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Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com For Bill Bursey, the now-empty lot on Ioco Road represents the future home for several generations of his family.

His daughter and son-in-law bought the property on the lower side of the Port Moody street with plans of building a new home that would be for the entire extended family.

Bursey and his wife, now retired, would live on the top floor, while the younger generation would take the main floor and basement, the latter being a walkout because of the slope of the property.

Plans were submitted to the city a year ago, while the former home was knocked down in the process.

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RESIDENTS TELL BC HOUSING THEY WANT MENTAL-HEALTH CARE AND GREEN SPACES

Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com It may have been a new round of open houses with the public on the future of the Riverview lands, but the message was pretty much the same.

According to a BC Housing report on open houses held in May, respondents suggested the biggest priority for the lands is mental-health care, followed by open/green space and trees.

The other top uses for the Riverview lands included a teaching hospital, museum and retention of existing buildings.

The first batch of open houses in February produced similar feedback from attendees, who also suggested a mental-health facility should be the top priority for the site.

Coquitlam Coun. Craig Hodge, the chair of the city’s

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Preserving the green spaces and trees on the Riverview grounds is a priority for many Tri-Cities residents.

Riverview lands advisory committee, said residents are sending a clear message.

“Residents want the government to protect open green spaces and the trees,

and there is overwhelming support for a mental-health facility,” he told the Tri-Cities NOW, adding that he believes the two uses are compatible.

He also noted the findings

from the public are in line with the City of Coquitlam’s vision for the site.

In June, the city released a wide-ranging report calling for the lands to be used as a health and wellness campus, an acute-care hospital and a purpose-built psychiatric hospital.

Hodge said he has a sense the people involved in the project are listening and getting the message from the public.

However, he also argued it’s time for the provincial government to take note of the support for a mental health facility and start acting on the feedback and getting on with planning.

The open houses are part of an effort to create a vision document for Riverview, which is being prepared by BC Housing.

A total of 295 people attended the two open hous-

es in May, while 167 people provided comments at the event. The website renewingriverview.com garnered another 48 comments.

The report also recommended future open houses offer greater details on the goals of BC Housing, including the approximate costs for green space and trees, and more information about a potential mental-health facility.

In all, BC Housing expects to hold four sets of open houses as part of the process.

The dates for the final two groups of open houses have not been set.

As for a timeline for the vision document, the organization has stated it will probably take a year to complete.

It will then be shared with the City of Coquitlam, which has its own neighbourhood and land use planning processes.

Residents want the government to protect open green spaces and the trees, and there is overwhelming public support for a mental-health facility.

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now in doubt after the city made changes to how it handles the zoning bylaw around new homes.

Bursey said he was assured by the city his plans were fine and the project was just days away from getting the necessary permits approved, when he received notice last week that the work couldn’t move forward.

The issue surrounds the floor area ratio, or FAR. The FAR in Port Moody allows for a house to take up 50 per cent of the lot size, but doesn’t include an unfinished basement or garage in the calculation.

In the case of Bursey’s proposed house, the lot is 7,500 square feet, which would give them 3,750 square feet of living space.

However, the walkout basement, which the family intended to finish later, wasn’t included in the FAR. The entire structure would actually be 4,500 square feet, a number that has run afoul of the bylaw.

“It’s essentially going to make it impossible for us to build this house,” Bursey told the Tri-Cities NOW. And Bursey believes his family’s plan is the victim of a larger debate in the community around so-called monster homes.

Last month, city council gave staff direction to come up with changes to existing zoning bylaws for new single-family dwellings to deal with the proliferation of large homes in the community.

One area of the city where changes are being considered is along the Ioco corridor.

Bursey said he understands some of the concerns from residents on the issue, pointing out a couple of large homes in the area he doesn’t necessarily agree with either, but maintains he’s not building a monster home and the structure wouldn’t block any views.

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Bill Bursey and his grandson, Matthew de Moor, look over plans for their new home in Port Moody. the meat grinder here. Our house is essentially very similar in character and design to the houses on either side,” he said.

Bursey also predicts that tighter rules around unfinished basements in the area will lower the value of existing properties.

It appears the family has the city’s mayor on its side.

Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay is critical of how city staff have handled the situation, questioning the timing of the change, and pointing out the interpretation of the bylaw for years has been to allow people to finish the basement later.

“You don’t just say we’re going to change it midstream on the guy,” he said, adding he’s never agreed with the city’s interpretation to allow basements to be finished later.

Clay also believes Bursey’s home is being singled out because of the monster home debate, but suggested the plans presented have nothing to do with blocking views or height concerns.

“The only common denominator here is it’s in response to the town hall meeting and the discussion around building heights, [at] which we gave very clear direction, we don’t want knee-jerk reactions, we want a properly thought out, methodical changing of how

we’re going to calculate the heights,” he said.

In response, city staff said the change affecting Bursey’s plan is not related to the monster home debate.

Acting city manager Neal Carley explained that a process internally at City Hall recently changed after staff discovered that in some cases, homeowners were finishing their basements, but not getting the space reviewed to ensure it met the bylaw.

“I think what’s happened is, some people went, ‘Oh, I can get away with this,’ and exceeded the limits of the zoning bylaw, and no one will really know,” he said, adding the issue comes down to compliance with the bylaw.

Carley also suggested the internal change has nothing to do with the current discussion about monster homes, but said he can see how they could get mixed up, given the timing.

“It’s just one more level to make sure everything is in compliance with existing bylaws,” he said, noting the discussion around monster homes revolves more around form and character.

Herecommendstodevelopers that any applications they make to the city be in compliance with the bylaw.

As for Bursey, he’s not planning to give up on his dream home any time soon. twitter.com/jertricitiesnow

Schools ready to open

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Schools across the Tri-Cities are ready to open their doors on Sept. 2 and trustees are encouraging parents to press both sides in the ongoing teachers’ strike to make sure that happens.

Because there has been no picketing in the

district, unionized support staff have been able to do the maintenance work in schools to have them ready for reopening, School District 43 board chair Melissa Hyndes said Tuesday.

“We’re ready to open when there is a negotiated deal,” Hyndes said. “Both sides are, hopefully, at the table and talking. We will CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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Fire crews were called to a home in the 1900 block of Anderson Way around 11 p.m. Saturday after a camper style trailer exploded in front of a home.

No one was in the camper at the time and no one was injured, but the trailer was destroyed by the blast.

A truck attached to the trailer was only slightly damaged.

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Delmonico said it appears the explosion started in the refrigeration-propane area of the trailer, but noted investigators haven’t determined the exact cause. He also said it was fortunate no one was in the camper at the time.

“It’s one of those things, you don’t know if it would have happened had someone been in it, but certainly, anytime there’s an explosion of that magnitude, you wouldn’t want to be around it,” Delmonico said, noting the family had returned from a camping trip earlier that day.

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Late Saturday, the side of this camper was blown off by a blast that involved a propane tank. with a propane tank explosion, the structure will blow out and might or might not start a fire.

In this case, Delmonico said a fire did start, but was

quickly put out by fire crews.

As for any general safety message to the public, the fire chief said he couldn’t offer one until the exact cause of the explosion is determined.

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Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com It’s another milestone for the Port Mann Bridge project.

Last week, the giant yellow gantry crane on the new bridge placed its final concrete deck segment and crews have begun the job of dismantling it, piece-by-piece.

According to Transportation Investment Corp., the company in charge of the Port Mann/Highway 1 Improvement project, since 2010, the 720-tonne gantry crane has lifted and placed 1,158 pre-cast concrete segments, completing the bridge’s deck to its final 10lane width.

The final step in completing the deck took place last month as the gantry was relocated to the Surrey side of the bridge and then used to build the final three spans of its south approach.

TI Corp. explained crews hauled 39 pre-cast concrete deck segments one at a time from a Coquitlam fabrication yard to the south side of the bridge. Each 80-tonne segment was lifted from a haul truck with the gantry crane and attached to the truss. Once all the segments for a span were attached to the truss, they were aligned, bonded together with an industrial epoxy, tensioned with cables and then set into place as a complete unit.

The company said finishing work will continue on the final two lanes over coming months, but the final job for the gantry is the end of the “heaviest lifting” on the project. The crane, which was designed and manufactured specifically for Port Mann Bridge construction, will be disassembled in coming weeks and recycled or potentially repurposed for a future project elsewhere.

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Public schools offer a lot

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ith the ongoing labour dispute paralyzing the B.C. public school system, it’s no wonder there’s been a lot of interest in private schools.

Education is now vastly more complicated than it was in the 1930s, when B.C. schools tended to concentrate on the three Rs, when the vast majority of students would never see post-secondary education as an option, and when one-room schoolhouses were still common.

Now a majority of students will go to university or to a technical or trade school. Computers are as important to mechanics and nurses as they are to engineers. Literacy and numeracy are more vital than ever, but to those basic skills we have added a vast range of social issues we expect teachers to address, from physical fitness to life skills to social awareness.

A society used to choice and seeing more and more options for the future of its next generation has demanded more choice from its schools. To a great degree, the province and school districts have provided that.

An article in Sunday’s Province sang the praises of private schools — smaller class sizes, specialized programs, higher test scores. Yet it capped that coverage with a photo from the Langley Fine Arts School — a public school.

Choice schools, dedicated to everything from the International Baccalaureate program to French immersion, from athletics to performance to the fine arts, have become a feature of the landscape. And these schools are open to every student who can meet their requirements, regardless of their parents’ ability to pay.

A danger of praising private schools too highly is that parents may not even try to find out what is available in the public system.

Another danger is that, if too many of our political elites enrol their children in private programs, what incentive do they have to add more choices and support to the public schools?

CAR SHOW WAS GREAT, BUT WE NEED TO SORT WASTE

A huge thanks to the BIA and Port Coquitlam for a really fun event this weekend. The car show was pretty awesome, and it was fun having so many tourists in town. Almost as much fun as watching the councillors make breakfast.

I’m not a big car fan, but events like this have really had a positive impact on the city centre neighbourhood.

Downtown PoCo feels alive, interesting.

The one criticism I do have is about waste management, which was as old-school as the classic cars lining the streets. City staff collected everything as garbage — near as I could tell, not one pop can was recycled.

In 2014? The city made null its own campaign urging us to recycle. Going into the future, we have to do better. The bins were available, there was just no one to stream the waste.

So, why couldn’t the city approach the good folks already collecting bottles and cans in our neighbourhoods to recruit volunteers to stream waste at city events? They would sort recyclables from garbage at collection points, as well as roaming pick up. Pool the refundable items and arrange with Biggar or some such to pick up periodically during the event. At the end of the day, split the proceeds amongst that pool of volunteers.

Everybody wins. The city would be all green and progressive, the community would get a chance to be more inclusive and we keep a whole lot of bah out of landfills.

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ne of B.C.’s grandest and most historic traditions is up and running again, but it’s not entirely clear how long it can keep going.

I’m talking about the Pacific National Exhibition, a 15-day whirlwind of entertainment that combines midway rides, livestock exhibitions, concerts, exhibits of all shapes and sizes and way too much food.

But the annual fair faces mounting pressures as time goes on.

It is essentially a throw-back to earlier times, when it was the only big event in town. It began as an agriculture fair, located on the distant outskirts of the young town of Vancouver (its east side location was fairly remote when it began in 1910).

Over the years, it evolved into a major entertainment destination and a significant cultural event that celebrated the idea of British Columbia itself. For years, school children in the Lower Mainland got a major prize with their final school report card of the year: a free ticket to the PNE (this year, kids under 13 get in free).

And so for decades, the PNE was a Big Deal.

Visiting the fair was a tradition for thousands of families, who would arrive early in the day and leave late at night, exhausted from seeing and trying everything, from riding the midway to watching the Demolition Derby, the Festival of Forestry, livestock shows and, of course, eating in the Food Building.

The famous Challenger Map of B.C. was located there for years, as was the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame. This is where the annual Boat Show, Auto Show and Home Show got their starts.

The entertainment was legendary.

Huge stars appeared: Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash,

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Neil Young and, of course, The Beatles.

But, over the years, the PNE found itself looking a bit aged, a corny piece of the past that seemed overtaken by newer, faster and more varied forms of entertainment. It had become a period piece and its nostalgic charm wasn’t enough to make it the dominant event of the year anymore.

Still, the fair has survived and this year hundreds of thousands of people will walk through its gates, which is a testament to its endurance and the widespread public support for it.

However, recent years have seen the emergence of all kinds of neighbouring community-based festivals and celebrations and they pose direct competition to the PNE. While there’s nothing wrong with community festivals, the fact that a number of them are seeded with municipal funding sets them apart from the PNE, which does not receive a subsidy from B.C. taxpayers.

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nd this raises the legitimate question of whether the PNE should qualify for a financial subsidy from the City of Vancouver (which is the owner of the PNE) or the B.C. government, if that’s what it takes to ensure that it survives down the road.

The PNE’s financial situation can be precarious: too much rain during the

two-week run of the fair can spell disaster, as happened several years ago.

If the PNE fair were to one day disappear, it would be a major hit to the economy of Metro Vancouver.

The PNE is the largest employer of youth in all of B.C. and many young workers who work the fair make enough money in a short period to pay for a big chunk of their post-secondary education (I was once one of those kids, having worked 10 consecutive fairs some time ago).

The PNE itself estimates it contributes about $140 million to the economy every year. That includes about $25 million in taxes and $50 million in wages.

As well, about 25,000 people from outside Metro Vancouver visit the fair, and stay an average of three nights in hotels and motels.

That’s a lot of economic activity, and it cannot be allowed to disappear.

To be clear, the PNE board is not asking for financial help from any level of government, at least not yet. But it’s important to note the PNE fair is the only major fair in North America that doesn’t receive a generous taxpayerfunded subsidy.

The organization reports a modest financial surplus every year, but attendance at the fair has declined three straight years (from 962,000 in 2010 to 712,000 last year).

Of course, attendance figures can be looked at in a glass half-full way: attracting more than 700,000 customers is still a sign of impressive public support.

So visit the fair. Try to win a house or a car. Ride the roller coaster. Don’t let B.C.’s greatest annual celebration disappear any time soon.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

LETTERS LEAVE THE NAME ALONE

Re: “Will it be Evergreen?” Friday, Aug. 15.

Why would you change a name at this stage of the game? There’s nothing wrong with “Evergreen.”

We have all become used to it.

It would be very confusing for those who do not know it has been changed, and are treated like idiots at the transfer points when we have to ask what train we are to take next.

Leave things alone.

Jean Wickens Coquitlam ••• Since the idea was born, the SkyTrain extension into Coquitlam and Port Moody has been called “the Evergreen Line.”

All the signs say so. All the people know it as such. I agree with Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay that you could say it’s a brand name. It’s fine the way it is.

I can’t help but wonder how much time and money it will cost for TransLink to explore this issue. Is this why TransLink is always short on cash? Certainly there must be bigger issues to deal with.

Corinne Bader Coquitlam

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part by an association with the Confucius Institute, which gets its directions from (need I say) authoritarian Beijing.

What are they teaching at that school? What are they not teaching at that school? How can we be sure of academic freedom?

Note: For its own reasons the Toronto District School Board — the largest in Canada — is cutting its connection with the Confucius Institute.

There is lots of debate in Toronto but none in cosy Coquitlam.

Is not School District 43 fooling itself? How about some discussion?

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As the Tri-Cities NOW first reported last week, TransLink is considering changing the name of the Evergreen Line, but will only say it has no immediate plans to do so.

QUESTIONING LINKS TO THE CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE

Two Canadian missionaries, owners of a coffee shop and supported by a New Westminster church, accused of stealing state

secrets are now detained by China in a “diplomatic” tit for tat with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who very publicly revealed Chinese hacking of the National Research Council.

Meanwhile, School District 43 blithely continues with 50 per cent Mandarin instruction at its Walton Elementary, funded in

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remain optimistic that we will have students in their seats Sept. 2.”

The board has registration information posted on its website at www.sd43.bc.ca.

Hyndes said that by the end of this week, a “mini-site” will be posted offering updates on the strike and expected opening dates, resource material for parents and background on the board’s advocacy during the dispute.

Last week, the board launched a media campaign to press for a deal by Sept. 2 and to let families know that trustees are “putting students first.”

A media blackout continued this week

on talks between teachers and employers.

Mediator Vince Ready has held exploratory talks with both sides and has offered to step in when they have moved close enough to a deal to make mediation useful.

The government has said that if the strike continues into September, it will use the $12 million a day it would save on teaching salaries to pay $40 a day per student to parents of the 340,000 children in public schools to cover their child-care and education-related costs during the dispute.

The strike began June 17. The two sides are believed to be close on wages but hundreds of millions of dollars apart on the issues of class size and composition.

It’s time to say goodbye to your old trash cans.

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jdeutsch@thenownews.com The ending was probably not how it played out in the mind of an alleged cat burglar caught red-handed by Coquitlam Mounties.

On June 30, members of the RCMP’s prolific target team were in the Burquitlam area when they noticed a man dressed in dark clothing walking in the area and nervously looking at passing vehicles.

Police said the man suddenly jumped over the fence of a ground floor apartment unit’s patio in the 600 block of Como Lake Avenue.

He appeared to check if anyone was home by knocking on the patio door.

Then he allegedly pried open the door with a crowbar, broke into the apartment, ransacked the place, and left with bags full of stolen goods.

Unfortunately for him, officers quickly moved in and arrested the alleged cat burglar, and returned all of the stolen items.

Coquitlam RCMP noted crime analysts for the detachment were seeing a substantial increase in residential break-ins in the area of Como Lake Avenue between Clarke Road and Townley Street.

The prolific target team and general duty investigators were tasked with investigating the cause of the increase and conducting more street checks in the area.

“This is an excellent example of how effective the Coquitlam RCMP’s crime reduction strategy is,” said RCMP Cpl Jamie Chung in a statement. “Our crime analysts analyze and transform information from the public and our frontline officers on suspicious or criminal activities into crime reduction intelligence, which is then

used by both uniformed and plainclothes officers on a daily basis. This is why we urge people to report any-

thing suspicious.”

Michael Languedoc, 37, of Coquitlam is now facing several charges, including break

and enter, possession of a break-in instrument and driving while prohibited.

He has been in cus-

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Police also note the area around the 600 block of Como Lake is no longer identified as a crime hot spot.

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On Thursday, the branch is expected to announce it is one of the first in B.C. to get a licence that will allow minors into the branch, accompanied by their parents. A press release said the move will “change the face of our membership recruitment.”

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While many of these lessons pertain to their coursework, kids pick up much more than book smarts from school, where kids first learn to cultivate friendships and build lasting relationships. In addition to a new curriculum, new teachers

and new schedules, kids also might make new friends once a school year begins. While some familiar faces carry through from grade to grade, chances are youngsters will meet new students who will soon become good friends.

While many kids find it easy to make new friends, others might need some assistance so they can make the most of

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If you are new to the area or have moved over the summer, registration for new students will take place in public schools the week of August 25.

Bring along proof of citizenship for parent and child (i.e. birth certificate, PR card, passport) and proof of local residency.

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mate over for a play date.

Unstructured time to play or get to know each other is a great way to establish friendships. Invite new children over each time to see which friendships are the strongest, but make sure you are not pushing a friendship on your child.

• Discover common interests. One of the quickest ways to build friendships is through common interests, says Kirk Martin, a behavioural therapist and author.

Encourage your child to join a club or sports group where he or she can meet other kids with similar interests.

Sometimes finding reasons to talk to other children is the most difficult step to making new friends. Sharing a common interest removes this barrier.

• Teach proper manners.

Children who are polite, well-mannered and know how to follow direction are better equipped to attract friends. Children who misbehave may be shunned by other kids and their parents who do not want the hassle

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Many friendships are formed outside of the classroom. of an unruly youngster coming over to play. Respectful children who are honest, trustworthy and capable of sustaining eye contact and making small talk may find it easy to make friends.

• Take the friendship lead.

As parents, you can improve your child’s chances of making friends by getting friendly with their classmates’ parents. You do not have to become bosom buddies with everyone, but making connections with fellow parents can reinforce the value of friendship to your children.

Socializing as families also

presents other opportunities to get together and solidify relationships.

• Boost confidence levels.

As a parent you can talk to your children about their strengths and positive attributes. Emphasizing kids’ best traits will increase their selfesteem, and that sense of self-worth can make it easier for them to make friends. A child who is shy and insecure may retreat when meeting new people, but a child who can proudly stand behind his or her accomplishments may attract friends easily.

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He would introduce his latest categorization of people by saying, “There are two kinds of people in the world.” For example, there are those who see the cup as half full (optimists) and others who see it as half empty (pessimists).

The exceptionally joyful see the cup as overflowing, and the extremely negative see that cup as chipped, stained and half emptied of dirty, bitter scum.

After far too many categorizations, I had the final word. There are two kinds of people in the world: those who think there are two kinds of people, and those who don’t.

In her book Mindset: the new psychology of success, Carol Dweck, an expert in motivation and personality psychology, describes two types of mindsets.

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A growth mindset recognizes possibilities and potentials. It fosters hope and can motivate us to learn, practise and improve. Just because this is how we have been doesn’t mean we will always remain the same. We can grow — at any age.

Not only can a mindset shade how you see yourself and others, it can limit your relationships. Family members can fall into habits of behaviour, replaying the same interactions and seeing

one another as caricatures of their whole selves. Over time, they don’t expect to see any improvement, so they don’t even work to improve their relationships.

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The sun can make it hard to see so be sure to wear sunglasses and proper eyewear. Take a moment to let your eyes adjust when you go from dark to bright or vice versa as you could miss objects in your way and increase the risk for a trip or fall.

Get equipped Walkers and canes can help with balance on uneven sidewalks; and hip protectors can prevent broken bones if you trip or fall. Proper footwear is also important.

As tempting as sandals are in the heat, they can easily get caught on something and increase the risk for a fall.

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City offers recycling The City of Coquitlam will be offering residents the opportunity to recycle their old trash cans in September.

With all single-family homes now using carts designed specifically for the city’s new automated waste collection program, residents who wish to do so will be able to put out their old cans to have them collected and recycled for free, according to a press release from the city.

From Sept. 1 to 30, residents can put their old cans at curbside on their garbage cart collection day (bi-weekly), in the same location that garbage and green carts are collected.

Cans for recycling should be placed out by 7:30 a.m. and must be absolutely empty with no garbage inside.

Multiple cans can be recycled, and, if possible, should be stacked inside one

Help wanted during election The City of Coquitlam is accepting applications for individuals interested in working during the 2014 General Local Election, according to a press release issued Monday.

Available positions include Presiding Election Official, Alternate Presiding Election Official, Machine Attendant, Election Official and Standby.

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Fresh off another Canada Cup domination, Sandra Walter has her mind set on similar status on the World Mountain Bike championships stage.

The Coquitlam native captured her firstever Canadian marathon mountain bike title in Whistler, a day after earning her third straight Canada Cup crown.

For the marathon win, the 34-year-old Walter finished the 60-kilometre course in 4:20:26, well ahead of her nearest competitor. It was Walter’s first national championship victory.

Walter, who races for Liv/Giant Canada, will now advance to the World Mountain Bike championships next month in Norway.

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A four-goal blitz to begin the first period set the tone as Canada bested the host Czech Republic 6-2 to claim its seventh straight Under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup title on Saturday.

The u18 tournament featured a number of highly regarded prospects, with Coquitlam’s Mathew Barzal front-and-centre. The Seattle Thunderbirds pivot finished second overall in tourney scoring, tallying two goals and four assists over five games.

He would score in the team’s wins over Switzerland and the U.S. and registered at least a point in all but one game.

The 17-year-old Barzal, ranked among the top possible picks for the NHL 2015 Entry Draft, now prepares to best last year’s rookie totals in the Western Hockey League.

As a freshman with the T-birds, the six-foot centreman tallied 14 goals and 40 assists.

LEW MEDALS AT LEGION

At the 2014 Canadian Legion Youth Track and Field championships last week in Langley, Jasmine Lew closed out the season in the same way she started it — on the podium.

The Coquitlam teen would place third in the under-16 girls 100-metre dash, posting a time of 12.60 seconds.

In one day, she also helped her South Fraser Track team place fourth in the 1600m medley against provincial team rivals, finish fourth in the 4x100m relay, then post a personal best of 5.22m in the long jump.

That result was good for fourth.

She wrapped up the weekend by placing sixth in the 200m final, with a time of 26.41 seconds.

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Adanacs take early Minto lead

Two games does not a best-of-seven make.

But it’s a heckuva great beginning.

The Coquitlam Adanacs demonstrated two ways of winning a big playoff game on the weekend, rallying to top the Six Nations Arrows 7-6 in Game 1, then bowled over the Ontario champions 11-6 on Sunday to take a firm 2-0 lead in the Minto Cup junior national lacrosse championships.

The tourney continued Tuesday (past the Tri-Cities NOW deadline), and Game 4 goes tonight (Wednesday), 8 p.m. at the Langley Events Centre.

After scoring three unanswered goals to pull out the win in the best-of-seven opener, the Adanacs used sheer force to dictate the pace in the second match — with Six Nations showing surprising little resistance.

“We weren’t expecting this but we’ll take

it,” remarked Coquitlam head coach Neil Doddridge on Sunday’s result. “We had a real good first period, real focused and that kind of set the tone for the rest of the game.”

Limiting the Arrows to just eight shots in the opening 20 minutes and holding a 3-1 lead, Coquitlam upped it to 5-1 before Ontario’s team put up a serious objection.

They would score three goals and made it 6-5 early in the third before Langley native and late Adanac acquisition James Rahe counted his third goal of the night.

“Wes [Berg] draws a lot of attention — he caught the ball and I had plenty of time to step in and take the shot. I took my time to pick my spot and it paid off, especially since I had a lot of time,” said Rahe of what stood up as the game-winner.

It was on the powerplay, and was followed

by three more extra-man markers — two on delayed calls — as Coquitlam refreshed its lead to five goals. For the second day in a row, Eli McLaughlin would net a pair, with Tyler Pace also scoring twice.

A day earlier, Berg would ignite the Adanac comeback and cash in the winner with 10 minutes left in regulation.

Netminder Peter Dubenski anchored the first win, kicking out 43 shots. He was equally as sharp, though tested less, in Sunday’s victory.

“Big difference was our loose balls, we outloose balled them in the first and second,” said Doddridge. “It really gave us second chances and limited their second chances. Pete was obviously strong again, and any key to a good defence is the goalie.”

Keep up-to-date on the Minto Cup results at www.thenownews.com.

Coquitlam gymnast gets silver bounce

Dan OLSON

sports@thenownews.com For her first big international foray, Club Aviva’s Tiana Hesmert picked a great time to deliver.

Against a formidable field of international competitors, the 22year-old gymnast hit her marks and collected silver on the doublemini at the Indo-Pacific championships in South Africa last month.

A long-time member of the Coquitlam-based club, Hesmert shook off any jitters she had and proceeded to collect one of Canada’s five medals at the Sun City competition.

“I really didn’t know what to expect, as this was my first big international meet,” said Hesmert, a native of Richmond. “I did some of my personal bests and was doing some harder passes and the scores were higher than usual.”

Wearing the red-and-white on foreign soil was a new experience for veteran. But she didn’t let that distract her from the task at hand, posting a final score of 130.800 in the senior women’s 17 and older division. She trailed gold medalist Braids Thomas of Australia by just .200.

“I was a little bit surprised how calm it went, because I’ve struggled with mental blocks over my career,” she said.

However, considerable training exercises and consulting with a sports psychologist have given her a stronger footing when it comes to putting her best performance forward.

“My confidence kind of fluctuates and just at some times I found I couldn’t do certain skills…

Seeing a sports psychologist has really helped get over those mental blocks.”

Hesmert has been in the gym for much of her life, beginning in the sport at the age of four on the artistic side.

The past 10 years she’s put her energy into the trampoline events, withstrongresults.AttheCanadian nationals in May, Hesmert scored a bronze in senior women’s doublemini, improving on her debut in the senior level a year earlier by one position. At the Canada Cup she finished fourth overall.

Her placing now assures her a chance to don the Canadian uniform again at the Senior Pan American championships in Toronto next week. She will also be among those trying to represent Canada at the World championships in London.

“We’re really thrilled at Tiana’s results to this point , she’s a very determined girl,” said Aviva coach Nancy Beyer. “She’s one of our older athletes and all our younger girls look up to her.

“The medal at the Indo-Pacific was icing on the cake.”

For Hesmert, the achievement in South Africa was less a breakthrough than an opening. She has added to a foundation that remains a work in progress, but with each bold step the journey becomes that much richer. Being among her nation’s best has a satis-

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Club Aviva’s Tiana Hesmert made the most of her international debut for Canada, scoring a silver medal. fying feeling, she said.

“It felt really good wearing the Canadian colours,” she noted.

“Reaching that just means all my hard work and dedication is paying off.”

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