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At the City Centre Aquatic Complex in Coquitlam, city crews have recently planted ground cover that doesn’t require much irrigation and won’t have problems with chafer beetles the way grass does. “We wanted to demonstrate what it could look like if people were looking for an alternative for lawn in their own yard,” said Mike Por (above), the city’s landscape manager. For more, see article on page 3.

TRI-CITY POLICING

PoCo cries foul over cop shop costs Coq. has control under old deal JANIS WARREN

The Tri-CiTy News

Port Coquitlam is putting the brakes on the upkeep of

the cop shop it shares with Coquitlam.

This week, PoCo city council deferred a $44,200 budget request from Coquitlam to help paint the first floor of the facility that houses the Coquitlam RCMP. PoCo council said it isn’t

happy with the way Coquitlam controls the procurement policy for the police station, located at Guildford and Pinetree ways, next to Coquitlam city hall.

Currently, under a 21-yearold agreement, the city of Coquitlam has all the say on

how goods and services are delivered to the detachment and is responsible for hiring all civilian staff (there are about 100 people on staff in addition to Mounties).

At Monday’s budget and infrastructure committee meeting during a discussion about

this year’s capital projects, PoCo Mayor Greg Moore and committee chair Coun. Dean Washington sounded off on the deal.

“We co-own this facility and we have no say on the purchasing policy,” Moore told the committee.

“Until I see someone from Coquitlam who can explain why we have no input, then I will vote against everything,” Washington said. “We have had nothing but silence from Coquitlam.” see ‘WE ARE NOT’, page 8

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CHAFER BEETLES

City takes on chafers with different plants SARAH PAYNE The Tri-CiTy News

Sometimes, in the face of overwhelming odds, you have to landscape your way out of a problem.

Coquitlam is giving it a shot by testing a grass alternative in two areas that have seen significant chafer beetle damage.

The sedum, creeping thyme and pratia will spread in the boulevard at the entrance to the City Centre Aquatic Complex, creating a vibrant gold, red and blue covering that not only looks beautiful but is less susceptible to chafer infestations — and the pecking crows and raccoons that like to dig up chafer grubs.

“It’s a challenging strip there,” said Mike Por, the city of Coquitlam’s landscape manager. “It has no irrigation, it sees a lot of people’s feet and the grass had been attacked several years in a row by the chafer beetle. So we decided to plant something the chafer didn’t like.”

But Por didn’t want to plant just anything. With last year’s drought and ensuing watering restrictions still fresh in the minds of landscaping staff, Por selected plants that are far more drought-tolerant than grass and require little additional watering. They require minimal maintenance apart from a quick mow once they’ve flowered and start to look a little “shaggy.”

“And we wanted to demonstrate what it could look like if people were looking for an alternative for lawn in their own yard,” Por added. “You can’t really play soccer on them but

FIGHTING THE BEETLE BATTLE If your lawn hasn’t already been torn up by crows and raccoons going after chafer beetle larvae, count yourself lucky and follow these tips from Coquitlam’s landscape manager, Mike Por: • Fertilize with a good quality, slow-release fertilizer three times per year (late March, June and early September).

• Aerate grass, especially if it gets a lot of water.

• Top dress with a loamy soil mix.

• Don’t be afraid to overseed in early spring or early fall, as it likely offers the most benefit in protecting your grass.

• Water carefully — about an inch per week and within any applicable watering restrictions.

• Trim grass to three inches to make it harder for female chafers to get in the grass and lay eggs, and to maintain a greener lawn if a drought hits. they’ll take the occasional foot traffic.”

The selected perennials are easy to grow, spread quickly and will produce small flowers — and plenty of interesting colour — from spring through fall.

Similar plantings have also gone in across an area at the entrance to the Inspiration Garden at the southeast corner of Town Centre Park, near Guildford Way and Pipeline Road.

Coquitlam staff inventoried the city’s chafer beetle-damaged areas last year and will soon be doing the same survey to compare the changes but Por suspects things are significantly worse this year.

“It’s apocalyptic” in some areas of the city, he said.

It’s a similar scene in Port Coquitlam, said Todd Gross, that city’s manager of parks and services.

In preparation for a budget request for various options to manage the chafer beetle

infestation, PoCo staff have completed an audit of damage on city parks, building landscapes and street boulevards, and found the damage spread significantly from 2015 to ’16.

Most of the damage is to city turf in central and northern PoCo neighbourhoods, with much less in southern areas or Citadel Heights.

Staff have identified several options for chafer beetle management, Gross said, including alternative plantings, micro clovers and mixes, alternative fertilizers and soil additives.

But the request, for one-time funding of $117,000 to cover the cost of maintaining more resilient lawns, was defeated at the city’s finance meeting on Monday night in a tie vote.

Additionally, the three cities are working on a joint education and outreach campaign to inform residents on how to address chafer beetle damage on their lawns. spayne@tricitynews.com @spayneTC

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Mike Por, Coquitlam’s landscape manager, at City Centre Aquatic Complex, where the city has put in drought-tolerant plants that also aren’t attractive to chafer beetles.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Four locals women of Distinction nominees ywCA awards to be handed out in June in Vancouver

Yesterday, on International Women’s Day, the YWCA Metro Vancouver announced its nominees for the 2016 Women of Distinction Awards, including four women from the Tri-Cities.

Nominees who hail from the Tri-Cities are:

• Carol Todd, nominated as Community Champion, is the founder of the Amanda Todd Legacy Society, which raises funds and awareness to prevent bullying, cyber abuse and promote internet safety.

• Gloria Cuccione, nominated under Non-Profit, is the founder and executive director of the Michael Cuccione Foundation, which is named for her late son, the wellknown cancer crusader, and raises funds for childhood

cancer research.

• Diana Miles, nominated under Public Service,is the president and CEO of WorkSafeBC, the province’s agency for workplace injury claims, which also has a goal of promoting workplace health and safety.

• Zoya Jiwa, nominated as a Young Woman of distinction, is the founder of As We Are, an online fashion platform for people living with disabilities, diseases and chronic pain.

The award ceremonies will be held June 8 at the Vancouver Convention Centre West.

In addition to the 12 nomination categories, the individual nominees are eligible for the Connecting the Community Award. Nominees will select a YWCA program area in which they are interested and use social media channels such as Twitter and Facebook to promote votes.

From April 20 to May 13,

the public can cast votes and the nominee with the most votes will receive the Connecting the Community Award. Scotiabank will donate $10,000 to the YWCA program area of her choice.

For a full list of nominees, visit ywcavan.org/nominees.

To purchase tickets for the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards dinner, visit ywcavan. org/tickets.

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TRI-CITY POLICING

PoMo to search for police chief Port Moody’s top cop is retiring.

Chief Chris Rattenbury announced Tuesday that he would be stepping down from Port Moody Police Department in 2017, nearly 30 years after he joined the force as a constable on April 1, 1990. In those years he rose through the ranks, serving as a sergeant, inspector, deputy and chief, taking over from the former chief Brad Parker in 2013.

During Rattenbury’s tenure as chief he has overseen significant change within the department, including the current

An illustration of Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station, which is under construction at Pinetree and Guildford ways in Coquitlam.

EVERGREEN PARKING

More spots planned for City Centre GARY MCKENNA The Tri-CiTy News

More parking is on the way for Coquitlam’s City Centre neighbourhood ahead of the 2017 opening of the Evergreen Line.

The city is working with the province to develop 150 long-stay pay stalls near the future Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station — located in front of the Evergreen Cultural Centre at the corner of Pinetree and Guildford ways — allowing commuters to park before switching to rapid transit.

“As the city is the primary landowner in the area of this station, the province has asked the city to consider accommodating park and ride on its lands,” said a staff report that council unanimously approved Monday night. “The opening of the Evergreen Line… will bring new demand for parking along this transit corridor.”

Staff said the 150 stalls could be made available through a combination of building a new lot, which would add approximately 100 stalls, and enabling more on-street pay parking to be used for commuter parking, adding another 50 stalls.

While the location for the new parking spaces has yet to be chosen, the city’s engineering department put forward several options in its report.

A parcel of land between Pinetree Way, Guildford Way, Westwood Street and Glen Drive has been identified as a possible off-street park-andride location while staff is also looking at repurposing an existing parking lot located in the northwest corner of Lincoln Avenue and Westwood Street.

Potential on-street park and ride stalls have been identified along Pinetree Way at Town Centre Park and along

PArKiNG MeeTiNG ThUrsDAy

Coquitlam’s engineering and public works department is holding an open house tomorrow (Thursday) at Coquitlam city hall between 4 and 8 p.m.

The purpose of the meeting is to present the new park-and-ride plan and discuss the city’s overall City Centre parking management strategy with the public.

For more information, go to www.coquitlam.ca.

Town Centre Boulevard (which loops from Pinetree to Guildford, between City Centre Aquatic Complex and Douglas College). More onstreet stalls are also being considered along Westwood Street near Glen Park and between Guildford Way and Glen Drive.

Prior to the beginning of Evergreen construction, the province committed to building 500 new park-and-ride stalls, with 100 going to Port Moody and 400 being included in the expansion of the Coquitlam Station transit exchange.

But public consultations have found more parking may be needed at the end of the line at the Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station, according to the staff report. The city will now begin consulting with the province and the public regarding the construction of the new stalls. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

transition of dispatch services to E-Comm, as well as recruiting new officers to fill vacancies created by retiring members, re-organizing the department to support a community policing model and the introduction of a mental health officer.

Rattenbury has also established new collaborative working agreements with the Coquitlam RCMP as well as other Metro Vancouver policing agencies.

The Port Moody Police Board will begin its search for a new chief immediately.

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Fassbender backs off levy comments Vehicle levy would require a referendum, says minister JEFF NAGEL BLACK PRESS

The minister giveth and the minister taketh away.

In an interview Friday, Peter Fassbender, the minister responsible for TransLink, said Metro Vancouver mayors can impose a vehicle levy to fund regional transit expansion without holding a new referendum.

His statements in the first interview — repeatedly insisting a vehicle levy would not trigger a referendum because it’s already enabled in TransLink’s legislation — surprised Metro Vancouver mayors, some of whom said they wouldn’t have forced a referendum on a regional sales tax had they been told that in 2014.

But later the same day, he said: “I misspoke when it came to the vehicle levy, and I do apologize for that,” adding that in addition to the need for the province to enable ICBC to collect an annual vehicle regis-

tration fee, “it is also a new tax, therefore it would be subject to a plebiscite or a referendum with the public.”

That’s back in line with the BC Liberals’ consistent position on the transit referendum requirements since it was imposed by Premier Christy Clark as part of the party’s 2013 election platform.

Legislation subsequently passed by the provincial government spelled out not just new fees or taxes but any amendment to legislation to enable enforcement of sources — such as a vehicle levy collected by ICBC — as being within the definition of “additional funding sources” triggering a plebiscite.

“I made a mistake,” Fassbender said. “Mea culpa.

My fault. I take full responsibility.”

Prior to Fassbender’s retraction, Metro politicians and other transit watchers cautiously celebrated the comments as a sign of BC Liberal softening that could break the stalemate on how to fund transit expansion in the region.

Metro mayors may not have to raise as much money as the

$250 million they were proposing in last year’s plebiscite to fund the regional share if the federal government offers more generous contributions than the traditional one third.

Federal officials have hinted up to half could come from Ottawa, reducing the regional requirement to 17%.

Fassbender said the province won’t increase its contribution beyond one third. jnagel@blackpress.ca @jeffnagel

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Guilty plea for bear parts trafficking Acupuncturist handed fines of $3,200 per count SARAH PAYNE

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A Coquitlam acupuncturist has been fined $22,400 for trafficking in bear parts and for other charges under the Wildlife Act. Last November, Yunhee (Sarah) Kim pleaded guilty to three counts of trafficking in bear gall bladders, two counts of importing or exporting bear paws and two counts of trafficking in wildlife, and was sentenced in B.C. Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam last Friday.

Kim’s co-accused, Yon Kim (the women are not related) will be sentenced on similar charges on May 3.

The charges came after a sixmonth investigation by the BC Conservation Officer Service that was initiated in October 2014 when an undercover officer met with the two women in Merritt to sell them bear parts.

A few weeks later, the officer sold Yunhee Kim more meat and bear parts at her acupuncture clinic on North Road, and again in early December.

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A Coquitlam-based acupuncturist has been fined after pleading guilty to a number of charges under the Wildlife Act related to importing and trafficking in bear parts.

In March 2015, an undercover Vancouver Police Department officer visited Yunhee Kim’s clinic and requested a treatment with bear bile, which he received at a subsequent visit about two weeks later.

Yunhee Kim was arrested after the transaction.

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TRI-CITY POLICING

‘We are not a true partner,’ says Moore continued from front page

PoCo’s frustration comes after PoCo submitted a bid last spring to Coquitlam to maintain RCMP vehicles. PoCo did not get the contract and it took eight months to find out why. When PoCo staff got their answer, it came with little information.

Moore said no methodology was revealed as to how Coquitlam scored the request for proposal (RFP). And he said the lack of transparency between the two municipalities has boiled over.

“When we are spending 16% of our budget on the RCMP, we need to have more knowledge that the process is working,” Moore said. “We are not a true partner in our procurement of goods.”

The topic is expected to be raised later this month at the next joint meeting of local city councils.

The 1995 Public Safety Building Operating Agreement — a copy of which Coquitlam forwarded to The Tri-City News Tuesday — states PoCo “will pay to the city [of Coquitlam] a share of the costs of maintenance, administration and operation” of the police station. It also states Coquitlam

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TOWNHOUSE PLAN GETS APPROVAL A 24-unit townhouse development planned for Runnel and Falcon drives got Coquitlam council approval during Monday’s meeting.

The project will include 29 residential parking stalls and

five visitor parking stalls and will see the developer contribute $60,000 in cash-in-lieu for transportation demand management parking funds. A city staff report said the parking levels are consistent for a resi-

dential development located within walking distance of a future Evergreen Line station.

Each unit will be approximately three storeys and between 1,300 and 1,600 sq. ft.

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has administrative control for expenditures, budgets and civilian staff hires.

It also makes clear the consequences to PoCo if it doesn’t pay up: termination of police services.

Kathleen Vincent, Coquitlam’s communications manager, told The Tri-City News the agreement “continues to meet our operational needs for the administration of the public safety building.”

As for the lack of info given to PoCo over the vehicle fleet RFP, Vincent said PoCo was one of seven bidders and no prices, scores or totals are provided to proponents. “Bids contain proprietary information that if provided to competitors could create future competitive advantage,” she said.

In addition, Vincent said the fleet contract was awarded based on the evaluation of Coquitlam and RCMP officials.

“The procurement process was completed using best practices,” she said.

Meanwhile, John Leeburn, PoCo’s chief administrative officer, said PoCo council also plans to discuss the costsharing formula at this month’s joint council meeting.

“The current agreement does not contain a provision to provide for a review of the agreement or even a forum to discuss issues either party may have regarding how the agreement is working,” he said.

Coquitlam RCMP declined to comment. jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

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Coquitlam is the second top destination, behind Surrey, where government-assisted Syrian refugees are finding permanent homes in B.C. Nearly 300, or close to half, of the just over 600 government-assisted Syrians that have found permanent accommodation are in Surrey, said Chris Friesen, settlement services director of the Immigrant Services Society of BC. Coquitlam accounted for about 20% of permanent refugee homes, followed by Burnaby, Vancouver and Delta.

But more than 900 government-assisted Syrians were still in hotels waiting to move into permanent homes, including more than 160 in Abbotsford, as of Feb. 29.

Friesen said some of them have begun to be transferred to cities outside the Lower Mainland, including Victoria and Nanaimo, with more destined for centres like Prince George, Kelowna, Vernon and Kamloops starting this week. The hope is permanent housing will be easier to find in those centres than the highpriced Metro Vancouver area.

“As we predicted, we’re dealing with larger size families — larger even than we thought,” Friesen said, adding that means large suites or homes are needed.

“The ongoing challenge for us remains permanent housing,” he said, adding language training and jobs are the next top priorities.

The government assistance in place for one year provides a family of six with a maximum of $885 a month for accommodation — much less than the typical rent for a large home.

Families of three or more also get $649 a month for food and clothing under the federal Resettlement Assistance Program and a one-time startup allowance of $1,709. The food and clothing allowance is fixed whether it’s a family of three or 10.

“The Syrian men are very anxious to get into employment but they don’t speak English. So we’ve got to work through that,” Friesen said.

“We’ve also got some mental health trauma beginning to surface in different ways. So that’s an ongoing concern.”

ISSBC has 14 volunteers working to identify housing and other assistance and the refugee wave is like nothing they’ve seen in recent years, particularly when it comes to big families.

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by Coquitlam, with 20% of government-assisted refugees. The major challenge is permanent housing, says Chris Friesen of the Immigrant Services Society of BC (top right). members has now surpassed the number of assisted refugee families of that size of all nationalities that arrived over the previous six years since 2010.

A total of 1,541 Syrian government-assisted refugees in 343 families had arrived in B.C. as of the end of February.

Those numbers don’t include additional privately sponsored refugees.

Canada declared it had met its interim target of resettling 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of February.

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The coroner investigating the death of Rosemarie Timer, a woman who died after hitting her head in a fall at Eagle Ridge Hospital in 2014, said she is satisfied that changes have been made to prevent future similar incidents.

B.C. Coroner Service’s Tara Louise Devine said in her report that no recommendations were necessary, noting that improvements to falls-management strategies have been implemented following a Fraser Health Authority review of the incident.

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House prices & high taxes I no surprise when investors show up wanting to buy something.

Yes, it’s easy to resent those who can afford to buy million-dollar homes with cash while everyone else is struggling to pay a mortgage.

It doesn’t take much for people’s prejudices to become inflamed, especially where property is concerned.

A common criticism

today is that offshore investors leave homes empty or rent them while they wait for their investment to mature, emptying out once vital neighbourhoods. Forgetting the eventuality that one day, those neighbourhoods will be rebuilt and vital once again, this argument ignores the fact that land development is taking place all over the Lower Mainland and it’s not just

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It’s how newer neighbourhoods get built out of older established ones, like along the Evergreen Line, where single-family homes and low-rise condos are being replaced by townhouses and apartments — and, for the most part, no one is complaining about them.

What is a concern is the impact of this unusual inflation on people’s civic taxes. Huge jumps in sales prices and assessed values shouldn’t be seen as a windfall for elected officials.

Meanwhile, it’s time to acknowledge that Vancouver is a global city and some will benefit from the change while others, sadly, will not. Whether someone hails from China or somewhere else in the Lower Mainland hardly matters.

In the end, money has no country but moves like a river, nudged by the shifting winds of economic forces.

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t makes for an attention-grabbing headline: Foreign buyers snapping up houses and making owning property too expensive for all but those with deep pockets.

This is an easy and oft-quoted criticism but it is a simplification of a complex series of equations. Yes, some realtors have been aggressively marketing homes in the Lower Mainland to Asian buyers and some offshore investors are buying these properties, even in Port Coquitlam. And, yes, we may be feeling the effects of money escaping China and finding a safe resting place in Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods.

But that’s not the only reason prices are high.

There’s also the issue that buildable land is finite in the Lower Mainland, which is bookended by rivers, oceans and mountains, and supply is low.

At the same time, B.C. is being marketed around the world, so it should be

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Restored R’view would be in Kwikwetlem’s interests, too The Editor, Re. “Kwikwetlem claim Riverview, Colony Farm & Gates Park” (The Tri-City News, Feb. 12).

Did you know that the provincial government’s handling of the “open” Riverview review process has left the Tri-Cities in conflict where municipalities (in the plural) are now pitched against the Kwikwetlem First Nations?

Oddly — some may say cynically — BC Housing gave minimal voice to the Indigenous peoples while refusing to consider the city of Coquitlam’s wish for a restoration of a mental health admissions hospital, pushing instead for its own idea that any new development must break even.

It is difficult to walk a fine line between the interests of two much neglected and often misunderstood minorities: indigenous peoples and the mentally ill.

Both groups have been victims of condescension, prejudice and social evolution-

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Ron Giesbrecht, chief of Kwikwetlem First Nation, which recently filed claims against a number of properties, including Riverview. ism, considered the necessary corrective.

Both groups frequent our jails and are prone to very high rates of suicide. And It should be noted that there remains a very high proportion of indigenous people (who are ill) languishing in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Likely they would have fared better

— and we all as a society — if Riverview had not closed down in the first place. And it would have kept people from going in and out of jail.

The old prejudices of the past overturned by the currency of post-colonialism, the economic value of native land and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms give, I think, the in-

digenous peoples an edge over the mentally ill in terms of representation, at least in the TriCities. And I would like to invite the Kwikwetlem minority, rising in influence, to consider the plight of another minority that is without the security of a specialized hospital in this province.

The mentally ill are not the cultural oppressors of the First Nations, nor can they be.

Nonetheless, they do expose of the ills of society (for example, the apparent excesses of capitalism) while the First Nations have been perceived to stand in the way of a certain idea of Canadian nationhood.

To some, it may seem commonplace but, given the provincial government’s lack of understanding on the issue, maybe the Kwikwetlem First Nation also needs a certain reminding as it begins to assert its sovereignty: No one is immune from mental illness.

A restored Riverview Hospital would be in everyone’s best interest.

Joerge Dyrkton, Anmore

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Stop hypocrisy of drug stores that sell addictive and deadly tobacco The Editor, The organization Physicians for a SmokeFree Canada says B.C. is the only remaining province that still allows tobacco products to be sold in pharmacies and in grocery stores with pharmacies.

I consider this to be an embarrassment. I see drug stores that sell cigarettes at their front door and are part of B.C.’s smoking cessation program, which is offered out of the store’s pharmacy in the back of the store. The hypocrisy of this is that they make money doing both.

Selling tobacco products makes them enablers to the nicotine addiction, which is not a quality we expect from a pharmacy. Tobacco products are directly re-

sponsible for the deaths of more than 430,000 people in North America every year.

Smoking is an addiction that is as powerful as that of heroin and cocaine. I have an old school chum who was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. His wife smoked with him right to the end and, despite his death, she still smokes.

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A peek inside a person’s mouth can offer a lot of information about their health and a Douglas College instructor will explain the connection between oral health and general well-being in a presentation March 21 in Coquitlam.

Debbie McCloy, the College Dental Assisting program coordinator, will share her more than three decades of experience in an interactive “tour” of the mouth during a presentation for the Douglas College Health Science Speaker Series.

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BOARD MEMBERS NEEDED

The Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society needs people to make the past part of their future.

The society is looking for volunteer directors for its board. Directors meet monthly and oversee the PoCo museum’s operations and programs. In addition to needing general directors-at-large, PoCo Heritage is looking for people with experience for vice-president and treasurer positions.

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We would like to take this opportunity to say a special thank our presenting sponsor WESBILD, who has been a strong and steady partner of SHARE for over 11 years.

Thank you to all of our event sponsors who support us with funds and the donation of services that help bring IMAGINE to life.

To our IMAGINE Planning Committee, our amazing volunteers, the participating restaurants, the Hamper Challenge Chefs and their Mayoral Sous Chefs, our Chef Judges, Food Blogger judges and of course all of you who joined us, your contributions were invaluable! THANK YOU!

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Health Minister Terry Lake introduced changes Monday that restrict assisted living providers to two of six prescribed services. Patients requiring more than two are now required to find space in residential care.

The change removes “arbitrary barriers” that have forced B.C. residents into higher-cost and more restrictive residential care before they need it, said B.C. seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie.

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Action aplenty for kids on spring break DIANE STRANDBERG

can drop into the centre for a chance to play badminton, soccer, basketball, or tennis. The centre will also have brand new gymnastics equipment set up for kids to play on. The event is geared towards kids from three to 12 years of age.

Tri-CiTy News

With spring break just days away, parents are likely racking their brains for ideas of affordable things to keep their tikes, tweens and teens busy for two weeks. There are many creative and active opportunities available and here’s a sample (for some of the camps, sign up quickly before they fill up):

SOCCER

ADVENTURE

Consider Douglas College for a week of adventure. The David Lam campus in Coquitlam has several camps for the nine- to 15-year-olds. Among the options available are basketball camp, multi-sport, dance camp, badminton, student leadership, young writers, young entrepreneurs and young artists. As well there is a web design/Photoshop camp for this age group. Costs range from $95 to $185 depending on the camp. More information is available at summercamps@douglascollege.ca

LIBRARIES

Libraries aren’t just about cozying up with a book, although that’s good for kids, too. Tri-

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Cities’ libraries have several free programs over spring break, including kids’ movie matinees: • Port Moody Public Library has drop-in programs, games, Code Camp and movies: March 15, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone; March 22, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Both movies are rated PG, and recommended for ages seven and older. Visit library. portmoody.ca or call 604-4694577 for details.

• Terry Fox Library in Port

Coquitlam has an interactive musical show featuring the Ta Daa Lady on Tuesday, March 15 for young families from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.; the comedy flick Ferris Bueller’s Day Off for teens, 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16; the kid-friendly animated movie Home on Friday, March 18, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.; and a puppet show featuring puppeteer Elspeth Bowers on Wednesday, March 23 from 3:45 to 4:15 p.m.

• Coquitlam Public Library

has action adventure for the older kids: Avengers: Age of Ultron at the Poirier branch at 1 p.m. on March 15; and Ant Man on March 16 at 1:30 p.m.; as well as the animated comedy Hotel Transylvania 2 on March 18 at 1:30 p.m.

FAMILY DROP-IN

Pinetree Community Centre (1260 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) is offering a free family fun event on Saturday, March 12, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Families

Two local soccer clubs well known for their success on the pitch are offering spring camps March 14 to 18. Coquitlam Metro Ford (www.cmfsc.ca/ spring-break-camps) has Mini Madness for four- to sevenyear -olds, a development camp for seven- to 12-yearolds and a goalkeeping camp.

Port Coquitlam Euro-Rite FC is also offering camps March 14 18; more information is available at www.pocosoccer.com/ spring-break-camp-2016.

EASTER EVENTS

• Coquitlam: Easter Bunny Hop and Hunt for kids three to 10 years on March 19 at Spirit Square and Glen Pine Pavilion (1200 Glen Pine Court) from 10 a.m. to noon. The program costs $10 per child and pre-registration is available at www.coquitlam.ca/featuredprograms

or by calling 604-927-4386.

Adult participation is required.

• Port Moody: Easter Eggstravaganza for children aged two to five years is planned, with lunch, games, crafts and an Easter egg hunt. The fun takes place Thursday, March 24 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the recreation complex and the cost is $14. Register online.

CAMPS

The three cities have a wide variety of spring break camps for all ages and interests: • Coquitlam: www.coquitlam.ca/spring break.

• Port MoodY: www. portmoody.ca and check out the Spring Happening Guide.

• Port Coquitlam: www. portcoquitlam.ca/camps.

MORE MOVIE TIME

SilverCity Coquitlam will host matinee screenings of Minions, Paddington, The Sponge Bob Movie: Sponge Out of Water and Shaun the Sheep Movie from March 14 to 18, for only $2.99 per screening. For showtimes, visit cineplex.com/ promos/marchbreakmovies. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Some spring break books for middle schoolers A GOOD READ DANA IONSON

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pring break is just a few days away, which means lots of time for reading.

Here are some good books for middle-schoolers.

• The Swap by Meghan Shull: Ellie and Jack are both having a terrible first day of school and it’s about to get worse. Seventh-grader Ellie has just been ditched by her best friend. When she overhears girls making fun of her in the gym change room, she can’t take it anymore. The principal finds her crying in the halls and takes her to calm down in the nurse’s office. Eighth-grader Jack has a fresh black eye from a cheap shot his brother took at him. A kid has been chirping

at him all day when Jack snaps.

Jack and the kid get into a huge fight. Jack is worried about his nose (is it broken?) and the punishment he’s bound to get when his super-strict dad finds out he’s been fighting.

Jack looks at Ellie and thinks,

“It must be so easy to be a girl.”

Ellie looks at Jack and thinks, “It must be so easy to be a boy.”

Suddenly, the two wake up and find they are in each other’s bodies. Ellie has to figure out how to get through hockey practice and act normal around Jack’s brothers. Jack has to survive an all-girls sleepover and avoid getting “the talk” from Ellie’s mom. Both have to find a way to get back into their real bodies. This is a hilarious take on the body switch premise.

• The Sleeper and the Spindle

by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell: The night before the queen is going to get married, she learns of a curse on the kingdom in the next valley. The princess there is asleep and her subjects are catching her illness.

Everyone is falling permanently asleep and the curse is moving closer and closer to the queen’s

kingdom. She decides she must stop the curse before it gets to her kingdom. With seven dwarfs by her side, she sets off on her quest. Subtly merging the tales of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, Neil Gaiman, supported by the intricate drawings of Chris Riddell, takes these two fairy tales into unchartered territory.

• The Nest by Kenneth Oppel: This book is for readers who like being creeped out.

Stephen’s new baby brother is sick. He was born with something wrong with him and no one can figure out what it is.

Stephen’s parents spend a lot of time taking the baby to different doctors, leaving Stephen and his sister with a babysitter.

Stephen is worried. Then he has a dream where a queen wasp offers to fix the baby and Stephen says yes. Maybe this

wasn’t the right answer. What exactly did he agree to? The wasps outside of the baby’s room keep visiting Stephen’s dreams. The dreams are getting more and more sinister. Can Stephen protect his brother before something bad happens?

Or is all of this strangeness coming from his anxious mind?

• No Such Person by Caroline B. Cooney: Miranda can’t wait for her relaxing summer at the cabin. Miranda loves sleeping in, lazing around on the dock and playing on her iPad. Miranda’s sister is the opposite. Lander plans to start medical school in the fall and she’s going to spend her summer waking up early and pouring over her text books. Miranda is shocked when Lander starts dating a mysterious boy she meets boating on the river. Suddenly, Lander is arrested for murder. Miranda

knows her sister would never do that but how can she prove it?

• The Dumbest Idea Ever

by Jimmy Gownley: Jimmy is popular and athletic but when pneumonia benches him, he turns his focus to drawing. He creates an epic comic book that features Star Lord, a superhero who can shoot fire bolts out of his wrists. Jimmy thinks his comic is amazing but when he shares it with his best friend Tony, Tony tells him it sucks.

Tony tells him to “write about us.” Jimmy declares this to be the dumbest idea ever. Or is it the best idea ever?

For these and other recommendations for middle-schoolers and readers of any age, visit your local public library.

A Good Read is a column by TriCity librarians that is published on Wednesdays. Dana Ionson works at Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library.

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TC CALENDAR THURSDAY, MARCH 10 • Women’s luncheon, hosted

by Tri-City Christian Women’s Club, noon, Executive Inn, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam. Feature: Charlie’s Chocolate Factory.

Speaker: Maureen Hanson, “Does God Care?” Reservations: Frieda, 604-937-7198.

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

MONDAY, MARCH 14 • Rhymes of Times, 10:3011:30 a.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 2248 McAllister Ave., PoCo. Topic: “Baby chicks and Easter Bunnies – How did you celebrate Easter before and after children and grandchildren?” Info: pocoheritage.org.

TUESDAY, MARCH 15 • PoCo Garden Club meeting, 7:30 p.m., Trinity United Church, 2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo. Speaker: Alan Tracey on “Flowers of the Yukon.” Info: 604-945-0906.

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

THURSDAY, MARCH 17 • NECRA, the North East Coquitlam Ratepayers, meet, 7 p.m., Victoria Park Hall; Speaker: Roger Loubert, chair of Minnekhada Park Association, on programs and projects being undertaken at Minnekhada Lodge and to promote the park.

Info: 604-970-2579.

• PoCo Heritage and Cultural Society general meeting, 1 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 2248 McAllister Ave. Happy St. Patrick’s Day as monthly meeting has an Irish twist – wear green and bring a friend.

FRIDAY, MARCH 18 • Tri-City Singles Social Club, which offers opportunities for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more, meets at 7 p.m., Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (street parking only). New members welcome. Info: Darline, 604466-0017.

• Circle of Friends, a social group for 50+ fun singles who are looking to meet new friends and participate in social events such as walking, dancing, dining out, travel, theatre, etc., meets

You can submit items for The Tri-City News’ online calendar by going to: www.tricitynews.com/community/submit-an-event.

MARCH 16: FOSTER FAMILY INFO • Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth in the Tri-Cities who require skilled, caring, foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. For info or another session date: 604-764-8098. at PoCo Legion, 133–2675 Shaughnessy St., 7 p.m., to plan events. Info: Nina, 604941-9032.

MONDAY MARCH 21

• Heritage Writers’ Group meets, 10:30 a.m.-noon, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 2248 McAllister Ave., PoCo. This is not a genealogy group but a writing group designed to teach you how to write the story of you. Each of us has a unique story, and this group will help you get started. Bring a pen, paper, and/or your laptop, and let’s get writing. Info: pocoheritage.org.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23

• Centennial Stamp Club hosts a small stamp auction, everyone welcome; viewing starts at 7 p.m., auction after 8 p.m., McGee Room, Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

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

• Tri-City Singles Social Club offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more. Meetings are normally held on the third Friday of each month, excluding December, 7:30 p.m., at the Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (onstreet parking only). New members are welcome. Info: Darline, 604-466-0017.

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

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

Everyone welcome.

• Downtown Coquitlam Toastmasters meet every Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m.; first Wednesday of each Month at Coquitlam Public Library, City Centre branch, 1169 Pinetree Way, in the Coquitlam foundation Room; other Wednesdays in Room B2090, Douglas College, David Lam Campus, 1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Mainland. Info: tricityphoto.ca.

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

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

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

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But you can visit Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library this spring for a workshop called Moms, Reclaim Your Life.

Presenter Heather Rattai, a registered clinical counsellor, will help moms discover three easy ways to have more energy, compassion and focus for themselves and their families.

The aim is to find the “me” inside the mom and be the best mom you can be.

The 60-minute workshop, followed by a 30-minute question-and-answer period, includes hands-on techniques and handouts to take home.

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The next meeting is March 23, 7 to 8 p.m. at new members are always welcome.

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4 TIPS FOR FEEDING OUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS Mealtime is the perfect opportunity for pet parents to provide a cat or dog with essential nutrients to live a happy healthy life. Before you fill your pet’s bowl, here are four things to consider: 1 Timing: A specific feeding regimen is important for keeping a sanitary food bowl, preventing overeating, and maintaining a regular potty schedule - especially when training puppies or kittens. Changes in

eating habits, such as loss of appetite, can be an indication of overall health. Remember that fresh water must be provided at all times.

2 Variety: Switching your pet’s food can lead to serious discomfort if not done correctly. Every pet has unique nutritional needs based on their age, weight, size, and health conditions and it’s important to select a formula that provides essential nutrients for optimal health. When switching your pet

food brand, be sure to gradually introduce the new recipe over the span of seven days.

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In accordance with Bylaw 5.15(d), 9.5(b), 9.5(d) and 14 of the Bylaws of the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of the: Port Coquitlam BRANCH.

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Jack is approximately 6 months old and Bobby 1 years old. Shy but very sweet.

For further information on the meeting or to obtain a copy of the draft agenda, please contact Martine Campbell at poco@spca.bc.ca or 604 468 4044 A copy of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Society is available at: http://www.spca.bc.ca/about/governance-accountability/governance-docs/ Issued by: Martine Campbell, Port Coquitlam Branch

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A coming-of-age.

A fallout from a father’s suicide years ago.

A struggle between cultural values and the longing to escape a small town.

A controversial child soldier and a mother and son’s journey to survive.

These are the basis of six motion pictures, all captured within the past year or so and told on Canadian soil.

They are also the six narratives that will be presented at this year’s Port Moody Canadian Film Festival, a fourday event at the Inlet Theatre that is sponsored in part by The Tri-City News.

The six flicks were selected for the Toronto International Film Festival based on their compelling craftsmanship; since then, they have gone on to win numerous awards around the world, including an Oscar at last month’s ceremonies in Los Angeles.

Their tales have a universal

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Josh Cabrita, the artistic director of the Port Moody Canadian Film Festival, at Inlet Theatre. reach because of their universal themes: loneliness and love, hardship and friendship, and the need for something greater in life.

Yet Josh Cabrita, the artistic director for the 16th annual

Port Moody festival, also found another thread to the six movies he picked.

“There is definitely a feminist theme happening,” he said outside Inlet Theatre, where the festival begins tomorrow.

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“I didn’t intend it that way but female strength definitely plays a starring role in this year’s movies.”

Take, for example, the opener (Thursday, 7:30 p.m.) of The Loved Ones, a film nominated for seven Canadian Screen Awards (CSA) this weekend. It follows the lives of David and his daughter Laurence, as they uncover the reason behind his father’s suicide years ago.

Friday night is a double bill starting at 7 p.m. with Felix and Meira, which is up for five CSA. It speaks of a forbidden love between an atheist and mar-

ried Hasidic Jewish mother, who is in search of a new adventure; it is nominated for five CSA. At 9:30 p.m. is Bang Bang Baby, the feature debut by director Jeffrey St. Jules. A sci-fi musical, it’s set in the fictional Canadian town of Lonely Arms where a high-school girl who cares for her alcoholic father yearns to flee her misery with a heartthrob singer.

Saturday is also a double bill starting at 7 p.m. with Guantanamo’s Child, a documentary about child soldier Omar Khadr that is based on Michelle Shephard’s book (she also directed and produced the film). It is followed by Sleeping Giant, a film that unravels the summer ramblings of three teenage boys — two of whom are competing for the attention of the same girl. It is nominated for four CSA. And finally, on Sunday at 7 p.m., there’s Room, the Academy Award-nominated blockbuster that won the star, Brie Larson, an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors

Guild Award and a Critics’ Choice Award this year for her portrayal of a mother trapped in an underground room with her five-year-old son. It is up for 11 CSA. The Port Moody Canadian Film Festival wrap up party is at 9 p.m. in the Galleria, with the People’s Choice Award announced and a prize handed out to a contest winner.

Still, it’s not just features that will be on show.

Cabrita, who is also the weekly film critic for CKPM-FM 98.7 and is on the screening committee for the Vancouver International Film Festival, has lined up a short film to precede each feature — some of which will include appearances by the cast and/ or crew.

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VISUAL ARTS Large scale photos and a documentary film about Coquitlam are now part of a new exhibition by hometown artist Zebulon Zang. His No Name Creek display opened last Saturday and looks at “in-between” spaces in the city’s physical and cultural landscape. Zang, who last fall won a $24,360 grant from the BC Arts Council, will have his show at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way) until April 24.

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Their name quickly got lost in translation.

When Strapless made its debut three years ago at the Vancouver Fringe Festival, the all-female comedy troupe wanted a moniker to reflect their fearless, boundless sketches.

For fun, they threw in a risqué piece called Riverdance, which involved the ladies jigging it up on stage in tube tops. They got the attention they wanted but they also got a reputation.

Founding member Jackie Blackmore remembered the public’s reaction. “At the Fringe, people started to look at us in a different way,” she said. “They said, ‘You’re a naked comedy troupe?’ We weren’t that at all. Who wants to see naked comedy?”

Still, it didn’t take long for the ladies to turn the tables.

They wanted to be cheeky and fun but they also wanted

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Most of all, they wanted to take the topic head on and show the world they had the chops — just like the guys.

Since then, Blackmore, Iva Kapsikova, Sidika Larbes and Lauren Martin have won over audiences across Canada and the U.S. In 2014, Strapless appeared at fringe festivals in Montreal and Toronto, and had a big response at the Gabriola Theatre Festival. Last year, they performed at about 20 gigs and, in January, they were back at the Vancouver Sketch Comedy Festival.

Their Coquitlam show on Friday night will be mostly new material, Blackmore said. “It’ll

be a raunchy good time,” she laughed, noting some classics — like their crazy Riverdance routine — will also be thrown in for good measure at the Evergreen Cultural Centre, a venue they’ll be playing for the first time.

Blackmore said men need not shy away from their show.

“A large percentage of our audience is male,” she said. “That was something from the get-go that we wanted to make sure that our comedy was for everyone. For me, it’s about entertainment first and foremost.

We happen to be women…. We tell stories that are universally funny. We are talented writers, actors and performers who want to showcase the human condition and say what we find funny about it.”

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Performers from the Hafez Literature Club will celebrate women at the Port Moody Arts Centre on Friday night.

Learn about Persian dance, music, songs and poetry — presented in English and Farsi — as part of International Women’s Day March 8.

The event also coincides with the Simorgh, Between Sky and Earth exhibit, a display by female Persian artists running at PMAC until March 17. For tickets at $10/$5 to the March 11 show, visit pomoarts.ca.

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Two Tri-City scribes are featured at an international crime writers festival this weekend.

Kristi Charish (Owl & The Japanese Circus) and Sam Wiebe (Last of the Independents) will appear at the inaugural CUFFED fest on Granville Island in Vancouver.

Port Coquitlam’s Charish is on the panel examining new female voices in crime while Wiebe, a Coquitlam teacher and the winner of the 2012 Unhanged Arthur Award, is on the panel for Vancouver Noir.

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Emerging and professional actors can learn about improv, character development, voice, movement and breath in a new acting series starting Sunday.

The series, which continues April 10, May 15 and June 12, is part of the city of Coquitlam’s 125th celebrations.

Artists Rendering Tales Collective Inc. is sharing its knowledge for the historical character workshops, which will allow thespians to take part in the anniversary events.

As well, the group will lead a literary workshop on April 17, where writers can explore story structure, research and interviewing; participants can then publish their words via blogs.

To register, visit coquitlam125.ca/volunteer.

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Vancouver TheatreSports, The Purple Pirate and Trent Arterberry will make their way to the Evergreen Cultural Centre stage in Coquitlam during spring break.

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Lots of laughs for the little ones Kids comedy and fun are on the spring break bill next week at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre.

Trent Arterberry will kick off the three-day festival next Tuesday with his high-octane performance that features a cast of characters.

In Think Bigg, the mime, puppeteer and storyteller transforms into a racing-car

driver, pilot, robot, digital dude and a puppet named Mr. Bigg.

The California native was last at Evergreen in 2014 with his show The Secret Life of Walter Manny, the story about an eight-year-old boy with an overactive imagination.

Next up is Dustin Anderson, better known as The Purple Pirate. His Magic and Mayhem

show, which runs Wednesday, aims to teach kids about courage, compassion and curiosity.

Young participants are encouraged to get on their pirate kit for the journey.

Anderson has promoted his message of staying positive and building self-confidence around the world, from backyard birthday parties around

Metro Vancouver to Shanghai, China.

And on Thursday, the guys from Vancouver TheatreSports will make up their show — on the spot — with the help of little ones in the audience.

Instant Improv will see the children’s ideas acted out by professional actors.

David Mann, Evergreen’s performing arts manager, said

the facility encourages families to see live entertainment.

There are performances by each act at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and tickets are affordable: $16 for adults and $12 for children (packages can also be purchased for all three shows).

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Port Moody resident Calvin Ng said he wants to start a quidditch team in the Tri-Cities, bringing to life the game made famous in the Harry Potter books and films. Ng told The Tri-City News that he hopes it will create an opportunity for young athletes to learn about the sport before going off to university, where teams are more common. Anyone hoping to signup for the Tri-City quidditch club can email Ng at 3quidditch@gmail.com.

There is also a Twitter (@3quidditch) and Facebook page (facebook.com/3quidditch).

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If you know what a quaffle, bludger and golden snitch are, you may want to get in touch with Calvin Ng. The Port Moody resident is looking to launch a quidditch team in the Tri-Cities, taking the game from between the covers of the Harry Potter books and bringing it to a field near you.

“The game… is translated to fit real-world, muggle constraints,” Ng said. “It is a co-ed, full-contact sport that is a combination of handball, dodge-

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The 2014 Quidditch Global Games were held at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex, with an estimated 1,000 people coming out to compete and watch the event. ball, rugby and flag football.”

In quidditch, two teams of seven players take to an arenasize outdoor pitch, where they

attempt to throw a volleyball into one of three opposing hoops. The team with the most points by the time the golden

snitch is caught — the golden snitch in the muggle world being a tennis ball inside a sock — wins the match.

There’s just one catch: all of the players compete while mounted on a broomstick.

“It is an alternative for people who might not be the traditional athletic types,” Ng said. “One of the best things about quidditch is its openness. You don’t have to be the best athlete in your year to join — although it does help.”

The popularity of quidditch has grown rapidly in the last few years.

Ng is one of the founders of the Simon Fraser University team, where he played until recently graduating, and he said the sport is taking off at universities across North America.

In 2014, the Quidditch

Global Games were held at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex, when an estimated 1,000 people came out to compete or watch the games.

Team Canada ended up going 4-2 during the roundrobin portion of the tournament, eventually finishing third after defeating Team UK 60-40 in the bronze medal game. Last spring, a national quidditch tournament was also held in Burnaby, with seven teams participating.

Ng is hoping to generate some interest among high school students in the TriCities, who may be interested in taking part in the sport when they begin their post-secondary careers.

Once the club is established, he said players will get an opportunity to learn the

fundamentals of the game while testing their skills against UBC and SFU’s clubs.

There is also a community team operating out of New Westminster.

Over time, Ng hopes that more club teams will pop up across the region.

“That is the dream,” he said.

“It will build the foundation for people to get their feet wet before they go on to university.

One of my goals is to use this as a development tool.”

Anyone that is hoping to signup for the Tri-City quidditch club can email Calvin Ng at 3quidditch@ gmail.com. There is also a Twitter (@3quidditch) and Facebook page (facebook. com/3quidditch). sports@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Coquitlam mixed-martial arts fighter Josh Kwiatkowski was bloodied but victorious following a championship bout against Casey O’Leary of Duncan during the February Fury event at Fraserview Hall last week. Kwiatkowski fights with Titan MMA and competed in the featherweight category.

Coquitlam archer Matteo Jang walked away from the B.C. Winter Games with a couple of medals last week.

The 16-year-old Terry Fox secondary student took gold in the two-day aggregate with a score of 1,127 out of 1,200 and a silver in the third day of shoot eliminations.

He was not the only local archer to have a strong showing at the event.

Brennan Formanex, a 15-year-old Port Coquitlam archer, won silver on the two-day aggregate with a score of 1,033.

He also took a gold medal in the third day shoot-out eliminations.

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Rebels hoist district banner North Coquitlam club gears up for B.C. play downs

For the third year in a row the North Coquitlam USC Rebels have won the district championship.

The under-18 girls soccer club took down the Coquitlam Metro-Ford Inferno 1-0 on

Sunday to secure the title during a game at the Town Centre Park, punching their ticket to the provincial play downs.

“This group knows how to play as a team and both wins were a result of a full team effort,” said Bryan Flood, coach of the squad. “It was a great way to extend their last year of youth soccer.”

North Coquitlam keeper Mikayla Biscoff was solid in net

and came up big for several crucial saves in a tightly-played defensive matchup.

The Rebels managed to score the game-winning goal with five minutes left in the first half, when Crystal Laughren made a pass across the top of the box to Adrianna Corrado, who directed the ball into the net.

Both teams struggled to gain the upper hand in the second

half, but strong midfield play kept the Inferno from tying up the game. The Rebels had several opportunities to score an insurance marker, but were unable to find the back of the net.

Sunday’s victory came a week after the team won the league championship, shutting out WVSC United 5-0. sports@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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HOME CARE HOME SUPPORT WANTED P/T. Stretching, Lifting, Clean.

Call John • 604-944-0926

FRANCHISES

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS Tri-Cities

A Great Janitorial Franchise Opportunity *Annual starting revenue of $24,000-$120,000 *Min. investment as low as $6050 req. *Guaranteed cleaning contracts *Professional training provided *Financing available *Ongoing support

Reliable Carriers with own vehicle. Good P/T income.

Working 2am-5:30am.

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Please call: 604-313-2709 Email: kayadist@shaw.ca

Contact Coverall of BC A Respected Worldwide Leader in Franchised Office Cleaning!

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Now Hiring FLAG PERSONS & LANE CLOSURE TECHS

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NOTICE OF INTENT RE: LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT APPLICATION FOR A MANUFACTURER LOUNGE ENDORSEMENT An application for a new manufacturer lounge endorsement has been received by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch from Twin Sails Brewing. The proposed location for the licence is 2821 Murray Street in Port Moody.

Proposed licensed hours are 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM daily. Person capacity will be limited to 50 persons inside.

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• Must have reliable vehicle • Must be certified & exp’d • Union Wage & Benefits .

VALLEY TRAFFIC SYSTEMS Apply in person 9770-199A St, Langley Fax or Email resume: 604-513-3661 darlene@valleytraffic.ca

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Further, the publishers do not accept liability for any loss of damage caused by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of an advertisement beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by the portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred. Any corrections of changes will be made in the next available issue. The Tri-CityNews will be responsible for only one incorrect insertion with liability limited to that portion of the advertisement affected by the error. Request for adjustments or corrections on charges must be made within 30 days of the ad’s expiration.

For best results please check your ad for accuracy the first day it appears. Refunds made only after 7 business days notice!

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Legitimate employers do not ask for money as part of the application process; do not send money; do not give any credit card information; or call a 900 number in order to respond to an employment ad.

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EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

HOUSES FOR RENT

YARD WORK

JOIN OUR TEAM

Wanted a full time person for working in our warehouse and outside yard:

• • • • •

Need forklift certificate Heavy labor component Involves maintenance of construction equipment rental equipment Shipping and receiving Ability to follow shipping and receiving orders accurately

This is a full time job with benefits if you are long term. If you don’t like to commit to a job please do not apply.

Reply to: Brad@richform.ca

FOOD SERVICE BC’s largest High School Cafeteria Company .

with over 60 locations is now interviewing for

• Supervisors

• Team Leaders • Cooks • Counter Attendants • Cashiers/Food Prep Starting now at a school near you, 4-8 hour shifts available during the school day.

By utilizing your strong inside sales experience you will be responsible for providing both print and online advertising solutions to local advertising businesses.

If you would enjoy summers, Christmas & spring break off

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CAREER SERVICES

BBY Metrotown 4 BR home, 2.5 ba, furn’d or unfurn’d, all appls. Reno’d. 604-218-1357

COMMERCIAL Port Coquitlam 775 -3000 sq ft, ground flr commercial area. Facing onto city park.

1 blk from Lougheed / Shaughnessy intersection.

Call (604)464-3550

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

THE SCRAPPER SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

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e-mail: jobs@canuelcaterers.ca fax: 604-503-0951

Your success will be measured by your ability to:

Della Casa Hospitality Inc dba Char 631.

Compl. of Secondary School.

Several yrs of cooking exp., $14.00/hr, 40 hrs/week. Full time, permanent.

631 Lougheed Hwy, Coquitlam, BC V3K3S5. dchospitality2014@ gmail.com

Port Coquitlam

202-405 North Road 206-2540 Shaughnessy Street Coquitlam, BC V3K 3V9 Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3W4 T:604.424.9510 T:778.730.0171

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( 604 ) 657-9422

OUT OF TOWN PROPERTY TIRED OF THE snow and cold? Instead, relocate to sunny Sunshine Coast, just an hour away from Vancouver. Enjoy a serene family homestead, consisting of 14.88 acres of lush forest, meadows, your own private waterfall, an enormous 3374 sq.ft. workshop, a great family home and a carriage suite above a triple garage and a beautiful in-ground pool.

For more information call Susanne Jorgensen, Remax Oceanview 604-885-1398.

RENTALS

APARTMENTS/ CONDOS FOR RENT Coquitlam:

Clean, quiet apt blk.

Suites to rent.

Sorry no pets.

Family owned & operated for 40 yrs.

(604)936-5755 2 bedroom Apartments from $970.55 BRIGHT AND LARGE Central Coquitlam Co-op No subsidy Cls to transit, schools & shops

Margorie - 604 945 5864

1010 6th Ave. New West.

Suites Available. Beautiful atrium with fountain. By shops, college & transit.

Pets negotiable. Ref req.

CALL 604 715-7764 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

POCO 2 BR apartment, $845, Quiet Family complex, no pets. 604-464-0034 POCO Grant St, 1 BR + Den, 2nd flr, inste W/D, 5 appls, gas f/p, sec’d prkg. $875/mo NS/NP. Apr 1. 604-466-2137

Boarding & Taping, Good Rates! Reliable, Free Est. Reno’s & Small Jobs Welcome! Call Gurprit 604-710-7769 DRYWALL/STUCCO REPAIRS - Red Seal Tradesman Call: 604-710-3768

EXCAVATING

Ask about $500 Credit!!! $$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200

APARTMENTS/ CONDOS FOR RENT PORT COQUITLAM 1 bdrm suite - $775 2 bdrm corner suite - $925 - Includes heat/hot water - 1.5 blks to bus stops - 2 blks to Safeway/medical - City park across street - Gated parking & elevator - Adult oriented building - References required * SORRY NO DOGS * Call for appointment 604-464-3550 PT MOODY New Port Village Bright 2 BR, 2 bath, D/W, W/D, gas f/p, 2 balcony, sec parking. NS/NP. Avail Apr 1. $1300inc gas. 604-728-0004

SKYLINE TOWERS 102-120 Agnes St, New West

CALL 604 525-2122

ALARM SERVICES

ALARM 604-463-7919 Systems Ltd.

APPLIANCE REPAIRS POCO APPLIANCE MART 604 942-4999 • Servicing ALL Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guar’teed

320-9th St, New West Suites Available.

All suites have balconies, Undergrd. parking avail.

Refs. req. Small Pet OK. CALL 604-715-7764

BBY, 2 BR bsmt, inste W/D, N/S, N/P, nr Brentwood Mall, $1175/mo. 604-336-6583.

BBY Metrotown 2 BR g/lev, f/bath, Furnish or unfurn’d. Nr transit, schls+. 604-218-1357

TOWNHOUSES FOR RENT COQ. 2 BDRM townhouses, $1025 & $1105, cls to shops and trans, quiet family complex, n/p, call 604-942-2277 POCO 2 BR townhouse, $905, Quiet Family complex, no pets. 604-464-0034

HOUSES FOR RENT 1 BDRM HOUSE FOR RENT, Plus boat moorage, call 604942-4072 before 7pm.

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GUTTERS

M.T. GUTTERS ~ FULLY INSURED~

SERVICE & PARTS. Licensed & Insured. Washer.

Dryers. Stove, Fridge, Dishwashers. 604-346-8925

BUILDING CONTRACTORS **ALL HOME RENO’S** KITCHEN, BATH, PAINT, FLOORING, LANDSCAPE Roberto@604−961−5156

CONCRETE BASEMENT SUITE - Poco - 1 B/R, close to all amenities. $775 + 1/3 utilities. April 1st.

Call: 604-454-4761

FLOORING

Professional Installation

BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

SUITES FOR RENT

604-341-4446

5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffit 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE

BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

VILLA MARGARETA

Drainage, Video Inspection, Landscaping, Stump/Rock/Cement/Oil Tank & Demos, Paving, Pool/Dirt Removal, Paver Stones, Jackhammer, Water/Sewer, Line/Sumps, Slinger Avail, Concrete Cutting, Hand Excavating, Basements Made Dry Claudio’s Backhoe Service

HOME SERVICES

.

Hi-Rise Apartment with River View & Indoor Pool.

1 BR & 2 BR Available.

Rent includes heat & hot water. Remodeled Building and Common area. Gated underground parking available.

References required.

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#1 Backhoes & Excavators Trenchless Waterlines Bobcats & Dump Truck & All Material Deliveries

Pedro’s Contracting & Drainage. Landscaping, water lines & cement work 604-468-2919 #1 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal

margorie@terramanagement.ca

GARDEN VILLA

DRYWALL

3 BR Coq 2 storey house, 5appls nr schl, shops, Mar or Apr. $1600 604-913-7785

AUTOMOTIVE

FOOD/BEVERAGE HELP

INsIdE sAlEs AccOUNT ExEcUTIvE

HOME SERVICES

RENTALS

DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE Seniors discount. Friendly, family business, 40+ yrs. 604-240-3408

HERFORT CONCRETE

NO JOB TOO small!

Serving Lower Mainland 26 Yrs! •Prepare •Form •Place •Finish •Granite/Interlock Block Walls & Bricks •Driveways •Stairs •Exposed Aggregate •Stamped Concrete •Sod Placement Excellent Refs•WCB Insured 604-657-2375/604-462-8620

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DRAIN Tiles, Sewer, Water,

Video Inspection, Jack Hammering, Hand Excavating, Concrete Cutting, WET BSMT MADE DRY

Tobias 24/7

604.782.4322

Call Tim 604-612-5388 GUTTER CLEANING ROOF CLEANING WINDOW CLEANING POWER WASHING 30 yrs experience For Prompt Service Call

Simon 604-230-0627

HANDYPERSON

Window Cleaning & Roof Cleaning WorkSafeBC insured

Gutters Cleaned & Repaired

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HOME REPAIRS RENOVATIONS INSTALLATIONS Done Quick. Licenced.

Done Right. Bonded.

Guaranteed. Insured.

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Mike 604-710-1871

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RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT

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• Broken Concrete Rocks $25 per metric ton • Mud, Dirt, Sod, Clay $25 per metric ton • Grass, Branches, Leaves, Weeds $64 per ton

MEADOWS LANDSCAPE SUPPLY

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15%Senior discount, A+ rating with BBB,lawncut/trim,aerate, prune/trim hedge,trees,21 yrs free est, Brad 778.552.3900

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LAWN & GARDEN

Spring Services Same Day Service, Fully Insured FREE ESTIMATES

• Lawn Maintenance • Fertilizing •Yard Clean-ups • Aeration • Pruning/Hedges • Power Raking • Rubbish Removal • Odd Jobs •Yearly Maintenance Programs •

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PAINTING/ WALLPAPER SPECIAL SPRING PAINTING DISCOuNT INTERIOR & EXTERIOR Residential & Commercial

Roofing Expert 778-230-5717 Repairs/re-roof/new roofs.

All work guaranteed. Frank

• Aluminum Patio Covers • Sunrooms and Windows • Aluminum Railings, Vinyl Decking Free Est. 604-521-2688

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PLUMBING

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WCB • Fully Insured • Exc Ref Senior’s Discount • Work Gtd Free Estimate. On Time Service . .

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POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING SAME DAY SERVICE AVAIL

Ian 604-724-6373

Power washing, gutter, roof & window cleaning. Prompt professional service, 30 yrs exp. Simon 604-230-0627

RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT

JL N

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• Bathrooms • Basements • Suites • Decks • Sheds • Plumbing • Flooring • Tiles • Electrical

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POWER WASHING

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20% discount on re-painting or 3 rooms $299 Free Estimates

Find one in the Home Services section

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To advertise in the Classifeds call

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PATIOS

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ROOFING

$45/Hr

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SPRING CLEAN UP •Hedge Trim •Tree Prune Lawn & Yard Maintenance Insured. Guaranteed.

John • 778-867-8785 coquitlamlandscaping.ca

35Years of Experience

MASONRY NORTHLAND MASONRY. Rock, slate, brick, granite, pavers. 20 yrs exp. No job to small.. Will, 604-805-1582

LANDSCAPING

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