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Defenceman Charlie Barrow of the Coquitlam Express tries to block a shot by Josh Adkins of the Alberni Valley Bulldogs during BC Hockey League action Sunday at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. The Vancouver Island visitors won 5-4 in overtime. This weekend at the Poirier rink, the Express host the Surrey Eagles (game time, 7 p.m.) and hold their Teddy Bear Toss and food drive. To participate, bring a new or lightly used teddy bear to the game and, when the Express score their first goal, toss it onto the ice. There will also be a food drive and barbecue benefiting Share Family and Community Services.

The weather outside is frightful but Christmas displays are delightful.

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Coquitlam homeowners will pay 2.64% more in property taxes next year — a hike of $53 for the average home.

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Coronation school site sale likely to be approved: page 3

PoCo council committee OKs living wage policy: page 4

Fewer staff in $100k club in school District 43: page 10

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In response to The Tri-City News’ call for seasonal photos, readers Corey and Jovita Kleim of Port Coquitlam sent us this picture of their sons Mason and Jackson in front of the family Christmas tree.

More seasonal photographs from Tri-City News readers can be found on page A6.

SCHOOL DISTRICT 43

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$25.1M for school site will go to other projects in SD43 Coronation site in Coq. & near a PM Evergreen station DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

The School District 43 board of education was expected to pass a bylaw last night approving the sale of the former Coronation Park elementary school site to a developer for $25.1 million, with money expected to go to school projects in Coquitlam.

Board chair Judy Shirra, who spoke to The Tri-City News Tuesday before the land sale bylaw was passed, said the money will be used for schools, including a rebuild for Sir Frederick Banting middle school, and for district needs, such as boiler replacements.

“This money will be topping up our capital project [fund],” Shirra said.

The district must first approve a disposal of property bylaw, with school officials expected to enter into a purchase agreement for the 8.2 acres with Polygon Pacific Homes; the deal is to close by Jan. 12, 2016.

The sale amount was acknowledged to be “fair market value” for the property by an independent appraiser and the funds will be used to build other schools in the district, according to SD43.

“We were able to write [a

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The site of Coronation Park elementary school (shown here as it was being prepared for demolition) is being sold to the developer Polygon Homes. deal for] a project that will allow us to move forward with a lot of people willing to pay market price,” Shirra said.

The former Coronation Park elementary land is located in Coquitlam but right next to the Port Moody border and within walking distance of the Inlet Centre Evergreen Line station.

As many as 400 to 600 homes, plus park space, could be built there, according to the district’s request for offers. But it would be up to the developer to get the property rezoned and provide roads and servicing to support the development.

Selling the property to Polygon ends a lengthy process that began in 2013 with public meetings through the district’s Learning, Lands and Neighbourhoods initiative.

In all, 17 request for offers

packages were distributed and nine developers attended a voluntary site meeting. The district settled on Polygon, which provided the highest offer and is agreeing to take the property, located at 135 Balmoral Drive, Coquitlam, “as is.”

The sale comes as the district reached a deal with the province to contribute $2.9 million towards the construction of Smiling Creek elementary school on Burke Mountain, as well as $4.8 million towards land costs, for the total construction costs of $17.6 million.

Shirra said the province expects school districts to contribute toward school capital projects. “The ministry had to see we were serious in selling that.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Missing pets can be a tragedy for a family but a solution for finding them may be at hand thanks to a group of Coquitlam high school students.

Lost pet posters aren’t up to the job because the information is often sketchy and valuable time can be lost between creating and putting up posters, and waiting for a call.

The students who attend School District 43’s Inquiry Hub think they have a solution with FindALostPet, an app that links people with missing pets with people who may see a wander-

ing dog or cat, or who may be willing to search for the animal.

“The pet posters don’t reach that many people,” said Laef Kucheran, 14, a Grade 9 student who is the project leader.

“Very few people read them and there’s very little info and no multiple photos…

“There’s so much data out there, we’re going to collect it in a central place where people can see the entire community.

The idea is to have a map that shows in real time where pets have gone missing along with photos and information about missing animals, alerts and secure ways to contact people if a pet has been found.

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finder “reputation points” so they are encouraged to keep looking, Kucheran said.

But to get the app finalized, the students need $500 to pay for hosting, an SSL certificate to ensure the website connection is secure and safe, image storage and other costs. There is just over a week left on the team’s crowdfunding campaign and donors to the project are eligible for numerous gifts, including a handwritten Christmas card.

To contribute visit indiegogo. com/projects/findalostpet-orglaunch--2#/story.

• For more information, email team@findalostpet.org. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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PORT COQUITLAM

PoCo ctte. gives initial OK to living wage policy Estimated annual cost to taxpayers would be $140k

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The city of Port Coquitlam is on its way to joining New Westminster and, soon, Vancouver, to become a living wage employer.

This week, the city’s finance committee unanimously voted to apply for living wage certification for municipal employees and major contractors.

This year’s living wage for Metro Vancouver is $20.68 per hour, which is based on CMHC housing costs for the city of Vancouver.

But PoCo could have a slightly lower rate at $19.75 per hour based on the TriCities Primary Rental Market Statistics.

Steve Traviss, PoCo’s human resources manager, told the finance committee Monday the total cost to taxpayers would be between $6,000 and $40,000 just for city staff. As well, the city would face another $100,000 bill annually for contract costs. The combined $140,000 a year would translate to a 0.24% tax impact (or $4.80) for a owner of an average single-family home.

Still, Traviss said one contract the city has represents half of that $100,000 hit and council has been considering for some time to bring that work in-house.

In his report, Traviss recommended the committee not support the living wage campaign driven by the Labour Council that was adopted five years ago in the Royal City — the first municipality in Canada.

The topic of introducing a living wage has come before PoCo council a few times and was raised in last fall’s civic election by Nancy McCurrach, a labour-endorsed candidate.

If PoCo includes it in its 2017 budget, the living wage would apply to all full-time, part-time and casual employees as well as contract employees doing more than 120 hours of city work per year.

Up to 10% of total city staff positions can be classified as trainees and, therefore, wouldn’t be paid the living wage. These include aquatic, arena and recreation attendant jobs.

Traviss said New Westminster has kept the living wage out of its collective agreement and provides rebate cheques to city workers who fall below the living wage rate.

PoCo councillors said they would like to learn more about New West’s experience before they officially certify (Vancouver’s study is expected to take up to three years before

POCO MAYOR GREG MOORE fully implemented).

Mayor Greg Moore said council may be counting its pennies to keep costs down at city hall but paying staff a fair wage makes sense. And he’d like PoCo businesses to follow suit.

“We want to be leaders.

We need our residents to be paid fairly to live and prosper,” he told The Tri-City News Tuesday.

Coun. Brad West said many PoCo families are struggling to make ends meet given the high price for housing, food, fuel, child care needs, education and medical expenses, among other things.

“This is about fairness and justice and an increased

Port Coquitlam, which shares an RCMP detachment with Coquitlam, is also considering a request to hire six more Mounties in the new year.

But Mayor Greg Moore said city staff have asked local police to review the cost-sharing formula for contracted policing services with its neighbouring municipality.

The formula is out-of-date, Moore contends, as it is based on factors such as population. “We need to look at geography as well,” he said. “When the formula was designed, Westwood Plateau and Burke Mountain development hadn’t happened.”

Moore said the new formula should also take into account the Evergreen Line, which is due to start operation through Port Moody and Coquitlam in early 2017. jwarren@tricitynews.com

standard of living,” he said Monday, adding, “I think there’s a cost that’s worth it.”

A call to the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce for comment was not immediately returned but Deanna Ogle, campaign organizer for Living Wage for Families Campaign, said she was pleased with the news.

“This is a small cost to the city but a big benefit for fami-

lies. There are a few families who will really see the benefit because of Port Coquitlam’s leadership and we look forward to working with them to ensure it’s realized.

“Like in New West, it’s not about reinventing the wheel,” Ogle said. “We want to get the best practices and move ahead.” jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

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COQUITLAM BUDGET

Money taken away from infrastructure work continued from front page

Monday, city council unanimously gave three readings to the 2016 budget, which will see taxes for the statistically average home — one whose assessed value is $594,500 — rise along with increases of $9 for sewer and drainage and $6 for solid waste. There will be no increase in the residential water rate.

The $68 uptick over this 2015 rates means homeowners living in a home assessed at $594,500 will pay a total of $3,050 in property taxes and utility fees come July.

And that increase includes another step in council’s ongoing efforts to shift the tax burden between residential and commercial properties by 1% to bring business rates more in line with those in the rest of the Lower Mainland. Owners of

COUN. TERRY O’NEILL commercial properties will see a 1.64% jump in their tax rates.

Coun. Terry O’Neill said the budget is affordable for Coquitlam taxpayers, as the tax increase is the lowest since 2005. “I don’t know how much lower it can go,” he said. “I don’t know how much longer we can continue lowering the rate increase. It involves council being

disciplined and respectful to the taxpayer.”

(According to a city report, the anticipated property tax rate for the next four years is about 3% annually).

Coun. Dennis Marsden, who was elected last fall on a platform of having no more tax increases, praised council and staff for “delivering on my vision” to give value to the taxpayer.

Marsden said the six new RCMP hires are critical for Coquitlam to keep streets safe, especially as the Evergreen Line arrives in early 2017.

Still, the cost to bring in six more Mounties at $912,000 came at a price as council traded a 1% tax increase that usually goes for capital asset renewal. That exchange means there won’t be much money next year to update aging infrastructure such as civic buildings.

Council also withdrew nearly $28 million from statutory reserves to include in its five-year financial plan: $22.9 million from the land sales account ($17 million for a new community centre in Burquitlam) and $5 million from the vehicle replacement fund.

Council also voted in favour of taking $500,000 for a new economic development fund from revenues the city gets as a casino host city, a move Coun.

O’Neill criticized. As Hard Rock Casino Vancouver managers sat in the audience, O’Neill said he would perhaps like to see the Tri-Cities’ Chamber of Commerce take on the role of economic development driving — not local government.

But Coun. Mae Reid countered that economic development is vital to Coquitlam’s growth as it creates more jobs for

residents and attracts tourism dollars from out-of-town guests.

Coun. Brent Asmundson concurred, saying council is in charge of approving money from the economic development purse.

Other budget highlights, to be paid out of the planned tax increase, include: • $424,000 for building permit and development application staff; • $109,000 for a park infrastructure supervisor; • $82,000 for cultural group support; • $59,300 for more bylaw enforcement; • $22,000 for park waste management; • and $10,000 for heliport maintenance.

As well, council approved expenditures from reserve funds that have no tax impact, such as:

• $380,000 for senior staff succession planning; • $200,000 for chafer beetle infestation control; • $148,000 for cultural and community group support; • $93,000 for park waste bins; • and $43,000 to expand hours at Glen Pine Pavilion.

Meanwhile, O’Neill called on the provincial government to help the municipality drive down labour costs as it goes into bargaining with CUPE Local 386 next year; O’Neill said taxpayers believe civic workers’ wages are “out of line.” The collective agreement with the union expires Dec. 31.

A call to CUPE 386 president Ken Landgraff was not returned before The Tri-City News’ print deadline. Fourth and final reading of the 2016 budget is expected next Monday. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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SOIL AND WATER

PCT fill part of Shawnigan water fight SARAH PAYNE The Tri-CiTy News

A group of Vancouver Island residents wants a Port Moody company to stop dumping soil they say is contaminated into their watershed.

For nearly four years, Sonia Furstenau, the elected area director for Shawnigan Lake, has been leading efforts to stop a landfill from operating in the community’s drinking watershed and says the soil from Pacific Coast Terminals is adding to their concerns about the site.

“It’s a huge volume of it, for one thing; we understand it’s between 60,000 and 80,000 tonnes” of contaminated soil, Furstenau said.

About 20 to 30 dump trucks were scheduled to empty soil daily through November and December.

But their biggest concern is with an engineering report submitted to the Cowichan Valley Regional District on Dec. 1 that shows water at the site is bypassing the water treatment system and going directly into a stream that leads to Shawnigan Lake. The lake is a direct water source for 6,000 people while the surrounding watershed provides drinking water for 12,000.

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Protestors block dump trucks headed for a landfill site near Shawnigan Lake that they say is letting contaminated water into the lake and their drinking water. phur,” Furstenau said. “We’ve been promised all along that no water that comes into contact with the contaminated soil leaves the site without being treated and brought to drinking water standards, but this water is leaving the site untreated.”

The engineering report was initiated after a storm water breach at the South Island Aggregates (SIA) site resulted

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in uncontrolled surface water flowing on to the neighbouring community forest site. It notes that it’s unclear whether the permeable nature of the sediment pond is in keeping with its intended design or whether the storm water discharge adheres to the site’s permits, but recommends the Ministry of Environment conduct a more thorough examination.

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immediately outside the SIA site contained trace metals that exceeded provincial contaminated site and water quality regulations.

“These two reports should be forwarded to the Ministry of Environment… expressing the CVRD’s ongoing concerns of the environmental risk and impacts of the SIA site to the regional district’s neighbouring property and downstream

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waterbodies,” the report states.

Furstenau says after four days of recent heavy rainfall, the settling ponds are no more than small puddles, further demonstrating that water is seeping into fractured bedrock and leaving the site via an underground stream system.

“We’ve never accepted this risk in our watershed and we’ll fight until it’s stopped, and then we’ll keep fighting until the soil that’s been put in is removed,” she added, noting under the Environmental Management Act the entity responsible for the soil is liable for its removal.

Wade Leslie, vice-president and general manager of PCT, said while he understands the concerns of Shawnigan Lake residents, the SIA site was chosen because it already holds the necessary permits and is monitored by the provincial government.

The soil is coming from an area of PCT’s property where the potash storage shed will be built. The material isn’t structurally sound enough for the heaviest parts of the shed but some of it will be re-used on other areas of the site, Leslie said.

He said he didn’t have the technical data available but noted the soil contains elevated levels of sulphur, zinc and salt but it’s far from toxic.

“I’ve heard a lot of misinfor-

mation out there,” he said, noting the 1% or 2% that is sulphur is not the real challenge. “It’s actually the salt that’s given us the most problems. We’re subject to ocean spray. This is reclaimed land just by how the site was built up from dredged material.”

SIA’s owners — Cobble Hill Holdings Ltd. and South Island Resource Management (SIRM) Ltd. — recently obtained an injunction against the protestors who have been blocking trucks trying to enter the site. An affidavit filed in support of the injunction notes the protestors were causing delays in a contract “in which adherence to the schedule for completion is critical for the client” since the soil must be cleared to make way for large-scale machinery that will be delivered.

If the schedule is not adhered to, the client would be forced to move to the next most competitive bidder at double the cost “and will look to SIRM for compensation for the difference,” effectively bankrupting the company, according to the statement by a SIRM contractor.

On Tuesday morning, a B.C. Supreme Court judge in Victoria ruled the protestors may stand on the side of the road but not impede the trucks. spayne@tricitynews.com @spayneTC

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SCHOOL DISTRICT 43

Fewer at district made $100k plus 110 earned $100k or more last year, down from 117

in expenses; • Julie Pearce, assistant superintendent, who moved to Vancouver district at the end of the last school year was paid $145,199.95; • Carey Chute, assistant superintendent, who earned $141,797.05, with $6,343.42 in expenses; • Reno Ciolfi, assistant superintendent, who earned $144,671.64 with $5,906.23 in expenses; • and Jamie Ross, the former head of human resource, who left the district at the end of the last school year and was paid $136,020.04, with $10,670.72 in expenses.

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School District 43’s 100 club — the employees who get paid more than $100,000 a year — shrank last year, the 2014/’15 statement of financial information shows.

Last year, 110 SD43 staff, mostly administrators, were paid $100,000 or more, down from 117 in 2013/’14.

Among the top wage earners was superintendent Patricia Gartland, who earned $168,782.93 last year, with $59,288 in expenses, funds that were used to pay for trips for marketing the district’s international education program and is paid for funds generated by fees foreign students pay.

Gartland, who formerly headed the district’s international education department, took over the reigns of the district from Tom Grant, who retired at the end of last year but was paid $140,462.02 for his final months of service

PATRICIA GARTLAND, SD43 with SD43, with $5,272.89 in expenses during the 2014/’15 school year.

Other top earners in SD43: • Mark Ferrari, secretary treasurer, who earned $151,321.67, with $12,149.82

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It’s time to stand together A world split up into us and them is a dangerous world, indeed, and Canadians are not immune to this binary vision.

Right now, it would be easy to lapse into intolerance and hate. The news is full of speculation about radicalized youth and adults who may be turning to terrorism to act out their rage against Western culture.

As many knowledgeable people have said, those who are killing in the name of a particular ideology are not getting their ideas from religious texts but from zealous leaders who use nationalism laced with religion to create a potent brew.

But those who follow these leaders are also a small minority, despite how it appears in traditional media coverage and on social media, which together make these factions appear more powerful and ubiquitous than they actually are.

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History is full of warfare conducted in the name of religious faith but all of the world’s religions also promote peace and their overriding ideals are about serving their god through love and brotherhood.

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niqab debate that gained prominence in the fall as an election issue (after a court ruled in favour of Zunera Ishaq, who challenged a 2011 Conservative ban on wearing the niqab while taking the citizenship oath) shows that Canadians are not immune to divisive talk about religious minorities. Fortunately, the niqab issue was settled by the election of the Liberal government, which chose not to politicize the issue any further and tolerance for peaceful religious traditions is now back in fashion.

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Instead of us and them, Canadians can work towards a safer world by promoting understanding and tolerance rather than narrow-mindedness and fear.

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Wickens gets NDP nod for byelection

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“I care deeply about opportunities for Coquitlam families who are being ignored and left behind by Christy Clark.

“This is a growing and vibrant community with new families moving in everyday yet we have the lowest education funding per student in the province. I will fight hard to represent families in Victoria.”

Wickens will face Burnaby resident Joe Keithley on the ballot. The frontman for DOA was acclaimed as the Green

Party candidate in September.

The BC Liberal nominee will be picked next week.

A date for the byelection has yet to be announced and Premier Christy Clark has until Feb. 17 — six months after Horne quit — to call it. She also has until Jan. 13 to call a byelection in the riding of VancouverMount Pleasant following the departure of NDP MLA Jenny Kwan, who won a federal seat in the Oct. 19 election. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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The BC NDP in CoquitlamBurke Mountain has a candidate for the upcoming provincial byelection — when it’s called.

On Sunday, party members in the riding chose Jodie Wickens over Shari O’Neill to represent them in the race, which was prompted following the resignation of BC Liberal MLA Doug Horne, who ran unsuccessfully in this fall’s federal election.

The pair also squared off for a Coquitlam school trustee seat in last fall’s civic election.

Wickens is a longtime Coquitlam resident and the executive director of the Autism Support Network. Her nomination was backed by the TriCities’ two NDP MLAs, Mike Farnworth (Port Coquitlam) and Selina Robinson (Coquitlam-Maillardville).

“It is a sincere honour to be the BC NDP candidate in the upcoming byelection,” Wickens said in a press release.

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Repair work will temporarily close ramp Water main break caused huge hole

Commuters in Port Coquitlam are advised to use the Coast Meridian overpass or

Fremont Street this week to get to the Mary Hill bypass.

Starting tomorrow (Thursday), the eastbound Lougheed Highway off-ramp — across from Fremont Village — will be closed for at least 24

hours to repair a water main that burst last month.

The break caused a massive hole in the pavement, which prompted the city to close the exit until it was temporarily patched and safe to travel on.

The Ministry of Transportation’s contractor, Mainroad, will be working Thursday and Friday to close the road again and detour traffic on behalf of the city.

The city’s water supply won’t

be affected, although some residents south of Lougheed — in the Citadel Heights and Mary Hill neighbourhoods — may see minor changes in water pressure in the morning and evening.

You may call the city’s operations centre at 604-927-5496 or email operations@portcoquitlam.ca for more information. For after-hour emergencies, call 604-543-6700.

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THE REFUGEE CRISIS

Warm welcomes as first refugees arrive 75 Syrian families could settle in the Fraser Valley JEFF NAGEL BLACK PRESS

Five refugee response teams will be set up by the B.C. government to help support incoming Syrian refugees in the main regions of the province where they’re expected to settle.

The teams are planned for Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island, the Okanagan and the Cariboo, and will include refugee settlement organizations, private sponsors, churches, educators, health care providers and employers.

They’ll help plan for how refugees will settle into specific communities as they begin to arrive.

Jobs Minister Shirley Bond said the five response teams are being funded with $500,000 from a previously announced $1-million provincial refugee readiness fund.

The other $500,000 will go to the Immigrant Services Society of B.C. to help fund its efforts to support refugees and marshall the efforts of various volunteers and agencies.

“We will be ready to receive them,” Bond told reporters in Surrey Wednesday. “British Columbians have expressed in unbelievable ways across this province their generosity and their willingness to be part of the solution.”

The province is also allocating $1.5 million in federalprovincial job grants to support skills training for refugees and to help match them to employers ready to hire new Canadians.

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gloomy about their dim prospects to welcome Syrians.

“It’s kind of sad when you’ve got the largest economy and strongest country in the world and refugees aren’t coming.”

Friesen said large numbers of Syrians arriving in Canada by the plane load could begin by January.

Incoming refugees land initially in Montreal or Toronto and may spend a night or two at a military base before flying to B.C. About 200 additional government-assisted refugees to come to B.C. by the end of the year, in addition to the ones that are privately sponsored.

Friesen said the Immigrant Services Society of B.C. has had 460 offers of rooms in private homes to house refugees.

“Quite a few of the housing leads are in north Delta, which is a non-traditional destination.”

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Donations are in some cases funnelled to some sponsor groups from other people who want to help financially but can’t form their own group.

MCC has acted as intermediary for numerous sponsor groups with the federal government.

“A large part of them aren’t part of the Mennonite community,” Bartel added. “We’re just facilitating for anybody.”

He once helped resettle six families of Vietnamese boat people 35 years ago and says Canada is much better organized this time.

Syrian families arriving now land with Arabic interpreters standing by at the airport, and usually Arabic-speaking doctors already arranged for them.

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by B.C. immediately without a wait period.

Bartel noted the Canadian response is in stark contrast to that of the U.S., where his Mennonite counterparts are

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ground, with new groups of prospective sponsors — some church-based, some not — emerging daily to seek Mennonite Central Committee organizational help.

He estimates at least 75 Syrian refugee families are likely to be sponsored in the Valley over the next year, many of them settling in AbbotsfordMission or Chilliwack.

“Just about every night someone’s heading to another group to talk and help them set up,” he said.

Rent is much more affordable in the Fraser Valley than Vancouver and Bartel is confident a strong community network will be in place, along with appropriate worship space for Muslims even in communities without mosques.

Sponsor groups typically arrange housing, furniture and other needs as well as a significant amount of cash — typically $25,000-plus — to cover rent and groceries for a year.

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An emotional first encounter between a newly arrived Syrian refugee family and their local Mennonite church sponsors Monday night is expected to be replicated for weeks and months to come at YVR and other B.C. airports.

A handful of new Syrian refugees have arrived in B.C. in recent days and around 30 more are expected by the end of this week, according to Chris Friesen of the Immigrant Services Society of B.C. Monday’s arrivals at Vancouver International Airport — a Syrian couple and their 18-month-old son destined for an apartment in Richmond — were met with hugs, gifts and “Welcome to Canada” signs written in English and Arabic.

The father, Samer Alragheb, speaking through a translator, said it was his dream to come to Canada and have his son take his first steps here.

Gerd Bartel, a Ladner resident who is part of the local church sponsor group and also heads donor relations for the Mennonite Central Committee in Abbotsford, predicts similar scenes will unfold across B.C. and fuel the already intense appetite of B.C. residents to sponsor refugees.

“Three young moms from our church were all there and they brought all the other little children. They had three-yearolds giving presents to the new little one-year-old,” he recounted.

“This welcoming of hugs and presents — that’s what the power of families connecting with families can do.”

Bartel said the Fraser Valley is proving particularly fertile

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Tuesday, January 5th or Wednesday, January 6th from 7 to 8:30 pm Port Moody Secondary, 300 Albert Street Mr. Sean Lenihan, IB Coordinator 604-939-6656 or slenihan@sd43.bc.ca

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SERVING UP CHRISTMAS CHEER

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Heritage Woods secondary school’s main concourse was turned into a festive holiday scene last Friday as students served local seniors dainty treats and tea, and entertained them with music and dance. Some 200 people turned out for the 11th annual event that was organized by students working on an independent studies program. Left: Emily Kwon serves up treats to Gloria Norton and Lynne Johnston, both of Coquitlam. The food, eight desserts and two savouries, was prepared by the school’s foods and nutrition classes and took about three days to prepare. Above: Sissie Xie and Lucy Cheng, both in Grade 12, were among the students who organized the event. The other organizers were: Margarita Liu and Nick Chorney.

TRI-CITY CHRISTMAS ATTRACTIONS

Lights displays gearing up in the Tri-Cities Go online to see a map of Tri-City Xmas displays

special displays, hours and days of operation plus any charities for which you’re collecting money or food) to newsroom@tricitynews. com.

As well, check out this story online for a map of local light displays.

And here’s a tweet deal: Whenever we update the online map, we’ll tweet that out — so follow us on Twitter (@TriCityNews) and you’ll know about the latest hot spots right away.

As we have in previous years, The Tri-City News is printing a list of large light displays in the Tri-Cities for Christmas.

To add your home to The Tri-City News’ list, send your name and address along with details of your display (how many lights,

COQUITLAM • 1417 Garibaldi Pl.: John and Trudy invite you to enjoy their homemade Christmas for the 34th year.

More than 100 hand-painted display pieces on house and in the yard. Two themes: traditional Christmas with manger scene, shepherds, wise men and angels; plus contemporary Christmas with Santa, reindeer, toy trains, nutcrackers and singing snowmen — all lit up

with more than 4,000 lights.

Display is open daily from 4:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• 927 Lillian St.: Pretty display of thousands of twinkling lights, polar bears, penguins, snowmen, horse and carriage, trees, presents, shivering snowman, snowflakes, candy canes, etc.

Open daily through Jan. 1, 4:30 to 10 p.m.

• 365 Hickey Dr.: The Ho Ho House on Hickey features 1,370 channels controlling 12,500 lights, includ-

ing a mega tree, multiple mini trees, a candy cane fence and, of course, HO HO HO’s. Open 5 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. daily.

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• 3313 Rae St.: More than 100,000 lights plus ground displays synchronized to music plus a decorated 70-foot tree at the “Miracle on Rae Street.” Lights will be on Sunday to Thursday, 5 to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 5 to 11 p.m..

Contributions to the food bank will be gratefully accepted. The homeowners request that, as a courtesy to their neighbours, visitors don’t block or turn around in driveways.

• 2191 Grant Ave.: Gene Hartley has 40,000 lights, Santa Claus and his reindeer, mini blow-up figurines, a giant nutcracker, Santa Claus Christmas musical Elvis Presleys and finda-Grinch for the kids. @TriCityNews

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EDUCATING TRI-CITY KIDS

Kway takes to heart addition of First Nations perspectives to curriculum There’s more to aboriginal influences than just school’s name DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

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Port Coquitlam school with a First Nations name is taking to heart B.C. curriculum changes that aim to incorporate aboriginal perspectives.

At Kwayhquitlum middle school, which is preparing to celebrate its 21st anniversary next spring, staff and students are delving into aboriginal culture in everything from reading and art to classroom organization and resolving conflict.

The school is now more than just First Nations in name — Kwayhquitlum is an Anglicized version of Kwikwetlem, the name the local First Nation uses to refer to the small red salmon that ran in large numbers in the Coquitlam River — and principal Laurie Ebenal hopes the change will bring not only greater understanding of aboriginal perspectives but make middle school a more enjoyable experience for students.

“For the First Nations, learning is embedded in memory, history and story,” said Ebenal.

With the school adopting classroom charters that promote positive feelings rather than rules, and starting the day with a talking circle that encourages students to share thoughts and feelings in a safe environment, Kwayhquitlum is borrowing liberally from First Nations teaching principles, according to Ebenal, who until recently was School District 43’s aboriginal education coordinator.

“All of this is really around social and emotional learning, which has of course been part of the B.C. curriculum,” Ebenal said, noting that many of the notions contained in the First People’s principles of learning are also part of SD43’s Safe Caring Learning Communities objectives.

But for the students in Jen Morgan’s Grade 6/7 class, talking circles are simply a way to put people in a good mood, or “GooMoo,” as they call it.

“We wanted something fun,” one student said as the class showed their agreement about GooMoo being used in the classroom charter by putting four or five fingers up and taking turns voicing their opinion.

To finalize the school charter, the students had to agree

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Students in Jen Morgan’s Grade 6/7 class (top and above) at Kwayhquitlum middle school sign off on a class charter they designed that lays out how students should act in the classroom.

Right: Principal Laurie Ebenal talks to Federico Tomaselli, Emily Isaacson and Mika Krahn about the school logo that was designed

by Sto:Lo artist George Pennier and features an eagle, the native symbol for The Great Spirit, and a salmon in the circle of life. to all the terms, then sign it, and when they did, it was a moment of pride for teacher Morgan.

“That’s all you guys,” said Morgan when she read off the list of ways students promise to stay positive, prepare for class, act towards one another and resolve conflicts.

Ebenal said Kway is a perfect place to start integrating more aboriginal teaching in

the curriculum because of its name (although she hopes to get it spelled correctly) and history. The building is full of First Nations art, including two spectacular house posts leading into the school library.

“It’s more implicit than explicit,” said Ebenal about the way the teachings are being incorporated, with teachers leading the way.

The students are also learn-

ing about the school’s logo, which was created by Sto:Lo artist George Pennier and are reading and discussing a young adult novel called Touching Spirit Bear, about a troubled youth who deals with his issues through Circle Justice, a Native American justice and healing practice.

Grade 8 students are sewing a button blanket they will leave behind as their legacy and an

art walk is being created of donated native art.

The school also plans to follow students through their middle school years, documenting their stories, to see if they benefit from the changes introduced this year.

With the new model, Ebenal, whose teaching career began in First Nations schools in B.C., Kway could be a model for other schools that are

looking for ways to adopt aboriginal perspectives into the classroom in line with changes to the kindergarten-to-Grade 9 curriculum.

But for Kway, adopting aboriginal methods and teachings is also a positive step toward supporting students who are at a sensitive age in their development. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Coins are drop in the bucket to help Tri-City kids (online, too) Donate at cop shops and Scotiabank branches Christmas: A time of family, a time of celebration, a time of festive feasting.

But what happens when you can’t afford to buy groceries, let alone food for that special Christmas dinner?

Worse yet, what if you turn to your local food bank for help, only to find out that its shelves are almost bare, too?

With just a few weeks to go before Christmas, Share Family and Community Services has put out an urgent appeal for donations. It has only two and a half weeks’ worth of food on its shelves at a time of year when there are more demands on its services To that end, the Tri-City News is supporting the cause with its Coins for Kids campaign and Caring for Kids.

Here’s how it works: Drop your coins — including pennies — into a Coins for

Kids bucket at Port Moody Police HQ, the RCMP detachment or any community police station, or any Scotiabank branch in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody through Dec. 31. Scotia Bank is will match donations made at its branches up to a maximum of $5,000.

You can also drop off cheques made payable to Share Family and Community Services Society.

Online donations can also be made at www.fundaid.ca/tricitieskids — any amount, large or small can make a difference — and you can also use the convenient social media buttons to let your friends and family know that you are sharing the spirit of the season.

One hundred per cent of the proceeds of The Tri-City News’ Caring for Kids campaign will go to Share’s food bank.

The goal is to have enough food at the end of the year — 40,000 food items or 800 shopping carts’ worth — to last through the first quarter of 2016.

CHRISTMAS HAPPENINGS THURSDAY, DEC. 10

• Women’s Connection Luncheon hosted by Tri-City Christian Women’s Club, noon, Executive Inn, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam. Feature: Tangerine Quartet, Reflections of Christmas. Speaker: Sherrie Litster on “The greatest celebration of the all.” Reservations: Frieda, 604-937-7198.

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.

FRIDAY, DEC. 18

• Christmas concert and free community dinner hosted by Redeemed Christian Church of God Trinity Chapel, 7 p.m., 2606 Kingsway Ave., PoCo. Info: 604-474-3131 or www.rccgtrinitychapel.com.

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Drop your coins or cheques into these buckets at any Tri-Cities Scotiabank branch or Tri-Cities RCMP, Port Moody Police or community police station until Dec. 31, 2015. All funds go to Share.

• Port Moody Heritage Society hosts Holiday Tea on the Train, Port Moody Station Museum, 2734 Murray St. Seatings: 10-11 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 1-2 p.m. Cost: $10 per adult and $5 for kids 10 and under, includes admission to museum.

Info: www.portmoodymuseum.org or 604-939-1648.

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Tri-Cities ristmas Family Ch Check out Christmas ships on Saturday in waters off PoMo Tri-City residents can get a glimpse of Santa’s Christmas Ships when they cruise

by Rocky Point Park on Saturday, Dec. 12.

On that evening, about 20 decorated boats will cruise the inlet and will be visible from Rocky Point Pier at 7:30 p.m. You

can watch the beautifully lit boats as they cruise past in the distance.

To help keep you warm, the Tri-City Rotaract will provide hot chocolate by donation.

This event is weather-dependent.

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Tri-Cities ristmas Family Ch 60 special Xmas trees in PoCo PoCo Heritage’s biggest fundraiser of the year is back.

In the Christmas Tree Festival, businesses and communities decorate and display trees at their business or at partner sites around town. PoCo Heritage has more than 60 trees registered.

Through Jan. 5, the public has the opportunity to visit the participating busi-

nesses and partner sites to see the trees and vote for their favourite.

As in previous years, there will also be an ongoing, PoCo-wide scavenger hunt to find special PoCo Heritage ornaments on the trees.

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Tri-Cities ristmas Family Ch Sign up for centrepiece workshop at Sat. market This year’s Christmas Farmer’s Market at Coquitlam’s Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex will be an opportunity to shop, learn and relax.

The Saturday event, organized by the Coquitlam Farmers Market Society, will be a special event to kick start the holiday season.

Running from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and featuring dozens of local vendors, this is a perfect opportunity to buy those last minute gifts or stocking stuffers.

Here’s a list of events to help you fill out your calendar.

• Noon: Join Celia Chiang from Port Moody Flowers for the holiday centrepiece workshop. Chiang will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a beautiful centrepiece. Participants will use fresh materials to create a decoration perfect for the holiday table.

• 2 p.m.: Take a moment to chill during the Mindfulness: Holiday Stress Relief Workshop.

Mindfulness meditation reduces stress and anxiety while improving concentration, inner peace, health and quality of life. This session includes instruction, meditation and gentle assistance helping you to get the most from your meditation.

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Tri-Cities ristmas Family Ch Good deeds can get a reward For the third consecutive holiday season, Mr. Mikes SteakhouseCasual is running its Deeds Well Done community program. Through Dec. 31, diners will be encouraged to nominate fellow community members’ good deeds.

A nominated “good deed doer” will be selected from 10 communities from across western Canada, and will receive $1,000 from Mr. Mikes to donate to a local regis-

tered charity of their choice.

As well, to support the Deeds Well Done campaign, Mr. Mikes Coquitlam (located at Pinetree Village) is sponsoring local low-income families for holiday hampers through the Salvation Army. Restaurant staff are collecting donations and the hampers will be delivered to families Dec. 17 to 24.

To nominate a Good Deed Doer, visit www.deedswelldone.com.

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• Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth in the Tri-Cities who require skilled, caring, foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 10 a.m.-noon, at 200906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam.

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

• Women’s Connection Luncheon hosted by Tri-City Christian Women’s Club, noon, Executive Inn, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam. Feature: Tangerine Quartet, Reflections of Christmas in a cappella harmony. Speaker: Sherrie Litster on “The greatest celebration of the all.” Reservations: Frieda, 604-937-7198.

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• 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: www.maillardville.com/events.

The Tri-City News’ online calendar is packed full of local community events and you can add yours — for free, no registration required. At www.tricitynews. com/community/submit-an-event, you can add your event. As always, to add items to The Tri-City News’ printed Community Calendar, email details to newsroom@tricitynews.com.

SUPPORT GROUPS

SUNDAY, DEC. 13

• ArtsConnect AGM, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Samz Neighbourhood Pub, 2342 Elgin Ave., PoCo. RSVP: info@artsconnect.tv. Note: Membership renewal for 2016 is due Dec. 31.

MONDAY, DEC. 14

• Tri-City Photography Club, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., Port Moody. Topic: Print night, hands-on session – event photos and social. Info: www. tricityphotoclub.ca.

FRIDAY, DEC. 18

• Christmas concert and free community dinner hosted by Redeemed Christian Church of God Trinity Chapel, 7 p.m., 2606 Kingsway Ave., PoCo. Info: 604474-3131 or www.rccgtrinitychapel.com.

SUNDAY, DEC. 20

• Port Moody Heritage Society hosts Holiday Tea on the Train, Port Moody Station Museum, 2734 Murray St. Seatings: 10-11 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 1-2 p.m. Cost: $10 per adult and $5 for kids 10 and under, includes admission to museum. Info: www.portmoodymuseum.org or 604-939-1648.

email: newsroom@tricitynews.com phone: 604-472-3030 www.tricitynews.com/community/events-calendar

• B.C. Schizophrenia Society meets the second Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m., McGee Room, Poirier rec centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: 604720-3935.

• Joy’s Place Transition House is an emergency shelter for physically and/or emotionally abused women and their children. Info: 604-492-1700.

• GriefShare is a support group for people who have lost a spouse, child, family member or friend through death.

This 11-week, Christ-centred, biblically based support group meets every Saturday, 10 a.m.noon, Northside Church, 1460 Lansdowne Dr., Coquitlam. Each session has a video presentation followed by small group discussion and you can attend at anytime. Info: 604-942-7711.

• Al-Anon, a fellowship of friends and family of alcoholics who come together to share their experience, strength and hope, meets on Mondays, 7:308:30 p.m., Women’s Resource Centre, 2420 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. Info: Elaine with Al-Anon Central Services Society, 604688-1716.

• Alateen meetings, 8-9 p.m. on Wednesdays, St. Andrews United Church, 2318 St. Johns St., Port Moody, for teenagers whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking; meetings are anonymous and confidential, and closed to the general public. Info: 604-6881716 or www.bcyukon-al-anon. org.

• TOPS chapters meet weekly at numerous Tri-City locations.

For information on group near you:

Gail, 604-941-2907.

• Al-Anon Family Group meets at 1 p.m. Mondays, 8 p.m. Wednesdays and noon Saturdays at Como Lake United church, 535 Marmont Ave. Coquitlam. Info: 604-688-1716.

• Port Moody Alanon Family Group open meeting, Wednesdays, 8 p.m., St. Andrews Church, 2318 St. Johns St., Port Moody. Info: 604-461-6991.

• Al-Anon Adult Children meets at 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1504 Sprice Ave. (at Schoolhouse), Coquitlam.

• Fibromyalgia support group meets, 1-3 p.m., on the fourth Thursday of each month (except December) at Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch, 575 Poirier St. Education and support for adults who are living with this chronic illness. Info: Julie, 604-936-6027.

• Irritable bowel syndrome support group meets monthly in PoMo to exchange information, to offer one another support, and to share experiences and coping strategies. Info: 604875-4875 or www.badgut.org.

• Recovery International is a self-help, peer-to-peer support meeting for people who struggle with stress, fear, anger, depression, anxiety, panic and nervous symptoms. The goal is to help reduce symptoms by practising cognitive behaviour techniques.

There is a group in PoCo. Info: Phyllis, 604-931-5945 or www. recoverycanada.ca.

• Have you experienced the death of a loved one and found yourself struggling? Gathering with others who have also experienced a loss is known to be one of the most helpful ways of coping with grief. Sharing your story is important to healthy healing. Crossroads Hospice Society is running closed grief support

groups. Registration: call Castine, 604-949-2274.

• Crossroads Hospice Society hosts a free walking group for the bereaved, Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Group meets at Crossroads Labyrinth Healing Garden in Pioneer Memorial Park at Ioco Rd. and Heritage Mountain Blvd. Hospice volunteers will be present on the free walk through Rocky Point Park or Orchard Park. Newcomers can register by calling Castine at 604-949-2274.

• Christian 12-step group for people with alcohol, drug, and gambling addictions meets at 7:15 p.m. every Monday Coquitlam Presbyterian Church, 948 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-939-6136 or www.hiscpc.org.

• Coquitlam Support Group: Change, Crisis to Creativity meets Thursday evenings.

Group meets twice a month to support one another through major changes, including unemployment, family crisis, death, illness, separation/divorce, empty nest, retirement, etc., and working towards positive, creative lifestyle. Info: Mara, 604-931-7070.

• Fibromyalgia support group meets every fourth Thursday of each month at Dogwood Pavilion, 1 to 3 p.m., except December. Info: Joan, 604-9442506.

• Dogwood White Cane Club meets every Thursday from September to June, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion. Those who are legally blind (registered with the CNIB) are welcome.

• CancerConnection peer volunteers offer one-to-one information and emotional support to people living with cancer.

Info: 1-888-939-3333.

• Tri-Cities Caregiver Network gives caregivers a safe place to express and deal with their emotions and concerns. Group discussions, speakers and films are part of the program. Meet every 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon.

• DivorceCare is a special weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Coquitlam Alliance church, corner of Mariner and Spuraway, Coquitlam. Seminar

sessions include “Facing my Anger,” “Facing my Loneliness,” “Depression,” “Forgiveness” and “New Relationships.” Info: 604-464-6744.

• TRICEPS, Tri-Cities Early Psychosis Support meets the second Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m., at Eagle Ridge Hospital (Parklane Room), PoMo. TRICEPS is a non-profit support group providing education and support to parents, spouses and siblings whose family member has recently been diagnosed with psychosis.

• Women in Mid-life Self-help Group meets first and third Wednesdays of each month, Mountain View elementary school, Coquitlam. Info: Lynne, 604-937-3946.

• Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness Group meets the first Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., Pinetree community centre. Info: 604-936-2632.

• PoCo Stroke Recovery Branch would like to welcome new members; meetings are held Mondays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Wilson Centre, PoCo. There is opportunity for speech maintenance, meeting others that have gone through the similar situation and light exercises or bocce. Info: Deanna, 604942-2334.

• LifeRing Secular Recovery support group is being established in Coquitlam. Info: 604-377-1364; lifering@shaw. ca, www.unhooked.com, www. lifering.com.

• Food Addicts Anonymous meets Mondays, 7:30 p.m., Room 338, Columbia Tower, Royal Columbia Hospital, New Westminster. Info: Michael, 604-930-8338 or www.foodaddictsanonymous.org.

• 12-Step meetings for individuals struggling with relationships, dysfunctional behaviours or substance abuse. 12 Steps are used in a Christian context, Wednesday or Thursday nights at 7:30 p.m. Info: 604-942-7711.

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome Support Group meets first Tuesday of each month at Eagle Ridge Hospital at 7:30 p.m.

Info: 604-875-4875.

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meet with Tri-Cities women wanting to practise speaking English; small groups of 3-4 or larger groups up to 10 women. We will arrange to meet at a time/place that works for you and your friends. Email: esltalkstricities@ gmail.com to arrange a chat.

• 754 Phoenix Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets is active from September to June and meets Wednesdays, 6:309:30 p.m., at Moody elementary school. Girls and boys 12-18 welcome. Due to increased interest in the cadet program, a second squadron has been added that meets Tuesdays at Maillard middle school. Info: 754aircadets.ca.

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

• Are you a new immigrant?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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TC CALENDAR continued from page 28 • Sea Cadets for youth aged 12 to 18 years old meets at the Old Mill Boathouse at Rocky Point Park (Port Moody) on Wednesdays, from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. For information visit www. regions.cadets.forces.gc.ca/ pac/201sea/ or contact Lt(N) Shannon McGee at co.201sea@ cadets.net or call 604-9390301.

• Tri-City Transitions offers free ongoing counselling services on weekdays for women who have experienced abuse/ violence in their relationships or childhood abuse, sexual assault or childhood sexual abuse. Info: 604-941-7111, Ext. 103. Call 604-941-7111 ext. 112.

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

• Free ESL classes for new immigrants are on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon, provided as a free community service project by missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3345 Robson Dr., Coquitlam. Info: in Korean, 604-552-2305; Chinese, 604944-7245; other, 604-4688938; also: www.english4free. net.

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

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

• 2893 Seaforth Army Cadets hold a parade night every Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.

Open to boys and girls aged 12-18 years. Info: 604-4662626 or 604-942-3245, or www. cadets.ca.

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

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

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

• Drop-in meditation Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m., Oasis Wellness Centre, 1111 Austin Ave., Coquitlam; by donation.

Info: 604-221-2271 or www. meditateinvancouver.org.

• Shorinji Kempo meets every Tuesday and Thursday, 7:309:15 p.m.; children’s/beginners class every Saturday, 10-11:15 a.m. (ages 8-12); both at Jackson Street Cultural Centre, Coquitlam. Info: 604-941-7316.

• Life Recovery Classes for individuals seeking recovery from addictions and abuse Sundays, 4-5:15 p.m. Info: 604464-0510.

• Access Justice offers three free legal advice clinics in the Coquitlam and PoCo; Fridays, 2-4 p.m., SUCCESS Coquitlam, 2058 Henderson Pl., 1163 Pinetree Way; info: 604-878-7400; Mondays, 3:305:30 p.m., PoCo Area Women’s

Centre; 604-941-6311; Fridays, noon-2 p.m, Calvary church; info: 604-936-8242. By appointment only. Info: 604-878-7400 or www.accessjustice.ca.

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

• PoCo heritage display centre, 2571 Mary Hill Rd., is open Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Saturdays noon to 4 p.m.

Info: 604-927-2388.

• Qi gong classes (free) every Sunday, 9-10:30 a.m., at Coquitlam Centre mall, near T&T Supermarket. Info: 604-9410644.

a Wednesday evening circle in Burquitlam. The support circle is an anonymous, confidential self-help group for parents with children 12 years old and under.

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

• Ignite Choir at Eagle Ridge

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

• Baker’s Corner Pre-school is

a parent-participation pre-school that offers play-based classes for three- and four-year-olds and is located in Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam. Info: 604-461-5848 or www.bakerscornerpreschool. com.

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

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

• Parents, grandparents, and caregivers who want to connect with others who are raising children, gain and offer support and understanding, gain information about parenting and other concerns, and have their children cared for while doing so, free of charge, can join a parent support circle. Parent Support Services of BC runs

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Easy money, hard lessons: New CFSEU-BC report puts the realities of gang life in stark focus Special to Glacier Media

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usan (not her real name) remembers the cramped, smelly bus ride from Vancouver to Calgary.

She is carrying a bag of cash, intended to buy drugs from gang members in Calgary.

When she gets there, she meets two men in a parking lot. The exchange goes wrong. One of the men hits her. She falls to the ground.

And then they start kicking her.

When they stop, the money is gone. The drugs are gone. Susan is lying bloodied on the pavement.

But she is worried – in fact, frightened to death – about one thing above all: how she is going to explain what happened to her gang bosses back home.

Raw, gritty and told by Susan herself, her story is the centrepiece of the latest Community Report from B.C.’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEUBC), the province’s integrated antigang police agency.

Formed in 2009, CFSEU-BC is tasked with combating gang activity throughout the province, and since 2013 it has published annual community reports as part of its

public education and advocacy efforts.

The theme of the 2015 report is “Youth, Girls and, Gangs,” with stories and commentary that focus on the increasing involvement of younger people and women in gangs.

“The gang landscape in BC is continually changing,” says Constable Jordan McLellan, community engagement officer for CFSEU-BC. “The typical gangster used to be a male in his late 20s, but now very young men and women are getting involved in the gang lifestyle. Some are as young as 15 – children who can’t really appreciate the consequences of their actions.”

According to the CFSEU-BC report, the average age of a victim of gang violence 10 years ago was 30.

Today, the average is 25, and the youngest victim this year was only 15 years old.

Why the increase? Recruiters for gangs actively prey on youth’s naïveté. Culture plays a part, too, with easy access by ever-younger kids to glamorized gang images in TV shows, music and movies.

For too many, it works.

“There’s an allure to the gang lifestyle – an easy life, lots of money, girls will like you, people will

respect you,” says McLellan. “The reality is that the life is not easy, the money goes just as fast as it comes, and you end up destroying your relationships with friends and family.”

Sadly, it’s a similar pattern for the increasing number of girls recruited into BC gangs.

Typically, young women get involved because they are seduced by the seemingly lavish lifestyle gangsters enjoy. Many begin the journey as girlfriends, but after a time they take on more active roles, like holding drugs or hiding weapons.

Some, like Susan, get more deeply involved.

But there is hope. Although violence spiked in the first half of the year, with 30 gang-related homicides and attempted homicides, the longer-term trend is toward a steady decline in gang activity since 2008, when there were 51 gangrelated homicides and attempted homicides in BC. Last year, there were 18 such incidents, according to CFSEU-BC. One of the reasons for that trend is CFSEU-BC’s enforcement and investigative activities, resulting in several arrests of high-level gang criminals this year.

As well, the unit has launched a high-profile “prevention through education” program called End Gang Life (endganglife.ca), whose goal is to keep people out of gangs by telling the other side of the story.

A multi-media campaign that features a website, posters, radio ads, and thought-provoking videos, End Gang Life reveals the hard realities of gang activity, and the damage it does to individuals, families and communities.

The program also provides parent resources in eight different languages, to help adults have frank and effective conversations with their kids about gangs.

“These resources are a good start to having a discussion,” says McLellan. “Parents need to understand that it may be a hard talk to have with your kids, but it will be easier than talking about their funeral.”

For Susan – who is, at last, out

of gangs – the impact of the End Gang Life campaign is very real.

Earlier this year, after she saw the posters and visited the website, she approached CFSEU-BC with an offer to tell her story and help educate other young women on the realities of life as a gang member.

“I was young, I was stupid, and I would caution any kid against this,” she writes in the report. “What I lived through, I didn’t come out unscathed. I came out damaged, with wounds that’ll never heal and emotional scars that will linger forever.”

The full CFSEU-BC 2015 Community Report, “Youth, Girls, and Gangs,” is available online at bc-anti-gang.com

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e’re getting an early start on the December best-of lists here at the library. The Port Moody children’s librarians have put their heads together to come up with our top fiction picks for kids in kindergarten through Grade 5.

From picture books to graphic novels, there’s something for all readers at your local library.

Kindergarten and Grade 1 kids can get started with I Will Chomp You by Bob Shea, an interactive story about a territorial monster who will definitely, absolutely not share his cake.

Follow up with The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach, a tall tale about the fate of a very delicious lunch.

Introspective types will pore over Dan Santat’s gorgeously illustrated award-winner The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend while the youngest graphic novel aficionados can enjoy an epic adventure interrupted by rampaging goats in Alex Milway’s Pigsticks and Harold and the Incredible Journey.

But the librarian favourite?

Definitely Please, Open This Book! by Adam Lerhaupt and Matthew Forsythe. You

wouldn’t squash the animals’ banana... would you?

Beginning readers in Grades 2 and 3 will be falling off their chairs laughing when they meet Rascal, the unlikely heroine of Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon. Rascal uses her overactive imagination to turn herself into a puppy to escape the baby-snatching grasp of Mrs. Gobble Grackle. Hilarity ensues but when the game is over, how will she convince her exasperated older siblings to include her in their play?

Mystery fans will fall for the adorable Detective Gordon in his first case: solving the theft of Squirrel’s hazelnuts!

Swedish author Ulf Nilsson depicts a gentle detective who is more interested in saving baby mice than doling out stern punishment for naughty thieves.

Those ready for a more

complex tale will find echoes of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale in Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible. Written by Ursula Vernon, author of the beloved Dragonbreath comic series, this illustration-packed tale follows the adventures Princess Harriet, cursed — or blessed?

— with invincibility until her 12th birthday, when she will prick her finger on a spindle and fall into a deep slumber.

When the curse backfires, Harriet must use all of her hard-earned adventuring skills to reawaken her kingdom.

Great novels abound for intermediate students but the librarians particularly loved Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by Kelly Jones and Katie Kath.

This epistolary novel follows the adventures of Sophie, a city

transplant who is learning all about taking care of chickens... with superpowers.

For kids who like things that go bump in the night, Canadian superstar Kenneth Oppel’s latest book, The Nest, is an eerie tale of a family struggling with an ill infant and a supernatural force that offers to “fix” the baby. Fans of Coraline will find this haunting tale compellingly creepy.

Ruby on the Outside is a story about a secret. Ruby hasn’t told anyone that her mom is in jail — for murder, no less. She keeps herself isolated to protect her secret but she’s desperate to make a friend.

When the effervescent Margalit moves in next door, Ruby thinks she might finally have found someone she can trust.

But it turns out that Margalit’s family was involved in the very crime that put Ruby’s mom in jail, and telling her might break their friendship apart. What to do? Author Nora Raleigh Baskin handles a difficult tale with sensitivity and honesty.

We loved these titles but there were so many more fantastic books published in 2015. For a personal recommendation just in time for the Christmas season, drop in to your local public library.

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

CHRISTMAS GIVING

911 dispatchers collect for Share The folks in the red serge will be helping the guy 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.

The drop-off locations are: • Coquitlam RCMP detach-

CONTRIBUTE TO FOOD BANK HAMPERS It’s the season of giving and Share’s food bank is preparing for its Christmas toy and food hamper program.

Share is currently accepting donations in the following ways: • You can donate food directly to Share’s Food Bank at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody (at the rear of the building).

• You may donate at any grocery store in the Tri-Cities.

• If you wish to give a financial donation, call 604-5409161 or visit www.sharesociety.ca.

• Toy donations can be dropped off at the food bank at 2615 Clarke St. or at the Christmas tree at Coquitlam Centre mall starting Dec. 5.

Items needed for the Christmas food hampers include: • cereal; • juice; • peanut butter, jam and honey; • canned vegetables and tomatoes, and tomato sauce; • rice and pasta; • side dishes; • dry noodles with sauce; • canned fruit; • pudding/fruit cups; • chocolate; • granola bars and cookies; • tea, coffee and hot chocolate; • canned meat and fish; • canned meals (stews and ravioli); • and condiments.

For additional information about Share’s Christmas programs, visit www.sharesociety.ca.

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The Mish Mash will include skits, gags, songs and dancing to celebrate the holiday season. The silly fun will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Rooms 136 and 137, and will run for 20 to 30 minutes.

The Holiday Mish Mash is free to attend and all ages are welcome. No registration is required but the library advises you to arrive early to guarantee yourself a seat.

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There are many types of abusive relationships which include physical assaults, verbal and emotional abuse. Verbal and emotional abuse can include name-calling and belittling behaviour directed at a spouse or attacking a child’s selfworth and self-esteem. This type of behaviour often escalates to physical assaults directed at the spouse or the children. Alcohol or other substance abuse may trigger the behaviour. Police need to be immediately involved in any incident of physical abuse. Verbal and emotional abuse can be just as damaging over time. The courts provide assistance to family members who experience abusive relationships. Orders can be made restraining contact and giving one party the right to reside in the home. Financial concerns sometimes cause a spouse to remain in an abusive relationship.

Those matters can be addressed by maintenance orders. Advice should be sought from professional counsellors and experienced family law lawyers.

Counselling can provide the personal strength and motivation to seek change. It’s common knowledge that living in an abusive relationship is emotionally and physically draining for both partners and the children. Solutions can be achieved much easier than one might expect with the guidance of a legal professional.

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FOOD: TURKEY, GRAVY, FATTY FOODS & GARBAGE: These kinds of foods even in small amounts can cause illnesses from vomiting and diarrhea to highly serious pancreatitis and other toxic reactions.

Severe pancreatitis if left untreated through veterinary care can lead to death. Please call your Veterinarian if symptoms of vomiting and/or diarrhea occur after eating any human foods or garbage.

CHOCOLATE: Chocolate is very poisonous to pets. One ounce of unsweetened baking chocolate carries enough of the toxin “Theobromine” to make even a large breed of dog very sick, and if left untreated cause death. Even normal milk chocolate can be dangerous; a small dog or cat sharing candy can wind up in big trouble. Symptoms of chocolate poisoning include hyper excitability, nervousness, vomiting and diarrhea.

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City of Coquitlam

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, December 14, 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.

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Address: 1276 Hollybrook Street and 1277 Creekstone Terrace

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Address: 509 and 513 Clarke Road

The intent of Bylaw 4631, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4631, 2015 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-8 Large Village Single Family Residential.

The intent of Bylaw 4625, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 in order to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4625, 2015 from CS-1 Service Commercial to C-7 Transit Village Commercial.

If approved, the application would facilitate the development of fourteen (14) single-family lots.

If approved, the application would facilitate the development of a 193-unit, 23-storey, mixed-use commercial and residential high-rise development.

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Date: Time: Location: Item

Monday, December 14, 2015 7:00 p.m.

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

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Address: 1154 Rochester Avenue

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The intent of Bylaw 4626, 2015 is to enter into a Heritage Revitalization Agreement with the owner of 1154 Rochester Avenue.

The intent of Bylaw 4627, 2015 is to authorize the City to designate the lands, building, and structure located at 1154 Rochester Avenue as protected heritage property.

If approved, the application would facilitate the restoration and heritage designation of the Edward Davies House, a historic Maillardville building, as a single-family home with a detached carriage house and the subdivision of the property to create two new one-family homes, each with a secondary suite.

4

Address: 945 and 951 Charland Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4623, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4623, 2015 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RM-3 Multi-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential.

The intent of Bylaw 4635, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to designate the subject properties as special needs housing sites and allow up to a maximum of 10% additional density in the RM-3 Zone, for special needs or affordable housing projects on a site-specific basis.

If both Bylaws are approved, the application would facilitate the development of a 41unit, four-storey, market rental apartment building.

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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 December 2nd to December 14th 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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Friday last day to sign up for toys Share Family and Community Services 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 — and no later than this Friday.

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 Moody Pacific Grace MB/Chinese Church, rear downstairs at 2622 St. Johns St. (across the alley from the Share food bank): the last day for registra-

GIFT WRAP, CHRISTMAS TREE VOLUNTEERS Share Family and Community Services has many volunteer opportunities throughout the holiday season.

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 run until Dec. 24 during mall hours, so there are more than 800 shifts to fill. You must be 16 years or older.

To volunteer, call Ruth at 604-529-5104 and leave a message.

For more information on Share or to make a donation, visit www.sharesociety.ca. tion is Dec. 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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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.

For additional information about Share’s Christmas toy program, visit www.sharesociety.ca.

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Trevor Kolkea is the principal of École Moody middle school, the only School of the Arts in School District 43. Construction for the new school started last month and is expected to be complete for a September 2017 opening.

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Ground moves at Moody middle JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

For the past year and more Trevor Kolkea, the principal at Moody middle, has met with teachers Jane Ono and Karen Ferguson to work on the look for the new Port Moody school.

When School District 43 picked Moody to be its first School of the Arts, in 2013, it was hoped the shovels would be in the ground by the following year.

But because of fiscal restraints, that didn’t happen; however, the extra time did allow the Moody team — along with the city and Omicron, the architects — to dream big and to work on the smaller details for the new school on St. Johns Street.

The committee envisioned the building at the back of the campus, close to the riparian area, that would fit into the forest with West Coast elements.

They conceptualized a wave wood roof with a garden on top for students to grow plants and flowers for, perhaps, science experiments. And they also looked at constructing the

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A rendering of the School of the Arts, as designed by Omicron, the same company that developed Coquitlam city hall and the adjoining public safety building, James Park elementary in Port Coquitlam, the SFU Surrey campus and the Robson Square renewal project. school into the slope so, when viewed from St. Johns — the main drag through Moody Centre — the three-storey glass structure would appear to have just one level despite being nearly 5,500 square metres in total size.

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Kolkea said the school and city have been brainstorming about what that area will look like when the school is scheduled to open in the fall of 2017, when the current Grade 6 class starts Grade 8.

Staff have been working with the Port Moody Arts Centre and other arts leaders to find out what kind of studios would be best suited for the space.

“It’ll come down to interest and availability,” Kolkea said.

In the meantime, Kolkea, who was the first principal of the rebranded EMMSOTA — an acronym for École Moody Middle School of the Arts — has begged patience from the 291 students and their parents since construction started two months ago after trustees awarded the building tender to Olivit Construction.

On the school’s website, he’s posted weekly updates for the public to follow along the progress. The fence went up Oct. 13 while “D” Building came down Nov. 5. A truck tire washing bay was installed last week. Parking has become a challenge.

“The landscaped has changed,” he said, gazing at the site last week, “but we are really happy at how the students are adapting…. Any inconvenience is welcome if we are moving forward.”

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School trustees voted last year to place the new Moody elementary at the northern portion of the campus, along St. Johns Street, using revenue from surplus land sales.

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“It’s a dream come true for an educator to see such an easy transition for the student,” Kolkea said.

As for the new School of the Arts, Kolkea hopes to be in the line to cut the ceremonial red ribbon in September 2017. “I plan to be around to open the doors,” he said with a smile. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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Williams, a piano instructor at the Port Moody Arts Centre who was featured at its RESPECT gala last month, will

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They are asking for donations to help pay for their trip via gofundmecom/3gavvtj8. They are photographed here at the nationals in Calgary in April.

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presentation of The Gift will be a piece choreographed by Avant owner Jocelyn Wozencroft, a Coquitlam resident; the Peter Pan sequence stars Port Coquitlam’s Anne Hung, a senior dancer at Avant.

“They’re ecstatic,” Wozencroft said of her dancers. “They get to step into a ballet that’s already choreographed and performed by professional company members. They’re being told that a professional company believes in them enough to perform with them. They’re absolutely so excited.”

• The Gift is at the Michael J. Fox Theatre (7373 Macpherson Ave., Burnaby) Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30/$25/$15 at dancestudiopro.com or facebook.com/ AvantDanceCo.

Several Tri-City dancers are getting a glimpse at the life of a professional ballerina as they prepare for their roles in The Gift, a modern take on the Nutcracker, in a co-presentation by Ballet Victoria and Avant Dance Company.

Sue Lee and Madison Coulter, both Coquitlam residents, are preparing for the lead role of Pandora, the young girl whose uncle is hosting a grand party. When she opens a large, mysterious box a collection of magical characters escape. Pandora and her uncle must put all the creatures — minions, mice, rats — back in the box.

Avant students ranging in age from six to 19 are dancing in the production as party guests, friends of Pandora’s and as the skittering creatures.

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The cousins are confident and as cool as cucumbers.

“I am a little nervous because I know how well the Europeans dancers can dance but I think I’m really just interested in going for the experience,” said Mau, a Grade 9 student at Coquitlam’s Gleneagle secondary.

To prepare, Mau and Lee have been studying other ballroom dancers and are especially inspired by top-level performers. Often, they watch Dancing with the Stars on television to get tips and tricks, Mau said.

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“We’re a team,” added Lee, a Grade 10 Riverside secondary student in Port Coquitlam.

Meanwhile, because dance isn’t considered a sport — and therefore are not eligible for amateur athletic grants — Mau and Lee are raising funds for their trip to the worlds.

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The cousins make the onehour journey — each way — to spend up to five hours at Broadway Ballroom to master the samba, cha-cha, rumba, paso doble and jive.

Latin ballroom dancing is what they’ve been doing since 2008 after Lee’s mother, a Pro-am division dancer, inspired them with her graceful moves.

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The event will be the first time the Tri-City residents have appeared on a stage outside of North America.

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Stephanie Bruce (right), a technician at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre, is the stage manager for Puss In Boots. And she’ll be working alongside a former Evergreen technical operations manager to put on the show in Surrey and Maple Ridge this month.

Geoff King is the musical director — and pyrotechnician — of Puss In Boots, a Royal Canadian Theatre Company production and written by Ellie King. For tickets in Surrey, call 604-501-5566 or in Maple Ridge, call 604-476-2787.

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The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band will usher in the haggis for the annual Robbie Burns dinner next month in Coquitlam.

The event is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the sixtime world champions, which has more than a dozen TriCity musicians in its Grade 1 and junior bands.

For tickets to the feast on Jan. 23 at the Executive Plaza Hotel (405 North Rd.), visit sfupb.com.

Chinese paintings and ceramic art will mix with Islamic calligraphy in an art show that opens tomorrow (Thursday) at Port Coquitlam’s Leigh Square Community Arts Village.

The Tao of Clay and Paper combines the talents of artists Jennifer Po, Tami S.H. Djuya, Elsie Lai Chong Lee, Rainbow Chiu and Susanna Wong.

And on Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m., they will be in the gallery to talk about their unique pieces, which will be displayed until Jan. 11.

Po, a Chinese immigrant, brings Eastern and Western ideologies to her clay work while Lee, Chiu and Wong present Chinese painting and calligraphy brushworks, which contrasts with Djuya, who draws modern and abstract styles for her Islamic calligraphy.

One of her 18 pieces in exhibit is titled Kashf (meaning Explore), a work created to honour Mariam AlAstrolabiya, a famous Syrian scientist who designed and constructed Astrolabes.

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Djuya said while Chinese and Islamic art differs, the concepts are the same. “We are showing the beauty and philosophy of ancient cultures through our artwork,” she wrote in an email to The Tri-City News. “Our artworks are not only beautiful but it has deep meaning to it. It expresses man’s relationship to everything especially the struggle with inner self and the beauty to nature.”

Djuya, who trained at Emily Carr University of Art + Design and at the Port Moody Arts Centre, said she only met the other artists in the group show this past summer after being introduced by city staff.

And she hopes Tao will go on tour and the group will continue to show together in the future.

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High school basketball season has opened and the annual Kodiak Klassic at Heritage Woods secondary school in Port Moody saw 16 AAAA senior boys’ teams compete for top honours. And, after 32 games, the Kelowna Owls came out on top in the final Saturday against the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs, winning 113-93. The 10th-ranked Terry Fox Ravens came away from the tournament ranked fifth, the highest ranked School District 43 team in the event.

More information is available at kodiakklassic.ca. Besides Fox (right), also competing at the tourney were the Port Moody Blues (above), taking on Holy Cross of Surrey. As well, in girls’ high school hoops action (top right), Gleneagle Talons of Coquitlam battled the visiting Seaquam Seahawks of Delta.

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The local squad capped an undefeated year with a shutout victory to capture the Community Football Provincial Championship for the 12-man Peewee division: 20-0 over Meadow Ridge Blue Knights.

The weekend win capped a season in which the Wildcats posted a perfect record of 14 wins and no losses. Twelve of those wins were shutouts as Coquitlam outscored their opponents 469-44.

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defence opened scoring with a two-point safety in the first quarter.

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ter while Aiden Webb was a threat at the receiver position.

The ’Cats’ defence had another dominating game in a season of them, led

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Massimo Ryan earned the sportsmanship award for the title game while Domino was named game’s MVP.

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The visitors from Vancouver Island prevailed in overtime, winning 5-4. Two days earlier, the Express fell 9-4 to the Chilliwack Chiefs.

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Jenn Salling and 23 other players from the national team athlete pool will compete for a spot on the 2016 roster.

Following the Selection Camp, the coaching staff will select a group of athletes to compete for Team Canada in the upcoming season.

Team Canada has a busy schedule next year, starting with training camps in California and Japan, and finishing off with the U.S. World Cup of Softball from July 4 to 9 in Oklahoma City and the Women’s World Softball Championship July 15 to 24 in Surrey.

The team is coming off a gold medal performance at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where the Canadians defeated the U.S. 4-2 in eight innings in championship final.

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PoCo pair finish top-20 & -30 at world competition A pair of Port Coquitlam gymnasts recorded top-30 finishes last at an international competition in Denmark.

At the 2015 Trampoline Gymnastics World Age Group Competition (WAGs), Taya Clyne of PoCo placed 17th in the girls’ 13- to 14-yearold competition in double

mini-trampoline. At the same competition in boys’ 17 to 18 trampoline, Kyle Carragher of Port Coquitlam finished 27th.

Canada wrapped up the competition in Odense with three gold medals and one bronze, and plenty of experience for the young athletes to bring back to their home clubs.

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