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Tammy Bryant (left) and Tanya Leibel share a moment at the top of the stair section of the Coquitlam Crunch on Tuesday. The two women first met when Leibel was having a heart attack on the climb and Bryant, who was hiking with a friend just below, was able to apply CPR until first responders arrived and took over. They recently reconnected after Leibel posted a sign along the popular hike seeking her saviour. For more, see story on page 3.

ARE YOU SAFE ON 2 WHEELS? Local police departments team up for motorcycle skills refresher event in PoCo: story, page 7

Rising rents and declining vacancy rates are continuing to squeeze Tri-City families, with high housing costs putting more people at risk of homelessness, according to the BC Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA).

Data compiled for the BCNPHA’s Canadian Rental Housing Index outlines what a lot of residents in the area already know: Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody are becoming increasingly unaffordable for even households with average incomes.

In Coquitlam, for example, close to half of all renters are spending 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, according to the report, while more than a quarter are spending 50% or more. see ‘ANYTHING’, page 6

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The first time, potential tragedy brought them together; the second, it took a sign Perfect timing led a lifesaver to a stranger who needed saving

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The city of Port Moody is offering a free CPR awareness session next Wednesday, May 16, 1 to 3 p.m., at the Inlet Centre fire hall. Advance registration is required; go to www.portmoody. ca. The Red Cross and St. John Ambulance offer first aid and CPR training programs (as do several private companies). For more information to redcross.ca or sja.ca.

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anya Leibel had just witnessed evidence of humanity at its worst when she received a very personal reminder of humanity at its best.

Last month, the 66-year-old Port Moody woman was in her hotel room in Krakow, Poland after visiting the Auschwitz concentration camp, where more than 1.1 million prisoners were exterminated during the Second World War, when she got an unexpected call on her cellphone.

That call would connect her to the person who had saved her life.

THE CRUNCH

A year before Leibel took a bucket list tour of Europe that also included stops to see the Churchill War Rooms museum in London and Anne Frank’s home in Amsterdam, she was just another Tri-City resident hiking the Coquitlam Crunch. It was a dreary spring day and her son-in-law, Chris Langridge, had just passed her on the stairs, dialled into the music on his headphones, when she suddenly felt dizzy. Leibel had been climbing the Crunch’s stair section three times a week for about a year, so she was confident her fitness wasn’t flagging.

Then she felt pressure on her chest and her arm went numb.

“I knew I was in trouble,” Leibel said this week.

She called to Langridge up ahead but he couldn’t hear her because of the headphones.

She waved her arms and he happened to glance back, seeing her distress.

He sprinted down to Leibel and called 911.

She sat on a rock, then passed out.

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Just below them on that day, Tammy Bryant, 58, was on an exercise break from her job driving school buses for First Student Canada, chatting and solving the world’s problems with a friend, when she saw Leibel slip from her perch. The women ran up to her.

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“It really centres you and focuses you on what’s important,” she said of her brush with mortality and the rush of circumstances that brought her back. “Kindness has always been the ultimate gift — it has a ripple effect.”

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Above: Tanya Leibel (right) was having a heart attack when she was sitting on a rock at the top of the stair section on the Coquitlam Crunch but the timely arrival of Tammy Bryant (left), who had completed her CPR recertification course just two days earlier, helped save her life. The two women recently reconnected after Leibel posted a sign on the Crunch seeking the identity of her lifesaver. Below: Leibel also visited the Coquitlam firefighters who also came to her aid, along with BC Ambulance paramedics.

Bryant, who just two days earlier had completed her CPR recertification program as required by her job, acted quickly.

She placed her favourite foulweather jacket on the ground to protect Leibel from the rainsoaked earth, then began assessing her unexpected patient.

“I thought she was having a seizure,” Bryant said.

But when Langridge told her he thought his mother-inlaw was having a heart attack, Bryant said she “put into motion what we had just learned.”

She applied steady, rhythmic compressions to Leibel’s chest as she hummed the Bee Gees’ disco hit “Staying Alive” because that’s what her instructors had advised.

“I had the cadence and rhythm, and that’s all I concentrated on,” Bryant said.

After about 12 minutes, first responders from Coquitlam Fire and Rescue arrived and took over. BC Ambulance paramedics arrived and applied a defibrillator twice, then loaded Leibel into their ambulance.

That was the last Bryant saw of the woman she knew only as Tanya. Subsequent calls to Eagle Ridge and Royal Columbian hospitals, as well as Coquitlam RCMP, failed to

turn up any information about Leibel’s fate because of privacy laws.

Bryant and her friend often chatted about that day on their subsequent hikes but they eventually became resigned to the likelihood they would never know whether Leibel had survived. They just resolved that she had lived and that was that, Bryant said, adding, “It was over and forgotten about and seldom mentioned again.”

Until this spring.

That’s when Bryant’s son and his girlfriend were halfway up the Crunch when they spied a handwritten sign affixed to some construction fencing just below Lansdowne Drive.

It read: “Did you save my life with CPR here? Please call me.

Would love to thank you.”

SAYING THANKS

After she passed out on the rock, Leibel has no memory of what happened next. She was transported to RCH in New Westminster, where Dr. Albert Chan, a cardiologist, installed two stents to overcome blockages in her coronary arteries.

She recovered from surgery in the hospital’s intensive care unit. Family gathered, her son flew in from Iraq, where he

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“I was confused by all these people around my bed,” Leibel said.

Five or six days later, she went home, where her daughter lives in the basement suite and was able to care for her as well as take over tending to Leibel’s husband, who has dementia.

Leibel reflected on the circumstances that got her back to familiar environs, back to the embrace of her family.

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When Leibel was able, she visited the fire hall to thank the Coquitlam firefighters who’d tended to her. She thanked Dr. Chan, too.

“But nobody knew who the lady was who saved me,” she said.

Life carried on. Then, as the first anniversary of her second chance approached, Leibel reinvigorated her effort to fill in the blanks of her survival story.

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Bryant said when her son and his girlfriend told her about the sign and its location, she knew she was the person its author was seeking. But she was too afraid to make the call herself and kept putting it off. It was her son’s girlfriend who was on the other end of the line when Leibel picked up her phone in that hotel room in Poland.

Once the details were confirmed, they arranged a connection for when Leibel returned from her trip. The patient and her rescuer met in person recently at the Tim Horton’s not far from the base of the Crunch.

“It was very emotional, overwhelming,” Leibel said.

“It’s up there with the birth of your first child,” Bryant said. “It was wonderful.”

For Leibel, her gratitude knows no bounds: Bryant not only saved her life but also spared her family the pain and heartache of her absence, she said.

For Bryant, meeting Leibel not only means the story of that day continues happily but it also confirms the importance of knowing a life-saving skill like CPR. “I needed to know whether it worked,” she said. “I needed the affirmation. It was easy to save a life.” mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

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HOUSING IN THE TRI-CITIES

‘Anything at $2,000 mark is a tear-down’ continued from front page

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation states people in the 30% category have “affordability issues” while those spending more than half of their income are “considered to be at a crisis level of spending” and are “at risk of homelessness.”

Doug Baker knows first-hand the issues many renters are facing in the expensive Metro Vancouver market. The 68-yearold lives in Burquitlam in a building slated for demolition and has to be out of his unit by October. He has scoured the area for a new apartment he can afford but, so far, has come up empty.

“I don’t know where I am going to go,” he said, adding later: “Any of the searches I have done so far, I am whacking my head against the wall. I have been trying to find something in Coquitlam — the Tri-Cities even — and basically, for me, there is nothing.

“I have started shopping but there is nothing in Coquitlam,” Baker told The Tri-City News.

“Even the co-ops have waiting lists and aren’t accepting applications.”

With the Canadian Rental Housing Index placing the average rent in Coquitlam at $1,217, Baker said it is unlikely he would be able to find a unit matching his current monthly rate. Still, he counts himself lucky.

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Doug Baker, 68, lives in a Burquitlam apartment building slated for demolition and is having trouble finding someplace he can afford.

Baker’s landlord, Concert Properties, which is also the developer of the site, has been accommodating and may even be able to move him to another unit on the property that is not slated for demolition until a later phase of construction.

That would buy him some time before he has to relocate again, he said.

In the meantime, he is keeping his eyes open for a place where he can settle for the long term.

Gina Johnson is another TriCity renter struggling to find a place she can afford. The single mother of three currently lives in a three-bedroom unit on Burke Mountain where she pays $1,500

a month, which she said by today’s standards is “dirt cheap.”

But since her daughter had a baby last year, the family has been looking for something bigger, like a house, to ensure everyone has their own room.

“You can’t find anything to rent like that under $2,000,” she told The Tri-City News. “And anything at the $2,000 mark is a tear-down.”

Johnson said she is close to a lot of other single mothers in the area and noted that many have to sleep on their couches to ensure their kids get their own rooms.

The Canadian Housing Index notes that 14% of Coquitlam renters are in “overcrowded

conditions,” well above the B.C. average of 10%; the number is 9% in Port Coquitlam and 8% in Port Moody.

Sandy Burpee, the outgoing chair of the Tri-Cities Homelessness Task Group, said with the value of real estate rising, higher-income households that may have considered purchasing property in the past are now resorting to renting. That puts pressure on the lower-income rental housing market, he said, which has led to sharp increases in the amount of money landlords are charging for their units.

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PoCo saw a 10.6% increase over the same period and Port Moody rents rose 9.1% (see sidebar).

“We know that rents in the last couple of years have been going up faster than they have

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ROAD SAFETY

Time for 2 wheels? Test your skills Motorcycle event set for May 27 in Port Coquitlam

THE DETAILS The Motorcycle Challenge takes place May 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the ICBC Driver Licensing Office at 1930 Oxford Connector, Port Coquitlam.

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Just in time for the warmer weather, when motorcyclists hit the road, comes an opportunity for them to practise road skills that may have gone dormant over the winter.

“Motorcycle riding is a perishable skill: If you don’t do it you can get rusty,” said Cpl. Travis Carroll of the Port Moody Police.

To ensure riders’ skills are in top shape, PMPD and Coquitlam RCMP are partnering with ICBC to offer the first Tri-Cities Motorcycle Challenge May 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Port Coquitlam ICBC Driver Licensing Office.

Cpl. Nancy Joyce, who owns two motorbikes and is a regular rider, came up with the idea after hearing of a similar event conducted by the Burnaby RCMP. She said the idea of a safety event, where people could challenge themselves and practice their skills, is a good way to celebrate Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.

“The skills they will practise are commonly used in the real

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Sgt. Travis Carroll of Port Moody Police and Cpl. Nancy Joyce of the Coquitlam RCMP are organizing the first Tri-Cities Motorcycle Challenge for May 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the ICBC Driver Licensing Office, 1930 Oxford Connector, Port Coquitlam. world,” said Joyce, who works in the Coquitlam RCMP traffic enforcement section.

Among the skills participating riders will practise are

controlling the bike through an intersection, driving a figureeight pattern and weaving through a slalom course.

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quired to present a valid Class 6 motorcycle licence, have a street-legal motorcycle and be wearing appropriate safety gear.

Wearing proper clothes while riding is important, Carroll and Joyce say.

Joyce said her life was saved by her gear when her bike

slipped on diesel fuel on the way back from an eight-hour road trip and Carroll, who started riding in order to become a traffic enforcement officer, arrived to the interview with The Tri-City News wearing full biking gear.

They are excited for the two police forces to be working on a traffic safety event and say motorcycling is an activity that should be enjoyed safely.

“It’s freedom,” said Joyce, who owns a BMW Dual Sport and a Yamaha R3. “You are one with nature.”

In addition to a skills course, visitors to the event can check out bikes on display, visit an ICBC booth to learn about proper gear and find out about the Cops for Cancer cycling fundraiser. Police motorcycle operators form Port Moody Police and Coquitlam RCMP will be there to provide tips and guidance to riders. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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PMPD issues alert after sex assault arrest in TO Gary McKenna The Tri-CiTy News

A taekwondo instructor arrested last week in Ontario for allegedly sexually assaulting a student may have taught in the Tri-Cities, according to the Port Moody Police Department.

Shin Wook Lim, 44, was taken into custody May 2 by the Toronto Police Service in Woodbridge, Ont. and is facing 13 charges related to crimes believed to have occurred between 2015 and 2017.

But local investigators said that prior to moving to

SHIN WOOK LIM Ontario in 2013, Lim taught taekwondo across the Lower Mainland and may have been

an instructor in Port Moody.

“We cannot confirm that the accused taught specifically in Port Moody but we are looking into it,” said Const. Jason Maschke said. “We are encouraging any victims throughout the Lower Mainland to please come forward.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Toronto police at 416-808-1400 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

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LABOUR ISSUES

HARD ROCK WORKERS SET TO STRIKE Employees of the Hard Rock Casino were expected to walk off the job today (Friday) after labour negotiations broke down between the union representing workers and the company earlier this week.

According to the BC Government and Service Employees’ Union, which represents 400 casino workers, 72-hour strike notice was issued Tuesday and a rally is planned for outside the facility Friday at 2 p.m.

In February, employees

voted 99.5% in favour of taking strike action, with 90% of ballots cast. That prompted mediation, which is required by the B.C. Labour Code, but resulted in no agreement.

According to the union, the company is offering a similar agreement to what was given to employees at the River Rock Casino in Richmond. But gains negotiated in that contract will be erased as minimum wage increases in British Columbia over the next two years.

A spokesperson for the Great Canadian Gaming Corp. would not speak to The Tri-City News, but issued an email statement Thursday: “Despite offering a collective agreement that is at or above industry standards, our offer was rejected,” said Jimmy Ho, the general manager of the Hard Rock Casino, in the email.

“However, during the labour disruption, Hard Rock Casino Vancouver will remain open for business.”

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Saturday, May 12

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Austin Service Centre - 500 Mariner Way, Coquitlam One free bag of compost per Coquitlam household only, while supplies last.

Composters will be available for sale on site for $28, including tax, and are payable by cash only at this event. Composters are available to buy while stocks last.

Residents may purchase up to 4 composters per household.

Proof of Coquitlam residency is required to receive a free bag of compost and for the purchase of composters.

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The City has received an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) relating to portions of the properties located at 3495, 3505 and 3515 Baycrest Avenue, as shown on the attached map.

A review of education funding in B.C. has one Port Moody mom concerned that changes could reduce supports for children with special needs.

Cathy McMillan, co-founder of Dyslexia BC, said she’s worried a discussion paper on a new funding model that seeks to provide more flexibility to school districts will eliminate the requirement for assessments and identification of special needs students. Such a move, McMillan says, would remove accountability for districts to provide services.

“If they take away the student designations altogether, my thinking is are these kids, and my kids, will they get swept under even further, if there isn’t a category holding [school districts] to any kind of accountability?”

She’s joined in her concerns by the Coquitlam Teachers’ Association which, together with the BC Teachers’ Federation, fought against de-classification of special needs students when it was considered by the BC Liberal government.

McMillan said districts received special funding for students with dyslexia until 2002. Now, they don’t get special funding to meet those kids’ needs but students are identi-

The application proposes a redesignation of portions of the subject properties from Open Space to Townhousing. If approved, the application would facilitate the use of the land area that falls within the BC Hydro Right-of-Way for a proposed public pathway and semi-public landscape area under the RT-2 Townhouse Zoning. The CWOCP amendment does not change the number of townhouse units proposed for the properties at 3495, 3505, 3515, 3525 and 3535 Baycrest Avenue.

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Cathy McMillan of Dyslexia BC and Kim Fisher, a Tri-City parent, appeared before a School District 43 board of education meeting in 2016 asking for early screening for children. fied and receive individual education plans that lay out learning goals.

If they lose their classification under a new funding model, McMillan worries that students with learning challenges will be further shortchanged.

“If your teacher isn’t going to check your homework, what’s the incentive to do it?” said McMillan, whose daughter is in Grade 11 and attends private school because teachers are trained in specific methods that work for dyslexia, an information processing disorder.

Some of McMillan’s concerns are shared by the Coquitlam Teachers’ Association, which opposes declassification of students despite concerns in some quarters about labelling them.

“We fought long and hard against de-categorization of

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children,” said Ken Christensen, CTA president. “Categorizing is a way support is generated.”

He and McMillan share similar concerns about the need for more supports for special needs students and both would like to see the funding model review add programs for students who struggle at school.

“Fundamentally, there needs to be more support,” Christensen told The Tri-City News.

McMillan, meanwhile, said she would like an outside group to do an assessment, saying, “I think they need a needs assessment from an independent provider and get away from asking the trustees and districts.”

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All written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall (at the Planning and Development counter) and potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas.

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unlike many other jurisdictions, b.C. waits until voters are 18 years old before attempting to encourage them to register to vote. and by then, it’s more difficult for Elections bC to reach them with information about voter registration and voting opportunities.

Permitting early registration at 16 years of age — with registration becoming active at age 18 — would allow Elections bC to work with schools and the driver licensing program to get youth on the voters list, and would ultimately increase participation.

This is not to say that 16-year-olds should be able to vote.

That is still up to legislators to decide — although we support that idea — but it would be an administrative procedure that would simply eliminate some bureaucratic hurdles. other jurisdictions have similar procedures and bill C-76 before the House of Commons would establish a register for future electors for 14- to 17-year-olds at the federal level in Canada.

It’s time b.C. followed the advice of its chief electoral officer and did the same for its young voters.

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NDP government has some work to do on bad habits

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here was a time when it took a new government a few years to pick up the bad habits of its predecessor, the ones that were a factor in that party getting booted from power.

It seems today, those habits can set in a lot faster.

Less than one year in and it’s time for a reality check on how much progress Premier John Horgan and crew have made at “ending partisan waste and opening government up.”

DERMOD TRAVIS It seems like only yesterday that Horgan, then-opposition leader, was calling then-minister of advanced education andrew Wilkinson the “minister of propaganda” for his oversight of the b.C. government’s $15-million pre-election advertising budget.

This year’s budget may be smaller but $11 million still buys a lot of propaganda and the bC NdP made a commitment last May to work with the auditor general “to set strong standards for advertising spending.” based on a series of answers finance Minister Carole James gave Green party MLa adam olsen in March, this one may soon be DelIVeRY 604-472-3040 NewsROOM 604-472-3030 DIsPlaY aDs 604-472-3020 classIfIeD aDs 604-444-3056 n

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tagged the mañana pledge. James told olsen the government is “in the process of developing new standards right now to ensure that british Columbians have confidence in the process.” as for any involvement by the auditor general, that still seems to be up in the air. It’s “one possibility,” James told olsen.

The public generally fixates on the in-your-face advertising, the campaigns that fall within that $11-million budget, but those dollars represent only a small slice of what’s available to a government to try and shape the public’s mood. There are also the budgets of Crown corporations, public agencies, universities and colleges.

Examining more than $100 million in advertising billings among the government, 25 Crown corporations, one university and one health authority in 2016/’17, two things jump out right away: big dollars, few firms.

There are the disbursement type charges: $1.3 million on social media, $3.5 million on promotional items, and $5 million on research and polling. but when you look at the pure agency billings, 17 firms billed $53 million and often to more than one arm of government.

The advertising budgets of Crown corporations and public agencies couldn’t possibly be compromised for political purposes, you say. Think again.

In January, vancouver journalist bob Mackin reported on a new

$945,000 ad campaign by the university of bC. The campaign’s tagline for each of the students in the YouTube videos: “I go to ubC for a better b.C.” Given its international reputation, you would have thought the university might have cast a wider net, such as “a better Canada” or planet, particularly given the overuse of “a better b.C.” only months earlier in the NdP’s campaign.

In the party’s platform, the three words appear consecutively 32 times. bringing the auditor general into the picture doesn’t necessarily have to end a government’s prerogative in that area, it simply ensures that government ads are for the government and not the party in power. and it’s worrisome on the freedom of information front. The government has opted for consultations that seem designed to punt the issue down the road. “No records found” also seems to be creeping into the government’s lexicon, as are hefty fee charges to discourage prying eyes. a “virtues list” doesn’t come with a hefty price tag but voters can exact a heavy price on parties that don’t live up to their lofty promises.

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The Editor, Re. “Be ready for alert test tomorrow” (tricitynews.com).

I’m ready, but is the Alert Ready?

Over the last year, I have been working with BC Hydro and the cities of Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam to understand the risks and results of a potential Coquitlam dam failure.

The review produced a map that everyone should look at as a dam failure could potentially wipe out three schools in the first hour and put 3 m of water over much of PoCo in three hours.

To be clear, the risk is very low and a dam failure would most likely only occur as a result of a very large earthquake.

The question becomes: How can you evacuate the people nearest the dam in less than an hour and the remaining 50,000 people in less than three hours? Houston, we would have a problem.

In the course of the discussions about evacuation, the Alert Ready system came up.

Could it tell us if the dam was failing/failed? That sure would be more effective than going

The Editor, I have no problem with the city of Coquitlam having changed its garbage pickup days, mine from Wednesday to Thursday.

It used to be picked up early morning as I live half a block from Mundy Park. A lot of my neighbours got the $500 fine last summer as we live in a bear area; now we get to put out garbage from 5:30 to 11:30 a.m. and it’s picked up who knows when. Could be dinner time, yet we are in the bear area.

If you look at the Thursday morning schedule pickup north of Austin Avenue past Como Lake and Blue Mountain to Linton, really, is this a bear area. Hello, who set this one up? Shouldn’t early morning pickup be around this 435-acre forest?

Shirley Magliocco, Coquitlam

Alert Ready, but ready for what?

A screengrab from the Alert Ready website shows types of emergency alerts but, for now, only alerts about tsunamis will be sent out. door to door.

I decided to do more research and found that even though the Alert Ready website says it is for “all types” of emergencies, it is presently only set up for one type of emergency: a tsunami.

I discussed this with Emergency Management British Columbia and it confirmed it can only alert on a tsunami at the moment and there is no way for local authorities or BC Hydro to feed an alert into the system.

It has some plans to potentially open up the system to local authorities in the future but, for now, the system is limited.

I am writing this letter to help people avoid a false sense of security that all types

of emergencies will come through the Alert Ready system.

Common sense and an abundance of caution are still required to keep yourself and your family safe.

Geoff Hunt, Coquitlam

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A copy of the 2017 Annual Report may be viewed at the Belcarra Village Office, 4084 Bedwell Bay Road, Belcarra, BC, between the hours of 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except for statutory holidays.

On Monday, June 4, 2018, Council will consider the 2017 Annual Report prepared under Section 98 of the Community Charter, as well as written submissions and questions from the public.

If you wish to comment on the 2017 Annual Report, you may write to the: Chief Administrative Officer, at the above noted address or by email to: ldysart@belcarra.ca prior to the meeting, or attend the Council meeting on Monday, June 4, 2018 at 7:30 pm, at which time you will be given an opportunity to be heard, or to present a written submission.

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PoMo aims to make it easier to go solar Council is looking at streamlining permit process Mario Bartel

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The city of Port Moody will begin the process of making it easier for homeowners and businesses to install solar panels.

At its meeting Tuesday, Port Moody council directed the city’s climate action committee to report back on the creation of a timeline and plan to streamline the permitting of solar panel installations for new residential, business and civic buildings, as well as the retrofitting of existing structures.

Coun. Meghan Lahti said, along with the city’s existing requirement that new homes meet construction guidelines so they’re ready for the installation of solar hot water systems, Port Moody would then “hit all the marks” to become an official Canadian Solar City.

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The Canadian Solar Cities project is a non-profit initiative that provides criteria to municipalities to improve environmental sustainability and energy security.

The move was a response to a delegation from the environmental advocacy group Force of Nature at a meeting last year that said Port Moody homeowners lacked “clarity around the process and the possibility that costly building permits are required” when investigating the potential for installing solar panels on their properties.

The group’s Colin Wong said Port Moody’s willingness to pursue a simpler, expedited process for installing solar pan-

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Coquitlam gardeners can get a free bag of compost tomorrow (Saturday) as part of Compost Awareness Week.

Residents can pick up the free bag — one per household while supplies last — between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. May 12 at the Austin works yard parking lot, 500 Mariner Way, across from the Coquitlam animal shelter. Proof of Coquitlam residency is required for the free bag and to buy composters.

The city will provide the bag but residents are asked to bring a shovel to help speed the pickup process.

For more information on composting, visit coquitlam. ca/composting; for more event details, go to coquitlam.ca/ compostweek or call 604-927-3500.

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els sends a positive message about the environment and sustainability.

“It’s like a positive feedback loop,” he said. “When people are getting interested in solar, then they’re getting interested in electric cars; and when they’re interested in electric cars,they get interested in solar and other renewable energies.”

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2018 BMW 640i xDrive Gran Turismo

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2017 BMW X5 xDrive50i

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2018 BMW X6 xDrive35i

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2018 BMW 650i xDrive Coupe

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RECYCLING

In Coq., tubes in recycling pilot project DIane StranDberg

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Coquitlam residents who like to squeeze the last drop from their toothpaste tube will have another reason to do so besides thrift: a greener planet.

This month, Recycle BC is embarking on a quest to see if residents are willing to recycle these sorts of tubes and if they can get them clean enough for remanufacturing into new products, the first such initiative in North America.

Together with More Recycling — an American consulting firm working with some heavyweight companies, including Unilever, Proctor and Gamble, and Johnson and Johnson — Recycle BC is trying to find out if recycling these tubes is practical and feasible.

“We’re hoping to find out if we can educate consumers to put these tubes in a bag and

Coquitlam residents who receive curbside recycling services from Recycle BC will receive the pink bag directly at their home by mail in mid-May. Residents are being asked to: • Recycle empty plastic squeeze tubes, with caps on, in the pink plastic bag provided.

• Seal the bag once its full, or by July 31, and place the pink bag in the blue box for collection.

• If residents don’t fill their bag with empty plastic squeeze tubes by July 31, they can still recycle any tubes collected by placing the sealed pink bag in their blue box at this time, regardless of how full it is.

• If residents fill their pink bag before July 31, they can request another bag to continue plastic squeeze tube collection and recycling until the end of July.

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there are some design changes needed for the packaging.”

In the coming weeks, residents who receive city waste

pickup will be receiving a pink bag for the collection of squeeze tubes typically used for face wash, moisturizer and toothpaste. They’ll be asked to rinse or squeeze out the tubes as best as they can and place the empty containers into the bag, seal it and drop it into their blue box

for curbside pickup.

Coquitlam was chosen because Recycle BC handles the city’s recycling, it has a goodsized population and residents have shown a willingness to recycle, Langdon said.

The pilot program will continue until July 31, 2018, at

which time the project will be analyzed to determine if the residue remaining in the collected tubes meets the threshold for a plastics processor.

Typically, containers should have no more than 5% to 10% residue or they will gum up the machinery used by companies that recycle plastic. If the tubes collected from Coquitlam residents contain too much residue, they won’t be acceptable for the recycling stream.

While research and studies have been conducted in the United States to explore the feasibility of recycling plastic squeeze tubes, this is the first time residents are receiving specific direction to recycle plastic squeeze tubes and are provided with a special collection bag for curbside recycling.

• Visit recyclebc.ca/tubes for more information. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: MAY 11 – 13

May Day parade & Mother’s Day Friday, May 11

Square from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Visit portcoquitlam. ca/mayday for the full list.

TAKE A HIKE

NORTON DIAMOND

FOR THE GRADS

Pay your respects to the late Wayne Norton, a Port Moody resident and former baseball scout with the Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles and Seattle Mariners who passed away in February.

Mayor Mike Clay will unveil the Wayne Norton Baseball Diamond in honour of the Canadian Baseball hall-of-famer at noon at Westhill Park (203 Westhill Pl.). Visit portmoody.ca.

CABARET SONGS

Have you packed a 72-hour emergency kit in case there’s a flood, fire or power outage? The city of Coquitlam’s emergency preparedness team will be at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam) from noon to 2 p.m. (Room 2) during Emergency Preparedness Week. Visit coquitlam.ca.

PoCo Heritage’s Bryan Ness will lead a free historical walk through Port Coquitlam’s downtown, starting at 6 p.m. from the museum in The Outlet (2248-2250 McAllister Ave., behind city hall). The walk is part of the city’s 95th annual May Days. Visit portcoquitlam.ca/mayday. École des Pionniers wants to send off its largest graduation class in style, at a convocation next month. And proceeds from a student talent show, running from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. in the new school (1618 Patricia Ave., Port Coquitlam) will help to pay for the ceremony. Admission is $8/$5/$25 for a family. Call 604-552-7915.

The 80-member Choral Connections Choir performs a number of cabaret hits, at a free outdoor show at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village bandshell (beside city hall) as part of May Days. Visit portcoquitlam.ca/mayday.

HIGH SCHOOL SHOWS

Theatrical students at Dr. Charles Best and Heritage Woods secondaries close their spring productions tonight and Saturday at their respective schools. Dr. Charles Best (2525 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam) features A Midsummer Night’s Dream at 7:30 p.m.; tickets are $15/$10 by calling 604-461-5581. And Heritage Woods (1300 David Ave., Port Moody) has Rock of Ages: School Edition, also at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12/$10 by phoning 604-461-8679.

DATE NIGHT

Grab some snacks for the Port Moody Film Society’s latest offering: Locke, a British R-rated drama starring Tom Hardy. The flick starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody). Admission is $5 plus a $5 society membership fee for the year. Visit pmfilm.ca.

ALMOST, MAINE

The most popular play for regional theatres in North America lands at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam), courtesy of Northern Lights Collective and Pacific Theatre. Almost, Maine tells nine quirky stories about love and loss through multiple characters as portrayed by five actors. Directed by Kaitlin Williams, the show runs tonight at 8 p.m., and Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m. Call 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

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Participants in the 2014 May Day parade dressed up in costume to play their instruments and walk down Shaughnessy Street in Port Coquitlam. This Saturday’s Rotary-sponsored procession begins at 11 a.m., with a pre-show at 10:30 a.m. by the Vancouver Police Department’s motorcycle drill team.

Saturday, May 12 SCOUTS PANCAKES

Dig into a plate of pancakes before the Rotary May Day parade, in The Outlet at Leigh Square Community Arts Village (behind PoCo city hall), from 8 to 11 a.m. The flapjacks will be served up by the 4th PoCo Scouts, at $4 per person. Visit portcoquitlam.ca/mayday.

PAPER SHRED

Bring documents that are no longer needed to a shred-a-thon in the parking lot at the Coquitlam Alliance Church (2601 Spuraway Ave., Coquitlam) from 10 a.m. to noon. Hosted by the Coquitlam Gogos, the event with 1-800-Shredding is by donation. Visit greatervangogos.org.

FREE COMPOST

Coquitlam residents sprucing up their gardens can get one free bag of compost from the city, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Austin works yard parking lot (across from the Coquitlam Animal Shelter, at 500 Mariner Way).

Proof of residency is required. As well, residents can also buy composters for $28 (cash only).

Visit coquitlam.ca/compostweek.

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PARK SOUNDS

Hear SD43 musicians perform at the PCT Performance Stage at Rocky Point Park (2800block of Murray Street, Port Moody) from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the 10th annual District Music Festival in the Park, presented by the Coquitlam Music Teachers Association. Visit portmoody.ca.

FIX YOUR BIKE

Check out the city of Coquitlam’s two new public bike maintenance stations with experts from HUB Cycling, from 10 a.m. to noon in the parking lot at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam). Email jel@ bikehub.ca.

MAY DAY PARADE

Grab a spot on the sidewalk in downtown Port Coquitlam to view the Rotary May Day parade as part of the 95th annual May Day festivities.

The Vancouver Police Department’s Motorcycle Drill Team has a pre-show at 10:30 a.m. with the official procession starting at 11 a.m. and winding from Shaughnessy to Elgin, Mary Hill, Hawthorne and ending on Tyner. And don’t forget to stay for the Party in the Square, from noon to 5 p.m. with indie rockers The Matinée headlining. Free historical trolley tour run from Leigh

Two spring teas are on this afternoon at TriCity churches: St. Catherine’s Anglican (221 Prairie Ave., Port Coquitlam) has its social from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. while St. John the Apostle (2206 St. Johns St., Port Moody) runs its fundraiser from 2 to 4 p.m. Entry is $5 each

ALL THAT JAZZ

The jazz trio Wild Blue Herons — made up of Bill Sample on piano, Darlene Ketchum on vocals and Miles Hill on bass — entertain at the Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St., Port Moody) with a show at 8 p.m. Visit gallerybistroportmoody. com for tickets.

Sunday, May 13 PANCAKES FOR MOM

Bring your appetite to Lions Park (2300 Lions Way, Port Coquitlam) for the Kinsmen Club’s pancake breakfast from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. or for its barbecue lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part of the May Day festivities. Brekkie is $4; prices vary for lunch. See the May Pole dancers perform with the Tiddley Cove Morris dancers..

Visit portcoquitlam.ca/mayday.

“PERK UP, PIANIST!”

Take mom to see concert pianist Sarah Hagen in a comedy-music show titled “Perk Up, Pianist!” at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) at 7:30 p.m. Call 604927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

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LIBRARIES & LITERACY

Dads, tech, language BOOKS PLUS Books Plus runs in The TriCity News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

COQUITLAM

• Crafts and music for people with developmental challenges: Join librarians on the third Thursday of each month (9 to 11 a.m.) in the Nancy Bennett Room of the Poirier branch for fun, social interaction and light snacks.

Registration is required for this free program. Register online for this free program or phone the Help Desk at 604937-4141.

• Victoria Day Storytime: Monday, May 21, 11 to 11:30 a.m. at the City Centre branch, Room 137, parents and children from birth to six years old are invited to spend quality time together enjoying stories, songs and rhymes. No registration necessary, just drop in.

• Tech Training: Introduction to Cyber Security: Learn how to protect yourself from cyber crimes Thursday, May 24, 2 to 3 p.m. in the City Centre branch computer lab. Registration is

required for these free classes; go to coqlibrary.ca to sign up online or phone the Help Desk at 604-554-7323.

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

cal workshop on how to stay healthy as you age. Register for this program by calling 604469-4577.

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

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• Language Learning on a Shoestring: Join librarians tomorrow (May 12) from 2 to 3 p.m. for a demo of the different free online programs and apps that can help you learn a new language. Whether you want to learn a few phrases for your upcoming trips or you want to learn a language from the ground up, these tools can provide excellent reading and listening practice. Come meet other language learners and share your learning tips. Call 604-469-4577 to reserve a seat.

• Police Week Storytime: Thursday, May 17 from 10:30 to 11 a.m., join librarians for a special storytime with Port Moody Police Chief Const.

David Fleugel in celebration of National Police Week. This drop-in event is suitable for all ages.

• Seniors’ Health Matters: Healthy Eating and Exercise: Join Dr. Fatma Taha Thursday, May 17 from 2 to 3 p.m. for an informative and practi-

• Dad Time: Join Terry Fox librarians for a fun drop-in program for all dads and male caregivers with little ones from one day to five years old. There will be songs, stories, games and crafts, with time after the program to socialize and hang out with other dads. They run on Saturdays, May 19, June 16, July 21 and Aug. 18, 2 to 2:45 p.m.

• Be a Friend: Join the Friends of the Terry Fox Library and attend their meetings.

This volunteer organization supports the library through advocacy, fundraising and assistance with various projects.

New friends are always welcome. The Friends meet next Wednesday, May 16, 7 to 8 p.m.

— just drop in.

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

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Two Tri-City youth will be awarded with the silver level Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Victoria tomorrow (Saturday).

Essa Esmail and Inaara Devsi participated in the award program that recognizes service to community, development of a skill, physical recreation, and an adventurous journey in nature.

MOSSOM WIN

Kelly and Glen Hobbis (right) capped off Wheel 2 Heal, a cycling fundraiser for Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation, by announcing their $100,000 donation. The money will be used for IV therapy treatment spaces in the ERH expansion.

HOBBIS FAMILY GIVES BIG FOR ERH IV ROOMS

Two new board members joined the Terry Fox Foundation last month.

Katherine Kay and Michael Rossi will be at the table to steer to the national charity named after the Port Coquitlam hero.

Rossi has served as president of adidas Canada since July 2014, overseeing Canadian operations for adidas and Reebok as well as shared services for adidas Golf. Kay is a litigation partner at Stikeman Elliot LLP. The pair join Ara Sahakian, CPA, CA and managing partner at the IA Group, on the board.

Two spring beers by Moody Ales and West Coast Canning poured $4,000 into KidSport Tri-Cities.

Proceeds from the brews will mean 13 kids will be able to play a season of sport, said Chris Wilson.

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Meadowbrook elementary students Savannah Baxter, Avery Silva, Andrew Tizzard and Colin Hodge created a pinball game to raise funds for the SPCA. They recently presented their cheque for $292.95 to the new Tri-Cities SPCA.

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Belcarra resident Griffin Andersen, a Mossom Creek hatchery high school volunteer, is the recipient for this year’s Canadian Wildlife Foundation’s Wade Luzny Youth Conservation Award.

Andersen, the son of Britt Andersen, the executive director of the Terry Fox Foundation, has been a Mossom helper since the age of nine.

This past year, his website Wishful Thinking raised donated new and used tools for the hatchery. Andersen also took Pacific Parklands’ Dr. M. Wosk Environmental Leadership Award.

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Coquitlam’s Michelle Sing, the interim CEO of the YWCA, was recently named the human resource professional of the year. Sing won the title from the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources.

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The Archbishop Carney regional secondary school alumna bested eight other contenders with her rendition of Killing Me Softly, at last month’s fundraiser.

“It was very fun and an experience I wouldn’t forget,” said Padawan in a news release. “This event is one of my favourites because it highlights the amazing community the high school has.

I am truly proud to be a graduate of Archbishop Carney.”

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MONDAY, MAY 14 • Tri-City Photo Club meets in the Drama Room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., 7:30 p.m. – guests are always welcome. Feature: Travel, speaker TBA. Bring some of your favourite travel images to share. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca.

• Heritage Writers’ Group meets, 10:30 a.m.-noon, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Start capturing your life story for family and posterity! No preparation required; just bring a pen and paper, or your laptop.

• 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 at 7 p.m. at the Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (street parking only). Info: Darline, 604-466-0017.

• Crossroads Hospice Coffeehouse presents Shades of Green, The Gathering Place, 1100-2253 Leigh Sq., PoCo, doors open at 7 p.m.; admission: $5 at the door. Info: 604-945-0606 or info@ crossroadshospice.org. This Maple Ridge rootsy band features Lucy Rowley, Caden Knudson, Bryan Barrow and Darren Exley.

TUESDAY, MAY 15 • Dogwood Garden Club meets, 7 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, Coquitlam. Speakers: Wendy and Pam from Botanus will do a demonstration on creating summer bulb containers. Info: dogwoodgardenclub.weebly.com.

• 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.

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• Singles Travel Club meets at 6 p.m. for dinner at ABC Restaurant, 300-100 Schoolhouse, Coquitlam to plan trips for 2019. Club offers group tours for solo travellers – meet new friends, enjoy the security of group travel and avoid the costly single supplement. Info: www.singlestravelclub.ca.

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THURSDAY, MAY 17 • North East Coquitlam Ratepayers Association meeting, 7 p.m., Victoria Hall, 3435 Victoria Dr. Topic: Find out how to avoid meeting a bear while walking on Burke Mountain; Coquitlam City’s Bear Aware person, Julie Kanya, will speak at this family-friendly presentation. All walkers and their children are welcome. Regular NECRA business meeting will begin at 8:10 p.m. after a short break when all concerns of the neighbourhood can be brought forward. Info: 604-970-2579.

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-9:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 263, 1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-937-0836.

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The word ‘tinnitus’ is derived from the Latin word ‘tinnire’, meaning ‘to tinkle’ or ‘ring like a bell’.

The sounds heard can range from a humming to a high-pitched ringing or a roar. The vast majority of those with Tinnitus are told that there is no medical cure, no medication to treat it. In Canada, about 5 million people have a form of it.

Interestingly, research studies conducted with loudness matching experiments, have shown that the loudness of an individual’s Tinnitus is usually only 5 decibels above their hearing threshold during the test. Despite that, the effect on many peoples’ lives ranges beyond being only mildly annoying to severe enough to have a chronic impact upon their quality of life: the inability to concentrate, sleep disorders, anxiety, and depression.

Those with Meniere’s disease of the inner ear may report a roaring Tinnitus. One’s physician may find it pulsatile in quality, vascular in origin.

But people with supersensitive hearing may suffer as well.

Those with Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) quite often experience a high-pitched ringing due to the damage to their cochlear hair cells, resulting in high-frequency, treble hearing loss.

good news is that ‘combination devices’ have been developed. These digital hearing aids have been specifically designed with programs that produce various types of masking noises.

Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT), an audiologic treatment encompassing the ear and the brain, has emerged as an effective method of treating Tinnitus. Using a desensitization approach, the patient uses environmental sound, or ear-level sound generators (with or without incorporated hearing aids) to partially mask their Tinnitus, so they can still hear their Tinnitus but are less aware of it. Counselling is an important part of TRT, helping the patient to accept that the objective is not to eliminate the Tinnitus but rather to minimize the perception of it by training Causes of Tinnitus can range from the simple, the brain to treat the sound as meaningless, not like cerumen (hardened ear wax) lodging something to be feared or dreaded. against the tympanic membrane (ear drum) to the complex, an imbalance between neurons carrying auditory information from the tiny hair cells of the cochlear (the spiral-shaped cavity forming a division of the internal ear) to the brain and back again. Antibiotics and high doses of aspirin can also aggravate Tinnitus.

It is important for physicians to rule out a VIII cranial nerve tumour as well.

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Dr Ted Venema earned a BA in Philosophy at Calvin College and an MA in Audiology at Western Washington University. After working for three years as a clinical Audiologist at The Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto, he went back to school and completed a PhD in Audiology at the University of Oklahoma. He was an Assistant Professor at Auburn University in Alabama. In 2017, Ted began teaching in the new Hearing Instrument Practitioner program at Douglas College in Coquitlam BC. He continues to give presentations on hearing, hearing loss and hearing aids.

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CHECK OUT GROUPS FOR TRI-CITY PEOPLE 50+ THE CLUB FOR OVER-50 • The Club Port Moody, a gathering place for those over 50 at 101 Noons Creek Dr., hosts a number of regular events, including: crocinole, Tuesdays, 10 a.m.; knitting, Tuesdays, 1-2:30 p.m.; cribbage, Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon; ukulele group, Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Info: theclubportmoody.com.

50-PLUS SOFTBALL • Coquitlam 50+ (Glen Pine and Dogwood pavilions) slopitch ball club is looking for man 55 and older and women 50 and older from the Tri-Cities to play ball. It is not necessary to have participated in organized ball in your past life, just have some knowledge of the game and an ability to make it around the bases. Teams play at Town Centre and Mundy parks; practices and games are held Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and the season begins as weather permits. Info: Len, 604-941-0081 or lenraili@shaw.ca; or Phil, 604-931-5498 or pjbd2@hotmail. com.

GET DRAMATIC AT DOGWOOD • Dogwood Drama Club meets Mondays and Thursdays, 1-3:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam (entrance and parking off Winslow Avenue). New members are always welcome for acting roles or backstage crew. Info: Darlene, 604-937-3536.

EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN • Minds in Motion, a fitness and social program for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s and a care partner hosted,

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Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Cost: $38 per pair/8 weeks. Register in person or call 604-927-6098.

SUPPORT FOR STROKE VICTIMS • Stroke Recovery Association of BC, Coquitlam branch at Dogwood Pavilion invites people recovering from stroke and their caregivers most Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. for speech therapy, exercise, indoor bocce, music, dance, games, speakers, outings, fun and friendship, 624 Poirier St. (enter off Winslow Avenue). Info: Margaret, 604-927-6093 or mhansen@coquitlam. ca.

SING ALONG AT DOGWOOD • Dogwood Songsters meet every Monday, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion; group also visits and entertains at seniors’ facilities weekly. If you love to sing, you can join. Info: 778-2854873 or 604-464-2252.

FITNESS, GAMES & MORE • Seniors meet every Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m., to do fun group activities including physical fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing. All women and men 50 or older are welcome at Share Family and Community Services’ Mountain View Family Resource Centre, 699 Robinson St., Coquitlam (corner of Smith Avenue and Robinson Street). Info: Gina, 604-937-6970.

HAVE YOUR CONCERNS HEARD • Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to seniors’ concerns. Seniors’ organizations and others interested in joining, call Ernie, 604-576-9734, or email tsn@shaw.ca.

ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUPS • The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups

in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month. People who are interested in participating in a caregiver support group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780.

FUN IS IN THE CARDS • Glen Pine 50Plus group plays bridge Mondays, 12:45-3:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9:30-11:45 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-9276940.

SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS • Caregiver support group meets second and fourth Friday of each month, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: 604-933-6098.

MONTHLY LUNCHEONS • Monthly seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Coquitlam. Info: 604-552-7221 or info@burquest.org.

FRAUD PREVENTION • ABCs of Fraud, a consumer fraud prevention program for seniors, by seniors, gives free one-hour presentations to seniors groups of 10 or more. Info: 604-437-1940 or ceas@telus.net.

SOME SWEET SONG & DANCE • Honeycombs, a group of people over 50 who entertain with song, dance and skits, meets Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Wilson Centre, PoCo. Performers plus prop, sound and stage hands needed. Info or show bookings: Frances, 604-941-1745.

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Gymnaestrada brings competitive relief Even parents and coaches can participate in performances MARIO BARTEL

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When the gymnasts at TAG Sports Centre in Port Coquitlam need a break from their 10 to 12 hours of training a week, it only makes sense they do… more gymnastics.

Or rather, gymnaestrada.

While tumbling across the floor, balancing on the beam and hurling around the uneven bars is largely an individual pursuit, gymnaestrada is a team activity that can involve as few as 10 gymnasts or as many as 100 and more. It’s also more performance than competition, says TAG’s head coach, Barb Fraser, although only the best, most precise teams get to advance from regional to national to world events.

On May 12 and 13, TAG will be hosting 2018 BC Gymnaestrada, a weekend of workshops to introduce newcomers to the sport and hone the abilities of those already enjoying it, followed by a day of performances at the Port Moody rec complex by more than 500 gymnasts from across the province.

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TAG’s gymnaestrada team is comprised of 36 athletes including coaches and even some parents. Many of the athletes are competitive gymnasts who also enjoy the team aspect of performances.

2018 Canadian Gymnaestrada at the Richmond Olympic Oval at the end of June. The best teams there could earn their way to World Gymnaestrada 2019 in Austria next July. Like the Olympics, that event is held once every four years, but its 20,000 or so participants dwarfs the international Games.

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is gymnastics for everyone.

Indeed, her team of 36 also includes the coaches and even some parents who take their place in the ranks of participants. The tightly choreographed performances last anywhere from 3.5 minutes for smaller teams to 15 minutes for large groups.

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“There’s no rules, no limitations,” Fraser said. “It’s unique.”

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So performances will often include busy, active stretches where everybody on the team is moving, interspersed with dance formations that allow some of the athletes to take a break.

But that doesn’t mean they’re slacking off.

“There really isn’t any downtime,” Fraser said.

While gymnaestrada is still relatively unknown in North America, it’s hugely popular in Europe, Fraser said. In fact all 15 of the World Gymnaestrada events since the first one in Rotterdam in 1953 have been staged in European countries.

The 2015 event in Helsinki, with 21,000 gymnasts, was the largest event in terms of participants ever held in Finland.

Fraser said the emphasis at the large-scale international event is more on entertainment and spectacle. While smaller teams will display their routines in a packed gymnasium or arena, larger teams perform in outdoor stadiums and the event culminates with a mass choreographed performance of all participants that fills a soccer pitch from end to end, sideline to sideline.

It’s that group dynamic that makes it fun for individual competitive gymnasts who get a chance to bond and perform with their teammates.

“It really brings the kids together,” Fraser said.

• For more information about the Gymnaestrada event in Port Moody, including a schedule of workshops and performances, go to https:// www.gymbc.org/events/events/ post/722. mbartel@tricitynews.com

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Players and goalies try to impress at a prospects identification camp put on by the Coquitlam Express at Planet Ice last weekend. The camp included practices, intra-camp exhibition games as well as seminars to inform players about their hockey options in the BC Hockey League and college opportunities in the NCAA.

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Lawn Care & Maintenance Spring Clean-up.Garden Installs Trim/Prune • 604-618-8017 PEACE ARCH GARDENING Lawn, maintenance, weeding, pruning, trimming, p/raking, aeration. WCB 604-345-4701

MOVING

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James • 604-786-7977

COBASCHI PAINTING Ltd. Interior/ext paint, power washing, Free est.

Res/com. Reas rates.

778-859-4211

Int/Ext Painting •30 yrs exp.

Exc rates. Weekends avail.

Refs. Keith • 604-433-2279

ADVERTISING POLICIES

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A-1 Contracting. Bsmt, bath, kitchen cabinets, tiling, painting, decks and more.

Call Dhillon, 604-782-1936

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Residential / Commercial • Respectful • Responsible • Reliable • Affordable Rates All Rubbish, Junk & Recycling needs.

Johnson • 778-999-2803 reddyrubbishremoval.com

DISPOSAL BINS starting at $229 plus dump fees. Call Disposal King 604-306-8599

To advertise call

604-630-3300

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Pruning, Hedge Trimming Tree & Stump Removal 60 ft Bucket Trucks 604 - 787-5915 604 - 291-7778 www.treeworksonline.ca 10% discount with this ad

AUTOMOTIVE

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

Please recycle this newspaper.

Your Clunker is someone’s Classic.

MASTER CARPENTER •Finishing•Doors•Mouldings •Decks•Renos•Repairs

RENOVATIONS & REPAIR lam/wood flrs/tiling,finishing carpentry, drywall, sundecks, windows/doors new roof & siding repairs.

Quality work, Free Est.

loofaconstruction.ca D & M Renovations.

Flooring, tiling, finishing.

Fully Insured. Top quality, quick work, 604-724-3832

Grow Your Business

ROOFING

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Call Jag at:

PAVING/SEAL COATING Call 604-240-7594 Craig 604-942-5591

Roofing Expert 778-230-5717 Repairs/re-roof/new roofs.

All work guaranteed. Frank

A-1 Contracting & Roofing NEW & RE-ROOFING All Types • Concrete Tile Paint & Seal •Asphalt • Flat All Maintenance & Repairs WCB. 25% Discount. • Emergency Repairs •

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PAY-LESS Pro Painting SPRING Ext/Int SPECIAL BBB A+ RATING FOR 37yrs.

LOOK for our YARD SIGNS FREE ESTIMATES, LICENSED

Interior & Exterior Specialist

778-893-7277

PAINTING/ WALLPAPER

POWER WASHING, INSURED CALL 24/Hrs 7 DAYS SCOTT 604-891-9967 paylesspropainting.com

Alll Roof & Siding Services Res/Comm. New & Repairs.

Metal, Shingle, Tile, Concrete, Vinyl Side, Hardyplank. Renos.

Sundecks, Gutters, WCB mgroofing.ca 604-812-9721

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GREEN THUMB

Landscaping Lawn & Garden Services • Spring Clean-up • Chaefer Beetle Repair •Seeding •Moss •Aeration •Weeding •Top Soil •Mulch • Hedge/Tree Trim/Pruning

RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT

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Interior / Exterior Specialist Many Years Experience Fully Insured Top Quality, Quick Work Free estimate

A Gardener & A Gentleman Lawn, Garden, Trees. Prune.

Clean-up. Junk.604-319-5302

Interior & Exterior • 99 cents per sq ft

HANDYMAN 7 days a week $80 per hour. 604-401-8794 www.differenthandyman.ca

LANDSCAPING

POWER WASHING

METRO Blacktop Co. Ltd. New & Old Driveways.

Repairs • 604-657-9936 www.metroblacktop.ca

778-892-1530 A1 TOP CANADIAN ROOFING LTD. All kinds of roofing Re-roof, new roof & repairs. Shingle & torch-on Free Estimates 778-878-2617 604-781-2094

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A28 FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2018, TRI-CITY NEWS

Christopher R. Bacon Partner & Personal Injury Law

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