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The inaugural All Nations Festival ended with rousing performances last Saturday night, drawing the likes of Bill Henderson of Chilliwack fame and Doug and the Slugs but it also featured lesser known artists, such as First Nations rapper Ronnie Dean Harris (above). The three-day event started at Douglas College last Thursday and Friday, and continued with a Town Centre Park fair all day Saturday.

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HOT & DRY WEATHER

Sprinkler scofflaws face bigger fines in Coquitlam GARY MCKENNA The Tri-CiTy News

Watering your lawn against the law will cost a lot more in Coquitlam after council voted Monday to increase fines.

The recent hot and dry weather conditions prompted the changes and residents will now face fines that escalate with each stage of Metro Vancouver’s

watering restriction.

Now, someone caught watering their lawn outside the designated times will pay a $75 fine during a stage 1 restriction, an amount that doubles to $150 during a stage 2 restriction.

Violating the stage 3 restrictions — which are currently in place in all Metro Vancouver cities — will cost $300 while a

stage 4 violator will pay $500.

Fines can be reduced if paid within 14 days.

During the current stage 3 water restriction, residents are banned from watering their lawns, refilling hot tubs, pools and garden ponds, and washing boats and vehicles.

Exemptions for new lawns and nematode applications are void during a stage 3 ban.

Metro water numbers are down: page 3

There are also changes to the city’s smoking bylaw. see SMOKING, page 3

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HOT & DRY WEATHER

Rain & restrictions cut Metro water use Keep conserving, regional officials tell residents

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Coquitlam parks have long been non-smoking at all times, with $75 tickets for anyone caught breaking the rules.

But that amount will now increase to $500 between June 1 and Sept. 30, or anytime there is an extreme fire risk.

“Despite public awareness on the topic, cigarette butts remain one of the leading causes of fires in parks, forests and dry grass,” Andrea MacDonald, Coquitlam’s manager of bylaw and animal control services, said last week.

Residents who see someone violating the watering restrictions are asked to contact the engineering customer service line 24/7 at 604-927-3500. People are encouraged to contact the department while the violation is taking place and/or provide evidence of the violation, like a timestamped photo.

Residents who see someone smoking in a park can call bylaws at 604-927-7387 or 604-927-3085 or email bylaw_enforcement@coquitlam.ca.

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A combination of cool, rainy weather over the weekend and Metro Vancouver’s move to tougher stage 3 water restrictions appear to have sharply cut water consumption in the region.

The region had set a target of cutting water use to no more than 1.2 billion litres of water per day when stage 3 — including a complete ban on lawn sprinkling — was declared July 20.

Regional usage fell from 1.48 billion that day to the 1.2 billion target last Thursday.

As wetter weather arrived and fewer residents felt the need to water plants, the numbers dropped further — to 1.05 billion litres Friday, 1.02 billion Saturday and one billion Sunday.

“Those are good numbers,” Metro water utilities committee chair Darrell Mussatto said.

“We’ve had three good days of cooler weather and people making the adjustment — respecting stage 3.”

But he cautioned there are no plans to relax the restrictions — the toughest Metro has imposed in 12 years — and

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For some Tri-City views on watering bans, see TC letters, page 11

he urged residents to remain vigilant.

“We don’t want to be complacent,” Mussatto said. “The reservoirs need much more water than we received on the weekend to get them into a good healthy operating range.”

He estimated 100 mm of rain is required to bring the regional water supply up into the midst of its normal range for this time

of year and noted, “We’re going into what is traditionally the driest part of the year.”

If consumption can be held to no more than 1.2 billion litres per day, Metro officials estimate the reservoirs will have enough water to meet demand even if no rain falls until November. jnagel@blackpress.ca @jeffnagel

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Port Coquitlam Coun. Brad West, chair of the city’s public works committee, holds one of the new door hangers that will be placed on the doors of PoCo residents and business owners who fail to follow the Metro Vancouver Stage 3 water restrictions. The hangers will be hung by the city’s two new water ambassadors, who start on the job tomorrow (Thursday) and will report offenders to bylaw officers.

Under Stage 3, property owners are banned from sprinkling their lawns and gardens.

HERITAGE LANDS

‘Save our heritage,’ Ioco developer hears More consultation on Ioco is planned for September SARAH PAYNE

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Preserving the Ioco townsite’s heritage was the top request at a pair of open houses last week in Port Moody that saw record turnout despite the mid-summer scheduling.

Architect James Cheng, who is representing the Ioco property owners Brilliant Circle Group, said 252 people attended last Friday’s open house and 291 turned up on Sunday, with many of them from PoMo’s April Road and Ioco Road neighbourhoods.

Participants saw a slideshow about the property and then broke up into groups with a facilitator and artist, who sketched ideas on topics, from transportation to arts and culture, heritage and more.

“There were a lot of interesting ideas but the number one consensus was that people would like to preserve the heritage site, on that one there’s no controversy whatsoever,” Cheng told The Tri-City News. “That’s

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Right: Participants at the Ioco open house work with artist Stanley King from the Co-Design Group. Facilitators and artists consulted with residents to come up with concepts and illustrations (one example is above) of what the future of the Ioco lands in Port Moody and Anmore could look like. More than 250 people showed up for the open house last Friday and almost 300 took part two days later, a huge number for such an event held during the summer. the character, the history, and they want to preserve it.”

Cheng said there was widespread support for ideas around remediating heritage buildings and make them the centre of the new area, similar to Fort Langley’s revitalization.

Also popular were ideas for improving the waterfront, with greater public access to the water, particularly for non-

motorized activities such as canoeing, kayaking and paddleboarding, and the need to offer a variety of housing types, including downsizing options for seniors who would like to stay in the area.

Traffic was raised as a concern, particularly on Ioco Road, and while there was support for building the David Avenue connection, there were

also those who aren’t in favour of it going through PoMo’s Bert Flinn Park.

“I don’t think that’s surprising,” Cheng said. “There are some people who understand the necessity and the traffic impact of going through the park but a couple did say as long as there’s no loss… and if there’s a road through the park, then we should expand the park.

“A lot of people did not realize that road alignment has been on the books for 35 years.”

Cheng said facilitators received comments criticizing the late July open houses so they plan to book another one in September. Anmore residents also said their needs were unique from PoMo’s, Cheng said, so they’ll likely

schedule separate public information events once they’ve developed more concrete proposals.

Imperial Oil sold the 232acre property, of which about 150 acres are in Anmore and 82 in PoMo, in 2013.

• Visit www.iocolands.ca for more information. spayne@tricitynews.com @spayneTC

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PORT COQUITLAM

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DRIVE-THRU? The owner of a Port Coquitlam strip mall pleaded his case for a drive-thru Starbucks at Monday’s city council meeting.

Bill Harris spoke to council with the support of about a dozen mall tenants at the meeting — all of whom he said “have suffered greatly” since CIBC vacated the anchor building two years ago.

The mall is located at the northeast corner of Coast Meridian Road and Prairie Avenue.

While councillors were sympathetic to the retailers’ plight, they were split on whether to allow the bid for a drive-thru cafe given the mall design.

Instead, after a 30-minute debate that resulted in three mixed votes, city council agreed to defer the application to after the summer break.

Last month, the city’s smart growth committee — chaired by Coun.

Glenn Pollock, who was absent Monday — unanimously rejected the rezoning concept by Harvest Developments, saying the proposal would jam up the increasingly busy Coast Meridian/ Prairie intersection and make access difficult.

But on Monday, council was undecided how to proceed and defeated motions to return it to committee, defeat it or move it to public hearing. Council is due to reconsider at its Sept. 14 council meeting.

Coquitlam wants PoCo to chip in on $30k traffic study JANIS WARREN

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The city of Coquitlam is asking Port Coquitlam city hall to pay for half of a $30,000 study to look at linking up its roads with PoCo’s Fremont connector.

On Monday, PoCo city council was applauded and thanked

by Sun Valley neighbourhood residents after it unanimously voted to run the north part of the connector up Devon Road.

But rather than picking one of the three options recommended by city staff, council chose to go with what its smart growth committee had suggested: dead-ending the route at Lincoln Avenue in Coquitlam.

The committee vice-chair, Coun. Brad West, called it a “logical choice,” saying there was no point in curving the alignment west and back to the Sun Valley neighbourhood as it has been trying to avoid the potential traffic impact for those property owners.

Instead, he said, Coquitlam must now figure out how to join up with the arterial route, which is expected to carry thousands of commuters due to live in the new Partington Creek neighbourhood of Burke Mountain located to the north.

“I’ve said all along that we will choose the road alignment that best meets our needs for our residents and we hope that the city of Coquitlam will want to work with us on this,” Mayor

The city of Port Coquitlam map shows three options for the north part of the Fremont connector. On Monday, city council chose the eastern route but dead-ended it at Lincoln, with no curves at the Devon Road intersection.

Greg Moore said at Monday’s council meeting. “We definitely want to work with them but it’s a two-way street.”

Still, in a July 21 letter, Jozsef Dioszeghy, Coquitlam’s general manager of engineering and public works, wrote to his PoCo counterpart, Kristen Meersman, director of engineering and operations, about his concerns for the dead-ended Devon option. He suggests PoCo back down and follow the connector along a western alignment — the route that’s the closest

to Fremont Street and the BC Hydro power lines.

“The smart growth committee [fourth] alignment alternative is an entirely new option which would require a study to assess feasibility and related costs,” he wrote. “Coquitlam recommends a $30,000 study to assess alignment alternatives for the section between Lincoln Avenue and Victoria Drive as long as Port Coquitlam contributes 50% of the costs.” jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

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Affordable housing land to be developed GARY MCKENNA

The Tri-CiTy News

Three parcels of land designated as affordable housing sites in northeast Coquitlam will now likely be sold to developers for market housing.

City staff said the properties, which are located in the Smiling Creek and Lower Hyde Creek neighbourhoods, are too far from transit and services to be effective as affordable housing. They noted that the lands are not included in the current draft affordable housing strategy and would be better off if they were developed as market townhouses or street-oriented row homes.

“Very early on in the [housing affordability strategy] process, it was identified that these three sites were not the sites to pursue,” said Coquitlam city manager Peter Steblin, later adding that “our goal would be to bring some of these sites to market in a measured way.”

A report to council stated that removing the affordable housing designation at 3535 Princeton Ave., 3499 Gislason Ave. and 3419 Roxton Ave. would “improve certainty for the surrounding neighbourhoods regarding the type of developments that will be built on these sites.”

Several people who spoke during a public hearing expressed reservations with the bylaw amendment, which passed the first three readings Monday night.

Sandy Burpee, chair of the

Tri-Cities Homelessness Task Group, said he was concerned about where the proceeds of the land sale would end up.

“I understand the intent behind this,” he said, “but I would encourage the city that once these lands are sold, that the proceeds go into the affordable housing reserve fund.”

Neal Nicholson, a former city councillor, concurred with Burpee, saying removing the affordable housing designation from these properties ahead of the implementation of the affordable housing strategy is premature.

He said he fears the “assets dedicated for a community purpose a number of years ago will fall into general use,” rather than for affordable housing as they were intended, he said.

But most of council seemed to agree that the location of the properties is not appropriate for affordable housing.

When the land received the designation back in 2005, it was thought that transit and schools would come along as the area developed. Those services have yet to materialize and several councillors said the resources could be better used elsewhere. What form that will take is still unclear but Coun. Mae Reid said selling the lands was the right move for the city.

“Instead of a piggy bank, we have a land bank,” she said.

Final reading on the amendment will take place at a future council meeting. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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TRI-CITY COPS & CRIME

Crossley back in court on new charges Convicted killer is expected to plead guilty in court SARAH PAYNE

THE TRI-CITY NEWS

The young man who killed Port Coquitlam’s Jesse Penner is expected to plead guilty next month to several theft-related charges in B.C. Provincial Court in Richmond.

In April, Ryan Crossley was arrested in Richmond and charged with four counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000 and identity theft.

Less than a week later, he was also charged with two counts of vehicle theft and possession of stolen property under $5,000 in New Westminster and another vehicle theft in Coquitlam. He’s also facing aggravated assault and assault with a weapon charges in Surrey.

Crossley completed his full six-year sentence for Penner’s murder in December 2012, having failed in his bid for an early release after serving twothirds of his sentence, and was then sentenced to two more years for prison assaults on an inmate and corrections officer.

Crossley has court appearances scheduled for Aug. 5 in New Westminster, Aug. 18 in Richmond and in March 2016 in Surrey.

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JESSE PENNER are still investigating the incident and it’s not known whether speed or alcohol were factors.

They’re asking any witnesses to contact them at 604-9451550 and quote file number 2015-24401.

WOMAN DIES

Coquitlam RCMP were called to a vehicle parked on Gabriola Avenue in the New Horizons subdivision shortly before 1 p.m. last Friday after a witness noticed a woman slumped over the steering wheel of a Jeep Cherokee.

Officers determined the woman, a Coquitlam resident in her 60s, had suffered from a medical issue and foul play was not suspected. The coroner’s office is assisting with the investigation. spayne@tricitynews.com @spayneTC

Cops on lookout for fraudsters with stolen and fake cheques ID theft linked to theft of wallet in June 2014 SARAH PAYNE

THE TRI-CITY NEWS

A stolen wallet more than a year ago has turned into an even bigger headache for the owner, who now appears to be the victim of identity theft.

On June 28, 2014, the wallet containing credit and debit cards, a driver’s licence and several cheques made out to the victim was stolen from an office in the 3000block of Lincoln Avenue.

On July 10, 2015, the victim began receiving calls from a collection agency about unpaid mobile phone bills.

Since he doesn’t have a cell phone and has never opened such an account, he realized his identity was compromised and reported it to the police.

Investigators were able

to get a photo of the man who allegedly cashed the cheques at a Money Mart last September.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 604945-1550 and quote file number 201522410 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www. solvecrime.ca.

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CHEQUE SCAM

Coquitlam RCMP are hoping the public can identify a man who allegedly attempted to cash a fraudulent cheque with stolen identification at a Johnson Street bank on July 4.

Police say the man suddenly got nervous and fled the bank before getting the cash, and it’s not the first

Above: The suspect in an alleged attempt to cash a fraudulent cheque at a bank on Johnson Street in Coquitlam. Left: A suspect who allegedly cashed cheques belonging to someone else that were in a wallet that was stolen from an office last year. time this has happened.

Investigators allege the man attempted to cash a fraudulent cheque with a different name at the same location on June 29, as well as at other locations.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian man wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses and

a sleeveless shirt; he has tattoos on both arms.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2015-21661 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca. spayne@tricitynews.com @spayneTC

MVA DEATH

A Coquitlam man has died after a serious accident last Friday night.

The man in his 40s was riding a motorcycle when he crashed into a parked vehicle on Ozada Avenue at Tahsis Avenue, in the New Horizons neighbourhood east of Pipeline Road. He was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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GARY MCKENNA A routine bathroom break for a Coquitlam dog turned into a frightening ordeal for the pooch and its owner early Saturday morning.

Tammy McBride said her 10 lb. maltipoo, Vegas, was only a few feet from the door of her townhouse near Mariner Way and Dewdney Trunk Road when the pooch was snatched up by a coyote.

McBride said she started screaming so loud that she likely woke up everyone in the area.

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‘Plan B’ leaves us where we began: spinning our wheels W e’re finally getting a look at Plan B in the wake of the failure of the TransLink funding plebiscite. The B, it seems, stands for boondoggle.

The mayors of Surrey and Vancouver are threatening they’ll go their own way and seek to build rapid transit lines without the regional transportation authority.

Other mayors in the region are now so disgruntled, there’s talk of disbanding the mayors’ council — the only smidgen of influence elected officials (and by extension, the rest of us) have with TransLink.

And who can blame them?

They did the impossible and put together a (mostly) unanimous vision for needed transit improvements, only to have the whole thing

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It takes decisionmaking powers away from our local elected leaders and shifts accountability and blame off of the province, which appoints TransLink’s board members, controls its funding levers and, when a transportation minister feels like it, imposes things such as fare gates.

Thwarting accountability is a BC Liberaldesigned feature, not a bug, and the only change we’ve seen at the agency since the plebiscite is a revolving door for TransLink’s executives.

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Why water woes?

The Editor, Re. “Water use down after Metro ban on watering” (The Tri-City News, July 24).

I find it extremely ironic that there is no water shortage in desert countries where rain is a scarce commodity but in Vancouver, Canada’s third most rainy city, with 161 rainy days a year and rivers sending millions of gallons of water per minute to the ocean, we are facing a potential stage 4 water restrictions. Under such restrictions, we would be heavily penalized for trying to save our beloved flowers, fruit trees, veggies and lawns from thirst and would helplessly watch them turn brown and wither.

Perhaps we have to think outside the box — or outside the reservoir — in our watermanagement strategy. We don’t need fancy desalination equipment to convert sea water into fresh water, like most arid countries and cruise ships do. We only need someone to think of a solution to harness our limitless natural resource, send it to a filtration plant and distribute it to homes, businesses and farms,

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The Editor, Our mailman, Andy, the best ever, just retired.

Unfortunately, he didn’t show up at his usual time in our area so we could cheer him on.

So, from Gerry, Kili and the bunch from the 800- and 900-blocks of Cornell Avenue, thank you, Andy, for the many years of a job well done. You will never know how much we appreciated the bills, invoices, final notices, traffic tickets, court summonses and the occasional cheque you brought us.

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200 SNOWPLOWS?

The Editor, According to Darrell Mussatto, Metro Vancouver is now basing its water supply estimates on a year with “no water between now and the end of October” in spite of the fact that this has never happened. Why would Metro choose to base its policies on something that, even according to its estimates, would be a one-in-750-year occurrence? I’m curious how it would have been able to es-

timate this likelihood. The use of such doomsday scenarios only serves to make meaningful planning impossible.

Do we now estimate that we will receive 15 feet of snow this winter — who cares that this has never happened? — and buy 200 snowplows for Metro?

As I write this letter, I can hear the rain dripping off my roof outside. The recent “drought” and Metro’s accompanying response has only served to further undermine its credibility as planners for the future of this growing region.

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A new Port Moody’s public works yard, which currently sits on prime Inlet Centre real estate on Murray Street, is the most likely candidate for the old Barnet landfill, with other potential uses including active park space and “green tech” industry.

“It has good access for trucks… and access is via the highway for deliveries of sand, gravel and salt,” said PoMo Mayor Mike Clay. “It has a lot of land so we could have a repair bay for our big trucks.”

“There’s a lot of room to work on, it’s out of the way and it’s a less valuable piece of land than where it is now. It’s industrial land, there aren’t really any opportunities for residential — it will be commercial, industrial or park.”

Clay was talking about the future of the land after local MP James Moore announced a federal grant of $705,500 last Friday towards the site’s remediation. The province is matching the landfill grant via the Small Communities Fund and the city will pick up the rest of the $2.1-million tab.

Located off the Barnet Highway, below College Park, the 11-hectare landfill stopped taking garbage sometime in the early 1990s, Clay said, but continued to take green waste

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In 2008 Port Moody signed a non-binding agreement with Plasco Energy, which proposed building a gasification plant on the property, but that plan was later turfed in the face of significant public opposition.

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s a visual person, I enjoy reading a book and then watching the movie based on that book. When I read, I really like to visualize the environment, the main characters, their clothing and their homes. It is interesting for me to then compare my impressions with how a filmmaker chooses to realize the book.

To try this yourself, there are a great many choices.

You might want to start with an American classic like Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird.

This novel has been hugely popular since it was first published in 1960 and the release of a previously unknown novel

by Lee has certainly renewed interest in her classic tale of family and of racial inequality in the U.S. south. This is a great time to re-read this wonderful book and to watch the movie starring Gregory Peck as the fictional legal hero Atticus Finch.

For another classic political duo you could check out John Steinbeck’s Depression epic The Grapes of Wrath and the film starring Henry Fonda.

If your tastes are more English, there seems to be a recent mini-industry in making films based on Jane Austin’s romantic fictions about the landed gentry of 19th century England; check out Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park or Emma. A more wildly romantic treatment of English life can be found in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and also in any of the movie ad-

aptations based on Jane’s love for the tragic Mr. Rochester.

There are also lots of contemporary choices for you in addition to the well-known bestseller/blockbuster combos such as Dan Brown’s Professor Robert Langdon titles or Robert Ludlum’s series about super secret agent Jason Bourne. In Still Alice by Lisa Genova, a university professor and her family struggle when she is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s.

Julianne Moore received a best actress Oscar in last year’s film version of this beautiful and moving book.

Another interesting book and movie combination is Richard Morias’ The Hundred-Foot Journey, which tells the story of chef Hassan Haji’s rise from a Mumbai slum to the kitchen of his own elegant restaurant in Paris. The trip is considerably longer and more complicated than the 100 feet required to cross the street from his father’s cheap Indian restaurant to the traditional French country

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inn owned by Hassan’s nemesis (and later mentor) Mme. Mallory. Both Morias’ description of a dazzling array of dishes and the movie’s visual portrayal of the same have impressed the critics.

Seven of Glendon Swathout’s novels have been made into movies, including the 2014 release The Homesman. The story takes us back to the real-life challenges of early pioneers in the U.S. midwest, and the difficulties faced by women in particular.

Strong-willed young Mary Bee Cuddy and her disreputable protector George Briggs escort four emotionally shattered woman from the wild Nebraska Territory to Iowa where they can be properly cared for. Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones head up a stellar cast as the two main protagonists in the film version, with Swank in particular receiving lots of praise for her portrayal of Mary Bee. Among my own favourite book/film meet-ups is We Need to Talk about Kevin. This psychological thriller analyzing a teenage murderer’s motivation after a school massacre was written by Lionel Shriver as a series of letters from the killer’s mother. In the movie, this literary form is translated into expressing the mother’s memories and life-long mixed emotions towards her son in a series of flashbacks.

There are many more suggestions I could give but, instead, ask at your local library and have a happy book/movie night.

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

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• Tri-City Wordsmiths meeting, 2-4:30 p.m., Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. Topic: “Children’s Writing: 12 Steps for Plotting their Stories,” presented by speaker Pandora Ballard, writer and publicist and founding member of Tri-City Wordsmiths. Learn how to start planning your children’s story. Registration is appreci-

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• 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.

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• Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group (PCCN Coquitlam) monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Pinetree community centre. All those involved with prostate problems are urged to come and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere.Info: Norm, 604-936-8703 or Ken, 604-936-2998.

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Ladies, it’s that time of year again to eat, laugh and get pampered at Port Moody city hall.

The Port Moody Arts Centre (PMAC) Society is rolling out its red carpet for the eleventh time to host Girls’ Night Out. And this year’s all-female party comes with a special twist: Participants are encouraged to dress up in saris and other Indian apparel to match the Bollywood theme.

PMAC visual arts curator Janice Cotter said event committee member Keena Hicken-Gaberria came up with the idea to make it a south Asian-styled Girls’ Night Out. Sponsored Scotiabank and The Tri-City News, the 19-plus event on Aug. 7 will see 210 women networking but also relaxing and enjoying the services of local beauty businesses, said organizer Kelly Doyle.

The pre-show reception from 6:30 to 8 p.m. includes Indian cuisine appetizers by Masala Junction as well as fashion and art demonstrations from Cleopatra Brow Bar, Divine Soul Sister, Henna Vancouver, KC London Nail Design, Shoppers Drug Mart, Skoah and Spa Divine.

Raffle and surprise box sales will be held throughout the night, with many prizes donated by the Tri-City Potters and the Blackberry Artists Society.

For the second half of the evening, funny girl Erica Sigurdson will emcee and welcome performances by comedians Melanie Rose, Fatima Dhowre and Jane Stanton, until 10:30 p.m.

A two-time Canadian Comedy award nominee and the winner of Funniest Female Comic at the 2015 Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Sigurdson has been a regular since Girls’ Night Out began.

But while recent Girls’ Night Out festivities have supported PMAC’s expansion into the Centennial/ Appleyard House — a drive that is now complete — this year’s fundraiser will benefit a new campaign for the society: Making it Work.

Doyle said the goal is to raise $200,000 over the next two years to pay for gear and supplies for the renovated facility.

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Port Moody Arts Centre’s Laura Chambers (gallery assistant) and Sharona Mandagie (communications assistant) are getting ready for the 11th annual Girls’ Night Out at Port Moody city hall on Friday, Aug. 7. They are pictured in front a painting by Mark Pytlos, called Flaming Parrot.

(Proceeds from this fall’s gala fundraiser, RESPECT, will also support the cause).

Already, the effort is getting a good push from PMAC’s neighbour, Scotiabank.

The branch is matching ticket sales to Girls’ Night Out as well as raffle and bar sales at the event, up to $5,000 (its staff is also volunteering on the night).

However, in order to do

that, it’s asking guests to purchase their Girls’ Night Out tickets onsite at 2501 St. Johns St. As well, reserved seating is only available through ticket sales at Scotiabank and won’t be available online.

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The arts hub in the old Port Moody city hall is going through a transformation these days.

Not only does the Port Moody Arts Centre (PMAC) have a new wing for programming — with the addition of the Centennial/Appleyard home — but, this month, it welcomed a new leader.

And while Mike Clay is the city’s mayor on the political front, it can be argued Stephen Torrence is his counterpart for the creative stream: the executive director who will be steering the City of the Arts through its most prominent artistic venue.

Torrence, an award-winning stage director and a New Westminster resident, is on contract with the Port Moody Arts Centre Society until December 2016, replacing Bruce Campbell.

The Tri-City News caught up with Torrence at his second day on the job to talk about what lies ahead. And, like a mayor, he mainly spoke about the challenge to manage dollars and cents.

A volunteer-led, non-profit organization, PMAC receives its funding from: the city of Port Moody; program and membership fees; art sales commissions; donations, grants and sponsorships; and fundraising events such as Girls’ Night Out, which is happening Aug. 7 (see story at left).

Recently, after completing its $200,00 expansion campaign, it launched another $200,000 drive called Making it Work to pay for new equipment and supplies (over the

past month, PMAC has seen a 60% jump in the number of music students and the society now needs $52,000 to replace pianos in three of its five studios).

According to its 2014 annual report, PMAC saw 28,000 visitors last year — up 80% in a year.

Torrence said the most pressing demand is to balance the books (given last year’s operational overruns) while serving the growing appetite for arts and culture.

Discretionary dollars are tight and competition for that cash “is very, very competitive,” he said, noting other fields of interest such as sports.

On the grants side, Torrence bemoans the decline of provincial government investment in the arts, “which has been a challenge for all of us to do the best that we can with very little.

I don’t think this arts centre is different from any other arts centre or arts organization, in that respect.”

The key, Torrence said, is to build alliances around the community to secure PMAC’s future.

“I’m a person who believes partnerships are the best for winning solutions,” he said.

“The city serves its masters and so do we, so we need to find benefits for both of us in the end.”

Torrence said PMAC already has a solid foundation, built by its dedicated staff and volunteers — all of whom have a desire to see the arts centre grow — “and I believe I have been given a real gift with this opportunity…. My job is a builder and to expand what’s in front of us.” jwarren@tricitynews.com

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Subscription tickets are now on sale for Stage 43 Theatrical Society’s next season.

The Coquitlam-based community theatre company will present three shows at the Evergreen Cultural Centre: Men Are Dogs, a comedy by Joe Simonelli and directed by Richard Wiens (Oct. 15 to 18 and Oct. 21 to 24); I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change! a musical comedy by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts and directed by Charlene Scott (Jan. 14 to 17 and Jan. 20 to 23, 2016); and Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, a comedy by Alan Ball and directed by Angela Bell (April 28 to May 1 and May 4 to 7, 2016). Individual show tickets go on sale Sept. 1. Visit stage43.org.

Rotary Club of Port Coquitlam Centennial Coquitlam artist Vera Darius with her eco-art, Water Carrier and Elf.

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T-shirts, tinfoil, wire & Paverpol make eco-art JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

It was during a family vacation to Prince Edward Island last summer when a heron caught Vera Darius’ eye — and imagination.

The gallery piece was unusual as it was made out of wire, Paverpol (a textile hardener) and cotton t-shirts.

Back home in Coquitlam, Darius thought she would give the craft a go and researched artists’ DIY guides online.

She liked that it used recycled products and the finished pieces could go inside or out, depending on the materials.

Since then, Darius has made about a dozen works, from mermaids and elves to female figurines and, of course, herons. Now, she has a bird creation in her backyard pond as a deterrent to herons nipping at her fish and a torch lady on her patio holding a citronella candle to keep the bugs away.

“I love them because they’re both decorative and functional,” she said during a tour of her house last week, “and I especially love them because they’re ‘green’ art.”

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hours on each item: shaping the wires to create a frame, infilling with tin foil and draping it with Paverpol-soaked t-shirts donated by her husband (the tshirts must be 100% cotton and with no writing).

After it hardens, Darius paints and clear coats them.

While she has had no formal training in Paverpol pieces, Darius has a varied background in the fine arts. She studied painting and decorating at BCIT, does freelance voice-over work, plays the guitar and, for a decade, was part of the Sweet Adelines, a com-

petitive women’s barbershop harmony ensemble.

Being semi-retired, she wants to spend more time pursuing her passions and hopes to find a market for her Paverpol creations.

Last Saturday, she launched her first sale for her Facebook friends. “I want to see what kind of interest is out there,” Darius said, “because I know that eco-art is becoming more and more popular.”

• For more information on Vera Darius’ art, email vdarius@telus.net. jwarren@tricitynews.com

On June 25, 2015 the Rotary Club of Port Coquitlam Centennial held an induction ceremony for their 11th President, Ron Goyette.

The celebration was held at the Michael Wright Gallery at the Gathering Place in Leigh Square.

The patron of the gallery, Michael Wright and his wife Thelka joined in the celebration.

Rather than the traditional sit down meal along with a number of speeches and presentations from Rotary and local leaders, Ron elected to hold his induction in a cocktail party atmosphere and surroundings.

“I am convinced we as Rotarians need to look at doing things differently if we are to attract potential members and keep our current membership fully engaged in the many community events in which we participate , while we continue to do the good work of Rotary around the world” Ron said.

Ron has been a member of the Rotary Club of Port Coquitlam Centennial for 5 years, where he has held the positions of treasurer and President Elect and both he and his board of directors are looking forward to a year of growth and increased community profile. During his incoming President speech Ron encouraged business leaders and professionals to attend any of the Club meetings at the Wilson Centre every Thursday afternoon from 4.15 pm to 5.30 pm or for more information to visit the Club website at www.pocorotary.ca.

Rotary is a global network of community volunteers who are business and professional leaders in their communities who meet regularly to plan and implement humanitarian service and activities and network with other professionals. More than 1.2 million men and women in over 220 countries and geographical areas belong to over 34,000 Rotary Clubs.

“Rotarians do good work in their community and have fun doing it” For more information contact Ron Goyette at 604 512 4398 or Barrie Seaton at 604 945 6627.

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VISUAL ARTS

Sculpting brings solace after a mother’s death JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

When Ati Ahkami immigrated to Canada with her husband and their three young children in 1978, her mother came, too.

She helped her daughter care for the kids while Ahkami and her husband settled in the new country, got jobs and learned new skills.

But her mother suffered a series of strokes over the years and, when she died in 2006, Ahkami’s heart broke. “I was so sad. I was very, very lonely.”

A friend helped Ahkami to pick up the pieces and took her to a class taught by Parvaneh Roudgar, a well-known Port Moody sculptor who exhibits around the world.

The Coquitlam resident remembers that day well. “They gave me a piece of clay to play with. I loved it and I started to work non-stop.”

While she and her husband ran their group daycare, Parkland Players, Ahkami was also busy in her studio moulding terracotta clay into shape — sometimes up to 12 hours a day with no breaks.

Often, she tried to recreate her mother’s face. Sculpting,

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An image from last year’s event at VanDusen Garden in Vancouver.

she said, “deeply affected me.

It kept me in touch with my feelings and took me to a place where I felt very comfortable. It was my own space.”

Her teacher and classmates were impressed with the quality of her work. After only two classes, Ahkami was presenting fine pieces that were comparable to a professional sculptor’s design, she said.

Today, her artwork primarily focuses on the female form.

“Ever since I was a kid, I drew the face of a woman,” said Ahkami, who has her bachelor of accounting degree from the University of Tehran. “I know how hard it is to be a woman.

We have so much pain and suffering and misery in our

lives, especially women in the Muslim world.”

Her portraits tend to be nude or partially naked, forcing the viewer to look further into the depth of the woman’s soul rather than fixating on her beautiful exterior, she said.

Now with Parkland Players sold, Ahkami said she’s enjoying retirement and plans to launch into sculpting full-time.

This past spring, she joined the Sculptors’ Society of British Columbia, which tomorrow (Thursday) opens its eighth annual exhibit at VanDusen Garden in Vancouver with more than 20 artists working in new and classic styles.

Ahkami will have three pieces on display — each of which took about five months to build — and she’s excited to see the show given that it’s the first time she has been part of one of the society’s events.

“I hope to do more,” she said. “It’s an honour to be included with so many wonderful sculptors and in such a beautiful area.”

• The 8th annual Summer Show at VanDusen Botanical Garden (5251 Oak St., Vancouver) runs July 30 to Aug. 3. jwarren@tricitynews.com

ARTS IN BRIEF

Ventriloquist fun, photo competition

Kids can watch talking birds and singing frogs with ventriloquist Kellie Haines in Port Coquitlam next week.

Haines started her craft at the age of eight and, now, she is well-versed in theatre, clowning, singing and dancing performances. Her PoCo show on Tuesday, Aug. 4 starts at 11 a.m. at the PoCo recreation complex (2150 Wilson Ave.).

Meanwhile, young ones and their parents can head over to the Terry Fox Library the next day for an evening story time. Librarians will also offer songs and rhymes during the event, which starts at 6:45 p.m. on Aug. 5 at the library (2470 Mary Hill Rd.). Participants are encouraged to wear their PJs and bring a stuffed animal friend.

Call 604-927-7999.

PHOTO CONTEST

Take advantage of the glorious summer weather and snap a picture of a deer or bird in the park.

The BC SPCA is hosting its seventh annual Wildlife-InFocus competition for amateur shutterbugs.

And entries must be received by Sept. 30.

“We are constantly amazed at the mind-blowing photos we receive. They really showcase the astonishing diversity of animals we have throughout B.C., in both urban settings and isolated locations,” BC SPCA chief scientific officer Sara Dubois said in a news release. “From hummingbirds captured mid-flight in a garden ornament’s reflection to a Momma grizzly bear and her cubs crossing a river, the images are stunning and really make it tough for judges to choose the winning photos.”

The contest benefits the BC SCPA’s Wild Animal rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC) on southern Vancouver Island, where more than 2,500 orphaned and injured wild animals are cared for each year.

Photos entered in previous contests have been featured in the BC SPCA’s Animal Sense and Bark! magazines as well as in BC SPCA educational materials, local newspapers, websites and social media. Email contest@wildarc.com. jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

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Coquitlam resident Ati Ahkami will show three sculpture pieces — including Only Me — at the 8th annual Summer Show at VanDusen Botanical Garden (5251 Oak St., Vancouver) from July 30 to Aug. 3.

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Coquitlam, left, has had difficulty capitalizing on their host status during the 2015 Senior Little League Canadian Championship at Blue Mountain Park this week. The club fell to Ottawa 7-2 on Saturday for its fourth loss of the event. However, things were looking up on Monday when the 2-4 club defeated Team Alberta 8-4. On Tuesday, the club followed up the win with a 7-2 victory over Ottawa. Meanwhile Whaley (right in blue), which is representing B.C. at the tournament, defeated Lethbridge 16-3 Saturday night. Team B.C. is currently 6-0, which is good enough for first place.

ON THE TRACK

BCJALL FINALS

Four players ejected in Jr. A’s game 3 win Teams get punchy as A’s take 3-0 lead in final series

BY GARY MCKENNA The Tri-CiTy News

Game 3 of the B.C. Jr. ‘A’ Lacrosse League finals may not have been a sellout, but it was standing room only in the penalty boxes for most of the third period.

With the Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs holding a commanding 13-3 lead going into the final frame, it did not take long for tensions to flare.

The Delta Islanders’ Patrick

tounding five goals and six asThornhill was the first player sists, while Shafer also had five to get tossed for fighting in goals and three assists. the punchy affair, followed Tyler Pace started off the

by Delta’s Chase Fraser and second period with a shortCoquitlam’s Taylor Stuart. handed marker, while Cloutier Even Islanders’ goalie Matt and Shafer got back at it with a Keith got into the fray, when few goals a piece. he racked up 22 minutes in The A’s were in the driver unsportsmanlike penalties and seat going into the third, when was sent to the dressing room WEDNESDAY THURSDAY the bulk of the rough stuff got early. underway.

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Alyssa Dulay-McGuire set a new provincial record in the 200 m hurdles event, when the Coquitlam Cheetahs track and field club member ran a blistering 28.53 s at the B.C. Athletics Provincial Championship last week.

The 12-year-old runner also grabbed gold in the 100 m, 200 m and 300 m as well as the 80 m hurdles.

Dulay-McGuire was not the only Cheetah to break a B.C. record.

Teammate Nico Millenaar set a new provincial record in the 60 m, which he ran in 8.26 s. The 11-year-old also took silver

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in the 100 m, which he ran in 13.41, and a bronze in long jump.

Alanna Noble also carried home a handful of medals, capturing gold in the 60 m, 100 m, high jump and 4 x 100 relay. She also took home silver in the 60 m hurdles and bronze medals in shot put, long jump, javelin and the 200 m.

Lauren Abel, another Cheetah, chipped in with a gold in the 200 m and silvers in the 60 m, 100 m and long jump. She also grabbed a bronze in the 60 m hurdles. @gmckennaTC

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B.C. PREMIER BASEBALL

Reds’ season wraps without playoff berth GARY MCKENNA THE TRI-CITY NEWS

The Coquitlam Reds wrapped up their season with a couple of wins last week, but it wasn’t enough to propel the Premier Baseball League club into a playoff position.

Last Saturday, the team took down the Parksville Royals, coming back from an 11-4 deficit at the end of the third inning defeat the Vancouver Island club 13-12.

Reds’ batters Zac Comeault and Jordan Dray had three runs each in the matchy, while Riley Leoppky had two.

Coquitlam was also strong in its last game of the season on Tuesday against the Whalley Chiefs.

The team jumped out to a commanding 6-1 lead int eh first inning and were strong enough on defence to maintain a significant lead for most of the game.

Whalley managed runs in the third, fourth and sixth,

but two more runs for the Reds put the game out of reach by the time the final inning wrapped up.

But despite the wins, the Reds came up short in the hunt for the eighth and final playoff spot in the BCPBL. Coquitlam, who finished with a 17-27 record and were 4-6 in the last ten, were two games shy of overtaking the Abbotsford Cardinals in the standings.

Playoffs got underway this week. For more information go to www.bcpbl.com.

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CLouTIER HaS 11 poINTS IN WIN continued from page 19

However, when the final buzzer sounded, the visitors were down 17-6.

Pace had three goals and

two assists, while teammate Chase McIntyre had one goal and four assists.

The two teams were expected to meet Tuesday night at the Ladner Leisure

Centre after The Tri-City News’ deadline. For more information go to www. bcjall.com.

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The Coquitlam Jr. Redlegs lost a doubleheader against the Langley Jr. Blaze last week 9-3 in the first match and 8-3 in the second. The club is currently eighth in the B.C. Junior Premier Baseball League with a 12-21 record.

MINOR LACROSSE

PG brings out the best in Coquitlam captain TED CLARKE

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Thomas Semple loves roadtrips to Prince George and it’s even better when he gets to play in provincial championships in his two favourite sports — hockey and lacrosse — at Kin 1 arena.

The arena floor was covered in ice in March when he won the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League championship with the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs, playing at right wing in a twogame sweep of the Cariboo Cougars.

On Sunday, on the bare concrete, Semple was at it again, celebrating another provincial championship with his Coquitlam Adanacs midget A1 lacrosse teammates.

The 16-year-old Adanacs captain and tournament MVP played a starring role in the gold-medal game, scoring four goals and assisting on two others in Sunday’s 10-3 win over the New Westminster Salmonbellies.

“This is the first time [I have]

played here in lacrosse, it’s a fun city, said Semple. “We beat Prince George in hockey in this rink and we were in the same dressing room, it’s awesome.”

Semple was also part of the 2014 Adanacs team which won the provincial A1 title and he said Sunday’s win was even more satisfying “We had to battle through more adversity this year, the games were closer,” said Semple, a Denver University field lacrosse recruit for 2017.

“There is not a better feeling in the world right now and I’m so happy with the team I got to lead. Everyone from the manager to the goalie, everyone knew their jobs and did everything we had to do.”

Blane Donaldson (with two goals), Jalen Chaster, Jordan Taylor and Cody Johnston also scored for Coquitlam.

Nick Hannay, Nicky Pinter and Jake Scott replied for the Salmonbellies, whose win over the Adanacs at the end of the regular season was Coquitlam’s only loss this year.

Coquitlam led 2-1 after one

period and 5-2 after two.

Coquitlam got to the final after a 10-5 semifinal win over Ridge Meadows. New West edged Langley 4-3 in the other semifinal.

In Sunday’s A1 bronzemedal game, Langley beat Ridge Meadows 8-7.

The A1 midget squad was not the only Tri-City squad to have success at the weekend provincials.

The A2 title went to the Port Moody Thunder, who defeated the Prince George Posse 7-2 in the finals. The Coquitlam Adanacs edged the Como Valley Wild 6-5 for the midget B gold league, while Port Coquitlam won bronze.

Several Tri-City players other than Semple also received individual honours.

Ryan Popkey with Port Moody A2 Thunder and Brandon Bavaro of Coquitlam’s midget C club were named most valuable players during the awards ceremony at the end of the tournament. sports@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

PEDRO’S Contracting & Drainage.

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

275

604-251-3382

POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin.

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

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300

Carpentry Services Remove & replace concrete sidewalks, driveways, retaining walls, drainage.

GARDENING Prompt Delivery Available

Member of BBB & WCB

7 Days / Week

www.midascontruction.ca

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

(604)465-1311

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

604-728-3009

info@jkbconstruction.com www.jkbconstruction.com

CLEAN UP S Hedge Trim S Lawn Cuts S Tree Pruning Yard Maintenance Insured S Guaranteed John 778-867-8785

711

Dasl ~ 604 945 5864 dasl@terramanagement.ca

WHATTLEKAINUM HOUSING CO-OP ORIENTATION

Clean, quiet apt blk.

Suites to rent.

Sorry no pets.

Do you want to live in the security of a family community?

Woodland surroundings, on Forest Grove Drive. Good location, close to schools, SFU and Lougheed Mall. No subsidies available. $10 application fee. Maximum housing charges; 2 bdrms $935/mo. 3 bdrms. $1035/mo. & 4 bdrms. $1141/mo. Shares $2500.

604-941-5452; 604-944-7889

A-1 Painting Company - Interior / Exterior 20 years exp. Summer Special 10% off (604)723-8434

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

D Composted Mushroom Manure NO Wood byproducts used

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

604-465-3189 GREENWORX Redevelopment Inc. Hedges, Pavers, Ponds & Walls.

Returfing, Demos, Drainage, Concrete cutting, Jack hammering, old swimming pools filled in & decks. 604-782-4322

Ed’s ROTOTILLING & LANDSCAPING

*Rototilling *Levelling *Gardens *Loader Work *Brush Cutter *Plowing

~ Free Estimates ~

604-941-2263 / 604-725-7246

MISC SERVICES

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

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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

NO SUBSIDIES AVAILABLE Orientation: Sunday, August 2, 1:30 p.m. at 51A-8740 Forest Grove Dr. Phone 604-420-2442

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

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SUNDECKS

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

When QUALITY Matters

17607 Ford Road Pitt Meadows

Impeccably Clean!

Pay-Less Pro Painting

750

Scott 604-891-9967 paylesspropainting.com

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

www.paintspecial.com Running this ad for 10yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299

. Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 .Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

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TREE SERVICES

2 coats any colour

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

AAA DN Painting

Sorry No Pets

CRIME FREE BUILDING

$1250/mo incl everything.

Call 604-945-4151

752

WCB Covered

19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows

FREE ESTIMATES

TRANSPORTATION

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

WCB/Fully Insured

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

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg.

3 Blocks to W.C. Express

.give and take tree service 778.872.8406

PLUMBING

TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1108/mo - $1211/mo. Shares req’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.

Polo Club Apartments

Years of Experience

338

2 Bdrm walk out bsmt suite.

Suit 2 mature tenants, Share laundry. NS/NP.

(604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge

For more info: google us.

Top Quality/Affordable Prices Exterior/Interior Drywall Repair

778-628-7590

COQUITLAM - Oxford Street

GARIBALDI Court 1 & 2 Bdrm units available.

Great location for seniors!

Clean, quiet & affordable!

Incls heat, h/w, cable.

Senior Move-In Allowance.

Refs & Credit check req.

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

SUITES, LOWER

COQUITLAM 2 bdrm g/l ste. Nr. park. Avail. now. NS/NP $900/mo. inc utils, sh ldry. 604-945-6348.

Ref’s & Credit check req’d

604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

CO-OP RENTALS

BURNABY

Coquitlam:

Derek Manor

✶Dump Site Now Open✶

meadowslandscapesupply.com

PORT COQUITLAM 775-3000sqft.

Ground floor commercial space.

Office / retail / service type business. Facing onto city park. 2 blks from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy intersection. Call 604-464-3550.

2048 Manning Ave. Port Coquitlam

317

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

No subsidy Cls to transit, schools & shops

LANDSCAPING

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

CONSTRUCTION INC

Central Coquitlam Co-op

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

(604)936-5755

Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service.

Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area.

1-800-573-2928

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

APARTMENT/CONDO 2 Bedroom Apartments BRIGHT & LARGE

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

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

604-941-1618 or 604-844-4222.

all soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements.

MIDAS

RENTALS

Family owned & operated for 40 yrs.

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

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE DRAIN Tiles, Sewer, Water Video Inspection, Jack Hammering, Hand Excavating Call Tobias 604.782.4322

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

706

Call Rick 604-329-2783

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

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

RENTALS

IN BUSINESS OVER 20 YEARS ~ FREE ESTIMATES ~

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WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

RUBBISH REMOVAL

RICK’S RUBBISH REMOVAL - Residential - Commercial - Construction - Yard Waste

. Expert Power Washing. Gutters cleaned & repaired. www.expertpowerwashing. Mike, 604-961-1280 MIKE 604-961-1280

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

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- Est. 1989 F WCB, Insured, Licensed F Free Estimates F Many References F All Types of Painting B.J. (Brad) Curtis B.A.

FREE ESTIMATES

HERFORT CONCRETE

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets

604.465.7221

$25 Off with this Ad

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

Jerry, 604-500-2163

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

FIVE STAR ROOFING All kinds of re-roofing & repairs.

Free est. Reasonable rates.

778-998-7505 or 604-961-7505

604 - 720 - 2009

~We accept Visa & Mastercard~ ABC TREE MEN Pruning, Shaping, Tree Removal & Stump Grinding. 604-521-7594 604-817-8899

.Jim’s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).

A1 TOP CANADIAN ROOFING LTD. Specializing in Re-Roofing New Roofing & Repairs.

All kinds of roofing. Free Est.

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING

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

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

PETS

ITALIAN MASTIFF (Cane Corso) 542

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

AFFORDABLE MOVING

$45/Hr

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

604-537-4140

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

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses “JUST A GREAT JOB!”

Robert J. O’Brien

604-728-5643

356

RUBBISH REMOVAL EXTRA CHEAP

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

542

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

BLUEBERRIES

www.affordablemoversbc.com

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FRUIT & VEGETABLES

4 Purebred blue males.

1st shots, tails / d c removed.

ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIAN Pet homes. $1250. 604-308-5665

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 506

APPLIANCES

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

REAL ESTATE 633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

Your Choice!

1.

YOU PICK 3 BOXES(10lb ea.) for us and We will GIVE YOU one (10 lb) box FREE

2.

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3.

4.

* If you do not pick clean, you have to buy all at $1.00/lb.

Please bring your own pail

Minimum 10 lb per person

YOU BUY ready pick - $20/10 lb box

SOFT BERRIES FOR JAM $15/10 lb box

While stock lasts

PRAIRIE

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See classifieds for future offers.

Ankars Farm Market 2952 Burns Rd., PoCo 604-945-9199

Open 7 Days A Week 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

CARNOUSTIE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

BURNS RD.

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

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Local & Long Distance Moves * Licensed * Insured * Bonded All Truck Sizes & Trailers Amazing Rates! FREE Estimates.

778-928-5995

PETS

OTTAWA ST.

Commercial & Residential

Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.

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