials to help with their new students and the students get help from 10 settlement workers who speak several languages.

“We were kind of expecting this,” Ciolfi said, “but you never know until they arrive.”

It’s not known for certain how many more students will come to SD43 because of a shortage of affordable housing.

The agency responsible for services for Government Assisted Refugee families, Immigrant Services Society, said the family size of the new arrivals requires three bedrooms, which are hard to come by.

Here in Coquitlam, Concert Properties offered 15 apartments for refugee families at below market rates, which provided needed accommodation for several families.

“The real question is where is there affordable housing in the Tri-Cities where they will settle?”

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have to be paid out if the district ceased to exist, and setting aside the funds was only being done to make the province and the banks happy. “We’re saying there’s a compelling reason to put [unused benefits] towards the unfunded future liability,�

Watkins said, adding that he hasn’t heard from the public that it’s is a big problem.

Other trustees, including Coquitlam’s Diane Sowden, offered solutions such as motion amendments to make the plan more acceptable to trustees or asked questions, such as trustee Carol Cahoon did, with Barb Hobson saying she couldn’t support a motion that didn’t give trustees more say in the matter.

Chuck Denison agreed: “I think we need to balance our needs, we need to be fiscally responsible and balance the needs of the classroom,� adding that the amended motion giving trustees more say and flexibility in the payback plan was a “reasonable compromise.�

Lisa Park joined Watkins in voting against the plan but was silent throughout the discussion and didn’t explain her opposition.

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But with $25 million remaining on the books, trustees agreed Tuesday to review the liability annually and come up with a payment plan to fit the district’s budget. “If we don’t come up with a robust plan, a plan could be imposed on us,� SD43 secretary treasurer Mark Ferrari told trustees.

Not paying down the liability “radically� was “shortsighted,� said Anmore and Belcarra trustee Kerri Palmer Isaak while Port Coquitlam trustees Michael Thomas and Judy Shirra wanted to make sure trustees retain control over the amount of cash put towards the liability instead of establishing a minimum payment of $500,000 a year, using surplus benefit funds, as recommended by staff. “This is money we’re paying ourselves,� Thomas said.

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Dogs, drones and DNA testing are emerging as new tools to detect invasive species and keep them from becoming entrenched in B.C. The new tactics were described by experts Tuesday at a conference of the Invasive Species Council of BC in Richmond.

Trained sniffer dogs have proven much more effective than human teams, particularly at night, in detecting tiny invasive zebra mussels that can cling to boats and then infest new lakes, according to Cindy Sawchuk, who heads Alberta’s Conservation K9 program that helps inspect water craft arriving in that province from the east and south.

Most of the 11 musselinfested boats intercepted last summer entering Alberta from other jurisdictions were ultimately destined for B.C. lakes.

Sawchuk’s superiors had dismissed her proposal for dogs as useful only for public relations, so she designed a trial in 2014 to test them. “The dogs were 100% accurate in detecting the mussel-fouled boats and our humans came in at 75%,” Sawchuk told delegates. “The dogs were also much quicker at detecting it. They averaged 2.3 minutes. And that included their play time for their reward.”

Speedier inspections also mean less resistance from boat owners, some of whom had told Sawchuk they’d taken to entering the province in the dead of night to avoid inconvenience.

The three highly trained dogs — Hilo, Seuss and Diesel — cost $25,000 each but Sawchuk says they’re cheap compared to an estimated $75 million a year Alberta estimates it would spend clearing clogged pipes, canals and water intakes if the mussels arrive.

Delegates also heard from Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientist Davon Callander who is using DNA testing of water samples in the B.C. Interior to quickly determine if a given lake has a particular invasive fish species. Drones are being used near Creston to aerially map infestations of yellow flag iris, an invasive plant, in hardto-reach wetland locations.

Catherine Tarasoff, a researcher with Thompson Rivers University, hopes the rapidly evolving technology will soon allow scientists to program drones to fly autonomously at high speed, scanning large areas and stopping only to alert their operators when a suspect patch of vegetation matches target images.

Technology may be helping thwart alien invaders.

But Gail Wallin, executive director of the Invasive Species Council of B.C., says

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Hilo is a dog trained to sniff out tiny invasive zebra mussels that can cling to boats and then infest lakes where they didn’t exist before.

For more on invasive species, see pg. 25

the best prevention rests in better choices by people, whose decisions in the past ushered in many of the species now disrupting ecosystems in B.C. Japanese knotweed — which is nearly impossible to eradicate and can punch through concrete — menaces roads, bridges and building foundations across Metro Vancouver and was first introduced as a garden plant.

So was giant hog weed, another invasive landscaping plant but one that poses such a serious human health risk that there are specific WorkSafeBC rules for dealing with it.

“It’s a great big tall 10 to 15

foot plant that’s got a hollow stock and it’s got a sap inside that causes your skin to be photosensitive, so when you get sun on it you get a second degree burn,” Wallin said.

“Ten years ago people were proud that they had this exotic plant. Well now, you get it in park lands or around marsh areas and you wonder why did we ever plant this stuff in the first place. Because now we’ve got to hire teams in hazmat suits to remove it.”

Flowering rush is a new invasive plant that has been detected in three areas in B.C., including Whistler and the Hatzic area of the Fraser Valley, triggering an emergency response by the province to contain it.

The plant grows underwater in lakes and is very difficult to remove because the tiniest portion of the root left behind just regenerates more.

Problematic invasive critters

in the Lower Mainland include red-eared slider turtles and American bullfrogs, as well as European fire ants, whose hostile attacks can render backyards almost unusable.

The fire ants are thought to have often been spread when soil from construction sites was trucked from one place to another in the Lower Mainland.

Feral pigs are running amok in some parts of southwestern B.C., but are a more significant problem in the Interior.

The release of pets into the wild — rabbits, goldfish, koi and even the bizarre snakehead fish found in a Burnaby pond in 2012 — are yet more examples of where people could do better, Wallin said.

B.C.’s costs of dealing with invasive plants alone is estimated to hit $139 million a year by 2020, twice as much as in 2008.

COUNCIL MEETING When: Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Where: Port Moody City Hall, 100 Newport Drive Port Moody, B.C. Times: Regular Council Meeting, 7pm Television coverage airs on Shaw Cable 4 at 9am on Saturday, February 13, 2016.

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HEALTH EDUCATION

Douglas College talk covers dual diagnosis DC psych. nursing instructor to speak on research

Research from a Douglas College psychiatric nursing instructor could spur improvements in patient care for those suffering with dual diagnosis.

Kofi Bonnie will present findings from research conducted at St. Paul’s Hospital as part of Douglas College’s Health Science Speaker series on Feb. 15.

According to a Douglas press release, Bonnie’s work identi-

KOFI BONNIE fies characteristics of clients with dual diagnosis and those repeatedly admitted to acute psychiatric units. Bonnie, who

was the principal investigator on this research, is currently working with the director of mental health at St. Paul’s and community stakeholders to implement resource allocation based on his findings.

Douglas’ speaker series invites a variety of experts to discuss health issues with a regional, national and global impact. It is free and open to the public. Bonnie’s talk will be held at 10 a.m. in room A1470 at Douglas College’s David Lam campus, 1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam.

For more information, visit douglascollege.ca.

Healthy Living Fair Feb. 13 It’s just over a month since New Year’s resolutions for a healthy lifestyle were made.

Now, a free health and wellness event in Port Coquitlam will offer ways for seniors to take action on those resolutions.

The Wilson Centre Healthy Living Fair, sponsored by the city of Port Coquitlam and Amica at Mayfair, will be held

Saturday, Feb. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Port Coquitlam rec complex, 2150 Wilson Ave. The fair will feature more than 50 agencies, businesses and non-profits focused on varying aspects of staying healthy as people age. Among the exhibitors will be government agencies, businesses and non-profits presenting on

driver’s safety education, retirement benefits, physical and mental health, wellness, recreation and financial planning.

Admission is free and participants will be able to visit interactive displays, take part in raffle draws and purchase a healthy snack or lunch.

For more information, call 604-927-7974. @TriCityNews

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Family Day Facility Hours City Centre Aquatic Complex

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10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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Family Fun Day (see below)

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If you require emergency assistance regarding water, sewer or roads, please call 604-927-3500.

Family Fun Day

Bring your appetite and your Coquitlam story!

Entertainment, games, and lots of kids activities!

FEB. 16 | 6 – 9:30 P.M. Pasta Polo

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Poirier Community Centre, 630 Poirier Street

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Como Lake Park Clean Up

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Helmet and skate rentals included with admission.

Drop-in for family games, prizes, and activities with a party leader!

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1 p.m. – 3 p.m. $2.00/person

Join the Park Spark team to help clean up and enjoy the beauty of Como Lake Park.

Light refreshments served.

Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex 633 Poirier Street

City Centre Aquatic Complex 1210 Pinetree Way & Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex 633 Poirier Street

10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Como Lake Park 700 Gatensbury Meet near the south parking lot.

TICKETS AVAILABLE: coquitlam.ca/registration 604-927-4386 or in person at City facilities.

Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Visit coquitlam125.ca/pastapolo for details.

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Azin Kalantari (centre) and the SUCCESS Senior Enrichment Program had some multi-cultural treats served up at the Seniors Multicultural Day event last week at Henderson Centre mall.

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COINS FOR KIDS FOR SHARE The Tri-City News publisher Shannon Balla (left) joined Scotiabank’s Lorrie Bishop and Diana Marshall to present $1,429.54 to Jake Moir of Share for the Coins for Kids campaign.

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Welcome to the first long weekend of 2016, a chance to have fun with the whole family.

Monday, Feb. 8

Friday, Feb. 5

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YOUTH SKATE

Are you a kid in Grade 6 to 12? Tonight you can lace up your skates at the Port Moody arena, where there will be a live DJ, prizes and snacks, from 8:15 to 9:30 p.m.

GET WOWED

Be inspired at the Wow Extravaganza, hosted

by Toastmasters International, at the Port Moody Inlet Theatre from 7 to 10 p.m. The event features speakers like Travis Lulay, quarterback of the BC Lions, and Catherine Roscoe-Bar of the Science of Health, Happiness and Productivity and much more. Tickets are $10 at genevickers@ hotmail.com or 604-230-8030.

Saturday, Feb. 6 FAMILY DAY

Get your hands dirty — in an artful way — at the Port Moody Arts Centre’s Family Day open

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Join the Leave it to Cleavage ladies as they present an evening of all-female comedy, Sex & the Suburbs, at the Evergreen Cultural Centre Friday. The show is part sketch, part improv and part talk show — featuring audience members as guests — and starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35/$30/$15 at evergreenculturalcentre.ca or 604-927-6555. house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jump into handson activities, stretch your vocal pipes in a musical theatre demo, tour the gallery and meet instructors.

SALSA NIGHT

It’s going to be anything but mild at the Hot Salsa Dance Zone’s dance night at the Evergreen Cultural Centre. Heat things up at the 8 p.m. salsa lesson, and keep on simmering to the Latin beat from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the licensed party. Visit www.hotsalsadancezone.com for more info.

Sunday, Feb. 7 FREE SWIM

Go take a dunk at the Westminster Savings free swim at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex in Coquitlam tonight, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Looking for fun, family-friendly activities?

There’s loads to do in the Tri-Cities, including: Fun Day, with games and entertainment, at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.); $2 swim at City Centre and Poirier in Coquitlam (all day); toonie skate at Poirier from 2 to 3:30 p.m.; and a Como Lake beautification effort (10 a.m. to noon, from south parking lot).

In Port Moody, head to the recreation complex for a clown magic show, balloon art, bouncy castle and more (noon to 4 p.m.) and Working on the Railroad at the PoMo Station Museum ($10 at the door, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.). PoCo’s fun includes drop-in ring/stick/puck (ages 4 to 12), a toonie skate and more; visit portcoquitlam.ca.

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THE ENVIRONMENT

Do invasive plants have positive potential?

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any people in the Tri-Cities who enjoy volunteering to help the environment have likely participated in invasive plant removal events. For example, volunteers with the Friends of DeBoville Slough have patiently and effectively been keeping knotweed under control along the dikes of DeBoville for more than a decade. The local Rotary club has been active along with several other groups in removing invasive plants in Port Moody’s Shoreline Park.

Most of us have got the message that some plants can become pests when they predominate over the growth of our native vegetation. Thus, I was quite intrigued to come across a new book by Fred Pearce, The New Wild: Why Invasive Species will be Nature’s Salvation.

Pearce is a British environmental consultant and the author of several books, most of which I have thoroughly enjoyed and from which I learned

about environmental problems around the globe. I was intrigued by this book’s subtitle.

It’s certainly true that some invasive plants offer benefits to wildlife. For example, Himalayan blackberry produces berries on which birds feed and their thorns create protected areas for nesting which predators such as cats, raccoons and coyotes find difficult to penetrate. But is it really possible for invasive species to be considered as “salvation”?

Pearce certainly makes a good case the threat attributed to Japanese knotweed in Britain is overstated. This plant, which is also a problem in the Lower Mainland, evolved to be a socalled pioneer species after volcanic eruptions; it is typically the first plant to grow on volcanic slopes in Japan, where its tenacious roots can grow through lava flows. While it is certainly a problem in Swansea, Pearce suggests it is not such a big problem throughout most of Britain. As Pearce points out, Swansea, a former world centre for copper production, has polluted soils and many abandoned industrial sites in which few plants can grow. It was, in fact, an ideal location for knotweed to take hold. As a consequence, Swansea is the only community in Britain to mandate knotweed inspections prior to land sales. But even there, only 3% of such inspec-

tions result in knotweed treatment being required.

Swansea is also the location where research is taking place on the development of a “biocontrol” for knotweed.

I was sorry to read in Pearce’s book that the Japanese plant louse, which specifically eats knotweed, cannot thrive though cold nights, late springs and wet summers — too bad as it appears this remarkable louse with an appetite only for knotweed would not do well in the Lower Mainland. Nonetheless, it seems the solution for most invasive species lies in identifying such useful species that, in their natural homeland, help keep the population of aggressive species under control.

It was also interesting to read about efforts to control cordgrass in California. The problem started, as it often does, with biologists who introduced an eastern species of cordgrass to help restore marshes. This cordgrass interbred with the native Californian species to provide a hybrid with, guess what, hybrid vigour. This hybrid quickly covered open mudflats and impaired the operations of oyster farmers. Thus, an eradication campaign was initiated.

But it was then discovered an endangered bird, the California clapper rail, was thriving on the hybrid cordgrass and its removal was reducing the number of rails. This dilemma continues

with hybrid cordgrass removal still taking place except in areas where the endangered rail nests.

Pearce’s book is replete with fascinating anecdotes regarding the impact of invasive species.

He makes a good case that the threats posed by invasive spe-

cies are sometimes overstated.

He also reminds us that, with global warming, the habitat range of many species is shifting northwards and that we should expect some unanticipated consequences from this.

And Pearce rightfully points

out that people are the true culprit when it comes to invasive species. Wherever we have settled across the planet, natural habitat has been significantly altered, often with unintended consequences. For example, earthworms were absent in Canada and the northern States until several species were inadvertently introduced from Europe. Their impact was to reduce leaf litter on the forest floor, which caused problems for some salamanders and ground-nesting birds. No one is suggesting we should try to stop this earthworm invasion, however, and, apparently, 90% of Alberta’s boreal forest remains safely worm-free. I would argue that oil and gas extraction pose a far greater risk to our neighbour’s northern forests.

While I disagree with Pearce’s suggestion that invasive species will be this planet’s salvation, it is also true that natural forces will always favour the survival of the most adaptable species.

Nature creates winners as well as losers. I would certainly support Pearce’s call for more intelligent tinkering with regard to the invasive species we choose to persecute.

Elaine Golds is a Port Moody environmentalist who is conservation/education chair of the Burke Mountain Naturalists and member of the boards of the Colony Farm Park Association and the Port Moody Ecological Society.

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TRI-CITY LIBRARIES

Tech help and science plus some wild west tales and blind dates BOOKS PLUS Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

PORT MOODY

• Share English practice group for adults: Looking for a place to practise speaking English? All levels are welcome to drop into the library’s ParkLane Room on Fridays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. You’ll join other English learners in this free program hosted by volunteers with Share Family and Community Services and enjoy conversations with the other participants and the group leader. You will also find out more about your community in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Call Share at 604-9363900 for more information.

• Tech Café — technology basics: Get free, one-on-one help with your basic computer questions. Drop in to the ParkLane Room on Fridays between 4:30 and 6 p.m. to have teen volunteers help you with a variety of technology basics such as email, smartphones, texting, Microsoft Office and more. Tech Café runs until May 6 (but no sessions will be held on March 18 or 25).

• Blind Date with a Book:

From Feb. 1 to 20, you can take one PMPL’s secret, wrapped books home. You won’t know the title or the author of your book — it will be a blind “date” surprise.

For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca or call 604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.

COQUITLAM

• Library access: Coquitlam Public Library is a partner of Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA), a new, national, non-profit organization established by Canadian public libraries to support the provision of accessible collections, in a variety of formats, for Canadians with print disabilities. CPL offers: titles for all ages in audio, e-text and braille; more than 85,000 books, magazines and newspapers; materials in English and French, with expanding access to other languages. CELA also champions the fundamental rights of Canadians with print disabilities to access media and reading materials in the format of their choice. If you are interested in this service, contact Teresa Rehman, community services librarian, at 604-937-4157.

• Science Expo: To celebrate the city of Coquitlam’s 125th birthday, CPL is hosting a Science Expo on Thursday, May 12 at the City Centre

branch. Open to students who live or go to school in Coquitlam, the expo features cash awards, trophies and school prizes for top finishers. Kids from Grades 3 to 12 are welcome to participate on their own or in teams of two.

Find more information online at www.coqlibrary.ca/sciexpo. The registration deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, April 1. Anyone with questions can contact librarian Chris Miller at 604-554-7339 or cmiller@ coqlibrary.ca.

For more information about any of these programs, visit www.coqlibrary.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.

TERRY FOX

• Wild McLean Boys of Kamloops: Visit to the Terry Fox Library and join popular B.C. historian John Mitchell for an exciting presentation about our province’s early beginnings. Mitchell will enthral you with tales of The Wild McLean Gang, brothers Allan, Charles and Archie, who terrorized Kamloops in the late 1870s. Everyone is welcome on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2 to 4 p.m.

Registration is appreciated.

For more information, visit www.fvrl.bc.ca or the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604927-7999.

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‘Re-wilding’ Burrard Inlet a good-news story: BMN The news about the environment isn’t all doom and gloom.

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Burke Mountain Naturalists, BCIT professor Ken Ashley will describe the success of recent re-wilding projects in Burrard Inlet.

With the help of penalty funds following the 2007 Burnaby Kinder Morgan oil spill, Ashley has worked with BCIT and SFU students, First

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An estuarine re-wilding project in progress at the mouth of the Seymour River in North Vancouver. Such projects are the topic of a talk next Tuesday at the monthly meeting of the Burke Mountain Naturalists in Coquitlam.

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PoMo Eco. Society AGM set for Feb. 17 Canoeing guru will speak at Moody meeting

People who attend Port Moody Ecological Society’s annual general meeting later this month will get more than an overview of the group’s past activities and plans for 2016.

They’ll also hear from guest speaker Chris Cooper of Spirit Dancer Canoe Journeys (www.spiritdancercanoejourneys.ca).

Cooper, who has worked in the professional guiding business for more than 30 years organizing high-end custom expeditions to areas in Canada’s Arctic and further afield. His expeditions

have included: winter ski expeditions in remote areas in British Columbia and canoe programs for corporations, private schools, public and ESL schools.

Cooper will share some of his stories from canoeing the B.C. coast, which he calls “The Jewel of Canada.”

The society’s AGM will be held Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at PoMo rec complex, 300 Ioco Rd., and will include election of a new board for the coming year.

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and refreshments will be served. The meeting is free and members of the public who are not members are welcome to attend. For more information, phone 604-469-9106 or visit www. noonscreek.org.

Nations, various levels of government and community partners to restore the form and function of estuarine ecosystems in Burrard Inlet. It’s a build-it-and-they-will-come approach to restoring fish populations.

But re-creating historic estuarine fish habitat after decades of industrial damage has added benefits: It has led to resurgences in local popula-

tions of native birds, insects and other wildlife species.

In addition to being a professor in BCIT’s Ecological Restoration Program, Ashley is on the board of the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, director of the BCIT Rivers Institute, an adjunct professor in civil engineering at UBC and an adjunct professor in the School of Resource and Environmental

Management at SFU. The Feb. 9 BMN meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the church hall of Como Lake United Church, located on the corner of Marmont Street and King Albert Avenue in Coquitlam. Everyone is welcome to attend and there is no charge for admission. For more information, call 604-936-4108 or 604-461-3864, or visit www. bmn.bc.ca.

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SHARE SOCIETY

Learn about alcohol, drugs & their effects Share Alcohol and Drug Program is hosting a new education series that kicked off this week and runs on Wednesday evenings through the end of April.

The program is open to everyone in the community and offers information for those who are struggling with substance misuse/abuse or are concerned about their use. It will also help those people affected by others’ substance use.

There is no cost for this group. Topics will vary from week to week (see outline below), with the format consisting of a video, a brief presentation, and open discussion.

Sessions run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the second floor at Share, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody.

Sessions include: • Feb. 10: Alcohol — how de-

pendence develops; controlled using; effects on pregnant women. Also you will learn briefly about drinking, drugs and driving.

• Feb. 17: Medical aspects and effects of alcohol and drug abuse. What happens to the body and mind under the influence.

• Feb. 24: Cocaine and crystal meth — the struggle to recover, and what long-term recovery looks like.

• March 2: Marijuana — a second class addiction?

• March 9: Heroin and other common depressants/opiates — addiction, struggle and recovery.

• March 16: Trauma and substance use — the possible effects of the influence of trauma on substance use.

• March 23: Anger — un-

derstanding your anger and learning how to manage it more effectively.

• March 30: Stress — learning how to cope with little and big problems without using.

• April 6: Mental Illness, depression and addiction — understanding the links between the mental illness and substance misuse/abuse will be tonight’s goal.

• April 13: Relapse prevention — discussion on the psychological, emotional and physical aspects of relapsing and what can be done.

• April 20: Substance affected — how others misuse of alcohol and drugs affects us.

How to help others.

• April 27: Stage 2 recovery — life in the future.

For more information, call 604-936-3900.

CROSSROADS HOSPICE

Make plans at Bucket List fest by Crossroads What’s on your bucket list?

The Port Moody-based Crossroads Hospice Society is hosting the Bucket List Festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 20 at Anvil Centre in New Westminster.

With the theme of “A bucket List is about living,” the event is to be an uplifting day full of valuable information, resources and prizes. A number of experts will address topics dealing with issues we will all face as we plan for our future. A resource showcase is included and the day will end with draws for prizes to fulfill some bucket list dreams.

“The Bucket List Festival will explore the legal, medical, social, and physical issues that we all have to deal with as we plan for the future,” said Tereza McDermid, Crossroads’ executive director.

Festival topics and speakers include: • the advanced care plan: my voice — Dr. Charlie Chen; • de-cluttering and downsizing — Susan Borax; • honouring the mystery — Barbara Morningstar; • online “presents” — connecting with family, Building caring networks and creating a legacy — Dave Teixeira;

• wills and estates, financial planning panel discussion — Richard Rainey, Tracy Price, Sheralynne Merritt and Jason Jakubec; • and living our bucket list: a gift of love — Sharie Ford.

Registration costs $25 and includes lunch and refreshments.

For more information or tickets, visit crossroadshospicesociety.com/calendar/ bucket_list_festival.php, email: info@crossroadshospice.org or call 604-945-0606.

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PoCo arts grants available More than $20k in bursaries and grants available

Port Coquitlam community groups can apply for grants to help them serve the city’s residents.

The PoCo Community Foundation (PCCF) 2016 granting cycle includes two grant opportunities and a new bursary.

The foundation will be awarding more than $20,000

in grants in 2016, the largest amount it has ever distributed.

Each year, the Foundation selects non-profit charitable organizations in the areas of youth, seniors’ health and wellness, homelessness, arts and culture, and organized sports to fund through its grant program. The Foundation focuses on projects that take an innovative approach to serving PoCo citizens.

Last year, $17,625 was awarded to six applicants.

This year, the foundation is introducing a new grant and a

new bursary: the Performing Arts-Based Community Grant, open to performing arts organizations in the Tri-Cities; and the Performing Arts Bursary, awarded to two individuals pursuing a performing arts program in an accredited postsecondary institution.

The Performing Arts-Based grant awards up to $10,000 annually to performing arts organizations that support and encourage the development, enhancement, innovation and mentorship of a diverse variety of inclusive performing arts.

The bursary awards $2,000 each to two individuals who have graduated from a secondary school in PoCo, Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore or Belcarra and are enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution (second year or higher) in a formal performing arts program anywhere in the world.

To learn more about the foundation’s grant program or for an application, visit www. pocofoundation.com. newsroom@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

COQUITLAM FOUNDATION CASH Coquitlam Foundation is preparing to process applications for grants, bursaries and scholarships for 2016.

Details on how to apply can be found in the Grants and Bursaries section of the foundation’s website (www.coquitlamfoundation.com) and the deadline for applications is, Feb. 17 at 4 p.m. Successful applicants will be notified in May and grants, bursaries and scholarships will be awarded at the foundation’s annual awards night, to be held June 9 at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam.

At last year’s awards night, the Coquitlam Foundation presented a cheque to Coquitlam Search and Rescue towards its new mobile command centre as part of donations and disbursements totalling $160,000 to local non-profits and students.

The foundation manages $2.8 million in 27 foundationdirected and donor-advised funds.

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• Tri-City Wordsmiths’ meeting, 2-4:30 p.m., Terry Fox Library, PoCo. Topic: The Writer’s Journey in Memoir, presented by author J.J. Lee, who’s memoir “The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit” garnered him a nomination for the 2011 Governor-General’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction, among other awards. Admission is free but library registration is appreciated by calling 604927-7999. Tri-City Wordsmiths meetings are held on the first Saturday of every second month.

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TUESDAY, FEB. 9

• Burke Mountain Naturalists’ November meeting, 7:30 p.m., in the hall of Como Lake United Church, Coquitlam. Ecological restoration specialist Ken Ashley will present a slideshow on rewilding Burrard Inlet. Free admission and all are welcome. Info: 604-936-4108 or bmn.bc.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, 10 a.m.-noon, at 200906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam.

For info or another session date: 604-764-8098.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10

• Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts book night. Discuss and show off philatelic-related literature in McGee Room, Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

THURSDAY, FEB. 11

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, 7-9:30 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St.,

FEB. 8: RHYMES AND POCO HERITAGE • PoCo Heritage hosts Rhymes of the Times, 10:30-11:30 a.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 2248 McAllister Ave., PoCo. Topic: Trips near and far – dig out your vacation photos and bring them along to share as participants reminisce about vacations. Info: pocoheritage.org.

Coquitlam. Info: 604-937-0836 • Women’s Connection luncheon, noon, Executive Inn, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam, hosted by Tri-City Christian Women’s Club.

Feature: Getting Organized with Susan Borax. Speaker: Adena Paget will share part of her life and also sing. Reservations: Fran, 604-936-1120.

MONDAY, FEB. 15

• PoCo Heritage hosts Heritage Writers’ Group, 10:30 a.m.–noon, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 2248 McAllister Ave., PoCo. This is not a genealogy group but a writing group designed to teach you how to write the story of you.

Each of us has a unique story, and this group will help you get started. Bring a pen, paper and/ or your laptop. Info: pocoheritage.org.

TUESDAY, FEB. 16

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-3 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-9370836.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17

• Port Moody Ecological Society AGM, 7 p.m., PoMo rec complex (multi-purpose room #2) will feature speaker Chris Cooper of Spirit Dancer Canoe Journeys, who will share stories of a number of journeys by canoe on the B.C. coast. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and refreshments will be served. The meet-

ing is free and members of the public are welcome to attend.

Info: 604-469-9106 or www. noonscreek.org.

• 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, FEB. 18 • Burke Mountain’s community association, the North East Coquitlam Ratepayers, meet at 7 p.m., Victoria Hall, 3435 Victoria Dr. Elaine Golds of Burke Mountain Naturalists will speak about BMN efforts to speak up about the Riverview lands and environmental issues in the Tri-Cities. Anyone wishing to hear her speak is welcome.

Regular meeting begins at 8 p.m. Info: 604-970-2579.

FRIDAY, FEB. 19 • The Circle of Friends, a social group for 50+ singles who are looking to meet new friends and participate in social events such as walking, dancing, dining out, travel, theatre, etc., meets, 7 p.m., PoCo Legion, 133–2675 Shaughnessy St., to plan events. Info: Nina, 604941-9032.

• Tri-City Singles Social Club,

email: newsroom@tricitynews.com phone: 604-472-3030 www.tricitynews.com/community/events-calendar which offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more, meets, 7:30 p.m., Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (street parking only). New members are welcome. Directions and infoL Darline, 604-466-0017.

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• City of the Arts Toastmasters, dedicated to improving leadership and public speaking skills, meets 5:30-7 p.m., Port Moody city hall, 100 Newport Dr. Info: Mike, cityofthearts@icloud.com or cityofthearts.toastmastersclubs.org.

• The Tri-City Singles Social Club offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more. Meetings are normally held on the third Friday of each month, excluding December, 7:30 p.m., at the Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (street parking only).

New members are welcome.

Info: Darline, 604-466-0017.

• Rotary Club of PoCo Centennial meets Thursdays, 4:15 p.m., Wilson Centre, 2150 Wilson Ave., PoCo; new members welcome. Info: Barrie, barrie@barrieseaton.com or 604-945-6627.

• Fraser Pacific Rose Society meets last Tuesday of each month except August and December, 7 p.m. Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. Everyone welcome.

• Downtown Coquitlam Toastmasters meet every Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m.; first Wednesday of each Month at Coquitlam Public Library, City Centre branch, 1169 Pinetree Way, in the Coquitlam foundation Room; other Wednesdays

in Room B2090, Douglas College, David Lam Campus, 1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam.

The Toastmasters program addresses skills including public speaking, listening, evaluating and feedback, as well as leadership skills. Info: 604-936-1427.

• PoCo Lions Club meets first and third Tuesdays of each month, 7 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion 133, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. New members welcome. Info:: Gord, 604-9415140 or pzcgrg@shaw.ca.

• Circle of Friends is a social group for 50+ fun singles who are looking to meet new friends and participate in social events.

Group meets to plan events at 7 p.m. on the third Friday of each month at the PoCo Royal Canadian Legion, 2675 Shaughnessy St. Info: Nina, 604-941-9032.

• Coquitlam Gogos (Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation) meet third Wednesday of each month, 1 p.m., Parkwood Manor, 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam. Info: Pam, 604-469-0265.

• Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise meets Tuesdays, 7:15 a.m., City Centre Aquatic Complex, 1210 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-464-7706.

• PoMo Men’s 55-plus Curling League is looking for players who would like to curl regularly or as a spare; league runs Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: Tony, 604-461-5901 or Bill, 604464-1051.

• Tri-City Photography Club meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month (except holidays) at 7:30 p.m. at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., PoMo. The club is a great way to hone your skills and meet other photographers

of all levels, and has photography outings throughout the Lower Mainland. Info: www.tricityphoto.ca.

• Coquitlam Lawn Bowling Club is looking for new members. The bowling green and clubhouse are next door to Dogwood Pavilion and rose garden, located at 624 Poirier St. Membership is $90 per year and includes use of practice bowls, exercise, clean air, sunshine and friendship. Info: Dennis or Flo, 604-945-2768.

• Euchre Club meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Royal Canadian Legion, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. Info: Bev, 604-942-8911.

• Tri-City Speakers Toastmasters Club meets Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m., Douglas College, David Lam Campus, main building, Room B2050, 1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam; you can drop in for an evening to experience the effective communications and honing of leadership skills in a friendly environment. Info: tricityspeakers. toastmastersclubs.org or Sean, 778-995-5230.

• Fear speaking to a group?

Get self-confidence and speaking skills as the Tri-Cities only noonhour Toastmasters club meets at Coquitlam city hall every Tuesday, noon-1 p.m. Guests and visitors welcome. Info: tottcoquitlam. toastmastersclubs.org or Brad, 604-418-2393.

• Lincoln Toastmasters meets from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Hyde Creek rec centre, 1379 Laurier Ave., PoCo (Room 3, upstairs).

Improve your self-confidence, communication and leadership skills through public speaking; new members welcome. Info: http://6399.toastmastersclubs. org. see page 31

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TC CALENDAR continued from page 30 • Morningside Toastmasters meetings are held Thursdays, 7-8:30 a.m., at Burkeview Family Funeral Home, 1340 Dominion Ave., PoCo. Club is looking for new members who are committed to improving their public speaking, leadership and communication skills. Info: lindakozina@gmail.com or www. morningsidetoastmasters.ca.

• Dogwood Photography Group meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m., at Coquitlam’s Dogwood Pavilion. Club members must be members of Dogwood Pavilion; professionals and novices alike are welcome.

Info: Arcadia, 604-936-2263 or

FRIENDS OF COQUITLAM LIBRARY • Friends of Coquitlam Public Library meet on the second Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. in the boardroom, Poirier Branch. Info: 604-937-4130. artistarcadi@gmail.com.

• Barnet Lions Club meets first and third Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Coquitlam Grill restaurant, 2635 Barnet Hwy., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-644-7194 or www.barnetlions.com.

• New Toastmaster club: Are you interested in having fun while developing communication and leadership skills? Would you like to be able to deliver a

powerful toast at a wedding or a memorable speech, or learn to lead a team more effectively?

This is your opportunity to be a charter member of the new RP2 Toastmaster Club. The club will meet Wednesdays 7-9 p.m. at Port Moody rec complex. Info: Gene, 604 230-8030 or genevickers@hotmail.com.

• Dogwood and Glen Pine Seniors’ Softball Association seeks players for a new, com-

email: newsroom@tricitynews.com phone: 604-472-3030 www.tricitynews.com/community/events-calendar petitive co-ed team, ages 50+; this team plays in the daytime.

Info: Rick, 604-937-5446.

• Apex Netball Club is held Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Hillcrest middle school, 2161 Regan Ave., Coquitlam for women and girls of all ages.

Beginners welcome. Info: Wendy, 604-552-3219.

• Do you want to improve your ability to speak? Check out Rocky Point Toastmasters in Port Moody. Meetings are held Mondays, 7-9:15 p.m. (guests please show up 15 minutes early) at PoMo city hall. Info: rockypoint.freetoasthost.net.

• Pocomo Hiking Club invites people to join Saturday hikes starting at 9:30 a.m. from the Rocky Point Park parking lot.

Info: Maurina, pocomohiking@ hotmail.com.

• Singles over-45 walking group meets Saturdays, 9:15 a.m. at Pitt Meadows rec centre for walks in Tri-Cities and Ridge Meadows areas. Info: Graham, 604-464 1839.

• Super Strikers Youth Cricket Club plays at Mackin Park in Coquitlam; all levels welcome, including handball cricket for U16 and U14 and kanga (softball) cricket for U10. Info: 604461-2522 or kittybridgens@ yahoo.ca.

• Port Coquitlam Elks Lodge 49 meets first and third Thursdays at 8 p.m. it Elks Hall, 2272 Leigh Sq. Elks are looking for new members. Group provides community service to

young people and seniors in the Tri-Cities and beyond. Info: Ed, 604-945-0880 or 604-9421345.

• Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, Tri-Cities Committee, meets the first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Port Moody city hall. If you ride your bike in the Tri-Cities, meet and work with other cyclists to help improve cycling facilities in the area. New participants always welcome.

Info: John, 604-469-0361 or jseinen@shaw.ca.

• Happy Wanderers Walking Club welcomes all singles 45 and older for walks in the TriCities and Ridge Meadows areas; meet every Saturday at 9:15 a.m. Info: Marilyn, 604463-8874.

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Take a dip, make a donation to Heart and Stroke Found.

Port Coquitlam swimmers can kick off — literally — the Valentine’s Day weekend with a healthy event in Port Coquitlam.

On Feb. 12, Hyde Creek rec centre hosts the city’s third annual Strokes for Heart Swima-thon with the aim of raising $10,000 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

People of all ages can sign up to swim for an hour between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. next Friday. Individuals and teams of four can sign up for $25 per person while school teams can participate for $2 per person.

Advance registration is required and time slots will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. To register, contact Delaney Kitching at 604-927-7955 or via email at kitchingd@portcoquitlam.ca.

Registrations will be accepted until Feb. 10. A registration form and event details are also posted at www.portcoquitlam. ca/swimathon.

At the event, 62-year-old PoCo resident Mike Symchych

will attempt to swim the distance of a half marathon (21 km) — that’s 840 lengths between 7 a.m. and 4:45 p.m.

PoCo is supporting a number of other events in support of Heart Month and the Strokes for Heart Swim-a-thon, from by-donation public swimming, aquafit classes, and squash and racquetball court bookings at Hyde Creek to skating and fitness sessions at PoCo rec complex.

Individuals and businesses that want to support the cause but cannot participate in the swim-a-thon are invited to make a cash donation or donate items for a gift basket raffle. Donations can be dropped off at Hyde Creek rec centre; tax receipts are available for donations of $15 or more.

Over the last two years, the event raised $8,100 and over 400 people participated, including local schools, clubs and families.

For information about the Heart and Stroke Foundation, visit www.heartandstroke.ca.

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Filed: Banners, Real If you have massive ev- Estate Banners (new 2013) ike a goodCurrent spring housePages, ergreen plantings, you may cleaning, a thorough choose to purchase a good pruning can make your electric or motorized trimmer. garden look clean and fresh at Electric ones are only effecthis time of year. It can also imtive on standard cords up to prove the health of your trees 100 feet long, so beyond that and the quality of fruits and you should be using motorflowering. ized trimmers. With only a few The problem for many folks, evergreens, you will find twohowever, is knowing what to handled grass clippers the best prune and how far back to bet. As long as you stay in the prune it. softer growth from the previWell, the art of pruning is ous season, these will do the 90% common sense and objob nicely. servation and 10% experience If you are the proud owner and knowledge, acquired by simply getting out and doing it. of tall trees with even taller branches that elude you with Many good books on the suba ladder, then you will find ject are available but for simpole pruners the answer. After plicity, I suggest The Pruning fighting branches with 10 and Specialist by David Squire 12 foot pruners, I have found (New Holland Publishers). the adjustable types far easier The first thing you need to to handle. They also come know is the type of pruning equipment to use. Hand shears with a saw blade for getting at branches too awkward or too are the most useful garden tool large to cut. you can have. It really does not I notice that folks who have matter whether you purchase a great many older and larger the scissor type (sometimes trees are using chain saws for called ‘bypass’ shears) or the pruning. anvil type. My advice is to get For larger branches it is a a good quality pair for which good deal easier and faster but you can purchase replacement novices should get the feel of blades. A lot of very inexpensive models are out there but in using these saws by practismy experience, they just do not ing on fallen branches on the ground first. On ladders, make stand up. Quality, medium to sure of your stability and wear high-priced shears will pay for goggles to protect your eyes. themselves many times over.

Remember to keep all your Remember too: shears are only shears clean by dipping them meant for smaller branches, in a solution of one part bleach usually 3/8 inch (6 mm) or less to 10 parts water. It is also very in thickness. Unless it is very important to make your cuts soft wood, once you get into with the blade cutting upward thicker branches you really to prevent larger branches should be using two-handed from tearing the bark as they loppers.

Loppers, like shears, are fall. Always make a cut on the available in the bypass or underside first, then move the anvil styles and in all price blade over 1/4 inch (4 mm.) ranges. My comments on on top to get a clean cut every quality apply here, too. Make time. The only other important sure the loppers you purchase thing to remember when cuthave replaceable blades or are ting branches is to cut them made of drop forged, quality on a shallow angle just above steel that can be sharpened. a bud. This will prevent water Today you can get extendable from seeping in, help eliminate handles to reach up farther die-backs on the branch and into trees, helping you to avoid direct new growth in the direcladders. Loppers can be used tion of the bud. for branches up to 1-1/2 inches Next week I am going to (3.5 cm) in calliper. explain the basics of pruning For large branches, you flowering shrubs, evergreens, need a good pruning saw. You flowering trees and shade trees and the week after, fruit trees. can purchase either straight

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Cats down Steelers in rare victory Rookie d-man Armstrong racks up three points GARY MCKENNA

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The Port Moody Panthers notched their ninth win of the season on Saturday night, taking down the Grandview Steelers in a 6-2 bout on home ice.

The victory was one of the best showings the team has had all season, with the club seeing scoring up and down the lineup, while holding off the Tom Shaw Conference second place Steelers.

Kyle Dosanjh opened the scoring for the Cats, burying a pass from Evan Gain seven minutes into the opening frame.

Grandview responded with a goal from Nicolas Bizzutto on the power play and briefly held a 2-1 lead after Ian Prevost scored midway through the second.

However, the Panthers’ offence came alive in the second half of the game, with Gain tying things up on the power play and Dryden Wust scoring the go-ahead marker

before the second intermission.

It was all Port Moody in the third period, with insurance markers from James Jerczynski, Alexander McGovern and an empty-netter from Sam Bodnaruk in the dying minutes of the game.

Panthers rookie defenceman Brandon Armstrong was named first-star of the game for assisting on three goals, increasing his season point total to 16 (six goals, 10 assists). Gain was second star of the night and Dosanjh was third.

Port Moody got strong goaltending from Joshua Barrett, who stopped 29 of the 31 shots he faced.

Things did not go quite as well for Port Moody on Friday night, when the team suffered a 4-1 road loss at the hands of the Abbotsford Pilots.

The Panthers will suit up for the first home game of February on Saturday against Langley. Port Moody was expected to take on Richmond Thursday night after The TriCity News’ deadline.

For up-to-date scores go to www.portmoodypanthers. com. sports@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

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Port Moody Panthers goalie Joshua Barrett stopped 29 of the 31 shots he faced during a 6-2 victory over the Grandview Steelers last Saturday. The win saw 17-year-old rookie defenceman Brandon Armstrong setup three goals, while James Jerczynski, Alexander McGovern, Evan Gain, Dryden Wust, Sam Bodnaruk and Kyle Dosanjh each picked up singles. The team is currently in last place in the Pacific Junior Hockey League’s Tom Shaw Conference with a 9-27 record, behind the Delta Ice Hawks, who have a 19-16 record. The club’s next home game will take place at the pOrt Moody Arena on Saturday against Langley. Puck drop is at 7:45 p.m.

PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Curling teams set for B.C. Winter Games Tri-City curlers get ready for Penticton Games GARY MCKENNA

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The field has been set for the British Columbia Winter Games and the competition includes a couple of Tri-City rinks.

Team Drexel is among the finalists for the provincial event, joining 15 other juvenile curling clubs from across B.C. for a tournament in Penticton later this month.

The local rink is led by 16-year-old Coquitlam skip Heather Drexel, third Everly Royea, second Bailey Burke and lead Madeline Britz.

The team is coached by Alan Smith.

This will be Drexel’s third

provincial event, while Everly and Bailey have been to the competition twice before, with Everly’s team winning in 2014, while Bailey and Drexel won the juvenile championships in Cowichan, British Columbia, the same year.

All three of the players went on to the under-18 internationals.

The Coquitlam curlers will be up against some tough competition at this month’s tournament.

Other B.C. Winter Games finalists include Team McCrady, another Tri-City skip, who recently won the silver at the 2016 B.C. Junior Men’s Curling Championships in Kamloops last month.

Port Coquitlam’s McCrady and his rink, which includes third Zac Curtis of Coquitlam, second Liam Purgavie of Surrey and lead Jacob Umbach, also of Coquitlam,

had a strong showing in the finals against Team Tardi of Langley. However, the team came up short, falling 8-3 in the finals.

Team Loken, the bronze medalist rink from the B.C. Junior Women’s Curling Championship, will also be competing at the tournament.

The B.C. Winter Games will take place between Feb. 25 and 28 at the Penticton Curling Club. Winners at the tournament will go on to compete at the under18 International Curling Championships in March, which will be held in Edmonton.

For up-to-date stats and standings, go to www.playdowns.com. For more information about the Winter Games, go to www.bcgames. org.

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Above: Team Drexel, which consists of (left to right) Madeline Britz, Bailey Burke, Everly Royea, Heather Drexel and coach Al Smith, is getting ready for the B.C. Winter Games in Penticton later this month. They will be joined at the tournament by fellow Tri-City curler Matthew McCrady, whose rink recently won silver at the B.C. Junior Men’s Curling Championship in Kamloops last month.

Senior B lacrosse is getting a bit of a shakeup in Coquitlam.

The Tri-City Bandits will now be called the Adanacs as part of a larger effort to unite the organization and share resources with the WLA club, according to Bandits president and Adanacs VP Randy Clough.

“I think the B team and the A team will be more connected,” he said. “We want to connect resources and the quality people that are working hard for lacrosse in this community.”

The senior B squad will still operate autonomously, but Clough said there will be more ability for players to develop and move up the ranks to the WLA. As part of the changes, all of the Adanac teams will now share the same logo — the purple and yellow that is currently worn by the junior A squad.

There has also been a shakeup in the senior B front office, Clough added.

Chad Miller, a longtime goaltender for the Bandits, was named as the general manager of the club. He will be joined by Nick Delmonico, a coach of the junior A Port Coquitlam Saints, who will now take over as bench boss.

The duo will be accompanied by Tom Stevens, who has taken on assistant coaching responsibilities with the senior B squad.

Clough told The TriCity News that the goal is to make it possible for Coquitlam players to go from minor, to junior to senior lacrosse all in the same community.

The Western Lacrosse Association will be holdings its annual draft for all players graduating from the junior lacrosse ranks next week. Teams will make their selections on Feb. 10 and results will be broadcast through www.wlalacrosse.com

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ICE DANCING

Delmaestro & Lum seventh at nationals Ice dancing duo compete at Halifax event

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Club Aviva gymnast Carley Leakos took home gold in the bars and beam and first overall during the Winterfest competition last week.

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Aviva gymnasts bring home Winterfest medals Club Aviva gymnast Carley Leakos has a few more medals to add to her collection after competing at the annual Winterfest competition last week.

The young athlete took gold in the bars and beam as well as first overall at the event, which featured competitors from across the province and the Yukon.

Leakos was not the only Aviva member to make a trip to the podium.

Her teammate Athena Hutchinson took second overall, while Ashley Fitzpatrick took hom gold on the vault and floor routine and first place

overall in the JO9 category.

Scarlett Earl took second place overall with two gold and two silver medals in the Aspire 2 category.

Other athletes to bring home medals included Natalya Sokolowski, who earned her first ever gold medal finish in JO3, while Kimiko Pausche took gold and Josee Ng took silver in JO4. Amelia Mori finished second overall in JO5.

Silver medals were earned

by Gabriella Ng and Mia Fronzsdorf in JO6 and Alicia Liu in JO7. Arden Shukyn won bronze overall in JO8.

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Ice dancing team Brianna Delmaestro and Timothy Lum skated to a seventh place finish at the National Figure Skating Championships in Halifax last month.

The duo scored a 57.6 and an 88.07 for a final total of 145.67, putting them behind Quebec’s Andreanne Poulin and Marc-Andre Servant, who finished with 156.37.

Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Nova Scotia took gold with 191.83, while the team of Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier took silver with 179.82. Bronze medalist pair Elisabeth Paradis and FrancoisXavier Ouellette finished with a 165.83.

This is not the first time that Delmaestro, a Port Moody athlete, and Lum, who hails from Burnaby, have competed on the national stage.

The duo are reigning junior national champions and were bronze medalists in the

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Brianna Delmaestro and Timothy Lum finished in seventh place at the National Figure Skating Championship in Halifax last month. The pair scored a 57.6 and an 88.07 to finish behind Quebec duo Andreanne Poulin and Marc-Andre Servant. junior category in 2014.

They have represented Canada internationally for the last three years, earning medals on the International Skating Union Junior Grand

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