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editorial@thenownews.com Coquitlam is just weeks away from a total ban on skateboards, longboards, in-line skates and even kids’ scooters — on all city streets and sidewalks.

The move would mean the popular, relatively inexpensive devices could not be ridden for transportation or sport by anyone of any age, including children riding on city sidewalks accompanied by parents.

Bicycles are already banned from Coquitlam sidewalks.

As part of a package of traffic bylaw updates presented during a marathon Monday session that ran past 11 p.m., council gave third reading without comment to a bylaw that would restrict scooters and boarders to pathways designated as “multi-use.”

Those pathways, many of them in parks, would be shared by pedestrians and all non-motorized devices, including bicycles. Signs would mark them as shared paths but pedestrians would have the right of way, according to background material attached to the proposal.

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As the City of Coquitlam and the province continue to consider the future of the Riverview hospital and grounds, a third party intends to join the conversation.

On Thursday, the Kwikwetlem First Nation announced it has claimed title interests to all the lands associated with Riverview Hospital among other areas in their territory.

“Through community consultation and legal review, the Kwikwetlem First Nation have decided to announce their position on Riverview based on their claim of title,” said a statement from the KFN. “The Kwikwetlem First Nation wish to make it clear they expect to become an owner of the Riverview Lands and lead the future development of these lands.”

The press release went on to state the KFN “envision a development scenario for Riverview that is based on highest and best use with a goal towards maximizing the benefits to the Nation as landowner.”

The KFN said it would contemplate any use that makes economic sense.

The local First Nation said there are

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jdeutsch@thenownews.com It may be the jewel of Port Moody, but it’s soon going to cost outsiders a few precious medals to park at Rocky Point Park.

Port Moody politicians have given the green light to a trial pay-parking program at the popular park that will start up in mid August.

The pilot project consists of a pay-by-licenceplate program in the park in lots A, B and E that will see non-Port Moody residents pay a $1 perhour rate up to a four-hour maximum.

Port Moody residents will still get to park for free by registering a maximum of two vehicles per household.

According to a staff report, under the system, residents would be required to submit their ICBC vehicle registration as proof of residency and vehicle ownership to register their plate for the free exemption.

City staff suggested after the meters are up, bylaws would start off with warnings as a way to ease the public into the program.

As for enforcement, bylaw officers will patrol lots as usual but can obtain information on paid vehicles from an app on their smart phones.

City staff noted licence plates can be searched quickly from the smart phone for compliance and can be ticketed accordingly. The annual cost to implement the pilot project is expected

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Port Moody residents can register their vehicles and avoid a new pay-to-park program at Rocky Point Park. Visitors will need to cough up a $1 per hour. to be around $35,000 with one-time cost of an extra $6,700. The city projects the cost of the program will be offset by the revenue generated. Any surplus revenue will be put back into community beautification projects like streetscape improvements.

Most councillors were in support of the pilot project as long as Port Moody residents didn’t have to pay. Coun. Rick Glumac also wanted to make sure signs went up at the park to explain

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that parking fees were going toward beautification projects.

Mayor Mike Clay and councillor Zoe Royer both voted against the project.

Royer suggested the task of checking a lot with more than 200 cars would be to onerous, adding people who come to Port Moody will be surprised by the pay parking.

Clay said he hasn’t heard any positive feedback from the community about the idea and argued the city has not done enough consultation with residents.

“Before we say we’re going ahead with something we better have a plan that we’ve talked to our residents about,” he said, suggesting there would be a backlash to the pilot project.

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editorial@thenownews.com Mayor of Coquitlam Richard Stewart is lobbying to more than triple the fines for confinement of pets in cars during summer’s heat wave.

The city’s current bylaw results in a $150 fine for confining an animal in a vehicle without adequate ventilation, but $50 is waived if the ticket is paid within 14 days. Stewart wants to get this increased to $500, which he believes will be a better deterrent for pet owners.

“The idea would be to not leave pets in cars,” he said. “The potential ramifications are horrendous for any living creature left in the car.”

In Coquitlam there is both a bylaw and a Municipal Ticket Information (MTI) fine, but each work in different ways.

The city hopes it won’t need to hand out any tickets, but if a very serious offence is committed than an MTI fine of $1,000 can also be issued. The mayor has asked staff to consider using the MTI fine until the city bylaw has been increased, in hopes that this will raise people’s understanding of the situation.

“To me that seems to keep more with how serious we want people to take this,” Stewart said.

Stewart stresses the fact that he wants owners to be aware of this dangerous situation so there is no necessity for the fines.

Temperatures of a car can rise to 65 C very quickly, which Stewart mentioned is the temperature you can bake a cake at.

“Any length of time (in a hot car)- you can kill an animal or a child,” Stewart said.

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and that any eventual bylaw would be used largely as a tool for resolving complaints.

Port Coquitlam has no restriction on nondiscussion and little to no concerns raised to motorized scooters, skateboards or longboards council. As with many bylaws, the regulation on streets or sidewalks, but skateboard use in city parks is restricted to designated areas. Port would likely be enforced by complaint only.

Jozsef Dioszeghy, the city’s manager Moody has no bans either, but requires helmets of engineering, said the bylaw is aimed at in its skateboard parks.

The prospect of a ban came as an unpopular “improving the safety of the travelling public” and “reducing or eliminating conflicts on the surprise to boarders and cyclists at Coquitlam’s Town Centre skate bowl this week. sidewalks.”

Tristan, a Coquitlam nine-year-old who’s He also noted that bylaws provide “flexible been riding a scooter for five tools for enforcement” where years, was busy perfecting his there are problems and that the skilled moves with a friend intent “is clearly not to prevent under the watchful eye of dad a six-year-old child from using You don’t fix Trevor. the device while their parent is He was driven to the park watching.” [problems] by by his dad, but said he often But he conceded that it banning them. rides on the sidewalk while his would in fact formally ban the You give them mother cycles on the road. practice.

“I guess I can’t do that any A random poll of councillors someplace to go more,” he said. turned up a variety of rationales instead.

Tristan, who also has a longfor Monday’s vote.

Coun. Brent Amundson said –A Coquitlam father board, says he used to ride his scooter to Panorama Heights the bylaw was needed to cover elementary until the school the city’s potential liabilities. banned them over safety conCoun. Bonita Zarrillo, who recalled three recent close calls of her own cerns during recess and lunchtime use.

Trevor, who said his older son also rides with skateboarders while driving, said the “wider issue” was public safety in a city with a longboard, predicted an attempt at a ban very hilly geography and boarders who can “would go sideways. I don’t think it’ll happen.

“You don’t fix (problems) by banning it. move at high speeds.

Mayor Richard Stewart said a city with “an You give them someplace to go instead. It just aging population” needs to balance the needs comes down to money,” he said.

Jackson Hilts, manager of Flatspot Boards in of pedestrians with other users, especially on sidewalks “designed for foot traffic.” Anyone Vancouver, says a ban in West Vancouver has moving faster than a pedestrian but without worked poorly. On several popular hills and the same ability to stop “represents a real chal- roads there that draw boarders from across Metro, someone calls police regularly to comlenge,” he said.

But there may be a middle ground between plain, he says.

“When longboarders get hurt, they call for a open streets and a full ban, Coun. Neal Nicholson suggested. He noted that drivers ban. When a cyclist gets hurt, they call for more have gradually begun to accommodate cyclists, and safer bike lanes.”

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Band stakes claim CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 stories from elders of members using the land around the Coquitlam River, including the Riverview lands.

Exactly what the action by the Kwikwetlem First Nation would mean for the process already underway in terms of the Riverview lands was unclear.

Just last month, the City released a wideranging report calling the lands to be used for a health and wellness campus, an acutecare hospital and a purpose-built psychiatric hospital.

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Housing, has been collecting input from residents and stakeholders.

Late Thursday, Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart said he didn’t want to speculate what the KFN’s claim would do to the process, suggesting it was a provincial issue.

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PoMo council puts daycare on ice with the current traffic situation.

“The kids’ safety is a big concern of mine,” he said.

Representatives from Onni acknowledged the daycare would generate more traffic but suggested the opening of a SkyTrain line would help mitigate the issue. Onni also proposed to allocate 17 parking spaces in the immediate vicinity of the daycare.

But it wasn’t just parking that irked some of the councillors. Coun. Gerry Nuttall questioned what would happen to the space if the negotiations fell through with the daycare company, suggesting it could be used for something else like a pub.

He also pointed out the original proposal for a hotel in the space that was eventually scrapped.

“We all know daycare is important to the community and in there [Suter Brook], but they’re talking big box daycare, they’re not talking about servicing their community, they’re talking about serving a wider range in the community and bringing the traffic in,” he said, adding he would be supportive if the rezoning was for a daycare space only.

Coun. Rosemary Small echoed Nuttall’s concern about the potential for a different use in the space and the style of daycare.

“Do we want a big-box daycare in our community and I don’t think that’s the kind of community we have or what we need,” she said.

While Glumac, Small,

COUNCIL MEETING

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Public inPut oPPortunity Development Variance Permit for 860 Dominion Avenue bylaws Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3874 for 860 Dominion Ave. Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3867 for 770 Dominion Ave.

Elliott and Nuttall voted in favour of a motion to defeat the application, Mayor Mike Clay and councillor Zoe Royer supported the application.

The mayor argued a hotel, which council wanted, would have brought in more traffic than the daycare.

“These issues are being so exaggerated versus what an office will bring,” he said.

“If that second floor remains an office space it will still bring cars, it will still have parking problems.”

Clay also argued the daycare helps Onni build the population in the building, while lamenting the difficulties some parents have getting nighttime daycare, which the operator could provide.

“An empty pit can’t sit there forever with nothing going on,” he said.

Prior to council’s debate, a public hearing on the application gave voice to both residents living in the area opposed to the idea citing traffic issues, and others who favoured the plan noting the need for more daycare space in the city.

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jdeutsch@thenownews.com There’s a coffee shop and a grocery store, but there won’t be a daycare in Suter Brook, at least for now.

On Tuesday, council voted down an application by the Onni Group to allow for an 18,000 square foot daycare at a yet-to-be built office tower at 220 Brew Street.

In the end it was concerns around traffic in the neighbourhood and trust of the developer that put the daycare on an indefinite timeout.

Several councillors questioned the traffic and parking plan for the application, pointing out the concerns from some residents who live in the area.

Onni is in talks to bring daycare operator Kids and Company into the building that would run a centre with space for up to 157 children on the second floor.

The amendment would have meant the second floor could be used for either an office or commercial and community use.

Coun. Rick Glumac said the proposal revealed a huge parking problem in the entire village, adding the traffic issue would have to be dealt with before he could support any proposal that would bring more cars into the area.

He also argued that voting down the application is an opportunity for the company to make improvements to the plan.

Coun. Bob Elliott also questioned the safety of children

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Park and pay the Rocky Point piper

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f you’ve ever spent some time basking in the sun or soaking up the sounds of a concert at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody, you know just how precious the park is to the community.

You’d also know that on those days, it can be a challenge to find parking because the park is so popular.

Though popularity isn’t necessarily a bad thing, parking has proved to be a dilemma for the local politicians at City Hall.

So this week, council voted in favour to try a pay-parking pilot project that will see non-residents pay $1 for an hour to park, and locals sign up their vehicles to get them exempt.

The new system will be in place by mid-August.

While paying for parking at a park in Metro Vancouver is nothing new, and most people could probably live with charging a visitor from Alberta a few bucks to keep the parking moving, it might not sit as well with Port Moody’s direct neighbours in the Tri-Cities.

There are plenty of residents in Coquitlam or Port Coquitlam who see the park as being their jewel as well.

Under the pilot, they now get the privilege of paying a few bucks to visit the park if they arrive in four wheels.

There’s also the slippery-slope argument that once you start in the park, where does it go from there.

It’s important to remember the money from parking will go toward beautification projects.

So without getting to panicky, the key is to remember the plan is a pilot project that will eventually be reviewed.

We hope the politicians in charge will take a very close look at the results of the pilot before making pay parking a permanent fixture in the park.

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Dufus and Speed never satisfied

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he guy behind me clearly wanted the speed limit raised. NOW! We were heading along the main highway, just two lanes of traffic, one lane each way.

I was not going fast enough.

He sat on my bumper, then slipped back a bit… and rushed right back to my bumper.

Over and over, he did this.

A typical highway bully, he was a road rage incident waiting to happen.

Here’s the thing, though: we were in a line of traffic stretching as far forward as I could see, and as far back as my rear-views could reveal.

Neither of us was going to go any faster than we were going.

In fact, I was kind of pleased at the speed, considering the volume of traffic: the limit was 80 km/h, and we were veritably zooming along at 70-75 km/h.

Usually, on that stretch of road, at that time of day, in that part of the week, you’re lucky to break 60.

But that was not sufficient for Dufus behind me. The speed limit was 80, and he was going to go 80… over and over and over again.

Was he making me sweat a bit?

Darned right. I’d seen a driver do that to the car ahead of him before. They were both just ahead of me in traffic. The one guy kept rushing the bumper of the guy ahead, over and over.

Then something happened. Mr. Speed must have lost his train of thought (or whatever his brain does) for a moment, just as they were approaching a red light, and he smashed into the driver he had been tormenting.

As I discovered when I pulled over to bear witness, Mr. Speed had been drinking and stunk of alcohol. And now I had his Cousin Dufus worrying my back bumper.

These are the guys, I am convinced, who vote for the political party that Gordon Campbell bequeathed us.

Campbell himself was caught driving drunk in Hawaii, and his sycophants passed it off as no big deal. His premier successor Christy Clark made light of running stop lights — with her kid in the car, no less.

Campbell/Clark right hand man Rich Coleman killed photo-radar in response to complaints that it wasn’t “fair” to ticket them without giving them a fighting chance to play “spot the cop car.”

Mr. Speed and Cousin Dufus and the rest of the clan were placated, and average over-the-limit speeds on our highways shot up a extra 10 km/h overnight.

Coincidentally (or not?), that period shortly after photo-radar was nixed saw a flurry of horrific car crashes.

Mr. Speed, Dufus, and their fast and furious ilk continue to complain that they aren’t allowed to drive as fast as they should — actually, as fast as they’d like. The real menaces on the road, they point out, are those who frustrate them into doing stupid things by sticking close to the speed limit.

Using impeccable NRA logic, they point out, “Speed doesn’t kill, bad drivers kill.”

That assumes, of course, that the fast-

er you drive, the better a driver you are.

And it appears that this government, extending the Campbell road vision yet again, is acceding to their guttural vocalizations.

Interestingly, the B.C. Truckers Association – made up of the people who probably know the road as well as anyone – opposed the government’s proposal to raise speed limits.

Some of their reasoning is instructive.

They’re not going to go faster, because it messes with the return on their fuel investment – and it’s simply not safe: a loaded tractor-trailer running at 90 km/ h takes 107 metres to come to stop, but adding just 15 km/h to the speed adds 73 metres to the stop distance.

And Speed and Dufus will put their complaints pedal to the metal again in no time flat.

Bob Groeneveld is the editor of the Langley Advance, a sister publication of the Tri-Cities NOW.

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LETTERS CITY NEEDS TO U-TURN ITS PAY PARKING IDEA

At Port Moody’s July 8 council meeting, a motion was passed to add pay-parking at Rocky Point Park for non-residents as well as Port Moody residents who choose not to register their license plate with the city.

I couldn’t disagree with this decision more. Parks are one of the few places where individuals and families can go to enjoy public space at no cost. Rocky Point is a gem in the Tri-Cities, if not the Lower Mainland.

It’s estimated that to administer the program alone, the city will need to pay about $36,000 each year; this doesn’t include any upfront costs or staff time either. It should also be noted that Coquitlam actually lost money for years when they implemented pay parking in the Town Centre area.

This topic has been passed back and forth for a number of years — the original intention was to implement this for the sole purpose of turning over more parking spaces at Rocky Point.

When council deliberated, it was clear that the intention of this was to generate revenue.

This doesn’t sit well with me. Two councillors stated that this would be a great way to pay for beautification at the park...Isn’t this what we pay taxes for? As a taxpayer, it really feels like we get nickel-anddimed more and more every year.

There’s no doubt that parking is an issue at Rocky Point, but enforcement of time limits is the answer, not charging a user fee.

This will be an unpopular decision which I strongly disagree with.

Chris Carter Port Moody

MINISTER SAYS VETS WELL COMPENSATED

Often I am asked to explain how our Government has invested over $4.7 billion new dollars since 2006 to improve veterans’ benefits and services during a time when departments across the Federal Government are facing reductions.

To help illustrate these investments in greater detail, I would like to point out a few key findings from the recently released 2013 veterans Life After Service study: • Our men and women still serving in uniform make on average $70,000 a year which is one

third greater than the average Canadian income • The rate of low-income among veterans is half the rate found in the general population • Three years after leaving the Canadian Armed Forces an injured veteran’s average income stands at $70,700 a year With an injured veteran earning $70,000 a year, three years after their release, it is clear our policies are having a positive effect; but more can and must be done.

Our focus must remain on those veterans who are injured in service to Canada and that is why I have asked the Parliamentary Committee to focus their review on how to improve benefits for veterans; what we can do for Veterans’ families; and how Veterans Affairs delivers the programs in the first place.

The unanimity of the recentcommittee report shows a common desire of all members to improve the New Veterans Charter for Veterans and their families.

While we undertake the important responsibility it is comforting to know, thanks to Statistics Canada and Veterans Affairs research team, that injured Veterans are receiving solid financial income.

Julian Fantino PC, MP Minister of Veterans Affairs

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I am very concerned that my gross property taxes, as a resident of the City of Coquitlam, had risen by 7.06 per cent and my net taxes after the senior grant was applied, was up 13.29 per cent — an unconscionable increase compared with a year ago — on a 35-year-old home with a very small frontage on a cul de sac.

My assessment is over double the average and when the three per cent city taxes are added, my increase of close to 10 per cent for the gross portion was the result. I don’t think this is fair.

I think it is about time that the Tri-Cities consider amalgamation in order to keep future tax increases down to a reasonably level.

It seems to me we will ill afford to be able to continue to pay for escalating costs in order to fund three city halls and their staff, three fire departments and their staff, two police forces, three planning departments, three parks and rec departments... — along with three mayors and their councils.

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City of Coquitlam

Notice of Public Consultation The City has received applications for the renewal of Temporary Use Permits (TUPs) for the properties located at: 2601 Spuraway Avenue (Coquitlam Alliance Church) and 1636 Regan Avenue (Calvary Baptist Church).

The churches have applied to renew their existing TUPs (which expire on September 18, 2014) to permit the continued operation of a temporary rotating homeless shelter (the Cold Wet Weather Mat Program), for a maximum of 30 people, at each site. The Program would be permitted to operate for a maximum of 31 consecutive days (i.e. one month) at a time and may operate for up to two non-consecutive months in the winter season (October to March). Each TUP renewal would be for a 24 month period (September 2014September 2016) and would be subject to the City’s Housing Agreement Bylaw which provides for regulations around program operation rules and procedures, including hours of operation (10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. ) and the requirement that shelter patrons be bussed to/from the shelter (walk-ups are not allowed).

Additional information related to these applications, including a copy of the Temporary Use Permits, City’s Housing Agreement Bylaw, and Cold Wet Weather Mat Progam Policy and Procedures Manual may be inspected from Wednesday, July 9, 2014 to Monday, July 21, 2014 at the City’s Planning and Development Department, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

This application will come before Council for consideration at the Regular Council Meeting scheduled for Monday, July 21, 2014. The Council Meeting, at which the application will be considered, starts at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2.

If you wish to provide input in writing please submit your comments to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca Regular mail: 3000 Guilford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015

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If you’d probably think twice about cashing a cheque for a family member, then you should really stop before doing so for a stranger.

Unfortunately, a couple of Tri-Cities residents were just too kind to a stranger who turned out to be scammer.

Coquitlam Mounties said they got two calls on Tuesday (July 8) from victims, who had allegedly been scammed, one near North Road in Coquitlam and the other near Shaughnessy Street in Port Coquitlam.

In both incidents, a man approached a stranger on the street and asked them to cash a cheque for him.

Police said the suspect went to a nearby bank with the potential victim, who unsuspectingly deposited the cheque into their own accounts and then withdrew cash.

The scheme was accompanied by a long, emotional and convoluted story about the suspect desperately needing money to buy food for his daughter.

The cheque turned out to be bogus.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian male in his late 20s to early 30s, standing six-feet tall and heavy set weighing 250 pounds, with short brown hair and clean shaven.

Anyone who may have experienced a similar incident, whether defrauded or not, is urged to call Const. Krista Hovde of Coquitlam RCMP’s Economic Crime Section at 604-552-7364.

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His disappearance, along with that of another patient, prompted two reviews of the hospital’s unescorted day-pass program and an outcry from citizens in the community.

The hospital also temporarily suspended the program until an internal review was complete.

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Additional information concerning these applications may also be obtained by contacting Steve Gauley, Senior Planner at 604-927-3486 or sgauley@coquitlam.ca.

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Instead, the public is urged to call 911 immediately.

Stuart is described as Caucasian with brown short hair, standing five feet 10inches tall, with blue eyes and glasses. He has tattoos on both his forearms and neck and was last seen wearing a red shirt, black pants and white shoes.

Anyone with information in regards to Stuart’s whereabouts is asked to call Coquitlam RCMP at 604-9451550 and quote file number 2014-18896.

Dealing with cases of missing people from the hospital is nothing new for police.

Last year, RCMP put out a plea for the public’s help to find Donald John Bonner, a patient who signed out of the hospital June 8, 2008 on a leave pass. He hasn’t been seen since.

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The field house became a high-priority item when the Games were awarded, and Monday’s staff report to council in committee was intended to present council with three options for its replacement.

It dismissed one as too basic and one as too costly and recommended instead a middle option that would meet longterms community needs in the park that includes an outdoor pool, five ball diamonds, four sports fields and a playground.

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Replacement options in the report included: • an $800,000 basic washroom • a $1.7-million one-storey field house with in-season sports storage area, a basic kitchenette and multi-purpose space for city programs, public rentals and sports groups • a $3.6 million building with flexible space, a full but unfinished second storey and possible multi-use and rental potential The report called the cost of the third option “prohibitive” and recommended the second, arguing it would meet city’s long-term needs for the “citywide” park and for the Games events.

Mayor Richard Stewart dismissedallthreeoptionsas“way

too costly per square foot” and asked that staff consider more options that included revenue — a daycare, for example.

“We’re not asking for a Cadillac here, we’re asking for something serviceable. We need to step back and have a hard look,” Stewart said.

Coun. Lou Sekora said he was stunned by the $3.6 million price tag: “What kind of washroom are we building?

It’s laughable. I’m shocked.”

Sekora also suggested scaling back the number of toilets in the facility, arguing that four stalls for women and even two for men was excessive.

Offering some faint praise was Coun. Craig Hodge, who pointed to dual entry points and an exterior window that could be used for concessions.

He asked staff to explore the possibility for further storage space for team gear, possibly in a partial second storey that would negate the need for a costly elevator. The report is expected to be re-drawn and returned to council.

Police check links in catalytic thefts

Police in North Vancouver are looking to see if a suspect arrested for allegedly trying to steal a catalytic converter from a truck in that community is linked to a rash of similar thefts in the Tri-Cities earlier this year.

North Vancouver RCMP said they are aware of similar thefts around the Lower Mainland and have spoken to their counterparts in Coquitlam. Police there have recommended a number of charges against the 36-year-old Surrey man including theft, mischief, possession of breaking-and-entering tools, possession of a concealed weapon, and assaulting a police officer.

In January, crooks stole five catalytic converters from an area along Austin Avenue. Then in May, five 4-Runners had their catalytic converters stolen, with four of the thefts taking place in the Westwood Plateau area and one in the Austin Heights area.

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Arctic journey all about awareness Stories by Cindy St-Laurent editorial@thenownews.com Port Coquitlam’s Emmanuel Tse used his wits to win a spot on the Students On Ice two-week Arctic expedition — now he’ll use them to observe life in the polar landscape.

The eighteen-year-old recent graduate from Port Moody Secondary learned about the expedition from his geography teacher. He then proceeded to find out about the Expedition Arctic IQ Contest and decided he would try and win.

The contest was comprised of a weekly short multiple-choice quiz over the period of four months.

“All they wanted to do was to encourage people to learn more about the Arctic,” Tse said.

Westhill lacrosse box ready for action The official opening of the renovated Westhill Sports Box this Saturday will mean a better facility but also more competition for space.

Port Moody Lacrosse Association president Jed Sigfusson is excited to see the new covered box, with the only draw back being that it’s likely to be in high demand.

“Only problem is that now everybody wants to use the lacrosse box,” Sigfusson said of the facility, which replaces an older, out-dated box.

He said Port Moody lacrosse teams have been using the old box since the late 70s and they desperately need the space for tryouts and extra practi-

ces. The Westhill Sports Box will now be open to different leagues such as basketball, soccer, ball hockey and many more. The lacrosse teams need it for half the year, especially in February for tryouts when the Port Moody arena is still being used for ice sports.

The City received a $681,332 grant from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development’s Community Recreation Program towards the new box. The rest of the $1.36 million cost was provided through Port Moody’s recreation funds.

The official opening of the box is on July 12 at 11 a.m.

Tse won the IQ contest against 130 other contestants and is now embarking on the expedition with around 85 other students from 52 countries around the world.

“I get to experience things that I won’t be able to experience elsewhere,” Tse said.

The experience is more than just a trip to Tse, who believes it is important for people to be aware about how our actions are affecting the planet, especially the Arctic.

“One of the main focuses of this trip is to firsthand witness the fragility of the Arctic and explore solutions to counter act One of the that,” Tse said.

The Students On Ice founder main focuses and expedition leader Geoff of this trip is Green, decided he wanted to to firsthand use the polar regions as a classroom 14 years go after seeing witness the the impact it had on adults. fragility of the “[There is] something about Arctic... watching these adults in the polar regions having their per–Emmanuel Tse spectives altered,” Green said.

Once the ship is on its way the students, staff, and professional experts who have volunteered their time will be completely selfsufficient and disconnected from their usual routine.

“Once we start going we are self-sufficient and all we have to worry about are ice and polar bears,” Green said.

Green continues leading the expeditions because he likes to see students like Tse disconnect from technology and connect to

nature around them.

Each day will be filled with exploring, workshops, hands-on research, hikes and constant learning.

Green believes the hardest part of the expedition is keeping the program information and activities relevant to the constant changing Arctic.

This year’s trip will cost $10,900 dollars per student, but more than 85 per cent of students have been granted scholarships from different sponsors and supporters of the program.

The expedition CONTRIBUTED PHOTO starts in Northern Port Coquitlam’s Emmanuel Tse is Quebec on July 9 off to study and observe Canada’s and will end on the Arctic during a two-week expedwestern coasts of ition that began this week.

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Fish fry for hatchery Cindy ST-LAURENT

editorial@thenownews.com Mossom Creek Hatchery in Port Moody hopes to raise $30,000 at their BBQ and Gala fundraiser this Sunday.

Since a fire burned down the original hatchery on Dec. 11, community and founders have been working together to raise the funds needed.

The money raised this weekend will allow the first part of the project, the shell of the building, to be built.

Tracy Green, board member

and fundraising coordinator for the hatchery, explains that this part of the building needs to be built before Fall, or they will miss this year’s salmon run.

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“We want to have hatchery operations ready for the fall so we don’t lose another salmon cycle,” Green said.

Once the shell of the building is built, Green explains, the other important parts such as the educational centre will be constructed in phase two.

Around $150,000 still needs to be raised in order to cover all the remaining costs of phase one and two.

“The community in the TriCities has been so generous, not only in providing donations but in volunteering and with experts offering advice on planning the hatchery,” Green said.

The Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society, which runs the Mossom Creek Hatchery and Education Centre, is holding the BBQ Gala in the Galleria of Port Moody City Hall.

Many volunteers have come together in order to make this event possible.

The BBQ wild salmon is being donated by Canfisco and being served by Port Moody firefighters. Cobs, Pasta Polo, and farmers from the Coquitlam Farmers Market are also donating food to the event.

The fundraiser will include an auction to help raise money, with one of the more coveted items being a four-day trip for two to Langara Fishing Lodge in Haida Gwaii, which is valued at $10,000.

Other prizes include a Seattle Mariners jacket and game tickets, an REO rafting adventure, a kayak adventure around Burrard Inlet, a tour of the Open Water Steller Sea Lion Research Station, an art deco wine cabinet complete with over $400 in wines, a gourmet sunset dinner on the Mossom estuary on the Burrard Inlet, a fishing tour in Campbell River and more.

The BBQ Gala will be held on July 13 from 6 to 9:30 p.m.

Tickets cost $45 and can be bought by calling 604-7879758 or online at www.mossomcreek.org.

Survey shows satisfaction

Jeremy DEUTSCH

jdeutsch@thenownews.com It looks like Port Moody residents are a happy bunch when it comes to their city.

A city-commissioned Ipsos Reid survey conducted in the spring found nearly all residents spoke positively about the quality of life in Port Moody. The survey found 98 per cent of residents rated their quality of life as either very good or good.

That number is basically on par with the last survey in 2012, where 99 per cent of people polled had a good or very good quality of life.

Residents also appear to be happy with the municipal operations and services, with 89 per cent saying they are either satisfied or very satisfied with operations and another 94 per cent satisfied with services. Another 90 per cent of residents polled feel they get either fairly good or very good value for taxes.

On the issue of taxes, a majority surveyed (51 per cent) would rather pay increased taxes than see existing services cut, while 38 per cent opted for service cuts.

Those results are consistent with 2012.

But it’s not all roses for the municipality.

Interestingly, growth and development was cited as a reason why quality of life has both improved and worsened.

“Clearly, residents have conflicting views on the impact growth has had on the community,” the survey results noted.

Nearly 40 per cent of the people who felt their quality of life had worsened in the last three years attributed growth and development as a reason, while another 29 per cent cite too much traffic as a reason for worsening quality of life.

The survey also suggested transportation and growth dominate the public issue agenda, with four out of 10 citizens mentioning transportation-related issues and another quarter mentioning growth and development.

Mayor Mike Clay isn’t surprised by the overall results, but admits there are some numbers and issues in the survey the city can take a closer look at and improve.

“While you can pat your self on the back that 98 per cent of the people rate their quality of life pretty good, it’s the other numbers you have to look at,” Clay said.

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turn what had been an acceptable ride into an unacceptably harsh one.

RAY: But lots of people are going for the larger wheels these days anyway, for styling reasons. Wheel aesthetics have changed in the past 10 years, as your history of Navigator wheel sizes illustrates. These days, if you see 16-inch wheels on a Navigator, they’ll probably look tiny and out of scale.

TOM: But if you prioritize a pillowy ride over crisp handling, then you’re right to opt for the smallest wheels that the manufacturer makes available -- if you can find ‘em, because even the dealers rarely order them.

Good luck, Arlon.

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Ford’s new turbo Fiesta a compact charmer Brendan McAleer

is a pretty good little car as it is, but does one less leg make it better, or do we need to take a little trip out behind the barn?

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hree legs might be appropriate for a stool, or a camera tripod, or a Martian war machine, but you wouldn’t go out of your way to buy a threelegged horse. Such a thing would be inherently imbalanced, and it’d be hard to get much use out of it. Doubly so if it were really tiny.

And yet here’s the Ford Motor Company with the audacity to charge you $1,295 extra for the privilege of hopping around on three cylinders. That’s right — pick a base 1.6-litre Fiesta and one of the options is to lop off a cylinder, swap in a turbo, and call it a performance grade in both economy and acceleration.

Not so fast Blue Oval, we’re going to have to take a little closer look at the claims for your turbocharged trio. Sure, the Fiesta

Design: Ford’s smallest vehicle remains a happy looking little thing, with a grille somewhat reminiscent of an Aston Martin.

However, I wouldn’t count on anyone being fooled into thinking this scrappy little hatchback was blue-blood royalty. No indeed — the SE model designation means this particular flavour of Fiesta comes with 15-inch steel wheels and hubcaps, and its diminutive shape is pure economy car. However, I think we can allow that it’s a handsome little car, with clean lines and a wellformed silhouette.

The single wart is an optional extra: Ford’s numeric keypad.

While a useful alternative to always having to have a key in your pocket, this tacked-on extra looks a bit, well, tacked-on.

Considering Ford’ll charge you $125 for the privilege, I’d be inclined to leave that one off the list.

Environment: It’s small on the outside, and the Fiesta is reasonably snug on the inside too. However, you’d not call it an econobox. The plastics are molded in a pleasing pattern, and the fabric covering the seats looks like it should be durable.

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Three-cylinder turbo Fiesta has loads of spunk

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Space in the back is tight, as you’d expect for a subcompact, but the Fiesta is larger than others in its class, and a workable four-seater. Up front, the Fiesta has a fairly basic control layout, with buttons and digital readouts that would put you in mind of an early 2000s flip phone.

The single central joystick just feels a bit flimsy, and the screen readout is of a size that you should really only navigate when pulled over.

However, the audio works fine once you’ve got it all set up, and there are plenty of power outlets and storage cubbies. As an optional extra, this Fiesta also has heated seats and automatic climate control.

Performance: Lopping off a cylinder and bolting on a turbo gives the Ecoboost-equipped Fiesta a relatively peppy 123 horsepower and a solid 148 foot-pounds of torque.

Considering all this power is coming from just 1.0 litres of displacement — the smallest engine Ford makes — that’s actually quite impressive.

Moreover, it’s nearly a third more torque than a standard 1.6-litre engine and most of that’s available at very low

rpm.

It’s only offered with a fivespeed manual transmission, one with gear-spacing set up for maximizing highway fuel economy rather than the slick-shifting close ratio box you get in its sportier cousin, the ST. Still, it’s quite good fun to keep the turbo-three on the boil, and the low-end response makes the Fiesta easily capable of keeping up with traffic, handling onramps, and dispatching hills with ease.

All Fiestas are pretty good to drive, and despite not having a sport-tuned suspension or lightweight alloy wheels, the Ecoboost version is actually quite good fun.

Down here at the entry level end of the market, most of the vehicles have a certain charm in the challenge it usually is to drive them hard enough to stay out of everyone’s way, but the Fiesta actually feels substantial, like a quote-unquote real car.

Around town, it’s a nimble little thing, and the threecylinder’s fat torque band means you’ll be dispatching stop and go with ease.

On the highway, the Fiesta’s small car roots start showing — it’s perfectly acceptable in terms of wind noise and ride quality, but that lightweight feel does

impart a slight nervousness to the handling as speeds rise if there’s much in the way of crosswinds.

However, as a long-distance commuter, the extra low-end spool of the turbo means you need not downshift for hills, as lower-torque fourcylinders might demand.

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Light feel on the highway; manual-only availability; fussy multibutton interface.

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Being set up as a fuel miser, the Fiesta is only accidentally a hoot to drive; while there are a few options available, it’s mostly targeted at a market segment that’s watching their bottom line, so there’s not much in the way of luxuries.

The $500 comfort package gives heated seats up front and automatic climate control, and along with a full power group for the windows and door locks, means that all the essentials are covered.

So, everything you need, and then there’s that fuel economy. At official ratings of 6.2 litres/100 kilometres in the city and 4.2 l/100 km on the highway, it represents an improvement of nearly one litre per 100 kilometres over the 1.6-litre engine that’s standard. Better gas economy and more available torque?

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FRIDAY, JULY 11 The Port Moody Film Society presents Key to Life, a film by

famed Japanese filmaker Kenji Uchida, on how a case of stolen identity intersects with a bride-to-be, 7:30 p.m. at the Inlet Theatre, 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody. This unrated film is in Japanese with English subtitles. Tickets $5 with annual $5 membership fee. Info: www.pmfilm.ca.

SATURDAY, JULY 12

Metro Vancouver presents Creatures of the Not-So-Deep, a drop-in family fun discovery event about our ocean shore, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Belcarra Regional Park. Check out the creatures found in a crab trap, see a puppet show and make ocean craft to take home. This is a free drop-in family event. Info: www.metrovancouver.org.

Coquitlam’s Inspiration Garden hosts a workshop, 2 to 4 p.m., on growing your own hops. Taught by Mike Por, landscape manager for the City of Coquitlam’s parks department, and Darren Hollett, a craft beer brewer with Mission Springs Brewing, this workshop also runs on Wednesday, July 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. The Inspiration Garden is located at the corner of Guildford Way and Pipeline Road in Town Centre Park. Topics will include growing, propagating, culturing and harvesting hops, and how to choose the best variety of hops for your taste buds. Info/register: visit www. coquitlam.ca/garden.

SUNDAY, JULY 13

Mossom Creek Hatchery is hosting a BBQ Gala and Silent Auction to help raise funds to rebuild the hatchery after last December’s destastating fire. The event runs from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the Port Moody Civic Centre Galleria, 100 Newport Dr. Tickets are $45. Info: www.mossomcreek.org, or 604-787-9758.

MONDAY, JULY 14

Terry Fox Library hosts the Great Gross Out from 2 to 3 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Crazy crafts, icky edibles, rude reads, terrible trivia and a toilet paper toss will be offered for kids between the ages of seven and 10. Call 604-927-7999 to register.

TUESDAY, JULY 15

City of Port Moody is holding a public forum for residents to hear how the City regulates the size and height of single family homes, of the various zone regulations and how other cities approach community concerns. The public will also be asked how they think Port Moody should address this issue. The meeting is at 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Port Moody City Hall, 100 Newport Dr.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16

SHARE Society hosts a 13-week education series around alcohol and drug use for those who have an alcohol or drug problem, and for those concerned about their use or the use of others. This week’s discussion is on “Trauma — How substance misuse often occurs with people who have experienced childhood abuse. How these experiences may cause relapses or continued misuse.” The session includes a video, brief presentation and open discussion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Registration is not required. Info: 604-936-3900.

THURSDAY, JULY 17 Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary is holding its Summer Craft

Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the main lobby of Eagle Ridge Hospital, 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody, across from the gift shop. Funds raised are used for the purchase of hospital equipment and patient comfort items.

The City of Coquitlam is hosting a Neighbourhood Night free block party at Burquitlam Park, 6 to 8 p.m. (579 Smith Ave). Bring your family, meet your neighbours and enjoy a free get-together.

Info: www.coquitlam.ca.

Riverview Horticultural Centre Society hosts a guided tree tour featuring fragrant linden trees on the Riverview Hospital grounds, leaving at 7:30 p.m. from the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young building. For a site map, visit www.rhcs.org. Info: 604290-9910.

Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society meet 6 p.m. to discuss the new and old Port Coquitlam Downtown. Bryan Ness will lead a walk around the city’s downtown and historic landmarks.

Meet at Heritage at Leigh Square, 2100-2253 Leigh Square (access off McAllister St.). Info: info@pocoheritage.org.

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Terry Fox Library hosts a Red Carpet Movie Night for teens aged 12 and up from 2 to 4 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. For movie titles or more info, call 604-927-7999.

The Tri-City Singles Social Club meet 7:30 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 2513 Clarke St., Port Moody. The club offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities, such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more. New members welcome. Info: 604-466-0017.

Circle of Friends 50+ Singles Social Club meets at 7 p.m. at the Port Coquitlam Legion #133, 2675 Shaughnessy St. in PoCo. The group is for 50+ singles looking for friendship and social events such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, walking, hiking and more. Info: Nina at 604-941-9032.

ONGOING Terry Fox Library and SHARE Family & Community Services

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

Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise meets Tuesdays, 7:15 a.m. at the Coquitlam City Centre Aquatic Centre, 1210 Pinetree Way. Enjoy breakfast, an interesting guest speaker and the camraderie. New members welcome. Info: Bob at 604-939-5852.

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

SUCCESS is looking for volunteers for its Mentoring Program, which helps new immigrants adapt to Canadian society and/or find employment. Info: Mandy Siu at 604-468-6069.

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

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

Summer Craft Sale – Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Craft Sale will be held in the main lobby of Eagle Ridge Hospital across from the Gift Shop on Thursday, July 17, 2014 from 10

Building stronger communities with literacy

Strong communities are based on solid foundations. Onni knows this well, being in the business of building healthy, vibrant neighbourhoods that enhance residents’ quality of life. Like Onni, the Port Moody Public Library believes that strong foundations are the key to lifelong success – but instead of bricks and concrete, the library uses programs and resources to lay the groundwork for literacy.

As a major sponsor of the library’s 2014 Links to Literacy Golf Tournament, Onni is supporting projects that help vulnerable citizens build bridges to literacy success. “We believe that literacy skills help people become engaged, active citizens who participate confidently in public life,” says Chris Evans, Executive Vice-President of the Onni Group. “We’re proud to sponsor this event, and contribute to the health of our community.”

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Library projects funded by proceeds from past tournaments include study rooms, a digital early learning hub, Links to Language multilingual reading kits and a Reading Link partnership with local schools.

This year’s Links to Literacy event takes place on Tuesday, August 26 at Meadow Gardens Golf Club in Pitt Meadows. Become a literacy champion. Join the Onni Group and others for an enjoyable day on the links - or just for the evening banquet. For more information, check the library’s website at www.library.portmoody.ca/links or phone (604) 469-4577.

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Berg ready to take on Worlds

Dan OLSON

old doesn’t like to miss any playoff sports@thenownews.com games, but knows that playing for If Wesley Berg could be in two Canada is a rare opportunity. Going places at once, he’d surely have one for a possible international title foot firmly at the Poirier Sports trumps all.

“I’m looking forward to the first Centre with his Coquitlam junior A Adanac teammates this weekend game, especially the opening cereas they launch the B.C. Junior A monies,” he told the Tri-Cities NOW prior to leaving for Colorado. “It’s the Lacrosse League playoffs.

They’ll be hosting Game 1 of their world championships so it should be best-of-five semifinal series with the a great environment.”

The 38-team tournament kicked Victoria junior Shamrocks, starting — off Thursday when Canada faced Saturday (2:30 p.m.) in Coquitlam.

Instead, he’s gearing up for an the defending champion U.S. (after elite challenge as a member of Team the NOW’s deadline) before a likely raucous American Canada. crowd.

Berg is now in It comes on familDenver, Col. weariar territory. In two ing the red and white There’s nothing months he’ll enter his at the Federation of more special fourth year as a memInternational Lacrosse (FIL) World chamthan playing for ber of the University of Denver Pioneers, pionships alongside your country where he’s one of a virtual lineup of the team’s top field future lacrosse hall of –Wesley Berg leaders. And it won’t famers and perennial be the first time he’s all-stars.

Funny how things change. A year played for his country.

Berg was a member of the Canadian ago, he was knocked out of the B.C. junior A playoffs with a broken leg, under-19 roster that ended the U.S.’s with surgery and a lengthy rehab 37-0 win streak in the 2012 roundlooming. As the Adanacs were elim- robin, only to fall 10-8 in the final. It’s inated from the Minto Cup tourna- that experience, and a shot at being ment, he could only watch from the on the other side of that result, which fuels his international ambitions. sidelines.

“There’s nothing more special than Now, healthy and hungry to make up for lost ground, Berg is in an envi- playing for your country. I got to do it in the u19s, we came up short but it able position.

“You go from one of the lowest was an amazing experience playing lows last year, [Coquitlam] had such with those guys, the pride you have a good team and then to watch us playing for your country is something not win it, sitting out because my leg else,” the Adanacs captain said.

Championships are becoming a was broken was so tough,” recalled Berg. “Then to get to play for your regular theme for the softspoken Dr. country after that, on such a quick Charles Best grad. During his first turnaround is a pretty unreal experi- tour of junior A, a then-17 Berg was part of the Adanacs’ first — and to ence.”

An intense competitor, the 21-year- date, only — Minto Cup in 2010.

SPORTS SHORTS BURRARDS LAMBAST ADANACS One step forward, two steps back.

The Coquitlam Adanacs’ battle to make headway in the Western Lacrosse Association playoff race is not just an oldfashioned dance step. On Tuesday the squad suffered a rough 10-5 loss at the hands of the Maple Ridge Burrards.

Up 3-2 late in the first, Coquitlam saw its momentum disappear after Maple Ridge tied it, then added five unanswered goals in the middle frame.

Coquitlam played the Burrards even during the third, but fell to 5-7 on the year. Ex-Coquitlam junior Ben McIntosh paced the Burrards with three goals and three assists, while Brett Hickey netted a pair for Coquitlam.

The Adanacs host Nanaimo on Saturday, 7 p.m. at the Poirier Sports Centre.

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Coquitlam Adanac Wesley Berg, at right, is temporarily putting down the boxla gloves and climbing back into field lacrosse apparel for Canada, playing in the FILA World Field Lacrosse championships in Denver.

This past spring, he guided Denver to a Big East title and was named the tourney’s Most Outstanding Player.

In the NCAA national championship Final Four series, Denver was bumped in the semifinal 15-12 by top-seeded Duke. Despite the heartbreaking loss, Berg became only the third Pioneer in program history to make the NCAA Div. 1 AllTournament team.

He transitioned well back to the indoor game, cashing in 12 goals and 14 assists over five games this year.

With a final playoff run awaiting his return, Berg has tallied 170 goals and 172 assists in 74 B.C. junior contests.

Those numbers are all in the background, as he joins a lineup that includes legends John Grant Jr., Curtis Dickson and ex-teammates Jeremy Noble and Mark Matthews.

As a rink rat in the mid-2000s, Berg recalls watching Grant with awe while he toiled for two seasons in Coquitlam. Now they sit side by side.

“When I was eight or nine I was trying to emulate what [Grant] would

do and how he’d play. It’s pretty exciting to play with him, Brodie Merrill and I could go on naming people for a while.”

Where and how he will fit in, Berg isn’t sure. But he’ll be happy to contribute anyway possible, he said.

“Maybe it’s filling up water bottles, who knows,” he said with a laugh.

“I’ll be playing and I’ll be happy just to be on the team. I’m hoping that whatever my job is I can get it done.

I’m just excited to be playing with those guys.”

COYLE JOINS HALL IN NLL HONOUR PANTHERS NAB FOUR NEW FACES

One Coquitlam Adanac legend is getting some well-deserved dues from the National Lacrosse League.

Stalwart defender Pat Coyle was named to the pro box lacrosse league’s hall of fame on Wednesday, inducted alongside former Vancouver Stealth head coach Chris Hall.

Coyle was recognized for a standout, 12-season career with the Toronto Rock and Colorado Mammoth. Over 156 career pro games, the Orangeville, Ont. native corralled 940 loose balls and tallied 28 goals and 105 assists. His claim to fame wasn’t just the impact he made in 11 playoff runs, but by being a key lynchpin on five NLL champions in six final appearances.

An associate head coach with Colorado, Coyle still calls Coquitlam home.

From 1994 to 2005, Coyle played 312 games in an Adanac uniform, scoring 88 goals and collecting 368 assists. He won the league’s best defensive player award five times.

The Port Moody Panthers are pleased as punch to share some signing news. The Pacific Junior B hockey club received the commitments from four local players in preparation for better things in the 2014-15 season.

Coquitlam natives Colie Iantorno and Daniel Szpakowski, both forwards, and Burnaby defencemen Stefano Centanni and Jovin Kaila are key additions to a club hungry to compete. All four played midget last year with Burnaby Winter Club.

For their part, the two local players come highly touted, and are eager to take the next step.

“The chance to play at this level in my local community and for a team that is focused on player development, is amazing,” said Iantorno. “[Szpakowski] has a good mix of size and skill and he has a great release,” noted the club’s director of hockey development Ron Johnson. “He is strong in the corners and in front of the net.”

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RAVENS TO RAMP IT UP FOR INT’L SERIES Cindy ST-LAURENT sports@thenownews.com The PoCo Ravens 97 u-18 women’s softball team is working hard to prepare for the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship, beginning this weekend in Surrey.

Those participating in the largest international championship are teams from Japan, Mexico, and the U.S. Games will be separated into six different divisions, with Futures u-19 and Showcase u-16 divisions.

No preliminaries are required for this event where more than 90 teams from around the world will come to play at Surrey’s Softball City, Cloverdale Athletic and Sunnyside parks.

Team coach Bob Buchan has been with the Ravens for 30 years, where he began coaching his daughters. Since then he has only missed one of these international championships.

This competition provides more than just a team win for the girls, but an opportunity for them to improve and excel in the world of professional softball.

The Ravens try to constantly improve by doing at least two tournaments a month.

“We just came off the provincials where we didn’t fair so well, so [we’re] just getting back up to where they can play,” said Buchan.

His teams have enjoyed varying degrees of success over the years, with the Ravens winning their last two district games and moving onto provincials.

Buchan has also taught players such as former national team member and PoCo native

Jennifer Salling.

Salling was a gifted softball player when she joined the older girls on Buchan’s team nearly a decade ago. Her talents earned her a scholarship to the University of Washington and carried her to a bronze medal at the World Championships in 2010.

The Ravens’ last provincial tournament did not go as well as planned, and therefore the team is working hard to improve from that performance.

The team tries to constantly improve by doing at least two tournaments a month along with currently increasing practices to three times a week to prepare for the championship.

“Were going to Disneyland in August and were using this as a warm-up,” said Buchan.

The team has helped raise money to fund their weeklong trip in August where they will also be competing in four softball games.

The team also stays busy by volunteering with the Special Olympics tournament that happens every June. The players help the athletes enjoy the thrill of competition, with everyone benefiting from the experience.

The Special Olympics involvement began 18 years ago, when someone approached Buchan who wanted to borrow his batting cage. Buchan agreed to let them use it every Sunday and then eventually organized a tournament.

That tourney started out with 4 teams and now there are 19 teams that participate of all ages from all around the province, helped out by many volunteers such as the hardworking Ravens players.

Centennial Secondary School The Centennial Dry AfterGrad Committee would like to acknowledge and thank the many individuals and businesses for their generous donations in support of a safe and fun-filled AfterGrad event.

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