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jkurucz@thenownews.com All signs point to six as far as Coquitlam council is concerned regarding any future plans for the Pattullo Bridge.

Council endorsed a plan Monday that calls for a new six-lane bridge to

be built in the area where the current bridge is located.

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Potash deal will mean new jobs PACIFIC COAST TERMINALS WILL HANDLE POTASH FROM SASKATCHEWAN’S LEGACY MINE

Chris MONTGOMERY editorial@thenownews.com Pacific Coast Terminals has inked a deal for a $170million potash handling and storage facility that it says will create 60 new full-time jobs at the Port Moody site when it opens in 2016.

Another 500 workers will be employed during construction of the railcar-unloading station, conveyor system and storage warehouse, PCT officials said Monday.

The announcement, made jointly by PCT and Germanbased mining giant K+S, said dredging of Burrard Inlet would also be required just to the west of the site to widen the shipping channel and improve navigation and the windows for ship transit.

PCT spokesperson Diana Dilworth said the last dredging was done about 20 years ago.

Construction is expected to begin as soon as permits for

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The prospect of 60 potential potash jobs is “great news,”

Potash, mined undersays Mark Gordienko, president of the Canadian area of ground, is used in fertilizer, the International Longshore pharmaceuticals and soaps. and Warehouse Union that Saskatchewan mines about 90 per cent of represents workers at the Canada’s outterminal. put and half “It would be the world’s exciting” to see supply.

I look forward the boost in PCT is to working with expected to employment, he said. handle about them.

“I look two million –Mark Gordienko, forward to tones of K+S president, Canadian potash beginworking with area, International them.” ning in 2016, Longshore and The bulk site when the will handle mine near Warehouse Union potash prodMoose Jaw, ucts from the Sask. begins K+S Group’s Legacy mine in production.

Saskatchewan, storing and The terminal is also shipping the material to its expanding its canola handown international clients. ling facilities.

New lights-and-sirens policy defended Jeremy DEUTSCH

jdeutsch@thenownews.com It appears it will be up to municipalities to decide on their own whether they want first responders like firefighters to attend medical calls with lights and sirens on when an ambulance is going without.

On Tuesday, officials with the BC EmergencyHealthServices(BCEHS) held a press conference to defend and discuss changes to protocols in how paramedics respond to certain emergency calls.

Dr. William Dick, the vice-president of medical programs for the agency, suggested it would be up to each city to decide if it want its fire departments to continue to treat what he called “comfort calls” as emergencies.

“It would probably be more helpful if they [first responders] matched the lights and sirens policy and responded to these calls without lights and sirens because it would be safer for the public,” he said.

Last fall, BCEHS and BC Ambulance Service conducted a review of emergency response calls.

Out of the review of more than 800 patient conditions, the agencies changed the response to 74 “event types.” A total of 39 event types were downgraded in urgency from a code three, or lights-andsirens response, to routine or code two, with no lights and sirens. Some of the downgraded calls include patients who have fainted but are conscious, patients who have experienced minor falls, and patients with minor abdominal pain.

But since the change, fire chiefs have complained of long wait times for ambulances. In Port Moody, there have been anecdotal cases of people waiting an hour for an ambulance.

The BCEHS has suggested the average wait time in the Lower Mainland for the downgraded calls has increased by 10 minutes.

The new protocols, also referred

to as a resource allocation plan (RAP), were implemented for paramedics, with the intention to bring the changes to first responders later this year.

The entire situation has frustrated Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart, who suggested there hasn’t been enough consultation. He’s calling for more in the future.

He said he’s not sure what the city will do when the RAP plan is brought out for first responders, adding he’ll lean on the fire chief for recommendations.

Stewart, who suffers from a back problem and has needed paramedic care in the past in a non-emergency capacity, warned mistakes will be made with the new protocols.

“Extremely bad things can happen by misjudging the priority of urgent medical care,” he said. “I don’t want any family to have the agonizing helplessness of sitting there for an hour waiting for an ambulance while their loves ones

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Paramedics no longer respond to so-called ‘comfort calls’ with lights and sirens, although firefighters still do. suffer.”

The BCEHS said it has looked at 93 complaints brought forward by fire chiefs in the Lower Mainland

since the RAP plan was introduced and determined in all cases the responses were appropriate and patient outcomes were not affected.

PoCo council will lobby for seniors’ groups UNITED WAY FUNDING CUT HITS LOCAL CHARITIES

Chris MONTGOMERY editorial@thenownews.com A week after the Lower Mainland United Way yanked support from 31 seniors’ groups, Port Coquitlam has agreed to press Victoria for help filling the void.

Council made the move Monday at the urging of the Community Volunteer Services for Seniors, a group that provides grocery services, home and telephone visits and information to more than 170 isolated and homebound seniors in the Tri-Cities, Anmore and Belcarra.

Faced with a loss of about $50,000 from the United Way, the service could fold by year’s end, executive director Marg

Gordon told council.

Its collapse would leave no one to supply the more than 3,400 hours of volunteer grocery shopping and 4,500 hours of visits the society provided last year, she said.

When United Way CEO Michael McKnight announced the $1.6 million in cuts this month, he cited dwindling donations and heavy competition for charity dollars. He also suggested that some of the money lost would be offset by a new multimillion dollar agreement with the province to institute a Better At Home program, run by the province and the United Way and aimed at providing non-medical home support for seniors.

Critics at the seniors’ groups fought back, noting the initiative will only fund new programs, not pre-existing ones.

Gordon said the seniors’ support groups are banding together to see if the Better At Home program can be improved and broadened, and asked that council approach the provincial government to back the move.

“We’re asking the city to send a letter to Premier Clark on our behalf, asking that Better At Home be revisited to take into consideration programs like ours, and like 31 other seniors’ programs.

“We believe [what is happening to us] is an unintended consequence of Better At Home,” Gordon said. “No one foresaw our 17-year-old program being erased, and our only choice being to leave 174 seniors without help.”

Gordon said the group is drawing up a strategic plan that aims to see it self-sufficient in 18 to 36 months, but that public donations are needed until then to keep the service running.

The United Way’s McKnight told reporters last week the agency raised about $27 million in donations in its last campaign, down from about $28 million the year before and from the $30.6 million it raised in 2009.

But Gordon urged council to question more than just the drop in donations to the funding agency — and to ask instead why the agency chose to target seniors as a group.

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New West favours 4-lane Pattullo span built to accommodate an 80- to 100-year lifespan.

“To build it to 2045 standards really limits your investment in the dollars spent if Mayor Richard Stewart.

Monday’s discussion comes as part of a you go to a four-lane bridge,” said Coun. three-phase process being undertaken by Brent Asmundson. “It doesn’t make economic TransLink and partner municipalities to iden- sense.”

Other major players in the bridge’s replacetify ways to rehabilitate a structure built more ment, namely Surrey and than 70 years ago.

New Westminster, have also Twenty-five models have weighed in. According to a city been examined during the prostaff report, New West’s precess, a number that has been ferred option is a new four-lane whittled down to six. Each of To build it to bridge with tolls. the six alternatives presented 2045 standards “[New Westminster] also include pedestrian and cycling really limits notes that they could support facilities, as well as some form of tolling. your investment further consideration of a new Surrey-Coquitlam Bridge Traffic forecasting modin the dollars with three-lane rehabilitated els show that a new four-lane spent if you go Pattullo Bridge as they see it bridge would result in 78,500 as a means to mitigate through trips by 2045, while a six-lane to a four-lane traffic including truck traffic bridge would accommodate bridge. in their community,” the staff 86,500 trips.

– Brent Asmundson report notes.

The bridge is currently at Surrey has not taken a forcapacity with 76,000 vehicle crossings per day. Traffic forecasts suggest mal position on the bridge, though some that number would decrease to 49,500 if a media reports suggest Surrey council backs new four-lane tolled bridge opened today, as a six-lane bridge with no tolls. Should the Pattullo be tolled in the future, the Alex Fraser commuters would take alternate routes.

However, that capacity of 76,000-plus trips Bridge would remain as the only Surrey crosswould again be reached by 2045 under a four- ing not subject to tolls.

“I understand both sides of this [discuslane tolled configuration.

Some on council felt building a six-lane sion], and we’re left with the region having to bridge in today’s dollars makes more sense make the decision with some really unacceptthan having to retrofit or improve the bridge able options before us,” Stewart said. twitter.com/johnkurucz in the future. The replacement bridge is being

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Coquitlam loosens rules for meeting signs John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com Signs promoting all-candidates meetings will now be allowed on any piece of city property in Coquitlam, though some conditions will be attached to the new rules.

Endorsed unanimously Monday, the move applies to municipal, provincial and federal elections, as well as bye-

lections and referendums.

Under the new rules, signs cannot be placed on traffic control devices — stop signs or traffic lights, for example — or within a park. The new rules also stipulate that signs can’t interfere with traffic sightlines or pose a risk to pedestrians.

Signs can go up 14 days before a meeting and must be removed within 48 hours of

the meeting’s end. The size of those signs will be restricted to four by three feet, and no signs can be illuminated.

Contact information must also be placed on each sign, noting the community group that put it up. Letters outlining the changes will now be mailed to all of the community associations and other organizations that typically hold all-candidates meetings.

PoCo declares April 23 as St. George’s Day Chris MONTGOMERY editorial@thenownews.com They’re loud. They’re proud. They’re English.

And they want fellow residents of Port Coquitlam to know they’d be pleased to share their music, culture and customs.

Including bubble-andsqueak.

And black pudding.

As representatives of the Royal Society of St. George looked on, city council voted unanimously Monday night to declare April 23 as St. George’s Day in PoCo. The move honours the patron saint of England, the role that England played in the area’s history, language and heritage and its ongoing contribution to the multicul-

tural makeup of the city.

Representatives of the society told council that “English people are definitely out there, and we want to share our culture and traditions, our food, our love of anything English.”

They also suggested residents take advantage of April 23 to “party just like on St. Patrick’s Day.”

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PORT METRO VANCOUVER WANTS AREA NEAR FRASER MILLS CLASSED AS INDUSTRIAL

John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com After a protracted, fiveyear dispute with one regional governing body, the City of Coquitlam now seems to be at odds with another.

Much like Metro Vancouver recently did, Port Metro Vancouver is in the preliminary stages of updating its land-use strategy to guide development within its boundaries.

As part of the update, the marine authority is amalgamating 15 different uses into eight, while changing the designations of some of those land uses.

The problems Coquitlam city staff see with those proposed changes fall along

the Fraser River adjacent to the Fraser Mills development, near the boat launch at Maquabeak Park and along the shoreline area north of the De Boville Slough.

The biggest problem for council is the proposed change in designation near Fraser Mills — the port authority has proposed the area be designated as industrial, which would allow for shipping, handling, transportation and manufacturing of goods.

The city’s vision for that area, however, includes 3,700 residential units, along with commercial and school uses near the waterway.

A waterfront park, public pier, boat float and bicycle

and trail system are also planned. The city’s preferred designation is commercial, which allows for piers, docks and moorage.

“I’m actually really surprised that with all the trouble we’ve gone through in the last five years with the regional growth strategy and the regional context statement … that Port Metro Vancouver is not recognizing the land uses that are in that document,” said Coun. Mae Reid. “I thought that they would.”

Carl Johannsen, the city’s manager of community planning, said city staff have conveyed those issues to the port authority.

“This is definitely a step in

the right direction for Port Metro Vancouver to consider this, but their staff also noted that they can’t commit to a specific change until all the feedback is received from the consultation process and it’s approved by their board,” he said.

The other proposed planning shifts would change the areas near the Maquabeak Park boat launch and the mouth of the De Boville Slough from conservation to log storage and barge moorage.

The city feels a conservation tag would preserve park and marine habitat, and the change to the port authority’s designation would impact boating safety at Maquabeak Park — Coquitlam’s lone public access point to the Fraser River. City staff have also said the changes would negatively affect park users’ experiences along both the Fraser and Pitt rivers.

Johannsen noted the port authority is awaiting more feedback before making any final decisions, and amendments to the plan can be made as land use plans change over time.

Coun. Neal Nicholson urged staff to avoid using “soft language” in the city’s response.

“I really hope that we can find a much more forceful way to communicate,” he said.

“These are our lands, our residents, that are impacted by the changes that are being made by this unelected body, and I think they have to be prepared to listen to the people who represent those residents.”

The port authority is expected to complete its draft land use plan by June or July.

The plan will require final approval from its board of directors by August. twitter.com/johnkurucz

I really hope that we can find a much more forceful way to communicate [with the port authority].

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What are the top issues facing Port Moody? Are you satisfied with City services? The City of Port Moody wants to know what you think!

• Starting on Monday April 14th, Ipsos Reid will be phoning 400 random residents to ask about various issues including, quality of life, financial planning, services and communications.

• If you or anyone in your household receives a phone call from Ipsos Reid, we encourage you answer all questions.

• If you’re not one of the random residents selected, you can still tell us what you think of the same issues in an online survey at www. portmoody.ca/opinionsurvey until Wednesday, April 30.

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Join us for the Moody Street Overpass and PoMo Rotary Bike Trials Park Re-Opening!

Celebrate with Port Moody Mayor and Council at the re-opening of two great community assets: the Moody Street Overpass and the PoMo Rotary Bike Trials Park!

When: 11am on Saturday, April 19, 2014 Where: The north end of the Moody Street Overpass sidewalk, Port Moody (beside Rocky Point Park) Thanks to Rocky Point Ice Cream for serving treats at this event!

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Bloy’s company hiring foreign workers FORMER MLA’S WEBSITE FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS CANADA IS NOW BLANK

Jennifer MOREAU Burnaby NOW Former Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Harry Bloy is running a third-party recruiting business that brings in Asian temporary foreign workers to fill Canadian jobs.

Bloy is listed as the president and CEO of Global Business Canada, according to his new website, but it’s unclear how he’s earning money, as the services he offers are free.

“Global Business Canada is a consulting company that helps business owners around the world, especially in China and other Asian countries, discover potential opportunities and find desirable partnerships in Canada,” the site reads.

Bloy is billed as a former

MLA who “served with distinction” and has “extensive government and business connections across the country.”

On the site’s Foreign Trained Workers section, Bloy writes in first person, outlining his background and the services he offers.

“For many years, I have been travelling to Asia (China, South Korea and India) representing the Province of British Columbia, introducing businesses in these countries to businesses in British Columbia,” he writes.

“Workers from Asia have an excellent reputation of being experienced, dedicated and punctual. ‘We find the workers from Asia to be qualified.

They come ready to work every morning, and they are willing to work any extra

hours. It is a pleasure to have them as part of the team,’ says one of the employers.”

Bloy is offering a number of services at no cost to Canadian employers, including a review of the company’s needs, information on hiring foreign workers in Canada, and completion of paperwork for a labour market opinion, which is only required for temporary foreign workers.

“We can hire that one unique person you require,” Bloy writes, with no further explanation.

It’s not clear how Bloy is earning money from his endeavours, since the services he offers to Canadian employers are free, according to his website. It’s illegal to charge temporary foreign workers fees for finding jobs, handling paperwork or securing visas. Companies that apply for a labour market opinion have to pay a $275 fee (except for low-skilled farm work), and the federal government prohibits employers and third-party recruiters

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– Former BurnabyLougheed MLA Harry Bloy, on the now-defunct website for Global Business Canada

from recovering that fee from the workers. It’s also not clear where Bloy’s getting his information.

“British Columbia alone will have a shortage of one million workers in the next 12 years,” Bloy writes on the site.

But B.C’s Labour Market Outlook 2010 to 2020 states there will be one million job openings throughout the province over the next 10 years, and there will be an estimated shortage of 61,500 workers by 2020 — far short of one million.

Another service Bloy is offering involves writing “invitation letters” to Asian governments and businesses wanting to visit Canada.

The Burnaby NOW tried contacting Bloy, but he didn’t respond. His business address is listed at 604 Columbia St., in New Westminster, where people can rent office space, but the NOW’s photographer

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was told Bloy hadn’t been there for some time.

Bloy’s Global Business Canada was in the media earlier this month, after the Tri-Cities NOW broke a story about him coming under fire for using the provincial coat of arms on his letterhead.

Only current MLAs, executive council members, judges and the Lieutenant Governor can use the coat of arms, according to B.C. law.

The NDP brought the issue up in the legislature, while the Liberals said Bloy agreed to stop using the symbol.

Bloy’s political career ended when he decided not to run for re-election, following a series of gaffes and scandals.

Bloy’s site was located at globalbusinesscanada.ca, but after the Burnaby NOW posted this story online, the site went blank.

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HOW ICBC ASSESSES WHIPLASH “PAIN AND SUFFERING” Crash! Somebody hits you from behind. Your head jerks back and you get a whiplash.

You develop pain – strong pain – and hard-to-pin-down soft tissue injuries in your neck and back which bother you for a long time after. Among other things, you’re entitled to be compensated for your “pain, suffering and loss of life enjoyment.” So you submit a claim to ICBC and the adjuster offers you $6,500 for your pain and suffering. She says, “It’s the most you’ll get for this.”

True? Not necessarily.

You may be entitled to a lot more. It all depends on the circumstances of your particular situation. But you’ll need to see a lawyer experienced in handling personal injury claims to find out.

Like many insurance companies, ICBC has adopted guidelines grouping soft-tissue whiplash injuries by severity and symptoms. These may be classified as mild, mild/moderate and moderate. ICBC uses these guidelines (sometimes called “meat charts”) to establish ranges of compensation for pain and suffering it will typically pay to settle “whiplash associated disorders.”

These guidelines are partly based on a grading system developed by a Quebec task force in 1995. Under that grading system, Grade 1 whiplash disorders are described as involving neck complaints, including pain, stiffness and tenderness. Grade 2 disorders involve, in addition, musculoskeletal signs. Grades 3 and 4 involve neurological and more severe cases.

For example, some Grade 2 whiplash disorders are classified as “moderate injuries” under ICBC’s settlement guidelines. The guidelines set a $15,000 maximum limit on payments to compensate you for your “pain and suffering” for this degree of soft-tissue injury (where you’re disabled for less than a year and mostly recovered within two years).

The courts, however, aren’t bound by ICBC’s guidelines.

They recognize that no two cases are the same. In fact, the courts have stressed that there is no rigid formula that can

or should be used for calculating “non-pecuniary damages” (commonly called damages or compensation for pain and suffering). Courts also understand that MRI or CATscan imaging can’t always show any physical damage in whiplash cases.

The appropriate compensation must be assessed in each individual case, taking into account several factors, including the nature, severity and duration of your injury and pain; your age; whether you can do the same things as before (without pain); the negative impact on your family, marriage and social relationships; and any loss of your previous lifestyle – in short, various factors that result in your loss of enjoyment of life when compared to before the accident.

In some recent B.C. court cases, victims of car crashes with Grade 2 whiplash disorders have obtained judgments of between $40,000 and even $70,000 for “pain and suffering,” where the injuries lingered or had become chronic. (ICBC argued for much less.)

Of course, not every person who suffers a whiplash is entitled to significant amounts, and the courts are on the alert for exaggerated claims. But clearly you shouldn’t just rely on what ICBC tells you your claim is worth. It’s best to see a lawyer familiar with recent court decisions and trends.

You’ll want to know what compensation is considered fair for your “pain and suffering” for your whiplash injury. Your lawyer can also advise you on other payments you may be entitled to as compensation for other losses you may have suffered due to the accident.

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Cuts to CBC hurt all of Canada

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erhaps reality TV shows and Kevin O’Leary weren’t the Canadian cultural touchstones and content cash cows the CBC hoped they would be.

The public broadcaster announced Thursday it would be cutting 650 staff to make up for a $130-million shortfall, thanks to losing the NHL broadcast rights, lower than expected ratings and good old-fashioned government cutbacks.

This “starve the beast” mentality is being sold as fiscal prudence in an age of austerity but on a per-resident basis, the monthly subsidy for the CBC works out to about $2.70.

By contrast, if you’re excited to see what Trevor Linden is going to do with the Canucks in the next couple of years, Rogers is going to require that you hand over a small monthly fortune to subscribe to their premium sports channels.

Some, however, are gleeful at the blood on the floor at the CBC. It is frequently the target of accusations of leftwing bias because its reporters have the audacity to run stories about climate change, or attempt to ask questions of Stephen Harper.

Those same CBC opponents probably don’t recall when many of those same reporters led the charge against the Liberals during the mid-2000s sponsorship scandal when $100 million in taxpayer dollars disappeared into Liberalfriendly ad firms.

The fact is, the Mother Corp., as they call it, has provided tremendous value whether you’re into sports, arts, knowing about government shenanigans or moronic reality TV shows starring Kevin O’Leary.

And every time we cut from the CBC, the whole of Canada shows the scars.

— Guest editorial from the North Shore News

DRIVERS OF ALL AGES SHOULD GET RETESTED OFTEN, BUT ESPECIALLY THOSE 70 AND OLDER Re: “Seniors and driving: a touchy issue,” Friday, April 11.

Why should it be left up to family members to talk to their elderly drivers about their abilities, when most family members are not qualified to judge driving abilities?

Also, because there are really bad drivers of all ages I believe we need constant retesting, something like every five years until age 70 then every two years till age 80 then every year after that. The cost of the retesting should cover the cost of the program, and I would make it free for the over-70s.

That way we will have qualified people judging the abilities of drivers of all ages.

Also, no matter what your age, if you hit your gas instead of your brake and drive into a building (common elderly driver move), as happened to my own grandmother, your licence should be taken away until you get retested.

ICBC did not take away my Granny’s licence (though they should have) after she drove into her neighbour’s house just because it was her first accident ever.

J. Shook Coquitlam

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Policy lacks compassion

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very now and then an issue suddenly pops up in our political arena that leaves you scratching your head, wondering about the government’s apparent lack of compassion and common sense.

One of those issues materialized in the legislature recently, and it involves single parents, disability assistance and child support payments.

Here’s the situation: a single mother lives on a $1,240 monthly disability allowance and receives $200 in a monthly child support payment from her ex-partner. Yet the government swoops in and takes that $200 back.

That $200, of course, is much more precious to someone on such a low income. For someone getting $1,200 or so a month, that’s almost 20 per cent of their income.

The government argues this policy of deducting maintenance payment from income assistance programs “ensures that people are accessing all other forms of income before relying on taxpayerfunded income assistance.”

However, it is unclear exactly how people on disability assistance are expected to “access all other forms of income” given their particular disability may prevent them from actually working.

Thousands of people appear to be caught in this Catch-22. Some presumably are having a far tougher time making ends meet than others, but most are mired in deep poverty.

Recently, six of those people — all single mothers — came to the legislature to make their case. And the six women all had sympathetic tales to tell.

Surrey resident Rachel Goodine has a court order stipulating her ex-partner must pay $500 a month to assist their four-year-old daughter. But the gov-

VIEW FROM THE LEDGE Keith Baldrey

ernment takes it all, leaving her with $1,241 in assistance that has to cover $800 in rent, leaving just over $400 to pay for food, clothing, toiletries, phone and transportation.

That $500 is supposed to assist in the raising of her daughter, but not a penny actually goes to help her. And not a penny of Crystal Pennicard’s $145 monthly child support payment goes to help her two daughters, aged five and 11.

Their stories were all fairly bleak. One Burnaby woman says out of desperation she stayed in an abusive relationship with a man because he provided enough food for her children (she left after a year because it became too much for her, and now is back to existing on practically nothing).

Another woman admitted to reporters that she has been in such desperate straits that she once shoplifted diapers and baby wipes, resulting in her now having a criminal record.

One woman, Dianne Terrillon, found herself caught in a dire situation when her son’s father fell six months behind in his payments. To his credit, he eventually paid up almost $1,200 but the entire amount was then deducted from her next disability cheque, reducing her monthly payment to a paltry $49 to cover her family’s expenses for an entire month.

In the legislature chamber, NDP MLA

Michelle Mungall cited the plight of these women and made a persuasive case that the clawback policy should be revisited.

She pressed the issue with Social Development Minister Don McRae, to the point where he seemed to lose his temper during question period.

Mungall also chastised Premier Christy Clark for her defense of the clawback, at one point accusing her of “smirking” about the whole thing (a comment Mungall was forced to withdraw).

McRae was more contrite with reporters afterwards, pleading the case that his ministry simply didn’t have a big enough budget to forgo the child support clawbacks. Eliminating the clawbacks would cost $17 million annually, which is not an insignificant amount of money.

But perhaps the solution here is to establish some sort of financial threshold that would allow single parents (mostly mothers) on disability assistance to keep at least some portion of those child support payments.

Perhaps the threshold could be set at $200 a month, or $300, which represents a huge amount of money for someone trying to raise a child on a meager monthly assistance cheque.

Sometimes a government simply refuses to acknowledge a problem or a solution just because it has been raised by the Opposition. Hopefully that’s not what’s happening here.

The premier continues to insist her government is all about protecting the interests of families. She has a chance here to demonstrate just that, by revisiting a policy that hurts the most vulnerable of those same families.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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LETTERS WE’RE NOT LOOKING DOWN ON YOUR GENERATION

In a response to the column written by high school student Joey Chan, I would like to share my opinion of her perspective.

Dear Joey, it seems to me that you are making many generalizations and assumptions about how your predecessors seem to view your generation. You feel you (and your peers) are judged unfairly by us (i.e. your predecessors, which is everyone in this society born before your generation) as lazy, unhealthy, anti-social, good for nothing, etc.

Let me tell you that your statement of how harshly my generation, and the generations before, perceive yours is a surprise to me. Foolish me — I thought we nourish, financially and morally support, encourage and see the hope for the future in our children and grandchildren, i.e. your generation.

I’m not really sure where you hear the negative messages you mention in your article, but I wonder if the source of your frustration is mostly in your and your friends’ immediate environment,

and their expectations/opinions of your behaviour and performance? Because if that’s the case, it may be time to have a discussion with the individuals responsible for making those unfair statements, so they may better appreciate the specific challenges your generation (no doubt) faces.

Beatrix Santorelli Coquitlam

POCO NEEDS TO ADVOCATE FOR ITS RESIDENTS The City of Port Coquitlam is seeking public input on proposed routes that will connect Dominion Avenue to Lincoln Street. As the City of Coquitlam continues to develop Burke Mountain, this route will allow its residents easier access to the Lougheed Highway and Mary Hill Bypass.

As the population grows in the Lower Mainland, Port Coquitlam clearly needs to be an active voice in long-term transportation planning in the region and continue to accommodate commuter traffic that flows through our community. However, we also need to speak up to ensure that our city’s needs are being met.

The Fremont Connector is clearly intended to serve the needs of Coquitlam’s development on Burke Mountain. In exchange for the increased traffic and expansion of our roads, what does Port Coquitlam get?

My suggestion is that our council use this opportunity to ensure that there is ample parking at the Evergreen Line’s Lincoln and Lafarge Lake stations so that Port Coquitlam residents can easily access this expanded SkyTrain service. And, partner with the City of Coquitlam to ensure that TransLink provides sustained direct bus service from north and south Port Coquitlam to these stations.

Laura Dupont Port Coquitlam

WHAT DOES THE NDP PLAN TO SUPPORT? I would like to congratulate MLA John Horgan on becoming the apparent leader of the beleaguered NDP. Mr. Horgan will certainly have his work cut out for him as he tries to make the NDP’s oppositional ideology relevant to British

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As we all know, the NDP has a long history of opposing B.C. resource industries such as mining and renewable energy that create real jobs for British Columbians.

In fact, if memory serves me correctly, the NDP once had a slogan that B.C. would be “mine free by 1993” which might as well have read “job free.”

Given what we know about the many things that the NDP opposes, I would like to ask Mr. Horgan to do us all a favour and tell us what he and the NDP actually do support? British Columbians are eager to know.

Michael Taylor Coquitlam

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City of Coquitlam Facility Holiday Hours

Easter Long Weekend

April 18 – April 21, 2014

Many of Coquitlam’s facilities have holiday operating hours or may be closed.

(If you require emergency assistance regarding water, sewer or roads, please call 604-927-3500.)

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Thursday,April 24, 2014 9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

Tri-Cities Healthy Kids Fair

Pinetree Community Centre 1260 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam ...for families with children 0 6 years Local community partners will be available to provide parents of tots and preschoolers with information on safety, health, literacy awareness, recreation and other community programs.

Admission is free, and nonperishable items are being accepted for the local food bank.

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NEWSNOW

City brings in experts from variety of fields Chris MONTGOMERY editorial@thenownews.com If it’s “a trap” for cities to keep doing things the way they’ve always done them — and Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore thinks it is — then how do you do start doing them differently?

Moore has a couple of answers: New faces.

New focuses. And formal lessons in how to lead the change.

The city has launched a series of what it’s calling “continuous improvement assessments” — projects that examine current activities, research best practices in both government and the private sector, and then figure out how to improve the services.

Each team includes an expert from the private sector who volunteers their time. The first project, on the city’s fleet, included a representative from Gordon Food Service, a massive North American food distributor. Next up is a review of purchasing.

The city has also struck a deal with BCIT to enrol 24 staffers in a business leadership program that will be delivered in part in the workplace. Their costs and tuition, about $500 per student per class, will be paid by the city, and they’ll meet weekly for lessons — although some class work and all homework will be done on their own time.

The 24 employees represent a cross-section of city workers and include a mechanic, an analyst from engineering and operations, a customer-service attendant from parks and recreation, a firefighter and a human-resources advisor.

Chief administrative officer John Leeburn,

who says there’s “great capacity and capability within the organization that hasn’t been fully tapped,” argues the weekly meetings have more than academic value.

“We get the benefit of their learning, and the benefit of them coming together crossfunctionally,” Leeburn says. “They’ll be tailoring many of the homework assignments to city projects, so we’ll also get research and ideas we can implement out of this.”

“Change is good,” Moore says. “It brings in new ideas and new energy to build [on] the existing good work that is being done, and to push the organization to go further.

“It’s very easy for governments to fall into the trap of doing things the way they’ve always been done. A city of Port Coquitlam’s size, although large, is still nimble enough to make change. We’re challenging the status quo to see if there is a better way to do things, while maintaining the great services we already deliver.”

And the new faces leading it all? Leeburn arrived in fall of 2012. Engineering and operations director Kristen Meersman started April 7. Long-time staffer Robin Wishart was named director of corporate support in February.

Karen Grommada, who has held a series of appointments with the city, became director of finance in June of 2013. Director of human resources Steve Traviss joined the staff in February of 2013.

They lead restructured city departments that are now divided into corporate support, development services, engineering and operations, fire and emergency, finance, human resources and parks and recreation.

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COMMUNITY&LIFE

Apply for PoCo’s community cultural program The Community Cultural Development Investment Program is accepting applications for funding from arts, culture and heritage organizations and individual artists developing a new or sustaining project with an arts or cultural focus in Port Coquitlam for the spring intake, with a deadline of April 30.

Organizations and individuals must be based in Port Coquitlam or have a national/regional mandate that includes Port Coquitlam.

The three categories being funded include project investment, organization investment, and development and professional investment.

Maximum funding is 50 per cent per project up to $2,500, and $5,000 per year to one group.

Further details on eligibility and criteria are available at www.portcoquitlam.ca/ CCDIP. Applications can be downloaded from the left sidebar. Completed applications can be e-mailed to Marilyn Jollimore, area recreation manager, via jollimorem@ portcoquitlam.ca.

The CCD Investment Program was set up to enhance community cultural development in a growing city and support quality arts, heritage and cultural activities that enhance the quality of life for residents.

Legion offers student aid

TheRoyalCanadianLegion, Port Coquitlam Branch 133, is offering eight bursaries to students attending public and private high schools in School District 43.

Four bursaries of $2,000 each will be awarded to qualified applicants through the Legion Poppy Fund.

Children or grandchildren of ex-service personnel are eligible to apply. Financial need is also considered for these bursaries.

As well, four bursaries of $2,000 each will be awarded through the Branch 133 Education Fund. Applicants for these bursaries don’t need any military or legion affiliation. Awards are based on financial need and good grades. Total family income cannot exceed $60,000 per year.

Applications for both types of bursaries are available through high school counsellors or by calling the legion office at 604-942-8911.

The deadline to apply is June 15.

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Hop to it this holiday! We all love Easter eggs, but they’re one of the most over-packaged products on the market. A huge cardboard box, plastic molding to hold everything in place, shiny foil wrapping – all to hold one little hollow egg!

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ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT

Rockaburly show features burlesque EVENT A FUNDRAISER FOR THE GABY DAVIS FOUNDATION

John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com Lincoln Electra and Faux Foxy are going to shake their tailfeathers in Port Moody in support of childhood cancer research.

The duo of burlesque performers will be some of the featured entertainers at the Point Neighbourhood Pub on Friday, April 25 as part of an event called Rockaburly.

Staged by Pinball Alley Vintage store owners Heather Wallace-Barnes and Johnny Barnes, the inaugural event will also include music from rockabilly bands the Highsiders and the Palomars.

“Living in Port Moody we wanted to bring a little bit of the Downtown Vancouver theme

to town, while saving people having to drive down there,” Johnny explained.

“It’s clean fun, there’s no nudity or anything like that. Burlesque is a pretty ancient art, so we’re not going to change that at all.”

The event will serve as a fundraiser for the Gaby Davis Foundation, which helps families affected by childhood cancer.

It’s a cause that hits home for the Port Moody business owners, as one of Johnny’s former high school classmates now has a fiveyear-old son named Seanny who’s battling leukemia.

“That was really the catalyst to put this event on, and I really wanted to help her out financially somehow,” Johnny said. “This is a good way to do it, by bringing the community and a lot of local businesses together as well.”

Tickets for Rockaburly cost $15 in advance, or $20 at the door. They’re available at Pinball Alley Vintage, the Point Pub, or online via PayPal or Eventbrite.

For more information, call the store at 604492-1732.

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Public Hearing Notice for Port Moody Official Community Plan (OCP) MEETING Public Hearing WHEN Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at 7pm WHERE Inlet Theatre, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. Proposed Bylaw: City of Port Moody Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2014, No. 2955 Purpose: To adopt a new Official Community Plan which applies to the entire City of Port Moody. The proposed Official Community Plan (OCP) is the result of a series of public consultation events and Council meetings that have taken place since the OCP update process began in February 2012.

Highlights of the proposed Official Community Plan include:

Sign up for Port Moody’s

City-Wide Garage Sale!

Kick start your spring cleaning and register today at www.portmoody.ca/ garagesale

Recycle or sell unwanted household items at Port Moody’s 7th annual City-Wide Garage Sale on Saturday, May 10. If you’ve got stuff taking up space in your rec room, think about passing it on – you can also give away gently used items.

Register at www.portmoody.ca/garagesale or fill out a form at City Hall before April 28.

We’ll then advertise your sale in the paper and on the web at no cost. Deal hunters, we’ve got you covered - look for a list of participating households online after May 5.

• Focusing growth closest to the proposed Moody Centre and Inlet Centre Evergreen Line SkyTrain stations and along the transit corridor • Developing visions for 7 distinct Evergreen Line sub-areas including: 1. Westport 2. Spring Street Promenade 3. Heritage Commercial District 4. Murray Street Boulevard 5. Oceanfront District 6. Moody Centre Station Transit-Oriented Development 7. Inlet Centre Station Transit-Oriented Development There is an opportunity to make a statement or present a written statement on this proposed bylaw to Council. You can attend this meeting in person, or send a submission in writing. If you plan on sending your feedback ahead of time, fax it to 604.469.4550 or email clerks@portmoody.ca by 12 noon on Tuesday, April 22, 2014.

Find out more about this bylaw at the Development Services Department, City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. anytime between 8:30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays). You can also reach us by phone at 604.469.4540.

Tim Savoie, MCIP, General Manager of Development Services

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City of Coquitlam

Notice of Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that the City of Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws. This meeting will be held on:

Date: Monday, April 28, 2014 Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2 Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing, Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting during which it will give consideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda.

Item 1 Text Amendment to Part 5 General Regulations Introducing Multi-Family and Commercial Recycling Requirements The intent of Bylaw 4442, 2014 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 by adding to Part 5 – “General Regulations” minimum recycling area requirements for all new multi-family apartment and commercial developments.

Item 2 Text Amendment to the RM-3 Zone The intent of Bylaw 4467, 2014 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to amend the maximum density, maximum lot coverage, minimum building height, setbacks (for buildings above four-storeys abutting land designated One-Family Residential or Neighbourhood Attached Residential) and building size regulations permitted in the RM-3 Mutli-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential zone for the Burquitlam and Lougheed Evergreen Line Core and Shoulder areas.

If approved, the proposed Zoning Bylaw text amendment to the RM-3 Zone, as applied in the Evergreen Line Core and Shoulder areas in the Burquitlam and Lougheed Neighbourhoods, will: support Evergreen Line transit ridership by increasing potential density in Evergreen Line station areas; and address an existing gap between the maximum density permitted in the RM-3 zone and the maximum density permitted in the RM-4 zone. *Please visit the City’s website (coquitlam.ca/publichearing) to view detailed maps of the areas where the proposed RM-3 zoning amendments may be applied.

Item 3 Addresses: 1235 and 1237 Burke Mountain Street

Item 4 Address: Northeast Portion of 1595 Regan Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4477, 2014 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the RS-8 zoned areas of the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4477, 2014 from RS-8 Large Village Single Family Residential to P-4 Special Care Institutional. The existing P-5 Special Park zoning will not be affected by this application.

The intent of Bylaw 4404, 2014 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of a portion (at the northeast corner) of the Parkland Elementary School site at 1595 Regan Avenue (as outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4404, 2014) from School to One-Family Residential.

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Date: Monday, April 28, 2014 Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2 The intent of Bylaw 4405, 2014 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone a portion (at the northeast corner) of the Parkland Elementary School site at 1595 Regan Avenue (as outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4405, 2014) from P-1 Civic Institutional to RS-3 One-Family Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate a proposed residential subdivision consisting of eight (8) single-family residential lots.

COMMUNITY

It’s time to spring into a new routine

Spring is a great time to try out a new fitness regime or activity.

The City of Coquitlam is offering a handful of new fitness programs this spring to get you fit and healthy for summer.

Bylaw 4405, 2014 Address: Northeast Portion of 1595 Regan Avenue

How do I find out more information?

Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from Wednesday, April 16, 2014 to Monday, April 28, 2014 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the City’s website at www. coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430.

How do I provide input?

Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-9273010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity.

Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca.

Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways:

Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; Regular mail: 3000 Guildford 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.

To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing.

Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca. If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010.

Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested persons concerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.

Kerri Lore Deputy City Clerk

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Small Group Training Small group training is a great way to achieve a semipersonal training session at a lower cost than one-to-one personal training.

Groups are kept to a maximum of six people. Each person is given a personalized fitness program to help meet individual needs and goals.

Coquitlam’s certified fitness trainers will guide you through each workout in the weight room, helping to explain how machines work and target specific areas for each person.

Small group training is already underway on Saturdays at Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St.) from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and at City Centre Aquatic Complex (1210 Pinetree Way) from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m.

TRX Boot Camp TRX is a type of suspension training using resistance bands to tone and shape your muscles.

This class combines the TRX suspension trainer in a boot camp style to target your core while toning your entire body.

Classes run out of Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m., and Fridays from 6:15 to 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.

Mix Fit If you are looking for a different workout each week, Mix Fit is a great class to try.

Each week a new total body workout to tone your muscles and make you sweat will be introduced.

Mix Fit runs out of City

Centre Aquatic Complex (on Mondays from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m.).

Hip Hop Beginner Dance If you are looking to dance, listen to great new music and have fun while working out, hip hop may be for you.

This introductory program runs out of Pinetree Community Centre (1260 Pinetree Way) on Wednesdays from 7:45 to 8:45 p.m.

Yoga If you are looking to slow down and relax this time of year, yoga is a great option to practise breathing and promote strength and flexibility, while easing tension and anxiety.

The City of Coquitlam offers multiple yoga classes and options to work for different schedules and interests.

Candlelight yoga is practised under the soft glow of candlelight on Wednesdays at City Centre Aquatic Complex from 8 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays at Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

For a general all-levels class, try yoga at Pinetree Community Centre on Wednesdays from 8 to 9:30 p.m.

If you are looking for a challenge, Pinetree Community Centre offers an intermediate yoga class on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Completion of the beginner yoga class is recommended, or previous experience with yoga.

All of these fitness classes are open to those 16 years and older.

Comfortable clothes and appropriate footwear are recommended.

For more information and to register for these programs, visit www.coquitlam. ca/featuredprograms or call 604-927-4386.

More time for more stories

The Coquitlam Public Library has added an additional story time for preschool children aged four and five at the City Centre branch, at 1169 Pinetree Way. Parents, caregivers and preschoolers are invited to join library staff for an afternoon story time from 1:30 to 2 p.m. on Thursdays.

Library staff aim to introduce children to the very best in books, classic folk tales, songs and rhymes. Parents and caregivers are invited to stay with their children and join in the fun. This is a drop-in program and no registration is required.

For more details on this and other free programs, call 604 5547334 or log on to www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca.

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Happy Easter!

I hope your Easter is filled with renewed spirit, family time and community activities.

Please contact my office if you need help with provincial government services.

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Check out these fun Easter events for kids Chris MONTGOMERY editorial@thenownews.com

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It’s going to be an egg-filled weekend for Tri-Cities families. But the Easter Bunny is going to make them work for it.

In Coquitlam, the Burke Mountain Easter Egg Hunt runs Friday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to noon. Bring your own basket and meet the Easter Bunny. The minimum donation is $5 per family, with proceeds to the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation for TriCity Transitions. Info: www. burkemountainhomes.com.

Place Maillardville

Community Centre hosts a magic show Saturday at 12:30 p.m.; four egg hunts for kids eight and younger begin at 1. The family-friendly event features face painting, games and crafts. Registration, at $6 per child, is required; no drop-ins will be allowed.

Info: 604-933-6166 or www. placemaillardville.ca.

There’ll be a community egg hunt Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Blue Mountain Park, 975 King Albert Avenue.

And on Monday, the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex, at 633 Poirier Ave., hosts an egg hunt and pool swim featur-

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Egg hunts with the Easter bunny @12:30pm and 1:15pm

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ing games for kids. Regular admission rates apply. Info: www.coquitlam.ca/psic.

In PoCo, an Easter Arts Celebration runs Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Leigh Square Community Arts Village. The party features egg decorating, an egg hunt, face painting and bunnyrelated arts and crafts. Improv entertainers include Graham Myers, Sam Mitchell, Jeff Ferguson, Matthew Simmons, Richard Wiens and musician Peter Abando. The cost is $10 per child. Register at www. experienceit.ca or call 604927-7529.

PoCo’s Kinder Café is offering an egg hunt and visits with the Easter Bunny, Saturday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Info: www.kindercafe.ca.

The Port Moody Station Museum hosts an Easter Extravaganza, including an egg hunt, games and entertainment, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 per person, with proceeds funding the work of the Port Moody Heritage Society.

Info: www.portmoodymuseum.org.

The online community known as CoquitlamMommy. ca hosts its second-annual egg hunt Saturday at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody.

The event includes a hunt at 10:30 a.m., photos with the Easter Bunny, music and face painting. Donations of $5 per child support the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation. Info: www.coquitlammommy.ca.

And Port Moody’s College Park Community Association hosts its annual egg hunt on Saturday at 10:15 a.m. at Westhill Park field, rain or shine. The bring-your-ownbasket egg hunt takes place at 10:30 a.m for kids up to age 12. The cost is $20 for an annual family membership, or $5 per child for non-members. Info: www.college-park. ca.

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Self-care is the key to improved health

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edicine is a calling. For dedicated physicians, our responsibility to our patients, profession and society extend beyond regular working hours and occupy our minds outside of both hospital and clinic.

Traditionally, the sacred moment is the time we spend with each of our patients, our attention focused on their well-being. Yet the patientdoctor relationship continues to evolve.

In the past, physicians used to give orders — for their patients to lose weight, exercise, eat better, quit smoking, limit alcohol and take their prescription medications, and when their patients would return many months later not having followed those orders, they would be labelled “noncompliant” and the doctor would repeat the same orders.

We no longer use that term; it harks back to the days of medical paternalism.

The doctor doesn’t always know best. We have expertise in the science of medicine and experience in what has worked for most patients; however, patients are the experts on their own lives, their values and their priorities.

When patients fail to follow through on goals we have set together, I don’t blame them. Rather I question whether I helped them

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Dr. Davidicus Wong choose the best goals for them. Were they the goals that matter most to the individual? Did I provide sufficient support for success?

Those old doctor’s orders were actually good recommendations for activities that would promote health, but achievable goals must appeal to the patients’ values and be appropriate to their circumstances. They must be tailored to the individual.

The Practice Support Program has been teaching family physicians new tools to help our patients make lasting positive changes.

When most people think of health care, they think of the tip of an iceberg — acute care in the hospital, and that is where a large proportion of our tax dollars is spent. Yet 90 per cent of professional organized health care takes place in the community, for example, in primary care clinics. Family physicians provide much of the medical care for most patients.

But professional health care itself is just the tip of an even greater iceberg.

Self-management is the care that patients provide to

themselves through the monitoring of their chronic conditions, nutrition, physical activity and self-education.

The key to improved health is to better support patients in their self-care.

The doctor-patient rela-

tionship continues to evolve with the advent of the Divisions of Family Practice throughout the province.

With the support of the General Practice Services Committee, family physicians have formed non-profit organizations to improve primary care in their communities.

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and commitment to our patients and community with a free and fun two-kilometre walk at Kitsilano Beach Park in Vancouver at 9:30 a.m.

I’ll be there with many of my colleagues, along with our patients.

Even if your doctor isn’t there, you’re welcome to attend. All members of the public are invited, but come early to get your free pedometer.

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Dr. Davidicus Wong is a family physician and Physician Lead of the Burnaby Division of Family Practice. His Healthwise column appears regularly in this paper. You can read more about achieving your positive potential in health at davidicuswong.wordpress.com.

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Help release salmon at Hyde Creek event It’s time for coho Salmon smolts to be released into Hyde Creek.

Come out on Saturday, April 26 and be a part of the big release of thousands of salmon.

Hyde Creek Watershed Society members have spent 18 months raising coho from eggs through to fry and smolt stages.

The coho are now ready to travel towards the ocean.

You can participate by carrying a bucket of salmon from the hatchery to the creek where you will release them and send them on their journey to the ocean.

While you’re at the hatchery, visit the education centre. Exhibits will be set up, along with a fundraising hot dog barbecue and salmon chowder.

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The thin line between life and death rch care pulls motorcyclist through For as long as he can remember, 29-year-old Imran Valli has had a passion for being on two wheels.

As a boy, he loved riding bicycles, on the road and sometimes down mountain trails. Last year, Valli took lessons and began riding a motorcycle, which quickly became one of his favorite pastimes. But on November 10, 2013, after sustaining a serious injury while motor bike riding, he was fighting for his life at Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH).

The accident happened when an oncoming car suddenly moved into Valli’s lane. “I hit my brakes to try and avoid impact but there just wasn’t enough room to stop. I knew I was going to make contact and there was nothing I could do to prevent it.”

Though Valli wasn’t going fast and was wearing full protective gear, when he arrived at RCH his injuries proved to be very serious and he was sedated for three days after the accident. He required a tube to assist his breathing, as well as a tube in his chest to drain blood due to a torn lung. He also had broken ribs and had chipped several bones. But the most severe injury was the damage to his liver. If RCH doctors hadn’t been able to get the bleeding in his liver under control, his injuries could have been fatal.

“Looking back, I was straddling the line between life and death,” says Valli.

Three days after the accident, Valli regained consciousness and began working towards his recovery with the hospital’s staff. He recalls how moved he was

“I hit my brakes to try and avoid impact but there just wasn’t enough room to stop” - Imran Valli, RCH patient

A close brush with death has left Imran Valli deeply grateful for family and friends as well as for a healthy body.

by the skill, patience and compassion of the nurses at RCH. “I mentioned to one of the nurses in passing that I liked to sleep with my socks half off when I was at home. One day at the hospital, I fell asleep with my

socks fully on my feet and woke up with them half off because the nurse had remembered our conversation.

For them to know my comfort level in that much detail shows how truly committed they are to the well-being of their patients,” he says. ■

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RCHF stronger than ever chair belle puri says goodbye After nine years on the RCH Foundation Board of Directors, five of them as Chair, I look back with pride and excitement about what we have accomplished as a team. One of our main goals was to have British Columbians understand that Royal Columbian Hospital is more than New Westminster’s hospital.

RCH is a provincially designated referral centre, one of only two Level 1 Trauma Centres in the province. It serves one in three British Columbians. At a recent RCH fundraiser held in his city, the mayor of Abbotsford said, “We have a great community hospital, but we know if something really bad happens we will need to go to Royal Columbian.”

Over the past few years we have succeeded in evolving our Board to include a vibrant mix of corporate and industry representatives and young professionals from many of the municipalities served by RCH. All of them care very much about the hospital and are excited to

be a part of the RCH Redevelopment Project. When complete, the redevelopment will be the biggest healthcare infrastructure project ever achieved in BC and one of the largest in Canada.

RCH is a hospital that provides the highest level of care to the most critically ill from across the province, trains UBC medical students and has one of the busiest heliports in Canada.

I leave the Board this June with some sadness, but also with the knowledge that the hospital that generations of my family have counted on for over 100 years, along with so many other BC families, has a great future ahead. That future will be built by outstanding medical practitioners and staff, and dedicated donors who continually and generously give their support.

It has been a privilege to serve.

Belle Puri, Chair, Board of Directors

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Credit card lottery winner Doug Hart from the carpentry shop pictured with Feroza Jamal, RCH Foundation Administrative Assistant.

Entries for the weekly 50/50 draw can be purchased with a credit card for $5 bi-weekly. Call 604-520-4438 to learn more. Photo: Rob Kruyt.

RCH Foundation Board of Directors 2013-2014

Adrienne Bakker moves on president & ceo leaves a strong legacy After 10 years of visionary and outstanding leadership, Adrienne Bakker left her position as President and CEO of Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation (RCHF) in mid-March.

She has accepted a position with a national health foundation.

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Adrienne’s years at the helm of RCHF were characterized by a tenacious and savvy approach to raising funds for the hospital, which now serves more than one-third of BC’s population and is poised for major redevelopment and expansion.

During Adrienne’s tenure, the Foundation raised more than $33 million, which benefited such critical areas as ICU and cardiac surgery.

Laurie Tetarenko, previously Vice President of the Foundation, is Interim President and CEO until the RCHF Board of Directors recruits a new CEO. “The Foundation is strong and we have the capacity and the commitment to work towards reaching our fundraising goals,” says Laurie. ■

Belle Puri, Chair Doug Eveneshen, Vice-chair Dwight Ross, Treasurer Meldy Harris, Secretary John Ashbridge Frank Butzelaar

Sharon Domaas Erin O’Halloran Larry Kozak Steven Osachoff Gary Pooni Helen Sparkes Dr. Laurence Turner

RCH Foundation Executive Laurie Tetarenko, Interim President & CEO Barbara Becker, Director, Campaign Eleanor Ryrie, Manager, Philanthropy

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rch auxiliary:

A tradition of giving for 111 years

RCH teen volunteers from left to right: Jyoti Deol, Harmit Kainth, Cindy Wong, Harnek Bhupal and Lee Treanor. Absent from photo: Sadie Farina, Eileen Ong, Desiree Rosales and Vivian Sam. Photo: Rob Kruyt.

Teen volunteers bring positive energy to RCH students value exposure to patients and staff Any hospital can benefit from an infusion of youthful energy and enthusiasm, and at Royal Columbian Hospital that’s provided by a group of committed teen volunteers.

The best thing about teen volunteers at Royal Columbian Hospital is their ability to bring enthusiasm to the position, according to Karen Crosby, who coordinates the work experience program at New Westminster Secondary School. Karen has been able to watch the eight-year-old program grow and allow more students to benefit from being “volunteens” at the hospital in recent years. “When the program started, there were only two or three volunteens helping out on a single floor of the hospital. All of the students were having such a great time volunteering that we’ve increased the number of students to nine,” says Crosby.

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Harmit Kainth, a grade 12 student involved in the volunteen program, is thankful for his work experience in the hospital as he plans to pursue a career in medicine after high school. “I was initially interested in volunteering because I have several family members who have lost a lot to cancer, so I know how tough the hospital experience can be,” he says.

Jyoti Deol, another volunteen, knows that the work experience gained from the program will be invaluable in the future. “We do things like talking to patients and making sure they’re comfortable. I really love working with the patients and feeling like you’ve made someone’s day better just by talking to them,” she says.

Lee Treanor, another volunteen who has been helping out at the hospital since October 2013, believes that the teens bring a lot of enthusiasm and energy to the job. “Being able to help patients is wonderful, and I enjoy every moment of volunteering at RCH,” he says. ■

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Last year, the Auxiliary committed to an impressive $160,000 for equipment for the hospital, and over the year Auxiliary volunteers put in an astounding 39,021 volunteer hours.

“The volunteers do it because they love it,” says Marlene Braidwood, Auxiliary president. “They don’t look for recognition.”

The Auxiliary raises funds through four retail/donation outlets: the New to You second hand store (off site) and the gift shop, lottery booth and book cart, all located in the hospital.

Auxiliary volunteers in the gift shop: back from left Patti Walters and Joan Larke and in front Lorraine Black. Photo: Rob Kruyt.

As well as fundraising, the Auxiliary has a support program that offers coffee, tea and comfort for patients and their families in critical and ambulatory care. The Auxiliary also runs patient comfort programs, which provide clothing, renal belts, head scarves for chemo patients, heart pillows for cardiac patients, cakes for newborns and an array of craft items sold in the gift shop. ■

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Plan to give. Plan to touch lives over generations. planned gifts allow rch to fund medical innovations that have a major impact on patient care One of the most powerful and enduring ways that a donor can give to RCH is through a planned gift – an intentional act of deep generosity that will change and save lives over generations.

The life-changing effect of planned gifts – whether through a will or other estate planning – cannot be overestimated, says Laurie Tetarenko, Interim President and CEO of the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation. “Planned gifts are a very important part of our fund-raising efforts,” she says. “Through these gifts we can fund state-of-the-art equipment and important medical innovations, as well as training and educational opportunities for medical staff.”

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Since RCH now serves a third of BC’s population and is about to embark on a major redevelopment to meet patient needs for the coming decades, planned gifts are more important than ever.

For individuals considering making a planned gift, the option of having their gift benefit areas that have meaning for them is of primary importance. RCH Foundation staff are available to spend time with individuals considering a planned gift to explore what is meaningful for them. They may select a specific program or area of care, or they may choose to let the hospital decide where their gift can be used best.

“We recognize that many people can’t necessarily make a gift to the hospital in their lifetime. But planned gifts are a way for them to be assured that they are making a critical difference in the lives of many people well into the future,” says Tetarenko. ■

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Andrea Langevin (right) and Hindy Binning are grateful that a planned gift furthered their professional development as psychiatric nurses. Photo: Rob Kruyt.

and thanks in part to planned giving... ← Being in a hospital is often not easy for patients and their families. Their time at RCH is made a little easier by the Patient Resource Centre. The Centre provides three computers for patients and their families to use. They can check their emails

mally invasive catheter techniques rather than the patients being treated by open surgery. Cardiac patients are treated for irregular heart rhythm and blockages. The specialized equipment in the MPIS allows the cardiologist to test various trigger points within the heart and pinpoint the area causing the misfiring of the heart and treat it. Prior to this Fraser Health patients had to travel to Vancouver to have these procedures.

and also look up resource information, such as local accommodations and medical information related to their health issues. WIFI is also available.

The walls are lined with pamphlets, booklets and brochures covering health information, hospital services and community health services.

“As funding is limited, Volunteer Resources would not be able to expand their patient services without the help of planned gifts. The Patient Resource Centre allows the patients to stay connected with their family and community during their stay at RCH.” ~ Kathy Corbeil, Manager, Volunteer

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← Hazel Emerson’s long life – when she died in 2008 she was 97 – was marked by giving and helping others.

While she had no children of her own, Hazel gave all her energy and heart to decades of teaching primary A retired teacher, Hazel and secondary students in Lower Mainland schools.

Emerson’s passion for Hindy Binning and Andrea Langevin never had the learning inspired her to opportunity to meet Hazel Emerson - but they are set up an educational keenly aware that they are benefitting from her decifund. sion to leave a legacy to the Royal Columbian Hospital.

The two registered psychiatric nurses love their work and have built a career at RCH. Hindy has worked at the hospital for 18 years and Andrea for 15 years.

Thanks to support from the Hazel Emerson Education Fund, the two nurses were able to attend the 2013 World Congress for Psychiatric Nurses in Winnipeg.

“Psychiatry is an ever-changing field and professional development is imperative,” says Hindy. “Funding for professional development has allowed me to feel camaraderie in a field that has faced significant stigmatization.”

“It gave us an invaluable opportunity to connect with mental health nurses from around the world to share strengths and ideas about the unique work that we do,” says Andrea. ■

↑ The Multi-Purpose Interventional Suite (MPIS), made possible in part by planned gifts, is a shared space between Cardiac Electro Physiology and Neuro Interventional Radiology. This suite has provided a state-of-the-art environment to treat stroke patients and brain aneurysms with mini-

“Our Foundation and the donors who contribute to it are the lifeline of our hospital. I have been to many conferences throughout the U.S. and always come home to RCH with a sense of pride and confidence knowing that we are providing state-of-the art, evidence-based diagnostics and treatment to our patients.” ~ Karen Bevan-Pritchard, Site

Coordinator, Medical Imaging. ■

← Thanks in part to planned gifts, RCH was able to purchase two digital diagnostic mammography machines with stereotactic biopsy capability. Prior to their arrival, the hospital had one aging analog (film-based) machine that often required servicing, resulting in suspension of service to patients. The new machines have increased the daily number of patients that can be screened and the latest technology has many benefits, including higher quality images. ■

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“I know the level of care that patients receive at RCH. Both my children were born there, I underwent a surgery and was cared for in the Cardiac Care Unit after I had a heart attack,” says the retired nurse, mother, grandmother and visionary.

Irene is keenly aware that RCH cares for 1.6 million people in British Columbia, and is responsible for treating the most critically ill and injured patients in the province in the areas of trauma, cardiac and stroke care, high-risk maternity and premature babies. “From experience, I know that the hospital always needs extra funding. People are living longer these days and need to know that they can rely on their hospital to provide them with the care they need,” she says. ■

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Variety - the Children’s Charity helps RCH care for its youngest preemies and families youngest babies cared for at RCH, those between 23-25 weeks gestation. They are special because they allow care teams to keep the baby inside the incubator for difficult intubation and minor surgical procedures. And because no heat is lost when doors and portholes are opened, parents are able to have skin to skin contact with their baby without fear of compromising the baby’s carefully maintained microenvironment. This gift also supported RCH’s Maternal, Infant, Child, Youth Emergency Response Fund, which provides essentials for low-income families who have children in the Variety NICU or Pediatric Unit. ■

Linda Flack, Manager, Heart Fund & BC Family Residence Program, Variety—the Children’s Charity (second from left) presents Barbara Becker, Director, Campaign, Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) Foundation (far left), Queenie Lai, Health Services Manager, RCH Variety Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) (second from right) and Dr. Vinod Kesavan, Department Head, Pediatrics, RCH, (far right) with a cheque for $136,387.83. These funds purchased two Giraffe incubators for RCH’s Variety NICU. These incubators are used for the

RBC Foundation helps Royal Columbian Hospital launch new electrocardiogram technology Prabhjot Wong, RBC Branch Manager, (third from left), Keith Richmond, Vice-President, Commercial Financial Services, RBC, (third from right) and RBC Branch Manager Peter Zivanovic (second from right) present Dr. Amin Aminbakhsh, Head of Non-Invasive Cardiology and Echo Cardiology, Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) (far left), Robyn Brinkac, Supervisor, Diagnostic Cardiology, RCH, (second from left) and Barbara Becker, Director, Campaign, Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation with a cheque for $20,000 for a new electrocardiogram cart. This new cart is one of eight needed for RCH to become fully compatible with the new MUSE Cardiology Information System currently being implemented across Fraser Health, which will enable Fraser Health sites to securely share patient ECG information. This will mean faster diagnosis and treatment, and testing closer to home. RCH performs 54,000 electrocardiograms per year. ■

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Care comes full circle

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Few are the times that an individual has the experience of being both a doctor and a patient at a hospital - but Dr. Idan Khan, a Royal Columbian Hospital trauma physician, has been both. In January 2013, Dr. Khan suffered an arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) after playing squash and had When an arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) landed Dr. Idan Khan in his own hospital, he realized to be taken immediately to more than ever that cardiac care at RCH is second to none.

RCH, where doctors and staff performed life-saving medical care. “I have experienced the cardiac system and been ‘small’ feeling of a community hospital, but with the resources of a tertiary care centre,” says Dr. Khan. through cardiac care at RCH. I got to see the doctorRCH, which is home to the busiest cardiac intervenpatient experience from the other side,” says Dr. Khan, who had an implantable defibrillator inserted after his tion unit in British Columbia, is also one of the three busiest hospitals in Canada, providing 5,100 heart surgery to help support his heart. catheterizations annually. Thankful for his treatment at A highly respected and senior ER physician at RCH, Dr. Khan knows that because of the exceptional the hospital, Dr. Khan had a new appreciation for care at the hospital, he will be able to work alongside the staff at RCH following his recovery. “It was great the highly dedicated and expert staff who saved his life care, everyone was top-notch. There are multiple for many more years to come. ■ doctors and medical students, as well as residents managing your care. I like to think we still have that

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Meet PoCo’s 2014 Volunteers of the Year

Lifetime Volunteer

Honours individuals who have dedicated many years to improving the community of Port Coquitlam through their

volunteer efforts.

Nominees — Bev Moulds, Cliff Kelsey, Gaye Simms Award recipient — Bev Moulds Moulds started volunteering as a teenager and has dedicated countless hours to the arts, to providing opportunities for children with special needs, and to serving her community.

The May Day Task Force, Crossroads Hospice, the city’s centennial fashion show and the Ridge Meadows Child Development Centre are just a few of the recipients of her energy and time.

A nominator described Moulds as “the volunteer who never says no, selfless and dedicated.”

Caring and Safety

Enhances and promotes the community through car-

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Port Coquitlam a safer place for residents of all ages.

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When: April 1, 2014 to August 8, 2014 Time: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Preserves and celebrates Port Coquitlam’s past and shares its community heritage with others; promotes the arts and cultural development of the community.

Nominees—LannaColetta, J. Alexine Law, Lois McCrady, Bev Moulds Award recipient — Lois McCrady McCrady, also known as the “human dynamo,” has been an active volunteer since she became a Girl Guide leader in 1984. After joining PoCo Heritage three years ago, it was not long before she became a director and progressed to managing and expanding the volunteer base.

She is often found helping, training or organizing new volunteers.

As one nominator wrote, “What stands out in my mind is her ‘You can do anything you put your mind to’ attitude.”

Trees are a significant cause of power interruptions. Contact between trees and power lines can also create a severe danger.

Over the next few months we will be pruning and removing trees in the Coquitlam area.

Boundaries: North: Como Lake East: Mariner Way South: Austin Ave West: North Road Trees are pruned using the best arboriculture (tree care) practices. Skilled workers employed by BC Hydro are trained in both electrical safety and tree care. Only correct and proper techniques are used to eliminate any safety hazards.

For more information about this work, please call Ken Laturnus at 604 469 8809. For more information on our vegetation management practices, please visit bchydro.com/trees.

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Community service met showbiz on April 8 as Port Coquitlam celebrated its volunteers at the Giggle Dam musical comedy dinner theatre.

Close to 200 people attended the city’s Volunteer Recognition Awards and Tribute, held each year to recognize those who dedicate their time and energy to making Port Coquitlam a better place.

“We are very lucky to be blessed with so many volunteers in our community,” the evening’s emcee, Mayor Greg Moore, said at the event.

“Our theme this year is ‘Volunteers are our Good Fortune.’ The city recognizes that you, our volunteers, are our good fortune because of your efforts to build a healthy, vibrant and happy community.”

A total of 42 people were nominated this year in seven categories, and all were invited to last Tuesday’s celebration, along with other community volunteers.

A panel of 2013 award recipients selected this year’s winners in all categories except for Lifetime Volunteer, which is selected by city council.

Award recipients received an etched glass award and had their names engraved on the honour rolls displayed at City Hall.

All nominees and volunteers who attended the tribute received a certificate of appreciation and a commemorative civic lapel pin.

Here are the 2014 award recipients:

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Share your ideas on: ➤ planning the future of your neighbourhood; ➤ focusing residential and commercial growth around SkyTrain stations; ➤ integrating new housing opportunities into the neighbourhoods; ➤ improving walking, cycling and vehicle connections; and ➤ providing public amenities, squares, plazas and parks to support new growth.

The BLNP PAG will be made up of a broad cross-section of community stakeholders from throughout the Burquitlam and Lougheed neighbourhoods. The BLNP PAG will meet approximately three to four times during the anticipated 20 month process.

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Teresa Fornari, Nigel Lark, Debbie Nanson, Nadine Reddington, Roy Savage, Kim Stack, Bonnie Van Drimmelen, Rhamona VosBrowning and Larry Wald.

Award recipient — Kim Stack Stack has spent countless hours volunteering and event planning with the Heart & Stroke Foundation since 2002, chairing Mary Hill Elementary’s parent advisory council since 2006, and dedicating time to Vandal Watch and the library book club.

As one nominator wrote, “Everything she does, she does with heart. She has been a passionate parent and we all benefit from her ongoing leadership, caring and endless amounts of hours and time.”

Environmental Protection and Enhancement

Demonstrates an outstanding commitment to the promotion and preservation of Port Coquitlam’s natural environment for present and future generations.

Nominees — Sandy Budd, Nigel Butterfield, Laura Dupont, Nancy McCurrach Award recipient — Sandy Budd Budd spends hundreds of hours each year working on the stream and watershed area of Maple Creek while skillfully handling the duties associated with being president of the Maple Creek Streamkeepers. Her strong communication skills, professional manner, and teamwork approach have inspired and encouraged others to recognize the importance of the environment.

Over the past 12 years, Budd has dedicated her time and talents to numerous environmental groups and initiatives, including the Hyde Creek Watershed Society and Pacific Salmon Foundation.

Sports and Recreation Enhances the quality of physical activity in Port Coquitlam; contributes to the management and/or operations of a sports or recreation activity; demonstrates outstanding dedication to Port Coquitlam’s sports and recreation community.

Nominees — Keith Dillabough, Diego Gimenez, Michelle Hill, Evan Kellett, Craig Lindholm, Louise McLaren, Mark Slater, Ken Thomas

Award recipient — Evan Kellett Kellett has dedicated countless hours in the last 12 years to volleyball, including coaching women’s and girls’ teams, organizing practices, games and tournaments, and serving on the executive. He has played a key role in helping the organizations he’s involved with to build proper infrastructure to ensure shortterm and long-term success.

One nominator wrote that he “does not simply just focus on the development skills of the athletes, but he plays a major role in helping them develop as young leaders and, ultimately, helps them become better people.”

Youth Programs An individual who supports Port Coquitlam’s youth through the development, provision and/or participation in youth programs and activities (excluding amateur athletics).

Nominees — Andrew Dallas, Dave Marsh, Mary Peterson, Trina Tam, Andrew Wallwork Award recipient — Dave Marsh Marsh has been a Scouting leader and soccer coach for several years, dedicating long hours to these two volunteer efforts.

His nominator wrote, “He doesn’t only work with the youth, but he takes lots of courses to improve his skills and knowledge so that he can be a better leader, teacher and mentor to all the kids he works with.”

U21 (Youth Under 21) Reserved for the recognition of a Port Coquitlam youth, under the age of 21, who has demonstrated a commitment to the community and has made extraordinary volunteer contributions in any of the categories above.

Nominees — Mitchell Dobrzanski, Shelby Martin, Samantha Seney, Kyle Soo, Alanna Stockford Award recipient — Samantha Seney At age 17, Seney is already an enthusiastic volunteer who is always looking for the opportunity to lend a helping hand. She has dedicated many hours to helping with Cub and Girl Guide camps and Sparks meetings, coaching cheerleaders, being a reading buddy, and joining a Me to We relief trip to Kenya.

As her nominator wrote, “She is always helping others. Every time she sees little kids doing something she wonders if she could volunteer working with them.”

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Members wanted for advisory group The City of Coquitlam is inviting residents, local businesses and property owners, as well as community organizations, to join a public advisory group that will help develop a combined Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan (BLNP) to shape new growth and development in that area over the next 20 to 25 years.

The Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Planning Public Advisory Group (BLNP PAG) will play a key role in the planning process by representing community interests and adding its perspective to the BLNP update, according to a press release from the city. Those interested in being a member are invited to submit an application to the city no later than noon on Monday, April 28.

“As a result of the planned opening of the Evergreen Line in 2016, Coquitlam is experiencing tremendous growth and opportunity,” the press release states.

“Fortunately, the city laid important groundwork for rapid transit over 11 years ago when it adopted the original Lougheed Neighbourhood and Burquitlam Neighbourhood plans. These plans anticipated apartments, shops, offices and public space around planned SkyTrain stations to create walkable, transit-ori-

ented neighbourhoods.”

The city is now taking a closer look at the Lougheed and Burquitlam plans to ensure these neighbourhoods continue to evolve in a way that reflects community needs and leverages the opportunities presented by the Evergreen Line.

The BLNP PAG is a key component of the public consultation process and represents a broad range of community interests. BLNP PAG representatives will provide feedback into the development of the BLNP at each stage of the process by: • providing a local perspective on opportunities for the neighbourhood; • reviewing, commenting and advising on plan inputs and project deliverables at key milestones of the planning process; • reporting back on plan progress and any input provided, where applicable; • attending public engagement events such as public open houses, when possible; and • promoting involvement in public engagement activities to community members.

The planning process is expected to last approximately 20 months and will take place between spring 2014 and fall 2015.

Coquitlam city council will formally appoint the BLNP

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Mom and Dad might insist kids brush their teeth each morning and before bed, but that doesn’t mean kids enjoy these daily dental rituals.

While it’s notoriously difficult to get kids to take dental care seriously, many adults also approach dental care with something less than an enthusiastic effort. Dental hygiene routines or visits to the dentist might not be welcomed with open arms, but their importance, especially with regards to preventing

periodontal disease, is paramount. To understand that connection better, it can help to get a firmer grasp on periodontal disease, its potentially negative consequences and how to prevent it.

What is periodontal disease?

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Are there signs of periodontal disease?

There are signs that indicate the presence of periodontal disease, and anyone who notices these signs should see a dentist immediately. Indicators of periodontal disease include: • Gums that bleed when your brush your teeth

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• Brush twice per day.

Brushing twice daily removes plaque and reduces the risk for damaged gums. When brushing, the ADA recommends a soft-bristled toothbrush and toothpastes that contain fluoride, which strengthen the teeth and help prevent decay.

• Clean between the teeth every day. Floss or interdental cleaners remove bacteria from those areas a toothbrush just can’t reach, such as between the teeth. Flossing is important, as the ADA notes that early periodontal disease can be reversed by daily brushing and flossing.

• Don’t skip dental visits.

Fear of the dentist’s chair is not uncommon. Be it kids or

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When detected early, periodontal disease is rather easily reversed. But the longer men and women go between dental visits, the more time periodontal disease has to advance, and serious damage can result.

When gum disease has progressed to an advanced stage, this is known as periodontitis. At this point gums can be seriously damaged, possibly resulting in loose teeth or tooth loss. So no matter how much you might fear the dentist’s chair, those trips are necessary.

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Use these tips to floss more effectively hugs the tooth. Slide the floss up and down each tooth and make sure it gently goes a little below the gum line. Repeat on the opposite side of each tooth as well.

• As you floss each tooth, release clean floss from your fingers so you have a fresh area for cleaning the next tooth.

• Follow up flossing with brushing to remove any errant bits of food and plaque.

Then rinse your mouth with water or mouthwash. It is advisable to floss twice a day before brushing. However, once a day will be sufficient and should be reserved for before bed.

If using flossing aides, follow the same general techniques, but use a new aide when the one you’re using becomes soiled or damaged.

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entists frequently advise patents to floss more often. Flossing is the key to preventing tartar buildup at the gum line and to reduce bleeding between teeth from inflamed gum tissue. Still, many overlook the benefits of flossing or simply do not know how to floss effectively.

The purpose of flossing is to remove food particles that become lodged in places a toothbrush cannot reach, such as under the gum line and between the teeth. Flossing should not take the place of brushing. Instead, use flossing in conjunction with brushing.

To floss more effectively, find a floss product that is easy to use and comfortable. Floss comes in nylon or multifilament varieties, as well as PFTE or monofilament floss. There also are floss brushes and single-use floss sticks that can facilitate flossing and cleaning teeth.

Floss that’s comfortable makes flossing more enjoyable. Otherwise, you may put off

flossing if it is cumbersome or difficult.

To make the most of flossing, employ the proper technique. If you have teeth that have tight contact points, you probably will want to use a monofilament floss that will not shred or break apart. Others may be able to work with a nylon floss. Floss also may come in waxed varieties for easier gliding between the teeth. Still other flosses have fluoride already on them to help prevent cavities.

• To begin flossing correctly, start with a piece of floss about 18 inches in length. Wind the excess floss around your middle fingers and keep about two inches handy between thumb and index finger for use between the teeth.

• Use a gentle sawing motion between the teeth to work the floss along the natural curve of the teeth and also where each tooth meets the gum line.

• Do not snap the floss against the gums.

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PARKINSONS AWARENESS MONTH

Help us put life into days

Tips to help you cope

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ou’ve just received a diagnosis of Parkinson’s. You leave your doctor’s office with questions, and you wonder what comes next. The first step is to start thinking about a plan to get information and support to help make informed decisions about your future.

Here are 10 steps to consider.

1. Get information from reputable sources All of the information out there can be overwhelming. What can you believe?

To learn what resources are available in your community, start with Parkinson Society Canada. The Parkinson Society has a variety of resources that can help you understand the disease and how to live from day-to-day.

Call its toll-free information and referral centre to connect with the Parkinson Society in your community.

2. Start talking about the diagnosis When you’re ready, discuss your diagnosis and share information with your family and, as time passes, with good friends. Recognize that you may feel a variety of emotions: anger, denial, frustration, fear, confusion, disbelief and sadness. Proceed at your own pace. Stay connected with those close to you.

Support each other, and ask for help when you need it.

3. Create a resource file Use a binder, folder or file box. Keep it in a convenient location (e.g.., near the phone) and fill it with pertinent information such as dates, locations and phone numbers for medical appointments. Include articles about Parkinson’s, research findings and other reference material you want to discuss with your health-care providers.

Include a list of your medications (prescription, over-

the-counter, vitamins and supplements). Use Parkinson Society’s “I have Parkinson’s Medication Card,” a walletsize card.

4. Get the most from your doctor’s visits Make full use of your time at medical appointments.

Write down your questions beforehand. Ask the doctor to clarify what he/she is saying in simple terms. Keep in mind that you have the right to question the treatment you’re receiving, if new medications that you’ve heard about could help you, whether you should consider alternative therapies, or pursue a second opinion. Ask how to access your doctor’s nurse or assistant between visits to answer your questions or ease your concerns.

5. Look for help and support Contact Parkinson Society Canada to find out what’s available in your community.

Consider joining a support group. You’ll get practical advice on how to manage Parkinson’s. A support group offers a safe place to talk with others who understand.

Some groups provide specific help for a particular aspect of Parkinson’s (e.g., newly-diagnosed or young onset).

6. Plan for the future Now is the time to develop plans for the future. Avoid putting off important decisions, especially legal and estate planning. Talk to your family about your concerns.

If you’re working, get a good understanding of how Parkinson’s may affect your ability to perform the specific tasks of your job, now and in the future. Find out what benefits are available to you.

7. Maintain an active social life Stay connected to family and friends so you don’t become isolated. Keep in

touch by phone, visits or email. If you feel depressed or anxious, talk to your doctor. Continue doing the things you enjoy or find a new hobby. Think about volunteering. Parkinson Society Canada has many opportunities, including SuperWalk for Parkinson’s: a fun way to connect with caring people in your community.

8. Pace yourself Your Parkinson’s will be unique to you, so learn how to pace yourself. Many people become tired. It can be caused by the condition itself, sleep disturbances or medication side effects.

Plan activities carefully, and give yourself time to complete them. Balance activity with rest periods. If fatigue becomes a serious concern, talk to your doctor.

9. Eat well Eating a well-balanced, healthy diet can benefit anyone, but for people with Parkinson’s it takes on added importance. Your diet should include a variety of foods from all four food groups: grain products, vegetables and fruit, milk products, and meats and alternatives.

10. Stay active and exercise regularly A good exercise plan can help your body cope better with Parkinson’s. Regular exercise can help maintain flexibility and good posture, keep muscles strong and joints supple, and improve circulation to the heart and lungs. It can also help you to deal with day-to-day stress and give you a sense of achievement and control over your condition. Exercise could be as easy as finding a simple activity that you enjoy, such as walking, gardening or swimming and making it part of your daily routine.

— Information adapted from the website of Parkinson Society Canada.

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It is an amazing phenomena that when an important need is identified the right people often come together to address it.

With energy and passion they create a momentum that brings compassionate care to our community.That’s how the story of Crossroads began and, this month, we salute the volunteers who have made this happen.

Today our over 300 volunteers support our society in many different capacities, such as hospice visiting volunteers, thrift store volunteers, board of director volunteers, musicians, bereavement volunteers, support and event volunteers, and office volunteers.

We are grateful that our volunteers come from different walks of life and support our society in unique ways.Without them we cannot serve the specialized needs of our clients with dignity, choice, and compassion.

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“I will never forget my first visit and tour of Crossroads Inlet Centre Hospice – what a remarkable and extraordinary experience I had that day! I was profoundly moved by the dedication and compassion of the staff and volunteers, and felt grateful that such a caring establishment was available to assist families through this time in their lives.”

- Deborah Stetz, Marketing Director Coquitlam Centre This year’s Hike takes place on Sunday May 4, 2014 from 9am to 12pm at Port Moody City Hall.The 5km route follows the Shoreline Trail to Rocky Point. Bring your family, friends and pets to walk in memory of someone or walk in support of hospice and palliative care.

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etting behind with weeding is surely among the top three gardening problems here on the West Coast.

Some people like to smother weeds while others prefer pulling. Then there are the mavericks who strew them on paths or mulch with them or even eat a few of the tastier ones.

Young dandelion shoots can be used in salads. So can sorrel and cut-small chickweed. When boiled, young stinging nettles make a delicious (non-stinging) substitute for spinach. So do lambs quarters, though this cooks down to almost nothing. Chickweed cut small is a fresh-tasting salad green.

But the most Earth-friendly weeding tactic is mulching with plant material. It’s especially useful in organic veggie gardens.

Natural mulch conserves moisture; earthworms love to breed in it; and if plant-based mulch is left on garden beds through winter, birds forage there endlessly.

Gardeners with lawns find the cheapest and easiest way to get mulch is grass clippings. It’s best to hold the clippings back slightly from tiny vegetable seedlings. You can move it closer as they grow.

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inches (8 cm) and sprinkle nutriments or compost on lawns in spring or fall. Once the veggie garden doesn’t need any more mulch, the clippings can just remain on the lawn.

Other useful mulches for vegetables include straw — though some straw is quite seedy. Weed-free compost makes another good mulch. Commercial compost isn’t organic but it’s always weed-free. Home compost is variable. Well-composted manure is a good mulch for heavy feeders such as corn or rhubarb.

When weeds get quite out of hand, a great job of smothering weeds and their seeds can be done by black plastic.

Unfortunately, it tends to tear and fragment if left in one place more than a year.

Clear plastic breaks up even faster than black plastic.

But it can be used briefly for solarization because clear plastic magnifies the heat of the sun to oven temperatures.

This roasts any weeds and surface seeds laying under it.

This weed-clearing method only works when there’s hot temperatures and sunny weather for about six weeks.

Cardboard or newspaper makes a good base for a garden bed of mounded soil and compost. Ultimately both barriers rot so that deeprooted plants can establish themselves well.

Tightly woven landscape fabric makes a good weed barrier under a gravel or paver path for virtually every weed except couch grass (aka quack grass).

This perennial grass, with its fat, white needle-pointed roots, can punch through many landscape fabrics. If it appears in gravel, it’s much easier to attack from above.

Boiling water kills top growth most effectively though it should never be used in gardens anywhere near toddlers, pets or by people with balance problems.

Other organic weed killers are usually based on horticultural vinegar. You may need to douse the offenders several times.

When weeds get past the seedling stage, triage is sometimes necessary.

Anything with seed heads, flowers or buds should be dealt with first.

If there’s no time for pulling, at least cut them off so that crops or flowers can get ahead. Pulling is much easier when the soil is moist.

LOUGHEED HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION Where: Lougheed Highway - between Orchid Drive and Sage Place When: Monday, April 28, 2014 to Friday, May 23, 2014 To meet the demand for electricity and improved reliability, BC Hydro will be making upgrades to the electrical system along the west side of Lougheed Highway – between Orchid Drive and Sage Place.

Crews will be working in the southbound curb lane from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. from Monday to Saturday.

Construction may result in temporary traffic delays. Single-lane traffic will be required through the 200 metre construction zone, so please adhere to all traffic control personnel.

BC Hydro recognizes the inconvenience this work may cause and we thank you for your patience and understanding. We will strive to complete the work as quickly and safely as possible.

If you have any questions or would like more information about this project, please contact BC Hydro at 1 866 647 3334.

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Coquitlam launches new ONE PASS

The City of Coquitlam is launching the ONE PASS, a flexible fitness pass that provides universal access to all Coquitlam recreation facilities as well as more than 100 drop-in-fitness programs.

“Coquitlam residents looking for value, convenience and flexibility in their health and fitness activities should consider the many benefits of the city’s new ONE PASS program,” a press release from the city states. “In addition to universal access to Coquitlam’s nine recreation facilities and four fitness centres, ONE PASS holders also

have the choice of over 100 monthly drop-in fitness programs, such as boot camp, step aerobics, indoor cycling, water aerobics and drop-in basketball. Weight rooms, public swimming and ice skating times are also included.”

With your monthly or yearly ONE PASS, you can dropin for a boot camp class at

10- or 50-admission passes, which are designed for individuals who use the facilities only once or twice a week.

These passes have no expiry date and can be used at any Coquitlam recreation facility.

Skill development programs such as cooking classes, ballroom dance, swim lessons and hatha yoga will continue as registered programs

plan. Rather than having to pay the full amount upfront and in one lump sum, yearly ONE PASS holders can pay in monthly installments, making it easier to commit to a year of fitness. Additionally, seniors who purchase the annual ONE PASS will have their pavilion annual pass included in the fee.

Also available are the five-,

and will not be included in the ONE PASS. Visit www.coquitlam.ca/ onepass or call 604-927-4386 for more information, including pricing, and to find out what is included with the ONE PASS. To find out more about drop-in and other programs offered by Coquitlam Parks, Recreation and Culture, go to www.coquitlam.ca/prc.

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“Port Coquitlam residents demonstrated their community spirit and pride by creating positive and distinctive images of our community in five different categories — Active Living, Nature, City Living, Community Spirit, and Arts & Culture,” the press release states.

A community banner committee and members of the general public voted and selected 25 images to represent the city and contribute to its beautification.

The artists of the successful images for the 2014-15 street banners are: Jeremy Current, Rhea Hayes, David Hodge, Ethan Kazemir, Steve Kazemir, Paul Livingston, Port Coquitlam Sports Alliance, Mike Robertson, Rhea Rose, Eran Roubini and Linda Stacey.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 Singles Travel Club meets at 6 p.m. at the ABC Restaurant,

located at 300-100 Schoolhouse St. in Coquitlam. The group offers tours for solo travellers and an opportunity to meet new friends, while enjoying the security of group travel. Info: www. singlestravelclub.ca. To RSVP for the meeting, call Val at 604-6696607 ext 304.

University Women’s Club meets at 7 p.m. at Scott Creek Middle School, 1240 Lansdowne Dr. In Coquitlam. The discussion topic will be “The Teen Parent Program, Whatever Happened to the Graduates?” while Mary O’Neill will serve as the guest speaker. Info: Allison at 604-939-9146 or Ellen at 604-464-0246.

Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary holds a chocolate sale from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the main lobby of the hospital, located at 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody. The sale continues on April 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All funds go towards equipment and patient comfort items for the hospital. Info: www.erhf.ca.

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 “Relapse prevention — discussing the psychological, emotional and physical aspects of relapsing and what can be done.” 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, APRIL 17 Northeast Coquitlam Ratepayers Association holds its

monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at Victoria Hall, 3435 Victoria Dr. in Coquitlam. The guest speaker will be Helga Ovington, Coquitlam’s acting community recreation manager. All Burke Mountain residents are invited. Info 604-941-2260 or 604-942-9725.

Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society holds its annual general meeting, and a general meeting, at 1 p.m. at the Gathering Place, 2100–2253 Leigh Sq. in PoCo. All members are asked to attend if feasible. Info: www.pocoheritage.org.

FRIDAY, APRIL 18

Tri-City Singles Social Club meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 2513 Clarke St., Port Moody. This 50-plus singles group features members from the Tri-Cities and beyond, and meets to enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more. New members are welcome.

Info: Darline at 604-466-0017.

Port Moody Legion Club 119 holds an Easter dinner from 7 to 10 p.m. at 2513 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Meat draw takes place at 5 p.m., entertainment gets going at 8 p.m. Turkey dinner costs $10. Info: www.legion119.ca.

SATURDAY, APRIL 19 College Park Community Association holds its fourth annual

Easter Egg Hunt at 10:15 a.m. at Westhill Park field, located at 200 Westhill Pl. in Port Moody. Easter egg hunt starts at 10:30 a.m. is for kids under the age of 12. Non-members pay $5 per child to join in the Easter Egg Hunt. Info: www.college-park.ca.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts a stamp auction and

viewing starting at 7 p.m. in the McGee Room of the Poirier Community Centre, located at 630 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. Viewing gets going at 7, while the auction follows at 8. Info: www. stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

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 “Substance affected — how others’ misuse of alcohol and drugs affects us. How to help others.” 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, APRIL 24 Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society hosts guest

speaker Steve Smith at 7 p.m. at 2100–2253 Leigh Sq. in PoCo. A photographer by trade, Smith will explore the mystery behind the “Great Northwest Flood,” a profound geological event that occurred just south of the border after the last ice age. The presentation will include recent photos and excerpts from a documentary film. Info: www.pocoheritage.org.

Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary holds a used book sale from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in main lobby of the hospital, located at 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody. All funds go towards equipment and patient comfort items for the hospital. Info: www.erhf.ca.

FRIDAY, APRIL 25 Place Maillardville holds a nine-week series called Baby’s First

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2 Years for expectant parents, new parents and grandparents of babies newborn to 24 months. Learn from guest speakers and enjoy support, conversation and validation in a comfortable and relaxed environment. Babies are welcome. This week’s guest speaker is Lucy De Pieri of Serenity/Homeopathic Clinic and the topic is homeopathic medicine. Sessions run from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Heritage Room at Place Maillardville Community Centre, 1200 Cartier Ave. in Coquitlam. Info: 604-933-6166.

ONGOING Kyle Centre offers drop-in bridge for all skill levels from 12:30

to 3:30 p.m. every Tuesday, 125 Kyle St., Port Moody. Soup and sandwich lunch follows, prepared by Community Integration Services Society. Info: 604-469-4561.

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

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

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

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

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

Nar-Anon, a support group for those affected by someone else’s addiction, meets Tuesdays 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Lions Hall, 12479 Harris Rd. in Pitt Meadows. Info: 604-465-0872.

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

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

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ALL-STARS TO TIP OFF The season’s been over for more than a month, but B.C. senior girls and boys basketball players are being called one more time to hit the hardwood.

TheLangleyEventsCentreishostingtheannual B.C. Boys and Girls High School Basketball AllStar Games, April 20.

A handful of Tri-Cities players have received and accepted their invitations to play in the Grade 12 showcase event.

B.C. Christian Academy’s Kosia Cauw, who was named last month to the Single-A first all-star team, joins Gleneagle Talons’ Grant Galbraith on a squad coached by Quad-A B.C. champion Sir Winston Churchill coach Rick Lopez.

On the other side of the court, Quad-A second team all-star Denver Sparks-Guest, also of Gleneagle, will line up for Double-A B.C. champ St. Thomas More’s Aaron Mitchell.

Selected to play in the girls game is Riverside Rapid Vanessa Gee.

SAINTS RAISING FUNDS

The Port Coquitlam Saints are bringing back a long list of ‘old-timers’ to raise money in the fight against breast cancer.

The junior A Saints are hosting their annual Alumni Game, Saturday April 19 at the Port Coquitlam Rec Centre’s blue rink.

The event, which begins at 8 p.m., brings together alumni, family and fans in a fundraiser.

This year’s game features alumni Brad and Marc Downey, Darcy and Martin Cummings, Aaron Evans, Aaron Pascas and Derek Villenueve.

Admission is $5, with all funds raised going to fight breast cancer.

It coincides with the launching of the West Coast junior B Lacrosse League season opening tournament, also at the PoCo Rec Centre.

Games begin 1:30 p.m. Saturday, with local rivals starting at 4:15 p.m. when PoCo plays Delta, 6:15 p.m. for Port Moody vs. Ridge Meadows, and 8:15 p.m. when Coquitlam takes on Surrey.

Action continues Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

JOHANSEN EARNS STAR

Behind a successful playoff push, the Columbus Blue Jackets’ Ryan Johansen was named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week.

The 21-year-old sniped two game-winning goals, including the clincher that locked up the team’s second-ever playoff berth, and four assists over four games.

He wrapped up the regular season with 33 goals and 30 assists in 82 games this year.

BEST TAKES CHEER TITLE

The Dr. Charles Best cheer team vaulted to top spot at last week’s Sea to Sky International Cheerleading competition in Vancouver.

The 24-member squad — 23 girls and one boy — captured the senior team event, carting off the Grand champion title.

Best’s junior varsity team ended up second in its division.

It was the eighth time the school had competed at the event.

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That championship feeling THE COQUITLAM EXPRESS TRAVEL A FAMILIAR ROAD

Dan OLSON sports@thenownews.com An incredible playoff run with an improbable beginning has brought back eight-yearold memories that ended in a championship celebration.

Coquitlam Express team president Darcy Rota was making plans for yesterday’s Game 4 (past the Tri-Cities NOW’s deadline) of the B.C. Hockey League championship. Buoyed by an exciting 3-2 overtime victory by his club on Monday, and a 3-0 Fred Page Cup series lead, Rota talked about the team’s championship run and its similarities to the club’s 200506 national title run, which culminated with a Royal Bank championship banner.

“It’s actually quite similar, as neither team dominated in the regular season but we got into the playoffs and started from scratch,” recalled Rota of the squad that included a then-16-year-old Kyle Turris, and was led by a strong cast of veterans.

As a franchise, the Burnaby Express, which had relocated from Coquitlam at the start of the 2005-06 season (and would return to Coquitlam in 2010), had never advanced past the first round of the playoffs until that first year in their new home.

As is often the case, fate and fortune came together as players parlayed some timely chemistry into a dream season.

“We got a huge break for the playoffs when Paul Crowder, a big forward who missed most of the season after surgery, came back… He was just a tower of strength, and we kind of became a team that wouldn’t be denied.”

That Rick Lanz-coached team was not a heavy favourite in any round but proceeded to charge right to journey’s end with something to prove.

This year’s Coquitlam squad has a familiar feel to it, said Rota.

The players have bonded and emerged out of a season-long shell which saw them finish just above .500, third overall in the Mainland Division and with the ninth-best record of the 12 playoff teams.

Now, they are a win away from representing B.C. at the Western Canada Cup tournament, April 25 to May 4 in Dauphin, Man. Two squads from that five-team series will advance to next month’s Royal Bank Cup. Led by two newcomers, Coquitlam has usurped the circuit’s No. 1 and No. 2 clubs on its way to the Fred Page Cup league final.

“First of all, we’ve had the goaltending,” said Rota. “Gordy (Defiel) has just been superb after having just an average season…

He flip-flops around but he’s getting the job done, and has really set the tone.”

Then there is captain Ryan Rosenthal, who joined the club after an unhappy freshman

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“How good is Rosenthal? I can tell you now that he’s really opened a lot of eyes,” Rota said. “He’s going to get an NHL camp tryout — a rookie camp invitation from some team this summer.

“I’ve talked to a number of teams, including New Jersey and Vancouver, who are looking at him. There’s no question in my mind he’s going to have an NHL contract offer.”

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back with a beautiful give-and-go with Corey Mackin 12:16 into overtime to give Coquitlam a 3-0 series lead over the Vipers.

“The way he’s put this team on his back so many times, he’s played like a man among boys.”

Standing quietly at the bench is first-year coach and general manager Barry Wolff.

The longtime junior hockey coach joined the organization a year ago last week and had less preparation time than his league rivals in attracting players and filling in holes in the lineup.

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COACH SEES POSITIVES IN WINLESS WEEKEND Dan OLSON sports@thenownews.com There were anticipated butterflies and a surprise showing of brilliant sunshine.

As perfect a day to launch the B.C. Premier Baseball League season, Sunday’s opening twin bill didn’t provide a win for the rebuilding Coquitlam Reds.

The Reds were in it right until the end, but dropped a pair of games, 3-2 and 4-1, to the Abbotsford Cardinals.

“For the first weekend where we play with good weather and the games mean something, I’m excited for our team,” said new coach David Kington.

Solid pitching performances from Justice Eely and Nick Evans, and good defence, had the Reds within striking distance. If there was a major difference between the two teams, it was in the hitting department.

In the opener, a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the sixth inning was the difference, as Liam Shibata drove in the winning run off of reliever Nic Panozzo.

Six-foot-five Eely relinquished the mound after five decent innings, where he limited Abbotsford to four hits but walked five batters, fanning five in the process.

Shortstop Zac Comeault was in on both Reds runs, crossing home plate in the top of the third inning when Evan Soutar singled him home. He would later drive in Jaydon White to make it 2-2.

But in the fifth inning, the visitors loaded the bases with two out before White ground-

ed out to shortstop.

In the nightcap, Coquitlam trailed 2-0 after two innings, with the Cardinals cashing in both runs with two outs.

“We were ready to play, the guys came in from the first pitch to the last ,” said Kington.

“I thought the pitching and defence cancelled each other out, but when they needed a big hit they got it.”

That the two teams finished with 12 hits apiece over the twin bill demonstrated how equal they were. Kington said experience and resharpening the mental game will help give the hitters a better outlook, and expectedly, a better result.

“Both teams were very close, but I think the difference-maker was the hitting,” he noted.

“We needed a couple of better at-bats in both games, and a hit here or there could have made up the difference.”

In the first game, the Cards’ Ethan KanoMcGregor relieved starter Jonah Swanson and registered the final three outs for the save. Coquitlam stranded runners in scoring position three times in the later game.

Catcher T.J. McCullough drove in the team’s lone run in the fifth, grounding out to short to plate Soutar.

“Both pitchers gave us a chance to win,” said Kington. “[Eely] pitched well even though he walked a bunch of guys. If we can get him to figure out the bottom half of the strike zone he’ll be very effective.”

The Reds, who played North Shore yesterday (past the Tri-Cities NOW deadline) head to Langley for a pair of games on Sunday.

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Dr. Charles Best’s Addy Townsend, left, outleaps a Heritage Woods opponent during senior girls soccer action last week.

The Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils maintained their share of first place in the senior girls AAA soccer circle with a pair of victories the past week.

Kathryn Harvey scored three times and Breanna Cabuco added a pair in Monday’s 6-0 win over Port Moody.

Alex Patey rounded out the offence, while midfielders Allyssa Dahlberg, Andrea Perrotta and Addy Townsend played well.

Best’s win came on the heels of a hard-fought 1-0 triumph over Heritage Woods last week, with Perrotta supplying the game’s lone goal.

Best, which sits tied with Terry Fox at 4-0, got stellar work from defenders Kelsey Green and Stefannia Memme.

Alexis Cattermole led Fox past Heritage Woods 3-2, scoring a first-half hat trick. A strong push

by Heritage Woods was turned back by keeper Andie Bach, who preserved the win.

The Centennial Centaurs, meanwhile, picked up their first win of the season, blanking Gleneagle 3-0.

Sierra Leung had a hand in all three goals, scoring twice and setting up Kirsten Ceron for the other. Anchoring a stingy defence was Paige Benning.

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Biega and Cameron Marks — and supplemented it with Bo and Canon Pieper, Cody Boyd, Brendan Lamont, Joey Santucci, Defiel and Rosenthal.

At times, they looked like a team on the rise, with the league’s top offence, and at other times struggled through some bleak streaks. Then came the playoffs and a clean slate.

“I give Barry so much credit, he’s done just a superb job,” said Rota. “He kept some of the pieces he inherited then How good is brought in a whole bunch of players from Rosenthal? I can all over… Barry’s paid his dues, coaching in Quesnel, as an assistant in (the tell you now BCHL), coaching in the Kootenay (junior that he’s really B) league. He’s just done a terrific job.”

Despite there being no other playoff opened a lot of hockey options in Greater Vancouver of eyes. similar or better calibre — with both the Vancouver Canucks and Western Hockey –Darcy Rota League’s Giants suffering unforgettable seasons — fans haven’t exactly flocked to the Poirier Sports Centre.

Despite a successful and entertaining product on display, just 1,163 fans attended on Monday — which nearly doubled the regular season average of 667 per game. Fans who came out were rewarded with an exciting win, and Rota said the organization is pleased with the growth in attendance numbers. His hope was that Tuesday’s crowd topped the season high mark of more than 1,300 fans — set in January when the club hosted its annual Vancouver Canucks alumni fundraiser event. “[The crowds] are growing, and growing in the right direction,” said Rota, adding the ownership group is committed to the community.

The last meaningful playoff hockey game in Greater Vancouver may have already happened, but it won’t be the final game for the Coquitlam Express. A win earns them a ticket to Manitoba.

If the Vipers won Tuesday’s game and Game 5 Thursday in Vernon, the absolute last playoff game in Coquitlam this season will fall on Saturday, April 19 at the Poirier rink.

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PLAY IT FORWARD: Pinetree’s Jenny Jia returns a volley during senior high school action against Archbishop Carney last week. With the weather cooperating, the district tennis league is back in swing, with nine schools competing.

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THE TRI-CITIES NOW | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014

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THE TRI-CITIES NOW

| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014

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