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FOX RUNS PLANNED IN FOUR TRI-CITIES COMMUNITIES

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jdeutsch@thenownews.com He’s considered a Canadian hero and the run he inspired more than three decades ago continues to draw big crowds. This Sunday, Sept. 14, once again thousands of people across the country and in the Tri-Cities are expected to take part in this year’s Terry Fox Run, an event that raises money for the foundation in his name for cancer research. In all, there are four runs planned in the Tri-Cities including Coquitlam, Port Moody and Anmore, but the biggest will be the Hometown Run in Port Coquitlam. Event organizer Dave Teixeira said the run in PoCo remains

a popular choice because it’s where Fox and his family grew up and the support over the years from the city. “The whole idea of the Marathon of Hope started here, the whole idea of the [Terry Fox] foundation started here,” he told the Tri-Cities NOW. “I think people like the spirit of Port Coquitlam when it comes to the Terry Fox runs, they want to be part of that vibe.” While the vibe will be the same, there are some changes planned for the run route, which starts at the Hyde Creek Recreation Centre. Teixeira explained the route hasn’t been changed in more CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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Quick win A wading pool win charges laid BLUE MOUNTAIN WADING POOL WON’T CLOSE: CITY STAFF

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editorial@thenownews.com Good news for worried fans of Coquitlam’s last outdoor kids’ wading pool: the city has no plans to close it. This summer, rumours of a looming closure at the popular Blue Mountain park pool swept through the community, and through pool workers, it turns out. But recreation staff assured council on Monday night that there were no plans to close the pool, that staff had been assured their jobs were safe and that public consultations on a parks and recreation master plan would be held before decisions are made on what to do with the city’s aging aquatic facilities. The big, shallow pool is one of several outdoor water spots under the microscope as the city looks to renew pools and spray parks. A 15-year plan adopted by council last year set a goal of eventually replacing all wading pools with spray decks. The 2013 report put the wading pool on the short-term to-do list, along with upgraded spray decks at Burns and Town Centre and renewal of the Eagle Ridge pool. The report, together with rumours that rattled families that crowd the pool in the summer, touched off a small flood of concerned calls and e-mails to councillors — who were reassured Monday the pool would remain open until a full consulta-

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Blue Mountain wading pool, shown here earlier this summer, won’t be closing any time soon according to parks and recreation staff. tion on a parks and recreation master plan is complete. Those consultations will begin this fall. The aquatic report said that wading pools are generally being abandoned in favour of spray parks at the neighbourhood level, and that most cities were

instead building fewer outdoor pools, which cost more to run and can be used only part of the year, in favour of indoor pools. Coun. Neal Nicholson hinted Monday that council might well decide to buck the trend and maintain its wading pool at Blue Mountain, given local interest in it.

Franklin search yields success Jeremy DEUTSCH

jdeutsch@thenownews.com It was celebration time for a Port Coquitlam-based company involved in the search to solve a 170-year mystery. On Tuesday, Prime Minster Stephen Harper announced the efforts to locate the lost Franklin Expedition were

successful. A sonar picture showed the wreckage from a vessel in the waters off Victoria Strait from the doomed expedition. And taking part in the expedition to find the lost ships is International Submarine Engineering Ltd. The PoCo company manufactured and sold two Arctic

Explorer AUVs to Defense Research and Development Canada, a member of the current expedition. While it’s not believed the sonar picture was taken from an ISE AUV, the company confirmed its subs have been used throughout the expedition and will continue to be as the mission goes on.

In 1845, British explorer Sir John Franklin led a doomed expedition to the region in an effort to navigate the Northwest Passage. But as far as historians can tell, the expedition got caught up in the ice in Victoria Strait, near Nunavut, and none of the crew, including Franklin, were ever seen again.

jdeutsch@thenownews.com The man who was the target of the BC Liberals in the 2012 Port Moody-Coquitlam byelection said he’s shocked and disturbed to hear charges have arisen from his opponent’s campaign. Former NDP MLA Joe Trasolini said he was surprised to learn there was alleged covert operations against him in the byelection, one that he eventually won after defeating Liberal Dennis Marsden. “While I was working hard to inform the community and voters about what I stood for, across the street from me there were things going on according to the charges, if they’re proven to be true, [people were] not following the rules,” he told the TriCities NOW. It was announced Monday two individuals and a corporation had been charged under the Elections Act related to alleged conduct that occurred during the 2012 byelection. Brian Bonney, Mark Robertson and a numbered company 0750837 B.C. LTD are facing charges including making/accepting a political contribution and an offence in relation to election expenses. Bonney, a former government communications director, and Robertson, who works for the Liberal Party, are accused of making a political contribution to Marsden’s campaign by hiring a woman named Sepideh Sarrafpour to work on Marsden’s campaign without informing the campaign’s financial agent.

Sarrafpour is a former government caucus employee with a role in multicultural outreach. The charges were approved by special prosecutor David Butcher, who was appointed by the government to oversee an RCMP investigation into the government’s so-called quick wins scandal. Even though he won the byelection, Trasolini suggested allegations like this undermine the public’s trust in the election process. It’s a sentiment echoed by his rival at the time. Marsden said he and his team were not aware of anything being alleged in the charges. He said he had spoken with investigators, but they made it clear they didn’t see any improprieties based on any local people on his team, including himself and his financial agent. “From an Election Act perspective, we were well within any budgets that we had and anything we were doing locally was all perfectly above board,” he said. While Marsden said he saw Bonney and Robertson occasionally during the campaign, he said his focus was on reaching voters. But he agreed with his opponent that the alleged behaviour sours people on the political process. The RCMP’s ethnic outreach investigation remains ongoing, and a final report is not expected until early 2015. Bonney and Robertson are scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 14. — With files from the Vancouver Sun

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nothing for you is an option. For me, it’s no option. We are going out of business if Christmas is ruined this year.” Getting daily deliveries is a problem and Coquitlam feels Grigori Khaskin’s pain — but can’t do more for him than ask the prov- asking elderly customers to walk for blocks ince once again to move its Evergreen Line with their purchases is impossible, he said. construction gear on North Road and reopen And the situation will worsen with winter weather, which makes it impossible to use the parking spots in front of Khaskin’s deli. Monday’s promise of a letter from council 10 parking spots beside his store, because all of them are on a steep slope. on behalf of businesses affectOther businesses on the ed by the construction did little stretch are suffering, he to comfort Khaskin, who had added. asked that council also press “It’s not only me. The [men for compensation for businessWe are going from] the armoured car for es affected by the project. the Money Mart have to walk Khaskin said removal of parkout of business around the corner — men ing in front of his European deli if Christmas is with cash walking down the and catering business has been ruined this year street.” a problem for his store since Mayor Richard Stewart said last November. –Grigori Kreskin, that the challenge for the city He said he was initially told North Road is that it has no legal authority the disruption would last two business owner to make demands about the weeks, but that street parking work, parking or closures. has still not been reopened The province “has taken along North Road in front of ownership of the road, they his shop. He said he has lost between $50,000 and run the road,” he said. The city has a team monitoring the project $60,000, let two of his eight employees go and that he and his wife have drawn no salary and has approached both the contractor and the province repeatedly — and will do so from the store for nine months. “I want you to help us to survive, to push again, via a letter to the province from counthese people … to open streetside parking cil and a personal phone call from himself, as soon as possible,” he told council. “Doing Stewart told Khaskin.

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than a decade, but some shifts were made for this year’s run mainly because of the growth of the city and safety concerns over increased traffic. This year the new route will have four distances including a three kilometre, 5 km, 8 km and 10 km run. The new route will also take runners past some of the monuments in the city dedicated to Fox. Fox’s sister Judy is expected to be one of the guest speakers at the run. Registration for the run in PoCo begins at 8 a.m. with the run starting at the recreation centre at 10 a.m. For more information visit the city’s website at portcoquitlam.ca for event details, road closures and the new route. In Coquitlam, the city’s own Terry Fox Run continues to grow in participation. In the first year, about 150 people took part, but in 2013 some 450 people came out for the run, raising $15,000. Organizer Mark Pettie said the Coquitlam run is meant to create awareness and engage

people in the community. “Part of it is coming out and honouring a true Canadian hero and keeping his legacy alive,” he said. With the possibility that a prolonged school strike would jeopardize Terry Fox runs in schools, Pettie is hoping families will come out to the community runs instead. The event kicks off at Blue Mountain Park with registration at 9:15 a.m. and the run at 10:15 a.m. Some of the special guests include retired school district teacher and cancer survivor Brenda Martel and Fred Ewanuick, “Hank” from the show Corner Gas. There will also be a postrace pancake breakfast. In Port Moody, the run is expected to draw a few hundred people, many being the hardcore-type that want to complete the 10-km run. The event will feature a 10-km, 5-km, 2-km run with routes along Shoreline Trail looping back to Rocky Point Park. Port Moody Mayor and event organizer Mike Clay

said the run draws a lot of people who want to pay their respects or support to someone who is battling cancer. And he said in the case of the Terry Fox Foundation, people know the organization is efficient in handling donations. “Just about everybody anywhere now has a story where cancer has touched their lives personally,” Clay said, noting he lost his mother to cancer a couple years ago. Registration for Port Moody’s run begins at Rocky Point Park at 9 a.m. with the run starting at 10 a.m. The event will include bands and performances at the PCT Performance Stage. A run will also be taking place in Anmore for the second year in a row. The event will feature a 2.25-km and 4.5-km run starting at the Village Hall near the corner of East Road and Sunnyside Road. Registration begins at 11 a.m. with run starting at noon. For more info on all the runs go to terryfox.org.

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Missing man sought Jeremy DEUTSCH

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jdeutsch@thenownews.com Port Moody police are asking for the public’s help in finding a resident who has been missing for more than a week. Meysam Mokri was last seen leaving his residence at 9 p.m. on Sept. 1. The 32-year-old Port Moody resident told his family he was “going out” and hasn’t been heard from since. Port Moody police note Meysam does not have access to a vehicle nor does he have many friends in the Lower Mainland. The department also said it is highly unusual that Mokri

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would not come home or contact his family for this length of time. “We are obviously concerned, it’s a long period of time for your family and friends to not know where

you are,” Port Moody police spokesperson Const. Luke van Winkel told the Tri-Cities NOW. He added that Mokri seemed in good spirits when he last saw his family and investigators don’t have any reason to believe he’s left the Lower Mainland. Mokri is described as a Middle Eastern man, standing five feet nine-inches tall and weighing 150 pounds with short black hair. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to contact the Port Moody Police Department immediately at 604-4613456.

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Coquitlam roads fuel routing row Chris MONTGOMERY editorial@thenownews.com A two-month pilot project tweaking truck routes through Coquitlam is nearing an end — but not before touching off a political dustup between the two men vying for the mayor’s seat in this fall’s election. Council quietly initiated a temporary truck route this summer along a northern section of Mariner Way to Como Lake Avenue to accommodate delivery of materials to the reconstruction site of Centennial Secondary. The pilot launched Aug. 1 and ends Sept. 30. Because council was legally unable to accommodate just the single company delivering goods to the school, it opened the route to all trucks and had planned to quietly tabulate any complaints about whatever increase in truck traffic was experienced along Mariner. But the project blew into a loud public fight this week between Mayor Richard Stewart and Coun. Lou Sekora, who is challenging Stewart in the Nov. 15 municipal election. And the dispute might have layered so much politics onto the project that the results might have already been tainted, says Chris Wilson, the councillor who originally proposed the pilot. The pilot project was launched in response to a demand from a pair of Coquitlam businesses this spring. Allard Contractors Ltd. and Jack Cewe Ltd. asked in May for changes to truck routes from gravel pits on northern stretches of Pipeline Road. Their aim was to avoid congestion asso-

ciated with Evergreen Line construction. Allard, which is working on the school site, argued its trucks were forced onto an unnecessarily long official truck route on Lougheed to reach the site, and it asked instead to turn off Pipeline onto Johnson Street, up Mariner and onto Como Lake. City engineers recommended against opening a new truck route through the city, but council voted 6-3 to try a short pilot route before collecting comments, meeting with trucking representatives Sept. 30 and making a decision about how to proceed. Council was told Monday night that two complaints have been received to date. Last weekend, Stewart — who opposed the pilot and said his daughter had been hurt in a car accident on Mariner in the past — and council candidate Teri Towner were doorknocking on Mariner and discussing the issue with homeowners. Towner was handing out brochures that detailed the project and warned the route could become permanent. Sekora, who supported the project, accused Stewart Monday of fear-mongering and called a post on Stewart’s Facebook page about the pilot “distasteful.” Stewart said he was simply campaigning against a dangerous decision to let loaded trucks use a downhill route that had a steep grade and a number of hidden driveways. Wilson, who proposed the pilot, criticized both men for their argument. “Because this has become political, the feedback is tainted. I’m tempted to say end [the pilot] today,” Wilson said.

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Terry Fox’s legacy is to keep ﬁghting

t was a hot September evening at then-GM Place a few years back when Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder talked about Canadian hero Terry Fox. He said as a teen in California, Fox was one of the first people that made him realize even as a kid, he could make a difference. He then announced a $20,000 donation to the Terry Fox Foundation, much to the delight of the sold-out crowd. The gesture is just a snippet of how large Terry Fox’s story has become and spread. While he may be a hero to the world, his legacy still shines brightest in Canada, and especially where it all began in Port Coquitlam. This Sunday, like millions have done for the last 33 years, people from all over the Tri-Cities will be out running to both honour Fox and support the foundation in his name to raise money for cancer research. People will also be lacing up their running shoes to remember and honour loved ones who have battled the disease. Or they may be a survivor themselves. If you plan to take part, there are four options in the TriCities. The Hometown Run is in Port Coquitlam and starts at the Hyde Creek Recreation Centre. There is a change of route this year, so you’ll want to check out the city’s website at portcoquitlam.ca. for details. While it remains the most popular, there are three other runs worthy of similar attention. In Coquitlam, the event kicks off at Blue Mountain Park with registration at 9:15 a.m. and the run at 10:15 a.m. In Port Moody, registration for the run begins at Rocky Point Park at 9 a.m. with the run starting at 10 a.m. Each of the runs draws hundreds of people and continues to grow in popularity. The Village of Anmore is hosting its second annual run starting at the Village Hall, with registration at 11 a.m. and the run at noon. There are plenty of options for locations and distances for people of all ages and abilities. So congratulations in advance to everyone who takes part in such great cause. It’s really what Fox’s legacy is all about.

RAISE TAXES, PAY THE TEACHERS AND START LOOKING AFTER OUR OWN If we want to live in a province with a strong economy we need to invest in future workers — our children. I am willing to pay a little more to have well-fed students in smaller classes with the support they need to become contributing members of society. How have we been doing so far? The people on the front line — the teachers — say we can be doing better and parents say our waiting lists for testing are too long. The BC Liberals have found $750 million for Hydro rates for California and half a billion for a new roof ... are our children worth a little more digging in the budget? This dispute is bigger than the BCTF fighting the government. It goes to the fabric of our society. Kathy Leko Port Moody Copyright in letters and other materials submitted voluntarily to the Publisher and accepted for publication remains with the author, but the Publisher and its licensees may freely reproduce them in print, electronic or other forms. The publisher shall not be liable for minor changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement. The publisher’s liability for other errors or omissions with respect to any advertisement is limited to publication of the advertisement in a subsequent issue or the refund of monies paid for the advertisement.

Recalls are a pipe dream

here’s no doubt that emotions are running high in the teachers’ contract dispute, so it is perhaps not surprising that all kinds of people are trying to whip up enthusiasm getting recall campaigns organized against B.C. Liberal MLAs. All I can say is, good luck with that. Since the recall legislation came into effect in the 1990s, there have been 24 applications for a recall campaign filed with Elections B.C. Only a handful got off the ground, and all failed miserably (one was withdrawn after the MLA in question quit). The bar for recalling an MLA is rightly set very high. For a recall petition to succeed and force a byelection, 40 per cent of the registered voters in the riding in question must sign the petition within 60 days. In a number of B.C.’s ridings, the number of signatures required actually exceeds the number of people who actually voted, in total, in the last provincial election. On social media (Twitter and Facebook), many teachers are excitedly talking about launching a recall campaign against Education Minister Peter Fassbender in his riding of SurreyFleetwood. For such a campaign to succeed, 14,226 people in his riding must sign a petition within two months. To put that in perspective, slightly less than 18,000 people in total even voted in SurreyFleetwood in the last election (including 8,200 for Fassbender). This means that about 80 per cent of those who voted last time would have to sign the petition, or that thousands of people who didn’t vote before would have to be convinced to participate in an electoral process that they refused to partake in previously.

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There is little evidence — yet — that the general public is as up in arms over the dispute as the teachers understandably are. There are no doubt a lot of angry and frustrated parents out there, but only about half of those who live in Fassbender’s riding likely even have children in the school system, so why should they be expected to sign a petition booting him from office en masse? Others have suggested a recall campaign against Premier Christy Clark herself in her riding of Westside-Kelowna. There, more than 18,000 people would have to sign a recall petition for it to go forward, which means almost every single person who voted in her byelection victory would have to sign it. And I can’t see many of her near12,000 supporters (those who voted for her last time) siding with the B.C. Teachers Federation over having a premier as their MLA. All this talk of recall campaigns suggests, again, that many BCTF members communicate in an echo chamber, where the only thing they hear is each other. The average person wants schools to be open, but doesn’t necessarily support the BCTF on everything. As I suggested in last week’s column, the public is likely of the “a pox on both your houses” view when it comes to the teachers dispute, which doesn’t

translate into booting MLAs from office because the teachers’ union is furious. In the end, a recall campaign arising from that dispute has about as much a chance of succeeding as does one of BCTF president Jim Iker’s suggestions: raising taxes to pay for a new teachers contract. In other words, no chance.

• I see Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has made the proposed $1.9 billion Broadway subway line the centerpiece of his re-election campaign, but I fail to see how he can realistically expect the province to fund it anytime soon. As I’ve noted before, that line would run right through two provincial ridings — Vancouver-Fairview and VancouverPoint Grey — that gave the boot to the B.C. Liberals in the last provincial election. As a result, the chances of a B.C. Liberal government pushing that particular transportation project anywhere near the top of its infrastructure priorities list is rather remote. The political centre, as long as the B.C. Liberals are in power, has shifted out of Vancouver. As a result, transportation projects in places like Surrey and Langley and the Fraser Valley stand a far better chance of receiving significant provincial government funding than anything in Vancouver. The Broadway line would also need the financial support of the federal government, but the line runs through the Liberal-held seat of Vancouver Quadra. So unless federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau wins the next election, don’t expect much coming from Ottawa. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC

LETTERS AN UNEVEN PLAYING FIELD

Re: “To ball or not to ball — that is the question,” Friday, Sept. 5. I started coaching football in 1998 as a community coach with Coquitlam. I moved to Burnaby Central as a teacher in 2000 and became head coach in 2002. As a teacher, I am not a proponent of the BCTF but, as a teacher I must adhere to the union’s goals and directions whether of not they are my own. As a Special Education teacher of 33 years, I fully understand what they are attempting to achieve. As a coach, I am torn and thoroughly upset that my team is not practicing while others are. I have no choice. Burnaby School District has informed me that we are not allowed to practice on the field behind our school. The fact that our helmets are locked up in the school is secondary. My worry is that certain schools will continue to practice and play games while many of us will be forced to stand on the sidelines. This in itself causes issues with our players who are questioning our integrity because we will not or cannot practice. How am I to convince

those players that although this is not fair, we are in the right. If/ when the strike is over, how can I take my team against another team that may have practiced and played for weeks and ensure my parents that their son will be safe? I can’t. He won’t be safe. The British Columbia Secondary Schools Football Association (BCSSFA) has spent that last few years making sure that we understand concussions, have medical staff on the field, teach heads-up tackling etc. Yet they allow this inequity to exist and place many players in the province at risk. At present, I’m working as an adjunct teaching professor/faculty advisor for UBC. I work with teacher candidates and help them understand the complexities of being a teacher. One of the standards teachers profess to follow is: educators value and care for all students and act in their best interests. How can this be if we place football players at risk? There is another one: educators are role models who act ethically and honestly. By letting players continue to practice and/or play, coaches are reinforcing that old, tiresome “jock” attitude of, “I’m a football player, I’m special.” People may dislike this strike

but so do so may of us in the system. However, it isn’t easy to look in the eyes of a player and tell him that, although it is unfair that that coach is not adhering to the standards we are supposed to adhere to, I am and sometimes being right sucks. Jim Stockman Coquitlam

ARE WE IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE? If there were any doubts this government intended on putting “Families First,” its refusal to accept binding arbitration is final proof that no such intentions ever existed. Instead, with time on its side the longer this strike continues, the more money it puts into its coffers, the more creative the media sound bites become and the further the MLAs hide behind locked office doors. Such behaviour from elected officials is truly unconscionable, shocking and shameful in a democracy. I sometimes wonder if I am not living in an Animal Farm twilight zone, where some, believing they are more equal than others, can with impunity abuse taxpayers’ money on never-ending court

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cases, refuse to show leadership and ignore, trample and spit on the rule of law. Education is a right for all children. A strong, well supported public school system is the greatest equalizer in a society. A robust economy depends on it. Our future depends on it. We have a government so entrenched in its ideology that it is blind to reason, belching vitriol, lies and scorn with arrogance on its greatest assets; its children, their parents and the people who teach them. The children of this province deserve to be at school, and their teachers deserve to be teaching. The government has lost twice in the courts over class size and composition. Why is it wasting my hard earned money insisting on E 80 and overruling the Constitution? Perhaps Nelson Mandela, in his wisdom, said it best: “An educated, enlightened and informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy.” If parents, businesses and citizens of this province do not speak up and act to stop this madness, the future state of this province is very scary indeed. Doris Theriault Coquitlam

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The City has received an application to amend the Citywide Ofﬁcial Community Plan (CWOCP) relating to the properties located at 655 North Road and 515 and 525 Foster Avenue. The applicant is proposing to amend the existing OCP land use designation for 655 North Road from General Commercial to Transit Village Commercial and amend the existing OCP land use designation for 515 and 525 Foster Avenue from Medium Density Apartment Residential to High Density Apartment Residential. These amendments to the OCP land use designations applicable to the subject sites are being sought to facilitate the development of three high-rise towers and one purpose built building for rental housing. You are now being invited to provide input to Council with respect to the above-noted application.

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The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Friday, September 19, 2014. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: By email to clerks@coquitlam.ca Fax: 604-927-3015 Mail: City Clerk’s Ofﬁce, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2

It’s time to say goodbye to your old trash cans. From September 1-30, residents who wish to, may put out old cans to be recycled on their Garbage Cart collection day (bi-weekly). Just place the cans at the curbside where you place your Carts by 7:30 a.m. All cans must be empty with no garbage inside.

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“With the right support from political leaders, the school board, senior administrators, teachers and parents, children should be able to thrive in the public school sector,” she said in a statement to the Tri-Cities NOW. Chiang also said restoring a balanced budget is one of the top priorities on her agenda. “Taxpayers’ dollars should never be taken for granted,” she said. “These dollars should be used wisely and for the purposes of enhancing the

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The basics of back to school tech tools Shopping for back-toschool supplies was once limited to picking up a few folders, spiral-bound notebooks and assorted writing implements. But today’s students need much more, including a variety of technological gadgets,

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Many students already know how to browse the Internet, create blogs or manipulate photos. But they may not know how to make use of digital resources with regard to their education. Students cannot learn such lessons unless they are equipped with the tools to facilitate digital learning. Parents who want their youngsters to embrace technology as part of their education may want to consider the following devices. • Internet-ready devices: Internet-ready devices include desktop computers, laptops, Chromebooks, tablets and even smartphones. Assignments may require that students use the Internet, and many of today’s teachers create their own websites where they list assignments or post links to supplemental materials. Students may have to confer with teachers via e-mail or share materials with classmates. • Word-processing applications: Whether students are writing a 20-page term paper or have to type up a short summary for a homework assignment, eventually they will need access to word-

processing software that includes basic typing, editing and desktop publishing functions. Many computer software bundles come with a word processor pre-installed. If not, software is available for purchase or parents can download free shareware. Examples of word-processing software include Microsoft Word, Wordperfect, TextMaker, Corel Write, and Google Docs. • High-speed Internet: Households that have not yet upgraded to digital Internet services are well behind the times. Many cable and fibre optic television providers now offer television, Internet and phone bundles for reasonable fees. Compared to the dial-up services and initial coaxial Internet of yesteryear, today’s Internet speeds are light years ahead. Students who need to stream movies or other content or upload and download large picture or text files often find highspeed Internet invaluable. • Digital planners: Many devices come with calendars and planner functions built in, and those that don’t can often be upgraded by simply downloading an app that

performs such functions. A calendar is a handy tool for students who need to keep current on assignments and tests, extracurricular activities and other important dates to remember. Students may want to lean toward a calendar app that is integrated across many platforms. This way calendar events can be synched and viewed on phones, laptops and tablets. • Phones: Smartphones are akin to mini computers capable of more functions than one can imagine. Kids can use their phones to get a head start on homework assignments or to e-mail teachers if they forget an assignment at school. In addition, students who have their own smartphones can easily contact their parents in case of emergencies, and parents can rest easy knowing their kids are always just a phone call or text message away. Depending on the courses they take, students may need additional gadgets. Parents can speak to their kids’ teachers to determine which devices will support lessons students are learning in the classroom. — MetroCreative

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Tips to avoid kindergarten chaos

Schools across the country are again opening their doors and welcoming new and returning students. The newest crop of kindergarteners will be among the fresh faces roaming the hallways and classrooms, and parents can take steps to make this transition go more smoothly. Although many children attend preschool, kindergarten typically marks a child’s initial foray into formal education. It can be a time of wonder, new experiences and rapid educational growth. Kindergarten also can stimulate nerves and fears about the unexpected. Preparing children for kindergarten requires a little finesse to make this significant milestone in a kid’s life that much more special. • Speak often about kindergarten. Talking openly and excitedly about kindergarten is one way to spur a child’s interest in school. As the first day of school approaches, bring it up in conversation and see how your youngster feels about kindergarten. Some children are anxious to begin this new chapter in their lives, while

others are daunted by the prospect of starting school. Understanding how your child feels about kindergarten can help you more effectively deal with any apprehension he or she might have. • Schedule a tour. Some schools have programs in place to introduce incoming kindergarteners to the school and the curriculum. For others, you may have to request a visit to the school. Such visits can be helpful, especially if your child does not have an older sibling already in the school and is completely unfamiliar with the building. Sometimes just being able to see what the school and kindergarten classroom looks like is enough to assuage fears. • Start adjusting kids’ schedules. Summer vacation and pre-kindergarten life may be about retiring to bed late and waking up much later than the start of a typical school day. But such schedules are no longer realistic once kids begin school. Help kindergarteners-to-be acclimate to their new schedules by gradually changing their bed times and wake

times in the weeks leading up to the first day of school. Five-year-olds need between 10 and 12 hours of sleep. • Let kids choose some school supplies. Encourage youngsters to join you as you shop for school supplies, which may excite kids about school and help them feel more actively involved. That new backpack or folder your child picked out can be a source of pride and a security blanket for the first few days of school. • Encourage kids’ independence. A kindergarten teacher will be supportive and nurturing but will not be a substitute parent for the class. Children should be able to do certain things for themselves when entering kindergarten. Taking their jackets on and off, packing up their belongings, cleaning up toys and other supplies and following directions are just a few things kids should be able to do on their own upon entering kindergarten. It may be tempting to do everything for your preschooler, but kids who are too dependent may struggle to acclimate. • Encourage kids to spend

time with their peers. Your child may benefit from spending time with other kids their age and sharing their expectations of kindergarten. Such dialogue can remove some of the unknown of starting school. • Don’t pressure kids at the last minute. There is no way to cram when preparing for your kindergartener’s

first day of school. Rushing through flash cards or quizzing kids on the alphabet may just make them nervous about the start of school. • Make note of the similarities between preschool and kindergarten. Kindergarten may not be so different from preschool, and such familiarity can make the transition that much easier for

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foundation-directed funds. Detailed financial and management reports, as well as a sneak peek into what’s in store for 2014-15, will be the subject of the foundation’s annual general meeting, which is taking place at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 11, in the Coquitlam Foundation Room of the City Centre Branch of the Coquitlam Public Library, 1169 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. “We are truly grateful for all the community support we have received,” foundation chair Julie Fisher said in a press release. “It’s only

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Magicians were good, he says. So good that he assumed he hadn’t even placed. Besides that, impressing the judges at the annual gathering requires a whole other kind of showmanship than entertaining the public, he adds. The judges, who are all professional magicians and past officers of the association, pretty much all knew how the illusions are accomplished. They’re judging how well the illusion is performed, based on several criteria including ranging from the artist’s wardrobe to their “magicality” and entertainment value. Chris won a gold in the stage-magic category and a silver for “mentalism,” a form of magic that’s less about making things disappear and more about using the audi-

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Coquitlam-based magician Tony Chris is a silver medallist in the area of magic known as mentalism. ence’s mind to make mysteries unfold. He was competing with about 40 other magicians from around the world, who gathered recently in Coquitlam for the first time. One of the illusions in his stage-magic show involved several bowls of coloured sand that are placed in a bowl of clear water. Chris turns the water black and then pulls the sand from it, dry and restored to its original colour. The illusion is his twist on an ancient “sands of Persia” piece that he revamped and performed to his own musical score. “I was the only one who performed in silence,” says Chris, who is also a rock and metal musician. “There was just the magic and the music.” And then there were the medals, bringing Chris’s total to 20 for the six years that he has been competing. He’s performed for children and in corporate settings since his late 20s, he says, but didn’t think of competing until his son came home from a birthday party with a medal and asked Chris if he’d ever won

one of his own. Designing illusions for competition is actually its own reward, he says. “It keeps me on my toes and it keeps me original. It gets you out of the slump you can fall into.” Still, not even the joy of competition prevents preperformance jitters — something rare for his regular shows, Chris says. He does have a ritual that helps, and it’s the one thing he’s willing to explain the secret behind. Chris says that about 20 minutes before a show, he does a meditative breathing exercisethatcalmshisadrenalin and a series of body-shake exercises that loosen his hand and arm muscles. Once his body is relaxed, he has a cup of chai tea poured into the same cup from the same pot, one he found in Greece years ago and totes, wrapped carefully, from show to show. So is his winning magic in the pot? The tea? The ritual itself? Chris just laughs. “It relaxes me, puts me in a whole different zone,” he says. “I am able to focus.”

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To decrease the burden of over vaccination many Veterinarians including Oxford Animal Hospital adopted a yearly rotating vaccine protocol. However, recently, a cost effective in hospital antibody titer test was created which tests for antibodies of Parvovirus, Hepatitis and Distemper, three of the most common and debilitating diseases currently affecting our dog population. This test confirms the level of antibody presence to ensure that your dog has adequate protection against these potentially fatal diseases and eliminates the need to unnecessarily vaccinate. However, multiple factors are involved in immunity build-up so do not assume that your dog has long-term immunity because of regular yearly vaccinations. Immunity depends on the type of vaccine used and the animal as an individual. Vaccination effectiveness may vary from less than a year to a few years. Regular yearly exams, vaccinations and antibody testing can help to prevent certain diseases, decrease vaccine burden and assist Veterinarians in catching diseases early before serious problems arise, thus helping to prolong our pets lives.

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All things introvert Though the current stress for many parents is arranging daycare and keeping kids productively occupied until our schools reopen, September is a month of anticipation, relief and anxiety. Where you fall in the spectrum of introversion and extroversion depends on who you are: a student, parent or teacher. An introverted child may find new teachers, group activities and speaking out in class incredibly uncomfortable and daunting. In fact, some parents choose to homeschool because of this. Our place along the continuum of introversion and extroversion seems to be a hardwired aspect of personality and physiology. Although many are somewhere between the extremes, at least a third of the people you know are introverted. If you’re introverted, you may prefer reading a book at home to going out to a party. You need to reflect before you speak, and you may find social interactions with multiple people emotionally draining. Extroverts on the other hand thrive on social interaction and in fact are energized by people. They may need to express themselves in order to figure out what

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In workplaces with an open office design without privacy, more introverted employees will be more uncomfortable and less productive. If an organization relies on group brainstorming meetings, they may not hear the creative insights of the more introverted who do some of their best work alone. Group activities don’t bring the best out of more introverted students. The brightest are not always the first to press the buzzer. Cain’s book offers practical advice for introverts on selfacceptance and appreciation, understanding extroverts with whom they live and work, when to act more extroverted, and the importance of finding restorative niches to recharge. The marriage of an introvert and extrovert can be both challenging and rewarding. Extroverts may say things they don’t mean and thrive on conflict; introverts can be more sensitive to their words. Our society is enriched by a variety of cultures, temperaments and personalities. Introverts have great ideas, feelings and insights to share, and with better understanding, we can nurture their strengths at school, at work and at home.

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done this fall when nature provides the moisture for grass seed to grow. The lawn soil is probably compacted and bringing in a machine to aerate it would add oxygen to the soil and discourage voles which make tunnels under lawns. Voles, and to some degree moles, are a major cause of uneven lawns. Their sub-surface excavations gradually collapse the soil in some places and not in others. Grading machines can level lawns quickly and efficiently. But this is no substitute for aeration, which boosts the supply of oxygen to plant roots. An alternative to machine aeration is plunging a garden fork into the lawn about 12” (30 cm) apart all over. The next step is bringing topsoil in. Try to rake it evenly all over. When you seed, try scattering the seed in parallel lines all over the lawn, then scatter it again in parallel lines going across your original lines. When it’s all sown, the seed won’t wash significantly if you cover it lightly with straw. This also helps keep it safe from birds. But try to get straw that contains little or no weed seed.

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Coquitlam Foundation’s AGM will be held at 7 p.m. in the Coquitlam Foundation Room of the City Centre Library, 1169 Pinetree Way. RSVP: dclarke@coquitlamfoundation.com. Terry Fox Library continues its Storytime at the Market series with a free session of stories, songs and rhymes from 4 to 4:30 p.m. at the Port Coquitlam Farmer’s Market in Leigh Square. Kids and caregivers welcome. GriefShare meets from 7 to 9 p.m. at Riverside Community Church, 1477 Lougheed Hwy., Port Coquitlam. The support group is for people who have lost a spouse, child, family member or friend. This is a 13-week, Christ-centered, biblically-based support group. Each session has a video presentation followed by small group discussion. Info: 604-472-9988.

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from 2 to 3 p.m. for all adults interested in upgrading their reading skills or improving their English. Info: 604-927-7999. Port Moody Film Society hosts a movie night at 7:30 p.m. at the Inlet Theatre, 100 Newport Dr. in Port Moody. Two documentary films will be shown: People of a Feather and Chasing Ice. Each film costs $5 to view and membership in the society is $5 annually. Info: www.pmfilm.ca. Tri-Cities Caregiver Program meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. All caregivers are welcome to attend. Info: Karen Tyrell at 778-789-1496

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Royal Canadian Legion Branch 263 and City of Coquitlam host Veterans Candlelight Tribute, marking the passing torch of remembrance to a new generation at 2 p.m. at Robinson Memorial Park Cemetery. Port Moody Curling Club hosts a one-day Learn to Curl Clinic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Port Moody Rec Complex, 300 Ioco Rd. in Port Moody. Ideal for all skill levels, and attendees are asked to bring clean shoes and dress warmly. Info: 604-469-7360. Riverview Horticultural Centre Society hosts Treefest 2014 on the Riverview Hospital grounds from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Highlights include: guided tree tours, heritage building walk, history bus tours, environmental displays, Blackberry Tea in the Serenity Garden, SPARC Antique Radio Museum and a children’s tree walk. Info: 604-290-9910 or www.coquitlam.ca/Treefest. Moody Centre Community Association hosts a community picnic at 4 p.m. at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody. Socialize, relax, eat, rafﬂe draws, balloon art, colouring, bubble blowing, stickers. Info: portmoodycommunity. wordpress.com or e-mail mcca.pm@gmail.com.

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Dan OLSON sports@thenownews.com Up-tempo, hungry and energized. It’s the hoped-for assets that hockey players bring into a new season, first by surviving the gauntlet that is training camp. One week into the 2014-15 auditions, head coach Barry Wolff is seeing plenty of all three as players vie for roles with the Coquitlam Express. Now it’s his job to select the right mix, talent and character that will carry the club into another successful B.C. Hockey League season. “I’m real pleased in just the effort and compete level that we’re seeing from the guys,” said Wolff on Monday. “We’re down to about 30 players, we know some of them will be [cut] after our next few exhibition games then make some real tough choices after that.” The final exhibition tests — Thursday in Chilliwack and Friday, 7 p.m. at the Poirier Sports Centre against Powell River — will see a much leaner lineup as the Express work towards choosing the final 22 players to start the season with. Unlike a year ago, when Wolff was a new face piecing together a roster that had a healthy core of returning players, Coquitlam will look to defend its B.C. Hockey League title with a lineup light on veterans. The returning ranks include forwards Joey Santucci, Corey Mackin, Brendan Lamont, Daniell Lang, Jackson Cressey, Josh Smith and Nicolas Rasovic, defenceman Anthony Gardner and netminder Pierce Dushenko. Although only Mackin and Santucci reached double-digits in goals last season (24 for Mackin, 23 for Santucci), Wolff was confident that with more responsibilities and opportunities, the vets will take a big step forward. “That’s what we hope, to give these kids a chance to step into bigger offensive roles,” he noted. “The other thing is I think this year’s group of recruits is a little better than last year’s.” Rasovic, an Anmore native who played just five of the team’s 19 playoff games due to injury, will have as good a chance as any to be a major contributor, said the coach. “We hope he can stay healthy because he can be a big part of this club — he’s intense, plays with an edge and has extremely good wheels.”

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Anmore native Nicolas Rasovic is one of the returnees who coach Barry Wolff envisions taking on a bigger role — and producing more offence in 2014-15. Wolff, while preferring to let things play out before revealing too many of his new recruits, said he’s been impressed with the depth of prospects who’ve come out with the mind to earn a spot on the defending BCHL champions’ roster. “There’s been some intense competition, which is what we want, and we’ve got some real good 17 year olds and a 16 year old who’s really good, who could be there in the end.” Back-to-back 8-3 losses to the Langley Rivermen on the weekend didn’t reflect a lot of that optimism, but on both nights the players put rough starts behind them to push back in the third period. Saturday in Coquitlam, third period goals by Lamont and local product Peter Matthews

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It’s still early, but the Simon Fraser University Clan women’s volleyball team is enjoying a nice roll. The squad racked up four wins in non-conference play, capped by a 3-0 sweep of the Capilano Blues last week. Simon Fraser dominated the first set 25-11, then completed the romp with wins of 25-14 and 25-17. It was the squad’s fourth win in three days. Leading the way was Port Moody’s Allison McKay, who posted 10 digs in the contest. Teammate Kelsey Robinson led the Clan with 12 kills. In the team’s previous two non-conference victories, McKay, a Heritage Woods alumna and sophomore libero on Burnaby Mountain, averaged 18 digs. “I think it was a great way to prepare for the next tourney,” remarked SFU coach Gina Schmidt. “It’s tough to play four matches in three days and we stayed focused.”

gave the home crowd something to cheer about. Matthews, who spent last year with Columbia Valley of the Kootenay junior B league, deposited his shot through a crowd to cap the offence. “I love that kid,” said Wolff of Matthews, a five-foot-11 winger. “He brings a lot of energy to the ice and he’s pushing really hard for a role on this team.” In the first loss, recently committed forward Colton Kerfoot netted a pair against a veteran laden Langley lineup. The Express will unveil its lineup to fans at Munday Park on Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fans can meet the players and have a hamburger, compliments of Joey Coquitlam. To RSVP, e-mail teresa@coquitlamexpress.ca.

The Coquitlam Metro-Ford Wolves kicked off the 2014-15 Vancouver Metro premier soccer season with an offensive explosion. It’s the kind that Bobby Lenarduzzi and the Vancouver Whitecaps can only dream of. Behind hat tricks from CMF products Carlo Basso and Titouan Chopin, the Wolves took down Surrey’s CCBRT United 9-2 in Cloverdale. It was an eye-opening result that, while hoped for, was a pleasant surprise for the Coquitlam coach as well. “We kind of encountered an opponent who wasn’t quite ready for us,” remarked Wolves coach Les Krivak on the win. “We knew we’d be decent, with the players we have added, but that it came together so quickly was very nice.” Just five minutes into the contest, Chopin buried the first ball on a set-up from Basso. Coquitlam would continue the attack and lead 4-0 at the half, then increase it to 5-0 early in the second frame. And while the momentum was briefly stalled when United counted twice, the Wolves responded with more goals to put a serious stamp on a new season. The 19-year-old Chopin, a Kaslo native who spent the past two years in the Vancouver Whitecaps residency program, joins Basso in bolstered the attacking line. Basso, who wrapped up his Simon Fraser University studies earlier this year, is now free to play as many minutes with his club team as possible. “[Basso] is a big presence up front and a target,” noted Krivak. “He gets a lot of time to score and he makes everyone on the team just that much better.” Krivak believes the newest additions, especially to the forward ranks, gives the team a lot of new weapons to use against its rivals. “It’s always nice to get some goals and its something we’ve been looking for,” said Krivak, who is also coaching Coquitlam’s under-13 and a u16 squads this season. “At times last year we’d out-play the opposition, have possession by a wide margin but we couldn’t score.” In total, the team’s three forward additions — including Colombian import Juan Sanchez — accounted for seven goals. Also scoring were Sang Hwan and under-21 callup James Kim. Coquitlam’s next test comes Saturday, 5 p.m. when they host ICST Pegasus at Coquitlam Town Centre East.

HOT ROD PIONEERS HONOURED CHURCH COLLECTS MVP PRIZE Hot cars and classy chassis describe the passions of both Dennis Groundwater and Keith Winterbottom. The two Coquitlam residents have poured countless hours into their auto hobbies, resulting in recognition and podium finishes. Groundwater, a classic car collector and restorer, and Winterbottom, a pioneer drag racer, are being honoured by the Greater Vancouver Motorsport Pioneers Society next week in Cloverdale. Groundwater has spent nearly half a century rebuilding and reconstructing various hot rods, including a 1947 Ford convertible and a 1948 Ford woody station wagon. Winterbottom began his drag racing career in 1969 at Mission Raceways and burnt rubber on drag strips throughout western Canada and the U.S., with multiple wins and awards to his credit. All motorsport enthusiasts are invited to the Sept. 20 ceremony, where a total of 17 pioneers will be celebrated. For more info, visit www.gvmps.org.

Playing a big role in a continued program resurgence has earned Coquitlam native Robert Church the Western Lacrosse Association’s Move Valuable Player prize. Church was a key player for the Burnaby Lakers, who rose to second place overall during the 2014 WLA regular season, before getting upset in the first round of the playoffs by Maple Ridge. The Coquitlam junior Adanac alum and 2010 Minto Cup MVP posted 25 goals and 26 assists over 14 league contests, as the Lakers climbed a notch in the standings and established themselves as a serious WLA contender. Church, a second-year senior A forward, would chip in nine goals over six playoff games. Along with the Commission Trophy as league MVP, the 21year-old would be also selected to the first all-star team, joining former jr. Adanac teammates Jeff Cornwall, now with New Westminster, and Riley Loewen, who plays with Maple Ridge. Coquitlam native Frank Scigliano, also of the Burrards, was chosen as the all-star netminder.

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sports@thenownews.com They kept it close, and in the whole scheme of things turned in four quarters of solid football. Now for a follow-up, the Centennial Centaurs will be looking for a win. The senior AAA gridiron team launched the 2014 B.C. High School football season with a tightly played 11-6 loss to the New Westminster Hyacks on Friday. In a game marred by some raw offensive plays and a fair number of flags, Centennial coach Barry Taitinger was pleased in what his defence demonstrated, as well as the overall discipline from his roster. “For us, we’re keeping the perspective on it being our first live action,” Taitinger told the Tri-Cities NOW in a telephone interview Tuesday from Toronto. “Obviously we’d have liked to be stronger on execution and polish, but that will come.” The Coquitlam squad erased a 5-0 deficit in the third quarter when Matthew Danieli intercepted a New West pass and dashed nearly 60 yards into the end zone. It gave Centennial a 6-5 advantage, but not necessarily the momentum. Unable to gain traction on offence, the Centaurs would be on the wrong end of a huge defensive play that resulted in the winning touchdown. The Hyacks’ Ebrahiem Farroghi blocked Centennial’s punt in the fourth quarter and put the visiting New West offence just six yards away from the first and only offensive touchdown on the day. When Jordan Guzman broke through on the next drive, it gave the Hyacks an 11-6 win and Centennial a valuable lesson.

That experience should help when and if the regular season begins, said Taitinger. “Defensively we played very well,” the firstyear head coach said. “We forced three turnovers, we looked like we knew what to do [defensively].” Discipline-wise, the Cents improved as the game went on. And while the Hyacks drew a flurry of flags over the final three quarters, poor execution on offence meant Centennial came home empty handed. “We really hurt ourselves in that sense, because we had made adjustments in discipline to put us in a position to take advantage (of the penalties). But we just couldn’t.” Centennial’s next test comes Friday, 7:30 p.m. at Percy Perry Stadium when they face Double-A Seaquam, who were blanked 31-0 in their season-opening test with South Delta last week. The No. 1-ranked Terry Fox Ravens, meanwhile, launch the exhibition season on Saturday, 1:30 p.m. at Percy Perry Stadium against Double-A Mission. Meanwhile, the board of directors at B.C. School Sports announced Monday that it plans to proceed with the fall sports’ zone and championships schedules where students, coaches and volunteers were organized for competition. “As the B.C. public schools remain in a strike position it is mandatory that all teams have permission from their school and school district to participate in competition,” a press release stated. “Also, please ensure that all participation of school teams follow district policy.” Sports that are or would be affected by the prolonged school closures are football, volleyball, boys soccer, field hockey, aquatics and cross country.

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CITY DROP-IN CURLING

Saturdays and Sundays 1:30-3:30pm

COQUITLAM CURLING ASSOCIATION • 604-917-0102

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Live Smartwith UrbanWildlife in Coquitlam

Coquitlam is home to bears and many other urban wildlife. You can help wildlife-proof your home and property by:

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Keeping garbage out of reach

Using your Green Carts correctly

Not planting tasty trees (but if you do, pick up any fruit and vegetables)

Removing bird feeders

Composting responsibly

Only placing your Garbage Cart or Green Cart at the curb after 5:30 a.m. on collection day

For more information visit coquitlam.ca/urbanwildlife

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E T A T S E L A E E R R U T A E F D R A F FO O N O I T R O P $ IN W SCRATCH & 33,055 #146588

UP TO

$2500

Plus

I N V E N T O R Y 2008 CHEVROLET

#2839112

7,400

#1292268

#2996564

15,900

#143038

19,560

#143628

2014 FORD MUSTANG COUPE

18,800

2009 VOLKSWAGEN V

2007 NISSAN

JETTA TDI SEDAN

#2999548

350Z ROADSTER GRAND TOURING Leather

#2793723

19,500

2013 FORD

2010 VOLKSWAGEN

#1319522

23,600 2

VENZA AWD Leather

22,304

CX-7 SPORT

2010 TOYOTA 20

***

13,800

2009 MAZDA

CIVIC LX COUPE

BRAND NEW 2014’s 0% Financing up to 72 Months

#1029612

2012 HONDA

ESCAPE SE FWD

2014 FORD FUSION SEDAN

SOUL

7 passenger seating

Leather, Comfort Package

2014 FORD FOCUS SE SEDAN AN

2010 KIA

UPLANDER LS

$1000 Costco Offer**

Cash Back on All New Vehicles

PREOWNED BLOWOUT

21,800

GOLF WAGON COMFORTLINE TDI, Moonroof

#1099464

23,800

2012 DODGE

JOURNEY R/T AWD Leather

*** #1093727

2014 FORD ESCAPE SPORT UTILITY 2

24,800

2011 FORD

2011 LINCOLN

Navigation, Leather, Backup Camera

Leather, Moonroof, Backup Camera

EDGE LIMITED AWD

#1259554

25,800 MKT AWD

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23,529

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***

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28,800

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