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jdeutsch@thenownews.com The man behind a drinking-and-driving crash in Coquitlam that killed two women and severely injured a third person will spend the rest of this decade behind bars.

On Thursday, a Supreme Court judge in New Westminster sentenced Cory Sater to 7.5 years in jail on a total of seven charges, including impaired driving causing death and bodily harm, dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm, and leaving the scene of an accident.

Sater was also handed an eight-year driving ban, to be served after his release from prison.

In reading his sentence, Justice James Williams said no matter the sentence, the lives of the people lost won’t be restored.

“This is an incredible waste of humanity,” he said.

In January, Sater was convicted of the seven charges related to the crash on Feb. 19, 2011 that killed Charlene Reaveley and Lorraine Cruz on the side of Lougheed Highway in Coquitlam.

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School board approves budget

Samantha STOKELL

editorial@thenownews.com One third of local school trustees voted against the board’s final operating budget for 2014-15 on Tuesday, as parents plan to stage a rally Friday to press the province for more education funding.

More than 100 parents, teachers and support workers turned out for the budget meeting at Winslow Centre, which ended weeks of consultation with stakeholders.

By law, school boards in B.C. have to pass balanced budgets, meaning School District 43 — which went into this year’s budget process with a $13.4-million shortfall — will have to make cuts that could involve front-line workers like teacher-librarians, education assistants and cafeteria staff.

“What we’ve been doing for the last four weeks is try to find alternatives to cutting positions, but you know what? There’s nothing left in the budget,” said Charley King, president of the Coquitlam Teachers’ Association.

“They’ve been cutting extras for years and if Coquitlam as a district were funded at the [provincial] average we would break even and if all schools in the province were funded at the national average we’d be dealing with a $10-million surplus.”

Board chair Melissa Hyndes said she spoke with the provincial education minister at the AGM of the BC School Trustees Association (BCSTA) on April 25 and received a formal commitment to look at the funding formula for all schools in the province.

“He made a formal commitment in public and he will have to take action as it was part of the BCSTA assembly,” Hyndes said. “We’d be advocating for a fair funding formula that sees all kids in the province get educated the same way with the same dollars. You have to ask yourself why does a child in Coquitlam cost less than somebody else in the province?”

School District 43 — the third-largest in the province — ranks 46 out of 50 when it comes to per-student funding. The provincial average is $7,570 per student, while Coquitlam comes in at $7,025 per student.

Districts that receive less funding than Coquitlam include Burnaby and West Vancouver, and several districts, including Burnaby and New Westminster, are also facing budget shortfalls.

Earlier this month, a Ministry of Education

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Coquitlam River Elementary parent Jason Hnatiuk asked trustees for specifics on how his younger son, who has autism, will continue to get the services he needs. official told the Tri-Cities NOW the lower perstudent funding for School District 43 could be caused by “geographical factors” or fewer numbers of special needs or aboriginal students. The spokesperson also said education funding is at record levels, despite declining enrolment.

The majority of School District 43’s budget — 91 per cent — goes towards teaching salaries. With a $16.3-million funding shortfall, including $2.6 million less in grants from the province, the cost-saving measures must come from staff positions.

Charlie McMurray, a teaching assistant at Kwayhquitlum Middle School, spoke about how positions like hers — library assistants, caretakers, secretaries, support workers — help all students, not just those with extra needs.

“Tonight you proposed to give funds back to specialized groups for individual groups of children. Who is going to run your schools at the school level?” McMurray asked. “Cannot some of these funds go back into the school at this level as we support all students, not just gifted, vulnerable or regular kids?”

Most concerns from the public circled back to providing the best education for students.

Coquitlam parent Jason Hnatiuk has two sons attending Coquitlam River Elementary.

He wanted specifics on how his younger son, who has autism, would continue to receive the services he needs.

“My son needs support in school and I’m trying to understand where the support is coming from,” Hnatiuk said. “If this budget is approved, where is it coming from?”

In an effort to save five teaching positions, vice-chair Holly Butterfield put forward a motion to decrease the district’s newly instated contingency fund to $500,000 from $900,000. She suggested putting those funds towards five full-time equivalent (FTE) positions. Other trustees supported the idea of saving positions, but questioned the need to have a contingency fund, saying the line item itself would prove problematic. A contingency fund could be seen by the province as surplus and that funding could be taken next year, they argued, while others maintained the fund is necessary to prepare for mid-year expenses.

Hyndes countered that the board needs to be fiscally responsible and members can’t take the risk of not having those funds allotted to certain programs. She asked trustees to support the motion and put as many jobs back into schools as possible.

“We have to be fiscally prudent and when looking at a budget of this size and what the government has done with underfunding in the past — we just can’t take that risk,” she said. “It’s important that we can put as many jobs back as we can.”

With the possibility of saving five positions, trustee Diane Sowden put forward a motion to include two youth workers within the five FTE positions. The schools need additional youth workers, she said, to fill the gaps of other job cuts and intervene as early as possible in a student’s education. After discussion surrounding when and where youth workers would have the most impact on students, Sowden removed her motion.

The trustees then voted to accept the recommendation of five FTE positions created by the District Leadership Team. Those positions include a part-time speech and language pathologist, early learning coordinator and elementary gifted program teacher, as well as staff to assist students with learning disabilities.

“It’s such a difficult decision because we value all of our staff and we’ve cut so far in the last couple months,” Sowden said. “We need everyone that we’re talking about and now we’re at the point of trying to decide the value of one against the other and we can’t do that.”

The budget passed with three trustees — Keith Watkins, John Keryluk and Brian Robinson — opposed.

Parents plan to hold a rally today (Friday) outside Port Moody-Coquitlam MLA Linda Reimer’s constituency office, and the school district is promoting the event on its website.

Organizer Lisa Cable told the Tri-Cities NOW earlier this week the purpose of the rally is to send a message about education funding to the province.

King, meanwhile, called Tuesday “a sad night for public education.”

“The first thing that we’re all going to do is take a couple days and mourn a little,” he said. “There are some really, really big things that have been lost.”

Man hospitalized after explosion FIRE CHIEF SAYS POCO RESIDENT USED A BUTANE COOKER INSIDE A HOUSE

Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com Police and fire officials are investigating an explosion at a PoCo house that sent one man to hospital with serious injuries.

Fire crews were called to a home in the 1100 block of Castle Crescent just after 8 p.m. Tuesday.

When crews arrived they found a man in his early 20s suffering from severe injuries, including burns from the waist down and to his arms and hands.

He was quickly transported to hospital.

As of Wednesday, the man’s condition was unknown.

PoCo fire chief Nick Delmonico said investigators believe

the explosion was the result of the man using a butane cooker on the third floor of the house.

He said it appears the gas migrated down into the basement, and was set off by a furnace.

“It was a fairly extensive explosion for what was going on there,” Delmonico told the Tri-Cities NOW. “It did a lot of damage right from the basement on up.”

The explosion took out walls and a skylight.

The fire department was on scene Wednesday to determine whether the house is structurally sound.

It’s believed the young man lived in the house with his brother, while their parents are living out of the country.

The explosion, which didn’t cause a fire, is considered suspicious, but the fire chief was reluctant to say what the man was doing prior to the explosion.

“He shouldn’t be using a butane cooker inside the house,” Delmonico said, adding the man is lucky to be alive.

Coquitlam RCMP are saying little about the incident, other than that it remains under investigation. twitter.com/jertricitiesnow

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A man suffered severe burns in an explosion at this home in the 1100 block of Castle Cres. in PoCo.

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Louie Calimbahin speaks to reporters outside the courthouse. His son Paulo lost a leg in the crash that killed his girlfriend and another woman.

‘I lost her forever,’ victim’s mother says CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

he said, noting his son has a prosthetic leg and his life has been drastically affected by the incident.

Calimbahin, was seriously injured.

“It sounds like life is cheap.”

Williams also suggested there was a cruel None of the families appeared to accept irony to the case — noting some of the victims had stopped to act as good Samaritans, and Sater’s words in court, suggesting he never apologized to the families. adding they were innocent.

“I don’t think he’s [Sater] really too conThe judge originally handed down a 9.5year sentence, but took two years off, tak- cerned about our lives,” Reaveley said.

Bennett, meanwhile, said she doesn’t ing into consideration Sater’s record, which was relatively minor, and his personal back- believe Sater is remorseful for his actions.

Speaking about the case, Crown counsel ground.

He also said he’s satisfied that Sater feels Christopher McPherson called the sentence “significant,” noting it was remorse and his words in the close to the eight- to nine-year courtroom at his sentencing sentence sought by Crown. hearing earlier in the week “It’s clearly a reflection of were sincere. the court’s view of the seriousWilliams told Sater at the With the short ness of the offences,” he said, end of his decision that it’s sentencing of the adding he believes Sater has a important he find ways to deal drunk drivers, chance to be rehabilitated. with his problems.

Sater’s lawyer Rishi Gill said Outside the courthouse, the I don’t think it’s up to his client to consider victims’ families’ reaction to others will be an appeal, but added it’s not the sentence was mixed. deterred. the appropriate time for that Dan Reaveley, Charlene’s husband, said the jail term was – Paulo Calimbahin’s discussion.

Thursday’s sentencing decigood considering sentences in father Louie sion brings some closure to other cases in B.C. can be quite a tragic case that has rattled low.

“It will definitely set a precedent for people the Tri-Cities. It began on Feb. 19, 2011, when who are thinking about going out and drink- Cruz and Calimbahin, driving in a Nissan Pathfinder just before 12:30 a.m., crashed ing and driving,” he said.

Mary Ogilvie, Charlene’s mother, said the near Lougheed Highway and Pitt River Road.

The two got out of the car, while the sentence was good enough, but it won’t bring Reaveleys and two friends stopped to help. her daughter back.

“Even if one person just thinks twice about As the group stood outside the Nissan, a drinking and driving, you could maybe save a white Jeep Cherokee driven by Sater ran both women down. couple of lives at least,” she said.

Reaveley and Cruz were killed instantly, Cruz’s mother, Marlie Bennett, said the family was hoping for more jail time, but while Calimbahin was seriously injured.

Sater was found to have been drinking that knew it could also be less.

“That’s not going to be enough. I lost her evening at a pub, downing as many as six double rye and cokes and two shots.

[Lorraine] forever,” she said.

He left the bar to go home and get more Cruz’s family hopes the sentence will serve as a lesson to anyone thinking about getting money to continue drinking.

After the crash, Sater took off, leaving his behind the wheel after drinking.

Calimbahin’s father, Louie, said he doesn’t truck in a residential neighbourhood before believe Sater’s sentence will deter others from turning himself into police the next day.

At the time of the crash, he didn’t have a drinking and driving, but he hopes it will licence and was under court order, due to stand if appealed.

“With the short sentencing of the drunk a 2010 assault conviction, not to consume drivers, I don’t think others will be deterred,” alcohol.

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to ‘adopt a street’ Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com

There’s little doubt the streets and parks around the Tri-Cities are pretty clean. But sometimes, even the nicest of roads needs a little TLC. A new program in Port Moody will allow service groups and residents to give back to the community, all while giving the city a polished sparkle.

This week, the municipality launched its Adopt-A-Street program, which lets groups JEREMY DEUTSCH/NOW adopt a street or a park and Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay, left, promotes the Adoptkeep it clean.

A-Street program at a press conference Wednesday.

Applicants make a once-amonth commitment for one do what they want to do in it when you’re done,” Clay year to do the cleaning, while our community — which is to said. the city provides the gear and give back — is a great opporTo learn more about the arranges for the removal and tunity,” he said. “This pro- program, visit www.portdisposal of waste. The city gram will be a good one.” moody.ca/AdoptAStreet.

Clay also suggested volunwill also put up signs for at Here a few things the city least a year, at each end of teers cleaning up the streets wants you to know about the the street, recognizing the could provide another set of program before signing up. eyes and ears, participants or Volunteers should enjoy letting police the outdoors and must be: groups. and city offiThe Barnet • Physically able to percials know if form the required tasks.

Lions Club was This program they see somethe first to take • Reliable and safety conthing suspi- scious. on a street, will be a good cious. adopting Ioco • Able to work independone.

B e s i d e s ently and in groups, and Road. supplying Club mem• Accompanied by an adult – Port Moody the necessary if under age 19. ber Byron Lim Mayor Mike Clay gear for a day said the goal Volunteer duties include: out picking up is to get rid • Adopting a street for at of garbage and waste on the trash, the city will advise vol- least one year. street, to make the area more unteers on how to stay safe • Designating a contact presentable for tourists and near traffic and avoid hand- person who will serve as a ling potentially dangerous liaison with the city, filling residents.

“We saw it as an opportun- material. out an activity log after each The city has been working visit and completing forms ity to help out in the community and make a difference,” he with some of the larger vol- as needed (reporting grafunteer groups in town, like fiti and vandalism, dumping told the Tri-Cities NOW. Lim noted the club has Rotary, on the parks portion activity, suspicious events already adopted two streets of its program. Clay explained and injuries). in Coquitlam, which has a that park cleanups typically • Visiting your spot at least similar program, and got the involve invasive plants, a once a month, leaving colidea to bring it to the City of situation that requires more lected litter at the curb for training from city staff. But city crews and calling the prothe Arts.

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Homeowner fights city sprinkler bylaw Jeremy DEUTSCH

jdeutsch@thenownews.com Is it better to err on the side of safety, or keep the costs of a renovation down? That’s the question PoCo city council will wrestle with when it meets later this month to discuss a building bylaw.

A resident recently asked council to waive a bylaw that requires a sprinkler be installed in single-family homes when significant renovations are undertaken.

In this case, the home, NOW FILE PHOTO located in the 2600 block of This home in the 2600 block of Klassen Crt. in PoCo Klassen Court, was severely was severely damaged by fire in 2011. The owners are damaged by a fire in the fall fighting a city bylaw that calls for the installation of a of 2011. sprinkler system when they rebuild it.

Under the PoCo bylaw, fire, noting none of the other sprinklers are required when per-cent threshold.

City staff said it would cost homes in the neighbourhood the cumulative construction value is higher than $75,000 about $5,000 for the sprink- have sprinklers.

Mayor Greg Moore was the or 75 per cent of the assessed ler system, but as much as value prior to the alterations. $15,000 to install and get lone politician to vote down having staff take another look Similar bylaws are in place water to it.

The request at the issue. in municipal“I think our policy is a good left council ities across the with a deci- policy,” he said, adding the region. sion to waive bylaw has served the city well The bylaw I don’t like the the bylaw or for years. He also questioned also requires enforce it. why the homeowner would standard estiidea that any Instead coun- want to rebuild without putmating tools house would be cil asked city ting in sprinklers. be used in rebuilt without Moore also cautioned that staff to review calculating the situation if council makes an excepconstr uction a sprinkler and come back tion to the bylaw in this case, values. But the system. more requests would follow. with options. homeowners The Greater Vancouver Coun. Mike are challen– Coun. Mike Forrest Forrest sug- Home Builders’ Association ging the bylaw gested the said it would urge the city to and the estibylaw was put in place for a listen to the insurance commate put out by the city.

A representative speaking reason, which is to deliver pany estimate in this case.

“If the homeowner can on behalf of Harbans Dhatt, safety to the community.

“I don’t like the idea that find someone to do the work the brother of the homeowner, told PoCo council any house would be rebuilt and the insurance company the home could be rebuilt without a sprinkler system,” agrees, then that’s the numfor $160,000 using the con- he said. However, Forrest ber that matters,” CEO Bob de tacts the family has in the said the question is whether Wit told the Tri-Cities NOW. “They’re in the business of construction industry. The the estimate standards are replacing homes after people owner’s insurance company right.

Coun. Michael Wright said have substantial damage gave a similar estimate.

However, the city’s esti- he’s troubled by the huge dif- — that would be the market number, not some hypothetmate, done by a computer ference between estimates.

“They’re wide apart,” he ical number.” program, pegged the work As for the bylaw, he said at $241,000, surpassing the said. “How do we come to an threshold and forcing the agreement [on] what a more builders on the renovation accurate estimate would be?” side tend not to support the owner to install sprinklers.

Coun. Dean Washington inclusion of sprinklers, arguThe assessed value of the building at the time of the said the situation is a tough ing it adds unnecessary costs one, but argued the home- to construction, especially if fire was $218,000.

The homeowner’s cost esti- owners have gone through there are adequate fire servimate would be below the 75- enough hardship with the ces in the area.

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Fat chance these results are accurate

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on’t listen to what public health officials and doctors have been warning for years. The Fraser Institute knows better.

The venerable think tank has produced a study that finds there is no obesity epidemic in Canada (and even if there is, government shouldn’t attempt to do anything about it).

This, after we only just stopped laughing at their assertion that raising a child only costs $3,000 per year, if you don’t factor in things like housing costs or childcare.

Their studies typically start with a conclusion and then cherry pick stats to support it, which is exactly what medical professionals are saying about this latest one.

And like all Fraser Institute studies, this one is an inroad for them to espouse policy.

In this case, they target tax hikes on sugary and fatty foods, food bans, vending machine bans and (gasp!) menu and food labelling initiatives. Because what’s really hurting the economy right now is a lack of sugar in high school kids’ diets and people having the right to know what’s in the food they buy.

The free market being the deity in their monotheistic religion, they often conflate something being profitable, with that same thing being good or right.

The Fraser Institute, in its miserly ways, is guilty of being penny wise and pound foolish.

Government intervention to encourage healthy living means less strain on the health-care system — the granddaddy of all taxpayer-funded spending.

Other than the cockpit of a fighter jet, there isn’t a place more expensive for taxpayers than a hospital bed.

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A theoretical apocalypse

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oung people have no future.

We blame inefficient governments that favour their own interests; we blame the economic crisis for jacking up the unemployment rates; we blame the older generation for conserving their money.

In turn, theses issues have set us back into an idle existence consisting of McDonalds breakfasts, iPhone games, the Kardashians and selfies.

So what will happen once it really catches on to us? My generation?

A new study sponsored by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has predicted that industrial civilization may fall in the coming decades due to resource exploitation and unequal distribution of wealth.

The research project is run off a model called “Human And Nature Dynamical” (HANDY).

Mathematician Safa Motesharrei of the US National Science Foundation leads HANDY with the help of social and natural scientists.

The study compares the rise-andcollapse cycle experienced during the Roman Empire and the Plague.

By comparing the dynamics of the past, the study can find the most probable risk factors: weather, economy, population, water and energy.

Mainly however, social stratification has led to the overconsumption of resources, with elites unable to equally distribute their stockpile of surpluses, while keeping the wealth to themselves.

On the contrary, HANDY also challenged the idea that technology will one day fix our problems by increasing efficiencies, arguing, “Technological change can raise the efficiency of resource use, but it also tends to raise both per capita resource consumption and the scale of resource extraction, so that, absent

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policy effects, the increases in consumption often compensate for the increased efficiency of resource use.”

The key solutions to the apocalypse are obvious but not as simple: Reduce consumption and provide equal means of distribution among the social classes.

Of course, the research conducted by HANDY is all theoretical but has high credibility.

It’s not hipsters predicting the Armageddon with signs chanting, “The end is nigh” but rather professionals sending men to space.

This is a wakeup call to all governments around the world, and for us consumers. “Business as usual” cannot work — change needs to occur.

For young people, what is the point?

What is the point of building a career, having kids and sustaining that perfect

body?

What is the point of anything? Why build a future only to have it crumble within the next 20 years, if that?

Clearly, we’ve been given the worst hand on the table and, truth is, young people today blame everyone, including past generations, for sparking this greedy and narcissistic age of consumerism, forcing them to cope with unhealthy lifestyles.

Conversely, we are the generations who demand rides to school, expect the newest gaming consoles, feel entitled to the most up-to-date phones and spend billions on useless gimmicks and gadgets.

We didn’t start the fire, but neither did we attempt to snuff out the flame.

It’s fine, though.

Sit back on the new La-Z-Boy and annihilate those green pigs as our demands annihilate us.

Tim Hortons’ new crispy chicken burger is superb.

Justin Bieber will be released from jail soon.

We’re all going to die ...

Chris Lee is a Grade 12 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary in Coquitlam.

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LETTERS 70 ISN’T SENILE

A thought or two on one of the last prejudices to rear its head.

Ageist? I turned 70 today.

I haven’t plunged into any buildings in 55 years.

I’ll gladly get a driver’s test when you stop playing with your phone, eating pizza, drinking coffee, slapping your kids. Seventy isn’t senile — it’s just 70!

K. Coen Port Moody

HEALTH-CARE CONCERNS Re: “Health-care costs stabilize,” opinion column by Keith Baldrey, Wednesday, April 9.

Your recent column on stable health budget spending provides us with an illusion that the B.C. government has done a good job.

The only thing stable about the health budget is the annual percentage increase at 2.6 per cent, associated with an unmentioned projected excess expenditure of $5.3 billion. Even more critical is that funding sources are rapidly diminishing.

The vanishing Canada Health Act will result in a $250-million decrease in the annual health

transfer budget. The government touts that B.C. is achieving health outcomes while maintaining the second-lowest rate of health spending per capita among provinces. However, the fact that funding shortage is imminent should warrant stringent priority setting to review how money should be spent.

New physician committees are devising efficient methods of health-care delivery, providing shared care and optimizing patient access. Will they work?

Currently 30,000 to 40,000 residents in Central Okanagan do not have a doctor. The “A GP For Me” Program aims to address this service gap, but with a $100-million price tag over three years.

Regardless of this program’s success, a government program elsewhere is being sacrificed.

MSP fee-for-service expenditure has been steadily rising, costing $3.8 billion in 2011-12 (25 per cent of the annual budget).

As funding decreases, it is only fair to review all expenditures, including physician reimbursement, to consider what a five-percent or 10-per-cent net reduction with an alternative physician fee payment might create for achieving even more optimized health outcomes. We will fail miserably

if we do not look at the bigger picture.

Kathy Lee-Son Richmond

WASHING YOUR CAR? DON’T POISON THE WATER

When you wash your car in your driveway are you poisoning our water? Do you use a high polish detergent or harsh chemicals, such as tire cleaners? These chemicals don’t biodegrade. Even the dirt and grease that comes off your car can affect the quality of our water. Once you rinse the soap and grime off your car, where does it go? Does it run down the street? Try following it. Does it flow into a storm drain that indicates “leads to fish habitat, do not pollute?” If so, you are poisoning our water.

If you want to wash your car at home, try using eco-friendly products. You could use biodegradable soap like Simple Greens Car Wash or Glipstone’s Wash n’ Glow (available at Canadian Tire). Also, there are waterless products such as GoClean Waterless Car Wash or

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you could make your own formula with eco-friendly dish soap and water.

We all have a carbon footprint on this planet. But if you change even one habit, it may make you feel better about your effort to make our world a healthier place. Water pollution does not just affect fish and sea creatures.

More than five million people die of disease caused by unsafe drinking water each year. When the sun comes out and you think about washing your car, please think about what might be going down the drain.

Cole Rohrlack, Rhys Lefebvre and McColl Bishop Grade 7 students at Moody Middle School

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Coquitlam Celebrates

BC Drinking Water Week BC Housing releases May 4-10, 2014 Riverview feedback MENTAL HEALTH IS THE NO. 1 PRIORITY

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Water is such an important part of our lives, and sometimes we forget about where it comes from and how lucky we are to receive clean water.

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BC Drinking Water Week celebrates the high-quality drinking water we have in Coquitlam.

Drinking Water Week Colouring Contest Visit coquitlam.ca/DWW to download the 2014 colouring sheet and enter to win one of two $50 gift cards for Coquitlam Centre!

Drinking Water Week Tent at the Coquitlam Farmers Market On Sunday, May 11, visit the Drinking Water Week tent at the Coquitlam Farmers Market and learn about our local water from source to tap. There will be lots of educational resources, fun activities and prizes to win!

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It’s not you, it’s me.

While the future of Riverview is yet to be determined by the province, members of the public certainly have their mind set on what they’d like to see done with the old hospital grounds.

According to a BC Housing report on open houses held in February and early March, respondents suggested the No. 1 priority for the future of the site should be mental health care. The other top five priorities included parks, trees, and preserving and restoring buildings. The top five was rounded out by a priority listed as “no housing.”

The open houses are part of an effort to create a vision document for Riverview, which is being prepared by BC Housing.

Coquitlam Coun. Craig Hodge, the chair of the city’s Riverview lands advisory committee, said he wasn’t surprised by the feedback from the open houses.

He added the response by the public is consistent with the city’s vision for the former hospital.

“To see there is strong support for continuing to provide mental health services on the Riverview grounds is exactly what I’m hearing out in the community,” Hodge told the Tri-Cities NOW. “Personally, I believe there is a need to provide mental health services in the community and in the Lower Mainland for all British Columbians.”

The city councillor also said he’s seeing movement on the mental health front, suggesting the province is beginning to recognize that the community embraces the concept.

A total of 553 people attended the two open houses, while 247 people provided comments.

The website renewingriverview.com garnered another 186 comments.

A second set of open houses has been scheduled for late May, based on the consultation to date.

While some at the open houses expressed a belief that BC Housing and the provincial government have made up their minds on the future of the site, Hodge doesn’t think that’s the case.

He said the agency is asking the right questions and responding to concerns, and suggested BC Housing should be commended for its work so far.

“I’m optimistic [that] at the end of the day they’ll hear what we have to say and find a plan that’s going to achieve the goals of the community,” Hodge said.

As for a timeline for the vision document, BC Housing has stated it will probably take a year to complete.

It will then be shared with the City of Coquitlam, which has its own neighbourhood and land use and planning processes.

Open houses will take place on May 24 at the Dogwood Pavilion in Coquitlam from 2 to 6 p.m., and on May 28 at the Kyle Centre in Port Moody from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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Awareness Week May 5 - 11

IN CELEBRATION OF COMPOST AWARENESS WEEK May 5 - 11, we’re having Composting Education Sessions at the Coquitlam Inspiration Garden.

Composting for Kids (6-10 yrs) Date: May 6 | Time: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

Some relationships were never meant to be. Your green waste, garbage and recycling are much better off apart. Coquitlam’s new waste collection system makes it easy to separate your waste and reduce the amount of material we send to landfills. Use your Green Cart for green waste like food scraps, your Garbage Cart for garbage and your blue box for recycling. Sometimes change really is for the better.

SEPARATE YOUR WASTE. Coquitlam’s new waste collection program FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT COQUITLAM.CA/TRASHTALK OR PHONE 604 927 3500

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Coquitlam Inspiration Garden is located in Town Centre Park, corner of Guildford Way and Pipeline Road

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Vintage Vegas Bash to help feed kids COQUITLAM FIREFIGHTERS PREPARING TO LAUNCH SNACK PROGRAM IN SCHOOLS

Chris MONTGOMERY editorial@thenownews.com Firefighters get more than an up-close look at how families are hit hard by fire. They also get an intimate view of the tough conditions that too many of Coquitlam’s kids deal with every day. And they’re betting the community wants to help those children.

On May 9, the Coquitlam Firefighters Charitable Society is hosting its inaugural “Vintage Vegas Bash” at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver on United Boulevard. The goal is to raise money for a nutritional snacks program the group will offer next year for vulnerable children in local schools.

Firefighters are working with the school board, individual schools, youth workers and parent advisory committees to identify what’s needed, and will be volunteering their time to pick up and deliver the food.

“Too many kids go to school hungry every day in our community,” says James Martins,

a Coquitlam firefighter and director of charity events for the society. “As firefighters, we see the impact of child hunger first-hand and we felt we had to do something to help the kids.

“The number of schools and individual kids that can benefit from this program is only limited by how much money we raise to fund it,” he says. “Aside from raising money, we want to create awareness of the issue of child poverty and hunger and bring the community together for a good cause.”

The United Way estimates one in five children in B.C. lives in poverty — the highest rate in Canada.

Martins says the Vintage Vegas Bash will be more than a traditional sit-down dinner.

There’ll be a casino-themed cocktail reception and dance, live music, live and silent auctions — and what he’s billing as “some surprises that are sure to make it a memorable night.”

Tickets are $75 each. Guests must be 19 or older. For more information, visit www. intoourcommunity.com.

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Coquitlam firefighter Zach Clare, left, and acting Capt. Ron Beatty are getting ready for the Coquitlam Firefighters Charitable Society’s Vintage Vegas Bash on May 9.

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With help from the BC Purple Martin Stewardship and Recovery Program, the 1st Port Coquitlam Scouts built birdhouses Tuesday as part of their Good Turn Week. At left are Max, 11, Ashton, 13, Adam, 11, Cam, 12, Andrew, 12 and Nikolai, 11. Above, Andrew and Max put one of the birdhouses together. Scouts Canada is challenging all Canadians to join them in Good Turn Week, which runs through Sunday, May 4, by doing at least one good turn for someone else and asking the recipient to pay it forward, creating a cycle of goodwill across the country. For more information, visit Scouts.ca/goodturn/community-projects.php.

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The Coquitlam Foundation: • Exercises philanthropic leadership in identifying and addressing community needs and opportunities; • Attracts and manages charitable gifts of cash, bonds, shares, pledges, bequests, and life insurance as permanent endowments; • Invests these pooled funds prudently for the benefit of community wellness, including arts and culture, community wellness, education, health, seniors and youth.

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Opening ceremony starts at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy the free kickoff to the 91st-annual May Day Festival, which includes the installation of the Royal Party and traditional May Pole dancing performed by local school children, as well as a special performance by Axé Capoeira. Free.

• PoCo Heritage Downtown Walk at 6 p.m. Meet at the new Heritage Centre at Leigh Square for the first of the season’s heritage walks. Join “the guru” Bryan Ness for this informative and casual free walk.

• Big Screen Movie, Barbecue and Swim at Hyde Creek Rec Centre from 6 to 10 p.m. For more details, go to pocoyouth.com or call 604927-7962. This free event is

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The Port Coquitlam Rotary May Day Parade takes place on Hyde Creek Rec Centre from for ages 11 to 18.

6 to 9 p.m. For more details, go to pocoyouth.com or call Saturday, May 3 604-927-7962 This free event • May Day Book Sale from is for ages 11 to 18.

• PoCo Heritage Salon at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill 7 p.m. at Heritage at Leigh Rd. Bargain-basement prices Square. Join an informal on well-used and near-new evening of fun, snacks and refreshments. RSVP in books.

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11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

A collective of Tri-Cities artists will display a wide range of original works in a variety of media.

Sunday May 4 • Pro For A Day Skateboarding Comp at Railside Skate Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more details, go to pocoyouth.com or call 604-927-7962. This is a free event for youth under 18.

Monday May 5 • Hockey Tourney features youth vs. RCMP vs. teachers, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Kwayhquitlum Middle School. For more details, go to pocoyouth.com or call 604927-7962. This is a free event for youth ages 11 to 18.

Tuesday May 6 The Stories Behind the Pictures, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Heritage at Leigh Square. Join Gerry, Morley and Bryan as they investigate the “Stories behind the

Pictures.” Watch some of the older videos and slides, then share your stories with the Heritage Detectives. This is a drop-in program. Advance registration is not required.

• Indoor Laser Tag, Sumo Suits and Human Hamster Ball Race at Minnekhada Middle School, from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more details, go to pocoyouth.com or call 604-927-7962. This is a free event for those aged 10 to 16.

Wednesday, May 7

• Dinner Night from 6 to 9 p.m. at Wilson Centre Lounge at the PoCo Rec Complex. For more details, go to pocoyouth.com or call 604-9277938. All ages welcome. Cost is $2 youth/$5 adults.

Friday May 9 • PoCo Heritage Downtown Walk at 6 p.m. Meet at the new Heritage Centre at Leigh Square. Join “the guru” Bryan Ness for this informative and free casual walk.

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Wristbands, available each day, cost $25.

Saturday May 10 • Pancake Breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. at Leigh Square. A pre-parade tradition in Leigh Square — breakfast for the whole family at a reasonable cost with proceeds going to local service organizations and Scout groups.

• May Day Mile at 10 a.m. Start at the crosswalk at Shaughnessy Street and Wilson Avenue. Join this free, all-ages run along the May Day parade route in celebration of Move for Health Day. This one-mile route takes participants through the streets of downtown Port Coquitlam. All ages and fitness levels are welcome in this no-competitive event.

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• Port Coquitlam Rotary May Day Parade starts at 10:35 a.m. with the VPD Motorcycle Drill Squad. Get your spot early to enjoy this exciting pre-parade display with the Vancouver Police Motorcycle Drill Team, known for amazing formations. The main parade starts at 11 a.m. This long-standing community tradition puts a smile on every face. Enjoy marching bands, floats and many laughs. The parade route runs from Shaughnessy to Elgin, Elgin to Mary Hill, and Mary Hill to Hawthorne, ending on Tyner. Road closures go into effect starting at 9 a.m.

• Historical Trolley Tours from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Board at designated stops as listed below. Enjoy a narrated ride aboard a trolley bus to a variety of historical locations in Port Coquitlam. Trolley tour rides are free and passengers can hop on and off at all stops. The first tour will board at 12:30 p.m. at Stop No. 1 and will run on the halfhour approximately, with the last tour leaving at 3:30 p.m.

Designated stops will be No. 1, PoCo Rec Centre/Wilson Centre; No. 2, Leigh Square (Block Party); No. 3, PoCo Heritage Centre; and No. 4, Shaughnessy Station.

• Leigh Square Post Parade Block Party from noon to 5 p.m. Join the family fun in Leigh Square following the parade. Enjoy concessions, refreshments and free entertainment, starting with the music of Greg Drummond and followed by a community showcase of talent featuring free children’s games and activities. Shop at the May Day Marketplace, tour the Emergency Preparedness Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

(Designated Trolley Tour stop No. 2).

Saturday, May 10 to Sunday, May 11

• May Day Mini Tyke/ Tyke Tournament at the Port Coquitlam Recreation Complex during public hours.

Drop by to cheer and watch a great game of lacrosse.

Sunday, May 11 • Mother’s Day Picnic in Lions Park, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy a wonderful Mother’s Day picnic with a pancake breakfast or lunch by the Kinsmen Club in this historical location. Picnic highlights include free entertainment, children’s activities, including a pet contest at 11 a.m., children’s bike decorating and parade, as well as some special treats for moms, too.

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Perhaps the most successful and popular event during this celebration is the Rotary May Day Parade. This Parade is enjoyed by up to 12,000 spectators from Port Coquitlam and the surrounding areas and is one of the few remaining community parades on the lower mainland.

Rotary is a group of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. There are approximately 1.2million Rotarians who are members of more than 33,000 Rotary Clubs in more than 200 countries.

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exercise. Of course, every treatment has potential side effects. Fortunately, these risks are by far outweighed

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Patti Wilson and Gail Taylor take a brisk walk along the Shoreline Trail in Port Moody. The benefits of exercise include improvements in mood and cardiovascular fitness, but Dr. Davidicus Wong advises starting off slow so you don’t injure yourself by overdoing it.

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The safest way to begin a more active lifestyle is to join the Doctors of B.C. on Saturday, May 3 at 9:30 a.m. for a free and fun two-kilometre walk at Vancouver’s Kitsilano Beach Park. I’ll be there with many of my colleagues, along with our patients. There won’t be a safer place to walk anywhere in town. Come early to get your free pedometer.

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Olsen’s involvement this year marks his second time Music has paved the way performing with Hadfield for some pretty amazing — last year the pair jammed things in Danny Olsen’s life- with close to 6,000 students time: a wife of 34 years, gigs across Canada while Hadfield on either side of the Atlantic was stationed in outer space.

“I was absoand a oncelutely shocked in-a-lifetime to be invited. celestial jam I was like a session.

The value of kid, just absoNow the 54lutely thrilled year-old PoCo music in my life to be in assonative will is absolutely ciation with reprise his role immeasurable.

[Hadfield] in as wing man any way, shape for one of the I think it’s or form,” nation’s most important that Olsen said. celebrated our children “But I was astronauts. really pleased Olsen will get that same with how it perform as opportunity. was received part of a by the kids and nation-wide – Danny Olsen how excited concert alongthey were.” side retired Olsen’s involvement in astronaut Chris Hadfield on May 5 as part of an event Music Monday is a way for him to pay it forward for called Music Monday 2014.

The premise of the event is today’s generation of young to align musicians from across musicians, while acknowthe nation via webcast in ledging the adult mentors order to draw attention to the who have helped him carve importance of musical educa- out a 40-plus-year career in tion in the public school sys- music.

Originally an accomplished tem. The May 5 event will be led by Vancouver Symphony pianist, Olsen then learned Orchestra maestro Bramwell how to play the drums durTovey and kicks off at 10 a.m. ing his early teen years with at Vancouver’s Telus World of the New Westminster and jkurucz@thenownews.com

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“I really believe in music education. I just see all around the country that music education is becoming a pay-as-you-go kind of thing,” he said.

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Since that time, he’s gone on to learn how to play the trumpet, French horn, alto sax, tuba, mandolin, banjo and guitar at high levels.

That proficiency across a number of musical platforms has led to countless gigs with an array of bands across Canada, the U.S. and in Scandinavia. In all, Olsen has played alongside rock bands, concert bands, orchestras and just about any other form of music there is.

“All those things were facilitated by adults who took their time to support the kids, whether it was money, fundraising or organizing,” he said.

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SATURDAY, MAY 3 Kiddies Korner Preschool hosts an “Imagination Fair” from

1:30 p.m. Admission is $5 and includes light refreshments. Info: 604-927-6098.

RCCG Trinity Chapel hosts a free monthly Thanksgiving lunch from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at 1932 Cameron Ave. in Port Coquitlam.

Food hampers will also be available. Info: 604-474-3131 or www. rccgtrinitychapel.com.

Riverview Horticultural Centre Society will observe Mental Health Week with a walk to Finnie’s Garden on the Riverview Hospital grounds. Meet at 1 p.m. at the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young Building. For a site map visit rhcs.org. Info at 604-290-9910.

Poirier Community Centre plays host to a children’s swap meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 630 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. The selection of items will include baby and children’s clothes, books, toys, accessories and more. Info: www.coquitlam.ca/poirier.

Hoy/Scott Watershed Society hosts its annual Salmon Leave Home event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hoy Creek Hatchery, 2975 Princess Cres. in Coquitlam. Release young salmon fry that have been raised from eggs at the hatchery and release them into Hoy Creek. The event happens rain or shine. Info: www.hsws.ca.

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2211 Prairie Ave. in PoCo. Mr I & the Rainbow Singers, Vancouver Tumblebus, Mobile Dairy Classroom Experience, face painting, kid’s activities and crafts, silent auction, cake walk and concession offered. Admission is $2. Info: www.kkp.ca or 604941-4919.

Terry Fox Library plays host to a book sale, staged by the Friends of the Library, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Info: 604-927-7999 or www.fvrl.bc.ca.

Metro Vancouver parks leads a fresh air hike dubbed “Diez Vistas” through Belcarra Regional Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is a challenging hike with several long, steep sections through Buntzen Ridge and the Indian Arm fjord. A park interpreter will lead the hike. Bring your own water and footwear suitable for rough terrain.

For ages 13 and up. Cost is $3.35/youth/senior, $5.50 for adults.

Advance registration required. To register, log onto www.metrovancouveronline.org or call 604-432-6359 and use barcode 5588.

PoCo Heritage and Cultural Society hosts a “May Day Salon” event from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Heritage at Leigh Square, 2100–2253 Leigh Sq. in PoCo. Meet with some of Port Coquitlam’s most interesting people from the worlds of sports, the arts, politics and public service. Adult beverages and nibblies will be served. Info: info@ pocoheritage.org.

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

Mundy Mudthudders meet at 10:30 a.m. to begin a new season of hikes and walks. Group meets at Mundy Forest’s western edge by Como Lake Village, near the trail head at the foot of Regan Avenue. These one-hour walks are intended to challenge, motivate and relax participants, while exploring regional nature places rich in wildlife values. Info: mundymudthudders@yahoo.ca.

MONDAY, MAY 5 PoCo Heritage and Cultural Society hosts a “Rhymes of

Times” event from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Heritage at Leigh Square, 2100–2253 Leigh Sq. in PoCo. This monthly reminiscing session will focus on drive-in movies. Pre-registration is required.

Info: julies@pocoheritage.org or 604-927-8403.

TUESDAY, MAY 6 PoCo Heritage and Cultural Society hosts guests Gerry, Mor-

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SHARE Family and Community Services Society hosts a volunteer information session from 7 to 8 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. This session is open to anyone in the Tri-Cities (16 years of age and over) who would like to learn about events, fundraising initiatives and community engagement opportunities with

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Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness Group (PCCN Coquitlam) holds its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Pinetree Community Centre, 1260 Pinetree Way in Coquitlam. The group will watch a video called “What Every Man Should Know” and talk about how to deal with prostate cancer. All those involved with prostate problems are urged to come and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. There is no charge, though donations are accepted. Info: Norm at 604-9368703 or Ken at 604-936-2998.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7

Kiddies Korner Preschool hosts guest speaker Deborah MacNamara from 7 to 8 p.m. at 2211 Prairie Ave. in PoCo. Entitled “Who’s in Charge,” MacNamara’s talk will focus on parenting from the Alpha position and protecting parents’ relationships with their children. Admission is $5. Info: 604-941-4919.

THURSDAY, MAY 8 Women’s Connection Luncheon kicks off at noon at the

Executive Inn at 405 North Rd. in Coquitlam. The guest speaker will be singer Carola Meerkerk, who will speak to the topic of “The Rollercoaster Ride of Life.” Reserve your spot by May 6 by calling Frieda at 604-937-7198.

Tri-Cities Caregiver Program hosts a pair of caregiver support meetings in both Coquitlam and PoCo. The PoCo session runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Shaughnessy Care Centre, 2250 Wilson Ave. The Coquitlam meeting takes place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Maillardville Community Centre, 1200 Cartier Ave. Info: Karen Tyrell at 778-789-1496

ONGOING 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: 604785-9672 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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sports@thenownews.com ith an intermediate program teeming with talent, and a group of players fresh off a midget provincial championship, the PoCo Saints are hoping the future is now.

The Saints kick off their B.C. Junior A Lacrosse campaign this weekend with contests Saturday against Delta, and Sunday versus Victoria.

As is the case with virtually every club time of year, the Saints will be missing more than half of their projected roster due to university commitments. But according to rookie benchboss Adam Smith, that gap will breed competition and force younger players to adjust to the speed and rigors of Junior A lacrosse.

“We’ve got a lot of talent that’s still locked up at school and that keeps everyone on their toes a little bit, but I really feel like we’re excited,” said Smith, who took over the coaching reins in January. “We like what we have to offer. From what we’ve seen out there from what are going to be considred the top teams, we feel like we’re going to be right there with them.

Gone from last year’s club are Matt Delmonico, Nash Harrison, Cory Cop and Garrett Chan, while Connor Goodwin, who finished second in team scoring last year with 55 points, will be back in the fold.

The club also brought in some new faces via trades in landing Patrick Thornhill and Nathan Markan from New West, and Matt Symes from Coquitlam.

The graduating intermediates expected to help out include Tyler Klarner, Kyran Clarke, Sam Degroot, Dylan Foulds, Ryland Rees, and Port Moody native Connor Frost, the Saints’ first overall pick in January’s midget draft. “[Frost] is a high-end player, very smart on the floor,” said Saints general manager Reg Thompson. “He brings a lot to the table. He’s going to be a good one.”

Once the Saints have all their players back from college — likely in mid May — there’s bound to be two or three roster spots among those intermediates that will be up for keeps.

But that number isn’t set in stone, and nor does it have to be.

“That was one of my concerns coming in, that we’d have to rely on the intermediates more than we want to,” Smith said.

“But to be honest, the two or three guys we have coming up

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The Port Coquitlam Saints, seen here in regular season play last year, are hoping to hang with the likes of Coquitlam and New West this year, and will be relying heavily on young players to try and make that happen. have athleticism and their playing style will fit in at the junior level. I don’t feel like they need to have a whole lot of extra pressure put on them. I think they’ll lend themselves to play in this age group already.”

The Saints are coming off two straight seasons with playoff appearances after a handful of lean years when the postseason

was out of the question. The goal this year is to get into the dance, and make some noise once they’re there.

“This year we’re going to hit playoffs and we’ll make a name for ourselves, Smith said. “That’s realistically where we have to be this year. And once you get to playoffs it’s a whole new game.”

Three teams were tied for first place as of Thursday afternoon, including the Express, Terriers and the host Dauphin Kings. Four of the five teams were in action Thursday afternoon and into the evening, after Tri-Cities NOW deadlines.

Four teams advance to the championship round, which kicks

off Saturday. The top two finishers earn a berth to the Royal Bank Cup national championship in Vernon next month.

Earlier this week Coquitlam claimed victories over Winnipeg (2-1) and Spruce Grove (3-1). The B.C. champs were slated to play Dauphin Thursday after Tri-Cities NOW deadlines.

Coquitlam’s knocking on the Final 4 door

Things were poised to get interesting, if not a little nerve racking, at the Western Canada Cup Thursday.

Having dropped their Wednesday night game 4-1 to the Yorkton Terries, the Coquitlam Express found themselves in a logjam atop the tournament standings.

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Upstart Wolves prep for defending champs John KURUCZ sports@thenownews.com The Coquitlam Metro-Ford Wolves aren’t putting much stock into the old adage that age comes before beauty.

By far the youngest and least experienced of the four remaining teams in Cup contention, the Wolves will take on the defending champs from the Surrey United Firefighters in one of two Provincial Cup semifinal matchups this weekend.

“We know that we aren’t the favourites, even though we finished higher in the standings in the league,” said Wolves coach Les Krivak.

“Those guys are experienced. They have a lot of minutes together, and we’re a new team. We will take our chances and play the same type of game we have played in the past.”

Having finished one point ahead of Surrey in the regular season standings, the Metro-Ford side advanced to Saturday’s clash after last week’s 2-0 win over Bays United in the Round of Eight.

Domenic Delli Santi was the man of the match in that encounter, as the 22-year-old striker accounted for both Metro-Ford goals.

His first tally came off a rebound minutes before the half time whistle, while his insurance marker came early in the second half off a deft one-two play set up by Lucas Reis and Kyle Jones.

“He was a hero in that game, but in other games we have somebody else stepping up,” Krivak said. “It’s not like we are counting on one or two players. We are a really balanced team.”

That balance comes from a team that has three 18-year-olds, and a pair of 19-year-olds in its starting lineup. In fact, the average of the premier club is somewhere around 20 or 21.

“They’re a young team — they will make mistakes and they’ve made mistakes in the past, but they’re learning from those,” Krivak said. “We still want to control the ball and be in the driver’s seat: that means playing very solid defence, paying attention to being compact when we defend, and trying to cover all the areas of danger to us. And then we want to use our speed and flair up front, because we do have a lot of that.”

Saturday’s semifinal contest goes at 1 p.m. at Dr. Charles Best Secondary.

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It’s treble time in North Coquitlam.

The under-18 girl Tornados laid claim to the B.C. Coastal Girls Soccer League Division 2 Cup Sunday after outlast-

ing the North Shore Strikers 2-1 in extra time.

The win completes a trio of trophies, as the girls team had already won the league and district titles this season.

Christina Grasso scored the game winner in extra time off a free kick at the top of the 18-yard box, while Sukhbir Gill netted the other Tornado tally in the second half.

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