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Port Moody byelection a possibility GARY MCKENNA The Tri-CiTy News

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Above, from left: Rick Glumac, Selina Robinson and Mike Farnworth — the MLAselect for the ridings of Port Moody-Coquitlam, CoquitlamMaillardville and Port Coquitlam respectively — get together Wednesday to celebrate their election victories for the NDP. Right: Joan Isaacs, the BC Liberal MLA-elect for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, greets a supporter as she arrives at the party’s campaign celebration at Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club.

Isaacs defeated NDP incumbent Jodie Wickens by 170 votes.

The provincial election may have wrapped up late Tuesday night but another vote could be right around the corner for Port Moody residents.

With the victory in the riding of Port Moody-Coquitlam of NDP candidate Rick Glumac — a Port Moody city councillor — the possibility of a byelection looms at the municipal level.

“I am going to meet with my council and determine how

to move forward from here,” Glumac said Tuesday night after defeating incumbent BC Liberal MLA Linda Reimer.

“My commitment is to be an MLA, and so we just have to figure out how that is going to work.”

When asked if he could do both jobs at the same time, he stated: “I don’t think so.”

Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay said Glumac could theoretically stay on as a councillor and keep both jobs. see KEEPING BOTH, page 6

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Isaacs wins, awaits a possible recount DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Coquitlam-Burke Mountain MLA-elect Joan Isaacs is walking a cautious line toward what she hopes will be her path to Victoria after a tumultuous election night on Tuesday.

Declared the winner of the

riding with only 170 votes separating her from BC NDP incumbent Jodie Wickens, Isaacs, the BC Liberal, said she wants to wait for the absentee ballots to be counted — and a possible recount — before celebrating.

see ‘OPTIMISTICALLY’, page 6

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VoteSmart2017: the wrap-up PORT COQUITLAM

Little doubt as Farnworth wins handily JANIS CLEUGH

PORT COQUITLAM RESULTS

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Port Coquitlam’s re-elected MLA spent yesterday collecting lawn signs and cleaning out his campaign office in the former Elks Hall.

It was yet another successful contest for Mike Farnworth after the popular incumbent defended his seat in the NDP stronghold for the sixth time in seven provincial elections.

Farnworth gained his highest number of votes ever since running for the party in 1991, taking nearly 13,000 ballots over BC Liberal candidate Susan Chambers’ 7,101.

The reason for his success? “I think we ran a good campaign.

Provincially, John [Horgan] ran a good campaign.”

Currently, the NDP’s most seasoned politician isn’t getting any marching orders from his leader, he said. There are still some 176,000 absentee votes province-wide to be counted over the next two weeks, which will determine which party forms government.

“It potentially has a big impact,” Farnworth said. “Right now, people have to sit tight until that’s done and then we

n Mike Farnworth, BC NDP: Susan Chambers, BC Liberal: Jason Hanley, BC Green: Lewis Dahlby, Libertarian: Billy Gibbons, BC Cascadia:

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Port Coquitlam MLA-elect Mike Farnworth accepts congratulations at his campaign celebration at the PoCo Legion after he was reelected in Tuesday’s provincial election. will see who is going to become the premier.”

Farnworth, the former official Opposition house leader and public safety critic, won’t

speculate about the outcome, nor will he comment on the possibility that, should the NDP hold power, he would return to a cabinet position (he previ-

ously served as the minister of municipal affairs and housing, employment and investment, housing, health, seniors, and social development and eco-

nomic security).

And, for the record, he also holds no grudges against Horgan, having challenged him in 2014 for the top job before dropping out and backing him (a year earlier, Farnworth also went against Adrian Dix to replace Carole James, who stepped down as leader).

As for his next four years, Farnworth vowed to “continue doing the work that I’ve been doing in representing the riding — whether we’re in government or in Opposition.”

Locally, his focus will be on upgrades at Irvine elementary school and Minnekhada middle as well as preparing for impacts from development on Burke Mountain, where the city of Coquitlam plans to house up to 20,000 residents north of PoCo. Meanwhile, the BC Liberals’ Chambers told The Tri-City News on election night that

12,937 votes (55.46%) 7,101 (30.44%) 2,975 (12.75%) 231 (0.99%) 84 (0.36%) she’s “rooting for a BC Liberal majority for the province. The race is not over.”

The Maple Ridge resident also did not rule out another run, saying in a phone interview: “There’s a future in politics for a person like me.”

But the BC Greens’ Jason Hanley — another first-time candidate — told The Tri-City News yesterday he’s unsure if he’ll throw his hat in the ring again.

Hanley captured the highest number of votes of the TriCities’ four Green contenders, with 12.75%. “I’m happy with the results,” he said, noting the party earned 4.89% of votes cast in PoCo in 2009 (there was no Green candidate in the 2013 campaign).

Across B.C., “The Greens made amazing gains. It’s the only party to have tripled in size,” Hanley said with a laugh. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

COQUITLAM-MAILLARDVILLE

No repeat squeaker for NDP’s Robinson GARY MCKENNA

COQUITLAM-MAILLARDVILLE RESULTS

The Tri-CiTy News

In the last election, thenNDP candidate Selina Robinson had to wait close to a month to find out whether she would be the next MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville.

On Tuesday, it was apparent within an hour of the polls closing.

Robinson jumped out to an early lead over BC Liberal challenger Steve Kim — who was also her competition four years earlier — after the first ballot box was counted, an edge she held for the entire night.

The final total gave her 10,308 votes (50%) to Kim’s 7,862 (38%). The BC Green Party’s Nicola Spurling came in a distant third, garnering 2,223 votes (11%).

“It was completely decisive,” Robinson said after being de-

n Selina Robinson, BC NDP: Steve Kim, BC Liberal: Nicola Spurling, BC Green: Jesse Velay-Vitow, Libert.:

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New Democratic Party supporters in the Coquitlam-Maillardville riding watch the provincial election results come in Tuesday evening on television at the Coquitlam Legion. Incumbent NDP MLA Selina Robinson was eventually declared the winner, defeating BC Liberal challenger Steve Kim. clared the winner. “It is really nice to win on election night.”

The 2013 race was considerably tighter, with Kim receiving

a 105-vote lead on election night. After a judicial recount

and the tabulation of absentee ballots, Robinson was declared the winner in early June, weeks after election night.

On Tuesday, Robinson said the province-wide results show that voters want to see change in Victoria.

“What is glaring is that people are not happy with Christy Clark and the BC Liberals,” she said. “They are looking for change and we ought to be able to deliver that.”

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10,308 votes (50.17%) 7,862 (38.26%) 2,223 (10.82%) 155 (0.75%)

party, Kim reflected on his second defeat to Robinson. He said he ran a strong campaign and was happy with the effort he received from volunteers across the riding.

“I don’t think we’d have done it differently,” he said. “The people have spoken and this is what they chose.”

He didn’t rule out running politically in the future but said for now, he’s going to focus on thanking his team and taking some time to reflect. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC – with files from Diane Strandberg

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COQUITLAM-BURKE MOUNTAIN

Keeping both jobs & ‘Optimistically cautious’ byelection 2 options continued from front page

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Under the Local Government Act, council vacancies do not have to be filled during an election year. Clay said that if Glumac could do double-duty until Jan. 1, 2018, it could save the cost of a byelection (civic elections in B.C. will be held in October 2018).

“He can keep both jobs,” Clay said. “It is up to Rick to decide if he is going to step down.”

Even if a byelection is forced, Clay said they are not as expensive as general elections.

“We think it would be somewhere between $15,000 and $20,000,” Clay told The Tri-City News. “They are much smaller scale… I don’t think anybody would think of that cost as significant.”

The NDP has not held Port Moody-Coquitlam since former Mayor Joe Trasolini took the riding in a byelection in 2012 before narrowly losing to Reimer in the 2013 general election.

Glumac said he believes his party’s focus on the economy and improving affordability

PORT MOODY-COQUITLAM RESULTS n Rick Glumac, BC NDP: Linda Reimer, BC Liberal: Don Barthel, BC Green:

helped propel him to an upset victory.

He collected 10,542 votes (47% of votes cast) to Reimer’s 9,122 votes (41%). Green candidate Don Barthel had 2,692 votes (12%).

“We presented a very positive vision for the future,” Glumac said. “We worked hard to reach out to people and talk to them about what their needs are in the community… I am not surprised by the result.”

Speaking to the party faithful Tuesday inside the Old Mill Boathouse at Rocky Point Park after being declared the winner, he said he was eager to get to work.

“It’s about building a better British Columbia for all British Columbians, not just a few,” he said. “And you can count on me to start working on that.”

After he spoke, Reimer showed up to the event and

10,542 votes (47.16%) 9,122 (40.80%) 2,692 (12.04%)

took to the microphone, presenting Glumac with a flag of Port Moody that she received from a constituent after winning the seat in 2013.

“It is only right that I return the flag to the new member from Port Moody-Coquitlam,” she said.

Reimer told The Tri-City News that she was disappointed with the result. She added that the NDP ran a strong campaign in the Lower Mainland suburbs and had targeted her riding as a potential pickup.

As for her future, she said she was planning on taking a holiday before making any major decisions.

“I was hoping to be able to serve my constituents for a second term,” she said. “Who knows what the future has to hold.”

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“I’m apprehensive to make that jump, I want to be very careful,” she told The Tri-City News late Tuesday after cheering supporters and a TV station declared her elected. “But I am optimistically cautious.”

It was a teary-eyed Wickens who appeared at Pasta Polo Tuesday, acknowledging it would be two weeks before she would know for sure whether she would hold on to the riding or lose it.

The two political rivals will now have to wait until the absentee votes are counted between May 22 and 24 to get the final results, and a judicial recount could still be in the offing if the vote tally is close.

According to Elections BC, a judicial recount is merited if the difference between the top two candidates — after the final count — is less than 1/500 of the total eligible ballots. Candidates can also apply for a recount if they have concerns.

On election night, Wickens’ event was a hive of activity, with party faithful chanting for their candidate, while the mood was more subdued but still festive at Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club, where the Tri-City BC Liberal candidates celebrated their party’s narrow victory.

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COQUITLAM-BURKE MOUNTAIN RESULTS n Joan Isaacs, BC Liberal: Jodie Wickens, BC NDP: Ian Soutar, BC Green:

9,514 votes (44.44%) 9,344 (43.64%) 2,553 (11.92%)

James Moore, who was at the Plateau party, said he wasn’t surprised at the split vote provincially, noting that an incumbent party with 16 years in government faces an uphill battle, calling the election a “knife edge either way.”

Probably the calmest candidate following the election that saw the BC Liberal Party and BC NDP within a hair’s breadth of each other in the popular vote and seat count was CoquitlamBurke Mountain Green Party candidate Ian Soutar.

Having doubled the Green vote in the riding since the last two provincial elections, including a 2016 byelection, Soutar said he was part of a Green wave that might have foiled the chances of the two major parties gaining a clear majority.

“I’m very pleased how things turned out. Even without moving to official party status, we hold the balance of power. Our party has made some massive sweeps. I like that neither the Liberals nor the NDP are a majority,” Soutar said.

Indeed, the close race mir-

rors the provincial outcome, in which the BC Liberals won 43 of B.C.’s 87 ridings, compared to 41 for the NDP and three for the Green Party. It takes 44 seats to form a majority in B.C., meaning this could force the province’s first minority government since 1952.

Changes have taken place in the riding over the years as more young families move into the area seeking schools and daycare. As recently as 2013, former BC Liberal MLA Douglas Horne could be assured of a comfortable win with 49.9% of the popular vote and a 2,400-vote margin against his closest rival, Chris Wilson, who is now a Coquitlam councillor.

In early 2016, Wickens capitalized on voter frustration with lack of schools and daycare to win a byelection but so far appears to have failed in her bid to keep that seat safe for the NDP against Isaacs, who stuck to issues such as transportation, the opening of the Evergreen Extension and seniors care. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Tuesday evening was a time for watching and waiting as votes were counted in the provincial election. Top left: John Slattery keeps an eye on results for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain at NDP candidate Jodie Wickens’ campaign celebration at Pasta Polo restaurant. Top right: NDP MLA-elect Mike Farnworth enjoys a beer at his election night party. Above left: Coquitlam-Maillardville BC Liberal candidate Steve Kim watches results roll in on TV screens at Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club. Above centre: Tenor Adam Turpin gives an operatic serenade at Pasta Polo. Above right: A young Liberal supporter at Westwood Plateau can barely tolerate the tension of the close race for the Coquitlam-Burke Mountain riding.

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PORT MOODY

New zoning could preserve PM heritage Mayor wants a narrow lot pilot to go city-wide MARIO BARTEL

The Tri-CiTy News

The current review of Port Moody’s zoning bylaws to create narrow lots and allow infill housing such as laneway homes could be a boon to efforts to preserve the city’s heritage homes.

Mayor Mike Clay said allowing owners of heritage homes, and even homes that are older but not necessarily of heritage value, to subdivide their lots or build laneway homes can be an incentive to preserve the home while still extracting value from the property.

“We’ve got to give people the tools to do this,” said Clay.

“We’re really looking for some incentives to get people to preserve heritage.”

In a presentation to city council Tuesday, senior city planner Alex Taylor proposed a small area of Moody Centre that meets the requirements for the construction of laneway homes — including access to a back alley or streets as well as lots large enough to allow for proper setbacks — be used as a pilot project to test the new zoning regulations. The project would last about six months.

“We would know within a few months how many people would be interested,” Taylor told council.

But Clay said the pilot project has been ongoing for the 10 years zoning changes have been discussed, and the area is too small to have much of an impact.

“We’ve been talking about this long enough,” Clay said,

POMO MAYOR MIKE CLAY noting he would like to see the pilot area expanded to the whole city. “The pilot area was so small, it won’t do anything to preserve heritage.”

“Other people in other neighbourhoods are going to want the same opportunities,” said Coun. Diana Dilworth.

“Even if we do a blanket rezoning, it won’t mean every property can build a laneway home.”

Some councillors suggested tinkering with the floor area ratio (FAR) of laneway homes to lot size might be another way to create incentives for owners to preserve their heritage homes.

The city is proposing a FAR of 0.7 and maximum lot coverage of 45% for laneway homes but concedes a higher FAR of 0.8 or 0.9 might be needed to convince owners to preserve their heritage homes.

“That’s a very high increase and it may not be recommended at this time,” Taylor said.

But Clay said there should be some wiggle room.

“I think we’ve seen great examples of what can be done with FAR to keep the character of neighbourhoods,” he said.

He also suggested there might be additional ways to create incentives for homeowners to preserve heritage homes, such as relaxing parking regulations or waiving fees.

SETTING IT STRAIGHT Re. “Chamber event hosts Trump talk on May 17” (The TriCity News, May 10).

In the referenced article, the name of the chief economist for Dominion Lending Centres was misspelled; it is Sherry Cooper. As well, in a photo caption, the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce’s Stephanie Rennie and Stephanie Mah were misidentified as communications assistants; they are chamber staff members.

“We’ve asked them to come up with more ideas to preserve heritage,” said Clay.

The zoning bylaw amendments, which also include new regulations to prevent the construction of “monster homes” will now be further refined before another draft is presented to council in about a month.

There will then be an opportunity for public feedback. Clay said he expects final adoption could occur sometime in the late summer or early fall. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

Trees to make way for bikes MARIO BARTEL

The Tri-CiTy News

The city of Port Moody will plant 11 native trees to replace five that must be removed to make room for the extension of the Murray Street bike path in front of Rocky Point Park.

Two of the trees, includ-

ing one mature cedar near the dog park, are scheduled for removal sometime next week so hydro poles can be moved to accommodate the new path.

To ensure birds that may have built nests in those trees aren’t disturbed, a nesting survey will be conducted 24 hours before they

are to be removed.

The remainder of the trees — including three ornamental cherry trees and one ornamental apple tree as well as a boxwood shrub — will be removed in September after birds have finished their nesting season. see 11 TREES, next page

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• Coupons are available in from our Finance Department from Monday, May 15–Friday, May 26 between 8:30am and 4:30pm • You must present picture ID to prove residency in order to get a coupon • Limit one coupon per household on a first-come-first-serve basis 2. Drop in or call Art Knapp Plantland and Florist at 604.942.7518 to order your Nematodes. Art Knapp is located at 1300 Dominion Ave, Port Coquitlam. Art Knapp will contact customers when Nematodes are ready for pick-up.

3. You must present your coupon when picking up your Nematodes.

With the coupon, you’ll pay $24.99 plus taxes for an order. Art Knapp staff will provide application instructions at time of purchase.

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A row of three cherry trees and one apple tree will be removed to make way for a new bike and pedestrian pathway between the Moody Street overpass and Electronic Avenue in Port Moody.

PORT MOODY

11 trees will be planted to replace removed trees continued from page 9

A mature rhododendron that was also in the path of the new bike route has already been relocated to Pioneer Park.

The number of replacement trees exceeds the 2:1 ratio the city requires under its corporate policy. If, for some reason, it can’t plant enough new trees, the city would contribute $700 per tree to its Urban Forestry

Reserve so replacement trees can be planted elsewhere.

The new stretch of bike path will fill in the missing link of the Murray Street route from Electronic Avenue to the Moody Street overpass. Part of the path, from the overpass to Hugh Street, will be mixed used and separated from the roadway by a landscaped boulevard of grass and trees. The rest of the path will be separate walking and

riding paths side-by-side.

The extension will make it easier and safer for cyclists and pedestrians passing the busy parking lot at Rocky Point Park.

The project is budgeted to cost $602,000, some of which is coming from a TransLink grant. Construction is expected to begin in August and will take eight to 10 weeks.

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Keep Invasive Species out of Our Green Spaces Invasive plants kill native plants and destroy Coquitlam’s beautiful natural habitat – help stop the introduction and spread of garden plants that can harm people, animals and ecosystems.

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For Mother’s Day, make sure Mom’s hanging baskets don’t have any invasive species like yellow lamium pictured above.

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As you prepare your garden for spring, protect our natural areas by not purchasing invasive plants.

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Remember to use your Green Cart to dispose of green waste not your yard or public green spaces.

Extra yard trimmings can be disposed of at the Coquitlam Transfer Station, 1200 United Boulevard.

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The Trump Era: Barking Up the Wrong Tree with journalist Gwynne Dyer

Bear sculpture set for Rocky Pt. Park Bear eco-sculpture coming to Rocky Point Park MARIO BARTEL

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Port Moody’s new eco sculpture at Rocky Point Park will be a bear.

That’s the choice of 578 city residents who cast ballots for the green growler as the subject for the artwork, which will be produced by artist Bruce Voyce.

He also designed the Tidal Train sculpture in front of city hall as well as numerous eco sculptures in Burnaby.

The sculpture is being built with a $20,000 federal grant

awarded to municipalities to commission public art pieces celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday.

A heron was the second choice, with 543 votes in the special ballot that was conducted between April 18 and May 7. A salmon finished third, with 238 votes.

Eco-sculptures are living artwork. An artist designs and builds a metal frame, then a horticulturalist determines soil requirements and a planting pattern that, when the plants have grown, will give the sculpture dimension, depth and shades of colour.

The frame is filled with soil, then covered with a porous landscaping fabric to provide stability to the small plants, which are inserted into small

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holes that have been poked into the fabric with a pointed wooden stick.

The public will get a chance to help plant the eco-sculpture at a party to be held July 28.

Once the plants have had a chance to grow, the finished sculpture will be unveiled in August.

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* A Closed Council Meeting will convene immediately following adjournment of the Council-in-Committee Meeting. The first item to be considered in the public portion of this meeting is a resolution requiring adoption prior to the Council Meeting being closed to the public.

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Council Chambers

*A Regular Council Meeting will convene immediately following adjournment of the Public Hearing.

Watch Live Broadcasts of Coquitlam Council Meetings or Archived Video from Meetings Previously Webcast The City of Coquitlam offers a video streaming service that makes its Regular Council Meetings, Council-in-Committee Meetings and Public Hearings accessible through its website at

www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts Agendas for the Regular Council and Council-in-Committee Meetings will be available online at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the scheduled meetings.

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Gwynne Dyer—historian, independent journalist and broadcaster—will examine the larger implications of Mr. Trump’s election to the US presidency.

Tickets: $10 per person. On sale at either branch of the library or online: www.coqlibrary.ca

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LAND SALE – SINGLE FAMILY LOTS FOR SALE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL CITY OF COQUITLAM LAND The City of Coquitlam is soliciting offers for the sale of two individual single family lots with the intent that construction of single family residences commences as soon as possible.

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.

1321 HOLLYBROOK STREET, COQUITLAM BC

1283 MICHIGAN DRIVE, COQUITLAM BC

PID: 029-367-948

PID: 024-175-129

Legal Description: Lot A Section 12 Township 39 New Westminster District Plan EPP29624

Legal Description: Lot B District Lot 386 Group 1 New Westminster District Plan LMP38316

Size: 5,159 square feet / 479.3 square metres

Size: 7,243 square feet / 672.9 square metres

Zoning: RS-8 (Large Village Single Family)

Zoning: RS-4 (One-Family Compact Residential)

OCP: Large Village Single Family

OCP: Compact One Family Residential

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Fronting the east side of Hollybrook Street in the Lower Hyde Creek Village Neighbourhood.

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Boulevard, sidewalk, driveway letdown complete with municipal services extending to lot line.

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Coquitlam Public Library City Centre branch • 1169 Pinetree Way

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City Hall - 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam

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Close proximity to urban amenities, desirable Burke Mountain area of Northeast Coquitlam.

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Fronting the northwest corner of Michigan Drive and backing onto a City of Coquitlam laneway, in the Canyon Springs Neighbourhood.

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Curb and sidewalks complete with municipal services extending to lot line.

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800 metres from Lafarge Lake/Douglas Skytrain Station, in close proximity to urban amenities in Coquitlam Town Centre.

Parties interested in submitting an offer in response to RFO 17-03-02, must follow instructions detailed within the RFO documents and must deliver the offer and deposit in a sealed envelope to the main reception desk Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam BC V3B 7N2 no later than 2:00 pm, PST on Monday June 12, 2017.

Inquiries are to be directed by email to landsales@coquitlam.ca quoting “RFO No. 17-03-02, Sale of 2 Single Family Lots, Coquitlam BC”.

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Our real estate issues continue The implementation of the foreign buyers tax last summer appears to have barely made a dent on Tri-City home prices despite the fact that last-minute deals before the Aug. 1 deadline made up nearly 12% of all real estate transactions.

Surely a rush to purchase real estate before the 15% tax kicked in was a good sign that foreign investment was at play even in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody — nice cities, to be sure, but considered the hinterland by foreign buyers who are typically Vancouver-centric.

According to real estate sales figures, however, the tax had an immediate effect of dampening single-family home prices, but only slightly, and not in PoCo, and prices for townhomes and condos continued to rise.

Clearly, there’s more at play in the Lower Mainland real estate market as anxious buyers try to get a toehold.

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May I have your attention please? LOL, not really D o you ever get the feeling that in the age of the smart phone, your attention span has been depleted so much that it’s hard to concentrate long enough to complete simple tasks like performing lasagna surgery or cooking brains?

Me neither. But my wife is worried that I get distracted by my phone too much and it may have serious consequences for my children and me.

She cited some study she read that ANDY PREST found that when parents check their phones all the time, their children are more likely to have short attention spans themselves and struggle at school and end up at some third-rate university like McGill. Or something like that… I wasn’t really paying attention. I saw on Twitter that Donald Trump wants to start a milk war with Canada? What a joke! Everyone knows that in this whole situation it’s only that presidential pile of smushed leather who needs to be pasteurized. #uddernonsense #gassy #milkdud To be honest, I have started to worry just a little bit about what our Twitter/Facebook/Google world is doing to our brains. On NEWSROOM 604-472-3030 DELIVERY 604-472-3040 DISPLAY ADS 604-472-3020 CLASSIFIED ADS 604-630-3300 n

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an average work day a few years ago, I would do a quick check of Twitter and Facebook two or three times a day to see if I’d missed any big news. Things are different these days – I literally checked Twitter three times while writing this sentence.

I fear it may be bleeding into my non-computer world, too. A while back, I found myself home alone for an entire day with no children to distract me from one of my favourite pastimes: watching the March Madness basketball tournament. In my younger days, I would pull up a chair right in front of the TV and stay there all day, getting up only to resupply my food bucket with chips, stew, beer, wings and pretzels (back then, my Canada Food Guide had only one food group: brown).

Hold on a second, though, I’ve got to interrupt this anecdote because Jose Bautista is up to bat for the Blue Jays with the bases loaded.

Wonder if he’ll come through with a hit. Huh. A quadruple play?

Anyway, March Madness… I settled in to watch this year’s tournament and it took literally nine seconds for my hands to wander to my phone. Then my laptop opened. Then I became engrossed in Twitter and noticed everyone talking about an exciting play… that had just happened right in front of me but I didn’t notice because I was looking at Twitter.

That’s when I started to keep a running diary of my day to see if I really did have an attention span problem. Here’s what I wrote:

“Watch a bit of basketball. Fantasy baseball ranks. Fold a bit of laundry. Breakfast. More baseball. More basketball. Fold more laundry. Clean bottles out of kitchen. Basketball. Make beds.”

First of all, this list of activities spanned approximately 20 minutes, making for an average of about two minutes per activity. That’s maybe a little scary.

Scarier though: “Make beds?” As I indicated before, my wife was not even home that day. There was no need to pretend I cared about making the beds. What the hell have they done to my brain?

We’re all going to die!

Wait, where was I? Oh yeah, attention span. A study came out a couple of years ago that said Canadians now have shorter attention spans than goldfish, down to eight seconds in 2015 compared to 12 seconds in the year 2000. Is that really a problem though?

We’ve seen that in this day and age, a goldfish-coloured creature with a tiny brain, short attention span and no communication skills that lives in a box surrounded by pirates and treasure chests can do anything, even become president. Do we really want to pay close attention to that kind of world?

In conclusion, I’m probably going to keep sneaking peaks at my phone to check baseball scores.

Andy Prest is the sports editor for the North Shore News. aprest@nsnews.com • @Sports_Andy

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If it were council’s cash, there’d be no question The Editor, Re. “Police will probe $175k PoCo theft” (The TriCity News, May 10) I was saddened, but not surprised, to read that Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore and council struggled in deciding whether to refer the $175,000 theft from the city by a former employee to the RCMP. Why was a vote required?

Council members only needed to ask themselves one question: Would I call the police if this person stole $175,000 from me? For most of us the answer to this would have been an easy “yes.”

Politicians, particularly at the municipal level, seem to treat the taxpayer as a host

POCO MAYOR GREG MOORE that can slowly, and with increasing frequency, be bled to fund ongoing budget increases. If politicians treated taxpayer funds like their own money, I suspect decisions like this would have been much easier and other financial decisions — such as

salary increases beyond the inflation rate for municipal employees and managers and hiring nine new firefighters to act as pseudoparamedics — would be looked at in a different light.

It is good that the former employee involved in the theft paid the money back but that is something that should be taken into account by the judge as a mitigating factor in sentencing if he or she is charged and convicted.

This decision should not have required a vote.

The mayor or city manager should have called the police once it was confirmed theft was suspected.

Paul Martin, Port Coquitlam

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BC Liberal candidates Steve Kim (left) and Joan Isaacs on election night Tuesday.

ELECTION FUNDING

Limit corporate and union contributions The Editor, With the provincial election results almost finalized, it appears there will finally be real consideration of limiting, if not banning, union and corporate donations in B.C. elections.

I hope it happens, and I hope the province extends the limitation to municipal elections, too, because there is way too much money being handed out.

As a region, we struggle with housing affordability, yet every municipal election we

ask developers to cough up hundreds of thousands of dollars to prop up candidates. That money needs to come from somewhere — and developers funding elections = potential for increased new home prices.

Unions are propping up elections, too. In the current system, how else is there a chance to balance the development industry’s money and influence on election marketing?

In my opinion — and, I believe, in the opinion of the

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SUMMER RECREATION

Kids can get cheap recreation passes for summer fun $20 passes good for pools& other city rec facilities JANIS CLEUGH

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Kids, youth and teens can pop into most Tri-City recreation facilities this summer for a flat rate of $20.

The summer cards, which went on sale Wednesday in Coquitlam and can be purchased next week in Port Coquitlam and Port Moody, are good for kids up to the age of 18.

Coquitlam’s card is valid from June 16 to Sept. 4 at indoor and outdoor pools as well as for drop-in sports. Kids aged 16 to 18 also have unlimited access to drop-in fitness classes and gyms at civic centres.

The Coquitlam pass can purchased online via Sign Me Up or picked up in person at the City Centre Aquatic Complex, Dogwood Pavilion, Glen Pine Pavilion, Pinetree community centre and the

PrivaCy Talk saT. aT CPl for all ears

You never know who might be listening in on your cell phone conversation.

Justin Hodkinson, the senior investigator for the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, is giving a talk tomorrow (Saturday) about cellphone privacy at the City Centre branch of the Coquitlam Public Library.

The talk, from 2-3 p.m., is being held in advance of B.C.’s Privacy Awareness Week, May 15 to 21.

To register for this free event, leave a message on the library’s registration line at 604-937-4155. The library is located at 1169 Pinetree Way.

Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex.

In Port Moody, the summer pass is good from June 19 to Sept. 4 and also includes unlimited swimming at the city’s outdoor pools, gym drop-in programs and fitness classes.

As in Coquitlam, people aged 16 to 18 can get into all dropin fitness sessions and have unlimited access to the weight room. Sales start Monday at the PoMo recreation complex.

Meanwhile, Port Coquitlam city council is due to approve its youth summer card at next Tuesday’s meeting as part of changes to the fees and charges bylaw. Should it go through, the summer pass would be available starting May 24. But PoCo’s summer card only applies to the city’s two outdoor pools: Centennial and Robert Hope.

COMPOST GIVEAWAY

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CELEBRATE COMPOST AWARENESS WEEK In celebration of International Compost Awareness Week (May 7 – 13) the City of Coquitlam is having a FREE compost giveaway.

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Help us update our fish & wildlife priorities Each year we fund hundreds of fish and wildlife projects across the province. It’s time to review and update our conservation and enhancement priorities, and potential projects for the Coquitlam River watershed. Your input today will help define the projects we fund tomorrow. Please join us in Port Coquitlam.

When: Tuesday, May 30, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.

Where: Poco Inn and Suites Hotel & Conference Centre 1545 Lougheed Highway, Port Coquitlam RSVP: Email fwcp@bchydro.com by Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to confirm your attendance.

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.

Please review our draft priorities and projects at: fwcp.ca/were-updating-our-coastal-region-action-plans.

If you can’t attend, share your ideas by Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at fwcp@bchydro.com.

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The city of Coquitlam is looking for input for possible changes to the Coquitlam Crunch. The popular hiking route runs from Runnel Drive up to Eagle Mountain Drive.

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Have your say on future of Coquitlam Crunch Coquitlam is eyeing expansion of the popular Coquitlam Crunch trail.

And it’s asking for the public’s help before it possibly lengthens the trek.

The city wants hikers to take an online survey before May 28 on two proposed developments of the Crunch: • twinning the trail north from Eagle Ridge Park to Eagle Mountain Drive (within the BC

Hydro right-of-way); • and forging a new route along the hydro right-of-way southbound, from Dewdney Trunk Road to Mariner Way. The online poll, which can be found at coquitlam.ca/ crunchsurvey, takes less than five minutes to complete; responses are kept anonymous.

City staff want to hear from users about the Crunch’s pros and cons as well as possible

future amenities along the existing trail system.

Currently, the Coquitlam Crunch runs from Runnel Drive to the top of Westwood Plateau, terminating at Eagle Mountain Drive. The 2.2-km trail rises about 81 storeys and includes about 400 stairs in its steepest section. It is a popular destination for Tri-City residents as well as out-of-town visitors, and is featured in tourism guides.

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NDP faves of B.C. students If student votes counted in Tuesday’s election there would be a little more certainty on the political scene and a clear BC NDP majority.

The vote taken at middle and secondary schools across B.C., including some in School District 43, saw 60 NDP candidates, 12 BC Liberals and 14 Greens elected.

There were 13 registered schools in the Coquitlam-Burke Mountain riding selecting BC NDP candidate Jodie Wickens’ 14 schools in CoquitlamMaillardville selecting NDP candidate Selina Robinson; 16 schools in the Port MoodyCoquitlam riding voting for the

NDP’s Rick Glumac; and 12 Port Coquitlam schools choosing longtime NDP MLA Mike Farnworth.

In all, more than 170,000 students participated in the Student Vote program for the 2017 B.C. election.

Noble Liu folds his ballot after marking it in a Student Vote project at Pinetree secondary school on Monday — the day before the provincial election.

Pinetree kids favoured NDP incumbent Jodie Wickens in their voting although BC Liberal Joan Isaacs won the election.

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The Rotary Club of Port Moody See us on June 3rd, Mainstage, Percy Perry Stadium, Coquitlam, Canadian Cancer Relay for Life.

Rotary is alive and well in Port Moody! Since July 1st of 2016, local Rotarians have donated over $98,000 to their community. Some of the larger donations have included: • $24,000 to host RYIA (Rotary Youth in Action) a weekend of leadership training for high school students.

• $20,000 to send 30 elementary school children to Camp Jubilee for one week.

• $10,000 to Eagle Ridge Manor to build a Patient/Resident Comfort Lounge for End of Life care.

• $6,000 to the City of Port Moody’s Youth Employment Training Program ($2000 in each of three years).

• $1,000 scholarships for high school grad entering trade programs.

• $3,000 to Port Moody Elementary School’s Breakfast program.

• $1,750 to SHARE Food Bank (from the Christmas Train and Generous Hearts donation drives.)

• Multiple other grants from $500 to $2500 to a wide variety of other community groups.

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Learn about Parks & Public Works at our open house Take a behind the scenes look at the many ways Parks and Public Works serves our community at our free Community Open House! Explore the big trucks, take part in hands-on interactive displays and learn about City services.

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Barb King - General Labourer How long have you worked for the City? Four years.

What does your job entail?

I take on various labour tasks for a variety of divisions.

What do you like most about your job?

The diversity of duties and being able to learn a wide range of skills.

Chris Boechler - Mechanic How long have you worked for the City? Two years.

What does your job entail? Maintaining and outfitting City work vehicles, including Police and Fire vehicles.

What do you like most about your job? The variety of work, and the challenges that each job brings.

What advice would you give to someone considering a career in Parks and Public Works? Go in with an open mind, and determine where your skill set could be best utilized.

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

Go in with an open mind and a “can do” attitude with the ability to be adaptable. Be willing to expand and continue to hone your skills.

Tyler Wahl - Horticulture Assistant How long have you worked for the City? Three years.

What does your job entail?

Maintaining plants, garden beds, and landscaping in parks and on City property.

What do you like most about your job?

Working outdoors with plants across the City.

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

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Sheila Alwell - Operations Assistant How long have you worked for the City? Four years.

What does your job entail? Providing reception duties to the Operations Department, including directing calls regarding infrastructure, roads, parks, environment and waste management.

What do you like most about your job? I enjoy the variety of tasks and the busy atmosphere, the connection with residents and the people I work with!

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TRI-CITY SCHOOLS

One Tri-City school is aiming to create a library for another Best kids are collecting books for peers at CABE DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Two schools in Coquitlam are sharing a passion for reading and the community is asked to help.

This week the Me to We Club at Dr. Charles Best secondary is collecting new or gently used adolescent fiction and non-fiction books and magazine subscriptions to fill the shelves at a mini library planned for School District 43’s alternative high school, Coquitlam Alternate Basic Education school (CABE).

“We sent a letter to the principal and asked how we could help. Their building is quite

small, they don’t have enough room for a whole library but would like a couple of book shelves so we started a book drive,” explained organizer Emily Lam. Donors can drop off the books and magazines at Best near the office, the Poirier branch of the Coquitlam Public Library and Place des Arts in Coquitlam. Revolving book shelves or wooden book shelves in good condition are also needed.

CABE principal Cindi Seddon said she thought the offer was a great idea and is grateful for the support. Among the books and magazines the teens would like to read are young adult fiction, stories about First Nations people and non-fiction stories about heroism. As well, magazines about skateboarding and BMX biking would be appreciated.

“We’re hoping to capture them [the students} and have a gathering space in the school where they can grab a book and read,” Seddon said.

The book drive is slated to go until Monday but may be extended. Contact Lam at Iamaslan879@gmail.com for more information. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

Students in Dr. Charles Best secondary school’s Me to We Club have a new project to help another Tri-City public school.

The club is collecting books — both fiction and non-fiction — as well as magazine subscriptions to fill a mini-library at Coquitlam Alternate Basic Education (CABE). They’re also looking for revolving or wood book shelves.

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May Day parade and Mother’s Day Friday, May 12

floats, marching bands and other performers in Port Coquitlam’s annual May Day parade.

The parade marshall is Michael Thompson, for whom Thompson Park is named. Kick off is at 11 a.m. Stay downtown afterward to take in the numerous free activities and entertainment. Visit portcoquitlam.ca/mayday.

HERITAGE WALK

Take a tour of the old landmarks in downtown Port Coquitlam with guide Bryan Ness. Held as part of the May Day festivities lineup, the free casual walk that focuses on the city’s past will leave from PoCo Heritage in Leigh Square Community Arts Village (behind PoCo city hall) at 6 p.m. Visit pocoheritage.org.

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Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St., Port Moody) presents The Lawless Firm, a string quartet that plays at 8 p.m. For tickets to dinner and the show at $30, call 604-937-0998 or visit gallerybistroportmoody.com.

CHORAL MUSIC

Enjoy a free outdoor performance by Choral Connections as part of the May Day celebrations, at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village bandshell at 7 p.m. (behind PoCo city hall). The 80-member choir will perform cabaret songs. Visit portcoquitlam.ca/mayday.

SALSA NIGHT

Slip on your dance shoes and jive to Latin music in the rehearsal hall at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Admission is $10; parking is free. Call 604-725-4654.

FRASER-HENDERSON

Singer-songwriters Barb Fraser and Dennis Henderson headline tonight’s Crossroads Hospice Coffeehouse concert in the Leigh Square Community Arts Village (behind PoCo city hall). The event runs from 7 to 10 p.m.

Admission is $5. Call 604-945-0606.

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICALS

Students at Dr. Charles Best secondary (2525 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam) conclude their run of Bye Bye Birdie tonight and Saturday; tickets are $15/$12 at the door. Heritage Woods secondary also wraps up its production of All Shook Up at the school (1300 David Ave., Port Moody) tonight and Saturday; tickets are $12/$10. And Gleneagle secondary (1195 Lansdowne Dr., Coquitlam) ends Guys and Dolls: A Musical Fable of Broadway tonight; tickets are $15/$8.

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The Argentinian comedy/drama Truman will roll at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody) at 7:30 p.m., a monthly screening by the Port Moody Film Society. Entry is $5 at the door plus a $5 society membership (good until December). Visit pmfilm.ca.

QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS

Ace Productions brings Freud’s Last Session to the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) tonight at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m. The play imagines a conversation

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Students at Dr. Charles Best secondary (2525 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam) wrap up their Bye Bye Birdie run this weekend at the school. between author C.S. Lewis and Dr. Sigmund Freud, at his London home, on the eve of the Second World War. Tickets at $42/$34/$15 are through the box office at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

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Saturday, May 13

Meet at the Quarry Road parking lot at Coquitlam’s Minnekhada regional park at 9:30 a.m. to learn about bears from nature interpreters. The all-ages, drop-in program is free and is presented by Metro Vancouver. Call 604-5304983 or visit metrovancouver.org.

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Fill your belly with pancakes and other goodies before the annual May Day parade in downtown Port Coquitlam. The brekkie runs from 7 to 11 a.m. in Leigh Square Community Arts Village (behind PoCo city hall). Cost is $4 per plate with proceeds supporting local service groups and the Scouts. Visit portcoquitlam.ca/mayday.

WATER WEEK

Mark BC Water Week by touring the Coquitlam watershed, at 9 a.m. or 12:30 p.m.

Call Metro Vancouver at 604-432-6359 to book a spot on the bus. Tours are restricted to ages 15 and older.

Pick up a free bag of compost for your garden during Compost Awareness Week, May 7 to 13. The bags will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Austin works yard parking lot (across from the Coquitlam Animal Shelter at 500 Mariner Way). Composters will also be on sale for $25 plus tax (limit is four composters per household). Proof of Coquitlam residency must be shown to receive a free bag and to purchase a composter. Call 604-927-3500.

PARADE TIME

Get a spot along Shaughnessy Street — or Elgin, Mary Hill and Hawthorne — to see the

Take mom to Lions Park in Port Coquitlam for a Mother’s Day pancake breakfast and picnic, courtesy of the Kinsmen Club. The breakfast is from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. or enjoy a mid-day meal from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Watch the May pole dancing with the Tiddley Cove morris dancers and entertainment by Gina Lina and Matthew the Magician. Visit portcoquitlam.ca/mayday.

ON THE TRAIN

The Port Moody Station Museum (2734 Murray St.) invites families to the Mother’s Day Tea on the Train, with seatings at 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. There are numerous teas to choose from and Cobs Bread will supply baked goods. Call 604-939-1648 or visit portmoodymuseum.org to book a spot.

ARBORETUM

Take a walk through the Riverview Hospital arboretum with guides from the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society. Meet at 1 p.m. at the uphill entrance to the Henry Esson Young building (from Holly Drive, go up on Oak Crescent to the H.E.Y. building, which will be on your right on Kalmia Drive). Call 604-290-9910 or visit rhcs.org. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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Talitha Koum fundraiser for second recovery house DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Outside, a soccer ball awaits a child’s kick and blossoming trees hint at a bountiful summer yield.

But inside the immaculately kept Coquitlam home, a lot of difficult work gets done.

You can see from the worn couches, a smattering of helpful books and, in one of the offices, posters acknowledging the importance of God, that the house operated by the Talitha Koum Society for women overcoming addiction runs on faith and the support of a generous community.

What you might not see at first is that this home, purchased with funds from BC Housing, is not only a safe haven for women recovering from addiction but, also, a refuge and loving sanctuary for their children.

“The fact that they can keep their kids here is a motivating facet of seeking recovery,” explains Sharon De Lalla, executive director of the Talitha Koum Society.

In the nearly 17 years the society has operated, first in Vancouver and Burnaby and more recently in Coquitlam, some 300 women have taken the 12-step program and learned life and job skills necessary for their reintroduction to society. Along the way, their children have felt the sense of inclusion that comes with routine, taking part in holiday celebrations and the daily ritual of a family meal.

“Having the innocence of a child around can lighten up a heavy day,” said De Lalla, who grew up and went to school in Coquitlam.

On this day, the home is unusually quiet because two families recently moved out, their moms having graduated from the six-month program.

Typically, the family will move from the Coquitlam home to non-market housing, supportive housing or other stable arrangement once they conclude the program.

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Talitha Koum Society executive director Sharon De Lalla and volunteer Mildred Moy in the yard of a recovery house in Coquitlam. The society is holding a fundraising event May 27 to raise funds for programming and a part-time trauma counsellor to help women recovering from addiction.

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The annual Set Her Free fundraising gala is set for May 27 at the St. Clare of Assisi Parish hall, 1320 Johnson St., Coquitlam. Tickets are $50 per person, with a $25 tax receipt.

Ticket deadline is May 15; email event@talithakoumsociety. org or phone 604-492-3393.

For many women, it’s the fear of losing their children that keeps them from admitting their addiction, De Lalla said.

But Talitha Koum — named for a story in the Gospel of Mark in which Jesus was said to have resurrected a dead child with the words “Talitha koum,” meaning “Little girl, I say to you, arise!”— considers youngsters so important that they are counted as residents in the home, which has room for nine plus one for staff even though income assistance is $100 a month for a child compared to $550 for an adult.

“It’s the price we pay to keep children with their moms,” De Lalla said.

In recent years, demand for

recovery housing has grown, prompting Talitha Koum to look for an additional home in partnership with the city of Coquitlam, which is providing $600,000 toward the $1.2-million cost. High house prices are hindering the search but De Lalla hopes a home will soon be found.

In the meantime, a fundraising event is being held Saturday, May 27 to help pay for programming and the society is continuing to look for other community partnerships to benefit the residents.

• More information can be found at www.talithakoumsociety.org.

Between May 9 – 28 the City is hosting a survey for feedback on the Coquitlam Crunch. Survey answers will be used to guide future upgrades and maintenance of the trail.

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Tara and Brent Lapinski, owners of the John B Pub in Coquitlam, poured $5,000 into KidSport TriCities this month — a donation that will pay for 18 more kids to play sports, said executive director Chris Wilson (pictured at left).

A Coquitlam builder hammered down two wins at this month’s Ovation Awards, the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association annual gala that is sponsored in part by Glacier Media — The Tri-City News’ parent company.

Troico Home Solutions Inc. clinched Best Townhouse/ Condominium Renovation: Under $300,000 as well as Best Renovation: Under $200,000.

“We continue to see strong growth in new home development and renovations across Metro Vancouver,” said association CEO in a news release. “The wide variety of homes up for awards this year was truly outstanding.”

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Michael Trentalance of RONA of Austin Avenue in Coquitlam gave $154 this month to Maura Fitzpatrick of the Children of the Street Society after the group was picked as its charity for March.

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The Dogwood Songsters is an activity of the Dogwood 50 Plus Seniors’ Society.

The Dogwood Songsters entertain at care homes every week, September through May, in the Tri-Cities and New Westminster.

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Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore proclaimed May 14 to 20 as Royal Purple Week in the city. The local branch marked its 70th year in February and has raised thousands of dollars for charity.

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Terry Fox secondary graduate Julianna Russo was honoured by Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore and city council on Monday with a certificate of achievement.

The ballerina, who was born a rightarm amputee, starred in a War Amps television ad that recently took first place in New York.

Russo is a member of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMPS) program.

“Thank you for everything that you do and representing the community,” Moore told her at Monday’s city council meeting.

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Animal lover Melvin Chan was named the 2017 Volunteer of the Year at the BC SPCA’s annual awards ceremony this month.

Chan is the volunteer co-ordinator for the charity’s Port Coquitlam education and adoption centre. “Melvin is an amazing volunteer and animal advocate,” said PoCo SPCA centre manager Dania Macie, in a news release. “He is passionate about what he does and is invaluable to our operation with everything he does behind the scenes with volunteer coordination and training sessions.”

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Thought leaders reflect on Surrey’s Innovation Boulevard growth represented by seven aspiring SFU entrepreneurs and engineers, who came together to alleviate issues associated with hearing loss.

They state, “We will be the catalyst in the hearing aid industry by increasing access and affordability to products that benefits individuals who are hard of hearing in the under-served market.”

Lubik is particularly enthusiastic about Orello and mentions it was developed to address the immense need in Third World countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 80 per cent of an estimated 250 million hard-of-hearing people worldwide live in developing nations.

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Fireworks are just some of the fun at Canada Day celebrations at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park. For Canada’s 150th birthday, the city is looking for volunteers.

COQUITLAM CANADA DAY

Volunteers needed Canada’s big day is a big event in Coquitlam and the city is looking for volunteers to help out.

Coquitlam’s Canada Day celebrations has roles available to suit a variety of interests and skills, including: • activity attendant — general, arts village, green village; • event set-up and/or teardown crew; • food and hospitality volunteers; • salmon mascot; • logistics volunteer; • parking attendant; • photography assistant; • survey/data takers.

If you have already registered with the City as a volunteer, simply log into www.

SHIMMY MOB TOMORROW LOCALLY A mob will hit Port Coquitlam and Port Moody tomorrow.

But don’t worry, it has good intentions. The 2017 Shimmy Mob, a group of belly dancers whose aim is raising awareness of domestic violence, will perform before the May Day Parade in Port Coquitlam and at 9 a.m. in front of PoMo rec centre. And along with other Shimmy Mobs across North America, they’ll be raising money for women’s and children’s shelters while promoting belly dancing. myvolunteerpage.com and register for the event. If you have never applied to volunteer for special events with the city or would like more information, contact the volunteer services team at 604-927-6922 or volunteers@coquitlam.ca.

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Canada Day is a free community celebration with live music and entertainment, food, beverages, family activities and fireworks. It will be held July 1 at Town Centre Park from noon to 10:30 p.m. For a info and a schedule of events, visit www. coquitlam.ca/canadaday.

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Less than five years ago, Surrey’s Innovation Boulevard was simply a big-ideas concept that innovators were eager to implement. The group behind the partnership knew they shared common objectives such as growing companies within the healthcare technology and services sectors and implementing solutions for the healthcare system as a whole. It wasn’t long before their unified vision became a high-tech reality transforming Surrey’s Whalley area, and encompassing more than two dozen different companies, health research institutions and universities.

Today, Surrey’s Innovation Boulevard continues to maintain its rapid development momentum with thought leaders like Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Director of Entrepreneurship, Dr. Sarah Lubik, helping to guide that process. As one of Canada’s 10 top innovation leaders who serves as one of the Boulevard’s board members, Lubik has a unique perspective on its development and ultimately growing success.

“What makes Surrey special is how collaborative a partner they are and how fast they are willing to move and even how they approach partnerships,” maintains Lubik about the province’s fastest growing urban centre and Canada’s third fastest growing city. “In a lot of ways, they are very entrepreneurial. They don’t let anything stop them.”

Dr. Peter Payne, President and CEO of Innovation Boulevard and the Health Tech Innovation Foundation, has been instrumental in guiding the Boulevard’s strategic direction, shaping it into the world-leading, game-changing network it is quickly becoming. He too strongly identifies with the worldclass researchers and entrepreneurs the partnership attracts and recently published a series of stories highlighting some of their entrepreneurial products featured at the province’s technology summit held in mid-March.

Payne’s most recent article focused on the medical product Opthalight, which is dedicated to developing mobile eye examination tools that perform digital eye examinations and more. In his article, he explains the product addresses the need eye specialists have for an “easy-to-use portable device that can give a quantitative measurement, save the data for comparisons, and that did not disrupt normal workflow.” The product designers already have preorders and are working toward manufacturing their first small run of the product.

Lubik and her students are an integral part of Innovation Boulevard’s success. Linked to the Boulevard initiative through the university’s strategic plan designed to strengthen the institution’s commitment to innovation, SFU Innovates, is many entrepreneurial initiatives well on their way to commercial adoption.

Since its inception, those working under the Boulevard umbrella have established a health technology working group of more than 50 experts who meet quarterly; international partnerships with organizations located in Israel, France and the U.S., and several clinically-embedded labs. They have also been successful in bringing healthcare products to market or are in the process of doing so, holding several networking events and ensuring the $512 million Surrey Memorial Hospital expansion was completed.

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What’s Trump doing here? No worries, he’s only topic of a talk BOOKS PLUS Books Plus runs in The TriCity News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

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• Scratch Day: Want to learn what coding is? Drop in for demos, games, signing sculptures and more, and try your hand at making your own animations and games on Saturday, May 13 — that’s tomorrow — from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. No registration required.

• Baby Party: Celebrate all things baby with photo booths, crafts, snacks and dress-up.

Join Port Moody librarians on Monday, May 15 from 2 to 2:45 p.m. or May 16 from 11 to 11:45 a.m. — no registration required.

• SFU’s Philosophers’ Café — Success: How Do You Define It?: How do you know when you’ve achieved success?

On Tuesday, May 16 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., join moderator Krista Wallace in the library’s ParkLane Room to discuss what we mean when we say we are a success. Drop-in, no registration required.

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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• Gwynne Dyer on the Trump Era: Spend an eve-

ning later this month with Gwynne Dyer, journalist, columnist, broadcaster and lecturer on international affairs. His new presentation, “The Trump Era: Barking Up the Wrong Tree,” examines the larger implications of Donald Trump’s election to the US presidency. His talk is 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25 at the City Centre branch. Tickets cost $10 each and can be purchased at the Help Desks at Poirier and City Centre branches or online at www. coqlibrary.ca.

• Canadiana 101: Canadiana 101 Classes are for ESL newcomers with LINC 4 English and up. Class topics include History of Bilingualism, Multiculturalism, Rights and Responsibilities, Three Levels of Government, Canadian Symbols, Slang, Holidays and Heroes. Classes are from 10 a.m. to noon on May 31, June 1, 7 and June 8 at the City Centre branch. Space is limited and priority will be given to participants who can attend all four classes. To register, email Janice at jwilliams@ coqlibrary.ca.

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.

TERRY FOX

• Adult Learner Book Club: Make new friends, read interesting books and practise English in a fun environment at Terry Fox Library. Adults upgrading their reading skills or learning English are welcome to join. Drop in on Fridays, May 19 and June 16,

2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

• Avia Employment Workshops: Whether you are just starting out in the world of work or wanting to try a new career, Avia offers the employment advice, specialized services and support you need to find a meaningful and rewarding job. Check out these free workshops at Terry Fox Library (all running 2 to 3 p.m.), put on by employment experts: Job Search

Roller Costar, Wednesday, May 31; Mock Interviews, Wednesday, June 7; Salary Negotiation, Wednesday, July 5; and Transferable Skills, Wednesday, Aug. 2.

Registration is required.

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

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Check out seniors’ groups • Coquitlam 50+ (Glen Pine and Dogwood pavilions) slo-pitch ball club is looking for man 55 and older and women 50 and older from the Tri-Cities to play ball. 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 Barry, 604-936-8436 or langs@ shaw.ca.

• 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: Don, 604-526-2345.

• Minds in Motion, a fitness and social program for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s and a care partner hosted, by Alzheimer Society of B.C., runs Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam.

Cost: $38 per pair/8 weeks. Register in person or call 604-927-6098.

• 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.

• 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: 778-285-4873 or 604-464-2252.

• 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.

• Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to seniors’ concerns. Seniors’ organizations and others interested in joining, call Ernie, 604576-9734, or email tsn@shaw.ca.

• 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.

• Glen Pine 50Plus group plays bridge Mondays, 12:45-3:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9:3011:45 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. New members welcome.

Info: 604-927-6940.

• 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 seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Coquitlam.

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

• 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.

• 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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Check out tourism guide A photo of the Canada Day fireworks display, as seen from the new Coquitlam Town Centre Park amphitheatre, graces the cover of the city’s new tourism guide.

Both the setting and the subject are appropriate as the glossy 48-page guide is trying to market itself as well as festivals, attractions and businesses to residents and visitors alike.

“We really want people to flip through it while they are spending time in our community,” said Coquitlam tourism manager Eric Kalnins, who has overseen three previous Travel and Experience guides. “If residents have friends or family here, we want them to show some pride in the city.”

For this edition — which carries the tag “Where city life meets wildlife” — the tourism office features such popular topics as fishing, hiking, birding and biking.

For example, Coquitlam Search and Rescue volunteer Steve Chapman provided an article about hiking Minnekhada Regional Park while Andrew Redmont, manager of Sea-Run Fly and Tackle, contributed a comment about angling. Fabian Kim, owner of Kinetik Cycles, offered info about mountain biking. And mom Kathy Simmonds pitched in with information about geocaching in Maillardville.

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TC CALENDAR SATURDAY, MAY 13 • The Friends of DeBoville Slough will be conducting an Invasive Plant Control Work Party, 9 a.m.-noon. Come out 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. DeBoville Slough is located at the corner of Cedar Drive and Victoria Drive in northeast Coquitlam. Wear sturdy footwear and dress for the weather, and remember sunscreen and water if it is hot and sunny. Info: info@fodbs.org.

• 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., Coquitlam. Workshop: Pranic healing by Ngoc-Tran Pham.

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

MONDAY, MAY 15 • Heritage Writers’ Group, 10:30-11:30 a.m., PoCo Heritage Museum & Archives. Start capturing your life story for family and posterity; no preparation required – just bring a pen and paper or your laptop. Free admission. Info: pocoheritage.org.

TUESDAY, MAY 16 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-3pm., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-937-0836.

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

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

MAY 15: SINGLES SOCIAL CLUB • 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. munity group, the North East Coquitlam Ratepayer’s Association, meets, 7 p.m.m Victoria Hall, 3435 Victoria Dr. Info: 604-970-2579.

• 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.

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• 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.

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

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

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• Crossroads Hospice Society meat draw is held Fridays, 3-6 p.m., Arms Pub, 3261 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo. Info: 604945-0606 or info@crossroadshospice.org.

• SPARC radio museum on Riverview Hospital grounds is open most Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with tours given by volun-

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

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

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch 133, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo: meat draws Tuesdays,

4 p.m.; Fridays, 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.

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

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

• St. John Ambulance volunteer medical first responders meetings held every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Tri-Cities branch, 2338 Clarke St., Port Moody. New members welcome to attend. Info: 604-931-3426 or www.sja.ca/bc.

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

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Left to right: Haley Bannister, Hana Tyndall, Sara Knowles, Laura Touhey, Nadia Hakeem and Amira Brar are all graduating student athletes from Gleneagle secondary who will be studying and playing on athletic scholarships at post-secondary schools in the fall.

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Gleneagles’ graduating Talons get ready to take post-secondary flight Student athletes excited for the challenges ahead MARIO BARTEL Tri-ciTy news

Six graduating student athletes at Gleneagle secondary school are not planning to go quietly into the night.

In fact, all of them are hoping to make an impact scholastically and on the sports field.

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Because that’s essentially what Sara Knowles, Hana Tyndall, Amira Brar, Nadia Hakeem, Laura Touhey and Haley Bannister are doing. All of them are finishing their high

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The young women say they’re ready for the challenge.

The sacrifices they’ve made to balance their school and sports commitments the past four years have prepared them well and fuelled them with the drive and desire to succeed.

“If you want it, it’s not a sacrifice,” says Knowles, a basketball player who is taking her hoop dreams and 92% average to the University of Toronto where she’ll study engineering.

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All six of the graduating Talons are getting scholarship money to help pay for university.

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Three of the student athletes will also be able to draw strength from each other. Brar, Touhey and Bannister are field hockey teammates bound for York University.

Brar says the familiar faces will help them navigate the new challenges of living on their own, being solely responsible for getting to classes and training for the team.

“You have way more responsibility,” says Brar, who’s taking environmental studies. “It teaches you to grow up.”

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taking their status at the next level for granted.

“It’s intimidating,” says Tyndall.

“We’re going to have to work for it,” says Knowles.

“I have to practise like I’m a benchwarmer,” says Hakeem.

“It’s going to be neat to see what my potential is, to see what I can produce.”

Their phys-ed teacher, Patty Anderson, says she has no doubt the sky’s the limit for her charges.

“They’re pretty multitalented,” says Anderson who also coaches field hockey and basketball at Gleneagle. “It’s a proud moment when they can continue on with their passion to the next level.” sports@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

The visiting Langley Thunder outscored the Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs 4-1 in overtime to defeat the hosts 9-6 Wednesday at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. It is the first time the BC Junior A Lacrosse League team has lost a regular season game since 2015.

Coquitlam seemed poised to carry on with their undefeated season when they took a 3-0 lead into the first intermission. Josh Kemp set up all three goals, by Dennon Armstrong, Tommy Scanlan and Thomas Semple. The Thunder got one of those back less than three minutes into the second period when Mackenzie Rope scored unassisted.

Scanlan restored the Adanacs’ three-goal advantage by converting a passing play that started with keeper Christian Del Bianco.

From then on it was all Thunder on the scoreboard, as they beat Del Bianco four straight times in the third period on only nine shots.

Meanwhile, the Adanacs peppered Thunder keeper Jake Sundar with 22 shots in the final frame. But only Armstrong managed to beat him; his second goal of the game with just under nine minutes to play set up the overtime.

Again, the Adanacs rained shots at the Thunder net but only got one in, by Intermediate A call-up Jalen Chaster, with only 35 seconds in and the game already out of reach.

That’s because Langley was able to score on four of the five shots they had on Del Bianco in the 10-minute extra period.

The win puts the Thunder on an even footing with the league-leading New Westminster Salmonbellies, who are also 3-0. The Victoria Shamrocks also have three wins. Coquitlam’s two wins and one loss put them in fourth place heading into Friday’s game against the winless Port Coquitlam Saints.

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Ducks bring home a B.C. title banner The Coquitlam Ducks Double A girls volleyball team took home the provincial championship banner last month.

The squad kicked off the tournament, which was held in Abbotsford, with a 2-0 win over the Vancouver Thunder (25-17), before beating Surrey in two sets (25-7, 25-13) and the hosting Abbotsford Elevate (26-16, 25-22).

They entered the playoff quarterfinals at the top of the Tier 1 division, where they defeated Fraser Valley 2-1 (23-25, 25-17, 15-6). In the semifinals, the Ducks took down the Richmond Air Attack 2-0 (25-22, 25-23), setting the stage for the championship finals against Vancouver, which Coquitlam also won 2-0 (25-21, 24-20).

WIN FOR LEW

Pinetree secondary wrestler Jacqueline Lew successfully defended her Western Regional Junior Championship last week.

The 17-year-old athlete battled in the 117-lb weight class, going 4-0 in a five-athlete round-robin. She won her first two matches 10-0 — one of which came against 2017 USA wrestling junior national champion Autumns Gordon of Ohio — before defeating Viktorya Torrest of Washington 15-4.

In the final bout, she de-

BLUE DEVIL DERVISH Charles Best forward Kathleen Deady tries to escape a pair of Enver Creek defenders in the second half of their second round match at the Fraser Valley Girls AAA High School Championships, Wednesday at Charles Best turf.

Best won the match 9-0 and will play Sardis secondary on Monday. Heritage Woods Kodiaks, who went into the tournament undefeated, recovered from their upset 2-1 loss to Enver Creek in the first round to defeat Earl Marriott 5-2. Terry Fox and Centennial both lost their second round matches.

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Jacqueline Lew, a Grade 12 student at Pinetree secondary, recently received a scholarship to SFU, where she is expected to attend this fall. feated Alina Collins, also of Washington, 12-1.

Earlier this year, the Grade 12 student competed in her final juvenile wrestling national event of her career, taking her third title in three years.

Lew has received a wrestling scholarship at Simon Fraser University, where she is expected to attend this fall.

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