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Douglas College has declined to answer questions about the departure of its former president or why the institution continued to pay him $14,000 a month after he left suddenly last year.

Scott McAlpine left the college, which has campuses in Coquitlam and New

Westminster, on June 16, 2014 to “pursue other opportunities,” according to a Douglas announcement at the time.

But the former president stayed on the college’s payroll until the end of the year, taking in $134,432 in salary and benefits after his departure, according to the institution’s 2014 executive compensation report. The report further stated that, “subject to mitigation,” McAlpine would continue to be paid until Oct. 16, 2015, up to a maximum severance amount of $227,500. see $14,000 PER MONTH, page 17

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Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam federal election candidates at the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce’s all-candidates meeting Tuesday evening at the Evergreen Cultural Centre: (from left) Libertarian Lewis Dahlby, Conservative Doug Horne, the Green Party’s Brad Nickason, Ron McKinnon of the Liberal Party, and the NDP’s Sara Norman. For coverage of the forum, please see article on page 11.

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The Tri-City News has chosen issues to be addressed by candidates in the riding of Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam in the Oct. 19 federal election: child care, transportation and Canada Post. Here’s what they had to say...

CHILD CARE

Promises: universal daycare & tax breaks Adam Currie is paying close attention to the parties’ platforms in the lead-up to the federal election. Having moved here from South Africa six years ago, he became a Canadian citizen in 2014, and it’s the first time he’ll cast a ballot in his new home.

It will also be the first election in which he’s zeroing in on each party’s promises for families. He and his wife welcomed a baby boy four months ago and are already exasperated by the search for childcare that will be needed when his wife returns to work.

“The experience has been

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Child care costs can run into the thousands for families when both parents hold down jobs.

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somewhat daunting,” Currie wrote in an email to The TriCity News, noting they “seem to be on an endless chain of waiting lists” and hoping for a call.

Being a one-car family compounds the challenge, Currie added, as they search for a quality facility that is easily accessible on public transportation and relatively affordable.

The cost of the daycare that is just steps away from their home is about $500 above other facilities in the area, Currie said — about $1,700 per month.

“I can’t see how it is realistic

to expect new families to pay high child care costs while also grappling with record-high property prices and mortgages,” Currie said.

NDP candidate Sara Norman said it’s a refrain she’s hearing regularly on the doorsteps of the Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam riding.

“A lot of families I’m talking to pay upwards of $2,000 a month in childcare costs,” she told The Tri-City News. “It’s crippling for a lot of families.”

That’s why the NDP is proposing a strategy that promises $15-per-day childcare and a million new spaces over eight

years; the federal government would pick up 60% of the costs while the provinces and territories pick up the remainder, a plan estimated to cost $5 billion annually once fully implemented.

Norman said a 2% increase to the corporate tax rate would help fund the plan, along with the return of parents to the work force who would further stimulate the economy.

The Liberals’ strategy focuses more on refining tax benefits than providing childcare spaces. see BENEFITS, page 4

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all parties promise $ Who delivers on mail? two years and any money not spent would still come back to municipalities in a topped-up gas tax transfer.

“But it’s not for the federal government to decide how the money is spent,” McKinnon said. “It will be a collaborative approach with the provinces and municipalities.”

The Conservatives have a similar approach and candidate Douglas Horne said the party is committed to partnering with all levels of government to get projects completed.

“Transportation is a huge issue for local people,” he said, noting Tory leader Stephen Harper recently pledged $700 million for Surrey’s LRT. Green Party candidate Brad Nickason bemoaned the lost opportunities in Port Coquitlam and further east with a SkyTrain line that turned north up Pinetree Way instead of heading east to PoCo and

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In February, a Westwood Plateau resident discovered the mail that had gone missing from his community mailbox over Christmas was, in fact, much worse than a few lost envelopes: A thief had racked up $3,000 on his wife’s credit card and had gained access to other important financial data.

Also in February, Coquitlam RCMP raided a Citadel Heights home and found more than 700 pieces of stolen mail, several machines for making credit, debit and identity cards, plus guns, ammunition, cash, drugs and numerous stolen items; two men were arrested, one of whom had already served time for similar offences.

Thieves have long been taking advantage of the community mailboxes found both in newer developments and those now replacing door-to-door delivery in older areas — pry open the door and there’s easy access to mail destined for dozens of households. So when the Conservative federal government announced in 2013 that door-to-door delivery would be phased out (while also increasing

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the cost of stamps and eliminating about 8,000 Canada Post jobs), many expressed concern about the safety of their mail.

The government cited significant financial losses but critics have pointed out that while letter volume is down, parcel delivery is way up and the institution continues to turn a profit. More importantly, some say, the move is bad for seniors and people with physical disabilities.

“Having to go and get your mail somewhere and having it be a huge theft risk, that’s not working for families,” said NDP candidate Sara Norman, noting her party promises to cancel plans to end door-to-door delivery and reinstate the service

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“I’m not sure they saved a significant amount of money doing this,” said Ron McKinnon, the local Liberal candidate, who noted service cuts hurt seniors and promised his party would put a moratorium on any further cuts to door-to-door delivery and review Canada Post’s business plan to see where it needs help.

Conservative Douglas Horne pointed out that 70% of the Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam riding has never had door-to-door delivery and reinstating the service for the remaining areas would create an inequality among residents. “We need to find a format that’s sustainable for Canada Post in the long run,” Horne said.

Green Party candidate Brad Nickason said the government has been “pulling money away from Canada Post so it doesn’t work, then claiming it doesn’t work so they can get rid of it — it’s ridiculous.” He added that the Greens have promised a return to door-to-door delivery to create jobs, protect the public service and Canadians.

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“Think of Dominion Triangle,” he said. “We could have made it into a much more vibrant community, we could have created much more opportunity in Port Coquitlam. “[The Evergreen Line] could have spurred economic growth in Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge,” he said, adding the Greens would put a greater emphasis on public transportation with a better plan. Nickason said he’d also like to see safe bike routes and better transit shuttles to SkyTrain stations.

The NDP have pledged an additional one cent of the existing gas tax (10 cents per litre) to fund road, bridge and other transportation infrastructure projects — that would reach an additional $1.5 billion annually by the end of the NDP’s first mandate, if elected. And under the Better Transit Plan, the NDP is promising $1.3 billion annually over 20 years for transit.

“An NDP federal government would really work with municipalities on this, something cities are sorely lacking right now,” said NDP candidate Sara Norman. “There’s been a lot of downloading from the federal to the provincial government, and the provincial government to municipalities when it comes to transit and infrastructure funding.”

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As chair of the Metro Vancouver board, Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore worked hard to build support for the mayors’ plan in the recent transit plebiscite, so he’s glad to see transportation is a key issue in the federal election.

“Transportation is part of our economy, it’s part of the health of our communities and, as we saw with the plebiscite, people agree that we need good transit, whether we’re commuting or just trying to get around in our daily life,” Moore said. “The fact that all the federal parties have come forward with different strategies around funding transportation also highlights it.”

But while the plebiscite failed to win favour among Lower Mainland voters, the federal candidates are promising big bucks for cities grappling with inadequate public transportation systems.

Ron McKinnon touted the Liberals’ plan to funnel $20 billion for infrastructure projects across Canada over the next 10 years; leader Justin Trudeau has cited a Vancouver Broadway rapid transit line, Surrey light rail and increased SeaBus service as possible projects that would get extra federal dollars.

“We’re focusing on this as a stimulus,” McKinnon said, noting nearly $2 billion would be committed in each of the first

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FEDERAL ELECTION

Benefits to battle the high costs of child care “I think it’s essential,” Liberal candidate Ron McKinnon said of investing in early childhood programs. “It’s going to help us invigorate the economy… It will help people not yet in the middle class become members of the middle class — single parents, for example, who can’t afford to go out and work will be able to find quality daycare they can afford… while still working.”

Under a Justin Trudeau government, he said, parents would receive a yearly tax-free, income-adjusted child benefit — a combination of four existing Conservative benefits into one larger payout, McKinnon said.

But it’s not the only facet of the Liberals’ social infrastructure platform, McKinnon said. The family income-splitting program would be scrapped and the TFSA contribution limits reverted back to $5,500 — two Conservative programs that McKinnon says do little to nothing for the vast majority of Canadians — but cost the government $3 billion in lost revenue.

“We’re going to save that and put it back into the economy, we’ll put it into things like child benefits,” McKinnon said, noting the Liberals are targeting the middle class. “It’s the backbone of our country, it has the great-

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est impact on our economy.”

Conservative candidate Douglas Horne said his party has given families a choice when it comes to family expenses and has offered programs such as the taxable Universal Child Care Benefit, childcare expense deductions and the arts and fitness tax credit to help offset costs.

But a nation-wide subsidized system isn’t the cards, he says, because it would require provincial buy-in that he doesn’t see happening, adding such a program would be too costly and voters want to keep taxes low.

“I think it’s unfair to mislead the public… When they don’t have agreement from the other partners to do that,” he explained, noting the family income-splitting program also helps two-parent families where one stays at home.

Green Party candidate Brad Nickason believes the low-tax refrain is simply a slogan, and

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one that doesn’t play out the way voters think it does.

“If you’re a single mom trying to take care of your kids in Port Coquitlam and the only place you can get a job is in Surrey, you now have to pay to go over a bridge,” Nickason said of the new Port Mann. “That’s a tax — and that’s not a low tax.

That’s $1,000 a year to go back and forth to work.”

The Greens say that a $160 monthly cheque doesn’t even begin to cover the cost of childcare, particularly in Greater Vancouver, and are promising to restore the 2005 agreement between Ottawa and the provinces for universal daycare in addition to other policies directed at children.

Meanwhile, the Currie family is struggling with a decision many other Tri-City families are also facing: what to do when it’s time for his wife to return to work. “Once my wife returns to work and you deduct daycare costs, along with transport costs into the city… it leaves a scenario whereby we question whether it is indeed worth her even returning to work,” Currie said. “Leading up to my first federal election in which I am eligible to vote, I will be paying close attention to the parties’ stances on affordable childcare across the country.”

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POMO APARTMENT FIRE

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Dozens homeless after fire damages PoMo apartment Flames got into attic of buildings on Clarke Road GARY MCKENNA

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No one was injured but dozens of people are without homes after fire tore through a Port Moody apartment building Wednesday afternoon.

Crews worked through the afternoon, evening and night to contain the blaze, putting out dozens of spot fires that flared up in the attic area of the structure. Firefighters were finally finished at the scene at around 10 a.m. Thursday.

Emergency crews arrived on scene during the lunch hour and worked to douse the flames that had been pouring out of the ceiling area. Fire Chief Remo Faedo said the source of the fire was a suite on the third floor of the building but because the blaze moved into the air space in the attic, it was difficult to contain.

Help came from Coquitlam Fire and Rescue, whose firefighters attacked one side of the spreading fire while the Port Moody Fire Department focused its efforts at the other end of the building.

“It was right in the middle so you had fire spreading in both directions,” Faedo said. “It sounds simple but it is not. It is a lot of work and a lot of labour.”

Residents from two buildings in the housing complex — 900 and 902 Clarke Rd. — were evacuated. But most of the damage was contained to 900.

Occupants of the 902 building were allowed to return around 1 a.m.

While firefighters focused their efforts on getting the blaze under control, several entered the structure to save pets and animals. Early in the blaze, Faedo and a police officer were seen carrying bird cages out of the building and he said a cat was rescued and given back to a distraught woman who thought the pet had perished.

“There were a lot of pet requests,” he said. “The thing is, doors get left open and some of the pets weren’t in the rooms where people said they were.”

Those who lost their homes in the fire reported to the Kyle Centre and were given 72 hours of emergency shelter.

Faedo said it is too soon to know the extent of the damage or the cause of the blaze but he did note that 20% of the structure burned and 50% sustained significant water damage.

“We lost the third floor for half the building,” he said.

“The problem then becomes the suites below had significant water damage and smoke damage… There is a lot of restoration work required if that is the direction they want to go.”

The blaze was reminiscent of an incident 15 years ago

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said Zornn Kriznik, a resident of the building whose unit was close to where the flames were burning. “I was on the balcony and I saw smoke from another apartment but just a little bit.”

He has lived in the apartment complex for more than 10 years and said his wife was at work and his youngest son was at school at the time of the incident.

Another woman, who identified herself only as Rose, said she has lived in the complex for 20 years. She resides in a different building connected to the property and said she was at the dentist at the time that the fire broke out.

Traffic along Clarke Road was detoured while firefighters worked, snarling traffic on side streets as many commuters made their way home during the afternoon rush hour.

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A fire spread through the ceiling area of apartment buildings in the 900-block of Clarke Road in Port Moody on Wednesday. when fire broke out at a similar apartment building at 906 Clarke Rd. In that case, Faedo said the fire started on the ground floor, moved up the side of the building and into the attic, destroying a huge

section of the structure. In that case, the building had to be torn down.

On Wednesday, residents watched from a nearby parking lot as firefighters doused the blaze. “I just saw a bit of smoke,”

COUNCIL MEETING When: Tuesday, October 13, 2015

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If you’re in 16 Thursday’s zone, your green waste and garbage are collected today.

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CRIME IN THE TRI-CITIES

Poirier video peeper sought

Coquitlam RCMP are hoping the public can help them identify a young man whom they believe was watching a family change at a local swimming pool.

On the evening of Sept. 9, they were using a family change room at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex when they noticed someone using a cell phone to record them through the opening between the floor and the bottom of the cubicle divider.

After getting dressed, one of the victims notified a staff member of the incident; staff confronted the man and he left the complex.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian man in his 20s, about six feet tall with short, brown hair. He was wearing a black ball cap, a black T-shirt with “Hollister Surf” on it and was carrying a gym bag.

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Renewal Plan for the Downtown Port Coquitlam Business Improvement Area Business Improvement Area Bylaw No. 3922 It is the intent of The Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam to maintain a Business Improvement Area (BIA) in Downtown Port Coquitlam pursuant to Section 215 of the Community Charter. The BIA has been operating since 1996 and the proposal is to renew the service for another five year term from 2016 to 2020.

The purpose of the BIA is to assist local business people and property owners to promote the downtown business district and improve the area’s economic vitality by implementing a business promotion scheme. The proposed business promotion scheme includes undertaking research and developing strategies for marketing the area, as well as working towards physical improvements.

The BIA will continue to be funded by a levy on the commercial properties in the

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Designated Area shown on the map. The estimated total cost of the work is $915,849.00 over five years. The property owners in the Designated Area will pay 90% of the cost during this period.

The estimated yearly charge is $1.2081 per $1,000.00 of assessed value. It will be included on the tax statement for properties in the Designated Area and must be paid in full by the tax due date.

The bylaw for renewal of the Downtown Port Coquitlam BIA may proceed unless the City receives written opposition from a majority of property owners representing at least 50% of the total assessed value of the parcels within the Designated BIA Area within 30 days of the second publication of this notice.

If you own property in the Designated Area and wish to register opposition to the renewal of the Port Coquitlam Downtown Business Improvement Area Bylaw No. 3922 please send a letter by November 9, 2015 to the address or email address noted below.

Please include the names of all registered property owners (if more than one), signatures of all property owners or their authorized signatories, and the address of your property. If you support the renewal of the Downtown Port Coquitlam BIA, you do not need to take any further action.

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FEDERAL ELECTION

Teens take to the web to help voters 14-year-old is a student at SD43’s Inquiry Hub DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

Candidates and voters who want to connect, get policy information and find out what political party has the most momentum in their riding can log on to a new website —www.votevancouver.org — developed by 14-year-old twin brothers who go to school in the Tri-Cities.

And if you think this website is just for kids, guess again. It’s as sophisticated and usable as any other website currently available with information on the Oct. 19 federal election (see sidebar).

Laef Kucheran, the website creator, said he started work on the project last spring to help his mom, who said she didn’t have enough information to be able to vote in the Burnaby North-Seymour riding where the family lives.

“We wanted to create something that could make a difference. We also wanted to combat some myths about strategic voting, so that people could actually easily see who was the most likely to win; not to stop strategic voting,” said Laef, who is in Grade 9 at School District 43’s Inquiry Hub school in Coquitlam.

Several candidates and voters have signed on but Laef says he needs more of each to get a good picture of the 25 ridings that make up the Lower Mainland, and he says there are lots of advantages for candidates who provide information.

“You can talk with voters, make announcements and organize discussions,” he said.

Here’s how it works: A voter indicates their voting preference in a riding, and can state why they chose a candidate.

They can also change their choice if their opinion changes over time. The website tracks voter preferences, and if candidates submit policy information, it will compare that as well.

“We don’t want this to be an advertising opportunity for the candidates, we want it for voters to help them choose the candidate,” Laef explained.

His bother Alin, who also attends the Inquiry Hub, did the web graphics and another boy, a 13-year-old from White Rock, created mockups and helped with testing.

Laef, who taught himself programming, launched www. votevancouver.org this fall and is trying to get voters to use it and candidates to send in their information.

“Probably the largest difficulty is getting candidates and getting users,” he told The TriCity News. “We’ve had much more success with finding candidates, though we still have a long way to go. As for users, we need at least a hundred times as much as we have so far.”

Their school, which encourages students to work on projects that interest them, allows them to work on the project during the day.

“What I love about it is that for the most part, kids aren’t involved in politics because they can’t vote,” said the Kucherans’ principal, Dave Truss. “Even students can have their views and it’s powerful,” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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• YouTube Canada: Election 2015 — videos on Canada’s 2015 Election on YouTube with breaking news, explainers, analysis, opinion and parody.

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• vote42.ca — an election hub aggregating party campaign promises, with information about candidates for each riding and how they can be reached.

• pollenize.org — a guide offering a break down of the main parties’ platforms for easy comparison.

• icanparty.ca — compare party platforms.

VOTING ADVOCACY

• www.thistimewedecide.ca — organized by the Canadian Federation of Students asking people, especially young people, to pledge to vote.

• www.abclifeliteracy.ca/civic-literacy — resources on voting, info on how the government works and rights and responsibilities of citizens and elected members of government.

Laef (in the back) and Alin Kucheran, Grade 9 students at School District 43’s Inquiry Hub school in Coquitlam, want more people to sign on to their www. votevancouver.org website and vote for a candidate. The website Laef developed this summer with the help of his twin brother aggregates the voters’ responses and provides candidates’ information as well as ways to contact them.

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Stronger than expected enrolment in Tri-City public schools this fall has created more than two dozen new jobs for teachers and special education assistants, and could mean more cash for programs geared to struggling students.

School District 43 superintendent Patricia Gartland told the board of eduction Tuesday the district enrolled 300 more students last month than were expected when the district compiled its enrolment projections in February.

The result is SD43 can expect to get more provincial funding than was budgeted and can put $1.3 million that had been held in reserve towards staffing in January and, possibly, additional student services.

“The increase in enrolment is very good news,” Gartland told trustees, noting that several positions were filled to accommodate the unexpected influx of kids, including 16.5 full-time equivalent teachers and 11 FTE education assistants.

It’s not known whether the additional enrolment over projections is due to more students moving to or around the district during an unprecedented

BY THE NUMBERS • 300 — total enrolment increase over February projections* • 40 — additional students in elementary school • 110 — in middle school • 150 — in secondary school * numbers could change and won’t be official until finalized through the Ministry of Education later this fall. heavy real estate season this summer. Gartland promised to have a full report on enrolment and staffing in November.

Coquitlam Teachers’ Association president Charley King confirmed that teachers who lost positions in spring were rehired by the end of summer, creating opportunities for teachers on call to fill positions in September. “This is a significant turnaround from last year for all teachers,” he said.

But he noted that school staffing is still tight after previous cuts to balance the budget.

“It is important to remember, though, that these new teaching positions are a result of increased enrolment, not a result of the board adding more resources to hire teachers to service the existing population,” King said in an email.

“Teachers are still doing more with less as a result of board cuts of 70 FTE in 2014

and 90 FTE in 2014.”

Meanwhile, the demand for more special education assistants (SEA) to help students with special education needs has resulted in a labour crunch.

Paul McNaughton, SD43’s director of instruction for learning services, said districts across Metro Vancouver are competing for SEA, making it difficult to fill some positions.

“The situation is a struggle in schools,” McNaughton said, “but we’re doing everything we can to attract people into the system.”

In some cases, SD43 is offering positions to SEAs as soon as they finish their practicums.

The district was also able to hire more youth workers and clerical staff after switching over to a private company to run five non-teaching secondary school cafeterias. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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A new partnership between Port Moody’s Shop Local founders and the city’s WorkBC Centre will give independent business owners a chance to hear from their fellow entrepreneurs in a TED Talk-style event and a series of workshops starting next week.

Dubbed 5 Fun Work Weeks, the series kicks off with Port Moody Biz Talks on Oct. 15, a chance to network, sample goodies and craft beer from Moody Ales and Yellow Dog breweries, and hear from six business owners on the “one thing” that drives their business success.

“Lots of people go into business but have no business background” and are simply pursuing a passion, said Lisa Beecroft, owner of Caffe Divano and a co-founder of Shop Local. “This gives us an opportunity to share our stories and learn from each other’s mistakes and successes.”

Beecroft said the idea for Biz Talks came out of a conversation with WorkBC’s Kristin Vandegriend and quickly snowballed. Shop Local members had expressed an interest in business education op-

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From left, WorkBC’s Kristin Vandegriend, Caffe Divano’s Lisa Beecroft and Celia Chang of Port Moody Flowers are the driving forces behind the Port Moody Biz Talks series, staring next week. portunities and WorkBC was looking for ways to connect with employers, making the Biz Talks a perfect fit. It wasn’t long before they’d planned workshops on branding and marketing, accounting, bookkeeping and human resources.

Celia Chiang of Port Moody Flowers and another Shop Local co-founder said the series are another way of supporting local businesses, which benefits the community as a whole through a stronger local economy, creating jobs and supporting non-profits.

“We’re stronger together,” said Vandegriend.

The organizers have partnered with Douglas College’s self-employment program, as well as the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce and others.

Tickets for Port Moody Biz Talks on Oct. 15 at the Inlet Theatre are $10 at shoplocalportmoody.ca.

The series continues with the Business Spike Awards on Oct. 22 and is followed by the three workshops, all at the Port Moody Caffe Divano at 6:45 p.m.

Branding and Marketing is on Oct. 29, Biz 101 is on Nov. 5 and Human Resources is on Nov. 12.

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Just a day after Canada signed on to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the international trade deal was an opening salvo in the Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam all-candidates debate Tuesday hosted by the TriCities Chamber of Commerce at Evergreen Cultural Centre.

The deal between 12 nations will reduce tariffs on several Canadian exports and bring in more imports from other countries, and while some say it will lower prices for consumers, critics say the deal will hurt this country’s dairy farmers and the automotive industry.

Green Party candidate Brad Nickason railed against the “secretive” trade deal and questioned its benefits for Canada, given the large bail-out that will go to dairy farmers, and also for families, who will no longer be able to trust in long-held milk quality standards.

But Conservative Douglas Horne said Canada’s economy is built on trade and “jobs are created by our ability to access global markets,” noting many organizations had applauded the TPP’s signing.

Sara Norman of the NDP fired back, saying the Harper government had effectively admitted the deal was, in fact, damaging to the economy by promising a $5-billion compensation fund for the dairy and auto sectors.

“The NDP is not against trade deals,” Norman added, but said the party had taken a stand against the TPP because it hurt two important sectors.

“Are they admitting to it or are they just trying to buy votes?” quipped the Liberals’ Ron McKinnon, who noted his party is in favour of free trade but not enough information is known about the TPP to come down on either side of the debate.

Horne said his party’s record “stands for itself,” a comment that earned a few groans, to which Norman asked whether he was including the country’s two recessions in seven years in that record.

“What’s at issue is this trade deal helps very large businesses at the expense of the rest of the people, who have no idea how it will affect them,” said Nickason. “Small businesses are left in the dark…

How can we run our businesses that way?”

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for decision-making purposes.

But McKinnon pointed out that Munir Sheikh, head of Statistics Canada, resigned in 2010 in protest over Harper’s plan to scrap the long-form census because the voluntary NHS would produce ineffective data.

“It’s fundamental: You have to have good information to make good decisions,” McKinnon added, emphasizing the Liberals would re-instate the mandatory long-form census. “The [NHS] is statistically invalid because it’s self-selected. Statistically it’s crap. And it costs more money to collect that data.”

Norman criticized the

Horne was blasted again for his response to a question on the long-form census, saying the information collected in the National Household Survey (NHS) is “more than adequate” and Canada’s chief Rd, Coquitlam 98 Fawcett statistician had deemed the604-520-3000 short-form census sufficient

Harper government for “limiting information to the N-th degree” by scrapping the longform census, “letting go of climate scientists and muzzling the ones that remain.”

“What’s the penalty for not filling it out?” asked Libertarian Lewis Dahlby of the mandatory census.

“Ignorance,” McKinnon replied.

The candidates were asked for their stance on a number of other issues, including:

SYRIAN REFUGEES

• Horne: “I agree there is a huge crisis on our hands.”

Government has provided food aid to 5.7 million refugees

other drugs. “It makes it unsafe for many of us.” Does not favour decriminalizing or legalizing possession of marijuana.

• McKinnon: “Decriminalization is not enough; you can’t get the same level of control as with legalization… which removes the criminal element from the equation.” Favours legalization, regulation and taxation.

• Norman: “Legalization will take a while but decriminalizing we can do right away.”

Would consider legalization later.

• Nickason: “There are far greater things in this country to worry about.” Would legalize marijuana and regulate pro-

in Iraq and Syria.

• Norman: “We are not living up to our UN obligations.”

NDP would meet obligations to bring 46,000 refugees to Canada.

• McKinnon: “We are not living up to our obligations and it’s absolutely imperative that we do so.” Liberals have committed to bring 25,000 refugees from Syria and Iraq, with $200 million in funding over two years to aid resettlement.

LEGALIZING POT

• Horne: “The difficulty with marijuana is it has nothing to do with marijuana itself” — it is a currency in the trade for crack, heroin, hashish and

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• Norman: “It’s dangerous because anyone who writes an editorial in the paper could be jailed or penalized.” Would repeal the legislation.

• Horne: “It’s a balancing act between what’s appropriate and what’s not appropriate.”

Would keep the bill.

• Nickason: “We would work with the NDP to repeal Bill C-51.”

• McKinnon: “We would repeal the unconstitutional aspects and also keep the things we need to keep.” spayne@tricitynews.com @spayneTC

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t’s shocking to learn that Port Coquitlam water main work on Burns Road cost 30% more than was budgeted and that Coquitlam’s estimates for its 125th anniversary celebrations are close to $1 million.

But after discussions at public meetings, bureaucrats and politicians promised to make changes or review expenses.

Thank goodness local reporters were on hand to hear about these developments — both were Tri-City News front-page stories — because if they weren’t, much of this information would be shrouded in meeting minutes and the public would likely never know.

Meanwhile, over at school board, there is less transparency, even though more effort is being made since heavy deficits were built up, to give more details about how a surplus is being spent. Although more could be done, it’s a start.

When it comes to finances, the more the public knows, the better because governments — and politicians — are then held accountable.

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Red tape day proclaimed, still work to do AS I SEE IT

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ctober is Small Business Month in B.C., a time the government has dedicated to appreciating the role that small businesses across the province play in supporting our communities.

Celebrating Small Business Month can be a little tricky for governments. Publicly complimenting the important role that small businesses play in the province is nice for business owners and their staff to hear, and may even encourage some people to do more local shopping. But it is rarer for governments to find announcements that promise to make the tough job of running a small business easier.

Coralee Oakes, who is the provincial minister responsible for small business, made one of those rare announcements last week when she tabled legislation to create a Red Tape Reduction Day to be observed every year on the first Wednesday of March. B.C. will be the first jurisdiction in Canada to have such a legislated day.

Australia is the only other jurisdiction I am aware of that has something similar, a Repeal Day that happens

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twice a year. In Australia’s case, Repeal Day has helped the government focus on fixing a lot of small things that can add up to a giant headache — everything from improving government websites to streamlining the regulation of low-risk pet food products. It is a key part of the Australian government’s new focus on regulatory reform.

In B.C.’s case, there will be less low-hanging fruit as the government has shown remarkable stick-to-itiveness with respect to its red tape reduction effort, maintaining an impressive 40% reduction in regulatory requirements for over a decade. It has already cleaned up a lot of regulatory excesses, such as the ridiculous rules dictating what size televisions restaurants could have, or the forest practices code that was killing the industry as well as many of its trees.

But there are still some very good reasons for all parties to support this bill on behalf of small business, and more broadly on behalf of the citizens of this province.

Red tape benefits no one and harms us all, taxing our time, our wallets and our creativity. Whenever a govern-

ment wants to hold itself more accountable for this hidden tax, we should all cheer loudly.

Oakes has said the intention of the bill is to reinforce the province’s long-term commitment to reduce red tape wherever it might arise — legislation, regulation, government policies and government services. Ideas are welcome anytime but a structured round of consultations will start in October. Anything concerning business owners and citizens is on the table for consideration. For example, people might suggest a 10-year renewal for drivers’ licences similar to the timeframe we now have for passports.

Of course, announcing Red Tape Reduction Day is only the first step. The government must now show it is serious about doing the things that will make a difference in the lives of British Columbians.

Some advice: Consult broadly and measure well.

For example, estimate the hours saved from red tape reduction. Well executed, this could be the best Small Business Month announcement on record.

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Where are moral leaders? Almost $1M for The Editor, The issue of women wearing the niqab at citizenship ceremonies has involved a total of TWO women. Two people among a population of 35 million Canadians and Stephen Harper is trying to make that a wedge issue to win re-election.

Then there’s Harper’s promise of a “hotline to report barbaric cultural practices.” That sounds Orwellian but that is in

the Conservative platform.

We know the Conservatives imported an Australian backroom boy with a history of hate to “refocus” its campaign on suspicion, division and fear.

The Quebec National Assembly voted unanimously calling upon Harper to stop using the niqab as a ploy to fan flames of what Danny Williams (a Conservative) has said is “bordering on racism.”

But where are our moral leaders in all of this?

Where are the voices of our respected business leaders, our academics, our religious community leaders, our mayors, our premier?

The Canada I am so proud of is based upon the values of fairness, respect, unity, neighbourliness and inclusion.

There is still time for our moral leaders to take a stand

and tell Stephen Harper that appeals to fear, suspicion and division have no place in Canada. We need only look to history to find examples of what happens when political leaders are allowed to single out individual religions and races without being challenged by true community leaders.

Canada needs its moral leaders to speak up, now.

Kim Manning, Port Coquitlam

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What’s NDP pipeline stance?

The Editor, I have listened to several allcandidates meetings in recent days but I still haven’t received a straightforward, non-spun answer to the following question from any NDP candidate, so perhaps a letter to the editor will elicit one.

This question is directed specifically to Fin Donnelly, the NDP candidate in Port Moody–Coquitlam and someone favoured to win. A recent

local poll reported that most citizens of Burnaby — about 75% of respondents — are opposed to the planned Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion through their town, and previous polls have shown a comparable lack of enthusiasm in Coquitlam, where the private pipeline would run alongside nature zones of the Brunette River while carrying low-grade fossil fuel that contributes significantly to global warming

and will endanger our province’s coastlines.

If MP Donnelly’s constituents are overwhelmingly opposed to the pipeline expansion, yet Mulcair’s party decides (after the election, of course) to support the pipeline expansion — as seems likely, given the NDP provincial leadership in Alberta — then will Donnelly stand with us or against us on this specific issue?

I could ask the underlying question as well. Like the federal Conservatives and Liberals, the NDP is a “whipped party” that forces all its MPs to support the party line. I would like to understand how Donnelly believes he can effectively represent the wishes of his constituents in Ottawa on occasions when his party forces him to act against those wishes.

Ann McGhee, Coquitlam

one long block?

The Editor, Re. “Burns Road work burns PoCo bucks” (front page, The Tri-City News, Oct. 7).

It is unbelievable that the Burns Road upgrade cost is now at $925,000. This was for putting in a water main. For almost $1 million, why wasn’t a culvert placed on either side of the road and the ditches filled in? This would have enabled a sidewalk and or a bike lane to be put in. Burns Road is still not a safe street for pedestrians or bicyclists.

City council needs to divert some of this heavy Coquitlam traffic from Coast Meridian Road. Besides Burns, Fremont Street should be opened up through to Dominion Avenue. The infrastructure in PoCo does not support what city council allows in. Just think of the daily traffic nightmare in the Costco/Home Depot area.

Why wasn’t an entrance/exit made from the rear of Home Depot on the Dominion

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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Avenue side?

Burns Road is designated to be part of the upcoming Fremont Connector to Burke Mountain. The city of Coquitlam should be made to pay part of the cost of this since it is all that city’s traffic that cuts through our city.

PoCo city council should also find out how the Coquitlam upgrades to Coast Meridian Road and David Avenue probably took less time to do than what it took PoCo to do Burns Road. It would be interesting to find out the Coquitlam costs of making Coast Meridian and David Avenue four lanes.

Hey, it only took PoCo almost $1 million to do one long block.

Fay Wright, Port Coquitlam

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PM businesses team up for rockin’ fundraiser JANIS WARREN

a child suffer. He is screaming and yelling in pain because of the chemo and for food.”

Cash raised at Rockaburley will pay for her meals and, sometimes, a special takeout pizza for him that he is able to digest. It will also help with their toiletries, clothing and laundry, of which she has eight loads a week.

“Everything costs a small fortune,” she said, adding, “That money would be a godsend.”

Wallace-Barnes, who has two young children with Johnny Barnes, said the couple couldn’t turn their backs. “You are so touched by their story,” she said. “Just to know that it’s going on, you can’t imagine what they’re going through. You picture your own child.”

Wallace-Barnes, who owns Pinball Alley Vintage, said the couple wanted to put on a fun event to enjoy with the community, with a goal to raise at least $2,000 — “or as much as humanly possible.”

Pennie Belle will kick off the night before Rockabilly Jay and the Cadillac Bones burn up the stage along with a go-go dancer. The auction will take place after the first set and includes items donated by TriCity businesses: ink time with Black Rabbit Tattoo, a gift basket from Mint Hair Lounge, a gift certificate for Little Gypsy’s Fine Jewelry, a piercing from Sinister Skin Tattoo and Piercing, and

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Tina Thomas is a single mom whose son Sean is battling leukemia for the fourth time in his seven years.

An old high school friend from Montreal — Johnny Barnes, a Port Moody businessman — and his wife, Heather Wallace-Barnes, are anxious to help the family any way they can.

And they want you to help — if you’re ready to rock.

Tomorrow (Saturday), the couple will host a benefit at the Rocky Point Taphouse called Rockaburley, a 1950s-themed show with live rockabilly music and burlesque dancers.

There will be auction goodies to bid on as well, with most of the proceeds going to pay for the day-to-day needs of Thomas and her son at BC Children’s Hospital — a place they’ve called home for the past 102 days.

Their heartbreaking journey started in October 2011 after Thomas took Sean, then three years old, to the hospital with what she thought was the flu. (Two months before that, they were evicted from their Vancouver home when her 22-year employer, Rocky Mountaineer, locked out its workers and she couldn’t afford to pay the rent.)

He underwent treatment and

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A fundraiser Saturday at Rocky Point Taphouse will feature burlesque performers such as Audrey Marx (far right) and will help seven-year-old cancer patient Sean (above) and his mom. they thought the cancer was beat but he relapsed in January 2014, when it spread to his testicles. Six months later, those organs were removed and, the same month, he had a bone marrow transplant.

This past June, he relapsed again and, last month, doctors said the leukemia had advanced to the liver of the Grade 2 Vancouver elementary student.

Tina has spent every night by his side since June 30.

How does she cope? “I don’t know. I really don’t have a choice. You get into ‘cancer land.’ It’s hell on Earth to see

the book Tracks In Time: Port Moody’s First 100 Years donated by Real Estate Evolved.

As well, there will be a pin-up photography session. As for the burlesque dancers, Audrey Marx and Ann Narky will treat the crowd with their sultry moves.

• Rockaburley tickets cost $20 and are available at Pinball Alley Vintage (2608 St. Johns St.) or at the door of Rocky Point Taphouse (2524 St. Johns St.).

The party starts at 8 p.m. Call 604-492-1732. jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

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TRI-CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SD43, city sign deal for a Burke school DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

Plans are moving ahead for a new Smiling Creek elementary school in the growing community of Burke Mountain even though funding for the project hasn’t yet been confirmed by the province.

Tuesday, the School District 43 board of education approved a joint-use agreement with the city of Coquitlam for the school and park site located at Queenston and Princeton avenues.

Ivano Cecchini, the district’s assistant secretary for facilities and planning, said he was unable to confirm funding in a call made to the province this week.

“I wasn’t getting anything positive,” Cecchini told Tri-City school trustees, but he said he was told that information passed on to the Ministry of Education by SD43 was “in order.”

Under the approved joint use agreement, the district will own the northern property and be responsible for funding and operating the school, which will be built to accommodate 430 students, with 19 classrooms, playground areas and a shared parking lot. Plans

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Should the B.C. government stop funding private schools?

The answer is No, according to School District 43 trustees, who waded into debate because of a motion to the BC School Trustees Association provincial council later this month.

Only Port Moody trustees Lisa Park and Keith Watkins voted in favour of a proposal, originating out of Alberni school district to request the Ministry of Education stop funding private or independent schools, which typically get 50% per-student provincial funding.

Arguments against the motion ranged from the need to provide choice for diverse education needs to the fact that parents who send their kids to private schools still pay taxes.

“I don’t think it should be black and white. I won’t support it,” said Coquitlam Trustee Chuck Denison.

Watkins said the public school system would have more dollars at its disposal if private schools were not funded. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

also include an enhanced gym, a shared multi-purpose room with kitchen, a classroom, a shared use meeting room and an exterior office for city use and an exterior washroom for park users.

The city, meanwhile, will own the southern property, containing the sports field, although the district will be able to use the field in exchange for the city using the building’s

shared spaces in the evenings.

The city will also have access to the exterior washroom and office, and, when school is not in session, can book space.

Also this week, Coquitlam city council passed first reading of a zoning amendment bylaw to change the property’s allowable use from residential to institutional.

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DEVELOPMENT SITES FOR SALE Notice of Intention to Sell City of Coquitlam Land Pursuant to Sections 26 and 94 of the Community Charter, the City of Coquitlam hereby gives notice of the intention to sell the following two townhouse sites.

The City of Coquitlam is soliciting offers from offerors to purchase two separate townhouse sites in Northeast Coquitlam for the purpose of constructing residential townhouse developments as soon as possible.

PROPERTY FOR SALE - RFO NO. 15-09-07

PROPERTY FOR SALE - RFO NO. 15-09-08

3535 Princeton Avenue, Coquitlam BC

3419 Roxton Avenue, Coquitlam BC

Gross Size: 1.809 Acres

Gross Size: 1.110 Acre

Zoning: RT-2 Townhouse Residential & P-5 Special Park

Zoning: RTM-1 Street Oriented Village Residential

Parties who may be interested in purchasing one or both development site(s) should visit coquitlam.ca/landsales for offer details and they may also contact landsales@coquitlam.ca or 604 927 3674 for further direction.

In response to RFO No. 15-09-07 and RFO No. 15-09-08, sealed offers must be physically received at the main reception desk, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 no later than 2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Monday November 30, 2015.

VISIT COQUITLAM.CA/LANDSALES FOR DETAILS.

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DOUGLAS COLLEGE

$14,000 per month ‘salary continuance’ continued from front page

The college would not confirm whether it terminated McAlpine’s contract without cause but documents obtained by the New Westminster Record, a Glacier Media sister paper of The Tri-City News, through a freedom of information request suggest that was the case.

Besides advising him to turn in his keys and saying his personal belongings would be couriered to him, a letter from board chair Shelley Williams dated June 16, 2014 informed McAlpine of his severance arrangements, including a $14,000-a-month salary continuance, extended health benefits, and pension contributions from the college until Oct. 16, 2015. The letter also offered 12 months of career transition and support services, and six months of continued access to services from Homewood Human Solutions, Douglas College’s mental health and addiction services provider.

SCOT MCALPINE Williams noted McAlpine was bound by the terms of his contract to “make all diligent effort” to find new employment and that his salary and benefits would end when he found new work.

If his new job paid less than his Douglas College post, however, the letter states McAlpine would be topped up until Oct. 16 of this year.

The first three paragraphs of the document were blacked out and requests for an interview with Williams to answer questions about why McAlpine

was terminated and whether he was still being paid by the college were declined.

“Dr. McAlpine’s employment with Douglas College ended on June 16, 2014,” stated an emailed comment in response to the interview requests. “The severance package he received was consistent with his employment contract and the applicable legislation.”

McAlpine’s contract, also obtained through a freedom of information request, states the college could, by majority resolution of the board, terminate its president’s contract before its expiry date “without cause and without any advanced notice” provided it gave him a severance package like the one outlined in Williams’s letter.

McAlpine first came to Douglas from Grand Prairie Regional College in August 2009, signing a three-year contract.

DC then signed a five-year contract with the former president that was to be effective from Jan. 1, 2012 to Dec. 31, 2016. newsroom@tricitynews.com

Community Emergency Preparedness Seminars

H E R O S PROGRAM The City of Coquitlam offers the following emergency preparedness seminars to help residents and businesses become better prepared for a major emergency.

Personal, Family & Community Emergency Preparedness This session uses an earthquake scenario to help you become better prepared at home.

The session topics include typical earthquake damage/hazards, how to protect yourself inside and outside of your home or place of business, family communication and reunification, assembling emergency supplies and community preparedness.

Disaster Preparedness & Basic First Aid for Pets Learn how to prepare your pets in times of emergencies or disasters. The session includes a demonstration and quick lesson on basic pet first aid, presented by a Registered Animal Health Technician of the Canadian Veterinary Assistance Team. $10 fee covers the cost of a pet first aid starter kit.

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Disaster Pet Care & Basic First Aid (includes a starter first aid kit for pets)

Poirier Library Nancy Bennett Room 575 Poirier Street, Coquitlam

6:45 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.

Cost: $10.00 October 20 7:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.

Personal, Family & Community Emergency Preparedness Cost: FREE

October 23

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Advance registration is requested Register to reserve your space by using one of the following methods and quoting the course number:

The real Scotland comes alive at Douglas College Foundation’s 30th anniversary celebration. This year’s A Class Act pays tribute to the college’s namesake, Sir James Douglas, first governor of BC. The evening will feature scotch and shortbread tastings, gourmet appetizers, dancing, music, and live and silent auctions.

1. coquitlam.ca/signmeup 2. In person at any Parks, Recreation and Culture facility

Tickets: $85 at http://bit.ly/1nE4ciL or call 604 777 6176

3. Staff assisted phone-in registration 604-927-4386. This service is available Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

For more information on future session dates or to request a course for your community group, please contact the HEROS Program Office at 604-927-6434 or visit coquitlam.ca/preparedness

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SHAKEOUT ON THURS. Are you ready for the big one?

Tri-Cities residents are being asked to join the largest earthquake drill in B.C. history on Oct. 15 at 10:15 a.m.: the Great British Columbia ShakeOut. Organized by the BC Earthquake Alliance Society, ShakeOut BC provides residents with an opportunity to practise the “drop, cover and hold on” earthquake protocol, and to make sure they are prepared for an earthquake whether at home, school, work or on the road.

The cities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody are urging residents to hold drills. To participate, visit visit www.shakeoutbc.ca to register as a participant and download resources. At 10:15 a.m. on Oct. 15, practise the protocol: • Drop to the ground.

• Take cover by getting under a desk/table (or cover your face and head with your arms and crouch in an inside corner of the building).

• Hold on for 60 seconds.

• After the drill, practise what you will do after the shaking stops.

More emergency prep tips can be found at on the cities’ websites.

Purple is the colour on Sat. Town Hall Meeting City of Coquitlam

DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

If local and national landmarks look purple tomorrow (Saturday) — including the Lafarge Lake fountain, and Port Moody and Port Coquitlam city halls — don’t be surprised.

And you can join in by wearing purple or lighting a purple candle yourself, says Carol Todd.

The mother of Amanda Todd, the Port Coquitlam teenager who committed suicide on Oct. 10, 2012 after posting a video about being cyberbullied, started the Light up Purple for World Mental Health Day to bring awareness to mental health and cyberbullying issues. Todd handed out purple bracelets and electronic candles to trustees at the School District 43 board of

education meeting Tuesday, calling on the district to join the international campaign.

She said dozens of landmarks will be part of the campaign, including: the Miami Tower in Florida; LAX pylons; the Olympic cauldron in Vancouver; and the CN Tower in Toronto.

“We just want to bring awareness to these issues,” Todd said.

She was also acknowledged for the support the Amanda Todd Legacy Fund has given to SD43 for suicide prevention and mental health resources for educators and safety programs for students.

The hashtags for tweeting images of Saturday’s event are #lightuppurple, #LUP2015, #amandatodd or #Bepurple. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

MENTAL HEALTH FORUM A youth mental health forum is being held in the Tri-Cities on Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Nancy Bennett Room at Coquitlam Public Library, 575 Poirier St. Among the speakers are Sue Hammell, opposition spokesperson for mental health and addictions; Melissa Delmonico, Miss Teen Coquitlam and youth mental health advocate; and Leigh Ann Baxter, team leader for Tri-Cities Child and Youth Mental Health. Register at eventbrite.ca under “youth mental health roundtable tickets.” Admission is free but space is limited.

The beauty in the world lies in the diversity of its people

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.

Online 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.

October is Community Inclusion Month.

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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THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Beautiful views from Plateau HIKE OF THE WEEK STEVE CHAPMAN RIDGE PARK Rating: easy Time needed: 2 hours Length: 4.3 km Elevation gain: 280 m Ridge Park is a compact area of forest parkland at the top of Westwood Plateau and supports a network of easily accessible woodland trails. There is one significant viewpoint that affords impressive views out over Coquitlam, Burke Mountain, Mt. Baker and the Fraser Valley.

This hike does a circuit of the park and ends by climbing to the viewpoint, where you may want to spend some time admiring the views. For simplicity, the route is described as accessing the trail network from the west side but the route can be just as easily accessed from all sides (see map). There is also a conveniently located parking lot on

the southwest side of the park just off Parkway Boulevard.

Start by finding the eastbound alleyway just south of the pedestrian crossing on Parkway Boulevard. This soon turns into a fenced-off path that cuts through the executive golf course.

After the fencing stops, you will reach a four-way intersection with a trail sign. Memorize this crossroads location as you will be visiting it three times on this walk. Turn right and follow the undulating path as it contours above the fairways.

After a while, the trail will start descending quite steeply, passing over a small creek with a rope handrail. As you circle counterclockwise around the hill, there will be several paths heading out right towards the houses. Ignore these to keep on the path that completes the loop.

The low point will be reached about 1.3 km into the hike, after which it’s just over another kilometre of steady climbing back to the four-way intersection.

Turn left uphill at the intersection and follow the trail to a T-junction, where you’ll turn right. After seeing another trail on your right, keep on the less distinct trail that continues straight on. Follow this up and then down to the viewpoint, which presents itself as an open rocky ledge. Be careful near the edge as there is a steep drop-off.

Return the same way as far

as the first junction, where you will turn left downhill towards the loop path. Turn right at the loop path and then left when you reach the four-way intersection.

Steve Chapman is a Coquitlam Search and Rescue volunteer, a member of the Burke Mountain Naturalists and the creator behind a detailed new map of Tri-City trails. More info on safe hiking: www.coquitlam-sar.bc.ca.

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Above left is the view of Coquitlam Town Centre from a viewpoint on this week’s hike. Above is the map for the Ridge Park route outlined in today’s column.

City of Coquitlam

Notice of Public Consultation 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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By email to clerks@coquitlam.ca Fax: 604-927-3015 Mail: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 ST

In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way at the City Clerk’s Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays (Telephone: 604-927-3010)

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Additional information about this application can be obtained from Karen Wong, Planning and Development Department (Telephone: 604-927-3476).

All written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam.ca.

Should Council grant first reading to the proposed CWOCP amendment, a Public Hearing will be held with notification to be provided in accordance with the Local Government Act.

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THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: OCT. 9 – 11

It’s turkey time; work it off with a dance, a hike or some hockey SARAH PAYNE

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SOCCER TOURNEY

Friday, Oct. 9

POMO HOCKEY

Gobble gobble folks, the Thanksgiving long weekend is here.

Get the turkey brining and potatoes peeled so you’re ready to kick back with family and friends as we give thanks for all the good things in life.

Coquitlam Metro Ford Soccer takes over Town Centre Park (Pipeline Road) for its annual Thanksgiving tournament running today through Monday; drop by to see talented girls and boys playing in U10 to U12 categories. Visit www.cmfsc.ca for full details.

The Port Moody Panthers take on the Langley Knights for the first time this season at the Port Moody Arena (300 Ioco Rd.) tonight at 7:45 p.m. Visit www.portmoodypanthers.com for more information.

MOVIE NIGHT

Dive into the dark, twisted world of L.A. crime journalism in the Port Moody Film Society presentation of Nightcrawler (rated R).

Star Jake Gyllenhaal plays a young man so desperate for work that he goes from filming spot news to becoming it himself; the film garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay and 80 other nominations. It starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., PoMo). Visit www.pmfilm.ca for more info.

ROCKABURLEY

Get your groove on at the Rockaburley fundraiser for sixyear-old cancer warrior “Seanny” at the Rocky Point Taphouse (2524 St. Johns St., PoMo) at 8 p.m. The evening of rockabilly and burlesque talent is hosted by Mister Nickel; there will also be an auction with goodies from Black Rabbit Tattoo, Mint Hair Lounge, Little Gypsy’s Fine Jewelry and more. Tickets are $20 at Pinball Alley (2608 St. Johns St., PoMo) or at the door. Call 604-492-1732.

HOCKEY NIGHT

Catch the Coquitlam Express in a home game against Powell River at the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam) at 7 p.m. It’s the fifth regular season game for the Express, who are 2-1-1 so far. Visit www.coquitlamexpress.ca.

Sunday, Oct. 11

OPENING RECEPTION

MARKET MORNING

Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) hosts an opening reception at 7 p.m. for its newest exhibit, featuring Moments of Love, a collection of photos by the multicultural group Sensors Photography. Artist Vanessa Lam showcases mixed media works in Scrapyard Chronicles while works by members of the Federation of Canadian Artists are on display in a juried art exhibit. The exhibit runs to Nov. 7; wisit www.placedesarts.ca.

If you’re having the whole family over for a Thanksgiving feast this evening, there’s no better way to kick off the day than at the Coquitlam Farmers Market (624 Poirier St.). Pick up farm-fresh root veggies, a heap of gourds, cheese and bread for appetizer nibbles and there’s sure to be a pumpkin pie or two in the mix of market stalls, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit www.makebakegrow.com.

DANCERS DANCING

TAKE A HIKE

Choreographer and artistic director Judith Garay presents The Fine Line ~ Twisted Angels, a one-hour multi-media dance performance that explores movement, sound and image, and how we perceive our internal and external word. The show features three dancers, including tapper Danny Nielsen, and incorporates video by Flick Harrison and music by Patrick Pennefather, for one show only at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35/$30/$15 at www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca or 604-927-6555.

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Whether you’re looking to burn a few calories before sitting down to a plate of turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy or you want to enjoy the fresh air with family (before sitting down to turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy), check out this weekend’s Hike of the Week, which takes in Ridge Park trails and offers up views over Coquitlam and the Fraser Valley. See details and a map in today’s paper.

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THE ENVIRONMENT

Truth, science have taken hits under Harper

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efore our family moved to the Tri-Cities more than two decades ago, I worked as a medical research scientist at McGill University in Montreal in the field of immunology Thus, while nature is my passion, science is my chosen profession. the quest for truth and knowledge that are the driving force behind scientific research always struck me as being an honourable pursuit. The first step in solving any problem is acquiring the relevant information. To me, basing decisions on evidence acquired through scientific inquiry seems logical, reasonable and progressive.

I have, therefore, been profoundly disturbed by policies of the Stephen Harper government that have prevented our federal scientists from openly speaking the truth and, in some cases, have brought a halt to world-class research programs that need to be continued if we wish to pass on a healthy environment to future generations.

It started with the Conservative government’s decision in 2010 to stop collecting facts through the mandatory long form census. This was startling because all governments depend on having accurate information to formulate effective programs and track their successes or failures.

Economists and medical researchers alike need accurate data as a base from which to reach decisions.

This led to the resignation of Canada’s chief statistician, Munir Sheikh, who said, in departing, “No country can be among the league of civilized societies without intelligent policy development.”

Around the same time, scientists who worked for the federal government were being hampered in their ability to talk freely to reporters

Chris Turner’s book, published in 2013, is still relevant reading for today.

— something they had been allowed to do as a matter of course for years.

For example, in 2001, when Kristina Miller, a Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientist, published a significant paper on diminishing Pacific salmon in the prestigious international journal Science, she was not allowed to speak to the press.

Until then, this had been a standard response on the appearance of ground-breaking research.

I hung my head in shame over that incident. As it turned out, that was only the beginning as Canada was entering a dismal period in which the government would muzzle its scientists and suppress the truth.

I was equally appalled when Canada withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol at the end of 2011. Global climate change, caused by the burning of fossil fuels, is surely the greatest challenge we face in terms of protecting the planet from

future droughts and the devastating storms that will have dire consequences for future generations.

While the Liberal federal government under Paul Martin had been slow to engage with industry to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, it had developed effective public education programs such as the One Tonne Challenge, which encouraged citizens to reduce their emissions and implemented programs to help homeowners improve home insulation. These were good first steps. But in 2011, the Harper government was moving backwards and denying climate change was a problem.

Then the boom landed with brute force in 2012 with the passage of two omnibus budget bills (or “ominous” bills, as I prefer to call them).

Bills C-38 and C-45 were both extremely long documents that contained a number of harmful provisions that

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repealed or fundamentally altered a number of programs that had protected the environment.

World-class research into marine and fresh water pollution was halted and awardwinning scientists were fired.

Fish habitat protection was eliminated as was the Canadian Environment Assessment Act. Almost all of our lakes and rivers lost their protection. It was later revealed all this was done because of a request from the fossil fuel industry.

In 2013, the Tory government started to shut down scientific fisheries libraries.

Instead of insuring priceless original research papers, including some used by Carson, were protected for future generations, dumpsters arrived to collect what was now deemed trash.

A survey conducted of government scientists in late 2013 revealed that almost half of them were aware of instances in which their departments had suppressed information, which led to inaccurate and misleading impressions by the public and media.

Truth has been taking a big hit over the past few years.

Last year, the government passed Bill C-43, which limited the application of environmental laws to port lands and actually authorized the destruction of documents submitted with respect to port activities and allowed the elimination of public scrutiny.

To date, the Harper government has fired more than 2,000 scientists, including more than a hundred who once worked for Parks Canada.

A dark age has descended over the country I love.

Fortunately, we have a federal election on Oct. 19, which offers the possibility of change.

Thus, while I urge people to vote for the candidate of their choice, I hope that choice will be for a candidate who supports scientific research and the ability of our scientists to speak the truth openly and freely.

2015

Port Coquitlam Farmers Market season Watch our Facebook page and web site for interesting bits and pieces while we get ready for 2016.

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This photos of Australia’s tiny (only 6 mm) Flying Duck Orchid will be used to demonstrate some techniques of flower photography at the Oct. 13 meeting of the Burke Mountain Naturalists.

BURKE MTN. NATURALISTS

Learn techniques & tips of flower photography While it may not be the best season to grab the camera and capture the beauty of flowers, it’s ideal for taking the time to learn some tips and techniques that make for great flower photographs.

At next Tuesday’s meeting of the Burke Mountain Naturalists, former professional photographer Ron Long will present an instructional slideshow on how to take flower photos, including tips

that will be helpful for photographers of all abilities.

Long is retired after a 36year career as the scientific photographer at Simon Fraser University and he has been photographing wildflowers from around the world for more than 40 years.

He admits that the real purpose of his presentation is to “provide an excuse to show a collection of my very best flower photographs, many

of which have not been seen before now. Even non-photographer plant lovers will find much to enjoy.”

The Oct. 13 meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. in the hall of Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam.

Everyone is welcome to attend and there is no charge for admission.

For more information, call 604-936-4108 or 604-461-3864, or visit www.bmn.bc.ca.

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ERH AREOLA CLINIC

Help breast cancer patients An Eagle Ridge Hospital clinic provides the final procedure for breast cancer reconstruction patients so they can begin to heal in mind, body and spirit.

Operated by Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation (ERHF), the areola tattoo clinic is the only one of its kind in the Lower Mainland and has provided services to over 350 women, free of charge, since its inception in 2012.

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s (CBCF) $50,000 Community Health Grant this past May ensured that another 250 women will receive areola tattoos — tattooing a new areola to a reconstructed breast.

EHRF’s unique approach to tattooing is free to women thanks to donors like CBCF and performed by onsite nurse clinician Sandi Saunier.

Demand for this service has been increasing as referrals continue to come in from plastic surgeons across the Lower Mainland, and Sandi will be able to see more women each week because of this generous donation.

In addition, ERHF is seeking support from the Lower Mainland community to purchase a SPY Imaging System, a new high-tech tool that helps surgeons ensure women will recover from their mastectomy and reconstructive surgery without complications. The total fundraising goal is $325,000.

The tool will give even more

women post reconstruction surgery the chance to have the areola tattooing performed and provide some closure from the disease. To women who have undergone years of breast cancer surgeries — including treatment and reconstruction — tat-

tooing a new areola to a reconstructed breast helps bring back a positive body image.

To donate to the SPY Imaging System at Eagle Ridge Hospital, visit: gifttool.com/donations/ Donate?ID=1487&AID=161.

COUNCIL AGENDA

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2015 7:00 PM – COUNCIL CHAMBERS 2580 SHAUgHNESSy StREEt, PORt COqUItLAM

PUBLIC HEARINg

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3925 for 2338 Kelly Avenue

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Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3925 for 2338 Kelly Avenue........................................................... Third Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3930 for 1475 Prairie Avenue ..................................................... First Two Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 3927 for 2329 Fremont Connector ............................................ First Three See Also: Report from Director of Finance FOIPPA Amendment Bylaw No. 3928 ...............................First Three See Also: Report from Manager of Corporate Office and Lands Solid Waste Amendment Bylaw No. 3929 ........................First Three See Also: Report from Director of Engineering and Operations Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3906 for 1425 Kebet Way ........Final Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3926 for 3135 Oxford Street ....Final

REPORTS

Director of Engineering and Operations Solid Waste Audit Standing Committee Verbal Updates: • Finance & Intergovernmental Committee Join us: City Hall: 2580 Shaughnessy St or watch meetings live online www.portcoquitlam.ca/council

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LITERACY IN THE TRI-CITIES

Library access for all – plus a special Star Wars day on Sat. BOOKS PLUS Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

COQUITLAM

• CELA: Centre for Equitable Library Access: Coquitlam Public Library is a proud partner of CELA, Centre for Equitable Library Access, a new, national, non-profit organization established by Canadian public libraries to support the provision of accessible collections, in a variety of formats, for Canadians with print disabilities. As a partner of CELA, CPL offers: titles for all ages in audio, e-text and braille; more than 85,000 books, magazines and newspapers; and materials in English and French, with expanding access to other languages.

CELA also champions the fundamental rights of Canadians with print disabilities to access

media and reading materials in the format of their choice.

If you are interested in this service, call Teresa Rehman, community services librarian, at 604-937-4157. For more information on CELA, visit www. celalibrary.ca.

For more information about any of these programs, visit www.library.coquitlam. bc.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.

PORT MOODY

• Star Wars Reads Day: You can support the Rebel Alliance tomorrow (Oct. 10) with Star Wars games, contests, crafts and craft demos from Star Wars author Holman Wang and a photo op with a “real” Jedi. All ages welcome, so come in costume from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Tech Café: You can get free, one-on-one computer help at PMPL’s weekly Tech Café. Visit with friendly and knowledgeable teen volunteers for answers to your basic computer questions. Drop in to the ParkLane Room on Fridays be-

Check out details of the popular annual Scary Story Contest put on by Coquitlam and Port Moody Libraries and The Tri-City News: see article, next page

“ We provide care, respect and dignity in your time of need” Keith Louw, Funeral Director

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604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.

tween 4:30 and 6 p.m. for help with a variety of technology basics such as email, smartphones, texting, Microsoft Office and more. Tech Café runs through Nov. 27.

• Writing Workshop for Children: The Monster in Me: The library will be presenting writing workshops for children on Saturday, Oct. 17. Kids from ages seven to nine years can join local artist Joyelle Brandt from 1 to 2 p.m. in the ParkLane Room to have fun creating their monster alter ego. They can draw their monster self, brainstorm a list of characteristics and write a rhyming verse about their character. Call 604-469-4577 to reserve a seat.

For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca or call

TERRY FOX

• FVRL is 85!: Join librarians at Terry Fox Library for a celebration of Fraser Valley Regional Library’s 85th anniversary on Thursday, Oct. 15. This event will feature a special storytime with Port Coquitlam’s mayor and city councillors, followed by refreshments. Everyone is welcome from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

For more information, visit www.fvrl.bc.ca or the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604927-7999.

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A gigajoule (GJ) is a measurement of energy used for establishing rates, sales and billing. One gigajoule is equal to one billion joules (J) or 948,213 British thermal units (Btu).

The Customer Choice name and logo is used under license from FortisBC Energy Inc. This advertisement is produced on behalf of the British Columbia Utilities Commission.

HSBC and United Way help kids grow their confidence and skills so they are able to make good choices in life.

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CONTEST

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TRI-CITIES CHAMBERS

Write a scary Chamber names nominees story and win (and maybe PSORIASIS AND PSORIATIC you’ll see your ARTHRITIS work in print) FREE PUBLIC FORUM 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.

Some of Tri-Cities’ best and brightest are nominees for the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce 2015 Business Excellence Awards.

The chamber announced the nominees last week and will be honouring them at a luncheon on Oct. 29 at Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club. Finalists will be announced by the end of 2015 and winners will be named at the annual chamber gala on Jan. 30, 2016 at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver.

The nominees are as follows: Small Business of the Year • Around My House Consignment • Arthur Murray Dance Studios • BC Textile Innovations • Chic & Unique Event Design • Cotton Candy Kids • Eagle Ridge Fitness • Empty Desk Solutions • Engineered Bodies Crossfit Port Moody • Ethical Waste Services Ltd. • Fitzpatrick & Associates • Golbey Law Corporation • Insul-Twin Systems Ltd. • JnL Reno and Repairs Ltd. • Kang-Ho Hapkido Martial Arts Academy • Learn Zenk Barristers & Solicitors • Paul’s Autobody • PollyK Consulting Event Management • Prairie Pet Food and Supplies • Shawn Lam Video Inc. • The Co-Operators (Hickman Insurance & Financial Services) • Vancouver Tumblebus Business of the Year (10-50 Employees) • Alliance Printing • Altac Services Inc www.sd42.ca • BTM Lawyers LLP • Coast Therapy • Creative Transportation Solutions Ltd • DBM Law • Dimension 3 Plastics Ltd • G Force Gym www.sd42.ca • MaxFit Movement Institute

• Shoppers Drug Mart • Steele Electric • Synergy/Aspen Environmental Inc • The John B Pub • Turbulent Diffusion Technology Inc • West World Paper Inc Business of the Year (50+ Employees) • Harkin Towing • Maple Leaf Storage • Nurse Next Door Home Care Services • RokStad Power • TD Canada Trust • TYGO Enterprises Ltd. • Vancouver Golf Club Community Spirit Award • Cathy Cena, CKPM 98.7FM • Daniel Gorsic, Synergy/Aspen Environmental Inc • Dr. Wilbour Kelsick, MaxFit Movement Institute • Envision Financial • Jason Jakubec, Lawyers West • Jerome Bouvier, Jerome Inspires (Access Youth Outreach Services) • Katrina Shelast, Hair We Are Beauty Boutique • Paul MacDonald, Ethical Waste Services • Scotiabank Business Leader of the Year • Don Drysdale, DBM Lawyers • Dr. Wilbour Kelsick, MaxFit Movement Institute • Gary Mauris, Dominion Lending • Julie Fisher, Lawyers West • Mary Vellani, TD Canada Trust

• Paul MacDonald, Ethical Waste Services • Tom Ramsey, Meridian RV Not-for-Profit of the Year • Coquitlam Firefighters Charitable Society • I AM SOMEONE

• New View Society • Rotary Clubs of the Tri-Cities • Soroptomist International of the Tri-Cities For more information and to link to nominees’ websites, visit www.tricitieschamber.com.

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Carmen Taylor’s Angels donned their team shirts and runners on Sunday for the CIBC Run for A Cure to benefit breast cancer research. The group — including Scott, Brad, Nick and Jordan Taylor and Sheri Geldart — brought in $3,000 for the special day to support the charity. The Taylors are well known in the Tri-Cities for their volunteer work with box and field lacrosse.

The inaugural FraserFEST Coquitlam was a damp one but that didn’t stop cyclists and paddlers from taking part in the province-wide series along the banks of the Fraser River.

Among the participants were MP Fin Donnelly, founder of the Rivershed Society of BC, and Ed Hall, a Kwikwetlem First Nation band councillor. The group enjoyed the trip in a 34’ voyageur canoe from Fort Langley to Coquitlam.

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Coquitlam firefighters used power tools to stir the mix for the second annual Pink Pancake Breakfast at Town Centre firehall on Sunday. The fundraiser by the Coquitlam Firefighters Charitable Society flipped in $2,380 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation — a sum that was matched by the Scotiabank branch at Coquitlam Centre mall. Spokesperson Kim Saulnier said the meal drew 350 attendees to the hall to support the cause.

ARTS BOOST

A Coquitlam arts centre checked in a $3,600 grant this week from a credit union.

Westminster Savings gave the donations to the Evergreen Cultural Centre for its family days program, which provides free access to art gallery exhibitions and drop-in initiatives — the first of which will be held tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon at the venue.

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Last month’s gala to support Eagle Ridge Hospital injected $250,000 into the Port Moody healthcare centre.

The hospital foundation’s 25th annual Evening of Caring collected the cash for the Fund-A-Need campaign to buy life-saving equipment for the emergency ward.

As well, philanthropists Kelly and Glenn Hobbis were honoured with a Caring Heart Award, an accolade that recognizes individuals and companies that have shown outstand-

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Several young technology entrepreneurs joined Coquitlam Public Library officials, Tri-City Chamber of Commerce directors, Coquitlam city councillors and provincial politicians — including Amrik Virk, B.C.’s minister of technology, innovation and citizen’s services — to celebrate the opening of the new Innovation Hub last week at the City Centre library branch. Visit tricelerate.ca.

Sasamat Fire Department Chief Jay Sharpe was joined by volunteer Darin Macdonald to thank Wyatt, Harrison and Odin Belenkie for their heartwarming donation last month. The boys handed over their birthday cash, totalling $326, to the fire hall for its operations.

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ing contributions to ERH. Past recipients have included gala founder Myrna Code, Linda McGenn Jackson, Andy Nord, Jim Irwin, Larry Wald, and Dorothy and Ken Mackenzie.

The gala has brought in more than $3.5 million for ERH in the past quarter century.

WEEDERS

The Lower Mainland Green Team rolled up its sleeves this week for the city of Coquitlam’s Bad Seed weed out of invasive plants at Mundy Park.

The 35-person crew joined other community volunteers to pull English Ivy and lamium from the park, racking up a total of 68 hours for the team.

WILDLIFE OUT

The city of Port Coquitlam was honoured last month by provincial delegates at the Union of BC Municipalities’ convention for its patented waste cart locks.

The locks are aimed at keeping bears and other wildlife out

of the trash. The city received an honourable mention in the Best Practices - Excellence in Action category. “We’re thrilled to be recognized for our made-in-PoCo solution to keeping our community safe from bears,” Mayor Greg Moore said in a news release.

“This is the fifth time in five years we’ve been honoured by the UBCM for our unique approach to addressing problems and providing services.”

OPTIMIST CASH

A $1,000 donation came to Maura Fitzpatrick of the Children of the Street Society last month from the Evening Optimist Club of Coquitlam.

President Rick Todd presented the money to the Coquitlambased organization at its club meeting. The society works to raise awareness and stop the sexual exploitation and human trafficking of children and youth in B.C. communities.

Last year, it offered 116 schoolbased workshops for 4,000 TriCities students.

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sense of community and belonging.

This might not seem synonymous with luxury high-rise living in downtown Vancouver, where you might imagine wealthy international types using a unit as a crash pad in their jet-setting lifestyle, leaving it empty half the year and never getting to know their neighbours.

But not so in the Private Residences at Hotel Georgia, according to developer Bruce Langereis, president of Delta Land Group, the company that completed the tower in 2011 after a tough few recession years.

“Value is driven by a lot of dynamics but what’s important is having a building where there is a culture of ownership – it’s more than just about kitchens and finishings,” says Langereis. “[The building] has fulfilled our goals and dreams about creating that really good culture.” “[Our buyers] are going to rise to the next level and say ‘What’s the culture like at this building?’ – and not just check strata

minutes and documentation.”

Langereis should know, having himself been a resident at the building since completion. “I’ve lived and breathed this building for seven or eight years now,” he tells REW.ca.

sports celebrities around recently, they met some residents in the elevator and the guests asked the residents what it was like to live there. “They said it was ‘the best’ and ’awesome’,” says Langereis with pride.

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A great testimonial, especially for a building that is still marketing three of its highest-end units – including the top-floor “true” penthouse, a 6,830-square-foot pad with 360-degree views, plus two of the four sub-penthouses. Those are on the market for around $8 million and the penthouse listed for a cool $18 million. “It’s not a hardand-fast price,” says Langereis. “There’s some negotiating room for the right buyer.”

This wriggle room for the “right buyer” has garnered Langereis some considerable media attention over recent months.

Unlike many other developers, Delta has not marketed the property overseas, in the hopes of attracting buyers who will

Part of what makes the building so eminently livable is the level of service that residents enjoy – for an additional fee, they can indulge in all the services that the Hotel Georgia provides, such as maid service and room service. And included in their strata fees are access to all the hotel’s luxurious amenities.

This “good life” vibe is bringing the neighbours together, says Langereis.

“When I was growing up in Vancouver, neighbourhood was everything, but it’s not as strong as it used to be. That’s what we’re creating here.”

He tells of how, when showing some

Selling the Penthouses

live in the building and contribute to the community.

However, Langereis is quick to set the record straight regarding the potential nationality of the buyer.

“The media coverage we received almost made it seem like we were trying to exclude Asian buyers, which we weren’t. In fact our most recent sub-penthouse buyer is a local Asian family, and we’re thrilled with the purchase.”

He says that he is simply hoping that someone will come into the building and be a part of the culture – not that he would exclude a suitable buyer just because they might not always be at home.

“This isn’t just about business. At the same time, we’re going to be smart about our business.”

To read the full article, including Delta Land’s next major project, go to REW.ca/ News

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Tulips are number 1 but other bulbs abound, too IN THE GARDEN

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ore than 116 million Dutch flower bulbs have now made their way into Canadian garden stores, import warehouses and greenhouse coolers. As a matter of fact, Canada is the ninth largest Dutch bulb importing country in the world.

I’m sure it would be no surprise if I were to tell you that tulips are the number one bulb we import. You might be interested to hear that gladiolas are right behind and then, way down in quantities but still important, are lilies, hyacinths, narcissus, irises, crocuses, amaryllis, dahlias, freesias and anemones.

The high numbers of some of these bulbs may seem rather odd to the home gardener but

don’t forget, many of these bulbs such as lilies, irises and freesias are grown-on by greenhouse operators for cut flower production.

It is, however, becoming more apparent to me each year that we are overlooking some of the very finest bulbs that will add so much value to our gardens.

We tend to plant tulips, daffodils and hyacinths in our gardens, while glossing over other bulbs that are actually better

long-term investments.

A visit to Keukenhof, Holland’s famous spring garden, opened my eyes to the use of minor bulbs. Muscari (grape hyacinths) were used very effectively as borders, under-plantings and as drifts of colour under trees and shrubs.

There are many varieties but ‘Muscari armeniacum’ is, by far, the most impressive for mass displays. For smaller pockets, you will be dazzled with many fabulous long-last-

ing perennial varieties like the white M. album, the soft blue ‘Valerie Finnis’, the bi-colour ‘Mount Hood’, M.‘Pink Sunrise’ and even a fragrant yellow called ‘Golden Sunrise’.

Today, there are also prepackaged combinations featuring muscari, such as ‘Wind & Tide’, an eye-popping blend of white ‘Thalia’ daffodils and blue muscari. Muscari are hardy in all zones and will tolerate little or no water in summer. This makes them ideal for plantings under large trees where moisture is often a problem. They prefer full sun or partial shade.

These bulbs look very effective when mass planted by themselves or used as a contrast with other springblooming perennials, bulbs or flowering shrubs. Muscari are long-lasting, have great weather tolerance and they don’t look untidy as do so many other bulbs when they finish flowering.

Most gardeners plant and enjoy lots of the standard yellow, white, blue and striped crocus but the sweetly scented species varieties are being over-

looked. Crocus chrysanthus provide us with some of the most beautiful and interesting crocus colours. They naturalize well and thrive in sun or light shade. They are most effective used in mass plantings in rockeries, borders, lawns and between stepping stones. You will find the species varieties are more free flowering.

For a yearly repeat performance, the earliest bulbs to bloom are the yellow aconites (Eranthis hyemalis) and beautiful snowdrops. Both perennialize nicely and create a more lovely display year after year.

The yellows and whites really pop in late winter, lifting our spirits and announcing that spring is on its way!

The old-fashioned bluebells, that so many European folks ask for, are actually scillas or squills. All of them flower in clusters on leafless stalks and have either bell-shaped or starlike flowers. I like them best planted in informal groupings among shrubs, deciduous trees or low-growing perennials.

They are great in pots too and scillas make lovely cut flowers

for tiny bouquets. Scilla siberica seems to be the most popular because of its intense blue, three to six inch flower spikes.

If, perchance, you are looking for old-fashioned English bluebells (Scilla nutans), they’re a lot easier to find now.

They are very long-lasting and do well in partial shade.

The real sleeper in all the minor bulbs is Anemone blanda (see photo). These look for all the world like miniature daisies and I was absolutely in awe when I saw how they were being used in Keukenhof Gardens. The variety called ‘White Splendor’ was used in massive borders and as underplantings with virtually every type of tulip and narcissus that blooms during their long flowering period. Their white colour tended to lift all the other colours and when contrasted with the rich green lawns, they were sensational.

There are still many of these great little minor bulbs we have yet to discover but I suggest you give the ones I’ve mentioned a try. You won’t be disappointed.

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THURSDAY, OCT. 15

• Burke Mountain’s community association, the North East Ratepayers, meets, 7 p.m., Victoria Hall, Victoria Drive and Soball Street. Speaker: Coquitlam archivist Emily Loney.

Regular meeting will follow at 7:45 p.m. All Burke Mountain residents are encouraged to attend. Info: 604-970-2579.

• PoCo Heritage meeting, 1 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 2248 McAllister Ave. Everyone is welcome to attend an informative and social afternoon; the program will include fun games from our youths, and a journey down memory lane with resident historian Bryan Ness Light refreshments will be served. Info: pocoheritage.org.

• 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, 10 a.m.-noon, at 200906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam.

For info or another session date: 604-764-8098.

FRIDAY, OCT. 16

• The Circle of Friends, a social group for 50+ singles who are looking to meet new friends and participate in social events such as walking, dancing, dining out, travel, theatre, etc., meets at PoCo Legion, 133–2675 Shaughnessy St., 7 p.m. to plan events. Info: Nina, 604-9419032.

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THURSDAY, OCT. 22 • PoCo Heritage presents Ghostly Tales, 7 p.m., Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. Author Robert Belyk and historian Bryan Ness present an evening of intrigue and slightly scary stories of neighbourhood ghosts. Admission is free but registration is required.

Registration: 604-927-7999.

PARENTS, KIDS • Family resource centre at Minnekhada middle school, PoCo, offers multi-sensory and math tutoring; rate is $25 per session. Tutors are Orton Gillingham-trained and centre works in cooperation with SD43.

Registration is ongoing. Info: frcdistrict43@gmail.com.

• Parents, grandparents, and caregivers who want to connect with others who are raising children, gain and offer support and understanding, gain information about parenting and other concerns, and have their children cared for while doing so, free of charge, can join a parent support circle. Parent Support Services of BC runs a Wednesday evening circle in Burquitlam. The support circle is an anonymous, confidential self-help group for parents with children 12 years old and under.

Info: 604-669-1616 or www.parentsupportbc.ca.

• Ignite Choir at Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship is for kids 6-14 who love to sing, dance and act; the goal is to give children and youth an introduction to music and. The choir meets Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m., beginning Feb. 13. Info: www. erbf.com.

• Breastfeeding or pregnant and wanting to learn more?

Looking for information or help?

La Leche League Coquitlam groups offer informal, guided discussions and a chance to

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• Beyond Soup and Socks: Explore Affordable Housing and Homelessness Root Causes and Solutions, 10 a.m.-noon, St. Andrew’s United Church, 2318 St. Johns St., Port Moody. After 8 years hosting the temporary shelter program, St. Andrew’s aims to address causes and solutions to lack of affordable housing and homelessness.

Registration/info: beyondsoupandsocks@sauc.ca or 604-9395513.

• 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

TUESDAY, OCT. 20 • Dogwood Garden Club meeting, Centennial Room, Poirier community centre, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Speaker: Tom Baumann, a professor in University of the Fraser Valley’s agriculture department, on tree fruit pruning. For those who wish to join the club, membership fee is $10. Refreshments served at the end of the meeting.

• 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.

Hall, PoMo; parents/caregivers invited every Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30-11:30 p.m.

• Parents and tots gather to play and learn in a Jewishthemed environment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam.

Info: 604-552-7221 or info@ burquest.org.

• Step By Step Child Development Society Family Resource Rooms open for dropin at the following locations: Old Orchard Hall in Ioco Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30-11 a.m., Harbour View elementary school Monday and Wednesday from 9:30-11 a.m. and at the Blue Mountain Park Scouts’ Hall on Wed from 10-11:30. Call 604-931-1977 for more information or visit the website at www. step-by-step.ca

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• Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club features 6-page displays by members, 7 P.M., McGee Room, Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Visitors always welcome. Info: www. stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

connect with other nursing mothers. New meeting location: Share Family and Community Services, 2615 Clarke St., PoMo. Meetings held second Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. Women interested in breastfeeding and their children are invited to free monthly LLL meetings. Info: 604-520-4623 or www.lllc.ca.

• Baker’s Corner Pre-school is a parent-participation pre-school that offers play-based classes

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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.

and 9-11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Seaview elementary school, PoMo. Info: Arshia, 604-937-6971.

• Tri-City Family Place, a drop in centre for children up to five with their caregivers, is open Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (September to June), 2062 Manning Ave., PoCo. Info: 604-942-4672.

• Share Family and Community Services parent support circle runs Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m., Mountain View elementary school, 740 Smith Ave., Coquitlam. Open to all parents, grandparents and/or caregivers.

Participation is free and childminding and snacks are available. Info: 604-937-6970.

• Pleasantside Play Pals, a non-profit parent-participation play group for newborns to pre-schoolers at Old Orchard

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• Burke Mountain Naturalists’ October meeting, 7:30 p.m., in the hall of Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Feature: Photographer Ron Long will present an instructional slideshow on how to take great flower photographs. Free admission and all are welcome. Info: 604-9364108 or www.bmn.bc.ca.

• Downtown Coquitlam Toastmasters, well known for its cultural diversity, is inviting the public to sit in on its weekly meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., Room B2090, Douglas College, David Lam Campus, 1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. Toastmasters International is a worldwide organization whose clubs help members grow their public speaking skills.

for three- and four-year-olds and is located in Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam. Info: 604-461-5848 or bakerscornerpreschool.com.

• Share Family and Community Services hosts free parent and tot drop–in, 9-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays at Seaview community school, 1215 Cecile Dr., PoMo. This is a free play–based program for children up to five years old and their parents/caregivers. Info: Azar, 604–936-3900.

• Parent and Tot Drop-in: open to parents with children from birth to 5 years old; offers safe and nurturing environment; children learn songs, stories and eat healthy snacks together; parents are full participants; free; open 9-11 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Mountain View elementary school, Coquitlam,

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continued from page 39 • Mountain View Family Resource Centre is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9-11:30 a.m. for parents and caregivers with kids up to 6 years; staff co-ordinate play, circle time and crafts. Mountain View elementary is at 740 Smith Ave., Coquitlam. Info: Arshia, 604-540-9161.

• Drop-in for parents/ caregivers and children 5 and younger, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Birchland School Family Place, 1331 Fraser St., PoCo. Info: Westcoast Family Resources Society, 604-9417828.

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

Info: Elena, 604-468-2733.

• Christian Service Brigade and Senior Girls Alive at Westwood Community Church, 1294 Johnson St., Coquitlam, invite youth 11-18 to join them on Wednesday nights 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for Battalion program. Info: Ronnie Tan, 604-908-1847.

• Autism Tri-Cities information and support group for adults with relatives with autism spectrum disorder. Info: Clair, 604-9395157.

• Coquitlam Play Centre parent participation play group meets, 9:15 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays at Place Maillardville, 1200 Cartier Ave., Coquitlam.

Info: 604-936-2303.

• PoCoMo Mothers of Multiples club meets the third Thursday of the month. Info: Brenda, 604-937-5534.

• Simon Fraser Society for Community Living hosts Family Support, Education and Networking Group, for families with children with developmental or physical disabilities throughout the school year. For more information, please contact the Family and Individual Support Program at 604-525-9494.

• Parents Together is a mutual help group for parents experiencing conflict with their teen(s), meets in PoCo. Info: 604-3250556.

• Learning Disabilities Association meets the third Thursday of each month at the family resource centre at Westwood elementary school, PoCo, 7-9 p.m.

• Tough Love support group meets Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., Stoney Creek community centre (in Burnaby) For parents with children in trouble or experiencing difficulties. Info: Cathy, 604464-2437.

• The Ark Child Services, a non-profit counselling agency specializing in supporting families going through separation and divorce, has an office in the Tri-Cities. Info: Lee Cassels, 604461-2124.

• Children with Diabetes parent support group meets monthly. Speakers present information for living with Type 1 Diabetes. Social activities are also planned for the children and their families. Info: Carol, 604931-2027.

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• 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.

• Share Family and Community Services’ free seniors (60+) is offering a free, weekly support group that meets for 90 minutes on Wednesday mornings at Poirier community centre, Coquitlam. No group experience necessary. Info & regis-

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• Millside Family Resource Centre is open Fridays, 9-11 a.m. for parents and caregivers with kids up to 6 years; staff co-ordinate play, circle time and crafts. Millside elementary is at 1432 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam. Info: Arshia, 604-5409161. tration: Rhea, 604-937-6964.

• 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, 604927-6093 or mhansen@coquitlam.ca.

• Share is running a free seniors’ support group for people 60+ wanting to meet others and talk about things important to them. No group experience, no problem. Info and registration: Rhea, 604-937-6964.

• 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: 778-2854873 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.

• Seniors meet every Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m., to do fun group activities including physical fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing. All women and men 50 or older are welcome at Share Family and Community Services’ Mountain View Family Resource Centre, 699 Robinson St., Coquitlam (corner of Smith Avenue and Robinson Street).

Info: Gina, 604-937-6970.

• Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to seniors’ concerns. Seniors’ organizations and others interested in joining, call Ernie, 604-576-9734, or email tsn@shaw.ca.

• The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month.

People who are interested in participating in a caregiver support group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780.

• Glen Pine 50Plus group plays bridge Mondays, 12:453:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9:30-11:45 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604927-6940.

• Caregiver support group meets second and fourth Friday of each month, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: 604-933-6098.

• Monthly seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Coquitlam. Info: 604-552-7221 or info@burquest.org.

• ABCs of Fraud, a consumer fraud prevention program for seniors, by seniors, gives free onehour presentations to seniors groups of 10 or more. Info: 604437-1940 or ceas@telus.net.

• Honeycombs, a group of people over 50 who entertain with song, dance and skits, meets Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Wilson Centre, PoCo. Performers plus prop, sound and stage hands needed. Info or show bookings:

Frances, 604-941-1745.

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continued from page 40 • Burquitlam Community Association holds its monthly meeting on the first Thursday of each month, 7-9 p.m., in the library at Miller Park elementary school, Coquitlam.

• Are you a new immigrant?

Do you have questions, concerns and/or need help? Call RCCG Trinity Chapel at 604-4743131 on Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., or call outside those times and leave a message and someone will call you back. Trinity will help or direct you to places where you could receive help.

• Saturday hikes leave from Rocky Point at 9:30 a.m. Info: pocomohiking@hotmail.com.

• Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Saturday coffee program runs Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., in the ERH lobby, 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody. Sales of beverages and baked goods raise funds for the purchase of hospital equipment and patient comfort items.

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch 133, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo: meat draws Tuesdays, 4 p.m.; Fridays, 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.

• Glenayre Scottish country dancers meet Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., at Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam.

New members welcome, all levels beginner to advanced, singles and couples.

• St. John Ambulance volunteer medical first responders meetings held every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Tri-Cities branch, 2338 Clarke St., Port Moody. New members welcome to attend. Info: 604-931-3426 or www.sja.ca/bc.

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• St. John Ambulance volunteer youth cadets meetings, for people ages 6 to 21, held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the TriCities branch, 2338 Clarke St., Port Moody. New members welcome to attend. Info: 604-9313426 or www.sja.ca/bc.

• Weekly thrift sales, Wednesday, noon-9 p.m.; Thursdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Trinity United church, corner of Shaughnessy Street and Prairie Avenue, PoCo. Info: 604-942-0022.

• Do you enjoy meeting people who come from other countries? And sharing information about Canada while learning about others’ cultures? Help others adjust to life in Canada, improve their conversational English, and learn about the world. Info: Julie, 604-9363900, Ext. 185 or juliebond@ society.ca.

• Sea Cadets for youth aged 12 to 18 years old meets at the Old Mill Boathouse at Rocky Point Park (Port Moody) on Wednesdays, from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. For information visit regions.cadets.forces.gc.ca/ pac/201sea/ or contact Lt(N) Shannon McGee at co.201sea@ cadets.net or call 604-939-0301.

• Tri-City Transitions offers free ongoing counselling services on weekdays for women who have experienced abuse/

violence in their relationships or childhood abuse, sexual assault or childhood sexual abuse. Info: 604-941-7111, Ext. 103. Call 604-941-7111 ext. 112.

• Como Lake United church (535 Marmont, Coquitlam) thrift and furniture shop open Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon, Thursdays (thrift shop), 6:308:30 p.m.

• RCSCC Grilse Sea Cadets, for boys and girls 12 to 18.

Info: www.cadets.ca or 604-9390301.

• 2893 Seaforth Army Cadets hold a parade night every Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Open to boys and girls aged 12-18 years.

Info: 604-466-2626 or 604-9423245, or www.cadets.ca.

• SPARC radio museum on Riverview Hospital grounds is open Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with tours given by volunteers; large collection of antique consumer, military, marine, amateur radios and broadcast studio equipment. Located in the old pharmaceutical warehouse on Kerria Drive at the top of the hill. Info: 604-777-1885 or www3.telus.net/radiomuseum.

• Tri-City Healing Rooms available, free, Thursdays, 7:30-9 p.m., Westwood community church, 1294 Johnson St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-464-0558.

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Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC took down Fraser Valley Premier last weekend during an under-17 boys B.C. Soccer Premier League match at Town Centre Park. Coquitlam was able to shutout the visiting club, winning the game 3-0.

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Cats hoping to maul Knights Port Moody club looks to notch another victory GARY MCKENNA

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The Port Moody Panthers will be looking for their second win on home ice this season when the club hosts the Langley Knights at the Port Moody Arena Saturday night.

The first few weeks of the Pacific Junior Hockey League season have not been kind to

the Cats, who have gone 1-7 and are at the bottom of the Tom Shaw Conference.

But if there is an oppoKEITO LEE nent to help the Panthers get out of their scoring slump it’s the Langley Knights, a team that sports an identical record and has had their own issues keeping the puck out of their net.

The visiting team has the worst goal differential in the league with -26 and have had

50 goals against in nine games this season.

The only team that comes close to that is the Ridge Meadows Flames, who have allowed 39 goals in seven games so far this year.

However, this Saturday is far from a guaranteed win for Port Moody.

The North Vancouver Wolf Pack were the latest team to feast on the Cats, defeating the Port Moody club 6-1 at the Harry Jerome Rec Centre last Saturday.

Kyle Henderson was the only Panther that was able to

muster a goal during that contest, which came on the power play in the third period.

Port Moody dropped another one to the Aldergrove Kodiaks earlier in the week.

After Aldergrove opened the scoring in the first period, the Panthers briefly tied things up when Cameron Obcena scored early in the first, assisted by Keito Lee. However, four unanswered goals by the Kodiaks put the game out of reach for the Cats, who ended up winning 5-2 after Lee popped in a second goal for Port Moody with five

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minutes left in the game. Lee was named third star for his two point effort during the match.

The Panthers were expected to play Richmond at the Richmond Arena Thursday night after The Tri-City News’ deadline.

Saturday’s game will take place at the Port Moody Arena. Puck drop is at 7:45 p.m.

For more information go to www.portmoodypanthers. com. sports@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

Coquitlam Express head coach Barry Wolff will be honoured for his induction into the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame before tonight’s game against the Powell River Kings at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex.

The Kelowna native, who was the bench boss during the team’s Fred Page Cup victory two seasons ago, will be recognized in the foyer of the arena at 7 p.m. prior to the puck drop.

Wolff has a long history with junior hockey.

Before coming to Coquitlam he was the head coach and general manager of the Fernie Ghostriders of the Kootenay International Junior Ice Hockey League.

He was named coach of the year in his last season with the team, where he posted a 35-13-1-3 record and was the Eddie Mountain Division Champion.

Prior to Fernie, Wolff had a stint with the Quesnel Millionaires between 1996 and 1998 and he later won a Fred Page Cup with the Surrey Eagles in 2005.

He was also a member of Team Canada West’s coaching staff during the 2010 World Junior ‘A’ Championships.

Tonight’s game will feature a Thanksgiving Pumpking Pie eating contest and turkey bowing between the periods.

GOLD FOR SIENNA

Mixed martial arts athlete Sienna Treliving took home two medals at the Be First Championship last weekend at City Center Park in Langford, B.C. The seven-year-old Port Moody resident, who has been in the sport since she was four, grabbed gold in kickboxing and wrestling events.

Treliving, who will be eight at the end of the month, was the only girl to compete in the tournament.

She is a student at Gibsons Mixed Martial Arts. sports@tricitynews.com

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Fox stays undefeated with win over Mouat GARY MCKENNA The Tri-CiTy News

The Terry Fox Ravens kept their undefeated streak alive with a win over Abbotsford’s W.J. Mouat secondary in AAA high school football last weekend.

The team jumped out to an early lead with two touchdowns from Jeremie Kankolongo before Jake Laberge connected with Jaden Shanley for a 27-yard pass that put the Ravens up 20-0 after the first quarter.

Shanley was back at it in the second, pulling in a 55 yard pass from Laberge to make it 27-0, before Laberge ran in a one-yarder a few plays later to take a 34-0 lead into the half time intermission.

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Centennial Centaurs player Mo Hassan runs with the ball during a AAA high school football game against St. Thomas More on Friday night at Percy Perry Stadium. The Coquitlam club lost the match 43-14 and will take on Eric Hamber secondary this Saturday on the road.

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Petrie takes over as GM of the Coq. sr. Adanacs There will be a new but familiar face in the Coquitlam Adanacs’ front office.

Mike Petrie is taking over as general manager of the Western Lacrosse Association team, bringing 40 years of TriCity area lacrosse experience to the club.

The former league commissioner and chair of the board of governors of the West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association has played at the minor, intermediate, junior and senior la-

crosse levels in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam and has served as general manager, coach and executive to teams at all levels.

Petrie, who was the recipient of the manager of the year award and commissioner award at the senior level, has been involved in the planning and hosting of three Presidents’ Cups, in addition to helping lead the Tri-City Bandits lacrosse team to 11 appearances in the tournament over 15 years.

Terry Fox showed no signs of slowing down in the second, when Lucas Prinster hauled in a pass from Laberge to give the club another touchdown.

Ravens player Kyle Pickard then ran in a 14-yard touchdown later in the quater before Mouat finally got on the board with their first touchdown of the day.

After Mitch Bye recovered a fumble and ran in a touchdown that gave Terry Fox a 52-8 lead in the fourth, Mouat was able to get two touchdowns before the final whistle blew.

Shanley finished the game with two receptions for 82 yards, while Isaac Evans had one reception for 41 yards for the Ravens.

On defence, Kankolongo had another big game, picking

up five tackles and three sacks, as well as a fumble recovery.

Joel Edgar had four tackles and a fumble recovery while Tony Dhillon also had four tackles for Terry Fox. The Ravens will now turn their attention to Lord Tweedsmuir secondary, who they face on Friday night at Percy Perry Stadium.

Meanwhile, the Centennial Centaurs suffered another loss Friday night. The club fell to St. Thomas More 43-14 at Percy Perry Stadium.

The Cents will try again this week on the road, where they will take on Eric Hamber secondary. For more information go to www.bchighschoolfootball.com. sports@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

A CLASS ACT A SCOTTISH SOIREE

7PM, FRIDAY, NOV. 6, 2015 ANVIL CENTRE, 777 COLUMBIA ST. NEW WESTMINSTER The real Scotland comes alive at Douglas College Foundation’s 30th anniversary celebration. This year’s A Class Act pays tribute to the college’s namesake, Sir James Douglas, first governor of BC. The evening will feature scotch and shortbread tastings, gourmet appetizers, dancing, music, and live and silent auctions.

Tickets: $85 at http://bit.ly/1nE4ciL or call 604 777 6176

RESULTS

Have a minor sports team that wants to get their game results into The Tri-City News? Send us a brief description of the match, the sport, the league, the level and the score and we will try and fit it in the paper.

Results can be emailed to sports@tricitynews. com.

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