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SCHOOL DISTRICT 43

95 teachers hired, local totals still below 2012 More SD43 hiring to come to deal with court ruling DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

School District 43 has been on a hiring spree in early 2017 as a result of the Supreme Court of Canada ruling restoring contract language and because more students arrived in schools in September than were expected.

In all, 95 new teaching jobs have been created, plus 24 fulltime equivalent (FTE) educational assistants; as well, seven new posts were created for professionals such as learning

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specialists, school psychologists and speech and language pathologists.

“We are getting as many teachers into our classrooms as soon as possible,” superintendent Patricia Gartland told trustees at Tuesday’s board of education meeting.

But numbers provided by the Coquitlam Teachers’ Association suggest the district staffing compliment is well down from 2012, when budget cuts were made to eliminate a deficit.

Despite the recent influx of new blood, there are fewer teachers in SD43 schools than there were in 2012, CTA president Ken Christensen stated in an email. see JOB CUTS, page 8

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Coquitlam is one of the fastest growing cities in the Lower Mainland, according to the latest census figures released this week by statistics Canada: see page 7

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SD43 spends 10X usual budget on snow DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

School District 43 expects to spend $1 million to clear snow this winter season, nearly 10 times more than in a typical school year, trustees were told Tuesday.

Superintendent Patricia Gartland said crews kept parking lots clear, ensuring that schools were able to stay open even in as much of the region was blanketed in snow over several weeks.

It costs as much as $52,000 a day to clear snow from around the district’s 70 schools and education facilities so it didn’t take long for the district to outspend the $120,000 it usually budgets for snow clearing.

In an amendment to the current budget, SD43 is adding $880,000 to the amount needed for snow clearing. The board was told that $120,000 is typically sufficient and the district spends less then half that in a typical winter.

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out of the district’s operating budget, which has a surplus this year largely because of additional revenues from international education.

Heavy snows have also delayed the move of Centennial secondary students and staff into new facilities next door.

Ivano Cecchini, the district’s assistant secretary treasurer for facilities and planning, said most of the interior of the new building is complete but snow has hampered the construction of walkways and entries.

He would not confirm a possible opening date but did say the school’s auto technology department has already moved into new digs and the delays aren’t costing the district any additional money.

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Snow has delayed the opening of the new Centennial secondary school, which still needs some outside concrete work to be completed before staff and students can move in.

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Big, tall plans for Andrés Wine site SARAH PAYNE

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A decade after talk of redeveloping the Andrés Wines property in Port Moody began, a formal application is now in the city’s hands.

The proposal, if approved, would dramatically alter the city’s west end from a bastion of heavy industry to a bustling residential and commercial neighbourhood.

Urbanics Consultants Ltd., which represents owner Andrew Peller Ltd., has proposed a mix of highrise and low-rise buildings on the twohectare (five-acre) former winery site, as well as neighbouring properties fronting Clarke Street; all together, the area would be known as Westport Village.

The buildings proposed include: • a 31-storey tower with 25 storeys of residential and a sixstorey boutique hotel;

• a 21-storey mixed-use tower with up to 17 storeys of rental housing, four storeys of office space, an athletic club and a large grocery store; • a 12-storey mixed-use tower with eight storeys of seniors’ housing, up to three more for a seniors’ care facility, ground-level retail and light industrial space below-grade; • and a six-storey mixed-use building featuring clinic space, retail and linkages to the hotel.

There is also an emphasis on space for artists, with a threestorey arts centre to include ground-floor arts-oriented office space, flex space and a top-floor daycare centre, as well as five low-rise buildings identified in the plan as the “arts village,” which includes artist work space, shops, galleries and residences.

The application for official community plan and zoning bylaw amendments is at its earliest stages and will need to pass through several hoops before any development proceeds.

Mary de Paoli, PoMo’s manager of planning, said the plan could go to the city’s Community Planning Advisory Committee (CPAC, formerly

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An illustration of the view from Clarke Street of the proposed development on the former Andrés Wine site on the west side of Port Moody. the Land Use Committee) in March; Urbanics will be required to host its own community information meeting before then.

The public can provide feedback at the CPAC meeting, after which council would consider

first and second reading of the OCP and zoning amendments.

Should those be approved, the application would be subject to a public hearing and third reading.

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(Metro is in the process of developing an industrial land strategy.)

Tuesday, council members expressed initial support for the proposal, saying it provided an opportunity to revitalize PoMo’s west end and bring much needed services to the area.

One significant concern, however, is with projected growth in the area — recently submitted plans for the Flavelle mill site and Suter Brook could bring about 8,000 new residents to Moody Centre while suggestions for Coronation Park may add another 4,500 — and where children living in these new spaces would attend school.

Coun. Meghan Lahti noted School District 43’s plans for Moody elementary are to shift the location and downsize it.

“It seems like the decision to move the school and make it smaller is based on old information, not this information,” she said.

Mayor Mike Clay agreed, saying it appears at times that growth projections submitted to the school district don’t always seem to reach the “board, the planners, the long-term thinkers.” spayne@tricitynews.com @spayneTC

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Students Janay Pakozdy, Baretta Gibot and Owen Hancock help unveil drawings for the replacement for their school, Minnekhada middle in Port Coquitlam.

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$33M for Minnekhada, no word on other schools DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

A $33.3 million replacement school for Minnekhada middle in Port Coquitlam was announced Wednesday.

The long-awaited school will be built for 600 students and will include a full-sized basketball court and a performing arts stage that will connect to a multi-purpose room. With architect’s drawings already in place, School District 43 is ready to seek a building permit, a small crowd of politicians, students and teachers was told Wednesday, with construction to start this September.

Education Minister Mike Bernier credited the school district for bringing priority projects to the province’s attention and said SD43 has already

completed 18 seismic mitigation projects, with three under construction and 10 remaining to be addressed.

But he wasn’t able to confirm when funding would be announced for replacing Irvine elementary, which is also on the seismic priority list.

Parents have been lobbying for funding to replace the older school and CoquitlamBurke Mountain NDP MLA Jodie Wickens said she was hoping to hear details about replacing the PoCo school at Wednesday’s announcement.

“These announcements come out before an election all the time,” she told The Tri-City News. “Parents up there [at Irvine] are saying [when] is our school going to be [done]?”

Meanwhile, a group of students and teachers expressed enthusiasm for the new school,

which will feature plenty of natural light and collaborative learning spaces, and should be built by the winter of 2019.

Music teacher David Erikson said he has been waiting a long time for the replacement and is looking forward to seeing the new performance stage and having room for music programs, such as the popular DJ program and Must Rock.

Owen Hancock, a Grade 6 student, said he’s looking forward to the new school even though he will be at high school by the time it is built. A basketball fan, Hancock is especially pleased to learn there will be a full-sized court and the school “will be earthquake safe.” He expects his younger sister will be able to attend the new school. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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PUBLIC TRANSIT

Which route do you prefer for 159/169?

GARY MCKENNA The Tri-CiTy News

The cities of Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam are divided over proposed bus route changes.

Currently, the 169 operates as a direct link between Coquitlam Central Station and Braid Street Station in New Westminster via Lougheed Highway while the 159 travels from Port Coquitlam to Braid through a meandering route that includes the Mayfair and Pacific Reach industrial areas around United Boulevard.

The new options would see the 159 become the more direct route to rapid transit while the 169 would service the industrial areas, an arrangement that PoCo Mayor Greg Moore said he favours.

“A vast majority of riders do not get on or off the bus in the Mayfair Industrial Park — only 0.5%,” he said. “So we don’t think adding to the travel time for the other 99.5% of the riders is reasonable.”

TransLink notes that since the opening of the Evergreen Line, the 169 has seen a decrease in ridership of 75% while the 159 has experienced a 10% drop.

Sarah Ross, TransLink’s di-

rector of system planning, said the transportation authority has heard from riders of the 159 who are not happy with the circuitous route they have to take to get to SkyTrain.

“We have had a lot of feedback on that route over the years,” she said during Monday’s council-in-committee meeting in Coquitlam.

But Coquitlam council is less enthusiastic about the route change options.

Mayor Richard Stewart said his city is trying to connect more residents with the employment opportunities that exist around the United Boulevard industrial area.

“One of our big challenges in that industrial corridor is the lack of transit options, particularly late at night,” he said.

“There are printers down there that work all night and their employees can’t use public transit.”

One of the new route options would see the 159 begin at the Port Coquitlam West Coast Express station and travel down Shaughnessy Street before turning on to Pitt River Road and eventually meeting up with the Mary Hill Bypass. From there, the bus would move onto the Lougheed Highway and head straight to Braid.

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The other option would see the 159 loop its way through the Mayfair area around Glacier Street before moving to Lougheed and on to Braid.

The 169 does not change significantly in either option, travelling down Lougheed before turning into the Mayfair area and heading to Braid Street via the Pacific Reach industrial area.

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When the last census was taken in 2011, shovels were not yet in the ground for the construction of the Evergreen Extension.

Today, the rapid-transit line that opened Dec. 2 is being cited as one of the main population drivers for the city of Coquitlam, which is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Metro Vancouver, according to recently released Statistics Canada data.

The census figures show that the number of residents in the city rose 9.8%, from 126,804 in 2011 to 138,284 in 2016, an increase that is behind only the township of Langley (12.6%) and the city of Surrey (10.6%).

“I am surprised we ended up in third, actually,” said Mayor Richard Stewart. “We do have a number of development areas going at the same time. A good amount of that is in response to the rapid transit line and the housing demand associated with it.”

Now that Evergreen is open, Stewart said he expects the growth to continue.

“There is no question that the housing affordability crunch that has hit the Lower Mainland is largely a shortage of supply,” he added. “We have to keep up with demand for housing. If we don’t keep up, prices will continue to rise.”

At the other end of the population growth scale is Port Moody, a city that has also benefited from Evergreen’s opening but has only seen a 1.6% rise in residents since the last census.

In 2011, 33,011 people called PoMo home, a number that increased to 33,551 in 2016 — well short of the Metro Vancouver average of 6.5%.

Mayor Mike Clay acknowledged the city has “lagged” in recent years but said that is largely due to the fact Moody experienced tremendous growth “when SkyTrain was supposed to come” back in the early 2000s.

“Newport, Suterbrook, Klahanie were all built as transit-accessible communities,” he told The Tri-City News. “Then [SkyTrain] didn’t come and was delayed.”

He noted that at one point, Port Moody had more highrisetowers than the Coquitlam Centre area, “which obviously was going to change.”

Now that SkyTrain is operating here, he said there are projects in the development pipeline, as well as proposals like the Flavelle site, which are still being debated by council and residents.

Meanwhile, Port Coquitlam’s growth was also below the Metro Vancouver average. The city saw a population increase of 4.7% from 55,958 residents in 2011 to 58,612 in 2016.

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Vancouver and Surrey remain the most populated cities in the area as of 2016.

Vancouver grew by 4.6 per cent to 631,486 while Surrey grew by 10.6% to 517,887.

Vancouver has the highest population density in all of Canada, with 5,400 people per square kilometre. Vancouver, New Westminster, North Vancouver and White Rock are the densest cities in B.C.

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Cities such as Vancouver and Surrey may be seeing large increases in the number of empty homes but the phenomenon does not appear to be a significant issue in the Tri-Cities.

The recent Stats Canada data showed 3,068 (5.6%) of Coquitlam’s 54,393 total dwellings were unoccupied. In Port Coquitlam, 833 (3.7%) of the city’s 22,586 units were empty while, in Port Moody, 753 (5.7%) of its 13,190 were vacant. In the city of Vancouver, there are 25,502 unoccupied units (8.2%).

But the numbers do not necessarily mean that homes counted as unoccupied are empty year round. StatsCan defines an unoccupied dwelling as a unit that was vacant on census day, meaning properties that are between tenants or up for sale would be counted as empty. It could also catch residents who have been away on extended vacations.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT 43

Job cuts from 2012 not yet offset by new hires due to ruling continued from front page

In 2012, there were 1,854 FTE teachers but by 2015, that number had dropped to 1,718 — a loss of about 136 jobs — according to the CTA. And while the Supreme Court decision is a “favourable outcome” for teachers, the district is still down about 80 FTE positions since 2012, Christensen said.

“Those budget cuts from 2012-’14 had a very strong impact upon working and learning conditions,” he told The Tri-City News. “Even with the recent hires due to government putting $50 million back into the system to deal with immediate staffing, we are still well down from what we are owed now contractually and what we lost due to budget cuts.”

Some of the new hires are the result of 113 more students than expected being enrolled.

Gartland said the district has also been able to hire 30 permanent substitute teachers to fill in for teachers who were hired for fulltime contracts and she said she expects the funds from the court decision to continue having an impact into the next school year.

BOARD MTG. CHANGE

School District 43 board of education meetings will now start at 7 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m.

“It was so the public and the presentations could start earlier,” said superintendent Patricia Gartland.

Other tweaks have been made to board agendas to make them more efficient, including limiting staff presentations to 10 minutes and including more details about the presentations in the board packages. Meetings are held in the board office at 550 Poirier St., Coquitlam, with the next board meeting slated for Tuesday, Feb. 21.

PATRICIA GARTLAND, SD43 “It’s been a boon to our district,” Gartland said.

But at the unveiling of a $33.5-million seismic replace-

ment for Minnekhada middle school, Education Minister Mike Bernier couldn’t provide a timeline for full implementation of the Supreme Court decision, saying only that negotiations with the BCTF are ongoing and “we’re committed to funding whatever comes out of those discussions.”

The BC Teachers’ Federation is calling for at least $300 million in new funding to deal with collective agreement language the court restored and is hoping for a funding commitment in the Feb. 21 provincial budget. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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SNOWMAGEDDON

FAMILY DAY

Snow turned out City of Coquitlam Facility Hours lights for many

February 13

2,000 without power in PoMo on Thursday a.m.

Many of Coquitlam’s facilities have holiday operating hours or may be closed.

JANIS CLEUGH

The Tri-CiTy News

This week’s snowstorm and subsequent flooding bought darkness across the Tri-Cities yesterday.

About 2,000 BC Hydro customers in parts of Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra woke up without lights Thursday morning while a fallen tree over a wire wiped out electricity to more than 100 customers on Burke Mountain in Coquitlam at around 3:40 a.m.

Another wire went down on Harper Road and Conifer Drive shortly after 7 a.m. and more residents were affected by the power outage on Grover Avenue, off Como Lake Avenue.

The morning blackouts added to the woes of commuters, who had to contend with large pools of water on the roads and slush on the sidewalks and streets.

Officials from Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port

If you require emergency assistance regarding water, sewer or roads, please call 604-927-3500.

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While this week’s snow produced some scenic photos, it also caused problems with flooding and power outages in the Tri-Cities.

Moody and the two villages — as well as police — took to social media to alert drivers and pedestrians about the dangers as well as notify about trash, recycling and green waste pickup.

Dave Kidd, PoCo’s manager of public works, and Todd Gross, the city’s parks services manager, told The Tri-City News the municipality has received numerous calls about plugged catch basins and flooded roads.

“All public works staff have been redirected to flood patrol and potholes,” they said.

(Residents are asked to pitch in by clearing the melting snow and debris from the catch basins near their homes; fallen trees can be reported by calling 604-927-5496 or emailing publicworks@portcoquitlam.ca).

Meanwhile, the snow storm and heavy rainfall warning for Metro Vancouver on Thursday morning also prompted the provincial government to temporarily close the Port Mann Bridge to clear the cables of ice.

As a result, Highway 1 through Coquitlam was shut for an hour, from 10 to 11 a.m.

Hours

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SNOWMAGEDDON

ICBC hits record call Explore Coquitlam volume on Monday Entertain Your Kids Almost 5,500 B.C. drivers called to submit claims KATYA SLEPIAN BLACK PRESS

Monday’s snowfall drove ICBC claims to record highs, according to spokesperson Sam Corea.

“Feb. 6 was one of the busiest days so far this winter, with 5,463 calls,” said Corea, adding that Monday beat the just over 5,000 claims submitted during the big December snow days.

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ICBC claims submitted related to snow falling from either the Alex Fraser or the Port Mann bridges.

(While Jan. 3 showed 5,868 calls, the number is linked to snowfall on Jan. 1 and 2 as well.)

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“In the first six days of February 2017, we have had 21,254 Dial-a-Claim calls. For the first six days of Feb. 2016, the call volume was 17,820,” said Corea. “So, we’ve seen a 20% increase in calls when comparing the two months.”

Average daily call volume for ICBC is just over 2,800.

CANADA 150

Coq. in on Canada 150 events The city of Coquitlam has received a federal grant to be British Columbia’s representative in the MosaiCanada exhibit, which will be held in Gatineau, Que., as part of Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations.

The city will be submitting

a planted sculpture of Bill Reid’s famous killer whale statue for its entry, which will be displayed between July 1 and Oct. 15. After that, the piece will be brought back to Coquitlam and installed as a 150th birthday legacy.

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in Gatineau’s Jacques Cartier Park and will include entries from across the country in painting, sculpting and horticulture. The theme of the exhibit will be Canadian history and values and will be represented by 40 arrangements and submissions.

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Family Day GET OUTDOORS: Take a walk around Town Centre Park or play a free game of outdoor table tennis or foosball. Another lovely park to explore is Como Lake Park, which has an easy, 1.2-kilometre trail that loops around the lake, with a playground and two fishing docks (the lake is stocked with rainbow trout). coquitlam.ca/parkfinder STAY INDOORS: Have fun and get active on the ice or in the water.

Coquitlam’s recreation complexes will be hosting fun entertainment, games and activities from Feb. 12-13. coquitlam.ca/familyday Other indoor ideas include lining up a strike at Zone Bowling or scaling the climbing walls at Climb Base5. zonebowling.ca, climbbase5.com

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Bear Smart enough?

Bears are being killed in large numbers in the Tri-Cities — as many as 15 were euthanized last year — despite efforts by cities to toughen garbage bylaws, and ramp up education, warnings and fines. Coquitlam was even given Bear Smart status for its efforts.

Yet every summer and fall, conservation officers are called to neighbourhoods where bears are getting into garbage and the creatures have to be euthanized because they get used to available food and just won’t leave. Whatever the reason, you would think after 10 years of education in the Tri-Cities, the number of bear kills would be dropping.

In fact, this year was one of the worst for bear complaints and bear deaths in recent memory. There appears to be no correlation between education and enforcement and bear deaths except that perhaps people are more inclined to make a complaint if they see a bear than in years past.

The trend line we would like to see includes fewer problems with bears and a reduction in the number of bear kills as a result of more education and enforcement.

Let’s hope that’s the future for 2017.

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PARENTING

Grading all types of dads on a (water)sliding scale D uring the hellish Vancouver winter of 2017, my two young sons and I spent a day in the pool at the pool to escape the icy death of the –4 C weather.

Our trip to the indoor oasis included a rather strange sight: a grown man who insisted on riding the waterslide with all of the children, over and over again. Everyone else riding the slide looked to be 13 years of age or younger but this one dad just kept ANDY PREST racing up the stairs after his kids, standing in line soaking wet like a doofus, then whizzing down at top speed to try to make the biggest splash at the bottom.

Not once did another adult take a slide during the hour he spent riding the plastic dragon. The sight of that man amongst boys got me thinking about parenting styles. Let’s break it down multiplechoice style to see what style of dadding works best.

Scenario 1 — The waterslide: Your kids are about to embark on 14 straight hours of stair-climbing and line-standing to earn a total of approximately 47 seconds of slide time. What do you do, Dad? • Dad 1: You stake out a prime spot in the hot tub, where you can NEWSROOM 604-472-3030 DELIVERY 604-472-3040 DISPLAY ADS 604-472-3020 CLASSIFIED ADS 604-630-3300

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keep one eye on the children and the other on the yoga class next door. Upward facing dog, sideways glancing man.

• Dad 2: You dutifully wait at the bottom of the slide, waving at the little gaffers in line and then fishing them out of the splash pool before they drown.

• Dad 3: Ignoring the inevitable crippling pain your old-man legs will feel tomorrow, you race up the stairs behind your kids and hit the slides. One down, 80 more to go. Wheeee!

Scenario 2 — The toboggan hill: Your family has donnwed every single piece of clothing in the house to brave the frigid West Coast winter and hit the hills for a rare bit of Vancouver sledding. Dad, what do you do?

• Dad 1: You get a jumpstart on the après-sled with a thermos full of coffee and Baileys.

• Dad 2: You’ve got Goldfish crackers in your pocket and you aren’t afraid to share them. “Need a push, little buddy? Off you go!”

• Dad 3: You race up the hill, so excited to hit the slopes that you zip down your first run on your butt. Three hours later, you’re still toboggan surfing, ice burns be damned.

Scenario 3 — The soccer game: The frigid rain is washing the last bit of joy out of the famed all-year soccer schedule you used to be so envious of before you moved to Vancouver. But the kids don’t care — they just want to play. What do you do, Pops?

• Dad 1: You’re comfy in your SUV, Game of Thrones playing on the entertainment system while your kid battles it out with his team.

Oh crap, he’s coming over — crack the window a bit: “Wet out there, buddy?”

• Dad 2: Your golf umbrella is fully deployed, and the hot chocolate and Timbits are all set for post-game. “Good job, good effort!”

• Dad 3: You’re the coach, your feet are soaked, your children are soaked, your pylons are soaked, your balls are soaked. Play on!

Now that we’ve established the types, it’s time to sort it all out.

Dad 1: Hey, you made it out. Maybe next time try getting your hands dirty a little bit too.

Dad 2: Great job making everything work for the kids. You’re a hero, plain and simple.

Dad 3: Way to get in there! Make sure you don’t trample any kids in your gusto.

The final answer is that it’s all good, dads, as long as you don’t hit your kids and you love them unconditionally. Whatever gets you and your kids through the day in one happy piece is OK, just like that crazy man on the waterslide in West Vancouver. I actually found out who he is. He writes a column for the local paper. A real whack job.

Mostly harmless — just don’t come between him and his slide.

Andy Prest is the sports editor for the North Shore News. @Sports_Andy

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We all get by with a little help in the snow The Editor, Thursday afternoon, I find myself rushing to cross St John’s street in Old Port Moody to get to an appointment. Fortunately, a couple is at the light and have already pushed the button.

As the light turns green for us, I notice that she is in an electric wheelchair and, despite his efforts to help, they can’t even get off the sidewalk to the street due to the buildup of snow/ice/ slush.

I approach to help, wishing that I had put a snow shovel in my purse before I left the office.

Between the two of us moving slush out of the way with our dress shoes, we finally manage to struggle our way across Kyle Street, only to face the larger obstacle of St. Johns.

At that point, another businesswoman approaches us and throws her back into the effort.

Thankfully, while our journey takes us well beyond the time we have to cross, all the traffic waits quite patiently for us to finish the trip and get our wheelchair-bound passenger back up onto (another) snowcovered sidewalk.

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People pushing cars were just some of those helping others during the recent snowy conditions. and I are now met with the most genuine gratitude. It takes him and us and the weight of an electric wheelchair almost 10 minutes to get off the sidewalk onto the non-existent ramp to wait for a crossing and to make it across St Johns. He then adds that they “live in Glenayre and cannot even get out of our driveway.”

I cannot pretend to imagine the grit, strength and courage it takes to let strangers touch you and your chair; live with the reality that you cannot get around

despite being intellectually capable and need to rely on others in the faint hope that there may be enough support to get you where you need to go.

I’ve read lots of complaints about what the city has/hasn’t done about the snow but three out of four corners were not shovelled by the businesses there — one of which is part of a company that made more than $8 billion in profits last year — and I’ve been much more aware of how much I take for granted since then. At the very

least, each of us needs to make sure our sidewalks and transition spaces will allow everyone passage.

Lisa Dube, Port Moody

HAVE SHOVEL...

The Editor, I just had to send out a big THANK YOU to the young man who was waiting at the corner of Shaughnessy Street and Pitt River Road Monday evening with shovel in hand for the sole purpose of helping drivers in the horrible conditions.

He was truly the silver lining in my evening after a scary and nerve-wracking drive home from Vancouver. I couldn’t make it up that little hill alongside the Shell gas station and started panicking. He ran right over and started shovelling and scraping around my tires, and ultimately pushed my vehicle up the remainder of that hill so I could then turn left onto Shaughnessy towards downtown PoCo. I hope he reads this but even if not, I think it’s important to share when these kind gestures happen to remind all of us that there are still many good hearts out there. I’m so thankful for his help in what was otherwise a terrible evening. And I find it extra encouraging to know that our younger generation is stepping up to help their communities.

Erin Styles, Port Coquitlam

DRIVE SAFELY

The Editor, With all this snow, I know it’s a priority to get the main arterial roads cleared for the all-important car, especially given the fact that a trip more than two blocks has become a driving necessity. (Walking has

become a lost art.)

Still, last Sunday morning, I took my dog on her morning walk from Brunette Avenue down Schoolhouse Street to Lucille Starr Way to Mackin Park. Getting there was not too bad — sidewalks had a few inches of snow but walking was good.

The return trip, however, was a nightmare. The snowplows had obviously been up and down Schoolhouse and Brunette. The snow was piled up at least two feet on the sidewalks on both sides of the street.

People were forced to actually walk on these busiest of streets.

I understand the need to clear the streets, what I can’t understand are these drivers who were zipping by these pedestrians as if they enjoyed optimal driving conditions. Some drivers were obviously peeved at the pedestrians and we’re giving them the one-finger salute.

It’s weather conditions like these that brings out the best and worst in human nature.

Unfortunately, it’s usually the worst.

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To help with choices that have to be made by many, the local branch of CARP is providing a panel discussion on the current state of assisted dying, palliative care and end-of-life home care.

The event, called How Will It End For Me?, will be held Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at First Memorial Burkeview Chapel, 1340 Dominion Ave., Port Coquitlam.

Speakers will include Dr. Ellen Wiebe, who will talk about physician-assisted dying; Frank de Waard of Tri-Cities Home Health, who will discuss home care; and Lindsey Willis of Ridge Meadows Hospice, who will speak about palliative care.

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Drop by at the information table at Coquitlam Centre mall near London Drugs on Feb. 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will also be 50/50 tickets to buy in support of the Canadian Council of the Blind.

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A lesson about kindness learned as a Tri-City school kid continues to inspire Cassandra Stepien.

The business world could use a bit of kindness, says a former School District 43 student, who is now in university and continues to promote Real Acts of Caring.

Stepien said she is supporting RAC, started 11 years ago by teacher Harriette Chang, because of the deep meaning it held for her when she was a kid.

“I want other children to benefit from the same experience,” said Stepien in an interview to promote Real Acts of Caring Week, Feb. 12 to 18.

Now a business student at Simon Fraser University, Stepien said encouraging business leaders to promote caring and kindness among employees could go along way to boosting morale, helping with mental health issues and reducing infighting between colleagues.

“RAC has always been more than a club to me. It’s a way to integrate kindness in a community and it brings out the best in people,” said Stepien, who was a student at Central elementary school when Real Acts of Caring (then called Random Acts of Kindness) was introduced in the school district.

Stepien has been involved every year since and is a member of a steering committee that is organizing activities for RAC Week.

She said her most memorable RAC experience was bringing treats and spending time with seniors at a care home.

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Banting middle school students Lisa Ungureanu, Debanhi Herrera Lira and Connor Bygrove are looking forward to Real Acts of Caring (RAC) Week Feb. 12 to 18. media campaign (@realactsbc) to get people to participate in RAC Week. There’s a website (realactsofcaring.org) and a contest this year with a $250 prize for the best RAC story and photo, and all schools in B.C. can participate.

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Chang, who now teaches at Banting middle school, said the contest is a way of promoting RAC but the prize money can be a big help for programs just starting out because buying flowers, coffee and other treats can get expensive, although students are encouraged to do chores for money to support the program.

She said she has been impressed with the way RAC has caught on in B.C.; last year, Premier Christy Clark issued a proclamation in support of RAC week, and many cities and schools have joined in. “It’s become a common language in several schools in the district.”

She said Banting students have been preparing for weeks, meeting at lunch to plan their campaign and presentations to local councils, and preparing to hand out flowers and baked goods to transit riders at Burquitlam Station next week.

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And the kids say they get as much benefit from doing RAC as the people who are surprised with treats and kind gestures.

“It’s not physical, or something you can show, but it’s a good feeling and a way to meet friends,” said Lisa Ungureanu.

Connor Bygrove, who is in Grade 8, said RAC builds “community connectedness” and encourages people to be more accepting while Debanhi Herrera Lira said doing RAC for someone can also brighten up a gloomy day.

Chang noted RAC also dovetails nicely with the new curriculum, in which thinking, communication and social awareness are core competencies that students have to master. She also said RAC programs at school can deepen the learning from bullying prevention programs because students get attention for doing something good instead of something inappropriate or hurtful.

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“We need to teach kids what is appropriate and how to be kind,” she said, noting that they also need to learn the difference between “ratting” and “reporting” and what steps to take if they see someone being bullied at school.

This year she introduced a program she developed with her husband, Warren Chang, a Dr. Charles Best secondary school counsellor, called SOLVES, which encourages students to: • Stop if they see someone in a conflict situation; • Own-it or consider next steps; • Look, Listen and Learn; • Verbalize, to help problem solve; • Evaluate, to see if they are satisfied with how they handled the situation; • and Seek advice or report if necessary.

“It empowers kids to step up and not be a negative bystander,” she said.

When engaged with RAC, students are ready to go out into the world and be a positive influence on the community, said Chang, whose next project is to start a What Would You Do Club to get students to role play appropriate behaviours to challenging moral situations.

As for Stepien, she’s looking forward to finishing her education and bringing RAC to the business world, saying, “Small things like this can make a big difference.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Friday, Feb. 10 BEYOND THE WHEEL

If pottery immediately brings images of mugs and bowls to mind, it’s time to go Beyond the Wheel, a new exhibit by artist Laura Giesbrecht at the Michael Wright Art Gallery at Port Coquitlam’s Leigh Square Community Arts Village. For Giesbrecht, the wheel is a starting point for the vessel as it’s thrown, formed, altered and molded. The show runs to March 28.

ART & WINE

What else do you need? Join fellow art aficionados for the opening reception of two exhibits at Place des Arts in Coquitlam from 7 to 9 p.m. Lori Bagneres shows a series of mixed media on wood in Diaspora and Displacement, while Roxsane Tiernan’s Nature on Parade features chigiri-e, an ancient Japanese paper art form.

MUSIC LOVERS

Get ready for Feb. 14 with a romantic evening of jazz music by Deanna Rayne, with guests Luis Melgar and Carlos Vallejo. Tickets are $25 for dinner (6:30 p.m.) and the concert (7:30 p.m.) at the Gallery Bistro in Port Moody. Reserve by calling 604-937-0998.

Come back Saturday night for Love Is…, a collection of love songs with Bill Marshall featuring Rob Turner and Jeff Richter. Tickets are $25 for the 7 p.m. dinner/8 p.m. show.

FILM NIGHT

See a film based on one of Jane Austen’s most humorous novels, Love & Friendship, at the Port Moody Inlet Theatre, as the “bereaved” widow Lady Susan Vernon schemes her way to a suitable match for both herself and her daughter. Tickets are $5 for the 7:30 p.m. show. Visit www.pmfilm.ca for more info.

GOT MOVES?

Ballet Kelowna sure does, and they’re showing them all off in 150 Moves: A Celebration of Canadian Dance at the Evergreen Cultural Centre at 8 p.m. Esteemed and emerging Canadian choreographers have assembled pieces of classical and contemporary dance, including a tribute to Johnny Cash, a new take on Romeo and Juliet and an homage to the country’s many regions and cultures. Tickets are $37/$32/$16 at www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

Saturday, Feb. 11 FAMILY FUN

Take a trip to the circus — by way of the Port Moody Arts Centre — at a free open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Instructors and volunteers will be hosting circus activities including face painting, mask making and much more. Enter to win door prizes and be sure to check out some of the 150-plus programs offered at PMAC to make 2017 your most creative year yet.

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nity. Get more information, check out the draft plans and ask questions of city staff at a drop-in information session today, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Roy Stibbs elementary (600 Fairview St.). For more information visit www.coquitlam.ca/blnp; if you can’t attend the drop-in session there’s also a link to fill out an online survey.

MOUNTAIN HIGH

It’s the 20th anniversary of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival and it’s stopping in Port Moody. The Last Caveman is at 2 p.m. and Mountain Mixer 1 is at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, catch Mountain Mixer 2 at 2 p.m. and The High Life at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets range from $19 for a single show to $64 for four shows at the Inlet Theatre; visit www.vimff.org for more info.

NEW WORKS

Drop by the Silk Gallery in Port Moody to see the new exhibit by Reza Doust. Doust was born in Esfahan, the historical capital of Iran, and was trained in the traditional method of Persian art. His avant-garde works have been exhibited in Iran, Kuwait and the Persian Gulf region, as well as in Europe. Now a Coquitlam resident, Doust is showcasing a series of paintings at the Silk Gallery and will be adding to the collection from 3 to 5 p.m. by creating a new piece on site. The piece will be auctioned off, with proceeds going to Share Family and Community Services.

LATIN FOR LOVE?

Dance your way to romance at the Valentine’s Latin Night party

at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam. This spicy dance party kicks off with a salsa lesson at 8 p.m. followed by more moves to merengue, bachata, cumbia and more to 12:30 a.m.

Enjoy chocolates, come as a single or a couple, with experience or two left feet, and be ready to have fun. Event is licensed and features free parking; better yet, hop off the SkyTrain at Lafarge Lake-Douglas. Tickets are $10; visit www.hotsalsadancezone.com.

Monday, Feb. 13 HAPPY FAMILY DAY

There are lots of great ways to take advantage of the extra day off. At the Port Coquitlam rec complex drop in to Ring, Stick & Puck from 1:15 to 4:30 p.m., public skating from 1:30 to 4:45 p.m. and family shinny hockey at 11:45 a.m. (register in advance at 604-927-7970). Port Moody’s free family skate runs from noon to 4 p.m., complete with a magic show, balloon art, face painting, bouncy castle and more. The PoMo Station Museum invites families to Working on the Railroad, where you can make your own conductor’s hat, hammer your name into the tracks and more from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ($10/family). Also in PoMo, the quartet of Tri-City musicians known as Clavinova Nights, bring their jazz to Rodos Mediterranean Grille for a 6:30 p.m. show featuring dinner and dancing. Coquitlam offers a range of activities at the Poirier community centre from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and skating from 4 to 6 p.m. The Poirier and City Centre pools are open for Family Day swimming all day ($2/person).

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TRI-CITY LIBRARIES

Jobs, investing & crafts BOOKS PLUS Books Plus runs in The TriCity News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

COQUITLAM

• Job search success: Are you starting out in the world of work or wanting to try a new career? Avia offers employment advice, specialized services and the support you need to find a meaningful and rewarding job. To register for one or more free workshops at Coquitlam Public Library’s City Centre branch, email ismat. simo@aviaemployment.ca.

Sessions are: Job Search, Room 127, Monday, Feb. 13, noon to 1 p.m.; Career Planning, Room 136, Wednesday, March 1, noon to 1 p.m. As well, drop in to speak with a representative of Avia at its information table between 3 and 5 p.m. every Wednesday through March.

• Book-a-Librarian: Coquitlam librarians are available to answer your computer and technology questions.

Book an appointment to ask about internet searching, email, eBooks, tablets, social media, etc. or get help practising your skills. If you have

questions about your tablet or eReader, bring the device with you. To book an appointment, call 604-937-4141 or email askalibrarian@coqlibrary. ca. When emailing, please indicate at least two times you are available and whether you would like to have the session at Poirier or City Centre branch.

For more information about any of these programs, visit www.coqlibrary.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.

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• Foundations of investing: Whether you are brand new to investing or need a refresher, join financial advisor Bryan Stark in the library’s ParkLane Room on Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., when he will present the basics in this interactive program; handbooks will be provided. Call 604-469-4577 to register.

• SFU Philosopher’s Café: How Listening can be a Healing Practice: Can we be healed by listening and being listened to? On Friday, Feb. 17 from 2 to 3:30 p.m., join moderator Meg Zuccaro in the library’s ParkLane Room to explore deep listening and how it can spark profound change.

Drop-in, no registration required.

For more information, visit

library.portmoody.ca or call 604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.

TERRY FOX

• Spring break scavenger hunt: Drop by Terry Fox Library and find some spring things inside the library and out. Kids can come in anytime during spring break, from March 13 to 25.

• Spring break craft: Celebrate spring at Fox. Drop in and librarians will have supplies ready for you to make a fun family craft on Wednesday, March 15, 2 to 3:30 p.m.

• Emotional intelligence and meditation: Adults, you can learn how to train you brain to choose your emotions at Fox library. Toxic emotions affect your relationships and change your brain. You can use meditation to ride the waves of emotions with ease and nurture enriching relationships. You will leave this workshop with practical tools and techniques to create positive emotions and relationships. Everyone is welcome, Saturday, March 4, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Registration required.

For more information, visit www.fvrl.bc.ca or the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604927-7999.

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Sgt. Alison Lee, an air cadet with 754 Phoenix Squadron in Port Moody, was in Nepal over the Christmas break for a medical mission. The trip was organized by International Medical Relief.

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Coquitlam’s Gleneagle secondary school hosted a TEDx event Jan. 30, featuring eight speakers who talked on the theme of reconstruction and making positive change in their lives and community.

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COURTESY OF FINGER FOOD

Premier Christy Clark dropped by Port Coquitlam’s Finger Food Studios last Friday to visit the technology HQ. The company, which employs more than 100 people, also has a site in Coquitlam.

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Port Moody-Coquitlam BC Liberal MLA Linda Reimer presented Coquitlam council with its Bear Smart designation — a first for a Metro Vancouver municipality — to reduce bear-human conflict.

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COURTESY OF FIN DONNELLY

MP Fin Donnelly saw an unveiling of a Welcome Pole at Coquitlam’s Rob Stibbs elementary with Tseil Waututh artist Zachary George, former chief Leonard George and principal Trish Tupper.

WELCOME TOTEM RISES AT COQ. SCHOOL

Tri-City News reporter Diane Strandberg captured the scene at the Tri-City Family Place in Port Coquitlam last week, where Avenues of Change is conducting a child care needs assessment for the area.

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TC CALENDAR SATURDAY, FEB. 11 • Vickie Ayers, a Coquitlam resident and lifelong fundraiser for Variety the Children’s Charity, is hosting a coin drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Save-On Foods on Pinetree Way. Variety t-shirts, gold heart pins and other items will also be available to purchase. Ayers will present donations at the Variety telethon on Sunday.

TUESDAY, FEB. 14 • Friendship Valentine’s Day tea for seniors, 1-3 p.m., at The Club, 101 Noons Creek Dr., Port Moody. Hot beverage and a cupcake: $2. Bring a friend, make a friend, be a friend.

• Burke Mountain Naturalists’ February meeting, 7:30 p.m., in the hall of Como Lake United Church, Coquitlam.

Presentation: slideshow that outlines the status of B.C.’s caribou populations will be given by wildlife biologist Lee Harding.

Free admission and all are welcome. Info: 604-461-3864 or www.bmn.bc.ca.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15 • Port Moody Ecological Society AGM, 7 p.m., PoMo rec complex, 300 Ioco Rd. Speaker: Lance Barrett-Lennard of Vancouver Aquarium on “Fish-Eating and MammalEating Killer Whales: Culture, Competition and Coexistence.”

Info: www.noonscreek.org.

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.

MONDAY, FEB. 20 • Tri-City Singles Social Club, which offers opportunities for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more, meets, 7 p.m., Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (street parking only). New members welcome. Directions & info: Darline, 604-466-0017.

Thinking of starting your own business?

VOLUNTEERS • 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 604-9376975.

• BC Angel Dresses is in need of Volunteers in the TriCities. 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.

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Learn how Douglas College's Self Employment program and WorkBC can get your business off to a great beginning.

Register today for either session by calling, emailing or visiting the Port Moody WorkBC Employment Services Centre at 604.917.0286 or info@portmoodyesc.com

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

TUESDAY, FEB. 28 • Share Family and Community Services presents YOLO: Youth Offering Listening Opportunities. 6:30-8:45 p.m., at Share, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody. Listen to youth share their life experiences in order to help parents understand their own teens better. Register by Feb. 20 by contacting Sabrina, 604-365-0636 or sabrina.hayward@sharesociety.ca.

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The Science and Technology for Aging Research (STAR) Institute builds on a significant critical mass of research programs that already exist at SFU and will provide a platform for future proposals.

It will also be a conduit for collaborations with community partners, service providers, and government across disciplines and institutions.

The institute aims to make SFU “a world leader in research and innovation in the aging and technology sector, becoming an essential resource” for industry and services in B.C., according to Joy Johnson, SFU’s vicepresident, research and international.

“Our goal is to mobilize an enormous pool of talented SFU researchers and students, and drive the development of new devices and systems that will benefit B.C. seniors and caregivers,” says Andrew Sixsmith, professor and director of SFU’s Gerontology Research Centre (GRC), and

STAR Institute director.

“Expertise in aging and technology is a growth sector,” he adds. “Providing training and internships in this area will also provide students with a competitive edge in the labour market.”

Sixsmith says research and innovation will target several aging and technology sector markets, including long-term care, home care and direct-to-consumer care.

Research will comprise such areas as mobile technologies, smart environments, big data, visualization and simulation, and wearable devices.

“We need to get away from thinking that old age is about declining health and sickness and focus on well-being and technological solutions,” he says.

The institute is affiliated with Canada’s AGEWELL Network of Centres of Excellence, established in 2015 to advance the health and wellbeing of older adults and drive aging research, innovation and technology transfer across the country.

Projects underway in several B.C. long-term care facilities focus on better understanding dementia care, using brain monitoring and video surveillance to reduce violent incidents in the care-facility environment, and fall detection and activity monitoring using a wearable wrist device.

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LaCroix collects treasures from ships at the bottom of the ocean — ships that were once loaded with silver, gold, tobacco and precious gems. His hobby has taken him around the world, scuba diving and searching old shipwrecks. His presentation will

went to great lengths to establish control over the seas as their very survival depended on the success of their colonial expansions.

LaCroix will present lost treasures of gold, silver and other rare commodities.

This presentation is open to adults 50 and older, and the cost to attend is $10. Preregistration is required. For more information and to register, visit www.coquitlam.ca/ dogwood or call 604-927-4386.

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• 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 centre, Coquitlam. No group experience necessary. Info & registration: Rhea, 604937-6964.

• 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, 604-9276093 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: 778-285-4873 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.

• 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, 12:45-3:30 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.

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• Port Moody secondary graduate Deanna Rayne will be at the Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St., Port Moody) today (Friday) to entertain at a concert titled Valentine’s for Jazz Lovers. And musician Bill Marshall will be at the same venue the following night for an event called Love Is… Call 604-937-0998 or visit gallerybistroportmoody.com for tickets.

• Also on Saturday, Terry Fox secondary graduate Maria Ho appears at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way) for Love Is On The Air — a concert presented as a live radio show — with Chris Sigerson on piano, Paul Rushka on bass, Dave Say on saxophone and Buff Allen on drums. The concert wraps up with door prizes from Charlie’s Chocolate Factory. For tickets, call the Evergreen box office at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

• Finally on Feb. 18, the Celtic-Medieval music group Caelestra will treat an audience at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts to a performance called Tales of Love: A Journey Through Time. The concert features

On Feb. 14, head to Mackin House (1116 Brunette Ave.) in Maillardville for a Valentine’s Day chocolate making class, from 6 to 9 p.m. The session is hosted by the Coquitlam Heritage Society. Visit coquitlamheritage.ca to register.

From the class description: What better way to spend Valentine’s Day than finger-deep in melted chocolates? You will learn the basics of tempering couverture chocolate and options for making fillings, such as nut pastes. You will make chocolate heart-shaped baskets and there will be clusters and barks and truffles.

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Here’s another reason: Morningstar Homes’ newest luxury single-family homes enclave, Pacific Heights.

“Pacific Heights is an exciting and evolving neighbourhood in South Surrey that offers a unique blend of urban appeal and rural charm,” says Deborah Calahan, Morningstar Homes’ vice-president of sales and marketing.

“Response was immediate when we opened our doors for the first time on Saturday, January 28, and within two hours we were sold out of our first release!”

Pacific Heights is a boutique collection of 30 homes, comprised of four or five bedrooms with fully finished basements (which can be upgraded to a suite). These sophisticated residences will feature 3,400-plus square feet

of family living.

Pacific Height’s West Coast-inspired architecture is showcased by beautiful exteriors with strong accents of wood, stone work and shingles. Front porches with impressive eight-foot-high entry doors and two-car garages give each front elevation a prominent and luxurious impression.

Each beautifully appointed home includes vaulted ceilings, wide plank hardwood floors, quartz counters, plush carpeting, oversized windows and a high-end stainless steel appliance package. One of Morningstar’s signature features is a custom window seat in most bedrooms and dining rooms (plan permitting).

“I think what makes Morningstar Homes stand out is the thoughtfulness that goes into the design of each home,” adds Calahan.

“We design our homes not only based on the location – the lay of the land – but we also take into account how people will live in their

Requests for Expressions of Interest for Centennial Field Development A Request for Expressions of Interest (“RFEOI”) has been issued by The Board of Education of School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) (the “Board”) to seek interested respondents who have the interest and ability to design, finance, construct and operate a recreational field or similar recreational facility (a “Facility”) at Centennial Secondary School in Coquitlam, B.C., to be owned and leased from the Board for a term of up to ten years less a day, subject to usage by the Board during school operating days.

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home and what they are looking for today to give them the highest level of livability possible.”

Each residence also provides natural privacy with yards featuring generous sized patios or decks, lush verdant landscaping and scenic views – some residences on the upper slope will offer fabulous ocean and mountain vistas.

The uncommon elegance and high-end features make these truly beautiful homes.

Pacific Heights is yet another example of the quality that award-winning Morningstar Homes is well known for; it is the standard the company delivers in each of its projects.

Morningstar Homes is among the largest single-family home builders in BC, with nearly 2,000 homes to its credit, so you can rest assure that the superiority and workmanship will meet your expectations.

Besides being close to parks and trails, recreation and shopping, Pacific Heights is minutes to seaside communities such as

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South Surrey also has a reputation for having excellent schools, including the awardwinning Southridge, a co-ed private school catering to kindergarten to Grade 12. For outdoor enthusiasts, Surrey is home to more than 600 parks and greenbelts, as well as seven major golf courses. Some of its jewels include Crescent Beach, Green Timbers Urban Forest and Bear Creek Park, to name just a few.

Pacific Heights is now selling. The sales centre is located at 168th Street and 18th Avenue and is open daily from noon to 6pm (except Fridays). Prices start from $1.5 million.

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Hakeem inks with Clan for 2017 season Gleneagle Talon will take defensive skills to SFU

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Gymnasts from across the Tri-Cities — including athletes from Omega and Aviva — competed at WinterFest in Coquitlam last week.

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Omega is strong at WinterFest Rojen finishes first all around at annual event

Sasha Rojen walked away from the 2017 WinterFest Gymnastics competition in

Coquitlam with a first-place all-around showing in the Aspire 2 division.

The Omega Gymnastics athlete finished first in the vault, bars and beam, while taking second place on the floor.

She was joined on the podium by Aspire 1 category

teammates.

Anastasia Smolev was third on the vault, second on bars, first on the beam and fourth on the floor for an all-around firstplace showing, while Becca Mitchell was first on the vault, fourth on the bars and beam and tied for first on the floor

for a second place all-around showing.

Meanwhile, Zoe Dennison was sixth on vault, fifth on the bars, second on the beam and fifth on floor. She finished fifth all around.

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A Coquitlam soccer player is expected to make her NCAA debut next season after signing a letter of intent with the Simon Fraser University Clan women’s team.

Nadia Hakeem was recruited from Mountain United FC and is expected to bolster the squad’s defence.

According to head coach Annie Hamel, Hakeem is a strong two-way player that is responsible in her own end. She was also named Mountain United ‘s 2015 player of distinction for her performance with the under16 squad .

“Nadia is an important addition for us and our system of play,” said Hamel. “She is a smart defender who provides a constant attacking threat.

She can beat players oneon-one, deliver crosses, and shoot from distance.”

Hakeem currently attends Gleneagle secondary, where she is a senior. She has also played for B.C.’s provincial squad in every age group since 2012.

“I look forward to her making an impact right away,” added Hamel. “She can

ANNIE HAMEL change the game dynamic, open up the play and create for herself and others.”

Hakeem was one of five players signed by SFU last week.

She was joined by Mountain United teammates Mikayla Isobe and Hollis Roesk, along with Colby Knibbs and Claire Bareilles for the signing.

Hamel said that the new recruiting class will add depth to the team, which is looking to bolster its strong 2016 showing, where they made the GNAC championship for the first time in history.

“The rebuild is over in a way,” she said. “Now I look for results and I believe I have the pieces in place to succeed in that regard.” sports@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

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Big game for TWU’s Sclater Athlete moves up in Canada West record books

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The losses continue to pile up for the Coquitlam Express, who fell to the Chilliwack Chiefs 3-0 at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex last week. Since then, the team has fallen 5-1 to Langley, 8-3 to Trail, 10-2 to West Kelowna before sustaining another 5-3 loss against the Chiefs Wednesday night at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. The team will host the Wenatchee Wild next Wednesday on home ice at 7 p.m. For more information go to www.coquitlamexpress.ca

Port Coquitlam’s Ryan Sclater had 24 kills as he led the Trinity Western Spartans to a 3-1 (25-17, 25-19, 28-30, 2520) victory over the Brandon Bobcats at the Langley Events Centre last week.

Despite hitting .205 as a team and collecting seven blocks to the visitors’ 11.5 blocks, the Spartans edged Brandon in a four-setter to improve to 17-2 on the season, good enough for second place.

The Bobcats dropped to 11-8 with the loss.

“I thought Brandon had a really good plan,” said Spartans head coach Ben Josephson.

“Statistically, they’re the best blocking and defensive team in the league thus far and they showed it again tonight.”

After TWU took the first two sets convincingly, the Bobcats extended the match with an emotionally-charged third set.

In the fourth set, the Spartans opened a 6-1 lead and, with Sclater collecting nine kills in the set, TWU held an advantage the rest of the way.

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The Spartans won the first set in convincing fashion, taking the opener by eight points.

Despite only hitting .171, the Spartans held the Bobcats to a .000 efficiency and had a 3-0 edge in aces.

In the second set, Sclater collected seven kills and didn’t commit a single attacking error to help the home side to a six-point win. Hitting .343 as a team, TWU ran away with the set, holding the Bobcats to a .269 attacking efficiency.

With Sclater’s performance overall, he matched his careerhigh for kills in a match. The fifth-year student previously put up 24 kills against Mount Royal in 2014.

He also continued to rise up the Canada West record books, moving into ninth in all-time career kills. Sclater, who now has 1,106 kills in five years with the club, passed former Bobcat Sam Tuivai, who was previously ninth with 1,094 kills.

After Sclater, it was firstyear Eric Loeppky (Steinbach, Man.) helping lead TWU’s offence with 13 kills while the Spartans middle attack combined for 13 kills and just two attacking error, with Aaron Boettcher (Surrey, B.C.) collecting seven kills and Pearce Eshenko (Banff, Alta.) nabbing six kills.

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DOWN

1. Propositions 2. 38th state 3. 1/3 of Santa’s laugh 4. Non-exchange stocks (abbr.)

5. Dentist’s group 6. Dekaliter 7. To become old 8. “All About Love” actress Sandra 9. 2001 Spielberg film 10. Invigorates 12. Atomic #37 13. Leaves eaten as vegetables 14. 2nd tone of the scale 15. Honorable title (Turkish) 18. Plexus

29. Accumulated glacial debris 30. Front-runners 32. Seaman 35. Border for a picture 36. Distress signal 37. Ruses 40. Audio-systems 41. Hindu holy man 45. Sermon on a moral topic 46. Umbrellas (British) 48. Old World buffaloes

49. Filled with narcotic medication 51. Norse goddess of death 52. Hall for music or drama 57. de cologne 58. 2 consecutive games 63. Tree shadow 64. Distributes playing cards

20. ___ Lanka 21. Children’s game 22. Indian dresses 23. Italian textile city 25. Ultrahigh frequency 26. Hill (Celtic) 28. Lappland herders 29. Tiny specks or molecules 31. Personal holiday (abbr.)

32. Repeated tones 33. Skylighted central areas 34. Stirs up anger 37. Repented 38. “Little Dorrit” actress Claire 39. Droop 40. Former ruler of Iran 42. Father

43. Health Maintenance Organization 44. Not downers 47. A very large body of water 50. Of, French 52. Not new 53. River in NE Scotland 54. Canadian what 55. Largest English dictionary (abbr.)

56. No (Scottish) 59. Expression of uncertainty 60. Atomic #56 61. Algerian dinar 62. Raised electrical railway

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