Tri-City News February 11 2021

Coquitlam

Port Coquitlam

Port Moody

A new look for Buchanan Square

New procedures for approving coach houses

Climate change plan will cost big bucks

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A spokesperson for the Department of Justice told the Tri-City News in August Coban had withdrawn his appeal of the Dutch conviction, opening the door for a Dutch supreme court to approve his extradition to Canada.

On Friday, the BC Prosecution Service confirmed to the Tri-City News the man has since been transferred to B.C., where he remains in custody and faces five charges, including extortion, two counts of

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NEWS IN TRI-CITIES COMMUNITY SAFETY

Hunt Lack of info creates fear: criminologist still RCMP statement stirs debate on social missing media DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

An SFU criminologist says lack of information about an investigation into a missing Port Moody woman is creating a climate of fear and contributing to posts about abductions in the Tri-Cities and beyond.

Last weekend Coquitlam RCMP asked people to cease posting third-party reports about white vans, asking people to make direct reports to police so they could be followed up.

Since then, a debate has raged on Tri-City social media groups and across Metro Vancouver about the difference between rumour mongering and community safety information.

But SFU’s Rob Gordon said that while social media posts — some recommending women arm themselves with self-defence key chains, wasp spray and tire irons — are understandable given the lack of updates on Trina Hunt, 48, missing from her Port Moody home since Jan. 18 and Shaelene Bell, 23, missing from Chilliwack, since Jan. 30, they aren’t helpful if they divert police resources.

“It most certainly can be a problem, one of the ways

Volunteer searchers looking for Trina Hunt get their instructions at a command centre set up in her Port Moody neighbourhood in January. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

to calm everyone down is for authorities to issue bulletins,” said Gordon, who does research on missing people.

“Social media can be very valuable, and has been used before to good effect, if it’s not properly stated it can have negative effects.”

Indeed, Port Moody Police have not issued an update on the case since Jan. 25, when a spokesperson told the Tri-City News that the investigation was “active and ongoing,” but would provide no further information about the investigation.

Gordon said PMPD are likely playing their cards close

to their chest to avoid jeopardizing the investigation. But while he sympathizes with the investigators’ position, he says people can’t be faulted for coming to their own conclusions.

“This has become overlapped with a couple of other missing women’s cases, and of course a good deal of observers pressed the panic button and now we’ve got a sober picture,” said Gordon.

Adding to the challenges, is that Metro Vancouver policing is governed by multiple jurisdictions, including RCMP and municipal police forces, Gordon said. And while he

would like to see more open coordination and cooperation on missing people’s files, the criminologist added people should be encouraged to report credible information to police that might advance the Trina Hunt case.

While PMPD has been silent, BC RCMP have at least confirmed that the Trina Hunt investigation is not related and is separate from an investigation into the missing Chilliwack woman.

Meanwhile, Coquitlam RCMP is trying to curb viral posts on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook that might amp up community

fears.

In the Coquitlam RCMP case, the original post inflamed many readers, especially on the RCMP Facebook page.

Both Coquitlam RCMP and BC RCMP sent out their own clarifications aiming to reassure the public that there hasn’t been a surge in white van reports, abductions or missing persons.

Coquitlam RCMP’s Saturday statement followed days of social media posts, including at least five on the Port Coquitlam community Facebook page and one in a Port Moody Facebook group, in which women described situations where they felt they were being watched or followed by someone in a white van.

Most, but not all of those, posts have since been removed.

RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Michael McLaughlin said his intention was to “address the most concerning claims in those social media posts, especially calls for people to arm themselves.

“We have heard from people who might be afraid to go for a jog, work a night shift or walk down the street on their own. We want to assure those people that your community is safe because there is no information to date that supports a spike or trend in attempted abductions,” he stated in a press release Sunday.

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The administrator of a Facebook group dedicated to finding missing Port Moody woman Trina Hunt said she lives in “hope” the woman will be found.

However, it’s been more than three weeks since the 48-year-old woman went missing and Port Moody police have offered no further information or details about the investigation.

The Tri-City News has reached out each week to PMPD for information, but has yet to receive a response offering further details or when or if the family might speak to the public.

The BC RCMP, however, has provided one tidbit of information in asserting that the Hunt missing person’s case is not related to the case of another missing woman in Chilliwack.

While Hunt went missing on Jan. 18, Shaelene Bell, 23, went missing from Chilliwack, on Jan. 30.

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possession of child pornography, communication with a young person to commit a sexual offence and criminal harassment.

Coban was first brought before a B.C. court on Dec. 8, 2020, and his next appearance, a pre-trial conference, is scheduled for Feb. 12 at Supreme Court in New Westminster.

“No pleas have been entered at this time,” confirmed a spokesperson for the BC Prosecution Service.

RCMP first charged Coban in 2014, two years after Amanda Todd, who was 15, died by suicide.

In 2017, Coban was sentenced to nearly 11 years in jail for online abuse and for blackmailing 34 young girls and men. As Dutch media reported at the time, Coban was accused of using aliases and blackmailing girls after getting them to send him nude photographs.

In a poignant video widely shared online, the Port Coquitlam girl used flash cards to describe how she sank into depression after she was exploited online, blackmailed and taunted and attacked at school.

Todd’s mother, Carol Todd, who is a School District 43 learning resource

teacher, youth and mental health advocate, said she had first learned about Coban’s extradition back in December and has since been steeling herself for the wave of attention surrounding his trial.

“I’ve taken eight years to go through the healing process,” she said. “This is a whole different process once again. It brings back all the memories, all the stories and all the tragedies.”

When asked whether she will attend the trial, Todd didn’t hesitate.

“As hard as it’s going to be, it’s a must,” she said. “She will always be my daughter, I will always advocate for

her and it’s important for myself to be there to hear

of the things that this man allegedly did to her.”

— With files from Diane Strandberg

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Early Years (3 – 5 yrs) > Ecotrekkers > Creative Dance, Hip Hop and Gymnastics > Time for Tots Children’s Camps (6 – 12 yrs) > Cartwheels and Crayons > Eco Discovery > Pinetree and Poirier Spring Break Camps

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FEBRUARY 11 – 17 CALENDAR

In-person and online – there’s something for everyone.

Thursday, Feb. 11 Culture Services Advisory Committee Meeting 7 p.m.

All Ages Swimming and Skating

Wednesday, Feb. 17 Multiculturalism Advisory Committee Meeting 7 p.m.

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Mayor’s Message

The pandemic has shown us what’s important, and for most of us, our loved ones top the list. Family Day is a great opportunity to try something different and fun together.

Here’s an idea – bundle up and explore a park or lesser-known trail you haven’t visited before in Coquitlam. It might just become a new favourite.

The City’s recreation and parks teams have also been busy creating a variety of in-person and virtual activities for a safe Family Day. These include pop-up fitness circuits, family painting session at local parks and a host of fun things available online.

We’ve been lucky with our mild winter so far, so I encourage you to get outside as much as you can. We all need to find healthy ways to relieve our stress and tension as the pandemic wears on. We’re all dealing with pandemic fatigue, but it’s important that we continue to follow the advice of the experts and be kind and tolerant with each other.

As we continue to navigate COVID’s uncertain and often frustrating path, let’s make the effort to maintain our humanity and our kindness, and try to come out better on the other side.

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40-minute family or leisure swims at City Centre Aquatic Complex (wave pool) or Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. Please note the water features, raindrop, waves and slide are currently unavailable.

Hit the ice for a 60-minute public skate at Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. Free skate and helmet rentals available.

Indoor Court Sports (19+)

Grab your racket for badminton or pickleball at Pinetree Community Centre. Maximum two people per court.

Everyone’s Safety Matters

Safety protocols are in place at all City facilities to ensure the safety of program participants and staff. In compliance with the Provincial Mask Mandate Order, masks are required in all indoor facilities with exemptions as outlined in the Order.

Registration for all activities is available 48 hours in advance and must be prepaid at coquitlam.ca/registration or by phone at 604-927-4386. Drop-in Fees: $1 for child/youth and senior; $2 per adult; and $5 per household (up to six people).

Recreation drop-in fees have been temporarily reduced through the support of the City’s Community Support and Recovery Program. coquitlam.ca/csrp.

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Stay Active

Join the Park Spark team and help brighten up Coquitlam’s outdoor spaces safely. Paint a springthemed fence panel in a physically-distanced outdoor table activity at Town Centre Park or Mountain View Park on Saturday, Feb. 13 or Sunday, Feb. 14 (daylight hours). Advance registration is required to ensure everyone’s safety. Masks recommended. Register by email at parkspark@coquitlam.ca or call 604-889-6359 to secure your time slot. This activity has been made possible thanks to the support of the B.C. government.

Add a bit of movement to your family’s routine.

We’re adding videos to our CoquitlamSPIRIT playlist every week – both low impact and highintensity led by your favourite fitness instructors. Check out a family-friendly Family Day Fitness Workout with Niki and her kids!

Click on the Fitness at Home title at coquitlam.ca/spirit.

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CITY HALL

New look for Buchanan Square project Signs warn

hikers

Metal structure will include beams and string lights

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The update of the civic plaza in front of Coquitlam city hall will have a different look than first planned.

And it’s a look that nearly got nixed last month had city staff not pressed council and flagged the potential increased costs by the contractor if the $4.3-million capital project were further delayed.

Council voted 5-4 to proceed with the proposal for Buchanan Square’s shading and lighting features, which call for metal slats rather than a fabric sail over part of the public space on Burlington Drive.

The move to a metal structure came as the waterproof membrane was being replaced over the parkade last year and as landscaping was being planted above to protect it; the shade and lighting components were put on hold last October because of constraints with the weight of the structure.

But when the topic came

An artist's rendering of the new look for Buchanan Square in front of Coquitlam city hall that includes metal beams and string lights. CITY OF COQUITLAM

up Jan. 11, council took aim at the quality of the drawings that, they said, didn’t show the scale or the trees that will remain. “I’m always challenged when the drawings don’t convey the vision,” Mayor Richard Stewart told city staff in response to the consultant’s renderings.

Council suggested city staff go back to the drawing board to refine the artwork and present a clearer concept; however, managers said waiting for the revisions would hold up the project and incur costs.

Don Luymes, Coquitlam’s general manage of parks, recreation, culture and facilities, told council the metal

columns will mimic the city hall pillars and its shading will cover part of the slide and seats.

When installed, it will have eight steel columns and 10 main steel beams to hold the string lights.

Still, it’s not the natural look that council wanted, Coun. Craig Hodge said, and it “takes away from the openness of city hall,” Coun.

Brent Asmundson said. “I think it’s a cost that we don’t need to bear.”

Coun. Dennis Marsden — who opposed the plans with Hodge, Asmundson and Coun. Bonita Zarrillo — said he doesn’t see value in a metal grid overhead. If

other shade options weren’t technically feasible because of the weight on the parkade roof, “I don’t think that we should necessarily try to force in something, just because,” Marsden said. “I just don’t see enough upside on this for the expenditure.”

Marsden suggested the bulbs be strung from city hall to the police building, on the square’s west side.

Andre Isakov, manager of park planning and design, said the metal slats will give partial shade year round while the lighting will provide a more intimate environment for visitors to gather in the evening.

It’ll be a living room for

people at night, said Coun.

Teri Towner who moved the motion with Coun. Trish Mandewo. Towner noted the number of outdoor events happening during the pandemic that used string lighting. “It’s more welcoming and it gives us a sense of place,” she said of the plaza concept.

Besides the new metal shade and string lighting, the Buchanan Square upgrade will include a slide, table games, swing benches, timber seat steps and more plants. It’s set to open this summer.

The update will add $42,500 to the cost for maintenance, said a staff report.

New signs are up along a popular Coquitlam trail to warn hikers they’re trespassing on private property.

Recently, one of the five property owners — who has land where the Crystal Falls trail crosses — posted signs in an attempt to block public access.

In response, the city also installed notices to warn hikers before they set off on their journey to the waterfalls.

The trail, which starts on municipal property and ends on Crown land, passes through three privately held sections.

The topic of the trail ownership cropped up in January when residents living close to the trailhead complained about the congestion around their homes.

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Temporary Move for City Centre Aquatic Complex Fitness Centre The City Centre Aquatic Complex Fitness Centre will be temporarily moving to the Innovation Centre (1207 Pinetree Way) during the expansion and renovation of CCAC. > CCAC Fitness Centre will be closed from Tuesday, Feb. 16 to Sunday, Feb. 21 while equipment is moved.

> Beginning Monday, Feb. 22 the Innovation Centre Fitness Centre will operate from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week.

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CCAC aquatic areas remain open during construction.

For information on CCAC programs or the expansion project, visit coquitlam.ca/ccac or sign up for Parks, Recreation, Culture and Facilities email updates at coquitlam.ca/enews.

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'You shouldn't have to jump through more hoops' Staff to approve applications, rather than council, to streamline process DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Port Coquitlam is giving a break to local property owners wishing to get more out of their expensive land by building coach houses.

But one prominent Vancouver architect specializing in accessory buildings says until these tiny coach and laneway houses are as easily approved as big “mansion” houses, a double standard is being applied because these new buildings require greater scrutiny.

Calling Port Coquitlam’s decision to allow the city’s director of development services to approve coach houses, rather than council, "baby steps" toward a more fair and efficient process, Bryn Davidson said “you shouldn’t have to jump through more hoops” to build these homes.

His comments come as council approved changes to how it will deal with coach houses, which became a permitted land use in the city in

Coach houses in Coquitlam. A Vancouver architect says Port Coquitlam's approval process for such structures is still too complex. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

2017, after a lengthy public consultation process called Let’s Talk Housing.

Mayor Brad West said he hoped giving staff rather than council the job of approving these buildings would “send a message” that these tiny houses are a permitted use when built according to city rules.

“I have a lot of trust in our staff to deal with the issues that come up — which inevitably do come up between neighbours — [to ensure they] are addressed appropriately,”

West said.

Coach houses, called laneway houses in other jurisdictions, are small homes, about 750 square feet in size, and they are gaining interest in cities because they are considered a low-impact way to introduce density to single family neighbourhoods.

Although not inexpensive to build because they require the same costly bathroom, kitchen and heating, water and ventilation as main houses (and fewer cheaper bedrooms), coach houses

have appeal for single-family property owners seeking to get more use of their land, either by renting out the space or using them as living quarters for extended family members.

Port Coquitlam, which has approved 14 development permits, with 10 already built and another 10 under review, has permitted them in eligible single-family lots through a streamlined development permit process.

However, proponents have been required to get them vetted by city council, which included a public input opportunity.

One such public input pitted a neighbour against a property owner, putting councillors in a difficult position.

Council approved the coach house at 1197 Fraserview St., because it met city requirements, but not before hearing how a single mother of four spent a year trying to get her building approved after a fire destroyed her home.

The project was also delayed because the property owner had to provide a shadow analysis, which showed the two-storey structure would have limited impact on the neighbouring property.

“All of council was really struck by the previous coach house permit that we went through and the story involved with the applicant,” West said during last Tuesday’s virtual meeting.

Eliminating the requirement for council to approve coach houses, and delegating the responsibility to staff will “provide for a customer friendly and efficient process,” according to a staff report.

However, the applicant will still have to post a sign and consult with the owners of adjoining properties.

The requirement means neighbours immediately adjacent to the property, who are most affected, would have their concerns addressed.

Coun. Darrell Penner said neighbour input was important while giving staff responsibility for approval could reduce the time it takes to get coach houses built.

“To reassure the public, if they have a concern about what’s going on with their neighbour … they can make their comments and they are very valid and they are taken into consideration,” said Penner.

It was also noted that coach home builders are typically average Port Coquitlam homeowners — not develop-

ers with deep pockets — and every delay adds to their costs.

But should the requirement to post a sign and consult even be necessary when coach houses are a permitted use if they meet form and character requirements?

Davidson, who has designed a number of accessory buildings in Vancouver, where they are more common, said doing away with a public input opportunity is a good idea.

“There should never be a requirement for neighbourhood approval,” he said.

However, he added there should be an “outright path” that doesn’t require any neighbour notification, and there should be simple rules,” as well as a “conditional path” negotiated with a city planner that allows some relaxation for unusual sites.

Davidson blames opposition to coach houses and laneway houses as contributing to the current housing crisis.

“People have fought for years and years for any change and now we have this massive problem,” he said, noting that the public tends to become more accepting when they feel the pinch of the housing crisis themselves.

“It’s usually when it’s the kids can’t find housing.”

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Notice of Temporary Use Permits When: Tuesday, February 23, 2021, immediately following the Public Hearing and Special Council meetings at 7:00pm Where: Electronic Meeting, livestreamed at portmoody.ca/watchlive Port Moody Council will consider issuing the following Temporary Use Permits: Location: 3015–3093 Murray Street Temporary Use Permit: #3080-20-13 Applicant: Mosaic Homes Purpose: To allow for a temporary sales centre for a period of up to three years.

Location: 3001 St Johns Street Temporary Use Permit: #3080-20-16 Applicant: Marcon Developments Ltd. Purpose: To allow for a temporary sales centre and coffee shop for a period of up to three years.

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It will cost Port Moody more than $4.2 million to implement the first phase of its climate action plan over the next two years.

But whether the city can afford it will have to be determined by council’s finance committee that’s to consider possible funding sources and how much of that money should be spent after the plan’s implementation strategy was endorsed by council’s committee of the whole on Feb. 2.

Coun. Meghan Lahti, who chairs Port Moody’s climate action committee, said the city can’t afford not to move forward on the plan.

“There are consequences eto not acting,” she said. “We really need to get behind this.”

Other councillors were less bullish.

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some of the plan’s programs might have on residents’ own finances.

“We’re on a tight budget this year, and I can’t imagine covering something like this for the required amount,” Coun. Steve Milani added.

But Coun. Diana Dilworth suggested the city could realize some economies by working with other communities.

Laura Sampliner, the city’s sustainability and energy coordinator, said just such

a strategy is already being considered.

Port Moody’s general manager of community development, Kate Zanon, told council the city is also pursuing various grants to help cover some costs.

“Right now there’s not a lot of federal grant funding, but we hope in future there will be more,” she said.

According to a staff report, almost half of the plan’s projects will be initiated in its first two years and will

require the addition of two seasonal staff members and two temporary full-time staffers. Several initiatives are already underway, including: • comprehensive climate auditing of all civic facilities to determine how their greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced and how they can be prepared for future climate scenarios • revising the report card that is used to assess sustainability for new develop-

ments • advocating with the provincial and federal governments for the authority, financing tools and other tools to achieve zero emissions buildings • assessing the city’s fleet of vehicles to identify opportunities to increase efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions • accelerating and funding projects in the city’s master transportation plan that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, like transit-oriented development and the construction of paths and trails • investigating opportunities with Metro Vancouver to reduce waste and increase awareness of waste generation • encouraging density and the development of mixeduse neighbourhoods around transportation hubs • developong strategies to manage urban forests and the city’s other natural assets, as well as the protection, restoration and connection of environmentally sensitive areas • integrating climate budgets into the municipal budget process Port Moody’s climate action plan was adopted last

July as a strategy for the city, its residents and businesses to reduce 40% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and prepare for the effects of future climate changes.

Amongst its 18 goals are: • all new and replacement heating and hot water systems to be zero emission by 2030 • all oil and propane heating and hot water systems to be replaced by zero emission systems by 2030 • all buildings to have zero emission heating and hot water systems by 2050 • residents will walk, cycle or use transit for 40% of trips by 2030 • 40% of passenger vehicles and 25% of commercial vehicles are electric by 2030 • minimize waste going to landfills and achieve zero emissions from waste by 2050 Urgency is paramount to mitigating the impact of climate change, the report said, adding the plan will be reviewed every fall and then revisited in the fifth year.

“There is a need to equally move forward with adapting to the quickly changing climate at the same time as swiftly and effectively cutting emissions,” it said.

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new phrase has entered our pandemic lexicon and it is a concerning one.

Get used to hearing ‘variants of concern’ more often in the weeks ahead.

If we hear it too much from Dr. Bonnie Henry and other public health officials, that will be a sign that our pandemic has taken a dark turn.

The phrase refers to emerging variants (mutations) of the COVID-19 virus.

For the most part, they are considered more transmissible and, in some cases, may be more dangerous.

So far, we have had few cases of a variant virus in B.C., but a year ago we had few COVID-19 cases and since then, we have had more than 70,000 cases that put more than 3,600 people in hospital and killed more than 1,240.

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by Henry at the briefing at the end of last week show 19 cases of the U.K. variant (B.1.1.7) and nine cases of the South African variant (B.1.351) had been detected in B.C. Again, not a lot of cases.

However, they had more than doubled in number in the space of a couple of weeks, a reminder of how fast viruses can spread.

The majority of U.K. variant cases (14) were traced back to travel from that country, but most (eight) of the South African variants are of local origin and public health officials have yet to determine where they originated.

Two other variants have yet to enter British Columbia - or at least none have been detected. The Brazilian variant (P.1) was detected in one case in Toronto this past weekend and another case

was found in Minnesota.

The Brazilian variant appears particularly nasty.

It has overwhelmed the rainforest city of Manaus, with hospitals overrun and deaths occurring rapidly.

Another variant, the Danish L452R (also known as the California variant), has recently taken hold in parts of California and is considered to be responsible for a majority of cases in some counties there. A chief concern about this variant is that truck travel from California to B.C. is a major part of our supply chain.

The U.K. variant now represents 20% of the cases in Belgium and they are increasing by 70% a week in Denmark.

Even if we continue to gradually bend the curve of COVID-19 (our daily case count is down by more than 300 since late November

and our hospitalizations are down more than 100), it is possible a significant increase in variant viruses could undo all that effort.

At her briefing at the end of last week, Henry offered some hope that if we continue to improve our COVID19 situation we could return to the ‘safe six’ model by the end of the month. However, she also offered a glum warning.

“If we start to see one of these variants take off, then all bets are off and we may need to actually increase some of the restrictions that we have in place,” she said.

Public health officials say the next six weeks are critical. We are slowly but surely wrestling COVID-19 down a bit, but its mutations may now pose the biggest risk of all.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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were: former Premier Bill Vander Zalm, who introduced the first plan to re-

Their approach shaped the B.C. branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, which argued in 2013, the year after Riverview closed, that: “Our Government has made the right decision.”

The Riverview model, wrote the CMHA in the Vancouver Sun, lacked “compassionate care.”

Looking at the B.C. Legislature Hansard for Dec. 1, 1987, we even find agreement between the Socreds and the CMHA: both parties wanted the downsizing of Riverview to continue. This is despite the objections of John Cashore, Coquitlam NDP MLA (and a pastor),

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policy of decentralization despite the former having learned — in adulthood — of his physician father’s death by suicide.

In the end, Riverview shut its doors a little more than a year after Christy Clark came into office.

Patient self-determination was considered key; after all, the late 1960’s and early 1970’s were a time of “liberation”.

The Vancouver experience with the Mental Patients’ Association (better known as the MPA), a first in Canada, was spearheaded in 1971 by Lanny Beckman and the late Dave Beamish.

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The Editor: As someone who has worked with schizophrenics locally, I am convinced that closing Riverview was a mistake.

Deinstitutionalization was a global phenomenon gone too far, guided by ideology, cost-cutting, advances in medication, and in B.C.’s case, it has led to a hospital vacated.

Those who advocated for downsizing, if not closure, included Bob Hunter, co-founder of Greenpeace, and former Premier Dave Barrett, a Coquitlam MLA who had degrees in social work. Other principal actors

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In total, 19 calls were unfounded, five were unable to be located, nine resulted in warnings, one case required no action and another nine of the alleged rule-flouters were gone by the time police officers had arrived, according to PMPD spokesperson Sgt. Ian Morrison.

On two occasions, the cases were submitted to WorkSafeBC and in one instance the complaint was related to a Mental Health Act case.

The data covers a period from Nov. 1 to Feb. 4.

As the COVID-19 public health crisis drags on, Sgt. Morrison said the department will continue to respond to every report of a violation with an “education first” approach. But the latest statistics paint a picture of residents still unsure what counts as a violation of public health orders.

In one case confirmed by the Tri-City News, a Port Moody resident called police reporting what appeared to be congregants gathering at a local church. Sgt. Morrison said police responded to the tip, but when they arrived, they found those gathered were taking part in an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.

As a recognized rehabilitation program, meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous groups are exempt from public health orders restricting gatherings.

Unfounded complaints make up a large percentage of alleged public health order violations. But police have also followed up on a

PMPD has responded to in the last three months likely represent a fraction of the total in Port Moody as most complaints appear to be reported to city hall’s bylaw officers.

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handful of legitimate violations.

In September, Port Moody police slapped nearly $700 in fines on three drunk men at a Port Moody eatery after their “erratic and belligerent” behaviour was found to be in violation of COVID-19 health and safety guidelines.

“The deplorable behaviour of the patrons included: refusing to abide to COVID restrictions by refusing to sit down, yelling at staff, playing with a pocket knife, entering the restricted staff-only area, vomiting on their table, and even spitting on the table when asked to leave the establishment,” wrote a spokesperson for the Port Moody Police Department in a press release at the time.

Fast-forward five months and Sgt. Morrison said there are two cases still being monitored by PMPD officers.

In the one ongoing investigation into a breach of public health orders, a local business is under scrutiny after staff allegedly refused to don masks while interacting with the public.

The case came up after an anonymous tipster said members of the public had repeatedly tried to educate workers at the business and after reports to the city are said to have failed to correct the alleged behaviour.

“So many people are scared to say anything,” wrote the tipster. “They could be positive with no symptoms and spreading it to each person that walks into that store every day. It makes me sad for all who do not know the seriousness of COVID.” But in response to questions over whether one of the workers at the business has a pre-existing condition, which would exempt them from wearing a mask, Sgt. Morrison neither confirmed nor denied the circumstances surrounding the case, writing in an email, “We won’t comment on specific cases as medical conditions are private matters.”

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A scam involving a mysterious white powder and demanding bitcoin under punishment of vandalism and death has targeted over 30 residents across the Tri-Cities, new information from Coquitlam RCMP has revealed.

Mailed to peoples’ homes, the letter requests the receiver send bitcoin by scanning a QR Code at the bottom of the letter before “bad things” happen to them. The letter threatens death, torching of property and even brake lines being cut.

It also threatens recipients with a “lethal dose of fentanyl” that can easily be hidden in food deliveries or

Amazon packages if the recipient does not send 0.05 of the cryptocurrency. A single bitcoin is currently valued at $49,000 Canadian dollars, meaning the scammers were calling for a transfer of just under $2,500.

Since it was first reported to police Jan. 25, Coquitlam RCMP has tapped internal and external laboratories, ultimately finding the powder in their possession was “not toxic.”

“However, we cannot forecast the potential that there is a different substance in each letter,” added an RCMP spokesperson in an email.

Anyone receiving the letter is asked to immediately put the letter, envelope and whatever else is inside into a sealed sandwich or freezer bag. Sanitize the area where you opened it, wash your hands and call the RCMP, recommend police.

When the Tri-City News inquired about a

return address linked to a Hell’s Angels Clubhouse, the spokesperson said RCMP is “investigating every potential reasonable avenue” but said she could not comment on the steps in an active investigation.

Whether the makers of the letter were ready to carry out violence is not clear. But the QR code attached to the letter does link to a bitcoin payment service and RCMP “strongly advise against anyone scanning this QR code.”

“Regardless of how we characterize it, it is important for everyone to know this is happening and not send money or Bitcoin as the letter requests and to contact police,” wrote the RCMP spokesperson.

Similar scams involving white powder have been reported in Peel and Etobicoke, Ont., where police determined the powder was icing sugar, according to the CBC.

Public Hearing Notice When: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 7pm Where: Electronic Meeting (see portmoody.ca/ph for details and instructions) Port Moody Council is holding a Public Hearing to consider the following proposed bylaws: LOCATION MAP - 1790 Ioco Road and Lot 1, Plan NW15859

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Let’s Talk Taxes

How should the City spend tax dollars collected in 2021?

• Which City services and programs are most important to you?

• How should Council balance service levels and tax rates?

Bylaws: 3286 and 3287 Application: #6700-20-207 (OCP amendment and rezoning) and #3090 20 143 (DVP) Applicant: Colliers International on behalf of Inlet United Church Purpose: The property line between 1790 Ioco Road and the vacant lot to the south (Lot 1 First Avenue) currently crosses a portion of the existing heritage church building. To rectify this, a lot line adjustment is required through a subdivision. Moving this line requires administrative updates to the OCP and Zoning Bylaws.

Get in touch!

How do I get more information?

You can review the applications at portmoody.ca/publichearing after February 8, 2021. You can also contact us at planning@portmoody.ca or 604.469.4540 with any questions.

How can I provide input?

Visit engage.portmoody.ca to find out more, provide your feedback, and complete a survey by February 28, 2021.

604.469.4500 www.portmoody.ca

1. If you believe your property is affected by this rezoning application, you can send a submission in writing before noon on February 23, 2021 by emailing clerks@portmoody.ca or faxing 604.469.4550.

2. You may also participate in the Public Hearing by joining the electronic meeting as a participant. Information and instructions for joining the meeting are available at portmoody.ca/ph.

Kate Zanon, General Manager of Community Development

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The City has received an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) relating to the property located at 3640 Sheffield Avenue. The application proposes an amendment to the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Plan to change the designation of a portion of the property from Compact Low Density Residential to Townhousing Residential and Environmentally Sensitive Area.

If approved, the amendment would facilitate the subdivision of a portion of the subject property into one townhouse lot, an environmentally sensitive area (creeks and wetland), and would leave a large remainder of the subject property for a future separate development application.

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

The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Friday, February 26, 2021.

Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: • Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; • Regular mail: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • In person: Attn: City Clerk’s Office – please place in one of two City Hall drop boxes (3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam), located at the underground parking entrance or by the main entrance facing Burlington Drive; • Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015.

Additional information about this application can be accessed by contacting Stephanie Holland, Planning and Development Department, at SHolland@coquitlam.ca.

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

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Mortgage expert Angela Calla was named the Business Leader of the Year at last month’s gala honouring the best businesses and entrepreneurs in the Tri-Cities.

Calla, who leads The Angela Calla Mortgage Team, took the award for her work last year, at an online event hosted by Michael Hind of the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce.

The prize was previously won by Ryan Peterson of Finger Food Advanced Technology.

Butter Studios took the Business of the Year (1-10 employees) accolade while Ballistic Arts Media Studios won the Business of the Year (11-30 employees) and Rocky Point Ice Cream scooped the Business of the Year (30-plus employees) title.

The Not-For-Profit award was handed to the Immigrant Link Centre Society — a volunteer group launched in 2016 with the aim to prevent food waste

— and Malik Malikzada of Jamila’s Kitchen and Grill received the Community Spirit award for their No Money, No Worries food program that he and his wife, Jamila, began in 2017; that program expanded in 2020 to include first responders and front line workers as well.

Meanwhile, Jessica Morrison of Squish Juicery was named the Tri-Cities’ Young Professional of the Year.

Fulfill Shoppe won the Environmental Steward accolade for their online refill shop and their aim to reduce plastic and packaging waste.

Finally, the business resiliency awards — a new category in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — went to Legends Haul Supply and Novo Textiles while Chris Chong of Butter Studios was named the Chamber Member of the Year.

“As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Chris continued to navigate the uncertain landscape by learning new skills and supporting the hardest-hit businesses in our backyard,” according to a Tri-CIties Chamber of Commerce statement.

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Strata follows Port Moody’s rat poison ban Snap trap method costs more but less toll on food chain MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

A pair of environmental advocates have successfully lobbied their Port Moody strata to stop using rodenticides in its pest control program.

Now Jim Atkinson and Judy Taylor-Atkinson are hoping other private property owners will follow their strata’s lead.

Actually, it’s the city’s lead, explained Atkinson, as he was motivated to take action when Port Moody banned the use of rodenticides on city property last year.

Coun. Meghan Lahti, who championed the city’s ban, said it’s not as much about killing the rodents as the predators like owls, hawks, raccoons, bobcats and coyotes that feed on them, and then the larger creatures like eagles and cougars that are further up the food chain.

“Wild animals becoming ‘collateral damage’ due to the use of poisons for pest control is a big challenge,” Lahti said.

Adrian Nelson, of pest

control company Humane Solutions, said most rodenticides can take up to 72 hours to kill a rat.

In the meantime, the poisoned rodent slows down as it goes about its usual routines, making it easy prey. Or it can even put the poison into the human food chain by defecating in gardens or planter boxes.

Nelson’s company uses the same black plastic boxes that are a familiar sight along ground floor walls of many residential and commercial buildings or nearby shrubbery, but instead of little bags of poison inside, the rat is lured to its demise by a sweet treat in the jaws of a powerful snap trap that kills instantly.

Nelson said not only does the snap trap method ensure poison doesn’t get into the environment, it’s also an easy and efficient way for property owners to monitor the seriousness of their rodent problem or where the pests frequent.

“It allows us to make a more cohesive plan of attack,” he said.

Atkinson said it took him a bit of a sales pitch to get his strata, in the city’s Klahanie neighbourhood, on board as the monitoring and maintenance of the traps costs a bit more — some $17 more

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a month for his building that has 15 to 20 traps scattered about.

But, he added, with the city showing the way, the strata “saw the importance of getting rid of chemicals.”

Lahti said Port Moody is currently endeavouring to put together an information guide for residents looking for alternatives to poison for

pest control.

She said they can also use non-lethal deterrents like sprinkling cayenne pepper or peppermint soap along rodent trails, or high-intensity strobe lights in enclosed spaces like basements or attics.

Dry ice can also be placed in rodent burrows to eradicate their residents.

A Port Moody condo complex is no longer using rodenticides for controlling pests like rats and mice.

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COPING WITH COVID

PoMo teen plays for locked down seniors Care centre has had 18 confirmed cases of COVID-19 DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

A Port Moody teen hopes a YouTube video made for residents of Madison Care Centre in Coquitlam will bring them cheer as they

deal COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

Harold Yan, a Grade 11 student at Port Moody secondary, was a regular pianist at the Coquitlam seniors’ home until the coronavirus struck last year.

Now that he’s barred from performing, Yan hopes a compilation of songs performed by him and his friends will provide the elderly with some hope as they

continue to be isolated from friends and family.

Yan told the Tri-City News that he misses the residents since he stopped doing concerts.

“Most of the time they would smile and come up to me and say ‘Thank you,’” Yan said, adding that he misses their smiles and not being able to talk to them.

According to his teacher Catherine Li, Yan has been

organizing and hosting seasonal concerts there, and when he couldn’t last Christmas, her student put together the online concert instead.

It showcases 18 different performances, with instruments ranging from piano to French Horn. “He believes that music is universal, and hopes that everyone can experience what he has put together,” Li said.

DEVELOPMENT OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN (PMP) APPLICATION #: MOTI-SCM-PMP-2021/2026 Applicant: B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, South Coast Region, 310-1500 Woolridge Street, Coquitlam, B.C., V3K 0B8.

Agent: ADC Plant Science, 32 Falshire Terrace NE, Calgary, A.B., T3J 3B1, telephone: 1-833-852-3939, email: pmpconsultation@outlook.com.

The purpose of the proposed multi-agency PMP is to manage invasive alien plants and/or noxious weeds on Provincial public land in the South Coastal Mainland of B.C. The PMP applies to areas located in the Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley and Sunshine Coast Regional Districts, the southwest half of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, and a small area in the southwest region of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen.

The PMP applies to areas near the communities of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, Mission, Harrison Hot Springs, Richmond, Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Aldergrove, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Agassiz, Hope, Eastgate, Boston Bar, North Vancouver, Bowen Island, Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, Gibsons and Sechelt.

The pest management methods proposed for use include mechanical, cultural and biological control, and use of herbicides within the area to which the PMP applies. The active ingredients and examples of the trade names of herbicides proposed for use under this plan include: aminocyclopyrachlor (Truvist, Navius VM), aminopyralid (Milestone, Restore A, Clearview, Reclaim II A), chlorsulfuron (Truvist), clopyralid (Lontrel 360), dicamba (DyVel, Vanquish, Banvel II), diflufenzopyr (Overdrive), flazasulfuron (LongRun 25WG), flumioxazin and pyroxasulfone (Torpedo EZ), fluroxypyr (Starane, Pulsar, Sightline B), glyphosate (Roundup WeatherMAX, Vantage Plus MAX, Vantage XRT, VP480, Roundup Transorb HC), halosulfuron (Sandea WG), imazapyr (Arsenal, Arsenal Powerline, Habitat), indaziflam (Esplanade SC), MCPA (DyVel), mecoprop-p (Trillion, DyVel DSp), metsulfuron-methyl (Escort, Navius VM, Clearview, Reclaim II A), picloram (Tordon 22K, Grazon XC), rimsulfuron (Prism SG), triclopyr (Garlon XRT), 2,4-D (2,4-D Amine 600, Grazon XC, Restore B, Reclaim II B), and rinskor (Rinskor Active). Selective application methods include: backpack, handheld and vehicle mounted sprayers and wick/wipe on, cut surface and injection tool applications.

The proposed duration of the PMP is from June 1, 2021, to May 31, 2026.

A draft copy of the proposed PMP and a map of the proposed treatment area may be viewed at the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s South Coast Regional Office listed above, online at gov.bc.ca/plantpestmanagementplan, or by contacting the Agent listed above.

A person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of the pest management plan, may send copies of the information to the Agent at the address above within 30 days of the publication of this notice.

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Notice of Intention Road Closure and Land Disposition

When: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 7pm • Where: Electronic Meeting, livestreamed at portmoody.ca/watchlive

The City of Port Moody intends to adopt Bylaw 3244 pursuant to Section 40 of the Community Charter, which will close the St. Andrews Street road allowance shown dedicated on Plan 55, Block 4, District Lot 202, Group 1, New Westminster District, having an area of 766.8 square meters as highlighted by heavy blue line on Map 1.

Once the road is closed, the City of Port Moody intends to sell that portion of the closed road by transfer to Bold Properties (New Barnet) LP, owner of the adjacent lands known as 2002–2014 St. George Street and 2003–2009 St. Johns Street, for consolidation with their development site for the appraised amount of $2,063,172.50. Map 2 illustrates the proposed road closure if approved, the consolidated site boundary, and a portion of the existing development site that will be dedicated as road.

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Get in touch!

How do I get more information?

How can I provide input?

You can find more information on the Road Closure Bylaw at portmoody.ca/planningnotice.

You may send a submission in writing before noon on February 23, 2021 by emailing clerks@portmoody.

You can also contact us at planning@portmoody.ca or

ca or faxing 604.469.4550.

604.469.4540.

Dorothy Shermer, Corporate Officer

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Happy Valentine’s Day! S AY I T W I T H F L O W E R S

Looking beyond the bouquet of roses BRIAN MINTER newsroom@tricitynews.com

Heinz has launched a special pink-coloured version of its Kraft Dinner just for Valentine’s Day. SUBMITTED PHOTO

VALENTINE’S FOOD

A pink not-quite-delight ‘It’s cheesy. It’s sweet. It’s completely pink.’

BOB KRONBAUER newsrooms@tricitynews.com

Heinz’s Kraft Dinner has launched a Valentine’s Day campaign that’s, for some reason, being shown a lot of love on social media.

According to their official rules, there are 50 prizes that they’re giving away to people who share “one-liners” with them. Each of those prizes is a single heart-shaped box of KD, along with a “flavour boost packet”, and a fork.

The total value of all prizes combined is $500.

What the official rules

don’t mention is what you’ll learn if you search the #CandyKD hashtag; the Kraft Dinner is actually coloured what is apparently meant to be a romantic hue of pink.

As their social media feeds are describing it, “It’s cheesy. It’s sweet. Oh, and it’s completely pink.”

Or, as a coworker said today, “It reminds me of that pink slime” which a not-to-be-named fast-food chain makes its burgers out of.

As a macaroni and cheese snob and a romantic, I can think of a few things that might impress my Valentine more than a box of KD with pink food colouring in it.

Like a Post-It note with the word “FART” written on it in Sharpie, lovingly stuck to the bathroom mirror so it’s one of the first things they see when they wake up on Feb. 14.

A 1960s era chainsaw (in non-working condition, and leaking oil) with my Valentine’s initials engraved in its handle.

The remains of a seagull that’s been struck by a vehicle, left in the middle of the road and repeatedly ran over by other cars for a stretch of no less than four days.

Or, simply, a box of Annie’s organic mac and cheese, sprinkled with just enough pink Himalayan salt.

Valentine’s Day is coming soon and if a dozen roses is not on your radar, let me share with you some cool suggestions that anyone with a passion for plants would love now and for years to come.

One of the best newer perennials is a dicentra (bleeding heart) appropriately named Valentine.

Developed in B.C., it has a very unique red colour and is a strong, vigorous cultivar. Before you think “I don’t have a shady spot,” the famous Tony Avent from Plant Delights in North Carolina told me it’s a sun-loving variety and in fact, it will do better in the sun. No other bleeding heart comes close to this deep red colour and I would put it on my must have list.

It might be a little hard to find at this time of year, but it’s worth the effort.

Not all primulas are created equal and one that really caught my eye is a hardy (zone 5) Belarina variety called Valentine. It is the deepest, darkest black-red

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you can imagine and is fully double. It’s an eye-popper.

It can be enjoyed inside for a few days before planting it in the garden or on the patio. Its garden performance is amazing.

The lily-of-the-valley shrub (Pieris japonica) is such a great plant with buds ready to pop now and continuous flushes of foliage colour all summer long.

Many folks ask for darker flowers each year and guess what? Valley Valentine has a very dark red flower that will bloom in late February/ March. It’s a stunner that

will tolerate partial shade or sun and is a plant with yearround interest - another must have.

There’s also a very nice red and white bi-colour climbing rose, called Valentine’s Day. Right now, all new roses are in the process of being potted, packaged and shipped, so it may be a week or two before they are ready, but they are well worth the wait.

Gifting a plant is a wonderful idea and one that will make folks feel great.

It will be a gift that is truly appreciated.

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Sweet reads to share the Valentine’s Day love with kids Picture books prove holiday not just for adults NATALIE SCHEMBRI

Valentine’s Day is a time when we can show our love and kindness to those we care about most. These sweet reads are some of my new favourite picture books about love to share this Valentine’s season.

I might have to classify This Is Not a Valentine by

Carter Higgins (illustrated

by Lucy Ruth Cummins) as one of my new favourite Valentine’s picture books.

This poignant read captures the genuine love a young boy feels for a classmate and the many ways he demonstrates his fondness for her.

But, as he continuously reminds the reader, “This is not a valentine, / since the cooties tumble out when you open one of those. / But if you get the cooties /

and I get the cooties, / then we can have cherry juice / and chicken soup with rice / together.” He is very clear that he is not presenting his crush with a Valentine because he does not have buckets of roses, jewels and gems, a fancy cursive note, or sparkles and pink and glitter.

Alternatively, this young boy presents his true crush with dandelions (with no remaining wishes left to blow because he used them

all up), his superhero cape and his peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This Is Not a Valentine is a true celebration of friendship and kindness.

Ethan Long has the follow-up to his 2015 picture book Fright Club.

In Valensteins, Fran K. Stein’s ghoulish friends are curious about what Fran is constructing with pink paper, scissors and glue.

To the disappointment of his pals, the craft is not a

mask, fangs or even a paper butt, but a special heart to share with Fran’s true love.

Fran’s friends are skeptical about love — in fact love is a little scary to them: “Wait.

What’s LOVE?” they ask. “‘That’s when two people feel all mushy mushy about each other.’ / ‘EWWW! MUSHY MUSHY???’”

A silly read-aloud about monsters discovering the true meaning of Valentine’s Day: “It’s about something you feel in your real heart.

Even if it does feel a little funny sometimes.”

In the picture book Love, written by Matt de la Peña and illustrated by Loren Long, readers are gifted with a celebration of the love that radiates throughout our world, the people we meet and the friendships we create.

Make your Valentine’s Day sweeter with these reads and visit your local library to discover many more.

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City of Coquitlam

Public participation in this Public Hearing will be conducted by electronic means.

To attend remotely: visit www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing or call 604-927-3010 for details and instructions.

If you do not wish to provide input, but would like to view the proceedings, watch online: www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City of Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws.

This meeting will be held on: Date: Time: Location:

Monday, February 22, 2021 7:00 p.m.

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

For copies of supporting staff reports and the bylaws, please visit www. coquitlam.ca/publichearing.

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

Item 1

Address: 1334 Charland Avenue

The intent of Bylaw No. 5044, 2021 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw No. 5044, 2021 from RT-1 Infill Residential to RT-3 Multiplex Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the construction of a new duplex and the retention of the existing single-family house resulting in a three-unit detached multiplex development.

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For additional information and any relevant background documentation, contact the Planning and Development Department by email at planninganddevelopment@coquitlam.ca or by phone at 604-927-3430. You may also visit the Planning and Development Department in person at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. Please note: while City Hall is open to the public, and physical distancing measures are in place, the City continues to strongly encourage the use of remote means to obtain more information on this application.

How do I provide input?

Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: • Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; • Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015; or • In person: Attn: City Clerk’s Office – please place in one of two City Hall (3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam) drop boxes, located at the underground parking entrance or by the main entrance facing Burlington Drive.

To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing. Please note that the drop boxes will be emptied shortly after 12:00 p.m. and not checked again prior to the hearing. Written submissions provided in response to this consultation, including names and addresses, will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas. If you require more information regarding this process, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010.

Those who wish to provide verbal submissions must participate remotely via Zoom. Remote participants can use their computers, smart phones, tablets or telephones to speak to Council. Instructions for how to participate remotely are available at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing.

If you want to provide a verbal submission, please register as far in advance of the meeting as possible. Registration for remote participants can be found at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing. If you wish to participate via telephone, please call 604-927-3010 to register. Please note, you may also register to attend the meeting remotely without signing up to speak to an item. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a speakers list for each item.

Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity.

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

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

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On Wednesday, Isaiah Kissner had his breathing tube removed and was scheduled to leave the intensive care unit following the results of a positive MRI test, which failed to turn up any signs of the tumour.

“He’s awake, able to speak, and calling out ‘Mom mom,’ in between his many ‘noooo’s,’” wrote family friend Brandon Peck of Coquitlam in a GoFundMe campaign to help support the family.

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parking costs, eating out every meal and other bills.

“As any parents know, this can be a financial hardship,” wrote Peck, adding that additional costs have “put immense pressure on a family at their greatest time of need.”

The good news: the boy’s neurosurgeon said the surgery was “as successful as it could be,” said father Jon Kissner in post on social media.

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TA S T E O F T H E T R I - C I T I E S

Dine in, take out for first ‘Taste’ About 50 eateries serving specials for inaugural campaign JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

When Kyle O’Genski became a part owner and CEO of Patina Brewing Co. last fall, he got some blowback from friends about switching careers during a pandemic.

Like most business sectors, the hospitality industry had not fared well since last March when the lockdowns started and physical distancing measures took effect.

But the Port Coquitlam brew pub on Marpole Avenue — which opened March 6 — was doing better than other eateries, O’Genski said, largely due to its product, reputation (former mayor Greg Moore and his wife are co-owners), location and community outreach.

This and next month, Patina will be one of about 50 restaurants taking part in a new initiative aimed at bolstering business during the industry’s slower season.

The Taste of the Tri-Cities is a campaign that launches after Valentine’s Day, from Feb. 15 to March 19, and will be similar to the Dine Out festival in Vancouver but without the set menus, said Stephanie Rennie, the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce’s operations director.

Instead, participating restaurants, pubs and cafés will offer food specials — not available on regular menus — and/or free appetizers and desserts. For Patina, it’s serving up an in-house smoked brisket bunwich with a choice of side and

house made coleslaw, for $18.

Meal orders can be placed while dining in or through take out to accommodate for the pandemic physical restrictions, said Chamber CEO Michael Hind.

Taste of the Tri-Cities is organized by Tri-Local, a new partnership between the cities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody as well as the local chamber and five organizations: Austin Heights BIA, Downtown Port Coquitlam BIA, Port Moody & Col, Shop Local and the Tri-City News.

Its name was first used about a decade ago for homelessness fundraisers in the Tri-Cities; its organizers, Sandy and Cathy Burpee, granted permission for TriLocal to reinvent the moniker for a different drive, to assist struggling restaurants during the pandemic.

Hind said that local business owners and operators are exhausted, and are finding it difficult to keep their companies or stores afloat with the stalled economy.

Most companies were caught off guard if they didn’t have an online presence, he said, though the federal government’s wage subsidy helped to keep staff.

“Everyone has been in this dog fight and we’re itching to get out,” O’Genski said of business owners. “I think to have a campaign like the Taste of the Tri-Cities can support business but it also be a great connector for the community during these tough times.”

Visit tasteofthetricities.com to see the participating restaurants. The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce will also run a social media contest for restaurant gift cards.

The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce’s Stephanie Rennie and Michael Hind flank Kyle O’Genski, the CEO and a coowner of Patina Brewing Co. — one of the 50 eateries taking part in the inaugural Taste of the Tri-Cities, from Feb. 15 to March 19. JANIS CLEUGH/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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CHARITY DEVELOPMENT

Share re-imagines gala for fundraiser Just before the pandemic lockdown last March, Share Family and Community Services held one of the last local events.

And its 15th annual Imagine gala drew enough funds to help the organization transition to virtual support services to continue to reach its 53,000 clients.

A year later, with physical restrictions still in place, Share will also move to an online platform for its signature fundraiser, ReImagine.

The need is even greater in 2021, said Share CEO Claire MacLean. “The impact of the pandemic has been quite devastating and we really rely on this event especially for programs and services that don’t get the traditional government funding.”

Among its most-critical programs are trauma support for children from refugee families, assistance for independent seniors and advocacy services for renters being illegally evicted.

The pandemic, MacLean said, “doesn’t end with the vaccine for us. It will mark an end for the world but folks who were struggling before it began, their mental health and financial impacts aren’t going to go away overnight.”

Proceeds from ReImagine will also help fill the Share food bank shelves in Port Moody as well as assist youth battling addiction, provide counselling for kids struggling with school bullying, offer support to children with developmental delays and disabilities and aid speech, physical and occupational therapists for children in need.

On March 6, the society hopes the community will rally around its cause.

Emceed by Port

Coquitlam Coun. Steve Darling and Johnny DeFazio, formerly with Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, the event will feature entertainment and good eats.

The band Side One will whip up the energy with its dance tunes while ticket holders feast on a fourcourse meal, which will be available for contactless pick-up from a designated location on Westwood Plateau, earlier in the day.

The four restaurants, which are also taking part in the food competition, will serve a caprese salad (from Mr. Mike’s); a pasta dish (from The Golden Boot); ratatouille and/or chuck steak (from Crisp Cuisine); and a dessert cake pop from Cassandra Cake Co. As in past years, the winner of the best plate will be judged by the Tri-Cities’ mayors; participants will also be able to cast their vote for their favourite dish.

Meanwhile, for residents who can’t make the virtual event, the society will make its online auction, and 50/50 and raffle draws live soon.

For the raffle, the prizes are a $2,000 shopping spree at Coquitlam Centre, a stay-and-play package at Predator Ridge and a $250 Visa card from Vancity.

With the a year passed since the last in-person Imagine gala, “it feels very emotional and it’s a time to reflect on the entire year that’s gone by,” MacLean said, “but our team has put together a great night and we’ve tried to keep everything fun and special with this new event.”

• Sponsored in part by the Tri-City News, ReImagine is on March 6, with tickets at $85 via sharesociety.ca/ imagine.

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Benz dealership at old bus depot A Coquitlam lot is set to go from busses to Benz.

Last week, city council granted a development variance permit for the property where the Greyhound bus depot used to be, to turn the site into a Mercedes Benz dealership.

The permit, which was opposed by Coun. Bonita

Zarrillo after an hour-long meeting, will reduce the required minimum flood construction level from 5.9 metres to 4.9 metres for the future auto dealership at 100 Woolridge St. The permit will also allow the applicants, Christopher Bozyk Architects, to demolish the

old Greyhound terminal building. And it would set the stage for a future change to the official community plan and for rezoning and development permit bids.

According to a city staff report, the Mercedes Benz dealership would have a new two-storey building,

about 58,460 sq. ft.; the existing office building at the northwest corner would also stay, if council OK’s the site proposal.

Located near IKEA, the bus depot has been empty since Greyhound Canada stopped operations in western Canada, in October 2018.

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The Port Moody Ecological Society — which operates the Noons Creek hatchery and hosts the

annual fingerling festival in May — will hold its annual general meeting virtually, using the Zoom teleconference platform on Wednesday, Feb. 17.

The meeting will include an update on the activities, successes and events of 2020 as well as a special presentation by guest speaker Dr. Brett van Poorten, an assistant professor with the School of Resource and Environmental Management

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Basketball playoffs, championships cancelled Also affects winter sports like wrestling, gymnastics, curling and snowboarding MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

Tri-City high school basketball coaches say they’re not surprised BC School Sports has pulled the plug on district playoffs and provincial championships for winter sports because of ongoing COVID-19 public health restrictions.

Paul Langford said his charges on the Riverside Rapids senior girls team “knew when the season did not start, they would not have a season.”

Greg Schellenberg, head coach of the Heritage Woods Kodiaks senior boys team, said “the writing’s been on the wall for months.”

While most programs have continued to practice, Langford said the enthusiasm of the players has varied with some senior electing to sit out altogether.

“We have made up lots

BC School Sports has cancelled playoffs and provincial championships for all varsity winter sports, including girls and boys basketball. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

of new drills and games and made the best of a crappy sit-

uation,” Langford said. “Some families are not comfortable

with the training, but we get some kids out and make the

best of it.”

BC School Sports, which administers varsity sports across the province, announced its decision last Tuesday in a memo to school administrators and athletic directors. It also affects curling, wrestling, gymnastics as well as skiing and snowboarding.

While the organization said it’s still holding out hope that some sort of inter school competition could still be held in the spring, Schellenberg said he’s not holding his breath.

“Every time I’ve tried to predict the course of this virus and the impact it would have on athletics, I’ve been wrong.”

Langford said an online challenge that encourages schools to submit their top five competitors in weekly pre-determined skills like three-point shots and free throws for a chance to win a set of new basketballs hasn’t sated the desire of his athletes to test themselves in real games.

“We have done a bit of the online stuff, but I don’t foresee us doing the stuff they are proposing,” he said, adding the girls on his team are tying to keep their workouts fun.

Schellenberg said his group would at least like the opportunity to scrimmage amongst themselves in practice.

“If they could compete against other schools, they would be elated,” he said. “But that doesn’t seem realistic at the moment.”

Schellenberg said the lost season has been especially difficult on the team’s graduating seniors.

“They would have been a force to be reckoned with this year,” he said of the Kodiaks’ potential to reach the provincials at the Langley Events Centre. “We’ve talked about the ‘what-ifs,” and unfortunately we’ll never know.”

BC School Sports said it is continuing to work with provincial ministries of health and education, as well as the BC Centre for Disease Control, to find an opportunity for some level of inter school competition in spring sports like girls soccer, rugby, track and field and ultimate.

Meanwhile, an eight-week trial season of online eSports was so successful, a second eight-week season will begin Feb. 26 to give schools that missed out initially.

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FEICHTINGER, Justine

Born June 26, 1930, Linz, Austria Passed away January 29, 2021, New Westminster, BC

We are sad to announce the peaceful passing of our beloved Matriarch. Justine was predeceased by her loving husband Matthias in 2001 and is survived by her four children Norbert (Marcia), Eric (Judy), Edward (Jacqueline) and Doris, six grandchildren and two great-grandsons. Justine grew up in Austria with her two brothers and a sister and immigrated to Canada with Matthias and Norbert in 1957 in search of opportunity.

She was blessed with all of life’s gifts.

She will be missed and not forgotten.

Special thanks to Judy Scheltens and everyone at Buchanan Lodge for their loving care. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to BC Children’s Hospital. A celebration of life will be held at a future date.

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CROSS, Dennis Lloyd December 14, 1942 − January 20, 2021

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It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Dennis lost his courageous battle with cancer on January 20, 2021.

Dennis was born in Midale, Saskatchewan. His family moved out to the west coast when he was very young and resided in Vancouver.

Dennis had many friends here and at Birch Bay where he loved to get together or just relax and enjoy the beautiful sunsets.

Dennis leaves behind his loving wife, Joyce; his children, Don, Rob (Tosha), Tricia (Shane), and Sherilyn (Ed); grandchildren, Dustin (Ashley), Clayton (Kelsey), Amelia, Cody, and Andrew; and great−grandchildren, Linden and Paige.

We are planning a celebration of life when it is safe to do so.

In lieu of flowers, the family would be grateful if a donation was made to the BC Cancer Agency in Dennis’s memory.

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In his younger years, he was employed by Jordans as a carpet layer for approximately 20 years. At that time his knees were giving him trouble so he changed careers and got his Class 1 license. He was hired by Gulf/Petro Canada as a truck driver.

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HART, Edward ("Mike") C.M. January 24, 1924 − January 29, 2021 Our adored Mike passed away at RCH after a fall.

He will be dearly missed by his wife, Freda; his children, Carol−Ann (Wade), Myles (Catherine), and Wayne; grandsons, Mychael and Russyl; and his papillon, Jazzy. After serving in the Royal Canadian Navy in WWII aboard the HMCS Swansea, and the aircraft carrier HMCS Nabob, Mike spent his career as a member of the Vancouver Police Department.

A kind, caring and generous soul, he was happiest at home and in his beautiful garden, sharing flowers and vegetables with all those he loved. In lieu of flowers, Canadian Wildlife Federation donations would be the perfect way to honour his memory.

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BBQ Pork 蜜汁叉燒

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