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Jim Millar (right) of the Port Moody Station Museum holds an invitation that was sent in 1938 to the resident of the house that is now the caretaker’s home at Old Orchard Park. The invitation, recently discovered when the city was doing some renovation work to the home, is a clue that the building may have once been located at the Ioco townsite. If that proves to be true, Dave Ritcey (left) of the PoMo Heritage Society, is hoping to get it added to the city’s heritage registry. See story on page 14.

MEET THE RESCUERS Coquitlam search and rescue got attention and donations after the search for Annette Poitras. Meet some of sAr’s volunteers: page 3

School District 43 trustees should reconsider accepting free trips from the Chinese government, says a UBC ethics specialist.

Little is known about an 11-day trip to China in March that cost $32,000 and was paid for by the Chinese government through its education ministry.

And while the district maintains the purpose of the trip was for trustees to learn about and promote SD43’s international education program, Michael McDonald suggests trustees should pay their own way for such trips.

“It’s much cleaner and simpler,” said McDonald a professor emeritus of applied ethics at UBC. “You know, if you’re going to have an event in China, to say, ‘We’ll pay for our people, you’ll pay for your own people.’” see CONFLICT, page 8

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AFTER THE SEARCH

The recent successful search for Annette Poitras, the dog walker who went missing for two nights on Eagle Mountain, highlighted the vast back country that exists along Coquitlam’s northern boundary. The Tri-City News wanted to shine a light on just a few of the 50-odd search and rescue volunteers who ensure the safety of the thousands of people who visit the area each year. Interviews and text by Gary McKenna • Photographs by Mario Bartel t MICHAEL COYLE, 47

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SAR member for 16 years • DAY JOB: Software developer When Michael Coyle joined Coquitlam SAR in 2001, the mountain climber was eager to get into the field and search as often as possible. These days, Coyle said he is finding new ways to contribute to the team. While he is still an active participant in every aspect of search and rescue, the software developer is also busy coding computer programs that help make tasks easier for those in the field.

“That is rewarding in its own way,” he said. “I am not even on a search and the software I wrote is helping out.”

One of the programs he designed sends a text to a person lost in the woods telling them SAR is looking for them and to click the provided link. The link allows searchers to ping the phone using GPS, giving the team the person’s exact location.

He also gets satisfaction out of helping new SAR recruits learn and preparing them for their tasks, he said.

Coyle recites the three words one of their team members uses to describe what they are looking for in a volunteer: “Availability, affability and ability — in that order,” he said.

“If you aren’t available, it doesn’t matter how good you are.

Affability is required for working as a team… Ability is last because we can teach people.”

SAR member for two years • DAY JOB: retired police officer A person can get lost in the woods at any time, in any season, which means Coquitlam SAR members have to always be ready to go. That’s OK with Stu Fleming.

As a retired Vancouver police officer, he and his family are accustomed to shift work that has him coming and going at all hours.

When Fleming retired from the force a few years ago, he wanted to stay active in the Tri-City community, where he has resided for more than 35 years. An outdoor enthusiast, he had a few friends on the SAR team who suggested he come on board. Fleming said he thought the skills he had picked up during his years on the force would benefit the group.

“There are certainly similarities,” he said. “You are dealing with people in a tough spot and you are able to help them out.”

Since joining the team less than two years ago, Fleming has participated in close to 25 searches, helping SAR teams on the North Shore and Vancouver Island. But his best moment so far was hearing over the radio two weeks ago that Annette Poitras, a dog walker who had been missing on Westwood Plateau for three days, was alive and well.

“To be out in the field and hear she is alive, it was just a feeling of euphoria.”

SAR member 14 years • DAY JOB: Works with kids with disabilities As a lifelong Coquitlam resident, Wendi Harder is familiar with the hiking trails along the Tri-Cities’ northern boundary.

She was eight years old when her dad took her up Swan Falls — “which he probably shouldn’t have” — near Buntzen Lake, and the family was always canoeing and taking trips into the back country.

Harder’s love of the outdoors led her to Coquitlam SAR, where she has been an active team member since 2003.

It didn’t take long before she was hooked. She recalls an early rescue of a 70-year-old man who had wandered off the trail and suffered a fall. The team had been in the field for a few hours when, “out of sheer luck,” they came across the missing person at around 1 a.m. and were able to warm him up while waiting for daylight and a helicopter.

“You sort of know that if we weren’t there, he wouldn’t have made it,” she said. “It is a good feeling. It is a sense of satisfaction…

Everything just happened right.”

SAR team members spend a lot of time together in the classroom and on searches. Harder said camaraderie is important for team cohesion and she even met her partner through SAR a few years ago.

“We are a big family,” she said. “People have everyone’s backs here. You have to respect and trust all the people that work here.”

s ERICA MCARTHUR, 38

s AIDON PYNE, 38

s DON SEKI, 56

SAR member for two years • DAY JOB: high school math teacher When people find out Erica McArthur is a Coquitlam SAR member, they often ask whether she gets annoyed when people get lost in the back country. “It can really happen to anyone.”

During her two years with the team, she has seen people get caught in bad weather or get turned around and lose daylight. The 38-year-old Riverside secondary teacher said she feels privileged to be a part of the group tasked with bringing people home safely.

McArthur may teach Grade 12 math, but she also likes to learn.

Fortunately for her, SAR members attend classroom sessions each week, constantly learning and refreshing their knowledge on everything from rope and avalanche rescues to swift-water rescues and identifying stages of hypothermia.

Many people in the community do not know how busy SAR members are, she said.

While the successful search of Poitras two weeks ago garnered a lot of media attention and is still fresh in the public’s mind, McArthur points out that the group has conducted two more tasks since then.

She added that she has always been drawn to team sports and, in many ways, SAR is not much different.

“This is an awesome team,” she said. “The people here are great.”

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The 38-year-old Coquitlam resident was one of the five team members who came upon Annette Poitras and the three dogs she had been huddled with for two nights. Pyne said he almost didn’t believe his ears when his group heard a faint call-out and animals barking on that rainy Wednesday morning two weeks ago.

“The hair stands up on the back of your neck,” he said. “It was totally an affirmation of why I do this. It was the warmest, fuzziest feeling you can have.”

After hours of walking and blowing whistles, searches can become disheartening, he said, noting that the recent success has taught him the importance of avoiding complacency.

“You can get downhearted,” he said. “But when someone calls back to you, you realize that that was the whistle that mattered…

Every little piece you do might be the piece that puts it all together.”

Originally from Ontario, Pyne said his time with SAR has opened his eyes to the kinds of people who get lost. “It can really happen to anybody,” he said. “Our backyard gets pretty real, pretty quick.”

SAR member for 35 years • DAY JOB: business owner When Don Seki signed up to be a member of SAR back in 1982, the recruiter asked him two questions: Do you have a good pair of hiking boots and do you mind getting wet?

A commercial fisherman at the time, the 21-year-old Seki was accustomed to the rainy, west coast weather and had an abundance of appropriate footwear. “So they said, ‘OK, you’re in,” he said.

The recruitment process is a bit more rigorous these days. During the most recent intake, Coquitlam SAR had to wade through close to 100 applications to find six new members in training.

Most of the applicants share a love of the outdoors and want to give back to their community. It is that sense of helping people in need that drew Seki to SAR and, during his 35 years on the team, he has participated in more than 400 searches.

“I hate seeing people in trouble,” he said.

As a lifelong Coquitlam resident who grew up in Maillardville and graduated from Centennial, Seki is familiar with area trails. And at 56, he said he is not planning on leaving SAR anytime soon, and hopes to continue hiking those trails for years to come. “It is a really great group,” he said. “I have gotten quite a bit out of it and that is probably one of the reasons why I am still here.”

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It’s not easy being the first. It can also be expensive.

But the developer of Port Moody’s first new rental apartment building in more than 30 years says his company remains committed to the project.

Jamie Howard, president of Woodbridge Properties, said he expects work to begin on construction of the six-storey building on St. Johns Street — just west of Moray — in six to nine months after city council finally gives the project the green light.

On Nov. 28, council gave third reading to the necessary bylaw and zoning amendments.

When the building is completed in 20 to 24 months, it will be comprised of 142 units, five of them three-bedrooms, 72 two-bedroom-plus-den apartments, 59 one-bedrooms-plusden, and six studios. All will be rented at market rates.

Howard said because it has been so long since a rental building has been constructed in Port Moody, the processes at city hall for getting it done didn’t really exist when his company started working on the project in 2015. It’s also the first rental project for Woodbridge, which has built

A $200,000 boost for more childcare spaces will go to one daycare in Port Moody.

This week, the Ministry of Children and Family Development announced that 24 new licensed spots will open up for Block 8 Academy. Run by Cindy and Danita Sepp, Block 8 currently provides before- and after-school programs and camps at the Port Moody Arts Centre.

The grant is from the Child Care Major Capital Funding Program and is one of 103 projects to receive a piece of $33 million, creating a total of 3,806 new childcare spaces around the province, according to a press release.

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An aging commercial building on St. Johns Street will be replaced by a new rental apartment building with 142 units after Port Moody council last week approved land-use and zoning amendments to allow its construction. condo and townhome developments across Metro Vancouver.

“You have this idea of a rental concept, and that everyone wants that so it should proceed quickly,” Howard said. “But there was little policy in place to guide discussion.”

Formulating those guidelines on the fly while working with city staff and council has been an arduous process, Howard said, noting, “If we were building a condo, we probably would have been under construction and sold out by now.”

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It has also cost the company money, he claims.

Howard said the rapid rise in condo prices has far outpaced rent increases since 2015, meaning Woodbridge has left millions of dollars on the table by sticking to its guns to build a rental building.

He admits there have been moments during the long process when he has wavered.

“You think too bad we didn’t go down the left path instead of the right path,” he said. “Clearly, we would have done better.”

Woodbridge’s resolve is good news for people looking to rent in Port Moody, especially young people heading out on their own for the first time, Dave Hudniak of Landlord BC said during the public hearing that preceded Tuesday’s council meeting.

“I’m concerned our community is turning into an aging, relatively wealthy enclave,” said Hudniak, who also lives in the city. “Our kids need to find better housing options.”

Several young adults spoke at the meeting, imploring council to allow the project to move forward so they could move out of their parents’ basements or move closer to family or friends from expensive or inadequate housing in Vancouver.

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And while some current councillors expressed reservations about the lack of affordable non-market units in the building, Mayor Mike Clay said, “It is affordable to someone. We need rental housing across the spectrum.”

Third reading of the zoning and bylaw amendments, as well as a housing agreement that assures the project will remain rental for at least 20 years, passed unanimously.

That’s a welcome result for Woodbridge’s Howard.

“Now we can get down to delivering the building,” he said. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

As we have in previous years, The Tri-City News is publishing a list of large light displays in the TriCities for Christmas.

As well, the online version of the story will include a map of display locations. You can get alerts about the list by following us on Twitter @TriCityNews and look for more information on our Facebook page.

Here’s just one listing — check out the rest at tricitynews.com.

• 2638 Brewster Dr., Coquitlam: Welcome to Dangville, the Christmas Village. Dangville (named for creator Joe Dang), is an intricate miniature Christmas village diorama — a collection that has grown so large it now takes up a two-car garage. A large frame hanging from the ceiling holds three levels of the North Pole and Candy Land. The elves are busy working away and taking care of Santa’s reindeer.

The Gingerbread and Candy houses are ready for Christmas displays.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT 43 IN CHINA

Conflict ‘not always apparent’: prof continued from front page

There are no public photos of banquets, tourist trips or even handshakes or document signings with Chinese officials from the trip as one might expect to see from a Canadian delegation, and even trustees’ and SD43 Facebook pages and board calendar reports don’t mention the trip, which ran from March 6 to 17 and included superintendent Patricia Gartland as well as trustees Carol Cahoon (Coquitlam), Kerri Palmer Isaak (Anmore and Belcarra), and Judy Shirra and Michael Thomas (Port Coquitlam).

But McDonald, who has worked on applied ethics in the medical industry, told The Tri-City News even the appearance of trustees accepting hospitality from a foreign government erodes trust in the electorate. He said research has found that people tend to favour hosts who shower them with hospitality even though they believe the generosity won’t cloud their judgement.

“Conflict of interest isn’t always apparent to the person who is in the position,” said McDonald.

It’s particularly important for trustees to avoid a possible conflict of interest, he said, because they are responsible for the public purse and for deci-

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sions regarding policy.

“When I’m a fiduciary for somebody else, I’m in trust for them, it’s better for me as a safety measure [to say], ‘No, I will pay my own way, thank you.’ And if it’s too much to pay, then maybe we shouldn’t be doing this at all,” McDonald said.

But according to Gartland, the annual trip taken by trustees is both a working trip to meet with education officials who allow Chinese students to study here and a form of professional development for the politicians, who get an upclose look at the international education program.

And she said she’s not uncomfortable with applying for a grant again in 2018 through the Confucius Institute to cover the costs for trustees.

“If it meets a criteria —

which is the promotion of mandarin language and Chinese culture — you can get a grant. We have a very prosperous international education program and we use that cultural opportunity with China to enhance the international education program and build relationships with education bureaus and sister schools.”

Whether the trip was a success was never discussed at subsequent public board meetings. In fact, the trip would not have come to light without reporting requirements that ensured that the approximately $8,000 per person cost was listed in the Statement of Financial Information approved in November and previously reported in The Tri-City News.

The itinerary included stops in Beijing, Shanghai and

Hangzhou, and the trip is described in an SD43 email only as meetings with several sister schools and education bureaus to invite students and teachers to study in Coquitlam.

Only trustees who were current or previous chairs or vicechairs of the board went on the China-funded trip, as they did in 2016, according to the 2016 SOFI report.

“They’re benefitting the school district, they’re working for the school district when they are on the trip, we are making sure it supports the education program,” said Gartland.

SD43 also hosts the Confucius Institute so students can study Chinese language and culture in the evenings and on weekends, and Gartland said she disagrees with critics who say China is

using the Confucius Institute to promote its own aims. She said the institute here hires only local Canadian teachers for the program, and students pay fees.

“We really want our students to be exposed to opportunities to learn about other cultures and other languages,” Gartland said.

But money is the bottom line.

The financial success of SD43’s international education program is unsurpassed among B.C. districts, and since Gartland was in charge of the program prior to becoming superintendent, it has grown each year, now bringing in more funds than similar programs in Vancouver and Surrey, and pumping $34 million into the operations budget.

Comparatively, Surrey

brought in $13.5 million in 2016 and Vancouver $22.7 million.

“The international funding gives you resiliency,” said Gartland, who said that in addition to money, closer relations to China through education and culture will benefit students in a world that’s increasingly globalized. “if you want to change the world, you should get to know the world,” Gartland said. “You can influence the world more by sharing points of views, sharing in discussion and learning from each other — ignorance is not the answer.”

But while the financial benefits of the program are unquestioned, and could be seen as critical for shoring up provincial funding and stabilizing student enrolment, accepting the free trip from the Chinese government may not be in the best interests of the district, UBC’s McDonald says.

“Not to condemn the trustees, but just think carefully in the ways we can be influenced by this and not just get defensive but [to acknowledge] ways in which you are seen by other people, [who might think] ‘Gee, maybe they should have kept a better distance.’

“With trustees,” he said, “you hate to see them running the brand down.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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A group of Tri-City women, including (from left) Kaitlyn Barry, Jessa Turner, Sam Leung and Lenore Clemens, is putting together bags of toiletries and other necessities for residents of the Coquitlam homeless shelter. As well, local seniors will be getting special gifts this holiday season.

Devon Green is crediting Aunt Leah’s Place for helping him get back on his feet after he aged out of foster care. Now, he’s a role model for others, having created a website (spoonsup.ca) that helps young adults get access to free or low-cost food and other resources.

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Group brings Bags of Paying forward help Hope to the homeless Aunt Leah’s gave him The Tri-CiTy News

Three years ago, Jessa Turner found herself alone at Christmas and wondering how she would get through the holiday season.

Her children away, no relatives close by, it would have been easy to feel sorry for herself.

But instead of moping, the Coquitlam mom got busy and today she’s the force behind an annual project to make Christmas a little brighter for homeless people in the area.

“I thought I’d do something for people who have nothing,” Turner said, recalling the day in 2014 when she came up with the idea for Christmas Bags of Hope.

In the beginning, she planned to fill 25 bags with 15 items each that people who spend most of their time outdoors might need. When that

went better then expected, Christmas Bags of Hope expanded. Today, thanks to her friends and a Facebook group, as many as 100 bags will be filled with useful items and distributed to the clients at the Coquitlam homeless shelter on Gordon Avenue and to other needy people in the area.

As well, the group is collecting gifts for residents at two local seniors’ homes.

“You can see the light inside the people when they get the gifts,” said Turner, who brings her daughter, Kaitlyn, with her when she visits the Coquitlam shelter.

There is so much stigma attached to homelessness and Turner wasn’t sure what to expect. Shelter residents are typically down on their luck and often struggling with addictions but their essential humanity shines through as when one man gave thanks and said the

bag of items was the first gift he had received in years.

The Turner family typically delivers the goods on Christmas Eve, with the help from other women, such as Coquitlam’s Lenore Clemens, who said helping people in her community gives her a good feeling.

Included in the bags are cards with inspirational sayings, a tradition that Turner continues to keep.

“When they read it, they know there’s hope,” she said.

“I want people to know that there’s women who care.”

Some items are still needed to fill the bags, among them: men’s and women’s toques and gloves, sanitary pads and tampons, men’s underwear, and snack items. A GoFundMe page has also been set up at https:// gofundme.com/christmasbagsofhope.

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ing committee and other projects. Now, he’s promoting the organization’s Christmas tree lots, including one in Coquitlam, which provides funds for the work Aunt Leah’s does throughout Metro Vancouver.

It’s an important fundraiser, says executive director Sarah Stewart.

“To be able to dedicate it [the money] to staff who specialize in knowing how to support these kids with action,” Stewart said of the Christmas tree lot fundraiser that last year generated $450,000.

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Devon Green bounced around for years before ending up at Aunt Leah’s Place.

Now, the young man is volunteering for the social service agency that looked after him like a parent when he had no one.

“It helps young people who need a second or third chance,” the 27-year-old said about the New-Westminsterbased organization that supports young people who have aged out of care with Ministry of Child and Family Development.

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searching, emergency food and clothing, and even helps them find safe and secure housing by negotiating agreements with landlords.

For Green, Aunt Leah’s place was a lifeline, offering him bus fare and help to get his life in order when he was homeless and without prospects.

A high school graduate with plenty of life experience, Green was recommended to the Vancouver Foundation for a grant to help him build a website that youth can use to find free food and other resources — and now, spoonsup.ca is almost complete.

Friendship Baptist Church in Coquitlam is even on the list.

“You can trust the website, the youth have done the reviews,” said Green.

In addition to working on the website, Green has been involved in Aunt Leah’s hous-

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Changes planned for Coq.’s garbage pickup GARY MCKENNA The Tri-CiTy News

Changes are coming to Coquitlam’s garbage collection schedule as part of the city’s efforts to reduce conflicts with bears.

Under the current system, on pickup days, garbage, recycling and green waste bins must be brought to the curb by 7:30 a.m. but they are often not picked up for hours — sometimes as late as 6 or 7 p.m. — leaving food sources exposed to wildlife.

But a new proposal would guarantee collection by 1 p.m. for residents in neighbourhoods frequently visited by bears while residents where there are fewer animal conflicts would have their garbage picked up in the afternoon. That also means residents with afternoon pickup could bring their trash to the curb as late as 11 a.m., according to a staff report.

“This is a very significant change,” said Jozsef Dioszeghy, Coquitlam’s general manager of engineering and public works.

“The end result is that zones which are more frequently visited by bears, the garbage would be picked up earlier in the morning, not in the afternoon. As such, the exposure at curbside is limited.”

Morning collections would take place in all areas of Burke Mountain, Westwood Plateau, Eagle Ridge, Ranch Park and Chineside. The rest of Coquitlam would be designated an afternoon zone, although the trucks would move in from north to south, ensuring that garbage is collected quicker in moderately bear-prone areas of Harbour Chines and around Mundy Park.

Dioszeghy expects the changes to be implemented as early as March 2018 and said his department will be working with communications staff to make residents aware of the new schedule.

Bylaw officers were busy enforcing wildlife/vector control regulations that prohibit solid waste from being brought to the curb before collection day.

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In a week Coquitlam city council passed a preliminary vote for a 2.41% increase to residential property taxes in 2018, Port Coquitlam city council is ramping up its proposed capital plan for next year.

On Monday and Tuesday — starting at 4:30 p.m. in the Heritage Room at city hall — PoCo council will talk about future infrastructure projects in the two-year strategy that council adopted earlier this year as part of a streamlined budget.

For 2018, council will consider: • adding $245,500 for fleet replacement and $13,600 for the RCMP headquarters it shares with Coquitlam (painting and cell door replacement); • deferring renovations to McLean Park until 2019; • and relocating a high-pressure water main along the Donald Avenue pathway.

Council will also look at new funding for city bus shelters (with money from shelter contract advertising revenues); Fox Park playground updating; utility upgrades to Mary Hill Road and Kelly Avenue, for the community recreation complex projects; and intersection improvements at Nicola Avenue and Hawkins Street, in the Dominion Triangle.

Council will continue its capital project deliberations, if needed, on Dec. 18 and 19.

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Coun. Craig Hodge, who suggested the schedule change earlier this year, said while residents in the afternoon pickup zones could still put their waste out earlier if they choose, the new schedule would give them more flexibility.

“Hopefully, in those areas, we will reduce the number of

fines for putting the cans out overnight,” he said.

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The bears will adapt to the new timeframe, he said, adding: “Those bears are still going to be feasting on those cans.”

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Are trips free?

School District 43 is unapologetic about some of its staff and trustees accepting grants from Hanban, China’s education and cultural ministry, to enable them to travel to China for free.

It argues that the work done there is important and boosts the district’s international eduction program, now boasting enrolment of more than 4,000 students, including summer school programs, and accounting for 10% of the district’s operating budget.

But surely if the program is so strong, some funds could be found to cover these trips if they are necessary. The optics are such that trustees could be seen to be getting a benefit from the Chinese government, and while this largesse are unlikely to make the elected officials pro-communist agitators, it would also be naive not to believe the Chinese government hopes to get more out of this arrangement than local taxpayers.

If these trips are important, SD43 should pay trustees’ way.

Let’s not be beholden to the government of China, no matter how well-meaning its gesture appears to be.

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Is celebrity gossip your ‘local news’? Ottawa thinks so

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ockey news, fashion tips, TV and movie listings, retirement strategies, updates on Celine Dion — all of this information now constitutes local media, at least according to federal Heritage Minister Melanie Joly.

Last week marked a black spot in the history of Canadian newspapers with the closure of three dozen papers, taking out of circulation three million copies of printed newspapers each week and eliminating more than 300 jobs.

BOB COX Joly’s response in Ottawa was a refrain that she has been using more and more lately, saying the federal government is already helping news providers. “We value the importance of journalism and that’s why we invest up to $75 million per year in local media,” she said.

The minister was referring to the Aid to Publishers program, through which the federal government provides annual grants to printed publications — magazines and non-daily newspapers — primarily to help with distribution costs.

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• TVHebdo got $1.5 million. It provides TV listings in French and is owned by the same company as the TVA network in Quebec.

• TV Week, which provides TV listings in B.C., got $1 million.

• Allo Vedettes, which provides Quebec celebrity news and often features Celine Dion on the cover, got $218,721.

• Good Times, a magazine aimed at retirees, got $588,531.

• Flare got $408,236, Chatelaine got $1.5 million for its English edition and $848,428 for its French one.

• Movie Entertainment got $1.5 million. It is produced for subscribers to the TV channel The Movie Network, owned by Bell Media.

This is a snapshot of a single year but the same publications get large grants year after year.

The list goes on and on to hundreds of magazines that get federal funding. It raises all sorts of questions. Why does a TV book distributed by a broadcaster qualify for funding when a TV guide distributed in a newspaper does not? And how on Earth does giving a subsidy to a promotional magazine for a TV channel qualify as support for local media?

The simple fact is that the Aid to Publishers program mostly supports magazines, an industry that for the most part does not have a viable business model without public subsidies.

Many community newspapers get money but relatively little.

Those affiliated with NewsMedia Canada got between $3,301 and $124,252 in 2014-’15 and averaged $25,831, less than 2% of what The Hockey News received. Daily newspapers are not eligible.

Overall, these community papers got about $7.8 million of the $68.9 million handed out. Some went to ethnic, farm and religious publications. The Catholic Register got $403,355, The Western Producer, $1.2 million.

The bulk — $53.4 million — went to magazines. Some individual magazine companies get more per year than all community newspapers combined. TVA Publications got about $7.5 million this year, as did Transcontinental Media. Rogers Media, publisher of Chatelaine, Macleans and other magazines, got $8.9 million in 2016.

Readers Digest got $3 million this year for its related publications.

The Aid to Publishers program is being revamped. It’s unclear what the new qualification criteria will be or whether the program will get any more money.

But the review is doomed to failure unless the federal government understands that it is not currently supporting local news media in any meaningful way and that the current funding, even if redistributed, will do little to help reporting in local communities across Canada.

Bob Cox is chair of the board of News Media Canada.

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TC LETTERS

THE OPIOID CRISIS

More cops are not the opioid answer The Editor, Re. “Why are B.C. cops so far behind in fighting opioid war?” (Opinion, The Tri-City News, Dec. 1).

In his column last week, Dermod Travis tried to blame the lack of a police response to the opioid crisis on the lack of funding to the justice system.

Most bureaucrats’ solution to any problem is to make the bureaucracy larger and put more money into it. While this may partly resolve the problem, we also need some imaginative leaders who

can make the justice system much more efficient and bring it into the 21st century.

They must find ways to bring an arrested individual to trial in less than three to five years. The current system is filled with people who try to delay, delay, delay and it has many judges afraid to give a serious sentence for a serious crime. This would make the justice system much more effective than just throwing more money at it.

Bill Bourne, Coquitlam

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PORT MOODY

How will amenities keep up with development in PoMo? The Editor, Re. “PoMo OKs TOD plan for Moody Centre in 4-3 vote” (The Tri-City News, Dec. 1).

Development is the main topic in Port Moody these days.

Let’s start with the official community plan, the blueprint for future development in our city. I have a different name for the OCP; it is a 264-page tool that gets amended a lot lately. It should be called “obvious coalition plan” (city council and developers versus citizens). Public input is advocated but not seriously taken into consideration.

A prime example is a sign of a public meeting regarding a possible land use change, for Suter Brook Village Parcel D. No time or place, just a date is given.

Citizens are encouraged to participate in the process. Public meetings are announced with the minimum notice required by law.

Mayor Mike Clay and councillors Diana Dilworth, Barbara Junker and Meghan Lahti just voted in favour of the

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Port Moody transit-oriented development plan. Councillors Hunter Madsen, Zoe Royer and Robert Vagramov voted against it.

The city’s vision statement, in case you forgot: City of the Arts, safe, vibrant waterfront, with strong neighbourhoods, sustainable, values its natural environment and heritage character.

And all that with many more highrises. If we keep going at the current pace, We will look like Metrotown, Yaletown, the West End, Surrey Centre or Coquitlam Centre.

How can we keep up with additional transportation infrastructure, expanded community facilities (hospitals, schools, recreation centres, seniors’ centres, park space and employment space) and maintain or increase the green space per capita?

I am not against higher density along the Evergreen Extension, but within reason and with more forethought.

H. Zimmermann, Port Moody

A modest proposal for a 26-storey park The Editor, Port Moody council forges ahead with “highest and best use” in our little ’burb — looks like lots of highrises are coming.

Some say that the attendant increase in population will outstrip the park amenities we enjoy.

Pshaw, say I. Yes, Rocky Point Park is at or over capacity much of the time but if densification can happen for housing, why not for parks? Since we can’t go out, let’s go up!

I propose a park tower. Instead of one level of park, let’s have four or five. The ceiling of each level (except for the top, which wouldn’t need a ceiling) could be painted blue and have lights and a sprinkler system installed. There could be elevators between levels for people and the sides could be open for birds.

In order to accommodate actual trees, each storey of this park would need to be about four regular storeys tall, and there would have to be sufficient soil on each floor. But, hey, a five-storey highrise park would, including soil, be about the same height as a 26-storey apartment building.

Heck, we could accommodate even more people with a 10-storey highrise park. What are we waiting for?

Jill McIntosh, Port Moody

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TRI-CITY HERITAGE

A clue to history of Old Orchard house A 1938 invitation was found in park house’s ductwork

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The party-goers went home long ago but an invitation to a 1938 soirée at the Commodore Cabaret in Vancouver could shed some light on the history of the caretaker’s house at Old Orchard Park in Port Moody that makes it worthy of addition to the city’s heritage registry.

The invitation — in an envelope with a one-cent stamp postmarked Feb. 15, 1938 and received in Ioco the next day — was discovered in ductwork when repairs and renovations were being done inside the cream-coloured house at the west end of the park. It’s addressed to “J. Cornwell Esq.

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Jim Millar, of the Port Moody Station Museum, and PoMo Heritage Society’s Dave Ritcey with an invitation found in the caretaker’s home at Old Orchard Park.

Imperial Oil Co. Ioco BC.” That’s significant, said Dave Ritcey, the president of the Port Moody Heritage Society.

John Cornwell was the son of Bill Cornwell, who lived at 319 4th Ave., in Ioco, and both

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worked at Imperial Oil. That means the home where John was living at the time of the party for Vancouver Customs and Excise staff could also have once been a company house that was built at the refinery site in 1914

or so, then moved to the Ioco townsite in 1921. Sometime after that, it was moved again, to its present location on Alderside Drive, below the Old Orchard community hall.

When, exactly, that move happened is one of the mysteries of the house’s history to be unraveled, said Jim Millar of the Port Moody Station Museum.

Most of the wooden houses from the Ioco townsite have been lost to history, some are in disrepair and a couple are still in good shape and being lived in, although in different parts of the city, Millar said. To discover an-

other that dates back to the original collection of 15 cottages built at the refinery site for its managers would be a boon to the city’s heritage stock, Ritcey said.

There are some physical signs of its origins as well, Ritcey said.

“The basic form is exactly what you saw in Port Moody from 1910 to 1915,” Ritcey told The Tri-City News. “It doesn’t really belong on Alderside.”

Millar said he’ll comb the museum’s archives for old photographs and newspaper articles that may shed light on the house’s history and its

journey to Old Orchard. Getting the resources of PoMo heritage commission on board will also help, after city council approved an email from Ritcey about the possible significance of the found invitation be forwarded to the commission for further investigation.

And while getting the house added to the city’s heritage registry likely wouldn’t save it from future efforts to tear it down or extensively alter it in some way, Ritcey said making the community aware of its possible historical value makes it less likely it will face the same fate as many of its predecessors.

Ultimately, he said he would at least like to see some sort of sign outside the nondescript little house so visitors to the park, and bike path and playground users can learn of its place in Port Moody’s history. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

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oquitlam RCMP is preparing to support families in need this holiday season and is asking for your help this weekend.

Tomorrow (Saturday) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., RCMP members and volunteers will be filling up police cars with non-perishable food items donated by people in the community in the fifth annual Cram the Cruiser food drive.

The event takes place in the parking lot at the Real Canadian Superstore, near Westwood Street and Lougheed Highway (3000 Lougheed Hwy, Coquitlam) and all proceeds are going to Share Family and Community Services.

“In this job, we meet plenty of people who are going through a tough time and

could use a helping hand”, says Const.

Justin Christofferson, the Cram the Cruiser organizer. “We’re asking you to join your local Mounties to make sure everyone in the community eats well this holiday season”.

Bad weather is a bit of a tradition for Cram the Cruiser but in spite of last year’s snow, rain and ice, the community stepped forward with more than 250 kg of food and $1,600 in donations, and the RCMP is hoping to beat that total this year.

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More than 35 vendors selling a variety of handcrafted items plus raffle prizes, snacks and entertainment available. Proceeds will be donated to the Share Family and Community Services Society. Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: pmcraftfair.com. n DEC. 10: Comfort and Joy: Choral music from the Coastal Sound Music Academy to soothe, uplift and inspire during the bustling holiday season. Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) with a 3 p.m. concert featuring Con Brio, Con Vita, Boychoir, Con Bella, Children’s Choir and a 7 p.m. show featuring DeCoro and Children’s Choir with special guests. Info: evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

n DEC. 9: Conductor Reg Quiring and his Coquitlam Youth Orchestra plays a holiday show, Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam), with juniors at noon, intermediates at 1:15 p.m. and seniors at 2:45 p.m. Info: evergreenculturalcentre.ca

n DEC. 10: Christmas Tea on the Train: The Port Moody Station Museum serves its annual holiday tea on the 1921 “Venosta”

n DEC. 9: Port Moody Christmas Craft Fair:

rail car. Port Moody Station Museum (2734 Murray St., Port Moody). Info: portmoodymuseum.org. n DEC. 19: Dogwood Songsters: Ring in the season with the Dogwood Songsters, in the style with what has become a treasured family concert tradition of beloved Christmas music. Light refreshments served. Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam) at 1:30 p.m. Info: 604-927-6098.

n DEC. 17: Christmas Tea on the Train: Port Moody Station Museum serves its annual holiday tea on the 1921 “Venosta” rail car. Port Moody Station Museum (2734 Murray St., Port Moody). Info: portmoodymuseum.org.

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n DEC. 12: Memories of a Christmas Ornament: From Dec. 12 to 16, the musical — written and directed by Maureen Rooney, with music and lyrics by Lori Mohacsy and Darcy Phillips — tells the story of a many’s life as seen through the eyes of a Christmas ornament who loves him. Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) with shows at 8 p.m. and a 3 p.m. matinee on Saturday. Info: evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

n DEC. 17: CP Rail Holiday Train: Join Alan Doyle (frontman for Great Big Sea) and The Beautiful Band in Port Moody or Port Coquitlam for the conclusion of the crossCanada train ride to raise funds for food banks. Behind PoMo rec complex (300 Ioco Rd., Port Moody) at 4:20 p.m. and at the Port Coquitlam West Coast Express Station at 6 p.m. Info: cpr.ca/holiday-train/schedulecanada.

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until it thickens and coats the back of Karen Curtis, the Lemonade a spoon. Stir in vanilla and cool.

Lady (kicslemonade.ca), contributed these recipes, saying: Curtis: This is the other recipe I couldn’t wait for! Mum always made the pastry from “This was the ending to our scratch and it is the best. (In a pinch, substiChristmas dinner every year tute all-butter puff frozen puff pastry.)

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3 tbsp minute tapioca 1 1/2 c milk 3/4 cup sugar 1 tsp baking soda 3/4 c white bread crumbs Pinch salt 1/2 lb. sultana raisins 1/4 lb. mixed peel 1 tbsp butter Cover tapioca with milk and let stand overnight in an 8-quart baking dish. Add the other ingredients, cutting butter into small pieces. Cover with greased wax paper and steam 4 hours. Serve with Custard Sauce (see below).

CUSTARD SAUCE

1 cup milk 2 eggs Pinch salt 2 tbsp sugar 1/2 to 1 tsp vanilla Put milk to heat in a double boiler. In a separate bowl, beat egg and sugar. Stir hot milk into the egg and sugar then return mixture to double boiler. Stir constantly

PASTRY 1 1/3 cup flour Pinch salt 6 oz butter (as hard as possible) 7 tbsp cold water (approximately) FILLING 12 steamed and chilled pork sausages (about 1 lb.)

1 lightly beaten egg Mix together flour and salt, grate the butter into the flour with a fairly coarse grate. Mix lightly. Sprinkle the water over and mix to a smooth, but not too stiff, dough. Cover the pastry and leave in a cold place for 15 minutes.

Roll the pastry out into a rectangle 12 by 14 inches. Cut into neat strips 12 x 3 1/2 inches. Lay sausages along the centre of each strip. With a pasty brush, moisten the long edge of each strip with water.

Fold pastry over and press to seal. Cut each strip into 2-inch lengths. Place on a baking sheet that has sides (butter will run out of the pastry), brush tops with a little beaten egg. With scissors, make two little snips in the top of each one. Bake at 425 F for 15 minutes, then 400 F for 10 minutes. Makes 24 rolls.

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550 Poirier St., Coquitlam, BC V3J 6A7 I Phone: 604-939-9201 I www.sd43.bc.ca I Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Cross catchment application and Kindergarten registration for the 2018-2019 school year starting in September 2018 occurs soon. Read the school and program registration information below for more details.

Kindergarten Registration for September 2018 WHEN CAN MY CHILD START KINDERGARTEN? Children who are five years old on or before December 31, 2018 may enter school in September 2018.You may defer your child’s enrolment until September 2019.

WHEN SHOULD I REGISTER MY CHILD? Kindergarten registration (except for Programs of Choice Montessori, Mandarin Bilingual, Reggio and French Immersion) within School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) will be held from February 5 to 7, 2018 in all elementary schools. If you are interested in registering your child in one of our Programs of Choice, visit www.sd43.bc.ca/programs for more information on application deadlines and parent information meeting locations.

All students must be registered for Kindergarten at their catchment area school.To determine your catchment school, use the School Locator on our website. If parents wish their child to attend an out-of-catchment school, they will be provided the opportunity to apply for a cross catchment transfer beginning on February 8, 2018 with a deadline of February 15, 2018 (visit our website for more information). Note: All Kindergarten students must be registered for Kindergarten at their catchment school before completing a Cross Catchment Application.

If enrolment projections show that space is available, cross catchment transfer applications will be accepted in accordance with the following priorities: (i) catchment area child; (ii) noncatchment area child; and (iii) non-school district child.

Kindergarten students who have a sibling at a school outside their catchment will be accepted at the sibling’s school (provided the sibling will still be in attendance the following school year) and are requested to register at the sibling’s school.Therefore parents do not need to fill out a cross catchment application verifying sibling status.

Cross Catchment Application Process 2018 – 2019 Parents can apply for a school outside of their neighbourhood catchment school.To do so you must complete a “Cross Catchment Application.”

Placement is based on space availability.

Cross Catchment Process: Information on the cross catchment process can be obtained from our website at www.sd43.bc.ca.

The district is encouraging use of the electronic version of the application form accessed through our website www.sd43.bc.ca beginning February 8 at 9 a.m. The process will close on February 15 at 4:30 p.m. Application requirements can be found on our website.

Paper forms will also be available at all schools and the district office as of February 8 at 9 a.m. All completed paper applications must be returned in-person or by mail to the district office at 550 Poirier Street, Coquitlam, V3J 6A7 by the closing date. Faxed or emailed copies will not be accepted.

The School Locator tool on our website provides a student’s designated catchment area schools. Catchment is based on home address.

Can I use my childcare facility address to determine my child’s school attendance area? No. According to the School Act, enrolment can only be based on the home address.

PLEASE BRING THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS • Proof of citizenship for parent and child (one of the following): Birth certificate; Passport; PR Card; Canadian Citizenship Card.

• Proof of B.C. residency for parent (one of the following): rental contract, property purchase contract, income tax statement, property tax statement. (And two of the following): utility bill; B.C. driver’s license; B.C. vehicle registration; Canadian bank or credit card statement; B.C ID. • Proof of Guardianship (if applicable): Contact your neighbourhood school or refer to the ‘Funding Eligibility Checklist’ provided on the school’s website.

NON-RESIDENTS Contact the International Education Department at 604-9365769 or visit 1100 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam. Bring along proof of citizenship for parent and student, proof of residency, and proof of guardianship (if applicable).

To learn more about these and other programs visit our website: www.sd43.bc.ca/programs

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School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) School and Program Registration Information Early French Immersion Program (Kindergarten Entry) For the 2018-2019 School Year WHAT IS EARLY FRENCH IMMERSION? • Early French Immersion is a program of choice offered by School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) at the Kindergarten to Grade 12 level for the 2018/2019 school year.

• Confirmation of which elementary schools will be offering the program will be posted online in advance of the information meeting.

• The Early French Immersion Program offers all students whose first language is not French the possibility of completing the prescribed B.C. curriculum and learn French at the same time.

• From Kindergarten to the end of Grade 2, all instruction is in French with English Language Arts beginning in Grade 4.

• Students also expand their cultural horizons and the program helps prepare students for the global economy.

• See Late French Immersion for information on Grade 6 entry.

• Learn more at www.sd43.bc.ca/Programs/French%20 Programs/Pages/About.aspx APPLICATION PROCESS • Children entering Kindergarten September 2018 must apply through the programs of choice online application process available starting January 18 at 8 a.m. at www.sd43.bc.ca. Completed online application forms must be submitted no later than 4 p.m. on Wednesday January 24, 2018.

• Kindergarten children with siblings in a program of choice must still apply online.

• Students entering Grade 1 on, wishing to enroll should contact Sophie Bergeron at 604-937-6392

Late French Immersion Program (Grade 6 Entry) For the 2018-2019 School Year WHAT IS LATE FRENCH IMMERSION? • Late French Immersion is a program of choice offered by School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) at the Grade 6 and 7 level for the 2018/2019 school year.

• Confirmation of which middle schools will be offering the program will be posted online in advance of the information meeting.

• The Late French Immersion Program provides students with instructions in both English and French and offers all students whose first language is not French the possibility of completing the prescribed B.C. curriculum and learn French at the same time.

• This program helps students develop strong communication skills in both English and French.

• Students also expand their cultural horizons and the program helps prepare students for the global economy.

• See Early French Immersion for information on Kindergarten entry.

• Learn more at www.sd43.bc.ca/Programs/French%20 Programs/Pages/About.aspx APPLICATION PROCESS • Applications for Late French Immersion are to be completed online at www.sd43.bc.ca available starting January 19 at 8 a.m. Completed online application forms must be submitted no later than 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 25 at 4 p.m. Space is limited and a random draw will be used if necessary.

All parents are encouraged to attend the parent information meeting to learn about the program.

Parent Information Meeting Tuesday, January 16, 2018 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Winslow Center (Gallery Room) 1100 Winslow Avenue, Coquitlam

All parents are encouraged to attend the parent information meeting to learn about the program.

Parent Information Meeting Monday, January 15, 2018 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Winslow Center (Gallery Room) 1100 Winslow Avenue, Coquitlam

For further information about Early or Late French Immersion, contact Sophie Bergeron at 604-937-6392

As this is an information meeting for parents/guardians, kindly make arrangements to leave your children at home.

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Early Montessori Program For the 2018-2019 School Year

Late Montessori Program For the 2018-2019 School Year

WHAT IS EARLY MONTESSORI? • Early Montessori is a program of choice offered by School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) at the Kindergarten to Grade 5 level for the 2018/2019 school year at the following elementary schools: Aspenwood, Baker Drive, Hampton Park, Harbour View, James Park, Miller Park, and Seaview.

• The program provides a rich learning environment for students. It is based on Montessori principles and fulfills the expectations of the Ministry of Education.

• The Montessori approach supports continuous progress, as students learn to work on personal goals and academic challenges.

• Students learn to work independently, in small groups and as peer leaders.

• The program is delivered following the Montessori philosophy of learning.

• Students make use of a variety of information sources in their project work, including explorations, technology, print and human resources.

• The program supports students in becoming lifelong learners and global citizens.

• See Late Montessori Program for information on Grade 6 to 8.

• Learn more at www.sd43.bc.ca/Programs/Montessori/ Pages/Montessori.aspx

WHAT IS LATE MONTESSORI? • Late Montessori is a program of choice offered by School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) at the Grade 6 to 8 level for the 2018/2019 school year at the following middle schools: Montgomery and Scott Creek.

• The Late Montessori Program provides a rich learning environment for students. It is based on Montessori principles and fulfills the expectations of the Ministry of Education.

• The Montessori approach supports continuous progress, as students learn to work on personal goals and academic challenges.

• Students learn to work independently, in small groups and as peer leaders.

• The program is delivered following the Montessori philosophy of learning.

• Students make use of a variety of information sources in their project work, including explorations, technology, print and human resources.

• Montessori at middle school emphasizes critical and creative thinking, community service and studentinitiated learning with in-depth studies.

• The program supports students in becoming lifelong learners and global citizens.

• See Early Montessori Program for information on Kindergarten to Grade 5.

• Learn more at www.sd43.bc.ca/Programs/Montessori/ Pages/Montessori.aspx

APPLICATION PROCESS • Children entering Kindergarten September 2018 must apply through the programs of choice online application process available starting January 18 at 8 a.m. at www.sd43.bc.ca. Completed online application forms must be submitted no later than 4 p.m. on Wednesday January 24, 2018.

• Applications for Kindergarten are done by a random draw and will be limited to the number of spaces available. Late application forms will not be part of the draw.

• Kindergarten children with siblings in the program will be given highest priority (provided the sibling will still be in attendance the following school year) and must still apply online.

• Students entering Grade 1 wishing to enroll should contact the school directly.

All parents are encouraged to attend the parent information meeting to learn about the program.

Parent Information Meetings Thursday, January 11, 2018 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. or 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Winslow Centre (Gallery Room) 1100 Winslow Avenue, Coquitlam

APPLICATION PROCESS • Application forms will be available at the information meeting on January 17, or online at www.sd43.bc.ca/ programs/montessori on January 18.

• All applications must be delivered directly to the school no later than is 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2018.

All parents are encouraged to attend the parent information meeting to learn about the program.

Parent and Student Information Meeting Wednesday, January 17, 2018 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Montgomery Middle School 1900 Edgewood Ave, Coquitlam For further information contact • Montgomery Middle Principal Rob McFaul (604-9397367; montgomery@sd43.bc.ca) • Scott Creek Middle Principal Lisa Rinke (604-945-0156; scottcreek@sd43.bc.ca)

As this is an information meeting for parents/guardians, kindly make arrangements to leave your children at home.

To learn more about these and other programs visit our website: www.sd43.bc.ca/programs

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School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) School and Program Registration Information Mandarin Bilingual Program For the 2018-2019 School Year

Reggio Influenced Program For the 2018-2019 School Year

WHAT IS THE MANDARIN BILINGUAL PROGRAM? • Mandarin Bilingual is a program of choice offered by School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) at the Kindergarten to Grade 5 level for the 2018/2019 school year at Walton Elementary School.

• The Mandarin Bilingual Program provides students with instruction in both English and Mandarin.

• This program will include Grade 6 to 8 at Scott Creek Middle for the 2018/2019 school year.

• Regardless of their first language, the elementary program offers all students the possibility of completing 50 per cent of the prescribed B.C. curriculum in Mandarin (Mandarin Language Arts, Math, Health and Career, and P.E.) and 50 per cent of the prescribed B.C. curriculum in English (English Language Arts, Science and Social Studies and Fine Arts).

• Students develop strong communication skills in both English and Mandarin.

• Students develop their knowledge of other cultures and the program helps prepare students for the global economy.

• Learn more at www.sd43.bc.ca/Programs/Mandarin/ Pages/MandarinBilingualProgram.aspx

WHAT IS THE REGGIO PROGRAM? • The Reggio Program is a program of choice offered by School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) at the Kindergarten to Grade 5 level for the 2018/2019 school year at Meadowbrook Elementary.

• The Reggio vision is of an ‘education based on relationships’. Our educational philosophy at Meadowbrook focuses on the individual child in relationship with the family, other children, staff, the school environment and society.These relationships are interconnected and reciprocal.

• It is an approach to education that encourages children and their teachers to explore, question, discover and acquire skills of critical thinking and collaboration in beautiful, stimulating environments.

• Children express interests and ideas, research for further information, reflect on the experience and form conclusions.Through this process, children develop the confidence and independence with encouragement from parents, teachers and community members.

• The Reggio approach is not a formal approach like Montessori with defined methods, teacher certification standards and accreditation processes.

• Learn more at www.sd43.bc.ca/Programs/Reggio/Pages/ Reggio.aspx

APPLICATION PROCESS: • Children entering Kindergarten September 2018 must apply through the programs of choice online application process available starting January 18 at 8 a.m. at www.sd43.bc.ca. Completed online application forms must be submitted no later than 4 p.m. on Wednesday January 24, 2018.

• Applications for Kindergarten are done by a random draw and will be limited to the number of spaces available. Late application forms will not be part of the draw.

• Kindergarten children with siblings in a program of choice must apply online. Siblings of students already enrolled in the Mandarin Bilingual Program at Walton Elementary School will be given first priority. Please clearly identify sibling status on the online application form.

• Students entering Grade 1 wishing to enroll should contact the school directly.

WHY REGGIO INFLUENCED? • Models personalized learning through emergent curriculum and responsive pedagogy.

• Supports student engagement and self-regulation.

• Involves parents and community as true partners in supportive learning.

• Honours all children by building on their gifts and strengths.

• Builds and supports collaborative practice between children, teachers and parents.

All parents are encouraged to attend the parent information meeting to learn about the program.

Parent Information Meeting Wednesday, January 17, 2018 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Walton Elementary School 2960 Walton Avenue, Coquitlam As this is an information meeting for parents/guardians, kindly make arrangements to leave your children at home.

APPLICATION PROCESS • Catchment area children entering Kindergarten September 2018 should register during Kindergarten registration directly at the school, February 5 to 7, 2018.

• Non-catchment area children entering Kindergarten should apply through the programs of choice online application process available starting January 18 at 8 a.m. at www.sd43.bc.ca. Completed online application forms must be submitted no later than 4 p.m. on Wednesday, January 24, 2018.

• All other non-catchment area students currently in Kindergarten to Grade 4 should contact the school and apply through the online cross catchment process, February 8 to 15, 2018.

All parents are encouraged to attend the parent information meeting to learn about the program.

Parent Information Meeting Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 6 p.m.

Meadowbrook Elementary School 900 Sharpe Street, Coquitlam As this is an information meeting for parents/guardians, kindly make arrangements to leave your children at home.

To learn more about these and other programs visit our website: www.sd43.bc.ca/programs

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Dreaming of a green A Tri-Cities Christmas (and you can help) ’Tis the season for gifts, lights, trees and… zero-waste dinners?

Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Festivus, the Recycling Council of British Columbia (RCBC) has ideas to turn your celebration green and make both Santa Claus and Mother Nature happy.

“This year, we’re asking British Columbians to rethink how they celebrate, and explore new, greener traditions,” said Brock Macdonald, RCBC’s CEO, in a press release. “You can still celebrate in style over the holidays, but it takes a little planning, so start early.”

Macdonald’s suggestions include opting for a potted Christmas tree over an artificial or a cut real one, and switching to

LED light strings, which use 90% less energy than incandescent ones.

Giving experiences instead of things is a great way to reduce holiday waste while choosing paper gift wrap that’s 100% recyclable can reduce the cellophane and metallic foil wrappings that end up in landfills.

To avoid unnecessary plastic waste this holiday season, decorate by bringing nature inside. Cedar branches, acorns and potted plants can breathe colour and life into any room. They can also be composted at the end of their use, so nothing has to go to waste.

“Canadians already understand the importance of a healthy environment but sometimes we forget that everyday actions can lead to meaningful impact,” Macdonald said.

“Small changes add up to big results. If everyone in Canada wrapped just three gifts in reused paper or reusable gift bags, it would save enough paper to cover 45,000 hockey rinks.”

Visit the RCBC website to view and download resources on all things waste reduction at www. rcbc.ca/holiday-info.

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THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: DEC. 8 – 10

Christmas markets, music shows JANIS CLEUGH

The Tri-CiTy News

It’s looking (finally) to be a sunny weekend so get outdoors and enjoy what’s happening around the region.

Friday, Dec. 8 LAFARGE LAKE

If you haven’t seen the annual winter light display around Coquitlam’s Lafarge Lake (1299 Pinetree Way) yet, here’s your chance: From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. tonight, Saturday and Sunday, join the city’s Park Spark team and other civic staff for family-fun activities. Visit coquitlam.ca/ parkspark.

PLACE DES ARTS

Teen chamber musicians will play J.S. Bach, Brahms, Ravel, Haydn and Piazzolla at a free show at Place des Arts on Sunday night.

Ensemble show at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam), starting at 8 p.m. Visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

STICKS, PUCKS

The Coquitlam Express hockey team takes on the Chilliwack Chiefs at 7 p.m. at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam). Kids under five get free entry. Visit coquitlamexpress.ca

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KONICHI-WA

The Port Moody Film Society screens the Japanese drama/fantasy flick After Life at 7:30 p.m. in the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody). Entry is $5 plus a $5 society membership fee. Visit pmfilm.ca.

SAFE RIDE HOME

If you’re heading out tonight or tomorrow in the Tri-Cities, New Westminster or Burnaby, give Operation Red Nose a shout. Volunteers — including The Tri-City News reporter Janis Cleugh, on Friday — will be on the road to take you and your vehicle home. Donations support KidSport Tri-Cities. Call 778-866-6673.

Saturday, Dec. 9

COURTESY OF ELLE BROVOLD

The Port Moody Christmas Market at city hall (100 Newport Dr.) will see proceeds support Share Family and Community Services. The event on Saturday runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. be donated to Share Family and Community Services. Visit pmcraftfair.com.

HI FARNWORTH

Meet B.C.’s Solicitor-General and Public Safety Minister — and Port Coquitlam’s NDP MLA — Mike Farnworth at an open house at his constituency office (107A-2748 Lougheed Hwy., PoCo) between 10:30 a.m and 1 p.m. Donations of non-perishable goods will be accepted for the Share food bank. Call 604-927-2088.

CRAM THE CRUISER

Jewellery, woodwork, beauty products, pottery and baked goods will be on sale at the Coquitlam Christmas Farmers Market, which runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam). Visit makebakegrow.com.

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., bring your nonperishable food to the parking lot of the Real Canadian Superstore (3000 Lougheed Hwy., Coquitlam, near Westwood Street) for the Coquitlam RCMP’s fifth annual Cram the Cruiser drive in aid of the Share food bank. Last year’s campaign hauled in 250 kg of food and $1,600 in cash donations. Visit sharesociety.ca.

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More than 35 vendors will sell their handcrafted wares in the Galleria at Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr.) for the annual Christmas craft fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds will

Ecole des Pionniers de Maillardville (3550 Wellington St., Port Coquitlam) has its winter fair from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the school. Check out the handmade goods and have your photo

taken with Pere Noel. Entry is by donation.

ORCHESTRAL KIDS

The junior, intermediate and senior ensembles with the Coquitlam Youth Orchestra play classical tunes in a holiday show at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Check evergreenculturalcentre.ca for tickets and times.

FETEZ NOEL

Lace up your skates and sport a helmet (and extra padding!) for the city of Port Moody’s Santa Skate from 1 to 4:15 p.m. at the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd., Port Moody).

Regular rates apply. Visit portmoody.ca.

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The Dogwood Songsters honour the Christmas season with a recital at the Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam) from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Admission is $6 (no cost for kids under 10). Refreshments will be served and donations to the Share food bank will be accepted.

Visit coquitlam.ca.

COMFORT & JOY

Societe francophone de Maillardville welcomes residents to its annual French-Canadian Christmas bash at its new office at 940 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam, from 1 to 4 p.m. No cost. Visit maillardville.com.

The kids choir for the Coastal Sound Music Academy sings traditional and new songs for its 3 p.m. concert at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) while, at 7 p.m., the adult choir partners with bagpipe player Zhongxi Wu. Visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

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Dress up in festive costumes for the Christmas Salsa Party, happening in the rehearsal hall of the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Admission is $10. Visit hotsalsadancezone.com.

HYDROSPHERE

John Mackey’s Wine Dark Sea is the featured composition at the Pacific Symphonic Wind

The piano chamber ensembles at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) — under the direction of faculty member Barry Tan — will play a free concert at the Maillardville venue at 7:15 p.m. in the Leonore Peyton Salon. Pieces to be performed include from composers J.S. Bach, Brahms, Ravel, Haydn and Piazzolla. Call 604664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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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.

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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• Christmas Party for people with developmental challenges: Join librarians Dec. 14, 9 to 11 a.m. at the Poirier branch, Nancy Bennett Room for Christmas crafts (personalized cards, ornaments and colouring pages), goodies, music, snacks and other seasonal fun.

This is a drop-in program but if you phone the librarian, Teresa Rehman, at 604-937-4157 and tell her you will be attending and how many in your group,

PATRICK HUNT, AUTHOR she’ll make sure there are enough refreshments for all.

• Author visit: Patrick Hunt: 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

• Celebrate the Season: On Dec, 19 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., enjoy a special storytime with carols, holiday stories, hot chocolate, and our special guests, Pigeon and Santa. Nonperishable donations for local food banks will be accepted.

Free fun for all ages in the Inlet Theatre; seating is first come, first serve.

• Storytime at Seaview StrongStart: Join librarians at the Seaview elementary school StrongStart on Dec 11 and 15

TC CALENDAR 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

for a special library storytime.

Stories and songs will start at 11 a.m. Registration is not required to attend storytime.

• Online learning via Lynda.com: Access thousands of video tutorial courses led by experts on topics such as web design, software development, photography, business skills, project management and much more. Lynda.com allows you to learn at your own pace and you earn certificates of completion. Try this professional learning tool for free from library.portmoody.ca under Digital Content.

For more info, visit library. portmoody.ca or call 604469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.

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•Tri-City Photography Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St. Christmas social, wish list show-and-tell and garage sale.

Guests always welcome. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca.

The Tri-City News’ free online calendar is packed full of local community events — and you can add yours, too.

The online calendar for events put on by community groups, arts organizations and non-profits requires no login or password, and the form to submit an item is easy to use.

You can add your event — for instance, fundraiser or an amateur play production — to the hundreds currently on The Tri-City News’ online calendar.

The Tri-City News’ online calendar is a great way to create buzz about your organization or your event; go to it directly at http://www.tricitynews.com/community/submit-anevent.

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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 adults and share your stories with the group. Info: pocoheritage.org.

THURSDAY, DEC. 14 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, 7-9:30 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-9370836.

SATURDAY, DEC. 16 • Breakfast toy drive at the Pint 405 Pub, 405 North Rd.,

Coquitlam; anyone who brings a new, unwrapped toy will be offered free breakfast, coffee, hot chocolate, muffins, etc.

MONDAY, DEC. 18 • PoCo Heritage writers’ group, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 10:30 a.m.-noon.

Start capturing your life story for family and posterity. No preparation required; just bring a pen and paper, or your laptop computer.

SUPPORT GROUPS • TOPS chapters meet weekly at numerous Tri-City locations.

For information on group near you: Gail, 604-941-2907.

• Al-Anon Family Group meets at 1 p.m. Mondays, 8 p.m. Wednesdays and noon Saturdays at Como Lake United church, 535 Marmont Ave. Coquitlam. Info: 604-688-1716.

• Port Moody Alanon Family Group open meet-

Volunteers: Hey teens, you can help younger kids read. Head to Terry Fox Library and get a reference, volunteer hours and some seriously good karma.

Sessions are held on Tuesdays, Jan. 23 through March 13, 4 to 4:45 p.m. Registration is required.

• Friends of the Terry Fox Library: Join the Friends of theTerry Fox Library, a volunteer organization that supports Port Coquitlam’s library through advocacy, fundraising and assistance with various projects. The Friends meet on Wednesdays, Jan. 17 and March 21, 7 to 8 p.m. New Friends are always welcome — just drop in.

For more info, 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 604-927-7999.

ing, Wednesdays, 8 p.m., St. Andrews Church, 2318 St. Johns St., Port Moody. Info: 604-461-6991.

• Al-Anon Adult Children meets at 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1504 Sprice Ave. (at Schoolhouse), Coquitlam.

• Fibromyalgia support group meets, 1-3 p.m., on the fourth Thursday of each month (except December) at Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch, 575

Poirier St. Education and support for adults who are living with this chronic illness. Info: Julie, 604-936-6027.

• Irritable bowel syndrome support group meets monthly in PoMo to exchange information, to offer one another support, and to share experiences and coping strategies. Info: 604875-4875 or www.badgut.org.

• Recovery International is a self-help, peer-to-peer support meeting for people who struggle

with stress, fear, anger, depression, anxiety, panic and nervous symptoms. The goal is to help reduce symptoms by practising cognitive behaviour techniques.

There is a group in PoCo. Info: Kathy, 778-554-1026 or www. recoverycanada.ca.

• Christian 12-step group for people with alcohol, drug, and gambling addictions meets at 7:15 p.m. every Monday Coquitlam Presbyterian Church, 948 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-939-6136 or www.hiscpc.org.

• Coquitlam Support Group: Change, Crisis to Creativity meets Thursday evenings.

Group meets twice a month to support one another through major changes, including unemployment, family crisis, death, illness, separation/divorce, empty nest, retirement, etc., and working towards positive, creative lifestyle. Info: Mara, 604-931-7070.

• Fibromyalgia support group meets every fourth Thursday of each month at Dogwood Pavilion, 1 to 3 p.m., except December. Info: Joan, 604-9442506.

• CancerConnection peer volunteers offer one-to-one information and emotional support to people living with cancer.

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mmmm, nothing smells as nice for the Christmas season as fresh greens inside our homes.

It’s good to see folks coming back to more traditional Christmas decorating but keeping greens fresh is important.

There are all kinds of fresh greens you can enjoy indoors but I always look for two qualities: one is how long they will stand up under dry conditions and the other is their fragrance.

For both longevity and fragrance, it is hard to beat pine.

All pine varieties have a wonderful scent but one of the most attractive is white pine (Pinus strobus). Its soft blue needles look so graceful and they can be used in a variety of situations, particularly to accent fresh flowers and centrepieces.

The long-needled Pinus ponderosa is also attractive, especially when branch tips are cut and placed in a large vase. The best use of these branches, however, is for door

swags. With their naturally curved tips and large cones, they look perfect when accented by a big red velvet bow and a few shiny Christmas baubles. The rich blue needles of Scotch pine are also great to

use in a variety of situations.

True fir (the abies family) is my second choice for indoor greens. Silver, Noble and Grand firs are very good when it comes to retaining needles and when you brush your hand against

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their boughs, the fragrance puts you back in the woods. I particularly like the silver underside of their needles. The flat nature of their branches makes these greens ideal for swags or for advent and traditional wreaths.

Blue spruce is the ultimate picea and its branches make beautiful door swags. Spruce needles, however, do not last as long as abies or pine and they are sharp, making them somewhat more difficult to work with.

Douglas fir, named after Alexander Douglas, a British botanist who collected specimens of West Coast trees and took them back to Britain, is neither a spruce nor a fir that’s why they are classified as ‘pseudo tsuga menziesii’. They have a delightful fragrance and make beautiful looking Christmas trees but unfortunately, their branches dry out far too quickly to make them an ideal green for indoor use.

Hemlocks are much the same: lovely but difficult both for drying out and for needle drop.

Cedar is an old-time favourite for many reasons but I’m afraid it also has a short lifespan indoors. If you can keep it in a cool room or use it outside the home, its pendulous branches are useful in swags, wreaths and most importantly, in cedar ropes. Another super idea is to pull all the spent flowers from your moss hanging baskets and replace them with all kinds of cedar tips to create wonderful Christmas baskets. Add a few frosted cones, some holly and a big red bow with long tails and you’ve got a very attractive addition to your outside décor.

One of the most unique and attractive ideas that I’ve seen in a long time is a traditional European greens arrangement.

Using a piece of florist’s oasis in a low bowl, arrange a variety of colourful green tips from yellow, blue, gold, green and bronze foliaged trees. A twisted stem of contorted filbert, one or two tall thin candles, bits of moss and a few dried perennials can be added for a finishing touch. It’s a very creative way to wow your friends and guests and it will last right through the festive season.

Cut branches are no different than cut flowers. Seven to ten days is about the maximum time for any greens to be indoors without being in water. Try to have an extra supply on hand so you can replenish your creations and keep them fresh looking.

By cutting about one inch off the bottom of each stem and by keeping them in room temperature water, the life span of most greens can be tripled. Also, a well- known product, called Wilt Pruf, is an organic anti-desiccant ready-to-use spray that coats boughs and trees with a clear film to make them last two to three times longer.

Christmas greens are so nice inside our homes at this time of year. They’re inexpensive, natural and fragrant. To enjoy them longer, be sure to mist them often and keep them in water if at all possible.

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Dancing is good for your brain This article was originally written for the September issue of the magazine of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) by Dr. Peter Richards, chair of the organization.

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s we start a new year of dancing, we always thought that we engaged in Scottish country dancing for fun, fitness and friendship.

Now, we can add preservation of good mental health to that rubric.

I am indebted to Mary Murray for passing along an article written by Geoffrey Selling in a recent edition of TACTalk. It is worth drawing to your attention.

The Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, funded by the National Institute on Aging, conducted a 21-year study of senior citizens 75 or older, published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In the study, frequent dancing was shown to significantly reduce the risk of dementia.

The risk of dementia was reduced for each of the following type activities by the given percentage amounts: • bicycling, swimming or playing golf: 0% (hmmm, that’s unfortunate as I love biking); • reading: 35%; • crossword puzzles at least four days a week: 47% (an activity I have never been very good it — I think I’ll stick with the reading); • dancing frequently: 76%.

So, more dancing it is — but I’m not giving up biking.

The results hold up as many other research studies suggest a reduction in the onset and severity of dementia as a result of general exercise and movement but this particular study did not show such a result from bicycling, swimming or golf.

But dance, which combines both physical and mental exertion, really had an impact. The research concluded that dancing — which also reduces stress and depression — improves flexibility, strength, balance and endurance by creating new neural pathways as a result of dynamic and rapid-fire decision making.

Now, you and I know that dancing a perfect “Farewell to Auchterarder” feels so good that we always repeat it.

But now we also know that it will stave off the cognitive decline of old age.

So let’s encourage our non-dancing friends to join us at the start of the year by joining a class as soon as possible, and let’s facilitate our beginners by extending them a warm welcome to this most social and healthful of activities. n There are many Scottish Country Dance Clubs in and around Vancouver. Classes are taught by qualified teachers. Beginners are most welcome. For information, contact 604 922 6842 or dancing@rscdsvancouver.org. n Glenayre Scottish country dancers meet Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., at Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam. New members are welcome at all levels — beginner to advanced, singles and couples.

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SENIORS’ COMMUNITY LISTINGS • Dogwood Drama Club meets Mondays and Thursdays, 1-3:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam (entrance and parking off Winslow Avenue). New members are always welcome for acting roles or backstage crew. Info: Darlene, 604-937-3536.

• Minds in Motion, a fitness and social program for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s and a care partner hosted,

by Alzheimer Society of B.C., runs Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Cost: $38 per pair/8 weeks. Register in person or call 604-927-6098.

• Stroke Recovery Association of BC, Coquitlam branch at Dogwood Pavilion invites people recovering from stroke and their caregivers most Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. for speech therapy, exercise, indoor bocce, music, dance, games, speakers, outings, fun and friendship, 624 Poirier St. (enter off Winslow Avenue). Info: Margaret, 604-927-6093 or mhansen@coquitlam.ca.

• Dogwood Songsters meet every Monday, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion; group also visits and entertains at seniors’ facilities weekly. If you love to sing, you can join. Info: 778-285-4873 or 604-464-2252.

• Seniors meet every Friday, 12:302:30 p.m., to do fun group activities including physical fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing. All women and men 50 or older are welcome at Share Family and Community Services’ Mountain View Family Resource

Centre, 699 Robinson St., Coquitlam (corner of Smith Avenue and Robinson Street). Info: Gina, 604-937-6970.

• Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to seniors’ concerns.

Seniors’ organizations and others interested in joining, call Ernie, 604-5769734, or email tsn@shaw.ca.

• The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities.

One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month. People who are interested in participating in a caregiver support group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780.

• Glen Pine 50Plus group plays bridge Mondays, 12:45-3:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9:30-11:45 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-927-6940.

• Caregiver support group meets second and fourth Friday of each month, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: 604-9336098.

• Monthly seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Coquitlam. Info: 604-552-7221 or info@burquest.org.

• Honeycombs, a group of people over 50 who entertain with song, dance and skits, meets Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Wilson Centre, PoCo. Performers plus prop, sound and stage hands needed. Info or show bookings: Frances, 604-941-1745.

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The four Rotary Clubs in the Tricities want to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season but most of all we want to thank the local communities for supporting our many events and fundraisers. Some these include Ribfest, Operation Red Nose, Sports Gala, Winter Blues Festival, Rotary May Day Parade, Rotary’s Amazing Race, Quiz Night at Douglas College, Search For The Perfect Pint and Caledonia Night.

Our local support includes supporting seniors at Hawthorne Care Centre and Eagle Ridge Manor, Share Society and the Food Bank, Starfish Pack Program, bursaries, donations to youth groups, New View Society and Innervisions. There are many more. We could not do it without the contributions from the community. Once again Thank You. We are always looking for new members. Rotary Clubs are nonreligious, nonpolitical and open to everyone.

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Taylor Stuart has got that winning feeling.

He hopes that will help carry his Colorado Mammoth to their first National Lacrosse League championship since 2006.

The team came close last season, Stuart’s first as a professional after he was selected by the Mammoth in the fourth round of the 2016 NLL entry draft. But they lost the division final to the Saskatchewan Rush.

“Getting so close last year makes us that much more hungry to keep pushing,” Stuart said as he prepared to travel with the Mammoth to Vancouver for their season opener against the Stealth, tonight (Friday), 7:30 p.m., at the Langley Events Centre.

Close has been kind of the watchword of Stuart’s lacrosse career since he played on five provincial championship teams as a kid growing up in Port Moody.

He went to three Minto Cups with the Coquitlam Junior Adanacs but never hoisted the trophy. At Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, where the Heritage Woods secondary school grad played field lacrosse on a scholarship, he was twice named to the All-Southern Conference first all star team, but the Knights were never able to advance past the conference semi-final.

“Having that winning tradition isn’t something that’s new to me,” Stuart said.

But playing lacrosse as a pro in a market that might not be top-of-mind for the sport is.

Stuart said making the transition from playing junior box lacrosse and the field game in college has been, well, mammoth.

“Everyone is bigger, stronger, faster and smarter,” he said.

“There are guys in the league that have so much knowledge… they will burn you with

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Nobody get rich in the NLL. It’s a working class league and most of the players hold down jobs away from the floor. Stuart said he’s lucky to be able to immerse himself in the growing lacrosse culture in Denver by working for the Mammoth’s Skills and Thrills youth program that takes the game into schools, teaching its rules and fundamentals to students from grades one to eight.

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much,” Stuart said. “If we do our job correctly, the kids go home happy with a smile on their faces and a ticket in their hands.”

It must be working. The Mammoth is amongst the leaders in attendance in the NLL and in 2008 the team drew more fans per game to the 18,000-seat Pepsi Centre than either the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL or the NBA’s Denvery Nuggets, who also play at the facility.

The team holds an annual open house at the big arena to attract potential season ticket

holders and autograph hounds young and old attend an open practice at the Foothills Fieldhouse during training camp.

“It is an awesome environment to play in,” Stuart said of the raucous atmosphere at most Mammoth home games.

“We have a lot of die hard fans that show their commitment and support all year long.”

The Mammoth have reciprocated that loyalty. Some of the legends of lacrosse have run the turf on the Pepsi Centre’s floor, including NLL Hall of Famer Gary Gait, who

was also the team’s coach for two seasons after he retired following the 2005 season, as well as John Grant Jr., a former league most valuable player whose jersey will be retired next March.

Those are big shoes to fill, Stuart said. But he’s working hard to take the team to the next level and back to the Champions Cup final.

“I’ve done my best to be a sponge and absorb as much information from the older guys on what works and what doesn’t,” he said.

Eric Linell scored 2:48 into overtime to give the Coquitlam Express a 3-2 win over the Vernon Vipers in their BC Hockey League game at Kal Tire Place in Vernon on Wednesday.

It was the first time this season the Express won a game on the road, and the first time the team posted backto-back victories, after they beat Victoria 6-2 on Sunday.

Since new head coach Jason Fortier took over behind Coquitlam’s bench, the team has two wins, a tie and a loss.

Against the leagueleading Vipers, Sam Kozlowski scored in the first and second periods to stake the visitors to a 2-0 lead heading into the third period. The Express were able to protect that advantage for 13 minutes, when Vernon’s Jesse Lansdell scored on a penalty shot awarded to him after he was hooked on a breakaway while Coquitlam was on the power play.

They were still on that man advantage when Express keeper Brock Hamm tried to clear a puck away from Lansdell and instead put it onto the pesky forechecker’s stick who then deposited it into the net for his second shorthanded goal of the game to tie it.

Coquitlam weathered a late penalty called on Josh Bruce for a check to the head with 15 seconds left in the third period that carried into overtime. Then, just over a minute after the teams returned to even strength, Linell bounced a shot off the stick of a Vipers’ defenceman past Vernon goalie Anthony Yamnitsky. see WINNING, page 35

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Coquitlam Express forward Sam Kozlowski is slammed into the boards by Victoria’s Matthew Doran and Shawn O’Malley in their BC Hockey League game last Sunday at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex. The Express won the game 6-2, their first victory under new head coach Jason Fortier.

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The Terry Fox Ravens defeated St. Thomas More 86-47 in their BC High School Boys Basketball Association AAAA exhibition game, Tuesday at Terry Fox secondary in Port Coquitlam. In other preseason games involving teams from the Fraser North division, Gleneagle lost to Sullivan Heights 7344, and Heritage Woods was felled by Walnut Grove 91-65. On Monday, Riverside beat Langley 89-65.

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Sunday at home against the Grizzlies, Coquitlam took full advantage of a Victoria team that was playing for the third time in three days.

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to jump out to a quick 1-0 lead when T.J. Friedmann scored his tenth goal of the season less than four minutes into the game.

Linell tied it on the power play with just 35 seconds left before the break, but Justin Michaelian restored Victoria’s lead 3:12 into the second period.

But Linell struck again just over two minutes later, firing home a pass from Jordan Schulting to get the Express back on even terms.

From there on it was all

Coquitlam. Christian Sanda’s goal at 13:29 proved to be the winner and three unanswered goals in the third period sealed the deal.

The Express will try to extend their winning streak to three games when they host the Chilliwack Chiefs tonight (Friday), 7 p.m., at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex.

They play the Langley Rivermen on Saturday at George Preston Arena.

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