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HOUSING

Rental rules will help cities: mayors Province will pass new regs allowing rental-only zones GRant GRanGeR The Tri-CiTy News

The province is giving municipalities the ability to create rental-only zones, a power Tri-

City mayors are welcoming after having sought it for some time.

The NDP government announced Tuesday legislation to provide the discretionary tool local governments, via the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), have long asked the province for.

Currently, municipalities can zone for density on a property but can’t prevent developers

from building condominiums instead of rental units.

Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart said he has been calling for the province to give municipalities the ability to create rental-only zoning since the 1990s because the region has been bereft of rental-housing construction for 40 years.

“The devil is in the details but, at first blush, it looks like

we will finally be able to zone for tenure, which will help municipalities achieve even greater gains for rental housing development,” he told The Tri-City News. “We’ve achieved a lot in the last few years, thousands of new rentals, but this is one tool we’ve always been missing and it will make our housing affordability strategy more effective.”

Stewart, who is chair of Metro

Vancouver’s regional planning committee, said the best place for rental housing is within walking distance of rapid transit because studies have shown renters are more likely to use transit, reducing traffic congestion and improving livability.

He said rental-only zoning will make it easier for municipalities to manage land values to make rental housing more vi-

able to potential developers who are outbid by condo developers.

Stewart said while the legislation gives municipalities another tool to increase the supply of rental, he wouldn’t want to see cities punish an owner of an existing rental property by “dezoning” it, reducing its market value in the process. see ‘CERTAINTY’ IS KEY, page 4

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EVERGREEN EFFECTS

As SkyTrains race by, what is future of historic Oakdale neighbourhood?

City wants to hear from residents of neighbourhood Janis Cleugh

The Tri-CiTy News

If residents of the west Coquitlam enclave of Oakdale want more growth in their neighbourhood, the city says it will start pushing through development bids.

But if the majority say “No thanks,” then the city will respect their wishes, said Andrew Merrill, Coquitlam’s manager of community planning.

Either way, the municipality wants to hear from Oakdale property owners this week about how the area of about 500 detached homes should evolve over the next 25 years.

Last week, at the request of Oakdale householders, the city extended the deadline for its online survey to April 30 to gain more feedback on the Oakdale Land Use Designation Update.

Merrill said results from that survey will be revealed late next month or early June at an open house to show if the neighbourhood wants to shift away from its single-family home character to include higher density housing.

About 20% of Oakdale homeowners — many of them new to the neighbourhood — want more affordable living choices, especially with the arrival of the Evergreen Extension and Burquitlam Station nearby, he said. That move would allow younger families to get into the area or for Oakdale seniors to downsize but still reside in the community in which they raised their kids, for example.

Still, many long-time homeowners are calling for Oakdale to stay the same despite construction of highrises to the south and along the rapidtransit corridor of North and Clarke roads.

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Andrew Merrill, the city of Coquitlam’s manager of community planning, at the intersection of Como Lake Avenue and Clarke Road, where the Burquitlam and Oakdale neighbourhoods meet. The city is seeking input from Oakdale residents on what the neighbourhood should look like in the future.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING INPUT SOUGHT The city’s push for more affordable housing in southwest Coquitlam is up for public debate starting next week.

Between April 30 and May 14, residents can fill out a survey (coquitlam.ca/housingchoicesreview). As well, they can attend an information session May 3 (Poirier community centre, 5 to 8 p.m.) to give feedback on the existing Housing Choices policy.

Residents can have a say on such topics as neighbourhood character and infill housing with garden cottages, duplexes and triplexes.

Much of southwest Coquitlam is already designated as Neighbourhood Attached Residential in the citywide OCP. Neighbourhood Plan process, that there was no consensus on Oakdale,” Merrill said. “They are the missing piece to the plan.”

Oakdale has roots that go back to the mid-1800s, when

farmers grew produce and livestock on their land to sell at markets in New Westminster, then the capital of B.C. North Road, which was then about two blocks west from today’s location, was also used by the

Royal Engineers to get from the Royal City to Burrard Inlet in Port Moody.

In the 1960s, Oakdale changed from agricultural land to residential and most of the homes built then remain today.

Not much has changed, although, over the past two years, the city has logged three petitions from Oakdale residents wanting growth to match the development around the Evergreen Extension in Burquitlam.

Graham Hill, president of the Burquitlam Community Association, told The Tri-City News the Evergreen Extension “has created enormous pressures primarily from the resulting increase in residential/ business construction, which is ongoing and will continue to do

so for the foreseeable future.”

On the downside, construction created parking challenges and traffic disruptions; but Evergreen has also boosted property values and improved public transportation.

“New residents are pouring into the region and the outlook is very positive,” Hill said.

Dave Irving of the Oakdale Neighbourhood Association said his group wants to remain neutral as the community is split on development. “Whatever happens, we want to make sure it’s done right,” he said.

Traffic is a major concern, especially getting on North Road, he said, as are the environmentally sensitive areas around Stoney Creek. Still, Merrill suspects “sub-pockets” for development will eventually open

up along the south end.

And that type of housing wouldn’t be as big as in Burquitlam. “It doesn’t need to be all or nothing,” Merrill said.

“It could strike a balance with townhouses and fourplexes that offer a front and back door and gardens.”

He added: “Our goal is to maintain good planning principles while respecting the views of the community… The city doesn’t have any expectations, so if Oakdale comes together and says, ‘Go away,’ then we will go away and we will focus on other projects on our plate. We want this to be neighbourhooddriven.”

• To have your say about Oakdale’s future, visit coquitlam.ca/oakdale by April 30. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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‘Certainty’ is key for apt. builders: Moore continued from front page

He noted even when a city forces a developer to replace whatever rental units are torn down, the new buildings will rent for double the old price.

Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay said council currently uses some tools to encourage rental housing, such as covenants and incentives, but it doesn’t have control of the price of land.

“The true value of this is removing the speculative value in the real estate market,” he said.

“They will be able to develop it and still derive a pay back.”

Clay said he envisions being able to use the new zoning ability to create rental housing along the SkyTrain corridor between Inlet Centre station and Barnet Highway.

“We’re going to get rental there regardless but this is more of an incentive, or less of a penalty [to developers],” said Clay.

Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore headed a UBCM housing committee that recommended the province give municipalities rental-only zoning powers.

“I’m glad they listened to us,” said Moore, who is also chair of Metro Vancouver.

“Conceptually, a rental-only zone will provide certainty to a

HOUSING MIN. SELINA ROBINSON local property.”

Moore said the marketplace will now know if a property will be required to be rental, or at least match the number of rentals that were on the site before.

He told The Tri-City News the need for rental-only zoning surfaced recently because the cost of home ownership has gone so high that it had put a strain on the rental market.

Moore said the city hasn’t had a conversation about where in Port Coquitlam it might institute rental-only zoning and “would hate to speculate on what areas we would consider.” He estimated about 450 rental units will be coming on the market in PoCo in the near future, which he said is better than most munic-

ipalities on a per capita basis.

Moore said Port Coquitlam hasn’t had the same issues as Burnaby, Vancouver and Coquitlam, where older threestorey walkups are being replaced by 50-storey condo towers.

Housing and Municipal Affairs Minister Selina Robinson, the MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville and former Coquitlam city councillor, said Tuesday the legislation will allow local governments to avoid or limit so-called demovictions where rental units are torn down and replaced by luxury condos.

“Local governments are on the front lines of the housing crisis, so they’re well positioned to guide the right types of housing to meet the needs of their residents,” Robinson said in a press release. “[The legislation] will both help local governments track the needs of their communities and give them a powerful tool to deliver homes people can afford in the communities where they work, go to school and raise their families.”

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Parties spent big $ in Tri-Cities last May Janis Cleugh The Tri-CiTy News

The BC Liberals spent more than $360,000 on their four TriCity candidates in last May’s provincial election.

Documents released last week by Elections BC show the party transferred cash into campaigns for Joan Isaacs (Coquitlam-Burke Mountain), Steve Kim (CoquitlamMaillardville), Susan Chambers (Port Coquitlam), and thenMLA Linda Reimer (Port Moody-Coquitlam). Isaacs was the only successful Tri-Cities candidate for the party, edging BC NDP incumbent Jodie Wickens by 170 votes.

According to the financial documents, which had to be filed by April 3, the BC Liberals transferred: • $89,110 to Isaacs; • $120,502 to Kim; • $29,543 to Chambers; • and $122,246 to Reimer.

In total, Christy Clark’s party spent $8.1 million to see their candidates across the province win seats.

By comparison, the BC NDP constituency associations in the Tri-Cities doled out: • $21,982 to Wickens; • $59,200 to CoquitlamMaillardville MLA Selina

BC LIBERAL MLA JOAN ISAACS Robinson, who is now the minister of municipal affairs and housing; • $36,000 to veteran PoCo MLA Mike Farnworth, who was appointed minister of public safety and solicitor general; • and $20,637 to Rick Glumac, a former Port Moody city councillor who is the parliamentary secretary for technology.

The BC Greens, who reached an agreement to help the BC NDP form government, spent even less on their TriCity candidates, each of whom captured more than 10% of the vote: • $5,351 for Ian Soutar (Coquitlam-Burke Mountain); • $1,202 for Nicola Spurling (Coquitlam-Maillardville);

• $1,220 for Jason Hanley (Port Coquitlam); • and nothing for Don Barthel (Port MoodyCoquitlam).

The figures are party transfers and don’t reflect the total cost of the candidates’ campaigns.

Meanwhile, the Elections BC disclosures also show the BC Liberals held fundraisers last year in the Tri-Cities: a social last February in CoquitlamMaillardville netted the party $6,445 while another event last April bought in $18,491. In Coquitlam-Burke Mountain last October, a $125-per-ticket function yielded $18,661 for the party.

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Auto crime hike prompts warning Port Moody police are warning residents to not keep valuables in their cars or at least keep them out of sight, and to ensure those cars are locked after a recent increase in car break-ins in the city.

Const. Jason Maschke, the department’s community relations officer, said in a press release the Heritage Mountain neighbourhood has been a particular target in the past month, especially during overnight hours.

“Opportunistic thieves can be very proficient at blending in with the community,” Maschke said, adding every neighbourhood can be vulnerable if residents aren’t vigilant.

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“Within seconds, a thief can open an unlocked door or smash a window to gain access, remove visible items from the seat and disappear without detection,” Maschke said.

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Public Notice of Watermain Flushing The City will be flushing watermains in the area shown on the map below beginning the week of March 5, 2018. One third of the City’s watermains are flushed each year to minimize sediment deposits in the water system that can deteriorate our water quality.

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Port Moody council wants public events, such as the annual RibFest, to use environmentally sustainable practices and materials. ously adopted by city in 2015 that food served at city-sponsored events couldn’t include open-net farmed salmon.

In his report to council, Port Moody’s manager of cultural services, Devin Jain, said event organizers could use the new requirements as a promotional advantage by taking “pride and promote to the public that you are planning a sustainable event.”

Jain suggested other ways to achieve sustainability could include providing a filling station for drinking water instead of

selling bottled water; encouraging food vendors to serve locally sourced, fair trade items; not providing straws; promoting walking, cycling and transit to get to their event; and avoiding the use of generators.

The report also said the city’s general manager of environment and parks could limit the number of special events at any one location if the frequency or nature of those events could pose a risk to the grounds or not allow enough time for the site to recover. mbartel@tricitynews.com

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Locals-first can’t be mandated: report City can ask a developer to restrict some pre-sales Mario BarteL

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The city of Port Moody can’t impose a requirement on developers of multi-unit housing projects to offer pre-sales first to residents of the city as part of rezoning applications — but it can try to get builders to voluntarily make such a commitment.

That’s the conclusion of a report by the city’s senior planner, Doug Allan, in response to city council’s request last November to investigate the implications of adopting a residents-first policy for new multi-family dwellings.

During council’s debate on the issue Nov. 14, Coun. Barbara Junker said a residents-first policy would protect downsizers and young people who want to remain in Port Moody from outof-town speculators who snap up pre-sale units without ever intending to live in them in order to sell them later at a profit.

But in his report that was to be presented to council last night (Tuesday), Allan said under the Local Government Act, municipalities in British

Columbia have no authority to use zoning powers to impose any kind of restrictions on who can purchase properties nor can they use housing agreements with developers to achieve a residents-first policy.

Instead, the city could negotiate voluntary commitments from developers to create pre-sale windows exclusively for Port Moody residents, as occurred in 2016 for a project in Horseshoe Bay, where, in response to local concerns a new condo project was being marketed first to international buyers, the district of West Vancouver was able to get an agreement from the developer to provide priority access to West Van residents for the first 30 days, and then residents of the rest of Metro Vancouver for the next 60 days. It also negotiated a 5% price break for local purchasers.

And while that agreement achieved 30% sales to local residents, Allan noted West Van has yet to adopt any sort of formal policy. Neither have the city of Vancouver or the district of North Vancouver, which are also wrestling with the problem of local residents being priced out of the housing market. He said no other municipality in the Lower Mainland is considering

SPeak Have an opinion on a Tri-City News story? Leave a comment on our Facebook page. a residents-first policy.

But even a voluntary residents-first commitment from developers is no guarantee of success, said Allan, who pointed out Bold Properties sold only one property in its Edgestone townhouse project on St. Johns Street to a Port Moody resident during a three-week window last October open only to local residents prior to the project’s public launch on Nov. 4, 2017.

One of the reasons for that initiative’s lack of success may have been too narrow a definition of local — it applied only to residents of Port Moody.

“If the city were to move forward with a locals-first policy, the company suggested defining local as from the Lower Mainland, or at least from a wider Tri-Cities or adjacent municipalities,” Allan said. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

City of Coquitlam

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City of Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws. This meeting will be held on:

Date: Time: Location:

Monday, April 30, 2018 7:00 p.m.

City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2

Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing, Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting during which it will give consideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda.

Item 1

Text Amendment to Address Cannabis Legalization Framework The intent of Bylaw 4865, 2018 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 in order to ensure that regulations are in place prior to the legalization of non-medical cannabis. The application proposes minor revisions to the Zoning Bylaw in order to adjust the definitions relating to medical and non-medical cannabis.

If approved, the application would prohibit certain non-medical cannabis related uses, including the production, distribution and sale of non-medical cannabis, as an interim measure – essentially preserving the existing City regulatory framework. This is meant to allow sufficient time to review all potential options, consult with residents and stakeholders, and ultimately amend the Zoning Bylaw and other related bylaws (including the Business Licence Bylaw and the Fees and Charges Bylaw) after the federal and provincial levels of government have released more detailed information regarding their proposed changes to this policy area.

Any person wishing further information or clarification with regard to the proposed amendments should contact Chris McBeath, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3436.

How do I find out more information?

Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from April 12 to April 30, 2018 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430.

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Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity.

Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts.

Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: • Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; • In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015.

To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing.

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 on our website at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas.

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Are you ready for potential chaos on Burnaby Mountain?

I t’s been a long time since british Columbia was beset with the kind of highly charged situation that’s currently playing out on burnaby Mountain.

The mountain, and in particular the Trans Mountain terminal, has become the flashpoint for opposition to the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, a $7.4-billion project that has divided the nation and provoked political posturing on a grand scale.

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We have burnaby city councillors continuing to speak out against the project and one NdP member of Parliament, Kennedy Stewart, facing the possibility of criminal prosecution for his part in anti-pipeline protests — not to mention the host of folks from all walks of life taking stands on the pipeline issue, both for and against, in a variety of ways, from turning up to block the gates of the

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Trans Mountain terminal to carrying on passionate debates on social media. burnaby Mayor derek Corrigan suggested in a story last week in our sister paper, the Burnaby Now, that, should the courts allow the pipeline expansion to go ahead, we can expect to see “chaos” and “massive civil disobedience.”

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The big question now is whether mass protests à la Clayoquot Sound will have any effect on the outcome of this debate.

Is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau really prepared to stare down the kind of opposi-

tion he’s likely to see should he attempt to force the pipeline through?

Will the collective power of protesters — both Indigenous and non-Indigenous — be sufficient to stall the project long enough for some kind of compromise to be reached? or will “regular” folks whose voices could be the differencemakers find themselves less devoted to the anti-pipeline cause once they start paying $2 a litre for gas?

It’s like one giant game of chicken — with the highest possible stakes. all we can do now is wait to see who blinks first.

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PORT MOODY REFERENDUM

Look to future in PM The Editor, Re. “PoMo will vote on plans for two sites” (The Tri-City News, April 13).

Many breathed a sigh of relief when Port Moody council did not approve rezoning of the works yard and former fire hall sites to pave the way to selling the two sites to developers, instead sending the decision to referendum in the fall. The issue has been contentious.

Even though I disagreed with Mayor Mike Clay, I would like to thank him for his respect for the public throughout the process.

Now, the work begins. It will take considerable community effort to ensure these sites are not developed for highrises.

Below is my presentation to the public hearing: First, I want to ask the citizens of Port Moody to have a civil discourse on this issue. If we don’t share the same vision for our city, there is no cause to be rude to speakers or to the members of council. I think we all want what is best for Port Moody.

The future of Port Moody will be decided on how this

DON’T SELL ERH LAND The Editor, When I look at the picture of the proposed detailed development plans for the housing at the Eagle Ridge Hospital, I had to wonder who pushed this forward at Fraser Health.

Who designed the footprint and at what cost? As The Tri-City News report stated, the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation has come out strongly against this density.

I hope to see a concerted effort taken against the sale of public land to accommodate more highrises. Making developers profits at the expensive of future civic programs is concern for all.

Brian Robinson, Coquitlam issue of density, preservation of green space, and protection of the park we so dearly love, is decided. I am here to argue in favour of the existing official community plan, which supported maintaining the smalltown character of the city and not sell the fire hall and works yard land for high-density development.

True, the OCP needs updating, but until a full and comprehensive review, we must stick to the plan. To piecemeal the revisions is wrong. The

OCP is supposed to guide the city for the long term. You cannot make changes every month — that strikes at the heart of the OCP. Now, I’ll speak to the issue of modest density vs. highrises.

You cannot prove that more highrises, which are often investments for the super rich, create affordable housing.

Look at the rise in condo prices — it is insane. None of the new condos are affordable; the average price in Metro Vancouver is $900,000. Then there is the

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argument that if you sell the public lands to a developer, you can negotiate amenities such as a seniors’ facility or a library. You can negotiate for amenities without selling precious public land, land that is needed for future public use, land you will be sorry you sold off for short-term gain. Your priorities should be to look to the future, maybe 100 years ahead, like Lord Stanley did when he set aside 400 hectares for a park in Vancouver.

Keep Port Moody at a human scale with six-storey condos, carriage and lane houses, townhouses and secondary suites. Lighten up on restrictions and the length of the approval process, and make those types of housing affordable. Moderate density, not Hong kong, not Singapore, not the West End. Paris, Venice, and Florence are charming cities. They have resisted the push to change their skylines.

Port Moody could be the gem among the other cities, a livable city that does not opt for a sea of towers.

Yvonne Harris, Port Moody

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PHARMACARE

Let’s first take care of those who can’t afford medicines The Editor, Re. “Support changes to pharmacare, too” (Letters, The Tri-City News, March 23) and “MSP rule will cost” (Letters, March 16).

In her letter, Amy Lubik stated: “Why not offset the payroll tax with pharmacare?” The letter goes on to say that the city of Vancouver would save $3 million a year if we had national pharmacare, according to a civic governance report, and that municipalities currently pay at least a part of their employees’ private health care costs.

Why not present a “savings plan” to all Canadian civic employers and have them reduce all employee benefits to only what public pharmacare would cover, with any savings going to the employer to reduce their payroll tax?

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the employer savings may be, and whatever losses to employees may occur, just think of the great example you are setting for national pharmacare.

The parliamentary budget officer estimated an additional cost of $7.3 billion to the public for a national pharmacare program.

I’ll pin my hopes on a federal pharmacare strategy that focuses on the 10% of our population that can’t afford their medication.

F. Nietzel, Port Coquitlam

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The owner of a popular garden store in Port Coquitlam continues to maintain his business is safe despite ongoing pressure by the city to bring his buildings up to code.

Last night (Tuesday) after a hearing, city council was expected to place a Section 57 notice on title against Art Knapp Plantland at 1300 Dominion Ave. Council had deferred a contravention notice — an alert, allowed under B.C.’s Community Charter, to advise interested parties there are outstanding issues with the property and to shift liability away from the municipality — last year after owner Wim Vander Zalm vowed to make changes.

But PoCo’s building manager, Shawn Hagan, said he’s not aware any alterations have taken place over the past year, since Vander Zalm pleaded his case before council last spring.

“Given that buildings on the property do not meet the minimum requirements of the Building Code, it is the opinion of the staff at the city that occupants of the buildings could be at risk,” Hagan said, adding city staff will continue to work with Vander Zalm to

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According to his council report, Hagan and fire officials have been onsite for inspections and meetings — and responded to communication about the property deficiencies — 26 times since last April.

On Sept. 11, 2017, they placed a stop-work notice and Do Not Occupy sign on the Halloween tunnel after it was built without a permit for a motorized amusement ride.

Hagan said the city’s building division staff have actively worked on the file since late 2013.

But Vander Zalm insists he has had the all-clear from the BC Safety Authority and WorkSafeBC, and the business needs to address “three minor

infractions” under the fire bylaws.

“It’s just simple fixes but the city is being particularly picky,” Vander Zalm told The Tri-City News, adding, “We spent tens of thousands of dollars last year to get the building as close to code as possible. We’re confident that this is a safe building though the codes have changed.”

Vander Zalm said it’ll be “business as usual” if the Section 57 is on title. “It doesn’t change anything. It’ll just penalize me with higher loan, mortgage and insurance rates.

They’ll just be taking money out of a local business and feeding the big banks and insurance companies.” jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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n thurSday, May 17: Take a trip to Royal Albert Hall and the BBC Promenades at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver with maestro Bramwell Tovey in a concert based on The Last Night of the Proms, including beloved favourites such as Elgar’s Enigma Variations, Rule Britannia, Jerusalem and more. Tea and cookies served in lobby. Leave Dogwood at 12:30 p.m., estimated return at 4:45 p.m.; leave Glen Pine at 12:15 p.m., estimated return at 5 p.m. Cost: $40 ($10 if you have your own ticket).

Dogwood and Glen Pine pavilions in Coquitlam are recreation centres for older adults. They are organizing a StarS on ice 2018 at rogerS arena number of bus trips this spring, inn thurSday, May 17: There is nothing like seeing Stars on Ice in the Olympic season. Your national cluding these four next month: Sea LionS on the FraSer river

n Saturday, May 5: Enjoy a narrated cruise on the Fraser River and see the magnificent California sea lions as they pause to feed on their annual migratory route and rendezvous with their mates. Buffet lunch served on board. The boat sails along the Ladner coast and Reifel Bird Sanctuary, where snow geese may be seen. No walkers/wheelchairs permitted; dress for the weather and good walking shoes are advised. Leave Dogwood at 8:45 a.m., estimated return at 5:30 p.m.; leave Glen Pine at 8:30 a.m., estimated return at 5:45 p.m. Cost: $140.

tSawwaSSen MiLLS outLet Shopping n Monday, May 14: Curious about this mega mall?

Tsawwassen Mills has 1.2 million sq. ft. of retail space and a 1,100-seat food hall. Leave Dogwood at 9:30 a.m., estimated return at 3:15 p.m.; leave Glen Pine at 9:15 a.m., estimated return at 3:30 p.m. Cost: $12.

Kids can have fun at Coquitlam Centre mall when they: imagine, play and learn through stories, songs, crafts and more. Join tri-City Librarians on the ground level of the mall on the last Wednesday of each month from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. the theme for the next session — today (april 25) is “Screen Free.” Everyone is welcome to drop in and join the fun at this session presented by the tri-Cities Early Childhood development Committee.

heroes will be coming to you direct from the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea to skate together. See Olympic ice dancing gold medalists and three-time world champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, Olympic silver medalist Patrick Chan, 2018 world champion Kaetlyn Osmond and world pair champions Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford, along with twotime Olympic silver medalist Elvis Stojko and more of Canada’s finest Olympic athletes. Leave Dogwood at 5:15 p.m., estimated return at 10 p.m.; leave Glen Pine at 5 p.m., estimated return at 10:15 p.m. Cost: $68.

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n To register for any of the bus trips, call 604-927-4386 weekdays between 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. or weekends between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; go to coquitlam.ca/registration; or visit Dogwood or Glen Pine, or other Coquitlam recreation complexes. For more information on Dogwood and Glen Pine pavilions: coquitlam.ca/dogwood or coquitlam.ca/glenpine.

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At the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce, one of our main objectives is to promote the Tri-Cities is the best place to live, work, and play. Livable region rankings are publicized frequently and measure key elements that lead to the trifecta of sustainability.

Alexander King has recently joined the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce team as the Public Policy Advisor.

Various factors that contribute to livability include green space, schools, transportation, and employment creation. Repeatedly, access to employment ranks high on the list of what contributes to a region’s attractiveness – or, their live, work, and play scale.

Catherine Ackerman Chair

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We are the voice of business in the Tri-Cities and Alex will be instrumental in researching and advocating on behalf of our business community. Learn more about our Policy King below!

Our ability to provide employment in the Tri-Cities is one of the driving forces behind the economic growth of our community. Our employers play a significant role in the wellness of the lives of their employees and of our community. We are fortunate to have a generous business community that fuels itself through philanthropy. The Tri-Cities has a heart for community support, giving back, and building essential community organizations.

1. Born in England to Danish and English parents but grew up speaking Spanish

Employment has a significant relationship to housing. Specifically, when there is a lack of housing it directly impacts employment opportunities and sustainability. We are seeing development throughout the Tri-Cities, with density emerging along the Skytrain line. This density provides the necessary and convenient access to shopping, recreation, and jobs. Although there are challenges, I am proud to say the Tri-Cities is moving in the right direction to building a positive correlation between our housing and employment opportunities with the variety of housing options provided to our citizens and workers.

2. Has lived in 7 countries 3. Once hiked 30km over two days barefoot not on purpose 4. Worked with Canada’s first resident Ambassador to Myanmar

Adequate transportation is essential to a high livability status. It directly affects access to jobs in the Tri-Cities and enables our employers to tap into a larger workforce. The introduction of the Evergreen extension and additional bus routes has been a welcome addition. Maximizing connections to talent is crutial in a time where our businesses are experiencing an unemployment rate of 4.7%, one of the most challenging labour markets in over a decade.

5. Stood at the North Korean border while living and working in China 6. Loves snow camping and the outdoors

Increased housing developments and transportation positively affects our employers and economy but increased taxation on business will not. The provincial government recently announced the Employers’ Health Tax (EHT), taking effect in 2019 and phasing out MSP in 2020. Companies with annual payrolls over $500,000, will pay a 0.98 per cent tax.

The tax then increases incrementally. Our largest employers will be hit the hardest as they will pay a 1.95 per cent tax on payrolls over $1.5 million. With some of our businesses facing the prospect of a “double whammy”, paying both MSP premiums and the new tax for a year, there is an expected and significant cost to BC employers close to $2 billion.

7. Volunteers with Generation Squeeze - a housing affordability advocacy group 8. Has a Bachelor of Arts and Social Science with a Major in International Studies and a Minor in Political Science

We are very concerned that the impact here in the Tri-Cities will discourage employers from increasing hiring and wages and the Chamber will provide further advocacy on this and other topics that affect the livability of the Tri-Cities. At this time, we are very pleased to welcome Alex King, our new Public Policy Advisor to the team. He will help us better advocate on issues to make the Tri-Cities the best place to live, work, and play.

Visit tricitieschamber.com to see a current list of our advocacy and policy efforts.

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The Voice of Business in the Tri-Cities In 2018, the Membership Committee’s main objective is to grow our membership and reach the 1000 member milestone by the end of the year. To help us reach our goal, we have implemented a referral bonus program, added events and programs, and offer an online platform where members can voice their business perspectives.

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In January, we launched our first-ever, and very successful, referral bonus campaign. Two lucky members were awarded a ticket each to see Former US First Lady, Michelle Obama. With the help of our business community, we welcomed 22 new members!

Our second referral bonus campaign could grant YOU access to The Art of Leadership for Women on June 25. Refer a business or join the Tri-Cities Chamber and you’ll be entered to win! Connect with our membership team, Wendy Mein (wendy@tricitieschamber.com) and Judith Lucas (judith@tricitieschamber.com), to learn more.

The growth in our membership allows us to offer our business community more events and programming. Over the past year, we’ve introduced a member-to-member exclusive discount program, #ShopChamber, and we’ve created a program to develop the next generation of professionals, the Tri-Cities Young Professionals. As we continue to grow, we look forward to being able to offer an even larger variety of events and programs!

Most recently, we’ve partnered with the BC Chamber of Commerce to bring a revolutionary survey software to our membership. To participate, sign up at bcmindreader.com. By answering periodic surveys, you will help us better advocate for business to the regional and provincial levels of government – with the cold, hard data to back up our positions.

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he Tri-Cities are filled with people who give of their time to community groups and non-profits, schools and sports organizations. And Friday night, the city of Port Coquitlam honoured some of them, handing out its annual volunteer recognition awards at the PoCo recreation complex.

Forty five people were nominated in seven award categories, and all were invited to Friday’s celebration along with other community volunteers.

The award recipients are: • Lifetime Volunteer: Beatrice Kelly, who has lived in PoCo for 23 years and has been an active volunteer in a many areas. She was a charter member of Soroptimist International of the Tri-Cities, serving as its first club president in PoCo in 1999. She has served on the board in every capacity, has chaired every committee at one time, has led major fundraisers, and has served on the regional board for Western Canada. She has also volunteered with the Port Coquitlam Heritage Society, the Women’s Centre, Wilson

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The winners of Port Coquitlam’s 2018 volunteer recognition awards (right) at a gala evening held at the PoCo recreation complex, including Beatrice Kelley (left), honoured for lifetime achievement.

Centre, Evergreen Cultural Centre, Blind Sport Association, Crossroads Hospice Society, the Kinsmen Teddy Bear Picnic and UNICEF — and she plans and serves meals at a monthly meal and social program.

• Arts, Heritage and Cultural Awareness: Nikki Hillman, who is active with the Friends of Leigh Square, has founded several local writers’

projects, helped with the kids’ banner project and recently wrote and edited a children’s book for the PoCo Heritage Society. (Other nominees: Bill Atfield, Colin Craig, Devyn Giordano, Donna McKinnonHeide, Ray Melville, Jas Qualitz and Terry Villeneuve.)

• Caring and Safety: Anne Huntley, a founding member and president of the Wilson

Centre Seniors Advisory Association. She dedicates more than 1,000 hours each year to supporting seniors and is a longtime active Lions Club member and community volunteer. (Other nominees: Andrew Carroll, Harriette Chang, Tessa Chiu, Roxanna Ferdowsi, Darren Galer, Beatrice Kelly, Jenn Lazar, Carmin Lemon, Ann Pratt,

Robert Sierakowski, Phillip Stuart, Jeanette Tsai and Wendy Yates.)

• Environmental Protection and Enhancement: Terry Sawchenko, a longtime volunteer for the Hyde Creek Watershed Society and current hatchery manager who has dedicated countless hours over the years to numerous leadership roles as well as hands-on work. (Other nominees: Sperrill Chambers and Connie Reichelsdorfer.)

• Sports and Recreation: Josh Wahl, who dedicates thousands of hours a year to local sports, from leadership roles to coaching lacrosse and hockey teams at the same time.

He is currently the president of PoCo Minor Lacrosse. (Other nominees: Ashley Aujla, Mike Carkner, Joe Collins, Ben Felling, Rick Spencer and Neela Trotter.)

• Youth Programs: Jan Borge, who has been active in local scouting for more than 15 years, volunteering 500 hours in the past year in leadership roles (including as the group commissioner), planning activities,

fundraising and whatever tasks needs doing. (Other nominees: Kurt Chelsberg, Ron Goyette and Adam Rayburn.)

• U21: Justin Bains, who has volunteered 200-plus hours in the past year visiting seniors at Hawthorne Care Centre, as a wayfinding volunteer at Royal Columbian Hospital and as the youngest person to volunteer at Crossroads Hospice Society.

He is also a volunteer tutor.

(Other nominees: Monica Bassili, Karyn Cholette, Kiarra Murray, Telka Pesklevits, Ashton Ramsay, Aradia Faire Reid, Katie Salvador and Hana Yang.)

A special recognition was also given to Harvey Maruk for being a good neighbour by helping clear sidewalks after every snowfall to help his neighbours get around safely.

A panel of the previous recipients selected this year’s recipients in all categories except for Lifetime Volunteer, which is selected by city council. Each recipient received an etched glass award and their names are engraved on the honour rolls displayed at city hall.

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TC CALENDAR SATURDAY, APRIL 28 • Archbishop Carney regional secondary school hosts “Carney’s Got Talent” competition, auction and dinner, with PoCo Mayor Greg Moore as auctioneer, Global News reporter Jennifer Palma as MC. Tickets: $35. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m., 1335 Dominion Ave., PoCo. Info, tickets or to make a donation to the auction: 604-942-7465, carneyauction@gmail.com or www.acrss.org. Tickets sales end April 20.

TUESDAY, MAY 1 • PoCo Heritage hosts Heritage Detectives, 10 a.m.noon, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Join resident local historian Bryan Ness in a weekly exploration of different aspects of Port Coquitlam’s heritage and history.

• Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo. Speaker: Dr. Syed, who will be presenting on prostate MRI’s. All those affected by prostate problems are urged to attend and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere.

Refreshments will be provided.

There is no charge but donations are welcome. Info: Eric, 604-720-3627 or Ken, 604-9362998.

• 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:

APRIL 28: GARDEN CLUB PLANT SALE • PoCo Garden Club annual plant sale, 9 a.m.-noon, Trinity United Church, 2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo. All plants are healthy, hardy, and locally grown in members’ gardens, from herbs and edibles to annuals, perennials and shrubs.

Organic master gardeners will be on hand to provide free gardening advice. There will also be a bake sale, a raffle and a garden-themed yard sale, plus 50% off club membership when you spend $10 or more; 50% of plant sale proceeds go to University of the Fraser Valley horticultural program. call North Fraser Recruitment Team, 604-764-8098.

THURSDAY, MAY 3 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-9:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion Branch 263, 1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam.

Info: 604-937-0836.

SATURDAY, MAY 5 • Dogwood Garden Club perennial plant sale, 9-11:30 a.m. (while quantities last) Poirier rec centre; cash only. Info: dogwoodgardenclub.weebly.com.

SUNDAY, MAY 6 • Hike for Hospice, 9 a.m.noon, Port Moody civic centre, 100 Newport Dr. Info: 604-9450606, info@crossroadshospice. org or hike4hospice.ca.

MONDAY, MAY 7 • PoCo Heritage hosts Rhymes of Times, 10:30-11:30 a.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives.

• Tri-City Arthritis Community Group meets, 1-3 p.m., Trinity United Church, corner of Prairie and Shaughnessy in PoCo. Info: 604-464-2890.

TUESDAY, MAY 8 • PoCo Heritage hosts Heritage Detectives, 10 a.m.noon, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Join resident local historian Bryan Ness in a weekly exploration of different aspects of Port Coquitlam’s heritage and history.

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

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 • Pacific Digital Photography Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school. Guests always welcome. Info and listing of keynote speakers: www.pdpc.ca.

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.

Registration is ongoing. Info: frcdistrict43@gmail.com.

• Parents, grandparents, and caregivers who want to connect

with others who are raising children, gain and offer support and understanding, gain information about parenting and other concerns, and have their children cared for while doing so, free of charge, can join a parent support circle. Parent Support Services of BC runs a Wednesday evening circle in Burquitlam. The support circle is an anonymous, confidential self-help group for parents with children 12 years old and under.

Info: 604-669-1616 or www.parentsupportbc.ca.

• 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.

• Breastfeeding or pregnant and wanting to learn more?

Looking for information or help?

La Leche League Coquitlam groups offer informal, guided discussions and a chance to connect with other nursing mothers. New meeting location: Share Family and Community Services, 2615 Clarke St., PoMo. Meetings held second Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. Women interested in breastfeeding and their children are invited to free monthly LLL meetings. Info: 604-520-4623 or www.lllc.ca.

• Share Family and Community Services hosts free parent and tot drop–in, 9-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays at Seaview community school, 1215 Cecile Dr., PoMo. This is a free play–based program for children up to five years old and their parents/caregivers. Info: Azar, 604–936-3900.

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Thank You to the 2018 sponsors. We are tremendously grateful for these companies and the generosity and support provided.

Thank you to everyone who attended the 7th annual Charlene Reaveley Children’s Charity Gala. It was an extraordinary event and proof that we are indeed surrounded by a genuinely supportive community.

We would like to thank all those that came to the ‘7th annual Fire & Ice Gala’ on April 7th. You attended because you care about our mission and that allows us to continue to provide the funded services, resources, and most of all hope to children and their families in our community experiencing the loss of a loved one. By the end of the night, you helped to raise more than $45,000 for the services we offer.

To our volunteers who worked hard to create a magical experience for our gala guests, we thank you! From set up to clean up and all the jobs in between your gift of time and your compassion and excellence in your service while volunteering made for a very special night.

To our guest speaker who openly shared their journey of grief, heartache, and hope, we thank you! The legacy of your loved one will not be forgotten.

To those who contributed in any fashion, be it through providing the elegant decor & florals, the upbeat music for the night or capturing the special moments with a snap of the camera, the energy of the live auctioneer, our wonderful emcee, and of course all of the companies and donors that provided the prizing for the platform, we thank you. Every detail and donation makes a difference.

Thank you to our Vendors for their kind hearts and sharing this special day with us all.

Adesa Auto Auctions, Spice Photobooth, Givergy, emcee Jennifer Palma, Veronica Enair Photography, Hard Rock Casino - Vancouver, and PMD Digital Media.

To have a closer look at the video we showed at the event along with the photo galleries, please visit our website at www.crccs.ca

Our sincerest gratitude, Board of Directors Charlene Reaveley Children’s Charity

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glasses most of the time and is slowly relearning how to be in the world. This book gets a lot of things right. The family feels like a real family with all the quirks and weirdness. Audrey’s recovery is up and down and she isn’t “cured” by the end of the story.

This book is a good introduction to mental illness for teens that isn’t too scary.

• Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan: This novel opens with the main character, Lydia, discovering the body of Joey, one of the bookstore regulars, hanging from the ceiling. In his

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My go-to books are literary fiction, Canlit, mystery and books about bookstores (my guilty pleasure).

Working in a library, however, has pushed me to read outside my comfort zone and I have developed a great fondness for fantasy, science fiction, graphic novels and young adult fiction. Here are a few books I’ve picked up in the past three months that stand out as good reads: • Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman: As the title suggests, Eleanor is fine. She has a job, an apartment and her routines. Weekdays she works, weekends she eats pizza and drinks two bottles of vodka and talks to mummy on the phone. Quickly, we start to see that everything is not fine for Eleanor. All of this changes when she and the new IT person at work save the life of a man who has been hit by a car.

She is suddenly pulled from her comfortable routines into the lives of other people and she finds that she likes the new people, new routines and new life that begin to crack open for Eleanor. She begins to want something that is more than just fine. But before she can fully embrace this new future, she has to deal with mummy.

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Frenchie is taken in by a group of Indigenous refugees who are heading north trying to stay one step ahead of the recruiters who are hunting them.

Along the way, we learn each character’s back story; these stories bind them together as a group and strengthen them as they face this dystopian world together. This story asks hard questions about what it means to be human.

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family and Dogger have gone on a boating trip as they mourn their beloved father. On a lazy trip down the river, Flavia catches what she thinks to be a fish — but it turns out to be a corpse. And what better way to distract a grieving Flavia than by solving a murder? Soon, she is busy with new characters, chemistry experiments and tantalizing clues.

• The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline: In a world destroyed by climate change, Indigenous people are being hunted for their bone marrow.

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pocket is a picture from Lydia’s 10th birthday. This discovery, along with the messages from some oddly disfigured books, sends her down a rabbit hole as she revisits a traumatic event from her past, her estranged father and a policeman who won’t let the past go. This intricately plotted book keeps your heart pounding until it finally gives up the answers at the very end.

• The Grave’s a Fine and Private Place: A Flavia de Luce Novel by Alan Bradley: Flavia is back with a new mystery to solve. This time, the whole

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Port Coquitlam residents who are sick, elderly or disabled and can’t get to the Terry Fox Library will soon have more accessible materials at their fingertips.

Starting this week, the Fraser Valley Regional Library (FVRL) network — of which the Mary Hill Road facility is a member — will have more accessible electronic publications thanks to a oneyear pilot project with the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA).

Previously, FVRL worked with the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) to get such items as audiobooks and large print books for library users to borrow.

“FVRL’s outreach department does an amazing job providing library services and specialized collections to customers who can’t visit the library or use traditional books,” said Chuck Stam, FVRL board chair and a Chilliwack city councillor, in a news release. “I am excited for the expansion of its accessible materials collection.”

Under CELA, Port Coquitlam residents will be able to tap into a large collection of items in accessible formats including DAISY audiobooks, print braille and electronic braille as well as DAISY and e-text newspapers and magazines.

For more details — or to apply for Library For You services, which includes free delivery of books — call FVRL’s outreach services department at 1-888-668-4141.

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Left to right: Ricardo Gutierrez, Braden Callander-McLellan, Markus Jung, Trevor Walls, Jillian Perkins, Xavier Smith and Emma Watson are leads in Rock of Ages: School Edition, a musical at Heritage Woods secondary school in Port Moody that opens May 4. Missing from photo is Jade Lim as Sherrie Christian.

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When the curtain rises at Heritage Woods secondary next week for the Port Moody school’s version of Rock of Ages, the cast expects their parents to be in the crowd — and singing right through the show.

Hits by 1980s rock bands Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi and Whitesnake feature prominently in the production, which is set during the Hollywood rock glam era when mullets, colourful makeup and boom boxes reined.

Taking centre stage as the biggest rocker on the

Sunset Strip, Stacee Jaxx, is Grade 12 student Trevor Walls, a Lindbjerg Academy of Performing Arts alumnus who last month was accepted in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and appeared in The Euphio Question at the Vancouver Fringe Festival last fall.

Jaxx, he said, is a full-blown rock star, “at the peak of his success but going through some depression.”

It’s likely he sees the end of his hedonistic time, with the capitalists wanting to tear down the place he performs at, the Bourbon Room, to make way for a new strip mall and

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Key to its destruction is Hilda Klinemann, portrayed

by Jillian Perkins, a Grade 12 student who will study musical theatre at Sheridan College in Ontario in the fall.

“She’s really the antagonist,” Perkins said. “She’s the villain who wants to get rid of this sex, drugs and rock ’n roll lifestyle and tear down their homes.”

Her son, Franz, played by Xavier Smith (Chad in Heritage Woods’ All Shook Up last year) is by her side for the battle but soon falls in love with a nemesis, Anita, a former city planner portrayed by Emma Watson.

Braden Callander-McLellan,

Grade 12, said he was excited to be picked to play the narrator role and to lead the audience through the rockinspired story. “I love the music because ‘80s rock ’n roll was something that my parents listened to and introduced me to it,” he said, adding, “I love to party and I love to tell stories.”

Bourbon Room bar owner Ricardo Gutierrez, 17, also said he likes being part of the school theatre program; last year, he was the father in All Shook Up. “I enjoy the audience’s reactions and seeing people being entertained.”

“There’s lots of singing and comedy to this show,” added

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Markus Jung, 16, also in Grade 11, “and I think our parents will really love it.”

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The “commercials” singers — aka actors Nancy Golabiewski, Jean Baker and Johanna MacDonald — are flanked by The Thin Man (Garth Sparkes) and announcer Judy Flaten for the Dogwood Drama Club’s An Old-Time Radio Show. Directed by Niki Shamtanis, the production runs Sunday at 1:30 p.m., May 1 at 7:30 p.m. and May 3 at 1:30 p.m. at the Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam).

Tickets at $5 include refreshments and are available at the front desk or by calling 604-927-6098. Visit coquitlam.ca/dogwood. Meanwhile, the seniors’ theatre group will host an open house for new members on Thursday, May 10 at 1:30 p.m., in the Mike Butler Room of the Pavilion; register at dogwooddrama@gmail.com.

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Carney is SD43 rep at BC Drama Festival Theatre students at Archbishop Carney regional secondary will represent School District 43 at the BC Drama Festival, which opens tomorrow (Thursday).

Friday night, the Port Coquitlam school will present The Customer is Always Wrong at the fest that runs until Sunday at Douglas College in New Westminster.

Last year’s district pick, as selected by an adjudicator at last fall’s MetFest, was Terry Fox secondary with bitter girl.

Meanwhile, Fox student Raine Graham was invited to attend this week’s provincial fest after her play, Backstage, won the BC Provincial Scriptwriting Competition.

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JENNiFER STEWART for a new stage play opening next month in Vancouver.

The Studio 58-trained Stewart is working on ITSAZOO’s Western Canadian premiere of David James Brock’s Wet. Directed by Chelsea Haberlin, the show — about a Canadian soldier who returns home from a tour in Afghanistan — runs May 8

A Coquitlam native is coproducing a play at the Cultch in Vancouver next month.

Joel Butler, along with Patrick Dodd, are putting on Sam Shepard’s True West, a 1980 classic about sibling rivalry that runs May 15 to 19 at 8 p.m. at the Vancity Culture Lab (1895 Venables St.).

Directed by Kenton Klassen, the show by Sonder House Productions features Butler and Dodd as Austin and Lee. The pair met as actors on another Shepard play, Fool For Love, in Clockwork Theatre’s premiere production in 2015.

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Paint the pianos!

We are looking for local artists and community groups to create paintings on working pianos as part of the Pianos on the Street project.

The pianos will be displayed at outdoor locations during July and August for the public to play.

Interested artists and groups must submit a visual concept proposal

by May 10th.

Visit portcoquitlam.ca/pianos for submission guidelines.

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Young choir students unite for district elementary fest More than 120 students spent their Pro-D Day last Friday learning new songs — including one in Hebrew — at the School District 43’s annual elementary honour choir day.

Organized by the Coquitlam Music Teachers Association, this year’s event was held at Ranch Park elementary where teachers Grace Lee and Diana Clark concluded the day with a concert for staff and parents.

Students were selected by their schools to take part in the clinics with other district music teachers, learn three tunes and perform them in the final show in the afternoon.

At the end, each child was given a certificate of appreciation and sheet music to one of the pieces.

“We have some really strong, talented children,” Lee told the crowd gathered in the gym.

Lee and Clark are both well known in the district for their music education: In 2016, Lee’s class penned a Canada 150 composition, A Little Thanks, that earned the inaugural Enthusiasm and Spirit Award, in the Sing Me A Song program, from B.C.’s Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon; Clark is the artistic director of the Coastal Sound Music Academy.

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Diana Clark (above) and Grace Lee (below left) of the Coquitlam Music Teachers Association led 123 students at a concert last Friday at Ranch Park elementary for SD43’s elementary honour choir day.

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Meanwhile, another Tan student, Jeffery Guo, will be in California this summer to study with top-notch instructors and other international music students at the Montecito International Music Festival. Guo received a scholarship to attend the 2.5-week intensive at La Sierra University.

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Speed begets speed.

Recently, a pair of Coquitlam swimmers pushed each other to the first national records for the Hyack Swim Club in years.

Madisen Jacques, 12, set the Canadian mark for her age group in the 100 m butterfly at the Swim BC Tier II provincial championships in Kamloops in March. Three races later, Peter Huang, who’s also 12, broke the long-standing national record for the 200 m fly in his age group.

In fact, their coach Andrew Lennstrom said the national records are the culmination of a wading pool’s worth of regional and provincial records Hyack swimmers have set since an aspiration board listing all sorts of records was posted at the club’s home pool in New Westminster.

“Our intent was to get rid of some of the old records from the 1970s,” Lennstrom said.

“The kids are always looking at it.”

Madisen, who’s in Grade 7 at Scott Creek middle school, said she knew she had a good swim in her that day, but she was surprised to set a time that was one second faster than she’d ever swam the 100 m fly before.

Peter, who attends Grade 7 at Capitol Hill elementary in Burnaby, said he got some help from a new skin suit he was wearing for the first time.

“I didn’t have to focus on my underwater kicks so much, so the swim was easier,” he said

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Madisen Jacques and Peter Huang of the Hyack swim club recently set national age group records at a meet in Kamloops. According to their coach, Andrew Lennstrom, they’re the first national records for Hyack swimmers in years. of the sleek garb that cuts drag from the water.

Lennstrom said the records were a big moment for all the Hyack swimmers at the meet.

“It’s pretty exciting to be on the right side of the touch,” he said.

Madisen has been swimming for seven years. In addition to her newly-minted

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national record, she also possesses three provincial marks.

And seeing as she’ll still be 12 for the rest of the season, more records could yet come her way.

Peter has three additional national records, seven provincial marks and 13 club bests.

But he’s about to turn 13 so he’ll be starting a new age cat-

egory with a clean slate.

He said he’s up for the challenge.

“It kinda motivates me to swim faster,” he said.

And keep his eyes on the prize, which is to one day break the Olympic records of American superstar swimmer Michael Phelps.

“Swimming is my talent,” he

said. “I don’t want to waste this chance.”

Madisen also floats lofty ambitions, to compete at the Olympics and world championships. But mostly she just loves being in the water.

“I love racing and practices and the people I meet and my teammates,” she said.

Despite competing for the Minto Cup national championship last season and winning it the year before, Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs’ coach Pat Coyle still has no idea what his team is capable of when the B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League kicks off its 2018 season this weekend.

Coyle does know he’s lost eight defenders from last year’s squad that surrendered only 136 goals and didn’t lose a single game in regulation time en route to a league championship as well as a berth in the Minto Cup. And he also knows that many of the veterans, like team captain Reid Bowering he’ll be looking to to provide the leadership and guidance to youngsters stepping into the roster, won’t be available to play until sometime in June when they return from school in the United States.

“We’re still learning what we’ve got as we go along,” Coyle said.

“That’s the tough part of our season.”

But from that adversity comes opportunity for those Intermediate call-ups looking to make an impression or even stick with the team when the veterans return, Coyle said. And when they look behind them, they’ll have the steadying presence of fifth-year keeper Christian Del Bianco.

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Coquitlam’s James Nadolny opened defence of his Sports Car Club of B.C. Formula Continental championship that he won last year with a victory Sunday as well as fourth and fifth place finishes in the opening weekend of racing at Mission Raceway Park.

Nadolny bested his nearest competitor, Brad Law, by more than 2.5 seconds and set the race’s fastest lap.

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“With him in the net, that really helps,” Coyle said of the veteran netminder who spent his winter getting a taste of the pro life guarding the goal for the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League.

“He’s one of the best leaders of our team.”

In contrast to the mystery of the Adanacs’ back end, the team’s corps of forwards and runners is still intact.

Coyle said veterans like Dennon Armstrong, Ethan Ticehurst, John Hofseth and Thomas Semple are only getting better.

“We like how we’re shaping up.”

Especially as Coyle expects the competition and battle for playoff spots to be as stiff as it’s ever been with every team setting its sights on the Adanacs who’ve lost only once in the past two seasons.

“I think it will be a tighter league,” Coyle said. “By no means is it a given we’ll win.”

One of the teams looking to take its game to the next level is the crosstown Port Coquitlam Saints.

After weathering a tough start last season as they awaited the arrival of some key veterans from their school commitments, the Saints rallied to finish third and quali-

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Port Coquitlam Saints goalie Cam Overby is ready to step into the starter’s role this season. fied for the playoffs where they were dispatched by the New Westminster Salmonbellies.

Saints’ coach Kelly Scott said his young charges are ready to “make some noise.”

Offensively, the loudest contributions should come from veterans Dylan Foulds, Clark Walter, Carson Reese, Connor Frost and Daylin Kellough with youngsters Garrett Winters and Coleton Lundy prepared to chime in.

Defensively, Ryland Rees, Graden Bradley, Ty Goff and Broadie Gillespie are back while young up-and-comers NIck Scott, Austen Cooke and Daytin Vidovich will bring speed to the Saints’ transition game, Scott said.

Anchoring the team will

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be veteran goalkeeper Cam Overby, who’s ready to take on the starting duties after the departure of Andrew Gallant, who was selected sixth overall by the Coquitlam Adanacs in the Western Lacrosse Association’s draft of graduating juniors last February.

Overby saw action in 13 games last season, earned three wins along with a loss, and stopped 150 of the 194 shots he faced.

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The CMHC report said, “Based on these figures, it could be that the faster growth in housing prices in Toronto and Vancouver than in Montréal had a greater impact on first-time buyers in these two urban centres. With these steady price increases and the generally lower financial wealth of first-time buyers compared to repeat buyers, access to homeownership was probably more difficult than in the past for young households in Toronto and Vancouver.

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Metro Vancouver’s renter rate The federal housing agency also debunked increased to 36.3 per cent in 2016 suggestions that renter rates are increasing among from 34.5 per cent in 2011 young people due to a lack of desire for home ownership. The report authors said, “It is also often suggested that today’s young households more frequently opt to rent because of a change in housing tastes… This hypothesis is, however, more difficult to justify in a context where the renter rate among households aged 25 to 34 did not change much between 2011 and 2016 in Montréal, but the rates increased considerably in Toronto and Vancouver. If the tastes of millennials were really the major factor… similar changes in renter rates would likely have been observed in [all three cities].”

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GERMSCHEID, Thomas Parker

He was born January 3, 1943 in Loon Lake, Saskatchewan, the youngest of 15 children.

Survived by his children; Naomi (Robert), Leigh (Patrick) and Peter (Michelle), grandchildren; Olivia, Liam and Daniel, sisters; Margaret, Bernice and Joanne, as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

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BigSteelBox Corporation at 880 Lougheed Hwy, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada claims a Warehouse Lien against Anna Eadie of Port Coquitlam, BC for arrears of container rent amounting to $1397.71 plus any additional costs of storage that accrue.

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A Celebration of Tom’s Life will be held Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 1:00 pm at Burkeview Chapel 1340 Dominion Ave. Port Coquitlam Burkeview Chapel 604-944-4128 firstmemorialportcoquitlam.com

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