Tri-City News April 8 2016

POMO IN THE HOUSE AT JUNOS

David Pimentel lived in Port Moody and attended Heritage Woods secondary school, and now the musician who performs using the stage name Pomo is a 2016 Juno award winner for Electronic Album of the Year for The Other Day.

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Whistles are not for the birds in PM CP trains could drive out nesting herons in PoMo

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INSIDE: Trench Talks kick off at Moody museum [pg. 3] / TC Sports [pg. 35]

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DON’T CALL THEM ‘CHARLIE’S ANGELS’

SARAH PAYNE

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While many established Port Moody residents have learned to grin and bear the whistle that signals a CP Rail train coming down the Ioco spur line, one collection of newcomers isn’t too thrilled.

A fledgling heron colony in Shoreline Park could be at risk of abandoning its nests due to the loud train whistle, say local environmentalists.

“This is a very sensitive time,” said Elaine Golds, president of the Burke Mountain Naturalists and a PoMo resident, as the herons

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A heron builds a nest in Port Moody. are building nests and preparing to lay their eggs.

Golds and others have spotted six nests, with a seventh possibly under construction, for a total of about a dozen herons in the area.

The large, graceful birds are extremely sensitive to noise disturbances and have been seen leaving en masse when the train whistle blares. see CP SAYS, page 7

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Chief Jay Sharpe (left) with three of Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department’s new recruits, Melissa Cooke, Miranda Venos and Sarah Coombs. All three are Heritage Woods secondary school graduates who live in Anmore. For more, ready article on page 16.

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John Goheen, Markus Fahrner, Cary Price, Alan Fox, Sonny Son, Jim Millar, James Happer and Brianne Egeto wear First World War uniforms and dress at Port Moody Station Museum’s Venosta rail car to reenact a farewell scene involving Canadian troops also shown above in the original photo. The museum is the site of the first Trench Talk tomorrow (Saturday).

REMEMBRANCE & EDUCATION

Museum WWI sessions start tomorrow Vimy Ridge info, tour of trench at PoMo museum DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

For five years between 1914 and 1918, thousands of Canadians fought and died for a country they barely knew in battle conditions that were challenging and difficult.

A century later, today’s Canadians can learn more about this war, what happened, and why it mattered during a series of talks — including one

tomorrow (Saturday) — put on

by Port Moody Station Museum.

“We can’t remember things we don’t know,” says John Goheen, a local elementary school principal who is helping organize the talks and tours of a replica First World War trench built last summer at the museum. “It’s our responsibility to become as informed as possible so we can appreciate what we have as a result.”

He and a team of volunteers, including local graphic artist Markus Fahrner, have researched the period and Goheen brings a wealth of knowledge, having guided the Royal Canadian Legion’s

Pilgrimage of Remembrance to WWI sites for several years.

As Canada marks the 100th anniversary of the war and the many battles Canadians were involved in, Goheen and the team want to share this knowledge with others.

People who attend the talks will learn about the importance of WWI to Canada’s development as a nation, specific battles, living conditions in the trenches, weaponry and other topics.

They’ll also get a chance to tour the replica trench and see a photo reenactment of a specific event during the First World War.

wwi eDUCATiON sATUrDAy, ALL yeAr Tomorrow (Saturday) at Port Moody Station Museum, local First World War historians will hold a public talk about the battle of Vimy Ridge, which took place from April 9 to 17, 1917 in France.

It is a free community event that will include the talk, a tour of a replica trench. The talk begins at 1 p.m. The museum is located at 2734 Murray St. Dates for all of the Trench Talks are on or near the 99th

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anniversary of major battles involving Canadians. The talks will continue into next year as the First World War education program runs through 2018 to mark centenary events.

• Friday, July 1, trench tours begin at 10 a.m. — learn about the battle of Beaumont Hamel; there will also be a Newfie Kitchen party at 5 p.m. Reserve your tickets.

• Sunday, Aug. 7 — learn

about animals used in the war.

• Saturday, Sept. 17 — learn about the battle to capture the ruined village of Courcelette.

• Saturday, Oct. 8 — learn about the efforts to capture the Regina Trench.

• Sunday, Nov. 6 — Passchendaele will be discussed as Remembrance Week is celebrated.

• Thursday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. — a candlelight vigil will be held.

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Audit results in $104k funding loss for sD43 District gets kudos for student plans DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

School District 43 will have to do a better job of tracking students diagnosed with

mental illnesses and making sure service records for special needs students are contained in their files.

The recommendations were made by auditors who checked School District 43 files to make sure special needs students — including those with diagnosed autism,

physical impairments or behaviour issues — receive the proper funding.

A report presented to trustees Tuesday noted that there were nine errors resulting in $104,200 being paid back but the problem was blamed on a change to the new MyEdBC computer system rather than

errors by the district.

SD43 also got some kudos from auditors, who appreciated the orderliness of files, the detailed plans for supports for students, and efforts to get reluctant students with behaviour issues to attend school.

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Extra funding for special needs supports ranges from $9,500 per student for those with behaviour issues or serious mental illness to $37,700 for students who are physically dependent, deaf or blind.

cially for mental health problems, and service records are contained in student files and recommended standardization of planning tools so they match details in independent education plans.

The audit results are now being discussed by staff to see how they can be incorporated,

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Expert talks Bear Essentials April 13 Archer to discuss how to live safely with bears in area

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DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

A B.C. guide and search and rescue dog handler with years spent in the backcountry will bring her expertise and knowledge of bears to Port Moody this month for a Bear Essentials talk.

Ellie Archer is director of community outreach with the Get Bear Smart Society and says it’s not enough to watch cute bear videos. To be bear smart is to be sensitive to wildlife and take responsibility for one’s actions, including cleaning up animal attractants so bruins don’t get habituated to human food scraps.

“We know more about these animals than we ever have and we need to implement what we know in the future,” Archer told The Tri-City News. “Each life is precious is what I’m trying to say.”

Archer, who grew up in Alberta and started out as an artist casting bronze sculptures of wildlife, including a family of bears that had been killed on the highway, says communities can become bear smart with a few practical steps.

Securing garbage is one way but people can also lose their fear of bears if they get to know their habits and not get upset when they see one in their neighbourhood.

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From her experience, bears aren’t aggressive. In fact, she says: “Bears have a nonchalant energy, which is what we could have if we were comfortable with them.”

In her free Bear Essentials talk next Wednesday in Port Moody, Archer will provide information about bears and ways to live safely with them.

She said it’s even more important for people to be bear smart this spring because 33 cubs will soon be released into the wild, bears that were picked up in 2015 after losing their mom to starvation or other circumstances. At least three of the bears are from the Tri-Cities.

The bruins now staying at Critter Care in Langley will be released a long distance away from urban centres by knowledgeable conservation officers.

They are not expected to make their way back but, if they

COUNCIL MEETING When: Tuesday, April 12, 2016

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The Bear Essentials talk takes place Wednesday, April 13 at 7 p.m. at Inlet Theatre in Port Moody city hall, 100 Newport Dr. Admission is free. For videos of bears just out of hibernation at Critter Care Wildlife Society, visit that group’s Facebook page. Critter Care’s annual dinner and auction is taking place April 23. Call 604-5302054 for tickets. do, they shouldn’t be able to find any human food or other attractants to get them into trouble, Archer said.

“We have a lot of cubs that are first-year or second-year cubs,” she said. “We want them to be successful so we can continue with these rehab programs because we have to.

We all need to work together to keep these bears safe.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Golds is concerned the herons, which are returning to the colony after establishing it last year with just a few nests, will abandon the area before they have a chance to hatch and raise at least one chick.

“Once their eggs hatch and they have babies to feed, they’re much more compelled to stick to the colony… but right now their fidelity to the site is weak,” said Golds, who writes The Tri-City News’ Green Scene column.

Environmentalists have asked CP Rail to implement whistle alternatives — having a CP employee walk the train through the two level crossings in Port Moody — until midsummer to give the colony time to establish but have been frustrated by the response.

CP spokesperson Salem Woodrow explained train whistle use falls under federal regulations monitored by Transport Canada; the whistles are used at public grade crossings in a specific sequence and apply 24 hours a day. In addition, the whistles must be sounded even if the crossing is equipped with flashing lights, bells and gates.

There are no exceptions for

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Local environmentalists are worried train whistles along the Ioco spur line in Port Moody will drive away nesting herons. environmental and/or wildlife protection, Woodrow told The Tri-City News.

But Golds invoked other regulations, suggesting CP could be held liable under the BC Wildlife Act if there is evidence a colony has been abandoned because of noise or construction. A large colony of about 200 herons that had made Colony Farm Park home for about 20 years recently abandoned the area and Golds suspects it was due to the work around dismantling the old

Port Mann Bridge.

“We just wish [CP Rail] would be a little more diligent about taking care of our wildlife,” she said.

In the meantime, Golds is asking Shoreline Trail users to be aware of the heron colony and not gather in large groups near the nests, which have been cordoned off by city staff.

“This is a very critical time and people need to be very respectful in the area,” she said.

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Quick tip: Do you have a fruit tree? Remember to pick fruit as soon as it ripens and pick up any fallen fruit daily.

This is your opportunity to learn directly from bear expert Ellie Archer about bear behaviour, responding to bear encounters safely and appropriately, and what you can do to help foster a community where humans and bears can co-exist safety and respectfully.

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Pat Dennett, volunteer and construction manager for the Mossom Creek Hatchery, releases chum salmon fry into the creek. Volunteers participated in a bucket brigade to carry salmon fry from a Department of Fisheries truck to Schoolhouse Creek North in Port Moody. The fry were raised at Mossom Creek over the winter and are now ready for the journey to the Pacific Ocean.

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70,000 Mossom fish released into creeks “We’ve gone full circle,” says Mossom Creek hatchery volunteer Pat Dennett as he hands a bucket of chum salmon fry to friends as they helped stock Schoolhouse Creek North in Port Moody.

On Wednesday, the volunteers released 70,000 chum fry into lower Mossom Creek, Suterbrook Creek and

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The tiny, darting critters were raised from eggs at the Mossom Creek hatchery from salmon collected at Alouette River in the fall.

Dennett, vice-president of the Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society, which operates Mossom Creek Hatchery, said placing the fry

into the local creeks gave him a feeling of satisfaction after all the work of building a new hatchery after the original one burned down in 2013.

The Tri-City News chronicled the project in an awardwinning year-long series of articles. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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he early bird may have gotten the worm in the battle to bring microbreweries to the Tri-Cities.

Port Moody was first out of the gate and now has three microbreweries doing booming business and a fourth expected to open next month.

Port Coquitlam has fast-tracked planned bylaw changes to allow microbreweries in that city while Coquitlam remains stuck in trying to deal with a number of changes dealing with liquor in the city, not just microbreweries.

Within the year, all three cities are expected to be vying for the chance to bring craft breweries to the voting masses. Still, it remains to be seen if the efforts will pay off and who will benefit the most.

There’s only so much room for new microbreweries in one community and Port Moody, with its early hosting of such businesses, has a corner on the market for now.

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unicipal governments have a problem, albeit one they don’t want to talk about. Over the past decade, they have routinely increased operating spending beyond population and inflation growth.

To fuel the overspending, councils have overtaxed.

Property taxes, in particular, have put a heavy burden on small business owners who already pay far more in taxes than the services they consume.

With this context in mind, responsible municipal councils should be looking at reasonable measures to control spending. As many municipal agreements in the province are being renegotiated right now, here’s one that should be looked at: reform municipal sick day policies.

In a new report, “The Cost of Banking Sick Days in the Public Sector,” Queenie Wong, an economist with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, looks at government sick day policies at the federal, provincial and municipal levels and finds some costly practices that are wildly out of step with common sense.

For example, if one assumes that a sick day should be used for actual sickness, then why should sick days be bankable? Many private sector companies don’t allow

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banking of vacation days, let alone sick days. Only 3% of private sector plans allow employees to bank sick days compared to 28% of government plans. Even more puzzling is the policy of allowing for cash payouts of unused sick days when someone leaves the public service.

In some cases, governments may be using sick day policies to work as insurance for employees against a short-term disability. A far better approach would be to implement a short-term disability plan. Employees should be able to take time off when they are sick but current government policies are creating the incentive to confuse sick days with a vacation entitlement.

Of the 16 municipalities the report looked at, six do not allow for banking of sick days, including, Calgary, Edmonton, and Toronto, which changed its policy in 2008.

Both Vancouver and Victoria still allow banking. The B.C. government, along with those of Alberta, Ontario, and Nova Scotia, do not allow banking sick days while other provincial governments and the federal government do.

The city of Victoria allows for the banking of up to 130 sick days. Only employees in grandfathered plans can take a cash payout for unused sick days when they leave

government. Many other municipalities have reformed these policies and no longer allow for cash payouts.

From a taxpayer perspective, Vancouver is one of the worst municipalities reviewed in the report. It allows for 261 days of banked sick days (employees of the city are entitled to 20 sick days a year). In addition, the city gives employees something called “gratuity days.” Each year, employees are credited with three gratuity days, which can be banked to a maximum of 120. These days can be taken as time or as a cash payout.

A Treasury Board report and a Macdonald Laurier Institute report show that public sector employees take more sick days than private sector employees. Is it any wonder this happens when incentives such as banking them and cash payouts encourage employees to see sick time as extra vacation?

Vancouver, Victoria and other B.C. municipalities with these policies should follow Toronto’s lead and eliminate banked sick day policies and replace them with shortterm disability plans for all new employees. It’s a direction that other governments have been moving towards, albeit not nearly fast enough for those who foot the bill.

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The Editor, Re. “Labels for PoMo gas pumps” (The Tri-City News, March 18).

In 2015, Our Horizon, an Ontario-based organization, began lobbying B.C. municipalities to mandate gas stations to help fight against climate change. Its campaign seeks to place climate change warning labels on the handles of local gas pumps. Our Horizon’s goal is to persuade drivers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by lowering their fuel consumption.

With any type of warning labelling program, it is logical to focus initial attention on products with the most serious harmful effects. Our Horizon’s campaign, however, takes the opposite approach and hence falls short on several counts.

First, in the context of climate change, the United Nations’ most recent estimate is that the transportation sector contributes 13% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This sector includes all modes of transport — cars, trains, ships, and planes — with air travel being the leader by far in terms of emissions per passenger kilometre. If this is the case, does

The Editor, A very sincere thank you to all who gave assistance when I fell in front of Shoppers Drug Mart at Como Lake Village on March 3.

Many people stopped to see how they could help. In particular, two RNs and a young man called the ambu-

Hit big offenders first He fell and they helped Labels such as these could be on pumps at Port Moody gas stations. it not make more sense to place warning labels on plane tickets rather than gas pumps? Why not aim for a more sizeable reduction in transportation GHG emissions by targeting the air travel industry?

Second, in a larger context, the transportation sector’s contribution to global GHG emissions is below that of the animal agriculture sector, pegged at a minimum of 15%. So why not create a labelling program for animal products? Particularly when within the animal agriculture sector, beef and dairy production accounts for 61% of GHG emissions. If we follow the logic of applying warning labels by focusing on the worst

offenders, packages of beef and cheese should carry dire climate change warning labels.

Perhaps environmental groups, including Our Horizon, should consider lobbying for this more meaningful labelling campaign.

Thus, if society is serious about reducing total GHG emissions, we should target the most egregious contributors in the most prominent sectors first, not the other way around.

Patricia Tallman, Langley Editor’s note: Patricia Tallman will give a seminar on “How our food choices impact the environment and our health” at Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library on April 20.

lance, gathered supplies from various stores and took care of me until the ambulance arrived. The bandages and blanket readily supplied by Shoppers and another store were a great help for those tending to me.

I was hospitalized for two days with a concussion and 10

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It has been heartwarming to know the community came together to help me, someone they did not know, when I was injured. Your care and thoughtfulness are very much appreciated.

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THE JUNO AWARDS

Pomo from PoMo wins an electronic music Juno SARAH PAYNE The Tri-CiTy News

A Tri-Cities native who uses his Port Moody hometown as his stage name collected the Juno award for Electronic Album of the Year last weekend.

David Pimentel — who goes by the stage name Pomo in the club music scene — is still recovering from the shock of the win (and, possibly, the ensuing celebrations) for The Other Day. “It was crazy. It was cool because it was the second or third award of the night so I didn’t have to wait around all night,”

Pimentel said. “It all happened so quick.”

When Pimentel — who lived in Coquitlam before moving to PoMo, where he graduated from Heritage Woods secondary — learned he was nominated, he figured the prize would go to the Vancouver-based group Humans. That combo was established in 2010 and has a more experience under its belt but the Juno nod went to Pomo.

Described as a multi-instrumentalist and producer, Pomo is known for crafting tunes that hint of his longtime interest in early funk music, hip hop and

jazz. “I describe it as mainly electronic dance music but I listen to so many different types of music and I like to do different styles,” Pimentel said. “It’s kind of house-y, jazzy electronic dance music.”

It’s not all electronically crafted, however. Pimentel’s roots lie in childhood piano and guitar lessons, and, these days, he’s exploring the mix of live instruments with electronic staples. His recent DJ gigs have featured Pimentel on keyboards and drum pads, with guest musicians pitching in.

Pomo’s next album will focus

more on collaborations with musicians and rap artists like Anderson Paak, Pimentel said, describing it as “more loopy dance music.”

In fact, the Juno win may already be coming in handy for just that.

“It’s perfect timing,” Pimentel said. “I’m working on my next album so it’s going to tie into that really well hopefully… I met a lot of great musicians on the weekend.”

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David Pimentel, who performs as Pomo, is a Heritage Woods grad who won a Juno award for Electronic Album of the Year.

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HELP THEM BREATHE, HELP THEM HELP Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department continues to raise money to replace 20 self-contained breathing apparatus packs. To make an online donation, go to svfd.ca; or call 604-839-5315.

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All three are young and blond, about the same height and same age.

And, for the record, they don’t want to be seen as poster girls for the Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department.

Rather, the Heritage Woods secondary school grads want to be taken seriously as they go through probation this year with 11 other new recruits — all of whom are men.

They may joke about being called “Charlie’s Angels” or being mistaken for one another but, deep down, all three are committed to the profession and are eager to become role models for the villages they serve: Anmore and Belcarra.

Each signed up with the fire service last summer for different reasons.

Melissa Cooke, at 19, the youngest, is studying at the Justice Institute of BC to become a city police officer. She grew up around the Anmore

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Sasamat Fire Department Chief Jay Sharpe with new recruits Melissa Cooke, Miranda Venos and Sarah Coombs. All three are Heritage Woods secondary school graduates who live in Anmore. fire hall as her father, Bill, has been a volunteer firefighter for 27 years.

“I went to car washes and birthday parties here,” she said.

“It’s like my second home.”

Miranda Venos, 21, a graduate of Capilano University’s Outdoor Recreation Management Diploma Program who wants a career with the RCMP, was inspired by the work of the fire crews she has seen up close. When she was a child, firefighters came to her family home — two doors from the Anmore hall — to help her grandfather, who was having a heart attack.

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And Sarah Coombs, 21, a student in Douglas College’s environmental sciences program, has been considering firefighting for some time and has an uncle who’s a firefighter in Surrey.

Their basic training started last September and, in January, they advanced to the probationary stage. Should they pass their exams later this year, they will become fully certified firefighters as of Jan. 1, 2017, said Fire Chief Jay Sharpe.

But they won’t be the only women who suit up for the volunteer department: Judy Evans, 72, has been with Sasamat for 35 years, responding from the Belcarra firehall.

Still, they’re not worried about gender.

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want more girls to join us.”

Sharpe said he’ll take his best recruits based on merit.

“For us, it makes no difference if they’re a man or woman,” he said with a shrug.

From his point of view, he’s just happy the young women have lowered the department’s average age of 51.

Sharpe is also pleased with the amount of energy the trio have brought to the job — although, at this time, they are only allowed to assist at callouts (half of Sasamat’s 100 responses a year involve medical emergencies).

“Probation means we give them a year to see if they fit into

the culture,” Sharpe said. “So far, they’re doing pretty good.

“I think they bring an enthusiasm that is contagious,” he added. “A lot of the older guys have told me, ‘It’s nice to see that here.’”

Coquitlam firefighter Kim Saulnier of the Camp Ignite Society, a group that promotes firefighting careers to girls, said she’s pleased the trio has come aboard.

“It is very encouraging to see not only one but three new female firefighter recruits choose to serve their community and become role models for other women who might be interested in firefighting,” Saulnier told The Tri-City News. “With these new roster additions, Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department, which has up to 45 volunteers, exceeds the national average of approximately 3%.” jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

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A sign has been commissioned and will be mounted at a trailhead on Burke Mountain to remember Frank Haritonis, an avid mountain biker who passed away in February after a brief illness.

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More than one in 10 Tri-City residents and businesses failed to pay their utility bills on time.

But that number for late payment is normal, say city staff in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody.

In Coquitlam, of the 45,000 account billings that went out for the March 31 deadline, some 5,000 — or 11% — did not pay by the due date, said Garry Jackson, manager of revenue services.

That percentage is about the same in Port Coquitlam, where 11% of property owners will be hit with penalties.

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Make it a weekend to remember with a movie, live theatre, a trail race and Family Day.

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Friday, April 8

Did you know Coquitlam is hosting the 55+ BC Games in September? Find out what all the fuss is about at a family-friendly event at 640 Poirier St. with entertainment, balloon making, face painting, a Kinsmen barbecue and more, from 1 to 4 p.m.

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The Port Moody Film Society presents The Immigrant at the Inlet Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Two sisters set sail from Poland to New York in search of the American dream but land in a nightmare, only to find hope in a captor’s cousin. Visit www.pmfilm.ca.

Help raise money for B.C. families affected by childhood cancer — and have a laughing good time doing it — at the Gaby Davis Foundation’s comedy night gala at the Port Moody Inlet Theatre.

Enjoy appetizers, wine, silent auction and more. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; tickets are available at 604-464-4229.

GRIM AND FISCHER

Granny takes on the Grim Reaper in this full face mask comedy at the Evergreen Cultural Centre. It’s a tender telling of an epic journey, presented by Portland-based Wonderland. Shows run to April 9 at 8 p.m.; tickets are $30/$25/$15 at evergreenculturalcentre.ca or 604-927-6555. Come back Sunday for The Middle of Everywhere, a family show in which Winston and 11-year-old Penny meet at a bus stop and end up on a wild journey through time and space. Showtime is at 2 p.m.; tickets are $16/$12.

Saturday, April 9 TIME FOR A RUN

The Diez Vista 50km Trail Run participants will scramble up and down trails as they tackle the Diez Vistas ridge, but you can

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IN THE TRENCHES

Learn about the heroism behind the Battle of Vimy Ridge in the Port Moody Station Museum’s latest instalment of Trench Talks at 1 p.m. Guest speaker John Goheen will talk about the importance

Sunday, April 10 FAST BLASTER

Get running in Coquitlam’s Mundy Park in the Fast Blaster, MEC Vancouver’s third of seven events in its 2016 race series.

Choose from a 5km or 10km race, starting at Spani Pool and running counter-clockwise in the park. Event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., cost is $15. Register online before April 8 at events.mec.ca.

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Place des Arts’ free Family Day is at 1:30 p.m. Tour the exhibits, catch a springtime ensembles concert and get into some handson art with watercolours, robot-making and more. Reserve at brownpapertickets.com or 604-664-1636 ext. 0.

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Try some sports next week, get involved in 55+ Games Throughout the spring, the city of Coquitlam is be offering a number of free “Try-It” programs in anticipation of the upcoming 55+ BC Games.

Coquitlam will host the games Sept. 20 to 24 and, over the next two weeks, its free sessions include: • Saturday, April 9: Lawn bowling at Coquitlam Lawn Bowling Club (1655 Winslow Ave.), 2 to 4 p.m.

• Tuesday, April 12: Slo-pitch at Mundy Park’s Diamond 5 (641 Hillcrest St.) 5 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. (bring your own glove, if possible).

• Tuesday, April 12 and 19: Tennis at Town Centre Park (1240 Pipeline Rd.) Tennis Club from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

These introductory sessions will teach game basics, rules and techniques. Come dressed in comfortable clothing and athletic shoes. All equipment will be provided.

More Try-It sessions will be held across Coquitlam throughout the year. Visit www. coquitlam.ca/55PlusBCGames or call 604-927-6940 for more information and to register.

Other information on the 55+ BC Games:

WHAT’S HAPPENING

You can attend the Coquitlam 2016 55+ BC Games community awareness event Saturday, April 9 from 1 to 4 p.m. at 640 Poirier St. (the parking lot across from the

Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex). Learn about the games, pick up gear, sign up to volunteer, enjoy a barbecue hosted by the Kinsmen, balloon making and face painting for the kids, Diamond Bull Karaoke and Tony Prophet, MC and entertainer. Opening ceremonies will be at 2 p.m. and visitors can also try lawn bowling from 3 to 4 p.m. during a Try-It event hosted by the city to familiarize people with some of the sports that will be featured at the games, which will take place Sept. 20 to 24.

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Volunteers are needed for everything from the torch lighting event to the opening cer-

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LEARN ABOUT SUGAR & YOUR HEALTH

How much sugar do you consume? Laura Murray, a nutritionist from makinghealthychoices.ca, will talk about sugar at Coquitlam’s Dogwood Pavilion next Thursday. Admission is $7 and pre-registration is required. This session, which starts at 6:30 p.m., is open to adults 50 years and older. Participants don’t need to bring any special supplies or information but it’s advisable to bring a notebook if they want to take notes. For more information and to register, visit coquitlam.ca/dogwood, call 604-927-4386, or visit Dogwood or Glen Pine pavilions.

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It is not necessary to have participated in organized ball in your past life, just have some knowledge of the game and an ability to make it around the bases. There are teams playing out of both Town Centre Park and Mundy Park, with practices and games on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and the season starting as soon as weather permits (March or April). Info: Len, 604-941-0081 or lenraili@shaw.ca, or Barry, 604-936-8436 or the.langs@shaw.ca.

• Dogwood Drama Club meets Mondays and Thursdays, 1-3:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam (entrance and parking off Winslow Avenue). New members are always welcome for acting roles or backstage crew. Info: Don, 604-526-2345.

• Minds in Motion, a fitness and social program for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s and a care partner hosted, by Alzheimer Society of B.C., runs Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Cost: $38 per pair/8 weeks.

Register in person or call 604-927-6098.

• Share Family and Community Services’ free seniors (60+) is offering a free, weekly support group that meets for 90 minutes on Wednesday mornings at Poirier community centre, Coquitlam.

No group experience necessary. Info & registration: Rhea, 604937-6964.

• Stroke Recovery Association of BC, Coquitlam branch at Dogwood Pavilion invites people recovering from stroke and their caregivers most Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. for speech therapy, exercise, indoor bocce, music, dance, games, speakers, outings, fun and friendship, 624 Poirier St. (enter off Winslow Avenue).

Info: Margaret, 604-927-6093 or mhansen@coquitlam.ca.

• Dogwood Songsters meet every Monday, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion; group also visits and entertains at seniors’ facilities weekly. If you love to sing, you can join. Info: 778-2854873 or 604-464-2252.

• Seniors meet every Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m., to do fun group activities including physical fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing. All women and men 50 or older are welcome at Share Family and Community Services’ Mountain View Family Resource Centre, 699 Robinson St., Coquitlam (corner of Smith Avenue and Robinson Street). Info: Gina, 604-9376970.

• The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month.

People who are interested in participating in a caregiver support group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780.

• Glen Pine 50Plus group plays bridge Mondays, 12:45-3:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9:30-11:45 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604927-6940.

• Caregiver support group meets second and fourth Friday of each month, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: 604-933-6098.

• Monthly seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Coquitlam. Info: 604-552-7221 or info@burquest.org.

• ABCs of Fraud, a consumer fraud prevention program for seniors, by seniors, gives free one-hour presentations to seniors groups of 10 or more. Info: 604-437-1940 or ceas@telus.net.

• Honeycombs, a group of people over 50 who entertain with song, dance and skits, meets Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Wilson Centre, PoCo. Performers plus prop, sound and stage hands needed. Info or show bookings: Frances, 604-941-1745.

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THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Take a Full Pull to beautiful view at WV Lookout TAKE A HIKE

STEVE CHAPMAN

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Above: The view from West Vancouver Lookout along the Full Pull hiking route. Right: A map of this week’s hike.

HIKE OF THE WEEK Full Pull to West Vancouver Lookout Rating: strenuous Time Needed: 6-7 hours Length: 11.5 km Elevation gain: 900 m This strenuous hike takes in two spectacular viewpoints on the west side of Eagle Mountain. The majority of the climbing is done on a mountain bike trail called Full Pull.

The long grind up is rewarded at the end with views that stretch from Burnaby Mountain to downtown Vancouver and beyond (on a clear day) to the mountains of Vancouver Island. With 900 m climbing in a relatively short distance, this trek can be considered as a great alternative to

the Grouse Grind.

Start off at the Equestrian (gravel) parking lot on the way to Buntzen Lake and head south on the Academy Trail.

After about a kilometre, the trail will fork. Take the left fork that heads uphill. At the next major fork, take the left option again, following this less steep path until it joins with the B.C. service road at the top.

Head southeast on the service road, keeping a very careful eye out for the entrance to Full Pull on the left after about 100 m. There may or may not be flagging tape at the inconspicuous entrance. The entrance doesn’t look like much from the road (steep, worn tree roots on

the other side of a wet ditch) but once you’re past the steep bank and into the trees, the route is really obvious.

The climb up Full Pull has moderate sections and very steep sections with lots of switchbacks. At a couple of spots, the trail crosses dirt bike routes. At both junctions, go straight. Near the top, expect to drop steeply down into a ravine and up again the other side. Planted skis and an old truck in the bushes will be welcome signs that the long slog up is nearly over.

After taking a well-earned rest at the lookout, head back down the same way to the service road. Turn right here and follow the road to the end, the loca-

tion of the Eagle Bluff Lookout.

Although lower in elevation, this is also a really nice viewpoint, with great views over to the Diez Vistas ridge and down to Buntzen Lake. This is certainly a worthwhile destination for those who don’t have the time or energy for the Full Pull.

From the lookout, take the

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trail that continues north. This relatively new trail connects with the Halvor Lunden Trail and has one or two steep and rough sections where care is needed. Head down on the Lunden trail when you reach the end and then turn left onto the Academy Trail when you reach the clearing at the bot-

tom of Halvor Lunden. The Academy trail will take you all the way back to the parking lot.

Steve Chapman is a Coquitlam Search and Rescue volunteer, a member of the Burke Mountain Naturalists and the creator behind a detailed new map of Tri-City trails. More info on safe hiking: www.coquitlam-sar.bc.ca.

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Celebrating Volunteer Week VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

BIG CIVIC EVENTS

Help with July 15 PoCo Grand Prix The inaugural PoCo Grand Prix is less about three months away and the city is putting a call out for volunteers and sponsors.

The July 15 bike race is part of BC Superweek — Canada’s largest professional road cycling series, with a number of races in various Metro Vancouver communities — and is expected to attract thousands to downtown PoCo. Dozens of volunteers and sponsors are needed to make the event a success.

Volunteers will play a major role, primarily on the day of the event.

Approximately 150 volunteers over the age of 15 are needed for tasks including team captains, race course fencing, signage, marshalling, VIP tent, beer garden, fundraising, first aid, PoCo Grand Prix Expo (a trade show), street team event hosts, event setup and takedown, and other areas.

People can volunteer as

individuals, as a group or as a team from an organization of up to 12 volunteers. Visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/volunteer for information and registration.

Event and sponsorship information is available at www.pocograndprix.ca.

Questions may emailed to grandprix@portcoquitlam. ca or to Lori Bowie at 604927-7900. For volunteer opportunities, contact Rob Loxterkamp at loxterkampr@portcoquitlam.ca or at 604-927-7953.

The PoCo Grand Prix will feature about 200 international cyclists racing along a 1.3-km criterium-style circuit in downtown PoCo; there will also be a community festival including entertainment, a beer garden and other activities for all ages.

Registration will open in the coming weeks for public events such as children’s and youth races and a corporate challenge.

Help with variety of Coq. 125 happenings The city of Coquitlam is calling on volunteers to help mark the municipality’s 125th anniversary this year.

About 150 leaders, production assistants, event ambassadors and activity attendants are needed to put on the milestone celebrations including for: • Neighbourhood Nights: Free family events will take place at parks on a number of dates between June 23 and Sept. 8; • Kaleidoscope: The an-

niversary’s signature event at Coquitlam Town Centre on July 23 and 24; • and Heritage Picnic: A re-creation of the Booth Farm community picnic from years past, at Blue Mountain Park on Sept. 17.

Volunteers are required to be at least 13 years old and complete an application (interview, police information and reference checks, and orientation).

To sign up, visit www.coquitlam125.ca/volunteer.

Below are just some of the many volunteer opportunities available in the Tri-Cities: • BC Angel Dresses is in need of Volunteers in the TriCities. BCAD is a non-profit group of volunteers who collect donated wedding, bridesmaid and grad dresses; volunteer seamstresses transform them into Angel Dresses that are then shipped to hospitals across the province and offered to grieving families at no charge.

Group needs dress collectors and seamstresses. Info: www. bcangeldresses.ca. • 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: kidstart.ca. • Volunteers wanted for all positions at Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary thrift shop, located at 2811B Shaughnessy St., PoCo; applications available at the store during open hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays; noon-3 p.m.

Sundays. • Volunteer drivers needed for Share Family and Community Services’ Better at Home program to give seniors rides to doctors’ appointments. Drivers must be 21 or older, have a reliable vehicle, insurance and driver’s licence, and be willing to undergo a criminal record check and commit for a minimum of three months (up to six trips a month). Reimbursement for mileage is available. Info: Paola, 604-937-6991 or paola.wakeford-mejia@sharesociety.ca. • Hyde Creek Watershed Society is looking for volunteers to assist with programs and operations; society is made up of volunteers of all ages who donate time that will fit their schedules. A few hours during the month would benefit this group. If you have an interest in helping with hatchery tours, building operations or event planning, email hydecreek.info@ gmail.com. Info: www.hydecreek. org. • Volunteers wanted for Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Weekend Coffee Program in the main lobby at ERH; openings for both Saturday and Sunday shifts. Info: 604-544-1470.

• Crossroads Hospice Society is looking for volunteers to help with its meat draw at the Arms Pub in Port Coquitlam on Friday evenings. Info: Shannon, 604-945-0606. • The Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are experiencing emotional distress. No experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support are provided. If you are interested in learning more about this challenging and rewarding opportunity, visit www.options.bc.ca. and follow the link for the crisis line. Next training starts soon. • PoCoMo Meals on Wheels needs drivers on an ongoing basis. Meals are delivered over the noon hour and training is provided. Info: 604-942-7506. • Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604936-3624. • Canadian Red Cross Society is seeking volunteers for the Health Equipment Loan Program in PoCo. For more information please visit redcross.ca/ volunteer/who-is-needed or contact BCYvolunteering@redcross. ca. Call 1-855-995-3529. • Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery is looking for volunteers to help with ongoing classes; time commitment is about two hours per class and classes run mainly in the fall and spring for pre-schoolers to adults. Info: 604-461-FISH (3474).

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Place des Arts 2016 EVENTS: COMO LAKE FISHING DERBY

COQUITLAM GRAND PARADE

TEDDY BEAR FAMILY CONCERT

TEDDY BEAR PICNIC

Sunday, May 29

Saturday, June 11

Sunday, June 12

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The Festival Coquitlam Society would like to thank all of the volunteers who helped make last year’s events such a success and we look forward to seeing you again this year. For more information or to volunteer visit:

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CITY OF P RT COQUITLAM

THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!

The City of Port Coquitlam is a better place thanks to the tireless efforts of volunteers working throughout our community.

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In 2015 volunteers devoted thousands of hours to helping the Coquitlam RCMP and we couldn’t do our jobs without them.

Here’s a few reasons you should join us in 2016: Y

Get connected to your neighbourhood.

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Expand your social and professional networks.

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Gain unique skills and experience that will make your job and postsecondary education applications stand out.

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Get frontline information about crime and safety in your community that will help you keep your friends, family and property safe.

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Support the Coquitlam RCMP in building stronger, safer more secure communities for everyone to enjoy.

If you live in Anmore, Belcarra, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam or the Kwikwetlem First Nation, contact us to find out how your skills and abilities could benefit programs like Auxiliary Constables, Block Watch, Crime Watch, Community Police Stations, Speed Watch and Victim Services.

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Celebrating 25 Years of Coquitlam Relay For Life Walk to fund vital support services and Canada’s most promising cancer research.

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In celebration of National Volunteer Week, Coquitlam says, “Thank you volunteers!

You make huge a difference.”

Mayor Richard Stewart Councillor Brent Asmundson Councillor Craig Hodge Councillor Dennis Marsden Councillor Terry O’Neill

Over 2,300 people volunteer with the City of Coquitlam each year.

From committees, special events and emergency programs, to community policing, Animal Shelter and recreation programming, volunteers contribute significantly to the quality of life in our community!

Our thanks and appreciation go to all of Coquitlam’s dedicated volunteers.

Councillor Mae Reid Councillor Teri Towner Councillor Chris Wilson Councillor Bonita Zarrillo

To volunteer in the City of Coquitlam, visit coquitlam.ca/volunteer

VOLUNTEER FOR Coquitlam 125!

Be A Part Of History!

We have many unique opportunities: Activity Attendant • Artist Workshop Assistants Costume Developers & Seamstresses Event Ambassadors • Hair Stylists • Logistics Make-up Artists • Production Assistants • Volunteer Leads Commitment can range from a few hours to a few months. Upcoming events include Neighbourhood Nights, Kaleidoscope Festival, Heritage Picnic, and Lights at Lafarge.

Volunteers are needed to assist their community and the Coquitlam’s Emergency Program in three areas: 1. Facilitate emergency preparedness sessions 2. Participate in information booths at community events 3. Distribute emergency preparedness information to businesses Training opportunities available.

Come discover the rewards of volunteering in your community. Meet new people and make new friends by assisting us in educating the public to be prepared for an emergency. You will get to experience different cultures, develop skills and build up your confidence by presenting the fundamentals of Personal Emergency Preparedness.

To qualify as a volunteer, applicants must:

Be part of the City’s milestone celebration— volunteering is a great way to meet new people, gain valuable experience, have fun, and get involved. coquitlam125.ca/volunteer volunteers@coquitlam.ca.

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Do you want to make a difference in your neighbourhood park?

SPARK YOUR CONNECTION! Want to get involved?

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Vancouver’s View Cones a “Questionable Extravagance,” says Developer

V

ancouver may be running out of land on which to build more housing, but there’s plenty of space overhead – we just need to rethink the value of specific views, the Urban Development Institute’s incoming chair told listeners of the Real Estate Therapist radio show March 26.

Speaking to Joannah Connolly, editor and content manager of REW.ca and host of the weekly Saturday morning call-in show, Jon Stovell said that radical measures had to be taken to vastly increase density and meet the demand for housing in Vancouver. He argued that only by increasing supply in much greater measures would affordability be achieved.

On the live radio show, Stovell, who is president and CEO of Reliance Properties, the developer behind the One Burrard

Place highrise project on Burrard Street, said, “Vancouver has arrived on the global scene. Whether we like it or not, this change is upon us. People are coming from all over the world, which is a great thing.

But it’s sad that it means that a lot of local residents can’t afford to own homes, or often even to rent them.

“But this is completely a self-inflicted problem, on our part, where we’re simply not responding to the influx of investment and growth as an opportunity, and instead we’re trying to raise the drawbridge and fill the moat with alligators. We should be welcoming the world in, we should be finding ways to create supply of housing.

“There are almost infinite opportunities in which we could increase supply, and all of the constraints are built around artificial barriers or sentiment or parochial attitudes

about not changing the way we live. We need to break this wide open and really start tackling this in every neighbourhood and on every front.

“My go-to neighbourhood to increase density is downtown – it’s extremely well served by transit, it’s walkable, it’s got great amenities – yet there is the sentiment that it’s built out, which is simply wrong. We have tower zones that are limited to 300 feet high – why not 500 feet? We have zones that are 700 feet, why not 1,000 feet?

Why not 2,000 feet high?

“We talk about having a limited land base, but we have an unlimited land base above our heads. And there are many, many buildings in downtown Vancouver that are only three to five storeys high.”

When asked about public concern over the protection of viewpoints and view cones,

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Stovell responded, “The view cones are maybe a questionable extravagance, at this point. Our mountains are 4,000 feet high.

The view cones protect certain viewpoints at a certain moment. I don’t know that the view cones are something that will be able to survive the continuing growth pressures of the city.

“As for public concern… it’s only when the city started to stop a lot of the development downtown, and you move out into Grandview-Woodland and Marpole where we started to get some really strenuous pushback from people, as the changes are much more alarming to them.”

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TC CALENDAR SATURDAY, APRIL 9 • 12th Coquitlam Scouts bottle drive, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; pickup area: King Albert, south to Cape Horn, west to Montgomery and east to Mariner Way. Donations of all refundable containers can be left on doorstep in bags or boxes marked “12th Coquitlam” if you will not be at home. You may also drop off empties at Mundy Road elementary school (corner of Austin and Mundy). If house is missed, email bottles@12thcoquitlamscouting. ca.

• Laughing Matter: The Gaby Davis Foundation presents a Comedy Night Gala, Port Moody Inlet Theatre, to raise funds for BC Families Affected By Childhood

Cancer. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Tickets can be purchased by Visa and Mastercard by calling 604464-4229. This is a 19+ event.

MONDAY, APRIL 11 • Rhymes of Times, 10:3011:30 a.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 2248 McAllister Ave., PoCo. Topic: “Work, Work, Work” – We all did it, or are still doing it. What twists and turns did your work life take? Info: pocoheritage.org.

• Tri-City Photography Club, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St. Topic: Hands-on session – panning, zooming and 2nd curtain

synching. Info: tricityphotoclub.ca.

TUESDAY, APRIL 12 • Burke Mountain Naturalists monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m., in hall of Como Lake United Church, Coquitlam. Speaker: Fisheries biologist Marvin Rosenau will give a slide presentation on the ecological significance of the Fraser River estuary. Info: 604-461-3864 or www.bmn.bc.ca for more info.

• Have you considered becoming a foster family? Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 10 a.m.-noon, at 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. For info or another session date: 604-764-8098.

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JUNIOR HOCKEY

Panthers get a new bench boss in Goble GARY MCKENNA

BCHL will go a long way toward helping the Port Moody club.

The team also noted his season with GOBLE the Tri-City Americans of the WHL, where he served as assistant general manager and assistant coach in the 1989-’90 season.

Goble said he has worked with hundreds of young players that have moved on to higher levels, including National Hockey League players Brendan Morrison, Olaf Kolzig and Stu Barnes.

“I’ve had great mentors during my career, including Dave King, Guy Charron, Garth Malarchuk, Garry Davidson, Todd Harkins and Rick Kozuback,” he said. “They all bring something different to the table, but one thing that they have in common is that these men are all champions.”

As head coach, Goble said he plans to play a role in recruiting players. He is already preparing for the spring prospect camp next month at the Pitt Meadows Arena and said he will be working to identify players for the squad.

Team president Dennis Obcena said he believed that Goble has the skills to get his team back into the post-season and even contend for a championship.

“We believe that Mark is an excellent fit as we strive to return to the playoffs and build the Panthers for long-term success,” Obcena said. “Through over 25 years of coaching experience at every level in hockey, including 13 years of junior, we feel that Mark has the ability to assess quality individuals both on and off the ice in order to build a successful program.”

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A new bench boss will take over the Port Moody Panthers next season.

The team announced on Tuesday that Mark Goble has stepped into the position, bringing decades of hockey experience to the role, including coaching stints in the BCHL and the WHL. His most recent work has been as head coach of the Port Coquitlam Minor Hockey peewee A1 team this season, following two years with the Coquitlam Chiefs midget A2 squad.

“I feel that one of my strengths is that I’m very personable and a great listener,” he said in a press release. “My philosophy is that if a player is coachable, they will be taught a great deal.”

But Goble will need more than a long hockey resume to get the Panthers on the winning track. The club has missed the playoffs for the last four seasons and finished their latest campaign at the bottom of the standings with an 1128-3 record.

He acknowledged that work would have to be done to “change the culture of this hockey program” and that particular attention would have to be paid to recruitment.

However, he believes that the talent is there to turn things around and get the team back into playoff contention.

“We have a very deep base of potential junior players currently on our depth chart ready to compete and play next year,” he said. “This, combined with a group of returning players from last year’s squad is an excellent starting point to move forward.”

According to the Panthers, Goble’s 12 seasons in the

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The Coquitlam Reds took on the North Delta Blue Jays in a B.C. Premier League Baseball exhibition match last week. The team has been busy preparing for this Saturday’s season home opener, when they will host the Okanagan Athletics at Mundy Park. The doubleheader begins at 2 p.m. with the second game scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

MINOR SOCCER

NC rebels take another step in Coastal Cup soccer campaign North Coquitlam club defeats whistler 3-1

The North Coquitlam Rebels defeated the Whistler Sea to Sky Lightning in under-18 girls first division Coastal Cup action in Squamish on Sunday.

The Lightning opened

the scoring midway through the first half with the Rebels equalizing minutes later with a goal by Ainsley Girvan. North Coquitlam carried the momentum into the second half with Jenna Hoult taking advantage of a clearing attempt to deliver a 40-yard blast that dropped in behind the Lightning keeper.

This proved to be the winning goal, despite per-

sistent counterattacks by the Lightning who nearly cut the lead by one goal, only to see Rebels keeper Mikayla Bischoff make a spectacular effort to punch the ball over the net.

The Rebels added an insurance marker when Sarah Lockwood volleyed a cross

by Ariana Dudley into the back of the net.

“It was a full team effort

that contributed to the win,” said coach Paul Corrado.

“Whistler is a very good team who put us on our heals to start the game but we eventually found our momentum.”

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Tri-CiTy Curlers sweep Their way To broNze podium showing caps big year for Team bC curlers

A handful of Tri-City curlers walked away with a bronze medal at the Optimist U18 International Curling Championship in Edmonton

last weekend.

Port Coquitlam skip Matthew McCrady joined forces with Coquitlam’s Jacob Umbach (lead position) and Zac Curtis (third position) in the victory, along with Surrey’s Liam Purgavie (second position) of Surrey and Brayen Carpenter (alternate) of Richmond.

Twelve teams competed in the tournament, which saw rinks from across Canada, the United States and even as far away as Japan.

To earn their spot in the competition, the Team BC curlers won gold at the B.C. Winter Games in Penticton in January.

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GYMNASTICS

Aviva gymnasts take top prizes in Zone 3 Self, Sokolowski, take podium in level three event

The Club Aviva gymnastics team took home gold and and silver standards in the level one and two competitions at the Zone 3 championships last weekend.

Makenna Self earned the title of Zone 3 champion with an all-around score of 37.875 in the level three grouping, while Natalia Sokolowski took second in the all-around category, also in level three.

Meanwhile, Josee Ng is the Zone 3 champion in level four, while teammate Kimiko Pausche took silver in the all-around. Mia Frohnsdorf, another Aviva gymnast, earned an impressive 37.55, making her the level six, Zone 3 winner and Amany Lakssili took third all around.

Porter Trevisan placed third all around with a first place showing on the bars, with a score of 9.45 in the level seven category. In level eight, Arden Shukyn was floor champion and second place finisher on the bault. Ashley Fitzpatrick took third place on the floor with an all around sixth place

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Team TAG gymnastics hosted the Zone 3 championships in Port Moody last week. in level nine. In the aspire two category, Scarlett Earl placed first all around and is a hopeful contender going into the fast approaching BC Provincial Championships, while in the aspire one Carley Leakos, Athena Hutchinson and Lola Berthelette all finished in the top five.

The B.C. Aquasonics finished sixth at Synchro Canada’s National Qualifier Championships in Quebec last week, the highest ever finish for a B.C. at the event.

The team, which is made up of Coquitlam athlete Mkayla Papillo, along with Courtney Armstrong, Jessica Friesen, Erin Nichols, Emily Yang, and Nancy Zhang of Surrey, Grace Macdonald of Delta and Cameron Blades of Langley.

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