Tri-City News November 18 2015

Holiday Train focus is food The CP Rail Holiday Train wraps up its cross-country trip Dec. 19 in the Tri-Cities and one goal this year is collecting healthy food for food banks. See story, page 22

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6 Mounties, parking lot: $3.9 million Some budget requests related to Evergreen Line GARY MCKENNA

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Coquitlam RCMP wants to hire six new officers as part of the detachment’s effort to target high-crime areas and step up enforcement ahead of the opening of the Evergreen Line.

And that’s not the only bigbucks budget request that went before city council this week that’s related to the new transit line.

The Mounties’ $912,000 funding request is the second

part of a two-year plan that, if approved by council, would see the new hires complement six officers who joined the force in 2014.

Supt. Sean Maloney, the officer in charge of Coquitlam RCMP, told council on Tuesday that it was important to have the resources in place ahead of the opening of the SkyTrain line in order for police to plan accordingly.

“I don’t want to wait until problems happen,” he said.

“In Surrey, the SkyTrain came and then they took action. You don’t want to be in that boat because it was a bit of a nightmare.” see EXTRA OFFICERS, page 6

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CELEBRATING 40 YEARS ON ICE

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Don Sabourin and the Port Coquitlam Coachmen hockey team are celebrating 40 years on the ice this season. The 73-year-old player, who is originally from Montreal, is the only original member still competing with the 35-and-over team. While he said he has slowed down a little bit over four decades with the team, he can still keep up with some of the younger guys, who are intent on keeping the club going for another 40 years. For more on Sabourin and his PoCo puck club, see article in Sports, page 35.

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Riverside secondary’s tech ed department has been hard at work this fall building a house — a small one— for the Bright Lights event at Stanley Park, where some of the sets and decorations are starting to show their age. Teacher Jordan Wycherley said the whole department has been involved, including drafting, automotive, woodworking and construction classes. Students contacted local companies for materials, and donations were provided by Port Coquitlam’s Swiftwood Forest Products and Olympic Roofing. Finishing touches were being done Monday before the house was to be taken apart and transported to Vancouver by PoCo Fire and Rescue, along with a handful of students who would be helping re-assemble the house and put up the lights. Bright Nights raises funds for the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund and is open from Nov. 26 to Jan. 2. Above left, Leah Beckstrom (left) and Sophie Irvine work on decorations for the house. Above right: The group of students who worked on the project. Below left: Hugo Garcia finishes some work on the structure. Below right: Edvin Colakovic, Danik Apanasovs, Beckstrom and Irvine work on decorations.

THE PARIS ATTACKS

‘I am flabbergasted,’ says Parisian Coutant SARAH PAYNE The Tri-CiTy News

When Pascal Coutant walked the streets of Paris early Sunday morning, it was unlike anything the native of the city, who’s now a Coquitlam resident, had ever seen.

It had been little more than a day since the terrorist attacks on Friday, Nov. 13 and the streets in this normally bustling city of 65 million people, even at 7 a.m., were practically empty.

“It was just eerily quiet,” Coutant told The Tri-City News.

“I was on my own in the middle of the street hauling my suitcase to get on an express bus to Charles de Gaulle [Airport].

That was the worst thing for me, the eeriness. The streets were empty.”

POCO MOSQUE CALLS FOR PEACE On the night of the Paris terrorist attacks, the Masjid Alhidayah and Islamic Cultural Centre — the Port Coquitlam mosque — posted a message on its website declaring members’ solidarity with France.

“We are profoundly saddened and shaken by the attacks that have taken place,” the statement reads. “Many of us used to say terrorists are not Muslims. Now, we wonder if they are even humans.”

Members of the mosque are being asked to respond to the attacks with compassion and a strong message of peace, and to spread the word through their social media sites using the #MuslimsStandWithParis and #PrayForParis hashtags.

The PoCo mosque’s statement also expresses hope that France does not introduce laws unfairly targeting innocent immigrants or citizens.

Sunday morning, Coutant was heading to the airport to board the first direct flight to Vancouver after the terrorist

attacks at restaurants, a concert hall and stadium that killed 129 people and injured about 200.

Two nights earlier, he was at a

friend’s apartment in the eighth arrondissement (the attacks on restaurants and the Bataclan concert hall were in the 10th and 11th while the Stade de France, where the soccer match was taking place, is further north) when he glanced at his phone at about 9:30 p.m.

“I saw there were gun shots… but I was having dinner with friends and you don’t want to be rude and look at your phone,” Coutant said.

But then another guest, an American, received a call from his mother, who told them what was happening.

Coutant later learned that a woman who attended the same school as he did died at the Bataclan hall.

“I am flabbergasted,” he said.

“France is a large country but at

the end of the day, you’re going to know somebody.”

On Saturday evening, friends said they’d been at the new James Bond movie, Spectre, on Friday evening when phones started flashing; about 30 got up to leave the theatre to check on family and friends, Coutant said. Another guest, a physiotherapist for the French soccer team, said he heard the first bang outside the stadium but everyone assumed it was a firecracker. After the second one, President Francois Hollande was whisked away to safety but it was several hours before others could leave.

Back in Coquitlam Monday, Coutant was digesting the news that France was now at war, having already targeted several ISIL bases in Syria in air strikes.

And while seven of the eight attackers were killed Friday, Paris investigators were also seeking other terror suspects.

Coutant said France must look to its own past in not doing a better job of integrating waves of immigrants from northern Africa in the 1950s and ’60s, which has resulted in a nation and a city too divided. But neither can France look the other way after the attacks on Friday night, he said, and at the Charlie Hebdo office in January, in which brothers Saïd and Chérif Kouachi killed 11 people and injured 11 more.

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If you still need to be convinced to leave the phone alone while driving, the hospital emergency room is a good place to do it.

And with the rates of fatalities and injuries from distracted driving on the rise, the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation is partnering with the Community Against Preventable Injuries (Preventable) to raise awareness about the dangers of picking up the phone while behind the wheel.

“People in the community don’t see the danger, they don’t see it as being a risk to look at a text or answer the phone,” said Dr. Mike Mostrenko, a surgeon at Eagle Ridge Hospital, “but we see it in the emergency room.”

Delivering bad news to loved ones is “the worst part of our job,” Mostrenko said, particularly when it comes from the lapse in judgement of

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People paying attention to their phones rather than the road are a danger to themselves and others, say the people behind Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation’s safe driving campaign. a distracted driving crash. The families are left to suffer with the loss forever and, when a crash has resulted in permanent disability, “it completely changes the lives of the people around them.”

From 2008 to 2013, there were 11 fatalities due to distracted driving in the Tri-Cities, according to Preventable, which says just five seconds of texting while driving at highway speeds is like driving blindfolded for the length of a football field.

“Despite our efforts to raise awareness, we just can’t do enough,” said Mostrenko, who knows first-hand the dangers of distracted driving.

In 2006, Mostrenko was on his way to work a trauma shift at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster when he was injured in a crash; the other driver, who was also injured, was talking on the phone.

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PoCo emergency officials got the call at around 9:30 p.m. about water flooding on to

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The six officers hired last year operate outside the regular police rotation, conducting foot patrols primarily in areas that crime statistics show spikes in illegal activity.

Maloney, who has worked in Surrey and for the Richmond RCMP when the Canada Line opened, said if the six additional officers are hired this year, it will allow the team to operate around the clock.

The increased police visibility will play an important role in deterring criminal activities around the new stations, he added.

“I told my folks that I want to make sure they are out there and the citizens of this community see your face,” he said.

Supt. Maloney was not the only person making funding requests during Coquitlam council’s two-day budget meetings this week.

Jozsef Dioszeghy, the city’s general manager of engineering and public works, requested $3 million for the construction of a parking lot near the YMCA recreation facility expected to be built in Burquitlam. The lot would be utilized by the facility and would also provide at least 75 parking stalls to the city as a park-and-ride near the area’s Evergreen Line station.

The city’s parks and recreation department, meanwhile, is seeking $2 million for electrical upgrades, lighting and new washroom facilities for Town Centre Park. Those funds are on top of the $2.7 million already dedicated for an amphitheatre on the edge of Lafarge Lake.

Raul Allueva, the general manager of parks and recreation, is also hoping council will approve a 1% dedicated tax increase, which works out to

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Property owners in Port Coquitlam will likely be paying the same amount in water and sewer rates next year.

The city’s finance committee on Monday gave preliminary approval for the 2016 levies to stay flat at: • $427 for a single-family dwelling; • $427 for a secondary suite; • $400 for a townhouse; • and $380 for an apartment.

The proposed bylaw is set to go to city council on Nov. 23 for discussion. Once approved, utility bills will be mailed out in February for the March 31 payment deadline.

Meanwhile, the committee also asked city staff to provide more information on its request for $20,000 to fund a public outreach campaign that would educate property owners about garbage disposal and water conservation.

Last summer, the city spent $10,000 to hire two water ambassadors to warn residents about excessive water usage while the Stage 3 restrictions were in place.

“Staff feel the ambassadors made a positive impact given the low re-offence rates that were experienced,” city managers wrote.

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Coquitlam RCMP has requested six new officers from the city of Coquitlam next year to help it with crime hotspots and policing around Evergreen Line stations, once that line opens in the fall of 2016.

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roughly $1.25 million, for park infrastructure upkeep.

“This has been substantially underfunded for a long period of time,” Allueva said. “Without sustainable funding of some form, we are not going to be able to stay on top of that.”

Another $676,000 was also requested by the parks department for operating costs, including a new park infrastructure supervisor ($139,000) and managing the chafer beetle issue ($199,400).

Perry Staniscia, Coquitlam’s general manager of strategic initiatives, is also hoping council will approve a 1% tax increase for facility maintenance costs, including the fire halls, police detachment and the recreation facilities.

“About $5 million [annually] is needed here roughly to maintain our buildings in accordance with general accepted maintenance standards,” he said. “We have about $1.6 million of [annual] funding.”

Budget presentations to council finished yesterday and council is expected to use the information to piece together next year’s financial plan.

With rising labour costs and inflation, Coquitlam will already see a 1.14% property tax increase just to maintain current service levels. A 1% tax increase works out to approximately $1.25 million in additional revenue for the city. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Coquitlam RCMP are continuing to investigate an earlymorning shooting at a Port Coquitlam home last Friday.

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to police from neighbours in the 2400-block of Kelly Avenue in downtown PoCo after gun shots rang out just before 4 a.m. on Nov. 13, according to an RCMP spokesperson.

When officers arrived, neighbours directed them to the home where the shots were heard.

Nobody was hurt in the

targeted shooting, the spokesperson said, and police continue to question the 10 to 12 “uncooperative” occupants in the house, which is known to police.

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All members of the public will have a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions about the bylaw at the hearing.

Council cannot receive new or additional information on this application after the public hearing.

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Birders rush Belcarra to see rare magpie Black-billed bird usually found in dryer locations DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

They flocked to Belcarra Regional Park with cameras and binoculars but they weren’t paparazzi and the object of their interest wasn’t a Hollywood celebrity.

For a crowd of Tri-City birders, a small black and white bird with a long tail captured their attention on a cool, damp weekend.

Black-billed magpies are extremely rare on the west coast, preferring dryer haunts in B.C.’s Interior, so the sighting of the creature was a big event, according to John Reynolds, an SFU professor and avid birder.

“It was surreal to see a bird from a dry Interior calling from the top of a hemlock in Belcarra Regional Park,” said Reynolds, who headed to the park to see the visitor for himself after seeing a posting on ebird.ca, an online data collection website for amateur birding enthusiasts.

Reynolds said the magpie is common in Merritt and the Okanagan and probably strayed from its natural home — and was likely surprised to have ended up in such a damp place.

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Tri-City birders headed for Belcarra Regional Park in the last week after a black-billed magpie — a bird usually found in dry places in B.C.’s Interior — was spotted there. coastal forest and won’t start a breeding population,” he said.

“Hopefully, it will end up back where it belongs.”

The magpie was first spotted in the area mid-week and, by the weekend, many people headed to Belcarra for a look.

Reynolds and another birder, Hilary Maguire, weren’t disappointed and were able to snap a picture of the bird, albeit a blurry photo from far away.

Although this bird is rare, this region is home to many different bird species and it’s not unusual to spot several different kinds of birds during an autumn or winter walk. With just a little knowledge and keen eyes, one might see as many as

35 species during a single hike around Port Moody’s Shoreline Park, for example.

The Tri-Cities is also home to an enthusiastic birding community and many birders are expected to take part in the annual Christmas Bird Count, which will take place Jan. 2.

Reynolds helps organize the event locally and expects a good turnout again this year, with information sent to the Audubon Society for compiling.

As for the black-billed magpie at Belcarra park, with the recent wind and rain storms, it’s probably wishing it had stayed home. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Metro Van real estate prices to keep rising Widening gap between detached houses, condos JEFF NAGEL BLACK PRESS

New real estate forecasts predict Lower Mainland housing prices will continue their ascent to new highs over the next two years.

Central 1 Credit Union projects resale median residential prices of Greater Vancouver homes will climb 6.1% in 2016 and 3.8% in 2017.

Senior economist Bryan Yu says detached houses are becoming “luxury” real estate as “prices that far outpace income affordability fundamentals” increasingly put them out of reach of large portions of the population.

He estimates detached house prices will continue to run up faster — 10% in 2016 and 6.6% in 2017.

Although there may be “some froth” in detached house prices, Yu expects the growing price gap between houses and condos — now at a record $525,000 in Metro — will continue to widen.

That widening price gap will

be “difficult if not impossible to bridge” for prospective new buyers and recent condo owners and will effectively be the new norm.

“In previous years, the housing ladder meant starting in a condo and transitioning to a detached home,” Yu said. “That will no longer be the trend.

For most families, the housing ladder will lead from one multifamily unit to another.”

Increasingly scarce land is a reality of the region’s geography that’s hemmed in by the ocean, mountains, U.S. border and the Agricultural Land Reserve, he said.

His report says the trend of double-digit price gains shows little sign of stopping given a severe shortage of inventory in Metro Vancouver and limited land availability for low-density construction.

“Price momentum has also spilled into the neighbouring Fraser Valley area,” Yu said.

Continued record low interest rates and economic and job growth will continue to drive sales and further price momentum in Greater Vancouver through 2016, he added.

The B.C. Real Estate Association projects the Greater Vancouver market will see a 4.5% increase in the average

selling price for a residential home to $925,000 in 2016.

That average, which blends condos, townhomes and detached houses all together, is expected to reach $885,000 in 2015, up 8.9% from $812,652 in 2014.

In the Fraser Valley, the average residential price is projected to have climbed 9.7% to $568,000 this year, up from about $518,000 in 2014, and it’s projected to gain 4% to $591,000 in 2016.

Chilliwack and district prices are estimated by BCREA to be up 6.9% to $330,000 and projected to gain 1.2% in 2016 to $334,000.

Many consumers have been forced to alter their housing expectations, especially near the urban core, the BCREA report says. It notes city of Vancouver detached houses make up just 5% of the total housing stock in Metro Vancouver and those house prices should not be used as a benchmark for affordability in the region.

And the report argues many detached houses are really in effect duplexes, triplexes or fourplexes “as a result of the exploding number of accessory suites.”

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Let the refugees come here T he concern about a likely fake Syrian passport found near the body of an ISIS assailant in Paris has prompted more than a dozen U.S. governors to state they won’t accept Syrian refugees. Even in Canada, at least one premier is calling on the federal government to suspend plans to resettle 25,000 refugees by the end of the year because of security concerns.

Thankfully, here in BC., saner heads are prevailing.

As the province where the family of a drowned Syrian toddler lives, it’s good to see that humanitarian aims trump fearmongering.

It was not fake passports that kept young Alan Kurdi and his family from reaching Canada but a lack of documentation, a situation that has thankfully been resolved with Canadian recognition of Syrians living in refugee camps.

The truth is the federal government’s 25,000 resettlement project is really

an aspirational goal. It is unlikely many people can be relocated here by the end of 2015, even with the best of intentions. Canada will continue to do security checks, as it always has, and the flow of refugees will require significant processing, as they always do, and this takes time.

For example, the latest report from Immigrant Services Society of BC puts

forth a five-phase process for screening refugees, with information gathered oversees and here in Canada. And depending on individual circumstances, the first Syrian refugees to arrive under this humanitarian operation are not expected until early December.

The Tri-Cities have played a leading role in accepting government-

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assisted refugees and for several years have been one of the top three destinations.

In recent years, dozens of Iranian, Iraqi, Liberian and Bhutanese families have resettled in our community, with the result that this area has developed a multi-service safety net for people fleeing strife in their homelands.

There are groups working with refugees, including churches, and support for refugees in schools through Settlement Workers in Schools, as well as through non-profit and volunteer programs.

One issue, however, will likely be flagged in the coming months: the loss of affordable housing due to redevelopment along North Road. With fewer affordable apartments, fewer refugees will come here.

But for those refugees who do come and stay, let’s ensure they experience a warm Tri-City welcome.

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REMEMBRANCE DAY

The least we can give them is a true moment of silence

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A young girl pins a poppy on a wreath at one of the Tri-Cities’ Remembrance Day ceremonies last week. were going to do for the rest of day and some were laughing at a tale that was being told. The chatter was endless.

Finally, someone spoke up and asked everyone to stop talking, then my husband shouted, “It’s silence!”

At first, I was embarrassed but I realized he was perfectly

right to be angered. He was simply saying, “Show some respect. Men and women died and continue to die for my freedom, your freedom. For two minutes out of the year, stop talking.”

I don’t want to discourage anyone from attending Remembrance Day ceremonies

but I have to ask, if you show up next year, turn off your phones, discuss your plans later, listen to the service, not about the latest YouTube video. The honour of Canadian men and women depend on it. We need them to know that what they did and are currently doing is recognized, the people of war and peacekeeping missions deserve our respect so please, I implore you, give it to them.

It is our responsibility to not only teach our youth about Remembrance Day but how to be respectful during the service. Do your duty and be silent for two minutes.

Just as King George V issued a proclamation calling for a two-minute silence: “All locomotion should cease, so that, in perfect stillness, the thoughts of everyone may be concentrated on reverent remembrance of the glorious dead.”

We, too, shall be silent and remember.

Nicole Darling, Coquitlam

The Editor, Re. “Remembering Canada and its contributions in the Great War” (TC Community, The Tri-City News, Nov. 11) The article by John Goheen on Canada’s place in the First World War of the 20th century was well-written but seems incomplete.

In that war, no one declared war on Canada, no one attacked Canada first, the war was not fought for the defence of Canada, not fought for the rights and freedoms of Canadians. It was another power struggle war between major European nations and the continent of Europe is soaked in blood.

They have slaughtered one another in hundreds of wars, including six world wars.

It was a war that solved nothing, meant nothing, proved nothing, although the British Empire did gain about a million square miles of new territory, in particular the oil fields of Iraq and Persia (Iran), and we are still paying for that act of imperialism.

All of that trench warfare was a futile meat grinder and the pact that ended the war was so harsh and vengeful that field marshal Foch declared it a “20-year peace treaty,” which proved to dead on as it contributed to the outbreak of a more horrible and destructive war in 1939.

So much for “never again” and “the war to end wars.”

Both of my grandfathers served in the Canadian army during the First World War but I would never think the war was fought for their sake.

Making war all about soldiers is emotional button-pushing propaganda, and there is not a war without propaganda.

Wars are fought for the 4 P’s: power, profit, property and politics. We, in our remembrance of the war, have not discussed much real history, which is a shame because history is our shared heritage and should not be used as propaganda to promote our present land war in Asia.

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The Editor, At the Remembrance Day ceremony last week at the Coquitlam cenotaph, my nine-year-old son leaned over asked, “Mom, what time is it?”

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He looked around, then tugged at my arm and said, “It can’t be Mom, there are too many people talking. Are you sure it’s 11?”

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A screening of the documentary This Changes Everything is being hosted by the Tri-Cities Leadnow Team. The film about alternatives to an oil-based economy is being shown Dec. 3 at Douglas College’s David Lam Campus, 1240 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, in lecture theatre A1470. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for students and are available at www.eventbrite.com using the film title as reference.

Leadnow describe itself as “an independent advocacy organization that runs campaigns on the major issues of our time, engages people in participatory decision-making, and organizes in communities across Canada.”

You can celebrate Sports Day in Canada on Saturday by getting the whole family into some fun activities in Port Moody.

The line-up includes dropin family games like human wheelbarrow, Frisbee toss and an obstacle course, as well as a fitness challenge, in which youths and adults can test their endurance and, for those looking to go the distance, there’s the Moody Mudder.

Participants can go it on their own or enter as a team of two to four people (for ages 13 and older), with obstacles that incorporate police and firefighting physical standards along with boot camp-style challenges.

“We wanted to have our own Tough Mudder but on a much smaller scale,” said Kari Werner, PoMo’s fitness program supervisor. “There are eight stations but it’s fairly short, it’s not super crazy hard — it’s family friendly.”

The Moody Mudder starts and ends at the Inlet Centre fire hall, where participants will run the stairs (with or without a hose), before moving on to a tire-flipping station, a run to the recreation complex and more obstacles.

Werner said PoMo has planned activities for Sports Day in Canada before but wanted to create a bigger event this year that could incorporate the whole family.

The Nov. 21 family sports day at the rec complex gym is for ages five and up and runs

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TRI-CITY PLACES of WORSHIP The Lutheran Churches of Coquitlam invite you

King of Life Lutheran Church Sunday Worship with Sunday School at 10am Adult Faith Study at 9am

1504 Sprice Ave. (at Schoolhouse)

604-936-2939

from 9 a.m. to noon. The dropin fitness challenge is for ages 13 and up and runs from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. in the aerobics studio.

Anyone interested in joining the Moody Mudder is asked to register by calling 604-4694556 so organizers can better estimate the number of participants, although drop-ins are also welcome for the event any time from 10 a.m. to noon.

Visit www.portmoody.ca for more information.

Pastor: Eric Krushel www.gslcc.ca

2211 Prairie Ave (at Shaughnessy St.) Port Coquitlam

604-942-0022

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SHARE SOCIETY

Ceacero to take over as Share CEO Jan. 4 Share Family and Community Services will be welcoming a new CEO in the new year.

Sylvia Ceacero steps into the role on Jan. 4, succeeding Martin Wyant who held that job for five years.

In a press release, Ed Yee,

chair of Share’s board of directors, welcomed Ceacero as a progressive leader who will focus on working with employees and key external stakeholders in the organization’s next phase of growth and development.

Ceacero joins Share from the

National Association of Federal Retirees, where she served as CEO for six years. She has 20 years of leadership roles in notfor profit and private sectors.

“I am proud to have an opportunity to work with so many passionate people in the TriCities area. We have a unique

ability to touch and improve so many lives, and it will be a privilege to play an important leadership role as we continue to improve our services to the residents who live and work here,” Ceacero said in a press release. @dstrandbergTC

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PROVINCIAL POLITICS

Chamber chair wants Liberal nomination Byelection has yet to be called JANIS WARREN

The Tri-CiTy News

The outgoing chair of the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce board will take a shot at a public office.

Rick Pasin is the first person to publicly declare he’ll seek the nomination for the BC Liberals in Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, a provincial stronghold for the party previously held by Doug Horne.

Pasin, who is currently on leave as chair to campaign for the MLA seat, said he started door-knocking last week and met many residents new to B.C. And because many of them

did not understand the democratic process, Pasin said he and his team plan to host an information session for newcomers tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. at the City Centre branch of Coquitlam Public Library, 1169 Pinetree Way. Jillian Stead, communications officer with the BC Liberals, said the party has heard from a few candidates wanting to run in the byelection. A nomination meeting is expected to be scheduled for early December, although Premier Christy Clark has yet to set a byelection date.

As for the NDP, riding president Matt Djonlic also said the party is trying to organize a nomination date and has a couple of contenders.

So far, the only confirmed

candidate in the riding is Joe Keithley, the frontman for the punk rock band DOA, who was acclaimed by the BC Green Party in September.

In August, Horne stepped down as MLA to run as a Conservative in the federal election but came in second to the Liberals’ Ron McKinnon on Oct. 19.

Horne told The Tri-City News on Monday he would not be seeking nomination to return.

Premier Clark has until early January to call a byelection for the two ridings vacated by MLAs who resigned to run federally (NDP MLA Jenny Kwan left her Vancouver-Mount Pleasant post). jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

Noti e of P li Inp Oppor ni y Development Variance Permit - School at 3550 Wellington Street Developmen Varian e Permi No. DVP 00024 School District 93 is proposing to construct a new school building and has requested variance to certain road and servicing works required for its redevelopment.

PubLIc INPut OPPORtuNItY 7:00pm on Monday, Novem er 23, 2015 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall

GIVE YOuR INPut All members of the public will have a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions about the permit at the input.

TRI-CITY BUSINESS

FOrUM ON hiriNG iMMiGrANTs TUes. Tri-City business owners are invited to an event for employers to learn more about hiring recent immigrants to boost customer service and profits.

The Tri-Cities Employer Forum will be held Tuesday, Nov. 24 from 11:30 to 2 p.m. at Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam. The event is free,

but registration is required through the host agency, the Tri-Cities Local Immigration Partnership.

Among the take-aways from the forum will be information about recruitment and retention from the Tri-Cities’s immigrant talent pool; demographic information and why

new immigrants matter to an employer; new findings from a labour market scan; some of the skills newcomers are bringing into the region and where there are gaps; as well as employers’ experiences in hiring and retaining newcomers.

Register at www.surveymonkey.com/r/2NZM2DT.

Notice of Public Hearing Visitor Parking Spaces at Fremont Village

Public Hearing 7 pm on Monday, November 23, 2015 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall

cItY HALL 2580 Shaughnessy Street Port Coquitlam BC

Braden Hutchins, Manager of Corporate Office and Lands 604.927.5421 • corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3933

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3932

To amend the Comprehensive Development 31 zone at 803 and 850 Village Drive to allow up to 40 visitors parking spaces required for an apartment building to be located within the Fremont Village commercial development, require signage for visitor parking, and remove specific parking space regulations in favour of standard regulations of the Parking and Development Management Bylaw.

To rezone a property located at 850 Victoria Drive from RS1 (Residential Single Dwelling 1) to RD (Residential Duplex).

Public Hearing 7 pm on Monday, November 23, 2015 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall

GIVE YOUR INPUT All members of the public will have a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions about the bylaw at the hearing.

CITY HALL

Prior to the public input opportunity, the public is welcome to inspect the proposed development variance permit, larger service drawings and any related reports and plans at: Development Services, Port Coquitlam City Hall Annex 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays)

Proposed Residential Duplex

GIVE YOUR INPUT

2580 Shaughnessy Street Port Coquitlam BC

Inspe tion of Do men s:

Notice of Public Hearing

All members of the public will have a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions about the bylaw at the hearing.

Council cannot receive new or additional information on this application after the public hearing.

Lo ation: 3550 Wellington Street École des Pionniers-de-Maillardville

Location:

Street address: 803 and 850 Village Drive

Legal address: Lot A, Block 6 North, Section 8, Range 1 East, New Westminster District, Plan BCP49178 and Lot 3, Block 6 North, Section 8, Range 1 East, New Westminster District, Plan BCP45149, Except Plan BCP49178

Inspection of documents: Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspect the proposed bylaw and any related bylaws, reports and plans at: Corporate Office, Port Coquitlam City Hall 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays) From November 10, 2015 to November 23, 2015 at 2pm Braden Hutchins, MAPA, Manager of Corporate Office and Lands 604.927.5421 • corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca

Visit the website for details or a larger map.

More info: Development Services, 604.927.5442.

www.portcoquitlam.ca/getinvolved

Council cannot receive new or additional information on this application after the public hearing.

Location:

Street address: 850 Victoria Drive

Legal address: Lot 117, Section 7, Township 40, New Westminster District, Plan 24877

Inspection of documents: Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspect the proposed bylaw and any related bylaws, reports and plans at: Corporate Office, Port Coquitlam City Hall 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays) From November 10, 2015 to November 23, 2015 at 2pm

CITY HALL 2580 Shaughnessy Street Port Coquitlam BC

Braden Hutchins, MAPA, Manager of Corporate Office and Lands 604.927.5421 • corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca

Visit the website for details or a larger map.

More info: Development Services, 604.927.5442.

www.portcoquitlam.ca/getinvolved

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

Monday, November 23, 2015 7:00 p.m.

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

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

Address: 364 Blue Mountain Street

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If approved, the application would facilitate the restoration and heritage designation of the historic Irwin House as a one-family home with a secondary suite and the subdivision of the subject property to create two new lots for one-family homes with secondary suites.

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If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of the existing single lot into two (2) one-family residential lots, each with one single family home and one accessory dwelling unit (such as a secondary suite, garden cottage, or a carriage house).

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The intent of Bylaw 4619, 2015 is to authorize the City to designate the lands, building, and structure located at 364 Blue Mountain Street (Irwin House) as protected heritage property.

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The intent of Bylaw 4618, 2015 is to enter into a Heritage Revitalization Agreement with the owner of 364 Blue Mountain Street.

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The intent of Bylaw 4598, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4598, 2015 from RS-1 Single-Family Residential to RT-1 TwoFamily Residential.

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The intent of Bylaw 4621, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. Bylaw 4621, 2015 from Service Commercial to Townhousing.

The intent of Bylaw 4622, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4622, 2015 from CS-1 Service Commercial to RT-2 Townhouse Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the development of twenty-four (24) townhouses.

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If approved, the application would facilitate the relocation (from 700 Rochester Avenue), restoration and heritage designation of Hutchinson House, a historic Coquitlam building, as a part of a 14unit townhouse development.

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The intent of Bylaw 4617, 2015 is to authorize the City to designate the lands, building, and relocated structure located at 320 and 326 Casey Street, as a protected heritage property.

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Date: Time: Location:

Monday, November 23, 2015 7:00 p.m.

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

Item 5 Addresses: 3504 and 3512 David Avenue; 1305 and 1315 Riley Street; 3461 and 3499 Gislason Avenue The intent of Bylaw 4604, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw No. 4604, 2015 from School/Park (Special Study Area), Small Village Single Family, Large Village Single Family, Environmentally Sensitive Area, Neighbourhood Park and Natural Open Spaces and Conventional Townhomes to Small Village Single Family, Environmentally Sensitive Area, Parks and Recreation, and Conventional Townhomes.

The intent of Bylaw 4605, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule‘A’ to Bylaw 4605, 2015 from A-3 Agricultural and Resource to RS-7 Small Village Single Family Residential, RT-2 Townhouse Residential, P-1 Civic Institutional, and P-5 Special Park.

If approved, the application would facilitate the development of three townhouse sites, one single-family parcel for a future subdivision to accommodate singlefamily lots and designate and zone land for a park and the protection of an environmentally sensitive area.

How do I find out more information?

Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from November 11th to November 23rd in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

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

How do I provide input?

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

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

Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: • Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; • Regular mail: 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015 To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing.

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

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

Marnie Burnham Deputy City Clerk

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There will be plenty of attractions for all ages when the annual CP Holiday Train concludes its cross-country journey on Dec. 19 in the Tri-Cities. On the final day of its journey, the train — colourfully adorned in lights — will make stops in Port Moody and Port Coquitlam and feature singer Jim Cuddy (above left) of Blue Rodeo along with other musicians, Santa Claus and much more.

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The CP Holiday Train will once again be ending its crossCanada tour in the Tri-Cities, capping off a nearly one-month journey with stops in Port Moody and Port Coquitlam on Dec. 19.

As in previous years, the Holiday Train will feature top-notch musical entertainment for crowds sipping on hot chocolate. And while the event has long been a boon for food banks in need of pre-holiday donations, this year, the focus is on healthy eating.

“Again this year, the Holiday Train program is encouraging people attending events to bring heart-healthy donations,” said Salem Woodrow, CP spokesperson. “Heart health education and awareness is a tenet of CP’s community investment program, CP Has Heart, which focuses on improving the heart health of men, women

and children in communities across North America.”

CP is hoping to get people talking about the Holiday Train — and its healthy eating focus — on social media using the #HealthDonations hashtag, Woodrow added.

“CP’s train of lights provides a platform to speak about the needs of North American food banks,” said Katharine Schmidt, executive director of Food Banks Canada, in a release.

“This is why we are challenging all our event attendees to reach into their cupboards and donate quality nutritious food items to help raise food for those who need it most this holiday season.”

People who plan to attend a CP Holiday Train event are encouraged to follow Food Banks Canada’s heart-healthy donation recommendations and bring: • grain products, including whole grain bread, brown rice, whole wheat crackers, bagels,

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Several authors made delightful debuts in 2015 A GOOD READ CORENE MARET BROWN

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n honour of all those aspiring authors scribbling away on their NaNoWriMo — that’s National Novel Writing Month — novels this month, I’d like to salute some of 2015’s debut authors and their fantastic first works.

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho is perfect for those pining for a sequel to Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. Cho’s novel of magic and manners set in Regency, England follows freed slave and magician Zacharias Wythe. Named Sorcerer Royal of the Unnatural Philosophers of England after the mysterious death of his mentor, Wythe

must contend with prejudiced fellow magicians and the looming magic crisis. His quest to uncover the reason for the magical shortage puts him in the path of human whirlwind, Prunella Gentleman, who will turn his life and England upside down.

Sara has not yet decided whether she likes books or people best. In Katarina Bivald’s The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend, Sara’s solitary existence in Sweden is brightened only by her correspondence with Amy, a fellow bookstore owner in an Iowa small town. When her bookstore is closed down, Sara needs a change of scene and decides to visit Amy for a reading vacation. When she reaches the tiny town of Broken Wheel, she arrives just in time for Amy’s funeral. But the townsfolk decide that they aren’t going to let their first tourist in a decade leave and

conspire to keep Sara forever.

Readers who want an experience akin to a languid sail down a golden river should climb aboard Nina George’s English-language debut The Little Paris Bookshop. Parisians suffering from maladies of the soul find their way onto Monsieur Perdu’s floating bookshop, where the literary apothecary prescribes the perfect books to restore the reader to health. But Perdu cannot find the book to mend his own broken heart, which was shattered when his lover left without warning one night 10 years earlier. When he discovers a letter that she left for him

on the day of her departure, he embarks on a beautiful journey for answers.

Author Patricia Park transports Jane Eyre from the moors of England to Flushing, Queens in her fascinating reimagining of a classic, Re Jane. Jane Re is a half-Korean, half-American orphan who is dependent on the grudging generosity of her uncle and his family. After failing to secure a plum job after graduation, Jane finds herself suffocating in her uncle’s grocery store while watching her friends begin their own adult lives away from Flushing. In desperation, she becomes a nanny to the

Mazer-Farley family in Queens.

By day, she takes care of their adopted Chinese daughter and is schooled in feminist theory by the intense Beth Mazer. By night, she spills her soul to the gruff and masculine Ed Farley.

When a family crisis forces her to travel to Seoul, she must confront her family’s past and determine her own future.

Be inspired by these first novels, discover more and learn about NaNoWriMo at your local library.

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

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Holidays at Home

Make holiday decorating easier this year Planning, preparation and relaxation can certainly help

It is not the holiday season until homes, stores and town centres are decorated in lights and tinsel. When entire neighbourhoods are enhanced by bows and animated figurines, the celebratory tone is set and decorations can trigger happy feelings associated with holiday gatherings.

Some people find holiday decorating enjoyable and eagerly anticipate taking out storage containers and sorting through all of their memory-laden trinkets while others are less enthusiastic about readying their homes for the season.

No matter which group you fall into, the following are some simple tips to make holiday decorating easier.

• Plan to decorate on a day when you do not have any other responsibilities. Choose to decorate on a day when you can devote your full attention to decorating, avoiding a day when you might be distracted by other things. If you prefer to decorate alone, ask a friend to watch the kids or have a spouse take them out of the house for a few hours. If decorating is a family event, find a day when everyone’s schedules are clear.

• Take out the decorations the day prior.

Hauling boxes and containers from the attic or basement can take a while. Take some time to move all of the decorating items to a main floor of the house the day or night before your decorating marathon. This way you won’t get discouraged or tired by the task even before the

real decorating has begun.

• Put the tree up first. The Christmas tree is the a focal point of holiday decorations, so set up the tree and decorate it before you get started on decorating the rest of the house. If you do not get to all of your other decorating, at least the tree will be ready and your home will still have some holiday appeal. Once the lights are on, decorating the tree is a great activity for keeping the kids busy while you handle other jobs.

• Divide and conquer. Nothing makes holiday decorating go faster than delegating decorating tasks. Assign specific tasks to your helpers.

Put one person in charge of decorating the living room while another handles the outside lights, wreaths and inflatable items.

• Turn on the tunes. Working to music frequently takes your mind off of the work and will help pass the time more quickly. Have your favourite holiday playlist at the ready and turn up the volume. Sing along to the carols or contemporary songs while you are elbow-deep in decorations.

• Take some breaks. Working hungry or tired may lead to sloppy work or frustration. There’s little chance of untangling a knot in the lights with your patience in tact if you haven’t eaten for hours. Plan some time for lunch while you sit and rest. Survey the work you’ve done and make a list of the next steps.

After the hard work of decorating, you’ll likely have a sense of accomplishment. Now it’s time to enjoy the holiday scene and prepare for the excitement of the weeks ahead.

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Holidays at Home Stay safe at Christmas This festive time of year can present a unique set of fire hazards.

Fire departments in the Tri-Cities are asking residents to be careful with Christmas trees, decorations and wrapping paper, as well as heat sources such as lights, candles and extension cords.

Other tips from firefighters: • Extinguish candles when leaving a room or going to sleep.

• Keep candles at least 30 cm away from anything that can burn, including clothing,

bedding, books, curtains or Christmas trees.

• If a power outage occurs, use a flashlight instead of candles.

• Always plug space heaters directly into an outlet — never use extension cords.

• Keep combustibles away from Xmas trees.

• Check all lights and discard any damaged or frayed wires.

• Use proper clips instead of staples to put up Christmas lights.

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Share’s Food Bank is preparing for its annual Christmas toy program.

The local social services agency collects toys and provides them to residents of the Tri-Cities to assist families over Christmas.

Parents or guardians of children 17 and under may apply to receive toys but must register. To qualify for the Share Family Services toy program, you will be required to provide documentation to support that your household income is at or below the low-income standard. (As well, if you are not the child’s parent, you may be asked to provide legal documents indicating you have custody).

You may register at only one of the locations below: • Port Moody: Port Moody Pacific Grace MB/Chinese Church, rear downstairs at 2622 St. Johns St. (across the alley from the Share food bank), on Wednesdays and Fridays through Dec. 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Coquitlam: Fellowship hall, Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St. (corner of King Albert and Marmont Street), Coquitlam, on Wednesdays and Fridays through Nov. 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (closed Nov. 20). Note: After Nov. 27, registrations will continue at the Port Moody location.

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At the time of registration, you must apply in person with current I.D. and the following: • proof of address, e.g. recent rental agreement, utility bill, bank statement for all adults in the house; • CareCards and/or immigration cards for all members of the family; • and income source, e.g.: cheque stub from MEIA, E.I., WCB, work or bank statement for the household.

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Conditions apply. $12,198 selling price includes MSRP and fees for a new 2015 Sentra 1.8 S M6 (C4LG55 AA00). $5,000 NCI non-stackable cash discount, which includes $350 dealer participation included in advertised amount. +Cash discount is $5,250/$2,500 available on 2015 Pathfinder S 4X4 (5XBG15 AA00). $5,250 comprised of ‘No Charge AWD’ credit of $2,450 NCF standard rate cash, $300 dealer participation. Only applicable with finance through Nissan Canada Finance at standard rates. †Representative finance offer based on any new 2015 Pathfinder S 4X4 (5XBG15 AA00). Selling price is $32,458 financed at 0% APR equals monthly payments of $451 monthly for a 72 month term. $0 down payment required. Cost of borrowing is $0 for a total obligation of $32,458. 2015 Pathfinder S 4X4 (5XBG15 AA00) does not qualify for ‘No Charge AWD credit’. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer. 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SHARE GIFT WRAP & XMAS TREE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

If you enjoy volunteering and working with the public, you should consider working with Share, which is currently recruiting for its annual gift wrap and Christmas tree at Coquitlam Centre mall. The gift wrapping station and the tree will open on Dec. 4 and run until Dec. 24. To volunteer, call Ruth at 604-529-5104 and leave a message. More information: sharesociety.ca.

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Kids, imagine future Coquitlam On the verge of Coquitlam’s 125th birthday, Coquitlam Public Library is asking kids to picture what the city will look like in the future. Each entry in the children’s art contest must address the question “What will Coquitlam look like in 125 years?”

Featuring cash prizes and a chance to have your artwork displayed at the library, the contest will accept entries in two age categories: five to eight years old and nine to 11 years old. Only one entry per child will be accepted.

Entries must be created in landscape orientation using

Phillip Osztian snapped this photograph of his daughter, Claire, representing Hyde Creek Sparks — and meeting up with some other people in uniform from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police — at Remembrance Day events in Port Coquitlam last Wednesday.

felt markers on a sheet of paper provided by the library. To get the art paper, visit the Ask Me desk at the City Centre branch or the information desk at the Poirier branch. Both locations also stock felt markers, in case children want to create their artwork at the library.

All artwork must be original, one-dimensional — don’t glue or stick anything to the paper surface — and created by the child whose name is on the entry.

Along with their artwork, each child must submit an entry form. Forms are also available at the desks and

online. The form must be completed, signed by a parent or guardian, and attached to the back of the artwork. The deadline for entries is 9 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30.

Not sure how to get started?

With your art, show judges what you think Coquitlam will be like in 2141.

A panel of judges will select the top six designs. Winners will earn $100, $50 and $25 for first, second and third place respectively in each category.

Winning designs will be unveiled in the new year.

Full contest rules are available at www.coqlibrary.ca.

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Children who are off school for Friday’s pro-D day can watch the hit animated movie Inside Out at either branch of Coquitlam Public Library.

The movie will begin at 1 p.m. at both the City Centre and the Poirier branches. At City Centre, the film will be

screened in meeting rooms 136 and 137; at Poirier, it will be shown in the Nancy Bennett Room.

The movie follows young Riley after she moves with her parents from the U.S. Midwest to San Francisco. Her emotions — Joy, Fear, Anger,

Disgust and Sadness — yank her between extremes as she adjusts to a new city, a new home and a new school.

The Nov. 20 screening is free. No registration is required, but space is limited, so your urged to arrive early to guarantee yourself a seat.

We’re opening our doors and showcasing some of the basic and applied research that takes place everyday in the eight departments that comprise the Faculty of Science.

Self-guided tours cover 30 different exhibits and labs in Biological Sciences, Biomedical Physiology & Kinesiology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Mathematics, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Physics and Statistics & Actuarial Science.

Gordon Smith, Mosaic Mural, 1964, Venetian tile SFU Art Collection. Commissioned, 1964

Rotary News Fall 2015 Who we are...

The Tri-Cities Rotaract Club is a service club consisting of young individuals aged 18-30 who are passionate about fostering change in both the local community and internationally. Local Rotary clubs sponsors the Rotaract club and they often work in conjunction on events and initiatives. The club is always on the go with projects both big and small throughout the community.

We’ll be working in your neighbourhood In spring 2017, we’ll be upgrading parts of our natural gas system to meet the demands of a rapidly growing population.

There will be some road closures and construction, but we’ll work hard to minimize the disruption.

To find out more, please attend our open house Date: November 19, 2015 Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Location: Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex, room 2, 633 Poirier Street, Coquitlam Refreshments will be provided. fortisbc.com/systemupgrades FortisBC uses the FortisBC name and logo under license from Fortis Inc. (15-237.8 11/2015)

What we’re doing...

As the holiday season approaches, the Tri-Cities Rotaract Club is preparing to send holiday gifts to an orphanage in Uganda. Jajaa Barb’s Home of Angels is an orphanage in Jinnja, Uganda that the club has supported several times in the past. This year, they are looking to send gifts and necessities overseas so that the children can celebrate the holidays. If you would like to help out with this project, please reach out to the Tri-Cities Rotaract Club as your donations are more than welcome.

The Rotaract Club is also busy planning their second spring benefit concert that is happening in March. Their benefit concert showcases local talent and artists of all different genres. Their first concert sold out the Inlet Theatre in Port Moody and was a major success. The concert is sure to be a great night for all and a fun event for the entire family. Look out for this event in the new year.

To learn more about the Tri-Cities Rotaract Club, visit tricitiesrotaract.org or find them on Facebook or Twitter @Tri_Rotaract

Rotary is always looking for new members. Please consider joining us for a complementary breakfast any Tuesday morning.

If you need more information call Bob Moody at 604-939-5852.

For more information google Coquitlam Sunrise Rotary Club!

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• Burke Mountain’s community group, North East Coquitlam Ratepayers’ Association, meeting at Victoria Hall. Staff from city transportation engineering, and parks planning will outline their proposed ideas for parking at the hall and Victoria Park, and upgrades to the intersection at Soball and Victoria Drive.

Speakers present at 7 p.m. followed by a break; regular meeting begins at 8 p.m. All welcome to attend. Info: 604-970-2579.

• PoCo Heritage and Cultural Society meeting, 1 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 150-2248 McAllister Ave. Speaker: Elaine Golds will talk about the work of theBurke Mountain Naturalists towards the dedication of Pinecone Burke Provincial Park. Info: pocoheritage.org.

SATURDAY, NOV. 21

• Christmas Marketplace, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam; jewellery, baking, tea room, new/nearly new, games, silent auction, lunch room, crafts & gifts, jams/preserves, thrift shop, fresh produce, wood craft and art.

• Christmas bazaar, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Coquitlam Presbyterian Church, Corner of Blue Mountain and Como Lake, Coquitlam; bake table, plant sale, Christmas crafts, jewellery table, kids’ corner, white elephant and more, plus lunch.

SUNDAY, NOV. 22

• Old-fashioned Christmas bazaar at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt. (across Burlington from Coquitlam city Hall), 12:30-4 p.m., free admission; handmade items, knitting, cards, quilts, baking and more than 25 crafters. The bistro will be open for snacks and drinks.

Info: coquitlam.ca/glenpine or Carol, 604-927-6940, cmorris@ coquitlam.ca.

NOV. 20: TRI-CITY SINGLES GROUPS • Tri-City Singles SocIal Club, which offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more, meets at 7:30 p.m., Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (street parking only). New members are welcome.

Directions & info: Darline, 604-466-0017.

• 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, 604-941-9032.

Cities members of association are welcome. Info: 604-9360381.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25 • District Parent Advisory Council meeting, 7 p.m., Gallery Room, Winslow Centre (1100 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam). Meeting is open to all School District 43 parents. Info: dpac43.org.

• Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club presentation night; stamp swap and shop at 7 p.m., stamp presentation after 8 p.m., McGee Room, Poirier com-

THURSDAY, NOV. 26 • Tri-City Greendrinks presents South Coast Conservation Program (SCCP): Saving species one Nature Steward at a Time, 6:30–9:30 p.m., Gallery Bistro, 2411 Clarke St., Port Moody.

Tamsin Baker, SCCP stewardship coordinator, will talk about the program and provide overview of some of species at risk in the Tri-Cities; she will also

share about the initiative underway to encourage local species conservation. Gallery Bistro will serve a vegetarian set menu (with meat option), along with a lighter fare. Info: www.meetup. com/tricity-greendrinks/events.

SUNDAY, NOV. 29

Catherine’s churches’ (2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo) Christmas Bazaar, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; bake table, gourmet table, silent auction, luncheon and more.

• Hawthorne Senior’s Care Community Christmas bazaar, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 2111 Hawthorne Ave., PoCo (enter through lodge doors off parking lot); baking, gifts, crafts, white elephant sale, prizes, raffle and vendor table. Proceeds to benefit residents.

FRIDAY, NOV. 27 • Celtic Concert by Caelestra, 7:30 p.m., St. Andrew’s United Church, 2318 St. Johns St., Port Moody. Tickets ($15) available at Gallagher’s Coffee Bar and Café in Newport Village.

• Children of the Street Society 20th AGM and community social, 6-8:30 p.m., Place Des Arts, 1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam, in the Leonore Peyton Salon. Event is open to community members who are interested in learning about the society and will provide an opportunity to highlight its programming. The event is free and will include a wine and cheese reception.

RSVP: Miranda De Jong, 604777-7510, Ext. 103 or mdejong@childrenofthestreet.com.

Info: childrenofthestreet.com.

• “Divas – Vegas meets Vaudeville,” 7:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam. Musical tributes to favourite divas performed

by Bonnie Kilroe. Doors at 6:30 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m.

Admission: $20; tickets available in person only at the Legion bar.

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A book for Jayde, from mom Jayde The Jaybird is the second in her One of A Kind literary series JANIS WARREN

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At the edge of the forest In a nest in a tree, Lived the sweetest little jaybird, You’d ever want to see!

And so starts Jayde The Jaybird, a delightful children’s book out this week by Coquitlam author Brandee Bublé.

Jayde The Jaybird is the second title for Bublé in her One of A Kind rhyming picture series published by Simply Read Books, a Vancouver-based house that specializes in kids literature.

It’s also the second work she has penned for one of her own.

Her début, O’Shae the Octopus, came out last summer for her son O’Shae, now 13. Jayde The Jaybird is for her daughter, Jayde, nine.

Bublé had promised to write them each a story book when they were toddlers.

Now, with the sophomore publication hitting the Chapters’ shelves on Friday, her gift is complete.

Bublé is thrilled with the results and plans to write two more.

All will have a common theme, she said: Being proud of who you are, no matter what your challenge.

In O’Shae the Octopus, the mollusk has eight arms instead of 10.

Jayde, however, has a short left wing but was born with a special talent: She has a singing voice is so powerful it saves the forest creatures from Hank the Hawk.

The subject of rising above your difficulties is something Bublé knows too well.

Growing up, she was diagnosed with dyslexia, a learning disorder that affected her reading and math skills (as an employee, she struggled to give the correct change to her customers).

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Coquitlam author Brandee Bublé has a new children’s book out in her One of A Kind rhyming picture series, titled Jayde The Jaybird. It is published by Simply Read Books.

Later, Bublé taught kids with special needs in the Vancouver and Burnaby school districts.

“I would always tell them, ‘We might not be good at

everything but we’re good at something— all of us,’” Bublé said during a telephone interview with The Tri-City News last Friday. “I teach that to my

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kids all the time. We all have a gift so find out what it is and shine. Don’t look at what you can’t do.”

To create her literary series,

Bublé drew inspiration from books she poured over as a child. Dr. Seuss was a favourite for his simple stories, perfect rhymes and alliteration and fanciful characters.

“When I read it to the kids today, it still makes me smile,” said the stay-at-home mom.

Bublé wanted to reproduce that playful aspect, keeping the images bright, colourful and even “retro.”

Luckily, Bublé said the drawings of Victoria illustrator Eliska Liska captured what she had in mind.

When she worked on O’Shae the Octopus, Bublé said she was nervous to see what Liska had offered because she had no contact with her directly.

“I bawled when I saw them,” she remembered. “They were just so awesome. She just nailed it and that’s scary because you have your images in your head for your words and to have someone else do it for you, without any communication with her, you worry.”

As for the language in Jayde The Jaybird, Bublé said the narrative came easily; however, it took her a few months to finetune the rhyming patterns.

She used O’Shae and Jayde as her critics to smooth out the flow.

“I’m lucky. They’re very open to telling me what they like and what they don’t and that’s great because honesty is awesome,” she laughed.

• Jayde The Jaybird is now available at Chapters bookstore (38-2991 Lougheed Hwy., Coquitlam) and online at Amazon.ca. jwarren@tricitynews.com twitter@jwarrenTC

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Story lovers can hear from eight Tri-City writers at Port Moody’s Gallery Bistro tomorrow (Thursday).

The eatery (2411 Clarke St.) will host its inaugural reading series called Writers In Our Midst, featuring local scribes Bryan Candy, Nikki Hillman, David Russell, Rosemary Carter, Glynis Whiting, Marilyn Meden and Pandora Ballard. As well, singersongwriter Joyelle Brandt will share her work.

Coordinated by Carol Hamshaw, Marily Meden and Helen Daniels, the literary event starts at 7:30 p.m. Doors open an hour earlier for a special meal at $12. To reserve a spot, call 604-937-0998.

METFEST

One-act plays performed by Tri-City high school theatre students will be critiqued at an annual festival next month.

And adjudicator Yvette Dudley-Neuman will pick one production to represent School District 43 at the Sears Provincial Drama Festival at Douglas College next spring.

Among the METFest shows to be played out at Port Moody’s Heritage Woods secondary, from Dec. 2 to 4, are: Aunt Leaf (Heritage), The CT Project (Riverside), Hamlet (Dr. Charles Best), Five Women Wearing the Same Dress (Terry Fox), Juvie (Archbishop Carney), The Spice of Life (Gleneagle) and Dinner and a Funeral (Centennial).

All shows start at 7 p.m. and are open to the public.

Meanwhile, for a sneak peek, Riverside’s River’s Edge Theatre will host its fifth annual Festival of Short Shorts from Nov. 25 to 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the school (2215 Reeve St., PoCo).

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Jayme Stone delves into Lomax’s legacy JANIS WARREN

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Vancouver-based clarinetist Francois Houle is the guest artist at Musical Mornings in Coquitlam on Nov. 25, hosted by pianist Sarah Hagen.

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A Brahms sonata for Musical Mornings JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

The Romantic composer Johannes Brahms had already retired in 1890 when he became captivated by the clarinet.

The German musician had traditionally penned tunes for the piano and other string instruments but it was his “discovery” of the clarinet — and his friendship with clarinetist Richard Muhlfeld — that drew Brahms back to his writing table.

Today, his Clarinet Sonatas —Opus 120 Nos. 1 (in F-minor) and 2 (in E-flat major) — are considered among the best in the clarinet repertoire.

And, next Wednesday, two of the province’s most celebrated artists will perform the latter at a show in Coquitlam.

Pianist Sarah Hagen will welcome clarinetist Francois Houle to the Evergreen Cultural Centre stage as

part of her Musical Mornings classical series this season.

The E-flat major sonata they will play will be the foundation of their program, which also includes Francis Poulenc’s Clarinet Sonata in B-flat.

HAGEN Hagen, who will be performing with Houle for the first time, said she has also become inspired by the sound the clarinet makes when weaved with piano music.

She has played the Brahms sonatas in the past but with a violist.

“They’re completely different pieces,” Hagen said. “The clarinet is such a pure sound.

It can play much softer and still be heard. The sounds can go in and out of each other, which is what Brahms was aiming for.”

Hagen met Houle in Victoria at a BC Arts Council event a few years back.

“I thought, ‘This is someone I’m meant to play with’ but it took some time to coordinate,” she said.

Houle, who studied at McGill University with Emilio Iacurto (principal clarinetist with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra) and at Yale University with Keith Wilson, is no stranger to the Evergreen crowd having performed at last year’s QuiRing the New Year’s concert with Coquitlam’s own Reg Quiring and Rosemary O’Connor.

• Tickets for Musical Mornings are $20/$15 by calling 604-927-6555 or visiting evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

Next on the series roster are Marcus Takizawa (viola, Feb. 3), Soren Bebe (jazz piano, March 9) and the Bergmann piano duo (April 13). jwarren@tricitynews.com

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A rich sample of field recordings from the late Alan Lomax will be the subject of a music show in Coquitlam tomorrow (Thursday).

Former Vancouver resident Jayme Stone and his band will showcase songs from his new CD about Lomax and debut other tunes the American folklorist gathered during his extensive travels around the U.S. and the world.

Lomax “was a folklorist before they ever invented the term,” said Stone, a banjoist and composer. “He gave us 60 years of recordings that we have 30,000 songs to draw on.

I want to shine a light on the lesser-known things he collected as well.”

Stone, who sees himself as a music educator, troubadour and instigator, said Lomax’s catalogue offered traditional songs with meaningful stories — each of them with a provenance the listener can explore, whether it be the Appalachian Mountains, the Caribbean or the deep south.

Among the songs Stone included in his tribute CD,

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Moira Smiley and Jayme Stone will perform some traditional songs that Alan Lomax collected from around the world. The band, which also includes Sumaia Jackson and Tristan Clarridge, will play the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam tomorrow (Thursday). which was released this year via Borealis Records and with a 60-page booklet, are Lazy John, Before This Time Another Year and Shenandoah.

Coquitlam is one of three B.C. stops this month for Stone, a Toronto native who now resides in Boulder County,

Colo.

• Tickets for Jayme Stone: The Lomax Project on Nov. 19 are $35/$30/$15. Call the Evergreen Centre box office at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca. jwarren@tricitynews.com twitter@jwarrenTC

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PoCo grad ‘captains’ the voyage to Skeleton Island Port Coquitlam Prom, Grease! for Broadway Bound actor David Lees and Legally Blonde is cast as Captain with Theatrix.

Smollet in Exit 22’s Treasure Island Treasure Island, a runs Nov. 19 to 21 production by the and Nov. 25 to 28 at Capilano University 8 p.m., with 2 p.m.

Theatre Department matinees on Nov. that opens tomorrow 20 and 28. Tickets (Thursday).

DAVID LEES are $25/$22/$10 by Lees, who graducalling 604-990-7810 or visitated from Riverside secondary ing tickets.capilanou.ca. The in 2012 and is now in his third show takes place at Capilano year in the acting for stage University (2055 Purcell Way, and screen program, said the North Vancouver). show takes a unique twist. Its version of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic has plenty of FRONT LINE female actors playing pirates A play based on letters that and Jim Hawkins, the proB.C. soldiers sent to loved ones tagonist and the main narrator. at the start of World War One will be brought to life tomor“Our director says it’s like The Muppets,” the 21-year-old said. row (Thursday) in Port Moody.

Written and directed by Jim “It’s very funny and lots of fun.”

Leard, The Call Went Out is a Lees said he fell in love with 30-minute drama that includes the script because of its strong a talkback afterward and a adventure storyline. sharing of archival material And although he auditioned from the Royal BC Museum. for any role, he sought to porThere will be two free pertray the character of the capformances at the Port Moody tain, who is hired to lead the Station Museum (2734 Murray crew to Skeleton Island to hunt St.) on Nov. 19 at 3 and 7 p.m. for treasure.

To reserve a spot, call the muAs there are some dark seum at 604-939-1648. themes, Lees recommends viewers be at least 10 years old.

“It’s a great one for the famPRINCIPAL VIOLA ily,” said Lees, who previously A Coquitlam violist studying appeared in such Tri-City at the Vancouver Academy of shows as Riverside’s Zombie Music (VAM) will be part of

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Lucian Barz, a Romanian immigrant and principal viola with the VAMSO, will perform in the Genius of Tchaikovsky program on Nov. 22 at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver. The matinee will be conducted by soprano Kathleen Allan, the new director of choral studies at VAM and the associate conductor with VAMSO. Also on stage will be Amanda Chan, the school’s new head of piano.

Barz has played at international festivals around Europe and worked with such notable musicians as Robert Rozek, Christoph Schiller, Graham Oppenheimer, John York, Francois Killian and Jonathan Brett-Harrison. He is currently finishing his fourth year of his bachelor’s degree with a viola major at VAM.

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Don Sabourin is the founding member of the Port Coquitlam Coachmen, which celebrates its 40th season on the ice. The 73-year-old player is the only original member of the club who still plays.

ON THE ICE

Buds & suds: 40 years with the Coachmen PoCo hockey club celebrates four decades on the ice GARY MCKENNA

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When Don Sabourin moved to the Lower Mainland from hockey-mad Montreal back in the 1960s, finding a new group to lace up the skates with was one of his first orders of business.

Luckily for him, the Port Coquitlam Coachmen were there to fill the void.

This season the club cel-

ebrates four decades on the ice and the 73-year-old Sabourin is the only original member who still plays regularly.

“It’s a pretty good stretch for a club to be in existence,” he told The Tri-City News in the rec room of his north side PoCo home. “I am the only one who is still playing that has been there from the beginning.”

Each year, the club breaks into two teams, which play each other regularly over the course of the season. There’s even sportsmanship trophies and other individual honours.

With his smaller frame, Sabourin said he can still keep up with some of the young

guys on the 35-and-over club.

He credits playing with keeping him in good shape and said despite two minor knee surgeries he does not have any issues getting around the ice.

But he concedes that it has been getting harder, especially since new, younger players have joined the ranks.

“I still have the speed to keep up with some of the 40-yearold guys,” he said. “Sometimes they leave me in the dust, though. It can be tough.”

The club was started back in 1975 when Sabourin, Jack Copeland and some other minor hockey coaches decided to rent the rink for a weekly

Wednesday-night game.

Over the years, more than 150 players have come and gone but the philosophy has remained the same: have fun and don’t take things too seriously.

“I am convinced it has been successful because we are not trying to win at all costs,” he said. “It is a fun night for the guys to get together. Also, you can’t play hockey and not have beer.”

Most of the Coachmen have become good friends off the ice as well.

Baseball tournaments, golf games and barbecues are regular occasions for the

club, which holds functions throughout the year.

When asked about the highlights of his four-decades with the team, Sabourin does not mention a particular breakaway, goal or trophy he won.

He said it has been the camaraderie, particularly for a Quebec transplant looking for new friends after moving across the country.

“The highlight is being able to stay in touch with so many people for so long,” he said. “I still speak to all of them. Even the ones from the early days.”

For years, there was little turnover with the Coachmen.

From the early days until

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about 2000, Sabourin said a membership in the club was fairly difficult to get because nobody wanted to leave.

However, at the turn of the century, some of the old-timers started hanging up the skates for the last time.

Blair Bradley, who is part of the next generation of the team, said he is hoping to make sure the club lasts another four decades.

“Over the years, there has been a passing of the torch from generations down,” he said. “Quite a few of the alumni have children on the team now.” sports@tricitynews.com

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Botsis bound for Connecticut Track & field athlete gets full scholarship

Coquitlam track and field athlete Chanell Botsis is heading to the United States next year after signing a letter of intent for a full-ride scholarship with the University of Connecticut.

The 17-year-old Dr. Charles Best secondary student is a two time wall of fame recipient and is currently ranked second nationally in the female hammer throw. Botsis recently competed in the World Youth championships in Cali,

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Colombia, and won a bronze at the Western Canada Games last summer.

She also had a strong showing last year at the U.S. trials, picking up the silver.

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