Tri-CIty News December 9 2021

Coquitlam

Port Coquitlam

Port Moody

Proposed 2022 budget sees property tax lift

RCMP contract comprises good chunk of budget boost

New little free library hopes to educate

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GUN VIOLENCE

Shooting and car fire possibly linked says Coq. RCMP Torched car found in Port Moody shortly after gun fire in Coquitlam JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Coquitlam’s Como Lake is turned into a winter wonderland by the season’s first snow last Monday. But the picturesque scene is being washed away by more rain forecast through the weekend. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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A vehicle torched in Port Moody last Saturday is now being investigated as part of a Coquitlam shooting.

On Monday, Coquitlam RCMP held a press conference to ask for the public’s help about the silver Infinity G35 from the early 2000s that was set on fire on Maude Court in Port Moody shortly after the shooting.

Cpl. Paige Kuz said police received a call on Dec. 4 at around 4:41 p.m. about gun shots in the 1600-block of Chickadee Place, where a man in a car — with his nine-year-old son in the back seat — was targeted.

The victim, who was rushed to hospital with nonlife threatening injuries, was released shortly afterward.

Kuz said the victim isn’t known to police and is cooperating with Coquitlam RCMP’s Major Crimes section.

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NEWS IN TRI-CITIES YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS

Port Moody siblings rolling in the cookie dough Sweet business idea hatched early in the COVID pandemic MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

A Port Moody brother and sister have turned bad timing into good cookies.

And if their business plan continues to progress, they’re hoping those will turn into a good fortune.

Jessica Nguyen had just graduated from Simon Fraser University with a degree in business administration in spring 2020 when the world was shut down by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Job interviews she had lined up disappeared, positions she’d had her eye on were put on hold.

Discouraged and feeling miserable, Nguyen’s younger brother, Andy, offered to cheer her up by baking her a batch of cookies.

The 17-year-old teen had always had a passion for baking; in fact, he was even working part time as a junior baker at a local pie shop while he finished high school.

Jessica told Andy a special kind of thick New York-style of cookie that’s gooey in the middle would go a long way to brighten her spirits.

The first batch, Jessica

Jessica and Andy Nguyen sample some of the big, gooey cookies they sell at farmers markets and online. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

said, wasn’t so good. So Andy went back to his mixing bowls in the kitchen of their mom’ townhome and tried again.

The next lot turned out much better.

Jessica posted a photo of the cookies to her Instagram account.

Her friends liked what they saw, asked about them.

So Andy baked some more.

Then, the pandemic cost his job at the pie shop.

The brother with the oven

acumen and the sister with the business degree put their heads together and hatched a plan that would keep him baking and give her practical experience with her education.

They started Bak’d.

From 100 cookies a week they baked in the family kitchen and sold to friends and followers, they’re now producing 5,000 a week at a commissary kitchen in Burnaby that they sell at farmers market in Port Moody, Coquitlam,

Burnaby, North Vancouver, Ladner and Fort Langley.

From Dec. 6 to 8, the siblings opened their first retail pop-up shop at Coquitlam Centre mall and they’ve just launched a collaboration with Mariner Brewing that will see their cookies available on Sundays at the Coquitlam craft brewery.

Andy Nguyen said the venture has forced him to become a much better baker in a short period of time.

“It’s one thing to bake for your sister,” he said. “After

our first sale I was so scared.”

Jessica said becoming a real-world entrepreneur has taught her a lot of things that weren’t covered in her business classes — like the value of good word-of-mouth and the power of marketing.

“I really underestimated how it can be so important in launching a business,” she said.

The nascent cookie tycoons offer a core menu of seven different cookies like chocolate chip walnut and chocolate peanut butter and one additional flavour that’s changed every month according to the results of a poll of their social media followers.

Andy said the monthly “flavour battles” that attract 600 to 800 votes allow him to stretch his cookie creativity.

“It’s almost like a science,” he said of the recipe development process that’s produced such concoctions as a key lime pie cookie, strawberry cheesecake and even a “kitchen sink” biscuit that’s comprised of a bit of everything he has on hand in the pantry including potato chips.

Through trial and error and copious taste-testing that often involves neighbours, the siblings determine what recipes work and which might need more work.

“It’s like being in a research lab,” Andy said. “It’s a

fun time for everyone.”

Jessica handles the marketing and getting the cookies to customers. In their earliest days, that meant taking orders online then arranging for pick-ups at a street corner in Port Moody’s Suter Brook neighbourhood.

To help whet appetites and get the word out where the cookies will be available, she posts photos of the treats to social media and works the various local moms’ groups on Facebook.

The idea, Jessica said, is to build a buzz while developing their own story organically.

“Branding is so important,” she said. “People want to get in on a trend.”

The Nguyens’ efforts have been so successful, they now have six employees and they’re baking seven days a week to keep up with orders.

And with Andy now studying business himself at UBC, there’s no telling where the siblings’ combined practical and theoretical knowledge will take them.

Jessica said the pop-up shop was a bit of a dry run for a possible standalone store they’d like to open sometime in the future.

“It’s been a crazy journey,” she said.

• To find out Bak’d’s current line up of flavours, where they’re available or even to order cookies online, go to www.bakdcookies.ca.

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Police seeking witnesses, video New faces elected tally gunned down while he played basketball with friends at Town Centre Park.

And, on May 22, 42-year-old Mir Aali Hussain was shot to death in a Maillardville residential neighbourhood.

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going Lower Mainland gang conflict, but police do not believe this was a completely random attack.”

She added, “We cannot draw inferences that this shooting was a case of mistaken identity, and the community should not draw inferences about the victim.

It remains an active and fluid investigation.”

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Kuz said the boy was unharmed, and he and his family are receiving support from RCMP victim services.

She did not confirm the victim lived on Chickadee Place — only that he’s “associated” with the address.

Kuz also wasn’t able to confirm the number of shots fired, or where on the victim’s body he was hurt.

Coquitlam RCMP is asking anyone who was on Westwood Plateau between 4:20 and 5:20 p.m.

Evidence markers surround a vehicle in which a man was shot Saturday in Coquitlam. SHANE MACKICHAN PHOTO

to call Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and ask for the Major Crime Section, anonymously via Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or go to www.solvecrime.ca.

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On April 19, 20-year-old Bailey McKinney was fa-

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In April, shots were fired at Urban Roots garden centre in City Centre, next to Coquitlam Centre mall.

On Jan. 10, RCMP responded to a drive-by shooting in the 1400-block of Kingston Street on Burke Mountain.

Shortly afterwards, officers found a car on fire in the 3500-block of Gislason Avenue.

As well, in January and March, shots rang out at two apartments blocks on North Road in Burquitlam. A man was arrested in one of those incidents — with files from Kyle Balzer

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Two new faces will be leading the School District 43 (SD43) board of education.

After elections were held Nov. 23, Port Coquitlam trustee Michael Thomas replaces Kerri Palmer Isaak (Anmore/Belcarra) as board chair of the Coquitlam school district.

The announcement was made in a statement on the SD43 website.

“I am humbled and honoured by the trust the board has placed in me,” said Thomas.

“I would first like to express my gratitude to former Chair Trustee Kerri Palmer Isaak. Her calm

and professional leadership has helped navigate our district through two very unprecedented and challenging years,” she said.

“I look forward to working together as a team to advance our district’s strategic vision and goals of Directions 2025.”

Meanwhile, Coquitlam trustee Carol Cahoon was voted as the new vicechair after Thomas earned his promotion.

Both trustees will hold the posts until the next civic election, slated for Oct. 15, 2022.

“I am proud of the continued support my fellow trustees and the staff of SD43 give to students each day,” said Cahoon following her election.

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• Regular Council meetings are scheduled for 7pm in Council Chambers at Port Moody City Hall, 100 Newport Drive.

• Due to COVID-19, Council meeting location is subject to change.

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• This notice is provided in accordance with Section 127 of the Community Charter.

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DECEMBER 7 – 15 CALENDAR Thursday, Dec. 9 Northeast Community Centre Drop-in Information Session Burke Mountain Discovery Centre (3537 Princeton Ave.) 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 11 Northeast Community Centre Drop-in Information Session Burke Mountain Discovery Centre (3537 Princeton Ave.) 1 – 3 p.m. letstalkcoquitlam.ca/necc

Monday, Dec. 14 Council-in-Committee 2 p.m.

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

COUNCIL MEETING DETAILS See page 25

WHAT’S NEW?

NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS

Updated Policy Increases Tenant Support

Neighbours Helping Neighbours

More help is now available for tenants of Coquitlam rental buildings that are being redeveloped.

Last month, Council approved updates to the City’s 2018 Tenant Relocation Policy to clarify and enhance the support, compensation and information for renters during redevelopment of rental housing.

The renewed policy brings this work in line with current practice, creating better, clearer expectations for developers by providing consistent rules, criteria and requirements on assistance to be provided to tenants.

The revisions to the policy include requirements for increased advance notification, support for moving expenses, and a new Renter Information Package.

For more information, see coquitlam.ca/housing.

Provide Feedback on Cannabis Framework

Coquitlam is one step closer to regulating the growth and sale of cannabis in the community as the supporting bylaw changes move forward to a Public Hearing on Dec. 13.

The Cannabis Regulatory Framework has been in development since mid-2020 with the goal of promoting economic development for an emerging business sector, while minimizing potential impacts on the community.

Should Council ultimately approve the Cannabis Regulatory Framework, it will provide policy guidance and regulations on the operation and locations of cannabis production and processing facilities, as well as retail stores, within Coquitlam.

For information about the public hearing, visit coquitlam.ca/publichearing or to learn more about the framework, visit letstalkcoquitlam.ca/cannabis.

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Give Your Input On the Northeast Community Centre

Now is the time for Coquitlam residents to connect, learn more and engage as the City launches its next round of community engagement for the future Northeast Community Centre.

There are many ways to participate and join the conversation to help shape this future community facility: • Share your perspective by taking an online survey at letstalkcoquitlam.ca/necc until Jan. 14, 2022 • Join us at the new Burke Mountain Discovery Centre (3537 Princeton Ave.) on the following dates and times for a cup of coffee and to gain project information.

• Thursday, Dec. 9, from 6 – 7:30 p.m.

• Saturday, Dec. 11, from 1 – 3 p.m.

Visit the project webpage at letstalkcoquitlam.ca/necc for more.

The City of Coquitlam is searching for volunteer Snow Angels— neighbours who can lend a helping hand this winter by assisting those who are unable to clear their City sidewalks.

Snow Angel volunteers are paired with neighbours in need, who are within walking distance, to assist in clearing snow from their City sidewalk within 24 hours of snowfall. Training, shovels, reflective vests, scarves and toques are provided.

To learn more, or to lend a helping hand as a volunteer, visit coquitlam.ca/snowangels.

LOOKING OUT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Garbage and Recycling During the Holidays

There are no scheduled collection delays for curbside Garbage, Green Cart or recycling collection over the holidays this year.

Remember to use curbside and depot recycling for all recyclable items and to put all food waste and food-soiled paper in your Green Cart—but no plastic bags, even if they are labelled biodegradable or compostable. Additionally, Recycle BC has temporarily suspended glass collection due to recent flooding events—visit recyclebc.ca/coquitlam for details.

With inclement weather expected throughout the season, ensure you get timely information about curbside collection and search how to dispose of items with Coquitlam’s Collection App available for download in the Google Play or App store. coquitlam.ca/trashtalk.

KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE

Be Fire Safe During the Holidays

Coquitlam Fire/Rescue is reminding residents to stay safe during the holiday season with these fire safety tips: • Only use approved light sets, do not overload circuits and check all light sets prior to use discarding any that are frayed or damaged.

• Use proper clips, not staples, to install outdoors.

• Always turn off lights before leaving home or going to bed.

• Instead of open-flame candles that can easily ignite other materials, choose battery-operated candles as an alternative For more safety tips, check out our PSA at coquitlam.ca/news or visit coquitlam.ca/seasonalsafety.

FITNESS AND FUN

Share Your Story—Help Celebrate Fitness

We’re searching Coquitlam for stories that demonstrate the power of active living, and what fitness means to different people.

Did you experience improvement to your mental health? Changes to your energy and strength? Change to your weight?

Improvement in your daily activities? Find a group fitness class that is now a weekly ritual? Whatever your experience or story, we want to hear it! Each fitness storyteller will be given a special t-shirt.

Ready to share your story? Visit coquitlam.ca/whatisfitness

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2022 BUDGET

Property taxes, utilities set to lift $126 next year JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Property owners in Coquitlam will pay about $126 more on their municipal bills next July for taxes and utilities.

On Monday, city council gave three bylaw readings to its last budget before the October 2022 civic election by increasing: • property taxes by $74 (or 3.43 per cent) • water rates by $24/$14 (or 4 per cent) • sewer and drainage rates by $22 (or 4 per cent) • solid waste rates by $10 (or 3 per cent) That means the “average” home of $998,700 — a

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combination of apartments, townhouses and single-family dwellings — will pay about $3,666 to the city next year.

The proposed financial plan, which is set to be adopted on Monday (Dec. 13),

comes after city staff warned council this fall about projected 5.1 per cent annual jumps over the next decade to meet demand for the growing population.

The tax and rate hikes also come after an Ipsos survey found most respondents wanted to keep the existing levels of city services and programs. As a result, the draft 2022 budget returns to pre-pandemic operations.

Of the 3.43 per cent property tax increase, 0.85 per cent accounts for the new RCMP union contract that Mounties across Canada voted on this summer.

“The RCMP wage settlements negotiated by the federal government were much higher than expected and will have a major impact on

our operating budget, adding almost one per cent to the 2022 tax increase,” Mayor Richard Stewart read in his 34-minute statement at the Dec. 6 council meeting.

Other tax drivers include the impact of inflation on city expenditures, contractual obligations, and grants for cultural organizations such as the Coquitlam Public Library, Place des Arts, Coquitlam Heritage and the Evergreen Cultural Centre that equal a tax lift of 0.77 per cent.

For its draft 2022–26 capital plan, which works out to $558 million, the city has two major priorities on its books: the Spani Pool Renewal, in Central Coquitlam, and the Northeast Community Centre, on Burke Mountain

— the latter of which the construction will be paid by using development revenues plus a contribution from the developer Wesbild, as well as through internal debt borrowing.

Also underway in the capital program are the Cedar Drive expansion, the Southwest Austin Heights sewer upgrades and other sewer and drainage projects for a combined total of $9.4 million. These are also set to be funded through internal borrowing, of which a debt management policy was OK’d on Monday night.

As for shifting part of the tax burden from business to residential — a past practice in the City of Coquitlam — Gorana Cabral, the city’s financial planning manager,

told the Tri-City News that it’s no longer in use.

Meanwhile, Coquitlam city council plans to focus on four themes to align with the 2022 Business Plan, which was also green-lighted on Monday: • pandemic recovery • sustainability, growth and livability • reconciliation • diversity, equity and inclusion For the latter, Stewart said that social movements such as Black Lives Matter, #MeToo and Anti-Asian Hate — plus the discoveries this year at past residential schools for Indigenous children — “have all highlighted and further brought to light the disparities that exist in modern Canadian society.”

B U R K E M O U N TA I N

What do you want to see in the new Northeast Community Centre?

Plans to build an 80,000 sq. ft. recreation centre near the base of Coquitlam’s Burke Mountain are now out for public comment.

The city is calling for input via an online survey on the Northeast Community Centre, a $115.1 million hub that’s

due to be up in 2026.

Suggestions to city staff will shape the building proposal before it’s OK’d by council next year.

And property taxes are set to rise to operate the new centre, of which the construction costs will be funded through develop-

ment cost contributions (DCC) and grants.

The online survey is open until Jan. 14 via letstalkcoquitlam.ca/necc.

Alternatively, you can drop into the Burke Mountain Discovery Centre (3537 Princeton Ave.) to learn more about the cap-

ital project on Saturday (Dec. 11) from 1 to 3 p.m.

Sited at the eastern end of Burke Mountain Village — the commercial core for Burke Mountain’s future 50,000 residents — the rec centre is expected to include: • 27,000 sq. ft. of aquatics

(separate leisure and fourlane lap pools; a whirlpool, sauna and steam room; and a multi-purpose room) • 42,000 sq. ft. for the community centre (two gyms; four multi-purpose rooms; a community kitchen, fitness rooms, a sensory room, and wash-

room and change facilities; a maker space; and a walking/running loop) • 340 parking stalls (half of which will be covered) As well, the city is earmarking 10,000 sq. ft. for a third branch of the Coquitlam Public Library, to be confirmed later.

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G Snow Angels are provided with training, shovels, reflective vests, scarves and toques.

G Once an official volunteer, “when it snows you go!”

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Now Recruiting Volunteers for Board of Variance The City of Port Coquitlam’s Board of Variance is seeking membership.

There will be two vacancies for a three-year term to the five-member Board at this time. The board of Variance is an independent body that considers requests for minor variances to the City’s Zoning Bylaw where compliance would cause undue hardship.

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The successful applicants for the Board of Variance will have a basic understanding of building and zoning regulations such as the City’s Zoning Bylaw and BC Building Code, as well as familiarity with interpreting architectural plans and documents.

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The 2022 Community Calendar & Waste Collection Schedule is now available.

Extra copies at City facilities. portcoquitlam.ca/2022calendar

The Board of Variance is required under Section 536 of the Local Government Act and is formed in accordance with the City of Port Coquitlam’s Board of Variance Bylaw No. 3105, 1997. The Board consists of five members appointed by City Council. The term of office for the Board of Variance position is a three year term, which may be renewed.

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Budget boost needed to pay for RCMP increase Contract settlement for officers part of $111 tax increase DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Keeping the city safe from cyber threats, ensuring value for money and boosting wages for RCMP officers are among top concerns in Port Coquitlam’s upcoming 2022 operating budget.

Tuesday, PoCo councillors had a first look at a proposal to increase taxes by 3.64 per cent, which will add an extra $111 a year on the average home valued at $781,522.

Mayor Brad West described the budget as “prudent and responsible” and noted that setting aside money for future wage increases for RCMP services is a key factor in the tax hike.

RCMP officers across Canada are signing on to their first collective agreement, which PoCo staff said would likely be finalized this summer.

Funds have been set aside in reserve but will not be enough.

To make up the shortfall,

The first collective agreement for RCMP officers will comprise 1.5 per cent of Port Coquitlam's proposed 3.64 per cent property tax increase. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

unionized city workers.

According to West, RCMP officers deserve their pay but he said the city is in a difficult situation because it must live with the wage increase negotiated by the federal government.

“The reality of the RCMP settlement that has occurred it that it’s a significant cost pressure on the city’s budget.

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Port Coquitlam is raising more money through taxation, the equivalent of a 1.5 per cent tax increase.

It also needs 2.81 per cent more in taxes to maintain current service levels because of higher costs for third-party service providers, such as library services, water, sewer and garbage disposal as well as anticipated wage increases for

and women who serve our community as officers deserve to be paid fairly,” said West.

However, “It’s not discretionary and optional, it’s something we have to deal with and are dealing with,” he added.

West called the 3.64 per cent tax increase “modest” and said it will ensure core services are maintained

as well as ensure the operation of new amenities, such as the Port Coquitlam Community Centre.

The Port Coquitlam budget was drafted in the context of a challenging year, when the city is grappling with the impacts of COVID19, climate change and inflation, staff noted in a report.

As a result a number of discretionary items were omitted from the budget, including increased cleaning services, increased funding to community events and cultural programs, higher expenditures related to street and sidewalk repairs, general park clean up and other projects.

Also not included in the 2022 budget are councillors’ recommendations, which West said totalled $1.3 million.

“And we don’t have $1.3 million," he said.

It’s possible these requests could be revisited if fortunes improve and there is a surplus.

But one discretionary item was added to the budget with full approval of councillors.

PoCo council unanimously agreed to a specific request for $50,000 to beef up the city’s cybersecurity

software.

Protecting city systems against malware and hacking was seen as a top priority, according to staff, especially with evolving cyber threats against government agencies.

According to Dominic Long, director of community safety and corporate support, the city has taken every effort to mitigate threats and has prevented over 3,400 cyber threats to the city this year.

However, software needs to be upgraded to maintain security, he said.

Port Coquitlam residents will have the chance to comment on the city’s proposed 2022 budget in the coming weeks.

Public engagement will take place from Dec. 15 to Jan. 15 and includes the Budget at a Glance document mailed to each property and additional background information online.

The annual budget survey, which helps the city identify community priorities and satisfaction with service levels, will be provided in the mail-out and available online.

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New little free library takes on big issues Initiative started with personal quest for knowledge MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

Nicole Blades is hoping the new little lending library she’s set up in front of her Port Moody home will become the proverbial pebble tossed into a pond.

The library, crafted by her husband, specializes in books about social issues like gender equity, diversity, Indigenous history and culture, reconciliation and anti-racism.

Blades said by making such titles easily available it will start conversations that can lead to greater understanding of the challenges and barriers some facets of society face and must overcome.

That’s what happened to her.

When news of the remains of hundreds of dead children buried at residential schools across Canada surfaced earlier this year, Blades said she struggled to understand how such a thing could happen and the

Nicole Blades has opened a free little library in front of her Port Moody home that specializes in books about diversity, First Nations history, inclusion and gender equity. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

impact it’s had on survivors.

“I just became aware of how little I knew,” she said.

“We are in the dark about anti-racism.”

To bring light to the issues, Blades started reading.

It wasn’t always easy.

Titles about anti-racism don’t readily rocket up the

best seller lists or work their way to the display cases at the front of local bookshops.

Public libraries are just beginning to make a concerted effort to build their Indigenous collections.

Blades said if she was struggling, others probably were as well.

Posting about her quest for knowledge and self-education in a local Facebook group dedicated to reading and sharing book recommendations affirmed her suspicions.

Blades decided building a little lending library of her own might help sate some

of that hunger for knowledge. She’d seen the positive impact such initiatives can have on a community through volunteer work with the United Way that included building a library for Coquitlam resident Susan Walter so she could freely distribute the cloth masks

she’d been sewing from scraps of material since the earliest days of the COVID19 pandemic.

To seed her library, Blades called upon the expertise of Western Sky Books in Port Coquitlam that pointed her to a range of titles from kids’ storybooks and fables to Barack Obama’s autobiography.

She said she’s hoping as the library grows and the collection turns over, the titles remain accessible to a broad readership of all ages.

“These are kind of heavy topics,” Blades said.

But, she added, by lowering the barriers to broach them might affect change.

“It opens the conversation without fear. It gives people the opportunity to believe something can be better.”

Located at 1402 Union St., up a steep hill that doesn’t really go anywhere and with a sidewalk only up one side, Blades concedes her library does take a bit of resolve to reach. But she’s hoping people will be open to making the effort, even if it’s just her immediate neighbours out for an evening stroll.

Because that’s how understanding will begin to ripple out to the community at large, Blades added.

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or almost two years now, the public face of the B.C. NDP government has largely consisted of just three people: Premier John Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth (plus Dr. Bonnie Henry, but she is not a cabinet minister — an important distinction).

They have been the front-line ministers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, the disastrous events associated with B.C.’s unprecedented weather event have thrust two more ministers into the public spotlight, and it looks like they will remain there for quite a while.

Transportation Minister Rob Fleming (who earned some public profile as education minister during the NDP’s first term in power)

is fast becoming a familiar face as he provides almost daily briefings on the state of the highway system.

In addition, Agriculture Minister Lana Popham’s articulate, and at times somewhat emotional, media briefings detailing the carnage caused by mass flooding in the Fraser Valley have elevated her profile to a level not seen since she became an MLA in 2009.

A high public profile is unusual for any minister of agriculture, at least in this province. That portfolio normally receives scant media attention, and opposition parties tend to ignore agriculture ministers when they go hunting for headlines during Question Period.

However, given the lengthy period it will take to clean up and re-

store the broken Fraser Valley agriculture operations, Popham will remain front and centre with the public for quite a while.

A former farmer herself (she owned and operated a vineyard), Popham has displayed a personal connection with the farmers facing potential ruin, and her descriptions of their losses shows a genuine empathy.

At her first briefing, she appeared to slightly tear up as she described a Zoom call she had with a farmer, who was in his flooded barn, with dead livestock behind him.

As for Fleming, his ministry faces a long rebuilding effort that could go on for years. People are intensely interested in highway access, personal travel and the movement of goods, so he will be a busy man in

front of the television cameras for quite a while.

I have written before about a memorable conversation I had with the premier back in March 2020, just as the pandemic began.

Sitting in his office, we talked about the great unknown the province and country was about to descend into. He said he would not be “leading” the government’s efforts the same way other premiers seemed to be doing.

“You won’t see me in front of the cameras every day,” he said, and added that “front-line” people would be doing that.

He specifically mentioned Dix, Farnworth, Henry and then-finance minister Carole James, who’s now out of politics.

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Coronation Park ‘needs to be rejuvinated’ The Editor: Re: Massive Coronation Park redevelopment could be in peril (tricitynews.com, Nov. 24, 2021) Coronation (Park) is an aging community of 70-yearold houses and over 40-yearold townhouses that have served their purpose.

Residents there want to move on but can’t as they are under contract.

This neighbourhood needs to be rejuvenated.

All the excuses from the mayor and councillors (Hunter) Madsen and (Steve) Milani about why it can’t be done, such

as traffic studies and the Coronation Heights proposal, making the statement about how they got to get this right.

This is the the right proposal for this neighbourhood.

I am sure it can still be tweaked for the better of the community. But council should stop putting up roadblocks and start providing solutions.

Work with the developer and the professionals.

Lack of housing and affordable housing are big problems and are the reasons why prices have spi-

ralled out of control.

We should be welcoming development with open arms and holding developers to task to the true needs of the city — not delaying projects, but improving them while moving forward.

Port Moody is a very desirable community and it’s expensive. I truly hope Wesgroup can stay the course and not walk away from this project, and that it continues to provide the vision and leadership needed for this neighbourhood.

Derek McCarthy Port Moody

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Christmas in the Tri-Cities Warm up with corn curry I was lucky enough to grow up with many cultures in our home. My father is Scottish and loves his meat and potatoes and my mother is from East Africa so a lot of my mom’s cooking has an eastern African influence.

One of our favourites to make to accompany our traditional turkey dinner is corn curry. I am one of those cooks who doesn’t measure anything so with all my recipes, measurements are approximate; you can adjust depending on your taste.

Ingredients 1 tbsp oil (my mom would use canola but I like avocado oil for a healthier option) 1 tbsp each brown poppyseeds, whole cumin seeds and mustard seeds (can skip mustard seeds if you don’t have on hand) 1 tbsp each ginger and garlic paste 3 tbsp tomato paste 1 tsp chillies (powder or

flakes) 1 tsp turmeric powder ¼ cup water Small bag of frozen corn (peaches and cream if you like sweet, otherwise just regular corn) Salt to taste 1 tbsp lemon juice Cilantro for garnish Directions Fry seeds on low to medium heat until they start to pop. Add ginger and garlic and fry for a one minute or so. Add tomato paste and fry

for about one minute. Add a little water if it starts to stick.

Add turmeric, chillies, lemon juice and fry. Add remaining water so now you have a nice sauce.

Add corn and mix. Bring to boil then reduce to low and put the lid on for about 10 to 15 minutes or until corn is cooked throughly.

Add chopped cilantro.

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Merry & Bright Mayor’s homemade gingerbread Ingredients ¾ cup butter, softened ¾ cup packed brown sugar ⅔ cup molasses 1 large egg 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 3¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 tbsp ground ginger 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground cloves ¼ tsp ground nutmeg ½ tsp kosher salt ½ tsp finely ground black pepper (optional) Directions In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter, brown sugar and molasses until fluffy (about two minutes). Add egg and vanilla and beat until combined.

In a medium bowl, whisk flour, spices, baking

soda and salt until combined. With the mixer on low, gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, as well as black pepper (if using) until the dough just comes together.

Do not over mix!

Divide dough in half and create two discs. Wrap each in plastic wrap and

chill until firm, about three hours. Preheat oven to 350° and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Place one disc of dough on a lightly floured surface and roll until one-quarter of an inch thick. Cut out gingerbread men with a three-inch wide cutter and transfer to baking sheets.

Bake until slightly puffed and set — nine to 10 minutes — depending on the size of your cookie cutters. Let cool on baking sheets for five minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Repeat with remaining disc of dough. Decorate and enjoy!

Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West is pictured in the kitchen with his son, Liam.

Whip up some mince meat for tarts and pies this holiday season Ingredients ¾ lb currants ½ lb sultanas ½ lb seedless raisins ¼ lb mixed peel 1 lb apples (peeled and cut into chunks) ¼ lb stoned dates ¼ lb glace or preserved apricots 1 lemon

1 tangerine (but use far less) ¾ lb brown sugar ½ lb suet or vegetable shortening ½ tsp nutmeg ½ tsp mixed spice 1 tsp salt ½ tsp almond essence 1 tbsp rose water (optional)

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Christmas in the Tri-Cities Tuck into an apple gingerbread cobbler Ingredients 4 medium apples (peeled, cored and sliced) ¾ cup brown sugar 1 cup water 1 tbsp lemon juice ¼ tsp cinnamon ½ tsp ginger powder ¼ tsp nutmeg 1 egg ½ cup buttermilk* ¼ cup molasses 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 cup flour ½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt 2 tsp cornstarch *You can make buttermilk by adding 1 teaspoon of vinegar (or lemon juice) to 1% or 2% milk; let sit 10 minutes.

Directions Set oven to 350° degrees.

Combine apples, water, half a cup brown sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon.

Cover and cook on low-medium heat until apples tender.

Beat together one-quarter cup brown sugar, egg, buttermilk, molasses and oil.

Stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder, spices and salt. Add to egg mixture and beat until smooth.

Combine cornstarch, one tablespoon of cold water and stir into apple mixture.

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a casserole dish, spoon the gingerbread mixture on top of apple mixture. Cover completely.

Bake without lid for 30 minutes. Add holiday joy when served with vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!

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Create SHARE’s shortbread cookies Much like the baker herself, these cookies are legendary at SHARE Society!

Here at SHARE we frequently use food to say “thank you” and to show our staff and volunteers how much we care about, and appreciate them.

At SHARE we know how important food is to our well-being: It’s something we see every single day at the food bank.

We hope these delicious cookies make you feel loved and if you are inclined to spread that love around, please share a cookie with a neighbour.

Ingredients 3 cups flour ½ cup corn starch 1 cup icing sugar 1 lb butter

Directions Cream butter then whip (the longer you whip, the lighter the cookies will be).

Add icing sugar gradually then whip until the consistency of whipping cream.

Add flour and corn starch, beat all together until light and fluffy. You can either add more flour and roll out the dough and use cookie cutters, or scoop out by teaspoon or tablespoon depending how big you want your cookies and place on cookie sheet. Bake at 300° degrees until bottoms are golden brown, about 15 m.

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Swedish teacakes A recipe my mother always made during the holidays and it’s one of our family favourites.

Ingredients ¼ cup brown sugar ½ cup butter 1 egg yolk 1 cup flour ¼ tsp salt 1 egg white, beaten ¾ cup chopped nuts Directions Cream brown sugar and butter, then mix with egg yolk, flour and salt.

Roll in balls approximately one to 1.5 inches in diameter. Dip each ball in beaten egg white, then roll in nuts.

Place on cookie sheet

and press finger in top of each ball to create a depression.

Bake at 400° degrees for 10 mins. Cool and fill holes with your choice of jelly or jam.

This recipe was submitted by Janice Cotter, gallery manager at PoMoArts, which is located at 2425 St. Johns St.. Until Dec. 22, the facility is holding its annual Winter Treasures artisan market. Visit pomoarts.ca.

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Merry & Bright

Nanaimo bar slice recipe from a pioneer, passed down through generations Ingredients ½ cup butter ¼ cup sugar 5 tbsp cocoa 1 tsp vanilla 1 egg

2 cups graham wafers 1 cup coconut ½ cup walnuts (optional) Directions Place soft butter, sugar,

cocoa, vanilla and egg in bowl. Set bowl in pan of boiling water. Stir until the butter has melted and the mixture resembles custard. Combine wafter crumbs, coconut and

nuts (optional). Blend and pack in a 9 inch pan.

For the icing cream: To a quarter cup of butter, add three tablespoons of

milk, which has been combined with two tablespoons of vanilla. Blend in two cups of icing sugar; spread over chocolate base. Let stand for 15 minutes to harden.

Melt chocolate with butter to spread over custard.

This recipe from Tri-City News reporter Janis Cleugh is courtesy of Joy Willgress.

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TRICITYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2021

5 tips for holiday shopping to overcome supply chain holdups

Gift Guide

Your cup of coffee or your child’s favourite toy could end up costing you a pretty penny.

This year, a global shipping container shortage has seen the average cost to move a 40-foot steel container of cargo by sea rise by upwards of 500% above the seasonal average, according to Drewry Shipping.

The long-lasting impact could mean we see price increases in many common household goods, including appliances, furniture, toys and more.

Then came an atmospheric river event in B.C. on Nov. 15 that wiped out large sections of the province’s highway infrastructure, largely cutting off the Interior and the Lower Mainland.

With both those issues in mind, here are five tips on how to shop this holiday season so that your packages don’t get hung up by the supply chain.

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#1: SHOP LOCAL

The best way to ensure you get the goods in hand and support your local small business owners and vendors is to shop in person. Check out their websites and social media feeds for products they carry. You can also call to make sure the item is in stock. #2: ORDER ONLINE, PICK UP IN-STORE

Shopping online and picking up instore or curbside is now commonplace for many businesses, including local independent retailers to big box stores like Best Buy and Canadian Tire.

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Etsy is the go-to online destination for handmade goods, but did you know you can filter your results for local Canadian artisans? Type an item into the search bar (ie: “party decorations”) and from there click “All filters” and set the shop location to Canada. #4: PRIORITIZE YOUR SHOPPING LIST

Start with the most in-demand stuff first: tech and toys always fly off the shelves. Shop early and always triplecheck delivery options and estimated dates for your area. #5: DEDICATED CANADIAN SHIPPING

Current road conditions aside, ordering goods that don’t cross a border is a smoother process than international shopping (no duty and fewer delays). Have your heart sent on a gift that you can’t find in Canada? Before caving into a pricey and lengthy international shipment, check the manufacturer’s site to see if they list stockists and retailers who carry their goods. Whenever possible, choosing a Canadian retailer—whether they be big or small—will mean a smoother shipment. Keep in mind that some U.S. big box retailers, such as Zara and the Gap, also have warehouses within Canada. If you’re purchasing through Amazon, a Prime subscription offsets shipping costs and speeds up the process, too.

Keep an eye out for items labelled “sold and shipped

by Amazon” as those tend to move quickly from hubs nearby compared to items shipped directly from Amazon’s third-party retailers.

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Christmas in the Tri-Cities A turkey hash by Thomas The recipe I’m going to share with our community is one of my families’ favourites. It is so easy to make, a terrific way to use the leftovers and my kids love it even more than the big Christmas turkey dinner.

It is turkey hash.

The four ingredients are turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and, of course… butter. The exact quantities are not important, scale it up or down depending on how many you are feeding.

I try to have about equal portions of the three main ingredients, sometimes that does mean making a box of stuffing or a small batch of mashed potatoes, depending on how much is left over from the night before.

Directions Preheat your large frying pan or skillet with a bit

December 10 - 24 of cooking oil. Chop your turkey up into bite-sized chunks and add them to the pan. Add your mashed potatoes and stuffing to the pan, break them up and mix everything together.

Mix it well for the first few minutes to ensure it is well combined an heated through.

Then add your butter and let it fry for 5 to 10 minutes until a nice golden crust forms on the bottom.

Flip and repeat until

there’s enough tasty golden crunchy bits to go around, salt and pepper to taste.

Serve with your leftover gravy or cranberry sauce That’s it! The kids will gobble it up. It doesn’t take too much work to make and there’s aren’t even too many dishes to clean — perfect for Boxing Day!

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Port Coquitlam Trustee Michael Thomas is the newly elected board chair for School District 43.

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TRICITYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2021

Thank you for helping to build the future of exceptional care for British Columbians

Acute Care Tower preliminary design concept

Thank you for making a difference this #GivingTuesday!

This year, we asked you to help us build the future of exceptional care for British Columbians. With your help, we significantly exceeded our Giving Tuesday goal and raised $405,000 in support of Royal Columbian’s new Acute Care Tower.

With your help, we are taking a crucial step towards expanding key areas of care at Royal Columbian, including cardiac care, neonatal intensive care, emergency and trauma care, neuroscience-related care and other services for acute and critically ill patients. Construction is now well underway, and the new Acute Care tower is scheduled to be complete in 2025.

The Foundation extends our utmost thanks to our board member Rana Vig for leading our Giving Tuesday fundraising and matching all gifts up to $100,000.

Because of the outpouring of support from donors like you, a group of anonymous donors also joined to make further dollar-for-dollar matches.

Rana Vig, Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation Board Member

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Drivers needed!

Call 604-472-3040.

FLOOD RELIEF

A tasty way to help out Proceeds from popular dishes will go to Red Cross MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

Fred Soofi is hoping happy bellies at his Coquitlam restaurant this Christmas season will help bring some comfort to residents of British Columbia communities ravaged by recent floods and mudslides.

He’s donating 10 per cent of the sales of the three most popular dishes at Pasta Polo to the Canadian Red Cross flood relief fund.

The effort started last Monday and lasts to Dec. 26.

Soofi said his establishment is feeling the impact of a pinched supply chain that is making it difficult to source key ingredients like the semolina flour he uses to make his pasta and boosted the price of other commodities. But that’s nothing compared to the challenges faced by residents of Interior communities like Hope, Merritt and Princeton whose homes have been damaged or destroyed by rivers sent raging from consecutive record rainfalls, or farmers in the Fraser Valley whose livelihood is under feet of water.

“It’s such a disaster,” Soofi

CITY OF PORT MOODY

Council Meeting When: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 Where: This meeting will be held electronically and live streamed at portmoody.ca/watchlive

said, adding the unprecedented storms are a clarion call about a changing climate that should be heeded.

Soofi said his donation will come from sales of his baked lasagna, fettuccine Alfredo and chicken parmesan, as well as gift certificates.

“I wish I could do more.”

Soofi has a long history of helping out in his community and beyond, including helping to feed the homeless at shelters, advocating for human rights in his native Iran, and restoring heritage homes.

In 2012, his efforts were recognized with a Queen’s Golden Jubilee medal.

City of Coquitlam

COUNCIL MEETINGS Coquitlam City Hall – 3000 Guildford Way

Monday, December 13, 2021 TIMES 2:00 p.m

Time: Regular Council Meeting 7pm Find an agenda package at portmoody.ca/councilcalendar.

View a video recording (available by 3pm on December 15, 2021) at portmoody.ca/councilcalendar.

Learn how you can provide input during an electronic meeting at portmoody.ca/councilmeetings.

Council procedures are subject to change due to COVID-19. For the latest information, please check portmoody.ca/COVID19.

Coquitlam restaurateur Fred Soofi is donating profits from his establishment’s three most popular dishes to help B.C. flood victims. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

7:00 p.m

Council-In-Committee Closed Council*

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Public Hearing/ Regular Council**

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The City is following physical distancing provisions and the public are encouraged to view the meetings online as set out below.

* The first item to be considered in the public portion of this meeting is a resolution requiring adoption prior to the Council Meeting being closed to the public. ** A Regular Council Meeting will convene immediately following adjournment of the Public Hearing.

Watch Live Broadcasts and archived Council videos online at coquitlam.ca/webcasts Agendas are available online by 3 p.m. on Friday at coquitlam.ca/agendas Sign up for Council News direct emails at coquitlam.ca/directmail

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TRICITYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2021

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

‘It’s what a lot of us have been looking for’ Coquitlam charts new strategy for economic growth JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

People are moving to Coquitlam and business needs to follow.

The massive growth over the past few years — including during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic — is prompting the city to retool its economic development plan.

Last month, council OK’d a work plan to hire a consultant to study the city’s assets, as well as to reach out to current and future businesses,

stakeholders and residents to figure out how to move forward with investment over the next five years and beyond.

The current economic development strategy is 12 years old.

Andre Isakov, manager of economic development, told council the new plan will “help to refine our sense

of purpose” and provide a road map by focusing on local, regional and foreign opportunities identified by Metro Vancouver’s Regional Economic Prosperity Services.

He explained the city has applied for federal funding to offset the cost of the foreign business component; the city has budgeted up to

Join in the Magic during Lights at Lafarge Enhance your experience while visiting Lights at Lafarge. Drop-in for weekly pop-up activities with the Park Spark Light Brigade, rain or shine.

Friday, Dec. 10 – Wear your brightest outfit and join us for a Disco Night dance party around the lake from 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 11 – Calling all princes and princesses! Take a tour around the lake in style during Frozen Night from 7:30 – 9 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for the best costume.

Sunday, Dec. 12 – Wear a festive holiday hat while strolling the lake from 7:30 – 9 p.m. Prices will be awarded for the best hats.

Monday, Dec. 13 – Even our Parks Tractor is getting in on the fun! Stop by the TD Community Plaza from 7:30 – 9 p.m. to see the Park Spark team and take a selfie.

Tuesday, Dec. 14 – Even our Parks Tractor is getting in on the fun! Stop by the TD Community Plaza from 7:30 – 9 p.m. to see the Park Spark team and take a selfie.

Wednesday, Dec. 15 – Bring a pop bottle and join the Park Spark team at the Inspiration Garden from 4 – 5:30 p.m. to create pop-bottle tulips to add to the lights display.

Thursday, Dec. 16 – Come enjoy some family fun with the Westcoast Family Centre at the TD Community Plaza from 4 – 5:30 p.m.

Visit coquitlam.ca/parkspark info about weekly pop-up activities.

Thank You Light Brigade Volunteers This week we want to recognize Michael and Reza, two Inspiration Garden volunteers that helped fabricate 3D bear lit elements for the light display.

Email parkspark@coquitlam.ca to volunteer and get involved.

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$120,000 for the consultant.

Deputy city manager Raul Allueva said the work comes as Isakov takes over the division from David Munro and as the city eyes new realities created by the global virus.

“The pandemic recovery continues to present uncertainty but also potential to reassess for strategic directions,” Isakov told council-in-committee on Nov. 22.

Besides job creation and public/private partnerships, the city is noting some emerging themes in economic development to include in the updated document. These include identifying vibrant place development, attracting talent and delivering sustainable infrastructure.

Still, the new plan also needs to lay out the city’s story.

“Do you know what our success story looks like?”

Coun. Trish Mandewo asked Isakov. “It’s something that we’ve been struggling with around this table.”

Isakov stressed the new plan will be guided by community input, with public consultation due to start in the spring. The final strategy is expected next winter.

Coun. Dennis Marsden, past chair of the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce, suggested the outreach includes the BC Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade

and senior politicians to ensure Coquitlam “doesn’t get swallowed up” by bigger cities.

“The vision is big. It’s broad. It’s bold. It’s what a lot of us have been looking for,” Coun. Chris Wilson said.

Isakov said the consultant will bring a fresh perspective to chart the city’s economic development course, by looking at Coquitlam with new eyes and ideas.

As an example of innovation after economic hardship, Isakov cited the City of Calgary but “we’re lucky in Coquitlam that we didn’t have to face that kind of situation.”

According to the city’s 2021 second-trimester report released on Oct. 25, development and construction activity continues to rise — and set records.

Between April 1 and June 30, the city saw a 45 per cent uptick in development projects compared with the same period in 2020, and an 89 per cent jump over 2019.

As of Aug. 31, 2021, there were about 50,000 homes going up in Coquitlam.

As well, the city added $146 million in total construction value between April and June compared to a record-setting $655 million in the same time frame in 2020; however, construction values are expected to stay high until the end of the year, according to the T2 report.

Get outdoors this winter!

Stay active and enjoy the 1.2 km lake loop or try out the new 1.5 km perimeter loop.

Condo construction in Coqutilam continues to set records. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2021 TRICITYNEWS.COM

TRI-CITY WEEKEND FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 JAPANESE CINEMA Shoplifters, a Palme D’Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival, is this month’s pick by the Port Moody Film Society, which will roll the crime drama at 7:30 p.m. in the Inlet Theatre at city hall (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody). Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, the R-rated movie tells the story of a family struggling to survive.

Entry is $5 (cash or cheque only) plus a $5 membership.

Don’t miss these weekend events & activities!

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Find more events online: tricitynews.com/local-events

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11 HOLIDAY TREATS

SPIRIT OF MARY ANN

More than 50 Lower Mainland vendors will be at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the Christmas Farmers Market. Hosted by the Coquitlam and Port Moody farmers market organizers, the event feature sales of handmade crafts plus kids activities, workshops and entertainment.

Pay tribute to the late Mary Ann Cooper, a Freedom of the City recipient in Port Moody who’s best known for her heritage and environmental work around the community, especially the Ioco townsite. TROPICA (The Residents Of Pleasantside Ioco Communities Association) will screen the film The Spirit of Port Moody at Inlet Theatre in city hall (100 Newport Dr.) at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets are free for association members and members of the Port Moody Seniors Friendship Society. Donations are accepted at the door.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12 HEAR THEM SING

WE ARE TOGETHER

The Coquitlam Chorale is back for the first time in two years with a concert at the Eagle Ridge Fellowship Church (1160 Lansdowne Ave., Coquitlam) from 2 to 4 p.m.

Sing along to the traditional Christmas tunes.

Singers with the Coastal Sound Music Academy (pictured at right) have three shows at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) for a holiday special. The Coastal Sound KIDS! and the junior choir return to the stage at 2 p.m. to perform seasonal songs, excerpts from

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The Wizard of Oz and a new composition by Deanna Gestrin, with Gestrin and Angie Lundin conducting.

At 4 p.m., the Coastal Sound Children’s Choir, under conductor Diana Clark, heads up for more singing, solos and surprises, while at 7 p.m., the youth choir wraps up the series When We Are Together, with conductor Will de Sousa.

Tickets are $30 for a table of two, and $60 for a table of four.

Regular admission is $15/$10 for balcony seats.

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TRICITYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2021

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. This meeting will be held on: Date:

Monday, December 13, 2021

Time:

7:00 p.m.

Location:

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

As the City of Coquitlam transitions through the BC Restart Plan, those wishing to listen and/or participate at the Public Hearing are encouraged to do so remotely. 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.

Item 1

Text Amendment: Cannabis Regulatory Framework

The intent of Bylaw No. 5165, 2021 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 in order to implement the Cannabis Regulatory Framework to permit cannabis production, processing and retail uses in the City of Coquitlam.

•

Establishing regulations for odour management for cannabis production and processing businesses;

•

If approved, the proposed amendments would implement the Cannabis Regulatory Framework by:

Establishing regulations for transparent front windows and clear sightlines into and out of cannabis retail businesses;

•

Establishing regulations prohibiting the outdoor storage of any cannabis byproducts or cannabis waste at cannabis production and processing businesses;

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Excluding cannabis from being sold out of portable vending businesses;

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Enabling the enforcement of the regulations under the business licence system; and

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Establishing new penalties for non-compliance with these regulations.

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Creating new definitions for cannabis production, processing, and retail;

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Amending the M-1 General Industrial and M-2 Industrial Business zones to permit cannabis production and processing, and the B-1 Business Enterprise zone to permit cannabis processing;

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Adding a 200 m separation (limiting) distance requirement for cannabis production and processing facilities from sensitive land uses;

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Adding a 150 m separation (limiting) distance requirement for cannabis retail stores from schools;

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Adding a table for approved site specific retail stores; and

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Removing outdated references to medical cannabis grow operations.

As part of this amendment, the City is also proposing a series of text amendments to associated bylaws to allow for the implementation of the Cannabis Regulatory Framework. The City is providing an opportunity for all interested parties to speak to these associated bylaw amendments as part of the Public Hearing.

The intent of Bylaw Nos. 5166, 2021, 5167, 2021, and 5168, 2021 is to amend Business Licence Bylaw No. 4344, 2013, Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3749, 2006, and Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 4320, 2012 to establish regulations for the operation of cannabis production, processing, and retail businesses in the City of Coquitlam.

If approved, the proposed amendments would implement the Cannabis Regulatory Framework by: •

Creating new definitions for cannabis and cannabis productionprocessing businesses and cannabis retail businesses;

•

Creating new definitions associated with odour management for cannabis production and processing businesses;

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

Notice of Public Hearing continued on next page

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BYLAW FINES

Poor parking to cost big bucks

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MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

It’s going to cost you a whole lot more if you park within five metres of a fire hydrant in Port Moody.

Recently, council voted to increase the fine for blocking a fire hydrant to $500.

Currently the penalty for such an offence is $50, with a discount to $25 if the fine is paid within 30 days.

In a report to council, senior bylaw enforcement officer Patrik Kolby recommended a boost to $100 for the violation to bring it into line with fines for with other common street and traffic bylaw offences in Port Moody, which were last amended in 2020.

He said leaving a vehicle too close to a fire hydrant “may have a direct impact

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on public safety” if firefighters need to get to it in an emergency.

Coun. Steve Milani agreed, suggesting the fine should be raised to $150.

“This is a very important issue,” he said.

“You can’t mess around with safety. People have to know that.”

Then Coun. Amy Lubik raised the stakes even higher with a motion to increase the fine by 1,000 per cent.

But if it’s paid promptly, the penalty is lowered to $300.

Tim Savoie, Port Moody’s city manager, said even if the higher fine doesn’t serve as a deterrent, firefighters have ways to still get access to a blocked hydrant.

“The fire department is very confident they could move any obstacle in short order,” he quipped.

“But the owner might not like the final result.”

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As the City of Coquitlam transitions through the BC Restart Plan, those wishing to listen and/or participate at the Public Hearing are encouraged to do so remotely. 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

How do I provide input?

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

To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing. Please note that the drop boxes will be emptied shortly after 12:00 p.m. and not checked again prior to the hearing.

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

coquitlam.ca/publichearing

Those who wish to provide verbal submissions are strongly encouraged to 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 Director Intergovernmental Relations and Legislative Services

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TRICITYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2021

BEARS IN THE CITY

Industrial waste attracts dumpster-diving bear DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Port Coquitlam remains a hot spot for bears and one was recently spotted dumpster diving for food near a local business.

Sgt. Todd Hunter of the BC Conservation Officer Service has confirmed that at least two businesses have been slapped with Wildlife Protection Orders — one earlier this week, after an employee spotted a bear in a dumpster.

Industrial food waste that attracts bears has been a concern in the city, Hunter said, and conservation officers are working with local businesses and city bylaw officers to deal with the problem.

Hunter said conservation officers were called to a business last Sunday night after a report that a worker found a bear in a dumpster.

By the time officers arrived, the bear had jumped out of the bin but the bear was spotted nearby looking for food waste in someone’s yard.

Hunter said he hazed it out of the area, but it might still come back if food is available.

“We were working with that business to make sure that thing is locked up,” Hunter said.

While bears might be expected to return to dens for a period of hibernation, also called torpor, that doesn’t appear to be the case in Port Coquitlam, where several bears have been spotted in neighbourhoods on the north side of the city.

Hunter said while on his way to the dumpster-diving call he saw three bears making for homes near Fremont Street and Prairie Avenue.

He got out of his car and yelled at them to discourage them from entering neighbourhoods but Hunter said he’s worried the bears will look for accessible green bins and won’t bed down for the winter if they can get easy access to human food waste and other attractants.

“We want to prevent that at all costs, and have them naturally finding their way, hopefully we can encourage that by promoting good practices,” Hunter said.

A number of people have been reporting bear sightings in Port Coquitlam in recent days, including one man on the Port Coquitlam Community Facebook group who posted a photo of a bear

gaining access to someone’s green bin.

Hunter said bears can still sometimes get bins open, even when clips and an extra metal band is used to seal them.

“It just takes them longer,” he said.

If possible, Hunter encourages people to use additional methods to deter

bears, including putting the bins in a locked enclosure.

Freezing food scraps before putting them out for collection is another suggestion.

This fall has been busy for bears in the Tri-Cities, and Hunter suspects bears come down the mountains to get berries and salmon and will move into neighbourhoods

when natural food becomes scarce.

However, fewer bears have been destroyed this year, compared to last year — nine compared to 13 in 2020 — and four bears were relocated.

But there are still several months to go until the reporting period ends, March 31, 2022.

Hunter credits the cities and local groups such as TriCities Bear Aware for raising awareness about the importance of removing attractants so bears don’t linger in neighbourhoods.

“In the grand scheme of things, there’s a lot of work being done behind the scenes,” he said of the group’s efforts.

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Boat fuel spills into creek DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Quick-thinking Coquitlam residents may have stopped boat fuel from draining into Stoney Creek during heavy rains recently.

Several neighbours in the area of Chapman Avenue and Stoney Creek Court, in the Oakdale neighbourhood west of Clarke Road, were alerted to the smell of gas at around 7 p.m., Nov. 29.

Two people who contacted the Tri-City News expressed concerns about a possible spill into the creek that runs from the southeast slope of Burnaby Mountain into the Brunette River.

Leslie Watts, who lives a couple of blocks away from where the spill occurred, said the smell of gas was so strong in Stoney Creek that runs 100 feet from the front of her house, she called the city.

“A significant amount of fuel was discharged into the creek,” said Watts in an email.

Coquitlam city crews were called to the scene at approximately 7:15 p.m., and determined the smell came from a mixture of fuel and water from a boat that was parked on the street.

The boat owner was planning to take the boat in for repairs, said a spokesperson from the City of Coquitlam.

“The homeowner removed a plug and some fuel/water mixture dripped out of the hull and onto the roadway,” stated Jonathan Helmus, director of utilities with the city.

To prevent any of the fuel mixture from getting

into the nearby catch basin, Coquitlam staff put down some absorbant mixture and pads, Helmus said.

And while he’s not sure if any of the fuel flowed into the catch basin and down the storm sewer, he said it appeared the absorbent pads were doing a good job of mopping up the mixture.

The material has since been removed and the boat has been taken off the street.

“We’ve cleaned all that up. It’s incredible what that kind of stuff can soak up,” Helmus said.

No charges will be laid, however, Helmus said the boat owner was cooperative and knew he had made a mistake.

“If people see something, it’s good for them to call us, then we can do this kind of investigation.”

The city also encourages people to clean out nearby catch basins and not to change oil or do other work on city streets that could result in a spill.

“Nothing but rain should go down the drain,” Helmus commented.

There are more than 16,000 catch basins in the City of Coquitlam, and people are encouraged to “adopt” and maintain them.

These curbside drains help prevent flooding by directing rainwater into the city’s drainage system, which flows directly into local creeks, streams and aquatic habitat.

Members of the Stoney Creek Environmental Committee have been raising concerns about sewage pouring out of storm drains in recent heavy rains.

One resident told Glacier Media he found soiled toilet

paper and sanitary products strewn across the road after a manhole blew its lid at the Burnaby-Coquitlam border.

“There is no attempt being made to collect this sewage,” wrote local stream keeper George Kovacic in an email.

Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart has said he is aware of the issue.

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Cause of bypass ‘sinkhole’ questioned by group KYLE BALZER kbalzer@tricitynews.com

A major Port Coquitlam route was closed for four days last week after an apparent “sinkhole” caused several closures.

The Mary Hill Bypass westbound lanes were partially closed be-

tween Shaughnessy Street and United Boulevard from Dec. 1 to 4 and the incident has caught the attention of many groups, including one against the construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX).

Protect the Planet Stop TMX shared a video on social media of the site where crews appeared to be set up

in trying to repair the area.

It claims a lack of confidence as the incident took place in the path of the $12.6 billion pipeline’s construction. “[We] just got off the phone with the Ministry of Transportation and they say... ‘the sink hole has been filled, paving must occur and then they must measure and

monitor ground vibration to ensure the fix has fully settled,’” the group said.

“If this is just the construction of the pipeline expansion, how confident can we be about it when there is oil running through it.”

In a statement, Trans Mountain said the recent atmospheric river event — which saw more

than 200 mm of heavy rainfall in the most recent downpour— resulted in a “settlement” by Highway 7B and lane closures were put in place out of respect for traffic safety.

“Our engineering team is working on the best way to address the settlement, so it has as little impact on the travelling public as practicable,” a spokesperson told the Tri-City News, confirming the pipeline is set to go underneath the Mary Hill Bypass twice.

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“The settlement area is being repaired. We will continue to monitor as needed.”

DriveBC first reported a “pothole” caused the Mary Hill Bypass westbound lanes to completely close early in the morning of Dec. 1.

B.C.’s ministry of transportation and infrastructure said a “sinkhole” developed in the westbound left lane and confirmed it took place over the top of TMX’s “recently completed Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) project under the Fraser River.”

“Ground penetrating radar has revealed an anomaly in the right exit lane to United Boulevard. As a pre-

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caution, the right exit lane has been closed to further investigate,” said a ministry spokesperson.

“The site is being continually monitored. Crews are on site to repair as soon as the full extent of the repair is known on the exit lane and it’s safe to carry out those repairs.”

Trans Mountain added crews are working in this area to install a section of pipe from Surrey to Coquitlam for the construction of the pipeline to Burnaby.

The company explained it’s conducting an HDD procedure — a phased approach with a drilling rig on the south side and a staging area on the north near the southwest corner of Colony Farm Regional Park.

Now owned by the federal government, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is slowly making its way from Alberta to the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby.

Last month, one cubic meter of bentonite, a nontoxic clay-based drilling fluid, was “inadvertently released” in a watercourse of the Fraser River.

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Software stirs PoMo police end mini crime spree council interest Program renders future development into cityscape MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

Port Moody will look into a software program that would allow it to create 3D renderings of the city as it currently exists as well as how future developments could have an impact.

But how much such capability will cost depends on how sophisticated the city wants to get, says its proponent Slava Oganesian.

The CEO of Montrealbased Lunas Inc. recently told council’s committee of the whole his company’s L’Touch software would allow the city to visualize its growth years into the future so it could more accurately assess potential impacts on issues like traffic. It can also drill down to present detailed data at the neighbourhood level and even capture scans of specific buildings like important heritage or cultural structures to create a digital 3D archive that can be referenced should anything happen to them.

Oganesian said while the software is currently used mostly by real estate developers and architects, his company is in the process of pitching it to municipal and regional governments because “we see a huge gap between developers, city halls and residents when they are communicating about new development.”

The 3D renderings of an urban area are assembled from thousands of detailed scans taken from an aircraft.

They can then be viewed from any angle on a large touchscreen monitor and even account for the lighting at different times of the day. Digital models of future development can also be inserted into the renderings.

Oganesian said the software will even project the potential impacts from rising waters due to climate change.

Several councillors liked what they saw.

“What an incredible concept,” Coun. Diana Dilworth.

“This is the future,” added Coun. Hunter Madsen.

But as excited as they were, they were also leery of the expense.

“Obviously, the cost question is difficult to predict,” said Coun. Zoe Royer.

Oganesian, who told council he’s also pitching the program to Metro Vancouver, said the cost of the software and other related technology can vary depending on which options are included.

But as a measuring stick, he indicated the cost for taking the aerial scans of Metro Vancouver would be about $250,000, then integrating those images into the software would double that.

From there, the price escalates for specific modelling options like scans of individual buildings.

Still, councillors were intrigued enough to send the idea on to staff for further investigation.

An example of the type of rendering that can be created

by L’Touch software that places future developments in contest with existing cityscapes. LUNAS INC. PHOTO

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Attending officers located the suspect and drove him out of town. But three hours later he was

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Officers found the man was in possession of numerous stolen items, including the tools, which were seized and mostly returned.

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A C T I V E T R A N S P O R TAT I O N

Project boosts safety for cyclists in Coquitlam New app part of city’s pandemic recovery plan There’s a new feature on Coquitlam’s local app aimed to help cyclists get from ‘A’ to ‘B’ safely.

The CoquitlamConnect app now includes an inter-

active map that shows biking routes throughout the city as well as Metro Vancouver, thanks to a completed $20,000 project.

Funded by the city’s Community Support and Recovery Plan (CSRP) — set to deliver more than $4 million in relief by early 2022 since the beginning of the

COVID-19 pandemic — the goal is to direct two-wheeled commuters safely, whether its for transportation or recreational purposes.

As of November, CoquitlamConnect will display route data collected by TransLink and HUB Cycling while indicating “skill levels” of major streets.

“This digital map augments existing cycling map handouts, allowing for a more accessible and up-todate digital option,” explains Coquitlam information and communication technology manager Danny Bandiera in a news release.

“The map is a valuable resource as the COVID-19

pandemic has highlighted the need for the city to invest in cycling infrastructure, education and promotion due to a surge in popularity.

To build on this momentum, city staff are exploring more cost-effective and quickly deployable ways to fill gaps in its cycling and micromobility network.”

Micromobility networks include bicycles and scooters, Bandiera adds.

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FUNDRAISER

Amanda’s purple snowball glows for ‘22 Carol Todd wants everyone to remember her daughter.

After Amanda died in 2012, the Port Coquitlam mother launched a legacy society to pay tribute to her girl who, last month, would have turned 25.

But the non-profit was also designed to keep others safe, by sharing Amanda’s story of cyberbullying and by offering tips about digital health.

The messages are even more vital today, Todd said, with the proliferation of social media and so many people on their screens during the pandemic.

To raise cash for the cause and to continue the work, the Amanda Todd Legacy Society hosted an online auction in October, a campaign that brought in nearly $17,000 in goods sold plus $20,000 more in donations.

This month, the society is staging its second annual winter legacy fundraiser to keep the ball rolling, a drive that’s got a focus on next year. Besides selling holiday gifts such as • toques, hand-knitted by Bunny Horne • charcuterie serving boards and fractal wood art, handcrafted by Mozukai, a Port Coquitlam business • Amanda Todd Legacy Soap, by the PoCo Soap Co. • snowflake pop sockets

Port Coquitlam resident Carol Todd holds a lilac tree ornament that she calls “Snowball of Support for Amanda for 2022” in memory of her late daughter. The decoration can be purchased in the current winter fundraiser for the Amanda Todd Legacy Society.

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• snowflake ornaments the society is also featuring a Legacy Lilac Snowball

Ornament that’s made of glass, with the aim to have a special sparkle during the

winter months.

“Purple was her favourite colour,” Todd said, adding

the ball is named Snowball of Support for Amanda for 2022 as her story continues to spread.

Todd told the Tri-City News that she believes Amanda’s tale would never have gone viral had she not published a video a month before her death.

In the 8:55-minute long clip on YouTube, called My story: Struggling, bullying, suicide, self harm that has been seen more than 14 million times since Sept. 7, 2012, Amanda holds up flash cards that explain how she spiralled into depression after a troll tormented her.

Todd described her daughter as a creative soul, and she uses the snowflake as a symbol for Amanda — referring to something that starts fragile but, with other snowflakes, grows to become a force over time.

Winter is also about snowflakes, Todd said, and is a time to reflect and give.

Proceeds from the second annual winter campaign will go to the society’s operations, as well as Douglas College for the Amanda Todd legacy awards, the Rotary Club of Port Coquitlam Centennial and other organizations.

To view the featured items in the second annual winter fundraiser, go to amandatoddlegacy.org or 32auctions. com/LegacyWinter2021.

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If you’ve got books, reading materials and gear out on loan from the Coquitlam Public Library, it’s time to get them back to the City Centre or Poirier branch, or Library Link.

Starting Jan. 3, 2022, the library will stop its courtesy fines-free period that began as a gesture of goodwill at the start of the COVID19 pandemic in 2020.

That means materials checked out in the new year will be subject to late fees; however, there will be no charges to borrowers of all large print, teen and children’s material — following a decision approved by the library board recently.

To learn more about the loan periods and fines, go to the library’s website and click on the Borrow It tab, or call 604554-7323. Proceeds from late fines and other revenues pay for library services, which are also funded through city and provincial grants.

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After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dogwood Drama Club is back on stage. On Dec. 20 at 1:30 p.m. and Dec. 22 at 6:30 p.m., the group that’s based at Coquitlam’s Dogwood Pavilion will present “Miracle on 34th Street,” a radio play about Kris Kringle and a little girl learning about Santa. Directed by Sue Davey, the cast includes (pictured above) Bob Costello, Nancy Golabiewski and Jean Baker, as well as Joan Royle, Judy Flaten, Dawne Munro and Garth Sparkes. Tickets are $5 at the door, via club members or at the Dogwood gift shop. Audience members need to wear a face mask during the performance, and show proof of vaccination. JANIS CLEUGH/TCN

Krista Wallace is a wellknown actor and musician.

Now, she’s adding the title of author to her resume.

Tomorrow (Friday), Wallace will release her first book as part of a four-part fantasy series.

Gatekeeper’s Key will be available in paperback and eBook via Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books, Barnes and Noble and other platforms.

The work comes after she published three audiobooks this year: Gatekeeper’s Key, Gatekeeper’s Deception I Deceiver and Gatekeeper’s Deception II - Deceived.

“I found a great way to use my time in COVID isolation,” Wallace stated. “I had several novels sitting here on my computer — all critiqued and edited — ready to go.

Just like a play, a story needs an audience to complete its cycle so I figured this was the time to put them out there.”

Wallace is the vocalist for the big band FAT Jazz and is one-half of the jazz duo Itty Bitty Big Band with Gord Hembruff.

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At Riverside Secondary in Port Coquitlam, she’s worked with drama teacher Nicole Roberge on several musical productions such as Les Miserables, Urinetown, In the Heights and Rent.

She also portrayed Mrs. Pearce in the Royal City Musical Theatre show My Fair Lady at Massey Theatre.

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Theatrical students at Port Moody Secondary will livestream two plays tomorrow (Friday).

A Most Average Musical — a story about roommates on their first Friday night at college — opens the online show. The 15-minute performance will be followed by an improv set before the main event of The Cagebird begins; the 40-minute play is described as an absurdist drama.

Put on by the school’s extra-curricular theatre program under the direction of Bee Simmons, the two shows involve about 20 actors and crew members in grades 9 to 12.

The school premiered the two productions at METFest, SD43’s regional theatre festival, a few weeks back. Now, the students are ready to take it to the public, Simmons said. “The night of theatre will be sure to make you smile, laugh and question the world around you.”

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Ravens grounded by tough Grizzlies’ defence Championship loss was team’s first of the season KYLE BALZER kbalzer@tricitynews.com

A valiant season came to a close for the Terry Fox Ravens senior varsity football team — but without a provincial banner.

The Port Coquitlam secondary school lost to the division-freshmen G.W. Graham Grizzlies by a score of 36-33 Saturday night (Dec. 4) at BC Place in the 2021 B.C. AAA coastal championship.

Fox finished 8-1 in the 2021 campaign — regular season and playoffs. They defeated the Grizzlies 34-0 six weeks earlier on Oct. 22.

“High school football is tough and it’s cliché a little bit, but when you beat a team once in the season, they’re going to have a little bit of motivation to come back and win the second time,” said head coach Tom Kudaba after Saturday’s game.

Terry Fox Ravens defensive lineman Kaiden Exner is consoled by teammate Alex Ndagijimama after their 36-33 loss to the G.W. Graham Grizzlies in Saturday’s AAA Coastal Subway Bowl championship at BC Place. MARIO BARTEL/TCN

“I knew it was going to be a tough game, I knew it was going to be close.”

All in all, Kudaba gave

his team’s 2021 season an ‘A’ grade for their resiliency, skills, passion and teamwork — even in the

coastal Subway Bowl.

“I’ve been on both sides and I just tell them it’s just the way it is,” he said when

asked about addressing the team after losing in the final.

“It’s that it’s a metaphor for life, you know, you’re

going to have some good times and also some bad times.”

Kudaba is already looking ahead to next year as more than half of the Ravens’ squad is set to return with some Grade 10s also making the jump to senior varsity as well.

After flying high in the semis, the Ravens put everything they had into the championship clash.

However, on the first drive of the contest, Grade 12 running back Gavin Whittingham suffered a shoulder injury and was kept off the field for the rest of the night.

“Some of the guys we counted on all year didn’t perform like they should’ve in the first half and then we made some changes and that really helped. But, the biggest problem was losing Gavin Whittingham early in the game on his first carry,” said Kudaba.

Alexander Gagnon was the player who stepped in Whittingham’s place and played admirably on offense.

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WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Baxter tapped for Canada So close, she can see it nearing her grasp.

After a successful summer camp and an impressive start to her 2021-22 season, we could be seeing Jordan Baxter’s first appearance in a Team

Canada sweater as early as the new year.

The Coquitlam 16-yearold teen has been invited to a selection camp later this month that will decide who will head to Sweden in January for the 2022

IIHF U18 Women’s World Championships.

Baxter is one of 40 young women that will be in St. Catherine’s, Ont., for camp beginning on Boxing Day. Baxter has 13 goals and 22 points in 11 games

with the Delta Wild of the Canadian Sports School Hockey League this season.

That’s the second-highest of any other player in the CSSHL’s Female U18 Prep division.

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“I think we definitely just jelled together nicely, and we were able to form as one,” Gagnon explained to the TriCity News after the loss about how his team laid it all out on the field from start to finish.

“I think teamwork has definitely been a big part of it.”

He was named the 2021 AAA eastern conference defensive MVP for his regular-season skills and numbers.

Gagnon added everything was business as usual and the hype was there leading to the championship, but realizing he just played his last high school football game was a hard pill to swallow.

“We started to get fired up, have things run smoothly.

We definitely gave it all we had, [but] came out a bit slow. Losing my good friend Gavin Whittingham early, that [really] hurt the team.

That’s pretty much all I can say really.”

Receiver Isaiah Cooper got Terry Fox first on the board early in the first frame with an incredible catch from quarterback Owen Sieben at the goal line before leaning into the end zone.

The gave up a Grizzly touchdown shortly after before running back Xyon Fleary spun off several defenders to put the Ravens back in front 13-8.

Junior varsity call-up Sebastian Cuesta converted two field goals — in the second and fourth quarters —to keep Terry Fox in contention throughout the night.

G.W. Graham scored another touchdown to pull ahead 23-16 by halftime.

The Grizzlies — who levelled up to AAA football this past off-season from AA — then completed a near-fourminute drive and a 51-yard catch-and-run play to take a two-possession lead, 30-16.

After pulling back for a catch, Ravens receiver Mathieu Gale spun to his right, lunged forward and turned on the jets to get Terry Fox back within seven on a 56-yard play.

After the second Cuesta field goal, the scoreboard turned 36-26 back in favour of the Grizzlies nearly twoand-a-half minutes later.

Gagnon’s TD briefly restored the Ravens’ hopes of a perfect season.

However, G.W. Graham was able to hang on to the ball and run the clock down to zero and claim their first AAA title.

Gagnon’s running game earned him the award for best offensive player of the final.

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A vehicle torched in Port Moody last Saturday is now being investigated as part of a Coquitlam shooting.

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Coquitlam’s Como Lake is turned into a winter wonderland by the season’s first snow last Monday. But the picturesque scene is being washed away by more rain forecast through the weekend. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Cpl. Paige Kuz said police received a call on Dec. 4 at around 4:41 p.m. about gun shots in the 1600-block of Chickadee Place, where a man in a car — with his nine-year-old son in the back seat — was targeted.

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MARY HILL BYPASS

REGULAR STORE HOURS: Mon. to Thurs. 9am to 5pm, Fri. 9am to 5:30pm, Saturday 9am to 5pm, Sun. Closed

Tuesday, December 21, 2021 ................................ 9.00 – 17.00 Wednesday, December 22, 2021 .......................... 9.00 – 17.30 Thursday, December 23, 2021 .............................. 9.00 – 17.30 Friday, December 24, 2021 ................................... 9.00 – 15.00 Saturday, December 25, 2021 .............................. Closed Monday, December 27, 2021................................ Closed Tuesday, December 28, 2021 ................................ 9.00 – 17.00 Wednesday, December 29, 2021 .......................... 9.00 – 17.00 Thursday, December 30, 2021 .............................. 9.00 – 17.30 Friday, December 31, 2021 ................................... 9.00 – 15.00 Saturday, January 1, 2022 .................................... Closed Monday, January 3, 2022...................................... Closed Tuesday, January 4, 2022 ...................................... 9.00 – 17.00

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GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE

/100g

5.00 Off

$

Your purchase of $50 or more Must present coupon at time of purchase.

(Valid Dec 1 - 31, 2021)

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Duck Prosciutto

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$ 99