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$53k for mosque in spite of CRA questions Federal funding to go to security at PoCo mosque GARY MCKENNA

The Tri-CiTy News

The Port Coquitlam mosque that was recently cited for financial irregularities — and possible ties to overseas funders linked to militant Islamist group Hamas — is expected to receive a $53,000 grant from the federal government this week.

The funds are part of a program launched by the Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness designed to improve security for communities at risk of hatemotivated crimes. According to a ministry spokesperson, the money will be used to purchase and install CCTV

cameras and an alarm system at the Masjid Alhidayah and Islamic Cultural Centre on Kingsway Avenue. “[The Security Infrastructure Program (SIP)] is providing funding for the Islamic Society of British Columbia… to make a number of security improvements to address the threats they face,” said Scott Bardsley, a press secretary with the ministry, in an email. “The society is eligible to receive funding under the terms of the program.”

Last May, the society, which operates the PoCo mosque, was fined $9,120 after a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) audit covering 2011 to 2013 turned up thousands of dollars in financial irregularities and at least $127,000 in questionable expenses by former director Saadeldin Bahr. see MOSQUE, page 7

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Big chop to election spending for council DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

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Fall leaves provide a colourful frame for visitors shooting photos in Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park on Monday. But with rain in the weather forecast for Thursday and the possibility for a mix of rain and snow on Friday, the opportunities to capture the seasonal splendour are diminishing.

Tri-City politicians will be scrambling for new ways to fund their municipal election campaigns if a proposed donation cap and ban on union and corporate donations is approved.

Monday, Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Selina Robinson — a former Coquitlam councillor and

the NDP MLA for CoquitlamMaillardville — introduced amendments to the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act that would prevent city politicians and electoral organizations from accepting donations from unions and corporations, and would limit individual contributions to $1,200 for each individual per year.

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Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren are invited to march with their Veteran Grandpa or Grandma. We started this in 2009 and the Grandchildren are honoured to be marching with the Veterans and it gives them a better understanding about the meaning of Remembrance Day.

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Lest We Forget Please, never forget our Comrades, who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

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TIME, ONCE AGAIN, TO REMEMBER Dennis Waunch, a retired corporal from the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, will offer poppies for a donation on behalf of the Port Coquitlam Legion starting tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon at Safeway at Shaughnessy Station. Waunch, a 51-year member of the Royal Canadian Legion, joined the military in 1968 at the age of 18 and served in Canada, Cypress and Europe; he has been involved in poppy tagging nearly every year since. Money raised from the campaign supports veteran care, student bursaries and community projects. Last year’s drive by PoCo Legion Branch 113 brought in $40,000.

The poppies are available from vets, cadets and volunteers at key Tri-City locations until Nov. 9. Meanwhile, Coquitlam’s Park Spark team will be at Blue Mountain Park — near the cenotaph on Veterans Way — until Nov. 10 to paint red poppies on the lawn before the Remembrance Day service.

Residents are also invited to write a personal message of remembrance on yellow ribbons that will be tied to trees throughout the park. Visit coquitlam.ca/parkspark for times and dates of the painting project.

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TRI-CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Renovate construction funding: SD43 DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

The current funding model for building new schools and replacing schools that need seismic upgrades is “broken” and needs to be changed to reflect growth in developing neighbourhoods, says School District 43.

Chair Kerri Palmer Isaak said at the board of education meeting last Tuesday that the district needs to continue to press this point in talks with the provincial government. ”We would like to see that model fixed. There needs to be a new trigger for when new schools are built,” she said as she described the district’s presentation to the select standing committee on finance and government services.

KERRI PALMER ISAAK Under the current funding model, the district has to prove that upon opening, a new school will immediately be full, resulting in years of delays and overcrowding in other schools while children attend schools outside their neighbourhoods.

This problem has become

particularly acute on Burke Mountain, where families have waited for a new elementary school to be built while new blocks of housing are built every month and, with a middle and secondary school still years away, have written petitions expressing frustration that their children will never be able to attend a school in their own neighbourhood before graduation.

The concerns come as SD43 plans a meeting for 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 9 at Leigh elementary school to inform Burke families on the progress of schools planning and construction.

In an interview with The Tri-City News, Palmer Isaak, the trustee for Anmore and Belcarra, said the board understands parents’ concerns and

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intends to lobby the provincial government to change the funding model to get money earlier for new schools and additions, and rebuilds for schools that would be in danger of collapse in an earthquake.

One idea would be to begin funding new schools as soon as a neighbourhood plan or rezoning has been approved to ensure that schools can open in time with housing.

Palmer Isaak said the school district is working with the city of Coquitlam on solutions that could see schools funded the way sewer, water and other infrastructure is planned and funded.

“We’re still working on the process on how this would work,” she said, noting that the province would likely require some guarantee that

once a community is planned with a school, the area zoning wouldn’t change just because the market has softened and developers want to build something besides housing.

As for assurances about enrolment, Palmer Isaak said the school district is typically good at making accurate projections.

The call for a new funding model for building schools comes as the district is dealing with a space squeeze as the result of the implementation of restored contract language triggered by a Supreme Court of Canada decision.

Even though several daycares had to be evicted and money was put into repurposing computer labs into classrooms, the district still needs 14 additions for next September at a cost of $14.8 million but as yet has not

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The lag between provincial funding and school need has resulted in the district fronting costs for projects before it has received provincial approval.

“With Irvine [elementary] as an example, we had architectural drawings done, site work done ahead of time without even the guarantee of funding.

The districts are starting to take on a bit of a risk that they won’t be funded,” Palmer Isaak said, noting that SD43 is not the only district with a growing population that is struggling to get new schools in place.

“This is not just about our district or municipality, this is province-wide — anywhere where there is rapid growth.”

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Reading, writing and getting along valuable skills to teach children Personal awareness, responsibility key in SD43

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Teaching kids how to get along with others is as important as instruction in numeracy and literacy, and it is increasingly the focus of Tri-City public schools.

Last Tuesday, the School District 43 board of education approved action plans for learning (APL) that stressed that students should learn personal awareness and responsibility as a core competency — and 59% of the district’s schools identified it as a priority.

“If you don’t attend to this, nothing else will get done,” Coquitlam Teachers’ Association president Ken Christensen told The Tri-City News.

He said social emotional learning has always been a priority in schools and while APL show that it is a main focus, other skills such as literacy and

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“They put this APL structure in place, it doesn’t mean that other things are not regarded,” said Christensen, who said helping students learn to calm themselves, work with others and be kind are “skills they need in life.”

In a summary of school goals, 7% identified numeracy, 24% identified literacy and 69% were working on other topics.

Core competencies that schools identified needed to be worked on at their schools, included the following: 59% declared personal awareness and responsibility, while much smaller numbers identified

communication (15%), critical or creative thinking (6%), positive personal and cultural identity (1%) and social responsibility (16%).

Port Coquitlam Trustee Judy Shirra questioned whether the school district is doing enough to explain its objectives and said many parents are worried that students aren’t learning their ABCs and basic math.

Assistant superintendent Reno Ciolfi said that while the new curriculum isn’t stressing mastery of a “fixed body of learning,” students are still learning literacy and numeracy and parents have a high degree of trust about what’s going on in the classroom.

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Be prepared to pay more to get to and from work and school.

But how, exactly, you will be charged is the question as TransLink’s Mobility Pricing Independent Commission looks into a decongestion charge to reduce rush-hour traffic.

Last Wednesday, the commission laid out its public consultation plan for a report to be presented to the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation and the TransLink board of directors next spring.

It’s Time is a public engagement and research project that will study decongestion charging — a form of mobility pricing referring to a range of fees that can be charged for everyday use of the transportation system — and its viability for Metro Vancouver.

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Premier John Horgan’s NDP government removed the tolls this summer on the Golden Ears and Port Mann bridges.

6:30 to 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. — as a growing problem in the region, and survey results that suggest people are frustrated about the time they are spending in traffic.

Among the hot spots listed are Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody.

“Congestion is one of the biggest problems affecting residents and businesses in Metro Vancouver, and it’s only going to get worse unless we do something about it,” stated Allan Seckel, the commission chair, in a press release.

The press release also notes that some forms of mobility pricing are already in place,

such as gas taxes or transit fares.

A report released Wednesday suggests the current approach is not helping reduce traffic congestion and more sources of revenue are needed to build and maintain transportation infrastructure, especially with the NDP provincial government’s removal of tolls on the Golden Ears and Port Mann bridges, and declining revenues from the fuel tax.

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POCO MOSQUE

Mosque connections to Eid Found. of Qatar were concern to CRA continued from front page

Some of the spending noted by the agency included $66,028 for groceries and pharmacy items, $22,193 for gas and car washes, $2,967 in restaurant meals, $4,239 for electronics like PlayStation games and an iPad, and $4,958 for an Evolution Spa. “A majority of the expenses, which Mr. Bahr paid for using his credit cards and were then subsequently reimbursed, appeared to be for personal use, and, in our opinion, constitute an undue benefit,” the CRA stated in its notice of penalty.

Bahr stepped down from the board last May after he was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman at the mosque in 2013.

But three of the four board members who were in place when the dubious spending occurred — Fateh M. Niaz, Firoz Miyanji and Faizel Ismail Kathrada — are still overseeing the society’s operations, according to the CRA. The CRA also noted that the society’s links to the Eid Foundation, an organization based in Qatar that is a member

SAADELDIN BAHR of the Union of Good. In 2008, the U.S. Treasury Department stated the Union of Good was “created by Hamas leadership to transfer funds to the terrorist organization.” Hamas is also currently designated a listed terrorist entity by the government of Canada.

The Islamic Society of BC told auditors that it only had limited ties to the Eid Foundation but the CRA noted both entities shared directors. As well, an employment contract for the hiring of one-time PoCo imam Ayman El Najjer was negotiated with funds from the Eid Foundation and was written on foundation letterhead.

“The [society’s] connection to and possible control by the Eid Foundation is particularly concerning given that publicly available information… indicates that the Eid Foundation is alleged to have provided support to terrorism,” the CRA said in the report. The document later stated that the Islamic Society of BC was “controlled or influenced by the Eid Foundation to some extent during the audit period under review.”

Bardsley told The Tri-City News this week that despite the allegations, the PoCo society continues to be a registered charity. The CRA has chosen not to revoke its status, he said, meaning the society is eligible for the $53,000 in grant money.

“Our government takes allegations of links to organizations that support terrorism very seriously,” Bardsley said in an email. “The resources of a charity should not be directed by a terrorist entity. If the Canada Revenue Agency finds that an organization is involved in activities that contravene the act, it responds accordingly.” gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Police issue alert on thefts of donations There may be unreported thefts of donation boxes

A Port Coquitlam man is facing charges after a charitable donation box was stolen from a Nicola Avenue business last month.

And with Remembrance Day quickly approaching, police believe there could be similar unreported incidents they want to hear about.

Victor Hansen, 59, is known to the Coquitlam RCMP for stealing donation boxes and investigators said business owners need to keep an eye out and report any suspicious activity.

VICTOR HANSEN “It is entirely possible that people have not reported stolen donation boxes,” said Cpl. Michael McLaughlin. “Either they are not aware it has happened or they think the matter is too trivial for police.”

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“We are asking everyone to secure donation boxes, check them regularly and call police if they’re stolen,” McLaughlin said. “We want to make sure donated money goes where it belongs.”

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DONALEE KOLDINGNES ON THE COMMISSION STUDYING MOBILITY PRICING

“I’d be happy to help fund that bridge with my tax contributions, because I actually care about having good infrastructure & a functional society!”

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“Transportation economics is clear in its predictions. Want more of something, subsidize it (like we are doing with cars); want less of it, transfer full cost to individual.”

GUY LA PIERRE

THE TRI-CITY NEWS’ OPINION

Keep it fair when developing a new mobility pricing system W ould you pay more to take your private vehicle to work in rush hour to avoid taking the bus?

If both take the same amount of time — what with transit transfers and traffic delays — but the car provides door-todoor service, is it worth paying a few extra dollars for a congestion charge?

On the other hand, would paying more for a car get you on a bus or SkyTrain, which are better for the environment and move many more people per kilometre of road? Those questions may be what a new study into mobility pricing come down to over the next several months.

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So far, it appears that there are two camps: one group that says increasing density and development are causing gridlock problem and should be stopped; another that argues in favour of placing more costs on motorists to reduce demand for roads.

But the newly appointed commission will be looking beyond the car to understand how we move around the region and, with bridge tolls now removed and fuel tax revenues dropping, is poised to take a broad approach to financing transportation.

Fairness will be a key issue because it’s important that ev-

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eryone contribute to the costs of transportation and recognizes that roads aren’t free — drivers are heavily subsidized.

For those concerned about paying more to drive to work, it’s important to let the commission know that mobility pricing shouldn’t be a tax on employment. People need to get to their jobs and school, and transit isn’t always an efficient option.

Yes, there should be some efforts at demand management to reduce congestion, which means higher costs to drive, particularly at rush hour. But it’s important the commission look at the bigger picture.

There should be assurances

that the additional charges will ensure people who switch to transit and SkyTrain aren’t plagued by delays due to deteriorating infrastructure and lack of rolling stock (especially since transit delays seem to get more attention than regular delays on roads and highways caused by routine occurrences such as accidents and construction).

As well, if people are going to pay more to get to work, the pain needs to be shared so that one type of commuter doesn’t bear more than their share of the cost.

Fairness needs to be the operating mission in any new mobility pricing scheme.

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There’s no shortage of traffic congestion or public transportation need in the Lower Mainland, prompting creation of a commission looking into mobility pricing as an alternative to bridge tolls.

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Cut back on train noise The Editor, Ron McKinnon, the MP for Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam, is a pleasant gentleman but what have he and the federal Liberals done about the booming and clanging of the orchestra of trains continually passing through our village of

Port Coquitlam? Especially after 10 p.m. and through the early hours of the morning, when working stiffs are trying to get rest for the next day’s slog and kids trying to get rest for school.

Each train whistles four times and the lines through PoCo are very busy. There is no need for

this noise after 10 p.m.

So MP McKinnon, do something for your constituents and amend the Railway Safety Act to eliminate the whistles after 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. (as is done in the U.K.) and let PoCo people rest at night.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT 43

New boundary review process for schools Responsibility for decisions will now rest with supt.

DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

School District 43’s board of education has approved a new boundary review process that will allow it to be more nimble in organizing schools.

But parents won’t be given a chance to weigh in on the changes.

Approved last Tuesday, the boundary review process will take place when schools are overcrowded or under-populated, or when a new school is opening; it will require the superintendent to identify the reason for the review and outline the process to the board.

If there are staffing implications, presidents of employee groups — CUPE, Coquitlam Teachers’ Association and the Coquitlam Principals’ and Vice-principals’ Association — will be informed, then officials will meet administration in school sites and information will be provided to staff, parent advisory councils and student governments as required.

Previously, the process involved school meetings where

there would be discussions of timelines and process, examination of demographic data, and other information, then, following public meetings, the superintendent would provide a report and recommendations with supporting materials to the trustees, who would make the final decision.

But putting the process in the hands of the superintendent will streamline decision-making and provide more flexibility, trustees were told.

The change comes about because the district is facing a space squeeze caused mainly by the Supreme Court of Canada ruling restoring teachers’ collective agreement, which resulted in smaller classes mainly at elementary schools.

But the new Policy 19 Student Attendance Areas will continue to ensure that students won’t have to change schools if they are already going to the school; their siblings will also be grandfathered.

Trustees were told the district needs to be able to review its boundaries annually and the policy needs to be more flexible to allow decisions to be made more quickly in time for registration and school planning.

“The capital plan committee is meeting every two weeks and is constantly reviewing data to

better utilize school sites,” said Ivano Cecchini, SD43’s assistant secretary treasurer for facilities planning.

He said the Supreme Court decision alone has had the effect of reducing school capacity by about 12 to 13% and the district is in the middle of analyzing data now with a plan to introduce some boundary changes for next year.

School numbers show that kindergarten to Grade 12 enrolment has also increased by just over 19 FTE, bringing enrolment up to 30,372.75 FTE this year, up from 30,391.94 FTE in 2016.

Parents wanting their children to attend school out of their catchment can still do so and the process won’t change.

They will still have to fill out a form and will find out in early spring if their child can attend the school of choice based on the same priority that was in place in the original policy.

“We are dealing with incredible change management across the district,” noted Port Coquitlam Trustee Michael Thomas in voting for the policy change.

Any boundary changes will be communicated before preregistration begins for kindergarten, likely late January.

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The purchases are part of a long-term replacement plan to ensure that technology in schools is less than six years old. SD43 spent $1.8 million from its operating surplus leveraged to $3 million from technology subsidies.

In all, 5,900 new devices were purchased, including 3,700 laptops plus 1,500 iPads and 750 desktop computers.

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$558k from unions and companies in ’14 vote continued from front page

The change would stop hundreds of thousands of union and corporate dollars from entering local political campaigns based on an analysis of 2014 political contributions. Corporations shelled out $405,576 out of a total $890,319 raised by candidates for Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody councils while unions donated $152,186.

Combined, businesses and unions accounted for 63% of money raised by candidates in the 2014 Tri-City civic elections.

Under new rules, a mix of fundraising and a candidate’s own money will likely be the only way to fund campaigns if the legislation — retroactive to Oct. 31, 2017 — is passed.

But a political watcher who has spent 20 years lobbying for more accountability in municipal politics says the most immediate impact of the changes to municipal campaign financing will be the creation of more formal slates.

SLATE POLITICS

Patrick Smith, a political science professor at SFU, says candidates in upcoming elections will likely band together under a shared banner and campaign platform in order to obtain more visibility and pool resources.

“I think that is a good thing that’s needed in at-large system so you can hold councils to account. You can ask them at the end of four years, ‘Did you do what you promised?’” Smith said.

Slates are rare in the TriCities but have been tried in Coquitlam, where a group calling itself Protect Coquitlam fielded five candidates in 2014, with Bonito Zarrillo and Chris Wilson winning seats on council and the three other candidates finishing out of the running.

And in Port Moody three years ago, unsuccessful mayoral candidate Gaetan Royer led what many considered a fivemember slate, backed by NDP MP Fin Donnelly, from which three candidates were elected — incumbents Rick Glumac and Zoe Royer as well as newcomer Barbara Junker.

Smith acknowledged that slates are not popular at the municipal level but argues that they have positive benefits, especially for the voter who typically doesn’t know the individual candidates but can identify politically with a group.

The changes may even spur voter turnout, typically around 30%, and will bring municipal politics into the “21st century,” Smith said.

B.C. had a reputation of being the “wild west” for campaign donations and the changes are a good step forward but “not the end of the game,” Smith said, pointing out the donations should be posted in real time so people see who is funding campaigns with contributions stopped about a week

IN 2014...

In the 2014 municipal election, the following donations were recorded by Tri-City mayors:

COQUITLAM

RICHARD STEWART (who won with 15,002 votes) • $46,250 in corporate donations • $3,500 in individual donations • $20,488 of his own money TOTAL: $70,238

council in 2011, stated in a press release that the changes were required to “make sure that democracy at the local level works for everyone not just a select few.”

The proposed changes will apply to all local elections starting in 2018, including campaigns for councillors, mayors, electoral area directors and school trustees. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC — with files from Gary McKenna

Burke Mountain Schools Community Information Session Members of the community are invited to attend a public information session about future schools on Burke Mountain.

The purpose of the information session is:  To communicate background information and provide updates about the future of schools on Burke Mountain;  To answer questions from the community.

When: 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 9, 2017 Where: Leigh Elementary School - Gymnasium 1230 Soball Street, Coquitlam *Childminding will be available.

Learn more at: www.sd43.bc.ca/BMSI

PORT COQUITLAM GREG MOORE (8,632 votes) • $36,111 in corporate donations • $1,500 in union donations • $3,100 in individual donations TOTAL: $40,711

PORT MOODY

MIKE CLAY (4,261 votes) • $14,019 in corporate donations • $11,000 in union donations • $13,314 in individual donations • $720 of his own money TOTAL: $39,053.

Corporate and union donations are also sprinkled liberally throughout incumbent council donations in all three cities, with PoCo’s Mike Forrest the only current councillor who ran a campaign in 2014 without either union or corporate contributions. He self-funded his winning campaign at a cost of $7,008.

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before the election.

“There’s a lot of money in the system and the changes have been painfully slow.”

NUMBERS ADD UP

How much cash could potentially be removed from Tri-City municipal campaigns?

Based on 2014 election campaign disclosures, $557,762 would be immediately disqualified from the 2018 election campaign, although some of those funds could be donated by individuals.

But to get the equivalent from individuals under new campaign legislation proposed by the NDP government would require politicians to seek handouts from nearly 500 people who would then have to shell out the maximum $1,200 contribution.

Self funding is another option. Last time, candidates spent $225,065 of their own money while individual donations amounted to a much smaller amount of the total raised or $107,492.

Minister Robinson, who accepted $7,500 from CUPE Local 386 as well as $1,500 from the Infinity Group of Companies when she ran for Coquitlam

HOUSING CHOICES REVIEW – PHASE 1 In an effort to bring a wider variety of housing types to Coquitlam neighbourhoods, the City is reviewing the Housing Choices Program. The first phase of the Housing Choices Review includes the potential expansion of carriage houses and garden cottages across single-family areas of Southwest Coquitlam.

Visit coquitlam.ca/housingchoicesreview to find out about the current Housing Choices Program, the proposed changes and future phases of the Housing Choices Review.

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ANNUAL SCARY STORY CONTEST

And the Scary Story Contest winners are...

Coquitlam and Port Moody public libraries once again partnered with The Tri-City News to present the Scary Story Contest, which asked young people to write a terrifying tale in time for Halloween. Dozens responded and librarians narrow down entries to shortlists of about half a dozen stories in each age category; the winners were chosen by a Tri-City News judge. They’re printed below and all the stories are available at tricitynews.com.

15 TO 18 YEARS WINNER

11 TO 14 YEARS WINNER

KIARA KOZAK, 15, PORT MOODY

AMY LUTY, 14, COQUITLAM

Update Complete

“S

oftware update complete,” my computer reads to me. I unplug the cord running from my laptop to the back of my head. I’ve added 10 extra Yottabytes to my memory and can now think and analyze even faster. Everyone does this now. Five years ago, I had the surgery to add a memory chip to my brain and I’ve convinced my family to do the same. Having computer chips in human brains has benefited humanity for years now — we have been able to advance further in fields of technology and physics from our upgraded analytical skills. This is the future.

I turn off my laptop and go to sleep. … …

Except I don’t. I lay there, awake for hours, like I can’t turn my brain off. No problem, this usually happens after a software update. I just need to relax.

I decide to go out for a drive. Maybe it will calm me. I get in my car and drive out to the abandoned side of town — it’s very calming at night. There’s an old bell tower there that doesn’t work anymore that I like to look at. I gaze up at the belfry and notice something strange. There are people up there. What are they doing? I call out, but get no answer. Then it gets stranger — they start floating around like wraiths in a graveyard. Are those humans?

What’s going on? I don’t stay long enough to find out.

I’m driving home as fast as I can when the ground starts to split. I scream. These figures are haunting me. I manage to make it over the cracks before I fall through, and look back to see the old town fall into a sinkhole. It seems unreal. I keep driving until I get home, far

Manor of Blood

away from the eeriness following me.

I get home and go to bed where my wife is.

I have to tell her what happened. Except she isn’t there. Someone — something — else has taken her place and is laying where she used to be. I start yelling at it. “Who are you?

Where’s my wife!?” The figure starts saying something back that I can’t understand. “Get out of my house!” I scream. I start throwing things at it — anything I can find — when the room starts to move back and forth like a pendulum. I fall to the ground, hitting my head. As soon as I do, everything stops moving. The figure is replaced with my wife yelling at me like I’m insane. My bedroom is a mess of broken lamps and scattered pillows. I look outside and see no sinkhole in the middle of the road. Did I just imagine everything? But it felt so real. It felt so…

It was then I realized. I’ve been hacked. The ‘software update’ was a virus that everyone has downloaded into their minds. I was the first. Now the madness begins.

OTHER FINALISTS, 15-18

• Second: Horror, Anton Miguel Villadolid, 15, Coquitlam • Third: The Game I Play, Emily Lam, 17, Coquitlam

OTHER FINALISTS, 11-14

• Second: Snow White, Snow Red, Coco Ruan, 13, Coquitlam • Third: Children Make the Best Food, Sunny Liang, 13, Coquitlam

“T

his is a terrible idea. We shouldn’t be doing this Hannah… We need to turn back,” Caleb said, visibly shuddering.

Hannah, ignoring her brother, traced the intricate designs on the Manor’s iron doors.

It towered over their little town, a constant reminder of the powerful forces inside.

Behind them, the bells in the church belfry stood still, creating an eerie silence.

Reluctantly, Caleb approached her. Mist swirled around them, like ghosts attempting to pull them into the afterlife.

“I’m not turning back,” Hannah confirmed, wrenching the double doors open. Dust poured out of the building, clogging up her throat. Coughing, she fanned the air with her hands and tried to get a look inside. She almost wished she hadn’t.

Ripped furniture littered the room, as though something had torn it to pieces. The ancient wallpaper hung limply from the walls, tattered and stained red. A grandfather clock leaned against the wall, pendulum swinging.

Glistening, white bones stuck out of the carpet at their feet. Caleb squeaked, backing away.

Hannah grabbed his wrist, holding him there.

They would not, they could not, back down.

A row of little candleholders lined the walls. They glowed softly amidst the darkness. Hannah, reaching her hand in, felt the dripping wax. It clung to her hand, sticky and hot. Someone, or something, had been here recently.

She walked up the winding stairs, stopping when Caleb spoke up. “This is trespassing, not to mention it’s dangerous! I’m leaving.”

“Be my guest,” she muttered, tired of his

complaining. His footsteps echoed after him.

Guilt lingered in Hannah’s chest. The least she could do was help him find the exit. She headed down the stairs, hoping she could catch him.

As she ran, something cracked underneath her feet. Hannah glanced down, a piercing scream rising from her throat. Below her, blank eyes staring into her very soul, lay the body of Caleb. Blood oozed from his chest and pooled around her, staining her shoes crimson.

A cold wind ran along her neck. Hannah turned, falling silent. A wraith stood over her, its eyes empty and black. A long, shadowy cloak hung from its shoulders and rusted chains twisted around its wrists. She stepped backwards, hyperventilating.

Floating closer, the wraith let out a shrill howl. Blood dripped from the bottom of its cloak. Caleb’s blood. Hannah turned and tumbled down the stairs.

The demon chased after her, it’s rotten hands reaching for her. It yanked at her coat, pulling her backwards. Hastily, she struggled to undo the buttons on the coat, sending it flying backwards. Howling, the wraith lost its hold on her.

Hannah grabbed a candle from the wall, hurling it at the window. Glass shattered around her, and dug into the flesh on her legs.

She crouched down, springing upwards.

Just as she reached the window, the wraith grabbed her by the leg. Hannah kicked at it desperately, but it pulled her back into the darkness. In the distance, the church bells rang softly.

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TC CALENDAR THURSDAY, NOV. 2 • All Souls Night at St. John the Apostle Anglican, 2208 St. Johns Street, Port Moody; from 7:30-9:30 p.m., the church will be open as a sacred space to remember those who have died.

Info: www.stja.ca.

SATURDAY, NOV. 4 • Fall bazaar, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 2208 St. Johns St., Port Moody. Fun, food and crafts to share in the hall at St John’s the Apostle Church. Parking at the rear and in the corner parking lot.

SUNDAY, NOV. 5 • Minnekhada Park Association Creative Café, 1-4 p.m., Minnekhada Lodge, 4455 Oliver Rd., Coquitlam. Featured: Mike’s Open Mic, Gayle Arnold, Dragana Hajduk and Katherine Gonzalez. Note: Lodge parking is limited. For the best experience, park at the Quarry Road parking lot and take 10-minute walk to the lodge. Info: minnekhadaparkassn@gmail.com or minnekhada.ca.

TUESDAY, NOV. 7

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

• Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo. Speaker: Dr Matthew Chan, a radiation oncology resident at BC Cancer Agency, who will be presenting on radiation treatment. All those affected by prostate problems are urged to come and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. Refreshments will be provided. There is no charge but donations are welcome. Info: Craig, 604-928-9220 or Ken, 604-936-2998.

• 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.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8 • Hyde Creek Watershed

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild

Society monthly meeting, 7:15 p.m., 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo. The public are invited to attend the meeting, tour the facility and see projects currently underway. As well, the society is looking for volunteers; you choose the time and days that you are free to help; looking for help in planning our 2017 Salmon Festival and for tour guides and assistants for daytime school visits are always needed as well as volunteers interested in working with dayto-day operations. Info: www. hydecreek.org or email at hcws. info@gmail.com.

• Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club features a presentation “A Philatelic Journey Through World War II” by Michael Souza.

Visitors welcome. Stamp swap and shop at 7 p.m., presentation at 8 p.m., Burke Mountain Fire Hall meeting room, 3501 David Ave., Coquitlam. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-9419306.

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Cuddle up & get scared A GOOD READ KATHY JOHNSON

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s the weather turns cold — and spooky with Halloween last night — I like to read books with magical themes and characters. These books will appeal to fans of urban fantasy, magical realism and historical fantasy.

• The History of Magic by Alice Hoffman: This is a delightful prequel to Practical Magic in which we meet the Owens sisters, Franny and Jet, along with their brother, Vincent. They’re teens in turbulent 1960s New York, where their mother has been secretive about the extent of their magical abilities to protect them from society and the family curse. But secrets have a way of revealing themselves and, reluctantly, their mom sends the trio to spend a month with their aunt, where they begin to uncover the truth about their heritage. It’s a story about magic, yes, but also about the power of love.

• The Witches of New York

by Ami McKay: Seventeenyear-old Beatrice Dunn has the ability to communicate with the dead. She leaves for New York, where she is employed by two women, also witches, who run Tea and Sympathy, a shop that serves the needs of wealthy ladies in distress. The three women and their gifts and independence attract unwanted attention, and Beatrice soon finds herself in danger from a fanatical reverend hellbent on ridding the world of witchcraft.

The three main characters are strong and compelling and keep you wanting to read on.

McKay weaves in elements of spiritualism, science and

Egyptology, against which these events take place.

• Norma by Sofi Oksanen: This novel is a modern retelling of Rapunzel that takes place in Helsinki, Finland. Norma’s hair is remarkable — it grows so quickly that it needs to be cut daily but it also responds to her moods and the physical and mental states of those around her. This book is part thriller and part clever critique of the exploitation of women in the beauty industry. Propelled by her mother’s untimely death into dangerous circumstances and family secrets, Norma is overwhelmed by the truth kept from her by her own mother. Now she must sort out for herself how to survive this cutthroat world in which she finds herself tangled.

• The Good People by Hannah Kent: This book places folklore, religion and isolation together in the crucible of a small, isolated Irish community; the story that ensues is both inevitable and harsh. Nora’s four-year-old grandson, a once happy, vibrant child, has become weak, his body twisted and the only sounds he makes coming out as unnatural moaning. The community sees a changeling child

responsible for the unusual events plaguing their community and this sends Nora to the wise woman, Nance, who is known as a healer. Before this story ends, all the powers of this community will force Nora to an extreme that is motivated by fear and love.

• The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell: This young adult novel is the beginning of a new series and features magic, time travel and altered history. The Mageus are bound to the island of Manhattan by a powerful force called the Brink, created by non-magical beings; crossing this energy field will cause the Mageus to lose their abilities and, sometimes, their lives.

Esta, the smart, gutsy heroine, has been sent from the future to 1901; her task is to steal a magical book that her teacher thinks will put an end to the Brink.

She meets her match in the Magician but can she trust him?

This fast-paced book is full of intrigue, danger and secret societies. It will keep you guessing right up to the last page.

A Good Read is a column by TriCity librarians that is published on Wednesdays. Kathy Johnson works at Coquitlam Public Library.

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I you love learning and the library, wait until you see the Canada 150 Living Library program Saturday at Coquitlam Public Library’s City Centre branch. From 10 a.m. to 4 pm in Rooms 136 and 137, you can drop in and visit with a living book — a person who will share their knowledge and experience with you in a 20-minute chat. These fascinating people have all made positive contributions to our nation and they will talk with you one-on-one about their jobs, volunteer work and activism.

Here are just a few of the living “books” you can “borrow”: • 10 a.m. to noon: Eileen Mohan — activist against gangs, drugs and guns following the murder of her son, Christopher, an innocent victim caught up in a Surrey Six gang hit in 2007.

• 10 a.m. to noon: Trish Mandewo — a champion for social change who supports programs that empower women locally and in Africa.

• 11 a.m. to noon: Margaret F. — founder of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women.

• 2 to 3 p.m.: John P. — Rhodes scholar, retired lawyer and teacher. He now volunteers as an English as an Additional Language tutor.

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Left, Coquitlam resident Marian Hazelwood with her Vancouver Island arbutus tree oil painting. Above, the group mural to mark 50 years of the Port Moody Art Association — a project that Hazelwood helped to organize.

VISUAL ARTS

Half a century for PoMo art group JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News

In Vancouver’s Expo year of 1986 — and after she saw her youngest son enter kindergarten — Coquitlam painter Marian Hazelwood got an invite to an art show at Dogwood Pavilion.

Hazelwood had studied visual arts at her Vancouver high school and had picked up a few classes on the side but, for the most part, the mother of five had put her hobby on hold to raise her family. “I figured oils and kids don’t mix.”

Then, Laurie Thompson and Hazel Graveness reached out to re-spark her passion.

Hazelwood remembers that Dogwood display well. “I was just about in tears. It was so wonderful,” she said, “because I had finally found an outlet

where I was supported.”

A project facilities manager by trade, Hazelwood soon signed on to become a member of the Port Moody Art Association (PMAA), a group Thompson and Graveness had belonged to for at least a decade each.

Hazelwood quickly gained a name for herself with her powerful oil landscapes. An avid hiker and camper, Hazelwood took her cue from nature, snapping photos of B.C.’s land, water and trees and translating them onto a canvas.

And this weekend, for PMAA’s 50th anniversary show and sale, Hazelwood will have three of her original compositions up for grabs: A striking image of an arbutus tree from a fishing trip she took with her husband and a son near Sooke, on Vancouver Island; a piece

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Can you see the snail? The PMAA’s 50th anniversary mural is full of surprises. It will be hung at Eagle Ridge Hospital after its showcase at the annual art show this weekend, at the rec complex. titled “Timeless” of a cedar tree in the forest; and “Whispers” of a west coast beach.

But the paintings — and the dozens of others exhibited by

PMAA members — aren’t the only reason Hazelwood is excited about this weekend.

Hazelwood is anxious to reveal PMAA’s anniversary

mural, a two-year project to mark five decades of the arts organization she joined 31 years ago.

In total, 35 PMAA members were picked to paint a 10” by 10” square for the legacy mosaic, which after this weekend’s show will be donated to Eagle Ridge Hospital.

A photo of a blue heron, snapped by PMAA member Christine Yurchuk, was enlarged then divided into a grid with 35 squares for the artists to paint — using their own styles — then to blend in as a group (Hazelwood’s square is #34, titled North Shore of the Inlet, located at the bottom, second from right).

The artists’ additions to the Yurchuk photo include wellknown landmarks in PoMo (city hall, Burrard Generating Station, etc.) as well as com-

mon wildlife and First Nations historical references. “It really came together well,” Hazelwood said proudly while studying each panel. “There’s so much to look at.”

Guests to the 50th anniversary show and sale will be able to see the finished mosaic — framed by PMAA member Randy Green — in the main entrance, in the wellness room at the Port Moody recreation complex; however, for those unable to attend the show, it can also be seen on the PMAA website, thanks to Green’s technical talents, at: portmoodyartassociation.com.

• Doors open Friday at 7:30 p.m. for the Port Moody Art Association’s 50th anniversary art show and sale. It continues Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the PoMo rec complex (300 Ioco Rd.).

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GNO painting on block ROBERT SONDERGAARD

Port Coquitlam’s Chad Matchette directs the remount of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby. It opens Friday and runs until Nov. 19.

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Align back with Joseph A musical staged by a Coquitlam-based theatre company will return by popular demand.

On Friday, Align Entertainment opens its remount of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby.

The company, which was co-founded by Chad Matchette of Lindbjerg Academy of Performing Arts in Coquitlam, wanted to bring the show back as it was a crowd favourite last year — and enjoyed by families.

“When it was over, we had a lot of people asking us if we would do it again,” said Matchette’s wife, Erin, a Port

Coquitlam resident who reprises her role as Mrs. Potihar.

“We had a really, really successful run and many people didn’t get the opportunity to see it so we thought, ‘Why not?’”

“It’s actually going to be the first time that we’ve done a remount as the response last year was so great for this show,” Chad Matchette added.

Chad Matchette directs the cast — most of which are reprising their parts, including Stuart Barkley as Joseph, Katie-Rose Connors as the narrator and Terry Fox secondary grad Justin Lapena as the Pharaoh — while his daughter is also involved in

the production; a graduate of the Capilano University musical theatre diploma program, Emily Matchette is now an performing arts undergrad at Douglas College in New Westminster.

Other Tri-City residents in Andrew Lloyd WebberTim Rice musical include: Nicholas Bradbury, Mark Turpin, Aaron Stewart, Joanna Kovats and Jillian Perkins.

Turpin’s wife, Melissa, is the choreographer while Patti Volk is producing.

• Tickets for Joseph, running Nov. 3 to Nov. 19 at the Michael J. Fox Theatre (7373 MacPherson Ave., Burnaby), are via alignentertainment. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

A collaborative art project from Girls’ Night Out — a fundraiser held last month for the Port Moody Arts Centre — is now up for grabs.

Artist Christy Dunsmore, a new instructor at PMAC, designed the Secret Passions and Journeys Not Taken participatory art project, of which the proceeds from the silent auction will support the St. Johns Street facility.

The deadline to place a bid is Monday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. or call PMAC at 604-931-2008.

FOR AMANDA

A multi-media performance about the late Amanda Todd, a Port Coquitlam student who took her life after being cyberbullied, will be staged in Vancouver tomorrow (Thursday).

The National Arts Centre Orchestra will play Life Reflected that features a repertoire about four exceptional Canadian women: astronaut Roberta Bondar, Mi’kmaw poet and songwriter Rita Joe, writer Alice Munro and Todd, who was 15 when she died.

The Todd portion was composed by Jocelyn Morlock.

For tickets to the show at The Centre (777 Homer St.), visit vancouversymphony.ca.

BOOKS CORNER

Coquitlam author Jason Lee has a new book out.

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Christy Dunsmore with her art project from Girls Night Out. And partial proceeds from the sale of Living with the Dragon - Healing 15,000 Days of Abuse and Shame will be donated to the Movember Foundation, a group supporting men’s mental health.

“My goal is to raise $500 by the end of November — an aggressive goal that I can hopefully achieve for a great cause,” Lee wrote, noting the thrust of his fundraising drive came after the Las Vegas mass shooting. The book can be picked up via amazon.ca and indigo.ca.

Meanwhile, Coquitlam author Farida Somjee has her first novel out called The Beggar’s Dance. The work took the best fiction prize at last month’s Whistler Writers Festival.

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Krushel and Alex van Geyn are in a thriller at Douglas College this month.

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WEST COAST EXPERIENCES

Above, a cyclist at last March’s BC Uncorked helped to raise funds for the Ride to Conquer Cancer. Left, guests at the last Coquitlam Craft Beer Festival, also held at Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club.

BENEFIT EVENTS

International flair for wine, food fest in Coq. BC Uncorked will keep its lid on this season.

Instead of concentrating on provincial wineries, West Coast Experiences will go global to feature an array of international wine and food pairings at its Coquitlam fall festival this weekend.

“We want to keep things fresh and interesting,” John Gerum said of his company’s two wine bashes, held at the Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club.

Representatives from more than 50 wineries — highlighting 10 countries — will pour samples at the inaugural event.

And Italy will be in the limelight thanks to support from the Italian Chamber of Commerce, the EU Chamber of Commerce and Marquis Wine Cellars.

Among the two dozen Italian liquids to flow, in the Club’s lower floor tasting rooms, will be from Rocca delle Macie, Ruffino, Masi and Valdo.

And, upstairs, in the international theme rooms, about 80 European selections will be offered to guests from agencies such as Barcbees Fine Wines, Crush Imports, E&J Gallo and Empson Wines Canada.

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Visitors at BC Uncorked last March enjoyed provincial wines and food from Tri-City eateries.

Still, North American vineyards won’t be cut out.

Gerum said there’ll be a couple of B.C. wines to round out the list such as from Narrative (a new Okanagan winery) as well as from the William Hill Estate Winery of Napa, Cali.

“The idea is to have lots of selection,” Gerum said. “Local is great but we’ve been wanting to combine our festival with an international element, too.”

Gerum said he plans to return with BC Uncorked on March 10, 2018, in Coquitlam.

Meanwhile, West Coast Experiences is returning this weekend with the Coquitlam

Craft Beer Fest, also on the Plateau. Some 40 craft breweries and distilleries such as the Tri-Cities’ own Mariner Beer, North Paw Brew Co. and West Coast Cider — plus food pairings from Tri-City eateries — will be on hand.

New for this season’s beer fest is a matinee edition on Saturday. “We had a lot of comments in the past where people weren’t able to attend because of conflicts with their work schedules,” he noted.

But what will be a constant for the bi-annual events is the charity component, he said.

Once again, partial proceeds will be donated to Team Taylor, which is cycling for the Ride to Conquer Cancer in aid of the BC Cancer Foundation.

As well, like in past years, drink tokens won’t be used.

“We find that’s a real bonus,” Gerum said. “People don’t like them so we have them as part of the ticket price.”

• The Tri-City International Wine Fest is on Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.; the Coquitlam Craft Beer Fest is on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at noon. Visit westcoastexperiences.com. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

ARTS EDUCATION

PDA ONLINE AUCTION NETS $9,002 The second annual online auction to benefit arts education at Place des Arts hauled in $9,002 last week.

Organizers of the twoweek fundraiser for the Coquitlam arts centre had initially set a goal of $8,500; however, that number was bumped up to $10,000 half way through.

Executive director Joan McCauley said the centre hiked last year’s target midway, too, from $5,000 and

managed to bring in $8,300.

“I always think we need to push it and I like to extend the goal,” she said. “The more that we raise, the more we provide for the arts.”

McCauley said she anticipates the total to go up more with more donations trickling in from auction bidders who were unable to secure prizes. Visit placedesarts.ca.

Meanwhile, plans are already underway for the third edition of the online auction,

in 2018. “We’ve got a good relationship with our donors and it’s a very efficient way to raise money,” McCauley said noting 98% of the cash raised went to the intended goal rather than staffing costs.

“We want to thank our supporters who participated.

Without them, we wouldn’t be able to provide.”

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Coquitlam teacher gets another crack Stevi Schnoor to play at rugby league World Cup MARIO BARTEL

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Stevi Schnoor’s rugby achievements feels a little like déja-vu. With a twist.

The Coquitlam school teacher earned three caps with Canada’s national women’s team, including an appearance at the 2009 Nation’s Cup, just the second time the prestigious tournament that brings together top teams like England, Wales and the USA, had been staged.

Later this month she’ll pull on a red and white rugby jersey once again, at the Women’s Rugby League World Cup. Again, Schnoor is a bit of a pioneer.

This is the first time Canada will be represented at the world championship tournament for rugby league. The game is a slightly different version of its more widely known cousin, rugby union, where Canada finished fifth at its women’s World Cup in Ireland last August.

In rugby league there are only 13 players a side and possession of the ball must change after six tackles. With fewer players and less emphasis on contesting possession of the ball with rucks, league rugby is often regarded as a more freeflowing, physically demanding version of the sport.

It also requires a different way of thinking, Schnoor said.

“As much as you think rugby is rugby, it’s not,” she said.

“The skills are the same, but the strategy is way different.

There’s a very large learning curve and it’s still happening.”

Schnoor, who plays club rugby with United and has

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Stevi Schnoor will be playing for Canada at the Rugby League World Cup in Australia later this month. She previously earned three caps playing for Canada in rugby union, but she never played in a World Cup. been coaching the girls team at Gleneagle secondary school for 10 years, thought her highlevel playing days were behind her. In fact, for the past five years she’s been playing women’s professional arena football in the Legends Football League that used to be known as the Lingerie Football League.

But when Schnoor heard last year about a plan to assemble

a team of Canadian women for the rugby league World Cup, she didn’t hesitate to sign on for one of the regional tryouts that were held last summer across the country.

“It’s just the opportunity to go to the World Cup, that was definitely a big pull for me,” said Schnoor, who never got that chance with the national women’s rugby union side. “I

had to take the chance, to kind of finish it all.”

In September, a long list of top players from the regional camps was invited to a training camp in Toronto that included a pair of exhibition matches against a touring team from Australia. From that, coach Mike Castle selected a roster of 23 women who will depart Nov. 6 for 10 days of training

and team-building before they play their first match at the World Cup on Nov. 16.

Many of her teammates are familiar from her days as a top rugby union player, Schnoor said. That’s making it easier for everyone to get on the same page as they get familiar with the league game.

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It won’t be easy.

Canada’s first-round match is against New Zealand, who have won the tournament three times since its inception see HOPING, page 25

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FIELD HOCKEY

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Heritage Woods Kodiaks defender Alex Ictush marks a South Delta forward in their championship match at last week’s Fraser Valley high school field hockey championships at Tamanawis park in Surrey. The Kodiaks lost 1-0, but they will be one of three local teams travelling to Richmond to play in the BC AAA provincial field hockey championships, Nov. 15 to 17. They’ll be joined at the provincial tournament by Dr. Charles Best secondary, which finished third in the regional final following their victory over Centennial in the bronze medal match. The Centaurs also earned a berth in the provincials. District champions, Gleneagle, finished sixth and failed to advance.

RUGBY LEAGUE

Hoping to grow game continued from page 24

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Terry Fox Ravens’ ball carrier Cade Coté is hauled down by a pack of Lord Tweedsmuir tacklers in their BC Secondary Schools Football Association AAA game, last Friday at Coquitlam’s Percy Perry Stadium. Tweedsmuir won the game 17-0 and moved into sole possession of second place in the eastern conference, ahead of the fourth-ranked Ravens. In Friday’s earlier game at Percy Perry, Centennial was thumped 60-12 by Mt. Boucherie. In junior varsity action last Thursday, Terry Fox beat Seaquam 30-19 while Centennial fell to New Westminster 46-12. The Fox and Centennial senior teams wrap up their regular season schedules on Friday at 7 p.m. at Percy Perry with their annual cross-town showdown.

in 2000. They then face PapauNew Guinea on Nov. 19 before concluding pool play against the defending champions, Australia, on Nov. 22. Four of the six teams advance to the semi-finals on Nov. 26 and the final will be played Dec. 2, as

“To be able to be one of the first people to do that, and bring some attention to is awesome,” she said.

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part of a double-header with the men’s World Cup final at Brisbane Stadium.

But it’s once the bruises have healed and the roar of the crowds has dissipated the real work begins, Schnoor said. She sees an opportunity to grow awareness of rugby league.

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