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Zahra Bharucha, Adrianna Corrado and Tali Berlin are members of Gleneagle secondary school’s Con X leadership team, which is holding an overnight sleepout to raise awareness and funds for Covenant House, which supports street youth on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. For more on their fundraiser, which will take place on April 5, please read the article on page 25.

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PoCo takes steps towards living wage rule JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

Municipal staff and workers contracted by the city of Port Coquitlam will soon earn at least a living wage.

This week, PoCo’s finance committee got the ball rolling for the city to become certified as a living wage employer.

The committee will look at implementation options at its April 11 meeting; city council

will vote on the policy April 25.

On Monday, advocates spoke about the benefits of PoCo taking a leadership role and lifting employees out of poverty.

Deanna Ogle, campaign or-

ganizer for the certifying body Living Wage for Families, told the committee 15% of PoCo kids — or 1,789 children — live below the poverty line.

“Why do we have poor children? Because we have poor

parents,” Coun. Brad West said Monday. “It’s a disgrace that so many are living in poverty in such a wealthy part of the world.” see POCO LOOKS, page 5

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Crews working on season two of the television series “Wayward Pines” have built a large set on Burke Mountain at Princeton Avenue and Trafalgar Street. With the falling Canadian dollar, the city of Coquitlam, like the rest of Metro Vancouver, has seen an increase in the number of film productions operating in the municipality.

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Coquitlam residents can expect to see some familiar sights — and sites — when watching their favourite movies and television programs.

The falling Canadian dollar has led to a sharp increase in the number of film productions setting up shop in the city, a trend that does not ap-

pear to be slowing in 2016.

“To date, we are getting more inquiries than from this time last year,” said David Munro, the city’s manager of economic development. He added that this year “we will at least keep pace or do slightly better” in overall numbers.

According to a staff report, the number of inquiries from film companies was up 25% last year, going from 200 in 2014 to 250 in 2015, while the number of film permits issued jumped 8%.

While the film permit revenue is small in terms of the city’s overall operating budget — up from $75,000 in 2014 to

$87,000 in 2015 — Munro said it has a direct impact on municipal services. For example, the television series Wayward Pines began production of season two earlier this month on a piece of city land on Burke Mountain at Princeton Avenue and Trafalgar Street. The property, which is currently occupied by a large film set, will be revert to a park when the filming is complete, with proceeds from the film permit paying for the work, according to Munro.

“We can leverage the use of it,” he said. “The revenue that we will be able to generate will go back into the park.”

There are also economic spinoffs that come with large film productions.

For example, when filming for the blockbuster superhero movie Deadpool took place in Vancouver in early 2015, the production spent $40 million in 58 days. It also oversaw the hiring of 2,000 local cast, crew and extras who earned $19 million in wages, according to Creative BC, the government-supported organization that oversees the industry in the province.

While not every production will create the kind of spinoffs as a large action blockbuster like Deadpool, Munro said there are

ways for the city to calculate the benefits of local filming. For example, the Association of Film Commissioners International estimates the economic impact of production for each day of shooting at $130,000 for feature films and $110,000 for television series.

The organization also noted that long-term, multi-season productions often become entrenched in the communities where they operate. For example, during the first season of Wayward Pines, which is set in Idaho and stars Matt Dillon, extensive filming took place on the Riverview Hospital grounds.

When the show began filming season two, Munro said producers wanted to continue at Riverview and added the second set at Princeton and Trafalgar to keep the production within close proximity.

Other major film productions have filmed scenes in Coquitlam. A city staff report said the list of movies and television programs filmed in the municipality in 2015 includes: Bates Motel, DC: Legends of Tomorrow, Hidden Fortress, iZombie, Once Upon A Time, The Flash and The X-Files. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

FEDERAL BUDGET

Federal transit grants to come in slowly at first $370M for Metro over next 2 years under Libs’ plan JEFF NAGEL BlaCk Press

The federal budget released yesterday brought good and bad news for Metro Vancouver mayors who had hoped big new grants from Ottawa might quickly accelerate their transit expansion plans.

There is no major chunk on offer yet from the federal government for the planned Broadway SkyTrain extension or the Surrey light rail project, both $2-billion-plus projects.

Instead, those rapid transit lines are expected to be the subject of further negotiations

with Ottawa towards a future second phase of public transit grants that may not come until around the next federal election or beyond.

Talks between Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi and Metro mayors are to begin as soon as Thursday.

What is coming soon — over the next two years — is $460 million in public transit funding for B.C., $370 million of that for Metro Vancouver.

Metro mayors expect that to help fund new buses, SkyTrain cars and station upgrades for TransLink — effectively helping kickstart the other planks of the region’s transit expansion strategy, which has been in limbo since the referendum defeat last summer of a new regional sales tax.

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Port Coquitlam’s mayor, Greg Moore noted the regional vision called for a 25% bus service lift and 11 new B-line express routes, adding some of that could be implemented soon.

The initial phase of money is also expected to help fund continued design and engineering of the Vancouver and Surrey rapid transit expansions.

Other good news, if widely telegraphed in advance by federal ministers, is a commitment to sweeten the traditional funding formula of one third from each senior government for major new infrastructure.

The budget now commits Ottawa to provide up to 50% of the costs of public transit projects.

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With regional taxpayers now needing to shoulder only one-sixth instead of the usual one-third of the costs, it means a new tax for transit won’t be as onerous or possibly as tough to sell as the one that went to referendum last year.

That would have raised $250 million a year as the region’s share towards the proposed $7.5 billion transit expansion plan, with the rest coming from federal and provincial contributions.

“The whole landscape has changed since the referendum,” said Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner, who predicts intense closed-door talks with provincial ministers to solve the TransLink financing impasse.

“It would be irresponsible of us

not to be ready for that funding. No one is going to want to miss this opportunity.”

B.C.’s minister responsible for TransLink, Peter Fassbender, wouldn’t speculate on what might be the likeliest new tax to fund TransLink, but said he would work with Metro mayors.

The province’s number one priority for infrastructure grants — the $3.5-billion Massey Tunnel replacement with a new bridge and Highway 99 upgrade — got no mention in the federal budget, although Fassbender said he hasn’t given up hope of a federal contribution to that new bridge.

“We’re going to continue to press for that,” he said. “We’re going to see what evolves.”

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ceed with the Massey bridge whether Ottawa helps or not, he added.

Fassbender also welcomed federal contributions to affordable housing and to a study on the impact of foreign investment on rapidly rising real estate prices.

Another major budget commitment is $212 million for Metro Vancouver’s planned $750-million rebuild of its Lions Gate waste water treatment plant — the regional district’s top priority.

The federal government is also pledging $60 million over five years to establish a new RCMP forensics lab at the E Division headquarters in Surrey as well as a new veterans affairs office in Surrey.

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GARY MCKENNA The Tri-CiTy News

Development on Burke Mountain and along the Evergreen Line led to a net gain of 1,444 homes in Coquitlam last year.

Of that total, 1,136 are new multi-family units while 275 are single-family, with another 207 listed as suites, according to the city’s final trimester report for 2015, which also noted 144 units were demolished.

“The number of development applications received and building construction output remains strong compared to longer term historic levels,” said the document.

The overall value of building permits issued in 2015 was $366 million, up from $352 million in 2014. Of that total, the vast majority — $235.2 million — comes out of the southwest area, where Evergreen Line construction has spurred a building boom along North Road in Burquitlam.

The City Centre neighbourhood saw $64.5 million in building permits while the northeast sector, which includes Burke Mountain, recorded $63.9 million.

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Ogle is pressing PoCo to use its Metro Vancouver wage model of $20.68 per hour based on the CMHC housing costs for the city of Vancouver; however, PoCo is eyeing an hourly wage of $19.75 based on the Tri-Cities Primary Rental Market Statistics (the living wage in Victoria is $20.05 per hour while in the Fraser Valley, it’s $17.27 per hour).

Last December, PoCo’s human resources manager told council the cost to the city to have a living wage policy would be in the range of $6,000 to $40,000 per year for staff pay and another $50,000 annually for contracted work.

But Catherine Ludgate, manager of community investment at Vancity, which is a certified living wage employer, told the committee Monday her credit union saved cash when it drilled down on its contracts. Many contractors were willing to sit side-by-side at the negotiation table to help Vancity crunch its numbers in becoming a living wage employer.

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Ogle also said examples out of the U.K. and U.S. have shown a direct correlation between the living wage and improvements in health care.

Families lifted out of poverty because they are earning a living wage are making generational impacts, she said.

Asked by Coun. Darrell Penner about Living Wage for Families’ push with the provincial government for action, Ogle said it’s lobbying on campaigns like the $10/day childcare platform.

But while PoCo city hall hopes to take a leadership role in becoming a living wage employer, not all local businesses will be able to follow suit, Coun. Mike Forrest warned the committee. His small company

— Forrest Marine, a commercial gillnet fishery — needs to compete to make a profit, he said.

“It’s easy for government because they pass it along,” he said of the extra cost to taxpayers.

Still, Ogle and Ludgate countered higher wages lead to higher morale and longer employee retention, which in turn save money.

If approved by city council next month, the living wage policy would be part of the city’s 2017 budget.

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When it comes to strategizing for optimal dining at the second annual Port Moody Food Truck Festival, event organizer Laine Ogilvie recommends going as a group to maximize your sampling capabilities.

With nearly 20 food trucks to choose from at the April 2 festival, it’s the surest way to get a taste of all the goodness that will be served up at the familyfriendly event.

“We do encourage a half order or a sample plate but we also encourage groups — that way, everyone can get one thing and everyone can share,” Ogilvie said.

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Transportation is top of mind in Port Moody SARAH PAYNE The Tri-CiTy News

In a city gearing up to welcome the Evergreen Line and anticipating the associated housing densification with some trepidation, it’s no surprise that transportation topped the list of issues in a recent Port Moody citizen survey.

The Ipsos Public Affairs survey polled 400 PoMo residents between Jan. 27 and Feb. 10 and found locals are generally satisfied with their quality of life (66.2% rated it as “very good” while 33.5% ranked it as “good”).

But among the issues seen as the most in need of attention from civic leaders, nearly half of residents identified transportation — including traffic congestion, public transit, SkyTrain, road conditions and parking — as the top priority and those numbers were up significantly from the 2014 survey, when 38% mentioned it.

The next most important issue was growth and development, with mentions (24%) that were similar to 2014, well above the municipal norm of 13%, followed by parks, recreation and culture, which was raised by 11% of respondents, up significantly from 2014’s 5%.

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Transportation issues are among the most important for Port Moody residents according to a recent survey, which also identified parks and recreation as top priorities among respondents.

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Don’t borrow to pay for projects, poll says continued from page 8

PoMo residents also tend to feel they get good value for their tax dollars, with nine out of 10 citizens giving the city the thumbs up. Police and fire services received the highest satisfaction ratings, following by parks and green space, library, recreational and cultural facilities, recycling and garbage. Traffic management was at the bottom, with just

52% expressing satisfaction.

Most survey respondents (55%) said they would prefer tax increases over service cuts, with 33% saying they would choose the latter.

And although Port Moody has some significant projects on the horizon — repairs to city hall and the recreation complex, the need for a new library, upgrades to Kyle Centre and an expanded Inlet Field — residents aren’t keen to use debt

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About half said they would support borrowing for such work but of the half who were opposed, about twice as many said they were “strongly opposed” as those who said they “strongly support” such a measure.

The survey results were to be presented to council Tuesday night and are available at www. portmoody.ca.

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Stone stuck to his position that a reform of the tolling policy — opening up a potential shift to road pricing or standardized tolls on all Metro bridges — would only be required if final decisions are made to replace and toll both the new Pattullo and Massey bridges.

And even then, he said under questioning in the legislature, neither bridge would open for at least five to six years, leaving “plenty of time” to have a debate about what should happen.

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“It’s difficult to think about what toll rates are going to be and then think about a balance across the region,” Clark said.

She called mobility pricing a “controversial issue” that she isn’t yet in a position to take a side on.

Independent Delta MLA Vicki Huntington said the province’s wait-and-see attitude is unacceptable.

“There’s an urgent need now to resolve this question,” Huntington said. “Everybody but the [transportation] minister seems to understand this.”

Residents South of the Fraser are paying $1,000 to $2,000 a year in tolls if they have to cross the tolled Port Mann Bridge, she said, adding that amount could be reduced if tolls are spread out across all crossings.

Drivers who cross elsewhere would suddenly have to contribute, but Huntington said they may benefit as well, if, for example, consistent tolls relieve the congestion at free crossings like the Pattullo.

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ent bridges then you’re not going to have all the trucks and all the congestion at the free bridge,” she said. “You open up the choice of routes so traffic is distributed more freely.

“To wait five or six years to even start the discussion is ridiculous. The issue is in front of us and it has to be resolved as soon as possible.”

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Constant vigilance is key O

ur identities are for sale. There is seemingly no protection for people who normally use credit cards, computers, driver’s licences and bank accounts— the accoutrements of daily life.

If a thief can grab a purse, as happened last year to a Coquitlam family, hack a computer or make a phone call, as happened to a Tri-City senior recently, all manner of banking and credit card problems can arise, and not just immediately but months after the original crime. That’s because personal information can be used over and over and in creative ways to steal money, make fraudulent purchases, take control of existing accounts or open new ones.

When combined with social media fraud, where thieves befriend people or get access to public Facebook accounts to glean private details, even more criminal behaviour

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David Gajdosik, whose family was hit by fraud recently. can occur.

It seems we are helpless to prevent it and, thus, identity fraud is just another downside of modern society, with victims responsible for remedying the damage, although banks, online stores and credit card companies are adopting new security measures and are gener-

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if there’s a problem.

Not taking these actions leaves people exposed and the damage can be far reaching and long-lasting, and include the loss of credit and other issues.

For Coquitlam’s Gajdosik family, whose story was reported in last Friday’s Tri-City News, the problem lasted for a year and arose from something as simple and random as a break-in. It used to be that thieves wanted small valuables; now, a name, a credit card and driver’s licence are enough to create havoc.

But there may be some good news on the horizon; the latest report from Javelin Strategy and Research, which tracks identify theft, states here has been a slight decrease in the number of identity fraud victims, although thieves are getting more creative and sophisticated all the time.

The only thing to do is to be vigilant with all personal ID and information.

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Chevron says it won’t put stickers on its PoMo pumps The Editor, Re. “Labels for PoMo gas pumps” (The Tri-City News, March 18).

It is quite surprising that the first Chevron is learning of the city of Port Moody’s consideration of climate change warning labels on gas pump nozzles is through the media.

Chevron has not been consulted on this issue whatsoever.

This is a disappointing approach to governance by some Port Moody city councillors. It is reassuring to see that Mayor Mike Clay and councillors Diana Dilworth and Meghan Lahti present far more reasoned perspectives in regards to this proposal.

It is certain that Chevron has no intention of installing nozzle toppers. As The Tri-City News story points out, Chevron does not have that style of handle at our retail stations.

There are also very practical safety, operational and maintenance concerns with this type of proposal that have not been

considered by its proponents.

Chevron has no intention of covering the cost of a city bylaw that would only guilt its own residents for using their primary mode of transport.

Perhaps realistic and meaningful climate change mitigation solutions for Port Moody residents — such as increased public transit — would be the common sense approach?

Adrien Byrne, Chevron

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The Editor, So, let’s say I own a gas station in Port Moody and I refuse to apply the gas pump labels four of our city councillors want to prescribe in order to save the world from climate change. What is the worst penalty the city can impose upon me? Jail time? Fines to replace the $10,000 in tax dollars that, by the mayor’s estimate, four councillors have cost taxpayers so far in staff time, legal fees, etc.?

I’m unaware that the city has

Labels such as these could soon be affixed to pumps at gas stations in Port Moody after a city committee vote last Tuesday. the power to do either of those.

It could, perhaps, cancel, my business licence and force me out of business, undoubtedly bringing about a lawsuit and delivering a strong message to businesses to stay out of Port Moody.

Encouraging businesses to locate here would do much more for climate change by seeing jobs created in the community so residents wouldn’t have to burn fossil fuels to get to and from work in other

communities more friendly to business. Councillors Rick Glumac, Barbara Junker, Zoe Royer and Rob Vagramov need to give their heads a shake before this nonsense gets to a regular council meeting.

Whatever you think about climate change, our society can’t be totally weaned from fossil fuels overnight and no amount of stickers is going to advance us any distance towards real solutions.

Jim Peacock, Port Moody

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Stupid or selfish?

What’s reason for distracted driving?

The Editor, Re. “Cops looking for distracted drivers” (The Tri-City News, March 18).

Stupidity? Selfishness? A total lack of respect for fellow drivers and pedestrians?

That’s exactly what distracted driving reflects.

How else can you explain the 14 citations for cellphone use while driving a Vancouver woman has racked up?

Or the Vancouver man who, while on his cell phone, collided with an SUV on the Lions Gate Bridge, seriously injuring a pregnant woman, her husband and son, not even five minutes after being ticketed for being on his cell?

And it goes beyond stupidity when you take into account the fact that in B.C., 81 people lost their lives to distracted drivers last year, 27 in the Lower Mainland.

Can you imagine the anguish of these people who

lost a loved one to some idiot on the cellphone?

The Canadian Medical Association released a report that stated impaired driving deaths dramatically decreased when supplementary repercussions were implemented, including loss of driving privileges and the impounding of vehicles.

It’s so simple: If you do the crime, you pay the fine. A $169 fine for behaviour that can cause serious injury or death is nothing but a joke and an insult to us, the ones who abide by the law. Take away their licence and car and maybe it will sink in.

I researched travelling times and did you know the average trip of a driver is 12 km? Are people’s lives so infused with and dependent upon the cellphone that they can’t put it away for 30 to 40 minutes? That’s a sad indictment on our society.

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Veterans sought for PoCo parade It’s one of the Tri-Cities’ biggest events and, if you’re a veteran, you can get involved.

The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 133 (Port Coquitlam) is inviting all Canadian Forces veterans of the Second World War, Korea, Peace Corps and Afghanistan to join in PoCo’s May Day parade on Saturday, May 7.

The parade draws thousands to downtown PoCo and is a key event in the city’s annual May Day celebrations.

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A B.C. Supreme Court decision barring a Vancouver Island facility from accepting any more contaminated soil won’t affect Port Moody’s Pacific Coast Terminals (PCT).

The decision, which concurred with the Cowichan Valley Regional District’s position that the South Island Resource Management facility at Shawnigan Lake contravened zoning bylaws, included an injunction barring any further importing of

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PCT, which had trucked about 80,000 tonnes of contaminated soil to the facility to make way for its potash expansion, delivered the last load late in 2015.

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Meeting on agricultural land next week in PoCo New rules that affect how farmland in Port Coquitlam can be used will be the topic of discussion at a meeting next week.

Municipal staff want the public’s feedback on how a series of new provincial and city regulations will affect owners of agricultural property.

PoCo is looking to revamp its policies to be more in line with the updated Agricultural Land Commission Act, which now allows for bigger retail stores

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The amended provincial regulation, which came into effect last year, also permits medicinal marijuana production, food and beverage services and sales for wineries, cideries and breweries, and clarity around the size of residential homes.

PoCo has about 568 acres of farm land in the northeast region, mostly used for grass for forage and blueberries.

The public consultation will also include a talk about future land uses around the new Fremont connector.

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As well, complete eradication of any given pest is numerically impossible, regardless of how much money is spent on control measures.

The first symptom of chafer infestation is yellowing and death of grass blades as roots below are eaten by grubs (larvae). The more common symptom of torn-up pieces of lawn is caused by raccoons, crows, skunks and other animals that sense or smell the beetle larvae in the soil and dig up the lawn looking for food. Since chafer larvae live within the turf’s root zone, control is difficult. You can’t see grubs until there’s a symptom and, by then, it’s too late to do much good.

Current wisdom says let animals pick the soil clean of all grubs, thereby eliminating the pest. But you have to watch your lawn being destroyed in process.

Parasitic nematode applications in mid-summer are widely used as the primary control method but that is an addiction you have to be willing to pay for and there are no guarantees.

The “preventative spray” scenario all too often sold to uninformed homeowners and property managers does not solve the problem over the long term.

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And summer water restrictions in Metro Vancouver will be starting two weeks earlier this year, therefore nematode permits may be restricted at some point for water conservation.

Maintaining healthy turf is a good method for preventing chafer infestation. There is benefit in aerating, dethatching, topdressing and overseeding an existing lawn on an as-needed basis to improve lawn health.

But residential lawns, especially front-yard lawns, do not endure enough environmental or physical stress to require annual aeration, dethatching, liming, etc. On sports fields, yes, such techniques maintain playability of the field surface.

Repairing or replacing the lawn is becoming part of growing a lawn in a chafer’s world.

And there is no magic bullet cure for chafers. Pesticides are

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Pesticides also come with health risks to the environment, pets and children.

For long-term solutions, there are only two options: replace the lawn with an alternate design feature or install artificial turf. Each option has its own costs and benefits.

Artificial turf is expensive to install but it permanently cures the problem. Lawn alternatives such as wider planting beds, hardy ground cover plantings, pathways, patios, veggie gardens and play spaces will effectively prevent chafer infestation while also increasing property value.

But choose wisely as ideas such as planting micro-clover, chamomile lawns or wildflower meadows are the stuff fairytales are made of.

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A group of Gleneagle secondary students will stand with homeless youth to ensure they have a life beyond the street.

Or, rather, the Coquitlam high school students will lie down on cold pavement on the night of April 5.

That’s when they will take part in Sleep Out to Help Homeless Youth — rain or shine — to raise funds for Covenant House, a program serving youth aged 16 to 24 on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

“This could be anyone — ourselves, a friend or a peer,” explained Zahra Bharucha, a member of the school’s Con X leadership team, which is organizing the event.

The Grade 12 student said she believes the public largely ignores street youth, many of them aged-out foster kids or LGBTQ students who aren’t accepted by their family or the community.

“We just want to raise awareness,” Bharucha added, noting that the evening is a way to share information while also raising money to pay for programs Covenant House offers.

The goal is to raise $6,000 for the agency, which was established in 1997, and the students are about 25% towards their target using an online fundraising website (go to: sleepoutstudentedition. kintera.org).

Covenant House spokesperson Michelle Clausius said the help is appreciated.

“Covenant House Vancouver is so encouraged by the support we are receiving from the students at Gleneagle who are raising money and awareness for homeless and at-risk youth. The sleep-out experience provides students

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Rebecca Suchodolski with other members of the Con X leadership team: Tali Berlin, Emily Flood, Janine Pochurko, Adrianna Corrado and Zahra Bharucha. The Grade 12 students from Gleneagle secondary school in Coquitlam are organizing a student sleep-out at the school April 5 to raise awareness and funds for Covenant House, which supports street youth on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. with a glimpse into what it is like for our young people who through no fault of their own, find themselves homeless and alone,” Clausius said in an email to The Tri-City News.

As for the Gleneagle students who are participating, the event is a chance to show they care.

“Kids on the street go there because they don’t have anywhere else to go, then some of them end up with addictions.

They don’t start out that way,” Rebecca Suchodolski said.

Other students said they are looking forward to an educational experience.

Adrianna Corrado said

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when she joined the sleep-out last year — bedding down in a sleeping bag on cardboard — she was able to understand a little of what it must be like to be homeless and alone.

“They have no one, no family or anyone to support them,” she said.

Gleneagle teacher Adam

Hayes said the night spent outside will be uncomfortable and students will have a chance to reflect on the experience of homeless youth. The students will also scavenge for food and watch a video about street youth. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

For more information on Gleneagle’s fundraising campaign as part of Covenant House’s Sleep Out to Support Homeless Youth and to donate, visit sleepoutstudentedition. kintera.org.

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Notice of Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that the City of Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws. This meeting will be held on: Date:

Monday, April 4, 2016

Time:

7:00 p.m.

Location:

City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2

Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing, Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting during which it will give consideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda.

Item 1

Address: 325 Therrien Street

Item 2

Address: 965 Delestre Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4632, 2016 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4632, 2016 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.

The intent of Bylaw 4581, 2016 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4581, 2016 from RS-1 One-Family Residential/ RT-1 Two-Family Residential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of the existing lot into two (2) single family lots, each with a single-family home with a secondary suite.

If approved, the application would facilitate the development of a six lot subdivision for five (5) single-family homes, each with a carriage house, and one (1) duplex.

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Monday, April 4, 2016 7:00 p.m.

City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2 Address: 939 Walls Avenue

Item 4

Address: 945 Walls Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4654, 2016 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4654, 2016 from RS-1 OneFamily Residential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.

The intent of Bylaw 4655, 2016 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4655, 2016 from RS-1 OneFamily Residential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of the existing lot into two (2) single family lots, each with a single-family home with a secondary suite.

If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of the existing lot into two (2) single-family lots, each with a single-family home and a carriage house.

How do I find out more information?

Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from March 23rd to April 4th in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430.

Prior to the Public Hearing, written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: Email: Regular mail: In person: Fax:

clerks@coquitlam.ca; 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015

How do I provide input?

To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing.

Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List, for each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity.

Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca. If you require more information regarding this process, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010.

Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts.

Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested parties concerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.

Marnie Burnham Deputy City Clerk

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March, a month for mysteries A GOOD READ CORENE MARET BROWN

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he British have a real knack for crime. Nothing beats a gentle murder mystery set on the gloomy moors of Scotland or in a glittering country manor during a gala ball. If you’ve tracked down clues with Maisie Dobbs, Miss Marple or Flavia de Luce, you may enjoy

these other cozy historical mystery series set in the U.K. Lady Kiera Darby is no stranger to scandal. After her husband’s death, his strange and macabre obsession is exposed. He was an anatomist who dissected bodies in his basement and forced his young, artistic wife to illustrate his findings for the medical textbooks that made his reputation. When a woman is found gruesomely murdered at

her sister’s manor while she is visiting, Lady Darby is instantly suspected. She must use her hard-earned knowledge of death to clear her own name and find a ruthless killer. The Anatomist’s Wife by Anna Lee Huber is the first in a fascinating series set in 1830s Scotland.

Why did the appearance of the red-headed man at the ball cause Richard Montague to call off his wedding? It should have been a happy occasion

— the young and beautiful Catherine and the respectable Mr. Montague surrounded by friends and family to celebrate their nuptials. But when a stranger interrupts their merrymaking, Mr. Montague immediately breaks off the engagement and disappears. Devastated, Catherine turns to her witty aunt Dido Kent to uncover the truth in Anna Dean’s Bellfield Hall. see MATH, WAR, page 30

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Como Lake United Church Come and Experience the Easter Story March 25, Good Friday (11:00 a.m.)

A combined United Church gathering here at Como Lake United.

March 27, Easter Day (10:00 a.m.)

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Palm Sunday: 10:30 am March 20 Maundy Thursday: 7 pm March 24 Good Friday: 11 am Como Lake United Easter Sunday: March 27 Sunrise Service: 7 am - Lions Park Coffee, Muffins: 9:30 am - Trinity Hall Easter Service: 10:30 am

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER 2016 Maundy Thursday: Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar 7:00 p.m.

Good Friday: Liturgy at 10:00 a.m.

Easter Day: Traditional Eucharist at 8:30 a.m.

Contemporary Choral Eucharist at 10:00 a.m.

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Math, war and U.K. mysteries continued from page 29

For those who like their mysteries to keep calm and carry on, Susan Elia MacNealâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Second World War mystery/ thriller Mr. Churchillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Secretary will hit the spot. Adventurous American Maggie Hope wants to do her bit for the war effort in London during the Blitz. Despite being a trained mathematician, she is instead relegated to being a typist and ends up serving the prime minister himself. Working at the heart of the war effort, she finds herself in a maelstrom of politics, intrigue and romance, and a plot to overthrow the government and plunge England into chaos.

Five years ago in Yorkshire, Joshua Braithwaite, the thoroughly unpleasant Master of the Mill in the small village of Bridgestead, ended his day of work, set off towards home and was never heard from again.

Now, his daughter, Tabitha,

is getting married and wants to know for certain what happened that dark evening.

Widowed after the Great War, Kate Shackleton is at loose ends and so when Tabitha asks her to track down Braithwaite, she agrees. But can she succeed where the police have failed? And there are those in Bridgestead who will stop at

nothing to keep secrets buried in Frances Brodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dying the Wool.

Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells are the founding (and only) members of the Wells and Wong secret detective agency at their boarding school. Thus far, their only case has been the mystery of their roommateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s missing tie. When Hazel goes to the gym to retrieve her sweater, she stumbles on the body of a teacher. But when she returns with the headmistress, the body is gone. Wells and Wong are on the case!

Robin Stevensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Murder Most Unladylike is the first of a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series that is absolutely begging for the BBC treatment and is perfect for Agatha Christie fans of all ages.

Hunt down these mysteries and more at your local library.

A Good Read is a column by TriCity librarians that is published on Wednesdays. Corene Maret Brown works at Port Moody Public Library.

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) from 550 Poirier St. Coquitlam, BC V3J 6A7 has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Surrey for a Community / Institutional | School - Education Facility situated on Provincial Crown land located at Lot â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bâ&#x20AC;?, Plan EPP47932; and Lot â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Plan EPP47931 of Section 18, Township 40, New Westminster District. See red area on map for exact location. The Lands File Number for this application is 2411693.

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Comments concerning this application should be directed to the Senior Land Officer at 200-10428 153rd Street, Surrey, BC V3R 1E1. Comments will be received by the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations until April 30, 2016. Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations may not consider comments received after this date.

Please visit the Applications and Reasons for Decision Database website at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.

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Learn more here: www.sd43.bc.ca

You are invited to attend an open meeting of the Board of Directors of Fraser Health. The meeting will include a presentation on the health care services offered in Burnaby, as well as an update from our president and CEO, Michael Marchbank.

The Question and Answer Period will provide an opportunity for the public to ask questions. You can also submit questions in advance at www.fraserhealth.ca/asktheboard.

This is a valuable opportunity to connect directly with the Fraser Health Board and Executive. Everyone is welcome to attend.

For more information, contact us at: feedback@fraserhealth.ca 604-587-4600

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Heritage symposium April 16 at Evergreen

Coquitlam Heritage Society will host a one-day symposium that will bring together expert speakers and community leaders to discuss and develop ways to enrich the city through the sharing of heritage.

The April 16, symposium will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Evergreen Cultural Centre.

“We know this is a very ambitious project,” Coquitlam Heritage Society executive director Reg Wilford said in a press release. “Coquitlam has never hosted an event quite like this.”

Workshop speakers include facilitator Tim Wills, a renowned specialist in exhibition planning and visitor experience; Candace Matelic, an

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“Bringing together heritage supporters in Coquitlam is a wonderful way to enrich our community. I know the symposium will excite participants about the possibilities for heritage interpretation and community engagement in Coquitlam,” Wilford said. “We see it creating momentum for heritage development in the city.”

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structured to be interactive and will encourage participants to exchange ideas and information that support the colourful and vibrant city heritage.

“The city’s 125th is the time to imagine the future of heritage in Coquitlam,” “We want to look at the stories that are critical for Coquitlam, as well as the importance of heritage,” said Wilford.

Registration is available at www.coquitlamsymposium. com or in person at Mackin House Museum.

Admission — which includes lunch, snacks and beverages — is $32.50 per person or with a group rate of five tickets for $125. Early registration is encouraged as attendance is limited to 120.

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Science Expo at CPL To celebrate the Coquitlam’s 125th birthday, Coquitlam Public Library is hosting a Science Expo that will feature more than $2,000 in prizes.

Scheduled for Thursday, May 12, the Expo is open to students from Grades 3 to 12 who live or go to school in Coquitlam.

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.

Broken into two categories — experiments and innovations — the science projects will involve some collaboration between students and teachers.

Currently, Expo organizers are looking for students who want to show their stuff. Any students interested in joining the Expo must find a teacher to sponsor them and submit two forms: a registration form for their project, as well as a consent form allowing them to participate. The registration

deadline is 5 p.m. on April 1.

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.

You can find copies of forms and full details about the Expo at www.coqlibrary.ca/sci-expo.

Anyone with questions about the Expo can contact librarian Chris Miller at 604-5547339 or cmiller@coqlibrary.ca.

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ERH Auxiliary handing out bursary If you’re a student planning a career in health care, Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary may have money you can use to pursue your education.

ERHA is handing out its annual $1,000 bursary to a graduating student living in the Tri-Cities and planning on pursuing a post-secondary education in a health

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Further eligibility details and application forms are available at all Tri-City secondary schools as well as at the Eagle Ridge Hospital gift

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TC CALENDAR THURSDAY, MARCH 24 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, 7-9:30 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info : 604-9370836.

TUESDAY, MARCH 29 • Camp Kerry Society hosts Mindfulness-based Stressreduction 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.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2 • Tri-City Wordsmiths meeting, 2-4:30 p.m., Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. “Research Strategies for Writing Fiction and Nonfiction” will be the topic of a presentation by Margo Bates, local author who teaches writing workshops and does public speaking, publicity and photography. In this hands-on workshop, Bates will be using

MARCH 30: RESILIENT CHILDREN TALK • 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. mind-mapping techniques and showing participants how to develop their ideas, characters, storyline and story outcome based on research. The meeting is free but library registration is required: 604-927-7999.

Meetings of Tri-City Wordsmiths are held first Saturday of every second month. Info: pandorabee1@gmail.com.

TUESDAY, APRIL 5 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-3 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info : 604-9370836.

• Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group (PCCN Coquitlam) monthly meeting, Room 9, Pinetree community centre. Speaker: Sue McCulloch from the BC Cancer

Agency on immunotherapy. All those involved with prostate problems are urged to come and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. There is no charge (donations are accepted). Info: Norm, 604-936-8703 or Ken, 604-936-2998.

PARENTS, KIDS • Family resource centre at Minnekhada middle school, PoCo, offers multi-sensory and math tutoring; rate is $25 per session. Tutors are Orton Gillingham-trained and centre works in cooperation with SD43.

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

• Parents, grandparents, and caregivers who want to connect with others who are raising children, gain and offer sup-

Contact Steve Paxon at 461-3326 and we’ll take care of all the arrangements.Free body and paint estimates.

email: newsroom@tricitynews.com phone: 604-472-3030 www.tricitynews.com/community/events-calendar port and understanding, gain information about parenting and other concerns, and have their children cared for while doing so, free of charge, can join a parent support circle. Parent Support Services of BC runs a Wednesday evening circle in Burquitlam. The support circle is an anonymous, confidential self-help group for parents with children 12 years old and under.

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

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

• Breastfeeding or pregnant and wanting to learn more?

Looking for information or help?

La Leche League Coquitlam groups offer informal, guided discussions and a chance to connect with other nursing mothers. New meeting location: Share Family and Community Services, 2615 Clarke St., PoMo. Meetings held second

Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. Women interested in breastfeeding and their children are invited to free monthly LLL meetings. Info: 604-520-4623 or www.lllc.ca.

• Baker’s Corner Pre-school is a parent-participation pre-school that offers play-based classes for three- and four-year-olds and is located in Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam. Info: 604-461-5848 or www.bakerscornerpreschool. com.

• Share Family and Community Services hosts free parent and tot drop–in, 9-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays at Seaview community school, 1215 Cecile Dr., PoMo. This is a free play–based program for children up to five years old and their parents/caregivers. Info: Azar, 604–936-3900.

• Parent and Tot Drop-in: open to parents with children from birth to 5 years old; offers safe and nurturing environment; children learn songs, stories and eat healthy snacks together; parents are full participants; free; open 9-11 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays

and Fridays at Mountain View elementary school, Coquitlam, and 9-11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Seaview elementary school, PoMo. Info: Arshia, 604-937-6971.

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

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

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

• Pleasantside Play Pals, a non-profit parent-participation play group for newborns to pre-schoolers at Old Orchard Hall, PoMo; parents/caregivers invited every Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30-11:30 p.m. see page 35

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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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continued from page 34 • Parents and tots gather to play and learn in a Jewishthemed environment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam.

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

• Step By Step Child Development Society Family Resource Rooms open for dropin at the following locations: Old Orchard Hall in Ioco Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30-11 a.m., Harbour View elementary school Monday and Wednesday from 9:30-11 a.m. and at the Blue Mountain Park Scouts’ Hall on Wed from 10-11:30. Call 604931-1977 for more information or visit the website at www.stepby-step.ca • Millside Family Resource Centre is open Fridays, 9-11 a.m. for parents and caregivers with kids up to 6 years; staff co-ordinate play, circle time and crafts. Millside elementary is at 1432 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam.

Info: Arshia, 604-540-9161.

• Mountain View Family Resource Centre is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9-11:30 a.m. for parents and caregivers with kids up to 6 years; staff co-ordinate play, circle time and crafts. Mountain View elementary is at 740 Smith Ave., Coquitlam. Info: Arshia, 604-540-9161.

• Drop-in for parents/ caregivers and children 5 and younger, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Birchland School Family Place, 1331 Fraser St., PoCo. Info: Westcoast Family Resources Society, 604-9417828.

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

Info: Elena, 604-468-2733.

• Christian Service Brigade and Senior Girls Alive at Westwood Community Church, 1294 Johnson St., Coquitlam, invite youth 11-18 to join them on Wednesday nights 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for Battalion program. Info: Ronnie Tan, 604-908-1847.

• Autism Tri-Cities information and support group for adults with relatives with autism spectrum disorder. Info: Clair, 604-9395157.

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

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

• Parents Together is a mutual help group for parents experiencing conflict with their teen(s), meets in PoCo. Info: 604-3250556.

• Learning Disabilities Association meets the third Thursday of each month at the family resource centre at Westwood elementary school, PoCo, 7-9 p.m.

• Tough Love support group meets Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.,

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch 133, Port Coquitlam is inviting all Canadian Forces Veterans of WWII, Korea, Peace Corps and Afghanistan to join in PoCo May Day parade on May 7. Transportation in the parade, if required, will be provided. Info: 604-942-8911 orlegion133@yahoo.com.

Stoney Creek community centre (in Burnaby) For parents with children in trouble or experiencing difficulties. Info: Cathy, 604464-2437.

• The Ark Child Services, a non-profit counselling agency specializing in supporting families going through separation and divorce, has an office in the Tri-Cities. Info: Lee Cassels, 604461-2124.

• Children with Diabetes parent support group meets monthly. Speakers present information for living with Type 1 Diabetes. Social activities are also planned for the children and their families. Info: Carol, 604931-2027.

NOTICES

• Tickets are on sale for Archbishop Carney regional secondary school’s An Evening Under the Stars auction and dinner on April 30. The evening includes a live auction with PoCo Mayor Greg Moore as auctioneer, silent auction, dinner, entertainment, raffles and more. Tickets: $50 or $450 for table of 10 if purchased before April 11. To buy tickets or make a donation to the auction, call 604-9427465 or visit www.acrss.org.

• PoCo Heritage is seeking volunteer directors for its board.

Directors meet monthly and oversee the museum’s operations and programs. In addition to needing general directors-atlarge, PoCo Heritage is looking for people with experience re-

lated to vice-president and treasurer positions. If interested, email info@pocoheritage.org or call 604-927-8403.

• PoCo Happy Times preschool is now accepting registration for September 2016.

Classes run Monday/Thursday 9-11:30 a.m., Tuesday/ Wednesday/Friday, 9-11:30 a.m. and school is located on the grounds of James Park elementary school, in the annex, 1730 Coquitlam Ave., Port Coquitlam.

Info: 604-941-8286.

• Leisure Connections Program at Glen Pine Pavilion has spaces and will run through end of March. Program is designed for persons 60 plus years with mild to moderate dementia or Alzheimer’s living in the Tri-Cities who would benefit from a social, recreational and interactive program giving people the tools to once again have fun, laugh and to meet new friends. The program provides respite for caregivers who are supporting their loved one. It is held Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Glen Pine, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam.

Info: Angela, 604-464-2246; she will provide information about the program and arrange an assessment to make sure the person is suited to participate.

• Used books, CDs and DVDs wanted by Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary for fundraising sales.

These items may be dropped off by the back wall beside the bookcase located outside of the gift shop (main lobby area) at ERH.

No Port Moody waste collection on Mar 28

Please note that there is no waste collection in Port Moody on Easter Monday (Mon, March 28). Here’s a revised schedule for the week of March 28-April 1

Mon

Tues

28 If you’re 29 Stat Holiday in Monday’s for Easter zone, your Monday green waste and garbage No waste are collected collection today.

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Thurs

If you’re in 30 If you’re in 31 Wednesday’s Tuesday’s zone, your zone, your green waste green waste and garbage and garbage are collected are collected today. today.

Fri If you’re in Thursday’s zone, your green waste and garbage are collected today.

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If you’re not on e-billing, switch by March 25th to qualify, and you’ll also receive a $10 credit.

Visit treo.ca today.

A valid email address must be used. Customers who have already signed up for e-bill will not be eligible to receive a $10 credit. 10 winners will be randomly selected and contacted by email.

Winners must answer a skill-testing question. Offer and contest end March 25, 2016. The $10 credit will be applied to your account by March 31, 2016. Learn more at treo.ca/promotions

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A painting by Par vin Aminpour on show next month in Port Moody.

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An Iranian poet who was encouraged by her daughter to start painting will show at the Port Moody Public Library next month.

Parvin Aminpour will see her artwork on the walls for the month of April. The library is located inside Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr.).

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Port Moody artist Kimberly Blackstock is the current exhibiting artist at the Vancity credit unioh branch in Suter Brook, Port Moody. Branch manager Cristina Pereira (right) proposed to the Port Moody Arts Centre to use the credit union as a satellite gallery.

VISUAL ARTS

A new exhibit by a retired Port Moody secondary art teacher is now on show in the courtyard of the Surrey Arts Centre.

Monumental Sculptures features five large-scale ceramic pieces by Keith RiceJones. It will be displayed until October.

COMEDY

Hear stand-up comedy at a Coquitlam eatery following the Canucks game tomorrow night (Thursday).

Jerome DeLuca will emcee the first showcase, which will include comics Buck Moody, Kicky Zipzak, Steve Taddei, Molly Stewart and Angelica Senger.

The event is at 8:30 p.m. at Char 631 Modern Steakhouse, in the Ramada Inn Hotel (631 Lougheed Hwy.). Call 778-887-7473. jwarren@tricitynews.com

Credit union doubles as gallery JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

Cristina Pereira wanted a way to push the envelope in the City of the Arts.

The branch manager of Vancity Suter Brook in Port Moody, Pereira had a busy, central space to run her financial institution.

She also had lots of natural light streaming through the window into the West Coaststyled business as well as neutral walls — a perfect environment for a satellite gallery, she thought.

About a year-and-a-half ago, she approached Janice Cotter, the curator for the Port Moody Arts Centre, and proposed her

idea. “I knew we had an ideal location and it would attract a lot of attention with our members,” Pereira remembered.

Her first exhibiting artist was Jeff Wilson, a ScottishCanadian painter who, by chance, she had just learned of his work. Pereira was overjoyed to have him selected as her debut artist as his new collection on Vancouver heritage neon signs was the talk of the town. Indeed, his artwork was a big draw for Vancity and it convinced Pereira she was on the right track. Next up were displays by painters Jane Appleby and Agata Teodorowicz, both of whom teach at the arts centre.

The fourth and latest show,

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which went up March 11, is called Bottle and Brush by Port Coquitlam painter Kimberly Blackstock, who is on the arts centre faculty. Her original artwork has brought in positive feedback for its experimental designs and bright colours.

“It’s an incredible series,” Pereira said. “Everything is just so mesmerizing. I adore it.”

Installation of the exhibits is kept at a minimum so staff and customers are not bothered, Pereira said. Cotter and the chosen artist visit each room in the Brew Street credit union to assess the allocated spaces.

Once up, each piece is labelled with a sticker at the bottom showing its title, measurements and price; however,

if someone wants to buy it, the branch stays out of any deal: All transactions must be processed through the arts centre.

For her part, Blackstock loves her art is being seen in an unconventional space.

“Some people are intimidated to go into galleries,” she said, “so this makes it accessible to the general public.”

Still, there are times where Pereira said she’s had to ask the public not to peek inside the glass offices while business conversations are happening.

“Even though we’re a satellite gallery, we’re a credit union first,” she stressed.

• Brush and Bottle runs at the Vancity Suter Brook branch until July 19.

KIMBERLY BLACKSTOCK

A panel piece on display at the Vancity Suter Brook branch.

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BAGPIPE lessoNs from a sCoTsmaN

One half of a Junonominated duo will be at the Port Moody Arts Centre next month to teach bagpipe tricks to intermediate players.

Scottish native Alan MacLeod, who in 1993 was up for a Juno with Bill Bourne in the Best Roots or Traditional Album category, leads a three-hour class April 16.

MacLeod will accept up to 20 students for the session that will largely focus on folk music and tempos. Participants are asked to bring their own bagpipes, sheet music and practice chanter.

A New Westminster resident, MacLeod is a former world juvenile piping champion who was with the Tannahill Weavers, a Scottish band that became known for changing the sound of Scottish traditional music by including the Great Highland Bagpipe music (on Saturday, MacLeod will perform an exhibition set at the BC Pipers’ Association annual gathering in Surrey).

Visit pomoarts.ca to sign up for his class.

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Far from his Cuban homeland JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

Jose Urbay is excited about the future of his homeland.

This week, U.S. President Barack Obama became the first sitting American leader to visit the country in 88 years with the aim to ease sanctions.

Urbay hopes the re-opening of the borders will only bring good to his “very poor and devastated country” — one in which he fled with his family and children eight years ago.

Born and raised in Havana City, Urbay had a wealth of creative experience to bring to Canada.

He trained in informational design, photography, illustration and painting before immigrating in 2008.

And since landing here, Urbay has studied and worked as a graphic designer; however, the Surrey resident has also maintained his artistry by exhibiting in solo and group shows around Metro Vancouver.

Tomorrow (Thursday), he’ll display his latest series at the Port Moody Arts Centre called Visions from Nowhere, a show of surreal journeys that include his immigration to a new land.

Urbay has around 23 acrylics on canvas and 20 multi-layered resin pieces on the walls — all created within the past year.

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Surrey resident Jose Urbay opens his series, Visions from Nowhere, tomorrow (Thursday) in the Canadian Pacific Gallery at the Port Moody Arts Centre.

“They all refer to a place that doesn’t exist but in my mind,” he wrote in an email to The TriCity News last week.

Dreams, memories, myths and legends from his Cuban homeland — mixed with fantasy and surreal worlds — form

his inspiration, he said.

As well, Urbay tends to look for symbols to express his physical transition.

At home in Cuba, Urbay was brought up around musicians and artists; as a result, work and play were given equal

time, he said.

Over the years, he exhibited his work in Havana, Madrid, New York, Brussels and around Metro Vancouver and, today, some of his work is held in private collections in the U.S. and Norway.

Last year, Urbay showed his mixed media at the Port Moody Arts Centre as part of a group show called Art 4 Life.

It was then that he fell in love with the St. Johns Street space and was encouraged by curator Janice Cotter to put in a proposal.

With Visions from Nowhere, Urbay hopes to take viewers into a world “full of creatures, symbols and metaphors” of his journey as an artist.

• Also opening at PMAC Thursday night is Life In Colour by Claire Sower (3D Gallery) and The Animation Art of IGS by Irina Golina Sagatelian (Suncor Gallery).

All three shows run until April 21. The opening reception goes from 6 to 8 p.m. at 2425 St. Johns St., Port Moody. The artists will be in attendance and snacks will be served. Visit pomoarts.ca. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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Sandpiper Signs & Decals Inc. is a well established full service sign company serving the Tri-Cities area, and beyond, for the last thirty years. They specialize in screen printing, large format digital printing & sign installation, window decals, Fridge magnets, vehicle graphics, trade show displays, and more. They won the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce “Small business of the Year” in 2011, and “Chamber Member of the Year” in 2015.

Sandpiper is a strong supporter of Share, for all the great work they do in the Tri-Cities, and was awarded SHARE’s “Caring Community Partner” in 2012.

NextUse Recycling came on as a sponsor of our IMAGINE fundraiser for the first time this year. NextUse has a progressive approach to waste management, focusing on advanced technologies and processes which maximize recycling and material recovery, and new opportunities for local remanufacturers and other members of the green economy.

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VISUAL ARTS

Artist looking glass of Coquitlam JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

If you’re a long-time Coquitlam resident, it’s likely you’ve never seen the city quite like Zebulon Zang.

A Dr. Charles Best secondary graduate, Zang is presenting his first solo show in the art gallery at the Evergreen Cultural Centre this and next month.

No Name Creek is a curious exhibit from start to end, one that highlights the often-neglected — and ironic — spaces in between the industrial, commercial and residential zones, predominately set in his stomping grounds of Maillardville.

His narrative starts with a massive photo of No Name Creek, its sign and riparian greenery. Zang found the area years ago and it intrigued him that the unidentified watercourse was close to a major big box grocery store, known for its blatant branding.

To bring life to his beloved anonymous space, Zang beautified the massive photograph with real blackberry plantings at its base as well as reclaimed ceramic bowls filled with water and a light box to nourish them.

Blackberries themselves play a major role in Zang’s display.

The fruit-bearing plant,

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Coquitlam artist Zebulon Zang takes a look through a peep hole to view a video he designed as part of his new solo exhibit at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam. No Name Creek runs until April 24. which is common in Coquitlam, has resilience — much like the city Zang interprets. “It’s the only fruitbearing plant found on every continent,” he said during a tour of his show last Friday.

“That’s got to count for something.”

Through a door that he salvaged from a Maillardville teardown home, viewers enter a hallway with a spotlight on a glass-encased, bronze-cast bowl of Himalayan blackberries, an invasive species.

Zang treats his bowl of fermented blackberries like

a relic — similar in style to how Europeans showcase the bones of saints: In sacred empty rooms where silence prevails.

Here, Zang wants to put weight on the process of change, much like how Coquitlam is developing.

The hallway leads to a third room where industry takes precedence. In a way, he pays homage to Fraser Mills by photographing the ever-changing landscape. The first image is an abstract diagram of what it means to exist in the city, Zang said.

Next up is a hot-metal typeset, used in the press, that reads (backwards) True Photograph Of. The lead letters are now pressed into the wall from people who have touched it since the exhibit opened March 5. “I like to think that every photo dreams to be true and real,” he said.

Beside it is a video of a flame, in which the viewer has to peep through the wall.

Five panel vista shots follow, with images of pavement tar fill-ins on top; Zang liked the idea of interrupting the images. “They’re like hieroglyphs

on the road,” he said, adding, “Coquitlam sells itself as a natural forested land but it’s so untrue. We are very much car centric. We need roads to connect us to the nature.”

Zang also created a kind of living room — complete with a recycled couch from Craigslist and a hand-carved bench from a Christmas tree he cut down from his backyard — for viewers to watch his city symphonygenre flick.

In the one-hour movie, Zang documents a house being torn down in Coquitlam and other modern scenes happening in his concrete/natural jungle.

Finally, in his last room, he positions two images to represent pieces of local history.

Zang, who last showed at Evergreen in 2008 as part of the annual Emerging Talent display for School District 43 Grade 12 art students, said No Name Creek took about 18 months to complete.

And he hopes viewers will understand his version of Coquitlam’s idiosyncratic personality: one in which there are identity and cultural crises as the city struggles to move into its modern suburb status — with plenty of juxtapositions laid bare.

• No Name Creek runs at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) until April 24.

BIGGER CaTCh

Writers in Our Midst is expanding the call for its next session to scribes beyond the Tri-Cities’ borders.

Organizers of the Port Moody series are reaching out to authors and literary performers in this region as well as in New Westminster for its April 28 date.

Candidates are asked to apply by the March 31 deadline by submitting a few sample pieces along with a brief bio to bistroreadings@mail.com.

Five or six writers will read for up to 10 minutes each; performing artists will be allowed a couple of seven- to 10-minute segments.

GRANTS

The deadline is April 1 to apply for a grant from the BC Arts Council.

The agency has four project-based programs in which artists can enter: the Leon and Thea Koerner Award (to improve the social wellbeing of communities); arts-based community development; professional development; and touring initiatives.

Visit bcartscouncil.ca for the guidelines. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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FIELD HOCKEY

The Terry Fox Ravens played Claremont secondary to a 4-4 tie earlier this month during the 2016 B.C. High School Field Lacrosse year-end tournament. The Ravens would go on to play the Centennial Centaurs of Coquitlam, who downed the PoCo club 11-7.

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GYMNASTICS

Medals in Montreal for Coq.’s Olsen, Juk Omega gymnasts make the podium at int’l event GARY MCKENNA

The Tri-CiTy News

Shallon Olsen has a couple of new items to add to the trophy case this week.

The Coquitlam gymnast who trains with Omega Gymnastics vaulted to a gold medal show-

ing at the International Gymnix Competition in Montreal, scoring 14.125 points in the senior cup finals. In the floor finals, she also earned a bronze medal with a 13.975.

Ilka Juk, another Coquitlam athlete, tied for second place in the vault withe Shannon Archer of Glasgow in the challenge finals, scoring 13.366 points in the process.

It has been in a busy month for Omega gymnasts.

Becca Mitchell took first

all around at the Carol Lenz Memorial Competition last week, while Zoe Dennison took seventh in the same event.

The pair also had a strong showing last weekend at the 2016 Twister’s Invitational, with Mitchell qualifying for the B.C. Championships with a first place overall showing.

Dennison also improved, moving up to third place at last weekend’s event. see AVIVA, page 40

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want to play some tennis?

Tennis club holds open house in Coq.

The Coquitlam Tennis Club is opening its doors to tennis enthusiasts and those who are interested in becoming members at an event next week.

The open house will have light refreshments,

some games for children and is a good opportunity to renew memberships or learn more about the organization. It will take place between 1 and 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, at the Town Centre tennis courts on Pipeline Road in Coquitlam.

All ages are welcome and the event is free. For more information go to www. coquitlamtennis.org.

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The Tri-Cities C1 midget team, seen here defeating Abbotsford 1-0, took advantage of being on home ice to win their pool at the Tri-Cities Female Ice Classic earlier this month. The team went 2-0 in round-robin play to lead Pool A. Other midget clubs did not fair quite as well, with the C3 team finsihing in third with a 1-1 record in Pool B, while the C2 club finished fourth with a 0-2 record.

ON THE SLOPES

Sibling skiers make their mark at Coast Zone U10 Michaela Parilak takes silver in glalom ski race GARY MCKENNA

The Tri-CiTy News

Port Coquitlam skier Michaela Parilak carved up the slopes during the Coast Zone U10 race, taking silver in a racing event that saw clubs from across the Lower Mainland compete at Hemlock Mountain last week.

The Tri-City athlete, who trains with the Hemlock Ski Team, finished second in the glalom race among the 80 racers that participated from

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Young skiers from across the Lower Mainland hit the slopes at Hemlock Mountain last weekend to take part in the Coast Zone U10 races.

Cypress, Grouse and Mount Seymour Ski Team.

She also competed in the

obstacle course, finishing fourth in the event, which featured a couple of 360-de-

gree turns, giving the athletes an opportunity to test their skills.

Parilak was not the only PoCo athlete to compete at the Coast Zone U10 race.

Her sibling, Oliver Parilak, was also on the hill, taking seventh in the under-seven glalom race and sixth in the obstacle course.

Other Hemlock Ski Team athletes also made the podium, including undersix glalom racers Matea Hadzimusic, who won bronze, Syler Farrer, who took gold, Jonas Pecenka, who took silver, and Bodie Sewell who took bronze. sports@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

GYMASTICS

Aviva athletes make the podium

continued from page 39

They were joined on the podium by Bryony Mackinder, who won a silver, Tianna Dattilo, who also took a silver, Savannah Holman, who took gold, and Lora

Harter who won bronze.

Meanwhile, 10 Aviva gymnasts competed for a provincial title at the KGTC Invitational in Kamloops last weekend.

Jasmine Parhar took silver in women’s level three

double mini trampoline, while Jordyn Byer took silver in women’s level two trampoline. Matthew Cardoso also made the podium, taking bronze in men’s level two double mini trampoline.

The Aviva team is now gearing up to compete at the B.C. Championships, which will be hosted by Flip City at the Langley Events Centre Field House next month. sports@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

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STEELE, Raymond Herbert

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Raymond leaves behind his loving wife Lorraine of 55 years, three daughters, Donna (Russ), Darlene, Susan (Darin), seven grandchildren, Michelle, Ryan, Amanda, Jamie, Alysha, Matthew and Jordan.

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