Tri-City News December 23 2015

CHRISTMAS COVERAGE: READERS’ HOLIDAY PHOTOS [PG. 5] / PUBLISHING SCHEDULE [PG. 8] / LIGHT LIST [PG. 19]

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CHRISTMAS EVE 2015

Tri-City News reader Brian Bortolin shot this photograph of his and wife Kim’s son, Brody, who’s now five years old, at Christmas in 2012, shortly after his second birthday. As the toddler grabs at an ornament, he sees his reflection in another one.

For more holiday photos from Tri-City News readers, see page 5.

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SHARE FOOD BANK

Don’t stop giving just because Xmas is here Food collected now to help feed families ’til spring Diane StranDberg Tri-CiTy News

Share Family and Community Services is a month shy of its food needs and, to ensure the Tri-Cities’ three food banks have enough to last through to spring, people need to keep giving.

Interim CEO Roxann MacDonald says the holiday season is typically when food is collected and stocked for the winter months, and she said she hopes people will continue to be generous over the next

To donate online, visit www.sharesociety.ca.

few weeks to ensure there’s enough food to feed everybody into the new year.

“The Tri-Cities has already been generous and together it makes a difference. We can’t do it without your help,” MacDonald said.

People can still put food items into Share bins at local grocery stores, purchase $2 Food Banks BC Sharing Coupons at the till or donate online and receive a tax receipt.

MacDonald said cash is easier for the food bank to store and can go to provide other essentials, but she wel-

comes food items and assures the community they will be appreciated by the 1,200 food bank users.

Firefighters collected food from School District 43 schools before the winter break — some 11,000 lb. worth — and food is still being collected from special events and grocery stores from around the community.

But on Friday, a week before Christmas, staff noticed that the stockpile was about three skids shy — or about 15,000 food items — of what’s needed.

The food collected during the holidays is essential, MacDonald noted, because donations typically drop off after the holidays. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Share Family and Community Services’ interim CEO, Roxann MacDonald, says the holiday season is typically when food is collected and stocked for the winter months and just because Christmas hampers have been distributed doesn’t mean the local food bank’s job is done.

THE REFUGEE CRISIS

Houses of worship prep for refugees Churches, mosque raise $$ to help families settle Diane StranDberg Tri-CiTy News

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Iris Challoner (foreground) with Humanity4Syrians supporters, at a recent meeting at Eagle Ridge United Church. The Coquitlam church is sponsoring two Syrian refugee families while Coquitlam Alliance Church is also sponsoring a Syrian refugee family.

It is the season of love and good cheer, and Tri-City houses of worship are taking those sentiments seriously, raising funds, collecting furniture and making arrangements to host refugee families.

As news of Syrian refugee families arriving at Vancouver International Airport grips Metro Vancouver, several Coquitlam churches and the Port Coquitlam mosque are awaiting news. But that hasn’t stopped them from doing the groundwork to make sure the families are comfortable when they arrive.

“We have received word the applications have been approved and have been forwarded to Beirut for processing.

I got the last confirmation yesterday,” said Iris Challoner in an interview last week.

Her group, Humanity4Syrians, and her church, Eagle Ridge United, are awaiting news of two families, one that will settle in Surrey, the other in New Westminster, both with relatives living nearby.

Finding housing is one challenge along with cost — $27,000 a year to support a family. Her church and supporters have come up with $60,000 for the two families, with a group of doctors paying for half of the first year of sponsorship.

People with available space are encouraged to contact Humanity4Syrians and can find out more at www.humanity4syrians.org.

HELP NEEDED

Meanwhile, Coquitlam Alliance Church is in the process of sponsoring a Syrian refugee family of four (mom, dad, boy, girl) who have connections to the Tri-Cities.

Alex Perello said the church is accepting donations such as furniture in good to excellent condition, and household items. Cash donations are also being accepted online at www.

wearecachurch.com/donate, choosing “Syrian Refugees.”

A third church, St. Clare of Assisi Catholic in Coquitlam, has also raised funds and collected furniture to support two refugee families. One family is from Iraq, the second from Syria and both are currently in Lebanon, and applications for both families were sent in the fall with no problems. Plans are to settle them in Surrey, where there is affordable housing.

A DAY FOR SYRIA

In PoCo on Sunday, the Islamic Society of BC will host A Day for Syria open house, with orientation about Syrian culture, history and cuisine.

The event is geared to groups, churches, neighbour residents, businesses and others interested in helping Syrian refugees. It takes place Dec. 27, 1 to 4 p.m. at the Islamic Society and Cultural Centre, located at 2626 Kingsway Ave. The society plans to have the mosque operate as a reception centre for government-assisted refugees. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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TRI-CITY NEWS READERS’ HOLIDAY PHOTOS

LAFARGE LAKE Photo from Lynn Mejia

PITT RIVER Photo from Elizabeth Phillips

A SPECIAL TIME Photo from Melissa Bizier

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CREDIT CARD FRAUD

Guard against phone scams, police warn Coq. sr. refused to give out info, wants to warn others DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

Credit card scammers and other rip-off artists are targeting Coquitlam seniors but one sharp-thinking woman put a stop to one scheme and she wants to warn others.

Stephanie, who did not want to use her last name for security reasons, said she was nearly hoodwinked into giving out her credit card information when she was called Dec. 17 and was told there was a “problem” with an unauthorized expense.

The phone number of the caller appeared to be from Kentucky and the caller said her credit card had been compromised that morning for the sum of $1,000.

He first said the problem was with her Visa but when she informed him she used MasterCard he continued to bluster.

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A Coquitlam senior was called by someone pretending to be from a credit card company but didn’t fall for the ruse. front of you?” Stephanie said the man asked. She went to retrieve her card and then thought better of giving him the card number.

“I said, ‘I’m going to phone MasterCard’ and they hung up.”

She followed up with MasterCard and was told there was no problem, which was a relief.

But then Stephanie began to worry about others who might be convinced to give out their personal information as the

man was pushy and aggressive.

After calling the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and Coquitlam RCMP, Stephanie decided to phone The Tri-City News to spread the word that scammers are targeting local seniors.

RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jamie Chung congratulated Stephanie for taking action and said she did the right thing by not giving out her card information. see CRA FRAUDS, page 7

January 2 is Port Moody’s Centralized Recycling Day! Take these items to a depot: • Cellophane Wrap • Plastic Films • Styrofoam

You’ve got lots of festive boxes and wrapping paper left over from the holidays - time to take advantage of our Centralized Recycling Day! Please note that excess garbage will not be accepted.

When: 10am-3pm on Saturday, January 2, 2016 Where: Heritage Mountain Community Centre (200 Panorama Place) or Kyle Centre (125 Kyle Street)

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Christmas Tree Chip When: 9am-4pm on Sat, January 2 and Sun, January 3, 2016

The City of Port Moody’s Mayor, Council and staff wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Photo by Emily Kasal 604.469.4500 www.portmoody.ca

Where: Inlet Centre Fire Hall, 150 Newport Drive, Port Moody Cost: By donation ($5 minimum)

All proceeds go to BC Professional Fire Fighter’s Burn Fund.

• Port Moody Firefighters Local 2399 are chipping Christmas trees this January. Coffee, hot chocolate and vehicle vacuuming are also available.

• Firefighters will also demonstrate how quickly a Christmas tree can go up in flames.

• Please remove all tinsel and decorations before bringing your tree down.

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CREDIT CARD FRAUD

CRA frauds also problem continued from page 6

Although the detachment hasn’t been seeing a lot of credit card scams of late, the issue is ongoing and people need to be careful with their financial information, Chung said.

“By being not afraid and not giving the caller any information, she did the right thing.

She also did the right thing by telling the media about it and trying to call the police about it so everyone is aware of what’s going on,” Chung said, adding,

“This is a very good example of what we have been trying to get people to do.”

The police have also been getting complaints about scammers pretending to be from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and accusing people of owing taxes or other problems. Chung said these calls are fraudulent and could result in identity and financial theft.

Police first started seeing the scam two years ago; callers work from boiler rooms and randomly phone people from

purchased calling lists. They tell their victims they’re from the CRA and money is owed in unpaid taxes.

“The caller sounds very threatening, threatening with jail time,” Chung said, and the scam victim is told to send payment through a money transfer service, such as Western Union.

The CRA or the RCMP would never call people about this kind of thing, Chung said, and he warns people to beware of these kinds of scams.

People can also visit the

RCMP’s website at http:// www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scamsfraudes/rep-sig-eng.htm for more information. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

Meet the people ICBC doesn’t want you to meet.

Introducing Joe McStravick If you have been injured in a car accident, you may think ICBC will take care of you.

But insurance companies have a vested interest in saving money and reducing costs, not paying you for your pain, loss or inconvenience.

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• Winterize your vehicle e you have and make sure good snow tires.

City bylaws rrequire all residents and businesses to clear the public sidewalks along their pr property as soon as possible after a snowfall. This is important to ensur ensure all pedestrians can get to their destination safely safely.

• Assemble emergency kits car. for your home and car

Be a good neighbour

• Make sure you have snow and ice clearing equipment (e.g. salt, shovel, ice scrapers).

People with physical challenges, including the elderly, may have difficulty clearing ice and snow from their sidewalks, steps and driveways.

• Stock up on food and fill your prescriptions.

If a neighbour needs help, clear their sidewalk when you do your own. It’s a great workout and helps make your neighbourhood safer.

nate plans for • Make alternate getting to school and work in the snow.

• Assist relatives who need help with making their preparations.

After it snows:

• Drive only when necessary, and only in a vehicle with good winter tires.

• Don’t let children play in snow piles or roadside snow banks.

• Avoid parking on the street, as parked cars hamper snow plows.

• Pile shoveled snow on your property – not the sidewalk or street.

Has someone been a good neighbour to you?

Nominate them to receive a City-branded item through the website below.

• Clear catchbasins to allow melted snow to reach the storm sewer to help prevent street flooding and freezing.

• Clear snow and ice from fire hydrants.

• Check on neighbours and family members who may need help.

If roads are hazardous due to snow and ice, the City may temporarily cancel waste collection.

Crews will begin collecting waste in missed zones after completing the regularly scheduled zone the next day.

It may take several days to complete collection for missed zones.

Info: www.portcoquitlam.ca/snow | After hours emergencies call 604.543.6700

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The man was able to talk his way out of the robbery and reported the incident to police; Tyler Rhyno, a 28-year-old Port Coquitlam man, was arrested a short time later and is facing charges of robbery and flight from a peace officer.

Investigators believe after the suspect fled from the first incident, he also approached an elderly couple sitting in the bench area at Gates Park.

That couple is described as a man and a woman between 60 and 80 years old, both wearing dark clothing. The woman was wearing glasses and a unique round hat.

Investigators would like to speak with the elderly couple and are asking them to contact Coquitlam RCMP at 604-9451550 and quote file number 2015-43118. Witnesses who haven’t spoken to police in relation to this incident can call police or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or via www.solvecrime.ca.

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Trans Mountain lawyer Shawn Denstedt argued the 150 draft conditions for the project can address all environmental concerns, and he

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“We cannot accept that our resources will be forever held hostage and sold at a discount,” Denstedt told the National Energy Board. “Real and important benefits for all Canadians should not be cast aside based on improbable risks.”

The company hopes the NEB will recommend approval by a May 20 decision deadline — following arguments

by interveners in the new year — and the federal cabinet will give the $6.8-billion project the green light.

But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking Thursday in Vancouver, reiterated the need for changes to restore public trust and ensure such projects have social licence to proceed. jnagel@blackpress.ca @jeffnagel

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Happy Holidays!

Stay &Play in Coquitlam this holiday break Coquitlam has lots of activities to do with your family over the holiday break, both inside and out.

Be sure to check out the holiday hours below, as some facilities have special operating hours.

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Find up-to-date holiday hours online. For general information, please call Coquitlam’s 24-hour information line at 604-927-6969.

DEC 26 – 27

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

DEC 28 – 31

9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

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8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Regular hours resume

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All facilities closed at 3:00 p.m.

DEC 25

All facilities closed

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PSLC open 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

JAN 4

Regular hours resume

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Dogwood Pavilion coquitlam.ca/Dogwood | 604-927-6098

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Glen Pine Pavilion coquitlam.ca/GlenPine | 604-927-6940

Summit Community Centre coquitlam.ca/Summit | 604-927-6960

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Separate Your Waste!

For information on the solid waste schedule over the holiday season, visit coquitlam.ca/CurbsideCollection, click on ‘Zone Map & Collection Calendar’ and enter your address. You can also use our new Waste Wizard tool, available at the same link, to find out where to recycle holiday items such as old Christmas lights.

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Many reasons for all of us to be grateful, and to give N ews that a Syrian refugee family is settling in Coquitlam and more refugees are on their way reminds us about gratitude and the need to think beyond getting and receiving gifts this Christmas season.

Naysayers may worry that a housing bubble is about to pop, that Canadians have too much debt, that the Canadian economy is stagnant and the price of oil is dragging everything down, except the price of gas, which strangely, hasn’t dipped all that much.

But on the bright side, Canadians have weathered economic storms before, exports are expected to go up because of the declining Canadian dollar, the interest and inflation rates are relatively low, and a new federal

government has promised to spend on affordable housing and transportation improvements.

So where does that leave the average Tri-City resident?

Balancing all these economic considerations, plus the healthy environ-

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ment and social service net, which strives to support the most vulnerable, residents in this community are among the healthiest, most resourceful and financially secure in the world.

And for that, we must be grateful.

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“Absolutely. If you don’t want to vaccinate, home school.

Children should not be subject to preventable diseases because their parents don’t ‘believe’ in it. I couldn’t care less what you ‘believe’ in.”

We have more than enough to be able to support those fleeing war and trauma.

We have more than enough to support local charities, including the Share food bank.

Our homes are safe from barrel bombs, our financial system is secure and our education system is one of the best in the world, judging by the many hundreds of foreign students whose families pay thousands of dollars to go to school here.

There are many examples of the wealth of TriCity residents and how they respond generously to the needs of others.

Could we do more?

Absolutely, but as we hit the big day of the holiday season, it’s time to take stock and give ourselves a gift — the gift of gratitude.

Giannine Fusco Doyle FB comment on SD43 proposal to make vaccines mandatory for school children

“Enough of this, people have the right to choose.

There are pro’s and con’s for both sides.

Educate people and respect their right to choose what is in the best interest of their family.”

Natasha Butler-de Jong on our FB page

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THE FUTURE OF RIVERVIEW

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The Editor, Re. “Mental health facility, commercial district are in works for Riverview” (The TriCity News, Dec. 18).

The Riverview Hospital lands have been finally positioned to be sold to the highest bidder.

Sure, there will be muchneeded services for the public but what we do not need is another mall and another housing development to add traffic to Lougheed Highway or, worse, to Chilko Drive.

Folks, we have a true jewel in our community, along with Colony Farm, Mundy Park and a few others. The developers are loving the building of the Evergreen Line to create more highrise boxes and now this — you can sense them smacking their collective lips.

The plan to have SkyTrain run along Lougheed failed so now the movers and shakers take another run at this prime property using the carrot system.

Do you think this caught

The Editor, I am more than happy to give compliments to staff at the Port Coquitlam Canada Post office. Due to an emergency in my family, my husband and I went to the passport office in Surrey to check the status of our passports early one morning.

Once there, we were told our passports had been delivered to Canada Post in PoCo for processing. In order to get our passports ASAP to secure an airline reservation, we rushed to the PoCo postal depot to try our luck. On the way, we were doubtful whether the staff there would be able to entertain our request.

Upon our arrival at Canada Post, we were given a warm welcome by one employee passing by. Perhaps our worried faces had caught his attention as the employee approached us and asked: “What are you looking for?

Is there anything I can do to help?”

We immediately told him that we were desperately in

Developers smacking their Thanks for PoCo PO staff’s efforts lips over R’view’s potential

A photo illustration prepared for Renewing Riverview shows a planned mental health complex on the 244-acre Riverview Hospital grounds in Coquitlam.

Coquitlam city hall by surprise? Call me cynical but, surely, there must be at least staff-to-staff contact in sharing documents.

The old adage is that land should go for the highest and best use. What about having a small business park where workers can go back to their homes in other communities.

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Take a drive to Seattle and you will see business parks all along busy corridors. Dealing with high-risk individuals, providing them with good care and treatment really does not mix with residential properties.

If you have to sell land, look not to densify but to determine what mix will best serve this great community of

Coquitlam.

I am wondering how strong is our city’s right to withhold rezoning on provincial property?

To end my rant, let me underscore the importance of saving those world-class, beautiful trees, which people come from all over the world to see.

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need of our parcel with passports. The employee (sorry, I didn’t get his name) listened to us patiently and then took us to his supervisor, Steve Rizzo. To our pleasant surprise, Mr. Rizzo was also very willing to assist us in locating the parcel.

We were then asked to wait at the front and, in five minutes, the employee returned and notified us that our passports were coming up. Not long after, another employee came out with a smile and I saw two passports were in her hand.

We are so thankful because of such excellent service that we were able to retrieve what we needed during a time of extreme urgency.

Thank you to staff of the Port Coquitlam Canada Post depot. If five stars is the maximum, my husband and I would certainly rate your depot five stars.

You may think your assistance is small but it meant so much to us.

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FIRE IN THE TRI-CITIES

1 day, 2 fires at PoCo house GARY MCKENNA The Tri-CiTy News

Fire crews are investigating after two blazes broke out at the same Port Coquitlam home about 12 hours apart over the weekend.

The first incident at the Sefton Street house occurred shortly after 2 p.m. on Saturday and was likely caused by candles in the basement, according to PoCo Fire Chief Nick Delmonico.

Flames quickly moved throughout the ground floor and scorched the outside of the building, doing significant damage to the home, he said.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze and boarded up the property but were called back later that evening when another fire broke out on the second floor of the home.

Investigators are treating the second fire as suspicious, Delmonico said, because someone entered the home between the two fire calls.

“The front door had been broken into after the first fire,” he said. “It was a little bit suspicious.”

Delmonico added that while it is possible that the flames were not completely extinguished after the first fire, it is

unlikely. Crews were on scene within minutes of the second fire, he said, flooding the home with water and dousing hot spots.

Because of the damage sustained from the first blaze, investigators had a difficult time determining the source of the flames.

The home sustained significant damage, with much of the second floor torched in the second blaze. Delmonico said that renovating the home would be difficult and it is possible that it may need to be torn down. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Instead of spending Jan. 1 making lists of resolutions, nursing a hangover or taking an icy plunge into salt water, try something new this New

Year’s Day: a funeral.

Far from the typically sombre affair, however, the “funeral” at the King of Life Lutheran Church in Coquitlam offers a chance to lay to rest the regrets, concerns and cares of 2015, look ahead to 2016 and

listen to some live Creole jazz music at the same time.

The mix of “delight and remorse” that comes with the end of one year and the start of a new one are why King of Life, see CREOLE JAZZ BAND, page 18

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Creole Jazz Band will put the fun in funeral continued from page 16

as well as two other Lutheran churches, are hosting the New Orleans-inspired event, complete with a jazz band performing old-time hymns.

“It’s a way for us to come together as a community, sing some great music to help us mark the end of the old year and the beginning of the new one,” said Pastor Kathy Martin, who emphasized the free event is open to everyone, churchgoers or not.

Kevin Yeates of the TriCities-based Creole Jazz Band, which will be performing at the funeral, added the event will be a way to “find the beauty and meaning in life” and will likely be the first time anyone has heard a banjo played in church.

He broached the idea with Martin after learning about it from a Dixieland group he belongs to online. Yeates watched some clips of similar events and “thought it was a fabulous idea,” and soon they were joining forces with Good Shepherd, another Coquitlam church, and Mt. Zion in New Westminster to organize it.

“I wasn’t familiar with it so I’ve done a bit of learning as we’ve gone along here,” Martin

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The Tri-Cities’ Creole Jazz Band. said. A New Orleans funeral would begin with slow, mournful hymns as the procession makes its way to the gravesite; the return trip, however, picks up with lively, almost celebratory music as more and more people join the group.

The King of Life service will start with similar music and, as people file into the church, they’ll be given a piece of paper.

“They’ll have an opportunity in this reflective space to write down the things they’d like to lay down,” Martin said. Later in the service, everyone will be invited to “bury” their regrets in a memorial box and “go out with a kind of jubilant, clean slate into the year.”

For more fun happenings to ring in 2016, please see TC Arts/Ent. section on pages 39 to 41

Yeates said the music will be an upbeat, swinging-style that everyone can sing along with, or just sit back and enjoy the spectacle of a trumpet, clarinet, trombone, banjo and tuba.

“Visually, it’s pretty amazing… and it’s a spectacular sound,” he said. “It’s uplifting to play and it’s uplifting to listen to as well.”

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CHRISTMAS IN THE TRI-CITIES

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

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• Cable Court: All 19 houses in this cul de sac are lit up for Christmas — some a little and some a lot, with about 50,000 lights altogether.

• 1440 Cambridge Dr.: The Murphy home has more than 30,000 lights with music, an electric train with bells and whistles, electric tram with falling snow, nativity scene, 5.5metre candle, 2.5 meter wreath, Santa workshop with elves, and a hot air balloon. Collecting for BC’s Children’s Hospital. Open 5 to 10 p.m. daily.

• 3376 Creston Close: The Lanctot-Montgomery home is once again ready for viewing from 5 to 11 p.m. until Jan. 1.

Tens of thousands of LED lights as well as snowmen, penguins and other assorted lit characters with a lighting scheme of red and white — and touch of green here and there. Be sure to watch for Santa Claus in the upstairs

window above the garage, where he will be watching and waving to everyone who visits.

• 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, including 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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• 1228 Oriole Pl.: More than 17,000 lights, 32 channels set to music. Lights on from 5:30 to 10 p.m. until New Year’s.

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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.

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GARY MCKENNA The Tri-CiTy News

Burke Mountain Naturalists members will join thousands of people across North America on Jan. 2 to participate in the annual Christmas Bird Count.

And the group is looking for volunteers.

Participants will be assigned to a team in one of 14 areas across the Tri-Cities, including Colony Farm, Como Lake, Inlet Park, Lafarge Lake and along the Coquitlam River, where they will count all the birds they spot.

Even people who are not experienced at identifying different species can help as spotters and recorders while others are encouraged to watch their home feeders that day if their yard is within the count circle.

The numbers are tallied and sent to the National Audubon Society, which tracks observations from more than 2,000 cities across North America, Latin America and the Caribbean.

With the data, researchers, biologists, wildlife agencies and interested individuals are able to study the long-term health and movement of various bird populations.

Before the 1900s, it was customary for families to hold Christmas bird hunts, where people would go out and shoot as many birds as they could find. As people became more environmentally aware, the annual hunt transitioned into a census and was eventually taken over by ornithologist Frank Chapman, who launched the bird count on Christmas day in 1900.

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Above: Anna’s Hummingbird, a species of bird that was rare in the region several years ago, has exploded in population in the last few years. Below: Volunteers in a previous Christmas Bird Count.

Terry Fox Library users can lower their library fines and help feed those in need during Fraser Valley Regional Library’s second annual Food for Fines campaign.

Through Jan. 17, you can “pay” your fines with food. Bring in commercially packaged, unexpired, non-perishable food items to any FVRL location — including Terry Fox in Port Coquitlam — and you’ll have your fines reduced.

One food item equals $2 in fines/fees, and up to $30 of fines/fees owed per library account can be waived during the campaign. All items collected will be donated to the local food bank.

Last year, FVRL branches collected thousands of items and waived about $21,000 worth of fines.

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Rents climb as unit availability scarce Vacancy rates drop to 0.8% in Metro Vancouver JEFF NAGEL BLACK PRESS

It’s become tougher to find an apartment in Metro Vancouver if you’re a renter.

The apartment vacancy rate in the region dropped to 0.8% in October, the lowest level since 2008, according to a new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. That’s a slight decrease from 1.0% a year earlier, and it’s been an even steeper drop from 3.1 to 0.8% in the Abbotsford-Mission area.

Within Metro, vacancy rates were lower still in Vancouver — which had a rate of 0.6% — as well as UBC, the North Shore and South Delta. South of the Fraser, the vacancy

rates were 1.9% in Surrey and 1.5% in Langley. The rates decreased by at least one percentage point in Langley, Pitt Meadows/Maple Ridge and Delta.

The report cites population growth as a prime factor in the tightening rental market, as increased demand outpaces the construction of new units.

Rising home prices in many markets may have deterred or delayed the home buying plans of some renters, keeping downward pressure on rental vacancy rates.

“Continued price gains in the resale market have kept tenants in the rental market longer,” the report said.

The average two-bedroom apartment now rents for $1,368 in Metro Vancouver, up from $1,311 a year earlier. In the Abbotsford-Mission area, twobedroom rents are up to $864 from $835 a year ago.

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Rents vary widely across the region — the report notes average rents in Surrey are $359 lower than in the City of Vancouver.

“The Abbotsford area, like much of the suburban area of Vancouver, is also becoming more desirable for its lower housing costs and strategic location,” the CMHC report stated.

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Port Coquitlam Firefighters Local 1941 will be holding a Tree Chip. This year we will be offering styrofoam recycling by donation for the BC Professional Firefighters Burn Fund provided by Foam Only

January 2 & 3 • 9 am - 4 pm at #1 Firehall 1725 Broadway St., Port Coquitlam Proceeds benefitting British Columbia’s Professional Fire Fighter’s Burn Fund.

Cost is by donation (min. $5) For a minimum $10 donation Port Coquitlam residents can arrange for tree collection from their homes. Call 604-927-5405 to arrange for pick up. Last pick up accepted Noon, January 3, 2015.

All chips recycled within city parks and trail system.

Thanks Wayne!

Equipment donated by WS Tree Services

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Wishing You And Yours A Very Joyful Holiday Season

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, TRY OUR SUNDAY BRUNCH FROM 10AM – 2PM

Buy one Sunday Brunch and receive the second Brunch at 50% OFF *Offer valid for Sunday brunch only until December 31, 2015, exclusively at Mission and Coquitlam Rockwell’s Grill and Bar. Customer must present coupon when ordering to redeem offer. Offer not valid for use towards Christmas or New Years buffets. One coupon per customer. No cash value.

Rockwell’s Grill & Bar Best Western Mission, 32281 Lougheed Hwy | Reservations: 604-820-9612 MON TO THURS 11:00 AM TO 11:00 PM | FRI & SAT 11:00 AM TO MIDNIGHT | SUNDAY 10:00 AM TO 11:00 PM

Rockwell’s Grill & Bar Coquitlam, 319 North Road | Reservations: 604-931-1262 MON TO THURS 4:00 PM TO 11:00 PM | FRI & SAT 4:00 PM TO 11:00 PM | SUNDAY 10:00 AM TO 11:00 PM

Mike Farnworth, MLA

Port Coquitlam 107A - 2748 Lougheed Hwy. (Corner of Westwood & Lougheed) Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 6P2 mike.farnworth.mla@leg.bc.ca Phone: 604-927-2088 Fax: 604-927-2090 @mikefarnworthbc

Selina Robinson, MLA

Fin Donnelly, MP

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CP HOLIDAY TRAIN ROLLS INTO THE TRI-CITIES

Hundreds of people turned out in Port Coquitlam (far right) and Port Moody on Saturday for the final two stops of the CP Holiday Train cross-country tour. Besides the colourfullylit train (top and below left), there was entertainment from singer Jim Cuddy and Kelly Prescott (right) plus musicians Devin Cuddy, Pat Steward and Murray Atkinson (bottom right). As well, $8,000 was collected for Share Family and Community Services’ food bank clients.

Photographs by Bryan Ness

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Beginning to sound a lot like Christmas song books

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ec. 20 was Go Carolling Day, a well-timed occasion to dust off our holiday songbooks, clear our throats and go out to sing in the neighbourhood.

Speaking of songbooks, here are some you may want to have on hand” The charming, naive artcovered Merry Christmas Songbook from Reader’s Digest is a perennial holiday favourite with more than a hundred classic carols.

With the Songbook’s topical index to sections, carollers can find popular Christmas hits (“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”), modern carols (“The Little Drummer Boy”), folk songs and spirituals (“Go Tell It on the Mountain”) and New Year’s selections (“Auld Lang Syne” and “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve”). The Songbook also comes with a handy lyric book.

Among the vast catalogue of songbooks from Hal Leonard (the world’s largest sheet music and songbook publishers) are Ultimate Christmas: 100 Seasonal Favorites, The Ultimate Christmas Fake Book and Christmas Classics for Easy

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Guitar. Ultimate Christmas is meant for piano, vocal and guitar and includes vocal classics like “(There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays” and “Merry Christmas, Darling” as well as instrumentals such as the Nutcracker selections “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” and “March of the Toys.”

The Fake Book is “for piano, vocal, guitar, electronic keyboard and all ‘C’ instruments” and includes selections such as “A Carolling We Go,” “Do You Hear What I Hear” and “Mary’s Little Boy Child.” For those learning to play carols on acoustic guitar, Christmas Classics offers easy favourites, including “Feliz Navidad,” “A Holly Jolly Christmas” and “Silver Bells.”

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and Christmas tree, and learn new things about old holiday songs with Quizmas Carols: Family Trivia Fun with Classic Christmas Songs. Authors Gordon Pape (yes, the investment guru) and Deborah Kerbel (his daughter) present an abundance of trivia questions (answers at the back) such as: “Silent Night” was first performed in 1818 but in what year was it written, according to a manuscript reproduced on the website of the Silent Night Museum? a. 1770 b. 1816 c.

1896 d. 1922?”

Players can choose questions from the whole book or from specific sections: The Earliest Carols, American

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Carols, Carols from Around the World, Classical or Modern carols, or Children’s Christmas Songs.

And of course, the library has lots of holiday CDs for your enjoyment.

Check any of these out today, and Merry Christmas!

Keith Louw,, Funeral Dir Director

A Good Read is a column by TriCity librarians that is published on Wednesdays. Vanessa Colantonio works at Coquitlam Public Library.

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Keep your giving green this Christmas

King of Life Lutheran Church Christmas Eve Candlelight Services 4:30pm, 7:30pm, & 10pm

Christmas Eve Candlelight Services 4pm, 7pm, & 11pm

Christmas Day Worship 10:30am

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New Years Day Jazz Band Service January 1st at 2pm

Service of favourite carols December 27 at 10am

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You can volunteer as a reading buddy at Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library to a child in kindergarten to Grade 3 to help them improve their reading skills.

Teens can show their buddies how cool reading is.

This is a great opportunity to gain volunteer hours for your community work experience requirement and this will look awesome on your resume.

Teens in Grades 8 to 12 may pick up an application at Terry Fox Library. Teens may choose to participate on Tuesdays, Jan. 12 to Feb. 16 and/or Thursdays, Jan. 14 to Feb. 18, 4 to 4:45 p.m.

Registration is ongoing and required.

For more information, call 604-927-7999.

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“For Christmas dinner, use reusable plates, cutlery and napkins. If you don’t have enough for everyone, borrow some from friends or family.

This one step could save you a garbage bag full of waste. To minimize food waste, refriger-

bags, it would save enough paper to cover 45,000 hockey rinks!” Macdonald said.

“This Christmas is a wonderful opportunity for all British Columbians to make simple changes in their lives,” said Macdonald.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’Tis the season for gifts, lights, trees, and delicious meals.

And whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Festivus this holiday season, the Recycling Council of BC (RCBC) has come up with ideas to help you celebrate your holiday in ways that also reduce your environmental footprint, according to a press release.

“We’re asking British Columbians to rethink how they celebrate and explore some new, greener traditions,” said Brock Macdonald, RCBC’s CEO. Among Macdonald’s suggestions are opting for a live potted Christmas tree over a cut one. He also suggested switching to LED light strings, which use 90% less energy than incandescent lights, without the fire risk.

As well, giving experiences as gifts is another great option. Instead of a cookbook, give a certificate for a cooking class or a foodie tour. All these small changes can have big effects.

“If everyone in Canada wrapped just three gifts in reused paper or reusable gift

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ate, freeze or put out reusable containers to send guests home with tasty snacks for later. And don’t forget about using leftovers for soup.”

To avoid disposable plastics, decorate by bringing nature inside. Cedar and pine tree branches, acorns and potted plants can bring colour and life into a room. They can also be composted at the end of their use, so no branch or leaf has to go to waste. As Macdonald pointed out, “Canadians already understand the importance of a healthy environ-

ment, but sometimes we forget that our everyday actions add to the impact. Small changes add up to big results.”

RCBC wants to inspire British Columbians to reduce waste in their own creative and successful ways. For example, ever wondered what is better, a live Christmas tree that you use once, or a plastic tree that can be reused over several years? Did you know that excess tape can make wrapping paper unrecyclable?

Instead, RCBC has wrapping techniques available that sig-

nificantly reduce the amount of tape needed. Planning on giving a smartphone or tablet under the tree this year? See how service providers and producers stack up environmentally.

All are welcomed to get tips and ideas on reducing their holiday waste at RCBC’s website, www.rcbc.ca/holidayinfo. For more ideas, you can also visit RCBC’s pages on Twitter (@recyclingbc) as well as Facebook and Pinterest. newsroom@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

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CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Before returning gifts, know rules A receipt is usually essential to return a gift

Yep, you got the ugly sweater or dreaded pair of socks for Christmas. Or maybe the Star Wars gizmo wasn’t the one you were asking Santa for.

No worries. If those buying for you did their homework, they would have included a gift receipt which will make the return or exchange process that much easier, according to a press release for Better Business Bureau serving mainland B.C. “Believe it or not, there are no hard and fast rules a business in B.C. must follow when it comes to return policies,” said BBB’s Evan Kelly in the release. “They can set whatever policy they want, but we would expect them to stick to that policy. We would only have an issue if a business decided not to honour their policies and caused a problem for a consumer.”

BBB offers these tips when returning Christmas presents:

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• Read all terms and conditions on the receipt.

• Company website should have information on where to return merchandise.

• Don’t delay, there could be time limits.

• Expect to pay a fee — shipping charges or restocking fee.

• Keep all original packaging and confirmation numbers if you have them.

• Be patient, this is likely a very busy time for many merchants.

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• Volunteers wanted for all positions at Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary thrift shop, located at 2811B Shaughnessy St., PoCo; applications available at the store during open hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays; noon-3 p.m.

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• Baha’i Community of PoCo hosts an evening of spiritual uplifting, 7:30-9 p.m., at Gathering Place at Leigh Square, PoCo. • Simon Fraser University Pipe Band annual fundraising Robbie Burns dinner and silent auction, 6 p.m., Executive Plaza Hotel, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam; event will feature performances by the six-time world champion band. Proceeds go to the education of piping and drumming via the band’s youth program, the Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Bands.

Tickets, info: www.sfupb.com and Facebook (RMM Robbie Burns Community Event).

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• Big Brothers’ In-School Mentoring Program matches men and women over the age of 18 with boys and girls from local elementary schools for one hour a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothersvancouver.com.

• Canadian Red Cross Society is seeking volunteers for the Health Equipment Loan Program in PoCo. For more information please visit redcross.ca/ volunteer/who-is-needed or contact BCYvolunteering@redcross. ca. Call 1-855-995-3529.

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• Parent Support Services Society of BC is looking for volunteer facilitators for their support groups. PSSSBC runs self-help circles located throughout the Lower Mainland and is searching for professional and supportive individuals to assist grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Info: samrah.mian@parentsupportbc.ca.

• 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 leave a message and someone will get back to you. The church can help or direct you to places where you could receive help.

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three months (up to six trips a month). Reimbursement for mileage is available. Info: Paola, 604-937-6991 or paola.wakeford-mejia@sharesociety.ca.

• Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is looking for volunteer tutors for Study Buddy program, which gives young girls the educational support they need by matching them in a one-to-one tutoring relationship. To be a Study Buddy volunteer, you must be female, age 19 or older, have a high school diploma, some post-secondary education (completed or in-process), and some experience helping others learn.

Study Buddies spend one hour a week tutoring a Little Sister for a minimum of six months.

Info: 604-873-4525 Ext. 300 or info@bigsisters.bc.ca.

• Hyde Creek Watershed Society is looking for volunteers to assist with programs and operations; society is made up of volunteers of all ages who donate time that will fit their schedules. A few hours during the month would benefit this group. If you have an interest in helping with hatchery tours, building operations or event planning, email hydecreek.info@ gmail.com. Info: hydecreek.org.

• Volunteers wanted for Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Weekend Coffee Program in the main lobby at ERH; openings for both Saturday and Sunday shifts. Info: 604-544-1470.

• Crossroads Hospice Society is looking for volunteers to help with its meat draw at the Arms Pub in Port Coquitlam on Friday evenings. Info: Shannon, 604-945-0606.

• The Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are experiencing emotional distress. No experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support are provided. If you are interested in learning more about this challenging and rewarding opportunity, visit www.options.bc.ca. and follow the link for the crisis line. Next training starts soon.

• PoCoMo Meals on Wheels needs drivers on an ongoing basis. Meals are delivered over the noon hour and training is provided. Info: 604-942-7506.

• Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604936-3624.

• Big Brothers Program matches men over the age of 18 with boys 7-14 who have limited-to-no contact with a positive male role model. Big Brothers spend 2-4 hours a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or

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• Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club meets, 7 p.m., in the McGee Room at Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Bring your stamps to buy, sell, trade. Visitors of all ages welcome. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

• Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group (PCCN Coquitlam) monthly meeting, 7 p.m., room 9 of Pinetree community centre, Coquitlam. Speaker: specialist Dr. Michelle Strovski. All those involved with prostate problems are urged to come and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. There is no charge (donations are accepted). Info: Norm, 604-936-8703 or Ken, 604-936-2998.

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• RCCG Trinity Chapel is opening a food bank for individuals and families in need and appreciates gifts and support. If you are able to donate non-perishable food items, call 604-474-3131 or email rccgtrinitychapeloffice@gmail.com.

• A new group of elders who focus on working with youth within School District 43 welcomes anyone who has knowledge they want to share or who just wants to be involved. Group meets Fridays, 11 a.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo. Info: Carole, 604-376-6205 or Claudia, 604-525-8163, or email: thestorytellingelders@ gmail.com.

• Tri-City Transitions is hosting Learning to Be the Best I Can Be, an ongoing peer support group for women who have experienced abuse or family conflict. Topics include: the impact of abuse, self-esteem, communication, listening skills and more, including ideas suggested by participants For more information or registration, call 604-941-6311.

604-939-1648.

• Physically fit volunteers needed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m. at the Share food bank to load and unload truck. Volunteers must be able to work with loads ranging from 30-150 pounds.

Commitment of 3-6 months and access to a car are desirable.

Info: 604-931-2450.

Centre and Hatchery is looking for volunteers to help with ongoing classes; time commitment is about two hours per class and classes run mainly in the fall and spring for pre-schoolers to adults. Info: 604-461-FISH (3474).

• PLEA Community Services of B.C is looking for volunteers 19 years and older who are interested in spending three hours a week mentoring an atrisk child or youth. Info: Jodi, 604-927-2929 or kidstart.ca.

• Canadian Cancer Society is looking for cancer survivors to be peer volunteers, providing one-on-one support on the telephone and/or in-person to people living with cancer. Training provided. Info: 604-253-8470.

• Coast Mental Health needs volunteers to be program assistants in forensics, social rec leaders and one-on-one workers at transitional forensics homes located at Riverview Hospital.

Info: 604-675-2313, valm@ coastfoundation.com or www. coastfoundation.com.

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These items may be dropped off by the back wall beside the bookcase located outside of the gift shop at ERH. • Tri-City Transitions’ free Children Who Witness Abuse Program provides individual and group counselling for children ages 3 through 18 who have lived in a family where they have been witness to physical, emotional, mental or verbal abuse.

Through support, education and counselling children will have the opportunity to heal the emotional wounds of relationship violence, build self-esteem and to stop the intergenerational cycle of abuse. Info: 604-941-7111.

• Registration is ongoing for boys and girls for the 5th Coquitlam Scouting group for the Beaver Colony (K–Grade 2), Cub Pack (Grades 3–5) and Scout Troop (Grades 6–8). This group meets at Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam.

Info: casanna@shaw.ca.

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

• Girl Guides takes registrations on an ongoing basis for Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers and adult women volunteers. Training and mentoring available for new volunteers. Info: www.girlguides.ca or call 1-800-565-8111.

• Kiddies Korner Pre-school still has spaces available. Info: 604-941-4919 or info@kkp.ca.

• Tri-City Transitions is hosting My Money, My Choices: Financial Education for Women, a free program designed to empower women survivors of domestic violence. The program focus is to increase women’s

economic participation and self-sufficiency through financial education and skill. Info and registration: 604-941-6311 • Tri-City Transitions is offering groups for both parents and children who are going through separation and divorce. Groups will help children cope with this confusing time and understand their feelings. Info: Kathy, 604941-7111, Ext. 106.

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

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

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• Minds in Motion, a fitness and social program for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s and a care partner hosted, by Alzheimer Society of B.C., runs Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Cost: $38 per pair/8 weeks. Register in person or call 604-927-6098.

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First, the Apollo. Now, Carnegie Hall 10-year-old Port Moody singer gets gigs and attention JANIS WARREN

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How do you get to Carnegie Hall?

Practise, practise, practise.

And have a really cool mom who will sign you up for a contest to perform on the famed New York City stage.

That’s exactly what Port Moody resident Iris Samson did this spring when she entered her 10-year-old son, Tyson Venegas, into the American Protégé International music talent and vocal competitions.

It’s a good thing she did because Venegas was not only a first-place winner in both categories but he was also named one of three youths to get the judges’ distinction award in the musical talent portion and given the title of the vocal jury’s favourite, an accolade that carried a scholarship.

The wins meant Venegas was eligible to perform in the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall twice, along with other protégés from around the world.

On Saturday, in front of a packed audience that included his mom, his dad Paul and two dozen relatives, he sang two jazz songs of his choice: “At Last” and “Fly Me to the Moon.”

His show capped off the most unbelievable year for the Aspenwood elementary student and his folks — a whirlwind 2015 that saw them criss-cross the United States.

This year saw the Grade 5 pupil travel to California twice — also on scholarship — to work and rub shoulders with the best in the music industry.

They want him to return in January to start recording.

During an interview last week, Samson flipped through her smartphone to show images of celebrities with Venegas

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Left: Port Moody’s Tyson Venegas at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, in August; he will return next August. Above: The Aspenwood elementary student with Sarah McLachlan. Venegas, 10, is a student at her Vancouver music school.

in the studio and on the red carpet.

Among them, legendary drummer Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen); composer and producer Rami Jaffee (Wallflowers, Foo Fighters); music director Michael Beardon (Lady Gaga, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Rod Stewart); producer Paul Airey (Sound Kitchen Studios); and music director and keyboardist Greg Phillinganes (Lionel Ritchie, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder).

The list goes on.

But this summer was big, too.

Last year, on a pledge to have Venegas follow in the footsteps of his musical heroes such as Michael Jackson, Michael Bublé, Stevie Wonder and Bruno Mars, Samson applied to the Apollo Theatre on a whim.

She got called a year later.

They wanted him. “I had forgot about it,” Samson said, “so I thought someone was playing a joke on me.”

Samson forwarded more

information to the Apollo and, by August, Venegas was performing a rendition of “Superstition,” a 1972 song by Wonder that got tongues wagging.

Venegas is due to return to the Harlem, New York, institution next August.

Finding out how his heroes have made it big has been something of a study for Venegas.

At seven, after learning Burnaby crooner Bublé had gained his fame by winning the PNE Star Showdown, Venegas

got his mom to apply for the 2013 contest.

His “Route 66” routine was delightful and won him top marks over competitors three times his age as well as a scholarship. And top it off, Bublé was in the crowd to give him a high-five before he was announced as winner.

The extra cash from awards and gigs around town — including, most recently, the Treasures of Christmas gala for Crossroads Hospice — have helped to pay for his music and acting lessons.

Once a week, Venegas travels to Vancouver to work with vocal coach Camille Henderson (daughter of Bill Henderson of the band Chilliwack) for private lessons; he also attends the Sarah McLachlan School of Music.

Only a couple of weeks ago, Venegas was talking to McLachlan about his upcoming appearance at Carnegie Hall. Samson overheard their conversation. “Oh, I was just there,” McLachlan told him of her Dec. 4 show with Tim Janis, Neil Sedaka and others.

“I just sat there in disbelief,” Samson said, shaking her head. “I thought, ‘Here’s something you don’t hear everyday!’”

Her husband is equally gobsmacked about his son’s adventures.

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“It’s surreal,” he said. “We always say he has a God-given talent because neither of us have musical backgrounds and our other kids [Jack, 8, and Kate, 4] aren’t like this.”

“I don’t know how he does it,” Samson added. “He has a good ear and he just swings.”

But as Venegas treads into deeper waters in the music industry as he gets older, both parents want to be close by his side.

They’ve hired acting agent Brenda Campbell of Premiere Talent Management to guide his career; they also talk to a lot of professionals and parents going through the same thing.

“We want to make sure we’re making the right choices for him,” Paul Venegas said.

“We are asking a lot of questions and trying to get the best advice.”

As for Venegas, he’s a cool little dude.

Not much fazes him before he walks onto a big stage like the Apollo or Carnegie Hall, he said.

“It’s just fun. I’m not nervous. I don’t know why I don’t get nervous. I guess I’m just comfortable on stage and I like singing on stage because it makes people happy. It makes me feel special. And I know I can do this.”

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QuiRING in the New Year JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

She’s been waiting more than a decade to play this piece.

Coquitlam pianist Rosemary O’Connor didn’t dare plunge into Maurice Ravel’s famous Piano Trio while she and her husband, violist Reg Quiring, raised their three children.

Between being a mother, a music teacher and music summer camp organizer — and having Quiring busy with his Coquitlam Youth Orchestra — there wasn’t enough time.

But now that their kids are in school, O’Connor said she’s finally ready to perform the chamber piece penned by the French composer before he enlisted in the First World War. “It’s been on my hit list for years and years and now I’m in the right place to play it and with the right people,” she said.

The 30-minute number will cap off the couple’s QuiRING in the New Year, their eighth annual Dec. 31 performance at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam. They will be joined by friends Ian Swensen, a violinist with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and a member of the Lincoln Center Chamber Musicians — who also teaches at the Banff and Tanglewood music festivals — and Olivia Blander, a cellist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

Each year, the couple finds chamber pieces they love and call fellow musicians to share the limelight. Swensen is a returning guest at QuiRING “and it’s such a treat for us to have him make a trip up from San Francisco for a visit and a show,” O’Connor said.

Their concert will begin with a string trio by Ernst Dohnanyi, a Hungarian composer. It’s a splashy, fun and exuberant opening for the recital — and a sharp contrast to the next

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“They are all very beautiful and melodic and very much [written] with certain violinists in mind,” she said. “Overall,

it’s a really different — more intimate — feel compared with the Dohnanyi.”

O’Connor said QuiRING is a hit with Tri-City music lovers on New Year’s Eve, with last year’s event sold out. “For us the atmosphere is really special, warm and friendly and we love visiting with our friends at the champagne reception afterwards. It’s a

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Riverside will rep sD43 at drama fest Theatre students at Port Coquitlam’s Riverside secondary will represent the school district next spring at the Sears BC Drama Festival.

This month’s MetFest resulted in The CT Project being picked as the outstanding production. The original piece was devised and performed by 45 students.

Juvie by Archbishop Carney regional secondary school, also in PoCo, was named an alternate along with Terry Fox secondary’s 5 Women Wearing the Same Dress.

The cast and crew from those shows are invited to the provincial festival, taking place in April at Douglas College in New Westminster; they will also perform if The CT Project withdraws, said Riverside teacher Nicole Roberge.

At the 2015 fest, the SD43 reps Terry Fox secondary clinched two provincial awards: Outstanding Ensemble Work and Outstanding Production Design and Execution, for its show Women and Wallace.

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Teens are needed to volunteer with Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library next year to help little ones learn about literacy.

Students in grades 8 to 12 are required to mentor children in kindergarten to Grade 3 and assist with their reading skills.

To apply, pick up an application form at the Mary Hill Road library.

Teens can choose to take part on Tuesdays (Jan. 12 to Feb. 16) and/or Thursdays (Jan. 14 to Feb. 18) from 4 to 4:45 p.m.

Meanwhile, parents wanting to register their young ones for a reading buddy can also pick up an application form at the library.

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Don’t sit on the couch this New Year’s Eve. Hot Salsa Dance Zone teachers Alberto Gonzalez and Teresa Szefler want you to slip on your most comfortable party shoes and get down to the Latin beat on Dec. 31.

For the sixth year in a row, the pair are hosting their New Year’s bash in the rehearsal hall at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre — the same venue they hold salsa and bachata lessons on Saturday nights.

Their New Year’s affair is always a popular one, drawing more than 100 fancy-dressed revellers from all over Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

And not all are in couples.

Szefler said many participants come alone and enjoy the sounds, colours and lights on the special night.

“Singles are especially welcome,” she said. “Everybody is friendly and wants to socialize.

It’s a good place to shake off the year and just have fun.”

Gonzalez said many guests are also from Mexico, and Latin and South America who are now living in the Tri-Cities.

As well, the bartender is from Peru. “He always puts on a show for the crowd.”

The evening starts at 9 p.m. with a beginner’s salsa and bachata lesson for about an hour.

It will be followed by a dance performance by Gonzalez — a Mexican native — and Szefler, who is from Poland.

But come 10 p.m, the room goes dark and the disco ball twirls for the dance, which lasts until 2 a.m.

Gonzalez said there’s plenty to celebrate as the Tri-Cities heads into 2016. The city of Coquitlam is marking its 125th anniversary with year-long events and it’s gearing up for the opening of the Evergreen Line.

“We’ve had a very good year but next year will be even better,” he said.

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FOLK ROCK MUSIC Terry Fox grad Archie McAffer will celebrate his 41st birthday with a gig at Port Coquitlam’s Orrange Kitchen + Bar (1111125 Nicola Ave.) on Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. McAffer is the percussionist with the Radnecks, a group formed in 2008 following the demise of his previous metal band, Raw, which also included fellow Radneck (and Fox alumnus) Alan Blackwaters.

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Gleneagle secondary Talons athlete Morgan Anson, left, and Heritage Woods secondary Kodiaks player Brianna Ricker, are heading to the University of Maine next year where they will join the NCAA Black Bears. The division one team is currently ranked 17th in the United States.

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As field hockey players from opposing secondary schools, Brianna Ricker and Morgan Anson are accustomed to squaring off against each other on the pitch.

But the pair will soon be joining forces after both signed with the University of Maine

Black Bears, an NCAA division one school that is currently ranked 17th in the United States.

“We are kind of rivals,” said Ricker, who is currently finishing up her last year at Heritage Woods secondary, where she plays with the Kodiaks. “We have never really played together.”

While they have never worn the same jersey, the two athletes have gotten to know each other at various field hockey clinics and tournaments over the years. As they get ready to move to the other side of the

continent, both said it will be nice to have a familiar face around as they start working with another team at a new school.

“I think it is going to be a lot easier because I’ll know somebody,” said Anson, who is in Grade 12 at Gleneagle secondary, where she plays with the Talons.

The Black Bears already feature a few Tri-City athletes.

Sydney Veljacic, another Gleneagle Talon, is currently on the roster, along with Libby Riedl, who used to don the Kodiaks jersey during her high

school playing days.

Both Ricker and Anson got into the sport at a young age.

Ricker started when she was eight years old and began playing a year ahead of her level so that she could improve quickly.

“I have always been super passionate about it,” she said.

Next month, Ricker will head to Santiago, Chile, where she will compete with the junior national team.

Anson started a bit younger than Ricker, first picking up the field hockey stick at the age of five. She had been playing soccer at the time and said the

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“It was something to do in the off season,” she said.

She joined the Tri-City Field Hockey Club and later signed up for her school team at Summit middle. This year the Talons, her high school team, finished up the season with a district and Fraser Valley championship following their undefeated regular season.

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Both said Maine will provide them with the opportunity to get better, while making new friends and getting their education.

“It is cool,” said Ricker.

“At Maine they have a lot of Canadian players. It’s going to be a very comfortable environment.” sports@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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The Terry Fox Ravens hope to kick off 2016 by accomplishing a feat rarely seen in AAAA high school basketball: winning back-to-back Legal Beagle titles.

Some of the best squads in the province, including Oak Bay, Kitsilano, Kelowna, Tamanawis and Walnut Grove, will converge on the Port Coquitlam school on Jan. 7 for the annual three-day tournament, which is now in its 27th year. The schedule kicks off with a meeting between the Ravens and Abbotsford’s W.J. Mouat secondary on Jan. 7 at 6:45 p.m. — and things do not get much easier for the host team from there.

“If we win our first game against Mouat, we will most likely face an incredibly talented Kelowna team,” said coach Brad Petersen. “They are the clear number one team in the province and have beat

all B.C. teams by large margins.”

But with players like Jonavan Grant, who was a part of last year’s Beagle win, and Grade 11 point guard Jonas Serrano, Petersen believes he has the horses to hoist another banner.

He added that the tournament is a good opportunity to see his squad gel on the court, noting that the early games are “a measure of how you stack up against the top teams in the province.”

“Teams have been playing and practising for a couple of months now and are starting to round into form,” he added.

During the 2015 tournament, the Ravens broke a 17year drought in capturing the Legal Beagle title, wrestling it away from 2014 winners the Gleneagle Talons.

The Ravens took down the No. 1-ranked Burnaby South Rebels during last year’s finals in a tightly played 79-71 victory at the Fox gym. sports@tricitynews.com

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