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PROVINCIAL ELECTION

Isaacs hangs on to lead in Coq.-Burke DIANE STRANDBERG & JANIS CLEUGH Tri-CiTy News

The final count from this month’s provincial election continued to shake out this week, with the margin closing in Coquitlam-Burke Mountain as the absentee votes were tallied.

As of press time yesterday (Tuesday), the gap was just 95 votes for the BC Liberals’ Joan Isaacs over BC NDP MLA Jodie Wickens, according to a BC NDP spokesperson at the

district election office.

But as of 2 p.m. Tuesday, the BC Election website said Isaacs was ahead by 215 votes, with 10,036 over Wickens’ 9,821 with updates expected at 5 p.m. (The BC Green Party’s Ian Soutar had 2,645 votes).

The full results will be on The Tri-City News’ website (tricitynews.com), with the final numbers not expected to be officially disclosed until later today (Wednesday). see FARNWORTH, page 10

CRIME & PUNISHMENT

Bahr gets 3.5 years for PoCo sex assault GARY MCKENNA

The Tri-CiTy News

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Marcus Fahrner, the Port Moody Station Museum co-ordinator, reads a letter from home while perched in a “funk hole,” the dirt cubby WWI soldiers had to dig into the walls of their trench to serve as sleeping quarters. Fahrner is one of six re-enactors who will be demonstrating the routines of daily trench life in the museum’s three-part 24-Hour Trench Series on June 10, Aug. 19 and Sept 16. For the full story, see page 17.

Port Coquitlam mosque director Saadeldin Bahr was sentenced to three-and-ahalf years in jail last Friday for a sexual assault he committed in 2013.

Known as Dr. Saad in the community, the 55-year-old will also have to register as a sex offender.

In giving his reasons for the sentence, BC Supreme Court Justice Robert

Crawford said he had considered Bahr’s work in the community and the fact his counsel submitted the “largest book of supporting letters I have ever seen.”

However, he also noted that while Bahr was deemed a low to moderate risk to re-offend, he had not taken responsibility for his actions and had showed no willingness to seek rehabilitation treatment.

see CRAWFORD, page 11

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At a recent School District 43 board of education meeting, Jack Chapelle, Kaplan Chekaluk and Mason Stanley — all Grade 5 Blakeburn elementary school students — talked about learning basic coding using micro:bits, pocket-sized, micro-computers that can be programmed to do simple tasks.

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Teaching coding using unplugged activities Students learn thinking skills using games DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Parents and teachers might be interested to know that the first step in teaching coding to kids is not with high-tech digital gadgets but with analogue staples: card games, box games, chess and a Rubik’s Cube.

It’s all part of a provincial push to teach children the skills needed to be able to master current and emerging technologies. For the last six months, School District 43 has been organizing resources to teach the new Applied Design, Skills and Technologies curriculum to students from kindergarten to Grade 9.

“We’ve made it very accessible to teachers and have created lesson plans and work plans which we use to work out with teachers then tweak,” explained Nicole Cruz, one of a group of teachers on the district’s tech team.

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Nicole Cruz, one of a group of teachers on the district’s tech team, with a Coding Crate containing activities teachers can use to teach computational thinking skills needed for coding.

At a recent SD43 board of education meeting, administrators told trustees that teachers are getting help teaching coding — more accurately described as computational thinking — with workshops, a website and lesson plans. A fund of $200,000 is being used to pay for some of this training as well as gadgets, such as micro:bits and Spheros that

older elementary and middle school students can learn to program.

TRADITIONAL GAMES Students who were on hand for the meeting also told trustees they are having fun figuring out ways to program a micro:bit, a pocket-sized computer that can be used to light up LEDs in a pattern and

connect with other devices to do even more tasks.

“It’s inspiring for people to be making new things,” said Mason Stanley, who is in Grade 5 at Blakeburn elementary school in Port Coquitlam.

But as Cruz explained later, while older students may be ready to program gadgets such as micro:bits and Spheros (robotic toys that can also be programmed), younger children are learning computational thinking with unplugged activities.

She unpacked a Coding Crate of activities that needed only a little imagination and some creative thinking to teach children skills that are the foundation of computational thinking.

The luddites and antiscreen-time advocates among us might take great relief in knowing that children as young as five aren’t being taught to write long lines of code on a computer screen to meet B.C.’s revised curriculum requirements.

What children are doing is learning algorithmic thinking — a list of steps that you can follow to finish a task — using

hands-on toys such as the venerable Rubik’s Cube.

CONCEPTS

Among the toys included in the box was a deck of cards, picture cards that can be sorted to tell a story, cups with numbers on them and a pad of Post-it notes that can be used to map out movements on a classroom floor that children can follow. That activity could later be done using Scratch, a simple programming language, or Little Coder, where turtles are directed to change direction.

Such caches of code toys will soon be delivered to every elementary school in the district to help teach young students abstraction (removing details and extracting relevant information); pattern recognition (finding similarities between things); decomposition (breaking a problem down into smaller pieces); and algorithmic thinking — the building blocks of computational thinking.

“We’ve designed unplugged activities at each level. There’s a progression that the unplugged activities are moving

towards,” said Cruz.

Once the students master the basic concepts in kindergarten to Grade 3, they can move on to visual coding, using simple programs such as Scratch, Little Coder or Hour of Code. Later, they can program gadgets (Grade 3 to 5) including micro:bit, Sphero and Makey-Makey, which allows users to turn anything that conducts electricity into a keyboard. In Grades 6 to 9, students will be expected to do all three levels of unplugged, visual coding and coding with gadgets but will also be expected to do more more traditional text-based coding.

The former computer teacher who is now helping put together resources for School District 43 says teachers are often surprised to know that activities they are already using in the classroom can also teach the kinds of thinking skills necessary to be technically literate.

“You don’t need to be computer experts,” Cruz said, “That’s what this [SD43 teacher] website is doing, it’s taking the fear out of coding and computational thinking.”

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Coq. cracks down on garbage violators 2016 was record year with 1,380 wildlife calls

BY THE NUMBERS

Last year was a record for bear activity in Coquitlam.

The city received 1,380 calls related to wildlife in 2016, which is a 154% increase over the preceding four-year average. Of those, 270 were related solely to bears (14% more than the 2012-2015 average) and 492 were related to unsecured garbage — which is the most common bear attractant.

In 2016 a total of 18 bears were removed from the local population due to human/bear conflict. Of these, 15 were euthanized while the remaining three were relocated.

Some of the increase in calls has been attributed to heightened public awareness. However, enforcement statistics from 2016 show that some people are still not getting the message — more than 1,600 warnings and 300 tickets were handed out last year to those breaking the rules.

— City of Coquitlam statistics

DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Dozens of $500 fines have been handed out to Coquitlam residents since January and, as bear season heats up, more could be slapped on garbage scofflaws who set their waste out earlier than the rule allows.

Coquitlam’s earning of Bear Smart status this year hasn’t appeared to slow efforts to make people aware of the consequences of irresponsible bear attractant management.

Julie Kanya, the city’s urban wildlife co-ordinator, said patrols are going out to neighbourhoods with garbage issues and signs are going up to alert property owners of bear activity. As well, a new sticker has been developed that will be pasted on trash and green carts that are set out early, disobeying city bylaws.

“The sticker lets them know they made an error,” Kanya said, noting that repeat offenders

could be subject to a $500 fine.

So far, 60 tickets have been issued since January, more than double the 26 for the same period last year.

As well, there have been 300 requests for service to conservation officers, up from 200 in 2016.

“We’ve issued twice as many tickets this year with 100 more call-outs. The awareness is heightened because of the enforcement we did last year,” Kanya noted, speculating that neighbours are calling in com-

plaints when they see bear activity or someone leaving their garbage out.

“It only takes one [open green waste and garbage cart] and the bear just keeps coming back.”

Another problem is people leaving food waste in their garbage cart, a problem that generated concerns from Coun.

Teri Towner on Facebook when she posted photos and a video of a bear rooting through a garbage cart.

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Julie Kanya, Coquitlam’s urban wildlife co-ordinator, with one of the new signs that will be placed in neighbourhoods to alert residents that a bear is in their area. Property owners are also required to secure attractants, such as garbage, and violators will first be warned with a sticker placed on their garbage bin informing them that they could be subject to a $500 fine for setting out garbage, green carts and recycling too early.

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60 tickets have been issued since January continued from previous page

(Food waste should go into the green waste cart, which is collected first, with food waste frozen if possible, and the carts should be kept clean to reduce the smell.)

So far, four neighbourhoods have been cited as hotbeds of bear complaints: Westwood Plateau, Burke Mountain, Chineside and Mundy Park

have all had recent bear activity, according to WildsafeBC. com.

Kanya said she will be putting up signs in those neighbourhoods to heighten awareness but residents should be aware that bears move quickly in and out of neighbourhoods.

“All of Coquitlam is bear area,” she said.

Kanya is also pleased to see supporters back city efforts on

social media and in a Tri-City News letters to the editor.

“It’s really nice to get that support. Definitely people are using the city as a resource to keep it safer for neighbourhoods and safer for bears as well.”

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Richard Parkinson, a longtime Citadel Heights resident with the vandalized gazebo at Citadel Park on Citadel Drive last Friday. Damage to the wooden structure over the past several weeks, including a fire, resulted in the removal of the structure in the Port Coquitlam neighbourhood. A city parks official said it won’t be replaced until there is assurance that vandals won’t return and patrols

by Vandal Watch have been stepped up.

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Vandalized gazebo in PoCo won’t be rebuilt DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

A lovely spot to rest and listen to the birds calling from nearby trees has been destroyed by vandals and one neighbour wonders why it had to happen.

Richard Parkinson, who has lived in Citadel Heights for 15 years, has watched in recent weeks the slow destruction of a wooden gazebo and hoped a letter to The Tri-City News would spur action.

But by the weekend, the gazebo was so badly destroyed by fire and smeared axle grease that it had to be taken down by the city of Port Coquitlam.

“It was such a quaint little spot in a nice little neighbourhood,” said Parkinson, who likes to walk the hillside park every day with its view of Citadel Heights, graceful trees and native plants.

Sadly, it appears the vandals won this round, destroying the gazebo that topped the hill

since the subdivision was constructed. Rebuilt five years ago, according to city parks manager Todd Gross, there is no certainty it will be reconstructed now at a cost of $3,000 if vandals are still active in the area.

“We’re going to assess the situation and see if the activity continues,” he said, noting Vandal Watch patrols will be stepped up and some trees will be pruned to improve sight lines.

Gross also encourages neighbours to join Vandal Watch, which operates in partnership with School District 43. The anonymous 24/7 tip line gives neighbours a way of reporting acts of vandalism or rowdy behaviour, which is often a precursor to vandalism.

As soon as a call comes in to Vandal Watch, security personnel are dispatched to the scene to investigate and, when necessary, police are called.

The program is ideal for people who live near schools,

parks, community centres and public spaces and for existing groups such as parent advisory councils, neighbourhood groups and Adopt-a-Spot participants.

Gross said no one even called to complain to the city that the destruction was taking place at Citadel Park and he urged Port Coquitlam residents to call in the future when they see destruction so it can be repaired by city crews.

Meanwhile, the city has its hands full cleaning up after a long, cold winter and damp spring and is weeks behind in its lawn cutting. But the hiring of seasonal labour, bringing the city works crew up to 40 people, should help to get park landscapes in top shape for the summer.

• There is no cost to participate in Vandal Watch; to learn more or sign up, email vandalwatch@portcoquitlam.ca or visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/ vandalwatch.

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CITY HALL

PoMo workers to vote on union deal About 275 unionized workers with the city of Port Moody will vote next month on a proposed deal with the employer.

CUPE Local 825 president Irene Jakse told The Tri-City News a tentative agreement was reached at around 1:30 a.m. last Friday; however, the details won’t be released until union members mark their ballots at ratification.

In December 2012, CUPE 825 unionized workers voted 92% to accept a new contract that gave them a 1.75% boost in

the first year followed by 1.25%, 1.75% and 2% increases.

The union represents civic and library workers as well as civilian staff at the Port Moody Police Department.

Port Moody’s tentative agreement came a day after the city of Coquitlam announced it had reached a settlement with its close to 900 unionized workers.

Coquitlam’s new collective agreement with CUPE Local 386, which voted 88% in favour on May 6, sees wages rise 9%

over the next five years: • 1.5% in 2016; • 1.5% in 2017; • 2% in 2018; • 2% in 2019; • and 2% in 2020.

Last week, Statistics Canada noted the Consumer Price Index (CPI) — used to measure the cost of living — rose 1.6% on a year-over-year basis in April.

Port Coquitlam unionized employees remain without a contract. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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12% rise in tourism in 2016 With summer right around the corner, new data from Statistics Canada shows that B.C. is becoming more popular than ever for international tourists.

About 5.1 million people from other countries visited the province in 2016, an increase of 12.7% over 2015.

The biggest jumps came from Taiwan with 41.6% and Mexico with 31.2%.

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Columbia CEO Marsha Walden pointed to more direct daily flights to B.C., especially for the uptick in visitors from Mexico and Australia.

Flights from Australia went up 121% in total available passenger seats last November compared to the same period the year before, while a new daily flight between Vancouver and Mexico City has helped boost travel since it began about a year ago.

The only decrease was from Austria, which dropped by 0.4%.

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BC Liberal challenger Joan Isaacs greets a supporter on election night earlier this month.

As absentee ballots are counted, she currently leads NDP incumbent MLA Jodie Wickens.

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Farnworth, Robinson increase vote totals continued from front page

The shifting vote totals during the final count this week solidified the leads for Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth and for Coquitlam-Maillardville’s Selina Robinson, another BC NDP MLA. In Port MoodyCoquitlam, where the NDP’s Rick Glumac clinched the seat from incumbent Linda Reimer, the numbers stayed relatively pat.

But Coquitlam-Burke Mountain — a former BC Liberal stronghold — was one of six B.C. ridings that party officials were watching closely as, theoretically, their outcomes determine who will form a government.

Currently, Christy Clark’s Liberals are one seat shy of a majority government with 43 seats while John Horgan’s NDP have 41 seats and the BC Green Party under Andrew Weaver has three seats.

Last week, Isaacs’ electionnight lead of 170 votes over Wickens jumped to 268 due to what Elections BC termed as a “transcription error.”

Afterward, the NDP launched a request for a recount but Elections BC declined.

However, with the margin so tight, it is unknown if a judicial recount will proceed.

Applicants can still request a judicial recount up to six days after the final count is released on May 24.

Meanwhile, Farnworth’s

campaign manager told The Tri-City News his team strategically went after absentee voters — that is, those who had mobility issues or who would be away on May 9.

“We did as a campaign team make a concerted effort to reach out to them to encourage them to cast their votes in advance,” Brad West said. “Our job in the campaign is to maximize the vote and we did.”

As a result, Farnworth broke through the 14,000-vote mark.

And he will have the highest percentage and highest raw vote total of any winning provincial candidate in Port Coquitlam’s history, West said. newsroom@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

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Crawford: Victim has lost faith in religion continued from front page

“He is satisfied with himself as he is,” Crawford said.

The judge also brought up the struggles that the victim, known as Z in court filings, has endured since the assault occurred.

Crawford told the court that Z had lost her faith in her religion and feels guilt about what happened. She believes that had she been in a better state of mind, she may have done more to stop the assault from happening, he said, citing her victim impact statement.

The incident has harmed her relationships with her family and husband and has done significant damage to her mental health, Crawford added.

“How long and how bad the effects of that will be are yet to be calculated,” he said.

Crown counsel James Powrie sought a sentence of five years, while Bahr’s lawyer, Richard Fowler, said a sentence of two to three years was more appropriate.

As part of his sentence, Bahr will have to provide a DNA sample to the court and he is prohibited from possessing firearms for up to 10 years.

Bahr was found guilty last June of sexual assault

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Dr. Saadeldin Bahr will serve 3.5 years for a sexual assault he committed at the Masjid AlHidayah and Islamic Cultural Centre in Port Coquitlam in June 2013. stemming from an incident that took place in 2013 at the Masjid Al-Hidayah and Islamic Cultural Centre in Port Coquitlam. He had been counselling the victim, who was married and suffering from depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety.

Following afternoon prayer, Bahr took the woman up to his storeroom on an upper floor of the mosque, where the initial assault took place. The court

heard that Bahr told the victim that she “had a bad curse on you and we have to remove it.”

He then brought her back downstairs to sit with her family, but told her to not to speak and to read passages from the Koran.

Video surveillance submitted at trial showed that Bahr returned 35 minutes later and took Z back upstairs, where the assault continued.

At trial, he suggested to the court that his semen found in the victim’s vagina could have come from a toilet seat, where he had ejaculated earlier in the day. He also said that the victim’s DNA, which was found on his boxer shorts, may have been the result of the woman putting her hands down his pants.

Bahr was born in Egypt, where he became a doctor.

He has worked for the World Health Organization helping refugees in Pakistan and in the former Yugoslavia, before moving to Canada in 1995.

Upon arriving in Port Coquitlam, he worked as an orderly at Riverview Hospital before starting the mosque in the late 1990s. He is married and the father of five children. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Just for reference ,the inflation rate as measured by StatsCan for B.C. is 2% a year. So 9% over five years isn’t even keeping up with inflation.

PETER RADONJIC COMMENTING ON COQUITLAM CITY STAFF WAGES INCREASING 9% OVER FIVE YEARS

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CORY YOUNG COMMENTING ON A LETTER REGARDING THE PORT COQUITLAM STAFFER WHO STOLE $175,000 FROM THE CITY.

Let’s make road and lane markings clearer by adding cats eyes and reflective paint like the roads in [the] UK and Europe.

CHRISTINE BINGHAM ON A LETTER REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE LOUGHEED HIGHWAY

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More drivers need to slow down on Mary Hill Bypass I

s the Mary Hill Bypass a dangerous road?

In the mid-1990s, the Mary Hill Bypass underwent a major improvement that included four-laning and intersection upgrades and more recently, improvements were made with a direct connection to the freeway.

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Despite the fact that much of this highway is curvy and hilly, drivers continue to speed. What’s more, it’s heavily used by truckers which can be an issue in some of the more narrow stretches eastbound toward Broadway Street.

Last week, we found out once again that the highway maintained by the provincial government is tricky for truckers when two trucks careened into each other, resulting in major gridlock through-

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out Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam.

While there is occasionally speed monitoring, the number of accidents along the route is high, and on average there are over 200 collisions at intersections along the route through Port Coquitlam each year, according to recent numbers.

As suspected, the Broadway Street intersection is the worst for collisions with 66 in 2013, although there was a high of 79 in 2008 and the Shaughnessy Street intersection is no less dangerous, at 64, compared to 45 for Kingsway Avenue, 43 for Pitt River Road, seven for

Coast Meridian Road and four for Lougheed Highway.

These intersection collisions don’t count accidents that occur between intersections, such as the recent truck accident.

The fact that the road is a race track between Maple Ridge and Coquitlam doesn’t seem to worry many drivers, who for the most part, ignore the speed limit, which is 70 km/h.

Reducing the speed limit is not likely to make a difference, but perhaps more warnings along the route and increased traffic enforcement will.

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An average of 200 motor vehicle accidents occur along the Mary Hill Bypass each year, according to data from ICBC.

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The Editor, We have lived in Port Coquitlam’s Citadel Heights subdivision for 15 years.

Beautiful community, nice houses all well kept, gardens galore, great neighbours.

The vandals have now decided this is their new target and we are victims of these idiots who have now taken to attacking our beautiful community.

Citadel Park on Citadel Drive is a lovely, quiet little park, nicely landscaped with a perfectly placed small gazebo where you could relax and unwind.

Not anymore.

The vandalism started a few weeks back with garbage strewn everywhere. Next, broken wine bottles and beer cans. Then, more garbage and feces on the benches, which PoCo parks staff has since removed. Next, these terrors have taken to burning the lattice work in the gazebo and, today, further fires and grease strewn all throughout the gazebo landing and supports.

If the parents of these goons

The Editor, I know a lot of people who voted for Andrew Weaver and the Green Party in our recent provincial election. I am concerned that they do not know that Mr. Weaver is going to be the guest speaker at a Clean Energy BC conference on June 1 at the Hyatt hotel in Vancouver. This is a $300- to $400-per-plate “cash for access” event of the type that Mr. Weaver admonished his competitors for taking part in.

Clean Energy BC is the new name for the Independent Power Producers Association of BC. This event has a large contingent of the hydroelectric faction, colloquially known as run of river. Most voters identified as Green supporters are aghast at the huge environmental impact of IPP projects like the ones on the Sunshine Coast that bottom-drain alpine lakes, divert waterfalls, allow miles of rivers to run 95% dry, clearcut swaths to the shoreline of pristine fjords, construct concrete powerhouses and string miles

Vandals have hit new lows Troubling move in PoCo’s Citadel Heights by Green leader

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The letter writer took this photo of a gazebo damaged by vandals in Port Coquitlam’s Citadel Park. read this, I would hope they come to the rescue and lock these terrors up that are now ru-

ining our neighbourhood.

I’m sure the city’s next steps will be removing the gazebo so

none of the fine people in the area can use it anymore.

R. Parkinson, Port Coquitlam

of power transmission lines.

Mr. Weaver has a PhD in mathematics and climate science. I challenge him to answer here how the arithmetic of buying high and selling low for the duration of 25- to 40-year inflation-adjusted contracts is in the best interest of B.C. taxpayers. I am reasonably certain, by way of his climate science studies, that he knows water gets hard in the wintertime. I challenge him to answer here how run of river projects can deliver electricity when we most need it in the winter and hard water — known as ice in scientific terms — cannot flow through the turbines.

I concede there are some very good run of river projects that are close to the point of consumption and take communities off of diesel power for a significant portion of the year. However, these are few.

Having Mr. Weaver and MLAs-elect Furstenau and Olsen show unequivocal support for this troublesome BC Liberal policy is troubling.

Ken Holowanky, Coquitlam

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Tri-City students take on Global Challenge MARIO BARTEL The Tri-CiTy News

A team of Simon Fraser University students from the Tri-Cities are well on their way to solving the problem of medical waste created by devices that can only be used once and by hospital overstocking. And their efforts have been recognized on the global stage.

Gleneagle secondary grad Kimberley Venn, who attends the Beedie School of Business, and science students Alec Yu, a Pinetree grad, and Iman Baharmand, who attended

Riverside secondary, recently won the Global Challenge, an international competition at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom where students explore and present ideas around social and environmental change.

In their presentation, the SFU team looked at the prevalence of single-use medical implements and the problem of overstocking supplies at hospitals as well as the social and environmental impact of that waste. They then highlighted solutions implemented in other countries and suggested

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ways to deal with the issue in Canadian hospitals.

“We decided to tackle our problem from a broad, issuecentric direction,” said Yu in a press release. “This allowed us to meet so many different people, from doctors to nurses to purchasers, who believed in what we were doing and generously offered their support.”

The team was one of only two from Canada in the competition that featured 14 teams from five continents. They won $5,000 in prizes and were invited to return to the University of Oxford to participate in two

conferences on social entrepreneurship over the next year.

Venn, Yu and Baharmand met at SFU’s Health Change Lab program. It’s a collaboration between the Beedie School of Business and the Faculty of Health Science that challenges students to find solutions for community health issues while being mentored by stakeholders in the community.

“Each week we were challenged to explore different perspectives and encouraged to develop a broad range of skills from a variety of disciplines,” said Baharmand.

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Digging up the dirt on daily trench life at PoMo museum MARIO BARTEL The Tri-CiTy News

War is hell.

It’s also endless hours and days of boredom, punctuated by routine drudgery.

That’s what a group of First World War re-enactors will be demonstrating June 10 at the McKnight Trench at Port Moody Station Museum as part of its 24-Hour Trench Series.

The three-part series (subsequent sessions will be held Aug. 19 and Sept. 16) will give visitors a realistic depiction of daily life in a battlefield trench, said Markus Fahrner, museum co-ordinator.

It’s not all about the battles and bloodshed.

“Most of the time, you simply have nothing to do,” said Fahrner, who’s also one of the re-enactors. “They’re bored.”

For soldiers hunkered down along the Western Front at places like Vimy Ridge, Ypres or St. Quentin, the routine tasks of everyday life — like eating lunch, polishing buttons, having a nap — brought comfort, familiarity with the civilian life they left back home. The difference was that they had to accomplish those tasks in a cramped, muddy, rat-infested trench, covered

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Fahrner shows how difficult it was for soldiers to move supplies through the narrow trenches of a WWI battlefield at the museum’s McKnight Trench display. with fleas and to the constant accompaniment of the gutpounding thump, thump, thump of distant shell fire.

“You’re in a trench but you want order in your life,” said Fahrner. “You want to be at home.”

To learn about the soldiers’ daily quest for order, Fahrner and his team had to dig past accounts of battlefield heroics. They listened to oral histories from the Imperial War Museum. They also combed books, records and soldiers’ diaries; a simple entry in an officer’s log book about food delivery could offer a clue about how the troops navigated mealtime.

“When you go to original sources, you hear little details that are very fascinating,” he said.

Like chatting parties — that’s when soldiers would gather to trade stories while popping fleas or ticks. Or the logistics of getting lunch, which had to be delivered by runners carrying large, heavy packs through the maze of narrow trenches from canteens far behind the front lines.

Fahrner said soldiers did whatever they could to bring a sense of normalcy to their extraordinary and perilous circumstances. Tradesmen like cobblers and carpenters would fill idle time by repairing boots

or building walls because it’s what they knew from home.

“It’s almost like grinning and bearing it,” said Fahrner. “You make do with what you have.”

Most soldiers in the trenches welcomed the discipline of military routine no matter how futile it may have been to keep their buttons shiny and uniforms in order, said Fahrner.

“It gives you something to focus on because if you focus too much on what could happen, you might break.”

But nobody wanted to be assigned to the remote sandbagreinforced bunker where fuses were installed by hand into grenades “in case something goes wrong,” said Fahrner, his voice trailing off.

The indignities of daily trench life, like sleeping in dirt cubbies called “funk holes” or hauling the contents of frontline latrines to be burned far away from enemy eyes, took a toll even as the soldiers returned to the relative comforts of civilian life.

“No one talked about it. It must change you.”

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Council approved the passage of a housing agreement for the Clarke Road project, which will ensure that a minimum of 101 units in the development are set aside for market rental. As part of the proposal, one 49-storey building will be constructed and sold, while a second 15-storey building on the property will be designated for market rental.

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Lights, slippers, plasma balls... in a room for autistic children & adults Snoezelen room can help seniors with dementia, too MARIO BARTEL

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room filled with bean bag chairs, soft, fluffy balls, massaging slippers, sinewy fibre-optic lights and colourful plasma balls could soon be a new hangout in Port Moody — not for lapsed hippies seeking a return to the 1970s but children and adults with developmental challenges such as autism.

Debra Abraham, the executive director of the Unique Get Together Society (UGTS), is hoping to build such a room, called a snoezelen room.

A snoezelen room is the opposite of a sensory deprivation tank. Instead of relaxing inhabitants by isolating them from anything that could stimulate their senses — like light, sound, smells or touch — visitors to a snoezelen room are calmed by controlled stimulation of their senses with gentle music or recorded sounds of nature; multi-coloured points of light from fibre-optic lamps and floor coverings; soft, engulfing chairs; tactile toys; scents from essential oils; and comforting touch from massaging slippers. “It’s about desensitizing the nervous system,� said Abraham, who founded UGTS after helping kids and their families for more than 20 years as a social worker. “People are overstimulated by all the bright lights and activity, so we have to slow the brain down.�

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Debra Abraham, the executive director of the Unique Get Together Society, relaxes in the makeshift snoezelen room she has set up in her Coquitlam home. She is trying to raise funds to be able to build a full-size version of the room, which is used in therapies for children and adults with autism and seniors with dementia. them an opportunity to focus and explore the components of the room at their own pace or to simply let the sensory stimulation wash gently over them.

The effect can help kids and adults break through communication barriers brought on by autism, help improve the quality of life for seniors with dementia and provide therapy for people with physical limitations. “It benefits the members of the community who have barriers,� Abraham said.

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To realize her dream of creating the room, UGTS recently hosted a fundraising gala at the Old Mill Boathouse in Port Moody. Abraham has also started a Go Fund Me page. As

well, she’s dedicating her entry as the Western Canada representative to the Mrs. Canada Globe pageant in Regina, Sask. next February to help raise awareness and some of the $25,000.

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• The crowdfunding page to help build a snoezelen room in Port Moody can be found at gofundme.com/a-room-tohelp-children. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

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ith all the rainfilled days we’ve experienced lately, I thought it would be a great idea to let you know about awesome children’s books that are bound to provide a good laugh, chuckle or, at the very least, a snort. Check out the recommended books below for some sunshine.

• This Book Is Out Of Control

by Richard Byrne: This book is a continuation of the same characters from Byrne’s prior book, This Book Just Ate My Dog, another must-read. In this one, Ben wants to show Bella how his remote-controlled fire engine works but the buttons are not operating properly. For some reason, Bella’s dog seems to be the one being controlled, not the truck.

• What if Everything Had Legs? by Scott Menchin: Can you imagine if everything had legs? Leaves would leave and shoes would walk. Mayhem!

What if Everything Had Legs? explores one girl’s imagination as she and her mom walk. You and your kids are bound to

enjoy talking about this topic once you’re done reading this fun, light book.

• Little Red’s Riding ’hood by Peter Stein: The book follows the classic’s plot with a humourous twist. Little Red is a scooter and the Wolf is played by a monster truck. You cannot help but grin at the goofiness.

• That is not a Good Idea!

by Mo Willems: A fox invites a hen to his house for dinner and the goslings keep trying to say “THAT is not a good idea!”

Read the book to see what happens in this story that will surprise everyone.

• Can you make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas: Stand up! Sit Down. OK, now stand up again! Great, now that you are standing, we can talk about how this book makes you play along and blow a bug out of

your mouth, do the chicken dance and gets everyone laughing by the end of the story. I love to use this in storytimes because it gets the kids moving. (And consider reading anything else by Thomas because she is amazing.)

• King Baby by Kate Beaton: King Baby is a gracious ruler smiling upon his subjects. He lets the adoring fans tickle him and he even poses for an onslaught of photos. But the king has some simple demands and if his subjects can’t help meet his needs, all will suffer his wrath.

For these suggestions and more, visit your local library.

A Good Read is a column by TriCity librarians that is published on Wednesdays. Brandon Monahan works at Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library.

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TC CALENDAR THURSDAY, MAY 25 • Moody Centre Community Association AGM, 7-8:30 p.m., activity room, Kyle Centre, 125 Kyle St., PoMo. This is a great opportunity to connect, meet Moody Centre neighbours, discuss issues in our neighbourhood and city, and if you are a member ($5 annual fee) take part in our annual elections. All residents in Moody Centre welcomed — you do not need to be a current member of MCCA to attend. Wine raffle, with help from Port Moody Liquor Store. Info: portmoodycommunity.wordpress.com.

• An Evening at the Museum, 7 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Topic: “Helping Immigrants Build a Future in Canada” with guest speaker Kathy Sherrell from Immigration Services Society of BC. Free admission.

• 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.

SUNDAY, MAY 28 • Oakdale Neighbourhood Association presents Neighbour Day, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Oakdale Park North Road and Jefferson, Coquitlam. Plant sale, music, games, face painting, food and prize draws.

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Along the way, walkers will discover different birds, plants and wildlife. Meet at the kiosk on the north side of slough at 10 a.m., dress for the weather, wear sturdy footwear and remember water and sunscreen if it is hot and sunny. Info: info@fodbs or 778-230-1509. on June 4.) Tickets available from choir members and at Dogwood gift shop; donations to food bank accepted. Info: 604927-6098.

SATURDAY, JUNE 3 • Tri-City Wordsmiths meeting, 2-4:30 p.m., Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. Topic: “The Sound of Poetry: Have You Found Your Iambic Footing Yet?” will be presented by Christopher Levenson, poet, critic, translator and editor. Using examples from classic poets as well as his own work, the speaker will show how the use of rhythm, verse movement, cadence and line length can underline and intensify a poem’s meaning. The meeting is free but library registration is required: 604-927-7999. Meetings of the Tri-City Wordsmiths are held on the first Saturday of every second month. Info: www. tri-citywordsmiths.ca.

SUNDAY, JUNE 4 • Dogwood Songsters sing Superstars of Swing, Pop, Soul, Country, Latin and more, 1:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam.

Relay For Life is a community fundraising event where Canadians across the country join together in the fight against cancer.

Tickets available from choir members and at Dogwood gift shop; donations to food bank accepted. Info: 604-927-6098.

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• Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo. Speaker: Dr Brian Yang, a urologist, will be presenting on prostate cancer in general, and any recent developments in diagnosis and treatment. All those affected by prostate problems are urged to attend and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. Refreshments will be provided. There is no charge but donations are welcome. Info: Craig, 604-928-9220 or Ken, 604-936-2998.

• Coquitlam Foundation awards night, Evergreen Cultural Centre, 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam (reception at 6:30 p.m., awards at 7 p.m.). Free admission as the foundation distributes scholarships, bursaries and grants to local individuals and organizations. RSVP if you plan to attend: info@coquitlamfoundation.com. Info: coquitlamfoundation.com.

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An 11-year-old Coquitlam minor hockey player is showing his guts raising more than $7,000 to help improve the lives of children and adults affected by Crohn’s Disease and colitis.

Sam Doucet attends Hillcrest middle school and last year was diagnosed with Crohn’s, a long-term condition that causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive system. Despite his illness, Doucet plays goalie for the Coquitlam Chiefs hockey team and played lacrosse as well.

Doucet will be honourary chair of the Gutsy Walk for Crohn’s and Colitis on June 4. For more information, to donate and to see who has donated to Doucet’s page visit the BC Children’s Hospital Team Page at www.gutsywalk.ca.

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They’ve managed to keep afloat for 16 years, Sharma said, because of their tight-knit “Damily” (as the Giggle Dam family calls itself).

In their 9,000 sq. ft. space, the 40 staff members — actors, servers, chefs, musicians, administrators and a sound technician — have hosted weekend dinner shows and rented out their 200-seat room for corporate and celebratory events.

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They’ve even employed their show band at festivals throughout the Lower Mainland. “It’s the best marketing tool we have,” Sharma said.

However, they continue to compete with Vancouver.

Vancouver and Burnaby residents don’t want to travel east to see an act, Friebe said, and the lure of big-ticket productions downtown is also hard for many to resist. “I challenge anyone who wants to spend $200 on a Vancouver Canucks game to come to see us instead,” Friebe said. “I guarantee you you’ll have a better time here.”

He added, “Sometimes we get people complaining that our prices are too much but compared to what? Where else can you get a three-course dinner and a show and have the best 4.5 hours?”

In general, they pull their audience from the east: the Fraser Valley. Their guests are mostly in their 40s and 50s, parents with independent children who need a night out and a good laugh, Sharma said.

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There have also been countless emails to The Giggle Dam staff, thanking them for lightening their mood in tough times. The positive feedback is what keeps them going, Lovell said. “We are so blessed to do what we do because we have the ability to have that kind of effect on people’s lives.”

Asked where they see the business in five years, the trio fall silent. “That’s more of a question than anything else right now,” Sharma said. “How much longer can we do this?”

“A big part of the business is the attitude from the top down,” Lovell said. “People sense that we care about this place and about each other….

What we do is not a job. It’s a lifestyle that we want to keep for as long as we are able to.” jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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customers. “Our fans are like AC/DC fans. We have them for life,” Lovell joked.

Added Sharma, “We do theatre for people who hate theatre. That’s our motto.”

Sharma is the one who writes and directs the sketch routines. This season is centred on “Hooray for Hollywood: Spoofing the Silver Screen” — with a menu to match from chef Pieter J Van Meenen.

Next month, they’ll have a Men vs Women theme — always a favourite with the stagette parties.

“Victims” are brought on stage every night — audience members handpicked

by Friebe, Sharma and Lovell during the meet-and-greet at 6:30 p.m. (they make it a policy not to pull guests on stage who are shy).

And there are plenty of touching moments that follow.

Lovell cited the example of a 93-year-old woman who was escorted to the front for her birthday surprise. Afterward,

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Things were solid until 2008.

In the seven years prior — when Mark Friebe and his wife Sheila Sharma launched The Giggle Dam, a dinner show company in the heart of downtown Port Coquitlam — they packed in the crowds.

During the rise, they would often turn to each other and their marketing partner Brad Lovell to wonder how long their good fortune would last.

Then, the global economy tanked.

People lost their jobs and homes. And, for anyone who had any kind of disposable income, their entertainment budget was the first to disappear.

Slowly, but eventually, the business picked up and their room started to fill again.

But, two years ago, The Giggle Dam was dealt its first of two double whammies.

In late July 2015, during a long weekend, a fire broke out at a neighbour’s building.

The couple rushed from their Maple Ridge home to witness the destruction.

“We were standing at the back thinking, ‘This is it. Our lives are over,’” Sharma recalled. “At the very least, we knew it would be thousands of dollars in damage.”

Luckily, a concrete fire wall on the north side of the 69-year-old building — plus a newly installed roof — saved their business from going down. Port Coquitlam fire fighters also turned off their sprinklers to prevent flooding and they ripped open the loading bay doors at the back to flush out the smoke.

When they were cleared for inspection, they expected the place to be in ruins. “There wasn’t even a drop,” Sharma said, shaking her head.

Still, the red-hot real estate market this and last year also has also taken a financial toll, Friebe said.

New homeowners are now stuck with unaffordable mortgages — and tenants have ben pushed out with high rents — which means, like in 2008, no one has leftover cash.

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SCHOOL ART

First Nations welcome post at Pleasantside, Grade 12 art show at Coquitlam Centre mall JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News

A First Nations welcome post now stands in the foyer at a Port Moody school.

This month, students, staff and parents at Pleasantside elementary unveiled the 7’ Coast Salish house post they helped to design and fund.

Squamish Nation artist Xwalacktun worked with students to choose the animals to be represented in the piece, said principal Heather Birnie: The human face is a symbol

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The welcome post unveiled at Pleasantside elementary.

for humanity while the salmon honours the school’s ties with Mossom Creek hatchery.

Birnie said the pole will come in handy as teachers include aboriginal content as part of their Canadian history and cultural studies.

This week, intermediate students are also due work on soap stone carving projects.

Funding for the $13,000 artwork came from the Heritage Canada 150 Fund, ArtsStarts, the city of Port Moody and VanCity.

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Bread also donated treats for the raising ceremony on May 3 that was attended by SD43 trustee Barb Hobson and assistant superintendents Reno Ciolfi and Rob Zambrano.

“The response from the school community and the school district has been very positive,” Birnie said in an email to The Tri-City News.

“When the post was being carved, some of the students would bring their parents into the school to see it and to tell them the story around its creation.”

MALL ART

About 500 artworks from TriCity high school students are now on display at Coquitlam Centre.

The annual exhibit was organized by Port Moody secondary art teacher Judi Gardnner and the mall’s marketing co-ordinator Megan Lee. The show runs until Monday, May 29 on the upper level walkway, from the Apple store to Old Navy.

Gardnner said the mall

venue is unique as it allows the school district to highlight a range of work and skill sets from students in grades 9 to 12.

“It is a very positive thing for the students to have their work out in the world being seen,” she said. “This is particularly true for those who have earned a space on the candidate for scholarship boards — who are first selected to represent their school then have the opportunity for bursaries and scholarships to further them in their art studies.” jcleugh@tricitynews.com

ARTS NOTES

Free, ‘dark’ arts night for teens at Place des Arts Middle and high school students can drop into Coquitlam’s Place des Arts for a free night of fun on Saturday.

The facility’s Youth Arts Council hosts its third annual Art After Dark on May 27 at 7 p.m. that includes workshops and performance jam sessions. Participants aged 13 to 17 can join hip hop

with dancer Emily Mustard, spoken word with writer and illustrator Ali Kenefick, clay hand building with ceramic artist Vin Arora, paper maskmaking with visual artist Joy Kirkwood and theatre with actor Natasha Sengota.

To sign up at no cost, call 604-664-1636 or visit brownpapertickets.com.

Meanwhile, teens wanting

to be part of next year’s Youth Arts Council can contact Place des Arts’ volunteer coordinator at extension 36.

COMEDY NIGHT

Al Hassam headlines a comedy show at Port Moody’s Gallery Bistro next week.

Hassam will appear with Kicky Zipzak, Kelly Brandow, Katrina Bennett, Angelica

Senger, Marlene Swidzinski and host Jerome DeLuca at the eatery on Friday, June 2.

For dinner and the show at $30, call 604-937-0998.

at the UBC on June 8 to speak about their work, Hearing Echoes. The launch starts at 12:30 p.m. in Room 2012 at Ponderosa Commons.

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A retired educator from Coquitlam will read poetry from her latest book next month. Renée Norman will be with co-author Carl Leggo

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Diamond at Legion dience participation A tribute to one and even a dance of America’s most contest. “Most of successful recordthe time, I’m in ing artists will play the audience,” he out Sunday night laughed. at a fundraiser for Scott, who the Coquitlam stressed he is not Legion. an impersonator, Cranbrook said he wants to musician Jason JASON SCOTT support Legions in Scott will make honour of his grandfather, a stop at the Ridgeway who served with The Royal Avenue branch to sing Neil Canadian Dragoons in the Diamond’s greatest hits second Boer War, both world and one from his latest CD wars and in Korea.

Melody Road — Diamond’s A former rock band vo32nd album and his debut as calist, Scott began singing a Capital Records artist.

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on the Rocks from the movie The Jazz Singer.

Since then, he has been cast in a feature-length documentary called Diamond Mountain (now in postproduction), in which he is the only Canadian “Neil.”

During a screening last April, Scott walked the red carpet with five musicians from Diamond’s band on the Showroom stage in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Tickets at $25 for his May 28 show at 7 p.m. are available by calling the Coquitlam Legion at 604937-0111. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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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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Coquitlam’s Tamara O’Brien takes a break on the doublemini trampoline while training at New Westminster secondary school. She’ll be representing Canada in the event at the 2017 World Games in Poland in July.

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hrough a tumultuous winter and the rewards of spring, Coquitlam’s Tamara O’Brien has taken the challenge and gone for it.

The rewards for her talents and effort continue to pay off.

The 20-year-old gymnast was named this weekend to Canada’s three-person trampoline gymnastics team that will compete at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland, in July.

In her fourth year as a na-

tional team member, such opportunities never get old for O’Brien, who trains with the Shasta Trampoline Club in New Westminster.

“I’ve never been to Poland so that’s going to be cool. The other neat thing, besides representing Canada, is that it’s a multi-sport event, so we’ll be meeting and mingling with athletes in other sports and I’m looking forward to it,” O’Brien said.

Her selection came through consistent results since Canada secured its spot by winning the double-mini team event at the 2015 World Trampoline Gymnastics championships in Denmark. The World Games offers athletes from sports or disciplines within a sport that are not contested in the Olympic Games a chance to meet in a

multi-sport competition.

O’Brien was a member of that team in Denmark, and her gold on the double-mini would count as a personal highlight.

Last year, she scored silver in double mini and was a member of the Canadian team that captured gold at the Pan Am trampoline championships in Colombia.

She also competes in trampoline, but doesn’t hesitate when asked which is her favourite.

“The double mini is a lot more fun for me,” she said. “I think the biggest obstacle in the double mini is the margin of error. The trampoline you use is a lot smaller so you have to be really precise in your routine.

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intense. It’s about hitting your mark, and when you do it feels really great.”

That mark has been hit again and again, from places as distant as Australia and Bulgaria.

O’Brien first competed internationally at the age of 11, but she says some strides made in the past few years have made a world of difference.

“I think definitely, my confidence has gotten a lot better and I’m able to handle highpressure events consistently,” she said. “I’ve worked hard on my skills and that includes being mentally prepared for competing.”

Joining her on the trip will be Shasta coach Curt de Wolff, who has skippered the Canadian roster before but will serve as a personal coach in Poland.

Part of O’Brien’s preparation was forced through a detour of sorts, as it was for all members of the Shasta club, when the roof came down on their home base at the Queen’s Park Arenex in December because of heavy snowfall.

The club was forced to scramble, and there was some uncertainty and stress involved.

For someone who relies upon routine extensively in performing, O’Brien said it did knock her off base a bit.

“Honestly, it was really, really tough losing the gym,” she said.

“It was just a challenge we had to face, the athletes and the club as a whole, and it affected me more that I thought it would.

“I think everyone at Shasta worked very hard to get the situation solved and find us a place

where we could carry on.”

That solution has been at the Vancouver Circus School in River Market, as well as double-mini training at New Westminster Secondary School.

Having recently placed third with a personal best score at the Canada Cup meet in Calgary, behind American Paige Howard and Sweden’s Lina Sjoberg, O’Brien said the next step will be building on her performance through training, with the goal of another medal at the World Games.

“We’ve got two-and-a-half months to go, so we’ll do our strategizing and training so we can peak when we get there,” she said. “We all push each other.”

The World Games run July 20 to 30.

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Revenge is sweet. Especially when it comes attached to a championship.

The Riverside Rapids senior boys rugby team won the Fraser Valley District championship Thursday by defeating Westview 22-7 at Gates Park.

The victory also avenged their only loss of the regular season, that came to the Wildcats, After dominating opponents most of the season, the Rapids were again in tough against their rivals from the other side of the Pitt River as Westview pushed hard downfield in the early going. But despite brushing the goal line, they weren’t able to penetrate the tenacious Riverside defence.

Instead it was the Rapids who opened the scoring on a long-distance penalty by Kyle Granville. Shaun Tyers followed that up with his sixth try of the season to give the hosts an 8-0 advantage.

Westview wrested the momentum late in the first half as they launched waves of attacks on the suddenly depleted Rapids who’d lost a player to

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Riverside Rapids ball carrier Duncan Kelt tries to elude a pair of Westview Wildcats tacklers in the first half of their Fraser Valley district rugby championship match, Thursday at Gates Park. the penalty box. But again, they couldn’t punch the ball into the goal area.

Riverside dominated the second half. They got tries from Braeden Vader and centre Will Case, who scored on a brilliant solo run. Both were converted

by Granville.

Westview finally scored late in the game, but it was too little too late.

“I am so proud of this group of young men,” said coach Darren Mackenzie. “All the hard work and belief paid off.”

Especially considering the

team came into the season without a win in their past 17 matches.

“This fairy-tale ending is so richly deserved,” said Mackenzie.

RAVENS WIN BIG

The Terry Fox Ravens senior boys squad finished their AAA Tier 2 season with a 57-12 win over Lord Tweedsmuir. Kyle Pickard and Bredan Dieno each scored a pair of tries for the Ravens, while Matt Shuen, Adam Janicijevic, Amir Mirahmadi, Dakar Lewis and

Jude Hussain also punched the ball into the scoring area.

Kevin Passaglia kicked five converts and Jevon Lefebvre kicked another.

The Ravens finished with an 8-2 record, including 4-0 in league play. They’ll play at the BC Championships beginning May 31 in Abbotsford.

Meanwhile the Junior Ravens are celebrating a Fraser Valley Tier II Junior championship after a 41-17 victory over Rick Hansen. Cade Cote scored two tries. Kyle Huish kicked three converts.

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The Coquitlam Adanacs are on top of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League standings.

It doesn’t matter if they won or lost their showdown with the undefeated New Westminster Salmonbellies Tuesday night at Queen’s Park Arena (after the TriCity News’ deadline).

That’s because the Adanacs won both their games on the weekend.

Heading into New West they had seven wins on the season against one loss, for 14 points. The ‘Bellies had 10 points, but have played three fewer games.

The Adanacs have reeled off five straight wins since stubbing their toes against the Langley Thunder on May 11, the team’s first regular season loss in almost two years. They continued that momentum with a 13-8 win over the Delta Islanders on Saturday and a 12-6 victory over the Victoria Shamrocks at the Q Centre on Sunday.

In Victoria Philip Buque scored a hat trick and Dennon Armstrong’s two

goals and three assists led Coquitlam’s attack.

Coquitlam keeper Christian Del Bianco also registered two assists to bring his season total to seven.

Saturday, the Adanacs had a slow start against the Islanders.

Delta, who have only one win so far this season, scored the game’s first two goals before it was four minutes old, but by midgame the Adanacs were in firm control. Armstrong led Coquitlam’s attack with three goals and three assists. Back-up keeper Gordie Bowden stopped 30 of the 38 shots he faced to earn the victory.

SAINTS WIN TWO

The Port Coquitlam Saints also had a productive long weekend. They earned their first two wins of the season. Both were at home.

Sunday, the Saints rolled to a 17-8 win over the visiting Nanaimo Timbermen at the PoCo Rec Centre. On Friday they beat the Delta Islanders, 15-5. sports@tricitynews.com

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Golf Tournament & Gala August 24th, 2017 11:00 am 1:00 pm Sponsored by:

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Including contests, a silent auction, raffle, and more.

A First Nation-hosted tournament featuring First Nations art and culture.

A huge thank you to our current sponsors:

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GARAGE SALES

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DEALS ON WHEELS...

and everything else.

RENTALS

APARTMENTS/CONDOS FOR RENT

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PRACTICAL NURSING

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Close to development.

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MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOMES FOR SALE NEW MODULAR HOMES starting under $80,000 delivered! Best Buy Homes Kelowna - WWW.BESTBUYHOUSING.COM - Canada’s largest selection of in-stock homes, quick delivery custom factory orders! Text/Call 778-654-0345.

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Assisted Living Rental 2BR/2BA $5,000 2266 Atkins Avenue, Port Coquitlam Gorgeous 2 bed, 2 bath for rent starting June 1.

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GARDEN VILLA

1010 6th Ave. New West.

Suites Available.

Beautiful atrium with fountain. By shops, college & transit.

Pets negotiable. Ref req.

CALL 604 715-7764 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

Call 604-630-3300 to place your ad

PORT COQUITLAM 2 bdrm suite $1,050 Includes heat/hot water - 1.5 blks to bus stops - 2 blks to Safeway/medical - City park across street - Gated parking & elevator - Adult oriented building - References required * SORRY NO DOGS * Call for appointment 604-464-3550

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COMWWW.TRICITYNEWS.COM HOME SERVICES

RENTALS

APARTMENTS/ CONDOS FOR RENT

CLEANING

SKYLINE TOWERS .

CALL 604 525-2122

RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT

PLUMBING

AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE and Best cleaning services. Call or text for free estimate.

Please call 778-387-6274

102-120 Agnes St, New West

Hi-Rise Apartment with River View & Indoor Pool.

1 BR & 2 BR Available.

Rent includes heat & hot water. Remodeled Building and Common area. Gated underground parking available.

References required.

HANDYPERSON

778 PLUMBING AND HEATING Comm, res, repairs and installs, gas fitting, renos. drain cleaning. Fully ins’d and ticketed. Reas rates. Prompt.

MESSY HOUSE OR OFFICE? The most thorough cleaning or its FREE! Single Parent & Senior’s disc. (604) 945-0004

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320-9th St, New West Suites Available.

All suites have balconies, Underground parking avail.

Refs. req. Small Pet OK. CALL 604-715-7764 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

SUITES FOR RENT PoCo Mary Hill - 2 BR, bsmt suite in a new house, own laundry, close to all amnt, sep entr. ns. np. $975 + 1/4 of util.

604.762.8255

DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE Seniors discount. Friendly, family business, 40+ yrs. 604-240-3408

HERFORT CONCRETE

NO JOB TOO small!

Serving Lower Mainland 26 Yrs! •Prepare •Form •Place •Finish •Granite/Interlock Block Walls & Bricks •Driveways •Stairs •Exposed Aggregate •Stamped Concrete •Sod Placement Excellent Refs•WCB Insured 604-657-2375/604-462-8620

DRYWALL

TOWNHOUSES FOR RENT Boarding & Taping, Good Rates! Reliable, Free Est. Reno’s & Small Jobs Welcome! Call Gurprit 604-710-7769

ELECTRICAL

BBY S, 3 BR Upper, laundry, $1600. NS/No pets.Avail now.

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Electrical Installations Renos & Repairs. BBB Member.

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COMMERCIAL

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PORT COQUITLAM: 775 - 3,000

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One Call Does It All

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PAINTING/ WALLPAPER

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CARPENTRY

30 yrs experience WCB/Liability insured

Simon 604-230-0627

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All sheds are built with the same structural and weather− proof building practices as a home.

Free estimates on all on−site assessments.

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All work guaranteed. Frank

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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• • • • •

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Call Tom for Free Est.

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PUZZLE ANSWERS ON SEPARATE PAGE

778.628.7590 SPECIAL SPRING PAINTING DISCOuNT INTERIOR & EXTERIOR Residential & Commercial

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25 Years Exp.

• Lawn & Garden Maint.

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All Work Guar. Free Est. Donny 604-600-6049

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MICHAEL

Gardening & Landscaping • Lawn Cuts as low as $15 • Tree Topping • Trimming • New Sod & Seed •Planting • Cleanup & more • Guar’d Fully Ins’d/Lic’d & WCB

35%OFF

17 years exp. Free Estimates

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NO PAYMENT until Job is completed.

Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

604 -230 -3539 778-322-2378 604-339-1989

PAY-LESS Pro Painting SPRING Ext/Int SPECIAL LOOK for our YARD SIGNS Free estimates. Licensed BBB A+ Rating for 37yrs.

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PATIOS

604-240-2881

GUTTER CLEANING ROOF CLEANING WINDOW CLEANING POWER WASHING

• Soft-Wash Exterior House Cleaning • Vinyl aluminum siding, patios and patio furniture • Sidewalks, gutters, driveways and decks

PRO*ACC PAINTING LTD

.

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

SPARTAN PRESSURE AND SOFT WASHING

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BC GARDENING

AUTOMOTIVE

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

LAWN & GARDEN

310-JIMS (5467)

2 BDRM townhouse, Coquitlam.

Rent $1100 No Pets. No Smoking.

Family Oriented Complex.

Call 604-942-2277

HOUSES FOR RENT

Free Quote. Competitive. References.

778−968−6260 lui@ritewayhms.com ritewayhms.com

Residential & Commercial “Award Winning Renovations”

BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

CONCRETE

ROOFING

SUNLIGHT GARDENING

• Lawn & Garden Maint.

• Power Rake, Plant, Prune • Tree Topping, Trimming •Power Wash •CLEAN-UP & MORE! • Senior Disc.

All Work Guar. Free Est. John 604-616-2934

THAI’S

Gardening Team

• Lawns & Cutting • Hedging & Trimming • Rocks & Gravel All Garden Work & Maint.

• Free Estimates •

778-680-5352

MOVING

B&Y MOVING Experienced Movers ~ 2 Men $55 65 ~

Over 10 yrs. Exp. • Licenced & Insured • Professional Piano Movers

604-708-8850

• Aluminum Patio Covers • Sunrooms and Windows • Aluminum Railings, Vinyl Decking Free Est. 604-521-2688

www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

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Repairs • 604-657-9936

PLUMBING

Bridgeview Plumbing and Heating Ltd. • Hot Water Tank • Drain Cleaning • Service • New Construction • Available 24/7

604.318.7950

ACROSS

1. Baby’s first words 5. Expression of creative skill 8. Reddish-brown coating 12. Spanish province 14. Stinging insect 15. Greek temple pillars 16. Refurbish 18. Cave-dwelling amphibian 19. Millisecond 20. Removes something 21. Trendy 22. The Buckeye State 23. “Taken” actor 26. Of the skull 30. Made a mistake

DOWN

1. Challenge 2. Assert 3. A female operatic star 4. Expression of sorrow or pity 5. Resistance unit 6. Attached a new backing canvas 7. Method painting 8. Branched 9. Barefooted 10. Beer mug 11. Beloved Mexican dish 13. Make better 17. One-time king of Troy

31. Malignant tumor 32. Not night 33. German heavyweight boxer 34. Indicates weight 39. Businessman 42. Charged negatively 44. Indian instrument 46. Helps you know where you’re going 47. Written works 49. Kate and Rooney’s last name 50. Fast, flightless Aussie bird 51. Jerry, George, Kramer and __

56. Dodger great Hershiser 57. Where wine ferments (abbr.)

58. Supreme Allied Cmdr.

Europe 59. Vedic god of fire 60. Not well 61. They grow into plants 62. Variety of pear 63. Where golfers start 64. Posterior

24. Pie _ __ mode 25. St. Anthony’s fire 26. Reciprocal of a sine 27. __-rah skirt 28. Notre Dame coach Parseghian 29. Computer hardware company 35. Policeman 36. Black tropical American cuckoo 37. Popular basketball player Jeremy 38. Electrocardiogram 40. Cheese dish

41. Prickly shrub 42. Atomic mass unit 43. Nostrils 44. Enchantresses 45. Emphatic typeface 47. One of the Florida Keys 48. Soft, fine material 49. Moutainous tract in Jordan 52. Breezes through 53. Professional assn. for tech pros 54. Class of comb jellies 55. Formerly (archaic)

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MIXES

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SALE ENDS MAY 31ST

MON-FRI 9AM-9PM SAT & SUN 9PM-6PM