Tri-City News December 24 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic may be denying us many cherished activities over the festive season, but the lights are still shining brightly at a more modest display of the annual Lights at Lafarge in Coquitlam. Merry Christmas from everyone at the Tri-City News.

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NEWS IN TRI-CITIES P U B L I C H E A LT H C R I S I S

Anmore paramedic fights off COVID in small town Team handles more than 100 calls in eight days STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

The 1,500-person town of Fort St. James was in crisis when Tom Zajac got a call on the night of Dec. 8.

Coronavirus cases were surging in the small community located in the near geographical centre of British Columbia.

The small hospital and ambulance crew were being overwhelmed by the volume of the cases, Zajac remembers hearing over the phone at his home in Anmore.

In his spare time, the TriCity resident leads Coquitlam Search and Rescue, but by day Zajac works as a critical care paramedic, with the highest level of training available in B.C. On a normal day, Zajac pulls in to YVR before getting lifted off in a helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft, headed literally anywhere in the province. His job is to keep people alive and healthy en route from rural B.C. to the big hospitals of Kelowna,

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Bringing the virus home to his two children is always in the back of his mind, he said, something that keeps him vigilant when he masks up and sterilizes equipment and aircraft at the end of a flight.

“Across the province, we’re seeing a volume that essentially any patient could be a carrier, and we’re already transferring a large volume of confirmed positive cases on a day-to-day basis anyway,” said Zajac, adding his COVID-19

patients have peaked with the pandemic in B.C., first in the spring and again now.

But this time was different.

Fort St. James’ team of just under a dozen paramedics had been running non-stop for weeks in a rural area that’s so spread out it can take up to four hours to respond to a 911 call.

In any given month, the paramedics receive between 50 and 60 calls. Before Zajac arrived, that had ballooned to 33 calls in six days.

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in Fort St. James and they just had no capacity to keep those patients,” said Zajac, who by the next morning was getting set to join a four-person paramedic rapid response team sent by BC Emergency Health Services under the province’s surge plan.

The morning of Dec. 9, Zajac and the other three paramedics, loaded up a small airplane with their standard kit of bulky supplies: Cardiac monitors, ventilators, medications, medication pumps, or as the Anmore res-

ident put it, “Essentially, what we have is equipment for a portable ICU.” When they arrived at the small airport in Fort St. James, they were slated to be put up in the hospital’s staff quarters.

But with the situation reaching desperate levels, Zajac said the Metro Vancouver team “hit the ground running,” responding to a 911 call before they even made it into town.

Instead of flying in helicopters and airplanes, they were tasked with caring for patients for the six to seven hours return trip from the town’s hospital to Prince George, where Northern Health had set up a COVID-19 ward for the region.

Over the next four days, the four-person crew ran laps between the two hospitals, trying to stagger themselves, trying to take the pressure off local paramedics and hospital staff. Still, workdays often ran well over 12 hours.

“I don’t think you can keep that up for very long and that’s what those local crews were facing,” said Zajac. “They were facing several long days and fatigue was becoming an issue for them.”

On Dec. 13, the rapid response team flew out, re-

placed by another crew who, in turn, finished its deployment Wednesday, Dec. 16.

In an email to the Tri-City News, BCEHS spokesperson Sarah Morris confirmed the rapid response team’s eightday deployment was standing down after more than 100 calls.

Morris said BC Ambulance is monitoring the status of the local outbreak and has sent another ambulance and an additional two paramedics from Vancouver Island until Dec. 24.

Asked what he took from the whole experience, Zajac said it reminded him just how easy the virus can overwhelm a perfectly capable emergency team.

“It overwhelmed the small hospital,” said Zajac. “The same can happen in any city or any place in British Columbia.”

And while a four-person team can form a solid stopgap in a community of 1,500, that surge response gets a lot more complicated when that hospital reaches the size of his local emergency room at Eagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody or Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster.

“There’s no help coming for that,” he said.

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Encourage active bears to den up for the winter.

Bears don’t go into hibernation because of cold weather, but as a result of low food availability. During the winter, natural food sources are scarce and some bears will seek out unnatural food sources if they are available.

Please do your part to help encourage their natural bear behaviours.

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• Keep garbage and food waste securely stored at all times.

• Never leave food inside vehicles.

• Only put out Garbage and Green carts after 5:30 a.m. on collection day – not the night before.

Allowing wildlife to access your attractants presents a risk to your home, your neighbours and the bears, and could result in a $500 fine. Visit coquitlam.ca/bearsmart for more details on living with urban wildlife in our community.

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C A P I TA L P R O J E C T

Renos, expansion to CCAC start in February A $5-million update to the 26-year-old aquatic facility JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

If you want to burn off some Christmas calories on the treadmill or take up a yoga class at the City Centre Aquatic Complex (CCAC) in the new year, you’ll have to head next door.

As of February, the Coquitlam fitness areas will close for upgrades — with the equipment and

programs moving to the Innovation Centre, beside the Evergreen Cultural Centre.

Swimming, however, will still be on during the yearlong construction project.

Last week, city council OK’d the final design for the CCAC renovation and expansion — and earmarked $450,000 from the COVID-19 contingency fund for potential labour and materials delays during the pandemic — to launch the $5-million capital project.

When done, at the end of 2021 or early 2022, patrons will see a new layout to the

City Centre building with the former physiotherapy space becoming the new weight room, the café also bumped up to the foyer, and the multi-purpose and fitness rooms moved down the hallway, to the south end.

As well, a small space for outdoor fitness will be created, at the corner of Guildford Way and Town Centre Boulevard.

Don Luymes, Coquitlam’s general manager of parks, recreation, culture and facilities, told council the facility updates are expected to bring in 65,000 more visits a year, totalling $250,000 in

revenues for the city.

But that amount is expected to be offset by rising costs, starting in 2022: $39,000 more to operate the centre plus an additional $213,000 for new programs, facility and support expenses.

As well, the city will lose $76,000 annually from the physiotherapy business lease.

“With the expanded classes and program offerings, additional staffing will be needed,” Tiina Mack, Coquitlam’s manager of recreation and culture facility planning, told the Tri-City

News. “The city will review staffing needs once room programming has been finalized, closer to the completion date.”

The aim of the renos and expansion is to meet current and future demand — especially as new homes go up in the growing City Centre and Burke Mountain neighbourhoods — and to be more inclusive for women and seniors, with more privacy and easier access.

In all, the modernized CCAC will include: • 30 more group fitness classes per week • up to 20 new spin classes

per week • 21 new pieces of fitness equipment • 30 more aquatic leadership programs per year • more free weight and stretching space • and more childminding sessions As for future changes, Mack said the whole facility is on the list for improvements between 2026 and 2031 as part of the Aquatics Services & Infrastructure Strategy, “which is anticipated to include work on the two tanks and the addition of an outdoor pool,” she said.

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TRICITYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2020

DECEMBER 24 – 30 Message From the Mayor

In my family, watching A Charlie Brown Christmas always kicked off the holiday season for us kids. It’s been a very long year; for many, the most difficult year they have ever endured. Let’s take a cue from Charlie Brown – let’s focus on others, let’s be grateful for what we do have, and let’s find a way to turn lemons into lemonade.

Create new traditions this year. Visit with family and friends online. Just like the Muslim community couldn’t gather for Ramadan, and the Jewish community couldn’t get together for Yom Kippur or Hannukah, it’s important that we avoid our usual Christmas and New Year’s gatherings this year.

Let’s make the best of this holiday season and take comfort in knowing that 2021 will be a better year.

And to everyone in Coquitlam, whether this is a religious or a civil holiday for you, I wish you the best of the season and a happy and healthy new year.

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FITNESS AND FUN

WHAT’S NEW

Virtual Fitness Options in the New Year

Coquitlam Holiday Hours

Looking to add more movement to your routine in the new year? Check out our free Virtual Fitness Classes starting in January. We have morning, afternoon and evening offerings – something for every schedule.

Coquitlam has a number of activities you can do with your family over the winter break, but many facilities have special operating hours or may be closed over the holidays. Visit coquitlam.ca/stayandplay for details.

To register, visit coquitlam.ca/registration and click Register for Programs. Next, go to the Adult section and click on Fitness. On the left side, click Other Locations and expand the dropdowns to see available programs, dates and times, or call 604-927-4386.

Coquitlam City Hall is closed until Jan. 3 and will resume regular hours on Monday, Jan. 4.

Please note: Engineering Customer Service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for emergencies regarding water, sewer and roads at 604-927-3500 or epw@coquitlam.ca.

LOOKING OUT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Holiday Garbage and Recycling

Winter holidays can mean more packaging and food waste. Please remember to dispose of your waste correctly. Put your food scraps in your Green Cart, containers, glass and cardboard into your curbside recycling bins and take your plastic bags and foam to the Town Centre Recycling Depot or to the Coquitlam Recycling and Waste Centre (formerly known as the Coquitlam Transfer Station).

Natural Christmas trees can be disposed of in your Green Cart (please cut to 1-metre lengths), at the Coquitlam Recycling and Waste Centre, or you can drop them off at a tree-chipping event to support a local community group. Visit coquitlam.ca/treechipping for dates and locations. The Town Centre Recycling Depot will be closed December 25, 26, and January 1. The depot’s regular hours are Wednesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visit coquitlam.ca/trashtalk to learn more.

Remember – no plastics in the Green Cart! Plastic bags – including those labelled biodegradable, compostable, or municipality-approved – are not allowed in your Green Carts. They do not break down completely and degrade the quality of the finished compost. Please wrap food waste in paper towel or newspaper or place in paper bags. Learn more at coquitlam.ca/foodwaste.

Park an Extra 30 Minutes for Free in City Centre

Diners and shoppers can now park an extra half hour for free in Coquitlam’s City Centre. Funded through the City’s multi-sector COVID-19 Community Support and Recovery Plan (CSRP), the program will run on a pilot basis for approximately six months.

The initiative is intended to attract local customers to Coquitlam’s premier shopping zone, where – as in other commercial areas – businesses have been struggling due to the pandemic. Learn more at coquitlam.ca/csrp.

HAVE YOUR SAY

New Hazel Coy Neighbourhood Plan

Planning will begin in January for the Hazel-Coy Neighbourhood. This Plan will build on the Northwest Burke Vision adopted in 2017, and will create a comprehensive neighbourhood plan for the Hazel-Coy area.

Find out more at coquitlam.ca/hazelcoy or sign up for email updates at coquitlam.ca/notifyme to get involved in the engagement process in 2021.

Free Holiday Survival Guide for Seniors Stay busy and entertained over the holidays with a free Holiday Survival Guide. Recognizing that many seniors will be celebrating this year’s holidays alone, the City created the guide as part of its ongoing support for the community during the pandemic.

The Holiday Survival Guide features: Y A winter wellness checklist of activities to support physical, social and emotional health, and to prepare yourself and your home for winter weather Y Colouring pages and a variety of brain teasers and games

Y Relaxation and stress-relief techniques for the mind and body Y Information about the City’s services for seniors and facility holiday hours

Y Fun holiday trivia, recipes and craft ideas Download the guide from the 50 Plus section of coquitlam.ca/spirit, a free library of activities designed to help residents of all ages have fun, learn something new, stay active and connect to resources while staying safe.

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BUDGET

$93 more in property taxes, utilities in 2021 Coquitlam council votes unanimously to approve first COVID-19 budget JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Coquitlam homeowners will pay 2.94% more in property taxes next year.

Last week, city council unanimously gave final reading to its 2021 five-year financial plan bylaw that will see residents in detached homes pay an additional $62 in property taxes plus $23 more for water, $6 more for sewer and $7 more for garbage pick-up.

For Coquitlam residents in townhouses and apartments, the rates are the same except the water price rises $14 — not $23.

The numbers will vary depending on this year’s assessment — that is, a taxpayer in an “average” residential home will pay about $3,540 in taxes and utilities, up $93 over the 2020 bill.

For businesses, the property tax hike will be 2.19%.

The budget includes new priorities such as a health and safety officer to adhere to the protocols

WHERE THE NEW MONEY WENT • Revenue planning specialist $124,000 • Planner 1: $72,000 • Planner 2: $118,800 • Tourism program: $225,000 • Senior communications strategist: $124,400 • Affordable housing facilitator: $100,000 • Diversity, equity and inclusion: $100,000 • BC Christian Academy grant: $35,000 • Extreme weather increase: $150,000 • Safety and training co-ordinator: $110,700 • Tax appeals: $100,000 • ICT enhancements: $97,500 • Park materials inflation: $75,500 • Menstrual products: $60,000 • Lights at Lafarge: $24,800 • Coquitlam Festival Society: $2,200 • Place des Arts - Creative heARTS: $15,000 • Evergreen Cultural Ctr. - COVID response: $15,400

and guidelines set by the provincial health office and WorkSafeBC, during the pandemic.

It also includes more technology for city staff to work from home, and an inflationary bump for park materials.

As well, there is new money to handle increased tax appeals and extreme weather as well as ongoing funding to pay for menstrual products in civic centres and Lights at Lafarge.

There are also earmarks

to address city inclusion, diversity and housing affordability.

Council adopted the budget Dec. 14 following department head presentations last month and a community outreach in the fall, of which most respondents called for existing service levels to stay.

Still, the budget also includes a $3.6 million net shortfall as a result of COVID-19; however, that sum will be offset by the $8.2 million that Coquitlam will receive from the

PETER STEBLIN

MICHELLE HUNT

provincial government’s Safe Restart Funding for Local Governments grant program, wrote Michelle Hunt, Coquitlam’s general manager of finance, lands and police, in her report to council.

Mayor Richard Stewart said the city’s “number one priority” is COVID recovery.

“We’ve had to make some tough decisions in order to direct our resources where they will do the most good to help our community recover, build resilience and come out stronger on the other side,” Stewart read from his statement at the Dec. 7 meeting, where council gave the budget three readings.

And the mayor thanked past councils for putting

Coquitlam in an “enviable position today” because of their financial planning.

Coun. Bonita Zarrillo said the budget moves the needle for gender equality with free menstrual products now available in city facilities while Coun. Trish Mandewo said the diversity and inclusion funding will “build a just and equitable Coquitlam.”

Coun. Craig Hodge, who lobbied council last month to keep the Northeast Community Centre and the North East Plaza/Urban Park in the 2021 budget ($500,000 was set aside for design), said the financial plan is “reasonable and helps to address the impacts of COVID.” Hodge, a Metro

Vancouver board director, reiterated the budget holds the line on spending but maintains the current service levels — something that other Metro Vancouver municipalities are struggling to do.

Coun. Dennis Marsden said some cities across the region are also looking at substantial tax hikes and levies to pay for their pandemic expenses.

And he said while Coquitlam’s plan is “frugal,” it does allow for contractual obligations — including as city enters into union negotiations next year with CUPE local 386 — and $9.6 million in additional expenditures; however, only $4.1 million of that will come from taxation.

Coun. Brent Asmundson argued Coquitlam will continue to fall behind on projects such as road maintenance and park amenities, if they’re not funded properly in the future. “We have challenges. We must start to plan to fix those problems."

Last month, during department head presentations, city manager Peter Steblin asked council to be "cautious and flexible" with next year's spending due to the global pandemic and economic uncertainties.

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FACILITY HOLIDAY CLOSURES Many of Coquitlam’s facilities have special operating hours or may be closed over the holidays. Visit the individual facility web pages for specific details.

If you require emergency assistance regarding water, sewer or roads, please call 604-927-3500.

Visit coquitlam.ca/covid19 regularly for ongoing updates on City facilities, programs, services and events.

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City Centre Aquatic Complex Dec. 25, 26 and Jan. 1

Glen Pine Pavilion Dec. 25 – Jan. 3

Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex Dec. 25, 26 and Jan. 1

Coquitlam Animal Shelter Dec. 25 and Jan. 1

Pinetree Community Centre Dec. 25 – Jan. 3

Town Centre Recycling Depot Dec. 25, 26 and Jan. 1

Coquitlam City Hall Dec. 25 – Jan. 3 coquitlam.ca

Poirier Community Centre Dec. 25 – Jan. 3

coquitlam.ca/poirier

Robinson Memorial Park Cemetery Open daily – dawn to dusk

Dogwood Pavilion Dec. 25 – Jan. 3

Poirier Forum Open to Rentals Only

Cemetery Office Dec. 25 to 28 and Jan. 1

coquitlam.ca/ccac

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coquitlam.ca/dogwood

coquitlam.ca/glenpine

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HOUSING

Coach house will help family rebuild after fire Plan for coach house divides neighbours DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

A fire that destroyed a Port Coquitlam family home two years ago and had erupted into a burning neighbourhood dispute was finally snuffed out in a city council meeting recently.

Currently an empty lot surrounded by trees, the home at 1997 Fraserview St. was the scene of a three alarm blaze on Jan. 21, 2019 that was so large it drew a swarm of firefighters to the Citadel Heights neighbourhood, the smoke creating a visual disturbance for drivers on the Mary Hill Bypass.

It also left a mom and her four daughters without a home and nothing saved, not even baby pictures, according to Adeola Adeyemi, who owns the property.

Located on a sloping hill in a well-established subdivision off of Pitt River Road, the lot has been vacant for two years.

In January, 2020, Adeyemi applied to the city for a

Port Coquitlam firefighters battle a three-alarm blaze that destroyed a home at 1997 Fraserview St. in January, 2019. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

development permit for a coach house with a rental suite as part of a rebuild of her single family home on the property, something the city allows in its zoning for the area.

The city of Port Coquitlam defines coach houses as self-contained small homes at the rear of residential lots no larger than 753 square feet, something other jurisdictions label laneway houses or carriage homes.

But as revealed at the Tuesday, Dec. 15, virtual public input opportunity, the project is strongly opposed by neighbours immediately west of the property who are worried the two-storey building will overshadow their property and make their lives miserable.

“We’re really upset, we just can’t fathom why someone would want to do this to us,” said Yvonne Didusch, a

20-year resident, who lives with her aging parents next door at 1187 Fraserview.

Citing concerns about privacy, shadows darkening her back yard, parking concerns and declining property values, Didusch said she was worried about the impact of the coach house on her family, telling council: “My mother had to flee in the beginning of her life as a child and had to leave everything behind. We did

have some sympathy for our neighbours … but it doesn’t look like we’re getting any sympathy.”

Adeyemi told council a rental suite planned on the top floor of the coach house is a key part of financing her rebuild because although she has insurance, it’s not enough to cover all the debt.

She recounted to council efforts to address her neighbour’s concerns, including making sure there are no windows looking onto the property, putting in landscaping to create privacy and lowering the height of the building, “everything just to make sure the neighbour is happy as possible with the design of the home.”

Other than Didusch, all the other neighbours who spoke at the virtual meeting expressed support for the coach house project.

One neighbour, who lives behind the property, said he hoped construction would take place as soon as possible because for two years the property has been an “eyesore.”

Isabel Marraffa, who has lived in the neighbourhood since 1987, said she didn’t think parking would be a problem because the driveway will be large. She also

asked council to approve the project so Adeyemi could get back to “restarting her life.”

A city staff report also recommended the project, noting that the coach house meets all the zoning, design and development permit requirements and the lot can accommodate a conforming coach house and a new house with a combined floor area of up to 4,122.6 square feet.

And while Didusch expressed concern about shadows falling on her property, a requested shadow analysis found little impact on her home and yard, according to the report.

Still, while councillors acknowledged Didusch’s concerns, they also said they hoped, once built, the project would be acceptable.

“Sometimes, once things are there, you look back and wonder what was the issue in the first place,” said Coun.

Nancy McCurrach.

With council’s unanimous vote — just shy of two years since that devastating fire — the development permit was approved.

Port Coquitlam’s Official Community Plan and Zoning bylaw were amended April 2017 to permit coach houses.

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COVID-19

Coquitlam student says her hopes shattered by pandemic Young people feel sidelined by public health crisis STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

Jodi Dekker had big plans before the virus hit.

Paying rent and buying groceries were always tight. She was a student, after all, enrolled in the Indigenous pathways program at Coquitlam’s Douglas College.

When the 20-year-old wasn’t studying, she was at work, serving Port Coquitlam shoppers in the deli at Save-On-Foods.

It was supposed to be temporary.

“I had plans to have my practicum at this really nice place,” she said.

Dekker hails from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation but grew up in the Lower Mainland, so she was

Coquitlam’s Jodi Dekker, 20, says she has lost a lot of opportunities since the pandemic began.

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excited when she was accepted for a practicum slot at The Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre at the Riverview Hospital, which incorporates an Indigenous healing house to treat young people experiencing significant emotional, behavioural or mental health challenges.

“I lost my chance there.

It’s heartbreaking. Maybe it could have put me on a different path,” she said. “That

option is gone because there’s not enough space inside for that many people at once.”

Dekker is not alone. As the pandemic peaked in B.C., first in the spring and again now, young people have been increasingly blamed for transmitting COVID-19.

And while the coronavirus has proved deadly for older people around the world,

younger British Columbians have suffered in their own way — careers halted, education put on hold and social life crushed at a time when many are just discovering who they are and where they want to go.

“They experienced the greatest job loss, greatest financial loss, and outside of long-term care, the greatest sense of self-isolation,” said Scott Lear, a professor in the Health Sciences department at Simon Fraser University, who has been researching how populations respond to public health measures since the COVID19 pandemic began.

In a series of recent focus groups, Lear found most of the young participants felt sidelined in the conversation around the current public health crisis.

“We know that most young adults aren’t going to parties and aren’t disobeying public health orders,” he said. “They are feeling a

lot of the consequences and they feel like they’re being blamed and no one is listening to them.”

Or as Dekker put it, “I feel like I’ve been taken as a joke.

I see older people always bashing our generation. But we’ve been taking it seriously. It is our future in our hands.”

For the important few who aren’t following provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry’s orders, repeating them from a pulpit in Victoria can also turn people off quickly, said Lear.

Instead, warnings should be wrapped in empathy — like last summer when Dr. Henry acknowledged she missed travel as much as the rest of British Columbians.

Advertisements seeking to draw attention through humour, like those recently launched in Alberta featuring a creepy ‘Uncle COVID,’ can work in the short term.

But they also fail to show the consequences of transmis-

sion, on the one hand, and feed into stereotypes that all young people have spent the pandemic at house parties, on the other, said Lear.

“I’m not going to say that everyone I know is a goddess. There are people who are out there ignoring the rules, and who look past it as a joke,” said Dekker.

“But as a generation, we’ve been careful. All my friends are at home playing video games. I’m on that train too when I’m not studying or at work — I’m at home playing animal crossing on my Switch.”

So far, her first year at Douglas College has been a strange mix of ups and downs. Campus life is non-existent and time with professors is hard to come by.

“I felt like I had to do most of the teaching myself,” she said. “We don’t have lectures most of the time now.

“We’re are all just trying to navigate this moment.”

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Woodland Park plan set for council in new year For project to proceed, amendments needed to zoning and official community plan MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

The developer looking to transform Port Moody’s Woodland Park neighbourhood is confident lessons being learned from the COVID-19 pandemic can be addressed by its plan to create new homes for about 3,800 people.

Peter Edgar, the president of Edgar Developments, said worries about crowded urban environments where contagions can easily spread is driving people out of cities to the safer embrace of outlying communities that offer more room and easier access to open spaces.

And while that may have not been the driving motivation when the Vancouver-based company embarked upon its ambitious project for the wooded neighbourhood in the Port Moody’s west end, that allure certainly became clear through a series of virtual

A rendering of one of the active public parks and retail space that would be part of an extensive redevelopment of Port Moody's Woodland Park neighbourhood. SUBMITTED

open houses and meetings with various interest groups through the summer and fall in preparation for formally taking the proposal to council early in the new year.

“People are wanting to own outside of urban centres,” Edgar said. “They’re moving to smaller communities like Port Moody.”

Of course, with that migration comes a whole set of other challenges that can affect quality of life for existing residents and newcomers alike.

Edgar said his team has been working on a plan to manage traffic that will take into consideration burgeoning developments nearby

as well, like Burquitlam and new projects planned for the lower part of Clarke Road.

“The most common concern is congestion,” he said. “We understand more residents will mean more traffic.”

Edgar said revisions made to the proposal earlier last fall — like increasing

the amount of commercial space to 19,000 sq. ft. to attract a full-service grocery store as well as the ongoing plan to connect the entire L-shaped neighbourhood with a 1.5-km multi-use trail — will help to create a more “complete community” that reduces the reasons people have to commute to other

parts of town.

As well, in the new year, the company will be parking a car share vehicle in the area to test the viability of such a program for residents.

Other changes that were implemented after its first pitch was cooly received by council include an overall reduction of the number of units by 20%, the addition of a second park, and scrapping a plan for several highrise towers up to 26 storeys.

Instead, the tallest buildings will be terraced up to 12 storeys to reduce their visual impact on the surrounding area.

Edgar said the neighbourhood is beloved by current residents because they’re surrounded by trees and green space, and that will be preserved — even increased.

Most importantly, those existing residents will be the first to move into the 325 non-market rental homes that will be constructed in the first phase of the 15- to 20-year buildout. Edgar said those who chose not to take advantage will then have dibs on the first market rental homes.

“Our goal here is to provide homes for everyone,” he said.

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P O P U L AT I O N

COVID drives down growth rate STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

Canada’s population growth has slowed to near zero per cent growth, creeping up by only 2,767 people in the slowest quarterly growth rate since the end of the Second World War. The culprit? COVID-19, said Statistics Canada, who in its latest tally of the country’s population said population growth has “essentially stopped,” estimating there were 38,008,005 people from

coast to coast to coast as of Oct. 1, 2020.

Two territories and six provinces registered population declines for the first time since 1951 — early signs of what the Brookings Institute predicted will be a “large, lasting baby bust” as economic loss and uncertainty veer prospective parents away from the expensive prospect of having children.

British Columbia posted the largest declines of the third quarter, down 1,861 people between July and

October. That’s despite posting the highest net population gain (4,742 more people) from inter-provincial migration.

Unlike the previous quarter where COVID-19 led to 8,495 deaths, deaths due to virus had a small impact on population decline from July to September, sinking to 706 out of a total 69,114.

The biggest population declines came from fallout due to international travel restrictions meant to curb the transmission of the coronavirus.

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OPINION

Vaccine brings sense of hope Now that the first COVID19 vaccine has started arriving in this country, the end of the pandemic is starting to come into view.

We will be wearing masks and keeping our physical distance for a long time, even when we get to the point of establishing herd immunity.

Too much remains unknown about the COVID-19 virus and much about it has yet to be learned.

The rollout of the vaccine in B.C. started slowly but it will ramp up quickly. Almost 30,000 doses are expected to arrive in the next two weeks and doses are expected to steadily climb in number through the spring.

In B.C., the public health goal is to vaccinate about 380,000 people before the end of March. Those at the head of the vaccine line include about 37,000 longterm care workers, 30,000

long-term care residents and 17,000 residents of assisted living facilities.

Also near the head of the queue: • People over the age of 80 (about 240,000 in B.C.) • About 20,000 other frontline health-care workers (those who work in ICUs, ERs and COVID-19 treatment hospitals).

• About 35,000 people who live in rural Indigenous communities and places where people congregate in numbers, such as homeless shelters and encampments where transmission of the virus is problematic.

Starting in April, other groups will join the queue.

These will include some essential-service workers, such as first responders, teachers and those involved in transportation, manufacturing and supply chain needs such as groceries.

In addition, the age requirement for receiving the vaccine will gradually lower in five- to 10-year increments. Essentially, the older you are the sooner you will get your shot.

The goal is to have everyone vaccinated by September.

Nevertheless, of course, not everyone will get the vaccine and therein lies a significant problem.

A recent Angus Reid poll suggested 13% of British Columbians did not intend to get vaccinated, while 41% wanted to “wait and see” how things turned out for those who went first.

This is somewhat alarming, given that we need at least 70% of the population inoculated in order to stop the virus from spreading with such virulence and for it to potentially die out.

Hopefully, as literally tens

of thousands of people get their shots in the coming weeks that “vaccine hesitancy” will subside and we can make that September target of near-total participation.

Of course, it is not unusual for people to be suspicious of something new or largely untried, even when it comes to vaccines. For example, the introduction of the polio vaccine in the mid-1950s was not without its challenges So get ready to roll up your sleeve. You should be able to receive the vaccine sometime in the coming nine months.

If enough of us get those shots (a second shot at least three weeks after the first is also required) we may finally be able to get some sense of normalcy back in our lives.

Keith Baldrey is chief political correspondent for Global BC.

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T R A N S P O R TAT I O N

New path eyed for Mary Hill Bypass to Argue St. BC ministry to design eastbound path along dangerous highway stretch JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Walkers, runners and cyclists on the Mary Hill Bypass may soon have a new multi-use path to get between Coquitlam’s United Boulevard and Argue Street in Port Coquitlam.

This month, B.C.’s ministry of transportation and infrastructure announced “economic recovery funding” to design the eastbound path, looking at risks, costs and future construction along the road shoulder.

The design work for a three- to four-metre wide route will also take environ-

This stretch of the Mary Hill Bypass will undergo design work for a proposed multiuse path. PHOTO/MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION

mental impacts into consideration as the path would be close to the Fraser River and riparian areas, a ministry spokesperson told the TriCity News.

In total, the provincial government handed out $16.7 million this month for more than 45 projects around B.C. — focusing on

transportation safety and access improvements on provincial rights-of-way — as part of its StrongerBC: B.C.’s Economic Recovery Plan.

The projects picked must be wrapped up by March or sooner, according to the ministry.

“From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, people have naturally been more interested in using active transportation to safely move around and stay connected to their community,” said Rob Fleming, minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, in a news release.

He added, “With this funding as part of our government’s economic recovery plan, we were able to create new jobs and get shovels in the ground quickly to build infrastructure that helps our communities build back stronger.”

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Merry Christmas — except if you’re homeless The Editor We’re told it will be a Christmas like no other, and that in order to flatten the curve of the pandemic we need to really tighten up our social bubbles and make a sacrifice this Christmas.

And you know what, on December 25th when we are merry in our hopefully much, much smaller immediate bubbles, the homeless in our community will still be homeless and isolated and not having a very Merry Christmas.

This year, at a time when governments are going out of their way to look out for ordinary citizens affected by

Protester set up an encampment next to 3030 Gordon in Coquitlam. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

the pandemic, the homeless are being left out in the cold to fend for themselves.

There’s no room in the Inn, and unlike Mary and

Joseph, there isn’t even a stable or barnyard for them to pitch a tent in.

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opening in 2015, and the Cold Weather Mat Program has been cancelled due to COVID-19 safety regulations.

At the worst time of the year, when people are most susceptible to catching a cold and the flu, we have left the homeless outside because there was no room.

Sure we’ve collected warm socks, and blankets for the homeless, but honestly, what good does it do if at the end of the day they are going to be stuck sleeping in the bushes, in doorways or under highway overpasses?

If we can’t give these people, and that is what they are, human beings who

live in our community and who were possibly even our neighbours at one time, a warm dry place to stay at night, shouldn’t we at least give them tents and a place to pitch them safely?

It seems to me we have a double standard when it comes to being homeless in this country. Lose your home in a flood or a fire or other such natural disaster and we open up gymnasiums, community centres and worst-case scenarios, we pitch large army tents.

We erect temporary field hospitals when the COVID wards get full, and we even create temporary morgues

for the dead.

But hey, if you’re homeless it sure sucks to be you and we’re sure sorry we can’t bring you inside due to COVID-19 safety regulations.

Here are some warm socks, a blanket, and some hand sanitizer, Merry Christmas and we’ll go back to ignoring you until the weather gets cold and wet next year.

If we can’t even house the most vulnerable citizens of our community in the midst of the most deadly pandemic in recent times, what does that say about our values and our priorities?

Rob Bottos Coquitlam

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DEVELOPMENT

Planning (finally) gets underway for Hazel-Coy Hazel-Coy is the first neighbourhood in the city’s NW Burke Vision JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

A new neighbourhood is in the works for Coquitlam’s Burke Mountain.

Last week, city council rubber-stamped the scope and process for Hazel-Coy, the first of four new neighbourhoods for the northeast region where the municipality plans to add between 30,000 and 50,000 residents to the south-facing slopes.

Located at the top of Coast Meridian Road, HazelCoy was supposed to be part of the original four neighbourhoods for Burke under the Northeast Coquitlam Area Plan (NECAP) that was approved in 2002: • Upper Hyde Creek • Lower Hyde Creek • Smiling Creek • and Partington Creek.

However, the Hazel-Coy plan didn’t move forward at that time because of existing residents’ concerns about development.

Now, as part of the second round of new neighbour-

hood planning — under the Northwest Burke Vision (NBV) that was OK’d in 2017 — Hazel-Coy will proceed first with a proposal for up to 2,750 more residents in 950 homes, on 100 developable acres.

Currently, there are about 20 homes in Hazel-Coy — all with septic systems.

Besides the residential component, the city intends to have a small commercial hub in Hazel-Coy plus a school, links to Pinecone Burke Provincial Park and upgrades to infrastructure including an Oxford Street extension and a water reservoir.

In his Dec. 7 report to council, Jim McIntyre, Coquitlam’s general manager of planning and development, said Hazel-Coy was the first NBV pick because of its proximity to existing roads and amenities such as the Burke Mountain Village (formerly known as the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre).

As a result, city staff will reach out in the new year to speak with residents, landowners, developers and key stakeholders about how Hazel-Coy should look. The feedback and draft plans are expected to go before

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Others to be consulted include School District 43, Kwikwetlem First Nation and the provincial government.

“We are pleased for the residents to get on with this work,” McIntyre told council on Dec. 14, “and we are glad to kick it off with council’s support.”

Mayor Richard Stewart said he remembered talking with Hazel-Coy residents when he was first elected as councillor, in 2006, and some homeowners “lamenting it had been so long” for development to start in their area.

“This has been a long time coming,” he told council.

Meanwhile, after the Hazel-Coy planning is done, the city will move forward with the other three NBV neighbourhoods, in phases: • Burke Mountain Creek: Located east of the Coquitlam River escarpment, the city proposes 1,750 new homes for 5,200 people on 175 developable acres; • Riverwalk: Located

west of the Coquitlam River escarpment and east of the Coquitlam River, the city envisions 450 new homes for 1,400 people on 50 developable acres; • and Goodyear Creek: Located on the west side of the Coquitlam River, the city plans 450 new homes for 1,300 people on 50 developable acres.

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COVID SAFETY

Quiet Christmas at Astoria retirement residence Residents find seasonal joy even as they stay put DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

There’s a little bit of Dr. Seuss’ Whoville in everyone at the Astoria Retirement Residence in Port Coquitlam.

As the countdown to Dec. 25, 2020, gets underway, residents are finding ways to make the best of things and, while there’s no Grinch to steal holiday plans, folks have a calm sense of getting on with things the best way

possible.

“People have adapted and I think are making the best of a bad situation. I guess at the top of the wish list for Christmas is just keep the place COVID-free and the second wish would be get the vaccine approved and administered,” says Jim Peacock, who is a member of the residents’ council.

While the vaccine has already been approved — and is rolling out at some long-term care facilities — seniors like Peacock will have to wait their turn for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

In the meantime, Christmas will be quiet this

year with residents staying put due to Dr. Bonnie Henry’s orders to keep celebrations small and with immediate household only.

That means Peacock is giving up a trip to be with family in Whistler but he’s still got a great Christmas Eve turkey dinner to look forward to, prepared by the Astoria staff, and will be able

to visit friends at the retirement home while wearing masks and sitting six feet apart.

Family can still visit, and taking a walk outdoors is the way most people are connecting with loved ones, Peacock said.

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CRIME

Fentanyl bust includes dangerous discovery in Coquitlam locker Weapons, body armour seized as part of investigation DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

A cache of guns, silencers and body armour found inside a storage locker on Lougheed Highway in Coquitlam was part of a $30-million fentanyl bust involving the Victoria Police Department and the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of BC (CFSEU-BC).

Wednesday, Victoria Police Department announced the conclusion of a six months-long joint forces operation that uncovered a drug supply chain between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

While the Coquitlam discovery in a storage locker in the 1600-block of Lougheed Highway was only a small part of the investigation, it revealed that lethal weapons are an important component of the B.C. drug trade.

Here’s what happened according to Victoria police: In early June, VicPD’s Strike Force team identified an organized crime group trafficking fentanyl in Victoria. Over the course of the months-long investigation, Strike Force determined that the group was also trafficking fentanyl on the Lower Mainland.

In addition, Strike Force discovered that the fentanyl supply chain for this trafficking group was based in the Lower Mainland, according

to a police department press release.

With this information, Victoria police contacted the CFSEU-BC and a joint operation dubbed Project Juliet was launched, with Strike Force officers focused on the group trafficking fentanyl in Victoria, and CFSEU-BC targeting the individuals associated with the Lower Mainland fentanyl trafficking operation and supply chain.

On Nov. 17, Strike Force and CFSEU-BC officers conducted coordinated en-

Part of the cache of guns seized during Project Juliet. VICTORIA POLICE PHOTO

forcement actions in Victoria and the Lower Mainland, targeting the suspects in this investigation.

In Victoria, police executed four search warrants on three separate residential locations and one vehicle, resulting in arrests of two individuals.

In the Lower Mainland, police executed five search warrants on three separate residential locations in Burnaby, Vancouver and Surrey and two vehicles, resulting in one arrest.

The police effort in Victoria netted more than

two kilograms of high-concentration fentanyl; more than two kilograms of methamphetamine; and evidence of drug re-purposing and packaging for a trafficking operation, including more than six kilograms of cutting agents.

VicPD Strike Force officers also seized a replica assault rifle and $50,000 in cash.

In the Lower Mainland, meanwhile, police found a kilogram of MDMA (commonly referred to as ecstasy); two kilograms of methamphetamine; more than 10 kilograms of high-concentration fentanyl; and evidence of drug re-purposing and packaging for a trafficking operation, including more than a hundred kilograms of cutting agents.

Officers also seized a kilogram of sildenafil (commonly known as Viagra).

In addition, police seized $335,390 in cash and three luxury vehicles.

On Dec. 11 another search warrant was obtained to search a storage unit in the 1600-block of Lougheed Highway in Coquitlam, which resulted in the seizure of two additional sets of body armour as well as eight firearms accompanied by three suppressors, and multiple magazines and various types of ammunition.

In total, officers seized 20 firearms in this investigation, ranging from pistols and shotguns to assault style rifles. Several of these rifles were modified to be fully automatic, and many of the firearms had serial numbers removed.

The estimated total street

value of the seized cocaine, MDMA, methamphetamine and high-concentration fentanyl is about $30 million that, when cut down, could supply an estimated 3,965,000 lethal doses, according to police.

“This investigation and others highlight the undeniable links between drugs, gangs and violence,

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Motivated by the motto‘Service Above Self’, the Turkey Hamper campaign was implemented with a spirit of fun and fellowship.

This year, local Rotary fundraising efforts were complemented by a grant through Rotary District 5050. Rotary Club of Coquitlam President Jim Lane extends appreciation to the following sponsors for their generous support: Blue Mountain Produce, Independent Foods, Walmart Lougheed Mall and Coquitlam Canadian Tire.

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BELCARRA

Two seek mayor’s seat in Belcarra by-election Belcarra by-election to be held Jan. 23 JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Belcarra has a new village

councillor but the by-election race for the mayor’s seat is still on.

Last week, John Snell was unofficially acclaimed as councillor to replace Robb Begg, who resigned in October after mayor Neil Belenkie also quit two years

into his term.

Belenkie cited difficulties with how two councillors voted on an infrastructure project, and accused them of conflict of interest.

The remaining councillors are Liisa Wilder, as deputy mayor; Carolina Clark;

and Bruce Drake.

As for the Jan. 23 by-election, two familiar Belcarra residents are vying for the top job. Dr. Colm Cole will be up against Jamie Ross, who faced Cole and Belenkie in the general election. In 2018, Cole told the Tri-City

News while campaigning that he pledged to be transparent, accessible and fiscally responsible. He has no civic government experience. Ross, a former SD43 human resources manager who has 28 years as a former village councillor, told the

newspaper in 2018 he was running on his “proven leadership.”

Chief election officer Lisa Zwarn said the by-election will be conducted with protocols for safe voting including mail-in ballots. Some 700 people call Belcarra home.

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TRICITYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2020

COVID RELIEF

Community grant program replaces gaming cash Funding helps Coq. non-profits affected by the pandemic

Grant applications will be considered until March, or when the money runs out.

Allueva told the Tri-City News it’s unknown if the community grant program

JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Coquitlam non-profit groups, sport and cultural organizations and parent advisory councils in Coquitlam can now apply for grants to help them get through the pandemic.

Last month, the city opened the new community grant program, a $650,000 initiative aimed at temporarily replacing the Spirit awards that were funded with revenues from the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver.

Last year, Coquitlam received $7.7 million as host city to the gambling venue; however, this year, because COVID-19 closed the casino, the city reaped only $1.3 million before operations shut down in mid-March.

The city’s new community grant program will be paid for through the city’s infrastructure reserve as part of the Coquitlam Community Support and Recovery Plan (CSRP). And more CSRP incentives will be rolled out over the next few months to get residents, businesses and groups get back on track, said Raul Allueva, deputy city manager.

Under the guidelines,

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the new community grants are designed to replace lost revenue or provide programs that respond to the pandemic: • Revenue replacement: Grants of up to $5,000 are up for grabs for registered non-profits — based in Coquitlam, and with a history of serving Coquitlam residents — that have lost anticipated revenue during the pandemic due to cancelled events, fewer registrants or decreased funding from other sources.

• Pandemic response: Grants of up to $10,000 are available to help organizations — registered and not registered — that are developing projects or adapting existing programs that benefit Coquitlam residents affected by the pandemic.

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Asked how the city can afford such a program, Allueva

said council wanted to dip into the infrastructure reserve to help the community transition.

“Council can afford this because the city has

been managed well by past councils,” he said. “This is a reserve that we’ve saved over the years. This is a rainy day.”

Go to coquitlam.ca/csrpgrant to apply.

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Project Summary: 3421 & 3431 Queenston Avenue, Coquitlam. Proposed OCP amendment from Street Oriented Village Homes to Conventional Townhomes and rezoning from RS-2 to RT-2 Townhouse Residential and proposed Development Permit and due to the natural slope of the land and design constraints, a height variance in order to facilitate construction of 23 family-oriented townhomes in 4 separate buildings.

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FIVE THINGS FOR THE WEEKEND

Place an ornament at the Tree of Memories Spend Christmas & Boxing days watching live theatre, photo slide shows

Friday, Dec. 25 If you’ve lost someone near to you this year, place an ornament in their honour at the Tree of Memories, located at Robinson Memorial Park Cemetery (621 Robinson St., Coquitlam).

The tree will remain up until the new year; afterward, the decorations will be removed and held for pick-up. Visit coquitlam.ca/cemetery.

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An Ovation award winner and co-founder/director of the Lindbjerg Academy of Performing Arts in Coquitlam, Strelau has appeared in numerous musicals while Liu is a Grade 6 student at Coquitlam’s Hillcrest middle. For tickets at $25, visit gateway theatre. com/home-for-holidays.

of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by the Port Moody secondary senior string orchestra, listen to a story read by Mrs. Claus or create a craft with the city of Port Moody’s SHARE-ing the Holiday Spirit program. Visit portmoody.ca/share.

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‘Letterkenny’ actor proud of Coquitlam roots Crave Canada to stream Season 9 of Letterkenny starting Christmas Day JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

In the last episode of the last season of Letterkenny, Wayne and the townsfolk are out for blood after his sister is humiliated.

How their old-fashioned justice plays out marks the start of Season 9, which begins streaming on Crave in Canada on Christmas Day. The Skids have an interesting year, said Pinetree secondary graduate Tyler Johnston who plays the drug group’s leader.

“Stewart gets back into the music world,” said Johnston from his home in East Vancouver during a press blitz last week. “He has some fun.”

But as for another romantic shot with Wayne’s sister, Katy (Michelle Mylett), “that’s a hard no. It was kind of a flash in the pan.”

Johnston filmed Season 9 last November in Sudbury, Ont., and had planned to get back on set in the spring before the global coronavirus outbreak.

His main role on the highly acclaimed T.V. series, which has spun off its own lexicon, came after years of auditioning in Metro Vancouver.

While growing up in Coquitlam — where he attended Pinetree Way and Panorama elementaries and Summit middle, on Westwood Plateau — Johnston and his sister, Kelsey, put on plays in the living room and often exchanged ideas about acting.

By that time, the Vancouver filming scene was booming, and their mother enrolled them into acting classes.

Every week, she dropped them off at the Lougheed SkyTrain station and they walked off at Granville.

Her aim, Johnston said, wasn’t necessarily to get her teenage kids into the industry; rather, she wanted them to improve their social and public speaking skills, which she felt would help them

Tyler Johnston, a 2004 Pinetree secondary graduate, plays Stewart in “Letterkenny,” a highly acclaimed comedy about the fictional Canadian farming town of the same name that airs on Crave. PHOTO/KRISTINE COFSKY

Tyler Johnston plays the Skid leader Stewart (right) against Evan Stern’s Roald, in “Letterkenny.” The Skids are responsible for the drug problems in the fictional town. CRAVE

throughout their adult lives.

At school, in between Adanacs lacrosse and hockey, Johnston also took theatre classes with Shanda Walters and Nicole Roberge, and he remembers both teachers as being “very, very influential people” in his

earlier life.

“They were a positive reinforcement, and they encouraged you to explore.”

Roberge, who was covering a maternity leave for Walters, cast “TJ” — as he is known — in the lead role of Ren McCormack in

Footloose, in his Grade 11 year. It was the first musical she had directed and choreographed herself.

“Tyler was a fantastic student,” said Walters, who is now at Heritage Woods secondary. “His work was mature, and he balanced

the demands of starting his professional career with high school. He was humble about his successes and always easy to work with.”

By 16, Johnston had landed a Doritos commercial (featuring a T-Rex) and was out on auditions regu-

larly for T.V. and film jobs.

In his Grade 12 year of 2004, he appeared in the T.V. series Romeo! followed by a number of recurring roles on television shows including as Samandriel/Alfie/Matt Pike on Supernatural, as Danny Lubbe in in the HBO Canada comedy Less Than Kind and as Alexi Giffords in The Killing.

In 2012, he won the part of Young Don Cherry in Wrath of Grapes, where he played against the older character version portrayed

by Jared Keeso.

Three years later, when Keeso turned his Letterkenny Problems series on YouTube into a T.V. series, he tapped Johnston for Stewart.

Johnston remembers reading the character description: Man in his 30s.

Long, black hair. Studded necklace. Head Skid. “It was really going against type.”

Since then, the Leo Award winner and Canadian Screen Award nominee has developed a solid working relationship with Evan Stern, who plays Stewart’s sidekick Roald. As soon as they get their weighty script, “we run the lines over and over,” he said. “Evan and I hammer them into our heads so when we’re on set, we’re comfortable and we can play. We get to react.”

Johnston even admits to doing quick online searches to the learn the pronunciation of some of Stewart’s words, before filming begins.

As for his ties with Coquitlam, Johnston said he likes to get back to see his school friends and his dad, who lives in the Austin Heights neighbourhood.

Johnston is proud to call Coquitlam his hometown and, on Letterkenny’s North American tour stops, he gives the city a shout-out during cast introductions.

“I don’t say I’m from Vancouver. I say, ‘I’m from Coquitlam, British Columbia.’”

Roberge, who now teaches at Riverside secondary, said TJ often sends her a text or photo from his sets, which “lifts me up as a teaching artist and pal….

Watching his much-anticipated Letterkenny episodes crack me up something fierce.”

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In an uncertain season of fitful starts and stops as well as a fluid landscape of rules and health protocols for all sports, the Tri-City Predators female hockey association has found a silver lining.

Instead of playing games, nine of the organization’s teams used their ice time to hold skate-a-thons that raised more than $25,000 for Share Family and Community Services.

Frank Pearse, the coach of a U11 team, said the effort provided purpose to the weekly procession of practice and individual skills drills that was punctuated only briefly by competitive games before rising rates of COVID-19 restrictions lowered the boom again.

“It keeps the girls motivated,” he said of their drive to collect pledges for the number of laps each player can skate around the ice at Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex in an hour. “It’s giv-

Frank Pearse, coach of the Tri-City Predators U11 team, leads his charges into the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex where they held a skate-a-thon for Share’s food bank. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

ing them something to look forward to.”

Heather Fox, the association’s newly-minted president, said the lack of hockey has been more exhausting and challenging for its volunteers than running a season chock-a-block with games and tournaments.

“The biggest challenge has been staying on top of all

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But, Fox added, that pales to the need to keep the girls active and on the ice.

“We’re just trying to keep a little stability and normalcy to everything.”

That drive hasn’t been lost on the players.

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While other minor sports groups suffered declines in registration because of the ongoing uncertainty, the Predators actually gained a player or two over its annual contingent of about 260 players.

“The one thing COVID can’t stop is community,” Fox said.

Centennial grad re-signs with Lions MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

Coquitlam native Lemar Durant is staying close to home.

The veteran wide receiver has signed a one-year contract extension with the BC Lions that keeps him on the team through the 2022 season. The Centennial secondary grad had been scheduled to become a free agent after 2021.

In a press release, Durant said he’s excited at the prospect of picking up where he left off after a career year in 2019, when he caught 57 passes for 810 yards and five touchdowns.

He was also the Lions’ nomination for the CFL’s outstanding Canadian award.

Of course, the 2020 season was wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to joining the Lions the 28-year-old Durant played four years with the Calgary Stampeders.

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FELSKE, Beverley Ann (Evans) 1938 - 2020 With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Beverley Ann Felske. Bev passed away peacefully on December 12, 2020 from a short battle with cancer. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughters: Sandy (Max) and Cindy (Colin); her two grandchildren Lauren and Callie; her siblings and many other family and friends.

Bev was born in Mountain Park, AB, lived Murrayville and was a Port Coquitlam resident the past 57 years.

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She was predeceased by her husband, Melvin Felske in 2012. They spent many years traveling in their motorhome and snow birding in Palm Springs, CA. The most precious memories were spent with her family and friends at their cabin at Green Lake and riding the trails on snowmobile and ATV. Online tributes to Bev are available at www.burquitlamfuneralhome.ca

Vittoria travelled by ship from Italy to Halifax in 1952, and then by train to Field, British Columbia. She often spoke about how long the trip was and how scary it was for a young woman, alone, and speaking very little English. Now reunited with Giovanni, they proceeded to get married and start their family. They were married for 68 years. The family later moved to Port Coquitlam, and enjoyed a great community of lifelong friends and traditions, such as harvesting and preserving produce from their lush garden, making sausages with friends, roasting chestnuts from their yard and making well loved wine. Some of Vittoria’s favourite memories were her Thursday night family dinners and enjoying competitive games of Scopa and Briscola which she continued to play until her final days. Vittoria had a joy for baking and took great pride in teaching her traditional recipes to her family. She was curious and friendly, and made long lasting friendships with people she met as she went about her life; from her weekly visits to Canada Games Pool to her bus travels through the city.

Vittoria’s journey in this country ended Sunday, December 13 at Eagle Ridge Hospital.

She is now making her way to where she often referred to as “The Next America,” her final destination.

Vittoria will be forever loved and so deeply missed by her loving family and friends.

The family celebrated her life with an intimate service December 19, 2020 at Our Lady of Assumption followed by interment at Ocean View Cemetery. Due to COVID, a celebration of her life with friends and family will be held at a future date.

It is with great sadness that the family of Daniel James McGuire announces his passing at the age of 88 from Covid−19.

A celebration of Dan’s extraordinary life will be held virtually on January 23. In lieu of flowers, donations to Parkinson Society BC at www.parkinson.bc.ca are gratefully appreciated.

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