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Police will probe $175k PoCo theft JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News

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Steven Jin shows off his reward for participating in a Student Vote project Monday at Coquitlam’s Pinetree secondary. Teacher Jon Hamlin said he expected all of the school’s 1,500 ballots to be marked by the end of the day as students had a chance to cast a vote for a candidate in the Coquitlam-Burke Mountain riding. The project gave students who aren’t yet old enough to vote a chance to put into action discussions and lessons about the current election. “There’s been all kinds of political talk going on in the hallways,” Hamlin said of the project, which also included profiles of the various party’s platforms, a school-wide all-candidates meeting as well as weekly discussions about the provincial election in students’ 35-minute homeroom block. “They’ve really had a chance to sink their teeth into it over time.”

VoteSmart2017: results online The Tri-Cities went to the polls yesterday. The final vote tallies weren’t available when this print edition went to press but The Tri-City News team has you covered — just go to tricitynews.com for results from the four local ridings and read Friday’s paper for follow-up election coverage

A former Port Coquitlam city employee will face a police investigation after stealing $175,000 from the municipality over a three-year period.

The employee, who quit in February after returning the taxpayer funds in full, has not been identified by the city but, if charges are approved by Crown counsel following the Mounties’ probe, his or her name will be made public in court records.

On Monday — following a two-month forensic review by consultants that concluded with recommendations on how to avoid future employee theft and fraud — city council voted to inform the RCMP about the matter.

The decision, which was made behind closed doors, was a struggle for council, Mayor Greg Moore told The Tri-City News yesterday (Tuesday). see NEW POLICIES, page 10

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Left: Sean Robinson talks with a teacher in the Dominican Republic via Skype. His Riverside students made solar-powered LED lanterns for families there who don’t have access to a stable electricity grid.

Right: Science and Technology 11 teacher Abraham Kang shows his students how to solder switches for lights that will be used for the Engineering Brightness project. Below: Jana Grant talks about her fundraising projects to raise funds for the Engineering Brightness project.

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Bright idea links PoCo & Dominican Riverside teens make lights for Caribbean kids DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Riverside secondary students are learning how to be team players in a project to bring light to impoverished areas of the Dominican Republic.

Last fall, Sean Robinson’s Science 9 students built prototype lights for the Dominican Republic, with some funds raised by Riverside and Pitt River middle school kids.

Now, Grade 11 students in the high school’s science and technology class are helping out with the Engineering Brightness project, making it

even bigger than before.

“I’m trying to create meaningful experiences for the students and for teachers, as well,” said Robinson, who is championing a new learning style called connections-

based learning.

At a progress meeting held recently, students got to find out via Skype what was happening with the prototype lights that Riverside science students built and tech ed teacher

Abraham Kang delivered to the Dominican Republic while on a spring break vacation.

They heard Eladio Madé, a teacher at the Community for Learning School in Santo Domingo, describe how his students are using the Riverside prototype to build lights with recycled materials that will be distributed to families living in sugar-growing settlements, called bateys.

“This was an opportunity to learn while doing something to make a difference,” Madé said.

Student Kaleb Guthrie, whose solar-powered light was chosen for the trip to the Dominican Republic, said he was excited to be creating something useful for people.

Janna Grant, a Grade 9 student, said she couldn’t have raised the necessary funds without the

support of Pitt River students.

Robinson, who believes students learn best when they have an idea worth pursuing, said he’s thrilled to see the project come to fruition.

According to Robinson, who has a blog and a website (www. connectionsbasedlearning. com) his style of teaching encourages teamwork, community service, questioning experts and then sharing the results.

“This approach is the why — why do we do things in the classroom,” he said, explaining that the Engineering Brightness project started with a tweet to other educators last fall.

Subsequently, Robinson got in touch with Madé, who explained to PoCo students the problems of poverty in the Dominican; students also Skyped with a class in New

Brunswick to get some ideas about building their own lights.

The local students also designed and printed lantern exteriors using a 3D printer, and researched other sources of energy for the lights, including kinetic energy, and kept a history of their work using a video.

“You could probably go to the store and just buy a light but this is creating one and making one,” Robinson said.

Is connections-based learning the future of education? It may just be as teachers put flesh on the bones of the new curriculum.

In the meantime, Riverside’s bright idea will be a light idea for families in the Dominican Republic that don’t have a consistent supply of electricity.

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TRI-CITY CRIME

Crown calls for 5 years for sex assault Defence asks for 2-3 years for PoCo mosque director GARY MCKENNA

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Crown prosecutors are asking for a five-year sentence in the case of a Port Coquitlam mosque director found guilty of sexual assault.

Saadeldin Bahr, known in the community as Dr. Saad, “occupied a position of trust with respect to the complainant,” said Crown counsel James Powrie during sentencing submissions on Friday in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. “He was an authority figure.”

Bahr was found guilty last June of sexual assault stemming from an incident that

SAADELDIN BAHR took place in 2013 at the Masjid Al-Hidayah and Islamic Cultural Centre in PoCo. He had been counselling a woman, known as “Z” in court filings, who was married and struggling with depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety.

Following afternoon prayers on June 14, 2013, Bahr took the woman to a storeroom on the upper floor of the mosque,

where the initial assault took place. The court heard that Bahr told the victim she had “a bad curse on you and we have to remove it.”

After the initial encounter, Z went downstairs with her family, where Bahr told her to stay silent and asked the family not to speak with her. Video surveillance submitted at trial showed he returned 35 minutes later and took Z back up stairs, where the assault continued.

Powrie argued that Bahr’s actions were not impulsive and that he purposely took the victim to an isolated location that he controlled.

“Dr. Bahr had a number of minutes to contemplate his actions,” he said. “He had time to reflect.”

The Crown noted that according to a psychological assessment submitted at sentencing, Bahr is considered

a low to low-medium risk to re-offend.

But Powrie said the fact that Bahr did not accept responsibility and was not more forthcoming about the incident makes it “difficult to assess the actual risk.”

At trial, Bahr told the court that semen found in the victim’s vagina could have come from a toilet seat, where he had ejaculated earlier in the day.

He also said the victim’s DNA, which was found on his boxer shorts, may have been the result of the woman putting her hands down his pants.

“The sentence imposed must denounce this kind of conduct,” Powrie said, noting that deterrence should be a prominent consideration in sentencing.

But defence lawyer Richard Fowler contested some of the Crown’s assertions and said a

sentence in the range of two to three years would be more appropriate. He said the fact his client has lost his standing in the community is a deterrent that should be factored into the judge’s final decision on a prison term.

“Few can be said to have fallen so far,” Fowler said, noting Bahr’s prominence as a leader at the mosque. “Few people who come before these courts have suffered greater disgrace than Mr. Bahr has.”

As an older man with health problems, Fowler said that Bahr will have a harder time in prison, which should be considered in sentencing. He said his client recently was in hospital suffering from back problems that have aggravated him since a surgery in 2001 and that he has a tumour that requires monitoring.

Bahr also has five children,

two of whom are autistic and require assistance, Fowler added.

The defence lawyer described the sexual assault as a one-time incident that was completely out of character for his client, saying those who know him well found the behaviour to be “truly shocking.”

Bahr has also given to his community, Fowler added, pointing to his work with the World Health Organization and with refugees overseas in the 1990s as an example of his contributions.

There is “nothing sadder than watching a good man fall,” he told the court.

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert Crawford will give his sentence at a hearing on Friday, May 19 in New Westminster. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Rising numbers of overdose deaths continue to be recorded across Fraser Health, including in Coquitlam, where five people died from illicit drugs in the first three months of this year.

Although not the worst city in Metro Vancouver for overdoses, the problem of people dying from illicit drugs is enough to prompt Fraser Health to host a naloxone training workshop next week in Port Coquitlam, the second such training session in under a year.

“It’s available for everyone and anyone who has an interest in the issue of addiction and what’s going on,” said Sandy Burpee, a homeless advocate who volunteers with the Tri-Cities Homelessness and Housing Task Group that is co-hosting the free overdose prevention, recognition and response training workshop next Thursday at Trinity United Church.

The drop-in event starts at 7 p.m. and will teach participants how to provide lifesaving measures in the event of a drug overdose both with and without the medication naloxone. Takehome naloxone kits will also

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The evening, part of the comprehensive Fraser Health Overdose Response Strategy, will also feature Mark Goheen, a Fraser Health clinical addictions specialist who has worked in the area for many years.

Burpee said a previous session held in August drew about 80 people, many of them parents.

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FATAL CRASH

Solutions floated for Lougheed Hwy. safety Raising highway is one option being considered GARY MCKENNA

The Tri-CiTy News

A devastating crash April 28 on Lougheed Highway that left three people dead is once again highlighting the dangers associated with the narrow stretch of road.

Hemmed in by the CP Rail tracks to the east and the large retaining walls along the Riverview Hospital lands to the west, a major engineering solution could be difficult to achieve in the short term, said Dan Mooney, Coquitlam’s manager of transportation.

But one concept that has been recently floated could be the answer to improving safety in the area, he said.

Mooney outlined a proposal that would see Lougheed gradually elevate to the point that, by the time it hits the Riverview stretch, it is level with the top of the retaining wall. To meet the highway, Pitt River Road would have a ramp over the train tracks, eliminating the need for an atgrade rail crossing, he added.

“These are all concept dis-

cussions,” he told The Tri-City News. “It is all subject to the master plan land uses.”

If the plan were ever to go forward, it would improve safety along the corridor, increase access to Riverview and allow trains to move through the area unimpeded by traffic.

“If enough people have common interests, I think there is a solution that can be had,” he said. “It is uneconomical for any one of the parties to achieve their objectives on their own. If we all contribute a portion… my hope is we will see a solution.”

Mooney outlined many of the steps the city has taken to improve safety along the Lougheed Highway over the years.

In 2010, repaving with skid-resistant blacktop helped remove ruts in the road while median rumble strips were added in 2011 along with an increased number of surface reflectors. Pullouts have also been built to allow the RCMP to work safely on speed enforcement and a red-light camera has been mounted at Pitt River and Lougheed.

But a barrier between opposing lanes is not possible without widening the road, a difficult feat in the narrow

Riverview stretch.

“We have looked at putting a divider down the road,” he said. “There just isn’t the width.”

He said incidents like last month’s crash weigh heavily on city engineering staff, who are eager to receive the RCMP report and learn more about what led up to the incident.

So far, investigators have not released many details of the circumstances surrounding the collision, which occurred north of Pitt River Road and involved three vehicles. A 30-year-old woman, who has not been identified, was killed in one vehicle, while two girls who were cousins — Tyler Mollie Wong Hernandez, 3, and Ella Reese Hernandez, 9 — died in another.

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Anyone who witnessed the collision — or has dash-cam video that recorded the accident or the accident scene — is asked to contact the Coquitlam RCMP Traffic Services at 604-945-1550 (quote file number 2017-12620). gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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SD43 confirms that the site will not be required for school district programming for the 2017/2018 school year, and the current lessee has provided a statement they wish to remain on the site.

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New elementary schools, additional Coquitlam River crossings and more than 3,000 housing units are all part of a visioning document outlining what could be the future of northwest Burke Mountain.

The draft plan, which was presented to council-incommittee last week and will go out for public consultation later this month, is expected to guide development as it moves further up the mountain over the next 30 years.

“It is meant to be a game plan for future planning and development in this area,”

said Carl Johannsen, the city’s manager of community planning, later noting that the land makes up “the last greenfield area in Coquitlam — in fact, north of the Fraser.”

The document highlights four areas that will be developed in phases, provided they meet the city’s criteria of having a complete road network, accessible utilities and a proper watershed management plan.

The Hazel-Coy area, a 178acre parcel located west of Coast Meridian Road between Hyde Creek and the Coquitlam River escarpment, is expected to be developed first. City staff said the land, which could one day contain 950 housing units and an estimated 2,750 people, currently meets all of the criteria for development.

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The second phase is called Burke Mountain Creek, which is 229 acres sitting east of Hazel-Coy all the way to the boundary of Pinecone Burke Provincial Park. According to staff, the land meets most of the criteria for development.

However, the future of two other areas included in the draft plan is more uncertain.

The Riverwalk site, which makes up 131 acres on the east bank of the Coquitlam River, is slated as the third phase and could house an estimated 1,400 residents in 450 housing units. At least one new river crossing would be required to access the land — several maps in the Northwest Burke Vision document show two crossings — which complicates the development of the area.

City manager Peter Steblin said the municipality has not received assurances from Fisheries and Oceans Canada that it would be permitted to build a bridge in the area while still receiving permission for another crossing at Lincoln Street in the City Centre neighbourhood.

“The concern is that if you allow a bridge [to be built] before Lincoln Bridge, that may

OXFORD ISSUES

A petition is circulating in northeast Coquitlam expressing opposition to city plans to extend Oxford Street as part of the future development of northwest Burke Mountain.

But several councillors said population growth makes a second route necessary, noting that the only major thoroughfare onto the mountain is Coast Meridian Road.

“You cannot build on a mountain and have one main road down,” said Coun. Mae Reid. “We have fire trucks that need to get in there.”

Reid added that the Oxford extension has been in the city’s planning documents since the late 1990s and was reaffirmed in other plans approved in the early 2000s.

Coun. Terri Towner told the committee she recently met someone living on the mountain who admitted they knew when they bought their home that Oxford Street would be extended and “They signed the petition anyways.” make Lincoln Bridge more difficult,” he said during last week’s meeting.

Goodyear Creek is the final phase, which is the 136 acres currently encompassing the gravel pits along Pipeline Road.

A staff report said there is still more work to be completed before the land meets the criteria for development.

Overall, the vision document calls for a mix of housing options in the northwest Burke area.

Opportunities for singlefamily homes, townhouses and low-rise apartments are

expected to be included in the plan, many of which will be developed depending on the topography and natural features in the area, the draft document stated. Of the 644 acres that make up northwest Burke Mountain, only 353 acres are believed to be developable.

Sites for two elementary schools will also have to be located and the draft plan notes the possibility for recreational tourism opportunities along the border with Pinecone Burke Provincial Park. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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“Canada under Trump has some uncertainty,” Hind said, noting that the three panelists — Greg Timm, COO of Pacific Customers Brokers; James Moore, former federal industry minister and senior advisor with international law firm Dentons (and Port Moody-WestwoodPort Coquitlam MP); and Maria Rajanayagam, board chair of the American Chamber of Commerce — will bring diverse experience to the topic.

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This is the third year the chamber has hosted an economic summit and Hind said it’s one of a suite of services the business advocacy group is providing. He said he expects a good crowd for the summit because the topics are timely.

In addition to the panel discussion on Canada in the age of Trump, Cherry Cooper, chief economist for Dominion Lending Centres, will speak about key trends in the economy while three panelists will talk about business innovation.

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“She’s got a good analysis of what’s going on — and we’re in an uncertain time,” Hind said of Cooper.

Speakers on the Game Changers panel will be Caren McSherry, owner of the Gourmet Warehouse Inc., who was recently inducted into the BC Restaurant Hall of Fame; John Volken, founder and president of United Furniture Warehouse, who started one of the largest furniture retail chains in North America as well as a non-profit to help women

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The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce recently moved to new digs at 2773 Barnet Hwy. and Hind said new projects are in the works to provide more service and increase membership, which is currently at about

900 members. The chamber is also a voice of local business and is currently reviewing resolutions for the upcoming BC Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting, Hind said.

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“There’s definitely pros and cons to it,” Moore said. “Council doesn’t know who the person is but you get to know a little bit more about this person based on the information that’s provided and you realize, at the end of the day, there is a person on the other end of this decision.”

Moore said the Coquitlam RCMP detachment was to be notified of council’s vote this week. An RCMP spokesperson said Tuesday that officers “are aware of the city’s intention” and declined comment until a formal complaint had been made.

Moore said senior city managers will also communicate council’s steps with civic staff this week and relay the consultant’s recommendations.

In a statement issued to The Tri-City News yesterday, the city outlined some of the new rules.

They include: • reviewing current approval thresholds for staff who have purchasing authority to ensure the limits are appropriate for the positions and scope of responsibility; • eliminating the ability for staff — at any level — to approve their own purchases by requiring an additional approval by a senior staff member; • formalizing the requirement for staff responsible for approving purchasing to undergo detailed and regular budget analysis and account variances; • providing more training for staff responsible for approving purchases (i.e., fraud awareness prevention and budget variance analysis); • and initiating a whistleblower policy to encourage staff to report fraud and purchasing concerns.

Moore said he expects most of the recommendations to roll out over the next month or so.

Asked why council made the

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Both lots, described below, are available for purchase through a public request for offers (RFO) process.

A copy of RFO 17-03-02 detailing the process for submitting an offer, along with additional detailed site information are available at coquitlam.ca/bids.

POCO MAYOR GREG MOORE crucial vote in the middle of the city’s 94th annual May Day festivities, the mayor responded: “We want to move on with this.

The recommendations that are being made to change our systems are important and staff want direction to get on with them.”

Moore was also asked if council’s vote would have been different had the news not gone public when The Tri-City News broke the story last month.

“It’s hard to say,” he said.

“I’ve gone back and forth on this issue from the day we found out about it to last night [Monday]. It was a real hard one for all of us on council.”

According to a city statement, the worker had used the city’s accounts payable and a credit card to buy tools and other small machines, which were then sold through a third party for personal gain.

When a co-worker alerted senior managers about the misconduct, the employee confessed and eventually repaid the city in full.

Under Section 334 (a) of the Criminal Code of Canada, conviction on a charge of theft over $5,000 carries a maximum prison term of 10 years.

Meanwhile, as part of the city’s 2018 budget cycle, city staff will bring forward a funding request to implement ongoing internal audit reviews by a third party, the city said. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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JANIS CLEUGH Several land-use changes to make way for new homes around the updated Port Coquitlam recreation complex were approved this week.

On Monday, following public hearings that drew no speakers, city council unanimously voted in favour of giving three bylaw readings to rezone and change the official community plan (OCP) to allow construction of to 450 units in: • four market condo buildings (on the former city works yard south of Kelly Avenue); • one short-term rental block (on a consolidate lot north of Kelly Avenue, facing Mary Hill Road); • and one seniors’ apartment building (on a consolidated parcel north of Kelly Avenue, facing Mary Hill Road).

But Coun. Mike Forrest warned that with the additional housing — on what will be known as Montrose Square — and the $132-million rec centre, more commuters will be in the downtown area.

According to a consultant’s traffic analysis report released last month, the 15-acre campus will generate about 1,000 more

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Construction of the new PoCo rec complex is well underway. late-day visits when the development is completed in June 2021.

Forrest said taxpayers need to be aware that city staff are currently looking at whether traffic lights or roundabouts should go in on Kingsway Avenue at the intersections with Kelly Avenue and Tyner Street.

The study states roundabouts would cost the developer up to 20% more than traffic lights but would do more to improve traffic flow.

Kristen Meersman, PoCo’s director of engineering and public works, said she expects her report to come before city council in a month.

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Last month, PoCo property owners received a letter from the city to inform them of the $25 parcel tax to pay for part of the new rec complex.

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“Litter in Coquitlam is completely out of hand along with animal droppings, household garbage stuffed into public street receptacles and everything being used as an ashtray. What in the hell has happened to this city?”

ADAM FOSTER COMMENTS ON A LETTER TO THE EDITOR ABOUT LITTERING ON COQUITLAM STREETS

“I’ve written the city a few times about this. When I lived in Edmonton you could barely go a block in the suburbs without a garbage can. Here, you could walk a km easy down a main street and not see a single one.”

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In Tri-Cities, we’re relatively well off, so help when you can W hy can Tri-City residents afford to support refugees, reclaim local creeks, advocate for seniors, start programs to mentor youth, help new immigrants get acclimatized and hold successful fundraisers for a variety of causes?

Generosity is one key reason but demographics play a big role, too, according to recent census statistics and the United Way’s 2016 community profile, which covers health, education and social data for the northeast.

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and though people struggle with daycare, transportation issues and housing affordability, by and large they are successful and lead comfortable lives by most North American standards.

Not scrambling to merely to survive, Tri-City residents are thriving and, in a position to give back, many do.

Here’s what paradise looks like: a relatively low crime rate, relatively short commutes due to the opening of the Evergreen Extension and a generally positive outlook thanks to close proximity to nature.

Most of the people who live here (77%) own their own

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homes, are in their prime working years and have some level of post-secondary education.

They may be busy — and any volunteering they do is to their credit — but for the most part, people in this region are not struggling to put food on the table. They are not yet seniors, and so are not yet living on fixed incomes, and most are able to help their children to do well in school.

Food bank use, although still high, has plateaued over the last few years while homelessness, which has seen a recent uptick, is still lower than it was five to seven years ago because of the efforts of homeless advocates.

Should we still be concerned about poverty? Absolutely — approximately 20% of the population is on income supports and rent is still expensive.

Older apartments near the SkyTrain line are being redeveloped, sending low-income residents outside of the community. School snack programs keep some kids fed and many deal with stress, anxiety and other mental health concerns.

So, if you do have a little extra time and money, why not help out in some way to make your community stronger because, truth be told, many of you have been blessed.

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‘Orphaned’ lots and the future of dev’t in Coronation Park The Editor, Re. “First, they came for Coronation Park…” (Letters, The Tri-City News, April 28).

The letter from Jill McIntosh raised some interesting points regarding orphaned lots and the right of residents to stay in place and not be forced out by developers.

As a past developer now happily retired, I look at the issue a little differently. The Coronation Park plan envisions high density to support the city centre amenities and the Evergreen Extension. I don’t think anyone would disagree with that philosophy.

A single lot cannot realistically be developed on its own even at the high densities proposed, so no developer will be permitted to leave such a lot “orphaned.” Two or more contiguous lots could be developed into apartments and, therefore, if a developer can illustrate

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how this might happen, they would be permitted to leave them. Ms. McIntosh incorrectly surmises that it is the same developer who would have to incorporate these lots into their proposed development. Not true — a completely different developer will come along when those two or more homeowners are ready to sell and propose a new development.

The whole question of orphaned lots and rights of homeowners to prevent a development from proceeding is an interesting philosophical and moral discussion. Any OCP amendment to increase density in a neighbourhood creates a large windfall profit to the homeowners (tax free if it is their principal residence).

To what extent should one homeowner have the right to deny many the opportunity to realize that profit? I don’t have the answer but I think the city policy strikes a good balance.

Steve Kurrein, Port Moody

PoCo should pay for its own paramedics The Editor, Re. “Mayor blames provincial downloading for PoCo’s increased firefighting costs” (The Tri-City News, May 5).

Kudos to Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore and councillors Dean Washington and Mike Forrest for their votes against the city budget and the hiring of more firefighters.

As a resident of PoCo, if I call for an ambulance, I want a paramedic and ambulance to attend, not four firefighters and a fire truck. As a taxpayer, I don’t want to pay for four firefighters and a truck to sit around for two and a half hours waiting for an ambulance.

Hiring nine more firefighters will add another $1,000,000 to the budget every year forever and with only advanced first aid training, firefighters are a poor substitute for a fully qualified paramedic.

Wouldn’t a better idea be to not hire the added firefighters, which we clearly don’t need for firefighting, and have

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If the province won’t expand ambulance service, the city of Port Coquitlam should have its own, argues the letter writer. the city agree to fund the cost to the province of additional paramedics exclusively for Port Coquitlam? This would save money and we’d get the expertise we need.

Alternatively, instead of hiring more staff highly trained in fire suppression, why doesn’t

the fire department hire its own fully qualified paramedics, replace a fire truck with an ambulance and use those resources to attend medical emergencies?

We need some creative thinking rather than “it’s only a .34% lift.”

Bob Elliott, Port Coquitlam

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The Editor, Re. “Fund tops $60,000 for families of two young cousins killed in crash” (The Tri-City News, May 5).

I take the narrow strip of Lougheed Highway where the fatal accident took place on my way to New Westminster or to Highway 1 all the time.

I believe it’s time the government should do something about it. Many lives have been taken the past several years by reckless driving.

Widening both sides is a good idea but how long do we have to wait until the work is completed?

I would like to strongly suggest that the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure immediately impose a reduced speed limit, from the existing 70 km/h to 50 km/h — put up a big sign!

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Children at a Port Moody preschool are cleaning up their neighbourhood one pile of poop at a time.

The three- and four-yearolds at Childgarden Preschool wooed city officials with letters and brightly coloured posters urging action against people who don’t pick up after their dog.

“It was a way to teach them [the preschoolers] about their civic responsibilities, at the same time getting this area cleaned up,” said Caren Eigenmann, who, with Susan Woodward, owns the preschool

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on Spring Street.

The campaign started after the snow melted and a shopping bag of dog waste had to be cleared from the boulevard next to the school. The student’s entreaties resulted in the city supplying the school with a garbage can and the students taped

posters to trees in the area asking dog owners to pick up after their pets. They provided dog waste bags, too.

“It seems to have worked,” Woodward said, pointing to the grassy area appearing clean of dog waste.

The early childhood educators say they want their students to take an active role in city life. Childgarden preschool also provides the Share Family Community Services food bank with veggies grown in a little patch behind the school.

“We’re really trying to teach empathy, understanding and respect for everyone regardless of their circumstances,” Eigenmann told The Tri-City News.

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Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore will join his Port Moody counterpart and Tri-City business people on a trade mission to China.

The two-week trip, which starts Sunday, will include a delegation of B.C. mayors from rural and smaller urban communities aiming to boost economic and cultural ties with China. It is being organized

by Al Richmond, chair of the Cariboo Regional District, with partnership from James Wu of the Canada China City and

Town Friendship Association.

In China, the delegation will attend meetings, exchanges and receptions as well as visit municipal facilities in Guangdong province and the cities of Shanwei, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Wuhan and Shanghai.

Last week, Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay told The TriCity News he also plans to meet with a hotel owner/operator in Wuhan who is interested in investing in Canada as well as a farming producer. PoMo council voted to approve Clay’s proposed travel bill of $4,000 — to be funded from the city’s Asia Pacific Twinning Relationships Reserve.

On Monday, the city of Port Coquitlam revealed that its council had voted to send Moore on the mission (the topic was brought forward, at

the last minute, during a special council meeting on April 18, the agenda for which was not advertised until this week).

Moore told The Tri-City News he will look for investment opportunities with PoCo businessmen in China.

He will be accompanied by William Wang, a Coquitlam resident who owns blueberry farms in PoCo, Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge, and is already exporting his fruit and other products to China. As well, Tom Ramsay of Meridian RV will be on the trip to find ways to market his vehicles in the Asian country.

The cost of Moore’s trip will be funded from the mayor’s seminar/conference budget, which is $6,100 for this year. jcleugh@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

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Activists welcome a new chance to speak Daniels, Grasty, Soofi applaud new PoMo committee MARIO BARTEL

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Some vocal Port Moody activists are welcoming the city’s creation of a Citizen’s Advisory Group.

The group, which was formally announced last week, will be comprised of up to 250 residents who will provide city council feedback on civic issues from budgets to community development to master plans and city projects.

Members of the group must commit to attending at least two meetings per year at which city staff will present information about various topics and invite feedback to be submitted via smart phones or tablets. That feedback will then be used by council as it considers decisions on those issues.

Helen Daniels, an owner of the Gallery Bistro and a voice for the city’s business community, said the time is right for such an innovative initiative as Port Moody wrestles with new development and growth brought by the completion of

FRED SOOFI the Evergreen Extension.

“This might be a good thing for new people to the community who want to become engaged, and for long-term residents who haven’t been able to participate in a committee that meets every month,” said Daniels.

Port Moody realtor John Grasty, who has experience sitting on a number of city committees for arts and culture, community care, economic development and Centennial celebrations, said the low level of commitment makes it easy for people to get involved.

“Sitting on committees can take a lot of hours and time,” said Grasty. “They have to read reports, get background before they can analyze stuff. A lot of people are left on the sidelines.”

Restaurateur Fred Soofi, who lives in Anmore but is an active advocate for preserving PoMo’s heritage buildings, said the more voices involved in the decision-making process, the better — even if it slows down that process.

“The beauty of democracy is having people participate and hearing their voice,” said Soofi.

“If people don’t participate, how can they complain afterward?”

The program is a two-year trial and the city is investing $1,400 for the equipment the group needs to provide feedback electronically. Residents have until June 30 to register to participate at portmoody.ca/cag.

Soofi said he expects there will be no shortage of volunteers. “Port Moody is a very unique community,” he said.

“The citizens are always involved in decision making.

They’re passionate about their community.”

Grasty said residents should take advantage of the opportunity. “Civic involvement should be a pillar of everyone’s life,” he said. “It really does educate people, it contributes enormously to the community, it’s very healthy.” mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

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Alexandra Haagen and Briana Chamberlain try to figure out a ballot in a Student Vote project at Pinetree secondary school on Monday. Teacher Jon Hamlin said some 1,500 ballots were prepared for students as they were able to cast a vote for the local provincial candidates in the school’s Coquitlam-Burke Mountain riding. The rest of the province went the polls yesterday.

Want to have a say in Coq.? and can be accessed on any web-enabled computer or mobile device. The feedback provided by members will be collected and used to guide city decisions and policies.

For more information or to sign up, go to www.coquitlam.ca/viewpoint.

Do you want to give the city of Coquitlam a piece of your mind?

Residents 16 years and older are being invited to join the city’s new Viewpoint online survey community.

Participants will have an opportunity to weigh in on city issues, plans and services. An average of two surveys a month will be issued

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May 21-27 is Public Works Week!

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What do you like most about your job? Every day is different. Plans can quickly change from what you thought you would be doing when you come to work.

What advice would you give to someone considering a career in Parks and Public Works?

Be able to adapt to different working situations.

Jeff Lombardo - Roads & Drainage Supervisor How long have you worked for the City? 16 years.

What does your job entail? Ensuring our roadways and sidewalks are safe for motorists and pedestrians. Maintaining drainage control throughout the city to prevent flooding. Responding to emergency situations.

What do you like most about your job? Everyday is different with the tasks and situation that arise. Providing solutions to the City and its stakeholders.

Holger Qualitz - Operation Maintenance Worker How long have you worked for the City? 10 years.

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Repairing and maintaining City roads and walkways, dealing with

Derek “Smokey” Phillips - Utilities Maintenance Worker How long have you worked for the City? Four and a half years.

What does your job entail? The variety in the work. No two days are the same, from snow to sewers, grass to glass. Every day brings a new challenge.

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Mother’s Day MOTHER’S DAY FUN SUNDAY MOTHER’S DAY PICNIC IN LIONS PARK & KINSMEN CLUB PANCAKE BREAKFAST

As part of the annual May Day celebrations in Port Coquitlam, you can join in for a fun-filled day and some nice treats for moms and entertainment for the whole family. Begin the day by treating mom to a $4 pancake breakfast (8:30 to 10:30 a.m.) or treat her to lunch (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.). There is a wonderful line up of family entertainment and activities including: May pole dancing with Tiddley Cove Morris Dancers; enjoy children’s entertainer Gina Lina; a great show with Matthew the Magician. For more information on May Day, visit portcoquitlam.ca/ Recreation_and_Culture/Events/May_Day.htm.

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Mother’s Day Don’t let scams get in way of shopping for mom Mother’s Day is coming up Sunday (and Father’s Day is a month later, on June 18). As with any day that involves thinking of loved ones and buying special gifts, the Better Business Bureau wants consumers to do their due diligence when it comes to spending money.

On average, Canadians will spend nearly $200 on mom for Mother’s Day and many of those purchases will be done online.

According to BBB’s new Risk Index, online shopping scams are one of the riskiest scams out there and cost consumers millions of dollars every year.

“Eighty per cent of consumers shop online now,” says Evan Kelly of BBB serving Mainland B.C. “That means the risk of falling into the hands of scammers increases.

Consumers need to be sure they are shopping on legit and secure websites and that means being the instigator and not making impulse buys through pop-up ads. Clicking on something that shows up on a social media portal could pull you into a questionable website.”

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• Flowers: Since Mother’s Day flower sales are the second highest sales period for your local florist, it’s important to choose wisely and find someone you can trust with your order. Complaints filed with BBB about florists included flowers being late, wrong or not delivered. Also, it is not uncommon for local flower shops to be affiliated with thirdparty entities. BBB advises consumers to confirm that the

business they are placing their order with is in fact affiliated with that online source. If you are sending flowers to your mother in another city, it is best to check online for a florist in her area.

Make sure you have enough time for delivery, ask about all fees associated with your order and make sure the date is specified clearly and guaranteed when you order.

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order to process returns or exchanges. Buy from reputable dealers.

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HAPPY TAILS PET PAGE Donations of cash or goods are welcome at the Coquitlam animal shelter. Money is not used to offset operating costs but to directly benefit the animals.

Donations of goods can include food, blankets and toys.

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Help city shelter help animals The city of Coquitlam animal shelter welcomes all kinds of donations, including: gifts of cash, food, towels, blankets, pet beds, carrying cages, toys and other animal-related equipment.

Cash donations will be used to directly benefit the animals, such as to acquire specialized equipment and provide a fund for extraordinary veterinary costs. Cash donations are not used to offset

general operating costs of the shelter.

Charitable receipts are available upon request for any donation and will be automatically mailed to identified donors of donations over $15.

Charitable receipts may also be available for substantial donations of supplies.

To make a donation or for more info, contact the Coquitlam Animal Shelter at 604-927-PETS.

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2016 POCO MAY DAY FESTIVITIES KICK OFF Port Coquitlam’s 2017 May Day celebration kicked off last Friday with the introduction of the royal party and the traditional maypole dance (bottom left) at the PoCo rec centre. Far left, first princess Katrina Herrera, 2016 May Queen Raychal Brown, 2017 May Queen Ava Dickson, Ambassador Daniel Harvey and record bearer Jayden Jin sign the May Day Book. Bottom right: The Royal Party performs its dance.

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New website aims to help consumers shop both locally and responsibly Coq. woman & biz partner launch site aimed at sustainable products MARIO BARTEL

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atalie Moreno didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just want the new deck for her Coquitlam home to look good â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she wanted to feel good about it.

The former regional environmental manager for the 2010 Winter Olympics wanted the wood to be harvested in an environmentally responsible way by a company with socially responsible values.

But finding such a company took a lot of time and online research.

There must be a better way, thought Moreno, who has spent her entire professional career working in the environmental and sustainability field.

Two years later, Moreno and business partner Medea Curteanu, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s based in Edmonton, have launched 100mileliving.ca, a web portal that connects producers and vendors of sustainable and socially responsible products with consumers who want to reduce their environmental footprints.

Moreno, 40, said she believes the time is right for such a venture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are more conscious about where their products are coming from and the impacts they have on the environment and people,â&#x20AC;? she told The TriCity News.

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Natalie Morenoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research to find a local, sustainable and socially responsible manufacturer of wood for a new deck at her Coquitlam home led her and business partner Medea Curteanu to create a new website that connects consumers with local, ethical producers and vendors. consumption as one of its five business â&#x20AC;&#x153;trends to watch.â&#x20AC;?

The BDBC report said 97% of Canadian consumers try to buy local to support their community.

These consumers are also researching corporate practices to determine if companies are integrating the same sense of environmental responsibility theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve adopted in their own lives, according to BDBC. Moreno said the web portal takes care of a lot of that leg-

work. Entrepreneurs, artisans and companies can list their products or services on the site for free, including a description of their commitment to sustainable and socially responsible practices and whether they support any local causes.

Visitors to the site can search for the particular product or service theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for, or by the distance from their location. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the biggest benefits of buying locally is reducing the environmental impact of

pollution from transportation,â&#x20AC;?

Moreno said.

So far, the site has listings for about 20 vendors, mostly from B.C. and Alberta. They offer more than 80 products or services, from beard oils to farmfresh eggs to cedar dog houses.

And while visitors canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy those products through the website, they can learn about the vendor, their sustainability practices and possibly link to their own vendor site. They can also post reviews.

Those will act as a kind

of accountability check on the vendorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; practices, said Moreno. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It keeps them honest.â&#x20AC;?

Most of the listings at launch have come from Morenoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own personal connections to local makers and entrepreneurs, as well as a lot of visits to various farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and artisansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; markets.

But as awareness of the site grows, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hopeful vendors from all parts of North America will begin reaching out to join the site as part of their own marketing strategy.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to help develop the community connectionsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and save responsible consumers time and energy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Moreno said of the advertisingsupported portal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting more important for consumers to feel good about the buying decisions they make,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more conscious about where products are coming from and the impacts theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re having on the environment and people.â&#x20AC;? mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

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Dyer will talk Trump at Coq. library on May 25 Author, historian to make a rare appearance here DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

What is the Trump effect on trade and foreign relations?

That’s a question to be tackled by historian, columnist and documentary filmmaker Gwynne Dyer when he makes an appearance later this month at Coquitlam Public Library.

Dyer, who has written that automation, not free trade, is killing jobs, will give a talk called “The Trump Era: Barking Up the Wrong Tree”

GWYNNE DYER on Thursday, May 25.

HIs presentation, according to the library, is part of a Canada-wide tour and will examine the larger implications of Donald Trump’s election to the U.S. presidency and how

the world has changed as a result.

“His knowledge of what’s going on in the world, whether you agree with his position or not, he’s going to be making you think,”said Todd Gnissios, CPL library director.

Gnissios said the library was approached by Dyer’s publicist and jumped at the chance to offer a world-class speaker to engage local residents and library patrons.

“It’s actually exciting,” Gnissios said. “I’ve read most of his books and he’s been quite a dynamic speaker.”

He said the library can hold about 200 people and two screens will be able to simulcast his presentation.

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Dyer writes an international affairs column and was the host of a documentary series in 2008 called Climate Wars for the CBC Radio program Ideas. He is also the author of several books, including War. His most recent book is Don’t Panic! Islamic State Terrorism and the Middle East.

After the presentation, Dyer will be available to sign copies of his books and there will be copies on sale, as well.

Tickets are $10 and available at either branch of Coquitlam Public Library, with the event taking place at the City Centre branch, 1169 Pinetree Way, 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 25. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Cash for students The Royal Canadian Legion’s Port Coquitlam branch is handing out bursaries for graduating high school students in the Tri-Cities.

Bursaries will be awarded to qualified applicants through the Legion Poppy Fund and are available to the children or grandchildren of veterans and ex-service personnel; financial need will also be considered.

Students without a Legion or Military affiliation are also eligible to apply for bursaries that are available through the organization’s educational fund. Those awards are based on financial need (an applicant’s total family income cannot exceed $ 70,000 annually) and good grades. This information is confidential and completed at the interview at Branch 133.

Applications are available through high school counsellors or from the legion office at

604-942-8911. The application deadline is Monday, June 12.

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A Coquitlam realtor is hoping to shine the spotlight on youth who give back to their community with a new award to help a Grade 11 or 12 student get ahead in life.

Applications are now being sought for the Burke Mountain Homes and Community Leadership Award established by Rebecca Permack. The award is open to Grade 11 and 12 students who live in the Burke Mountain area and who have demonstrated strong community service and leadership, scholastic strength and an entrepreneurial spirit.

The application deadline is May 15 and submissions must include an 800-word essay.

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Thank You! The Coquitlam Foundation wishes to thank the 200 friends and supporters who attended our Celebrating Silver gala, marking the 25th anniversary of our founding as the Charitable Heart of Coquitlam.

We raised not only spirits, but also over $20,000, which will be used to advance our goal of building a vibrant, sustainable, and healthy community!

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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, May 15, 2017 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 Revise the Parking Requirements for Ground-Oriented Multi-Family Housing and Secondary Suites in Single Family Housing The intent of Bylaw 4764, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to revise the parking requirements for Ground-Oriented Multi-Family Housing and Secondary Suites in Single Family Housing.

If approved, the text amendment would facilitate the following revisions: • Require two resident parking spaces per unit in all ground-oriented multi-family housing developments, with the exception of those in Transit-Oriented Development areas; • Allow a maximum of 33% of the parking spaces in ground-oriented multi-family housing developments to be in tandem; • Require that a parking space for a secondary suite in a single-family house not obstruct a parking space for the principal dwelling (i.e. not be provided in tandem); and • Increase the minimum lot width of a front-loaded RS-7 and RS-8 lot from 12 metres (40 ft.) to 12.8 metres (42 ft.). The minimum lot width of a rear-loaded RS-8 lot would remain at 12 metres (40 ft.).

Item 2

Address: 585 Austin Avenue

Item 3

Address: 935 Edgar Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4763, 2017 is to discharge the Land Use Contract – 585 Austin Avenue, registered in the Vancouver Land Title Office on June, 29, 1976 under registration M58301 with respect to the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4763, 2017.

The intent of Bylaw 4756, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4756, 2017 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 TwoFamily Residential.

The intent of Bylaw 4748, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 in order to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4748, 2017 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RM-6 Multi-storey High Density Apartment Residential.

If approved, the RT-1 zone would facilitate a two lot subdivision of the existing lot and the construction of a single-family dwelling, with the potential for a carriage house, on each of the resulting lots.

If approved, the application would discharge Land Use Contract - 585 Austin Avenue and the RM-6 zone would facilitate the construction of two highrise market residential towers. Tower A is proposed to have 23-storeys and approximately 173 units and Tower B is proposed to have 28-storeys and approximately 206 units.

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Date: Time: Location: Item 4

Monday, May 15, 2017 7:00 p.m.

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

Address: 444 Karp Court

The intent of Bylaw 4759, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of a portion of the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. Bylaw 4759, 2017 from Natural Areas to Neighbourhood Attached Residential.

Item 5

Addresses: 3482 Baycrest Avenue, 1230 and 1250 Mitchell Street

The intent of Bylaw 4757, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4757, 2017 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-7 Small Village Single-Family Residential and RS-8 Large Village Single-Family Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate a twenty-two lot subdivision consisting of thirteen RS-7 lots and nine RS-8 lots. The application would retain the existing dwelling at 1230 Mitchell as a RS-8 lot, with the potential for a future 2-lot subdivision, and facilitate the construction of a single-family dwelling, with the potential for a secondary suite, on each of the other resulting twenty-one lots.

The intent of Bylaw 4758, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4758, 2017 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 TwoFamily Residential and P-5 Special Park.

If approved, the RT-1 zone would facilitate a two lot subdivision of the existing lot and the construction of a single-family dwelling, with the potential for a secondary suite, on each of the resulting lots. In addition, a portion of the subject property located within the ravine and creek area would be designated P-5 Special Park.

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 May 2 to 15, 2017 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.

How do I provide input?

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; Regular mail: 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; 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.

If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010.

Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested parties concerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.

Jay Gilbert City Clerk

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Who doesn’t love Shark Week? This chomptastic event highlights facts and dispels the fiction surrounding these misunderstood creatures. But there would be no celebration without the work of one pioneering scientist. When most people looked at sharks, they saw ruthless, mindless killing machines.

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Heather Lang’s Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark, complete with thrilling illustrations by Jordi Solano, bring this STEM superhero to life.

The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, A Young Civil Rights Activist is a powerful story of the civil rights movement told by Cynthia Levinson with illustrations by Vanessa Brantley Newton. The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March saw thousands of children and teens bravely marching in protest to desegregate one of the most violent cities in America. More than 2,500 children were arrested and thrown in jail. Over a week, the jails were filled with children, in-

cluding nine-year-old Audrey.

After the Montgolfier brothers took to the sky in a hot air balloon in the 18th century, France was gripped with balloon-mania. Everyone wanted a chance to soar through the sky but aeronauts were mostly men until Sophie Blanchard.

Matthew Clark Smith’s Lighter Than Air: Sophie Blanchard, The First Woman Pilot with illustrations by Matt Tavares tells how as a young child, Blanchard dreamed of touching the clouds. She became one of France’s most famous hot air balloon pilots and logged more than 60 flights.

When seven-year-old Melba Doretta Liston first clapped eyes on a trombone, it was love at first sight. Melba had always had music in her head and, in the trombone, she found a way to share the songs in her heart.

There were many who said that the trombone was no instrument for a lady and that a stage was no place for an African-American, but Melba didn’t let anyone get in her way. She stormed the jazz world and collaborated with luminaries such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Billie Holiday.

Katheryn Russell-Brown’s words and Frank Morrison’s pictures bring this spunky heroine’s story to life in Little Melba and Her Big Trombone.

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school segregation for Latin students is told through the eyes of a young girl in author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh’s Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation. Sylvia spoke and wrote perfect English but when her mother tried to enrol her in the local caucasian school in California, the school refused to allow her to attend.

Her family and community organized to file a lawsuit to force it to desegregate 10 years before the Brown vs. the Board of Education case.

Everyone told Millo Castro Zaldarriaga that girls cannot play drums. Growing up surrounded by music in Cuba, Millo ate, dreamed and slept music. But the congas and the bongos were for men alone.

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Party with neighbours in summer Neighbourhood Nights will bring an evening of free family fun to seven Coquitlam parks or schools this summer, thanks to a partnership with FortisBC. For the second year, the natural gas utility has signed on as presenting partner of Neighbourhood Nights, an evening of family activities, kids’ games and light refreshments offered in different neighbourhoods around the city.

The program, which this year kicks off on July 13, was started in 2014 to give neighbours a chance to connect and have fun together, and to strengthen neighbourhood relationships and safety.

All events run Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Residents are encouraged to mark their calendars for the following dates (weather permitting): • July 13: Victoria Park, 3435 Victoria Dr.; • July 20: Blue Mountain Park, 975 King Albert Ave.; • July 27: Bramblewood elementary school, 2875 Panorama Dr.; • Aug. 3: Mundy Park, 641 Hillcrest St.; • Aug. 10: Glen Park, 1149 Westwood St.; • Aug. 17: Mackin Park, 1046 Brunette Ave.; • and Aug. 24: Cottonwood Park, 672 Aspen St. No registration is required and all materials and equipment are provided. The city recommends participants wear casual clothing appropriate for being active. They may also wish to bring extra water, snacks, and a blanket or chair to sit on.

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TC CALENDAR THURSDAY, MAY 11 • Shaping the Journey: Living with Dementia, a free Alzheimer Society of BC series of workshops, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. Pre-registration required: Dorothy, 604-2980780. Also sessions on May 11, 18 and 25.

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, 7-9:30 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-9370836.

SATURDAY, MAY 13 • The Friends of DeBoville Slough will be conducting an Invasive Plant Control Work Party, 9 a.m.-noon. Come out

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Limited seating. Registration: rfcoquitlam@gmail.com. Info: reseaufemmes.bc.ca.

MAY 12: POCO HERITAGE WALK • Heritage Walk, 6 p.m.: free historic stroll around old PoCo guided by local historian Bryan Ness. The tour departs from the PoCo Heritage Museum & Archives and ends at the bandshell with a choral concert. for a morning of camaraderie and exercise while helping the environment. With the assistance of the city of Coquitlam, volunteers will be working on controlling Japanese knotweed; meet at the kiosk on the north side of the slough. Tools will be supplied but if you have a favourite lopper or hand pruner, bring it. DeBoville Slough is located at the corner of Cedar Drive

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• May Day parade and trolley tours, free, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., downtown PoCo and PoCo Heritage Museum & Archives.

• Reseau-femmes meets, 3:30 p.m., 942 B Brunette Ave.,

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

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TUESDAY, MAY 16 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-3pm., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-9370836.

THURSDAY, MAY 18 • Burke Mountain’s community group, the North East Coquitlam Ratepayer’s Association, meets, 7 p.m.m Victoria Hall, 3435 Victoria Dr. Info: 604-970-2579.

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TC CALENDAR continued from page 34 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, 7-9:30 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-937-0836.

CLUBS • Apex Netball Club is held Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Hillcrest middle school, 2161 Regan Ave., Coquitlam for women and girls of all ages. Beginners welcome. Info: Nicole, 778-2408247 or nicmurphy26@gmail.com.

• The Circle of Friends, a social group for 50+ singles looking to meet new friends and participate in social events such as walking, dancing, dining out, travel, theatre, etc., meets on the third Friday of each month at PoCo Legion, 133–2675 Shaughnessy St., 7 p.m., to plan events. Info: Nina, 604-9419032.

• The Tri-City Singles Social Club offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more. Meetings are normally held on the third Monday of each month, excluding December, 7:30 p.m., at

SHORELINE WRITERS’ SOCIETY • Shoreline Writers’ Society meets, 1 p.m., on third Sunday of every month at Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. Johns St. New members welcome. Info: Helmi, 604462-8942. the Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (on-street parking only). New members are welcome. Info: Darline, 604-4660017.

• Lincoln Toastmasters meets from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays (except first Tuesday of each month) at Hyde Creek rec centre, 1379 Laurier Ave., PoCo (Room 3, upstairs). Improve your selfconfidence, communication and leadership skills through public speaking; new members welcome. Info: Shirley, 604-6711060 or shirleybrown@shaw.ca.

• Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce’s Toastmasters group meets Wednesdays, noon-1:15 p.m., PoCo city hall to improve communication and leadership skills. For more information, visit business.tricitieschamber.com/ events.

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Yoshi Kamei moved from Japan to Canada 34 years ago to find a slower pace.

A computer analyst from Tokyo, he was weary of the hectic lifestyle in the metropolis and pulled out in 1983 to settle in Port Coquitlam.

His retirement, soon afterward, ushered a new chapter.

Kamei was able to spend more time on his artwork and depict his and his wife’s Japanese friends — as well as images of other women he found on the internet — as they went about their daily lives.

In his oil paintings, he captured them in elegant robes — kimonos and yukatas — as they walked in parks, reflected in temples or simply ate ramen noodles and tied up their long, black hair.

Two years ago, after hearing news about his friend’s cancer diagnosis, Kamei decided it was time to exhibit his and his friend’s work in a public setting.

A member of the Port Moody Art Association, he contacted Janice Cotter, gallery manager at the Port Moody Arts Centre (PMAC), to propose a Japanese-themed display to coincide with Asian Heritage Month.

And tomorrow (Thursday), the fruits of their labour will be revealed with the launch of their first group show titled From Japan to Canada.

Kamei alone has contributed 48 canvasses while his friend, Kanishi “Ken” Suzuki, has offered a dozen pastel pictures of his favourite subject: the Canadian Rockies.

The pair also brought on Mitsuko Fujino, another Japanese native who is known for her colourful acrylic paintings of downtown Vancouver — some of which include Japanese cherry blossoms trees in full pink bloom.

As well, Cotter recruited two more artists of Japanese descent to fill the smaller galleries for the show.

PMAC faculty member Robert Shiozaki, whose family was placed in a B.C. intern-

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Above, Yoshi Kamei of Port Coquitlam with some of his oil paintings now up at the Port Moody Arts Centre. Top right, a Kamei piece. Right, the Sylvia Hotel in Vancouver by Mitsuko Fujino.

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Left, “Aya” by Yoshi Kamei and, right, Ken Suzuki’s Canadian Rockies and lake, in pastel.

ment camp during the Second World War, will highlight his historical installation in the Ann Kitching Gallery (it was previously at Nikkei Place in Burnaby) while, in the Suncor Gallery, Vancouver artist Terry Sasaki will feature his artwork and kimono redesigns.

Three months ago, Cotter also put out a call for Ikebana vessels to be included in the exhibit; however, of the 11 submissions of the traditional Japanese artwork, none is from a Japanese artist.

Still, the vessels “show how much Japanese culture has influenced our artwork in Canada,” Cotter said.

Besides the opening reception, PMAC will host a spring festival to honour the JapanCanada bond.

On Saturday, May 27 from 1 to 4 p.m., the public is invited to watch Japanese perfor-

mances, hear music and take part in traditional activities including: • a tea ceremony from SaBi Tea Arts; • a routine from the Otowa Ryu Japanese Dance Group; • a musical number from Yuriko Nariya and Sachiko Katz-Koto; • Ikebana demonstrations from Kado Sumi School; • and origami folding.

Cotter said the Canadian Pacific Gallery will be dressed up for the occasion, with koi-shaped kites suspended from the ceiling (on loan from Shiozaki); kimono-clad ladies will also help out on the day.

• From Japan to Canada runs at the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. Johns St.) from May 11 to June 8. The opening reception on Thursday is from 6 to 8 p.m. Call PMAC at 604931-2008 or visit pomoarts.ca.

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Artist Karen Goodfellow thrives on creativity and is fascinated by the inner workings of the creative process.

In this presentation, Karen unmasks and lays bare the romantic notion of an artist’s inner and outer world. She will discuss the agony and the ecstasy of the artist’s journey through a start-to-finish multi-media exposé on what it really takes to put on a solo art show.

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Roman Danylo sees no end in sight.

And that’s a good thing — at least for now.

Ever since the Vancouver actor’s wife dreamed up a concept where he and his improv buddies could parody a male stripping troupe, the show has not slowed down.

Last year and the year prior, the Comic Strippers clocked about 120 gigs across Canada, in California and Hawaii, among other places.

This year alone, they’re on track for 70 dates including two productions in Coquitlam next week. “I don’t know when it’s ending,” a baffled Danylo told The Tri-City News last Thursday. “I think it would be very hard to stop.”

The Evergreen Cultural Centre is where the boys call

home.

It’s their testing ground before they head off for another season, the place where they’ve performed the most and are comfortable trying out new material, Danylo said.

For their show on May 19 and 20, Danylo said all six Strippers will be present: fellow Vancouver TheatreSports League regulars Ken Lawson, Pearce Visser, Coquitlam native Michael Teigen, Chris Casillan and David Milchard (of “Convos with my 2 year old” fame).

Danylo, who appeared for five seasons on Canada’s Comedy Inc. and was in Just For Laughs and the Aspen Comedy Festival, promises the Strippers will expand their act for the Coquitlam crowds with new improv games, musical numbers and “other physical weird bits.”

Afterward, they’re back on

tour for the summer for four shows in Ontario followed by numerous sets in the Prairies and B.C.’s interior. Next year, the Strippers plan to revisit Australia.

Their production is a hit “because it’s sort of like the perfect thing to parody. It’s silly and high energy so the content of the show fits perfectly.

People just get that it’s going to be a laugh party that you can share with your friends,” he said.

As for the physicality of their two-hour act, Danylo said their 40-plus-year-old bodies are taking a toll but they’re managing the grind.

“We’ll do this for as long as we can.”

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A modern indigenous lens When choreographer Olivia C. Davies moved to B.C. from the east coast five years ago, she started to explore the artistic side of her mixed Welsh and Metis-Anishnawbe heritage.

Her conversations with Coast Salish storyteller Rosemary Georgeson — sharing tales about First Nations women and their journeys — became the basis for her new full-length dance piece with New Works Dance Allsorts titled Crow’s Nest and Other Places She’s Gone.

The dance theatre production, which will come

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by May 15 at 9 a.m. to Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre next Thursday, weaves Georgeson’s words about travel and transitions with performance.

“We’ve been talking for quite some time about wom-

en’s stories and what it means to be a First Nations women today and living in this urban world we have,” Davies said.

“As women, we have had to find a way to rebuild and reassess how to make the most of our situations.”

Davies said while the topic can sometimes be a delicate one, she believes there’s a positive message: one in which women rise to face their challenges and move “to the other side.” Over the past year, her production has been shown as vignettes but, on Sunday, it made its debut at The Cultch

in Vancouver, along with Georgeson and aerial dancer Emily Long.

For the Coquitlam show on May 18, the trio will talk about the work following their performance; a free workshop — for dancers of all ages and abilities — begins at 8:15 p.m.

Trained at York University, Davies co-founded the MataDanze Collective in Toronto. In Vancouver, she has worked with the Body Narratives Collective, Starrwind Dance Projects, Maura Garcia Dance and Circadia Indigena Collective.

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Teens can work with a Shakespeare director Youth aged 15 to 18 can be in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

An award-winning director of Shakespearean plays will work with Tri-City theatre students this summer on a musical adaptation of a Bard classic.

Kevin Bennett, whose credits include the Globe Theatre in England, will lead the Place des Arts’ Summer Teen Theatre Troupe in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

And teens aged 15 to 18 wanting to audition for the company are invited to try out on Sunday, May 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Maillardville hub (1120 Brunette Ave.).

A total of 10 young actors will be cast in the show, which runs in Coquitlam parks as well as at the Coquitlam Town Centre Park Plaza for five days.

Studio 58 graduates Hannah Case and Alex Kirkpatrick will produce.

Successful candidates will start rehearsing July 3, with the last event taking place on July 30.

To book an audition, call Michael Fera at Place des Arts at 604-664-1636 (ext. 34) or email mfera@placedesarts.ca.

Currently, Bennett is directing The Madness of King George III for the Shaw Festival at the Royal George Theatre, in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario.

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A 16-year-old Coquitlam musician scored two prizes in the 13th Biennial Young Composers’ Competition.

Benjamin Sigerson took second prize in his category (secondary, ages 13 to 17) for his piece Said the West Wind, which was performed by the Vancouver Chamber Choir at last Friday’s Youth and Music 2017 concert.

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A total of 64 international compositions were submitted for the Canada 150 contest.

The finalists were chosen by conductor/composer Kathleen Allan, conductor George Roberts and Vancouver Chamber Choir conductor and artistic director Jon Washburn.

ROCK THE FOX

Rock school students at Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox secondary will show their musical chops at a semester-end bash next week.

Rock the Fox will run at the Terry Fox Theatre (1260 Riverwood Gate) on May 17 and 18, starting at 7 p.m.

Among the cover songs to be performed on Wednesday are from Sunset Rollerblade Kids, Of Monsters and Men, Panic at the Disco, Frank Ocean, Ed Sheeran, Fleetwood Mac, Sex Pistols, Billy Talent and Nirvana.

As well, Kyle Scott will play an original metal set, teacher Steve Sainas said.

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Gathering Blue is the title of the year-end show by students at Port Coquitlam’s Minnekhada middle school.

Teachers Phil Hughes and Frank Lore are directing 57 students in the drama, based on the novel by Lois Lowry, that centres on the character Kira — a teen orphan with a disability who is living in a post-apocalyptic society.

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Josh Phillips never thought much about his British heritage until a teammate on the Senior B lacrosse team in Nanaimo where he was playing at the time suggested his birthplace could earn him a place on England’s national box lacrosse team. If such a thing even existed.

It turns out it does.

Phillips will be taking time away from his duties as the goaltender for the Coquitlam Adanacs senior team to guard PHILLIPS the English net at the first European Box Lacrosse Championships in Turku, Finland, July 8 to 15.

For Phillips, who was born in Blackpool but came to Canada at a young age, the chance to pull on a national team’s jersey comes with a large dose of adventure. And expense.

Box lacrosse is still a rela-

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tively young sport on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, where the field game is more developed, so there’s not much funding available. Players, including 10 from Canada, will have to pay for their own airfare and accommodation. But when Phillips and his new wife crunched the numbers he said the pros far outweighed the hit to their bank account.

“It works out to be too good an opportunity to get to see how they do things in Europe,” said Phillips, 26.

What he expects to see is 14 teams from Israel to Ireland playing a competitive brand of lacrosse that’s more heavily

influenced by the field game than it is in North America.

“They’re getting more competitive every year,” said Phillips, who had to submit a resume and references of his lacrosse accomplishments to earn his roster spot.

That’s due in large part to North American players like Phillips heading over as ambassadors for their game, working with nascent club teams, playing for national sides to familiarize them with its fast pace and aggression.

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“Anyone can just pick up a stick and ball,” said Phillips.

“You can pick up the game at any age if you have the desire.”

And he hopes his own story arc as a journeyman player who knocked around Intermediate and Senior B leagues before finally landing with the Western Lacrosse Association Adanacs three years ago will be an inspiration.

“I just hope I can go over there and show there’s all kinds of different skill levels,” said Phillips. “If you keep working at it and you have that drive, the sky is the limit.”

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The Port Coquitlam Saints and Coquitlam Adanacs head into their crosstown BC Junior A Lacrosse League showdown Friday (7:30 p.m. at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex) on opposite trajectories.

The Saints are winless in three starts after they lost 9-5 to the Langley Thunder Thursday at the Langley Events Centre.

The Adanacs go for their third straight win Wednesday against the Thunder at the Coquitlam Sports Centre.

The Saints entered the season full of optimism after finishing fourth last year. But a lot of their promising young players have yet to suit up as they finish school commitments and their lineup is riddled with Junior B and Intermediate A call-ups.

One of those call-ups, Junior B runner Kyle Bailiuk, opened the Saints’ scoring against the Thunder, and later added an assist. But the inexperienced PoCo side was no match for the home team’s veterans who jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period.

After Baliuk’s unassisted goal cut the Thunder’s lead in half, the Saints tied it when Greg Lunde beat Thunder keeper Torin Vanrheenen on the power play.

Langley restored its two-goal advantage early in the second period when Dawson Rodin and Nathan Mckeigan scored a minute apart.The Saints scored three of the next four goals to get back on even terms. But that’s as close as they got.

The Thunder scored two power play goals less than 30 seconds apart in the dying moments of the second period as a pair of Saints, Tanner Riley and Jayden Shellof, cooled their heels in the penalty box serving majors. They then added two more in the third period to win.

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Nyhaug snares silver at Supercross Worlds Coquitlam racer back in action after Rio Olympics

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The Port Coquitlam Angels took on the Vancouver Pirates during the bantam Walter Bird Memorial Tournament at Thompson Park last Saturday. The event featured the PoCo Cardinals, the PoCo Black Sox, the Aldergrove Dogers Blue and the Cloverdale Yankees.

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Pre-Olympic trials for Recksiedler & Vandale A pair of local curlers are a step closer to competing for Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeonghang, South Korea. Maybe.

Coquitlam’s Kristen Recksiedler and Port Moody’s Trysta Vandale curl for Karla Thompson’s Kamloops rink that is one of 12 teams that have been invited to the pre-Olympic trials to be held in Summerside, P.E.I. in November. The event will determine the final two directentry berths into the bonspiel that decides Canada’s four-

player men’s and women’s Olympic teams.

Teams qualify for the trials based on their results over the past three seasons, as well as their cumulative results from the last two seasons.

Thompson’s team ranked in a virtual tie with Briane Meilleur’s Winnipeg rink and if no team that finished better than them declines their invitation to the trials, the two rinks will have to curl a tiebreaker to decide who goes to P.E.I.

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Coquitlam BMX racer Tory Nyhaug is building on the success he achieved at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro where his fifth-place finish was Canada’s best-ever performance in the event.

Sunday he stepped up to the silver-medal position of the podium at the first UCI BMX Supercross World Cup stop of the season, at Papendal, Netherlands. He finished sixth in Saturday’s first stage and the combined results put him in third in the overall World Cup standings.

Starting from the outside position, Nyhaug tucked underneath Niek Kimmann, of the Netherlands, in the first turn to slot behind 2016 UCI BMX World Champion Joris Daudet. Each held their position to the finish line, while Olympic champion Connor Fields of the United States edged Kimmann for the bronze medal.

“I kept things simple and I didn’t just get on the podium,

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Coquitlam’s Tony Nyhaug, left, celebrates his silver-medal finish at the second UCI BMX Supercross World Cup race of the season, Sunday at Papendal, Netherlands. He finished behind World Champion Joris Daudet and ahead of Olympic champion Connor Fields. but was able to battle at the front,” said Nyhaug. “That’s what I’m most proud of.”

The next round of the Supercross World Cup will be in Heusden-Zolder Belgium this weekend. This year’s BMX World Championships will be held Rock-Hill, Kansas, July 25-29.

Nyhaug has been busy the last couple of years.

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October 6, 1923 - April 28, 2017 Passed away peacefully on Friday, April 28, 2017, predeceased by her husband, Henry.

Mom was born the third daughter of Dutch parents living in Indonesia in 1923. In 1928, the family moved back to Holland where she stayed until 1947. Having lived through WWII, she met her future husband, Henry, when he helped liberate her town in 1945. They corresponded for two years when he finally sent for her to come to Canada where they lived on his farm in Saskatchewan for a while before coming to B.C. They lived in Vancouver briefly, then on to Coast Meridian Road before finally settling on Argue Street in 1950. It was here they raised three children and it was a great life. In 1980 they built a new home on Harbour Street and lived there until 1992 when they built their second home. The three acres behind this house was bought by the city and named Marian Kroeker Park ~ something both her and dad were very proud of.

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RODRIGUEZ, Leila Elizabeth Herrada February 15, 1933 - May 5, 2017 Leila passed away unexpectedly on Friday May 5, 2017 in her apartment in Port Coquitlam. She is survived by her brother Armando Piña (Beatriz); and her sisters Santa, Magda and Dinorah Colorado; her loving children, Saul Horwitz Rodriguez, Jaime Horwitz Rodriguez (Eleana), Erika Rodriguez (Beto); her beloved grandchildren, Stephanie, Leigh-Ann, Melissa, Jaime Armando, Madison; and her greatgrandson Orlando. Leila will also be lovingly remembered by many, many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends in Mexico as well as her friends and extended “family” at the Wilson Centre in Port Coquitlam, her local seniors and community centre.

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HOME CARE HOME SUPPORT WANTED P/T. Stretch, Lift, Clean. Will train. John • 604-944-0926

FOOD/BEVERAGE HELP GINZA RESTAURANT IS LOOKING FOR F/T PERM COOK $22/hr+tip, 40hrs/wk. 10 days paid vacation. Duties: prepare and cook complete Japanese meals from the menu, make tempura, u−don, teriyaki, donburi, etc., supervise kitchen helpers, create new menus, clean kitchen and own work area. Min. 3 years. cook exp., high school, En− glish. Send resume to: ginzasushi2017@gmail.com or #2−2850 Oxford Street, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 5L7 NAGANO JAPANESE REST. Hiring 2 permanent chefs. $20−23/hr, 40hr/wk. Duties: Prepare & cook complete Japanese style meals from the menu, train & supervise activities of cooks, create new menus, etc. Min. 3−5 years cook (chef) experience, high school, English. 10 days paid vacation. Daily lunch.

Resume: nagano.japanese@yahoo.ca Mail: 120−2918 Glen Drive Coquitlam, BC V3B 2P5

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