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BQ to get rec centre City works with YMCA, Concert on project in Burquitlam Park GARY MCKENNA

The Tri-CiTy News

It has been in the planning stages for decades but a swimming pool and recreation centre are finally in the works for Burquitlam.

The city of Coquitlam announced a partnership with the YMCA of Vancouver and Concert Properties that will see the construction of a 55,000 sq. ft. facility, which will feature an indoor lap pool, a leisure pool, a gymnasium and multi-purpose space.

“This project fulfills the city’s promise to provide a recreation facility to the

Burquitlam neighbourhood,” Mayor Richard Stewart said, reading a statement during Monday evening’s council meeting.

The Coquitlam Family YMCA will be built in conjunction with a mixed-use development, which will be overseen by Concert Properties, on 2.1 acres of the 3.6-acre Burquitlam Park.

City staff said the project will be subject to rezoning approvals.

In exchange for the park land, the developer will give the city 2.55 acres on Cottonwood Avenue, which staff said will be used for the future expansion of Cottonwood Park from its current 2.2 acres to 4.75 acres.

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Jami Watson Roberts at the Blakeburn Lagoons — north of the former Pickton farm — where the Port Coquitlam resident would like to see a healing garden in honour of the women Robert Pickton murdered on the property. For more on her plan, see article on page 3.

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CHAFER BEETLES

2015 drought could mean more chafer issues Earlier watering restrictions likely for this summer GARY MCKENNA

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More lawn damage from European chafer beetles — and the critters that eat them — is expected in 2016 as a result of last summer’s drought, according to a Coquitlam staff report.

Sprinkling restrictions across Metro Vancouver last summer made it impossible for residents to apply nematodes, a chafer beetle treatment that requires a well-watered lawn.

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PoCo needs healing, she says, and a memorial garden would help Northside woman wants a garden at Blakeburn lagoons

“If Port Coquitlam never does anything, what does that say? Fifty women were brought to the farm and never came off.”

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Maggie de Vries, whose sister Sarah was one of PoCo serial killer Robert Pickton’s victims

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Jami Watson Roberts loves Port Coquitlam. Her four children go to northside schools.

She can walk to work at Costco.

She has many good friends and neighbours. She is invested in her community.

But not all is well in her town, she says.

For years, Roberts has sought closure on a subject close to her heart.

A victim of domestic abuse, Roberts wants permission from the city to build a healing garden for the women murdered on Robert Pickton’s property.

“It’s long overdue,” she said, shaking her head in frustration. “I don’t think we would be talking about this today if [the victims] were a group of soccer moms because it would have already been done by now. It’s a reflection of how this community views these women.”

Roberts started the ball rolling with city hall a few years ago. She formed a committee and, in January 2014, hosted an open house at Blakeburn elementary school — directly north of the Pickton farm, located on property that used to be owned by the Picktons — to gauge the public’s interest in a garden on a strip of city land east of Blakeburn Park.

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Land near Blakeburn Lagoons in Port Coquitlam would make a good location for a healing garden in memory of the women murdered by Robert Pickton, says PoCo resident Jami Watson Roberts. she said, including Maggie De Vries, who lost her sister Sarah on the Pickton farm. Roberts said there was mixed reaction from the crowd: Many were encouraging but others were concerned about having a memorial for such a tragedy so close to an elementary school.

Roberts said she went back to city hall to meet with parks and recreation staff and heard their concerns. “I listened and followed the rules,” she said, yet she claims administration was telling her privately that city council was not interested.

Roberts continued to pursue the idea and reached out to Tri-

City MLAs after the city asked her to see if something could be done on the Pickton land itself.

The MLAs were supportive but her efforts hit a brick wall on legal and finances.

“The property is basically tied up in mortgages and liens,” Port Moody-Coquitlam MLA Linda Reimer told The Tri-City News.

Last summer, when then-MP James Moore announced funding to update the Blakeburn Lagoons, Roberts turned her attention to the middle dike. She envisions a bee/bird/butterfly area there, “a beautiful sanctuary for people to enter and put

closure to all of this. There’s somebody’s sister or daughter that’s gone.”

If possible, Roberts also wants to incorporate the Living Stones from Hastings Street, a memorial project in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in honour of the women taken by the PoCo serial killer (Reimer said she has made inquiries about obtaining those plaques).

The healing garden concept is being backed by Tri-City Transitions, which supports women and families affected by violence, as well as De Vries, an award-winning author and speaker.

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“I think it’s important because these events happened in Port Coquitlam and it’s important to acknowledge and create some permanent space that marks that,” de Vries told The Tri-City News. “The city is wounded by this. My sister died in your city 18 years ago and there’s been nothing. It hurts to see that.

“If Port Coquitlam never does anything, what does that say? Fifty women were brought to the farm and never came off.”

But Mayor Greg Moore said the city hasn’t turned a blind eye and, contrary to Roberts’ claim, is interested in receiving a formal request (Kristen Meersman, the city’s director of engineering and operations, is expected to meet with Roberts on Friday).

Moore said part of the process would be to hear from the victims’ families to see if a healing garden would be appropriate.

About a decade ago, when Pickton was before the courts, city council — of which Moore was a member — considered a number of options. “We did sense that something should be done but there was no feedback from the families,” he said.

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Over the years, a church planned to buy the Dominion Avenue land and have a healing garden but that didn’t pan out; memorial benches were also proposed, as was a special site at the city cemetery.

“There are a lot of suggestions that have gone around… but council hasn’t heard anything from the families,” Moore said. “Perhaps they want something closer to their hometowns instead.

“We’re not trying to be preventative but I think this needs to come from the community and families. We don’t want to do the wrong thing.”

Coun. Brad West, chair of the city’s smart growth committee, concurred. “I think figuring out what to do is long overdue,” he said, “but the families are critical. They’re the ones most impacted by this.”

As for Roberts, she said she hopes the public will lobby city hall. She has created a Facebook page (“Blakeburn Healing Garden Committee”) to advocate for the healing garden.

“I don’t want these women to be forgotten,” she said. jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

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Many “Beliebers” were caught up in ticket scams; Vancouver Police Department also said it received several complaints from fans whose tickets wouldn’t scan once they arrived at Rogers Arena.

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A Port Coquitlam man has been arrested in connection with the sale of fake Justin Bieber concert tickets.

The arrest came after a mother and daughter from Westbank paid more than $600 for tickets from an individual on Kijiji, only to find out that the tickets for Bieber’s Friday night concert in Vancouver were fake.

Coquitlam RCMP were notified of the fraudulent transaction and, with the help of the mother-daughter duo, officers were able to identify and arrest 38-year-old Giuseppe Farinella. They believe he may have sold more fake tickets before the concert and are asking anyone who purchased tickets from Farinella, who also went by the names Joey or Troy, to call police at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2016-7605.

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The Tri-City Compassion Club in Port Coquitlam has been shut down after Coquitlam RCMP executed a search warrant at the Shaughnessy Street storefront last Friday afternoon.

Const. Jamie Phillipson said no arrests were made following the search but police believe marijuana was being sold at the site.

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The doors at the Tri-City Compassion Club are closed until “further notice” after the Coquitlam RCMP executed a search warrant at the store last Friday. seizure TCC is closed till further notice. Thank you.”

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COQUITLAM RECREATION

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“And through the innovative partnership with the YMCA and Concert Properties, we will achieve substantial community and financial benefit for Coquitlam residents — much more than what might have been achieved by acting alone.”

A recreation centre has been a long time coming for the Burquitlam neighbourhood.

The city originally identified a need for the facility in 1977 and acquired the land at Burquitlam Park for those purposes. But the project kept getting pushed back until, in 2015, the municipality signed an agreement-in-principle with the YMCA of Vancouver for a joint facility.

While the final tally for the project has yet to be determined, the two parties agreed to share the construction costs. The YMCA will cover the expected $1 million per year in operating expenses while the city was charged with acquiring the land, which will also feature a new park-andride lot to service the future

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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.

City staff stated that the new Burquitlam recreation facility is expected to be built by 2021 while the expansion of Cottonwood Park should be completed by 2019.

The land Concert Properties is giving to the city in exchange for the Burquitlam Park property is currently occupied by a rental apartment building called Whitgift Gardens.

A staff report noted that the city wants the park built with the assistance of Concert prior to construction of its development “to ensure this is ready to serve the community as soon as possible.” The developer will also lead the construction of the new indoor pool and recreation facility.

The city is expected to enter into a formal operating agreement with the YMCA, as well as a property transfer agreement with Concert Properties.

Burquitlam Evergreen Line station.

According to a staff report, the city’s community amenity contribution fund — money that comes from developers — will cover the rest of the future YMCA, which is expected to be $25 million. So far, the city has allocated $17 million, with $3 million set aside specifically for the park-and-ride, while the YMCA has $19 million set aside for capital expenditures. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

MAYOR RICHARD STEWART

INVITATION TO A COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING Trillium Projects invite you to attend a community information meeting to introduce and review our development proposal for the rezoning of the properties at 2824 + 2830 St. George Street. The development concept consists of 12-unit, three storey, family oriented townhouse units.

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The development team will be available to answer any questions during the information meeting. If you have additional questions or comments please contact: Goran Arevski Email: goran@trilliumprojects.com Phone 604-714-0904

► Determine if the timing is right for a decision on the Special Study Area in north-east Port Coquitlam.

Learn more 1. Attend the Open House on March 30 and provide 2. Take the survey at www.portcoquitlam.ca/aglands by April 15 feedback: 3. Email comments to planning@portcoquitlam.ca by April 15

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CHILDREN’S SAFETY

Kids, parents should check phone settings for safety Geotagging can offer information to predators SARAH PAYNE

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The Coquitlam-based Children of the Street Society is encouraging parents and their kids to talk about their social media privacy settings in a new campaign designed to shed light on the tools predators can use to track potential victims.

The “New Follower” campaign features two posters that will go up in transit shelters this week. On the posters, Instagram maps have a series of photos posted on them showing the locations that a child or teen would normally frequent, such as their school, weekly soccer practice or the mall.

The campaign is designed to caution young people — and parents — to be aware of the information that is being shared online, both directly and indirectly.

“If someone is a predator and they target young people, [geotagging] makes it way easier to connect,” said Diane Sowden,

executive director of Children of the Street. “They can start up a conversation and make it all very familiar.”

An online predator can use information about a child’s neighbourhood, favourite coffee shop or soccer team to establish a connection and, potentially, a relationship with an unsuspecting youth.

Geotagging marks the location that a photo or post takes place; the largest stack of photos represents a location that the youth most commonly frequents.

Sowden said Children of the Street wanted to focus on geotagging because it is a significant issue discussed in the more than 600 workshops it gives each year.

She said many young people don’t have privacy restrictions in place on their Instagram accounts and parents often don’t know to check the settings — or that it needs to be done.

“Over the years, the technology has changed so quickly and, as adults, we’re not keeping up,” she said.

And while online technology can offer positive benefits, too often parents are handing over a powerful tool to their kids

without understanding how to use it properly.

“We’ve done excellent work educating young people about the predator at the playground but when kids are answering questions online, they don’t connect that it’s a stranger at the other end,” Sowden said.

“We tell parents that the online world is the new playground.”

Social media expert Jesse Miller suggested parents and kids take a holistic view of social media and the information they’re sharing on a variety of apps. “A kid can go online and never tell anybody where they

go to school, their age,” Miller said, but information can be gleaned from even the smallest details such as the gymnastics hoodie or hockey club jersey worn in a photo.

Frequented locations can also be discerned based on the information a young person’s friends are posting.

• For more information on how to change your social media privacy settings, and to see the video that accompanies the Children of the Street’s New Follower campaign, visit www. childrenofthestreet.com. @spayneTC

An image from Children of the Street Society’s latest campaign focuses on geotagging and phones’ privacy settings.

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BEARS IN THE TRI-CITIES

PoMo tightens trash rules to reduce the no. of bear conflicts Bear essentials seminar April 13

Port Moody is beefing up its bear-proofing requirements for all properties, whether or not the waste and organics containers are picked up by a private or city collector.

Previously, PoMo has only stipulated bear-proofing standards for containers and enclosures for properties serviced by the city, which includes singleand multi-family dwellings.

Now, the city is cracking down in a bid to curb the number of bear activity calls, the majority of which are linked

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to garbage and green bins not properly secured or left out overnight, according to a staff report.

Because the Solid Waste Bylaw amendments would

mainly affect commercial properties, staff will be consulting with the committees.

The city will also be formalizing its standards for bear-resistant enclosures and containers for new developments as part of its development review process.

PoMo residents can attend a bear essentials seminar on April 13, at which the guest speaker will be Ellie Archer, a professional bear viewing guide and the director of the Whistler Get Bear Smart Society and the North Shore Black Bear Society. spayne@tricitynews.com @spayneTC

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Remembering Rolly & Betty T he life and recent death of Rolly Fox is a reminder of how ordinary the Fox family was yet how extraordinary, too.

Today, Terry Fox’s heroic attempt to run across Canada with a prosthesis on one leg is commemorated in books, films, monuments and the annual Terry Fox Run that raises millions for cancer research. We marvel at Terry’s courage, his optimism and his idea of running from sea to sea at a time when these kinds of fundraisers weren’t even considered, let alone as commonplace as they have become.

But maybe it’s also important to consider his family, an average Port Coquitlam clan like many others, with four kids, a small house and regular jobs.

Imagine what Fox’s parents, Rolly and Betty, must have gone through — first with Terry’s cancer diagnosis, then his amaz-

ing run and, finally, the too-early death of their second-eldest son.

How many parents would have let their young man go on this run?

Probably very few.

Today’s parents are criticized for not letting their children take risks so the kids won’t feel disappointment and failure.

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Terry Fox’s parents were not those kind of parents.

Now that Betty and Rolly Fox have both passed away — Betty in 2011, Rolly just last week after a brief fight with lung cancer — it’s important to consider their legacy. Just as Terry set an example for perseverance and de-

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termination and having big goals, Betty and Rolly taught other parents that it’s OK to let their children take risks.

They were also remarkable in another way as well: for setting an example to grieving parents.

Unfortunately, as the parents of a young man who died of cancer, they are members of a large group of cancer survivors, outliving their own children.

Instead of letting their grief set them part, they reached out and even though their resumés were modest — they weren’t sophisticated people or social climbers — still they adopted Terry’s dream and ran with it, becoming beloved and involved ambassadors for the highly successful Terry Fox Foundation.

We remember Terry, yes, but we should also remember his parents. Rolly and Betty Fox showed us how we can be better every day and against all odds.

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Thanks to Drake Stephens for saving bears, educating humans The Editor, Re. “After years of saving wild animals and educating humans, the bear man retires” (The Tri-City News, March 4).

Drake Stephens definitely should be acknowledged for his work advocating for bears in the Tri-Cities. He has always been on the side of wildlife, while paid and unpaid, and has had infinite patience while educating the rest of us about the perspectives of wild animals, particularly black bears.

I predict Drake will continue to do so because people don’t retire from their passions. He spoke up for bears and other wildlife well before he was hired by the city of Coquitlam as an urban wildlife co-ordinator.

It is our city’s loss but the gain of many agencies, companies, forums and other municipalities to whom Drake will surely make himself available as a consultant, educating, advising, lecturing and continuing to act on behalf of black bears and other wildlife that stumble

into conflict with the activities and inconsiderate actions of humans.

Drake’s patient education of people has been particularly important in Coquitlam when responding to concerns of citizens new to Canada who have all kinds of misconceptions about what bears are really like.

I know this was the component of the job that Drake most enjoyed and that people really appreciated. He has always understood that many people simply don’t know about our wildlife if they haven’t grown up here.

Bears are opportunistic herbivores but not averse to eating meat should the prospect arise.

To them, we humans stink worse than skunks (Drake told me this). Black bears don’t attack people unless protecting their young, or startled and surprised. They are wild animals and should not be allowed to feel comfortable around humans, becoming habituated through their exposure to our garbage and other food sources.

Bears have keen senses of hearing and smell but don’t see well.

In a nutshell, this is the information taught by Drake.

And it has proved true.

Our family has hiked often through the bush all over Burke Mountain, originally with very young children in backpacks and later on foot, and not once in 23 years have we run into a bear or anything else. We are more likely to see one walking through our backyard, meandering through while searching for food. They never stick around because there is nothing to eat.

I am most looking forward to having great conversations about the movements of wildlife in our neighbourhood with Drake now that he’ll have more time.

Thank you, Drake, for speaking up for the animals displaced, in some cases disturbed from their hibernation, and that became trapped in our urban settings. You saved a lot of lives and we avoided a lot of distress.

Janet Klopp, Coquitlam

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Drake Stephens, who has retired as Coquitlam’s urban wildlife coordinator, with a tranquilized bear that was rescued from a tree in late December. The cub was given to Critter Care.

POLITICS

Thanks for free speech

The Editor, Thankfully, we live in a country where people are allowed to engage in legal speech, even if others do not agree with it or do not want us to speak it. Free speech is necessary for us to have our core value of freedom.

Unfortunately, there are people in other democracies who will do whatever they can to stop others from speaking about that with which they disagree.

The answer to bad speech should be responsive speech to address the complaint. The answer to bad speech should not deprive others from their right to free speech. Those who do so are bullies.

Unfortunately, that is what they have in the U.S. and the over-riding threat to free speech is lost in other things because the media wants to fuel controversy.

Brian Bastien, Coquitlam

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TRI-CITY POLICE

No charges for Mountie in off-duty Coq. MVA SARAH PAYNE The Tri-CiTy News

An off-duty RCMP officer will not face charges in connection with a car accident last spring in Coquitlam.

The Criminal Justice Branch (CJB) released a report Monday stating that although the available evidence indicates the officer was speeding at the time, a prosecution under the Motor

Vehicle Act is not in the public interest.

The officer was driving home in his personal vehicle on the evening of April 5, 2015 and was eastbound on David Avenue when the driver of a Hyundai Santa Fe travelling north on Riley Street crossed in front of him in an attempt to turn left on to David. Both vehicles were heavily damaged and the driver of the Santa Fe received signifi-

cant injuries. The officer was treated in hospital and released later the same day.

Electronic data from the officer’s vehicle, a Chevrolet Tahoe, indicated it was going just under 60 km/h before the collision.

Data from the Santa Fe showed it was travelling at 25 km/h five seconds before air bag activation, slowing to 14 km/h before accelerating to 23 km/h at the time of the activation pulse.

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Man missing from R’view since Feb. found in Alta.

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David Fomradas has been taken into custody in Lethbridge, Alta.

The 38-year-old had failed to return to a Forensic Psychiatric Hospital housing program on the Riverview Hospital grounds in Coquitlam on Feb. 10 and was reported missing two days later.

In 2009, Fomradas was involved in the bizarre carjacking attempt in downtown Vancouver in which actors Kris and Carly Pope were both injured and the vehicle they were in was smashed into the CBC building. Fomradas was found

not criminally responsible in 2010 and sent to the Colony Farm hospital.

He escaped while out on a day pass in 2012, prompting an internal review at the hospital and a crackdown on the day pass program.

Coquitlam RCMP reported Fomradas had been taken into custody without incident early Monday morning by the Lethbridge Police Department and was scheduled to appear in court later in the day to initiate his transfer back to B.C. There have been no updates on another Forensic Psychiatric patient who went missing at the same time as Fomradas. Violet Edna Miharija, 41, had been at

the hospital to determine whether she was fit to stand trial for impaired driving charges.

Miharija is 5’2” tall and weighs 178 lb.; she has dark brown, shoulder-length hair and was last seen wearing a green sweatshirt, green sweatpants and white running shoes.

Anyone who sees Miharija is cautioned not to approach her but to contact their nearest police department or call 911. Anyone with information as to Miharija’s whereabouts is asked to call Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2016-4669.

The CJB report concluded the data shows the Santa Fe did not stop at the Riley Street stop sign before turning on to David.

The Independent Investigations Office, which investigates all incidents of death or serious harm in which a police officer — on- or off-duty — is involved, submitted a report to the CJB, which is responsible for determining whether charges should be approved.

The CJB review focused on whether the officer should be charged with speeding under the Motor Vehicle Act. It determined “the available evidence is not sufficient to prove to the necessary standard that the officer committed any more serious offences than speeding, or that his driving pattern caused the injuries experienced by the second driver.”

Pursuing a prosecution, the

report added, would not be in the public’s interest given the evidence could only show the officer had been driving somewhat over the speed limit.

“The time, effort and expense of pursuing a prosecution outweigh what could reasonably be justified on the circumstances of this case for a relatively minor motor vehicle infraction, with its attendant penalty.” @spayneTC

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ON THE CHOPPED BLOCK A Port Moody pub will show its support for one of its former cooks Saturday as she competes on the TV show Chopped Canada. Brew Street Craft + Kitchen on St. Johns Street will host a party starting at 4:30 p.m. to cheer on Lyndsay Jones, a 23-year-old Port Moody resident who is appearing in the episode titled “Cooking with Heart.” Brew Street will screen the program from 6 to 7 p.m.

Jones faces contestants from Calgary and P.E.I who are cooking for judges Roger Mooking, Lynn Crawford and Susur Lee. The Season 3 champ wins $10,000 — money that, should she win, Jones said she would use to fly the ashes of her recently deceased aunt to Maui.

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Save-On Foods will be moving into Coquitlam’s Austin Station, taking over the space currently occupied by Thrifty Foods.

Thrifty’s is scheduled to close on April 25, with Save-On taking possession on May 25 and opening in the fall.

In a press release last Friday, the Overwaitea Food Group said the new Save-On Foods will employ

approximately 120 people and current Thrifty’s employees at that location will get top priority during the hiring process.

The deal was reached after Thrifty Foods, which opened at that location in 2006, opted to move out of Austin Station when it failed to reach a lease agreement with its landlord, Aragon Properties Ltd. There was some public outcry when Thrifty’s announced it was closing its Coquitlam store, with one man even starting an online petition to keep the outlet open.

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It’s better for rabbits if you give chocolate bunnies for Easter Coquitlam Animal Shelter staff say don’t gift bunnies DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

They come in all sizes and colours, with personalities to match. There is Archie Bunker, a curious little guy who follows you with his eyes. And Bunilla, whose hair is so long, she can barely see.

They are just two of a dozen rabbits living out their lives at the Coquitlam Animal Shelter while they wait for adoption. The little creatures are healthy signs of spring and so cute they could be Beatrix Potter illustrations.

Problem is, few people want them once they get big.

In fact, according to Nichelle Cameron, the Coquitlam shelter takes in many more rabbits each year than it can adopt out to deserving families and bunnies that are brought in are usually claimed to be “found” because the shelter doesn’t accept rabbits that are relinquished, like it would a cat or dog.

The glut of rabbits means shelter workers take very seriously their job to inform people that rabbits shouldn’t be purchased at Easter to decorate a basket of chocolate eggs but should only be acquired after a great deal of planning.

Check out Kijiji or Craigslist and you’ll find dozens of these animals for sale. They are also available in pet stores, despite the efforts of animal welfare groups to ban their sale a few years ago. If you purchase one, you should get them neutered or spayed. But bunnies purchased in Coquitlam will likely be sterilized because that’s a requirement, made law a few years ago by city councillors.

And Cameron cautions against making a snap purchase as a child’s starter pet.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 17 • Tri-City Greendrinks meets, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Gallery Bistro, 2411 Clarke St., Port Moody. Calling all leprechauns: What does World Water Day mean for our community? Gallery Bistro will serve a vegetarian set menu (with meat option), along with a lighter fare. Call 604-9370998 if you are interested in ordering food and/or require a gluten-free meal. Info: www. meetup.com/tricity-greendrinks.

• 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.

MARCH 17: NECRA MEETING

• NECRA, the North East Coquitlam Ratepayers, meet at 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.

(Anyone who would like to hear the speaker is welcome to attend the first hour of the meeting.)

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 at PoCo Legion, 133–2675 Shaughnessy St., 7 p.m., to plan events. Info: Nina, 604941-9032.

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Nichelle Cameron cuddles Archie Bunker, a rabbit waiting to be adopted at the Coquitlam Animal Shelter. Cameron welcomes visitors to the shelter to see if a rabbit may be a good pet but discourages parents from purchasing a rabbit as a child’s pet for Easter.

“These animals live for 12 to 13 years and it’s a long-term commitment,” she said.

Just like owning a dog or a cat, it takes a lot of responsibility and time to look after rabbits.

They need daily food, such as hay and vegetables plus water to drink and things to chew on, as well as plenty of exercise.

And because they are social, rabbits are better off in a large, safe enclosure in the family home rather than relegated to an outdoor hutch.

But it’s their sociability that

makes rabbits a fun pet, and they can be litter box-trained, Cameron noted.

Still, their special needs and personalities, including special handling requirements (some don’t like to be picked up) means they don’t necessarily make the best children’s pets, and too often they are released into the wild or brought in because the family loses interests or the costs of keeping the pet are higher than expected.

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“We would love people to come by and see the rabbits we already have,” said Cameron.

• The hours of operation and more details about visiting the Coquitlam Animal Shelter are available at www.coquitlam.ca under City Services. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

• 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 604-9419306.

THURSDAY, MARCH 24 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, 7-9:30 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam.

Info : 604-937-0836.

TUESDAY, MARCH 29 • Camp Kerry Society hosts Mindfulness-based Stress-reduction Program, an 8-week program that offers guided mindfulness meditation practices and taught by Anne Walker, a health care social worker. Program runs March 29-May 17, Douglas College, Coquitlam. Cost: $295.

Registration: campkerry.org.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30 • PoCo Happy Times Preschool presents Bridgett Miller on Raising Resilient Children, 7-8:45 p.m., located in the annex at James Park elementary school, 1761 Westminster Ave., PoCo. Cost: $5. Info: 604-941-8286.

VOLUNTEERS • Canadian Sound Therapy Arts Society, which provides creative opportunities for those in the mental health and disability communities, is adding to its board and volunteer team. The board is a group of volunteers who share responsibilities for the one major event each summer: Burrard Inlet Fish Fest. Board and volunteer opportunities include: web site design and maintenance; accounting; grant writing; coordinating volunteers and marketing. Info: soundtherapyarts.wordpress. com.

• KidStart needs volunteer mentors to provide caring and supportive relationships. You must be 21 years or older, prepared to accept a young person unconditionally and able to spend three hours a week or more. Mentors are carefully screened and supported, and there are regular training sessions and ongoing support provided by staff. Info: www. kidstart.ca.

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ven today, in an age where travel has never been simpler and information about destinations has never been easier to find, Tibet remains a mysterious and little-known place.

Isolated by the Himalayas, the mountainous country has developed a society whose fascinating art and religious faith have captivated people around the world.

In his book Tibet: Places and History, Piero Verni leads the reader past glittering turquoise lakes, across huge plains dotted with yaks and nomads’ tents, and over high passes draped with colourful prayer flags. Situated high in the Himalayas, the geography in Tibet is on a humbling scale, with every view tinged by spectacular mountain light.

Many visitors to Tibet are charmed or intrigued by the country’s unusual customs, which have formed in isolation over thousands of years.

Tibet Customs by D. Liao is a magnificent collection of sto-

ries covering lifestyle, festivals, arts and religions, with a dash of poetic commentary from a Chinese perspective.

Sometimes called the Ocean of Songs and Dance, Tibet is a place in which you might see circle dances, tap dances and drum dances as well as the evocatively named Ghost Dance, Mask Dance or Guozhang Dance, each important for different reasons or at different times of year. Music and dance are an indispensable part of Tibetan culture. Melodious love songs, meanwhile, are interspersed

with bursts of hearty laughter that reverberate over the grassland. Liao’ s book offers a panoramic portrait of a country and people that are drastically changing, yet still cling to age-old traditions.

Tibet is home to the world’s highest peak, Mt. Everest.

Recent books about the mountain include climber Conrad Anker’s The Call of Everest: The History, Science and Future of the World’s Tallest Peak. Anker describes how Everest was “born,” how it has changed physically and how it affects the psychology of those who try to climb it — as well as those who conquer it. Other sections cover Sir Edmund Hillary and his guide, Tenzing Norgay, as they conducted their historic ascent, an incredible feat of courage and willpower. The book also covers sustainable mountaineering, protecting the environment around Mt. Everest, and using its tourist potential to bring economic benefits to locals.

Visiting Tibet and not going around Mt. Kailash — a walk called a kora — would be like visiting a great capital but ignoring its most famous trea-

sure. With its distinct, foursided summit, Mt. Kailash dominates the region just as it dominates the mythology of a billion Buddhists and Hindus, who view it as a sacred place. Throughout his book, To a Mountain in Tibet, Colin Thubron marvels at the religious spirit of the pilgrims to Mt. Kailash, who brave an arduous, sometimes deadly journey. He also reflects on the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, especially relating to impermanence, change and death.

A lengthy section describes in sharp detail the Tibetan sky-burial, a grizzly yet environmentally friendly practice.

Towards the end of his kora, Thubron writes about the mortality of his own family, some of whom have died.

In this section, he quotes extensively from The Tibetan Book of the Dead, written to ease the transition period in Tibetan Buddhism between death and rebirth.

All of these books are available from your local libraries.

A Good Read is a column by TriCity librarians that is published on Wednesdays. Shirley Chan works at Coquitlam Public Library.

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Including set-up, public viewing and judging, the Expo will run from 3 to 8:30 p.m. on May 12 in the City Centre ranch, 1169 Pinetree Way. The Expo is a partnership between the library, School District 43, Douglas College and Coquitlam 125.

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Students will compete in four categories: Elementary (Grades 3 to 5), middle (Grades 6 to 8), Junior (Grades 9 and 10) and Senior (Grades 11 or 12). Students can either compete on their own or in teams of two for awards including trophies, medals and cash prizes.

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Touchstone remounts (revised) classic JANIS WARREN

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Live theatre is an art form that lives in the moment.

But sometimes that moment changes to such an extent the script needs a rewrite.

Such was the case last fall for the drama Late Company, which will be remounted at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre this and next month by Touchstone Theatre.

The highly acclaimed drama

by Canadian playwright — and Governor General Award winner — Jordan Tannahill needed two substantive updates.

One change was needed to reflect the loss of the Conservative government following the Oct. 15 vote. In the play, one of the characters is a Tory MP in an Ottawa riding and, because his party is no longer in power, the dynamic in the play shifted, said Touchstone artistic director Katrina Dunn.

But perhaps the biggest rework to the script came

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Gerry Mackay and Katharine Venour in Late Company, the critically acclaimed drama by Touchstone Theatre. It runs at the Evergreen Theatre in Coquitlam from March 29 to April 2. following the death of Chris Hyndman — a co-host on the CBC-TV hit series Designer Guys — last summer. He and his life and business partner, Steven Sabados, were talking points in Late Company on being openly gay.

“When he died, of course,

all of that stuff plays out very, very differently on stage,” Dunn said, “so they were replaced with a British couple who are gay in a British sitcom.”

The altered narrative — along with the replacement of two actors from the original production — make for an in-

teresting remount, Dunn said.

But it also makes an interesting farewell for Dunn herself.

With Touchstone marking its 40th anniversary this year, Dunn has decided to throw in the towel for the 2016-’17 season after 20 years with the company. She plans to free-

lance, teach and spend more time with her children, age 10 and seven.

Dunn applied in 1997 to an open call to be Touchstone’s new artistic director when her predecessor left to work with the Belfry Theatre.

Touchstone, a mid-sized theatre company, offered her the chance to develop new pieces — largely from Canadian playwrights — that dealt with powerful, modern and often-uncomfortable issues.

Late Company, of which Touchstone received nominations for four Jessie Awards including Best Production in 2015, explores challenges like bullying and teen suicide. It imagines a restorative justice

dinner held a year after a tragedy between the parents of a dead gay son, his tormentor and that boy’s parents.

For this year’s remount, which will also include a run at the Cultch in Vancouver from April 5 to 9, Linda Quibell takes on the role of the grieving mother Debora while Katharine Venour returns as the visiting Tamara. Michael Kopsa and Gerry Mackay play their spouses and Arthur MacKinnon is the young Curtis.

Dunn said she wanted to bring back Late Company as many people didn’t get a chance to see it. “The themes around bullying, teen suicide and how we navigate young people in their early life is so topical and pertinent that it needed a wider audience. It continues to be relevant and strong.”

• Late Company runs from March 29 to April 2 at the Evergreen Cultural Centre. Call 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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More consultation on draft arts, culture plan JANIS WARREN

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Yet another round of consultation is in the works for Coquitlam’s next arts, culture and heritage strategic plan.

The visioning document that will chart the city’s arts course over the next 15 years was presented as a draft to council-in-committee last Monday; the city’s arts and culture advisory committee also got a look last Thursday.

As well, the city’s multicultural and economic development advisory committees will discuss it over the next four weeks and meetings will also be set up with Coquitlam’s cultural service delivery partners.

The proposed framework, which has been in development for more than two years,

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The latest draft version of Coquitlam’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategic plan can be read via coquitlam.ca/arts. is now being reviewed by arts stakeholders, said Michelle Hunt, director of planning and business services. And the general public will be able to have its say via an online survey late next month or early May, she said.

“This study is a very impor-

tant document of work,” Raul Allueva, Coquitlam’s general manager of parks, recreation and culture services, told the committee March 7, noting city staff have worked with Toronto-based consultants Millier Dickinson Blais for the past year to make the

$100,000 plan a reality.

In it, five key goals are listed in the fields of: city leadership, community capacity, community heritage, economic benefits and cultural facilities. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges are also laid out such as: • the availability to nonprofit groups to be funded via Spirit Grants (casino income); • the number of programs and services at the two library branches; • the lack of marketing and promotion for existing programs and activities; • the fragmented cultural sector across the Tri-Cities; • the need for the city to play a bigger leadership role; • the wish to have art shows in non-conventional spaces; • the potential loss of arti-

facts and archives because of lack of storage facilities; • and the low priority by residents compared with capital investment for sports and recreation.

While Coun. Dennis Marsden suggested to staff to include the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce in its future arts talks, Coun.

Craig Hodge — another past Chamber board chairman — called on staff to “drill down deeper” with specific arts groups.

Hodge said answers need to be sought on such topics as the future of the museum, the expansion of Place des Arts and the Evergreen Cultural Centre (which will soon be close to the Evergreen Line terminus) and Booth Farm, one of the first homes built in Coquitlam of which the city

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“At the end of the day, it’s going to come to space and money and time,” Hodge said.

“I think what [the document] does say is we have got more to do.”

The final version of the draft strategic plan is expected to come before Coquitlam city council by July.

Meanwhile, Port Coquitlam’s updated arts and cultural strategy, called Imagine Port Coquitlam, has yet to come before city council. When complete, it will replace the 2001 arts plan.

In its 2016 budget, which has yet to be adopted, city council has earmarked funds for a new cultural development and community services manager. jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

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A new social enterprise catering to afterschool kids will open in the basement of the Port Moody Arts Centre next month.

Block 8 Academy — a program run by Danita Sepp and her sister, Cindy — will pick up kindergarten to Grade 6 students from their elementary schools and shuttle them to the St. Johns Street facility for arts-related activities.

There, students will have a lesson in music once a week as well as take part in workshops with the centre’s artistsin-residence.

Multiculturalism, outdoor science, community outreach and personal finances are other academy units during the week. In addition, students can be part of classes at surrounding facilities such as Pro Fit and the Kyle Centre.

Danita Sepp, a mother of two, said she modelled her out-of-school care business on similar programs at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts.

Licensed by Fraser Health, Block 8 can enrol up to 24 kids and, starting in the next academic year, will take children from 7 to 8:30 a.m. — enough time to fit in lastminute homework.

In a press release, PMAC Society board president Valerie Simons said Block 8 will open the venue’s doors to “a broader community.”

PMAC has spent the past year trying to balance its books following the addition of the Appleyard/Centennial House in 2014.

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Her bees will soon be making a buzz in New York City.

Gleneagle secondary graduate Deanna Fligg will fly to the Big Apple next month to see four pieces in her bee series unveiled in a group show DEANNA FLIGG at the Agora Gallery.

The exhibit will be a turning point in her career: Not only will it be her first showing outside of Canada, it’ll also be her first gallery exhibit ever.

“It’s so amazing,” the former Port Moody artist said. “Never in my life did I think something like this could happen.”

Fligg was called by Agora representatives in July of 2014 after they saw her work online.

They said her images would hang well in their upcoming exhibit, titled Forms and Formalities, which opens April 1 and features the art of 18 others. “It was totally out of the blue and a nice shock,” she laughed.

Still, it’s not the first time a Tri-City artist has had her work in the Agora: Three years ago, Parvaneh Roudgar, a sculpting teacher at Place des Arts in Coquitlam, had six pieces in the contemporary fine arts gallery in the Chelsea district.

Fligg will have four acrylics up: Ivena, Yuliya, Sienna and Nala, the names of female working bees.

Fligg became fascinated with the insects after watching a 2009 documentary, titled Vanishing of the Bees, which blames their loss on a disorder called “colony collapse.”

Now a Burnaby resident, Fligg hopes to exhibit her art more around Metro Vancouver.

Her first solo exhibit was in 2013 at the Port Moody Public Library, in which she featured 20 paintings and photos of bumble and honeybees. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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Life is a Cabaret for Lindbjerg trio at CapU Three performing arts students at Capilano University who studied at Coquitlam’s Lindbjerg Academy will appear in Cabaret.

Nicholas Bradbury, Jenna Testani and Emily Matchette are in the Exit 22 Productions show that goes into previews today (Wednesday) and opens Thursday. The musical based on pre-war Berlin is CapU’s final performance of the year.

Tickets are $25/$22/$10 by calling 604-990-7810 or emailing tickets.capilanou.ca.

for election at the May 30 AGM of the PMAC Society. At that time, candidates can speak about their commitment to the arts and volunteering experience. To apply by the May 9 deadline, visit pomoarts.ca.

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The Port Moody Arts Centre moved its deadline to March 24 to allow for more entries in its Heroes with heART competition.

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Dearman will show easy watercolour techniques for beginners during the session, which starts at 1:30 p.m. To register, call 604-927-7999. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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Duo Klavitarre — better known as Jolanta Ziemska and Maciej Ziemski — will bring their repertoire of baroque, classical, Romantic and modern pieces to Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre on Sunday. The couple used to be the artistic directors of The International Guitar Festival in Poland and now organize the International Guitar Chamber Festival in Bremen, Germany. Their Coquitlam performance has been endorsed by the Canadian Polish Congress. Call 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

The project will see youth pen an essay about a Port Moody hero; winners will then be paired with PoMo artists to capture their hero’s likeness.

And those portraits will be on display at the arts facility starting May 5 to coincide with the Port Moody Youth Festival.

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SWIM COMPETITION

Aquasonic off to synchro nat’ls

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The 13-15 team, which consists of (left to right) Tatum Oyama of Coquitlam, Madisen Bonthoux Roberts, Fannia Xu, Sirona Lyon, Preet Lehal and Ilona Potecaru of Surrey, Annie Wang of Coquitlam and Caitlyn Nichols (top) of Surrey.

A trio of Coquitlam swimmers is joining the B.C. Aquasonics to compete in Synchro Canada’s National Qualifier Championships in Quebec this week.

Coquitlam junior team member Mikayla Papillo and 13-15 team members Annie Wang and Tatum Oyama will compete with 13 other athletes from across the Lower Mainland against 500 synchronized swimmers from across the country.

“The national qualifier is the largest synchronized swimming competition in the country,” said B.C. Aquasonics head coach Susan Kemper. “We are looking forward to another

chance to challenge our B.C. rivals and see what the rest of the country has to offer. It is a great competition.”

The team arrived in Quebec City on Sunday, following a send-off water show in Surrey on Saturday, and was expected to begin competing on Wednesday (today).

Team 13-15 preliminaries are scheduled for Thursday, while junior solo will be held on Friday with junior duets and team finals taking place on Saturday. The BC Aquasonics is a high performance synchronized swimming training centre, which includes a membership of 100 athletes a year. sports@tricitynews.com

MINOR HOCKEY

NE midget Chiefs season ends in overtime DAN OLSON GLACIER MEDIA

There was more than fatigue weighing down Jamie Jackson’s voice as he discussed his team’s run through the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League semifinals on Tuesday.

Disappointment carried a heavier toll than the three games in three days series that his Vancouver Northeast Chiefs had just endured, falling Monday 3-2 in overtime to the Vancouver Northwest Giants.

You don’t get so close to upsetting a provincial powerhouse, having taken a 1-0 series lead and forcing extra time in the deciding game, without raising expectations.

“No, there was no satisfaction,” said Jackson of his team’s 2-1 semifinal defeat. “We went into the series wanting to win and wanted to close it out [Monday]... Absolutely I’m

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The Vancouver Northeast Chiefs fell 3-2 in overtime to the Vancouver Northwest Giants in Major Midge Hockey League action. [proud], we really just started to find our way as a hockey team, we pushed them further than they probably thought.”

Coquitlam’s Logan Bromhead and PoCo’s Chong Min Lee supplied the offence for the underdog Chiefs, while Mitchell Williams counted the series’ overtime clinching tally

for the Giants.

Although thoughts of repeating as BCMML champs fuelled a lot of the talk at the start of the season, the Northeast club admittedly started slow in building chemistry, said Jackson.

“We struggled, struggled a lot, actually,” he noted. “We

didn’t gel [after the Mac’s Midget tournament in Calgary at Christmas] the way we thought we would, and we were quite battered from that.

“With such a young team, it was tough on our confidence.”

The squad, which draws talent from east Burnaby, New Westminster, the Tri-Cities and Ridge Meadows, won its final four regular season games to finish sixth overall at 17-15-8 — 10 wins back of the Giants, who were third overall.

That they shocked the higher ranked rival 3-2 in Game 1, thanks to standout netminding from Coquitlam’s Kolby Matthews, was a boost for their confidence. But the Giants replied swiftly in Game 2, skating to a 7-2 victory to force a deciding contest.

Monday’s deciding game, which began at 9:30 p.m., didn’t wrap up until 12:30 a.m. and ended moments after the

Chiefs had successfully killed a penalty.

“We got some real good goaltending, [Matthews] made a strong showing and we played a tight-checking game...

At that stage of [overtime] you’re just trying to get the right people out on the ice.”

The team only had four veterans returning from last year’s Cinderella B.C. championship run. Among them were Lee, 17, who finished the regular season tied for 12th in league scoring with 14 goals and 28 assists over 32 games. One point back was fellow PoCo native Harris Pearce, who tallied 15 goals and 26 assists over 37 games.

Only four players will age out of the major midget circuit, providing Jackson a strong core to build around — although a number of eligible-to-return players will try out for junior hockey clubs. It’s an end-goal and how success is measured,

so the coach knows that what he can instill in them during the year could carry them away come next August. But while half the team may tryout at junior camps over the next few months, the number who take the next step could be less than a handful.

“It’s really hard and early, as we haven’t even held exit meetings [with the players],” he said. “We’re trying to prepare them for those options, and in the end we want them all to make the next jump.”

The club, which was awarded the east Burnaby and New Westminster zones prior to the start of last season, believes the changes were a big benefit and should pay off in the coming years.

“We collected a bunch of guys who were ready for this level and I think without them we’d have really struggled.” sports@tricitynews.com

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Terry Fox comes up short at AAA basketball provincials The Terry Fox Ravens did not get off to a strong start at the 2016 AAAA B.C. Boys High School Basketball Championships at the Langley Events Centre last week.

The squad, which was ranked last in the 16-team tournament, went up against the No. 1 seed Kelowna Owls in the opening round, losing to the Okanagan club 90-55.

Things did not get much better from there for the Ravens, who dropped their second game of the tourney 67-48 against St. George’s secondary.

But the club wasn’t finished yet.

Last Friday, Fox squeaked past West Vancouver, winning 51-50, however they lost

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The Terry Fox Ravens finished up the 2016 AAAA B.C. Boys High School Basketball Championships in 13th place last weekend. their final game 67-50 against Cowichan secondary.

By the time the dust had settled at the tournament, the Ravens were in 13th place.

AAA GIRLS

Meanwhile, a handful of TriCity AAA girls basketball teams had a strong showing at last

GYMNASTICS

Coquitlam gymnast Mia Frohnsdorf led Club Aviva to a strong showing at the Carol Lenz Memorial competition in Surrey last week.

The young athlete won three gold medals and one silver, finishing first place all around at the invititational, which is a qualifier for the B.C. championships. Frohnsdorf was accompanied by teammates Gabrielle Ng, who took fourth, and Amany Lakssili, who also

finished fourth.

As a team, the trio took home the top prize in the level six category and all qualified for the 2016 gymnastics provincials, which will take place in Langley next month.

Other Aviva Club members also finished the Surrey competition with impressive results.

In the compulsory programs, Alina Fenrick finsihed third in the all around category, while Delphine Yip finished eighth. Maya Simpson placed second overall, while Kimiko Pausche finished third overall. sports@tricitynews.com

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Coquitlam gymnast Mia Frohnsdorf won three gold medals and one silver, finishing first place all around at the Carol Lenz Memorial competition in Surrey, a qualifier event for the B.C. championships.

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Riverside secondary came in fifth place following a 72-64 win over Claremont in the final game of the tournament, while Dr. Charles Best secondary finished ninth overall.

The Gleneagle Talons also made the tournament, finishing 14th at the Langley Events Centre. The only Coquitlam club at the event started off with a 62-41 loss against Oak Bay, before getting taken down by the Kelowna Owls 72-46.

A 73-41 win over North Peace secondary on Friday was followed up by another loss on Saturday, this time a 58-37 showing against Sir Winston Churchill.

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