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jdeutsch@thenownews.com When Casey Kingman was called down to the gym at Terry Fox Secondary in Port Coquitlam about a student who had fainted, the teacher had no idea her training was about to save a life.

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Public safety (fire and police), transportation and capital improvements, and parks, recreation and culture are the biggest expenses in the City of Coquitlam’s budget.

Tax rate increase lowest in years

John KURUCZ

jkurucz@thenownews.com Coquitlam is poised to adopt one of the lowest property tax increases in two decades.

Council passed the first three readings of the city’s five-year financial plan Monday, with an anticipated average tax increase of 2.42 per cent.

Once the tax shift between business and non-business properties is applied, those numbers changed to a 1.8-per-cent hike for businesses, and a 2.8-per-cent shift for nonbusiness properties.

The 2014 rates mean the owner of the average residential home assessed at $578,500 will pay about $2,927 in property taxes and levies. The proposed tax increase is the lowest since 2005 and marks the fifth year in a row that taxes have fallen.

The average residential property owner will pay about $57 more in property taxes, $13 in water rates (a three-per-cent increase) and $15 in sewer and drainage fees (up 3.5 per cent). However, those rates will be partially offset by the city’s new garbage contract that comes into effect next year. The move to an

automated system will decrease solid waste strategic plan ($100,000) and $100,000 in charges by $70, or 20 per cent. Add it all up, funding for a sidewalk/walkability program.

Spending over the next five years will see and next year’s taxes and utility fees will be $91 million devoted to transportation, $69 about $15 more than they were in 2013.

“Likely the greatest responsibility of an million for parks and recreation facilities and $55 million earmarked for elected body is the stewardpublic safety. ship of the public purse,” said The transportation spending Mayor Richard Stewart. “This will go towards road rehabilicity council takes that duty very tation and enhancement, seriously.”

Likely the greenways and works associMonday’s budget was drivgreatest ated with the Evergreen Line. en by five main areas of new The key projects on the parks spending: transportation and responsibility and recreation front include a capital improvements; public of an elected new covered dry floor facility safety; quality of life with a body is the in the Poirier Street precinct, focus on parks, recreation and stewardship of and further expansion of outculture services; solid waste and business and economic the public purse. door recreational spaces.

Public safety spending is development.

–Richard Stewart largely tied to contractual Those numbers translate inflation. into four new firefighters at And while the budget passed by an 8-1 vote the Burke Mountain fire hall ($341,000); two additional RCMP officers ($291,000); — Coun. Lou Sekora voted against it — many administrative support ($228,000); facility councillors offered tempered support for the infrastructure renewal ($200,000); recrea- document.

Coun. Bonita Zarrillo suggested that not tion programming ($130,000); park amenities ($100,000); an arts, culture and heritage enough money was devoted to bylaw enforce-

ment, and that the budget didn’t go far enough to create well-paying jobs in the city.

“My main concern with this budget is that it is weighted on expansion in the northeast of the city where we currently have no transit,” she said. “This full-steam ahead approach with no transit will only increase traffic, congestion, parking infractions, speeding and accidents.”

Coun. Craig Hodge worried about staff’s projected three-per-cent increases between 2015 and 2018, while Coun. Mae Reid wants the city to more closely examine the work done by staff versus the need to hire consultants.

Sekora, on the other hand, blamed the mayor and senior management at the city for not reining in spending. He took aim at travel expenditures, consultant fees and a host of other spending practices.

“It’s the management that I must condemn and [it’s the] mayor that I must condemn,” he said. “The mayor is the CEO, and you’re responsible for every dollar in this city. And that’s who I can blame.”

Fourth and final reading of the budget will likely take place on Monday, Dec. 9.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “Anyone can help save a life with proper training, and the more people that are able to up the machine to the boy and administered get training, hopefully we’ll have more stories like this,” she told a group of students and a shock.

“It was a very surreal moment, exactly as dignitaries at the launch of the program.

School District 43 Supt. Tom Grant noted you would see in TV or movies,” Kingman many of the students spend a lot of their life recalled. out in the community and at public places.

The boy’s pulse returned.

“As we get more and more of these devices, The group continued to administer CPR it will be those wonderful young people … until paramedics arrived.

The student pulled through, and the quick who will be trained on how to use them on citizens that need them,” he action of the teachers and availsaid. ability of the AED are credited Coquitlam-Burke Mountain with saving his life.

MLA Doug Horne called the Kingman was alongside her It was a surreal initiative an important prolife-saving colleagues Tuesday at Port Moody Secondary, as moment, exactly gram for the community.

“Now that we’re going from a new initiative was launched as you would a CPR program to having across School District 43. see in TV or defibrillator training as well, The district and one it really does provide so much independent Catholic school movies. benefit to our community, and are partnering with the –Casey Kingman so much benefit to all of us,” he Advanced Coronary Treatment on using an AED to said, adding when a situation Foundation (ACT) to launch the revive a student does arise, the students won’t ACT High School Defibrillator be afraid to act.

Training Program, in which As for the students, they’re 2,500 Grade 10 students at area also pleased to learn the new life-saving skill. schools will be trained to use the machine.

Grade 10 Port Moody Secondary students Through the program, the students will be trained by their teachers on how to recognize Jaein Jeong and Sunje Cho have both been and respond to a medical emergency, as well trained on how to use CPR and the AED, and feel they’ll be ready for an emergency. as to use the AED. “We’ve had a lot practice,” Jeong told the In all, nine schools using 66 physical education teachers in the Tri-Cities will imple- Tri-Cities NOW. Cho chimed in that using the machines isn’t ment the program, while ACT will donate 40 defibrillator mannequins and 40 defibrillator- all that hard.

The ACT Foundation is the national charittraining units.

Kingman, Terry Fox’s first aid attendant, able organization that is establishing CPR and said the situation at her school is proof CPR defibrillator training programs in Canadian and AED training can be used anywhere and high schools.

Women steal 45 bras worth a total of $2,000 POLICE REMIND SHOPPERS TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT BUYING GOODS ONLINE

Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com Often used for lifting, police are now on the hunt for a pair who lifted several dozen bras from a store in Coquitlam Centre.

According to Coquitlam Mounties, the bra larceny happened Sunday at an unnamed store in the mall, when two women walked in and started dumping the bras from a drawer into a bag.

They quickly took off, making off with 45 bras worth a total of $2,000.

RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said the theft isn’t all that unusual.

“I’ve seen in the past people would go into a department store and grab 10 Hugo Boss or Calvin Klein suits and run

out of the store,” he told the Tri-Cities NOW. There is no description of the two women, but investigators are in the process of getting video surveillance.

Besides catching the crooks, police want the theft to be a reminder to the public to be careful what they buy online, suggesting the items will likely end up for sale there.

“When you’re stealing 45 bras, chances are you’re not wearing them yourself,” Chung said.

The RCMP sent this tweet on Monday about the crime: “Buyers Beware: 45 bras stolen from store @coquitlamcentre. Only buy from reputable retailers & re-sellers.” twitter.com/jertricitiesnow

When you’re stealing 45 bras, chances are you’re not wearing them yourself.

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was on full display in a Port Coquitlam courtroom Monday during a sentencing hearing for two men involved

in a jailhouse stabbing.

The men, Jamie Curtis Bristol and Kenneth Scott Wright, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, but were originally charged with attempted murder after stabbing an inmate in the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam.

The incident took place in the jail on Jan. 2, 2010.

Court heard that the victim, Philip Cooper, was stabbed 17 times by the two accused in a common area of the prison.

The agreed statement of facts stated the victim was outside his cell at the time, when he and Bristol had some sort of interaction by a table nearby.

A few seconds later, Wright walked into the common area and he and Bristol began the assault on Cooper.

A video of the incident was played in court Monday.

The two men used homemade shanks to carry out the attack.

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The North Fraser Pretrial Centre in PoCo was the scene of a violent incident on Jan. 2, 2010. hearing with the prison warden.

However, the factors behind the attack were in dispute in court.

Crown counsel Mark Wolf alleged the two men attacked Cooper because they believed he was a pedophile and that they had planned the attack in advance.

It was noted Cooper did not have a history of sexual offences.

The criminal history of the two accused was also noted

by Crown during the sentencing hearing.

Bristol, 31, has a history of violent offences going back to 1996, including a manslaughter conviction stemming from an incident in 2008, when he stabbed a man at a house party who he believed was a pedophile.

The prison assault occurred just two days before he was sentenced for the manslaughter charge.

Wright, 38, has fewer violent offences on his record, with his most recent conviction coming in 2009 after he stabbed two men while trying to steal a truck in Maple Ridge.

Crown is asking for a sen-

tence of seven years for the two men in the prison attack.

“It was complete chaos in there [North Fraser Pretrial] because of the action of these men,” Wolf told the judge.

But the defence is asking for a three-year sentence and offered a different reason behind the attack.

In a joint submission for both Wright and Bristol, defense lawyer Michael Fox said the two accused admitted they started a rumour that Cooper was a “skinner,” a prison term for pedophile.

And the defense suggested the victim issued a threat in response to the rumour.

On the day of the assault, Fox argued all three were expecting a confrontation, with Bristol and Cooper exchanging words prior to the incident.

He also suggested the prison environment was a mitigating factor behind the assault.

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Home invasion in Citadel Heights Jeremy DEUTSCH

jdeutsch@thenownews.com It was a rude and likely terrifying awakening for one Port Coquitlam homeowner over the weekend.

Coquitlam Mounties were called to a home in the Citadel Heights area after 1 a.m. Saturday.

According to police, two men had broken into the home, but were interrupted when a resident was awoken by the noise. The homeowner received minor stab wounds while defending himself against the two men, who eventually fled.

RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said investigators have spoken with neighbours, but have very little description of the suspects.

Police are hoping to get more tips from the public and are asking anyone with information to call the local detachment.

Chung also noted police are still trying to determine if the incident was random or the house was targeted.

“You think your home will be safe but someone broke into it,” Chung said. “That is truly a scary experience.”

He added it didn’t appear the two men got away with anything.

Bomb threat investigated

Coquitlam Mounties continue to investigate who might have been behind a

bomb threat hoax at a local high school.

RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said the investigation has been handed off to the detachment’s youth officers.

On Thursday, students at Gleaneagle Secondary were evacuated after a bomb threat was called into the principal.

After a search, police found nothing, but classes were dismissed for the day.

There were media reports the threat was linked to two similar hoaxes at schools around the country, perpetrated by someone who took responsibility through social media.

Chung said investigators are aware of the other cases and are looking into that angle of the case.

“Being social media, because somebody claims they’ve done something doesn’t mean they’ve actually done that,” he said.

At the time, police said the person who called in the threat had a man’s voice.

As for any charges if the suspect is caught, Chung said it would depend on the information police get through the investigation.

Mounties seek witnesses in hit-and-run

Mounties issued a press release hoping to find a witness to the crash who used a rock to take down the suspect’s licence plate number.

Police said the witness wrote the number on the south section of the sidewalk.

On Tuesday, RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung confirmed investigators had identified and spoken with the person who used the rock.

The hit-and-run happened just before 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 27 when, according to

Coquitlam RCMP, a grey truck turning onto Austin Avenue from Gatensbury Street hit two pedestrians.

After the collision, police said, the driver fled the area.

Juan Jose Rosales, 76, and Marta Rosales, 66, who lived right near the crash scene, were killed.

The name of the driver has not been released, nor have any charges been laid.

Several media outlets reported last week the alleged driver was a 90-year-old

Second World War veteran from Coquitlam.

“I’m aware other media have talked about that person, but we just can’t say anything about it,” Chung said.

A day after the crash investigators seized a truck believed to be involved and were in the process of getting a warrant to search the vehicle.

Any witnesses who have not yet talked to police are encouraged to call the detachment.

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This year, we have some exciting changes to announce.While pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, loonies, toonies, bills and cheques are still welcome, we’ve partnered with Coquitlam Centre to offer Tri-Cities residents another way to give — by purchasing a gift card to donate to the cause.

We’ve also updated the name of this year’s campaign to Caring for Tri - Cities Kids, in recognition that the old name, Pennies for Presents, focuses on a coin no longer in circulation.

The goal is the same, however.We want to help SHARE buy gifts for kids who would otherwise go without, to offer them the joy of the holiday season other families take for granted.

A week after a deadly hitand-run claimed the life of two Coquitlam seniors, police are still investigating.

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You can save a life today

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hen we think of saving a life, we think of someone jumping into freezing water to rescue people trapped in a car that slid off an icy road, or a firefighter running into a burning building to pull out a child.

Most of us will never attempt a daring rescue, yet any of us — if we’ve registered ahead of time — could save one or more lives through organ donation.

Tomorrow, some of the people who are still here because they received the gift of life will visit Eagle Ridge Hospital as part of Operation Popcorn. The campaign involves transplant recipients delivering festive tins of popcorn to staff in hospital intensive care units, emergency departments and operating rooms across the province.

In 2013, 314 organ transplants were performed throughout B.C., up from 284 the year before. Some, such as 120 kidney transplants and three liver transplants, were from living donors. But most, including 95 kidney transplants, 53 liver transplants, 19 heart transplants and 15 lung transplants, were from deceased donors.

As of November, 507 B.C. residents were on a wait-list for a transplant. According to Transplant BC, 85 per cent of B.C. residents support the concept of organ donation, yet only 19 per cent have registered their decision. You can do so online with your CareCard in less than two minutes at transplant.bc.ca, or through the form that comes with your driver’s licence renewal.

“My husband Ted had his single lung transplant six and a half years ago and it changed our lives forever,” Lynne Fraser of Nanaimo says in a press release about Operation Popcorn. “We celebrated our 40th anniversary, Ted had his 65th birthday, and our sons, Jeff and Matt, have a father.

We feel very fortunate to join other transplant families to say thank you to the medical staff who are so important to organ donation and transplant.”

There are a lot of Teds, Lynnes, Jeffs and Matts out there — and you could change their lives in just two minutes. It might be the most important thing you ever do.

MAYOR SHOWS COMPASSION

Re: “5-2 vote allows church to house homeless,” Wednesday, Nov. 27.

I do understand the comments of the residents against this. And I understand the feeling to pass it onto another area out of fear and frustration.

But not only is this not doing anything to solve the problem, it’s also sending a message to the government that it’s OK to not help our fellow human beings. And it is not. If we truly want healthier communities then we as the people must face these issues and adjust our core values so that we demand a better social system that will provide reasonable opportunity for success.

The public needs to step back and look at the bigger picture and see the connection between all of the issues in our society, whether it’s with youth at risk, single families, education, housing, medical care, poverty, or homelessness, addiction and mental health. In each of these issues, there are gaps in the “system” that the government overlooks.

Despite what some residents may think, we are lucky to have a mayor such as Greg Moore, who has shown true compassion for the less fortunate and a desire for our community to improve. Unfortunately, good politicians such as Mr. Moore often get outnumbered and cannot carry out what our society truly needs.

I am thankful that there were compromises made so that this amazing program can continue. The program just started a month ago, but has already brought multiple people off the streets.

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Families first? Not lately

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ell, the past week wasn’t exactly a stellar one for Premier Christy Clark’s “Families First” agenda.

I’ve long thought the slogan itself was a risky one, given that families rely on government services to varying degrees and it’s pretty well impossible for any government to meet the demand at every turn.

So a government, particularly one that doesn’t have a lot of elbow room when it comes to spending, is always vulnerable to charges it’s being unfairly hard on things like, well, families. And the events of the past week show just how true that can be.

Just a few days after cutting back BC Ferries services for ferry-dependent communities (and the families who live in them), her government unveiled increases in BC Hydro rates that, over the next five years, will cost the average family an additional $300 or so in electricity bills.

On the same day as the hydro announcement, a report was released by an advocacy group that mapped out the depths of poverty in B.C. It concluded B.C. ranked last in the country when it came to child poverty rates.

A day later, Finance Minister Mike de Jong presented an update on the government’s fiscal situation that, while far from bleak, nevertheless showed the chances of the government spending more money on services to help families (or to address child poverty) were slim and none.

His quarterly financial report also showed Clark’s much-emphasized job creation program has gone nowhere.

Employment growth has been nearly flat for the first 10 months of this year and there has even been a net loss of

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2,600 jobs.

Still, it was the report on child poverty that provided the sharpest and bleakest contrast to what is supposed to be a “families first” approach from government.

To be sure, reports by advocacy groups have to be viewed somewhat warily, as they tend to support whatever particular goal the group is trying to achieve. And things can be interpreted subjectively in order to advance their argument.

And measuring poverty is an inexact science, as statistics can sometimes prove to be misleading.

Nevertheless, the report by First Call: the B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition is fairly disturbing. Using Statistics Canada data (not always the most accurate way to measure everything) it concluded almost one-fifth (18 per cent) of children in B.C. live below the poverty line (where that line sits, admittedly, is the subject of some debate itself).

That works out to about 153,000 children living in poverty, an increase of 34,000 in just one year. Alarmingly, the poverty in single-mother homes more than doubled, from 21.5 per cent in 2010 to a staggering 49.8 per cent in 2011.

Grim findings such as these call out for some kind of action by the provincial government, but there is not much evi-

dence that is happening.

Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux has insisted her government’s approach to solving the poverty problem is to grow the economy and create jobs, but not much progress is being made on either of those fronts.

And until the economy picks up significantly (and no one seems to be predicting that will happen anytime soon) average families will feel the pain of government cutbacks and rate increases, no matter how inevitable such moves may be.

Until the B.C. government finds a magic pot of gold, its number one goal of balancing the budget each year necessitates making moves that will hurt families, especially those at the lower end of the income scale.

That advocacy group on poverty suggests, among other things, adopting a $10-a-day child care plan and increasing welfare rates.

Neither of those things is going to happen, as a cash-strapped government tries to wrestle a budget deficit to the ground.

Perhaps it is time for the premier to find a new slogan to wrap her government’s stated agenda around, because “families first” just isn’t working and won’t until the economy gets out of its sluggish, neutral state.

Clark and her government have gone all-in on the quest to establish an LNG industry, which could pay off handsomely for the province.

But that payoff, if it does occur, won’t come for several years yet.

In the meantime, things will continue to be lean for families who can least afford it.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

LETTERS AMBULANCE DISPATCHER, HOSPITAL DISAPPOINT

The dispatcher was told that the woman was seriously injured and unable to stand or walk. The dispatcher advised that she was unable to dispatch an ambulance at that time but would do so when one became available.

After several minutes, I asked if the dispatcher had provided an ETA and when the person who had initiated the call said no, several of us agreed that we should call 911 again and ask for a reasonable estimation when we might expect an ambulance to attend. Alas, the dispatcher could not or would not provide a time.

At this time, the cellular phone was put on “speaker” and I was able to ask how long it would take: Ten minutes? Twenty minutes? One hour? Longer? Again, the dispatcher refused to provide an ETA. Nor was there any effort made to transfer the request for emergency services to another first responder service such as the Coquitlam fire department.

While I readily acknowledge that the woman’s injuries were not life-threatening, as a resident of Coquitlam I find it utterly appalling and unacceptable that persons calling for emergency ambulance services cannot be told when to expect a response.

It was a cold, brisk morning with

To Tri-Cities MLAs and Coquitlam city council: I write for the purpose of advising you of a small but serious accident I became involved with in Mundy Park during off-leash dog hours on Friday, Nov. 22 at approximately 9:30 a.m.

Unfortunately, this is an incident that I believe puts Coquitlam residents at some risk and warrants being brought to your attention. More specifically, a woman who I have known casually from Mundy Park for about four years was accidentally struck in the legs by a large dog that was running exuberantly off-leash during offleash hours. The woman fell heavily to the ground and appeared to be seriously injured. Several people, including myself, went to assist her. People helped her to her feet only to discover she could not stand unassisted and that her right leg was giving her considerable pain. One of her friends dialed 911 and was put through to the BC Ambulance dispatcher.

I and others overhead the emergency request for an ambulance.

the ground covered in a fairly heavy frost. Leaving the woman lying on the ground was not an option. She was in considerable pain and unable to stand.

With the refusal of BC Ambulance to provide a reasonable time of arrival, those of us trying to assist the woman were left with the real dilemma of waiting — God knows how long — for an ambulance or improvising our own transportation to Eagle Ridge Hospital.

Given the inability of BC Ambulance Service to provide sufficient information, a collective decision was made that I would retrieve my vehicle, drive 100 or so metres — over the curb and grass — to a point where the woman could be carried and placed in my vehicle. And, indeed, it took three of us to carry her approximately 30 or 40 metres across a footbridge to where I managed to manoeuvre my vehicle.

The woman was subsequently treated at Eagle Ridge Hospital, diagnosed with a fractured tibia and a fractured elbow. She was later transported to Royal Columbian Hospital where she underwent surgery to repair the fractured tibia.

I wish I could report that my dismay ended at Eagle Ridge

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Hospital. I arrived at the emergency ward, alone with the woman sprawled in the back seat of my vehicle, and ran in to emergency to ask for assistance. I was told by the hospital staff that they did not assist injured people from private vehicles and that I should have called for an ambulance.

Unbelievable!

I am a senior citizen and was thus left entirely on my own to drag and pull this woman — seriously injured and unable to stand or walk — from the back seat of my vehicle. Only when I managed to manoeuvre her into a wheelchair did hospital staff make an effort to wheel her into the ward for examination. In short, I am utterly appalled — as are many others who have heard about these events — at discovering such cracks in emergency services in Coquitlam. I do not think my reaction is unreasonable given: a) the inability of BC Ambulance to respond in a timely manner, and b) the lack of assistance provided at Eagle Ridge Hospital.

I think residents of Coquitlam deserve better emergency response both from the ambulance service and from emergency room staff at Eagle Ridge.

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Intermunicipal business licence extended COQUITLAM VOTES TO KEEP TRI-CITIES PILOT PROJECT GOING FOR ANOTHER YEAR

John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com The intermunicipal business licence agreement between Port Moody, Coquitlam and PoCo could soon expand to a regional agreement uniting contractors and tradespeople under a series of defined rules and regulations.

Coquitlam council took the first step towards that move Monday by extending

the local pilot project by one year.

“For the people who are using it, it has been very successful in our efforts to encourage business and economic development in our cities. We’re all interested in streamlining the processes for businesses and eliminating red tape,” said Coun.

Craig Hodge, Coquitlam’s contact within the working group that brought the agreement forward last year.

The extension of the pilot project, which still needs to be ratified in PoCo and Port Moody, is intended to draw more businesses into the program.

The program works by allowing businesses based in one municipality to purchase a licence that allows them to operate in all three.

Under the project, eligible businesses apply for a licence in the city in which they are permanently located.

The municipality then ensures those businesses comply with required bylaws and collects the fees for the program. As part of a revenue-sharing agreement, Port Moody is expected to get the bulk of the revenue at 53 per cent, followed by Coquitlam at 29 per cent and Port Coquitlam at 18 per cent.

Port Moody receives the larger share because it has the most non-residential

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Provided the pilot project proves successful locally, Hodge envisions a time when contractors from across Metro Vancouver can apply for fewer licences that would permit them to work in more areas across the region.

Whether it would be one licence for all jobs, or a handful of other licences that are made available, still needs to be worked out, he said.

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–Craig Hodge City Councillor Coquitlam “I think that’s the next logical progression — for us to become part of an even larger group,” he said.

Locally, the program met about 62 per cent of its intended targets. Initially, staff across the Tri-Cities aimed for 154 licences, though 95 were taken out as of late November: 46 in Coquitlam (68 per cent of the target); 34 in PoCo (50 per cent); and 15 in Port Moody (83 per cent).

It’s hoped that through increased marketing and awareness, those numbers will rise in 2014. Regardless, the program will be re-examined next year as well.

“It saves people money.

It streamlines the process,” Hodge said. “I’m really happy with the numbers that we’ve had. The businesses that are participating in it are just thrilled.”

Port Moody and PoCo are expected to vote on extending the project at some point this month.

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“Investigations are never closed. The victims of homicide are never forgotten.”

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Yusko, who had lived in Port Coquitlam for the last three years of his life, had grown up in Maple Ridge.

He is survived by his mother and his stepfather, explained Cpl. Dominic Duchesneau, a member of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team who announced Morn’s arrest during a press conference in Surrey on Monday.

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While police are not divulging details of his arrest, he has been charged with firstdegree murder and kidnapping without the use of a firearm.

Morn made his first appearance in Port Coquitlam provincial court Monday.

He is being held in custody.

His next court date is Jan. 10.

Justin Aaron Yusko, 28, was found waving down a passing motorist on the side of the road in the 18600 block of Ford Road, near the Pitt Meadows Regional Airport, just before 8 p.m. on Jan. 29, 2008.

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Port Moody crossing subject of concern BUSINESS OWNERS FEAR FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com The shorter days and busy nights this time of year tend to make the streets a little LISA KING/NOW more dangerous for pedesKelly Morris, owner of the K9 Social Club, says drivers trians.

And that has Port Moody often fail to stop at the crosswalk at St. Johns Street police reminding both drivers and Barnet Highway. She wants the city to install a and pedestrians to be extra pedestrian-controlled flashing light. careful on the roads following a crash on the morning of see pedestrians,” Port Moody and aren’t paying enough Monday, Nov. 25. police spokesman Const. attention to pedestrians.

“You have to walk in front A 37-year-old woman Luke van Winkel said, adding was hit by a car just before pedestrians also need to play of them [drivers] and dare an active role them to come forward and 7 a.m. as she in their safety then they’ll stop,” she told the made her way by wearing Tri-Cities NOW. through a Morris, who was the subreflective or crosswalk at highly visible ject of a similar Tri-Cities NOW the intersecBasically, your story two years ago, said the clothing. tion where St. head’s on a Not far situation hasn’t improved.

Johns Street The last straw for the Port away from and Barnet swivel any time that crash, Moody businesswoman was a Highway you’re crossing Kelly Morris crunch up at the crosswalk a meet. the street. has heard and few weeks back.

According According to Morris, a pedseen plenty to police, the –Stephen Thauberger of close calls estrian was set to cross the driver was Certispec from her street. As one car stopped to making a left dog daycare let the person cross, a secturn from business on ond vehicle slammed into the Clarke Road waiting car. to Barnet and hit the woman Murray Street.

Fortunately, she said the Specifically, she pointed at a low speed.

The woman was taken to out the troubles with the pedestrian was able to jump hospital with non-life-threat- crosswalk across from Rocky back to the sidewalk and out of the way. ening injuries, while the 49- Point Park.

“This goes on all the time.

The owner of the K9 Social year-old driver was given a ticket for failing to exercise Club believes it’s only a mat- People are just really scared,” ter of time before someone is Morris said. duty to a pedestrian.

It’s a similar sentiment at “This is a dangerous time of seriously hurt or killed using the Certispec office nearby. year for pedestrians as poor the crosswalk.

Stephen Thauberger, Morris suggested drivers visibility makes it increasingly difficult for drivers to are in a rush to hit the Barnet a manager with the Port

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Morris wants the city to get involved, and both she and

Thauberger believe a pedestrian-controlled flashing light would be the answer.

The city installed crosswalk signs and yellow medians two years ago to help draw attentions to the crosswalk.

However, Thauberger isn’t sure there is much more the city can do, suggesting people are in a rush to get where they need to be.

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Recognizing that many caregivers are unable to attend in-person workshops, the sessions can be accessed via telephone, with an optional computer component that allows you to watch the video presentation online. At the end of the tele-workshop, participants have an opportunity to ask questions and share with others who are in similar situations.

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The Rotary Club of Port Coquitlam will host an open house at 4 p.m. at Wilson Centre on Thursday, Dec. 5.

Local non-profit and community support agencies will describe the services and support they receive from the club, according to a press release.

SHARE Family & Community Services, New View and Tri-City Transitions societies,aswellasCrossroads Hospice, are just a few of the more than 20 support groups and local schools that have confirmed their attendance.

Perhaps the most intriguing attendee may be ShelterBox. This disaster first-responder organization is a Rotary International Partner that provides, all in one box, shelter, sleeping and cooking facilities for multiple victims of natural disasters, similar to the recent typhoon in the Philippines and the tsunami in Phuket, Thailand.

“It is amazing how quickly ShelterBox is able to respond to these natural disasters and how much life saving equipment they are able to pack in one box,” charter president Barrie Seaton said. “It really has to be seen to be believed.”

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A major coat drive to support low-income kids runs through Friday (Dec. 6), with several drop-off locations in the Tri-Cities.

The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association (GVHBA) is hosting its 18th-annual Coats for Kids campaign in support of the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau, a group whose outreach helps to provide a brighter Christmas for families in need.

“Last year the response to Coats for Kids was heartwarming as Lower Mainland residents donated more than 3,000 coats, scarves, gloves, blankets and new unwrapped toys and gifts for distribution to children, teenagers and adults,” said GVHBA chair Lynn Harrison.

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Coquitlam and PoCo firefighters will host a food drive tomorrow (Thursday, Dec. 5) at the Real Canadian Superstore at 3000 Lougheed Hwy. in Coquitlam and the Port Coquitlam Safeway at 2850 Shaughnessy St. in PoCo. Both locations will accept

donations from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The purpose of this food drive, according to a press release from SHARE Family & Community Services Society, is to re-stock the food bank shelves to meet the needs of Tri-Cities residents after the holiday season.

Last year, SHARE provided Christmas hampers to 2,672 adults and 1,928 children and was able to continue supporting its clients after the holidays, thanks in part to this food drive.

Firefighters will have two large fire trucks parked at both sites all day Thursday,

and hope to fill them with donations of non-perishable food.

Items the food bank needs most urgently include: • canned tuna/salmon • canned fruits/vegetables • cereal • peanut butter • canned tomatoes

• spaghetti sauce • canned meals The food bank runs solely on the generosity and support of the community as it receives no government funding.

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Food donations will also be accepted at the SHARE food bank’s Port Moody location, at 2615 Clarke St., or at the food bank donation box of any Tri-Cities grocery store.

To make a financial donation, call SHARE at 604-5409161 or visit www.sharesociety.ca.

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This season, holiday shoppers in the Tri-Cities can give cheer to area seniors by participating in the Be a Santa to a Senior program.

The program — run by the PoCo Home Instead Senior Care office in partnership with Seniors Services Society, retailers, volunteers and members of the community — helps ensure isolated seniors receive gifts and companionship during the holidays. This can be a difficult time for many, especially those who live alone or have lost spouses and loved ones.

Retailers participating in Be a Santa to a Senior are displaying Christmas trees through Dec. 16 that feature ornaments with seniors’ first names and their gift requests.

Holiday shoppers can pick an ornament from these trees, buy the items listed and return them unwrapped to the store, with the ornament attached. To see a complete list of tree locations, visit www.BeASantaToASenior. ca, and enter your postal code to find participating merchants in your area.

The local Home Instead Senior Care office will enlist volunteers from its staff, senior-care business associates, non-profit workers and others to collect, wrap and distribute the gifts to local seniors.

“Be a Santa to a Senior gives back to older adults in our area, many of whom have had significant, positive influence on our lives,” said Sharon Scramstad, general manager of the Home Instead Senior Care office in PoCo. “During this season of giving, we encourage shoppers to buy a little extra to say thank you to these community members.”

For more information about the program, visit BeaSantatoaSenior.ca or call 604-552-3324.

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Coquitlam pool recognized in new book Don HAUKA

editorial@thenownews.com That award-winning pool at Poirier is now making a big splash in a new book on aquatic architecture.

The Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex is featured prominently in a new book, written

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“It’s a premier, first-class facility,” said Neil Pukesh, operations manager for the complex. “It’s exceeded all expectations in terms of high traffic and use and it’s beautiful in there with all the natural light and view lines.”

Darryl Condon, managing partner at Hughes Condon Marler Architects, said the complex (known as the Chimo Pool when first designed) was given a substantial portion of the book because it played an important role in the firm’s development as an “The facility still has to fulwere black boxes with little award-winning company.

“The Chimo pool is an natural light, cold water, not fill all its functions in terms of important part of how we very social. You changed, did fitness and swimming lessons learned both from our prior your laps and got out,” he and recreation, but it does it in a way that appeals to the said. experiences By contrast, broadest possible cross-secgoing into the the Poirier tion of the population,” said project, what pool pro- Condon. we learned in “It’s also a place to relax ject won two doing it and It’s also a place major awards — a social hub. As a result the what we’ve to relax — a in 2009 — the usage is much, much higher. learned since,” L i e u t e n a n t It keeps people coming back said Condon. social hub. As a G o v e r n o r and builds community.

Condon said result the usage And Pukesh says the secof British it was a pleasis much, much C o l u m b i a tion in the book is yet another ure creating Award for the light, airy higher.

Architecture building that –Darryl Condon and the also serves as Architect A t h l e t i c a social hub Business — especially since it bears no resemblance Facility of Merit Award.

And that’s thanks in part to the pools he endured when to it being as much a peoplehe grew up.

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“We have people coming

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Check out a live tree

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he joyful trip with children out to a Christmas tree farm to choose your own tree and enjoy hot chocolate and a bonfire is a treasured memory for many parents and grown-up children. Every year thousands of families still enjoy it.

But people who have smaller dwellings and changed lifestyles have moved the traditional Christmas tree out of living rooms into more imaginative places. More frequently now, Yuletide decorations call for less work and more imagination.

Live tabletop trees are everywhere — a few have enough separation between branches to handle a handful of dangling ornaments but most do better with clip-on pieces, garlands or/and mini lights.

It’s tempting to think of that little tree thriving later out on a balcony, patio or deck. Getting it ready for that means repotting it into a slightly larger container and limiting its time inside to about 10 days.

Almost all containerized conifers will need frequent watering, and a north or east location is best. South- or west-facing places are likely

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to be far too hot and dry in summer. People with a sizable balcony or patio could always get a full-size cut tree and stand it outside in full view of their living area.

Outside lights and garlands work well but some garden centres also have rugged, beautiful and large decorations for outside trees.

Christmas evergreen branches with or without berries are also available at garden centres. It’s possible to get a lovely doubling effect if a vase of Christmas greens plus ornaments is placed in front of a mirror.

For older people, the well-loved ornaments of Christmases past can be placed on these Christmas branches. Regular misting helps these branches to stay fresh. If sturdy strings can be looped from one secure spot to another, decorations can be hung on those too. This is often done with Christmas cards. Suction-based or stick-

able hooks are good supports where it’s not feasible to use screws or nails.

Breakable ornaments might do better piled in a basket and snuggled into Christmas greens or into a layer of decorative cones.

Nice, inexpensive baskets can be found in thrift stores.

People who really want the floor-size version of a living Christmas tree need to know that they tend to be much smaller than cut trees and very heavy to lift because of the root ball with all those healthy roots. Inside, they need lots of water. Outside, they need the same semishade site and year-round watering as the living tabletop trees.

It’s important before getting any tree to measure the width of your space.

It doesn’t improve your Christmas spirit if you get your tree home and discover it’s too wide to fit — and you can’t find your pruners.

Cut trees should be tested for dryness by checking a few needles. If they snap the tree is too dry to be safe. When you’ve made your choice and it’s home, it helps to re-cut the tree’s end and dunk it in water. The tree stand should hold water and be refilled frequently. A cut tree drinks lots.

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Caring for Tri-Cities Kids Since 1990, the Tri-Cities NOW has partnered with the SHARE Family & Community Services Society to raise money for local kids. SHARE uses the funds to buy Christmas gifts for children from low-income families whose parents cannot afford to do so.

This year, we have some exciting changes to announce.While pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, loonies, toonies, bills and cheques are still welcome, we’ve partnered with Coquitlam Centre to offer Tri-Cities residents another way to give — by purchasing a gift card to donate to the cause.

We’ve also updated the name of this year’s campaign to Caring for Tri - Cities Kids, in recognition that the old name, Pennies for Presents, focuses on a coin no longer in circulation.

The goal is the same, however.We want to help SHARE buy gifts for kids who would otherwise go without, to offer them the joy of the holiday season other families take for granted.

There are several ways to help. Cash donations are accepted at the locations below, including the Tri-Cities NOW’s office in Port Moody.

And if you’re in Coquitlam Centre buying a gift card, you will have the opportunity to donate another one to Caring for Tri-Cities Kids. It’s that easy.

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The Tri-Cities NOW’s office, at 216-3190 St Johns St., Port Moody (from 9am-5pm weekdays)

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RCMP detachment, 2986 Guildford Way Burquitlam Community Police Station 560 Clarke RD, COQUITLAM Ridgeway Community Police Station, 1059 Ridgeway Ave. Coquitlam Port Coquitlam Community Police, 2581Mary Hill Rd. Port Moody Police Station, 3051 St Johns St, Port Moody

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Please remember the youth who won’t have as much this Christmas.The next time you buy gift cards, you can purchase an additional one for the campaign and donate it at the Coquitlam Centre customer service desk, lower level by The Bay. Just look for the Cards for Kids sign!

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100 per cent of proceeds go to the Caring for Tri-Cities Kids campaign, which has raised more than $150,000 for local children since its inception in 1990. All proceeds stay in the community.

Cheques should be made payable to SHARE Family & Community Services Society. Donations will be accepted through Dec. 31, 2013.

For more information, call The Tri-Cities Now at 604-492-4492

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WEDNESDAY, DEC 4 Douglas College hosts an information ses-

sion around the Uganda Project from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the boardroom of the Coquitlam campus, 1250 Pinetree Way. Meet the tour leaders, learn more about the Uganda Project, and the details around the trip like health requirements and visas. For more info, call 604-777-6173 or e-mail postmah@douglascollege.ca.

Terry Fox Library hosts a Family Christmas Special event from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Enjoy stories, sing carols, and help decorate the library Christmas tree.

Info: 604-927-7999.

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 “Anger — understanding your anger and learning how to manage it more effectively.”

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 13-week series runs Wednesdays until Jan. 29. Info: 604-936-3900.

Hyde Creek Watershed Society holds its monthly general meeting at 7:15 p.m. at the Hyde Creek Education Centre & Hatchery, 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., Port Coquitlam. Member Isaac Nelson will give a brief presentation on Identifying Juvenile Pacific Salmon. Everyone welcome. Info: www.hydecreek.org.

THURSDAY, DEC 5 Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary holds its

annual Christmas chocolate sale on Dec. 5 and 6, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in hospital lobby across from the gift shop. Chocolate from Chocolate Works will be offered up, with proceeds from

the sale going towards the purchase of needed hospital equipment and patient comfort items for Eagle Ridge Hospital. The hospital is located at 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody.

Port Coquitlam Heritage & Cultural Society offers family portraits with Father Christmas from 6 to 8 p.m. at 2100-2253 Leigh Sq. in PoCo. Portraits can include a maximum of eight people, and pets are welcome. Cost is $15. Pre-registration is recommended and can be done either at experienceit.ca or by calling 604-927-8400.

Rotary Club of Port Coquitlam holds an open house at 4 p.m. at the Wilson Centre, 2185 Wilson Ave. in PoCo. Local non-profit and community support agencies will participate and describe their services and support they receive from the Rotary Club. Info: Barrie Seaton at 604945-6627 or barrie@barrieseaton.com.

Burquitlam Community Association holds its annual general meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. at Miller School, 800 Egmont Ave. in Coquitlam.

Info: 604-937-7458.

Burke Mountain Naturalists hold a silent auction and the group’s annual general meeting at 7 p.m. at Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St. in Coquitlam. Group member Ian McArthur will present a slideshow featuring the past year’s activities. All are welcome to this free event. Info: 604-936-4108 or 604-461-3864, or see www.bmn.bc.ca.

Douglas College hosts a Human Rights Day dinner from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Pasta Polo, 2754 Barnet Hwy., Coquitlam. Dinner, music by Tony Prophet, opportunities to sign petitions and letters and a silent auction offered. Tickets cost $20. Call 604-941-2606 to reserve tickets.

of meetings in both Coquitlam and PoCo. The first session runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Shaughnessy Care Centre, 2250 Wilson Ave. The other session runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Maillardville Community Centre, 1200 Cartier Ave. in Coquitlam. All caregivers are welcome to attend either session. Info: Karen Tyrell at 778-789-1496

SATURDAY, DEC 7 Les Échos du Pacifique, Maillardville’s French

WEDNESDAY, DEC 11 Terry Fox Library hosts a tutorial on eBook

caregiver support meeting from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. All caregivers are welcome to attend.

Info: Karen Tyrell at 778-789-1496.

choir, presents its Christmas concert starting at 7:30 p.m. at Centennial Secondary, 570 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-764-2808, celinegrandmont@shaw.ca or www.lesechosdupacifique.com.

Tri-City Wordsmiths holds its next meeting from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. The topic “How Life Shapes Your Writing” will be presented by guest speaker Annette LeBox, a Maple Ridge writer, artist and environmentalist. Info: 604-475-2875 or pandorabee1@gmail.com.

MONDAY, DEC 9 Terry Fox Library hosts World Cinema Night

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readers and tablets at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. The session from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. covers info on eBooks, while the 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. session covers tips on tablets. Info: 604-927-7999.

North Fraser Chapter of CARP hosts guest speaker Karen Tyrell, who will lead a presentation on brain health, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at 633 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. Learn ways to maintain brain health and help fend off dementia.

RSVP by calling 778-284-1189 or by e-mailing carpnorthfraserchapter@gmail.com.

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

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Few Days in Bethlehem – Dinner Theatre at 6 p.m. at 1160 Lansdowne Dr. in Coquitlam. A banquet gets going at 6 p.m., followed by the theatre presentation at 8. For tickets, call 604464-2416 or log on to 604-464-2416.

La Société francophone de Maillardville holds an open house to celebrate the holiday season from 2 to 5 p.m. at Chez-nous Hall, 209 Lebleu St. in Coquitlam. Everyone is invited to this afternoon of music, refreshments, treats and more.

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Fox fall to Rams in BC final

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CURLERS DRAW IN

A pair of Coquitlam rinks are heading to the 2014 Tim Hortons B.C. Junior curling championships in Chilliwack.

Team Habkirk, led by skip Kyle Habkirk, advanced as the zone C finalist. The rink includes members who were part of the B.C. Juvenile gold champions — including Habkirk, third Ryan Harbrink, second Kevin Harbrink and lead Kento Sato.

On the girls draw, Briana Egan of Port Coquitlam skipped her Coquitlam Curling Club team through the B event to the B.C.s.

The foursome is rounded out by Coquitlam residents third Caitlin Campbell, second Janice Pang and lead Angelique Miller.

A few more Tri-Cities curlers will be going as members of other teams — Coquitlam brothers Nicholas (second with Team Tanaka of Tunnel Town) and Zachary (the lead with Team Tardi of Langley) Umbach, while Dezaray Hawes of Anmore skips the Royal City Curling Club’s A event qualifier. Lead Ashley Sanderson, of Coquitlam, is part of Nanaimo’s Team Van Osch.

The B.C.s run Dec. 26 to 31 in Chilliwack.

sports@thenownews.com As blue-collar performances go, the Terry Fox Ravens used every tool in their toolbox and had the two-time defending B.C. champions on their heels for more than a few moments Saturday.

The senior AAA football team set its resilient defence against the game’s best running back — one week after nullifying the secondbest rusher — but couldn’t stop Marcus Davis completely.

The Mount Douglas Rams allstar scored three times and pulled down a critical late interception to stop the Ravens’ final march, leading his squad to a well-fought 3227 triumph in the 2013 Subway AAA final at B.C. Place.

Limiting the five-foot-11 rusher to “just” 161 yards on 29 carries was an achievement. However, those yards included three majors and were a part of the Rams’ 462 yards total offence, which dwarfed a strong 278 for Fox. “We wanted to contain him, try not let him break out all the time like he can,” remarked Ravens Grade 12 lineman and co-captain Kyle Sagmoen. “I think we did pretty well in that, but he still bused out some crazy-ass runs on us.”

Davis opened the scoring with a 23-yard run early in the first half, then upped that to start the third quarter with a 40-yard dazzler off a shuffle pass from Mt. Doug QB Ashton MacKinnon.

Down by 12 three minutes into the second half, Fox replied when Grade 11 QB Conner McKee scooted in from 11 yards.

While Davis countered with a one-yard major on his team’s next possession, the Ravens responded in kind with 9:39 remaining, on a drive that saw McKee complete four passes for 49 yards to put the ball at the 15-yard-line, where West moved it 10 more to set up

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With a hold on Terry Fox Ravens’ Mike West’s jersey, Mount Doug defender Seye Farinu tries to halt the PoCo rusher’s progress during Saturday’s AAA B.C. championship final at B.C. Place.

Kyle Deugau’s major.

The PoCo crew held the Rams to the 50-yard mark, where an impressive punt stuck Fox at its own five-yard line with a fistful of minutes left.

From the Douglas 46, McKee looked downfield for Brad Peters on third-and-fourth only to have it sail a little long, where Davis pulled it in to give the defending

champions possession with 3:02 left — and they killed it.

“I’d like to play another quarter — another quarter would be nice,” noted co-coach Tom Kudaba of the contest, which saw the Rams maintain their six-point spread from the teams’ earlier meeting.

“We were down inside the 10 a couple of times with no points and that’s the difference right there.”

The Ravens’ core features numerous Grade 11 players, who coupled with the Fox juniors — who fell 28-0 to St. Thomas More in the B.C. junior final — should keep Fox among the top picks next year.

“It’s all motivation for next year.

We’ll come back hard, train hard in the off-season and regroup as players,” said West.

Lessons learned for young Rapids roster

Boiled down to just two days, the Riverside Rapids’ season didn’t finish all too sunny at last week’s B.C. AAAA senior girls volleyball championships.

But the overall view, and the future, features plenty of blue skies and bold potential.

The Rapids wound up finishing eighth at the provincials, held in Penticton. A little misfortune and a few critical lessons were all part of the journey, said coach Bryan Gee. “I’m not disappointed with our season, just

the last couple of days,” said Gee. “Our entire starting lineup was Grade 10 or Grade 11s, so it was a huge learning experience.”

Ranked No. 2 entering the tourney after finishing second at the Fraser Valleys, the Rapids found themselves grouped with Handsworth.

A tough 2-0 defeat (26-24, 25-23) to the North Vancouver school catapulted them into a match with reigning B.C. champ and Valley rival South Delta, which ended in a 3-0 loss.

Taryn Toscani was named an honourable

mention all-star, while Gee said he was pleased with all his players — especially Grade 11 leaders Christine Anderson and Hayley Menard.

“Christine and Hayley both had outstanding tournaments, they brought incredible leadership and performed in every match,” he said of the pair.

The Pinetree Timberwolves, meanwhile, put in a spirited performance before settling for 10th place.

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Two out of three ain’t bad — so the Coquitlam Express aim to build on that.

The B.C. Hockey League club won twice on the weekend, topping both Surrey and Alberni in a pair of high-scoring affairs.

On Friday, Joey Santucci tallied three times and Canon Pieper netted a pair in a wild 9-6 win over Surrey.

A day later, Pierce Dushenko stopped 37 shots and Coquitlam captain Ryan Rosenthal potted the overtime winner — his second of the day — in a 5-4 thriller in Port Alberni.

The week ended with a rough 8-1 loss in Nanaimo on Sunday, coming on the heels of the club trading assistant captain Matthew Berry-Lamontagna to Penticton.

The 14-13-0-2 Express host Prince George for two games this week — tonight (7:30 p.m.) and Friday (7 p.m.), with Vernon in Coquitlam for a 2 p.m. Sunday test. All games are at the Poirer Sports Centre.

WODAK IN FAST FORM

Even the wet and muck couldn’t diminish the amazing achievement for Port Moody’s Natasha Wodak on Saturday.

The 31-year-old marathoner finished first in the women’s seven-kilometre national cross country championship, held at Jericho Beach Park.

Wodak collected the top prize by finishing the race in 24 minutes, 30.8 seconds during a steady downpour.

It capped an amazing season for the local runner, who had earlier won a half-marathon in San Jose, Calif., the Victoria (B.C.) 8K with a new Canadian record, and last month’s B.C. record-setting pace in her first marathon in Toronto.

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Gifting those who help us throughout the year

Holiday gift-giving etiquette can be confusing, especially when it comes to gifting those men and women who aren’t necessarily friends or family members, but still help us out in a variety of ways.

Deciding how to thank the people who intersect our lives by delivering mail or cleaning the pool can take a little ingenuity.

Gifting preferences often vary from region to region. What might be acceptable in a certain area of the country may be frowned upon elsewhere.

The rule to remember, above all, is that if a gift is given with good intentions, it should be happily

received. That being said, here are some general guidelines for gifting those men and women who help us throughout the year. * Determine your list. Think about the people with whom you interact regularly. The sanitation workers who pick up the trash twice a week and your mail carrier may take priority over the hairstylist you visit once every month or two. * Establish a budget. The holiday season can be

costly, so set a firm limit on what you plan to give, perhaps between $10 and $20 each, and stick to that budget for each recipient. * Recognize that not everyone is allowed to accept gifts. Some service providers are not allowed to accept cash gifts or presents. With this in mind, gloves or a gift basket may be your best option. * Gift a little more to personal care professionals.

Your hairstylists, masseuse or anyone who performs

more personal tasks for you may warrant a larger gift. Etiquette suggests giving a gift equal to the price of one session of service, even if that gift is cash. Therefore if your hair cut costs $35, gift $35.

* Health and child care employees warrant special treatment. A private nurse, nanny or nursing home worker should be gifted for the holidays. Avoid cash gifts with health service providers, opting for a more personal gift that is a token of your affection and appreciation. If gifts are not allowed, consider making a charitable donation in the person’s name.

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In a layout that appears to be taken from a Dickens novel, NewPort Village defines an “old time Christmas” with 45 shops and services at your doorstep.

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DREAM ABOUT PANDORA.

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TRI-CITIES

Lowest in years for Coquitlam

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Forget sugar plums.

2.42% TAX RATE HIKE

SHORT YARDAGE

The Terry Fox Ravens fall just short in the BC Football final

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Serving COQUITLAM, PORT COQUITLAM, PORT MOODY, ANMORE and BELCARRA since 1984

Shop Local This Holiday Season abc Coquitlam 2773 Barnet Hwy. @ Lansdowne

Receive 50% off a groom!

Book your Christmas groom at the Coquitlam location for December and receive 50% off your next groom in the new year!

BUY 1 DINNER & GET SECOND DINNER AT ½ PRICE AFTER 4PM.

Bed & Breakfast!

Have your pup stay with us over this Holiday season!

Feel comfortable knowing your dog is in a cozy, kennel free environment, under 24 hour care! Every pup staying with us will have a visit & gift from Santa Paws on Christmas morning!

(valid on new clients only)

604.469.3294(DAWG)

Book your dogs holiday vacation with Uptown Dawg’s

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Mention this ad and receive a FREE pawdicure during the stay (Valid until Dec. 31st)

Enjoy 50% off an entrée with the purchase of any entrée of equal or lesser value. Not to be combined with any other coupon, promotion, or special feature. uptowndawg.com • 604.942.DAWG(3294) C-7 1410 Parkway Blvd, Westwood Plaza, Coquitlam BC

EXPIRES DEC. 20TH 2013

Gourmet Baskets & Gifts

GRAND

RE-OPENING WEEK

MONDAY, DECEMBER CEMBER 2 - SUNDAY, SUND DECEMBER DECEMB 8 Join us for Free BeverageTastings & Daily Prizes!

DELICIOUS NEW FOOD MENU!

Sterling silver charms from $29

Experience at: COQUITLAM CENTRE Upper Level • Centre Court 604.945.5580 www.CoquitlamJewellery.ca

If a basket isn’t what are you looking for, why not try giving a gift certificate for one of our classes?

WEDNESDAY

Free PANDORA Ornament with $150 purchase of PANDORA Jewellery.* November 30–December 8 *Receive a PANDORA holiday ornament (a $25 CDN retail value) with your PANDORA purchase of $150 or more. Before taxes.

While supplies last, limit one per customer. See store for details.

Call Today 604.939.6200 2500 St Johns St, Port Moody • www.edenwest.ca

SATURDAY

• Pig Roast $10 • Karaoke Contest Prizes • FREE ~ Whiskey 101 w/ Connoisseur, * $250 Flight Centre * 20 ltr. Keg RSVP • Cask Night • Cask Night FRIDAY * Phillips Beer Russian Imperial Stout *Coal Harbor Powell IPA with hibiscus & zythos hops • Prizes * Canucks Tix & Jacket * Cocktail Kit • Tasting * Maker’s Mark & Jim Beam • Cask Night *49th Parrell Old Boy THURSDAY Classic Ale infused Cocoa SUNDAY Nibs • Tasting • Prizes *Wine - Carnivor Cabernet * Seahawks Tickets & Jersey Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc * Bud fridge * Beer - Innus & Gunn • Tailgate Party, Bud Girls & Sampling

2962 Christmas Way, Coquitlam

Problem?

Solution!

Ask for soggy dog at your pet supply store

(Across from Coquitlam Centre)

604-464-3030

roospublichouse.com • @roospublichouse

www.soggydog.ca 604-833-4907

Port Moody • 2615 Murray St. 604.469.DAWG(3294) • uptowndawg.com