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WEDNESDAY JULY 2, 2014

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Brianna Harris’ family members include, from left, Avery Azarvash, 2, Vanessa Valliere, Tess Harris and Jessica Harris. The family is thankful neighbours got together to build them a new fence after Brianna fell seriously ill.

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jdeutsch@thenownews.com It started as a simple project: rebuild a fence.

But in the case of the Harris family in Port Coquitlam, that work needed to be put on hold.

That’s because on May 19, the lives of daughter Brianna and the other family members would be altered for the foreseeable future.

A couple of days earlier, the 16-year-old Terry Fox Secondary student had started feeling pain in her neck and upper back.

She didn’t think much of it.

But two days later, Brianna woke up and couldn’t feel the left side of her body.

By the evening, she was paralyzed from the chin down.

“Her life had just been taken away from her,” Brianna’s sister Vanessa Valliere told the TriCities NOW. The teenager was admitted to BC Children’s Hospital and quickly diagnosed with a neurological disorder, transverse myelitis, an inflammation of the spinal cord.

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Burke residents want amenities Jeremy DEUTSCH

jdeutsch@thenownews.com As people flock to new developments in the Burke Mountain area of Coquitlam, some residents are finding it’s not quite what they expected, at least when it comes to shopping and amenities.

Dave Whitehead lives on Burke Mountain and said he and some of his neighbours are disappointed with some of the commercial amenities in the community — specifically, the recent additions of a TD Bank and Shoppers Drug Mart in the Meridian Corner shopping centre as part of Wesbild’s Foothills development.

He said the general sentiment from neighbours is that the two businesses are neither needed nor wanted, since both companies have other locations a few minutes away.

“A coffee shop, bakery or café is what people want,” Whitehead wrote in an e-mail to the Tri-Cities NOW. “People were also put under the impression that such a development was coming.”

He said the developer seems to lack concern for the community around its

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Burke Mountain residents are hoping to see different amenities than in the mini malls in the area, like this one, that are already built. developments.

Meridian Corner and another centre, Meridian Crossing, are the two commercial developments in the Foothills, located at the corner of Coast Meridian Road and David Avenue.

Meridian Crossing opened earlier and includes a Subway, a sushi restaurant

and a 7-Eleven.

It appears the biggest challenge to getting businesses to move into the neighbourhood is lack of population.

Wesbild said it has heard complaints from residents and is trying to respond.

Jen Derbyshire, the company’s director of marketing and communications, said

the developer looked at leasing the commercial space as soon as building began on Burke Mountain, but quickly realized it would be tougher to get tenants than expected.

She said the company brought in a leasing agent and aggressively courted coffee giant Starbucks.

Derbyshire noted the com-

Coquitlam Mayor Richard pany even offered Starbucks free rent, but was turned Stewart said he’s also heard from residents on Burke down.

A lease with another local Mountain anxious for amencoffee shop was signed, but ities.

“With any of the master the business had to back out.

“You name a coffee place plan communities, it’s always a challenge in Vancouver because the — we went businesses after them,” have trouble she said.

You name a locating in “Essentially, new neighwhat they said coffee place in ourhoods to us was they Vancouver — we buntil the love Burke went after population [Mountain], is there,” he they love the them. said, adding idea of Burke, – Jen Derbyshire, the city can but that the Wesbild dictate the population amount of that exists there at the moment is not space but can’t tell developlarge enough to support their ers what businesses they business.” should sign up.

Derbyshire said Wesbild He also noted the could have waited five or 10 Partington Creek centre will years, but decided to move have a variety of services, ahead with committed ten- including a full grocery store, ants. when it’s built.

“What we heard in the “This is a magnificent end from our homeowners neighbourhood, it has some is, ‘Please just get us some- amazing amenities now and thing,’” she said. it’s going to have everything Derbyshire also noted a they could ask for, but it much larger commercial comes slowly,” Stewart said, centre is in the works for the adding he tends to hear more Partington Creek neighbour- about the lack of schools in hood that will provide amen- the area than about busiities for the community. nesses.

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jdeutsch@thenownews.com Port Moody residents living in the Suter Brook neighbourhood will get a chance to have their say on a proposed daycare at an upcoming public hearing.

On June 24, council approved the first two readings of a land-use amendment application by the Onni Group to increase space in one of its developments to permit a daycare.

The application is to increase the maximum permitted commercial and community gross floor space for the Suter Brook site by 18,000 square feet in order to allow for a daycare on the second floor of the office building to be constructed at CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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Neighbours rally to help PoCo family

including the Port Coquitlam Home Depot, the Surrey Cedar Port Coquitlam yard and Hawleyscape Tree Service.

With everything in place, the neighboura breathing tube. At one point, the PoCo family didn’t know if Brianna would even hood came together and built the fence last week, unbeknownst to the family. survive.

“That is the best thing I could do within In the ensuing days and weeks, her parents Martin and Marites remained by her side in my capabilities,” Kunow said, quickly thankthe hospital, all while working to support the ing a list of people who chipped in to help, rest of the family — essentially dropping their including Grant Washington, Desmond and Roxanne Reid, Pat Shaw, Richard Out and lives to care for their daughter.

Russ McBeath.

Which brings this story back to the fence.

“Let’s do the right thing and The weekend Brianna fell ill, help somebody out. I presented Martin set out to rebuild the it just as an act of kindness.” fence in his yard.

It was also an act that was He had started the project, Let’s do the more than appreciated. getting as far as tearing down “It’s just unbelievable what the fence. But he couldn’t comright thing and they did,” Vanessa said, recallplete it, having no clue what help somebody ing the emotions family memwould befall his daughter. out. I presented bers felt when they got home Work around the home last Monday to see their fence would take a backseat to it just as an act unexpectedly complete.

Brianna’s health. of kindness.

“She [Kunow] has basically The fence would be a project given my parents the gift of frozen in time, but only for a – Monica Kunow, time, more time to spend with time, thanks to the kindness of Neighbour Brianna.” neighbours and strangers.

Now six weeks later, Brianna Monica Kunow lives in the same PoCo neighbourhood and has watched is still in hospital, but her condition is improvthe Harris family grow up for more than a ing slightly.

Vanessa said the inflammation didn’t affect decade, including Brianna.

Kunow saw the ambulance take the teen her sister’s brain, vision or feisty personality.

Brianna’s also starting to talk and getting away and was overwhelmed by Brianna’s consome sensations back in her body. dition and the family’s ordeal.

The plan is to keep her in hospital for a So one day, she decided to help the family couple of months before transferring her to a out by building them a new fence.

Not really knowing how to actually build rehabilitation centre for children.

Eventually, Vanessa said, the goal is to get a fence, she started knocking on doors in the neighbourhood, and quickly found support her sister home.

While the teenager and her family still have for her plan.

She enlisted Grant Gabolincsy with OFC a long way to go, the situation has been made Construction and his crew to help build the slightly easier by the kindness of neighbours fence and received donations and servi- and others in their PoCo community. twitter.com/jertricitiesnow ces from local businesses for the materials,

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According to a Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure statement released Friday, operator error caused an equipment failure. As a result, a lift connection between a secondary beam and a main truss failed.

On June 17, a large launching truss near a guideway slipped as work was being done along a section of the line running along North Road between Cottonwood and Foster avenues.

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jdeutsch@thenownews.com As the months pass since Shin Noh was last seen leaving his Coquitlam home for a walk, his family’s anguish has turned to advocacy.

The Noh family continues to push the province to implement a Silver Alert program.

The Nohs are also supporting a petition started by a group of community members and volunteers who have helped search for Shin all these months.

The petition, called Start the Silver Alert in BC, is addressed to Health Minister Terry Lake.

The online effort had nearly 1,000 supporters within a week of being launched.

Noh’s son Sam said he hopes the petition will help create momentum for the

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Purpose: To amend the Land Use Contract to increase the maximum permitted commercial and community gross floor area by 18,000 sq. ft. from 122,000 sq. ft. to 140,000 sq. ft. for Suter Brook as a whole. The amendment would allow for the 2nd storey of the office building at 220 Brew Street, to be used for either office or commercial and community use. The purpose of this application is to allow for a daycare to operate on the 2nd storey of the office building.

government to act.

“There’s this online petition. It’s not going to be accepted by the B.C. legislature, but wow, the public is still engaged — that’s what the online petition will demonstrate,” he told the TriCities NOW. In February, CoquitlamMaillardville MLA Selina Robinson brought forward a private member’s bill calling on the government to implement a Silver Alert program.

Like the Amber Alert used for missing children, the bill would create a program that would alert the public of a missing person, likely a senior, who is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of cognitive impairment.

Sam said he recently met with local MLA Linda Reimer and the province’s senior advocate, who he said told him they see a need for the program, but also have concerns.

While he said he understands the concerns, he noted other jurisdictions in North America have worked through the issues and enacted Silver Alert programs.

Ontario has a Silver Alert program, as do nearly three dozen U.S. states. The first Silver Alert program started in Oklahoma in 2005.

“It’s time. Somebody had to bring this up and it may as well be us,” Sam said.

“We, as a family, advocate strongly for this. It’s going to take some time but I’m going to make sure it’s going to happen.”

As for the search for Shin, the family said there is no news on his whereabouts.

Shin was last seen by his wife on the morning of Sept.

18, 2013, before he left his house near Lansdowne Drive and Guildford Way for his morning walk.

In the days and weeks that followed, the community rallied and formed large search parties, scouring the Tri-Cities and other parts of the Lower Mainland, acting on possible sightings.

The family has offered a $10,000 reward in the hopes it might lead to more clues to the missing man’s whereabouts.

Sam noted the family still gets calls about sightings from time to time, but has become good at filtering out the credible tips.

“It’s a dark cloud over our heads right now, trying to move forward with life,” Sam said. “Thoughts of him are constantly on our minds right now.”

For more information on the Silver Alert petition and the search for Shin Noh, go to shin-noh.ca. twitter.com/jertricitiesnow

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220 Brew St. Onni is in talks to bring a daycare operator into the building that would run a centre with space for up to 157 children.

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

A city staff report noted Onni has proposed to allocate 17 parking spaces for the daycare at peak drop-off and pickup times.

The report also noted the amendment is consistent with the official community plan in encouraging both a variety of retail, office and professional services in the area and new childcare spaces in such developments.

Council did have a few questions about the proposal before sending it off

Coun. Zoe Royer called the proposal for a public hearing, including whether “intriguing” and said it’s important a the daycare would have outdoor space.

Officials with Onni noted the day- daycare be close to where people live care would have about 7,000 square feet or work.

“I know there are of patio space for a play many residents living in area. and around the area. It Coun Gerry Nuttall will be interesting to hear said he’s concerned if the I know that what they have to say,” amendment is granted she said. that the space could evenI had a bad Royer also suggested a tually be used for sometaste in my daycare with 157 spots thing else, like a pub, addmouth because could serve a need in the ing the city hasn’t heard community. from the daycare nor are I remember a The public hearing is the contracts signed. hotel was going scheduled for the next “I know that I had a to go in there. council meeting on July bad taste in my mouth 8. because I remember a – Gerry Nuttall In January, council hotel that was going to go approved a rezoning perin there,” he said.

Nuttall said he wants to hear from the mit for a nine-storey office tower on the public and will keep an open mind about site. twitter.com/jertricitiesnow the application.

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In this case, drastic action isn’t needed

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ho wouldn’t want to live in a cottage by the ocean for cheap rent?

That’s the common refrain from people when they hear the story about a group of seven cottagers living in Belcarra Regional Park who have been told by Metro Vancouver they need to leave their homes.

Over the years, the regional district has expressed concerns over liability issues and an interest in expanding access to the park as reasons for getting rid of the residents and the old buildings.

Yes, it’s true — the cottagers known as the Belcarra South Preservation Society pay cheap rent and, since they ultimately don’t own the land, their landlords have the right to shove them out the door.

But that would be a simple view of the situation. The fact is some of the inhabitants of the cottages have lived their entire lives in the little community.

The cottagers have also spent their own money over the years maintaining to the best of their abilities the cottages, some of which have been standing for a century.

The group has also acted as stewards of the park, keeping a watchful eye on the area that would cost thousands if Metro Vancouver had to pay a security company. The group even proposed some type of community programming for the cottages in an effort to stay.

This is hardly a typical tenant/landlord agreement you might see elsewhere.

Raise their rent if it’s too low, but to kick these people out, even after they got the support of both Port Moody city council and Belcarra village council, seems heavyhanded. Surely, the bureaucrats at Metro Vancouver could have found a way to make the situation work without evicting long-time residents from their homes.

CITY HALL EMPLOYEES EARNING HEFTY SALARIES SHOULD JUSTIFY THEM Re: “55 at PoCo City Hall top six-figure mark,” Wednesday, June 25.

I read with some disgust of the 55 PoCo city staff that are now earning, with benefits and compensation, over $100,000 per annum — and it appears other local cities are in the same boat (142 in Coquitlam!).

I would like to see the recipients of these salaries justify them — and I think it would be a stretch.

What the cities need to do is not simply report staff salaries, but the dollar value that they bring to the city. This would not only make residents (who fund these exorbitant salaries) understand the value they are getting for their money, but the city could use that metric to determine whether that position is actually needed — an easy and objective way of determining appropriate staffing.

Mayor aside, at least the city councillors’ “remuneration” is somewhat reasonable — after all, it is not supposed to be a “day” job but a position of honour and esteem that someone takes on, with pride and passion, to serve their city.

It’s not that much different to volunteering … and there are many of us who do that, for nothing, because we truly love our city.

Brian Wormald Port Coquitlam

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ost in the increasingly bitter fight between the B.C. government and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation is the fact that a genuine crisis seems to be developing in many classrooms around the province.

And it’s a crisis that is not about how much a teacher earns or how many kids are in the classroom (although that can be a contributing factor) or whether there are enough school supplies to go around. No, this is about the mental health of students.

Teachers and physicians have noticed a significant rise in anxiety among young people, for example. According to Dr. Steve Mathias, the head of youth mental health programs for the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, this can result in kids “self-medicating” themselves with drug use by their midteens. Mathias, in a presentation to the legislature’s child and youth committee last month, noted about 14 per cent of young people aged 12 to 17 will have a mental health problem in any given year. He also said the number of young people going to emergency rooms with mental health issues has almost tripled since 2008.

Anxiety and depression are two dominant mental health issues for young people, Mathias said, and he noted there simply are not resources (i.e. funding) deployed to deal with this rising problem.

Last week, I asked teachers (via Twitter) to send me their stories about what they see in their classroom when it comes to issues like anxiety and other mental health challenges. Their responses were eye-opening and worrying.

About two dozen teachers all told me they have noticed a significant rise in anxiety and depression among their

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students in recent years. Most said this wasn’t a case of one or two kids in a class showing signs of anxiety, but more like a half dozen.

They attribute this growth in anxiety to several factors, the most notable and prevalent being the rise of social media.

Schools have long been challenging for kids trying to conform or fit in, or to stand out among their peers.

Social media, particularly Facebook and Instagram, have raised those challenges to a whole new level. Some teachers also pointed to the fact that kids have much more rigid routines now, and are pushed into more activities by so-called “helicopter parents,” who pressure them in ways not seen as much in the past.

One teacher, who has taught elementary school for 12 years, said she notices students spend less time reading and less time playing. Their problem-solving skills have eroded, which leads to more stress.

“I find students’ ability to problem solve in the classroom has declined significantly over the course of my career and I feel that adds to their stress levels,” she wrote to me. “They are used to parents solving things for them and feel stressed when they need to solve things for themselves.”

A teacher in Richmond says he has noticed a significant rise in anxiety among teenage girls, and puts a lot of

blame on social media.

“They check Facebook often, are texting more and more between classes, at lunch, at home, etc. I think because their brains are still forming, they literally can’t handle the over-stimulation technology creates,” he wrote.

As a result, he said, he sees more eating disorders, more self-mutilation, higher rates of sexual promiscuity and what he says is an inability to handle “boring” moments.

Some mental health issues can be even more severe in school. One teacher (no names here, as I promised all anonymity) wrote to me that one of her seven-year-old students was so violent that it had turned her classroom into a nightmarish situation, where all kids became anxious and frightened.

“This violent child is in a classroom with 20 other children. Seventeen are ELL, of which one child has two words (bathroom and no) and a second child has about 150 words. I have two ADHD, one ADD and four seeing the school counsellor because of problems at home,” she wrote, adding the whole situation has made everyone tense and anxious.

Obviously, what’s going on in classrooms these days is far different than 10 or 20 years ago. The result is that teaching appears to be a more difficult and challenging job than ever before.

And it doubtless appears that more must be done to deal with what everyone seems to agree is a rapidly deteriorating situation. More resources (for example, more special education assistants) are obviously needed, but even that may not be able to solve a crisis that seems to be enveloping the modern education system.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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don’t survive,” he said.

“We were told there was zero chance of survival.”

McDonald said doctors originally told Alanis’ family Cayley DOBIE that she would likely never editorial@thenownews.com walk or talk again so her One choice can forever progress over the past four change a person’s life — or years is remarkable. She still suffers from lingering brain end it.

Alyssa Alanis survived a damage and she has a shunt horrific crash more than four to remove excess fluid from years ago, and on Friday she her brain. Alanis’ mother Gigi spoke with media about her told the NOW the injury to her experience in the hopes that daughter’s brain has affected it’ll discourage others from her decision-making abilities, which means she can’t attend drinking and driving.

“I think this is a common school or hold down a job.

Prior to the accident, the message that everyone’s hear18 year old ing, don’t drink (now nearly and drive,” 22 years old) Alanis told the was a budding Burnaby NOW Because of musician with Friday night. a promising A l a n i s the choice I career ahead was one of made to be a of her. seven youths passenger in this The singer, involved in s o n g w r i t e r, a serious car, I have to guitarist and crash on Feb. suffer with the pianist had 27, 2010 in consequences. toured with Burnaby. local band the The driver – Alyssa Alanis Boom Booms was impaired the summer and lost control of his vehicle while before the crash. Since that speeding down Willingdon night however, she struggles Avenue near Still Creek Drive to remember events, can no shortly after 1 a.m. The car longer play music, and only struck a lamppost, causing it recently did she begin to sing to become airborne and flip again.

“For us, when we see several times.

“Before you make that something like that, it’s very choice, don’t forget, you need powerful,” McDonald said.

Burnaby RCMP officers to think about the consequences of the choice that joined police from New Westminster and Mounties you make,” Alanis said.

“The consequence of one from across the Lower simple choice that you can Mainland Friday night for a make can change not only one-night enforcement blitz to crack down your life but on impaired it can change drivers. The others’. Not blitz was part only change it We were told of a national but it can end campaign held it.” there was coast to coast The driver zero chance of in anticipation and front passurvival [for of increased senger of the enforcevehicle manAlyssa]. ment during aged to escape – “E” Division Traffic the summer the crash Services Cpl. Robert months. unscathed, but McDonald “With the the five people nice weather sitting in the now, people back of the car, including Alanis, weren’t as are going to go out. If you’re lucky. Three female passen- going to consume any type gers, two from New West and of alcohol or drugs, please one from Vancouver, were plan a safe ride home first,” severely injured while two McDonald said.

“Family and friends, if male passengers, also from New West, died — including somebodyhasconsumedalcohol, please stop them from Alanis’ boyfriend.

According to Cpl. Robert getting in the vehicle … If the McDonald of ‘E’ Division traf- driver of the vehicle has been fic services, Alanis was near consuming drugs or alcohol, death and wasn’t expected to don’t get in the vehicle — the survive — it’s a miracle she choice is yours.”

For McDonald, every death was able to recover, he said.

“A story like this one, again caused by impaired driving for me I’ve been 30 years with is one too many, and until it the RCMP, and we’ve gone to ends he said he and his fellow several accidents. We always officers will continue to operhear of people that some- ate road blocks in attempts to times survive; most of them catch drunk drivers.

“That’s our goal, to save lives and prevent deaths,” he added.

The driver of the car that Alanis was riding in pled guilty to numerous charges, including three counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm, two counts of impaired driving causing death, three counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm, and two counts of dangerous driving causing death.

He was sentenced to three years in prison and handed a 10-year driving ban.

While the driver serves jail time, the pain and anguish of that evening in February 2010 will forever haunt Alanis and her family.

“Because of the choice I made to be a passenger in this car, I have to suffer with the consequences,” she said.

“I have been wonderfully improving, but it’s not easy.”

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Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com The long battle by a group of residents trying to stay in their cottages in Belcarra Regional Park is over.

On Friday, the Metro Vancouver board upheld a decision to evict the residents, known as the Belcarra South Preservation Society,

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The board also decided the buildings could stay for now.

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tion notice would be upheld was disappointing for Jo Ledingham, a resident in one of the cottages for decades, who now finds herself out of a home.

“We’re in a state of shock,” she told the Tri-Cities NOW. “It hasn’t really sunk in. We are really leaving here.”

The issue around the cottages dates back years. In 2013, Metro Vancouver served the residents with an eviction notice, which would have seen them out by the

end of August last year.

The notice was eventually extended to the end of June 2014.

Ledingham said she hoped to get another 60 days since an appeal of the original decision was still under way until this past Friday, but that didn’t happen.

Metro Vancouver gave the cottagers several reasons for the eviction notice, including an interest in expanding the park and improving access to a beach nearby.

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The regional district had also expressed liability concerns regarding the water supply and the state of the cottages.

The society offered proposals to address both the liability and public access issues, along with public programming.

In late May, the group received word shortly after the deadline that Metro Vancouver would disconnect the utilities and lock up the doors and windows.

Ledingham said she was told by Metro Vancouver staff she and the rest of the cottagers would be given some extra time to pack up and go, but that they wanted to see some movement by mid-July.

As the deadline hits, the long-time resident, who has lived in her cottage since 1978, said she has no idea where she’s going to live.

“I’ve lived in this house for so long, what do I know about renting a house?” Ledingham said, noting it will be 90 years since the cottage hasn’t had a tenant.

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Metro Vancouver has said it wants to expand Belcarra Regional Park by removing seven cottages.

“At the age of almost 74, I’m going to have to reinvent myself.”

As for the cottages, Ledingham predicts Metro Vancouver will tear them down at some point after the summer, suggesting the regional district never wanted them there.

There are seven cottages located in the regional park,

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“As far as the musicians go, we have the full gamut: bands, duos, soloists, vocalists,” said Pamela Gole, communications and events coordinator at the Port Moody Arts Centre.

“My goal was to not turn anybody away. We’ve really crammed the event full, and we’ve got 10 more acts than we did last year.”

Most performers taking part in the festival are from the Tri-Cities, though Gole is equally focused on the audience.

“It’s a youth arts fest and it’s for the performers, of course, but I also wanted to make it so the attendees are also in that age range,” she said.

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Cole is cognizant of the fact that some of the musicians will be performing in front of an audience for the first time, and stressed the fact that fun should come before all else this weekend.

“It’s not a competition, and it’s not intimidating,” she said. “There’ll be a whole range of talent: from firsttimers to people who have been doing gigs already and are looking for more opportunities out there.”

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As we kick off summer, Fraser Health has some tips to help keep local residents out of the emergency room.

As you plan your hot days and summer nights, here are a few simple steps to avoid unnecessary trips to the ER: • Don’t drink and drive.

• Keep hydrated by drinking lots of water.

• Limit your sun and heat exposure by looking for places with lots of shade.

• Call 8-1-1 for confidential health information and non-emergency services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For deaf and hearingimpaired assistance (TTY), call 7-1-1. Through 8-1-1, you have access to nurses, pharmacists, dietitians or health services representatives who can help you get the information you need to manage your health concerns or those of your family.

• For non-urgent care during office hours, call your family doctor or the doctor on call for the practice or clinic. Consider going to a local walk-in clinic. Call ahead or visit HealthLink BC (www. healthlinkbc.ca/find) to search for a clinic that’s open during holidays.

• Know the holiday hours for your local pharmacy or drug store, and talk to your pharmacist to ensure your prescriptions are up to date and filled prior to the holidays.

• If you are concerned about a possible poisoning or exposure to a toxic substance, call Poison Control at 1-800567-8911.

• If at any time you feel you require urgent medical attention, do not hesitate to go to the emergency department or call 9-1-1. Emergency services at Fraser Health hospitals are available 24 hours a day; however, at times they may experience higher than normal volumes. A triage system is used in emergency to ensure priority is given to those patients requiring the

Info session tonight

The SHARE Family & Community Services Society continues its 13-week education series on alcohol and drug use with a session tonight (Wednesday, July 2) titled “Marijuana: A secondclass addiction?”

Registration is not required for this free session, which runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. The session is open to those concerned about their use or the use of others.

Call 604-936-3900 for information.

most urgent care. Be patient while staff try to see all

patients as quickly as possible.

For more tips, visit Fraser Health’s website on summer

safety: http://fraserhealth. ca/your_health/seasonal-

health/summer-safety/summer-safety.

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Philley recalls early World Cup chase

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Pat Philley, left, joins Mayor Richard Stewart on stage upon induction at the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame June 19.

Philley was honoured for his accomplishments in soccer — including a run at a World Cup bid in 1957.

sports@thenownews.com In the midst of catching some 2014 World Cup action, Coquitlam’s Pat Philley took a moment to reflect on Canada’s long-ago stab at getting to soccer’s ultimate tournament — a goal that still befuddles the 147-year-old nation.

The one-time national team captain said the 1957 march was an experience of a lifetime, but in the moment was both exciting and disappointing.

“We won two [games] and lost two,” recalled the 84-year-old Philley, who two weeks ago joined Bill Bradley, Brian Lewis, Bill Mitchell and Gail Klaver-Sayers as the newest inductees into the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame.

In its first game of what was the predecessor to today’s CONCACAF qualifying tournament, Canada were undisputed underdogs, as they remain today. But the team was a scrappy bunch with some talent, Philley recalls.

“I played four times for Canada, in 1957, and it was a wonderful experience.”

Returning to international competition after a two-decade absence due to a British-led dispute with FIFA, Canada had limited resources to field a team, but still pushed forward.

In its debut in the qualifying tournament, the Canadians hammered the U.S. 5-1 in Toronto, with Philley contributing to the offensive tally.

Two losses in Mexico would prove costly, as Mexico would capture the region’s berth to the Sweden-based 1958 World Cup. Canada would finish the tourney at 3-2, with Philley missing the final game due to injury.

“We did alright for what we were, but what hurt us was, the [Canadian program] decided it didn’t have the money to have another home game so we played the rest on the road,” he recalled. “The [altitude] in Mexico was like 9,400-feet, and we didn’t play well in that con-

dition. Mexico was slightly better than us, and they went on.”

His playing career was also highlighted by other international competition, playing against the likes of Moscow Lokomotiv in 1956.

A recent stroke has affected his speech a bit, Philley said, but he still has vivid memories of those early days. And talking with him, its evi-

SPORTS SHORTS GLAESSER TURNS TO SCOTLAND Coquitlam’s Jasmin Glaesser will be back on the saddle for Canada later this month in Glasgow, Scotland.

The 2012 Olympic medallist is a member of Canada’s cycling team for the XX Commonwealth Games, which runs July 23 to Aug. 3.

Along with Vancouver’s Laura Brown and Steph Roorda, Glaesser will challenge for medals in the women’s scratch, individual pursuit and points events.

In March, the Terry Fox alumna captured two medals for Canada, a silver in team pursuit and bronze in the women’s point race, at the UCI Track championships in Colombia.

The racer, who turns 22 next week, partnered with Gillian Carleton and Tara Whitten to win bronze in the women’s team pursuit race in London two years ago.

dent that his sense of humour is still intact.

The Vancouver-raised Philley still has his scrapbook from his playing days, including a lot of time playing alongside brother Brian, who passed away in 2002.

Like his younger brother, Brian Philley was a key member of the Canadian national team in the late 1950s, and would be inducted into the

Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame a decade ago.

Pat Philley would join him in 2005.

“Brian was a better ball player than I was and we played quite a bit together,” noted Philley.

“Brian was a skilled player, and I was kind of rough and tough. People liked that I was more rough and he was more smooth.

“We kind of fit well together.”

ADANACS ‘D’ STIFLES SHAMROCKS TRIBE WIN SINGLE-RUN CONTEST Strong goaltending and some impressive resilience from the youthful Coquitlam Adanacs lineup helped supplant the unbeaten Victoria Shamrocks 11-8 in Western Lacrosse Association action Saturday.

Make that ‘previously unbeaten’ Shamrocks.

Sparked by a 35-save performance from Adam Shute — including all 14 shots in the first period — the Adanacs jumped out to a 5-0 lead and withstood a steady Victoria charge to improve to 4-5 on the year — four points back of fourth place.

“It’s a huge confidence builder for our guys,” remarked Coquitlam coach Bob Salt. “You’ve got to jump on them quick and that’s what we did.”

Brett Hickey led the way with two goals and three assists, while Brandon Goodwin and Vincent Ricci each tallied twice.

Coquitlam’s next test comes Thursday, when they visit the New Westminster Salmonbellies.

For an indepth game story, go to www.thenownews.com.

With the all-star break behind them, the Tri-City Indians restarted the B.C. Midget AAA baseball regular season where they left off — with a win.

The Tribe overcame an off night at the plate to edge past Cloverdale 1-0 last week. With just two hits — both by Brendan Sinclaire — the Port Moody-based squad racked up its sixth straight victory.

Sinclaire slapped out a single to lead off the fourth inning, then stole second. Advancing to third with another sacrifice, Sinclaire would score the game’s only run on Evan Bannister’s fielder’s choice.

Two innings later he would be stranded at third after lashing a two-out triple.

Anchoring the decision was a rock-solid performance from Bannister, who finished off the Cloverdale batters on 97 pitches, racking up five strikeouts in the process.

The Tribe improved to 18-5 on the year, standing behind only Chilliwack (18-3) and Richmond (22-4).

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