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Coquitlam RCMP Insp. Bryon Massie (left) speaks at a press conference announcing arrests in a crime spree in February and March.

TRI-CITY CRIME

Guns, games, vaping gear found after robbery bust Burnaby men face multiple charges for many thefts SARAH PAYNE

The Tri-CiTy News

Two Burnaby men are in custody facing nearly two dozen charges in connection with a series of robberies and break-ins over a three-week period that yielded everything from guns to video games.

The men were arrested on March 13 and a replica pistol was seized. A search warrant for a Coquitlam storage locker

revealed stolen property from four break-and-enters, including a large quantity of cigarettes and vaping supplies, video games and consoles, lottery tickets — plus 13 firearms.

The guns included rifles, shotguns and one replica firearm. They are believed to have been stolen from a Mission home, where they had been legally stored, on March 8.

Four of the guns were later rendered illegal after they were modified, including filing off the serial numbers and shortening the barrels. see ROBBERIES, page 8

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The city of PoCo wants children in daycare to have access to outdoor play areas and is planning changes to its zoning bylaw requiring onsite outdoor play areas at large daycares in commercial zones. For more on this, see article on page 9. (Above: Twins Areum and Dahoon get a boost onto the toddler slide at Port Coquitlam’s Lions Park from their parents, Jinyoung Jung and Kyeiin Kang.)

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AFTER THE WINTER

Cold winter, wet spring delaying plants & discouraging gardeners A garden centre owner says biz is slower than usual DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Continuing cold, wet weather has kept many green thumbs out of their gardens and away from Wim Vander Zalm’s store.

In fact, on a rainy Friday, the owner of Art Knapp Plantland and Florist is the most exotic bloom, sporting an orange pullover in contrast with the dull, grey sky.

“We’re four weeks behind,” said Vander Zalm as he surveyed the flats of primulas and pansies and cold-weather vegetables ready for planting.

“Even the snowdrops are just in bloom now and they’re usually [ready in] January.”

Typically, the Port Coquitlam garden centre would be bustling with shoppers snapping up colourful annuals for their pots and garden plots. But that is not yet

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Wim Vander Zalm, owner of Art Knapp Plantland and Florist in Port Coquitlam, with flats of colourful annuals as well as spinach and kale that can be planted now despite the continued cold, wet weather. the case, says Vander Zalm, a noted garden expert who

penned a book in 2013 titled Just Ask Wim!: Down-to-Earth

Gardening Answers and said this has been second coldest

winter and spring in his 30 years of gardening.

Typically at this time of year, the colourful geraniums and other annuals would already be on display but Vander Zalm said they are not ready yet at local nurseries.

“They are going to be lagging behind,” he said.

Still, cold weather food crops can be planted now, Vander Zalm said, as long as gardeners are hardy enough to withstand the torrential rains while they dig.

The day The Tri-City News visited Vander Zalm, the rain was pounding so hard on the greenhouse roof, it sounded as if the four horses of apocalypse were bearing down.

But beneath the cover were dozens of spinach, beet, radicchio, kale, lettuce, onion and cabbage seedlings that can be set out now, along with a colourful array of primulas and pansies, to add summer colour, and now is a good time to plant fruit trees and berry shrubs.

Starting plants from seed is also possible, but only indoors

and be sure to allow them to germinate in a warm place, such as on top of a fridge, and keep them damp with a mister.

This year’s winter die-off may be harsher than in previous years and Vander Zalm said he expects some plants may not have survived the long winter chill — lavender and rosemary, for example. And when replanting, Vander Zalm advises checking plants’ hardiness.

As for the chafer beetle lawn pest, some may not have survived the cold winter either, but for those needing to replant their grass, some new chafer-resistant seed blends are available.

Meanwhile, it won’t take long for gardeners to give up waiting and head to the garden store. As soon as the weather warms up to about 17 C and if a few rays of sunshine peak out from the clouds, the crowds will arrive, Vander Zalm predicted.

Then, “it will be mayhem, people will be swarming because they want to get started.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

FIGHTING CANCER

Cuccione Foundation hits $3M for children’s cancer treatment $2M from gov’t. will go to CAr-T cell therapy at children’s hospital SARAH PAYNE

The Tri-CiTy News

B.C. children who are battling cancer will have access to an innovative clinical trial treatment thanks to contributions from the Michael Cuccione Foundation and an unexpected boost yesterday from the provincial government.

The specialized treatment — called CAR-T cell therapy — uses a patient’s own immune cells to combat their cancer, leaving other cells

untouched. It has “resulted in a dramatic and positive response in killing certain types of cancer cells,” according to the Ministry of Health.

Adults have been able to access the treatment in B.C. but children have been forced to travel to Seattle at significant expense to their families.

The Coquitlam-based Cuccione Foundation aimed to raise $3 million to provide the treatment to kids in B.C. in five years, and started with a $1-million contribution.

Tuesday, the provincial government announced it was providing the remaining $2 million needed to allow the foundation to expand access to the treatment for B.C. children.

The research will be done by the Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research

program at BC Children’s Hospital and will be available to children within six to nine months.

“This is revolutionary to be heading in this direction,” Gloria Cuccione, the mother of Michael Cuccione and the foundation’s executive director, told The Tri-City News.

“It is so much more targeted, especially for children, when their little bodies are bombarded with chemotherapy, imagine what it does to them.”

The Michael Cuccione Foundation was started in 1997 to raise funds for childhood cancer research.

Michael beat his own childhood cancer but died in 2001 at the age of 16 from respiratory failure related to his cancer treatments.

“We’re absolutely thrilled

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and completely elated this can be offered to our children before the year is out instead of in five years,” Cuccione said.

“No child should die of this disease, so the more children we can save the happier we are.”

About 10,000 children across Canada are living with cancer and more than 140 children under the age of 17 in B.C. are diagnosed every year.

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Michael Cuccione survived childhood cancer and became a cancer crusader but, following a car accident, he died in 2001 at the age of 16 from respiratory failure related to his previous treatments.

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Residents in southwest Coquitlam will soon have to drive a little further when taking their cardboard and glass to a municipal recycling depot.

The Mariner Way facility is expected to close permanently this spring as the city concentrates the service at its Town Centre Park location and Metro Vancouver’s Coquitlam Transfer Station on United Boulevard.

The change, approved by council Monday night, will not only save money but allow for staffing of the Town Centre depot to ensure no illegal dumping occurs, according to a staff report.

“The goal is to have a depot that doesn’t attract illegal dumping and the expense that goes with it,” said Verne Kucy, the city’s environmental projects manager.

Under the new arrangement, the Town Centre depot would be staffed from Wednesday to Sunday between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Security cameras would be set up at the gates to discourage off-hour dumping.

Aside from the usual glass and cardboard, the new depot will now accept styrofoam, plas-

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Starting this spring, Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park recycling depot will be staffed and open Wednesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. tic bags, household batteries and small electronic appliances — materials that processors will not accept from depots that are not supervised because of contamination concerns.

Last year, the city spent $455,000 for its Mariner and Town Centre recycling depots.

By concentrating a stepped-up service at Town Centre, according to the report, the estimated annual operating cost will be $278,000, a $177,000 savings.

Illegal dumping at Coquitlam’s recycling facilities has been a big expense and staff initially considered closing both the city facilities, leaving just the Coquitlam Transfer Station.

Jozsef Dioszeghy, the city’s general manager of engineering and public works, said last fall the average cost of processing recycled material

at the city depots worked out to approximately $800 per tonne compared to $50 per tonne at the supervised transfer station operated by Emterra Environmental.

It’s still not known when the Mariner depot will close.

FortisBC is conducting work on its gas line right-of-way, which runs through the property and would have necessitated a temporary closure of the depot even if council had not approved its facility changes Monday night.

Dioszeghy said the depot will now close permanently ahead of the pipeline work, which he expected to occur in the next month.

He said signs will go up at the Mariner Way facility to warn residents of upcoming changes. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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PROVINCIAL ELECTION

Water & seniors on candidates’ agenda 2 all-candidates meetings have been scheduled DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Community action groups are getting out in front of the May provincial election by announcing all-candidates meetings on topics of concern in the Tri-Cities.

The first two such meetings will be held next week and the week after:

SENIORS’ ISSUES

The first will be held next Tuesday, April 4, when the Tri-Cities Seniors Planning Network (TCSPN) hosts a meeting in the Centennial secondary school theatre in Coquitlam from 1 to 4 p.m. on issues of concern to seniors.

Among the topics to be discussed will be health care, care for people with dementia, surgical weight times, housing, transportation and supports for seniors living independently. MLA candidates from all four Tri-City ridings have been invited.

“The main thing is we want to find out, before they develop party policy, we want to know what they as a candidate really feel on health care or caregiving or whatever it is,” said Ken Kuhn, a retired School District 43 teacher who will be the moderator.

TCSPN is a group of more than 75 organizations and individuals from the Tri-Cities who are dedicated to helping build an age-friendly community.

• If you plan to attend, RSVP at kenkuhn@shaw.ca.

WATER CONCERNS

The second all-candidates meeting, hosted by groups concerned about water protection, will be held on Wednesday, April 12, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Douglas College’s David Lam Campus in Coquitlam, Lecture Theatre A1470.

Coree Tull, spokesperson for the Canadian Freshwater Alliance, said candidates will be asked to speak on tightening up regulations in the Water Sustainability Act for managing water in B.C. Among the questions that will be asked of local politicians: Is the province doing enough to protect water for quickly-growing communities? What role does climate change play in how decisions are made at the local and provincial levels? Are the Tri-Cities resilient enough to withstand drought or flooding? And what about those we share the land and water with — the salmon, bears, deer, birds and species at risk? What does strong provincial leadership look like as the climate continues to change?

Other groups hosting the event include Watershed Watch Salmon Society, the Coquitlam River Watershed Roundtable and the Rivershed Society of BC. Meanwhile, the province is expected to drop the writ April 11 to start the campaign leading up to the provincial election on May 9.

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Notice of Community Planning Advisory Committee Meeting When: April 4, 2017 at 7pm • Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody, B.C. The Community Planning Advisory Committee is holding a public meeting to consider the following application: LOCATION MAP - 2124-2130 St John's St and 2127-2131 Clarke St

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1. Location: 2124-2130 St. Johns Street and 2127-2131 Clarke Street (Rezoning Application #6700-20-139) Applicant: Bold Properties (West Port) GP Inc. Purpose: Bold Properties (West Port) GP Inc. has applied to the City to rezone the properties at 2124-2130 St. Johns Street and 2127-2131 Clarke Street to permit the development of a 38 unit townhouse project.

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CALL: 604.465.9812

Review the rezoning application (#6700-20-139) and related information with the Planning Division, second floor at City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. anytime between 8:30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, or online at www.portmoody.ca/cpac after March 30.

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1. If you believe your property is affected by this application, attend the meeting in person and submit comments directly to the committee 2. You can also send a submission in writing before 12 noon on April 4, 2017 by emailing clerks@portmoody.ca or faxing 604.469.4550.

James Stiver, MAES, MCIP, RPP, General Manager of Development Services

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CRIME & POLICE

Coq. man busted at border & may be sent to Texas on sex charge A 44-year-old Coquitlam man was arrested at the Peace Arch border crossing on Saturday after border guards discovered he was wanted on a warrant for the aggravated sexual assault of a child in Texas.

Sheriff’s deputies in Tarrant County, which includes the Fort Worth area, confirmed the warrant and the suspect was taken to a holding cell.

He was later booked into the Whatcom County Jail under a fugitive from justice warrant and is being held on a $25,000 bail before his expected extradition to Texas.

A Tarrant County sheriff’s member confirmed Senthil Velan Sundaram has not yet been transported to Texas.

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While you may think a bright orange scooter would be hard to misplace, somebody has managed to lose track of theirs and now Coquitlam RCMP is hoping to reunite it with its owner.

The scooter was turned in to police March 17 but officers believe it was likely lost in an apartment building in Burnaby. The exact address

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Coquitlam RCMP say they believe this scooter found locally may be from Burnaby. and building where the scooter originated is unclear.

Police say the scooter still has some life left in it and they would like it to go from their property cage back to its owner.

The scooter is an orange and

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CRIME

Robberies in half a dozen communities continued from front page

“Coquitlam RCMP were leading the investigation and we could not have had the successful outcomes we had without the close co-operation and support” from Abbotsford Police and RCMP detachments in Burnaby, Langley, Mission, Ridge Meadows and Surrey, Coquitlam RCMP Insp. Bryon Massie said at a press conference yesterday.

“It was a very complicated investigation and there will likely be more charges resulting out of this,” Massie added.

“Investigators are still looking through the evidence seized and tracking it back to the rightful owners.”

Many of the seized items came from 10 armed robberies between Feb. 20 and March 13 at convenience stores and other businesses throughout the Lower Mainland, including one in Port Coquitlam where one person suffered minor injuries.

Investigators are still tracking down where the items came from but believe the games and gaming consoles, many of them Nintendo 64 units, were from a March 12 robbery in PoCo. Most of the vaping supplies came from two

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Police are sifting through items seized at a Coquitlam storage locker after a police investigation involving multiple cities. incidents, one on March 5 in Langley and another one on March 12 in PoCo. Nicholas Lenard Traviss, 20, and 26-year-old Dillon Juel Stanton are each charged with 10 counts of robbery with a firearm. Stanton is also charged with one count of possessing a firearm without a licence and one count of possessing the identity documents of another person.

Police are encouraging people to photograph their valuables and record the serial numbers so that stolen property can be returned to its owners.

Traviss and Stanton remain in custody and are appearing were due to appear in B.C. Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam today (Wednesday). spayne@tricitynews.com @spayneTC

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City of Coquitlam

NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION 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

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Four-year-old twins Areum and Dahoon on a slide at Port Coquitlam’s Lions Park.

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As well, PoCo has a higherthan-average need for daycare, with 8,400 children aged 12 and under in the city, resulting in a need for 23.8 spaces per 100 children; that compares to 18.5 spaces regionally and the provincial number of 18 spaces per 100 children.

Other proposed changes would include: • limiting the number of child care facilities in commercial properties to discourage operators from leasing adjoining units; • allowing child minding at indoor commercial gyms or even large retail stores to meet customer needs; • limiting the size of child care facilities in a residential area located on a cul de sac or dead-end street; • and requiring a child care facility in a residence to have a live-in operator.

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

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require daycares serving eight children or more in a commercial area to provide an outdoor space of up to 100 sq. m, separate from traffic and with access to sunlight.

Richard said some daycares use nearby parks and that is acceptable as long as they don’t have to cross a busy street, but the zoning change would still require an outdoor space for daycares in commercial areas. It’s up to Fraser Health and the daycare operator to determine what amenities would be in the space, Richard said.

“If you’re locating child care for up to 25, let’s make certain you have accessible outdoor play space for those children,” she said. “It’s a tweak, it’s not an Earth-shaking change.”

Another zoning change would permit daycares in neighbourhood commercial zones — now used for corner grocery stores — and Richard said that would be an acceptable spot for a daycare.

Many of the zoning changes are a response to inquiries made by potential daycare pro-

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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• 98 licensed child care facilities are located in Port Coquitlam, with a capacity of 2,002 children.

• 620 spaces are in houses or duplexes, 89 are in townhouses, 320 are in commercial and mixed-use properties, and 973 are in institutional settings such as school sites and church properties.

• Almost half of the child care spaces in PoCo are for toddlers from 30 months to school age while less than 10% are group child care spaces for infants.

• 64% of child care facilities are home daycares and most of these offer care to eight or fewer children.

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Children need access to outdoor space to play — whether it be a city park or a small patch of grass next to a commercial building.

That’s the thought behind the city of Port Coquitlam’s plans to update its zoning bylaws to give potential caregivers more guidance when it comes to setting up daycares.

This week, council is considering a number of tweaks to the zoning bylaw that would establish clearer guidelines as to where and how new daycares should be located.

The call for such guidelines comes as the United Way’s Avenues of Change program wraps up a survey of Tri-City parents’ daycare needs.

The 20-question survey, which asks parents about their working and child care needs, concludes next Wednesday, April 5, while the city took its first look at new daycare zoning regulations at a council meeting last night.

Director of development services Laura Lee Richard said the city is paying attention to the survey outcome to see if it has a role to play in ensuring there is enough daycare to meet local needs.

“Daycare is a challenge for many parents as it is expensive,” Richard said.

But also important is making sure daycares are located in suitable places where there is adequate parking for pick-up and drop-off and places to play that are safe. Zoning changes being recommended would

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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

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What do you have to say about PoCo’s new budget?

Owner of average home to pay $114 more this year DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

What do you think about the budget? Go to our Facebook page paper version contained in the mailout.

According to the city, roughly two thirds of the proposed tax hike will go to pay for three new police officers. five new firefighters, saving for long-term infrastructure renewal and for construction costs for the new recreation complex being built in downtown Port Coquitlam.

Based on the draft budget, the owner of a PoCo home assessed at $682,859 (the average value of both single-family and multi-family homes) would pay $114.18 more at tax time this year than last. That includes increases of $3.76 for the water utility, $11.12 for the sewer utility, and $7.06 for the solid waste levy, as well as a $25 parcel tax (a flat amount to be applied to all properties from 2017 to 2020) for the recreation complex.

As well, the city’s financial plan looks at spending for next year, too, with a projected tax and levy increase for 2018 of about 3.51%, including 0.67% for the recreation complex construction.

• You can find the survey and more information about the budget at portcoquitlam.ca/ budget.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION The City has received an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP), Northeast Coquitlam Area Plan, and Smiling Creek Neighbourhood Plan relating to the properties located at 1435 – 1455 Argyle Street and 3475 – 3520 Highland Drive, as shown on the attached map. This notice is being published a second time because the properties impacted by this application were recently adjusted.

The application proposes a land use redesignation of the subject properties from a combination of Large Village Single Family, Large Single Family and Estate Single Family to a combination of Small Village Single Family, Large Village Single Family, Large Single Family, and Environmentally Sensitive Area. If approved, these proposed land use designation boundary changes would facilitate a proposed phased singlefamily development, the protection of environmentally sensitive areas, including the daylighting of West Smiling Creek, and the development of a road frontage from the southern boundary of Harper Park.

You are now being invited to provide input to Council with respect to the above-noted application.

The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Friday, April 7, 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 29, 2017 to Friday, April 7, 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 Jonathan Jackson,Development Planner, Planning and Development Department, at 604927-3428 Email Jonathan Jackson, Development Planner, Planning and Development Department, at jjackson@coquitlam.ca All written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record, which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall (at the Planning and Development counter) and potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas.

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

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Public feedback is being sought to help the city of Port Coquitlam make spending decisions.

An online survey is available for people to comment on a wide variety of issues, including how they feel about city services generally and the draft budget for 2017/’18.

“Council wants to hear that feedback,” said city communications manager Pardeep Purewal, noting that the answers the city receives — upwards of 600 replies in past years — are used to shape budget decisions for the coming year.

Indeed, in previous years, public feedback stopped the city from reducing grass cutting and customer service hours at Leigh Square Community Arts Village, and reversed a plan to cut off-peak youth centre hours, according to Purewal.

The request for feedback comes as PoCo is set to approve a draft budget that proposes a 4.23% increase in municipal taxes and levies for the average home, the details of which are both online and contained in a mailout sent to all PoCo households and business.

The public has until April 11 to complete the online survey or drop off at any city facility a

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Port Coquitlam businesses have a new opportunity for connecting with local customers at the PoCo Biz Alley, to be held during the city’s May Day celebrations.

Held from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 13 as part of the May Day festivities, the home show-style event is one of the city’s economic development initiatives.

Businesses will be able to sell their products or services and are also encouraged to provide samples, coupons and give-aways.

Participation costs $100 and is open to all businesses holding a valid PoCo business licence.

For the cost of registration, businesses will be provided with a table, two chairs and covered tent space in a prime location at the event. All participating businesses will also be promoted on the city website and advertised in The TriCity News.

As space is limited, early registration is recommended to secure a spot under the large tented showcase. To register, visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/bizalley. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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FATALITY

PoCo woman dead after Surrey crash Booze may have played a role in March 22 MVA

mother suffered serious injuries and was transported to hospital. A family member told CTV News she was is in the intensive care unit after suffering a cracked pelvis, broken ribs and head injuries.

Surrey RCMP say the green GMC van was traveling east on 72 Avenue and struck several vehicles in the 14000-block. It continued along 72 Avenue to 152 Street before it collided with the sedan. The 68-year-old van driver was injured but a 75-year-old passenger in the van was not seriously hurt.

“The driver of the suspect vehicle was also injured

BLACK PRESS

Alcohol may have been a factor in a crash last week in Surrey that killed at 62-yearold Port Coquitlam woman.

Janet Dudgeon of Port Coquitlam died when a green GMC van crashed into her sedan at 152 Street and 72 Avenue last Wednesday at around 6:30 p.m.

Surrey RCMP said she was pronounced dead at the scene and her 84-year-old

and transported to hospital.

Police have arrested that person and at this point in the investigation we believe that alcohol is a factor,” said Surrey RCMP Cpl. Scotty Schumann.

The RCMP is continuing to investigate the collision and has asked anyone who may have seen a green GMC Safari van around 72 Avenue late Wednesday afternoon to call the Surrey detachment at 604-599-0502 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or via www.solvecrime.ca.

Callers are asked to quote file number 2017-37825. newsroom@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

CRIME & COURTS

Sex assault trial ordered A Coquitlam man facing sexual assault charges has been ordered to stand trial in superior court.

The man was arrested in late 2015 after a lengthy investigation by the New Westminster Police Department’s Major

Two of the charges were dismissed and Jamie Lazo-Zelaya will stand trial on one sexual assault charge at B.C. Supreme Court in New West. Trial dates have not yet been scheduled.

Crime Unit in connection with alleged offences dating back to the summer of 2012 in New West and involving two people.

He was later charged with two counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference of a person under 16.

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2017 UTILITY TAX BILL INFORMATION

Vote for the candidates you think will best: Impact the direction Vancity will take

UTILITY TAXES ARE DUE MARCH 31, 2017

Vote online, by mobile app or mail by Friday, April 21.

Utility tax bills have been mailed. If you have not already received your utility tax bill, please contact Coquitlam City Hall. Property owners are responsible for payment by March 31, 2017 whether or not a Utility Tax Bill has been received.

UTILITY TAX PAYMENT OPTIONS SKIP THE LINE AND PAY ONLINE - Save time and pay your Utility Bill through our Utility Bill Payment eService using your 5-digit account number. Pay online at coquitlam.ca/utilitypayment AT YOUR BANK Payable at most banks or credit unions.

IN PERSON AT CITY HALL Revenue Services Counter, Main Floor, City Hall.

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CHEQUE BY DROP BOX Cheques post-dated up to the March 31, 2017 are accepted. After hours, drop boxes are available at City Hall.

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Influence how Vancity meets your financial needs Support how Vancity invests in the community Vote at select Vancity community branches from Tuesday, April 4 – Saturday, April 8.

Annual General Meeting Results will be announced at the Annual General Meeting on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at The Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia Street, New Westminster.

Registration at 5:30 pm, Conversation with Directors at 6 pm and meeting at 7 pm.

View and participate remotely on our AGM app or view the AGM via webcast. Visit vancity.com/AGM The webcast* will also be hosted at the following community branches: Mount Tolmie in Victoria, Chilliwack, Chieftain Centre in Squamish and Cormorant Island in Alert Bay. *Register in advance by calling 1.888.Vancity (1.888.826.2489) by 5 pm on Monday, May 1.

Visit vancity.com for further details Make Good Money (TM) is a trademark of Vancouver City Savings Credit Union.

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“It breaks [my] heart each time I hear another bear as been shot.

Humans have taken away their territory and then do not secure garbage cans properly and then they wonder why the bears are around their homes.”

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“This was a blatantly damaging decision for the City of Port Coquitlam. What was going to be a taxable and revenue-producing business is now an empty storefront and all we’ve done is push the consumer to illegitimate and often unsafe alternatives.

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an a more direct form of democracy replace the current political structures we have today?

This question bears asking as media outlets cut employees and government organizations hire them to be communications specialists to help them get their message — spin? — to the public.

Indeed, the BC Liberals are being criticized for using the government’s PR machine to promote their party with dozens of press releases, press conferences, TV ads and staged media events in the run-up to the May 9 election.

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taxpaying public, such as when new services are being provided.

But there is a danger that political shenanigans will go undetected when the media is stretched to cover even the basics of what’s going on in government while the political PR machine churns out “news” like widgets on an assembly line.

What gets lost in all this is the public’s need to know.

Governments talk a good line about transparency but don’t make it easy, convenient or cheap to do freedom of information requests, for example, and inaccurately labelled “real-time” donation information being provided by the BC Liberals is useless unless someone is prepared to do the research and analysis.

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People can also get involved in city business — not just at voting time — all year round by volunteering for committees.

In Port Moody, the city is going a step further.

A Community Advisory

Committee of up to 250 people is being established to deal with long-term issues, using technology to capture opinions.

But is all this communicating really making people more knowledgeable, and who is holding politicians to account if government PR staff outmatch reporters 10 to one?

You can complain to your local mayor via Facebook but is that really an effective method for getting government to do something — and should it be?

As media organizations are rendered toothless by layoffs and newspaper shutdowns, we have to wonder who is watching city hall, TransLink, Metro Vancouver, the legislature and the House of Commons. The sad truth is: practically no one.

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ENERGY PRODUCTION

Feds need to spend on alt. energy The Editor, The 2017 federal budget reduced subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. While this is definitely a move in the right direction, the budget still allocates hundreds of millions to the oil and gas industry.

Canada is fortunate to have many sources of renewable power but it lags behind Europe in terms of research, incentive programs, available technology and policies.

My son, a recently graduated Canadian engineer specializing in renewable energy, was forced to move to Europe to find post-graduate research program and meaningful employment in his field.

The federal budget should reflect the need to address these deficiencies. To meet the emission targets, we need to build a clean economy that will create long-term jobs throughout the country, improve human health and reduce boom-and-bust cycles in the energy sector.

I observed Alberta’s economy for more than a decade and always lamented that this

Maybe burning wood for heat isn’t all bad Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals released their budget last week with reduced subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. province has not been able to use the money available in the prosperous periods to reduce its dependency on oil prices and become a clean energy giant by funding research and developing wind and solar power industry.

I wish the federal Liberal government’s 2017 budget better reflected the needs of the modern era Canada has already entered.

Tomasz Gradowski, Coquitlam

The Editor, Re: “Metro Van ponders new wood-burning rules” (Feb. 3, The Tri-City News).

If we look carefully at the source of heat energy in our human habitat, a large portion of energy sources are fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are known to produce seriously toxic gases, including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide plus hundreds of micron-sized toxic chemicals.

Even dams for supposedly clean hydroelectric power are built with a huge amount of concrete, produced with fossil fuel. Most of those toxins created daily are not recyclable for many years.

The wind turbine power generator was developed more than a century ago to reduce air pollutants and now the technology has grown to cover some 5% of power consumption in North America

without emitting pollutants.

But recent studies have discovered that more than 13,000 hoary bats, an important species on this continent, are being killed every year. As a result, this solitary species is on the endangered bats list.

Scientists suspect that bats’ natural curiosity may trigger them to approach the blades of wind turbines to inspect.

Many other species of bats are also being killed in huge numbers each year, with still unclear reasons. Detailed studies of bat species are presently being conducted by several wildlife conservation groups, universities and governmental organizations in an attempt to prevent such tragedies.

Bats are important allies to humans by harvesting 1,200 flying insects every night, including mosquitoes and other pests, without chemical

contamination to the environment.

Solar energy is a promising alternative but a serious weakness of the system is relying on sunlight. Locations with a lot of sunlight certainly have excellent, clean benefits but western Canada does not greatly benefit from solar-powered electric power generators due to limited sunlight.

Thinking about all of these negative effects, wood burning may be one of the more benign ways to create warm air to comfort our living for now. The natural scent of burning wood makes me remember my boyhood.

The key advantage of wood burning is its natural recycle system. Tiny particles and carbon dioxide in the exhaust will eventually be deposited and absorbed in surrounding vegetation and Earth in a

natural recycle process. Ash from burned wood is a beneficial byproduct for plants and garden vegetables.

Some wood burning fireplaces may create heavy smoke due to an inefficient burning process and may reach human habitation as pollutants. But now there are a variety of new designs of wood-burning stoves available that burn more efficiently with reduced pollutants. By using additional heating or heat-retention technologies such as bricks surrounding the stove to store heat for a longer period of time, wood burning can be more beneficial than fossil fuels.

I sincerely hope government does not simply ban all wood burning heat generators but they examine the new technologies of heating equipment.

K. Takahashi, Coquitlam

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Speak up on a Burke park A new park is taking shape in Coquitlam’s Burke Mountain neighbourhood and the city is asking residents for their input.

An information session will be held about Riley Park

coquitlam.ca/parkprojects.

The online survey will be available until April 12.

The 3.5-acre park will be located at Burke Village Promenade and Riley Street, and is expected to contain fea-

today (Wednesday) between 4 and 8 p.m. in the community room of the Burke Mountain Fire Hall (3501 David Ave., Coquitlam).

As well, an online feedback form has been set up at www.

City of Coquitlam

NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION The City has received an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP), Northeast Coquitlam Area Plan and Smiling Creek Neighbourhood Plan, relating to the property located at 3409 Harper Road. The application proposes a redesignation of the subject site from Large Single Family to Townhousing. If approved, the application would facilitate a proposed townhouse development (approximately 20 ground-oriented units), protect a portion of the Hyde Creek corridor, and create a new trail head.

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, April 7, 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 29, 2017 to Friday, April 7, 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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Two Coquitlam forests will be host to two makeovers — one this weekend — and Tri-City residents can volunteer.

On April 2 and May 14, cleanup and information sessions will be held on the Riverview Hospital site and Burke Mountain.

The Lower Mainland Green Team events will involve removing invasive plants, picking up garbage and planting native plants and trees. Participants will also learn about parks and their environmental issues, and gain volunteer hours. Space is limited and registration links for the events can be found at www. meetup.com/The-Lower-Mainland-Green-Team.

City of Coquitlam

NOTICE OF APPLICATION NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A BREWERY LOUNGE ENDORSEMENT – MARINER BREWING – UNIT H-1100 LANSDOWNE DRIVE, COQUITLAM Mariner Brewing, Unit H-1100 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, has applied to the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB) for a Brewery Lounge Endorsement for a lounge to be located at the above noted property. If approved, the licence would allow for the sale and service of their products by the glass (or other single serving) in a designated interior lounge area on the manufacturing site. The lounge area will also be used to showcase the products produced by the brewery, for educational purposes for wholesale clients, and as an area to promote their products to patrons.

The proposed hours of service are 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Monday -Thursday and Sunday, and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Friday-Saturday.

In accordance with the Liquor Control and Licensing Act and Regulations, the City of Coquitlam has been asked to provide comments and a recommendation on the application to the LCLB. The City invites the public to provide input to Council with respect to how this licence, if approved, may affect them and their property.

The City of Coquitlam will be receiving input on this application until Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca Fax: 604-927-3015 Mail: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, B.C., 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 Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays (Telephone: 604-927-3010).

Input received will be provided to Council in the form of a report at a Regular Council Meeting. Council will consider the input provided and submit a formal recommendation on the application to the LCLB. Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at coquitlam.ca/agendas.

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Manisha Dutta Legislative Services Manager City Clerk’s Office

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At times, crews may work overnight.

Re. “Realtor to take a hike to aid TC Transitions” (March 24, The Tri-City News).

The referenced article incorrectly stated that tickets for the Burke Mountain Easter Egg Hunt could be purchased online at eventbrite.ca. In fact, there is no pre-registration for the community Easter Egg Hunt, only onsite registration on the day of the event: Friday, April 14.

egg baskets.

The event takes place at Galloway Park, 3404 Galloway Ave. in Coquitlam. Registration starts at 10 a.m., with the hunt for children up to age four beginning at 11 a.m., and for kids

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On April 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rebecca Permack of Burke Mountain Homes will be hosting the Burke Mountain Community Easter Egg Hunt with 100% of proceeds going to the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation, directly benefiting Tri-City Transitions, a local women’s shelter.

The event is expected to attract more than 1,200 children and their families, who will be able to meet the Easter Bunny and collect treats hidden in the park. Families are encouraged to bring their own Easter

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Metro Vancouver continues to construct the Port Mann Water Main Project, including work that is located underneath Lougheed Highway and the CP Railway tracks, from Colony Farm to Cape Horn Avenue. The work involves tunnelling both crossings via a large access pit located in the eastbound lanes of Lougheed Highway.

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Drug ed. starts April 6 Share Alcohol and Drug Program is hosting a free education series that will run on Thursday evenings starting next week and through the end of June.

The program is open to everyone in the community and offers information for those who are struggling with substance misuse/abuse or are concerned about their use.

It will also help those people affected by others’ substance use.

Topics will vary from week to week (see outline below), with the format consisting of a

video, a brief presentation and open discussion. Sessions run from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the second floor at Share, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody. Sessions include: • April 6: Use, misuse, abuse — gain a better understanding of substances.

• April 13: Medical aspects and effects of alcohol and drug abuse. What happens to the body and mind under the influence.

• April 20: Alcohol — how dependence develops; controlled using, and effects on pregnant women. Also you

will learn briefly about drinking, drugs and driving.

• April 27: Cocaine and crystal meth — the struggle to recover and what long-term recovery looks like.

• May 4: Marijuana — a second class addiction?

• May 11: Heroin and other common depressants/opiates — addiction, struggle and recovery.

• May 18: Trauma and substance use — the possible effects of the influence of trauma on substance use.

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TOP 4 PROVINCIAL PRIORITIES FOR TRI-CITIES BUSINESSES

With the Provincial Election set for May 9, 2017, the candidates for our four electoral ridings are hitting the pavement and talking with voters. In Fall 2016, we surveyed our membership on the top priorities for the Provincial Government so that we could inform the Province about the needs of Tri-Cities businesses. Here are the top four key priorities:

1. Housing Affordability and Cost of Living.

With surging real estate prices, record low rental vacancy rates, and a growing cost of living, Tri-Cities businesses are Michael Hind, CEO looking for solutions to help manage the cost of living. To remain competitive and relevant in the job marketplace, it’s Tri-Cities Chamber imperative for the provincial government to take the lead in engaging the municipalities in dialogue that creates and implements policies that support businesses by providing a long term strategy to address housing affordability and the cost of living in the Tri-Cities.

2. Long-Term Investment in Transit and Transportation.

While recent commitments from both the Provincial and Federal governments on public transit expansion and improvement has heartened the Chamber, we remain concerned about negative economic impacts should the Province’s dedication to meaningful and timely investment in transit falter. Over 60% of the Chamber membership supports mobility pricing to continue long-term investment in transit and roads.

Members also identified upgrades to the Highway 1-Brunette Interchange as one of the most important investments in our region, second to expanded regional bus service and bus-rapid transit connecting Port Coquitlam to the Evergreen Line along Lougheed Highway.

3. Tax Competitiveness and PST Reform.

Provincial corporate tax rates continue to be a priority amongst our members, as in our recent Member Survey, 50% of our respondents have indicated that cumulative taxes paid by BC businesses are too high. One of the areas where we believe the BC government can improve upon is the current Provincial Sales Tax structure. Amongst our Survey respondents, over 56% believed that British Columbia’s Provincial Sales Tax should be reformed. An accommodative reform in the PST can incentivize capital investment spending to improve the productivity and competitiveness of British Columbian companies within in the global marketplace.

4. Support for New Businesses.

Our members have indicated Incentives and Support for Entrepreneurship as a major rising concern. The Chamber urges the Provincial Government to look at new and creative ways to support new businesses by potentially exploring new incentives for angel investors or venture capital investors, employment grants for new hires, cost-effective supports for entrepreneurs, and an expanded Grant Finder program.

The Provincial Election is being held May 9th. We will be hosting All Candidates Debates in each riding leading up to election, giving you a chance to hear directly from your candidates. If you can’t make it to your local meeting, we will be offering the opportunity to ask your questions online. Stay tuned for more details.

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See the newest and best of everything for your home, garden, and outdoor living needs, all at one great location over three BIG action-packed days!

On behalf of Evergreen Exhibitions and over 200 exhibitors, I would like to welcome residents of the TriCities area to the 16th Annual Tri-City Spring Home Expo.You will be stimulated, inspired, and entertained – all for free!

Darcy Hope Come to the show to meet local Show Manager Evergreen Exhibitions Ltd. companies and discuss your home improvement needs; experts will be on location, ready to provide advice for decorating, remodeling, kitchen and bathroom improvements, as well as professionals to assist you with heating, windows, roofing, and more! Save thousands on your home renovations and décor projects with show specials.

Be sure to catch the presentations, happening all weekend in the Design Theatre, featuring Thoma Doehring of Tri-City Paint & Decorating, and Ronnie Vanstone of Design Alley Interiors & Renovations. Free seminars all weekend; see the schedule for details.

This show emphasizes the finishing touches to make your house a home, and the resources to make your home a masterpiece! Come to the Tri-City Spring Home Expo, March 31-April 2 at Poirier Sports Complex, located at 633 Poirier Street in Coquitlam. Admission is FREE all weekend!

What do you think comes to many people’s minds, when they hear the phrase“colours of nature”If you are like most, fall colours such as gold, moss greens and burnt orange comes to mind.... hello 1980ies

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In a fast paced world, dominated by technology, schedules and mounting pressure to climb the ladders of success at work, most people long to slow down breathe, relax. This need is strongly reflected in this year’s colour and style trends…

For me, 2017 will be marked by a return to nature, our senses soothed and calmed, a counter balance to an overly digital lifestyle, with sleek Ronnie Vanstone surfaces on smart phones and tablets everywhere in our lives, we desire to use our senses and feel our homes again. Tactile surfaces will evoke happy discoveries. Our senses will once again determine the essence of the home – the coziness and comfort of a warm nest where we can reduce the pace of our lifestyle, recharge and refocus. It is the feeling of coming home to nature and a simple relaxing space that will find its materialization in interior design for 2017.

This growing desire to reconnect with nature is evident in..

The Pantone choice for Colour of theYear “greenery”and Benjamin Moore’s colour of the year“Shadow”evocative of fresh spring fields, the sky, earth, water, and other outdoor elements 2017 colours will make us feel refreshed, renewed, and one with the earth.

Not so with this year’s mix, everything from Pantones optimistic, vibrant and fun shades like Island paradise… primrose yellow, kale and hazelnut….to Benjamin Moore’s, more moody palette which includes the like of..

Shadow, cloud cover, Stormy Monday and Salamander… we will see everything from spring garden vibrant, to calm oceanic blues, and sultry rich deep tones of sapphire and purple…

Expect to see a lot of wood as a main material, but perhaps with a super smooth finish, and a more gray/brown tone, clean and uncluttered lines of styles like mid century modern, will appeal with its casual and uncluttered look.

Elements like metals and velvets will also be strong contenders for 2017! they create a sophisticated luxurious ambiance that rocks the senses and simply beg you to touch.

This year award winning designer Ronnie Vanstone will show you how to use the stunning colours hottest for 2017 and incorporate them into a style all your own come check out this year’s Design Alley showcase, and catch Ronnie’s fun and informative seminars...so you too can be inspired by the stunning colours of nature,...and discover how to put them together in a surprising new way...you will have fun, learn something new and you might even win a great prize....

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ecks add character and functionality to a home, increasing outdoor entertaining space and oftentimes improving the resale value of a home. Homeowners have various options when choosing decking materials, but one such option, composite decking, is growing in popularity.

Decks used to primarily be made from pressuretreated lumber. While lumber remains a popular material, more and more homeowners are opting for composite decking products. As anyone who has pressure-washed, stained and sealed wood decks can attest, such spaces require lots of upkeep to look new year after year. Composite decks require much less maintenance, making them highly attractive to homeowners who would rather spend time using their decks instead of maintaining them.

Composite decking is any type of decking material that is formulated from different recycled materials. The majority of these materials include hard plastic and wood shavings of pulp. Unlike wood, which can fade, crack and rot, composite decking, which has been available for roughly a decade, does not degrade quickly and requires very little upkeep.

Available in a variety of wood colors to match outdoor decor, composite decks also can feature artificial wood grains to make them look similar to wood planks. Although composite decks are not completely impervious to the elements, with some occasional washing to impede mold growth and new technology that has improved stainresistance, many of the pitfalls of other materials can be avoided with composite decks.

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styles. The planks are made from recycled materials that would normally end up in landfills.

Products from Trex, a popular composite decking manufacturer, are made from 1.5 million shopping bags and wood mill waste. As composite decks do not rot away and are long-lasting, they will not need to be replaced frequently, which is another eco-friendly benefit.

When comparing composite decking brands, look mainly at the colors, materials used in the composition and the fastening systems. Many are fastened with regular deck screws, offers This Old House. The newer systems have channels for hidden fastening, and the composite deck tiles snap into place.

Composite decks do have a few drawbacks. They can be expensive — nearly double the initial cost of wood decks. And although they don’t rot, composite planks can scratch. Without refinishing, damaged boards will need to be replaced. Harsh chemicals may fade color and damage the composite materials, so caution is needed.

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ome improvement projects range from major construction overhauls like bathroom remodeling jobs to smaller renovations that may entail something as minor as painting the walls. Smaller projects can often be conquered in a typical weekend but still provide a strong sense of accomplishment. The following are five projects tailor-made for weekend warriors.

1. Improve storage in the entryway. Home entryways are the first places many people drop mail, shed their shoes and toss their keys upon arriving home. As a result, entryways can quickly be overrun with clutter. Storage solutions can include putting in a desk or hutch with baskets underneath to store umbrellas and backpacks.

Or hang a coat rack and create a shoe rack to store shoes until the time comes to leave the house once again.

2. Shed new light. Add some design appeal to your home by replacing an old lighting fixture with something more modern. Such a task is relatively easy, and you need not possess the skills of a trained electrician.

3. Add molding for a finishing touch. Dress up spaces with crown molding or a decorative chair rail that goes around a room. You can even use molding to frame new or existing artwork. Find a molding style that complements the architectural style.

4. Update hardware in the bath and kitchen. Switch the handles, draw pulls and knobs on cabinetry with new hardware. The time commitment is practically nil, but you might just give rooms a whole new feel.

5. Patch and paint walls. Spend a weekend filling in holes left behind by since-removed wall hangings. If the patches dry quickly, paint over them. If not, resolve to do your patchwork one weekend and paint the ensuing weekend.

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• Turn the greenhouse into a clean house. Spring cleaning is not just for the interior of a home. Cleaning a greenhouse in advance of spring can help gardeners evict any overwintering pests that can threaten plant life once spring gardening season arrives. A thorough cleaning, which should include cleaning the inside of greenhouse glass and washing flower pots and plant trays, also can prevent plant diseases from surviving into spring.

• Check for pests. Speak with a local gardening professional to determine if there are any local pests to look out for and how to recognize and remove these pets from gardens. Pests may hibernate in the soil over the winter, and such unwelcome visitors can make it difficult for gardens to thrive come spring and summer.

• Assess plant location. If plants, flowers or gardens have struggled in recent years or never grew especially vibrant, then gardeners may want to assess the location of their plant life before spring gardening season begins. Some plants may not be getting enough sunlight in certain locations on a property, while others might be overexposed to the sun during spring and summer. Moving plants that are not thriving prior to the start of spring gardening season may be just what gardens need to flourish in the coming weeks.

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ainting is an inexpensive way to transform just about any space. Many people paint the interiors of their homes, but home exteriors also can undergo dramatic makeovers with fresh coats of paint. Timing the job right and heeding some tips from professionals and do-it-yourselfers who have tread the painting path before you can make the job go smoothly.

Consider the time of year Consider local weather patterns and forecasts when planning an exterior painting project. Choose a time of year when there is little rain and low humidity, such as autumn. Keep in mind that the paint will require a couple of days to dry completely and cure, and that can be difficult in damp weather.

Don’t hamper the final outcome with poor timing.

Prepare the painting surfaces Resist the temptation to start painting straight away. Paint may not adhere to unprepared surfaces, and dirt and other debris may show through and mar the finished product. Repainting a home’s exterior will likely involve removing peeling or chipping paint prior to making your first strokes. Wear protective gear when scraping, sanding or brushing old paint, as such tasks can generate dust that can be dangerous to inhale, particularly if the old paint contains lead.

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Employ a chlorine bleach solution to kill any mildew and to scrub any dirt from the house. In addition, repair any cracks or imperfections. For example, if you’re painting stucco, you may have to fill in any pitting or holes. Use this opportunity to inspect caulking around windows and doors. Recaulk as needed to seal up drafty areas or those that may cause water infiltration prior to painting.

Prime and cover stains It may be a little extra work, but apply a quality primer as the first coat to hide any imperfections, such as wood knots or discoloration from weathering. Primer provides a smooth, even surface upon which to put your paint color. Once you have applied the primer, test your paint color in a small, inconspicuous spot to see how the color looks in the daylight. You do not want to paint the entire home only to find out you dislike the color.

Try these painting techniques Rent a paint sprayer for large surface areas. The sprayer will produce a more uniform application and is less time-consuming than painting everything with a brush or roller. Make sure you’ve chosen a high-quality paint, as the added expense is worth it if the paint lasts longer and coats more evenly. Also, if you have purchased multiple cans of paint, mix them all in one large bucket to ensure the same color; otherwise, the colors may not match perfectly.

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If you are painting areas like steps or staircases, consider adding a little fine-grain sand to the paint to improve traction, as paint can be slippery when wet.

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One of the most effective ways to conserve at home is to reduce water consumption. Few people give much thought to how much water they consume at home, as water bills tend to be considerably lower than other utilities like energy and phone.

But even if efforts to conserve water at home may not make a dramatic impact on monthly utility bills, the following measures can go a long way toward preserving one of the planet’s most precious resources.

• Fix leaky faucets. Leaky faucets in a home might not seem like they waste much water each day. However, the U.S. Geological Survey estimates that a single home with three leaky faucets that each produce one drip per minute will waste 104 gallons of water per year from these faucets alone. This waste is easily prevented by simply fixing leaky faucets the moment drips are noticed.

• Wash your car at a commercial car wash. Some vehicle owners may enjoy washing their cars at home in their driveways. But getting a car washed at a professional car wash can conserve substantial amounts of water. That’s because many new car wash facilities employ water reclamation systems that reuse water. According to San Diego Car Care, a professional car wash that employs water reclamation technology, each car washed at their facility consumes just nine to 15 gallons of water per wash. That’s a considerable savings compared to washing at home, as the State of Maryland’s Department of the Environment estimates that 100 gallons of water are consumed during a single 10-minute car wash at home using a garden hose.

• Install shower heads that earned the WaterSense label. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that showering accounts for nearly 17 percent of home water consumption. For the average family, that translates to almost 1.2 trillion gallons of water each year. Shower heads that have earned the EPA’s WaterSense label have met various conservation criteria established by the EPA. Such shower heads are 20 percent more efficient than the average product that does not have the label. According to the EPA, the average family can save 2,900 gallons of water per year by installing shower heads that have earned the WaterSense label.

• Use a dishwasher. This particular effort to conserve water is one that everyone can embrace. According to the GRACE Communications Foundation, an organization devoted to developing innovating strategies to increase public awareness about the issues facing our environment, using an energy-efficient dishwasher instead of hand-washing dishes can save as much as 15.5 gallons per wash.

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Left: 12-year old, Nicole Miller, is a graduate and a junior leader for the Sole Girls program in the Tri-Cities with comments from people all over the world that have been gathered online and are written on hearts to hang up in a classroom in Costa Rica as part of a Sole Adventure trip.

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Adventures in learning, growing & travel for 12-year-old in Sole Girls Developing values was key for Nicole Miller of Coquitlam REUBEN DONGALEN JR. The Tri-CiTy News

Sole Girls is taking their tween girls to Costa Rica this summer, and one Tri-City graduate is going along.

Ashley Wiles founded Sole Girls in 2013 with a goal to build confidence and provide support for the young girls in the community. The program teaches young girls about topics such as body image and leadership while they partici-

pate in physical activities.

Wiles said she felt the need to start Sole Girls after hearing the story of Amanda Todd, the teenager from Port Coquitlam who committed suicide in 2012 because of cyber-bullying and mental health issues. “’We had a lot of parents who said, ‘We wish this program was out in our area,’” she said. “Especially with what was going on with Amanda Todd, it was kind of the backlash to all of that. I don’t think anyone should have to deal with that.”

After Sole Girls established itself in the Lower Mainland and across the country starting in 2014, the program will take its first steps internationally.

Sole Adventure will take 15 young women and 15 female leaders to Costa Rica to refurbish a local school, explore a new culture and create relationships.

Wiles said the aim is to teach young women responsibility and get them out of their comfort zone.

“I want to go because I want to recognize what I value, and I want to recognize how I can use those values,” Coquitlam’s Nicole Miller said. “[I’ll] put them to work in another project that’s bigger than me.

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The 12-year old will be the lone Tri-City resident flying with other Sole Girls from across the Lower Mainland and her mother, Tam Miller, said she’s is ready to travel alone because of her maturity,

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Tri-City residents don’t have to travel very far to take on the immersive experience of an escape room.

Businesses offering interactive, real-life simulation experiences have popped up all over the Lower Mainland, notably in Richmond and Vancouver, and the trend has continued to rise, with Coquitlam now boasting two such businesses: Trapped and Countdown.

Escape rooms, whose roots are in video games, are for small groups, putting players into different scenarios, such as being imprisoned, trapped in a contaminated hospital or stuck in a horror house.

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“There needs to be entertainment for everybody and every town, you can’t just go to the movies all the time,” he said.

Melissa Blumenfeld, the co-owner of Trapped on Woolridge Street, said the process to open the escape room wasn’t easy.

“There was a nice bald spot right here. We haggled to get this location,” she said. “Being one of the first escape rooms in Coquitlam means that the city was very reluctant to sign off on it until they were very, very sure.”

But while they’re new in Coquitlam, escape rooms were made popular by way of Japan nearly 10 years ago, according to Scott Nicholson, a professor of game design

a wild west theme and he was thrown into a jail cell with his teammates. He described it as a stressful situation, and somewhat claustrophobic.

For someone who has had his share of video gaming experience, the rooms were the closest simulation to fictional gameplay for Macdonald.

“A lot of them do advertise as being like a real-life video game, and you really do get that because it feels like you’re in a totally different world,” he said. “Depending on the set and the scene of the room you’re in, there’s so much variety in it.”

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book. Protagonist Edie Kiglatuk is a half Inuit and half outsider, a hunting guide by trade, and she finds herself pulled in to the mysterious death of a duck hunter from the south that local officials are quick to pass off as an accident. When the hunter’s friend disappears on a second expedition, Edie and police sergeant Palliser suspect there may be more at play. The intrigue continues as we are introduced

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he Northern parts of our planet are evocative of silence, loneliness, outlaws and a kind determination that doesn’t exist in places with four seasons and less extremes in temperature. Life in a place like this can change a person for better or worse.

It’s no wonder we are drawn to books that lift the veil of mystery on these lands and explore the darkness that lies beneath.

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So if you are addicted to nordic noir, here are a few suggestions fir your reading list: Icelandic author Arnaldur Indridason, a former journalist, writes with insight into the human condition. His detective, Erlendur, is an imperfect character who is curious about the people he investigates, both the living and dead. Lucky for him, he has no one at home waiting for him as he spends all of his waking hours dedicated to his job. In Indridason’s Hypothermia, we have a slightly different take on the murder mystery format as the incident Erlendur is investigating looks

like a suicide. But as with many detectives, his gut feeling is that there is something else at play and he cannot let up until he has followed every last clue.

If you love to explore the dark underbelly of the crime world mixed with legends and creepy supernatural occurrences, try another Icelandic writer, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir. In her first novel, My Soul to Take, Thóra Gudmundsdóttir, is a lawyer who gets pulled into the investigation of a woman killed at a health spa. Her client is accused of the murder but as Thora searches for the truth, she is pulled deeper into the folklore of the area, possible hauntings and the disturbing family history of the previous owners of the land. This book holds plenty of spine-tingling thrills within its pages and the plot will keep

you guessing right up until the last page.

Danish writer Sara Blædel brings us detective Louise Rick, a modern and independent woman who can fend for herself in a male-dominated work place. In Call Me Princess, the reader gets pulled into the world of online dating after a woman is brutally raped and beaten; the perpetrator has left without a trace thanks to the anonymity of the online world.

Louise gets into the mind of this predator and we get pulled deeper into his world.

While the novels set in Scandinavia are excellent, White Heat, set in the Canadian north is just as compelling. The novel by British author M.J. McGrath is set on Ellesmere Island, which itself becomes an omnipresent character in the

to international players in a region desired by the energy sector but at the mercy of an unforgiving landscape.

And finally, The Black House and The Lewis Man by Peter May. These novels set in the Outer Hebrides are steeped in the Gaelic culture of the islands.

The setting is dark, atmospheric and moody. These novels are not police procedurals but do deal with mysteries, cold cases

and investigative plots. The characters are well developed and the stories pull you deeper into the lives of people in the Outer Hebrides.

I hope you will enjoy these and the many other books set in the far northern reaches of our world.

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

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

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

Canadian Freshwater Alliance, Watershed Watch Salmon Society, Force of Nature Alliance, Rivershed Society of BC, Fraser Riverkeeper, the Coquitlam River Watershed Roundtable and the Sierra Club of BC. • Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts a stamp presentation, visitors welcome. Stamp “swap and shop,” 7 p.m., presentation by speaker after 8 p.m., McGee Room, Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

MARCH 31: ALZHEIMER’S FUNDRAISER • Leisure Connections (Alzheimer’s) fundraiser, 6:30-10 p.m., Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam.

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MONDAY, APRIL 10 • Tri-City Photo Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., Port Moody.

Topic: Post-processing presentations by club members. Guests always welcome. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca.

SATURDAY, APRIL 8 • Trivia night fundraiser for Terry Fox Library, 7-9:30 p.m. at the library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. Prizes, refreshments and bragging rights available; make up a team of eight or come solo and join a team. Tickets: $20 (cash only) at the library. Info: 604-927-7999.

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• Baker’s Corner Pre-school is a parent-participation pre-school that offers play-based classes

PARENTS, KIDS • Family resource centre at Minnekhada middle school, PoCo, offers multi-sensory and math tutoring; rate is $25 per session. Tutors are Orton Gillingham-trained and centre works in cooperation with SD43.

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TC CALENDAR continued from page 24 • Ignite Choir at Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship is for kids 6-14 who love to sing, dance and act; the goal is to give children and youth an introduction to music and. The choir meets Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m., beginning Feb. 13. Info: www. erbf.com.

• Tri-City Family Place, a drop in centre for children up to five with their caregivers, is open Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (September to June), 2062 Manning Ave., PoCo. Info: 604-942-4672.

• Share Family and Community Services parent support circle runs Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m., Mountain View elementary school, 740 Smith Ave., Coquitlam. Open to all parents, grandparents and/or caregivers.

Participation is free and childminding and snacks are available. Info: 604-937-6970.

• Pleasantside Play Pals, a non-profit parent-participation play group for newborns to pre-schoolers at Old Orchard Hall, PoMo; parents/caregivers invited every Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30-11:30 p.m.

• Parents and tots gather to play and learn in a Jewishthemed environment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam.

Info: 604-552-7221 or info@ burquest.org.

• Millside Family Resource Centre is open Fridays, 9-11 a.m. for parents and caregivers with kids up to 6 years; staff co-ordinate play, circle time and crafts. Millside elementary is at 1432 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam.

Info: Arshia, 604-540-9161.

• Mountain View Family Resource Centre is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9-11:30 a.m. for parents and caregivers with kids up to 6 years; staff co-ordinate play, circle time and crafts.

Mountain View elementary is at 740 Smith Ave., Coquitlam. Info: Arshia, 604-540-9161.

• Drop-in for parents/ caregivers and children 5 and younger, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Birchland School Family Place, 1331 Fraser St.,

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• Como Lake United church children’s choir for kids ages 6 to 10 meets Mondays, 6:30 p.m., 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: Elena, 604-4682733.

• Christian Service Brigade and Senior Girls Alive at Westwood Community Church, 1294 Johnson St., Coquitlam, invite youth 11-18 to join them on Wednesday nights 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for Battalion program.

Info: Ronnie Tan, 604-9081847.

• Autism Tri-Cities information and support group for adults with relatives with autism spectrum disorder. Info: Clair, 604939-5157.

• PoCoMo Mothers of Multiples club meets the third Thursday of the month. Info: Brenda, 604-937-5534.

• Simon Fraser Society for Community Living hosts Family Support, Education and Networking Group, for families with children with developmental or physical disabilities throughout the school year. For more information, please contact the Family and Individual Support Program at 604-525-9494.

• Parents Together is a mutual help group for parents experiencing conflict with their teen(s), meets in PoCo. Info: 604-325-0556.

• Learning Disabilities Association meets the third Thursday of each month at the family resource centre at Westwood elementary school, PoCo, 7-9 p.m.

• Tough Love support group meets Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., Stoney Creek community centre (in Burnaby) For parents with children in trouble or experienc-

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• The Ark Child Services, a non-profit counselling agency specializing in supporting families going through separation and divorce, has an office in the Tri-Cities. Info: Lee Cassels, 604-461-2124.

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Open up that wet soil – dig it?

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BRIAN MINTER

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his winter will be one to remember — and one that seems determined to keep going.

Many folks, however, are anxious to get back in their garden and begin planting early vegetables, including perennial veggies, fruit trees and, of course, colour.

The good news is even this cooler March weather is not cold enough to prevent some early planting. We will still get night frosts but that’s the norm for this time of year. The critical factor is your soil.

With the excessive moisture we’ve had since October, most soils are heavy and wet.

Not only do you need to open them up with some cultivation but you should also add some aerating materials, like a fine grade of fir or hemlock bark mulch or sawdust, to vastly improve the porosity and drainage of your soil. Whether you are planting small fruits, fruit trees, flowering trees, ev-

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Dig some aerating materials into the heavy, wet soils left after a long, cold winter and heavy March rains, says Brian Minter. ergreens or even early onions and potatoes, good drainage will be critically important to get your plants off to a great start.

Once you have opened up the soil, then you can incorporate additional organic materials like composted manures and other additives to enrich the soil. The test I always use before planting is to grab a handful of wet soil, make a mud ball and then crumble it with my thumb. It should break apart easily. If your soil does not, create more porosity.

Early potatoes and onion sets and plants can be set out now in protected areas and in well-prepared soils. Brassicas,

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like ‘early’ varieties of cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli, as well as kale, lettuce, swiss chard and spinach can go out.

Peas and broad beans can be planted now too. If we get frost, a covering of the white N-Sulate cloth will protect them nicely. Strawberries and raspberries have now arrived in garden stores and would do well set out early. Asparagus should arrive in stores later this week or next for planting.

Rhubarb too can go in now.

When you plant bare-root small fruits, flowering trees and fruit trees at this time of year, it is a good idea to dip them in a mix of liquid starter blended with a handful of clay soil. The

clay will cling to the roots along with the liquid starter. Bury the plants just over the top of the roots.

With grafted trees, bury them so the graft is just above the ground. With roses, we bury the bud union for a little extra winter protection.

Once planted, water them in thoroughly to eliminate any air pockets and to prevent the roots from drying out.

With trees that are field grown and wrapped in burlap sacks, it is important to leave the sack on because it is holding the root system together.

Plant the tree with the sack in place. If the sack is bound with nylon twine, you can cut it but only once the burlapped root system is firmly in the soil. The sacking will rot away, usually within one season.

If container-grown plants are root bound, they should have their outside roots carefully ruffled up to ensure they grow outwards into the new soil. If they are not root bound, simply set them gently into the new soil just to the top of their root system. Water thoroughly to get them settled in.

If the cool weather persists, the plants will stay dormant but the roots will start to grow immediately, getting established before any new growth begins. Keep them moist at all times, especially when it’s windy or sunny and warm.

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RCMT sets sail with Porter classic Carney graduate Hanbury gets top spot in musical

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Shannon Hanbury portrays Hope Harcourt in Anything Goes, this year’s Royal City Musical Theatre production at the Massey Theatre.

The Archbishop Carney regional secondary grad was cast by director and choreographer Valerie Easton — a Port Coquitlam resident — in the starring role.

But, as Hanbury tells it, her debutante character is anything but happy.

Harcourt, the Coquitlam resident explains, is about to be married to the wealthy and stuffy Englishman Lord Evelyn Oakleigh (played in the New Westminster musical by Michael Wild).

Her heart, however, is set on Billy Crocker, a young Wall Street broker who is stowed away on the ocean liner Harcourt and Oakleigh are sailing on from New York to London.

The timing isn’t good: It’s right after the stock market crashes, right after Harcourt’s father jumps to escape financial ruin.

And she’s forced to choose between love and obeying her mother’s wishes to save the family and go through with the arranged union.

“It’s a very, very heavy role,” Hanbury said. “She’s going against her heart. She has to choose what’s better for her or what’s better for her family to ensure their safety.”

While it’s Hanbury’s second time appearing in the Cole Porter classic (she was one of Reno’s Angels for the 2011 Theatre Under the Stars show), it’s a first for Coquitlam’s Joanna Kovats, an English native who is cast as a passenger aboard the SS American.

And despite her extensive credits with Metro Vancouver companies — including TUTS, Align Entertainment, Patrick Street Productions and Gateway Theatre — it will also be Kovats’ debut performance with RCMT.

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Tri-City residents Nolan Fahey, Joanna Kovats, Callie Anderson and Sam Ellington are in the Royal City Musical Theatre production of Anything Goes, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter (missing from photo are Shannon Hanbury and Nicolas Bradbury).

A dance teacher at Coquitlam’s Children of Integrity Montessori Academy, Lindbjerg Academy of Performing Arts and Tri-City Dance Centre, Kovats said she was thrilled to be picked. “It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a while,” she said of working with RCMT. Kovats gives kudos to her husband and friends for helping her through the busy rehearsal and performance schedule this and next month.

The three-week run for the mother of two is a balancing act, adding to her self-employment demands and family commitments “but, luckily, I’ve got a lot of supportive people around me.”

Other Tri-City talent in Anything Goes includes Callie Anderson, Sam Ellington,

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Awards for his lead role in the Arts Club Theatre Company production of Billy Elliot in 2016.

As for Hanbury’s next move

she’s lined up this summer to star in another musical based on a century ago, as Janet van de Graaff in TUTS’ The Drowsy Chaperone, a parody of American musical comedy of the 1920s. The show, which runs on alternate days in July and August, takes place at the Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park

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— the same outdoor venue Hanbury’s great-great grandfather, the former Vancouver mayor W.H. Malkin, had built in 1934 in memory of his wife, Marion.

• For tickets to Anything Goes, with music and lyrics

by Cole Porter, call 604-5215050 or visit ticketsnw.ca. The show takes place at the Massey Theatre (735 Eighth Ave., New Westminster) from April 6 to 23 at 7:30 p.m. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

A nine-year-old boy has won a coveted role in this summer’s Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) musical of Mary Poppins.

Nolen Dubuc will play Michael Banks, the mischievous son of George and Winifred Banks who plays pranks on his nannies including Poppins.

He learned he won the part on March 7 after his second call back.

Dubuc — the provincial champion in the mini dancer category at the 2016 Synergy Provincials — is a student at the Caulfield School of Dance in Port Moody where, for the past five years, he has trained in acting and dance.

For the past three years, he also has taken voice lessons with Gina Oh and Melody Courage.

School director Cori Caulfield, who also teaches Dubuc, said the heavy rehearsal schedule by TUTS means the prodigy may not be taking part in some group competitions with his classmates nor may he be involved in the year-end performance numbers.

“Nolen really wants to be a professional triple-threat performer one day and doing a TUTS show is such a great step on that path. We are very proud of Nolen and can’t wait to see him in this show,” she said.

Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical opens July 9 at the Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park and runs on odd days in July and even days in August.

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Celeste Snowber is a woman of many things.

A dancer, author and single mother of three grown men, the PhD holder is also an associate professor in the faculty of education at Simon Fraser University.

She likes to share stories, too.

And, next week, at Coquitlamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place des Arts, she wants to tell her tales through a series of dances and improvisational speeches aimed to empower people in their daily lives.

Her â&#x20AC;&#x153;body stories,â&#x20AC;? as she calls them, will strike a balance

between humour and humanity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to talk about how we can access our own inner artists to pay attention to our bodies,â&#x20AC;? she said during a phone interview last week with The Tri-City News from the UBC Botanical Garden, where Snowber is the artist-inresidence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are schooled from the head up. We are more concerned about what we look like instead of listening to our gut feelings and intuition.â&#x20AC;?

Snowber added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;How do we find an appointment with our own creativity? We seem to never have enough time because we are all overworked.â&#x20AC;?

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Fraser Valley artist Clare Sarfeld opens her first solo show in the Tri-Cities on Friday with her Blue Daybook series at Port Coquitlamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leigh Square Community Arts Village. A fine arts graduate from the Ontario College of Art and Design, Sarfeldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;chaos versus orderâ&#x20AC;? work is influenced by abstract expressionism. The opening reception for her show, which runs in the Michael Wright Art Gallery until May 2, takes place on March 31 from 7 to 9 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Later this year, Sarfeld will also display her pieces at The Ranger Station Art Gallery in Harrison Hot Springs and at The Gallery at Queens Park in New Westminster.

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Arbutus Grove is among the Canadian landscapes Port Moody painter Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki will show at the city’s library next month. A Serbian native with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Mirkov-Popovicki immigrated to Canada 23 years ago and started to paint in watercolours, egg tempera and oils before moving to acrylics. Her art is now exhibited in galleries and is hung in homes and businesses around the world. The library is at 100 Newport Dr., at city hall.

ARTS CAMPS

sigN up for summer fuN aT pda For parents learning the lessons from spring break, a Coquitlam arts hub has a summer solution.

On April 2, Place des Arts will open registration for its Summer Fun! art camps, and group and private dance and music lessons.

Online sign up begins at midnight for Summer Fun!, a six-week camp for

children and teens aged five to 14.

Younger kids can choose their 50-minute blocks for the week while youth aged 11 to 14 can be part of the three-hour, weeklong visual and performing art intensives such as Comics & Cartoons, Digital Photography, Sketchbooking: An

Illustrated Journal, Guitar Camp and Art of Makeup: Special FX for TV & Film.

Meanwhile, group dance classes — for kids and adults — include ballet, jazz, hip hop and tap; private classes for all ages are also available.

For music sessions, call 604-664-1636 to check availability for teachers.

Candy and certificates are up for grabs next week for the winning — and losing — teams at the second annual Friends of the Terry Fox Library trivia night.

The Port Coquitlam nonprofit group hopes to bring in $1,500 from its April 8 fundraiser — held the night after the Friends of the Coquitlam Public Library Society’s quiz night — for library operations and programs.

Last year’s inaugural session in September drew about 100 participants and collected $1,000, said Friends president Pat Robinson.

Its 2017 edition will feature five questions in each of the 10 categories: Who Am I?, geography, general knowledge, sports, movies, science, authors and words, computers etc., music and Canada 150.

The latter category refers to history questions about the Canadian Confederation as well as special events happening this year to commemorate the 150th anniversary, said Irene McKinney, a retired elementary school teacher from Scotland who came up with the 50 questions.

The questions will be read out to the crowd by emcee Mayor Greg Moore. And after

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Marjorie Yeo, Pat Robinson and Irene McKinney are on the trivia night organizing committee. each round, the score cards will be marked by McKinney and Paul Nelson, a Friends past president. The tallies will then be added to a white board at the front to build excitement.

Robinson said between every round, a door prize or two will be doled out to participants. “Last year, almost everyone left with something in their hands,” McKinney said.

There will also be a 50/50 draw and light refreshments will be on each of the 16 to 20 tables set up in the lobby.

The team with the highest total will receive a certificate and a box of Smarties; the lowest-scoring group will get a certificate and Snickers; and

the table with the best name will get a certificate and Oh Henry bars.

Last year’s winners, called “If You Build It He Will Come,” reached a top mark of 42 out of 50 points.

Robinson said the trivia night is open to all ages and last year’s student players from Archbishop Carney regional and Hope Lutheran schools are invited to return.

• For tickets at $20 (cash only), visit the Terry Fox Library at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. or call 604-927-7999. Tri-City businesses are also asked to donate gift cards and prizes for the fundraiser by emailing pbrobinson67@gmail.com.

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Newer track means faster times, says De Grasse Sprinter eyes a sub-10 second performance GARY MCKENNA

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Port Moody skier Katrina Voss was clocked going 104 km per hour during the U19 Canadian National Championship in Nakiska, Alta., last week. The Grade 11 Port Moody secondary student is in her first year of the FIS adult race circuit in Canada and eventually placed 14th overall in a field of 45 racers. She was the 10th fastest Canadian and 9th fastest in the under-19 competition.

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Townsends take athlete, coach of the year honours Addy hits personal best during NCAA indoor track meet

For Addy Townsend, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference track and field awards were a family affair.

The Simon Fraser University Clan sprinter — one of the fastest athletes on the track this season – received the GNAC Female Athlete of the Year, an

award voted on by conference coaches.

Townsend was an obvious choice for the award, after winning a pair of All-American trophies in her second collegiate season finishing fourth in the 800 m at the NCAA Indoor Championship with a lifetime best of 2:08.38, putting her sixth on the GNAC all-time list.

She went on to run the leadoff leg on the Clan’s sixth-place distance medley relay team to become a repeat All-American

in both events. The sophomore athlete, who also hit a personal best in the medley going 3:29.45 in the 1200 m leg on Sunday.

But she was not the only Townsend to be recognized by the conference.

Brit Townsend, an SFU coach and Addy’s mother, was named Women’s Coach of the Year after being named CrossCountry Coach of the Year earlier this season. sports@tricitynews.com

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Simon Fraser University Clan track and field sophomore Addy Townsend.

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Andre De Grasse during last year’s Harry Jerome Track Classic at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby. which will be one of only two opportunities for him to run on home soil this year.

“It is very important to me,” he said. “As you know, I don’t get a lot of chances to compete in Canada… Every time I get the opportunity to compete in Canada, that is what I want to do.” see CLASSIC, page 31

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Andre De Grasse has run a sub-10 second 100 m before and he said he will do it again when he attends the Harry Jerome Track Classic in Coquitlam this summer.

The 22-year-old Scarborough, Ont., sprinter said he was told the track at Percy Perry is newer and in better condition, which should allow him to accomplish the feat.

“I am looking forward to impressing the crowd with a sub-10 second performance,” he said during a conference call with media last week.

It would not be the first time De Grasse has achieved the time.

He took bronze during the Rio Olympics last summer after running a 9.91 in the 100 m, after finishing with a 9.92 in the semifinals.

At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, he ran the 100 m in 10.05 after earlier finishing with a 9.97 in the semifinals. He also ran a wind-assisted 9.75 during the 2015 NCAA championship, making him the seventh fastest man in the world and the fastest Canadian.

De Grasse said he was looking forward to competing in Coquitlam this June,

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Andy Cho, centre, stands on the podium after picking up a six gold medals and two silver medals at the AAA swim provincials in Victoria earlier this month. Cho is now setting his sights on the national competition.

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SWIMMING PROVINCIALS

Big medal haul for Cho during Victoria meet GARY MCKENNA The Tri-CiTy News

Coquitlam swimmer Andy Cho struck gold at the AAA swim provincials in Victoria this month.

The Summit middle student took six gold medals and two silvers, a showing that will allow him to move on to the national competition later this year.

“Winning all these medals is an honour,” he told The TriCity News in an email. “I feel privileged to be able to achieve such awards.”

In Victoria, Cho took gold in the 100 m, the 200 m and 1500

m freestyle along with the 200 m and 400 m individual medleys. He won another gold in the 200 m butterfly, while taking silver in the 50 freestyle and 200 m breastroke.

But Cho acknowledged that he is in for a tough test at nationals.

He said he will be competing against some stronger swimmers that are older and more experienced, which will make it difficult for him to reach the podium.

But he added that the competition will be a learning experience.

“I will be racing against swimmers that are a full year

older than me and it will be tough to be able to place in the Top 3,” he said. “I do have my focus on next year as I will have a much higher chance to medal at nationals.”

Cho has been swimming since he was five, but said in the last few years he has taken his sport to a new level.

He broke three provincial records two years ago during the B.C. Summer Swim Association provincial championship and last May he etched his name in the record books two more times during winter swimming season in the 11 to 12 age category.

De Grasse competed in last year’s Harry Jerome Track Classic, which was held at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby.

He won gold in both the 100 and 200metre races at the event, which was the springboard to the Rio Olympics, where he took silver in the 200 m and bronze in the 100 and 400 m relays.

“Last year, I had a lot of success at that meet,” he said. “I’m just looking forward to coming back this year and enjoying all the fans.”

• The Harry Jerome Track Classic will take place at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam on June 28. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for youth and a $47.50 family of four ticket is available.

For more information go to www.harryjerome. com.

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Zerbinos takes over as GM of Panthers ‘Ambitious ideas & vision’ for struggling club

The Port Moody Panthers are under new management.

Peter Zerbinos will take over for Dennis Obcena as general manager, the first change after the league approved a new ownership team for the club.

“We are excited about the

challenge that lies ahead with the Panthers,” Zerbinos said in a press release. “We plan to reach out to all eligible returning players to gauge where they’re at. We also feel there’s a passionate group of fans, businesses and community partners in Port Moody, and we have very ambitious ideas and visions for the Panthers.”

Zerbinos has a long history in the Pacific Junior Hockey League. He was the director of

hockey operations for the Delta Ice Hawks for six seasons and general manager of the club for two seasons. During that time, he helped the club make the playoffs every year and was part of the team that won the PJHL championship in 2012 and advanced to the finals in 2010.

The Port Moody Panthers, who just wrapped up their 11th season in the league, missed the playoffs this season with a 16-27-0-1 record.

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30. Line or plaster the roof 31. African Indian people of Alberta, Canada 33. Rituals 37. Chlorine 38. Red deer 39. Offers a good view 41. Post-indictment arrangement 42. Blood group 43. Razor clams 44. Fleshes of animals 46. Nipple 49. Indicates position 50. Electrocardiogram

51. Can be disconnected 55. Tall military cap 58. Cape Verde capital 59. Not written in any key 60. Creative 64. Suffix 65. Stacked 66. One who consumes 67. Not he 68. Whiskey and milk are two 69. Entryways 70. __ and cheese

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48. Prey 52. Forays 53. River in eastern France 54. Bleated 56. Soft food cooked from buckwheat 57. Pre-Mayan civilization 59. Assert to be the case 60. Inches per minute (abbr.)

61. “Rosemary’s Baby” actress Farrow 62. Chinese philosophical principle 63. Simpson trial judge

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