Tri-City News March 11 2021

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FIRE & ICE

COVID-19

Variant shuts Port Coquitlam high school Students, teachers shift to on-line learning STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

Hailey Kress has been outfitted with all-new hockey equipment with the help of the Tri-City Predators female hockey association so she could keep playing after her family’s Port Moody home was heavily damaged in a fire last December. See story on Page 41. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

A Port Coquitlam high school has suspended in-person classes for three weeks after a COVID-19 variant of concern was identified at the school and “a significant number of students and staff have been directed to isolate.”

Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary School, an independent Catholic school in Port Coquitlam, is one of now 23 schools across the province that have been hit with a variant of concern, though few have resorted to a full suspension of in-per-

son classes.

Fraser Health sent families early notification letters March 1 indicating a variant of concern had been identified in at least one person on school grounds, later flagging exposures spanning Feb. 22 to 26, as well as March 1.

In the letter to families, the health authority states that the person infected with the COVID-19 variant has been isolated and “there is no chance of direct exposure at this time.”

However, as of Thursday, March 4, a banner notification on the school’s landing page stated in-person learning is suspended up to and including March 12. Online learning has been set up for each class, with in-person SEE

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NEWS IN TRI-CITIES T R A N S M O U N TA I N P I P E L I N E

Closures will force cyclists onto busy bypass Changes affect commuter and recreational cyclists, as well as walkers DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Cyclists are losing a direct connection between New Westminster, Burnaby, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam with the closing of two popular bike routes to make way for Trans Mountain Pipeline construction.

And the route they’ll be forced to take instead will put them in traffic along the busy Mary Hill bypass, where a cyclist was killed last February.

“They seem to shut down what ever they want,” said Phil Smith, a New Westminster resident who commutes via bike to his Port Coquitlam business.

Smith said he’s disappointed pipeline construction is preventing cyclists from using a path near Maquabeak Park that runs alongside the Mary Hill bypass to Port Coquitlam and another route, through private property in an industrial area, connecting to a multi-use path in Colony Farm Regional Park.

Both are popular for cyclists seeking connection to the Fraser Valley and beyond but Smith, the co-owner of Tinhouse Brewery, said they are also critical infrastructure that while still muddy and rough in spots are important to get people out of their cars and active during COVID-19.

In fact, he believes the two routes should be improved not closed off for several months during construction.

“Our hope was that they would have taken that into

Phil Smith and other cyclists, as well as walkers, will soon lose a safe connection through Maquabeak and Colony Farm parks as crews begin constructing staging areas for equipment to build the Trans Mountain Pipeline. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

consideration and put in some safe detours for cyclists, especially since they are taking away the only two safe routes. It seems like everything is an afterthought to this project,” said Smith.

To get to his business at 550 Sherling Pl., Smith will have to ride along the shoulder of the busy Mary Hill bypass, where cars and trucks routinely travel well above the 60 km/h speed limit.

The concern arises as Trans Mountain establishes work sites to permit pipeline construction along routes through Coquitlam to Burnaby.

The federal government owns the company and the $12.6-billion pipeline project, which has promised to

provide community benefits, including $1.4 million for Colony Farm park enhancements, and to restore areas where work is being done.

Soon, cyclists and walkers will be denied access to a perimeter trail on the western edge of Colony Farm that is an access route to Coquitlam for bikes and provides for a loop trail for walkers around old field habitat next to the Forensic Institute and Colony Farm Road.

For Smith, who is an experienced cyclist, forging ahead on the Mary Hill bypass is his only option as he’s determined to continue his regular cycling commute.

“It’s not fun to drive at the best of times, it’s not really nice or safe to ride on given

that we have two to three feet of shoulder to ride.”

However, he’s resigned to the closure, even though it could be for several months, and will also affect his recreational cycling group, Fraser River Fuggitivi, whose members would use the cycling path to get into the lush forests and valleys of the Fraser Valley.

Steve Schaffrick, Metro Vancouver division manager for the parks central area, confirmed that signs are going up to inform park visitors of the closure.

“The real impact to the park users will be seen ... when Trans Mountain has their official what’s called a commencement start date, that is when we expect

the permitter trail will be closed and there will be signs posted the park with signage indicating which trail is closed, trying to give as much advance notice to users.”

In recent days, work on environmental concerns has also taken place in anticipation of the construction project, Schaffrick said.

Sweeps have been conducted to identify Oregon Forest Snails in the construction area and relocate them.

The tiny species-at-risk typically hibernate underground but emerge when weather warms.

As well, Metro Vancouver hired an environmental monitor to keep watch over the pipeline project, to en-

sure that it sticks to its environmental plan and impacts are kept to a minimum.

“They will be our eyes and ears on the site,” Schaffrick said.

As for cyclists, they will have to look for other routes, perhaps, up through Coquitlam, to bypass Trans Mountain construction.

Smith said doing a route along Foster Avenue in upper Coquitlam or along Lougheed Highway, which has a lot of debris as well as speeding traffic, will take him out of his way. ”I’ll probably roll the dice and risk my life,” said Smith as he anticipates forging a new route along the busy, and sometimes treacherous, Mary Hill bypass.

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P R O P E R T Y TA X E S

First, the tax man takes, then he gives back on appeal Coquitlam wants review of assessment appeal process JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Coquitlam city hall took a $1.8-million hit last year — and a $820,000 loss the year before — in property tax refunds.

Now, it will rally the rest of the province at upcoming municipal conferences to have BC Assessment’s appeal framework and process reviewed.

Last Monday, council heard from Michelle Hunt, Coquitlam’s general manager of finance, lands and police, about the trend by local landowners to appeal their assessments in order to reduce their municipal property bill.

Property taxes, which form most of the city’s revenue, are tied to land values determined by BC Assessment on July 1 of the previous year.

Hunt said the $1.8-million impact to the city’s bottom line last year is worrying — especially as the municipality struggles financially with the pandemic.

“It would be an understatement for me to say that 2020 came with a variety of financial challenges,” Hunt said. “One [that] I did not anticipate was the amount of tax refunds we would be providing due to property assessment appeals.”

BIGGEST REFUNDS

According to her report, the businesses and organizations that received the biggest tax refunds from Coquitlam last year, following successful appeals with BC Assessment, were: • Metro Vancouver Housing Corp.: $403,000 • Anthem Properties Corp.: $297,000 • Stella-Jones Inc.: $220,000 • Choice Properties REIT: $178,000 • Morguard Investments Ltd.: $140,000 • BentallGreenOak Canada: $100,000 • South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority: $89,000

Coquitlam city hall refunded $1.8 million in property taxes last year after property owners filed appeals of their assessments. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

• Wesbild Holdings Ltd.: $82,000 • Burquitlam Cooperative Housing: $58,000 Traditionally, she said, council sets aside $150,000 a year for property tax refunds and, until 2019, “we were well within those budgets,” she said, noting many of the recent refunds are for multi-year settlements and “we still have a number of outstanding” appeals.

Last December, seeing the refunds spike, council earmarked $250,000 and agreed to keep a $1-million balance in the tax appeal reserve for future settlements.

Hunt said residential property owners who want to reduce their property tax burden make up the biggest group successfully challenging BC Assessment, after the notices are mailed out in early January. For commercial owners, most are represented by an agent at the appeals stage.

City council voted 8-1 (with Coun. Bonita Zarrillo opposing) for Hunt’s recommendation to have a review of the agency’s appeal framework and process — a resolution that will go before the Lower Mainland Local Government Association for referral to the Union of BC Municipalities, at its annual convention.

Last month, BC Assessment officials spoke via Zoom to council about their lack of resources, and the rise in appeals over the past few years.

For Coquitlam and other Metro Vancouver municipalities, assessment challenges

can be based on new neighbourhood master plans that show development potential. Other reasons include development timelines; restrictive covenants (including affordable housing policies); and over-valuations or misclassifications in assessment values.

Mayor Richard Stewart

was blunt with his comments, saying the refunds result in tax hikes.

He also called on Coquitlam land owners to contact city hall if they want to change the official community plan because they don’t plan to develop their property, thus reducing the valuation and subsequent

taxes.

Stewart also took aim at the Metro Vancouver Housing Corp. for their large number of appeals, which he said he voted against when it came before the Metro Vancouver board.

“It’s unfair to the rest of the region,” he said, adding, “It does frustrate me that the residents of Coquitlam have their taxes go up to subside the Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation.”

Coun. Zarrillo said BC Assessment only looks at the current and future market values and it doesn’t take into consideration the social aspects, while Coun. Dennis Marsden said the provincial government needs to find a fairer way for tax distribution so cities aren’t left with a hefty bill.

Last year, Port Coquitlam refunded $346,387 in property taxes versus $254,409 in 2019; in Port Moody, the city refunded $264,160 in property taxes compared with $126,176 the year earlier.

Meanwhile, in a statement to the Tri-City News, Bryan Murao, BC Assessment’s deputy assessor, wrote the Property Assessment Appeal Board (PAAB) operates independently from BC Assessment, and it has no control over its decisions.

He also noted the stability of the assessment roll: Less than 2% of all properties are appealed annually and, on average, less than one-third of 1% of taxes collected are refunded by the taxing jurisdictions.

“BC Assessment greatly values our relationships with local governments and strives to share our property information with all taxing authorities in a timely and meaningful manner – including information in support of assessment roll stability,” Murao wrote. “There are several mechanisms in place to help provide roll stability to local government stakeholders such as pre-roll consultation.”

City of Coquitlam

NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION The City has received an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan (OCP). The application proposes a text amendment to the OCP whereby all current text references of “Riparian Areas Regulations (RAR)” are to be replaced with the new text “Riparian Areas Protection Regulation (RAPR)”, which was adopted by the Province of British Columbia.

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

The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Wednesday, March 17, 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 Tiffany Khuu, Planning and Development Department, at tkhuu@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.

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

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Tri-City COVID cases drop but numbers still high Schools, gymnastic club, grocery stores flagged STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

New data shows COVID-19 cases in the TriCities dropped 17% over the last surveillance period but remain elevated as the province copes with a resurgence of cases.

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New weekly cases dipped to 225 between Feb. 21 and 27, a 17% decline from the previous reporting period when 276 cases were isolated. That’s equivalent to between 10 and 15 cases per 100,000 people a day, a range on par with Delta, Langley and large swaths of Vancouver.

Across the region, Fraser Health’s seven-day moving average of new cases has surged over 50% since the start of February. Closer to

home, the local resurgence of cases in recent weeks has precipitated a number of clusters and outbreaks.

At least 10 patients tested positive at Eagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody, where an entire medical unit has been shut down, and at least six residents have been isolated with the virus at an ongoing outbreak at a Port Coquitlam long-term care home.

COVID-19 exposures

have also been flagged at a handful of Tri-City grocery stores, a junior hockey club and a gymnastics school.

As of Tuesday, March 9, Fraser Health had flagged 35 school facilities across the Tri-Cities for an exposure notification, a number that has surged and abated in recent weeks.

On March 8, B.C. health officials said labs had identified 394 cases across the province involving a ‘variant of concern.’

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And in a letter sent from the school to parents March 3, Archbishop Carney’s principal wrote that after a “significant number” of students and staff were told to self-isolate, “severe staffing constraints” would make it difficult to manage in-class instruction.

“The continuity of learning will continue through this closure and time of isolation and we ask that you be patient with us as we make

this transition,” wrote principal Len De Julius.

In response to inquiries from the Tri-City News, De Julius declined to provide any additional information.

In a press release distributed March 4, Fraser Health said it was supporting the school with contact tracing and communicating with families and staff to ensure everyone is properly isolated. The health authority did not comment on the number of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus as the school.

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MARCH 11 – 17 CALENDAR Monday, March 15 Council-in-Committee 2 p.m.

Regular Council 7 p.m. coquitlam.ca/council

Wednesday, March 17 Multiculturalism Advisory Committee Meeting 7 p.m. coquitlam.ca/MAC

PUBLIC HEARING DETAILS

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FITNESS AND FUN

Complete the City Website Survey to Win $100

Register for Virtual Fitness Programs in April

Coquitlam is checking in with website users after launching our modern and user-friendly new website last October.

Residents, as well as local businesses, community groups, volunteers and developers are encouraged to check out the site and complete a survey about their experience at coquitlam.ca/websurvey by Apr. 9. Survey respondents will be entered to win a $100 gift card for Coquitlam Centre.

To register online, visit coquitlam.ca/registration and click Register for Programs. In the Adult section, click Fitness to see available classes, dates and times, or call 604-927-4386.

What do you think of Coquitlam’s updated website? Give the City your feedback for a chance to win a local shopping gift card.

Registration is open for programs running in April. Looking for ways to stay connected? See some friendly faces and enjoy the benefits of a group fitness environment from the comfort of home with our virtual fitness programs. Program offerings include High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Bootcamp, Latin Dance, Low Impact, Pilates and more.

The website is a critical tool for the City to deliver services, provide information and engage the community, particularly when face-to-face interaction is limited. Even prior to the pandemic, it was one of the public’s preferred methods of communicating with the City and finding information.

The updated site also meets the latest security protocols, links seamlessly with the City’s other online services, and is easier for staff to update and manage.

NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS

COUNCIL MEETING DETAILS

Join Coquitlam’s Park Spark team this spring break and help plant the newly created garden beds at Mundy Park from March 23 – 25.

Have fun during this safe, physically-distanced and family-friendly activity while enhancing the park for everyone to enjoy. Individuals or members of the same household (a maximum of six) may register. Limited spaces are available. Register early at coquitlam.ca/parkspark. For more information on this pollinatorfriendly activity, contact the Park Spark team at parkspark@coquitlam.ca.

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Coquitlam Phase 2 Immunization Clinics

The Province has announced that two Coquitlam locations will be supporting Phase 2 of BC’s Immunization Plan. The Fraser Health Authority is managing both sites.

Phase 2 vaccinations are available to seniors 80 years of age and older, Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) individuals 65 years of age and older and Indigenous Elders.

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Garden Planting at Mundy Park

KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE

If you meet the criteria above, please reach out directly to Fraser Health Authority to book appointments by phone at 1-855-755-2455 or online at fraserhealth.ca/vaccinebookinginfo.

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Facilities Parking Pass Extension

Coquitlam residents buying a one-year recreation facility parking pass in 2021 will get an extra four months for free.

With facilities reopened, the City is offering the bonus months to encourage people to take advantage of its safe indoor recreation activities. The free parking is being subsidized through Coquitlam’s Community Support and Recovery Program (CSRP), which is supporting the community through the pandemic. For more information, please visit coquitlam.ca/parking.

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Date: Friday, March 12 Time: 6:45 – 7:45 p.m.

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Coquitlam Recreation

Register online at coquitlam.ca/registration and click Register for Programs.

In the keyword search bar, type the Course ID # to view the program.

Online registration is available 24/7 and phone-in registration is available at 604-927-4386, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (except for statutory holidays) and weekends 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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 exceptions as outlines in the Order.

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Construction booming in city Show must go on Even COVID-19 pandemic couldn't slow development JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Coquitlam ended 2020 with a “historical record” in development and construction despite the financial hardships facing the world during the pandemic.

According to numbers released last Monday by the city, the total value of construction topped $690 million — up from $614 million the year before.

City managers attributed the building boom to the essential service designation by the provincial government during COVID-19 as well as the strong housing market, low interest rates and the desirability to live and work in Coquitlam.

Mayor Richard Stewart also said the arrival of the Evergreen Extension four years ago and the neighbourhood plan revisions have had a significant impact; those changes to landuse policies have informed the real estate market and the development industry where and when Coquitlam

The arrival of the Evergreen Extension has helped fuel a construction boon in Coqutilam. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

wants growth to happen, he said.

In her report, Nikki Caulfield, Coquitlam’s general manager of corporate services, said although development slowed last spring — after the health emergency was declared — hammers and saws sounded throughout the summer and fall.

By Dec. 31, Coquitlam saw a 38% uptick over 2019 in the number of development bids received, for a total of 135 new projects representing 35,389 homes in the approval phase or under construction — “a new historical record for the city,” she wrote.

Of those new homes, 19% — or 6,592 — were for rental units as developers made

use of incentives under the city’s housing affordability strategy.

Coun. Brent Asmundson said Coquitlam is the first in the region, per capita, for building new rental homes, and he asked city staff to promote the numbers and highlight the city’s work to the public. “We stand out above the rest.”

As for industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) projects, they had a $63.3-million construction value last year: $1.5 million for industrial, $11.8 million for commercial and $49.8 million for institutional, Caulfield’s report shows.

Jim McIntyre, Coquitlam’s general manager of planning and development, said he’d like to see more ICI con-

struction as the result means more jobs and an expanded tax base.

Meanwhile, Caulfield said the pandemic delayed some business plan items last year, with pauses placed on the RCMP strategic plan and safe place initiative, the Brunette interchange planning and the city lands portfolio strategy.

And a few projects were stopped altogether such the Pipeline Road improvements, economic development strategies, Glen Park Phase 3, the Burke Mountain joint school/parking site, the Coquitlam Diking District, the public works service level review, the community engagement strategy and collective bargaining.

Still, the city did wrap up some high-profile projects during the pandemic, which saw many municipal employees work from home, or get laid off; however, among the items that got checked off was the City Centre Area Plan revision — a blueprint that will see 24,000 more residents added to the neighbourhood.

“It’s phenomenal we’re still on track in most areas,” Coun. Chris Wilson said in reviewing the city’s final trimester report.

Zoom meetings continue to Oct. 4 JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Coquitlam residents can keep tuning in to see city council meetings and hearings via Zoom until Oct. 4.

Monday, council unanimously extended its resolution to have meetings in-person at city hall — without the public present — and to comply with B.C. ministerial order M192 for how local governments can operate during the pandemic.

The move also allows Coquitlam politicians and civic employees to appear virtually, if they choose.

City clerk Jay Gilbert, director of intergovernmental relations and legislative services, told council the extension follows three previous resolutions set by council last May, September and December — all of

which also passed unanimously.

But Coun. Bonita Zarrillo, who has recently voiced concerns about transparency and equal access during online meetings and has criticized the city for holding in-person meetings during a global viral outbreak, urged Gilbert to update the city’s procedural bylaw so that the minutes and votes are clear.

“It would be good to have some language around that, developing some guidelines, because we might be with this electronic meeting model for quite a bit longer,” Zarrillo said, adding, “The reason this is important to me… is we talked a lot about the equability that happens when some are in-person and some are not, in relationship to the public.”

In his March 2 report, Gilbert said the Oct. 4 date was picked to time with the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out this spring and summer.

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Looking to explore Coquitlam’s parks?

Coquitlam is home to a number of amazing parks! You can find them listed on the new City website under the“Resident Services” menu at the top of the homepage. You can also head straight there by visiting coquitlam.ca/parks.

Looking for park with a specific feature? You can narrow down your selection of parks and facilities by features such as playgrounds, sports fields or by entering a keyword.

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TRICITYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2021

Notice of Public Hearing

Zoning Bylaw Amendment for 815 & 820 Village Drive

Apply for a Grant Community Capital Projects Matching Grant Program

GIVE YOUR INPUT

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 4213

Written Comments must be received by 4:00 pm on March 23, 2021 Email: publichearings@portcoquitlam.ca

The intent of this bylaw is to to permit commercial and vocational schools in units within two existing commercial buildings in the Fremont Village, specifically, 815 and 820 Village Drive.

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'It gave me a greater sense of security': senior Minor side effects worth the freedom to get out again DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Don’t worry, get vaccinated.

That’s the advice of one 89-year-old Port Coquitlam man who got two doses of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 and experienced minimal side effects from the shots.

As B.C. announces plans for vaccinating community-based seniors 80 years and older this week with mass vaccinations at 172 sites across the province in April, retired journalist and communications consultant Jim Peacock who lives in a Port Coquitlam retirement residence says getting the shots is nothing to worry about.

“It gave me a greater sense of security,” said Peacock.

While he did experienced soreness in his arm for the first shot and a bit of dizziness and confusion for the second, there was little else in the way of reactions.

Now that he's had his COVID-19 vaccine, Port Coquitlam senior Jim Peacock says he's happy to get out and about again. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

In fact, the shots administered by public health at the Astoria Retirement Residence in Port Coquitlam in January came as a relief.

For the past several months since COVID-19 restrictions came into play, Peacock says life has been more challenging and less enjoyable because there is little entertainment and few

distractions, like bus trips and musical events, and he can’t hug or kiss his grandchild or have family over for lunch.

Many seniors were also afraid of catching COVID-19, and their high risk is why they are at the front of the line for a vaccine in B.C. “It’s had a huge impact on day-to-day living since

the beginning of early March when things really started to clamp down,” said Peacock, who raised his family and lived for many years in Port Moody.

Peacock has faced challenges before and as a journalist has covered some of the world’s biggest cataclysms.

He was a teenager grow-

ing up in Alberta during WW II and as a journalist covered the funeral of John F. Kennedy after the U.S. president was killed in 1963.

But living through COVID-19 with masks, physical distancing and other restrictions to keep the disease at bay has been among the hardest experiences he’s had to endure.

Even the war years, with rations and worry about the war in Europe and the Pacific, were manageable because you could still sit close to someone at the dinner table, shake hands and give your loved ones a hug — all off-limits since March 2020.

Writing a daily journal about his COVID-19 life, which he sends in dispatches to the Port Moody, Vancouver and Royal BC museums like he did when writing for the Canadian Press as journalist in the 1960s, Peacock is meticulous in keeping notes about his experience and recalls with clarity how life has been altered under threat of COVID-19.

Now, though, there is an extra bounce in his step as he looks toward brighter days when life returns to nearly normal once B.C. has

achieved community immunity through a mass vaccination campaign.

As part of B.C.’s first phase of vaccinations, the residents of his residence were given their first shot Jan. 10, with the second dose 42 days later.

The roll out went smoothly, he said, especially after those giving the vaccinations realized they could get six instead of five shots from a vial and were able to give first doses to staff and designated family members, including his daughter.

For their second shot, staff and designated family members had to go to clinics at Royal Columbian Hospital and in Coquitlam.

However, even with the vaccines, life has not returned to pre-pandemic norms: Masks must be worn at all times in public areas, except when dining, visitors are restricted and people who do come to the building have to go to a specific area or be outside. Everyone also stays two metres away from each other.

Peacock said he looks forward to the days when bus trips, entertainment and other activities that make life worth living and special are resumed.

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Notice of Intention Road Closure and Land Disposition

When: Tuesday, March 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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Traffic calming procedures get review Changes to Moray Street haven't worked out MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

Port Moody is changing the way it determines whether a neighbourhood needs traffic calming and how it can be achieved.

But residents along Moray Street say the city needs to ensure it follows through on addressing neighbourhood concerns, not just provide band-aid solutions.

Jason Ashfield, who led an effort by Chineside residents to alert the city about their longstanding concerns over traffic speeding down the hill from Coquitlam towards St. Johns Street, said council’s recent approval of a staff recommendation that neighbourhood requests for traffic calming be reviewed by engineering staff and Port Moody police before they’re forwarded to a consultant for further consideration is a step in the right direction.

But, he added, the implementation of half-measures like painting a bike lane have only made things worse on

Recent changes to slow traffic on Moray Street haven't really worked out, say residents who live along the connector to Coquitlam. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

the busy route.

“I think more needs to be done in terms of responding to the issues,” Ashfield said, adding the bike lane the city painted on the uphill side of Moray as part of a repaving project last September has had the net effect of making residents feel more unsafe because it’s narrowed the driving lanes and pushed downhill traffic right up against the flanking sidewalk.

“Don’t pinch a penny if it’s not going to work out.”

Port Moody’s general manager of engineering and operations, Jeff Moi, acknowledged the city continues to receive complaints about traffic speeding down and up Moray, as well as blind spots created by the hill’s gradient and the lack of enforcement of speed limits.

“It does warrant a traffic calming initiative,” he said, adding data collected from

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a speed reader board on the downhill side of Moray indicates motorists are still exceeding the 30 km/h that’s posted for the route, although not as much as they were prior to its installation. He suggested adding another speed reader on the southbound side might help, while the city studies additional measures.

Mayor Rob Vagramov, who visited the neighbourhood to see the issue for

himself, suggested temporary curb bulges could be installed at key intersections as well as a pedestrian crosswalk at Pinda Street where many families cross on their way to Moody middle and elementary schools.

Ashfield concedes Moray Street presents challenges, especially because of the hill’s steepness and the route’s increasing use by commuters looking to avoid congestion along St. Johns.

“It’s not easy to deal with,” he said.

Moi said the new procedure, that would involve neighbourhood consultation and then the implementation of temporary measures as pilot projects for a year, before it’s reassessed for any adjustment that could be made before becoming permanent fixtures, will help the city prioritize and deliver traffic calming projects more quickly. He pointed out Port Moody’s current traffic calming policies were initially developed in 2001, when traffic pressures weren’t as great.

Moi suggested Moray Street would be the first traffic calming candidate to be considered under the new procedure.

PoMo's digital dream?

Port Moody Mayor Rob Vagramov is welcoming an idea that could turn downtown Port Moody into a digital version of Hollywood North.

In a report presented to a recent meeting of the city’s economic development committee, James Hursthouse of AMPD Technologies, a Vancouver tech company, said the construction of virtual sound stages, studios, and offices as part of a massive redevelopment of Moody Centre would turn the city into “nothing less than a carbon-zero, live/ work city of the future" that could create 2,000 jobs.

Vagramov said he’s excited by the idea.

“Economic development like this would bring generational wealth and long-term tax revenue for us as residents of Port Moody,” he said.

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Animosity anew at the Leg

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s we head into the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears the relationship between the NDP government and the B.C. Liberal Opposition is returning to a more traditionally cantankerous level.

The days of the two parties working together in non-partisan ways went good-bye when the provincial election was held last fall.

However, the opening week of the B.C. legislature session revealed a B.C. Liberal Opposition that is more aggressive in its attacks on the ruling NDP government and more questioning of public health policy.

Whether this is a good move on their part remains to be seen.

One day, every B.C. Liberal MLA who stood up to ask questions ensured they slipped the word “incompe-

tent” at least once in every question, attaching it to the government’s performance in general and to whichever cabinet minister was being asked something.

Speaker Raj Chouhan took the Opposition to task after question period, voicing his displeasure at the B.C. Liberals’ vocal orchestrations.

But considering the heckling that went on when the tables were reversed and the NDP was on the attacking Opposition side, I don’t expect things to cool down much on that front.

And the B.C. Liberals seemed to score some points by attacking the NDP government’s lack of response when it comes out to helping such public institutions such as the PNE and various community markets, fairs and rodeos.

However, the B.C. Liberals

are navigating some trickier terrain in their increasing attacks or criticism of various public health measures.

Under former party leader Andrew Wilkinson, the B.C. Liberals worked closely with the government and public health officials during the pandemic and rarely voiced any criticism of public health protocols.

Recently, though, the B.C. Liberals have criticized the low rapid testing numbers for COVID-19, the safe school re-start plan, the time it is taking to determine who is designated an essential service worker in order to get an earlier vaccine, as well as the communications associated with moving the second vaccine dose to four months after the first.

None of these measures was dreamt up by the NDP government. Instead, all are policies devised by provin-

cial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and her public health team. It is not as if Health Minister Adrian Dix or his cabinet colleagues are setting the public health rules.

As the vaccination plan begins to roll out it will be interesting to see how often the B.C. Liberals pounce on the inevitable mistakes, hiccups and genuine screw-ups that will surely occur as we try to jab needles in the arms of more than four million British Columbians in a little more than four months.

Henry and her team are certainly not immune from criticism on some issues.

However, political parties walk a very narrow tightrope when it comes to critiquing policies based on science and the experts in a medical specialty such as public health.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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Getting the COVID vaccination will benefit all The Editor: From my layman’s observation, the goal of our B.C. COVID vaccination program is to achieve community herd immunity as soon as possible, while keeping hospitalizations and deaths to a minimum.

In working towards this goal it seems there are three important issues that our program administrators have no direct control over, including the limited numbers of vaccines available to them, community behaviour in terms of wearing a mask

A health care worker checks in for her vaccination at a drive-thru COVID clinic in Coquitlam. FRASER HEALTH PHOTO

and social distancing, and the probability of a third

wave of the virus developing later in the year.

The hospitalizations and death numbers may be limited by providing the first vaccination to the most vulnerable groups in phase 1, including those with underlying health issues, essential workers, and our older populations.

The first vaccination reduces the probability of contacting the virus. However, if a person does become infected the vaccine controls the effects and reduces the probability of hospitalization or death by as much as 80 percent, and even more by wearing a mask and social

distancing.

It is my observation that because of this new information the B.C. officials have determined that it is in the best interest of our community as a whole to delay the second vaccination in favour of focusing on community herd immunity. Once community herd immunity is achieved it would then provide a safer health environment for everyone.

Later in the year it is expected that there will be sufficient supply to provide the second vaccination to everyone.

Hopefully the second vaccine will provide a longer period of immunity while protecting us from the possible third wave.

Some people may question this process, however, I am 85-years-old and survived three cancer surgeries and major heart surgery.

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Cop from PoCo gets fine, 6-month driving ban for crashing into cyclist Responding to 911 call, but without lights and siren STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

A Vancouver Police officer from Port Coquitlam has been slapped with a six-month driving ban and a $2,000 fine after crashing into a cyclist while responding to a 911 call.

The ruling, decided Dec. 9, 2020, but released Wednesday, revolved around the night of May 18, 2018, when Const. Luke Bokenfohr responded to a police dispatch broadcast reporting two women had heard footsteps in their basement just west of BC Children’s Hospital.

As Bokenfohr approached the intersection at Oak Street and West 46th, cyclist Melody Lam stopped her bicycle to press the crosswalk signal.

The light turned red, and several vehicles came to a stop to let her cross — that is, save Bokenfohr’s police vehicle.

Lam saw the Dodge Charger approaching, but with Bokenfohr’s police emergency lights dark and sirens silenced, the cyclist proceeded through the marked bicycle crossing believing it was safe, according to judge Peter La Prairie’s ruling.

Lam had crossed three lanes of traffic when “Bokenfohr flashed his vehicle’s emergency lights and immediately accelerated into the intersection, knocking her off her bicycle,” wrote La Prairie, adding, “He did not engage his vehicle’s emergency siren.”

The cyclist was left with a fractured right ankle that later required surgery, a seven-centimetre laceration on her lower leg, and multiple abrasions across her body, hands and face.

In her victim impact statement, Lam said the accident had taken cycling, “a way of life,” away from her, and left her to suffer with ongoing physical, mental and financial scars: “without exaggeration,” she said, “this offence has impacted every single part of

my life.”

At trial, Bokenfohr pled guilty to one count of driving without due care and attention, leading prosecutors to seek a $2,000 fine and a 12month driving prohibition.

But in his ruling, the judge was careful to note the officer was not being sentenced for the consequences of the accident but for his lapse in attention and to “keep bad drivers off the roads.”

consideration the current COVID pandemic,” wrote the judge. “…and the added potential exposure that a driving prohibition will have on the officer, a front line worker.”

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“I also have to take into consideration the current COVID pandemic.”

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With a record of 14 driving infractions and one driving prohibition going back to 1998 — the latest for unlawfully driving in an HOV lane while before the court — the judge agreed the Crown’s 12-month driving prohibition was warranted.

At the same time, judge La Prairie recognized Bokenfohr’s job required him to commute from Port Coquitlam to Vancouver for work and that “during this time of COVID, he is concerned about travelling on public transportation for both himself and his children.”

In dropping the driving prohibition to six months from a year, the judge wrote Bokenfohr expressed remorse for the accident and didn’t see Lam due to the glare of oncoming headlights.

Another factor mitigating the sentence: the constable will face disciplinary proceedings under the Police Act. “I also have to take into

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Kids can be mad scientists for the month of March Parents in Coquitlam can sign up their little ones, tweens or teens for recreation programs provided by the city this month.

Kids ages two to three years old can join Little Scientists at the Poirier Community Centre (630 Poirier St.) on Tuesdays and Thursdays from March 23 to April 1; the sessions run from 3:30 to 4 p.m. and adult participation is required.

Also for three-year-old kids is basketball at the Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave.), also on Tuesdays and Thursdays from March 23 to April 1; the registered classes run from 5 to 5:30 p.m. with adult participation.

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11, there are guitar lessons for beginner players on Mondays and Tuesdays from March 22 to 30, from 3 to 3:45 p.m, at the Pinetree

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at the Centennial Pavilion (620 Poirier St.); supplies are provided.

Meanwhile, adults can learn basic guitar chords and strumming in virtual classes from March 11 to April 1, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Participants are asked to supply their own instrument. Although the class is free, there is a $12 cost for the textbook.

To sign up for the March classes, call the city’s parks department at 604-927-4386; it is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (except for statutory holidays) and weekends from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Alternative, save a spot online via coquitlam.ca/ registration (click on Register for Programs).

SPRING BREAK

Tri-City kids can keep active at camps and classes during the School District 43 spring break, which runs for two weeks starting March 22.

In Coquitlam, children ages seven to 10 can “nature bathe” with the Eco Discovery crew, which will meet at the Mundy Park field house (629 Hillcrest St.) to lead outdoor games and hands-on activities in the forest and around the lakes of Mundy Park. As well, kids ages six to eight can gain strength, balance and agility with FUNdamental movements skills in Cartwheels and Crayons, at the Pinetree Community Centre (1260 Pinetree Way).

Other spring break camps

for children ages five to seven as well as eight to 12 are also offered at Pinetree and Poirier community centres — for four or five days — from March 22 to April 1.

Meanwhile, teens ages 13 to 15 who have finished their youth fitness orientation can pre-register for a drop-in session in the the weight room at the Innovation Centre (1207 Pinetree Way) — a temporary space while the City Centre Aquatic Complex is being renovated — and the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St.). The youth centres at Pinetree and Poirier will also be open during spring break and adhering to physically distancing protocols. Visit coquitlam.ca/registration.

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City offers outdoor camps during spring break Spring break is fast approaching and parents are trying to find ways to keep their children active and engaged.

Don’t worry.

There is plenty of fun on offer during spring break in Port Coquitlam with camps and swimming lessons for school-aged children.

Camps will run Monday to Friday from March 22 to 26 and Monday to Thursday from March 19 to Apr. 1.

All camps will have the appropriate COVID-19 safety measures in place.

Registration is already open for Port Coquitlam residents and the general public.

• Trekkers Camp (ages 5-7) Hyde Creek Community Centre offers a variety of outdoor games and activities.

Camp runs 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Five year olds must have completed or be enrolled in kindergarten to participate.

• Explorers Camp (ages 8-10) Children will explore trails around Hyde Creek Community Centre, play games and activities, connect with their peers and swim daily. Camp runs 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

• Base Camp (ages 11-14) for youth looking to engage in fun, outdoor activities with their peers.

Youth will work together on

team building and personal leadership activities. Camp runs outdoors at Hyde Creek Community Centre from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Regular registered youth programming will also continue running during Spring Break from 3:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Monday to Friday.

• Outdoor Arts Camp (ages 6-10) at the Outlet in Leigh Square for children who love visual arts and creative play. Camp runs 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

• Trail Blazers Camps (ages 6-8 and 8-11) at Gates Park for chidren eager to get on their bikes and explore our trails. Camps for 6 to 8 year olds run from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and camps for 8 to 11 year olds from 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

• Swimming Lessons – Swim lessons will be available during spring break for a variety of swim levels, including preschool, Swim Kids and Advanced Aquatics.

$ HELP AVAILABLE

The city offers a variety of supports and resources to ensure that all residents have the opportunity to get involved in recreation programs.

Eligible families can receive a 75% discount on activities, including camps,

through the Financial Assistance Program.

The city’s Leisure Buddy Program also offers oneto-one volunteer support

for children in registered activities.

Participants in spring break programs can expect to adhere to public health

directives, including limits on participant numbers for safe distancing, hand sanitizing stations, signs and other guidance to direct traf-

fic flow, mask requirements for everyone 12 years and up while children ages three to 11 are encouraged to wear masks.

Coquitlam Recreation

April Programs and Pre-Registered Drop-ins

You can pre-register for drop-in length and leisure swimming, public skating and stick, ring and puck, and weight room access at the fitness centres.

Early Years (2 – 5 yrs)

• Ballet and creative dance • Basketball, multi-ball and soccer • Little carpenters, Einstein’s and scientists

Fitness (13 yrs +)

• In person: Essentrics and Hatha Yoga • Outdoor cycle • Virtual: HIIT, Latin dance and Pilates

Outdoor Recreation

Children (6 – 12 yrs)

• Arts and games, clay works, and crafts and creations • Creative cooks and simple snacks • Junior architects, guitar lessons and science wonders

Youth (13 – 18 yrs)

• Little nature explorers • Virtual hiking workshops

Adult (19 yrs +)

• Guitar and ukulele lessons • Spanish language classes • Art and drawing programs

• Drawing and mixed media, and hands on art • Archery, badminton and tennis • Drama and acting, and hip hop

Register online at coquitlam.ca/registration 24 hours a day seven days a week and by phone at 604-927-4386 weekdays 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. (except statutory holidays) and weekend 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Stay Informed on Coquitlam Parks, Recreation, Culture and Facilities To stay up to date on the latest news: • Subscribe to the PRC E-News at • Check out the weekly City Page at coquitlam.ca/connect coquitlam.ca/enews to receive bi-weekly • Follow @cityofcoquitlam on Facebook, Twitter, parks, recreation, culture and facilities updates Instagram, and YouTube The city of Port Coquitlam is offering several outdoor exploration and activity camps during spring break to adhere to the physical distancing restrictions during the pandemic. GETTY IMAGES

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Signs of the nesting times Signs alert hikers and cyclists of sensitive habitat JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Signs are up along the south side of the Deboville Slough to alert hikers and cyclists about the sensitive habitats along the Port Coquitlam trail.

Mayor Brad West said the notifications are to remind the public about the bird nesting window — from late March to mid-August — “although we’ve had some reports of active nests already,” he said.

Under the BC Wildlife Act and the federal Migratory

One of the habitat signs that’s been posted at Deboville Slough to remind visitors of nesting birds and nest trees.

FRIENDS OF DEBOVILLE SLOUGH PHOTO

Bird Convention Act, birds, eggs, nests and nest trees are protected.

The slough, which runs through the municipalities of Coquitlam and Port

Coquitlam, is one of the best places in the Tri-Cities to birdwatch as it attracts such species as the common yellowthroat, wood ducks and marsh wrens that nest in the shrubs along the watercourse.

“We are very lucky to have unparalleled access to nature and, with that, comes a responsibility to ensure we are protecting to these areas,” West said. “We encourage residents and their pets to enjoy these areas from pathways.”

Coquitlam developed similar signs for its side of the trail in 2019 with support from the Friends of Deboville Slough, said Erin Gorby, Coquitlam’s urban forestry and park services manager.

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The location is BC Hydro Buntzen Reservoir foreshore lands identified as 024-481-289 – Part (Plan 2170) of the East ½ of the East ½ of Section 3 Township 5 Range 7 West of the seventh Meridian NWD. Posted at BC Hydro Buntzen Reservoir, British Columbia this 11th day

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City of Coquitlam

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/permits. This meeting will be held on: Date:

Monday, March 15, 2021

Time:

7:00 p.m.

Location:

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

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

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 No. 5067, 2021 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of a portion of the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 5067, 2021 from Open Space to Townhousing.

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The intent of Bylaw No. 5099, 2021 is to amend frequently varied regulations in City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 in order to minimize these variance requests, reduce the overly prescriptive nature of these regulations, and modernize parts of the bylaw. The proposed text amendments include, but are not limited to, the following: • Increasing the maximum permitted height in the RT-2 Townhouse Residential zone from 2-storeys to 3-storeys; • Increasing the maximum permitted building length in all Apartment Residential zones (excluding RT-2 Townhouse Residential and RT-3 Multiplex Residential) from 55 metres to 65 metres; • Removing uppermost storey step-back requirements and increasing the maximum permitted lot coverage to 55% in the RM-3 MultiFamily Medium Density Apartment Residential zone; and • Reducing the setback requirements from a street or a lane in the RM4, RM-5, and RM-6 Multi-Storey High Density Apartment Residential zones from 4.5 metres to 3.0 metres.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2021 TRICITYNEWS.COM

Date: Time: Location:

Monday, March 15, 2021 7:00 p.m.

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

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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 continued from previous page

Item 3

Zoning Bylaw Text Amendment, continued

The intent of Bylaw No. 5100, 2021 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 in order to improve the clarity and intent of the bylaw. The proposed text amendments include, but are not limited to, the following: • Revising and/or clarifying definitions; • Revisions to permit all multi-family zones to determine lot area before accounting for road dedication for the purpose of calculating density; • Updating Section 509 Multi-Family Apartment and Commercial Recycling Area Requirements to include requirements for waste collection in townhouse and rowhouse developments; • Clarifying Sections 514 Siting Exceptions and 516 Landscape Screens, Fences and Retaining Walls; • Updating the A-3 Agricultural and Resource zone to align it with the Agricultural Land Reserve Use Regulation; • Clarifying the conditions of use that apply under the RT-1 Infill Residential zone; • Updating the Apartment Residential zones in order to allow for a gross floor area exclusion of two square metres per accessible dwelling unit; and • Updating Schedule “H” Northeast Coquitlam Landscaping Area to follow the neighbourhood plan boundaries.

If adopted, the above Bylaws will improve the clarity, functioning, and consistency of the City’s Zoning Bylaw.

Any person wishing further information or clarification with regard to the proposed amendments should contact Natasha Lock, Planning and Development Department, at NLock@coquitlam.ca.

How do I find out more information?

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

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 these applications.

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.

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Item 4

Temporary Use Permit Application – 1150 The High Street

The City has received an application for a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for the property located at 1150 The High Street. The applicant is requesting a TUP to permit a temporary retail garden centre. This TUP would expire on November 30, 2021.

Please note that interested parties may only speak to the issues covered by the TUP. You may obtain more information on this application by contacting Edison Ting, Planning and Development Department, at eting@coquitlam.ca.

A report regarding the proposed Temporary Use Permit will be included in the March 15, 2021 Regular Council Meeting agenda. Council agendas can be found at www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts.

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.

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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GUN CRIME

‘Straw’ man pleads guilty to weapons charges Investigation started in 2019 STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

A Coquitlam man has pleaded guilty to weapons trafficking after a two-year investigation revealed evidence he acted as a “straw purchaser,” funnelling legally purchased guns to buyers with criminal records.

Ashton Dickinson, 27, pled guilty to weapons trafficking and possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm in a Port Coquitlam court on Feb. 18 — each charge leading to three years in prison and a 10-year ban on possessing a firearm.

But 39 of the weapons bought under his name remain at large as police note an uptick in cases of legal firearms owners funnelling weapons to criminals.

Police describe straw purchasers as individuals with legal permits to buy firearms, who are then recruited to funnel legal weapons to people unable to buy guns because of a firearms ban or criminal record.

“The firearms, after initially acquired legally, are trafficked, sold in

criminal markets and used in shootings,” wrote Sgt. Brenda Winpenny of B.C.’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU-BC) in a press release.

There have been a number of shootings across the Lower Mainland in recent months, including a drive-by shooting on Burke Mountain, a targeted shooting at both a house and gym in Port Coquitlam, and a shooting in the lobby of a Burquitlam condo that provoked a massive police response after a woman was found bleeding in the lobby.

After the Burquitlam shooting in January, the Tri-City News requested data from Coquitlam RCMP on the rise in gun crime across the region. However, a spokesperson for the detachment said it does not keep such records and does “not have the resources” to manually call up that information.

At the time, spokesperson Const. Deanna Law did confirm “we have seen more shootings in the past month” than is normal for Coquitlam.

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FORENSIC SERVICES

IIO investigating incident Incident that resulted in serious injury to patient occurred Jan. 20 STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

British Columbia’s police oversight body is launching an investigation into a Forensic Services officer at the province’s psychiatric hospital in Coquitlam after a distressed patient sustained serious injuries.

The incident occurred at around 11:20 p.m., Jan. 20, when officers were called to help a distressed male patient.

But it wasn’t until the next day that a staff member suspected the patient may have sustained serious injuries.

That’s when the man was sent to hospital.

As the province’s independent civilian oversight agency, the Independent

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Because Forensic Service Officers at the facility in question are designated as Special Provincial Constables while on duty, IIO is obliged to investigate, wrote the oversight body in a bulletin.

A spokesperson for the Provincial Health Services Authority, which oversees the facility, said it has completed an incident review and is conducting “full quality and performance reviews to help determine what happened and why, and keep similar incidents from happening in the future.”

Training of Forensic Services Officers at the Colony Farm facility has received special attention in recent years.

A 2018 to 2020 action plan submitted to the head of the province’s Forensic Psychiatric Hospital located

at Colony Farm in Coquitlam outlines several measures to “address immediate safety and security issues.”

The report, which came following the assault of a nurse at the facility, notes that the activation of the action plan was triggered in the summer of 2018, leading to the immediate hiring and training, “with FSOs dedicated to high security units as other safety improvements were addressed.”

Over the two years, eleven new officers were hired, with two dedicated to the 24/7 high-security units.

At the same time, incident training was enhanced, with added training focusing on first aid, the use of an X-ray machine and “force options.”

In an effort to improve security at the facility, the action plan identified increasing the expertise and presence of Forensic Services Officers as one of its top five security challenges.

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Bylaws: 3281 and 3282 Application: #6700-20-199 Applicant: Allaire Properties Inc. Purpose: To amend the Official Community Plan to allow for Multi-Family Residential uses and rezone the site from the Single Detached Residential (RS1) Zone to the Medium Density Townhouse Residential (RM4) Zone. If adopted, the bylaws would facilitate a 28-unit townhouse development.

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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.

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SPORTS FACILITIES

New Centennial field not enough for some users Football and lacrosse both unhappy with plans MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

A new artificial turf athletic field next to Centennial secondary school isn’t serving all the needs of the community say some potential users.

Dino Geremia, the head football coach at Centennial said plans for the new facility

fall short of what his program needs and what could benefit the school to build spirit in the community.

As well, some field lacrosse parents and coaches are upset that the field may not be marked for that sport.

“The goal of the field is to be multipurpose, but football requires a bit more,” Geremia said, adding a spotting tower, more bleachers and a raised announcer’s booth are on his wish list.

“We want to be able to have a field that can host highlevel events.”

Rick Chalmers, a lacrosse parent, said they’re also feeling ill-served. “Coquitlam is a big lacrosse city always in need of fields.”

On March 1, Coquitlam’s general manager of parks, recreation, culture and facilities Don Luymes went before council to ask for another $600,000 to construct the field. It’s now budgeted

at $3.6 million.

Coun. Craig Hodge, who’s also chair of Coquitlam’s sports and recreation advisory committee, said the city didn’t want to delay construction any further, so the field could be ready by the fall. He said staff will review the enhancement requests, but “this is a very small site.”

Geremia, who sent an

email to parents urging them to contact councillors to express their support for a more substantive project, said if the city doesn’t come through, he’d be prepared to look at doing some community fundraising to pay for the enhancements.

Hodge said outside funding for additional amenities isn’t beyond the scope of

possibility. He pointed out Metro Ford Soccer helped pay for some of the enhancements at the turf facility at Dr. Charles Best secondary school, another partnership between the city and the school district.

Construction is expected to begin on the new field in the spring.

— with file from Janis Cleugh

Port Moody Police Board Appointment The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General is seeking a part-time volunteer to serve as a member of the Port Moody Police Board. Interested candidates must: • Reside or have business interests in Port Moody, • undergo a criminal record check and suitability interview, and • be able to commit 20-30 hours per month to board duties.

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The federal election has yet to be called but there were signs last week in the Tri-Cities that the race is heating up.

Last Thursday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh spoke about how small businesses in the Tri-Cities are being affected during the pandemic; the online event also featured Coquitlam Coun.

Bonita Zarrillo, who ran for the party in the last federal election, and Anna Teglasi, who runs a travel agency in the Tri-Cities.

Singh’s virtual appearance came just after Liberal MP Harjit Sajjan, the minister of national defence, delivered a keynote speech

to the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce about government procurement.

And also last Thursday, Coquitlam resident Will Davis told the Tri-City News he’s seeking the Liberal nomination in the riding of Port Moody-Coquitlam — a riding that’s being contested by Kyle Demes for the Liberals as well.

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CHARTER OF RIGHTS

Strike sparks review of protest policies in PoMo Pickets moved from Port Coquitlam to Port Moody MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

A bitter labour dispute that started in 2019 in Port Coquitlam and migrated to Port Moody last year has sparked the latter to review how it deals with protests.

At its meeting Feb. 23, councillors voted unanimously to refund more than $900 in permit fees collected from Local 213 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers that

represents dozens of telecommunications workers on strike against their employer, Ledcor.

The dispute began in Sept., 2019, after 31 workers were fired, according to the union. Unionized employees then set up a picket line outside the company’s main offices at the corner of Broadway Street and the Mary Hill bypass in Port Coquitlam, as well as at another location in Vancouver.

Last October, the company subleased its Port Coquitlam facility and moved to Vintner Road in Port Moody.

Picketers moved with it, setting up signs and chairs

on the grass at the corner of Vintner and Clarke Street where they keep a vigil daily.

According to IBEW 213 business representative Dustin Brecht, the union has been charged $917 in highway use permit fees by the city, including a weekly stipend of $67. He said it’s the first time the union has been charged such a fee.

A staff report to council said the fee is normally not required for gatherings along the side of a road that don’t impede the movement of vehicle, pedestrian or cycling traffic. But it was being charged to the union because of a portable washroom that had to be installed on the boulevard for use by the picketers.

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PoCo looks to douse catalytic converter theft problem Pilferred units are sold as for at least $1,400 DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Port Coquitlam will be seeking changes to provincial legislation to make it tougher for thieves to sell expensive catalytic converters snatched from cars in the city.

The equipment used to reduce harmful emissions is popular to steal and sell to scrap metal dealers because of the valuable metals inside.

Catalytic converters are worth at least $1,400 at scrap metal dealers, and because there is no legislation cracking down on these items, it’s difficult to stop re-resale of these stolen items other than catching a thief red-handed,

council was told.

“It’s a huge issue outside shops,” said Coun. Dean Washington.

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And in July, 2019, a fire damaged two vehicles when thieves attempted to steal the device from a parked car in Port Coquitlam.

Thefts of catalytic converters from cars continued to be a problem through 2020, when other crimes in the city were down.

City council wants to look at ways to stop scrap dealers from accepting stolen catalytic converters, similar to the Metal Dealers and Recyclers Regulation that puts conditions on the purchase of metals, such as

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The law attempts to deter and track metal theft and increase the accountability of dealers and sellers.

But with catalytic converters not part of the legislation, Port Coquitlam is hoping public safety minister Mike Farnworth will tackle the problem with a new law.

Councillors were told that catalytic converters are not part of the scrap metal dealers legislation and the problem is not just regional — other countries such as the U.S., Australia and the U.K. are dealing with catalytic converter theft on a huge scale.

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City of Coquitlam NOTICE OF PARCEL TAX ROLL AUTHENTICATION In accordance with Part 7 Division 4 of the Community Charter, the City of Coquitlam is undertaking an annual authentication of the Parcel Tax Rolls. Parcel taxes are often used instead of, or in conjunction with, user fees to recover the costs of providing local government services. A parcel tax can only be applied to properties that may receive a particular service.

The Local Improvement Frontage Roll and the Parcel Tax Roll will be available for inspection at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, B.C., V3B 7N2 from Thursday, March 4, 2021 to Friday, March 26, 2021 during regular office hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) excluding statutory holidays.

During this authentication process, a person may request amendments to a Parcel Tax Roll. A person who owns a parcel included on a Parcel Tax Roll may request that the roll be amended, but only in relation to the person’s own property, for one or more of the following reasons: an exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed; there is an error or omission respecting: a name or address on the parcel tax roll, the inclusion of a parcel, the taxable area or the taxable frontage of a parcel.

The City of Coquitlam will receive written amendment requests up to Monday, March 26, 2021. Written submissions may be provided in one of the following ways: • • • •

By email to: clerks@coquitlam.ca; Fax: 604-927-3015.

Mail: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way at the City Clerk’s Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Thursday, March 4, 2021 to Friday, March 26, 2021 excluding statutory holidays.

If no amendment requests are received, the Parcel Tax Rolls will be considered to be authenticated.

Amendment requests that cannot be accommodated by City staff will be heard by the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel. A meeting of the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel is scheduled for Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2.

Parcel tax for sanitary sewer is fixed for all properties and will appear on the yearly tax notice.

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It will soon cost you to park at Belcarra Park New fee described as a ‘traffic management tool’ STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

As people look for a safe and convenient escape from COVID-19 hibernation, local parks have been flooded by hikers, dog walkers and cyclists alike.

But with many of those visitors come cars, so many at times that last summer, Port Moody and Belcarra shut down roadside parking in a bid to stave off crowds at Sasamat Lake and White Pine Beach.

Winter has done little to dampen park visitors.

Belcarra Regional Park, which includes Sasamat Lake, saw a January surge of nearly triple the number of monthly visitors compared to those in the first month of 2020.

That’s prompted Metro Vancouver, which oversees

the regional park system, to roll out a new pay parking scheme at some of its busiest parks.

Seasonal pay parking at Belcarra will begin April 1 and extend until Sept. 30.

Costing $2.00 per hour, the paid parking will have no time limit, confirmed a spokesperson for Metro Vancouver. No parking fees will be charged between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m.

By setting the hourly parking fee at $2, Metro Vancouver is looking to balance crowd management without sacrificing equity, said John McEwen, chair of Metro Vancouver’s Regional Parks Committee and mayor of Anmore.

“This is not a revenue generator. This is a traffic management tool,” said McEwen. “We didn’t want it to be more than a normal bus.”

Parking fees will be invested back into the park and help with the cost of policing.

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parks in the Tri-Cities — including Colony Farm, Minnekhada and yet to be opened Widgeon park — there are no plans to introduce a pay parking scheme.

McEwen said the regional body is working with the city of Coquitlam to push accessing these parks through public transit, a special shuttle and carpooling with cur-

rent pandemic restrictions in mind.

This isn’t the first time the regional body has introduced pay parking at its parks. In some of the busier Metro parks, like Pacific Spirit near UBC and at the base of Grouse Mountain, pay parking is already in place.

Metro Vancouver is also

planning to roll out pay parking access at Lynn Headwaters Regional Park

by March 29 in conjunction with the District of North Vancouver.

“We had no idea the increased numbers we’d get through the pandemic,” said McEwen, pointing to Belcarra and Lynn Valley.

Beyond the immediate

public health crisis, moving to pay parking in the network’s busiest parks will also contribute to the regional body’s wider goal of reducing emissions from cars and managing demand from an influx of new Metro Vancouverites, a number that’s expected to rise to a million new residents by 2050.

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Musicians get support

The City will be flushing watermains in the area shown on the map below beginning the week of March 15, 2021. One third of the City’s watermains are flushed each year to minimize sediment deposits in the water system that can deteriorate our water quality.

Local MP presents petition to top up wages

Flushing may cause pressure fluctuations, some discolouration and sediment in the water reaching your home or business. All of these conditions should be of short duration. If your water appears discoloured, run a cold water tap until the water clears. Please direct inquiries to Public Works at 604.927.5496 or email publicworks@portcoquitlam.ca.

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A petition started by a Port Coquitlam music teacher to get the government to top of the wages of professional musicians was tabled last week in the House of Commons.

Late last month, Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam MP Ron McKinnon presented the petition that backs Steve Sainas’ push to create an ongoing Canadian Musicians’ Support Fund.

That fund would give financial relief to professional musicians so they could earn a living wage — about $30,000 a year — and provide incentives to live music venues.

As well, the fund would offer grants for new

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Steve Sainas (right) with his Mud Dog partner Christopher Allen, performing at the New Daisy Theater on Beale Street in Memphis while representing B.C. at the 2011 International Blues Challenge. ARNIE GOODMAN

Canadian songs and money for public school music education.

And petition e-2995 also calls on the government to change the Broadcasting Act to review how “to address fair and transparent remuneration” for musicians.

At the time the petition was tabled, it had 2,066 signatures from every province — four times more than required to have a petition heard, Sainas told the Tri-

City News.

Among those names on the petition are folk singer Valdy; Cherelle Jardine (past president of the Pacific Songwriters’ Association); Marc Gladstone (keyboardist with Prism, and Doug and the Slugs); and Juno award nominee and BC Music Hall of Famer Doug Cox. Sainas, who teaches at Terry Fox secondary, won a Juno award for his teaching in 2015.

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New bridge to cross between Windsor and Detroit JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

A Port Moody artist will soon see her work as part of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge project in Ontario.

Last Thursday, Sara Graham was announced as the artist who will create the artistic facade for the Energy Complex building at the Canadian Port of Entry.

Her commission, once complete this summer, will measure seven metres high and 63 metres long. “It’s a very huge project and in scale as well,” she told the Tri-City News. “I’m very excited.”

Graham will use a tech-

nology called Formliner to make tiles that will be mounted by construction workers onto the building.

This week, she’ll be introduced at an online meeting — hosted by the WindsorDetroit Bridge Authority and Bridging North America — where the public will give input on her concept.

Graham will talk about her upcoming work as well as her background, which was key to her presentation when shortlisted last year with four other artists, she said.

“The objective of the visual art program is to create memorable, high-quality permanent works of art of singular quality, character and presence consistent with the international importance of the bridge, and to celebrate and promote Canadian creativity and friendship with the U.S.,” a

project spokesperson told the Tri-City News, in an email.

“Providing a welcoming experience for travellers using the Gordie Howe International Bridge is a priority for the project’s design team. Sara’s work will ensure that buildings are visually appealing, unique and memorable.”

Now under construction, the Gordie Howe International Bridge is a cable-stayed crossing of the Detroit River that will connect Detroit and Windsor, linking Highway 401 in Ontario with interstates 75 and 96 in Michigan; it is expected to open in 2024.

In January, Graham wrapped up a group exhibit at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre. She is Port Moody’s inaugural artist-in-residence; her term ends in June.

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To mark the end of their winter reading challenge, Port Moody librarians will host a silent reading party at the library from 1 to 2 p.m. via Zoom. Find out what other bookworms are reading and tuck into your latest page turner. A Zoom invite will be sent upon registration; visit calendar.portmoo-

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Learn how to make home bath and body products with the Coquitlam Heritage Society, through its online workshop from 1 to 2 p.m.

The instructor will guide participants through Shower Buddies (for congestion relief) and 123 Facial Cleanser (with lavender and oat flour). Supplies will be provided in a kit for participants to collect before the event. To

Tour the gallery at PoMoArts (formerly the Port Moody Arts Centre) between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the weekends to see the new exhibit A Mysterious Attraction — an arts-meets-science show that focuses on gravitational, spin and fluid art by Edzy Edzed, Pierre Leichner and Bill Westwell. The display at the facility (2425 St. Johns St.) runs until April 1.

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PAINTING CLASS

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Hockey helps PoMo teen bounce back from fire Early morning fire ruined hockey equipment MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

There may be no “i” in team, but a Port Moody teen is learning there’s a whole lot of support and love, especially when the chips are down.

Dec. 13, Hailey Kress and her family were displaced from their Glenayre home in the middle of the night by a fire that destroyed their garage and deck, heavily damaged an adjoining bedroom and inflicted lots of smoke and water on the rest of the structure including the basement.

That’s where Kress, 13, stored her hockey equipment.

Nobody — including the family dog — was hurt in the 3:15 a.m. blaze. But the emotional toll of that night has been especially difficult on Hailey, said her mom, Monica.

As the family moved in with relatives, then to an

The Tri-City Predators ensured Hailey Kress, 13, was outfitted with new hockey equipment after her family’s home was damaged by fire. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Airbnb, and finally to a rental home on the opposite side of Burrard Inlet, Hailey struggled in class at Banting middle school. She said she’d have panic attacks, feeling frozen and overwhelmed by the enormity of that night’s events and the impact it was having on her routines and sense of security.

“It was important to get back to normal,” said Monica. “We needed to

somehow concentrate on something other than the fire, get her mind off the negative.”

Hockey was Hailey’s other.

The day after the fire, Monica received an email from Heather Fox, the president of the Tri-City Predators female hockey association where Hailey has been playing for three years, reassuring her that efforts

were already in motion to ensure her daughter could keep playing.

Two weeks later, Hailey was back on the ice. All of her equipment was brand new, courtesy of The Hockey Shop, in Surrey. Her new Predators bag, socks, pants and even hockey tape were donated by Rocket Rod’s at Planet Ice in Coquitlam.

In a season that’s been all about disruption because

of public health restrictions to temper transmission of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, Hailey said practising with her teammates made her feel normal, that everything was going to be OK. “It was really fun to be with my friends again,” she said. “It made me forget about everything for an hour.”

Hailey, who’s also played baseball, jiu jitsu and acro-gymnastics, started playing hockey after a sleepover at a cousin’s house meant she also had to attend that cousin’s game the next day.

She said she liked what she saw.

“It looked super fun,” she said, adding she especially enjoyed hockey’s aggressive nature.

Monica said she was initially taken aback when Hailey expressed an interest in playing hockey herself.

But the positive benefits of being part of a team and forming new relationships outweighed the downsides of the sport’s expense and sitting on cold arena benches.

“It makes for a really wellrounded kid,” she said.

Hailey said she enjoys the challenge and responsibility of playing defence, including learning how to skate backwards. But she most values the camaraderie of her teammates and coaches.

“It’s like always having people around you who care about you,” Hailey said.

That care was delivered even before Hailey returned to the ice, as her teammates put together a package for her family of food and personal items like blankets and skin care products.

Monica Kress said she’s been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from Hailey’s team and the Predators’ hockey community.

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“But it’s such a good group of kids and parents.”

Hailey said the experience has given her an appreciation for the importance of having sport and teammates in her life. It’s also made her more determined to keep getting better at her game.

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