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where there’s smoke, there’s training Gary McKenna

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It is 10 a.m. when the call comes in. A blaze has broken out in an apartment building and, when crews arrive, smoke is already billowing out of a second-storey unit.

Two firefighters from Coquitlam Fire and Rescue’s Engine #1 quickly begin to spray water at the apartment from the ground while the rest of the company circles around to enter at the side of the building. see TRAINING, page 3

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Coquitlam firefighters prepare to enter a “burning” suite on the second floor of a vacant apartment building during a training exercise Wednesday. Firefighters use fans to clear smoke from hallways and also create a higher air pressure in the hallway so it doesn’t fill with smoke when they open doors to suites to check for trapped occupants.

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Moore defends Metro retro pay plan Gary McKenna The Tri-CiTy News

Metro Vancouver board chair Greg Moore is defending a decision to implement a onetime retirement payment for outgoing municipal politicians who sit on the regional body.

The Port Coquitlam mayor said Wednesday the move

ensures local and regional governments will be able to attract a range of candidates from various points in their career.

He called the payout a “transition allowance,” noting that some people who are in the beginning or early stages of their working life may need some time to apply for jobs or

upgrade their training after they leave politics.

“If you’re in the middle of your career and you decide to serve your community by running for local government… there is some time it is going to take to go back to your career,” he told The Tri-City News. “The way the system currently works is, two weeks after the munici-

pal election, you are no longer receiving any remuneration and it might take you longer than that to get back to your career.”

Because of the financial uncertainty, Moore said younger people tend to stay away from local government. see ‘IF YOU DON’T’, page 11

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Once inside, however, crews will not encounter heat and flames. And the haze that fills the hallways is generated by a smoke machine.

That’s because the incident is a training exercise at a soon-to-be demolished fourstorey apartment building on Westview Street in southwest Coquitlam, giving firefighters a rare opportunity to test their skills in a real-world structure.

“It is a great opportunity,” Assistant Chief John Macdonald told The Tri-City News. “The guys love this kind of training. Look at this area — there are a hundred buildings just like this around here.”

Macdonald compares firefighting to football.

He said his crews have different plays depending on the incident and notes that walking through the various scenarios gives them an idea of what to

expect when the smoke is real.

“When we roll up on a building like this, it is important having everyone on the same page as to how it is going to sequence,” he said. “That doesn’t mean that different things can’t come into play but it gives us a starting point to work with.”

Owen Robertson, the captain of Engine #1 and the incident commander for the scenario, said the training sessions give firefighters a good idea of what they will encounter in a real-life incident.

While there are no flames or heat, he said crews still have to be adaptable to the environment and make decisions on the best way to battle the blaze.

“You are tripping over trees in the front yard and dealing with a real building,” he said.

“It is never cookie-cutter perfect.” gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

Photographs by Mario Bartel

At a vacant apartment building on Westview Street, Coquitlam Fire and Rescue conducted a training exercise Wednesday. Above: After training comes the task of sorting and rolling up hoses. Below left: John McDonald, the assistant chief for training, discusses the plan of attack for the exercise. Below centre: A firefighter hauls hose to a the building, where there was no fire but lots of man-made smoke. Below right: Firefighters set up a ladder to access a second-floor suite. Bottom left: A firefighter vents smoke from a suite. Bottom right: Capt. Owen Robertson assesses the situation as crews train.

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PORT COQUITLAM

PoCo council OKs 1.23% tax increase An extra $41 for owner of a house with avg. value

$60k for more pay for council

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The Tri-CiTy News

COUN. DEAN WASHINGTON

News Thursday, “I never felt like it was something I deserved.”

The change means the mayor will receive $25,025 more per year while each councillor will get an extra $5,115 annually.

“The increase would result in approximately the same net pay all members of

council would have received if the allowance was still applicable,” city finance director Karen Grommada wrote in her report to council.

Said Coun. Laura Dupont at Tuesday’s meeting: “This is fair and reasonable remuneration for the work that’s done on city council.” jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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Port Coquitlam will add two more firefighters but no extra Mounties if this year’s budget is passed April 10 by city council.

Tuesday, council unanimously gave three readings to the draft financial plan that will see property bills and utilities rise 1.23% overall — one of the lowest lifts in Metro Vancouver.

That translates to another $41.16 for the average singlefamily home assessed at $960,179, including a $12.24 boost for sewer charges and $3.37 more for solid waste levies.

Utility bills are due Tuesday.

Owners of townhomes assessed at $648,887 will see their bills jump 1.26% — or $24.35 (including a $11.48 increase in sewer) — while apartment dwellers face a 1.29% hike, or $20.62 (including a $10.88 rise in sewer).

For businesses, the total tax and utility fees go up less than 2%. The amounts vary based on property values and water usage: 1.73% for large industrial, 1.12% for large-format retail, 1.06% for medium-sized retail and 1.29% for small retail.

Coun. Dean Washington, chair of the city’s finance and budget committee, said 1% of the overall increase is earmarked for infrastructure upgrades — including rehabilitating or replacing about 3 km of roads as well as water, sanitary and storm pipes — and another 0.4% is dedicated for the ongoing rebuild of the PoCo recreation complex, a $132-million project that’s expected to be complete in 2021 (taxpayers have two more years to pay the $25 annual parcel tax).

The extra funds will also be spent on, among other things: • starting the first year of a four-year program to convert all streetlights to LED; • moving fire call dispatch to E-Comm, the regional 911 call centre; • adding more Sunday hours at Terry Fox Library; • hosting the third annual PoCo Grand Prix cycling race July 13; • and finishing upgrades at Centennial Pool.

But the $88.8-million operating budget doesn’t include money for more police despite feedback from more than 600 residents, many of whom stated in the budget consultation that community safety is a priority and want to see more officers on the streets (Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin told The Tri-City News Thursday the detachment didn’t ask the city for more Mounties in 2018, citing “efficiencies” within the department.)

The proposed financial

pay one third tax-free. The elimination of the tax break was announced in the 2017 federal budget and affects elected officials at the school board, municipal and provincial levels.

Councillors Glenn Pollock and Dean Washington voted against the pay increase, with Pollock telling The Tri-City

Next year’s budget in Port Coquitlam will include $60,000 more for council pay.

At Tuesday’s meeting, council voted to boost stipends for mayor and councillors as of Jan. 1, 2019 to offset the elimination by the federal government of the Municipal Officers’ Allowance, which made elected officials’

COUN. BRAD WEST plan also included 11thhour tweaks by the finance committee Tuesday, some of which called for dipping into surplus accounts to pay for road maintenance — a move that irked Coun. Darrell Penner, who suggested the funds be allocated as part of taxation.

“It’s just not a good practice,” Penner said, referring to the taking cash from reserves.

Still, council congratulated itself for keeping property tax increases low. In December, Coquitlam city council boosted taxes by 2.41% (averaging $46 more and not including utilities) while Port Moody is eyeing a 4.6% lift this year.

“There aren’t any other councils in the region that are going to come close,” Coun.

Mike Forrest said.

Washington said the budget tightening and cutbacks by city managers allowed for a smaller rate. “People are doing more with less,” he said of civic controllers.

Added Coun. Brad West: “1.23% doesn’t happen by accident or by itself. If [council] didn’t do anything, it would be a lot higher… Our jobs are to be reflective of what we are hearing in the community.”

Under the Community Charter, the provincial legislation under which municipal governments operate, the deadline for cities to pass their financial plans is mid-May. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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RAINBOW CROSSWALKS

PoCo looks at art instead of crosswalk Meanwhile, Coq.’s rainbow painted Wednesday night Janis Cleugh

The Tri-CiTy News

The night before Coquitlam painted its new rainbow crosswalk next to city hall, the city of Port Coquitlam said it would look at a “unique” art project to also celebrate the LGBTQ2+ community.

At Tuesday’s finance and budget committee, PoCo councillors voted 5-1 (Mayor Greg Moore wasn’t at the meeting) to spend $20,000 on a public installation — more than double the amount originally budgeted in last year’s financial plan — to create an inclusive piece in a high-profile spot.

The request to bump the cost from $9,000 — with the additional $11,000 coming from the city’s arts and culture reserve, which currently stands at around $500,000 — came after city staff met with arts leaders via the Cultural Roundtable as well as youth and LGBT2Q+ groups.

They suggested a number of options, with the most popular being an installation similar in scope to the Canada 150 Mural Mosaic, which was placed at Leigh Square Community Arts Village last year to mark the

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Contractors painted the city of Coquitlam’s rainbow crosswalk, next to city hall on Burlington Drive at Pinetree Way, Wednesday evening. country’s sesquicentennial; the total cost for that project was $18,180.

The 48 people consulted about PoCo’s “Rainbow Project” also recommended the city hire an LGBTQ2+ artist to work with residents to develop an installation such as a mural mosaic or garden.

Lori Bowie, PoCo’s recreation director, told the com-

mittee the aim is produce a unique symbol where people would reflect about inclusiveness instead of painting a typical rainbow crosswalk. She said the vision grew after city staff held focus groups to talk about possibilities.

Coun. Brad West criticized city managers for the inflated figure, telling Bowie, “It puts council in an untenable posi-

Notice of Public Hearing

Proposed Official Community Plan and Zoning Amendments for Residential Properties

tion.”

“There’s now an expectation created,” Coun. Glenn Pollock added. “How do you pull that back?”

City manager John Leeburn said the extra amount came up at a department heads meeting and managers soon realized $9,000 wouldn’t be enough.

“We want something more meaningful,” he said.

Coun. Darrell Penner said numbers are hard to pin down for creative projects and “because this is the first project for the LGBT2Q+, I’m going to support it. I would like to see it be successful.”

Still, committee chair Coun.

Dean Washington opposed the extra funding, warning the city may be flooded with applications by other arts and cultural groups to have similar representation.

The call for an LGBT2Q+ artwork came to city council last year at the request of a PoCo church. At the time, council had asked staff to look at ideas other than a rainbow crosswalk.

“I think that the message that needs to be brought to the forefront is that the city is

PUBLIC HEARING 7 pm on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall

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

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

The proposed Zoning Bylaw amendments include: • reducing the minimum lot width and frontage regulations of the Small Lot Residential RS4 zone from 10m to 9.5m., • setting a minimum lot size of 500m2 for a duplex use, and, • allowing duplexes as a permitted use (on lots >500m2) within the RS4 zone.

Inspection of Documents

Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspect the proposed bylaw and any related bylaws, reports and plans at:

CITY HALL 2580 Shaughnessy Street Port Coquitlam BC

Corporate Office, Port Coquitlam City Hall 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays) Until 4:00 pm on April 10, 2018.

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Mercer Avenue Road Closure and Removal of Highway Dedication Mercer Avenue Road Closure and Removal of Highway Dedication Bylaw, 2016, No. 3948

OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 4046 & Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 4047

The proposed Official Community Plan amendments include: • expanding areas with the land use designation, “Small Lot Residential”, • allowing for additional conditions where Council may consider rezoning larger residential lots to facilitate smaller-sized lots within established neighbourhoods, • allowing for additional conditions where Council may consider rezoning to allow for duplexes, such as corner lots, within established neighbourhoods, • applying specific design guidelines to promote a better fit of new duplexes with existing neighbourhood character, and • promoting additional landscaping, including trees, in small lot and duplex developments.

inclusive and welcoming of diversity,” said Nicola Spurling, a Coquitlam resident, former BC Green Party candidate and spokesperson of the new TriCities Pride Society.

“The way that it’s being portrayed with crosswalks in Coquitlam and Port Moody are wonderful, but if PoCo has another way of going about it, that’s fantastic and we would love to see what they’re looking at doing.”

Meanwhile, Coquitlam’s rainbow crosswalk, which cost around $10,000, was painted on Burlington Drive at Pinetree Way by contractors Wednesday evening. The crosswalk also includes a plaque to describe the public artwork and its call for inclusiveness in Coquitlam.

PUBLIC INPUT 7 pm on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall

TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to Section 40(1)(a) and 40(2) of the Community Charter, the City of Port Coquitlam proposes to close the portion of road shown on Reference Plan EPP57595 (heavy outlined area) through the “Mercer Avenue Road Closure and Removal of Highway Dedication Bylaw, 2016, No. 3948”.

The proposed closure and removal of highway dedication is located off Pitt River Road. The pending address is 1624 Pitt River Road.

GIVE YOUR INPUT

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

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

CITY HALL 2580 Shaughnessy Street Port Coquitlam BC

Inspection of documents: The Reference Plan EPP57595, certified by William Papove, a British Columbia Land Surveyor, dated November 30, 2015, as well as other supporting documents, are available for inspection. These documents can be viewed from: Corporate Office 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays) until 4:00 pm on April 10, 2018.

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

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CRIME

Beware the parking lot scam, Coquitlam cops warn residents Gary MCKenna The Tri-CiTy News

Coquitlam RCMP is cautioning people to be on the look out for what they are calling “parking lot fraud.”

Cpl. Michael McLaughlin said police have been informed of several incidents in the TriCities in which a suspect approaches a motorist in a busy parking lot, smacks the back of their car and makes a noise, before claiming they have been hit. The suspect will then pressure the driver to give them cash instead of calling ICBC. “You smack their car, you make some noise and you claim to be hit, all with the goal of

making a quick, easy settlement and walking away with some cash,” he said. “They are trying to get something for nothing.”

Police believe the suspects are targeting people of Asian descent or new Canadians who may not be familiar with the ICBC system, McLaughlin said.

The amounts the scammers ask for range from a few dollars to as much as $200, he said.

While charges have not been laid, McLaughlin said investigators have a good idea of who is behind the incidents in the Tri-Cities. Still, he added that similar incidents have occurred in other communities, including Burnaby and Richmond, and it is important to warn the

public in case similar frauds are carried out by other people.

“This is consistent with the way frauds and scams work,” he said. “There are very few brand new scams. Usually it is a variation of something.”

Dashcam footage can protect someone against parking lot fraud but the best way to defend against the scam is to initiate the ICBC process, McLaughlin said.

“Even if it is a minor claim, you can start the claim and decide later if you want to settle it privately,” he said. “If you are dealing with a scammer… they are probably not going to want to trade the appropriate information. That little step can really help you out.”

COQ. wOrKer Dies AT N. VAN JOB siTe A construction worker from Coquitlam has died in a fall at a North Vancouver job site.

According to North Vancouver RCMP, the man suffered a head injury when he fell from stairs in a partially demolished building at the corner of 15th Street and Bewicke Avenue.

“He did pass away due to the injuries he sustained from the incident,” said Kevin Hussey, vice-president of Pennyfarthing Homes, the developer that owns the site.

“We are devastated and extend our thoughts and prayers to the family and friends and the coworkers of the employee.

“We’re working with our construction and project management company [Trillium Projects] to co-operate with officials and the investigation.”

The man’s name is not being released but according to the BC Coroners Service, he was a Coquitlam resident in his 60s.

NOTICE OF INTENTION Notice of Intention to Consider an Amendment to Council Procedure Bylaw, 2016, No. 3013 At their March 27, 2018 meeting, Port Moody Council gave first three readings to a proposed City of Port Moody Council Procedure Bylaw, 2016, No. 3013, Amendment Bylaw No. 1, 2018, No. 3131. A Council Procedure Bylaw establishes the general procedures that Council follows in conducting their business.

Pursuant to section 124(3) of the Community Charter, Council is required to give public notice that they are considering amending Council Procedure Bylaw, 2016, No. 3013. The proposed changes in the amending bylaw are: 1. Changing the date of the Inaugural Meeting – Section 4.1 is amended to change the date of the Inaugural Council meeting from the first Tuesday of December to the first Tuesday of November.

2. Public Hearing Dates – Section 5.4(a) is amended to add the first, third, and fifth Tuesdays of each month as potential Public Hearing dates.

View copies of the bylaw online at portmoody.ca. Council will consider adopting the proposed Amendment to the Council Procedure Bylaw at the April 10, 2018 Council meeting. Provide comments on the proposed Bylaw by: Emailing clerks@portmoody.ca Mailing your comments to 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC, V3H 5C3 to the attention of the Corporate Officer Submitting a written comment in person at Port Moody City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC, V3H 5C3 Please submit your comments by 5pm on Friday, April 6, 2018.

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While some councillors expressed dismay about the anticipated removal of 135 trees to accommodate the more expansive of two proposals before them at Tuesday’s council meeting, they all agreed the project has the potential to become a legacy for the city.

“This will provide quality recreational space for generations to come,” Coun. Rob Vagramov said.

A report presented to council estimates further design work for the redeveloped park, which will also include a parking area for 88 cars, a playground, and the potential for construction of a new field house, will cost $240,000.

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An artificial-turf soccer field at Inlet Park is a corner kick closer after Port Moody council referred a plan to redevelop the old gravel field to the city’s finance committee to determine a funding source to complete detailed design work.

The proposal would see the all-weather playing surface replaced by a FIFA-regulation turf pitch that can be divided into three smaller “Super-8” pitches for younger players between the ages of four and 12.

The corners of the field would also be available as softball diamonds.

The new facility can’t come soon enough for Port Moody Soccer Association’s 1,400 youth and adult players, said its president, Matthew Campbell.

“This is a huge thing for us,” Campbell said. “This field is

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needed today.”

Campbell said with only two turf fields — one behind the PoMo rec centre, the other at Heritage Woods secondary school — and three or four primary grass fields at the association’s disposal, a run of inclement weather can wreak havoc on scheduling as the city closes natural pitches to preserve their surfaces.

And while the current gravel field at Inlet Park is considered “all-weather,” he said the reality is quite different as it’s muddy when it’s wet and dusty when it’s dry, and most teams refuse to play there. As a result, it’s mostly unused.

Campbell said while enrolment in soccer programs has flatlined or even declined across Canada in recent years, his association is girded for more players as Port Moody’s population grows. Inlet Park is ideally situated for all the condo development expected to bring more residents into nearby Moody Centre and the Flavelle site.

Coun. Barbara Junker agreed, saying, “We need to be looking to the future.”

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“If you look at the average age of people serving in a full-time capacity around the region, they are not the norm of what our communities look like,” he said. “So this is what we can do to attract a whole broad spectrum of people into local government.”

The decision to make the allowance payment retroactive to 2007 came out of discussions with board members who felt it was important to recognize the work done by current members, Moore said.

Various media reports stated that six of the 39 Metro Vancouver board members voted against the allowance but Moore said only four asked to have their no vote recorded.

The Tri-City News reached out for comment from Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart, who serves on the Metro board but was away on holidays and didn’t vote on the changes. In an email, he noted that the two alternate Metro Vancouver representatives for Coquitlam, councillors Terry O’Neill and Brent Asmundson, voted against the retirement allowance.

Stewart said he was “not comfortable” with the decision to make the payments retroactive. “If the purpose is to ensure we attract good people to be willing to serve on councils and at Metro, that can’t be accomplished retroactively,” he said.

Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay voted in favour of the retirement payment but did not respond to repeated requests for comment from The Tri-City News before the print deadline.

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“If you look at the average age of people serving in a full-time capacity around the region, they are not the norm of what our communities look like.

So this is what we can do to attract a whole broad spectrum of people into local government.”

Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore, who is also chair of the Metro Vancouver board, on reasons for recent pay moves for board members Vancouver’s media relations manager, broke down how the allowance works.

He said all current board members are eligible for the retroactive one-time payment, which works out to an average of $1,100 for every year a representative has served to a maximum of 10 years.

In future, the rate will be calculated at 10.2% of a board member’s annual income, which he noted works out to approximately $1,560 for every year served. (Alternates will not be eligible for the allowance.)

The retroactive payment will cost $498,000 while payments in the future are expected to cost the regional district $62,500 annually, according to a Metro Vancouver staff report.

“This is a small step in the right direction to remove barriers for those considering

public service,” Bradley said.

“Quite frankly, it should have happened a long time ago.”

Not everyone agrees.

Coquitlam’s O’Neill, who serves as an alternate on the board for Stewart, told The TriCity News earlier this week he voted against the retirement allowance and was particularly concerned with the fact the one-time payments were retroactive to 2007.

Coun. Chris Wilson also weighed in on the issue on Facebook, stating he was “embarrassed to be a city councillor right now.”

“We work our butts off to become elected officials, knowing all along what the pay is,” he said. “If you don’t like it, either don’t run or run on a platform of increasing the pay.” gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Retro pay rage

We don’t often get worked up about politicians voting for their own pay raises but we are outraged at the Metro vancouver board’s decision to give departing members a retirement allowance. directors are mayors and councillors, and they already get paid extra for this additional gig, which is appointed, not elected. for long-serving Metro members who will soon be out the door, this retirement allowance will be lucrative.

This is not what most people get to do. In Canada, workers have had to fight to receive pensions through union bargaining or bargaining in the private sector job marketplace, and many Canadians don’t even have a company pension.

We understand that politicians’ pay has to keep pace, to a degree, with inflation, but the justification of Metro board members for voting for a pension allowance — retroactive more than 10 years — is woefully inadequate. and although the dollar figure maybe small compared to the overall Metro vancouver budget, is still an insult to voters, who don’t get a say in the matter.

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Young people’s activism and inspiration abounds I was in awe last weekend. Tucked in a booth at IHoP, my wife, daughters and I huddled around my phone. our weekend ritual is to relish each other’s company while enjoying stacks of pancakes and plates of eggs.

This morning, we were preoccupied. Throughout our breakfast, I was streaming live footage from the #MarchforourLives student-led demonstration in support of tighter gun control in the united States.

ADEL GAMAR Speeches delivered by inspiring young people, many of whom have become national heroes, calling for social change. My personal resonance with these speeches was the powerful voices emerging from young girls, such as 11-year-old Naomi Wadler.

Watching these speeches with my own young daughters, a volt of inspiration infused my limbs. Tears welled my eyes. Hope filled my heart.

In the gym later that afternoon, I spotted a man in his early 20s watching the live feed on his phone between reps. among the sea of people and placards streaming on his phone, one student demonDelIVeRY 604-472-3040 NewsROOM 604-472-3030 DIsPlaY aDs 604-472-3020 classIfIeD aDs 604-444-3056 n

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strator caught my eye. She held a placard that read “You can put a silencer on a gun... but not on me.”

I was curious if there were many others in the Tri-Cities who were also watching these demonstrations. Later that evening, I perused my Twitter feed and attained my confirmation. Indeed, this student march activated many others in our community.

In the Tri-Cities, we do not have a gun problem, to which we owe our gratitude to tougher gun control in Canada. What we do have is young people aplenty and they are doing extraordinary things.

Recently, I was invited to address high school students who lead a local Model united Nations chapter, an international educational simulation through which students learn diplomacy, decorum and global affairs. Meeting some of the brightest and civically conscious Sd43 students, I was taken aback by their high level of engagement in local social issues. These particular students, and many like them, are grappling with issues that matter most to them.

Today, our high school students are discussing the growing divide within their schools based on academic achievements, race and citizenship. They are debating indigenous rights and the recent verdict on the death of Tina fontaine along with other cases surrounding missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.

They are organizing initiatives to support Syrian refugee classmates to help them integrate in their new community. all this activism is

initiated after school, in addition to their schoolwork. according to a recent article in The Economist, young people from rich countries are better behaved, less prone to try illicit drugs, get into trouble or commit anti-social behaviour. Yet, the british magazine suggests the youth of today are more isolated than in the past. The article points to a recent survey showing 15-year-olds from rich countries are less likely to make friends easily. Technology is suggested to be the culprit — social media, to be exact. but the high school students I met with, along with those I watched at the March for our Lives demonstration, offer a counter narrative. In fact, they are very much connected to many other young passionate students. They are calling for social change. They do not want to be silenced. after all, the #MarchforourLives would not exist in the absence of social media.

I wonder what support or platform we as a community — private sector, community leaders and government — may provide our young people to encourage and support civic activism, particularly on local issues. In the meantime, our students are doing amazing things, inspiring awe in many of us.

Adel Gamar is a Coquitlam resident who’s a former policy fellow at Harvard Law School and current CEO of Gamar Leadership Group. @AdelGamar

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Metro retro plan ‘shameful’ Payroll tax will The Editor, Re. “Metro vote gives $$ to pols” (The Tri-City News, March 28).

A letter to mayors Richard Stewart (Coquitlam), Greg Moore (Port Coquitlam) and Mike Clay (Port Moody): I’m appalled and angry that the Metro Vancouver board of directors, on which you serve, voted in favour of giving its members a retirement benefit of $1,100 per every year served on the board retroactive to 2007 in addition to a salary increase of 15% (to cover the federal government’s removal of a one-third tax allowance for elected officials). I’ve never heard of any board or any director/senior manager of a private or publicly traded company every giving themselves a retroactive benefit of more than 10 years.

It must be nice to be able to vote for your own increases and benefits.

The Metro board’s actions are shameful and greedy, with no respect for your constituents who have put their trust in you and expect that you will do your best for them rather than just another hit to their already

Above is the logo Coquitlam council decided on — the existing city logo with “Tourism” on top — after some councillors didn’t like the submitted designs for which the city had paid $5,000.

logo needs work

The Editor, Re. “A tourism logo that cost city of Coquitlam $5,000 won’t be used” (The Tri-City News, March 21).

I agree with “some councillors questioned need for separate brand” regarding the $5,000 spent on a Tourism Coquitlam logo.

But I think Array Web + Creative did an excellent job. I long for a Q that looks like a Q. I have yet to meet anyone from out of the area who can decipher what the name of our city is by glancing at our current logo. A bit of work on their little “o” with the meaningless, confusing dash under it and we’ve got something.

Ken Holowanky, Coquitlam high property taxes they already pay. The three of you are already well paid by your cities

and additionally for attending Metro board meetings. Not to pick on you, Mayor Moore,

don’t you now make $95,000 as Metro Vancouver board chair — a third of that tax free — in addition to more than $90,000 as mayor of PoCo? You’ve done well since becoming mayor, haven’t you? And world travel to boot.

I grew up in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam and have lived in the Tri-Cities for more than 60 years, other than when employment took me away from this area. My parents were PoCo pioneers with an uncle serving on city council for 30 years, receiving not much more than a small stipend for the thousands of hours he put in to serve his community.

Last Friday’s Metro vote is the worst case of self serving I can recall by those in whom we put our trust. While I don’t consider myself wellconnected, I still know enough people that if I stay angry, I should be able to rally enough people to make things difficult come the next election.

In summary, your recent actions of greediness, lack of transparency and disrespect for your constituents are shameful and reprehensible.

Murray Clare, Coquitlam

cut into giving by businesses The Editor, I am a business owner with 28 years proudly operating in Coquitlam, and the success of my business has been built on the dedication and loyalty of our employees. As always, I will continue to support them first and foremost as we enter uncertain times in the private sector due to our provincial government.

Through the years, the success that we have experienced has allowed us to give back to our community, and for that I am so proud.

We support local charities and non-profits with dollars and our employees’ time. We donate tens of thousands of dollars a year directly to organizations such as the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation, Crossroads Hospice and Access Youth, where real results are felt in the Tri-Cities.

With the introduction

of the NDP government’s payroll tax in 2019, I am concerned our business and others will slow or cease their financial support to those who need it. With this tax, my company will be directly impacted in the range of $70,000 next year, leaving funds that have previously been earmarked for giving essentially unavailable, and rendering our ability to continue this support unrealistic.

I believe this tax is an attack on people — people who depend on these local non-profits and grassroots organizations. I feel awful that we may not be able to support the community to the levels that we have become accustomed to over the years, and for this reason I feel compelled to speak out.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION The City has received an application for a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for the property located at 942 Westwood Street. The applicant, Polito’s Latin Cafe Inc., is requesting a temporary use permit to allow for a restaurant use which permits the sale of alcohol. This TUP would expire on April 9, 2021.

You are invited to provide input to Council relative to this application.

Additional information related to this application, including a copy of the permit, may be inspected from Monday, March 19, 2018 to Monday, April 9, 2018 at the City’s Planning and Development Department, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

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do interesting things.”

Michael Hind, the CEO of the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce, said access to high-speed fibre internet is a key consideration when many businesses are trying to decide where to locate.

Mansourati said an important feature of the fibre network is its capacity to allow users to upload data as quickly as they can download it.

“Sharing of text, photos and video is higher than ever,” he said, adding the growing role of remote health care also makes symmetry in upload and download speeds imperative.

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Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay said the fibre network will keep the city competitive with other communities in Metro Vancouver when it comes to attracting and retaining businesses that need high-speed internet access.

“Now we’ll be on par and can compete,” he said.

Clay said the time is right for the city to go fibre — at no cost to taxpayers — as more residents telecommute and small businesses try to stay competitive in a global marketplace.

“We have a very tech-savvy population here,” he said.

“This enables a lot of people to

This application will be considered by Council at their Regular Meeting on Monday, April 9, 2018. The Council Meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. and is held in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2.

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Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay discusses the new fibre-optic network Telus vice-president Zouheir Mansourati.

You may also obtain more information on this application by calling Karen Wong, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3476 or emailing Karen at karen.wong@coquitlam.ca.

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Moving a high-definition movie’s worth of data over the internet in seconds isn’t just cool, it’s becoming more and more essential.

Wednesday, Port Moody took a step closer to that reality when Telus announced a $20-million project to connect 90% of the city to its PureFibre high-speed network. While initial speeds on the new network will top out at 150 megabits per second, it will have the capacity to advance to a gigabit per second as demand evolves.

That means it will take about half a minute to download a 5 GB high-def movie file.

Zouheir Mansourati, Telus’ vice-president of broadband implementation, said planning is underway for deploying the network along existing overhead routes or digging trenches beneath roadways to run the fibre optic cable through conduit. He said the first homes and businesses should be connected by late May, with the project likely completed by 2020.

Mansourati said the company never promises 100% coverage because it “always bumps into surprises along the

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The students, from countries including Iran, Turkey and El Salvador, conducted research and interviews and created two videos that have been posted to YouTube explaining the program. As well, on April 11, the students will live stream what they learned at facebook.com/

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For almost 900 seniors living in care homes from Port Moody to Maple Ridge, spring arrives on Saturday.

That’s when teams of volunteers from various Catholic church parishes in the Tri-Cities and Maple Ridge will deliver flowering plants and handmade Easter cards to residents of nine seniors’ care facilities.

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of the volunteers, said the effort started small 24 years ago when members of St. Joseph’s parish in Port Moody delivered Easter flowers donated by Art Knapp garden centre in Port Coquitlam to residents at Eagle Ridge Manor. But last year, at the behest of Art Knapp’s Wim Vander Zalm, the visits expanded to more homes, serving about 500 residents.

This year’s campaign is even bigger and it’s been given a name: Blooms into Rooms.

Thompson said volunteers, many of them children, have embraced the initiative. “It’s just grown from word of mouth,� she said. “It really makes the community feel closer.�

Lori Carlisle, the recreation director at Eagle Ridge Manor in Port Moody, said the seniors love the social contact. “It’s just a really positive event,� she said.

Carlisle said while some of the residents care for the plants

in their rooms, others without a green thumb donate the plant back to the manor, where it’s placed in outdoor gardens for everyone to enjoy.

Thompson said the time taken by children to create the Easter cards and the visits to the seniors’ homes on Easter Saturday have become a bit of a harbinger of the season. “It brings some spring to everyone,� she said. “It’s very meaningful. It gives everybody hope.�

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The intent of the Bylaw is to close and remove the dedication of 877.9 m² (9,449.9 sq.ft.) of road and lane allowances adjacent to 579 Smith Avenue (Burquitlam Park). The applicant (City of Coquitlam) is requesting to cancel the road and lane allowances to enable a proposed southward extension of Emerson Street to Smith Avenue, lying west of the Burquitlam Park lands.

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Premier John Horgan visited the Douglas College Early Childhood Education Centre in Coquitlam Wednesday morning, where he met with general manager Susan Hall-Ford (standing) and announced that the deadline for childcare providers to opt in to the new child care fee reduction initiative has been extended to April 20.

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Premier John Horgan headed to a photo op at a children’s playground at a Coquitlam daycare Wednesday to dispel fears that his NDP government’s new daycare fee-reduction initiative was falling flat because of lack of participation by skittish daycare providers or processing delays for operators who want to opt in.

After playing parachute games with kids at a daycare centre at Douglas College, Horgan announced the deadline is now April 20 for providers to sign up for the fee reduction.

“We’re going to have some growing pains,” Horgan told reporters, saying the goal is to get as many child care operators signed up as possible so more families benefit from fee reductions of between $60 and $350 a month, depending on the age of their children.

Some daycare providers have expressed concern about the government having more control over their business, such as restrictions on fee increases, while others are worried about delays in getting accepted to the program and paperwork.

Minister of State for Childcare Katrina Chen said her staff is making an effort to address concerns, including dealing with specific circumstances on a case-by-case basis.

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One local daycare operator attended the press conference hoping to hear more specifics about the program.

Nasim Khatibi, who owns Rocky Point Montessori and Heritage Mountain Daycare in Port Moody, said she is worried the new program will require her to maintain fees without taking into account unexpected costs, leaving her struggling to keep her daycares open.

Participating daycares do get a 10% top-up to cover inflation but Khatibi said that money amounts to just $200 and wouldn’t go very far if her rent were increased, for example.

She told The Tri-City News she is torn between her lack of comfort over the government making decisions about her business and her desire to provide relief to parents.

“They keep promising they will allow] increases for extraordinary circumstances]… I want that in writing as part of my contract.”

After meeting with the minister at Wednesday’s press conference, Khatibi said she’s more optimistic but is still waiting for more details before opting in.

“I’m hopeful, I’m hopeful. I want this funding for my parents, I really do.”

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Village of Belcarra Zoning Bylaw No. 510, 2018 Purpose: Bylaw No. 510, 2018 proposes to repeal and replace the existing Zoning Bylaw No. 253, 1996 and all subsequent amendments. Bylaw 510, 2018 is intended to provide clarity to the implementation of the Zoning Bylaw, and includes new definitions, new and revised general regulations, new residential zones, and changes to the regulations within zones. Any amendments made by Council at second reading will be reflected in the Bylaw available online or at theVillage office.

A copy of the proposed Bylaw and the associated reports may be inspected online at www.belcarra.ca or at the Village Hall, 4084 Bedwell Bay Road, Belcarra BC, V3H 4P8, from Monday, March 26, 2018 until Thursday, April 5, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, excluding weekends and statutory holidays. Further details may be obtained from the Village of Belcarra by contacting 604-937-4100 or prichardson@belcarra.ca Should you have any comments or concerns you wish to convey to Council and you cannot attend the Public Hearing, please submit in writing to the Village by 4:00 pm,Thursday, April 5, 2018.

You may forward your submissions by: • Mailing or delivering to:Village Hall, 4084 Bedwell Bay Road, Belcarra BC,V3H 4P8 • Faxing to 604-939-5034 • Emailing the Village at prichardson@belcarra.ca with “Bylaw No. 510, 2018” typed in the subject line.

Please Note: Correspondence that is the subject of a Public Hearing, Public Meeting or other public procedures will be included, in its entirety, in the public information package and will form part of the public record. Council shall not receive further submissions from the public or interested persons concerning the amendment after the Public Hearing has concluded.

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DANCING QUEEN

Friday, March 30

Ever wanted to try salsa? Instructors Alberto Gonzalez and Teresa Szefler will show you the moves in the rehearsal hall at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) at 8 p.m. Then dance the night away as the DJ spins Latin beats under the disco ball until 12:30 a.m. Singles welcome. Admission is $10. Visit hotsalsadancezone.com.

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Realtor Rebecca Permack and her team will host their eighth annual Easter egg hunt at Galloway Park (3404 Galloway Ave., Coquitlam). Registration starts at 10 a.m. with a minimum donation of $5 per family. The search begins at 11 a.m. for newborns to four-year-olds, and at 11:30 a.m. for five and up. Bring your own egg basket. The event is for Burke Mountain residents only. Proceeds support the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation benefitting Tri-City Transitions. Visit burkemountainhomes.com.

Sunday, April 1 TREATS CONTINUE

• Port Moody Station Museum runs its Easter Extravaganza from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on site (2734 Murray St.) with the Easter bunny restocking the hidden eggs during the event. Chris Yuill will show his magic while Joyce Johnstone and her border collies — Skye and Twinkle Toes — will entertain with a dance. Kinderbooks will also sell its page turners. The society fundraiser is $5 per person (cash only at the door); registration isn’t required. Visit portmoodymuseum.org.

• The Ackerman Real Estate Team will scatter Easter eggs at Settlers Park (1250 Confederation Dr., Port Coquitlam) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with donations for the Share food bank and Salvation Army. Visit fb.me/ackermanrealestateteam.

• The Creative Café at Minnekhada regional park (4455 Oliver Rd., Coquitlam) has a free Easter egg hunt for kids from 1 to 4 p.m.

Donations accepted. Visit metrovancouver.org.

Sat., March 31 EARLY LITERACY

Babies and toddlers under three — and their caregivers — can sing songs and hear rhymes and stories at the Coquitlam Public Library (City Centre branch, 1169 Pinetree Way) from 10:30 to 11 a.m. No cost. Visit coqlibrary.ca.

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• Coquitlam-Maillardville MLA Selina Robinson and Port Moody-Coquitlam MP Fin Donnelly host a free Easter egg hunt at Blue Mountain Park (975 King Albert Ave., Coquitlam). Kids aged five and under can begin at 11:30 a.m. while noon is the start for children aged six and up. Visit selinarobinson.ca.

• Bouncy castles, face painting, games, crafts and Easter egg hunting is on at the Coquitlam Alliance Church (2601 Spuraway Ave., Coquitlam) from 10 a.m. to noon. Don’t forget an Easter basket. Visit wearecachurch.ca.

• Port Coquitlam hosts its annual Easter Arts Carnival from 1 to 3 p.m. at Leigh Square Community Arts Village (2248 McAllister Ave., behind PoCo city hall) featuring an Easter scavenger hunt with chocolate prizes, face painting, storytelling and tricks by magician Paul Robertson. The cost is $11 per child (suitable for kids aged one to 12). Pre-register by calling 604927-7529 or visit experienceit.ca.

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Monday, April 2 RHYME TIME

Newborns to children up to six years old can hear Easter stories, songs and do finger plays at the Coquitlam Public Library (City Centre branch, 1169 Pinetree Way) from 11 to 11:30 a.m.

No registration needed. Visit coqlibrary.ca.

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Hundreds of families gather at Galloway Park in Coquitlam for the annual Easter egg hunt, sponsored by realtor Rebecca Permack and her team. The event is open to Burke Mountain residents only.

Families on an Easter Monday break can head over to the picnic area at Belcarra regional park from noon to 3 p.m. to solve “The Case of the Scrambled Eggs,” a free event by Metro Vancouver that looks at nest materials of birds.

Call 604-520-6442 or visit metrovancouver.org. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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A city of Coquitlam program for adults, Introduction to Mountain Biking course, will have you cruising the trails in no time.

The five-week program runs Saturdays, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., from April 14 to May 12. Participants will learn about pre-ride safety checks, basic bike maintenance, trail safety and trail maintenance and building. Skills covered include: stance, balance, gearing, climbing/descending, cornering and rolls.

Participants must have a mountain bike in working

condition and a well-fitting helmet.

The program is offered in partnership with Learning Curve Mountain Biking Association (tlcmountainbiking.ca), a not-for-profit society that aims to teach beginner and intermediate riders at minimal cost.

Their goal is to give participants a solid foundation of technical skills necessary to confidently and safely navigate local trail features and to lay the groundwork for future skill progression.

The course is open to adults 18 years and older, and costs $130 per person.

Locations will vary weekly and participants will be notified of meeting locations prior to starting.

To register and learn more about Coquitlam’s outdoor programming, visit www.coquitlam.ca/outdoors or call 604-927-4386.

TAX TIME

Tax help for seniors, low-income, disabled Tri-City residents with low incomes — as well as seniors and the disabled — can have their income tax forms filled out for free at the Port Coquitlam Legion.

Since March 1, a tax clinic has been open in response to the temporary closure of the tax clinic at Wilson Centre, a

seniors rec centre that is undergoing renovations as part of the PoCo rec complex project.

To book an appointment at PoCo Legion (2675 Shaughnessy St., Port Coquitlam), call 604-942-8911 between 10 a.m. and noon.

The tax clinic will be available weekdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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My social media feeds are full of greenhouse photos and pictures of seedlings just waiting for that magical moment when they can be planted outside (following farmers online makes for a beautiful feed).

But instead of looking at pictures of plants and food on Instagram, why not head to the market and see them in person?

March is nutrition month and that is a great time to visit.

Everything at market will nourish you — even the treats. You can take comfort in knowing that no matter what you purchase, be it whole foods or prepared foods, nothing but simple, real ingredients are the mainstays of the products.

One of the coolest vendors to visit this month is Matt from Your Wildest Foods. Matt is a forager, which means he travels all over looking for food that

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Wild mushrooms are just some of the treats available at the Port Moody Winter Market from vendors such as Your Wildest Foods. we don’t plant. Mother Nature does all the work. Right now, he is bringing young nettle tops to market. Tender and earthy, they are similar to spinach and can be used in the same ways.

They are incredibly nutritious too, high in iron, calcium, manganese, and vitamins A, C and K. Next up will be fiddleheads.

These little powerhouses are a significant source of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids. They apparently taste like a cross between a green bean and asparagus; I’ve never had them but am looking forward to trying some. Both the nettles and the fiddleheads will be around for a few short weeks, so make sure you get them while you can.

Other spring things Matt dabbles in are maple blossoms (like a more floral broccoli), cat tail shoots (which taste like cucumber), wild oyster mushrooms

(much more flavourful than cultivated varieties), miner’s lettuce (mild leaves and crisp sweet stalks), Solomon’s plume shoots (which are sweet and onion-like) and fleece flower canes (tangy like rhubarb. All of these sound like a wonderful way to experience spring.

Matt is also expecting it to be a great morel mushroom season, thanks to the fires we had this past summer. Mother Nature has a way of keeping things in balance. Once the Morels are underway, you can expect to see sea asparagus arrive. I have eaten this and it’s amazing; crisp and salty, it’s so good in a salad.

Karen Curtis is the Lemonade Lady (www.kicslemonade.ca and kicslemonade.blogspot.ca) at the Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam farmers markets. Her column runs monthly.

INGREDIENTS 2 cups, packed raw young nettle leaves (use the top 4-6 leaves) 3/4 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup granulated sugar 3 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 tbsp Kics Lemon Syrup 2 cups plain flour 2 tsp baking powder ½ tsp Koji salt

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Wearing rubber gloves, carefully wash the stinging nettle leaves and remove any stems. Place in a pan of boiling water and boil for 2 to 3 minutes (the sting will be removed with the boiling). Refresh by running under cold water. Drain and purée well with a handheld stick blender. Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then beat in the nettles, vanilla, zest and lemon juice. Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt and stir to gently combine.

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WALK FOR ALZHEIMER’S

Tri-City residents can stand with those with dementia by creating a team and participating in the Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s on May 6. The walk for the Tri-Cities and Ridge Meadows will take place at Port Moody civic complex starting at 2:30 p.m.

The walk will take place in 23 locations across the province and each is dedicated to an honouree — someone who has been affected by dementia, or who has valuably contributed to the lives of people living with the disease, according to an Alzheimer Society of BC press release. The Tri-Cities walk honours Brent and Sally Hoag. Participants are also encouraged to walk — individually or by forming a team — in honour or memory of someone in their lives who has faced dementia.

To set-up a team, go to walkforalzheimers.ca and follow the prompts.

The money raised by the event will fund support, education and learning opportunities for people affected by dementia.

Funds will also help enable research into the causes of and the cure for the disease, so we can look to a world without dementia.

For more information, or to register, visit walkforalzheimers.ca.

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Letter writing, clutter kicking and 3D design BOOKS PLUS Books Plus runs in The TriCity News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

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• Easter Monday storytime: Monday, April 2 from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at the City Centre branch, Room 137, join librarians for a special Easter storytime for children up to six years of age. Stories, songs, fingerplays and rhymes help children gain pre-reading skills and develop a love of reading.

Parents and caregivers, stay with your children and join in the fun. Registration is not required — just drop in.

• Dads and Tots Milk and Cookies Night: Dads and young ones, join librarians in your PJs for songs and stories as well as a late-night snack Wednesday, April 4, 7 to 8 p.m. at the City Centre branch, Room 127. Registration required by calling 604-554-7334 with your name as well as your child’s name and age.

• April Tech Club: Learn how to customize a 3D-printed object using browser-based design software TinkerCAD. After the class, Friday, April 6 in the City Centre branch’s computer lab, you can tour the 3D printing lab at CPL’s weekly open house. Register online: www.coqlibrary.ca.

• Trivia Night 2018: Out of This World Party: Friday,

April 20 at the Poirier branch, come dressed in your best out of this world or sci-fi T-shirts and enjoy a fun evening of questions with your friends and neighbours. Prizes and bragging rights for the winners, funniest wrong answer and table with the most “out of this world” spirit. Proceeds will help support the Coquitlam Public Library’s children’s STEM programming using robotics and coding. Tickets: $25 each; tables of 6 or 8, if you come as a team. Tickets include door prizes, snacks, desserts and beverages. No-host bar sponsored by the Kinsmen.

Tickets available at both library branches or call 604-937-4130.

Info: friendsofcpl.society@ gmail.com. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., games begin at 7 p.m.

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

PORT MOODY

• Letter Writing Club: Is there anything better than receiving a letter? On April 4 from 7 to 8 p.m., head to PoMo Public Library to indulge in the old-fashioned art of letter writing. Typewriters, fancy stationary, beautiful pens and tea will be provided. This is for all ages; reserve a spot by calling 604-469-4577.

• SFU Philosopher’s Café — Screen Overload: This month’s café will discuss screen overload. Life today means we always have a screen available to us. How does this affect how you interact with

strangers, public art pieces and intersection design? How will our society be changed by the constant presence of screens? Moderator Biljana Barichello will lead the discussion Monday, April 9 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the ParkLane Room — drop-in, no registration required.

• Inlet Book Club: The Inlet Book Club meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. New members are always welcome to drop in and join the discussion about new and topical books. April 3, club members will be discussing The Life we Bury by Allen Eskins.

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

TERRY FOX

• Kick the clutter, get organized: Are you tired of trying to get your home and life in order? Are you stuck and don’t know where to begin? Join professional organizer Ranka Burzan of Organizing Simple Solutions to learn practical and powerful steps to organize any space. Getting organized will help you and your family live healthy, simple and productive lives. Everyone is welcome at Terry Fox Library April 12, 7 to 8:30 p.m. but registration is required.

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

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TC CALENDAR TUESDAY, APRIL 3 • Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo. Speaker: Dr. Syed, who will be presenting on prostate MRIs. All those affected by prostate problems are urged to attend and share concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. Refreshments provided; no charge but donations are welcome. Info: Craig, 604-9289220 or Ken, 604-936-2998.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 • Coquitlam Retired Teachers’ Association meeting (9:30 a.m. social, 10 a.m. pension, benefits and travel insurance), Winslow Centre, Gallery Room. Info: 604-461-0008.

THURSDAY, APRIL 5 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-3 p.m., Parkwood Manor, 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-525-0464.

SATURDAY, APRIL 7 • 12th Coquitlam Scouts bottle drive, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Coquitlam; pickup area is from King Albert Avenue, south to Cape Horn Avenue, west to Montgomery Street and east to Mariner Way. Donations of all refundable containers can be left on your doorstep in bags or boxes marked “12th Coquitlamâ€? if you will not be at home. You may also drop off empties at Mundy Road elementary school (corner of Austin and Mundy).

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APRIL 3: FOSTER FAMILY INFO • Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth in the Tri-Cities 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. • Tri-City Wordsmiths meeting, 2-4:30 p.m., Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. Presentation: “The Troll Under the Bridge: Meeting Resistance in the Creative Processâ€? by Alfred DePew, motivational coach, group facilitator, and award-winning writer. Meeting is free but library registration is required by calling 604-927-7999.

Meetings of Tri-City Wordsmiths are held on first Saturday of every second month. Info: www. tri-citywordsmiths.ca.

SUNDAY, APRIL 8

• Tri-Cities Seniors Planning Network pub night fundraiser for Walk for Alzheimer’s, 6-8 p.m., Gillnetter Pub, 1684 Argue St., PoCo. • Sahaja Yoga Meditation Tri-Cities spring Introductory program begins, running every Sunday, 4-5:30 p.m., Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way), Studio B. Info: tricitiesmeditation.com, 604-729-6990.

MONDAY, APRIL 9

• PoCo Heritage hosts Rhymes of Times, 10:30-11:30 a.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Join a guided reminiscing session for adults, and share your stories with the group. Info: pocoheritage.org. • Tri-City Photo Club meets in

the Drama Room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., 7:30 p.m. – guests are always welcome. Feature: Post processing evening — attendees will break into small groups for hands-on post processing. A beginners Lightroom group, an advanced Lightroom group, and a Photoshop group will be available to hone your skills. Bring your laptop if you have one. The evening will finish with a post processing assignment – bring a thumb drive. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca.

TUESDAY APRIL 10

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

Info: 604-937-0836.

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• Burke Mountain Naturalists April meeting, 7:30 p.m., King of Life Lutheran Church, located at SW corner of Falcon and Guildford in Coquitlam.

Featured: presentation on B.C.’s glass sponge reefs by Sheila Byers, marine biologist with the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC. Free and all are welcome.

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Notice of Community Planning Advisory Committee Meeting When: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 7pm • Where: Inlet Theatre, City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. The Community Planning Advisory Committee is holding a public meeting to consider the following applications: LOCATION MAP - 3200 - 3224 St. Johns Street

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2. Location: 3370 Dewdney Trunk Road (Official Community Plan/Rezoning Application #6700-20-160)

Applicant: Berezan Management (Port Moody) Ltd.

Applicant: PC Urban Properties Corp.

Purpose: Berezan Management (Port Moody) Ltd. has applied to the City to amend the Official Community Plan to increase the maximum permitted height of buildings on the subject properties between 3200–3224 St. Johns Street and rezone the properties to permit the development of a mixed-use commercial/ residential project containing 578 residential units located in three buildings of 20, 24 and 26 storeys in height on a base containing approximately 50,125sq.ft. of commercial floor area.

Purpose: An Official Community Plan amendment and rezoning application has been received for a six-storey multifamily market rental project consisting of 229 residential units at 3370 Dewdney Trunk Road.

Get in touch!

How do I get more information?

Review the proposed Rezoning Application (#6700-20-138), Official Community Plan/Rezoning Application (#6700-20-160), and related information at the Development Services Department, City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. anytime between 8:30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. You can also go to portmoody.ca/cpac after March 28, 2018.

604.469.4500 www.portmoody.ca

How can I provide input?

1. If you believe your property is affected by this application, comment directly to the Community Planning Advisory Committee on April 3, 2018.

2. You can also send a submission in writing before 12 noon on April 3, 2018 by emailing clerks@portmoody.ca or faxing 604.469.4550.

André Boel, MCIP, RPP, General Manager of Planning and Development

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FRIDAY, APRIL 13 • Crossroads Hospice Coffeehouse presents the Soda Crackers, The Gathering Place, 1100-2253 Leigh Sq., PoCo, doors open at 7 p.m.; admission: $5 at the door. Info: 604-945-0606 or info@crossroadshospice.org. The Soda Crackers are steeped in rootsy rhythms, pan-fried in traditional country, then stewed in a gumbo of blues, jazz and western swing.

ONGOING • Bingo at Dogwood Pavilion, 12:45 p.m., every Friday (except holidays and in July and August).

Info: 604-927-6098.

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

• 754 Phoenix Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets is active from September to June and meets Wednesdays, 6:309:30 p.m., at Moody elementary school. Girls and boys 12-18 welcome. Due to increased interest in the cadet program, a second squadron has been added that meets Tuesdays at Maillard middle school. Info: 754aircadets.ca.

• Burquitlam Community Association holds its monthly meeting on the first Thursday of each month, 7-9 p.m., in the library at Miller Park elementary

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• Saturday hikes leave from Rocky Point at 9:30 a.m. Info: pocomohiking@hotmail.com.

• Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Saturday coffee program runs Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., in the ERH lobby, 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody. Sales of beverages and baked goods raise funds for the purchase of hospital equipment and patient comfort items.

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch 133, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo: meat draws Tuesdays, 4 p.m.; Fridays, 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.

• Glenayre Scottish country dancers meet Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., at Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam.

New members welcome, all levels beginner to advanced, singles and couples.

• St. John Ambulance volunteer medical first responders meetings held every Monday

at 7:30 p.m. at the Tri-Cities branch, 2338 Clarke St., Port Moody. New members welcome to attend. Info: 604-931-3426 or www.sja.ca/bc.

• St. John Ambulance volunteer youth cadets meetings, for people ages 6 to 21, held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the TriCities branch, 2338 Clarke St., Port Moody. New members welcome to attend. Info: 604-9313426 or www.sja.ca/bc.

• Weekly thrift sales, Wednesday, noon-9 p.m.; Thursdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Trinity United church, corner of Shaughnessy Street and Prairie Avenue, PoCo. Info: 604-9420022.

• Sea Cadets for youth aged 12 to 18 years old meets at the Old Mill Boathouse at Rocky Point Park (Port Moody) on Wednesdays, from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. For information visit www. regions.cadets.forces.gc.ca/ pac/201sea/ or contact Lt(N) Shannon McGee at co.201sea@ cadets.net or call 604-9390301.

• Tri-City Transitions offers free ongoing counselling services on weekdays for women who have experienced abuse/ violence in their relationships or childhood abuse, sexual assault or childhood sexual abuse. Info: 604-941-7111, Ext. 103. Call 604-941-7111 ext. 112.

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It’s a bittersweet legacy for the Anmore Heritage Society, which tried to save gled building that the shinused as a village had been hall but the group is still disappointe d, say members Lynn Burton and Joerge Dyrkton.

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Many early cool colour plants should be able to handle unexpected late frosts, cold winds and lots of very heavy rain.

This is no small task.

Fortunately, over the past few years, some wonderful new plant varieties have found their way into the market and let me assure you, they are up to all of these challenges.

Even so, there are a few key things to keep in mind.

These fairly tough plants still need to be well acclimatized before being set outside.

Moving plants directly from warm greenhouses to the cold outdoors will cause too much stress and will seriously set the plants back, especially if the weather is very windy and cool. The second thing to keep in mind is drainage. Make an extra effort to mix in plenty

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Many of us are using more and more osteospermums and the newer and much improved varieties have certainly

made a huge difference. These cool and wet loving, brilliant multi-coloured daisies are so refreshing in an early garden.

They stay low spreading and blend beautifully with early bulbs, pansies and early perennials like arabis and aubrieta. They are also equally at home in containers or in

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come warmer, they will keep going for the longest time.

The new series of smaller flowered mimulus, like ‘Magic’, have unusual vibrant flowers and are ideal for creating some interesting combinations. The ivory, ivory bi-colour, yellow, yellow bicolour orange, red and crimson varieties, blended with blue violas, are simply breathtaking. Plant them in shady spots for the best long-lasting results. You’ll be amazed how well they perform in cool temperatures.

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What are the best cool-loving plants for a great display?

By far and away, the top performers are violas and pansies.

Pansies may be old-fashioned favourites but the colour range of pansies today is fabulous, especially some of the new designer colours like creams, pink blends and happy, bright citrus blends.

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Samantha Kerr, 15, demonstrates how she lines up shots without the benefits of sights to her brother, Jack, 17, in the backyard of their Coquitlam home.

The siblings recently won four medals in archery at the BC Winter Games in Kamloops.

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It’s a good thing Samantha and Jack Kerr get along.

Because a sibling spat between the two teenage archers could involve an apple on someone’s head at 20 paces.

Samantha, 15,was the first to pick up a bow and arrow.

Enchanted by the archery derring-do she saw in movies like The Hunger Games and

Brave, she saved up her allowance money and bought a toy set at Canadian Tire, taking aim at a thick Styrofoam target her grandmother gave her for Christmas.

Jack, 17, quickly took up his sister’s newfound passion, adding to their roster of shared activities like music lessons and martial arts. The siblings signed up for an introductory training class in the basement range at Royal City Archers in New Westminster.

Their first session was a bit of a reality check.

“We learned we were doing everything wrong,” Samantha said.

But both were keen to learn how to do archery right and when spaces opened up on the regulation-size range at Royal City, where serious archers hone their eye, Samantha and Jack were all in.

That was almost four years ago, and while many of their other interests have diverged, the two siblings continue to push each other at the archery range. Samantha won a gold and silver medal in at the BC Winter Games in Kamloops last February, and Jack came home with silver and bronze medals.

Samantha, who’s in Grade 10 at Dr. Charles Best second-

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That’s because they compete in different categories of the sport: Samantha practises bare bow archery that doesn’t use any kind of sighting aids to help line up shots, while Jack competes in the Olympic recurve category in which archers have various attachments affixed to their bows to help with their aim at the target.

Still, Samantha was pretty stoked when her personal best score at the games bettered Jack’s score by one point.

“I was just so happy I got a higher score,” she said.

Jack, a grade 11 student at Centennial secondary, was supportive. “Whenever Sam shoots amazing, I tell her she did great.”

The two also like to measure their progress in the sport in province-wide mail-in competitions in which archers from across the province submit their scores on their home range by mail. Both said they enjoy the individual challenge of getting better as their targets they aim at from 18 metres get smaller — from 80 inches, to 60 inches to 40 inches.

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“We’re definitely closer because we don’t do anything else together anymore.”

Jack said it gives them common ground.

“Sometimes we talk about archery, and sometimes we talk about cats,” he said of their dinnertime conversations.

As for those Hollywood archers that first fired their archery journey, Samantha said immersing herself in the sport has been eye-opening.

“The people in the movies are doing it wrong,” she said.

“Now I appreciate when they do it well.” mbartel@tricitynews.com

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Guidi fulfills v’ball dream with national title Pinetree grad helps UBC end 35-year drought in volleyball MARIO BARTEL

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Coquitlam’s Mathew Guidi says winning a national volleyball championship with the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds was “a dream come true” even though he had to experience much of his senior season from the bench because of injuries.

Guidi saw action in only one set in the championship final on March 18, when UBC ousted the two-time defending champions from Trinity Western University in three straight sets at McMaster University in Hamilton. He played all four sets and scored three kills in the Thunderbirds semi-final win over University of Alberta to reach the final.

Over the course of the season, Guidi played only 82 sets, down from the 124 he played in his junior year.

Guidi, a Pinetree secondary grad, was recruited to UBC even though his high school didn’t have a volleyball team. Instead, he caught the program’s attention playing for the Focus Volleyball club,

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Coquitlam’s Mat Guidi in action for the UBC Thunderbirds in a game earlier this season against McEwan University. While injuries limited his court time in the season’s second half, the Pinetree grad said winning a national championship on March 18 against crosstown rivals Trinity Western University was “a dream come true.” where UBC assistant, Matt LeBourdais, also coaches.

Guidi said that path to postsecondary volleyball isn’t un-

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said. “Most university coaches get the majority of their recruiting accomplished through the club system as all players play

in those leagues after they finish the high school system.”

A change at the top of UBC’s volleyball program in 2016

that resulted in the departure of head coach Richard Schick, who had recruited Guidi, shook the team but didn’t stray them from building toward’s the school’s first national volleyball championship in 35 years.

Under new coach Kerry McDonald, Guidi had his best season ever in 2016-17 and the team finished fourth at nationals, losing their semi-final to the U of A. Guidi said the team’s bond was solidifying.

“I just think our team atmosphere improved over each year because we got to know each other more,” he said.

UBC was seeded third heading into this year’s nationals, but Guidi said the team never felt like underdogs against the mighty Spartans, whom they’d defeated in regular season play on Feb. 9 — one of only two teams to accomplish that.

“They are recognized as our cross-town rivals,” Guidi said of Trinity Western. “We’re so evenly matched.”

Guidi graduates in April with a degree in sociology, after which he plans to travel and reflect on his five-year journey to the top of Canadian university volleyball.

“I think the whole process has definitely matured me and prepared me for my next step in life,” he said. mbartel@tricitynews.com

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23. Surrealistic comic strip 26. Uncontrollable tremors 30. Dapper 31. Ear shell 32. Russian river 33. #1 soup noodle brand 34. Relating to a tube 39. Air Reserve base (abbr.)

42. Relating to Deism 44. More dried-up 46. Pear-shaped vowels 47. Creator of 23 across

49. Leavened rum cake 50. “Much __ About Nothing�

51. Two-sided discussion 56. Snakelike ďŹ shes 57. Fold 58. Removed writing 59. Away from wind 60. Small time unit (abbr.)

61. Look at with ďŹ xed eyes 62. Former Soviet bloc 63. Vision organ 64. Three-banded Armadillo

SE 25. Writing materials sellers 26. Even golf score 27. Fabric of camel or goat hair 28. Hide from police: on the ___ 29. Patti Hearst’s captors 35. Universal Standard Time (abbr.)

36. British thermal unit 37. Own (Scottish) 38. Digital display material 40. Fall back to a former state 41. Tom __, former LA mayor

42. Runs PCs 43. Wear away 44. Russian marten furs 45. Item used for 58 across 47. A Scottish Highlander 48. Rolls-__, luxury car 49. Jeff Bridges’ brother 52. Bay Area Transit Authority 53. As fast as can be done (abbr.)

54. Metric preďŹ x for 10 to the 12th power 55. Frankenberg river

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