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Alex Parra, left, Jennifer Pielak, Graham Myers and Rachelle Tomm star in Second Storey Theatre’s Vamprov.

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SECOND STOREY THEATRE HOSTS HALLOWEEN IMPROV

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editorial@thenownews.com Halloween isn’t just a Celtic tradition brought over through Irish immigration, transforming into a day when the veil between the spiritual world and our physical plane is the thinnest, thus prompting children and adults alike to don costumes to scare away those monsters who would seek to harm us. It’s also a time for laughs.

Because hey, if you can’t laugh at monsters, then they win the battle. Don’t let them win.

Port Coquitlam’s Second Storey Theatre is

fighting the good fight with its third-annual Vamprov show, an improvised production with the simple premise of “humans vs vampires.”

But catch this, the show changes every night.

Why? Because so do the audience members, and it’s ultimately them who decide the fate of the show.

“It’s a lot of fun to be an audience member because you literally control the show,” said Rachelle Tomm, one of Second Storey’s go-to improvisers.

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Hit-and-run trial draws to close CORY SATER, FACING 10 CHARGES IN DEATHS OF WOMEN, PLEADS GUILTY TO ONE

Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com The fate of Cory Sater, the driver accused of killing two women at the side of the Lougheed Highway in a hit-and run, is now in the hands of a judge.

On Wednesday, both the Crown and defence in the trial made their closing arguments to the court.

But before the proceedings began, Sater pleaded guilty to one of the charges against him, for hit-and-run.

Sater was facing 10 charges related to the crash that killed Charlene Reaveley and Lorraine Cruz, including two counts each of dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing death, causing an accident resulting in death and one count of failure to stop at an accident.

Cruz had been driving with her boyfriend in a Nissan Pathfinder just before 12:30 a.m. on Feb. 19, 2011, when the vehicle crashed near Lougheed Highway and Pitt River Road.

The two got out of the car, while Reaveley, her husband Dan and two friends stopped to help. As the group stood outside the Nissan, a white Jeep Cherokee ran down both women.

Reaveley and Cruz were killed instantly, while Cruz’s boyfriend Paulo Calimbahin was seriously injured.

As the trial, which began on Sept. 30, came to a close, Crown reviewed its case against the defendant.

Crown counsel Chris McPherson suggested Sater had spent the evening before the crash drinking, which included a bar tab of $92 for six rye and cokes and three shots.

Crown suggested the testimony of four employees at the Lougheed Bar & Grill, who served Sater that night, was key to establish-

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Lorraine Cruz, left, and Charlene Reaveley were killed in a hit-and-run crash on Lougheed Highway. Cory Sater was facing 10 charges in connection with their deaths. ing the defendant was impaired.

McPherson said staff cut Sater off at one point in the evening, also noting they saw a dramatic change in his behaviour over the three hours in the bar, which Crown attributed to alcohol.

“All of the evidence show’s he [Sater] was impaired,” he said.

It was also noted there was no blood test for alcohol because Sater did not remain at the scene.

As for the dangerous driving charges,

Crown also said there was clear evidence Sater wasn’t paying attention.

McPherson pointed to the testimony of a witness that said the white jeep ran a red light at the intersection just prior to the collision.

He said Sater made the decision to drink and drive that cost the lives of two people and seriously injured a third.

Court also heard that the Jeep struck the Pathfinder vehicle at a speed of between 44 km/h and 64 km/h.

Sater’s lawyers didn’t dispute that their cli-

ent was driving the Jeep, but suggested there is a lack of evidence and reasonable doubt that he was driving in a manner that was dangerous, or that he was impaired.

In closing arguments, defence lawyer Rishi Gill attempted to poke holes in the reliability of several Crown witnesses, including the bar staff at Lougheed Bar & Grill.

He suggested the statements given to investigators by bar staff shortly after the incident were different than testimony at trial.

In one instance, Gill said one server got the time she served Sater incorrect.

He also questioned how one server was able to accurately assess the defendant’s level of sobriety after stating she had interacted with him for a fraction of a second.

Gill then turned his attention to Crown witness Lloyd Smith, who was in the vehicle with Sater at the time of the crash.

Sater’s lawyer noted that Smith had said the accused was driving fine and he wouldn’t have gotten into the vehicle if he didn’t think Sater could drive correctly.

Gill also pointed out that Smith testified that Sater went through a green light, and not a red, at the Pitt River intersection, as has been suggested by Crown.

He added the testimony and evidence given

by Smith matches up with that of the Crown’s own crash experts.

Gill also argued Sater was distracted by a person on the road at the time, suggesting it was one of the four people who stopped to help after the original crash.

“Everything that could have gone wrong that day, did,” he said.

The judge is expected to render his verdict on Jan. 3. twitter.com/jertricitiesnow

Protest focuses on child support payments PROVINCE SAYS NO MONEY TO RAISE THEM John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com An ad hoc group of about 10 people staged a protest outside of Port Coquitlam’s social assistance office Wednesday, demanding the province increase child support payments for people with disabilities.

Organized by ACORN — short for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now — the protesters spent about 30 minutes chanting slogans and repeatedly telephoning the offices of provincial ministers asking for change.

“We are here to demonstrate to the ministry of social development that there are people who need more for their disability rate,” said ACORN spokesperson Tom Page.

“It’s been inadequate for well over a decade now and it’s just getting worse. Prices are going up in housing, clothing, everything.”

People living with disabilities receive up to $900 a month from the

province, while ACORN is demand- deducts it dollar-for-dollar off of my ing that number be topped up to next cheque,” she said. “I’m not sure why my daughter needs to be pun$1,200.

As well, the group wants chan- ished because I have a disability.”

However, it doesn’t appear change ges to the way child support payments are factored into a disabled will be coming any time soon.

Social Development and Social person’s income. Child support payments are considered unearned Innovation Minister Don McRae sent the group a income that those letter dated Sept. with disabilities must 27 suggesting “the access first before province is not in a becoming eligible position to for income assistI’m not sure why financial raise disability rates ance. That money is my daughter at this time.” then deducted from He added no chanincome assistance needs to be ges are being planned payments. punished for child support payA 30-year-old because I have a ments, but did note single mother livhis ministry has been ing with disabilities, disability. tasked with produRachel Goodine, sug–Rachel Goodine cing a “white paper” gested she can only Protester to address the issues eat one meal a day in facing people with order to provide for her three-year-old daughter. And disabilities. No timeline was given most times those meals — both for for when that process will begin.

“The consultation process will be herself and her child — are inadan opportunity for the public and equate, she said.

“I cannot keep the $700 per month various stakeholders to share their in child support that my daughter’s thoughts, opinions and recommenfather should be paying because I dations on improving services to have to claim that amount monthly persons with disabilities,” McRae to the disability office, which then said.

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Tom Page, left, and Rachel Goodine call for increased child support payments for people with disabilities, during a protest Wednesday.

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Vamprov show runs this weekend

“A lot of the people here are here because improv is such a great tool you can use for anything in your life,” Myers said.

One of Second Storey’s veteran actors, Storey and an improviser himself, said he doesn’t want to scare people off, because Jennifer Pielak said it’s good to learn how to audience members are only involved as much adapt and react, but improv is also about more as they want to be and the theatre has a ser- than that.

“It’s such a great tool for anyone because ious no-bullying-the-audience clause.

He also wants people to know the show isn’t you get to learn to listen in a different way meant to be ridiculously scary. It’s over-the- and react differently,” she said. “It’s so powerful. You have so much power when you learn top, fun and accessible for all ages.

“The thing is, it’s scary, but not too scary,” about yourself.”

Second Storey offers classes he said. “My four-and-a-halfto students at five high schools year-old niece came and she in the Tri-Cities, as well as anyloved it.” one else interested, at their theBased on the “humans vs.

The thing is, it’s atre at 201-2550 Shaughnessy vampires” premise, the show St. involves the “human” team scary, but not For more information visit picking a theme — will they too scary. My sstimprov.com or e-mail Pielak be a group of nerds? Jocks? four-and-a-half at jenniferpielak@gmail.com, Hipsters? Once decided, they or Myers at grahamtheimprovget into character and face-off year-old niece guy@gmail.com. against the “vampire” team in came and loved Vamprov runs through a series of improv games. it.

Saturday, Oct. 26, with shows Once the show is over, the running Friday and Saturday audience chooses through the –Graham Myers evening. For the last weekend classic applause-o-meter which of the show, anyone wearing a team was the best.

Second Storey is known throughout the costume will be entered into a draw for tickets community as a go-to source for comedy. The to a 30-hour Improvathon. “[People] should come see it because … group puts on shows every week, including I had like a tagline. It’s the most hilarious, four to five this month for Vamprov alone.

The group is open to anyone interested spooky … I don’t know. It’s awesome, it’s such in improv, and members offered wise words a great show with huge committed characters to those who might be thinking about what that will knock you off your feet with how huge they are,” Myers said. improv can do for them.

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Police warn residents of fireworks bylaws PERMIT REQUIRED IN ALL THREE CITIES

Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com Halloween may be almost a week away, but this coming weekend should see plenty of spooky action.

And that has local police reminding people to stay safe, especially around fireworks.

Port Moody police are reminding the public of the city bylaws if they do plan to have a fireworks display or buy some for kids.

According to police, bylaws prohibit the possession and use of fireworks without written approval from the fire chief.

It is illegal to directly or indirectly sell, give or furnish to a person under the age of 18 any fireworks or firecrackers.

It is also illegal for any person under 18 to possess fireworks for any reason.

“When we do encounter youths and adults sometimes — but usually it’s folks under

Const. Luke van Winkel 20 who are big into fireworks — the city bylaws allow for a peace officer [to] seize firecrackers or fireworks being held in violation of this bylaw and dispose of them without compensation,” said Port Moody police spokesman Const. Luke van Winkel The department noted it’s important to get a licence from the fire chief. It’s a $500 fine for the illegal discharge of fireworks on a street or public place.

It’s a similar situation for Halloween revellers in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam.

According to Coquitlam Mounties, firecrackers cannot be used in public in either city.

Fireworks are allowed on private property with a permit from the municipality’s fire chief.

But settings off fireworks without a permit could set you back $500 in Port Coquitlam and another $250 in Coquitlam.

Police also note that each year during Halloween, an influx of children and adults end up in emergency rooms for fireworks-related injuries.

And on the big day this Thursday, Coquitlam RCMP, auxiliary police, volunteers, bike patrols from the community police station and bylaw officers will be out to make sure residents are staying safe. twitter.com/jertricitiesnow

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Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com Residents in Port Moody were likely aware major changes were on the way with the building of the Evergreen Line, but one neighbourhood is finding out just how different things will be when the line starts running.

Several dozen residents from the Klahanie neighbourhood were at city council Tuesday to express their anger and opposition over plans to elevate part of the Evergreen Line in the city centre.

At the centre of the concern is Evergreen Line officials’ plan to elevate the line over the CPR tracks, starting west of Murray Street and lowering back down at the Inlet station.

The guideway will be 650 metres (2,130 feet) long and nine metres (30 feet) high, not including the height of a train on the tracks.

The portion of the line, which crosses Pigeon and Suterbrook creeks, is be being raised to cross the CPR tracks.

But Klahanie resident Gil Biderman argued the elevated line is going to ruin the privacy and landscape of the neighbourhood.

“We are upset,” he told council, noting with a train on the tracks, the height of the line could be 15 metres (50 feet).

He also suggested Evergreen Line officials haven’t been completely truthful about the plans.

Jen Dolsen, another Klahanie resident, said residents feel duped by the Evergreen Line people, suggesting most residents only learned about the plan in the last month.

She urged council to advocate on the residents’ behalf to find a solution.

“We want your [council] support because we feel like we’ve been screwed,” Dolsen said.

“We want to know you’ve got our back with this.”

She said she knew the line would be noisy when she moved to the neighbourhood, but suggested residents have been misled.

A meeting has been set up for Wednesday, Nov. 13 between Klahanie residents and Evergreen Line officials.

Mayor Mike Clay was frank in his response to residents, noting the city can work with the Evergreen Line, but ultimately has no jurisdiction to make changes.

“It’s [Evergreen Line] tearing the community apart, and we get that,” he said, adding he never wanted the line to go through Moody Centre in the first place.

But he also argued Evergreen Line officials have been fairly consistent in saying the line will have to be raised to cross the train tracks, adding there have been several open houses over the years regarding the design of the line.

Coun. Rick Glumac made a notice of motion that the city ask the Evergreen project to commit to noise and visual mitigation in the area where the line is elevated and to work with the city to make sure the measures are to the satisfaction of residents.

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A chance to really make your mark

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t’s funny, but not in a ha ha way, that the less say people have in an election, the more likely they are to vote.

More people turn out for federal elections, for example, than provincial. But provincial governments make more decisions that impact us directly, since they control key areas like health care and education.

That’s not to say your vote doesn’t count in Ottawa, but federal politics touch our lives in a more distant way.

Even closer to home than provincial politics, though, are civic politics: city council and school board.

These elections attract far fewer people, since many feel they’re not as important as the big ones that get most of the attention.

While zoning bylaws and potholes aren’t earth-shattering issues, they’re really important if they affect your neighbourhood.

Turn on the nightly news or pick up a newspaper, and you’re bound to learn about people who said they “didn’t know” the city was going to do something, whether it involves opening a homeless shelter, widening a road or rezoning a vacant piece of land for a housing development.

Suddenly, local government matters.

Tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 26), Coquitlam residents have a chance to choose two new councillors in a byelection, after former councillors Selina Robinson and Linda Reimer left to serve as MLAs in Victoria.

Eleven people are running for those two seats, and since civic byelections have the lowest voter turnout of all — usually in the five-per-cent range — each vote counts for far more than it would in any other kind of election.

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A dose of legislative pablum

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n just over a year, millions of British Columbians will be invited back to the polls to elect local councils across B.C. and — if it’s like last time — maybe one in three will accept the invitation.

What’s the B.C. government’s prescription to try and remedy this indifference? Not much. In its recently released white paper on local government election reform, the government proposes some legislative tinkering this winter and more consultation over the coming years.

But this isn’t the time for the government to be timid. It’s a chance to be bold, a rare opportunity to strengthen and modernize local government.

In the recent provincial election four mayors and 10 councillors from 13 communities were elected to the legislature.

While these MLAs can continue in both jobs, thereby avoiding byelections, the situation is far from ideal. Yet, the government is silent on the issue.

The government could overhaul the rules regarding local councils holding in-camera meetings. Again silent. They could have gotten ahead of the debate on amalgamation that’s taking place in some regions. Again silent.

Even when they get it right in the white paper, they do so only to a point.

Ending anonymous election advertising is the right thing to do. But the government needs to get a grip on what constitutes election advertising and at what point you need to register as a third-party advertiser.

Their draft definition of election advertising is far too broad, capturing virtually all issue-based advertising in its wake. Rather than a definition that acts as a chill on the ongoing work of organizations, B.C. should chill out and rip a page from Ontario’s playbook, which makes the distinction between

advertising that promotes or opposes a candidate and public policy advertising that doesn’t.

Under the proposed registration rules, photocopy a brochure on housing and chances are you better register. Don’t and risk going to jail. At the federal level, a third party is only required to register “after having incurred election advertising expenses of $500.”

Then there are the two elephants in the room: spending and donation caps.

The government says it’s too late in the day to introduce spending limits for 2014. Balderdash.

The 2010 Local Government Elections Task Force recommended limits. They’ve been in place federally since 1974 and provincially since 1995.

Campaign teams have ample time to adjust their plans if limits are adopted during the next session of the legislature, since they would only apply to expenses incurred after Oct. 1, 2014.

Others claim that the disparity in the population of towns and cities means more time is needed to consult. That argument doesn’t hold water either.

Provincially, the limit is $146,437 in all 85 ridings, even though Stikine has 13,219 registered voters and SurreyCloverdale has 51,811. At the federal level, limits are set by taking the number of voters in a riding into account, as other provinces do at the local level.

Limits should apply to third parties as well. When it comes to local elections third parties often spend far in excess of the existing provincial limit of $3,138 per riding.

In 2011, For a Better Sechelt popped up to campaign against every candidate seeking re-election in that community.

They spent $46,200 in a district with 7,252 registered voters, nearly 15 times the provincial limit.

And the government’s continued

silence on contribution limits is deafening. Last time out, Vancouver businessman Rob Macdonald coughed up $960,000 for the NPA, a donation that single-handedly demonstrates why a cap on contributions is long overdue in B.C. Most Canadian cities already have strict rules over who can give to a campaign and how much they can give. In Montreal the annual cap is $300, in Toronto $2,500, in Winnipeg $750, and in Calgary $5,000.

But at the end of the day, no matter how well-intentioned the government’s first round of reforms may be, they are — for the most part — cosmetic in nature when contrasted against the public’s very real loss of confidence in local democracy. Without meaningful electoral finance reform including election spending and contribution limits, candidacy for local government will — by and large — remain the purview of the affluent and well-connected.

This was an opportunity to fix a broken system, to increase accessibility to public office and to strengthen local democracy. Instead, British Columbians are served up a dose of legislative pablum.

Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC.

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LETTERS PROTECT RIVERVIEW

We are writing to express our strong support for the elected municipal leaders in British Columbia who recently endorsed a resolution to reinstate the Riverview facilities and grounds as a modern centre of excellence for mental health care. The Union of BC Municipalities undertook this resolution because many of the buildings on the Riverview Lands were recently closed even though the province does not have sufficient alternative residences and facilities. As a result, patients have been shuffled through a series of temporary facilities or left to fend for themselves, creating substantial challenges for families, police and emergency rooms. To address this immediate need, the UBCM proposed a constructive, collaborative, compassionate solution to reinstate the Riverview facilities that have been a pillar of support to the province’s mental health care system.

Surprisingly, Bev Gutray and Marina Morrow (Tri-Cities NOW, Oct. 18) criticized this UBCM resolution that would immediately contribute to these health care needs. Their criticism is misdirected and misguided.

First, they misrepresented the UBCM resolution by equating it with the idea that reinstating Riverview would be the solution to poverty and homelessness in B.C. Second, they claimed that having mental health care on the Riverview lands has patients “hidden away in institutions.” In the history of asylum institutions, this negative evaluation may have been valid. However, for a number of decades, Riverview has been a supportive, tranquil setting with a variety of residential and care possibilities. Many patients and their families have found Riverview to be a very valuable therapeutic place of healing. For decades, the Riverview lands have been a neighbourhood of patients, family members, health care workers, staff and Tri-Cities residents. Just two weeks ago in the Tri-Cities NOW (Riverview saved my life, Oct. 4), Peter Toth provided a very powerful personal testimony about the value of Riverview as a safe haven with inspiring, healing grounds: “What communitybased program could assure such security, serenity and beauty?”

We urge our municipal leaders to continue to work toward providing an array of services for mental health care, including the possibility of a peaceful sanctuary

such as Riverview, which has been very beneficial for many patients.

N. Gillespie, President Riverview Horticultural Centre Society ••• In a letter to the editor I wrote to the NOW on Aug. 17, 2007, I warned that we better be vigilant to protect Riverview lands from the Liberal government when Rich Coleman was proposing 7,000 market homes be built instead of providing the facilities we needed to treat the mentally ill roaming the streets or languishing in jails.

I have worked in mental health, the provincial criminal courts and for the Vancouver police, so have seen the plight of the mentally ill from many angles.

It has not gotten better but worse because of a mentality that if there is a piece of land that can be developed, be damned for the ill, their families coping with the problem and the police spending much of their budget to try to contain it. The drug problems because of self medicating and the increased violence put us all at risk, besides costing us an unconscionable amount of extra money.

And what is the solution from Premier Christy Clark? To say “no way” will her government con-

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The people of this province, in a mystifying way to me, voted again to elect this government, which continues to take money out of our pockets and not serve the needs of its citizens. Isn’t it time we, along with our mayors, fought back and demanded Riverview be reinstated as a world-renowned mental health facility? When is enough for people to see through these self-serving plans that constantly ignore the plight of its most vulnerable? The mentally ill are members of our community, our friends and our families. It’s time we stood up for them.

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Amanda Farrell, the Evergreen Line’s project director, told the Tri-Cities NOW on Thursday the elevated guideway has been in the plans since 2009.

She said a minor change was made to raise the elevation to nine metres (30 feet) from eight metres (26 feet).

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Farrell did note the Evergreen Line group is working on details of landscaping and noise mitigation that

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PoCo, on the other hand, is staging an inhouse contest encouraging all city staff to ride their bikes to work via the “PoCo Tour de Work” initiative.

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jkurucz@thenownews.com Sunday’s sunny forecast is the bait Garry Elgear is hoping to use to net hundreds of volunteers to lend a hand in cleaning up the Coquitlam River.

The Riverside Fly & Tackle owner is the lead organizer of a yearly cleanup of the local waterway, and this season’s task runs Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Participants will meet at Elgear’s shop, at 2847 Shaughnessy St. in PoCo, before making their way throughout the Coquitlam River watershed, although the focus will be on cleaning the lower reaches of the waterway.

“The No. 1 reason that we’re focusing on the lower reaches is because it’s a lot dirtier,” he said.

“There’s a lot of homeless people down there, so basically we’re going to be cleaning up a lot of tent cities. We’re not going to be disturbing the homeless, though.”

Few things surprise Elgear as he and others make the yearly trek: cleanup crews have pulled everything from toilets to safes out of the river in the 13 years Elgear has organized the event.

Elgear’s also hoping the event will help change the behaviour of local fishermen just as much as any other group using the river.

Recently, one of his employee’s pets mistakenly ate a fish hook left on the river bank that ended up costing the pet owner $1,500 in vet bills.

“Even fishermen can be terrible about cleaning up after themselves,” he said. “It can get a bit discouraging. But after the day is over and

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you’re giving high fives to people for helping out, the feeling of accomplishment that you get with a lot of the other people is worth it.

You’re making friends on the river and there’s a good sense of camaraderie.”

And as in years past, Elgear will entice prospective participants by offering a series of prizes: a flat screen TV, rods, reels and free fly-casting lessons will be handed out as prize draws during the day.

“Even when my four-year-old daughter … sees garbage, she is picking it up,” he said.

“That’s what my dad taught me and I know he’s proud of me for doing this. Now I’m proud of my daughter, so it’s like these lessons keep getting passed down.

“Even if you can inspire just a few people, that’s all that matters.”

For more information, or to get involved in Sunday’s cleanup, log on to www.rsfat.com or call 604-944-2479.

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• 3108 Starlight Way — The Shaw family has set up a display in their garage and yard that Jay Shaw says takes about five minutes to walk through. It is also wheelchair accessible. The display, which is open from 6 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 31 only, features 10 live actors and a “haunted castle” theme. This neighbourhood (the Starlight and Palmdale area in Ranch Park) was voted one of the top locations for trick-ortreaters in Metro Vancouver, based on a region-wide trickor-treat count published in the Vancouver Sun in 2012.

The area attracted about 500 ghouls and goblins last year.

Shaw’s display accepts cash donations for the Autism Society of BC. It’s described

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this year to make it different for repeat visitors. The lights will be on nightly through Oct. 31, from 6 to 10 p.m.

Donations will be collected for Variety — The Children’s Charity.

as being for all ages, but “scary.” To learn more, check out The Count’s Castle Facebook page.

• 2988 Forestridge Pl. — The Bilesky home will feature live monsters on Halloween, and the owners have changed up the display

• 1838 Haversley Ave. — David Ciarniello is host-

ing his first fundraiser for Variety, but is an old pro when it comes to haunted houses. He’s spent years collecting and building dozens of props, including technically complicated animatronics. And when Ken McLean of Halloween Alley on North Road heard he was fundraising for Variety, he told him to borrow whatever he needed for the display. Entrance is by donation, and the display will be open through Halloween, from 6 to 9 p.m., and will feature candy for the kids. This house is best suited to older kids and teens.

• 443 Draycott St. — Vickie Ayers, a long-time fundraiser for Variety, offers a family-friendly haunted house that’s suitable for younger kids. Last year, her house raised more than $7,000 for kids with special needs, and she aims to top that number this year.

This display is wheelchair

accessible, and runs through Halloween, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Entrance is by donation, and there will be candy for the kids. Visitors can also drop off recyclable cans and bottles for Ayers’ bottle drive.

Port Moody • 486 McGill Dr. — The Potts family is creating a graveyard, witch’s circle, monster alley, spider forest, pumpkin patch and haunted house to run for two days: Friday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 26. Hours are 6 to 8 p.m. both nights, with a slightly less scary display for younger kids from 6 to 7 p.m. This is a fundraiser for the Coquitlam Animal Shelter, and organizer Erin Potts says while the shelter is keen to receive any donations, it especially requested Friskies Paté and dry food, as well as toys, for cats; Lean Cuts wet and dry food, as well as toys, for dogs (no rawhides); and chew

sticks, pellets, toys and gift certificates to Thrifty Foods for rabbits.

Other events The Coquitlam Farmers Market is hosting a Halloween event on Sunday, Oct. 27. Highlights include games, face-painting and free trick-or-treating for kids in costume. There will be mask making at the information booth from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., games in the kids zone from 10 a.m. to noon, and a costume parade at noon. The market runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of Dogwood Pavilion, at 624 Poirier St. Lougheed Town Centre, at North Road and Austin Avenue in Burnaby, will host a trick-or-treat event for kids 12 and younger, from 4 to 5 p.m. on Halloween night. A free photo booth will operate from 4 to 7 p.m.

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Are you shopping for Halloween costumes and accessories? The Better Business Bureau of Mainland BC offers tips to make sure your purchases don’t come back to haunt you: Scare up some information on the company. Many seasonal stores are run by reputable retailers who take advantage of short-term leases on vacant space to set up temporary stores to augment their permanent space, but other shops may be in and out in a matter of weeks. While it is always good to

check out a shop’s BBB Business Review at www.mbc.bbb.org, some seasonal businesses change their name from one year to the next as a way of disguising a poor track record. Ask around and know with whom you’re doing business before getting “tricked.” Verify the physical location of a business and its phone number.

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Tom & Ray Magliozzi Dear Tom and Ray: “I have a 2006 Dodge Durango with 118,000 miles.

Recently, the turn signals have developed a mind of their own.

I turn on the left turn signal, and after faking me out by blinking left, it will, of its own accord, start blinking right, even though the signal handle stays in the left turn position.

It does not do this all the time, but it’s getting more frequent.

Of course, it does not do this when I take it to my mechanic, who says he has to see it to fix it. The hazard lights do the same. After initially working as designed, they will go haywire, like shorted-out Christmas lights, and blink any which way.”

—Dennis RAY: Well, that sounds festive, Dennis.

TOM: I’m glad there’s something to cheer you up, because we’re not going to make you happy.

RAY: Unfortunately, while most cars use a $25 flasher module to control the directional and hazard lights, this particular model uses a microcomputer under the fuse box called a front control module (FCM).

TOM: Why is that bad news? The Dodge dealer gets about $700 for one of these puppies.

RAY: If you have a dealer who is kind-hearted, sweetnatured and susceptible to the smell of warm brownies (which you’ll arrive carrying), you can try to get him to work with you. Ask him if he’d be willing to install a new FCM as a test to see if that solves the problem.

TOM: It simply plugs in, so installation is not a big deal. If it fixes the problem, everyone’s happy. Well, except you, since you’re out $700. But at least you’ve fixed your truck.

RAY: But if the FCM doesn’t fix it, a willing dealer can simply swap your old one back in and you guys can try another solution.

TOM: With electronic parts like these, there’s no harm in testing one in a car and, if it doesn’t solve the problem, putting it back on the shelf for another customer. The part still will function as new.

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They’re a lot of money. And if you spend $700 on a black box and it turns out your old black box was perfectly fine, you’d understandably be bent out of shape.

RAY: So I think if I had to lay out my own money to try something, I’d probably try the multifunction switch first.

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TOM: And by the way, part sales histories can help you make better-educated guesses about stuff like this.

If you ask your dealer’s parts guy if they sell a lot of BCMs for this car and he says they never sell them, that’s a clue that they generally don’t go bad, and that’s probably not your issue.

RAY: If he says they sell 15 a week, you may be onto something. We wish you the best of luck, Dennis! And while you’re working on it, use your hand signals.

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Be safe this Halloween with a road-worthy car While Halloween is one of the most festive nights of the year for children it also ranks among the most dangerous for young pedestrians.

To help promote safety on this spooky and fun-filled evening, there are steps that motorists should take to prevent unwanted scares on the road.

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“By practising cautious driving and performing regular vehicle maintenance, we can help keep everyone safe this Halloween,” said Marc Brazeau, president and CEO, AIA Canada. “Be sure to check your vehicle’s safety items and remind children of basic safety rules before heading out trick-or-treating.”

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vehicle servicing is important to them to protect their family’s safety, according to DesRosiers’ 2013 Light Vehicle Study. With that in mind, below are some driving and vehicle maintenance tips that can help promote safety and ward off any scares for motorists this Halloween: Check your lights. Replace any burnt out signal lights or headlights straight away.

Properly functioning lights are critical for spotting the ghouls and goblins that will be roaming your neighbourhood this Halloween, and for overall road safety.

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Check your brakes. Your brake system is the most vital safety component of your vehicle as it allows you to stop to avoid collision. Check that your brakes are in good working order in the event that you need to make a quick

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Check your horn. Honk, honk! Make sure your horn is working in the event that you need to alert other drivers or pedestrians of danger, or get their attention (and to ward off monsters).

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This pumpkin vinaigrette recipe is one of our favourites. It captures the essence of pumpkin pie, but in a savoury format, rather than sweet. Be creative by tossing with greens and topping this autumnal salad with dried cranberries and sliced almonds for a truly amazing visual and eating escapade.

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out celebrating the harvest of hearty root vegetables? This recipe for oven roasted root vegetables has the essence of rosemary and maple syrup and makes a perfect side dish for this time of year. Enjoy…

Pumpkin Vinaigrette

3/4 cup canned pure pumpkin

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 2 tbsp maple syrup 1 tbsp molasses 1 tbsp Dijon or grainy mustard 3/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 1/4 tsp pepper 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil Mix all the ingredients, except for the oil, together in a bowl, food processor or blender.

While continually mixing (or processing/blending) slowly add the olive oil in a thin stream until completely blended.

Makes approximately 2 cups of dressing.

Oven Roasted Root Vegetables

(To prevent excessive bleeding of the red beets into the other vegetables, soak and rinse the diced beets repeatedly with cold water and then drain thoroughly before using in the recipe.)

1 heaping cup of 1/2-inch

City seeks volunteers

Are you interested in volunteering your time, sharing your expertise and helping your community? Coquitlam city council is looking for applications from residents or representatives of organizations operating in the city to volunteer on a municipal advisory committee or board. Opportunities will be available beginning in January 2014 to serve, or continue to serve, on the following bodies: • Arts and culture advisory committee • Board of variance • Coquitlam Public Library board • Joint family court and youth justice committee • Multiculturalism advisory committee

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diced of each of the following root vegetables: onion, rutabaga, turnip, sweet potato, beets, carrots 2 large sprigs of fresh rosemary 2 tbsp canola oil, vegetable oil or olive oil 2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1 tbsp maple syrup Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.

In a large bowl toss all of the ingredients together (except for the maple syrup).

Spread on a large baking sheet making sure the cut vegetables are not crowded.

Bake for 30 minutes, tossing every 5 to 7 minutes.

Add the maple syrup and stir to coat.

Bake for another 10 minutes.

Makes approximately 5 to 6 cups of roasted vegetables.

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ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT

‘Despicable’ characters populate this film THE COUNSELOR

Starring: Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt Directed by: Ridley Scott Running time: 117 minutes

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show-stopping blond on an airplane was seated next to a painfully bored lawyer.

To pass the time, they played a game of intelligence. The lawyer offered her 10-toone odds — every time she could not answer one of his questions she was obligated to pay him $5 but when he failed to respond correctly he paid her $50.

The lawyer commenced by asking, “What is the distance between the Earth and the nearest star?”

With no hesitation the blond handed the lawyer $5.

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Frustrated and furious the lawyer handed the blond the $50. Still outraged, the lawyer asked, “What is the answer?”

The blond, dumbfounded, handed the lawyer a $5 bill.

Like the blond, Ridley Scott’s new film, The Counselor, is good looking and synthetically pleasing on the outside but the reality is that once you get past the superficial it is dumber than a brainless rock.

The counselor is an attorney for a drug kingpin named Reiner. They are both greedy and in love with the female anatomy, filling their conversation with these two topics.

The counselor hasn’t really indulged in Reiner’s source of illegal income. Yet, when his fiancée is given a heavy and expensive diamond ring

something has to cover the cost. He succumbs to the pressure and gets involved in the trafficking of $20-million worth of drugs.

The counselor finds himself head deep in this underworld ruled by other avaricefueled and sex-crazed people like Reiner’s despicable girlfriend.

Another similar character is the mediator between the drug cartel and the counsellor, who never stops warning him about the dangers of getting involved in the drugtrafficking business.

Despite the story’s simplicity, it still manages to become convoluted.

Characters who play key roles in moving the plot forward arrive spontaneously and exit abruptly. The screenplay never divulges the details of the drug trafficking and never reveals all the players. They simply arrive and disappear without explanation.

And the main characters with whom we are familiar are uninteresting and despic-

Michael Fassbender, left, and Javier Bardem star in The Counselor. able human beings. The film never gets to the depths of their evil nature and I sure as hell didn’t empathize with them. So what are we left with? Lengthy scenes where these flat and one-dimensional characters with interchangeable personalities talk about nothing of substance — they don’t explain or push the plot forward but instead yap about either sex or some pretentious philosoph-

ical problem using obscure words.

It will come as a surprise to many that this film was written, directed and performed by people of considerable talent.

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unny days and chilly nights in October trigger glorious leaf colours not only in trees but in vines, shrubs and ground-cover plants.

For instance, some bergenias flame through the winter with red or purple leaves.

If you want to acquire this type of bergenia, look for “autumn” in its name, or possibly “purpurea.” But regardless of foliage colour, bergenia is a lovely plant because it has leaves all year, pink flowers in spring and spreads, but not too fast. It is easy to split pieces off or, if you wish, to remove.

Another ground cover with winter beauty is Geranium macrorrhizum, which produces a dappled pattern of purplish and red leaves through cold weather. It’s a constant pleasure because leaves remain all year round and pink flowers appear in summer.

As well it’s almost unkillable — one gardener told me that she edged her driveway with this geranium. Her teenage sons used to drive their cars over it and it thrived just the same.

Another rugged beauty is Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia). This has spectacular

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red leaves in fall though it’s perhaps best to admire it in a neighbour’s garden.

Though it’s lovely, this vine needs careful placement: on walls it’s scarily tenacious and must be pruned away frequently from windows and doors. On trees it puts down long droppers that need to be cut before they root.

Among fall foliage shrubs, one of the most popular is the burning bush (Euonymus alata) with leaves of a dense, emphatic red. Brilliant leaves are all it does, but it’s the kind of red that yells at you across huge parking lots. The variety Euonymus compactus can reach five feet (1.5 metres) if you let it.

Two other shrubs with bright fall foliage are the red chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa brilliantissima) and the more compact black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa).

Both are thick with berries in autumn. These look tempting but are very bitter. They last

all winter until they’re mellow enough for birds to eat.

Besides delicious berries for people, blueberries also have clusters of white bell flowers in spring and in fall, reddish leaf colour sometimes with red stems.

Blueberries are very valuable in combining food with ornamental value.

In rural areas bears are as interested in blueberries as people are and may be drawn to those gardens. It’s not unknown for bears to tear blueberry bushes down while eating the fruit.

The Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) is one of the most well-loved trees for brilliant fall colour. It has quite a few different cultivars but one of the most widely grown is “bloodgood.”

Mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia) trees usually display a mix of yellow, reddish and purplish colours in their fall leaves along with fruit that is usually red or orange.

In other species it can be yellow, pinkish or white.

The red and orange berries attract flocks of berry-eating birds.

Anne Marrison is happy to answer garden questions. Send them to her via amarrison@ shaw.ca.

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COMMUNITY&LIFE

Where do you want to be in five years? In 10?

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Children grow up, and we all age.

We suffer from losses, disease and accidents, and the unexpected happens.

We change as the people around us change. We grow closer and further apart.

Change might be welcomed. When people are unhappy and don’t know why or feel that they’re stuck in a rut, they may break off a relationship or quit their job, though they may be no happier in the end.

If our current circumstances are not great — we’re passing through a rough patch — we can look forward to them changing as well. As I comfort my patients with constipation and gas, this too shall pass.

We must accept the good with the bad and change itself, but we don’t have to take it lying down. We need not give up or simply wait for life to get better.

We must accept also our

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When confronted by problems, we can seek the positive. What can we do to rise above complacency, surrender and self-pity? How can we launch into action? What can we do with what we have? How can we make our lives and the lives of others better?

The transformation of problems into goals can energize and empower us.

Yet we must ensure that our actions are considered and deliberate and not shortterm reactions.

Visualization of your future self is a key to success. In clinical hypnosis, we

Friday Market wrapping up Today (Friday, Oct. 25) is the last Port Moody Friday Market of the year, and also the market’s last fundraiser for the SHARE food bank.

For $7, market-goers can grab a hot entree, a side dish, a fresh salad and a dessert, all provided by market vendors.

Guest chef Fred Soofi of Pasta Polo will whip up an organic pasta dish for patrons. Other highlights of today’s Friday Market include chefs’ demonstrations and musical entertainment from local performers.

This week’s menu features freshly baked Schrippen rolls from Gesundheit Bakery, a crisp garden salad made with fresh veggies picked up at the market, Soofi’s organic penne primavera rose (pasta in a rose sauce with farm-fresh market veggies) with lemon garlic pesto chicken, and a dark chocolate ganache bite or chocolate raspberry tart from Living Lotus for dessert.

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to 6:30 p.m.

The market runs on Friday afternoons from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Port Moody Recreation Complex (300 Ioco Rd.) from April to the end of October.

It features fresh local produce, baked goods, jams and jellies, natural body care products and locally crafted jewelry and art.

engage the powerful subconscious mind with vivid imagery appealing to all the senses.

Dr. Lee Pulos, a wellknown clinical psychologist and hypnotherapist, recommended an ecology check on our goals to ensure that they were not harmful in any way to others.

Visualize yourself in the future. Where do you want

to be in a year from now? In five years? In 10? At the end of life? How would you like to be remembered?

When considering our short-term goals, we ought to consider our mega-goals.

If our short-term goals are unplanned and reactive, we will find ourselves far from where we want to be.

If we don’t align our daily actions with our deepest values and our noblest calling, we may not realize the life we were meant to live.

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COMMUNITY

FRIDAY, OCT. 25 Port Moody Farmer’s Market hosts Food

Bank Fridays, from 3 to 7 p.m. throughout October at the Port Moody Recreation Complex, 300 Ioco Rd. For $7, market-goers can grab a hot entree, side dish, salad and dessert from vendors, with proceeds going to the SHARE food bank.

Residents of 486 McGill Dr. in Port Moody host their annual haunted backyard in support of the Coquitlam Animal Shelter, from 6 to 8 p.m. (6 to 7 p.m. is slightly less scary for smaller children). Visit the graveyard, witch’s circle, monster alley, spider forest, pumpkin patch and haunted house and enjoy a free hot chocolate.

The shelter is eager to receive all donations, but did specify several items this year: Friskies paté (wet and dry) and toys for cats; Lean Cuts food (wet and dry) and toys for dogs (no rawhides, please); chew sticks, rabbit pellets, toys and gift certificates to Thrifty Foods for rabbits.

SATURDAY, OCT. 26 Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary

School holds its annual Garage Sale Saturday and Sunday (8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sat.) at 1335 Dominion Avenue, PoCo. This is a yearly event to raise funds for new projects and school improvements that benefit the students. An impressive selection of items including household goods, tools, books, Christmas crafts, sporting goods, toys, furniture and more. A concession stand will also be on site.

Friends of the Coquitlam Public Library meet at 10:30 a.m. in the boardroom of the library’s Poirier branch, at 575 Poirier St. Info: 604-937-4130. New members welcome.

Residents of 486 McGill Dr. in Port Moody host their annual haunted backyard in support of the Coquitlam Animal Shelter, 6 to 8 p.m. (6

to 7 p.m. is slightly less scary for smaller children). Visit the graveyard, witch’s circle, monster alley, spider forest, pumpkin patch and haunted house and enjoy a free hot chocolate. For donation details, see listing under Friday, Oct. 25.

SUNDAY, OCT. 27 Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary

School holds its annual Garage Sale Saturday and Sunday (9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday) at 1335 Dominion Avenue, PoCo. This is a yearly event to raise funds for new projects and improvements for the school that benefit the students. An impressive selection of items including household goods, tools, books, Christmas crafts, sporting goods, toys, furniture and more. A concession stand will also be on site.

Coquitlam Farmers Market hosts its annual Hallowe’en Spooktacular, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Face-painting, games, mask-making, a costume parade and more will be featured. Info: events@makebakegrow.com.

MONDAY, OCT. 28 Terry Fox Library presents a free screening

of the film Pan’s Labyrinth, from Mexico, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. The film tells the story of the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer who tries to escape 1944 fascist Spain through an eerie but captivating fantasy world. Info: 604-927-7999.

TUESDAY, OCT 29 SHARE Society offers a free education and

support group for parents and caregivers who are concerned about their youth and substance use. The group will run on Tuesdays for eight weeks, from Oct. 22 to Dec. 10, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Call

604-937-6969 to sign up.

WEDNESDAY, OCT 30 SHARE Society offers an education series

around alcohol and drug use for those who have an alcohol or drug problem, and for those concerned about their use or the use of others.

The topic will be “Medical aspects and effects of alcohol and drug abuse.” The session includes a video, brief presentation and open discussion, and runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Registration is not required. This is a 13-week drop-in series that runs Wednesdays until Jan. 29. Info: 604-936-3900.

Terry Fox Library presents writer J.J. Lee for a talk on the transformative nature of memoir writing, 7 to 8 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Road, PoCo. He will read from his critically acclaimed book The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit. Everyone is welcome — registration recommended. Info: 604 927-7999.

THURSDAY, OCT 31 TOPS BC 2361 holds its weekly meeting, 7 to

8 p.m., at 2083 Shaughnessy St. (in the Co-op room) in PoCo. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a non-profit, non-commercial, affordable weight-loss support organization with more than 10,000 associate chapters across North America. Info: Joe at 604-464-3977.

SATURDAY, NOV 2 Terry Fox Secondary School holds its an-

nual craft fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1260 Riverwood Gate in PoCo. The fair will feature 99 crafters and vendors, raffle draws, a bake sale and concession. Proceeds go towards supporting annual After Grad activities. Info: terryfoxcraftfair@gmail.com.

Best of BC Wines Uncorked, a semi-annual wine-tasting event, runs from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Port Moody City Hall Galleria, 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody. Presented by the Port Moody Arts Centre and West Coast Wine Education, the event showcases new and current releases from top B.C. wineries and raises funds for the Port Moody Arts Centre Society. Tickets cost $45 and can be purchased online at www.bcuncorked.ca, by phone at 604-931-2008, or in person at the Port Moody Arts Centre.

SUNDAY, NOV 3 1st Port Coquitlam Scouts hold a bottle

drive from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kilmer Elementary School, 1575 Knappen St., in Port Coquitlam. Call 604-970-2579 for assured pick up.

TUESDAY, NOV 5 Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and

Awareness Group (PCCN Coquitlam) holds its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. in the Pinetree Community Centre, 1260 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam.

All those involved with prostate problems are urged to come and share their experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. There is no charge, but donations are accepted. Info: Norm at 604 936-8703 or Ken at 604 936-2998.

Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary holds its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. in the Park Lane Room at the hospital, located at 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody. New members are always welcome. Info: 604-941-2461.

WEDNESDAY, NOV 6 Hyde Creek Watershed Society holds its

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Pinetree Friendship Circle, for women of all ages, invites new members for free activities at Pinetree Community Centre, 1260 Pinetree Way in Coquitlam, Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon in Room 4. Info: catnut2@excite.com.

PoCoMo Youth Services Society is looking for youths between 12 and 18 who want to make a difference in the community. Info: Jerome Bouvier at 604-251-6449 or jerome@jeromeinspires.com.

Poirier Youth Centre offers youth between 11 and 18 a place to hang out, downstairs from the Poirier Community Centre. Ping pong, Internet, music and PlayStation available.

Drop-in is free. Info: 604-933-6035.

Port Coquitlam Community Band meets Wednesday evenings at Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary School, located at 1335 Dominion Ave. New members of all levels are welcome.

Info: 604-785-9672 or e-mail dsmaxwell@hotmail.com.

Port Coquitlam Stroke Recovery Club meets Mondays at 11:30 a.m. at Wilson Centre, 2150 Wilson Ave. in PoCo. Those who have had a stroke, and their caregivers, are welcome. Info: 604-942-2334.

Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society hosts a Heritage Evening, the fourth Thursday of each month, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Gathering Place in Leigh Square, 1100-2253 Leigh Sq. Everyone is invited to hear some of the stories behind Port Coquitlam’s heritage homes. Info: www.pocoheritage.org or call 604-927-8403.

Port Coquitlam Legion hosts an euchre club every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 2675 Shaughnessy St. All skill levels welcome. Info: 604-942-8911.

Port Coquitlam Parks and Recreation hosts the Comic Shop Youth Art Drop-In, 4 to 5:30 p.m. each Thursday at Leigh Square, 1100-2253 Leigh Sq., Port Coquitlam. Each free session begins with a brief lesson in comic history and technique, followed by free work time. Participants learn what makes cartooning a unique art form. This program is for ages 13 to 17.

Port Moody Artist Co-op seeks new members to display and

sell their original fine art pieces in the Blackberry Gallery of the Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. Johns St. Info: www.blackberryartists.blogspot.ca or www.blackberrygiftshop.ca.

Port Moody Ecological Society invites the community to the Noons Creek Hatchery every Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. to check out volunteer opportunities like working in the hatchery, water quality testing, gardening and administration. Info: 604-4699106 or www.noonscreek.org.

Port Moody Public Library hosts Preschool Storytime for children ages two to five, every Monday (ends Dec. 11), 10 to 10:30 a.m. at 100 Newport Dr. Children will learn language skills through books, rhymes and songs. This is a free, drop-in program that requires parent/caregiver participation. Info: www.library. portmoody.ca or 604-469-4577.

Recreation Unlimited Volleyball Club offers weekly recreational volleyball from 8 to 10 p.m. on Wednesdays at Hillcrest Middle School, 2161 Regan Ave., Coquitlam. Beginners are welcome. Info: Gary at 604-469-6389 or gary4now@shaw.ca.

Recovery International is a self-help peer-to-peer support group for people who struggle with stress, fear, anger, depression, anxiety, panic and nervous symptoms. Cognitive behavioural techniques are discussed at the Port Coquitlam meeting. Info: Phyllis at 604-931-5945 or www.RecoveryCanada.ca.

Red Cross Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP) seeks additional client service volunteers for its Port Coquitlam location at #104 – 1776 Broadway Street. Various three-hour weekly shifts are available. For more information, contact the office at 604944-9042 or e-mail LMR.HELP@redcross.ca.

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offers support and information for new immigrants, Tuesdays and Fridays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1932 Cameron Avenue in PoCo. Call 604-474-3131 and leave a message.

Redeemed Christian Church of God Trinity Chapel is having a bible study series called “The Joy of Following Jesus” Tuesdays 7 to 8:30 p.m., at 1932 Cameron Avenue in Port Coquitlam. Info: 604-474-3131.

Rocky Point Toastmasters meet Mondays at 7:15 p.m. at Port Moody City Hall, located at 100 Newport Dr. Info: 604-506-1037.

Rotary Club of Port Coquitlam Centennial meets every Thursday at 4:15 p.m. at the Wilson Centre, 2150 Wilson Ave.

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Phone: 604-444-3451 Fax: 640-444-3460 Email: events@thenownews.com in PoCo. Open to those over the age of 19, the meetings involve members planning how they can support the community and make the world a better place. Info: www.pocorotary.ca.

Sasamat Outdoor Centre is looking for entertainers for its adult lunch and dinner programs. For more info, e-mail linda@ sasamat.org or call 604-939-2268.

Scouts francophones is looking for leaders. This fulfilling volunteer position includes opportunities for personal growth, adventure, travel and practicum hours. For more information, call Monique at 604-936-3624.

Special Olympics B.C., needs volunteers to help run sporting programs and events at its Coquitlam branch. Info: 604-737-3125.

SUCCESS is looking for volunteers for its host program, which helps new immigrants adapt to Canadian society. Info: Shirley at 604-936-5900.

Terry Fox Library hosts the Adult Learner Book Club, for those for whom English is a second language. Come upgrade your reading skills, make new friends and practice English in a fun environment, 2 to 3 p.m. every second Friday, 2470 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. Terry Fox Library hosts one-on-one Internet help. Join staff for a free half-hour session to get you started with the Internet, Facebook, eBooks, e-mail and more. Learn on your own laptop, handheld device or a library computer. For info, call 604-927-7999.

Terry Fox Library hosts evening storytime for preschool children and their families on the first Wednesday of the month, 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam. Come and hear new favourites, songs and fingerplays. Info: 604-927-7999.

Terry Fox Library hosts an English conversation group, Thursday mornings 10:30 a.m. to noon, 2470 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam. Practice your English in a friendly, social setting. Info: 604-927-7999.

Terry Fox Library hosts Pyjama Storytime, from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. on the first Monday of the month, at 2470 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam. Children may come in pyjamas and bring a stuffed toy to cuddle. Info: 604-927-7999.

Terry Fox Library hosts the Teen Advisory Group (TAG), which meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month. The group helps plan and develop teen-oriented library programs and services. Membership is open to all teens.

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RETURN TO THE PITCH Russel Huggon’s break from soccer wasn’t by choice, but his return is.

The Fraser Valley premier league forward will make his debut with the Port Moody premier Lordco Gunners tonight (7:30 p.m.

Friday) against Coastal FC at Port Moody Town Centre.

The 34-year-old suffered numerous broken facial bones in a late June game after being elbowed by Vancouver’s Harry Lakhan while contesting a header for Coquitlam Metro-Ford.

Lakhan drew an eight-game suspension for the hit, which the referee’s report marked as “violent and forceful.”

Huggon, an all-star in the Vancouver Metro circuit for Coquitlam and one-time pro player in the Scottish leagues, endured surgeries that saw a titanium plate and seven screws used to help mend the breaks.

He suffered reoccurring headaches up until a month ago, but has been preparing for his return to the game he loves.

“I’m nervous, a little bit for sure,” said Huggon. “I’ve been training hard and haven’t had any headaches for a number of weeks.

“This is the longest time I’ve been out of soccer ... I expect to contribute. I have no problem putting pressure on (myself).”

Port Moody, at 3-0-3, currently sits in a fourway tie for fifth place in the Valley loop.

BLUES HOLD OFF BEST The changing of the guard is now official.

Behind the stellar netminding of Gabby Sakowicz and a two-goal performance from Samantha McIlwrick, the Port Moody Blues edged the Dr. Charles Blue Devils 2-1 to cart off the district field hockey title.

In a league where the Gleneagle Talons and Heritage Woods Kodiaks have been the dominating force over the past 10-plus years, both Best and Moody made statements in advancing to the title game.

“This year was a real changing of the guard in the district,” remarked Blues coach Brian Lewis. “We were out-played by Charles Best in the ‘small skills’ area, but the key for us was Gabby. She was just so focused. The last save she made, with two minutes left, was just incredible.”

Best opened the scoring in the first half and McIlwrick hit the equalizer just before the half ended. The high sweeper would cash in the game-winning marker midway through the final frame on a reverse stack hit.

Port Moody, Best, Gleneagle and Heritage Woods now advance to the Valley tournament.

LISA KING/NOW

Gabby Sakowicz tends to gravitate to the defensive side of the game — a goalie in field hockey and a libero/setter in volleyball. This week she backstopped her Port Moody Blues to a district title in field hockey — see sidebar story for more.

Moody senior lifts the Blues Dan OLSON

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sports@thenownews.com f you are seeking a positive, exuberant person who makes things happen, Port Moody Secondary teachers have a prime example — Gabby.

A leader in athletics and an influential, energetic force in the classroom, Gabby Sakowicz has made things happen in this the first half of her final high school year.

From the volleyball court to the field hockey pitch — and eager to resurrect the girls’ baskeball program next on her check list — Sakowicz is a student who her teachers praise eagerly and unprompted.

“She’s one of those people who is always positive, she always sees the positive side,” said Port Moody teacher Alex Devlin, who teaches leadership and PE. “Gabby’s a primary

leader in our class and she does it her own way — does it be example, by encouraging others.”

This week she anchored Port Moody’s amazing field hockey run with a 2-1 victory over Dr. Charles Best for the senior girls District crown on Tuesday.

In net, Sakowicz made numerous big stops that put the Blues in a position to win, said coach Brian Evans.

“The key for us was Gabby,” said Evans.

“She was in the zone.”

As a senior, the 17-year-old multisport athlete wanted to pack as many experiences into her final year as possible. In volleyball, Sakowicz has applied her knowledge and encouragement to lead the Blues to a playoff spot in the tough AAAA-girls circuit.

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and we were pretty down,” recalls Sakowicz.

“We’ve won a couple of times this year with a very young team.”

The squad’s coach, Selwyn Tam said the team’s success and direction is pretty much a result of Sakowicz, who was a Team B.C. player and a Coquitlam Ducks product.

“Gabby’s a pretty awesome kid, she’s the on-floor leader and pretty much the coach too,” said Tam. “We’ve only got eight players and while she’s a libero, she stepped up and moved to setter and has carried the team.”

The shift to setter gave her a different role, but Sakowicz said it wasn’t a burden.

“Libero is always passing, while at setter you’re getting the ball almost every second touch,” she said. “At libero, I always want to go for the ball, but as setter you do a lot of CoNTINUED ON PAGE 31

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Quartet ready for Valley run UNDERDOG TIMBERWOLVES EAGER TO JOIN FAVOURITES

Dan OLSON sports@thenownews.com The dust has settled and for all but one team, the future is clear.

Having berths locked up to next week’s Fraser Valley senior AAA boys tournament is both a good accomplishment and a new, urgent challenge for the Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils, Heritage Woods Kodiaks, Terry Fox Ravens and Pinetree Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves, for one, aren’t going to take it for granted.

While not a usual contender in a league that has become a powerhouse on the provincial stage —with Best winning the B.C. title two times in the past three seasons — Pinetree has gained ground and is glad to extend its season.

“For our team, getting to the Fraser Valleys is a huge accomplishment,” remarked coach Steve Jack. “For a school that doesn’t have a lot of soccer history or has had much success, the hard work of the guys and the leadership of our Grade 12s has really shined through this year.”

That includes posting a 4-0-3 record, earning them a tie for third place with Terry Fox, although the Ravens still had a

postponed game to play (Thursday, past the Tri-Cities NOW deadline).

Pinetree’s season includes a 1-0 loss early to Best, who placed first with a perfect 7-0 record. They also defeated Centennial 1-0, Gleneagle 2-1 and both Port Moody and Riverside by 3-1 scores.

For Jack, the key has been some impressive leadership from his Grade 12s, including goalie Alex Skretza, striker and captain Derek Le and centre backs Ethan Quisias and Hani Dbouk.

“We rarely get out-worked in a game and the willingness of the players to play for each other has led us to the Valleys.”

Pinetree clinched its berth last week in a 3-1 triumph over Riverside. Victor Cruikshank, Troy Pawelchak and Le supplied the offence.

Holding the hammer and home field advantage entering the Valleys, defending provincial champion Best got to wrap the regular season with a replay of last year’s B.C. final — edging Terry Fox 1-0 to finish 7-0, with just one goal allowed during the year.

Michael Mobilio’s second-half marker, off a cross from Jacob Georges, was the difference.

The Blue Devils’ back line of Trevor Hallam, Tanner Jones, Levi McMillan and Georges helped make netminder Nazz Russo’s job a little easier — although Fox did put together some strong offensive pushes.

“It was an excellent game, reminiscent of the provincial final last year with the same result,” remarked Best coach Dave Jones.

Heritage Woods, meanwhile, clinched second with its 3-0 win over Pinetree.

All the offence came within a 10-minute span in the second half, with Jacob MacMahon corralling a header for the opener, followed by Eric Dove and Corey McTavish. Cole Nielson picked up his fourth shutout of the season.

A window remains open for Centennial, who will likely face North Delta on Monday for a wildcard spot.

The Cents ended a four-game winless skid on Tuesday by blanking Moody 1-0.

“I’m a little disappointed where we are and expected a little better season,” noted Centaur coach Rob Zambrano. “I think we’re better than we demonstrated and I’m hoping we start the uphill climb to respectability (on Monday).”

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waiting, waiting for your teammates to get you the ball.”

As for donning the mask and pads in hockey, the eager volunteer said she loves any position that’s under fire.

“What I like most is the other team thinks it’s going to score and they take their shot — and you save the day.

“It’s hard to explain I suppose; I just love being the last

person and having my team’s back.”

Lewis, a retired teacher who doesn’t see the players in their student roles, said it didn’t take long to realize that his netminder was authentic in her passion and her focus.

“This is just her second year in the sport but she is such a natural athlete that it seems to have come easy for her. I give her pointers here and there, but my coaching of her was

just to hand her a DVD of goaltending tips and see how she learned it.

“And she learned it. She’s the real deal.”

And while the accolades and rave reviews are abundant for her sporting achievements, Sakowicz’s positive influence transcends that arena, says Tam. “She’s a natural leader and leads the biggest club (the Blue Force) in school — kids

just follow her. On senior night we had some Grade 10s step up and do a presentation on her... She’s here to make a difference, and she does.”

A metro soccer player in Port Moody, Sakowicz said what she enjoys the most is contributing to her team.

“It has to be a team thing for me, I love being one of the girls,” she said. “There’s something special about being a Port Moody Blues.”

LISA KING/NOW

Heading to the Fraser Valleys, the Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils’ Levi McMillan, right, leaps over a rival recently to move the ball forward.

Big win for Chargers Behind a strapping performance from the defence, the Coquitlam Chargers took over first place with a 21-0 victory over Richmond in bantam football action.

The Chargers scored first on Darrel Gelera’s five-yard dash, followed by Lucas Gill’s pass to receiver Liam Stewart.

Matt Shuen and Stewart held course and pulled down interceptions in the second half, while Jason Gee, Matt MacAloney, Rylan Smaaslet and Gelera halted any Richmond rally. Martin Norman capped a strong day with a 50-yard touchdown run.

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