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jdeutsch@thenownews.com There could be a reprieve after all for the homeless in the Tri-Cities looking to get out of the cold this winter.

This week, ministers from a handful of churches in the Tri-Cities met to discuss the options of bringing back some form of a shelter program this winter.

On Thursday, Coquitlam Alliance Church pastor Mark Francisco confirmed at least five churches have agreed to take part in a cold wet weather mat

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He said the push came from the elders at his church who wanted to see a shelter program in the Tri-Cities.

Francisco said he recognizes that some homeless don’t want to come out of the cold, but for those that do the church wants to help.

“That’s our responsibility morally as Christians and as citizens of Canada to do what we can to help these guys,” he told the Tri-Cities NOW. Francisco said the five churches would rotate hosting the program for a month starting in CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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Coliform count cues alarm bells VILLAGERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADVISED “DON’T USE THE WATER” — COUNCILLOR

Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com As the boil advisory in the Village of Anmore moves into its third week, residents and even local politicians are starting to ask tough question on how the predicament began and when it will end.

On Tuesday, residents and village councillors were briefed on the situation, but the answers didn’t necessarily appease the concern.

“I think something should have been done a long time ago,” Lynn Burton, told the Tri-Cities NOW Wednesday.

The Anmore resident was at the meeting and suggested there was a sense village officials messed up.

Burton said her tenants had gone camping using local water on the Friday before the boil advisory was put in place, and got ill.

Though she acknowledged there is no evidence the water was the cause, she said her tenant is convinced it was the water.

Burton herself has been drinking bottled water for the last several years over her own concerns about the water.

“This is not a third world country, we‘re apart of Metro Vancouver,” she said.

The village issued the boil-water advisory Sept. 10 after elevated levels of coliform were detected in recent water sampling. Though no E. coli bacteria were found in the water system, the advisory was issued as a precaution.

The advisory comes just a couple of months before Anmore opens a new chlorine booster station. The municipality has spent $400,000 for the booster station, located at Dogwood and Hummingbird drives.

In the meantime, a temporary chlorine booster station has been installed to help clean the water lines.

Anmore resident Elaine Willis uses well water and isn’t as concerned for herself, but was shocked that a booster station was planned and budgeted several years ago, but pushed back. “It’s very upsetting,” she said.

Willis also suggested, despite the advisory, residents weren’t aware or didn’t understand the severity of the issue.

Coun. John McEwen said the coliform levels

are needed before the advisory in the tests shocked him, adding there was a perception the adviscan be lifted. ory wasn’t that serious.

Further tests were expected Fraser Health officials conto take place on Thursday and firmed some of the early coliform today (Sept. 27). counts were in the 400 to 500 The health authority also conparts per 100 millilitres of tested firmed there has been no case of water. human illness linked to consumpThe acceptable number in B.C. tion of the water supply. is no more than 10 total coliforms Loh also explained the health per sample. authority’s role in the case of an “It should have been a demand, advisory. The village is respon‘Don’t use the water,’” McEwen sible for testing the water, which said. it then provides samples to Metro He was critical of his own counVancouver. cil and the village staff, suggesting The samples are then analyzed they had dropped the ball over the in a lab, with the results sent to situation. the health authority.

McEwen said the village’s top While Fraser Health is responpriority needs to be fixing the sible for issuing the advisory, Loh water problems. said it’s the village that is ultim“I personally can’t think of ately responsible for making sure anything more important than the water is safe. drinkable water that the residents Though several residents and deserve,” he said. councillors expressed concern But McEwen suggested a fix over the actual coliform counts, might not be that easy, noting he noted the bacteria is not a disit’s possible the chlorine from the ease-causing pathogen but a sign booster station may not reach the of inadequate disinfection. far end of the village’s water sys“The magnitude doesn’t mattem. ter, if it’s [coliform] present than With a small tax base, the as a reaction we issue a boil water councillor is worried the current advisory because the presence situation could be just the start of of coliform suggests inadequate LISA KING/NOW disinfection,” he said. expensive upgrades.

However, Anmore Mayor Residents of Anmore await the completion of a new chlorine As for why Port Moody’s water Heather Anderson said the village booster station, currently under construction. remains safe while the two is making progress in getting the communities tap into the same Anderson said she hopes the permanent system, Loh explained a certain amount of advisory lifted and the water back to acceptbooster station will solve the problem for good, chlorine is put through the lines, killing off able drinking levels.

She also defended the village’s response to but conceded the village won’t know until it’s bacteria. the initial advisory, pointing out staff worked up and running.

Because Anmore is further down the line, not Some good news could be coming to resi- enough residual chlorine is passing through overtime the night the advisory was issued to hand out notices to residents. Anderson also dents waiting for a glass of water out of the the village’s water system, leading to the high noted the village posted the advisory on sign tap. coliform counts.

To link to Anmore’s According to Fraser Health, a sample from boards at the entrances of the community. boil water advisor, “We are taking it seriously, it’s a real con- Sept. 24 came back negative for coliform.

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Coquitlam teen commended for alert act TEENAGER’S DECISION AVERTED POSSIBLE TRAGEDY

Sam SMITH editorial@thenownews.com It was the keen eye of Coquitlam’s James Amey, 12, which spotted the smoke rising out from his neighbour’s home on Johnson Street, and it was his quick reaction that prevented a major fire from breaking out.

In honour of his hasty response, the Coquitlam fire department awarded the teenager a Certificate of Commendation at Scott Creek Middle School on Thursday morning.

“We’re very proud of him,” said Karen Amey, James’ mom.

His parents were joined in attendance by two classes of students and Susan Causton, the neighbour

whose house was starting to catch one in the Johnston Street townhouse building. on fire.

“It was already a serious fire, so “He was conscientious enough it was minutes away to look up and say, from involving the ‘Where is this comwhole unit and quite ing from?’” Causton possibly the comsaid. plex,” said Coquitlam “He saw smoke He was fire department’s bellowing out of my conscientious assistant chief Stu bathroom, and it enough to look Aspinall. was because of him “I think it’s importthat my whole place, up and say, ant that all kids out including three ‘Where is this there feel like they other homes didn’t coming from?’ can contribute, and it go up in fire.” was his keen eye that The fire depart–Susan Causton started the whole ment confirmed it as response,” he added. an electrical fire and If you suspect there is a fire in that there was only about a fiveminute window before smoke and your area, the fire department says fire would have endangered every- not to hesitate in dialing 911.

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Churches to fill void left by governments

Reverend Julie Lebrun said she and her congregation were surprised and disappointed a shelter wouldn’t be offered this winter, but November, running right through to the end were eager to be involved in getting a new mat program going. of March.

“We see that as part of our Christian expresLast week, officials with the Hope for Freedom Society had pulled the plug on trying sion is to help those in need and be a part to find a temporary shelter for this season after of that in a caring and respectful way,” she attempts to find a new home for the Bridge said, adding she was impressed with how the churches worked together to Shelter program failed. find a solution.

Earlier this summer, the In 2012, St. Andrew’s put out society was forced to consider more than 980 mats and served other options for a shelter after over 2,900 meals, while coordinPort Coquitlam city council I’m uncertain ating over 900 volunteer shifts. voted down a temporary use as to what the But Rob Thiessen, the manpermit to operate a shelter at playing fields aging director of Hope for the Grace Campus of Northside Freedom, said he still has more Church for two more seasons. look like. questions about the churches’ While some of the new pro–Rob Thiessen, proposal. gram details still need to be Hope for Freedom “I’m uncertain as to what the worked out, including getting director playing fields look like,” he said, the necessary zoning permits adding he wasn’t part of the in place at some of the churches that don’t yet have them, the plan is to essen- minister’s discussion.

More specifically, Thiessen said the society tially copy the program that began in 2007.

Francisco indicated Hope for Freedom would has no funding for buses, noting they could cost provide the staff, while the churches would $20,000 to $30,000.

Meanwhile, Coquitlam’s mayor said he’s offer the shelter and food. It would also be a drive-up program, which he said means money more encouraged by the progress being made to get a shelter program going. needs to be raised to pay for the buses.

“There is so much of our community that Francisco also met with Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart, who offered his full support found the possibility of abandonment of the to the plan. The pastor is still waiting to hear shelter completely unacceptable,” Stewart from a couple of churches for confirmation of said.

He’s said he’s already spoken to council their involvement.

He said if a sixth church comes on board, the informally about getting the rezoning process started. Stewart said he also wouldn’t oppose program could start in October.

Though not all churches participating were offering funding help for this winter, but he identified, one congregation that has signed noted the money typically comes from senior up is St. Andrew’s United in Port Moody. The levels of government.

He indicated the mat program would be a church already has the proper zoning in place and was all set to go this winter before word topic of discussion amongst the Tri-Cities mayors at a TransLink mayors meeting Thursday. came down the program had been cancelled.

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Evergreen ramps up for fall Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com Tri-Cities residents don’t have to look very far to see progress on the Evergreen Line — and activity is only going to heat up even more as fall turns to winter.

Evergreen Line officials dropped by Tuesday’s Port Moody city council meeting to provide an update on construction.

Amanda Farrell, the Evergreen Line’s project director, noted the line is on schedule to open in 2016.

Prep work has already began for the underground boring on the north tunnel portal on the west side of Port Moody. The next phase is to create an area where the tunnel will be bored.

The Evergreen Line group is planning a community meeting for area residents on Oct. 3.

In the meantime, crews have built a work area just south of Yew Street and the

Barnet Highway, where the with an agreement that the contractor will fix any street machine will be set up.

The boring machine will be damage caused by the trucks.

As for the water supply delivered in sections starting in December, over three nights for the boring machine, that will come from per week for three the city of Port weeks.

Moody, but be put The delivery through a recycwill take place at ling process. night and require The wastewater road closures.

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Material from the tunnel be shut down the entire will be trucked out of the site, Remembrance Day weekend with the preliminary route as part of construction work travelling along St. Johns for the Inlet Centre Station to Street and Lougheed Highway be located at Barnet and Ioco.

The road will be resurto the Colony Farm area.

The group predicts about six faced and opened at the end trucks an hour will be hauling of the weekend if all goes as planned. material for 16 hours a day.

The original plan was The project will also include a pre-condition survey on the to do the Ioco work on the roads prior to the hauling, Thanksgiving Day weekend.

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Coquitlam wins decade-long dispute

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CITY REFUSED TO GRANT DEVELOPMENT PERMIT OVER EXCAVATION Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com The City of Coquitlam has won out in a lawsuit over the development of a property in North Coquitlam going back a decade.

A Supreme Court Judge in New Westminster sided with the city in a suit that involved a property at 1430 Pipeline Rd. According to court docu-

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ments, Rodney Dick alleged he purchased the property in October 2003 and excavated 2,000-plus dump truck loads of material in a month, for the purpose of building a driveway.

The suit was filed back in June 2010 by the plaintiff, while a decision in the case was made public on Sept. 16.

In court documents, Dick acknowledged he received a stop work order for unauthor-

ized activity and as of the date of statement of claim, did not have access to his property.

The plaintiff also acknowledged he applied for a conservation permit to allow for the preparation to build a house, but was denied due to the amount of material to be removed from the site.

In the statement of claim, Dick indicated he wanted a right to re-grade his property and alleged the city refused

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Dick was seeking compensation for the years of delays caused to his company and equipment and for loss of business, along with damages.

In his statement of claim, he acknowledged that without a permit the city forbids the right to move soil material exceeding 5,000 cubic metres per year, but said has every legal right to make the most of his property within the standards set by city bylaws.

In a statement of defence, the city denied any liability and stated it had established a policy with respect to the approval of building development and subdivision of the property.

The response noted the city “at all times followed its policy and exercised all reasonable care, skill and diligence, followed all established and required standards, practices and procedures, and complied with all applicable standard statutory requirements, building codes and bylaws.”

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a result of failure to comply with all statutory and bylaw requirements.

And Justice John Truscott agreed with the city.

In his 49-page decision, the justice suggested Dick may be “understandably frustrated” with the bylaw requirements, “but he must realize and accept that his property sits in a municipality with bylaws authorized by the provincial government, and not in unorganized territory out in the hinterlands somewhere.”

The judge went on to write at no point in time has the City said that no development on his property will be allowed.

“To the contrary. It has spent a great deal of time and effort in trying to make Mr. Dick understand what he needed to do to obtain permit approval,” Truscott wrote.

The judge said there is no evidence that the City ever acted in bad faith toward Dick nor did the approving officer dealing with his subdivision applications.

The judge also ordered Dick to pay for the city’s expenses in the lawsuit.

jdeutsch@thenownews.com Despite an army of volunteers and hours spent searching all over the Tri-Cities, a Coquitlam man suffering from Alzheimer’s remains missing.

Family, friends and an army of volunteers spent the last few days and nights looking for Shin Ik Noh, 64, who went missing on Sept. 18 from his home.

In recent days there have been several reported sightings of the man, including one on Tuesday night. There were reports homeless around Gates Park in Port Coquitlam had been feeding the man.

On Wednesday, the family focused their search on the downtown PoCo area.

Earlier in the week, there were supposed sightings in the Burke Mountain area.

But by Thursday, Noh was still missing.

RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said Mounties have a dedicated team still in place to handle tips from the public.

He said investigators have received several tips, and hope more will come in during the next few days.

“We don’t want people to just focus on the one area, because he could be in other locations as well,” Chung said, adding it’s important people stay with Noh and call 911 if they see him.

Noh was last seen by his

wife on the morning of Sept.

18 before he left his house near Lansdowne Drive and Guildford Way for his morning walk.

When he didn’t return a few hours later, the family called police.

The next day, Noh’s family put out a desperate plea to the public in an effort to find him.

Since then, the family set up a search headquarters at Eagle Ridge Fitness on St. Johns Street in Port Moody and has had search parties out twice a day.

Noh’s son Sam said the family is trying to keep up with tips, but have started filtering out the more credible ones.

On Thursday, searchers received a tip of a possible sighting dating back to Monday in the New Horizons area of Coquitlam.

Sam said the search would move to that area for the day.

He also remains hopeful his dad will be found.

“I know he’s out there, it’s just a matter of where,” Sam told the Tri-Cities NOW. The family is also overwhelmed by the support from the local community and beyond.

“We feel so much love,” Sam said.

The family has also set up a Facebook page and website to help in the search.

For more information on the search go to shin-noh.ca.

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Weak salmon returns raise concerns SOCKEYE, COHO COULD BE LOST IN PINK HARVEST

Sam SMITH editorial@thenownews.com Millions of pink salmon are expected to return to the Fraser River this year, but the Watershed Watch Salmon Society fears commercial fishing will weed out its much less abundant cousins — the sockeye and coho.

Craig Orr, executive director of the WWSS, said low salmon stock reports from Cultus and Quesnel lakes combined with poor fishing methods could lead to a disaster if fishers aren’t careful.

“When the commercial fishermen fish, they’re fishing fairly non-selectively and they’re catching a number of sockeye from stocks that are in trouble,” Orr said.

The issue is an estimated 26 million pink salmon are coming back to the Fraser River that are fair game, but there’s a good chance for collateral damage in the catch,

according to Orr. “They have to be cautious and carefully release sockeye and coho, but I don’t think they’re doing a lot of damage with the number of pinks that they’re catching,” he said.

In August the Pacific Salmon Commission lowered its forecast for the Fraser River’s main summer sockeye run to two million from a preseason forecast of 3.7 million.

The key summer runs represents roughly 80 per cent of all sockeye return.

“A lot of these are the progeny of the disastrous 2009 return that triggered the Cohen inquiry,” Orr said.

In 2009 a massively lacking return of Fraser River sockeye coined a $26-million inquiry from the federal government called the Cohen Commission to find out why.

After 18 months of testimony, the Cohen Commission put forward 75 recommendations in 2012, but only a few

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Ted Wingrove, a volunteer with Hyde Creek Salmon Hatchery, shows off a pink salmon caught at the mouth of the Coquitlam River two weeks ago.

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CURB APPEAL have been implemented.

“We’d like to see them get on with the recommendations,” Orr said. “Let’s put wild salmon first. But it seems we’re still seeing a government that is more interested in promoting farm salmon than it is in protecting wild salmon.”

Fisheries and Oceans Canada told the Tri-Cities NOW in August it is still examining the Cohen Commission

and does not know when it will respond to the recommendations.

“The Government of Canada has long recognized the importance of protecting sockeye salmon in the Fraser River,” said Frank Stanek of Fisheries and Oceans Canada last month. “This is why the Cohen Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River was called.”

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On Wednesday, the district announced it had hired Mark Ferrari as secretary treasurer, effective Oct. 15, 2013.

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release, he will be overlooking financial and corporate operations, legal affairs, purchasing, policies and procedures, financial information management, risk management, maintenance, facilities, caretaking and long range planning and working with external and internal stakeholders.

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Ferrari will replace acting secretary treasurer Guy

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Crossroads does a vital job for us all

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ew people want to die. Even those who commit suicide actually just want to get out of a life that they feel, for whatever reason, has become untenable.

But it’s a fact of all our lives that the end will arrive for every one of us at some point, whether we are ready or not.

That’s why we have to express our admiration for a group of people who for the past 25 years have devoted so much time and energy to caring about, understanding, and preparing those who know they are coming to the end of life.

The hospice movement has become an important part of the grieving process for the dying and their families in communities throughout B.C. and across Canada.

Helping people negotiating the reality of terminal illness is, of course, only one of the many vital services around death and dying that are so ably and compassionately provided by the Crossroads Hospice Society. Its role goes far beyond palliative care.

The service provided by hospice volunteers goes beyond death... literally. The hospice is also there for those who remain behind, helping the bereaved cope with the new reality of lost loved ones — wives and husbands, children and parents, dear friends and anyone else who has been placed on the difficult road of grief.

It’s a great irony, in a world in which “nothing is certain except death and taxes,” that hospice care improves both life and death — and saves us tax money by allowing people to die in more comfortable surroundings than an acute care hospital bed. Some of the most important work a hospice does involves talking, whether in formal grief counselling or lending an ear during home or hospital visits.

It’s comforting to know that Crossroads, and its many volunteers, is here providing a shoulder for those in need.

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he average weekly wage in B.C. increased by only 1.3 per cent between June 2012 and June 2013, half of the 2.6 per cent jump in wages Canada-wide.

This latest news, from an August Statistics Canada release, adds one more piece to the growing body of evidence that B.C.’s labour policies are contributing to increasing income inequality and stubbornly high poverty rates.

In January the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives reported that StatsCan data from income tax files revealed that B.C. was the only province where the bottom 90 per cent made less in 2010 than they did in 1982.

In Vancouver, the bottom 90 per cent saw their incomes drop by $4,300 after accounting for inflation — the biggest decline in Canada’s three largest cities. In July, StatsCan reported that B.C. has the highest overall poverty rate in Canada (10.7% in 2011, compared to a national average of 8.8%), and the highest child poverty rate (11.3% in 2011, tied with Manitoba) according to the StatsCan Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) after tax.

Minimum wage legislation is an important policy tool for the provincial government to use in addressing poverty and income inequality. This is a well documented fact.

Unfortunately, the B.C. government kept the minimum wage frozen for 10 years, and when an increase was finally announced in 2011, it was done on an ad hoc basis for political reasons.

The political crisis is over for the time being, and the minimum wage has once again been frozen for 16 months (28 months for farm workers), with no

plans to increase it for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, the cost of living continues to rise, and our major metropolitan areas are becoming known as some of the most expensive places to live in Canada.

B.C.’s minimum wage rates are set by the provincial government on an ad hoc, discretionary basis. B.C. is out of step with almost all other provinces, which automatically adjust their minimum wages annually on the basis of certain economic and social indicators, such as the cost of living, average weekly wages, and poverty indicators.

For example, Nova Scotia indexes its minimum wage rate to changes in the StatsCan LICO and cost of living index.

Alberta and the Yukon automatically adjust their minimum wages on the basis of increases in the cost of living index and/or average weekly earnings.

Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan adjust their minimum wages on the basis of the recommendations of independent minimum wage boards.

The government of Ontario is the latest to abandon the outdated ad hoc

discretionary setting of minimum wages and to consider the adoption of a formal automatic minimum wage review process.

In July the Ontario Minister of Labour announced the appointment of a six-member minimum wage advisory panel to examine the minimum wage policy and advise the government as they develop a reasoned approach for setting the minimum wage in the future. The panel’s first task is to meet with and solicit input from a broad range of stakeholders.

The United Kingdom and Australia use similar systematic annual review mechanisms to ensure their minimum wages reflect current realities.

It’s time for the B.C. government to do the same. Let’s make sure that our minimum wages are based on a good public policy rationale, not political whim.

David Fairey is a Labour Economist, a Research Associate of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and Co-Chair of the BC Employment Standards Coalition.

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LETTERS PORT MOODY COUNCIL WAS LISTENING

After receiving a petition against higher density in Coronation Park signed by the majority of homeowners, Port Moody council voted to keep Coronation Park designated as single-family homes.

I would like to thank council for listening and addressing Coronation Park neighbourhood concerns. Coronation Park has many seniors who want to age in place, families with young children who want a backyard and others who want to be in a house and to be close to transit, shopping and trails.

Increasing density in Coronation Park would have put further strain on the already crowded Rocky Point Park and increased traffic congestion in the Ioco and Guildford Way area.

Thankfully council is listening to the constituents and providing a range of housing options as outlined in the draft Official Community Plan.

C. Elliott Port Moody

WILDLIFE WILL PAY THE PRICE

I would like to express my gratitude to the community members, Burke Mountain Naturalists and the Raincoast Conservation Foundation for bringing the What’s at Stake event to our community. The sold out event left me feeling both inspired and emotional.

The first film, Reflections, conveys the expedition of 50 amazing B.C. artists to the location of Enbridge’s proposed tanker route on the B.C. coast. Each exquisite art piece served as a reminder about how precious and irreplaceable our coast line is. The woman sitting beside me was moved to tears, and while I don’t normally like to see others cry, I felt relief knowing that I was sitting beside someone who cares as deeply as I do about the beauty of our coast and the need to protect it.

So just what is at stake?

Too much for me to write in this letter, so I will focus on the wildlife.

The truth is that the way policies are written in Canada, nobody actually has to clean up the wildlife that have been affected by an oil spill. Although some companies have provided money

for oiled wildlife response, they are not regulated to do so and I think the public would be disgusted to learn how often wildlife are left to die with no care after an oil spill.

Even with care, the stress alone on an oiled animal is so high, it can lead to death. Not to mention the countless number of wildlife, particularly waterfowl, that are too hard to catch and end up dying of hypothermia because their oiled feathers are no longer waterproof.

As if crude oil wasn’t bad enough, bitumen, which is being increasingly transported through the pipelines, actually burns the skin and so a much higher degree of skill, care and expense is involved in wildlife rehabilitation.

With already more than 75 spills recorded with the existing Kinder Morgan pipeline alone, what do we expect will happen when they nearly triple the amount of oil already being transported through yet another pipeline?

I believe that there is no amount of profit that is worth the risk of destroying such an already valuable region.

Jane Thomsing Port Coquitlam

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arts@thenownnews.com orking retail sucks.

No matter what there’s always going to be a customer in a bad mood, an out-of-date coupon you’re blamed for, or strict company policies about the bathroom being “employees only” you have to enforce.

A story of the latter is what born-and-raised Coquitlamite Trevor Cornish captured in his writer/director debut — a short film entitled ROLAND. The story follows do-gooder art store employee Roland, a young man working the night shift who gives the seemingly obvious answer of “no” to an older man asking to use the employee-only bathroom. Things quickly spiral out of control. It’s funny. It’s a bit scary.

And it’s all true.

“The idea is based on a true story,” Cornish told the Tri-Cities NOW. “My co-writer Niall Kelly — the story happened to him. He used to work at an art store and when we were trying to think of something to write, he was like, ‘Did I ever tell you about that time…” and he told me and I was like, ‘That’s it.’”

That realization came five years ago. Then, as it often does, life got in the way.

“We wrote the script and then it sat on the

shelf for two and a half years because the recession came and well, we had to make money,” he said.

Cornish wanted to privately fund the film and decided he couldn’t continue spending money on something while his family could potentially suffer, so he kept working in the film industry directing commercials, video games, music videos, and TV episodes until the time was right to get back to it.

He got that chance two and a half years ago.

“I broke the script back out and I was reading it and I was still like, ‘I really like this idea,’” he said. At that point, he had felt comfortable enough to take the plunge and begin filming.

The plan was to film in Vancouver, but due to last minute work changes it became a choice of waiting longer to film it on the west coast, or do the work in Toronto. He chose Toronto.

Filming started in January 2012. Fastforward a little more than a year later and Cornish’s side-project was finally finished.

“I spent a year doing the editing, the music, those final post-production things to put it together,” he said.

Finally his hard work had paid off, and after screening the film with friends he knew he had to take it further.

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ROLAND will have its first west coast play at Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) on Oct. 3 at 9:15 p.m., and again on Oct. 10 at 1 p.m.

Cornish is also joined in the festival by Coquitlam youth Paige Smith, whose short film Blank Canvases is set to premiere as part of the Reel Youth Film Festival at VIFF. For more information Cornish’s film, visit viff.org or trevorcornish.com.

fine, but you know, there is the festival world and I really liked the idea of putting it in festivals,” he said.

In case you didn’t catch the running theme, what Cornish wanted to do he ended up doing.

On Sept. 12 Cornish held the premiere of ROLAND at the Toronto International Film Festival. A dream come true for the boy who first entered the film world as a production assistant 18 years ago.

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She doesn’t clean her house and, is baffled and appalled when Jon tells her he does. However, the real deal breaker comes when she finds Jon watching dirty movies.

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In January her aunt and grandfather passed away from cancer on the same day — her birthday.

Then her best friend’s grandfather Jaime de Silva, practically a member of her own family, passed away from cancer too.

Then last month she suffered an injury while running where her mobility was curtailed.

It’s safe to say she could use a bit of a break, but she’s not the type of person to slow down.

On Sunday, Duperron will be running in the Concrete Hero Challenge, a nine-kilometre urban obstacle course that will see her jumping over cars, swinging over the “Lost Lagoon” and come face to face with the city’s elements, in downtown Vancouver, all in the name of raising money for the BC Cancer Foundation.

But how can she do it if she can barely walk?

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“It’s not an option to quit. I So far, she alone has signed up, so I have to do it. raised more than $1,800, “You can’t quit.” which added with Duperron her team total for hurt herself a grand tally of at a marathon $5,600 when interrun last month viewed last week. and since then That amount has hasn’t been able To link to the BC no doubtedly to do more than Cancer Society grown. hobble until website, use the This year recently, when free Layar app Concrete Hero she gained a bit participants are more mobility targeting to raise tens of to walk slowly. thousands of dollars for the But thinking of her famBC Cancer Foundation. ily and friends and her Knowing the affect cancer fellow team members in has had on her friends and her Concrete Hero group, family, Duperron is eager to Duperron simply refuses to do anything to combat the quit. vicious disease that 24,000 And with the help and British Columbians get support of her family and diagnosed with every year, friends, she thinks she can according to the BC Cancer do it.

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“I have a good team and That’s a big reason why an hopefully we’ll band together injury won’t slow Duperron and finish it,” she said. “I down from doing her part. was never in it to win it, but For more information to raise money for cancer on the Concrete Hero research.”

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Gordon-Levitt may not be very refined as a director but he offers up To view the Don Jon enough well executed stylistic choices trailer, use the free (such as a heavenly beam of light that Layar app shines on Barbara’s face reminiscent of Madeleine in Hitchcock’s Vertigo) to keep the visuals from falling into banality and the story from feeling trite.

As a writer he shows promise — his film offers great exchanges between Barbara and Jon as they confront each other’s problems, although the storytelling structure does eventually become tedious over a 90-minute timeframe.

Ass an actor, Gordon-Levitt is wonderful in this title role. He has great comic timing. But in my mind his greatest achievement is that he sees the inanity of obsessions and the origins of these predicaments — the different forms of media that we consume.

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Honda Accord a leader in midsize auto market front, where a larger grill and lower air inlets give it a brawny edge.

However, down the sides, familiar body lines cut across the shoulders and sills.

With the sedan’s smaller exterior, total passenger volume is just slightly less, but

room has decreased a little,

Honda has made the cabin more inviting with its higher class ideals. Head and hip

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or over thirty years, the Honda Accord served North America as the bread-and-butter Japanese family car that offered great quality, superb engineering, high fuel economy, and above-average practicality in an attractive package.

Year-in and year-out, the Accord defined the midsize car segment. The all-new 2013 Accord sedan and coupe mark the beginning of the ninth generation of Honda’s best-selling car, and without a doubt, the best version to hit our market.

Staying on top is never easy, and that’s not about to change for 2013, since there are so many competitive models out there.

These include the Ford Fusion, Nissan Altima and the Chevrolet Malibu. Also, let’s not forget the new Toyota Camry that was released last year.

Honda has never shied away from a challenge, however. They keep their strategy simple and focus on giving buyers more of what they want while making the package look attractive.

For 2013, Honda has pushed the Accord a little above the mainstream — thanks to its outstanding design and sharp styling. The idea is to poach sales from the higher end brands while flattering their loyal customers.

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All the feel of an upscale auto

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but shoulder room is up and leg room remains the same in the front.

In the back seat, leg room has been increased by over an inch, and that’s with a larger trunk that now holds 15.8 cu.ft of luggage. The overall feel is roomy and spacious.

Performance Both available powertrains feature Honda’s new Earth Dreams technology. The all-new 2.4-litre inline four boasts direct-injection for the first time in North America.

It rates at 185-hp and 181 ft-lbs of torque and is available with a six-speed manual or a continuosly variable transmission.

Also available is a heavily revised 3.5-litre V6 with variable cylinder management that pushes 278-hp and 252 ft-lbs of torque through its six-speed automatic transmission.

Whether driving the coupe or sedan, both cars have that smooth, solid feel that millions of Accord owners have come to appreciate.

Paddle shifters appear on the steering wheel for CVT models and there’s a new camera-based blind spot display option which expands the rear view along the passenger side, improving safety.

I was surprised how effective this safety feature was during my drive, and quickly learned to appreciate the ‘extra’ measure of vision it provided throughout my daily commute.

As before, the 2013 Accord is a good long distance companion — it’s generally quiet and at highway speeds the ride is silky smooth.

The car feels like it costs twice its price. That said, in the city it can feel a bit jittery on rough surfaces as the steering can feel a bit numb and artificial.

The exception is the coupe, which offers higher road feel and amazing level of handling.

Environment So then, what is it like to drive the new Honda Accord day-to-day? The best way to sum it up is that the Accord offers a totally relaxing environment.

This is because the engines work effortlessly, the gear boxes are amongst the smoothest in the business, the seats are highly comfortable, the driving position is spot on, and all-around visability is perfect.

Unlike some other cars in this range, the dash is made of high quality, soft-touch

materials. Everything within the cabin has that beautiful Honda feeling of solidity.

And it has decent practicality too, thanks to a large central storage space which is chilled by the air conditioning and also includes the USB input for your MP3 player.

As for safety, you can get the Accord with a lane departure warning system, forward collision warning system, and cruise control that will apply the brakes in an emergency.

These are features that are typically only offered on high-end luxury vehicles.

The 2013 Accord also showcases the new HondaLink system. This enables owners to keep in touch with their car and others by using an ever expanding suite of smart phone apps.

Located high in the centre of the vastly improved dash is a large eight-inch interactive display.

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The Honda Accord remains a great all-around family car. The new version feels upscale and drives like a car that costs twice as much.

Thumbs Down Everything comes at a price and the Accord’s new

upscale appointments make it more expensive than some of its competitors. Noting else, really.

The Bottom Line The 2013 Accord will please its loyal customers while creating interests for those who have tradionally looked for more luxury.

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The 2013 Honda Accord replicates its traditional comfort and family-friendly elements with some added flare.

Features While Honda moved the Accord a little up-market, competition has allowed only a slight increase in base price.

The sedan starts at $23,990 and the coupe begins at $26,290.

The added dollars bring standard features like a power adjustable driver’s seat, heated front seats, rearview camera, 8-inch LED backlit display, Bluetooth, USB audio interface with text message and e-mail capability, vehicle stability assist with traction control, ABS with electronic brakeforce distribution and brake assist.

Additional features, available as options or on higher trims, include HondaLink with audio touch screen, satellite navigation with 3D map display, LaneWatch blind spot display, forward collision warning system, lane departure warning system, multi-angle rearview camera, Eco Assist, and keyless entry.

Fuel efficiency rating for four-cylinder models equipped with a manual transmission are, 8.7L/100km city, 5.7L/100km highway and 7.4L/100km combined. The same engine with the CVT could see 7.8L/100km in the city, 5.5L/100km on the highway for 6.7L/100km combined.

Models with the 3.5-litre V6 (only available with a six-speed automatic transmission) should experience fuel economy numbers of 9.7L/100km city, 5.7L/100km highway, and 7.9L/100km combined.

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A blissful fat-free bisque

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he start of the autumn season brings cooler weather and the rainbow of transforming leaves welcome us every time we step outside our door.

ON FOOD It also earmarks the beginChef Dez ning of how our vision of food and celebration starts to change. With the summer behind us, we are no longer as worried about our bathing suit images, and the calendar lineup of commemorations is welcoming us with open arms.

For many, this means indulgences in comfort foods to warm the soul, satisfy our hunger, and highlight the gatherings of family, friends and loved ones. Eating is a huge part of the social aspect of our lives, but this does not always have to signify a complete abandonment of healthy choices.

This fat-free sweet potato bisque is the perfect fall recipe to accomplish this in your kitchen. Sweet potatoes are loaded with beta carotene (recognizable from their orange colour) and are high in vitamins A and C. Their

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moist sweet texture is ideal for mimicking richness, when in fact there is no added fat in this recipe.

Although this soup is great served by itself, it is a remarkable first course to introduce traditional holiday flavours of stuffed turkey, cranberries, and all the trimmings. The addition of nutmeg and cloves gives it a warm earthiness and highlights the natural flavour the sweet potato has to offer.

With the autumn air surrounding us, this soup will help to soothe our cravings of comfort food while helping us watch our waistlines... at least with the first course!

Fat-Free Sweet Potato Bisque

Ingredients: 1kg orange sweet potato, peeled, diced 1cm 1 tbsp brown sugar 1 tbsp salt ½ (one half) tsp ground nutmeg ¼ (one quarter) tsp ground cloves ¼ (one quarter) tsp ground white pepper 3 ½ (three and one half) cups skim milk For Garnish ¼ (one quarter) cup no-fat sour cream 1 tbsp skim milk fresh parsley, finely chopped

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sweet potato back into the pot, off the heat, and set the steamer aside.

Add the brown sugar, salt, nutmeg, cloves, and white pepper to the sweet potato and combine thoroughly with a potato masher, ensuring no lumps.

Once fully mashed, start adding 1 ½ (one and one half) cups of the skim milk slowly while continuing to mash with the potato masher. Switch to a whisk, turn the heat to medium, and blend in the remaining 2 cups of skim milk, mixing thoroughly.

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Lions Park and Peace Park will offer unique activities focused on celebrating the community’s rivers, trails and natural environment. The festivities kick off at Lions Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,

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FRIDAY, SEPT 27 The Coquitlam Needle Arts Guild is participating in National

Stitch in Public Day at the Michaels Arts and Crafts store, 2755 Lougheed Hwy. in PoCo, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Members will demonstrate different forms of embroidery stitching and share tips with members of the public. Info: ntgiven@shaw.ca.

SATURDAY, SEPT 28

Lower Mainland Green Team, in coordination with the City of Coquitlam, will hold an invasive plants removal event, 9:45 a.m.. to 1 p.m. at Coquitlam River Park, 1190 Shaughnessy St., Coquitlam. No experience necessary, with tools and gloves provided. To participate in this fun, outdoor exercise, go to: http://www.meetup.com/The-Lower-Mainland-Green-Team/ events/132217702/.

Coquitlam Heritage Society, in conjunction with Société Francophone de Maillardville and Place des Arts, host its annual Mackin House Open House, noon to 4 p.m. at 1116 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam. Help celebrate Canada Culture Days with an afternoon of games, crafts and museum tours.

Schill Insurance hosts a shred-a-thon from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 435A North Rd., Coquitlam. Bring your confidential documents for secure on-site destruction, by donation to the SHARE Society.

RSVP to the event and have your name entered to win an earthquake kit. Info and RSVP: 604-937-7731.

Coquitlam Chapter Order of the Eastern Star holds its annual shopping gala at 2660 Shaughnessy St. in PoCo (in the Masonic Hall south of underpass) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jewellery, seasonings, clothing, kitchenware, cosmetics, cookware, home baking, fine dining, cleaning products, lingerie and other ideas for gift giving. Entrance is $6 and includes a homemade lunch. Info: Karen at 604-931-3708.

RCCG Trinity Chapel invites children, ages five to 12, to City Centre Aquatic Complex, 1210 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam for a free community swim, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Snacks will be provided.

RSVP by Sept. 26. Info: 604-474-3131.

Port Moody Ecological Society and Rocky Point Kayak team up for a Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup event by canoe and kayak on from 9 to 11 a.m. at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody. Members of the public welcome. Info: portmoodyecologicalsociety@hotmail.com.

Salina Cheng Music Academy presents a concert featuring young musicians from throughout the Tri-Cities from 1 to 4:30

p.m. at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody. For info, call 604-9443081 or see salinachengmusicacademy.com.

SUNDAY , SEPT 29 The Ioco Days Festival features a Vintage Radio Show, 4

p.m. at the Inlet Theatre, 100 Newport Dr., in Port Moody. Hear the dramatic and fun stories of Port Moody’s past, performed by Rebel Haunt Theatre. Tickets required. Info: 604-939-1648.

MONDAY, SEPT 30

Leigh Square Community Art Village hosts the Comic Shop Youth Drop-In, 4 to 5:30 p.m. for youth 13 to 18 years old interested in illustration, storytelling and creating a personal comic project. Offered every Monday until late November at 1100-2253 Leigh Square Place in PoCo. Free to attend, with supplies provided. Info: 604-927-8400.

TUESDAY, OCT 1 Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness Group

holds its monthly meeting, 7 p.m. in the Pinetree Community Centre, 1260 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. All those involved with prostate problems are invited. Info: Norm at 604-936-8703, or Ken at 604-936-2998.

WEDNESDAY, OCT 2 Terry Fox Library stages an evening devoted to cat care and

ownership from 7 to 8 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Reps from Canadian Animal Rescue and Extended Shelter will be on hand to help you learn about, care for and interact with your furry friends. Info: 604-927-7999.

Kiddies Korner Preschool presents a Basic First Aid for Children class led by Vital Link First Aid rep Karen Clark at 7 p.m. at 2111 Prairie Ave. in PoCo. Clark’s presentation will cover choking, bleeding, falls, burns, seizures and poison. Admission is $5. Info: gillespie@shaw.ca.

SATURDAY, OCT 5

Metro Vancouver Parks staff lead a hike through Minnekhada Regional Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for ages 15 and up. Enjoy moss strewn rainforests, quiet marshes and natural granite knolls. The “moderate” hike will cover hills other steep terrain. Cost ranges between $3.35 and $5.50, and registration is required. Info: 604-432-6359.

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SUNDAY, OCT 6

St. Clare of Assisi Parish hosts a “blessing of the animals” event at 2 p.m. at 1320 Johnson St., Coquitlam. All pets are welcome except, snakes. Donations of cash, pet food, collars, leashes, old towels and any other pet supplies will be given to a local animal shelter. Info: 604-941-4800.

Riverview Horticultural Centre Society hosts the last guided tour of the 2013 season on the Riverview Hospital grounds at 1 p.m. Tour leaves from the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young Building. This tour will focus on the heritage aspects of the site, however, if there is enough interest in a Tree Tour that will take place as well. For a site map visit www.rhcs.org or for more info call 604-290-9910.

TUESDAY, OCT 8 Burke Mountain Naturalists hold their October meeting

beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Como Lake United Church, located on the corner of Marmont Street and King Albert Avenue in Coquitlam. Guest speaker and ornithologist Derek Matthews will give a slide presentation on the bird monitoring and banding program at Colony Farm Regional Park. Free and all are welcome.

Info: 604-936-4108 or 604-461-3864, or see www.bmn.bc.ca.

THURSDAY, OCT 1O

Coquitlam Foundation holds its annual general meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the City Centre branch of the Coquitlam Public Library, 1169 Pinetree Way. Info: www.coquitlamfoundation. com.

Women’s Connection Luncheon kicks off at noon at the Executive Inn, 405 North Rd. in Coquitlam. The featured presentation is “Pets — Matter Foster Care Society,” while speaker Frieda Isaac will lead a discussion on new beginnings. Reserve a space by calling Frieda at 604-937-7198 by Oct. 7.

ONGOING MOSAIC Kindness Club needs host volunteers to help

newcomers adjust to Canadian life. Commitment is for two hours a week for 13 weeks. Info: 604-254-9626.

Nar-Anon, a support group for those affected by someone else’s addiction, meets Tuesdays 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Lions Hall, 12479 Harris Rd. in Pitt Meadows. Info: 604-465-0872.

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Coquitlam native Paul Clerc is off to a sizzling start in the young university soccer season. The 21-year-old has scored five times — already eclipsing his total from last season — in just six matches. He sits atop the Canada West scoring lead after notching a pair last weekend during UBC’s 21 win over the University of Victoria. To see Clerc in action, scan this page on your smartphone with the free Layar app.

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sports@thenownews.com f nothing else, Paul Clerc excels with his head.

The Coquitlam-born soccer standout finds himself atop the Canada West scoring lead just six games into the young season, helping his UBC Thunderbirds soccer side stake out a 5-1 record.

That he’s scored five goals already despite being a centreback only underscores his instincts and timing on the pitch, particularly on set pieces.

All five of his goals this year have come in those types of scenarios, while the four times he found the back of the net last year also came in similar fashion.

That knack for the net landed him the Canada West Player of the Week distinction on Wednesday.

“Paul’s certainly got a knack for getting on the end of free kicks,” said UBC coach Mike Mosher. “He’s got terrific timing, bravery and when he gets his head on the ball,

good things happen. He’s got instincts to go and attack the ball and the bravery to do so.

Those are things that, quite honestly, you can’t teach to players.”

Clerc’s ascension up the scoring ranks was on full display last weekend, when the 21-year-old Dr. Charles Best grad scored both of UBC’s goals in a 2-1 win over UVic. Both goals came within the first five minutes of play, but for all that offensive upside, it was his work at the other end of the park — stymying opposing set pieces and clearing UVic’s chances from the danger areas — that had his coaches elated.

“What he did at the defensive end the rest of the game was nothing short of remarkable,” Mosher said.

“My assistant coach and I both said after the game that that was one of the best defensive performances we’ve seen from a player in a long time. The guy can do it at both ends of the field.”

It’s not that Clerc stands head and shoulders above other players on the pitch. At six-foot-one, he’s got the ideal frame to play

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Coquitlam’s Wade MacLeod has got the second chance he’d been waiting for.

The 26-year-old hockey player was signed to a professional tryout contract by the Toronto Marlies last week, according to the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Twitter account.

It’s expected that MacLeod will suit up for the Marlies, the AHL affiliate club of the Toronto Maple Leafs, for tonight’s (Friday) contest against the Hamilton Bulldogs.

The signing comes seven months after MacLeod suffered a seizure after absorbing a hit with his former AHL club, the Springfield Falcons, in a contest on Feb. 17.

The subsequent treatment MacLeod received after the hit revealed a benign tumor on the right side of his head, which he had removed later in the spring.

“It was kind of a blessing in disguise, because they did a CT scan and an MRI and they found ... this thing in my head,” Macleod told the TriCities NOW last month.

“Just over a month later I decided to have surgery and get it removed and it’s been the best thing for me.”

MacLeod resumed skating in mid May, though the Falcons opted not to re-sign the Northeastern grad. As such, he trained all summer — along with the likes of former NHLer Cliff Ronning — hoping for any takers to help him re-build what was becoming a solid pro hockey resume.

“Guys have come back from way worse things,” said MacLeod’s mother, Colleen Essery.

“The tumor is gone, there’s no scar tissue, and he shows no residual effects. For me, it’s heartbreaking. Yes, he had a setback and I’m not kidding myself — I realize he had brain surgery. But Gary Roberts came back from a broken neck, and [Mario] Lemieux came back from cancer,” his mother Colleen Essery told the Tri-Cities NOW. Earlier this year, his lone stint in the ECHL — one rung lower than the AHL — saw the Dr. Charles Best grad put up seven points in five games.

It got him back to Springfield, where he had four goals and seven assists over 20 games before the seizure.

Prior to the incident, MacLeod was just shy of the 100-game plateau over three years in the AHL, totalling 43 points in 95 games.

“I try to not to think of the negative,” he said in August. “I try and look at the positive and look at the fact that what I’ve gone through is a blessing. I know it’s going to be tough for me to get back to where I was. It’s going to take hard work. But I’ll get back there.”

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a physical brand of soccer to thwart opposing strikers.

But there are similarities in both 18-yard boxes that can carry over on offence or defence, and it’s those common traits that help Clerc elevate above the rest.

“The service balls from the midfielders and the forwards have been excellent, but there’s a lot of crossover aspects in the game between defence and offence that do cross over fairly well,” Clerc said.

“That part of my game has been fairly consistent throughout all of my training.”

No stranger to championship pedigree either, he’s won the national title at both the minor soccer level — in 2010 with the under-18 Coquitlam Metro-Ford Dynamo — as well as last season’s Canadian title with UBC. He also represented Canada at the recently-held World University Games.

But headiness on the field is far from Clerc’s lone calling card. His grades also have him as a perennial Academic All Canadian,

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Hayley Reeves did her part to ensure that the Port Moody under-16 ’98 Selects keep on keeping on.

The club defeated the Burnaby Bullets 2-0 on a pair of goals from Reeves, a win that keeps the Port Moody side’s unbeaten record in tact.

Central midfielder Kim Zavera was pivotal in preserving the win, while Brianna Campardo collected the shutout in net for Port Moody.

• Emergency call-up goalkeeper Lukas Nuessler turned in a perfect performance in his debut with the u-16 Div. RedCaps, pitching a shutout in a 0-0 draw with Newton.

RedCaps captain Nick On, along with Arash Borairi, Scott Gaudette and Rory McKay, also stood tall for the Port Moody side.

NORTH COQUITLAM — Dane Mayhew was mayhem for his Langley adversaries last week.

Mayhew scored a hat trick in helping to lead his u-13 Raiders to a 5-3 win over Langley United in Div. 2 action, while teammates Cris Ramirez and Brett Wittal also chipped in singles. Keeper Edwin Xu was solid in the North Coquitlam net.

• Jordan Fussel kept it out, while Stuart Chernoff put it in, as the u-13 Div. 1 Hammers eked out a 1-0 over the WCF Hammers.

Fussel withstood constant pressure applied

by Ridge Meadows in the final frantic minutes of the game to preserve the shutout, while Chernoff’s lone tally stood up as the difference maker.

COQUITLAM METRO-FORD — The u12 Renegades continue to ring up the wins.

Led by a pair of tallies from Christa Tascona, the Renegades marched to a 5-2 over the West Coast Selects in what was the club’s third straight win Sunday.

Also finding the back of the net were Olivia Gallina, Alex Hinrichs and Ava Mongrain.

Timely goaltending from Diana Emelianova kept Pitt Meadows to just one goal.

• It’s been a mixed bag through two weeks of play for the u-17 Div. 3A Crusaders.

After coming out decisively on the winning end of their season opener two weeks ago, the Metro-Ford club couldn’t find the net in Week 2 and lost their meeting with Pitt Meadows 1-0. Despite the setback, Zac Webster was a tower of strength in net, while Giordano Boa, Joseph Fernando, Dylan Desousa and Markus Blackstock did their part on defence.

Week 1 saw the Crusaders upend the Port Moody Wolves 4-2 thanks to a pair of goals scored by Trevor Good. Keegan Baldwin and Ethan Wong also tallied in the win.

• The u-10 Juventus side keeps on piling up the goals.

Fresh off a recent eight-goal outburst, the Metro-Ford team popped in five more against the u-11 Port Moody Vikings, topping their neighbours by a 5-2 count. Kieran Allen scored twice, while Leo Lau, Jason Kirby and Trenton Heinrich-Duddy also found the back of the net. Adam Vrba and Max Kenward were dominant in the middle of the pitch.

Wolves hunt for first win

The Coquitlam Metro-Ford Wolves need a win in the worst way possible.

The Vancouver Metro Soccer League club is mired in a three-game winless streak to kick off the season

after dropping a 1-0 loss to Inter FC last week.

Despite dominating much of the first half, the Wolves found themselves down 1-0 just minutes away from the first half whistle. Adam Jones’

second-half spot kick was turned away by Inter keeper Karm Shergill, snuffing out Coquitlam’s best chance.

Now 11th in the 12-team loop, the 0-1-2 Wolves take on ICST Pegasus this weekend.

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Coquitlam Charger Darrel Gelera, at right, recovered a fumble for a touchdown, but it was not enough as his team fell 12-9 to the Richmond Raiders in minor bantam football play last weekend.

Comeback cut short

The Coquitlam Chargers did their best to dig themselves out of an early hole, but fell short 12-9 to the Richmond Raiders in minor bantam football action.

Down by two majors at the half, Darrel Gelera’s fumble recovery for a touchdown in the fourth helped bridge the gap, while Lucas Gill, Martin Norman and Matt Shuen all had strong games on the ground. Bowen Goldade and Dayal Hayre also had standout games for the Coquitlam defence.

JUNIOR BANTAM — The long arm of the Longhorn law proved too much for the Coquitlam Roughriders.

The Riders dropped a lopsided 30-0 loss to the Delta Longhorns in a game won largely in the trenches, as the Delta run offence overpowered the Coquitlam club.

Quarterback Tre Peters and Mason Reeves had strong games on offence, and the defence

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was bolstered by Alex Finger and Manav Acharya.

A week earlier, the Riders dropped a tight defensive contest 14-8 to the North Surrey Falcons. Despite the loss, the running game showed promise thanks to the efforts of Adam Tennent, Matteo Siniscalchi and Mitch Bye. PEEWEE — The Coquitlam Wildcats dropped to 2-2 on the season after falling 25-0 to the North Delta Longhorns in what looked more like a monsoon than a football game.

Faced with the adverse conditions, the Wildcats were forced to abandon the passing game and stick to the ground. Ethan Shuen led the running game, and doubled up as a linebacker alongside Keyshawn Dorsey and Dominic Belanger-Porta to support to their rotating defensive line of Aaron Tung, Ryan Hamilton, Bronson DePaoli, Lucas Price, Zack Kristmanson and Hussein Sabry.

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