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De Grasse to tear up Coq. track Jerome meet will bring sprinter to Percy Perry in June GARY MCKENNA

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Andre De Grasse has won three Olympic medals and made international headlines last year in Rio when he raced — and smiled — side-by-side with Jamaican legend Usain Bolt.

But in June, Coquitlam residents will get the chance to see the 22-year-old Canadian sprinter — along with countless other international track stars — when the city hosts the

Harry Jerome Track Classic at Percy Perry Stadium.

“This doesn’t come up every year,” said Doug Clement, chair of the Achilles International Track Society, which organizes the event. “People will look back in 20, 30 years and they will say, ‘I remember. I saw Andre De Grasse running in Percy Perry Stadium.’”

Aside from the Canadian trials in Ottawa this summer, it is likely that Coquitlam appearance will be the only time De Grasse competes on home soil before attending the world championship in London later this year.

Clement said spectators should be ready for a show. see ‘WE COULD SEE’, page 19

PM aims to give voice to community with a very big committee: page 6

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Andre De Grasse became an international sensation during last year’s Olympic Summer Games in Brazil. De Grasse will be among the competitors taking part in this year’s Harry Jerome Track Classic, which moves from Burnaby to Coquitlam’s Percy Perry Stadium.

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’Tis the season for doorstep sales.

Don’t be afraid, be knowledgeable If you commit to a purchase, you have 10 days to change your mind

“High-pressure sales are not illegal but people need to make sure they are under no obligation to let these people into their house.”

DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Spring brings spring cleaning and home improvement projects for many homeowners.

But Coquitlam RCMP and the Better Business Bureau say area residents shouldn’t rush into deals offered by doorto-door salespeople — or be intimidate by sometimes aggressive sales tactics — and should be cautious before laying out large amounts of cash for services.

The warnings arise after local residents have complained to both the local RCMP and the BB about sales tactics employed by businesses selling HVAC services such as furnaces or energy efficient water heaters and air conditioners.

In most cases, the salesperson represents a legitimate business but if a homeowner is uncomfortable about their sales methods or doesn’t need the service, they don’t have to let them in their home.

Instead, they can tell the salesperson they will contact them later or simply close the door.

“You don’t have to answer the door and you don’t have to let them in,” said Cpl. Mike McLaughlin, who said salespeople who appear on your doorstep aren’t doing anything illegal unless they misrepresent themselves.

“If there is a crime, by all means calls us,” said McLaughlin. He said he empathizes with homeowners who feel threatened by forceful sales tactics while also acknowledging that they have the power to say no.

One business that has raised concerns locally is Simply Green Home Services, which sells high-efficiency furnaces and other equipment, and offers to do an inspection on the spot while also offering replacement equipment and installation services. The com-

Evan Kelly, communications advisor with Better Business Bureau serving the Lower Mainland

DEALING WITH DOORSTEP SALES REPS • Door-to-door sales are not illegal but people cannot lie about their identity or who they are representing. If you think the salesperson is lying or misrepresenting him/herself, call the police.

• Decide on your tolerance level. You can choose not to answer the door if you don’t feel comfortable, and you never have to let a salesperson in your home. If in doubt, tell the salesperson you will contact them later.

• No salesperson has a right to enter your home without your permission.

• Don’t commit to anything on the spot. Give yourself at least 24 hours to check on the company, the person at your door and the product/service they are offering. Internet research can tell you a lot.

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High-pressure door-to-door sales activities are not illegal, Coquitlam RCMP and the Better Business Bureau say, but people should understand they are under no obligation to let salespeople into their homes. If you do make a purchase over $50 from a salesperson at the door, you have 10 days to change your mind. pany has received complaints in Ontario and has been operating in the Tri-Cities but McLaughlin said the company is legitimate and not doing anything illegal.

A company spokesman says it trains salespeople to treat customers with respect and

takes complaints seriously.

When a complaint is made against a sales rep, they are retrained, put on probation and sometimes fired.

“We take seriously the issues and try to nip them in the bud,” said Dela Kumarshellah.

But the sales call can involve

a home inspection, including taking photos of the space where the work is to be done, and Kumarshellah acknowledged that might make people feel uncomfortable.

“We do a third-party verification call, we speak with the homeowner so they know the

product they are signing up for,” she said, adding that the company is not affiliated with any government agency and people aren’t required to do work with Simply Green to get government rebates.

With much of the company’s business coming from doorstep pitches, there is room for misunderstanding and Kumarshellah admitted some of her job involves talking to the RCMP and letting police know the business is legitimate.

Still, customers need to know their rights and the BBB is doing what it can to inform people to do their homework when they make a large purchase from a door-to-door salesperson.

Evan Kelly, senior communications advisor for the Lower Mainland BBB, said people should be aware they have a 10-day cooling off period for direct sales to their home for products over $50. He also recommends they use the BBB’s request-a-quote service to get estimates before making a final decision.

“The consumer gets three

quotes off the top, it’s a very simple way for consumers to get quotes through BBBaccredited business. You want to do that, especially when you are talking about an HVAC business,” Kelly said, noting that these kinds of services can be expensive and involve debt that can take years to pay off.

“These are big systems, you want more than one quote,” he said.

The BBB will also help consumers and businesses resolve complaints, and businesses that don’t will see their rating drop. Kelly said Simply Green Home Services has an A- rating and the consumer advocacy organization has received a couple of complaints in B.C. “High-pressure sales are not illegal but people need to make sure they are under no obligation to let these people into their house.”

Cpl. McLaughlin has a similar comment, noting that while people have a right to make a living via sales, “people have to decide on their own comfort level.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Small city, big committee to get feedback DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

The Tri-Cities’ smallest city is experimenting with a supersized committee to get more people involved in city business — and new technology may help.

Members are being sought for the Citizen Advisory Group (CAG) the city of Port Moody is striking in September that the mayor hopes will expand civic participation to people not usually involved.

And to get direct feedback from the 250 or so members during the twice-a-year meetings, the city will employ a new audience-response system that gets participant viewpoints via smartphone.

“It’s a way to get feedback in a large committee,” said Mayor Mike Clay, who said the city is casting a large net for members — from young adults to working people and parents — who he said are currently under represented in council committees.

“The more people you have in your tent, the less people are outside,” said Clay.

Tuesday, council approved a $1,400 investment for the equipment and a two-year trial.

When the system is running, CAG members could use their smartphones to indicate their choice as issues are being discussed.

“You can shape and mould

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For more about the Citizen Advisory Group visit www.portmoody.ca. stuff on the fly,” said the mayor, noting people will still be able to speak out via microphones and the new committee and audience-response system won’t replace other forms of public consultation but will enhance what is currently available.

Input could help shape financial plans, recreational priorities, updates to zoning bylaws and new master plans, said Clay, who said he has seen the technology used at Union of BC Municipalities conventions to get feedback from participants.

While some might be skeptical of the large committee format and council’s efforts to get more input — because council, not the committee, will make final decisions — Clay said council was hoping to at least broaden the scope of decisionmaking now that technology is available to make it easier.

Indeed, the rise of public comment via social media has shown that people do have an interest in how their city is run even if they don’t always have a way to shape policy.

“There’s a different mentality in the world today,” he said.

By keeping meetings to just two a year, the city hopes that

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time-strapped citizens may be willing to sign on for the maximum five years.

According to a report, the audience-response system would engage CAG members though interaction, confirm their understanding of issues presented and collect audience input with the option of segmenting responses by groups.

“If people want a voice or even if they want to be critics, when they want to be critical, they will at least know what we’re doing,” said Clay. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

APPENDIX B to Order G-40-17 Page 1 of 1

PUBLIC NOTICE

On February 28, 2017, Corix Multi-Utility Services Inc. (Corix) filed its Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Burnaby Mountain District Energy Utility requesting approval for: 1.

A Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) pursuant to section 45 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), authorizing the construction and operation by Corix of the biomass central energy plant and the associated facilities (Project Facilities); and

2.

Approval pursuant to sections 60 and 61 of the UCA of the Amended and Restated Thermal Energy Services Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, between Corix and Simon Fraser University including the cost of service, cost allocation and rate design principles set out in Schedule 1 (Cost of Service Parameters) and Schedule 2 (Cost Allocation and Rate Design Principles).

HOW TO PARTICIPATE There are a number of ways to participate in a matter before the Commission:

Submit a letter of comment

When: Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Where: Port Moody City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C.

Register as an interested party Request intervener status

Times: Regular Council Meeting, 7pm Television coverage airs on Shaw Cable 4 at 9am on Saturday, April 1, 2017.

We live stream our Council meetings

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Port Moody is establishing a new Citizen Advisory Group with up to 250 members who will meet twice a year in Inlet Centre and provide input in a number of civic matters.

All submissions received, including letters of comment, are placed on the public record, posted on the Commission s website and provided to the Panel and all participants in the proceeding.

NEXT STEPS 1. Intervener registration Persons who are directly or sufficiently affected by the Commission s decision or have relevant information or expertise and that wish to actively participate in the proceeding can request intervener status by submitting a completed Request to Intervene Form by Monday, April 3, 2017.

For more information, or to find the forms for any of the options above, please visit our website or contact us at the information below. www.bcuc.com/RegisterIndex.aspx

online at www.portmoody.ca/watchlive.

While you’re on our website, sign up for Council e-notifications.

Get an agenda package at City Hall, the Port Moody Public Library or www.portmoody.ca/agendas.

GET MORE INFORMATION All documents filed on the public record are available on the Current Proceedings page of the Commission s website at www.bcuc.com.

British Columbia Utilities Commission Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 2N3

If you would like to review the material in hard copy, or if you have any other inquiries, please contact Patrick Wruck, Commission Secretary, at the following contact information.

Email: Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com Phone: 604-660-4700 Toll Free: 1-800-663-1385

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Notice of 2nd Public Hearing

Zoning Amendment for 1244 and 1248 Pitt River Road Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3961

To rezone from the Residential Single Dwelling Zone 1 to the Residential Single Dwelling Zone 2 to facilitate a proposed subdivision that would create four lots. Council will also consider an amended development variance permit to consider allowing vehicle access directly from Pitt River Road to shared driveways rather than the former proposal requiring access from the rear lane.

PUBLIC HEARING 7 pm on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall

Location

Street address: 1244 and 1248 Pitt River Road

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Kids between the ages of nine and 12 years can apply for Coquitlam RCMP’s Junior Mountie Police Academy as cadets. Those who have done the program and are 13 to 15 years can apply as corporals.

SUMMER ACTIVITIES

Hey kids, want to try out being a Mountie?

Are you a young person who wants to learn what it takes to be a Mountie?

The seventh annual Coquitlam Junior Mountie Police Academy is accepting applications for 96 students and is free to youths living in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra, and the Kwikwetlem First Nation.

“The Junior Mountie Police Academy gives young people a chance to look at the inside world of policing,” said Supt.

Sean Maloney, the officer in charge of the Coquitlam RCMP detachment. “Our goal is to foster a better understanding between youth and the RCMP, and to let cadets know that the police are there to help them when they face trouble.”

Kids who are between the ages of nine and 12 before Aug. 1 can apply as cadets.

Those between the ages of 13 and 15 before Aug. 1, and who have previous completed the Junior Mountie Police Academy program, can apply

as corporals. Corporals must submit a 200-word handwritten (not typed) essay explaining “why I would be a good leader” as part of their application process.

The academy will run between Aug. 14 and 18 between 8:30 a.m. and noon at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. Registration begins on Aug. 14 at 8 a.m.

For more information, email coquitlam_jr_mountie@rcmpgrc.gc.ca. @TriCityNews

GIVE YOUR INPUT All members of the public will have a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions about the bylaw at the hearing.

Legal

Council cannot receive new or additional information on this application after the public hearing.

Lot 3, DL 232, NWD, Plan NWP78538 and Lot 177, DL 232, NWD, Plan 25347

Inspection of Documents

Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspect the proposed bylaw and any related bylaws, reports and plans at: Corporate Office, Port Coquitlam City Hall 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays) Until 4:00 pm on March 28, 2017

CITY HALL 2580 Shaughnessy Street Port Coquitlam BC

Carolyn Deakin, Assistant Corporate Officer 604.927.5212 • corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca

Visit the website for details or a larger map.

More info: Development Services, 604.927.5442.

www.portcoquitlam.ca/getinvolved

Notice of 2nd Public Input Opportunity Development Variance Permit No. DVP00031 For 1244-48 Pitt River Road

Development Variance Permit No. DVP00031

This is to notify you that the Council of the City of Port Coquitlam will be conducting a Public Input Opportunity for a Development Variance Permit application (as well as a Public Hearing for the corresponding Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3961) at Council’s regular meeting.

A public input opportunity is being provided in consideration of allowing vehicle access directly from Pitt River Road to shared driveways rather than the former proposal requiring access from the rear lane.

PUBLIC INPUT 7 pm on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall

GIVE YOUR INPUT

All members of the public will have a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions about the bylaw at the input opportunity.

Council cannot receive new or additional information on this application after the public input opportunity.

CITY HALL 2580 Shaughnessy Street Port Coquitlam BC

Location

Street address: 1244-48 Pitt River Road

If you wish to comment on the application, you may write to the Corporate Officer prior to the meeting, or attend the Council meeting, at which time you will be given an opportunity to be heard, or to present a written submission.

Further information may be obtained from the Development Services Department at 604.927.5442.

Carolyn Deakin, Assistant Corporate Officer 604.927.5212 • corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca

Visit the website for details or a larger map.

More info: Development Services, 604.927.5442.

www.portcoquitlam.ca/getinvolved

Watch your mailbox for 2017-18 budget info!

1 Learn what you’ll pay and

what’s in store in 2017-18

Info mailed to each household, in City facilities and online.

2 Share your feedback before April 11!

Fill out the survey online at portcoquitlam.ca/survey or in the mailout.

portcoquitlam.ca/budget

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AFTER THE WINTER

After the snow, cities are in cleanup mode Street sweepers are busy cleaning away sand, gravel

Notice of Public Hearing

Zoning Amendment for 1161 Kingsway Avenue Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3995

To provide for rezoning from Heavy Industrial (M2) to General Industrial (M1) to facilitate the development of an industrial building designed to accommodate a brewery and three general industrial tenants.

PUBLIC HEARING 7 pm on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall

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Location

Street address: 1161 Kingsway Avenue

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Lot A, Section 17 & 18, Block 6 North, Range 1 East, NWD, Plan BCP19376

The Tri-CiTy News

Trucks are sweeping Tri-City streets to remove sand and gravel left over after a long, white winter.

Many resources were used to remove and control snow and ice, and, now, efforts have turned to clearing the excess.

According to Jamie Umpleby, Coquitlam’s director of public works, two city sweepers and one rented truck have been patrolling the main roads since the snow stopped in early March. In addition, the city has prepared a spring sweeping schedule to clean all roads in early April, although it has no timeline for completion.

“This year was an extraordinary year for us in that we used more material on the roads than in the past few years,” Umpleby told The Tri-City News in an email.

And after dealing with the inflated costs of road clearing this winter, the city is spending again to handle the aftermath.

So far, Coquitlam has spent approximately $27,800 and Umpleby said, “Generally speaking with all three sweepers operating we will spend approximately $11,600 per week.”

Disposal costs also have to be taken into account, which could amount to 50% of the costs to operate the sweepers, he said.

In Port Moody, sweeping has already begun as part of spring maintenance program, said the city’s general manager of engineering and operations, Jeff Moi. And despite having used more sand and gravel than in the past winters, it has not affected the process.

“We’ve started now and we’re working on a neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood basis,” he said. “There are also other priorities we’re balancing but we’re working through it with a goal to complete the whole city.”

Moi didn’t have numbers on the cost of road sweeping but said the city doesn’t anticipate any major hits to its budget, and extra disposal costs will be minor.

The city of Port Coquitlam has completed the removal of sand and gravel based on its spring sweeping program, according to public works manager Dave Kidd. Since the last snow and ice event in early March, three trucks — two contracted, one city-owned — tackled a significant part of the city in three weeks.

“We swept 423-lane kilometres of roads to complete the cleanup from the sand,” Kidd said.

Kidd also said the sweeping procedure was similar to the city’s snow and ice control priority, covering major road

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To deal with record snowfalls this winter, local cities laid down sand and gravel. Now, they have to get rid of the accumulated grit. networks and then moving on to the residential side streets.

PoCo doesn’t yet have cost totals but Kidd said the city doesn’t anticipate any major cost hits, even when including disposal: “[The cleanup] came out of our annual operating budget.”

But the work did require more hands than in past years.

“Typically, we’re able to

complete the cleanup with one truck. However, the volumes we were dealing with, we had to hire two contracted sweepers to help out,” he said. “We’ve also used our… sewer/flusher truck to clean out catch basins and any of the sand that was directed down into the catch basins.” freelance@tricitynews.com

COUNCIL MEETING

Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 7pm

All members of the public will have a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions about the bylaw at the hearing.

Council cannot receive new or additional information on this application after the public hearing.

Inspection of Documents

Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspect the proposed bylaw and any related bylaws, reports and plans at: Corporate Office, Port Coquitlam City Hall 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays) Until 4:00 pm on March 28, 2017

CITY HALL 2580 Shaughnessy Street Port Coquitlam BC

Carolyn Deakin, Assistant Corporate Officer 604.927.5212 • corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca

Visit the website for details or a larger map.

More info: Development Services, 604.927.5442.

www.portcoquitlam.ca/getinvolved

Public Hearings

• Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3961 for 1244 and 1248 Pitt River Road • Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3995 for 1161 Kingsway Avenue • OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 3996 for Coach Houses • Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3997 for Coach Houses

Notice of Public Hearing

OCP and for Coach Houses and Zoning Zoning Amendments Amendment for OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 3998 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3999

Public Input Opportunity

• Development Variance Permit for 1244 and 1248 Pitt River Road

Bylaws

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Council cannot receive new or additional information on this application after the public hearing.

CITY HALL

Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspect the proposed bylaw and any related bylaws, reports and plans at: Corporate Office, Port Coquitlam City Hall 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays) Until 4:00 pm on March 28, 2017

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For Metro Vancouver commuters, that translates into $2.2 billion for transportation projects, the mayors’ council on regional transportation said.

In the budget, released Wednesday afternoon, the federal government will dole out funds to each province using a formula based 70% on ridership and 30% on population.

In addition, another $5 billion in funding will come from the Canada Infrastructure Bank.

The public transit tax will also be eliminated effective June 30.

“Available evidence suggests that this credit has been ineffective in encouraging the use of public transit and reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” the budget states.

The budget noted recent projects in the Lower Mainland as “ambitious” projects and ones that the funding will support as construction moves to the next phases.

The mayors’ council said it welcomes the money.

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“TransLink is doing great work in rolling out the first phase of the 10-year vision, which is adding more bus, SkyTrain and SeaBus service region-wide this year, but these new services are playing catch-up from years of underinvestment,” said Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner, vice-chair of the mayors’ council. “With today’s federal budget, we are closer than ever to putting shovels in the ground for Surrey LRT and the Broadway subway [in Vancouver] so we can move more people around our growing region on transit.

The council says it can now move forward in negotiations with the provincial government to secure matching funds for Phase 2 of the 10-year plan, which includes construction of the Millennium Line Broadway Extension in Vancouver and Surrey LRT, as well as increased service on existing SkyTrain lines, continued expansion of bus service in every part of the region, and new funding for major roads, walking and cycling infrastructure. ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca @ashwadhwani

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Some people may turn to candlelight when they turn off lights and unnecessary electrical appliances tomorrow night as part of Earth Hour.

THE ENVIRONMENT

Lights out for Earth Hour Saturday night Port Moody and Port Coquitlam residents are encouraged to go dark tomorrow night for an hour, turning off all appliances, lights and even electronics to save energy.

Earth Hour is an annual worldwide event promoting energy conservation through private citizens, governments and businesses shutting off

power for 60 minutes between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m.; this year, it’s being held on March 25.

People can sign up online at www.earthhour.org and are encouraged to ask others to shut down for the hour.

In 2015, Earth Hour resulted in a savings of 1% of energy use in PoMo and a cut of 15 megawatt hours of electricity

in British Columbia.

In 2013, Port Coquitlam residents reduced their energy consumption by 1.9% and the city’s plans for 2017 include turning off all non-essential lights and power sources in civic facilities during Earth Hour and powering down city hall’s atrium and portico lighting throughout the weekend.

The City has received an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) relating to the property at 444 Karp Court. The application proposes a redesignation of a portion of the subject property from Natural Areas to Neighbourhood Attached Residential. If approved, the application would facilitate a subdivision of the property into two (2) one-family lots under proposed RT-1 Zoning.

You are now being invited to provide input to Council with respect to the abovenoted application.

The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Friday, March 31, 2017. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: By email to clerks@coquitlam.ca Fax: 604-927-3015 Mail: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way at the City Clerk’s Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Wednesday, March 22, 2017 to Friday, March 31, 2017 excluding statutory holidays To obtain more information on this application you may: Visit the Planning and Development Department at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays Call James Taylor, Planning Technician, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3986 Email James Taylor, Planning Technician, Planning and Development Department, at jtaylor@coquitlam.ca All written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record, which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall (at the Planning and Development counter) and potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas.

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Rebecca Permack is hoping to meet or exceed her 2015 fundraising goal of $25,000 as she prepares for the Iceland Challenge for Shelter. The local realtor, shown here with her husband, Cory, during the 2015 Machu Picchu Challenge, is raising funds for Tri-City Transitions.

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A Coquitlam woman is going the distance to ensure that Tri-Cities women and children fleeing abusive situations have shelter, food and supports to rebuild their lives.

In July, Rebecca Permack of Burke Mountain Homes, Royal LePage West, will spend eight days crossing difficult terrain in Iceland and living off the grid in a small tent to raise awareness of and funds for Tri-Cities’ most vulnerable families.

This is the second time Permack has participated in the Royal LePage Shelter challenge and this year she hopes to exceed or beat the $25,000 she raised in 2015 for Tri-City Transitions, a local society that runs a shelter and programs for women and children fleeing abusive families.

“The trek is to raise funds and awareness and live without all the necessities — like the women and children who have to flee their homes,” Permack told The Tri-City News.

In 2015, Permack and her husband, Cory, completed the Machu Picchu Challenge and she was the top fundraiser. By hitting up friends and family, and holding various events, including the seventh annual Burke Mountain Community Easter Egg Hunt on April 14 at Galloway Park, she hopes to meet or exceed her fundraising goal, noting that every penny goes directly to Tri-City Transitions.

The funds are crucial, according to Tri-City Transitions spokesperson Carol Metz Murray, who said Permack’s contribution helps cover the costs of a resiliency program that teaches financial literacy, nutritional cooking on a budget and other life skills to women living at the shelter and secondstage housing.

“We have to fundraise for resiliency,” she said. “It is a separate stand-alone program. We do not get any funding from our

main funder of the transition house for this kind of thing.”

Murray called Permack a “very loving, very direct” and “very focused” woman who “just really believes in the cause.”

Permack said she has fundraised for a number of causes over the years but feels she is doing more by helping an organization close to home.

Meanwhile, training is about to start for the physically demanding trek, which will see Permack walk nearly 100 km over six days, crossing difficult terrain in unpredictable weather.

To get ready, Permack needs to get into shape and she expects to be hitting the hills around town very shortly. “We’re going to be hiking a lot,” she said. It’s about mileage. We are going to be doing a lot of stuff around here

and the North Shore.”

In the meantime, people are invited to donate at the Iceland Challenge for Shelter team page and by participating in the Burke Mountain Easter Egg Hunt. Tickets are available on eventbrite.ca, with a suggested donation of $5 per family.

To sponsor the Permack team, visit royallepage.myetap.org/fundraiser/iceland/ aboutevent.do.

The Royal LePage Shelter Foundation has raised over $22 million and is Canada’s largest public foundation dedicated to supporting women’s shelters and ending violence against women and children. For more information, visit royallepage. ca/shelter.

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* A Closed Council Meeting will convene immediately following adjournment of the Council-in-Committee Meeting. The first item to be considered in the public portion of this meeting is a resolution requiring adoption prior to the Council Meeting being closed to the public.

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* A Regular Council Meeting will convene immediately following adjournment of the Public Hearing.

Watch Live Broadcasts of Coquitlam Council Meetings or Archived Video from Meetings Previously Webcast The City of Coquitlam offers a video streaming service that makes its Regular Council Meetings, Council-in-Committee Meetings and Public Hearings accessible through its website at

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Agendas for the Regular Council and Council-in-Committee Meetings will be available online at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the scheduled meetings.

DO YOU VISIT OR LIVE NEAR RILEY PARK ON BURKE MOUNTAIN? City staff want to hear from you! We are planning the future of Riley Park.

Date: Wed., March 29, 2017

Park Planning is holding an information session to get your feedback on the proposed park amenities to complete the detailed design portion of this park project.

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Time: 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. Location: Burke Mountain Firehall, Community Room, 3501 David Ave., Coquitlam

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Would safe care save?

Would Gwynevere Kenny-Staddon be alive today if B.C. had a Safe Care Act, as proposed earlier this month by retiring MLA Gordon Hogg? The answer, sadly, is yes.

What we know of the teen’s short life is that she tried drugs early and persisted in using them even though they were lifethreatening. Despite efforts of workers with the Ministry of Children and Family Development to intervene, and referrals to detox programs, the girl took drugs anyway. She died in the bathroom of a Starbucks in Port Moody on Aug. 7, 2016.

Hindsight is 20/20, but we wonder what could have happened had the courts had the powers under a Safe Care Act to require Kenny-Staddon to be assessed and helped in a safe environment for even just a few days.

Obviously, longer-term recovery services for youth would be necessary once the term had concluded because most families cannot afford expensive private care.

Still, it would have been a start. And, again sadly, Hogg’s bill dies with end of this legislative sitting.

Must another young person be lost before our government will improve services and care for vulnerable youth?

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FAMILY TIME

Spring break: the history, the beer... and George S pring break ain’t what it used to be.

The annual festival of debauchery as we North Americans know it began the same way most of our other great innovations: borne out of the simple, beautiful minds of a men’s swim team.

But spring festivals have been happening for thousands of years, starting with cavemen emerging from their winter holes to celebrate the arrival of ANDY PREST warm weather.

Modern day North American spring break originated with the swim team from Colgate University, a small liberal arts college in Hamilton, N.Y. According to beer-hazed legend (Wikipedia), the Colgate Raiders were looking for an Olympic-sized pool in which to train during the cold New York winters of the 1930s and settled on the Casino Pool in Fort Lauderdale. After a couple of years, the training camp had grown to a competition featuring 300 athletes, who celebrated swimming fast by drinking beer and doing really dumb things, a routine that later become the source material for an international incident named Ryan Lochte.

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The little training sessions soon became an annual phenomenon attracting thousands of athletes and partygoers. It was a rousing success, making spring break the most practical thing to ever come out of a liberal arts college.

A film called Where the Boys Are, starring noted tanned person and future Celebrity Wife Swap participant George Hamilton, was released in 1960 and brought the Fort Lauderdale secret to the world.

The year after the film was released, 50,000 students showed up.

By the 1980s, the annual tradition had grown to include more than 300,000 students each year. It’s hard to believe, but Fort Lauderdale’s residents grew frustrated with the annual arrival of an army a dumbwads all looking for a bush to puke in. And God only knows the cost of sidewalk repairs rung up by missed balcony dives.

In the late ’80s Fort Lauderdale passed laws and put the word out to let the yahoos know that they were no longer welcome. At about the same time, the United States raised the legal drinking age to 21 across the country.

The Fort Lauderdale void was soon filled by Panama City Beach, another Florida destination that in the ’90s let it be known that it would love nothing more than to have a bunch of bros walking down the sidewalk pretending to ride motorcycles by saying “Braaaapppp, braaaappp, brap brap brap brap!” That never gets old.

Oh wait, it got old really quickly, as Panama City Beach burned its

welcome mat in 2015 following several spring break shootings.

What’s this world coming to when consenting adults can’t get together and shoot some Jägermeister and then shoot Travis, the bartender?

I was back on spring break this week for the first time since my college days and, man, things sure have changed. My wife was away for the week — family emergency or healthy snack convention or whatever — leaving me and my two boys, age four and six, alone for an epic road trip to the Interior.

I’m not sure if you’ve ever ventured to south Okanagan wine country for spring break but let’s just say that if there was one specific class best represented, it would be “seniors.” The term “last call” was more of a literal description of reality than a nightly prod out of the bar. There were some late-night shenanigans — on the first night, my youngest picked a 3 a.m. fight with sleep. Everybody lost.

There was debauchery — my oldest can now proudly claim he owns the title Fart King. But nobody got shot and nobody threw up on a cactus. It wasn’t the good old days but I guess that’s how life goes as we get older. The party ends for everybody some time.

Everyone except for George Hamilton, of course.

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

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Yes, speak up about costs of rec centre

Be ready for bears in your ’hood – and yard The Editor, After the unusually long, cold and snowy winter we have had, many of the buds and berries that would have started blooming by now are two to three weeks behind normal.

With bears stirring in their dens, with new cubs as well as yearlings, it is timely to remind residents that with less suitable vegetation available this year, bears will be looking for food in your backyard. Don’t let that be your waste or compost from green bins. We all need to ensure that inappropriate food for bears does not come from your garden or household.

Be vigilant and be bear aware. Keep bears and people safe.

Philip Warburton, Port Coquitlam

The Editor, Re. “More cash for mgmt. of rec centre project” (The Tri-City News, March 10).

Kudos to Port Coquitlam Coun. Brad West for sticking up and speaking up about the issue of an increase in management fees more for the PoCo rec complex project.

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This increase is ridiculous.

I agree 100% with Coun. West, who said, “We have made cost control a priority for this project and this will be important to get clarity and answers on and then decide the best way forward including considering alternate project management options.”

M. Wenzel, Port Coquitlam

Nowhere to ‘go’ at new PoCo park The Editor, Re. “Work starts Monday in PoCo to build park at Blakeburn lagoons” (The Tri-City News, March 22).

The long-awaited park at Blakeburn lagoons is at last to be built. It will be a great addition to our area.

But I am told that no washrooms are to be added. As there will be a picnic area, this make little sense to me.

It is a proposed nature park and people do hear the call of nature as well.

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You can sign up for big road hockey tourney REUBEN DONGALEN JR. The Tri-CiTy News

The world’s largest road hockey tournament is coming back to Coquitlam.

PlayOn! will take place in the Coquitlam Centre mall parking lot on the weekend of June 17 and 18 to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday.

The all-ages street hockey tourney will have 30 road rinks.

PlayOn! is at the tail end of its 12th season and, over that dozen years, it has boasted more than two million participants, including a Guinness

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“Our aim is to provide accessible sport for children and adults of all ages,” said Melissa Fbrega, the PlayOn! western regional events director.

Coquitlam Centre hosted PlayOn! two years ago, with 300 teams participating, and organizers anticipate topping that number this year.

“The city of Coquitlam, their sport tourism department, came to us and they said, ‘We love the tournament, we absolutely want you back in

Coquitlam, we’ll do whatever it takes,’” Fbrega said. “They arranged a partnership with the Coquitlam Centre and the rest is history. We’re back in Coquitlam, and we’re excited to be there.”

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PROVINCIAL ELECTION

Chambers to challenge Farnworth in PoCo The final BC Liberal candidate for the Tri-Cities will be acclaimed next Thursday.

And Maple Ridge resident Susan Chambers will have less than six weeks to campaign in Port Coquitlam before the May 9 provincial vote.

Chambers will face off in the spring contest against veteran NDP MLA Mike Farnworth and BC Green Party contender Jason Hanley.

Thursday, Chambers told The Tri-City News it will be her first run for an elected seat, although

she has been a BC Liberal member since 1999.

As for Farnworth, she said, “He’s been in the role for a long time and Port Coquitlam has changed, and it’s ready for more change.� She is set to be acclaimed at the party’s campaign

office, at Shaughnessy Street and Lougheed Highway, March 30.

The candidates running in the other Tri-Cities ridings are: • Coquitlam-Maillardville: MLA Selina Robinson (NDP), Steve Kim (BC Liberal) and Nicola Spurling (BC Green);

• Coquitlam-Burke Mountain: MLA Jodie Wickens (NDP), Joan Isaacs (BC Liberal) and Ian Soutar (BC Green); • and Port Moody-Coquitlam: MLA Linda Reimer (BC Liberal) and Rick Glumac (NDP). jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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He said the track in Coquitlam has a reputation for being fast, which is ideal for De Grasse and the countless other competitors expected to attend the event.

“We could see an under10-second 100 m,” he said.

De Grasse charmed Canadians during the Rio Olympics last year when he won bronze medals in the 100 m and the 4x100 relay.

However, one of the most memorable moments of the 2016 Games came when, during the 200 m semifinals, De Grasse caught up to Usain Bolt and the two locked eyes, smiling while running across the finish line. Bolt won the contest but De Grasse was 0.01 s behind him, and the finished the finals in the same positions, the Canadian grabbing a silver medal.

He also has a bronze in the 100 m and 4x100 m relay from the Beijing World Championship in 2015 as well as golds in the 100 m and 200 m during the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto.

In the past, the Harry Jerome Track Classic was held at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby but work is expected to be done to resurface the track this summer. While the dates for the work have not been finalized, Clement said the society

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Work on the track at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby prompted the move of the Harry Jerome Track Classic to Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park. The local stadium seats 1,482 people, a lot less than the 6,000-capacity Swangard.

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“We took a look at the stadium 10 days ago and we were quite impressed,” he said, later adding, “It’s top flight.”

When asked whether the Harry Jerome could move to Coquitlam for the long term, Clement said, “Who knows what the future will hold?”

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Kathleen Reinheimer, Coquitlam’s manager of parks, said the city is looking forward to hosting the event this summer — and maybe again in the future.

She added that Coquitlam has held international events before — most recently the FIL U-19 Men’s Lacrosse World Championships last summer

— and has the facilities and transportation infrastructure to accommodate the crowds.

“We are thrilled,” she said, adding, “We will certainly show them our absolute best.”

The Harry Jerome Track Classic has seen some of the country’s — and the world’s — top athletes over its 33-year history. Donovan Bailey ran the 100 m in 9.97 seconds at the 1996 event a few weeks before winning the event with

a 9.84 showing at the Olympic Games in Atlanta.

This summer is also not the first time the event has been held in Coquitlam. In 1995, Town Centre Park hosted the meet, which featured world heptathlon record holder Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who won the 100 m hurdles, along with Quincy Watts, who set a meet record in men’s hurdles. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Friday, March 24 LIVE MUSIC

Hear musician David Pavane — and support a great cause — at the Crossroads Hospice Coffeehouse, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Gathering Place in Leigh Square Community Arts Village (11002253 Leigh Sq., Port Coquitlam). Admission is $5 at the door. Call 604-945-0606 or email info@crossroadshospice.org.

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Three new exhibits open at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Meet the artists and tour the galleries to view work by New Westminster ceramic artist Hitomi McKenzie, fibre arts by Anni Hunt and Catherine Nicholls, and photography by Laara Cerman. Call 604-664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca.

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Juno-award winner — and Terry Fox secondary Rock School founder — Steve Sainas will play his blues tunes at Micky’s Public House (170 Golden Dr., Coquitlam) from 7 p.m. Admission is free.

Saturday, March 25 EN FRANÇAIS

The Canadian Parents for French BC & Yukon presents two family films — in French — at Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr.). Watch the animated movie Trolls from noon to 1:30 p.m. and/or Captain America - Civil War from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Admission is by donation. Visit portmoody.ca.

Functional porcelain ceramics created by Japanese native — and New Westminster resident — Hitomi McKenzie are on exhibit at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) starting Friday.

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Baritone Brett Polegato and pianist Robert Kortgaard perform songs by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim and others at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) at 8 p.m. For tickets at $37/$32/$16, call the box office at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

Pre-school kids can bring dad to the Terry Fox Library (2470 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam) for a free literacy and music event from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Call 604-927-7999.

Head over to Port Coquitlam’s Heritage and Archives (150-2248 McAllister Ave.) at 1 p.m. for the exhibit opening of PoCo Stories: Journeys and Connections. Entry is free to the organization’s first display of the year. Visit pocoheritage.org.

BOOK SIGNING

Make a date to join author and life coach Kira Lynne at Chapters (38-2991 Lougheed Hwy., Coquitlam) as she signs copies of her book Aches, Pains & Love, a guide for dating and relationships for people with chronic pain and illness. The event runs from 1 to 3 p.m. Call 604-464-2558.

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Get your dancing shoes on and cut a rug in the rehearsal hall of the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) for Hot Salsa Dance Zone’s weekly party, with teachers Alberto Gonzalez and Teresa Szefler. Admission is $10 at the door and singles are welcome to the all-ages event, which runs from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Call 604-725-4654.

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• Teen Advisory Council: Teens from middle school and high school are welcome to volunteer with CPL’s TAC. Meeting once per month at the City Centre branch, the TAC is a program planning group that organizes and delivers events for kids, tweens and teens inside the library.

Council members can volunteer for special events at the library, which means they can earn community service hours beyond the time they spend in meetings. The TAC usually meets around the middle of the month on a Thursday.

Call Chris Miller at 604-5547339 for the date and time of the next meeting, or email cmiller@coqlibrary.ca.

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• Learn About Series: Bears, Bikes and Backcountry: Are you a newcomer who wants to learn

more about Canadian culture?

Join Port Moody librarians for a series of programs presented by the Adult Literacy and ESL Working Group. On Monday, March 27 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., the program on outdoor activities will talk about hiking and biking on local trails, and bear safety. All programs are in the ParkLane Room. Register by emailing tricitiesliteracy@ gmail.com.

• Make your own video game: Could your child create the next Pokémon Go? Join UME Academy in the library’s ParkLane Room for a free coding class on April 1 or 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. to learn how to craft a small video game using the same software that made the hit app Pokémon Go. The class is for children ages seven to 12.

Call 604-469-4577 to reserve a seat.

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.

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• Teen Reading Buddies: Help kids read at Terry Fox Library. Get a reference, volunteer hours and some seriously good karma on Tuesdays, March 28 to May 2, 4 to 4:45 p.m. Call the library to register.

• Teen Advisory Group: Come to Fox and tell librarians what teens want. Participation in TAG looks great on your resume and you get volunteer hours — and snacks. TAG meets on the third Tuesday of each month; the next meeting is April 18, 7 to 8 p.m. — just drop in.

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.

natural resource produced an outcry in summer 2015, resulting in hundreds of thousands of people signing a petition, calling on the government to charge fair rates for industrial and commercial users.

Although the B.C. government committed to a pricing review by February 2017, it has yet to follow through on that promise. Higher rates are hardly contentious — Nova Scotia’s water rates are 65 times higher.

(On Feb. 29, 2016, the new Water Sustainability Act came into force. It offers new opportunities for local stakeholders, landowners, First Nations and other levels of government to work together to create regionspecific water sustainability plans. Still, government funding must exist in order to do this.)

Here’s how you can vote for healthy water: • Avoid bottled water. Not only are companies like Nestlé exponentially charging us to

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“Support environmentally informed decision-makers” is one water-conscious tip from columnist Melissa Chaun. drink our own water but making and transporting single-use, petro chemically made bottles and caps are an ever-growing waste of energy and resources.

Plastics are also known to leach harmful chemicals.

• Talk about cumulative effects. A single project does not happen in isolation. Existing projects, those under construction and those slated for development within the same

neighbourhood, watershed and region need to be considered collectively when evaluating the impacts of a subject project.

Remind decision-makers, at all levels, and ourselves that there are cumulative effects to everything we do with our land.

Land-based activities ultimately affect our waters. Higher urban densities affect our water supply infrastructure and waste loads, to name a few.

• Support environmentally informed decision-makers.

Begin by attending the TriCities Water All-candidates Meeting on Wednesday, April 12, 7 to 9 p.m. at Douglas College’s David Lam Campus in Coquitlam. Seven environmental conservation organizations, including the Canadian Freshwater Alliance, Watershed Watch Salmon Society, the Coquitlam River Watershed Roundtable and the Rivershed Society of BC, are collaborating to host the event, inviting all candidates to respond to relevant questions about protecting B.C.’s waters.

RSVP at www.facebook.com/ events/143268932863514.

Melissa Chaun of Port Moody is an ecologist with a passion for all things sustainable. She is events co-ordinator with the Rivershed Society of B.C., volunteers on various city committees and co-ordinates the monthly meetings for Tri-City Greendrinks.

Her column runs monthly.

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Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore got behind the controls of a digger last Friday to break ground on the new $132-million downtown recreation centre. The event drew MP Ron McKinnon and MLAs Mike Farnworth and Linda Reimer.

Please send Spotlight press releases to jcleugh@tricitynews.com.

A Coquitlam RCMP shred-a-thon last Saturday brought in $1,446 in donations for Share, three times more than what organizers had expected. It also raised 396 pounds of items for the Share food bank.

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A student at Port Coquitlam’s École des Pionniers de Maillardville was named this month as a national finalist in the Poetry In Voice contest.

Gabrielle Nebrida-Pepin is one of 24 students who will compete for the title on April 20 in Vancouver. “We’re inspired by the creativity and talent of our students, whose performances demonstrate the immense power of the spoken word to evoke, connect and move,” said Poetry In Voice director David Smith.

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Three graduates from the Health Information Management program at the Coquitlam campus of Douglas College were applauded for their high scores on their national certification exam.

Brenda Malazarte, Vanessa Medland and Cynthia Ma each won honours awards from the Canadian College of Health Information Management for achieving a final overall mark of 85% or higher.

“I feel immense pride because having three of our students recognized out of six in the entire country is an incredible achievement,” said college program co-ordinator and instructor Patricia Visosky, in a press release. “Our standards are maintained at an exceptionally high level and this serves to demonstrate that.”

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Wahedi is on the city of Coquitlam’s multicultural advisory committee and is the founder of CSPC Vancouver, a preparatory collegium project dedicated to promoting STEM and tech-based tutoring for immigrant and refugee youth in B.C. Kular is pursuing an interdisciplinary double major in Arts and Humanities and Political Science, at Western University.

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Zenterra won the Grand Georgie Award for Multi-Family Home Builder of the Year as well as Residential Community of the Year for phase 2 of Hyde Park

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he 25th anniversary gala to announce the annual Georgie® Awards took place Saturday March 11 at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Vancouver, with a host of new home developers, contractors and renovators taking home a gold statuette in 46 categories.

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Residential Community of the Year prize for Hyde Park – Phase 2. Boutique construction company My House Design/Build/Team Ltd. was also a major trophy-gatherer, winning four of its categories, including the Grand Georgie Award® for Residential Renovator of the Year. The award for Custom Home Builder of the Year went to Natural Balance Premium Homes.

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• Opening of PoCo Stories: Journeys and Connections exhibit, 1 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum & Archives. Journeys and Connections tells the stories of how we came to the Port Coquitlam area, and how we stayed in touch with the people and places we left behind. Info: pocoheritage.org.

MONDAY, MARCH 27 • Tri-City Photo Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., Port Moody.

Topic: DIY camera gear, with stations hosted by club members.

Guests always welcome. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca.

• Leisure Connections (Alzheimer’s) fundraiser, 6:30-10 p.m., Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. Cost: $25 gets you a burger dinner (chicken, beef or veggie), beer or wine, karaoke/dancing. Tickets available at Glen Pine Pavilion.

TUESDAY, APRIL 4 • Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group meeting, 7 p.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo. Info: Ken, 604-936-2998.

• 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: 604-764-8098.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 • Hyde Creek Watershed Society monthly meeting, 7:15 P.M., 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo. The public is invited to attend the meeting, tour the facility and see what projects we are currently undertaking. The society is looking for volunteers interested in helping occasionally with education school tours, and to assist with day-to-day operations and planning for the 2017 Salmon Festival. Info: www.hydecreek.org.

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Julia Budd is the Bellator MMW women’s featherweight champion after defeating Marloes Coenen in the ring earlier this month. She told The Tri-City News that she hopes to inspire young fighters and athletes in the community.

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he inaugural Bellator MMA women’s featherweight title belt is now in the hands of a Port Moody fighter.

After a series of brutal punches and elbows that led to a fight stoppage, Julia “The Jewel” Budd became the first women’s champion in the new division after taking down Marloes Coenen earlier

this month.

The Muay Thai specialist, who trains at Gibson MMA in Port Moody, owned by her husband Lance Gibson Sr., improved her record to 10-2 in what many said was one of the most anticipated fights in Bellator MMA history.

“I trained my butt off,” she said. “I felt like I had already won before I even walked into the cage.”

Budd had history with Coenen before the pair met at the Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla., on March 3.

After Budd had to pull out of an earlier fight against Coenen last year because of a back injury, she told the media that Coenen

said she was “mentally weak.”

Rather than retaliating, Budd used the criticism as extra motivation.

“I was like, ‘I’m not letting this go the distance, I’m going to finish it right here,’” she said.

“She was trash talking — it totally lit a fire for me. She apologized after the fight.”

Coenen announced her retirement shortly after the bout.

Prior to her victory, Budd was ranked third in the featherweight division in the Unified Women’s Mixed Martial Arts Rankings, behind only Coenen and Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino.

The 15-year fighting veteran is unfamiliar with being at the top — Budd said it’s different

now that she’s being hunted.

“It’s a different position to be in than I’ve been in my whole career,” she said. “After so long I was climbing this ladder.”

Budd reflected on her early days training in Port Moody.

Despite living in a region where hockey and soccer tend to dominate over mixed martial arts, she said she has always focused on improving in her sport.

“I just thought that I was going to be a world champion one day,” she said. “I just never lost focus. I’ve been training out here for 15 years. It’s worth it now.”

These days she’s back in the gym with her training partners,

and with the victory and the title to show for it, she said she hopes that her path can play a role for aspiring fighters and athletes in the community.

Early in her fighting career, before her recent success, Budd went through many challenges.

Two of the UFC’s most notable women — current UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes and Ronda Rousey — were the only losses in Budd’s career. She won her professional debut, followed by a loss to Nunes, then a victory against current UFC women’s featherweight champion Germaine De Randamie. That was followed by her loss to Rousey.

Budd said the first year of her fighting career was a roller coaster ride that benefitted her.

“It was like this super high, then this crashing low,” she said. “It prepared me for everything that I was going to face.

I’ve just been thrown in the deep end right away.”

Since the Rousey loss, Budd is currently on an eight-fight win streak. And at 33 years of age, she said she’s just starting.

“Bellator is the place to be,” she said. “We’ve got the best 145’ers in the world. I’ve already got the itch to get back…

I look forward to defending that belt.” sports@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

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Port Coquitlam’s Elgin Pearce, seen here chasing the puck with the Calgary Dinos, was given the Canada West most outstanding player award and the R.W. Pugh Award for sportsmanship.

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Pearce outstanding and sportsmanlike Calgary Dinos forward racks up 21 goals this season Elgin Pearce is living proof that nice guys do not finish last in the world of hockey.

The Calgary Dinos fourth-year forward was named Canada West’s Most Outstanding Player after leading the conference with 21 goals in the regular season.

The Port Coquitlam native also took home the R.W. Pugh

Award for most sportsmanlike player — the third consecutive time he has received the honour.

“Elgin is very deserving of this award for the third time in his career,” said Dinos bench boss Mark Howell. “He had a remarkable season… and I’m very proud of Elgin. He is respected by his peers, fellow coaches and everybody within U SPORTS hockey and this award really recognizes the quality of player Elgin is, as well as the type of person he is.”

Pearce scored the most goals

in the conference and was one of only four players nationally to break the 20-goal mark. He also picked up 14 assists for a 35-point season.

While in his fourth-year, Pearce has a long history in hockey.

He logged 250 regular season games in the WHL between the Kootenay Ice and the Medicine Hat Tigers and is the first player to claim Canada West’s highest individual honour in 20 years. sports@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

PoMo United finish season in first place A battle for Tri-City soccer supremacy was between Port Moody United and Port Coquitlam FC Fire, with Port Moody coming out on top in the Metro Women’s Soccer League Div. 2 match.

United had a number of good chances early, but it was Kristina Conibear-Mulej that got her club on the board in the first half. Two more goals for Port Moody in the second half — one from Delanea Clark and another from Megan Cornish — helped United defeat their PoCo opponents 3-0.

Elyse Mervin earned the shutout, while Carlene Haddock had a strong game on defence.

With the win, Port Moody finishes the season two

points up on Tikitaka FC for first place in the division.

PIRATES

A goal with less than a second left in the third period was all the Port Coquitlam Pirates needed to punch their ticket to the Juvenile A Tier 2 B.C. championship.

After Ridge Meadows jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the deciding game to see who would get the final provincial berth, PoCo clawed their way back in the third.

The Pirates netted a few quick goals early in the final frame and managed to tie things up in the last few minutes.

That’s when the club decided to avoid overtime by scoring a goal with 0.3

seconds left in regulation, locking up their spot at the provincials, which will be held in Richmond later this month.

ADMIRALS

The Coquitlam MetroFord SC Admirals finished up the year in second place in under-15 Div. 3 District League Cup soccer action.

The club had the best goal differential in the league, however their season came to an end in the final roundrobin tournament which, due to a rain delay, was decided by a win-loss ratio.

“They came together as players,’ said coach Sean O’Neill.

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NOMINATE FOR COQ. HALL OF FAME Nominations for the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame are now open to the public.

The hall will be paying tribute to athletes, teams and builders who have “reached a pinnacle in their sport over a lengthy career, either as a Coquitlam native, resident or

with a Coquitlam club/team.”

Board members are also encouraging the public to submit their nominations for the Wall of Fame, honouring the city’s athletes, teams and volunteers who made achievements and had success in 2016.

The recipients and nomi-

nees will be honoured in a special ceremony — the annual Coquitlam Hall of Fame induction gala — in June.

Nominations for the hall and the wall can be found at www.coquitlamshof.com.

The deadline for submissions is April 8. sports@tricitynews.com

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Elementary Camp (Grade 3-5) Date: March 13th-17th Time: 9am to 12noon Location: Pitt River Middle School This camp is designed to introduce the growing athlete to the excitement of the Basketball Basic World. Basic fundamentals and an appreciation for hard work will be the focus.

Cost: $200

Rising Stars (Kindergarten – Grade 2) Date: April 5th – May 24th Time: Wednesdays 6pm to 6:45pm Location: Eagle Mountain Secondary School This 8 week session is designed to introduce the young athlete to the sport of basketball. Basic fundamentals of ball handling, passing, and shooting will be taught in a fun yet hard working environment. Sportsmanship and fair play will be emphasized. Each player will receive a TC North Basketball Academy t-shirt.

Cost: $125

Middle School Camp (Grade 6-8) Date: March 13th – 17th Time: 12:30pm to 3:30pm Location: Pitt River Middle School This camp will introduce high level skill development to the budding stars who will be pushed to improve in a competitive environment.

Cost: $200 Secondary Skill Development Camp (Grade 9-12) Date: March 13th – 17th Time: 9am to 1pm Location: Terry Fox Secondary School This camp is designed for advanced players and newer secondary players who want to get a head start making the Basketball BC and elite club teams, as well as improve their own game. All offensive skills will be the focus in a very competitive environment.

Cost: $225

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Shooting Stars (Grade 3-5) Date: April 5th – May 24th Time: Wednesdays 7pm to 8pm Location: Eagle Mountain Secondary School This 8 week session is designed to challenge athletes by teaching the basic fundamentals in a more competitive environment. All aspects of ball handling, passing, shooting, and one on one off the dribble will be taught. Sportsmanship and fair play will be emphasized. All players will receive a TC North Basketball Academy t-shirt.

Cost: $135

3 ON 3 PROGRAM NCAA 3 on 3 (Grade 6-8) Date: April 6th – May 25th Time: Thursdays 6pm to 7:30pm Location: Terry Fox Secondary School NBA 3 on 3 (Grade 9-12) Date: April 6th – May 25th Time: Thurdays 7:30pm to 9pm Location: Terry Fox Secondary School The structure of 3 on 3 is designed to provide each individual and opportunity to handle “lots of ball” in a competitive environment. Players will be encouraged to utilize all their offensive skills in a game format. Each session will begin with 30-45mins of instruction. Both individual and 3 on 3 concepts will be taught following instructions, multiple games will be played.

Cost: $175

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