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PoMo steps up its trash patrols to save bears SARAH PAYNE THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Less than two weeks after a family of three bears was killed in Port Moody, city bylaw officers made a grim find: a neighbourhood where nearly 100 garbage bins had been put out the night before collection day.

Now, PoMo’s bylaw staff are hoping a stepped-up enforcement campaign will help drive home the message.

They kicked off the blitz at 4:30 a.m. Monday in Glenayre, where out of about 500 homes, nearly 90 carts were out on the street, flouting the

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bylaw stipulating carts must be put out between 5:30 and 7:30 a.m. on collection day.

Officers will be mailing 83 warnings and five secondoffence tickets (a first offence comes with a warning, followed by increasing fines of $50 for a second offence, $100 and $150), and posted a photo of a garbage bin that had already been looted by animals. see ‘LOCK UP’, page 11

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Port Coquitlam cancer survivor Odette Pepper is raising money in her fourth time participating in the Ride To Conquer Cancer this summer. The 48-year-old mother hopes to bring in $5,000 as an individual and $70,000 with her team, Caps Westwood Cycle. Story, page 7.

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The next big thing: Little Libraries Kids and adults can take a book, leave a book JUSTIN BEDDALL

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Little Free Libraries are becoming a big story in Port Coquitlam.

You may have seen one: small, whimsically designed, freestanding book boxes located in parks, playgrounds — or even in somebody’s yard — that invite community members to “take one, give one.”

Lori Nick of PoCo’s Terry Fox Library began researching the Little Free Library movement a few years ago. It turns out there’s a website (littlefreelibrary.org) dedicated to the subject that offers building tips, maps of small libraries around the world, links to blogs on the subject and more. There are even pages dedicated to Little Free Library design on Pinterest and Flickr.

There are now around 36,000 worldwide, including one at Castle Park that Nick helped create in 2015 with a small grant from the Tri-Cities Literacy Committee and some help from her handy husband, John.

She stocked it with a reading inventory curated from book sales and Value Village.

The community reaction was overwhelmingly positive.

“I’ve had some really nice comments,” said Nick, who has created a Facebook page for her

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Lori Nick of Terry Fox Library was inspired to create this Little Free Library at Port Coquitlam’s Castle Park, with a little help.

Little Free Library at Castle Park.

One Facebook comment reads: “Love this library for my granddaughters when they come to visit and for myself!

The girls think it is really neat to go to the play park and then take home story books for a bedtime read!”

Nick said kids’ books go fast.

“Which is good. One of the most important things for developing literacy is book owner-

ship. This could start them off with their collection.”

Book-browsing parents also offer positive reinforcement to their kids, she said.

Along with encouraging literacy, the small libraries also build community.

“I think it’s great for the community to get together and share their favourite reads,” she said, noting the mini libraries become a community meeting spot.

Soon, there will be more in PoCo. The city and the Tri-Cities Early Childhood Development Committee have partnered to establish five new little libraries in Citadel Heights and Mary Hill, with help from PoCo Building Supplies, which is supporting the projects through supplies and building support.

Nick said it’s great to have more small libraries around

pre-schools and elementary schools so kids can have greater access to books, especially in the summer, when their school libraries are closed and they might not be able to make it to the public library. She says the kids might be playing at the park, see a book they like and take it home and keep up their reading skills so they won’t be rusty when they return to class in September.

The new Little Free Library locations are: • Bailey Court (Citadel Heights, close to Castle Park, off Confederation); • Settlers Park (close to Hazel Trembath elementary); • Una and Tina Way (Mary Hill); • 1854 Western Drive (close to Mary Hill elementary); • and Shaughnessy and Lobb Avenue (close to Central elementary).

Other Little Free Libraries already in PoCo include the corner of Dominion and Ottawa on the north side and Kiddies Korner Pre-school at Prairie and Shaughnessy. The most recent little library that was unveiled this week on Lafleur at the home of artist Diane Moran.

Moran has a long history of sharing books with communities. For instance, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, she arranged to ship 4,000 books to a school in Louisiana that she later visited. When Hurricane Sandy struck the U.S. east coast, she organized another book shipment for a hard-hit school.

This Christmas, she asked her husband, Ron Laidman, to build her a little library for their yard. It took some time but he built her a beautiful, all-metal mini book library that pays homage to PoCo’s first librarian, Annette Lafleur, for whom their street is named.

“I’ve already seen people take books,” she said, excitedly.

“It’s just kind of an addition to the community feeling.” newsroom@tricitynews.com

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Foundation wants people to say ‘hello’ PoMo SARAH PAYNE

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The Port Moody Foundation is launching a new campaign with the notion that sometimes, a big idea can start with just one word.

Say “Hello” PoMo aims to get the city connected — not in the social media sense but with a face-to-face, friendly greeting for a family member, friend or a perfect stranger on the street.

The campaign also is designed to establish connections between organizations, businesses and individuals, creating a stronger community in the process, said PoMo Foundation director Heidi Maddrell.

“The philanthropic movement is huge right now,” she

The Port Moody Foundation is behind Say “Hello” PoMo, with the aim of connecting citizens and businesses to one another. wrote in an email to The Tri-City News. “People are living better and easier than ever before, and recognizing they have not only the potential, but a social

responsibility to give back.”

Using its knowledge of the community and its needs, the foundation is always identifying new areas of need through discussions with residents, Maddrell said. Fostering a strong base of connected groups and individuals, all with particular strengths in a variety of fields, can “provide our residents with a community rich in opportunity, to reach their potential through personal and professional development,” she said.

The campaign runs through May 15, with an initial focus on getting residents to “say hi to a passerby” and wear the Say “Hello” PoMo button (available at local businesses, shops and city facilities) to spread the word.

The foundation has also produced a guide to help families, businesses, schools and charitable organizations get in on the action by hosting or attending an event, with suggestions ranging from developing a class project to engage classmates and combat isolation to hosting a neighbourhood potluck and or creating a networking group.

“As these connections start to flourish, we expect to have many success stories about ways our foundation has made a measurable impact in our society through new innovation, projects and initiatives,” Maddrell said.

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The Barnet Highway Value Village was shut down last Friday morning after an inert hand grenade was found in a donation bin.

Shoppers were told to leave the store as police and firefighters shut down Runnel Drive and set up a perimeter around the property.

“Members attended and located what appeared to be a grenade with the pin still in it,” said Coquitlam RCMP Const.

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The Centennial Activity Centre (CAC), which represents 40% of Coquitlam’s annual gymnasium inventory, is expected to close its doors on July 1, forcing parks and recreation staff to find alternatives for groups that currently rent the space.

The municipality and School District 43 share the facility, which opened in 2003, with city programs operating on evenings and weekends. More than 12,000 residents take advantage of the CAC and some activities will be relocated to the nearby Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex, the Dogwood Pavilion, the Centennial Pavilion and Montgomery middle.

However some sports, like

archery and basketball, cannot be easily moved and staff expect participation rates to fall during the closure, hurting city revenues. “[School District 43] is making the best efforts to reduce the timeline,” said Raul Allueva, the city’s general manager of parks and recreation. “They are aware of the impact. They would like to reduce the impact but they do believe the minimum [closure] would be 18 months.”

“There is the possibility that for the next 18 to 24 months, there will be 25% to 50% fewer gymnasium programs offered due to lack of appropriate spaces both in schools and in city facilities,” said a staff report.

“There will likely be a loss of participants in sport programs with the change of location and the quality of venues.”

With the decrease in participation and the increase in costs related to cash handling and remote office setups, staff expects a revenue loss of $250,000 over the next two years.

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Evergreen ‘on time’ – but not really New SkyTrain line will be completed in early 2017 JUSTIN BEDDALL

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The Evergreen Line won’t start moving passengers until early 2017 but as part of a sneak peek of the new Inlet Centre Station and update on the project Monday morning, a test SkyTrain arrived in Port Moody.

Peter Fassbender, the provincial minister in charge of TransLink, welcomed the train to the new underground station and provided a progress report for the Evergreen Line, saying the 11-km extension to the existing SkyTrain system would be completed “on time and on budget” — even though Evergreen was first scheduled for completion in summer 2016, then fall of this year before delays in tunnelboring prompted the early 2017 opening.

“Now we are on time to the deadline that has been put in place, and so in early 2017 it will be up and running,” he said.

“When people start riding it, the date that was moved is going to be forgotten and they are going to see… the longest automated system in the world.”

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Construction for Evergreen Line station plazas in Port Moody will begin later this month and completed by the end of the summer at a cost of $1.5 million. Local politicians and Peter Fassbender, minister responsible for TransLink, gathered at a press conference Monday. mid-May and the plazas are designed to be “welcoming functional public spaces” and will include bike racks, seating, public art and landscaping.

Fassbender said the Evergreen Line project,

The ministry announced Monday that the Evergreen Line station plazas in Port Moody will be built over the summer at a cost of approximately $1.5 million.

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which will cost an estimated $1.4 billion and include six new stations and upgrades to Lougheed Town Centre Station, is now 85% complete.

The line is expected to carry about 50,000 passen-

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“It just felt right to see the SkyTrain coming through Port Moody,” he told The Tri-City News, noting that much of the high-density development in the area was done in anticipation of having a transit system connection to the community.

“We have lots of riders here and we have more to come in the yet-to-come development in this area, and enabling people to get around the region,” he said.

Clay said he also likes the look and feel of the new stations in Port Moody.

“These stations are going to be beautiful, they are really to the design and character we wanted in Port Moody. We didn’t want great big stations up in the air, so the SkyTrain is under the ground here and the station is at grade level.

They blend in… they are safe, they are going to be bright and open, lots of glass, this is going to be one very busy station here.”

The Evergreen Line is being paid for by the provincial and federal governments and TransLink, which will operate the system. newsroom@tricitynews.com

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RIDE TO CONQUER CANCER

A cancer survivor, PoCo’s Pepper pedals PoCo woman who was given 2 years to live ready for fourth cancer ride

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Port Coquitlam cancer survivor Odette Pepper is raising money in her fourth time participating in her fourth Ride To Conquer Cancer this summer. The 48-year-old mother hopes to bring in $5,000 as an individual and $70,000 with her team, Caps Westwood Cycle.

Odette Pepper will never forget the shock of being told that her cancer had returned and she only had two years to live.

“I was crushed,” said the Port Coquitlam mother of four. “I felt like I had been hit by a semi.”

The 48-year-old Pepper, who had gone through a unilateral mastectomy three years earlier, said she immediately fell into a deep depression.

But after several weeks and another visit to a different oncologist, she said she was able to emerge more determined than ever to prove her doctors wrong.

That was back in 2011.

Five years later, Pepper is gearing up for her fourth Ride To Conquer Cancer, a 200-km, two-day cycling event that raises money for the BC Cancer Foundation.

“If you do five years, you get a gold helmet,” she said, smiling in the living room of her Pitt River Road home.

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medication that has been consistently reducing the size of her tumours since she started taking it. She was able to go back to work in 2012 and rode in her first Ride To Conquer Cancer event in 2013.

“The first year, I rode for myself,” Pepper said. “I wanted to prove that I could do it.”

After that, she said, the annual rides became more about helping others and giving back to the BC Cancer Foundation, an organization she credits with helping find a treatment that worked for her.

“They keep coming up with new drugs all of the time,” she

said. “It keeps people like me here longer. Twenty years ago, we would have been dead.”

As a cancer survivor, Pepper will be one of hundreds of riders with a yellow flag attached to her bike. She said there are a lot of yellow flags at the events and it is a good opportunity to meet other people who have faced similar struggles.

As someone who has been dealing with a diagnosis since 2008, Pepper frequently finds herself speaking to those dealing with cancer for the first time.

With all of her experience, she believes she can offer important support and encouragement to

those beginning the treatment process.

“I just find that when I come across other people with cancer diagnosis, I feel I can help them now,” she said. “I am in a better frame of mind.”

Pepper will be participating in this year’s ride with the Cap’s Westwood Cycle team, which is made up of 24 cyclists. She is hoping to raise $5,000 as an individual and the group is hoping to raise $70,000 total.

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A group of pub and liquor store owners say their businesses will suffer if large grocery chains are allowed to sell booze in Coquitlam.

Brian Coomer, a representative of the John B Pub on Austin Avenue, called it a “David and Goliath story” and urged city council to vote against regulations that would allow the store-within-a-store liquor sale model.

He added that if the big chains get into the booze business, it will not only hurt small liquor retailers but pub owners as well, many of whom rely on store sales to make a profit.

“We are not against competition and fair practices,” he said during a public hearing in Coquitlam council chambers Monday night. “What we are against is destructive competition where rules are slanted or uneven.”

Coomer was not alone in his opposition to the regulation changes, with Gordon Cartwright, the owner of Woody’s Pub on Brunette Avenue, which has an adjoining liquor store, and Ed Wong, another Coquitlam liquor retailer, speaking against the

“It is a fundamental issue of fairness.

Allowing grocery stores to retail alcohol by a different set of rules… will hurt businesses in Coquitlam and it will hurt the people they employ.”

Jeff Guignard, the executive director of the Alliance of Beverage Licensees city’s proposal.

Jeff Guignard, the executive director of the Alliance of Beverage Licensees, said current licence holders have built their businesses under the existing regulations. It is inappropriate to now change the rules so larger grocery store chains can enter the industry, he added.

“It is a fundamental issue of fairness,” Guignard said.

“Allowing grocery stores to retail alcohol by a different set of rules… will hurt businesses in Coquitlam and it will hurt the people they employ.”

The rule changes council is considering — under liquor law changes enacted by the provincial government — would allow the store-withina-store liquor sales and would remove the 300 m separation distances between liquor

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m while maintaining a 300 m separation distance between liquor outlets.

Guignard’s organization, which started in 1975 and today represents 1,000 liquor licensees, favours 1 km separation distances between liquor stores. He said the rules ensure a “degree of market certainty” and have been “resoundingly successful government policy.”

Members of the BC Government Employees Union, which represents government liquor store workers, also spoke against the rule changes.

Sussanne Skidmore, a BCGEU executive director, said the expansion of liquor sales in the city would have adverse health and social impacts. She also noted with the continued privatization of the liquor business, she “worried about losing good, living-wage jobs.”

While most of Monday’s hearing was focused on liquor retail sales, council is also considering bylaw changes that would permit liquor manufacturing in the city. The rule changes would allow for craft breweries and distilleries with accessory retail sales and seat-

ing areas for product tasting.

The hearing was the second time residents had a chance to weigh in on the liquor rule changes. The issue first came to a public hearing in February but the process had to restart after councillors suggested amendments to the rules after the hearing took place and the report was sent back to committee.

With the public hearing process complete, council will now vote on the new regulations at an upcoming meeting. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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lookielookie: A bunny vs. the Dragons PoCo mom takes big career leap to create a photo aid SARAH PAYNE

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Few things are as heavily photographed as a new baby but getting a wiggly wee one to look your way can be impossible, even with some ridiculous antics behind the camera.

That’s why Port Coquitlam’s Janice Wong, drawing on her skills as an engineer, has developed a unique gadget — called the lookielookie — to capture baby’s attention so mom and dad can capture that perfect shot.

“Everybody has the same problem: how to get baby to look at the camera,” Wong said.

“They just want to be doing their own thing.”

Inspiration struck when Wong’s daughter, Madelyn, was about six months old. Her husband, Aguilar Lam, is a parttime photographer so while they had plenty of professionallooking shots, the trouble was in getting little Maddy’s attention.

Wong figured a gadget that attached to a camera would work but with a new baby on her hands, the idea didn’t go much further.

“I put it on hold and then went back to work,” she said.

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Janice Wong of Port Coquitlam (left) shows the lookielookie, a device she designed to help parents get the attention of little ones when they’re taking photographs. Wong will be pitching her gadget on Dragon’s Den next month.

“But this idea was always on my mind… and I wanted to make it happen.”

Eventually she and Lam sat down and crunched the numbers; in July 2014, she made the leap, leaving her senior position for the uncertain world of entrepreneurship. She took the summer off and in September started working on lookielookies full-time.

Stacks of sketches and technical drawings followed — that

first career as an engineer coming in particularly handy — along with administrative tasks such as incorporating a company and filling out patent paperwork, building a website (www.lookielookies.com) and creating a virtual lookielookie world.

There were trips to the dollar store for bits of toys and other things to assemble prototypes; a cake-making friend contributed one made out of fondant

and there was a clay model as well.

Wong experimented with various recognizable shapes but settled on a bunny, which seemed to hold the strongest appeal for her target market.

Noticing that her customers are drawn to flashing lights, Wong added a camera to the bunny with a small light that blinks at different speeds and changes colour; the mop of hair between its ears is reminiscent

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The finished lookielookie rotates on the end of an extendable, swivelling arm that attaches with a small suction to any phone, tablet or DSLR camera screen.

“I put a lot of thought into how the arms work,” Wong said.

“And I put a lot of thought into the usability because moms are busy enough. I just wanted something really simple.”

Last summer, Wong received her first shipment, a small batch of lookielookies that quickly captured the attention of not just babies but the blogosphere as well. Five minutes after launching on Instagram, she had her first order.

Word quickly spread as proud parents shared their own lookielookie-assisted photos and the rest of the first shipment sold quickly as well. Soon, Wong was placing a full production order.

Eager to get lookielookies into the hands of moms and dads around the world, Wong took another leap in March by auditioning for the TV show Dragon’s Den. The family will be filming its pitch to the Dragons on May 15.

“Because it’s a brand new concept, I wanted to get the word out as quickly as possible,” Wong said. “If I can shake hands with the Dragons, I can do that a lot faster.”

And while Wong admits to being a bit nervous to stand in front of the stern-faced judges, she’s also relishing the challenge and the chance to hear some business advice from the experts.

“It will be an amazing experience regardless of the outcome,” Wong said. “I’m going to try my best, get the most out of it and see what happens.”

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aniel Card, a Realtor with Macdonald Realty, is fiercely loyal to his clients, whether they’re looking to buy a home for the first time or putting their house up for sale.

Card says being a successful real estate agent is all about building relationships and communicating with clients.

“When I’m working with a client I’m in pretty much constant communication with them, letting them know what’s going on, keeping them updated,” Card says.

“I’m always available.”

That attitude is also reflected in his approach to community involvement.

When Card isn’t putting houses on the market or closing a real estate deal, he is volunteering for a worthy cause.

Card is on the board of directors for the PLAY (Professional Live Arts for Youth) Society. He is also a sponsor of the Coquitlam Express, and the Macdonald Realty office is a sponsor of the Coquitlam Farmer’s Market. Card can often be found at the Sunday market, connecting with his community.

Card, who grew up in Coquitlam, was Macdonald Realty’s 2015 Rookie of the Year.

He is also a certified negotiation expert.

Card sees himself primarily as a consultant, guiding his clients through

the Lower Mainland real estate market with as little stress as possible.

As a consultant, Card doesn’t limit his conversations with clients to real estate.

Buying or selling a home can be very taxing, and he is available to discuss anything that might worry a client during the process.

Whether he’s writing offers late into the night or taking potential buyers to see houses on a holiday, Card makes his clients’ goals his priority.

“I do whatever I have to do to make my client happy and get the job done for them in a way that leaves them satisfied,” Card says.

To connect with Daniel Card and find out more about listing or buying a home, call 604-785-3340, email danielcard@ macrealty.com or visit danielcard.ca.

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Fight led to death at PoCo pre-trial jail A fight at Port Coquitlam’s North Fraser Pretrial Centre last week has left one inmate dead and another facing charges.

Zachariah Pakarinen, 27, was initially charged with aggravated assault on April 20, three days after the incident took place. But charges are expected to be upgraded after the victim succumbed to his injuries last Friday.

The regional Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the file.

“At this point, investigators continue to gather evidence of the assault and what led up to the initial altercation,” said Sgt. Stephanie Ashton.

Coquitlam RCMP visited NFPC on April 17 after staff reported a fight between two inmates. On April 20, investigators were advised that the

victim was not expected to survive his injuries, at which point IHIT took over the investigation.

Pakarinen has a lengthy criminal record. Last fall the Coquitlam RCMP’s prolific target team arrested him in connection with a number of residential break and enters and thefts from automobiles. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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“We will be continuing random patrols in various neighbourhoods in the coming weeks to ensure that everyone is doing their part to reduce bear attractants,” the caption read under the photo posted to Facebook.

Robyn MacLeod, PoMo’s manager of building, bylaw and licensing, said staff typically begin regular patrols for proper waste cart storage in early March. Certain neighbourhoods are targeted for further enforcement, usually in the early spring and late fall, when wildlife activity is at its highest, based on information received from the BC Conservation Officer Service, Wildlife Alert Reporting Program and complaints received by the city.

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On April 14, a BC Conservation officer shot a sow and two yearlings in the Panorama Drive area of PoMo because they had been getting into residents’ yards and garages to search for food.

The three were not good candidates for relocation because the mother had been moved once but had returned in the fall to the residential area to get at easy food sources. Shortly after leaving their dens in early March, they were back at it.

Insp. Murray Smith said the bears had “no fear of people” and had to be killed to ensure people’s safety, a move that conservation officers dread, he said. The easiest solution is to “lock up all the human food sources, the bird feed” as well as picking up fruit from trees in the fall and putting away pet food.

MacLeod echoed those instructions, saying, “We live in bear country. Managing access to garbage and other attractants is a community-wide responsibility and is the most important thing we can do to keep both people and bears safe in Port Moody.” spayne@tricitynews.com @spayneTC

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The City of Coquitlam is soliciting offers for these townhouse sites located in the Smiling Creek Neighbourhood in Northeast Coquitlam for the purpose of constructing residential townhouse developments as soon as possible.

TOWNHOUSE SITE FOR SALE RFO 16-01-10 3500 Burke Village Promenade, Coquitlam BC Gross Size: 4.68 Ha, 11.56 Acres Zoning: RT-2 Townhouse Residential > Fronting the south side of Burke Village Promenade within the newly developed Smiling Creek Neighbourhood. > Adjacent to Burke Mountain Creek, Smiling Creek and parkland with connections to an extensive trail network. > One of the last remaining large townhouse sites in the Smiling Creek Neighbourhood. > Road construction, sidewalks and boulevards complete with most site services at lot line. > Expansive views to the south.

TOWNHOUSE SITE FOR SALE RFO 16-01-11 3499 Gislason Avenue, Coquitlam BC Gross Size: 0.219 Ha, 0.54 Acres Zoning: RT-2 Townhouse Residential > Fronting the north side of Gislason Avenue within the newly developed Smiling Creek Neighbourhood. > Adjacent to Burke Mountain Creek, Smiling Creek with connections to an extensive trail network. > Full Municipal services at lot line.

Parties who may be interested in purchasing either of these development sites should visit coquitlam.ca/ landsales for offer details and they may also contact landsales@coquitlam.ca or 604-927-3653 for further direction.

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Senate needs rules more than Canada needs Senate W here do you live?

It’s an easy question for almost everyone who doesn’t serve in Canada’s Senate.

P.E.I. Senator — and Ottawa resident — Mike Duffy was acquitted of 31 charges last week related to fraud and abusing the public trust.

Nothing criminal was going on, just senator stuff.

Yes, Duffy listed a summer cottage as his primary residence but nothing in the Senate rules require a senator to spend a certain number days at their house.

We would like to believe the omission is an oversight but that’s hard to accept from a government body whose entire job is oversight.

The legal grey area

seems like a purposeful fog created by legislators who expect taxpayers to supplement their sizable salaries with free trips.

Duffy was legally allowed to lie about where

he lived and file piles of expense reports because he was just doing what comes naturally to senators, and following the advice of more senior politicians.

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According to the judge, it was former prime minister Stephen Harper who told Duffy where he would claim to live and members of Harper’s office who later tried to buy their way out of trouble by forcing Duffy to accept a payment of $90,000.

But as far as Duffy’s responsibility for the mess was concerned, it was all legal because the Senate operates in an environment where there are no rules.

We hope our current prime minister will favour a higher ethical standard.

The Canadian Senate needs rules and oversight far more than Canada needs the Senate.

If our senators don’t like it, they can always go home.

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“Some kids need to learn respect for the rest of the neighborhood but it starts with the parents. Playing and having fun is one thing but continuous screaming is unnecessary!”

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“Understand the mayor supporting his staff but to put that notice on the door was totally wrong. Perhaps they should have just asked for a meeting or a telephone call?”

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Metro’s water storage City capacity must expand must do its part The Editor, Re. “We need more storage for our plentiful water” (TC Letters, The Tri-City News, April 22).

Thank you, Sean Barnett, for your intelligent letter regarding water reservoirs.

In a conversation with Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart a few months ago, he made it quite clear to me that he agrees with this common sense but Metro Vancouver has no plans to expand the storage capacity of water until after 2020.

Considering we do not elect the Metro Vancouver board and the cities that make up Metro continue to densify year after year, collecting more and more property taxes, it is time as citizens we start demanding from our politicians that infrastructure improvements must catch up before any more development is permitted.

Holley Nielsen, Coquitlam

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News, April 20).

The suggestion by Metro Vancouver bureaucrats and municipal politicians that water meters be installed in every house in the region reminds me of the other disgustingly expensive and unnecessary project: BC Hydro’s not-so-smart meters.

But I do have a question for

them: If they go ahead with this foolish idea, would the cities cut the yearly utility bill in half? Don’t hold your breath.

As far as the coming water restrictions, I can only say that Metro Vancouver likes to play the scare tactic game. I, for once, will water my lawn, flowers and garden this year.

Tony Paone, Port Coquitlam

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The Editor, Re. “Up to all of us to save bears” (TC Opinion, The Tri-City News, April 20).

I live in the Heritage Mountain area of Coquitlam and have seen the sow with her triplets. One of the biggest problems here is that we are told to put our green cans out at 7:30 a.m. and they don’t get emptied until 4 to 5 p.m. They are unlatched the entire day. How is this bear proof?! It is ridiculous.

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B.C. begins its own oil pipeline review reject the pipeline rather than replicating the “ridiculous, boxticking exercise” that the NEB has led.

“Rather than waste everybody’s time, let’s move on,” Weaver said. “We cannot deal with a diluted bitumen spill.”

Environment ministry officials said B.C. still intends to accept the NEB assessment through the equivalency agreement with Ottawa, but B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office will consult with first nations to potentially identify any additional project conditions that may be required to address aboriginal impacts.

The province did not appeal the court ruling in the challenge by north coast aboriginal groups against the Northern Gateway pipeline equivalency agreement. The ruling also applies to the Trans Mountain project.

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The B.C. government has launched its own environmental assessment of the proposed Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion, adding a new hurdle for the $6.8-billion project.

The move comes on the eve of an expected National Energy Board recommendation due by May 20 on whether the federal government should approve the pipeline twinning.

And it follows a B.C. Supreme Court ruling earlier this year that the provincial government cannot simply depend on the NEB review to substitute for a provincial assessment, as previ-

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An oil tanker on Burrard Inlet at Kinder Morgan in Burnaby. ously agreed, and must issue its own environmental certificate for the project to advance.

The second pipeline would mainly carry oil sands bitumen for export. It would nearly triple Trans Mountain’s capacity to its Burnaby terminal, greatly

increasing oil tanker traffic through Vancouver harbour.

Critics of the project, including B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver, had long called on the province to conduct its own review. Now, Weaver said the province should simply

son Ali Hounsell said the provincial review was expected in light of the court decision.

“It presents an opportunity for Trans Mountain to ensure the proposed project is meeting the province’s environmental requirements while addressing concerns of first nation communities,” she said.

The new federal Liberal government had previously said it would take seven months instead of the legislated limit of three to issue a final decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline after the NEB report is issued.

It also committed to an extra layer of review — consulting first nations and other affected communities — during that extension period.

It’s not yet clear whether the new provincial process will also result in further delay for Kinder Morgan.

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Terry Fox students visited communities on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya over spring break during a volunteer trip with Me to We and learned to carry water and build a cement floor while also learning about the culture and food of the region. Students worked and saved for three years to go on the trip to work with the Free the Children organization helping to build the floor of a school. The students who participated were: Madison Lever, Erin Mulligan, Sarah Barnett, Tasia Dodman, Taylor Assels and Tasha Curtis. Top right: Giraffes and elephants were popular attractions on a safari.

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Under a hot African sun, Fox students learn & help Fox students back from a volunteer experience with Me to We group DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

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nder hot and humid skies, six students from Terry Fox secondary carried water, helped build a school library and got to know the people of Kenya.

Now that they are back

home in Port Coquitlam, the trip seems like a dream.

“I want to go back,” says Sarah Barnett, a Grade 12 student.

“I miss the children,” says Madison Lever, who is in Grade 11.

These strong feelings for a place so far away and so unlike their suburban home were experienced by everyone who spent 10 days of their spring break in the famed Rift Valley.

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It was a treat, they say, to learn about other cultures during the trip with teacher Robin Charbonneau to meet the Maasai people and work with Free the Children, the charity arm of Craig and Marc Kielburger’s non-profit social enterprise called Me to We. While there, the students lived in tents with wooden floors in the Bogani camp, ate delicious food, got up early to watch the sunrise, went on safari to a nearby nature preserve and took trips to schools that Free the Children has set up.

“I love traveling and I wanted to experience a different culture. Living within our means seems difficult to us but they [the Kenyans] are happy and proud of how they live,” said student Erin Mulligan.

On one particularly hot and humid day, the students collected water from the Mara River in jerry cans strapped to their backs and foreheads, learning later that the water to supply a family for three days would be used in a single fiveminute shower back home.

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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 such as River Heights (June 23), Westwood

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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.

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Ancient structures built with stones weighing hundreds of tons.

Learn about the world’s greatest mysteries with these fascinating library resources: Have you been searching for serious and reliable information about the unexplained phenomenon of UFOs? In UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials go on the Record, investigative reporter Leslie Kean takes a refreshingly factual approach. Kean reviewed government documents, aviation reports, radar data, and photographs; and interviewed high-level officials and aviation witnesses from around the world. Kean delivers the facts and reaches a startling conclusion about these mysterious objects, which have now been officially acknowledged.

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Now let’s delve into our ancient history with Mysteries of the Ancient Past. This compelling collection of essays by various authors provides cuttingedge theories on such topics as secrets hidden in the Vedic literature, the architecture of the Giza pyramids and Sphinx, pre-Columbian America, and unified theories of physics and consciousness. Explore the advanced wisdom of the ancients, which seems to correspond with modern discoveries.

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TC CALENDAR THURSDAY, APRIL 28 • Writers in our Midst 3 at Gallery Bistro, 2411 Clarke St., Port Moody; set menu dinner ($12) at 6:30 p.m. readings at 7:30 p.m. Featuring: Celeste Snowber, Kathryn Alexander, Romney Grant, Marilyn Meden and six others. Reservations: 604-937-0998.

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

SUNDAY, MAY 1 • Burke Mountain Naturalists and Riverview Horticultural Centre Society host a walk through the historic Riverview Hospital grounds focusing on the heritage aspects of the site.

Meet at 1 p.m. at the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young building. Site map: www.rhcs. org. Info: 604-290-9910.

• Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s, an Alzheimer Society of B.C. fundraiser.

Registration at noon, Hyde Creek rec centre gymnasium, 1379 Laurier Ave., PoCo. Walk at 1 p.m., Traboulay PoCo Trail.

Info: www.walkforalzheimers.ca.

TUESDAY, MAY 3 • Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group (PCCN Coquitlam) monthly meeting, Room 9 at Pinetree community centre, Coquitlam. Speaker from the Vancouver Prostate Cancer Supportive Care Program. All those involved with prostate problems are urged to attend and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. There is no charge (donations are accepted). Info: Norm, 604-9368703 or Ken, 604-936-2998.

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

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 • Hyde Creek Watershed Society AGM, 7:15 p.m., 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo. The public is invited to attend the meeting, tour the facility and see what projects are underway.

The society will be honouring member Linda Dore, a founding member, with the designation of lifetime member. The society is looking for volunteers interested in helping occasionally with education school tours. Volunteers are also needed to assist with 2016 Hyde Creek Salmon Festival, and day-to-day hatchery operation. Info: www.hydecreek. org or email: hcws.info@gmail. com.

SATURDAY, MAY 7 • Sahaja Yoga Meditation Tri-Cities spring introductory program, 1 p.m., Poirier community centre (630 Poirier St.), Howe Room. Classes are free of charge. Info: www.freemeditation.com and tricitiesmeditation. com.

• Spring Tea at St. John’s Anglican Church, 2208 St. Johns St., Port Moody, 2-4 p.m.

Serving a pie and ice cream tea; also: crafts, plants and home baking for sale.

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-

email: newsroom@tricitynews.com phone: 604-472-3030 www.tricitynews.com/community/events-calendar ents 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, 604-5409161.

• Drop-in for parents/ caregivers and children 5 and

APRIL 30: GARDEN CLUB PLANT SALE • PoCo Garden Club plant sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Trinity United Church, 2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo. All plants are healthy, hardy and locally grown in members’ gardens.

Master gardeners and organic master gardeners will be on hand to provide free gardening advice. There will also be a garden-themed garage sale, a bake sale and free marigold seeds while they last. Half of the plant sale proceeds go to University of the Fraser Valley’s horticultural program. Info: facebook.com/thepocogardenclub. 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.

• 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 604-931-1977 for more information or visit the website at www. step-by-step.ca • Millside Family Resource Centre is open Fridays, 9-11 a.m. for parents and caregivers with kids up to 6 years; staff co-ordinate play, circle time and crafts. Millside elementary is at 1432 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam.

Info: Arshia, 604-540-9161.

• Mountain View Family Resource Centre is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9-11:30 a.m. for par-

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

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

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

Info: Ronnie Tan, 604-908-1847.

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

• PoCoMo Mothers of Multiples club meets the third Thursday of the month.

Info: Brenda, 604-9375534.

• 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.

Coquitlam Celebrates Join us at these fun events!

Youth Week Kick-Off BBQ • Sat, April 30 • 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Bubble Ball Soccer Tournament • Fri, May 6 • 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Friday Night Live Benefit Concert • Fri, May 6 • 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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Understand those food label terms Have you tried reading labels on your food — and failed?

On Tuesday, May 10 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Laura Murray, a nutritionist from www. makinghealthychoices.ca, will be at Dogwood Pavilion to discuss food labels and what the terms on them mean.

“Fat free,” “light,” “no sugar added,” “all natural” — so many terms can make grocery shopping confusing.

Participants will learn how to see through the marketing

and make healthy choices when grocery shopping.

The cost to participate is $7 and pre-registration is required. This session is open to adults 50 and older.

There will be handouts but a pen and paper might come in handy to make your own notes.

For more information and to register, visit www. coquitlam.ca/dogwood, call 604-927-4386 or visit a Coquitlam rec facility in person. @TriCityNews

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Living amongst villagers and getting to know the students at two elementary schools and one high school was one of the highlights of the recent trip to Kenya for students from Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox secondary.

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“It makes you realize how much water you are using,” said Tasia Dodman.

The students also visited health clinics for the area’s 30,000 people and helped build the floor of a school library, mixing the cement, rock and dirt by hand in a wheelbarrow.

The experience helped them appreciate machinery that does heavy work but it also brought them closer to the people they were there to help.

“It was impressive how hard they worked,” Mulligan said.

For many, the trip was eye

opening and far away from cellphones, Instagram and Snapchat, which the girls say they didn’t miss and now use less.

As to what the future will bring for the teens, four of whom graduate in June, more travel is definitely in the picture, with the Africa trip giving them a taste for meaningful journeys.

“Personally, I wanted to expand my mindset and experience,” said Lever.

And why Africa?

It’s simple, said Lever: “Go big or go home.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Stage 43 wraps up its 2015/’16 season with the “wickedly funny, often shocking and occasionally touching” play “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress,” which was written by Alan Ball and will be performed at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre later this week and next. Tri-City residents Christie King, Jill Menkveld and Paige Farbacher appear in the production. For more information, see article on page 28.

BOOKS & WRITING

Port Moody library hosts a writer in residence for May Sookfong Lee will share stories and work with writers JUSTIN BEDDALL Tri-CiTy News

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Author Jen Sookfong Lee grew up in east Vancouver and all of her novels are set in the city. She appears regularly on radio to discuss books and writing, and also teaches writing at SFU and UBC.

Ever dream about writing a book? Or wonder what it’s like to be part of Vancouver’s literary scene?

You can find out next month at Port Moody Public Library.

During May, the library will welcome critically acclaimed Vancouver-raised author Jen

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Sookfong Lee as its writer in residence.

During her stay, Lee will discuss her books and other literary works, lead writing workshops and provide private 30-minute writing consultations to give writers feedback on their work or novel idea, or suggestions on getting published.

“Being able to have one-onone consultations with a really amazing author is a really good chance to get feedback not only on your own writing but on what the life of an author really looks like,” said

Port Moody Library’s Maryn Ashdown. “So anyone who even thinks they might want to write but maybe might not even have a manuscript written, I hope those people feel comfortable to access the writing consultations so they can ask the questions they might need to become a writer down the road.”

Lee’s first novel, The End of East, was published in 2007.

Her second, The Better Mother, hit the shelves in 2011 and was shortlisted for the City of Vancouver Book Award. Her third book, The Conjoined, will

be published in September.

All her books are set in and around Vancouver.

Along with her books, Lee also makes regular radio appearances focused on writing and reading, and teaches writing at SFU and UBC. Like a good story, Port Moody Public Library’s writer in residence program has been some time in the making. A grant from the library’s Links to Literacy Golf Tournament finally turned the wish-list item to reality. see NURTURING, page 27

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Nurturing writers was key in author criteria continued from page 26

When the library went searching for an author, it had someone fairly specific in mind: Organizers wanted an author who was experienced in the editing process and could help other writers fine-tune their work; someone capable of welcoming new writers into the writing community; and able to offer encouragement through the writing process.

“So that kind of narrowed the list down. We were looking for people with those competencies.”

With help from the Federation of BC Writers, they found Lee. “She was very excited about the opportunity to connect with new audiences and new

Author Jen Sookfong Lee’s first novel, The End of East. writers,” Ashdown told The Tri-City News.

And she said the hope is that the writer in residence

program will serve both readers and writers. Ashdown figures the library’s readers will be more drawn to Canadian and Vancouver-based fiction after discovering Lee’s work, and hopes the program will also help to strengthen the Tri-Cities’ writing community.

“A lot of writers have told us that what they want to feel supported in their writing is to be able to network with other people who are also writers and going through the same process.”

• For more information about the writer in residence program or to book a oneon-one consultation with Sookfong Lee, visit www. library.portmoody.ca/writerinresidence. newsroom@tricitynews.com

VISUAL ARTS

NEW EXHIBITS AT PLACE DES ARTS Coquitlam’s Place des Arts welcomes a trio of diverse new exhibits starting April 29 and running until May 28.

An opening reception will be held April 29 at 7 p.m. at the gallery to showcase the new exhibits, which include: The Surreal Landscape by

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Ballerina Morgan Bringeland of Coquitlam will perform along with the rest of Coastal City Ballet’s company for “Swan Lake,” at the Vancouver Playhouse and Surrey Arts Centre this spring.

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A Coq. ballerina will perform in Swan Lake Bringeland part of cast for Coastal City production

Coquitlam’s Morgan Bringeland will be one of the dancers performing in Coastal City Ballet’s upcoming performance of Swan Lake.

The Vancouver-based repertory ballet company is celebrating its fifth anniversary

season and chose to present the Canadian premiere of Swan Lake choreographed by Irene Schneider, who delivers a modern twist to this timeless classic.

“I wanted to challenge the dancers and the company,” said Li Yaming, artistic director of Coastal City Ballet, “and provide Vancouver audiences with a magnificent classic such as Swan Lake.”

Swan Lake takes place at

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the Vancouver Playhouse on May 21 and at the Surrey Arts Centre on June 10.

For more information, visit www.www.coastalcityballet. com.

German-born painter Hans Breuer; Mended, by the Surface Design Association, BC Chapter; and Landscape Abstraction, by Irma Soltonovich, who is a painter, writer and teacher who works with at-risk youth and adult men in maximum security

settings. Her paintings are described as using “thick, broad strokes of paint [to] create solid abstracts with a focus on the horizon, evoking emotions, feeling and memories.”

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Stage 43 ends its season at the altar JUSTIN BEDDALL

“While it is a comedy, there is quite a bit of mature language and subject matter, as well as some brief partial nudity for one character. It’s definitely meant to be a grown-ups’ night out!”

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The truths starts to spill out as five reluctant bridesmaids sip a little too much pre-wedding bubbly as they try to avoid the impending I do’s.

It turns out that they’re not really too crazy about the bride — and they quickly find out they share many other things in common, besides the identical bridesmaids dresses they’re wearing.

This is the premise behind Stage 43’s hilarious seasonending play Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, written by Alan Ball and performed at the Evergreen Cultural Centre later this month.

Tri-City residents Christie King, Jill Menkveld and Paige Farbacher appear in the production that is stage-managed by another local resident, Isaiah Poh. Stage 43 describes the production as “wickedly funny, often shocking and occasionally touching.” The play also

Michelle Berg, Stage 43 contains mature subject material, some coarse language and brief nudity.

Michelle Berg, who sits on the Stage 43 board and is co-producer of the show, said when the theatre company was selecting plays for the 2015/’16 season, a common theme began to emerge: They all hinged on love and relationships. Five Women Wearing the Same Dress will also be Stage 43’s entry into Theatre BC’s Fraser Valley Zone Festival.

This season, Berg said in an email, has been about taking some risks for the theatre company, including presenting its first-ever musical I Love You,

You’re Perfect, Now Change.

Five Women and the Same Dress is also a bit of slight departure for the group.

“While it is a comedy, there is quite a bit of mature language and subject matter, as well as some brief partial nudity for one character. It’s definitely meant to be a grownups’ night out!” said Berg.

• Five Women Wearing the Same Dress runs Thursday to Saturday, April 28 to 30 (at 8 p.m.), May 1 (at 2 p.m.), and May 4 to 7 (at 8 p.m.) at the Evergreen Cultural Centre. For more information about the show, visit www.stage43.org. newsroom@tricitynews.com

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The Gleneagle Talons girls’ high school rugby team defeated Lord Tweedsmuir secondary in convincing fashion, taking down the Surrey club 59-0 at Eagle Ridge Park last week.

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Reds split against Jays on the road The club gets ready for Victoria GARY MCKENNA

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The Coquitlam Reds are hoping to gain some ground in the Premier Baseball League standings when the club hits the road for a handful of games on Vancouver Island this week-

end. And the team will face some tough competition.

On Saturday, Coquitlam takes on the league-leading Victoria Mariners in a doubleheader, a club that has yet to suffer a loss in eight games so far this season. They will follow up on Sunday with a doubleheader against the Victoria Eagles. The Reds split last weekend’s games against the North Delta Blue Jays, taking a

2-1 win in the first match but coming up short 11-6 in the second.

Coquitlam pitcher Indigo Diaz took the win in a game that saw runs from Dignan Ius in the fourth and Christian Gilchrist in the fifth, while Ius and Owen Lusztig both batted in runs.

In the second game, the Reds’ Kole Benard took the loss on the mound.

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six TAG athletes off to westerns strong showing for gymnasts at provincials

TAG Sports Centre will be sending six gymnasts to the Western Canadian Championship after a stellar showing at the B.C. provincials last week.

Taylor Chan, who is heading to San Jose State University in July on a gym-

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nastics scholarship, easily took the JO 10 all-around crown, while taking gold in both the floor routine and on the vault. She will lead the club at the westerns next week and the national championship in Edmonton in early June.

Sydney Turner is also off to the Western Canadian Championships next weekend.

see BIG, page 30

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Big medal haul for TAG at B.C. event continued from page 29

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The Coquitlam Adanacs and the Port Moody Thunder faced off during an A1 midget pre-season lacrosse tournament at the Port Moody Arena last week.

UNIVERSITY GOLF

SFU’s Vigna named all-conference player Simon Fraser University golfer Kevin Vigna has been chosen for the Great Northwest Athletic’s First Team AllConference Player for the third season in a row.

The Coquitlam athlete and 2014-15 player of the year is currently fourth in the conference scoring average with 73.6.

He will be joined by fellow first team members Chris Crisologo,

who was named player of the year, along with sophomore Marcus Brown of Surrey and senior Bret Thompson of Winnipeg.

SFU will be attending the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf South Central/West Super Regional Championship for the third straight season next week after finishing the year ranked third in the West Region.

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She won the all-around in a strong field of athletes, taking gold on the floor with a 9.55 and silver on the beam and bars. She also took silver in the team event, with fellow TAG gymnasts Hannah Buchman and Isabel Tan-Ng. Buchman also reached the podium during her individual events.

She took bronze on the floor and beam and silver on the vault, while Tan-Ng finished fourth on vault, fifth on the beam and sixth on the floor.

Taya Clyne, a newcomer to artistic, powered her way through a floor routine to take gold in the event, later adding a gold medal on vault. She was also named to the B.C. western JO 8 team punching her ticket to an event at the Richmond Oval in a few weeks.

Another title went to Taylor Kristmanson in JO 6. She won gold on the floor and added a couple of bronze medals on bars and beam.

Teammate Mckenzie Strath put in solid performances to stand next to Kristmanson for silver all around.

In JO 6, a younger category, Jayda Wojcik won silver on vault and bronze on the floor for an all around third place showing. In the older JO 6, Madison Wilcott earned a silver on vault and a bronze all around.

In the mens gymnastics division Elite 3, TAGs Noah Lee competed in six events to finish with a gold on the parallel bars and silvers on the floor, vault and high bar. He took silver all around and was also named to the B.C. team.

Other individual medals went to Isabella Acosta in JO 7, where she took silver on the bars and Sara Golding took bronze on vault in JO 5 and fifth all-around.

The Western Canadian Championships will take place at the Richmond Oval and in Calgary between May 5 and 7. The National Championships will be held in Edmonton between June 1 and 7.

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MCCARGAR, Kenneth L. It is with heavy hearts that the family of Kenneth L. McCargar announce his passing on April 13, 2016 at the age of 67 years. Although Ken’s battle with cancer was short, his family was proud that he fought it with determination, never losing his sense of humour and his love for life.

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HALCRO, Gordon Richard April 20, 1934- April 17,2016

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Gordon. He is survived by his loving wife Lornamai of 58 years, daughters Lori, Tracey Cochrane (Dean), grandchildren Crystal, Calvin and Maria, sisters in laws, many nieces, nephews, and longtime friends and neighbours.

Gord was a very dedicated family man and retired in 1994 after 42 years in the grocery business.

A Celebration of life will be held Saturday, April 30th 2016 at 1:00 pm in First Memorial Burkeview Chapel, 1340 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam. Reception to follow.

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604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC 2H

Repairs. misc service jobs drywall rep. etc. Big or Small, If I can’t do it, It can’t be done. Robert 604-454-4515

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BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

PORT COQUITLAM 2 bdrm corner suite - $925 - Includes heat/hot water - 1.5 blks to bus stops - 2 blks to Safeway/medical - City park across street - Gated parking & elevator - Adult oriented building - References required * SORRY NO DOGS * Call for appointment 604-464-3550

SKYLINE TOWERS A Great Janitorial Franchise Opportunity

HOME SERVICES

AUTOMOTIVE

102-120 Agnes St, New West

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1 blk from Lougheed / Shaughnessy intersection.

Call (604)464-3550

BOAT ACCESS / PARTS

Res/Multi-Res & Comm

Electrical Maintenance Providing Electrical solutions for 39 years!

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Call: Wayne 604-942-4884

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Refer to the Home Services section for all your home improvement needs

EXCAVATING

HOME SERVICES

ALARM SERVICES .

ALARM 604-463-7919 Systems Ltd.

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

Located in Burnaby near Lougheed Town Centre Accepting applications for

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

1 Bedrooms

FLOORING Artistry Of Hardwood Floors .com Refinish, sand, install,dustless Prof & Quality work.

Mark 604-219-6944

LOOK to Home Services in the classifieds

GUTTERS GUTTER CLEANING ROOF CLEANING WINDOW CLEANING POWER WASHING 30 yrs experience For Prompt Service Call

Simon 604-230-0627

HANDYPERSON

Renos & Repairs. BBB Member.

www.nrgelectric.ca

604-520-9922

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Done Right. Bonded.

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Mike 604-710-1871

Call Robert

604-941-1618 or 604-844-4222 INTERIORS: Baths (reno’s/ repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting.

VERSATILE! EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! EXTERIORS & LANDSCAPING

Repair decks, fences and doors

For positive results Call Robert

SERVICE CALLS WELCOME

Home Services

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Find all your renovation needs in Home Services

604.630.3300

NO JOB TOO small!

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

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Earn up to $24.64+/hour to start. Training & Certification from the Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders (POPARD) including Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders & Introduction to Applied Behaviour Analysis.

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Please RSVP by email to rsvp@stenbergcollege.com or by telephone: 604-634-0384 Faculty, Industry & Alumni speakers · Q & A · Refreshments & Networking with employers

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320-9th St, New West Suites Available.

All suites have balconies, Undergrd. parking avail.

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

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Adult oriented high rise. Pool, exercise room & workshop.

Participation mandatory, $2000 share purchase.

Enquiries to Membership Committee

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CLEANING

115 PLACE CO-OP

All Electrical, Low Cost.

Licensed. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes. (604)374-0062

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SERVICE & PARTS. Licensed & Insured. Washer.

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

APARTMENTS/ CONDOS FOR RENT

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GENERATORS

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CALL 604 525-2122

SUITES FOR RENT

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#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal

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Hi-Rise Apartment with River View & Indoor Pool.

1 BR & 2 BR Available.

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

References required.

ELECTRICAL

All attendees will receive $250 Bursary for next start on August 22, 2016 (Cannot be combined with other offers)

Our Education Assistant program is available IN-CLASS or ONLINE. Our “online” programs are delivered in a combined delivery format: Guided online learning combined with site-based elements for orientation, lab/skills-based instruction and work experience placements.

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Navien expert. Fully ins’d and ticketed. Reas rates.

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• Westside • Westside&&Eastside Eastside 48 Aeration,

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• All Bobcat / Mini-X Service • Small Hauls ~ Pickup / Delivery

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INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SPECIALS 10% OFF

Call 604-

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PAINTSPECIAL.COM

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Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

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

Power Raking, Trimming

Tree Topping, Planting Cleanup & more!

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THE REAL DEAL

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

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BC GARDENING 25 Years Exp.

COMPLETE GARDENING LTD

POWER WASHING

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

All work guaranteed. Frank

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• We remove any kind of junk & recycling • Resident, Commercial, Industrial • Basement, Garage, Yard Clean-up • Old Furniture, Appliances 15 & 30 Yard Dumptrucks

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FERREIRA HOME IMPROVEMENTS All interior and Exterior Renovations and Additons Renovation Contractor Licensed and Insured Free Estimates “Satisfaction Guaranteed”

NORM 604-841-1855

RICK’S

RUBBISH REMOVAL • • • • •

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Rick 604-329-2783

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