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Buy local plan fizzles services.”

Her motion was defeated on Monday, however, by a narrow 4-3 vote. Couns. Craig Hodge, Mae Reid, Terry O’Neill and acting mayor Brent Asmundson opposed the move over concerns around fairness, competition and the potential for increased red tape at City Hall.

“I actually don’t know where

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jkurucz@thenownews.com Bonita Zarrillo’s plan to go local isn’t going far.

The Coquitlam councillor introduced a notice of motion two weeks ago asking city staff to “enhance the procurement policy to include the encouragement of local suppliers and

this initiative is coming from,” O’Neill said. “I don’t hear this [coming] from the business community in Coquitlam or in the Tri-Cities. I don’t think the system is broken.”

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I actually don’t know where this initiative is coming from.

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Long-vacant lot to be redeveloped COQUITLAM COUNCIL APPROVES NEW USE FOR LAND AT COMO LAKE AND POIRIER

John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com A controversial piece of property in central Coquitlam that’s sat vacant for years will get a new lease on life, in a move that was widely opposed at a public hearing Monday.

The property is located at 1649 Como Lake Ave., directly west of the Chevron station at the intersection with Poirier Street.

The proponent, represented by Tideway Developments, wants to consolidate two lots at 1649 and 1665 Como Lake Ave. to make way for a onestorey, 6,600-square-foot development encompassing four businesses.

What those businesses will look like remains unclear, as the developers are still seeking interested parties. The city’s zoning policy allows only for businesses like a grocery store, specialty food retailer, flower shop or seasonal Christmas tree stand.

The rezoning was endorsed

This lot, at Como Lake Avenue and Poirier Street, has been vacant for years. unanimously, despite a handful of residents at the public hearing citing concerns around increased traffic, crime and vandalism, a loss of property values, and the

belief that commercial units don’t belong in the neighbourhood.

“I’ve lived in this property since April Fool’s Day 1972, and [the lot’s] been nothing

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but a pain in the butt from that time, and before I bought the house,” said Jerry Stuart, who lives directly behind the property on Spray Avenue.

Stuart and other residents

suggested the proposal could for 25 to 30 minutes. That de-value their homes by more property’s been sitting there than $20,000, while exacer- like that for a long time and bating problems around drug I think it’s nice to have walkuse, vandalism, trespassing able places from where we live,” said Thermal Drive resiand traffic.

“Putting that development dent Adam Wisniowski.

The majority of councilin is going to de-value my lors suggested p r o p e r t y,” Monday’s prosaid Rachel posal was the Niblock, who best of several lives nearby I have a feeling redevelopon Poirier ment efforts Street. “That’s this is going to that have a residential integrate with come to City area. I don’t the community want to be in Hall in recent a commercial years, due to very well. area.” its size, design –Coun. Terry O’Neill and how it fits While they were in the in to the neighminority, a bourhood. pair of residents spoke in “I think some of the confavour of the proposal, main- cerns that the adjacent resily because it allows for the dents have, however very neighbourhood to become honestly expressed and more walkable. heartfully felt ... I don’t think “So many times I find they’re going to come to pass,” myself jumping in the car said Coun. Terry O’Neill. “I with the kids and the wife have a feeling this is going to and going to Coquitlam integrate with the communCentre and sitting in traffic ity very well.

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Police seek leads in sex assault case Jeremy DEUTSCH

jdeutsch@thenownews.com Tips to help catch an alleged sex assault suspect have come pouring in, but local Mounties are still looking for more help from the public.

Coquitlam RCMP confirmed investigators have received a number of tips in the last couple of weeks related to a sexual assault on the evening of May 1 near a Coquitlam bus stop.

However, RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said the investigation is still ongoing and police are looking for more tips to identify the suspect.

Police released a sketch of the suspect on May 14 in an effort to identify him.

Chung also noted there hasn’t been a similar incident since the first case was reported.

According to police, the incident happened around 10:30 p.m. on May 1 when a woman was sexually assaulted on Como Lake Avenue near Westwood Street.

Investigators believe the suspect exited bus No. 3322 on Route No. 169 at about 10:15 p.m. along with the victim.

He then followed the victim to an area on Como Lake Avenue where the alleged sex assault took place.

Police said the victim managed to end the assault and the suspect ran away.

The woman was not physically hurt in the incident and was able to provide a description to investigators.

The suspect is described as being in his early 20s, standing five feet seven inches tall, with a medium build, dark complexion and hair and, possibly, being of First Nations descent.

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Buy local policy defeated in 4-3 vote CITY ALREADY TRIES TO BUY LOCAL WHENEVER POSSIBLE, STAFFER SAYS

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curement policy,” she said.

However, Sheena MacLeod, economic and ethical aspects the city’s manager of financial services, noted Coquitlam as well.

She didn’t define the term already takes “buy local” policies into “local” in account in its her presenprocurement tation, and process. preferred to However, leave that A vote tonight that type of i n te r p r et a is approving, in wording is tion up to purposely city staff. principle, that the left out.

“A vote City of Coquitlam “We want tonight is should have a local an open, fair not about andtransparapproving intent clause in ent bidding some specific our procurement processes,” wording to policy. she said. insert into “In the the policy, a – Coun. Bonita Zarrillo event that vote tonight we put local is approving, in principle, that the City preference words in our polof Coquitlam should have a icy, we need to then advise local intent clause in our pro- all the bidders that we have a

local preference.

“That may cause some non-local bidders to not want to bid.”

MacLeod added the city instead looks at “best value” during the procurement process, and a number of local suppliers fit that description because of their location, ability to service contracts and smaller environmental footprint.

“I want to assure you [our procurement policy] does support our local businesses and it does support the intent of this notice of motion because it rewards the kind of values that come from local businesses,” MacLeod said.

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A visit by federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair to the Tri-Cities via the chamber of commerce appeared to have two purposes — it gave the Opposition leader an opportunity to get acquainted with local issues and to get his message out with an election looming next year.

During his roughly 30minute speech and question/ answer period at a Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce luncheon Friday, Mulcair touched on a number of topics likely to be hot election issues when voters go to the polls in 2015.

He talked about pipelines, the environment, temporary foreign workers, his party’s plan for taxes and even funding to the country’s national broadcaster, the CBC. Mulcair restated his opposition to the Northern Gateway Pipeline project and argued what he felt should be the process when it comes to Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline proposal closer to home.

He said pipeline projects like the proposed Trans Mountain one need to be looked at using a complete and thorough environmental assessment process.

The NDP leader suggested the only way for a project like the pipeline to get support from the public is for the government to have a “fair” and “credible” process that respects the rules of justice.

“If the Conservatives think they can get to yes in a project like Kinder Morgan without really consulting the public, they’re kidding themselves,” he said, noting his disappointment that people will not be allowed to cross examine witnesses in the National Energy Board hearings on the proposed project.

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The program has been plagued by scandal after it was learned several restaurants were misusing it, after which the federal government put a moratorium on the food sector’s access to the program.

“Hundreds of thousands of people being brought in at the lowest possible wage only has one result, which is lowering the working conditions of all Canadian families, and it’s just wrong,” Mulcair said, adding restaurants should be paying the market wage for workers.

Sounding like he was in election mode, the NDP leader also noted his party, if elected, has no intention of raising personal income tax, but suggested banks and companies need to pay their fair share.

As for the CBC, which is looking to cut $130-million from its budget this year, Mulcair said he would restore funding to the national broadcaster.

Afterward, Mulcair said the luncheon was an opportunity to share his party’s vision, noting that a number of kids were in the audience from Terry Fox Secondary.

“These are great events because it allows you to understand what the local issues are and how they jive with what you’ve been putting together nationally,” he said.

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jdeutsch@thenownews.com With little more than three years left before Canada celebrates the big 150, a trail meant to commemorate the event is coming along quite nicely in the Tri-Cities.

A delegation from Trails BC, the organization tasked with developing the Trans Canada Trail for Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017, was at PoCo city council Monday to provide an update on the project.

The trail in PoCo is 10 kilometres long and is part of the North PoCo Traboulay Trail, connecting to Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows and locations beyond.

Leon Lebrun, a representative with Trails BC, noted the trail was improved in PoCo, including a number of upgrades to dikes along the route and separated paths along Lincoln and Patricia avenues.

A number of signs with logos have been installed along the route, including interpretive signage put up between Hyde Creek Recreation Centre and the Pitt River Bridge.

“All the cities in the Lower Mainland have welcomed the idea of the Trans Canada Trail,” Lebrun said.

He also noted the organization is testing a Tri-Cities-Burnaby Loop and asked the city to

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support the idea of the loop trail becoming part of the Trans Canada Trail network.

Council appeared appreciative of the work to make the trail a reality.

“Expanding the trails for cyclists is always a good thing,” said Coun. Glenn Pollock, noting the timeliness of the delegation, which appeared before council during Bike to Work Week.

The Trans Canada Trail is made up of nearly 400 individual trails and, when completed, will stretch 23,000 kilometres across the country.

For the most part, the trail in Coquitlam is also done, except LeBrun noted the organization is asking for some improvements along Guildford Way. In Port Moody, Trails BC has been asking for a pathway to run parallel to some parts of the Evergreen Line.

Lebrun said he’s made several pitches to both city council and the Evergreen Line construction team, but it still hasn’t been approved.

He said he’s hoping Evergreen Line officials will find space for a pathway, but acknowledged it could be a tight squeeze.

LeBrun added that at some point, Trails BC wants to celebrate the trails in each city. twitter.com/jertricitiesnow

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When change is scary, but shouldn’t be

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here’s no question change can be hard to accept.

But the line straddling perception and reality needs to be navigated carefully — what are the real threats behind change, versus the ones we perpetuate without much to prove they actually exist?

We’ve seen this time and again in Coquitlam: establishing the Cold Wet Weather Mat Program to provide temporary shelter for the homeless, building a permanent shelter on Gordon Avenue and, more recently, a pitch for a daycare on Burke Mountain — all led to area residents packing council chambers and clamouring in protest.

That kind of myth-versus-reality scenario played out again during a lengthy public hearing Monday, when council finally decided to rezone a “derelict” piece of property near the intersection of Como Lake Avenue and Poirier Street.

It’s a piece of land that’s sat vacant for decades, and several rezoning efforts have failed in the past.

While the business types haven’t been determined yet, it’s believed the space could be filled with a small grocery store, a coffee shop or a flower store — all of which sound like nice additions to any neighbourhood. But some area residents bemoaned the change: those four new stores will decrease their property value by tens of thousands of dollars, they said, increase congestion and take away from the “residential feel” of the neighbourhood.

“You’re looking at a potential disaster,” said one resident who lives next to the development.

“That’s a residential area. I don’t want to be in a commercial area,” another said.

We can concede that vehicle access might be an issue at times, particularly with no left turn off of Como Lake.

But what the development does provide for is a compact community, a term urban planners have been trumpeting for close to 30 years: fewer cars means less congestion, which, in turn, means less pollution.

We’re pretty sure the threat of climate change and global warming is very real.

More crime or a drop in property values because of a coffee shop or a convenience store?

Not so much.

WHY ARE FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDING TO MEDICAL CALLS IF THEY CAN’T HELP? Re: “Fire chief raises alarm over response times,” Friday, May 23.

Port Coquitlam fire chief Nick Delmonico is concerned about ambulance wait times because his crews “are usually left waiting with a patient with no ability to help them.”

One would rightly ask why his crews are even in attendance when admittedly there is nothing for them to do.

His reasoning is, “If I stopped these calls tomorrow, I can tell you everyone in Port Coquitlam would be up in arms.”

The mayor of Port Coquitlam echoes the chief’s sentiment that residents would be irate if these “first responders” didn’t show up.

It seems to me this is all about optics rather than a practical matter and what the chief and mayor need to do is stop whining and instead educate the public on the real role of the fire department and the value it provides.

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This dispute is tiresome

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he B.C. Liberal government has largely shed the labour relations headaches it helped create when it first took power in 2001, with one glaring exception. That would be its tumultuous, antagonistic and befuddling relationship with the union that represents B.C.’s public school teachers.

Watching the BC Teachers’ Federation and the government engage in a seemingly never-ending struggle to determine who wields the power in schools and classrooms is akin to viewing a soap opera in which you’re never really sure which character is in charge.

In recent years, the government has established an impressive record in negotiating collective agreements with a host of public sector unions, with rarely a peep of unrest and without draining the public treasury as well.

Not so in its dealings with the BCTF, which have been characterized by strife, suspicion and almost a complete lack of success. The fractious relationship is played out in public, with duelling news conferences or protest rallies, and it’s getting rather tiresome.

Yet here we go again.

The government and the union are on yet another collision course, which will almost certainly end in a way that pleases neither party. The gap between the two sides on so many issues is so vast, it will take a miracle to close it — and it would involve shifting hundreds of millions of dollars from one side to another.

As I write this, the union is looking for a salary increase of almost 16 per cent (compounded) over four years, while the government is offering over seven per cent over six years.

Given that a one-per-cent pay hike is the equivalent to about $25 million, that’s a gap of about $75 million a year and that doesn’t include an improved

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benefit package and other improvements the BCTF is looking for.

On the important issues of class size and class composition, the union is seeking a return to contract language and staffing levels that were in place in 2002. That would cost about $300 million a year over what is currently spent, while the government is offering to top up its Learning Improvement Fund by $75 million this year. The gap: about $225 million.

Add it up and the difference between the two sides’ positions is a whopping $300 million and, as I noted, this does not include a raft of other expensive items.

But deeply embedded in this dispute (well, actually, the never ending dispute) is something that appears to cripple any chance of a successful, negotiated outcome: a mistrust and a lack of respect of each other.

The government poisoned the well when it arbitrarily stripped language governing class sizes from the collective agreement back in 2002 and things have never really got back on track ever since.

The union has won two court challenges on this one issue, and the government won’t give up the fight and is appealing the ruling to a higher court (and depending on who wins there, the loser will no doubt try to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada).

The BCTF doesn’t exactly have clean hands in this little ongoing drama either. I find teachers, for the most part, to be a passionate, committed bunch (many dip into their own pockets to pay for their students’ needs, including food) but their union is another story.

It is an ideologically hidebound organization that doesn’t really fit into a labour relations model, which makes its efforts at collective bargaining feeble and ineffective at times.

Unlike other public sector unions, it refuses to take into account the government’s fiscal position or ability to pay and exhibits an often maddening sense of entitlement, as if the interests of its membership trump everything else public tax dollars fund.

But it has also proven to be a resilient foe of the B.C. Liberal government, and has tripped it up on more than one occasion. It may not win at the negotiating table very often, but it has posted big victories in court and at the Labour Relations Board.

When both sides won’t trust or respect each other, they make mistakes and misread each other’s moves.

That’s been happening in the current breakdown, even though bargaining continues (without much progress being made, it seems).

This current contract impasse may be headed for a legislated resolution, or perhaps if the two sides can get at least a little closer to each other’s position some kind of meaningful mediation can take place.

In any event, until a mutual trust and respect finds its way into the picture, we’re going to see a replay of the current melodrama as soon as the next contract expires.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

LETTERS CHANGES TO EDUCATION SYSTEM ARE FRIGHTENING

The state of the public education system is frightening me.

I attended school in Port Coquitlam all my life.

My elementary school was Lincoln Elementary on northside PoCo. (It was closed as a public school years ago). My “middle school” — well, junior high school — was George Pearkes.

High school was the “old” Terry Fox, and we were one of the last classes to graduate from the old building in ’98. While the new school is larger and beautiful, I understand its majorly overcrowded and the outskirts of the building are a sea of portables.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but if there are more students and more needs education-wise … would this not mean more funding?

Simple math, right? Apparently not.

A friend of mine who grew up in PoCo now lives in the U.S. (North Carolina). Her children go to public school as well. I always thought of Canada as a place that puts important issues like

education first. Forgive me for being naive, but I just assumed way back when I graduated that whenever I decided to have kids, they would experience the same standard of education I did.

Wrong again. Compared to my friend in America, the support for education here is drastically different, for the worse, which is not something I ever expected.

What also makes me sad is seeing my first child attend kindergarten at a school I grew up very close to, Cedar Drive Elementary.

I was insistent she attend this school as I’ve always loved the feel of smaller, community based schools. I realize, now that I have a child in school, how much the education system has changed since I was a kid.

First off, funding for extracurricular activities within the school was always there. I’m sure my parents would front the occasional bills for the odd field trip and such, but fundraising by our incredibly hard-working PAC was not as crucial as it is today. Now, without the PAC and parents organizing events at schools, they simply wouldn’t happen.

Secondly, there are way less teachers and support workers.

Growing up, our classroom was always filled with a teacher,

assistant and support worker, if necessary, for any child with special needs. Now? One teacher with no help. I don’t know about you, but when’s the last time you tried to manage 20 kindergartners? Personally, the thought of that alone frightens me.

Thirdly, the library was always a place that was abuzz growing up. Now? Its an empty barren wasteland. At my daughter’s school, the librarian is there once a week. Huh? When I heard this at the beginning of the year, it was another thing that left me disappointed. When I was a kid, everyone knew the librarian so well and she was a staple of the school. Now, I hear they are considering cutting that position altogether. Seriously?

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I’m not involved in politics at all. I don’t care which side you’re on, but from every side you can see that education is put way too far down the list.

I know this letter is probably just a heap in the pile, but I still had to express my disappointment. My hope is that by some miracle, it can improve. I hope that the government starts coming to its senses.

I’m not asking for a major overhaul (which would be nice, but is not realistic), but even small changes for our teachers and the system. My youngest is not even two years old yet. She’ll be attending kindergarten at Cedar in 2017. My fingers are crossed that it doesn’t get worse.

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Bouvier said the change For years, ACCESS Youth Outreach Services has been a will also give the organizashoulder to lean on for at-risk tion the flexibility to expand into programs like employyouth in the Tri-Cities.

While the mandate of ment support and training.

It will also allow caseworkthe organization, formerly known as the PoCoMo Youth ers to continue to work with Services Society, has been to clients past the age of 18 to help kids between the ages of get them into adult supports.

He noted 12 and 18, the about 30 need for serper cent of vices doesn’t ACCESS Youth stop the day How can you clients are after they older than 18. become adults turn away kids Though in the eyes of that need the other prothe law. support and grams and In recognio r g a n i z ation of this, help? tions exist for ACCESS Youth – Jerome Bouvier, young adults, is now expandExecutive Director, Bouvier said ing its manwhat ACCESS date to serve ACCESS Youth intends to people up to offer won’t the age of 23.

ACCESS Youth’s executive duplicate services, since it’s director, Jerome Bouvier, available after hours. For an said the organization noticed organization always strapped a gap in service for kids enter- for funds, this diversification could open up more funding the adult system.

Often, he explained, the ing streams previously not Project Reach Out bus, the available. Bouvier sees the lynch pin of the organization, extended service as a sign runs into older teens still the organization, now in its third decade, is expandlooking for the service.

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Not if you’re Luciano Stella, the driving force behind the 100th anniversary celebration for Coquitlam’s Glen Elementary, which will mark the event with a reunion Friday, May 30 — in the fifth version of the school to serve as home to students in what was once a quiet rural settlement and is now a busy hive of shops and residences.

Stella, a Grade 4/5 teacher in his 20th year at Glen, says the memories that students, staff and families have of the school are what count — not the fact that Glen is operating out of a four-year-old building that many former students have never visited.

The May 30 evening is aimed at giving people a chance to share stories, visit displays of photos and memorabilia and most of all, renew friendships, Stella said.

“They’ll see the new school and reconnect with friends they haven’t seen for a while.”

More than 200 people have already registered, some from as far away as Keremeos.

And yes, there will be stories to share — just as there were five years ago when a 95th anniversary was held and former students said goodbye to the building that was being torn down to make way for the present school.

“I was surprised at the number of people who had stories about the school [that night],” Stella said.

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According to a press release, the purpose of the meeting is to advance an action plan for the Coquitlam River Watershed by: • Reviewing the key pressures and contributing factors affecting the watershed • Identifying strategies that will address the watershed pressures • Setting priorities for action through 2014 and beyond The group noted some of the key pressures to be addressed include: • Invasive species • Development • Stormwater • Recreation • Vandalism and illegal

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No Fun Fridays give parents much-needed time off while providing children with a place outside of school where their voices are heard and where they can spend face-to-face time connecting with their peers rather than playing on a device.

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At a recent strategic planning session for the Burnaby Division of Family Practice, I invited all board members to share their stories. Why did they choose medicine as a career? Why did they choose family medicine as a specialty? Why did they choose to practice in this community, and why did they join the Division of Family Practice?

Medicine chose me when, in Grade 6, I was hospitalized for inflammatory arthritis and was moved by the nurses and doctors who cared for me as a person and not just the disease. I wanted to help others to cope with challenging and uncertain circumstances and see and treat them as whole people.

I chose to work in my community because this was my hometown. I went to school here, played in most of the parks and spent countless hours in our libraries. To work here was to give back to the community that has given me so much more.

I chose to lead the Burnaby Division of Family Practice because this non-profit organization’s purpose resonated with my personal calling. When I talk to patients and my children about finding their calling — what they were meant to do with their lives — I identify their calling as the intersection of their talents, passions and values with the needs of the world.

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On Monday, June 2, I’ll be speaking at the Metrotown branch of the Burnaby Public Library on “The PatientDoctor Relationship: making the most of each visit with your family doctor.” For more information, please phone the Metrotown branch at 604-436-5400 or register online at www.bpl.bc.ca/ events.

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Westcoast Seniors Dementia workshop offered in Coquitlam

The journey with dementia is a demanding Series, which runs on two consecutive road for an increasing number of families. Saturdays, June 7 and 14.

The workshops provide practical techniques Their role as caregivers for a person with dementia brings many challenges, and the and strategies that caregivers can begin using first step in dealing with some of the chal- immediately.

Topics to be covered include: lenges is to learn about the disease, says the • Understanding Alzheimer’s disease and non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. other dementias.

“Education helps care• Effective and creative givers understand how comways of facilitating communication and behaviours munication with a person can change,” says Kimberley with dementia.

McKercher, who serves with Education helps • Understanding behavLori Kelly as a society support caregivers iour as a form of communiand education coordinator understand how cation. for New Westminster and • Self-care for the carethe North Fraser region. communication giver.

It also gives caregivers a and behaviours can • Planning for the future. better idea of what to expect change.

The series runs from 9:30 as the disease progresses. a.m. to 3:30 p.m. both days “With this new under– Kimberley McKercher, at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 standing they become Alzheimer Society of B.C. Glen Pine Crt. empowered and they are Pre-registration is ultimately more resilient on required. the dementia journey,” McKercher says.

For information and to register, contact “Self-care is a big part of that journey,” adds 604-298-0782, kmckercher@alzheimerbc.org Kelly.

“When supporting a person with a chronic or lkelly@alzheimerbc.org.

The workshop is free of charge, courtesy of illness such as dementia, it is vital that caregivers take care of their own physical and funding by a variety of government, corporate and other donors. mental health as well.”

More information on Alzheimer’s disease Recognizing the signs of burnout and being and other dementias, as well as resources for able to deal with their stress are essential.

Fortunately, the society can offer plenty of living with their impact, are available by visithelp. It begins with the free Family Caregiver ing www.alzheimerbc.org.

Celebrate BC Seniors Week with Us Join us for food and fun as we pay tribute to the everyday contributions seniors make in our communities. It’s all about celebrating friendships, family, and the community we call home.

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Please join us at our second Open House for the Riverview Lands.

Two Open Houses have been scheduled to discuss goals and priorities for the future of Riverview.

Date: Saturday, May 24, 2014 Time: 2:00pm – 6:00pm (Drop-In) Place: Dogwood Pavilion, Mike Butler Room 624 Poirier Street, Coquitlam (Entrance off Winslow Avenue) Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Time: 4:30pm – 7:30pm (Drop-In) Place: Kyle Centre 125 Kyle Street, Port Moody (Entrance off St. Andrews Street) If you cannot attend the open house in person, please visit our website, www.renewingriverview.com, where you can participate in our online open house starting May 25, 2014.

You can also contact us at: t: 604.439.8577 | e: questions@renewingriverview.com m: 1700 - 4555 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC, V5H 4V8

CALENDAR THURSDAY, MAY 29 Moody Centre Community Association holds

its annual general meeting at 7 p.m. at the Kyle Centre, 125 Kyle St. in Port Moody. Info: http:// portmoodycommunity.wordpress.com.

FRIDAY, MAY 30 Dogwood Pavilion hosts a seminar called

“Mindful Eating” by registered dietitian and nutritionist Jennifer Messina from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at 624 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. Messina will share practical ideas that will help participants on a day to day basis be more mindful of what and how they are eating. Cost is $6.25 and pre-registration is required. Info: 604-927-4386.

Place Maillardville holds a nine-week series called Baby’s First 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 Birgit Giesser, a music therapist and accredited music educator. The discussion topic will be “Music and Babies.” 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.

SATURDAY, MAY 31 Oakdale Neighbourhood Association hosts

its Annual Neighbour Day/Plant Sale from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Oakdale Park, 835 North Rd. in Coquitlam. Live music, raffle, food, entertainment and more. Info: https://www.facebook. com/pages/Oakdale-Neighborhood-Association/322269057826066.

City of Coquitlam teams up with Metro Vancouver Parks to host “Beetle Crazy,” from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Colony Farm Regional Park. Learn about

these hard-winged insects, their life stages and the way they fly. For kids aged three to five. Advance registration is required; call 604-927-4386 and use barcode 480312. Info: 604-432-6359.

Coquitlam River Watershed Roundtable meets at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex, 633 Poirier St., Coquitlam from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The group will be discussing the development of the Lower Coquitlam River Watershed Plan and taking feedback from a wide range of interested parties. The meeting is free to attend and open to the public. Pre-register online at www.eply.com/CRWRoundtableMay2014 or contact Dave Peterson at 604-677-2759 or dave@devonknight.com. Info: www.coquitlamriverwatershed.ca.

SUNDAY, JUNE 1 Burke Mountain Naturalists lead a guided

walk through the ‘Old Orchard’ area of Riverview at 1 p.m. Discover the historic old orchard area and view the enhancement work done on Riverview Creek to improve fish habitat. Wear water-resistant/ sturdy shoes or hiking boots and dress appropriately for the weather. Meet at the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young Building. For a site map visit www.rhcs.org. Info: 604-942-7378.

RCCG Trinity Chapel holds a free Thanksgiving lunch from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at 1932 Cameron Ave., Port Coquitlam. Food hampers available. Pre-registration is appreciated. Info: 604-474-3131 or www. rccgtrinitychapel.com.

MONDAY, JUNE 2 District #25, Tri-Cities Municipal Pension Re-

tirees Association (MPRA) meets at 11 a.m. at the ABC Country Restaurant at 2733 Barnet Hwy. in Coquitlam. All recipients of the municipal pension plan are welcome.

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SIMON SAYS SFU A FIT

The Simon Fraser University Clan men’s basketball team looked far and wide and ended up with a local talent.

The university men’s squad received a commitment from Port Coquitlam’s Patrick Simon, a six-foot-eight forward who spent the past year with Future College Prep program in southern California.

“Our coaching staff really liked Patrick out of high school and we think his prep school year in Southern California really helped him understand the pace of NCAA basketball,” said SFU head coach James Blake.

Prior to moving south, Simon starred at Archbishop Carney and led the program to two appearances at the AA provincial tournament.

“SFU is an up and coming basketball program as well as a very good place to get a great education and the fact that it is very close to home for me is a bonus,” said Simon.

SAINTS EARN FIRST POINT

The Port Coquitlam Saints made their point in a 10-10 draw with Nanaimo on Sunday.

While a three-goal lead slipped away in the third, the winless Saints rallied in extratime on Alex Philcox’s tally to earn the single point.

Connor Goodwin led the way with three goals and three assists, while Tanner Fisher and Nathan Marken each notched two goals.

Rounding out the scoring for PoCo were Luke Lehtimaki and Tre Mason. Making 41 saves on the day was Guilio DelBlanco.

Earlier, PoCo came up just short against Langley, losing 10-9. Fisher and Goodwin registered three goals apiece.

NO CONSOLATION FOR FOX

The Terry Fox junior rugby team refused to surrender.

Despite missing one of its young bright stars due to concussion symptoms, the Ravens battled hard against South Delta in the Fraser Valley consolation final, falling 38-15.

Led by captiain Taylor Poitras and stand-off Jake Laberge, Fox tried to stick close to the bigger, more experienced rivals. Down 19-5 at the half, the PoCo crew cut the deficit to nine when Aron Szgeti put one in to start the second side.

But South Delta was not to be denied.

Also scoring for Fox were Poitras and Justin Hyde, while Levi Klassen and Adam Saeed also played well.

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Coquitlam’s Whitney Dove, left, and PoCo’s Shannon Morris-Reade were named to B.C.’s Canada Winter Games team following last week’s five-day camp on Vancouver Island. For Morris-Reade, it was just another big achievement in a terrific year.

Goals add up for PoCo teen Dan OLSON

sports@thenownews.com As she prepares to celebrate a birthday, Shannon Morris-Reade can relish in the fact that it was a pretty sweet 16th year.

The Port Coquitlam hockey player played a pivotal role in her midget AAA hockey club’s march through three major tournaments, advancing to the finals in two.

Now, after the past month pushing the envelope even further, Morris-Reade was given the news that she had won a spot on Team B.C. for next year’s Canada Winter Games.

The confident teen, who led the B.C. AAA Midget Female Hockey League in scoring, was still decompressing from an extended season that featured a long list of highlights, when she got the news this week.

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“Obviously it was great to hear I had made the team,” the Riverside Secondary student said. “I felt confident going in but it was reassuring to hear them say I made it. The Canada Winter Games are just a huge event.”

She emerged as the top sniper with the Fraser Valley Phantom, playing much of the year alongside centre Kirsten “Cookie” Martin and fellow PoCo native Kaely McMurtry.

“I couldn’t have asked for better linemates,” Morris-Reade remarked. “Cookie was perfect at centre and set me up so many times… Kaely was injured to start the year but we had good chemistry. Me and Cookie clicked right away.”

Morris-Reade transitioned into a starring role after netting five goals in eight games as a rookie in 2012-13. The winger would lead the Phantom and AAA league with 27 goals and 11 assists over 30 games.

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When it comes to her scoring feats, the red-headed Grade 11 student displayed both modesty and a sense of humour.

“A dirty goal,” is how she described her average tally, with a laugh. “No snipes for me.

A highlight [reel goal?] Maybe if you dig back in the files.”

Fraser Valley posted an intimidating 22-1-7 record en route to a league title. Their streak included a Mandi Schwartz Memorial Tourney crown in Saskatchewan in December, and a trip to the elite Mac’s Midget tournament in Calgary, where the Phantom pushed the Westman Wildcats to triple overtime before falling 2-1 in the final.

Last month, the squad ventured to the Esso Cup national series, where they finished 1-4, with two of the losses by one goal each.

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Adanacs get T-boned

Discipline and an inability to convert cost the Coquitlam Adanacs on Sunday.

The Western Lacrosse Association club hopes the 9-7 setback to the Nanaimo Timbermen was just a speed bump through some early season growing pains.

“We had some real quality chances but it wasn’t enough,” remarked Adanac coach Bob Salt. “You don’t usually get

that many shots and only score seven times. (Nanaimo goalie Zach Boychuk) was really sharp, he basically robbed us late in the game.”

While Coquitlam briefly led 2-1 early in the second period, the T-men tallied five straight goals to shoot ahead 6-2.

The visitors would rally, however, and deadlock the game with 12:29 remaining

in the game. But Nanaimo won out with two late goals to pick up the club’s first win of the season.

Brett Hickey led the offence with three goals — including two shorthanded — and four assists, while Kyle Dobbie, Brian Gillis and Jesse Guerin added singles. Coquitlam outshot Nanaimo 57-32.

The 1-1 Adanacs’ next test comes Friday in Victoria.

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This week, BC Hockey unveiled the Female Midget AAA 2013-14 all-star team, with MorrisReade and three teammates — including PoCo netminder Valencia Yordanov — making the first squad.

Among the targets that she carried into the past season, making the B.C. under-18 squad was fairly prominent. A returning member of the u-18 team, Morris-Reade noted that the past 12 months have been an amazing journey.

“It couldn’t have played out better for me — our team winning the B.C. title, [me winning the] scoring title, the all-star selection, the Mac’s tournament and now the Canada Winter Games. Everything has gone just great.”

Joining her on Team B.C. is Coquitlam’s Whitney Dove, a 16-year-old defenceman who currently resides in Penticton and trains with the Pursuit of Excellence program.

The two were teammates on the Tri-City Predators and Fraser Valley Phantom, and Morris-Reade said Dove has really blossomed

since shifting to the Penticton hockey school.

“She’s grown incredibly as a player since she’s gone there,” said the PoCo teen. “She’s faster, bigger. I’m glad we’ll be playing together again.”

While she aims to rest and recuperate from the extra-long season, the PoCo scorer has a number of milestones to mark in the coming months before the Winter Games hit the ice in late January in Prince George.

In two weeks she turns 17, followed by a B.C. camp in July. The new midget AAA season will arrive soon enough, and Morris-Reade is currently fielding offers from U.S. Div. I colleges about scholarship opportunities.

“It’s scary more than anything,” she said of the options presented to her. “I’m getting ready to turn 17 and trying to get my future together before it happens… Before this season I was use to being the rookie on the team and this year I saw all the young kids coming up.

“I’m more mature and more grown-up as a person. I’m enjoying the challenge of being a leader.”

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