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Port Moody resident Larry Coleman, a retired construction supervisor and VCDS board member, said the demand is growing. “And unfortunately, it doesn’t appear to be slowing down either,” he said, shaking his head.

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JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

When the Canadian Cancer Society cut its driver service last fall to get cancer patients from the Tri-Cities and elsewhere to chemotherapy, radiation and other treatment appointments, a new group stepped in to fill the gap.

Now, the Volunteer Cancer Drivers’ Society (VCDS) needs you to step in, too.

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Port Moody resident Larry Coleman, a retired construction supervisor and VCDS board member, said the demand is growing. “And unfortunately, it doesn’t appear to be slowing down either,” he said, shaking his head. see RIDES ARE CRUCIAL, page 4

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After a couple months of breezy summer driving, with minimal traffic and (mostly) good weather, next week will come as a shock to many motorists.

But the Port Moody Police and Coquitlam RCMP want to remind commuters, students and frenzied parents to allow plenty of extra travel time over the coming days and to be on the lookout for pint-sized pedestrians.

“Slow down and be a bit

more observant,” Coquitlam RCMP Const. Jen Goodings told The Tri-City News. “Look out for kids — they’ll be excited and probably crossing the road in less safe zones.”

And for all those busy parents rushing to drop off little ones before getting to work,

Goodings advises giving the family more time than you think you need so that you’re not tempted to park illegally, which is “putting everyone at risk.”

“Just go a block away and find a safer spot,” Goodings said. “Take a few extra min-

utes in the morning, park further away and walk your child in.”

Port Moody Police will be out next week enforcing traffic laws and safety in school zones.

see SLOW DOWN, page 6

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A new school year, a new job – and a new curriculum, too PoMo secondary grad excited to be teaching first year in District 43 DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Passion.

It’s a word that is used a lot these days when discussing people following their dreams.

On a wall in Sarah Peterson’s Grade 4/5 classroom at Alderson elementary school, the word “Passion” is pinned on construction paper to get kids to post their ideas for projects, questions they want answered and drawings and books they’ve made.

“To me, it shows me what the kids are interested in,” Peterson said, “and that fuels what I focus on in my teaching.”

Letting the kids guide the lessons based on their interests and passions seems like an odd way to start the school year but for Peterson, a new teacher who completed her training last December at Simon Fraser University, the passion wall is an important way to get the education conversation going.

Now, a few days before school starts on Sept. 6 the wall is empty but for some beautiful wildlife photos. In a month, Peterson expects it will be crammed with student postings.

A Port Moody secondary school grad, Peterson said she is well versed in the new curriculum rolling out for kindergarten to Grade 9 students this year (and for Grade 10 to 12 students next year), and is looking forward to implementing it after having studied it for a year.

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Left: Sara Peterson is a new Grade 4/5 teacher who is looking forward to school starting on Tuesday. Now teaching at Alderson elementary in Coquitlam, Peterson is well versed in the new kindergarten to Grade 9 curriculum, having studied it during teacher training last year at SFU. Above: Peterson working with child while a student teacher at Anmore elementary school.

WHAT’S HAPPENING • 31,000 students and 3,900 employees including 2,500 teachers in School District 43 are returning to school Tuesday, Sept. 6.

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Canada will move from a big idea (the overarching theme in the new curriculum), such as what makes people uniquely Canadian, to content or subject areas and topics students will study more deeply using their own questions and research.

For example, students will learn history by creating a book of famous Canadian people in whom they are interested, they will learn about Port Moody history and the early mills that provided jobs for people with a field trip to the old mill site along Port Moody’s Shoreline Park, and they will study old forestry tools Peterson has gathered from her family to gain knowledge about how logging was done.

“We will also do as many hands-on projects as possible,”

said Peterson, who said she likes the new curriculum because it provides flexibility to match students’ interests.

Not long out of school herself, Peterson says she is comfortable letting students lead the inquiry, and even dictate how much time should be spent on a particular subject area. For example, when she started a writer’s workshop during a substitute teaching job last spring, the goal was to let students work on their writing projects for one hour a week.

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Peterson also plans “the genius hour project,” where kids get to pick a topic for more in-depth study. It will likely involve internet research, creating a jumping off point for a discussion about internet safety and how to do research properly online.

While it may seem new to outsiders, Peterson said the new curriculum simply organizes ideas, content and strategies teachers have been using for years. She even saw some of them used in a school in Wales where she volunteered during the last year of her undergraduate studies.

“What’s new,” Peterson said, “is the use of the word ‘inquiry’” to explain the method

used to help students take control of their learning.

Still, it seems there is a lot of work to be done to convey these new teaching strategies to parents, who worry about another education fad. And how will students be tested, when even Grade 4 and 7 students still have to take Foundation Skills Assessment tests in reading comprehension, writing and numeracy?

Peterson isn’t worried.

Although teaching to 30 different student interests might be challenging, the new teacher is confident that she will still be able to teach the required materials even though her strategies for doing so might be a bit different.

“My teaching can work with FSAs,” she says, “but why not

do it in a way that includes something they are passionate about?”

She acknowledges that there will likely be bumps along the way but with the support of another SD43 teacher who is volunteering to help Peterson with lesson plans through a mentorship program for new teachers, and by collaborating with experienced Alderson teachers, Peterson says she is more than ready to start a new year and a new job with the new curriculum.

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Since this spring, he has taken Peter Hilborne from his Klahanie condo in Port Moody to the BC Cancer Agency once a month for chemo and salvage radiation therapy. A visual artist and former building manager who has had prostate cancer for 16 years and is now listed in palliative condition, Hilborne said he was scrambling to find drivers after the Canadian Cancer Society cancelled its program to shave $400,000 a year from its operational budget.

“I was relying on friends and family to give me a ride,” he said. “It’s difficult when the appointments are on weekdays when people are working.

“Not only has Larry provided a service that gets me to the treatment I need but he has been a great pal,” Hilborne said.

During their drives every three weeks, the pair catch up on what they’ve been doing and what’s coming up. For Coleman, who lost his mom to cancer, his reward is a friendly smile and a grateful handshake.

“It’s great,” he said. “I get to meet some awesome people who are very much in need.”

Volunteer drivers are compensated 41 cents per kilometre, the same as under the former Canadian Cancer Society program. That translates to an $8,000 bill per month for the society, which caters to nearly 400 cancer patients from the North Shore to Abbotsford.

So far, money has rolled in from the municipalities of Delta, Surrey and North Vancouver (city and district) as well as Langley Township, plus Surrey firefighters and private donors.

Garrett said he hopes to tap city councils in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody for funding this fall plus Rotary clubs and other service organizations.

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BACK TO SCHOOL

Slow down in school zones, police warn continued from front page

“Back to school is a time that the Port Moody Police Department patrol officers routinely focus on school zones to protect children from motorists who have gotten used to summer driving and who disregard school zones,” Const. Angela Fisher said in an email. “We are all sharing the roads with children next week who will be walking or riding bicycles to school.”

They’re asking motorists to allow extra commuting time come Tuesday to compensate for extra traffic and to be vigilant in and around school zones.

Police are also asking drivers to brush up on the following tips: • Slow down. The posted speed limit in school zones is 30 km/h between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and 30 km/h from dusk to dawn all year round at playgrounds. It takes a vehicle 13 m to come to a complete stop when driving at 30 km/h but 27 m — more than double that distance — when driving at 50 km/h.

• Keep a lookout for the unexpected. Watch for children walking on medians, roadways and curbs, be cautious when approaching intersections and be alert for children running late, who may dart into the street without looking for traffic.

• When backing out of a driveway or garage, be vigilant and watch for children walking or cycling to school.

• Stopped for a reason.

Think twice before darting in front of a stopped car — the driver may be yielding for a pedestrian.

• Drop it and drive. Do not operate a mobile device when driving. It is illegal for drivers to hold, operate, communicate or watch the screen of a handheld electronic communication device, including sending or receiving text messages or email.

And if you’re travelling on foot or by bike: • Use crosswalks whenever possible. When walking or cycling with your kids to and from school, choose a route that has the fewest street crossings and, where possible, choose intersections with a pedestrian crossing light or a marked crosswalk.

• See eye to eye. Always look left and right and then left again before crossing a street, and make eye contact with drivers so you know they’ve seen you.

• Don’t text and walk. Stay unplugged and leave gadgets in backpacks when walking or cycling to and from school so you can focus on the road and see, hear and respond safely.

• Be seen. When walking and biking, wear high visibility clothing.

• Talk to the hand. Use hand signals when riding a

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Police in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody will be in school zones next week enforcing lower speed limits. bike and always wear a properly fitted, CSA-approved bike helmet when riding.

Police also have safety tips for parents of young children: • What’s my address? Make sure younger children know at least one parent’s phone number and their home address.

• Password, please. Create a secret password with your child and tell them not to go

in a car or with someone who doesn’t know the password.

• Check-in. If you’re not home when your child gets back from school, have them check in with you.

• Safety in numbers. If you’re not walking your child to school, find a friend for them to walk with.

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Land Use Committee Notice When: Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 7pm • Where: Inlet Theatre, City Hall, 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody, B.C. The Land Use Committee is holding a public meeting to consider the following application:

Get in touch!

How do I get more information?

Review the proposed Rezoning application (#6700-20-137) and related information at the Development Services Department, City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. anytime between 8:30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, or online at www.portmoody.ca/luc

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How can I provide input?

1. If you believe your property is affected by this amendment, attend the meeting in person and submit comments directly to the Land Use Committee 2. You can also send a submission in writing anytime before 12 noon on September 6, 2016. If you plan on sending your feedback ahead of time, email it to clerks@portmoody.ca or fax it to 604.469.4550.

James Stiver, MAES, MCIP, RPP, General Manager of Development Services

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Location: All Light Industrial (M1) lands (see map) (Rezoning Application 6700-20-137) Applicant: Geoff Boyd of 1035126 B.C. Ltd Purpose: To amend the Zoning Bylaw in order to permit outdoor customer seating in the Light Industrial (M1) zoned lands.

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PORT MOODY ARTS CENTRE

PMAC money issues lead to staff shakeup JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News

The Port Moody Arts Centre’s finances have taken another turn for the worse.

Last month, the board of directors for the non-profit organization that runs the centre terminated the contract of its executive director, Stephen Torrence.

And it also cut the salary and hours of its three full-time staff: gallery manager Janice Cotter, program manager Stefani Klaric and operations manager Lois Sharpe.

Torrence was hired last July to replace Bruce Campbell, who was also let go by the board because of financial turmoil at the centre, which two years ago expanded to include a heritage house for additional programming.

Yesterday (Thursday), board president Valerie Simons told The Tri-City News the volunteer board had hoped to move its books into the black “but some other things have happened.

We’ve had to make some serious readjustments in staffing and reorganization.”

While Simons was not able to provide specifics of its cash-flow crisis, she said the loss of gaming grants to support operations has been a major factor.

As PMAC is partially funded by the municipality, which brands itself as The City of the Arts, provincial staff have deemed the arts hub ineligible for operations cash because of its civic agreement.

(Calls to Mayor Mike Clay and Coun. Barbara Junker, PMAC’s council liaison, were not immediately returned by The Tri-City News’ print dead-

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Stephen Torrence’s contract as the executive director of the Port Moody Arts Centre ended last month. He started in July 2015. line; however, Simons said both are aware of the situation.)

“For any not-for-profit, operating funds are the most difficult to obtain so that was a big hit,” Simons said, “and, over several years, that has put us behind and we have struggled to keep up.”

Other anticipated funding also didn’t materialize, which added to the financial stress, she said.

According to its audited financial statements — the latest numbers posted on PMAC’s website — 2015 ended with $301,924 in assets and $73,840 in liabilities (compared with $206,072 in liabilities in 2014).

It took in $792,747 in revenue last year including $402,860 in program fees and another $200,249 in city fees for services.

But it also posted $807,266 in expenses, with wages being the biggest bill at $293,686 — a deficit of $14,519 (compared with $102,504 in 2014).

The annual report also listed its 2016 operating budget, showing $838,000 in anticipated income and $829,000

in expected expenses.

Simons told The Tri-City News that despite the financial pressures, no programs have been cut and all instructor contracts remain in place. And the board hopes to return the three staff positions to their full pay and hours.

As well, PMAC has secured enough sponsorship to proceed with its Girls Night Out next month as well as another big fundraiser set for February.

Simons praised the board members, most of whom are new to the organization as of June. “This was a difficult place to go,” Simons said of the recent cutbacks. “It was a difficult decision for the board to make. We never want to make those kinds of things… but I’m so lucky to have these people. They are very supportive.”

She added, “I can assure you the board is looking at moving forward so that we’re in a much more solid financial position.

We certainly can’t go on like this.” jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC

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Rate how your tax $ are spent The city is asking Coquitlam residents to weigh in on the 2017 budget using an online tool that allows taxpayers to indicate which services they value the most.

Between Sept. 1 and 30, people can access the Citizen Budget at www.coquitlam.ca/ budget on their computer or mobile device and take about eight minutes to complete the survey.

First, a resident can input the value of their home to determine exactly how much they pay in property tax and how much goes to each city department.

From there, survey takers can adjust how much they are

This graph shows how the average tax bill is broken down by city department.

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willing to spend for individual services while providing comments and specific suggestions for service level changes.

For example, the city collects $3,060 for the average value

home of $687,800. From that tax bill, $895 goes to water, sewer and drainage services while $478 goes to parks, recreation and culture, and $467 to police services. Another $410

goes to fire services, $306 goes to capital construction and $293 to solid waste services.

Roads and transportation receive $174 while planning and development takes $37.

After reviewing their numbers, residents can go down to each spending category and adjust how much they are willing to pay for each based on their service satisfaction levels.

The online tool shows exactly how dollars are spent and the data collected from the surveys will be used to guide the 2017 budget planning process.

For more information, go to www.coquitlam.ca/budget.

REC PASS FOR DAYS OFF Classes may be back in session next week but the city of Coquitlam wants to make sure young people are ready for when school is out.

The $20 School’s Out pass is now available at most municipal facilities and allows students from kindergarten to Grade 12 unlimited access to drop-in activities and recreation centres on all pro-D days and school breaks this school year.

The pass allows entry to all indoor pools, fitness centres, drop-in fitness classes (some age restrictions apply) and gym and sport drop-ins like basketball or badminton. It is valid on: Sept. 23; Oct. 21; Nov. 14: Dec. 17 to Jan. 2 (winter break); Feb. 24; March 11 to 26 (spring break); and Apr. 21.

Passes can be picked up at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St.), the City Centre Aquatic Complex (1210 Pinetree Way), Pinetree community centre (1260 Pinetree Way), Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave.) and the Glen Pine Pavilion (1200 Glen Pine Crt.).

For more info, go to www.coquitlam.ca/schoolsout.

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The date hasn’t yet been set when students will move into the new Centennial secondary school, shown here under construction. The school’s website says only the technology education classes will be in the new building in September because a lot of work still needs to be done to make the rest of the $50-million building ready for occupancy. The 2016/’17 school year kicks off next Tuesday, Sept. 6.

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Notice of Intention City of Coquitlam Highway Dedication Cancellation Bylaw No. 4688, 2016 TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to Section 40 and Section 94 of the Community Charter, the City of Coquitlam Council intends to adopt “City of Coquitlam Highway Dedication Cancellation Bylaw No. 4688, 2016” at the Regular Council Meeting to be held on Tuesday, September 6, 2016.

The intent of the Bylaw is to close and remove the dedication of 139.3 m2 of road allowance adjacent to lands at 742 Gauthier Avenue in Southwest Coquitlam. The resulting parcel created by the road cancellation is proposed to be consolidated with adjacent lands at 742 Gauthier Avenue.

Should you have any concerns or comments you wish to convey to Council, please submit them in writing no later than Friday, September 2, 2016 to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: By email to clerks@coquitlam.ca In person at the City Clerk’s office which is located on the second floor of City Hall at 3000 Guildford Way By fax at 604-927-3015 A copy of Bylaw No. 4688, 2016 may be inspected at the City Hall (Planning and Development Department) and any inquiries relating to the proposal should be made to the Development Planning Section (604-927-3475), 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays.

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COPS & CRIME

One PMPD charge in complaints report 31 files opened last year dealing with PoMo cops SARAH PAYNE

The Tri-CiTy News

A concluded charge against a Port Moody Police officer is included in the 2015/’16 annual report of the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (OPCC).

The civilian, independent office of the B.C. legislature oversees and handles complaints and investigations involving municipal police (not the RCMP). The office determines the admissibility of complaints and forwards them to the necessary police department for investigation, and can also order an investigation independently.

The Port Moody file was an ordered investigation initiated by the Police Complaint Commissioner (PCC), as opposed to a complaint submitted by a member of the public, in June 2014 when “the police member used unnecessary force to control a male being placed into a jail cell,” the report states.

It was one of 10 investigations initiated by the PCC last year,

CHIEF CONST. RATTENBURY which represents 1% of all the files opened. Of the 13 types of police misconduct the PoMo file was listed as abuse of authority/excessive force/empty hand.

The officer received a verbal reprimand and remedial training with the departmental use-of-force instructor in “force options theory” and the choice of control options when dealing with a resistant subject in the cellblock.

The commissioner then referred the matter to Crown counsel, which approved a charge of assault causing bodily harm. The officer pleaded guilty to a lesser offence and received a conditional discharge.

Chief Const. Chris Rattenbury said the officer has 19 years of experience, 11

of them with the PMPD, and has remained with the department.

Between April 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016 the OPCC opened 1,230 files, the highest number since its first year of investigations in 2011/’12; 31 were opened in connection with the Port Moody Police, an increase from the 24 opened the previous year.

“Every year, we receive complaints about our officers; however, overall, the number of complaints stays relatively consistent,” Rattenbury stated in an email to The Tri-City News.

“All complaint files opened are thoroughly investigated and the allegation is either substantiated or unsubstantiated.

“For the files that are substantiated, corrective action is imposed on the officer with the goal to educate the officer — in other words, to make the officer understand the mistake and not repeat it.”

By comparison, there were 62 files opened for the New Westminster Police, 120 in Saanich and 37 in West Vancouver. The larger city police forces in Vancouver and Victoria registered 600 and 132, respectively.

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What’s new?

P arents getting ready for back to school and wondering what the new school year will bring can relax about changes to the school curriculum and report cards.

Many of the initiatives in the new curriculum for kindergarten to Grade 9 students have been in place for some time. For the past few years, School District 43 teachers have been updating and refining the way they teach using technology and more creative teaching strategies to inspire, educate and challenge their students.

At Dr. Charles Best secondary, for example, teachers brought Google Virtual Reality technology to teach science; coding is already being taught at middle schools using Sphero robots; and at the Inquiry Hub, students do projects based on their interests.

As for report cards, the only changes in place are requirements to assess thinking, communication and social skills in addition to regular subjects.

So for parents wondering how it’s all going to look: Relax, we’ve seen this all before.

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LAST WEEK’S QUESTION:

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B.C. POLITICS

Silly & childish: Politics & ed. funding AS I SEE IT

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doubt there’s a couple on Earth that hasn’t run into a little conflict negotiating the division of labour that comes with early co-habitation and, especially, parenting.

One of my favourite daydreams — described to me by one young, sleep-deprived mom — was of her putting both feet on her sleeping husband’s back and shoving him out of bed with all the force her legs could muster to attend to their wailing newborn.

Much time in the early years is spent sorting out which partner’s life sucks worse and who has done more around the house.

And one tactic I’ve seen — as couples tally up who has done what during the day — is to break down each chore into smaller and smaller parts to boost the numbers.

“So, then I picked up all the dirty laundry and I put it in the washer and I changed it to the dryer and I took it out and I folded it and I organized it into the drawers…”

I remember my sister calling my brother-in-law out on the ploy. We all had a good laugh.

TC

It’s silly and it’s childish — and it reminds me a little of what our BC Liberal government is doing in the run-up to next May’s provincial election.

For a few months now, my email inbox has been hit with a steady stream of education funding announcements that seem not so much designed to inform the public as to squeeze as much credit as possible out of the most routine acts of government.

The latest announcement proclaimed the province had invested $36,000 in the Burnaby School District’s community and continuing education landscape horticulturalist apprenticeship training program.

The figure is peanuts and you would think the funding would at least have to be new for our government to pay a communications professional to write a press release about it, complete with a quote from Liberal BurnabyNorth MLA Richard Lee. You’d think, but you’d be wrong.

It’s not new money and it’s not extra money; it’s the same level of funding the program has received since

2013. But even the managing programmer of continuing education thought at first it was new funding.

Clearly, $36,000 is not the kind of figure that would attract the attention of bigger news outlets and I suspect this flurry of recent announcements, all with the names of local Liberal MLAs attached, is aimed at smaller community newspapers.

That makes this personal.

A government press release is easy to rewrite. It comes with easily digestible information and direct (if predictable) quotes from local officials and politicians.

With community newsrooms shrinking across the province, it’s tempting for busy reporters not to make the calls it takes to ensure the information in minor announcements sent to us by our government is accurate and not misleading.

Not all of us do, not all the time, and that’s a problem.

But the sinking feeling that our elected representatives might be counting on that to gain an edge at election time is a pretty big problem, too.

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PEOPLE & TECHNOLOGY

$500 a steep fine for Pokémon, no, when senior’s first offence children are around The Editor, Maybe I’m turning into a grumpy old fart, particularly as I bemoan the widespread, obsessive use of “smart” phones, which, I fear, may just be making everyone a wee bit dumber, not to mention more self-obsessed.

But surely what I witnessed last week is something that should have us all raising our heads from the screen with a collective WTF: I was riding my bike through Gates Park in Port Coquitlam when I spotted a small girl, maybe five or six years old, sitting on one of the side paths next to the main trail, with no one in sight, just across from the forested area and river. I looked around to see if I had somehow just failed to spot a caregiver but could see no one anywhere, so I

stopped and asked her if she was OK and if she was with someone.

I had to ask her to repeat her response as I was certain I couldn’t have heard her correctly. She said: “My mom has gone to catch a Pokémon.” When I looked around again, I could see, quite a distance away, a woman had appeared on the trail heading back towards us — she’d previously not been visible, so I assume she’d been around the bend or in the brush or up a tree, for all I know. I I asked the girl if that was her mom and she said yes, so I continued my ride.

The Pokémon-playing mom had the sense to look a bit embarrassed as we crossed paths a minute later.

Leaving a little girl unsupervised in an area where there can be bears, not to

mention the potential of dodgy characters hanging out by the river, is certainly negligent. But there’s another concern for me and it’s the same one I have every time I see a parent with a young child in a store or a coffee shop or wherever and it’s obvious the adult is more interested in connecting to their phone than to their child: What will it mean for a child’s development if she grows up believing that electronic interaction matters more than authentic human interaction? What is a child learning about the world and her place in it when a cute virtual monster is more important than she is?

I suspect by the time all these screen-raised, screenneglected children are adults, I’ll have really good reason to be a grumpy old fart.

Trish Matson, Coquitlam

VILLAGE OF BELCARRA “Between Forest and Sea”

The Editor, I received a city of Coquitlam bylaw notice to advise me that I had been fined $500 for having my green cart/ garbage can at the curb the night before pickup.

I am a senior with health issues and have difficulty pulling the cans 10 feet to the curb so the young man who cuts my lawn put the cart out for me as it is too heavy when full of grass clippings. I keep all my food scraps in the basement and put them in the cart after 7 a.m. on the morning on the day of pickup.

In my neighbourhood, we have no alleys and most of my neighbours have both carts in front of their homes. In my case, I live on a corner with no garage and an extremely steep driveway.

Five hundred dollars is a very steep fine for a first-time offence. More warning should have been given to the people via the garbage collectors as not everyone has computer

KEEP IT CLEAN, POCO

The Editor, A huge mess was left at Hyde Creek rec centre on Aug. 9 beside the glass drop-off and clothing drop-off boxes.

It is disgusting that residents of Port Coquitlam are such pigs that they cannot get rid of their unwanted reusables and garbage in the appropriate places.

There was a high chair, stroller, hair dryer and tons of junk just left for someone else to clean up and dispose of.

Quite a few of these items would have been a treasure to someone if sent to the appropriate place.

Maybe we should take away this clothing drop-off box and maybe this would not happen.

To the city of Port Coquitlam: Instead of sending bylaw officers out to check on when garbage cans are set out at the curb, maybe better use would be to check these dropoff areas and clean them up.

People of PoCo, be proud of where you live and do not add to this mess.

S. Mullen, Port Coquitlam

access or receives the local paper.

Do you really think a bear would stop at the curb and not go 10 feet farther to my trash cans? Next, the city will be fin-

ing everyone if their can is visible from the street.

I guess the old saying you can’t fight city hall is true.

Margaret Raymond, Coquitlam

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Village of Belcarra Application to Transport Canada To add Bedwell Bay to “Designated Sewage Areas” The Village of Belcarra is requesting that Transport Canada include Bedwell Bay on the list of water bodies included in the Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals Regulations, Schedule 2, Designated Sewage Areas.

The requested designation will mandate that boats have appropriate sewage holding tanks in order to access Bedwell Bay. Bedwell Bay, located on Indian Arm in Belcarra, BC, is a relatively enclosed marine water body with limited flushing which is receiving increasing amounts of sewage from boats that anchor in the Bay over summer weekends.

Bedwell Bay is surrounded by Belcarra Regional Park and residential properties, and is a heavily utilized recreational water body used for many water based recreation activities. Bedwell Bay also supports a significant range of marine aquatic life and sensitive marine habitat.

A Transport Canada prerequisite prior to the above noted designation is that the applicant complete a consultation process including potential affected parties and stakeholders. As a consequence, this advertisement is being run in local newspapers to advise of this process being undertaken with Transport Canada to obtain Designated Sewage Area designation for Bedwell Bay. Please contact the Chief Administrative Officer, Lorna Dysart, 604-937-4100 or ldysart@belcarra.ca by September 16th, 2016 if you have any questions or comments related to Belcarra’s application.

September 20-24, 2016 The Coquitlam 2016 55+ BC Games are fast approaching! We are so close to filling all the volunteer roles required, but we are short in the following areas and we need your help!

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A convicted murderer who escaped prison and evaded police while going on a bank robbing spree in the spring of 2015 has been sentenced.

On Monday, Shawn Merrick, 44, was sentenced to six years in jail for six counts of robbery.

He was also sentenced to two years prison for escaping legal custody and being unlawfully at large. He is serving the sentences consecutively.

Merrick is already serving a life sentence for the seconddegree murder of Surrey’s Shelley Lynn DeVoe in 2006.

Her body was found on a road in Coquitlam. In 2007, when he was convicted of the murder, he was also sentenced for a string of bank robberies in communities from North Vancouver to Langley. He was arrested at a friend’s house in

SHAWN MERRICK Aldergrove.

Merrick escaped the Mission minimum-security prison on March 31, 2015. The first bank robbery occurred in Surrey on Fraser Highway. It was a failed attempt, however, he was successful at another bank down the street. He then set his sights on Langley,

where he successfully robbed four banks, including in Aldergrove.

The Canadian Bankers Association offered a $10,000 reward that would lead to Merrick’s arrest and conviction. His adventures on the lam came to an end May 5, 2015 when police were tipped off that he was hiding on the roof of a house in Murrayville.

That was where he was arrested in dramatic fashion, with several branches of law enforcement out to make sure they caught the slippery fugitive. He was transported back to prison.

Merrick, a drug addict since he was a teenager, had 50 criminal convictions against him by the age of 34, including numerous bank robberies. @TriCityNews

No charges will be laid after a “consensual” fight at a CIBC drive-thru on Tuesday.

Coquitlam RCMP said two drivers were in line at the Lougheed Highway bank

at about 5 p.m. when one driver felt the person in front of him was taking too long.

They left their vehicles and began fighting, leaving one man injured.

When police arrived, neither wanted to press charges in the “drive-thru rage” incident.

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HOMEWORK HELP CLUB

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Teens in grades 9–12 help kids in grades 1–6 with homework assignments and workbook pages. Registration is required for children and for teen tutors. Contact librarian Chris Miller at: 604-554-7339 or cmiller@coqlibrary.ca City Centre Branch • Fridays, Oct. 28–Dec. 9 • 3:45–4:30 p.m.

Construct the Coquitlam of the future with Lego blocks or Keva planks.

Prizes will be awarded for the top buildings. Children can work singly, or in pairs. Registration is required: call 604-554-7334. Sanctioned by Coquitlam 125.

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City Centre Branch • Saturday, Oct. 15 Kids aged 5-8 - 1:00-1:45 p.m.

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Teens in grades 8–12 who speak fluent French help children in grades 1–6 French immersion improve their reading, conversation and grammar skills. Children MUST be in French immersion to participate. Registration is required for children and for teen tutors. Contact librarian Chris Miller at: 604-554-7339 or cmiller@coqlibrary.ca Poirier Branch • Wednesdays, Sept. 14–Oct. 12 • 3:45–4:30 p.m.

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Teens in grades 9–12 help kids in grades 1–4 become better readers.

Registration forms for readers and for teen tutors are available in the library or online: www.coqlibrary.ca Poirier Branch • Wednesdays, Oct. 19–Nov. 30 City Centre Branch • Thursdays, Oct. 20–Dec. 1 • 3:45–4:45 p.m.

No need to register for these free programs—just drop in. Parents, stay with your children and join in the fun! For more information, please phone 604-554-7334.

BCIT instructors Colleen and Rana teach girls coding basics using the program Scratch. For girls aged 9–12. Registration is required. This program is a partnership between Coquitlam Public Library and Soroptimist International of the Tri-Cities.

To register, contact librarian Chris Miller at: 604-554-7339 or cmiller@coqlibrary.ca City Centre Branch • Saturdays, Sept. 24–Oct. 22 • 1:30–2:30 p.m.

Persian Family Story Time: Stories, songs, rhymes and more in Farsi and English for the whole family.

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STORY TIMES AT THE POIRIER BRANCH No need to register for these free programs—just drop in. Parents, stay with your children and join in the fun! For more information, please phone 604-937-4142.

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PROGRAMS YOUTH AFTERSCHOOL

STEP BY STEP

BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING TIPS Summer on the west coast is still in full swing but that doesn’t mean parents shouldn’t start thinking about backto-school plans for their kids.

That means supplies and new clothes will be on the list over the next couple of weeks. It also means parents need to be diligent when it comes to spending money and conscious when it comes to ID theft of children.

BBB serving Mainland BC offers these tips to make heading back to school an enjoyable time for the entire family: • BUDGET: It’s no lie that mortgages and rent here on the west coast can be challenging. That means setting up a back to school budget and sticking to it is very important. Price shopping online can help keep things in check.

• LIST: Make a list and stick to it.

• RETURN/REFUND POLICY: Kids can be fickle. They can love a new shirt yesterday but hate today. Understand that in BC, there are no laws that govern return policy.

BBB’s only concern would be that stores honour their own policies, so ask what they are before you leave the store. Keep all original packaging and receipts. Keep all original packaging and receipts.

• ONLINE SHOPPING: Many parents will hit the Internet for back to school purchases. If you are using a credit card online, make sure the point of purchase web page’s URL contains the ‘https://’ and the lock icon. This means it’s a safe site to buy from. If possible, use a third party pay portal such as PayPal.

LEARN TO COOK!

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• CRAIGSLIST: If you’re buying supplies privately make sure you don’t wire money to someone you’ve not met.

Use PayPal if possible, but if you are using cash, make sure you meet in a public place and bring a friend.

AFTERSCHOOL COOKING PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT:

• SOCIAL MEDIA: If you use Facebook you know banner ads are all over the place and many ads are even catered to what you like. Some of them, however, are just click bait ads to drive you to a different website where you could potentially be asked to input personal information.

Take note of the ad and go to the store’s website directly.

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As well, believe it or not, children make good targets for ID theft. They have zero credit history and no questionable banking transactions that would raise a red flag to a financial institution. A child can have their ID stolen through their social insurance number and you may not find out about it for years.

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Calling all Dancers!

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Royal City Youth Ballet Company presents the 28th season of its classic and ever-popular Nutcracker.

All dancers aged 7 and up are invited to audition for the Royal City Youth Ballet Company:

MORE TIPS FROM THE BBB

Sunday, September 11th

Tyourhechild’s BBB has also come up with some tips for protecting identity as they head back to school:

Junior 10 am • Intermediate 11 am • Senior 12 pm 511 Columbia Street, New Westminster Students chosen as Company members will then audition for “Nutcracker” roles starting at 1:30 pm

• Don’t allow them to carry around their social insurance number. Leave it at home and locked in a safe place. In fact, there is no reason you need to carry your own SIN around.

• If a business or school asks for their SIN, ask questions.

Why do they need it and where and how is this information being stored? How long is it being stored and how will it be terminated? Who has access to it?

Sunday, September 18th Beginning at 10:30 pm 511 Columbia Street, New Westminster

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• Registered Education Savings Plans are a great way to ensure you have money for your child’s post-secondary education, however opening an account with a SIN can leave a child vulnerable to ID theft should the system be hacked. Only deal with reputable companies that offer RESPs in their portfolio.

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To MLA Linda Reimer’s Back-To-School Community

• Educate your child on being safe if they are active in the online world. Keep detailed personal information off of social media profiles.

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Dancers auditioning only for parts in the Nutcracker are invited:

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Breakfast is an important first meal of the day because it:

source of protein and can add variety (such as meat sauce served on top of whole wheat • Gives a child’s growing body and developing brain a spaghetti, or a toasted bean chance to refuel after an overnight fast quesadilla). Don’t forget to plan • Helps meet a child’s daily nutrient needs for energy, and prepare ahead — lack of protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals time is often listed as the main rea• Helps children remember things better, pay attention son for skipping breakfast — plan and better, learn better and even perform better in school even prepare ahead if you can even if it’s • Gives children more energy for active play and sports cracking eggs or cutting up the fruit ahead of time.

• May also keep children at a healthier weight • FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: Fresh, canned and frozen fruits and vegetables are important sources of vitamin Breakfasts that include foods from three of the four food like Vitamin A, C and folate, and minerals like iron, groups are more likely to meet your child’s daily nutrient potassium and magnesium. They also contribute fibre needs for energy, protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals.

Meeting these daily nutrient needs along with daily physi- and energy. Choose the fruit or vegetable over the juice when you can, but offer small amounts of 100% pure, cal activity helps kids be healthy and stay healthy. unsweetened juice as the next best thing to the actual • WHOLE GRAINS: Whole grains provide needed energy, fruit or vegetable. Note the serving sizes: for 4-6 year B vitamins and fibre. Whole grains include 100% whole olds no more than 125-175 mL (4-6 oz) juice per day, wheat bread, large flake oatmeal, barley, brown rice and and for 7-11 year olds, no more than 250-375 mL (8-12 bulgur wheat. Choose whole grain breads and whole oz) juice per day. You can also add berries on top of cereal grain cereals and look for the word whole grain listed or banana slices on top of toast spread with nut butter first or second on the ingredient list. This means the and include vegetables when scrambling eggs, tofu or product is a good source of fibre, which helps your child making an omelet. feel comfortably full until the next meal or snack.

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THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: SEPT. 2 – 4

Catch 007, take a hike, sip suds Sunday, Sept. 4

SARAH PAYNE

THE TRI-CITY NEWS

BREW HOUNDS

Well, it’s really here, the last weekend of summer vacation.

Enjoy the long weekend with family, friends and a line-up of great ways to send off summer in style.

Hop on over to Port Moody’s Queen Street Plaza for the TriCities Cask Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be more than 25 craft brewers serving up delicious suds, loads of food vendors and great entertainment. Tickets are $40 at www.eventbrite.ca.

Friday, Sept. 2

LAST SPLASH

CINEMA UNDER THE STARS

Close out summer with a splash at the Rocky Point Park and Westhill pools in Port Moody. Both locations are holding end-ofsummer celebrations, from 1 to 5 p.m., with fun and games for the whole family. Regular admission rates apply.

Cross your fingers for a dry night so you can catch the final outdoor film feature at Sun Valley Park in PoCo. The giant screen will feature the 007 flick Spectre (PG-13), in which James Bond pursues a cryptic message to Mexico City and Rome, encounters a beautiful woman (of course), infiltrates a secret meeting (why not?) and basically saves the world from the latest villain, all in impeccable style. The PoCo Youth Crew will be hosting a barbecue before the movie, which starts at 9 p.m.

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Saturday, Sept. 3

Head to Coquitlam’s Inspiration Garden this weekend to soak up the last bits of summer flowers and foliage before the real fall weather sets in.

A HIKE WITH A VIEW

BE INSPIRED

Actually, there are 10 in this tough, but rewarding, hike as detailed in Coquitlam Search and Rescue volunteer Steve Chapman’s latest Hike of the Week column. In fact, Chapman, who’s also a professional map maker, points out an extra view point for the keeners who just want to keep on hiking. It’s a challenging day, and be sure to give your group enough time to complete the seven-hour trek and bring along the 10 essentials.

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Have you checked out the Inspiration Garden this summer? Either way, it’s a fine weekend to drop by (at the corner of Guildford Way and Pinetree Way) to see late-summer blooms, an incredible variety of trees and plants and veggie gardens to swoon over. The garden hosts educational workshops throughout the year, so be sure to visit www.coquitlam.ca (search for Inspiration Garden) to see what’s coming up.

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Explore the beauty and history of Minnekhada Regional Park — and get the creative juices flowing — at the Creative Café hosted by the Minnekhada Park Association. Join in the hands-on activities and learn all about the lodge and surrounding grounds in this event, from 1 to 4 p.m. Visit www.minnekhada.ca for more info.

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TRI-CITY LIBRARIES

RESPs and cardboard BOOKS PLUS

in your community to become library users. Register for the Sept. 15 information session to find out more at www.surveymonkey.com/r/portm.

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.

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

COQUITLAM

• Monday evening book club: This club, at the Poirier branch, is accepting new members. It meets once a month to discuss a book chosen at the previous meeting. Email Vanessa Colantonio for more information at vcolantonio@ coqlibrary.ca.

• Understanding RESPs: On Tuesday, Sept. 13, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Poirier branch, you can learn more about how registered education savings plans can help you and your family grow education savings faster with tax incentives, government top-ups and smart investment strategies. Registration is required for this free program as space is limited; leave a message on the library’s registration line, 604-937-4155.

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

• Inlet Book Club: The club

TERRY FOX

meets on the first Wednesday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m.

New members are always welcome to drop in and join the discussion about new and topical books. On Wednesday, Sept.

7, club members will discuss Anthony Doerr’s novel All the Light We Cannot See. • Book Buddies: Registration for the next session of the Book Buddies program begins on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Kids in Grades 1 to 4 can practise their reading and writing skills with a teen buddy. Sessions are from 10 to 10:45 a.m. or 11 to 11:45 a.m. on Saturdays starting Oct. 1. Call the library at 604-469-4577 to register.

• Be a Library Champion: NewToBC offers volunteer opportunities for new and recent immigrants to Canada — become a Library Champion to encourage other newcomers

• Cardboard Challenge — things that go: Calling all creative kids: Are you looking for something fun to do on the first pro-D day of the new school year? Make something that goes — completely out of cardboard. Prizes will be awarded, snacks will be on hand, you bring the creative spirit us at Terry Fox Library on Friday, Sept. 23, 1 to 3 p.m.

• Trivia Night: Help the Friends of the Terry Fox Library raise money for the library with an evening of fun questions with friends and neighbours on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. There will be prizes and refreshments along with bragging rights for a whole year. Make a team of up to eight or come solo and join a team. Tickets are $20 (cash only) and available at the library.

For more information, visit www.fvrl.bc.ca or the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604-927-7999.

City of Coquitlam

Labour Day Facility Hours

September 5

Many of Coquitlam’s facilities have holiday operating hours or may be closed.

If you require emergency assistance regarding water, sewer or roads, please call 604-927-3500.

Facility

Hours

Blue Mountain Wading Pool

11:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Weather Dependent

City Centre Aquatic Complex

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Pool Closed

Coquitlam Animal Shelter

10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Coquitlam City Hall

Closed

Dogwood Pavilion

Closed

Eagle Ridge Pool

Lengths Only 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Public Swim 12 – 5p.m. /6 – 8:30 p.m.

Glen Pine Pavilion

Closed Sept. 4 – 5, 2016

Pinetree Community Centre

Closed Sept. 3 – 5, 2016

Poirier Community Centre

Closed

Poirier Forum

Closed

Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex

8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Robinson Memorial Park Cemetery 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Office Closed Spani Pool

1 – 5 p.m. / 6 – 8:30 p.m.

Summit Community Centre

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Victoria Community Hall

Closed Rentals Only

125 Things To Do Fit some fun into your long weekend before the busy months ahead. Check out Coquitlam’s Travel & Experience Guide for a list of 125 things to do in Coquitlam—splash around at a spray park, play a game of disc golf in Mundy Park, or watch the sunset atop the Coquitlam Crunch!

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TC SPOTLIGHT CADET AWARDS IN VERNON

Anmore’s Peter Merth, an ecological restoration program student at BCIT, has netted a scholarship from the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC. The angler won the award for his academic pursuit in the field of freshwater fisheries.

ANMORE ANGLER SCOOPS UP FISHERIES AWARD

Port Moody-Coquitlam BC Liberal MLA Linda Reimer (right) presented Little Neighbours Preschool in Coquitlam with the 2016 Child Care Legacy Award. Teacher Mimi Folkestad accepted the certificate.

KUDOS FOR COQ. SCHOOL FROM MLA REIMER

LOCAL THRILL SEEKERS AT THE PNE FAIR

Coquitlam’s Taylor Kinzel and Jayde Franklin, both 20, had a scream on the Music Express, one of more than 50 rides at this year’s Fair at the PNE in Vancouver. The event closes Monday.

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Kwikwetlem First Nation Coun.

Fred Hulbert spoke last month to commemorate FraserFEST, a festival by the Rivershed Society of B.C. About 50 people including Port Moody-Coquitlam NDP MP Fin Donnelly were at the event.

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FUNNYMAN FINALIST

Port Coquitlam native Che Durena has made the Top 8 in the SiriusXM Top Comic 2016 competition.

The Toronto resident will battle for the title at a Sept. 29 performance headlined by Canadian comic Tom Green.

The grand prize winner takes home $25,000 and receives guaranteed spots at three of Canada’s biggest comedy festivals next year: JFL42 in Toronto, JFL NorthWest in Vancouver and the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal as well as be included in a televised JFL: All Access special airing on The Comedy Network.

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Port Coquitlam cadet Luke Niblock of 2893 RCACC (Seaforth Highlanders) rose to the top during the six-week expedition instructor course at the Vernon Cadet Training Centre this summer. He received an award as the best cadet in 25 Platoon from Reviewing Officer Doug Slowski.

As well, Esther Han of Coquitlam — a cadet with 754 Phoenix RCACS, in Port Moody — scored the top musician prize in the first intake of the three-week basic musician course at the Vernon camp.

And Cadet Anton Cherevko of Port Coquitlam was declared the sharpest shooter on the six-week air rifle marksmanship instructor course in Vernon.

His marksmanship skills earned him the Malczynski Award for Top Shot.

Cherevko is a member of 2893 RCACC (Seaforth Highlanders) in PoCo. This past summer, more than 1,770 army, navy and air cadets from western Canada spent up to six weeks at the Okanagan Valley centre to expand on the training they receive at their home corps, to develop new skills and to form friendships. The cadet program is a national initiative for Canadians aged 12 to 18.

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THE ENVIRONMENT

Celebrating Capability Brown’s 300th anniversary GREEN SCENE

ELAINE GOLDS

W

hile the city of Coquitlam is busy celebrating its 125th anniversary, gardeners in Great Britain are celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown.

Born in August 1716, Brown was a highly regarded landscaper who had a huge influence on the design of the country estates of many of England’s aristocrats. He is credited with designing more than 250 sites that cover a total of almost 520 sq. km in Britain.

In Coquitlam, we are lucky to have an impressive landscape that is very much influenced by the ideas of Capability Brown — none other than the beautiful Riverview Hospital lands.

Brown received the nickname of Capability because he commonly explained to his clients that their estates had capability — i.e., potential — to become spectacular but natural-looking scenic jewels.

Born into somewhat humble beginnings, he became an

estate worker at age 16 in Northumberland, where he quickly grasped the principles of landscaping. In less than a decade, he had honed his natural talents sufficiently to become a head gardener. He also proved adept at managing a large crew and set about naturalizing a large estate near Stowe. In only a few years, Brown established such a reputation for landscap-

ing that he became an independent contractor and spent the rest of his life altering country estates across Britain.

Prior to the 1700s, estates in England were typically highly contrived landscapes with a number of straight pathways radiating out from a single point with formal, intricate and geometrically shaped gardens. In this regard, they were much

influenced by the French style of gardening. Such landscaping was artificial and required many hours of work to keep plants trimmed into unnatural shapes.

Brown’s ideas were revolutionary as he promoted what we would call today “working with nature.”

He favoured grand, pastoral landscapes that offered sweeping views complemented by natural-looking groups of trees.

To create these landscapes, he often transformed the land by damming rivers to form lakes, draining bogs and creating slopes from flat land that looked completely natural and were far more pleasing to the eye.

His designed landscapes also included pastures, which were cleverly separated from more formal lawns by the use of what was called a “ha-ha” — a hidden brick wall beyond which the land dropped a few feet, creating a barrier for grazing animals.

Brown used grouping of trees to highlight views or hide unsightly areas. His paths were graciously curved rather than straight and were designed to slowly reveal views around each bend.

Brown was fortunate to be landscaping at a time when many new species of trees were being imported to Britain from the colonies. He was fond of including many of these new trees into his plantings. These included trees such as the ginkgo, which was introduced to England in 1754, and many

species from eastern North America, such as the majestic tulip trees that vie with our native cottonwoods for being the tallest deciduous tree in North America.

Brown was skilled at using deciduous trees to create visually appealing changes to his landscape throughout the seasons. He was said to have been especially fond of Lebanon cedars and London planes — a hardy hybrid sycamore with one parent from eastern North America and the other from south-eastern Europe.

All of the trees used by Brown in his landscaping can also be viewed on the Riverview grounds in Coquitlam.

The aristocrats of England were especially enthusiastic about the results of Brown’s naturalistic landscapes as they provided copses of trees that supported the game they liked to hunt as well as lakes where fishing and boating could be pleasurable activities. The pastures that dropped off from groomed lawns offered distant, picturesque views of their prize-winning herds of horses or cattle. Obviously, Brown’s clients had to be wealthy to afford his services yet the landscapes that Brown created for the entitled were the antecedents of what today we could consider to be landscape parks for the people such as Stanley Park in Vancouver and Central Park in New York City.

With its created landscapes of groves of trees intermingled with heritage buildings, curved roadways and pleasing views, the Riverview Hospital site also has many features that encapsulate the landscaping principles of Capability Brown. With its outstanding tree collection, Riverview offers a pleasing palate of colours throughout the seasons and thoughtful groupings of related trees that facilitate botanical comparisons. While Riverview does not have a lake, its grounds once reached all the way to the Coquitlam River, which is augmented by several small streams that flow through Riverview’s slopes. The leafy glades of Riverview offer impressive views of some truly majestic oaks, lindens and chestnuts.

• TreeFest at Riverview on Sunday, Sept. 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., hosted by the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society and the city of Coquitlam, will offer members of the public free hourly tree tours and a heritage building walk. This annual event, now in its 23rd year, provides an opportunity to experience Riverview’s beautiful landscapes and fascinating history inspired, in part, by the vision of Capability Brown.

Elaine Golds is a Port Moody environmentalist who is president and conservation chair of the Burke Mountain Naturalists, and member of the boards of the Colony Farm Park Association and the Port Moody Ecological Society.

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Notice of Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that the City of Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws. This meeting will be held on: Date: Time: Location:

Monday, September 12, 2016 7:00 p.m.

City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2

Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing, Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting during which it will give consideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda.

Item 1

Addresses: 3539, 3543 and 3547 Victoria Drive

The intent of Bylaw 4696, 2016 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4696, 2016 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential and RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-2 Townhouse Residential and P-5 Special Park.

If approved, the RT-2 zone would facilitate the development of a townhouse development comprising 31 units, and the P-5 zone would facilitate a trail corridor on the adjacent BC Hydro right-of-way.

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2 Addresses: 3553, 3557, 3563, 3567, 3575 Victoria Drive and 3570 Baycrest Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4677, 2016 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 (CWOCP) to revise the land use designation of the subject lands outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw 4677, 2016.

The proposed change, if approved, would amend a portion of the lands designated Baycrest Low Density Residential to Townhousing Residential and further amend a second portion of the lands from Townhousing Residential to Baycrest Low Density Residential. The CWOCP Bylaw adjustments would shift the land use designation boundaries to accommodate a site layout that would address the subject site’s steep topography.

The intent of Bylaw 4678, 2016 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties located at 3567 and 3575 Victoria Drive and 3570 Baycrest Avenue outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4678, 2016 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-8 Large Village Single Family Residential and RT-2 Townhouse Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the first of a two phase development.

The first phase would facilitate the development of nine (9) RS-8 singlefamily lots and one (1) RT-2 townhouse development comprising approximately thirty-six (36) units. The second phase would include the potential for a future development consisting of approximately seven (7) RS-8 single-family lots and one (1) RT-2 townhouse development consisting of approximately twenty-six (26) units. The second phase of this development will require a future Public Hearing and is not being considered at this time.

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Addresses: 3000 and 3001 Highland Drive

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The intent of Bylaw 4694, 2016 is 3001 Highland Dr to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide HIGHLAND DR Official Community 3000 Highland Dr Plan Bylaw No. 3479, WATKINS RD Parks 2001 to revise the & Recreation land use designation PRINCETON AVE of a portion of the Conventional subject properties Townhomes outlined in black LANCASTER CRT on the map marked Schedule “A” to Environmentally CARRIAGE CRT Bylaw 4694, 2016 Sensitive Area from Special Study GROSVENO ABBEY Area; Street Oriented R PL LANE Village Homes or School/Park; School/ Park; Large Village SCHEDULE 'A' TO Single Family; and BYLAW 4694, 2016 Environmentally Sensitive Area to Conventional Townhomes; Parks and Recreation; and Environmentally Sensitive Areas. The land use designation for the remaining remnant portions of the properties will not be changed at this time.

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Monday, September 12, 2016 7:00 p.m.

City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2

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The intent of Bylaw 4695, 2016 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone a portion of the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4695, 2016 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RT-2 Townhouse Residential and P-5 Special Park. The zoning of the remaining remnant portions of the properties will not be changed at this time.

If approved, the RT-2 zone would facilitate the creation of one (1) townhouse site for future development.

The P-5 zone would facilitate the creation of a park site, protect and dedicate an environmentally sensitive area. In addition, two (2) remnant sites will be maintained with a blanket statutory right-of-way to protect future road connections.

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You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430.

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Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from August 31 to September 12, 2016 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List, for each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity.

Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts.

Prior to the Public Hearing, written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: Email: Regular mail: In person: Fax:

clerks@coquitlam.ca; 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015

To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing.

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 on our website at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas. If you require more information regarding this process, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010.

Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested parties concerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.

Jay Gilbert City Clerk

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Most people doing the hike will take in the South Beach Lookout also.

This week’s hike adds in a 12th, seldom-visited viewpoint on the north end of the ridge.

With the exception of that last vista, the trails are well marked — but expect a long, strenuous hike.

Start at the main Buntzen Lake parking lot and take the main trail that heads south from the southwest corner of the parking lot. Follow the main trail to the floating bridge, after which you will come to a four-way junction with a major track. Cross directly over this, taking the trail opposite the bridge. This is the start of the

Diez Vistas trail and it will lead you up to the saddle between the Diez Vistas Ridge and Sugar Mountain.

The tree cover opens up near the saddle (with views) and you will need to cross straight over two other trails and pass by an old pipeline to continue on the correct route. After a short traverse, the climb will start in earnest up to the top of the ridge.

At the first trail junction, be sure to take the left option as right takes you on the old trail and tricky ground. At the second junction near to the top, head right, after which it’s just a short distance to the South Beach Lookout. From the lookout, continue north on the main trail. A trail coming in from the left (do not take it) marks the last of the trail choices for a while.

The Diez Vistas trail heads generally in a north direction and has a lot of ups and downs, with steep sections of rock and tree roots. These require care to pass safely. This section of trail has 10 viewpoints (or vistas) along the way, some of which are really nice, but others are somewhat mediocre. Generally, the southern viewpoints are the better ones. Sharp eyesight is sometimes required to find the vista signs to confirm where you are.

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One of the views on Diez Vistas and a map of this week’s hike. decommissioned skidder road.

Here it is necessary to turn right (and then shortly afterwards left) to stay on the proper trail. About 200 m before reaching the service road at the bottom, look out for a fairly indistinct (flagged) trail going off to the left. For those wanting to tick off the 11th vista, follow this steeply upwards.

After cresting the ridge and a short downhill, you will come to the viewpoint. From here, continue steeply down the other side to the end of a service road.

Follow this (keeping right at the junctions) all the way to the usual trailhead for the Diez Vistas trail.

Continue southeast on the track and when you reach McCombe Lake, take the path southeast to the junction with the Buntzen Lake Trail. Cross over to the North Beach via the suspension bridge and then follow the trail along the east side of Buntzen Lake all the way back to the parking lot. Note that the trail to the 11th vista is a new addition on the second edition of the trail map.

Steve Chapman is a Coquitlam Search and Rescue volunteer, a member of the Burke Mountain Naturalists and the creator behind a detailed new map of Tri-City trails. More info on safe hiking: www.coquitlam-sar.bc.ca.

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TC CALENDAR TUESDAY, SEPT. 6 • Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group (PCCN Coquitlam) monthly meeting, Wilson Centre, PoCo. Group will be discussing prostate cancer treatment and how patients should look forward to help from the medical professionals. All those involved with prostate problems are urged to come and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. There is no charge (donations are accepted). Info: Norm, 604-936-8703 or Ken, 604-936-2998.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7 • Hyde Creek Watershed Society monthly meeting, 7:15 p.m., 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo. The public is invited to attend the meeting, tour the facility and see what projects are underway. The society is also looking for volunteers interested in helping occasionally with education school tours and to assist with 2016 Hyde Creek Salmon Festival as well as with daily operations. Info: www.hydecreek. org or hcws.info@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 8 • RSVP Ministries celebration tea, 1-3 .m., Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship, 1160 Lansdowne Dr., Coquitlam. Speaker: Marg Roller. Feature: Larry and Wayne singing songs from the ’50s and ’60s. Come and share memories of many wonderful Tri-City Christian Women’s luncheons and make plans for the future. Reservations: Frieda,604-937-7198. Cost: $5.

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SEPT. 6: SIGN UP FOR SCOUTS • Scouts Canada 12th Coquitlam registration night, 7-8:15 p.m., Mundy Road elementary school gym. Registrations accepted for all sections: Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers; ages 5-18 welcome. Meet the leaders, who will be available to answer questions about the program. Volunteer applications accepted as well. Info: treasurer@12thcoquitlamscout-ing.ca.

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SUNDAY, SEPT. 11 • Treefest 2016, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Riverview Hospital grounds, 2601 Lougheed Hwy. at Colony Farm Road, Coquitlam.

Festival site is outside Henry Esson Young building.

Attractions: tree tours, history bus tours, heritage building tour, blackberry tea in Serenity Garden, food concession, live entertainment. Free admission.

Info: www.coquitlam.ca/treefest.

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TUESDAY, SEPT. 13 • Burke Mountain Naturalists September meeting, 7:30 p.m., in the hall of Como Lake United Church, Coquitlam. Speaker:

Glacial geologist Brent Ward will give a slide presentation on glaciations in B.C., with an emphasis on the Lower Mainland and Tri-Cities. Free to attend and all are welcome. Info: 604-4613864 or www.bmn.bc.ca.

• Glenayre Scottish Country Dance Club registration, 7:30 p.m., Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam.

Classes are taught every Tuesday evening; beginners, intermediate and advanced dancers are welcome — no partner required. Info: Sue, 604-4761946 or sue_cpr@hotmail.com.

• Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth in the Tri-Cities who require skilled, caring, foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 10 a.m.-noon, at 200906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam.

For info or another session date: 604-764-8098.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 15 • Burke Mountain’s community group, North East Coquitlam Ratepayers Association, meets, 7 p.m., Victoria Hall, 3435 Victoria Dr.. All Burke Mountain residents welcome to attend.

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SOCCER

Kaos reigns at Cali tournament Under-18 Coq. soccer squad goes undefeated

The Coquitlam MetroFord Kaos have extended their summer with a trip to California.

The under-18 girls soccer squad went undefeated at the Orange County Kick Off Classic, one of the largest tournaments of its kind featuring more than 600 girls and boys clubs from Canada, Colorado, Washington, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California.

Coquitlam got off to a strong start against the local competition.

A solid defence kept the

California Rush Azul at bay, with the Kaos holding the home team to just two shots, while creating numerous chances in the opposition end.

Maggy Spence led the Kaos on defence and Coquitlam’s forwards narrowly missed several scoring opportunities in the 0-0 match.

The team narrowly avoided defeat in the second game against Temecula Valley Soccer Academy.

After being down 1-0, the club battled back with some later pressure that allowed Coquitlam’s Samantha Pedroso to score the tying goal and earn a draw.

Madyson Weir was critical in the midfield for the Kaos,

helping the team maintain the tie.

The Kaos ended the tournament on a high note, taking down Chelsea SC 99 1-0 to notch the club’s first victory of the season.

Laura Webster, who had some excellent crosses and runs all game, picked up a pass from Madison Wolczyk to make it 1-0 for Coquitlam, while a strong performance in goal from Kara Plican held the shutout.

With a 1-0-2 record, the Kaos narrowly missed the championship final.

The team will now return home to start the fall soccer season in the under-18 division. sports@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

ON THE ICE

Give curling a try at Poirier open house Newcomers are welcome to try out the sport ELAINE FLEURY PHOTO

The Pacific Junior Hockey League exhibition season is underway for the Port Moody Panthers. Last Saturday the Cats lost to the Delta Ice Hawks after tying the club 3-3 in their previous pre-season match on Aug. 19. Port Moody will begin playing for keeps on Sept. 10 when they host division rivals the Ridge Meadows Flames. For more information go to www.portmoodypanthers.com.

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The Coquitlam Curling Club will hold an open house and registration session in an effort to give veterans and newcomers an opportunity to learn more about the sport.

Clinics will also be held later this month for beginners and intermediate curlers in preparation for the

2016-17 season.

“Curling is a fantastic sport and our centre is a great place for recreation, friendship and competition,” said Earlene Graham, the president of the curling association. “We cater to a wide range of groups, form seniors to the school kids who curl there as part of their curriculum, to the Special Olympics groups and junior competitive curlers who use our ice.”

The open house and registration session is scheduled to

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8, between 7:30 and 9 p.m. at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. The curling clinic for beginners will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., while the intermediate clinic will be held on Sept. 18 between 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

For more information about the Coquitlam Curling Club and the upcoming season, go to www.coquitlamcurling.com. sports@tricitynews.com

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Coquitlam racer Chris Doodson will race his Honda CRX next week during the Sports Car Club of B.C.’s September Sizzle weekend. With only two race weekends left, Doodson sits in second place in the 2016 championship standings and will be looking to gain as many points as possible to catch Vancouver’s Karlo Flores, who currently sits in first place. Races will take place on between Sept. 10 and 11 at the Mission Raceway Park road course.

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A’s defenceman recognized for strong season

Coquitlam Adanacs defenceman Kevin Neufeld has been chosen as the second team all star for his performance during the 2016 Western Lacrosse Association regular season.

The 6’5”, 225 lb. right hander scored three assists in the 18 games he played with the club this year and was dominant in his own end.

Originally from Markham, Ont., the 25-year-old Neufeld logged a lot of minutes with the A’s, a team he joined in 2013.

Coquitlam started off strong in 2016 and was in a playoff position early in the season.

However, the club was nudged out of post-season contention

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Coquitlam Adanacs defenceman Kevin Neufeld was named WLA second-team all star last week. in the final games of the year, finishing with a 7-11 record, one spot behind the Burnaby Lakers, who finished 10-7.

The Maple Ridge Burrards are currently battling the

Victoria Shamrocks in the Wester Lacrosse Association finals, which will decide who goes to the Mann Cup. sports@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

EXPRESS WRAP UP EXHIBITION GAMES The Coquitlam Express will take on the Surrey Eagles tonight (Friday) at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex in their final exhibition game of the season.

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For more information please call Earlene Graham 604.464.5183 or Beth Budd 604.464.3236

Regular season games will begin on Sept. 9 when the team visits the Eagles at the South Surrey Arena, but the Express will not play their homeopener until Oct. 7 when they

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In the meantime, go to www. coquitlamexpress.ca for up-todate scores and information. sports@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

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