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Big demand for shelters in Tri-Cities ‘All the shelters are full’: Thiessen DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

The recent spate of cold weather has resulted in record numbers of people using homeless shelters in the Tri-Cities.

Two shelters are currently operating in Port Coquitlam, both in churches, with the temporary mat program for 30 people seeing 36 show up on average a night and an additional nine arriving for a shelter that only opens up when temperatures drop below zero and homeless people’s health could be at risk.

Hope for Freedom Society director Rob Thiessen said

numbers have been high and steady since the Bridge shelter opened Oct. 1, with more men than women arriving each night for a mat, a hot meal, breakfast and a bag lunch to take away.

“The entire Lower Mainland has huge homelessness issues,” Thiessen said. “All the shelters are full.

“They go to places where there’s room. We are getting calls from people as far away as Hope,” he said, noting that most of those housed in local shelters are from the Tri-Cities.

In this region, homelessness has been growing over the last two years after several years of declines as more people were placed into permanent housing. see EXTREME WEATHER, page 3

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Kay’s FUNd goal: a little joy for all New View charity to raise funds for social programs DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

The blueberry muffins piled high on a baking tray smell heavenly and a flame is flickering in the gas fireplace.

The New View Society’s clubhouse is a cosy and warm place to be on a cold fall day and, judging by the smiling faces grouped in a circle, others attending Muffin Morning think so, too.

Kay Swalwell, her grey curls giving her a grandmotherly aura, leans in to take part in the conversation, just as she did over 40 years ago when the first muffin and coffee mornings were introduced. In those days, Swalwell, a Coquitlam resident, was hosting coffee time for women with mental health concerns, many of them Riverview Hospital patients.

Fast forward to today and the digs are much nicer — a fine looking building attached to 10 units of housing on Mary Hill Road in Port Coquitlam — and men as well as women take part.

But the need to socialize and share stories and some laughter is as strong as it ever was.

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Kay Swalwell, founder of the New View Society, with staff and visitors to Muffin Morning at the Port Coquitlam clubhouse. A fund has been set up in Swalwell’s name to raise money for Christmas events and other social experiences that are vital for mental health recovery. To contribute, visit www.newviewsociety.org. barriers, you have a social life, you also have a work life. That’s what we do,” says Swalwell,

who founded New View as a volunteer and was its executive director for many years.

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Today, she is still involved in the organization, hosting Muffin Mornings and acting as

a director on the board. New View continues to have a high profile in the Tri-Cities as an

District dealing with cold weather issues

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School District 43 is bracing for cold weather as temperatures continue to dip.

A new page on the district’s website has been established to inform parents about what to do in the event of inclement weather. It contains tips and FAQs in the case of difficult weather conditions.

For example, it states that in the event of inclement weather, www.sd43bc.ca will be the offi-

cial source of information, with a banner that people can click to learn more.

Public schools in the TriCities are not routinely closed due to snow or other inclement weather conditions but, on occasion, a full-district wide or partial district closure may be required depending on the snow patterns, which can vary because of SD43’s topography, from mountainous to flat areas near sea level.

“The decision on schools remaining open or needing to be closed, because of extreme weather, occurs before 6:30 a.m. so that families can plan and make alternate arrangements,” the website states.

SD43 spokesperson Peter

Chevrier said the school district is working to prepare for inclement weather to “ensure all systems are operating effectively.”

For example, on Monday, the district had a full HVAC (heating, ventilation air conditioning) team day shift and afternoon shift ready to handle any heating issues, and a large stock of salt — double what the district has had in the past — for use in icy conditions, and a crew ready to deploy it as necessary.

That crew was busy over the weekend, too, at Port Coquitlam’s Irvine elementary school, which was without heat late last week. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Now, New View has more than 200 members and provides housing for almost as many through housing subsidies, group home living and a 20-unit apartment it built in Port Coquitlam. Educational and work opportunities are also provided through New View’s social enterprise component.

But she says, “The piece that is missing is the fun stuff.”

Like anyone, people with mental health issues enjoy attending social and arts events, camping trips and professional growth and educational opportunities, but living on a small disability pension of about $900 a month, they don’t have anything left over to pay for these opportunities, although they contribute what they can.

To bridge the gap, New View has started Kay’s FUNd, with a link on its website (www. newviewsociety.org) for people to contribute. Money raised will be used to provide activities such as the annual Christmas brunch, attended by between 40 and 50 people, and other events throughout the year.

It’s not a lot but it’s something, because when it’s cold outside, it’s nice to know you have a place to go. For many, New View is that place. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

extreme weather shelter has been open in Tri-Cities Thiessen said some of the current homeless are hard-to-house individuals who have mental health issues, and there has been an increase in unruly people with behaviour issues seeking shelter, although they are usually turned away if they cause problems.

Thiessen said he would like to see mental health workers do more outreach to help people with their issues.

Meanwhile, the Extreme Weather Response Shelter has been open since last Friday and is expected to

continue to stay open as long as the cold weather holds. (The shelter at Port Coquitlam’s Trinity United Church will be closed Nov. 27 and Nov. 28 because of a church bazaar.)

Coordinator Joyce Lissimore said those who have been showing up at 9 p.m., when the emergency shelter opens, receive a hot meal, a mat to sleep on, breakfast and a bag lunch to go but have to leave the premises by 7 a.m.

People appreciate having a warm, dry space to sleep, she said, especially people who have dogs.

“One of the blessings we

have is kennels so they can bring their pets,” Lissimore said.

There are enough volunteers to help with the shelter but if people have blankets to donate — the church needs just 10 as it has no room to store more than that — they would be welcome at Trinity.

A permanent shelter is expected to open Jan. 1 at 3030 Gordon Ave. in Coquitlam and will have room for 30 people in temporary facilities plus 30 units for individuals working on their issues to get into permanent housing.

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No school, but a Burke park GARY MCKENNA

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Burke Mountain residents were told they would get a community centre and a school.

Instead, they’ll settle for a park and more development for a parcel of land on Riley Street.

Coquitlam council voted in favour of re-designating a 20acre property between Gislason and David avenues that will pave the way for new townhouses, single-family homes and a 3.5-acre green space.

School District 43 has said it no longer needs the site, which was slated for a school, and the city has decided to move the proposed community centre down the road to Partington Creek.

Council’s decision was not welcomed by residents who spoke during a lengthy public hearing Monday evening, with many speakers saying they purchased their homes in the belief that the amenities would be forthcoming.

“It goes against what everyone bought into,” said James Sanderson, a Riley Street resident. “I didn’t just buy a house, I bought a vision for the community.”

Other residents complained that parking is already an issue on Burke, with most of the homes in the area built with only one-car garages and little space for visitors’ vehicles. With more residents expected with the new development, several speakers said the parking issues would only be exacerbated.

“I feel this is being done in haste,” said Isabel Silvestre, a Galloway Avenue resident. “I love to see development happen and a park to happen but I think we need some reflection before we keep developing.”

Despite the opposition expressed during the public hearing, council still supported the staff recommendation to re-designate the land (Coun.

Bonita Zarrillo voted against the decision).

Mayor Richard Stewart said the area residents are passionate about the issue but council had to make its decision based on the fact a school would not be located on the property.

“We have to be… more cognizant of the challenges that can be created when we designate [land] for a school,” he said. “We now have to deal with the reality that this land isn’t needed for a school and the community centre is going somewhere else.”

Raul Allueva, the city’s general manager of parks, recreation and culture, told council that in the larger planning context, Burke Mountain and Partington Creek will have sufficient recreation amenities and green space. He pointed to improvements at Victoria Park and plans for a future 40-acre green space currently referred to as Fremont Park. Adding to that is the Gilleys Trail site and a future eight-acre site of a Partington Creek community centre.

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Condoms are no longer being sold at vending machines in Tri-City public high schools after School District 43 deleted a 23-year-old policy and had the old and often broken equipment removed.

Students who are sexually active can get condoms from their school counsellor, if need be, said assistant superintendent Rob Zambrano, a former high school principal, who said the vending machines weren’t being used, sometimes weren’t working and keeping them stocked posed a challenge. “Now, a counsellor or a youth worker can have a discussion around good decision

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Zambrano said, noting that surveys have shown sexual activity among teens is dropping while those who are having sex are using protection.

Zambrano’s comments reflect the latest teen health survey by the McCreary Centre Society, which showed that only 15% of Fraser North students indicated they were sexually active, lower than the provincial average, with 71% of sexually active teens reporting they or their partner used protection, and 67% stating they used condoms.

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ness to discuss these issues today than there may have been more than two decades ago. “It was an attempt to be helpful and it probably has been helpful,� he said. “The key is now they feel comfortable in having those kinds of conversations.�

Zambrano said most of the vending machines have been removed, although there may be one or two schools where they haven’t yet been taken out.

Last Tuesday, the board of education heard that the condom vending machine policy had been deleted as part of an ongoing review and updating of school district policies. The board did not publicly debate or vote on deleting the policy. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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A proposed residential development that would blend a 94-year-old heritage home with 14 new townhouse units was narrowly given tentative approval Monday by Coquitlam council following a public hearing.

The project would see the Hutchinson House, currently located at Rochester Avenue, moved to a property on Casey Street, where it would receive a heritage designation protecting it from future demolition. If the home were to stay at its current location, staff said it was expected to be knocked down in the new year.

Several residents complained that the project, which is being coordinated by Pattison Architecture, is too large for the neighbourhood and would increase traffic and parking problems on nearby streets.

“I think it is too much density,” said Coun. Mae Reid, echoing several comments made by speakers during the public hearing. “This is an old, very vulnerable part of our community and we have to be a little more sensitive about the infill.”

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“We need to weigh out the fact that we’ve got an old house that we have an opportunity to preserve,” said Coun. Dennis Marsden, noting that an inventory conducted by the city in 1986 listed 75 properties with heritage value — a number that has since dwindled to 33.

“I suggest that if this does not move forward… we will only have 32,” he added.

A staff report said the Hutchinson House is historically significant because it shows the agricultural character that existed on the outskirts of Maillardville in the early 1900s.

Council voted 5-4 in favour of the project, with councillors Reid, Teri Towner, Chris Wilson and Bonita Zarrillo opposed.

The Casey Street property was not the only proposal before council Monday that would see new residential construction mixed with a heritage home.

A 100-year-old structure on

Blue Mountain Street known as the Irwin House is expected to get an upgrade, two new neighbours and a heritage revitalization agreement protecting it from future demolition after council unanimously approved a proposal Monday evening.

The property, also being handled by Pattison Architecture, has been the home of several prominent Coquitlam residents, including pioneer William Austin and former aldermen Robert Hawthorne and George Gray. Throughout its history, the 10,000 sq. ft. property was used for farming, beekeeping, fruit and hay production as well as for keeping horses and raising poultry.

Architect Eric Pattison said features like the original chimneys, large decks and detailed craftsmanship would be restored and the new homes on the property would follow a similar design.

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The NDP will select its candidate Dec. 6 at Coquitlam Public Library’s City Centre branch while the BC Liberals will choose their candidate Dec. 14 (a location has not been disclosed).

As of Tuesday, each party had only one candidate pub-

licly declare an intention to seek the nomination: Jodie Wickens for the NDP and Rick Pasin for the Liberals.

The Coquitlam-Burke Mountain office has been vacant since BC Liberal Doug Horne resigned in August to run for former MP James Moore’s job in the federal election (he lost to Liberals Ron McKinnon).

Don Main of Elections BC said the government has until Feb. 17 to call a byelection — six months after Horne quit.

But as NDP MLA Jenny Kwan also left her Vancouver-Mount Pleasant riding on July 13 to run federally — meaning a byelection must be called there

by Jan. 13 — it’s likely both votes will take place on the same day.

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23-year-old policy to provide condom vending machines in schools has been scrapped after School District 43 decided to remove the equipment.

And while more transparency in decision making is warranted, there may be good reasons to get rid of the machines.

Students appear to be more knowledgeable about the risks of sexually transmitted diseases than they were 20 years ago, when the policy was adopted, and are using contraceptives to avoid unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases without being nagged to do so.

In 1992, when the thenschool board approved the policy to place two condom machines in each secondary school, the AIDs scare was at its height — so much so that the machines came with the wording: “AIDS Kills.

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protect yourself and avoid risky sexual behaviours,” according to a document from the BC School Trustees’ Association web archives.

The policy preamble states that while unprotected sex could lead to AIDS and other STDs, few youth reported using condoms — just 10% to 20%, with many teens (41%) admitting to being too embarrassed to buy condoms

from a store.

As a result, condom vending machines were placed in each SD43 high school, one in the boys’ washroom and another in the girls’ washroom, with schools requisitioning condoms from the district’s purchasing department, janitors filling the machines and making sure the expiry dates were current, and the school collecting and keeping the money.

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Times have changed since the early 1990s, with sex education likely paying off and young people more aware about the dangers of unprotected sex and more likely to use contraception to protect themselves.

In Fraser North, which includes SD43, 71% of sexually active teens reported that they or their partner used protection. Students who participated in the survey also put condom use at the top of their list of contraception (67%) compared to birth control pills at 43% and withdrawal (an unreliable form of birth control), at 33% The district says students have other ways to obtain condoms, with high school counsellors and youth workers, as well as youth health clinics, providing them as necessary.

That’s good news but there would have been no shame in school trustees talking about this change and whether it’s bad or good for kids as part of their current review of district policies.

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THE ENVIRONMENT

We reject computer climate models ‘at our peril’ ESTHETICS VS. THE ENVIRONMENT

The Editor, Re. “Thanks (not) for ban on pesticides in PoMo” (Letters, The Tri-City News, Nov. 20).

I take exception with the letter writer’s notion that these chemicals are safe when used as directed and have been so for years. People either don’t realize or don’t care that these chemicals are created to kill living organisms and are not discriminate when it comes to doing their job. Do you think a chemical can tell the difference between a chafer beetle and a lady bug? That is exactly why cities and countries are banning their use.

These chemicals sprayed on your lawn will without a doubt, eventually make it into our ecosystem — our creeks, our rivers, then, eventually the ocean. They will be ingested indirectly by birds and fish, and then the creatures that feed on them.

What is more important, esthetics or the health of our planet? Industrialists and corporations are doing a good enough job destroying this world. Let us, the common man and woman, do our small part to try and keep it healthy.

Neil Swanson, Coquitlam Mr. Cregg-Guinan is completely wrong about the main cause of sea level rise. At, present it is thermal expansion of the oceans as they warm due to additional heat trapped in them as greenhouse-gas levels in the atmosphere rise. Tectonic forcing, cited by him, has indeed affected global sea level, but over many millions of years as

continents rift and new oceans form — the changes that we are dealing with are occurring over decades.

Local tectonism does affect local sea level where it raises or lowers coasts. Earth scientists are well aware of the rates of these processes and they are taken into account in making sea level projections, contrary

to his assertions.

The 3 mm per year rise in mean global sea level is accurate for the past few decades only. It increased during the last century and it is not reasonable to assume that the rate of sea level rise will remain the same as the global climate continues to warm and polar ice sheets

accelerate in their melting.

Computer modelling of the climate is very sophisticated.

Models now can go back to conditions a 150 years ago and accurately simulate the changes that have produced the present global climate.

The addition of humanproduced greenhouse gases is

the main factor that has produced the warming of present climate despite variation in the sun’s heat that Earth receives and other factors. We reject the predictions of these models at our peril.

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The letter by Martin CreggGuinan concerning climate change contained numerous factual errors and was generally misleading.

While a 5 C increase in mean global temperature by the end of this century is at the upper limit of model projections, few climate scientists now consider that holding mean global temperature rise to 2 C is a reasonable possibility. The figure of 0.9 C of temperature rise that was quoted in the letter is not remotely realistic.

In any case, readers have to bear in mind that these figures are global averages, including areas over oceans (70% of the planet) that are moderated by the oceans themselves. Local temperature rises are magnified at high latitudes (for example, the Arctic Ocean is increasingly free of sea-ice) and over continental interiors. Increases in global temperature exacerbate extreme weather events such droughts, storms and heat waves.

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PoCo’s top businesses win city honours Some of Port Coquitlam’s best businesses were honoured by the city at an awards night last week.

City council and staff, and more than 100 business representatives, gathered at the PoCo Inn and Suites for the third consecutive year to hand out prizes and network.

MC Graham Myers of Second Storey Theatre recognized the 52 businesses that were nominated for a PoCo Best Biz accolade and praised the 13 winners and runners-up.

Giggle Dam Dinner Theatre was named the best Big Business of the Year for providing a downtown draw with food and entertainment.

“This summer, following the devastating fire on Shaughnessy Street, they spearheaded a fundraising initiative to support impacted businesses. They are

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an exemplary communityminded business,” Coun. Mike Forrest told the crowd.

Summit Print Corporate was presented an honourable mention in the same category.

Eagle Ridge Fitness walked away with the prize for Emerging Business of the Year, with 4 Cats Art Studio, Anytime Fitness and Vancouver Tumblebus taking the runnersup spots.

“The winner in this category has established a new, successful business that has grown significantly: from starting out in his parents’ garage to open-

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Meanwhile, New Trend Optical and Treasure Chest

Games and Collectibles shared the Small Business of the Year award, with Shawn Lam Video (a PoCo Best Biz sponsor) and Sushi K Kamizato clinching second place.

New Trend Optical has been a downtown fixture for nearly 30 years, providing “outstanding customer service and it

supports numerous community causes year after year,” said Coun. Laura Dupont, who presented the award. She also noted Treasure Chest Games offers “a safe space for youth, acts like a second home for some and is very engaged in the larger community.”

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80 trees to visit in PoCo as part of heritage tree festival JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

If you’re looking for a bit of festive cheer early, take a look inside the businesses, churches and civic centres around Port Coquitlam.

Starting Friday, 80 Christmas trees festooned with lights, beads and trinkets will be scattered around the city for the third annual PoCo Heritage Christmas Tree Festival.

And the festival, which officially launches Saturday afternoon at Leigh Square Community Arts Village, has a special feature that includes a chance for the public to win prizes — just as the gift-giving season gets into full swing.

PoCo Heritage has placed ornaments marked with the Tree Festival logo on 30 trees for a scavenger hunt. To find those ornaments at the six designated locations, participants can pick up a printed form at PoCo Heritage (2248 McAllister Ave.) by the Jan. 5 deadline.

Among the prizes up for grabs are a paint-splatter party for 10 guests from 4Cats Arts Studio, a boat ride for two on the Fraser River courtesy of Forrest Marine and a dinner for four at Me-n-Ed’s Pizza Parlour.

But for people not wanting to play, PoCo Heritage is also handing out ballots for anyone wanting to vote on their favourite tree; that contest also ends Jan. 5.

Those with a tree up — in the north and south sides of the city — include the Terry Fox Foundation, the Royal Canadian Legion branch 133, Citadel middle school and the PoCo 4th Scouts. The 80 trees are sited at 10 locations around town: • Leigh Square Community Arts Village (18 trees); • PoCo recreation complex (17); • Westwood Street (3); • Hyde Creek recreation centre (1); • Terry Fox Library (15); • Dominion Triangle (6); • Broadway Street (1); • Prairie Avenue/Coast Meridian Road (3); • Lougheed Highway/ Shaughnessy Street (7) ; • and downtown PoCo (10).

Tree festival chair Pippa VanVelzen said the event, which is sponsored in part by The Tri-City News “is a way to bring the businesses and the community together — and it’s lots of fun.” jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

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Pippa VanVelzen, chair of the third annual PoCo Heritage Christmas Tree Festival, with Ann Pratt, secretary of Silver Chord Choir, at Terry Fox Library.

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Starting Saturday, the Leigh Square Community Arts Village will be the place to be for the city’s fourth annual 12 Days of Christmas. And anyone wanting to take part in city activities better hurry as some registration deadlines are nearing.

The series kicks off Nov. 28 from 1 to 5 p.m. with the launch of the PoCo Heritage Christmas Tree Festival plus the lighting ceremony at 4:45 p.m. In between, there’ll be holiday craft making, photos with Santa, music with Phat Santa Swing, Collage and community choirs. The free event is sponsored by Telus and the Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society.

On Sunday, the winter artisan fair runs from noon to 5 p.m., with gifts for sale.

Learn how to make a holiday wreath and other swag at a workshop on Monday night and, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, from 6 to 8 p.m., kids can put on their PJs for a holiday pyjama party; bring your own board games for the free bash.

An arm-knitting class on Dec. 2 will teach youth 12 and up how to make an infinity scarf while, on Dec. 3, you can create handmade cards and gift tags.

The flick Arthur Christmas will be shown in the lobby of the PoCo recreation centre Dec. 4 at 6:45 p.m. while the public skate is happening.

And on Dec. 5, make a lantern in the Michael Wright Art Gallery at 3 p.m. for a parade at 5 p.m. led by the Carnival Band.

The next week, bring kids to the Little Elves Workshop, take part in a DIY decorations workshop, hear the Felice Choir and see a Little Canary Theatre show.

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A Terry Fox secondary school student is sharing the playbill with some well known bands for an upcoming benefit concert in his honour.

The Dec. 2 show at the Terry Fox Theatre in Port Coquitlam will feature headliner Hey Ocean, the Greg Drummond Trio, Rock the Fox alumni band Royal Oak and Jack Thomas’ band Family Reunion

(a cheeky nod to one of his favourite bands, Blink 182) in an effort to raise funds for Thomas, a Grade 12 student who lost his right arm above the elbow in a workplace accident on Sept. 4, and his family.

“As soon as I found out about Jack’s accident, we started talking about a benefit concert,” Fox music teacher Steve Sainas told The Tri-City News.

At a MusiCounts event, where Sainas was asked to speak about the power of music education, Thomas’ story inspired members of Hey Ocean. The band, which sells out venues like the Vogue and the Commodore, was quick to jump on board for a benefit

concert at the decidedly more intimate Fox Theatre, which has just 336 seats.

As word spread, the concert lineup grew: Rock School alumna Alanna Pearce, a drummer for the Greg Drummond Trio, signed the band on and fellow Rock School grads Royal Oak were also keen to help out the determined young drummer.

Thomas himself will be playing a Blink 182 set with his band, Family Reunion, and has no qualms about sharing the stage with the music pros.

“It’s exciting, it’s a big opportunity,” Thomas said, not only for his own dreams of a future music career but also

for his family, which has been struggling since his accident.

“I know the focus is a benefit concert for me but I hope it… can also be one of hope and fun and celebration.”

His mom, Nancy Thomas, previously told The Tri-City News she credits that outpouring from friends, family and even teachers for her son’s ability to maintain a positive outlook in the face of his new reality. “His attitude is, ‘This isn’t going to keep me down, let’s move forward, let’s just figure it out, I got this,’” she said in September, marvelling. “The support… has been monumental in assisting him to cope, in assisting all of us to cope.”

One thing Thomas is looking forward to celebrating is the prosthetic arm he’ll be receiving in the next couple of weeks as well as surgery next year that will allow him to wear a myoelectric arm with a movable hand.

But first, he’s itching to get behind a custom-made electric drum kit courtesy of Roland Music that was designed with some important tips from Jeff Diffner, the drum technician for Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen, who lost his arm following a 1984 car accident.

The hybrid kit will feature both acoustic and electric components that will allow Thomas — whose feet are already as

quick as his hands once were — to operate a full drum set using a series of foot pedals.

“That’s the great thing about playing drums,” Thomas said as he mimicked the movements on an imaginary kit, “you’ve always got a set.”

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Tamsin Baker of the South Coast Conservation Program will introduce participants to the SCCP and share information on local species at risk and the initiative residents of the Tri-Cities can support to aid conservation.

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How lucky we are to take these dark days of fall and winter and transform them into a celebration of light.

The library is filled with a variety of holiday titles that will help you create precious memories. Here are a few of my personal favourites: Ideas galore decorate the

Christmas All Through the House extends decorating ideas into parties, gifts and outdoor décor, and introduces new, fresh traditions. His focus is always on ease, preparedness, reusing, recycling and re-crafting. From throwing a snowman party and creating a wrap room to having a rad, plaid Christmas, this book is a must-have companion for the holiday season.

From the editors of Good Housekeeping, Redbook and Country Living comes Holiday Cheer. This is a delightful mix of recipes and decorating ideas. Featured are delectable suppers such as Glazed Ham with Apricots or Roast Turkey with Wild Mushroom Gravy. Top the meal off with their dessert suggestions of Peppermint-Chocolate Layer Cake or mouth-watering Red

looking for a nostalgic way to decorate your holiday hearth, try the inexpensive cookie cutter garland.

Put the sparkle into your holiday season by creating handmade decorations that shine for the holidays. Glitter & Ville’s Handmade Christmas: A Glittered Guide for Whimsical Crafting by Stephen Brown does just that. The materials and techniques used to create these crafts can be applied to making anything your mind can imagine. The author believes your creativity should not ever be limited by expensive craft supplies, so all of the projects are made from easily acquired basic materials.

Brown thinks that even if it’s not Christmas on the calendar, it can be “Crafts-mas” every day of the year.

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pages of an Artful Christmas: 30 Elegant Craft Projects by Susan Wasinger. Each project is well-illustrated with step-bystep instructions and a complete listing of materials and tools needed. The cozy stars for your windows and the marbled ornaments are two of my personal favourites. If you are

Velvet Snowball Cake. One chapter is dedicated to presents to make and bake, complete with wonderful wrapping suggestions.

Another fabulous Christmas cookbook is the Best of Bridge Holiday Classics. For the past four decades, the Best of Bridge Ladies have provided countless recipes that are perfect for sharing with family and friends. Holiday Brunches, Cocktail Parties, Buffets and Potlucks and Holiday Cookies and Squares are all featured in this edition that meets all of your holiday entertaining needs.

The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle by Joanne Huist Smith is the perfect read for this time of year. Losing her husband so close to Christmas, this mom has no idea how she could possibly be strong for her

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The touching memoir by Charles Edward Hall, Santa Claus is for Real recounts his 20 years working as Santa at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.

Growing up in adverse circumstances in Kentucky, he moved to New York City as an adult.

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A Good Read is a column by TriCity librarians that is published on Wednesdays. Caroline Wandell works at Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library.

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SATURDAY, NOV. 28

• Trinity United and St. 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.

• Dogway Dog Rescue Society fundraising Christmas pictures of dogs with the Grinch, 1-4 p.m., Bosley’s, 2850 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. Tasty treats will be served.

Jordan Ulmer, 14, with some of the toys he collected during his treatment for cancer at BC Children’s Hospital. Ulmer is collecting new toys to fill up the treasure trunk in the oncology clinic at the hospital in time for Christmas.

FRIDAY, DEC. 4

• Coquitlam Christmas craft fair, Poirier Forum, 618 Poirier St., Coquitlam (next to Dogwood Pavilion), 5-9 p.m. (also: Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.).

Admission: adults, $2.50; seniors/children, $1.25. Info: www.coquitlamcrafts.com.

SATURDAY, DEC. 5

• Christmas market and craft fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Seaview community school, 1215 Cecile Dr., Port Moody; local crafts, tasty treats, handmade gifts. Admission: $2 or a non-perishable food donation for Share. Table rental: $40. Info: info@cherishthethought.ca, Facebook: Seaview Community School Market & Craft Fair.

• Coquitlam Christmas craft fair, Poirier Forum, 618 Poirier St., Coquitlam (next to Dogwood Pavilion), 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (also: Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.). Admission: adults, $2.50; seniors/children, $1.25. Info: www.coquitlamcrafts.com.

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When you’ve been through two rounds of chemotherapy and you’re only 14, your first thought might not be giving back to the hospital where you spent so much time.

You might, for example, be thinking about the latest video game or what goodies Santa might put under the tree this Christmas.

But if you are Jordan Ulmer and were told less than a year ago that the exhaustive rounds of chemotherapy and surgery worked and your brain tumour has not returned, you might take the larger view.

You might think not so much about yourself but about all those other kids who are still in the midst of their surgeries or treatments.

You might think of them and what they are going through.

For Ulmer, who has started a Christmas toy drive to replenish the treasure trunk in BC Children’s Hospital’s Oncology clinic, giving back is just a good thing to do.

Through Sunday, Dec. 13, he’ll be collecting toys and delivering them to the hospital so sick kids there get the same experience of picking out a favourite toy during their treatment like he did.

“It was something you could look forward when you went to chemotherapy. At the end, you could get something you liked,” said Ulmer, whose last round of treatment took place when he was 12, about two years ago.

A Burnaby Mountain secondary school student, he has been in and out of BC Children’s Hospital since he was four years old and always appreciated the staff and the

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toys in the treasure box even while his treatment was going on.

“He helped himself many times to treasure trunk toys during the years he spent getting chemo treatments. And it was always something that made him smile after a not-so-smiley time,” says his mom, Rosa Livingstone.

If he can collect 300 toys for boys and girls aged 2 to 16 to fill up the treasure box, Ulmer says, he will have met his goal, adding, “It’s just the right thing to do.”

• The local drop-off for Jordan Ulmer’s toy drive is Cyclone Taylor Sports, 1020 Austin Ave., Coquitlam. The toys must be new and unwrapped, and

on the smaller size to fit in the trunk. Among the recommended toys are Hot Wheels sets, Barbie dolls, stuffed animals and Webkins with the price tag still intact, board games for children and teens, card games, action figures, Minion merchandise, small Lego kits, videos and music CDs.

• Pet photos with Santa – a fundraiser for Lower Mainland Network for Animals – 11 a.m.- 3 p.m., Shaughnessy Veterinary Hospital, Shaughnessy Station, 2129-2850 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. Info: www.network4animals.com.

• Dogway Dog Rescue Society fundraising Christmas pictures of dogs with the Grinch, 1-4 p.m., Bosley’s, 2850 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. Tasty treats will be served.

• Coquitlam Christmas craft fair, Poirier Forum, 618 Poirier St., Coquitlam (next to Dogwood Pavilion), 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: adults, $2.50; seniors/children, $1.25. Info: www.coquitlamcrafts.com.

SATURDAY, DEC. 12

• Celebrate the Winter Holidays in Maillardville with Société francophone de Maillardville, noon-3 p.m., Chez Nous Hall, 209 Lebleu St., Coquitlam. Reminisce the festive stories of the neighbourhood while dining and singing along with the SFM board of directors and staff; also: culinary delights, Christmas ornament workshop, refreshments and French-Canadian traditions. Info: maillardville.com/events.

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Santa gets some help from local dispatchers ‘You’ll be amazed at the difference you can make in the life of a child or teen’ The folks who dispatch the men and women in the red serge will be helping the jolly man in red during the seventh annual 911 We Care Toy Drive for Share Family and Community Services.

Until Dec. 14, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam residents are asked to bring new, unwrapped toys for a child or teen (up to 17 years old) for Share’s Christmas toy program to the Coquitlam RCMP main detachment or their local community police station.

The 911 We Care Toy Drive began in 2009 with a group of Coquitlam RCMP dispatchers who wanted to find a way to give back to the communities they served so they started to collect toys for Share Family and Community Services before Christmas. These toys are distributed to vulnerable families registered for Share’s Christmas hampers who might otherwise not get a visit from Santa.

This year, tween and teen gifts are in high demand as 47% of the youths served by Share are over the age of nine, although no donations for kids will be turned away.

And for those not sure what to buy, gift cards are a great idea.

“Families that have trouble making ends meet find it especially hard this time of year, and the idea behind the toy drive is that children shouldn’t have to go without over the holidays,” said Alia Montgomery, one of the ‘911 We Care’ coordinators.

“If you can, why not keep the spirit of the season alive by picking up an extra toy when shopping for your loved ones and dropping it off at one of the collection centres,” she said.

“You’d be amazed at the difference you can make in the life of a child or teen.”

The drop-off locations are: • Coquitlam RCMP detachment, 2986 Guildford Way, Coquitlam (next to Coquitlam city hall); • Burquitlam community police station: 413-552 Clarke Rd., Coquitlam, 604-9336833; • Ridgeway community police station, 1059 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam, 604-9336888; • Northside community police station, 3312 Coast Meridian Rd., Port Coquitlam, 604-927-517; • Downtown community police station,: 2581 Mary Hill Rd., 604-927-2383. @TriCityNews

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Give experiences: no packaging, no waste, no garbage Metro Vancouver launches annual Create Memories, Not Garbage campaign

You could spruce up a friend’s or family member’s bike for Christmas, treat someone to a performance and hold secret Santa charity exchanges at work.

These are some of the ideas provided in this year’s Metro Vancouver Create Memories, Not Garbage holiday campaign, which runs until Dec. 24.

For the eighth year, the Lower Mainland regional government is encouraging people to invest in creating memories rather than only buying gifts this holiday season.

“Again with a festive and fun campaign, Metro Vancouver is providing great ideas for us all to be green angels and to give experiences and purchase quality gifts that will last,” said Malcolm Brodie, chair of Metro

Van’s Zero Waste Committee. “Not only can the gift of time be the greatest gift of all, this type of holiday giving is another way for us to reduce the amount of garbage we create in our region,” he added.

Gifts like child minding or dog walking, festively wrapping up leftovers for your holiday dinner guests, or buying a gift for the whole family are meaningful ways to show how much you care.

This waste-reduction campaign will run from now through December with advertising on bus exteriors, bus shelters and at public transit facilities, in social media, online and on TV. Many green gift Ideas are posted on Metro Vancouver’s Create Memories, not Garbage website (www.metrovancouver.org/christmas).

Metro Vancouver is also asking residents to share their green gift ideas and tips for creating memories using #GreenAngel on social media.

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TC CALENDAR 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.

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.

SATURDAY, NOV. 28 • Trinity United and St. 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.

• Dogway Dog Rescue Society fundraising Christmas pictures of dogs with the Grinch, 1-4 p.m., Bosley’s, 2850 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. Tasty treats will be served.

SUNDAY, NOV. 29 • “Divas – Vegas meets Vaudeville,” 7:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam.

Musical tributes to favourite divas, including Cher, Patsy Cline, Marilyn Monroe, Bette Midler and more, all 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. This show is open

NOV. 27: CHILDREN OF THE STREET • 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. The provincial not-for-profit organization works to prevent sexual exploitation of children and youth. 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, 604-777-7510, Ext. 103 or mdejong@childrenofthestreet.com. Info: www.childrenofthestreet.com. to the public as well as Legion members. Info: www.rclegion263.ca.

MONDAY, NOV. 30 • Tri-City Photography Club, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., Port Moody. Topic: Matting and framing images and image projection by award-winning photographer Connor Stefanison.

Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca.

THURSDAY, DEC. 3 • Burquitlam Community Association AGM in the library at Miller Park elementary school, 800 Egmont Ave., Coquitlam, 7 p.m. Wrap of yearly BCA business, election of officers (various positions are open for interested parties) and guest city clerk Jay Gilbert will speak on various subjects and take questions.

• Tri-Cities Leadnow presents screening of Naomi Klein film “This Changes Everything,” 7 p.m., Douglas College David Lam Campus, 1240 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, Lecture Theatre A1470. Tickets: $15 for adults, $10 for students. The film presents seven portraits of communities on the front lines of both fossil fuel extraction and the climate crisis it is driving.

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FRIDAY, DEC. 4 • Coquitlam Christmas craft fair, Poirier Forum, 618 Poirier St., Coquitlam (next to Dogwood Pavilion), 5-9 p.m. (also: Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

and Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.).

Admission: adults, $2.50; seniors/children, $1.25. Info: www.coquitlamcrafts.com.

SATURDAY, DEC. 5

• Christmas market and craft fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Seaview community school, 1215 Cecile Dr., Port Moody; local crafts, tasty treats, handmade gifts.

Admission: $2 or a non-perishable food donation for Share.

Table rental: $40. Info: info@ cherishthethought.ca, Facebook: Seaview Community School Market & Craft Fair.

• Tri-City Wordsmiths meeting, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Terry Fox Library, PoCo. Setting the Stage: Story Structure and Braiding the Plot is the title of a short story workshop to be presented by author Ruth Kozak, a writer, journalist, playwright, historical novelist, short story writer, poet and writing instructor. Presentation will cover everything from synopsis, theme, voice and character development, description and action, to prompts that give you story ideas. Workshop is free but space is limited. Call library about registration: 604-9277999.

• Coquitlam Christmas craft fair, Poirier Forum, 618 Poirier St., Coquitlam (next to Dogwood Pavilion), 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (also: Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.). Admission: adults, $2.50; seniors/children, $1.25. Info: www.coquitlamcrafts.com.

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• Rotary Club of PoCo Centennial meets Thursdays,

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TUESDAY, DEC. 8 • Burke Mountain Naturalists’ silent auction and AGM, 7 p.m., in the hall of Como Lake United Church, Coquitlam. BMN member Ian McArthur will present a slideshow featuring the past year’s activities. Admission is free and all are welcome. Info: 604-936-4108 or 604-4613864, or www.bmn.bc.ca.

CLUBS • City of the Arts Toastmasters, dedicated to improving leadership and public speaking skills, meets 5:30-7 p.m., Port Moody city hall, 100 Newport Dr. Info: Mike, cityofthearts@icloud.com or cityofthearts.toastmastersclubs.org.

• The Tri-City Singles Social Club offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more. Meetings are normally held on the third Friday of each month, excluding December, 7:30 p.m., at the Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (on-street parking

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Black Friday is one the biggest shopping days of the year, and is often the perfect time to begin holiday shopping and save money on incredible deals. Thousands of eager shoppers will leave their homes in the early morning hours and wait in lines at stores in order to grab the best prices of the season, while retailers will be gearing up to lure the greatest number of shoppers. Surviving the day unscathed and arriving home with discounts galore involves having a game plan for success. * Know the prices of the items you want to buy. Scour advertisements in advance of Black Friday to gauge the regular retail prices for common items, including electronics.

* Promptly store receipts. Designate a folder or envelope for all of your receipts to keep them organized and handy. * Leave the kids at home. Black Friday shopping can be stressful, and children can easily get lost or bumped around in the fray. It is safer to leave them home so you can focus your full attention on shopping. * Know when to call it quits. Establish a firm cut-off time for ending your shopping excursion.

This way you can head home, rest and sort through your purchases.

* Comparison shop for the best prices and make notes to help you when Black Friday arrives. * Understand the fine print of “door busters.” Door buster sales are meant to get shoppers into stores, where retailers hope shoppers will make additional purchases while taking advantage of advertised deals. If door buster items are all you’re looking for, read the advertisements carefully, noting the start and end time of the discounts and if there will be limited quantities. In addition, determine if there is a special return policy for sale items purchased on Black Friday. * Dress for comfort. Wear sensible, comfortable shoes and clothing when shopping. Leave a large purse at home and opt for something compact that can be draped securely over your shoulder and body to navigate the crowds. Keep your coat in the car or make use of a coat check service if available. Dress in layers if you will be waiting outside for stores to open. This way you can shed clothing as the mercury rises or when you get inside. * Arrive together but shop separately. The “divide and conquer” method of shopping allows everyone in your shopping party to score good deals. Split up shopping tasks and then head to different areas of the store. Share and collect your purchases when you meet up after the rush. * Make a list and stick to it. Buyers’ remorse come Saturday morning is common for those who have over-extended their budgets and purchased items they did not need. Know ahead of time what you plan to purchase and do not veer off course. * Scout the stores ahead of time. Visit the stores where you plan to shop a few days before Black Friday. Learn the layout of the store and where everything is located. Try on certain clothes or read over the labels of big-ticket items you plan to buy. Knowing where items are located and having all of your information in advance will cut down on the time it takes to find items on Black Friday.

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T O H D E R P SHO Y A D I R F K BLAC The benefits to buying local this Black Friday

Holiday shopping dominates many people’s free time between the day after Halloween and the final days before Christmas. While many people may shop ‘til they drop on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, those days still account for a relatively small amount of the hundreds of billions of dollars that are spent each holiday season.

Shoppers now have a bevy of options at their disposal as they embark on holiday shopping season.

Traditional in-store retailers are still around, and online shopping continues to grow in popularity with each holiday season. But many holiday shoppers are looking to buy local this holiday season, and such a decision can pay a host of dividends for both shoppers and the communities they call home.

Buying local saves time. You can avoid borders line ups and time stuck in your car by shopping at your local malls and individual retailers. Save the exchange with the Canadian dollar at .75cents you can save even more by keeping your money in Canada • Buying local benefits your local economy. Independent, locally-owned retailers return a far greater percentage of their revenue into their local economies than national chain stores. Buying local not only benefits local business owners, but also the communities those owners and their customers call home.

• Buying local creates jobs in your community. One of the biggest ways local business owners recirculate their revenue in the local economy is job creation. While national chains also create jobs, such jobs only benefit your community if the chains are located within your community. Local businesses in your community are more likely to employ residents of your town.

• Shopping local may provide access to more unique gifts. In addition to the economic benefits of buying local, shoppers may find merchandise made by local craftsmen is more unique than mass-produced items found on the shelves of national retailers. Recipients may cherish more unique items that they cannot find on their own, and that appreciation may even spur them to visit more local retailers after the holiday season has come and gone, benefiting their own communities in so doing.

• Local business may provide a more personal touch and an easier more convenient way to return or exchange items. Should your loved ones encounter problems with their gift that requires assistance, they might be forced to wait on the phone for extended periods of time as they and thousands of others wait for customer service representatives to answer their calls. Local businesses do not deal with nearly the volume of customers as national retailers and, therefore, are capable of addressing concerns more quickly and personally than large chains.

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T O H D E R P SHO OUR LARGEST SALE Y A D I R O F T H E YEAR! F K BLAC The benefits to buying local this Black Friday

Holiday shopping dominates many people’s free time between the day after Halloween and the final days before Christmas. While many people may shop ‘til they drop on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, those days still account for a relatively small amount of the hundreds of billions of dollars that are spent each holiday season.

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• Buying local creates jobs in your community. One of the biggest ways local business owners recirculate their revenue in the local economy is job creation. While national chains also create jobs, such jobs only benefit your community if the chains are located within your community. Local businesses in your community are more likely to employ residents of your town.

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CLASSICAL MUSIC

Four hands, one voice for Christmas show Growing up in the Ukraine, Dina and Olga Kholina often filled their home with song — Olga with her voice and Dina on the piano.

Their recitals were a treat for the family on Sundays, especially for their father who encouraged his daughters to perform.

This Saturday, the pair will share their special talents with

Tri-City audiences at a faculty concert at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts.

And Dina, who teaches the Royal Conservatory of Music repertoire to her private students on Thursdays and Fridays at the Maillardville facility, promises the show will be a great way to get into the holiday spirit.

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Christmas, they’ve recruited Russian pianist Irina Faletski and will roll out a second piano for duets and trios.

Among the songs on the program are Rejoice Greatly from the Messiah, a suite from The Nutcracker and Scaramouche by Milhaud.

But they’ll also be offering such favourite carols as White Christmas, Carol of the Bells

and Rudolf, The Red Nosed Reindeer. “We want everybody to sing along,” Dina said. “It’ll be a fun night.”

Dina, who moved to Canada a dozen years ago, holds her master’s degree from the Ukrainian State Pedagogical University while Olga studied piano and voice at the Lviv Academy of Music. After relocating to Canada, Olga

worked with sopranos Ingrid Suderman and Heidi Klassen and joined the Vancouver Bach Choir.

Meanwhile, Faletski, who has her master’s from the Institute of Arts in Vladivostok, Russia, immigrated to Canada 15 years ago and now has two music studios in Burnaby and Vancouver. “We are all teachers,” Dina said. “We are very

busy. When you go to lessons, you have to be prepared and listen to recordings but we love being with our students so having a chance to perform is very special for us.”

• Tickets to A Souvenir for Christmas on Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. are $15/$13 by calling 604-664-1636 or visiting brownpapertickets.com. jwarren@tricitynews.com

Port Moody musician Britta Curkovic (second from left) will be joined by her new band, Caelestra, for a Christmas charity concert on Friday night at St. Andrew’s United Church in Port Moody.

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Britta Curkovic is stoked about this holiday season.

That’s because it’ll be the first time she’ll hear the sound in her head come alive — in her hometown of Port Moody.

Earlier this year, Curkovic asked Place des Arts faculty teachers Michelle Carlisle (flute) and Lambroula Maria Pappas (soprano) to be part of her new Medieval-Celtic music

group called Caelestra.

And on Friday, the trio — along with Sacha Levin (percussion) and Cyrena Huang (cello) — will play Curkovic’s original tunes at a Yuletide show at St. Andrew’s United Church on St. Johns Street.

Though Curkovic’s songwriting only started to flow a few years ago, her musical journey began as a child in a north Ontario cabin.

Her father was a trapper and lived off the land. Seeing his

daughter was lonesome, he bought a piano that Curkovic remembers often went out of tune because of the cold climate.

She taught herself how to read musical notation and the first piece she tackled was the first movement of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata.

“I would play it for hours and hours because, of course, I had no one to play with out there,” Curkovic recalled. “It was just me and my parents.”

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The trumpet and recorder came next and, by the time she was old enough to go to school, Curkovic was taking violin lessons with professionals.

At Brandon University, she majored in performance but cut her studies short because of finances and medical issues.

Over-practising got the best of her — “I couldn’t even hold a book,” she said — and tendinitis set in.

She established a career in web design; however, a couple

of years ago, Curkovic decided to relaunch her music studies and picked the harp as her instrument.

Songwriting and vocal classes followed quickly afterward.

“It all came back, my passion for music buried all those years,” she said. “Songs just come to me and it’s like this wash of colour and emotion.

It’s lines of beautiful music that I hear in my head and I have to get them down.”

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Sometimes, the words come first; other times, it’s the music.

Curkovic acknowledges her musical gift but she stresses it takes work.

A band arrangement is usually around 10 to 20 hours to piece together three voices, a flute, cello and drums, for example. But a 10-stanza poem will be wrapped up in under an hour. see POMO SHOW, page 34

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COMEDY Len Meneghello (Ace), Sylvia Spain (Ooga) and Garth Sparkes (Floyd) are in the Dogwood Drama Club’s upcoming show, The Dearly Undeparted — a comedy about a family wanting to ship grandma off to an old folks home. Written by Michael Soetaert and directed

by Sue Davey, the production runs at Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam) on Nov. 29 and Dec. 3 at 1:30 p.m., and Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 include light refreshments. Call 604-939-6172 or 604-936-2069.

JULIE ROBERTS

A SERVICE FOR PAST PRESIDENT

A memorial will be held Sunday for a past president of a Port Coquitlam arts group.

The service to remember Julie Roberts will take place Nov. 29 at 2 p.m. in the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody).

A retired school teacher and Coquitlam resident, Roberts led the Art Focus Artists' Association in 2009 and 2010 and regularly exhibited her watercolour pieces.

“Creating a watercolour painting is akin to a dancer borne by music and washed by a changing palette of lights,” Roberts had written in her Art Focus biography statement.

Art Focus president Alexine Law told The Tri-City News that Roberts played a strong role during her eight years with the club.

"She was always so willing to share and contribute in so many ways," she said. "She was an incredible artist and loved to draw young children at play.

Although I only knew Julie for a very short time, she always came to us with a smile and volumes of information on the club."

And fellow past president Val Bordian called Roberts a "shining star."

"Julie was definitely oneof-a-kind. She was especially kind-hearted and often went out of her way to help anyone who was floundering," Bordian said. "I know this personally.

When she stepped down as president, I took up the reins and almost immediately was petitioning her for some direction. I’m not sure how I would’ve made it through those first few months without her patience and help." jwarren@tricitynews.com

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ARTS IN BRIEF

All in the family A Port Coquitlam mother and daughter star in the next Christmas production by Vagabond Players.

Michelle and Veronica Berg will make their stage debut in Inspecting Carol.

Michelle Berg started with the New Westminster community theatre company in 1999 with The Fighting Days and, a year later, met her husband Caleb after they were cast in The Transylvanian Clockworks.

Veronica, who was born six years later, has taken acting classes with Place des Arts and the Lindbjerg Academy of Performing Arts, both in Coquitlam.

Inspecting Carol also includes Richard Wiens, Sheldon Landry, Denise Brookson, Diane Tzingounakis and Deborah Merrick as the quintet as well as Corrine Out, Jeremy Heynen, Faith Hurd James Hughes and Wynn Siu. Tickets at $15/$13 are available for the Dec. 2 to 19 shows at The Bernie Legge Theatre in Queens Park. Previews are $10. Call 604-521-0412 or email reservations@vagabondplayers.ca.

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Families can make lanterns with Place des Arts’ artist-inresidence Catherine Dumaine at a workshop Sunday.

The Coquitlam arts hub hosts its next Family Day at PdA event on Nov. 29 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., which includes the workshop for A Lantern Affair on Dec. 6.

Dumaine’s tenure is courtesy of Westminster Savings Credit Union, which is also

sponsoring dance and fibre arts residencies next year.

Guests can also get their hands busy by customizing little pencils inspired by the gallery’s Positively Petite show, paint horizons like in Dante Comoglio’s photographs and make collages with mixed materials based on Karen Goodfellow’s Ancestral Dreams series.

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Arts, cultural groups give wish lists JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

Arts leaders stood before Coquitlam city council last week — with cap in hand — to ask for more money for their organizations.

And, this week, council will deliberate their requests as it prepares the next municipal budget, which is due to go for three bylaw readings Dec. 7 with final approval scheduled for the Dec. 14 meeting.

Last Tuesday, council heard from officials from the Coquitlam Public Library, Place des Arts, Place Maillardville, Coquitlam Heritage Society and the Evergreen Cultural Centre — all of which receive capital and operating funds from the city.

Cultural managers cited how much their organizations have grown over the past year; however, with growth comes pressures for more staff and programming and the need to replace parts of their aging buildings, they said.

Coquitlam Public Library, which marks its 40th year next year, seeks a contractual wage increase of $36,100 plus $50,000 in new funding to build on its collection (eBooks, database and resources), for a total budget request of $4.8 million next year.

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Joan McCauley, executive director for Place des Arts, makes her pitch before city council Nov. 17. rector Joan McCauley said her non-profit is also bursting at the seams — with registration up 23% since 2009 — and it wants to hire another accountant (as recommended by an auditor) and to bring on a new computer system to handle the registration load.

McCauley told council it hopes to have ActiveNet in place by the spring (ActiveNet is a leading recreation management software program that’s currently being used in the city of Port Coquitlam).

The 44-year-old Maillardville arts and music

hub is asking for $63,689 more to be added to its budget request of $925,642 — about 40% of its bottom line for 2016.

Luke Balson, executive director for Place Maillardville, also took note of the success of its 42 after-school programs, of which 59 kids are the wait list

at five schools. It saw an 18% jump with 628 children registered this year — one-third of them admitted at no cost.

Like Place des Arts, Place Maillardville is asking for more staff — costing the city $21,416 a year — plus another $5,000 to hire a consultant to design a marketing and communications strategy for better outreach. Its base budget for 2016 (not including new requests) is $404,362.

Coquitlam Heritage’s Reg Wilford, which runs the 106-year-old Mackin House next to Place des Arts, said his society plans to update its brand, host a heritage symposium — at a cost of $13,906 to the city — and develop a vision for a heritage space next year.

His organization’s base budget for 2016 is $230,601.

As for the Evergreen Cultural Centre, which has a base budget of $759,467, it wants a $63,000 lift to replace its rehearsal hall floor ($23,000) and to update the studio theatre sound system ($40,000) — both of which are 19 years old.

It also continues to seek expansion of the centre, especially with the terminus of the Evergreen Line outside its doors; the rapid transit is due to open next fall. jwarren@tricitynews.com twitter@jwarrenTC

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POMO show is beNefiT continued from page 32

Curkovic said she’s been encouraged by the reception of her compositions. Pappas has featured them at her student shows and, next year, will include Caelestra players at her Place des Arts’ faculty event, she said.

Over the past year, Caelestra has played at a Celtic folk music night and the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival in Burnaby, Imaginarius Fantasticus in Vancouver, Silk Purse Art Gallery in West Vancouver and at seniors’ centres.

This and next month, they’ll have two private showings and three public concerts.

And for the Port Moody recital on Nov. 27, Caelestra will donate half of every ticket sold to the charity Beyond Soup and Socks: Housing for All. • Tickets at $15/$10 are available at Gallagher’s coffee house (232 Newport Dr.), online at caelestra.com or at the door on the night of the show. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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Vees pounce on Express in 8-2 win Coquitlam struggles against the BCHL’s top team GARY MCKENNA

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The Penticton Vees arrived at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex in a foul mood Saturday night.

After a 4-2 loss against the Langley Rivermen on Friday — a defeat that snapped the team’s eye-popping 22-game win streak — the Okanagan club was looking for a way to vent their frustrations.

Unfortunately, the Vee’s punching bag was the Coquitlam Express.

The visitors wasted no time in making up for the goals that alluded them the night before against the Rivermen, with Easton Brodzinski the first to get his team on the board with a power play marker.

That was just the beginning.

Dante Fabbro, Demico Hannoun, Fabbro again and BCHL scoring leader Tyson Jost all found the back of the net to make it 5-1 Penticton going into the first intermission, outshooting the Express 19-8 in the first 20 minutes.

The onslaught continued in the second period, with Scott Conway, Chris Gerrie and Brozinski all scoring before the Vees’ streak was interrupted with a power play goal from Coquitlam’s Taylor Green.

The shot clock was even more lopsided in the middle frame at 18-3, with Penticton chasing Express starter Tyger Howat in favour of backup Lawson Fenton. But the offence dried up in the third period, with neither team managing another goal, despite Coquitlam’s best efforts. When the final buzzer sounded, the Express were down 8-2. Jost was named first star of the game for his five-point effort. see NO WIN, page 36

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The Terry Fox Ravens will get ready for the AAA high school semifinal next weekend after taking down South Delta 33-14 at B.C. Place Stadium Saturday night. In the next round, the Port Coquitlam school will play Mount Douglas secondary at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, also at B.C. Place. For more information go to www.bchighschoolfootball.com.

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Sr. A’s newest head coach has long history in the community Peter Tellis knows his way around the Coq. arena GARY MCKENNA

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Peter Tellis, the newest head coach of the Coquitlam Adanacs, sits in the same spot where he watched his first lacrosse game 26 years ago. These days, he will survey the floor from behind the bench.

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Not a lot has changed for Peter Tellis since he watched his first lacrosse game from a top-row seat behind the goalie

at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex back in 1989.

He still loves the sport as much he did as an eight year old and he still lives in the neighbourhood around the rink.

But these days the 34-yearold father of two prefers to survey the floor from a new location: standing behind the bench as the newest head coach of the Coquitlam

Adanacs. With his new position, Tellis hopes to lead the Western Lacrosse Association club back to its former glory — not just in the standings but in its importance to the community as well.

“I want to get back to that entertaining lacrosse that I watched as a kid,” he told The Tri-City News. “We are really going to advance players that want to be part of this city and

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this team and this community.”

Tellis may be young for a WLA bench boss, but he already has a long resume.

He took on his first coaching gig when he was 16, leading the under-11 field lacrosse squad, before eventually taking an under-16 team and an under-19 team to the provincial championships. see TELLIS, page 36

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Coquitlam Express goalie Lawson Fenton turned away 37 or 38 shots he faced during a game against the Wenatchee Wild at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex Friday night. He was named first star of the game for the effort.

For the last two years, Tellis has been at the helm of the Adanacs’ intermediate ‘A’ club, finishing up the 2015 campaign with a third place showing at the provincial championships after a first-place finish in the regular season. The team also amassed an impressive goal differential, racking up 259 tallies compared to 11 against with a 15-3 record.

Tellis was also behind the bench as the offensive coach during the Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs Minto Cup run in 2014, a post-season performance that saw the club win the B.C. Jr. ‘A’ Lacrosse League title and come within two wins of the ultimate prize.

“Yes, there are younger coaches,” he said. “But I

have a lot of experience with this age group. I have coached a lot of different levels… for a very long time.”

The next few months will be busy for the new head coach.

First, he has to prepare for the WLA draft, which is coming up in the fall. Then, he needs to start getting ready for training camp in the spring.

Assisting him will be new team president Randy Clough, who said hiring Tellis is a big step forward for the team.

“I personally feel he is one of the top coaches in the province,” Clough said. “Peter has a wealth of knowledge and a commitment that is matched by very few.”

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No win for Wild ones continued from page 35

But the weekend wasn’t all bad for Coquitlam.

The team posted its first win against the BCHL’s newest club, the Wenatchee Wild, during a 4-1 victory at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex Saturday night.

Goalie Fenton had a standout performance, turning away 37 shots in an effort that earned him first-star honours.

Coquitlam’s Austin McIllmurray opened the scoring before teammates Blake Hayward made it 2-0. A power play goal in the second from Colton Kerfoot gave the Express a 3-0 lead going into the final frame.

That’s when Wenatchee’s Logan Miliken spoiled the

shutout with a goal, but Coquitlam restored the threegoal lead when Jarell Pinchuk netted his third of the season.

The Express stay in town on Friday for a meeting with the

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