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More staff & classes in local schools DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Teachers in School District 43 are heading back to school next week full of optimism as a result of the hiring of 181 educators to restore class sizes and supports to special needs students.

Smaller class sizes in elementary schools and a smaller number of special needs students in classes across the district means more help for struggling students, the president of the Coquitlam Teachers’ Association (CTA) predicted.

“You’ve got class sizes going down and you’ve got more classes, so you can spread out the number of kids through more classrooms, and it will be easier for teachers to meet those children’s needs,” Ken Christensen told The Tri-City News.

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Patrik Ingelman is one of the volunteers helping clean and repair bikes that have been donated to the KidSport TriCities’ used equipment sale on Sept. 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Poirier Forum which is across the street from the Sport and Leisure Complex. Donations of equipment for the sale can be dropped off until Sept. 8 at the Port Coquitlam and Port Moody rec centres as well as at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. For more on the sale and how it helps kids, please read the story on page 19.

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Giving kids space to explore, play & even walk alone may help them: researcher DIANE STRANDBERG

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Parental fears about the dangers of children walking alone to school are overblown, says an injury prevention researcher.

In fact, kids benefit from being independent and walking to school can help them become self-confident, resilient and better able to manage risk responsibly and safely, says Mariana Brussoni, an assistant professor at UBC and researcher with BC Children’s Hospital.

Research has found that children who play in physically demanding activities such as climbing and jumping, roughand-tumble play, and exploring alone displayed greater physical and social health than their more sedentary and protected peers.

The positive benefits researchers identified include better physical health, greater awareness about the environment, risk-management skills, self-confidence, resilience and improved executive function (whereby the brain decides on a goal and what is needed to achieve it).

“It used to be quite common for kids to walk to school, now it’s much less common,” said

Tickets for the discussion of nature and adventure play, including two films and a panel discussion, taking place Tuesday, Sept. 5 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Douglas College in Coquitlam are available at eventbrite.ca (search “Adventure Playgrounds and Nature Play”).

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Left alone, kids will assess risk, make decisions and, for the most part, won’t get hurt, says BC Children’s Hospital and UBC researcher Dr. Mariana Brussoni. They also benefit from independent activities, such as walking to school alone or climbing a tree.

Brussoni, who will be speaking on a panel next Tuesday at Douglas College’s David Lam Campus in Coquitlam on adventure play for children.

Why is it so rare for parents to let their kids walk to school alone?

“Parents see their children as more vulnerable then they really are,” Brussoni told The TriCity News. “We have a tendency to protect them more than they need to be protected.

“Parents are understandably overwhelmed with fear.

They’re worried about their child getting hit by a car, getting kidnapped, serious injury or getting bullied, or other parents calling social services on them because they let their kids walk to school.”

The reality is that more chil-

dren die from car accidents and suicide than from independent play activities or even walking to school.

“So kids aren’t dying from being outside playing,” she said. “Our perception that these are high-risk activities isn’t actually accurate.”

Perhaps if parents could manage their own fears and expectations, they might be surprised to see their child successfully navigate their way to school.

To that end, Brussoni worked with UBC researchers and several health organizations to launch a free online tool — located at outsideplay. ca — that helps parents reflect on their own experience and develop goals for themselves for allowing their children to

take part in risky play.

She also recommends parents whose children would like to walk alone to school practise pedestrian safety and even make a few trial runs — with the parent a block or so behind the first few times, if necessary — so everyone is comfortable with this independent step.

Brussoni also said some neighbourhoods may be more challenging for independent walking because there are a lot of busy streets, and some children may be more mature and prepared emotionally for the challenge.

Still, she said, it’s an option to consider in the first busy week of back-to-school when the weather is still nice. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

Check your driving before it’s too late watch for kids & other cars as TriCity schools open GARY MCKENNA

The Tri-CiTy News

Most drivers are more than happy to share stories of the bone-headed feats they witness from fellow motorists.

But Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin said people need to be more aware of their own behaviour on the road, particularly with the increased traffic expected when kids go back to school next Tuesday.

McLaughlin said drivers should try to be more aware of their own bad habits, like speeding, rolling through stop signs or using their cellphone

BACK-TO-SCHOOL TIPS FOR DRIVERS • Every school day, unless otherwise posted, a 30 km/h speed limit is in effect in all school zones from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• When you’re dropping off your children in school zones, allow them to exit the car on the side closest to the sidewalk and never allow a child to cross mid-block.

• If a vehicle is stopped in front of you or in the lane next to you, the driver may be yielding to a pedestrian, so proceed with caution and be prepared to stop.

• Before getting into your vehicle, walk around it and make sure no small children are hidden from your view and always look for pedestrians when you’re backing up.

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while behind the wheel.

Police will be stepping up enforcement, particularly around school zones, to make sure the roads are safe for young people heading back to class, he said.

“Police get a lot of complaints about driving in school zones,” said Cpl. Nancy Joyce

of Coquitlam RCMP’s Traffic Section. “But we often find that we’re issuing tickets to the same people who call to complain about other people’s behaviour.”

Distracted driving continues to be a major concern, she said.

Between January and July

of this year, more than 800 distracted driving tickets were issued by the Coquitlam RCMP, which is almost four tickets a day.

With classes starting on Sept. 5, ICBC and the RCMP are reminding drivers to give themselves more time for their commutes as everyone adjusts to their September routines.

Drivers also need to exercise caution and be aware that more young people will be making their way to and from school now that the summer holidays are over, Nadalin said.

According to ICBC, an average of 370 B.C. children are injured and six are killed each year in crashes while walking, cycling or skateboarding, with 72 of the injuries occurring in school zones. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Police will be on the lookout for bad drivers next week — especially in school zones — as Tri-City children head back to school.

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The changes are the result of a deal reached between the BC Teachers’ Federation and the province to comply with a November 2016 Supreme Court of Canada ruling against the former BC Liberal government that ended a 15-year court battle over contract language governing class size and special needs support ratios.

The settlement is to provide a way forward to carry the province’s public system to 2019, when the current teacher contract must be renegotiated.

Christensen said the CTA has been watching closely to ensure the collective agreement provisions are applied correctly but it has been challenging because the language is outdated.

Still, he expects even more teachers to be hired when the dust settles. “There are staffing resources [now] in these schools and there will be more hires coming.”

In cases where schools can’t meet the collective agreement, teachers will be awarded a remedy, including more assistance in the class or release

KEN CHRISTENSEN, CTA PRES. time for professional development, he said.

The timing of the additional resources is key, Christen said, because teachers are implementing a revised curriculum, already in place in kindergarten to Grade 9 and coming this fall for high school students.

More student-focused, the revised curriculum offers more choices and opportunities for students to study what they are interested in, as well as core competencies and skills, while teachers are considered a “guide on the side” helping students with their “inquiry” rather than being a “sage on the stage” dispensing knowledge.

New technology is part of the change and many classes are teaching computer coding while students are experimenting with devices such as Spheros, connected toys students can program to move and do other actions.

Christensen said it may take a little longer to fully roll out the high school curriculum because of all the changes in schools over the last several months.

“We’re anticipating it should be underway but there is more work to be done.”

A number of schools also received classroom renovations to make way for additional classes, a School District 43 spokesperson said.

Peter Chevrier said 38 classroom conversions were undertaken this summer, most of them at elementary schools but one or two at middle and high schools.

Unlike other school districts, which may have struggled to fill posts prior to September, SD43 was able to fill its need for teachers. But the district continues to hire teachers on call. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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New Centennial school opens – finally Super science lab, theatre and more in Coq. high school DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

It’s a year late but the new Centennial secondary school will finally open to all staff and students next Tuesday — and it should be worth the wait, says its principal.

“It’s a big difference from the old school and the thing you’ll notice right away is the amount of light,” said Jon Bruneau, who was busy this week getting ready for opening day. “It’s also very airy, with vaulted ceilings throughout.”

Already its 1,250 capacity will be exceeded, with some 1,400 students expected to attend, although some will go to Centennial for specific programs while taking academics at their home schools.

The replacement building, including a neighbourhood learning centre, is slated to cost $61 million, according to the Ministry of Education, and will be a showcase for science and technology as well as a hub for theatre activity.

According to Bruneau, the school will return to the five-block schedule it had two years ago to accommodate all the students, who will have an extended lunch hour but at different times throughout the day, depending on the students’ schedule, instead of a common lunch hour.

“It’s a full complement of kids. We’ve made room for all the kids in the catchment,” Bruneau told The Tri-City News.

Parts of the new school have already been open to technology education students for a year but it took an extra 12 months to get the rest of the building ready for occupancy.

Landscaping is not complete as gardeners are waiting for cooler weather.

Among the features of the new building is what Bruneau called a “super” science lab, the equal of any science lab available at the college level, as well as a teaching kitchen

with state-of-the-art equipment, a 234-seat theatre and fast wireless internet access throughout.

Ivano Cecchini, School District 43’s assistant secretary treasurer for facilities planning and services, said the project was more complex than the contractors initially thought, and the long, cold winter didn’t help. But he said delays in the opening and additional work bringing the project to completion won’t cost the district any extra money because the contract was based on a fixed cost.

“We wanted to make sure the building was ready to go functionally and educationally, we wanted to make sure it was done well,” Cecchini said.

Bruneau said he expects staff and students to enjoy the new building, with its distinctive west-coast feel, with lots of cedar wood accents, an outdoor amphitheater and a holding pond for water that will be planted with water-loving plants.

“There’s a lot of nooks and crannies around the landscaping,” he said. “Teachers will appreciate that when it’s done.”

With the final details nearing completion, work is beginning on phase two of construction, with the original 50-year-old building to be torn down, along with weight and change rooms attached to the Blue gym, which will be maintained and shared between the school and the city (a portable has been installed to accommodate the weight and change rooms).

Site preparation will then begin on the neighbourhood learning centre, which will include classrooms and office space, and an additional gym, with construction slated to take two years.

Cecchini said the district is also working on a plan for a private partner to develop land on which the original building now sits to build a soccer field.

“There’s interest in that.

We’re still having conversations.” Cecchini said.

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“We intend to honour the history. We’re not changing our mascot, it is a centaur, we will be the Centaurs,” he said, also promising that a time capsule that was unearthed during construction of the new school will be re-buried, along with a new time capsule.

“We are really trying to maintain the history and also to building the new culture in the building.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Administrator moves DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Dozens of new administrative appointments have been made as School District 43 organizes schools for the fall semester, with a number of new hires from other districts to fill key spots.

The following list of administrative appointments was released earlier this week. The list includes:

ELEMENTARY

• Shannon Bain moves from teacher at Meadowbrook elementary to vice-principal Aspenwood elementary.

• Michael Bird moves from teacher, Leigh elementary to v-p Glen elementary.

• Colleen Castonguay moves from teacher, Maillard middle, to v-p at Walton elementary.

• Elspeth Anjos moves from v-p Como Lake middle to acting principal, Birchland elementary.

• Tamara Banks moves from principal at Hampton Park to principal at Nestor.

• Pamela Becker moves from v-p at Riverside secondary to principal at Blakeburn.

• Chris Hunter moves from v-p at Banting middle to principal at Parkland.

• Mike Parkins moves from v-p Gleneagle secondary to principal at Hampton Park.

• Sean Della Vedova moves

from principal International Education to principal Pinetree Way elementary.

MIDDLE

• Morgan Breden moves from her job as teacher in Vancouver School District to v-p at Eagle Mountain middle.

• Rick Dhaliwal moves from teacher at Summit middle to v-p Citadel.

• Kathryn Jung moves from v-p at Citadel to the same position at Moody.

• Genevieve McMahon moves from teacher, Como Lake middle to v-p, Banting middle.

• Sandi Lauzon moves from v-p, Burnaby school district to v-p Minnekhada middle.

• Dan Wyper moves from teacher, Vancouver school district to v-p Como Lake middle.

SECONDARY

• Leann Buteau moves from v-p at Dr. Charles Best secondary to the same job at Riverside.

• Michael Chan moves from v-p Banting to v-p Gleneagle.

• Kim Cuellar moves from v-p at LINC to v-p at Gleneagle.

• Jason Giles moves from v-p Aspenwood elementary to v-p Riverside secondary.

• Benjamin King moves from v-p, Vancouver school district to v-p Centennial secondary (effective Sept. 11).

• Sharon McKay moves from v-p Minnekhada middle to v-p

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Dr. Charles Best secondary • David Mushens moves from v-p in Burnaby School District to v-p at LINC. • Judith Payne moves from v-p Glen elementary to v-p Pinetree secondary.

• Manjit Rai moves from teacher, Burnaby school district to v-p Heritage Woods secondary.

• Brent Taylor moves from teacher, Vancouver school district to v-p Port Moody secondary.

• Damian Wilman moves from v-p Vancouver school district to v-p Centennial secondary.

As well: • Jason Hewlett moves from principal, Pinetree Way elementary to district principal, human resources.

• Gayle Bedard moves to district principal Aboriginal education.

• Geoffrey Johnston moves from acting principal to principal with international education while Jean Wong moves from international ed. acting v-p to v-p.

• Anita Young moves from her secondment as v-p, learning services to v-p at Dr. Charles Best secondary.

• Andrea McComb has been seconded to principal of learning services from her post as principal at Blakeburn elementary.

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New Westminster police are recommending drug dealing charges against a youth following the overdose death last month of a 13-year-old Port Coquitlam girl.

The incident happened on July 15 when two girls, a 13-year-old and a 16-yearold, bought MDMA from a drug dealer at the 22nd Street SkyTrain station at about 7 p.m., according to police.

They began consuming the drug, orally in powdered form,

before boarding a bus home to PoCo. Sometime after they left the bus, the 13-year-old went into medical distress, and a passerby called 911.

The teen was taken to Royal Columbia Hospital, where she died.

A toxicology report confirmed the girl died of a lethal overdose of MDMA, according to police, with no evidence of fentanyl.

The 16-year-old who also consumed the drug did not suffer the same adverse effects.

After an investigation by the New Westminster Police department’s street crime unit, police arrested a youth between the ages of 12 and 18 last Thursday and have recommended two counts of traffick-

ing in a controlled substance against the suspect.

“It can be particularly challenging and heartbreaking when you’re working on a case where the victim is a young person,” Insp. Todd Matsumoto said in a press release.

Evidence suggests the 13-year-old victim had tried ecstasy before with little or no effect, according to Staff Sgt. Andrew Perry, and her death is another reminder of the deadly risks of taking illicit drugs.

This is the second time in as many months a young person has died following an overdose of MDMA. In June, 16-year-old Angel Loyer-Lawrence suffered a fatal overdose after she and a group of friends bought MDMA. A

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second girl, also 16, had a bad reaction to the drugs and was rushed to the hospital. She survived.

Trafficking charges were also recommended against the man accused of selling the drugs to Loyer-Lawrence and her friends.

Police are still investigating any possible links between the two cases, Perry said.

“Obviously, it’s something that we’re looking at, but at this point in time we don’t have any evidence to suggest that they’re linked or not; however, I know our investigation still is continuing.

The youth arrested in connection with the most recent incident has been released on a promise to appear. newsroom@tricitynews.com

TRI-CITY ROADS

Sinkhole prompts closure of a portion of Mariner Way A section of Mariner Way in Coquitlam will be blocked to traffic over the long weekend after a sinkhole formed Wednesday night.

A contractor working on the Fortis natural gas line upgrade project immediately stopped work when the road opened up south of Hickey Drive at around 6:45 p.m.

Dan Mooney, Coquitlam’s transportation manager, said the sinkhole measures 2.4 m in diameter at the surface and is about 2 m deep “but it extended an undetermined distance horizontally under the pavement.”

No cars were in the area

at the time and no injuries were reported, Fortis’ corporate communications manager Trevor Wales told The Tri-City News Thursday.

“Public safety is our top priority,” he said.

It is the first time a sinkhole has appeared during construction of the Surreyto-Coquitlam line, he said.

In the meantime, drivers are being diverted to Dartmoor Drive or Riverview Crescent.

Fortis is also keeping one lane on Mariner Way open for emergency vehicles and “as soon as it’s safe, we’ll have that lane open for local residents, too,” Wales said.

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ALLAN SCHOENBORN

Schoenborn escapes a ‘dangerous’ label Man who killed his kids can apply for temp. leaves JANIS CLEUGH

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A mother whose three children were murdered by their father warned the Tri-Cities yesterday about his possible release on day passes.

Outside BC Supreme Court in New Westminster, Mike Clarke and Stacy Galt — relatives of mother Darcie Clarke — read from her statement saying Allan Schoenborn’s temporary releases “at this time or in the foreseeable future will only result in misery and pain for residents.”

Thursday morning, Madam Justice Martha M. Devlin ruled against applying the high-risk accused designation on Schoenborn, who is currently housed at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam.

In April 2008, Schoenborn killed his three children in their home in Merritt. He stabbed his daughter Kaitlynne, 10, and smothered his sons Max, eight, and Cordon, five, to death.

Two years later, he was

found not criminally responsible for the murders.

In her decision yesterday, the judge noted Schoenborn was in a “delusional state” when he slaughtered his kids but he did not pose a safety risk to the public.

Schoenborn’s lawyer, Rishi Gill, told the media afterward his client is receiving treatment at Colony Farm for mental health issues and anger management, among other things. And he said it’s likely Schoenborn won’t be leaving the facility “for a significant amount of time…. We don’t deny that he has a lot of work to do.”

But Darcie Clarke suggested her ex-husband is manipulating to get outside and alleged he hasn’t taken part in the treatment programs.

“Rather, he plots with lawyers and senior hospital administrators to twist the justice system to gain unmerited freedom,” Galt and Mike Clarke said, reading from her statement.

Crown Counsel worked for two years to have Schoenborn deemed a high-risk offender — a label added to the Canadian Criminal Code in 2014 that now applies to people found not criminally responsible for

their actions.

Crown spokesperson Alisia Adams said Schoenborn can apply for a temporary leave from Colony Farm as early as Nov. 10, at the next review board hearing.

Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart told The Tri-City News he’s concerned about where Schoenborn might go while on temporary leaves.

“These are amazingly challenging situations for communities,” Stewart said in an email. “We all want persons with mental illness to get the treatment and support they need. But those who commit the most heinous criminal acts — and are ruled to be not criminally responsible — create enormously difficult public policy questions, particularly for the communities into which they are released.”

Stewart added: “Public confidence in the justice system can be undermined in situations like this. I can’t help but hope that Mr. Schoenborn continues to receive the very best institutional care, treatment and support for the next 20 years.”

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Coq. man charged after drugs, cars, cash seized

City of Coquitlam

Notice of Application NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PERMANENT CHANGE TO A LIQUOR LICENCE – HAENAM KOREAN RESTAURANT – 535 CLARKE ROAD, COQUITLAM

BY PHIL MELNYCHUK BLACK PRESS

Firearms and bags of candycoloured fentanyl worth thousands of dollars were on display Thursday as Maple Ridge RCMP announced the conclusion of a three-month investigation that led to drug charges against three individuals, including a Coquitlam man.

Maciej Kranc, 40, of Coquitlam, who was reportedly known to police, was arrested on Aug. 4 and faces eight charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking in a controlled substance along with a charge of possession of a restricted firearm and possession of an unauthorized firearm.

He’s being held in custody and appears in court Sept. 12.

Cash totalling $140,179, a .22-calibre Mossberg rifle and a .45-calibre Sig Sauer handgun, along with sealed packages of fentanyl, crack cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin, as well as 1,000 pieces of stolen mail, were displayed at the detachment in downtown Maple Ridge.

Fentanyl was displayed in the largest quantity — 1.7 kg, enough for 17,000 doses.

According to media reports, Kranc was arrested during a traffic stop and the investigation

Haenam Korean Restaurant, 535 Clarke Road, Coquitlam, has applied to the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB) for a permanent change to its Food Primary Licence, specifically to increase the hours of liquor service. The proposed hours of liquor service are 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays (current hours of liquor service are 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily).

In accordance with the Liquor Control and Licensing Act and Regulations, the City of Coquitlam has been asked to provide comments and a recommendation on the application to the LCLB. The City invites the public to provide input to Council with respect to how the change to this licence, if approved, may affect them and their property. The City of Coquitlam will be receiving input on this application until Friday, September 15, 2017. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: COLLEEN FLANAGAN/MAPLE RIDGE NEWS

• Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca • Fax: 604-927-3015 • Mail: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, B.C., V3B 7N2 • In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way at the City Clerk’s Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays (Telephone: 604-927-3010).

Some of the seized drugs shown to the media Thursday morning at the Ridge Meadows RCMP headquarters in Maple Ridge. led to a property in Coquitlam and a storage locker in the Ridge Meadows area. After officers executed a search warrant at the Coquitlam home, they found drugs, evidence of drug trafficking and a large sum of cash. At the storage locker, police seized more drugs, guns, stolen mail and more cash.

“These are dirty, disgusting drugs. And they’re dangerous and they’re harmful to our community,” said Maple Ridge RCMP Supt. Jennifer Hyland.

She added that there’s no such thing as recreational use.

Kids, teens, regular working people and addicts have no idea how strong the drugs are, she added.

But anybody who’s selling this “type of garbage is prepared to sell your life away.”

The Ridge Meadows RCMP street enforcement unit ran the investigation, dubbed E-Paperwork, focusing on dealing fentanyl.

Also charged is Christine Nelson, 54, who faces three charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking in a controlled substance, possession of a restricted firearm and possession of an unauthorized firearm. She also appears in court Sept. 12.

Alicia Van Huisen, 30, faces three charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Input received will be provided to Council in the form of a report at a Regular Council Meeting.

Council will consider the input provided and submit a formal recommendation on the application to the LCLB. Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at coquitlam.ca/agendas.

Additional information concerning this application can be obtained by contacting Sean O’Melinn at 604-927-3016.

Sean O’Melinn Legislative Services Manager City Clerk’s Office

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Take a walk on the independent side Families gearing up for the first day back to school Tuesday will be wondering if there are enough hours in the day to check everything off their to-do lists.

Will practising walking to school be one of the tasks?

One child injury expert recommends children be allowed to walk to school on their own or with other kids because it builds confidence, resiliency and street smarts. That walk could also make them fitter and their brain better prepared for thinking in class.

For parents who think it’s too dangerous to let their children walk and play alone, there’s a whole raft of research that suggests children can safely navigate the real world if allowed and given some ground rules.

So the idea of doing a dry run so a youngster knows the route, safe places and what to do in an emergency is not a bad one, and may well be added to the back-to-school list.

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PROVINCIAL POLITICS

Money can’t buy you love but, in B.C., it can buy votes

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he 2017 B.C. election will go down in the history books and in more ways than one.

The province’s closest election also turned out to be its most expensive.

While the final numbers will increase as a few stragglers report and additional candidate spending is tacked on, the BC Green party spent $905,000 on its campaign, the NDP $7.9 million and the BC Liberal party $13.6 million, for a grand total of DERMOD TRAVIS $22.4 million.

In the 2014 Quebec election, the four parties represented in the National Assembly — and their combined 495 candidates — spent $17.4 million. With 3.15 million registered voters in B.C. — nearly half of Quebec’s total — the Greens spent 29 cents per voter, the NDP $2.50 and the Liberals $4.31. Quebec’s limit is $1.37 per voter.

It’s tough to do line-by-line spending comparisons between the parties as each may report shared spending with local campaigns differently, but the Greens spent $47,040 on research and polling, the NDP $209,300 and the Liberals $277,460.

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followed by the Liberals ($2.5 million) and the Greens ($143,000).

In the “if you’re going to spend it, you need to raise it department,” the Greens pulled in $869,000 between January 1 and May 9, the Liberals $7.9 million and the NDP $9.4 million.

Unions kicked in $3.3 million for the NDP and $40,050 for the BC Liberals. The top 160 corporate donors to the Liberals gave a total of $3.4 million.

At least eight corporate donors gave more than $25,000 to the NDP, including Concord Pacific ($25,000), Gateway Casinos ($26,490), Canadian Forest Products ($30,500), Teck Resources ($50,790) and Aquilini Investment Group ($101,000).

Not surprisingly — having sworn off corporate and union donations altogether — the Greens saw nothing from either, but did see $20,000, its largest single cheque, from Elizabeth Beedie, mother of Vancouver property developer Ryan Beedie.

Airbnb checked in with the BC Liberals for $1,500, Super Save Shredding gave $300 to Rich Coleman’s re-election effort and the BC Lions Football Club was in for $5,000.

Hockey Canada and the Telus Cup — Canada’s annual national midget AAA hockey championship — donated $300 to the BC Liberal campaign. Telus topped that up by another $13,580 but saved its biggest cheque for the NDP this time out ($20,000).

Four golf clubs and two golfing associations contributed $3,226

to Liberal coffers and, well, nothing to the NDP. Since 2005, assorted golf clubs have donated $324,439 to the BC Liberals and $3,775 to the NDP. Conspicuously absent from the 2017 Liberal list? Condo King Bob Rennie, although his $305,550 in total donations to the party is nothing to sneeze at.

And the New Car Dealers Association didn’t disappoint with $48,050 for the BC Liberal team, bringing its running total to more than $1.3 million.

The association doesn’t appear on the 2017 NDP list but it has given $82,790 to the party.

And to think, the most interesting numbers for 2017 are still to come.

The donations between May 10 and the date that corporate and union donations are finally banned in the province — if Premier John Horgan would stop fundraising long enough to honour his “first order of business” commitment.

Did BC Liberal supporters turn off the cash taps after May 9?

Did they turn it back on after former premier Christy Clark stepped down as party leader?

All that and more next April.

Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC. www.integritybc.ca • @integritybc

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PORT MOODY CAR-FREE DAY

DRIVING

The Editor, Re. “Thousands turn out for car-free day” (The Tri-City News.)

On Aug. 20, my wife and I took our granddaughter to Port Moody’s car-free day event. To get there, we rode the Evergreen Extension from Burquitlam Plaza.

We could not believe how loud the noise was going through the tunnel, both down and up. We were unable to hear so we gave up trying to talk.

I have no idea what the decibel reading is on this stretch of the line but, in the future, I would preplan and wear earplugs as I found it to be very uncomfortable.

People use this SkyTrain line daily to go to and from work, and from what I experienced, I believe many will have hearing problems in the future.

After what we paid for this extension, it is obvious that meeting noise safety levels is not as important as showing off works of art at each station.

Greg Stinson, Port Moody

The Editor, Is there a different way of teaching new drivers?

I have noticed that very few young people and several older types no longer use signals.

I was taught, decades ago, that even if you are in a left-turn lane, you still put on your signals. This enables people coming toward you to know for sure that you are turning left.

The same used to apply for right-hand turns.

I counted the people who actually used signals the other day. It was around 40% of the drivers I saw.

No wonder there are so many accidents — 99% of us can’t read minds.

Maybe they should start fining people who cannot be bothered to let the rest of us know their intentions.

What do you think?

S. Kubig, Port Coquitlam

Noise in Evergreen tunnel tough on ears

Signal turns, please

CAR-FREE DAYS — BIGGER & REGULAR The Editor, Outside North America, car-free days means that: For one day, a town will close a much bigger area to cars than the car-free streets that are open all year long.

On Oct. 1, for instance, from 11 a.m. on, the city of Paris will close the whole town to private cars. Free buses, emergency vehicles, taxis, scooters for handicapped people, etc. will be allowed. By and large, these once-a-year car-free days are meant to be an opportunity to visit neighbourhoods one isn’t familiar with, to be entertained in various ways.

Shopping takes place mostly in stores and outdoor food markets.

Starting in the 1960s, downtown shopping streets in more and more towns in Europe were closed to cars (delivery vehicles were allowed before stores opened and emergency vehicles were allowed any time). By the 1970s and ’80s, many towns around the world followed.

In the past 40 plus years, I have seen year-round car-free areas in so many towns in Europe and Japan that I lost count of them. In Shanghai, they have several such areas. Friends of mine have seen these areas in South America, Australia and the Middle East, and Bordeaux, France has a 10 Sundays each year without cars.

Year-long shopping streets closed to cars are now so common that several generations grew with them and most towns don’t even mention them in their brochures.

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POLICE

Suspicious PoCo package posed no peril, say police It’s right thing to report such concerns, say cops

A Port Coquitlam industrial complex was blocked off Wednesday morning after police received a call about a suspicious package in the area.

The call came in shortly after 7:30 a.m. from the warehouse

and commercial complex in the 1600-block of Broadway Street and as many as half a dozen police cruisers blocked the parking lot along the busy commuter route for several hours while officers conducted their investigation. Mounties were able to quickly determine that the object posed no danger to the public.

“We always have to take these precautions,” said

Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin. “As soon as we got a good look at the object, we discovered there was nothing suspicious about it.”

McLaughlin said the people who phoned in the suspicious package did the right thing and police were following procedures by shutting down access to the businesses in the area. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Coq. couple taking skills to Laos for Cuso and Rotary

WHAT’S CUSO? According to its website, Cuso International “is a development organization that works to reduce poverty and inequality through the efforts of highly skilled volunteers, collaborative partnerships and compassionate donors.” More information: www.cusointernational.org.

DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Some retired couples take cruises to exotic destinations or head for sunny beaches.

But for Hazel and Ron Postma, longtime Coquitlam residents, retirement is an opportunity to give back — preferably in a developing country where their work and life experience can make a difference.

Hazel, formerly a journalist and an administrator at Douglas College, and Ron, who owned his own automotive business for 15 years, are leaving the comforts of the TriCities behind for seven months in Laos, in southeast Asia.

As a Cuso International volunteer, Hazel will be working for the Laos National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality, which trains disadvantaged people to work in the tourism sector. Ron, who is a director with Coquitlam Sunrise Rotary, will be working on Rotary International water projects.

“We are grateful that Cuso is giving me this opportunity. We are going to do our best to be helpful,” Hazel told The Tri-City News.

Although Ron is not a Cuso volunteer, he will be able to join Hazel in a two-week orientation on language and culture, and help with anything technological that needs doing.

“They embraced him, but I did tell them he could fix anything,” she joked.

While Hazel is working with the tourism institute, helping develop marketing materials and teaching English, Ron will be visiting Rotary water projects.

They expect to live in a modest two-bedroom apartment on Hazel’s Cuso stipend, and Hazel will be given a bike to get to work.

Markets are close by and fruit and vegetables will be plentiful. But Hazel admitted the experience will test her cooking skills, while Ron hopes to explore some of the patisseries and coffee shops in the city of Viantiane, where they will be living.

They also plan to bring their own Marmite, which the England-born Hazel loves on toast, and the chocolate flakes that Holland-born Ron craves.

They’ve also packed a lot of clothes and books for the trip; Hazel is expected to wear longsleeved blouses and long skirts to the office, and with rainy season underway, rain gear has also been packed.

The couple has done a lot of traveling in the past, including a six-week rally drive from Plymouth, U.K. to Banjul, Gambia, but this is their longest trip and one that may provide the most challenges.

Luckily, their sons and a number of friends have announced plans to visit and when the going gets tough, the two will have each other.

Hazel and Ron Postma of Coquitlam are heading to Laos, where Hazel will be working as a Cuso International volunteer with a government tourism institute teaching disadvantaged youth to work in the tourism industry and Ron will be working on Rotary International water projects. They’ll be gone for seven months so they are packing up their Marmite and chocolate flakes so they have some of the comforts of home.

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You can help KidSport put local kids in sports Used sports gear gets new life at KidSport sale MARIO BARTEL

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That musty bag of old hockey equipment in the basement or neglected bike gathering dust in the garage just might be a child’s ticket to a lifetime relationship with sport and healthy activity.

At least that’s the hope of Chris Wilson, the director of KidSport Tri-Cities, as the group gears up for its semi-annual used sports equipment sale, to be held Sept. 9, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Poirier Forum.

The event, which is in its 10th year, is a major fundraiser for the organization, which subsidizes up to $300 of the registration fees for families that might not otherwise be able to afford to have their kids in sports.

Wilson said the money raised by the sale could end up helping 80 to 100 kids participate in sports.

But fees are only half the financial battle.

Most sports require specific equipment, shoes and clothing.

For some sports, like hockey, those costs can add up quickly.

That’s the beauty of the used equipment sale, said Wilson.

Not only does it fill KidSport’s coffers to help pay registration fees, it also helps families save money outfitting their kids for the sport of their choice.

“We’re helping people,” Wilson said. “We’re pretty proud of that.”

The equipment that will likely be on offer at the sale runs the gamut from fishing and camping gear to hockey pads and skates, to exercise equipment and more than 140 bicycles. One year, someone donated a used trampoline that Wilson said he ended up buying for $25 for his own family to enjoy.

Giving used sports equipment renewed life also keeps it out of the landfill, although Wilson admits some of the donated gear that’s just too

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Milton McConville (left) and Patrik Ingelman (right) are among the volunteers helping fix up bikes that have been donated to the KidSport Tri-Cities’ used equipment sale on Sept. 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Poirier Forum. Donations of sporting goods for the sale can be dropped off until Sept. 8 at the Port Coquitlam and Port Moody rec centres as well as at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. For more information, visit www.kidsporttricities.ca. antiquated, like old skis or worn-out hockey helmets, does eventually find its way into the garbage.

In the days leading up to the sale, some of the 150 volunteers, including members of the Coquitlam Express hockey team, Coquitlam Adanacs lacrosse team and various amateur sports organizations, will sort through the piles of equipment that can be dropped off up to Sept. 8 at three locations: Port Coquitlam and Port Moody rec centres, and the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. They’ll check for things like cracks in helmets, and whether exercise equipment is functional.

Another group of volunteers is already hard at work fixing up and cleaning bikes that have been donated.

That way, every one of the 1,700 or so people expected to attend the sale will be able to leave with a smile on their face and a bargain under their arm, said Wilson. But he won’t be calling dibs on any orphaned trampolines — his kids are too old for that now.

• For more information about the sale and how to donate used equipment, go to www.kidsporttricities.ca. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartel

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The Bruce James Orchestra closes the city of Coquitlam’s first-ever Summer Concert Series at Coquitlam Town Centre Park Plaza on Friday night, with the Clavinova Nights Jazz Band opening at 7 p.m.

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Liberal MP Ron McKinnon (Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam) hosts a summer barbecue for his constituents at Lions Park (2300 Lions Way) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. No cost. To RSVP, email ron.mckinnon@parl.gc.ca or visit his Facebook page at /RonMcKinnonLib.

The last show in the city of Coquitlam’s inaugural Summer Concert Series, at Coquitlam Town Centre Park Plaza (1299 Pinetree Way), starts at 7 p.m. with the Clavinova Nights Jazz Band, an ensemble of young Tri-City musicians that covers such songs by Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles. The Bruce James Orchestra — which specializes in big band music and includes Tri-City and Maple Ridge residents — headlines at 8:15 p.m.

Admission is free. Visit coquitlam.ca/summerconcerts.

GUITAR GUY

Wailin’ Walker closes the Summer Sunday Concerts series at Rocky Point Park (2800 Murray St., Port Moody) with a free show from 2 to 4 p.m. Donations are accepted to the Crossroads Hospice Society. Visit summersundays.ca.

HOCKEY NIGHT IN POCO

Keep cool at the Port Coquitlam recreation complex (2150 Wilson Ave.) by cheering on the Coquitlam Express as it plays an exhibition game against the Surrey Eagles hockey team. The event starts at 7 p.m. Admission is free with a donation to the Share food bank. Call 604-936-4625 or visit coquitlamexpress.ca.

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Queer and allied youth perform in a multi-media dance — with the company MACHiNENOiSY — in the PROX:IMITY RE:MIX program at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way) at 7 p.m. For tickets at $15/$10, call the box office at 604-9276555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

Saturday, Sept. 2 A-LIST SURVEY

Tell us your favourite places to shop and fill out The Tri-City News’ annual A-List survey online — by Sept. 7 — for a chance to win a $500 gift card to Coquitlam Centre. Visit tricitynews.com/ alist to enter the contest.

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A multi-media dance is at Evergreen Cultural Centre on Friday.

sporting goods — especially hockey and lacrosse swag — to the next KidSport sale, held Sept. 9 at the Poirier Forum (618 Poirier St., Coquitlam). Second-hand gear can be dropped off until Sept.

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Take the kids out for a dip at Rocky Point Park Pool (2800 Murray St.) or Westhill Pool (203 Westhill Pl.) for the city of Port Moody’s last splash pool party of the season, from 1 to 5 p.m.

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Players with the Port Moody Panthers Jr. B Hockey Club take to the ice at the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.) at 7:30 p.m. for an exhibition game versus the Surrey Knights. Visit portmoodypanthers.com.

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The Canadian Blood Services is calling for donors for its Port Coquitlam clinic, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Coquitlam Evangelical Chinese Bible Church (2606 Kingsway Ave.). About 50 appointments need to be filled to meet demand. Visit blood.ca to book a time.

More than 32,000 students in the Tri-Cities return to school tomorrow so take time on your commute and watch for the little ones crossing the roads. Call School District 43 at 604-939-9201 or visit sd43.bc.ca. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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Hoopla, social media savvy, online learning & teen advisory club 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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• Get to know KnowBC: Learn about all things British Columbia with KnowBC. This fantastic online encyclopedic resource is British Columbia’s leading general reference site. Search within the Encyclopedia of British Columbia, Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names, Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest and many more/ Click KnowBC at coqlibrary.ca to get started.

• Hello Hoopla: Hoopla is here. Instantly borrow eBooks, audiobooks, comics, movies and movies with your library card. Click Hoopla at coqlibrary.ca, then use your Coquitlam Public Library card to log in and start reading, watching and listening. You get five checkouts per month per card and you must be a Coquitlam resident to borrow (your PIN is usually the last four digits of your phone number unless you have changed it).

• September Tech Club — Social Media Savvy: Do you find social media intimidating?

Join librarians for this one-

hour class and learn how to stay in touch with family, manage your profile, post pictures and keep yourself safe in the online social world. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram will be covered on Friday, Sept. 8, 2 to 3 p.m., at the City Centre branch. Tech Club sessions are held monthly — look it up coqlibrary.ca and follow instructions for registration.

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.

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• Safari Tech books and videos online: Access eBooks and training videos on tech topics for beginning and advanced learners. Safari Books Online is the premier on-demand digital library providing thousands of technology, digital media, and business books and videos online. Everything can be viewed right in your browser, so there is no need to download or install anything.

Start at the PMPL website under Digital Content, eBooks and eAudiobooks.

• Picture Book Club: Parents and preschoolers are invited to a special book club just for them. Participants will enjoy a storytime and crafts, and learn book-related activities that will support preschoolers’ early learning. The club will meet Sept. 12 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the ParkLane Room. Call 604469-4577 to register.

• Online learning with Lynda.com: Access thousands of video tutorial courses led by experts on topics such as web design, software development, photography, business skills, project management, and much, much more. Lynda. com allows you to learn at your own pace and earn certificates of completion. Access this professional learning tool for free from the library’s website under Online Resources.

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

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• Teen Advisory Club: Join TAG and tell the library what teens want. Participation looks great on a resume and members earn volunteer hours — and get snacks. Drop by Terry Fox Library on Tuesdays, Sept.

19, Oct. 17, Nov. 21 and Dec. 19, 7 to 8 p.m.

• Adult Learner Book Club: Make new friends, read interesting books and practise English in a fun environment at the Terry Fox Library. Adults upgrading their reading skills or learning English are welcome to drop in on Fridays, Sept. 15, Oct. 20 and Nov. 17, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

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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A capital campaign launched earlier this year to raise funds for Port Coquitlam’s Hawthorne Seniors Care Centre is almost two-thirds complete. This month, campaign manager Rita Albano announced $633,072 had been brought in for the cause, which aims to collect $1 million for Growing Our Care.

Meanwhile, the cost to name a private resident room has been lowered to $5,000; currently, the campaign team — chaired by PoCo Mayor Greg Moore and includes PoCo MLA (and B.C.’s Solicitor General) Mike Farnworth — has 36 rooms for naming.

Visit hawthornecare.com/capital-campaign to donate.

The inaugural Kwikwetlem First Nation golf tournament and gala, aimed to raise funds for the band’s new wellness centre, saw Indigenous entertainment and other offerings at the charity event in Pitt Meadows last Thursday.

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The latest donations came in from participants of the privately organized Anmore Games tournament as well as Lynne Boardman, Sydney Bellack, Belcarra Mayor Ralph Drew and his wife Carol, and Anmore elementary student Austin Schmidt. To contribute, call 604-839-5315 or visit svfd.ca.

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TC CALENDAR • Registration for 2017/’18 training year with 808 Coquitlam Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron, for kids 12-18 years, 7-8 p.m., Maillard middle school, 1300 Rochester Ave., Coquitlam (also on Sept. 12).

Info and forms: 808cadets.com.

• Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth in the TriCities who require skilled, caring foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. Info: call North Fraser Recruitment Team, 604-764-8098.

• Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness meeting. 7 p.m. at Wilson Centre, PoCo. There is no charge but donations are welcome. Info: Craig, 604-928-9220 or Ken, 604-936-2998.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6

• Hyde Creek Watershed Society monthly meeting, 7:15-9 p.m., 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo. The public are invited to attend the meeting, tour the facility and see what projects are currently being undertaken. Info: www.hydecreek.org or email hcws.info@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 7

• Canadian Council of the Blind Dogwood Chapter weekly meeting, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam). Info: whitecane@shaw.ca.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 8

• Alzheimer Society of BC free four-week family caregiver workshop begins (it runs Sept. 5-26), 6-8:30 p.m., Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. Participants will learn strategies for taking care of someone with dementia, as well as taking care of their own health to ensure they are prepared to continue providing care for their family members.

Pre-registration is required by contacting the North Fraser Alzheimer Resource Centre at 604-298-0780 or info.burnaby@alzheimerbc.org. More info: www.alzheimerbc.org.

150: Songs of Canada, The Gathering Place, 1100-2253 Leigh Sq., PoCo; doors open at 7 p.m. An open mic opener to the season. Nine sets plus the usual cookies and coffee.

Admission: $5 at the door. Info: 604-945-0606, info@crossroadshospice.org or www.crossroadshospicesociety.com/coffee.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 12

• Burke Mountain Naturalists’ September, 7:30 p.m., in the hall of Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. A slideshow on recent fossil discoveries in the Burgess shale will be presented

by SFU biologist Joan Sharp.

Free admission and all are welcome. Info: 604-461-3864 or www.bmn.bc.ca.

• Registration for 2017/’18 training year with 808 Coquitlam Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron, for kids 12-18 years, 7-8 p.m., Maillard middle school, 1300 Rochester Ave., Coquitlam. Info and forms: 808cadets.com.

• Glenayre Scottish Country Dance Club registration for all returning members, 7 p.m., Burquest Jewish Community Centre (2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd.,

Coquitlam). Info: Sue, 604-4761946 or sue_cpr@hotmail.com.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 14 • Coquitlam Foundation AGM, Coquitlam Public Library, City Centre branch (1169 Pinetree Way); reception at 6:30 p.m., meeting will start at 7 p.m.

The public is invited to this free event. RSVP: email info@ coquitlamfoundation if you plan to attend.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 16 • Vancity Shredathon, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Shaughnessy Station branch (7100-2850 Shaughnessy St., PoCo). Bring your confidential documents and watch them get shredded on-site, and learn about the environment and how you can make an impact. Any donation for $25 and over is eligible for a tax receipt.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 17 • Shoreline Writers’ Society meets, 1 p.m., Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. Johns St. New writers welcome. Info: Helmi, 604-462-8942.

• Vision loss information exchange, 1-3:30 p.m., Dogwood

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SENIORS • Coquitlam 50+ (Glen Pine and Dogwood pavilions) slo-pitch ball club is looking for man 55 and older and women 50 and older from the Tri-Cities to play ball. Teams play at Town Centre and Mundy parks; practices and games are held Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and the season begins as weather permits.

Info: Len, 604-941-0081 or lenraili@shaw.ca; or Barry, 604936-8436 or langs@shaw.ca.

• Dogwood Drama Club meets Mondays and Thursdays, 1-3:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam (entrance and parking off Winslow Avenue). New members are always welcome for acting roles or backstage crew. Info: Don, 604-526-2345.

• Minds in Motion, a fitness and social program for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s and a care partner hosted, by Alzheimer Society of B.C., runs Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Cost: $38 per pair/8 weeks. Register in person or call 604-927-6098.

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

• Dogwood Songsters meet

every Monday, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion; group also visits and entertains at seniors’ facilities weekly. If you love to sing, you can join. Info: 778285-4873 or 604-464-2252.

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

Info: Gina, 604-937-6970.

• Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to seniors’ concerns. Seniors’ organizations and others interested in joining, call Ernie, 604-5769734, or email tsn@shaw.ca.

• The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month.

People who are interested in participating in a caregiver support group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780.

• Glen Pine 50Plus group plays bridge Mondays, 12:453:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9:3011:45 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-927-6940.

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

• Monthly seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community

Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Coquitlam. Info: 604-5527221 or info@burquest.org.

• ABCs of Fraud, a consumer fraud prevention program for seniors, by seniors, gives free onehour presentations to seniors groups of 10 or more. Info: 604437-1940 or ceas@telus.net.

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

ONGOING • PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 150-2248 McAllister Ave., is open Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., and Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Staff is available Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; volunteers may be on-site at other times. Info: 604-927-8403 or www.pocoheritage.org.

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

Info: 604-927-6098.

• SPARC radio museum on Riverview Hospital grounds is open most Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with tours given by volunteers; large collection of antique consumer, military, marine, amateur radios and broadcast studio equipment. Located in the old pharmaceutical warehouse on Kerria Drive at the top of the hill. Info: 604-777-1885 or sparcradio.ca.

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

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Supplying the supplies is focus of PoMo biz JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News

In a 9,000 sq. ft. warehouse on Murray Street in Port Moody, paper, pens, glue, rulers, erasers and about 8,000 other educational supplies fill the tall shelves in narrow aisles.

The store — “a candy shop for teachers,” says co-owner Jan Bell — sells the items yearround to numerous owners and operators of daycares and preschools, schools, city parks and recreation programmers, and other child educational providers across Canada.

Jan Bell, who’s the purchaser, and her husband, Lexus Bell, the president, started Creative Children 21 years ago while living in New Westminster. At the time, she was a bookkeeper and he was an engineer, also building furniture for daycares and preschools.

Both decided they needed a change of pace and chose Port Moody to launch their company, providing unlicensed educational supplies that meet global safety standards.

Five years in, with business booming, they formed a division called Creative Packs, also based out of their Murray Street headquarters. In that division, elementary and middle schools order their supplies in bulk while Creative Packs builds each student’s order and ships the pre-packaged boxes before the school year begins in September.

The Bells won’t say how many boxes will be distributed this week or to what locations but the couple will say the process of building the

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Lexus and Jan Bell in their 9,000-sq. ft. warehouse in Port Moody, where the couple has Creative Children, an educational supply store and distribution office, and a division called Creative Packs. boxes takes 27 full-time staff all summer.

“We just go, go, go,” Jan Bell said. “It’s labour-intensive but very satisfying as well. We make it easy for parents. Who likes to shop for school supplies at the last minute?”

The pack orders have to be precise: School lists are compiled between November and May

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based on teachers’ requests and individually inputted into a computer database (Jan Bell said their system became “way easier” when it went online a few years back).

Then, between June and the third week of September, staff are put into teams, with a leader assigned to a school and grade, to load

the boxes on a kind of assembly line.

Once their boxes are complete, they’re put onto skids and wrapped to prevent breakage; they are then moved into other warehouses for shipping, which is outsourced.

She said a few calls do come in about missing products in late September, which means she then has to go back to the individual order sheets to see if that item was in fact purchased, and courier it to the school with the child’s name on the envelope.

There’s little room for error. “We’re all about customer service,” she said. “We have a daycare that moved to the east coast and they still order from us. Our clients are loyal.”

There is also little room for down time, with two businesses on the go all year round.

Creative Children is the bigger of the two, Lexus Bell said, with parents and childcare providers shopping all year for educational needs. Between December and March, Jan Bell places her product orders with Canadian vendors or companies with Canadian operations “and every year, I look at last year’s orders and I buy 20% more for this year,” she said, shaking her head. “That’s how much our two businesses are growing.”

Creative Children also has a charitable component: The Bells have donated Creative Packs to a Facebook group for moms, and to PACs and local schools that have identified struggling families. “It’s our way to give back to the community,” Lexus Bell said. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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Mental health resources

Following up on our feature Wednesday on anxiety and kids going back to school, here are some more tips and resources from BC Children’s Hospital for parents keeping an eye on their children’s mental health.

Seek help if your child does the following: • Frequently tries to remain at home or with a caregiver.

• Refuses to attend school on certain days (field trips).

• Refuses to eat in public.

• Refuses to use public bathrooms.

• Worries constantly.

• Continually seeks comfort and reassurance.

• Shows extreme shyness, avoiding social situations or events.

• Raises physical complaints with no medical explanation (stomach aches, headaches, difficulty catching his or her breath).

• Throws tantrums, cries or screams excessively.

• Begins to act in a way that is “out of character,” if a sudden and unexpected behaviour change is observed

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Resources for children, youth, young adults and parents: • keltymentalhealth.ca: A provincial resource centre that provides mental health and substance use information, resources, and peer support to children, youth and their families from across BC. • anxietybc.com/resources/mindshift-app: An interactive app designed to help youth learn how to relax, develop more helpful ways of thinking, and identify active steps that will help them take charge of their anxiety.

• mindcheck.ca: An interactive website designed to help youth and young adults age 13 to 25 to check out how they’re feeling and quickly connect to mental health resources and support.

• stresslr.ca: A free web app that provides a fun and engaging way for children ages nine to 11 to learn about stress, understand how they react to it, and develop healthy strategies to cope with stress in their everyday lives.

Stresslr can be used on any computer, tablet or iPhone, and will soon be available on Android devices as well.

• friendsparentprogram.com: An online resource for parents of children in kindergarten to Grade 7. Friends is an anxiety prevention and resiliency building curriculum available for use in BC

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• crisislines.bc.ca: This provides 24 hours a day, seven days a week linkage to regional crisis and information lines.

Call 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) from anywhere in the province to be connected to the nearest available regional crisis line. Access the trained volunteers who offer emotional support, crisis and suicide assessment/intervention, and resource information.

• cmha.bc.ca: The Canadian Mental Health Association’s B.C. Division’s Thriving Kids program helps parents address behavioural problems in kids aged three to 12. The free program is delivered by telephone during the day as well as evenings and weekends, to accommodate busy work and school schedules.

• healthyfamiliesbc.ca/parenting: A provincial one-stop online resource for health and wellness information.

Whether you are looking for healthy eating tips at home or dining out, programs and supports for becoming more physically active or quitting smoking, or information about healthy lifestyle initiatives where you work, live and play, HealthyFamilies BC is dedicated to helping British Columbians make healthier choices. newsroom@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

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Back to School FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN

Check out these groups for parents and children in listings taken from The Tri-City News’ Community Calendar:

• Family resource centre at Minnekhada middle school, PoCo, offers multi-sensory and math tutoring; rate is $25 per session. Tutors are Orton Gillingham-trained and centre works in cooperation with SD43. Registration is ongoing.

Info: frcdistrict43@gmail.com.

• Parents, grandparents, and caregivers who want to connect with others who are raising children, gain and offer support and understanding, gain information about parenting and other concerns, and have their children cared for while doing so, free of charge, can join a parent support circle. Parent Support Services of BC runs a Wednesday evening circle in Burquitlam. The support circle is an anonymous, confidential self-help group for parents with children 12 years old and under. Info: 604-669-1616 or www.parentsupportbc.ca.

• Baker’s Corner Pre-school is a parent-participation pre-school that offers play-based classes for three- and four-year-olds and is located in Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam. Info: 604-461-5848 or www.bakerscornerpreschool.com.

• Share Family and Community Services hosts free parent and tot drop–in, 9-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays at Seaview community school, 1215 Cecile Dr., PoMo. This is a free play–based program for children up to five years old and their parents/caregivers. Info: Azar, 604–936-3900.

• Parent and Tot Drop-in: open to parents with children from birth to 5 years old; offers safe and nurturing environment; children learn songs, stories and eat healthy snacks together; parents are full participants; free; open 9-11 a.m. Mondays,

Wednesdays and Fridays at Mountain View elementary school, Coquitlam, and 9-11 a.m.

Mondays and Wednesdays at Seaview elementary school, PoMo. Info: Arshia, 604-937-6971.

• Tri-City Family Place, a drop in centre for children up to five with their caregivers, is open Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (September to June), 2062 Manning Ave., PoCo. Info: 604-9424672.

• Share Family and Community Services parent support circle runs Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m., Mountain View elementary school, 740 Smith Ave., Coquitlam. Open to all parents, grandparents and/or caregivers. Participation is free and childminding and snacks are available. Info: 604937-6970.

• Pleasantside Play Pals, a non-profit parent-participation play group for newborns to pre-schoolers at Old Orchard Hall, PoMo; parents/caregivers invited every Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30-11:30 p.m.

• Step By Step Child Development Society Family Resource Rooms open for drop-in at the following locations: Old Orchard Hall in Ioco Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30-11 a.m., Harbour View elementary school Monday and Wednesday from 9:30-11 a.m. and at the Blue Mountain Park Scouts’ Hall on Wed from 1011:30. Call 604-931-1977 for more information or visit the website at www.step-by-step.ca • Millside Family Resource Centre is open Fridays, 9-11 a.m. for parents and caregivers with kids up to 6 years; staff co-ordinate play, circle time and crafts. Millside elementary is at 1432 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam. Info: Arshia, 604-540-9161.

• Mountain View Family Resource Centre is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9-11:30 a.m. for parents and caregivers with kids up to 6 years; staff co-ordinate play, circle time and crafts. Mountain View elementary is at 740 Smith Ave., Coquitlam. Info: Arshia, 604-540-9161.

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• Christian Service Brigade and Senior Girls Alive at Westwood Community Church, 1294 Johnson St., Coquitlam, invite youth 11-18 to join them on Wednesday nights 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for Battalion program. Info: Ronnie Tan, 604-9081847.

• Autism Tri-Cities information and support group for adults with relatives with autism spectrum disorder. Info: Clair, 604-939-5157.

• PoCoMo Mothers of Multiples club meets the third Thursday of the month. Info: Brenda, 604937-5534.

• Parents Together is a mutual help group for

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parents experiencing conflict with their teen(s), meets in PoCo. Info: 604-325-0556.

• Learning Disabilities Association meets the third Thursday of each month at the family resource centre at Westwood elementary school, PoCo, 7-9 p.m.

• The Ark Child Services, a non-profit counselling agency specializing in supporting families going through separation and divorce, has an office in the Tri-Cities. Info: Lee Cassels, 604461-2124.

• Children with Diabetes parent support group meets monthly. Speakers present information for living with Type 1 Diabetes. Social activities are also planned for the children and their families.

Info: Carol, 604-931-2027.

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Hibiscus are small to medium sized plants, usually sold in bush form but they can also be purchased or trained into a handsome tree form. Growing about 3.5 m (12 ft.) in height, they can easily be pruned in late winter to conform their size to your garden needs.

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Cultivated in England since the 16th century, only recently has it become a more mainstream plant and that’s because of today’s many new varieties.

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improved forms of a single blue with a red eye. In the double forms, ‘Ardens’ is a purple and ‘Collie Mullens’ is a magenta rose with a crimson eye.

The newest series from Spring Meadows Nursery in Michigan (a ‘Proven Winners’ grower) is the ‘Chiffon’ series featuring beautiful large, full semi-doubles. The blue, lavender, white and pink ‘Chiffons’ are quite spectacular.

Innovative growers are now planting two colours together in one container, providing a beautiful two-tone effect for a unique addition to any garden.

The real novelty, however, is the first columnar form called ‘Purple Pillar’. As the name suggests, its growth pattern is a narrow column, allowing it to fit nicely into smaller spaces. It is also quite at home in a container.

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Clockwise from top left: Arthur Gee, 73, uses stakes to mark his shot put throws. Gee changes shoes to join Urith Hayley throwing javelin. Gee hurls the hammer, but it doesn’t always fly right. Gee’s garden glove modified for hammer.

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Never too old to throw Senior athletes keep their competitive fires burning MARIO BARTEL

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The Greyhounds Masters Track and Field Club is proof it’s possible for old dogs to learn new tricks.

The club’s president, Urith Hayley, said most of its 100 members discovered track and field later in life. Some migrated from contact sports like soccer. Others wanted to expand their competitive horizons after they’d accomplished 10km runs.

“It’s good for you mentally to learn something new when you’re older,” said Hayley, 66, between hammer throws and shot puts at the regular Tuesday throwing clinics the club runs at Percy Perry

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“We’re couch potato avoiders,” said her training partner for the day, Arthur Gee, 73.

Hayley and Gee are in the final preparations for their respective pentathlon events at the 55+ BC Games, which are being held in Vernon, Sept.

12 to 16.

The club, whose members range from 38 to 92 years-old is the largest of its kind in Canada. Up to the beginning of this year, its members hold 320

provincial records and 116 national and/or world track and field records.

And they’re about to expand their repertoire, as the club recently acquired a used pole vault apparatus.

• The Greyhounds’ weekly throwing clinics operate every Tuesday through Sept. 26, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam.

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Coquitlam’s Harry Watson will be racing his Mazda Miata against top drivers from around the Pacific Northwest at this weekend’s Can-Am Challenge at Mission Raceway Park. The Sports Car Club of BC event features points races on all three days, including the Northwest Mini Eduro Championship series.

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Kerfoot signs with Avalanche Former Coquitlam Express star Alex Kerfoot is now a Colorado Avalanche.

Kerfoot was a Coastal Conference rookie of the year, most sportsmanlike player and 1st team all-star during his tenure with the Express that lasted a little more than two seasons.

He scored 25 goals and 44 as-

sists in his final season in the BC Hockey League.

In the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Kerfoot was drafted in the fifth round — 150th overall — by the New Jersey Devils.

But instead of going pro, Kerfoot went to Harvard University on a scholarship where he helped lead the team

to ECAC and Ivy League championships in his senior year.

The team also earned its first berth in the NCAA Frozen Four since 1994 where they were defeated by Minnesota Duluth in the semi-finals.

As a senior, Kerfoot scored 45 points for Harvard, was a finalist for the Hobey Baker

Award and earned numerous all-star and all-American honours. In his four seasons with Harvard he scored 123 points in 121 games.

“He’s a highly skilled, playmaking centre,” said the general manger of the Avalanche, Joe Sakic, who signed Kerfoot as a college free agent.

Coquitlam’s Justin Buren is being looked at to help lead a young SFU Clan football team from the wilderness of a winless season in 2016.

The senior wide receiver was a rare glimmer of light on a team that averaged only 8.3 points a game while opponents were racking up more than 50 against them.

Buren, a Centennial grad, caught 47 passes and scored one touchdown.

He averaged 13.4 yards per catch.

“Justin is our leader on and off the field,” Clan coach Kelly Bates said. “He approaches life with the demeanour of a professional and applies that to all facets of his life.”

That’s a good template to follow for Port Coquitlam’s Matthew Shuen, a freshman out of Terry Fox who’s looking to crack the lineup as a running back.

Shuen was a key contributor to the Ravens’ 10-0 record last season and he scored a touchdown in their 17-14 win over the

Notre Dame Jugglers in the BC Subway Bowl.

In the spring, Shuen’s strength and foot speed helped lead Terry Fox senior boys rugby team to the AAA Tier II provincial championship. He scored five tries in the tournament and was named to its first all-star team.

On the defensive side of the ball, Port Coquitlam’s Brad Lyons will be looking to build on a strong sophomore season on the line when he was an honourable mention for the AllConference team. The 6’4”, 260 lb. grad of Terry Fox secondary, who came to SFU via South Dakota State university, had 5.5 sacks last season and executed another 13.5 tackles that caused the opposition to lose yards.

Other locals on defence include Isaac Evans and Will Kinnaird.

The Clan open their season Saturday against Arizona Christian University in Phoenix.

Their first home game at Terry Fox Field is Sept. 9.

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Larkyn began her skating career at the Coquitlam Skating Club as a three year old in the Canskate program. From her humble beginnings, Larkyn has attended multiple competitions and represented her home club, as well as her province and country internationally, including a junior world championship. Her dream of becoming a Canadian Olympian kicked off in 2010, when she was hand-picked to be a flower retriever, and experienced rink-side Joannie Rochette’s inspirational podium performance. From here, Larkyn’s development landed her the role of the figure skater in Procter & Gamble’s 2014 “Thank You Mom!” Olympic advertisement, embodying Larkyn’s dreams of attaining Olympic glory.

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Unit 1056, 1163 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam

(Located in Henderson Mall)

Offers valid from Sept. 1-4, 2017. Quantities and /or selection of items may be limited and may not be available in store, no rain check or substitution. Advertised prices and product selection may vary by store, New Pacific Supermarket reserves the right to limit quantities, descriptions take precedence over photos. We reserve the right to correct any unintentional errors that may occur in the copy or illustrations.

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Danisa Butter Cookies

5.99

517mL

4.99

Pin e

13.49

Fresh Beef Finger Meat

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Westwood St

/LB

/LB

Heffley Crescent

2.99

Pork Belly

Australia Honey Mandarin

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$

/LB

1.99

$

/LB

The High St

綠寶石葡萄 (青提)

39¢

/LB

/LB

(Green, Seedless)

6.99

39¢

4.49

Emerald Grapes

$

Summer Punch Plum 三華李

Kabocha

Taiwan Cabbage

/EA /EA.

本地台灣椰菜(高麗菜)

$

$

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