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jdeutsch@thenownews.com When someone decides they want to give back to their community, it inevitably comes down to a single moment that brings on the urge.

For Paul MacDonald, it was an evening on ACCESS Youth’s Reach Out bus.

The Coquitlam tradesman was volunteering on the bus when the group came upon a 14-year-old girl at a skate park.

She had been partying and drinking and was passed out.

MacDonald, along with the other volunteers, eventually helped the girl and got her home safe to her parents.

“I had a daughter who was that age,” he recalled.

The incident hit home, so he decided he was going to give back, in a big way.

MacDonald was a drywaller for years, but recently went back to school to be a teacher.

He graduated last November, but to put himself through school, started a drywall removal company.

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Parents want refund after strike Jeremy DEUTSCH

jdeutsch@thenownews.com A group of international students and their parents from South Korea are considering their options after a request to be financially reimbursed for time lost during the teachers’ strike was turned down by School District 43.

About 110 parents of the South Korean students signed a petition asking for a refund proportionate to the number of school days missed during the labour dispute.

The strike, which came to an end last week, wiped out the first three weeks of the school year.

“We just need fair treatment,” Hyungkeun Kim, a spokesperson representing the mothers of the students, told the Tri-Cities NOW. A small group of families met with school district officials Tuesday to discuss the matter, but Kim said the issue has not been resolved for the

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Mothers of children from South Korea who are studying in the Tri-Cities as international students protest outside the School District 43 offices in Coquitlam, demanding a refund for the weeks of the school year affected by the teachers’ strike. They are covering their faces in the photo, group spokesperson Hyungkeun Kim explained, because in South Korea women do not traditionally attend protests. parents.

The families of international students pay $13,000 in tuition each year per enrolled

student.

Kim estimated the amount of money the parents want back adds up to about $1,000

mothers have connections per student.

He acknowledged the par- with families back home ents signed an agreement wanting to come to the area. “[School District 43] that offered no refund in case of a strike, but they’re still should really think about the future,” Kim said. asking to recoup the loss.

In response, the district Kim suggested the fight said it won’t isn’t about the be providing money but financial comabout respect, pensation, claiming other noting the school districts We just need loss of time have offered fair treatment. will be made refunds to –Hyungkeun Kim up by semesinternational ters being students. balanced for H owe ve r, there are no published reports secondary students and on of refunds being offered to the elementary side, students international students in will still get their grades and the same education as everyother districts.

“We don’t want to fight one else in the system.

“It was unfortunate that with them, we just need to get fair treatment,” Kim said, time was lost, but we’ll be adding as a result of the dis- doing everything possible to pute, some of the families feel assist them to make up the they made the wrong choice time,” said Patricia Gartland, assistant superintendent of to come to the Tri-Cities.

He also suggested if the international and continuing issue remains unresolved, it education.

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Gartland also said the district isn’t worried the dispute will have a negative effect on the district, adding it enjoys a good relationship with South Korea.

“I think in the short term they might still feel sad the school year started later than usual, but in the long term we’ll continue to have those strong relationships and a very strong international program,” she said, noting only this group of international students is asking for a refund.

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chise, they too would donate 50 per cent of profits to ACCESS Youth.

For the first year, he expects to donate The company, Ethical Waste Services Ltd., $10,000 to $20,000 and then go from there.

“I feel I’ve been so lucky. I had support from has since morphed into a residential junk people, where a lot of kids don’t,” MacDonald removal and recycling business.

MacDonald was looking for a local charity said. “I think if I can make it, anyone can.”

And his generosity is greatly appreciated by to donate to, and came across an article in the the organization.

Tri-Cities NOW about ACCESS “That’s pretty awesome Youth Outreach Services and someone would do that,” its executive director, Jerome Bouvier said, pointing out Bouvier.

That’s pretty MacDonald spent time learnAfter spending time on the ing about the organization.

Reach Out bus and meeting awesome that ACCESS Youth relies solely Bouvier, he had found his charsomeone would on donations and grants to ity. do that. operate.

And MacDonald plans to Bouvier said MacDonald’s give half the profits from his –Jerome Bouvier, involvement is a powerful story company to the organization.

Executive Director of of the value of ACCESS Youth He said the idea allows him ACCESS Youth in the community. to expand the company and “It sends a nice message still follow his first love, workthat we have people that do ing with young people. value the program and see the “It’s close to me — I was one of those kids growing up,” he told the Tri- importance of being there for our kids after Cities NOW, jokingly noting he wanted to give hours,” he said.

For more information about Ethical Waste 100 per cent of his profits to ACCESS Youth, Services, visit www.ethicalwasteservices. but his accountant advised him otherwise.

“The thing I like about the program is it’s a com.

Meanwhile, ACCESS Youth is getting ready grassroots program and they help youth.”

MacDonald is hoping his business, which is for its biggest fundraising event of the year, a based out of his home in Coquitlam, will even- gala set for Oct. 24 at the Hard Rock Casino tually become profitable enough that in five Vancouver on United Boulevard.

For more information, go to www.accessyears he can support the entire program.

He also has designs on expanding his busi- gala.com. twitter.com/jertricitiesnow ness so if people want to buy into his fran-

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Library board chair to run for city council

JACK TRUMLEY PLANS SECOND ATTEMPT AT WINNING SEAT IN COQUITLAM

John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com Coquitlam Public Library board chair Jack Trumley is again running for council.

Trumley previously ran in 2008, and currently serves on the city’s Mundy Park forest management task group.

He’s also a past president of the mental-health organization known as the Laurel Foundation.

“I’m better prepared to run [than in 2008],” Trumley said Tuesday. “It’s important that you get your message out there and make sure people understand where you’re coming from.”

Trumley’s platform consists of supporting local businesses, ensuring community safety and affordability, and strengthening the city’s environmental protection policies.

He graduated from the

I’m better prepared to run [than in 2008].

–Jack Trumley University of Guelph with a degree in wildlife biology, before settling into a 30-year career in the banking sector.

He is now retired.

“When you look at the

issue of affordability, when you’re coming from a banking perspective, I understand the value of money,” said Trumley, 59. “From a biology perspective, I understand the importance of environment and the quality of life it brings us.”

A Chineside resident, Trumley also co-chairs the cycling advocacy group HUB — formerly known as the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition — and has served on previous advisory boards in the areas of the arts, sports and culture.

He is critical of how council has performed over the last three years.

“I think they can do better to serve the community,” said Trumley, who has lived in Coquitlam for about 20 years.

“Ultimately, it comes down to protecting Coquitlam and I don’t think they’ve done a good job in that regard.”

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Speeding a concern on Coast Meridian Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com From the window of her living room, PoCo resident Christine Knoll can see a speed-reader board on Coast Meridian Road. The board is there to remind drivers of the speed limit.

But from the comfort of her home, she can also see an untold number of cars and trucks whizzing by, ignoring the sign on her street everyday.

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In accordance with Section 403, 404 and 405 of the Local Government Act and Section 254 of the Community Charter, the 2014 Annual Tax Sale will be held in the Council Chambers of the Civic Complex at 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. at 10am on Monday, September 29, 2014. The following properties are subject to sale by public auction, in the event that delinquent taxes plus penalties and interest are not paid before the above time and day, by cash, debit or certified cheque. The purchase of a tax sale property is subject to tax under the Property Transfer Tax Act on the fair market value of the property.

Properties listed may no longer be available at time of the tax sale. The municipality makes no representation express or implied as to the condition or quality of the properties offered for sale. The purchaser must immediately pay the amount of the purchase price to the collector. The only methods of payment accepted are cash, debit card, certified cheque, or money order (payable to the City of Port Moody). The purchaser is required to provide their driver’s licence or BCID Card with their full name and current address, their occupation, and their Social Insurance Number.

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PoCo resident Christine Knoll says she routinely sees motorists driving 75 km/h down Coast Meridian Road.

She’s even taken video of the speed-reader board to document the speeds being clocked.

And just last week, Knoll’s neighbour was rear-ended by a car she was told was speeding.

It was the third such crash involving a neighbour in the last year.

It was also the last straw.

“We’re just waiting for someone to get killed,” Knoll told the Tri-Cities NOW, noting she lives just two houses down from a busy preschool.

Knoll said she and her neighbours have complained to the RCMP about speeders on the street, but claims she’s only seen cops pull someone over once in the last year.

“There doesn’t seem to be any signs the RCMP are enforcing the speed limit,” she said.

In just a two-minute span while standing with a TriCities NOW photographer Tuesday, four groups of cars were clocked on the reader board going 75 km/h (the speed limit is 50 km/h).

Knoll suggested part of the issue is that much of the traf-

fic involves trucks and cars coming from Coquitlam and Burke Mountain using the stretch of road as a bypass.

Knoll said she and her neighbours are calling for police to enforce the speed limit. They also believe there are a couple of other ideas that might help solve the problem.

She said the most common suggestion is to bring back parking on Coast Meridian, at least on evenings and weekends.

Knoll noted a similar suggestion and petition was turned down by city council a few years back.

She said ideally, residents would like to see 24-hour parking allowed with the sidewalk extended at corners, so pedestrians would only have to cross two lanes, but she doesn’t think such a measure would be approved.

Knoll has also opened up an e-mail account at coastmeridianspeed@gmail.com to generate ideas from the public to make the road safer.

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Fourth slush-bomb lawsuit now filed MOTORISTS SUING OVER FALLING ICE AND SNOW ON NEW PORT MANN BRIDGE

The City of Port Coquitlam’s annual Tax Sale will be held on Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers of the City of Port Coquitlam, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC. The properties listed hereunder are presently subject to tax sale and will be offered for sale by public auction at the tax sale, unless the delinquent taxes with interest are paid prior to sale by cash, money order or certified cheque.

Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com The lawsuits continue to pile up from the slush bombs that fell onto the new Port Mann Bridge in the winter of 2012.

According to a notice of civil claim filed in Vancouver Supreme Court on Sept. 17, Hyungkyoo Lee is suing Transportation Investment Corp. (TI Corp.), the company that operates the Port Mann/Highway 1 project, and three other companies involved in the construction of the bridge, over a slush bomb incident on Dec. 19, 2012.

Court documents state Lee was driving eastbound across the bridge when his vehicle was struck by chunks of ice and snow, causing his windshield to shatter.

The suit claims Lee sustained injuries as a result of the incident, including post traumatic stress disorder, headaches, sleeplessness, fatigue and loss of enjoyment of life.

He also claims the incident aggravated injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle crash in 2011.

The suit claims the incident on the bridge was caused by the negligence of the defendants.

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Residents of municipalities including Surrey and Delta have filed lawsuits over slush-bomb incidents.

The three other companies named in the lawsuit are Kiewit/Flatiron General Partnership, Flatiron Constructors Canada and Peter Kiewit Infrastructure.

None of the allegations have been proven in court and the other parties have yet to file a response.

Documents list a number of alleged incidents of negligence against the defendants, including failing to properly maintain, repair and inspect the bridge; failing to properly design or supervise the bridge; failing to properly construct snow and ice removal equipment necessary for the maintenance of the bridge; and failing to close the bridge when they knew the conditions were conducive to falling ice and snow.

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Income gap is based on age

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or years, we’ve been hearing that young people have it rough. Many older people, meanwhile, especially baby boomers, have argued that every generation has its troubles, and today’s youth should just “pull themselves up by their bootstraps,” find that higher paying job, move out of their parents’ basement and stop complaining.

It appears the boomers are wrong.

According to a Conference Board of Canada Report released Tuesday, age, rather than gender, is becoming the new income divide, and younger workers have been losing out in a three-generation rise of inequality between generations.

The report, The Bucks Stop Here: Trends in Income Inequality between Generations, found younger workers are making less money relative to their elders: as men and women, as individuals and couples, and both before and after tax. The average disposable income of Canadians between 50 and 54 is now 64 per cent higher than that of 25-to-29 year olds, up from 47 per cent in the mid-1980s.

The report says if this income gap continues, it could both limit future economic growth and trigger growing conflict between older haves and younger have-nots.

And, as study co-author David Stewart-Patterson points out, as the baby-boom generation moves into retirement, Canadians will be relying on a smaller share of the population to drive economic growth and sustain the tax base that supports public services — making this trend particularly troubling. He also told the Canadian Press that before long, the younger generation is going to “get fed up.”

The income divide is an issue that affects all of us, regardless of age. As Andrew Langille, a Toronto labour lawyer and youth employment advocate told a reporter: “I really wonder who the boomers expect are going to buy their pretty houses.”

THESE ROUTES ARE NOT THE BEST FOR TRUCKS How is it possible that six of nine members of Coquitlam city council believe that Mariner Hill and Como Lake Avenue should be designated truck routes? I suppose they may not live anywhere nearby, nor use these arterial routes regularly to clearly see that this is a poor, ill-fated decision.

I have lived in Coquitlam for over 38 years and use these roads almost every day.

Mariner Hill is already fraught with inherent danger with its steep grade and many curves, and Como Lake Avenue is dotted with many schools and private driveways. Residents already deal with high traffic volumes and speeding is a noted concern. So how is adding large, heavily loaded trucks going to make these roadways safer for Coquitlam residents, and pedestrian and road traffic? There are already routes built for trucks specifically that fully serve their needs.

Imagine this on Mariner Hill: traffic impeded by a truck travelling at 10 km/h uphill, or a truck speeding downhill and misjudging a curve or losing brake control. And on Como Lake, truck drivers ignoring the school zones and putting our children at risk of being run over as they cross to the bus stop? These are dangers that should not be ignored.

City engineers are recommending against this change for many good reasons.

The six councillors who believe they have made the best decision for the residents of Coquitlam should seriously reconsider and realize that safety comes first, not how quick a load of cement or gravel can get from one side of the city to the other.

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Is war of the nurses next?

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ill The Great Teachers War of 2014 be followed by The Great Nurses War of 2015?

There is a distinct possibility that could indeed be the case, and if so, the B.C. government may find itself in a tougher fight with the B.C. Nurses’ Union than it faced with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation.

The BCNU’s contract expired at the end of March, and negotiations for a new one have barely begun. No specific issues have been addressed, as the two sides are discussing concepts more than anything else.

But the nurses do indeed have some specific issues, not the least of which is working conditions. It is not unusual for some nurses to work 16-hour days, since the nursing shortage is so acute.

The government had promised, in the last contract, to create about 2,100 new nursing positions. Only about a third of them have been created, leaving an enormous gap still to be filled (and most of the new positions went to one specific place — a new tower at Surrey Memorial Hospital — which did not alleviate things elsewhere in the province).

The union says health facilities have failed to honour a requirement set out in the last contract to call in additional nurses when patient demand requires it, instead of just making nurses work buckets of overtime.

Here is the contract language: “.... in instances where patient demand exceeds the normal capacity of a facility or a unit within a facility, the Employer will call in additional nurses as necessary to meet patient care needs.”

The situation varies from region to region, of course. Some shortages are more acute in some places than in others (and the employer disputes the

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shortage is as bad as the union portrays).

But there clearly aren’t enough specialty trained nurses in areas such as emergency rooms, cardiac units, ICUs, operating rooms and mental health.

The BCNU’s 42,000 members are expecting a wage increase, and the government will likely insist — as it did with the BCTF — that any settlement follows the “pattern” among other public sector union settlements.

But the government may have a harder time dealing with the BCNU’s demand that more nurses are urgently needed. The union will argue, understandably, that a lack of nurses poses a genuine threat to proper patient care.

However, the nursing shortage — particularly when it comes to specialty trained nurses — is not confined to B.C. It is a national problem, which means finding enough bodies to fill the positions may prove to be elusive.

The nursing shortage provides the BCNU the kind of leverage the BCTF lacked at the table. As well, the prospect of a nurses’ picket line around a health facility is a more worrying prospect for any government compared to a picket line around a school.

While that health facility would remain open, staffing would be at essential service levels, which are likely to be substantially lower than normal. Patient care — and patient access — would

therefore deteriorate.

Public sympathy for nurses will likely outweigh that directed toward teachers (a series of polls during the teachers’ dispute showed half the populace did not back the BCTF), making it harder for the government to deal with them.

The government was steadfast in its determination not to impose a contract on teachers. However, it may find itself having to do just that in a dispute with B.C.’s nurses, if The Great Nurses War of 2015 does indeed break out.

••• Readers of this column will know I’ve been fairly critical of the BCTF leadership over the years, particularly over its inability to negotiate contracts for its members. But kudos have to be extended to BCTF president Jim Iker, who presided over a tough slog of negotiations and emerged with an actual deal.

Iker didn’t get anywhere near what the BCTF was looking for going into negotiations, but he got the deal that was available, and avoided keeping his membership on the picket line, losing paycheques for another two or three weeks.

The six-year contract is a historic breakthrough, and it will be interesting to see if the BCTF local union presidents and local school superintendents can jointly administer the new education fund for hiring specialist teachers.

If they can, that bodes well for improving the often dysfunctional relationship between the union and its employer.

If they can’t, the next contract round may be just as problematic as the one just finished (although I’ll be surprised if BCTF members ever vote for an openended strike mandate again).

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

LETTERS CAPITALISM, THE TEACHERS’ STRIKE — WHO GAINS AND WHO LOSES?

I’ve been thinking a lot about how certain topics are portrayed in the news media both here at home and abroad. It has been bothering me a very long time.

If you step away from the topical and examine presentation you begin to understand how certain ideas gain ascendency and others disappear altogether.

Those who present an idea as complete and absolute try to render alternatives nonexistent, notwithstanding the fact that, with the possible exception of logical principles and the domain of empirical fact, there is little in human experience that doesn’t require discussion and compromise. This is the fact of human diversity.

The suppression of alternative viewpoints and selective reporting of events is not just a feature of less-free societies. While Russia promotes its brand of ethnocentrism through state-controlled media, the West presents an equally exclusive ideology of

capital markets in its own private news media. In both cases, alternative points of view are either eliminated or caricatured.

The idea that a government is “forced” to introduce austerity measures or that a policy decision to hold to certain pre-determined budgetary calculations is “not negotiable” is just one position among many.

The apparent strength of this opinion is manufactured by incessant repetition in an intellectually monochrome news media. The ideas it contains are nominal (or simply proclaimed) and without logical force. It is a lack of balanced and open discussion that creates this illusion of a single, unified position.

Just because a political leader believes something or promotes policy supported by certain interests doesn’t entail a truth equivalence with opinion. That position is pure religion.

A government claiming an inability to compromise simply refuses to compromise despite its considerable power to raise and disburse revenue.

More to the point, when a government merely presents conditions to servants and citizens instead of considering opposing views it behaves exactly like a pri-

vate monopoly.

But democratic political institutions are not commercial enterprises — notwithstanding the fact they deliver services. If they become so, we are headed for Putin-style kleptocracy.

The executive of a private company simply considers capital and labour as inputs to be managed as instruments of profit. This is the currently acceptable practice for business, but public institutions are intended to promote and protect the rights of all individuals and the community to which they belong.

A business, on the other hand, temporarily limits these rights in return for wages and other forms of compensation. If you unilaterally modify the strict confines of your employment agreement in virtually any way you are normally terminated from employment.

That is why the preferred state institutions of business enterprises are the armed forces and police who control domestic and international resistance to unpopular and inequitable decisions.

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Of course you can try to act as a capitalist in your capacity as a servant (maximizing your return for the least expenditure of energy), but you will find that this is not well received.

Only commercial enterprises are allowed this freedom.

But you are allowed to ask yourself certain questions in private. One of these might be the same one that any good capitalist would ask before committing to an investment decision — namely, who gains and who loses?

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

Monday, September 29, 2014 7:00 p.m.

City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2

Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing, Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting during which it will give consideration to the item on the Public Hearing agenda.

Item 1 Text Amendment to amend the RS-7 through RS-11 One-Family Residential Zones The intent of Bylaw 4502, 2014 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to amend the RS-7, RS-8, RS-9, RS-10, and RS-11 One-Family Residential zones, which are primarily used in Northeast Coquitlam.

Highlights of the proposed amendments are as follows: • Remove the requirement for the principal building to be within 2 metres of the minimum front lot line setback in the RS-7, RS-8, RS-9 and RS-10 zones • Require the front entrance of the principal building to be located a minimum of 1.0 metre in front of all front facing garage door(s) in the RS-7, RS-8, RS-9, RS-10, and RS-11 zones • Allow dwellings located on RS-10 and RS-11 zoned lots to have garage doors that face the interior side lot line • Clarification regarding how the uppermost storey of the principal building is calculated If approved, the application would facilitate greater flexibility in the siting of single-family residential dwellings from a front property line and provide greater clarity to building setback and building size regulations within the RS-7, RS-8, RS-9, RS-10, and RS-11 zones.

For a more detailed description of the proposed text amendments please refer to the associated staff report available on the City’s website www.coquitlam.ca/publichearings.

How do I find out more information?

Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from September 17 to September 29 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

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

How do I provide input?

Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity.

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

Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca

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jdeutsch@thenownews.com The man accused of a hit-and-run that killed Port Coquitlam teen Annie Leung has had his case held over for a month.

The lawyer representing Irwin Richard Franz was in Port Coquitlam provincial court Tuesday asking that the case be moved to Oct. 22.

He told the judge he hasn’t finished reviewing disclosure documents related to the case.

Franz was charged in July with failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing bodily harm or death.

The incident occurred on Sept. 10, 2013 at a crosswalk near the intersection of Mary Hill and Pitt River roads. Leung, a 16year-old Riverside Secondary student, was killed.

Following the crash, Coquitlam Mounties put out several appeals to the public for information, including a surveillance video of the crash shortly after it took place.

At the time charges were announced, police confirmed investigators had spoken with Franz about the incident.

Police respond CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 he’s not aware of the stretch of road being a particular “hot spot” for speeders but added he understands residents’ frustrations when they see speeders.

He’s encouraging residents to call police and report speeders as traffic complaints, suggesting the area could be put on the department’s radar for future enforcement.

“Things may be happening there, but if we don’t know about it — because we have to plan it — random enforcement doesn’t work,” Chung said.

He also said recording a plate number is even better as it opens the possibility for police to follow up with the registered owner of the vehicle.

Depending on the situation, Chung said it could lead to a fine for the driver.

The City of PoCo said its transportation solutions and public works committee has been closely monitoring and studying the traffic conditions on Coast Meridian over the last few years due to the increase in traffic resulting from a number of road network changes and increased development in the area.

City spokesperson Pardeep Purewal noted the municipality and ICBC co-funded the installation of a speed-reader board on Coast Meridian, which has resulted in a reduction of average vehicle speeds by four to eight per cent.

“We will continue to monitor traffic conditions on Coast Meridian Road and will consider other works as conditions warrant,” Purewal wrote in an e-mail.

She also listed off a number of changes made along the road, including the installation of new full traffic signals at the intersections of Coast Meridian and Salisbury Avenue, Victoria Drive, Coquitlam Avenue and Apel Drive; widening southbound Coast Meridian south of Prairie Avenue to provide two through lanes; restricting parking on the road to improve capacity and sight lines; and installing signed and marked crosswalks at several locations to enhance pedestrian crossings. twitter.com/jertricitiesnow

Regular mail: 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015

about your next move?

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

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

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Lee, a Surrey resident, is seeking general damages, lost income and lost opportunity, past and future wages, damages for loss of housekeeping capacity and the recovery of health-care costs.

Lee’s suit is the fourth related to the slush bomb incident.

Tri-Cities personal injury lawyer Gordon Zenk suggested those involved in claims would have a difficult time in court suing for psychological injury like shock or post traumatic stress in the absence of any physical injury.

He also suggested most personal injury claims end up being settled out of court.

“Often with something like this, with a high public profile, there will be strict terms of confidentiality attached to their releases,” Zenk said.

However, he didn’t want to speculate on how much each claim could be worth, if they are successful.

In the meantime, TI Corp. has filed a response to an earlier lawsuit.

The company has denied the claims made in the suit filed by Caryl-Lee Obrecht.

Court documents state Obrecht was a passenger in a Ford Focus travelling eastbound across the bridge from Coquitlam when large sheets of ice falling from support cables struck the vehicle.

The suit claims Obrecht, a Delta resident, suffered injuries including a concussion, laceration to her scalp, headaches, injuries to her neck and shoulder, post-traumatic stress disorder and nightmares.

In response, TI Corp. claims the buildup and release of ice and snow from the bridge was the result of a “confluence of extreme environmental conditions both unforeseen and unforeseeable to the defendants or any of them and was the inevitable result of an Act of God.” Court documents state the company exercised reasonable care in connection with the design and construction of the bridge, as well as in the operation and maintenance of the bridge for the safety of all users.

TI Corp., which was the only defendant named in Obrecht’s suit, said as soon as it became apparent the buildup of snow and ice on the structure posed a potential hazard, it took immediate steps to close the bridge.

The response by TI Corp. is similar to one offered to a lawsuit filed by Roberta Lessard over another slush bomb incident.

Last winter, TI Corp. confirmed new monitoring and control systems have been installed to keep bridge cables free of ice and snow.

Just a few weeks after opening in December 2012, the bridge was shut down for

part of a day when the “slush bombs” fell from cables.

Motorists filed hundreds of ICBC claims as a result.

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ing work done by search and Civil Air Search and Rescue rescue personnel, a majority Association. of the so-called “SARxSW” “At Town Centre Fire Hall conference will be staged we’ll have a command and in remote areas difficult for control group that will be much of the public to access. doing things like tracking the Coquitlam Search and remote field teams, mapping Rescue, along with the and doing the communicaB.C. Search and Rescue tions tasking,” he added. “On Association, is organizing the Burke Mountain, we have event, which will feature sem- a rope rescue workshop, inars and classand at Eagle room training MountainPark sessions on we’ll have an Saturday and unmanned The biggest large-scale aerial vehicle exercises and demo and [scenario] is training demexercise we’re a very large onstrations on doing in conremote search at junction with Sunday.

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Following two wildly successful exhibitions, artist Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk is back to demonstrate how she creates her upcycled metal robots.

As part of the Port Moody Arts Centre’s Creative Conversations series, the artist will show the public a ’bot in the making. The audience will pick the parts and Taylor Fahnestalk will create a robot sculpture from them.

The event takes place Saturday, Sept. 27 at 11:30 a.m. at the Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. Johns St. To learn more, call the centre at 604-931-2008.

••• In other arts news, Place des Arts is seeking new artists for its Christmas boutique.

The deadline for registration is Sunday, Oct. 26.

For its 2014 Christmas Boutique, open from Nov. 12 to Dec. 19, Place des Arts is seeking artisans who create fine-art quality items such as felted pieces, wooden boxes, mouth-blown glass, silver work, unique pottery, leather products and other quality handcrafted items — no hand-made cards, photos, prints or assembled (as in beaded) jewelry will be accepted.

To be considered, new artists must submit up to five unique items to be juried, accompanied by a completed registration form (found at placedesarts.ca under Artisan Shop/Christmas Boutique).

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Introducing Joe McStravick If you have been injured in a car accident, you may think ICBC will take care of you.

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The Poirier Street Farmers Market will play host to a pageantry of pies this weekend.

The farmers market is hosting a fruit pie bake-off on Sunday, Sept. 28, in the parking lot of Coquitlam’s Dogwood Pavilion.

The contest kicks off at 10:30 a.m. and is open to amateur bakers only. All components that go into the pies must be made from scratch by contestants, and the pies must be made with local fruit only.

“We have people who bring fruit in from the Okanagan, so really, we’re accepting any fruit from across B.C.,” said Grant Rice, the market’s marketing manager.

The contest for culinary supremacy will be emceed by former CoquitlamMaillardville MLA Diane Thorne and will feature three guest judges: Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart; Christina Sepidoza-Walter, owner and chef at PoCo’s Wilbur and Sebastian’s Smokehouse Bistro; and Tri-

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Dez explained that the “precut” portion of judging a pie primarily takes into account its appearance and texture.

From there, how the pie slices — whether it’s runny, too soft or too hard — is the next step in the process.

“And once you start eating it, there’s a whole gamut of things to pay attention to: texture, how is it cooked and the balance of flavours,” Dez explained.

In the end, at least according to Dez, creativity is key.

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Changes to

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Prior to the City issuing a building permit to demolish, an owner or agent must now provide the City of Coquitlam’s Building Division the following: > Agent Form

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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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Book Buddies aims to inspire young readers Do you have a child in grades 2 through 4 who needs extra help with reading? Do you want to inspire your reader and build his or her skills? The Book Buddies program at the Port Moody Public Library may be able to help.

Book Buddies pairs young readers with trained teen mentors for weekly 45-minute sessions of shared reading and learning games. The program focuses on helping children become confident and enthusiastic readers.

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Thaddeus and Quinntin, at home after six months in Royal Columbian Hospital’s Variety neonatal intensive care unit.

Smaller than a pound of butter... at home with surrey’s miracle micro-preemies, a year after their birth at royal columbian This year has been hectic for Surrey’s Christine Ashton, but she would not want it any other way.

The Surrey mother of twins Thaddeus and Quinntin has embraced family life since arriving home with her boys this past spring. It was just before Easter that she left Royal Columbian Hospital’s Variety neonatal intensive care unit for the first time with her babies, who had received care for six months as some of the tiniest premature babies ever seen by the neonatal team.

“Since then, it’s been so busy with medical appointments,” says Ashton. “But the cuties are doing well and are getting bigger and wider.”

Ashton was only 23 weeks pregnant when she was rushed to Royal Columbian Hospital with contractions last October. Thaddeus was born first, weighing only 405 grams, or as Ashton puts it, “less than a pound of butter.” Quinntin was born two minutes later, at 570 grams.

As one of four hospitals across the province prepared to handle the most fragile newborns, Royal Columbian Hospital cares for hundreds of tiny ones each year. But twins as premature as Thaddeus and Quinntin are rare.

“I was in shock,” says Ashton. “Especially not knowing if they were going to survive, and knowing their chance of survival wasn’t very high. I just wanted to give them a chance.”

“Here we had a situation where we had micropreemies at less than 24 weeks, and on top of it, twins,”

notes neonatologist Dr. Zenon Cieslak. “The outcomes are not generally good.”

In the neonatal intensive care unit, Thaddeus and Quinntin were supported by specialized equipment like Giraffe Omnibed incubators and a jet ventilator, which » continued page 2

Thaddeus shown next to a pencil, illustrating his small size at birth.

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A letter from the chair doug eveneshen Christine Ashton’s compelling story on the front page serves as an incredible reminder of the awe-inspiring skills of our health care professionals, along with the gracious generosity of our donors whose gifts result in lifesaving equipment to Royal Columbian Hospital. The combination makes for quite an impressive team.

It is my pleasure, as newly appointed Chair of Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, to present the fall

2014 edition of Your Health Matters. The stories in here are meant to offer a glimpse into the important role Royal Columbian plays in the province. I am grateful to the people who have agreed to share their experiences with us.

I am also very proud to introduce the Foundation’s new President and CEO, Jeff Norris. Jeff is highly regarded and has spent many years making a difference in a number of charitable endeavours. His arrival to Royal Columbian comes at a time when the hospital prepares to undergo one of the largest redevelopments in Canada.

I cannot thank you enough for the ongoing support.

With your help, we continue to be there for those who rely on Royal Columbian in their time of need, like Christine and her precious boys.

Yours sincerely,

Doug Eveneshen, Chair, Board of Directors

New Foundation President & CEO introducing jeff norris He’s worn many hats over the years, but it was during a time when Jeff Norris was wearing a bicycle helmet that he discovered a passion for philanthropy.

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While at university, he was hired to co-ordinate a cycling fundraising event. The experience opened his eyes to the world of non-profits.

Jeff has made a positive impression on a number of organizations since then. This includes seven years with St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation, where he helped grow its Lights of Hope campaign.

He comes to Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation from Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU), where he worked since 2006 as Chief Advancement Officer and also served as CEO of the KPU Foundation and executive director of the KPU Alumni Association, a group he was involved in founding.

In 2012, Jeff was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Club of Ladner for his community work. In 2014, he was recognized by Business in Vancouver with a “Forty Under 40” Award for his business accomplishment.

Married with two daughters, Jeff is also active in his community and regularly contributes as a volunteer and board member of various associations. ■

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Smaller than a pound of butter... donors like Variety – the Children’s Charity of BC and the TB Vets Charitable Foundation have helped to fund.

Despite a number of challenges, Ashton noticed gradual improvements in her boys’ conditions. And after 188 days, she was finally able to bring them home.

Ashton can’t believe the twins will soon be celebrating their first birthdays. She says they enjoy going out for walks with her around the neighbourhood and are fascinated by other children playing. And despite the constant attention infants like Thaddeus and Quinntin require, Ashton loves every minute of it. ■

Board of Directors 2014-2015 Doug Eveneshen – Chair President & CEO of Community Savings Credit Union Meldy Harris – Vice-Chair Certified Financial Planner, Sun Life of Canada Steve Osachoff – Treasurer and Secretary Portfolio Manager, RBC Dominion Securities John Ashbridge – Director Community Volunteer Frank Butzelaar – Director President & CEO of Southern Railway of British Columbia Jason Cook – Director (non-voting) Site Director, Royal Columbian Hospital Tom Corsie – Director Vice President, Real Estate, Port Metro Vancouver Sharon Domaas – Director Community Volunteer Judith Hockney – Ex officio Executive Director, Clinical Programs and Operations, FH Cardiac, Surgery, Trauma and RCH Larry Kozak – Director Integrated Solution Executive, TELUS Erin O’Halloran – Director Therapeutic Specialist – HCV, Gilead Sciences Gary Pooni – Director President, Brook Pooni Associates Dwight Ross – Director Lawyer Dr. William Siu – Director Neurointerventional radiologist, Royal Columbian Hospital Helen Sparkes – Director Community Volunteer Dr. Laurence Turner – Director Surgeon, Royal Columbian Hospital Your Health Matters is published twice annually by RCH Foundation. If you have any questions or story ideas you would like to share with us, please contact our office at 604.520.4438 or e-mail info@rchfoundation.com. Articles by Jason Howe. Design by Paula Heal. Photography by Jerald Walliser unless otherwise noted.

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The meaning of moments coquitlam woman is thankful for the care given to her father

Roy Fawcett and his wife Phyllis in the backyard of their Chilliwack home more than a year after his heart valve replacement. Foundation photo.

The way to a beating heart royal columbian hospital performs milestone 100th ever minimally-invasive heart valve replacement For Roy Fawcett of Chilliwack, a summer camping adventure with the grandchildren was just as much about creating memories as it was about enjoying the outdoors. And he’s thankful he had the energy to do it.

It was a different story just a couple of years ago.

Back then, Fawcett could hardly move from one room to the other in his house without having to take a break. Fawcett suffered from aortic stenosis, a common condition that occurs when the heart’s aortic valve leaflets get calcified and become immobile. It was leaving him very short of breath.

Fawcett says Royal Columbian gave him his life back. That’s because the hospital is one of three in the province able to perform a minimally-invasive procedure called a transcatheter aortic valve implantation

– or TAVI for short. Royal Columbian is also the designated centre for open-heart surgery and minimally invasive cardiac procedures in Fraser Health.

This past summer, Royal Columbian conducted its 100th ever TAVI, which is the option for patients whose health or medical history make them at highrisk or unsuitable for open heart surgery. Without TAVI, those patients could suffer heart failure and sudden death.

TAVI replaces the aortic valve in a beating heart by carefully threading a catheter (a thin flexible tube) that contains the new valve, usually from the groin artery to the heart.

Fawcett says the change in his health was almost instantaneous. Since undergoing TAVI last year, Fawcett is able to garden with his wife again. And he has the energy to spend quality time with his grandchildren again.

“The team at Royal Columbian Hospital has given me back a quality of life that I thought was lost forever,” says Fawcett. “My family and I are thankful beyond words”. ■

A health crisis is difficult for any family.

In these moments, a grieving daughter has discovered the small gestures can be as significant as the expert care.

For Coquitlam’s Juliana Kim, it started when her father Mike had a stroke in early 2012.

Juliana Kim thanks the hospital for its He was rushed to support. Foundation photo.

Royal Columbian Hospital, where he spent a week before he was able to return home.

The family would find itself back in the hospital a year later, when Mr. Kim was again admitted, this time for persistent coughing. It would be diagnosed as stage 4 lung cancer.

Over the next several months, Mr. Kim would be admitted to RCH two more times. He passed away in late September, 2013.

After struggling with the uncertainty over her father’s health last year, Juliana now recognizes and appreciates the care at Royal Columbian.

She remembers a doctor’s words of encouragement during an especially challenging time trying to juggle school and helping care for her father. Juliana says the physician’s advice helped her focus heading into graduation.

She also credits a conversation with a nurse for giving her father the strength to carry on during treatment. These are among the personal exchanges that make Juliana grateful for the efforts of the health care professionals who looked after her dad. ■

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Report to donors: your gift is critical to the care we provide Four life-saving letters → By the time Tsawwassen resident Peter Rogal walked into an emergency department last fall, a rare bacteria had filled his lungs and brought him Peter Rogal is connected to the portable version of ECLS as he is brought to Royal Columbian. to the brink of death. Health Submitted photo. professionals induced a coma and told his family the 50-year West Vancouver and Ralph & Florence Winkler of Langley old had one last option: Royal Columbian Hospital’s – contributed more than $120,000 combined to support extracorporeal life support (ECLS). the program.

The equipment takes over the function of the lungs or Rogal was kept on ECLS for close to a week and awoke heart while a patient’s organs recover. A team from Royal from his coma ten days after being induced. Having now Columbian transported Rogal to the hospital’s intensive recovered from a form of Legionnaires’ disease, Rogal is care unit with a mobile version of ECLS, which donors had thankful ECLS was available for him. “I am the luckiest guy funded just weeks earlier and is the only one of its kind in in the world,” he says. ■ BC. In particular, two families - Ray & Ruth Wesenberg of

Monitoring a baby’s brain

Peter Rogal, back home after being released from Royal Columbian.

→ Sometimes, seizures in premature newborns are so subtle, they can only be confirmed through use of a neonatal brain monitor.

That’s one reason this equipment is important for the care of our smallest and most fragile patients.

Because premature babies are not yet fully developed, they face a number of possible complications and require specialized care from skilled medical professionals in the neonatal intensive care unit. The risks include damage to the brain from lack of oxygen or bleeding.

In both cases, early diagnosis is critical to minimize long-term effects. Special thanks to the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation of Canada and the Elks Club of New Westminster, whose gifts

Financial Summary In 2013/14, the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation granted a total of $ 1,400,838 to RCH. These funds went to priority equipment needs, facility enhancements, and education. Our fundraising and marketing costs were 18 per cent of total revenues, and our administration costs were 17 per cent. ■ Revenue Donations Investments Other Income Total

$ 3,441,729 990,903 840,337 $ 5,272,969

Grants and Expenses Grants to Royal Columbian Hospital Fundraising and Marketing Administration Total

$ 1,400,838 972,214 901,593 $ 3,274,645

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have helped our Variety neonatal intensive care unit diagnose and monitor these very serious, lifethreatening conditions and ensure our tiny patients get treatment as quickly as possible. ■

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← Chest pain. Nausea. Dizziness. Thousands of patients come to Royal Columbian Hospital each year with these symptoms, fearing the worst. Each receives an electrocardiogram (ECG) test to measure the electrical activity of the heart. This fast, safe, non-invasive test provides a wealth of information in a variety of circumstances—it can determine the rate and regularity of heart beats, the size and position of heart chambers, and confirm or rule out a heart attack. And all in about five minutes.

As ECG machines are one of the most frequently used pieces of equipment at the hospital, new ones are much appreciated.

Donations from RBC Foundation and a number of other gifts helped us purchase two this past year. ■

← Colon cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in Canada.

Our donors have helped the hospital combat the disease by funding a colonoscope for Ambulatory Care.

With a high definition colonoscope, our physicians can detect polyps in the colon before they become cancerous and remove them right then and there, thereby eliminating the risk of colon cancer.

Kingston Construction made a donation towards this equipment to honour the memory of its founder Ben Backman, who passed away in 2009 after a long battle with colon cancer.

Royal Columbian Hospital is the major referral centre for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders in the Fraser Health region.

Our physicians perform over 3,300 colonoscopies each year. ■

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Teaching tool → Royal Columbian plays an important role in training the next generation of health care professionals.

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This allows pathologists to consult each other as well as discuss cases with residents, clinicians, and allied health professionals in order to arrive at the correct diagnosis for each patient. A number of donations have helped the Foundation purchase a new one. ■

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An original Canuck on love and healing at Royal Columbian vancouver canuck alumni make royal columbian a charitable recipient of annual golf classic Back in 1970, Eddie Hatoum had to cancel a date with his girlfriend when he separated his shoulder and underwent surgery at Royal Columbian Hospital.

That’s okay though. They’re married now.

At the time, Hatoum was preparing for the Vancouver Canucks’ inaugural 1970/71 season, after the team claimed him in the NHL Expansion Draft.

Unfortunately, the smooth-skating forward suffered a bad injury during training camp. He fell while trying to get by the two defencemen and knew right away he was in trouble.

“I was about to hit the ice with my head,” recalls Hatoum. “So I turned and landed probably about 190 pounds on my shoulder, and that’s when it separated.”

One of the team’s trainers put him in a van, and off they drove to Royal Columbian Hospital. After a bumpy and painful ride from the arena to the hospital,

Former Vancouver Canuck Eddie Hatoum and fellow alumnus & Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation board member John Ashbridge.

a doctor quickly realized Hatoum would need to go to the operating room.

Hatoum was out of action for several weeks before finally rejoining his teammates and playing in 26 games for the Canucks that first season. Today, Hatoum is a member of the Canuck Alumni and plays a number of benefit hockey games and golf tournaments across the province.

Hatoum reflected on his experience at Royal Columbian Hospital during this past spring’s annual Canuck Alumni Golf Classic. Royal Columbian Hospital

Foundation is a charitable recipient of the event, which saw members of the 1970 team reunite for the day with other former players.

Along with being grateful for the care he received at Royal Columbian, Hatoum fondly remembers the daily hospital visits from then-girlfriend Frances, with whom he had apologetically cancelled a planned date.

“She came out to Royal Columbian every day from Vancouver, and the rest is history,” says Hatoum, who married her after the two reconnected decades later. ■

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A mother’s grief Yes, I believe my care is critical.

Here is my gift of: $200 $100 $50 Other $ (please specify) Enclosed is my cheque made payable to: Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation Or charge my credit card: VISA MasterCard Card # Expiry Date Signature Marilyn Dowsett credits Royal Columbian Hospital for helping her after her son’s death.

seeking mental health care at royal columbian Gregory Dowsett wasn’t supposed to live as long as he did. Right from the start, he faced some complicated health problems, including being born with only three heart chambers instead of four. Greg underwent a few surgeries and suffered a stroke shortly after turning one year old.

But mom Marilyn says her son lived life to the fullest and travelled extensively to places like South Africa, Australia, and England, where he enjoyed spending time with relatives.

In late September, 2003, Greg was rushed to hospital after falling ill. He was kept in an induced coma until he passed away several days later, at the age of 25. His death devastated Marilyn.

“He was the first thing, the last thing, most of the things I ever thought of,” says the Port Coquitlam woman about her son. “I never thought about doing anything without first thinking of Greg.”

The grief was overwhelming, and Marilyn describes

having regular panic attacks. “We went to a barbecue once, and I actually stood in the middle of this backyard and screamed at the top of my voice,” she recalls.

Marilyn was referred to Royal Columbian Hospital psychiatrist Dr. Anson Koo, who eventually admitted her. “I was terrified,” says Marilyn. “But my husband took me and knew it was the best thing, because I wasn’t doing very well. I wasn’t coping at all.”

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Twelve-year old Ayden has a social studies test tomorrow. His parents set him up with his books and guide him through his studies. He reads a section then they sit with him and quiz him until they know that he has the information securely stored in his memory. They do this for about two hours and then review the material in the morning.

Twelve-year old Alex has the same test tomorrow. His parents wish him the best, send him off to study and let him know that they are there for him if he needs any assistance. Alex spends most of his time fooling around and very little of it studying. The next day Ayden does well on the test and Alex fails.

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Instead of blaming the teacher and protecting our youngster when he has a problem at school, we need to work with the teacher and help our child learn from their mistakes.

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They are not learning to take responsibility for their actions.

When we overprotect or cover for our kids, when we protect them from the consequences of their mistakes, we are not raising children to become capable young men and women. They are actually in for the shock of their lives when they hit a post-secondary institution or the workplace and learn that they, and they alone, are responsible for their actions.

They will have difficulties problem-solving, they will shun being innovative or creative (which almost always includes some failure) and they may experience paralysis from anxiety when they have to handle disappointments and move on.

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Dr. Davidicus Wong will speak on self care at the Bob Prittie (Metrotown) branch of the Burnaby Public Library on Monday, Oct. 20. Register by phone at 604-436-5400 or online at www.bpl.bc.ca/ events.

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jkurucz@thenownews.com It’s like a nation-wide group hug, with arts and culture sandwiched in the middle.

The fifth-annual Culture Days celebration runs from Friday, Sept. 26 to Sunday, Sept. 28, with a focus around promoting, fostering and affirming a love of the arts.

New to this year’s celebration is a Culture Shuttle that will take residents to five local arts centres between noon and 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27 to showcase the cultural programming offered at each location. A free shuttle bus provided by TransLink will complete a loop of arts hubs, including the Inlet Theatre, Port Moody Arts Centre, Evergreen Cultural Centre, Place des Arts and Leigh Square Community Arts Village.

Each city across the Tri-Cities is also holding standalone events.

In PoCo, events kick off on Friday, Sept. 26 at the Terry Fox Library with a Culture Days Storytime session from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Stories and songs from across the world will be featured, and all are welcome.

The Crossroads Coffeehouse performance series celebrates its 15th anniversary at Leigh Square from 7 to 10 p.m., and will include multiple acts that have performed over the past 15 years.

Saturday, Sept. 27 features an open house slated to run from noon to 4 p.m. at Leigh Square that will include a guided tour of the centre’s newest exhibition, A Silent Voice, a Retrospective

by Port Coquitlam artist Colin Craig. Leigh Square will also play host to an informal meet-and-greet open art studio, a chance to meet upcoming artist in residence Adi Parker and a storytelling workshop led by local writer Nikki Hillman. The afternoon’s events will be rounded out by an improv jam led

by Off the Grid, and participants are asked to bring their own instruments.

The Rivers and Trails Festival will round out the weekend

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on Sunday, Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lions Park, and from noon to 4 p.m. at Peace Park.

The Coquitlam Public Library’s City Centre branch will hold a three-day film festival spanning the duration of Culture Days, with Teen Film Night kicking off at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26. The feature film will be the PG-rated Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and is open to teens and their parents.

The Saturday, Sept. 27 festival date will include a ser-

ies of animated short films, including several by Pixar Animation. The shorts begin at 12:30 p.m. and all of the films are G-rated. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.

Foreign films will be the order of the day on Sunday, Sept. 28: The Sapphires will be screened at 12:30 p.m., and Red Cliff follows at 2:15 p.m. The Sapphires is rated PG, while Red Cliff is rated 14A — kids under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

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On Sunday, Sept. 28, Coquitlam’s Place des Arts will host a Family Day event from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Several all-ages arts activities are scheduled, including a miniature boat workshop with artist Jeff Wilson, a sketchbook-making session with printmaker and teacher Saskia Jetten and a drip-down painting demonstration using watercolours and straws inspired by Karen Santos’ exhibition, Silence Lifted.

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reservations are recommended. Call 604-664-1636 or register online at www.placedesarts.ca.

Coquitlam seniors will also be taking part in Culture Days, with activities planned at Glen Pine Pavilion from 3 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26.

Hands-on activities, live music and raffle draws will be offered, alongside demonstrations from crafters, quilters, painters, artists and other hobbyists.

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PoCo artist Colin Craig will provide a tour of his exhibition, A Silent Voice, a Retrospective at Leigh Square on Saturday, Sept. 27.

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The Port Moody Station Museum will host a scavenger hunt from noon to 4 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 26, along with a self-guided tour exploring the area’s oil and railroad history.

On Saturday, Sept. 27, residents can tour the Inlet Theatre from noon to 5 p.m. or take part in the Banned Books Readathon, which runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will examine some of the library’s most “unorthodox,

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CALENDAR WED, SEPTEMBER 24 Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts a

small stamp auction for members and visitors beginning at 7 p.m. in the McGee Room of the Poirier Community Centre, 630 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604941-9306.

Terry Fox Library hosts a meeting of the book club known as the “Coffee Mug Club” from 7 to 8 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Meet new people, explore new authors and share reading ideas. The group meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month and new members are welcome. Info: 604-927-7999.

SHARE Society hosts a 13-week education series around alcohol and drug use for those who have an alcohol or drug problem, and for those concerned about their use or the use of others. This week’s discussion is on “Cocaine & crystal meth — the struggle to recover, and what long-term recovery looks like. The session includes a video, brief presentation and open discussion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Registration is not required. Info: 604-936-3900.

THUR, SEPTEMBER 25 Tri-Cities Caregiver Program hosts a care-

giver support meeting from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt. in Coquitlam. All caregivers are welcome to attend.

Info: Karen Tyrell at 778-789-1496.

FRI, SEPTEMBER 26 Metro Vancouver Parks teams up with the

City of Coquitlam to offer a presentation called “Rainforest by Night” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Minnekhada Regional Park. Watch the rainforest come alive at night and search for nocturnal animals that become active under the moon’s

shadows, as coyotes, owls, flying squirrels and salamanders all call the park home. For ages six and up. Admission is $4.25 and advance registration is required. Info: www.metrovancouveronline.org or call 604-432-6359 and use barcode 5887.

SAT SEPTEMBER 27 Terry Fox Library hosts a discussion entitled

“Be the Fun Parent, Not the Friend,” from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. Parenting expert Lisa Bunnage of Bratbusters Parenting Services leads a workshop that will demonstrate how to be both the fun parent and discipliner.

Learn great tips and expert methods to help you successfully raise your child. Registration is appreciated. Info: 604-927-7999.

Triumph Taekwon-Do hosts an open house to celebrate the company’s ninth anniversary, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 312–1515 Broadway St. in Port Coquitlam. Self-defense seminars, free Try-it classes, demonstrations, food, bouncy castle and more. Info: www.triumphtkd.com.

TUES SEPTEMBER 30 Terry Fox Library hosts a discussion called

“Fall into Good Health” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Dr. Jill Scott of Port Moody Integrated Health will speak to naturopathic tips for dealing with common issues that can show up in the fall. Learn how you can take control of your health to feel your best through the changing of the seasons. Info: 604-9277999.

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On all fronts, the Terry Fox Ravens appear ready to improve upon last year’s result.

Unlucky at last year’s B.C. AAA senior football championship final, the Ravens enter the 2014 high school season as the No. 1-ranked team in the province.

On Friday, they showed just why, opening the regular season with a powerful 34-0 win over Mount Boucherie at Percy Perry Stadium.

A balanced attack and a stifling defence took turns dominating the gridiron, with running back Keishon Ross rumbling for 107 yards and three touchdowns.

His first two majors — of five and four yards, respectively — gave Fox a great jump and 14-0 lead.

From the air, starting quarterback Conner McKee completed five-of-seven pass attempts for 132 yards in the first half, hitting Brycen Mayoh on a 32-yard major.

He handed the pivot job to Grade 11 Jake Laberge for the second half, and the teen connected on four-of-six passes for 69 yards.

Tight end Mike West scampered for a four-yard TD before the half, and Ross would cap the offence by dodging a handful of tacklers for a 29-yard run in the second half.

Making four of five point-after attempts was Sean Stewart, while Isaiah Stevens led all defenders with six tackles. Picking up a pair of QB sacks each were Jordan Seney and West.

All in all, a well-rounded performance.

“Everybody played, we got everyone into the game LISA KING/NOW and everyone contributed,” noted Fox co-coach Martin McDonnell. “It wasn’t exactly like the score indicated Looking for an opening, Terry Fox Ravens running back Keishon Ross, No. 15, carries the ball for— our defence was on the field a lot and [Mt. Boucherie] ward as part of his 107-yard rushing game. The senior would score three times in the club’s 34-0 win over Mount Boucherie. To see more photos, scan this page with the free Layar app. moved the ball, but the defence contained them.”

And while the club continues to win games on the field, the players are also doing their part in helping win a different what it’s going to take down the stretch. them to pass,” he noted. “We just thought we’d have better luck kind of battle — the fight against childhood cancer.

The senior AAA football team was in tough last week when against their passing game.”

The players have donned gold laces on their boots in support the private Catholic school squad overwhelmed them in a lopHad a handful of the dropped passes stayed in Centaur arms, of the fight against childhood cancer, with a number of those sided contest. at minimum, it would have kept possession for a little longer. in uniform having experienced the disease through friends and But the game had its positive points, said Cents coach Barry “If I was to sum it up, when we made a mistake they scored. family members.

Taitinger.

When they made a mistake we couldn’t capitalize.

“It’s just something the players felt they could do to help,” “We haven’t seen that level of competition before, and I think “We did see some positive things on the field but we have to said McDonnell. “Being that they represent the school named one of the important lessons we learned was on our mental build on that.” after a Canadian hero who faced cancer, they were all unified in toughness,” he said.

Centennial’s next test comes Friday, 7:30 p.m. when they host A lot of STM’s damage came on four long-pass touchdowns.

Mt. Boucherie at Percy Perry Stadium. wanting to do something.”

At the other end, Centennial was able to get in position to Taitinger said that the composition of the Eastern Conference This weekend the Ravens head to Surrey for a Saturday date threaten but had seven passes dropped. And while they came in means that a playoff spot makes Friday’s contest a crucial test. to play Lord Tweedsmuir. with the strategy of slowing down a fairly dangerous STM run“It’s a must-win for us. This is a difficult conference, and Centennial dazed by Knights ning game, the Knights ended up changing direction and going when you look at our competition — No. 1-ranked Fox, STM, W. J. Mouat, Lord Tweedsmuir, Kelowna — this is a game we If anything, last week’s wrenching 43-0 loss to the St. Thomas for much of the damage through the air.

“We wanted to shut down their running game and force need to win.”

More Knights has given the Centennial Centaurs a framework of

SPORTS SHORTS MCINTOSH A RUSH PICK

TheEdmontonRushhadeyesforCoquitlam’s Ben McIntosh — and with the first pick in the National Lacrosse League draft, reeled him in.

The one-time junior Coquitlam Adanac star and Drexel University scoring leader was the first choice overall in Monday’s proceedings.

Property of the Maple Ridge Burrards in the Western Lacrosse Association, McIntosh joins an already well-stocked Edmonton lineup that posted a 16-2 record last year.

Eli McLaughlin, a member of this past year’s junior Adanacs, was chosen fourth overall by the Colorado Mammoth, while Coquitlam senior Adanac Brandon Goodwin was picked

by Buffalo with the ninth selection. The Vancouver Stealth chose Nanaimo’s Conrad Chapman with their first choice.

SFU CAPTAIN SETS TONE CHIEFS EDGED IN OPENER HANSEN CALLED TO HALL

Coquitlam’s Jovan Blagojevic scored Simon Fraser University’s only goal as the Clan rallied to earn a 1-1 draw with Western Washington University in NCAA men’s soccer last week.

After a scoreless first half, where SFU fired off nine shots, WWU took the lead off a deflected ball at the 70-minute mark.

Two minutes later, Blagojevic, the SFU captain, headed home Robert Hyams’ free kick for the equalizer.

The Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer product had the best scoring opportunity in overtime, deflecting the ball at the six-yard box but WWU goalkeeper Keegan Rogers made the save.

The tie moves SFU’s record to 2-1-1 in the Greater Northwest Athletic Conference.

Their next test comes tomorrow (Thursday), when they host Montana State-Billings.

The Vancouver Northeast Chiefs kept it close against the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League’s defending champions, the Okanagan Rockets last week.

While Okanagan emerged with wins of 5-3 and 3-1, the Coquitlam-based Chiefs were in the thick of it each day.

The Chiefs scored first in the first game, taking a 1-0 lead into the first intermission.

The Rockets rolled off four straight goals in a span of five minutes to jump ahead in the middle frame. Parker Colley, of Maple Ridge, scored twice, with PoCo’s Jeffrey Wong adding a single.

The next day, San Chung posted the team’s long goal, tying it 1-1 in the first.

The Okanagan got five goals from Marcus Mitchell.

The team takes on the Cariboo Cougars in a two-game series in Richmond this week.

Coquitlam’s legendary hoop star, Lars Hansen, is being feted into another hall.

The one-time Canadian men’s national basketball team player is part of a exceptional class being inducted this week into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame.

Born in Denmark, Hansen began his famous basketball exploits as a member of the Centennial Centaurs, leading them to the 1972 provincial championship. He helped Canada finish fourth at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, and would play a part of the Seattle Supersonics only NBA championship ni 1978-79 — the first Canadian to be on an NBA championship roster.

He joins a class of athletes including Greg Athans, Sarah Burke, Scott Niedermayer and Joanne Sargent.

The ceremony goes Thursday evening at the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre.

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Bumpy ride starts Express season

Dan OLSON

sports@thenownews.com It definitely wasn’t the start they envisioned.

The Coquitlam Express will have a good slate of practices to put the season-opening twin losses behind them from last weekend’s Bauer BCHL Showcase event in Chilliwack.

Friday’s one-sided 6-2 setback to the West Kelowna Warriors was one-upped on Saturday when the Trail Smoke Eaters plundered the defending league champions 8-3.

For many of Coquitlam’s players, it was a junior A debut they’d sooner forget.

For head coach Barry Wolff, the two games serve as a tough initiation for some of his players, as well as a good teaching tool.

“There’s nowhere to go from here than up,” said Wolff. “For the newcomers on our team there’s a huge learning curve coming up a level.”

Against the Warriors, a fairly even start suddenly went cold when West Kelowna broke open a 1-1 tie with three straight goals in the first perod.

By the time Colton Kerfoot buried a powerplay tally with four seconds left in the game, Coquitlam had been fairly manhandled, getting outshot 50-21.

“They were a little more polished, no question… We didn’t give up, we continued to battle and we competed.

We have some things to work on,” said Wolff.

One of the few highlights in that first

game was the early offensive spark supplied by newcomer Brett Supinski, who was skating on a line with Corey Mackin and Brendan Lamont. The Pennsylvania native nearly gave the club a quick lead, getting in alone on the penalty kill just prior to West Kelowna opening the scoring.

A few minutes later Supinski buried his second chance to tie the game, beating a defender before slotting the puck past the Warriors netminder.

“It was a great pass from Mackin,” said Supinski. “[He] gave it to me right in the middle of the ice, the [defence] kind of lost his edge and I just went in and finished.”

Fifteen hours later, the Express were back on the ice, this time to face a wellrested Trail lineup.

Two early goals from Charlie Zuccarini put the Smoke Eaters in the driver’s seat. Mackin would put Coquitlam on the scoresheet 12 minutes into the first frame, finishing off a powerplay opportunity.

The two teams would trade tallies during the second period, with rookies Noah Turanski and Daniel Fritz finding the back of the net for the Express. But the Smokies would end the game with four unanswered goals, going five for seven on the powerplay.

While the short turn around was no help, Wolff said it came down to more nerves and mistakes.

“Our defence is extremely young with just one returnee, so we found ourselves making just bad decisions.

“We weren’t happy with our offence,

BCHL FILE

Coquitlam Express’ Austin Anselmo, left, breaks out with the puck with Trail’s Jeremy Luccini in pursuit in Sunday’s game in Chilliwack. in generating opportunities, our defence, our neutral zone… We have a lot to work on.”

Coquitlam was without two veterans — Jackson Cressey and Daniell Lange, both nursing injuries — while Joey Santucci, another key returnee, was cleared Saturday and picked up an assist in his first game of the season.

Now the focus turns to Friday’s home opener against the Prince George Spruce Kings (7 p.m. at the Poirier Sports Centre), when the club intends to relish last year’s achievement once

more, if for just a brief moment, as the BCHL championship banner is raised to the Poirier rafters.

“It’ll be good for the guys who played last year, to be reminded of what they accomplished, and good for the new players to be a part of it,” said Wolff.

The two teams will play again on Saturday (7 p.m., at the Poirier rink), while Coquitlam will have a few days before getting a chance to avenge its loss to West Kelowna on Tuesday (Sept.

30, 7:30 p.m. faceoff at the Poirier Sports Centre).

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Coquitlam marks six decades

Coquitlam Little League plans to celebrate its 60th anniversary in style.

The minor baseball organization, one of the oldest in Canada, is holding an Ace of Diamonds Fundraising Gala on Oct. 18 at Coquitlam’s Executive Plaza Hotel.

Former Toronto Blue Jays catcher and Team Canada manager Ernie Witt will be the guest speaker for the evening, which includes dinner, a casino night and silent auction.

It’s all part of a year-long event, including hosting the 2015CanadianSeniorBaseball championships. For tickets or more info, visit www.coquitlamlittleleague.ca.

Triumph holds open house To celebrate its ninth anniversary in the Tri-Cities, Triumph Taekwon-Do is holding an open house on Saturday, inviting the public to see what they’re all about.

The event, which runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., includes a free self-defence seminar for youth and adults; skills and board-breaking demonstrations; a try taekwondo class; hot dogs and beverages in exchange for donations to the Food Bank; and a bouncy castle for kids.

Triumph Taekwon-Do, which offers programs for people ages five to 75, is located at #312-1515 Broadway St. in Port Coquitlam.

Teen Columnists Wanted Are you a high school student who has something to say and loves to write?

The NOW is looking for new contributors for its My Generation column, which runs on Fridays throughout the school year.

Contributors will be responsible for submitting one original column of between 550 and 600 words every six weeks, and will be required to meet strict deadlines.

Whether you’re an aspiring journalist or simply have strong opinions and want to share them with others, if you can write well, we’re looking for you.

Applicants must attend a public or private secondary school in either Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam or Port Moody, or be a Tri-Cities resident attending school in another district.

To apply, e-mail two sample columns, a covering letter introducing yourself and a resumé to mygen@thenownews.com with “My Generation” in the subject line. Attachments should be Word documents.

The deadline to apply is Friday, September 26 at 5 p.m.

Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those chosen as columnists will be contacted. This is a volunteer position.

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