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The city of Port Coquitlam wants to ban the sale of recreational marijuana before the federal government legalizes it.

In a report to two committees that will meet tomorrow (Thursday), city staff recommend that council “prohibit the sale and distribution of marijuana products and related paraphernalia” before federal legislation takes effect.

The proposal comes as the city grapples with two pot shops— neither of which have business licences — and as city staff receive inquiries from entrepreneurs wanting to set up vaping shops. see ‘OPERATING’, page 12

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Centennial secondary takes flight this month with the musical “Catch Me If You Can,” starring (from left): Senen De Las Llagas, Lilliana Armstrong, Tren Wallace, Vanessa Porretti and Aaron Pardi. The production — the last one happening in the theatre of the school, for which a replacement is being built — opens tomorrow (Thursday) and runs until Feb. 4 and Feb. 9 to 11. See page 19 for story.

MOSQUE ATTACK AFTERMATH

Local shock at Que. mosque massacre Flowers are left at Port Coquitlam mosque, words of love and support

SARAH PAYNE The Tri-CiTy News

The morning after a horrific attack at a Quebec City mosque that left six worshippers dead

and 19 injured, a bouquet of flowers was left outside the door of the Masjid Al-Hidayah mosque in Port Coquitlam.

A card attached said: “I have no words, only love.”

A statement issued by the Islamic Society of BC, meanwhile, had plenty to say in condemning the shooting.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of precious lives as a

result of Sunday’s mass shooting of regular Canadians going about their business of worship,” read the statement. see MASSACRE, page 9

U.s. travel ban affects engineer from PM: page 3

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U.S. TRAVEL BAN

PoMo man turned away from flight due to Trump’s orders Engineer was to present research on saving energy DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

A Tri-City engineer who wasn’t allowed to board his Air Canada flight to Nevada Saturday because of new U.S. travel restrictions missed an important opportunity to share groundbreaking research on energy-saving heating and cooling systems.

Mohammad Rafati Nasr’s colleagues were expected to deliver the address instead at the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and AirConditioning Engineers Winter Conference and pick up the award he was expected to get, along with other research he’d hoped to gather on the business trip.

Rafati Nasr, an Iranian who lives in PoMo with his wife, was shocked when he was turned away at the Air Canada ticket counter because he was deemed “inadmissible” because of his Iranian passport.

“You’ve never been discriminated against and suddenly your citizenship is smashed in your face.”

Mohammad Rafati Nasr “I was a person with an academic background and in university for a long time, and you’ve never been discriminated against and suddenly your citizenship is smashed in your face,” Rafati told The TriCity News Monday.

At first, he didn’t understand what the problem was because he had a visa to enter the U.S., and his background had been researched by American immigration for the document.

It wasn’t until he was driving home in his car that he heard on the radio that he was a victim of U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order banning citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. “It was kind of an important trip for me,” said Rafati Nasr, who earned his PhD in mechanical engineering

last year at the University of Saskatchewan and now works on research and development for a Vancouver company.

In Canada since 2012 on a graduate student visa, Rafati Nasr plans to apply for permanent resident status and said he and his wife, an international student with a Ukrainian-Russian background, hope to start their lives together here.

Meanwhile, he said his calls to Air Canada, United Airlines and Expedia have failed to result in a full refund, although a credit has been offered. But if the travel ban is extended, Rafati Nasr asked, “Why would I use this credit?

“At the moment, I don’t feel like going [to the U.S.]” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Port Moody resident Mohammad Rafati Nasr, an Iranian who has a post graduation work permit to live in Canada, was denied entry to the U.S. on Saturday as he attempted to board a plane to attend an engineering conference in Nevada where he was to present research on energy saving heating and cooling systems. He recently graduated with a PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Saskatchewan.

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DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Coquitlam’s Persian community is reeling at the news of a U.S. travel ban that is denying entry to travellers of Iranian birth along with citizens of six other Muslim-majority countries.

Canadian students born in Iran who are studying in the U.S., family members with relatives living in the U.S. and resident workers with Iranian travel documents are among those who have been affected.

“It is very confusing. People who are permanent residents or [Canadian] citizens can go but people don’t know what it [their legal situation] is,” said Fred Soofi, owner of Pasta Polo restaurant and a local entrepre-

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Fred Soofi, a native of Iran who has lived in Canada for 45 years, said the U.S. travel ban has many people in Canada confused. neur who was born in Iran but is a Canadian citizen and has lived here for 45 years.

“People are afraid, even U.S. citizens with a Green Card are not going back,” Soofi said.

Although the immigration minister has been reported as saying Canadians with dual citizenship and permanent

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from returning to the U.S., because he was born in Iran. Even though Behbod is a Canadian citizen, Negahban is worried his son might be turned away at U.S. customs because he only has a U.S. student visa.

“Our government said they’ve talked with someone in the

Trump administration and they assured us there won’t be any problem for dual citizens, but there’s no change in the order, and the order says people from those countries there are affected. We have just verbal things from our side, that’s why the uncertainty,” Negahban told

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Ali Negahban said his son, Behbod, a Port Moody secondary grad, is studying political science at Yale in New Haven, Conn. and was hoping to come home to visit but is worried the travel ban might prevent him

A Port Coquitlam immigration lawyer is recommending people from countries affected by the U.S. travel ban wait until procedures and other issues are clarified through the courts or other means before making arrangements.

In an email, Donald Walker stated that much confusion remains since the order was made last week and Canadians with dual passports or residents with visas could be subject to secondary inspections that could delay their travel and complicate future trips.

“It is expected that the courts will resolve the issues within the next month and the best approach is to wait until the matter is clarified,” Walker stated, adding: “The concern in the future is that if NAFTA is abandoned or renegotiated Canadians could find it difficult to obtain any U.S. work visas.”

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The situation has created worry for his family, said Negahban, who is a translator and interpreter and recently had surgery for cancer.

The U.S. order means citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen are barred from entering the U.S. for 90 days, which means the ban would end April 27. But Canada’s immigration minister, a former refugee from Somalia, says Canada got assurances from Washington that Canadian citizens and permanent residents could still cross the border as usual, and those who do face problems are urged to call Canada’s emergency travel number, 613-996-8885.

Soofi said there has been so much confusion that most people he has talked to don’t want to risk being detained at the border.

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Pop. increase means rise in fire dept. calls GARY MCKENNA

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More people equal more emergencies.

That’s the simple math behind an increase in the number of incidents deal with by emergency responders in Coquitlam last year, which saw a jump from 6,932 to 7,329 (5.7%) over the previous year’s figures. Port Moody experienced a rise from 1,420 to 1,517 incidents (6.8%).

“It’s population growth,” said Coquitlam Fire Chief Wade Pierlot. “If you look back, there is a trend you can see as this city keeps growing.”

Still, this year’s increase was smaller than the one seen in

Coquitlam from 2014 to 2015, when the number of incidents jumped from 6,128 to 6,932 (13.1%).

Pierlot attributed that rise to several extreme weather events — a windstorm in August led to more than 100 calls alone — and particularly hot and dry weather.

Port Coquitlam Fire Chief Nick Delmonico concurred, noting that while his community only saw a 1% rise from 4,556 to 4,605 in incidents in 2016, the overall numbers are evening out after a large spike in 2015.

“We had some monstrous windstorms in ’15,” he told The Tri-City News. “We had a couple of days there where we had over a 100 calls… It was a bit of anomaly.”

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“They’re way up,” he said. “It kind of moves around depending on the year.”

He also noted the impact fentanyl is having on the overall call volume.

While medical calls have been trending downwards, the PoCo department attended more than 100 overdose incidents and fentanyl was a factor in more than 20 of those.

“I don’t really see an end in sight on that one,” he said.

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A pedestrian was killed in the 800-block of Austin Avenue after being struck by a vehicle last Thursday night.

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Driver sought in fatal hit-and-run in Coq. Mounties are searching for the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run incident that took the life of a 51-year-old pedestrian in the 800-block of Austin Avenue in Coquitlam last Thursday night.

The incident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. and police said it was unclear whether the driver was aware of what had happened. The RCMP issued a statement urging the driver to come forward and speak with investigators as

soon as possible.

“Collisions at night can be very confusing” said Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin. “Right now we only have the perspective of witnesses. Until we hear from you, the driver, we won’t know your side and thus we won’t have the complete picture of what happened.”

Police were canvassing the area Friday morning looking for witnesses and any potential video surveillance of the

collision.

The Coquitlam RCMP Coordinated Collision Investigation Team is in the early stages of the investigation and encourages anyone with any information to contact them at 604-945-1550 and ask for Cpl. Quentin Frewing.

Any anonymous tips can be provided to Crime Stoppers at 1-8000-222-8477 (TIPS) or via www.solvecrime.ca. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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BEARS IN THE TRI-CITIES

Winter doesn’t mean you don’t have to secure trash Some bears are still out and about — and hungry

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DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Last year was a bad one for bears in the Tri-Cities and 2017 isn’t shaping up to be much better, with reports of bears wandering around neighbourhoods in search of food.

The BC Conservation Officer Service is warning people to lock up their garbage, get rid of bird seed and other attractants, and stay away from a bear with a yellow ear tag that might be both injured and hungry.

“It’s very habituated and not very afraid of humans,” said Sgt. Todd Hunter about the young black bear that has been seen in Westwood Plateau and Port Moody neighbourhoods on and off since Christmas. “We need to make sure if they live up in that area, they make sure they announce themselves coming and going, not leave their dogs unattended, or check their backyard [before letting the dog out] to avoid conflicts.”

Hunter said the CO service also wants to hear from anyone who may have seen the bear so they can follow its movements.

“They’re not easy to trap this time of the year,” he said.

“These bears tend to be more dangerous because they’re really protective of the food source.”

A bear trap was placed in the area but was removed and Todd said the bruin may have

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Bears are more common sights in Tri-City neighbourhoods in spring, summer and early fall but some are sticking it out through the winter, warns the BC Conservation Officer Service. avoided it because of an injured leg and the difficulty of climbing in to retrieve the food left as a lure.

Since December, there have been more than 60 complaints about bears not hibernating and wandering around TriCity neighbourhoods looking for food, most of them in Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam — and that’s an unusually high number for this time of year.

And last month, conservation officers found an undernourished orphan cub wandering around Carousel Court in Coquitlam. When they took it to Critter Care in Langley, it

weighed just 14 lb. and Hunter said it likely wandered away from the den where its mother still slumbered.

The unusual resurgence of bears mid-winter follows one of the worst years for bear complaints and bear deaths in the Tri-Cities in over a decade.

In all, 17 bears were destroyed between April and Dec. 31, 2016 — 15 by conservation officers and two by “other” according to Ministry of Environment statistics.

• To report a human/wildlife conflict call 1-877-952-7277. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

The BC Conservation Officer Service is offering tips for residents living near greenbelts after numerous reports of cougar sightings in the Burke Mountain area.

None of the sightings have been confirmed with photo evidence but officer Clayton DeBruin said the animals are highly mobile and maintain a large home territory, so they are never in one place for long.

Nevertheless, the CO service is monitoring the situation “very closely,” DeBruin said, offering the following tips: • Install perimeter fencing around your property and ensure it’s well lit in the early morning and early evening.

• Remove unnecessary vegetation to keep cougars, bears and coyotes from sleeping in it.

• Keep an air horn handy in case wildlife wanders on to your property (or bang pots and pans).

• And don’t leave cats or dogs in the yard unsupervised, particularly in the early morning and evening.

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B.C.’s Conservation Officer Service is seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down the person or people responsible for killing a Roosevelt elk in late October or early November.

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Reward to be offered to find elk poacher(s) A reward will be offered for information leading to the conviction of a poacher or poachers who shot and killed a rare Roosevelt elk in the Pitt Lake area.

Conservation officers found the 700 to 800 lb., five-point male near Vickers Creek in the northeast part of Pitt Lake in early November but speculate the animal likely floated there from further north.

By offering a reward, the CO service hopes to jog the memory of someone who might have witnessed the shooting. The report can be made anonymously, Sgt. Todd Hunter said.

“We’ve had no leads so far but we’re encouraging the public to come forward,” Hunter said, noting that funds will be sought from the Heritage Conservation Trust Fund to pay for the information if a conviction is achieved.

The elk was hit in the eye and in the shoulder, and there

was no evidence that anyone tried to harvest the meat.

Roosevelt elks had been extinct in the area since over-hunting decimated the population a hundred years ago. But a provincial effort to re-establish the species in southwestern B.C. led to 23 of the animals being introduced into upper Pitt Lake in 2004 and 2005.

Since then, their numbers have grown steadily, reaching approximately 70 by the most recent counts. The population is stable enough that four hunting licences were issued by the provincial government last year but the dead elk found was hunted illegally.

Anyone with information about the shooting can call the Conservation Officer Service on the Report All Poachers and Polluters line, 1-877-952-7277.

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MOSQUE ATTACK AFTERMATH

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“ISBC joins all people of faith and good conscience in standing against terrorism, extremism and hate. We live in an era where terrorists and evildoers across the globe have taken far too many lives, and ruined many more under the false and twisted misuse of religion and social/political views.

Together we need to unite and stand against hate, bigotry and intolerance in our communities across Canada.”

The Sunday shooting also raised security concerns locally.

Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin said, “We are very aware of the investigation in Quebec and are waiting for the findings of the investigation there to help further guide our safety and security decisions here.

“In the meantime we have a continued and increased presence at various locations. If you see anything suspicious, call the police.”

But despite an outpouring of support for the local Muslim community — Port Coquitlam city hall went dark Monday night in honour of the Quebec victims — a group of lawyers said Islamophobia is on the rise.

“These tragic killings are a harsh reminder of the fact there is Islamophobia in Canada and Muslim-Canadians are often the victims of it,” said Hasan

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A bouquet of flowers was left at the Port Coquitlam mosque after the mass shooting Sunday evening at a mosque in Quebec City.

Alam, a spokesperson for the Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline, at a press conference Tuesday morning in Vancouver.

The hotline was launched last year after a nationwide increase in instances of Islamophobia, Alam said, adding the last federal election saw a “divisive form of rhetoric used to single out Muslims as a threat… that gave tacit approval

for anti-Muslim bigotry and contributed to making MuslimCanadians more vulnerable to… hate crimes.”

The numbers haven’t been tallied but he said calls to the hotline have increased, with callers citing incidents at universities, in high school classrooms and on transit.

“In one instance, a woman’s hijab was pulled off her head

while she was walking down the street in Vancouver,” Alam said, noting that incident was prior to Sunday night’s shooting in Quebec.

Laura Tack, a lawyer with the BC Civil Liberties Association, said the association is adding its voice “to the growing chorus of calls on the Canadian government to take action in light of what is happening in the United States,” in particular rescinding the Safe Third Country agreement with the U.S. That agreement recognizes both countries are a safe place for refugees to land, and those who arrive in the U.S. first with intentions to settle in Canada are asked to make their claim in the U.S. (and vice versa).

“It’s clear the United States of America is not a safe place for refugees and refugee claimants… It can’t be considered

by Canada to be safe for the purposes of refugee protection,” Tack said.

Lorne Waldman, speaking on behalf of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, echoed Tack’s statement and said there are provisions in the agreement that allow either party to suspend it without notice for three months.

• You can call the Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline at 604-323-3828 or 1-866-7300728, or visit www.islamophobiahotline.ca. spayne@tricitynews.com @spayneTC

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hanks to the BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA), we now know that elder care in this province is substandard and there are things that could be done to make a difference in people’s lives.

What it would take, besides money, is an elderfirst view rather than simply adherence to schedules and budgets.

The organization is requesting an annual investment of $337 million over the next five years to increase care hours, improve training, replace old infrastructure and overhaul the current system, with matching funds from the federal government.

BCCPA points out that the Scrooge-like allowance of home care in 15-minute blocks and less than 3.36 hours per person of direct care in most seniors’ homes is inadequate.

We say it’s pathetic.

We understand that there are only so many dollars to go around. We get

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that priorities have to be set and budgets adhered to. But the elder care system seems to offer nothing but the bare minimum, with volunteer programs, stressed-out family members and private care expected to pick up the slack.

What’s innovative about the BCCPA approach is it doesn’t just talk about dollars. Many of the recommendations

in the #CareCanBeThere “Strengthening Seniors: A Made-in-BC Roadmap” are about not just meeting urgent care needs but about improving quality of life.

For example, it recommends a Seniors Quality of Life Fund to pay for programs such as recreational therapy, music therapy and occupational therapy for those in residential care and receiving home care.

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“A good place for rehabilitation, for support systems for people that are experts in this field to come to help those that need to have stability and housing. We need a place like Riverview that has a calming influence and that was supposed to be used to help the people of B.C. that are in need.”

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This would be a blessing, for as anyone with a parent in the system knows, most government care is about meeting basic needs of toileting, bathing and administering medicine.

Making it a priority to provide emotional and physical supports to elders with chronic health needs would be a game-changer.

Also of note is the idea that residential care centres could be hubs delivering a wide variety of services so people don’t have to travel so far for programs, while a Care Credits program could provide families with choice in a caregiver, eliminating the stress involved in having a number of different caregivers handling a single person’s intimate tasks.

In the end, the goal should be not be to determine what can be done with less, but what would be the best for our elders, then work back from there.

The BCCPA report goes a long way towards offering some innovative ideas.

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People don’t have to People come together donate to poli. party to help local refugees The Editor, Re. “Donations to BC Liberals are far from ‘grassroots’� (As I See It, The TriCity News, Jan. 27).

When I read Dermod Travis’ opinion piece, with its focus on political fundraising, I found myself wondering how Mr. Travis funds his organization, Integrity BC. Lo and behold, when I checked his website, I discovered a “donate� button.

But try as I might, I couldn’t seem to find any disclosure of donations. Perhaps it’s posted there somewhere but I couldn’t see it.

Nevertheless, logic suggests to me that if the viewpoints advocated by Mr. Travis were sufficiently compelling and attractive, supporters would flock to his side in greater numbers than currently appears to be the case. So, I’m left wondering whether Mr. Travis’

DERMOD TRAVIS, INTEGRITY BC opinion piece might perhaps be a case of the pot calling the kettle black or merely a garden variety case of sour grapes.

As Mr. Travis must surely know, every person in British Columbia is free to come together (i.e., to associate) around a political viewpoint or a cause and free to find resources with which they can mount a supportive campaign. To my

mind, this fundamental freedom is the bedrock of democracy and should not be tampered with. That is how democracy works and I have no problem with any group or political party, including Mr. Travis’ organization, availing itself of the tools of democracy.

And let me say this: One only has to look around the country to see which province is outpacing all of the others, and in so many different ways.

We are clearly doing something right here in British Columbia in how we approach things. Those who present a compelling positive vision for our province, one that attracts support and supporters, should therefore be applauded and encouraged, not condemned and disparaged.

Christopher Law, Port Moody

The Editor, It is breaking my heart and making me angry to watch the news and hear the hatred associated with the ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump against certain refugees.

Many of you have attended or donated to the two main fundraisers our little community group, the Tri-Cities Refugee Welcome Wagon, hosted over the past year and I thank you for this.

It should make Canadians proud to see many people from all political backgrounds who have come together to raise funds for the benefit of refugees in the Tri-Cities. The Tri-Cities Refugee Welcome Wagon has hosted two main fundraisers in 2016 netting $4,500, and these funds directly benefited our Tri-Cities government-assisted refugees, including four widowed single mothers, many children and two with urgent medical issues.

Some essential items purchased so far have been car seats, bus passes, school sup-

“We care about them and knowing them has been a truly humbling experience.�

Nancy McCurrach on refugees in Tri-Cities plies as well as strollers, and the group has paid for moving expenses, and appliance and bicycle repairs. We have collaborated with other groups and volunteers in the community, and assisted with transportation arrangements via HandyDART for dialysis treatment and trips to Vancouver Children’s Hospital. As well, there was a $500 donation to the Coquitlam Foundation to be used to assist the Syrians who had were evacuated in July from

the massive fire that engulfed a Coquitlam apartment building.

These contributions have made a significant impact in the community by helping raise the new refugees out of extreme poverty with essential items and have provided compassionate aid that helps establish reciprocal bonds between the refugees and their community.

It has been a privilege to have gotten to know these beautiful, kind people. They continue to invite us into their homes and despite the language barrier, we have formed long term friendships. They are a warm and hospitable people who have little to give but are willing to share all that they have. We care about them and knowing them has been a truly humbling experience.

To quote Dr. Martin Luther King: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.�

Nancy McCurrach, Tri-Cities Refugee Welcome Wagon, Port Coquitlam

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The city sees those as “a precursor to eventual retail sales of marijuana products.”

Mayor Greg Moore told The Tri-City News yesterday that recreational pot remains illegal under the federal Controlled Drugs and Substance Act and “any paraphernalia sold is only promoting an illegal substance. They’re all leading towards illegal activity.”

But Jodie Emery, spokesperson for Cannabis Culture, which has a storefront in a strip mall at Shaughnessy Street and Lougheed Highway, called the specific bylaw changes for paraphernalia “ridiculous.”

Emery said the Cannabis Culture shop in PoCo plans to close soon as the landlord is clamping down because of

POCO MAYOR GREG MOORE pressure from city hall.

“This is a very sad time for the city of Port Coquitlam and I feel sorry for the citizens there who have to live under such a regressive local government,” she told The Tri-City News.

Said Moore: “They’re operating illegally. They’re in violation of city laws, federal laws,

of their lease agreement. These are not upstanding people.

They’re willing to break the law at every corner and we don’t want those types of people in our community.”

Last month, Richmond also brought forward zoning plans to prevent pot dispensaries from operating in that municipality. In other B.C. communities, however, councils are taking a more relaxed approach as the feds start to build a regulatory framework for the sale and distribution of recreational pot.

In Vancouver, council voted in 2015 to regulate and licence dispensaries; as of December, eight storefronts had business licences and 11 more were being processed. Victoria council voted last September to follow Vancouver’s lead.

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Terry Fox secondary school will be opening its doors to the public tomorrow (Thursday) between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. for the Power of Ideas tour.

The Power of Ideas exhibition is travelling across the country as part of the nationwide Innovation150 celebrations marking Canada’s 150th anniversary. It will provide youth and families with a hands-on approach to learning about science. There will also be an inspiring talk about Canada’s scientific innovations and visitors can try out cutting edge technology to create their own inventions.

Other activities tomorrow include: • science-themed music by student performers, student art work; • chess teacher Dejan Radic playing 10 people at the same time during the chess challenge; • free science movies; • a costume contest with a $100 prize; • Author’s Alley, featuring science writers; • Demo Domain and Robot Rumble; • and food trucks.

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PoCo candidates list not finalized for May provincial election The Tri-CiTy News

The province’s two top parties have secured their Tri-City candidates in all but one riding for the May 8 election.

In Port Coquitlam, neither the BC Liberals nor the BC NDP have set nomination dates for their contenders.

PoCo resident Wayne Marklund is the only Liberal to declare his intention to run against NDP incumbent Mike Farnworth.

A 2014 city council candidate who also ran for the BC Conservatives in Burnaby North in 2013, Marklund told The Tri-City News last week that PoCo “is low on the agenda” for the party.

“It’s a strong NDP riding,” he said, adding, “We have to go through the process of allowing candidates to come forward.

It’s just a matter of time.”

Marklund said he would ideally like to face one or two opponents.

A director-at-large for the PoCo BC Liberal riding association, Marklund said he has been volunteering at party events and signing up new members for several months in PoCo and in Burnaby, where he has a business, with the aim “to help the BC Liberals win a majority.”

Farnworth told The Tri-City News he expects to be acclaimed sometime in March.

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Share journeys for Canada 150 PoCo exhibit will ask: How did you get here?

A third in B.C. to be immigrants by ’36, says statsCan

The public is welcome to participate in PoCo Heritage’s Journeys and Connections by filling in a questionnaire at pocoheritage.org/ my-journey.

DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Now more than ever, Canadians have to understand and appreciate one another’s stories and journeys, say members of the Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society.

And an exhibit being created to mark Canada’s 150th birthday is aimed at doing just that.

This month, the heritage organization is gathering stories of how people came to live in PoCo and what they’ve done to stay connected to folks back “home.”

The exhibit, called Journeys and Connections, will feature stories both recent and historic in a multi-media exhibit that will run from March to September at the Heritage at Leigh Square museum at 2248 McAllister Ave. in PoCo. Two stories have already come to light that highlight the importance of staying connected with loved ones, no matter how far away they are.

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Irene McKinney, a newcomer to Port Coquitlam from Scotland, and Juliana Yung, a longtime resident of PoCo who was born in Hong Kong, are telling the stories of their life journeys as part of the Journeys and Connections exhibit put on by the PoCo Heritage and Cultural Society to mark Canada’s 150th birthday. to stay in touch with her father back in Hong Kong over the years.

Irene McKinney, a recent immigrant from Scotland, reconnected with a boyfriend from her youth, Iain Maciver, and decided to move here to be with him. The spark of their

connection was rekindled through letters and, eventually, email.

When she visited Canada a few years ago and he asked her to live with him, “I had no hesitation, I said yes.”

Yung, who is a PoCo Heritage member, said she

appreciates the effort to document people’s stories to tell the story of the region’s history.

Society president Julie Schmidt said the exhibit will also document how the community has changed over the years to become more diverse.

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people came from, the languages they speak and the challenges they faced and how did they get here, by sea, by air or by land.”

Steve Smith, who will design the exhibit, said he is looking for a wide range of stories and will be collecting them even while the exhibit is running.

He said unless people are from a First Nation, they came from somewhere and PoCo Heritage wants to document it.

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Businesses & individuals honoured at chamber’s annual gala The Tri-City business community congratulated its own last Saturday by handing out awards to the best over the past year.

The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce’s 16th annual gala at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver in Coquitlam saw eight companies and individuals honoured for their outstanding business and charitable efforts.

Maureen Seguin [see 3 at right] of Century 21 In Town Realty was named Chamber Member of the Year while Raj Mutti [4] of Hard Rock was presented with the Young Professional of the Year accolade.

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“Hygge” is sweeping Europe and looks poised to take North America by storm. The home of hygge is Denmark, often called the happiest country on earth.

Meik Wiking, author of The Little Book of Hygge, attributes the Danish satisfaction with life to their obsessive pursuit of hygge (which can be translated as coziness or homeyness).

You can maximize your hygge through warm socks, delicious goodies, casual dinners with friends and family, and afternoons cozied up with steaming drinks and good books. The Little Book of Hygge is an illustrated guide that will help you turn your Japanese-tidied-up space into a comfy nest.

Here are some other thoroughly hygge books to keep you warm this February.

Every hygge gathering needs treats: For bakers wanting to add a bit of Scandinavia into their repertoires, Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break by Anna Brones will have you dreaming of delicate pastries, breads and Danishes. Fika is much more than just a twice-daily coffee

break; it is a time to savour and share a moment with someone.

This illustrated cookbook has 45 traditional recipes that will make your afternoon breaks much more hygge.

For inspiration closer to home, British Columbia from Scratch: Recipes for Every Season

by Denise Marchessault and Caroline West is a great choice.

This lavishly photographed cookbook is a celebration of all the bounty British Columbia has to offer. From the seafood of the Pacific to the berries of the Interior, every flip of the page reveals a mouth-watering creation. There are appetizers, main dishes, drinks and desserts for every season.

Tired of her madcap life in London, former Marie-Claire U.K. editor Helen Russell decided to investigate just why those Danes were so dang

happy in The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World’s Happiest Country.

Russell dives headfirst into the Danish way of life and carefully documents her journey in this funny and eye-opening expose.

Can one be hygge in space?

Becky Chambers’ The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is a wonderfully warm science fiction story. Rosemary has a new job, a new purpose and a new name. After paying dearly for a new identity, she leaves Mars to join the ragtag crew of the Wayfarer and her motley crew.

There, she meets giant lizardlike aliens with very few inhibitions and an AI in love.

A cozy mystery is a perfect match for a rainy day. A Gilded Grave by Shelley Freydont is a classic murder mystery set in America’s Gilded Age. It’s summer and all the rich New Yorkers have retreated to their extravagant “cottages” in Newport. Deanna Randolph, daughter of a sugar baron, is recovering from disastrous coming out and plans to forget her sorrows in the endless round of parties, picnics, tennis games and visits. But it all comes to a grisly end when a maid is found dead at a dinner party.

Find these and other cozy reads at your local library.

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TC CALENDAR TUESDAY, FEB. 7 • Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth in the TriCities who require skilled, caring foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. Info: call North Fraser Recruitment Team, 604-764-8098.

• Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo. Speaker: Marcy Dayan, a physiotherapist, who will discuss how to handle incontinence caused by prostate cancer treatments. All those affected by prostate problems are urged to attend and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere.

There is no charge but donations are welcome. Info: Craig, 604-928-9220 or Ken, 604-9362998.

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-3 p.m., Come Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-5199997.

THURSDAY, FEB. 16 • Burke Mountain’s community group, North East Coquitlam Ratepayers Association, meets Victoria Hall. Speaker at 7 p.m.: longtime Burke resident Dave Menzies, who will speak about Burke and Coquitlam’s earliest days of settlement. Regular meeting starts at 8:15 p.m.

Info: 604-970-2579.

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, 7-9:30 p.m., Come Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-5199997.

SUNDAY, FEB. 19 • Shoreline Writers’ Society meets, 1 p.m., Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. Johns St. New writers welcome. Info: Helmi, 604-462-8942.

TUESDAY, FEB. 21 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-3 p.m., Come Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-5199997.

FEB. 4: WORDSMITHS AND POETRY • Tri-City Wordsmiths meeting, 2-4:30 p.m., Terry Fox Library, PoCo. Topic: “The Sound of Poetry: Have You Found Your Iambic Footing Yet?” will be presented by Christopher Levenson, an award-winning poet, critic, translator and editor who will show how the use of rhythm, verse movement, cadence and line length can underline and intensify a poem’s meaning. The meeting is free but library registration is required: 604-927-7999. Meetings of the Tri-City Wordsmiths are held on the first Saturday of every second month. Info: pandorabee1@gmail.com.

SENIORS • Leisure Connections Program at Glen Pine Pavilion has spaces and will run through March 28. Sponsored by Glen Pine 50Plus Society, this program is designed for persons 60 plus years with mild to moderate dementia or Alzheimer’s who would benefit from a social, recreational and interactive program giving people the tools to once again have fun, laugh and to meet new friends. The program provides respite for caregivers who are supporting their loved one; it is held Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Glen Pine, 1200 Glen Pine Crt. Info: Angela, 604-464-2246; she will provide information about the program and arrange an assessment to make sure the person is suited to participate. Cost: $20 per week, includes lunch.

• Dogwood Drama Club meets Mondays and Thursdays, 1-3:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam (entrance and parking off Winslow Avenue). New members are always welcome for acting roles or backstage crew. Info: Don, 604-526-2345.

• 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.

• Share Family and Community Services’ free seniors (60+) is offering a free, weekly support group that meets for 90 minutes on Wednesday mornings at Poirier community

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• 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.

• 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.

• Seniors meet every Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m., to do fun group activities including physical fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing. All women and men 50 or older are welcome at Share Family and Community Services’ Mountain View Family Resource Centre, 699 Robinson St., Coquitlam (corner of Smith Avenue and Robinson Street).

Info: Gina, 604-937-6970.

• Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to seniors’ concerns. Seniors’ organizations and others interested in joining, call Ernie, 604-5769734, or email tsn@shaw.ca.

• The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month.

People who are interested in

participating in a caregiver support group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780.

• Glen Pine 50Plus group plays bridge Mondays, 12:453:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9:3011:45 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-927-6940.

• Caregiver support group meets second and fourth Friday of each month, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: 604-933-6098.

• Monthly seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Coquitlam. Info: 604-5527221 or info@burquest.org.

• ABCs of Fraud, a consumer fraud prevention program for seniors, by seniors, gives free onehour presentations to seniors groups of 10 or more. Info: 604437-1940 or ceas@telus.net.

• Honeycombs, a group of people over 50 who entertain with song, dance and skits, meets Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Wilson Centre, PoCo. Performers plus prop, sound and stage hands needed. Info or show bookings: Frances, 604-941-1745.

ONGOING • Crossroads Hospice Society meat draw is held Fridays, 3-6 p.m., Arms Pub, 3261 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo. Info: 604945-0606 or info@crossroadshospice.org.

• PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 150-2248 McAllister Ave., is open Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Friday. 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Staff is available Tuesday-Saturday, noon-4 p.m.; volunteers may be on-site at other times. Info: 604-9278403 or www.pocoheritage.org.

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

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Tren Wallace stars as the con artist Frank Abagnale Jr. while Aaron Pardi (right) is Carl Hanratty, the FBI agent trying to chase him down, in the musical Catch Me If You Can, running Feb. 2 to 4 and Feb. 9 to 11 at Centennial secondary. It is the Coquitlam high school’s last show in the theatre. Visit centtheatre.com.

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Cent. takes flight in last show Musical theatre class jumps on board with Catch Me If You Can JANIS CLEUGH

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One Singular Sensation was supposed to be the last show on the Centennial secondary stage.

When alumni bid farewell to the beloved theatre last June with a revue, everyone was looking forward to the next production happening in the newly built school, off Winslow Avenue.

But when September came

and students, teachers and staff were still in the 50-yearold facility, the musical theatre team had to think: By February, would they still be in their current space or would they be debuting their new digs?

Either way, they had to pick a show that could accommodate both sites.

And that meant choosing a musical that wouldn’t need a lot of sets and could — if needed — be transportable.

By November, they had their answer. Catch Me If You Can would take place in their old venue.

Drama teacher Lisa Boddez got to work right away, trying to figure out how to make the final student performance

there extra special.

For the first time in the school’s history, they were allowed to paint the walls.

Boddez also got Pan Am costumes for all the theatre crew so they, too, could be part of the action.

As well, they decided to get the audience to play along.

Ticketholders will essentially be airplane passengers, seated in the fuselage as they watch con artist Frank Abagnale Jr. (played by Grade 11 student Tren Wallace) being chased down by FBI agent Carl Hanratty (portrayed by Aaron Pardi, a Grade 12 student).

During a rehearsal last Thursday, the cast and student orchestra — led for the 16th time by music teacher

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Carole Baker — offered an energetic number, complete with high kicks choreographed by alumni Milena Canta and Mikki Roberts.

It’s not the easiest show to pull off, Boddez said, citing its challenging score and plot — most of which is borrowed from the 2002 film of the same name that starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks.

Still, when Abagnale Jr. delivers his final line — after finally being caught — the crowd will know its meaning will also apply to the old Centennial stage.

“It will be very full circle,” Boddez said. “His game is over.

Our theatre here will be over.

There will be a lot of goodbyes.”

Meanwhile, the audience

will also have a chance to walk down memory lane as the school hallway will be decorated with Centennial theatre posters from the past (the theatre operated a year before the school officially opened, in the country’s centennial year of 1967).

“We want a proper send-off,” Boddez said, “and we want everyone to know how much talent has come out of this school.”

• Catch Me If You Can kicks off tomorrow (Thursday) at Centennial secondary (570 Poirier St., Coquitlam) and runs until Feb. 4, and Feb. 9 to 11. The curtain rises at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $16/$13 via catchmecent.eventbrite.ca.

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A Port Moody student at Eagle Mountain middle clinched an FAHEY Ovation award this week for his performance in Billy Elliot last year.

Nolan Fahey was named Outstanding Newcomer for playing the lead role in the Arts Club Theatre Company production, which ran in Vancouver. The 14-year-old shared the accolade with Valin Shinyei, who portrayed Michael in Billy.

A student of the Lindbjerg Academy of Performing Arts in Coquitlam, Fahey also played Charlie Bates in Theatre Under the Stars’ Oliver! in 2015. And he has been cast in two Align Entertainment productions: The Addams Family and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Billy Elliott was choreographed by Port Coquitlam’s Valerie Easton.

The 13th annual Ovation awards, which took place Sunday at the Vancouver Academy of Music, recognizes the best from the 25 musicals presented in the Lower Mainland last year.

Royal City Musical Theatre’s Fiddler on the Roof received the top prize for Outstanding Community Production (large theatre); it included Tri-City actors Erin Palm, Owen Scott, Arta Nehahpan, Lucas Crandall and Peter Stainton and was directed and choreographed by Easton.

The show beat out Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Align, a Coquitlam-based company, as well as Exit 22’s Cabaret — featuring Lindbjerg talent Nicholas Bradbury, Jenna Testani and Emily Matchette — and TUTS’ Beauty and the Beast featuring Bradbury and Shannon Hanbury.

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Three seasons on Baker Drive JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News

Last summer, Reza Doust went outside his Coquitlam basement studio and pitched his easel on the sidewalk.

He hadn’t painted landscapes in 35 years and thought, since he lived in such a pretty neighbourhood — one that he and his family had resided in for the past 20 years — he would capture it on canvas over the course of several months as part of a new series.

Doust painted the large detached houses and manicured front yards of the people who lived around him on Baker Drive, a road that links Como Lake Avenue with Thermal Drive. He painted the intersection at Como Lake, Baker Drive elementary with its glorious mountain scene to the north, and his truck parked in the driveway.

His plein air presence caught the attention of many of his neighbours, who came out to inquire about his skill, and of students walking home from surrounding schools.

“The younger kids were very excited,” he said. “They asked me, ‘Where do you live?’ I said, ‘I live right here!’ We got to know each other very well.”

In the 30 or so pieces he painted in the summer, fall and winter, the colours shift

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Painter Reza Doust in his Coquitlam home with a new collection of landscapes, which will be exhibited at the Silk Art Gallery in Port Moody this month. from bright hues — the clear blue sky, the freshly cut green grass — to oranges and browns on the autumn trees to darker shades.

And then white.

The snow storm that struck the Lower Mainland in December and January was especially gruelling for residents along Baker Drive — often referred to as “Blizzard Heights” — who had to shovel out from what seemed to be nearly

double the amount of snow compared with the rest of central Coquitlam. The city snow plow packed up the white stuff so high on the street sides that sometimes only the roofs could be seen peeking above them.

The final image in Doust’s collection is of the snow finally melting and of the road coming to light. “It was an interesting time to see it all change and to document it,” he said.

Today (Wednesday),

Doust will open his exhibit — aptly titled Painting the Neighbourhood — at the Silk Art Gallery in Port Moody, a display that runs until Feb. 28.

It’s a small show given his international stature.

Doust started his art training — at the age of nine — in Esfahan, the historical capital of Iran. By 14, he was enrolled in the School of Fine Arts and working primarily with oil paints and inspired by the

style of Vincent Van Gogh. A year later, Doust held his first solo show, at the Iranian & American Cultural Society, and at 15, his pieces were named the best at the National Exhibition for Young Artists in Tehran. After he graduated with a bachelor of fine arts from Tehran University, Doust exhibited around the Persian Gulf region and Europe. But, to escape ongoing violence and persecution in his country, Doust and his family escaped in 1993 to Kuwait where he opened up contemporary art galleries. Four years later, they immigrated to Canada.

Doust last exhibited in 2011 at the Sultan Gallery in Kuwait and, last year, one of his works was featured at the Evergreen Cultural Centre as part of a Coquitlam 125 show.

Doust has a strong charitable side, too: Each Friday, he travels to Vancouver’s downtown eastside to volunteer with low-income residents at the Carnegie Community Centre.

An image of one of the alleys he passes by weekly is included in his Neighbourhood series.

• Painting the Neighbourhood runs at the Silk Art Gallery (2419 Clarke St.) from Feb. 1 to 28. Doust will be on site on Saturday at 3 p.m. and will demonstrate his skill on Feb. 11 from 3 to 5 p.m.

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Contemporary dance is another four-week class happening at the Maillardville facility.

Taught by Kylah Powell, the mini-session runs Tuesday mornings from Feb. 14 to March 7. And Natasha Sengotta will lead musical theatre students on Friday nights starting Feb. 3 until March 3. To register, call 604-664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca.

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Ballet Kelowna returns to Coquitlam next week with five dances to celebrate the country’s 150th year.

The works for 150 Moves — to be featured as part of a provincewide tour for the company, including a stop at the Evergreen Cultural Centre on Feb. 10 — were created by emerging and veteran Canadian choreographers.

Among the pieces to be performed is Dénouement, a pas-dedeux commissioned by Karen Kain, the artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada, and conceived by Matjash Mrozewski to showcase the skills of the National dancers at the 8th international competition for the Erik Bruhn Prize.

The Coquitlam audience will be treated to another pas-de-deux based on the Romeo and Juliet balcony scene, as imagined by choreographer Joshua Beamish.

Ballet Kelowna’s artistic director and CEO Simone Orlando also designed a tribute to the late country music legend Johnny Cash with her dance In Studies of Cash.

That will juxtapose with a dance by John Alleyne, the former artistic director of Ballet BC, who choreographed Split House Geometric, which is set to staccato movements.

The program wraps up with a new piece titled Canadiana Suite that uses Oscar Peterson’s composition of the same name; the group number is by Orlando and Donald Sales and recognizes the country’s regions and cultures with classical ballet and jazz styles.

Tickets for the show are $37/$32/$16 by visting the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam), by calling the box office at 604-9276555 or logging on to its website at evergreenculturalcentre.ca. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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Fighting for the oppressed JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News

Paul Robeson must be turning in his grave.

The late singer, actor and activist — who, in the 1950s, was banned from travelling outside of the United States after being accused of having anti-American sentiments — would likely be disappointed to see the new Trump administration using the same scare-mongering, anti-democratic tactics.

Tayo Aluko tells his story in Call Mr. Robeson: A Life With Songs, which runs at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre this month — a story that rings true today as more than half a century ago.

Robeson, who died in 1976, stood up for ordinary people.

“Not just black people but, in his words, all oppressed people in the world,” Aluko said during a phone interview last week from London, England, where he premiered his new show, Just An Ordinary Lawyer.

“He decided to use his art and singing voice as a weapon in defence of all oppressed people.”

Aluko studied Robeson’s life after he was told he had a similar-sounding bass voice as the man who famously sang Ol’ Man River.

Aluko didn’t know anything about Robeson at the time but, after reading a biography, felt compelled to write a play about the artist and champion.

Robeson’s life, Aluko said, essentially captures the first half of the 20th century in America: an NFL hero who gained his law degree and performed regularly on stage and screen, but later set it aside to become politically active.

He lobbied for the Republican side of the Spanish Civil War, was on a Council on African Affairs and was investigated during the age of McCarthyism.

His passport was taken away when he refused to denounce pro-Soviet policies.

Aluko said Muslims are the target now. “There’s a narrative that Muslims pose a threat to world peace but the real issue is that religion is being used as a smoke screen” to protect selfinterests, he said.

Reaction to his award-winning play is the same no matter where it’s told, the Nigerian native said: Audiences in Canada, Britain and Jamaica want to hear “an international and human story about a man who tried to fight the system.

And it’s inspiring to continue that fight today.”

• Call Mr. Robeson: A Life With Songs runs at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) from Feb. 16 to 18, with a matinee on Feb. 18.

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Centennial Centaurs’ Andrew Lee attempts to get a shot off against Heritage Woods Kodiaks’ Amin Eslami in high school hoops action last Thursday. The visiting Cents won 72-59. They were to host Dr. Charles Best last night while the Kodiaks were to be at home to the Riverside Rapids.

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Danita Stroup will don the Maple Leaf when Team Canada competes in the 2017 Federation of International Lacrosse Women’s World Cup this summer.

The Port Coquitlam athlete was chosen from a pool of 127 applicants from across the country and made the first round of cuts during tryout tournaments in New York in August and in Baltimore last October. The tournament will be held in Guildford, England between July 12 and 22.

“We were thrilled with the effort of all 25 training squad athletes and congratulate the 18 named to the final roster that will travel to the World Cup in England,” said women’s field program director and associate head coach Gary Gait.

“This team is extremely dynamic and athletic and will be ready to compete against the best in the world.”

Stroup, who currently attends Northwestern University, has competed internationally before.

In 2015, she joined Team Canada during the under19 World Championship in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she scored two assists in the squad’s gold-medal victory.

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Danita Stroup of Port Coquitlam will be in England this summer to compete with Team Canada at the women’s lacrosse world cup.

Island University to play in the NCAA. With the 18-player Team Canada roster, Stroup will be one of the younger players, with veteran leaders like Dana Dobbie, Crysti Foote and Katie Guy. She is also on the only player from British Columbia on the roster.

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“Our team has a great mix of veteran players and talented youngsters,” said head coach Scott Teeter. “There are a lot of collegiate and international experience on our roster and I believe that will benefit us greatly.” sports@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

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Some tight defence was on display as Heritage Woods Kodiaks hosted Centennial Centaurs in girls’ high school basketball play last Thursday. The home team prevailed 73-71. Heritage Woods’ next regular season game is next Tuesday at home versus Terry Fox while Cents play Saturday at Fox.

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Rotary Club sports gala to raise cash Iannuzzi, Reid will rep Lions at March 2 event

The Rotary Club of Coquitlam is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a gala dinner that will benefit the Canucks Autism Network and raise money to upgrade playground equipment at Mountain View Park.

The event, which will take

place on March 2 at the Hard Rock Casino (2080 United Blvd.) in Coquitlam, features a live/silent auction, a 50/50 draw with an estimated $10,000 prize and other fun activities. Current BC Lions receiver Marco Iannuzzi will run the auction while the gala will be emceed by former Lions offensive lineman Angus Reid.

Proceeds from the event will be used to upgrade playground equipment

at Mountain View Park in Coquitlam, which is currently being updated. Other funds will also go to support the Canucks Autism Network, which invests in sports, social and recreation programs for families living with autism.

Tickets for the dinner cost $125 and can be purchased b contacting Noella at 604805-8001 or noellaneale@ shaw.ca. sports@tricitynews.com

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Tickets: $125.00 50/50 Tickets 1/$10.00 or 3/$25.00 Contact Noella Neale at 604-805-8001 or noellaneale@shaw.ca

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An informal gathering is planned at the Arms Pub in Port Coquitlam on Monday, February 6 from 4 to 9pm with tributes and sharing from 6:30 to 7. Graveside interment to be held at Royal Oak Cemetery in Victoria, BC on Saturday, February 11 at 2 pm.

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