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Seniors Games in jeopardy?

Conflicting Van. event could hurt Coquitlam games GARY MCKENNA

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Coquitlam’s plans to host the 2016 BC Seniors Games are in peril after the city of Vancouver won the bid for the Americas Masters Games, an event that takes place at the same time and would attract similar athletes and audiences.

No final decision has been made by Coquitlam to pull out of the BC Seniors Games and council is currently discussing alternatives. But city staff are concerned that sponsors, spectators and volunteers may be drawn to the

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larger AMG at the expense of the Tri-City event.

“We are still trying to leave no stone unturned,” Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart told The Tri-City News yesterday. “We absolutely value these games but, at the same time, we are worried that having two competing sporting events at the same time will put them both at risk.”

On Monday, The Tri-City News obtained a copy of a letter that was circulating among BC Seniors Games Society members asking people to lobby the mayor, council and several MLAs to ensure the event went forward. The letter stated that as of June 15, Coquitlam had backed out of hosting the games. see NO DECISION, page A8

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More tunnelling work is a month away, says Farrell GARY MCKENNA

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Tunnelling for the Evergreen Line, which was halted in early June after a fourth sinkhole developed at Clarke Road and Seaview Drive, is not expected to resume for at least another month.

On Friday, project leader Amanda Farrell told The TriCity News crews are working on stabilizing the ground so

that they can safely change the tools on the boring machine.

“We are anticipating they will have that work done and be boring again toward the end of July,” she said. “Then, they will resume boring underneath Clark toward Robinson.”

Ground conditions have complicated the tunnelling process, she said.

see OPENING STILL, page A12

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Thousands were in Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park on Saturday for the annual BC Highland Games and Scottish Festival, which featured food, musical performances and athletic competitions such as the hammer throw (above) and caber toss.

James Moore, a Tri-City MP for the last 15 years, will not run in the next federal election: story, page A6

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THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDS

The end of the school year is a time of transition for all students as new classes, new teachers, new grades, even new schools await come september. For some students, the next step is even bigger.

Three little words and the transformation of Kyla DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

How do you say goodbye?

Tomorrow, Kyla Wagner will — figuratively, if not literally — say goodbye to her teachers and fellow students at Lord Baden Powell elementary school in Coquitlam.

Kyla has autism and doesn’t speak. Using an iPad with the TouchChat app to communicate through picture symbols, the diminutive dark-haired girl will have to find symbols for “goodbye” and “I’ll miss you” as she says farewell to her teachers and prepares to move on to Montgomery middle school in September.

“She’s come a long way,” says Naomi Shiu, a skill development teacher and department head at Baden Powell who has been there for Kyla since the day she arrived kicking and screaming — literally, not figuratively — because she didn’t want to leave home and her mom.

“I could have let her do whatever she wanted but, then, there would be no learning, no growth, no nothing,” says Shiu, remembering how the girl expressed her frustration by biting, jumping off furniture, or running away because, other than pointing and some sign language, she had no other way to speak for herself.

“Compliance, compliance, compliance,” is how principal Marco Jankowiak describes those first months — years, really — getting Kyla to cooperate.

With the help and support of Anna Lenarczyk of School District 43’s Coquitlam Autism Spectrum Team (CAST) and learning services co-ordinator Christy Areshenko, Shiu developed a plan for working with Kyla using a system of communication called PECS (for picture exchange communication system) and a schedule of work and breaks.

With PECS, Kyla learned

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Lord Baden Powell elementary school student Kyla Wagner (left), who is autistic, with her mom, Priscilla Webber, learned to communicate using the picture exchange communication system. Her first words were “more,” “finished” and “help.” School District 43 zone co-ordinator Christy Areshenko (below left) displays the pack of words Kyla used until she graduated to the TouchChat app on an iPad. Below, Kyla with some of her fellow students at school photo day. Kyla moves up to middle school in September.

how to express herself using symbols. Her first three words were “more,” “help” and “finished.”

Shiu would hand an object, such as a pen, to Kyla every

time the girl gave her the word picture. “That builds trust because [Kyla thinks] when I give her the picture, she gives me the pen, every time — guaranteed,” Shiu said. Eventually,

Kyla learned what the words meant and in what context they should be used.

When she was able to communicate her wants and needs, Kyla could stay in the

regular classroom longer and be with her peers, even going on stage during a Christmas concert, visiting Playland and going ice skating, carrying her laminated word pictures and a word ordering card with Velcro stickers in a fanny pack around her waist Later, she graduated to using TouchChat on the iPad, which required her to be able to categorize words and use them independently, and in order, without being prompted.

In Grade 3, she achieved a milestone when she learned to use the toilet independently, a life skill Shiu taught her using a

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This year, she learned about numbers, the sounds and names for letters, how to identify money and how to read a calendar. Shiu has also taught her about menstruation and how to change a pad.

Kyla’s mom, Priscilla Webber, noticed the changes in her daughter and is grateful for all the support. “They helped my daughter so much,” she says. “You can see that at home — she’s more calm.”

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PORT MOODY

$1M more in salaries for Port Moody SARAH PAYNE The Tri-CiTy News

Port Moody spent about $1 million more on salaries in 2014 for those in the top earning echelons than it did the previous year.

According to the 2014 Statement of Financial Information (SOFI) released with Tuesday’s council agenda, employees earning more than $75,000 cost PoMo $9.35 million. Those earning less than $75,000 cost just over $10 million, similar to the previous year.

In 2012, Port Moody employees cost taxpayers about $17.3 million.

City manager Kevin Ramsay leads the pack with a base salary of $198,778 for 2014, followed by a handful of top officials — Fire Chief Remo Faedo, general manager of corporate services Angie Parnell, GM of community services Ron Higo, GM of engineering and parks Neal Carley and GM of financial services Paul Rockwood,

all of whom earned close to $150,000 last year.

A reorganization in 2013 meant there were fewer upper-level managers making more than $100,000 but they took home larger salaries.

Salaries for council members were $84,380 for Mayor Mike Clay and $33,233 for councillors who were reelected in the November 2014 election (the three incumbents who did not return earned slightly less), a third of which is tax-free.

Expenses for the council members totalled $34,151 and ranged from a low of $3,759 for Coun. Diana Dilworth to $6,188 recorded

by Coun. Rick Glumac.

Clay’s expenses for 2014 were $5,595.

Those elected to council last November — Barbara Junker, Meghan Lahti and Robert Vagramov — posted expenses of less than $300 each for the reporting period.

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PoCo staffing costs are down SARAH PAYNE

for 2014, down slightly from the $27.1 million paid in 2013. In 2012, $25 million was spent on salaries; $23.8 million in 2011.

Taxpayers also shelled out almost $346,000 for council members’ salary and expenses, up slightly from $338,000 spent in 2013.

Mayor Greg Moore was paid a base salary of $88,651 and $7,083 in benefits for a total of $99,918 (he also earned $70,932 as chair of the Metro Vancouver board of directors). Council members were paid a base salary of $34,160 and benefits of approximately $3,300. Coun.

Laura Dupont, who was the only new person to join council in the November election, was paid about $2,900.

Expenses ranged from Moore’s $3,302 to Coun. Dean Washington’s $2,175, the lowest among the council members.

Coun. Darrell Penner posted the highest expenses at $5,927; Penner attended both the Union of BC Municipalities and Federation of Canadian Municipalities conventions.

In April PoCo council voted itself a salary increase of about $2,500 for the mayor and $1,450 for councillors.

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Above, a living flag event in Calgary. Coquitlam is trying to do something similar on Canada Day next Wednesday.

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Coquitlam will be celebrating the nation’s 148th birthday at its annual Canada Day celebrations in Town Centre Park. And the city hopes to go big in marking the 50th birthday of Canada’s flag.

But it needs some help.

The city is aiming to create a living flag. Residents are being encouraged to wear either a red or white shirt and meet at the north end of Lafarge Lake at 1:45 p.m. on July 1. Those who participate will be organized into different zones that will make a living flag, viewable from the stage. Time-lapse photography will capture the event.

This is the seventh annual Canada Day festival at Town Centre Park and it will also offer music, entertainment, food and kids’ activities. A fireworks display will take place 10 p.m. and most of the events are free of charge.

For more information on the living flag, go to www. coquitlam.ca/canadaday.

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The number of employees at Port Coquitlam city hall making more than $75,000 crept up in 2014, with six new staffers joining the club, but overall, the city spent slightly less on salaries last year than it did in 2013.

The city’s annual statement of financial information report released Monday showed 135 PoCo employees earned more than $75,000 in salaries and benefits — up from 129 recorded in 2013 — costing taxpayers a total of $13.5 million.

The city’s chief administrative officer, John Leeburn, was the top-paid official, earning $197,706; adding benefits and expenses puts Leeburn’s 2014 pay package close to $211,000.

Barry Becker, director of parks and recreation, followed with remuneration totalling $182,601 while director of development services Laura Lee Richard took home $175,743.

Port Coquitlam Fire Rescue Chief Nick Delmonico received $174,119.

The city also paid just over $13.1 million to employees earning less than $75,000, making the total for staff salaries and benefits nearly $26.7 million

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‘But I have to let her go’ continued from page A3

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There are approximately 400 students with autism in School District 43, all with different challenges and abilities — including, in some cases, giftedness — and all have independent education programs of study. For each student diagnosed with autism, the government provides $18,850 annually in extra supports. the team at Baden Powell was ecstatic.

Now, Shiu and the others hope Kyla’s intelligence and ability to learn will carry her through to middle school — and the rest of her life.

“It’s going to help her stay safe, have friends, open doors, all kinds of things,” Areshenko predicts.

Still, for all the satisfaction

and high hopes, for Shiu, saying goodbye and sending Kyla off to the next stage of life is difficult and she’s not yet ready for it.

How do you say goodbye to someone you’ve grown to love?

“She’s not going to be my kid any more,” acknowledges Shiu.

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At first, other students were afraid of Kyla, not understanding that autism is a neurological disorder, affecting one in 80 children, and characterized by difficulties in communication, social interaction and understanding abstract concepts. Over time, and with Shiu talking to them about autism, they learned to accept her, said principal Jankowiak.

The experience taught the students to be more empathetic, he said. “It’s so normal, [seeing kids with differences in their midst], the kids don’t even blink an eye.”

While things aren’t perfect, they’re much better.

Kyla will still sometimes try to run out of the school and is occasionally disruptive at assemblies. You can see her get agitated, her teacher says; she’ll cock her head, covering one ear, and her sensitivity to noise requires her to wear noise-cancelling headphones for some activities. To settle herself, she heads to the calm room, a pink-walled room with no furniture and a single window that lets in the light.

One day, Kyla will finish school and her ability to express herself will be key to her survival. That’s why the day she was able to put two sentences together on her iPad, “I hurt chin, I need icepack,” after a pimple erupted on her chin,

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James Moore, the Conservative MP for Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, will not run for re-election this fall.

Last Friday, Moore told The Tri-City News he would not be seeking a sixth term of office and will be returning home to Port Moody to spend time with his family because of medical issues involving his young son, Spencer.

Moore said he’s been struggling with his decision for a while.

“It becomes more and more clear over time that I need to be home,” he said. “When you have little kids and they become older and they start to realize you’re not there — Spencer has health challenges and you get some good news and you get some bad news — it’s not fair for [my wife] Courtney to be going through that all alone while I’m travelling the world.”

Elected in 2001 under the Canadian Alliance banner after defeating Liberal incumbent Lou Sekora, who had served a partial term after a byelection, Moore rose quickly in the ranks as the youngest MP ever elected in B.C. In opposition, he served a number of critics roles. After the 2006 federal election, after which the Tories formed a minority government, he was appointed as a parliamentary secretary to two ministers and, two years later, Prime Minister Stephen Harper named him secretary of state for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Official Languages. That made him the youngest cabinet minister ever from B.C. and the fourth youngest in Canadian history.

Moore was also the Canadian heritage minister from 2008 to 2013 and is currently the minister of industry.

In each election, he easily defeated his opponents: In 2011, he took 56% of the vote.

Moore told The Tri-City News he’ll continue to be the local MP and industry minister until the Oct. 19 federal election but “after that, we’ll see.”

“It’s been five terms and 15 years. It doesn’t mean I may or may not run in the future but Spencer is two and a half and I need to be home and I really

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MP James Moore has represented the Tri-Cities in Ottawa for 15 years and five terms. want to be home,” he said. “It’s hard to be away from family this long.”

Moore said he informed Prime Minister Stephen Harper of his decision three or four weeks ago. “He was entirely supportive and understands the need,” he said, noting Harper quit politics in 1996 after his first term to help raise his young family.

Harper also understands the amount of travel B.C. MPs face every week, Moore said.

Asked about the other highprofile cabinet minister exits this year — namely, John Baird and Peter MacKay — Moore stressed they are all leaving for personal reasons.

“Each has their own story.

Peter MacKay has six terms and a second child on the way.

I travel really far. Of the 36 B.C. MPs, I’m one of the longest serving, I’m the regional minister for B.C. and the industry ministry requires me to travel more. Something’s got to give and it’s not going to be my family.”

Asked about his pension, the 39-year-old said the retirement age change wasn’t a factor.

Under the rules passed in 2013 for MPs, all politicians elected for the first time this October must wait until 65 before they can draw a pension. Moore, however, will be eligible for his full yearly pension of $128,832

at the age of 55.

“I’m leaving politics, I’m not retiring,” he said, laughing.

“That’s 16 or 17 years from now.

I’m not even 40 yet.”

Moore said his departure allows enough time for the local riding association to pick its next candidate. He believes some contenders who ran for nomination against Tim Laidler — in NDP MP Fin Donnelly’s riding of New Westminster-Coquitlam, which will be changed to Port MoodyCoquitlam — may be interested in replacing him.

“Our riding is a strong riding. There are lots of members,” Moore said, adding, “I’m going to be campaigning because I want Stephen Harper to stay on as Canada’s prime minister and I want a Conservative member of Parliament to succeed me.”

Moore was due to face NDP candidate Sara Norman, the Liberals’ Ron McKinnon and Brad Nickason of the Green Party of Canada in the new riding of Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam.

Upon receiving news of his withdrawal from the race, Norman expressed her thanks to Moore for his years of service to the community. Still, she said Moore’s absence doesn’t change the contest as she’s running against the Harper Conservatives’ record.

McKinnon added he was

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COQUITLAM

Mundy Park will get off-leash trail loop

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Coquitlam council voted Monday to spend $175,000 to build a segregated trail loop in Mundy Park that would permit off-leash dog walking at all times of day.

The trail will be located in the southeast section of the park, close to the current fenced in off-leash area.

The city is also launching its Train Your Human campaign, which is aimed at dog owners and includes stepped-up bylaw enforcement focusing on education, according to parks, recreation and culture services general manager Raul Allueva. Still, fines could be issued to owners who do not pick up their dogs waste or ignore leash rules. Bylaw officers will also be using bikes to make their way through the trail system, allowing them to get further into the park.

Allueva said data collected during the bylaw blitz will be used to determine future enforcement needs.

Train Your Human campaign is an effort to get residents to pick up after their animals and be responsible pet owners.

The initiative is part of an enforcement blitz that is expected at parks across the municipality this summer, with particular attention being paid to Mundy, where the city has received many complaints about dog conflicts.

A city of Coquitlam map shows the location of a planned segregated off-leash dog trail loop in the southeast corner.

Posters going up for the campaign ask dogs to ensure their humans have picked up their waste, purchased their licences and kept them on leashes unless during designated times.

The enforcement effort comes after staff discovered during a public consultation period for Mundy’s forest management plan that most residents wanted to talk about pets and pet owners. Many cited a lack of owner etiquette, noting people often ignored the on-leash rules and allowed their animals to jump on other people and venture off the trails.

Currently, pet owners are permitted to walk their dogs at Mundy Park on leash at all times and off leash from dawn until 10 a.m. every day, except for the Mundy Lake Trail.

Some residents expressed concern that the city may end the off-leash times, a proposal Mayor Richard Stewart assured them during Monday night’s council meeting was not under consideration.

“There has been some confusion,” he said. “Council has never contemplated reducing dog off-leash hours in the park.” gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

No decision on seniors games But on Tuesday, staff clarified the city’s position in a press release, noting that no decision has been made and council is still considering its options.

Richard Hopkins, the Fraser Valley zone director with the BC Seniors Games, forwarded the letter to several members, but would not comment on the issue when contacted by The Tri-City News.

Gordon Oates, the secretary treasurer of the society, also said he would not comment while discussions were still taking place with the city.

“We are still waiting ourselves on the final decision,” he said Tuesday morning. “We are still meeting with them today.”

Coquitlam won the bid for the 2016 BC Seniors Games in 2013 and planned on making the event one of the cornerstones of its 125th anniversary celebrations.

More than 3,500 athletes from across the province were expected to compete in 26 sports over the four-day competition, which the city estimated would generate $2 million in economic offshoots.

Vancouver won the bid to

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More than $170,000 in Spirit of Coquitlam grants have been awarded in support of non-profit and communitybased organizations in the municipality.

This year, 18 organizations and 19 community initiatives were chosen, with grants ranging in size from $1,400 to $50,000. Some examples include money for festivals such as the BC Highland Games and the All Nations Festival, while some capital project were also funded.

The Spirit of Coquitlam grant program was launched in 2002 and has since awarded more than $7 million to 180 different organizations. The money comes from the casino host agreement between the city and the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver on United Boulevard. The next grant intake period will begin in September. For more information, go to www.coquitlam.ca/spiritgrant.

Other city news: A proposal to build a 28-storey highrise at Austin Avenue close to North Road passed another hurdle Monday at Coquitlam council. Councillors voted unanimously in favour of granting third reading to the project, which would be 400 m from the Lougheed SkyTrain station and would add 218 units to the neighbourhood’s housing stock. The project will also include commercial units and several townhouses at the base of the tower.

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Vendors were busy last Thursday for the third Port Coquitlam Farmers Market of the season, including Ramneek Kingra of Mandair Farms (above). Tomorrow, the theme is all about strawberries, a fruit that came early this year because of the warm, dry spring weather in southern B.C. The PoCo market runs 3 to 7 p.m. in the Leigh Square Community Arts Village, beside PoCo city hall.

While the final numbers have not been firmed up, the Masters Games is budgeting to spend $6 million, the bulk of which would come from corporate sponsors. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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e’re told that new schools planned in School District 43 are now being built with a capacity of 400 to 450 students, much larger than typical schools of prior decades, because they can provide more specialized programs and choices for kids.

That news must be a head-shaker to parents who were educated in schools of between 200 and 250 students. They must wonder why it’s now better to be educated in a larger building with more kids.

They want to know: Who killed the neighbourhood school?

The provincial government is mostly to blame for the trend to larger elementary schools because it isn’t providing adequate funding to build and staff more, smaller schools.

But in fairness, taxpayers don’t want to pay more to the government, and with health care taking an ever larger chunk

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Perhaps the increasing competitiveness of the education system, aided by the Fraser Institute report that ranks schools, is to blame because parents feel obligated to seek out

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But not all parents want that for their kids. Can’t there be some compromise? Why not have a few magnet schools with multiple special programs and continue to build and maintain neighbourhood schools for those who

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want a community feeling — and less driving.

It’s not that larger schools are a bad thing if administrators and teachers can create a smallschool feeling and they can provide more choice while being attentive to individual needs. But for some parents, walking their child to a school close to home is preferable.

Of 46 elementary schools in SD43, only seven have populations of between 400 to 450, with one school — Walton elementary, with its Mandarin Immersion program — having more, and all the others having fewer students. And on Burke Mountain, if a 250-student school was the target enrolment, there would already be enough students in the area to open a school there in September.

With the new standard, though, Smiling Creek would only be half full. No wonder parents are upset.

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“And while [you’re] at it, fix the bathrooms at Eagle Ridge field.”

“The Coquitlam Man”, commenting on a letter calling for work to be done to improve restrooms at Mundy Park (see response, page A11)

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The Editor, “Seamless transit” is still not understood by some people living in Metro Vancouver who either have never lived in or visited towns with a much bigger transit system, or never use transit.

Seamless means transport integration, where all sorts of transportation modes — public, private and hybrid — work as one, including the mode of payment (a smart card).

Seamless transit has never meant that one will never have to transfer from one type of transit to another, or from one train to another.

This is not possible in Metro Vancouver, even with its small system, and definitely not pos-

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Re. “Better late than never? A school for Burke Mt.” (The Tri-City News, June 19).

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consultation with both residents and parks users in the park earlier this year.

Next steps will involve completion of a staff report to council this summer seeking its endorsement of the final design of the expanded facility, which will then allow the city to move forward with construction in the fall.

The city will be providing temporary washrooms during the construction phase for park users. Completion of the new Mundy Park field house — including brand new washrooms — is projected for spring 2016.

Ongoing project updates for the Mundy Park field house replacement can be found at www.coquitlam.ca/ parkprojects.

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Restroom progress is underway for Mundy The Editor, Re. “Spend some money on park restrooms, please” (The Tri-City News, June 18).

In his letter to the editor, Brian Robinson suggests the city of Coquitlam should consider updating the washrooms at Mundy Park. It is worth noting that this need has been both anticipated and recognized by city council and work is already underway.

The city identified the replacement of the Mundy Park field house as a priority for its 2015 business plan and, on Dec. 8, 2014, council endorsed conceptual plans for a replacement building, which will include expanded and accessible washrooms for both genders.

The Coquitlam Field Sports Association was consulted during the conceptual design process and city staff also undertook further community

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Here is one definition I found on the internet: Transport integration means that whatever modes or types of transport are involved they all operate as one seamless entity for the benefit of the fare-paying customer (and uses a single card for payment). This is achieved by planning services so that where a change of vehicle is required, passengers can enjoy easy-touse, pleasant and sheltered interchange facilities with short waits for the next service.

FIX POCO’S BURNS ROAD ASAP, PLEASE The Editor, Re. “More work on PoCo’s Burns Road” (The Tri-City News, June 19).

Why not start working ASAP on fixing Burns Road? It’s in horrible condition and embarrassing. Why have all that development before all services are in? About Devon Road: This new road will benefit Coquitlam and Burke Mountain development, so why not have them pay for part of it? Why should Port Coquitlam taxpayers should foot the bill?

Tony Paone, Port Coquitlam

Public transport can often be thought of rather like a tree, with a large trunk that feeds into smaller branches. Inter-city railways represent the trunks; high-capacity urban, suburban and underground rail systems

represent the major branches; monorails, rural railways and urban tramways represent the smaller branches, etc., down to low-capacity mini-buses for the twigs.

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Opening still set at fall 2016 Line from the summer to the fall of 2016, a deadline Farrell said will not have to be moved given the recent boring issues.

“We put some flexibility on that so we are still on the fall 2016 schedule,” she said.

“It has taken longer than anticipated, there is no question about that.”

While the tunnelling is behind schedule, progress that has been made on other parts of the line, Farrell said.

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Last month’s sinkhole was the fourth time depressions in the pavement have occurred since last October, when a sinkhole developed in the Chateau Place parking lot. In January, a second sinkhole formed at Cecile Drive, before a third one appeared at Seaview and Clarke in April.

The delays have pushed the opening of the Evergreen

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She noted the overall project is 60% complete and the stations are between 65% and 95% finished. All of the guideways outside of the tunnel are built and the rails are currently being put into place.

Farrell said residents can expect to see trains rolling next month as crews work to test the tracks and iron out any issues in the line.

“Overall, everything is going extremely well,” she said. “We

Speak up!

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EVERGREEN ARTISTS ANNOUNCED

A handful of British Columbian artists have been selected to complete 11 public art pieces that will adorn the new Evergreen Line stations in Coquitlam.

Max Weinberg and Brent Bukowski have been tasked with coming up with a piece for Burquitlam while Paul Reimer will lead the effort at Coquitlam Central. Paul Slipper, May Ann Liu, Bruce Walther and YarOn Stern will work on en tries for Lincoln, with Trent Hutton, Jarami Reid and Dean Cloutier doing work at Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station — the end of the line.

The artists were chosen following a lengthy request for information and qualification process that began in 2014.  Close to 60 entries were received from artists from around  the world and they were shortlisted through a jury process.

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“The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth. It is obvious that man is himself a traveler; that the purpose of the world is not ‘to have and to hold’ but ‘to give and to serve.’” - Sir Wilfred T. Grenfell, Medical Missionary to Newfoundland & Labrador.

Service is most often the most thankless task. But serving in public life is probably the most critiqued.

Recently, one of BC’s most prominent voices at the cabinet table in Ottawa, James Moore, MP for Port Moody-WestwoodPort Coquitlam, announced his resignation to spend more time with his family after receiving difficult news relating to his sons health.

James was a rising star in Canadian politics having first been elected at the age of 24 and serving five consecutive terms before the age of 40. Slowly but surely, he assumed more responsibility in Ottawa as the opposition critic for foreign policy, national revenue, transportation and amateur sport. When his party formed government, he served as minister of heritage and minister of industry.

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James has worked hard for his community, securing federal funding for the construction of the Evergreen Line (probably the most recognizable win for the Tri-Cities at the federal level). He has worked hard for the province of BC, taking a leading role and laying the ground work for removing internal trade barriers between provinces. He has worked hard for his country, playing a key role in expanding Canada’s free trade regime and introducing legislation that would protect Canadian businesses from counterfeiting.

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Photo 1: The Federal MP Panel debating at the Economic Summit 2015. From left to right, MP Kennedy Stewart, MP James Moore, MP Elizabeth May, MP Joyce Murray.

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Photo 2: Darrell Jones, CEO of Overwaitea Food Group/Save-OnFoods speaking on the CEO Panel at the Economic Summit 2015.

Photo 3: Chamber Champs took on the Big Bike for another year! Thank you to everyone for participating in this fun-filled afternoon.

Photo 4: Janine Davies, Past Chair speaking at the BC Chamber AGM along with Public Policy Advisor, Aaron Robinson.

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Photo 5: Golfers ready to tee off at the Tri-Cities Chamber Annual Golf Classic.

Photo 6: Catherine Polonio returned with her famous candy bar at the League of Champions tournament.

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Take them home at the end of the day Renae Warnock Dogtopia of Coquitlam socialized, tired and ready for a lazy evening.

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Dogtopia welcomes dogs in all shapes, sizes and ages. The playrooms are individual rooms with floor to ceiling walls, allowing segregation by temperament to ensure a safe and fun environment for all their canine customers. Each room has a live-feed webcam for when you’re missing your pup. Overnight boarding offers comfortable suites with a live-feed webcam as well. This way, you’re never too far away from your best friend.

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Here, success is directly related to the success of their clients. Whether that is finding the right corrective exercise strategy to help them move out of pain, or achieving their first pull-up, or participating in their first competition. Once a client achieves their goal, they are invited to hit a gong at the front of the class. The energy from the gong resonates throughout the community, inspiring others to go after their goals, too.

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BUSY-NESS ISN’T RESPECTABLE ANYMORE So, you got more stuff to do, than time to do it. You are driving yourself crazy with all these “important” things and often feel like everything is important and everything needs to be done now. How much longer are you going to allow yourself to play this little game? Busyness just isn’t respectable anymore.

Of course, I’ve spent most of my adult life struggling with busy-ness. Looking back I was very busy doing the things I didn’t need to do to avoid doing anything I was actually supposed to be doing. Sound familiar?

Many of you know me as the ‘Ugly Sweater Guy’ - the co-founder of the Ugly Christmas Sweater Party and 5k run. In the beginning I used this feel good charity project to mask what was really going on inside… the rotten feeling having not fully recovered from drug and alcohol addiction, reconstructive surgery on my face, brain injuries and compromised relationships.

For multiple years now I’ve been clean and sober with the support of my own mentors I was able to pull down my façade.

I started studying and helping people relieve the tension from busy-ness burnout.

I interact with so many in our Tri-Cities com-

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munity, I can’t help but observe too many among us are still breeding the same façade that doing more is better.

You know how too many business leaders and professionals are overworked, overcommitted in an endless stream of tasks, browsers, social media, emails, meetings, events, and activities, rushing from one thing to another, never pausing and never ending?

Then the day is over, and we are exhausted, and we often have very little to show for it.

And we start the next day, ready for a mindless stream of tasks and distractions.

If this is you, the problem is you have a classic condition I call ‘Everythingitis™’ (ev-reething-ayt-is) where you are doing everything except what’s really important. You’re overcompensating for your inner turmoil with a ‘more is better mentality’ and an uncontrollable addiction to abundance. Although you appear successful on the outside you feel tense, irritable, and discontent inside.

When we mask our pain or try to hide from it by avoidance, it always seems to show up consequently somewhere else, doesn’t it?

We all know that living, working, and playing like this in the long run is progressive,

Imagine if all of us talented cool business leaders and professionals could experience the truth that less IS more.

I am a fan of going against the stream of what most people do, and taking a step back.

Is it really worth it? Is this the best way? Are we losing our lives to busy-ness and distraction?

What if we did less instead?

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Now that I’ve faced my fears head on, surrendered to receive support from my advisory team, and simplified my business structure, imagine the impact I have with my ugly christmas sweater charitable events.

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There are many events for all ages throughout the weekend. Here are just some of the events: Tattoos by Charmaine, BC Event Makers, Bioules Freestyle BMX Bikes, DoCo Children’s Train, Doug’s Boat Building, Do Little Farms, Fun Swing Carnival Ride, Looking Glass Painting, Nylon Zoo, Oceanwatch Boat Tours by Indian Arm Recreation, Springfree Trampoline, Vancouver TumbleBus, Yukon Dan. Be a part of the Golden Spike Days Festival’s First Annual ‘Sundae’ Afternoon Delight: a 3km family fun run open to all ages and fitness levels! Teams can be made up of 4 members of any age, or you can register as an individual. Be rewarded at the end of the race with delicious ice cream sundae while you enjoy the sunshine and entertainment at the Golden Spike Days Festival!

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ne of the best things about working in a library is the constant arrival of hundreds of amazing new titles — even if they tend to fly immediately out the doors while held tightly in our customers’ excited hands.

There are so many fantastic books coming in that it can be hard to keep track, so I’ve compiled a selection of some of the most talked-about titles that are tearing up the bestseller lists.

Looking for a mind-bending and exciting read? The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins is a suspenseful psychological thriller and one of the most talked-about books of the year.

Rachel rides the train to work every day and, every day, she sees the same couple sitting on their roof having breakfast in what she perceives as perfect marital bliss. One day, Rachel sees something shocking as her train rolls away from the house, later discovering that the woman on the roof has gone missing. Rachel tells the police

what she saw and becomes entwined in the case in a way that she never imagined possible.

Dark comedy mixed with a strong southern atmosphere make Welcome to Braggsville

by T. Geronimo Johnson a distinctive chart topper. D’aron Davenport hails from a small southern town and is confused and overwhelmed in his freshmen year at the University of California, Berkeley. Thankfully, D’aron meets three new friends with whom he forms a close bond. But everything changes when he tells his friends about a strange and politically incorrect

civil war reenactment that takes place in his hometown. They decide to stage a protest at the event, taking them on an adventure through the south with horrendous consequences.

This contemporary novel is timely, with thoughtful and relevant social commentary and humour that will stay with you.

Ruby by Cynthia Bond is part of Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 and has skyrocketed to fame through the endorsement. Like Welcome to Braggsville, this novel is also set in the south in a small town, Liberty, where Ruby, a beautiful young girl, suffers at the hands of her neighbours. As soon as she can, she flees to New York City, hoping never to return. But when bad news reaches her in N.Y.C., Ruby, now 30, must return home to the place she hated.

Vivid imagery and deft description of the racism in Texas in the 1960s makes this stirring, romantic, and lyrical novel a hit.

For those of you who love non-fiction, Irritable Hearts: A PTSD Love Story by journalist Mac McClelland is a fascinating look into her life after she is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder

upon return from reporting on the 2010 Earthquake in Haiti.

McClelland delves into her difficulties with the disorder, interviews doctors and other sufferers, and tries to heal herself.

Although she is suffering much heartache, she has fallen in love with Nico, a French soldier she met while in Haiti. Desperate to let this newfound love blossom, McClelland tries harder than ever to unravel the mystery of her illness and to find peace.

This novel is engaging, thoughtful and sad while also managing to be heartfelt and hopeful.

Other titles worth mentioning include: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro; H is for Hawk

by Helen MacDonald; and All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doer. This list is just the tip of the iceberg, so come to your local library for more new and noteworthy books.

And now that summer is in full swing, visit the library and join a summer reading club.

There’s lots going on for people of all ages.

A Good Read is a column by TriCity librarians that is published on Wednesdays. Sarah Dearman works at Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

• Tri-City Greendrinks presents “Divestment or Just Plain Ethical Investment Strategy,” 6:30-9:30 p.m., Gallery Bistro, 2411 Clarke St., Port Moody.

How carefully have you looked at your investment portfolio lately? You may be supporting industries that you would really rather not. Neal Nicholson, CA, helps you look at investments with new eyes on the ethical choices. Dinner at 6:30 p.m., meeting at 7 p.m. Admission is free but food and beverage available for purchase. Info: 604-937-0998 or meetup. com/tricity-greendrinks.

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• Fraser Pacific Rose Society’s annual rose and floral art show, 1-5 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam (also 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday).

Admission: $3.50, children with adults free.

SUNDAY, JULY 5

• Creative Cafe Sundays, 1-4 p.m., Minnekhada Regional Park, Coquitlam.

Join the Minnekhada Park Association for creative activities and discover the park’s natural and cultural history.

Meet at the lodge. Info: www. minnekhada.ca.

• Fraser Pacific Rose Society rose and floral art show, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Dogwood

Pavilion, 1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam. Admission: $3.50, children with adults free.

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• Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group (PCCN Coquitlam) monthly meeting 7 p.m., Pinetree community centre, Coquitlam. All those involved with prostate problems are urged to come and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. There is no charge.

Info: Norm, 604-936-8703 or Ken, 604-936-2998.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 8

• Hyde Creek Watershed Society meeting 7:15 p.m., Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery, 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo. Public are invited to attend the meeting, learn about society and tour the hatchery. Info: hcws.info@ gmail.com or hydecreek.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 16

• Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth in the Tri-Cities who require skilled, caring, foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. For info or another session date: 604-764-8098.

A big KODIAK CONGRATULATIONS to all of our students at Heritage Woods Secondary School.

We as a staff are very proud of the success and standards our students have achieved this school year. Below is a list of major award winners along with classroom based top awards selected by teachers. As well, there are other year-end awards such as honours, honours with distinction, super G, and the Governor Generals bronze medal still to be determined. We as a staff are deeply appreciative of the dedication and commitment demonstrated by our students on a daily basis both inside and outside of the classroom. In addition we would like to recognize the depth of support our students and school community receive from our parent and community partners.

Thank you from all Heritage Woods Secondary School Staff members.

2015 Heritage Woods Secondary School Major Award Recipients Top Grade 9 Academic Student - Brooke Beattie Top Grade 10 Academic Student - Kieran Cyphus Top Grade 11 Academic Student - Rachel Moon Top Graduating Academic Student - Leanna Hogarth Top Grade 9 Performing student - Emerson Jong Top Grade 10 Performing student - Mercedes Leyh Top Grade 11 Performing student - Tiana Jung Top Graduating Performing student - Kaila Kask and Danica Kobayashi Top Grade 9 Producing student - Marissa Koufalis Top Grade 10 Producing student - Charlotte Jin Top Grade 11 Producing student - Janae Driedger Top Graduating Producing student - Iman Hassan Top Grade 9 Social Responsibility student - Haven Desormeaux Top Grade 10 Social Responsibility student - Kianna Counsell, Sarah Mueckel Top Grade 11 Social Responsibility student - Jay Hun Kim, Matteo Susin

Top Graduating Social Responsibility student - Jenna Jessa, Kaylie Deane Grade 9 Female Athlete of the Year - Madeline Morre, Jayden Nielsen Grade 9 Male Athlete of the Year - Justin Knowles Grade 10 Female Athlete of the Year - Amelia Cairns Grade 10 Male Athlete of the Year - Jack Davis Grade 11 Female Athlete of the Year - Lauren Daluz Grade 11 Male Athlete of the Year - Joshua Kozelj Graduating Female Athlete of the Year - Elizabeth Riedl Graduating Male Athlete of the Year - Jacob McMahon Top Grade 9 All Around Student - Brooke Beattie Top Grade 10 All Around Student - Miranda Tsuyuki Top Grade 11 All Around Student - Nicole Huang Top Graduating All Around Student - Angela Chan Heart of the Kodiak Award - Kaila Kask

2015 Heritage Woods Secondary School Course-based Top Student Award Recipients Ast, Emmalee Beardmore, Connor Beattie, Brooke Bishop, Brynn Bodnariuc, Erika Bowen, Samantha Brady, Danielle Butt, Kaleb Byun, Christy Byun, Julie Cadette, Elyse Campbell, Miranda Cao, Denise Xuqianqianz Chan, Angela Chang, Jaymen Chen, Chris Muyi Cheng, Nicole Cheng, Rachel Cheng, Vivian Xinyue Cheng, Xiaoxuan Chi, Sherry Choy, Christy Sz Yu Clark, Lee Clay, Matthew Clayton, Lauren

Clayton, Sean Co, Arielle Cole, Jamieson Counsell, Hailey Cyphus, Kieran Daluz, Lauren Davis, Lucy De Vaal, Marlo Deane, Kaylie Dong, Jessie Driedger, Janae Anaelle Dunbar, Amanda Dunbar, Kathleen Elhosary, Dina Falcioni, Brianne Fonseca, Brandon Friesen, Dana Ghassemi, Darius Kian Gimenes, Maira Green, Keegan Hall, Eric Han, Jiwon Hannon, Zoe Hassan, Iman Hogarth, Leanna

Hood, Hannah Hsieh, William - Wei-Han Huang, Kevin Huang, Nicole Hughes, Ben Jessa, Jenna Jin, Charlotte - Chen Joo, Rachel Jung, Tiana Jurjaks, Burke Justo, Luiza Kask, Kaila Katz, Leah Kim, Haeji Kim, Steve - Woo Sik Kobayashi, Danica Kugelstadt, Elena Kwon, Daniel Hyeok Jun Lau, Amanda Lee, Eunice Lee, Travis Leyh, Mercedes Li, Maylor - Ruiji Lo, Shanon - Sin Lam Low, Maddie

Luo, Tiffany Manesh, Niki Mawji, Aly McKay, Connor McMahon, Jacob Medwid, Cale Mesner, Brenna Mirsayah, Shayan Mohseni, Arman Moon, Rachel Nakamura, Tobi Nelson, Chase Nonis, Andrew Orrico, Caroline Pang, Nicole Park, Charlie - Sae Woong Pedersson, Taryn Peng, Kristen - Jia Hui Perkins, Jillian Perkins, Thomas Phillips, Jacob Phillips, Lauren Pomeroy, Danielle Qi, Catherine - Jingmin Qiu, Alice - Yu

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FRIDAY • Chris Buck Band, 6 and 8:30 p.m.

• Dreams — Tribute to Fleetwood Mac, 7:15 p.m.

• Arrival — Tribute to ABBA, 9:45 p.m.

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SATURDAY • Nearly Neil, 7:15 p.m.

• Robyn and Ryleigh, 8:30 p.m.

• Canadian “A”, 9:45 p.m.

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KHOO OFF TO KOREA

A Port Coquitlam ballet student who played Clara for the Goh Ballet’s Nutcracker last December will fly to Asia next month to perform a prestigious contest.

Michelle Khoo, 16, a Grade 10 student at Magee secondary, is one of four Goh students the company is sending to South Korea for the 2015 South International Ballet Competition.

There, she’ll have five solos: Talisman and Medora from Le Corsaire, Pulse, Harlequinade and Flower Festival.

Khoo said she hopes the competition will be “a good chance to meet more dancers my age and get more performance experience because Vancouver has a lot of great artists but when you encounter different cultures you learn more about the broad range of ballet in the whole world,” Khoo told The Tri-City News last week.

She will be at the competition with fellow teen Goh dancers Chihiro Abe, Sara Carver and Letizia Dotto.

Last summer, Khoo clinched gold at the Wien Welt Wettbewerb in Vienna — the first time a Canadian has won the highest honour at the International Ballet and Contemporary Dance Competition.

With so much travelling and commuting, Khoo said she loves coming home to Port Coquitlam because of its nature trails.

“I love going for bike rides in the summer with my family and I feel like the air there is really nice. It’s really nice to get away from the city sometimes and just enjoy the suburbs and nature.”

SUNDAY • Fab Fourever — Tribute to The Beatles, 4:45 and 7 p.m.

• March Hare, 6 p.m.

GOLDEN GIRLS

Sisters Robyn (left) and Ryleigh Gillespie are an emerging country/pop duo from Langley, who recently signed with Royalty Records (Sony). They will perform at the Golden Spike Days festival on Saturday night at Rocky Point Park.

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Sisters to light up Spike Langley country duo kick off busy summer at Spike JANIS WARREN

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Robyn and Ryleigh Gillespie are in Kamloops, driving home after a two-week radio and concert blast through the Okanagan and Alberta. The Langley sisters are peppy and looking forward to coming home to get ready for a string of summer gigs, their first of the season happening in Port Moody during the annual Golden Spike Days festival.

And although they’re more than a little bit country, they promise to “rock out.”

“We always put on a really great show,” Robyn, 23, said

with a giggle. “I think we’re allowed to say that. We like that every audience member leaves with a smile and we try to make it so everybody will enjoy it.”

R&R, as they are known, also promise to play their new single that was released May 19. “I Found You” is the first track the duo has penned together and they did it during a songwriting trip in the best place for country artists to find inspiration: Nashville.

“Everybody seems to be liking it,” Ryleigh, 20, said, noting the tune is mix of her pop background, Robyn’s country roots and the refined styles of producer-songwriter Chris Reardon, who has worked with David Cook of American Idol fame.

The single, their first since signing with the Canadian label Royalty Records, was

one of five tunes they wrote in Music City and it has been getting plenty of play on radio stations in Alberta (and, of all places, Korea). They’re hoping to keep up the momentum in B.C. with JR-FM. On Canada Day, the 2012 B.C. Country Music Award nominees play two gigs: Canada Place in Vancouver at 11:30 a.m. and in Langley at 5 p.m. for a bash hosted by the local country radio station. In total, they have a dozen summer stops, including Aug. 1 at Port Coquitlam’s Leigh Square Community Arts Village.

Each concert will be different, they vow.

“It’s not a job for us,” Ryleigh said. “It’s what we’re so passionate about… We like to try new things.”

In between performances, they’ll be putting the finishing

R&R TOUR June 27: Port Moody July 1: Vancouver and Langley July 11: Abbotsford July 24: North Vancouver July 30: Cowichan Valley Aug. 1: Port Coquitlam Aug. 3: North Vancouver Aug. 24 & 25: Revelstoke Aug. 28: Taber touches on their new EP, which they have already begun to record at OCL Studios in Alberta; the as-yet untitled album is due out this fall.

Robyn describes the songs as “fun, country, uplifting, danceable and just totally Robyn and Ryleigh. Once you get to know us and our music,

you’ll be like, ‘That’s a Robyn and Ryleigh song.’”

She also believes the new tunes will hit a wider market as they’re more “mature” than the songs on their first album, released two years ago.

Ryleigh, also an actor who recently wrapped a movie with John Travolta that is scheduled to hit theatres next year, said she doesn’t like it when people refer to R&R as “that sister group… We have original sounds. We like to do our own thing. We don’t like to follow.

We like to pave our own path.”

After their summer tour, R&R will be preparing for the Canadian Country Music Awards in September and releasing more singles.

Said Robyn: “You’ll be hearing a lot more of us.” jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

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They don’t make things like they used to: Motokado JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

It started with her stove.

It was 15 years old and still in pretty good shape but it needed a $15 piece to be restored.

The company no longer made that gadget, however, so the stove was deemed as junk.

Too bad, Lori Motokado thought. It just requires a simple fix to bring it back to life.

That infuriated the Coquitlam resident but it also sparked her imagination.

She started to craft a painting collection in her head that focused on the theme: Nothing is made to last; everything ends up in the dump.

And so, over the course of a year, she snapped pictures of items — rusted and dented — that were old but could still work just fine.

Motokado found a Ford Model T car in good condition while on a trip to Maui. “It had all the parts running,” she said.

There was also a lantern, tin toys, a shaving kit, dial telephone and, at a museum in

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Coquitlam resident Lori Motokado holds Light My Way, one of nine watercolour pieces to be exhibited at the Kimoto Gallery in Vancouver, starting Saturday. Motokado is represented by the gallery.

ARTS BRIEFS

Torrence takes over as new director of PMAC An award-winning theatre director and production designer will take over the reins of the Port Moody Arts Centre.

Starting July 2, Stephen Torrence will become the new executive director of the Moody Centre hub.

In a press release, PMAC stated Torrence is a “lifelong supporter of the arts in all its forms and believes strongly in the power of artistic expression to transform lives and build communities.”

Torrence has also worked at a senior level for a non-profit, specifically in strategic planning, financial management, community collaboration and program design, delivery and evaluation. He is a founding partner of JTJ Consulting, a management consulting firm.

Torrence takes over from Bruce Campbell, who oversaw the expansion of PMAC into the historic Appleyard/ Centennial House.

Meanwhile, tickets to PMAC’s hot summer event are now on sale.

The 11th Annual Girls Night Out fundraiser — a Bollywoodstyle gala — takes place at Port Moody city hall on Aug. 7.

Sponsored in part by The Tri-City News, the function

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will include comedic routines, beauty demos and other arts elements. Proceeds will support the Making It Work campaign for the arts hub’s programs.

Tickets for PMAC members and non-members are $45 and are available at Scotiabank (2501 St. John’s St.), which is matching sales bought in person at the branch up to $5,000.

school and later under former PMSS teacher Keith Rice-Jones and his wife, Celia, at their Wildrice Studios, went to the Studio Art Program at Capilano University. He obtained his bachelor of fine arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University.

Davies’ new exhibit features images culled from social media, viral memes and other ephemeral resources from across the digital landscape and brings them into physical reality through the lost art of paper toling.

That craft involves layering and sculpting multiple copies of the same image to create a three dimensional collage from two dimensional images, according to a press release.

PAPER TOLES

A Port Moody native has a new visual arts show at The Cultch in Vancover.

Evan Davies’ latest collection of handcrafted paper toles opens tonight (Wednesday) at the gallery; the exhibit runs until July 25.

Davies, who first studied art while at Port Moody secondary

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Hop on... is taken from a museum bicycle that Motokado found in Midway, BC. Midway, B.C., a bicycle leaning against a building.

“Everybody wants something shiny and new these days,” she lamented, during an interview with The Tri-City News, “but a lot of the new stuff just goes into the landfill so quickly.

“We don’t value anything

anymore.”

On Saturday night, Motokado will open her biggest display to date with a series called Natural Obsolescence, at the Kimoto Gallery in Vancouver.

The nine watercolour pieces were painted this and last year, in her home studio as well as in the downtown eastside space she used to rent but closed last December because of the long commute.

Each work took about 80 hours each to complete, she said.

Though she is represented

by Kimoto and Gallery 8 on Saltspring Island, Motokado is no stranger to the arts scene in the Tri-Cities. A member of the Canadian Federation of Artists, the self-taught painter has exhibited at the Blackberry Gallery in the Port Moody Arts Centre, with ArtWalk and Art in the Garden.

• Natural Obsolescence runs at the Kimoto Gallery (1525 West 6th Ave., Vancouver) until July 18. jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

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VISUAL ART

Good night, sleep tight JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

Flavia Chan had an active imagination growing up.

She loved the pictures in her storybooks at bedtime and the colourful characters that drove the narratives.

Luckily for us, Chan kept her childlike curiosity through her adult years and translated the scenes in her head into lovely 2D and 3D illustrations.

Tomorrow (Thursday), the graduate of Emily Carr University of Art + Design will unveil her first solo show at the Port Moody Arts Centre in a series called Stories Before We Sleep.

The presentation comes after Chan was named the 2014 award recipient of the Kwi Am Choi Scholarship last August.

“The scholarship promises a gallery show that is completely my own, which has always been something I’ve been hoping to achieve throughout my years in art school,” Chan told The Tri-City News last week.

The Burnaby resident will have 36 pieces on display, most of them acrylic paintings on CNC cut boards. For her 2D artworks, Chan primarily used pen and ink, scanning her linework and adding the colour digitally. Her prefabricated vinyl 3D platforms are from Kidrobot (her favourite is the Trikky platform).

Chan draws her inspirations from a number of places: Quotes from strangers to her latest colour obsession. “I’m inspired by a lot of people around me and their stories, perhaps more specifically the sad stuff like bad habits, downfalls and regrets,” she said.

“I’m really drawn to the not

so happy things about life. I think there are qualities in that area that are worthy of exploring.

AestheFLAVIA CHAN tically, I’m inspired by patterns in nature and all the tiny details around us that go unnoticed.”

The exhibit title, Stories Before We Sleep, reflects on the period at the end of the day — that space between decompressing from the day’s work and before the night rest. It’s the time Chan imagines how she could have made different choices earlier in the day or said other things.

“Perhaps the life that we conjure in our minds before we drift off is the one we really wish to have in the morning,” she said.

Meanwhile, also opening at the PMAC gallery on Thursday night is A Space in Time, featuring four artists from the VCON 39 art show: steampunk jewelry designer Carolyn Bruce; Jeff Burnette, known for his blown-glass ray guns; fantasy illustrator Melissa Mary Duncan; and painter Hing Kei. As well, some students who have taken part in the 300-plus art classes at PMAC will display their work in an biennial multimedia group show.

The three exhibits run until July 17.

• The opening receptions will be held June 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. John’s St.). Call 604-931-2008 or visit pomoarts.ca. jwarren@tricitynews.com

The Michael Cuccione Foundation presents the Canadian Tire Kick For A Cure

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This is a fun filled, family event featuring: Canadian Tire Jump Start Family Fun Zone Youth Soccer Clinics Conducted by the Coquitlam Metro Ford Soccer Club and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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Win streak comes to an end for Sr. Adanacs But team bounces back Sunday with win over Bellies GARY MCKENNA

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The Coquitlam Adanacs’ win-streak was halted Friday night after a tightly-played 10-9 loss to the league-leading Victoria Shamrocks at the Q Centre.

Both teams struggled to hang on to the lead for most of the game, with goals being scored right up until the final seconds of the match.

But the visiting Adanacs found themselves on the wrong side of the scoreboard when the buzzer sounded, taking their first loss in four games.

The Shamrocks opened ROBERT MCDONALD PHOTO the scoring just over one minThe Port Moody Thunder took on the Coquitlam Adanacs during the mini-tyke and tyke Jean Andrew Tournament at the Poirier Sport ute into the first period, but and Leisure Complex last weekend.

Brendon Anger evened things for the Adanacs 60 seconds later.

Coquitlam’s Travis Cornwall COQUITLAM BASEBALL tied the game up against after Victoria scored its second goal, and the teams exchanged goals several more times before the second period.

The Adanacs appeared to start to pull away early in the Sean Perry, Ben McCarthy, middle frame, when Terry Ellis Kyle Habkirk, Brett Honeysett, WEDNESDAY THURSDAY and Anger scored two shortKeegan Baldwin, Andrew handed markers, but Victoria’s Walton, Max Schriber and JULY JUNE Corey Small answered with Derek Fong each received the a pair of goal to tie things up honour. again.

Most of the athletes have A record setting ten players THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY In the third, it was Victoria’s been played longer than the were awarded the Touch ‘Em turn to take the lead, with five-year minimum, with some All Award at the Coquitlam JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE the team scoring three unaneven playing their entire 14Little League’s annual swered tallies to make it 10-7 year little league career with Founders Day last week, an for the Shamrocks.

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The awards were honour recognizing 18-yearBut Coquitlam was not given out during a ceremony at From left to rigth: Robert Henry, Alan Velton, Sean Perry, Ben old athletes that have been in ready to quit, and with Five THURSDAY FRIDAY McCarthy, Kyle Habkirk, Brett Honeysett, Keegan Baldwin, Mundy Park last week. the baseball program for the minutes left in the game Ryan sports@tricitynews.com Andrew Walton and Derek Fong all received the Touch ‘Em All past five years.

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burying a pass from Carson Barton. A goal from Brian Gillis with seven seconds left in the game was CORNWALL not enough to close the gap on the scoreboard and the A’s put its third notch in the loss column of the year.

Coquitlam were much more dominant in their return to the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex 24-hours later, where they took on the secondplace New Westminster Salmonbellies.

The game was fairly even early on, before the A’s went on a five-goal run beginning at the end of the first period and was only interupted when New West’s Jordan McBride potted a power play goal in the second.

Two more goals from Coquitlam’s Vincent Ricci and Barton made it 9-4 for the home team when the final buzzer sounded.

Tyler Garrison had a fourpoint night, potting one goal and three assists, while Gillis scored two goals and two assists. Adam Shute was strong in net, turning away 50 of the 54 shots he faced.

Coquitlam was expected to play the Burnaby Lakers Tuesday night at the Bill Copeland Arena after The TriCity News’ deadline.

The Adanacs will be back at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex when the Shamrocks come to town. The opening faceoff is at 7 p.m.

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Red Divas Adult take silver Carriers Team wins regional silver last weekend

The Coquitlam Red Divas brought home a home silver medal at the under-12 baseball regional championships last weekend.

The team came up short in the finals against the Burnaby Roadrunners, despite taking a massive lead in the first inning, highlighted by a hit from Carissa Dedes, which batted in teammates Taylor Thate and Jessie McKinney.

Sara Sutherland was strong on the mound for Coquitlam, keeping the game close in the early innings.

In the final inning, Ashley Smith hit a two-run homer to take the lead and the team appeared to be cruising to a gold-medal showing at the tournament.

However, in the bottom of the final inning Burnaby managed to comeback and take the lead to win the championship.

The Red Divas had a strong showing on their way to the finals.

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If you live on or near one these routes and you are interested in delivering the papers please call Circulation @ 604-472-3042 and quote the route number.

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Starting Wage. $13.00/hr. Kim 604808-0212 Serious applicants only!

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EXPERIENCED POWERSPORT Mechanic required in Whitehorse, Yukon for ATV, snowmobiles, marine, etc. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Talk! $25.00 + per hour DOE. Contact Chris, 867-6332627, checkeredď&#x192;&#x;agrecreation.com or checkeredď&#x192;&#x;ag@northwestel.net.

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We are an industry leader of building products, located in Surrey, and we are growing. Top notch warehouse worker / driver with a positive attitude with willingness to learn and ability to do heavy lifting is required for immediate start Monday-Friday.

The team is hard working, the work environment is fast-paced with good people, and the beneď&#x192;&#x17E;ts are excellent.

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PERSONAL SERVICES 175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

PERSONAL SERVICES 182

FINANCIAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 281

GARDENING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Prompt Delivery Available

RENO & REPAIR

7 Days / Week

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd. Commercial Trailer/ Transport Mechanics (Surrey Terminal)

Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. requires two full-time Commercial Trailer Journeyman Mechanics and a full-time Commercial Transport Journeyman Mechanic to work out of our Surrey Terminal located at 10155 Grace Road.

The transport Mechanic position would work the 11:30 pm to 8:00 am shift.

Applicants should have an inspectors ticket, a minimum of 2 years of related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. Experience in a freight eet environment would be preferred as this is a busy facility providing service to a large eet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers.

• Carpenters • Labourers Carpenters Required F/T for CWL

Contracting, Abby. Please e-mail:

Seize this opportunity to work for one of Western Canada’s largest regional freight carriers.

For more information, call Derek, at 604-587-9818 or 604-968-7149 Interested candidates should attach an updated resume and cover letter to: careers@vankam.com or fax: 604-587-9889

Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

We thank you for your interest, however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

Specializing in Private Events!

We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.

Kristy 604.488.9161

threescocatering@shaw.ca or Visit us at: www. threescompanycatering.ca

Renovations/Repairs/Building S Bathrooms S Basements S Suites S Decks / Sheds S Plumbing S Flooring / Tiles S Electrical

meadowslandscapesupply.com

www.jnlreno.com Shane 604-690-7565 “Family Owned & Operated in the Tri-Cities”

(604)465-1311

• Home Dinner Parties • Meetings • Funerals • Weddings • B-B-Ques • Birthdays • Anniversaries

Unique Taste, Unique Menus...

Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function...

NO JOB TOO SMALL!

9 Bark Mulch 9 Lawn & Garden Soil 9 Drain Gravel 9 Lava Rock 9 River Rock 9Pea Gravel

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 206

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APPLIANCE REPAIRS

HOME REPAIRS

320

MOVING & STORAGE

MIRACLE MOVING Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip.

Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men BIG OR SMALL MOVES Start $45/hr ~ All size trucks Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca

604 - 720 - 2009

~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

AFFORDABLE MOVING www.affordablemoversbc.com

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

604-537-4140

POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Service to all Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guaranteed

242

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

CONCRETE & PLACING

STAMPED CONCRETE

182

FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts.

We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

FPatios FPool Decks FSidewalks FDriveways FForming FFinishing FRe & Re 30yrs exp. Quality workmanship Fully Insured crossroadsstampedconcrete.com

Danny 604 - 307-7722

UNIQUE CONCRETE

DESIGN

F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147

FREE ESTIMATES

HERFORT CONCRETE

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, fencing, reroong. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

NO JOB TOO SMALL Serving Lower Mainland 25 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Granite & Interlocking Block Walls *Stairs *Driveways *Exposed Aggregate *Stamped Concrete. *Interlocking Bricks *Sod Placement EXCELLENT REF’S -WCB Insured

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CONTRACTORS

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899 All Electrical. Low Cost. Licensed.

Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes ~ 604-374-0062

LASNIER WALLACE CONSTRUCTION people & pets

*New Construction *Renovation *Design Designed & built with your whole family in mind.

Free Estimates 778-952-8008 info@lasnierwallace.com

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

2 coats any colour

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring.

NORTH STARS PAINTING www.northstars-painting.com AMAZING WORK, AMAZING VALUE! 778.245.9069

Ed’s ROTOTILLING & LANDSCAPING *Rototilling *Levelling *Gardens *Loader Work *Brush Cutter *Plowing

~ Free Estimates ~

Pay-Less Pro Painting

Summer EXT/INT SPECIAL LOOK for our YARD SIGNS D Free Estimates D Insured Licensed D References Residential D Pressure Washing

604-941-2263 / 604-725-7246

Serving Tri City 35 Yrs. Call 24 Hrs/7 Days

Scott 604-891-9967 paylesspropainting.com

SPECIALIZING IN

PRO 9 ACC PAINTING LTD - Est. 1989 F WCB, Insured, Licensed F Free Estimates F Many References F All Types of Painting

B.J. (Brad) Curtis B.A.

317 Residential & Commercial “Award Winning Renovations” 32 Years of Experience

604-728-3009

info@jkbconstruction.com www.jkbconstruction.com SPRING CLEAN UP S Hedge Trim S Lawn Cuts S Tree Pruning Yard Maintenance Insured S Guaranteed John 778-867-8785

17607 Ford Road Pitt Meadows

TOTAL RENOVATIONS

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

GARDENING

Running this ad for 10yrs

When QUALITY Matters

604-465-3189

• Basement Suites • Kitchens • Baths • Remodels • Additions • Flooring • Painting • Drywall • Much More Since 1972 Dan 778-837-0771

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www.paintspecial.com

604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

HANDYMAN CONNECTION HANDYMAN CONNECTION Handyman Connection - Bonded -Renovations - Installations -

DRAIN Tiles, Sewer, Water Video Inspection, Jack Hammering, Hand Excavating Call Tobias 604.782.4322

POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New oor inst. & nishing. Ren.

Repairs, Staining. Free Est. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-468-4117.

Robert J. O’Brien

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299

PICK-UP ...... or .... DELIVERY

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

275

“JUST A GREAT JOB!”

all soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements.

Repair, Replace, Remodel...

PEDRO’S Contracting & Drainage.

Landscaping, Water Lines & Cement work. Call 604-468-2919.

NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses

GREENWORX Redevelopment Inc. Hedges, Pavers, Ponds & Walls.

Returng, Demos, Drainage, Concrete cutting, Jack hammering, old swimming pools lled in & decks. 604-782-4322

NO Wood byproducts used

DRYWALL

ELECTRICAL

LANDSCAPING

D Garden Blend Soil D Lawn Blend Soil D Custom Blends avail.

D Composted Mushroom Manure

HOME Reno’s - Suites, Kitchen & Bath, Flooring, Composite Decks, Landscape & more. Call Roberto for a free quote 604-961-5156

CASCADE DRYWALL. Res / Comm Drywall, taping, text. ceilings, t-bar. steel stud. Call Rob 604-218-2396.

Professional DRYWALL & TAPING All Textures. Big / Small Projects.

Call: 604-970-1285

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604-728-5643

Leo: 604-657-2375 / 604-462-8620

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.Robert’s Handyman Service If I can’t do it, It can’t be done.

604-941-1618 or 604-811-4222.

Central Creek Construction Renishing oors - no dust, tiles, crown mouldings & baseboards.

604-773-7811 or 604-432-1857

centralcreek@gmail.com

MISC SERVICES

9Dump Site Now Open9 SBroken Concrete RocksS $25.00 Per Metric Ton SMud - Dirt - Sod - ClayS $25.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

Meadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

320

MOVING & STORAGE

ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING

Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates.

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

ABBA MOVERS & DEL Res/comm 1-5 ton truck, 2men fr $45. SENIOR DISCOUNT.Honest, bsmt clean up.

25yrs Exp. 24hrs/7days 604-506-7576

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Ph: 604-942-4383

www.pro-accpainting.com

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PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Call Aman: 778-895-2005

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PRESSURE WASHING

----- PRESSURE WASHING ----- LICENSED & INSURED -- HOUSES START AT $150 -- CALL ANTHONY 778*228*6302 (qualityonly.ca) POWER WASHING since 1982.

WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

FIVE STAR ROOFING All kinds of re-roong & repairs.

Free est. Reasonable rates.

778-998-7505 or 604-961-7505

E PRESS 15 %

exc dis lusiv Lim cou e Exc ited Tim nt lu sive e Offe r!

PAINTING

Residential Exterior & Interior

778-858-7275

www.expresspainting.ca

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 372

SUNDECKS

PETS 477

PETS

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

A1 TOP CANADIAN ROOFING LTD.

MANX (Bobtail) Kittens, born March 25, 2 males , charcoal grey with stripes, $75, Mission, 604-820-4827

Specializing in Re-Rooď&#x192;&#x17E;ng New Rooď&#x192;&#x17E;ng & Repairs.

All kinds of rooď&#x192;&#x17E;ng. Free Est.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

778-878-2617 (BBB) or 604-781-2094

506 . Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688

374

TREE SERVICES TREE BROTHERS SPECIALIST

Tree Removal/Topping/Spiral Thinning/Hedge Trimming/Stump Grinding. Free Estimates.

WCB/Fully Insured

$25 Off with this Ad

Jerry, 604-500-2163

APPLIANCES

POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*Stove Up to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.

551

GARAGE SALES

356

EXTRA CHEAP

Furniture, Clothes, Toys, Pictures, Kitchen Items & More

MISC. FOR SALE

STEEL BUILDINGS...â&#x20AC;?OUR BIG 35TH ANNIVERSARY SALEâ&#x20AC;?

20X20 $4500. 25X24 $5198. 30X30 $7449.

32X36 $8427.

40X46 $12140. One end Wall included.

Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca.

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PETS 477 560

MISC. FOR SALE

BELGIUM MALINOI dogs from very strong working line a 6/mo old & a 4/year old. Imported from Holland. $1500/each. Call 604-710-3884.

GENERATORS

1,000 Watts to 12,000 Watts

749

$

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www.gacheckpoint.com

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Clean, quiet apt blk.

Suites to rent.

Sorry no pets.

Family owned & operated for 40 yrs.

(604)936-5755

Derek Manor

2048 Manning Ave. Port Coquitlam

604-941-5452; 604-944-7889

Impeccably Clean!

750

MISC. WANTED

FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer.

1.866.960.0045 www.dollars4guns.com.

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO 2 Bedroom Apartments BRIGHT & LARGE

Central Coquitlam Co-op Seniors Only Building No subsidy Cls to transit, schools & shops Dasl ~ 604 945 5864 dasl@terramanagement.ca PORT COQUITLAM; 2 Bdrm apt $825 & $845. Quiet family complex, no pets. 604-464-0034.

SUITES, LOWER

COQUITLAM; 2 Bdrm. $1100/mo + 1/3 utils/cable. Bus stop out front. 5 Min walk to school. Avail Aug 15th.

N/S, sm pet neg. (604)377-6632 or email: oceancleaning@gmail.com COQUITLAM. 2 bdrm grnd lvl suite.

Priv entry. W/d. Close to elem. school & all amens. $1,125/mo. incl. utils. N/P. N/S. July 5. 604-9313677.

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TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1108/mo - $1211/mo. Shares reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available.

19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938 PORT COQUITLAM; 2 Bdrm townhouse, $905. Quiet family complex, no pets. 604-464-0034.

TRANSPORTATION

1073 Spar Drive

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed!

Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865

APARTMENT/CONDO

MOVING SALE

SAWMILLS from only $4,397 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.

JUNK / RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free! (778)997-5757

RENTALS

Saturday & Sunday June 27 & 28, 9am-3pm

560

RUBBISH REMOVAL

706

COQUITLAM

~ NO EARLY BIRDS PLEASE ~

Rooď&#x192;&#x17E;ng Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.

RENTALS

845 Good Apartment Sizes Heat SH/W S Parking 1 & 2 bdrm. Avail July 1 $810/mo. No Pets

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

The Scrapper

Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & Credit check reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d

MAPLE RIDGE

Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d 1 Bdrm suite $720/mo Util + sec pkng extra

No pets. Close to amen.

Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & Credit Check Reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d.

McIntosh Plaza

MARINE

Suit Mature Adults

22330 McIntosh Avenue

(604)463-6841

Polo Club Apartments 19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg.

3 Blocks to W.C. Express W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d & Absolutely No Pets

604.465.7221

Clean out your garage! www.bcclassified.com 709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PORT COQUITLAM 775-3000sqft.

Ground ď&#x192;&#x;oor commercial space.

Ofď&#x192;&#x17E;ce / retail / service type business. Facing onto city park. 2 blks from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy intersection. Call 604-464-3550.

912

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