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John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com A divisive and frustrated mood played out Monday in Coquitlam, as northeast residents dressed down council’s plans to build up Burke Mountain. Residents were particularly angry over the lack of schools in the rapidly growing community, claiming they weren’t fully informed of the time it would take for schools to be built at the time they purchased land. The residents also claimed communication is lacking in the area between City Hall and homeowners, and demanded the city show “leadership to deliver” schools in the area. “My husband and I made the biggest investment of our lives and decided to raise our children in this community,” said Beverly Place resident Amy Wong. “However, in the last year the vision has not been fulfilled. Externally to us, it appears the intent of building the necessities of the community, which is schools, parks and rec centres, have not been prioritized and instead promises appear to be broken and delayed.” Those sentiments came against the backdrop of a public hearing debating the rezoning of a 35-acre (14-hectare) parcel of land in an area bordering the Smiling Creek and Partington Creek neighbourhoods. Endorsed unanimously, the plan calls for a new subdivision including 137 single-family lots, a park and trail, and a future CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

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Coordinators Paige Ottaviano and Russell MacKay measure out where the grandstands are going to be during the 2015 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, set for this August at the Vancouver Golf Club in Coquitlam.

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2ND LPGA TOURNEY IN 4 YEARS ‘A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY’ Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com Three years ago, golfer Lydia Ko made history when she won the Canadian Women’s Open as a 15-year-old amateur on Coquitlam soil. The victory made the New Zealander the youngest winner in LPGA history

and focused the eyes of the golf world on Coquitlam’s four-day tournament. This August, Ko and 100 more of the world’s best women golfers are expected to once again tee up on the Vancouver Golf Club track for the 2015 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open. The club will host the tournament for the second time in four years, and

last week officials from Golf Canada, the governing body responsible for the tournament, were out at the course in preparation for the big event, scheduled to run from Aug. 17 to 23. It’s one of a number of visits officials from the organization will be making in the lead-up to the tournament. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

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Dogwood staffer saves a life

WOMAN USES AED MACHINE TO KEEP CARD PLAYER ALIVE UNTIL PARAMEDICS ARRIVE

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jdeutsch@thenownews.com It was just like every other Thursday night, as members of Dogwood Pavilion sat down for their regular game of cards. Fred Miller and his wife are part of a group of canasta players that meets at the seniors’ centre on a regular basis. It was 7:30 p.m. and Fred was sitting at a table when things started to go wrong. One of the members at his table started feeling dizzy. “All of a sudden she sat up and said ‘I’m dizzy,’ and boom, just like that it wasn’t three seconds before she was out completely,” he recalled to the Tri-Cities NOW. The senior, who was only identified as “Dolores,” had stopped breathing and had

no pulse. Fortunately, Sheri Greenwood was working at the front desk of the Coquitlam facility that night. She quickly called 911 and went into action to save the woman’s life. Greenwood, with Miller’s help, laid the victim on the floor and was handed an automated external defibrillator or AED. She then started following the commands from the machine, beginning chest compressions and providing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to get the woman breathing. After a few frightening minutes, the machine, with Greenwood at the helm, brought the woman back to life. Shortly after, paramedics

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Judy Hamanishi, a recreation complex supervisor, shows off the AED machine that saved a life at Dogwood. arrived to take Dolores to the hospital. Miller praised Greenwood for her quick action that evening. “She did just a fantastic

job,” he said. “I think Sheri certainly deserves a lot of credit and recognition for doing what she did because her actions certainly saved further prob-

lems.” It was also the first time the AED was used to save a life at the centre, after being installed just a few months earlier. Judy Hamanishi, a recreation complex supervisor with the City of Coquitlam, said the results that evening prove the machines and the training for staff work and can save people’s lives. “That’s the great thing about this — it saved someone’s life,” she said, adding that residents can also get trained to use the devices. “We’re so excited about them.” Hamanishi, who also commendedGreenwood’sactions, suggested the AEDs can provide help minutes ahead of emergency crews arriving at an incident.

“It really is important to have these [AEDs] at all of our facilities,” she said. “Every minute counts.” Though Greenwood didn’t want to comment on this story, Miller is writing a letter to Coquitlam’s Mayor Richard Stewart to make sure she gets recognition for saving a life that night. “In recognition for her competent actions, she deserves some time off with pay,” he said. This isn’t the first time quick-thinking staff and an AED have saved the life of a Tri-Cities resident. Last year, the machine and two staff members at the Port Moody Recreation Complex were credited with saving the life of a 64-year-old man whose heart stopped during a game of pickle ball.

Mindfulness works, UBC study indicates PROGRAM TEACHES KIDS TO STAY IN THE MOMENT

Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com Nearly seven years after a group of Coquitlam classrooms became the focus of a social and emotional learning program and research study, the results are in. On Monday, UBC released the results of a study carried out in 2008 that examined the effectiveness of program MindUP, which teaches a number of mindfulness practices, including breathing, tasting and movement exercises. According to UBC, the study found the fourth and fifth graders who took part in the program were better at regulating stress, and more optimistic and helpful. The program received plenty of attention, as it was developed by Academy Award winning actress Goldie

Hawn. At the time, she showed up at Lord Baden Powell Elementary in Coquitlam to launch the program. Marco Jankowiak is the principal of the school and said one of the teachers there used the program up until last year. He said the teacher used the mindfulness exercises three times a day, including in the morning, after recess and at lunch. Jankowiak, who spoke to the teacher Tuesday about the results of the study, said she noticed the children were better focused when using the mindfulness practices. He said he’s not surprised by the study’s findings. “If you look at kids and the way you go about teaching them, generally speaking, it’s always a good idea to focus them on the task at hand,”

used in a couple of years. the principal said. The study also found the Jankowiak noted the teacher still uses elements of children who took part were the program in her class and better liked by their peers would like to start using it than children in a program that taught caragain in the ing for others, future. but without a The promindfulness gram wasn’t Our findings component. without its Researchers controversy, suggest that also found the as some parchildren who children in the ents in the are taught mindfulnessdistrict felt it based program was promotmindfulness performed beting religion in … are better ter at math. the classroom positioned to “Our findby introducing ings suggest spirituality in succeed both in that children schools. school and in who are taught Lord Baden life. mindfulness Powell’s principal recalled –Kimberly Schonert- — to pay attention to the that no parReichl, UBC present intenents at his tionally and school comwithout judgment — are betplained about the program. R.C. Macdonald ter positioned to succeed both Elementary was also one of in school and in life,” said the four district schools involved study’s lead author, Kimberly in the program, but the prin- Schonert-Reichl, an educacipal there said it hadn’t been tion professor and interim

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director of the Human Early Learning Partnership, a collaborative interdisciplinary research network that helped conduct the study. In a statement, SchonertReichl said the study is one of the first of its kind to investigate the value of a social and emotional learning program that incorporates mindfulness techniques. Other stud-

ies have focused on adults. To measure the program’s effectiveness on stress physiology, the researchers collected saliva from the children to analyze their cortisol levels, a stress indicator. They also relied on peer and selfreporting and measured the children’s cognitive abilities, testing skills like memory, concentration and focus.

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Golf Canada coordinator Paige Ottaviano explained officials have been out looking at the course, along with meeting city officials and the heads of roughly 30 organizing committees involved in the process. She said the Vancouver Golf Club was chosen for the second time in just a few years because players on the LPGA enjoyed playing the course. “It was successful in 2012

and I think coming back here we’ll be able to attract more of that top 100 players to come and play here,” Ottaviano told the Tri-Cities NOW. The tournament’s purse for this year is set at $2.25 million, the fifth-largest amount on the tour. While 2012’s version of the tournament brought out between 50,000 and 70,000 spectators, organizers in 2015 are planning for even larger crowds. “Just because the event was

so successful the last time, we think the profile will be much higher this time,” said tournament co-chair Byron Cook, with the Vancouver Golf Club. With those bigger crowds comes even more work and planning. Cook said the club’s role is to make sure the course is ready, and that means getting all the details in place — from setting up a plaza with food and beverages for sponsor Canadian Pacific to making room for

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TV crews. The meetings last week included discussions about what goes on outside of the course during the tournament, like issues around traffic, parking and security. Cook also noted the club and city are working closely to address some of the issues for the tournament. Parking lots at both SFU and the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver have already been arranged to handle some of the expected spectator traffic.

Though Cook acknowledged the tournament is a disruption for regular members — it will close the course to regular play for 10 days — he said there is near unanimous support for the event. “It’s international exposure for sure,” he said, noting the tournament will be beamed to millions of TV screens around the world, providing the club and city with valuable publicity. It’s also a major charity event, with 2012’s tournament raising $1.8 million for BC Children’s Hospital. Also looking to land a holein-one with the world-class sporting event is the City of Coquitlam. Tourism manager Eric Kalnins explained the city has positioned itself to be a “one-stop shop” for organizers as they prepare for the tournament. He also noted the city is working with Golf Canada’s marketing team to come up with ways to market Coquitlam to the world. According to Golf Canada, the average economic impact for the host city of a tournament is roughly $7-million to $8-million. “When you have 50- to 70,000 people coming into your community to watch this event, you’d be foolish not to try and get them out in the community,” Kalnins said, adding in most cases host cities put together a bid package to land such an event. “We’re lucky to get it back from 2012 three years later.

This doesn’t come around often,” he said. “Something of this scale and this prestige for Coquitlam is a golden opportunity for 2015.” As the tournament draws closer, Kalnins said the city will be active in engaging Coquitlam residents with both opportunities to be involved and responses to any disruptions. He also encouraged residents and business owners to come out and support the event, suggesting the golfers are very accessible during the tournament, noting all the participants will be staying in Coquitlam hotels during their time here. But probably the biggest factor in helping the tournament succeed is the volunteers. Golf Canada officials will need 1,300 to 1,400 volunteers for the event, a number they successfully reached in 2012 but are still shy for in 2015. Both Golf Canada and club officials are hoping to increase the number of volunteers signed up in coming months. “If we don’t have volunteers it doesn’t run as smoothly, that’s for sure,” Cook said. There is a $75 fee to volunteer, which includes a uniform and grounds passes for the week, while meals are available for volunteers. For more information on volunteer opportunities, go to vancouvergolfclub.com or cpwomensopen.com.

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is allocated — is flawed and needs to change. He also suggested the city has done everything it can, and that moving to re-zone the land Monday sends a clear message to the province the demand for schools is there. “We are doing everything we can to get those schools built and this has been a long-standing problem in every developing community where the development has to continue in order for the schools to get built,” he said. “But the schools are always built, for some reason, five years late.” City manager Peter Steblin noted three of the five schools needed on Burke Mountain have either been handed over to the school district, or are nearing that point. “My hope is that in the next three months or so, we will have a very definitive plan that we can roll out to the community and everybody will know exactly where the five sites are and we can move further along the lines of lobbying the province in terms of the construction dollars,” he said. A Galloway Avenue resident suggested denying the entire application altogether, in the hopes that it would force local developers to exert pressure on the province. Steblin said that move would be counter-productive, and would instead signal to the Ministry of Education there’s not enough demand for schools on the mountain. One area that councillors seemed to agree on was the lack of communication with residents — suggestions were made to put more signs up in northeast parks and for residents to keep in contact with the North East Ratepayers’ Association. Coun. Chris Wilson said residents should also use their voices to lobby other levels of government. “I think having 100 people show up to the MLAs’ [offices] demanding more action on schools might help,” he said. “I think letters to the premier, the education minister and the MLAs would help. Those are the kinds of things the community can do.”

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Coquitlam weighs in on Fremont plans John KURUCZ

I think they should look at the overall costs,” Dioszeghy said. “Everybody should look at the overall costs,” The two other options looked at by city staff The City of Coquitlam offered a measured response Monday to PoCo’s planning process included routes connecting Fremont with Devon Road, and a route along Cedar Drive. for the Fremont Connector. Engineering staff examined three options Those two scenarios were seen as less desirfor north-south routes in the northeast, and able due to a lack of connectivity options and the city’s preferred alignment is a route fol- a lack of network capacity in the future. Councillors were also conlowing the BC Hydro rightcerned with how the growth in of-way east of Fremont Street PoCo’s Dominion Triangle will north to Victoria Drive. affect the future road works. That route was identified as Coun. Craig Hodge said he sees the best fit because it’s the most We’re going scores of motorists using northdirect connection, minimizes to have 25,000 east routes to bypass congescosts and allows for future road people going tion on the Lougheed Highway network growth. to get to big-box retailers in the However, both engineerto Walmart area, a situation he said could ing manager Jozsef Disoszehy on Saturday worsen without the right planand city manager Peter Steblin morning … let’s ning and alignment. noted the connector is only make sure we “I’m worried about the one piece of the transportaflow-through of traffic comtion puzzle in the area and get a big road. ing through there … to me that many intangibles remain: –Coun. Mae Reid the biggest question is how future transit service levels, we’re going to move this trafgrowth projections, and other projects near Lincoln and Victoria avenues fic through Coquitlam and through Port Coquitlam to get to that destination,” he said. that need to be taken into account. Coun. Mae Reid echoed those sentiments, “It’s my belief that we have to look at all of noting the two cities “have one chance to get them holistically,” Steblin said. The City of Port Coquitlam, meanwhile, has this right.” “We’re going to have 25,000 people going said it has no immediate plans to construct any portion of the route. An analysis of costs to Walmart on Saturday morning … let’s and potential cost-sharing models hasn’t been make sure we get a big road,” she said. PoCo was scheduled to host a town hall prepared. “This is very important to know because meeting on the issue Tuesday, after Tri-Cities when it comes to really evaluating the project, NOW deadline. Look for coverage online.

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Transport Canada plan really stinks

ave you ever watched someone try to row a boat in two directions at once? If you look out on Burrard Inlet, you’ll see the federal government making a go of it. Transport Canada is considering giving owners of boats certified for up to 15 passengers the allclear to dump their onboard raw sewage in the water, as long as they’re at least 1.8 kilometres (one nautical mile) away from the shoreline. Another department in the same federal government has told Metro Vancouver it must upgrade all of its sewage plants to secondary-treatment standards because primary treatment wasn’t good enough. Talk about mixed messages. The new Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant is expected to cost $700 million, and that’s just one of those required to be online in Metro Vancouver by 2020. Despite it being a federally mandated project, our MPs have been conspicuously quiet about how much of the cost the federal government is willing to cover. But it is an election year, so don’t be surprised if they come riding in to the rescue sometime in the spring or summer. In the meantime, we say the idea of allowing untreated boat toilet waste into Burrard Inlet stinks something fierce. One of Metro Vancouver’s medical health officers has raised the red flag that this could be inviting more of the E. coli problems that rendered some of the region’s beaches unsafe for swimming last summer. Who is this intended to benefit? Was having clean beach water really at the top of Transport Canada’s list of problems to solve? — Guest editorial from the North Shore News

UNPAID TRANSIT FARES — AND MAYOR’S RESPONSE — UPSET READER PoCo Mayor Greg Moore’s response to the 2.7-million fare thefts on taxpayer-funded transit is, at best, insulting. His publicly stated position is that it is a “very, very small percentage.” So this is the attitude that prevails in TransLink, which wants even more of our money. As a British Columbia taxpayer, over $7-million (and probably more) per year is one hell of a lot of money, although likely not to the fat cats at TransLink. That money could have gone a long way to funding security to protect bus riders and drivers. I only hope that Moore doesn’t treat his City of Port Coquitlam taxpayers with the same contempt. L. Atkins Port Coquitlam

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Advice for the Yes side

he general consensus seems to be that the Yes side in the upcoming transit plebiscite is the one fighting from behind, and has the much bigger proverbial boulder to push up the hill in this debate. The No side, led by Jordan Bateman of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, has pretty much had the floor to itself since the Christmas break. He’s been all over the media, blasting TransLink for all kinds of reasons and sowing the seeds of mistrust and suspicion with prospective plebiscite voters. But the Yes side can, miracle of miracles, pull off an upset victory if it can accomplish a number of tasks. It will be difficult, but it can be done. So, free of charge, I offer some advice on how to get the job done:

1. Turn the channel. As in, stop talking about TransLink (arguably the most unpopular organization in B.C.) and start hammering home talk about specific transit improvements. Bateman’s modus operandi has been to mention TransLink — and all its miscues, woeful tales of waste, bloated executive salaries, SkyTrain breakdowns etc. — in pretty well every one of his public utterances. Bateman is trying, understandably, to make the plebiscite a vote on TransLink’s performance. It’s nothing of the sort, of course, but I don’t blame Bateman for pushing that argument. After all, TransLink is the weakest link in the Yes side’s chain, so why not try to exploit that? However, if people start hearing more and more about rapid transit lines in Surrey, more buses and a new Pattullo Bridge, that may get their aggravated minds (which come from being stuck in

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traffic) off of thinking of ways to punish TransLink and back onto how best to get out of their daily traffic nightmare. 2. Rotate your spokespeople. One of Bateman’s strengths is that he is good at obtaining media coverage. But over the course of the next few months, he may well turn into a liability for the No side because folks may simply become tired of seeing and hearing from him — and only him, on the No side — incessantly. But the Yes side has a bunch of mayors who just won re-election, which presumably means they are held in good regard by the people they are now going back to for support in another vote. So why not rotate folks like Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, Surrey Mayor Linda Heppner, Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore and a few others when it comes to shaping the public face of the Yes side? 3. Push past the leaders and get to the masses. In other words, simply getting the support of the heads of the 70 plus organizations that make up the Yes side coalition is not enough. Getting the support of the members of those organizations is much more a key to any success. This is the classic problem perennially faced by the NDP during elections. Organized labour strongly endorses the

NDP, and then watches as members of their own unions vote for another party. For the Yes side to win, it needs those organizations to deliver the votes of their members — not just passing motions of support at monthly meetings. A key player here may not be organized labour so much as the environmental movement, which backs the Yes side. I suspect environmentalists will find it much easier to motivate their organizations’ members than organized labour has in past votes.

4. Time and organizational infrastructure may be on your side. The plebiscite ballots will start being mailed out in mid-March, and the ballots can be mailed back to Elections B.C. as late as May 29. That’s a generous 10-week period, which kind of turns things into a 10-week long Election Day, as each side tries to GOTV (Get Out The Vote) every day during that period. To get that vote out, presumably the Yes coalition will be able to tap into its member organizations for volunteers to help to participate in mail-out, phone banks and the like (again, I presume Elections BC will allow this, although you never know). I’m not sure the No side, which seems to consist of the one-man band Bateman, can compete when it comes to that kind of organization. However, Bateman may end up not even needing much organization. There is still a feeling of I-pay-toomuch-already out there, and perhaps no amount of planning and reasoned arguments will overcome that. We’ll know in June, when the results are revealed. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

LETTERS RIVERVIEW COULD HOUSE SENIORS AND OFFER GREAT PROGRAMS

It is no secret that the demographic distribution of the country’s population is changing rapidly, with the greatest increase occurring in the relative proportion of those who are older than 65. Several consequences flow from this, including the growing need for homes and residences for aged citizens. At the same time there are many worrying reports emanating from care centres for seniors, ranging from allegations of neglect (sometimes with disastrous results) to images of extremely apathetic and bored seniors. These reports coexist with others that detail the need for added facilities for Canadians suffering from a very wide variety of mental diseases. The problems are severe, and not easy to solve, and it is important to use whatever advantages we have to reach a reasonable solution. In Coquitlam, we have the Riverview site and it seems to us

to be silly, at best, and criminal, at worst, not to use the facility in an imaginative fashion in the future. We need facilities for seniors. We need facilities for those with mental diseases. We need facilities that are not monolithic and impersonal, and we need to study and follow the examples of those Canadian institutions that have managed to come up with imaginative, effective and economical solutions to these problems. One such institution is the Sherbrooke Community Centre in Saskatchewan, featured in a W5 program on CTV. The residences in Saskatchewan are carefully planned and designed to convey the sense of a small town. There are numerous activities arranged for the residents with a mixture of the traditional (painting and music) with innovative techniques like “laughter therapy” and exposure to pets. The site is shared with a daycare, and the children are exposed to seniors who, in turn, are energized and heartened by their young co-tenants. The facility has obviously been planned very carefully, and it is clear that the leadership has grasped the opportunity to provide a pleasing

environment for all. It is difficult to believe that we could not produce a similar facility here in British Columbia. On the Riverview site we have a great opportunity to create an outstanding centre of benefit to many different groups. We have the land, we have the environment, we have a tradition of providing care for patients with mental disease, and we have the space to develop imaginative structures that could combine to satisfy clinical needs and develop academic units. Using these advantages, we could prepare to cope with the problems that will come. It will take planning and redevelopment, but it will be money well spent. It will require imaginative planning for certain, but making the effort to plan something along the lines suggested will be better than shedding crocodile tears while bemoaning the assumed lack of facilities for dealing with the twin problems of an aging population and growing numbers of people of all ages with mentalhealth problems. It is always easy to grant planning permission for a building site, but the temptation to do this in the Riverview complex must be

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resisted. There are many beneficial uses to which the land, buildings and surroundings could be put, and it would be negligent for those with authority to give in to the building lobby. Why not use the grounds for outdoor musical presentations? Berlin has a great open-air theatre with absolutely magnificent concerts. We do not need to aspire to those heights, but imagine a school band entertaining seniors on the Riverview grounds. Why not use the grounds for small community gardens? Imagine the fun seniors and others could have working in a small garden. The therapeutic value of working in the open air or enjoying music in the company of others has been recognized for many decades (if not longer), and we have the facilities that could be adapted to provide these potent benefits to so many. Imagine too the potential value of having a daycare centre in close proximity to the seniors. We do need some imaginative approaches, and we need to resist the apparently easy option. Derek and Rosemary de Sa Coquitlam

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts a stamp auction by

members kicking off at 7 p.m. in the McGee Room at the Poirier Community Centre, 630 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. Viewing starts at 7 and the auction begins at 8 p.m. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306. Art Focus Artists’ Association hosts a demonstration by art instructor/comedienne Zoe Clemens from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Outlet in PoCo’s Leigh Square. Everyone is welcome to attend this free demo on “15-minute paintings.” Info: www.myartclub.com/Art. Focus. SHARE Society concludes its 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 “Stage II Recovery — Life in the Future.” 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.

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Place Maillardville hosts an ongoing education session called Baby’s 1st 2 Years, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 1200 Cartier Ave. in Coquitlam. Baby’s 1st 2 Years is a free program for expectant parents as well as parents, grandparents and/or guardians and their babies newborn to 24 months. Learn from guest speakers and enjoy support, conversation and validation in a comfortable and relaxed environment. This week’s guest speaker is Dr. Gilles Desaulniers from National Wellness Foundation Optimum Family Chiropractic, who will speak about ear infections. This is a free drop-in program and there is no need to register. Info: 604-9336146.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7

Tri-City Wordsmiths meet room 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. “Name Your Poem’s Shape” will be the topic presented by guest speaker Bernice Lever, a poet, freelance editor and award-winning writer, who will be giving a mini-workshop on poetry. The meeting will conclude with a short reading from Bernice’s latest poetry book, Red Letter Day, along with sales/signings of her books, and a chance to chat with the author. Info: 604-475-2875 or pandorabee1@gmail.com. Inlet Theatre plays host to author Tulshi Sen for a day-long seminar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Newport Dr. in Port Moody. The seminar will offer tips on prosperity, romance, entrepreneurship, goal setting and more. Tickets or info: www.wonderwomanlifestyle.com or 604-341-6507. Port Moody Library hosts a “Retro Tech Petting Zoo” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 100 Newport Dr. in Port Moody. Check out a hands-on display of vintage electronics and devices, and watch your kids navigate the ancient mysteries of rotary phones, cassette players, Polaroid cameras, and more. Vintage NES games, classic turntables, 3D printer demos and more will be offered. Info: 604469-4635 or askthelibrary@portmoody.ca.

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