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editorial@thenownews.com School District 43 students with Type 1 diabetes will have access to emergency insulin at school beginning in September.

In a decision mandated by the Ministry of Education and Fraser Health, nurses will train two volunteers from each school to help students who have Type 1 diabetes in glucagon and insulin administration in the event of an emergency.

“In recent years, parents across the province have been requesting enhanced care for their children with [Type 1 diabetes], in the form of glucagon administration and insulin pump operation/insulin administration,” a report from district staff states.

Glucagon is a prescribed hormone injected in the event of a Type 1 diabetes patient suffering from severe hypoglycemia.

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Budget 2014 draws praise, criticisms

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Police closed the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Pinetree Way Thursday afternoon following a crash, before partially reopening it 20 minutes later. No one was seriously injured, but Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said investigators were expected to be working on the file past NOW deadline.

PoCo limits election signs John KURUCZ

jkurucz@thenownews.com PoCo council is looking to shift its election sign policy in response to reports of visual pollution and unnecessary use of staff time.

Council passed the first three readings of a bylaw change on Monday.

The new regulations allow for one sign from each candidate to be posted on each of 13 different plots of public property, while fines associated with bylaw infractions have been set at $150.

The bylaw initially tried to limit signs on both public and private property, but council

voted to amend it to allow an issue as “an absolute mess,” unlimited number on private while Coun. Brad West called it “visual polproperty. lution.” They “I don’t also acknowthink there’s ledged the a big problem I don’t think amount of with people staff time putting 50 there’s a big used to signs on one problem with respond to private proppeople putting complaints erty,” said and remove Coun. Dean 50 signs on one Washington. private property. signs.

“It’s very Monday’s unsightly and vote came –Dean Washington we heard after coma number plaints regarding the volume of signs at of complaints from people about that level of sign polelection time.

Acting Mayor Michael lution,” West said. “So I think Wright characterized the levelling the playing field by

dedicating areas in the city, high-profile areas where each candidate is entitled to a sign, makes sense from the public property perspective.”

Coun.MikeForrestopposed the bylaw, arguing the restrictions could dissuade political newcomers. He also took issue with the $150 fines, which are reduced to $100 if paid within 30 days.

“I’ve got no faith that this is necessarily going to solve the problem, but it’s a step in the direction of trying to solve the problem,” he said.

To see graphics of public locations where signs will be allowed, visit us online.

Tax credits for search and rescue volunteers in the federal budget were a welcome surprise, but are not expected to bolster the number of people looking to sign up.

Those are the sentiments of Coquitlam Search and Rescue (SAR) manager Mike Coyle, who was responding to a budget provision that will see volunteers who put in more than 200 hours of service annually receive a tax credit of $450.

“I don’t think that this tax break is going to encourage more people to volunteer,” he said. “I see it more as a recognition to the amount of service and the value to the government that we provide.”

Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam MP James Moore noted the tax credit was largely inspired by the recent death of North Shore SAR manager Tim Jones. He also acknowledged the work done by Coquitlam SAR members, particularly their efforts to save stranded hikers in summer months.

“Certainly the personal touch of recognizing Tim Jones and his sad passing and offering up to [$450] a year in a tax credit to go to those who volunteer for search and rescue will certainly be welcomed,” Moore said in an interview Thursday.

Outside of those tax credits, Moore touted the Conservatives’ pledge to help replace aging infrastructure. The federal government announced last year a 10-year, $53-billion fund for that purpose.

That announcement included the $14-billion New Building Canada Fund program, which Prime Minister Stephen Harper outlined during a press event in Ontario on Thursday.

“Some of it is for environmentally sustainable technology, some of it is for port infrastructure and some of it is for community infrastructure projects,” Moore said.

NDP MP Fin Donnelly, however, panned the budget as a “do nothing” move by a government trying to buy time ahead of next year’s election.

“They’ve delivered eight deficit budgets in a row and they’re clearly delaying any new ideas until next year because it’s an election year,” the New Westminster-Coquitlam MP said.

“They’re playing politics while millions of Canadian families are still struggling.”

The NDP’s deputy critic for Fisheries and Oceans (Pacific), Donnelly was particularly frustrated on a number of fronts related to that file: no new funding for the Coast Guard, no provisions to help depleted Fraser River sockeye stocks and no action taken on the Cohen Commission’s recommendations.

“When you’re starting to see professionals cut, whether it’s fisheries officers or Coast Guard officials on the front line of public safety, that’s not a good thing,” he said. “Standards are already suffering, and the things you were used to seeing in terms of service delivery, you won’t see anymore.”

MLA calls speech ‘smoke and mirrors’

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editorial@thenownews.com New markets and investments, skills training, controlling spending, social and practical infrastructure, the opportunity of LNG and ensuring B.C. remains a leader in the modern world.

Those were the key talking points made by the B.C. Liberals in Tuesday’s throne speech.

But local NDP MLA Selina Robinson is calling the government’s plans all “smoke and mirrors” without any real substance.

“I don’t have great confidence this government is going to build these prosperity funds made of LNG-pooping unicorns,” she told the Tri-Cities NOW. “They’re not even real promises. Everything was about, ‘In 10 years we’ll

do this, in 10 years we’ll do this,’ but you need to respond to people today. There are people who have jobs today who need to get from point A to point B.” Robinson said she fears for low-income families in rural areas such as Kitimat, who she says are either being ignored or bullied out of their neighbourhoods with the government’s LNG plans. The situation also reaches into our own backyard, she added.

“They’re using the land sales to balance the budget,” the Coquitlam-Maillardville MLA said, pointing to the developing Burke Mountain area. “Some of those lands are ready to go to market; those should absolutely be sold. But there’s a whole bunch of those parcels that haven’t even been brought up in

a neighbourhood plan. Those are going to go up in value in a couple years.”

But Doug Horne, the Liberal MLA for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, called the plans good for today and tomorrow.

“I think it simply emphasizes the policy and points that we put forward in the election about having a strong economy and a secure tomorrow,” Horne told the Tri-Cities NOW. “There’s stuff for today and stuff for 10 years down the road, because I think it’s important to plan for the people now but also for the future of British Columbia.”

Port Moody-Coquitlam Liberal MLA Linda Reimer also spoke in favour of the speech at the legislature on Wednesday, stating the government has a bold plan.

“It’s time to act on these plans, under the premier’s vision and leadership, which will serve our province and our people well into the future,” she said.

“Today, more than ever, we’re focused on growing the economy and bringing prosperity and security to all areas of our province.”

Reimer could not be reached for direct comment.

Horne also voiced his support for LNG, touting economic and environmental benefits.

“In China it replaces the burning of coal there,” Horne said. “A switch to natural gas could reduce China’s emissions of greenhouse gases by a massive amount. It’s a huge shift. It really is a great thing for not only us here, but globally as well.”

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residents began to report the break-ins and police found they were all within a two-block editorial@thenownews.com radius. The string of break-ins using similar Two Port Coquitlam residents have been methods prompted a three-month investigacharged in what RCMP are calling a new way tion, ultimately leading to the pair.

“From several reports in the area police to case your house.

Mark Wruth, 31, and Alysha McCarthy, 25, kept a close eye on what was happening are each facing one count of breaking and there,” Chung said. “That’s when we went and planned some kind of strategy. entering as well as possession A break-in happened and then of a break-in instrument after a very short time later they a three-month investigation on were caught.” the Westwood Plateau led to Chung wasn’t willing to share their arrests.

From several the exact strategy employed by “The two individuals had a reports in the police, nor the nature of the specific way to case a house,” area police pair’s relationship. said Cpl. Jamie Chung. “The However, it was the consistwell-dressed woman would kept a close ent reporting of the crimes and knock on your door. If she didn’t eye on what the description given by cerget an answer from inside the was happening tain individuals that led police house, the male suspect would to not only keep watch over then allegedly break into your there. the neighbourhood, but catch house through a back door or –Cpl. Jamie Chung the suspects. window.”

Police are warning residents The professional appearance of the woman, Chung explained, acted as a to answer their door without unlocking it if the person outside is a stranger, and to report deterrent against people calling the police.

“Let’s say if a person is just dirty, with torn any suspicious activity, such as a person askclothes and unkempt hair, [and] comes to ing for someone they’ve never heard of.

“Quickly jot down what the person looks your door. You’re going to be very skeptical,” Chung told the Tri-Cities NOW. “But if some- like and report the suspicious occurrence by one approaches your home wearing a suit, calling our non-emergency number at 604or if they don’t look suspicious, most people 945-1550,” Chung said.

Wruth and McCarthy have not been conaren’t going to be reporting that to police.”

But given enough time, Westwood Plateau victed of the charges they face.

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PoCo OK’s care facility John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com PoCo council approved plans to transform one of the largest pieces of undeveloped land in the Dominion Triangle into a large-scale complex care facility.

The first three readings of a rezoning application for 770 Dominion Ave. were unanimously approved Monday, paving the way for a 2.5-acre (one-hectare) site to

be developed into a 237-bed Fraser Health facility.

Scheduled for completion

by October 2015, the facility will have 211 residential care beds for seniors, and another 26 beds for mental health and substance abuse patients.

“It’s a very good piece of work if we’re able to get it delivered,” said Coun. Mike Forrest.

The project is expected to generate 240 full-time jobs.

“I think it’s going to be a

very significant project for the City of Port Coquitlam,” said Coun. Brad West. “To be able to achieve a complex care facility in the community, I think, is going to have a number of real benefits to people who live here.”

Access to the site will come via an extension to Hawkins Street, and a new road.

Seniors currently at the Burquitlam Lions Care Centre will move to the new facility when it’s completed.

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confusion or, in the most extreme cases, fainting.

A glucagon or insulin injection can offset this reaction.

“Severe hypoglycemia is very rare, but there have been changes to the management of diabetes that makes the potential for a severe low more likely to occur in children,” the report states.

This is considered an intermediate action while emergency services are on the way, the statement concludes.

Historically, certain schools throughout the province have entered private agreements

with parents to provide these services, but School District 43 chose not to as the nursing support services it uses are not legally allowed to have private agreements.

The Ministry of Education has since trained staff for glucagon administration, which has been in schools since January.

Insulin administration will be available starting in September.

Training sessions are scheduled for March 5 and April 11 in Coquitlam.

The parents of students with Type 1 diabetes will pay for the insulin and supplies kept for their children at schools, meaning the cost won’t be passed on to the district or specific schools.

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editorial@thenownews.com It wasn’t the news the school board wanted to hear, but staff reported Tuesday that School District 43 is at risk of another deficit.

Second-quarter financial results show a “high” chance of a deficit, according to assistant secretary-treasurer Chris Nicolls.

“Staffing levels are all confirmed and we do have a balanced budget at this point in time, but as we look forward to the end of the year we have no contingency in our budget and we have several risks that could cause a small deficit by the end of the year,” he told the Tri-Cities NOW in a phone interview.

What, exactly, the deficit will amount to Nicolls and

school board chair Melissa associated with contractual Hyndes don’t know, but they absences and long-term illness has resulted in an addibelieve it will be “small.”

“You know, when our tional provision of $385,000 financial picture was com- on this expenditure line,” the report states. ing out of last “This is in year, it’s pretty addition to normal for our the $900,000 organization … it’s pretty increase from not to be out 2012-13.” of the woods normal for our For fullthe year after,” organization not time equivaHyndes said. to be out of the lent students, The projectthe budget ed risks come woods the year predicted $84 from a few dirafter. per student, ections, includbut has since ing an increase –Melissa Hyndes been changed in substitute to $60 per stuteaching costs, dent, causing a decline in enrolment funding, a drop in a shortfall of $726,000.

The report also indicates grant funding and a CUPE wage increase of nearly $1 rental and lease revenues are not adding up as anticipated, million.

“A trend in substitute costs and profits from the Terry

Fox Theatre are below projections.

On the other side of the equation, International Education enrolment has risen above projections, accounting for an increase of $1 million.

During the 2012-13 school year, the district underwent a forensic audit by KPMG after a large and unexpected deficit of $8 million led to 142 layoffs.

Auditors gave the school board 14 recommendations, including setting up a finance committee to watch over the budget and clarify roles and responsibilities in the district, and to have contingency plans for uncertain spending choices.

A finance committee is expected to be up and run-

ning by April 1 and the district has committed to implementing all 14 recommendations made by KPMG. So far, school district staff are taking all necessary steps to get back on budget and create a clear, understandable environment, according to Nicolls.

“We’re systematically reviewing a number of programs, activities and looking at how we can do things better, looking at what is non-core to the education of learners,” he said. “We’re trying to be very systematic and very sensitive to those kinds of areas that are core to the school district and the school board.”

District staff are expected to submit a budget to the board on Feb. 25.

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We have activities running Feb 17 to 23, 2014 Heritage Afloat! is this year’s Heritage Week theme.

Get into the historical spirit with the following events:

1. See archival photos, museum artifacts and historical insights on display at the Port Moody Recreation Complex (300 Ioco Road) between Feb 17-22.

2. Take part in the Heritage Week Scavenger Hunt any time between Feb 17-23: • Pick up a scavenger hunt package at the Recreation Complex (300 Ioco Road).

• Follow the directions, then drop off completed scavenger hunts at the Port Moody Station Museum (2734 Murray Street) before February 23.

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3. Join us for the unveiling of the Chateau Place Stone Marker at 3pm on Feb 23.

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No escorted passes for Allan Schoenborn REVIEW BOARD CITES RISK

John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com One of B.C.’s most highprofile killers has again been denied the chance to apply for escorted passes from Coquitlam’s Forensic Psychiatric Hospital.

The B.C. Review Board’s decision Wednesday to deny the request by convicted child killer Allan Schoenborn was met with relief, according to PoCo’s Dave Teixeira, who serves as the spokesperson for the extended family of Schoenborn’s ex-wife Darcie Clarke.

“The family is relieved.

This is what they’ve been saying over and over again for four years,” he said.

Media reports from Wednesday suggested doctors treating Schoenborn recommended he not be released and that he remained a risk to public safety.

Those same reports indicate Schoenborn suggested

Allan Schoenborn he deserved a chance to go out into the community for coffee or to swim.

“There were only two people in that room [on Wednesday] who wanted Allan Schoenborn to go free, and that was Allan Schoenborn and his lawyer,” Teixeira said. “His own team of psychologists, psychiatrists and medical doctors said that he posed a high risk to public safety and he has, yet again, been deemed to be a highrisk offender.”

Schoenborn, who killed his three children in 2008 in Merritt but was ultimately found not guilty of murder by reason of mental disorder,

caused a stir in 2011 when he applied to the B.C. Review Board for escorted access to get a coffee and go to a local pool. He eventually withdrew his application.

He was also set to have two hearings in 2012 but cancelled both.

Teixeira noted the family chose not to submit a victim impact statement, largely because they think Schoenborn is incapable of expressing remorse.

“In the three hearings we’ve attended, he has never apologized, he has never accepted responsibility,” he said. “And [on Wednesday], not once did he say, ‘I’m sorry.’ He sees himself as the victim.”

Darcie Clarke, whose three children were killed by Schoenborn, was represented at Wednesday’s hearing by her cousin Stacy Galt and her brother Michael Clarke.

“As both Darcie and Michael said today, what’s also needed are greater supports for the mentally ill,” Teixeira said.

“Allan Schoenborn needs those supports. He should have had them 20 years ago.

He should’ve had them six years ago.”

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Two speeches, not much new

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he most obvious revelation to be had from both the federal budget and the provincial throne speech this week was that there is no federal or provincial election in the offing.

Both presentations were about as exciting and unexpected as a municipal council committee meeting.

The provincial government’s decision to utter its throne speech at the same time as the release of the federal budget raised some feeling of anticipation that B.C.’s premier was hoping that something controversial might be overshadowed by interest in the senior government’s moment in the spotlight.

But more likely, no one in either camp was concerned that anything of interest was being revealed that might have serious political consequences, positive or negative.

That’s not to say that everyone will be happy — or even moderately relieved — about the contents of either document.

Certainly, there is the expected dutiful opposition and supportive back-patting from those who feel they are direct stakeholders with special interests in various components of both documents.

Environmentalists, for instance, will find much to upset them in the federal budget. And past experience with the “Harper Government” suggests that we can expect more budget-related legislation later this year that has absolutely no forewarning in this budget.

And teachers won’t be happy with a hint in the B.C. throne speech that they will be expected to sign a 10-year contract.

Right. And who is fooling whom?

But both documents were mostly “business as usual” pronouncements.

And frankly, that’s not a bad thing. We don’t even like the disingenuous budgets and throne speeches that transparently step outside of reality when they are used to kick off election campaigns.

This down-to-earth stuff is much easier to swallow.

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eing involuntarily escorted into a gym filled with rows of desks topped with papers that bear my doom has become familiar by my fourth year of high school.

However, Grade 12 has brought the treacherous process of provincial exams to a whole new level. Now that one test, which lasts a mere three hours, is worth 40 per cent of my mark, the cup that is provincial exams is overflowing with problems. These problems become a notably larger mess when the subject being tested is English.

Thinking back to my first few weeks of English 12, my teacher set out with the goal to effectively teach the class how to write a proper essay. This long and laborious process of discussion, planning, drafting and peer editing ends in the creation of a piece of writing that properly demonstrates my capabilities.

Now let’s flash-forward to the provincial exam. I have stress acne speckled across my forehead and a mess of baggy clothes thrown onto my body.

After I am instructed to sit in those uncomfortable blue chairs it is then the expectation that I write two full essays as well as a paragraph response.

In this situation it becomes impossible for me to follow the steps my teacher has so thoroughly taught.

The process of writing an essay, which normally takes a week or two, is shoved into a few short hours. The time limit forces me to abandon all the good writing habits I have practised throughout the year.

What do the students gain from this?

In addition, we have no access to the corrections, therefore no chance to learn from our mistakes and grow as writers.

The next problem on my list is the subject itself. While I was certainly

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taught some rules and structure techniques, English 12 is mostly a course of interpretation and self-expression.

The way in which a poem speaks to one student is by no means the way it will speak to another.

How can I be expected to be tested on something with such a wide range of justifiable answers?

Or worse yet, what if the piece of writing I am reading says nothing to me at all? What happens if I am completely uninspired by the five-word writing prompts provided on the final page of the exam. At this point there is no way my writing will demonstrate my best work.

My final issue with provincial exams centres on marking and evaluation. It becomes a game of chance trying to write something a marker is going to

like. What if they don’t like my style or my narrative story bores them to death?

English is not black and white; there is not one correct answer to every question.

This means I am held hostage to the subjectivity of the marker. How the marker feels about my style of writing determines my mark and can even impact my future.

While discussing the problems with provincial exams with my dad, he asked the question: “What’s the solution?”

I thought about this and came to the conclusion that perhaps the Ministry of Education has good intentions in having every student in B.C. write the same final exam in English 12.

Despite their efforts, something just isn’t right. After spending months of class time working hard it lacks all logic to make three hours worth 40 per cent of my mark.

I, along with my fellow students, should be evaluated on the hours of classroom work we put in, not on a single snapshot that barely represents our competence.

Meagan Pelletier is a Grade 12 student at Riverside Secondary in Port Coquitlam.

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LETTERS WHO TO VOTE FOR? NONE OF THE ABOVE

If a Canadian federal election were to be held today, which party would you vote for — the Conservatives, NDP, Liberals, Greens or Bloc Québecois? Well, if I were to vote now I would choose none of the above. It’s a Canadian conundrum — and a real problem for discerning voters, because our federal parties keep to uncompromising and untenable platforms.

As ruled by the “Harper Government,” Canada is so undemocratic that a vote for a Conservative candidate borders on constitutional treason — just look, for instance, to the hack job on the CBC, which is now bereft of its editorial independence. We live in a country that no longer has freedom of the press for our national public broadcaster. Who in their right mind wants to vote Conservative?

Then look to the Official Opposition NDP. Stacked by soft Quebec nationalists à la Mulroney, the NDP Party under “Tom” Mulcair hopes to dismantle the Chretien government’s “Clarity Act,” now widely

regarded as a success story (or the only thing federalists have going for them). For Mulcair, the formula “50 per cent plus one” is enough to dismantle Canada, should a referendum on separation in Quebec actually happen.

It sounds to me that the NDP are a profoundly disloyal opposition; they very much deserve to return to third party status for this reason alone, aside from their Peter Pan dream of eliminating the Senate.

How about the Liberals under Trudeau? Recently bolstered by caucus evictions of Senate Liberals, Trudeau wants to escape the Conservative “not a leader” caricature of his predecessors Ignatieff and Dion. But Trudeau is still floundering on his party’s national platform to legalize marijuana. Too bad he did not bother to check out his mother Margaret’s autobiography, Changing My Mind, before he adopted this “liberal” policy.

Margaret Trudeau suffers from bipolar disorder, and for two or three decades she was “addicted” to pot, which contributed to her chronic episodes of “extreme mania.” It was only when Margaret Trudeau stopped smoking pot on her doctor’s orders that she got better and came into

her own. In other words, Justin Trudeau has learned absolutely nothing from his mother’s experiences, which makes him look foolish, and now his policy on pot will contribute to any number of mental health crises among the vulnerable, once there is legal access to marijuana. It is also well documented that marijuana use is an early trigger for the onset of schizophrenia, especially among those who are susceptible to this serious and tragic illness. Legal pot is a way of dealing with foreign drug cartels, but schizophrenics become our domestic victims, and they don’t vote. Both the Liberals and Greens advocate the legalization of pot; that they do so is indicative of their poor grasp of mental health matters.

Pity. Pot is also much like a Brave New World solution, where people take its equivalent, soma, in order to get a “holiday from the facts.”

Moreover, the legalization of pot represents post-colonialism at its worst: instead of the disgraceful 19th-century Opium Wars, it is now the West which seeks further amusement and distraction, while the Chinese economic engine climbs to ascendancy.

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less Bloc Québecois, which is not represented outside of Quebec.

That leaves no party to vote for, but many reasons to stand on guard against this Canadian conundrum.

Allow me to suggest a remedy: stymied potential voters should be allowed a “veto” on each and every ballot in the next federal election. Yes, an extra entry on each ballot to say “I deny” should be considered by Elections Canada to give people of conscience a chance to express their dissent at oppressive party platforms. It is good to declare independence from leaders deprived of foresight, as well as hindsight.

Joerge Dyrkton Anmore

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The majority of councillors credited the shelter’s success to the fact clients were bused No news was good news in and out of the facility, as in PoCo over the course of opposed to staying there at all times.

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“The good news is nothing City council received a recap Monday of the month- happened there, and there long homeless shelter oper- was nothing untoward at ation run out of Grace Church all — it proceeded without a hitch,” said on Kingsway Coun. Mike Avenue, a Forrest. report that According pointed to no The good news to Hope for complaints Fr e e d o m being received is nothing Society staby either the happened tistics, an city or the there, and there average of 15 operator of people used the shelter, was nothing the shelter the Hope untoward at all. nightly during For Freedom Society.

–Coun. Mike Forrest January. Six people were Only one moved off the issue came up, street and into as police were called to deal with an indi- some form of housing durvidual who would not comply ing that time. Since the prowith the conditions of attend- gram began in November, 24 people have transitioned off ing the shelter.

“There’s no surprise for me the street and into housing.

On top of praising staff, that things went the way we thought they would,” said councillors also credited Hope for Freedom Society Thiessen with the operation’s managing director Rob success, particularly in light of the amount of criticism Thiessen.

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“Mr. Thiessen took a lot of hits on it,” said Coun.

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For his part, Thiessen said he was largely unfazed by the level of anger directed towards him during, and after, the public hearing.

“I take the vitriol with the same grain of salt that I take the praise,” he said. “The fact that there’s been a change of attitude in three months isn’t because we made any changes. It’s more [the public] than us.”

The shelter is now operating out of Coquitlam’s Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship, before it wraps up at St. Andrew’s United Church at the end of next month.

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editorial@thenownews.com More help is needed for women and children at risk of homelessness, according to Sandy Burpee, chair of the Tri-Cities Homelessness and Housing Task Group.

The Tri-City Transition House provides homes for 200 to 300 women fleeing violence each year, but double that number are turned away, Burpee said Tuesday during a presentation to Port Moody city council.

Another resource, the Elizabeth Gurney House, is located in New Westminster but roughly one-quarter of its clients are Tri-Cities residents. In 2012, it turned away 1,545 women and children.

Add these two situations together and it’s clear there’s

a need that’s not being met, into productive adults instead of perpetuating the poverty according to Burpee.

“The question is, why cycle, Burpee added.

Coun. Diana Dilworth should we care?” Burpee said.

“Well, lone parents, especial- agreed with Burpee and said the city needs ly female lone to do more. parents, are “As a single a particularly mother, the vulnerable way to make demographic As a single ends meet and in our socimother, the get a leg up ety because way to make was to live in typically not subsidized coonly are they ends meet … op housing,” often fleeing was to live in she said. “And trauma and subsidized co-op it made all the abuse in their difference, lives, often housing.

I think, to they’re also –Diana Dilworth where myself l ow- i n c o m e , and my chiland yet have a duty to take care of and raise dren are today.”

It’s been more than 10 years their children.”

As a community, we have a since the city helped develop vested interest in their well- affordable housing near Inlet being, so their children turn Theatre — an embarrassingly

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editorial@thenownews.com Should the City of Port Moody give tax dollars to charities? That was the question raised Tuesday, after organizers of the Dancing 4 a Change gala, held Feb. 1 at Inlet Theatre, asked council to waive nearly $1,100 in rent and staff fees.

A motion to waive the $519 for the theatre rental was defeated, leaving the charity stuck with the full bill.

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Sheila Alwell, founder of Dancing 4 a Change, said in a phone interview she accepts the decision.

“Oh yeah, it’s fair,” she said. “I plan on going back next year and pleading my case again, but I understand the budget has to come out of somewhere.”

Coun. Bob Elliott said at Tuesday’s meeting the situation is a tough one.

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He pointed to a recent proposal for affordable housing

by Beedie Living in Coquitlam, next to the existing Como Lake Gardens units.

The proposal is for a 26storey tower and seven YWCA townhouse units for single-parent households led by women.

“The demand for [this housing] has been apparent since Como Lake Gardens opened in April 2012,” the Tri-Cities Homelessness and Housing Task Group’s website states.

The City of Coquitlam, working with the YWCA and Beedie Living, made the new developmentpossible,Burpee said, adding similar ideas are needed in Port Moody.

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“We’ve had fits and starts to look at kind of recreating that and looking at new and different ways to put affordable housing in and we just haven’t been successful,” she said. “And I think what’s even more embarrassing is over years and years and years, I’ve attended many workshops at the Urban Development Institute, meeting many developers, and attended many workshops with municipal politicians, and we talk about the need for affordable housing.”

The biggest thing missing are leaders to facilitate between the government and developers to promote affordable housing, Dilworth added.

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“It’s tough not to approve this because it’s going to something positive — every one we’ve had — but I think we have to get direction on this.”

Port Moody doesn’t have a set of criteria for charities asking for fee waivers after hosting events at the theatre.

That leaves all requests at the discretion of council, which chooses which groups get a break and which don’t.

“It’s a tough one, but they’re all doing good work,” said Mayor Mike Clay. “And some of them are getting money, and some aren’t and there’s nothing fair about that.”

Community grants are important, said Coun. Rick Glumac, but city staff need rules to work with.

Staff are drafting legislation to create an application process for non-profits, which Coun. Zoe Royer said is expected in March.

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editorial@thenownews.com We want you to give us your garbage.

That’s the message Belkorp Environmental Services Inc. had for the City of Port Moody at Tuesday’s council meeting.

The City of Coquitlam recently OK’d Belkorp to build a $30-million waste-diversion facility in south Coquitlam, and the company wants the rest of the Tri-Cities to get in on the action.

“Ultimately, we’re looking to have you send your commercial waste and your family waste, and we’d like to offer our services,” said Russ Black, Belkorp’s vice-president of corporate development.

The mixed-waste facility would separate recyclables and organics from waste that would otherwise show up in landfills. Belkorp claims it could take in 260,000 tons of material per year, raising the rate of recycling in the area to 85 per cent.

Through current methods, Metro Vancouver diverts roughly 50 to 70 per cent of waste, Black said.

Port Moody council wouldn’t decide on the matter before discussing it in private, but some council members praised the concept.

Coun. Rick Glumac touted the economic benefits of the proposed facility, saying reduced tipping fees could lower utility costs for Port Moody residents, as well as increase recycling.

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Aerial yoga makes its debut in Coquitlam

PRACTICE SEES PARTICIPANTS BREATHING, STRETCHING WHILE HANGING UPSIDE DOWN IN HAMMOCKS

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took courses from an American-based instructor specializing in the practice.

“It’s big in the States and nobody is Staff at Coquitlam’s newest yoga stu- doing it in Vancouver yet, so we wanted dio are inviting residents to come hang that edge,” she said.

“We are the only ones doing it, so natout.

Having opened its doors on Glen Drive urally we’re going to have an edge. But also, it’s really fun and on Jan. 23, Gravity Yoga it’s really good for you.” claims to be the first stuA typical aerial yoga dio in Metro Vancouver to class takes about 75 minoffer aerial yoga.

The idea behind utes.

“The idea behind aerial Domareski said the yoga is that you’re basicaerial yoga classes begin with particially doing yoga in an aeris that you’re pants setting the heights ial silk,” explained studio basically doing of their hammocks, folco-owner and teacher Prestonne Domareski. “If yoga in an aerial lowed by breathing exercises to help them calm you think about the silks silk. down and get into the from Cirque du Soleil, proper mental and physit’s the same kind of idea –Prestonne ical space. except in a yoga class.”

Domareski From there, spinal Domareski said aerial movements are employed yoga was spawned in the U.S. years ago, and the trend caught on to warm up the torso before it’s hammock time — once in the hammocks, south of the border soon after.

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es that see them fully upside-down and inverted.

“It gets easier and you do get used to being upside down over time,” she said.

“It can make you feel a bit nauseous at first if you’re not used to it, but you learn to trust the hammock a lot more, and let go.”

According to Domareski, aerial yoga is ideal for those with prolonged back problems, or others suffering from joint pain.

Because the hammocks are suspended, virtually no pressure is put on those sore joints and participants can more readily ease into specific poses.

“Most people really love it,” she said.

“Almost everybody, as soon as they go upside down, there’s a huge smile on their face.”

Outside of the aerial version — which costs $25 for a drop-in session — Domareski’s studio also offers other forms of yoga.

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Her job: build a city archive from scratch COQUITLAM FACILITY WILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN 2016 John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com Emily Lonie is one of the few people in Coquitlam who can tell you the contents of a police logbook from the early 1900s.

Lonie is Coquitlam’s new archivist, and she’s in the unique position of building a city archive from scratch.

That point was one of the selling features that drew Lonie away from her hometown of Ottawa, where she previously worked for Library and Archives Canada.

“It’s been such a fantastic experience,” said Lonie, who was hired by the city in June 2013. “It doesn’t come around very often where you have a chance to actually start an archives program. That’s definitely unique in our profession.”

The city’s archives are currently stored at City Hall, in the same space once occupied by the old City Centre Library.

Inside, Lonie oversees about 300 square feet filled with old photographs, newspaper clippings, logbooks and other items from businesses and schools that no longer exist.

Among the more unique possessions she’s come across so far are logbooks from Coquitlam’s first police chief, Emeri Paré. Those records date back to a period between

1914 and 1918.

“Those are pretty interesting to look through,” she said. “There wasn’t a lot of violent crime going on in those days, so there’s a lot of mentions of cows on people’s properties and that sort of thing. He took note of everything.”

Lonie said the archives are in the midst of a “soft launch” phase, and she’s the lone employee tasked with overseeing the facility at this point.

Since being hired, Lonie’s been busy with acquiring infrastructure — scanners and software — while also developing a procedural framework that will guide the day-to-day goings-on within the archives.

She noted the archives received a kickstart in donations from heritage societies in both Coquitlam and PoCo, but stressed that any material bound for the archives must pertain to Coquitlam’s history. How that process plays out remains to be seen, as the city is in the midst of drafting an acquisition policy for the archives.

“Basically what we’re looking for is any historical material relating to Coquitlam: that can be political, social or economic history,” she said.

Because of the archives’ relative infancy, access to the items is fairly limited. Lonie noted a few researchers have been inside, though that

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Emily Lonie is overseeing the City of Coquitlam’s new archives, which include logbooks from the city’s first police chief, Emeri Paré. If you have an item to donate, contact her at elonie@coquitlam.ca. will change as policies for the facility become more defined; potential plans for a different location and more employees will likely be discussed at some point this year.

“At the moment, we’re not quite yet equipped to provide full refer-

ence services for researchers, but a more fulsome reference service is definitely a key part of the future plans,” she said.

The archives are tentatively slated to open on a broader scale in 2016, to coincide with the city’s 125th

birthday.

Lonie, however, welcomes members of the community to contact her if they feel they have something to donate.

She can be reached at elonie@ coquitlam.ca.

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RoboCop remake ugly and unappealing ROBOCOP

Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton Directed by: Jose Padilha Running time: 108 minutes A few hours before my screening of RoboCop I visited a local mall and hap-

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We judge people based on the form in which they express themselves.

Unrefined metallic plating, a two-foot-long gun and an intentionally overplayed robotic voice: when one gazes upon Paul Verhoeven’s protagonist, Alex Murphy, in his 1984 cult-classic RoboCop one thinks of a dumb but

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fun campy action film. But in Jose Padilha’s 2014 reimagining, Alex Murphy wears a sleek black suit with a helmet that is highlighted by a vibrant red strip across his eye line. The Brazilian director has lost the retro feel and the original’s appeal.

This new but not improved RoboCop walks an unanchored tightrope between paying homage to the older movie and trying to be its own entity. It stretches itself across many plot points, catch-phrases and messages established by the original while trying to develop its own theme and tell its own very different story. The rope falls, leaving the film to descend into the deep abyss lying beneath: the hell where popcorn flicks’ only unforgiveable sin, boredom, is punished.

The original was a cautionary tale about the dangers of privatizing areas of government (specifically, the area of law enforcement). This film, however, attempts to take advantage of current cultural anxieties: show the dangers of giving up liberties in the name of security.

In fantastical fashion RoboCop (2014) begins with a news broadcast of American-occupied Tehran

by Pat Novak (played perfectly by Samuel L. Jackson), where artificially intelligent robots perform a routine checkup on the locals to stop the threat of any terrorist activity. The city is supposedly safe as “locals have embraced security as a top priority” but in the middle of this Fox-news-like propaganda the live feed cuts out as two suicide bombers kill themselves on camera in an attempt to garner the attention of the American public.

These people have lost precious privacy in exchange for safety by a government they didn’t even vote for.

The corporation that runs this news network is OmniCorp. It sells mechanical soldiers to the U.S. army and countries overseas. They want to expand their market into law enforcement but an American law, the Dreyfus act, prohibits robots in such a role.

Consequently, the company attempts to sway public opinion by unleashing a part-man, part-machine cop into the force as a marketing campaign.

Raymond Sellars and Dr. Norton — leaders of the project — use a young, noble officer, Alex Murphy, who was nearly killed after a car

bomb exploded, leaving 80 per cent of his body burned.

The only way for Alex to be saved is to link his brain to a prosthetic suit that would control nearly all of his actions while offering him the appearance of free will.

The film spends its efforts on overlong scenes of dialogue with meaningless jargon that elaborates on the humanity of RoboCop. It’s intended to be profound and highly philosophical but there is little conflict here.

The man is simply a human who is being oppressed by a company obsessed with delivering a marketable product. They are slowly taking away his humanity for the sake of efficiency and safety (just like the Iranian people).

Profundity fails!

And for all of its talk about Alex’s human nature, when it came time for the person-versus-self conflict to take centre stage I had little interest or sympathy. I didn’t feel for his fading human half because I never identified with his humanity before he put on the suit.

This 2014 rendition of RoboCop harps on a similar message to the original — “f*** the rich” — while being as ugly and unappealing as the person I saw at the mall.

Town Centre Park Information Open House North Field Resurfacing Town Centre Park neighbours and users are invited to view information about the upcoming upgrades to the North Field.

The North Field at Town Centre Park is currently a large natural grass playing area that has traditionally served the sports of soccer and baseball. This primary practice facility is being resurfaced with artificial turf this summer, as well as getting lights installed to better serve these same sports.

Please attend this informative open house to view the details of this construction project.

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Youth Only Badminton: If you are between the ages of 11 and 18, the gym is open for drop-in badminton on Saturdays from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. The drop-in fee is $2 per person. Visit coquitlam.ca/ featuredprograms for information on these and other programs.

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Poco launches new online bill payment Port Coquitlam residents can now receive soon as they are available, • Link directly to the homeowner grant and manage their city bills online, with the application, launch of MyPortCoquitlam.

• Perform detailed inquiries on property Those who sign up for MyPortCoquitlam at www.portcoquitlam.ca/online can choose to taxes, utilities, dog licences and business receive their utility and tax bills electronically, licences, • View current and past view past statements and bills, and access detailed information • For commercial users about their bills, dog licences only, track utility consumpand business licences.

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“We expect this new serThe new service adds to vice to be popular, since many MyPortCoquitlam the city’s existing online serpeople prefer to receive their is the latest vices, which include renewal household bills electronicimprovement of dog and business licences ally rather than through the through www.portcoquitmail,” Mayor Greg Moore to our online lam.ca. Residents are also said in a press release. “We’ve outreach. encouraged to pay their utilbeen leveraging technology ity and tax bills through their for years to make it as easy –PoCo Mayor financial institutions to avoid as possible for our citizens Greg Moore lineups at City Hall. To sign to access city services. The up for MyPortCoquitlam, launch of MyPortCoquitlam is the latest improvement to our online out- visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/online and register using information provided on PoCo utilreach.”

MyPortCoquitlam is secure, easy to use and ity, tax, dog licence or business licence bills. A quick-reference guide is available on the webavailable 24 hours a day. Users can: • Choose to receive their tax and utility bills page. The city will mail out all 2014 utility bills electronically (they may also maintain the on Monday, but MyPortCoquitlam subscribers will be able to sign up for electronic delivery paper mailouts), • View electronic tax and utility bills as of this year’s property tax bill in May.

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Eleven awards of $2,000 each will be presented to qualifying secondary and post-secondary students throughout the province who demonstrate outstanding school and community involvement, according to a press release. The competition is open to students who are members of Envision Financial, or the dependent of an Envision Financial member, in good standing prior to July 1, 2013.

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Kettlebell Applications Level 1 On March 15, join us for a 3-hour practical workshop that teaches you the hinge, the swing and the clean variations for safe use of the kettlebell.

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Dear Tom and Ray: “Although cars have always been just a means of transportation for me, and not the mainstay of my life, I can’t stand to look at my 2009 Toyota Camry. It has been scratched and dented three times in parking lots. That isn’t the biggest problem.

“The thing that really bothers me is that all four wheels look rusty. Every time I look at those rusty wheels, I can’t seem to get beyond thinking that the car is a piece of junk.

It has 68,500 miles on it. My mechanic says there is no danger. Another engineer said I should just spray-paint the wheels. Another mechanic says

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away.

TOM: Absolutely. An ’09 Camry with 68,000 miles on it is a youngster, and it easily could last you another 68,000 miles. For $300 to $400, you can have new steel wheels, with not a speck of rust on them. Those usually come painted black, if that’s OK with you.

RAY: Or if you want to splurge a bit and upgrade, for a couple of hundred more, you can get a set of original, Toyota, seven-spoke, silveralloy rims. Then you’ll be stylin’, Mary.

TOM: Or just go online and find another set of wheels that make your car looks sexy — or at least sexier! If you search for “wheels for ’09 Camry,” you’ll have an enormous number of choices, and you can pick something that’ll make you smile when you come out to the parking lot.

RAY: Here’s why we urge you to do something, Mary: If you hate your car (we can read between the lines here), you’ll take lousy care of it. When you decide, in your mind, that your car is a piece of junk, you stop fixing things. Then you stop maintaining things. You subconsciously help it turn into a piece of junk so you

can justify getting rid of it and getting something else.

Several of Tom’s wives have

Mary. For a fraction of the cost of a new car, you can have any of these solutions.

So I’d say invest in the wheel covers at a minimum, and think seriously about some

snazzier new wheels. Think of it as taking a second ’09 Camry honeymoon!

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Daimler Benz once conducted a study on the conspicuousness of cars. White cars were the most inconspicuous, followed by black, dark red and blue. Dark-coloured vehicles tend to be the most difficult to see on the road and therefore might be most prone to accidents.

Another study from researchers at the University of Auckland in New Zealand in 2003 showed that drivers CONTINUED ON PAGE 24

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While vehicle colour may play a role in accidents, other factors also come into play, such as usage of lights and other features. The National Safety Council has stated the safest car colour to be “one that is highly visible in the widest range of lighting, weather and vision conditions.” They also indicated that white is most visible in uniform lighting but can be an unsafe colour in bright sunlight, snow and fog.

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nest is definitely worth a spot in the garden (or over a doorway) for attractiveness alone.

Another good-looking addition to the garden is the expanding willow wood trellis that would be a sturdy support for those fascinating but annoying heritage beans that are scrambling types: not sturdy enough to be dwarf beans but too short to be pole beans.

The trellis is also a simple, easy support for cucumbers or short peas. Sometimes peas are planted thickly and left to support each other — and united, they do stand.

But picking pods out of this tangle takes a lot more time than trellising them.

This trellis comes in two sizes, expanding to either four inches (1.6 metres) or eight inches (3.1 metres).

Both are four feet (1.6 metres) high.

Topsy Turvey tomato (or strawberry) planters have become very popular. These hanging pots with flowers and fruit cascading down the sides are easy to pick and their high, sunny locations result in more fruit because they’re very visible to pollinating insects.

Seniors might want to make sure they’re strong enough to hang up these planters in spring and take them down in fall. It’s also helpful to ensure soil in these hanging pots is a lightweight mix.

Netting is a universal way of protecting berries and vegetables from birds and animals. But sadly birds are especially likely to get tangled in it. Freeing them can be difficult and sometimes heart-breaking.

The smaller mesh sizes keep birds safer while still being excellent deterrents.

Half an inch (approximately 1.5 cm) is one of the smaller mesh sizes available.

The black Bird D-Fence netting is especially effective over pools. In shady areas it’s almost invisible.

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ver the years I’ve tried out all kinds of gardening extras.

Some I still cherish, others not so much, while a few more would likely be perfect for someone with a different garden and very diligent habits.

For instance, slug saloons where the slimy critters drink their way into a happy demise are now manufactured in a larger size with more apertures capable of holding 40 bodies in one night. Forgetting to check slug saloons every day can lead to experiences best forgotten.

A totally beautiful Slug Shield is a scramble of woven copper wire that you wrap around the plant you want to protect and unwrap when necessary. It would be important to keep up to date with weeding because slugs are quick to cross plant “bridges.”

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Regardless of just how far away the real wasps would relocate, the make-believe

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f you have ever attended one of my cooking classes or cooking shows, you know that I am a big advocate for using fat in cooking.

You will always hear me chanting “Fat is flavour; fat is moisture; fat is your friend.”

I even take it one step further by joking that “My title is not doctor, dietitian, or nutritionist — my title is chef.”

But I always take a moment from this overindulging of fat celebration to mention moderation.

Moderation is truly the key. Just because I may demonstrate an incredibletasting recipe loaded with fat grams and calories, this does not mean that I expect you to eat like that on a regular basis. These types of recipes are meant to be illustrated as your “go to” formula for a special occasion when you want to “wow” someone with your cooking.

Having a background myself of having to deal with being overweight as a child and young adult, I know that it is not the preferred way to journey through life. Today, with a balanced diet and my best efforts at a regular

Dance class starts Feb. 17 Grab your partner and head to Dogwood Pavilion to get out on the dance floor.

Dance instructor Kathy Bramley is offering a Beginner’s Ballroom class for those aged 50 and older, starting Monday, Feb. 17 at 12:15 p.m.

While you won’t end up on Dancing With The Stars, you’ll be surprised at the benefits you can gain from learning to dance. Ballroom dancing will improve your physical health, is a low-impact aerobic activity that uses all the major muscle groups, and will increase your flexibility, agility and strength. You will tone muscles, improve your posture and burn calories in the process.

This class will teach you to waltz, foxtrot, tango, chacha and rhumba over seven weeks. The fee to participate is $43.75. For more information and to register, call 604927-4386.

Dogwood Pavilion, a City of Coquitlam recreation centre for adults 50 and older, is located at 624 Poirier St. (enter off Winslow Avenue).

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exercise routine, I have more energy and feel better than I ever did in my younger years.

The main difference, more than at any time prior in my life, is that I now celebrate all foods, not just the fatty and calorie laden ones.

There is flavour to be found in all types of ingredients, recipes and cuisines, and to find greatness in your

regular diet is to rejoice in variety and moderation.

The focus of moderation in this column has a couple of meanings: restriction and portion size. Eating forbidden foods (everyone’s perspective of “forbidden” is different so I will leave it up to you to define this term) does not have to be done on a daily basis (restriction) or should be of a small amount (portion size).

Whether you practise

restriction and/or portion size will again depend on your lifestyle, beliefs and ultimately what works for you to lead a healthy way of life.

This being said, there is a huge variety of recipes that I share with the public, not just the fatty ones. Most menus I teach at my classes and shows tend to have a balance about them unless there is an obvious general menu focus on a certain technique or specific ingredient.

My opinion on life is a bit biased as a chef, but I believe that food helps us to celebrate and enjoy our daily existence. We need food to survive, so let’s make it exciting and something to look

forward to every day.

Having influence from a chef in your life will help you in many ways to prepare restaurant-quality food right in your own home. By cooking from scratch you have the ability to control ingredients, cooking technique and also save money. Honing this skill in the kitchen you already have, and with the daily requirement that you need food to stay alive, will prove to be invaluable.

So, blow some dust off your cookbook collection, watch some cooking shows or take a cooking class — and consulting a doctor, dietitian and/or nutritionist may not be a bad idea either.

Although eating fat in food

has no direct correlation to drinking red wine, I do feel compelled to state the following in my argument of moderation: “Many studies have suggested that drinking a single glass of red wine everyday is good for you, but skipping the whole week and having seven glasses on Friday night … not so good.”

Chef Dez is a food columnist, culinary instructor and cookbook author. Visit him at www.chefdez. com. Direct your food or cooking questions to dez@chefdez. com or P.O. Box 2674, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6R4.

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Home ownership is a dream for many people, but the realization of just how expensive owning a home can be is often eye-opening once you get the keys and move in. Once the initial sticker shock has worn off, homeowners should know that the cost of home ownership need not be so steep. In fact, there are several ways homeowners can cut costs without drastically changing their lifestyle.

your mortgage is another great way homeowners can save a substantial amount of money. Even if you only recently purchased your home, your lender might be willing to refinance your mortgage with a lower interest rate. Depending on the amount of time and money left on your loan, reducing your interest rate by two per cent can save you a substantial amount of money on your monthly mortgage payment, which can add up to considerable savings on the total interest you will pay over the life of the loan. If you think your interest rate is a tad too high, consult your lender and discuss refinancing at a lower rate.

• Combine your insurance coverages. Many lenders mandate that borrowers carry homeowners insurance for their homes. The cost of coverage varies from company to company, and one of the ways homeowners can reduce the cost of their homeowners insurance is to bundle their homeowners coverage with their auto insurance. Some companies provide discounted premiums as high as 15 per cent for policy holders who combine their homeowners and auto insurance coverage.

Speak with your current provider to determine if combining your coverage could save you money. If the savings are not significant, shop around for an insurance company that can offer you the lower price you desire. Just be sure the company is accessible and reputable.

• Bundle your services. More and more consumers have decided to bundle their Internet, phone and television packages. Consumer Reports found that bundling just two of those services instead of buying them from separate providers can save consumers between 40 to 60 per cent depending on where they live.

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Converting a home into a handicap-accessible space can seem like a daunting task that requires adjustments to nearly every part of the house. While the extent of those adjustments depends on the individual who needs to be accommodated, some of the areas homeowners must address when making their homes handicap accessible are universal regardless of the individual’s condition.

Entryways A home’s entryways often must be addressed when making the home more handicap accessible. Portable ramps can be an affordable option and are often ideal for those who only need to make

temporary adjustments, such as when a resident suffers an injury that requires he or she spend some time in a wheelchair. When the adjustments will just be temporary, a folding wheelchair might be necessary, as the doorways might not be able to fit a standard wheelchair that doesn’t fold.

When adjustments figure to be permanent, homeowners might need to expand the doorways in their homes.

Contractors typically recommend expanding doorways to at least 32 inches, which provides some manoeuvrability when wheelchairs, which are typically between 24 and 27 inches wide, are entering the home. Doorways at the most commonly used entryways, including front doors and doors to the bathrooms as well as the individual’s bedroom, will likely need to be widened.

Bathroom The bathroom might be the area of the home that needs the most attention.

Slippery conditions common to bathrooms can make things especially difficult for

people in wheelchairs or with disabilities. Grab bars should be installed in bath tubs and shower stalls and next to toilets.

But grab bars aren’t the only adjustment homeowners should make in the bathroom as they attempt to make a home more handicap accessible. Safety treads, which can provide a secure, slip-free surface on the floors of showers and tubs, can be installed.

Add a hand-held shower head to the shower stall to make it easier for those with a disability to shower. Portable transfer seats, which enable wheelchair-bound men and women to transition from their chairs to showers and bathtubs, can be purchased and kept in or near the bathroom.

Water fixtures An often overlooked adjustment homeowners must make when transforming their homes into handicapaccessible spaces concerns the sinks throughout the home. Disabled persons may find it difficult to access faucets on sinks throughout the home, especially when there

are vanity cabinets beneath the sinks. Replacing such sinks with pedestal sinks can improve manoeuvrability, but make sure such sinks are lower to the ground than standard pedestal sinks. A sink that’s just a few inches lower than a standard sink is considerably more accessible to people in wheelchairs.

Closets Closets are rarely handicap accessible. Homeowners can address this issue by creating multi-level closet spaces so individuals can place their clothes at accessible heights.

Closet shelves can be lowered and doors can be widened so disabled persons can easily manage their wardrobes. In addition, consider installing a light inside the closet and make sure the light switch can be easily reached from a wheelchair.

Making a home more handicap accessible can be a significant undertaking, but many of the adjustments homeowners must make are small in scale and won’t take long to complete.

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Deciduous trees are dormant in winter, so they won’t bleed sap when pruned at this time of year like they will at other times of year. In addition, many varieties of trees are less likely to attract disease or insects if pruned in the winter. Oak trees, for example, emit a strong odour when pruned, and that odour can attract a type of beetle that causes oak wilt. But this type of beetle hibernates in the winter, making this the ideal season to prune oak trees.

Before pruning trees, regardless of the time of year, homeowners should learn the types of trees on their property and when the ideal pruning season is for each type of tree. Pruning also may depend on climate, so speak with a local gardening or landscaping professional to determine when is the best time to prune the trees

on your property. Once the time has come to prune, keep the following tips in mind to maintain healthy and esthetically appealing trees.

• Remove limbs that appear to be competing for space. Tree limbs that are crossing, rubbing or growing parallel to one another can be pruned. Such limbs may prohibit the growth of nearby limbs.

• Remove limbs that are growing in. Some tree limbs may appear to be growing toward the interior of the tree, and these limbs can be pruned.

• Remove limbs growing toward the ground. A healthy tree’s limbs will grow outward, not toward the ground.

• Remove dead limbs.

Dead limbs simply take up space, and a dead limb is not going to grow back come the spring. Dead, broken or diseased limbs should be removed when pruning.

• Do not top trees. Tree topping is the removal of large branches and/or trunks from the top of a tree. Topping leaves a tree susceptible to disease and insect infestation, and homeowners who top trees to prevent them from getting any larger should know that topping actually promotes the growth of smaller, weaker branches that eventually grow as tall, if not taller, than the original branches before the tree was topped. Topping also decreases a tree’s life expectancy.

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Obviously, if your doctor has to work through this process sequentially as you pull a series of problems from your pocket one at a time, a 10- or 15-minute appointment can turn into an hour, sabotaging the medical office assistant’s mission of keeping the office running smoothly to serve all patients well.

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In upcoming columns, I’ll address the management plan and the crucial information you need to know about any medication, investigation or treatment in order to make an informed choice and remain in the driver’s seat in your own health care.

On Monday, Feb. 17, I will be speaking at the Metrotown branch of the Burnaby Public Library on “The PatientDoctor Relationship: making the most of each visit with your family doctor.” For more information, please phone the Metrotown branch at 604-436-5400 or register online at www.bpl.bc.ca/ events.

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The Olympics can introduce kids to sport

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ick up any newspaper and at least once a month there will be a story about the inactivity of our kids.

We need to get them away from their screens, up and moving, active and engaged.

We all agree, but the real question is how.

How do we motivate them to participate in an active sport? How do they choose what sports interest them?

What are the options? The Olympics are a great answer for all of these questions.

Once the Games start there is an excitement in the air.

Everyone is watching and discussing the games and the different sports.

I spoke to one of our very own Olympians, Karen Magnussen, one of the greatest figure skaters of the 1970s. She won five Canadian national titles, three World Championship medals, and the 1972 Olympic silver medal. In 1973 she won gold at the World Championships. I spoke with her about the Games. She agrees that when the Games start there is an adrenalin rush that affects all of us. The trick, according to Magnussen, is to acknowledge the excitement.

Different children are drawn to different sports. For some, it’s like a magnet. They see a downhill race, the luge, figure skating or hockey and it’s like a switch goes on in their heads. This is the sport for them.

According to Magnussen, one big advantage of the Olympics is that children get to see many sports and athletes in a condensed time frame. It’s the perfect time

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for parents to encourage their children to consider what interests them. You really do that by listening and watching their reaction.

They’ll let you know what excites them.

Some kids will see the Olympics as a springboard to seeing themselves on a podium some day. For those kids, your role is to be supportive. Let them know you are there for them. If they are truly elite athlete material they will have the drive and ambition and be drawn to the particular sport. You will not have to push them, just support them.

Most kids simply want to enjoy sport and that’s the real goal of introducing them to a wide range of choices.

It’s not about being elite. As Magnussen says, “Everything is about what you put into it.”

I also asked her about safety. Her response was that learning how to do a sport properly is the defence against injury. Coaching in all sports is not just for the competitors; it’s for all kids.

When they learn how to skate (ski, run or luge, etc.) properly, they will be safer.

The Olympics may motivate your kids to get active.

They’re not working to make the 2018 team. They’re working to become healthier people and to have fun.

It’s also a chance to talk

about summer sports. Once the topic of different sports is on the table, take a look at the summer activities and see what causes your child to sit up and take notice.

When I speak to groups of parents I hear about children who are overweight and physically unfit. But all too often, I hear about children who are just not willing to try something new, are unable to recover from mistakes or who give up too easily.

Developing skills in a group under the guidance of a coach helps them learn how to keep trying and grow and develop new skills. Each

time they work to learn something and finally succeed makes the next time easier and it will translate into other areas of their life.

Our children need to learn how to work as team members. They will be team members in the workplace, in meetings, on volunteer boards or in their community. Sitting at home in front of the TV set or computer screen just doesn’t do it.

Participating as a team member in a sport they learn how to take turns, how to follow the rules, how to mentor and be mentored. They also learn how to assess their own strengths and abilities and how to partner with others who have complementary assets.

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FRIDAY, FEB 14 Glen Pine Pavilion plays host to a Special Valentine’s Day lun-

cheon from noon to 2 p.m at 1200 Glen Pine Court in Coquitlam.

Special guests and entertainers will be on tap in the pavilion’s Great Room. Admission is $12 for members, $17 for non members. Attendees are encouraged to wear red and pink. To register, call 604-927-6940.

Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier Branch, plays host to its recurring film series known as National Film Board of Canada: Friday Afternoon at the Movies, from 1 to 3 p.m. at 575 Poirier St. The featured film will be The Fruit Hunters, which stars Bill Pullman and his obsession to create a community orchard in the Hollywood Hills.

SATURDAY, FEB 15 Trinity United Church hosts a screening of Al Helm (The

Dream) – Martin Luther King in Palestine at 7 p.m. at 2211 Prairie Ave. in PoCo. The plot features an African-American gospel choir’s travels to Palestine to present a play about Martin Luther King. Refreshments will be provided at this free screening. Info: 604-942-2184 or 604-942-0022.

City of Port Coquitlam hosts the Wilson Centre Healthy Living Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside the Wilson Centre at the Port Coquitlam Recreation Complex, 2150 Wilson Ave. More than 50 agencies will be on site, offering presentations about varying aspects of staying healthy as we age, including physical and mental health, wellness, recreation and financial planning. Info: 604-927-7974.

SUNDAY, FEB 16 1st Port Coquitlam Scouts host a bottle drive from 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m. at Kilmer Elementary School, 1575 Knappen St. in Port Coquitlam. For assured pick up, call 604-970-2579.

MONDAY, FEB 17 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.

TUESDAY, FEB 18 Philosopher’s Café will play host to a discussion around con-

spiracy theories from 10 a.m. to noon at Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. The discussion will centre around how one can critically evaluate and respond to a conspiracy theory.

Info: 604-927-6098.

PoCo Garden Club meets at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity United Church, 2211 Prairie Ave. Guest speaker Brian Campbell from West Coast Seeds will speak to all things related to seeds. Everyone is welcome. Info: Michelle at 604-942-3565.

WEDNESDAY, FEB 19 Port Moody Ecological Society holds its annual general

meeting at 7 p.m. in multipurpose room 2 at the Port Moody Rec Centre, 300 Ioco Road in Port Moody. The meeting will feature guest speaker Dr. Craig Orr, from the Watershed Watch Salmon Society. Everyone welcome. Info: www.noonscreek.org.

Singles Travel Club meets at 6 p.m. at the ABC Restaurant, 300-100 Schoolhouse St., Coquitlam. The group offers tours for solo travellers, a chance to meet new friends and the security of group travel. RSVP to Val at 604-669-6607 ext. 304. Info: www. singlestravelclub.ca.

THURSDAY, FEB 20 Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary hosts a used book sale from

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody. The sale takes place in the hospital lobby across from the gift shop. Info: www.erhf.ca.

Port Coquitlam Heritage Society holds a general meeting at 1 p.m. in the community meeting room at the Gathering Place, 2100–2253 Leigh Sq. in PoCo. Long-time residents Joy Galea and her brother, Coun. Mike Forrest, will share stories of growing up, living and working on the river to help kick off the group’s newest heritage display theme, Heritage Afloat. Guests are welcome.

Info: www.pocoheritage.org.

FRIDAY, FEB 21 Port Coquitlam Heritage Society holds a historical fiction

book club meeting at 10:30 a.m. at 2100–2253 Leigh Sq. This

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month’s book, Flight of the Dragonfly by Danial Neil, follows the journey of Li Tat from his home in China to his life as an indentured labourer constructing the railway in the Fraser Canyon. Info: www.pocoheritage.org.

The Circle of Friends meets at the Port Coquitlam Legion, 133–2675 Shaughnessy St. at 7 p.m. to plan the group’s monthly events. This 50+ singles group encourages meeting new friends and participating in social events such as walking, dancing, dining out, travel, theatre. Info: Nina at 604-941-9032.

Tri-City Singles Socal Club meets at 7:30 p.m. at Royal Canadian Legion, 2513 Clarke St. in Port Moody. The 50+ group offers an opportunity for singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more. Members are from the Tri-Cities area and beyond. Info: Darline at 604-466-0017.

Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch, continues its series National Film Board of Canada: Friday Afternoon at the Movies, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Nancy Bennett Room at 575 Poirier St. The featured film will be Alanis Obomsawin’s documentary, The People of the Kattawpiskak River, which exposes the housing crisis faced by 1,700 Cree in Northern Ontario. Info: www.library. coquitlam.bc.ca.

SATURDAY, FEB 22 Kiddies Korner Preschool holds an open house from 10 a.m.

to noon at 2211 Prairie Ave. in PoCo. Meet the teaching staff, and get a sense of the school’s surroundings. Reserve your spot by calling 604-941-4919 or e-mail info@kkp.ca.

Friends of Mundy Park Heritage Society holds its annual general meeting from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Nancy Bennett Room at the Poirier Branch of the Coquitlam Public Library, 575 Poirier St. Agenda items include the Christmas tree-chipping event, updating event display materials and funding projects.

Newcomers welcome. Info: nancy_tinari@yahoo.com.

ONGOING Crossroads Hospice Society hosts a free walking group for

the bereaved on Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The group

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meets at the Port Moody Social Recreation Centre. Hospice volunteers will be present on the free walk through Rocky Point Park or Orchard Beach. Newcomers can register by calling Castine Breckwoldt at 604-949-2274.

Debtors Anonymous meets regularly to offer hope and recovery to debtors, compulsive spenders and underearners. Info: 604-878-3328 or www.debtorsanonymous.org.

Developmental Disabilities Association offers free pickup of gently used houseware items, including dishes, toys and books. Cloth items can be dropped off in bins. Furniture, dishes and clothes are accepted at donation stations. Info: 604-2734332.

Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary hosts a coffee program from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays in the main lobby of the hospital, 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody. Sales of beverages and baked goods raise funds for the purchase of hospital equipment and patient comfort items.

Fibromyalgia Support Group meets at 1 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Poirier branch of the Coquitlam Public Library, 575 Poirier St. Info: Julie Park at 604-936-6027.

Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop needs volunteers for its new location at 2811B Shaughnessy St. Help raise funds for the purchase of equipment and patient comfort items at the hospital. There are openings for all shift positions (cashier, customer assistant, sorting clerk and pricing clerk). Shift hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 1 to 4:30 p.m., and Sundays from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Training provided. Info: 604-469-3338.

Family Resource Centre offers after-school multisensory group math and literacy tutoring. Various times and days are available, and registration is ongoing. Fees start at $20 per hour.

For registration and program details, contact frcdistrict43@gmail. com. The centre is located at Minnekhada Middle School.

Fibromyalgia Support Group meets at 1 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Poirier branch of the Coquitlam Public Library, 575 Poirier St. Info: Julie Park at 604-936-6027.

Focus Volleyball Club is looking for boys and girls born from 1995 to 2000 to join for the upcoming indoor volleyball season.

Focus is based in the Tri-Cities and Burnaby and offers a competi-

tive and fun learning environment. Tryouts are ongoing. Info: www.focusvolleyball.com.

Fraser Pacific Rose Society meets 7:30 p.m. the last Tuesday of the month at Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., in Coquitlam.

For more info, call 604-931-5120.

Hominum is an informal discussion/support group to help gay, bisexual and questioning men with the challenges of being married, separated or single. Members meet Monday evenings at locations across Metro Vancouver. Info: Don at 604-329-9760.

King of Life Lutheran Church hosts a board game night at 7 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month, 1198 Falcon Dr., Coquitlam. Play some of the classics and be prepared to learn some new favourites. Everyone is invited.

Kyle Centre offers drop-in bridge for all skill levels from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. every Tuesday, 125 Kyle St., Port Moody. Soup and sandwich lunch follows, prepared by Community Integration Services Society. Info: 604-469-4561.

Lincoln Toastmasters meet from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Hyde Creek Recreation Centre, 1379 Laurier Ave., Port Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-218-6078 or www.lincolntm.com.

Les Échos du Pacifique, Maillardville’s francophone choir, is on the lookout for soprano singers specifically. The group rehearses on Monday nights from 7 to 9 p.m. at Place Maillardville (in the Centre Bel-Âge), 1200 Cartier Ave. in Coquitlam. Info: 604-764-2808 or e-mail celinegrandmont@shaw.ca.

Maillardville Community Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at ABC Country Restaurant, Lougheed Highway and Schoolhouse Street. Info: 604-464-1808.

Maillardville Residents’ Association meets the first Wednesday of each month at Place Maillardville, 1200 Cartier Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-931-5650.

Mood Disorders Association of BC (Coquitlam) hosts a support group every second and fourth Monday of the month at 6:50 p.m. at 560 Sydney Ave., Coquitlam. Info: Anne at 604-941-4721.

MOSAIC Kindness Club needs host volunteers to help newcomers adjust to Canadian life. Commitment is for two hours a week for 13 weeks. Info: 604-254-9626.

Nar-Anon, a support group for those affected by someone else’s addiction, meets Tuesdays 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Lions Hall,

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North Fraser Alzheimer Resource Centre offers monthly caregiver support groups in Coquitlam and PoCo. Info: 604-2980780.

Parent Support Services of BC offers free weekly parent and grandparent support circles led by trained facilitators across the Lower Mainland. Learn new ways to nurture your child through discussing parenting techniques, challenges and stresses, and receiving support. Info: www.parentsupportbc.ca or 604-6691616.

Parents Without Partners is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization devoted to the interests of single parents and their children. Single parents who are separated, divorced, widowed or never married are eligible to join. Orientation meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Poirier Community Centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-9452407.

Pocomo Hiking Club meets Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. for hikes throughout the Lower Mainland. Info: pocomohiking@hotmail. com.

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

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

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

Info: 604-933-6035.

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

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

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

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REYNOLDS TO REBOUND A silver medal already to his name, Coquitlam’s Kevin Reynolds launched his charge in the senior men’s figure skating division on Thursday with a shaky short program at the Sochi Olympics.

Reynolds fell during his opening quad Salchow and again on a triple axel, costing him a two-point reduction. He stood 17th among 30 skaters after the first round.

The 23-year-old Reynolds finished with a score of 68.76 points, and was among the 24 skaters who advanced to the next round — and the long program on Friday (past the Tri-Cities NOW deadline).

Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu led after the short program with 101.45 points, with Canada’s Patrick Chan second overall at 97.52.

RAPIDS ROLL OVER FOX The Riverside Rapids wrapped up the senior girls AAA North League schedule Tuesday with a dominating 79-25 victory over the Terry Fox Ravens.

The game was close to begin, as the 8-0 Rapids held a 24-16 lead at the half. Powered by a huge third quarter, where they outscored the Ravens 31-2, the No. 3-ranked Rapids extended their undefeated league streak to 11 games, going back to last season.

Dani Antignani set the pace with 19 points and seven rebounds, while Megan Dally and Vanessa Gee pocketed 12 apiece. All three, as well as Tenika Thue, were playing their final regular season games as Grade 12s.

The team now turns its focus to the Fraser Valleys, which start on Monday.

BC WINS U15 SHOWCASE

Demonstrating that B.C. can go into anyone’s house and do well, an under-15 tackle football team representing the province visited Arlington, Texas and exited with a 10-7 victory as part of USA Football’s International Bowl last week.

The team, which included Tri-Cities players Mahammed Hassan, Jeremie Kankolongo and Matthew Shuen, took a quick 7-0 lead on its first drive before the Americans would scramble back to tie it. Midway through the fourth quarter, Matteo Triggiano blocked a punt, giving B.C. the ball and momentum in what led to Adam Turrin’s decisive field goal.

Serving as offensive line coach was Terry Fox’s Tom Kubaba.

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sports@thenownews.com For Port Coquitlam’s Robert Watson, making a big change meant taking a fresh start.

For the previous eight years, Watson trained with a Richmond club and saw that partnership lead to some impressive results as one of Canada’s top male gymnasts. That included silver at the 2013 National championships and a lengthy shelf of trophies, medals and awards over the years.

At 20, Watson was ready for a new approach and a different tact, and for that he shifted his training and coaching to Abbotsford’s Twisters Club — and so began a new chapter and a renewed focus.

“It’s always good to have some new goals and new expectations,” said Watson. “I think I just needed a different training mentality, I was ready for a change, for less stress. I’m more pushing myself, it’s more about self-motivation now.”

He joins fellow national team member Ken Ikeda to study under the family and national coaching eyes of Mits and Richard Ikeda.

In his first domestic meet under the Twisters banner, Watson finished third all-around at the Elite Canada meet in Gatineau, Que. last week.

He posted the third-best score on both the floor exercise and parallel bars to set a solid start to a new partnership.

“It was a pretty important meet for your funding eligibility,” Watson noted. “I had to go out and hit all my routines and come out aggressively.”

In all-around scoring, he finished with 78.850 points, just back of the second-best score of 79.9.

A gymnast since the age of seven, Watson said the Elite meet is a less stressful compe-

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Port Coquitlam’s Robert Watson continues to build his national and international gymnastic resume after changing clubs and coaches recently. tition where athletes wear the colours of their clubs and don’t represent their provinces.

“It’s a lot more friendly, just not so stressful,” he noted. “People are just a little more relaxed.”

The 2012 Elite senior men’s champion, Watson said he needs to address his rings apparatus and feels he has room to improve.

“My rings was a lower score

than I’d hoped. Though I hit my routine I didn’t have the strength necessary on that day, so I’ll be working on that.

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DOWN AND OUT: Gleneagle’s Aidan MacDonald, top, holds New Westminster’s Chris Kleefman to the mat in the boys junior 57-kilogram division during last week’s Terry Fox Raven Invitational wrestling meet. To see video from the meet, scan this page with Layar using your smartphone.

Final stretch sees Gunners reload Heading into the homestretch, the Port Moody Lordco Gunners may be sitting in first place, but they don’t want to get comfortable just yet.

The premier frontrunners plan to play with a touch of fear — reflecting the pressured reality of parity in the Fraser Valley Soccer League.’

“We know it’s in our grasp

and in our control, but we don’t have any room to ease up,” said Port Moody coach Larry Moro on the chase for first. “Abbotsford is three points back, Langley are four points back, North Delta is four points back.

“With our schedule and the calibre of teams who are chasing us, we’re not coasting to

the end of the season.”

At 11-0-3 with four games remaining, the Gunners are hungry to lock up top spot and the accompanying bye into the provincial playoffs. However, the route first takes them into matchups against their main challengers — starting Saturday in Langley.

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better event — although I found my routine a little tricky in the final.”

The highlight for him was being the first to qualify for the floor final, ahead of national floor gold medallist Scott Morgan. “It was nice to be the first.”

While his next competition is for Canada at a Stanford University event next month, Watson intends to keep boosting his training.

His typical day starts around 5:30 a.m. when he wakes up in preparation for his job at an organic food warehouse. He returns home midday for lunch and then heads to Abbotsford

for training. After a supper break, he will usually train for another couple of hours.

With the Sochi Games front and centre, Olympics continue to be a constant motivator for the soft-spoken gymnast.

“Definitely, they’ve always been the main goal, and watching our athletes compete [in Sochi] just brings it home.”

In December, he represented Canada at the Toyota International meet in Tokyo, finishing sixth overall, based on 10th place showings on both floor and rings.

At last year’s nationals, Watson won silver, just .15 points back of first.

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our neck and we really have to get this one,” remarked the coach. “They are one of the teams that beat us.”

They are also slated to play Abbotsford, West Coast and Coastal.

Reflecting upon their September match, where Langley walked off as 5-2 victors, Moro sees a lot of water under the bridge. Port Moody has gained steam since then, winning its past eight league tests to emerge in first.

Their most recent test came against clubmates the Port Moody B Gunners in the second round of Pakenham Cup. The premier side won 30, getting goals from Chris Attidia, Isaac Mendoza and Marcus DeSilva.

Mendoza currently leads the Golden Boot scoring race, but Moro said the striker isn’t

focusing on that.

“Every striker wants to see their name atop of the [scoring] standings, but Isaac is one of the humblest guys I’ve known. The guys were joking with him about winning [the Golden Boot] and he told me he wouldn’t care if he scored another goal, as long as we keep winning.”

• In other premier soccer action, the Coquitlam MetroFord Wolves battled EDC Burnaby to a 1-1 tie.

Sang Yoon Hwang’s goal gave Coquitlam the lead but Burnaby tied it up at the 75minute mark.

Turning in a stellar performance was netminder Mathew Bird, forward Jules Chopin and defender Carson Gill.

The tie dropped the Wolves to fourth place with a 9-6-5 record.

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Perfection, as often is the case, rarely comes easy. But the Port Coquitlam Saints under-12 girls field lacrosse team at least made it look fun last week.

The PoCo girls capped a tremendous year by claiming the provincial gold title with an 11-4 triumph over New Westminster in the final.

The 22-player team overwhelmed its rivals and maintained its perfect record over the fall-winter season.

“They had a great tournament and really played their hearts out,” noted assistant coach Dan Stroup. “They are a good group of girls — they all play box lacrosse, too. They’re a pretty close group of kids.”

Head coached by his daughter, 15-year-old Brianna, the Stroup-led team won every game in the regular season by a margin of four goals or more.

They will move up into the u-15 division next year, a step that shouldn’t be a problem, said the senior Stroup.

“I think they’ll do fine,” said Dan Stroup. “This same group last year made it to the u-12 bronze game [at the provincials] before losing in doubleovertime to an older group.

They seem to really enjoy the game.”

The Coquitlam Adanacs picked up the bronze with an 11-6 win over Ridge-Langley.

The Warrior Sports Canada Most Valuable Player award went to the Adanacs’ Georgia Cheung, while PoCo’s Amy Snalam and the Adanacs’ Nicole Kuhn were named to the Warrior Fair Play Awards team.

In girls u-15 action, Port Coquitlam brought home the silver after falling 12-3 to Ridge Meadows in the final.

Named to the u-15 Warrior Fair Play team were the Adanacs’ Rebeka Roga and PoCo’s Kiana Brambleby.

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