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THE BEES [PAGE 9] & THE BIRDS [PAGE 3]

MIN. WAGE

Biz is mostly behind wage hikes Diane StranDBerg The Tri-CiTy News

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Patrick Zhao (left) and Jason Liao of the Pollinator Project get ready to plant their first pollination garden. Together with other School District 43 students, they fundraised, researched and connected with groups to start their first garden at UBC. For more on the Tri-City teens’ efforts, see story on page 9.

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The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce is cautiously supportive of the new B.C. plan that will hike the hourly minimum wage to $15.20 by June 2021.

The local business organization shares an outlook similar to that of the BC Chamber of Commerce, which in a press release last week acknowledged the importance of a four-year timeline to help businesses plan and incorporate the increase.

“I do support that it’s not done all at once. that could be quite dangerous — shocks to the economy are always bad, “ said Randy Webster, who is chair of the Tri-Cities Chamber’s policy committee.

Webster said the attempt to close the poverty gap is a laudable goal, given international trends in which the hollowing out of the middle class has resulted in a dangerous mix of populism and nationalism.

“I think it’s gotten out of control, this whole ultrawealthy/ultra-poor situation leads to problems,” said Webster. see CHAMBER WARNS, page 6

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NATURE & CLIMATE CHANGE

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To learn more about observing birds and to get a chance to count birds with other people, Bird Studies Canada is teaming up with the Burke Mountain Naturalists and the Port Moody Ecological Society to hold a counting event on Feb. 18 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Participants will get an introduction to identifying bird species and then a chance to head out along the Shoreline Trail to put their new knowledge and observation skills to the test. To register, go to bsc_gbbc. eventbrite.ca.

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That little green hummingbird with the fuchsia neck feathers that’s been hanging out at your feeder may just be a sign of climate change.

But scientists won’t know that unless they learn Anna’s hummingbirds are hanging out farther north than they used to during the winter.

And you can help them.

From Feb. 16 to 19, Tri-City residents can join birding enthusiasts from around the world in the 21st annual Great Backyard Bird Count. The global event is a chance for people with a keen eye or just an interest in the birds around them to contribute their observations into a massive database that allows scientists to note odd migration patterns, or where specific species are alighting, that might be an indicator of changes to the climate.

And you don’t have to be a dedicated birder, said Karen Devitt, the program co-ordinator at Bird Studies Canada.

Participants just need a pair of binoculars, a sharp ear and about 15 minutes to observe the birds around them wherever they may be at the time: on a walk in the woods, at school, in a park or on the deck in their backyard.

“The beauty of this is birds are everywhere, and you can do this anywhere there are birds,” Devitt told The Tri-City News.

Observers record their findings using a checklist they can download and enter at birdcount.org.

Last year an estimated 240,418 people from more than 100 countries submitted checklists. They reported spotting 6,259 species — that’s more than half the known bird species in the world.

The data is added to observations recorded daily by avid bird watchers, as well as from seasonal events like the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count.

“When it’s combined with other data, we can get a big-picture look at what is happening,” Devitt said, adding that by holding the count at this time of year,

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Below: Dave Bennie of the Port Moody Ecological Society keeps an eye out for birds (like this owl, above) along the Shoreline Trail overlooking Burrard Inlet. The society is hosting a community bird-watching event Sunday at Noons Creek Hatchery in conjunction with Burke Mountain Naturalists and Bird Studies Canada as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count, which runs from Feb. 16 to 19.

as winter begins its slow transition to spring, it provides scientists an idea of sustained behavioural or territorial changes.

“It tells us a lot about the distribution and abundance of birds at a specific time,” Devitt said.

And that can tip scientists off about changing trends in weather patterns or temperature, said Gary Langham, the vice-

president and chief scientist for the National Audubon Society.

“No other program allows volunteers to take an instanta-

Anuradha Rao and Tasha Faye Evans will talk about their First Nations-related projects next week at a Port Moody Ecological Society (PMES) meeting.

Rao, a registered professional biologist, will speak at the Feb. 21 event about the Burrard inlet Water Quality Roundtable, which is working with the TsleilWaututh First Nation on water quality while Evans will discus the Welcome Post Project at PMES’ Noons Creek Hatchery.

The annual general meeting takes place at 7 p.m. in the PoMo recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.) in the upstairs multi-purpose room.

Call 604-469-9106 or visit noonscreek.org for more information. neous snapshot of global bird populations that can contribute to our understanding of how a changing climate is affecting birds,” he said in a press release.

But more importantly, Devitt said, it’s just a nice reason to get outside and become more attuned to your surroundings.

“Just be a little more aware of what is around you,” Devitt said.

“Start with little observations that make sense to you and help you remember what that bird sounded like or looked like.

They’re not hard to pick out.” mbartel@tricitynews.com

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Two people sustained minor injuries Friday evening after interrupting a break-and-enter at their home in the 600-block of Poirier Street in Coquitlam.

Mounties said in a statement that three men allegedly broke into the home shortly before 8:30 p.m. but were stopped by the residents inside. A witness said that one of the residents was taken to hospital after being assaulted and the three suspects fled in a waiting vehicle.

“While the investigation is still in the early stages, at this point, investigators do not believe the incident was targeted,” police said. “And while officers

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MENTAL HEALTH

Take your mental health to boot camp Locals develop online mental health exercises Gary McKenna

The Tri-CiTy News

Fitness boot camps have become a popular with people looking to shed a few pounds and get into shape.

Now, Chris Boyd, a registered clinical counsellor in Coquitlam, is looking at applying the same concept to mental health.

Boyd — along with sister Joanna Boyd, also a therapist, Dr. Brooke Lewis and American psychologist and writer Ryan Howes — have launched their Mental Health Boot Camp online, offering 25day therapeutic programs.

“Boot-camp culture is so popular right now,” Boyd told The Tri-City News in an interview at his Austin Avenue office.

“I am always impressed by how dedicated people are to this… It is kind of interesting to have that approach to mental health.”

According to Boyd, one in five people is diagnosed with a mental disorder each year. And even those who are not formally diagnosed often deal with stress, motivation problems and communication issues in their relationships, and may not be able to seek

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Chris Boyd (left) and Joanna Boyd — siblings as well as therapists — along with two other partners have developed mentalhealthcamp.com, an online set of exercises. professional help from a psychotherapist.

Clients have 30 days to complete the program, which is offered online at www. mentalhealthbootcamp.com at a cost of $39 U.S. Each day, a new challenge comes available, consisting of four to five activities ranging from reading

or writing exercises to meditations or going for a walk.

“It touches on a range of different topics,” Boyd said. “We talk about anxiety, depression, resiliency — there’s all sorts of areas we explore.”

So far, between 60 and 70 people have tried the online boot camp and Boyd and the

other creators are keeping track of their stats to see how they can improve the features.

He noted all of the information posted to the site is kept confidential and even the creators are blocked from seeing what has been written, although participants are able to reach out if they have questions.

“Therapists often work individually,” he said. “It is great to find other avenues to get this information across to people.”

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The challenges allow people who may not be comfortable seeing a psychiatrist to work at their own speed in the privacy of their home, Boyd said. It could also be a gateway for someone to consider getting professional therapy.

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MINIMUM WAGE

Chamber warns of possible downsides continued from front page

But the chamber spokesperson, who is also the chief operating officer for MedRay Imaging, said there may be some unintended consequences of imposing higher wages on businesses, such as cutbacks in employee hours and a speedier introduction of technology to replace workers. “[An increased minimum wage] hasn’t been the panacea I think people wished it would be,” he told The Tri-City News.

In the short term, workers will have more money in their pocket, which is good for reducing poverty. And it won’t be just employees making less than $15 an hour who will benefit, Webster said, because of the pressure to increase wages for workers who are already earning $15 an hour or slightly more.

“Once you get to $18 an hour, those benefits will disappear. And I do think there will be a benefit, people will make more money,” Webster said.

But unintended consequences could result in more expensive living costs, when employers such as Walmart pass on the increase to customers, making it even more difficult for low-wage workers to keep up, especially if their hours are cut to keep costs down.

Webster said he believes raising the minimum wage is

HOW THE MINIMUM WAGE WILL RISE The schedule of schedule of increases to the minimum hourly wage is as follows:

• June 1, 2018: $12.65 ($1.30 increase) • June 1, 2019: $13.85 ($1.20 increase) • June 1, 2020: $14.60 ($0.75 increase) • June 1, 2021: $15.20 ($0.60 increase)

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The hikes in British Columbia’s minimum wage over the next few years will affect many in the service sector. Ontario has already increased its minimum wage.

a bet officials make that the good will outweigh the bad, but experiences in other jurisdictions, including Seattle and Ontario, which are increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour sooner than B.C. shows there are downsides, he said.

“If you shed hours, are you better off? Statistics show they are not.” he said.

Webster said another way to reduce the poverty rate with less impact on employers would be to top up the incomes of people living below the poverty line through a tax credit or similar means.

“It gives them an opportu-

nity to get to the living wage and government has more control — rather than taking it to the businesses and hoping they don’t adjust fast enough.”

Other groups have differing views. The BC Federation of Labour said the four-year timeline to get to $15.20 by 2021 is too slow while the BC Federation of Students said the incremental increases will reduce financial difficulties for students who are facing high costs for housing and tuition.

The wage increases proposed by the Fair Wages Commission and endorsed by the B.C. government, would see wages rising to $12.65 by June 1 in 2018; $13.85 by June 1, 2019; $14.60 by June 1, 2020; and $15.20 by June 1, 2021.

The BC Chamber is recommending that the minimum wage be tied to the Consumer Price Index, a recommendation also supported by the TriCities Chamber of Commerce. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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PROVINCIAL POLITICS

High cost of living a throne speech target Janis CleugH The Tri-CiTy News

Evoking the memory of the late premier Dave Barrett — a former Tri-City MLA — and Alfred Wong, the murdered Coquitlam secondary student, B.C.’s lieutenant governor opened a new session of the legislature yesterday with the throne speech.

Judith Guichon started the government’s speech by remembering British Columbians lost over the past term — including those who died of drug overdoses, a health issue that hit Coquitlam hard last year — and by earmarking the “People First” initiatives that the joint NDP government plans to tackle over the next year in Victoria.

Without releasing specifics of the government’s calls to action — but poking the past BC Liberal governments for their “inaction” — the speech noted how rising costs have made B.C. unaffordable. And the speech made clear the NDP’s promises to keep bills down for the main campaign planks of affordable housing and childcare.

With the low vacancy rate in nearly every community, Guichon read, homeowners and renters feel trapped: Young

SPeAk Have an opinion on a Tri-City News story? Leave a comment on our Facebook page. families can’t afford to buy a home to raise their children and workers often turn away the chance to be employed in B.C. because they can’t pay the high housing costs, which often leaves employers struggling to find labour.

“Too many British Columbians are working paycheque to paycheque….

They’re anxious and uncertain about the future.”

Guichon also noted the government’s pledge to address the volatile real estate market — spurred by domestic and international speculators, she said — and its commitment to crackdown on tax evasion and tax fraud as well as money laundering.

She also touched on stronger protections for renters facing eviction and for those living in manufactured homes, where sites face the bulldoze

to build highrises. The government, she said, will “make the largest investment in B.C. history” by working with municipalities to build more affordable homes near transit corridors as part of a new partnership with BC Housing, and by retrofitting various social housing units.

Guichon also spoke of the government’s recent efforts to keep ICBC premium hikes down, freeze BC Hydro rates, halve MSP bills and eliminate bridge tolls.

As well, she spoke of the need to provide more affordable childcare in B.C. Too many families are working extra shifts to pay for childcare or driving far from their homes to find a space, she said, adding the government’s plans to work with more providers to open more spaces around B.C. and to offer further training for staff.

B.C.’s new childcare plan got a $153-million boost from the federal government to create new spaces focusing on infant and toddlers from low-income and vulnerable families. That cash allows B.C. to start cutting the cost of childcare spaces this year, for children up to three years old in families earning less than $51,000 annually.

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Cause of fire at PoMo marina is not known Gary MCKenna The Tri-CiTy News

Investigators are still trying to determine what caused a fire that sank two boats and damaged several others shortly after midnight Saturday at Port Moody’s Reed Point Marina.

Port Moody Fire Chief Ron Coulson told The Tri-City News that because the boats sank in the blaze, officials will have to wait until the vessels

can be recovered to get a better understanding of what happened.

“We will have to wait until the marina raises those boats… and we will get a further look at them,” he said Tuesday. “We have no indication to suspect anything suspicious at this time.”

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THE ENVIRONMENT

no joke: teens are working for the bees SD43 students fundraise & plant to attract bees

POLLEN POWER To help people get started, the teens have put together a web page with information, including tips about beeloving plants and facts about bee health (www. thepollinatorproject. info). The Facebook page is available at www.facebook.com/ ThePollinatorProjectBC.

Diane StranDberg The Tri-CiTy News

It’s not a joke that pollinators are dying and, with them, the health of the planet and our food supply.

But a project to raise awareness about their plight did start out with a laugh.

Fortunately, a group of School District 43 teens decided the issue was so serious, they just had to do something about it — and now their first pollinating garden is about to be complete.

“We wanted to start a conversation about bees. People don’t think a lot about them but they are a huge link in the food chain,” said Jason Liao, a Coquitlam resident and one of the founders of the Pollinator Project.

It was at a Saturday night hangout over a year ago when Liao, Victor Song, Brandon Miao and Patrick Zhao, who all go to different SD43 high schools, were at loose ends when the topic came up. “What was originally said as a joke happened to intrigue the rest of us and, wanting to make a genuine difference in the world, we ran with the idea and made a vow to see it through,” Liao said.

Their idea to build pollination gardens in Greater Vancouver area caught fire among the teens but getting their project underway took some work.

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Fortunately, the teens persevered, selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts and starting a GoFundMe page that netted them enough funds to buy plants and other materials for their first garden at a daycare at UBC. In March, they’ll be planting bee-attracting species such as huchera, Californian lilac, stonecrop, fleabane daisy and more.

“All I have to do is leave them out there and make sure they don’t dry out,” said Liao, who admitted he’s not exactly a green thumb.

His friend Zhao would like to see other youths get involved and start clubs at their schools.

“We want to get more kids involved because we had a lot of fun with it.”

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

This meeting will be held on:

Date:

Monday, February 26, 2018

Time:

7:00 p.m.

Location:

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

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

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The intent of Bylaw 4828, 2018 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 by implementing text amendments and replacing the existing Schedule G with an updated version depicting the designated floodplain of the Brunette, Coquitlam, Fraser and Pitt Rivers in order to update the flood protection requirements for development located within these designated floodplain areas.

If approved, the proposed zoning amendments would amend Part 5 General Regulations, Section 519 Flood Protection and Slope Control Measures and would establish an appropriate flood construction level for affected development sites as specified in the Provincial Flood Hazard Area Land Use Management Guidelines. The proposed flood plain protection requirements would require that a specific level rise of 1.0 metres for year 2100 and 2.0 metres for year 2200 will be taken into account for development occurring within designated floodplain areas.

Coquitlam Express take on Prince George Saturday evening and fans taking in the game can support the I Am Someone Society.

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Enjoy hockey, help PoCo’s I Am Someone help youths You can watch some great hockey and support the I Am Someone Society Saturday by attending the Coquitlam Express home game versus Prince George.

The Port Coquitlam-based organization tasked with the job of promoting Text 211 to get help for vulnerable youth is the designated charity for the hockey game, which starts at 7 p.m. at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex.

There will be Pink Shirt Day buttons for $2 each, poster signing, spin the wheel for prizes and a Frisbee toss with funds going to the local organization.

Tickets can be picked up at Hair We Are, 1528 Prairie Ave., PoCo or online at tickets.myexpresstickets.com. For more information, email andrea@ iamsomeone.ca. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Text Amendment to Address Flood Protection Measures

Item 2

Text Amendment to Permit Backyard Suites in the RS-1 and RS-3 One-Family Residential Zones (Housing Choices Phase 1 Expansion) The intent of Bylaw 4807, 2018 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 in order to permit ‘backyard suites’ (garden cottages and carriages houses) in the RS-1 and RS-3 One-Family Residential zones across Southwest Coquitlam, as part of the proposed Phase 1 expansion of the Housing Choices Program.

If approved, the proposed amendments will allow homeowners to have: • Either a secondary suite within the main dwelling or a ‘backyard suite’ on lots with areas less than 740m2 (7965 sq. ft.); and • Both a secondary suite within the main dwelling and a ‘backyard suite’ on lots with areas 740m2 (7965 sq. ft.) or greater.

Any person wishing further information or clarification with regard to the proposed amendments should contact Chris McBeath, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3436.

How do I find out more information?

Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from February 14 to 26, 2018 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430.

How do I provide input?

Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity.

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

Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; Regular mail: 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015.

To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing.

Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas. If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010.

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

Jay Gilbert, City Clerk

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Summer shuttle bus is recommended If OK’d, bus would do 8-km loop, including Rocky Pt.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION The City has received an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) relating to the property located at 1990 Como Lake Avenue, as shown on the attached map.

The application proposes a redesignation of the subject site from CS-1 Service Commercial to C-2 General Commercial to facilitate the development of a proposed one-storey commercial development and associated parking lot.

Mario Bartel

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

The Tri-CiTy News

Port Moody staff are recommending the city proceed with a pilot program this summer for a local transit service along an 8-km loop that will link Inlet Centre with Rocky Point Park and Moody Centre.

The shuttle buses would run every 20 to 30 minutes, depending on traffic. The service would operate on Fridays from 4 p.m. to midnight, and from 2 p.m. to midnight on Saturdays and Sundays for 10 weeks from June to August. Stops being considered include: • Port Moody Public Library; • Inlet Park field; • Rocky Point Park/Brewers Row; • St. Johns Street and Clarke Street in Moody Centre; • Moody Centre and Inlet Centre SkyTrain stations; • Newport Village/Eagle Ridge Hospital; • and Suter Brook Village/ Klahanie.

In his report to council, Port Moody’s manager of

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A private shuttle bus, funded by city of Port Moody gas tax reserves, would be operate for 10 weekends from June through August. infrastructure engineering services, Stephen Judd, said the preferred option of contracting an independent operator to provide and drive the shuttle buses that can hold 20 to 24 passengers — or 10-16 passengers plus two to four wheelchairs for an accessible bus — would cost about $50,000 for the duration of the program.

Some of that money would go towards the cost of installing signs and shuttle stops.

Judd noted there are two local providers available to operate the shuttle but all trolley bus operators are already booked.

The pilot program could be funded from the city’s gas tax reserve. The report noted there is no money available from TransLink for such inde-

pendent services.

While most of the proposed route for the shuttle can be duplicated using existing transit services, Judd said that would require at least four transfers of buses and it wouldn’t be as frequent as a dedicated shuttle, especially on weekends.

“TransLink does not achieve a service level as high as that being proposed by the pilot program,” said the report.

Council was scheduled to consider the proposal at its meeting last night (after The Tri-City News’ print deadline).

If approved, the shuttle service would then have to get the assent of TransLink’s board at its meeting March 29. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: •

By email to clerks@coquitlam.ca

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Fax: 604-927-3015

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Mail: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2

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In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way at the City Clerk’s Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Tuesday, January 30, 2018 to Tuesday, February 20, 2018 excluding statutory holidays

To obtain more information on this application you may: •

Visit the Planning and Development Department at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays

•

Calling Kim Davelaar, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3432; or

•

Emailing Kim Davelaar, Planning and Development Department, at KDavelaar@coquitlam.ca

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

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“Actually, I think the area can be retained as city property but in a strata owner capacity. There would be something above it, though.

Would like to see proposals but 3 highrises would be too much.

Suspect a highrise at works yard and something much smaller at fire hall site.”

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THE TRI-CITY NEWS’ OPINION

Shelter is needed – and so is civic oversight of the facility T

he challenge of operating a low-barrier shelter for homeless people in Coquitlam near businesses and not too far away from a Port Coquitlam park is evident with concerns about drug use and needles in the area.

That’s why it makes sense for the cities of Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam to work with the operators of the shelter at 3030 Gordon ave. to make sure that programs are in place to ensure the facility is being a good neighbour.

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port providing shelter for people who have nowhere else to go. but at the same time, it’s good to have some assurances, and the recently appointed task force to work with 3030 Gordon operators, RainCity Housing and bC Housing, is a good move.

RainCity has done a reasonably good job of working with cities, police and local businesses. It already has a committee to deal with issues and staff conduct regular needle sweeps of the neighbourhood.

It’s not the shelter’s fault if there is outdoor drug use in the city and its staff can’t be everywhere at all times.

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at the same time, the cities need to know that the shelter, built on city land and funded by provincial taxpayers, is not worsening the problem. for example, policies must be in place to make the shelter safe for

people who don’t do drugs.

While it’s reasonable to expect shelter operators to run the facility without the community breathing down their necks, it’s also helpful that local councillors form a task force to look into matter and ensure that programs are working well.

We look forward to a public report of programs, challenges and successes at the end of the year, when the task force is expected to have concluded its work.

It’s sensible to provide some political and civic oversight to ensure a good relationship and any problems are dealt with.

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The permanent homeless shelter at 3030 Gordon Ave. in Coquitlam opened in December 2016 and its operation since has not been without issues, so the city of Coquitlam is setting up a committee to work with shelter operators.

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TRANS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE

Wine is renewable, bitumen isn’t, so feds, provinces must act accordingly The Editor, Re. Ingrid Rice editorial cartoon, The Tri-City News, Feb. 9.

Ingrid Rice’s cartoon showed why the Trans Mountain pipeline must not be expanded. It showed a barrel of B.C. wine beside a drum of Alberta bitumen.

Wine produced from grapes is a renewable resource that may be produced for millennia (as practised in Greece and Italy). On the other hand, bitumen is a non-renewable resource. If the pipeline is expanded then tar sands extraction and processing will grow to fill the pipeline. This mining of fossil energy may continue for a few decades until the deposit is exhausted — then the pipeline will run dry.

In the meantime, increasing tar sands processing will spew more and more greenhouse gases into a warming atmosphere. The result will be more wildfires, intense heat waves and droughts, invasive species and diseases, and permanent population displacement from

ocean flooding.

Ms. Rice’s insightful cartoon explains exactly why the federal and provincial governments must put the interests of renewable, sustainable resources ahead of the interests of the non-renewable, outdated industries.

D.B. Wilson, Port Moody

‘act of terrorism’

The Editor, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s incendiary speech calling for Alberta residents to boycott all B.C. wines is an act of terrorism.

She accused B.C. of “holding Alberta families hostage” after the B.C.’s minister of environment ask for proper scientific study on the shipment of bitumen through the proposed pipeline route.

If this request really is unconstitutional, she can challenge it in court. Hurting innocent wine makers who have nothing to do with the issue is not fair. She should be ashamed of herself.

Sammy Liang, Coquitlam

Letter writer D.B. Wilson of Port moody applauds editorial cartoonist ingrid rice’s contribution on the opinion page of last friday’s tri-city News and says the federal and provincial governments “must put the interests of renewable, sustainable resources ahead of the interests of the non-renewable, outdated industries.”

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Will weed make biz sense for province?

The Editor, Re. “Farnworth lays out B.C. bud regulations” (The Tri-City News, Feb. 7).

I fail to understand why the provincial government is investing taxpayers’ money by leasing premises, purchasing equipment and hiring staff for the retailing of cannabis before there is any proof that it will even be a break-even proposition.

If it turns out that the undertaking will actually lose money, we, the taxpayers, will be stuck subsidizing the enterprise as there will be no way to close it down.

Better to avoid the gamble by letting the private sector take the risks, which are substantial at this point.

The government should simply set the rules and police the retailers, as is the current case with medical cannabis dispensaries.

Bob Elliott, Port Coquitlam

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Additionally, children’s entertainer, Will Stroet, will be joining us at each event to perform one of his award-winning shows to add even more fun to the festivities!

Monday, March 5 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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4/20 doubles risks of fatal accidents, says a UBC study Researchers use U.S. accident data to issue warning to legislators

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UBC researchers say the government should pay attention to issues around use of marijuana and driving after their study of U.S. road data showed higher risks of fatal crashes on 4/20.

Staples and Redelmeier examined 25 years of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data on all fatal traffic crashes in the United States. They compared the number of drivers involved in fatal crashes after 4:20 p.m. on April 20 with the number of drivers involved in fatal crashes during the same time intervals on control days one week earlier and one week later.

The researchers didn’t know how many drivers drive while high. A 2011 study of U.S. College freshman found 44% of U.S. college freshmen had driven after consuming marijuana.

Half of the cannabis users who responded to the 2017 Canadian Cannabis Survey thought that cannabis use did not affect their driving.

Staples and Redelmeier hope that authorities will

respond to these results by encouraging safer 4/20 travel options, including public transit, ride-hailing services, taxis and designated drivers. The investigators also note that cannabis retailers and 4/20 event organizers have an opportunity to serve their customers and save lives by warning users not to drive while high.

As Canada moves toward legalization, Staples says it’s also important to employ multiple strategies to reduce driving under the influence of drugs throughout the year.

“Driving is a potentially dangerous activity,” Staples said. “Improving road safety requires both policymakers and drivers to make smart decisions. If you’re going to get behind the wheel, buckle up, put the phone away, don’t speed, stay sober and don’t drive high.”

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION The City has received an application for a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for the property located at 103-1655 Como Lake Avenue. The applicant, Doppio Zero Pizza, is requesting a temporary use permit to allow for a restaurant use which permits the sale of alcohol. This TUP would expire on February 19, 2021.

You are invited to provide input to Council relative to this application.

Additional information related to this application, including a copy of the permit, may be inspected from Friday, February 2, 2018 to Monday, February 19, 2018 at the City’s Planning and Development Department, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

You may also obtain more information on this application by calling Karen Wong, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3476 or emailing Karen at karen.wong@coquitlam.ca.

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As legislators draft Canada’s laws to legalize marijuana, a UBC researcher is encouraging them to pay special attention to the rules around consuming marijuana and driving.

John Staples, a clinical assistant professor of medicine and scientist at UBC’s Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, was lead researcher on a study that indicates drivers in the United States are more likely to be in a fatal traffic crash on 4/20 — a day marked in many cities by the consumption of marijuana.

“Assuming fewer than 10% of Americans drive while high on April 20, our results suggest that drug use at 4/20 celebrations more than doubles the risk of a fatal crash,” said fellow researcher, University of Toronto professor Donald Redelmeier.

The study found that April 20 was associated with a 12% increase in the risk of a fatal traffic crash. Among drivers younger than 21 years of age, the risk was 38% higher than on control days. The overall increase amounted to 142 additional deaths over the 25-year study period.

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This application will be considered by Council at their Regular Meeting on Monday, February 19, 2018. The Council Meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. and is held in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2.

If you wish to speak at the Council Meeting please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010. If you call the City Clerk’s Office to register, your name will be placed on the Speakers List. Everyone who wishes to speak at the meeting will be given an opportunity, but those who have registered in advance will be allowed to speak prior to the floor being opened to all other speakers.

If you wish to provide input in writing please submit your comments to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: • By email to clerks@coquitlam.ca; • In person at the City Clerk’s Office which is located on the 2nd floor of City Hall at 3000 Guildford Way; • By fax at 604-927-3015.

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

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PoCo Fire switches radios to reg. network Port Coquitlam Fire and Emergency Services is switching to the E-Comm Wide-Area Radio Network, a move the department says will allow for better communication with other emergency officials in the Tri-Cities.

According to a press release, it will be the first time Port

Coquitlam has been on the same system as Coquitlam and Port Moody, and the network links seamlessly with police and ambulance services.

“By joining the wide-area radio network, we are increasing inter-operability between all emergency service agencies, which ultimately means

a safer working environment for first responders,” said Port Coquitlam Fire Chief Nick Delmonico.

Last year, agencies using E-Comm’s radio system began moving to a new state-of-theart network in a planned technology upgrade. According to a press release, PoCo’s fire

department will now join more than 30 agencies operating on the new network, providing first responders with enhanced audio clarity, increased coverage and better security.

“There are 61,000 residents of Port Coquitlam who rely on firefighters to keep them safe and to protect their property,”

PoCo Mayor Greg Moore said in the release. “Our residents can take comfort in knowing that their firefighters have the right technology at their sides.”

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A Good Read is a column by TriCity librarians that is published on Wednesdays. Caroline Wandell works at Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

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• Burke Mountain’s community group, North East Coquitlam Ratepayers Association, meets, 7 p.m., Victoria Hall, 3435 Victoria Dr., to discuss concerns of residents of the area. Speaker: Michael Fox, a Coquitlam recreational supervisor, will speak on potential programming for Smiling Creek elementary and Victoria Hall.

All Burke Mountain residents welcome to attend. Info: 604970-2579.

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-9:30 p.m., Canadian Royal Legion Branch 263, 1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-937-0836.

FRIDAY, FEB. 23

• Crossroads Hospice Coffeehouse presents Second Wind, The Gathering Place, 1100-2253 Leigh Sq., PoCo, doors open at 7 p.m.; admission: $5 at the door. Info: 604945-0606 or info@crossroadshospice.org. Second Wind is a Vancouver duo whose eclectic repertoire incorporates folk, pop, rock, acoustic, alternative, R&B and country.

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• Tri-City Photo Club meets in the Drama Room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., 7:30 p.m. – guests are always welcome. Feature: Ian MacDonald on street photography; this night will be followed by a field trip and street assignment. Info: www.tricityphotoclub. ca.

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• Community Closet and Food for Families, Broadway Church, 1932 Cameron Ave., Port Coquitlam, 3 to 5 p.m. A used clothing sale where anyone can fill a bag of clothing of their choice for $3 for one bag or $5 for two. For info: email craigs@cityreach.org or call 604254-2489.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28

• Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts a a “stamp game” – visitors welcome; swap and shop at 7 p.m., game after 8 p.m. (stamp prizes), Burke Mountain Fire Hall meeting room, 3501 David Ave., Coquitlam. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

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• PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 150-2248 McAllister Ave., is open Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., and Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Staff is available Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; volunteers may be on-site at other times. Info: 604-927-8403 or www.pocoheritage.org.

• Bingo at Dogwood Pavilion, 12:45 p.m., every Friday (except holidays and in July and August).

Info: 604-927-6098.

• SPARC radio museum on Riverview Hospital grounds is open most Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with tours given by volunteers; large collection of antique consumer, military, marine, amateur radios and broadcast studio equipment. Located in the old pharmaceutical warehouse on Kerria Drive at the top of the hill. Info: 604-777-1885 or sparcradio.ca.

• 754 Phoenix Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets is active from September to June and meets Wednesdays, 6:309:30 p.m., at Moody elementary school. Girls and boys 12-18 welcome. Due to increased interest in the cadet program, a second squadron has been added that meets Tuesdays at Maillard middle school. Info: 754aircadets.ca.

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FEB. 16: SINGLES SOCIAL CLUB • Tri-City Singles Social Club, which offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more, meets at 7 p.m. at the Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (street parking only). New members welcome.

Directions & info: Darline, 604-466-0017.

• Burquitlam Community Association holds its monthly meeting on the first Thursday of each month, 7-9 p.m., in the library at Miller Park elementary school, Coquitlam.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Latter-day Saints, 3345 Robson Dr., Coquitlam. Info: in Korean, 604-552-2305; Chinese, 604944-7245; other, 604-468-8938; also: www.english4free.net.

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A new home for CDMF JAnis Cleugh The Tri-CiTy News

The congregation cheered.

Last September, when Rev. David Cathcart told his flock at Trinity United Church that the Council of Elders had given permission to the Coquitlam and District Music Festival (CDMF) to use their Port Coquitlam venue for its performing arts competition, there was a round of applause.

Cathcart, a supporter of the arts and culture, had heard the festival was in dire need of a home after the facility it had been using for a decade, the Hyde Creek community church, was bought last year by an Abbotsford congregation.

Festival organizers had been storing their computer, files and more than 100 trophies there, and had hosted its threeweek long competition in the sanctuary.

Knowing that one of his parishioners, Jo-Ann Dahms, was the CDMF recording secretary and co-chair of the Trinity United Church board, Cathcart suggested their site for the 66th annual gathering in 2018.

After all, it had more parking space available for out-of-town guests (some 600 young pianists and thespians are entered this year), was along a bus route and was in a more visible location than the Hyde Creek community church.

“It couldn’t have been a better fit,” said Thelka Wright, CDMF co-ordinator for the vocal and speech arts portions of the competition, “and, to tell you the truth, moving here has given us an extra impetus. We are really looking forward to this year’s event.”

The move to Trinity United also gave CDMF organizers a boost to their volunteer roster as many congregation and choir members — or their chil-

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Jo-Ann Dahms, secretary for the CDMF Performing Arts Festival and co-chair of the Trinity United Church board, and CDMF president (and former Port Coquitlam city councillor) Michael Wright with the festival’s official piano tuner Matthijs Pieter Eterman. The festival site moved last summer from the city’s south side, at Hyde Creek community church, to Trinity United Church, on the north side. dren — had performed in past CDMF festivals, Dahms said.

CDMF president Michael Wright, a former PoCo city councillor, said the festival’s official piano tuner, Matthijs Pieter Eterman, was brought in to assess the sound quality in the Trinity sanctuary; last week, he tuned the Yamaha grand piano and an upright to perfect the timbre before the piano contest began Monday.

Wright also tapped Rob Perryman and PrimeAcoustic to bring in moveable panels to absorb the noise to ensure the church’s other users (Kiddies Korner preschool, Share food bank, etc.) weren’t disrupted.

As well, a schedule was cre-

ated to accommodate Trinity’s other church bookings. “We have been very mindful that we will not be the only ones here,” Michael Wright said.

In the meantime, Wright’s been busy cataloging the numerous trophies hauled from the Hyde Creek community church and placed into storage. CDMF organizers have whittled down the hardware to about two dozen trophies; the surplus will be returned to the donors, if possible, he said.

As a result of the downsizing, the first place CDMF winners will now receive a medal while the Top 3 will get a certificate from the adjudicators: Sonia Lee (piano); Allison Arends

(musical theatre and classical voice); and Nitasha Rajoo (speech arts).

The best will showcase their talents at the Honours Concert on April 8 — with a chance to win a trophy and a nod to Performing Arts BC, to be held May 29 to June 2 in Victoria.

Thelka Wright said when many CDMF entrants arrive to play, “some of them are in their gowns and tuxedos and there’s a lot of pressure on them to do well. But there’s so much more than that. Our philosophy is that this is a competition, yes, but we really hope that the educational aspect of the festival comes through, too, and that the kids have fun with their

CAN YoU HElP?

The executive of the CDMF Performing Arts Festival seeks new members for its board, which meets monthly in Port Coquitlam. To apply, go online to cdmffestival and click on Contact. performances.”

• The CDMF Performing Arts Festival runs until March 4 at Trinity United Church (2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo). Admission is free; however, donations are accepted. Visit cdmffestival.ca. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Martin Mayer is quite happy to call Port Moody his home.

In the Tri-City community, where he’s lived for the past two years, he can shop at the local grocery store and walk down the street virtually unnoticed.

In China, though, Mayer gets little privacy unless he’s dressed in a ball cap and sunglasses.

There, nearly two decades after he broke out as a performing artist — selling out 20,000-seat theatres in large cities for his piano acts — he’s a celebrity.

“It’s sort of this massive head trip for me,” he told The Tri-City News by phone last Friday. “In Canada, I’m just a regular guy and it smacks me in the face when I get off a plane. It’s surreal.”

Mayer, who will be at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre on Saturday for a “homecoming” concert and to preview his next tour in China this spring, gained his fame at 19 after he spent $35,000 to produce high-quality show with a 20-piece orchestra. see it’s so surreal, page 24

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For all but one year, Tyler Cristiano and Ben Kwok watched their high school shows from behind a piece of theatre equipment.

Cristiano was the head sound technician at Port Coquitlam’s Riverside secondary while Kwok, also 17, took on the job of lighting productions and assemblies from his brother, Richard, after he graduated.

For their final year, though, the teens wanted to try something different: Last fall, rather than returning to the sound board and hot lights, they auditioned for roles in the next musical, RENT: The School Edition.

And though they had no previous experience singing, dancing or acting on stage, director Nicole Roberge doublecast the pair in a lead part.

This and next month, Cristiano and Kwok will share the role of Mark, the narrator who, as an aspiring filmmaker, tries to capture the crazy — and often lonely — bohemian world around him in the East Village.

Based on the Puccini opera of La Boheme, the rock musical follows the lives of Mark’s creative yet impoverished friends in New York City for a year as they struggle to cope with such heavy topics as mental and physical illness (especially HIV/AIDS), relationships and gender identity.

Roberge saw the show on Broadway in 1998 “and it kind of blew my mind,” she said during a rehearsal at the school last Friday. “I’ve been waiting for the right group at Riverside to do it, and this is an incredibly unique and diverse group of 51 personalities who care about each other.”

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The lead actors in RENT: School Edition, a musical theatre production at Riverside secondary that features a double cast including (at right) narrators Ben Kwok and Tyler Cristiano, both Grade 12.

Riverside is the first Tri-City school to tackle RENT: School Edition, a toned-down version of the original that came out a decade ago.

Roberge, who is also responsible for the choreography and costumes, said her cast and crew have honoured the show’s creator, Jonathan Larson, who died suddenly the night before the Off-Broadway premiere in 1996.

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the playwright because “we wanted his spirit to be here as we go forward with this wonderful musical at Riverside,” she said.

• Tickets for RENT: School Edition, with musical direction

by Glenda Ottens and Krista Wallace, are $12/$10 at the door on show nights: Feb. 22 to 24, Feb. 28 and March 1 and 2. The curtain rises at 7:30 p.m. Call the school (2215 Reeve St.) at 604-941-6053 or visit brownpapertickets.com. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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The live recording caught the eye of a talent agency in China, which invited him to play 16 cities across the country. Media and music fans waited for him as he and his fellow musicians stepped off the airplane and as they arrived at concert halls.

Still, being around the spotlight isn’t anything new for Mayer.

His mother was an entertainment reporter in Prague in the 1960s, who Mayer said interviewed the likes of Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald, while his father was a famous folk singer, with a sound comparable to John Denver.

Mayer, who immigrated to Canada with his parents in the 1989, said he still hears his dad’s songs on the radio when he returns to the Czech

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Republic. They have attention in Europe and in Asia, but in Canada, there’s only peace and quiet, he said with a laugh.

On Feb. 17, Martin promises to deliver on his aptly titled “Grande Piano Show,” with such songs from the Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Pirates of the Caribbean.

He’ll have two special guests to help perform his original music — including from his

latest album Unbreakable, which Mayer released last month and will have for sale at his Evergreen concert — as well as Chinese, Latin, Irish and rock tunes, among other genres. “It’s definitely not your standard show,” he said. “It’s not a piano recital.”

Mayer added, “I’ve been to a lot of shows over the years and I know what the audience likes and doesn’t like. You need to be energetic and you need to entertain. It can’t just be technical…. I really have a Grande Piano Show because there’s so much going on and there’s something for everyone to enjoy.”

• Martin Mayer: The Grande Piano Show is part of the TD Music Series at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way). For tickets at $29/$15, call the box office at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

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by Sophia Guan and Janelle Feng’s War and Roses — are up for grabs at the Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St., Port Moody) until Sunday. The silent auction is organized by the Gleneagle secondary Youth Art Auction Team, made up of eight TALONS students involved in a leadership project. Proceeds will go to a Port Moody Arts Centre bursary fund for a deserving arts student. The closing reception — with music from jazz pianist Ben Sigerson — is on Feb. 18 from 2 to 4 p.m., with the winning bids announced at 3:30 p.m. Visit Facebook.com/ sd43youthartauction.

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Romance, schmomance from comedy duo Two comedy writers with CBC Radio’s The Irrelevant Show are in Coquitlam tomorrow (Thursday) to poke fun at love and courtship following Valentine’s Day. Tom Hill and Devin Mackenzie — aka Hip.Bang!, a Vancouver-based duo that was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Improv Troupe — perform their show The History of Romance as part of the Evergreen Cultural Centre’s new Variety Series this season.

Tickets at $33/$28/$15 are available through the box office (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) at 604-927-6555 or via evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

SPEEDBUMP

Tri-City actors Cindy Peterson and Breann Grainger play lead roles in The Past, a Speedbump Theatre world premiere that opens next Wednesday in Vancouver.

Peterson, a Port Coquitlam resident, plays the retired teacher Lynne Ladouceur

while Port Moody’s Grainger is the social worker Rose Mourinho in the show that won last year’s Theatre BC Canadian Play competition.

Written by Arthur Holden, the production at Studio 1398 (1398 Cartwright St.) ends March 3. For tickets at $20, visit brownpapertickets.com.

JAZZ GALA

Music teacher Ed Trovato will oversee the 10th annual Gleneagle Jazz Gala Dinner and Silent Auction on Feb.

24, featuring tunes from the school’s jazz ensembles and guests. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Tickets at $45 are available from the school (1195 Lansdowne Dr.) or via gleneaglesecondary.org.

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Tri-City artists and arts leaders can learn about the regional arts and culture scene at a Metro Vancouver morning talk next month.

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PoCo volleyballer bounces back after beach California trip helps Riverside grad’s comeback from surgery MARIO BARTEL

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A trip to the beach can be good for the soul. For Amanda Matsui, it was good for her knee.

The Port Coquitlam volleyball player was at the tail end of a year-long rehabilitation from knee surgery that had already cost her a chance to play at Vancouver Island University (VIU) and sapped her confidence she’d ever be a top competitive player again, when her coach at the University of the Fraser Valley, Mike Gilray, took Matsui and seven other players from his program to play in the sand at Redondo Beach, Calif.

Literally.

Matsui said 12 days of workouts and scrimmages on the beach last summer, where volleyball courts stretched along the ocean for as far as she could see, tested her reconstructed joint and restored her faith that it could withstand the rigours of leaping at the net for spikes, diving across the floor for digs, jumping for blocks.

“That’s where I felt confident again,” Matsui said. “Diving in the sand — if I can do that there, then I can do it in the gym.”

Gilray, who’s also coached provincial beach volleyball teams for the Canada Games, said it was important to give the players the physical and mental challenge of learning a new game.

“It practises all the skills,” Gilray said. “It’s the challenge of learning through failing.”

Since Matsui returned to the floor, there hasn’t been much failing.

In what is essentially her

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Riverside grad Amanda Matsui goes up for a spike at a recent University of the Fraser Valley women’s volleyball game. The redshirt sophomore is back at the top of her game after missing her freshman season to recover from a torn ACL. rookie season after she was redshirted for her freshman year as she rehabbed her knee, Matsui is one of only three players in the PACWEST conference to rank in the top 10 in total offence, aces, kills and digs.

Recently Matsui’s 16 kills and 20 digs led the seventhranked Cascades to a four-set

victory over third-ranked VIU and helped earn her recognition as the PACWEST female volleyball player of the week.

And her spiking ability from the left side will be key when UFV host the PACWEST championships for the first time Feb. 22 to 24.

Not bad considering Matsui almost quit the sport entirely.

A three-time athlete of the year at Riverside secondary, and two-time all-star at AAAA provincials when she led the Rapids to a silver medal in 2014 and a bronze the following year, 6’1” Matsui was being actively recruited by several postsecondary programs when she blew out her knee playing her other beloved sport, bas-

ketball.

At first, she said, the injury didn’t feel serious, just “uncomfortable.” It was initially diagnosed as a strain, but when the swelling subsided her doctor delivered the bad news: a torn ACL that would require surgery and then rehab for an additional nine to 12 months.

Matsui was devastated. A

deal to play volleyball and study at VIU fell through.

“It was hard,” she said. “I didn’t know if I was going to play again.”

Matsui pondered registering at Douglas College, just to study.

But some heartfelt conversations with her high school and club coaches, including a pivotal one with Bryan Gee, convinced Matsui to put in the hard work to get back on the volleyball court.

“He told me you’ve come this far, you’ve done so good, there’s no point in giving up now,” she said.

So she didn’t, and a meeting with Gilray brought her to UFV, where she’s studying social work.

Gilray said he never had a doubt, even though bringing Matsui to his team meant sacrificing a roster spot for the season.

“It was an easy recruiting situation for me,” he said.

“Knowing what she was going through, how she was dealing with it and how she wanted to get back,” Sitting out her freshman season wasn’t easy, Matsui said.

Still, she participated in all the team activities, attended practices, compiled stats during games. She also put in time at the gym, stretching her injured knee, bending it, balancing on it, squatting, lifting weights and getting more physically fit.

“That’s what that year off really offers them, to allow them to come back stronger,” Gilray said.

Even another knee injury scare midway through this season hasn’t deterred Matsui, who wears a brace around her reconstructed joint. After all, she’d already been to the bottom.

“It was something I can use to make myself better,” Matsui said of her battle back to the top. mbartel@tricitynews.com

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The Coquitlam Adanacs went down the hill for their first selection in last Wednesday’s Western Lacrosse Association graduating junior player draft held at the Langley Events Centre.

The Adanacs picked Sam DeGroot, of the Port Coquitlam Saints, in hopes his offence will help them climb the WLA standings.

He was selected second overall, after the Langley Thunder plucked New Westminster Junior Salmonbellies’ star Connor Robinson.

But Adanacs’ general manager Mike Petrie said DeGroot was hardly a consolation prize.

“We feel Sam is and was the best overall two-way player available,” said Petrie, praising the left-handed shooter for his “fierce competitiveness, and versatility.”

DeGroot scored 25 goals and 26 assists in 17 games with the Junior A Saints last season. He also had four points in three playoff games and was awarded the BC Junior A Lacrosse League’s Al Boles memorial trophy as its most inspirational player.

Last September, he was drafted by the Vancouver Stealth of the National Lacrosse League in the third round of their draft.

The Adanacs also looked towards Port Coquitlam for

their second pick in the first round —sixth overall – when they selected Saints’ goalie Andrew Gallant.

The former intermediate Adanac whose rights were traded by the Junior Adanacs to the Saints in 2013 for snipers Matt Delmonico and Tyler Pace as well as Mitch Milani, had 18 wins, 19 losses and a 8.90 goals agains average in 44 games over three seasons with Port Coquitlam.

Petrie said Gallant has all the tools of game composure, work ethic and attitude to become a top goalie in the WLA “within a couple of years or sooner.”

With Coquitlam scheduled to make another two picks in the second round, Petrie elected to swing a deal for the team’s ninth selection overall, sending it to the Victoria Shamrocks in exchange for Evan Messenger Jr. Petrie said the Delta native, who also plays for the Vancouver Stealth of the National Lacrosse League, will bolster the Adanacs’ anemic offence, which managed only 133 goals last season, just two more than last place Langley.

“Evan is going to fit in very nicely on the left side offence,” Petrie said of Messenger, who scored five goals in seven games for the Shamrocks last season but missed two weeks with an injury. “(He) is a true, natural goal scorer.”

The Adanacs then picked Jeremy Bosher of the Jr. Salmonbellies later in the

second round.

Petrie said he was surprised the right-handed forward was still available for the 14th pick overall.

“We felt he should have been drafted between eighth and tenth,” Petrie said.

Bosher had 224 points, including 105 goals, in 59 career games with the Jr. ‘Bellies.

He’s a senior attending the University of Denver on a field lacrosse scholarship where he plays the midfield. He was also named to Canada’s national field lacrosse team last October for a series of exhibition games against his university team as preparation for the 2018 men’s world lacrosse championships that will be played in Netanya, Israel, in July.

It wasn’t until the third round the Adanacs looked towards the hometown junior team when they selected Mac Dailly 16th overall. The 6’ defender had 24 points in 41 games over two seasons with the Jr. Adanacs.

But he had no points in 23 playoff games, eight of them in the 2016 Minto Cup that was won by Coquitlam.

Other players selected by the Adanacs in the draft’s eight rounds included Jayden Campbell, Trevor Chernoff, Mickey Fitzpatrick and Jesse Gastaldo. The team had no selection in the seventh round.

• The Adanacs will open their 2018 WLA schedule at home May 26 against the Nanaimo Timbermen. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

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The Office of the Superintendent of Real Estate announced B.C.’s new real estate consumer protection rules last November, but agents say there has not been enough time to understand the shifting regulations or how they will be interpreted.

Damian Stathonikos, director of communications and public affairs at the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA), said interpretations of the new regulations have been “tweaked” at least three times by the council since they were introduced.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver supports higher standards that protect the public, said president Jill Oudil.

“We’re concerned, however, about the compressed timing for implementation and the potentially negative impacts these rules could have on consumers, the way they’re currently being interpreted.”

“Everyone is so confused,” said Matt Kerr, a veteran real estate agent with Re/Max Real Estate Services in Vancouver.

One major concern is that listing agents will be prohibited from selling a home to a buyer with whom they have had dealings in the past.

The council warns agents, “Your obligation to protect confidential information continues even after you have stopped providing services to your client.”

It defines this as “double recusal” meaning the agent could have confidential information about the buyer and the seller. In such cases, according to the regulations, the buyer would be required to work with a different agent or agree not to be represented.

“I have also heard that there has to be a physical wall in the office between you and any agent you recommend to a former client,” added Kerr. “It is bizarre.”

But Michelle Yu, a top-producing West Side real estate agent, said she has no problems with the new regulations.

“If my mother wanted to buy a home through me, I would tell her to use someone else,” Yu said.

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