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FRASER HEALTH, ERH, HAVE PLANS TO DEAL WITH VIRUS Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com It’s a horrific illness that up until recently had only been seen in a portion of West Africa, but with the first case of the Ebola virus popping up in North America this week, local hospitals are taking precautions. Fraser Health officials said all hospitals across the region, including Eagle Ridge Hospital in

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Colour purple to spark discussion LOCAL AND WORLDWIDE LANDMARKS WILL BE LIT UP TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH ON OCT. 10

Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com In the two years since her daughter Amanda took her own life following years of bullying, Oct. 10 has had a double meaning for Carol Todd. It’s the day Amanda died, but it’s also a date the PoCo mom has worked to turn into something positive. Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day and, in an effort to bring more awareness to the issue, the Amanda Todd Legacy Society is participating in the second-annual “Light up the World Purple” campaign. The event highlights the importance of mental wellness and the need to de-stigmatize issues around mental health. Buildings and structures around the country and the world will shine purple to mark the day and to help

promote a discussion around mental health, cyberbullying and exploitation. Todd said there are so many people struggling, but the topic is still not easily discussed. “I just think it needs to be more out there and open,” she told the Tri-Cities NOW, adding the issue of mental health is also connected to other issues close to her, like bullying. Last year, a number of cities took part in the campaign, and the list keeps on growing. In the Tri-Cities, the fountain at Lafarge Lake will turn purple, as will the Port Coquitlam Recreation Complex. Landmarks like BC Place Stadium, Niagara Falls, the CN Tower and the ferris wheel on the Santa Monica Pier will also be lit purple. Todd said the campaign has grown bigger than she

ever anticipated. “It’s just grown. It’s amazing how many cities are involved,” she said. “It shows me there is definitely an interest to spread more awareness on mental health issues.” No doubt the day will also be a time for quiet reflection. Amanda, who was a Grade 10 student at Coquitlam Alternate Basic Education (CABE) Secondary in Coquitlam, committed suicide in 2012, a month after posting a YouTube video detailing her experiences with being bullied. Her story received worldwide attention and continues to do so two years later. Todd said she’s not sure how she’ll mark the day, but noted she has a few community events to attend that will keep her busy. “I’m putting my energies into something positive rather than sitting there and

Flooding could lead to stop-work orders COQUITLAM LOOKS AT CRACKING DOWN ON BUILDERS

John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com Developers and builders in Coquitlam who aren’t mindful of erosion and flood controls might soon be hit where it hurts most — in the pocket and on the clock. City council got a look Monday at how Coquitlam’s year-old sediment and erosion control bylaw has worked in relation to mitigating flooding, high waters and turbidity running off from construction sites. Localized flooding hit Burke Mountain and parts of PoCo last week, and the area is recognized as having some of the most severe rains in the region. While a $500 fine is now in place, some councillors were prepared to have staff issue stop-work orders to contractors in particularly egregious scenarios. “I think we need to be more diligent in our inspections and more rigid in our expectations,” said Coun. Brent Asmundson. “I think sometimes we are maybe too accommodating to some of these developers.” The city’s bylaw sets out sediment control measures based on the turbidity of water leaving construction sites. Since its inception last year, 60 tickets have been issued to developers and builders for a range of offences, netting the city $30,000. Seven sites were temporarily shut down, and only three

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Heavy rains last week triggered flooding on Burke Mountain.

tickets were disputed. Mayor Richard Stewart said suspending certain jobs would be the biggest deterrent, give the amount of time and money lost when such a notice is issued. However, he said those companies who flout the rules on Burke Mountain are in the minority. “Most developers up there take it personally when something goes wrong on their site and they’re very, very careful,” he said.

dwelling on the second full year [Amanda’s] gone,” Todd said. While she hopes the third year of the Light up the World Purple campaign will be even bigger, for now she just wants the day to be an opportunity for people to have a discussion about mental health. For more information about Light up the World Purple, go to the Amanda Todd Legacy Society website at amandatoddlegacy.org. twitter.com/jertricitiesnow

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Landmarks around the globe get illuminated for Light up the World Purple for Mental Health Day, such as the SkyDance Bridge in Oklahoma City, Okla.

PoCo wants its own recycling depot

COUNCILLOR EXPECTS TO FIND OUT IN A FEW WEEKS WHETHER ONE WILL BE BUILT

Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com Besides the usual fanfare that surrounds the gathering of municipal politicians at the Union of B.C. Municipalities annual meeting, Port Coquitlam politicians got down to work on a nagging issue for many residents. Last week, city politicians met with officials from Multi -Material BC at the UBCM conference in Whistler to discuss some of the problems with the service since it took over recycling last spring. One of the big issues on the agenda was to lobby MMBC to build a recycling depot in PoCo, and it appears the organization is willing to entertain the idea. Coun. Brad West said the city got a commitment from MMBC to evaluate the establishment of a drop-off depot in PoCo. The organization said it would provide a response in a couple of weeks. “I think that’s significant,” West told the Tri-Cities NOW. “If that’s the system that’s going to be operating, at the very least people in our community deserve it to be as convenient as possible for them.” Since the program was introduced in May, the city has been fielding complaints from residents on a couple of issues, including the depot location. Currently, residents have to drive out of the city to

PoCo wants a recycling depot, like this one in Coquitlam, to make things easier for residents. either a depot in Coquitlam or Pitt Meadows. West said it’s counter-intuitive to encourage people to recycle yet make them get in their cars and drive a distance to do so. While he indicated there’s no guarantee of a depot, he said he got the impression MMBC understands the concerns from residents and that it makes sense for a city the size of PoCo to have one. West also noted the two sides didn’t discuss specifics of the possible depot or its location. In September, council endorsed a letter asking MMBC to consider providing a drop-off location in closer proximity to the Tri-Cities area to minimize travel, provide a recycling depot in PoCo

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and accept plastic bags in the curbside recycling program. West said it would be up to the city to push MMBC on the other issues. “I conveyed to them that I believe that [a depot] will go a long way to addressing some of the concerns we have in Port Coquitlam,” he said. A staff report had suggested the largest challenge is the change in the recycling dropoff location. The city previously delivered materials to a site in New Westminster, but now has to deliver them to a new MMBC site in Surrey. Due to heavy traffic on the route, the city estimates the change is leading to an increase of 45 minutes of overtime per driver per shift, which costs $34,000 annually.

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Risk of contracting Ebola virus is ‘low’

EDUCATORS SHOW UP AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TO PROTEST DISTRICT’S DECISION

John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com Tensions boiled over at Tuesday’s School District 43 board meeting as union officials and more than a dozen teachers packed the district offices demanding clarity over missed pay. Coquitlam Teachers’ Association president Charley King said teachers weren’t paid for the day the teachers’ strike ended on Sept. 19. “We came in in good faith [to work] because we were told we would all be paid,” King said. “Teachers weren’t paid.” King suggested the agreement between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the province ensured that teachers would be paid for that

day, noting teachers reported to work that morning before the deal was ratified later that afternoon. “I thought both sides would have kept their end up,” King added. “I’m just dumbfounded, to be perfectly honest, to be hearing today that teachers were paid according the collective agreement. I think we need to let the board know that that’s not true.” School District secretary treasurer Mark Ferrari said the discrepancy is rooted in language in the district’s collective agreement, which is based on a 20-day salary schedule. Ferrari said when that 20-day threshold isn’t reached, salaries are deducted. The September pay period saw 13 days of missed work, resulting in only seven days

worth of pay. The amount of money owed collectively is in the range of $750,000 plus benefits. “I worked eight days. I should be paid for eight days,” one teacher yelled from the gallery. Ferrari noted the language in each collective agreement in B.C. differs, and that one uniform set of policies is not in place. “I think any confusion has been exacerbated by the fact that there is some inconsistency, or some perceived inconsistency, among school districts in the province,” he said. Board chair Melissa Hyndes said the board and the district’s leadership team will examine the issue and report back to the union.

Setting the record straight An article in the Wednesday, Oct. 1 edition, “City reviews waste program,” contained incomplete information. While Coquitlam residents can get larger

green carts at no cost, there is a one-time acquisition fee for additional carts. The fee is $140 for a 120-litre cart, $150 for a 240-litre cart, or $160 for a 360-litre cart.

The procession will travel westbound from Coquitlam Centre Mall on Barnet Highway/St. Johns Street through Burnaby to the PNE. The Barnet Highway will be closed starting at 9:30am for the duration of the ride. These closures are in effect to ensure the safe and efficient passage of the Toy Run participants. We expect that the motorcycle procession will take approximately 20 to 30 minutes to pass through major intersections. We suggest a detour route of Guildford Way, Pinetree Way, Lougheed Highway, Mariner Way, Como Lake Avenue to Gaglardi Way for motorists heading west into Burnaby or Vancouver.

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“I think it’s important for people to know the risk really is quite low,” Juma said. This week, the first case of the often-fatal explained if a patient comes into the hospital virus showed up in North America, after a and has been identified as having travelled to man reportedly infected in Liberia travelled West Africa, they’ll be immediately flagged to Texas. The most recent numbers to go to another level of quesshow the disease has killed tioning. more than 3,000 people in If the triage nurse and doctor West Africa. think the situation needs more According to the BC Centre investigation, they’ll connect … we’re really for Disease Control, Ebola is with a microbiologist. confident a severe illness caused by a If they feel the person is at we have the virus. Early stages of the dishigh risk, steps will be taken to ease are characterized by isolate the patient. necessary flu-like symptoms, which can The patient would then be measures in progress to bleeding, organ transferred to Surrey Memorial place to isolate dysfunction and death. Ebola Hospital where the health is spread through direct conauthority has set up a hub to [an Ebola case]. tact with the blood or bodily handle any possible cases for – Tasleem Juma fluids of an infected person or the region. animal. “All of the hospitals across Juma said Fraser Health has already dealt our network are on alert for what to be looking for, how to look for it, what to ask and with suspected Ebola cases, noting they’ve what the next steps will be,” Juma told the Tri- been immediately ruled out through the Cities NOW, noting the protocols and height- screening already in place, but it expects more ened awareness will be in place as long as the suspected patients in the future. “If there is a case, we’re really confident outbreak in West Africa continues to grow. She also suggested there is a lot of misinfor- we have the necessary measures in place to mation about the disease and how it spreads, isolate and not have to deal with the spread and outbreak,” she said. pointing out it’s not airborne or like the flu.

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French immersion numbers up in Tri-Cities 10 PER CENT OF ALL STUDENTS IN SCHOOL DISTRICT 43 ARE ENROLLED IN PROGRAM

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(CPF), the number of students Francophone connection in enrolled in French immersion the community. programs in School District “I can tell you, you have 43 last year set a record at a very strong Francophone 3,456, or 10.1 per cent of all community in Maillardville,” students in the district. he said. It’s a trend that’s gone Lewis predicted French upward for the last 10 years immersion numbers for the and shows no sign of slow- current school year will coning. tinue to grow. In the last decade, enrol“The trend is incredibly ment has steadily increased clear that it’s moving toward from 2,221 in French immerThe City of Port Moody is 2004. sion and from The report everything performing uni-directional also noted that we’re hearing, I can tell you, in the last six there’s more Hickory watermain cleaning in the area Drive ive years, French interest and you have a Dr shown on the map starting immersion more demand Cran b very strong f Co err enrolment in for the proy ea Monday, October 6. l ur n rt Francophone t e the district gram,” he e u Kin Gr Co g increased by said. community in Couswood rt You may experience temporary 951 students, F r e n c h Drive Maillardville. Leaf Dr. or 38 per cent, immersion is a n e discolouration, pressure fluctuations Gre compared to complete edu– Glyn Lewis, an increase of cation immerand sediment in the water reaching Way CPF-BC Bir rk c e l 5 . 5 p e rc e n t sion model in Pa Cr hwo p es Ma your home or business. If this . od for overall student enrolment which all subjects are taught in the same six years. in French in the early grades, Fir happens, run cold water in the bath uce Spr t. Pla view “Generally what we’re with English introduced as Cr ce tub until it clears up. These conditions hearing from parents is that students progress. ple Ma t. they recognize that French There are two entry points r C should only happen for a short time a Panoramlc. immersion is a strong and into the program, early P Driv tested program that really immersion in kindergarten and do not pose a health hazard. e Heritage Mountain does have many life-changing and late immersion at the Aspenwood Community Centre Elementary benefit,” said Glyn Lewis, start of middle school. School City staff will try to minimize any CPF-BC’s executive director. District officials said they School District 43 is also are aware of the growing inconvenience. For more information, Chest Drive outpacing the percentage of interest in French immersion nut Plc. call Operations at 604.469.4574. students in French immer- and are working to try and sion compared to other simi- meet the demand. Lind en As lar sized school districts like School District 43 assistpen wo Burnaby, Vancouver and ant superintendent Sylvia ay od W Surrey, which are at 8.58 per Russell said when she came Drive k r a P cent, 9.10 per cent and 4.56 to the district 10 years ago, rw Balsam Plc. per cent, respectively. programs on the east side of n o e od Asp t. Lewis told the Tri-Cities the district were not full, but Cr NOW there are a couple of now virtually every spot in Aspenwo factors at play in the increas- the district is filled. od Drive ing enrolment numbers in “I think it’s a great thing,” the Tri-Cities: strong sup- she said, adding the research port from the district for the shows that learning another 604.469.4500 program and the historical language is healthy for the www.portmoody.ca brain, like learning music or other forms of art. Russell noted the district just opened a late-immersion program at Moody Middle. “Whenever we have the chance with school space, we Under section 227 of the Community Charter, Council must give notice of a proposed bylaw regarding permissive exemptions, identifying do tend to look at adding an the property, the proposed exemptions, the number of years and the estimate of taxes for the next three years. Estimated 2015 Tax immersion program because of the popularity with that Exemptions for a one-year term, Bylaw No. 2989. particular choice with parents,” she said. Municipal Municipal Municipal Bylaw Authority to Grant Exempt Even though the district is Class Folio # Ref Tax 2015 Tax 2016 Tax 2017 Exemption Assessment challenged for cash, it doesn’t go it alone in terms of fundIsmaili Council for BC 2.1.6 02103-006 Section 224 (2) (g) 792,800 8 2,310 2,368 2,427 ing immersion programs. Ismaili Council for BC 2.1.6 02107-001 Section 224 (2) (g) 1,676,000 8 4,883 5,005 5,130 Russell explained the federal government chips in Simon Fraser Society for Community Living 2.1.7 02050-000 Section 224 (2) (a) 897,000 1 3,238 3,319 3,402 more than $200,000 annualPort Moody Heritage Society 2.1.8 03053-000 Section 224 (2) (d) (i, ii) 716,900 6 7,490 7,677 7,869 ly as a supplemental grant for sustaining French programs. Port Moody Ecological Society 2.1.9 02089-010 Section 224 (2) (d) (i, ii) 2,442,900 6 25,522 26,160 26,814 The money covers the cost Port Moody Senior Housing Society 2.1.10 03351-000 Section 224 (2) (h) 6,085,000 1 21,967 22,516 23,079 for items like developing a library and learning resourPort Moody Arts Centre Society 2.1.11 03219-001 Section 224 (2) (d) (i, ii) 32,500 6 340 349 358 ces, but doesn’t pay for eduPort Moody Branch of Royal Canadian Legion 2.1.12 03151-001 Section 224 (2) (a) 1,402,800 6 14,656 15,022 15,398 cating kids. The district picks up that cost. Port Moody Branch of Royal Canadian Legion 2.1.12 03151-001 Section 224 (2) (a) 372,200 8 1,084 1,111 1,139 While the numbers aren’t Association of Neighbourhood Houses of BC 2.1.13 16712-000 Section 224 (2) (a) 249,000 6 2,601 2,666 2,733 in for this year, Russell said Association of Neighbourhood Houses of BC 2.1.13 16712-000 Section 224 (2) (a) 341,000 8 994 1,019 1,044 she anticipates enrolment to be strong again, suggesting Total Permissive Exemptions 85,085 87,212 89,393 Dr. Charles Best Secondary, which has one of the biggest immersion programs in the 604.469.4500 province, will top 500 stuwww.portmoody.ca dents.

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SD43 talks finances John KURUCZ

jkurucz@thenownews.com School District 43 appears to be back in the black for the first time in years. Audited financial statements for the 2013-14 fiscal year released Tuesday indicate the district has a balanced budget, with the prospect of a $2-million surplus. Those figures still need to be vetted by the province, particularly in relation to savings realized over the course

of the teachers’ strike. “This board of education made some very, very tough financial decisions last year,” board chair Melissa Hyndes said Thursday. “It’s due to the restraint that we’ve shown that we’ve submitted a balanced budget and we’re back on track.” The Ministry of Education announced earlier this month that strike savings will be clawed back into provincial coffers, though how much of that money will be returned

won’t be known until later this month. Secretary treasurer Mark Ferrari noted Tuesday that the district’s biggest losses during the teachers’ strike came from facility rentals ($10,000 a day during the strike) and summer school programming ($400,000 to $500,000). Those losses, however, apply to the 2014-15 fiscal year and could potentially be made up with the current $2million surplus.

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Conviction sends a strong message

esterday, the sad saga that was the “Surrey Six” murder case came to what, at minimum, could be called a positive conclusion. Two men charged with executing six people in a Surrey apartment building back in 2007, including two victims who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, were found guilty of the murders by a judge. This is positive because not only does it take a pair of violent criminals off the streets for many years to come, but it also sends a message. While the Surrey Six case may be one of the more highprofile examples of the gang war that’s troubled the Lower Mainland for years, it’s not the only one. And Surrey residents aren’t the only ones to see bullets fly in their community. In just a three-month span in 2012, Port Moody was the scene of three gang-style shootings. All three could probably be described as brazen, but two in particular occurred in populated areas — one shooting was at the Port Moody Recreation Complex, while the other took place near the Starbucks on busy Queens Street during rush hour. Those three murders remain unsolved. And it was fortunate no one else was hurt, or caught in the crossfire. It’s long been said that entering the gang life can be dangerous, and can even cost you your life. And though the threat of hard time in jail likely won’t stop some people from getting into the gangster life, with the high-profile murder conviction in the Surrey Six case, that life could now be spent behind bars and away from society. And the streets, wherever we live, will be safer and better for it.

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Drivers must secure cargo I work in Richmond and live in Port Coquitlam, and therefore I drive on the highway extensively. On many occasions, I have seen loose items falling from trucks, such as ladders, wooden boxes, etc. My last two encounters involved coming across a huge rake with pointy spikes up lying in the HOV lane, and someone dropped three kayaks from an RV. What can I do when I see this type of situation? I don’t have the phone number for every municipality that I drive in. I called traffic radios in the past, but they just reported the road hazards but didn’t solve the problem. Norberto Lopez Port Coquitlam Hello Norberto — what a great question. In fact, we recently investigated a collision involving loose items flying off a dump truck. A rake, a ladder or a kayak lying on the road can be hazardous for any approaching drivers and passengers, not to mention the potential for damage should the loose object hit another vehicle as it falls off. In B.C., the proper way to transport cargo or load, or as we in policing call it “cargo securement,” is governed by Division 35 of the Motor Vehicle Act regulations. The fines for breaking the rules range from $173 to $598. Although some readers may find the upper end of the fine range too hefty, it is there to act as a strong deterrent to keep people from driving around with debris flying off their vehicles. Did you know cargo securement also includes securing live cargos, such as pets and livestock? The law states that if you transport an animal — such as a dog — on the exterior of the vehicle, a suitable cage or carrier must be used to keep it from falling or being thrown from the vehicle. For many years I patrolled Highways

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loads. When being transported at the back of a vehicle, most likely a truck, these loads need to be contained by the sides of the box and the tailgate. If not, they must be covered in a way to prevent them from being blown off or falling off the vehicle. Norberto, your commute between Port Coquitlam and Richmond takes you through several different municipalities. Unfortunately, there isn’t one number that you can call to report the fallen debris. The best thing to do is to save the non-emergency phone numbers of the police agencies in those areas on your phone. That way the next time you come across a fallen object on the side of the road, that is not a danger to anyone, you can easily call the nonemergency number of the police agency in the area either using a hands-free device or waiting until you’ve finished your commute. However, when you see a hazardous situation — such as a garbage can, a ladder or a spare tire — in the travel portion of the road that could cause a collision by a motorist running over it or trying to avoid it; call 9-1-1. Immediate police assistance is needed in this case because someone could get seriously hurt. Pull over to a safe location on the side of the road or use hands free whenever possible when calling 9-1-1. Whether you call the non-emergency number or 9-1-1, answer the call taker’s questions and provide as much information as possible. For example, knowing the location of the road hazard and a description of it will result in a quicker response time by the police. Norberto, I hope I’ve answered your questions. If you — or any other readers — have more questions on this or other policing issues, don’t hesitate to e-mail Cop Talk via editorial@thenownews. com.

LETTERS WHO’S BEING ACCOUNTABLE?

Batten down the hatches, because this fall it’s not just the threat of extreme weather British Columbians need to worry about; MLAs are returning to Victoria for a rare fall sitting of the legislature as well. And if the spring sitting was any indication, don’t hold your breath hoping for much in the way of ministerial accountability. This summer, the Victoria Times Colonist reported that B.C.’s Minister of Children and Family Development, Stephanie Cadieux, had been less than forthright in responding to a question from NDP MLA Carole James over the government’s plans to close the Victoria Youth Custody Centre. Speaking in the legislature in March, Cadieux told James “at this point, we have no plan in place to make any significant changes because we’re still looking at what our options are to maintain the best service for the youth that we do have in custody.” The only problem was that Cadieux knew a plan was in place when she stood in the legislature. It only awaited cabinet approval. One commentator summed up the public’s reaction to that one

pretty well: “The government lied to us? Tell me it isn’t so.” Among her cabinet colleagues though, Cadieux wasn’t alone in bending the truth. There was the curious case of Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk, who — in responding to a question posed by NDP MLA David Eby over issues surrounding salary disclosures at Kwantlen Polytechnic University — stated: “There’s no shortage of outlandish comments that I can attribute to the member for VancouverPoint Grey, and this certainly is another one of those.” One wee problem: Eby was right. And again — like Cadieux — Virk knew it when he stood showboating in the legislature. A review ordered by Finance Minister Mike de Jong found that Kwantlen had broken government reporting rules. It also concluded that Virk, vice-chair of Kwantlen’s board of governors at the time, knew of the deception. Then there was the little matter of Attorney General Suzanne Anton’s reasoning behind former MLA John Les’s second — albeit short-lived — patronage gig as co-chair of the government’s Earthquake Review Board. Defending the appointment and the government’s decision to

forgo government procurement policies that require all contracts over $75,000 to be posted online and open to public bidding, Anton played the “unforeseeable emergency” exemption card, telling the legislature that “We need to be safe in British Columbia. We need to have public safety in place. We need to have citizens ready, communities ready and the province ready in case of a disaster.” It turned out that unforeseeable emergency was political in nature, calling more for spin doctors than first responders. According to documents obtained by the NDP, the government’s emergency was a pending report from B.C.’s auditor general on the province’s earthquake readiness. A few weeks before Anton’s emergency, Education Minister Peter Fassbender haughtily dismissed opposition claims that the B.C. government had tried to provoke a teachers’ strike in 2012 with this gem: “I’m going to try to speak a little slower so the members opposite hear — actually hear — the facts of what happened.” The problem with his too-clever-by-half retort was that when he started listing those facts — ever so slowly of course — he conveniently overlooked Paul Straszak’s

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sworn testimony. Straszak, then Public Sector Employers’ Council CEO, had testified that the government’s objective had been to force a strike. And there was Technology Minister Andrew Wilkinson, who informed the legislature in May that the Integrated Case Management system was “actually running very well ... We’re not aware of any significant problems. The member opposite is so busy trolling for suckers that he seems to have dropped his fishing rod.” Yes, Wilkinson was referring to that Integrated Case Management system, the $182million one that doesn’t work real well to this day. If there’s a silver lining in any of this Virk, Anton, Fassbender and Wilkinson are all rookie MLAs, so here’s hoping that their answers were rookie mistakes. But as NDP leader John Horgan noted this past June when he called for Virk’s resignation: “I don’t know where accountability disappeared in our parliamentary process.” Well, as Simon and Garfunkel might say, it’s been slip slidin’ away.

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The Tri-Cities NOW canvassed the incumbents in all five Tri-Cities communities to find out who plans to be in or out of the election race. In Port Coquitlam, Coun. Michael Wright is running again, suggesting he’s an experienced candidate with much to offer, while Coun.

Darrell Penner is also putting his name forward, adding he believes he has a lot to offer the community. Coun. Brad West is seeking his third term on council, noting he’s running to provide residents with a “strong, experienced voice” to protect public services and to ensure fiscal responsibility and affordability is at the top of the city’s agenda. Coun. Glenn Pollock is also seeking a third term, noting council members “stopped what were continuous prop-

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The Port Moody Station Museum hosts Ioco Ghost Town Day on Sunday, Oct. 5 from noon to 4 p.m. at the old Ioco townsite. Highlights include a Model A show and shine, best-dressed pet parade, tours of the Ioco church and townsite and performances by the Rebel Haunt Theatre troupe and Caulfield School of Dance. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted.

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The City of Port Coquitlam will host a free orientation session tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 4) to help residents get the most out of the new outdoor gym equipment at Gates Park. The hands-on session will be part of the opening ceremonies for the “high quality new 15-piece outdoor gym installed in September with a $50,000 grant from Telus’ Community Investment Program,” according to a press release from the city. The ceremonies begin at 10:30 a.m. with remarks by City of Port Coquitlam and

Telus representatives and refreshments, followed by the free orientation at 11 a.m. led by a certified personal trainer. Those interested in attending the orientation are asked to register at 604-927-7946 or www.experienceit.ca (barcode 120760). The new equipment replaced the former outdoor gym that was installed in 2009 and was in need of replacement due to extensive use. Given the gym’s popularity, the city has installed a more robust line of equipment that provides users with

a greater range of workout options. The pieces use the individual’s body weight to provide resistance, and include a warm-up station, exercise bike, recumbent bike, back extension, chest press, lat pull-down machine, leg press, rowing machine, sit-up board, parallel bars, standing rotation station, air strider, air walker, multibars and a multi-gym for people in wheelchairs. The gym is suitable for people of all ages and abilities, and many pieces can be scaled to provide a suit-

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Paint-free ways to brighten your home

utumn is a beautiful time of year marked by pleasant temperatures and colourful fall foliage. But as vibrant as nature can be in the weeks after summer has ended, homeowners know that the shortened days of autumn mean less light inside their homes, which can become dreary even in the weeks before the arrival of winter. Many homeowners pick up their paintbrushes in an effort to make their homes more colourful. But homeowners need not embrace their inner Picasso to brighten their homes’ interiors. The following are a handful of paint-free ways to add some splashes of colour to your home this fall. • Bring nature inside. Flowers and plants can make colourful additions to a home’s interior. Flowers tend to be aromatic, which can make a stuffy house in which windows need to be kept closed a lot more pleasant. Plants and flowers also can improve indoor air quality. Several studies, including

one published in the Journal for the AmericanSociety for Horticultural Science, have shown that houseplants improve indoor air quality by filtering out volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, that can be harmful to human health. That’s especially important come late fall and winter, when homeowners typically shut their windows and keep them shut until spring, making it difficult for fresh air to enter a home. • Invest in some colourful throw pillows. Natural sunlight brightens a room come spring and summer. But sunlight is increasingly scarce as fall turns into winter, and rooms that do not boast too many colourful accents can quickly grow drab as summertime sunlight dwindles. Instead of buying new furniture, invest in some colourful throw pillows to give a room a more vibrant look. Patterns can be mixed and matched to provide some contrast and transform a room from somewhere to spend time into a sight to behold. • Paper the walls. While

many of today’s homeowners prefer paint to wallpaper, those who want a less permanent solution to brighten up their homes may want to consider removable wallpaper. Such paper is less expensive than traditional wallpaper, and many do-ityourselfers find removable wallpaper is easy to both install and remove. Choose a colourful pattern that can turn an otherwise plain wall into a potent palette that adds some life to your home’s interior. Because removable wallpaper does not require a significant financial investment, you can experiment with various colours or change things up each month if you so desire. • Add some artwork. Another way to add colour to the walls inside your home without dusting off your paintbrush is to hang some colourful artwork. Paintings that feature bold colours tend to draw your immediate attention when you enter a room, and that quality can make you forget the room is not benefitting from natural light. If you want to go the

extra mile, find a painting that features colours that match throw pillows or other accessories in the room. This way your walls and your accessories are working in concert to make a room more colourful. • Rug it out. A patterned throw rug is another accessory that can effectively brighten a room without much effort or financial investment on the part of homeowners. When choosing a throw rug, find one that’s colourful but does not clash considerably with existing furnishings, as you don’t want the rug to draw attention for all the wrong reasons. You have more freedom with regard to rugs if you’re furnishing an empty room, as you can choose whichever rug you like and then choose additional furnishings based on the rug. Homes tend to darken as late fall turns into winter. But homeowners can brighten their homes in various ways, even if they prefer not to paint. — MetroCreative

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ndoor air quality is not often an issue in the warmer months, when many homeowners open their windows to let the fresh air of the great outdoors enter their homes in abundance. But once the temperatures begin to dip and windows start to close, indoor air quality can suffer. Musty air is not only uncomfortable, it’s also unhealthy. Volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, can build up inside a home, especially when windows are kept shut for long stretches of time, which is often the case in winter. Indoor plants can counter such stale air, in some cases filtering out VOCs to make the air inside a home more breathable and healthy. The following are a handful of houseplants that can improve indoor air quality. • Aloe: Many of us know aloe for its restorative properties with regard to treating burns and cuts, but aloe also improves indoor air quality by helping to clear a home of the byproducts, including formaldehyde, of chemical-based household cleaners. Aloe loves the sun, so if you hope to keep an aloe plant healthy through the winter, be sure to place the plant in a window that gets lots of sun exposure throughout the day. • Gerber daisy: Like aloe, a gerber daisy needs ample sunlight, and tends to only withstand winters in warmer climates. But homeowners who live in such climates may

still keep their windows closed in winter, and those that do can use these colourful, low-maintenance flowers to remove trichloroethylene, a chemical that clothes may be exposed to during the dry cleaning process. • Golden pothos: The golden pothos can survive a winter, but homeowners should be careful not to let the plant dry out, which can happen if they are directly exposed to sunlight. A golden pothos vine will grow quickly, so a hanging basket is a great way to keep one inside a home, where the plant can help fight formaldehyde. • Ficus benjamina: Also known as a weeping fig, the ficus benjamina can be difficult to overwinter. But that does not mean your ficus benjamina, which can filter pollutants such as benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene from a home, won’t make it through the winter. You just need to figure out the right watering and light conditions for the plant. Such conditions can be discussed with a gardening professional. • Warneck dracaena: The warneck dracaena, or dracaena deremensis, fights pollutants created by varnishes and oils. The warneck dracaena is a sturdy houseplant that is difficult to kill, but it still thrives in temperatures that are between 21 and 27 C. — MetroCreative

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Teach your children how to handle money

ational Family Week runs from Oct. 6 to 12. It is a campaign first proclaimed by the Government of Canada in 1985 and coordinated by The Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs (FRP Canada) annually. Each year the co-ordinators choose a theme, and this year the theme is Family and Finances — It just adds up! Financial literacy is important for all families, and it is a skill children need to learn in order to become independent and capable young men and women. This is an important theme, and National Family Week gives us the opportunity to think about teaching our children about money. We teach them to brush their teeth, to look both ways before crossing the street, to eat well, to watch their manners and so on. But when it comes to money we often give them an allowance but don’t really think about teaching them any details about money management. So what are some of the aspects of learning about money and budgeting that

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we can teach them? Young children tend to think that a bigger coin is worth more so they prefer a nickel to a dime. First they need to learn about the relative value of money so we can teach them the value of different coins and paper money. This can be co-ordinated with teaching them how to count. So when they can count to 10 they can learn about nickels and dimes. Quarters, loonies and bills can be added as their ability to count grows. Kids see us use money to pay for items. They also see us use plastic to pay. When we’re buying things we should talk to them about what is happening. What are we buying? How much does it cost? Buy them a toy cash register and some toy goods so they can play store. They can pretend to buy food or products with play money

and learn about budgeting and making change. Once they are old enough you can also pull out some old-fashioned board games like monopoly that use money and let kids practise counting. The board games are preferable to electronic games because when the kids physically handle the play money it makes a bigger impact. It’s important for us to help our children learn that there is not a limitless amount of money. That’s a more challenging teaching task today than in previous generations because the kids see us simply hand over a credit card and voilà, we now own the product. There is no real connection between the money needed to make the purchase and the actual transaction. It’s even more confusing when they see money magically spit out of a cash machine. Unless we explain, they will reasonably assume that CONTINUED ON PAGE 28

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the wall somehow provides unlimited amounts of cash. For these reasons it’s a good idea to start your children off with cash. Give them an allowance and make it in cash. Help them to see how much money they have and how they can spend it. They can take the money and divide it into piles (kids love to sort and stack). They may have one pile for saving, one for spending and one for charity. You may want to take them to the bank to open an account so they can watch the money grow each time they make a deposit. When your children are teenagers you can consider giving them a credit card, having them purchase clothes with a pre-determined clothing allowance, and suggest that they consider getting a part-time job. We are our children’s role models. They will learn about money from us. Do we carefully consider what we are buying? Do we save some money for holidays or special

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Letting kids handle cash and see how much it buys can help them understand money management. events? It’s not just a question of behaving in financially healthy ways; we also need to talk to the kids about what we are doing. Let them know how you make your financial decisions. For example, instead of simply saying we can’t buy something they want, explain you are saving for summer holidays. Your good example is the best teaching

tool you have. FRP Canada has a range of resources on family literacy (frp.ca/ FinancialLiteracy). Kathy Lynn is a professional speaker and author of Vive la Différence, Who’s In Charge Anyway? and But Nobody Told Me I’d Ever Have to Leave Home. parentingtoday.ca.

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ulb breeders are continuing to make fascinating changes in colours and shapes of the larger bulbs, especially in tulips. Variegated foliage is beginning to echo flower colour as in Easter Moon, a large, yellow Fosteriana with yellow, pink-blushed leaf edges. Another that’s totally colour coordinated is the huge, double-pink Eternal Flame, with pink-edged foliage and green flames on the outside petals. Attention is also turning to stems. The little mangoorange Shogun is said to have mango-flushed stems. White Triumphator has white flowers with dusky stems. A tulip where every bud reveals a surprise is Flaming Flag. Its white petals have variable purple flames. Fringed tulips are also evolving. Cummins, for instance, has long, pure white fringes edging purple petals. Tulips team well with pots of mixed bulbs because the large bulbs can be planted as the deepest layer. Cover with a thin layer of soil then add a layer of daffodils above them followed by smaller bulbs in layers higher up. The newer daffodils con-

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tinue to evolve, especially with their trumpets. These are now cups. Many have gone beyond pink and are approaching orange-red. Some lie flat against the outer petals and everywhere there are ruffles, doubleness, fringes and splits. But the popularity of the older daffodil forms hasn’t waned, judging by the frequency with which they’re still offered — and these are the ones that naturalize most easily. Hyacinth colours and shapes are still evolving. In Rembrandt, purple petals are edged with white. There is also a very fragrant pink double, Prince of Love, joining the double whites and double blues that have been around for years. For people with a semishady garden bed, hyacinths can be planted out and enjoyed for years to come. They lose their tightly flow-

ered, pugnaciously blocky shape and become beautiful, elegant wands — similar to the shape of bluebells, which were their ancestors many years ago. There’s a wide choice of small bulbs for the edges of containers. It’s tempting to choose crocus because of their huge selection of colours — but it’s also useful to consider whether your garden has squirrels. If so, almost all crocus will need protection: wire or pea-netting, perhaps. Early in the fall, squirrels mainly want to bury nuts. Later they want to find their nuts and eat bulbs. The only crocus that repels them is the Crocus tomasinianus type. Cultivars include deep purple Ruby Giant and mid purple Barr’s Purple. All types are purple, but the species is a lovely greybacked pale lavender. Other small bulbs that squirrels hate include scillas, chionodoxas and muscari. All are useful for the top layers of a mixed bulb pot. Anne Marrison is happy to answer garden questions. Send them to her via amarrison@ shaw.ca. It helps if you add the name of your city or region.

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Metro Vancouver Parks offers a tour called “Spying on Spiders” from 10 a.m. to noon at Belcarra Regional Park. Learn how to identify the different types of spiders, examine the artistry of their web-making skills and ﬁnd out how these predators trap their prey. For ages six and up. Admission is $4.25 for child/youth/ senior or $8 for adults. Info: www.metrovancouveronline.org or call 604-432-6359 and use barcode 5888. Coquitlam Chapter Order of the Eastern Star holds a shopping gala from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Masonic Hall located at 2660 Shaughnessy St. in PoCo. Products available from Avon, Barefoot Books, CoolFemme, Epicure, Jockey, Lia Sophia, Pampered Chef, PartyLite, Scentsy, home baking, door prizes and homemade lunch will be offered. Admission is $6. Info: 604-9314274.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5

Ioco Ghost Town Days runs from noon to 4 p.m. at the old Ioco townsite in Port Moody. Enjoy a community fair atmosphere with vintage cars on tour, the Rebel Haunt Theatre troup performing throughout the event and plenty to see and participate in. Event runs rain or shine. Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted. 36th-annual Vancouver Motorcycle Toy Run, one of the largest in North America, takes place from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Participants gather at Coquitlam Centre mall before riding to the Paciﬁc National Exhibition grounds in Vancouver. Donations go toward the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau in support of low-income families throughout Metro Vancouver. Riverview Horticultural Centre Society hosts the last guided tree tour of the 2014 season on the Riverview Hospital grounds at 1 p.m. The group leaves from the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young Building and the tour will be led by a qualiﬁed arborist. For a site map visit www.rhcs.org. Info: 604-290-9910. St. Clare of Assisi Parish holds a “Blessing of the Animals” event, 2 p.m. at 1320 Johnson St. in Coquitlam. The church will accept donations of cash, pet food, collars, leashes, old towels and other supplies which will be given to a local animal shelter. Info: stclareofassisi@shaw.ca. RCCG Trinity Chapel holds 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. Pre-registration is appreciated. Call 604-474-3131. Info: www.rccgtrinitychapel.com.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 6

Port Coquitlam Heritage and Culture Society holds a “Rhymes of Times” session from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Heritage at Leigh Square, 2100-2253 Leigh Sq. in PoCo. This month’s reminiscing session will focus on pets, past and present. Pre-registration is required to ensure small groups. Info: julies@pocoheritage. org or 604-927-8403. Gallery Bistro hosts a Monday Night Jazz Jam featuring Gord Hembruff and Craig Townsend from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at 2411 Clarke St. in Port Moody. All backline is provided, interested musicians only need to bring their instruments and charts. Info: www. gallerybistroportmoody.com.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7

Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness Group holds its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Pinetree Community Centre, 1260 Pinetree Way in Coquitlam. Guest speaker and local pharmacist Darin Finlay will present info on items used for treating problems and will answer questions. 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, although donations are accepted. Info: Norm at 604-9368703 or Ken at 604-936-2998. Suite ‘E’ Life Drawing Group meets from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. Johns St. Look the group up online by going to www.myartclub.com and searching through the tabs. Info: Myda@shaw.ca. Port Coquitlam Heritage and Culture Society holds a “Stories behind the Pictures” session from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Heritage at Leigh Square, 2100-2253 Leigh Sq. in PoCo. 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. Info: 604-927-8403. SHARE Family and Community Services Society and the Community and School Based Prevention Program team up to hold a free education and support group for parents/caregivers who are concerned about their youth and substance use. The group runs Tuesdays for eight weeks from Oct. 7 until Dec. 2. Meetings are scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m at the SHARE ofﬁces located at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. For more information, call 604-937-6969.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 City of Coquitlam hosts a Welcome to Coquitlam open house,

from 2 to 8:30 p.m. at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way. Drop in any time during these hours to learn about programs and services and how to become involved in your community. Tri-Cities Caregiver Program hosts a pair of caregiver support meetings in Coquitlam and PoCo. The Coquitlam session runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Maillardville Community Centre, 1200 Cartier Ave. The PoCo session goes from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Astoria Retirement Centre, 2245 Kelly Ave. All caregivers are welcome to attend either session. Info: Karen Tyrell at 778-789-1496. 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 “Marijuana: A second class addiction?” 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. Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club holds a stamp trivia game and a mingler, starting at 7 p.m. in the McGee Room of the Poirier Community Centre, 630 Poirier St. Test your stamp collecting knowledge, win prizes and meet and mingle with other collectors. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 Women’s Connection Luncheon kicks off at noon at the

Executive Inn, 405 North Rd. in Coquitlam. Guest speaker and author Ann Grifﬁths will be featured, as well as the group’s annual fall fair. Info: Frieda at 604-937-7198.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 Tri-Cities Caregiver Program meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at

Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. All caregivers are welcome to attend. Info: Karen Tyrell at 778-789-1496. Metro Vancouver Parks offers a “Hunter Moon Walk” from 7 to 9 p.m. at Colony Farm Regional Park in Coquitlam. Discover nocturnal creatures and how to identify their calls from other night sounds. Join a Metro Vancouver park interpreter on the Hunter Moon Walk to learn about nature’s hunters. Bring binoculars to look at the moon. For ages six and up. Cost is $8 per person and pre-registration is required. To register, call 604-927-4386 and use barcode 489743.

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Coquitlam native and Penticton Vees’ defenceman Dante Fabbro was among the 66 players named to skate for one of Canada’s three teams at next month’s World Junior under-17 Hockey Challenge in Ontario. The 16-year-old blueliner survived a competition of more than 100 players, vying to represent Canada at the international competition. Among the 66 players selected, Fabbro was one of just four not from the major junior ranks — joined by fellow Vees rookie Tyler Jost. “Obviously this is probably the biggest honour of my hockey career so far,” Fabbro told the Tri-Cities NOW. “It’s something I’ve been striving for a while.” He received the news Wednesday evening when an official from Hockey Canada called at his billet’s house, where he rooms with Jost. “After the call Tyson congratulated me and I let it sink in for a minute and then they called [Jost]. It was pretty neat to share this together.” The 16-year-old was drafted eighth overall in the Western Hockey League’s 2012 Bantam Draft, and jumped to junior A route after dominating at major midget last year. As a rookie with Penticton, the six-foot-one Fabbro has settled into the B.C. Hockey League routine, drawing three assists in four games.

LINDBJERG STILL SUPER

It’s becoming a habit — Port Moody’s Gudmund Lindbjerg added another supersenior title to his golf collection. The 65-year-old golfer picked up his second super-senior crown over the past few months, topping the 28th Washington State Senior Men’s amateur tournament’s 65-plus division last month in Sequim. Lindbjerg began his charge with a five-under par 67 on the first round — the lowest score of the senior and super-senior tournament. He won by an eight-stroke margin over the next best super-senior golfer. The previous week, Lindbjerg teamed with Burnaby’s John Gallacher to capture the Pacific Northwest Men’s senior team title.

RAIDERS RUN STOPPED

The Coquitlam Raiders winning streak came to an end Sunday, as Cloverdale carted off an 16-8 win in junior bantam football. A defensive battle from the start, Cloverdale took the initial lead on a quarterback keep. The Raiders replied in the second half whenJaden Severy turned a broken play into a 45-yard touchdown dash. Matthew LewHenriksen booted the two-point convert. The game remained tied until the final two minutes when Cloverdale capitalized on a missed third-down attempt by Coquitlam.

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sports@thenownews.com The recalibrated offence that sent defenders scampering for cover in the season opener is back on track. The Coquitlam Metro-Ford Wolves collected a convincing 3-0 win over Inter FC last week, and while the score wasn’t nearly as one-sided as the 9-2 spanking served up in the first game of the Vancouver Metro Soccer League premier season, it was a step in the right direction. “We didn’t really know what to expect [from Inter] because it’s the VMSL, teams have injuries, players are unavailable or go out of town,” said Coquitlam coach Les Krivak. “Who knows why they’ve lost two of their first three games? They won [the Imperial Cup] last year.” While the Wolves were limited to just two goals over their previous two games — a loss and a tie — they came out early and took the lead at the 15-minute mark when Vito Iacobellis fed a streaking Juan Sanchez, who slotted the ball calmly to the far corner. Inter responded with pushes of its own, but each was met head-on by Coquitlam’s backline, led by Kyle Jones and Alejandro Varela. Midway through the half, Carlo Basso buried a nice set-up from Jones to double the lead. By the time Sang Hwang made it 3-0, converting a slick pass from Lucas Krivak early in the second half, Inter looked well boxed in. Any comeback that the Vancouver rival hoped to muster was dashed when their lineup was reduced to 10 men late in the contest. It was the way they won, not necessarily the score, that impressed the coach the most. “The performance was really good, our midfield outplayed them big-time,” said coach Krivak. “We were able to win the ball, keep the ball and create with the ball.” The club’s offence, meanwhile, appears to have regained its footing. Both Basso and Hwang already have five goals apiece, while Titouan Chopin continues to impress up front. Sitting in third spot, 2-1-1 Coquitlam turns its focus to Estella de Chile of Burnaby, 8 p.m. tonight (Friday) at Burnaby Lake. They represent a solid challenge, although Krivak likes his team’s chances if they bring the same work effort to the pitch. “We keep adding pieces and if we continue to get better we are tough to beat.”

Port Moody ﬁt to be tied Like a buffet brunch menu, last week’s result CHUNG CHOW/NOW for the Port Moody Lordco Gunners had a little Port Moody Lordco Gunners’ Dalibar Plavsic, right, gets some prime air time in pursuit of column A, a little of column B. of a header during Friday’s Fraser Valley premier game against . A strong first 75 minutes provided the Fraser “You have to look at the positive,” noted Port keeper came up huge for them and that kind of Valley premier squad with a solid, 2-0 foundation on which to add another win to the table. Moody coach Larry Moro. “We played really, kept them in it.” Unfortunately, Abbotsford put together a very really well for a large portion of the game. We Chris Attadia opened the scoring at the had our chances to make it 3-0 but their goal- CONTINUED ON PAGE 32 strong 15 minutes to salvage a 2-2 draw.

Netminder steals point for hamstrung Express

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sports@thenownews.com On an evening fittingly designated “Country Music Night,” the Coquitlam Express rode a hayride of highs and lows and ended up feeling as though they lost their pickup truck, their dog and their gal on the final refrain. The West Kelowna Warriors skated off Tuesday with a 6-5 overtime win at the Poirier Sports Centre, leaving the Express with a single point and in a funk for the one that got away. Despite being outshot 30-17 over the first 40 minutes, Coquitlam

entered the third period with a twogoal lead. Daniel Fritz would tally his second powerplay goal of the night to restore a two-goal advantage for Coquitlam. Earlier in the period, Corey Mackin and Brett Supinski netted goals 10 seconds apart to climb up 4-2 despite the visitors holding a heavy edge in shots, Kelowna, who two weeks earlier dumped the Express 6-2 to start the new season, stuck to its steady, deliberate attack only to be stifled by netminder Braden Krogfoss. The Coquitlam goalie was sensational in facing 51 shots over the

game’s 68 minutes and was the prime reason why the hosts took away a point. Midway through the third the Warriors closed it to 5-4, then forced OT with 42 seconds left in the third, with their goalie pulled and an Express penalty having just expired. In nearly 10 minutes of overtime — the first half four-on-four, the remainder at three-on-three — the Warriors retained their edge in scoring chances. When Brendan Lamont waswhistledforhaulingdownJordan Masters on a breakaway, Kelowna was awarded a penalty shot. Krogfoss confidently gloved the

shot, giving his club a big boost. But with 1:20 left in extra time, Brett Mennear swept in his own rebound to give the visitors a comefrom-behind victory — and the home team a bucket of disappointment. “We definitely had the opportunities to win it — we had three or four breakaways and just putting one of those in during regulation would have given us the win,” Coquitlam coach Barry Wolff said. Mackin had three of those, but was turned back twice and saw another shot rise above the net. Coquitlam was at times creative in the offensive zone, and at other

times hemmed in effectively by the Kelowna forecheck. Getting a single point out of a game where you’re outshot 51-29 certainly could be called a positive result, but Wolff was having none of that. “I know there are [positives] but it’s hard to see right now. Overall it’s just [a] disappointing result… We just made a couple of bad decisions and a couple of times got on the wrong side of the puck,” he said. The Express, now 1-3-0-1, host the Langley Rivermen tonight (Friday), 7 p.m. at the Poirier Sports Centre. They entertain the Nanaimo Clippers on Sunday, 2 p.m.

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Blue Bombers’ Green sparks win in Chilliwack MINORSOCCER Brooklyn Green struck twice to spark the North Coquitlam United under-14 girls Blue Bombers past Chilliwack 3-0 in minor soccer action. Green also drew an assist on midfielder Olivia Forster-Crozier’s tally. Providing standout work on defence were Alexis Anderson, Delaney Hunt, Elisa Morrison and Anika Venkatesh, while Breanna Chorney did Yeoman’s work in goal and defence. • Ali Mawji’s marker broke a stalemate and opened the floodgates in the North Coquitlam United u-16 boys Fusion’s 4-2 win over Surrey in Div. 1 play. North Coquitlam opened the scoring on goals by Cole and Ethan Mullen and led 2-1 at halftime before Surrey tied it. Adding an insurance goal late in the game was Daniel Paley, while turning in strong work were Brandon Sadowski and netminder Eric Jang.

COQUITLAM While Royal City came back to tie it, the Coquitlam MetroFord u-16 girls TNT Predators nearly pulled out the win in a 1-1 standstill. On a late scramble off a Tessa Weimer corner kick, both Risako Kazemi and Hayley Morrin had golden opportunities before the Royal City keeper hauled in the ball. Coquitlam had taken an early lead when Julianna Bosa converted Natasha Calis’ set-up. Also playing well were Cristina Daniell and goalkeeper Josie Pozzolo. • The Coquitlam Metro-Ford u-13 metro select girls Rebels

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saw their undefeated start to the season snapped in a tough 3-0 loss in Surrey last week. In the first half, the Rebels generated a number of scoring chances prior to Surrey staking out a 1-0 halftime lead. Megan Archbold, Sarah Hilford, Ava Mongrain and Christa Toscana did solid work in trying to break through the opposition defence.

PORT MOODY Squaring off against the defending divisional champions from Surrey, the visiting Port Moody u-16 metro select girls Storm built up a firm five-goal lead en route to a 5-2 victory. Goals from Abigail Schwartz and Maddie Low provided Port Moody with a first-half advantage, as the two teams were grappling for first-place honours. In the second half, the Storm dominated, getting three goals from Hailey Counsell to take a convincing lead. While Surrey added a late pair, Port Moody — who are reigning 2014 provincial champions — firmed up its undefeated record at 3-1-0. • Despite some never-say-quit performances, the Port Moody u-17 boys Mercury were unable to hold off a Central City rally, falling 3-1 in Div. 2 play. The Mercury grabbed a first-half lead on Thomas Staddon’s tally late in the frame. Liam Cordick supplied steady support up front, while Christian Knowles worked tirelessly on the backend. Goalkeeper Lukas Nuessler made a number of big saves, while Rami Abbas and Pasha Bavarsad played well in the loss. • Conceding the first two goals, the Port Moody u-17 gold boys Sergio’s Redcaps rallied to earn a 3-3 draw with Ladner.

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26-minute mark, finishing off an Isaac Mendoza pass. Then Mendoza, the reigning golden boot champion, cashed in a free kick a couple of minutes into the second half. Port Moody would hit the goalpost and have two other excellent chances foiled. Abbotsford cut the deficit to a goal with 15 minutes left, then tied it in bonus time off a penalty kick. The Gunners visit Westcoast FC tonight (Friday) in a battle of 2-1-1 teams.

The comeback began midway through the second half, when in a span of a handful of minutes Port Moody netted both markers. They then took the lead on Connor Wong’s well-timed header, with Ladner replying on the very next charge to finish the game tied.

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