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Hot times call for cool measures as the Tri-Cities and the rest of the Lower Mainland deal with record heat and smoky skies. Top: Paul Lalande, the operations manager of Planet Ice Coquitlam, checks the progress of ice making on one of two pads being installed this week. He said it takes about a week to build the ice to its required thickness of an inch before skaters are allowed on it. Right: Amy Thompson helps cool down one of the cats at the Coquitlam Animal Shelter, where staff have put fans in the cat room and the kennel area to help keep furry guests cool. Far right: Greg McFeteridge doesn’t mind spending time in the cooler at his Meat Craft Urban Butchery in Port Moody when the mercury rises.

Coping with the weather, fighting fires and saving water: see pages 3, 7 & 9

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Intrepid hikers were still ascending the Coquitlam Crunch Thursday morning despite the hot temperatures and blanket of smoky air — residue from B.C. wildfires — that obscured much of the view.

THE HEAT WAVE

Dogs & butchers both beating the heat From ice rinks to animal shelters, everybody affected

There’s plenty of water for us for now: pg. 9

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With temperatures expected to stay in the 30s into the BC Day long weekend, Paul Lalande may be the only person in the Tri-Cities still wearing a coat.

In fact, for the operations manager at Coquitlam’s Planet Ice, popping out into the hot afternoon sun is a welcome break from the rinks where he has been making ice all week.

“When it’s sweltering, it’s nice and refreshing,” said Lalande as he sprayed a fine mist of water onto the glistening white sheet, building to an inch thickness over the course of seven days. “But after a couple of hours, you do get a little cold.”

Over at Meat Craft Urban Butchery in Port Moody, Greg McFeteridge is only too happy to duck into 18 sq. ft. cooler — kept at a crisp 0 to 2 C to fetch cuts of meat.

“It’s nice to come in here,” McFeteridge said.

But not everyone is fortunate enough to work in an arena

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Greg McFeteridge finds spending time in the cooler at Meat Craft Urban Butchery in Port Moody not an onerous task during a heat wave like the one afflicting the Lower Mainland. or have their own personal human-sized cooler in which to escape the heat wave.

Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin said the 20 lb.. of equipment officers must wear makes working in the heat arduous — especially the Kevlar bulletproof vest.

“Of all the equipment we wear, the vest may be the most uncomfortable,” McLaughlin said. “It has zero breathability.”

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they fought a house fire in Belcarra Wednesday night. Fire Chief Jay Sharpe told The TriCity News that battling blazes in the summer can be extremely uncomfortable for firefighters and that a lot of effort goes into keeping emergency officials cool in the heat.

Upon arrival, Sharpe said crews set up a rehab centre with lots of water and specialty chairs almost immediately. The chairs allow firefighters to sit

down and rest when needed while they submerge their arms in ice-cold water.

“It is amazing how quickly it helps cool the body down,” Sharpe said.

Frozen treats and cooled resting places are also the order of the day at the Coquitlam Animal Shelter.

Manager Andrea McDonald said the shelter keeps a freezer filled with blankets, frozen food packets and chew toys, doggy frozen pops with a kibble treat buried inside the ice as well as frozen bottles of water. The latter can be packed into an animal’s kennel or underneath its bedding to help cool it.

The shelter also turns off the lights and turns on fans to keep the inside temperature down, and there’s a kiddie pool filled with water where the dogs can go for a quick, cooling dip.

McDonald said just like people, animals dial down their activity level when temperatures soar. Dogs are walked in wooded areas with plenty of shade and,

ideally, a stream along the way where they can frolic for a few moments to cool off.

While pooches loll about, many humans head to the movies, where a couple of hours in an air conditioned theatre offers relief from the heat or even thinking about the heat.

“It’s escapism, it takes your mind off the heat,” said Sarah Van Lange, the director of communications for the Cineplex theatre chain, noting theatres typically notice an uptick in attendance when temperatures soar.

And when the movie is over, more people head for a beer.

“Needless to say, the recent heat wave has helped beer sales,” said Vern Lambourne of Parkside Brewing in Port Moody. Lighter beers sell especially well when it’s hot, he noted, adding, “We hedge our bets in that direction production-wise as the warmer months approach.”

One of those beers might even find its way into the hands of Paul Lalande. Because after a cold day making ice at Planet Ice, there’s nothing he enjoys more than sitting in his backyard with a cold beer. In the hot sun. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC – with files from Gary Mckenna

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The Great One? No, but robber is sought

by Coquitlam rCMP Coquitlam RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man who robbed a convenience store in southwest Coquitlam five months ago.

The suspect is described as a stocky Caucasian man who was wearing a black Los Angeles Kings hoody with “Gretzky 99” on the back along with tan boots and blue jeans.

Investigators believe he is between 30 to 35 years old, about 5’10”, weighing approximately 210 lb. with a sparse black moustache and short beard.

The incident occurred shortly after 1 a.m. on Saturday, March 11, in the 2100-block of Austin Avenue.

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Blaze claims Belcarra home Fire likely started on roof, did not spread to trees GARY MCKENNA

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A Belcarra home was destroyed after a blaze ripped through the structure Wednesday night — but things could have been much worse, according to the chief of Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD).

Jay Sharpe said with the hot,

dry weather that has enveloped the Lower Mainland in recent weeks, even the smallest spark could have lit up neighbouring homes and nearby trees.

Upon arrival, the first crew quickly doused the surrounding area and Sharpe said it was lucky the property had no overhanging trees.

Crews were also fortunate that a training session for SVFD happened to be taking place Wednesday night and a large number of the contingent were on hand when the call came in.

“Other than the fire, everything worked out well,”

Sharpe told The Tri-City News Thursday.

“The first-in crew did exactly what they needed to do and that is protect all the exposures… If you make a mistake and don’t pay attention to the exposures, it could have been a lot worse.”

Firefighters arrived at the Senkler Road house at around 7:30 p.m. and it took approximately an hour and a half to knock down the flames.

Sharpe said it is still unknown what caused the fire but that it appeared to start on the roof and quickly move through-

out the 3,500-sq. ft. home.

“The entire roof structure collapsed into the house,” Sharpe said. “At this point, it appears the house will be a total loss. The main structure is still intact but there is significant water and smoke damage throughout.”

One person was home when the fire started but was able to escape without injury. Crews were still on scene Thursday morning dousing hot spots and making sure the flames were completely out. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Randy Cowling, president of WASP Remote Sprinkler Protection, said the Tri-City company recently received a rush order for 2,200 of its gutter-mounted sprinkler units to help prevent fires igniting roofs of homes in B.C. Interior wildfire zones.

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Approximately 2,400 homes were destroyed during last year’s Fort McMurray wildfires, devastating the community and leading to the evacuation of 88,000 people.

But according to Randy Cowling, the president of WASP Remote Sprinkler Protection, a wildfire containment company based in the Tri-Cities, the average property affected by the blaze was 2 km away from the main fire. Many started when hot embers flew long distances through the air, eventually landing on the roof of faraway homes and igniting the structure, he said.

“Even on a steel roof, they fall into the gutters and there are leaves and junk in there,” he said. “That lights up and the whole house starts to burn from the top down.”

Enter the WASP guttermounted sprinkler system.

The yellow plastic mountable nozzle can be easily set up on any home and is capable of soaking rooftops in fire-danger areas, Cowling said.

In fact, the product has become so popular, he is in the process of finishing a rush order of 2,200 units for fire departments battling blazes across British Columbia. With some help from the community, he has turned an office at Coquitlam Chrysler into an assembly line, where he has been busy putting the pieces of the product together and shipping them out across the province.

“All of our suppliers came together and did not charge any extra to get this done,” he said.

“To create this many units in such a short time took an amazing effort.”

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After years of experimenting with different bases and pieces, he eventually settled on a prototype he made out of wood.

A few alterations later and the bright-yellow plastic sprinklers were ready for market, and can be easily clipped on to a home’s gutters.

Cowling said even the patent lawyer the company has been dealing with was impressed with the product.

“We went through 600 worldwide patents and he said, ‘You know, in 40 years of doing this, I have never seen an original idea,’” Cowling added. “Most patents are modifications. He couldn’t find anything like this.”

Today, the product is available in western Canada, California, South Africa and even Dubai, and WASP has sold more than 6,000 units since the product was launched last summer. The smaller sprinkler heads sell for $40 while the larger ones go for $45.

Most homes need two sprinklers to have full coverage, which means the 2,200 units heading to wildfire hot-spots like Williams Lake and 100 Mile House should be enough to protect at least 1,000 homes, Cowling said.

“Hopefully, all this effort may help to save some homes throughout B.C.,” he said. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Reservoir has enough water to sprinkle & drink, for now DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Cold, clean water fresh from the Coquitlam Lake reservoir will continue to pour into taps and hoses for the rest of the summer, despite weeks of hot, dry weather.

Thanks to that cold, wet spring — remember those days? — the region has an abundant water supply, and although it’s declining, it will be enough to get thirsty residents and businesses through to the fall without further water restrictions, according to Metro Vancouver.

“You’ll see we’re sitting at 80% of maximum storage.

That’s well within our normal range for the time of year,” said Marilyn Towill, director of operations and maintenance for water services.

Metro Vancouver has an agreement with BC Hydro for drinking water supply and Towill said the Crown corporation expects to meet those needs without any issues.

“They don’t anticipate any changes with providing us that water as we need it through summer and into the fall,” Towill said.

But she said people still

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• For non-residential properties: Evennumbered addresses can water Mondays and Wednesdays from 1 to 6 a.m. while oddnumbered addresses can water Tuesdays and Thursdays, same times.

All non-residential addresses can water Fridays from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. need to follow Stage 1 water restrictions and not become water hogs for the region’s water supply to stay stable.

“The conservation part is a very important part to what we have in our source supply.

We need people to follow the regulation and be mindful of how they use the water in the summertime,” she said.

The reason for the healthy water supply is the cold spring and the heavy snow pack, which continues to replenish the reservoirs as the weather warms.

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Water levels at the Coquitlam Lake reservoir are normal for the time of year despite weeks of warm, dry weather, meaning no further water restrictions are likely required for the remainder of the summer.

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Watershed tours still going on in Coquitlam Hot, dry weather isn’t keeping people away from touring the Coquitlam watershed above Pipeline Road to find out where their drinking water comes from, Metro Vancouver reports.

The tours, which take place Thursdays and Saturdays, are typically 80% to 90% booked and there is no danger they will be cancelled because of weather-related conditions, said Heidi Walsh, director of watersheds and environmental management.

“Everything is still running as normal. We’re into moderate to high fire danger but our tours aren’t affected until the third day of extreme [fire risk] and we’re a ways from that,” she told The Tri-City News.

People typically sign up for the tours along roadways and trails around the Coquitlam Lake reservoir to see wildlife, learn about where drinking water comes from and get out into nature.

They are often surprised to learn how much water people use, Walsh said.

“A lot of people actually have no idea that the water comes from these lakes in the mountains and they’re kind of awestruck when they get up here,” she said.

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After four-and-a-half years, Diane Richter has learned not to schedule anything after her volunteer shift ends at the Crossroads Hospice in Port Moody. The work can be so emotionally draining, she said, she just heads straight home to her “safe place.”

But she keeps coming back because she feels like she’s making a difference for people and their families facing the end of life.

That difference can be as small as folding laundry or brewing a pot of tea in the kitchen, said Karen Jamieson, a volunteer at the hospice for more than two years.

“Everybody makes a difference in some way,” Jamieson said. “But here it’s more meaningful.”

The hospice recently received a gift of $50,000 to create the Sylvia Ingalis education endowment fund to help train its 80 volunteers. The fund is named after a beloved palliative care volunteer there who died earlier this year.

Sylvie Jensen, Crossroads’ volunteer co-ordinator, said while every volunteer receives 30 hours of training before they begin working, the

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Ingalis endowment will allow the hospice to bring in guest speakers and experts to help expand volunteers’ depth of knowledge about the grieving process and dealing with emotionally vulnerable families and patients.

“It’s always ongoing, learning to listen and deal with people who are grieving,” Jensen said. “We’re always challenged.”

Jamieson said she was familiar with hospice care after two friends and her brother died in hospice but she was still nervous when she started working one day a week at Crossroads.

“I was totally doubting myself,” she said. “I was afraid of saying the wrong thing or doing the wrong thing.”

Jensen said that’s a common reaction among new volunteers but, really, the role is more about listening and just being present.

“It’s not about doing,” Jensen said. “We’re not trying to fix it or give advice.”

Jamieson said even just having a normal conversation about daily events or the weather can go a long way.

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Whether you’re a hiking newbie or a weekend warrior, Coquitlam’s trails will take you on some wild adventures. So, where do you start?

Burke Mountain Naturalists hike with Steve Chapman.

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Joining a group is a great way to meet new people and explore the wilderness, whether you’re a beginner interested in short walks or an adventurer seeking new challenges.

Interested in trekking some of the trails less travelled?

Or are you new to hiking and would like to start slow?

Coquitlam is home to more than 115 km of maintained trails and pathways within the city – and that doesn’t even include the trails at Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, Minnekhada Regional Park and Colony Farm Regional Park.

For more info, and links to maps, visit coquitlam.ca/trails

Coquitlam’s outdoor recreation programs include guided hikes led by experienced leaders. You’ll explore new sights while getting outdoors in safe, organized groups. For these – and other – local hiking groups, visit coquitlam.ca/outdoors C O L O U R I N G A N D B R A I N T E A S E R S

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Stay Cool Looking to cool the family down after a day of exploring? Not only does Coquitlam have seven spray parks plus two outdoor pools (as well as a wading pool at Blue Mountain Park), you can also go ice skating until late August at Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex (coquitlam.ca/skating)! Or hit up the wave pool or lap pools at City Centre Aquatic Complex. coquitlam.ca/swimming

For a list of upcoming hikes, more information about local groups, a list of great hiking trails and more safety tips, visit coquitlam.ca/explore

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Highrise limits lifted

by Coquitlam council A 25-storey max. is set for Austin Heights towers GARY MCKENNA

The Tri-CiTy News

A moratorium limiting highrise development in the Austin Heights neighbourhood is expected to be lifted following a public hearing and council vote Monday evening.

But the city is placing some limits on construction of towers in the area.

Highrises will only be permitted in the neighbourhood centre, which is the commercial area along Austin Avenue and a section of Ridgeway Avenue between Blue Mountain and Gatensbury streets.

Development will be limited to a 25-storey maximum, with the spaces between buildings increased to 35 m from the 25 m minimums seen in other parts of the city.

Staff said the plan will also maintain the four-storey limit on the Rona property on Austin and states: “The revitalization is not anticipated to supplant the lower-cost rental housing nearby,” according to a press release.

Several councillors said adding density in the neighbourhood gives the city more flexibility in leveraging things like affordable housing from developers.

“Staff says, ‘You can build that but what are you going to do for us?’” Coun. Mae Reid said during Monday’s meeting. “’What kind of housing are you going to give us?’”

The changes received mixed reviews from residents at Monday’s public hearing.

Rob Bottos told council he hopes new developments will include rental and subsidized housing rather than just market condos that would be unaffordable to most in the neighbourhood.

“I am concerned how this is going to affect the people in my neighbourhood,” he said, adding that he supports low-income housing but, “if not, I’m not in favour of this at all.”

Phil Buchan echoed some of Bottos’ comments, saying, “If there is affordable housing in these buildings, I will support it.”

Randy Webster, a director with the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce, endorsed the lifting of the moratorium, saying more residents in the area would help revitalize Austin Heights, which has not seen much redevelop-

ment over the last few years.

Increased density would mean more customers for local businesses while bringing in more housing choice for the area, he added.

Chris Bacon, a lawyer with an office in the neighbourhood, said having more people in the area could also mean improved amenities, such as increased public transit service.

In a press release on Thursday, Coquitlam city staff said the changes will help revitalize the area into a more walkable, pedestrian-friendly neighbourhood. The city is also expected to implement a commercial tenant relocation policy for businesses that may lose rental spaces due to redevelopment.

The highrise moratorium was imposed six years ago following the approval of a tower at Austin and Blue Mountain. Despite years of consultation on the Austin Heights Neighbourhood Plan, which allowed towers, some residents were furious when Beedie proposed a 24-storey building. The project was eventually scaled back to 19 storeys and council approved a highrise halt while further consultation could take place. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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It’s gas, naturally

Despite having federal and provincial approvals in place, Petronas announced last week it was scrubbing plans to build an $11-billion liquefied natural gas plant.

No doubt, this comes as a big blow to anyone looking forward to the trillions of dollars the previous BC Liberal government promised us would flow through our economy in the LNG bonanza. But that was in 2014 when the price of LNG was over four times the price it is today.

Supporters of LNG have been gleefully suggesting the newly minted NDP government must wear this, saying its pre-election rhetoric scared off the big time investment.

We missed the part where the new minority government passed legislation forcing other countries to beat us to the punch, establish a glut on the market and lower the commodity price.

Last week’s announcement was just the latest in a string of similar announcements from LNG companies that they will hold off on big projects. The decision didn’t happen overnight and the market remains the biggest factor in these investment decisions — not politics.

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Voice of soldiers was silenced too soon War reporter Adam Day – a former classmate of reporter Nick Greenizan – passed away this month

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e always threw good parties.

Of course, there was NICK GREENIZAN much more to Canadian journalist and war correspondent Adam Day — who died earlier this month at 42 years old — than just that. But that’s what I remember.

Adam and I were journalism school classmates at the University College of the Cariboo (now Thompson Rivers University) back in the early 2000s. And even though we weren’t particularly close, our J-school class back then was small and we were a pretty tight-knit group.

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ended up back at Adam’s place because, unlike most of us who lived in dorms or tiny basement suites, he and a few others had rented an entire house in downtown Kamloops, which made it a prime after-hours landing spot.

I don’t remember ever talking to him about his dream of being a war correspondent, though I knew he was well-travelled even then. But after we graduated and he got a job as a writer for Legion magazine, and subsequently went on multiple tours of Afghanistan as an embedded reporter with the Canadian military, I wasn’t that surprised.

I can’t say I was ever envious of his travels because all I ever wanted to be was a sports reporter, so reporting from war zones was never high on my to-do list. Hell, I don’t even like the idea of covering city council.

But while I never wanted his beat, I sure admired Adam’s talent.

He was, by all accounts, one hell of a reporter. Both CBC and the Ottawa Citizen, in stories on his death, referred to him as “the voice of many soldiers.”

He was tough, too. He travelled to places most of us don’t even want to think about and saw things nobody should see. In Afghanistan in 2010, the vehicle in which he was riding was hit by an explosive device and the ensuing blast left him with an injured

spine and four broken teeth.

And yet he kept going back for more.

Once, an angry goaltender shot a puck in my direction after a game and, another time, I slipped in some mud on the sidelines of a football game, but those are about the only times I’ve put myself in harm’s way on the job.

In the end, Adam’s job took its toll. His friend and fellow journalist David Pugliese said, “It’s fair to say he was dealing with emotional and psychological issues” as a result of his choice of career.

Makes writing about high school basketball seem awfully insignificant by comparison, doesn’t it?

As tributes have rolled in since his death, I’ve come to hope that, despite this tragedy, his family and friends — all of whom knew him much, much better than I ever did — can take at least some solace in knowing that he achieved exactly what he set out to achieve, all those years ago.

Not everyone gets to say that about their careers or their lives, shortened or not.

Nick Greenizan is a reporter at the Peace Arch News in White Rock. ngreenizan@peacearchnews.com @ngreenizan

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BURKE MOUNTAIN

Tall walls can be green; maybe time for one city The Editor, Re: “Walls too tall? That’s concern for projects on Burke Mountain” (The Tri-City News, July 19).

The retaining walls, up to 12 to 14 m high on Burke Mountain, need not be made of bleak, massive concrete lock-blocks.

On the other hand, retaining walls made with bins or cribs planted with zero-scaping shrubs are very attractive.

For over 30 years, an 8 m evergreen macro bin retaining wall with plantings has graced the east approach to the Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain station in the Grandview cut in Vancouver.

And on a related topic from the same issue (“Burke boom battle: Coq. fires back at PoCo council,” The Tri-City News), regarding the spat with the city of Port Coquitlam over rapid growth on Burke Mountain, Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart remarked:

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Letter writer Derek Wilson says there are green alternatives to large, grey retaining walls of the type seed in hillside developments on Burke Mountain in Coquitlam.

“The borders don’t make a lot of sense. When we are planning things, I contemplate if the borders weren’t there,

what would we do? We should be laying out our communities as though the boundaries didn’t exist.”

MADE IN CANADA

This is a strong argument for amalgamation of the TriCities.

With a combined population in excess of 225,000, the amalgamated Tri-Cities would have a stronger voice in Metro Vancouver for a fair share of services.

I urge the newly appointed (and local) provincial minister of municipal affairs, Coquitlam-Maillardville MLA Selina Robinson, to appoint a committee to initiate the amalgamation process — including a new name.

Derek Wilson, Port Moody

Coq. neighbours don’t want cars

The Editor, Re. “Burke boom battle: Coq. fires back at PoCo council” (The Tri-City News, July 19).

We, members of the Oxford Street extension community opposition group, are disillusioned after attending the Coquitlam council meeting July 17. The consultation process we participated in appears to have no weight in the final decision to open Oxford Street to an estimated 2,000 vehicles per day. The Northwest Burke Mountain Vision (NBV) is a go.

The NBV is to build another 3,600 housing units on Burke Mountain, the last vestige of green space remaining in Coquitlam. Phase 1 of the four-phase development comprises up of 950 homes. The homes will be located directly above Parkridge Estates and will turn Oxford from a dead end to a thoroughfare.

An extra 2,000 vehicles per day travelling through our community would disrupt our tranquil neighbourhood, creating noise and pollution, and jeopardizing our children’s safety.

Consideration for the property owners below the development area in both Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam has been marginalized and runs contrary to the “liveability” cornerstone of the NBV. Ninety-four per cent of Parkridge Estates home owners signed a petition opposing the opening of Oxford Street. We provided alternative access options to the new development, but to no avail.

The city of Coquitlam’s solution to our concerns and suggestions, thus far, is to post signs on Oxford Street, one of which states, “Temporary Road End — To Be Extended In The Future.”

City planners will attend a walkabout to listen again to our safety concerns in August. We are calling on all Parkridge Estates residents to join us in defending our community and showing that our neighbourhood is worth saving.

Timon Azmier, Jorden Hearsay, Cathrine Coombe, Coquitlam

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Abnash Kaur Gill doesn’t get it.

When she and her family moved from England to Coquitlam in 1973, she took some time to get settled. But after they became acquainted with their new life, Kaur Gill jumped right into her community and got active.

Now, the author is reaching out to other immigrants, hoping they will come out of their shells and immerse themselves in Canadian society, too.

Earlier this year, Kaur Gill started two social groups at Dogwood Pavilion tailored to South Asians. Both meet monthly at the Coquitlam seniors’ recreation centre to talk about what’s going on in the city and how they can join in.

And in April, she began a friendship forum at Dogwood to cast a wider net across a variety of cultural backgrounds.

Kaur said she often struggles to get new Canadians to come out of their homes to connect.

Her breaking point came last year as the municipality hosted its 125th anniversary at the inaugural Kaleidoscope Festival in Town Centre Park. “The ethnic population was very low, especially from my own community,” she said. “I thought to myself, ‘I have to do something about this.’”

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Coquitlam resident Abnash Kaur Gill wants more South Asian people to enjoy what the community has to offer. This year, she started two social clubs at Dogwood Pavilion as well as a friendship forum designed specifically for South Asian seniors and their families.

Kaur Gill said much of the isolation is self-inflicted. Most South Asians speak English but when they go out, they tend to gravitate to Surrey, where there is a larger contingent. Instead, she wants them to learn about their hometown, its landmarks and special gatherings.

She points to her own Maillardville street, where South Asian neighbours have rattled off dozens of excuses about not participating. But sometimes an invitation can do wonders — just as it did for her years ago, she said.

“They just need someone to say to them, ‘Please come, if you can.’”

Kaur Gill is making small steps with her public appeal.

Recently, she was part of the New Horizons for Seniors committee that published the book Coquitlam Then and Now and, in 2015, she laid the first wreath

at the Coquitlam Remembrance Day service to pay tribute to the Sikh soldiers who served in the Canadian army.

Currently, she’s eyeing a show about South Asian workers at Fraser Mills, the Maillardville sawmill that ran with Asian and South Asian workers before its recruitment of French-Canadians.

“Our history runs deep in Coquitlam,” Kaur Gill said of South Asians. “It’s about time that we acknowledge that and be part of Coquitlam’s future.”

NEXT MEETING: WED. • The Dogwood Pavilion Friendship Forum runs the second Wednesday of each month (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with leaders Manjit Singh Panesar and Harjit Kaur Nijjar. Call 604-9363474 for more information.

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Friday, Aug. 4 TO MARKET

The second to last Market at Brewers Row is tonight in the parking lot of the Port Moody Station Museum (2734 Murray St.), across from the breweries. It runs from 6 to 10 p.m. Park along Murray Street or take the Evergreen Extension to Moody Centre.

Visit marketatbrewersrow.com.

MOVIE NIGHT

The animated Disney musical Moana — featuring the voices of Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson, with music by Lin-Manuel Miranda — rolls at Gates Park (2300 Reeve St., Port Coquitlam) as part of the city’s Cinema Under the Stars series. The free screening begins at 8:45 p.m. Be sure to bring your lawn chair, blankets and bug spray. Visit portcoquitlam.ca.

The party band Rain City Six starts the Summer Sundays Concerts at 2 p.m. at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody.

Saturday, Aug. 5

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Vancouver has had to close Oliver Road due to bear activity so park at the Quarry Road parking lot and walk along the trail to the lodge. Visit minnekhada.ca.

Rumba Calzada will light up Port Coquitlam’s Leigh Square Community Arts Village (next to city hall) for the city’s Music in the Square summer series. The band performs its free show from 2 to 4 p.m. Visit portcoquitlam.ca.

ART SHOW

Tour the Art Gallery at Evergreen (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) to see curator Gregory Elgstrand’s last show at the arts hub, titled Coquitlam, Canada. The visual arts manager is off to UBC in the fall to study for his master’s degree. The gallery is open today from noon to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

DOUBLE HEADER

It’s four hours of live music at Rocky Point Park (2800 Murray St., Port Moody) when The Rain City Six Band hits the PCT Performance Stage at 2 p.m. followed by the Juno-award winning The Legendary Powder Blues at 4 p.m. Both bands play for the Summer Sundays Concerts, which is sponsored in part by The TriCity News. Proceeds support the Crossroads Hospice Society. Visit summersundays.ca.

VILLAGE VIBE

Performers from the Tri-City School of Music grace the bandshell at Port Coquitlam’s Leigh Square Community Arts Village (beside city hall) from 2 to 4 p.m. for the city’s Village Vibe summer series. The show is free. Visit portcoquitlam.ca.

WRITE RIGHT

Journalist, playwright, historical novelist, poet and writing instructor Ruth Kozak leads a workshop for the Tri-City Wordsmiths from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Terry Fox Library (2470 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam). She will talk about historical novel writing and teach about research and building a story. Kozak will also read from her recently published historical novel Shadow of the Lion: The Fields of Hades. Admission is free but library registration is required by calling 604-927-7999. Visit tri-citywordsmiths.ca.

CHA CHA

Get your dancing shoes on to try out a cha-cha lesson in the rehearsal hall at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way). The class starts at 8 p.m. with the dance continuing until 12:30 a.m. No partner or experience is needed. Admission is $10. Parking is free or take the Evergreen Extension to Lafarge Lake-Douglas. Visit hotsalsadancezone.com.

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Get half off Italian parsley bunches‚ or $1 off baby bok choi, from Wah Fung Farm with The Tri-City News coupon (Wednesday, page A5) for the Coquitlam Farmers Market. Vendors will be set up in the parking lot of Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit makebakegrow.com.

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Artist Gayle Arnold is the guest at the Creative Café at Minnekhada Lodge, in Minnekhada regional park (4455 Oliver Rd., Coquitlam). The free, all-ages event runs 1 to 4 p.m. Metro

Many civic buildings and services won’t be operating today for BC Day so be sure to check your municipality’s website to see when curbside pick-up will be available next in your zone.

For Coquitlam, go to coquitlam.ca; for Port Coquitlam, portcoquitlam.ca; and for Port Moody, portmoody.ca.

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Cheer on the Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs as they battle for position against the New Westminster Salmonbellies at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam). The game starts at 7:30 p.m. Visit adanacs.bcjall.com. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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TC SPOTLIGHT GOOD FOUNDATION

Chris Wilson, executive director of KidSport Tri-Cities, a non-profit society, pulled in $1,000 from the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver in Coquitlam last month — cash that will be used to pay for sports registrations for families in need.

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Fourteen projects got a boost from the Port Moody Foundation last month. The philanthropy group doled out more than $55,000 from the Port Moody Foundation Fund and the Community Fund for Canada’s 150th.

Recipients from the former fund are: Pacific Post Partum (new mom brochures for the Newport health unit); Children of the Street (Taking Care of Ourselves and Taking Care of Others workshops); Port Moody Arts Centre (reception seating); Kateslem Youth Society, pictured at right (Big Buddy program); Port Moody Heritage Society (museum security); and Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society (workshops). And from the Canada 150 Fund, with contributions from the city and federal government, the disbursements went to: Port Moody Arts Centre (UNITY project); Red Fox Healthy Living Society (Indigenous Perspectives); Stream of Dreams Murals Society (Heritage Mountain elementary watershed protection classes); Port Moody Ecological Society (Welcome Post); Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society (BIMES Bio Blitz); Port Moody Heritage Society (exhibition and lectures); Cerebral Palsy Association of B.C. (community event); and Seaview Community School (outdoor education centre).

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The foundation for the Royal Columbian Hospital, which serves the Tri-Cities, has a new board of directors. Doug Eveneshen, president and CEO of Community Savings Credit Union, is the board chair while Tom Corsie of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is the new vice-president. Steve Osachoff is treasurer and Colin Galinski is the secretary.

Lt. Catherine De Vaal of Coquitlam addressed cadets in the Basic Survival Course at the Albert Head training centre last month. The basic survival flight commander followed her brother into cadets.

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EATING WELL

August’s bounty includes tomatoes, the 3 Sisters RECIPES: CORN, BEANS, ZUCCHINI, TOMATOES

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I created this recipe to bring the sisters together.

THREE SISTERS STIR FRY

This makes a fast, light side dish.

1 cup green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces 2 small zucchini, cut into 1-inch dice 1 cob corn, kernels removed 1 clove fresh garlic, minced 3 or 4 leaves basil 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper to taste Balsamic reduction for drizzling Sauté all the ingredients together until the veggies are tender crisp. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Finish with a drizzle of balsamic reduction (Nona Pia’s is amazing).

I found this recipe on Pinterest and it’s a perfect showcase for the seasons best tomatoes. (Inspired by Martha Stewart and the Clinton St Bakery Cookbook.)

TOMATO COBBLER WITH BLUE CHEESE BISCUITS

FOR THE BISCUITS: 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tbsp baking powder 1 tbsp granulated sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp coarse ground black pepper 6 tbsp butter, cold and cut into cubes 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles (Golden Ears has this) 3/4 cup cold buttermilk FOR THE FILLING: 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp butter 2 large onions, sliced 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 2 pounds cherry tomatoes (or a mix of chopped tomatoes) 1/4 cup coarsely chopped basil 3 tbsp all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes salt and coarsely ground black pepper Preheat oven to 375.

To make the biscuits: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Add cold butter. With your fingers, break up the butter into the dry ingredients. Rub the butter into the dry ingredients until well incorporated and the mixture looks like peas. Toss in blue cheese crumbles and combine.

Create a small well in the centre of the flour mixture. Add buttermilk all at once. With a fork, quickly bring together the wet and dry ingredients. The dough will be rather shaggy. Dump dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Knead dough about 10 times, bringing it together into a disk. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate until the filling is assembled.

To make the tomato filling: Add olive oil and butter to a medium sauté pan over medium heat. Add sliced onions and season with salt and pepper. Cook and brown onions, stirring occasionally, until caramelized, about 18 to 20 minutes. Add garlic and cook for one minute more. Remove pan from heat, add balsamic vinegar and set aside.

In a large bowl, toss together clean cherry tomatoes (no need to cut them), chopped basil, flour, and red pepper flakes. Add caramelized onions and toss together until everything is lightly and evenly coated in flour. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the tomato and onion filling into a square 8×8-inch baking dish and bake tomatoes filling for 25 minutes.

Remove the biscuit dough from the fridge. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out biscuit dough into a 3/4 or 1-inch thickness. Use a 1 1/2 to 2-inch round biscuit cutter to cut out biscuits. Dip the cutter in flour should it get sticky. Remove the partially cooked filling from the oven and carefully place 6 biscuits atop the tomato filling in the pan. Brush biscuit tops with buttermilk and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Reshape and re-roll excess biscuit dough to make extra biscuits at another time. (The shaped biscuit dough freezes very well.)

Return warm filling and biscuit dough to oven and bake for 17-20 minutes, until the biscuits are golden brown and cooked through, and the tomato mixture is bubbling.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 15 minutes before serving. Tomato Cobbler is best served warm.

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ugust is here and the markets are overflowing with abundance. I’m especially excited as the corn has arrived.

Did you know that corn is one third of a companion planting trio called The Three Sisters?

For centuries, First Nations have been planting corn, squash and beans together.

According to The Farmer’s Almanac, “First Nations always inter-planted this trio because they thrive together, much like three inseparable sisters. By the

time European settlers arrived in America in the early 1600s, the Iroquois had been growing the ‘three sisters’ for over three centuries. The vegetable trio sustained the First Nations both physically and spiritually.

In legend, the plants were a gift from the gods, always to be grown together, eaten together and celebrated together. Also from the Almanac: “Each of the sisters contributes something to the planting.

Together, the sisters provide a balanced diet from a single planting.

• As older sisters often do, the corn offers the beans needed support.

• The beans, the giving sister, pull nitrogen from the air and bring it to the soil for the benefit of all three.

• As the beans grow through the tangle of squash vines and wind their way up the cornstalks into the sunlight, they hold the sisters close together.

• The large leaves of the sprawling squash protect the threesome by creating living mulch that shades the soil, keeping it cool and moist and preventing weeds.

• The prickly squash leaves also keep away raccoons, which don’t like to step on them.

Together, the three sisters provide both sustainable soil fertility as well as a healthy diet.”

How cool is that?!

Tomatoes are also plentiful right now. From standard red beefsteak through to the heirloom, Yellow Brandywine to Black Krim, tomatoes come in every colour.

Mio of Bakerview Farms at the Port Coquitlam market gave me a short lesson on what makes heirloom tomatoes so special. In a nutshell, heirloom tomatoes grow the way nature intended. They are not hybridized to create uniform, consistent fruit nor are they genetically modified to produce disease-re-

sistant strains. In fact, each plant will have tomatoes of every shape and size.! I think the most important thing to know about them is that they are not meant to travel. Heirloom tomatoes shine when they are eaten right away. Imagine a bowl full of red, orange, yellow, purple and striped tomatoes, lightly dressed with olive oil, a bit of balsamic vinegar and fresh basil. Oh, my.

If you want to grow your own, Mio says to make sure they are covered and kept dry.

While easy to grow, heirlooms are susceptible to mould and rot due to the damp west coast air. Bakerview grows all its heirlooms undercover.

Whatever you choose, fresh, locally grown tomatoes are going to be so much better than trucked-in one.

Karen Curtis is the Lemonade Lady (kicslemonade.ca and kicslemonade.blogspot.ca) at the Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam farmers markets. Her column runs monthly.

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3D, stuffies and stories 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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• 3D printing users group: Adults are invited to join Coquitlam Public Library’s 3D printer users group. All ability levels are welcome and you can join at any time, although the group meets every two weeks.

Just email your name and contact information to 3dprintingtricities@gmail.com for details and to join.

• Innovation Hub: Head to the City Centre branch and use the 3D printers, scanners and high-powered creative software to bring your innovative ideas to life. Open houses are on Thursdays, 2 to 4 p.m. To make an appointment, call 604-5547323 or email askalibrarian@ coqlibrary.ca. Children under 14 years old must be accompanied by an adult.

• Tech Help with Teens: Do you need help with your laptop, tablet or phone? Are you struggling to learn the ins and outs of webmail, word processing, spreadsheet or slideshow programs? Tech-savvy teenagers at CPL will assist you. No

registration is required. Just drop in to get help on Tuesdays through Aug. 22, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., at the City Centre branch, in the computer lab. Questions?

Contact librarian Chris Miller at 604-554-7339, or cmiller@ 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.

PORT MOODY

• Stuffie Sleepover: Stuffed animals are cordially invited to a sleepover at the library. Kids can come in their pajamas with their stuffie friend to enjoy an evening of games, crafts and stories for all ages on Aug. 15 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Your stuffies will sleep at the library and get into all sorts of mischief that you will see in a picturebook that you will receive the next morning.

• Board books and games: Drop into PMPL’s children’s area for personalized reading recommendations provided by expert children’s librarians. Find the perfect book for your reader, no matter what their age, interest, or reading level. Librarians love to connect kids with books that they can’t put down every Thursday through Aug. 10 between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m.

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For more info, visit library. portmoody.ca or call 604-4694577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.

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• Babytime: Come to Terry Fox Library and help your baby develop speech and language skills at Babytime, a fun, social bonding activity for babies and their caregivers. Everyone is welcome to drop in on Fridays, Sept. 8 to Dec. 15, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.

• Storytime: Introduce kids to the love of books and language with Storytime at Terry Fox Library. Children and their caregivers will enjoy interactive stories, songs, rhymes, and more on Mondays, Sept. 11 to Dec. 11, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.; Wednesdays, Sept. 6 to Dec. 13, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.; and Saturdays, Sept. 9, Oct. 14, Nov. 4 and Dec. 9, 11 to 11:30 a.m.

These are drop-in sessions.

For more info, 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 604-927-7999.

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n Stay focused: Driver distraction is the top contributing factor in crashes involving large vehicles. Things like programming your GPS before leaving the driveway, asking a passenger to manage your texts and calls, and making sure children and pets are safely secured are surefire ways to ensure a smooth ride.

n Allow space for roll-backs: Heavy vehicles can roll back as far as 4.5 m when stopped on a hill. If you’re stopped behind a truck, give plenty of space between you and the truck ahead of you. n Drive out of blind spots: Keep clear of blind spots — there are large blind spots all around large vehicles, even in the front. When following, you should be able to see both mirrors of the RV or truck in front of you. n Leave more space to brake: If you’re passing a truck, remember to leave extra room before pulling back in. Trucks needs plenty of space to slow down. If you pull in too close, the truck driver may have to brake hard to avoid a crash (possibly jack-knifing in the process) or end up rear-ending you. n Have lots of space to pass: You need a lot of space when passing a large vehicle.

Remember that trucks are long, with some pulling two trailers. Don’t pass unless you’re sure you have enough space. Remember it’s also the law to stay in the right lane except when you’re passing another vehicle. n Have a little patience: Although heavy vehicles have much more powerful engines than cars, they’re also much heavier, needing more time to reach the speed limit. If you’re following a slow-moving RV climbing up a hill, give it plenty of space with the understanding that the driver is probably trying their best to keep up with the flow of traffic.

– source: ICBC

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That’s because the New Westminster Salmonbellies extended the BC Junior A Lacrosse League final to at least a fifth game — to be played Monday night — by beating the Adanacs 6-2 Wednesday at the Poirier Sports and Leisure

Complex.

It was only the home team’s second loss all season and it narrows their advantage over New West in the best-of-seven final to two games to one.

For almost half of Wednesday’s game, it seemed the Adanacs might be on their way to putting a stranglehold on the series.

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But that was the last time Coquitlam shooters managed to beat Salmonbellies’ goalie Eric Kratz, who stopped 42 of the 44 shots he faced.

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unanswered goals by the Salmonbellies. Larson Sundown scored the game winner with 50 seconds left to play in the second period. Jeremy Bosher, Nick Chaykowsky and Rice — with his second — added insurance goals in the third period.

Rice added two assists to lead all scorers while Salmonbellies’ scoring sensa-

tion Connor Robinson contributed three assists.

Tommy Scanlan scored Coquitlam’s first goal. Adanacs’ keeper Christian Del Bianco faced 44 shots.

The series continues in New Westminster’s Queens Park Arena tonight (Friday) before it returns to Coquitlam on Monday. Both games start at 7:30 p.m.

The Port Moody Panthers might want to invest in some name tags for the opening of their training camp later this month.

The Junior B hockey team hasn’t let the hot summer weather cool their pursuit of new players. To date, seven new faces and one returning familiar one will be on the ice to get ready for their first exhibition game on Aug. 19.

The familiar player will be veteran forward Trey Caldwell, who had seven points in 31 games in his rookie season with the Panthers in 2015-16.

Last season, he had five points in 10 games before he was traded to the Delta Ice Hawks in October of Logan Hunter. There, he got two points in 21 games before he was released to join Bellingham in the Tier II Western States Hockey League.

Among the new faces will be a couple of goalies, Thomas Watts of Port Coquitlam, and Michael Lauriente of Surrey.

Watts, 16, is a graduate of the PoCo Midget A1 Pirates where he compiled 17 wins, 21 losses and five ties last season.

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Indigenous Games more than just soccer experience for PoCo players Event brings Indigenous people together MARIO BARTEL

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A pair of Port Coquitlam soccer players is back from the 2017 North American Indigenous Games in Toronto with more than just gold medals. Aubrey Sparvier and Tahlaela Marks also have a new appreciation for their First Nations’ heritage and culture.

Sparvier, 15, helped BC’s female U15 team win their tournament while Marks, 16, played for BC’s championship U19 side.

And while the competition was lively, so were the drum circles and chants both girls experienced at the multi-sport event that brings together thousands of First Nations’ athletes from across North America every three years.

For Sparvier, the games provided an opportunity to connect with a part of her background that has felt a little remote. Her father, Larry, is from the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan, but she has

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Tahaela Marks, left, and Aubrey Sparvier show off the gold medals they helped their soccer teams win at the recent 2017 North American Indigenous Games in Toronto. never had a chance to visit.

“For her to learn a bit more about the culture is good,” Larry said.

Marks, who’s always worn her Sechelt and Chehalis an-

cestry proudly, relished the opportunity to express her heritage freely.

“It definitely makes you feel proud,” said Marks, who wore some of her traditional regalia

when she was away from the soccer pitch.

“I think she really stepped out of her element,” said her mom, Dawn. “She wasn’t holding back. She was like a

blossoming flower.”

Both players said the level of support and camaraderie they felt at the soccer competition, which was played at McMaster University in Hamilton, was unlike anything they’d experienced playing league soccer in the Lower Mainland.

“We were all kind of like a big family,” Aubrey said. “It brought a bunch of people together in friendship.”

At the end of matches players cheered their rivals and when the tournament concluded, many swapped jerseys as well as email addresses.

Marks said she made new friends from other First Nations across the continent, which will give her a chance to learn more about their culture and traditions.

“It’s good to see other Indigenous things that go on, not just ours,” Marks said.

Aubrey said growing up in the city has sheltered her from some of the challenges faced

by First Nations who live in rural reservations.

And developing that sense of kinship across all the First Nations is what the event is about, said Marks.

“You’re all Indigenous,” she said. “You’re all one.”

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Lauriente played his last season of Midget hockey with Semiahmoo’s A1 team.

Up front, the team also signed Port Moody native James Pederson, Coquitlam’s Mark Cherkasov, PoCo’s Jack Hamilton, and Daniel Sclater.

New faces on the blue line include Luke Allard, whom the Panthers acquired from the Grande Prairie JDA Kings. He’s originally from Maple Ridge and played four games with the Ridge Meadows Flames in 2014 -15 before he went to Alberta. He also had a 12-game stint with the Junior A Dryden Ice Dogs.

Port Moody native Noah Findlater will also be on the blue line at training camp. He played his last two seasons with Port Moody’s A1 Midget team and helped them win a provincial championship last spring. sports@tricitynews.com

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