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Police: Mental health help is needed Extra staff sought to help deal with ‘numerous clients’ GARY MCKENNA

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Wayne and Linda Taylor with Amir Taghinia, who they sponsored to come to Canada. Taghinia is an asylum seeker from Iran whose harrowing tale begins when he fled his home at 15 because of his religious beliefs. Now 24, and after four and a half years in an Australian detention centre, he’s looking to start a new life in Canada.

REFUGEES

One refugee’s long journey to a new home DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Leaving POW-like conditions in a disease-ridden detention centre in the middle

of a South Pacific jungle to live in a private room in one of Coquitlam’s nicer neighbourhoods has Amir Taghinia shaking his head in disbelief.

“I still can’t believe it’s real,”

says the slight young man with a freshly-cut mop of black hair.

At 24, Taghinia has survived a dangerous journey and, thanks to the sponsorship of a

group of Tri-City residents, he is ready to start again.

“From the deepest, darkest hole, there is always some light,” he tells The Tri-City News.

It was a search for freedom and fear for his life that set Taghinia on his journey when he was just 15.

see AFTER A HARROWING, page 3

The Coquitlam RCMP is requesting more resources to deal with the growing number of residents in the community struggling with mental health and addiction issues.

Supt. Sean Maloney told city council during budget discussions Tuesday “numerous clients” who are well-known to police make up a disproportionate number of the overall call volume. He said focusing on these individuals would assist them in getting the help they need while easing pressures on police staffing levels.

“Until we actually spend time and resources focused on dealing with these people, our call volume is going to increase,” Maloney said. “What we need to do is get these people off the street and into help, obviously.” see HOSPITAL WAITS, page 6

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REFUGEES

After a harrowing, nine-year journey, refugee says: ‘I feel I am at home now’ continued from front page

“I figured out how to have my own faith. I liked Christianity, the way they lived,” he says.

He feared being detained

by Iranian authorities, leading him on a nine-year quest for freedom. The journey took him to the deepest jungle of Papua, New Guinea, where he lived with 1,500 other men in squalor at the notorious Manus Island Regional Processing Centre — a detention camp.

After five years of illness, despair and even solitary confinement for his role in a hunger strike protesting living conditions, he’s now staying with Wayne and Linda Taylor in Coquitlam, and searching for an apartment and a job — the expectations of most ordinary young men.

Taghinia’s life up until now has been anything but ordinary.

When he left Iran, he ended up in Malaysia, where he studied and went to work. But like so many people from his region running for their lives, and with his student visa running out, he paid a smuggler to carry him across the Indian Ocean from Indonesia. The boat was cramped with 80 others on board and food was in short supply.

With nothing but his passport sealed in a plastic case and the clothes on his back, Taghinia was hoping for rescue and freedom in Australia.

Instead, he and other asylum seekers were taken by Australian authorities to a detention centre on Papua, New Guinea because of a new rule preventing on-shore maritime asylum claims.

Living in an old army hospital in hot, humid and dank conditions, with illness ever present, Taghinia was despondent.

“They treated us just like criminals,” he says. “I don’t know how I went through all this and didn’t kill myself.”

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Outside the Manus Island detention centre where Amir Taghinia lived for almost five years until he was sponsored to come to Canada. Deteriorating conditions in the now-closed facility prompted the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to declare the situation a humanitarian emergency. The facility was closed just as Taghinia left for Canada but approximately 600 asylum seekers remain there.

“I was very deflated, I thought, ‘Four years, come on.’”

Wayne Taylor on the time and effort required to sponsor Amir Taghinia to come to Canada it took him nearly five years to get out of the detention centre.

Hoarding cigarettes and exchanging them for a cellphone and sim card, he began contacting people who might aid him in his plight. He was told he needed someone to vouch for him in order to be sponsored to Canada. He had met Chelsea Taylor at an immunization clinic when he was interpreting for her, and managed to reach her via email.

But time was running out.

The Australian government was planning to shut down the facility, leaving the refugees stranded without food and water until a new centre could be established or the men went back home. For two years, the Taylor family worked to get Taghinia out of the detention centre, where six men had died, including one of his friends.

Wayne Taylor was told it would take four years to complete the paperwork.

“I was very deflated, I thought, ‘Four years, come on.’

“I just kept pushing, I was told by [CoquitlamPort Coquitlam MP] Ron McKinnon, write a letter to the minister, he would write an adjoining letter and ask them to upgrade Amir from normal to urgent, and to support that and back it up with reasons why.”

Eventually, the Canadian visa office agreed to work with the family and, once initial contact was made in June, Taghinia’s documentation, records, medical check and other requirements were processed.

On Oct. 31 at Vancouver International Airport, Taghinia made a quick call to his family back home.

“I told them I was finally in Canada.”

A NEW LIFE

Ice tinkles in a glass of water as it is placed on the table. A curly-haired poodle mix jumps on the couch while the late afternoon light shines through a large picture window with a view of Port Moody’s north shore.

All the comforts of home, and Linda Taylor points out her young charge has a social insurance number, a dentist, MSP coverage and is meeting with someone to help him with his resume.

Taghinia, a fluent Englishspeaker, hasn’t yet graduated from high school, and that’s a first order of business once he finds rental accommodation.

It is clear the young man is living in two places at once.

With his cell phone ever present in his hand, he is in touch with the 600 remaining asylum seekers who he says are starving and digging wells for water at the detention centre, too afraid to leave.

“What [the Australians] are doing to them is inhumane and this is a country that has signed on with the UNHCR [the UN’s refugee agency].”

But here in the Taylors’ home, it’s hard to believe there is such a place and, for a moment, Taghinia is peaceful.

“I don’t feel weird,” he says, “I feel I am home now.”

• A crowdfunding page has been set up to help cover the sponsorship costs for Amir Taghinia; you can find it at: gofundme.com/help-amir-starthis-new-life. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

Telling Tri-Cities refugees’ stories DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Imagine fleeing your home under duress and landing in an unfamiliar place with a new language to learn, new cultural expectations to absorb and a new life to build from nothing.

For seven recent refugee arrivals to the Tri-Cities, the challenge was daunting but they managed.

Meet Vesal, Fereshteh, Abbas, Betul, Fariba, Heba and Suhail, who are the faces of a new campaign to raise awareness about the contributions of newcomers to community life.

“It’s a celebration,” said Abigail Cameron, manager of the Tri-Cities Local Immigration Partnership, who conducted the interviews for the ad campaign, which is being published in The Tri-City News and posted at tricitieslip.ca to coincide with Multiculturalism Week (Nov. 13 to 19).

Originally from Iran and Syria, the refugees arrived here recently, many of them in the last year, and all are making astounding progress toward their new life, said Cameron.

Some are volunteering in the community, others are finding work or are going to school. Vesal Amini, for example, is studying to be a pilot. Fereshteh Torabi is studying accounting at BCIT. Abbas Khanehzarrin is studying to be a security systems technician, also at BCIT. Betul Nebhen was recently hired by a local company and says her favourite thing about Canada is the “lovely people who have helped me and my children so much.”

Fariba Hooshmand, who now works in retail, said initially her family faced many challenges in settling in Canada but the biggest was learning English. “I took many language classes to help build my skills and employability,” she writes in her story.

The partnership behind the campaign, including government, social services and settlement agencies, hopes the campaign builds awareness and understanding.

“They have the same hopes and dreams we have: having a career and building a safe place to live in the community.

We wanted to bring a human face to those stories.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

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SPCA moving to new spot to help animals JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News

It has housed election campaign offices and retail stores.

And, now, puppies and kitties.

A high-profile office space in Coquitlam will be turned into a new Tri-Cities adoption and education centre for the BC SPCA. Yesterday, the non-profit society announced it would move in January from its current site on Westwood Street in Port Coquitlam to a storefront at Barnet Highway and Falcon Drive. The corner location at 1-2565 Barnet Hwy., which has been vacant for months, is the past home to campaigns for former MLA Jodie Wickens, MP Fin Donnelly and Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart.

Lorie Chortyk, the BC SPCA’s general manager of community relations, told The Tri-City News Thursday the site is 600 sq. ft. bigger than the PoCo premises and is now being renovated at a cost of about $175,000.

“We’re really excited about being able to expand our services,” she said. “It’s such a great central location and will be a place where the community can get involved and learn about the value of animals. We want

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BC SPCA will be leaving its current premises in Port Coquitlam in January for a new storefront on Barnet Highway in Coquitlam. to make this a destination for youth and for people who love animals.”

Last year, the PoCo SPCA took in 285 animals to adopt out as pets to “forever homes.”

Many of those were abused and/or injured.

Chortyk said the society wants to change its animal welfare model “from the SPCA being sad with homeless animals to places that really celebrate animals.”

The Coquitlam site will offer yoga with animals, workshops, summer camps and reading buddy sessions. There will also be enough space to host kids’ birthday parties, she said.

The Tri-City expansion is part of an eight-year facilities development plan around the province. Many BC SPCA shelters are more than 50 years old and need to be rebuilt or updated.

Meanwhile, the PoCo SPCA hosts Wine & Whiskers on Nov. 22, a fundraiser for operational costs, at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Tickets cost $45 and include a drink and appetizers. Call 604-468-4044 or visit spca.bc.ca/events.

As well, donations for capital costs for the new Coquitlam site can be made online at spca. bc.ca/tricitycares. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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An anonymous Good Samaritan turned in the money, which was found at around 12:45 p.m. on Sept.

21, and police are now trying to find the rightful owner.

“When someone turns in an envelope full of cash with no expectation of reward or credit, that shows the kind of community we live in,” said Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin. “We would like to close the loop on this selfless act by finding the rightful owner of the money.”

Police said they have a description of the person who dropped the money but will be holding it back, along with the exact amount and denomination, in order to determine the rightful owner.

The person who dropped the cash is asked to call Coquitlam RCMP’s nonemergency line at 604-9451550 and ask for Const.

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COQUITLAM BUDGET

More city staff for 2018? Hospital waits a problem GARY MCKENNA

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Coquitlam residents got a glimpse this week of the property tax increase they might be facing in 2018.

Maintaining current service levels would mean a 1.13% rise in rates for the average homeowner, with the additional $1.5 million in net revenue being used to cover annual contractual increases and inflationary adjustments.

But the status quo is unlikely as city department heads made 29 new funding requests during budget deliberations Tuesday and Wednesday that finance and technology general manager Michelle Hunt said could push the property tax rate increase closer to 3%.

Utility rates, which come from Metro Vancouver and are not controlled by the city, will also change in the new year — and not only for the worse.

According to Coquitlam’s engineering and public works department, water levies are expected to decrease overall by 4.7%, although owners of multi-family units will be the main beneficiaries of the drop. For example, the average single-family homeowner will not see an increase and will pay the same $475 in 2018 that was charged in ’17. Owners of townhouses and condos will see a rate decrease of $38, from $399 to $361.

Meanwhile, sewage and drainage levies are expected to increase 3% in 2018, taking the average fee from $417 to $429, while homeowners on the city’s solid waste collection system will see a 7% increase, raising the rate to $323.

In 2018, the city’s base operating budget is expected to be $252.6 million, with the majority of the money going to: • police (15%): $36.8 million; • fiscal and city administration (14%): $36.3 million; • fire services (11%): $26.2 million; • parks, rec and culture (10%): $25.6 million; • and engineering and public works (9%): $23.5 million.

BUDGET REQUESTS

If each of the 29 new budget requests put forward by the city’s general managers this week are approved, it would cost $2.7 million. While some of the money is for capital costs, the majority would go to adding staff.

For example, the Coquitlam RCMP detachment said it needs $201,400 to hire three municipal employees who would free up frontline officers to work primarily on social issues with the Community Response Team.

Coquitlam Fire/Rescue is requesting a full-time field trainer at a cost of $144,800 and a new assistant chief at a cost of $157,000. The hires, according to Fire Chief Wade Pierlot,

would help the department keep pace with demand and ensure training coverage is provided seven days a week.

The Planning and Development Services division is looking for an additional $568,900 to hire a handful of new staff members, including a business services manager, a building permit plans examiner, two systems analysts and a social planner. The money, said development services director George Fuji, would be used to speed the development application process.

Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services is seeking $781,500 in new funding for staff, including $166,500 for a person who would oversee sports and tournament support. General manager Raul Allueva told council the city has seen a significant increase in the number of events it hosts each year, requiring additional resources.

The parks department is also looking for $109,300 to support the annual Canada Day festival, Kaleidoscope Arts Festival and Summer Concert Series, with the money being used to help draw more crowds as well as improving waste management and security at the events. Another $42,000 is needed to keep the Coquitlam In Bloom program, while $70,100 was requested for chafer beetle remediation. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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Maloney is asking for three new full-time municipal employees at a cost of $201,400 to free up officers for the detachment’s Community Response Team (CRT), whose mandate is to deal with social issues in the community.

“The pressure to our frontline people has increased,” Maloney said. “We wanted to utilize the CRT to work further in that field… as opposed to putting more people on the watches that just respond to calls.”

Another issue is what to do with people once they have been taken into custody.

Under the Mental Health Act, officers are obligated to stay with a person if they need to be taken to hospital in mental distress. Maloney said it is not uncommon for his officers to spend five or six hours at Royal Columbian Hospital

(RCH) waiting for a mental health physician to take custody of a patient.

“That is almost a whole shift for one officer,” he said. “We will quite often go there three or four times in a shift… You could have half your shift waiting at the hospital.”

Mayor Richard Stewart said in his discussions with RCH officials, he was told the triage policy is to deal with physical issues first, which means a person in mental distress often has to wait hours for a doctor before being admitted into a psychiatric ward. He suggested council consider sending a letter to the provincial government requesting that a solution be found.

Getting someone to the hospital is only the first step, said John DuMont, Coquitlam’s deputy city manager. Without adequate mental health facilities, like one the city has been advocating for at Riverview

Hospital, difficulties getting people with mental health and addiction issues off the street will continue.

“The system, to some degree, is broken,” DuMont said during Tuesday’s budget discussions. “Ultimately, there needs to be beds for these people to go to and there is a lack of beds.”

In an a statement to The TriCity News, Fraser Health said it understands the issue and is working with officers to get them back on duty in a timely manner. Tasleem Juma, public affairs senior consultant, said the health authority routinely meets with Coquitlam RCMP to share suggestions and experiences that can improve its intake process. “We have seen improvements in our wait times and will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to further reduce our turn-around times,” she said. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

2018 Board of Directors’ Election

Call for nominations The Nominations and Election Committee is seeking Vancity members to fill three director positions in the 2018 election. Each position is for a three-year term, commencing after the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.

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PORT MOODY

PoMo ponders localsfirst presale policy Council asks for info on possible new dev’t. regs.

MARIO BARTEL

The Tri-CiTy News

Port Moody council wants to give local residents first crack at buying homes in new condo and townhome developments.

At Tuesday’s meeting, councillors directed staff to study the legal and financial ramifications of implementing a “residentsfirst” policy that would give people who live in Metro Vancouver first crack during pre-sales for new multi-family dwellings being built in Port Moody.

Coun. Barbara Junker, who proposed one of two motions put forth by three councillors about the issue, said a residentsfirst policy would protect downsizers and young people who want to remain in Port Moody from out-of-town speculators who snap up presale units without ever intending to live in them before selling them at a profit.

She said the idea was sparked by a developer’s recent initiative to offer units in a townhouse project it’s building in the city first to Moody residents.

“It is our obligation and duty

to do what we can for our residents, not only current homeowners but for our young families seeking to remain in our city to raise their families,” Junker said in her report to council.

A similar policy is being studied in Vancouver while West Vancouver has implemented agreements with developers there to market projects exclusively to people who live, work or own businesses in the city for the first 30 days, then to the rest of Metro Vancouver for the next 60 days.

But councillors Rob Vagramov and Hunter Madsen said those initiatives don’t go far enough.

Their joint motion for a locals-first housing access policy proposed a 60-day window for current and former Port Moody residents who had resided in the city for at least a year, then to current residents of Metro Vancouver for the last 30 days of the window, then the rest of Canada for the final 15 days.

They also pitched similar exclusivity windows for new rental projects but that was rebuffed by council.

Coun. Diana Dilworth said implementing narrow parameters for a locals-first policy on pre-sales amounts to discrimination.

“The hairs on the back of my

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Coun. Zoe Royer said limiting a locals-first policy to residents of Port Moody rather than all of Metro Vancouver could end up scaring developers away from the city.

“We have to be careful about being Port Moody first,” she said. “Imagine the presale if you have a nine-month window to get your construction financing, you may not get it, which renders the project not viable.”

She said broadening the definition of locals to include all of Metro Vancouver would fulfill the policy’s intent to dissuade out-of-country buyers from snapping up new homes as an investment.

Mayor Mike Clay agreed, suggesting limiting presales to residents of PoMo first might end up inflating the market for used houses in the city more than the market for new ones.

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Volunteers sought to help Red Nose offer safe rides to revellers

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“We had some groups that signed up to come out but

didn’t get a chance last year,” he said. “So they are eager to come out this year.”

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The program requires at least 250 people to join teams of three that will pick up clients and their vehicles when they have had too much to drink at the office Christmas party or other holiday events. Clients pay a suggested donation, with all proceeds going to KidSport Tri-Cities.

“We are just starting our recruitment process now,” said Chris Wilson, an organizer of the ride service. “Emails have gone out to all our previous volunteers to try and get them signed up… and we are always looking for new people.”

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When we all first met at RYIA (Rotary Youth in Action), we didn’t know what Interact was or what to expect at all. RYIA just seemed like a fun way to get to know other people and spend some of spring break. But quickly, we realized that everyone there - youth and adults alike - all had a similar goal in mind: to give back to the community. Rotary is such an incredible organization, and we were surprised that so few of us knew of it, and its purpose. After an inspiring and eyeopening weekend, we decided to found an Interact Club in the Tri-Cities, so that youth in our communities would have the opportunity to reach out to others and help bring about change.

We had so much interest at RYIA that we started the club right away. We held biweekly meetings on Wednesday and every time, a passionate group of individuals would be there, ready to share their ideas and act on them. Although, we only met a few months ago, it feels like we have all been friends for years and we can always count on each other.

Later, after our club had been established with the Rotary Club of Port Moody, they asked us if we would like to help out at their annual RibFest. We were put in charge of organizing the Tot Area in the Kids Zone, and supervising throughout. Of course, we unanimously agreed and our meetings were then dedicated towards planning and organizing the activities located within the Tot Area, including a human foosball. Ribfest was a huge success, and we received $1000 for our part in the event. We have decided as a club to donate this money to support a local charity.

After Ribfest was over, we wanted to do something dear to our hearts. We wanted to run another camp similar to RYIA, so that more youth could experience what we did and be inspired by the same passion that could be seen in every member of the club. In order to fund a similar camp, our club would like to potentially host a Holiday Dance to engage families in our communities. With the help of the Rotary Club of Port Moody, we are currently discussing appropriate locations, sponsors, and activities for this event. We hope that this event will be the key to future successes and help promote our club within the community.

We are always looking for new members who are passionate about effectuating change in their communities. Interact is open to youth ages 12-18, so if you are interested, feel free to contact us by email at tricitiesinteract@outlook.com!

Sincerely, Claire Song and Kate Kim Presidents of the Tri-Cities Interact Club

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Crossroads Hospice Society’s biggest annual fundraiser is going to “rock” next weekend.

That’s because a pair of onecarat diamond earrings will be up for grabs — along with four “giving trees” and other goodies — at the 24th annual Treasures of Christmas gala in Coquitlam.

The Nov. 25 event will be held at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver will see the jewellery raffled off for the charity. The earrings, valued at $5,380, were donated by Davidson Designs for the gala.

Special events co-ordinator Shelly Pennington told The Tri-City News Thursday the name of the raffle winner will be revealed at the end of the live

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A “giving tree” from a past Treasures of Christmas gala. The latest edition of Crossroads Hospice Society’s biggest annual fundraiser is set for Saturday, Nov. 25 at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver. auction and “the winner has to be present to collect them,” she said, adding, “We are very pleased to have such wonder-

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Besides the raffle and auctions, guests will also hear from longtime hospice nurse Dora Grieve, who will read a letter from a family whose loved one spent their final days at the Inlet Centre facility. And musical acts Ken Abel and Dr. Strangelove will open up the dance floor.

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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, November 27, 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 November 14 to November 27 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: 1042 Quadling Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4804, 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 4804, 2017 from RS-1 OneFamily Residential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.

If approved, the RT-1 zone would facilitate the subdivision of the existing property into two single family lots and the development of a single-family dwelling, with the potential for a secondary suite, on each of the resulting 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: 1408 Haversley Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4793, 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 4793, 2017 from RS-1 OneFamily Residential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.

If approved, the RT-1 zone would facilitate the subdivision of the existing property into two single family lots and the development of a single-family dwelling, with the potential for a secondary suite, on each of the resulting lots.

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Monday, November 27, 2017 7:00 p.m.

City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 Addresses: 1110 King Albert Avenue and 535 Marmont Street

The intent of Bylaw 4784, 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 4784, 2017 from P-2 Special Institutional to CD-2 Comprehensive Development Zone-2.

If approved, the CD-2 Zone would facilitate the development of two apartment buildings, which are proposed to be four and five storeys in height, and will include a church and approximately 75 below-market rental apartment units.

Item 4

Text Amendment to Facilitate the Implementation of the Housing Affordability Strategy

The intent of Bylaw 4818, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 in order to revise its land use policies as they pertain to the implementation of the Housing Affordability Strategy (HAS).

If approved the bylaw amendments would: • Provide incentives to develop purpose-built rental units; • Establish specific forms of purpose-built housing as priority unit types; • On a case-by-case basis, consider allowing reductions in the amount of Common Amenity Area required as an incentive to provide purpose-built rental units; • Consider reducing or waiving the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund contribution required to achieve density bonuses in Apartment Residential and Commercial zones; and • Consider reducing or waiving the financial contribution towards amenities required to achieve density bonuses in Apartment Residential and Commercial zones; The intent of Bylaw 4808, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 in order to create new definitions and regulations designed to encourage housing solutions under the HAS. If approved the bylaw amendments would: • Add definitions of the following housing types:

• Replace “Affordable Housing and Special Needs Housing” with “Strategic Housing” in Section 510 and elsewhere as it appears in the zoning bylaw; • Add incentives to encourage the construction of Adaptable Units by exempting 2.0m2 from floor area calculations for each unit, applicable up to 20% of units; • Add additional provisions in order to encourage three-plus bedroom rental units; • Introduce the minimum unit size of a micro-unit as 29m2; • Add regulations pertaining to the use of Lock-off Units; • Add clarity to the regulations of Policy 1.2.4 Extra Density Incentive and require that 20% of the units within the additional 1.0 FAR to be composed of “priority units”.

• Provide additional clarity to Policy 1.2.7 Affordable Housing Reserve Fund Contribution; • Provide additional clarity to Policy 1.2.8 Amenities Fund Contribution; • Adjust parking regulations for developments both within the Evergreen Line Core and Shoulder Station areas and outside of transit-oriented areas; and • Implement several housekeeping amendments to improve the overall clarity and administration of the Bylaw.

- Accessible Residential; - Adaptable Unit; - Below-market Rental; - Lock-off Units; - Non-market Housing; - Priority Unit Types; - Purpose-Built Rental; - Strategic Housing; - Third Party Housing Partner; and - Three Bedroom Rental Unit.

Copies of the bylaws and supporting staff report are available for viewing on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing.

Any person wishing further information or clarification with regard to the proposed amendments should contact Andrew Merrill, Manager Community Planning, at 604-927-3416.

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Would PoMo-first sales help prices?

Anyone who lives in Port Moody will know the city comes first in a number of things: first as City of the Arts, first as beer capital of the Tri-Cities and, possibly, first with local trolleys.

But should the city really put PoMo first when it comes to how developers market their condos?

We get the idea: Give local buyers first dibs and maybe even limit some of those sky-high prices spurred by speculators who buy pre-sale units with no intention of living in them.

The problem is, the cost of new condo units in PoMo is already high, according to a recent analysis by Urban Analytics.

There may some marketing advantages for developers to give residents first chance at purchasing a unit but we doubt a Port Moody-first policy — with allowances for further stages of presales to Metro Vancouver residents and those who live elsewhere in Canada — will do anything to keep housing prices down.

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MUNICIPAL ELECTION FUNDING

New regs invite ‘dark money’ into municipal elections

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lthough the legislation to ban corporate and union donations for municipal elections was tabled late last month, it is just beginning to sink in what a profound effect it could have on our current political system.

On Oct. 30, the day before Halloween, B.C. Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Selina Robinson (also MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville) unveiled Bill 15 — legislation that also sets caps on individual donations. What was particularly MIKE KLASSEN spooky for anyone contemplating running for office in the future is that the minister announced the ban would go into effect at midnight the following day.

How many businesses and unions were shaken down for large donations over the following 36 hours will not be known until the candidates and elector organizations that received those contributions fully disclose their funding sources.

That the new NDP government would bring in a ban on corporate and union donations is not a surprise. That the limits would be so restrictive on elector organizations’ ability to raise funds makes it highly likely much election spending will never be declared.

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That so-called “dark money” will flow into supporting political candidates in local government seems like a certainty.

The new rules now limit personal donations to individual candidates to $1,200. Elector organizations also face that same $1,200 cap — regardless of how many candidates are on their slate.

Even if someone could afford to give that amount, if you are a candidate for Vision Vancouver or the Burnaby Citizens Coalition, for example, all one can donate is $1,200 to the whole organization.

Unless they already have plenty of money in the bank — as some most certainly have — many elector organizations will simply not have enough funds to run their campaigns.

And unlike with federal and provincial campaigns, there are no tax receipts that come with municipal donations.

With Metro Vancouver cities with populations in the tens or hundreds of thousands, it takes a lot of money to run a civic election campaign. Organizations such as IntegrityBC are dismissive of the high costs associated with election campaigns but unless we want to continue to re-elect incumbent candidates, you need to be able to communicate with voters.

For example, if you were to use ad mail, in Vancouver, you would need to deliver to approximately 250,000 households. Your costs for design, printing and postage alone would probably run you about $1.50 per piece of mail for a total cost of $375,000.

The cost for the polling and phone banks that big campaigns — or even smaller campaigns in places like the Tri-Cities — rely upon would be substantial. To raise the money needed to conduct an effective municipal campaign you would need hundreds of individual donors giving hundreds of dollars each. No elector organization or individual candidate has the capacity to raise those amounts from so many individual donors.

What will likely happen is campaign operations will be outsourced to third parties that are not restricted by the legislation.

There are companies that will do push polling to manipulate voters and identify their political leanings in order to send them election day reminders. Bill 15 makes no provision either for third parties, such as U.S.-funded activist groups that continue to try to influence the outcomes of our elections.

If there is a silver lining, it is that donors behind really large contributions will no longer hold sway over election slates.

There is still time, however, for the government to make amendments to Bill 15 — such as making donations tax deductible — that will go some way to improving the civic election process in B.C. Mike Klassen is principal and founder of TCG Public Affairs, a strategic communications and advocacy consultancy that works with government, nonprofit and private sector clients, primarily focused on economic development. mike@mikeklassen.net • @MikeKlassen

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PRODUCING POWER

Canada should model clean power, not just sell the fuel The Editor, Re. “Reopen Burrard Thermal?” (Letters, The TriCity News, Nov. 10).

I have always believed that we should not sell fuels around the world to produce power unless we could have facilities in B.C. or Canada to use as examples with high efficiencies. I also lobbied to keep our refineries in Burnaby to make sure they operated as cleanly as possible. By doing so, we set an example for the world.

If we sell coal, we should also have a plant that burns coal to set an example and add power to our grid.

Southeastern B.C. has the best spots on Earth for such facilities. Some use should only be in our winter months.

LNG for Texada Island.

Burrard Thermal gas-powered for Port Moody for back-up.

With all our natural gas and how eager the corporate world is to fill up ships for other countries, natural gas is a big question that needs a big plan.

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The Burrard Thermal power plant in Port Moody is good for the short term but the letter writer argues for other power options.

Just allowing private companies to set up piece by piece is poor planning. We need a big picture.

My views have been voiced, now I try again.

Leave Burrard Thermal running short-term. Look for

new sites that can create far more power. Build one or more natural gas power generation plants, maybe at a site like Woodfibre LNG, then scrap Burrard Thermal.

Then for standby power, build coal-powered plants

right beside the coal.

After these are accomplished, then offer the world power plant specs and fuels.

LNG needs to be kept on a short leash so its profits don’t become our monthly bills.

We have had such poor government for 20 years. This is proven by so many poorly planned things in our province. And power production.

I have begun putting ideas out for consideration after almost 15 years of quiet. I knew for years I was wasting my time. I feel a little optimistic again.

Steve Mancinelli, Coquitlam

CIVIC ELECTIONS

Good move to ban corp., union cash The Editor, Re. “Big chop to election spending for council” (The Tri-City News, Nov. 1).

It’s good to see the provincial government prohibiting corporate and union campaign donations to those running for elected office.

Prior to this welcome change, our elected representatives, when asked, would assert confidently that campaign donations

from big business and big unions made not the slightest difference, and that the needs of the people are always paramount. They were less confident in reply, however, when asked why, if campaign donations made no difference, did unions and corporations pay for their campaigns.

This is a good move.

Peter Manning, Port Coquitlam

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BROKEN PROMISES Coquitlam school support workers deserve better.

In September, School District 43 reported a $13 million surplus. Yet they’re cutting post-retirement health benefits for workers who retire after 2017. Dedicated workers who support children in our schools should be able to count on health benefits when they’ll need them most.

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Call SD #43 at (604) 939-9201 and tell them to reverse the post-retirement health benefit cut.

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Union campaigning for SD43 retirees’ benefits DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

School District 43 support workers who plan to retire after Dec. 31 will be losing their post-retirement health and dental benefits but the union that is supporting them is fighting back.

This week, CUPE Local 561 launched an advertising campaign to raise concerns about the loss of a post-retirement health and benefit plan.

And the president of the local says the school district isn’t doing enough to find alternatives, despite the announcement this week by SD43 of two voluntary programs that workers can use.

One of the options is with Pacific Blue Cross and another is with Aon Hewitt; both are individual plans that would not be subsidized.

“It is nowhere near a group plan, it’s an individual plan,” Dave Ginter told The Tri-City News. “I could… phone and I would get the same thing.

“We’re hoping for a group plan because that’s where the savings are,” said Ginter, who noted the district has a surplus and could reverse the planned post retirement health benefit cut.

But SD43 says it needs the savings to pay down a $50-million solvency gap in the pension plan covering CUPE support workers and the postretiree health and dental plan alternatives offered this week are good, especially for people with pre-existing conditions.

“We either close the health and dental plan for future retirees or we eliminate jobs,” secretary treasure Chris Nicolls told The Tri-City News, “and we’ve decided that the best

thing for education services and for employees is to close the health and dental plan.”

Ginter said he is meeting with other providers to find better options and hopes the advertising campaign — called Broken Promises, and published in The Tri-City News and posted in Coquitlam bus shelters — will encourage the board of education to reconsider its choices before the Dec. 31 deadline.

Efforts to move the workers to the pension plan covering retired municipal workers failed, Ginter said, because only working employees would have been covered, leaving current retirees in their own, less well-funded plan.

Now, he’s working for a lastminute solution, and hopes the ad campaign will help. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

PORT COQUITLAM

READY TO BREW IN PORT COQUITLAM The paperwork for Port Coquitlam’s first craft brewery is now moving through city hall.

Yesterday, after The Tri-City News’ print deadline, PoCo’s smart growth committee was to review a bid by Northpaw

Brew Co. to set up a 25-seat lounge and craft brewery at 570 Sherling Ave. in the Dominion Triangle. The company is asking the municipality for a parking variance and has submitted an application for its

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liquor establishment that will be considered at a later date by council.

When it opens in PoCo, Northpaw will be the sixth craft brewery in the Tri-Cities. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Jack has worked in Stores, Deliveries and Security in Coquitlam schools since 2013. He enjoys his job and wants the best for children in our schools. Jack plans to retire after 16 years of service. Like many SD 43 workers, he'll lose postretirement health benefits.

The District is forcing this change while it has a $13 million surplus.

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Broken Promises Coquitlam school support workers deserve better.

In September, School District 43 reported a $13 million surplus.

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Call SD #43 at (604) 939-9201 and tell them to reverse the post-retirement health benefit cut.

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Kalkin Brosseau’s quest for a better snack led him to a Seinfeld joke.

Along the way, he discovered jerky and started his own business making it and selling it at farmers markets in Coquitlam and Burnaby. From Nov. 17 to 19, The Jerk Store (jerkstore. ca) will be one of several vendors from the Tri-Cities at the West Coast Christmas Show and Artisan Marketplace at the Abbotsford Tradex.

Brosseau’s journey to jerky started because he was tired of snacking on unhealthy and unsatisfying fare like chips.

He tried a sample of the dried, chewy meat strips and learned of the high protein and low fat content. To give him even more control over salt content and flavours, Brosseau started to make his own. He concocted rubs and marinades that evoked restaurants he’d visited, places he and his wife, Danielle, had dined.

When Brosseau shared his jerky with friends, they raved — and told him he should sell it.

So when he and Danielle pulled up stakes from Ontario and moved to Port Moody last December, he decided the time was right.

Brosseau set himself up in a shared commissary kitchen with a 200-litre dehydrator.

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Then, needed.com a name for www.he tricitynews his new venture — something catchy and memorable, maybe even a little funny. He also needed it to gain his wife’s approval.

After several pitches that fell short, the longtime fan of the 1990s sitcom Seinfeld remembered the episode in which a scorned George Costanza expends tremendous time and energy to compose the perfect comeback to the insults from a co-worker. When the co-worker falls into the trap he’s set by gorging on a heaping bowl of shrimp during a staff meeting, Costanza unleashes his jewel, “Well the jerk store called, and they’re running out of you!”

It falls flat, with a thud.

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was Brosseau’s inspiration.

While his wife wasn’t buying it, Brosseau said customers have. As he worked the farmers market circuit last summer, people would engage him in conversations about Seinfeld, they posed for photos in front of his tent. And, most importantly, they bought his jerky.

He’s also discovering new markets at craft beer tasting rooms that aren’t allowed to sell food but can provide simple snack items.

Brosseau admits his venture to the Christmas show is a bit of an experiment as jerky likely isn’t on the top of many gift lists but he’s hoping people will want to stuff stockings with his tasty, little joke. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

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In September, School District 43 reported a $13 million surplus.

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Cookies? Sweet!

Tri-City News columnist Karen Curtis (whose column appears on page 22 in today’s paper) shared this longtime family recipe that’s easy to make and delicious to share with your visitors over the Yuletide season.

Curtis: I’ve got lots of family Christmas recipes. Here is one for sugar cookies that we made every year. My brother and I would haul out the bucket of cookie cutters and pick our favourites. Mum would let us decorate them any which way we liked!

AUNTIE SHEILA’S SUGAR COOKIES ½ cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg 2 tbsp cream ½ tsp vanilla 1 ¾ c flour 2 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt Cream butter and sugar together. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Cover dough and refrigerate 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 375 F. Roll dough out about 1/8-inch thick. Cut out cookies. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Decorate with colourful icing and more.

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Round up your friends and family for this free grand opening event, featuring live music, crafts and a visit from Santa Claus! Cheer along with the crowd when the lights are switched on for the first time.

Hot chocolate & treats  Crafts  Music Santa Claus  Holiday market  Photo booth Face painting  Roving performers Visit coquitlam.ca/lights for full event details.

Sat. Dec. 23 at 2 pm & 7 pm Box Office: 604-521-5050 www.masseytheatre.com

For more information, and a full list of performances, please visit our website:

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5 tbsp unsalted butter, softened 5 tbsp granulated sugar 5 tbsp light brown sugar, sifted 1 large egg, beaten 1/2 tsp pure vanilla essence or chocolate extract (see note below) 1 cup plus 2 tbsp self-rising flour 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa 1⁄4 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup (or more) dark and white (or milk) chocolate chips (or roughly chopped chocolate) Preheat the oven to 350 F. Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars together until pale and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla essence.

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Note: Chocolate extract is a fat-free flavouring ingredient made from a blend of roasted cacao beans, water and alcohol.

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THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: NOV. 17 – 19

Photomotion shows & salmon fest Friday, Nov. 17 HOLIDAY SHOPPING

Eagle Ridge elementary (1215 Falcon Dr.) invites shoppers to its fair, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Coquitlam school. Free admission.

BONJOUR!

Dress up like a beatnik and sip a glass of Beaujolais Nouveau with Societe francophone de Maillardville in its new space: 940 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam. The soiree starts at 6 p.m. Free admission and wine is $3 a glass via maillardville.com/en.

GO WILD (FOR EXPRESS)

The BCHL’s Coquitlam Express is up against the Wenatchee Wild at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam). Face off is at 7 p.m. with tickets at $13/$10/$7/$6; no cost for kids under six. Visit coquitlamexpress.ca.

ART SHOW OPENINGS

Celebrate the start of the festive season shopping at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) where two new exhibits — plus Positively Petite — and the Christmas Boutique open with a reception at 7 p.m. Free admission. Visit placedesarts.ca.

PITCH A TENT

Evergreen Cultural Centre’s first show in its Indie Series this season is Campground, a comedy penned by Lucas Myers about a young man gone missing from a provincial campsite while on a journey of self-discovery. Tickets are $33/$28/$15 for the play that runs tonight at 8 p.m. and tomorrow at 3 p.m. at the Coquitlam venue (1205 Pinetree Way). Visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

Saturday, Nov. 18 TO MARKET

Parishioners at Como Lake United Church (1110 King Albert Ave., Coquitlam) run a Christmas Market — the group’s biggest fundraiser of the year — from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free admission.

Visit comolakeunitedchurch.com.

EMPTIES NEEDED

The 5th Coquitlam Scouts collects bottles for its fall drive outside the Scout hall at Blue Mountain Park (off Veterans Way). Drop off between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Visit 5thcoquitlamscouts.com.

RIVERSIDE MARKET

Support Riverview secondary school (2215 Reeve St., Port Coquitlam) as it organizes its annual winter market, with more than 100 artisans and vendors. The shopping runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $2 at the door (cash only); no cost for kids under 12. Proceeds support the 2018 after-grad celebrations.

SANTA PHOTOS

James Park elementary school (1761 Westminster Ave., Port Coquitlam) has its fourth annual Christmas market with a DJ, raffles, face painting and a Santa photo booth, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

GREEN TEAM 1

Help the Lower Mainland Green Team plant trees and pull out invasive plants at Booth Creek in Coquitlam from 1:30 to 4 p.m.

Sign up for a spot via meetup.com. And don’t forget your gloves.

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Polar Bear - Just Relaxing by Terry Webb is among the dozens of high-quality photos to be shown at Photomotion, an annual slide show presented by the Pacific Digital Photography Club members. This year’s event, which runs twice on Saturday, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., is at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody). For tickets at $15, call 604-929-7860 or visit pdpc.ca.

IT’S MAGIC

Mackin House (1116 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) hosts a familyfriendly magic lantern show at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. in the historic home. Admission is by donation. Visit coquitlamheritage.ca.

MYTH OF ST. NICK

Ariadne Bursewicz, a retired anthropology instructor at Langara College, speaks about symbols and legends of Christmas at the Coquitlam Public Library (City Centre branch, 1163 Pinetree Way) at 1 p.m. The talk precedes the meeting for the University Women’s Club of Coquitlam (CFUW). Call 604-931-2894.

TERRY FOX MUSIC

Help musicians at Terry Fox secondary (1260 Riverwood Gate, Port Coquitlam) with their operational costs and field trip fees, at the 25th annual Terry Fox Trivia Night. This year’s theme is Superheroes. No tickets at the door. Visit terryfoxtrivianight.ca.

ELVIS IN TOWN

Four tribute artists — three of them paying homage to Elvis — entertain at the Port Coquitlam Legion (2675 Shaughnessy St.) starting at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $20. Call 778-285-1659.

Sunday, Nov. 19 The Lower Mainland Green Team needs volunteers to place in

$35,000 FALL BONUS!

SALMON BACK HOME

Get your rain jacket and boots on for the 18th annual Hyde Creek Salmon Fest, running 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the hatchery (3636 Coast Meridian Rd., Port Coquitlam) and nearby at the Hyde Creek recreation centre (1379 Laurier St.). Last year’s crowd was estimated at 5,000 visitors to welcome home the coho and chum.

The free family-fun event includes fish and other wildlife displays, storytelling and kids’ crafts. Visit hydecreek.org.

TEENS TIME

The first Teen Day @ PdA — aka Place des Arts — runs from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Maillardville venue (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) for youth aged 13 to 18. Free admission to the lanternmaking workshops and other craft stations “inspired” by the Positively Petite miniature art show. The event is organized by the centre’s Youth Arts Council, which is presided by Kara Han of Dr. Charles Best secondary school. Snacks will be served. Save a spot by calling 604-664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca.

WOOF WOOF

The Alberni Valley Bulldogs take on the Coquitlam Express for a 2 p.m. game at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam). Tickets are $13/$10/$7/$6; no cost for kids under six. Visit coquitlamexpress.ca.

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SHOPPING & EATING

Brighten dismal days of fall with goodies from winter markets MARKET FRESH

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ADDITIONAL MARKET PLUS WORKSHOPS Here are several upcoming events and workshops courtesy of the farmers market (makebakegrow.com): • Christmas Farmers Market: The Dec. 9 market at Coquitlam’s Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex will feature performances by school choirs and local musicians providing holiday music, crafts for kids and Christmas cookie decorating for kids for a small fee.

• At the Dec. 9 market, Celia Chiang from Port Moody Flowers will be doing a winter floral arranging workshop at the Christmas Farmers Market, and at the Port Moody Farmers Market. Details and registration are available via eventbrite.ca.

• Chang will give the same workshop the next day, at the Dec. 10 PoMo Winter Market. Details and registration are available via eventbrite.ca.

• Gingerbread house making for kids will be at the Dec. 17 market from 10:30 to 12:30 p.m. (or while supplies last). Cost is $5 per child.

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Karen Curtis is the Lemonade Lady (kicslemonade.ca and kicslemonade.blogspot.ca) at the Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam farmers markets. Her column runs monthly.

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In the meantime, the Sunday bright spot in the Tri-Cities continues to be the farmers market held at the Port Moody recreation complex. Nine years ago, the winter market started with a handful of determined vendors every second Sunday.

This year — our fourth season of weekly markets — we have expanded to upwards of 25 vendors every week, offering everything from fresh seasonal vegetables, prepared foods and artisan giftware — something to be proud of. It’s thanks our customers that the market remains viable and continues to grow.

And speaking of growing, have you heard about probiotics, those helpful bacteria that grow naturally in our bodies and some foods? We know that probiotics are an effective treatment for all kinds of stomachrelated issues; what we are also learning is that probiotics may benefit your heart, too, by possibly reducing cholesterol levels and helping to reduce blood pressure. Further studies are showing promise in other areas.

The common cold, bone health, diabetes and even mental health are all areas that a diet rich in probiotics may have some benefit. And just to make things more interesting, let’s add some prebiotics to the mix, too. Prebiotics are fibres in food that our bodies can’t use as fuel but the good bacteria in our gut can. While not a substitute for medical care, it is something that can easily be added to your diet.

Which brings us to why I am writing about probiotics in a farmers market column. We have some fabulous vendors that make adding pre- and probiotics to your diet easy. One you are familiar with is Walter Harvey. He brings his lovely organic fruit from his orchard in the Okanagan. He also brings pure apple cider vinegar and his famous Tiger Juice — a secret blend with some serious heat that will certainly amp up your probiotic game. Red Barn is also bringing vinegars to market. They have a wonderful line of flavoured vinegars made on their farm in Cawston. We are also welcoming back The Raw Guy; Brian makes superb kale chips that are dehydrated, not baked, so all the enzymes and other healthy things are not destroyed. The chips are also vegan and the flavours are outstanding.

Adapted from The Southern Lady Cooks 2 14 oz cans sauerkraut, undrained (or one 2 lb. bag) 5 or 6 potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks 1 cup water 1 pound Polish sausage, cut into chunks (could use smoked sausage) 1 teaspoon caraway seeds 1 bay leaf 1/4 teaspoon pepper PREPARATION Place sauerkraut and potatoes in crock pot, add spices and water. Place sausage on top and cook 4 hours on high (6 hours on low) until potatoes are done. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

I would also add a couple of carrots from Never Say Die and an onion from Ripple Creek Organic.

Serve this with slices of Love Birds bread from A Bread Affair and a green salad with a simple vinaigrette made with olive oil, Vlad’s honey and a flavoured vinegar from Red Barn.

different while at the same time reducing your sodium consumption 80%. It is a flavour enhancer that will impart a sweet, salty, savoury, umami that you will fall in love with.

Trinity’s Tea is a premium organic lemon, ginger and honey tea concentrate that helps to soothe indigestion, sore throats and colds. It tastes great and works even better.

Keep an eye open for Alami Foods at the Moody market. A regular vendor at the Coquitlam summer market, Alami makes tempeh, a fermented soybean food. Delicious and nutritious, tempeh can be used in so many ways.

My absolutely most favourite form of probiotics is beer — not the mass-produced kind but the small-batch, artisan kind.

Hello Mariner Beer. We are excited to have Coquitlam’s first craft brewer at the market this year along with Moody Ales.

Take home a bottle of beer and pair it with a grilled reuben sandwich on multigrain bread from Gesundheit and you have hit the gut-friendly meal out of the park.

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About 60 seniors from Coquitlam’s Club Bel Age and the South Asian Cultural Group joined forces last month at the Place Maillardville community centre to mix French-Canadian and South Asian entertainment.

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Coquitlam Mountie Robert Sierakowski, of the traffic enforcement section, was honoured by the BC Chapter of the IODE with a police community relations award.

The 36-year member is known for his volunteer work especially with the Kwikwetlem First Nation, a band for which Sierakowski had trained to use emergency devices. He has also volunteered with the Knights of Columbus in Port Coquitlam and St. John Ambulance.

Please send Spotlight items to jcleugh@tricitynews.com.

The fourth annual Masquerade Charity Gala, hosted by the Coquitlam Firefighters Charitable Society last month, collected more than $65,000 for a nutritional breakfast and snack program.

Just breat he...sometimes it’s easier said t han done!

GALA HAULS IN CASH FOR STUDENT MEALS

Sew What Senior Quilters celebrated after receiving a grant from Vancity in Port Coquitlam. The money will be used to continue to make quilts for underprivileged babies, children and teens.

PUCK DROP ON NOV. 11 TO HONOUR VETS

VANCITY HELPS QUILTERS WITH FUNDING

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The Coquitlam Express and Surrey Eagles players honoured active duty soldiers and veterans at their Remembrance Day game last Saturday night at the Poirier rink. The Coquitlam team plays Wenatchee tonight (Friday).

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Coquitlam Town Centre Park was named this week as the best public space in the country.

The Canadian Institute of Planners chose World Town Planning Day on Nov. 8 to announce the 103-acre park had won the title as part of its annual Great Places in Canada contest.

“From its beginnings as a former gravel pit, this area has reinvented itself to become a focal point for the community and a close walk from downtown,” the jury wrote in their statement.

“The jury recognized the many strengths of the park, including its everyday use, community focus, continued evolution, accessibility for multi-generational activities, and the significant role it already plays as the spirit and pride for the city of Coquitlam.”

Sally Hurst of Port Coquitlam Royal Purple Lodge #10 gave the last of the Handbags of Hope to Carol Metz Murray of Tri-Cities Transitions. The group collected 80 purses, stuffed with toiletries, for women fleeing abusive homes.

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Stephano Pandolfo, a Grade 12 student at Coquitlam’s Dr. Charles Best secondary, was part of a youth contingent last Saturday to lay a wreath on Parliament Hill during the annual Remembrance Day service in Ottawa.

In March, Pandolfo and other Best students laid a wreath during a visit to the Canadian war cemetery in Normandy, France.

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TRI-CITY LIBRARIES

Tech talk, author visit & food (not just worms) BOOKS PLUS Books Plus runs in The TriCity News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

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• Learn with Mango: Whether you want to learn a few phrases for an upcoming trip or become a brilliant conversationalist, Mango has you covered. You can learn a new language on your computer, tablet or smartphone with this app. Check library.portmoody. ca and visit Digital Content for more details.

• Learn About Canadian Culture — Food: Join librar-

ians in the Inlet Theatre on Friday, Dec. 8 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. to learn about Canadian food traditions, food labels, healthy eating, and allergies.

Register by emailing tricitiesliteracy@gmail.com.

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

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• Pro-D day movie matinee: Are your kids looking for something to do on the Nov. 24 Pro-D day? Take them to Terry Fox Library for a movie matinee screening of How to Eat Fried Worms (synopsis: Find out what happens when Joe proposes a bet: Billy must eat 10 worms in one day without throwing up, and the loser has

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to come to school with worms in his pants and walk down the hall past everybody. Billy knows that he cannot back out of the bet, so he accepts).

Everyone is welcome next Friday, 2 to 3:30 p.m.

For more information, visit www.fvrl.bc.ca or the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604927-7999.

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• Tech Talk: Science of the Future Series: Paul Tinari presents a thought-provoking series about technological innovations -- how they will change the way we live and work and the creativity required to develop them. The series will be in three parts (details below). Registration

is required for these free programs as space is limited. Go to coqlibrary.ca to sign up online or phone the Help Desk at 604-554-7323. The next session is 3D Printing and How it will Impact our Future: City Centre branch, Room 136, Nov. 22, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tinari will share his expertise in 3D printing technology, the innovative ways it is being used today and how it could be used in the future.

• December Tech Club: Create a Family Year in Review Infographic: on Dec. 1, 2 to 3 p.m., at the City Centre branch, learn how to create a family year in review using free browser-based Canva.

Use your own photos and highlights from your year to create a unique expression of your family journey. You can also join CPL’s monthly Tech Club sessions, held on Fridays

from 2 to 3 p.m., to improve your computer skills and learn how to have more fun and less frustration online. Check this program at coqlibrary.ca and register online.

• Author visit: Patrick Hunt’s Hannibal: Join Patrick

Hunt as he discusses his new book, Hannibal. This engaging biography tells the story of the brilliant Carthaginian general who remains one of the most intriguing figures of the ancient world and best-known military strategists of all time. Hunt, an award-winning archaeologist and best-selling author, has been teaching at Stanford University for 25 years and also works for National Geographic.

He’ll visit the City Centre Branch, Room 136, on Dec. 14, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Registration is required for this free program as space is limited. Register at coqlibrary.ca or phone the Help Desk at 604-554-7323.

For more information about any of these programs, visit www.coqlibrary.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.

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• Pacific Digital Photography Club presents 14th annual Photomotion at Inlet Theatre, Port Moody – a collection of digital slideshows created by club members, which include award-winning photography, accompanied by music. Two presentations: 2 and 7 p.m.

Tickets: www.pdpc.ca/event/ photomotion.

• CFUW (University Women’s Club) Coquitlam hosts retired Langara instructor Ariadne Bursewicz, guest speaker on the topic of “St. Nicholas – The Myth.” Presentation traces the development of the legends of St. Nicholas. The talk will be held in Room 137 at Coquitlam Public Library’s City Centre branch, 1 p.m., and it is open to the public.

Info: Roxanne, 604-931-2894.

SUNDAY, NOV. 19

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

MONDAY, NOV. 20

• Tri-Cities Parkinsons Support Group meeting, 10:30 a.m., Eagle Ridge United Church, 2813 Glen Dr., Coquitlam. Info: 604-931-7751.

• Tri-City Singles Social Club, which offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more, meets, 7 p.m. at Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (street parking only). New members are welcome. Directions and info: Darline, 604-466-0017.

• Heritage Writers’ Group meets, 10:30 a.m.-noon, PoCo

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NOV. 21: LISTEN TO YOUTHS • Share Family and Community Services hosts an evening for parents and caregivers: YOLO – Youth Offering Listening Opportunities. Listen to youths share their life experiences in order to help parents understand their own teens better, 6:30-8:45 p.m. at Share’s office, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody.

Register/RSVP by Nov. 14 by contacting: intake, 604-9363900; or Tanya Bentley, 604-937-6973 or anya.bentley@ sharesociety.ca.

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.

TUESDAY, NOV. 21 • Dogwood Garden Club Christmas celebration, with games, singalong and delicious treats – members only. Next meeting is Jan. 16. Info: dogwoodgardenclub.weebly.com.

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-3 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604 937-0836.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 22 • Pacific Digital Photography Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school. Guests always welcome. Info, meeting and keynote speaker list: www.pdpc.ca.

• Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts a small stamp auction viewing starts at 7 p.m., auction after 8 p.m., Burke Mountain Fire Hall meeting room, 3501 David Ave., Coquitlam. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

THURSDAY, NOV. 23

Clothing Sale and Food for Families Fresh Food Bank, 3-5 p.m., 1932 Cameron Ave., PoCo. Fill a bag of used clothing from our selection of men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing for only $3 per bag. Food for Families, which provides fresh produce and dairy monthly.

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, 7-9:30 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604 937-0836.

SATURDAY, NOV. 25

• Trinity United and St. Catherine’s Anglican churches’ joint Christmas bazaar, 10 a..-2 p.m., 2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo; bake table, gourmet table, luncheon, silent auction and more.

• Christmas in Leigh Square Santa Photos, noon-4 p.m., The Outlet Building, Leigh Square, PoCo. PoCo Heritage will be providing free Santa photos prior to the lighting of Leigh Square.

• Christmas bazaar, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Coquitlam Presbyterian Church, 948 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam; silent auction, white elephant sale, bake table, crafts, kids’ corner; lunch available 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Info: 604-939-6136 or wwwhiscpc.org.

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The City has received an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) relating to the property located at 3553 Victoria Drive, as shown on the attached map.

The application proposes a redesignation of a portion of the subject property located under the BC Hydro Right-of-Way, from Open Space to Townhousing Residential. If approved, the application would permit the land area that falls within the BC Hydro Right-of-Way to be used for a public walkway and semipublic landscaped area on both sides under the RT-2 zoning designation.

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

The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Wednesday, November 29, 2017. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: • By email to clerks@coquitlam.ca • Fax: 604-927-3015 • Mail: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 • In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way at the City Clerk’s Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Friday, November 10, 2017 to Wednesday, November 29, 2017 excluding statutory holidays To obtain more information on this application you may: • Visit the Planning and Development Department at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays • Calling Darlene Cheveldeaw, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3435; or • Emailing Darlene Cheveldeaw, Planning and Development Department, at dcheveldeaw@coquitlam.ca.

All written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall (at the Planning and Development counter) and potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas.

Should Council grant first reading to the proposed CWOCP amendment, a Public Hearing will be held with notification to be provided in accordance with the Local Government Act.

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TC CALENDAR continued from page 26 • Christmas Tree Festival begins (runs through Dec. 31), PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Check out Christmas trees at the museum and at partner locations, and participate in scavenger hunt.

• Sri Lankan Friendship Association of BC hosts Christmas dinner dance, Executive Plaza Hotel, Coquitlam. Tickets: $75 per person. Info: www.slfabc.com.

MONDAY, NOV. 27 • MPRA District 25/TriCities meeting, 11 a.m., ABC Country Restaurant, 300-100 Schoolhouse St., Coquitlam.

•Tri-City Photography Club meets, 7:30 pm.., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St. Presenter: Rick Hulbert will discuss photography in Cuba with “Urban Heritage Travel Photography: Old Havana, Cuba.” Guests always welcome.

Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca.

VOLUNTEERS • 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.

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• 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

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DEC. 2: HYDE CREEK WORKSHOP • Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery free workshop, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the hatchery, for those interested in volunteering for salmon hatchery tours; review tour information and see if you might enjoy being a part of our tour group as a leader or a helper. Our schedules are flexible and you choose the hours and times that work for you. Info: hcws.info@gmail.com or www.hydecreek.org. 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, 604-937-6991 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 oppor-

tunity, 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 limited-to-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.

• Coast Mental Health needs volunteers to be program assistants in forensics, social rec leaders and one-on-one workers at transitional forensics homes located at Riverview Hospital.

Info: 604-675-2313, valm@ coastfoundation.com or www. coastfoundation.com.

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Resilient Ravens ready for Seaquam Fox confidence is growing after comeback win in wild card game MARIO BARTEL

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Heading into Saturday’s BC Secondary Schools Football Association AAA quarter-final game against Seaquam (5 p.m. at BC Place), the Terry Fox Ravens are no longer riding the coattails of last year’s championship squad.

And there’s no telling how far their growing confidence can take them, said Ravens’ head coach Martin McDonnell.

Before the season, McDonnell said his team’s no. 1 ranking was largely a holdover from last year’s victory over Notre Dame in the Subway Bowl championship.

But 16 players from that team had graduated and the young Grade 10 and 11 players stepping into their places on the roster had yet to prove themselves.

For the first three weeks of the season they did just that, defeating Mt. Douglas, WJ Mouat and Kelowna and retaining their status atop the province’s football rankings.

It all seemed a little too good to be true.

The reality check came in a 15-8 loss to the mighty St. Thomas More Knights, who had wracked up 157 points, while allowing none, in their four wins prior to that Friday night showdown at rainy Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam.

The Knights have continued to win, while the shortcomings of McDonnell’s cobbled lineup were exposed by injuries to key veterans like quarterback Jevaun Jacobsen and running back Jaden Severy. The Ravens

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Terry Fox Ravens’ quarterback Jevaun Jacobsen is healthy again and ready to lead the team’s offence into their BC Secondary Schools Football Association quarter-final game against Seaquam on Saturday at BC Place. handily beat lesser teams like Mission and Centennial but they were shutout 17-0 by Lord Tweedsmuir en route to a third-place finish in the Eastern Conference.

In last Friday’s wild card playoff, the Ravens trailed Belmont 16-7 but rallied to score 31 straight points and a 37-16 win. More importantly, McDonnell said, his team showed the kind of fight and

determination that will serve them well against Seaquam.

“This is a resilient group,” McDonnell said. “We’ve had to face adversity this year.”

On Saturday, they’ll be confronted by a big-play offence powered by the Philpot twins, Tyson and Jalen, who led the Seahawks to five wins and two losses in the school’s first season at the AAA level after it won last year’s AA title.

“They’re not going to dazzle you, you’ll know what’s coming,” McDonnell said “You just have to stop it.”

One way to achieve that will be for the Ravens to hang onto the ball as long as possible.

That’s more likley with the return last week of Jacobsen and the anticipated return of Severy this week from a hamstring injury. The emergence out of the backfield of Cade

Cote, who rushed for 242 yards on 22 carries against the Bulldogs, also adds another dimension to the Fox offence.

“It’s a nice luxury to have,” McDonnell said.

Especially in a season of tempered expectations.

“I think we’ve done well,” McDonnell said. “I’m definitely not writing off this year.” mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

Panthers drop tight contests

The Port Moody Panthers emerged from a tough weekend of games against a pair of top Pacific International Junior Hockey League teams without a point.

The Panthers, who have only five wins going into Thursday’s game against the Richmond Sockeyes (after The Tri-City News deadline), lost 5-4 to the Harold Brittain conference leading Abbotsford Pilots last Friday in Abbotsford, then dropped a 2-1 decision Saturday in Port Moody to the North Vancouver Wolf Pack, who sit in second place in the Tom Shaw conference.

Against Abbotsford, a goal by the Pilots’ Noah Wiebe with 1:13 left in regulation was the difference after the Panthers had managed to battle back from a 3-0 deficit at the end of the first period.

Saturday in Port Moody, the Panthers took a 1-0 lead into the third period before the Wolf Pack scored a pair of unanswered goals in the third period to steal the win.

Allen scored his third goal in two nights for the Panthers and was named the game’s third star. Goalie Alexander Kong stopped 28 of the 30 shots he faced while Port Moody fired 33 shots at the North Vancouver net.

The Panthers will host Langley Saturday, 7:45 p.m., at the Port Moody Arena.

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Port Moody’s Libby Riedl (centre) celebrates her goal for the University of Maine field hockey team in a match earlier this season against Quinnipiac University. The junior, who graduated from Heritage Woods secondary school after leading the Kodiaks to two Fraser Valley championships, was named to the America East AllChampionship Team on Sunday after she led the Black Bears in scoring with nine goals and 10 assists. That was good enough to rank her in the top 50 players in the country in points scored per game. In her freshman year at Maine Riedl was selected to the America East All-Rookie Team as well as to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.5 grade point average.

Polisi pair earn honours Coquitlam soccer brothers lead conference awards for Clan

Coquitlam’s soccerplaying Polisi brothers, Marcello and Matteo, have been named to the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association all-west region first team. Their Simon Fraser University Clan teammate, defender Magnus Kristensen, was also selected.

Marcello Polisi, who’s still considered a freshman after he was redshirted in his first season at SFU, started all 17 of the team’s games and played more than 1,500 minutes. He scored a goal, and added an assist.

Matteo Polisi scored 24 points, including five game-winning goals, in his first season on Burnaby Mountain. He was also the Great Northwest Athletic Conference’s freshman of the year.

All three players will now be up for consideration as tor the All-American Team, which will be announced Dec. 1.

The Clan’s season came to a crashing halt last Thursday when they were bucked from the NCAA Div. II championship tournament by the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos for the second straight year.

The Clan lost 2-1 to the Broncos in the opening round of the Super Region 2 play downs in San Diego, Cal. Last year SFU lost to Cal Poly Pomona in the West Regional semi-finals, 4-3 on penalty kicks after the teams failed to score in regulation time.

This time, the Broncos scored early and late as SFU conceded goals in the third and 86th minutes.

The Clan managed to tie the game just over a minute after the Broncos went ahead for the first time when a deflected free kick from 25 yards bounced off the hands of Cal Poly keeper Jason Trejos.

The Polisis powered the Clan’s offence. Matteo fired six shots, four of them on goal, while Marcello registered two shots. Midfielders Adam and Kyle Jones also returned to the lineup as substitutes after both had missed several games because of injury.

But it wasn’t enough.

“If you don’t finish chances eventually a team is going to create one,” Clan head coach Clint Schneider said as his team dominated

much of the play but failed to convert that edge into goals.

SEWAK FOURTH

Coquitlam’s Sunita Sewak of the SFU Clan finished fourth in her 130-lb weight class at the annual Mike Clock Open wrestling tournament in Forest Grove, Ore., last weekend.

Sewak, a sophmore who attended Centennial secondary school, won her first match by a technical fall over Deni Kroeze then did the same in the quarterfinal against Sierra Joner of Southwest Oregon Community College.

But Sewak was felled by her teammate, Alex Hendrick, in the semi-final.

She then defeated Kirra Saunders of Southern Oregon University by decision before losing her match for third place to Alexis Morfin of Grays Harbor Community College.

In total, the top-ranked SFU women’s wrestling team won five of the six weight classes it competed in at the meet and swept the top three places in three of those classes.

GNAC AWARDS

Coquitlam’s Justin Buren and Port Coquitlam’s Brad Lyons received AllConference honourable mentions for the SFU Clan football team that failed to win a game all season.

Buren, a wide-receiver out of Centennial secondary school, finished his final season at SFU with 42 receptions for 483 yards and one touchdown. His average of 4.7 yards per catch was fourth best in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

In Buren’s final game last Saturday against Western Oregon, he caught six passes for a total of 57 yards as SFU almost eked out their first win of the season in Monmouth, Ore. But the Clan were unable to advance a late scoring drive past the Wolves’ seven yard line and they lost, 24-21.

Lyons, a junior defensive lineman out of Terry Fox secondary, recorded 34 tackles — 9.5 of them for a loss of yards — and three sacks in nine games.

Other SFU players honoured include offensive lineman Brayden Gatland, who was named GNAC freshman of the year, and wide receiver Gavin Cobb, who made the AllConference Second Team as a kick returner.

Defensive lineman Kyle Wilson also received an All-Conference honourable mention.

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WADDELL, James Raynor ("Ray") February 3, 1929 − October 30, 2017 Born in Vancouver, BC, and passed away peacefully near Coquitlam, surrounded by family (age 88). Survived by Joyce, his loving wife of 61 years; daughter Brenda (Phil); son Craig (Jane); grandson Taylor (LeBlond); granddaughters Richelle (LeBlond), Ruby and Sophie; and brother− in−law’s wife, Gyrithe. Predeceased by his father James, mother Daisy, older sister Elaine, an infant older brother, Jimmy, and brother−in−law Glenn.

Ray was a very successful business man in the automotive repair industry, and the inventor of "Speedi−Sleeve", an ingenious repair solution still used world−wide. His favourite pastime was spending time at our family summer property in Gibsons. He wrote short stories for newspapers and magazines, and took interest in bird−watching, photography, and astronomy. He loved puns and took great enjoyment in making people laugh by telling his jokes. A memorial service will be held at Burquitlam Funeral Home, 625 North Road, Coquitlam, BC on Saturday, November 18 at 2 pm, followed by a reception at the same location. His family wishes to extend many thanks to the professional staff of the Royal Columbian Hospital Emergency Department, especially his nurse Neil and Dr. Rath, and to all the wonderful staff of the Residences at Belvedere for their loving care. In lieu of flowers, consider donating to the Royal Columbian or Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundations.

Condolences may be offered at: www.burquitlamfuneralhome.ca

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WITNESSES NEEDED Car Accident on October 2, 2017 at Ottawa St. and Lougheed Hwy., Port Coquitlam Call: 604-375-4975

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We are seeking information regarding a car accident that occurred Tuesday November 15th, 2016 at approx 9:30AM at or near United Blvd & Schooner St in Coquitlam, BC. where an east bound white Chevrolet sedan made an unsafe lane change striking an east bound black Toyota Tundra pick-up truck.

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