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A world of help starts in Tri-City SARAH PAYNE

The Tri-CiTy News

Dan Gallant never knows what he’s going to get when he picks up the phone.

Whether it’s a hospital with 100 beds to offload or an optometrist with a brand new printer that doesn’t work in her office, or a linen company with a stack of sheets and gowns to give away, Gallant takes it all with a smile.

That’s because he knows each and every item he and other Rotary World Help volunteers collect from hospitals, seniors’ homes, doctors’ and dentists’ offices, clinics and individuals will eventually find its way to a community in dire need of medical supplies and equipment.

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A Coquitlam Junior Adanac leaps across the crease to get a shot on the Victoria Shamrocks goalie during a BC Junior A Lacrosse League game Sunday. More, page 31.

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$1M in cost overruns for park work Plaza cost $500k over; extra $485k for Rochester SEE HOW COUNCIL VOTED ON THESE & OTHER ITEMS: PAGE 5

GARY MCKENNA The Tri-CiTy News

Two major capital projects in Coquitlam will cost close to $1 million more than anticipated — overruns the city is blaming on changing

conditions in the construction market.

Town Centre Park Plaza — the amphitheatre currently under construction on the eastern shore of Lafarge Lake — is now expected to cost $3.2 million, which is $500,000

more than what was outlined in the original budget.

And the cost for work at Rochester Park will increase $485,000, putting that final price tag at $4.84 million.

Perry Staniscia, the city’s manager of strategic initiatives,

said the rising costs correlate with the falling Canadian dollar and increasing construction activity resulting from the booming real estate market.

“We did not anticipate the flurry of activity in the construction market right now,” he said,

adding that park builders have been particularly in demand.

“This is just such a specialized market… There is a limited supply of contractors and they are all extremely busy.” see DEMAND, page 8

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TOP TRI-CITY TEACHERS

Games and music lead Irvine’s Escueta to PM’s teacher award Teacher uses Verbathon game to teach kids French verbs

THE AWARDS, THE WINNERS

DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

A Port Coquitlam teacher is walking on air after several days of pomp and ceremony in Ottawa last week when he was honoured with one of 10 national teaching awards by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

“It goes without saying that I didn’t get into the profession to get a prize, but to get validated and recognized in such way, especially coming from parents, is more than I can be thankful for,” Emmanuel Escueta told The Tri-City News from Ottawa, where he was still buzzing after winning one of the Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence.

Last Thursday, Escueta was in the capital city with his family taking in the sights and visiting the Parliament buildings. But it was the experience meeting the other awardwinning teachers, hearing their stories and visiting with the PM that had him reeling with excitement.

“It was an unbelievable, invigorating, inspiring, humbling experience to see what the other educators are doing. I’m like floating on air.”

Escueta, who is a Grade 2 French immersion teacher at Irvine elementary school in PoCo, was nominated by parent Jovita Kleim.

In his nominating papers, Escueta was recognized for his Verbathon — a relay for teaching kids French verbs — use of which has spread across the country; his multi-cultural teachings in which he teaches students to sing Christmas songs in three languages and play traditional Filipino instruments; and for introducing Kidspiration, which helps students write speeches in French, with one Grade 2 stu-

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Above: Irvine elementary school teacher Emmanuel Escueta (centre) and his family get their photo taken with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during award ceremonies in Ottawa last Thursday. The longtime Grade 2 and French immersion teacher at the Port Coquitlam school won a Prime Minister’s Teaching Award certificate of excellence. Below: Escueta teaches his students traditional Christmas songs in three languages for a school concert.

dent winning a district French speech contest as a result.

Escueta, who was 16 when he came to Canada from the Philippines in 1981, said he was initially discouraged from learning French but perse-

vered and now embraces a teaching style that helps kids recognize their own potential and act on it.

“I don’t deny them a chance,” he said, describing his teaching practice, de-

veloped through his recent masters’ degree studies, as based on the Infinite Principle (Infinite stands for: inclusive, fun, interactive, integrated, team work, and empowerment).

“There’s just too many horror stories of people listening to other people saying they don’t have what it takes and they give up. When I step into the classroom, that’s in the back of my mind: ‘Am I going to be the one who discourages a student?’ That keeps me on my toes.”

Being honoured for his teaching practice after 27 years as an educator was an amazing experience, says Escueta, who was especially touched by meeting and talking to Trudeau, who’s a former teacher.

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The Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence have honoured 1,400 Canadian educators for high achievement and exemplary practices since the program was introduced in 1993.

This year, two School District 43 teachers are receiving recognition: • Emmanuel Escueta of Irvine elementary, won a certificate of excellence and a financial award of $5,000, which he shares with his school; • and Greg Tjosvold of Citadel middle school, who won a certificate of achievement for exemplary teaching practices, which comes with a $1,000 award. school in PoCo and admitted he used Escueta’s Verbathon teaching kit when he taught at West Point Grey Academy in Vancouver.

“When I got to shake his hand, we talked quite a while on stage,” Escueta recalled.

Later, the PM autographed a Verbathon T-shirt the veteran teacher will keep as a memento of the experience.

A visit with Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam MP Ron McKinnon was also a bit “freaky,” Escueta said, because it turns out he taught the politician’s daughter, Sarah, many years ago.

Escueta also acknowledged parent Kleim, who nominated him, for all her hard work in putting together the nomination package.

“For the nomination to come from a parent, that carries a lot of weight. She rallied the parents together… I wouldn’t be here in Ottawa if it wasn’t for her initiative.”

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Greg Tjosvold of Port Coquitlam’s Citadel middle school has won a certificate of achievement for exemplary teaching practices from the Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence.

“It’s an honour and it’s humbling,” said Tjosvold, who was thrilled to be recognized but also embarrassed because there are so many good teachers in School District 43.

Tjosvold is an author, world traveller, tech enthusiast, blogger, photographer and educator who was nominated for inspiring his Grade 6 students. He came to the teaching profession late in his career, having already spent years in technology, and wanted to make a difference, especially to boys who sometimes struggle in school.

Working with Finger Food Studios, Tjosvold has used the Sphero and Scratch to teach students beginning coding and developed the Authorship program to teach middle school students to conceive, write, edit, print and bind their own novels.

“Its just about being able to tackle that big project,” Tjosvold said about the Authorship program. “We don’t give kids enough opportunities to do that.”

Students who write their own stories from start to finish tend to do a better job, he said.

“I wanted to give them writing they actually cared about — that’s really a good motivator.”

Tjosvold also works with gifted learners in an interdisciplinary inquiry-based program. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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From Coquitlam to the world: incubators, hospital beds, X-ray machines and more continued from front page

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Dan Gallant and Ann Hulbert of Rotary World Help show some of the hundreds of pieces of medical equipment in a storage space on the Riverview Hospital grounds that are destined for other nations. by the 38 B.C. Rotary clubs that are members of the World Help network, either by larger, individual clubs or from contributions from the smaller groups.

Others contribute by collecting items throughout the year and sending them to Coquitlam when they have a trailer full.

Depending on the destination, cost of the shipments

can range from about $5,000 (Philippines) to more than $12,000 (South Africa), and the receiving club assumes responsibility for clearing the shipment through customs, distributing the supplies and submitting an accountability report.

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have arrived steadily ever since.

In fact, the organization is so well known that scavenging for donations is a thing of the past.

“They call us,” said Rotary World Help president Ann Hulbert.

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In 1992, a group of Rotarians established a club in Kiev, Ukraine, and during their visit noticed the sparse medical facilities. Upon their return, they “scavenged enough supplies” to fill a container for Kiev and “the seed was planted,” Gallant said.

Rotary World Help was formed in 1997 and the supplies

Rotary World Help stats as of February 2016: • Containers shipped: 341 • Receiving countries: 59 • Estimated value of goods shipped: $119.4 million • People who have benefitted from shipments (30,000 for each shipment): 10.2 million

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“We like to think of ourselves as a big recycling project,” said Gallant, a member of Port Moody Rotary and a director on the World Help board, noting the organization saves the health care system from paying cartage or disposal fees, keeps valuable, usable equipment out of landfills and helps those in less fortunate areas around the world.

Shipments are triggered when Rotary World Help receives a humanitarian request from a club in a developing country.

Volunteers arrive at the Riverview warehouse, where stacks of hospital beds and mattresses, wheelchairs, crutches, X-ray machines and baby incubators are surrounded by boxes of medical supplies waiting to be inspected, sorted and repackaged. About once a month, the supplies are loaded on to a 40-foot shipping container, destined for communities in developing countries in need of medical and dental equipment.

“When we fill a container, there’s no empty space,” said Gallant. “We’re paying good money to ship it and we want to fill it up.”

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HOW THEY VOTED COQUITLAM CITY COUNCIL: MAY 16/16 MEETING

you can keep an eye on your Coquitlam city councillors by following how They Voted on important issues before them at council meetings

BRENT ASMUNDSON

CRAIG HODGE

DENNIS MARSDEN

TERRY O’NEILL

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CHRIS WILSON

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SPEND AN ADDITIONAL $485,000 FOR WORK AT ROCHESTER PARK [PASSED]

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INCREASE BUDGET FOR PERFORMANCE PLAZA AT TOWN CENTRE PARK BY $500,000 [PASSED]

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GIVE FINAL READING OF A REZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW THAT WILL PERMIT LIQUOR MANUFACTURING IN THE CITY OF COQUITLAM [PASSED]

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REQUEST THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT DESIGNATE COQUITLAM A BEAR SMART COMMUNITY [PASSED]

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COQUITLAM

A rec pass program for youth may also run outside summer Proposed kids’ pass could cost $40 during school GARY MCKENNA

The Tri-CiTy News

The popularity of the $20 summer child and youth recreation passes in Coquitlam has the city looking at ways of expanding the program to other parts of the year.

Staff are looking at adopting a School’s Out pass that would give School District 43 students open access to recreation facilities during the 2016 winter break, 2017 spring break and all professional development days.

The pass would cost $40 and be available for the school year beginning in September.

The School’s Out recreation pass would build on some of the successes of the summer pass, which was a popular item last year and currently available for 2016. The $20 summer card gives young people access to indoor and outdoor pools, gyms and sports programs such as drop-in basketball and badminton, as well as the fitness centres.

“The use and sale of the 2015 summer child and youth pass was successful beyond staff expectation,” said a staff report.

“A number of drop-in programs for children under 12 quickly filled to capacity, particularly in the Town Centre area, and additional programming was added to meet demand.”

Cheap recreation passes are not the only effort the city has underway to encourage young people to live a healthier lifestyle. Coquitlam is also expected to begin promoting the Live 5-2-1-0 message in its recreational programs, which calls on kids to eat five healthy fruits and vegetables per day, limit screen time to two hours

per day, be physically active for one hour per day and consume no — or 0 — sugary drinks.

“On-site communication tools at city recreation facilities are being used to keep the message top of mind,” said a staff report.

For the Coquitlam summer passes, between June 17 and Sept. 6 in Coquitlam, pass holders up to 18 years of age will have unlimited access to the city’s indoor and outdoor pools, gyms and fitness centres. The passes can be picked up at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St.), the City Centre Aquatic Complex (1210 Pinetree Way), Pinetree community centre (1260 Pinetree Way), Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave.) and Glen Pine Pavilion (1200

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Medical issue sends car, driver into inlet Close call for the Nothin’ Dragon team on dry land at Rocky Point SARAH PAYNE

The Tri-CiTy News

Members of a local dragon boat team are counting their blessings after nearly being mowed down Monday evening by an out-of-control car that ended up in the water off Rocky Point Park.

About 30 paddlers on the Dogwood Nothin’ Dragon team were warming up on the grassy area west of the boat launch when they heard the roar of a car engine behind them, said team president Brian Kenny.

The red car headed straight toward them.

Screaming, the boaters jumped out of the way just as the car jumped a concrete barrier, busted through a park bench and landed with its front end down in the water below.

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Tri-City students took the top two spots at the Young Entrepreneurship Leadership Launchpad (YELL) 2016 Venture Challenge earlier this month.

Taking first place among 18 Lower Mainland teams was Cering, a group of students from School District 43 working on developing wearable technology that would send out a call for help when the wearer is in danger. Team members are: Victoria Teo, Sophia Lin and Georgiy Sekretaryul of Pinetree secondary and Farah Jhumra of Heritage Woods.

Second place went to the Essen team from SD43, which pitched the idea of an online community that enables people with a passion for cooking to transform their homes into social gatherings to share home-cooked meals. The team is: Chloe Lin, Rebecca Fu and Simon Hsieh of Pinetree secondary and Diana Ma, Karan Kwok and Michelle Shen of Heritage Woods.

The teams developed a business plan and pitched their ideas to business leaders during the YELL event May 7 at SFU’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver. Judges included Jeff Booth, president and CEO of BuildDirect, and Sarah Lubik, director of entrepreneurship at SFU. An information session for students interested in YELL for the 2016/’17 school year will be held in the library at Gleneagle secondary on Wednesday, June 1 at 5:30 p.m.

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A car sped towards about 30 paddlers with the Nothin’ Dragon club Monday evening at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody. The driver was reportedly in medical distress. The car jumped a concrete barrier, crashed through a park bench and ended up in the inlet.

Port Moody Police Const.

Angela Fisher said witnesses

stated the driver was about 100 m away from the boat

launch when “seemingly out of nowhere, the vehicle began

to accelerate toward a group of people who were standing

there” at an unconfirmed rate of about 50 to 60 km/h.

Nothin’ Dragon members immediately ran down to the car and found a woman conscious but delirious and called 911. Once the woman was taken away in an ambulance, the team gathered in the gazebo on the pier to process what had happened.

“It is not easy to put into words what happened to the team and others tonight,” Kenny wrote in an email to the club. “It could have gone so very wrong but all are safe.”

Paramedics determined the driver was suffering from an acute medical condition, Fisher said, and was taken to hospital for further assessment.

Port Moody Fire Rescue Chief Remo Faedo said it was an unusual event and it was fortunate nobody was hurt.

A small amount of fluids leaked out when the tow truck pulled the car out of the water and firefighters were able to mop it up from the inlet and the rocks with absorbent pads. spayne@tricitynews.com

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How can I provide input?

1. If you believe your property is affected by this application, attend the meeting in person and submit comments directly to Council.

2. You can also send a submission in writing anytime before 12 noon on May 24, 2016. If you plan on sending your feedback ahead of time, email it to clerks@portmoody.ca or fax it to 604.469.4550.

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COMWWW.TRICITYNEWS.COM Sheldon Reinheller, John Gerum, Surinder Lally, Emma Stewart and Brandon Dreyer sell raffle tickets outside of the Port Moody Liquor Store on St. Johns Street last Friday to raise funds and build awareness around the Ride to Conquer Cancer and its upcoming TriCity fundraiser, BC Uncorked: The Art of Food and Wine.

Volunteers Needed The Coquitlam Festival Society is looking for volunteers to help with this year’s 27th Annual Teddy Bear Picnic on Sunday, June 12, 2016.

If you can lend a hand at this year’s picnic e-mail Lisa at lisawhillans7@gmail.com with your name and number.

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They signed up at the last BC Uncorked. After all, Emma Stewart and Brandon Dreyer’s lives had been touched by cancer, too.

The disease struck Stewart’s grandmother in her bones and Dreyer’s father in the form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, so when they heard about Taylor’s tragic story, the Langley couple knew they had to get on board and make a difference.

Then, there was only a handful of riders on Team Taylor, a dedicated group of cyclists who were raising funds in tribute of Steve Parsons’ late son. Parsons had lost his 17-year-old in 2003 to brain cancer and, over the past five years, had gathered cyclists for the annual Ride to Conquer Cancer.

But since last October, when BC Uncorked was staged in Port Moody, a total of 57 riders — including Stewart and Dreyer — have joined the crusader.

And in August, they’ll make

the two-day, 240-km journey from Cloverdale to Seattle and back for Taylor and others affected by cancer.

“Our goal is 100 riders this year,” Stewart said. “We want more because the need is so great.”

This month, Team Taylor was invited to tour the BC Cancer Agency in Vancouver to thank staff there for their efforts and to see where their fundraising money is spent. As Conquer riders, they not only have to train as a team once a week but they also have to commit $2,500 and volunteer at events such as BC Uncorked.

Stewart said the agency visit opened their eyes. “They do incredibly inspiring work. We saw the lab. We talked to the doctors. We felt we really had to help fight cancer and to honour Taylor’s memory.”

Next week, the riders will be talking about the Ride to Conquer Cancer and raising cash at the seventh annual BC Uncorked: The Art of Food and Wine, in the grand hall of Heritage Woods secondary in Port Moody. They will be selling raffle tickets, hosting a silent auction and offering the chance to win a 12-person dinner by the Peake of Catering (valued at $1,700).

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More than 50 B.C. vineyards will be represented at the semi-annual event. Among those pouring on May 28 will be representatives of Backyard Vineyards, Nobel Ridge, Black Cloud, Serendipity, Forbidden Fruit and Desert Hills. Stewart said the evening is “like going on a wine tour without having to go into the [Okanagan] valley. It’s all in one place.”

The restaurant line-up includes treats from Hard Rock Casino, Orrange Kitchen + Bar, Saint St. Grill and Earls Kitchen + Bar. BC Uncorked follows the inaugural Coquitlam Craft Brew Festival, held at Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club this past spring. More than $12,000 was raised at that event for the Ride to Conquer Cancer.

• Tickets to BC Uncorked: The Art of Food and Wine on May 28 cost $60 and can be purchased by calling 604-4631990 or visiting bcuncorked. com. Volunteers with Operation Red Nose will offer a lift for a donation while designated drivers can enjoy non-alcoholic beverages from Happy Water.

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Demand for parks work, weak Canuck buck hurt city budgets continued from front page

The Rochester Park project’s contingencies were maxed out last fall when geotechnical work found that the slopes and trails would require additional pilings. That increased the price of the trail network from $450,000 to $1 million but staff were still able to keep the project within budget.

For the amphitheatre, Staniscia said that the quick deadline for completion — the city wants it finished in time for the 55+ BC Games in September and Coquitlam’s 125th birthday celebrations — may have played a small factor in the price increase.

“There might be some escalation factor in the tenders that came in because of that,” he said. “The bulk of it, in our opinion, is because the contractors are so darn busy.”

Staff are making changes to the city’s procurement process as a result of these cost overruns.

Staniscia said that escalation contingencies — essentially additional room in the estimates — would be incorporated into future budgets and a quantity surveyor would be used to add additional assurances that cost estimates are accurate.

“The bulk of [the overrun], in our opinion, is because the contractors are so darn busy.”

Perry Staniscia, the city of Coquitlam’s manager of strategic initiatives But even with the added steps during procurement, Mayor Richard Stewart said budgeting for projects is never going to be exact. He noted that because there is usually a significant amount of time between when council approves a project to when it is built, changes in the market will always be an issue.

“Most of the time, our estimates are bang on,” he said.

“When you take the number of projects we have done in the

last three years, I would say we are under [budget] more than we are over.”

Stewart noted that many of the park construction materials come from the United States, where the Canadian dollar does not go as far as it did in the past. The development boom in the region is also keeping specialized trades in demand.

“Municipalities across the region and businesses across the region are finding

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Council was unusually quiet when the report requesting additional funds for the two capital projects came up during Monday evening’s meeting, approving the additional spending with almost no discussion.

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Franchising is a booming phenomenon (generating over $100 billion in sales each year). If you start in business as a franchisee, you have an 80% chance of success, much greater than if you start a new business on your own. So should you jump on the franchise bandwagon?

Franchising is simply a way to distribute products and services. Typically, the franchisee pays a fee and ongoing royalties to the franchisor who provides a complete business package for starting and running the business. The package might include the business name (McDonald’s), business manuals, trademarks and logos (McDonald’s “Arch Deluxe” hamburgers), employee uniforms, techniques (how to make that special burger), accounting systems, etc.

Running a franchised business tends to appeal to more conservative entrepreneurs. If you’re the innovative type, a franchise might prove too restrictive on the way you want to conduct business. For example, the franchisor of a “Schnitzel Baron” restaurant in Matsqui got a court order preventing the franchisee, who was trying to improve profitability, from selling “Deep Fried Perogies with Sourcream & Onion”, “Octoberfest Sausage on a Buttered Bun” and other menu items not authorized by the franchisor.

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operating systems. The franchisor gets to rapidly expand its business without investing too much capital. But it can’t fire a franchisee as readily as it could an employee, because the franchisee is an independent business person.

If you plan to become a franchisee, carefully check the expected profitability of your proposed outlet.

Speak with any existing franchisees and visit their locations. Is there real recognition associated with the franchise name? A business well- known in Ontario may be unknown in B.C. Until recently-introduced franchise legislation becomes law in B.C., the franchise agreement mainly controls your rights and obligations.

Usually, this legal contract covers in detail the period of time you have the franchise for, the franchise territory (e.g., all of Coquitlam or just five blocks on one busy street), any franchisor training program, the hours and days of operation of the business, the product or service, payments to the franchisor of advertising fees and so on.

Standard franchise agreements are typically onesided in favour of the franchisor, with little room to manouevre. Your lawyer will go over all that’s involved, and may be able to negotiate changes that suit your specific situation better.

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Bear takes a dip, climbs a fence & eats a fig Bear didn’t want anything to do with video shooter DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Bear season is heating up in the Tri-Cities, with numerous calls about bears near parks, in yards and along forest corridors.

And in one recent video snapped by a Coquitlam resident on Draycott Street near Mundy Park, a yearling bear was spotted climbing a fence and eating figs.

Sadi Giorgi Pezzi Gitz, who shot the video, said he went outside to water his garden last

A screen grab from a video shot by Coquitlam resident Sadi Giorgi Pezzi Gitz in the backyard of his home near Mundy Park. The video can be found on YouTube by searching his name.

Thursday when he spotted the bruin in his son’s plastic wading pool. “Bears are also hot, they

the bear left the yard, climbed a fence and wandered onto the neighbour’s property, grabbing a

want to cool off in the water,” Gitz said.

Sensing it was being watched,

attended by officers (one bear was destroyed but not by a conservation officer, records show).

Signs warning about bear activity have been posted in numerous areas, including along the Hoy Creek Trail, where a bear has been reported to be following walkers. The Conservation Officer Service has been informed, according to the Hoy/Scott Creek Watershed Society.

When visiting trails during bear season, hikers are advised to travel with a friend, make noise, keep dogs and children close, and not approach any bears they, maintaining a distance of at least 100 m.

fig before continuing on his way.

Gitz said his four-year-old son often plays in the yard and while the boy probably makes enough noise to keep bears at bay, he won’t be leaving him alone in the yard and said of the bear, “He didn’t want to do any business with me. He just walked away.”

Since the beginning of April, there have been 142 black bear calls from Coquitlam to the BC Conservation Officer Service, two of which were attended by officers; 55 calls made in Port Coquitlam, nine of which were attended, resulting in the deaths of four bears because of conflict concerns dealing with attractants; and in Port Moody, there were 41 calls, two of which were

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The city of Coquitlam wants to be designated a Bear Smart Community in recognition of its work educating residents on avoiding bear-human conflicts.

Staff will apply to the Ministry of Environment for the status, which, if successful, would make the city the only Lower Mainland community with the designation; other municipalities with the designation are Kamloops, Whistler, Lions Bay, Squamish and Port Alberni.

According to a staff report, Coquitlam meets all the requirements set out by the provincial government.

The municipality has completed a bear hazard assessment, which provided 50 recommendations for reducing bear-human conflicts, and bear smart practices have been incorporated into city policies and neighbourhood plans.

A lengthy education program has also been implemented, with the most recent outreach effort involving the creation of a bear smart video, which can be viewed at www.

“You can go anywhere for a pack of cigarettes,” says Sutha Nada, Director of the Express News & Smokeschain. “But if you want to really know about cigars, e-cigarettes and other products, you should come to speak with us.”

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(Much of the city’s bear education came from former urban wildlife co-ordinator Drake Stephens, who retired earlier this year. His job has not yet been filled.)

Residents who do not secure their garbage face stiff fines in Coquitlam, which issued 10 $500 tickets last year along with 664 notice of violations. So far in 2016, 509 notice of violations have been issued and 26 tickets.

“When bears get fed in our garbage, they get shot,” Mayor

Richard Stewart said during Monday night’s council meeting. “It happens every year that conservation officers end up shooting bears because of our negligence… We can protect bears. We can keep them in the wild where they belong.”

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“We have training sessions on every new product even before it hits the floor,” he says.

“When it comes to things like e-cigarettes, I want to make sure my staff is able to demonstrate how to safely use the products.

And for things like cigars, they have to know where and how they are made, and whether a particular cigar goes with certain food, or wine, or even a certain occasion.”

According to Sutha, no other outlets in the Lower Mainland boasts the kind of inventory that sets Express News & Smokes apart.

“We carry a lot of cigars,” he says. “And we’re the only ones in the Lower Mainland to carry some of them. “ For Sutha, who started the business in 2005 with just one Skytrain convenience store, it’s all about giving customers superior service.

“It’s important to be honest about your products,” he insists. “We just want to make sure people get exactly what they are looking for.”

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f you’re an adult who makes excuses for not getting enough — or any — exercise, Mary Anne Cooper has blown those out of the water.

The 101-year-old from Port Moody showed the rest of us slackers how it’s done by setting three U.S. swimming records several weeks ago in Arizona.

And with the 55+ BC Games coming up in Coquitlam in September, there’s no reason not to try out a sport or two, whichever side of 55 you’re on.

(And the city of Coquitlam has made it easy this spring, is hosting Try-It events as an inspiration and a reminder that you’re never too old to learn and get involved in a new activity.)

Still, all too often, exercise or activity take a back seat to other important activities, such as work, raising children, attending their events and taking care of the home front.

When there is some free time, all too often, adults

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Mary Anne Cooper, 101, of Port Moody holds a plaque she won for setting swimming records last month. spend it in front of a TV or computer screen, according to a recent report, which found that adult sports participation is dropping.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. As Coquitlam is finding out with its own recent report on plans for a new seniors’ strategy

for parks, recreation and culture, older adults are interested in exploring new pursuits once they have the time.

What this means for city planners is that there need to be a variety of options and recreational facilities — from moderate to low- and no-cost — to give

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people of all incomes a chance to stay active.

The more choice, the better.

For many adults, the post- or near-retirement age is a time to get back into sports and activities that were given up years ago for other obligations. It can be a flowering of new passions, new obsessions, new interests.

What we are now finding is that people like Ms. Cooper, who inspires us, need not be an anomaly because the more active a person is, the longer they live and the better their quality of life.

So people like the PoMo centenarian may be unusual now but, in the future, there may be many others like her in the TriCities, swimming, playing racquet sports, running, lawn bowling and getting involved in any number of activities.

Is there a time when people are too old for an active lifestyle? No, apparently, not.

YOU SAY Re. “PoCo doubles proposed trash-mixing fine” (The Tri-City News, May 11).

“If these overpaid government jokers think they can force people to separate their garbage they’re delusional. If they want this crap separated do it yourselves!”

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“$300 is not outrageous for repeat offenders.

Looks like Port Moody is out of step with neighbouring municipalities.”

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Cities, MMBC are making recycling too complicated The Editor, Re. “PoCo doubles proposed trash-mixing fine” (The Tri-City News, May 11).

Port Coquitlam Coun. Dean Washington wants to double the fine from $150 to $300 for PoCo folks who do not put their trash in the right bin. This to force compliance with the zero-tolerance requirements of Multi-Material BC (MMBC).

He claims the city has spent thousands of taxpayer dollars to educate the public and still people are not getting the message.

If residents are not getting the message, perhaps it is because the message is incomprehensible. Why else would the city need a website that lets you enter “banana peel” just to confirm which bin to throw it in?

Coun. Washington should channel his contempt for the people who pay his wages into joining with the mayor and other council members and stand up to MMBC on our be-

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Some Port Coquitlam residents aren’t happy with a plan to institute large fines for garbage law scofflaws. half and say “Enough.”

We do not need to be blamed or threatened with fines, or have ambassadors patrolling our neighbourhoods.

We need sensible, achievable rules that are easily understood

and complied with.

Peter Manning, Port Coquitlam

CITY SHOULD CHECK The Editor, Port Coquitlam Coun. Dean

Washington says “thousands of dollars have been spent to educate the public about the new disposal rules.”

The point he is missing is that people want to recycle and dispose of their waste materials but what council has done is adopt a program that is confusing because it is a selective recycling program.

Why can’t we throw styrofoam, glass bottles, plastic grocery bags in the recycling bin? Are these not recyclable items?

Multi-Material BC refuses to accept them, labelling them contaminants and threatens to fine PoCo because it has found higher than usual levels of these contaminants, whatever that means.

Before council sends its ambassadors (garbage snoops) house to house, I would suggest it post them at the transfer station to do their own audit and report back to council.

A. Williams, Port Coquitlam

BOOZE & BARS

The booze biz is changing thanks to craft brewers The Editor, Re. “What’s the benefit of more liquor stores?” (Letters, The Tri-City News, May 13).

It was interesting to see a letter from a concerned pub and beer store owner about more liquor outlets. No one seems to defend free enterprise more than a small business owner, unless of course he already has a coveted liquor licence and doesn’t want to compete with changing business models.

I think the issue here might just be craft brewing.

Some pub owners today selling anything but craft beer are in fact selling beer produced by foreign-owned companies loaded with additives and preservatives.

These beers may have travelled 8,000 km to get here while a craft brewer will most likely be local, hire local, source products locally. The beer will be natural, additive-free, healthier and, quite

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I doubt any uncertainty will enter the marketplace.

Which product would you sooner purchase? Wouldn’t you rather have a choice?

What’s so special about selling alcohol, anyway?

I think it’s time for coquitlam residents to be allowed to move into the 21st century regarding this issue.

Anybody travelling about 60 km to Bellingham will see all sizes and types of businesses competing favourably selling liquor and happy consumers.

People want choice and if that means changes to status quo in the future, so be it.

Brian Martin, Coquitlam

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Shayne Daniel Duncan McGenn is charged with the second-degree murder of 63-year-old Abbotsford resident David Delaney on Feb. 7.

McGenn was picked up in Penticton and was to appear in court Friday in Abbotsford.

Co-accused Sarah Margaret Sather appeared before the justice of the peace on May 14, according to court documents.

Sather is charged with being an accessory to a murder after the fact and is scheduled to appear in court today (Wednesday).

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Trial for man accused in 2014 rampage in PoMo Driver in 2014 fatal Como crash also going to trial SARAH PAYNE

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A Coquitlam man will face a B.C. Supreme Court trial in connection with a string of incidents, including sexual assault and carjacking, in Port Moody.

Port Moody Police reported shortly after midnight on Dec. 15, 2014, two females were walking on a trail near Heritage Mountain community hall when a man allegedly attacked them and then stole a purse and keys belonging to one of them.

The next morning, the suspect allegedly went to the woman’s home, brandishing a gun, but her father fought the suspect off.

Soon after, Coquitlam RCMP reported a man matching the suspect’s description had sexually assaulted a woman on Eagle Mountain before he stole her car.

The suspect was arrested after a brief pursuit.

Vahidreza Bordbar faces 20

criminal charges, including break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence, sexual assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, robbery, theft of a motor vehicle and several firearms offences.

Bordbar will appear in court in New Westminster June 16 to schedule trial dates.

Other court news:

DRIVER ON TRIAL

The driver involved in a collision that killed a pedestrian in December 2014 has been ordered to stand trial on a charge of refusing to provide a breath sample.

According to police, the driver of a Nissan Altima was travelling west on Como Lake Avenue near Robinson Street when he lost control.

The car went up on the curb, knocking down a lamp pole, and eventually stopped at an empty lot on the north side of the road.

Robert Readman, a 53-yearold Coquitlam man who was walking on the sidewalk at the time, was hit in the collision and died at the scene.

Police suspected alcohol may have been a contributing factor, along with bad weather.

Coquitlam resident Dae Soo Shin was later charged with refusing to provide a breath sample. He’ll appear in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster June 9 to schedule trial dates.

ARREST WARRANT

An arrest warrant has been issued for the owner of an emaciated husky who was charged with animal cruelty in February.

Yu Lin did not attend his last appearance at B.C. Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam on May 3 and a warrant has since been issued for his arrest.

The dog, which was later named Willow, was rescued from the side of the road in Maple Ridge in January 2015;

at the time, it weighed just 15 kg, far below the 24 kg that is normal for such a breed.

Willow was later adopted by a Maple Ridge family and Lin, a Coquitlam resident in his 20s, was charged with animal cruelty.

Marcie Moriarty, the BC SPCA’s chief prevention and enforcement officer, said it’s not known whether Lin is a foreign student who has returned home.

“There will be an outstanding warrant for his arrest and if he is ever found, he would face the implications of that, and the case would proceed with respect to the animal cruelty charge,” Moriarty added. spayne@tricitynews.com @spayneTC

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City of Coquitlam

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

Monday, May 30, 2016

Time:

7:00 p.m.

Location:

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

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

Item 1

800 and 804 Gauthier Avenue

Item 2

The intent of Bylaw 4628, 2016 is to enter into a Heritage Revitalization Agreement with the owner of 800 and 804 Gauthier Avenue.

The intent of Bylaw 4629, 2016 is to authorize the City to designate the lands, building, and resited structure (Prost House) located at 800 and 804 Gauthier Avenue, as protected heritage property.

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The intent of Bylaw 4684, 2016 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4684, 2016 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-3 One-Family Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the development of eleven (11) single-family residential lots.

If approved, the application would facilitate the resiting, heritage designation and restoration of the Prost House as a single-family home with a secondary suite, and the development of nine (9) townhouse units on a separate lot.

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METRO VANCOUVER

TransLink talk May 27 Metro Van chat May 31 With just two months of experience running the region’s transportation authority, Kevin Desmond will face local business leaders next week during a Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

Desmond recently took over the post of TransLink CEO and with the Evergreen Line expected to open early next year and new bus routes planned to accommodate it, is expected to have lots to say when he speaks at the May 27 cham-

Date: Time: Location: Item 3

ber lunch at the Executive Plaza Hotel in Coquitlam.

Desmond hails from Seattle, where he was King County Metro Transit’s GM. He oversaw King County’s launch of light rail, bus rapid transit lines and street car service while transit ridership grew 44%.

Cost to attend Straight Talk with Kevin Desmond is $45 plus GST for chamber members and $60 plus GST for nonmembers. You can register at www.tricitieschamber.com.

Growth & waste among the topics

KEVIN DESMOND, TRANSLINK

Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore will put his Metro Vancouver chair hat on when he speaks during a community breakfast on Tuesday, May 31 at Port Moody’s Inlet Theatre.

Moore will speak about his priorities as chair of the Metro board and how the regional governance body tackles is-

sues related to growth management, regional prosperity, transportation, infrastructure, governance and zero waste.

The event is one of a series of Metro Vancouver Sustainability Community Breakfasts and begins with a continental breakfast in the PoMo city hall galleria at 7 a.m. followed by presentations from 7:30 to 9 a.m.

Register at www.metrovancouver.org under events, community breakfasts.

POCO MAYOR GREG MOORE

Monday, May 30, 2016 7:00 p.m.

City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2 717, 719 and 721 Breslay Street

How do I find out more information?

The intent of Bylaw 4683, 2016 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4683, 2016 from RT-1 Two-Family Residential to RM-3 Multi-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential.

Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from May 18th to May 30th in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

If approved, the application would facilitate the development of a sixstorey, 64-unit apartment building with two levels of underground parking.

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

How do I provide input?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Marnie Burnham Deputy City Clerk

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Loss, grief... and help for women Doulas aim to aid women who have lost their babies DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

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here is no statute of limitations on grief when a woman loses a baby.

Whether the loss is through miscarriage, termination, stillbirth or neonatal death, a woman can experience devastating emotional pain that can last for years.

To help women cope, two Tri-City doulas have set up a support group that meets monthly so women can share their stories and get information on resources available for health and wellness.

Minette Moolman-King and Michelle Tyliakos have both experienced miscarriages and know what it’s like to feel isolated because there’s no one to talk to, and to feel the pressure to get over the loss or try for another baby when it’s scary to do so.

“Women are given a timeline they should get over it and move on,” said Tyliakos, a Port Moody resident who lost her baby in the first trimester 12 years ago and now has four children. “[But] the more we talk about it, the more we know it happens, and just being acknowledged and feeling like you belong somewhere helps.”

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Minette Moolman-King (right) and Michelle Tyliakos have both experienced miscarriages and have started a group to offer support and comfort to other women who have lost babies. miscarriages, and has a child.

The women met while training to become doulas a year ago. They had been asked to do a list of resources for families that had experienced a loss and the two found a connection.

Now, they hope their group, called In Our Hearts, can help other women who have lost a pregnancy. There’s a Facebook page of information and news articles, and meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month at which women are encouraged to talk if they want to, or to keep silent if that is what they choose.

The groups are small — no more than a dozen spaces are available — and typically about eight or 10 women attend.

Occasionally, the group invites an expert to share information.

Tyliakos said the group is a safe place to share and there is no obligation to keep returning. Some women might come only once or twice while others might show up several times or even skip meetings and come back a year later, depending where they are in their life.

“We want women to know they belong, and we want them to know that their babies do matter, their feelings matter, and their sharing and listening will help others through this time,” Tyliakos said. “We want them to leave feeling a little lighter in their grief and welcome them back as many times as they want to join us.”

In addition to the Tri-City group, plans are in the works to start an In Our Hearts group in Vancouver and other areas of the Lower Mainland. The

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• Coquitlam Fire Chief Wade Pierlot and the city’s manager of emergency program, Greg Kanya, will speak on contingency plans for managing a disaster and emergency planning for northeast Coquitlam at the North East Coquitlam Ratepayers meeting, 7 p.m., Victoria Hall, 3435 Victoria Dr. Info: 604-970-2579.

• PoCo Heritage and Cultural Society meeting – meet the new board of directors – 1 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Info: pocoheritage.org.

• Tri-City Greendrinks, Gallery Bistro, 2411 Clarke St., Port Moody. Open mic night featuring a variety of genres and community members. Optional dinner at 6:30 p.m., open mic at 7 p.m.

Library Society meet, 10:30 a.m., Room 127 of the City Centre branch, 1169 Pinetree Way. Info: 604-937-4130. New members welcome.

Bryan Ness talks about the changing face of Port Coquitlam.

Everyone welcome to PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, free.

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FRIDAY, MAY 27

• Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club features 6-page displays by members, 7 p.m., Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

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• The Circle of Friends, a social group for 50+ singles who are looking to meet new friends and participate in social events such as walking, dancing, dining out, travel, theatre, etc., meets at PoCo Legion, 133–2675 Shaughnessy St., 7 p.m., to plan events. Info: Nina, 604941-9032.

• Tri-City Singles Social Club meeting, 7 p.m. at Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (street parking only).

Club offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities, such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more.

Members are from Tri-Cities and beyond, new members are welcome. Info: Darline, 604466-0017.

THURSDAY, MAY 26 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, 7-9:30 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-9370836.

• Evening at the Museum, 7 p.m.: PoCo Heritage volunteer

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• Como Lake United Church community garage sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam (in the parking garage off lane); household, hardware, tools, camping, collectibles, gardening, furniture, toys, plants, books, oddities and more. Thrift shop and lunch available. This is a fundraiser and proceeds to support church’s outreach programs.

SUNDAY, MAY 29 • Dogwood Songsters spring concert featuring The Legends, with songs from ABBA, The Beatles, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Anne Murray, Andrew Lloyd Webber and more. Sing along to the songs you love at Dogwood Pavilion, 1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam, 1:30 p.m. Admission: $6 (includes light refreshments), children under 10 free; free parking.

Tickets available from choir members and Dogwood gift shop. Info: 604 927-6098.

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ritable bowel syndrome (IBS), 7-8:30 p.m., PoCo Inn and Suites Hotel, 1545 Lougheed Hwy., PoCo. IBS overview with focus on diet, including lowFODMAP. Speakers: Dr. James R. Gray, gstroenterologist and Anne-Marie Stelluti, registered dietitian. Admission is free but advance registration is required.

Registration: 604-873-4876 or visit www.badgut.org/events.

NOTICES • Share Family and Community Services is taking registration for an informative and engaging evening for parents and caregivers: YOLO: Youth Offering Listening Opportunities. This event will be a chance for parents and caregivers to listen to youth volunteers share about their life experiences in order to help parents understand their own teens better. The session runs 6:308:45 p.m., June 7, at Share, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody.

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• Parent Support Services Society of BC is looking for volunteer facilitators for its support groups. PSSSBC runs self-help circles located throughout the Lower Mainland and is searching for professional and supportive individuals to assist grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Info: samrah. mian@parentsupportbc.ca.

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Amanda Todd’s life has been put to music and, tomorrow (Thursday) her multi-media piece will premiere at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

“I am definitely honoured in that we get to share Amanda’s message once again through a different medium,” said mother Carol Todd, a Port Coquitlam educator who has created the Amanda Todd Legacy project to raise awareness about mental health, social media and youth.

Performed by the NAC orchestra, Todd’s song My Name is Amanda Todd by composer Jocelyn Morlock is part of the Life Reflected musical program, which draws on diverse experences of four women. There are also compositions on the lives of author Alice Munro, astronaut Roberta Bondar and Mi’Kmaw elder rita Joe. Carol Todd said she was initially apprehensive about the idea when she was approached

by NAC artistic director Alexander shelley in 2014. But through meetings and collaboration with creative producer Donna Feore and Morlock, Todd grew more comfortable and is now pleased with the music and accompanying visuals, which use colour, light and the snowflake symbol to represent the Port Coquitlam teen. “when you listen to it, you will listen to the calmness of her life. when it gets to turmoil the music rises and that’s how the visual effects will be portrayed,” Todd said, who will be at Thursday’s performance in Ottawa with her family.

In addition, Todd will make a presentation to Ottawa high school students as part of the NAC’s effort to bridge connections with youth.

• Visit nac-cna.ca/en/lifereflected to learn more.

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Matt Chester (class of 1986) of MJC Productions is organizing the last dance at the old Port Coquitlam secondary school for 350 graduates and their spouses. Tickets to the event featuring the Powder Blues were sold out in four days “and we’re still getting requests from all over the world to buy tickets,” the Coquitlam resident said.

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PoCo grads dance away the years JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

Matt Chester remembers those glory days.

His grade 11 and 12 years at Port Coquitlam secondary — the same northside school from which Canadian hero Terry Fox graduated — were filled with friends and fun.

Then, Chester was busy in the drama department and took part in shows put on by acting coach Ed Harrington and music instructor James Bryson.

Last summer, while thinking about his upcoming 30th school reunion, Chester drove by his old stomping grounds and the memories flooded back.

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TOM LAVIN read an article in The Tri-City News about the francophone School District 93 wanting to rebuild the 57-year-old school.

Chester got sentimental and asked staff at École des Pionniers de Maillardville for a quick tour. Nothing had changed except for the signs and the lockers.

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Then he got thinking.

Because of the pending construction project, the public wouldn’t have access to the school grounds after June 2016. That would mean if a reunion were to happen in the former PoCo High, it would have to be done in the current academic year.

“It was an easy decision for me,” Chester said. “I have a background in special events and a goodbye party needed to happen. And I was going to make it happen.”

Chester, who owns MJC Productions, bandied around the names of a few local bands who could appeal to a large demographic — grads from 1958 to present day.

Once he landed on Tom Lavin and the Legendary

Powder Blues, who were marking their 38th year with a tour, everything fell into place quickly.

Chester put out a notice via social media and contacted The News. And within four days, all 350 tickets — with a price tag of $50 each — were gone for the private show.

“I didn’t think it would be this big,” Chester said with a laugh during a visit to the old school last week. “We’re still getting requests from all over the world to buy tickets… I could have sold out four or five nights by now.”

Chester said alumni and their spouses will be flocking in for this Saturday’s bash from as far away as Australia, England, Scotland and across North America. Some grads

who have made a name for themselves (newscast, sports, etc.) will be in attendance as well as retired teachers such as Mr. Bryson and Mr. Fleming.

Chester, who has been preparing for the event after suffering a “mild” heart attack last month, said all checks are in place: liability insurance, security and first aid.

As well, a small army of 40 people are on board to help set up and take down on the night.

A former grad has also spent many months putting together a memorial wall of 100 or so photos from alumni who have passed on — with Fox’s image taking a prominent spot on the display. see POWDER, page 30

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Two-night stand with Strippers JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

I’ll be the first to admit I’m a Comic Strippers geek.

It started a couple of years back when they performed before a cabaret-seated audience at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre — a place the male-stripper parody troupe often calls their home.

The improv comedians gyrated around the floor tables and singled out the few guys who attended. In turn, we shouted out characters and lines from movies for their sketches and they gave us a very fun night to remember.

I have followed them to gigs on Vancouver Island and watched them market themselves on social media: They post pictures of their travels and reply to their fans’ images.

Founder Roman Danlyo and his cast of fellow Vancouver TheatreSports League members say the show has expanded beyond their wildest dreams, with each season yielding about 30 dates across the country. “To me, the show is a lot to do with our ages, being in our mid-40s,” Danylo said. “It’s not just like, ‘Can we do this? Can we produce our own shows in Canada and the U.S.?’ but also, ‘Can we

physically do this?’ We push ourselves.”

Still, no pain no gain is how Danylo sees it.

When they performed in Australia three years ago, Danylo pulled some muscles, injuries that he’s still treating. And today, because the Strippers work up such a sweat on stage, he wears pads to protect his knees. The eldest Stripper, Ken Lawson, also has body battles. Usually, though, for the aches and pains, “we’ll just work it into the show.”

For their two Coquitlam gigs this weekend — in which Danylo promises new material — the Strippers will be

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Danylo, a Calgary native, said the Strippers are hoping to keep their Fort McMurray booking for January 2017. “We always had a special place in our hearts for Fort Mac… Our hearts are going out to those folks, for sure. It was the first place where we had a big sellout show in a 600-seat theatre so we have our fingers crossed to be there next year.”

• Tickets for the Comic Strippers on May 20 and 21 are $35/$30/$15 via 604-927-6555 or evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

A theatre company founded in the Tri-Cities will mount its annual production of short plays at the Firehall Arts Centre in ROBERGE Vancouver next week.

Shift Theatre — a troupe headed up by artistic director Nicole Roberge, the drama teacher at Riverside secondary school in Port Coquitlam — will present its 1-Act Festival from May 26 to 28.

Four short, original plays by female playwright/performers will be highlighted: Swan Song by Stephanie Izsak, Almost a Stepmom

by Keara Barnes, Fall-Out Picnic by Milly Mumford and Dream Interlude by Bailey Soleil Creed. As well, on May 28, there will be musical guests, a workshop and a reading of new plays.

Call 604-589-0926.

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Young Tri-City thespians can audition later this month to be part of the teen theatre and musical theatre companies at Place des Arts next season.

The Coquitlam facility is calling for performers aged

13 to 17 to join one or both of the companies, which run from September 2016 to June 2017.

The Theatre Company call is Saturday, May 28 at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave.) while the Musical Theatre Company audition is Sunday, May 29 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. To book a time and request a package, call Jessie Au at 604-664-1636 (ext. 33).

Rehearsals for the Theatre Company start Sept. 15 and run on Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. as well as on Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon. It will be directed by Tim Perez and skills coach Christi Lowis and will include a short presentation in December and a full-length play at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in June.

And rehearsals for Musical Theatre begin Sept. 17 and happen on Saturdays from 2 to 4:15 p.m. with actor and choreographer Erika Babins.

There will also be December and June performances.

There is no cost to audition and, upon acceptance, information regarding registration and course fees will be provided. Call 604-664-1636.

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Clarinetist François Houle and pianist Jane Hayes — also known as the duo Sea and Sky — will play Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre on Thursday in a performance titled Zarabandeo.

A pair of well-known classical musicians who released two CDs together last year will highlight some Latin American pieces from one of their albums at a Coquitlam show tomorrow (Thursday).

Clarinetist François Houle and pianist Jane Hayes — aka Sea and Sky — will play the Evergreen Cultural Centre in a performance titled Zarabandeo, the name of their spring 2015 album.

And also on the roster will be Joan Blackman, the former assistant concertmeister with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra who will add her violin to their mix.

The clarinet, piano and violin repertoire “is actually quite vast and rich in beautiful music

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The Evergreen program will include works by Carlos Guastavino of Argentina and Mexico’s Arturo Marquez as well as Latin Americaninspired compositions from Aram Khachaturian, Maurice Ravel, Astor Piazzolla, Peter Sculthorpe, Paul Schoenfield and Sergan Nichifor.

A faculty member at the Vancouver Community

College of Music, Houle is also a clarinet instructor at the UBC School of Music. In 2008, the Juno-award nominee was appointed an associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre.

Hayes is the keyboard studies director at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Langley, where she recently was named a distinguished teacher. This year, she performed in Europe with the Port Moody-based Yarilo ensemble to mark the 100th anniversary of Alexander Scriabin’s birth.

• Tickets to Sea and Sky’s Coquitlam show are $35/$30/$15 by calling the Evergreen box office at 604927-6555 or visiting evergreenculturalcentre.ca. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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The school’s downstairs area will be open for guests to have a look around before the Powder Blues kick it up at 8 p.m. The band will have two 45-minute sets before wrapping it up at 10 p.m.

But for those grads un-

able to purchase tickets, an after-party will be held at the nearby Meridian Arms pub, in Port Coquitlam, Chester said. École staff say they’re happy to accommodate the farewell party but they want to leave their plans out of the big event.

Currently, School District 93 has posters of the new school in the foyer, which show the architect’s renderings for the $24.8-million building to go up along Patricia Avenue (moved from Wellington Street) over the next two years.

Last year, Pascale Cyr,

spokesperson for the provincial governing body Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique, told The Tri-City News the rebuild will be funded by B.C.’s ministry of education and constructed to a gold standard under the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental

Design) model — the highest level for “green” architecture.

“We want people to focus on their last days at Port Coquitlam secondary and to have an enjoyable evening,” École spokesperson Solange Bernier said.

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Contortion demonstration with Gymnast Brynne Klassen.

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Port Coquitlam took on North Langley during the Bill Hyde Mosquito Tournament last weekend at Thompson Park, an annual event put on by the Port Coquitlam Minor Baseball Association.

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Port Coquitlam Saints goalie Andrew Gallant stood on his head last Thursday in an 8-5 victory over the Langley Thunder.

The 6’0”, 220 lb. netminder turned away 43 of the 48 shots he faced, boosting his save percentage to 0.883, which is currently the highest in the B.C. Jr. ‘A’ Lacrosse League.

Thursday’s game at the Langley Events Centre saw a fairly even start, with neither team able to jump out to a decisive lead early in the meatch.

Saints runner Chase Malcolm buried a pass from Connor Frost to put his team up 1-0, but the Thunder responded with goals from Tyson Kirkness and Trevor Chernoff to lead 2-1 after 20 minutes.

The back-and-forth play kept up for most of the second period with Saints goals coming off the sticks of Gord Philips and Ty Klarner. But the visitors started to pull away on

the scoreboard when Dylan Foulds and Tanner Rennich both found the back of the net in the last minute of play in the middle frame.

Ty Goff, Nathan McKeigan and Foulds all scored for PoCo in the third period, while Gallant stopped all 20 of the shots he faced to notch the team’s third win of the season.

Meanwhile, Coquitlam picked up another victory when the club hosted the Victoria Shamrocks, treating the Vancouver Island visitors to a 12-8 loss at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex on Sunday afternoon.

It took Victoria close to 20 minutes to get on the board, which they did with a goal from Braylon Lumb with 14 seconds left in the first period. Unfortunately for the visitors, the Jr. Adanacs had already amassed a 5-0 cushion at that point, with markers from Thomas Semple, John Hofseth, Dennon Armstrong, Semple again and Max Van Strien, who was awarded an empty-netter on the power play.

The Shamrocks pushed back a bit in the second, scoring three unanswered tallies toward the end of the period, but the visitors could not pull

themselves out of the hole they had dug.

More goals from Kemp and another empty-netter from Jordan Magnuson gave Coquitlam its fifth win. The club still holds its place at the top of the BCJALL standings.

• The Coquitlam Adanacs will take on the Langley Jr. Thunder on Thursday, May 19, at the Langley Events Centre (face off is at 8 p.m.), while the Port Coquitlam Saints will host the Burnaby Lakers on Friday, May 20, at the PoCo Recreation Centre (face off is at 8 p.m.). sports@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

The Centennial Centaurs have accomplished something that no other team has been able to do during the AAA high school girls’ soccer season: defeat the Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils.

The win could not come at a better time for the Cents, who are currently making their way through the Fraser Valley playoffs and looking to secure a berth in the 2016 B.C. Championship.

Centennial shut out their Coquitlam rival 2-0 on Best’s field, dishing out the Blue Devils’ only loss of the season so far.

However, the victory celebrations were short lived.

On Monday, Centennial was shut out 4-0 at the hands of Fleetwood Park secondary, putting them out of contention for first place in the playdowns. The Centaurs are now expected to take on Sardis secondary in the bronze medal match on Thursday, May 19, on the road.

The Blue Devils are also still in the hunt for a provincial championship berth.

After falling to the Centaurs, Best made quick work of Port Coquitlam’s Riverside Rapids, who were defeated 2-0 in Coquitlam. Best is now expected to take on Queen Elizabeth today (Wednesday) to see which team will compete for the fifth and sixth positions.

Meanwhile, the Heritage Woods Kodiaks came up short on Monday when they lost 4-3 in overtime to South Delta secondary, ending the club’s provincial championship hopes.

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Tremonti is a recent graduate from the University of Toronto, where he completed a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology while playing on the men’s volleyball team.

Douglas College athletics manager Brian McLennon said he was pleased with the acquisition of Tremonti and that he believed it would help the team take the next step with its volleyball program.

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5 acre, rent $3200. $1.775M 5 acre raw land, $915K. 10 acre, 2 houses, $3.3M. 2.2 acre, Silver Valley, $900K. 7.2 acre, land only, $1.5M. 604-761-6935, 778-246-4430

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BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

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RENTALS

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AUTOMOTIVE

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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EXTERIORS & LANDSCAPING

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For positive results Call Robert

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1. Marvin __, journalist 5. Man 9. A fast gait of a horse 11. Streamlined 13. Rope fastener 15. They get you places 16. Ma 17. Filling sandwich 19. Move away from land 21. Sounds of boredom 22. Tax collector 23. Days (Spanish)

25. Predatory reptile (abbr.)

26. Hengyang Nanyue Airport 27. AJA camera 29. A computer language 31. Blare 33. Prevent from seeing 34 Long-haired dog 36. Turfs 38. Villain 39. At the peak

41. Macadamias are some 43. Chum 44. Not slender 46. Fido is one 47. Acidify with this 51. Before 53. Guided 54. Extended 56. Units of weight 57. Bedding 58. Greek portico 59. Descended

14. Mineral 15. Regards with disgust 18. Waterproofed canvas 20. Teased 24. Carbon particles 26. Delay 28. Luminaries 30. Boxing champ Spinks 32. A set of four 34. Most noticeable 35. He played Milton Waddams

37. __ Foster, composer 38. Succulent plant 40. Two 42. Run naked 43. El __, Texas town 45. Female deer (pl.)

48. Art __, around 1920 49. Compound 50. Breaks to sleep 52. Doctor of Education 55. Group of vineyards

down

• Aluminum Patio Covers • Sunrooms and Windows • Aluminum Railings, Vinyl Decking

PLUMBING

across

RICK’S

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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Residential Yard Waste Commercial Construction Free Estimates

Rick 604-329-2783

1. Knocked out 2. Vessel that purifies 3. Bachelor of Laws 4. Loud noise 5. __ Sagan, astronomer 6. Mound 7. Coming to light 8. Extreme poverty 9. Jewel 10. Commoner 11. Disasters 12. Adult females

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