Tri-City News February 10 2016

HOCKEY & HISTORY

Sandy Michie, who turns 84 on Friday, and grandson Mathew will both be at the Coquitlam Express game on that day to honour hockey history locally and the Coquitlam Comets, of which Sandy was a founder.

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Shadow flipping to be probed Realtors accused of some violations JEFF NAGEL BLACK PRESS

An investigation has been ordered into allegations some Metro Vancouver real estate agents and allied speculators engage in shadow flipping where they insert themselves as middlemen in property deals to exploit local sellers and offshore buyers.

The province’s superintendent of real estate, Carolyn Rogers, is to work with an advisory committee of the Real Estate Council of BC to tackle the issue.

Contract assignments are

legally allowed when the supposed home buyer doesn’t close the deal but sells the contract to someone else.

Standard assignment clauses can be invoked when a buyer is unable to close but finds another buyer rather than break the deal.

But realtors who are aware of or are party to a scheme to resell contracts without the knowledge of the seller and ultimate buyer may be in violation of their duty to act in their clients’ best interests.

“We are deeply concerned,” the Real Estate Council of BC said in a statement that described its response as “an urgent matter.” see FORMAL INQUIRY, page 7

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Port Moody resident Guy Black with photos of June and James Moreau, late veterans of the Second World War. Black is asking for photographs of veterans of all Canadian conflicts, including the Korean War and recent peacekeeping activities, for a display he plans to put together and install at a local facility this year. The veterans must have lived in Port Moody or currently reside here. See story on page 4.

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EVOLVING EDUCATION: SELF-REGULATION

Be calm, Heritage Woods students were urged during Jan. exam week Part 2 of a series on how School District 43 is introducing the concept of self regulation. Today: Heritage Woods secondary students learn how to stay calm and carry on at exam time.

WHAT IS SCHOOL DISTRICT 43 DOING?

School District 43 has been working with the Canadian Self-Regulation Initiative (CSRI) on programs to help students recognize when they are in stress and teach them strategies for reducing it. Find out more: www.self-regulation.ca.

The district is also partnering with WellAhead, a philanthropic initiative of the J.W. McConnell Foundation that aims to improve child and youth mental health with various strategies, such as a “mindful pause.”

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ate nights, frantic texting, busy schedules and keeping up with social media can put high school students in a heightened state of stress and anxiety. Throw in a couple of provincial exams and even the most composed student can lose her cool.

But not at Heritage Woods secondary in Port Moody, where Calm Week last month had students take time to re-focus and slow down. The following week, during provincial exams, students could pet therapy dogs, drink free tea and stretch out on yoga mats to relax.

“It’s a journey,” said Jody Moss, a former behaviour teacher who’s now a viceprincipal and has brought concepts of self-regulation to the high school. So far, her colleagues appear to be accepting the idea of creating a school environment where students are encouraged to take note of their emotional and physical state and take steps to reduce feelings of stress and anxiety.

There are more plants in schools now and couches where students can work alone or in groups as well as boards where students can work standing up. “Sitting is the new standing,” said Moss, who said research has proven that physical activity, such as riding a stationary bike while reading, can engage the brain and improve memory and retention.

During exam week, the school was as quiet as a Buddhist monastery. With students relaxing in various rooms or in the great hall, free tea offered, therapy dogs to pet and yoga mats to stretch out on, students had plenty of opportunities to de-stress.

It’s not all fun and games, though, and Moss says there is a serious intention behind Calm Week and providing relaxing opportunities during the exam period. Anxiety is ranked as one of the biggest issues for Tri-City students. The latest McCreary Centre Adolescent Health Survey found 84% of SD43 stu-

WHY?

Students are feeling stress more than ever. The latest McCreary Centre Adolescent Health Survey found 84% of SD43 students reported feeling stressed at least some time in the previous month, with 13% of females and 5% of males reporting feeling extreme stress.

THE GOAL

Teaching students self-regulation skills, such as how to recognize when they are in an anxious state and strategies for reducing it will help them be calm, focused and alert, the conditions for success in the classroom.

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Loraine Li, Maggie Dai and Joanna Zhang worked with St. John Ambulance therapy dogs to see if having the animals around during exam time reduced stress for Heritage Woods students. Calming Week at Heritage Woods secondary included free tea (above right). Below right: Constables Angela Fisher and Rob Degoey with one of the bikes purchased by Port Moody Police and given to two schools. dents reported feeling stressed at least some time in the previous month, with 13% of females and 5% of males reporting feeling extreme stress.

Encouraging students to pay attention to their stress levels and take action to reduce stress is behind the Calm Week initiative and Moss wants to do research to see if it makes a difference to students when they graduate. “We want to see how you are coping six months out,” she said, noting the added benefit of research is being taken more seriously by colleagues and the community.

So far, the idea of teaching high school students self-regulation skills seems to be spreading. Port Moody Police recently donated three stationary bikes that help students burn off excess energy so they can focus on their studies. One is situated in resource room, another in a French class and another at Moody middle school, where it was given to a student who struggles with anxiety. The student had a history of bolting from the school when stressed, but the bike seems to have made a difference, calming him and helping him stay on task.

“It’s putting that energy to good use and keeps him in the classroom,” says Const. Rob Degoey, a youth liaison officer.

It may take some time before all high schools adopt such measures, and before research proves conclusively that the strategies work, but there is common sense to the idea that learning to recognize stress and taking positive steps to reduce it, will make a difference to peoples’ lives. And high school students need those skills as much as anybody. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Port Moody resident Guy Black has long worked to have veterans from his city recognized for their war efforts and he’s working on another project now. ceased, and have lived in PoMo. “I would like people to contact me by email and I will meet with them and conduct a brief interview to gather some basic information about the veteran, and borrow the photo, which I will copy and return.”

Black has also helped families have B.C. geographical features named for a family member lost in wars. The 10year project has seen five Port Moody veterans remembered in this way, and Black hopes to

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Their faces are most often young. They are wearing uniforms of Canada’s armed forces. And all too often, their photographs are hidden in homes, family albums or stashed in trunks in dark attics.

But a Port Moody man wants to make sure the stories of vets from the city see the light of day so everyone can appreciate and remember their contributions.

To that end, Black, who has a history of seeking recognition for veterans, is reaching out to other PoMo residents for a memorial project he plans to complete this year.

Black’s aim is to collect information that will form a historical record so current and future generations understand the contributions of local veterans and learn a little bit about their lives.

“The message for me, which has not changed, is the message of peace and remembrance,” he told The Tri-City News. “I am not promoting war but I am trying to record part of the city’s history.”

The veterans could be from recent conflicts as well as the Korean or First or Second World wars, they may be living or de-

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Now, instead of waiting several minutes to turn left on to Johnson Street from David Avenue westbound, Dave Jonsson and his fellow commuters from Burke Mountain and Westwood Plateau can scoot through.

Why is Dave Jonsson making the announcement and not, say, Dan Mooney, the city’s manager of transportation?

Maybe because Jonsson feels a special affinity for this intersection, which although spelled differently, is part of his daily life.

“I pass through here twice a day,” says the Coquitlam Alliance youth pastor and Burke resident. Thus, when he found himself so frustrated with waiting for two or three lights to get through, he thought: “Why don’t I just call the city?”

Sure enough, about four months after he made his complaint, a new delayed lefthand-turn signal was installed and Jonsson had a laugh when the transportation worker jokingly said the fix was made because he and the intersection shared the same name.

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It said the committee will probe whether assignment clauses are being used appropriately and make recommendations within 60 days on ways to boost enforcement and oversight of licensees who fail to disclose their investment in properties. The real estate council is also urging anyone affected by the practice to come forward so it can investigate and discipline any agents found in breach of their legislated duties.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong said it is “troubling” that realtors are alleged to have not acted in the best interests of the sellers to get the best possible price.

“If there is evidence of a trend developing where that is not taking place, where realtors are not disclosing, for example, their personal interest in a transaction, that is fundamentally wrong,” de Jong said.

NDP housing critic David Eby has called for a more formal, independent inquiry, adding the real estate council declined to investigate after he sent two letters in January outlining his concerns around contract assignments.

Eby said the practices of some realtors appear to involve fraud, insider trading, tax avoidance and the dodging of federal disclosure rules to control international money laundering.

De Jong said he will await the findings of the real estate council, as the profession’s governing body, but added the

government could take further action if it’s unsatisfied with the outcome.

“Realtors are privileged to be part of a self-regulating profession, and that is a privilege,” he said.

The practice of realtors or proxies using assignments to profit from the gap between typical local selling prices and what can be extracted from Chinese buyers unfamiliar with the market was reported on the weekend by the Globe and Mail.

The middlemen can quickly profit — to the tune of $500,000 in one example — without paying the property transfer tax because that’s only due from the final buyer when title actually transfers.

Realtors stand to make additional commissions when a home is shadow flipped — sometimes multiple times during a long closing period — between the seller and final buyer.

Critics say the activity adds more fuel to an already overheated real estate market in Vancouver and some suburbs.

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said the tools to control property speculation are “woefully inadequate” and reiterated his calls for action from the province.

“We cannot have housing treated as just a commodity,” he said.

The province is expected to take further steps to address real estate market concerns when it hands down the budget next week.

Tsur Sommerville, a professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, said he doubts assignment flipping is a major force propelling the hot market but more a symptom of it, noting speculative flipping of assignments was common in the presale condo market several years ago when condo prices were rising fast.

“The primary cause is prices are going up really quickly and sellers don’t know what their property is worth,” Sommerville said of the emergence of assignment resales in the detached house market.

It’s unclear how much shadow flipping is happening, he said, but added the losers include the original sellers who could have got more, the ultimate buyer who overpays, governments that may lose out on taxes, and society in general if trust in the system is lost.

“I think it’s important to take action on this,” Sommerville said. “It’s imperative that the real estate industry address issues that raise concerns about the ethical behaviour of their agents. A feeling that the property market is rigged I don’t think is a healthy thing.”

He said potential reforms could include requirements to register assignments, to charge property transfer tax when they’re traded and to also charge the transfer tax on companies that hold property but currently can be traded without incurring the tax. jnagel@blackpress.ca @jeffnagel

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The replacement of the Massey Tunnel with a new toll bridge must come with reforms to make tolling consistent and fair across the region, according to the Surrey Board of Trade.

The business group has come out in support of the proposed 10-lane bridge but is also strongly urging the province to begin the dialogue on road pricing reforms so drivers don’t jam traffic by trying to use a dwindling number of untolled bridges.

“Coordinated regional planning for infrastructure and tolling policy is desperately needed to ensure that no area is unduly penalized by unequal tolling practices,” CEO Anita Huberman said. “What we’re

An illustration of the planned bridge that will replace the Massey Tunnel in Delta. telling the province is to start the dialogue immediately. We can’t wait.”

Various flavours of road pricing have already been sug-

gested, from smaller tolls on all existing bridges to per-kilometre road use fees, perhaps varying by time of day and degree of congestion.

Huberman said she hopes there is political will provincially to explore what change is needed and make it happen.

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A Surrey Board of Trade survey with the South Surrey/ White Rock Chamber of Commerce last month found 60 per cent of respondents supported adding tolls to existing untolled bridges to help finance replacements and support ongoing maintenance. It found 34.5% opposed.

The province’s current tolling policy says tolls can only be added to new infrastructure and only when a reasonable untolled alternative exists.

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Stone has yet to deliver a previously promised tolling policy review, but he has encouraged discussion about toll reforms as part of the Massey replacement consultations.

Two open houses were conducted last week and comments on the Massey Bridge proposal are being accepted until Feb. 15.

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f the BC Liberals think they’re going to pull out their iPhones, click on the Uber app and hail a ride to victory in TriCity ridings in next year’s provincial election, they might want to think again.

Given the prominence afforded the subject of businesses such as Uber and Lyft of late — Joan Isaacs, the BC Liberal candidate in last week’s Coquitlam-Burke Mountain byelection, mentioned it as a platform point in one of her campaign’s first press releases, a sure sign it was a trial balloon for a party looking ahead to 2017 — you would think it an issue that affects hundreds of thousands of British Columbians’ everyday lives.

It isn’t.

And that’s because residents of the Tri-Cities

and the rest of Metro Vancouver are too busy living everyday lives marked by inadequate public transportation — courtesy, in no small part, of this provincial government’s incon-

sistent and inadequate approach to supporting Lower Mainland transit projects — insufficient school funding and an ever-increasing cost of housing.

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Mountain, for instance, and can’t get proper bus service (thanks again, Premier Clark, for that clusterfudge of a transit referendum), Uber isn’t a solution or even a reasonably priced alternative.

Catching a Lyft via smart phone won’t ensure schools have enough teachers, education assistants and resources.

And vague government promises of working to accommodate the “sharing economy,” whatever that means, won’t make it any easier for average citizens to buy and keep a home in today’s explosive real estate market.

We can only hope that all the attention given to a new, shiny object is simply test-pandering and the BC Liberals find some real issues on which to fight the 2017 election. @TriCityNews

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What’s happening to old Coquitlam neighbourhoods? Big new houses The Editor, Re. “End destruction of trees” (Letters, The Tri-City News, Jan. 27).

This letter is directly related to council facilitating demolition of good homes in established neighbourhoods to allow construction of grossly oversized structures.

Coquitlam council recently amended building bylaws in an effort to show it is listening to residents by way of curbing the size of new homes. At that time, it was agreed by most councillors that these amendments did not go far enough.

This is borne out by people like Robert Horton taking the time to write a letter to the editor. In 2012, Coquitlam’s mayor and council unanimously approved increasing allowable lot coverage to 45%.

Trees that are in the building envelope are not protected from coming down. When excavations are deep, the required shoring of sidewalls means even more trees come

DEAL WITH ALL THE EMPTY HOUSES

The Editor, There are several houses in my Coquitlam neighbourhood sitting empty. One right across the street sold in June 2015 and no one is living there yet. Down the block, another one has been empty for years.

Why not do an inventory and see what is going on with housing in the Tri-Cities? Ask everyone to report empty houses and get them investigated.

Who is insuring these empty houses? Don’t the insurance companies care or are they not insured?

Would you want an empty house in your neighbourhood, never mind one that is not insured?

It’s time government woke up and took care of Canadians and their neighbourhoods full of houses that should be filled with Canadian families.

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Houses that are too big compared to their neighbours are a serious problem in Coquitlam, says letter writer Ken Holowanky. down due to root damage.

At minimum, we still need to reduce allowable lot coverage and maximum allowed roofline height. Coquitlam has the highest roofline height anywhere in B.C., at 36 feet.

I urge all who want to stop the proliferation of monster houses, want to keep our healthy urban forest canopy and want to maintain the character of our established neighbourhoods and their

viewscapes to phone, write and visit city hall. Rest assured, developers in favour of monster houses and ultra-high density highrises are.

Are council and engineering staff working for residents or for those who can afford the time to make elaborate PowerPoint presentations and

healthy campaign donations?

These entities are relishing in the fact they have three more years with a compliant council.

We cannot wait another three years for the next election, call now. Letter writers such as Mr. Horton can’t do it by themselves.

Ken Holowanky, Coquitlam

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LANDS CAN STILL HEAL The Editor, In 1904, the provincial government purchased a thousand acres in rural Coquitlam for the future Riverview Hospital.

At the time, the growing problem of mental illness made this third attempt at a bigger facility necessary. The patients resided together in a complex of buildings for maximum care and many had a measured amount of freedom to stroll the grounds. Even back then it was understood that some of the best medicine for a burdened soul, a tortured mind was the peace that communing with nature afforded.

Riverview Lands can still heal and they belong to everyone.

Now, there is news that some facility is in the offing. Could it be possible that the public is being thrown a bone now so that later, private interests might have an easier time taking prime cuts for themselves?

Cliff Kelsey, Coquitlam

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Province starting ‘robust’ reform consultations JEFF NAGEL BLACK PRESS

The B.C. government is carefully watching Edmonton’s solution to Uber as it considers how to make room for ridehailing apps here while preserving a role for existing taxis.

“What Edmonton has done helps to feed the process here in British Columbia,” said Communities Minister Peter Fassbender, who the premier has sent to consult with municipalities, the taxi industry and others as the province mulls potential reforms.

He cautioned that the province is looking at jurisdictions all over the world and it is “early days” to discuss specific elements of the Edmonton model that might be attractive in B.C. “We’re in a different environment in B.C. with ICBC and the whole insurance side of how this province operates.”

Fassbender told Black Press.

“So there’s lots of work that has to be done.”

Edmonton city council approved new regulations in late January to legalize Uber.

Passengers who hail cars from the street, at cab stands or by voice phone call to dispatchers can only be picked up by taxis, not Uber cars — effectively penning off a chunk of business for conventional cabs.

Uber cars must charge a minimum $3.25 fare — which Edmonton council has warned it could easily raise if it detects predatory pricing.

Taxis, meanwhile, won’t be subject to their traditional regulated fares when they’re hailed by taxi company apps, allowing them to compete on price with Uber cars for rides matched by smartphone.

“It creates room for taxis to continue to be successful within their niche but it opens up room for competition and ensures safety in the private transportation side,” Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson told reporters.

Uber must pay the city fees of $70,000 a year to operate, part of which would go to accessible transportation improvements.

Not anyone with a car could simply sign up for Uber and start picking up passengers.

Edmonton insists Uber drivers have a provincially approved licence — expected to be more than a basic class 5 driver’s licence — as well as commercial insurance and a city licence.

Violators face $5,000 fines.

Criminal record checks and annual vehicle inspections are required.

Uber is to halt operations March 1 in Edmonton and not resume until the conditions are met.

Fassbender said he held a

conference call with taxi industry reps to reassure them the province will carefully consider their concerns and take no precipitous action.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone fanned speculation last month when he said Uber’s arrival in B.C. was “a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if.’”

New Democrats have called for an open debate on the issue.

They suspect undue influence

by Uber, which hired two former aides from the premier’s office as lobbyists.

Fassbender wouldn’t give a

timeline for the consultations or say if the province will outline specific options under consideration.

“We’re going to be doing a very complete and robust look at what the issues are, and what regulations may be helping or hindering any sector of our communities — especially our friends in the taxi industry, because they have a lot invested and a lot at stake.”

BC Taxi Association president Mohan Kang said the Edmonton model is silent on various B.C. taxi requirements,

from compliance with the passenger bill of rights to the commitment to low-emission and accessible vehicles.

Uber Canada spokesperson Susie Heath applauded Edmonton’s “progressive” approach and said Uber is eager to work with B.C. Fassbender is also to consider other aspects of what’s dubbed the sharing economy, such as the rising use of Airbnb to offer unregulated vacation rentals.

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Armed with confidence, PoCo’s Russo dances Fox student is just one beneficiary of War Amps’ work SARAH PAYNE

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f you’ve ever found a set of keys, chances are you’ve been able to drop them in a mailbox and the War Amps have returned them to the owner, free of charge.

What you may not think of is someone like Julianna Russo, a 17-year-old student set to graduate from Terry Fox secondary in June. She loves dancing, having taken lessons since she was two years old, but has been challenged in a way most dancers are not: Russo was born missing her right hand.

It was at the age of five or six that she received her first prosthetic device with financial assistance from the War Amps organization, and since then, the War Amps have fitted Russo with at least one new prosthetic each year as she grew up — one for dance practice and the other for competitions.

“When I was first getting them, they were way too heavy and I couldn’t dance with it, it was making me uneven,” Russo explained. So the War Amps developed a new prosthetic that works like a glove injected with a light, foamy substance, with fingers shaped and placed in dancer’s pose.

“It makes it a lot lighter for me and makes it so I look graceful when I’m dancing,” Russo said. “And it’s not heavy and tiring for my arm.”

Russo and her family have also attended the annual Champs seminars put on by the organization, where child

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Julianna Russo, 17, has been taking dance lessons since she was two years old – with the help a special prosthetic device. amputees and parents learn about the latest developments in artificial limbs, how to deal with teasing and bullying, and

parenting an amputee child.

“We’ve been going since I was a baby and they’ve always been there to support whatever

I wanted to do,” Russo said, adding the stories she has heard have been a source of inspiration, including a young man who was beaten up at a party and later lost his leg.

“I was born into this life, it’s all I ever knew, but he grew up with all his limbs and lost one and it’s really hard to adapt to everything,” she said. “But he handled it really well, and it was really inspiring to me.”

Recently, the seminars have been a great source of practical tips, too, as Russo learned how to drive and was encouraged by fellow teenaged amputees who had also been through the process.

“It meant a lot to me knowing I can go there and just be myself and share my story,” Russo said.

The War Amps Key Tag Service was launched in 1946 so that returning war amputees could work and provide a valuable service; it continues to employ amputees and people with disabilities, and has returned more than 1.5 million sets of lost keys. The service has increased in recent years due to the high replacement cost of keys and remote devices, said a War Amps spokesperson.

“Thanks to the public’s support of the Key Tag Service, we are able to help young amputees like Julianna live full and active lives,” said Danita Chisholm, executive director of the Champs program.

This year, the service is celebrating 70 years of returning lost keys with tags mailed out at the end of January.

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Politics between the covers: read some strange bedfellows A GOOD READ MICHAEL DEKOVEN

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he saying goes that politics makes strange bedfellows, and sampling the bumper crop of books on politics that have been released in the past few years will certainly demonstrate different characters, ideologies and tones of voice.

Bob Rae writes that after retiring from partisan politics “for the second time,” the former Ontario NDP Premier and interim leader of the federal Liberals found himself pondering why there is such a pervasive negative view of politics and politicians today. In What’s Happened to Politics?, he explores issues of leadership, policy, democracy and Canada’s place in the world. Rae lays the blame for much of our current cynicism on the crude ideology and simplistic slogans of the never-ending campaign cycle, government by polling rather than principle, the centralization of power in the prime minister’s office and our abandonment of genuine diplomatic engagement with the world.

Some useful data for a discussion about political disenchantment is provided

by Tragedy in the Commons: Former Members of Parliament Speak out about Canada’s Failing Democracy by Alison Loat and Michael MacMillan.

The pair are the founders of Samara, a Canadian nonprofit, non-partisan group that advocates for citizen engagement and participation. While the book exhibits a little of the hyperbole demonstrated in the title, this summary of de-

tailed interviews with former members of Parliament points out a number of apparently systemic problems with our House of Commons. The issues range from lack of orientation and support for rookie MPs to the issue of balancing one’s personal convictions with the expectations of constituents and the demands of the party. Loat and MacMillan note that the huge range of how their subjects saw the members’ role in the political system suggests a real need for a formal “job description” for MPs. Any election worth its salt will generate a number of candidate autobiographies, sometimes referred to as “campaign memoirs.”

One standout was Justin Trudeau’s Common Ground.

It is not completely devoid of overt campaign rhetoric but the book is largely well written and readable; Trudeau and his editors do an excellent job of presenting Trudeau the man, as well as Trudeau the candidate. He knows that in addition to the political junkies, this book will be read by those wanting to know more about his family and he is candid in discussing his parent’s very public breakup, his mother’s battle with mental illness and his brother’s tragic death at a young age. Trudeau is also careful to outline the influences of both his mother and his father on his personality and his conception of leadership.

You can snuggle up with these and more strange bedfellows at your local library.

A Good Read is a column by TriCity librarians that is published on Wednesdays. Michael DeKoven is deputy director of Port Moody Public Library.

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

• Al-Anon Family Group open meeting, 1 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St. Coquitlam. Info: 604-688-1716.

• PoCo Heritage hosts Heritage Writers’ Group, 10:30 a.m.–noon, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 2248 McAllister Ave., PoCo. This is • PoCo Garden Club meeting, 7:30 p.m., Trinity United Church, 2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo. Speaker: Tamsin Baker from the South Coast Conservation Program on local species at risk. Info: 604-945-0906.

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

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Panaroma, a Spanish film directed by Jon Herranz that was released last year, will have its North American premiere at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, which is running in part at Port Moody’s Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr.). The 28-minute movie will be screened on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

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Climb every mountain Evergreen boss JANIS WARREN

The Tri-CiTy News

If you’re a weekend warrior who snaps on skis, climbs walls at indoor gyms or laces up hiking boots — or even lives vicariously through the tales of outdoor adventurers — then get ready to sit back and watch some crazy exploits on screen.

The stories of mountaineers who have journeyed to the far ends of the earth will unfold at Port Moody’s Inlet Theatre on Saturday and Sunday as part of the 19th annual Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival.

It’s the first time organizers have brought the fest to the Tri-Cities. And programming director Tom Wright said it was about time given the number of outdoor enthusiasts living here.

Typically, the fest runs

at Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver and at the Rio Theatre and The Cinematheque in Vancouver “but we wanted to try to capture the people in Coquitlam, Port Moody and Port Coquitlam as well because it can be a long drive out,” he said. “There are a lot of people in the Tri-Cities who are interested in mountain sports and hopefully a lot of them will come out to see the shows that we have.”

An avid rock climber, skier and mountaineer, Wright said most of the 74 flicks picked for the festival are current — filmed either this and last year or in 2014, in 18 different countries — and provide plenty of gasps for the audience.

In Port Moody, the lineup starts Saturday at 2 p.m. with a series of family films. The first is a 3D movie that traces

National Geographic explorer Jon Bowermaster as he heads down the coast of Antarctica by sea kayak and sailboat.

The Alps form the theme for Saturday night while, on Sunday afternoon, the program includes a flick about the American ER doctors (and “allround mountain nutcases”) Andy and Jason Dorais.

The Port Moody selection concludes Sunday night with award-winning films about alpine life. Wright said not only are the subject matters intoxicating but the cinematography is also jaw-dropping. “Some of these films now have pretty big budgets so they can use some of the best Cineflex technology on the bottom of helicopters.”

• The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival runs Feb. 13 and 14 at Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody). Visit vimff.org.

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The Tri-CiTy News

Jon-Paul Walden has the jitters again.

He’s remembering what it’s like to get ready for a public performance: the hours of preparation, the pressure to sell tickets, the anticipation of the crowd.

But for his show on Saturday — a Valentine’s themed-concert that will feature a choir from Port Coquitlam’s Riverside secondary — Walden will face an extra test.

Not only he is debuting a new CD with his longtime

JON-PAUL WALDEN piano teacher and mentor — the world-famous composer, music arranger and symphonic conductor Ryszard Wrzaskala — he’s also entertaining on home turf.

Walden’s musical talents

will be displayed at the Evergreen Cultural Centre, where he is the executive director of the Coquitlam Town Centre arts hub.

“I’m really feeling the heat,” he joked during an interview last week, “but luckily the administration here loves my work so I had no problem getting approved.”

It’s the second time Walden has paired up with Wrzaskala. In 2013, the tenor sang at a Vancouver recital in honour of the Port Moody resident, who was celebrating 60 years in the business. see THIS IS JUST, page 26

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Emily Lonie got a pleasant surprise in the mail last summer.

The archivist for the city of Coquitlam received a scrapbook from a woman in Connecticut, who had cleared out her grandmother’s attic and found an album with about 60 photos of the building of the Coquitlam Dam. The book is a treasure trove, showing black and white images of the construction crews and their families from the winter of 1912 to the summer of 1913.

The pictures, which have since been uploaded on the city’s website, show the camp, a bridge and skaters on the Coquitlam Lake, among other leisurely scenes. “It’s an amazing collection of photography,”

Lonie said.

It’s these kinds of unique donations that are steadily building the city’s archives, a collection created when Lonie was hired about three years ago.

And, next Wednesday as part of the Coquitlam 125 celebrations and in conjunction with BC Heritage Week, she will talk about the fonds that are now being housed on the ground floor of city hall.

Her presentation, titled 125 Years: An Archival Tour of Coquitlam’s 13 Decades, will start with a document of the first council meeting on Aug. 22, 1891 — presided by Reeve R.B. Kelly, when there were

two motions on the table: to hire a clerk and to adjourn the meeting — and the 1894 letters patent to incorporate the district of Coquitlam.

Her slide show will also include a timeline; the original boundary map of Coquitlam (without Fraser Mills, the largest sawmill in the Commonwealth at the time); photos of the Minnekhada hunting lodge (used by two B.C. lieutenant governors); Riverview Hospital; and the Westwood racing circuit (the first purpose-built track for motor sports in Canada).

“Coquitlam certainly has a rich history considering its size,” Lonie said. “There’s been a very dominant narrative about the city but there’s more to be told and that can be found in our records.”

Lonie said she’s eager to expand the archives and plans

to be at several Coquitlam 125 events throughout the year to educate the public about handing over their one-of-akind materials to the city for preservation. These include photos, letters, diaries, business records, newsletters, maps and videos, for example.

Recently, Lonie received the meeting minutes from the Northeast Coquitlam Ratepayers’ Association — a valuable resource to look at the history of Burke Mountain, an area the city plans to develop with 25,000 more residents over the next decade or so.

• 25 Years: An Archival Tour of Coquitlam’s 13 Decades will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at Coquitlam city hall (3000 Guildford Way).

Admission is free. Visit coquitlam125.ca. jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

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Valentine’s for singles, couples If you’re looking to do something special with your sweetie this Valentine’s Day weekend, there’s plenty to do in the TriCities.

But singles also have a few local options, too.

Port Moody librarians are setting patrons up on a “blind date” with books. For those who take up the experience, the library (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody) will host a special afternoon meet up on Feb. 20 give book lovers a chance to talk about their “dating experience” with literature. Call 604469-4577 to learn more.

For seniors wanting to know what their New York counterparts are doing, a film about seniors speed dating will be screened at Port Coquitlam’s Wilson Centre (2150 Wilson Ave.) on Friday at 2 p.m.

The flick, The Age of Love, is being presented by the Astoria Retirement Residence, Amica Mayfair and the Wilson Seniors’ Centre Society.

And for couples, the Arthur Murray Dance Studio (212-1090 Lougheed Hwy., Coquitlam) is offering a free lesson for beginners on Saturday from 4 to 5p.m.

As well, the Hot Salsa Dance Zone will have its seventh annual Valentine’s Latin Night on Saturday night in the rehearsal hall at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). No partner is needed; chocolates will be supplied during the free dance lesson. Admission is $10. Visit hotsalsadancezone.com.

HOMEGROWN

Aspiring writers wanting to

hear the words — and see the actions — of Tri-City scribes and performers can visit a Port Moody eatery next week.

Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St.) is hosting its second literary event called Writers in our Midst 2 on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Presenters include theatre producer Sarah Dixon, non-fiction writer Amanda Maxwell, poet and fiction writer Lenore Rowntree, Metis pipe carrier and storyteller Aline LaFlamme, poet Richard Dixon, performer Rocky Menzies and writer Stefano Mazzega.

As well, visual artist David Carey will talk about his nighttime bookworm exhibit, which is now on display at Gallery Bistro. A set menu diner is also available for $12 at 6:30 p.m.

To save a seat for dinner, call 604-937-0998.

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Fighting Chance Productions has its claws out this and next month for Cats.

And about a quarter of the cast in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical hails from the Tri-Cities including Randy McCormick (Gus the Theatre Cat) and Lyndsey Britten (Cassandra/Dance Captain), a graduate of Gleneagle secondary school in Coquitlam.

The show recently wrapped up at the Coast Capital Theatre in White Rock and will continue its run Feb. 19 to March 12 at the Jericho Arts Centre in Vancouver. Visit fightingchanceproductions.ca. jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

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An artist’s view of transit JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

Joy Hanser will tell you the time and place of her birth had a profound impact on the way she sees — and treats — the world.

She was born in a post-war Amsterdam, a city so battered she was forced to conserve to the extreme. “You made the most out of every little scrap you could find,” she says.

And though the war ended 70 years ago, she still maintains her frugal lifestyle — one that focuses on being sustainable as much as possible.

She rides buses, rapid transit and bicycle (“It’s natural for me being from Amsterdam,” she says) to get around every day and, besides reducing her

FESTIVAL ART

Montreal native Sylvie Roussel-Janssens is this year’s exhibiting artist for Festival du Bois, the annual FrenchCanadian fete that opens beside Place des Arts next month.

Roussel-Janssens, a Chilliwack resident, will present light sculptures as part of her display titled Illuminimo, which opens with a reception Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave.). Her show runs Feb. 12 to March 12. carbon footprint, she loves the social aspect to public transit, too. “I often wonder why people don’t do it more,” she says, “because it’s a lot of fun and we have a good system here.”

For the past six years, Hanser has managed to capture many scenes along the way and, on Friday, she’ll open her first solo exhibit at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts to show her travel scenes.

In Transit contains images of passengers in Metro Vancouver and Victoria waiting for their buses or SkyTrain ride; there are also pictures of passengers inside, staring out the window while the surroundings whoosh by.

Hanser says the riders’ stillness and patience can often be beautiful to observe.

However, too many are self-absorbed and she wor-

ries about what kind of society mobile devices are producing.

“They can be good excuses not to engage,” she says.

Still, Hanser passes no judgement as she, too, sometimes prefers to be alone rather than chatting with strangers.

Hanser, who in 2013 was part of a group show in Port Coquitlam called Transitory/ Transit Story, is now expanding on her public transit series by interpreting images of Europe’s system, specifically in Portugal and her native Netherlands.

Meanwhile, also opening at Place des Arts Friday is a digital photography display by Robert Baliello. His Traditional SFX exhibit runs until March 12.

The gala event was supported by the Consulate of Poland.

Before moving to Canada in 1969, Wrzaskala conducted the Legnica State Symphony Orchestra in his native Poland. He won the top prize in a Polish radio song competition, moved to Warsaw and composed for Polish WRZASKALA radio and T.V. In 1968, he conducted the National Dance Company of Poland.

But while he’s had a prolific career in eastern Europe, Wrzaskala hasn’t had much of a following in Canada.

Walden hopes to change that.

Two months ago, they cut 14 tracks at The Warehouse Studio in Gastown — in an astonishing five hours — for a new CD GOGOLINSKI titled Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.

Walden said it contains compositions from the mid-1990s to modern day. “People are really liking it especially the kids,” Walden said, holding the new CD in his hand. “The songs have very catchy melodies.”

For this Saturday’s concert, the Riverside choir (under music teacher Glenda Ottens) will accompany the pair for four songs while Russian vocalist Luda Gogolinski will sing duets with Walden for a few other numbers. Mark Bender will be on bass while Jonathan Reichard is on drums.

As for future performances with the 83-year-old pianist, Walden said they’re eager to do more. “This is just the beginning,” he said.

• Tickets for Walden Sings Wrzaskala: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow on Feb. 13 are $25/$15. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Call the Evergreen box office at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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Sandy’s Comets will make rare appearance at Express game Coquitlam club will don historic jerseys this Friday GARY MCKENNA Tri-CiTy News

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Above, Coquitlam Express forward Mathew Michie with his grandfather, former Coquitlam Comets owner Sandy Michie, stand on the ice at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. The elder Michie will be celebrating his 84th birthday on Friday by watching his grandson take on Salmon Arm, while his former club, the Comets, are honoured at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. “Matt [Michie] is a hard worker,” said Sandy. “He is one of the top guys I have ever seen work. I ran the Comets for 15 years and I have never seen a guy work as hard as Matt. He is a great kid and I enjoy being involved.” Below, an undated team photo of the Coquitlam Comets at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex.

When Sandy Michie takes his usual seat in the stands at the Coquitlam Express games, he does so with a special appreciation for what goes into running a junior hockey club.

The 83-year-old, who will turn 84 on Friday, is one of the original founders of the Coquitlam Comets and is credited with bringing Junior A hockey to the Tri-Cities in the late 1960s until the early 1980s.

With his grandson Mathew Michie in the Express lineup, Sandy is a familiar face at the rink. But he said these days he is enjoying his role as a spectator rather than a manager.

“It takes a lot of people to make a hockey team successful,” he told The Tri-City News.

“You can’t just say ‘I did it.’ It is more of a community effort.”

This Friday, the Express will honour the Comets and Sandy’s efforts to bring Junior A hockey to the Tri-Cities by wearing the Comets crest during a Heritage Night game against Salmon Arm. (Puck drop is at 7 p.m.)

Sandy took on the Comets in 1965 as the club plowed their way through the rough and tumble junior B schedule.

But he said he wanted to give the players an opportunity to take their game to the next level without having to move to the Okanagan, where Junior A was flourishing.

He and Fred Page, the famed junior hockey executive and Hockey Hall of Famer who the BCHL saw fit to name their top prize after, the Fred Page Cup, successfully lobbied the

HISTORIC NIGHT

The Coquitlam Express will host Heritage Night on Friday, Feb. 12 at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex during a game against Salmon Arm. The Express will be honoring the junior A Coquitlam Comets, a club that played at the Arena in the 1960s and 1970s. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. For more information go to www. coquitlamexpress.ca.

Canadian Hockey Association for a team. While being a Junior A franchise helped the club attract better talent, Sandy said it was important to produce solid citizens as well as good hockey players, a philosophy currently adopted by the Express.

“We developed young boys and we had the opportunity to make them men,” he recalls.

“We have doctors, lawyers, teachers, firemen, Mounties, all through the Comets community. If you look at all these guys, they are all from various walks of life.”

Sandy grew up in Saskatoon and once had a tryout with the Detroit Red Wings. He coached minor hockey for a few years before taking on his role with the Comets. He has seen a lot change in junior hockey over the years and said he is impressed with some of the players coming up the ranks.

“The game has gotten faster,” he said. “The equipment is better. The kids are in better condition… The intenstiy we had on the ice was the same, or better, but the conditioning was a lot different. These kids today are in good shape.” sports@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Port Moody, Charles Best leading in high school b-ball GARY MCKENNA The Tri-CiTy News

Port Moody secondary kept its win streak alive over the weekend, defeating two Tri-City rivals in AAAA high school boys’ basketball.

On Thursday, the team took down Pinetree secondary 74-49 during a road game, before hosting the Terry Fox Ravens, who they defeated 70-40.

With the wins, the Blues are now 5-0 so far this season, tied for first place in the Fraser Valley North Division with the Heritage Kodiaks.

The Kodiaks were on a tear this week, defeating Coquitlam’s Centennial

Centaurs 64-56 on Thursday before defeating Port Coquitlam’s Riverside secondary 83-45.

Meanwhile, the Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils, who are fifth in the division with a 2-3 record, took down Centennial 67-63.

Meanwhile, on the girls’ side, the Blue Devil continue to dominate in the West Division.

The club posted two more wins last week, starting with a 55-51 win over the Riverside Rapids last Tuesday followed by a 70-47 victory over Centennial on Friday.

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