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Port Coquitlam’s engineering director put on a bullet-proof vest — an actual police-issue Kevlar vest — Monday to take the heat from city council on a public works project with a massive cost overrun.

Kirsten Meersman wore the protection as she stood before Mayor Greg Moore and council to explain why the Burns Road upgrade came in $365,000, or 65%, more than was budgeted.

Livid councillors riddled Meersman with questions for 45 minutes, demanding

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And they expressed frustration with how city managers are handling public tax dollars given council’s extensive efforts to tighten the purse strings.

Last December, during inaugural speeches after the civic election, councillors pledged transparency and accountability to keep property taxes low. As well, Mayor Moore created sub-committees to find financial efficiencies as well as revenues to offset civic costs. see ‘IN PRIVATE’, page A9

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Coquitlam parks and recreation staff will look at ways of scaling back the city’s 125th birthday celebrations after budget projections pegged potential costs for next year’s events at close to $1 million.

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overall amount budgeted be brought down to somewhere between the $720,000 to $870,000 range staff estimated in January — from the more recent estimate of $915,000 — for the series of festivals, block parties and other quasquicentennial celebrations.

Motorcyclists on all sorts of bikes — from rumbling Harley Davidsons to flashy sport bikes to scooters and more than a few oddly decorated machines — took part in the 37th annual Vancouver Motorcycle Christmas Toy Run, which saw 1,500 bikers carry donated toys from Coquitlam to the PNE in Vancouver.

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Port Coquitlam’s engineering director put on a bullet-proof vest — an actual police-issue Kevlar vest — Monday to take the heat from city council on a public works project with a massive cost overrun.

Kirsten Meersman wore the protection as she stood before Mayor Greg Moore and council to explain why the Burns Road upgrade came in $365,000, or 65%, more than was budgeted.

Livid councillors riddled Meersman with questions for 45 minutes, demanding

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And they expressed frustration with how city managers are handling public tax dollars given council’s extensive efforts to tighten the purse strings.

Last December, during inaugural speeches after the civic election, councillors pledged transparency and accountability to keep property taxes low. As well, Mayor Moore created sub-committees to find financial efficiencies as well as revenues to offset civic costs. see ‘IN PRIVATE’, page A9

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Coquitlam parks and recreation staff will look at ways of scaling back the city’s 125th birthday celebrations after budget projections pegged potential costs for next year’s events at close to $1 million.

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Motorcyclists on all sorts of bikes — from rumbling Harley Davidsons to flashy sport bikes to scooters and more than a few oddly decorated machines — took part in the 37th annual Vancouver Motorcycle Christmas Toy Run, which saw 1,500 bikers carry donated toys from Coquitlam to the PNE in Vancouver.

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MAKE SURE TO VOTE ON OCT. 19

The Tri-City News has chosen issues to be addressed by candidates in the Oct. 19 federal election: refugees, the environment and seniors’ concerns for Port Moody-Coquitlam candidates today. On Oct. 10, CoquitlamPort Coquitlam candidates will discuss child care, transportation, and infrastructure and affordable housing.

THE ENVIRONMENT

Green tech, greenhouse gases & economy For many Tri-City voters, the environment is a crucial issue that needs to be raised in the federal election campaign.

Rod MacVicar, a retired teacher who co-founded Mossom Creek hatchery in Port Moody and is a director of the Pacific Wildlife Foundation, believes people want to know that creeks, streams and waterways will be protected even as Canada pursues its economic objectives, such as building pipelines.

“I think we’re probably unnecessarily preoccupied with the economy as the source of questions. We take for granted other things that other countries in the world don’t take for granted,” says MacVicar, pointing to forests, clean air and water, which he argues are important Canadian assets that need to be protected.

He wants to know how the parties will balance economic and environmental concerns.

• Jessie Adcock, Liberal Adcock said the Liberal

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Rod MacVicar, shown working on a research project involving seabirds, says the environment needs greater political attention.

Party would steward the economy with an eye to preserving environmental values.

“We see the environment and the economy as not separate but inherently linked.”

The Liberals would restore environmental regulations that were changed by the Conservative government, invest in green technology and jobs, invest in ocean science,

preserve the health of fish stocks, monitor contaminants, work on developing a climate change plan with the provinces and territories and “unmuzzle scientists,” she says.

With Justin Trudeau and the Liberals, “you have somebody who’s going to restore and champion evidencebased decision making,” Adcock says.

• Fin Donnelly, NDP As a longtime environmental activist and fisheries critic for the NDP, Donnelly says his party will do a better job making sure fish, wildlife and forests are protected, and he says the NDP has the toughest policy on climate change, according to West Coast Environmental Law. The NDP’s Climate Change Accountability Act would reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 34% below 1990 levels by 2025 and reduce carbon pollution by 80% by 2050, according to Donnelly, and while his party’s plan isn’t specific on pipeline expansion, he says tougher regulations enacted by the NDP would govern them.

Donnelly said his party would restore environmental regulations, such as the Navigable Waters Act, the fisheries act and environmental assessment laws that were changed by the Conservative government. “I’m telling you things you can count on. Those issues, I know.”

• Tim Laidler, Conservative Laidler disagrees with critics who say the Conservative government watered down environmental regulations in favour of corporations, pointing to a decision to deny Taseko Mine’s New Prosperity Project. “It was the right decision for environmental reasons,” Laidler says.

Last week, the federally approved Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline was being challenged in the courts while the Trans Mountain pipeline project — which would see the existing pipeline twinned, with part of the route through Coquitlam and drawing more tankers to Burrard Inlet — is awaiting a decision from the National Energy Board.

With those two projects pending, Laidler wouldn’t commit to a position on the local pipeline, saying only that the NEB needs to complete its process.

But he says it was the Conservative government that recently announced that Admiralty Point in Belcarra Regional Park would be pre-

THE REFUGEE CRISIS

Dealing with ‘humanitarian crisis’ Canada must reach out to and shelter the more than four million Syrian refugees who have fled conflict in their country, says Iris Challoner, cofounder of Humanity4Syrians.

The local woman, whose group has already brought one Syrian family to Port Moody and is working with a Coquitlam church to bring in another, wants to know what Tri-City politicians and their parties will do.

“I think the really important issue is that people need to realize over 50% of Syrian refugees are children,” she says.

• Jessie Adcock, Liberal “We need to do the right thing, we need to go beyond politics and help them come to Canada,” Adcock says of Syrian refugees, adding that one of Canada’s core values is

IRIS CHALLONER to be “inclusive.”

Her party supports family reunification so Syrian refugees can join relatives here and she supports Liberal promises to take 25,000 refugees and work with private sponsors to take even more. The Liberals would also put $100 million towards refugee processing, sponsorship and settlement,

and give another $100 million to the UN HIgh Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to support relief activities in Syria.

Adcock, who says she travelled to Syria prior to 9/11, said it was a beautiful, educated and prosperous country, and now “it’s rubble.”

the NDP would also increase assistance to humanitarian agencies, such as the UNHCR. “The world has not seen a humanitarian crisis like this since the Second World War,” he says. “The world has to react and is reacting and Canada has to play its part.”

• Fin Donnelly, NDP Donnelly, who was recently in the media spotlight for his role in trying to help a Coquitlam women bring her Syrian family to Canada, says more needs to be done for refugees — and quickly.

His party would bring in 10,000 refugees to Canada by the end of the year, and another 36,000 over the next four years. It would also remove the cap on sponsored refugees, and reduce some of the bureaucracy. Like the Liberals,

• Tim Laidler, Conservative Laidler says his government is responding appropriately to the Syrian refugee crisis by speeding up processing and designating refugees differently to make it easier for sponsoring agencies to bring them to Canada.

“We need to cut the red tape,” Laidler says, but he notes government policies should still ensure that “those who need it most should come first,” including religious and ethnic minorities.

As well, he says security screening will still be carried out as the government plans to bring 10,000 Syrian refugees to Canada.

• Marcus Madsen, Green Madsen, formerly a resident of Germany, is proud of how his native country has opened its arms to refugees, and believes Canada should do the same.

“I think Canada should do everything to bring in newcomers,” he says, stating Canada “can do better” on the refugee file.

According to the Green Party, Canada should immediately commit the resources of its armed forces to extract and transport 25,000 Syrian refugees this year and 40,000 over the next five years.

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• Marcus Madsen, Green Marcus Madsen, who moved to B.C. for the beautiful forests, water and other natural assets, believes Canadians need to switch from an oilbased economy to one that is more sustainable.

“Canada has been on the sidelines, it should be a global leader,” says Madsen, who was born in Germany.

He says he believes the Green Party has the best policies for switching over the economy, with its emphasis on skills training, research and development, and applauds the party’s opposition to Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

Madsen said the Conservative government has abandoned efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while the Greens would move to the virtual elimination of fossil fuel use by mid-century.

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Seniors often hold sway with politicians so it’s no surprise that the national parties have plenty of policies targeting older baby boomers and those 65-plus.

That’s how it should be, says Bruce Bird, a Coquitlam resident and co-chair of the North Fraser chapter of CARP, A New Vision of Aging, which is a national seniors’ advocacy group.

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OAS eligibility a concern continued from page A3

Among seniors’ top issues, Bird says, is access to health care — especially home care supports and physicians — and improvements to Canada’s pension system, including reversing of the governments’ decision to increase Old Age Security (and the Guaranteed Income Supplement) eligibility to 67 from 65. He also wants to know how the national parties would deal with physician-assisted death after a recent Supreme Court decision. But none of the parties are saying definitively what they will do, other than discuss the issue.

• Jessie Adcock, Liberal Adcock said a Liberal government would invest more in seniors because of plans to spend $20 billion over 10 years on social infrastructure, including social housing and seniors’ facilities.

“I would do my absolute best to make sure Port MoodyCoquitlam got its fair share of that money,” Adcock says.

The Liberals would also restore OAS and GIS eligibility to 65, and increase the GIS for single-low income seniors by 10%.

If elected, the Liberals would start a national discussion on how to enhance the Canada Pension Plan and would make Employment Insurance more flexible for caregivers of seriously ill people.

BRUCE BIRD • Fin Donnelly, NDP Donnelly said he is hearing concerns from seniors about affordability and says the NDP would reverse the eligibility for OAS back to 65, increase GIS by $400 million, expand home care, bulk buy pharmaceuticals to make them cheaper and increase health care transfers to the provinces.

The NDP would also increase the number of clinics and spend money to recruit more doctors, nurses and health care professions, he says, adding that his party would put $40 million towards a national Alzheimer’s strategy and increase palliative care. “We feel we should invest in palliative care and continue the end-of-life discussion,” Donnelly said.

• Tim Laidler, Conservative As the party in government, the Conservatives introduced tax free savings accounts, re-

duced the GST, introduced income splitting and increased the GIS, says Laidler, who adds that these initiatives make seniors’ lives more comfortable. He also lauds the promise of a new single seniors tax credit that could cut a tax bill by $300 a year.

But the Conservative government also changed the eligibility date for Old Age Security to 67 from 65, affecting those born after April 1, 1958, saying the current plan is not sustainable. It has also promised to look into expanding the Canada Pension Plan.

• Marcus Madsen, Green The Green Party has not stated a position on the OAS eligibility increase, advocating instead for a guaranteed livable income for all Canadians. The party would, however, phase in increased CPP benefits.

As for health care, like the NDP, Madsen says the Greens would create a national Pharmacare program, boost home care and housing for seniors, increase the Canada Health Transfer to the provinces and create a national dementia strategy to improve supports.

“We recognize that Canada is an aging country and services are lagging behind and not always accessible,” said Madsen.

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“We would look to imagine this like a 12-course meal,” said Raul Allueva, the city’s general manager of parks and recreation.

“There is an incredible array of choices… We would rather make the portions smaller.”

Some of the events include the Kaleidoscope Festival, a two-day arts and culture event planned for Town Centre Park next July that is projected to draw 20,000 visitors; and the Lights at Lafarge, which is expected to take place in November 2016.

There will also be a heritage picnic next September, 125 block parties throughout the year and summer neighbourhood celebrations.

One of the reasons for the higher costs is auxiliary labour, which is estimated to run the city $202,000, about $80,000 more than originally thought.

Another concern expressed by councillors is the fact that staff hopes to recoup some of the expenses through corporate sponsorships, which have yet to be finalized. A city report projected sponsorships could yield the city $90,000, which is a conservative estimate, according to Allueva.

Coun. Mae Reid told staff she has issues with the fact the infrastructure reserve, which is used for facility replacement, was covering $447,000 of the final budget, while $130,000 would come from the city’s share of

COUN. CHRIS WILSON casino profits through the community capital fund. She said she would prefer to see more balance between the two funding envelopes.

“The infrastructure reserve really is tax dollars but tucked away,” she said. “The casino funds, this is what you do with the funds like that.”

Coun. Chris Wilson, who sits on the city’s arts and culture committee, said he understands

council’s desire to get the overall cost of the 125th birthday down but noted the events and legacy projects that will come with the celebrations are something that residents will enjoy for years to come. “We can’t look at this as just a party,” he said. “It is an investment in our community.”

Council was set to vote on the report last week, which would allocate an additional $577,000 to money that has already been spent to support the city’s birthday events. But several councillors expressed concerns about the price and a motion to refer the plan back to committee for further deliberations was unanimously supported.

On Monday, council offered up some cost-savings suggestions but decided to let city staff and the Coquitlam 125 Anniversary Task Force take another look at the plan. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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DC award for Amanda A new award established in Port Coquitlam teen Amanda Todd’s memory will support three Tri-City students enrolled in the Child and Youth Care program at Douglas College.

The Amanda Todd Legacy Award is a partnership between the Amanda Todd Legacy Fund and the Douglas College Foundation, which have agreed to each contribute $1,000 for four years, as well as the four Tri-City Rotary Clubs, which will contribute donation $250 each.

The award will honour Todd, whose tragic story made news around the world after

AMANDA TODD she took her own life on Oct. 10, 2012 after posting a video about her experiences with bullying.

“We want to draw attention and awareness in the community and want people to be able to ask themselves, ‘What can I do to help?’” Ron Goyette, president of the Rotary Club of Port Coquitlam Centennial, said in a press release. “Mental wellness is a great concern in our communities, affecting many people — particularly youth.”

Hazel Postma, Douglas’ vice-president of advancement and alumni relations, agreed the award should promote discussion and help end the stigma around mental health concerns.

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First step in Burke Mt. school zoning The city of Coquitlam is taking the next step toward bringing an elementary school to Burke Mountain.

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The City has received an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) relating to the property at 95 Schooner Street. The application proposes to change the land use designation of the subject site from “Industrial” to “Business Enterprise” to facilitate office uses on the property.

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At Monday’s finance and intergovernmental committee meeting, councillors drew blood and called for repercussions against those responsible for running the Burns Road bills high.

At issue was the water main at the south end of Burns Road, the once-dilapidated arterial route that now has a new layer of blacktop and is designated to be part of the upcoming Fremont Connector to Burke Mountain.

As the culvert was being worked on this year by outside contractors, it was decided the utility portion would be done in-house by city crews. The city’s consultant, Web Engineering, estimated the water main project would cost $560,000 based on a comparable job on Prairie Avenue.

But the city crews were hampered by the amount of traffic, among other things.

Meersman said the water main project took six weeks longer than anticipated because the city’s transportation committee insisted Burns Road be kept open during construction.

She also pointed to the lack of oversight as being a problem.

Invoices were still coming in even last week for materials purchased over the summer, she told the committee.

Meersman said she didn’t want to alert council until all the receipts had come in and it was able to assess the magnitude of the overrun.

In the end, the water main work cost $925,000 — $365,000 more than budgeted.

Typically, contractors have to absorb costs when they don’t meet the tendered price, Meersman said. In this case, however, since the work was done by municipal employees who were “stretched” to their limit, taxpayers are on the hook.

While she offered no apology, Meersman admitted to a “disconnect” between the city crews and managers. “There should have been checks and balances all along,” she told councillors.

PoCo has used the consultants in the past and she said they did their due diligence.

Still, the city has “never seen anything like this before” in terms of an underestimate from the firm.

“I’m at a loss of adjectives to describe how I’m feeling,” said Coun. Brad West, chair of the transportation committee.

“How are we to have any con-

fidence on future projects? It seems like nobody’s watching, nobody’s in charge.”

Coun. Dean Washington, chair of the budget and infrastructure committee, said the overruns angered him. “If it was any other form of government, we would have a public inquiry,” he said while challenging some of Meersman’s explanations as to the cause of the price spike. Like West, Washington called for consequences against those responsible.

But city manager John Leeburn advised council not to discuss personnel issues in a public forum.

“In the private sector, the heads would be rolling down the streets already,” Washington retorted.

Moore suggested city staff report to council every time a public works project goes beyond its budget by a certain percentage.

Meanwhile, besides dipping into the city’s water accumulated surplus for another $365,000, the finance committee on Monday also withdrew another $10,000 from the fund to pay for a 7.5 m setback for a new fire hydrant on the Mary Hill Bypass. jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

Oct. 15

Your Views Are Important To Us Participate In Person or Online Setting priorities in the ever-changing municipal environment presents both opportunities and challenges – making it more important than ever that we hear from members of the community regarding the services and changes taking place in our city.

With this in mind, Mayor and Council invite Coquitlam residents to share their ideas and views and providing input at a Town Hall Meeting to be held on: Date: Thursday, October 15, 2015 Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Place: Council Chambers, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way

How to Participate There is no set agenda at a Town Hall Meeting. These more informal meetings provide community members an opportunity to voice their opinions, suggest new ideas or ask questions of City Council.

In Person All are welcome to attend the Town Hall Meeting in person.

Participants attending the meeting at City Hall will be invited to the microphone to ask their question.

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The meeting will also be broadcast live at coquitlam.ca/webcasts starting at 6:45 p.m. Online participants can submit questions through one of the following channels: Email your questions to townhall@coquitlam.ca Facebook users are encouraged to like our page at facebook.com/cityofcoquitlam. Town Hall questions can be posted to the City’s wall between 6:45 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on October 15.

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Those on Twitter can participate by tweeting questions to @cityofcoquitlam #coqthm2015 between 6:45 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on October 15.

To ensure that everyone has access to the responses provided to questions submitted online, answers will be provided by Council or staff via the live broadcast at coquitlam.ca/webcasts.

Questions submitted online during the Town Hall Meeting will be presented to Council in the order they were submitted. Due to time limitations, we may not be able to address all questions.

More information on the Town Hall Meeting, including our guidelines for creating a respectful conversation, is available at coquitlam.ca/townhall or by contacting the Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010 or emailing clerks@coquitlam.ca.

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very day, it seems a new poll comes out that shows federal election momentum growing for one political party or another. And if the latest media coverage is accurate, B.C. issues are losing ground to voters’ concerns in eastern Canada as the federal election heats up in the home stretch.

Perhaps it was always the case that the more populous east should decide the election. But it is still galling to see B.C.’s clout dissipate so quickly.

Just a few weeks ago, the national parties were falling over themselves to put affordable housing, the economy and, for some parties, the environment on the voters’ agenda, and these issues are dear to many B.C. voters.

At the time, we were told by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Greens that something needs to be done to deal with the high cost of housing in Metro Vancouver to

make sure families can afford to live here while also protecting creeks, streams and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

Now, with the election less than two weeks away, the national parties have been much more engaged with concerns in vote-rich Ontario and Quebec, and B.C. issues seem to have been just swept away.

For example, we now hear from the national

media that the issue of whether women should be allowed to wear a niqab during a citizenship ceremony, opposed by the Conservatives and the Bloc Québécois and accepted by the NDP and the Liberals, may very well determine the outcome of the election, although it’s something that affects a ridiculously small number of people — and an issue on which

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the courts have ruled.

Meanwhile, the TransPacific Partnership, which could affect millions, wasn’t even on the radar until this week. We’re not saying anyone was secretive about it but those with long memories might recall that in 1988, a similar deal with the U.S., called the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, dominated the federal election, with the Liberals, NDP and Conservatives duking it out on the deal’s advantages and disadvantages.

Apparently, this agreement, which may benefit some manufacturers and exporters but not others, is pretty much a done deal.

We’ll just have to take the Conservative government’s word for it that it is a good one.

As for timing, it’s not too late for B.C. voters to get up to speed on these issues. With luck, there won’t be another curveball thrown at the electorate between now and voting day.

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The list of expensive wastes of our money including the open theatre and now this wasteful birthday celebration is disgusting IMHO.” Sarah_SW comments on The Tri-City News’ front-page story last Friday on the projected cost of celebrations next year to mark the 125th birthday of Coquitlam

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Canada’s environmental protection services? Sliced.

Canada’s food safety services? Butchered.

Veterans Affairs? Nine Veterans Affairs offices shut down and front-line services gone.

Canadians who paid into Employment Insurance denied benefits.

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Trucks a big issue on aging Pattullo Bridge they could use one lane each way. It would have been nice to be able to phone someone if numbers were posted every 150 feet or so for emergency service.)

All trucks larger than five tons should be made to either travel on the Port Mann Bridge or via the Massey Tunnel.

Then, if the Pattullo is rebuilt using the same pattern, do an over-and-under bridge; that way, no more than four lanes either way and New Westminster cannot complain.

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A B.C. Supreme Court judge will hear from lawyers next week on whether child killer Allan Schoenborn should be deemed a “high-risk accused,” effectively revoking the day passes that were approved in June.

The case is the first B.C. test of federal legislation passed in July 2014; Bill C-14 would keep offenders, like Schoenborn, who were found not criminally responsible in custody until a court removes the designation.

B.C.’s justice ministry declined to appeal the BC Review Board’s June decision to grant Schoenborn, who killed his three children in their Merritt

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home in 2008, escorted day passes, saying there was no legal test to support an appeal.

But last month, prosecutors applied for the high-risk designation that would keep him at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital at Colony Farm indefinitely.

The Crown’s application in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster on Oct. 13 must prove there is a substantial likelihood the accused poses a danger to others.

During the BC Review Board hearing, Crown prosecutor Wendy Dawson argued Schoenborn had been involved in several violent

incidents during his time at the hospital and would likely try to escape during an escorted day pass.

In February, a Quebec court judge ruled Bill C-14 does not apply retroactively, denying an application for a Montreal man who had been found not criminally responsible for the deaths of two pedestrians whom he hit with his car.

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Build the best future for Canada “Now is our last real chance to stop runaway global warming and position Canada for success in the coming era.”

Here’s your final list of all TC candidates, info on ID you’ll need

The final list of candidates for the Oct. 19 federal election is in and most of those on the list belong to the major parties.

But there are a few new additions: • Lewis Clarke Dahlby is running for the Libertarian Party of Canada in the riding of Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam, in addition to Doug Horne for the Conservative Party, Ron McKinnon of the Liberal Party, Sara Norman of the NDP and Brad Nickason of the Green Party.

• In Port MoodyCoquitlam, meanwhile, Roland Verrier, representing the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada, will be on the ballot in addition to incumbent Fin Donnelly of the NDP, Tim

Laidler of the Conservatives, Jessie Adcock representing the Liberals and Marcus Madsen of the Green Party.

REGISTERED?

It’s not to late to register to vote.

For those who have not registered to vote or made revisions, workers were out in full force last week signing people up.

In the riding of Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam, for example, voter registration booths were set up at the PoCo Walmart, and will be there from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through this Saturday.

But voters can also register online at elections. ca/register or by phone at 1-800-463-6868.

There are three options to

“Our children’s future is at stake.

We have no greater priority.”

prove your ID and address: • Show either your driver’s license, your provincial or territorial ID card or any other government card with your photo, name and current address.

• Show two pieces of ID, and one must have your current address (for example, a bank statement and a birth certificate, health card or Canadian passport).

• Show two pieces of ID with your name and have someone who knows you to attest to your address. This person must show proof of identity and address and be registered in the same polling division.

Voters who have already registered should watch for a voter registration card in the mail.

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FIN’S PLAN: Better health care We’ll work with the provinces to ensure 5 million more Canadians can access a family doctor, reduce wait times for home care and nursing home spaces, and make prescription drugs more affordable.

Good jobs, a growing economy We’ll create 40,000 more training and apprenticeship opportunities for young people, kick-start our manufacturing sector, and make stable, long-term investments in public transit and infrastructure.

Protect our environment We’ll make big polluters pay for the cost of their pollution, invest in growing our renewable energy sector, protect our air and water for future generations, and repair Canada’s reputation on the world stage.

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Meet the candidates and hear them speak

It’s 12 days until the federal election.

And Tri-City residents have a few opportunities to hear the candidates in their ridings:

POMO-COQUITLAM

In the riding of Port Moody-Coquitlam, incumbent MP Fin Donnelly (NDP) will square off against Tim Laidler (Conservative), Jessie Adcock (Liberal), Marcus Madsen (Green) and Roland Verrier (MarxistLeninist) at all-candidates’ debates on: • Thursday, Oct. 8 at Sir Frederick Banting middle school (820 Banting St., Coquitlam) at a meeting hosted by the Burquitlam community association, 7 to 9 p.m.

COQUITLAM-POCO

Over in the riding of Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam,

VOTER HELP IN OTHER LANGUAGES

A new election hotline in multiple languages has been set up to help people understand the voting process for the Oct. 19 federal election.

SUCCESS set up the voting hotline Monday with questions answered in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Farsi.

It will operate from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays until Oct. 19, except Thanksgiving Day next Monday.

People can call 604-408-7260 for key election information, including the following: • What kind of identification do I need when I go to vote?

• Where is my designated poll place? What are the opening hours?

• What if I am not able to vote on Oct. 19?

• What should I do if I need a translator? which is currently held

by Tory MP James Moore, who is not seeking reelection, candidates Doug Horne (Conservative), Sara Norman (NDP), Ron McKinnon (Liberal), Brad Nickason (Green) and Lewis Clarke Dahlby (Libertarian)

will speak: • TONIGHT: Wednesday, Oct. 7 at the Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club (3251 Plateau Blvd., Coquitlam) at a debate hosted by the Westwood Plateau community association, 7 to 9 p.m.

Ron McKinnon, Coquitlam - Port Coquitlam

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778-355-3201 604-475-8858 • Fairness for the Middle-Class • Invest in Infrastructure • Support Small Businesses • Protect and Preserve the Environment

On October 19th, Vote LIBERAL Better is Possible.

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are you ready for the Oct. 19 fed. election?

With the Oct. 19 federal election just around the corner, it’s a good idea to take a few minutes to plan ahead. A few steps you can take now will make the voting process easier and more efficient.

REGISTER

To vote you must be registered and be a Canadian Citizen and 18 years of age or older the day you vote. To be sure, you can check if you’re registered by going online and using the new e-registration tool at www. elections.ca Elections Canada can help you with any questions if you go to or call your local Elections Canada office.

All 42 B.C. offices are open 7 days a week. You can also call the national toll-free number 1-800-643-6868.

LOCATION, LOCATION

Just like in real estate, voting in the election is all about location. Unlike in the provincial elections, where voters can vote at any polling location, in the federal election voters must go to the polling location that has been assigned to them.

You will find your poll number and location on your Voter Information Card.

CHECK YOUR CARD

Starting last week, millions of personalized voter information cards (VIC) are being sent to registered voters’ homes including throughout Metro Vancouver and B.C. The cards identify each voter’s poll number and location for election day and the one for advanced polling days (Thanksgiving long weekend, Oct. 9 to 12, noon to 8 p.m.). The two locations may not be the same.

When voters receive their VIC, it’s a good idea to check the information. Voters who haven’t received their VIC by Oct. 1 or whose card shows the wrong address should register or update their address online or they can drop by a local Elections Canada office.

To locate your local Elections Canada office, you can use the Voter Information Service tool on the Elections Canada home page, www.elections.ca.

ID OPTIONS

You must have authorized identification to vote. Voters can show a single piece of ID if it is government-issued

and has their photo, name and current address like a driver’s license or a provincial ID card. Approximately 86% of Canadians vote using their Driver’s license.

Alternatively, voters can show any two pieces of ID from the list found at elections.ca. Both pieces must have the voter’s name and at least one must also have their current address (e.g. a B.C. Health Card and phone bill).

The list includes many authorized pieces to choose from, from library cards to personal cheques.

No proof of address?

Elections Canada knows that some voters don’t have a formal proof of address.

That’s why it accepts Letters of Confirmation of Residence issued by the administrator of student residences, seniors’ residences, long-term care facilities, shelters, soup kitchens, First Nations’ bands or reserves, or Inuit local authorities.

Voters who live in, or receive services from, one of these places can print the form letter from the Elections Canada website and have it signed by the administrator of the facility.

With this letter, and a second piece of ID with their name, they can vote.

As a last resort, voters without a proof of address can show two pieces of ID with their name and ask another voter to take an oath attesting to their address. The person who is attesting must show proof of identity and address and be registered in the same polling division (e.g. a neighbour). This person can attest for only one voter.

Check ahead of time elections.ca the full list of authorized voter ID options and determine which ID you have or must source that meet the criteria.

VOTE TODAY

Using a special blank ballot, voters can vote at any Elections Canada office or apply to vote by mail any time up until Oct. 13 by 6 p.m. The Elections Canada website has special ballot voting details and deadlines or you can ask the Returning Officer at any Elections Canada office to explain.

– supplied by Dorothy Sitek, Elections Canada

Away or busy on October 19?

You can vote in advance.

If you’re ready to vote early, you can vote at your advance polling place between October 9 and 12, from noon to 8:00 p.m.

Or you can vote at any Elections Canada office across the country any day until October 13 at 6:00 p.m.

For all voting locations, check your voter information card, visit elections.ca or call 1-800-463-6868 ( TTY 1-800-361-8935).

Elections Canada has all the information you need to be ready to vote.

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cary stories are always in season in my book but if you need some special Halloween frights this month, these teen reads should satisfy your craving.

Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, BLOODY MARY. None of the girls expect the summoning to work, so when the mirror starts to fog up and Jess, Shauna, Kitty and Anna can see someone approaching from the other side, they forget the cardinal rule of a séance: Don’t let go of each other’s hands. It gives the perfect opportunity for Bloody Mary to lash out at Shauna and drag her into the mirror. Even though the other girls manage to pull her out, Shauna is now marked, and once Mary chooses a victim, there is no escape. Any reflective surface is Mary’s domain and she can, and will, appear from anywhere to come after Shauna. Shower door, car window, even a shiny doorknob.

Let the relentless terror begin in a reimagining of the urban legend in Hillary Monahan’s Mary: The Summoning.

Treating the same theme of ancient evil is The Hunting Ground by Cliff McNish.

Moving into a giant, decrepit mansion always seems to be a bad omen in books but things seem pretty innocent when Elliott and Ben move into the old Glebe house. Sure, there is

Eve, a little ghost girl dragging her doll around looking for someone to play with. Yes, she is a bit creepy, but harmless.

Soon, though, Ben, who never keeps any secrets from his older brother, is visiting the boardedup east wing of the house by himself and denying it afterwards. Something is changing Ben and it is up to Elliott to confront the dark menace that lies within the house.

A promising summer turns into an absolute nightmare in Madeleine Roux’s Asylum.

Dan and his friends learn that their dorm was once a psychiatric hospital that treated criminals and, as they poke around the building, they learn some disturbing details of what went on there. Since the visit, Dan has been having some alltoo-realistic dreams about the inhumane treatments the patients suffered. It feels as if he was the one operating on these

people. Then there are the mysterious handwritten notes and the people getting texts from him he swears he never sent. Worst of all, Dan finds himself waking up on the floor with no memory of how he got there. Is it just a coincidence that Dan has the same name as the warden of the old hospital?

I think not.

The Girl in the Well by Rin Chupeco is perfect for those who can’t get enough of the movie The Ring and the infamous shot of Sadako crawling out of the well and then out of the television. Unable to depart from this realm, Okiku has wandered for years, tracking down and killing as many child predators as she can to free the ghosts of children, even if she can never be freed herself.

Then she meets Tark and, for the first time, Okiku has no idea how to help and save a child. Tark’s mother has been locked up because she tries to strangle Tark one too many times. She has also tattooed all over his arms when he was five, and if you pay enough attention, you may see the tattoos moving on his skin. Is his mother the real danger or is it something else?

Get these thrills and chills at your local library — and don’t forget to pick up a few of the classic horror flicks while you are there.

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

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015 7 pm to 8:30 pm Nancy Bennett Room, Poirier Library 575 Poirier St., Coquitlam Panelists Sue Hammell Melissa Delmonico Opposition Miss Teen Coquitlam, Spokesperson Mental health for Mental consumer and Health Advocate

Carol Todd Founder of the Amanda Todd Legacy Society

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Write a scary story and win Make us quiver. Make us tremble. Make us pull the covers up tight.

Write a short story full of horror and terror, then enter it in the annual Scary Story Contest for teens. The more frightening your story, the better your chances of winning prizes courtesy of Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and The Tri-City News.

Youths in two age categories 11 to 14 years and 15 to 18 years will compete for first, second and third place prizes.

Rules for the contest are: • Each entry must be no longer than 500 words (title and byline do not count towards the total).

• Each entry must be an original story written by a resident of Coquitlam, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, Anmore or Belcarra.

• Writers who submit entries must be no younger than 11 and no older than 18 as of the deadline date of Oct. 18.

• Writers must include the following three words in their stories: loathsome, mournful and uncanny. (Stories that do not include these words will be disqualified. If you do not know what they mean, look them up in a dictionary.)

Each writer must include his or her name, age, phone number and city of residence with their entries. Writers must e-mail their entries to scarystorycontest2015@gmail. com no later than Sunday, Oct. 18. Entries should be included either as Microsoft Word attachments or as text in the body of the email. Entries sent after 11:59 p.m. Oct. 18 will not be accepted. Winners in each category will receive Coquitlam Centre Mall gift cards worth $50 (first), $30 (second) and $20 (third). Some entries will also be published in the Oct. 30 edition of The Tri-City News.

Full contest details are on the Coquitlam Public Library and Port Moody Public Library websites (coqlibrary.ca and library.portmoody.ca). For more information, email Chris at cmiller@coqlibrary.ca or Maryn at mashdown@ portmoody.ca.

Seasonal work info at library tomorrow job interview skills involves information on interview preparation, company research and presentation skills to make sure you get the callback.

Both workshops run from 7 to 8 p.m. and registration is appreciated. To register for these free sessions, phone the library at 604-469-4577, or check our online events listing at library. portmoody.ca for more information.

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The Salamander Searchers program runs from 10 a.m. to noon and costs $8 per person for adults, $4.25 children, youths and seniors.

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continued from page A15 • Exhibit opening, 7 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 2248 McAllister Ave. The Carol Hubbard Memorial Natural History exhibit focuses on PoCo’s environmental history; the debut is “That Cold, Crushing Feeling,” an exhibit focused on the last ice age and its impact on the geography and geology of the Lower Mainland.

Also featuring a display by the Burke Mountain Naturalists.

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• University Women’s Club meets 1 p.m., Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch.

Sandy Burpee, who is stepping down as chair of the Tri-Cities Homelessness Task Force, will give an update on what has been accomplished in supporting the homeless in the community and what priorities still need to be addressed. Info: Debra, 604-468-1800 or Elinor, 604937-0517.

TUESDAY, OCT. 20 • 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.

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SENIORS’ MINDS IN MOTION PROGRAM • Minds in Motion, a fitness and social program for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s and a care partner hosted,

by Alzheimer Society of B.C., runs Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Cost: $38 per pair/8 weeks. Register in person or call 604-927-6098. free, weekly support group that meets for 90 minutes on Wednesday mornings at Poirier community centre, Coquitlam.

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• Stroke Recovery Association of BC, Coquitlam branch at Dogwood Pavilion invites people recovering from stroke and their caregivers most Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. for speech therapy, exercise, indoor bocce, music, dance, games, speakers, outings, fun and friendship, 624 Poirier St. (enter off Winslow Avenue). Info: Margaret, 604-927-6093 or mhansen@coquitlam.ca.

• Dogwood Songsters meet every Monday, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion; group also visits and entertains at seniors’ facilities weekly. If you love to sing, you can join. Info: 778285-4873 or 604-464-2252.

• Silver Chord Choir, for those over 50, meets Mondays, 3-5 p.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo; if you love to sing and have fun, you can join – no auditions. The choir, which has been going for 43 years, sings twice a month at seniors’ residences in the TriCities and at other events. Info: Teresa, 604-942-5144 or Ann, 604-464-5580.

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Coquitlam’s Place des Arts is getting into the Mardi Gras spirit early with a New Orleansthemed party this month to benefit arts education.

The Maillardville arts and music centre will be festooned in gold, green and purple feathers, beads and other fancy décor for the Oct. 17 fête, with its atrium and Leonore Peyton galleries filled with jazz songs and dance.

It’s the fifth time the nonprofit organization has hosted an Impromptu gala. Last year, the Brunette Avenue hub was transformed in to Studio 54 bash.

“We wanted to continue the party,” said Michael Fera, program and events co-ordinator, “and what better party is there than Mardi Gras in the French Quarter?”

Executive director Joan McCauley said Impromptu is like no other gala as performances from actors and musicians pop up throughout the evening.

“There’s really that element of surprise that’s so fun to be around. You never know what’s going to happen next,” she said, adding, “You can be part of it or you can just watch the action.”

The annual fundraiser brings in cash through tickets sales as well as auctions and a raffle. McCauley said the chance of winning the raffle prize — a $1,000 shopping spree at Coquitlam Centre mall plus $200 in spa services at Eccotique and a $50 meal at Montana’s — is one in 200 (tickets for the raffle can be purchased now at Place des Arts at 1120 Brunette Ave.; the winner’s name will be announced at Impromptu).

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Joan McCauley, executive director of Place des Arts, dresses up with Casey McCarthy (resource development and volunteer co-ordinator) and Michael Fera (program and events co-ordinator) for this month’s fifth annual Impromptu gala. The Mardi Gras party in the French Quarter happens at the Maillardville hub Oct. 17. are plenty of goodies to bid on including a show of your choice at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver in Coquitlam and a meet and greet with the entertainer afterward (depending on availability).

But if you prefer the silent auction, 40 packages can be had such as a Tom Lee guitar, a two-night Whistler getaway at Evolution Hotel, a one-night stay in Victoria (plus admission to Butchart Gardens) and per-

sonal fitness training.

McCauley said last year’s Disco Fever gala raised $13,000 for arts education. The target for Impromptu 2015 is between $10,000 and $15,000.

Since it started in 2010, the fundraiser has collected nearly $50,000 to offer subsidized classes for families in financial need (through the city of Coquitlam’s Get Connected, Get Active program); bursaries; Family Day at PdA; Art a

la Carte after-school programs; ArtReach summer camp; and youth engagement.

“Not all kids want to play sports,” McCauley said, “so it’s important that the arts be accessible to everyone who wants to do it. It is shown that arts can lead to a balanced life for a child.”

Place des Arts, which is funded in part by the city of Coquitlam as well as foundation grants and private and

public donors, sees about three-quarters of its students from the Tri-Cities. The rest come from surrounding municipalities such as New Westminster, Burnaby and Surrey.

McCauley said those students make the trek to another jurisdiction because of Place des Arts’ teachers and programs. “We have a very strong reputation in the community and beyond,” she said.

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STUDENT THEATRE

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Terry Fox secondary grad Blake Sartin portrayed Fender at Malkin Bowl this summer in Theatre Under the Stars’ smash hit Hairspray.

As a council member on the Corny Collins dance party, Sartin suited up every other night as a straight-laced talent on the fictitious 1962 television

show. Next week, though, the Port Coquitlam-raised triple threat will sport a get-up that’s the complete opposite.

Sartin is in the ensemble for The Rocky Horror Show, a production that’ll see him wear crazy costumes, plenty of makeup and, of course, hairspray. “It’s a gas, for sure.”

The cult classic is being presented by Exit 22 Productions and Capilano University,

where Sartin is a student in the musical theatre program.

Sartin said his passion for music and drama started in Grade 4 when he joined a choir. Before he graduated from Fox last year, theatre teacher Dan Tilsley cast him in the lead role of Chad in the American jukebox musical All Shook Up. Although high school didn’t prepare him for the “raunchy” parts in Rocky

Horror, his training at Fox did help him get ready for a life on stage. “Getting out there and performing as much as you can, that’s what really helps,” he said.

Sartin said Rocky Horror has also pushed him out of his comfort zone, which is necessary as he builds his portfolio.

He expects to graduate from Capilano next year and pursue a career close to home. “All of

this experience, I hope, will lead to jobs either on the stage or the screen,” he said.

• Tickets for The Rocky Horror Show are $22/$15/$10 by calling 604-990-7810 or visiting tickets.capilanou.ca. The preview is Oct. 13 with shows on Oct. 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 16 and 17 at 7:30 and 11 p.m. at Capilano University ( 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver).

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forward,” Pinkett said.

• Tickets for Men Are Dogs are $22/$18 through the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) by calling 604927-6555 or visiting evergreenculturalcentre.ca. The show contains some mature subject matter. The company has a 2-for-1 ticket special on Oct. 21 and Oct. 22 only, using the promo code WOOF.

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Stage 43 admits it’ll be going in reverse this year.

For its new season that opens next Thursday, its fall show focuses on divorce while its winter production is about dating, marriage and parenthood. And, for its final performance next spring, there are the pending nuptials.

“It’s kind of backward but we’re okay with that,” laughed Port Coquitlam’s Claire Pinkett, a producer with the Coquitlam-based theatrical group. “It was really out of our control because of the directors’ availability and schedule.”

Richard Weins, a regular with Second Storey Improv Theatre, was picked to direct the first comedy Men Are Dogs. It features eight actors including PoCo’s Jill Menkveld and Taryn Harms, who portray Allison and Jane. Their characters meet with Rose (Lorene Stuart), Loretta (Sara Zaitsoff), Madeline (Tiffany Markwart) and Cecilia (Lauren Hillman) at a support group for divorced women.

Cecilia leads the ladies and recruits an actor and a delivery man for role play to help them sort out their emotions. Bob

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Men are Dogs launches Stage 43 Theatrical Society’s new season.

(Taylor Sloan) and Tony (Chris Francisque) bear the brunt of their anger. “It’s really a good laugh,” Pinkett said of the play

by Joe Simonelli.

Next up in the All You Need Is…. Love? series is the musical I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change!, which runs in January at the Evergreen Cultural Centre and is directed

by Charlene Scott. Angela Bell takes the final show with Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, a comedy about five identically dressed bridesmaids — with contrasting personalities — battling it out at a Tennessee wedding.

Pinkett said while last year was female dominant, “We do have some men involved this

year!” adding the season “is all about relationships and how people misinterpret things.”

As for the company itself, it’s faring much better financially thanks to gaming and city grants, she said.

Still, unlike neighbouring community theatre societies such as New Westminster, Surrey and Langley, Stage 43 is without a permanent home.

Costumes are in storage and rehearsals are out of the Pinetree community centre.

The board of directors are looking to the city for help as well as for the municipality’s 125th anniversary designation for its 2016 shows.

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A Port Coquitlam burlesque dancer is in this month’s Dances for a Small Stage.

Burgundy Brixx (far left, in purple) will appear in the 32nd edition of the cabaret-style series. Brixx will be joined in her performance by Judith Garay. The eclectic show runs Oct. 20 to 23 at 8 p.m. in The Anza Club (3 W. 8th Ave., Vancouver). For tickets, visit smallstage32.eventbrite.ca.

Meanwhile, a multi-media dance piece choreographed

by Garay will be presented at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre on Friday. Tickets for the FINE LINE — twisted angels with Vancouver-based dancer Danny Nielsen are $35/$30/$15 by calling the box office (1205 Pinetree Way) at 604-927-6555 or visiting evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

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The Tri-City Off Road Cycling Association hosted the Take Your Kid Mountain Biking Day at the bike skills park at Mariner Way and Chilko Drive last Saturday. The ride was part of a celebration put on by the International Mountain Bicycling Association and featured mini-clinics, a performance from Ryan Leech and a guided ride through Mundy Park and Riverview Forest.

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Austin McIlmurray may be a new face in the Coquitlam Express dressing room, but fans are quickly learning why the club was so eager to acquire the 19-year-old American.

The Coral Springs, Fla., native scored two goals in front of the home crowd on Saturday night, helping his team hang on for a 3-3 tie against the

Cowichan Valley Capitals.

Two assists on Thursday night in a 5-4 overtime victory against the Victoria Grizzlies has given McIlmurray 10 points in nine games this season, making him one of the more reliable scorers with the club, behind captain Jackson Cressey with 16 points and Colton Kerfoot with 11 points.

The Express scored by committee during their overtime victory Thursday, starting a weekend set of games that

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would see the club win one, lose one and tie one.

Cressey, Kerfoot, Jake Brien, Charlie Barrow and Erik Udahl all picked up singles in the victory, while Kerfoot and Cressey both had two helpers in the win.

But the club could not maintain the momentum going into Friday’s game against the Nanaimo Clippers, who scored two power play goals in the second and two more in the third to win the game 4-2.

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third and overtime periods, the game finished as a 3-3 tie.

The team was scheduled OCT.to play Tuesday night after The Tri-City News’ deadline and will be back in town for a home game at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex on Friday against Power River. PuckFRIDAY drop is at 7 p.m.

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Coquitlam United took on Surrey at Town Centre Park on Saturday in division 1 rugby.

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Falcons find a way to win against Spartans Coquitlam downs Victoria 20-0 in midget football

The Coquitlam Falcons put another notch in the win column last Sunday when the midget football team took down the Victoria Spartans at Mackin Park.

After going scoreless during the first 15 minutes, quarterback Andrew Flett connected on a pass to receiver Jordan Lund, who made his way to

the end zone for a combined 90-yard play. The convert was good, which gave the Falcons a 7-0 lead.

Coquitlam’s defence stayed strong for two possessions by Victoria, when Nathan Quon intercepted a pass to get the ball back for the home team.

Flett and Xavion Fleary had a couple of runs to bring the ball into the Spartans’ red zone, where Dade Motz punched in a touchdown to put his team up 14-0.

Penalties marred the second half of the game and neither

team was able to get much momentum, but that did not stop Coquitlam from finding a way to score.

After Victoria blocked a field goal, Flett was able run in the ball on a quarterback keeper from the five yard line. The missed convert gave Coquitlam a 20-0 lead by the end of the fourth quarter.

The Falcons will now get ready to take on Cowichan next week at Mackin Park in Coquitlam. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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