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jdeutsch@thenownews.com If you see someone in a uniform with a medal, simply say thanks.

That was the final message from Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Warwaruk to a gym full of Gleneagle Secondary students during the school’s Remembrance Day ceremony Thursday.

As thousands of people across the nation gather to remember the sacrifices of soldiers of wars past and present, students at the Coquitlam high school also took time out to remember.

Warwaruk, who has served in the Canadian Navy for 23 years, also explained that for him, Nov. 11 is a time not only to recall the sacrifices of veterans, but the loss of three friends in service and the sacrifice of his own family that allows him to serve the country.

Besides the opportunity to tell his own story, Warwaruk said ceremonies like the one at Gleneagle, which played out across the Tri-Cities and the country this week, remain critical for young people.

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INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN INMATE REFUSED TO STOP MICROWAVING FROZEN DINNER

Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com It was a Monday night back in December 2010, and then-North Fraser Pretrial Centre inmate Michael Lee-Reid was in a common room at the jail, intending to heat up a frozen dinner.

But before he could, he and other inmates were called back to their cells for lockdown.

Lee-Reid remained defiant of the order, even after being told to follow it by a guard.

What ensued was a melee that resulted in a court case against a corrections officer.

Lorne Gordon Perry Rowan was charged with assault causing bodily harm for kicking Lee-Reid several times during a take down in the prison.

But on Nov. 4, a Port Coquitlam provincial court judge decided Rowan didn’t use excessive force and found him not guilty.

The trial began in March.

According to testimony from several guards, Rowan and the inmate, a scuffle ensued amongst Lee-Reid and the guards after he was told to go back to his cell on Dec. 10, 2010.

Court heard the inmate had become uncooperative and non-compliant and was taken down to the ground by several officers in an awkward spot between the common room and a programs room.

At trial, the scene was described as “loud” and “chaotic.”

As the guards struggled with Lee-Reid, Rowan came upon the scene.

Rowan testified he tried to grab a leg, but when that didn’t work, he climbed over the pile into the programs room, where he kicked

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After inmates were ordered back to their cells at the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in December 2010, Michael Lee-Reid claimed a guard assaulted him.

Lee-Reid six times. A video of the incident was played in court.

Rowan, 51, who was a supervisor at the time, admitted he kicked the inmate, which he said was part of his training, but only in the bicep to stun a muscle and get the inmate

under control.

After the kicks, court heard the inmate was subdued and led out of the area by guards.

During the incident, Lee-Reid suffered a cut above his eye that needed stitches.

During trial, use-of-force experts for both

the Crown and defense were called to testify.

The Crown’s expert, a former warden at the jail, concluded Rowan did use excessive force, noting the role of a supervisor is not to get involved directly with the incident but to communicate with officers.

The Crown’s expert also testified the entire situation was mishandled from the start, and more dialogue should have taken place to get control of it.

The defense’s expert, a former Vancouver Police Department officer, testified he did not view Rowan’s actions as inappropriate.

The expert also described the kicks as moderate and not like football kicks.

The defense argued the incident was started and precipitated by others and the kicks by Rowan were an accepted technique.

The Crown argued the use of force was not proportional to the risks involved to the inmate, also noting the call was not an emergency in nature and it’s not the job of the supervisor to get involved.

But in his decision, Judge Pedro de Couto disagreed with the Crown’s use-of-force expert, suggesting it was unlikely dialogue would have worked, noting the pepper spray did not stop the inmate from struggling.

Instead, the judge found Rowan’s testimony to be “genuine,” “sincere” and “thoughtful,” and said he had no reason to disbelieve him.

The judge said he also accepted Rowan’s purpose for administering the kicks, and found the force was not excessive or unreasonable.

It was not clear during the decision portion of the trial whether Rowan is still working as a corrections officer at the PoCo jail.

Suspects sought for indecent exposure

Caucasian, between 20 and 30 years old with blond hair, standing about five feet 10 inches tall, with some facial hair.

He was riding a bicycle and wearing a T-shirt, baggy jeans and a baseball hat.

Anyone with information on the identity of the suspects is asked to call Cpl. Pat Mehain at 604-552-7369 and quote file number 2013-27109 or 2013-29360.

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jdeutsch@thenownews.com Coquitlam Mounties have released sketches of two men believed to be responsible for alleged indecent exposure incidents at a local high school.

According to RCMP, the first incident happened back on Sept. 10 when two students were studying in the hallway of Centennial Secondary between 5 and 6 p.m.

The female students noticed a man in an enclosed hallway about 20 feet away allegedly masturbating.

Police said the suspect took off after he realized the students spotted him.

The students told school staff, who immediately called police to report the incident.

The second incident happened on Oct. 1 around the same time of day as two different female students were walking home from Centennial.

As they walked, they passed a man with a bicycle standing at the side of Winslow Avenue near Tipton Street. The students alleged that the man’s penis was exposed. The students walked past without interacting with the suspect and reported the incident to school staff the next day.

Police said in both incidents, the suspects were not known to the witnesses and did not attempt to make contact with them.

Investigators also believe they are looking for two separate suspects.

In the days that followed, Mounties said they set up surveillance in an effort to catch the suspects, but all leads have dried up.

“Basically we’re running out of leads and that’s why we’re hoping the public can help us to identify the two males,” RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung told the Tri-Cities NOW on Thursday.

Police also suggested if either incident had posed a risk to the school community or the general public, they would have released the information immediately.

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Police have released these sketches of two men wanted in connection with indecent exposure incidents.

“Our investigators have worked with the witnesses and School District 43 administrators and staff since the very beginning in both cases,” Chung said.

“A number of police tactics were used, including covert surveillance, which is why we were not in the position to release this information to the public until now.”

Chung also noted local RCMP consulted with investigators overseeing the file involving six sexual assaults at UBC, but no link has been established.

The man in the first incident is described as Caucasian and in his mid to late 20s, tall and slim, with a light complexion and little facial hair.

He was wearing a black sweatshirt, black sweat pants and a baseball hat.

The suspect from the second incident is described as

jkurucz@thenownews.com Help for the homeless arrived in the form of four wheels and a roof Thursday, as TransLink officials donated a decommissioned HandyDART bus to the Hope for Freedom Society.

The bus will be used as part of the newly revamped cold wet weather mat program, and will help transport homeless residents to each of the churches participating in the fivemonth-long program.

Getting the necessary transportation requirements in place remained a key stumbling block in getting this year’s mat program off the ground.

However, Coquitlam Coun. Brent Asmundson, a bus driver by trade, reached out to TransLink, Coast Mountain Bus Co. and a series of private donors to get the funds and equipment — totalling about $23,000 — in place.

The mat program kicked off Nov. 1 at Calvary Baptist Church in Coquitlam, and will wrap up at the end of March 2014 at St. Andrew’s United Church in Port Moody.

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Teens pay tribute at school ceremony

Gleneagle and a cadet, will be attending a local ceremony on Monday.

The day has special meaning to his family, your past, you’re bound to repeat it,” he told who are originally from Iran.

Both his grandparents were involved in the Tri-Cities NOW. “A big part of Remembrance Day is remem- conflict during the Second World War. Bondar said it’s important for students his bering the mistakes of the past that led to age to mark Remembrance wars.”

Day. Warwaruk, who serves out “I feel it’s very important of Esquimalt, joined the Navy for us to remember because in 1990 during a relatively the veterans fought to save peaceful time in the world.

A big part of us, they fought for our freeBut as he noted, there are Remembrance doms, for our rights and if more conflicts in the world Day is they didn’t fight we wouldn’t than ever.

“Bad things are still hapremembering the have that,” he said.

“We wouldn’t be here.” pening in the world and stumistakes of the Grade 12 students David dents of this generation should past that led to Lee and Marwa Elgabry will remember the people that sacalso be attending local cererificed and the people who are wars. monies on Monday. still sacrificing are doing it for –Brandon Warwaruk Lee said it’s important to their future,” he said.

Naval officer take time out to remember While some might assume because the soldiers had famNov. 11 doesn’t speak to a genily, friends and children and eration seemingly obsessed with video games and social media, Warwaruk gave it all up so the generations that followed could live a better life than they did. believes that isn’t the case.

Elgabry, meanwhile, suggested He suggested Remembrance Day means more to kids than to their parents, and Remembrance Day is important to many stuafter attending a school event like the one dents at the school.

“None of us would have the freedom we Thursday, they’ll often ask their parents to go have today if it wasn’t for what they [veterto a ceremony.

Aarman Bondar, a Grade 12 student at ans] did for us years ago,” she said.

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Middle school wants to focus on the arts SCHOOL IS COMPETING FOR STUDENTS

Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com Port Moody will soon be adding to its pedigree as the City of the Arts, as one of its schools intends to transition to a focus on the arts.

On Tuesday, School District 43 trustees voted unanimously in favour of allowing Moody Middle to start the process of becoming a school of choice with a focus on fine arts and late French immersion.

The approval came after a delegation of school officials made the pitch to the board about the school’s plan.

Moody Middle vice-principal Trevor Kolkea explained with the new Eagle Mountain Middle school opening next year in Anmore and a new Moody Middle in 2015, it’s an opportunity to make a unique direction with his school.

He suggested the emphasis on arts in the school is already enormous, pointing out more than 200 students are involved in either band or theatre.

The plan, which still needs to be worked out in detail, would have the school focus on aspects like dance, drama, media arts, music, visual and digital arts, film and food arts.

The school would also partner with community-based art and dance and theatre organization as part of the program and offer performances and presentations.

The aim would be to weave the arts through the core curriculum.

The school would also keep its sports teams in place.

The presentation to the board noted many different models are being considered, including integrating arts across the core curriculum, dedicating weekly blocks and allowing students to follow their personal passions.

The vice-principal also noted strong support for the idea in a survey of parents and outside stakeholders.

Supt. Tom Grant said Moody Middle will be competing with the new middle school in Anmore to attract

students, because parents want the opportunities a brand new school can provide.

He noted the new Eagle Mountain Middle school has already won design awards before it has even opened.

Grant said the district needs to provide Moody Middle and its students with a “draw” to make them feel good about their school.

A number of trustees expressed their support for the idea.

“I think that it’s something the community really needs,” said Trustee Holly Butterfield.

Trustee Judy Shirra said the plan is one more step toward what she described as “learning without boundaries,” adding schools are getting away from assembly line learning.

As for the French immersion portion, school officials indicated a late French immersion program could be separate or it could be integrated to incorporate Moody Middle’s focus on arts.

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Trustees call for mental-health services Jeremy DEUTSCH

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tinue to struggle with mental health-related calls, School District 43 officials are adding their voices to the chorus calling for the province to do

more to address the issue.

Trustees met recently with Education Minister Peter Fassbender, suggesting there is a lack of mental health

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services for students in the Tri-Cities and a considerable difference between the services provided by Fraser Health and Coastal Health, which includes Vancouver in its jurisdiction.

Board chair Melissa Hyndes said given the circumstances around tragedies the district has dealt with in the last year, trustees are lobbying to see more mental health services for students in the Tri-Cities.

“It is important for the province to step up with more services for mental health,” she told the Tri-Cities NOW. “Every day, every week we’re hearing stories of people with mental illness that are not getting the help they deserve and need.”

Some of the incidents referred to within the district include suicide and bullying.

The most high-profile incident was the suicide of Amanda Todd, who took her life in October 2012 after being tormented by bullies for years.

The Tri-Cities NOW has learned of other suicides within the district that have gone unreported in the media in the last couple of years.

On Tuesday, a delegation from the district’s Safe Schools Task Force told the board mental health issues in schools are overwhelming counsellors.

While Hyndes pointed out that programs like the Erase Bullying strategy and the Safe Schools Task Force have

We need services in the Tri-Cities and across the Lower Mainland, in our opinion.

–Melissa Hyndes School board chair evolved, she suggested if the district can get into early intervention for younger children, that might mitigate the types of tragedies playing out recently.

She said counsellors are stretched to the limit because of the number of incidents, and insists the district needs more counsellors and services.

“There have been more incidents of late and so we’re trying to get to the crux of it and provide the service in the early age … and its difficult when you have such stretched resources,” Hyndes said.

But she pointed out the number of mental health

issues in the Tri-Cities isn’t particularly higher than in any other district in the province.

“We need services in the Tri-Cities and across the Lower Mainland, in our opinion,” she said.

As for the discussion with the minister, the chair said Fassbender understood the issue and had spoken to his counterpart in the health ministry, but did not indicate what, if anything, would be done.

Hyndes said the school board will continue to lobby for more services any time trustees have a chance to talk to government officials.

In September, the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Police Department called on the provincial government to embrace a five-point plan that includes funding 300 locked-ward beds for severely mentally ill people.

That city’s police department said mental health problems have reached crisis proportions.

Port Moody’s police force has also dealt with an increase in mental health related calls in the last six years.

According to the Port Moody Police Department, in 2007 the force dealt with 39 mental health/emotionally disturbed person calls.

The number grew to 65 files in 2009, 119 files in 2010, 106 files in 2011 and 130 files in 2012. The department said it will likely see similar numbers this year.

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School district finances looking up: report QUARTERLY OUTLOOK A FIRST

Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com It’s only three months into the fiscal year, but things are already looking up for School District 43 when it comes to finances.

On Tuesday, school trustees and the public were updated on the district’s finances for the current school year as part of a quarterly financial report.

According to the report, which is the first quarterly report of its kind for the district, School District 43 is looking at a balanced budget for the 2013-14 school year.

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“Our outlook at this time and other changes in funding, would indicate that a bal- the district has $919,000 in anced budget is achievable grant revenue above budget.

Last spring it was revealed with moderate effort to control expenditures for the the district was facing a $ 12 .1 - m i l year,” the lion deficit report noted. for the new The quarschool year. ter consists Our outlook at To balance of July, the budget, August and this time would the district September. indicate that a cut 142 posThe report balanced budget itions. indicated The diss t u d e n t is achievable trict is enrolment in with moderate already the district effort to control carrying a is up by 77 $10-million compared to expenditures. deficit from budget pro–School District report the 2012-13 jections earschool year lier this year, though enrolment remains and is working on a repayflat from the previous school ment plan with the Ministry of Education. year.

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Board chair Melissa Hyndes said the quarterly report is a good step and an indication the district is on the path to recovery from the deficits of the last two years.

“It is a positive report,” she told the Tri-Cities NOW. “It doesn’t mean we can stop being prudent in our fis-

note a few potential issues that could change the outlook, including the impact of the increase in average teacher salary, which is determined by the ministry.

The ministry will fund the excess above the provincial average while the district will be required to fund the balance and all wage-related benefit costs.

The average teacher salary for the year has not been determined.

The report indicated staffing levels are slightly below budget, but the average teacher salaries will exceed budgeted levels.

The majority of revenue increases will be required to supplement the shortfall.

The district is also waiting to find out the grant holdback funding from the ministry.

cal management.”

Hyndes also suggested the quarterly reports are important to keep the board and the public updated on the district’s books. As part of the fallout from the deficit, a forensic audit was ordered into the district’s finances. It’s expected to be completed and made public either before or shortly after Christmas.

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emembrance Day comes once a year … but the veterans we honour on that day are with us all year round — and are just as deserving of honour every other day of the year as they are on November the 11th.

We recently saw the passing of the last of the veterans of the First World War, and we are now witnessing a dramatic thinning of the ranks of Second World War veterans. Like those of us lucky enough to have lived through a relatively fortunate and peaceful time, soldiers who have survived wartime (or peacekeeping) service must also eventually grow old and come to the end of their earthly term.

It seems we somehow find a way to replenish our stock of veterans by the time the previous generation recedes into history. Meanwhile, the Remembrance Day honours that this country bestows on those who risk their lives in service of country dwindle and fade by the time Nov. 12 rolls around, and remain out-of-mind until the next Nov. 11 is just a few days away.

Indeed, the Remembrance Day “season” is now so short that it has become almost entirely occluded by the Christmas season.

That’s especially ironic when we consider the limited goodwill and appreciation that we bestow on those who earned it at such a dear price — the willingness to sacrifice their very lives for the greater good of all.

Our chintzy government — after making the decision to send them into harm’s way — has replaced barely adequate pensions with even less adequate payouts. Report after report outlines poor housing and other amenities that veterans are forced to endure.

These people — our veterans who have risked all for us and our affluent way of life — deserve more than a few honourable words one day a year. Lest we forget.

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It’s also a lot of pay cheques. Some of the lucky ones get to collect two pay cheques, if they happen to be chosen to sit on a regional district. The two biggies of course being Metro Vancouver and the Capital Regional District.

According to their websites, “Metro Vancouver delivers regional services, planning and political leadership on behalf of 24 local authorities” and “the Capital Regional District is the regional government for the 13 municipalities and three electoral areas that are located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island.”

That’s 40 communities with a combined population of 2.7 million or a little more than 60 per cent of B.C.’s total population each elbowing the other for political space within the two districts.

The City of Toronto is home to 2.8 million residents.

Practically speaking, though, neither Metro Vancouver nor the Capital Regional District have much in the way of real authority despite their lofty mission statements, because Big Brother is never really far behind. Think debating clubs with privileges. Should one of the districts actually choose to bite off something contentious, chances are it will still need Victoria’s stamp of approval.

Metro Vancouver wants to burn a cool half billion dollars on a new garbage incinerator, but they’ll need Victoria’s AOK before striking the match.

In fact, they need it just to put a proposed solid waste management bylaw into effect.

The folks at the Capital Regional District are being called upon to make all the politically smelly decisions regarding a new sewage treatment plant, while the purse strings remain tightly controlled over at the offices of Partnerships BC. The federal and provincial governments called it a condition of funding.

Cynics might have another expression for it.

So if it’s all mostly show, imagine how local taxpayers must feel. Voters don’t get to choose their district representatives; local councils do. The power of the ballot box is far removed from the daily goings-on at the two regional districts.

That’s why it’s far easier to vote to try and place a sewage sludge treatment facility in someone else’s backyard as the Capital Regional District sewage committee wanted to do earlier this year, if you don’t have to face those voters yourself.

But even though the regional districts aren’t exactly omnipotent, sitting on one does make balancing the family budget a little easier.

Last year, councillors and mayors from the Lower Mainland who were among the lucky few to be chosen as Metro Vancouver directors collectively took home $870,000 in stipends plus $61,000 in expenses; and all of it on top of their local council salaries.

Christmas even came early for them.

Last month, Metro Vancouver awarded its directors a 2.3-per-cent pay increase retroactive to the beginning of 2013; despite the fact that there were no reports of directors panhandling to make ends meet during the year.

For a Metro Vancouver director that means $354 for every regional district meeting that is wrapped up within four hours or $88.50 per hour.

God forbid the meeting should run over four hours because then the fee doubles.

For directors with additional responsibilities or titles, it can bring a whole new meaning to two-income households.

The mayors of Burnaby, New Westminster, Richmond and the District of North Vancouver all took home at least $26,500 from their gigs at Metro Vancouver last year and that’s on top of the average $105,000 that they were each paid by their respective communities.

And for Metro Vancouver’s top dog, Greg Moore, it means an extra $70,865 from Metro Vancouver over and above his $85,418 salary as mayor of Port Coquitlam.

All nice work if you can get it, but likely not the most ideal model for regional governance in 2013. Two mega cities isn’t the answer, but maybe 40 communities is no longer appropriate.

And it’s time for the provincial government to step up and show some leadership on the issue.

Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC.

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A question I had for candidates in our recent municipal byelection was, “Please advise your major campaign financial contributors.”

Development companies and real estate firms were high on the list, as they were for our current mayor and councillors. It is becoming apparent there is a disconnect between the vision a majority of homeowners in established areas of Coquitlam have for the future of their neighbourhoods, and what Coquitlam council is allowing to happen.

It is challenging for our elected officials to balance the goals of financial contributors with the goals of long-term residents.

How many of us have been told, “The oversize house on your block is what everyone wants; everyone wants to get the most because land is valuable.”

I do not “invest” in that line of reasoning. I believe a significant percentage of the population gets value by way of residing in an area likely to maintain its character. Their value is a home of good quality, that will last a while with renovations, is in a good location to raise a family, and will be paid for soon enough — save for everincreasing taxes.

Having a reasonable-sized home on a large lot is not a sin.

WATER HOGS

This preserves the continuity of Coquitlam’s urban forest and connecting green space.

Demolishing perfectly good, affordable homes in order to build a monument is a sin.

Our established neighbourhoods are being decimated by overly large, out-of-character homes. Our present council unanimously passed bylaws that allow 45 per cent of lot coverage and 33-foot roof heights, the most of almost any municipality or city in B.C. Coquitlam has brand new areas for construction of such oversize houses; there is no advantage to altering the character of our well-established neighbourhoods, other than financial gain for developers and higher taxes for the city.

Council is consciously removing affordable, good quality single detached homes from the market.

I know the hair on the top of my head has worn off from being patted by elected officials.

They say I am in the minority and they know best about what is required for the good of everyone.

They say they have it all figured out. I don’t believe them.

If you don’t either, then phone, e-mail or visit your mayor and councillors. Be sure to include the new ones.

Ken Holowanky Coquitlam

It’s no secret that Metro Vancouverites rank among the worst water hogs in the world, putting needless pressure on our watersheds and infrastructure.

Why then do the Tri-Cities still charge the majority of residents a flat rate for water, when a better alternative exists?

By charging households for what they actually use, switching to metering and volume-based pricing has been shown to result in a 10- to 25-per-cent reduction in water consumption as people modify their behaviour to save money. Additionally, it will end the situation whereby small or water-conscientious households effectively pay for the consumption of heavier users.

The capital costs of installing meters has been cited as an obstacle, but there are ways to gradually roll out metering — such as initially requiring installation during only new home construction and substantial renovation, or creating a program of voluntary metering.

While implementation can’t happen overnight, the time is ripe for the Tri Cities to start discussing how to move towards a more sustainable, equitable way of pricing and delivering the most vital service of all.

Sebastian Zein Port Coquitlam

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The Transit Police were out in full force at 6 a.m. on Friday Nov 1 at the top of the escalator at the Lougheed SkyTrain Station, checking fares. They were causing a dangerous situation by blocking people trying to get off the escalator. Also, it was the first day of the month so they were catching those fare evaders that were distracted by Halloween activities and had failed to renew their monthly pass.

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Congratulations on nailing the honest working people who pay to ride. How about doing the same thing, let’s say on the second week of the month and get the fare evaders who never pay?

Unfortunately, I lost some respect for the Transit Police on Nov. 1. The next time I see a member of Transit Staff put their foot in the door of the SkyTrain to hold the train for their co-worker, I will do my due diligence and get their information and report it to ensure that we all adhere to the rules with no exception. I guess the next time the Transit Police will be out in full force to “punish the folks that pay” will be Thursday, Jan. 2?

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“It’s designed to help young kids learn about business and use those skills and knowledge,” Wong said of their plan. As they grow up, they will encounter times when they need to use these skills and hopefully they’ll use them for leadership initiatives.”

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PoCo native writing her way to success Sam SMITH editorial@thenownews.com It’s hanging there on the wall in her apartment — a printed picture of a Grammy, the music business’ most-beloved award with the show attached to it touted as “Music’s Biggest Night.” Those who get one join the ranks of the greats: the Neil Youngs, Eminems, Beatles, Louis C.K.s and more.

Port Coquitlam’s Rachel Suter wants a Grammy. The picture is there as a reminder of her goal, and it’s that drive that has skyrocketed her towards her goal, especially in the last year.

“My absolute best work has come out of the last year,” she told the TriCities NOW. During that time, she helped co-write “They Don’t Know About Us,” a song off Victoria Duffield’s Juno-nominated album Shut Up and Dance.

While that may seem like some-

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PoCo native Rachel Suter co-wrote a song on Victoria Duffield’s Juno-nominated album.

thing to gloat about, Suter’s work came from one of the hardest times

in her life: dealing with the end of a thought, ‘Oh my God, this must be relationship she thought was going how Taylor Swift must feel.’”

After coming to grips with the the distance.

“Last year I was in a place of fact that her most intimate feeljust complete heartbreak, and I was ings were being broadcast across the nation, Suter crying all the way decided to keep movthrough to a song ing in that direction. writing camp,” she Having previously said. “I was crying all worked with the the way in the car, all My Mom likes of heavy hitter the way there. Then instilled in producer Timbaland, I get there and I’m Suter knows she has asked, ‘What do you me one thing the talent to reach want to write about?’ when I was a high places.

Then I sat down at kid, and that’s Most recently she’s the piano and startset to work with ing writing my first that nothing is actor/singer Wayne top-40 hit.” impossible.

Brady, but as with all Suter is speaking –Rachel Suter things in the music about Vancouverindustry, there’s no based artist Laurell’s single “Unbreakable,” which Suter guarantee her songs will end up being used. helped co-write.

But given her success this past “The words just poured out of me, the melodies, everything,” she year, Suter is feeling optimistic.

“I really did go through a hard said. “Then when it hit radio, it was the first time I felt so exposed. I year, but everything happens for a

reason,” she said. “Out of that really sad time in my life I learned and I grew, and wrote the best songs of my career so far. Ultimately, I’m just grateful, and I can honestly say it’s really humbling and now I’m stronger than ever.”

While Suter was tight-lipped on upcoming projects, she did say to “keep an eye out” for her during the next year, as she’s promising big things.

“My Mom instilled in me one thing when I was a kid, and that’s that nothing is impossible,” Suter said. “I love this, and if you stick with it long enough and put in the work, you will win.”

She gave herself a personal goal of five years to reach that Grammy award.

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This is the raison d’etre of Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave.

Certainly, audiences will not enjoy experiencing the lashings, rape and torture that the black slaves endured in the American South during the 1800s. They would have to be racists or sadists.

This is a raw picture and one that sometimes

plays along the lines of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ — one of the most violent, scaring and difficult art pieces one could ever withstand.

The auteur behind this project is Steve McQueen — no not the iconic American actor — the art-house legend behind two unflinchingly powerful and great films: Shame and Hunger.

All three of his movies are unsparing looks at the suffering of a human body through the hurtful affection of a humanistic philosophy.

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12 Years a Slave is based on the true story of Solomon Northup, who was abducted and sold into slavery.

We in some cases value the lives of his characters more than they do: Brandon, the sex addict from Shame; Bobby, the leader of an IRA hunger strike in Hunger; and

now Solomon Northup, an educated and free black fiddler who was abducted and sold into slavery.

Film is an immediate medium: one that puts us in the

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Movies have aided us in our cleansing of genocides, wars and financial crises.

Nearly 200 years later, it is time to confront the tragedy of black slavery in America.

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ne of the most unique foods that we consume on a regular basis is

mushrooms.

Unlike any ordinary vegetable or plant, mushrooms are actually members of the fungus family. They are produced from spores rather than seeds, and therefore lack the familiar plant traits of leaves, flowers and roots.

During the development of normal plants, nutrition is absorbed by not only the roots system, but also by the presence of chlorophyll in the green leaves and stems.

Mushrooms, on the other hand, must find other ways to derive nutrition to aid in their maturation. In order to do this, they adhere themselves to different organic matters and feed on the nutritional elements that are

commonly used mushrooms that we are all most familiar with. Therefore, they are the most recognizable mushroom

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Shiitake mushrooms originated in Asia. They are dark brown, have a smoky and somewhat nutty flavour, and the tough woody stems are usually discarded.

Portabellas (or portobellos) are very large with their tops ranging anywhere from seven to 12 centimetres and are known as the steak of all mushrooms.

Oyster mushrooms are fluted and their stems are usually grouped together.

They have a mild flavour that some say is reminiscent of oysters.

Enoki mushrooms are the smallest and most delicate of the varieties listed here. They grow in clusters of small white caps on long thin stems that are usually six to 10 centimetres long.

Occasionally, mushrooms are served as the principal component of a dish, such as stuffed mushrooms.

However, they are usually added to a recipe as one of the ingredients or accompaniments, such as in soups, salads, omelets and pizzas.

They are available not only fresh, but also dried and canned as well. If you are buying dried mushrooms,

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Washing mushrooms reduces their flavour Dear Chef Dez: “What is the best way to clean mushrooms? Should I wash them like any other vegetable that I buy at the store?”

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the amount of natural flavour that they have to offer.

If serving them in the raw form, some people prefer to quickly rinse them under cold water, and this can be fine as long as they are not soaked in water.

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In war cemeteries, each grave tells a story Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by?

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don’t think much happens in the tiny village of Wanquentin.

The sleepy French village is much like any other with its ubiquitous church steeple, boulangerie and scattering of neat brick houses. Rarely do I see any inhabitants.

Located 160 kilometres north of Paris and 12 kilometres west of Arras, the area was just far enough behind the British front line during the First World War that it was spared the devastation that made a ruin of nearby Arras and a lunar landscape of the Vimy Ridge high ground to the north of that historic city.

Wanquentin holds no great historical sig-

near Ypres in Belgium, where John McRae performed surgeries on broken bodies almost continuously for 17 straight days in April and May 1915; it was at the Essex Farm ADS that McRae, lamenting the death of a close friend and during a break from surgery, wrote In Flanders Fields.

Today, the old ADS is the site of Essex Farm Cemetery and contains 1,200 burials, including 15-year-old Valentine Strudwick, one of the youngest battle casualties of the war.

Cemeteries associated with the rear area hospitals are among the largest. The cemetery at Etaples, on the French coast, contains a staggering 10,816 soldiers and airmen. The men buried here are almost 80 kilometres from the closest Great War battle site. They survived their respective battles but not their wounds.

nificance, yet for me, it is a sacred place and one that I have visited many times.

The familiar green metal gate of a Commonwealth War Graves cemetery is the only clue that there is some connection to the Great War here. If you were not looking for it, you would likely miss it. Most do.

Tucked in behind the centuries-old village cemetery, a newer plot known as a “military extension” is found. It is common to find this type of cemetery in villages like Wanquentin.

Their presence this far behind the old front line is evidence that some sort of medical treatment centre was once located here.

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The first line of medical treatment occurred at a Regimental Aid Post (RAP) located in, or very near to, the front line. Those with more severe wounds would then be moved further behind the battle area to an Advanced Dressing Station (ADS). Further still were the Casualty Clearing Stations (CCSs) situated in towns and villages, like Wanquentin, with good rail and road access. Finally larger Field Hospitals, often located near the coast and England, offered the final stage of treatment.

The more seriously wounded would make their way along this chain of care but, of course, men died of their wounds throughout the process. As a result you will find Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France and Belgium situated where these various medical services operated. Perhaps the most famous was the Advanced Dressing Station at Essex Farm

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y visit to Wanquentin is a private one. Few visit this place, ever. The register suggests less than two dozen in the last year.

The 222 burials are almost all either British or Canadian. All but eight are from the First World War. Most of the burials were men wounded in the fighting in the nearby Arras sector of the front, who were then evacuated along the medical services chain until they arrived at the 41st Casualty Clearing Station located in the village.

Wanquentin proved to be their last stop as they “died of their wounds” and were buried by the medical staff in the most logical area, behind the existing village cemetery.

The last row of headstones is unique.

There, buried side by side, as if still lined up on parade, are the headstones of 23 men, all from the same unit, all killed on the same date: Sept. 24, 1918. These men were from the 3rd Canadian Machine Gun Battalion and were killed when a German aircraft dropped a bomb on their billets in the nearby village of Warlus.

The 3rd Canadian Machine Gun Battalion diary entry for Sept. 24 states: “Clear and cool. At 10:00 am a bomb was dropped in camp from an aeroplane, killing 33 O.R.’s (other ranks) outright and wounding 35 CONTINUED ON PAGE 25

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The extra watering is a good idea for all new shrubs, vines and trees, especially this year The basil shouldn’t be because it’s been dry for so saved. It’s very attractive to long. But the leaves have probwhitefly. From two or three ably turned brown because almost invisible insects, whitethis vine is deciduous. fly can quickly become hunIt’s been so dry that some of dreds in warm temperatures BRANCHING OUT our neighbourhood trees that inside. Then they infest other Anne Marrison normally have some fall colour house plants. are going brown and dropping Parsley and chives should without colouring-up first. do very well on windowsills providing you A couple of things that might be useful for keep them moist. If your clump of chives is big you to know is that climbing hydrangeas will enough to split, you could try bringing one postpone flowering until they get to the top of pot inside and leaving the other outside in a their support. So they can be slow to flower. sheltered spot. Around Christmas the first pot Climbing hydrangeas are great at beautifyof chives may be looking fairly bare. ing a wall. But they’re very tenacious stickers This is the time to bring in the new pot. that hold about as fast as ivy.

Once they’re exposed to warmth and moisture, your dormant chives will decide spring “I have found numerous garlic growing all has come early and start producing leaves. over my raised vegetable bed. Shall I rearrange Rosemary, sage and thyme can handle dry them or just pull them out? The stems are inside temperatures and a weekly watering is already about four to five inches high.” usually enough. But they need sunshine. Even Sorhwa Teo south windows won’t be sunny enough if our via e-mail winter is the same as usual.

Usually, these herbs stretch up looking for Yes, just rearrange them where it’s convenlight and get very leggy. Of course, you’ll be ient to you, then water them well. The garlic cutting them for meals anyway. As the days plants should thrive next year with the start get shorter, their supply of leaves tends to they’ve already had. taper off but it’s still worth bringing them in.

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ver my medical career, I have seen many colleagues leave practice. A few have left the country for new opportunities. Many have narrowed their practice to their areas of special interest, such as maternity, hospitalist or cosmetic medicine.

Many have retired, and some have died.

Over a life of practice, a doctor may treat many thousands of patients, sharing the intimate details of their individual lives, spending many hours considering their circumstances and helping

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Dr. Davidicus Wong them achieve the best possible outcomes.

At some point, every doctor wonders if they will be missed when they are gone.

My more jaded colleagues have told me that the first thing a patient asks after their doctor dies is, “Who

will look after me?”

I hope that a few of my patients will remember the extra time that I gave them when they needed to talk, when what I said resonated with them or what I did had a lasting positive impact on their lives.

I wonder how many patients realize that I have treated every one of them

with the same care I would want for my own family.

I recall colleagues whose contributions to our hospital, community and organizations were above and beyond the clinical work of the average physician. They contributed many unpaid hours on volunteer committees and providing services unpaid for by the Medical Services Plan.

When these extraordinary colleagues left their positions, rarely were they thanked by the physicians who had benefited from their work. Others carried on as if nothing had changed. Noses to the grindstone, physicians

fail dismally at thanking and appreciating their colleagues.

But we don’t do what we do in order to be rewarded or thanked. We answer our calling because it is what we must do. An artist must create, a musician play and an athlete achieve his personal best.

We do what we do because it is the perfect synthesis of our values, our talents, our passions and the needs of our patients. Some of us give more of ourselves to our community because we recognize that we are just a part of a greater whole that has a potential and a future

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beyond our individual and limited lives.

If your days were numbered — you were at the end of your career or had a life-limiting condition, what would you do differently?

How would you like to be remembered? By whom would you like to be remembered?

Would you spend more time on the computer? Send even more texts? Work overtime? Complain about traffic, the weather or inflation?

Spend more time on the couch watching reality TV? In our daily lives without the end in sight, we each have a running list of things to do, many of them mundane. If your days were numbered, would you toss out that old list and create a list of that which matters most?

Would you say what needs to be said to those who matter most?

The truth is our days are numbered. We each have a sexually transmitted terminal condition; it’s called life.

None of us knows how much time we have left.

So what is on your list?

Dr. Davidicus Wong is a family physician at PrimeCare Medical.

His Healthwise column appears regularly in this paper. You can read more about achieving your goals and your positive potential at davidicuswong.wordpress.com.

Church offers free lunch RCCG Trinity Chapel invites Tri-Cities residents to a free monthly Thanksgiving lunch, which takes place on the first Sunday of each month at 1932 Cameron Ave. (at Taylor Street) in Port Coquitlam, from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

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important to me, I am ever mindful of the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 other stories and other families represented by each of the other headstones and names O.R.’s: all being in ‘A’ and ‘C’ Batteries. Of on memorials to the missing. the wounded, 15 O.R.’s died later at C.C.S. More than a million Canadians left their (Casualty Clearing Station).” homes and loved ones to fight in wars in the It is this row of burials that brings me here. last century and in the first Twenty-three of the 48 men decade of this one. killed on that single day are My great uncle was just one buried here at Wanquentin. of more than 100,000 who One of them was a 23 year old never came home. All of them from Saskatchewan, a “livery My great uncle never realized “those things man” by trade, killed just was just one we won.” weeks before his birthday and But you have. the end of the Great War. His of more than Your freedom and the name was Charles Goheen; he 100,000 who peace, by which you choose to was my great uncle. never came live, came as the result of the Regardless of how often I sacrifice of others. visit, the lump in the throat home.

Monday is Remembrance and the butterflies in the stom–John Goheen Day. It is a time for all ach are the same. It is a hard Canadians to think, to respect, and powerful thing, almost and to honour; it’s a time for all of us to overwhelming, to see your family name remember. etched on a headstone so far from home.

Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by?

I am reminded of Kipling’s epitaphs: “From little towns, in a far land, we came, John Goheen is the tour guide to save our honour and a world aflame; for the Royal Canadian Legion’s by little towns, in a far land, we sleep, Pilgrimage of Remembrance, and and trust those things we won the principal of Alderson Elementary to you to keep.”

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FRIDAY, NOV 8 Canadian Parents for French host a Parents

Night Out event from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Winslow Centre, 1100 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam.

WTTU Martial Arts will teach kids taekwondo, while crafts and games will also be offered. Cost ranges between $5 and $20. Info: tricitiescpf@ gmail.com.

Coquitlam Gogos host a fall fundraising party called Rockin’ for Africa from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. at 825 St. Laurence St., Coquitlam.

Dancing, snacks, door prizes and a cash bar will be offered. Tickets cost $35 and can be purchased by calling Linda at 604-931-2843, or by e-mailing coquitlamgogos@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, NOV 9 Archbishop Carney Regional Second-

ary holds its 15th annual Christmas Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1335 Dominion Ave., Port Coquitlam. More than 120 juried tables of quality hand-crafted items, as well as raffles, door prizes, and concession. Admission is $3 for adults, $1 students and seniors and kids get in free. Info: www.acrss.org.

TUESDAY, NOV 12 Burke Mountain Naturalists’ monthly meet-

ing gets underway at 7:30 p.m. at Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., in Coquitlam.

Guest speaker Sara Dubois from The Oiled Wildlife Society of BC will give a slide presentation on the non-profit organization’s work. Free and all are welcome. Info: 604-936-4108, 604-4613864 or see www.bmn.bc.ca.

Crystal Clear Toastmasters meet from 7:30 9:30 p.m at the Oasis Wellness Centre, 2-1111 Austin Ave., Coquitlam. An evening of purposeful fun and talk, and participation in table topics

in a relaxing atmosphere. This free event is open to everyone.

Terry Fox Library hosts Babytime from 10:15 to 10:40 a.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. Enjoy listening to nursery rhymes and stories and mingle with other new parents. To reserve a space or for info call 604-927-7999.

WEDNESDAY, NOV 13 Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts a

small stamp auction at 7 p.m. in the McGee Room at the Poirier Community Centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary hosts a craft fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the hospital lobby, located at 475 Guildford Way in Port Moody.

Info: 604-941-2461.

Terry Fox Library hosts a wedding planning seminar from 7 to 8 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Shanna and Sara from Livingsimplicity Professional Organizing and Event Planning will lead attendees through their 10 easy steps to planning a wedding day. Along with a stress-free approach to planning, they will also introduce attendees to local vendors to help the planning process. Info: 604-927-7999.

Port Coquitlam Heritage & Cultural Society hosts a discussion around tea and its many health benefits at noon at 2100–2253 Leigh Sq. in PoCo. Nancy Prokosh from the Tealicious Tea Company will serve as the guest speaker. Info: pocoheritage1@gmail.com.

Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary hosts a pair of events: the annual Christmas Bazaar and a bake sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the main lobby of Eagle Ridge Hospital, 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody. Holiday wreaths, decorations, floral arrangements, aprons, sweaters and more will be offered as part of the bazaar, with all

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THURSDAY, NOV 14

Women’s Connection Luncheon kicks off at noon at the Executive Inn, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam. A fall fair and guest speaker Christian Lindsay will be highlighted, with proceeds from the fair going towards flood victims in High River, Alta. To reserve a spot, call Frieda 604937-7198 by Nov. 11.

City of Port Coquitlam screens Man of Steel as part of its Movie Night series from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at 2100-2253 Leigh Sq., Port Coquitlam.

A brief lecture on the history of Superman, the story’s origins as a concept and the characters relevance in modern society will be held prior to the film at 6 p.m. Cost is $4. Info: www.experienceit.ca or call 604-927-7529.

FRIDAY, NOV 15

Tri-City Singles Social Club meets at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 2513 Clarke St., Port Moody. This group provides singles 50-plus to meet new friends and enjoy activities such as dancing, theatre, concerts, dining, movies, day trips and travel. Membership is $20 per year.

New members are welcome. Info: Darline at 604-466-0017.

SATURDAY, NOV 16

Our Lady of the Assumption Church hosts its 29th annual fall fair from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m at 3141 Shaughnessy St. in Port Coquitlam.

Garage sale, games, crafts, bake sale, ‘50s diner, Filipino food and more. Info: 604-942-7808.

SUNDAY, NOV 17

Hyde Creek Watershed Society holds its 14th annual Hyde Creek Salmon Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hyde Creek Recreation Centre, 1379 Laurier Ave. and at Hyde Creek Education Centre & Hatchery, 3636 Coast Meridian Rd. in Port Coquitlam. Hatchery tours, crafts, interactive environmental displays, BBQ and more. Info: www.hydecreek.org.

MONDAY, NOV 18

Tri-Cities Parkinson’s Support Group meets from 10 a.m. to noon at Eagle Ridge United Church, 2813 Glen Dr. in Coquitlam.

Info: 604-941-3182.

ONGOING Tri-Cities Early Childhood Development

Committee hosts a free Family Play and Learn event on the ground floor of Coquitlam Centre, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m on the last Wednesday of the month. Join librarians for stories, songs, crafts and more. No registration is required.

Tri-Cities Women’s Choir is a new women’s choir in the Tri-Cities area, and is looking for experienced choral singers. Rehearsals are on Thursdays, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Coquitlam Centre area and singers are taken on an ongoing basis. For more information, call 604-817-3976.

Tri-City Family Place offers a drop-in program for parents and caregivers of children under six, and is open Tuesdays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2062 Manning Ave., Port Coquitlam. Info: 604-945-0048.

Tricity Speakers Toastmasters meet every Monday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Room B 2050, at Douglas College, 1250 Pinetree Way. Info: http://tricityspeakers.toastmastersclubs.org.

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SILVER FOR KODIAKS The Heritage Woods Kodiaks will enter next week’s senior girls field hockey provincials with some bounce, after finishing second at the Fraser Valley championships.

The Kodiaks cruised to the final with two wins before bowing to the South Delta Sun Devils 5-1 in the gold medal match. Libby Riedl netted the lone Heritage marker.

To advance to the final, the squad had to get past crosstown rival and the North league champion Port Moody Blues, and they did by a 3-1 score.

Trailing after an early Port Moody goal, the Kodiaks took the lead on a pair by Riedl and a single from Alyssa Nonis. Also playing well were forwards Makenna Crawford and Brianna Ricker and defender Emily King.

The Blues rebounded to top Dr. Charles Best 2-0 for third place. Port Moody, Best and Gleneagle now join Heritage at the B.C.s.

ALL-STAR HONOURS

It’s an all-around pat on the back for a pair of talented Coquitlam soccer players.

Both Paul Clerc and Jaclyn Sawicki were among those honoured Wednesday as members of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) All-Canadian all-star teams.

A fourth-year veteran with UBC, Clerc netted seven goals over 16 games in helping his club advance to this week’s national championships, where the goal will be to repeat.

For Sawicki, it was the second time in three years that she had received such an honour as a member of the University of Victoria Vikings soccer team.

The midfielder tallied twice and set up four others over 14 games, which saw Victoria miss out on a CIS national berth and finish third at the Canada West championships.

WIGHT ON TARGET Jeff Wight scored and was named third star of the game as Team West defeated the Czech Republic 4-1 on Tuesday to advance to the World Junior Hockey Challenge semifinals in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

A 17-year-old forward for the B.C. Hockey League’s Merritt Centennials, Wight earlier picked up an assist in the West’s tournamentopening 4-3 win over Switzerland.

Wight and defenceman Viktor Dombrovskiy, both Coquitlam natives, were chosen for the under-19 tournament after a brief tryout camp last month. Dombrovskiy plays for the Langley Rivermen.

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The Coquitlam Express’ Bo Pieper, in black, drives to the net against Surrey Eagles netminder Devon Fordyce in a game last month.

Pieper scored and set up another as the Express ended a five-game losing streak on Wednesday.

Strong start puts end to skid Dan OLSON

sports@thenownews.com By the happy noises and broad grins that were flowing from the Coquitlam Express dressing room following Wednesday night’s 4-3 victory, you would have thought a whole zoo had been surgically removed from the team’s back.

By topping the rival Surrey Eagles, Coquitlam halted a five-game losing skid and earned its first home ice victory in two months.

And they did it in dramatic fashion, nearly blowing a 3-0 lead.

“It feels really good to get back on a winning streak,” smiled captain Ryan Rosenthal following the win. “Everything is positive in the locker room now which is good, because when you lose games people start to get negative and we can’t have that.”

The result pushed the Express record to 99-0-2, three points better than the Eagles for third place in the Mainland Division.

Coquitlam completely dominated in the first period, grabbing the lead on Bo Pieper’s powerplay tally after the home team had successfully killed off two Surrey extra-man chances.

Corey Mackin and Marc Biega added to the lead, as the Express outshot the Eagles 18-5 over the opening 20 minutes.

The visitors were a different team over the final 40 minutes, proving to be both feisty and hungry as they cut the deficit to a goal on backto-back shots that eluded Coquitlam native Pierce Dushenko in the second.

The rangy netminder however came up big in the third, stopping a handful of excellent scoring opportunities while the Express struggled to protect the lead.

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Joey Santucci’s goal went from an insurance marker to a game-winner as the Eagles maintained its pushback into the final stages.

Dushenko’s 36-save performance, along with the nervous manner in which the team protected the lead, caught the coach’s eye. “[Dushenko] played solid and shut the door when he had to,” said head coach Barry Wolff.

“That’s our style. I don’t know what to say but we need to learn how to play with a lead.”

The only regrettable part was the fact that Coquitlam now enjoys a nine-day-long layoff — they don’t play again until Nov. 15, when they host division-leading Langley.

“The game is all about confidence, and we didn’t have a whole lot heading into [the game],” said Wolff.

— for more, go to www.thenownews.com

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Quick start propels Gunners past Rangers

Proximity proved to be no measurement of the challenge.

While the Port Moody Lordco Gunners and Newport Rangers share the same postal code, the two teams don’t have a lot of other things in common.

A little deeper in terms of experience, the first-year Rangers gave youthful Port Moody some pushback but couldn’t bridge the talent gap in a 5-2 Gunners victory last Friday in Fraser Valley premier soccer action.

Two goals from Issac Mendoza, both in the first half, sparked Port Moody to a 3-0 lead by the half before Newport regained its composure. That’s when the battle began.

“It was a fairly interesting game,” said Gunners coach Larry Moro. “In the first half we had a good edge in possession… They

changed things up and came after us hard over the second half.

The score wasn’t indicative of the actual game, that’s for sure.”

Port Moody, which sits tied for third place with a 5-0-3 record, saw the Rangers ramp up their attack over the final 45 minutes.

After a Gunner forward just missed cashing in a fourth goal, Newport turned the ball around and tallied its first marker against the flow.

The Rangers pulled within a goal midway through the frame, but as they pressed for the equalizer, the Gunners used their guile in taking advantage of a few holes in the defensive coverage to notch the game’s final two markers in the last 10 minutes.

Vaughn Andrews, Kevin Comeau and Dan Bordignon collected the other Gunner goals, while junior call-up Tyler Leonard

Chargers ever-ready for playoffs The Coquitlam Chargers will launch the Vancouver Mainland football playoffs with some momentum.

The bantam football squad wrapped up the regular season with a convincing 27-6 win over White Rock last week, led by a three-touchdown performance from Matt Shuen.

The Coquitlam running back opened the scoring in the second quarter, after some big yardage plays from Bowen Goldade and Darrell Gelera.

Rylan Smaaslet kicked the extra point.

While White Rock replied quickly to make it 7-6, the Chargers took control over the second frame with a pair of majors by Shuen. The defence

did a standout job of halting any comeback attempt, with key performances from Jason Tade and Goldade. Gelera would close out the scoring with a TD run.

Also playing well were Dayal Hayre, Matt McAloney, Devin Pal and Liam Stewart.

• Facing second place

Cloverdale, the Coquitlam peewee Wildcats found themselves in a tough spot.

Although they received a number of strong performances and did a good job containing the opposition at times, when the dust cleared the final hit was 33-0 for Cloverdale.

Helping keeping the score respectable were defenders Jordan Allaire, KeyShaun Dorsey, Matthew LewHenricksen, Lucas Price and Hussein Sabrey.

Coquitlam’s closest drive into the opposition’s red zone was made by Dorsey, LewHenriksen and Kyle Huish.

— normally a midfielder — stepped in between the posts to earn the win and a share of second place.

— For more Tri-Cities premier soccer results, go to www.thenownews.com and click on ‘sports.’

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Putting their first loss of the season behind them, the Coquitlam Metro-Ford under-12 girls Renegades responded in true renegade fashion — nudging Mission 1-0.

Claudia Carbone netted the game’s only goal, while netminder Diana Emelianova registered the clean sheet.

• A pair of goals by Mike Aitkin helped spring the Coquitlam Metro-Ford u-17 boys

Crusaders past Pitt Meadows 3-2 in Division 3 soccer action.

Also tallying was Mateo Santos, while Aiden Ames posted assists on all three goals.

Turning in standout efforts were Chris Seol and Zac Webster, as Coquitlam collected its third win of the season.

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