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Fecal field fight Dispute over a possible sewage leak near 2 schools MARIO BARTEL AND DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

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Elsie Chau is excited about Port Moody Public Library’s new digital lounge, where she can relax while charging her iPad. She was one of the first visitors through the doors when the library reopened Monday morning after being closed for two months for renovations to create the new lounge, digital workstations and a digital creation area as well as to reorganize the children’s area, install new carpeting and wiring, and improve soundproofing of the quiet study areas. The original reopening, scheduled for Jan. 2, was delayed when the work hadn’t been fully completed in time because of weather. Work to the building’s exterior will continue with minimal disruption to users of the library and adjoining city hall. For more PoMo library information, visit library.portmoody.ca.

MENTAL FIRST AID New View society is hosting a different sort of first aid course: page 19

The mayor of Anmore says the village has received an application to subdivide a two-acre property that is part of Anmore Green Estates into 14 lots, and that may be a reason behind the strata’s latest push to get hooked into Port Moody’s municipal sewage system.

On Dec. 23, the strata erected protective fencing and bright yellow warning signs around a hillside next to Eagle Mountain middle school (which is located in Anmore) and behind Heritage Woods secondary (located close by but in Port Moody) to comply with an order from B.C.’s Ministry of Environment after soil tests at eight locations on that property showed high levels of E. coli and fecal coliform in four samples and moderate levels in three more. Another came back with no detectable levels. The contamination is believed to have leached from Anmore Green’s septic field. see IN FECAL, page 3

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ANMORE GREEN

In fecal field dispute, colour Anmore mayor a septic skeptic continued from front page

But Anmore Mayor John McEwen said he has seen no evidence that the contamination is human waste or that it is leaking from the septic field.

“At this point, it is strictly a preliminary thing that is there,” McEwen told The Tri-City News. “If a septic field fails, then it has to be determined whether it’s animal or human waste that could cause the contamination.”

McEwen said previous testing, including six months of monitoring during the construction of Eagle Mountain middle, showed no signs of spill-off from the nearby septic field.

All of Anmore is on septic systems, although an exception was made to allow Eagle Mountain to be hooked into PoMo’s sewer system. McEwen said it’s part of the village’s strategy to limit its growth and residents aren’t prepared to bear the $147,000 annual cost of belonging to the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (GVS&DD), which spreads the cost of the region’s sewer systems — including money for new infrastructure projects — across all member municipalities.

“People are pretty adamant up here they don’t want sewers,” McEwen said, adding the village’s recently adopted official community plan states new development can’t exceed a density of 1.8 lots per acre of land.

But the president of Anmore Green’s strata called that a “paper tiger.”

Robert Boies said McEwen is using “fear mongering about development pressure” to prevent a quick and easy solution to a septic system that has been failing for years and has cost owners in Anmore Green hundreds of thousands of dollars.

He said the strata continues to bear the expense of ongoing testing and regular pumping of the septic field after previous attempts to repair it failed.

“There’s been a lot of strife in the Anmore Green community about fixing it or not fixing it,” Boies told The Tri-City News, adding strata owners are willing to pay the costs of hooking the development into Port Moody’s sewer system — which he said is estimated to

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Warning signs and fencing keep students and staff at Eagle Mountain middle school in Anmore away from property where testing last fall found seven of eight sites contaminated by E. coli and fecal coliform, likely from a failed septic field at nearby Anmore Green Estates. But the mayor of Anmore, John McEwen, says he has yet to see proof the contamination is from human waste.

PM to test sports fields below failed septic field SD43 Anmore Green expected to pay expenses MARIO BARTEL

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The mayor of Port Moody says the city will hire an environmental company to test the soil at sports fields below Anmore Green Estates to ensure they’re not contaminated by runoff containing E. coli and fecal coliform from the property’s failing septic field.

But, Mike Clay said, “there is no prior indication of leaching onto city land.”

Meanwhile, parents of students attending nearby

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Eagle Mountain middle and Heritage Woods secondary schools are urging their kids to heed an advisory that was sent out by School District 43 last Thursday afternoon to stay off property that’s been fenced off to comply with a pollution abatement order issued to the Anmore Green strata.

Azamoosh Ebadati, the vice-president of Heritage Woods’ parent advisory council, said she made sure her son, Pasha Manoochehri, who’s in Grade 9, knows “there’s an area that’s contaminated.”

She said when she sent an email to the school’s principal, Todd Clerkson, seeking more information, she was told there was nothing further.

“I don’t know how worried I should be,” she said.

SD43 spokesperson Peter Chevrier said as soon as the district was made aware of the pollution abatement order issued to Anmore Green Estates, it erected its own fencing to secure the affected area near the schools.

The strata then erected more robust fencing and reimbursed the district for its costs related to their septic issue.

“We expect Anmore Green Estates to pay all future expenses on this as well,” Chevrier said. “Our primary concern is the safety and well-being of our students and employees.” mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

be $250,000 — to be rid of the problem.

In fact, the issue of hooking the strata complex into the sewers has come up several times in the past 16 years.

Last November, PoMo Mayor Mike Clay sent a letter to the village of Anmore that said hooking Anmore Green Estates into the municipal sewer system was “the best solution” provided certain conditions were met and all costs were borne by the strata.

If that wasn’t acceptable to the village, he suggested redrawing municipal boundaries to bring the complex within Moody city limits.

“We have offered up our assistance as we can,” Clay said.

In 2007, Anmore council submitted a request to Metro Vancouver to consider hooking Anmore Green into the GVS&DD sewer system but that initiative stalled when the strata balked at paying $40,000 for a technical feasibility study.

Boies said at that time, the strata had just spent $350,000 on a retrofit to repair its septic field and thought the problems had been dealt with.

Boies said the septic field has been a problem since Anmore Green was built 20 years ago, and the construction of the two schools downhill changed the area’s topography and made it worse.

In 2001, while planning for Heritage Woods secondary was underway, some residents in the area filed suit against the city of Port Moody, citing problems with the sale and rezoning of city land for the project; one of their concerns was possible effluent from Anmore Green’s septic system leaking onto school grounds.

But a report by Jacques Whitford Environment Ltd., which was hired by the city, found no evidence E. coli or coliforms had seeped into ground water.

In 2013, SD43 complained to the strata that water contaminated by E. coli and fecal coliform were draining onto school property but later confirmed the contamination came from pets and wildlife.

Boies said an environmental company has been doing regular testing of ground water and filing reports to the Ministry of Environment.

Last March, the strata was issued a warning letter by the environment ministry that the septic field was exceeding allowable limits for biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids, and it hadn’t been certified by the Environmental Operators Certification Program Society.

Hooking up to the sewer was also recommended. However, at the time there was no visible evidence of leaking sewage.

After further testing last Sept. 27 found contamination, the strata was issued a pollution abatement order to submit a plan to mitigate risks to public health and correct the problem by Dec. 31, a deadline that was later extended to Jan. 15.

Boies said “political roadblocks” are preventing that from happening.

Anmore’s McEwen said he has been given no written proof Anmore Green’s septic field is beyond repair.

“We have not received any confirmation from engineers,” he said. mbartel@tricitynews.com dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

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PoMo’s Mr. Baseball mourned GARY MCKENNA

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Wayne Norton, a Canadian Baseball hall of famer and longtime Port Moody resident, passed away last week after a three-year battle with ALS. He was 75 years old.

Norton, a PoMo native, played 1,200 minor league games during the course of his career, stepping up to the plate for the Kansas City Athletics, the Birmingham Barons and the Vancouver Mounties in the 1960s.

More recently, he was an international scout for the Seattle Mariners, where he worked right up until his death.

“Wayne spent over 50 years in professional baseball as a player, coach and scout,” said Mariners vice president of scouting Tom Allison in a statement. “He was responsible for thousands of young players in Canada having the opportunity to grow through the game of baseball, and for hundreds of young players having a chance to play professionally. More than that, he was truly one of the great gentlemen in the game.”

Outpouring of support also came on social media.

Retired Chicago Cubs pitcher Fergie Jenkins called Norton a “Canadian baseball pioneer” while Gareth Morgan, an outfielder in the Mariners organi-

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Wayne and Trudy Norton in a photo taken last year at their Port Moody home for an article about his life in baseball. zation, said Norton “believed in me when others didn’t and gave a young kid from Toronto a chance to chase his dream.”

As a player, Norton first got the attention of college scouts when his Coquitlam team won the provincial championship in 1957 and again in 1959.

He received a scholarship to Whitworth in Spokane, Wash.

It wasn’t long before New York Yankees scout Eddy Taylor asked for a meeting and Norton was offered his first professional contract, worth $7,500.

His first stint in the minors was in St. Petersburgh, Fla. but he eventually joined the Kansas City Athletics and attended his first big-league training camp in 1962.

After playing a season and a half with the Birmingham

Barons in 1964, Norton decided it was time to move closer to home. He was picked up by the Vancouver Mounties, where as the only local boy on the team, he got the attention of Nat Bailey. In fact, Bailey, the founder of the White Spot restaurant chain, loaned Norton the money to purchase his Port Moody home, where his family still resides.

Despite his achievements as a player, Norton always said his greatest contribution to baseball was through his coaching and scouting.

After his 11-year playing career came to an end, he took a position with the BC Amateur Baseball Association (now known as Baseball BC) and helped standardize training across the country.

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He led the junior national team during the 1975 Pan Am Games in Mexico City before launching the National Baseball Institute (NBI), where future MLB players such as Larry Walker, Justin Morneau and Ryan Dempster honed their skills.

Norton called the NBI “the best thing I ever did in baseball,” during an interview with The Tri-City News last spring.

In the 1990s, Norton began scouting for the Baltimore Orioles before moving to the Mariners, where he was responsible for the signing of major leaguers Greg Halman, Alex Liddi, Phillippe Aumon and Michael Saunders.

“Wayne served as both a role model and a mentor for so many young scouts and coaches in both professional and amateur baseball,” said Tom McNamara, the Mariners’ special assistant to the general manager. “When I was hired by the Mariners as scouting director in 2008, it took me exactly one meeting with Wayne to know that I never had to worry about having Canada covered.”

In 2015, Norton was diagnosed with ALS and continued to scout with the help of his wife, Trudy, while dealing with the mobility issues that come with the motor neurone disease.

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Fraser Health flu warnings As of last week, a flu outbreak had yet to be reported in any Tri-City residential care homes but Fraser Health is still warning people to protect themselves so they and their loved ones don’t get sick.

Flu shots are recommended for everyone six months of age and older and are free for all children between six months and five years old, seniors 65 years old and older, and pregnant women.

As well, aboriginal people, individuals with chronic health conditions or compromised immune systems, and people who work or live with people who have a higher risk of complications from the flu — including visitors to health care facilities — are also eligible to get the vaccine for free.

“In the last week, we have noticed a significant increase in influenza outbreaks across our region,” said medical health officer Dr. Martin Lavoie in a press release. “While seasonal increases in flu activity are expected, we remind people that if they have a non-emergency health concern they have many options in the community to help them avoid a trip to the emergency department to ensure emergency services are available for those who need them.”

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There have been flu outbreaks at a number of residential care homes, none in the Tri-Cities.

If they feel sick, people are encouraged to call their doctor or nurse practitioner, or visit a walk-in clinic with hours and locations listed at medimap. ca. Advice is also available by phoning HealthLink BC at 811.

This is the time of year when Fraser Health typically records flu outbreaks and residential care homes are particularly at risk. So far, 10 flu outbreaks have been reported in care homes from New Westminster to Chilliwack, but not as yet in Port Moody, Port Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam. For a complete list, visit http://www. fraserhealth.ca/patients-andvisitors/current-outbreaks. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Application deadline is January 31, 2018

Go to portmoody.ca/communitygrants to read the full requirements, and to download an application form. Email in your application to info@portmoody.ca, or drop off a paper copy to the general manager of finance and technology at City Hall (100 Newport Drive) before January 31, 2018.

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REAL ESTATE

Business property values also on the rise in Tri-Cities Assessments up in all three cities: BC Assessment GARY MCKENNA

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While residential real estate values continue to soar in the Tri-Cities, the price squeeze is also being felt in the industrial and commercial markets, according to figures released last week by BC Assessment.

In Coquitlam, for example, where the average residential unit increased in value by 8.8% between July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017, commercial property prices jumped 24.8% and light industrial rose 18.7% during the same time period.

The results are similar in the rest of the Tri-Cities, the data shows. Port Coquitlam, which had an 11.4% rise in residential values, saw a 19.4% increase for light industrial and 15.7% in

commercial. During the same time period, Port Moody, which had an 8.9% increase in average residential land values, saw increases of 19% in light industrial and 23.9% in commercial.

The rise in commercial and industrial land values is tied to the limited supply for those property categories in the Lower Mainland, said Paul Borgo, the acting assessor with BC Assessment.

“It is difficult when you are surrounded by water, mountains and a border,” he said.

“That’s supply and demand.

The market is strong for that product.”

David Munro, Coquitlam’s manager of economic development, told The Tri-City News that industrial property in the Tri-Cities is increasingly in short supply and he expects the upward price pressures to continue for non-residential land.

“The levels of the increases may change but overall property values have continued to

go up,” he said. “I think it will continue to go that way.”

Munro added property owners shouldn’t expect to see their taxes increase at the same rate as their land values. He said if a land owner’s assessed property value rose in line with other properties in their area, the municipal tax increase would be in line with the rest of the neighbourhood.

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New ChAMBer BOArD A member of the Kwikwetlem First Nation (KFN) now holds a seat on the board of the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce.

Dakota Giesbrecht, son of Chief Ron Giesbrecht, was recently appointed to the board for the rest of 2018, replacing another board member who had stepped down. It is the first time the KFN has had representation on the regional business organization, which serves nearly 1,000 members.

Meanwhile, at last November’s annual general meeting at the Executive Plaza Hotel, Catherine Ackerman of Express Employment Professionals was elected chair, taking over from Carlo Zarrillo of snapd Tri-Cities.

Also on the 2018 executive are: Randy Webster of MedRay Imaging (vice-chair) and Cecilia de Roca Chan of KH Coquitlam Chartered Professional Accountants (treasurer).

Besides Giesbrecht, the chamber’s board members are: Celia Chiang (Port Moody Flowers); Rick Duff (Hard Rock Casino Vancouver); Graeme Hankey (Dominion Lending Centre Producers West Financial); Lisa Landry (fresh ink Communications); Trish Mandewo (SensaBus Society of BC and Women’s Collaborative Hub); Jennifer McKinnon (Pacific Coast Terminals); Shannon Mitchell (The Tri-City News); Daniel Richardson (BTM Lawyers); and Mary Vellani (TD Canada Trust).

trial land, Munro said. When that is exhausted, it is likely that the region will start to see the further densification and intensification of its industrial and commercial properties, he said.

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FUNDRAISERS

ORN numbers down Fewer rides and fewer donations over Xmas season JANIS CLEUGH

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Here’s the good news: More people planned ahead to get home safely during the recent holiday season.

The bad news: That meant fewer pick-ups — and donations — for Operation Red Nose (ORN) in the Tri-Cities, New Westminster and Burnaby.

Volunteers with the safe ride home program, which is sponsored in part by The Tri-City News, drove 473 trips during the nine nights ORN operated, translating into $16,177 in client contributions for KidSport Tri-Cities, said ORN organizer and KidSport executive director Chris Wilson. The average donation per ride is $34.

Still, the overall total is down about $4,000 from 2016, meaning fewer funds available to help families in financial need register their kids for sports teams.

Wilson guessed clients are catching safe rides elsewhere or hopping on the Evergreen Extension, which has been running for more than a year. Either way, Wilson said revellers realize there’s a no-tolerance policy for impaired driving, with ICBC’s CounterAttack stepped

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Volunteers with Operation Red Nose, which gave rides during the holiday season in the Tri-Cities, New Westminster and Burnaby. up during the Christmas rush.

(On average, 65 people die each year in crashes involving impaired drivers in B.C. and most happen between the hours of 9 p.m. and 3 a.m.)

“I generally think that people are doing the right thing and making plans to get home safe,” said Wilson, who is also a Coquitlam city councillor.

Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin, who helped to launch the 2017 ORN program, said the detachment is “really supportive of options to get home safely and we appreciate the efforts of the volunteers.”

Recruiting volunteers was a major challenge in November and December because of the way the schedule landed,

2018 Council Meeting Schedule Tuesday January 9 and 23 Tuesday February 13 and 27 Tuesday March 13 and 27 Tuesday April 10 and 24 Tuesday May 8 and 22 Tuesday June 12 and 26 Tuesday July 10 and 24 No Scheduled Meetings in August – Only as Required Tuesday September 18 and 25 Tuesday October 9 Tuesday November 6 (Inaugural) Tuesday November 13 and 27 Tuesday December 11

Wilson said. With New Year’s Eve on a Sunday and only three days open for volunteers to complete their criminal record check in the final week, volunteers were hard to come by on Dec. 31.

Later this month, Wilson said he plans to survey volunteers about their experiences and reach out to past volunteers to find out why they didn’t return for shifts.

New for ORN 2017 was sponsorship from Coquitlam Centre, which gave volunteers a chance to win one of three $50 mall gift cards per night. “Our goal is to keep the volunteers happy and coming back as we offer lifts for events throughout the year,” Wilson said. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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POLICE

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Do you have a wood burning fireplace you like to use in the winter?

If so, you may be interested in upcoming plans by Metro Vancouver to restrict residential wood burning beginning in 2020.

Monday, a webinar will be held for people interested in the new regulations.

Among the changes being considered is a phased-in plan that would restrict the use of indoor residential wood-burning appliances

Port Moody Police Department has issued a warning to residents after a girl was approached by a suspicious man in the Glenayre neighbourhood.

The incident occurred last Thursday, when a man reportedly stopped his car and attempted to speak with the girl when she was walking her dog. Police said the youth did not engage with the man and

immediately returned home to call police.

“We are issuing this advisory out of an abundance of caution and praise the youth for taking note of the vehicle and man’s descriptions, and for actively leaving a situation they did not feel comfortable with,” said PMPD Sgt. Brad Sheridan. “We have received no further complaints in relation to this matter and believe it is an isolated incident.”

The man is described as Caucasian between 50 and 60 years old with grey, messy

hair and facial stubble. He was wearing a bright red sweater and was driving a newer model, grey, four-door Mazda car.

The Glenayre elementary school parent advisory council also tweeted out a warning to residents in the area last week.

In the tweet, the PAC said the man asked the young person if she wanted money from him.

Police said they would like to speak to the driver. Anyone with any information is asked to call 604-461-3456. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

Metro plans burning ban between May 15 and Sept. 15 beginning in 2020, followed by requirements to register residential wood-burning units that meet specifications beginning September 2022 and finally banning in 2025 the use of any unregistered appliances unless they are the sole source of heat or in case of hardship. It would apply to urban areas such as Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody.

This would mean that wood-burning fireplaces

and uncertified wood stoves wouldn’t be allowed but an EPA-certified wood stove would be allowed, as would gas furnaces or stoves and electric-heat units, according to documents available on the Metro Vancouver website. The goal is to reduce fine particulate emissions that affect health.

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Mall numbers are strong, report says GLEN KORSTROM BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER

Sales and traffic at B.C. shopping centres remain steady despite the rise of e-commerce and speculation that bricksand-mortar retail is a dying business sector.

Indeed, seven of the 30 most productive malls in Canada, ranked by sales per square foot, are in B.C. — including Coquitlam Centre — according to the Retail Council of Canada’s annual Canadian Shopping Centre Study, which was released Jan. 3.

“What was remarkable was that despite reports that there is a retail apocalypse, which there certainly isn’t, it appears that top shopping centres continue to thrive,” said Craig Patterson, president and CEO of Retail Insider and author of the study.

“We looked at what the top malls are doing to help them succeed and it is that they have the best stores and the highest quality food and washrooms, and somewhat convenient access is not an issue.”

He pointed to International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC) data that showed that for a second year in a row, Metro Vancouver had the highest average productivity for malls in Canada, at $1,051 per square foot.

That amount is a mere $2 below the $1,053/sq. ft. Metro Vancouver malls generated in 2016. In 2015, Metro Vancouver malls generated $1,011/sq. ft., according to ICSC data.

Patterson’s own research broke down the performance of individual malls across Canada that are above a certain size

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Coquitlam Centre ranks among the top 30 malls in Canada and in the top seven in B.C. based on sales per square foot. threshold to determine that the seven most productive malls in B.C., based on sales per square foot, are: •Oakridge Shopping Centre ($1,579); •Pacific Centre ($1,531); •Metropolis at Metrotown ($1,031); •Richmond Centre ($937); •Guildford Town Centre ($875) •Park Royal Shopping Centre ($874); and •Coquitlam Centre ($823).

Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre, with average sales per square foot of $1,653, was by far the most productive mall in the country.

Patterson’s own research for this year’s study was based on data for the 12 months ending June 30, 2017 while his 2016 study was based on the 12 months ending Aug. 31, 2016, so there is some overlap in that time period and the numbers in the two studies are, therefore, not exactly comparable.

Patterson, however, said they both serve as a good gauge of performance.

For pedestrian count,

Metropolis at Metrotown is the busiest B.C. mall and the second busiest in Canada, with 27,967,061 visits. That’s down from the 28,839,313 visits that the mall reported to Patterson for his 2016 study.

Toronto Eaton Centre was by far the busiest mall in Canada with 50,100,000 visits, according to the 2017 study, and 48,969,858 visits in the 2016 study.

Pacific Centre attracted 21,600,000 visits in the year ended June 30 2017 and was the only other B.C. mall to be among the 10 busiest malls in Canada. That mall attracted 21,952,850 visits in the year that ended August 31, 2016.

Meanwhile, Sears was expected to close its doors at Coquitlam Centre on Monday, leaving a large hole in the mall’s footprint. More than 130 employees were expected to lose their jobs once the store assets were liquidated, a company spokesperson told The Tri-City News in October. Sears accounts for 151,455 sq. feet of space at Coquitlam Centre.

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

Date: Time: Location:

Monday, January 22, 2018 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.

Item 1

Address: 1045 Quadling Avenue

Please note: the Bylaw number for this item was incorrectly identified in the associated staff report when it was given first reading on December 4, 2017.

The Bylaw should have been referred to as City of Coquitlam Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 4834, 2017 (and not Bylaw No. 4831, 2017). Other than the typographical error identified in relation to the Bylaw’s number, the substance of the bylaw and the subject property remain unchanged from the information presented at first reading.

The intent of Bylaw 4834, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4834, 2017 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.

If approved, the RT-1 zone would facilitate the subdivision of the subject property into two single-family lots and the construction of a new single-family dwelling and carriage house, with rear lane access, on each resulting lot.

Item 2

Address: 1123 Madore Avenue

Please note: the Bylaw number for this item was incorrectly identified in the associated staff report when it was given first reading on December 4, 2017.

The Bylaw should have been referred to as City of Coquitlam Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 4835, 2017 (and not Bylaw No. 4832, 2017). Other than the typographical error identified in relation to the Bylaw’s number, the substance of the bylaw and the subject property remain unchanged from the information presented at first reading.

The intent of Bylaw 4835, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4835, 2017 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.

If approved, the RT-1 zone would facilitate the subdivision of the subject property into two single-family lots and the construction of a new single-family dwelling and carriage house with rear lane access on each resulting lot.

Item 3

Address: 3552, 3558 and 3560 Victoria Drive

The intent of Bylaw 4781, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4781, 2017 from Open Space to Townhousing Residential.

The intent of Bylaw 4782, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4782, 2017 from RS-1 OneFamily Residential and RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RT-2 Townhouse Residential.

If approved, the RT-2 zone would facilitate the development of a townhouse development with approximately 100 units.

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Date: Time: Location: Item 4

Monday, January 22, 2018 7:00 p.m.

City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 Address: Portions of 3497, 3500 and 3501 Harper Road and 3531 Hickstead Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4831, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation for the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4831, 2017 from Neighbourhood Parks and Natural Open Space, Environmentally Sensitive Area, Estate Single-Family, Large Single-Family, Compact Low Density Residential, and Development Reserve to Neighbourhood Parks and Natural Open Space, Environmentally Sensitive Area, Conventional Townhouse, Large Single-Family, Compact Low Density Residential, and Development Reserve.

The intent of Bylaw 4832, 2017 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 4832, 2017 from A-3 Agricultural and Resource to P-5 Special Park, RT-2 Townhouse Residential and RS-9 Large Single-Family Residential (Remnant portions of lots within Development Reserve to remain A-3 Agricultural and Resource).

If approved, the application would facilitate the creation of two RT-2 Townhouse lots and ten RS-9 Single Family lots. The application would also facilitate the expansion of Harper Park and the protection of environmentally sensitive areas.

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 Wednesday, January 10, 2018 to Monday, January 22, 2018 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/ agendas. 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.

Jay Gilbert, City Clerk

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Banning wood burning makes sense for the Lower Mainland W ith smoke from burning wood causing health problems around the region, it’s no wonder Metro Vancouver is looking at clamping down on fireplaces in homes.

According to their research, indoor residential wood burning is responsible for more than a quarter of the fine particle emissions in the region — greater even than trucks.

These fine particles can cause respiratory illnesses and heart issues, particularly for infants, the elderly and people with heart and lung conditions, so it makes sense to stop this pollution.

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And for those who still own and use fireplaces in their older homes, the good news is you have several years to get adjusted to the new rules, at least as they have been drafted thus far.

If the proposed regs are approved, that indoor residential wood burning will be restricted starting May 2020 to stop people from lighting fires in their homes between May 15 and Sept. 15 when, frankly, it’s not needed because of warm temperatures.

Two years later, in September 2022, people will be asked to begin replacing their woodburning appliances to make

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sure they are up to date and clean, with certain registration requirements and restrictions.

Finally, starting in September 2025, unregistered appliances will be banned, except for certain circumstances.

This means people who still enjoy wood burning have until September 2025 to get organized on this front, either buying a safe and efficient appliance and registering it, or leaving the fireplace cavity empty.

Sure, this move by Metro Vancouver does affect individual lifestyles and use of private property. Who doesn’t like to put their toes up next to a roar-

ing fire? But it’s well known that fireplaces are an inefficient source of heat and if people are getting sick from the smoke, we’ll have to take one for the team and stop burning wood.

Arguably, replacing a woodburning fireplace with gas or a fireplace insert could get costly but it’s something that needs to be done in an urban area where we all live so close together.

A cheaper choice could be to place a set of nice candles in the empty cavity. They won’t warm the toes but the effort will make you feel better about doing the right thing for your neighbours.

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Yes, bathrooms for PoMo’s A school traffic Evergreen stations, please answer: buses The Editor, Re. “Parks, pools & trails in works for 2018” (The Tri-City News, Jan. 3).

Letter to Port Moody council: I was surprised and pleased to read this news article that advised that the Burquitlam Evergreen Extension station will have public washrooms added in 2018 by the city of Coquitlam.

For many years I have been advocating for public washrooms at existing and new rapid transit stations and bus loops.

Currently, as an appointed member of the city of Port Moody’s Seniors Focus Committee, I think that the lack of public washrooms at the Moody Centre and Inlet Centre SkyTrain stations are significant impediments to the use of this excellent transportation system — not only by seniors with sensitive bladders but, also, by parents with young children, visiting tourists and craft brewery patrons.

The Editor, Re. “School commutes add to chronic traffic congestion” (Opinion, The Tri-City News, Jan 5).

The writer of the column, Mike Klassen, identified a big part of the morning traffic problem but failed to highlight the most obvious and easiest solution: transit buses.

Buses are a safer option compared to the cycling or walking that Mr. Klassen suggests. Commuting by bus is also more viable on the hilly terrains of the Tri-Cities. But TransLink’s “improvements” to bus service over the last couple of years have adversely affected bus connections for secondary schools such as Port Moody and Dr. Charles Best.

I have written to Coquitlam’s mayor and to TransLink explaining the need to make high schools a top priority for bus service. But the goal of previous service adjustments seems to have been the Evergreen Extension, not schools.

If we want the next generation to make sustainable commuting choices, then the first step is to increase bus service for high schools so that kids can start appreciating public transit at a young age.

Sanjeev Arya, Coquitlam

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Having bathroom facilities at Evergreen Extension stations would remove a barrier to the use of SkyTrain for seniors, parents with young children, tourists and beer drinkers, says the letter writer.

I am writing to suggest that Port Moody council direct city engineering staff to enquire with their Coquitlam counterparts on how that

city developed, financed and implemented the Burquitlam station washrooms in cooperation with TransLink; and to use that information as a tem-

plate for similar projects for washrooms at both the Moody Centre and Inlet Centre stations.

Derek Wilson, Port Moody

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The city of Coquitlam animal shelter welcomes all kinds of donations, including: gifts of cash, food, towels, blankets, pet beds, carrying cages, toys and other animal-related equipment. Cash donations are not used to offset general operating costs of the shelter but will be used to benefit the animals, such as to acquire specialized equipment and provide a fund for extraordinary vet costs. Charitable receipts are available upon request for any donation and will be mailed to identified donors of donations over $15. Charitable receipts may also be available for substantial donations of supplies. To make a donation or for more information, contact the Coquitlam Animal Shelter at 604-927-PETS.

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MENTAL HEALTH

Learn to help those in distress Mental health first aid course will be offered next month DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

K

nowing how to perform CPR or use a defibrillator can be a lifesaver — but how many people are familiar with mental health first aid?

The ability to recognize when someone is in crisis and needs help is becoming an important skill as more people are diagnosed with issues such as substance misuse, depression, anxiety and even psychosis.

In fact, research shows one in three Canadians will struggle with mental health issues at some time in their lives.

Being able to recognize symptoms and knowing how to deal with them are keys — and can have as much potential to save a life as knowing CPR, says Donna Bonertz, employment and rehabilitation coordinator with Port Coquitlam’s New View Society, which is hosting a mental health first aid training program Feb. 22 and 23.

“It’s the equivalent of a regular first aid course, which teaches you what to do when coming upon an accident if there’s bleeding, how to stop the bleeding and connect the person to appropriate care. Mental health first aid is just like that,” she told The Tri-City News.

Since introducing the course in 2012, Bonertz has trained more than 500 people, many of them police officers, health care workers or bylaw officers who sometimes come across people in distress, but also family members and caregivers.

“It’s just a real mix of people: municipal employees, who work on the front lines in libraries, bus drivers, you name it.

What they have in common is uncertainty or just lack of experience in identifying who might be in a crisis,” Bonertz said.

The mental health first aid course was developed by

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Dr. Anthony Jorm and Betty Kitchener at the University of Melbourne (Australia) for the Mental Health Commission of Canada and is based on the experiences of people who went through a mental health crisis and their caregivers.

“We go through case studies that are actual events,” Bonertz said, noting that role playing is an important part of the 12hour, two-day course.

Participants will also learn how to identify signs of mental health problems, what interventions and treatments are effective, and how to get professional help. Common myths surrounding mental health problems will also be dispelled, said Bonertz, who explained that stigma can keep people from seeking treatment.

One thing people might be surprised to learn during the course, she said, is that substance abuse or misuse is a mental health issue that is listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Also important is how to talk to someone you think may be struggling. The training offers suggestions, such as how to talk to a person who may be contemplating suicide as well as information about how to protect yourself in a situation where someone may act unpredictably.

“We show you how to connect with that person to try to intervene just a little bit so you can get them on a path to connect with somebody on a professional basis and keep them above water in the meantime.”

COURSE DETAILS

• The course offered at the New View Society will be on Feb 22 and 23. The $165 early bird rate is in effect until Feb. 5. Lunch and coffee breaks are provided, and those who complete the course are issued a certificate. Register at 604-9413222, Ext. 110 or email dbonertz@newviewsociety.ca. For more information, visit www. mentalhealthfirstaid.ca. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Helping someone with a mental health issue takes knowledge and confidence. A course called mental health first aid, offered next month through Port Coquitlam’s New View Society, will educate professionals, workers and family members on the correct steps to take if someone is going through a mental health crisis.

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Read the fine print before you sign gym contract: BBB A new year is upon us and for some that means the dedication required to making a new you.

There are, of course, plenty of ways to get into shape and shed the holiday pounds but many will resort to signing up at the local gym for a little lifting, spinning and cross training.

Gyms, however, are no stranger to complaints. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving mainland B.C. has received 51 complaints in 2017 against several local health clubs and gyms. Most of the complaints have to do with billing or contract issues. “It’s really important that consumers read all the fine print and ask lots of questions before signing any gym contract,” said BBB’s Evan Kelly in a press release. Some tips: n What are the terms of any introductory offers? Gyms often use offers to attract new members. Make sure you understand the terms and what the price will be once the intro period is over. n Avoid high-pressure sales tactics. Don’t be pressured into a contract when you don’t have all the details — and get any verbal promises in writing. n Take a tour. Make sure it’s the type of gym you require for

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your long-term fitness goals. n Will your membership renew automatically? Many times people who joined a gym didn’t realize that their contract would renew automatically and that they would have to take specific steps to cancel their contract often linked to certain timing and put in writing. n How can you get out of your contract? Getting out of a gym contract isn’t always easy, so make sure you understand what steps you would need to take to cancel your membership.

Make sure to keep a copy of your cancellation letter and the return receipt or obtain a confirmation for your cancellation. n What happens if you move? Gyms have any number of different policies when it comes to how moving will affect your membership. It might depend on how far away you’re moving and if they have other locations nearby.

Read complaints and reviews at bbb.org, which has an extensive database on local gyms and health clubs. There are good ones that deal with their complaints head on, and unfortunately, those that do not.

The Theatre Society Legacy Fund announces the Performing Arts Grants and Bursary Applications are now being Accepted for 2018!

Theatre Society Legacy Fund - Performing Arts Grant The Theatre Society Legacy Fund Performing Arts - Based Community Grant awards up to $10,000 annually to Performance Arts Organizations that support and encourage the development, enhancement, innovation and mentorship of a diverse variety of inclusive Performing Arts in Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, Port Moody, Belcarra and Anmore.

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The Club also offers a Mini-Hockey Program for U-10 girls and boys (minis born 2008 - 2009 & mites born 2010 - 2013).

Season fee for Minis & Mites is $110.

We now offer a program for U-12 Boys (birthdates 2006-2008)

Two bursaries of $2,000 each are available for post-secondary students who have graduated from secondary school in Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, Port Moody, Belcarra and Anmore and are enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution (2nd year or higher) in a formal Performing Arts Program anywhere in the world.

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Gojukai Karate Got some time to volunteer? n Canadian Red Cross Society is seeking volunteers for the Health Equipment Loan Program in PoCo. For more information please visit redcross.ca/volunteer/who-isneeded or contact BCYvolunteering@redcross.ca. Call 1-855-995-3529. n Share Family and Community services is looking for volunteers to work with seniors for its shop by phone and Friendly Visiting programs, and transportation to community resources. Info: kathie.rodway@sharesociety. ca or 604-937-6975. n BC Angel Dresses is in need of Volunteers in the Tri-Cities. BCAD is a non-profit group of volunteers who collect donated wedding, bridesmaid and grad dresses; volunteer seamstresses transform them into Angel Dresses that are then shipped to hospitals across the province and offered to grieving families at no charge. Group needs dress collectors and seamstresses. Info: www.bcangeldresses.ca. n KidStart needs volunteer mentors to provide caring and supportive relationships. You must be 21 years or older, prepared to accept a young person unconditionally and able to spend three hours a week or more. Mentors are carefully screened and supported, and there are regular training sessions and ongoing support

provided by staff. Info: www.kidstart.ca. n 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. Sundays. n 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: www.hydecreek.org. n 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. n Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604-936-3624. n 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. n PoMo Station Museum is looking for volunteers for special events. Info: 604-939-1648.

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There are 2 easy ways to register – online at www.coquitlamlittleleague.ca or in person at the Mundy Field House 629 Hillcrest Street on January 14th, 2018 from 11am to 2pm.

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TC CALENDAR THURSDAY, JAN. 11 • Burke Mountain Naturalists’ January meeting, featuring a slideshow summarizing the results of the local Audubon Christmas Bird Count, 7:30 p.m., King of Life Lutheran Church, on the SW corner of Falcon Drive and Guildford Way, Coquitlam. Free admission and all are welcome. Info: 604-9375379 or www.burkemountainnaturalists.ca.

SATURDAY, JAN. 13 • Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild meeting, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Clare’s Parish, 2888 Delahaye Dr., Coquitlam. This will be a special “day of reflection” presented by Fr. Larry Lynn of St. Anthony’s Parish, West Vancouver, who is also an accomplished filmmaker. Day will begin with 9 a.m. mass in the church, followed by a relocation to the basement of the parish hall for the showing of Fr. Larry’s newly released film, In the Spirit of Reconciliation, and discussion. There will also be a festive potluck lunch provided to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the guild. Admission: $5 for visitors and free to members.

Meetings of the guild are held on the second Saturday of every month, September to June. Info: www.epiphanysacredarts.com.

THURSDAY, JAN. 18 • Burke Mountain’s community association, NECRA, meets, 7 p.m., Victoria Hall, 3435 Victoria Dr., Coquitlam. Speaker: Helge Jacobsen, on concerns for lands adjacent to Widgeon Slough on the Pitt River estuary, currently being considered for public access and park develop-

JAN. 16: TREE TALK AT GARDEN CLUB • Dogwood Garden Club features David Tracey, arborist and author, speaking on trees and eco-urbanism, 7 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, Coquitlam refreshments and raffle.

Everyone welcome. ment by Metro Vancouver. Info: 604-970-2579.

• Tri-City Greendrinks open mic night, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Gallery Bistro, 2411 Clarke St., Port Moody – storytelling, spoken word, music, the choice is yours for 5-7 minutes. Dinner at 6:30 p.m., entertainment at 7 p.m. (call 604-937-0998 to reserve a meal). Info: meetup. com/tricity-greendrinks.

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, 7-9:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion Branch 263, 1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam.

Info: 604-937-0836.

FRIDAY, JAN. 19 • Tri-City Singles Social Club, which offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more, meets at 7 p.m., Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (street parking only). New members are welcome Directions and infoL Darline, 604-466-0017.

SUNDAY, JAN 21 • Shoreline Writers’ Society meets, 1p.m., Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. Johns St. New writers welcome. Info: Helmi, 604-462-8942.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 24 • Pacific Digital Photography

Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in Drama Room at Port Moody secondary school. Guests always welcome. Info (including list of club meetings and keynote speakers): www.pdpc.ca.

• Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts book night – discuss and show off philatelicrelated literature, 7 p.m., Burke Mountain fire hall meeting room, 3501 David Ave., Coquitlam.

Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604941-9306.

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• The Circle of Friends, a social group for 50+ singles looking to meet new friends and participate in social events such as walking, dancing, dining out, travel, theatre, etc., meets on the third Friday of each month at PoCo Legion, 133–2675 Shaughnessy St., 7 p.m., to plan events. Info: Nina, 604941-9032.

• Fraser Pacific Rose Society meets last Tuesday of each month except August and December, 7 p.m. Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. Everyone welcome.

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The application proposes text amendments to the Waterfront Village Centre Neighbourhood Plan to facilitate a broader range of retail and commercial uses, a reduction of industrial floor space, the introduction of a “Production and Innovation Hub” for retail and light industrial uses, and an increase of residential density in the Fraser Mills area. The application also proposes a redesignation of 1316 United Boulevard from “Industrial” to “Waterfront Village Centre” to incorporate that property into the overall design of the proposed development.

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The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Friday, January 26, 2018. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: • By email to clerks@coquitlam.ca • Fax: 604-927-3015 • Mail: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 • In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way at the City Clerk’s Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Tuesday, January 2, 2018 to Friday, January 26, 2018 excluding statutory holidays To obtain more information on this application you may: • Visit the Planning and Development Department at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays • Calling Jeremy Keating, Development Planner, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3998; or • Emailing Jeremy Keating, Development Planner, Planning and Development Department, at jkeating@coquitlam.ca All written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall (at the Planning and Development counter) and potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas.

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

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Port Moody’s Heather Wallace will debut her photography in a solo exhibit at the Gallery Bistro this and next month. The co-owner of Pinball Alley Vintage on St. Johns Street, Wallace selected about 35 images from the past decade for her show — titled Resolution: A Photography Exhibition — including a snapshot of Amanda Moriarity-Vokey (above) wrapped in a pink scarf with dark hearts. “I’ve been travelling and taking pictures all my life,” said Wallace, a former editor at Orato.com, a now-defunct online magazine. “It’s just a passion I’ve had for over 20 years. I am a storyteller, and photography was just a natural evolution after my first love: writing.” Her pictures, taken on a Canon digital SLR, will be up at the Port Moody eatery (2411 Clarke St.) until Feb. 12, with the opening reception taking place on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call 604-937-0998 or visit gallerybistroportmoody.ca.

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Port Coquitlam actor Richard Wiens directs the next production for a Royal City company.

Wiens leads the Tom Smith show Drinking Habits, which is being presented by Vagabond Players from Feb. 1 to 25 at the Bernie Legge Theatre in Queens Park.

It is Wiens’ first time directing for Vagabond; however, he has played key parts such as in the Agatha Christie mystery, Go Back for Murder, and Charley’s Aunt. For tickets, call 604-521-0412 or visit vagabondplayers.ca.

A puppetry instructor and box office attendant at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre is featured in the Canadian premiere of Sleeping Beauty Dreams.

The production, by Presentation House Theatre and Mexico’s famed Marionetas de la Esquina, runs at Presentation House Theatre (333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver) from Jan. 26 to Feb. 4 with University of Victoria graduate Randi Edmundson taking on the role of the princess.

Recently, her puppet show, Freddie in the Neighbourhood, was nominated for five Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards, winning in the categories of Outstanding Performance and Production for Theatre for Young Audiences.

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There was something about the song that stuck in Chalene Scott’s head all these years.

When she heard a classmate sing Much More in high school — one of 14 tunes in the off-Broadway musical hit The Fantasticks — the melody and lyrics grabbed her. “I really liked the style of it,” Scott said, “and it stayed with me for a long time.”

A couple of years ago, Scott pitched the musical to the Coquitlam-based Stage 43 Theatrical Society but it passed as it was gearing up for its Canada 150 season.

However, last year, it got on board and recruited Scott to direct to show as part of its Sit, Sing and Swing! season for 2017-’18 (which started last October with A Bench in the Sun and ends in May with The Ladies Foursome, at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre).

Written by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, The Fantasticks is the second musical for the company, opening tomorrow (Thursday) and running until Jan. 20.

It’s also the second time Scott has been asked to lead a musical for Stage 43, having taken the reins to the 2015 production of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change!

The 1960 show is like no other musical that modern audiences have seen, Scott said. “It’s based largely on the beat poets of the 1950s and ‘60s,” she said of The

Fantasticks. “There’s lots of poetry that you don’t realize and it flows so well. The music also really captures the imagination.”

As it was penned nearly six decades ago, Scott and her team changed some of the musical’s language that, for today’s crowd, would be deemed politically incorrect and offensive. For example, they replaced “Indians” with “cowboys,” and removed any reference to the word “rape” (which, back then, could also mean abduction).

Still, the story remains intact, Scott said.

Loosely based on the play The Romancers as well as Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, The Fantasticks — the world’s second longest-running musical — follows two dads who trick their children (Luisa and Matt) to fall in love by pretending to feud.

Scott said audience members will be able to relate to at least one side, given where they are in their own life: Parents can identify with the fathers while younger generations will be able to see the kids’ point of view. “There’s something for everyone because it’s a cast of colourful characters,” said Scott, who is also directing the musical Camelot in June for the Deep Cove Stage Society.

• Call the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) at 604-9276555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca. The Jan. 17 performance has a special 2-for-1 pricing for single, adult tickets. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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Place des Arts visual arts instructor Jane Appleby opens her solo show, Lyrical Expressions, in the Leonore Peyton Salon at the Maillardville venue on Friday night; it includes Cottage Country (above).

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‘Songs’ from Galiano Jane Appleby’s solo show at the Port Moody Arts Centre last February, titled Transitions Plein Air to Abstraction, became the thrust for her new art exhibit that opens Friday night at Place des Arts.

Her display at the Coquitlam facility, where she has taught visual arts since 2007, is called Lyrical Expressions and highlights 29 oil and acrylic “impressionistic” paintings of scenes she captured at and around her family’s cottage on Galiano Island as well as at various locations in the Lower Mainland.

The Burnaby resident, who is known for her plein air landscapes, started many of

the works at public demonstrations (she was at Opus in North Vancouver last weekend) but finished the pieces at home.

“Some made it to the show, others didn’t,” she said. “It really depended where my inspiration went.”

At Galiano, Appleby said she enjoys the quiet to study her subjects that range from colourful skies to sandstone tides. There, she likes to paint the motion of the day and the details that follow.

It’s like a kind of song, she explained, and is the reason she named her new show Lyrical Expressions. “I think that my paintings set a mood with bright colours and express

a melody that you can’t forget.”

Meanwhile, also opening at Place des Arts on Friday is a fibre art exhibit by Lesley Turner and Sarah McLaren called A Personal Response, in the Atrium Gallery, while, the same medium is also employed in a separate show in the Mezzanine Gallery

by Burnaby artist Mardell Rampton, titled Balance.

• The opening reception for the three exhibits at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) is on Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. Admission is free and the artists will be in attendance.

Call 604-664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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Towell (Vancouver Opera Chorus) of Coquitlam and Port Moody’s Shorthouse (Vancouver Opera Orchestra) are part of Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love) at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver.

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Koch sketches depict German soldiers’ downtime during the First World War JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News

In two stand-up cases at the Port Moody Station Museum, 40 original sketches from the German side of the First World War lay tucked away in several drawers.

It’s the first time they’ve been shown outside of Germany — a feat given the complexity of transporting the artistry from the Klingspor Museum, in Offenbach, to North America.

Last year, its museum director offered to showcase Rudolf Koch’s ink sketches in Port Moody after seeing his friend’s contribution to constructing WWI trenches around the Murray Street facility. Markus Fahrner was also eager to exhibit the priceless documents in PoMo, in the final year of the 100th anniversary of the war.

Koch, a well-know German type designer, was 40 when he was drafted to the army in 1915 and, perhaps because of his world view and deeply spiritual side as a devout Lutheran, captured a unique angle of his fellow soldiers in the trenches.

Rather than horrifying military scenes, Koch, a grenadier, drew 195 images in his note-

PORT MOODY STATION MUSEUM

Four of 40 sketches on display at the Port Moody Station Museum, starting Sunday, by German typographer Rudolf Koch. It is the first time his images of WWI soldiers have been seen outside of Germany, said co-curators Jim Millar and Markus Fahrner. book while on active duty — mostly of flowers, landscapes and life in between the battles.

At the Port Moody Station Museum, there are scenes of soldiers resting in their bunks, picking out lice from each

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other’s bodies, spooning up stew from a large mobile barrel and keeping warm by a stove.

In addition, there are portraits of soldiers in military uniform and walking in the rain as group, huddled under

a heavy blanket. “He never drew the soldiers’ deaths,” said Fahrner, the station museum co-ordinator who co-curated the exclusive show with executive director Jim Millar.

“Instead, Koch focused on the

boredom they faced when they were not fighting the Allies.”

He added, “Koch wanted to convey a counter-propaganda message the Allies were sending to the world of the Germans being ‘ugly Huns’

and uncultured. He was very patriotic and he stood by his country during the most brutal of times.”

While Koch’s sketches are considered rough from an artist’s perspective, they do highlight the finer details that honour his craftsmanship of being a master communicator (among the typefaces Koch created were the Neuland, Prisma and Kabel).

Besides the sketches, Fahrner and Millar will also present panels for guests to learn about Koch’s personal life, his military service and his typography skills.

Meanwhile, Fahrner also has on show a letter press he obtained from a New Westminster printer to illustrate the kind of metalwork Koch used during his career.

• The opening reception of the Rudolf Koch exhibit, As He Saw It, is on Sunday, Jan. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Port Moody Station Museum (2734 Murray St.). The German consulate will attend the launch and appetizers will be served by Arctic Meats in Port Coquitlam. The display concludes at the end of April. As no external funding was supplied for the historical exhibit, donations are accepted.

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Women drawing strength from sport Soroptmist event gives women a chance to be inspired by sport MARIO BARTEL

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Paddling gave Kate Zubick friends. It gave her her husband. It gave her the confidence to return to school and change careers.

Most importantly, it gave her a way to reach her potential.

On Saturday, Zubick will convey the importance sport has had in her life as part of a panel of female athletes at the second annual Wine, Women & Sport social event to benefit programs for women and girls

by Soroptimist International of the Tri-Cities.

The other panelists joining Zubick will be former Canadian national soccer team player Melissa Tancredi and ultra-marathoner Stacey Shand.

Zubick, 59, started paddling recreationally in 1988 with various local dragon boating teams. She said it was a fun way to get active and meet new people.

But it was her ascent a few years later to the elite paddling corps with a world championship team out of False Creek in Vancouver that was empowering.

Travelling to competitions in far-flung places like Hong Kong and Macau with other driven, motivated women couldn’t help but rub off.

“Aligning women to a single focus gives them confidence to do other things,” Zubick said.

As it did for her.

Feeling she had something more to give the world than as a special education assistant, Zubick started upgrading her education part time, earned her bachelor’s degree at the

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Paddling on an elite dragon boating team helped give Kate Zubick the confidence to return to school and take on a new career. She’ll be one of three panelists of female athletes at Wine, Women & Sport, a social event put on Saturday by Soroptomist International of the Tri-Cities to benefit programs for women and girls.

University of British Columbia and then her teaching certificate. At the age of 40, she stood at the front of the classroom as a fully certified teacher.

Zubick was also recently married and starting a family.

Her constant, her rock through it all, was paddling.

“It’s my zen,” she said. “It became part of who I am.”

When Zubick was pregnant

with her son, she coached, eventually connecting with a team of breast cancer survivors. Pulling them together, beating the big drum to keep them in sync, took her motivation to a whole new level.

“Those women taught me so much more about what it means to live your life, what it means to be a paddler,” Zubick said.

That strength has served her well as the years have flowed by.

Zubick said it’s especially important for older women to nurture the camaraderie of sports, the friendships they’ve made through activity, even as the demands of life close in.

“I am a better person for surrounding myself with women who are not afraid to

be strong and aggressive,” she said. “It’s integral to our mental and physical health.”

And women should never be afraid or intimidated by new challenges.

“You have to push your boundaries, otherwise you get stale and stagnant.”

• Wine, Women & Sport is being held at Centennial secondary school (570 Poirier St.,

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No rolling over at Legal Beagle tournament 29th annual tournament will showcase nine ranked AAAA teams MARIO BARTEL

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The coach of the Terry Fox Ravens senior boys basketball team doesn’t know who is going to win this year’s Legal

Beagle tournament. But he does know it won’t be easy.

Brad Petersen said the 29th annual tournament that begins on Thursday has one of the toughest fields in years; seven of the top 10 AAAA teams in the province will be on the hardwood at Fox, and his own Ravens and Kelowna secondary received honourable mentions in the most recent rankings.

While some schools might salt a couple of easier touches into their tournaments to ensure the home side can put on

a good show for their fans, the Beagle has forged its reputation as a measuring stick for teams with designs on the provincials as they head into league play.

“Teams really want to be a part of this tournament,” Petersen said.

Which means organizers spend more time fretting about who to turn away than canoling teams to come out.

“You have to have some tough conversations,” Petersen said.

Leading this year’s field is

Oak Bay, ranked second in the province after all the Christmas season tournaments had wrapped up. The Bays opened their season with six straight wins (including a 95-50 victory over the Ravens at the Tsumura Invitational Tournament in Langley in December), and spent a couple of weeks atop the provincial rankings; but they slipped a spot when they lost the final of the UVic Holiday Invitational, 89-85, to Brentwood College, the top ranked AA team in the province.

Other top teams include third-ranked Holy Cross, fifth-ranked Walnut Grove and sixth-ranked W.J. Mouat.

Semiahmoo, Kitsilano and Vancouver College are ranked eight through 10.

Only South Kamloops hasn’t got a digit to their name, but Petersen said their program hasn’t diminished much since its glory days with NBA star Kelly Olynyk.

It’s all about creating an environment that forces the cream of provincial basketball to rise to the top, Petersen said.

“When you come to this tournament, you know you’re going to have three or four really tough games.”

Af for his own team, which opens play against Kelowna on Thursday at 6:45 p.m., Petersen said the tournament will be a good learning experience for his young players, many of whom are taking on roles they hadn’t expected when the season started.

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to beat these teams you’ve got to be willing to play 40 minutes of basketball. That’s a good lesson to learn.”

And his squad is eager to start learning.

“This is something all our kids circle on the calendar,”

Petersen said.

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