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Many EAs are needed to help kids in SD43 ‘Huge problem’ for Tri-City schools DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

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Dave Menzies, 77, admires the expansive interior of an old cedar stump on Burke Mountain that he estimates is likely more than 500 years old. As development on the mountain moves ever closer, Menzies and his wife, Nola, are hoping it might be possible to protect the stump from bulldozers or move it to a location where it can become a monument to the mountain’s wild past. For more on the big Burke stump, see story on page 15.

EVERGREEN EXTENSION IS 1 On Dec. 2, 2016, the Evergreen Extension started carrying passengers. The Tri-City News talked to some of them on the one-year anniversary of rapid transit in the Tri-Cities: page 3

A shortage of casual employees to fill in for education assistants (EAs) who are sick has Tri-City public schools scrambling to ensure special needs students are supported in the classroom.

There have been days in recent weeks where as many as 20 qualified EAs couldn’t be found to fill in temporarily for regular staff, putting a strain on the system because teachers and full-time EAs have to be moved around to fill the gaps.

“This is a really significant problem, it’s almost of epidemic proportions,” said Ken Christensen, president of the Coquitlam Teachers’ Association. “There’s just no EAs to hire. There’s a huge supply side problem and we’re competing for a very small pool.” see COLLEGE CAN’T, page 9

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THE FUTURE OF RIVERVIEW

Riverview review will get a review: Robinson DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

A two-year-old document that sketched out a vision for the Riverview Hospital lands in Coquitlam will be up for review in the new year.

But the minister responsible for housing — who’s also a local MLA — won’t predict what changes, if any, there will be.

“It’s a place to start. I don’t know that that’s the place to

end,” Coquitlam-Maillardville MLA Selina Robinson said about the Renewing Riverview document that itself was the result of a lengthy review process.

The NDP government has committed to keeping the lands public and to create a campus of care with more services for British Columbians.

But that vision doesn’t jibe with the Renewing Riverview document that stated that

some market housing would be required to defray costs and ensure a break-even mandate for redevelopment efforts.

Since the document was revealed, issues such as affordable housing and opioid overdoses have become more prominent.

Robinson promised that reviewing possibilities for the property is “front of mind,” telling The Tri-City News: “I’m the MLA, I know the constitu-

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As minister of municipal affairs and housing, Robinson is responsible for BC Housing, the agency that was responsible for the Renewing Riverview process and has now entered into the master planning phase for the redevelopment of the 244-acre former provincial mental hospital site.

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“I don’t want to jump ahead.

Right now, I need to talk about it with the minister of mental health and addictions,” she said, noting that she and Judy Darcy will be working together

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on deciding the next steps for planning, and the two recently took a tour of the property.

She said the aim is for the plan to fit with the platform commitment Premier John Horgan announced during the May provincial election campaign and was recently re-announced at a groundbreaking for a Centre for Mental Health and Addictions on the site.

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ver a year ago, ahead of the opening of the Evergreen Extension, The Tri-City News sat down with three residents to get their take on how the new transit line would affect their commutes.

This week, we reconnected with them to learn how SkyTrain has changed their travel patterns over the last 12 months.

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Dixon Tam started a new job at the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch in Vancouver the October before Evergreen opened. And two months of driving to work every day from his home on Burke Mountain before the rapid transit line became operational in December was all he needed to become a loyal transit rider.

“I used [Evergreen] starting day one,” he said, later adding: “I use it every day for work.

Now, I am even using it on the weekends, something I normally would not do.”

Tam said the time it takes for him to catch the 191 in northeast Coquitlam, transfer to SkyTrain and get to his job next to Rupert Station is about the same as driving to work in rush hour traffic.

But while he misses having his own personal space, he said taking transit has made his life a lot easier. “I’m saving on stress in the morning,” he said. “I can put my headphones on. I can watch a movie or listen to music.”

One issue that Tam said he would like to see resolved is how fares are charged.

Because his office is one stop into Vancouver, he has to pay a

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Dixon Tam (above) rides the Evergreen Extension day to work in east Van — and uses it on weekends, too. Yuko Kawano (right) regularly uses SkyTrain with her child and her husband, Mitch Williams

BY THE NUMBERS It did not take long for a significant number of Tri-City residents to get into the habit of using SkyTrain.

Last February, less than two months after the opening, ridership on the line hit 30,000 per day and has continued to grow from there.

This week, TransLink said daily passenger figures have grown to 34,000 per day, up 13% since last winter and on track to achieving the goal of 70,000 trips per day by 2021.

three-zone fare, which means he is not saving much money when compared to the cost of driving every day.

“If my office was one station earlier, I’d save money,” he said.

“I am looking forward to seeing what TransLink does with changes to the fare system.”

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Monica Hayer did not end up riding the Evergreen Extension as much as she thought she would. A job change moved her commute from Vancouver to Coquitlam, meaning she now lives only a few minutes from her current work place on Westwood Street.

But she said getting downtown for shows and sporting events is easier than ever, and

she has saved a lot of money on taxi fares thanks to the new rapid transit connection.

“I am still using it,” she said, adding that she’ll be attending a concert by rapper Jay-Z next week at Rogers Arena. “It is a nice way to go out without having to spend $100 on a cab.”

Having access to rapid transit also allows her to visit family and friends, most of whom live in east Vancouver.

But while the train makes traveling around the region more convenient, Hayer said getting to the stations from her home on Burke Mountain is still difficult on transit. With infrequent bus service in her neighbourhood, she prefers to park and ride, and has sometimes even taken a cab to get to and

from the stations and her house.

“I have never taken the bus,” she said. “I have just avoided it.”

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When Evergreen opened, Mitch Williams and Yuko Kawano, who lived in Port Moody’s Newport Village, were looking for a new home for their growing family. But after getting accustomed to having rapid transit at their doorstep, they decided their next home would have to be close to SkyTrain.

Williams said his family settled on the Inlet Centre neighbourhood, a decision mainly made due to the area’s proximity to an Evergreen station.

“That was one of the selling features,” he said. “Now that we got it and we are using it, we

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Mitchell said his wife, Kawano, uses the train every day to get to work near Brentwood in Burnaby, while he mostly uses it to get to sporting events and shows in Vancouver. “It just makes things a lot easier,” he said. “I hate parking downtown.”

Friends from Vancouver are also more likely to venture east to visit, Williams said. He is even starting to use the train for shorter trips within the TriCities, or to visit friends in New Westminster.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT 43

Chair defends pay for Tri-City trustees SD43 trustees are paid better than those in Vancouver DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

School District 43 trustees deserve pay that is the average of what city councillors get even if it means their remuneration is the highest of any school trustee in B.C., says the chair of the board of education.

“We see ourselves as being equal at the table to our municipal counterparts,” said Kerry Palmer Isaak, an Anmore/Belcarra trustee.

“We’re on the same ballot.”

And with a workload she claims is equivalent, Palmer Isaak said the current SD43 policy that adjusts trustees’ pay each January to the average of the stipends paid councillors in Port Moody, Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam — but not in much lower paid Anmore and Belcarra — is reasonable.

Trustee pay hasn’t been a public issue since the 2014 election, when it was raised as a campaign topic and school board finances were a concern.

And after a pay increase in 2016, trustees make $42,535 as a base rate (10% more for chair and 5% more for vice-chair),

according to the most recent financial information.

They also make $9,000 more than Surrey trustees, who earn $33,400 as a base and are responsible for more than twice as many students; Vancouver trustees make $15,000 less a year than School District 43 trustees even though they are also responsible for a much larger school district.

The salary figures were contained in the 2016/’17 statement of financial information (SOFI) for SD43, which also outlines the district’s finances and shows which staff made more than $75,000.

SOFI shows that there more people than last year making more than $100,000 annually working for the school district — 164 in 2016/’17 compared to 131 in ’15/’16 — with remuneration for employees making more than $75,000 totalling $110.8 million compared to $106.5 million for those making less than $75,000.

Total pay for elected officials was $389,202.67, with $52,336.10 in expenses, but of that, $32,000 was for a trip to China for four trustees, which was paid for by the Chinese government through its cultural and education arm Hanban.

Top SD43 wage earners at the board office include: • superintendent Patricia

Gartland — $215,746.07; • assistant superintendent Carey Chute — $158,467.77; • assistant superintendent Reno Ciolfi — $158,467.76; • secretary treasurer Chris Nicolls — $155,065.08; • assistant superintendent Rob Zambrano — $149,371.21; • and assistant superintendent Gerald Shong — $149,743.51.

The Coquitlam Foundation is looking for passionate, dedicated team players to volunteer their time and talent to serve on our board of directors.

We’re especially looking for Coquitlam residents who have past board experience along with expertise in the following areas: finance, fundraising, or business development. We meet monthly, and all directors are also expected to serve on a working committee.

If we’ve piqued your interest, please email us a resume accompanied by a letter outlining the ways in which you believe you can help further our mission to encourage and support creative, targeted philanthropy that builds a vibrant, sustainable, and healthy community. Please contact us by Dec. 8. Email: info@ coquitlamfoundation.com.

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Notice of Community Planning Advisory Committee Meeting When: December 5, 2017 at 7pm • Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody, B.C. The Community Planning Advisory Committee is holding a public meeting to consider the following application: LOCATION MAP - 300 Morrissey Road

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Safety concerns at the new Blakeburn Lagoons Park in Port Coquitlam have School District 43 trustees fighting for a fence they say is needed to keep kids out of the water.

Tuesday, the board of education voted to send a letter to PoCo council asking the city to reconsider its decision to not pay for a fence to separate the school grounds from the park.

Adding 100 m of chainlink fence along the school and city property line and another 65 m of short wood fence to indicate a no-go zone for students so students don’t try to get into the lagoons would cost $25,000.

The city says there is no budget in the park plan for the fences so money would have to come from general capital reserve.

PoCo wants the school district to take any additional measures it deems necessary. But trustees say the city should pay.

Opting for what she called a “congenial” approach, PoCo Trustee Judy Shirra proposed the letter but not before a number of trustees were critical of PoCo’s decision not to fund a fence.

“I’m a little dumfounded here,” said PoCo Trustee Michael Thomas, “It’s two wooden rails. It might as well say ‘climb me’ on it.”

Trustees are concerned the only fence separating the elementary school from the lagoons would be a four-foot wood fence. But PoCo said in a letter that the city will not be amending its design for the park to provide for any additional fencing within the park or adjacent to the school. As well, plantings next to the lagoons are expected to act as an additional deterrent.

Trustees hope to be able to meet with PoCo councillors on the issue early in the new year, before the park opens to the public in the spring.

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SETTING IT STRAIGHT Re: “Condos proposed for former TV factory” (The Tri-City News, Nov. 29) Centro Development did not apply several years ago to build up to 12 storeys at a property it owned at 50 Electronic Ave. It was an adjustment to Port Moody’s official community plan for that site to allow the construction up to 12 storeys that was rejected by city council in 2014.

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Purpose: Onni Development (Ioco Road) Corp. has applied to amend the Land Use Contract for Suter Brook to increase the maximum permitted gross floor area of Multi Family Residential Use and Accessory Home Occupation Use, Type II from 1,350,000 sq. ft. to 1,570,000 sq. ft.; increase the maximum permitted number of residential units from 1,250 to 1,443; and allow for a second 26 storey tower on Parcel D. If approved, this application would allow for the development of 483 residential units on Parcel D – 300 Morrissey Road, including two 26 storey towers and one low-rise rental building.

Get in touch!

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Review application #6700-20-157 and related information at the Planning Division counter on the 2nd floor of City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. between 8:30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, or at portmoody.ca/cpac after December 1, 2017.

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1. If you believe your property is affected by this application, comment directly to the Committee on December 5, 2017.

2. You can also send a submission in writing before 12 noon on December 5, 2017 by emailing clerks@portmoody.ca or faxing 604.469.4550.

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CENSUS: THE COMMUTE

Most Tri-Cities residents drive to work, census says GARY MCKENNA

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Transit ridership is on the rise in the Tri-Cities but most residents still prefer their cars for getting to and from work.

According to Statistics Canada census data released this week, 73.3% of all residents in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody drive to work every day, compared to 16.3% who take public transit.

The census figures were compiled in 2016, so they would not capture the impact the Evergreen Extension has had on travel patterns.

Still, Coquitlam had the highest level of transit ridership (17.9%) and Port Coquitlam had the lowest (12.6%). PoCo had the highest level of commuters who rely on driving to work (77.3%), while Coquitlam had the lowest (71.4%).

Across Metro Vancouver, 64.3% of commuters drive to work each day while 20.4% rely on public transit.

Tri-City residents are also spending more time commuting than the typical Lower Mainland resident, according to the data. In Coquitlam, PoCo and PoMo, 57.1% of all commuters spend 30 minutes or more getting to and from work,

A worker marches through the School District 43 offices to protest closure of a post-retirement health and dental benefits plan.

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Post-retirement benefits protest DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

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Although Coquitlam had the highest level of transit ridership in the Tri-Cities in census stats dating to 2016 — before the Evergreen Extension opened — 73.3% of city respondents said they drove to work. with 17.3% of respondents spending over an hour in transit each day. That compares to the average for Metro Vancouver, where only 49.7% of residents spend 30 minutes or more commuting, with only 11.2% spending more than an hour on

their daily trips to work.

The Tri-Cities are also lower than the Metro Vancouver average when it comes to walking and cycling to work. In the three municipalities, only 3.4% walk and 0.6% ride their bikes, with Coquitlam having the highest

percentage of walkers (3.7%) and PoCo having the highest percentage of cyclists (0.8%).

Across the region, 6.7% of all commuters walk to work while 2.3% ride their bikes. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

Dozens of education assistants, custodians and other School District 43 support workers staged a protest march at the board of education office Tuesday evening in the hopes of having their post-retirement health and dental benefits reinstated.

About 80 people filed through the room where the board meeting was held, delaying the meeting for about 15 minutes.

One CUPE Local 561 member told The Tri-City News that the purpose of the march was to remind trustees that workers aren’t happy with the decision that ends subsidized health and dental benefits for workers who re-

tire after Dec. 31 of this year.

Carrying signs, the workers silently marched past trustees, who were also quiet during the protest.

According to SD43, closing the plan was necessary for the district to be able to save money to make payments to eliminate a solvency deficiency in the workers’ pension plan, which has a shortfall of about $50 million.

But the union maintains closing the plan, for which CUPE members paid 60% of premiums, is an unfair hardship on retired workers.

In addition to the protest, CUPE has published ads in The Tri-City News and placed ads in kiosks at bus stops.

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PORT MOODY

PoMo OKs TOD plan for Moody Centre in 4-3 vote Council adopts new vision for Moody Centre MARIO BARTEL

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Port Moody council wants to turn the area around the Moody Centre SkyTrain station into a vibrant, high-density urban neighbourhood that could be home to thousands of people..

Now it just needs developers to make it happen.

At a marathon meeting Tuesday evening, council adopted an amendment to the city’s official community plan to turn the six square blocks bounded by St. Johns Street to the rail lines and from Moody Street to Electronic Avenue to a transit-oriented development area. The decision paves the way for the city’s centre to transform from low commercial and light-industrial buildings to a pedestrian-friendly mix of multi-family residential buildings from six to 26 storeys, shops, offices, wide sidewalks, public plazas and an urban greenway along a daylighted Slaughterhouse Creek.

Currently, it’s zoned for buildings no taller than 12 storeys.

Council’s vision for the area also includes a new pedestrian overpass just east of the Moody Centre SkyTrain and West Coast Express station linking to Murray Street and Rocky Point Park, as well as the extension of Spring Street to create a pedestrian promenade.

But it’s still just a vision, Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay reminded councillors after a vigorous debate that followed a two-and-a-half hour public hearing on the plan.

“We need to come up with some drawings to articulate what we’re talking about,” said Clay, adding that lack of specific plans for building out the neighbourhood may be fuelling some of the fears in the community — and amongst

some councillors — it could become another Metrotown or Burquitlam.

Ensuring that doesn’t happen will be up to council as developers start coming forward with projects to fulfill the new vision for the neighbourhood.

“This is the easy part,” Clay said. “It does get hard from here.”

One of those developers could be the Kwikwetlem First Nation, whose chief, Ron Giesbrecht, told council at the public hearing it was in the process of acquiring land in Moody Centre with an eye to building rental apartments.

“It’s going to be a spectacular part of Port Moody,” he said.

That prospect excited Clay.

“We have a unique opportunity here when First Nations are partnering with us,” he said.

Not everyone shared his enthusiasm.

Speakers during the public hearing who opposed the plan expressed concerns about increased traffic and pressures on nearby schools and parks as well as a diminished quality of life in the city.

“Towers would destroy what everyone loves about Port Moody,” one said.

Coun. Hunter Madsen said the impassioned pleas prove “the public is not aligned with council’s vision for Moody Centre.”

He was one of three councillors — the others are Rob Vagramov and Zoe Royer — who opposed the new vision.

But Coun. Diana Dilworth said the plan’s positives outweigh the negatives. She pointed to the success of Newport Village and Suter Brook as examples of how highrise development can increase the livability of a neighbourhood.

“This is what the community has been asking for years,” she said. “We’re putting the centre back in Moody Centre.”

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The proponent of a rainbow crosswalk in Port Moody has mixed feelings that city council went against a staff recommendation and voted to locate it at Newport Village instead of Murray Street between Rocky Point Park and Brewers Row. Amy Lubik, who made the initial pitch last summer for a crosswalk on behalf of the community group Creating LGBT+ Community in Port Moody, said the new location between 200 and 242 Newport Dr. is “not optimal, but we have one.”

She said the group’s request for the Murray Street location was based on feedback collected from social media that indicated putting the crosswalk near Rocky Point Park would be especially attractive for young people and kids, who might initiate a conversation with their families about its meaning.

(Rainbow crosswalks have been adopted by various cities like New Westminster, Maple Ridge, Victoria, Kelowna and Squamish as a symbol of acceptance and pride for the LGBTQ community.)

Lubik said while not as many young people are likely to see the crosswalk at Newport Village, she’s appreciative the new location means it will likely get painted sooner rather than later.

“We’ve been waiting for this,” she said. “It does mean something to the community.”

“The point of a rainbow crosswalk is to make people feel included, especially young people,” Lubik said.

A staff report presented to council at Tuesday’s meeting recommended the Murray Street location as the most suitable for the crosswalk, based on factors like its visibility, traffic volume to reduce wear and tear, and the possibility of coordinating its installation with other planned work to help minimize costs. The report said it would cost about $11,000 to prepare the roadway there and paint the crosswalk.

But it was some uncertainty about the timelines for various construction projects on Murray Street that prompted Coun.

Zoe Royer to introduce a motion to locate the crosswalk at Newport, one of the alternate sites suggested in the report.

She said since the planned extension of the Murray Street bike lane had already been delayed once and extensive projects to replace the watermain underneath the street as well as upgrade traffic controls near the Moody Street overpass haven’t yet been finalized, it would be better to locate the crosswalk at Newport Village, where it could be painted at the same time new permanent curb bulges are installed, a project already in the city’s 2018 budget. The staff report said the Newport Village site is “a good candidate” because of high visibility, less vehicle traffic and a shorter distance. It’s also about $3,000 cheaper.

Mayor Mike Clay said he preferred the Newport site because all the commuter traffic that uses Murray Street could make it dangerous for kids excited about the crosswalk.

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This year, the school district increased the number of education assistant positions and now has 442 EAs working in local schools. But finding temporary replacements to fill in when they are away is a challenge.

According to Christensen, one school was short-staffed on EAs for all but two days since mid-September, resulting in stress and, sometimes, work left undone when the skill development teacher, whose job it is to plan for her students’ special needs and direct the EAs, has to fill in.

CUPE Local 561 president Dave Ginter, whose union represents EAs, agrees the shortage is a problem and says his union is working with the province on the issue.

EAs do a variety of work, from supporting teachers in the classroom, to helping students with social skills and personal care and hygiene, and the job can be stressful. More needs to be done to make the job more attractive, Ginter told The TriCity News.

“Here’s the real shortage: It’s males,” said Ginter. “You need males for toileting the older students.

“It’s mostly around the money issue,” he said, speculating that men are not attracted to the $26-an-hour pay, especially if they are their family’s breadwinners.

It’s a problem that’s facing all B.C. school districts and Douglas College can’t graduate students fast enough.

“We’re all working to try and get as many people graduated as possible,” said Lori Woods, a co-ordinator with the Disability and Community Studies Department at the Douglas’ Coquitlam campus.

She said EAs are snapped up by employers the minute they graduate — sometimes before they finish the diploma program.

“It used to be part-time [work to start] and they had to work up. Now they land in a permanent position quickly,” said Woods, whose program typically graduates 60 students a year.

While finding replacements to cover sick days becomes a challenge, SD43’s director of human resources said the schools are dealing well with the situation. No children with special needs have had to be sent home because of lack of staffing — as has been reported in other districts — although Randy Manhas admits there have been some challenging days.

“You come in worrying,” he told The Tri-City News. “It’s really hard to gauge. The one thing I do feel confident is we are doing quite well comparatively.”

CATCHMENT TALK PUBLIC? A change to how School District 43 school boundary decisions are made is being requested just weeks after the policy was amended to streamline the process.

Port Moody trustees are now calling for a public meeting when the district releases its final report on catchment changes after hearing concerns from parents about boundary changes for Eagle Mountain middle school.

The request comes after it was pointed out at Tuesday’s board meeting that the Dec. 20 meeting on boundary changes will not be public.

PoMo trustees Keith Watkins and Lisa Park have sent an email to SD43 superintendent Patricia Gartland requesting a public portion of the meeting so parents and trustees can comment.

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SD43 benefits from being considered an employer of choice, he said, and the district is constantly recruiting.

“What we won’t do is lower our standards,” he said.

As for parents, most are working with their own schools to get EA support and the president of the District Parent Advisory Council, Craig Woods, said that while they have concerns, parents “remain hopeful” knowing that the district works openly with them.

Meanwhile, SD43 is also experiencing a shortage of teachers teaching on call (TTOCs) who fill in for sick employees.

Manhas said there are times when subs can’t be found to fill in and, when that happens, it’s up to other personnel in the school, including administrators and special resource teachers, to fill in for the missing teacher. On one day in October, for example, 30 callouts for TTOCs went unfilled.

He says it’s a problem that could get worse as the flu season is in full swing and one that all districts are facing. The answer, he said, is post-secondary institutions graduating more qualified teachers. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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CHRISTMAS HELPING HANDS

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Barry Wilson warms up his Santa belly laugh as he prepares to lead a series of seasonal sail-pasts from Reed Point Marina of about 20 to 30 decorated pleasure boats starting tonight.

Share’s annual gift wrapping booth at Coquitlam Centre gets underway today (Friday).

But the charity that serves the Tri-Cities with social services is in desperate need of help during the Christmas rush.

Volunteers over the age of 16 are required for threehour shifts to wrap presents between Dec. 1 and 24. The shifts follow the mall hours,

opening at 9:30 a.m. and closing at 9 p.m. each day (except for Sundays).

Michelle Murray, Share’s events and fund development officer, said the gift wrapping builds awareness of the organization and raises thousands of dollars every year. “What we’re looking for are people with happy-golucky personalities and the ability to give back to their community,” she said.

The gift wrap booth — stationed on the upper level between Aritzia and the Gap — will have mall staff on site during the month to provide volunteer support, she said.

The only requirements to be a wrapping elf are the abilities to stand for three hours to wrap gifts and be organized. To sign up, call Ruth at 604-529-5101. Visit sharesociety.ca. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

CHRISTMAS EVENTS

Boats light the way to Xmas MARIO BARTEL The Tri-CiTy News

Some people go carolling or hike into the woods to find a tree to get into the Christmas spirit.

Barry Wilson goes boating.

Since 1991, the Port Moody yachtsman has been leading a flotilla of power and sail boats decorated with all manner of colourful, twinkling lights, inflatable Christmas characters and tinselled trees on seasonal sails around Burrard Inlet every December weekend evening leading up to the big holiday.

In the early years, the noel navy tagged along on the famous cruise of carol ships out of False Creek in Vancouver.

But as the number of those commercial and heritage craft diminished, Wilson kept the cruise going with a ragtag assembly of pleasure craft from Reed Point Marina, Port Moody Power Squadron, Burrard Yacht Club and Deep Cove, although, Wilson said, anyone with a decorated boat is invited to join the sail.

The season kicks off tonight (Friday), when about 20 to 30 boats will cruise around the mouth of the PoMo arm of Burrard Inlet, past Belcarra Park, Cozy Cove, Bedwell Bay,

Camp Howdy, Deep Cove and Cates Park. On Saturday, the festive fleet will coordinate its sail-past with PoMo’s Holiday Cheer at the Pier event, when the pier and gazebo at Rocky Point Park will be illuminated with thousands of colourful lights at 6:30 p.m.

“We’ll be like moths to the flame,” Wilson said.

But the highlight of the seasonal sail-pasts will be on Dec. 9, when Wilson — who bears a passing resemblance to Santa Claus — dresses as the man in red and leads the contingent of watercraft to Belcarra Park, where he’ll disembark at the dock at the picnic area with a big book for kids to sign that he can then deliver to the North Pole. He also collects goods and donations for Coquitlam’s Share Family and Community Services. The flotilla will then circle around Boulder Island as fireworks are blasted into the sky.

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FPTP past its time It’s good to see the NDP provincial government inching forward in its push for electoral reform.

The BC Liberals, who seem to have rediscovered ethics at the bottom of the last election’s ballot box, argue first-past-thepost elections give us stable governments.

But FPTP is a winner-take-all system that results in politicians eschewing compromise for perpetual electioneering.

As the last election showed us, British Columbians don’t agree on everything. We’re left and right, environmentally and economically minded, and, sometimes, disenchanted with every name on the ballot. Our government should mirror that dissension rather than cleaving to a system that allows fewer than half the electorate to select a majority government.

Governments should be stable but never stand still. In fact, we see the greatest ethical lapses when the government enjoys an over-abundance of job security.

As with all voting systems, there will be problems with proportional representation. Some may feel dissatisfied with the tyranny of the majority. The only thing worse, of course, is the tyranny of the minority.

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THE OPIOID CRISIS

Why are B.C. cops so far behind in fighting opioid war?

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t’s a story all too common in British Columbia. Here’s how CTV News reported it: “Police believe a drug overdose is the cause of death for two men, apparently in their fifties, who were found lifeless in a car parked at a gas station on Friday morning.”

It didn’t happen in B.C., though. It happened in Montreal on Aug. 25 and the real story is what happened next: In less than six weeks, Montreal police had conducted six raids, arrestDERMOD TRAVIS ing 13 drug dealers linked to the two deaths. They seized $19,000 in cash along with fentanyl, about 500 grams of heroin, meth and other drugs.

Montreal police chief Philippe Pichet was blunt after the last raid: “We will follow and stop those who put [fentanyl] into narcotics.”

Note his choice of words. Pichet was announcing the priority for his department’s drug enforcement efforts, he was declaring war on fentanyl “to stave-off a public health crisis.”

It’s not an isolated illustration.

Last February, a Gatineau couple were found in their apartment with their unharmed child, four days after overdosing on fentanyl.

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Eight months later — following a six-month investigation — the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) announced it had shut down “an illegal weapons and drugs operation” in the National Capital Region with the assistance of the Ottawa and Gatineau police services.

Contrast those results with this in B.C.: In September, Delta police announced the arrest of a 21-year-old dealer alleged to have sold tainted drugs that resulted in nine fentanyl-related overdoes in a span of 20 minutes more than a year earlier. The identity of the alleged dealer was no secret — his father was granting media interviews within days following the 2016 overdoses.

B.C. isn’t lacking police officers. Last year, there were 184 officers for every 100,000 residents, a tad shy of the national rate of 187.

Something else has to be at play to explain the stark differences in response to the opioid crisis between B.C. and other provinces.

Part of it may have something to do with how local communities are policed. Outside of Atlantic Canada, B.C. is the only province to have more RCMP officers policing local communities than local police departments do — 5,378 versus 2,532, or nearly seven out of every 10 officers. In Quebec, 37% of local police officers are on contract from the provincial police force; in Ontario, 25% are from the OPP; and in Alberta, 38% are RCMP. Only 11 municipalities in B.C. have their own police departments: one in Nelson, one in Abbotsford, four in the capital region and five

in Metro Vancouver. Each has its own police board but their composition differs dramatically from boards elsewhere in Canada.

Boards are important. They’re where policing priorities are set.

In Ontario, the provincial government appoints three of the seven-member oversight boards. In Calgary, council appoints all 11 members to the city’s police commission. In B.C., boards are comprised of the mayor, one person appointed by the municipal council and up to seven members appointed by the B.C. government.

Among the appointees to the Vancouver board are an investment advisor, a property developer, a craft brewer and a physician. What they may lack in policing background, they more than make up for by what they share in common: Six of the seven have donated a total of $265,000 to the BC Liberal party since 2005.

If blame needs to be laid for B.C.’s less than stellar policing response to the opioid crisis, it’s not with police officers, it’s with the former provincial government and not just for their ham-fisted control over police boards but also for their short-sighted approach to funding the justice system.

Cops could be forgiven for wondering what’s the point in making an arrest if there aren’t enough sheriffs to keep courtrooms open?

It’s time for B.C.’s new NDP government to step up.

Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC. www.integritybc.ca • @integritybc

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She dreaded raking leaves, then Shawn came to rescue The Editor, With the onset of fall weather, I did not look forward to raking the humongous amount of dry leaves that had fallen off my trees, both in my backyard as well as the front.

It is an annual chore that takes up a whole day and I absolutely detest it.

This year, I wanted to wait until the last leaf had fallen before I tackled the job. In the meantime, the flu bug bit me and I was incapacitated for over a week. I had decided that last Sunday was the D-Day (rain or shine). Meteorologists have predicted a heavy winter with snowfalls and I did not want to put it off any further.

Besides, the next day was green bin pickup/garbage day, and I wanted to get all those darn leaves into the bins before the deadline.

Sunday morning turned out to be gusty with pouring rain but I forced myself to get into my rain gear, then picked up my rake and other parapher-

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Fall leaves bring colour to our community but for people with trees on their property, the raking can be tough — unless they have a neighbour like the letter writer has. nalia and went out to weather the storm and get it over with.

When I opened my back door, my spirits dropped when I saw all the leaves that had fallen off my trees in the backyard had been blown by heavy gusts of wind into the back alley and also on to the driveways of my neighbours.

But to my pleasant surprise, I saw my neighbour Shawn

McCormack, who has been known to be a Good Samaritan to all the neighbourhood, had the same idea and was there ahead of me with his leaf blower gathering all my dry leaves into piles and putting them into the green bins. Later, he came to my front yard and raked all those leaves as well.

Some of the other neighbours passing by smiled at

Be prepared before you hit the road The Editor, I’ve read some great advice for preparing for driving in cold and snowy weather, and I have some additional tips: • Have an ice scraper and snow brush to remove snow from car roof and hood.

• Learn how to use climate control to prevent fogging of glass.

• Realize that snow boots take up more space on brake and gas pedals.

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his community spirit and his willingness to help the vulnerable, disabled and seniors who are not able to do heavy chores themselves. He makes a really big difference in their lives and our neighbourhood. (The TriCity News published a previous letter I wrote about Shawn and his kindness and compassion toward those in need.)

What I like best about Shawn is that no one needs to ask him for help. He keeps a watchful eye for where he can be of service and ministers to that need.

He realizes that some people may be reluctant to ask for help, so he just pitches in and does the job without being asked.

With all the hatred and violence rampant around the world, it is a breath of fresh air to have a kind, caring and compassionate neighbour like Shawn McCormack. He is a role model, and I wish that more people would emulate his conduct and behaviour.

Margaret Matthews, Port Coquitlam

tion on the windshield of your vehicle if you must abandon it.

• Carry winter clothing, a blanket, water and food.

• Before you phone for help, know where you are — if you have an iPhone, you can even ask Siri.

• Take a winter driving course or, at least, go to a safe place when the snow hits and practise driving your car in snow before you head out on the roads.

Helen Brown, Coquitlam

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Dave Menzies, 77, peers into the charred interior of an old cedar stump on Burke Mountain that he estimates could be more than 500 years old. He and wife Nola want the stump saved.

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It may not have the girth and renown of Stanley Park’s Hollow Tree but Dave and Nola Menzies think a centuriesold cedar stump on Burke Mountain is worth saving as development encroaches ever closer.

Dave Menzies, 77, found the stump when he was exploring the woods near the couple’s Burke Mountain home, where they’ve lived since the 1970s.

The retired firefighter and fire inspector makes frequent forest forays with his metal detector to root out artifacts from the mountain’s logging past, hiking along old, grown-over trails that were once used by shake-splitters for transporting cedar logs.

It was along just such a trail he encountered the big old hollow stump, its interior charred likely decades ago from — Dave Menzies surmises — a forest

fire that swept across the mountain in 1914. The trunk of the tree fell over and was absorbed into the forest floor years ago, possibly weakened by the fire, as he can find no evidence that it had been logged.

Dave recalled his first impression of the stump, which is big enough that up to 10 people could stand in its hollowed interior: “I was in awe.”

Over the years, he and his wife have brought their children and grandchild to visit the stump and marvel at its history.

Dave Menzies estimates the stump could be 500 years old — maybe as old as 1,000 years — and it probably soared 200 or 300 feet into the air at the peak of its health.

“You don’t get to see them this close anymore,” he said. “I can sense it has the history.”

But its days may be numbered.

Developers are moving into the area. Roads have been built,

trees have been tagged. The wild mountain is being tamed by subdivisions of expansive homes.

“Everything is just turning into progress,” said Nola Menzies, 75.

She’d like to see the stump saved, protected from the march of bulldozers through the woods or maybe even uprooted and moved to where it can become an educational monument to what the mountain once was.

“It’s real, it’s natural,” she said.

But first, people have to know about it, which is why the Menzies have pulled on their gumboots and stomped across the loamy, rain-saturated forest floor to show it to a reporter.

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In the heart of this historic hamlet, with its unique heritage buildings, is where well-known, award-winning local developer RDG Management presents its newest project Crimson.

Crimson is a boutique collection of 59 timeless modern farmhouse inspired three and four-bedroom homes. The homes come from the same developer who brought Cloverdale the sold out and award winning The Ridge at Bose Farms condominium project.

The homes’ architecture reflects that classic country charm of yesteryear - with its steeply arched rooflines, hardi board siding, wood accents and white picket fences.

Designed by award-winning The Creative Designworks, the three storey homes, ranging from 1383 to 1436 square feet, offer the latest in contemporary finishes. Crimson features the choice of two designer colour schemes, nine-foot ceilings, wide plank wood laminate flooring throughout main, and ensuites with quartz countertops, large tiles on the floor and surround, and double vanities.

“The first thing that strikes you about the homes is their great layout; Crimson is designed for modern young families, including side-by-side garages for all 3 and 4 bedroom layouts says Melanie Themmen, Licensed Realtor Fifth Avenue.

“Crimson is in the heart of Surrey’s most historic neighbourhood, steps to the shops at Cloverdale Village and close to great schools such as Cloverdale Traditional Elementary and Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary.”

The well-appointed, country-inspired kitchens come complete with a stainless-steel appliance package (Whirlpool Appliance package, including French door refrigerator), traditional white Shaker wood cabinets (or modern wood grain and grey cabinetry), classic farmhouse kitchen sink, Chimney stainless hood fan and quartz countertops complimented by ceramic tile backsplash.

For the eco-conscious buyers, the bright and airy residences offer several energy efficiency and smart details, such as natural gas forced air furnace and hot water tanks, plus double glazed thermal framed windows and patio doors.

To encourage a sense of community, the Crimson Clubhouse will be the perfect place for neighbours and friends to gather. It is showcased by an entertainment lounge with full kitchen, which opens onto a porch offering a child’s play area and barbeque with seating.

“The clubhouse will feature an upper games loft space as well,” says ThemmenSquires.

Currently, Cloverdale is one of the fastest growing communities in the province. For young families and outdoor enthusiasts, there are more than 35 parks in the area, several athletic fields, Cloverdale Recreational Centre and Rink.

Cloverdale is also home to one of the oldest rodeos in Canada, The Cloverdale Rodeo, as well as family friendly events like the Blueberry Festival, Canada Day, The Bose Family Maze and Christmas Light Parade.

Today, it is also easier to get anywhere in the Lower Mainland, whether it’s quick mass transit access to Vancouver or other destinations, big brand shopping next door in Langley, or enjoy Cloverdale’s rural landscape, with its farms and stables.

With only 59 homes and prices starting in the low $630,000’s Crimson is expected to sell out fast. There is still time to pre-register. Crimson’s presentation centre and vignettes are open by appointment only, at 5940 176th A Street, Surrey.

For more information or to pre-register, call 778-547-2122 or visit www.crimsoncloverdale.com. Occupancy is anticipated as early as February 2019.

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Winter Celebrate Life A free community event to remember loved ones who have passed away

Tuesday, December 5th DoorsOpen:7:00pm • ProgramStarts:7:30pm KingofLifeLutheranChurch,1198FalconDr.,Coquitlam SUBMITTED PHOTO

Lighting up the night As we have in previous years, The TriCity News is publishing a list of large light displays in the Tri-Cities for Christmas.

And although it’s Dec. 1, we already have our first display, which kicks off tonight (see details below).

To add your home to the light list, please email your name and address along with details of your display (how many lights, special displays, hours and days of operation plus any charities for which you’re collecting money or food), even a photo, to newsroom@tricitynews.com.

As well, when we publish the list, the online version of the story will include a

map of display locations. For now, you can check out: n 3313 Rae St., Port Coquitlam: Enjoy the magical experience of more than 200,000 lights plus ground displays synchronized to music as well as a decorated 70-foot tree at the “Miracle on Rae Street.”

Lights will be on Sunday to Thursday, 5 to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 5 to 11 p.m. Contributions to the food bank will be gratefully accepted. (The homeowners request that, as a courtesy to their neighbours, visitors don’t block or turn around in driveways — you can park on Prairie Avenue, which is just a few steps away.)

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Make the dash in Ugly threads Friday, Dec. 1 MINISTER MEET

Say hello to Coquitlam-Maillardville NDP MLA — and B.C.’s municipal affairs and housing minister — Selina Robinson at a Christmas open house in her constituency office (102-1108 Austin Ave., Coquitlam) from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Non-perishable goods will be accepted for the Share food bank. Call 604-933-2001.

IRAN, ISRAEL

The Vashaan Music Society hosts Fusic #2, a concert in the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody) featuring the improvised sounds from Iran and Israel. The show with Hamin Honari (percussion), Itamar Erez (guitar) and Sina Ettehad (kamache) starts at 7:30 p.m. Visit Vashaan.com or call 604-727-7289.

HARP MUSIC

Janelle Nadeau, Kim Robertson and Joaquin Ayala present A Prairie Christmas, a show harkening holiday traditions with classic merry tunes. The concert starts at 8 p.m. at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Call the box office at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

FA LA LA

Coquitlam’s annual Lafarge Lake light display will see Douglas College students on site for carolling and a light-making workshop. On Saturday, the city’s Park Spark mascot Sparky will lead a parade around the lake (glow sticks and candy canes available) while, on Sunday, be part of a night scavenger hunt. Sponsored in part by The Tri-City News, the winter light activities run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Welcome Tent next to Town Centre Park Plaza (1299 Pinetree Way). Visit coquitlam.ca.

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The Port Moody-based Now That’s Ugly Society hosts its fourth annual Ugly Sweater Dash at Rocky Point Park on Saturday at 11 a.m.

GET UGLY

Society of B.C. and The Korea Daily, features two bands at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody) at 7 p.m.: Blue Pill, a contemporary jazz ensemble, and Ultrarisk, a progressive metal band. Tickets at $10 are available by calling 778-896-8564.

Don your most unattractive garb and toque for the Now That’s Ugly Society’s annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Dash, a 5k run at Rocky Point Park (2800 Murray St., Port Moody) that starts at 11 a.m. It’s the first year the charity event is benefitting Make-A-Wish BC & Yukon. Registration (open at 10 a.m.) is $55 for adults and $35 for youth aged nine to 18 (no cost for kids eight and under).

Visit nowthatsugly.com/dash.

CANADA 150

If you were one of the 550 Coquitlam residents who painted a tile for the city’s Canada 150 mosaic mural, you, your family and friends will want to see the unveiling of the massive art project, happening at 11 a.m. in the Coquitlam Public Library (1169 Pinetree Way). Visit coqlibrary.ca.

PIER CHEER

Join Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay as he flips the light switch to the Rocky Point Park pier at 6:30 p.m. as part of the city’s Holiday Cheer at the Pier. The free event begins at 6 p.m. with hot chocolate, carol singing and kids activities while Santa Claus makes his way in for photos and to hand out candy canes to the little ones.

Visit portmoody.ca.

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The inaugural Laon Music Festival, sponsored by the Korean

ALL TOGETHER

The Coquitlam Chorale has two Christmas Fantasia shows at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) this weekend: tonight at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Call 604927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

CHA CHA CHA

Join the Hot Salsa Dance Zone for a cha-cha-cha lesson at 8 p.m. in the rehearsal hall at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). The dance floor opens up about an hour later, with the party running until 12:30 a.m. Park for free or take the Evergreen Extension to the Lafarge Lake-Douglas station.

Admission is $10. Visit hotsalsadancezone.com.

Sunday, Dec. 3 Cheer on the players in the BC Minor Football Championships, starting at Percy Perry Stadium (1299 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) at 10 a.m. with peewees and ending at 5 p.m. with the midget game.

Entry is $10/$5. The games will also be lived streamed at vbns-

BEARY FUN

Bring a new or gently used stuffy to the Coquitlam Express game at 2 p.m. for the Teddy Bear Toss benefitting Share Family and Community Services. The hockey team asks kids to throw their furry animal onto the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex ice when it scores its first goal. A pre-game BBQ (by donation) is at 1 p.m. while a family skate is after the game; skate and helmet rentals are free. No cost for children’s admission with a toy or food bank donation. And don’t miss out on the opening ceremony when Korean War veterans Frank Smyth and Hong Chang will present the club with a framed photo of The Imjim Classic. Visit coquitlamexpress.ca.

Make a multicultural lantern — from Europe, Korea, China or Iran — at A Lantern Affair, at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) and Mackin House. The free workshops and entertainment begin at 3:30 p.m. Call 604-664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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Maddie Mesner, a student at Port Moody’s Heritage Woods secondary, won a Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers last month from Governor-General Julie Payette. The national prize recognizes Mesner’s outstanding contributions to her volunteer work.

WOMEN HONOURED

Special education teacher Christine Hilliard, of Port Coquitlam’s Riverside secondary school, was among a select group of Tri-City and Ridge-Meadows women to win an inaugural Women Influencer Award last month.

Hilliard took the Exceptional Educator award from the Women’s Collaborative Hub, a group that aims to empower youth and women from diverse backgrounds.

The accolades, which were sponsored in part by The Tri-City News, were also presented to Cheryl Ashli, Mehran Aazamifard, Coquitlam Coun. Teri Towner, Heather Hooton, Paula Jean Broderick, Annika Polegato, Heather Treleaven and Leanne Koehn.

Coquitlam dog walker Annette Poitras left Royal Columbian Hospital on Tuesday and dropped by the Coquitlam Search and Rescue training that night to personally thank the team — including the four who found her.

COQ SAR THANKS FROM DOG WALKER POITRAS

More than 250 people were at Coquitlam’s Glen elementary on Nov. 17 for a multicultural dinner hosted by the Parents Advisory Council. The special event — designed to celebrate the school’s diversity and build connections — included food from 40 countries, Aboriginal drumming, a Chinese fan dance and Bollywood dancing.

WAR TALES

Students from Anmore and Pleasantside elementaries and Eagle Mountain middle today (Friday) wrapped up their exhibit, Tell Us the Stories, at Port Moody Station Museum. Their display, which coincided with the museum’s Meet the Moodys show, featured photos, artifacts and stories of ancestors. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Graham Cunliffe, director of business affairs and operations at Finger Food, was at the BC Export Awards last Friday to accept two awards on behalf of the Port Coquitlam company.

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Coquitlam auxiliary firefighter Matt Burton (right) is now on the board for the Children of the Street Society, joining school trustee Carol Cahoon and Zachariah Guy at the table.

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TRI-CITY LIBRARIES

Ukuleles to borrow plus Mango & Hoopla 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.

TERRY FOX

• Lego Club: Terry Fox Library has the Lego, you bring your imagination. Kids ages five to 10 years can join librarians after school on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., drop-in.

• Uke ’n’ Play: Fraser Valley Regional Library branches, including Terry Fox, offer ukuleles for loan through its Uke ’n’ Play collection. Customers can check out the instruments, free of charge, for a two- or three-week lending period — just like library books. Soprano and concert-size ukuleles in various styles are available and each instrument comes in a kit that includes a ukulele, a soft ukulele case, a digital tuner and a beginner ukulele book.

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.

COQUITLAM

• Hour of Code for teens: Join Coquitlam librarians

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Libraries are known for lending books, audiobooks and more... but ukuleles? Terry Fox Library and other Fraser Valley Regional Library branches also have ukes to loan. during Computer Science Education Week as they participate in an Hour of Code, a grassroots movement that reaches tens of millions of students in more than 180 countries. Registration is required for this free class, which runs from 5 to 6 p.m. Dec. 7 at the City Centre branch, Room 127.

Sign up at www.coqlibrary.ca or phone the Help Desk at 604554-7323.

• eNews contest: Sign up for Coquitlam Public Library eNews by Dec. 15 and you’ll be entered into a random prize draw. You could win a Roku Streaming Stick, which comes with a point-anywhere remote and a USB power cable and adapter so you can

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• Try Hoopla: Hoopla is here. Instantly borrow eBooks, audiobooks, comics, movies and movies with your library card. Click Hoopla at coqlibrary.ca, then use your Coquitlam Public Library card to log in and start reading, watching and listening. You get five checkouts per month per card and you must be a Coquitlam resident to borrow (your PIN is usually the last four digits of your phone number unless you have changed it).

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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• 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 librarians 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.

• Storytime at Seaview StrongStart: Join Port Moody librarians at the Seaview community school StrongStart on Dec. 4 and 8 for a special library storytime. Stories and songs will start at 11 a.m. and registration is not required.

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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Share Family and Community Services is hosting an education series for those who are struggling with substance misuse/ abuse or are concerned about their use — and there are just two sessions remaining. There is no cost for this group. Each session will include a slide presentation, video and discussion; topics for the final two sessions are: • Dec. 7: Substance affected — how someone’s use of alcohol or drugs can affect others, and how to help others respectfully while practicing self-care.

• Dec. 14: Stage II recovery — sustaining substance use change into the future.

Sessions are held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Share, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody. For more information, call 604936-3900.

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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, December 11, 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.

Item 1

Address: 3564 Baycrest Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4803, 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 4803, 2017 from RS-2 OneFamily Suburban Residential to RS-7 Small Village Single-Family Residential and RS-8 Large Village Single-Family Residential.

Item 2

Address: 1531 and 1541 Dayton Street, and 1523 Shoreview Place

The intent of Bylaw No. 4809, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4809, 2017, from Development Reserve and Environmentally Sensitive Area to Large Village Single-Family.

If approved, the application would facilitate a proposed subdivision of the existing property in order to create five lots under the RS-7 Small Village Single-Family Residential zone and four lots under the RS-8 Large Village Single-Family Residential zone.

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The intent of Bylaw No. 4810, 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 No. 4810, 2017 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-8 Large Village Single-Family Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate a proposed subdivision of the existing properties to create 18 single-family lots, with the remnant parcels to remain under their current CWOCP designation and zoning.

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The intent of Bylaw Nos. 4805 and 4824, 2017 is to amend Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 and City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to revise the land use designation of the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4805, 2017, and include these same properties (800830 Ingersoll Avenue; 750-762, 770, 772, 780, 782 Catherine Avenue; 909-927, 931, 933, 937 Grant Street; 744-777 Sproule Avenue) in the “Evergreen Line Core and Shoulder Areas”. If adopted, the bylaw amendments would:

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Addresses: 800-830 Ingersoll Avenue; 750-762, 770, 772, 780, 782 Catherine Avenue; 909-927, 931, 933, 937 Grant Street; 744-777 Sproule Avenue; 561 & 565 Shaw Avenue

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Item 3

Monday, December 11, 2017 7:00 p.m.

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

939

Date: Time: Location:

NOT TO SCALE 17 158109 GRANT

17 158109_SHAW

If the application is approved, the new land use designation and inclusion in the “Evergreen Line Core and Shoulder Station Areas” would facilitate the potential development of townhouses in the identified North Burquitlam area.

The intent of Bylaw No. 4806, 2017 is to amend CWOCP Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4806, 2017 (561 & 565 Shaw Avenue). If adopted, the bylaw amendments would change the land use designation in the CWOCP from “Low Density Apartment Residential” to “Medium Density Apartment Residential”.

If the application is approved, the new land use designation could facilitate the potential development of townhouses and three to eight storey apartment buildings in the identified Central Lougheed area.

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 28 to December 11, 2017 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.

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

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• Tri-City Wordsmiths meeting, 2-4:30 p.m., Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. Presentation: “Express Yourself: Blog your Back Story, Publish your Past, Navigate Newsprint” by Ursula MaxwellLewis, travel journalist, photographer, videographer and blogger, who will explore non-fiction, features, family history, and a hint of travel and photography.

Admission is free but library registration is required: 604927-7999. Tri-City Wordsmiths meet on the first Saturday of every second month. Info: www. tri-citywordsmiths.ca.

• 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.

TUESDAY, DEC. 5

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

• 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.

FRIDAY, DEC. 8

• Christmas concert, 7 p.m., Redeemed Christian Church of God – Trinity Chapel PoCo, 2606 Kingsway Ave., PoCo.

SATURDAY, DEC. 9

• Société francophone de Maillardville Christmas celebration, 1-4 p.m., 940 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam. On the menu: French food, music and community sharing. Info: www.maillardville.com.

• Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild meeting, 12:30-3:30 p.m., St. Clare’s Parish Hall, 1320 Johnson St., Coquitlam. Topic: Liturgical Vestments through the Ages, presented by The Most Rev. David J.J. Monroe, former Bishop of Kamloops; he will present historical information about these priestly articles of clothing and show samples from his own collection. The meeting, which includes a pot-luck lunch, is $5 for visitors and free for members. Meetings of the Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild are held on the second Saturday of every month, September to June. Info: www.epiphanysacredarts.com.

• Port Moody Christmas Craft Fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Port Moody city hall galleria. Over 40 venders and all proceeds going to Share food bank. Info: pmcraftfair.com.

SUNDAY, DEC. 10

• Choral Connections Choir annual Christmas concert, 2 p.m., Terry Fox secondary school theatre; seasonal music for all ages.

• Dogwood Songsters Christmas concert, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam.

Admission: $6.

MONDAY, DEC. 11

• Rhymes of Times, 10:3011:30 a.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Join a guided reminiscing session for

12-18 years. Info: 604-4662626 or 604-942-3245, or www. cadets.ca.

• Tri-City Healing Rooms available, free, Thursdays, 7:30-9 p.m., Westwood community church, 1294 Johnson St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-464-0558.

• Drop-in meditation Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m., Oasis Wellness Centre, 1111 Austin Ave., Coquitlam; by donation.

Info: 604-221-2271 or www. meditateinvancouver.org.

• Shorinji Kempo meets every Tuesday and Thursday, 7:309:15 p.m.; children’s/beginners class every Saturday, 10-11:15 a.m. (ages 8-12); both at Jackson Street Cultural Centre, Coquitlam. Info: 604-941-7316.

• Life Recovery Classes for individuals seeking recovery from addictions and abuse Sundays, 4-5:15 p.m. Info: 604464-0510.

DEC. 7: BURKE MOUNTAIN NATURALISTS • Burke Mountain Naturalists silent auction and AGM, 7 p.m., King of Life Lutheran Church, corner of Falcon Drive and Guildford Way, Coquitlam. Free admission and all are welcome. Info: Victoria, 604-937.5379 or www.burkemountainnaturalists.ca. adults and share your stories with the group. Info: pocoheritage.org.

•Tri-City Photography Club meets, 7:30 pm.., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St. Christmas social, wish list showand-tell and garage sale. Guests always welcome. Info: www. tricityphotoclub.ca.

THURSDAY, DEC. 14

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

of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3345 Robson Dr., Coquitlam. Info: in Korean, 604-552-2305; Chinese, 604944-7245; other, 604-4688938; also: www.english4free. net.

• RCSCC Grilse Sea Cadets, for boys and girls 12 to 18.

Info: www.cadets.ca or 604-9390301.

• 2893 Seaforth Army Cadets hold a parade night every Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.

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• Saturday hikes leave from Rocky Point at 9:30 a.m. Info: pocomohiking@hotmail.com.

• Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Saturday coffee program runs Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., in the ERH lobby, 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody. Sales of beverages and baked goods raise funds for the purchase of hospital equipment and patient comfort items.

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch 133, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo: meat draws Tuesdays, 4 p.m.; Fridays, 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.

• Glenayre Scottish country dancers meet Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., at Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam.

New members welcome, all levels beginner to advanced, singles and couples.

• St. John Ambulance volunteer medical first responders meetings held every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Tri-Cities branch, 2338 Clarke St., Port Moody. New members welcome to attend. Info: 604-931-3426 or www.sja.ca/bc.

• St. John Ambulance volunteer youth cadets meetings, for people ages 6 to 21, held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the TriCities branch, 2338 Clarke St., Port Moody. New members welcome to attend. Info: 604-9313426 or www.sja.ca/bc.

• Weekly thrift sales, Wednesday, noon-9 p.m.; Thursdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Trinity United church, corner of Shaughnessy Street and Prairie Avenue, PoCo. Info: 604-9420022.

• Sea Cadets for youth aged 12 to 18 years old meets at the Old Mill Boathouse at Rocky Point Park (Port Moody) on Wednesdays, from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. For information visit www. regions.cadets.forces.gc.ca/ pac/201sea/ or contact Lt(N) Shannon McGee at co.201sea@ cadets.net or call 604-9390301.

• Tri-City Transitions offers free ongoing counselling services on weekdays for women who have experienced abuse/ violence in their relationships or childhood abuse, sexual assault or childhood sexual abuse. Info: 604-941-7111, Ext. 103. Call 604-941-7111 ext. 112.

• Como Lake United church (535 Marmont, Coquitlam) thrift and furniture shop open Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon, Thursdays (thrift shop), 6:308:30 p.m.

• Free ESL classes for new immigrants are on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon, provided as a free community service project by missionaries

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ave you ever wondered why your Christmas cactus always blooms too early, too late or not at all for the Christmas season? The simple answer is that you probably don’t have a true Christmas cactus.

The most popular cactus in our part of the world is a ‘Schlumbergera truncata’ (or Zygocactus truncatus). This variety is often called a ‘crab cactus’ because of its flat, sharptoothed leaves. Large, longtubed petals can appear anytime from November to March and in many cases, it will bloom twice during this period. Its colour range used to include only pink, white orange and salmon but extensive hybridization has led to the development of fluorescent pink, scarlet, bright lavender and even yellow.

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The Pinetree Timberwolves are ready to take the leap from over-achievers to achievers.

“Make provincials,” said one of the players when asked during a recent informal workout about the team’s goal for the coming AAAA high school boys basketball season.

“Win provincials,” said another.

Neither is out of the question, responded Riaz Hudda, one of the squad’s three associate coaches. But a lot of chips would have to fall into place, a lot of breaks come their way.

Both goals are big asks for a team that has only made it to the provincial championship tournament twice in 26 years.

Last year the Timberwolves raised a lot of eyebrows when the team won all seven of its league games, then finished sixth in the Fraser Valleys to advance to the provincials in Langley.

While Pinetree won only one of its four games there to finish 15th out of 16 teams, associate coach Eugene Melnik said the experience has lit a fire in the core group of veterans who will power the team this season.

“It was quite a big accomplishment,” Melnik said. “It was really good for our program.”

That program has struggled for most of the school’s existence, Melnik said, because of its diverse student population and emphasis on academics.

But with a taste of success now making players hungry for more, Pinetree is ready to take its place as a bona fide basketball school.

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Pinetree Timberwolves associate coach Eugene Melnik keeps an eye on his charges during a recent informal workout after school. The team advanced to the AAAA provincials for only the second time in school history last year, but is aiming higher this season. the province’s top basketball programs.

A large part of Pinetree’s coming out will be the school’s first big 16-team tournament, the Pinetree Xmas Classic, to be held Dec. 18 to 19, that brings together top teams from across Metro Vancouver including Kitsilano — ranked 10th in the AAAA pre-season poll — and the Pitt Meadows Marauders, which are seeded sixth in the AAA pre-season poll.

Melnik said the tournament will be a chance for the Timberwolves to electrify Pinetree’s 1,500 students who’ve had little reason to

pay much attention to the basketball team over the years.

Adding to the spark will be crowd-pleasing events like dunk and three-pointer competitions.

“These guys realize the entire school will be watching them,” Melnik said. “It gives them some swagger.”

The tournament will also be a test of the hard work the team is putting in to ensure last season’s success wasn’t just a fluke.

Aside from workouts and practices, the Timberwolves are also participating in various team-building exercises in and out of the classroom such

as writing down their goals and visits from guest motivational speakers.

“Our goal isn’t just to coexist, but to achieve at a high level,” associate coach Chris Davies said.

And while it may still be too early to determine just how high that level could go, there’s no doubt of what will be driving the Timberwolves to achieve it.

“A lot of schools still don’t respect us,” Davies said. “Now it’s time to prove to everyone else we’re not just a one-off.”

• The season’s first tourmanet, the Kodiak Klassic at Heritage Woods secondary

school, is already underway and wraps up with the championship game Saturday, 8:45 p.m., at Heritage Woods.

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The girls’ high school basketball season has also started with the Tri-City Opener tournament hosted by Gleneagle secondary school wrapping up on Saturday at 8 p.m..

The tournament features some of the top teams in the province including three-time AAA champions Brookswood and defending AAA champions, Lord Tweedsmuir. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

No win for new coach

The Coquitlam Express have a new coach, but they still don’t have a win since Oct. 13.

The Express couldn’t break through during two periods of overtime and stalemated the Langley Rivermen 3-3 in their BC Hockey League game Wednesday at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex.

It was the first game for newly-hired bench boss Jason Fortier after Barry Wolff was let go by the team on Monday.

Fortier, who’s from Sault St. Marie, Ont., spent last season as an associate coach with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League after he helped coach the RouynNoranda Huskies to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League championship and a berth in the Memorial Cup where they lost the final in overtime.

Prior to that he was the head coach of the Toronto Lakeshore Patriots of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, guiding them to two straight league championships and a berth in the 2014 RBC Cup in Vernon. He was also the director of hockey and assistant coach of the Toronto Nationals midget AAA team that won two straight Ontario championships and went on to win the Telus Cup Canadian championship in 2015.

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David Norman’s soccer career started when he was just two or three days old.

Of course he didn’t know it at the time, but his grandfather — also David Norman — was so excited by the new addition to the family, he signed newborn David to the Coquitlam Metro-Ford minor soccer association he founded.

Today [Friday], Norman Jr. fulfilled that early expectation when he signed a contract with the Vancouver Whitecaps that runs through the 2018 season with options until 2021.

He’s the team’s first completely homegrown player, having developed all the way through the Whitecaps’ youth system since he was nine years old, through its residency program as he attended Dr. Charles Best secondary school and last year with the developmental team, Whitecaps FC 2.

Norman Jr.’s path to signing on the dotted line couldn’t really be helped. Besides his grandfather’s role as a builder in minor soccer, his dad, David Norman, was a central mid-

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Coquitlam’s David Norman Jr. in action with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 last season against Sacramento. He was the developmental team’s player of the year in his rookie season. fielder for the Whitecaps when the team was part of the old North American Soccer League and then with the Vancouver 86ers, as well as numerous appearance with Canada’s national team.

Norman Jr., 19, said he’s been around the game as long as he can remember.

“As soon as I started walking, I was kicking a ball,” Norman Jr. said. “My love for the game was ignited.”

But it was a family trip to Scotland when he was nine years old that burned into him a desire to make it his profession.

His dad was a longtime fan

of the Glasgow Rangers, and when their schedule showed a Champions League match against FC Barcelona and a derby match against their crosstown rivals Celtic in the same week, the family packed their bags and headed across the Atlantic.

“Seeing the whole city revolved around a soccer club, it’s a different atmosphere,” said Norman Jr. “My goal became I wanted to play for the Rangers. I wanted to be a pro footballer and play overseas.”

Norman’s dad said David’s passion for the game was apparent early on.

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watched every single game of the World Cup. He just has an absolute love and desire for the game.”

Turning that passion into a professional contract has been the product of a lot of hard work and commitment

by Norman Jr. to develop his technique, tactical awareness and physical prowess as he rose through the Whitecaps’ youth and residency programs, as well as a season at Oregon State University. But it’s his son’s willingness and dedication to work hard that’s been his ticket to success, Norman Sr. said.

“What downgrades a lot of players is they don’t have the mentality, they don’t work hard enough.”

Norman Jr. said he had a good role model to show him the way.

“To have his knowledge of what it takes to become a pro footballer, the mentality and attitude you have to have, I was very lucky,” he said.

And now that he’s signed with the Whitecaps, Norman Jr. said he has no intention of taking his foot off the gas.

“It’s a great feeling to sign that first contract, but I’m not satisfied with that,” he said.

“Hopefully I’ll get some minutes and show them I deserve to be there.”

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embarking on a professional career playing in leagues in Germany and Holland as well as the minor Central Hockey League in the United States.

He takes over a team that has struggled to find any sort of post-season success, let alone the post season since Wolff helmed the Express to a Fred Page Cup championship in 2013/14, his rookie season behind Coquitlam’s bench. They won one playoff game in the 2014/15 season and were swept from the divisional semi-finals by the Chilliwack Chiefs the following season. Last season they finished sixth in the Mainland division and out of the playoffs.

So far this season the Express have had the upper hand on the scoreboard only three times, and they’re 23 points behind their nearest rivals in the Mainland division, the Chilliwack Chiefs.

That futility continued Wednesday. But they did

show some much-needed spark after a pair of losses on a weekend road trip to Prince George.

Sam Kozlowski opened the scoring when he snapped a shot past Langley keeper Chad Kromar seven minutes into the first period and the team seemed to have some extra jump as they created a number of odd-man rushes.

But Brendan Budy got Langley even just before the end of the period and Nicholas Ponak scored 37 seconds after the break to give the Rivermen the lead.

A pair of goals by Eric Linell put Coquitlam back in front until Ethan Leyh tied it midway through the third period.

Neither team scored in the two overtime periods, even though the Express enjoyed a power play after the Rivermen’s Jayden Lee was whistled for tripping.

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