Tri-City News November 19 2020

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P U B L I C H E A LT H

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Young man’s COVID-19 death shocks co-workers ‘He was like a brother and a son to me’ STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

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A Port Coquitlam worker in his 30s who had tested positive for COVID19 died in his sleep last week after battling the virus for 10 days.

The man, who worked at the Nutri-Nation Functional Foods plant in Port Coquitlam, is said to have caught the virus outside of the workplace, according to Aaron Schroeder, the operations manager and COVID-19

task force director of the family business.

“It’s a wake-up call to us all,” said Schroeder. “He was like a brother and a son to me at the same time.

It’s been very challenging.”

A second worker who tested positive for the virus, but has yet to develop symptoms, is thought to have had contact outside of work with the man who passed away. Neither is thought to have brought the virus into the workplace.

Schroeder said people in human resources had been following up with the late worker twice a day over the period of his sickness. see

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NEWS IN TRI-CITIES HOMELESSNESS

‘Perfect storm’ leaves homeless without refuge Advocates warn of a lack of shelter space as winter looms Gary McKENNa gmckenna@tricitynews.com

As COVID-19 cases surge across the region, sweeping new restrictions are keeping people indoors.

But what about those who are currently experiencing homelessness and have nowhere to go?

“There’s nothing,” said Polly Krier, chair of the TriCities Homelessness Task Group. “We have nothing set up for overnight or daytime for the winter.”

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POlly Krier

ous time for people experiencing homelessness, but the COVID-19 pandemic has meant even fewer options are available for those living on the streets.

Physical distancing protocols have led to the cancellation of the cold/

wet weather mat program, which usually runs from the beginning of October to the end of March, and both Coquitlam’s 3030 Gordon shelter and an emergency response centre operating out of a Coquitlam hotel are at capacity.

Even the extreme weather emergency shelter, which opens its doors at Trinity United Church when the temperature dips below zero, will be shuttered during a La Niña winter season that could be particularly severe.

Finding a location large enough to accommodate a shelter while meeting current distancing protocols ordered by the provincial health officer is the biggest hurdle. But getting volunteers to operate the program

could also be problematic, Krier said.

Many of the older people that have helped out in the past are reticent to put themselves in a position where they are working indoors in close quarters with one another and the people they serve, she said. The younger volunteers are often looking after a parent or have immune-compromised people in their lives and do not want to take the risk.

“They simply cannot expose themselves,” Krier said.

Craig Savage, the TriCities Community co-ordinator with the CityReach Care Society, which offers food and clothing to people in need at outdoor meeting spots, said he is hearing concerns among the homeless population about how

they will get through the winter.

While it is still early in the season, the organization has already seen a greater demand for rain gear, toques and warm clothing. Many just want a place to go that is indoors where they can escape the elements, he added.

“There is a lack of emergency winter shelter options,” Savage said. “They wish we were able to serve meals inside so they could warm up rather than keeping everyone outside.”

Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart said the homeless issue is on council’s radar and the city has been lobbying the provincial government for more supports. However, he added that the fall “was an

incredibly awkward time to call a snap election,” which he believes has caused delays in finding a solution to the shelter issue for the upcoming winter.

At this point, there doesn’t even seem to be an option for policy makers and housing advocates to rally around.

Relaxing distancing protocols is a risky prospect that Stewart said officials are reluctant to adopt, while finding a location big enough to put COVID-19 safeguards in place will not happen quickly.

“This is a… perfect storm of challenges,” he said. “Even if you could partition a room safely and meet fire code and have separate sleeping quarters, the reality is you’d need a year to plan for it.”

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New Tri-City cases of COVID-19 tripled in October, says BCCDC Number of cases spiked 363 to 783 in October StEfaN LabbÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

New cases of COVID-19 more than tripled across the Tri-Cities last month, spiking to 363 cases in October from 115 in September.

Of the 783 cases reported in the Tri-Cities from the start of the pandemic until Oct. 31, nearly half were reported last month, according to data released by the BC Centre for Disease Control last week.

The latest data comes as provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced nine new deaths and 1,959 new cases over the weekend, including a record 654 cases over the 24 hours from Saturday to Sunday.

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The Tri-Cities’ health delivery area — which includes Burnaby, New Westminster and Maple Ridge — has seen a major uptick, having reported 587 cases of COVID-19 in the past week, a 48.7% increase over the previous week.

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and early fall spillover from younger demographics was largely contained, Henry said last week the province is once again seeing an increase in the number of seniors testing positive with the virus. That’s a worrying trend considering roughly half of the deaths in B.C. due to COVID-19 have occurred in seniors homes.

“As we move into our respiratory season, our cough and flu seasons, we’re finding that this virus

as well finds it easier to transmit, partly because we’re indoors more but also because the weather conditions, the climate conditions make it easy to spread,” she said.

New modelling from the BCCDC indicates cases of COVID-19 are doubling across the province every 13 days.

That’s put pressure on contact tracers, whose work is critical to understanding and isolating the virus be-

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“Our ability in public health to find everybody in a timely way, particularly in the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health has been stretched to the max and we’re falling a little bit behind, which is why we put in the measures we put in,” said Henry, referring to sweeping measures announced for Metro Vancouver over the weekend. “We’re reaching our limits.”

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‘We were expecting him to be on the recovery path’ continued from front page

Everything appeared like it was going in the right direction, Schroeder added.

“We were expecting him to be on the recovery path, to come back to work,” he said. “Then we called and there was no answer.”

When they finally got through to his wife, they learned the worker had died overnight.

On Friday, Nov. 13, the company held a memorial for the worker at the Port Coquitlam plant. Over each of the workers’ two-way radios, the company played the Last Post.

“We allowed them to say their piece over their twoway radios so they could be socially distanced from each other. We gave them the chance to say their goodbyes,” said Schroeder.

“They’re quite torn up.”

Schroeder said Fraser Health has reviewed the company’s health and safety plan and that it’s satisfied with all the precautions the

Inside the Nutri-Nation Functional Foods plant, workers used to work closer before COVID-19 hit B.C. Today, despite the new stringent health and safety measures, the recent death of a worker has brought home the fact that employees can still catch COVID-19 in the community. nutri-nation Functional Foods inc.

company has put into place.

Nutri-Nation Functional Foods, which produces nutritional food bars, has been fine-tuning its COVID-19

safety protocols since the spring when the pandemic first hit B.C. Schroeder said he hired a consultant from the U.S.

and rolled out multiple layers of protection, from mandatory medical masks, hand sanitizer at the door and physical distancing pro-

tocols to Plexiglass dividers, and staggered lunch and start times.

The company has developed its own COVID-19 app for employees and even installed artificial intelligence-powered temperature and mask scanners at the plant’s three main entrances. They provide temperature scans at least four times a day and flag when a worker isn’t wearing a mask properly.

“Basically it’s been an obsession of mine to make sure our place is protected,” said Schroeder.

The tragic case illustrates that no matter how many measures are put into place to protect workers from COVID-19, the virus can still hit workers in the community, he added. And while the death of their colleague has been a shock to workers, Schroeder said nobody else has called in sick with sniffles or a fever.

“That was the big concern that it snuck in,” he said.

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to provide the plant with the exact circumstances around how the man caught the virus (the health authority rarely provides details to the press on individual cases unless they reach the level of an outbreak).

Regardless of how the workers caught the virus, the owner of the family company, Schroeder, told the Tri-City News it’s a reminder that even younger generations are not invincible from a pandemic that’s disproportionately killed the old and already sick.

“I haven’t been close to my grandchildren since March. I’m an old guy. I don’t want to die,” he said. “[But] there’s a certain group of people that this is not a serious event.”

When he recently had some contractors enter his home, his message to them was simple: “We had a guy die here. Your age. Don’t let people intimidate you about the mask.”

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NOVEMBER 19 – 25 CALENDAR Monday, Nov. 23 Council-in-Committee 2 p.m.

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

Tuesday, Nov. 24 Sustainability and Environmental Advisory Committee Meeting 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 25 Economic Development Advisory Committee Meeting 7 p.m.

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Missing your group fitness class? Stay active at home with CoquitlamSPIRIT workout videos. Your favourite fitness instructors have created videos for all ages and abilities, including Chair Fit, Fit 360, HIIT, Low Impact, Pilates, Yoga and more. Be sure to start and finish each workout with a 10-minute Stretch with Raquel. Don’t have all the necessary equipment? Don’t worry – the instructor will show you how to use ordinary household items as fitness equipment. Visit coquitlam.ca/spirit and click on the Fitness at Home tile to get started.

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Explore Online Exhibits

The third week of November is B.C.’s annual Archives Awareness Week and a great opportunity to check out the many online exhibits available at coquitlam.ca/cityarchives. The exhibits shed light on insightful and sometimes quirky stories about Coquitlam’s past and share information about new archival acquisitions.

Each online exhibit marries engaging text with digitized documents, maps and photos to bring the subjects to life. Online visitors can while away a pleasant afternoon learning about Coquitlam’s First World War soldiers, the City’s changing boundaries, Canada’s first plywood producer, Coquitlam’s May Day tradition, Colony Farm’s Holstein herd, the Westwood racing circuit, the history of Coquitlam Centre and the story of psychiatric nursing at Essondale, among other topics.

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Winter in the Lower Mainland can mean a variety of weather – from ice and snow, to wind and power outages, to rain and heavy flooding - now is the time to prepare. Visit coquitlam.ca/winterwise for tips on how you and your family can prepare, a description of our snow-clearing priorities and details on what you are responsible for, as well as access to our Snow Response Request Tool that allows you to report a hazardous road or sidewalk condition. You will also find details on seasonal parking restrictions that help City crews plow streets clear of snow and ice in order to make them safer for winter driving. Parking restrictions are effective Nov. 1 to March 15. Be aware and get prepared.

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The City is inviting all Coquitlam residents 16+ to join its online survey panel – Viewpoint. Since the launch in 2018, over 2,500 Coquitlam residents have signed up and regularly share their views with the City. As a member of the Viewpoint panel, you will receive on average two survey invitations per month and the opportunity to provide your opinion and help inform City decisions on those issues and projects that are important to you.

Get more information and sign up at coquitlam.ca/viewpoint.

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Drop-in Opportunities to Stay Connected Stay connected with drop-in programs – here’s one each for youth and seniors.

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Paint Night for Youth (13 – 18 yrs) Youth can get creative, have fun and connect with others safely at Paint Night.

Join us for an unforgettable evening of friends, fun and painting. All supplies provided. Pre-registration is required.

Date: Friday nights, ongoing Time: 6:45 – 7:45 p.m.

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Conversation Corner (19+) Looking for a safe place to connect with others? Get out of the house for a visit with friends in Conversation Corner.

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To see programs for youth and seniors, visit coquitlam.ca/registration and click Register for Programs. In the Youth and Adult sections, click an area of interest and open the dropdown to show available programs, dates and times.

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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

24,000 more residents coming to city core Council moves forward with plans for City Centre

CORRECTION In the CCAP story from last week, it was reported the highrises will be capped at 25 storeys, and six storeys for medium-density apartment buildings.

However, the height limit isn’t in effect for all of City Centre.

The maximum height applies to the east side of Pipeline Road from north of Ozada Avenue to south of Inlet Street, city staff said.

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Coquitlam council and city staff burst into a round of applause Monday night after elected officials unanimously approved the City Centre Area Plan (CCAP) update — a blueprint three years in the making that will see the area transform into an urban downtown.

The vision, aimed to accommodate 24,000 more residents over the next 25 years, will see three zones created around the Evergreen Line stations to allow residents to live, work and play in the area: • Pinetree-Lougheed, where a business district – with a hotel and convention centre — are envisioned along with pedestrian/cycling links over the Barnet Highway (from Coquitlam Central station to the mall) and over the Lougheed Highway (to Christmas Way); • Lincoln station, where the city sees the enter-

With a city centre larger than downtown Vancouver, Coquitlam is moving forward with an ambitious plan to transform the neighbourhood from a suburbia into the urban hub of Metro Vancouver’s northeast quadrant. TRICITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

tainment heart of the new downtown district brimming with restaurants, pubs, nightclubs, theatre and a new City Centre branch for Coquitlam Public Library; • and Four Corners, the area around the Lafarge Lake-Douglas station that includes city hall, City Centre Aquatic Complex, Evergreen Cultural Centre and the temporary park-and-ride.

Council’s fourth and final reading to revise the CCAP came after a one-hour public hearing — conducted

by Zoom — plus another

hour-long discussion by Mayor Richard Stewart and councillors.

But will the updated CCAP hold up in a post-pandemic world?

“I think it’s premature to adjust what we’re talking about in terms of office space use and commercial space,” Coun. Dennis Marsden said, referring to remote working. “There’s still going to be a need.”

Indeed, several comments raised by residents about the land-use plan focused in on whether the

document is already outdated.

But city planner Allison Pickrell told council that enough flexibility is built into the long-range vision, and specific details about redevelopment have yet to come before council for consideration.

Coun. Brent Asmundson said the plan can be changed by future councils.

“I think sometimes people get the impression that once the plan is passed, that’s it.

It’s written in stone. No. We

adjust.”

The “living document” lays the groundwork, Coun.

Craig Hodge said, noting City Centre is bigger in size than downtown Vancouver.

Still, affordability was a sticking point for residents and councillors.

Coquitlam resident Rob Bottos warned that “rents will go through the roof” as they did when council passed the BurquitlamLougheed Neighbourhood Plan, for a more transit-oriented neighbourhood.

Bottos encouraged city staff to work with small business owners in City Centre as they “are the heart and soul of our community,” and not to forcibly relocate residents to make way for future high-rises.

Coun. Chris Wilson said there’s nothing in the CCAP to address housing affordability, and while there are incentives for developers to create non-market units, they don’t have to take them up.

As for higher property values and city taxes for current City Centre residents, Mayor Richard Stewart said BC Assessment will dictate the amounts based on the strength of the real estate market. “We’re mindful of

the effect of decisions that we’re having to make related to the future of a community on the existing residents,” he said.

Coun. Bonita Zarrillo said she’s worried that single-family housing pockets won’t remain “stable” — namely in New Horizons, Eagle Ridge (from Guildford Way to David Avenue) and the seniors and low-income housing along Dufferin Street and Packard Avenue.

And Zarrillo doesn’t want those residents to be flooded with offers with the CCAP adopted. “We’re not opening up these neighbourhoods to real estate agents,” she said.

The CCAP adoption comes as the city is also shaping the future in southwest Coquitlam.

The review of the 38 square kilometre area, south of Barnet Highway, is home to some of Coquitlam’s most established and primarily single-family neighbourhoods. This month, city staff are talking with area residents in Whiting-Appian, Guilby-Grayson, CharlandJoyce, Blue MountainQuadling, Miller-Grant and Austin-Poirier.

The plan review is set to end by mid 2022. Visit coquitlam.ca/swhr.

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“Many popular holiday gifts require batteries,” says Joe Zenobio, president, Call2Recycle Canada, Inc. “However, batteries can contain toxic materials, so if used batteries are thrown in the garbage and end up in landfill they can harm wildlife and the environment. When your holiday batteries reach the end of their lives, it is important you responsibly recycle them.”

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Port Coquitlam is hoping to spare more trees from getting the axe in an effort to bolster the city’s tree canopy.

Bylaw changes working their way through city hall will cut down the minimum size requirement for what is considered a significant tree from the current 60-centimetre diameter at breast height (DBH) to 45 cm.

“This change makes the bylaw’s definition of what constitutes a ‘significant tree’ among the strongest in the region and would ensure more trees in the city of Port Coquitlam are protected,” said a report to council.

Trees that are considered significant can only be cut down for building and development purposes or if an independent arborist has confirmed the tree is dead.

If a tree is cut down without the appropriate approval, the property owner could

The city of Port Coquitlam is aiming to increase its tree canopy. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

face significant fines.

Port Coquitlam passed its tree bylaw more than a year ago, creating a new permit process that requires private-property owners to apply for a $100 permit for each trunk they intend to chop. Previously, property owners could cut one per year without a fee.

Approximately 25% of tree cutting permits are denied because they are for trees

that are too big, a percentage that is expected to increase to 40% now that the minimum trunk size has been reduced. The city has also collected more than $24,000 in permit fees, money it intends to use for replanting.

Port Coquitlam is currently planting 350 trees a year, boosting the canopy 0.03% annually in an effort to increase coverage from the current 23.8% to 25%

by 2060.

However, in the latest report to council staff said they are looking at potentially increasing the canopy target to 30%.

The enhanced goal and reduced minimum size requirements were welcome news to Coun. Laura Dupont, who has been pushing for strengthened tree protections in Port Coquitlam.

“I am very happy to see this important work to build on our inventory of natural assets,” she said.

Still, she added that she would have liked to have seen the amended bylaw include black cottonwood trees, a species that is excluded from 45-cm DBH minimum size requirement.

“Some consider cottonwoods as weeds, but they play a vital role in the process of succession and in wildlife habitat and the prevention of erosion, especially along streams and rivers,” she said.

The amendments to the tree bylaw unanimously passed third reading last week. Council is expected to approve the fourth and final reading at the next meeting.

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Council moves ahead with affordable units GARY MCKENNA gmckenna@tricitynews.com

New subsidized housing units are on the way in Port Coquitlam.

A 302-unit project is being proposed for a cityowned triangular parcel between Gately Avenue, Kingsway Avenue and Ticehurst Lane near the Coquitlam River. The project is expected to receive final approval next week, and Mayor Brad West said it is a significant investment in affordable housing for a community of Port Coquitlam’s size.

“It’s a much-needed infusion of affordable housing that will help families and residents right in Port Coquitlam, some of whom have lived here for generations but are struggling to make ends meet no matter how hard they work due to the high cost of housing,” he said. “Working together with our partners, we are able to bring significant benefit to our community.”

A duplex, four houses

and two industrial buildings currently sit on the property, which will be replaced with a six-storey rental building. The project will also include space for a childcare facility, outdoor gathering places, underground parking and a variety of unit sizes, including three-bedrooms.

The Kingsway Avenue development is not the only affordable housing project currently in the pipeline.

A 63-unit building on Welcher Avenue across from Gates Park received approvals last month, while an 83-unit project approved in July is currently under construction on Prairie Avenue near Flint Street. The city said that at least two-thirds of the 448 new residences are large enough to accommodate families.

“As a city it’s important that we make sure our community offers enough housing to meet the needs of all of our residents, at all income levels and stages of life,” said PoCo Coun. Glenn Pollock.

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Public Hearing Notice When: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 7pm Where: This meeting will be held electronically and live streamed at portmoody.ca/watchlive

Notice of Temporary Use Permit When: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 7pm Where: Electronic Meeting, livestreamed at portmoody.ca/watchlive

Port Moody Council is holding a Public Hearing to consider the following proposed bylaws: Bylaw No. 3242 (OCP Amendment) and Bylaw No. 3243 (Rezoning).

Port Moody Council will consider issuing the following Temporary Use Permit:

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Temporary Use Permit: 3080-20-12

Applicant: Bold Properties (New Barnet) LP

Purpose: To amend the OCP land use designation from ‘Mixed Use – Moody Centre’ to ‘Multi-Family Residential’ and to rezone the property outlined on the map from ‘Single Detached Residential’ (RS1) to the ‘Six-Storey Apartment Residential Zone’ (RM8) to permit the development of two six-storey apartment buildings with a total of 162 units over underground parking.

Applicant: CityState Consulting Group Purpose: To consider issuance of a Temporary Use Permit to allow for a long-term vehicle storage facility consisting of cars, trucks, buses, recreational vehicles (including campers and trailers) and boats.

The temporary uses would be located on the site for two years with an option to renew at the discretion of Council.

Get in touch!

How do I get more information?

You can review the application at portmoody.ca/publichearing after November 16, 2020. You can also contact us at planning@portmoody.ca or 604.469.4540 with any questions.

How can I provide input?

1. If you believe your property is affected by this OCP Amendment and Rezoning, you can send a submission in writing before noon on December 1, 2020 by emailing clerks@portmoody.ca or faxing 604.469.4550.

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

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How do I get more information?

You can review application #3080-20-12 and related information at portmoody.ca/publichearing after November 9, 2020.

How can I provide input?

If you believe your property is affected by this Temporary Use Permit application, you can send a submission in writing before noon on November 24, 2020 by emailing clerks@portmoody.ca or faxing 604.469.4550.

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PoMo to investigate keeping dead close to home Pioneer Memorial Park pitched as possible spot for columbaria to hold urns of ashes mario barteL mbartel@tricitynews.com

Port Moody will look for options to keep residents in the city, even after they’re dead.

At its meeting Nov. 10, city council tasked staff to identify possible locations and costs for the installation and maintenance of columbaria somewhere in the city.

A columbaria is a collection of memorial walls, or columbarium, in which urns of loved ones’ ashes can be placed in niches. It’s often complemented with a garden where some ashes can also be scattered.

Coun. Steve Milani, who proposed Pioneer Memorial Park — in front of Port Moody’s recreation complex — as a suitable location, said it’s time the city provide a place where residents can spend eternity and their loved ones don’t have to travel to pay them a visit.

Port Moody has never

Port Moody councillor Steve Milani visits Pioneer Memorial Park, which he believes could be an appropriate spot for residents to keep ashes of departed loved ones close to home. mario bartel/the tri-city news

had a cemetery.

Jim Millar, the director of Port Moody Station Museum, said the city’s historical ties to nearby New Westminster sent many families to that community’s

Fraser cemetery to bury their dead. Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam have their own municipal burial grounds.

But Milani said the absence of a cemetery in Port Moody deprives residents of

an important connection to the city’s past as well as their own family histories.

“You can tell how long a community has been here, and what it’s been through,” he said.

Milani said the longtime oversight has taken on renewed urgency as he’s become aware of several residents who are hanging on to urns filled with the ashes of a loved one because

they’ve no place to put them permanently.

One of those residents, Jan Voss, who’s lived in Port Moody for more than 20 years, said the urn of ashes from his late wife, Jen, is still in his home because the city lacks a burial facility and other communities impose restrictions on non-residents accessing their facilities.

“I hope someday in the future I’ll be able to lay her to rest in Port Moody,” he said.

Milani said talking about death is often a difficult and sensitive subject. But its inevitability means we’ll all have to confront it at some point.

In a report he prepared for council, Milani said a memorial facility should easily be able to recover its costs.

He said typical fees for placing an urn of remains in a niche of a columbarium in communities like Radium Hot Springs, West Vancouver and Port Coquitlam range from $1,400 to $3,193.

He said having a centrally located place where residents can mourn loved ones, or reflect on their time together, is a part of any community’s social fabric, “It creates a complete community,” Milani said.

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Topic: COVID-19 exposure info “If a virus takes up to 14 days, then I think they are doing a great job. People are talking like this is only happening in schools. This is the norm everywhere... Please, just stop blaming the district.”

“I understand the right to privacy, but I wish we could have a little more information on the exposures. If there is a case of head lice at a school, you know what class is involved.”

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s the number of COVID-19 cases in this province dramatically escalates, it is difficult not to envision a return of some of the tighter measures we experienced when this pandemic first began.

We have broken through the 600-a-day case threshold and our doubling rate now sits at 13 days. That means we should hit 1,000 cases a day soon (perhaps even this week, as we crossed the 500 threshold on Nov. 6).

The number of people in hospital due to having COVID-19 has more than doubled since the last week of October, as has the number of patients in critical care.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has banned social gatherings in Metro Vancouver. We should know this week whether that is having any impact.

I will be surprised if the

numbers fall off to any great degree. That’s because the virus appears to be running rampant in one particular area of the province — Surrey — and a ban on social gatherings may not be a strong-enough measure to stop the spread.

Data released by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control last week showed that in October the number of COVID-19 cases in Surrey grew by 2,179. Other municipalities had much lower numbers. Burnaby had 287, North Vancouver had 148, West Vancouver had 81, New Westminster had 94 and the Tri-Cities had 363.

It will be interesting to see whether this huge spike in cases in November is still centered in Surrey or whether it has become more spread out. Given that Fraser Health (of which Surrey is by far the biggest city of

any municipality within its boundaries) has routinely accounted for 65-75% of the positive cases each day, all this month it is unlikely the geographical breakdown of cases has changed.

If the ban on social gatherings does not have the desired effect, will other measures be implemented?

Other jurisdictions where the virus is surging have gone that route. Manitoba, which has the worst per-capita showing of COVID-19 cases, has closed all non-essential retail outlets and has banned indoor dining and gatherings. Parts of Toronto have different restrictions and many areas ban indoor dining. Ontario’s public health modelling projects that province could hit 6,500 cases a day by mid-December.

Across the border in Washington, a four-week semi-lockdown began this

week. Restaurants and bars are closed to on-site activities and retail stores are limited to 25% occupancy (the state is now setting daily records of more than 2,000 cases a day).

Henry has already opened the door to region-based restrictions.

If our daily case numbers do not start declining soon and by a significant amount, do not be surprised if things like a regionally focused ban on indoor dining and reduced retail activities are back on the table.

The virus is rampaging around the world, and we are now in that “second wave” that we all dreaded when this pandemic began. However, back then we did not know what the second wave would actually look like.

Now we know and it is a discouraging and scary sight.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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YOUR LETTERS COVID-19

I have no sympathy for ‘Snowbird covidiots’ The Editor, The staggering increase of new cases of COVID-19 in the pandemic’s second wave is scary for most of us, especially at the onset of the flu season.

So many new things to learn this year, but one fact remains above all others: that there are far too many covidiots living, walking, tweeting, Facebooking and breathing among us.

The Canadian Snowbird Association just announced that over one-third of its 110,000 members will be wintering in their condos in

Florida and other Sunbelt states, despite pleas from Canadian health authorities to stay at home during the pandemic.

It’s my fervent hope that these seniors don’t get sick in the U.S., where the pandemic is far more severe than at their homes in Canada. But if they fall ill, then you can bet your bottom-dollar we’ll see news stories from their anxious relatives begging the government to bring them home.

After the necessary spring lockdown across

so many countries, regulations were eased as the infection curve flattened due to the vast majority of people across the globe following advice of governments, epidemiologists and health authorities.

However, when restrictions were lifted with more schools and businesses reopened, far too many figured they would forget about the simple advice to wash hands, wear masks and maintain social distance, so the pandemic has returned with a vengeance.

It’s not governments nor

health authorities that are to blame, but the person in the mirror who figures they know more than those who are in charge of our well-being.

Sadly, some acquaintances I’ve known for about 25 years think the pandemic is all a hoax and a threat to their constitutional rights. They spread disinformation on their Facebook pages every day about conspiracy theories and the like, while singing misguided mendacious myths and mantras against limiting travel, staying at

home, taking vaccinations and wearing masks.

If adults behave like spoiled children unwilling to accept a lesson in life, then maybe we should simply treat them like spoiled children by teaching them the rules of the road.

So listen up, covidiots, and those who enjoy singing the 4Ms: If you drive the wrong direction in a traffic lane, or disobey speed limits, or ignore red lights at intersections, your recklessness will result in an accident that causes injury or even death to your-

self or others.

In addition, you will have to pay a penalty for breaking the law. It’s really that simple, and so is the fact of life that the pandemic will be with us until a successful universal vaccination is available.

Like the rules of the road, easy-to-understand regulations have been laid down regarding hand-washing, mask-wearing and social-distancing; disobeying health authority and government orders will result in penalties.

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THE SEARCH FOR GODRON

Missing 15-year-old is found alive After 22-day search, Nolan Godron has been found STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

Jim Timmins spent 22 days looking for his 15-yearold son after he went missing from an adolescent care centre.

Nolan Godron, 15, left the Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre at Riverview Hospital at about 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Living out of his station wagon, the father scoured every corner of Metro Vancouver, at times following leads on Vancouver and the Gulf Islands.

“I’ve been on both sides of the river. I’ve put up posters along the train lines, at malls, given them to city workers, taxi drivers,” he told the Tri-City News last week. “I’ve gone to home-

Jim Timmins received the call only hours after canvassing the Coquitlam highway intersection where his son was last seen. STEFAN LABBÉ/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

less camps, walked along riverbanks… sometimes I ride my bike to cover more ground.”

Thirteen years younger than his closest sibling, Godron is described by the family as “our baby,”

Timmins said. Three of the missing teenager’s older brothers have died: Two committed suicide and

another was stillborn. “His mother has dealt with a lot of grief,” he said. “[Godron] is like Private Ryan. You’ve got

to save him.”

But after three weeks he said the endless and random leafleting had started to feel like dropping grains of sand on the beach.

Then, over the weekend, he went back to where his son was last seen, waving massive posters with the hope some commuter would recognize him.

Two hours later, he received a call from police: Godron had been found alive in Saanich.

“I haven’t even downloaded this yet,” said the father hours after his son was found. “I just won the lottery. I’m so relieved. It’s just amazing.”

By Tuesday, Godron was at a facility in Burnaby awaiting a bail hearing on an escape charge.

“We don’t know if he’s going to be moved to Maples facility or not,” said the father. “They have proven themselves to be incompetent.”

“They failed in all regards and I don’t want him back there.”

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SFU health scientist calls for Vancouver mandatory mask policy ‘We’re an outlier,’ says SFU health sciences professor STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

A health sciences researcher working on public health messaging is calling on officials across the Lower Mainland to implement a mandatory mask policy across Metro Vancouver as cases continue to surge across the region.

As a professor in the health sciences department at Simon Fraser University, Scott Lear has been researching how populations respond to public health measures since the COVID19 pandemic began.

“Vancouver and Surrey and the surrounding munic-

ipalities are the only major cities in Canada that don’t have a mask mandate,” said Lear. “We’re an outlier.”

In response, Lear launched an an online petition addressed to Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry calling for a mandatory mask policy across the Metro area. By Tuesday, it had been signed by over 15,000 people.

Henry has repeatedly turned down calls to institute a mandatory mask ban, instead suggesting in the strongest terms people wear masks at all times in indoor public settings.

Lear points to an increasing body of research indicating mask mandates lead to more people wearing masks more often, despite early concerns around what’s known as “risk compensa-

tion.” Early in the pandemic, health officials, including Lear, were worried that mandatory masks would lead people to feel a sense of complacency around other measures like social distancing.

“It’s like saying, ‘I’m wearing a seatbelt so I’ll run a red light,” said Lear.

Lear says the evidence for risk compensation in the context of the pandemic has not been backed by the cumulative body of research, and he’s concerned the benefits of a Metro Vancouver mandatory mask policy are not being fully realized at a time cases are soaring across the region.

Lear has been advocating for a mandatory ban for several weeks, ever since a Vancouver city councillor tabled a motion to mandate masks in city-owned facili-

ties. At the time, Vancouver Coastal Health medical health officer Dr. Patricia Daly answered the motion in a letter strongly opposing any mandate.

In an Oct. 23 opinion piece in the Province, Lear refuted several of Daly’s objections, including that cost could be prohibitive for some (it’s worth the public expenditure), those with medical conditions would be unfairly burdened (they would be exempt) and a relatively low rate of COVID19 infection does not justify such a measure (there were nearly 2,000 new cases over the weekend, mostly in the Lower Mainland).

Lear said he’s not seeking a widely enforced mandatory mask policy, arguing that just having the law on municipal books — and he’s most hopeful municipalities

will pick up the mantle — would lead to wider adoption of mask use.

“Mask mandates are unlikely to change people with extreme views. But that’s a minority of people,” he said.

“There’s a group between those extremes… Those people on the fence saying, ‘masks are good, but they’re not crucial.’”

Lear said there should also be obvious exemptions when people are eating or drinking in a restaurant.

Such a mandate would also help alleviate pressure on small businesses, whose policy may differ from that of a neighbouring store, said Lear.

“It makes it challenging if there’s no higher authority to say there’s no mandate there. Then it becomes the owner versus that customer and the business next door

that doesn’t require them,” he said.

“These inconsistencies create confusion and that wedge to argue over.”

Lear also cites TransLink’s success with its mandatory mask mandate, which does not apply to small children or people with medical pre-conditions that would make it difficult or impossible to wear a mask. After rolling out its mandatory mask policy, mask use jumped from 40% to 92% by early September, according to the regional transit authority.

“Even when it’s not enforceable, the mask mandate on TransLink has resulted in greater mask use,” he said.

Or as the health sciences researcher put it in his petition: “Mask mandates = more mask use = less cases = less restrictions, job losses, hospitalizations and deaths.”

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Bold project suffers setback Revised plan for affordability requires new public hearing mario bartel mbartel@tricitynews.com

A plan to make 118 units of a proposed 163-unit Port Moody condo development more affordable for middle-class buyers has collapsed.

That means the project proponent will have to go through another public hearing process after city council rescinded its third reading of a zoning bylaw and official community plan amendments recently that it had granted Bold Properties last June.

Bold principal Tommy He said a partnership with BC Housing that would have discounted the units by about 10% through its Affordable Home Ownership Program has been put on

A rendering of Bold Properties’ proposed condo project in Port Moody. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

hold while the provincial agency deals with more pressing housing issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Instead, he’s pitching an additional contribution of $300,000 to the city’s affordable housing reserve fund, or the implementation of a rent-to-own program for 15 units, to keep the project moving forward.

“Although we are in deep disappointment, we understand that it is just out of

everyone’s control and unfortunate that the pandemic disrupts the province’s budget plan,” He said in a letter to Port Moody’s senior planner, Doug Allan.

In a staff report, Allan said the company’s net contribution to any of the affordability plans amounts to about $1 million.

Coun. Zoe Royer said while the loss of a program that could help 118 families is regrettable, she commended the company for

pivoting quickly to provide an alternative solution that would still help people acquire a home.

But other councillors said Bold’s new plan doesn’t go far enough.

They encouraged He to up the ante for his next effort to attain third reading.

“The number of units that are presented here is low,” Mayor Rob Vagramov said.

“The original program would have favourably impacted many more people,” added Coun. Hunter Madsen.

“I would want to see 10% — and even as much as 15% — of the units for the rent to own program,” said Coun.

Meghan Lahti.

But Port Moody’s general manager of planning and development, André Boel, told council He’s rent-toown plan for 15 of the project’s 163 units compares favourably to a similar scheme at Panatch’s 50 Electronic Avenue project.

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Rec complex reopens, not fully Some users say they don’t need dressing rooms

mario bartel mbartel@tricitynews.com

The night before her 47th birthday, Renee Caesar celebrated with a piece of chocolate cake. Then she got up early the next morning and ran up and down the Coquitlam Crunch 39 times.

For the next 35 hours and 41 minutes, Caesar ascended a total of 9,500 metres — that’s 650 metres higher than Mt. Everest — and covered the equivalent of 175 kilometres. She took one extended break, about 20 minutes near the end when she was able to change out of her rain and snow soaked clothes and have a brief nap. Late in the run, her stomach was so nauseous, she vomited along the trail.

Happy birthday indeed.

But three days after her conquest, which concluded Nov. 10 at 7:40 p.m., Caesar was at the fog- and drizzle-shrouded trail again, all smiles.

Caesar, who’s been an ultra-marathoner since 2009 when she completed the 100-mile Haney to Harrison race, had accomplished a challenge she set for herself three years ago after she’d won her category at the annual Crunch Challenge. She said she wanted to create an endurance mark on the local climb that would never be matched.

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Renee Caesar is all smiles just days after climbing the Coquitlam Crunch 39 times in just over 35 hours. mario bartel/the tri-city news

warm embrace of the local running community, who from the sidelines, cheered her on and helped keep her safe as she ascended to snow and wind then descended back down to pouring rain through two days and a night. In the end, Caesar’s climb raised more than $6,500 for Share Family and Community Services.

“If I just did this for fun, it would be really crazy,” Caesar said. “I’m an all-in kind of person.”

Caesar was first bitten by the running bug when she completed a 10-km charity trot for Multiple Sclerosis.

She said she did better than she had expected

and she was hooked. She progressed to a 50-km race along trails in Whistler — then she started doing 100-milers.

“I just wanted to see how far I can go,” Caesar said.

“I’m very stubborn.”

She said running unimaginable distances is as much a mental challenge as a physical test.

“It’s the drive to carry on,” Caesar said. “You have to have the strength within yourself to persevere.”

Battling nausea and the elements that had drenched her seven layers of clothes, Caesar said she took strength from fellow runners who joined her for stretches of

the Crunch to keep her company or manned her support tent at the trail’s midway mark to keep her fuelled.

In the final hours of her challenge, Paul Slaymaker of The Runner’s Den in Port Moody, played music to lift her spirits and take her mind away from her growing discomfort.

“I just wanted to enjoy the time,” Caesar said. “I’d gone out and done what I’d said I wanted to do.”

Then she went home for a shower and a good night’s sleep.

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Port Moody’s recreation complex reopened to some user groups on Monday after being closed for a week following orders issued Nov. 7 by provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry.

But not everyone is keen to make full use of the facilities.

A staff report presented to council’s committee of the whole on Tuesday said several user groups had indicated they’re fine with not using the arena’s dressing rooms, which have been off limits since the facility was first closed at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last spring.

But after council said it had heard from some users they wanted access to the dressing rooms, it tasked staff to investigate whether those groups would be willing to share the cost of enhanced cleaning procedures to limit the danger of spreading the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

A previous report said that could cost the city

up to $63,500 through to March 27 of next year.

Stephanie Naqvi, president of the Port Moody Amateur Hockey Association, said players and parents have adjusted to new procedures requiring them to show up at the rink fully dressed except for their skates, which can be put on in a specially marked area in the lobby 15 minutes prior to hitting the ice.

“People are finding ways to do it,” she said.

“In some ways, it makes it simpler not to have the dressing rooms open because then we don’t have to supervise that.”

Naqvi added everyone has been understanding about safety protocols, including a recent mandate requiring everyone off the ice wear masks.

The report said the three groups that have indicated they’d like to be able to use the dressing rooms could be accommodated without bringing in extra staff, as two of them are scheduled at the end of the day when the rooms are normally cleaned But if any of the groups that have said they don’t need access change their minds, they’d be charged the full cost of a four-hour shift for a staff member to clean.

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Prepare to pull up your car at next year’s Ribfest Rotary club begins planning with COVID-19 on its mind mario bartel mbartel@tricitynews.com

Port Moody’s Ribfest could become a drive-thru event.

That’s an option being considered by organizers if the public health emergency created by the COVID-19 pandemic extends into next summer.

Al Stjernegaard, of Port

Ribfest could become a drive-thru event next year.

TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

Moody Rotary that’s put on the popular celebration of

grilled and smoked meat since 2015, said given the current trajectory of rising cases of the respiratory contagion and the ongoing absence of a vaccine, there’s “a low probability” of a full-on festival next July 16-18.

“We don’t know what’s going to happen,” he said of the event. “I don’t think in COVID anybody has a Plan A anymore.”

Stjernegaard said Ribfest’s organizing committee is in the early stages of putting together plans for a drive-thru version of the feast that was cancelled last July because of

the pandemic. The event is a major fundraiser for Rotary’s activities and community supports.

Still, Stjernegaard said, the organization was able to direct a COVID grant to purchase tablets for an outreach program operated by Share Family and Community Services to help local families get on the internet, as well as hosted an online auction to support local business struggling because of the economic fallout caused by the crisis.

Rotary is also continuing its Christmas pro-

grams in conjunction with Soroptomists to supply 50 gift bags to families in need as well as helping out senior residents at Eagle Ridge Manor.

That’s in addition to its ongoing assistance for international literacy and health projects in Ecuador, Belize and Kenya.

Stjernegaard said for Ribfest to go forward in a revised format, it needs assurance from Port Moody council the city’s funding earmarked for this year’s cancelled festival can be put toward future years.

“This will allow us to do forward planning,” he said, adding a drive-thru event in which people are able to pass by the various ribber kiosks and then enjoy their racks of ribs and sauce-slathered sandwiches safely elsewhere will likely have fewer costs than a full festival.

In Dec., 2019, the city renewed a three-year agreement to support the threeday festival with an annual grant of $35,000 in cash and services in kind.

Council’s finance committee will consider Rotary’s request at a future meeting.

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Cultural leaders warn of strained budgets during COVID-19 pandemic JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

For most Coquitlam arts and cultural organizations that get city grants, 2020 was on track to be one of their best years yet.

Programs were near — or at — capacity, visits were on the uptick and event ticket sales were padding the bottom line. And then the pandemic hit. In March, doors to the Coquitlam Public Library, Place des Arts, Mackin House, Place Maillardville and Evergreen Cultural Centre shut to the public to contain the spread of COVID-19. Since then, the five organizations have tried to pivot to provide online learning and shows but the centre directors are warning of tough times ahead. That’s what city council heard Nov. 5 when facility representatives came to seek funding for their 2021 budgets.

But with the five-year financial plan set to be adopted Dec. 14, many managers are asking for just their base grants to be covered — with no new bumps to pay for one-time operating or capital projects.

Among those coping with the COVID-19 changes is the

Coquitlam Public Library, which is asking for $5.6 million for 2021, a slight decrease compared with this year.

“COVID has changed almost everything and the library has had to adapt,” said board chair Alice Hale.

The “new normal” to maintain physical distancing at the library’s two branches will put squeezes on revenue, space, programming and access in the new year, she predicted.

Still, council praised the library for its outreach response as it was the first in the region to start curbside pick-up, on April 15.

The Library Link bus also restarted May 4 while its branches were the first in Metro Vancouver to reopen, on June 22.

In addition, the library board withdrew $106,000 from reserves to add to its digital collections to meet demand, Hale said.

Online learning and communication were also big pushes at Place des Arts this year, executive director Joan McCauley told council.

Within two weeks of shutting down, the Maillardville arts hub had more than 80% of its teachers working online from their home studios and 30% of its students moving to a digital platform, she

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said. As for its 2021 budget, Place des Arts is asking for $1.1 million including a onetime request for a visual arts pilot program designed for new Canadians and low-income families — reaching up to 600 participants.

Heritage programming also went digital this year to showcase new displays and

programs, collections and videos.

But executive director Candrina Bailey said the society is at risk of losing its provincial gaming grant next year as it’s not hosting its usual ticketed events at Mackin House. That could result in $31,000 less in its coffers in 2021, she said.

Place des Arts is seeking $1.1 million from the city for its 2021 budget. mario bartel/the tri-CitY NeWS

VILLAGE OF BELCARRA 2021 BY-ELECTION - NOTICE OF NOMINATION Public Notice is given to the electors of the Village of Belcarra that nominations for the offices of: Mayor – one to be elected Councillor – one to be elected will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows: VILLAGE OF BELCARRA, 4084 Bedwell Bay Road, Belcarra, BC V3H 4P8 From 9:00 a.m. December 8, 2020 to 4:00 p.m. December 18, 2020.

(Excluding statutory holidays and weekends) Nomination forms are available at the Village of Belcarra Municipal Hall, 4084 Bedwell Bay Road, Belcarra, BC from November 20, 2020 to December 18, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Excluding weekends and statutory holidays.

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WorkSafeBC stepping up inspections as cases soar 18,000 workplaces have been inspected & 667 orders issued GARY MCKENNA gmckenna@tricitynews.com

With cases of COVID-19 on the rise, WorkSafeBC says it will be stepping up inspections at workplaces in the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions.

In a press release issued Tuesday morning, the work safety organization urged employers to stay vigilant and update any protocols when it comes to enhanced cleaning and physical distancing to reflect new orders from the provincial health officer.

“The focus of our inspections is to ensure employers are effectively implementing measures to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 in the workplace, including screenings,” said Al Johnson, the head of prevention services with WorkSafeBC.

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According to WorkSafeBC, places of employment are at the highest risk for spreading the coronavirus. The organization added that workplaces where it is difficult to maintain physical distance and where workers interact with large numbers of cus-

tomers and staff have been prioritized for inspection.

WorkSafeBC said it will also be increasing its consultation with employers and has made new information available on its website, including a multi-channel, multi-language public awareness campaign.

To date, more than 18,000 workplaces have been inspected and 667 orders have been issued to employers for health and safety violations.

The stepped up enforcement comes as provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry issued sweeping new restrictions limiting gatherings to direct members of a household in the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions for two weeks. They also limit travel, social gatherings and indoor group exercises, like yoga or spin classes, along with indoor sports like minor hockey.

“We need to go back to what we were doing in March, April and May,” she said. “We bring our risk with us and we take our risk back with us when we return.”

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION The City has received an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) relating to the properties located at 3553 and 3563 Victoria Drive. The application proposes an amendment to the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Plan to change the designation of portions of the subject properties from Open Space and Baycrest Low Density Residential to Townhousing Residential.

If approved, the amendment would facilitate the development of two public pedestrian walkways through a proposed 72-unit townhouse development, which would also encompass the properties at 3557 and 3575 Victoria Drive.

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 Thursday, December 3, 2020. 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 Darlene Cheveldeaw, Planning and Development Department, at DCheveldeaw@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.

We would like to remind the public to be aware when carrying out activities near power lines.

Trees are a significant cause of power outages. Contact between trees and power lines can create a severe hazard and could result in serious injury or fatality. A recent incident occurred on Quarry Rd where a member of the public removed a tree that was in contact with a power line, placing themselves at grave risk.

Please report unsafe activities near hydro lines.

Anyone spotting a downed power line or a tree in contact with a power line should stay back a minimum of 10 metres (33 feet) and call 911 immediately. Individuals should not attempt to clear the area or remove the tree.

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Volunteer group raises alarm after fish killed in PoCo creek DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Local streamkeeper groups are warning people not to fish for salmon after the remains of two chum were left near a popular trail in Port Coquitlam.

A mound of fish guts, bones and a knife were found on a trail Nov. 2 near the Hyde Creek Education Centre off Coast Meridian Road.

“The fish has given up 3.5 years of its life for nothing,” said Helen Hawes, who is a volunteer and director with the Hyde Creek Watershed Society.

Hawes believes that whoever killed the two fish planned to eat them, and they may have been surprised by someone because they left their knife behind.

“The head’s gone. All of

enough trying to keep our streams healthy for salmon, let alone take salmon when they shouldn’t be doing it,” Hawes said.

So far, there haven’t been any reports of poaching in Hoy/Scott Creek, however, there have been in other years, said Robbin Whachell, president of the Hoy/Scott Watershed Society.

Lack of knowledge about salmon regulations may be the reason people fish for salmon in local creeks when they shouldn’t, Whachell said.

Meanwhile, chum salmon returns in the creeks have been good this year and coho are starting to return as well, volunteers report.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has been contacted about the poaching incident and fines of up to $1,000 can be imposed for violating BC Sport Fishing Regulations.

Salmon are returning to Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam creeks to spawn, including this fish in Hoy/Scott Creek.

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the flesh is gone. I have to assume they’re eating it.”

It’s illegal at any time to fish in any of the tributaries of the Pitt River, including Hyde Creek, or in Hoy/Scott Creek, which is a tributary of the Coquitlam River.

But it’s especially troublesome to see people killing

fish during salmon spawning season, said Hawes, who said poaching salmon before they have a chance to spawn will harm the next generation by reducing the number of fertilized eggs critical for the survival of salmon in Hyde Creek.

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Food bank usage rises with COVID-19 economic woes Number of families receiving hampers rose 12.5% in Oct. GARY MCKENNA gmckenna@tricitynews.com

Economic pressures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic are leading to a sharp uptick in food bank usage in the Tri-Cities.

According to Share Family and Community Services, the number of households who received support from the food bank last month jumped 12.5% to 783 and a total of 1,487 food hampers were provided, feeding 2,109 people.

And with COVID-19 case numbers rising dramatically in recent weeks and fears of more restrictive orders from the provincial health officer, demand is expected to rise, said Share CEO Claire MacLean.

“We continue to see a steady number of people accessing the food bank, and we expect that as the pandemic continues, and as other forms of government support start to end, this need will only increase,” she told the Tri-City News. “We have seen an ongoing need across our newcomer and refugee community members, and we are working hard to ensure they are supported.”

For many in the community, the food bank is essential.

MacLean said Share staff and volunteers have been working diligently to ensure they can operate the service without disruption, despite the current public health crisis. She added the pandemic has disproportionately impacted people who were already struggling, a trend the organization has seen across all of its programs.

“The negative impact this pandemic is having on

people’s mental health, their family dynamics, as well as their employment and economic stability, are felt most sharply among the vulnerable members of our society,” MacLean said.

Getting food to people in need has been a struggle during the pandemic, said Craig Savage, a community coordinator with CityReach Care Society.

His organization partnered with Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship to offer bagged lunches two times a week at Lions Park throughout the summer, but has since started bringing the food directly to places where homeless people are known to congregate.

They are also doing a weekly hot meal to go out of Friendship Baptist Church in Coquitlam, he added.

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On hand for the official opening of the new Bruce Kehler Cardiology departmentwere from left Tom Morton, Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation board chair, Charlene Giovannetti-King, ERHF executive director, Sharon Perry, daughter and Georgina Kehler, wife. ERH FOUNDATION E A G L E R I D G E H O S P I TA L

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Tri-City patients requiring heart monitoring and diagnostics are now being treated in a new cardiology department at Eagle Ridge Hospital, thanks to a $1-million donation from a Coquitlam family.

On Nov. 6, the state-ofthe-art facility was officially named Bruce Kehler Cardiology, during a small naming and ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by the Kehler family.

“My dad would be so proud,” said Coquitlam resident Sharon Perry, a daughter of Bruce Kehler, who attended the event along with her mom Georgina Kehler.

The new facility modernizes cardiac care for the community and will increase the

efficiency of testing with new equipment as well as provide a larger space. Patients will also notice the murals of ocean and forest scenes reminiscent of Port Moody’s natural environment.

“We now have a beautiful space to work in, three new state-of-the-art echo ultrasound machines, doubled stress test capacity, and Holter and cardiac event monitoring services. We’ve added staff and have opened a new pacemaker clinic,” stated Dr. Vaneet Bhan, cardiologist at ERH, in a press release.

“All of this translates into shorter wait times and earlier diagnosis and treatment,” added Dr. Bhan.

It was the family’s commitment in 2017 that kick-started fundraising for the new cardiology department. The Kehler/Perry family donated the funds in the name of the late Bruce Kehler, who had a heart attack and was treated at Eagle Ridge Hospital.

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opened in June of this year and is part of the $37.5-million Eagle Ridge hospital expansion project, championed by the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation.

In addition to the new Bruce Kehler Cardiology, there is a new community outpatient services area while construction is ongoing for a new emergency department.

The contribution of the Kehler family was noted by foundation executive director Charlene Giovanetti-King, who said the donation will help to improve health outcomes for the entire community.

Meanwhile, the foundation is seeking the remaining $300,000 toward a $5-million commitment to the new emergency department, which will provide three times the current space and the latest technology to serve the Tri-Cities’ growing population.

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Belcarra byelection called for Jan. 23 Village residents will cast their ballots for new mayor, councillor

Belcarra residents will go to the polls on Jan. 23 to elect a new mayor and councillor.

Last Monday, the village named Lisa Zwarn as the chief officer to oversee the by-election to replace former mayor Neil Belenkie and former councillor Rob Begg.

Candidates for both positions can be nominated between Dec. 8 and Dec. 18.

In a letter to village residents, dated Oct. 23, deputy mayor Liisa Wilder wrote that council will conduct municipal business with a basic quorum of three council members that also includes councillors Carolina Clark and Bruce Drake.

Coun. Wilder has since assumed the mayor’s role on TransLink. She is the alternate director on the Metro Vancouver regional board while Coun. Clark is the Metro Vancouver director and sits on the Metro Vancouver water committee. In addition, the pair has been appointed to the Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department board of trustees with Coun. Drake.

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Belenkie claimed councillors Clark and Bruce Drake had direct conflicts because they each own property near the vacant plots that would have gone up for sale.

Both councillors have denied the conflict.

Former Coun. Rob Begg resigned shortly after Belenkie, citing “council disfunction.”

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When School District 43 principal Heather Murphy moved from Terry Fox secondary to Dr. Charles Best secondary two years ago, she noticed there wasn’t much at the Coquitlam high school to pay tribute to its namesake.

Dr. Best, after all, was one of the world’s most influential medical scientists who, at the University of Toronto with Dr. Frederick Banting, discovered insulin to treat the millions of diabetics who have the disease today.

At Terry Fox secondary and a previous school she was at in Surrey, Murphy worked with Mission artist Dean Lauzé to create spirit murals.

“I thought, ‘Who better to take on his project than Dean?” Murphy recalled.

Last year, in the Best cafeteria, Lauzé and his D’Arts business partner, wife Christina (a high school math

Dean Lauzé at Charles Best secondary. JANIS

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teacher), painted with Best’s school colours of blue, black and silver to replicate the scientist’s image. Last October, the likeness got the nod from Dr. Best’s granddaughter who visited the Como Lake Avenue school before returning home to England, Murphy said.

In addition to the Dr. Best portrait, the Lauzés added hexagon shapes — each with symbols indicating school subjects plus a timeline of Best’s career — a scene of Mundy Park and the school motto in English and French:

Be Your Best.

Still, it was the devil male and female tails, which weaved through the hexagons, that caught many students by surprise.

Dr. Charles Best secondary is the home of the Blue Devils, and when Murphy tapped Lauzé for two more murals this year, he said he was eager to expand on the character’s elements.

As Best was on the SD43 improvements list this summer for a new gym floor and exterior painting, Murphy tied in Lauzé for the new designs, using students’ feedback. In September, on the outside east wall, Lauzé airbrushed and brush painted the school name shooting out of a hexagon and a devil tail whipping over “Home of the Blue Devils.” The triangle tip of the tail is cut to signify a war wound.

“We wanted to get it done quickly while we still had good weather,” he said.

And, last month, he and his wife — along with their son, Josh, and assistant Kevin

Plastow — wrapped up the gym. Over the course of two weeks, they used acrylic paints and clear varnish to create a floor mural as well as a wall banner, with the top of the devil’s head and horns peaking through.

Funding for the two murals came from the Parent Advisory Council and the student activity fee fund, which typically is spent on property cleanup “but we’ve been lucky. There has been no vandalism here so we had money to spare,” Murphy said.

Now, she said, Lauzé’s imagery is being incorporated into the new spirit wear.

Lauzé is no stranger to B.C. school districts, having produced more than 200 murals over the past 25 years.

In SD43, D’Arts decorated the gym with a massive phoenix — with its wings spread — at Port Moody secondary; his work also graces the gym walls at Port Coquitlam’s Minnekhada middle school, complete with wild horses for the Minnekhada Mustangs.

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A Coquitlam hockey player is finding his voice in Germany. Literally.

Mark Ledlin has been using his downtime waiting for the pro hockey season to start by competing in the German version of the reality singing show, The Voice.

The 22-year-old grad of Dr. Charles Best secondary most recently played with the Bietigheim Steelers in Germany’s second division.

But with the season on hold because of COVID-19 public health restrictions and Ledlin’s contract status for the coming campaign uncertain, instead of fretting in his apartment, the budding singer-songwriter is putting his energy into fretting his guitar. He survived three rounds of pre-castings to make it to the TV studio, where he performed Ben Platt’s Grow As We Go for the panel of judges.

While Ledlin didn’t advance to the next round where he would have been teamed up with a voice coach to improve his technique and presentation, he did make it to the the show’s “Comeback Stage” where he gets to try to impress the judges all over again.

Ledlin said the decision to audition for the show was kind of off-the-cuff, considering he’s a self-taught guitarist whose previous performances were mostly for family and friends as well as a series of self-produced YouTube videos shot in his apartment.

“I had nothing to lose,” he said., adding, “I have a good profession already but I wanted to see if I was really

Coquitlam’s Mark Ledlin played last season with the Bietigheim Steelers in Germany’s second division, but as he awaits a new contract and resumption of play, he competed on The Voice. submitted photos

good enough.”

Ledlin started playing music after he picked up a kids guitar in a grocery store while shopping with a buddy. His dad, Fred, also plays, but Mark got much of his instruction from online videos. Singing and song-

writing followed about a year later.

But, Ledlin’s quick to add, he’s a hockey player first.

Ledlin went through the minor systems at Burnaby Winter Club and in Coquitlam before playing a season for a U18 team in

Germany, then another in the Pacific Junior Hockey League with the Abbotsford Pilots. He subsequently followed footsteps previously trodden by his dad, who was a pro hockey player in Germany for 13 seasons himself and is now back in Germany running a minor program in Stuttgart.

The younger Ledlin played two seasons of junior hockey with the Berlin Eisbaren Juniors, a feeder team to its first division senior team, before turning professional.

The 6 ft., 170 lb., centreman said the emphasis in German hockey on skill and skating better suited his

style. He said the sport has progressed considerably in the country since his dad played and compares the junior league there to the BC Hockey League.

“You can make a great living playing overseas,” Ledlin said. “I think more American teams see the skill and ability of the leagues and now send their players over here to gain experience.”

Since turning pro, Ledlin’s played for the Hannover Indians and Herner EV 2007 in Germany’s third division as well as the EC Kassel Huskies and Bietigheim in the second tier. He has 25 points in 96 games.

Ledlin said the atmo-

sphere of playing hockey in Germany is incomparable, as fans beat drums and chant the entire game.

“Fans over here blow the fans back home out of the water,” he said. “I’d rather play in front of 3,000 screaming fans than 10,000 fans sitting down making no noise.”

Still, singing in front of a studio audience on national television was nerve-wracking, Ledlin added.

“If you mess up on the ice, you have five other players to bail you out. But when you mess up on stage all eyes are on you.”

Ledlin said while his hockey and performing worlds exist largely independent of each other, there has been some intersection.

Like when a team was honouring a retiring player but lacked a performer so he slid out onto the ice in his civvies and perched on a stool to sing John Denver’s Country Roads, which quickly became a large singa-long.

“You could hear the crowd take over, that was sort of the first moments when I fell in love with performing,” Ledlin said.

He added that his musical inclinations lean more toward The Lumineers than American TV lifeguard/ German pop icon David Hasselhoff, noting he’d love to be able perform back home in the Lower Mainland, maybe even belt out the national anthems before a Vancouver Canucks game then suit up for the home team. But for now, he’s hopeful his added dimension will help him secure another hockey contract.

“Some guys might take me lightly, but they’ll find out that’s a mistake as I’m solid on my feet,” he said.

“I think it adds another fan base for any team that I sign with.”

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It is with deep sorrow that our family announces the passing of Gertrude (Gertie) Grosser on October 28, 2020, at the Madison Care Home in Coquitlam, after a long and wonderful life. Gertie is survived by her two daughters, Jacqueline Grosser and Angela Lange (Grosser), and her beloved granddaughter Amanda Grosser.

She is predeceased by her parents, Anna and Erich in Wuppertal, Germany, her place of birth.

Marjorie Anne Ortner passed away peacefully at age 91 on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.

Her love of helping others led to the creation of the SHARE Society in the Tri Cities area, which grew from a small clothing exchange started in her home in Coquitlam in 1972, to one of the most important social service agencies for families throughout the community. Today her legacy serves thousands of families. She also worked with young people at Tree and Leaf, a rehabilitation society, using her amazing people skills to help them learn life skills through their time working at the greenhouses. Her time working for the Coast Foundation was again helping those with challenges navigate life. Many will also remember her from the concession stands at Spanish Banks, and later, Third Beach, where the outdoor fireplace in winter and beautiful flowers in summer became a favorite place to stop, and she made many long-time friends there. Gertie was the recipient of the Citizen of the Year Award in 1973 (Coquitlam Chamber of Commerce), the Community Service Award in 1974 (District of Coquitlam), and Certificate of Merit in 1974 (Valley View Hospital). She was Founder and Honourary Chairperson for SHARE and an award was created in her honour: “The Gertie Grosser Award”, given to a member of SHARE each year for outstanding service to the community.

She will be deeply missed by her five children: Jeffrey (Laura), Christopher (Barbara), Marcia (Norbert), Julia, and Steven (Sonia); seven grandchildren; and 5 great grandchildren. Marjorie was predeceased by her loving husband of 65 years Richard “Dick” Ortner and her parents.

Marjorie was born on January 3, 1929 in Dinsmore, Saskatchewan to Lloyd and Eva Jane Stewart. She moved to Vancouver to become a registered nurse at Vancouver General Hospital. She met her husband Dick while living in Vancouver. They married on August 30, 1952, and settled in Coquitlam where they raised their family. Upon retiring, Marjorie and Dick moved to the Okanagan and spent many happy years together in their home in Summerland.

A celebration of life is being planned for Spring 2021.

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SLATER, Andrew Charles Born March 19, 1983, passed away suddenly at home in Burnaby on November 5, 2020.

He is survived by his father, Alan Slater, mother, Dee McRae, and sisters, Jeska Slater and Joanne Mills, as well as many relatives near and far.

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After a long−fought battle with dementia, we are saddened by the passing of Carol Glenn (Nee Willgress). Born and raised in Nanaimo, a long time former resident of Port Coquitlam and West Kelowna, Carol will always be remembered for her flamboyant personality, love of cooking, three battles with cancer, boisterous laugh, and many family and friends gatherings. She is predeceased by her husband, Doug (2002); and stepson, Chris (2019). She will be lovingly remembered by sister, Orlean; brothers, Bill and George; stepchildren, Cindy, Gayla, Michael, Dan and spouses; as well as 11 grandchildren, 17 great−grandchildren, 1 great− great−grandchild, and many nieces and nephews.

Due to Covid restrictions, there will be no service at this time.

Marjorie enjoyed playing bridge, being a member of Lunch Club, and volunteering with the Summerland Health Care Auxiliary store. She also loved reading and participated in a book club. She was well-loved for her generous spirit and wellknown for her ability to stretch a dollar.

She had a huge sense of humour and unbound curiosity for life and the people in it. She made many friends all over the world and stayed in touch over the years. Sundays were spent at Lonsdale Quay listening to music, and she always met new people, who were often surprised by the little lady who walked up, smiled and said, “So, where are you from?”

She loved babies and children and they seemed equally drawn to her. Music played a huge part in her life, dancing or singing to a song she loved, or listening to tapes in her car. Her dinners at the house are legendary…

As Gertie would have wanted, in lieu of flowers, please donate in her honour to the SHARE Society/SHARE Food Bank (sharesociety.ca/), or the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (dewc.ca).

A celebration of life will be announced at a later date.

GLENN (Nee Willgress), Carol April 27, 1938 − November 10, 2020

SHANNON, Dolores Gertrude (nee Edward) August 28th, 1943 - November 10th, 2020 We lost a remarkable lady and our very best friend to cancer at age 77. She passed peacefully in the comforts of her own home. Dolores was born in Vancouver and raised in the lower mainland. She is predeceased by her parents David Robertson and Gertrude Irene (Trudy). She is survived by her devoted husband Len of 53 years, son Dave, daughter Heather, son-in-law Lanny, granddaughters Rebecca and Rachel, brothers Bill and Barry and their families. She was a stay at home Mom who was always there for her family. She was quick witted, strong willed, friendly, fun and kind to everyone she met. Her passions were going to Dave and Heather’s music gigs and sporting events over the years, seeing her granddaughters band concerts and events and spending time with her beloved family and lifelong friends. Other activities she enjoyed DIY projects around her Coquitlam home of 48 years, gardening, listening to music, home fitness, reading, singing, dancing, watching her favourite movies and tv shows, and travelling.

Thank you for a wonderful life together.

We miss you and love you forever Gramma.

Andrew was a kind soul who was loved by those who knew him. He is in our hearts and minds and will always be remembered especially for his smile.

There is will be no service at this time but a celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Thank you to the Tri-Cities Home Health nurse team. No service by her request, but feel free to raise a glass to toast in her honour.

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Edna Goertz and Edward Janzen were married in Aldergrove on July 20, 1950. A new job for Dad led them to New Westminster, and they purchased their first home in Coquitlam just prior to the arrival of the first of two sons, Wayne, in 1953. A second son, Terry, arrived in 1957. The family later moved to Port Moody, and Eddie and Edna retired to a townhouse in Port Coquitlam in 1995.

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A draft copy of the proposed IVMP and maps of the proposed treatment areas may be reviewed online on the Trans Mountain website from using this link https://www.transmountain.com/vegetation-management A person(s) wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of the pest management plan, may send copies of the information to the applicant at the address above (Trans Mountain Corporation, info@transmountain.com as well as the toll-free info line 1.866.514.6700) within 30 days of the publication of this notice.

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