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Booze regs go back to beginning Proximity of craft brewers to schools was the stumbling block GARY MCKENNA

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Craft breweries and distilleries are a long way from being allowed to operate in Coquitlam after city council sent proposed liquor regulation changes it has been deliberating for seven months back to committee.

Monday’s decision means the entire process for revising the city’s booze rules will have to begin again and a second public hearing will

be scheduled.

At issue are proposed rule changes that would allow liquor manufacturing to occur near schools and several councillors pushed for a separation distance of 300 m.

“Is it in our community’s best interest to allow liquor manufacturing — cold beer and wine stores, craft breweries — to be located so close to schools?,” Coun. Chris Wilson asked during the debate.

He added that some manufacturers may set up shop with the hopes of eventually receiving a lounge endorsement, which would permit the serving of alcohol at their establishment. see NO CONSISTENCY, page 14

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Amber Nordstrand and Melissa Morton are double-cast in the lead role in Riverside secondary’s “Anything Goes,” which opens tomorrow (Thursday) and runs until March 4. The 1934 Cole Porter musical had a licensing fee of U.S. $1,500, a bargain compared with what other Tri-City high schools are paying for their productions this year. Please see story, page 24.

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Empty houses? Not an issue here: mayors Prof advocates for surcharge on vacant properties

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Anecdotal stories of unoccupied homes and condos may be common in Metro Vancouver but Tri-City mayors said they don’t believe the issue is widespread in their communities.

And even if vacant properties are more common than they believe, the mayors do not necessarily see it as a problem — and note that there is little they could do about it anyway.

“There is the odd house that people have invested in and are not living in,” said Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore.

“We would be overstepping our boundaries as local government if we try and regulate that.”

Currently, there is no data tracking the prevalence of empty homes and Moore said any new regulations aimed at reducing the number of vacant

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properties would have to come from the provincial government. If cities approached the issue individually, he added, it could create imbalances in the real estate market.

Residents should also be cautious when trying to predict who owns a vacant property and why they are leaving the home unoccupied, he added.

Moore said he recently met the owners of an empty house on his street who told him they live in Richmond and are waiting for their daughter to finish school before making the move to PoCo. “I think there are a lot of stories,” he said, “and I don’t think

it would be good if anybody tried to predict why we have vacant homes.”

But a real estate economist at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business is proposing tracking and taxing unoccupied homes across the region.

Thomas Davidoff is advocating a 1.5% surcharge on vacant properties, funds he said could be collected and redistributed to declared residents in the form of equal lump sum payments.

“The goal is to support those living in parts of the province that have seen skyrocketing real estate prices while also making

our local markets less attractive to investors who wish to avoid taxation or park cash,” Davidoff told The Tri-City News.

The proposal has gotten traction in the city of Vancouver, where empty investment properties are believed to be much more common, particularly in the city’s west-side neighbourhoods. If Davidoff’s surcharge were applied, he said it would raise $90 million in Vancouver alone.

But Tri-City mayors are skeptical that such a tax would work in their communities.

“The complaint with empty homes is they empty out the community [and] neighbour-

hoods,” said Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay. “If that’s true, simply taxing the owner won’t help that.”

He added: “I’m sure the tax would have to be very large to actually stop someone who had enough money to buy a $1-million-plus home and leave it empty from doing so.”

His Coquitlam counterpart, Richard Stewart, said there is a bright spot to having empty homes. Each owner pays the same municipal property taxes regardless of whether they use city services or not, meaning owner of vacant properties offset the costs for others.

As long as the property is being properly maintained, Stewart said he did not see an issue.

“We already have a tax on

vacant homes,” he said. “It is called property taxes. Vacant homes that don’t use any services still pay the same tax.”

Cities do not have the power to tax empty homes and penalize residents for leaving their properties vacant, he said, adding that the real issue people are concerned about is affordability.

But freeing up vacant homes for the rental market would not solve the cost of living issues in Metro Vancouver, Stewart told The Tri-City News, noting only increased supply can do that.

“There is no quick solution,” he said. “Housing affordability, as with the affordability of anything, relates to supply and demand.” gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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supply and demand versus foreign capital Economists at odds with gov’t. over home prices

“These housing prices do not make sense as a live and work proposition. They make sense as bags of cash hiding out in real estate looking for a safe return.”

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The B.C. government appears to continue to accept the real estate industry’s argument that rapid home price increases are a supply and demand problem, not the result of wealthy people from China seeking a safe haven for their money.

But two Vancouver-based economists who specialize in real estate say it’s clear that the capital outflow phenomenon is having an effect on the city’s real estate market.

“It’s very hard to think that anything other than outside capital flows are driving unaffordability right now,” said Tom Davidoff, a professor of economics at University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business.

“These housing prices do not make sense as a live and work proposition. They make sense as bags of cash hiding out in real

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UBC professor Tom Davidoff says: “It’s very hard to think that anything other than outside capital flows are driving unaffordability right now” estate looking for a safe return.”

The province’s 2016 budget unveiled a suite of measures designed to help put home ownership within the reach of more people. They included a property transfer tax (PTT) exemption for buyers of new homes that are priced at up to

$750,000; a PTT increase to 3% from 2% for properties valued at more than $2 million; and a requirement that property buyers self-report their nationality when they register their property.

Currently, Canada does not track data on foreign owners

of real estate, and the Ministry of Finance has relied on information from the real estate industry that foreign investors represent a minor part of the real estate market.

In budget briefing documents, the province downplayed the effect foreign invest-

ment is having on Vancouver’s housing market, saying that the Lower Mainland has historically had high housing prices and supply constraints and demand from brisk population growth are behind the price increases.

Jon Stovell, president of Reliance Properties and a director of the Urban Development Institute, said lack of supply was the only answer to the question of why home prices have risen to such dizzying levels.

“The public is looking for a smoking gun with respect to housing affordability, like shadow flipping or offshore buyers or speculators,” Stovell said.

“But it’s not that; it’s just straight out supply.”

The theory that Vancouver’s land constraints and population increase were the main factors behind the price increases made sense until prices jumped sharply — by around 20% — during 2015, said Tsur Somerville, another Sauder professor.

“The only thing that you can point to that’s changed are two things: one, the lowering of the Canadian dollar and two, a massive change in the official currency reserves in China,” Somerville said, referring to a sharp increase in wealthy individuals and companies trying to get money out of China in response to that country’s economic slowdown. see HIGHER PROPERTY, page 4

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Higher property tax for non-residents? continued from page 3

Singapore and London recently increased tax on nonresidents and the United States is investigating the use of shell companies to hide real estate transactions, Somerville said.

B.C.’s inaction on the issue means the region will attract those seeking a safe money haven.

The PTT exemption for new homes could be beneficial in areas of the province that don’t have as much demand for housing, said Davidoff, and it will benefit home builders.

But in Metro Vancouver, where developers can’t build projects fast enough and where municipal fees haven’t slowed the pace of development, the policy is unlikely to have much effect. Tax exemptions are a policy a government might turn to stimulate a sluggish housing market, like the one the United States experienced following the 2008 financial crisis, he said.

NDP MLA David Eby questioned how accurate the data collected would be, given that several media investigations have shown realtors bending the rules for their wealthy clients.

“I was hoping to see more than just a form for rogue realtors to check a box,” he said.

“There’s an issue with compliance with realtors encouraging clients to not accurately declare their residency.”

Raising the PTT on homes worth more than $2 million is a positive move, Somerville said, because it makes the tax more progressive.

But Stovell said the increase will be passed on to new condo buyers because much new development in Vancouver now requires land assembly, a process of slowly buying singlefamily lots, many of which are now priced at over the $2 million mark. The assembler then resells those lots to the developer – meaning the PTT can be paid three or four times, with the land value increasing with each sale.

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Davidoff and Somerville were part of a group of academics at UBC and Simon Fraser University who developed a proposal to charge higher property tax if property owners don’t live in the property or don’t report income in Canada.

Despite the province’s public rhetoric, government seems to be seriously considering the proposal; government staff will be meeting with Davidoff next week.

“They must be aware that the dominant issue is this huge inflow of people looking to park cash in Vancouver real estate,” Davidoff said.

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Big plans across border in Bby. Coq. to speak up on Lougheed Mall redevelopment GARY MCKENNA

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The city of Coquitlam wants to weigh in on a massive redevelopment project that could pave the way for close to 9,500 units of housing built on the city’s doorstep.

A rezoning process has begun in Burnaby for the Lougheed Mall property, which, if approved, would establish a 30-year plan for development on the 41-acre parcel of land.

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Coquitlam wants any information on traffic and servicing plans to be forwarded to the city and to be notified in the event of any site-specific rezoning applications on the property. The city is also hoping to consult with Burnaby on transportation improvements along North Road.

If the rezoning is approved, it could see an additional 25,000 people move to the area over the next 30 years.

According to a Coquitlam staff report, the proposal includes the establishment of a mixed-use community consisting of a maximum of 10.7 million sq. ft. of commercial floor space and 23 residential highrises — some potentially as high as 65 storeys.

“The west side of North Road could involve streetfronting podium buildings up to 85 feet high,” said the document. “Staff note that a continuous wall of this height, coupled with towers ranging from 30 to 45 storeys high long the North Road frontage, could result in excessive shadowing of sidewalks, lower-floor and ground-floor building faces.”

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Serial killer Robert Pickton’s memoir had a brief shelf life on Amazon’s website but quickly gained widespread condemnation.

The 144-page book Pickton: In His Own Words was reportedly written by the man who is serving a life sentence for murdering six women on his Port Coquitlam pig farm between 1997 and 2001. (He was initially charged in 2007 with killing 26 women from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and confessed to an undercover police officer that he had murdered 49 women but close to 70 were reported missing.)

He is said to have passed the handwritten book to a former cellmate, who gave it to a friend — a retired construction worker named Michael Chilldres living in California — who had the book typed up and published and whose name appears on the cover.

By early Monday afternoon, the book had been pulled from amazon.ca’s shelves but The Tri-City News had not received official confirmation from the online retailer that it would remain so, or what specific policies led to that decision.

The book was published by Outskirts Press in late January.

“It is deeply disturbing to hear that a book about Robert Pickton’s story is being sold,” B.C.’s solicitor general, Mike Morris, said in a press release.

“It is not right that a person who has caused so much harm and hurt so many people could profit from his behaviour.”

Speaking to media before question period Monday afternoon, Morris said he is in contact with Corrections Canada to determine how Pickton was able to smuggle the manuscript out of prison, adding he would be looking to see how B.C.’s proceeds of crime legislation could apply to this case.

“There’s no way, as long as I’m [Solicitor General], that anybody is going to make a nickel off Robert Pickton’s file,” Morris said. It’s unclear, however, how B.C. legislation would apply in the U.S. Citing privacy legislation, the Correctional Service of Canada declined to comment specifically on Pickton’s file but a spokesperson said the service is aware of the book and understands the “content may be offensive to some.”

“While offenders incarcerated in federal correctional facilities have limited access to computers, they do not have access to the internet or to email,” the CSC said in a statement emailed to The TriCity News. “They are able to communicate with members of the public in writing and are entitled to privileged correspondence.”

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Location: Charles Street (Official Community Plan Amendment Application 6700-20-135) Applicant: City of Port Moody Purpose: To remove an Official Community Plan (OCP) policy that requires the City to develop a comprehensive plan for the Charles Street neighbourhood prior to significant redevelopment in this area. New OCP policies for this area are proposed to encourage land assembly and the creation of green space and stream enhancement as part of new development.

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FEDERAL POLITICS

Local MP pitches bill to help those who overdose First private member’s bill for rookie Tri-City MP DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam MP Ron McKinnon hopes his luck in a lottery for private member’s bills will mean lives can be saved through timely intervention for people overdosing on illegal drugs.

McKinnon, a federal Liberal who was elected just four months ago, got his first chance to take an active role in law making when he tabled the “Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act” Monday in the House of Commons.

If approved, the bill would ensure those who call 911 during an emergency overdose situation are not charged with possession of drugs. The immunity from charges would also apply to bystanders or the person suffering the overdose

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McKinnon said the bill was chosen because of the high numbers of overdoses — as many as 465 in 2015, according to the B.C. Coroner’s Service — and recommendations by health experts.

He was given the opportunity to submit the private member’s bill to parliament’s lottery at the beginning of the winter session and his bill was picked eighth in the lottery, giving it a good chance of get-

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McKinnon said he expects it to be endorsed by both the Liberals and the NDP, although he’s not certain of Conservative support.

“People who see it as a lawand-order issue might have problems with it. Those who think it’s a health issue, as I do, realize it’s about saving lives,” said McKinnon, who said his plans are to introduce the bill for first reading today.

The bill has to jump several hurdles to become a law, however, including first, second and third reading approval, passage throughout the Senate, proclamation by the governor general and printing in the Canada Gazette.

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The building would be located at Windsor Gate and Nakoma Place and is part of a larger development, with one more tower still needing council approval.

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Coquitlam RCMP are not releasing the woman’s name but say she is in serious condition in hospital while the driver, who remained on the seen, has been co-operative.

At this time, the police are not asking any additional witnesses to come forward, although they have been interviewing people to determine the cause of the accident.

The investigation did shut down Lougheed between Westwood and Shaughnessy streets for much of the day, with both directions of traffic closed from 10:22 a.m., when the accident occurred, until 3:15 p.m., according to media spokesperson Const. Jamie Phillipson.

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Assistant superintendent Rob Zambrano said LGBTQ youth likely face many challenges and the district wants to make sure these students feel valued and connected. “We want to celebrate the diversity of people in our schools,” he said. “Of course, it’s different now than 25 years ago but I think there is still work to be done.”

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It’s not just about bullying P ink Shirt Day, also known as Stop Bullying Day, is an admirable effort by business, government and community agencies to work together to prevent bullying. It’s great to raise awareness about the importance of respecting others.

But bullying is fast becoming an outdated term, and here’s why: Schools aren’t using the term bullying anymore.

They prefer more specific language, such as harassment or assault, when addressing conflict between students.

Schools are also adopting myriad strategies to teach kids to solve problems in peaceful ways — and they have a lot to teach adults, too.

It’s still fashionable to divide the world into camps of bullies and victims but, too often, those who are hurtful and damaging don’t think about their actions. Instead, they simply vent their anger

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The digital world is rife with haters; newspapers — not this one, yet — are even shutting down comment threads because of the vitriol.

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Maybe it’s time to do more.

Maybe it’s time to think before hitting the post button.

Maybe it’s time to stop using the phrase “that’s so gay” to indicate displeasure since studies show it can make LGBTQ students feel isolated.

Maybe it’s time to get behind causes that support non-violent ways of dealing with conflict and participate in actions that celebrate diversity .

People used to say: “Treat others like you would have them treat you.” There was also this: “Love thy neighbour.”

These aren’t old-fashioned ideals, they deserve re-thinking today.

So maybe it’s time to doff the pink shirt put on one of rainbow hues to say you value people whatever size, shape, colour, ethnicity, political inclination and gender identity they come in.

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under pressure The Editor, Re. “Class size concerns” (The Tri-City News, Feb. 1).

In the referenced article, the Coquitlam Teachers’ Association (CTA) outlined the difficulty facing teachers who have to meet the educational and social needs of special needs students on limited funding and resources.

Our current educational philosophy is one of integration, treating all children alike. Sounds like a good idea in theory but, in practice, it is risky business.

All the responsibility is being dumped in the lap of teachers. Whether or not they can deal with the responsibility on a shoe string is the question.

The article focused on the increase in the number of special needs students in classes but not enough was

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said about the complexity of developing a strategy for the educational requirements in relation to an individual education plan (IEP).

Each special needs student needs an IEP to outline methods for measuring progress in reaching their goals. All the decisions for each student are made by school-based teams. That means each student is at the mercy of the education and ability of the team members in their school to understand their needs and to tailor their education for that year. This is how integration works.

How well does this

model work? These are the questions: Is there a body in each school district to oversee this model? Are the school-based teams getting sufficient support in education, funding and resources?

Are all students getting the education they need to become productive members of society?

Lucky is the handful of special needs student who have parents who can afford a private school for them.

Many students who are not so lucky continue to struggle.

They have no advocates because both parents are working.

It is becoming clear that education is not a priority with our current provincial government. I hope we all remember that in the 2017 provincial election.

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The Editor, Developers are pressing municipalities throughout Metro Vancouver to relax the parking stall provision from 1.5 to 1.35 spaces per unit for “transit-oriented” projects. This action can have unsightly and annoying consequences, as demonstrated in the Klahanie neighbourhood of Port Moody.

But municipal traffic engineers need to consider the commercial and service vehicle parking needs of mixed-use, transit-oriented developments.

Recently, I observed a tractor-trailer car transporter parked in the two-way left-turn bay in the middle of St. Johns Street in Port Moody, where it unloaded vehicles to a major car dealership. Obviously, this business was not designed with an appropriate off-street delivery bay.

Similarly, a tractor-trailer delivery truck routinely unloads in a laneway in PoMo’s Newport Village. This vehicle obstructs traffic on this laneway, which backs up into a nearby inter-

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Apply $750k rule to all The Editor, Once again, Premier Christy Clark’s BC Liberal government has managed to create a divisive policy rooted in unfairness.

Those who buy a brand new home worth up to $750,000 will pay no property transfer tax, yet those who buy existing housing stock will get no such break. (If they are first-time home buyers, the current $475,000 limit will

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This policy will benefit developers and builders and those who purchase brand new homes while ultimately penalizing buyers and sellers of previously owned homes.

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The six-storey office building at this location should have been designed with an appropriate off-street delivery bay.

The mixed retail-commercial-residential developments associated with the Evergreen Line need to have generous visitor parking spaces. As well, appropriately designed offmain-street service bays need to be provided for large delivery vehicles.

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to sell in the future. They should be hopping mad as they may now need to lower their selling price to counterbalance the advantage given to sellers of new housing.

The government should extend the $750,000 property purchase tax exemption to all buyers, regardless of the age of the home they wish to purchase.

J. Wiltshire, Port Coquitlam

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While the city would still have the right to weigh in on new liquor license applications, which are controlled by the province, Wilson said he would prefer if the process was not allowed to get that far.

“I don’t want us to have to deal with those,” Wilson said.

“They are always going to be difficult. They are always going to be contentious.”

But Mayor Richard Stewart disagreed with the majority of council and was one of two people to vote against the 300 m separation distance amendment. He said the changes lacked consistency with other alcohol-related land uses, noting, for example, that restaurants are permitted to serve alcohol and operate near schools.

“If you want to have a whole bunch of beer at a restaurant, you can have that and it can be right next to a school,” he said.

“But if you want to have a taste of beer at a craft brewery, it must be a minimum distance from a school. I don’t see any consistency there.”

By passing the 300 m separation distance amendment for a bylaw that had already been to a public hearing, staff said the

process of approving the rule changes would have to begin all over again.

With the proposal heading back to committee, several councillors said they would put forward other changes for consideration.

Coun. Craig Hodge said council may want to look at identifying areas of the city where it believes craft breweries and distilleries would fit, a notion criticized by Coun.

Dennis Marsden.

“If the last two days have shown us anything, it’s that we know bugger-all about this,” said Marsden, who also voted against the amendment calling for the 300 m separation distances. “To try and superimpose where it is going to succeed is the wrong thing

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Grandmothers belonging to the group Coquitlam Gogos and their granddaughters will be modelling local fashions during a fundraising event March 8 held in conjunction with International Women’s Day. Tickets cost $25 and are available by calling Linda at 604-931-2843 or Bev at 778-216-0499, or by emailing coquitlamgogos@gmail. com. The event takes place on at 7 p.m. at St. Laurence Church, 825 St. Laurence St., Coquitlam.

Proceeds will go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmother’s Campaign.

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ERHA was formed in 1976, originally meeting around the kitchen table at the home of its first president, Ingrid Jonsson. Original and early members also included Zella Rieu, Elsie Brett, Mary Skilnick, Isobel Pitt and Glenna Johansson.

An organization run and managed solely by volunteers, ERHA has raised more than $1.1 million over its 40 years for the purchase of hospital equipment and patient comfort items (toothbrushes, combs, toiletries).

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• donated $86,300 towards the music therapy program at Eagle Ridge Manor since May 2006; • managed the Children’s Emergency Toy Program (Trauma Bear Program) since October 2005, with the help of ongoing major contributions from Shaw and BC Liquor Store, Westwood Branch in Port Coquitlam; • raised just under $95,000 since June 2010 with its Weekend Coffee Program; • raised approximately $23,000 via the Used Book Program since it started in July 2010; • managed the Vendor Program (Marketplace) at Eagle Ridge Hospital since 2004, a program that now generates an annual income of more than $10,500; • and awarded $10,000 in $1,000 annual bursaries to graduating TriCities students since 2006.

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Just as Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary cannot put a number on the volunteers who have helped it do its work, the TriCities community can’t put a price on their selfless donation of time and heart to the region’s only hospital.

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SD43 calls bullying what it is: conflict This is the second in a twopart series on how approaches to bullying have changed in School District 43.

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chool District 43 prides itself on being an early adopter of programs that teach children how to be kind and empathetic, solve problems in peaceful ways, and do good deeds that benefit the community.

For years, it has been bringing dogs and babies into classrooms, organizing food drives and seniors’ tea, and using techniques such as talking circles, self-regulation, social justice courses and Real Acts of Caring to help children better understand the world around them and the role they play in it.

But does all this kindness, generosity and do-gooding stop children from picking on one another and are classes in social responsibility, communication and collaboration creating a generation of more compassionate and sensitive children?

That is a difficult question to answer, says Rob Zambrano, a former Centennial secondary school principal and current assistant superintendent who has a quarter-of-a century of experience in schools under his belt.

But his simple answer is Yes. “People say, ‘Those darn kids’ and I see that kids are really, really good. They seem to understand that our society’s expectations for children are higher in some ways.”

In fact, the most serious suspension statistics — which have shown a 50% drop since 2008 — seem to bear out the notion that students may be getting along better and are less inclined toward risky or inappropriate behaviour.

The district also receives very few complaints through the province’s ERASE Bullying reporting tool — just two or

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Students from Maple Creek middle school and Meadowbrook elementary — including Luke Tippetts, Bronson DePaoli and Samuel Elgstand — worked together making a happy face craft during Real Acts of Caring week. three a year — and while a small percentage of students (between 4% and 8%, depending on the grade) reported they were bullied many times or all of the time in SD43 satisfaction surveys, 79% or more said they felt safe at school.

(Students in Grade 7 felt the lowest feelings of safety at 79% while, among Grade 12 students who participated in the 2014/’15 survey, 86% said they felt safe at school.)

And while this week, many businesses and community groups are promoting Stop Bullying Day or Pink Shirt Day, it seems important to ask an educator if bullying is a problem and how schools deal with it.

Those donning pink shirts today might be surprised that

the word “bullying” isn’t commonly used to explain conflict behaviour between students, although it’s recognized as being a problem when there’s a power imbalance and the behaviour is repeated.

But for the most part, SD43, chooses to deal with the issue without using the bullying label.

“I think the term bullying is an over-used and inaccurate term, it’s a misunderstood term,” Zambrano said. “What we would like to do is call the incident what it is — name calling, harassment, intimidation, or is it assault? — so we can intervene more appropriately.

“What we try to do is ascertain what’s occurring. Usually, it’s just conflict.”

Most of these conflict com-

plaints are addressed at the school level, with a student reporting the problem to a trusted adult, such as a school counsellor or administrator. An investigation is launched, with individuals and witnesses questioned to determine what happened.

Sometimes, adults from outside the school are involved, such as parents or outside agencies — police and social workers.

But for the most part, the goal is to get the parties involved to talk about the problem. In some cases, reparations can be made; mediation can work to bring students to an understanding; and occasionally, other consequences, are required, and they vary depending on the severity of the incident and the age of the students.

“It’s not that we don’t have consequences but our actions are complemented by other strategies,” Zambrano said.

Indeed, it appears that the issue of bullying in school is much more complex than antibullying campaigns suggest.

This doesn’t surprise Zambrano, who believes that creating a safe and caring school involves many strategies and many people at different levels of the school system.

“The openness of our school staff — school counsellors, teachers, administrators — are willing to engage kids on a social and emotional level, and that’s made a difference and that’s a huge thing.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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This is the ninth year the city has joined in the national anti-bullying movement that started in 2007 after students in Nova Scotia rallied around a boy who was bullied for wearing a pink polo shirt. Feb. 24 will also be the first showcase of PoCo city hall’s new decorative LED lighting, which will change colour to mark special events, holidays and cultural occasions.

“The pink lighting will be a visible reminder that people in the community continue to be negatively affected by bullying, and we need to work together throughout the year to end the cycle,” Mayor Greg Moore said in a press release.

The pink lights are the first under the Illuminate City Hall program, in which LED lighting will trace the architectural lines of PoCo’s 102-yearold hall throughout the year, changing colours to mark holidays and special events. Groups may submit an online form at www.portcoquitlam. ca/illuminate to request a change in the lighting colour to recognize occasions not already on the lighting schedule, such as events and awareness issues.

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Epistolary fiction: stories in letters, journals KATHY JOHNSON

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ave you ever read a bundle of old letters found in an attic or longed to know what that scribbler in the corner of your café is writing in their notebook?

Well, here are a few epistolary books that might appeal to you.

Epistolary fiction can be told through letters, emails, instant messages, diary entries or even newspaper clippings. This kind of writing can feel a bit like you are peeking into someone’s private life and to me, therein lies the appeal. This style of writing can feel very intimate as characters share details of themselves on the page that are more personal and revealing.

For teens, I recommend two excellent books.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie tells the tale of Native American teen, Arnold Spirit, referred to as Junior in the novel. Through candid diary entries and comic drawings, we gain entry into this boy’s life, family and culture. We see the

racism he deals with on a daily basis, both on the reserve and in the town, when he decides that he’s going to attend the all-white Reardon high school in order to get a better education. Despite his challenges, Junior shows great resiliency and strength, but will that be

enough for him to succeed?

The second book is ttyl from the Internet Girls series by Lauren Myracle. This is the first book written entirely in instant messages. The story is told as much through punctuation and emojis as it is through the conversations between the three main characters: Snow Angel, zoegirl and Mad Maddie.

This book chronicles the rollercoaster journey these girls take through their Grade 10 year, a year that threatens to break up their friendship.

Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole takes place during two world wars and spans two continents. Poet Elspeth Dunn receives a fan letter from David Graham that spawns a correspondence that leads first to friendship and eventually to love. The letters end without telling us what happens to these two characters, and it isn’t until

her daughter discovers this correspondence and hunts down the truth that we know how their story turns out.

The Lady Cyclists Guide to Kashgar by Suzanne Joinson follows Eva English and her green bicycle as she follows her sister and their missionary friend to Kashgar, where they attempt to set up a mission. This story, told mainly through a book Eva is writing, details the resistance with which their missionary work is received and the cultural tensions in Kashgar between East and West. Frieda, a modern woman living in London, receives this journal as part of an inheritance from a woman she has never met. The two stories weave back and forth, revealing mysteries about the women and how their lives intertwine.

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Shepard offers suggestions on how to pick stationary, improve your handwriting and even writing wonderful holiday letters. She also offers suggestions for making even your emails more personal and memorable for the intended recipient.

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She offers helpful hints on how to write thank you letters, party invitations and even letters in code.

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Local support for dementia caregivers Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias can leave caregivers feeling isolated.

But they need to know they’re not alone, says Vivian Tsai, the support and education co-ordinator for the Alzheimer Society of BC in the Tri-Cities and the North Fraser region.

“There are other people to share the journey with you,” she said in a press release, pointing to a new local dementia support group for caregivers whose person with dementia lives in residential care. The group offers the chance to: • exchange information and friendship with others affected by dementia;

• learn and share practical tips for coping with change; • and share emotional support.

“It’s a safe environment where you can learn, laugh and help each other through mutual understanding,” Tsai said.

The group, open to families using residential care, meets on the fourth Saturday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. in Coquitlam. For more information, contact Vivian or Kim at 604-298-0780 or vtsai@ alzheimerbc.org.

The Alzheimer Society provides free resources for living with dementia; for more information, visit www.alzheimerbc.org.

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• Tuesday, March 1: Floor hockey at the Poirier Forum (618 Poirier St.) from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m.

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TC CALENDAR • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, 7-9:30 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-9370836.

• PoCo Heritage general meeting, 1 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 2248 McAllister Ave. Speaker: Rebecca Bishop from Vancouver Heritage Foundation will discuss Benjamin Moore’s True Colours grant program and early paint technology from when cities were young.

• Tri-City Greendrinks, 6:309:30 p.m., 2411 Clarke St., Port Moody. Find out what BC Health Coalition is all about and what it believes are priorities to keep our health care system sustainable and public. Edith MacHattie is an occupational therapist who works at the Centre for Child Development in Surrey with school-aged children and their families; she sits on the coalition steering committee.

Admission is free; food available for purchase.

TUESDAY, MARCH 1 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon–3 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info : 604-9370836.

• Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group (PCCN Coquitlam) monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Room 9, Pinetree community centre. Speaker: Dr. Yang, a urologist. All those involved with prostate problems are urged to come and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. There is no charge (donations are accepted). Info: Norm, 604-936-8703 or Ken, 604-936-2998.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 • Hyde Creek Watershed Society monthly meeting, 7:15 p.m., Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery. Public is invited to attend meetings, tour the facility and see what projects are currently underway.

The society is currently looking for volunteers who would be interested in helping with education tours, volunteers to assist with 2016 Hyde Creek Salmon Festival, and day-to-day hatchery operation. Info: www.hydecreek. org or hcws.info@gmail.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 4 • World Day of Prayer celebration, 7 p.m., St. Catherine’s Anglican Church (at Trinity United Church), 2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo. The theme in praying with women of Cuba is “Receive Children. Receive Me.” Info: 604-941-9812.

MONDAY, MARCH 7 • Tri-City Photography Club, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., Port Moody. Topic: Assessing your photos – the how to’s. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca.

TUESDAY, MARCH 8 • 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.

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Registration is ongoing. Info: frcdistrict43@gmail.com.

• Parents, grandparents, and caregivers who want to connect with others who are raising children, gain and offer support and understanding, gain information about parenting and other concerns, and have their children cared for while doing so, free of charge, can join a parent support circle. Parent Support Services of BC runs a Wednesday evening circle in

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Info: 604-669-1616 or www.parentsupportbc.ca.

• Ignite Choir at Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship is for kids 6-14 who love to sing, dance and act; the goal is to give children and youth an introduction to music and. The choir meets Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m., beginning Feb. 13. Info: www. erbf.com.

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TC CALENDAR continued from page 22 • Parent and Tot Drop-in: open to parents with children from birth to 5 years old; offers safe and nurturing environment; children learn songs, stories and eat healthy snacks together; parents are full participants; free; open 9-11 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Mountain View elementary school, Coquitlam, and 9-11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Seaview elementary school, PoMo. Info: Arshia, 604-937-6971.

• Tri-City Family Place, a drop in centre for children up to five with their caregivers, is open Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (September to June), 2062 Manning Ave., PoCo. Info: 604-942-4672.

• Share Family and Community Services parent support circle runs Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m., Mountain View elementary school, 740 Smith Ave., Coquitlam. Open to all parents, grandparents and/or caregivers.

Participation is free and childminding and snacks are available. Info: 604-937-6970.

• Pleasantside Play Pals, a non-profit parent-participation play group for newborns to pre-schoolers at Old Orchard Hall, PoMo; parents/caregivers invited every Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30-11:30 p.m.

• Parents and tots gather to play and learn in a Jewishthemed environment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam.

Info: 604-552-7221 or info@ burquest.org.

• Step By Step Child Development Society Family Resource Rooms open for dropin at the following locations: Old Orchard Hall in Ioco Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30-11 a.m., Harbour View elementary school Monday and Wednesday

PARENT AND TOT DROP-IN IN POMO • Share Family and Community Services hosts free parent and tot drop–in, 9-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays at Seaview community school, 1215 Cecile Dr., PoMo. This is a free play–based program for children up to five years old and their parents/caregivers. Info: Azar, 604–936-3900. from 9:30-11 a.m. and at the Blue Mountain Park Scouts’ Hall on Wed from 10-11:30. Call 604-931-1977 for more information or visit the website at www. step-by-step.ca • Millside Family Resource Centre is open Fridays, 9-11 a.m. for parents and caregivers with kids up to 6 years; staff co-ordinate play, circle time and crafts. Millside elementary is at 1432 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam.

Info: Arshia, 604-540-9161.

• Mountain View Family Resource Centre is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9-11:30 a.m. for parents and caregivers with kids up to 6 years; staff co-ordinate play, circle time and crafts.

Mountain View elementary is at 740 Smith Ave., Coquitlam. Info: Arshia, 604-540-9161.

• Drop-in for parents/ caregivers and children 5 and younger, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Birchland School

Family Place, 1331 Fraser St., PoCo. Info: Westcoast Family Resources Society, 604-9417828.

• Como Lake United church children’s choir for kids ages 6 to 10 meets Mondays, 6:30 p.m., 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: Elena, 604-4682733.

• Christian Service Brigade and Senior Girls Alive at Westwood Community Church, 1294 Johnson St., Coquitlam, invite youth 11-18 to join them on Wednesday nights 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for Battalion program.

Info: Ronnie Tan, 604-9081847.

• Autism Tri-Cities information and support group for adults with relatives with autism spectrum disorder. Info: Clair, 604939-5157.

• PoCoMo Mothers of Multiples club meets the third Thursday of the month. Info: Brenda, 604-937-5534.

• Simon Fraser Society for Community Living hosts Family Support, Education and Networking Group, for families with children with developmental or physical disabilities throughout the school year. For more information, please contact the Family and Individual Support Program at 604-525-9494.

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If you look at musical theatre like you do sports, it has the biggest team in the high school with the longest season.

But, unlike athletics, it operates on next to nothing.

That’s how Nicole Roberge sums up her drama group at Riverside secondary in Port Coquitlam.

And other theatre instructors in School District 43 can be heard voicing the same woes as they seek to put on big annual shows based on ticket, concession and raffle sales from the year before.

It’s not easy task and, all too often, the departments are stretched so thin the teachers wonder how they’d cope without the generous in-kind donations and volunteer services from students, staff, parents and alumni.

Yet, somehow when the curtains rise and the magic appears, the months of blood, sweat and tears are forgotten — at least on opening night.

“I can never believe how we manage to pull it off every year but we do,” said Roberge who tomorrow night (Thursday) opens the 1934 Cole Porter hit musical Anything Goes.

This year, Roberge has so many Musical Theatre 11/12 students in her cast she’s had to double the lead roles for the six performances.

Roberge was strict with her budget because she spent $8,000 to take students to New York City last spring on a Broadway tour. As well, this spring, Riverside secondary will represent SD43 at the Sears BC Drama Festival and, although the event is in New Westminster, the school is required to be a “full participant,” meaning three nights of hotel rooms at $325 per student for 40 teens.

Roberge’s number crunch this year meant she also had to scale back on the annual show. The licensing rights for Anything Goes came in at $1,500 US because of its age and “dated material” (of which Roberge updated for modern audiences).

Still, that licensing fee is a

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LEFT: The cast of Riverside secondary’s Anything Goes. ABOVE: Steven Pringle, Sophia Gauvin and Bryan Kazun are in Beauty and the Beast at Archbishop Carney regional secondary, also in PoCo.

THE SHOWS • Anything Goes runs at Riverside secondary (2215 Reeve St.) from Feb. 25 to March 4; $12 tickets at the door or call 604-941-6053.

• Beauty and the Beast runs March 1 to 4 at Terry Fox Theatre (1260 Riverwood Gate); email tickets@acrss.org for $15 entry.

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Port Coquitlam’s Archbishop Carney regional secondary, a private Catholic school for grades 8 to 12, coughed up $5,000 US to purchase the licensing rights to Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, from Musical Theatre International (MTI).

It’s the most expensive show in Carney’s history with a $20,000 purse — half of which is going toward the rental of Terry Fox Theatre, said drama teacher Charles Harris.

As Harris can’t fall into deficit, he has managed to secure funding from three sponsors:

Bisceglia & Co law firm, CSA Building Sciences Western Ltd. and Corner Sports. He is also relying on last year’s ticket sales for In-Laws, Outlaws and Other People (Who Should be Shot) and the one-act play fundraiser.

Volunteers are his lifeline.

The set builders (Justin Vandebeek and John Borzillo), painters (Linda Reis and Sarah McIntyre) and costume designer (Debby Knoke) have donated their time and talents as have the 20 musicians in the pit orchestra, the alumni choreographers (Marleis Bowering and Sonja Holgersen), the house manager (Heather Kennedy), the photographer (Jessica Courvosier), the graphic designer (Lorenzo Bisceglia) and box office crew (Sameera Fernandes and Brygida Reis).

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Harris, who has already sold out his Friday night show that features 45 students in the extracurricular, said he evens out the big productions with stage plays the following year.

Gleneagle secondary, which is also hosting Beauty and the Beast in May, spent $3,000 US on licensing rights but, unlike Carney, has no corporate sponsors.

“I write letters to local businesses asking for money and it doesn’t always come because there’s no return in it for them,” said Pinetree secondary drama teacher Natalee Fera, whose production of Disney’s High School Musical this month set the school back between $12,000 and $15,000.

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cure discounts from Tom Lee Music to rent sound gear and had set pieces donated by Showstoppers Academy in Maple Ridge.

At Centennial secondary, which concluded its run of Shrek: The Musical earlier this month, drama teacher Lisa Boddez said the rising US dollar will have an impact next year for high schools.

Licensing Shrek cost Boddez $4,600 US — or $6,200 with the exchange rate — plus $300 in shipping fees; compare that to four years ago, when the dollar was almost at par.

To pay for the $16,000 production, her team bought in $14,000 in tickets sales for six shows, another $1,800 in school matinees and $2,000 for the 50/50 draws and concession.

The proceeds go toward the licence, costumes, props, building materials, paint, instrument and sound rent-

als, programs, posters, photos and lights. “Even the cost of a substitute teacher to cover my classes for the three days we have a school matinee all come out of ticket sales,” she said.

And although the team made a $2,000 surplus, it still has to shell out $1,400 to the music department for the purchase of two new speakers for the theatre this year. “All in all, we will have roughly $600 left over from this year,” Boddez said.

But at least it met its goal to break even, she said.

As for next year, when Centennial moves into its new digs behind the current school on Poirier Street, Boddez said a fundraising challenge is underway: The community is being asked to buy a $200 seat in the new theatre. In return, donors will receive a plaque with their name on it, she said. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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MUSIC, THEATRE

Soul, country sounds

Hear the soul and R&B sounds of Port Moody musicians Kristian Alexandrov and Shannon Gaye mix with country superstars Britt and Carly McKillip this week.

The foursome, who perform at last year’s RESPECT fundraising gala for the Port Moody Arts Centre, will play Friday night as part of the Music Sessions @ The Gallery Bistro series. For $12 tickets to the 7:30 p.m. show on Feb. 26, call 604-937-0998; a $12 meal is also served at 6:30 p.m. The eatery is located at 2411 Clarke St., Port Moody.

DINE WITH DANNY

Sip on a French Lumberjack Ale and enjoy the sounds of Acadian musician Danny Bourdreau and his band at the third annual Dîner en Plaid BOUDREAU next month.

The Coquitlam event that kicks off Festival du Bois and celebrates all things French-Canadian typically sells out. And, like in the past, the location of the dîner isn’t revealed until the ticket is bought.

Sponsored by Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, the fête is a spin on the chic Dîner en Blanc, a concept started about 30 years ago in Paris that gath-

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Public Notice Watermain Flushing The City of Port Coquitlam will be flushing watermains in the areas shown on the map below beginning the week of February 22, 2016. Flushing may cause pressure fluctuations and some discolouration and sediment in the water reaching your home or business. Both of these conditions should be of short duration. If your water appears discoloured, run a cold water tap until the water clears. Please direct inquiries to Public Works, Utilities at 604.927.5496 or via email publicworks@portcoquitlam.ca.

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Country music stars (and sisters) Britt and Carly McKillip at a previous event with Shannon Gaye and Kristian Alexandrov. ers people around fine food in beautiful locations; however, the exact place of the experience is not revealed until the last minute.

For Dîner de Plaid, guests will enjoy traditional Quebecois cuisine, signature beer by Port Moody’s Yellow Dog Brewery and games such as arm wrestling and twoperson saw contests.

And, of course, attendees are asked to pull out their flannel jackets for the plaid theme.

Boudreau, a New Brunswick native, has shared the stage with such stars as Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea and Roch Voisine. In 2008, he wrote and recorded the theme song for the 400th anniversary of

Quebec City. With eight albums to his credit including Danny Party (2015), he has toured extensively.

Tickets for the March 2 party are $30 via festivaldubois.ca.

FRINGE HITS

Tara Travis and Ryan Gladstone from Monster Theatre are back in Coquitlam this week for two fringe hit shows.

The one-person performances Til Death (where Travis plays all six wives of Henry VIII) and No Tweed Too Tight: Another Grant Canyon Mystery (where Gladstone parodies James Bond) play out at the Evergreen Cultural Centre Thursday to Saturday. Call 604-

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Rapids take third at FV tournament Best also locks up spot in B.C. bball championships GARY MCKENNA Tri-CiTy News

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The Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils AAA high school basketball team are heading to the B.C. Provincial Championships after finishing fifth at the Fraser Valley playdowns last weekend.

The Riverside Rapids have locked up a berth in the B.C. AAA high school basketball provincial championships after finishing third in the Fraser Valley playdowns last weekend.

The Port Coquitlam girls teams defeated Abbotsford secondary 69-47 on Saturday at home, finishing up a tournament that saw the club win all but one game. That loss came the day before in a bout against Brookswood secondary, which the Rapids lost 63-27.

Brookswood went on to finish the tournament in first place after beating Lord Tweedsmuir in the championship game.

But now everything will be reset ahead of the provincial tournament, which is scheduled to take place at the Langley Events Centre starting today, with the finals on Saturday.

Riverside is not the only school heading to the tournament, which will feature clubs from across British Columbia.

Dr. Charles Best second-

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Dr. Charles Best took on Heritage Woods in an early match in the Fraser Valley playdowns last week. ary’s fifth-place showing in the Fraser Valley playdowns punched their ticket to the provincial championship after defeating Coquitlam rivals the Gleneagle Talons 59-38 in their final game of the playoffs.

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BCHL HOCKEY

Tough competition in first BCHL playoff round GARY MCKENNA

The Tri-CiTy News

The good news is that the Coquitlam Express have locked up a berth in the BCHL post season.

The bad news is their firstround opponent will likely be the Chilliwack Chiefs, a squad that has downed Coquitlam in all five meetings this season.

Last Friday was the latest

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defeat for the Express at the hands of the Fraser Vally opponents, which bested the home team 6-1 at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. With two games left in the season, the Chiefs lead the Mainland Division with a 36-12 record, while Coquitlam is in fourth with a 22-28 record, making a first round-meeting all but assured.

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deep in this year’s post-season, they will have to contain one man: Chilliwack’s Jordan Kawaguchi.

The 19-year-old forward showed Coquitlam fans why he is currently ranked seventh in BCHL scoring, potting the first goal of the game before adding an assist and two more goals for the hat trick. A goal from Jackson Cressey made it 3-1 for the visitors, but Chilliwack kept

up the pressure, with Darian Craghead, Jesse Lansdell and Zach Giuttari all adding markers before the final buzzer sounded.

Kawaguchi was named first star for his four-point performance, while Cressey was given third star honours.

Things did not get much better for Coquitlam on Saturday, when the club hosted the Langley Rivermen,

the Mainland Division’s thirdplace team.

Coquitlam once again dug themselves a 3-0 hole before Cressey potted a goal in the second, burying a pass from Cameron Bertsch.

But that was all the offence the Express could muster, as the Rivermen buried two more pucks to win the game 5-1.

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AAA BASKETBALL

Girls bound for B.C. tournament

teams were still jockeying for position in the tournament Tuesday night.

Gleneagle was expected to battle Carson secondary in a wild card game after The Tri-City News’ deadline, while Heritage Woods was scheduled to take on Churchill at the same time.

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Best was solid at the outset, taking down Yale on Thursday 68-58 before besting Panorama Ridge 54-48 on Friday. However, an earlier loss made it impossible for the Blue Devils to leap frog their opponents into a top three finish.

Several other Tri-City

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Coquitlam Express defenceman Troy Robillard picks up the puck during a 5-1 loss to the Langley Rivermen on Saturday night at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. With two games left in the season, the Express have clinched a playoff spot and currently sit in fourth place in the Mainland Division.

BCHL

Express offence sputters as Chiefs pile up the points The Rivermen are expected to take on the Wenatchee Wild in the first round of the playoffs.

Coquitlam will have two more chances to notch their first win against the Chiefs this weekend.

Chilliwack will visit the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex for a 7 p.m. start on

Friday, Feb. 26 for the regular season home game. The evening will be B.C. Lions night and a handful of CFLers and former Lions kicker Lui Passaglia are expected to be in attendance. The game will be a fundraiser for the Terry Fox Ravens and Centennial Centaurs high school football teams.

Coquitlam will then hit the road for its last regular season

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Puck drop for the road game is 7 p.m. The playoffs will begin in March.

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