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BURKE PARENTS WANT A MIDDLE SCHOOL

SCHOOL DISTRICT 43

Vandalism costs in the thousands Glass smashed at Monty middle DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

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Alon Weinberger and Mery Naveh show a petition that is circulating on Burke Mountain to convince School District 43 to open a middle school by 2020 instead of 2025, as is planned. The parents say the recent census showed there are about 500 children who will be middle school-aged by then, enough to justify opening a new school.

Vandals trashed Montgomery middle school on the weekend, leaving thousands of dollars of damage in their wake.

But within hours of the destruction, the Coquitlam school was cleaned up in time for classes to begin Monday morning.

“That’s the real story here,” said principal Rob McFaul, who praised custodians who responded to the call for help.

“It was like ‘I’ll grab this bucket, I’ll do this floor,’” he told The Tri-City News, noting it was still several hours worth of work to pick up all the glass from shattered windows, display cases and anything else that was glass.

Coquitlam RCMP were called at 8:15 p.m. Sunday to Monty, where dozens of windows were broken and display cases, computers and

even a vending machine were smashed. Some fire extinguishers were also damaged, Cpl. Mike McLaughlin said.

“It’s going to be thousands, if not tens of thousands, of dollars,” McLaughlin said.

The following morning, McFaul said he and the rest of the Monty staff greeted students with the bad news and then everyone went to the gym, sat down in a circle and did a “head, heart and gut check.”

“We talked about what is vandalism, we talked about how we move forward and how people cleaned up,” he said.

Plywood was put up over exterior windows and cardboard over interior windows, and the school trophies were saved.

Further repairs will be done Friday during a professional development day, when classes are not in session.

Meanwhile, police say they are making progress on the case and anyone with information is asked to call the RCMP at 604-945-1550, quoting file #2017-29835. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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PORT MOODY COUNCIL BYELECTION Here’s your chance to learn a little bit about the eight candidates vying for one seat on Port Moody city council in the byelection that’s being held on Saturday, Sept. 30 (advance voting this week, see page 5) RICHARD BIEDKA

• Biedka works in sales for Pacific Seafood Group.

He and his family have lived in Port Moody for more than 25 years.

Tell us who you are.

I describe myself as a good neighbour and typical parent; off to work each day, coaching/assisting in the sports/clubs my three kids have participated in like soccer, baseball, dance, music, curling and more.

What motivated you to run for council?

Annual tax increases fuelled me to run for council. I believe we can find ways to reduce these tax increases and be tax-neutral.

What is the single biggest issue facing council in the coming year before the general election?

I learned while speaking with residents there are more issues other than tax hikes. They confirmed the single biggest one is population densification and problems resulting from more congestion and competition for services.

Port Moody is poised to undergo a lot of change and growth in the coming years; what is your vision for the city and how do you think you can help it get there?

My vision for Port Moody is for future generations to experience and enjoy the same things we have: walking the beach, playing in parks and being able to cross the street safely. I will bring a measured approach to council on costs and development. Port Moody has plenty of time to meet the guidelines proposed by Metro Vancouver. My hope is to preserve what we have as we grow into the future.

All-candidates debate is tomorrow in the Inlet Theatre: info, page 5

SHANE KENNEDY

• Kennedy is a 54-yearold businessman who has called Port Moody home for 20 years. He’s married and has two children.

Tell us who you are.

I am a troubleshooter with an independent streak looking for a dare-to-be-great moment.

What motivated you to run for council?

I was motivated because I believe that elected office is the highest form of public service that a person can aspire. In recognition of this belief, I have made two pledges: First, I will neither solicit nor accept donations from unions or corporations for use during my campaign because I believe big money has no place in city politics.

Second, that upon taking office, I will lower my council stipend from $33,690 to $25,000.

What is the single biggest issue facing council in the coming year before the general election?

The question of the single biggest issue to face our city for the coming year, and the years to follow, is the pace of change and growth. My wife and I moved to Port Moody 20 years ago because we wanted to raise our two children in a small, community oriented city. I enjoy being in Port Moody but, like many of our residents, am concerned about the impact rapid development is having on the quality of life in our city.

Port Moody is poised to undergo a lot of change and growth in the coming years; what is your vision for the city and how do you think you can help it get there?

It’s time for someone new to join council and bring innovative solutions to issues such as economic development, transportation, enhancing our recreational facilities, along with preserving our greenspaces. As well, we have to find a way to stop punishing homeowners with yearly, higherthan-inflation tax increases.

CATHY CENA

JEANETTE JACKSON

• Cena is a business development manager for a company that manufactures identity products and interior signage. She has lived in Port Moody for more than 20 years.

Tell us who you are.

First of all, I am a mother and family comes first. Secondly, I am someone who is sincere about creating a viable place for our kids to live in. I am someone who loves to give back to a community I believe in.

What motivated you to run for council?

I want to effect change and be part of an amazing community that is going to change in the next 10, 20 and 30 years. Port Moody is an attraction to many and we need to implement the transportation plan and create more rentals and affordable housing throughout the city. I want to be part of the decision-making process.

What is the single biggest issue facing council in the coming year before the general election?

Housing and affordability; sustainable and responsive supply; and how we are going to funnel everyone through Port Moody.

Transportation is a priority as more families move to the area.

Port Moody is poised to undergo a lot of change and growth in the coming years; what is your vision for the city and how do you think you can help it get there?

I intend to encourage smart growth for Port Moody and advocate for adequate/necessary infrastructure as the city implements its official community plan. I intend to do this by helping conserve the things that make Port Moody unique while building towards the future. My priorities will be to increase the supply of affordable housing, capitalize on expanding transit opportunities and working with businesses in Moody Centre to support a thriving local business economy.

• Jackson is a 38-year-old strategy executive and mentor in the clean tech and nonprofit sectors. She has lived in Port Moody for 13 years.

Tell us who you are.

I am a leader with a career in building my own ventures as well as helping other businesses and non-profit organizations bring their visions to life to make a real impact on the markets and people they serve.

I am a passionate Port Moody resident committed to bring a new level of engagement to council.

What motivated you to run for council?

With demand from so many people to live and work here, Port Moody faces decisions around development, transportation, economic development and sustainability. I have always wanted to put my energy and ideas to work on council. I believe councillors need experience, vision, integrity and work ethic to make a positive impact in this role.

What is the single biggest issue facing council in the coming year before the general election?

The single biggest issue facing council is ensuring it collaborates and remains focused to complete the final pieces of its strategic plan so that we take a holistic approach on decisions that need to be made to align transportation and development to properly manage growth. This will include priorities that need to be set for project approvals, transportation projects and funding strategies.

Port Moody is poised to undergo a lot of change and growth in the coming years; what is your vision for the city and how do you think you can help it get there?

My vision for Port Moody is to become a worldclass suburban waterfront city. I have presented four commitments that will guide how I hope to influence and make decisions as your next councillor: Be a strong voice for responsible development; be an active voice for transportation and infrastructure; be an experienced voice for economic development; and be an accomplished voice for sustainability leadership.

GERRY KENT

HUNTER MADSEN

• Kent is a recently retired teacher and a former president of the Vancouver Elementary School Teachers’ Association. He and his family have lived in Port Moody for 26 years.

What motivated you to run for council?

I am seeking office because I am concerned about the scope and pace of development that may erode the capacity of the city to meet the requirements of its residents. This does not imply that I am against the revitalization of Moody Centre and other proposals for residential and commercial development. However, these developments need to be planned and scaled in ways that benefit the community without compromising the quality of life, the environment or civic services. They need to be centred around transit hubs and provide amenities to the community.

What is the single biggest issue facing council in the coming year before the general election?

Managing growth and densification is an immediate and long-term issue. The ability to say “no” to developer pressure to exceed density and other restrictions is crucial. Port Moody council needs to stay focused on the intent and specifics of the OCP. City council may have to say “no” to certain developments or requests from developers in order to maintain the integrity of the current and of the next OCP. Port Moody is poised to undergo a lot of change and growth in the coming years; what is your vision for the city and how do you think you can help it get there?

Each development needs to fit into an overall plan. The next OCP needs to be specific and less open to unplanned rezoning pressures from developers. New developments also need to be sensitive to current residents and allow for view corridors and community access to civic facilities and our parks. Our precious waterfront lands need to be protected and, if developed, allow for public access.

• Madsen is a former digital media executive. He has lived in PoMo for three years.

Tell us who you are.

Over the last couple years, I’ve led the fight to preserve quality of life on Port Moody’s north shore by seeking Bert Flinn Park for future generations and resisting excessive densification and traffic growth in the area. A longtime civic organizer and author with a PhD in government from Harvard University, I have been active local in federal and B.C. politics.

What motivated you to run for council?

Like others, I’ve observed a growing imbalance in how our politicians favour the ambitions of big developers over the protection of current residents’ quality of life — not just on the north shore but across Port Moody.

What is the single biggest issue facing council in the coming year before the general election?

We are at a crucial inflection point for the future of little Port Moody. The city has so many massive building projects either moving forward or on the runway that, unless we take steps now to moderate our growth and reduce over-building, we are in serious danger of exceeding the city plan’s approved population density of 50,000 in 2041, watching PoMo become just another miniMetrotown, and compromising for all time the special quality of life and community.

Port Moody is poised to undergo a lot of change and growth in the coming years; what is your vision for the city and how do you think you can help it get there?

I envision a path to more moderate growth that enhances our special quality of life instead of over-building that spoils it. I will work to see that council sticks to the city’s approved growth plan and stops exceeding it, and that developers pay their share. Let’s build a more human-scaled, mid-rise skyline, not a barricade of 26-storey towers, and push harder to build more affordable rental units, not just pricey condos.

SAGER JAN

• Jan has lived in Port Moody for more than 25 years. He has worked for international companies and as an officer in United Nations Missions.

What motivated you to run for council?

Deteriorating mismanagement affairs in our governments, rising property taxes, decline in services and disregard for our environments, greenhouse effects, petro oil pipeline and big oil tankers in our waters have motivated me to deal with the concerns and issues facing our city.

What is the single biggest issue facing council in the coming year before the general election?

We shouldn’t allow high-density development but encourage single-family housing to deter the level of potential crimes related mostly to congested high-density populations through highrise developments offered mainly to nonresidents of our city.

Port Moody is poised to undergo a lot of change and growth in the coming years; what is your vision for the city and how do you think you can help it get there?

My vision will reflect limited new construction according to our city’s needs and demands.

Growth, because of outsiders wanting to come and live here, frustrates and drains the resources and is not the solution or acceptable to providing housing. Outsiders, especially new immigrants or out-of-province people, should be encouraged to settle in other suburban areas.

These outsiders should not be a worry to encourage or require us to build and exhaust our already overburdened resources and facilities, thus congesting our roads, water supplies, parks, sport and policing requirements, etc.

Email interviews conducted by Mario Bartel mbartel@tricitynews.com / @mbartelTC

KAREN ROCKWELL

• Rockwell has lived in Port Moody with her partner and two children for about 20 years. She works for ICBC and she’s been an active member of the MoveUp union as an executive and representative.

Tell us who you are.

I’m a resident of Pleasantside who is passionate about our city. I’m a wife, mother and grandmother. I previously served three terms (nine years) on council from 2002 to 2011.

What motivated you to run for council?

The arrival of SkyTrain has opened Port Moody up to some tremendous opportunities and huge challenges that come with those opportunities. We have only one opportunity to get it right for future generations of our city and I want to be part of that exciting process.

What is the single biggest issue facing council in the coming year before the general election?

Development and planning for the infrastructure to support that.

Port Moody is poised to undergo a lot of change and growth in the coming years; what is your vision for the city and how do you think you can help it get there?

I do not want to see any piecemeal development of the Transit Oriented Development zones that would see Port Moody follow in the footsteps of Coquitlam, New West and Burnaby around SkyTrain. I believe council needs to send a clear message to developers that those parcels must be consolidated prior to considering any development application so we can plan complete communities in those zones, rather than simply a number of highrise applications. We must have an integrated approach to these zones that will see them transformed into neighbourhoods that offer sustainable residential, commercial, retail and scale appropriate park and green space.

They must reflect the goals of our master plans on parks and transportation.

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POMO COUNCIL BYELECTION

Check out council candidates online or in person Thursday Chamber hosts all-candidates forum in PoMo

Port Moody residents will get a chance tomorrow to hear the eight candidates in the city’s council byelection present their platforms and debate the issues at an all-candidates meeting hosted by the TriCities Chamber of Commerce.

The event, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Inlet Theatre in the PoMo civic complex, offers the opportunity to ask questions.

Even if you can’t make it to the event, there’s an opportunity to ask questions before or during the meeting by logging onto www.slido.com and entering the event code PoMo. The Inlet Theatre is located at 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and admission is free.

ADVANCE POLLS

Also this week, there are chances to vote in advance of the Sept. 30 byelection.

The advance polls today (Wednesday) and Saturday at Port Moody rec complex will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Residents can also vote with a mail-in ballot that can be picked up at city hall during regular office hours until Sept.

29. There will also be extended hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 21 and 22.

Those mail-in ballots don’t actually have to be mailed in; they can just be sealed and handed back to the clerk, who will ensure they get to the city’s chief electoral officer by the voting deadline of 8 p.m. on Sept. 30.

If you can’t get to city hall to pick up a mail-in ballot, you can request one by calling 604-469-4603 or by emailing dshermer@portmoody.ca.

To be eligible to vote, you must be 18 years of age on general voting day, a Canadian citizen, a resident of B.C. for at least six months immediately before they register and a resident of Port Moody for at least 30 days before registering. Anyone not already on

SPEAK Have an opinion on a Tri-City News story? Leave a comment on our Facebook page. the provincial voters’ list can register at the time they vote by completing an application form at the polling station and presenting two pieces of identification — at least one must have a signature — that proves their residency and identity.

Eight candidates are vying for the seat on council left vacant when Rick Glumac resigned after being elected MLA for Port Moody-Coquitlam in the May provincial election; they are: Richard Biedka, Cathy Cena, Jeanette Jackson, Sager Jan, Shane Kennedy, Gerry Kent, Hunter Madsen and Karen Rockwell.

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‘Mistakes can have big consequences’ Hikers must take precautions with changing weather GARY MCKENNA

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With the warm summer weather starting to give way to a cooler, rainy fall, Coquitlam Search and Rescue is reminding hikers to be prepared when they head into the woods.

SAR search manager Michael Coyle said temperatures can turn quickly and the days are getting shorter, which can make conditions treacherous for people exploring the back country.

It is important that hikers bring the 10 essentials (see sidebar), even if they are only going on a short outing, he added.

“In the summer, it is easy going,” he told The Tri-City News. “There’s long days, warm temperatures. As the fall comes along, it is cooler and more unstable weather. A small mistake can have big consequences.”

Evidence of what the shorter days and changing weather patterns can have on hikers was on display Sunday. A father and son were returning from a hike in the Norton Lake area when they missed one of their trail tape markers and got turned around.

With darkness approaching, the duo decided to set up a tent and spend the night in the woods.

When they were still not able to find their way out the following morning, search and rescue was called and a helicopter was

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The pair were eventually spotted shivering following Monday’s quick rainstorm.

“They were cold,” Coyle said.

“You get these forecasts but it is hard to say how bad it is going to get.”

Another pair were on the Diez Vista Trail Saturday when it got dark and they were unable to go any further. SAR was called and its volunteers were able to bring the couple flashlights and help them navigate back to the parking lot.

“It got dark and they said they couldn’t make it out of there,” Coyle said. “It was a simple rescue. Sometimes people attempt to continue on their own and end up hurting themselves.”

Coyle said hikers are often reticent to call for help. There is a shame component, he said,

noting that some hikers have difficulty admitting that they are lost, increasing their reluctance to call for help.

Others are under the mistaken impression they will have to pay to be rescued.

“Everyone should know that rescue is free in B.C.,” he said.

“Don’t hesitate to call if you need help.”

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Coquitlam Search and Rescue is reminding hikers to be careful in the back country as the weather transitions from summer to fall. Expect shorter days and more rain.

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Sept 30 is By-Election Day! The City of Port Moody is looking to fill one vacant seat on the City’s seven-member Council. There are lots of ways to have your say: September 2017 Sun

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COLONY FARM GETS NEW TRAIL A popular hiking and cycling path in Colony Farm park is being replaced.

Last week, Metro Vancouver, which is responsible for the Colony Farm Sheep Paddocks Trail, started to build a new pathway.

The old trail, which was subject to erosion and flooding from the nearby Coquitlam River, will be moved to higher ground and connect with Pitt River Road (near the red bridge) and the park’s Home Farm Dyke and Mundy Creek trails.

Jamie Vala, Metro’s regional parks (central) division manager, told The Tri-City News Monday the $3.4-million project was put on hold because the regional authority needed to get the necessary provincial permits.

Besides the province, Metro Vancouver also needed to get permission from CP Rail and was required to obtain a licence from BC Hydro to use its right-of-way; however, Vala said there were no land-use issues with the cities of Coquitlam or PoCo, or with the Kwikwetlem First Nation.

Construction of the new trail will be done in phases and outside the environmentally sensitive periods. Once finished in 2020, the multi-use gravel trail will be “more robust.

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Mail-in ballot

Vote anytime! Pick up a ballot during our extended office hours (see calendar above). Mail the completed ballot at your convenience, or drop it off at City Hall. All ballots must be received by the Chief Election Officer no later than 8pm on Saturday, September 30. You can also request a mail-in ballot by calling 604.469.4603, or emailing dshermer@portmoody.ca.

Advance voting

There are advance voting opportunities on Wednesday, September 20 and Saturday, September 23. Cast your advance vote at the Port Moody Recreation Complex (300 Ioco Road).

General Voting Day

General Voting Day is Saturday, September 30. Vote at the Port Moody Recreation Complex (300 Ioco Road), Heritage Mountain Community Centre (200 Panorama Place), or Glenayre Community Centre (492 Glencoe Drive).

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The rain held off just long enough Sunday for more than 3,000 runners, walkers, cyclists and even some dogs to log their kilometres in the fight against cancer at the 37th annual Terry Fox Hometown Run in Port Coquitlam. Since Port Coquitlam’s own Terry Fox ended his run across Canada to raise money for cancer research in 1981, the annual runs in his name that are held across the country and around the world have raised more than $700 million.

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NEW DATE: Wednesday, September 20th, 6pm-8pm NEW LOCATION: The Gathering Place 200 - 2253 Leigh Square Place Port Coquitlam (beside City Hall) Open House format at 6pm, with Presentation and Q&A session at 7pm The Kwikwetlem First Nation (KFN) is providing a second open house/update regarding the development of Coquitlam Indian Reserve #2 at Pitt River Road, the Kwikwetlem Development Site.

The forum will include a presentation and an expert panel for an open question and answer session. The forum is open to anyone interested in the development, but will be focused on addressing the concerns of the residents of Port Coquitlam, and in particular those surrounding the project. For more, or updated information, please visit: www.kwikwetlem.com/KDS.htm

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CRIME

Reg’l. crime spree results in charges for Surrey man Police investigate whether there were more crimes

A 34-year-old Surrey man is facing charges related to a string of bank robberies across the Lower Mainland, including at least one incident in Coquitlam.

Jared McClure is facing one count of theft of a motor vehicle and six counts of robbery, which allegedly occurred between July 31 and Aug. 21.

He was arrested in a stolen vehicle on Aug. 30 and faced his first court appearance on the matter last week.

“This is a great example of collaboration amongst police departments to identify and arrest a prolific offender targeting

financial institutions across the Lower Mainland,” said Surrey RCMP St. Sgt. Dale Carr.

“The frequency of this individual’s crimes and the risk he posed to public safety cannot be overlooked. These types of offenders are often involved in other crimes in the community and have little regard for others’ safety.”

He added that a combination of forensic evidence, video surveillance, witness accounts and information sharing among local police detachments led to the suspect’s arrest.

Despite charges being laid, police said the investigation is ongoing to determine whether McClure was involved in other robberies around Metro Vancouver. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

Notice of the City of Port Moody’s

2017 Tax Sale

In accordance with Section 645, 647 and 649 of the Local Government Act and Section 254 of the Community Charter, the 2017 Annual Tax Sale will be held in the Council Chambers of the Civic Complex at 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. at 10am on Monday, September 25, 2017. The following properties are subject to sale by public auction, in the event that delinquent taxes plus penalties, interest, and fees are not paid before the above time and day, by cash, debit or certified cheque. The purchase of a tax sale property is subject to tax under the Property Transfer Tax Act on the fair market value of the property.

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Properties listed may no longer be available at time of the tax sale. Under Section 648 of the Local Government Act, a municipal officer will be bidding on behalf of the City. The municipality makes no representation express or implied as to the condition or quality of the properties offered for sale. The purchaser must immediately pay the amount of the purchase price to the collector. The only methods of payment accepted are cash, debit card, certified cheque, or money order (payable to the City of Port Moody). The purchaser is required to provide their driver’s licence or BCID Card with their full name and current address, their occupation, and their Social Insurance Number. For further information, please visit portmoody.ca/taxsale or call 604.469.4503.

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BURKE MOUNTAIN

Middle school sooner, Join us for an Open Burke parents request House on changes to DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Some Burke Mountain parents are hoping to convince School District 43 to fast-track a middle school in their neighbourhood after recent census figures showed a large jump in pre-middle school aged children.

Hundreds of signatures are being collected on a petition calling for planning to begin now on the middle school so that it’s ready for 2020, when parents say Burke will have more than 500 Grade 6 to 8 students.

“Schools decide budgets at the end of December. We want to make sure we’re on the priority list,” said Alon Weinberger, who has children aged three and five.

The latest timeline from School District 43 shows a middle school won’t open on Burke until 2025. The district has also promised a public meeting this fall on school planning for the area. But the parents say 2025 is too late for a middle school to open in their area and they are concerned that with current schedules, a child who is eight years or older will never go to a school in the community.

Weinberger, who crunched the 2016 census numbers to predict that there will be 550 11- to 13-year-olds by 2020, said

the timeline needs to be moved ahead.

According to his figures, the area’s population of kids birth to age 14 has grown 140% between 2011 to 2016 — 2,765 children last year compared to 1,155 in ’11. And those numbers don’t account for new families that have moved into the neighbourhood since the census was taken.

“SD43’s priorities do not reflect these figures, and that’s why we are asking them to push our middle school up the priority list,” he told The Tri-City News.

Parent Mery Naveh worries that Burke families with young children have no certainty about where their children will go to middle school if SD43 sticks to its 2025 opening date.

The plan has been for Burke Mountain students to attend a rebuilt Minnekhada middle but Naveh says that school, located across from Hyde Creek rec centre, will be over capacity the minute it opens.

“You’re going to put 700 to 800 kids on top. Where are you going to send them?” she asked.

Many other Burke residents have similar concerns, with Naveh saying she collected more than 100 signatures in one night of canvassing.

Meanwhile, at least one Coquitlam councillor seems to be on side with the parents’ de-

mands. Craig Hodge, a longtime Burke Mountain resident, said he supports the parents in their efforts to get the school built by 2020 instead of 2025. ”There no sense in delaying eight years,” Hodge said. “Our ask is to make this a district-wide priority after Sheffield,” which is a new elementary school for the area and the district’s top priority.

“The city is trying to build a complete community and that includes schools.” Hodge said.

“We’re prepared to work in any capacity to bring it along.”

Another idea Hodge is advancing is to build the larger secondary school first to accommodate both middle and secondary students so all ages have schools in their neighbourhood. Once enrolment justifies further construction, a new middle school would be built next to the secondary on the David Avenue property. Hodge said the “blended school,” while unconventional, could address parents’ concerns. The parents’ petition also supports a blended middle/ secondary school as one option to get a school built on time.

Comment from the school district were not available by The Tri-City News’ print deadline.

One-Family Residential (RS1) zoning in Glenayre

In response to community concerns about “large the City is exploring changes to the RS1 (OneFamily Residential) zoning in Glenayre, and would like to know what you think!

Potential zoning revisions include reducing the permitted height, coverage and floor area of new homes, restricting front yard fences, and increasing side yard setbacks and landscaping requirements.

When:

Monday, September 25, 2017

Where:

Glenayre Community Centre, 492 Glencoe Drive

Time:

Open House from 7–9 pm • Presentation at 7:15 pm Refreshments will be served

Can’t make the meeting? Have your say at portmoody.ca/glenayre 604.469.4500 www.portmoody.ca

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WHOOOO’S WAITING FOR A BUS?

City of Coquitlam

NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION The City has received an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan, and Northeast Coquitlam Area Plan relating to the properties located at 1531 Dayton Street, 1541 Dayton Street and 1523 Shore View Place, as shown on the attached map.

The application proposes a change in the land use designation of: • Portions of the subject properties from Development Reserve to Large Village Single Family Residential; and • A portion of the subject site from Environmentally Sensitive Area to Large Village Single Family Residential.

If approved, these proposed land use designation boundary changes would facilitate the construction of eighteen single family homes zoned RS-8 Large Village Single Family Residential.

You are now being invited to provide input to Council with respect to the above-noted application.

The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Friday, September 22, 2017. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: By email to clerks@coquitlam.ca Fax: 604-927-3015 Mail: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, 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. up to Friday, September 22, 2017 excluding statutory holidays To obtain more information on this application you may: Visit the Planning and Development Department at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays; Calling Karen Wong, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3476; or KRYSTYNA SZCZUROWSKI PHOTO

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Emailing Karen Wong, Planning and Development Department, at karen.wong@coquitlam.ca.

All 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 (at the Planning and Development counter) and potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas.

Should Council grant first reading to the proposed CWOCP amendment, a Public Hearing will be held with notification to be provided in accordance with the Local Government Act. From "Environmentally Sensitive Area" to "Large Village Single Family"

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COQUITLAM

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Coquitlam council is considering a proposal that would require property owners redeveloping their single-family homes to upgrade their sidewalks and curbs to bring them in line with current standards.

According to a city press release, the proposal would help improve frontages, particularly in older neighbourhoods, which were built before streetscape requirements were in place.

Currently, curb and sidewalk upgrades are only required for the redevelopment of duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes; one-for-one singlefamily home replacements have not been subject to the rules.

If the changes are approved, someone redeveloping their property could either do the streetscape work themselves or make a payment to the city, which would then conduct the upgrades.

“The proposed changes would not only increase fairness but also ensure all construction activity in southwest Coquitlam contributes to the upgrading of the area’s streets to a consistent standard,” the city said in a press release.

For more details on the proposal, go to www.coquitlam. ca/streetscape. To provide

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Redevelopment of the 4.3-acre Burquitlam greenspace will see a new natural grass field capable of accommodating football, soccer and baseball as well as upgraded picnic facilities, outdoor exercise equipment and new playground elements.

A 45-year-old washroom facility is also expected to be replaced in order to improve accessibility.

According to a staff report, the project will cost $2 million, paid for in part with a $500,000 grant from Western Economic Diversification Canada’s Canada 150 infrastructure program. The remaining $1.51 million will come from bonus density funding, a developer contribution for park amenities and money from the city’s building replacement reserve fund.

Construction is expected to be completed by the end of the year. For more information, go to www.coquitlam.ca/ parkprojects. For construction-related questions, contact Paul Costa at pcosta@coquitlam.ca or at 604-927-6082. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

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said that all responses will be considered before council makes its decision on the initiative this fall.

Other stakeholders that will be consulted on the proposal include the Urban Development Institute, the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association as well as local builders and developers. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Pretty well every grassy area in the Tri-Cities is contaminated with dog excrement! It’s amazing that people have more respect for their dogs than their neighbors!! A $150 fine is nothing for the potential health risks involved.”

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Rainbow crosswalks? Yes I

t is not unusual for this newspaper to give space to issues that generate a lot of talk in the Tri-Cities. We’ve done it before on other controversial topics and we do it to get the argument out in the open.

This time, The Tri-City News, on the next page, has decided to publish a selection of comments that were posted on our Facebook page about a proposed rainbow crosswalk in Coquitlam and about a planned rainbow crossing in Port Moody, both stories we covered in last week’s editions.

For the most part, the online discourse has been civil, although occasionally — and sadly — it lapsed into homophobia, and we have made NEWSROOM 604-472-3030 DELIVERY 604-472-3040 DISPLAY ADS 604-472-3020 CLASSIFIED ADS 604-630-3300 n

an effort to remove comments that did not meet community standards.

But there appears to be a division over this topic.

Some people back a rainbow crosswalk as a gesture of support, arguing it would be a piece of public art that would show the city to be both inclusive and progressive.

Many others are against the idea. They say they are concerned about it being paid for by taxpayers when there are other more pressing priorities, and are not in favour of highlighting one group of people over others.

Some also say they believe it would be an empty gesture because, unlike human rights enshrined in the constitution,

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crosswalks don’t provide concrete action. They have a point because some of the more homophobic comments show a current of ugliness lies beneath the Tri-Cities’ patina of civility, a current that demonstrates the need for such symbols.

At the same time, those who support them want to do something to counter this homophobia and bring people who identify as LGBTQ into the mainstream by showing them they’re welcome members of our community.

The Tri-City News unreservedly supports the installation of some rainbow crosswalks — whether the cost is paid by taxpayers or fundraising — even while we worry they might be targeted by vandals.

More than any other reason, we would like to see these crosswalks painted to support LGBTQ youth. These young people often struggle to stay connected in school and are more likely than their straight peers to abuse drugs and alcohol, and to harm themselves.

These vulnerable youth will do better in life if they feel acceptance and support from their family, school and community.

Would a crosswalk do that for them? In light of some of the recent debate over this issue, we would hesitate to say, unequivocally, yes. But we would like to see them in our cities.

The first step taken in a rainbow crosswalk in the Tri-Cities would be a good first step.

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Amy Anne Lubik, of the group Creating LGBT+ Community in Port Moody, asked the city for a rainbow crosswalk and, last week, council voted in favour of it, although the location hasn’t been set.

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A LOT OF TALK ABOUT RAINBOWS A trio of Tri-City News articles last week — a news story about a proposal for a rainbow crosswalk in Coquitlam to show support for LGBTQ people, inclusion and diversity, another news story about Port Moody council approving such a crosswalk and an editorial on the subject — as well as a letter to the editor stirred up some lively, some heated conversation on The Tri-City News’ Facebook page, with a couple of hundred comments posted over just a few days. Given the obvious interest in this topic, we’re printing a selection of those Facebook comments on this page. — Richard Dal Monte, editor I will be proud when the city that I have come to love and work within chooses to stand beside the LGBT+ community members. I am very sad to read that people are willing to put money and their own homophobia and transphobia before a gesture of love and acceptance to their peers.

SAM STREETER $7,500 would be better spent on homeless or for meal programs for children in school who don’t get proper lunches.

We’re mostly all accepting of LGBT in our country. Doesn’t mean municipalities need to fling money around. Why not fundraise for a crosswalk?

TERRY AMEY I’m all for it. But I’m also for trying to get people to stop at them in the first place.

FRANCISCO GATCHALIAN So any group that wants a crosswalk can get one painted in their colours? Good to know for future reference.

NORM FORBES I don’t know, I just see everyone as equal and the same. I kind of see the need to paint crosswalks to represent certain groups as a way of saying “no you are different than some of us but we accept you and here is the proof.”

Should certain ethnic groups also perhaps get sidewalks in there nations flag colour? Minority religious groups as well? What about disabled people who visibly stand out as different? What colour sidewalks should they get?

JEFF CONGRAM We need to take these steps to make those that feel marginalized included. Such a small thing goes such a long way. If smaller towns can do it, why can’t we? Aren’t our hearts open and just as big?

SANDY BUDD Part of the Coquitlam Crunch stairs could be done up in rainbow colours! That would be unique.

JANET REYSE

As far as I understand, everybody in this country has the same opportunities. This is not Russia. People aren’t getting killed over their sexual preferences or political beliefs.

BRIAN HILL

I get that, Brian Hill, but until members of the LGBTQ2+ and other marginalized groups are no longer discriminated against for things they can’t control, inequality will persist. I’m guessing you’ve never had to wonder if you didn’t get a job because of your sexual orientation?

Or wonder if people are judging you when you walk hand in hand with your significant other? That is not equality.

JOYCE Y I support them, we don’t need to do this though! I’d say teachers, roads, doctors, daycare may be more important than making ourselves feel good by painting a rainbow crosswalk here and there.

IAN REED I support the addition of a rainbow crosswalk... but only after our roads in the Tri-Cities have been repaired and street lines repainted so we can see clearly while driving during the upcoming fall and winter months.

Priorities council members, priorities.

RICK HENRICVS I absolutely support cutting funding to all special interest groups until the more important issues are addressed. Turn off the lights on the outdoor fields and put away the ice machines at the rink. Shut it all down and deal with the real issues of roads and street safety.

COLLEEN SAM WILLIAMS I support pride but stupid to waste money on stuff like this.

Why not get the community together and raise money or get paint places to give some paint and everyone can take turns painting?

RADOMIR CERNY

Celebrating equality is not being politically correct, it is being humanly expedient.

Maybe research the gay rights struggle... of the last 40 years.

We can be both a welcoming and inclusive society and also help those in need.

JARED HERNANDEZ SILVA-EVANS

The programs Access Youth outreach services offer and the youth they serve have underlying issues surface. LGBTQ youth don’t feel accepted, included, and then social anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rear their ugly heads. This crosswalk would go a loooong way in helping youth feel included, accepted and have hope!!!!!

JEROME BOUVIER Please refresh worn standard road marking first. Then start thinking about bells and whistles. It is unsafe for everybody to drive on a rainy winter night because you can barely see the lane dividers.

ANDREY NARKEVICH I think there’s more important things that money could be used for. A rainbow crosswalk is not one though!!! Let’s get it together and do things for the greater good and not a special interest segment of society, shall we.

CHRISTINE CONNELLY These things cost a few buckets of paint and a few hours labour. Any argument that this is a waste of money or could be better spent elsewhere is a very poor attempt to hide your own bigotry.

PHIL KEHRES It’s just a bit of paint that goes a long way for inclusion. No brainer. Do it!

DAVID MAGALLON No, it’s gone far enough. It’s like we are over compensating to please one of many varieties of society. Can’t we just be one society of people from Coquitlam?

G MCINTYRE PERESSINI

Have you ever spoken to someone who has not got a job because of the colour of their skin or their name? Have you ever spoken to a woman who gets paid less for doing the same job as a man? Have you ever spoken to a gay person who’s attempted suicide because they’re not accepted? These things are happening just about every day in the Tri-Cities, but people don’t realize it. Some see the rainbow as a symbol of the LGBTQ movement, but it’s really a symbol of global acceptance, inclusion and equity.

CHRIS WILSON

It could potentially have a small impact on the taxpayer, who would prefer their money to go toward education or parks instead, HOWEVER, Rainbows are awesome, LGBT or not, and it makes a difference for LGBT people to know that they’re accepted in a visible way, and that they don’t have to hide in their communities. Because Greater Vancouver is pretty accepting in my experience, we sometimes forget that it’s not like that everywhere, and people can move or visit from other places and visibly see our acceptance.

REBECCA KOEPKE

How about painting safer crosswalk for handicapped... How about painting for some elderly ... Rainbow this rainbow that.

Rainbow parade... What about us straight? We don’t shout and insist on yearly parade. That is your personal choice and keep it behind the closed doors.

NELA SHISHTAWI

I would say put the rainbow crosswalk near the park because it would encourage the community to come together in a positive way.

ELIZABETH HARDIE

Ok great, another painted crosswalk. Fantastic. So doing this will change... what exactly?

Everything all good now that there is a rainbow crosswalk?

No more bigotry or hate? All LGBTQRSTUV issues solved now? It’s useless, feel good fluff that neither accomplishes or solves anything. Should I go cry to my city council on where is the crosswalk representation for “straight, middle aged men”? I don’t feel the need for a special representation, a crosswalk or some form of ‘parade’ to celebrate being a boring white guy.

DAVE BONE You know what a rainbow crosswalk does? It promotes talk and reflection. Parents can stand at that crosswalk and tell their kids that rainbows mean everyone is accepted, regardless of who they love. A rainbow crosswalk says the city cares, and the people that live there care. A rainbow crosswalk is fun and lively, and has not a single bad thing about it. Yes, a rainbow crosswalk can make a difference.

CINDY HANSEN

Why? Just as long as everyone else gets equal recognition on our streets it is OK, but if not, then spend the money on more important issues. For those of us who have never discriminated against this group, this is an insult as council seems to think we need the issue in our faces all of a sudden.

PAT CREIGHTON Maybe equal recognition is exactly what’s needed. When straight folks get bullied or attacked for walking out in public with their loved one, they might see how important symbols of inclusion are for some of these people in their community.

DON BRACKETT I missed the part where it hurts ANYBODY. Holy bananas, isn’t there ANYTHING else to complain about?

TRINA ALLIOTT

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The Editor, What is the message from Mainroad?

For some time now, cyclists, pedestrians and drivers have had to deal with the resurfacing of the overpass of United Boulevard over Lougheed Highway. As a cyclist, I have had to endure motorists trying to discourage my use of the overpass while the pedestrian/ cyclist path was closed. That discouragement has taken many forms but mostly is just trying to force me off to the side. That is usually partnered with verbal expletives and horn blowing.

I am glad the walking/ cycling path is now reopened but getting to it is, at best, very difficult. Once you arrive at the place to cross, you have to negotiate this maze of concrete.

To make matters even more bizarre, a sign has been erected warning users to “cross here when safe.”

The Editor, Last Sunday, the annual Terry Fox Hometown Run was held, which serves two purposes: raising money for cancer research and honouring Port Coquitlam’s most famous citizen. I am proud to volunteer at this event and I find most people are respectful and kind to one another, the organizers and the volunteers.

But the attitude of some people astounds me.

This event has been happening in September for 37 years, starting at Hyde Creek rec centre and turning down Coast Meridian Road. It is well advertised and well known locally. Evidence of this lies in the fabulous turnout, even when we expected rain (which, thankfully, held off).

So why do the traffic control people still have fools getting out of their vehicles shouting and making threats between 9 and 10 a.m. on the

You can handle road closures once a year

Signs make no sense for those who walk, cycle But there is nothing safe about it. One must jump the concrete barricades just to get to the roadway. Once that is accomplished, you then have to make your dash to safety as vehicles on the ramp have no idea there is a crossing ahead and are typically doing highway speeds.

I have sent requests to Mainroad asking for traffic notices at the bottom of the ramp advising motorists of the potential for pedestrians and cyclists ahead — no replies and no action. I have requested painted crosswalks to offer those not in cars a safety zone.

That also has not happened.

If you study the photo accompanying this letter, you can see it is not a welcoming environment for walkers or cyclists.

One can only conclude just what the message is to those of us who need to use this path. It definitely isn’t “Welcome.”

Walter Leech, Coquitlam

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morning of the run?

Yes, I’m talking to you, the man who tried to get through the barricade at Ulster and Laurier at about 9:30 a.m.

And you, the guy who had to get to the strip mall near the 7-Eleven, then tried to turn down Laurier at Coast Meridian at 9:55 a.m., when the run was starting five minutes later. Your licence plate numbers were noted and given to the RCMP, and your actions and words were reported in detail.

The safety of 3,000 men, women, children and dogs is, by far, more important than your errand at a dollar store, the ice cream parlour or the gaming shop. From 8 a.m. to noon on the day of the Terry Fox Run, Laurier is closed to all but specific traffic, and from 9:30 to 11 a.m., no vehicular traffic may go down or across Laurier. Period. And it has been every year for over 35 years.

If you live in the neighbourhood, you might want to either participate in the run or make other plans for that morning. Yes, I’m talking to you, the guy who complained that this happens every year when you want to go to church at 9 a.m. and come home at 11 a.m. Maybe leave early for church and go out for lunch afterward?. It’s only once a year and you know well in advance that it’s happening.

If you don’t live in the neighbourhood, whatever you need is going to have to wait, or you can park somewhere and walk. Yes, I’m talking to you, the man who wanted to go for breakfast at KC’s on Prairie and tried to go down Laurier at Coast Meridian to get there.

It’s a maximum of four hours out of your year, for a good cause. Get over it.

Sandra Nelson, Port Coquitlam

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Rental project PoMo’s first in 31 years The Tri-CiTy News

Port Moody “badly needs” rental housing and the city can’t afford not to allow a plan for a new 142-unit rental building on St. Johns Street to be built, says the CEO of Landlord BC David Hutniak.

Developer Woodbridge Properties presented its proposal at a meeting on Sept. 5 for the six-storey apartment building it wants to build on a 0.83-acre site it owns on the south side of St. Johns just west of Moray Street, to the city’s community planning advisory committee.

The project would require rezoning and an amendment to the official community plan (OCP) as the site, which currently houses a one-storey commercial building, is currently zoned for commercial uses and designated for a mixed use of retail, service, office and stand-alone commercial activities in the OCP. Hutniak, whose association represents the managers and owners of rental housing across British Columbia, said a “near-perfect storm” of low vacancy rates in existing rental housing and a lack of construction of new stock is creating a crisis for people who can’t afford, or choose not to, purchase a home.

“To see we’re going to have 142 units of purpose-built rental housing in this community is fantastic,” said Hutniak, who also lives in Port Moody.

“We need to build more purpose-built rental housing and we need more in Port Moody.”

Jamie Howard of Woodbridge Properties told the committee his company’s project would be the first new rental building constructed in Port Moody in 31 years.

The building would be comprised of: • six studio apartments; • 59 one-bedroom-plus-den apartments up to 742 sq. ft.; • 72 two-bedroom-plus-den units up to 928.6 sq. ft.; • and five three-bedroom units.

The building would have 151 parking spots for residents plus another 29 for visitors. Howard said there would be two parking spots designated for car shares and 28 designated for electric cars, although he conceded it is too soon to say whether those spots would include charging stations and who would pay for the electricity that charges the cars.

While the 1.26 parking spaces per unit is less than 1.5 spaces per unit the city requires, Howard said a number of residents likely wouldn’t even own a car. And, he said, his company would look at some sort of subsidy program to encourage residents to use transit — the site is about 600 m west of the Inlet Centre Evergreen Extension.

That caught the attention of Coun. Meghan Lahti, who introduced an amendment to the OCP amendment and rezoning application that city staff investigate the mechanics of transit subsidies further.

But Mayor Mike Clay called that “social engineering” that would only mess with the affordability of the building’s rents.

“Everything you do increases the cost of the end unit to the renter,” said Clay, who cast the only vote against Lahti’s amendment.

Traffic management issues around the site will also be investigated by staff.

While in its proposal Woodbridge has moved the entry and exit points to the underground parking area from St. Johns Street to Moray, a number of speakers at the meeting expressed concern about adding congestion to an already busy area.

Howard also addressed some reservations about the project’s lack of below-market units.

“The whole point of having a market rental is not to be restricted,” Howard said. “If we can’t hold that kind of a line, then we’ll have to go in a different direction.”

He said it is still too early in the process to provide an esti-

mate of the rents that would be charged.

But no matter what the rents are going to be, purpose-built rental housing is the most secure form or rental housing, said Landlord BC’s Hutniak.

“A healthy and robust rental housing market contributes to the health and well-being of the community,” he said.

The request for rezoning and the OCP amendment was passed unanimously by the committee and will now be considered by city council. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

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Noh seeks fulfillment of Silver Alert promise DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

The family of Shin Noh spent a quiet weekend remembering the loving father who had Alzheimer’s when he went missing in Coquitlam on Sept.

18, 2013.

But on the anniversary of his disappearance, they were also hoping for good news from the provincial government in the form of an emergency alert system for people with dementia who go missing.

Son Sam Noh has been advocating for a Silver Alert system — similar to the Amber Alert system that distributes alerts when children go missing via social media, traffic control signs, commercial electronic billboards and traditional media— and hopes to hear from the province soon. “It’s interesting to see what their position is now now that they’re the government,� Noh told The Tri-City News last week. “They were very supportive of it in the past.�

In fact, CoquitlamMaillardville MLA Selina Robinson, now municipal affairs and housing minister, introduced a Silver Alert Act in the legislature in 2014.

But this week, a representative from the Ministry of

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Sam Noh hopes the new NDP government will implement a Silver Alert system, similar to Amber Alert, that would use different media to relay information about missing older people with dementia.

Public Safety and Solicitor General department headed

by Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth, gave no timeline for introducing the program but said Silver Alerts in other jurisdictions are being studied.

Noh said he’s heartened by the fact that the issue isn’t dead but wants action soon so other families don’t go through what he did. “It seems like a snail’s pace,�

Noh said.

In the four years since his dad went missing, Noh has been working with numerous agencies trying to get support for the plan. A volunteer run system called BCSilverAlert that he co-founded with Michael Coyle with Coquitlam Search and Rescue is running but it’s not enough, Noh said, noting it lacks funding and needs a provincial protocol to be more thorough.

Still, using data from police missing person’s reports and blasting the information via social media, the BC Silver Alert has been credited with reuniting one Burnaby woman with her family.

So far this year, BC Silver Alert has sent out about 20 alerts, roughly comparable with previous years since the program got up and running in 2014/’15.

Meanwhile, there has been little resolution for the Noh family because Shin Noh’s body has never been found.

Still, they are hopeful something good can come out of the tragedy. “With the Silver Alert, having that going or something in place won’t help my father but will help other families and will provide closure in that sense,�

Noh said.

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Notice of Election Notice of Election by Voting

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Richard Cathy

Residential Address Port Moody, B.C.

1. Full Name

• A Canadian citizen;

Port Moody, B.C.

2. Residential address 3. Address of the property in relation to which you are voting (for non-resident property electors).

• A resident of B.C. for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration;

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Port Moody, B.C.

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Port Moody, B.C.

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Voting Dates and Locations General voting will be open to qualified electors of the City of Port Moody on Saturday, September 30, 2017 between the hours of 8am and 8pm at the following locations: • Glenayre Community Centre, 492 Glencoe Drive • Heritage Mountain Community Centre, 200 Panorama Place • Port Moody Recreation Complex, 300 Ioco Road

Advance Voting Opportunities Advance voting opportunities will be available to qualified electors on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 and Saturday, September 23, 2017 between the hours of 8am and 8pm in the Conference Room at the Port Moody Recreation Complex, 300 Ioco Road.

Mail-in Voting Qualified electors may vote by mail if they: • Have a physical disability, illness, or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity; or • Expect to be absent from the City of Port Moody on general voting day and at the times of both advance voting opportunities.

4. Method of delivery of your mail ballot package: a. Pick up at City Hall, b. Regular letter mail through Canada Post to your residential address, or c. Regular mail through Canada Post to an alternate address that you provide when you apply for a mail ballot.

5. If you are not on the list of electors, to ensure you receive the correct registration application form in your package, you must indicate whether you are going to be registering as a resident or nonresident property elector.

The City will make available for pickup or send mail ballot packages starting on Monday, September 11.

To be counted, your mail ballot package must be received by the Chief Election Officer no later than 8pm on Saturday, September 30, 2017. It is the obligation of the person applying to vote by mail ballot to ensure that the mail ballot is received by the Chief Election Officer within the time limit.

Elector Registration If you are not on the list of registered electors, you may register at time of voting by completing the required application form available at each voting place. In order to be eligible to register as a resident elector, you must meet all of the following qualifications at time of voting: • 18 years of age or older on general voting day; • A Canadian citizen; • A resident of B.C. for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; • A resident of the City of Port Moody for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and

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• Not be disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

Make an application for a mail ballot by providing the following information to the Legislative Services office at Port Moody City Hall, by mail to 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. V3H 5C3, by telephone at 604.469.4603, by fax to 604.469.4550, or by email to the Chief Election Officer at dshermer@portmoody.ca or the Deputy Chief Election Officer at ttakahashi@portmoody.ca:

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the City of Port Moody that an election by voting is necessary to elect a Councillor, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are: Surname Usual Name(s)

Requesting a mail ballot package:

In order to be eligible to register as a nonresident property elector, you must meet all of the following qualifications at time of voting: • Not be entitled to register as a resident elector of Port Moody; • 18 years of age or older on general voting day;

• A registered owner of real property in the City of Port Moody for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and • Not be disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

Non-resident property electors will be required to complete an application for registration as a nonresident property elector and to provide at the voting place the following information: • 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity; • Satisfactory proof (e.g. current title search) that the person is entitled to register in relation to the real property; and • If applicable, written consent from a majority of the other registered owners of the property.

Get an application for registration as a non-resident property elector from the Chief Election Officer at City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody either during regular office hours (8:30am–5pm), during the extended office hours (8am–8pm on September 18, 19, 21 and 22), or from the presiding election official at voting locations for advance and general voting, during voting hours.

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Thousands take part & give for Fox JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News

The rain held off Sunday — just long enough — for the thousands of runners, walkers and cyclists participating in the four Tri-City Terry Fox Runs.

And the mild weather drew even higher numbers than last year at events in Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, Port Moody and Anmore.

The hometown run in PoCo saw about 1,000 more participants than in 2016, with 2,500 registrants raising at least $50,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation, a family-run charity based at SFU that aims to fund cancer research.

Organized by Dave Teixeira, the PoCo run featured speeches from Mayor Greg Moore, his father Bruce Moore — a cancer survivor and Fox’s soccer coach at PoCo high — and cancer survivor Erin Danielle, who was keynote speaker.

In Coquitlam, where the venue moved from Blue Mountain Park to Mundy Park, about 300 participants looped the forest after hearing from Britt Andersen — the Fox Foundation’s executive director — and from CoquitlamMaillardville MLA Selina Robinson, who wore a red Terry’s Team T-shirt and told her story about fighting cancer.

The Coquitlam run, led by

Grace Choi, Erin Davidson and Terry’s Team member Brenda Martel, brought in at least $7,500 for the cause.

Meanwhile, at Port Moody’s Rocky Point Park, participation was on par with last year but registrants doubled the pot with at least $10,000. That run, organized by Mayor Mike Clay, included a speech from Doug Alward, Fox’s best friend and his van driver on the Marathon of Hope in 1980.

And in Anmore, participation was also up for the run led

by David McCloskey. There, Kirsten Fox — Fox’s niece and school co-ordinator for the foundation’s BC/Yukon branch — inspired the crowd by talking about her uncle’s legacy.

“We are up everywhere, which is fantastic,” provincial director Donna White said Monday, noting three of the 117 community runs were cancelled due to the wildfires: Williams Lake, Alexis Creek and Fernie.

Still, 100 Mile House — one of the municipalities hardest hit — pulled in 80 people for its Terry Fox Run and collected $6,000. Many participants had only been allowed to return home the night before, after being evacuated at the end of July.

“It was so important to them to have this,” White said.

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Erin Danielle, the keynote speaker at Sunday’s Terry Fox Hometown Run in Port Coquitlam, tells her story to some 2,500 participants.

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THE OTHER KIND OF RAINBOW Local resident Greg Hall snapped this photo of an especially low rainbow in the skies over Port Coquitlam Monday, writing to The Tri-City News: “Hi, I just had to pull over and snap a shot of this very low rainbow we experienced in Port Coquitlam Monday. All I had was my phone, but you get the idea. What a beautiful place we live in.”

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Activists add Coq. to list for dog petition Campaign due to Paju ‘friendship city’ relationship JANIS CLEUGH

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Coquitlam has been drawn into an international campaign to stop the torture and consumption of dogs and cats in its friendship city of Paju, South Korea.

An animal rights lobby group called koreandogs.org, which is based in San Jose, Calif., has called on activists to petition Coquitlam and about 200 other municipalities around the world that have sister or friendship ties to South Korean cities.

To date, its Coquitlam push — which can be seen at change.org — has more than 13,000 signatures. It will formally submit its petition to Mayor Richard Stewart and city council once it has reached its target of 15,000.

Last Friday, Mayor Stewart declined comment while city spokesperson Kathleen Vincent said the corporate side wouldn’t address the matter.

But Coun. Chris Wilson said councillors took heat over the summer and received several

form letters, signed with different activists’ names from Europe and other countries.

“There’s been no local response,” Coun. Terry O’Neill said.

Currently, Coquitlam has sister city relationships — that is, a formal long-term partnership — with two municipalities: Laizhou, China, and San Juan in the Philippines. It also has friendship city ties — defined as being an informal partnership that’s limited in scope — with Paju as well as Foshan, China.

According to a Coquitlam city staff report, Coquitlam’s economic development activities with Paju started a decade ago as part of the province’s Asia Pacific Twinning Initiative.

Then, a Paju delegation visited Coquitlam and signed a letter of intent for establishing a sister city relationship. The next year, as part of then-premier Gordon Campbell’s Clean Technology Mission to Asia, a Coquitlam delegation visited Paju.

A Paju delegation, including its mayor, city staff and representatives from the Paju Chamber of Commerce and Industry, returned to Coquitlam in 2009 to formalize a friendship city deal.

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The following year, a Coquitlam delegation that included School District 43 went back to Paju — as well as Laizhou — to look at trade and education opportunities.

And in 2012, a Paju delegation was back on Coquitlam soil to explore more economic development.

“Of all the international relationships, the Coquitlam/Paju friendship city relationship is the most active,” wrote David Munro, Coquitlam’s manager of economic development, in January 2016.

Koreandogs.org founder Giny Woo stated on her website the sister/friendship city links that South Korea has around the world “cannot simply be all about taking the good and ignoring the bad or only sharing suitable cultural experiences.”

Last Friday, Woo told The Tri-City News by email: “We have not received any responses from Coquitlam nor Paju regarding our campaign.”

Still, Coun. Brent Asmundson said Coquitlam has had ties with Paju for years and “this is just out of the blue.

It mystifies me. It’s impractical for cities to dictate what goes on in other jurisdictions.”

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Playboxes are beat up – and that’s good Filled with fun, the boxes are in 3 Tri-City parks

other at Sun Valley Park.

To access one of the boxes, parents or caregivers must register online (tricitiesunplug. com/play-boxes), then can get a code to open the locked box to get out the toys and play.

Early indications are that families appreciate the convenience, especially if they ride their bikes to the park, but Lam said his group wants to know more and is surveying the more than 200 participants to get their opinions about the service. The aim is to encourage families to take ownership of the boxes and become “ambassadors” for the program, ensuring they stay filled with toys while they meet other families in the neighbourhood.

Lam said the program is part of the Live 5-2-1-0 campaign to keep kids healthy; that calls for children to eat five fruits a day; limit screen time to two hours; engage in one hour of physical activity; and consume zero sugary drinks.

“We feel it was a nice fit for the program,” Lam explained, noting that the playboxes tick most of the Live 5-2-1-0 boxes.

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t’s been a summer of love for three new playboxes established in Port Moody and Port Coquitlam parks to keep local families fit and active.

Full of soccer balls, sidewalk chalk, hula hoops and other play equipment, these rugged boxes have taken a beating over the last month as the hot, dry summer weather held, and that’s just good news for Angelo Lam. If they were as pristine as the day they were first opened, it would mean families weren’t using them.

Instead, it’s clear that the playboxes are popular. The one at Sun Valley Park in PoCo, for example, was missing its bubbles — likely the soap spheres had already been let loose by happy toddlers — and the inside of the box was full of crumbled chalk. There were still lots of flying disks, dodge and soccer balls to play with, and a giant beach ball was slightly deflated but useable.

“Creating an environment to make it easier for people to do physical activity, that’s our goal,” said Lam, who is the co-ordinator for Tri-Cities

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Susan Foster, with the Tri-Cities Early Childhood Development Committee, and Angelo Lam, co-ordinator for Tri-Cities Middle Childhood Matters, show off some of the equipment at the Live 5-2-1-0 Playbox located at Sun Valley Park in Port Coquitlam.

Middle Childhood Matters and worked on the project with the cities of PoCo and PoMo. With about one quarter

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Get an early start on (gasp) Christmas crafts TERESA REHMAN

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ow that the outdoor summer fun is nearing the end and weather is more conducive to indoor activities, those who enjoy doing crafts might consider an early start for personalized Christmas presents.

When looking for something to write about for this column, I started perusing our “new books” shelves and found these beautiful craft books with glossy covers just waiting to be borrowed. Your handcrafted gifts may be the first made from these books in the Tri-Cities and one-of-a –kind under the Christmas tree.

These books are reminiscent of the types of requests we

often received at our reference desks during the golden age of crafts in the 1970s. The following four books brought back nostalgic memories of when we crocheted and knitted granny squares, curtains, blankets, bags, belts, etc. on the bus, on the beach, at barbecues, everywhere.

Learn to Crochet by Nicki Trench has some delightful and easy patterns for small projects: cute jelly pot covers (you could make the jelly or jam and knit a pretty cover for the jar), mug warmers, cafetiere cozy and fingerless gloves are just some useful and attractive projects in this book.

Crocheted Animal Hats, another new publication by Trench, has 35 patterns for super simple and fun hats for babies, kids and the young at heart.

Fellow crochet maven Margaret Hubert’s The Granny Square Book has timeless techniques and amazing patterns for crocheting squares that are then stitched into clothing articles such as shawls, shells, vests, sweater sets of babies, beach cover-ups, etc.

As well, 40 Colorful Afghans to Crochet by Leonie Morgan is a collection of eye-popping stitch patterns for blankets — the bright colours themselves would ward off the chill and provide warmth during the cold months of winter.

Five new exquisite books of techniques on various types of jewellery making, another

retro-craze that is still very popular today, were sitting alongside the crochet books: Fashion Jewelry: A Beginner’s Guide to Jewelry Making by Courtney Legenhausen; Wire Jewelry: Beaded and Beautiful

by Irina Miech; Beautiful Beadweaving: Simply Gorgeous Jewelry by Isabella Lam; How to Make Resin Jewellery with Over 50 Inspirational Step-by-step Products by Sara Naumann; and Soutache: How to Make Beautiful Braid-andbead Embroidered Jewellery and Accessories by Donatella Cotti. These and the books on crochet would also be of interest to millennials and anyone else who enjoys making crafts and wants to economize during the holiday season.

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It’s good to get these books now while they are on our new books shelves and before they become hidden in the stacks among older craft books.

These and other books on crafts can be found at all the Tri-Cities libraries.

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Scary Story Contest Curdle judges’ blood with your creepiest story

Going back to school has been scary but if you’re a tween or teen, can you beat that?

Tri-City kids are invited to channel their scariest thoughts into short works of literature for the annual Scary Story Contest, organized by Coquitlam and Port Moody public libraries and sponsored

by The Tri-City News — and just in time for Halloween.

To enter the contest, Tri-Cities youths 11 to 18 years of age must write and submit a terrifying.

The panel of judges will award first-, second- and third-place prizes to the three best entries in each age category (11 to 14

years and 15 to 18 years).

Rules for the contest are as follows: • Each entry must be no longer than 500 words.

• Writers must live or go to school in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore or Belcarra.

• Writers who submit entries must be no younger than 11 and no older than 18 on the deadline date of Oct. 18.

• Writers must include the following three words in their stories: belfry, pendulum and wraith.

Stories that do not include all three words will be disqualified.

• Each writer must include his or her name, age, phone number and city of residence when they submit an entry. If you live outside the TriCities, you must include

the name of the Tri-Cities school that you attend.

• Writers must email their entries — as a Word document or PDF attachment, or in the body of the email message — to scarystorycontest2017@ gmail.com no later than Wednesday, Oct. 18.

Winners in each age category will receive prizes worth $50 (first), $30 (second) and $20 (third). Some entries will also be published in The Tri-City News around Halloween. Full contest details are on the Coquitlam and PoMo public library websites (coqlibrary.ca and library.portmoody.ca).

If you have questions about the Scary Story Contest, email librarian Chris Miller at cmiller@ coqlibrary.ca or call 604554-7339.

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• North East Coquitlam Ratepayers Association meeting, 7 p.m., 3435 Victoria Dr. All Burke Mountain residents are welcome. Info: 604-970-2579.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 22

• Crossroads Hospice Coffeehouse Presents Knudson & Connaughton, The Gathering Place, 1100-2253 Leigh Sq., PoCo; $5 admission at the door, doors open at 7 p.m.

Caden Knudson and Aaron Connaughton are the accountant and trucker acoustic folk duo playing intricate fingerstyle guitar accompanied by driving double bass, tied together with smooth harmonies. Info: 604945-0606 or info@crossroadshospice.org, or crossroadshospicesociety.com/coffee.

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• Free Sahaja yoga meditation, with concert, 6-8 p.m., Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way), Studio A. Public event with free follow-up meditation course at Victoria Community Hall every Saturday.

Info: Joanne 604-729-6990.

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• Celebrate World Rivers Day with Maple Creek Streamkeepers at Lions Park, PoCo, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Info: Sandy, 604-612-8679 or Connie, 604-464-7239.

• 12th Coquitlam Scouts bottle drive, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; pickup area is from King Albert Avenue, south to Cape Horn Avenue, west to Montgomery Street and east to Mariner Way. Donations of all refundable containers can be left on your doorstep in bags or boxes marked “12th Coquitlam” if you will not be at home. You may also drop off empties at Mundy Road elementary school (corner of Austin Avenue and Mundy Street). If your house gets missed, email bottles@12thcoquitlamscouting. ca and pickup will be arranged.

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TUESDAY, SEPT. 26

• Glenayre Scottish Country Dance Club registration for any new members, 7 p.m., Burquest Jewish Community Centre (2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam).

Join club for a free class to try Scottish dancing, no experience or partner required; wear soft shoes. Info: Sue, 604-476-1946 or sue_cpr@hotmail.com.

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• Pacific Digital Photography Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school; guests always welcome. Info: www.pdpc.ca.

• Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts a small stamp auction for members and visitors; viewing starts at 7 p.m., auction after 8 p.m., Burke Mountain Fire Hall meeting room, 3501 David Ave., Coquitlam. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-9419306.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 28

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, 7-9.30pm., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info 604 9370836 (annual subscription due at this meeting).

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• Submission deadline for the next Writers in our Midst, which will be held Oct. 27 at the Gallery Bistro in Port Moody; adult and youth writers will give readings of up to 10 minutes each, and there will be a couple of longer segments for performing arts. Submissions should include 2-3 samples of work plus a short biography that can

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• Friends of DeBoville Slough’s last invasive plant control work party of 2017, 9 a.m.-noon; meet at the kiosk at the north side of the slough, corner of Cedar Drive and Victoria Drive in northeast Coquitlam.

Volunteers will be working on controlling Japanese knotweed.

Tools will be supplied but you may bring your own lopper or hand pruner. Wear sturdy footwear and dress for the weather; use sunscreen if necessary and bring water. Info: info@fodbs.org.

• Apex Netball Club is held Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Hillcrest middle school, 2161 Regan Ave., Coquitlam for women and girls of all ages.

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• The Circle of Friends, a social group for 50+ singles looking to meet new friends and participate in social events such as walking, dancing, dining out, travel, theatre, etc., meets on the third Friday of each month at PoCo Legion, 133–2675 Shaughnessy St., 7 p.m., to plan events. Info: Nina, 604941-9032.

• The Tri-City Singles Social Club offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more. Meetings are normally held on the third Monday of each month, excluding December, 7:30 p.m., at the Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (on-

street parking only). New members are welcome. Info: Darline, 604-466-0017.

• Lincoln Toastmasters meets from 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Tuesdays (except first Tuesday of each month) at Hyde Creek rec centre, 1379 Laurier Ave., PoCo (Room 3, upstairs).

Improve your self-confidence, communication and leadership skills through public speaking; new members welcome. Info: Shirley, 604-671-1060 or shirleybrown@shaw.ca.

• Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce’s Toastmasters group meets Wednesdays, noon-1:15 p.m., PoCo city hall to improve communication and leadership skills. For more information, visit business.tricities-

chamber.com/events.

• City of the Arts Toastmasters, dedicated to improving leadership and public speaking skills, meets 5:30-7 p.m., Port Moody city hall, 100 Newport Dr. Info: Mike, cityofthearts@icloud.com or cityofthearts.toastmastersclubs.org.

• Rotary Club of PoCo Centennial meets Thursdays, 4:15 p.m., Wilson Centre, 2150 Wilson Ave., PoCo; new members welcome. Info: Barrie, barrie@barrieseaton.com or 604-945-6627.

• Fraser Pacific Rose Society meets last Tuesday of each month except August and December, 7 p.m. Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. Everyone welcome.

SUNDAY, OCT. 1

• Creative Café open house at Minnekhada Lodge, 1-4 p.m., 4455 Oliver Rd., in Minnekhada Regional Park, Coquitlam.

Artists J. Alexine Law and Jack Lasko featured as well as the Coastal Painted Turtle Project.

Law is a repurpose artist and Lasko is a carver. Coastal Painted Turtle Project is a team of ecologists conducting research, recovery activities and engaging in stewardship for the endangered Coastal Western Painted Turtle on the south coast of B.C. Parking is limited.

Park at the Quarry Road parking lot and take 10-minute walk to the lodge. Info: minnekhadaparkassn@gmail.com, www. minnekhada.ca or Trina, at 604520-6442.

TUESDAY, OCT. 3

• 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.

CLUBS

• Pacific Digital Photography Club meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school. Guests always welcome.

Visit www.pdpc.ca for additional info on PDPC and for a listing of club meeting dates and speakers.

• Coquitlam Gogos meet the third Wednesday of each month at Parkwood Manor, 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam, 1-3 p.m. Gogos raise awareness and money for African grandmothers caring for children orphaned by AIDS by supporting the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. New members are welcome. Info: coquitlamgogos@gmail.com.

• Canadian Council of the Blind Dogwood Chapter meets weekly on Thursdays, 12:302:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam).

Info: whitecane@shaw.ca.

• Shoreline Writers’ Society meets, 1 p.m., on the third Sunday of every month at Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. Johns St. New members welcome. Info: Helmi, 604-4628942.

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Enjoy an eco-friendly autumn Autumn arrives with cool breezes, awe-inspiring foliage and the hint of holidays on the horizon. Fall is a favorite time of year for many people because the crisp weather motivates people of all ages to enjoy the great outdoors.

Individuals conscious of their carbon footprints can use fall as a time to take inventory of their behaviors and make changes where necessary. The following are some steps to take right now that fit perfectly with the harvest season.

• Shop at a local farm stand. Take advantage of the many roadside stands that crop up this time of year where you can find bushels of apples, pumpkins, gourds, and late-summer vegetables. After a day of sightseeing, visit a farm stand for warm cider and freshly baked doughnuts. Buying local produce reduces reliance on foreign-shipped foods and other products, while also cutting back on the fuel consumed to get foods from the farm to the table.

• Use nature to decorate. Skip plastic, mass-produced decorations and rely on nature to dress up your home. Fill vases with leaves and berries. Place small pumpkins on mantles, and enrich the landscape of your home with vibrantly hued mums and other cool-weather plants. Corn husks and stalks can add harvest flair to front porches. Twigs nestled and tied together can make interesting table centerpieces.

• Create a composting pile. Outdoor chores are easier in cool weather than they are when the mercury rises. Set aside a place in the yard for composting. A healthy compost pile should have roughly two-thirds carbon (brown) materials and one-third nitrogen (green) materials, says EarthEasy.com. Use those lawn clippings and raked leaves to make compost for spring plantings.

• Visit a corn maze. After corn has been harvested, farm owners often use their land for supplemental income. Corn mazes can be simple or complex depending on visitors’ ages. Engage in family bonding outside and turn off electronics in the process.

• Bake your own pie. After a fun-filled day picking apples at a nearby orchard, head home and use those locally sourced apples to whip up a delicious pie.

• Recycle old clothes to dress your scarecrow. Clothing that is not worthy of donation can be transformed into a festive scarecrow just in time for Halloween hijinks. Fill out the body of the scarecrow with newspaper and then add some pieces of straw around the neck, hands and feet.

• Host a football party. Watch the game on television or have a pickup game in the yard. Serve finger foods to cut down on the need for plastic or paper plates and flatware. Purchase a keg of beer from a local brewery to eliminate individual beer cans and bottles. Set out a nonalcoholic punch bowl so the kids can enjoy refreshments, too.

Autumn can be a great time of year to embrace some eco-friendly practices.

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Clockwise, Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann open their Musical Mornings series at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam on Oct. 4. Vocalist, actress and writer Onalea Gilbertson appears April 18, 2018; Borealis String Quartet tackles Dvorak and Marcel Bergmann’s version of Piazzolla Tangos on March 28, 2018; and pianist Sarah Hagen, who founded the Musical Mornings series, returns to Coquitlam on May 14, 2018, with a program titled Musical Menagerie.

MUSICAL MORNINGS SERIES

Masters, movies and cabaret JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News

For the next season of Musical Mornings — the salonstyle concerts at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre — Elizabeth Bergmann and her husband Marcel lead a kind of a sweet-sounding rollercoaster ride.

The duo, which inherited the series from fellow B.C. pianist Sarah Hagen two years ago, open their melodic program on Oct. 4 with duets from some of their favourite operas including Mozart’s Magic Flute.

But for their next five shows, the couple will partner with

other musicians or musical acts to showcase their incredible range: from Cuban tunes with a clarinetist to hits from Three Penny Opera with an acclaimed actress.

Last Friday, Elizabeth Bergmann told The Tri-City News she and Marcel looked at past Musical Mornings shows and picked instruments for this season that weren’t recently featured. “We want a variety,” she said, “and we want to carry on with what Sarah had built.”

Their set program, which will also be presented in Maple Ridge, Surrey, Chilliwack, Duncan and Nanaimo over the season, brings in clarinetist Francois Houle on Nov. 15

as well as Evergreen artistic director David Mann as guest narrator on Feb. 14 for a Valentine’s HOULE Day show called At the Movies.

The Bergmanns’ colleagues at the Langley Community Music School, the Borealis String Quartet, join the pair for a Bohemian-themed recital on March 28 while, on April 18, Onalea Gilbertson takes the stage for a Berlin to Hollywood set à la cabaret.

Finally, Hagen — now a Toronto resident — returns to Evergreen to host a special sixth show in the series, a comedy gig that focuses on animal music.

Elizabeth Bergmann said because their recitals are on during the day, retired and self-employed residents as well as home-schooled families make up most of their Musical Mornings audience.

Many are return visitors.

“It’s great that the series is established and we are able to get to know people in each of the communities,” she said.

“A lot of people have heard us with the Vancouver Chamber Choir or the Vancouver Bach

Choir or at the Orpheum but not everyone can travel…. It’s wonderful to have opportunities like this and perform.”

This summer, the White Rock couple played in Portugal, Spain and Macedonia for five weeks, where they got to know performance protocol in each of the European countries.

In the latter, for example, it’s unusual for the artist to address the audience.

But, with Musical Mornings, “music education is a big part of the whole experience,” she said. “We like to tell an anecdote or a story to help people relate to it, which is especially important for a new or modern

composition.”

She added, “There’s an increasing desire for the audience to get to know the artist as well so we like to throw in a personal story into the mix. I think people like to get to know about the personality and that way you can build relationships and trust. It makes the experience of live music more rich and spontaneous.”

• Musical Mornings are sponsored by Paradise Coffee and Cobs. The concerts start at 10 a.m. with a reception. For subscription or single tickets, call the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

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FIRST NATIONS

Quiring seeks music school JANIS CLEUGH

The next phase of the Welcome Post Project in Port Moody opens HARRY tomorrow (Thursday) with a carving consultation.

Squamish First Nation artist James Harry (Nexw kalus) — the son of hereditary chief and master carver Rick Harry (Xwalacktun) — will be at Noons Creek hatchery at 7 p.m. to talk about a design for a house post, to be raised at Rocky Point Park next summer.

A student at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Harry will give a Power Point Presentation about his public artwork — which includes the 6’ tall metal totem pole at Vancouver International Airport — and brainstorm with the public about what symbols to carve into the 10’ tall yellow cedar tree. The First Nations symbols added to the house post will characterize Port Moody, he said.

“It’s not just my story but everybody’s story and I will do my best to artistically represent it.”

Besides the Sept. 21 gathering, Harry will also

nership with School District 43 to look at possibly linking a music school to a Burke Mountain school.

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The founder of the Coquitlam Youth Orchestra was before the city’s councilin-committee QUIRING on Monday to pitch his plan for a community music school and concert hall.

Reg Quiring spoke to the committee about his proposal to create a facility that would focus on education and performance for musicians of all ages and levels.

Quiring, who meets with his three orchestra groups on Fridays in the Evergreen Cultural Centre rehearsal hall, said he is hearing from other music organizations in the TriCities about the lack of space available and the need to build a central music school.

“If we had more space, we could do more things,” Quiring told the committee.

But while councillors were receptive to the idea — and congratulated Quiring for his “passion” — Coquitlam’s general manager of parks, recreation and culture said the future of arts and culture venues is up in the air. For example, Place des Arts is outgrowing its building in Maillardville and the Innovation Centre (which

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Tri-City jazz musician Diane Lines will share the stage with her son at a concert this weekend in Port Moody.

The pianist and vocalist will be joined at the Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St.) by her talented teen Sam Ellington as well as Adam Rohrlick on guitar and saxophone and Tony Chamberlist on drums and percussion. For ticket to the Sept. 23 dinner and show, at $30, call the restaurant at 604937-0998. Visit gallerybistroportmoody.com.

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Patrick Dodd stars with Melanie Reich in VIVA, a new experimental play by Scott Button mounted by Aenigma Theatre — a company founded by Tanya Mathivanan of Coquitlam. The show runs at the Havana theatre (1212 Commercial Dr., Vancouver) from Oct. 14 to 22. For tickets at $22/$18, visit tickets.theatrewire.com/shows/ viva/events. is attached to the Evergreen Cultural Centre) is underused, Raul Allueva said.

He pointed to partnerships, as outlined in Coquitlam’s new P3 policy, to highlight opportunities for arts organizations and to push the request forward.

Coun. Mae Reid said when

the Evergreen was first designed, the larger scale version — including a playhouse — came with a price tag of $70 million. But Coun. Terry O’Neill cited the Chilliwack example, which was constructed for around $20 million.

Coun. Craig Hodge suggested Quiring explore a part-

Port Coquitlam artists — and art groups and businesses — can learn more about what’s happening on the city scene at the cultural roundtable tomorrow (Thursday).

The meeting on Sept. 21 will centre on the theme Animating City Spaces and include time for artists to share what they’re doing. It starts at 5 p.m. in the Michael Wright Art Gallery in the Gathering Place at Leigh Square Community Arts Village (beside PoCo city hall).

Email nimmoc@portcoquitlam.ca.

share his teachings about Coast Salish symbolism of animals and traditional carving techniques on Sept.

24 from 1 to 3 p.m. And, on Sept. 28, he’ll unveil his drawings for the house post at 7 p.m. The carving, which will also be carried out at the hatchery behind the PoMo rec complex (300 Ioco Rd.), is expected to take about three months.

The carving follows the Welcome Post Project summer series, which heard from First Nation elders and biologists. The series is presented by the Port Moody Ecological Society and Tasha Faye Evans.

Evans said donations are welcome to fund the carving and to continue with the series: Four community gift-making workshops are proposed for next spring while the house post raising ceremony will be held on National Aboriginal Day on June 21, 2018. “The House Post will be the first post raised on these soils since it has become Port Moody,” Evans said. “It marks the first publicly visible recognition honouring the Coast Salish peoples and raises the profile in Port Moody of not only Coast Salish art but art of any First People.”

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Heidi Benefiel is the first artist in Art Focus Artists Association’s new season to show her skills.

The multi-media artist will be at the group meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 27 from 7 to 9 p.m., in The Outlet at Leigh Square Community Arts Village, for a public demonstration.

Benefiel will give an overview of her surface presentations used for unconventional acrylic, watercolour, oils and drawing techniques.

She will also talk about the effects of opaque colours on tinted grounds and transparent glazes.

Admission is free.

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Benefiel — who is also the manager of the Coquitlam Opus Art Supplies store on Brunette Avenue — has also been involved in the annual New West Cultural Crawl.

WRITER ALERT

The deadline is Sept.

29 for scribes to be part of the next Writers in our Midst session in Port Moody.

Gallery Bistro will host up to six writers, who will each read for up to 10 minutes.

There are no specifications for genre, form, style or theme.

Two or three writing samples as well as a three-sentence biography are required by emailing bistroreadings@gmail.com.

Performing artists are also invited to apply to showcase seven- to 10-minute segments.

The eighth event in the series takes place on Friday, Oct. 27. A set menu dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. for $12 (plus GST) with readings happening at 7:30 p.m.

Past writers have included Joyelle Brandt, Jessica Sall and A.J. Devlin. To save a seat, call the eatery (2411 Clarke St.) at 604-9370998 or visit gallerybistroportmoody.com.

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Some of the cast members in Mandy Tulloch’s show.

CANADA 150

Back to 1867 When Mandy Tulloch started to write a show about what it’s like to be Canadian — a production timed with the country’s 150th anniversary — she looked to the stars.

And she found inspiration — and her story line — with a hero who was the first Canadian to walk in outer space.

Tulloch called on retired astronaut Chris Hadfield to lend his name to her musical play for young actors. “He loved it,” Tulloch said, “because he’s all about education.”

In Canada 150: The Show, which opens next Tuesday at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre, Tulloch follows on last year’s Coquitlam Rises! — her tribute to the city’s 125th year — with a fictional piece about Hadfield who, during a routine space mission, mistakenly propels a group of students from 1867 to present day.

During their return back in

time, the students learn how Canada has progressed over 150 years with events and organizations such as the Canadian Space Exploration; the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist; the Quebec ice storm (which Tulloch lived through); the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver; Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope; the Blue Jays playoff in the World Series; and the Invictus Games in Toronto, for example.

The “history lesson” is told by 36 youth, aged 12 and up, through acting, singing, dancing and martial arts as well as a narrator called Major Tom — a nod to Hadfield who sung David Bowie’s 1969 tune while in space.

• For tickets at $15, call the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca. Canada 150: The Show runs Sept. 26 to Oct. 11.

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TC TALENT AT WORD Several scribes from the Tri-Cities are in this week’s Word Vancouver EMMA FIELD Festival.

Shazia Hafiz Ramji — the recipient of the 2017 Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry and was a finalist for the 2016 National Magazine Award for Poetry — is conducting a workshop called The Art of the Response.

Ramji will also read from her chapbook, Prosopopoeia.

Onjana Yawnghwe is part of Poetry in Transit, presented by Read Local BC, that includes fellow poets Adèle Barclay, Wendy Donawa, Rhonda Ganz,

Ulrike Narwani and Jeff Steudel.

And David Starr will read from his book, The Nor’Wester, that follows a character called Duncan Scott as he escapes from his native Scotland for Quebec and is hired by the North West Company.

Meanwhile, Yilin Wang is on a panel for Embracing Change: The Evolution of Room Magazine, as moderated by Amber Dawn, and Emma Field is performing at the Vancouver Poetry House; Field is a spokenword artist who is currently Vancouver’s Youth Grand Slam Champion and was a member of the 2016 championship team of Hullabaloo.

For the festival lineup, visit wordvancouver.ca. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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PoCo’s Dickson keeps Mann Cup tradition Winning the Mann Cup has become a family affair for Curtis Dickson and dad DAN OLSON

NEW WEST RECORD

He isn’t the first Dickson in the household to earn a Mann Cup ring.

But Curtis Dickson’s achievement on Friday, where he played a pivotal role in the Peterborough Lakers’ 14-10 victory over the New Westminster Salmonbellies, involved the longer route.

DICKSON The Port Coquitlam native did what his father Derek did 36 years earlier, capturing a Mann Cup title with Queen’s Park Arena as the backdrop; seven years before Curtis was born, the father did the exact same thing, only winning it as a member of New West.

Although the father’s playing career ended three years before Curtis was born — and included two other unsuccessful battles for a Mann Cup, including a loss to Peterborough in 1982 in six games — there was no doubt their shared bond with the sport was a factor.

“It’s extra special. My dad’s in the crowd and he won a Mann Cup back in ’81. He was texting me this morning and I think he may have been more nervous than I was,” said Dickson.

For the 6’2” righthander, beating the Western Lacrosse Association champion ‘Bellies in six games was about perseverance and endurance, especially after the host team won the first two games.

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Port Coquitlam’s Curtis Dickson (#71) of the Peterborough Lakers celebrates his family’s second Mann Cup senior lacrosse national championship in New Westminster’s Queen’s Park Arena. The Lakers won the best-of-seven series four games to two and Curtis was the second Dickson in his family to hoist the Mann Cup after his father Derek won it for the Salmonbellies 26 years ago. “[New West] came ready to go right off the hop, obviously [they] got a 2-0 lead but we knew we had to weather the storm,” said Dickson. “They’re not WLA champs for nothing.

They’re a great team and every game pretty much went down to the wire. We learned how we had to play after the first two games and we were able to squeak four games in a row.”

The margin for Peterborough in their four consecutive wins seemed to grow as the squad gained accustom to New West’s game plan and adjusted to their surroundings — including the iconic wooden floor. Turning their situation around wasn’t easy, but followed a similar path which netted the club the Major Series Lacrosse playoff

crown a few weeks earlier.

“It was just getting into a flow, right, get in a rhythm and keep the momentum. We had lots of momentum after a couple of wins, getting the series even. We were able to roll off four straight and it feels pretty sweet,” he said.

The Lakers held on in Game 3 for a 13-12 victory, with Dickson scoring four times,

including the game winner with 1:07 left in regulation. A day later, he netted his second game-winner, this time shucking defender Reid Mydske midway through the third on a drive to the crease in a 9-7 win.

Another day, another winner from Dickson, as his tally five minutes into the third of Game 5 proved to be the difference in an 11-10 win,

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which gave Peterborough the hammer heading into Friday’s Game 6.

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RAMMING THROUGH

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Express still without a win Being gracious visitors doesn’t translate to win column

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Terry Fox Ravens ball carrier Kyle Huish tries to escape the pursuit of a couple of Mt. Douglas Rams tacklers in their BC High School Football Association junior varsity game, Friday at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam. Fox won the game 20-16. The seniors followed that up later Friday with a 24-14 win over the Rams. The top-ranked senior Ravens jumped to a 24-0 lead over fourth-ranked Mt. Douglas that included a pair of touchdowns by Jayden Severy. Jevaun Jacobsen scored the other major that was converted on a two-point play by Cade Cote, while Mason Reeves added a safety. In other senior football action, Centennial lost to Seaquam, 61-28, on Saturday in North Delta. It was the Seahawks first home game as a AAA team after they won the AA title last season.

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Early in the BC Junior Hockey League season, it seems a visit from the Coquitlam Express may be just what’s needed to give home fans their first taste of victory. At least that’s what happened on Vancouver Island last weekend.

The Express gave up four goals in the third period Sunday and lost their second straight BC Junior Hockey League game on Vancouver Island, 5-3 to the Cowichan Valley Capitals. It was the Capitals’ first win of the season.

The Express also gave the Alberni Valley Bulldogs their first win of the season on Saturday by the same score.

Against the Capitals, Christian Sanda and Hunter Fraser gave the Express an early lead before Andrew Jackson halved it 18:21 into the first period.

After a scoreless second period, Jackson scored again 24 seconds into the third to tie the game.

He also assisted on Ty Pochipinski’s power play goal 2:02 later that gave the Capitals their first lead.

But it lasted less than two minutes when Jake Brien was able to bring the Express even on a set up by Mitch Newsome.

But Ethan Scardina beat Express goalie Clay Stevenson with the winner 7:31 into the period and Azzaro Tinling’s power play goal gave the Capitals the insurance they needed to secure the win. The Express have yet to put a mark in the win column, with a tie and two losses.

The Express will try to be less gracious visitors on Wednesday when they play West Kelowna in Chilliwack as part of the league’s annual showcase that brings all BCHL teams together in one location for college and pro scouts.

They’ll also play Victoria next Sunday at the showcase.

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Back-to-school week sees slow home sales In a week pre-occupied with the Labour Day stat holiday and kids returning to school, there were fewer home sales in the Burnaby and Tri-Cities region during the week of September 4 to 10 than even the quiet previous week.

Of the total 78 home sales, 31 of those went for over asking price – but only five of those were detached houses. Just two of the 20 detached houses sold for for exactly list price, while the remaining 13 all saw their prices negotiated down.

Attached home sales in the region totalled 58 transactions, as registered

by September 19, down from 85 the previous week. Those 58 sales comprised 43 condo-apartment units and 15 townhomes, row homes, half-duplexes or other attached properties.

Despite the sluggish detached market, the median price of those 20 home sales was higher than the previous week, at $1,375,000. This median ranges from $2,225,000 in Burnaby South (calculated from just two sales) to $975K across the six sales in Port Coquitlam.

There were 20 detached home sales across the region – eight of them in Coquitlam, six in Port Coquitlam, two in Burnaby North, two in Burnaby South, one in Burnaby East and one in Port Moody.

The most expensive single-family home to sell during that week was unsurprisingly in Burnaby South – a 2010-completed, custom-built home in the Forest Glen neighbourhood, with six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and a grand foyer with sweeping staircase. It sold after 27 days

HOME SALES* 58 20

Attached Detached

MEDIAN SALE PRICE**

on market for $2,650,000, which is $48K under list price.

Burnaby South was also the location of the priciest attached home sale – as in the past few weeks, this was a contract assignment for an asyet-unbuilt Metrotown condo. This particular residence is in the upcoming Imperial building by Amacon, and is a 1,834-square-foot, 26th-floor luxury unit with a 1,541-square-foot wrap-around roof terrace and amazing views. After an eyebrow-raising 235 days listed, it finally sold for its asking price of $1,995,900.

The same area of Burnaby saw the toppriced attached-house sale. A gorgeous, three-year-old half-duplex in Burnaby’s South Slope sold for $1,658,000, $70K under list, after exactly two weeks.

Attached Detached

$544,575 $1,375,000

TOP SALE PRICE*** Attached Detached

$1,995,000 $2,650,000

ACTIVE LISTINGS† Attached Detached

884 1,177

DAYS ON MARKET†† Attached Detached *Total units registered sold Sept 4-10. **Median sale price of units registered sold Sept 4-10. ***Highest price of all units registered sold Sept 4-10. †Listings as of Sept 19 ††Median days of active listings as of Sept 19. All sold and listings information as of Sept 19.

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2,386 Sq. Ft. Living A beautiful and fully renovated two level home. From top to bottom, it will wow you by its elegance. Location! There is no better than this beautiful family home, situated on a large, sunny and level lot. Steps away from Como Lake, library, rec centre, Dogwood Pavilion, schools and shopping centre. Access to a bus loop just a block away. A very quiet neighbourhood. New top of the shelf laminate floors, tiles, double-glazed windows and many upgrades. Optional mortgage helper in the form of a two bedroom, kitchen, living room, in-suite laundry below as well. Nice covered deck for barbecue, etc.

A very well maintained back yard with a detached store/workshop. Nicely manicured lawn and a garden.

Call Naru at 778.882.8601 for details!

Fleetwood Warm & Charming Best Describes this Elegant, Beautifully Maintained 7,000 sq ft Dream Home. Sitting Stately on a 15,376 sf Manicured Corner Lot in this Prime, Fleetwood Neighbourhood. The gorgeous maple kitchen, + wok kitchen, adjacent eating area which leads out to the peaceful covered deck, is a natural gathering space for entertaining all year round. Large den/office w/ sep entrance leads out to the covered veranda. Plus a master bdrm on main floor w/ 3 pce ensuite is perfect for the nanny or extended family. Formal X hall living and dining rooms. Upstairs; 5 bdrms, 3 with ensuites. Down; media room, exc tenants paying $2100 month. Quality craftsmanship. 9 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, 2 furnaces A/C, triple garage, in ground sprinkler

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Gates Park locale, nicely updated, large 2 bedroom unit in a great family-oriented complex. Major upgrades to the complex, such as pipes, roof, boiler upgrade & exterior paint completed recently. Unit has updated kitchen, bathroom, crown moulding & laminate floors throughout with ample closet and storage space. Complex has an indoor pool, swirlpool, sauna and outside common patio area to soak up the sun. Enjoy being just a few blocks away from the West Coast Express, downtown Port Coquitlam, surrounding parks, trails and access to the river. Centrally located and easy access to major routes. #23 2436 Wilson Avenue SIMMY SANDHU 604-897-5880

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Almost 1900’ of extraordinary Mid-Century inspired PENTHOUSE living space with a generous wrapping balcony around this corner suite. This home has 4 bedrooms plus a den, 3 full bathrooms and will be brand new for your family to move in. Nelson on Foster is set in the growing West Coquitlam neighbourhood, a short walk to the new Evergreen Line and North Road’s shopping and dining. Features include: 9’ ceilings, wrapping deck around the north and west side of the building, high end appliance package and built with energy efficiency in mind. Built by reputable builder Intracorp and scheduled to complete in late Summer 2018 – this opportunity won’t last.

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Happy 65th

Anniversary BOB & WILMA GUTHRIE

HUNTER, Cory J. April 26, 1979 − September 25, 2010 MISSING YOU ALWAYS You never said I’m leaving You never said goodbye You were gone before we knew it And only God knows why In life we loved you dearly I death we love you still In our hearts we hold a place Than only you can fill It broke our hearts to lose you But you didn’t go alone A part of us went with you The day God took you home.

Love Always, Mom, Dad and all the family

They both were working for the City of Vancouver at the City Hall where they met and fell in love. They married on Sept. 20th, 1952 at the Kerrisdale Presbyterian Church located on 41st Ave, Vancouver. They were married by Minister H. Lennox. Dick Guthrie, brother of the groom & Phyllis Stratford, bride’s friend were best man and maid of honor.

The honeymoon….Their wedding night was spent in Vancouver. The next day they left for Silver Creek in Hope and then went on to tour the Okanagan.

Their 1st daughter Margaret Elaine was born on Sept 1, 1953. At the time they were living on Vanness Ave, just inside the Vancouver/Burnaby border.

Their 2nd daughter Carol Anne was born July 15, 1955. In March of 1956 they moved to their brand new home in Burnaby. The original address was 4310 Forest St. located near the Burnaby General Hospital. In the early 60’s the address was changed to 4096.

Their 1st Grandson Bradley was born in Feb. 1974 followed by their 1st Granddaughter Jaime who was born June 1976.

Bob retired in 1986 and enjoyed taking up golf and volunteering with Lifeline. Wilma was a volunteer with the Burnaby Hospital Auxiliary for over 40 years.

Their 1st Great Granddaughter Brianna was born in Aug. 2002, followed by her Sister Brooklyn in Sept. 2005. In Oct. of 2008 their 3rd Great granddaughter Alexis was born followed 3 yrs later by her brother Chase in Jan of 2011.

Bob and Wilma lived at the same address for 61 years and just recently moved to the Astoria Retirement Residence. It is here that they celebrated their 65th Anniversary with the family. They are enjoying adapting to a new routine and lifestyle and we all hope they enjoying living in the beautiful City of Port Coquitlam.

The memories that we share we will treasure forever.

With love from us all.

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GENERAL EMPLOYMENT Part-time person required for physiotherapy clinic in Coquitloam, must be willing and able to do reception and perform all other duties related to the clinic. Work morning or afternoon shift. Please email resume to info@acuprophysio.com, or fax 604.464.3385, or drop off at 206 3001 Gordon Avenue, Coquitlam

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35. Took without permission 38. Tall stand to hold books 41. Spanish neighborhood 43. Spanish dance 44. Countries of Asia 45. Make fun of 46. Elk Grove High School 47. Network of nerves 49. Greek apertifs 56. Unit of volume 57. South Dakota

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