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A house under construction was destroyed and homes on either side were badly damaged in a fire that began early Tuesday morning in the 1900-block of Fraser Avenue in Port Coquitlam. PoCo firefighters were joined by members of the Coquitlam fire department to put out the blaze and Fortis employees arrived to cut a gas line to one of the homes because the gas meter was burning.

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Early-morning blaze destroys PoCo homes Investigators trying to determine what caused fire DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News

Investigators are searching for answers to an early morning fire in Port Coquitlam that

destroyed a home under construction and damaged two nearby properties so badly they have to be demolished because they are unsafe.

It’s not known whether Tuesday’s blaze began in the new structure where framing to the second floor had been completed or one of the established homes, but the incident that started around 5:30 a.m.

in the 1900-block of Fraser Avenue was so hot it melted siding on nearby buildings and sent people fleeing their homes.

Sean Spence said his first thought was to “get the hell out” of his ground floor suite in the home next to the burning construction site. see POLICE, page 7

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Rising rental rates and a lack of supply of industrial properties in Coquitlam is pushing businesses looking to expand or relocate to Pitt Meadows, according to Avison Young, a leading commercial real estate ser-

vices firm.

Ben Lutes, who specializes in selling and leasing industrial property for the company, said the limited supply of industrial properties in Coquitlam is making them attractive for investors, pushing up prices. see INDUSTRIAL, page 8

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Schools team up for Terry Fox Frank Pearse, the principal at Seaview community school in Port Moody, wanted his school’s effort to raise money for the Terry Fox Foundation to really leave an impression, maybe even impart a few lessons about dedication and perseverance.

So, he said, he got a “crazy idea.”

Why not assemble a team of young runners to carry the proceeds from Seaview’s fundraising efforts all the way to the foundation’s office in downtown Port Coquitlam?

Then he looked at a map.

Pearse realized the kids from Grades 2 to 5 would be hardpressed to cover the 12.5 km distance. He plotted a route and approached the principals of five other schools along it to ask whether they would be interested in joining. One school, Hillcrest middle, would assist the effort by being a refreshment pitstop where the runners could fuel up on oranges, bananas and sports drinks.

Friday morning, with Pearse leading the way like a safety vest-clad pied piper, 105 kids from Seaview, Miller Park, Parkland, Riverview Park and R.C. McDonald schools delivered a cheque for more than $15,000 to the foundation.

Each school contributed by holding their own fundraisers.

“It was really neat to see the kids working together for a common purpose,” Pearse said.

As Seaview students had to run the farthest, Pearse had devised a month-long training program to build their stamina, including two runs a week at lunch hour with their principal.

Pearse, a recreational runner himself, said it was gratifying to see the kids learn how to pace themselves.

“They learned when they do it at the right pace, they can go for 12.5 kms,” he said.

Organizing the run meant arranging for a police escort from the Coquitlam RCMP, who provided a squad car and a member of the bike patrol, devising ways to keep track of all the participants and establishing protocols for the throng to safely cross busy intersections.

“A lot of effort went into making it safe for the kids,” Pearse said.

Everyone reached the destination, although a few had to get a little help from a sag wagon.

“It worked out really well,” Pearse said.

Clockwise from top left: Seaview community school principal Frank Pearse leads students on their run across Coquitlam to deliver funds raised by five schools to the office of the Terry Fox Foundation in downtown Port Coquitlam. Students at Seaview listen to their safety instructions. Pearse greets the runners at their destination, where they presented a giant cheque for $15,581. Students at Seaview trained for a month for the challenge of running the longest distance, 12.5 kms.

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David Mushens, vice-principal of Coquitlam Continuing Education for School District 43, says more graduated adults have enrolled for high school credit courses now that tuition is free. of nursing, where employees are in high demand to work in the burgeoning health sector.

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When Justin Spicer worked as an operations supervisor for Progressive Waste, he couldn’t believe the amount of illegal items dumped in city bins.

Now, the Port Coquitlam resident is working for the city as one of two newly hired ambassadors to teach the public how to separate trash from organics and recycling.

Spicer and Pinetree secondary graduate Mahdis Irandoost recently began their 16-month stint to educate residents about keeping Metro Vancouver’s landfills low.

“What we don’t want are high contamination rates,” he said at the Sept. 21 PoCo Farmers Market, where he and Irandoost had an outreach kiosk. “It makes a difference if people take the time and organize properly. It makes a huge difference to our planet.”

Irandoost, a marketing consultant and graphic designer who lives in Coquitlam and has a background in customer service with banks, said she has a passion for waste diversion and recycling, too. “It’s a personal cause: I want to be good to the environment.”

This month, the casual parttime CUPE workers will be introduced to city council during Waste Reduction Week, Oct. 16 to 21. And they’ll be available for community groups, strata councils and schools to talk about the city’s two programs: Sort It Right and Lock It Right.

Tom Madigan, PoCo’s manager of solid waste and fleet

services, said the cost of the ambassadors is $50,000. And though PoCo hasn’t been fined yet by Recycle BC, “we have been audited numerous times and have always been above the 3% contamination threshold. Recycle BC continues to work with the city to reduce contamination in the recycling stream,” he said.

Madigan added, “Having the ambassadors champion the behavioural changes needed to reach this difficult threshold will help the city hopefully avoid any fines in the future.”

Irandoost said PoCo residents can also avoid the bylaw penalty (up to $300, in some cases) if they follow the rules.

PoCo’s waste diversion rate currently stands at 67% — below Coquitlam and Port Moody’s; in three years, PoCo hopes to have it at the regional target of 80%.

“There’s no excuse anymore because there’s so much information out there,” Irandoost said, citing the free PoCo Waste-Line app and other online tools (portcoquitlam.ca/ sortitright).

Meanwhile, next spring, the ambassadors’ program will expand to include Metro Vancouver’s water-use restrictions, which run from May 15 to Oct. 15.

• PoCo residents wanting to ask waste and recycling questions to the city ambassadors can visit portcoquitlam.ca/ ambassadors or email ambassadors@portcoquitlam.ca. jcleugh@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

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But when he poked his head out the door the heat was so intense he had to shut the door and exit with his wife and dog from a side door away from the fire.

Port Coquitlam Fire Chief Nick Delmonico said investigators are searching for the cause of the blaze but their work will be hampered by the fact that the two homes still standing are unsafe to enter and have to be knocked down.

He said flames were leaping as high as 80 feet and there were four or five loud explosions coming from the construction site.

“Houses under construction burn like a fireplace,” Delmonico said, noting that there are no fire walls or concrete to stop the flames.

Approximately nine homes were evacuated “as a precaution,” according to Cpl. Mike McLaughlin of the Coquitlam RCMP, with residents sent to an emergency reception area set up by the city of Port Coquitlam at Hyde Creek Recreation Centre.

A city spokesperson said 12 people had registered at the emergency response centre to receive assistance such as food, lodging, clothing, incidentals

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More than a dozen people from nine homes were evacuated and an emergency services reception area was set up at Hyde Creek Recreation Centre for the evacuees. and emotional support provided by trained emergency services workers.

The program is provided by the city, with the support of the RCMP victim services staff, and is funded by the province.

Meanwhile, Spence, who is one of the fire victims entitled to receive aid, said he was alerted to the fire by the sound of someone pounding on his suite’s doors and windows, and told The Tri-City News he was worried about the fate of his cat.

“I hope he’s OK,” he said.

Delmonico said all the residents were accounted for when a head count was done after the evacuation.

The fire also resulted in

a power outage to about 28 homes in the area, according to BC Hydro, and Fortis was called to the scene to cut a gas line because a gas meter on one of the homes was burning.

Coquitlam firefighters also responded to the call as part of a mutual aid agreement and Delmonico said everyone’s help was needed.

Firefighters were expected to remain on the scene Tuesday to put out any spot fires. If anything suspicious results from the investigation, police would be called to look into the matter, according to Cpl. McLaughlin.

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Industrial vacancy rate in Coq. is 2.1% continued from front page

“While many businesses have been able to pay the increased rates, those businesses that are seeking to relocate, consolidate or expand in Coquitlam have little or no options and increasingly have to consider relocating to areas such as Pitt Meadows,” Lutes said.

According to a report prepared by Avison Young, the vacancy rate for industrial properties in Coquitlam is 1.6%. That compares to 2.1% in North Burnaby and 4.3% in Port Coquitlam.

“Industrial tenants in Coquitlam have few, if any, options available to them,” said the report, adding that’s unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.

“There is limited new strata or lease product under construction and only a very limited availability of built-to-suit options.”

That’s worrisome, said the CEO of the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce, Michael Hind.

“You need to preserve industrial land because you want to be able to produce goods here rather than relying on bringing them in from other places,” Hind said. “We’ve exhausted all industrial land in Coquitlam.”

Hind said other than a 120-acre parcel of land being developed by the Kwikwetlem First Nation, there’s not much industrial land to be had anywhere in the Tri-Cities.

“The neighbourhood is changing,” said Hind, citing the arrival of SkyTrain in Port Moody causing that city to look at densifying old industrial

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A lack of industrial real estate in Coquitlam is forcing some companies to look to other municipalities if they want to expand. lands around the SkyTrain stations for more residential and commercial development, while most industrial property in Port Coquitlam has been built out.

David Munro, Coquitlam’s economic development officer, said there’s a lack of industrial land across Metro Vancouver.

And while that’s sending companies east to communities like Pitt Meadows and beyond, it’s also creating opportunities to find new homes for businesses fleeing even higher rental rates or property prices closer to Vancouver.

“Yes, we are losing businesses, but there’s other businesses that are coming in and taking up those spaces,” Munro said.

That’s borne out by Avison Young’s report. Plumbing and HVAC supplier Wolseley Canada Inc. moved into a new 11,500 sq. ft. location on Golden Drive, Olivier’s Breads is moving its main bakery

from Port Coquitlam to Fraser Mills and Burnaby-based The Crossing Studios has moved into a space formerly occupied by the marine propulsion division of Rolls-Royce Canada.

Munro said the city has to be innovative in its policy decisions to create flexibility in its industrial categories. One such example is allowing the construction of office space on top of the various furniture warehouse stores along United Boulevard.

Munro said the nature of job growth in Coquitlam is changing from industrial to more office and retail.

“You’ve got to have a balance on your types of jobs.”

Hind said it’s important for job opportunities to exist for everyone in the community.

“For us, it’s finding that balance to find industrial land to serve those purposes, or to find good high-paying jobs in the high-tech sector,” Hind said.

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The Children of the Street Society is warning parents not to let their kids dress up as pimps and prostitutes because of fears it glamorizes a very serious crime.

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According to the youth advocacy group, glamorizing these anti-social lifestyles minimizes the pain suffered by victims who endure multiple barriers and challenges such as addiction, mental illness, homelessness, poor health and life-long trauma from physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

“Sexual exploitation and human trafficking are crimes that rely on individuals being

unaware or misinformed on the issue. Wearing Halloween costumes that stereotype or make light of these harmful forms of exploitation, only contributes to the problem,” stated Diane Sowden, executive director for Children of the Street Society and a Coquitlam school trustee.

Instead of dressing as gangsters or sex-trade workers for Halloween, parents should encourage their children to dress up in ways that reflect their individuality and creativity, the society says.

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Meeting held to discuss future of Burke schools A meeting is being held next month to update parents about planning and construction of schools in the Burke Mountain neighbourhood of Coquitlam.

School District 43 will host the Nov. 9 meeting at Leigh elementary school to update parents about future plans, said communication manager Peter Chevrier. More details about the

meeting will be posted as the date nears, he confirmed.

The meeting comes as a group of parents has organized a petition calling for planning to begin now on the middle school so that it’s ready for 2020. The latest timeline from School District 43 shows a middle school won’t open on Burke until 2025.

But the parents say 2025 is too late for a middle school to open in their area because of census numbers showing hundreds of students moving into the area who will be middleschool age by 2020.

Approximately 1,500 signatures have been collected on the petition. The Nov. 9 meeting is set for 7 p.m.

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To get to her home from Moody Centre station — a 15-minute bus ride — Lynn Jensen often has to ask for help from someone in Philadelphia or London.

Jensen is blind.

She relies on her guide dog, Misty, and various tactile aids like braille, raised lettering and special bumpy footpads built into the sidewalk that designate bus stops at bus loops to navigate the transit system every day to get to and from her job near the Joyce Street SkyTrain station in Vancouver.

But those aids don’t extend to the signs at bus loops that would actually tell her what bus she’s waiting for.

So Jensen fires up a special app on her iPhone, points the camera lens in the direction of what she needs to see and connects with one of 500,000 volunteers around the world who can tell her what her phone is looking at.

That’s not good enough, said Jensen, who’s brought her plight to the attention of TransLink customer service a number of times.

“I’m very independent in my commute, but this is beyond frustrating.”

Jensen said while in a perfect world every bus stop would have tactile signage, the lack of consideration for the needs of transit users with visual impairments at bus loops is particularly vexing because of the sheer number of stops and buses rolling by.

She added that those signs should have tactile versions of the same information available to sighted users, like the bay number, the bus routes that use that bay, as well as the

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Lynn Jensen, a Port Moody resident who’s blind, says she’s frustrated by the lack of tactile signage for bus stops at transit loops. stop’s ID number.

“This is critical information required for safe and independent travel by a person with sight loss,” Jensen said.

But a spokesperson for TransLink said it’s not as simple as providing braille versions of signage at bus stops.

Chris Bryan said the transit system needs to provide a consistent, predictable experience for all users, so braille signs would have to be installed at all of the 8,000 or so bus stops in the network.

“You don’t want to put something like that in willynilly,” Bryan said. “The signs are changing all the time. You need to have a machine that can make the braille and raised lettering, you need to have proofreaders who can make sure they’re correct.”

Bryan said TransLink consults regularly with a user advisory committee that includes members with disabilities like impaired vision. There’s also a station assistance program

where users can call ahead to have somebody meet them at a SkyTrain station to help them navigate their way around safely.

Training for bus drivers includes instruction on how to appropriately assist people with disabilities get on and off the bus. They also put on blindfolds to experience a ride as a blind passenger so they can become familiar with how a visually-impaired user might experience transit and the cues they need to navigate it.

“We’re committed to making transit accessible for people,” Bryan said. “We need to find a solution that is more universal and that can be easily applied.”

Jensen said while she’s appreciative of TransLink’s effort to make the system accessible for everyone, it doesn’t make sense that it fall short right at a critical juncture.

“I’ve been standing at the wrong bus stop a number of times,” she said.

Coquitlam is a prosperous, growing city with many new projects underway and a commitment to delivering outstanding services in a responsible manner.

Such an environment presents both opportunities and challenges. That’s why each year we invite members of the community to provide their thoughts and questions regarding the changes taking place in our city.

City Council invites Coquitlam residents and businesses to share their ideas and views at our 2017 Town Hall meeting - it’s an informal event with no set agenda. You have the floor!

DATE: THURSDAY, OCT. 12, 2017 TIME: 7 – 10 p.m.

LOCATION: Council Chambers, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN PERSON All are welcome to attend the Town Hall Meeting in person. Participants attending the meeting at City Hall will be invited to the microphone to ask their question.

ONLINE The meeting will be broadcast live at coquitlam.ca/webcasts.

Online participants can submit questions through one of the following channels: Email your questions to townhall@coquitlam.ca Facebook users are encouraged to like our page at facebook.com/cityofcoquitlam.

Twitter users can participate by tweeting questions to @cityofcoquitlam #coqthm2017 More information on the Town Hall Meeting, including details on how to submit questions as well as our guidelines for creating a respectful conversation, is available at coquitlam.ca/townhall or by contacting the Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010 or emailing clerks@coquitlam.ca.

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ENVIRONMENT

Fracking talk held at Douglas College Tickets are by donation for Oct. 17 event

Local environmentalists are holding a public discussion later this month in Coquitlam on how liquid natural gas is processed.

Called Fractured BC: Fracking, Site C, Health and Human Rights, the panel will feature representatives from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), as well as representatives from First Nations groups

and academics.

Speakers include Dr. Warren Bell, CAPE founder and longtime environmental activist, who will speak on the health impacts of fracking and Site C; Gordon Christie, professor of law at UBC whose research fields include aboriginal legal issues, will speak about the legal implications of fracking and Site C on the health of First Nations peoples; and Richard Wright, the spokesperson for the House of Luutkudziiwus of the Gitxsan Nation, will be speaking about the cumulative impacts of LNG infrastructure on First Nations people and all

British Columbians.

Amy Lubik, an environmental health scientist, will moderate the event, which takes place Tuesday, Oct. 17 in lecture theatre A1470 at the Douglas College’s David Lam Campus, 1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam.

Tickets are by donation and seats can be reserved at eventbrite.ca.

Chamber holds biz showcase ics surrounding small business, as well as drinks and appetizers.

The showcase is part of the chamber’s celebration of Small Business Week that runs from Oct. 15 to 21. It’s sponsored by the city of Coquitlam, TD Canada Trust, the Business Development Bank of Canada and Sharon Perry Inc., Chartered Professional Accountant.

Early bird tickets are already on sale for $10 plus GST. For more information, and to register go to www. tricitieschamber.com.

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ill the third time be the charm on amending B.C.’s election legislation to allow proportional representation?

That appears to be the hope of the Green-supported NDP government, which announced a mail-in referendum on the voting alternative in November, 2018.

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For those who prefer to see one party or the other take power, proportional representation would be a dramatic change. But politics in B.C. has exhibited much more dynamism of late and two parties may no longer reflect voters’ choices.

Most majority governments elected under the first-pastthe-post system are actually elected without a clear majority of support anyway, which only serves to erode voter confidence. And many voters, especially younger voters, are

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tired of the ugly battles between the BC Liberals and the BC NDP. They want to see politicians working together for the betterment of all rather than constant power struggles that result in negative advertising, personal attacks and constant belittling of each others’ policies.

As well, many voters are tired of the way the winner take all system results in huge ideological swings between hard left and hard-right governments, with one government building programs and the next dismantling them, with the result being a lot of waste and reinventing the wheel (not to mention the layoffs and sev-

erance when party friends are hired every time the government changes hands).

Would there still be loud and vociferous politics and politicians jockeying for votes? Yes. Would minority governments be forced to compromise on their election platforms to get results? Probably.

We have seen the NDP and Greens back down on some election promises to fulfill the mandate of their confidence and supply agreement.

But no party is going to completely renege on its party platform for fear of losing support.

Is B.C. ripe for change? Yes. Will people care enough to cast a vote in the mail-in ballot?

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No room for more fields in PoMo The Editor, Re. “90 teams, not enough fields in Port Moody” (Opinion, The Tri-City News, Sept. 27).

Jim Nelson’s editorial begs for a bit of a reality check, so here it goes.

Firstly, where in the world is Port Moody going to find the space for a few more full-sized soccer fields?

Will this mean that parks and forests already existing within established neighbourhoods will again be clear cut to make way for playing fields, complete with hideous “Mars Attacks” floodlights perched atop poles so tall that they shine into the bedrooms of established homes a stones throw away until 11 p.m. each night?

This actually happened to residents in Anmore, when development of the playing fields and the two new schools gobbled up part of Bert Flinn Park. I don’t think one has to have a crystal ball to see that Bert Flinn Park has a very tenuous grip on existence, what with the need for a route to the all-important Ioco lands,

The Editor, On behalf of the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society, I would like to thank all the people who came out Sunday, Sept. 10 to celebrate Treefest 2017.

It was the first year for us to be hosting this event at the south end of the grounds, across from Colony Farm Road, and many were worried that it was out of the way. We were set up in a prime space with some of the most magnificent trees setting the stage.

Thank you one and all and please keep up the letter writing.

Riverview is one of the most important areas of the Lower Mainland.

No market housing on this site! Riverview has been a sanctuary for over a century and is still needed.

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more sports amenities and even more luxury homes so high on various wish lists.

As Mr. Nelson mentioned in his piece, Eagle Mountain middle was developed without its own playing fields.

However, having worked for School District 43, he should

also know that the school has a large undeveloped piece of land on its southeastern boundary, which could possibly be used for a soccer field.

The only problem is that it sits right next to a large sewage drainage field, which is a bit off-putting.

But then Heritage Mountain secondary and the adjacent playing fields had already been constructed directly below the sewage treatment plant that services said field, and that didn’t seem to put anyone off — not even the students who regularly trek

through the area as a short-cut to the Heritage Mountain area of Port Moody, cutting holes in various fences to do so!

Secondly, with land so scarce and expensive, why should it be used for only one type of sporting activity? And why should it have to be an open-air facility?

Wouldn’t a multi-purpose, covered facility be of much more use? What about building a real aquatic centre with an Olympic-sized swimming pool that could be used for all ages all year and maybe provide Canada with some future Olympians?

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Markus Fahrner, the director of the Port Moody Station Museum, begins hanging blackout drapes to cover the old train station’s windows to create a light-controlled environment for a valuable album of photos, sketches and letters by Mary Moody, the wife of Colonel Richard Moody who founded the city.

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Museum ready to host historical ‘treasure’ MARIO BARTEL The Tri-CiTy News

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he Port Moody Station Museum is going dark.

No, it’s not closing.

But it is drawing blackout drapes over the windows of the former train station.

It’s all in the name of protecting a valuable and fragile artifact of Port Moody’s origins that will be on display there from Oct. 14 to Nov. 25.

A bound album of photographs, sketches and letters from Mary Moody, the wife of Colonel Richard Moody who founded the city that now bears his name, will be on loan from

the Royal BC Museum in Victoria. The album documents the couple’s travels north from San Francisco and early life as they settled into the area that would become Port Moody.

And like any expectant father preparing the nest for a precious new arrival, Station Museum director Markus Fahrner is anxiously getting the old building ready.

The fragile nature of the album that dates from the 1860s, and its value as a record of provincial history, means precautions have to be taken to protect it from excessive light, temperature and humidity swings. That’s easy in a modern, purpose-built museum, but a challenge in a repurposed CPR

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The old station’s expansive windows may have been great for passengers to eyeball the next train coming down the tracks, but sunlight and acidic old paper and inks don’t mix, Fahrner said.

“The big thing is it gets so bleached out, it eventually disappears from the page.”

So before Mary Moody’s album arrives from Victoria in a speciallyconstructed display case, Fahrner must cover all the windows in the station’s main passenger area, where it will be displayed, with heavy black drapes. He’ll also remove some of the

museum’s standard light bulbs. That will bring the level of light in the room down to a dismal 50 lumens, about 10 times less bright than a 40W light bulb.

Fahrner’s also secreted digital temperature and humidity gauges all around the room which he’ll have to check regularly. And he’ll have plenty of opportunity to do that.

Fahrner said one of the Royal BC Museum’s requirements to host the Moody album is that someone from the Station Museum must be present in the room where it’s displayed at all times to ensure the room’s integrity is maintained and that nobody tries to take off with the valuable album.

The photographs and sketches were acquired more than three years ago in an online auction for 12,000 British pounds (almost $20,000 CDN).

“They’re very strict,” Farhner said of the Royal Museum’s guidelines.

The album will be mounted in a special glass and wood case, with it’s own lighting. Every once in a while Fahrner will get the opportunity to lift the protective glass display, pull on a pair of white cotton gloves and turn a page.

“It is like a treasure,” he said.

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Choir members sing to end global hunger Fifty choir members from across the Lower Mainland will come together this Friday, Oct. 13 to sing, celebrate, and raise funds to help put an end to global hunger.

“We’re excited about coming together as a community for an evening of great music and to support a great cause,” says Diane deGroot, a member of St Andrew’s United Church, and one of the concert organizers.

Funds raised will be donated to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, where they will be used to help respond to hunger emergencies around the world in places like

Ethiopia and Syria.

The concert is just one of about 70 Common Vision concerts in communities across Canada and are a follow-up to last year’s Spring Into Song concert series that also raised funds for the Foodgrains Bank.

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HALLOWEEN

Write something spooky for annual Scary Story Contest Contest entry deadline Wednesday, Oct. 18

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

Date: Time: Location:

Monday, October 23, 2017 7:00 p.m.

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

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

How do I find out more information?

Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from October 11 to October 23 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

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

How do I provide input?

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

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

Item 1

Address: 3407 Victoria Drive

The intent of Bylaw 4791, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4791, 2017 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-7 Small Village Single Family Residential.

If approved, the RS-7 zone would facilitate the subdivision of the subject property into two one-family residential lots.

Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; Regular mail: 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015.

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

Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam. ca/agendas. If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010.

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

Jay Gilbert, City Clerk

Item 2

Address: 3411 Victoria Drive

SCHEDULE A

The intent of Bylaw 4792, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4792, 2017 from RS-2 OneFamily Suburban Residential to RS-7 Small Village Single Family Residential.

SCHEDULE A

If approved, the RS-7 zone would facilitate the subdivision of the subject property into two one-family residential lots.

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Date: Time: Location: Item 3

Monday, October 23, 2017 7:00 p.m.

City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 Address: 970 Rochester Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4796, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4796, 2017 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 TwoFamily Residential.

If approved, the RT-1 zone would facilitate the construction of a duplex.

Item 4

Addresses 603, 605 and 607 Regan Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4795, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4795, 2017 from RT-1 Two-Family Residential to RM-3 MultiStorey Medium Density Apartment Residential.

If approved, the RM-3 zone would facilitate the development of a six storey apartment building with approximately 75 dwelling units.

Item 5

Address: 3409 Harper Road

The intent of Bylaw 4787, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4787, 2017 from Large Single-Family and Environmentally Sensitive Area to Conventional Townhomes and Environmentally Sensitive Area.

The intent of Bylaw 4788, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4788, 2017 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RT-2 Townhouse Residential and P-5 Special Park.

SCHEDULE A

If approved, the RT-2 zone would facilitate an 18-unit townhouse development. The P-5 zone would facilitate the restoration and dedication of an environmentally sensitive area and completion of a trail connection.

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Date: Monday, October 23, 2017 Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 Item 6

Address: 207 Allard Street

The intent of Bylaw 4798, 2017 is to authorize the City to enter into a Heritage Revitalization Agreement with the owner of the property located at 207 Allard Street.

The intent of Bylaw 4799, 2017 is to authorize the City to designate the land and building(s) located at 207 Allard Street as a protected heritage property.

If approved, the application would facilitate the re-siting, restoration and heritage designation of the Boileau House, a historic Maillardville building, as a single-family home. The application would also facilitate the subdivision of the subject property into two residential lots, with a single-family home to be constructed on the newly created lot.

Item 7

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• 5th Coquitlam Scouts Apple Day fundraiser, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Como Lake Village shopping mall, 1960 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam. Proceeds help pay for activities. Info: 5thcoquitlamscouts.com.

• Tri-City Wordsmiths meeting, 2-4:30 p.m., Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. Topic/speaker: “Science Fiction: Writing Wonder” will be presented by Rhea Rose, a local writer, artist, teacher and indie publisher; if you have an overactive imagination and a deep desire to build future worlds, utopias, dystopias, new planets and parallel universes, this workshop will guide you toward taking those first steps to your sci-fi writing future. Admission is free but library registration is required: 604-927-7999. Info: www.tri-citywordsmiths.ca.

TUESDAY, OCT. 10

• Burke Mountain Naturalists monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m., in the hall of Como Lake United Church, Coquitlam. Speaker: ornithologist, artist and author Rob Butler on making Vancouver a “city for the birds.” Free and all are welcome. Info: 604-9375379 or www.bmn.bc.ca.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11

• Share Family and Community Services’ 8-week free Parent and Caregivers’ Circle launches, offering education and support for parents and caregivers who are concerned about their youth’s substance use; it will be held Wednesdays through Nov. 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Share, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody. Registration or info: 604-936-3900.

• Tri-City Centennial Stamp

Club features “6-page” displays by members, 7 p.m., Burke Mountain Fire Hall Meeting Room, 3501 David Ave., Coquitlam. Visitors always welcome. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

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

Info and speakers list: www. pdpc.ca.

THURSDAY, OCT. 12

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, 7-9:30 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604: 9370836.

FRIDAY, OCT. 13

• Heart and Stroke’s free 7-week Living Well After Stroke Program begins to assist stroke victims to actively engage in their health to prevent another stroke; Pinetree community centre, Coquitlam. Info: 778-3728002. Registration is required.

SATURDAY, OCT. 14

• Children’s history book launch, 1-4:30 p.m., Terry Fox Library, with PoCo Heritage, Art Focus, Friends of Leigh Square, and various local writers and artists. Info: pocoheritage.org.

• Invasive plant maintenance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Minnekhada Regional Park, Coquitlam (meet at Quarry Road entrance). Volunteers will be scouring the forest for patches of invasive plants; dress for the weather and expect to get dirty (long pants, long sleeves and sturdy footwear). Snacks and drinks will be provided. RSVP: meetup. com/Regional-Parks-ConnectMetro-Vancouver.

MONDAY, OCT. 16

• Terrorism in the 21st Century, a lecture by Irwin Cohen, an associate professor at University of the Fraser Valley, 7 p.m., Burquest Jewish Community Association, 2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam.

This is the first in a series of lectures. Admission by donation.

Light refreshments.

• Heritage Writers’ Group, 10:30 a.m.-noon, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Start capturing your life story for family and posterity; no preparation required, just bring a pen and paper or your laptop. Info: pocoheritage.org.

TUESDAY, OCT. 17

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-3 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-9370836.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18

• Tri-City Greendrinks meeting, 6:30-9:30 p.m., the Gallery Bistro, 2411 Clarke St., Port Moody. Topic: : How to make change-makers out of any audience with Joe Kelly, an educator, consultant and innovator in environmental and social change who teaches university courses and corporate workshops on how to think and act like a change-maker. His workshop will show attendees how to amp up presentations to make potential change-makers out of any audience. Dinner at 6:30 p.m., workshop at 7 p.m. Call Bistro at 604-937-0998 to reserve a meal and/or request glutenfree. Info: meetup.com/tricitygreendrinks. see next page

Addresses: Portions of 3561 Gislason Avenue and 3510 Burke Village Promenade

*Please Note: an earlier version of Bylaw 4775, 2017 was given second and third readings following the Public Hearing held on September 18, 2017.

After the Public Hearing, an error was identified within the Bylaw. As a result, the Bylaw was revised and given first reading on October 2, 2017 and it is this Bylaw, as corrected, that is being brought forward for consideration at this Public Hearing.

The intent of Bylaw 4775, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone a portion of the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4775, 2017 from A-3 Agricultural and Resource to RT-2 Townhouse Residential and P-5 Special Park.

If approved, the RT-2 zone would facilitate the creation of a townhouse site for future development. The P-5 zone would allow for the protection of an environmentally sensitive area.

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Study Buddies spend one hour a week tutoring a Little Sister for a minimum of six months. Info: 604-873-4525 Ext. 300 or info@ bigsisters.bc.ca.

• Canadian Red Cross Society is seeking volunteers for the Health Equipment Loan Program in PoCo. For more information please visit redcross.ca/volunteer/who-is-needed or contact BCYvolunteering@redcross.ca.

Call 1-855-995-3529.

• Share Family and Community services is looking for volunteers to work with seniors for its shop by phone and Friendly Visiting programs, and transportation to community resources. Info: kathie.rodway@sharesociety.ca or 604-937-6975.

• BC Angel Dresses is in need of Volunteers in the TriCities. BCAD is a non-profit group of volunteers who collect donated wedding, bridesmaid and grad dresses; volunteer seamstresses transform them into Angel Dresses that are then shipped to hospitals across the province and offered to grieving families at no charge.

Group needs dress collectors and seamstresses. Info: www. bcangeldresses.ca.

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mentors to provide caring and supportive relationships. You must be 21 years or older, prepared to accept a young person unconditionally and able to spend three hours a week or more. Mentors are carefully screened and supported, and there are regular training sessions and ongoing support provided by staff. Info: www. kidstart.ca.

• Volunteers wanted for all positions at Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary thrift shop, located at 2811B Shaughnessy St., PoCo; applications available at the store during open hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays; noon-3 p.m. Sundays.

• Volunteer drivers needed for Share Family and Community Services’ Better at Home program to give seniors rides to doctors’ appointments. Drivers must be 21 or older, have a reliable vehicle, insurance and driver’s licence, and be willing to undergo a criminal record check and commit for a minimum of three months (up to six trips a month).

Reimbursement for mileage is available. Info: Paola, 604-9376991 or paola.wakeford-mejia@ sharesociety.ca.

• Hyde Creek Watershed Society is looking for volunteers to assist with programs and operations; society is made up of volunteers of all ages who donate time that will fit their schedules. A few hours during the month would benefit this group.

If you have an interest in helping with hatchery tours, building operations or event planning, email hydecreek.info@gmail.com. Info: www.hydecreek.org.

• Volunteers wanted for Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Weekend

Coffee Program in the main lobby at ERH; openings for both Saturday and Sunday shifts. Info: 604-544-1470.

• The Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are experiencing emotional distress. No experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support are provided. If you are interested in learning more about this challenging and rewarding opportunity, visit www.options.bc.ca. and follow the link for the crisis line.

Next training starts soon.

• PoCoMo Meals on Wheels needs drivers on an ongoing basis. Meals are delivered over the noon hour and training is provided. Info: 604-942-7506.

• Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604936-3624.

• Big Brothers Program matches men over the age of 18 with boys 7-14 who have limitedto-no contact with a positive male role model. Big Brothers spend 2-4 hours a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www. bigbrothersvancouver.com.

• Big Brothers’ In-School Mentoring Program matches men and women over the age of 18 with boys and girls from local elementary schools for one hour a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothersvancouver.com.

• Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery is looking for volunteers to help with ongoing classes; time commitment is about two hours per class and classes run mainly in the fall and spring for pre-schoolers to adults. Info: 604-461-FISH (3474).

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Louise is Bonded to her brother Hopper. Louise and Hopper are sweet buns and will make perfect family bunnies. Louise and Hopper are also working on their litter training. They enjoy spending most of their time in their exercise pen each day, and they are suckers for some good fresh veggies.

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Its starry, soft pink flowers provide a nice contrast to its foliage and to other surrounding flowers. Cream and yellow are the most effective colours to use around these plants.

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Belcarra mayor pens third historical tome Drew sheds light on untold stories with new book DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

A sunny day of ocean kayaking in the Port Moody arm of Burrard Inlet is as good as it gets and — for thousands of years — others thought so, too.

When the ice receded, First Nations people made the area their summer home and later Captain George Vancouver stopped to camp at what is now the Ioco lands.

Homesteaders, logging barons, military leaders and more all staked claim to the area now known as Anmore, Ioco and Port Moody’s north shore.

But until now, nobody has catalogued the transformation of the area from virgin forest to industrial outpost and semirural and suburban enclave.

Thanks to Ralph Drew, the mayor of Belcarra and the author of Townsite Tales: The History of Ioco, Anmore Valley and North Shore of Port Moody Arm, we all know a lot more about the area.

“There hasn’t been a lot of source material to study this area,” said Drew, who self-published the book and through sponsors is distributing it to libraries, city halls and other agencies. “To have it available in our local libraries would be great for kids.”

He’s correct.

The book is a treasure trove of First Nation legends about the area, historical maps, photographs and often humorous stories and intriguing details about the projects and initiatives that went on in the area, many of them money-making schemes that went awry.

Did you know, for example, that Admiralty Point, now a park, almost became a hospital for people with infectious diseases, or that tall ships used to dock in the inlet to pick up raw logs for shipping around the world? At one time, there were plans to build a causeway linking Belcarra to Vancouver’s north shore.

The region’s steep topography made it easy to transport logs down to the water while its strategic location made it im-

portant to the British military.

There used to be a shingle mill near what is now Mossom Creek and the Ioco townsite was initially a military site where ships fired guns for target practice.

It was later a shanty town for oil refinery workers before proper houses were built and plumbing was installed.

Now it’s the site of a future development. And where Old Orchard Park now stands used to be a real orchard the 1890s.

Many of the images and graphics in the book were culled from original documents and anyone who flips through the 362-page tome will be entertained by the combination of information, pictures and storytelling.

Drew said it’s important to try and captivate people’s imagination so history is not just dry numbers and figures but stories that people can relate to.

As a chemist, he never expected to write not one but three books on history, two of which have received awards from the B.C. Historical Federation, first prize for Forest & Fjord: The History of Belcarra, and second prize for Ferries & Fjord: The History of Indian Arm. But as a long-time resident of Belcarra, Drew said he wanted to leave behind a legacy of knowledge for his grandchildren.

“The things that never happened or almost happened is part of the history as well.”

• To learn more, visit the Port Moody Public Library on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 1:30 p.m., where Drew will share some of the stories from the new book, and Townsite Tales will be available for purchase and signing by the author. You can also email him to purchase a copy at rdrew@shaw.ca. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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ABOVE: Belcarra Mayor Ralph Drew, an award-winning author, has published his third history book of the area called Townsite Tales. On Sunday, Oct. 22 at 1:30 p.m., the Port Moody Public Library will be hosting an author talk and book launch. Drew will share some of the stories from the new book, which will be available for purchase and signing by the author. LEFT: Duke Of Abercorn loading lumber at Port Moody, 1883. RIGHT: The sailing Ship ‘Duke of Abercorn’ in Port Moody Arm, in March 1883.

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Place des Arts’ second annual online auction — its biggest fundraiser of the year — opens Saturday at 9 a.m. and there are lots of items on the virtual block.

Potential bidders can browse the Coquitlam facility’s web page early to check out the prizes up for grabs. And, in case you’re wondering, there are about 25 more packages than last year’s inaugural run that brought in $8,500 for arts programs for families in financial need.

Top of the auction list is the Via Rail Canada train ride from Vancouver to Jasper, a gift worth more than $1,500.

To pair with the trip, Mountain Park Lodges is also offering two nights of accommodation in Jasper plus day lift tickets to Marmot Basin Ski Resort.

Travellers can also bid on a Harbour Air Seaplanes package for anywhere the company flies, from Richmond, as well as a Seattle vacation (art museum, Mariners game and Nexus hotel stay), a two-night stay at Water’s Edge Resort in Ucluelet and an overnight at the Silver Reef Hotel Casino Spa in Ferndale, Wash.

But for those watching their wallets, there’s also a David’s Tea gift set, an autographed

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Joan McCauley, executive director of Place des Arts, with board chair Barb Hobson and the board’s fundraiser Steve Kim, with some of the online auction items up for grabs starting Oct. 14 at 9 a.m. photo from the Canucks’ goalie Jacob Markstrom and gift certificates for Coquitlam Centre and local eateries, for example.

Casey McCarthy, Place des

Arts’ resource development coordinator who has organized the donations for the past six months, said the variety and price points are wide ranging.

And bidders are welcome to create their own date night/ girls-night-out/family-fun experiences by bundling prizes together.

To bid, guests — aged 18 and up — are prompted to create an account through 32auctions.com. Once they earmark their wishes, the software pro-

gram will automatically send an email if they are outbid on a prize.

That creates competition and, in turn, raises the profit margin for Place des Arts. “It’s really a fun way that helps us raise money quickly in two weeks,” McCarthy said.

Executive director Joan McCauley said besides the arts hub’s partnership with the city of Coquitlam through Get Connected, Get Active, it’s also taking on new initiatives this year like Dance for PD (for Parkinson’s disease patients) and other adapted arts programs for those with special needs.

As well, she said the Maillardville centre is exploring other ways to help the working poor — that is, those families that don’t qualify under Get Connected, Get Active because their income level is too high but they still can’t afford to register their children.

McCauley said “arts programs should be just as accessible as sports,” which has numerous funding opportunities for youth through charities like KidSport Tri-Cities.

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Four Tri-City musicians are in Vancouver Opera’s season opener this month.

Coquitlam’s Barb Towell (mezzo-soprano) and Reg Quiring (viola) as well as Port Moody residents Tom Shorthouse (trumpet) and Susan Round (cello) will perform in Giacomo Puccini’s

Turandot, a show based on Persian legend and set in ancient Beijing.

Argentine tenor Marcelo Puente, making his company debut as Calaf, will sing Nessun Dorma. The show, which is performed in Italian with English SurTitles projected above the stage, runs Oct. 13, 15, 19 and 21 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre (650 Hamilton St., Vancouver). Visit vancouveropera.ca.

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Left, Terry Rox Ravens receiver Liam Cumarasamy is decked

by St. Thomas More’s Michael Simone after Cumarasamy couldn’t hold onto a pass in the second half. Top, St. Thomas More tight end David Osho points skyward after scoring a two-point conversion. Above, the Ravens lick their wounds.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Ravens lose emotional game to Knights Top-ranked Terry Fox can’t overcome fired-up St. Thomas More team MARIO BARTEL

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The good news: The Terry Fox Ravens are the first team in the BC High School Football Association this season to score points on the St. Thomas More Knights.

The bad news: The Knights scored more in their Friday Night Lights clash at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam.

The Knights prevailed over the Ravens 15-8 in a titanic struggle where the rain mixed

with the tears of the St. Thomas More players. It was an emotional victory for the visitors, who said goodbye to their longtime coach, Bernie Kully, on Thursday after he passed away from throat cancer on Sept.30.

“We warned our guys it was going to be like that and it certainly was,” said Fox coach Martin McDonnell, who attended Kully’s funeral along with some of his coaches.

It was Kully who took studly six-foot-one, 210-pound defensive end Tyler Eckert and made him the team’s feature running back.

He scored two touchdowns, rushed for 109 yards, made eight tackles and had two sacks against Fox. “Mr. Kully was like a father to me. Every play was for him

out there. Every single player played for him out there,” said Eckert as he stifled sniffles minutes after the win. “You dig deeper every single play. Every single step you dig deeper for Mr. Kully. I wouldn’t do it any other way.”

The Ravens scored first, when quarterback Jevaun Jacobsen found receiver Albert Arecana in the end zone before the game was five minutes old.

The conversion attempt failed, but Fox subsequently built its lead to 8-0 on a safety.

After that the vaunted Knights defence, which hadn’t allowed a single point in four games to start the season, shut down their hosts.

In fact it was that defence that set up St. Thomas More’s first touchdown, an eight-yard run by Eckert after a 50-yard

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interception by Ethan Austin put the Knights deep into Ravens’ territory. The twopoint conversion succeeded, though it took a few attempts that moved the ball up and down the field because of penalties. After David Osho pulled in Dario Ciccone’s pass in the end zone, he looked skyward and pointed to the heavens; it was apparent how much this game meant to the Knights.

McDonnell took responsibility for the broken play.

“We gave them that first touchdown,” he said. “That was us getting a little bit greedy.

Fighting to break the 8-8 tie, Jacobsen repeatedly handed the ball off to his favourite running back, Jaden Severy, but every one of his 71 rushing yards was a war. Jacobsen him-

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Defensively, the Ravens bowed but didn’t break. Until Ciccone handed the ball to Eckert in a fourth-down-andone situation that he turned into a romp across the field and down into the end zone.

“They came out and did some things we weren’t expecting,” McDonnell said.

“They spread us out and we hadn’t seen that all year.”

Kully’s successor, Steve De Lazzari received defensive game plan tips on how to deal with Fox from Kully in his dying days.

“Coach Kully was a defensive coordinator and maybe, in a way, it was his spirit playing through them. They played their hearts out for him and that’s what makes this special,” said an emotional De Lazzari

choking back sobs. “I’ve been coaching football for 15 years, and this is the most special night ever.”

As the Knights gathered downfield to celebrate their fifth win of the season and pointed skyward, McDonnell said the loss may have been a reality check for his charges, who came into the season ranked number one in the province on the strength of their provincial championship in last year’s Subway Bowl and have held that position ever since.

“It’s maybe not the worst thing,” he said. “We’ve got some big games coming up and we’ve already made the playoffs. We’re going to be playing better teams going forward.”

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Express earn split The Coquitlam Express were badly outshot 41-17, but it was only a late goal by the Langley Rivermen’s Angus Crookshank that was the difference Saturday as the Express dropped the back half of a home-andhome weekend series to the Rivermen, 3-2.

The Express won Friday’s opener, 2-1, but again they were badly outshot, 42-22.

It’s hardly surprising then, that Coquitlam’s goalie, Reid Cooper, was a star in both games.

Saturday, the Express

twice battled back from one-goal deficits on goals

by Alex Ambrosio and Riley Johnson. The game seemed destined for overtime until Crookshank converted a setup by Carter Stephenson and Brendan Budy with 17 seconds remaining.

Coquitlam coach Barry Wolff pulled Cooper from the net for an extra attacker, but third time wasn’t a charm.

Friday at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Centre, Colby Pederson’s second goal of the season just 37

seconds after Langley’s John Wojiechowski had tied it 14 minutes into the third period stood up as the winner.

Jake Brien scored the other Express goal, late in the first period.

The weekend leaves Coquitlam mired in last place of the Mainland division with two wins, seven losses, an overtime loss and one tie. They’re two points behind the Surrey Eagles.

The Express host Chilliwack tonight (Wednesday) at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Centre.

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Coquitlam’s Addy Townsend and Olivia Willett finished eighth and 15th respectively to help the SFU women’s cross-country team to win its fourth-straight meet Saturday at the 44th annual Western Washington Classic at Lake Padden, near Bellingham.

Townsend’s time of 21:57.3 was almost two minutes faster than she ran the same six km course last year.

“I’m really proud of this

group of women — how they rise to the occasion every single weekend,” said Clan coach Brit Townsend of her fourth-ranked team. “The key now will be to keep the girls healthy for the second half of the season with the most important races yet to come.”

The first of those races will be the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships, to be held Oct. 21 on the same Lake Padden course.

JONES SCORES

A free kick in the 40th minute that Charles Best grad Adam Jones rocketed past Montana State University Billings’ keeper Tom Lohmann stood up in a 1-0 victory for the SFU men’s soccer team on Saturday.

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The median days on market for a single-family house hit a summer high of around 50 days at the end of August, despite that month being uncharacteristically hot for overall home sales.

Since then, detached homes have been moving noticeably faster, dropping to 42 towards the end of September, and now standing at just 35 as of October 6.

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The number of single-family home sales increased slightly on a weekly basis, with 27 sales across the region between September 25 and October 1, registered as of October 6.

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