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Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com Port Moody residents living near the site of a sinkhole caused by Evergreen Line construction will soon be getting some traffic relief. At an information meeting Monday at Seaview Community School, Evergreen Line officials said one lane on Cecile Drive, the site of one of two sinkholes in the area, will open to alternating traffic later this week. Officials also told residents maintenance on the tunnel boring machine that caused the sinkhole on Cecile in the first place will take another three weeks to complete, before the machine moves on. The road won’t be fully open until the machine has moved away and restoration work in the area is complete. The next scheduled maintenance for the machine is set for late March at the area of Clarke Road and Seaview Drive. The Evergreen project team indicated there would be lane closures on Clarke during the maintenance, but at least one lane of traffic in each direction would be open at all times. The meeting Monday, which brought out about 100 people, was the second such event between Evergreen line officials and residents in west Port Moody. Two sinkholes have formed in the last couple of months related to the tunnel boring, one in late October in the parking CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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Marijuana dispensaries are common in Vancouver, but Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay says the city can’t issue a business licence for one planning to open up, since the federal government maintains the sale of pot is illegal.

Pot plan up in smoke? MAYOR SAYS CITY CAN’T ISSUE A BUSINESS LICENCE

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jdeutsch@thenownews.com The legal grey area involved with setting up a medicinal marijuana dispensary has the group behind one proposed for Port Moody looking for direction from local politicians. Brad Kersch, CEO of CannaLifeMD,

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said the company is still in the planning stages of its venture but expects to meet with city council in the near future to discuss the business’s plans. CannaLifeMD has been looking at opening what they’ve called a medical cannabis wellness centre in Port Moody, and recently met with the mayor. “We’re just trying to see what’s the

best way we should go about proceeding with this,” Kersch told the Tri-Cities NOW on Tuesday, adding that no plans have been confirmed. Company reps made a pitch to council back in October and appeared to get a receptive response at the time. However, with an election and new CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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Tower a boost for Suter Brook Jeremy DEUTSCH

jdeutsch@thenownews.com By the summer of 2016, the first Evergreen Line trains will be pulling into the Inlet Centre station in Port Moody. And overlooking the transportation hub will be a nine-storey office tower in Suter Brook Village that, once fully occupied, could be home to hundreds of workers. The Onni Group, which is building the tower, held a ground-breaking ceremony Monday to mark the start of construction on the project, which is expected to be complete in 16 months. Once completed, the building at 220 Brew St. will have 25,000 square feet of commercial space along with another 140,000 square feet of office space on its top eight floors. Officials with Onni noted the Evergreen Line was a major reason for the location and the project moving forward at this time. “With the Evergreen Line coming in, it’s a definite game-changer,” said Brendan Yee, development manager with Onni. “It’s going to put Suter Brook Village right on the map and I think people are going to be very surprised at how much having a rapid transit station is going to change the dynamic of the village. The vision for Suter Brook was always to have a place where people can live, work and play and I think this office building is going to further enhance that.” While there are still 16 months before doors open on the building, Onni officials expect it to take some time before the space is com-

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Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce executive director Michael Hind, left, joins Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay and Onni’s Brendan Yee and John Middleton. pletely filled. A daycare has already signed on to take over 18,000 square feet on the second floor. As for the main-floor commercial space, Yee explained there has been ongoing discussion with a possible tenant he described as an indoor fitness-type business.

The developer is also looking at institutional tenants for the upper floors, like government agencies who are looking for space near rapid transit. The development hasn’t made it to this stage without controversy, as it was originally intended to be a hotel.

That idea was eventually scrapped. A rezoning application for the daycare was also originally turned down by council before finally being approved last November. Traffic was also a hot issue for residents in the area, but Yee is confident it won’t be a problem when the office tower is done, noting measures like offering a car-share program and the Evergreen Line’s opening will help decrease congestion. Both Port Moody’s mayor and the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce are happy to see the tower’s construction begin. Mayor Mike Clay said he’s excited that Onni has the confidence in the community to build the project. He also suggested 10 years ago, the office tower would never have been built at the Brew Street location. “Everybody is out looking for office space — their No. 1 thing on their list is [locating] near transit,” he said. “This is what we have here.” The chamber’s executive director, Michael Hind, said his organization constantly hears from businesses looking for more office space in the Tri-Cities and the Onni building will help address the issue. “The area is growing, Coquitlam is growing, Port Moody is growing so this makes perfect sense,” he said. “I know there’s interest out there so hopefully it will fill up and I’m pretty confident it will.” twitter.com/jertricitiesnow

Coquitlam and YMCA agree to new facility CENTRE, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A POOL, PLANNED FOR BURQUITLAM

John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com It’s being described as a once-in-a-generation facility that will serve generations of youth and families in Burquitlam for decades to come. The City of Coquitlam and YMCA of Greater Vancouver jointly announced Monday they have agreed in principle to build a new 55,000- to 60,000 square-foot facility in Burquitlam within the next three years. While an exact location hasn’t been selected, the facility is expected to be situTH

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ated near the Evergreen Line station that’ll be built near Clarke Road and Como Lake Avenue. “What a great day and what a great opportunity to be a part of a decision that, when we’re all no longer of this Earth, this place will exist for kids and families,” said Stephen Butz, president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Vancouver. The agreement in principle outlines a series of steps moving forward, including who pays for what, and identifying community needs in the surrounding area and ways to leverage funding sources.

YMCA spokesperson Kelly Walker told the Tri-Cities NOW that while a final price tag hasn’t been determined, costs are estimated to be in the range of $40-million to $50-million. The city’s share of those costs will come via the Community Amenity Contribution policy, which derives its funds predominantly from new development. The facility will be built and operated under a cost-sharing agreement between the city and the Coquitlam Family YMCA. “The YMCA’s contribution will be multi-sourced, including a community capital campaign,” Walker said. “All ongoing operational costs will be the responsibility of the YMCA for the life of the facility, thereby providing

significant tax savings for the city and its residents.” The new facility will host a range of health, recreation and wellness programs — including a pool — and initial projections suggest 50 per cent of those using it will be under the age of 18. “The agreement we have today brings to fruition the aspirations we have for a tremendous facility in Burquitlam,” said Mayor Richard Stewart. The next steps in the partnership include selecting a location, holding public information sessions and finalizing a formal and binding agreement. Highlights of the plan include: • 55,000 to 60,000 square feet of space, with underground parking

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Craft beer is taking off in Port Moody, with breweries including Moody Ales offering the popular products. Meanwhile, the three new zones being proposed include: a general industrial zone, meant for all types of industrial uses including manufacturing, storage, distributing, wholesaling and recycling of goods, materials and similar items. The industrial business zone, which would permit most types of industrial uses, but activities would have to be enclosed, except for accessory outdoor storage. The business enterprise zone, which would permit

“most types of industrial uses, as long as they are wholly enclosed within a building, general office uses, commercial recreation uses, and accessory retail uses.” “Grocery stores and restaurants of limited size are permitted, with the intent that they primarily serve the needs of adjacent industrial businesses and workers,” a city staff report notes. Monday’s report will now go before a public hearing either later this month or at some point in March.

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council last November, Kersch said he wants to meet and work with the new group before proceeding. But the OK for a dispensary may not be coming, according to Mayor Mike Clay. He suggested the company has a “misconstrued” opinion of what the city can allow it to do, and added the municipality can’t issue a business licence to a business that isn’t legal. Under Health Canada laws governing the production and use of medical marijuana, storefront and retail sales of the drug are prohibited, though use of the drug for treatment is not. However, in some municipalities like Vancouver, the dispensaries have been allowed to continue to operate. Clay said it appears Vancouver is turning a “blind eye” to the dispensaries, adding that’s not something he sees Port Moody doing. “I don’t believe there is any legal way to have a medical marijuana dispensary, so until we get that sorted out I don’t know how we could approve it even if we wanted to,” he said, adding he personally would be open to the dispensary conversation if the business could set up legally. “I don’t know how you come to a point where you agree not to pay attention to a law as a level of government. I think that would be tricky.” Clay suggested giving the business the thumbs-up could put the city at risk of liability or even open the possibility of another police agency coming in and arresting the operators. He said the situation facing Port Moody speaks to the larger issue of medical marijuana laws that he insisted needs to be settled by the federal government. “You can’t do it on a cityby-city basis,” Clay said. Kersch acknowledged there is no clear law on the books, suggesting cities like Vancouver, which have allowed the dispensaries to operate, are looking at what the public wants. He argued having a dispensary in the community means people don’t have to go to the black market to find cannabis and get their medication. In its presentation to counfollow us on

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John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com The City of Coquitlam is asking the federal government to clarify its policies around ecigarettes, especially how those policies affect youth. Council voted unanimously Monday to send a letter to the feds, a move spurred on by Coun. Bonita Zarrillo. While making her pitch to council, Zarrillo cited statistics from a U.S. study that suggest teens are more likely to try e-cigarettes than traditional cigarettes. “Over the last 40 years plus, us taxpayers have paid millions and millions and millions of dollars to educate our kids not to smoke and it would be wonderful if the federal government would get on this,” she said. Coun. Terry O’Neill lent his support to the decision on the condition that it apply to young people only. He suggested that vaping — a term referring to the use of e-cigarettes — should still be allowed for adults. “I’m concerned about tougher regulations for many hardcore smokers who aren’t able to quit — they’ve been vaping and they get

tremendous satisfaction from that,” he said. “And it’s way less dangerous, apparently, than regular smoking.” Health Canada issued an advisory in 2009 cautioning Canadians to avoid the products altogether, though an outright ban doesn’t exist. Instead, it ruled that companies can’t sell e-cigarettes containing nicotine. Typically, e-cigarettes contain cartridges filled with propylene glycol or other flavoured additives. Mayor Richard Stewart likened Monday’s discussion to similar topics the city has tackled in recent years where regulatory loopholes exist: pesticides, medical pot and shark fins. He noted cities can ban the consumption of a product in some cases, but are largely powerless to regulate the sale of those items. “We ought not to be telling senior governments what to do ... we should be pointing out where there are regulatory gaps,” he said. There are no regulations around e-cigarettes in Coquitlam, Port Moody or PoCo. However, PoCo spokesperson Pardeep Purewal told the Tri-Cities NOW last week the city is examining its smoking bylaws and changes are expected this spring.

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The City of Port Moody is inviting applications to fill the following vacancy on the City’s Advisory Design Panel:

• One representative with mobility challenges Design Panel members review development applications for neighbourhood context, site planning, streetscape, building design, landscaping and environmental considerations. Requirements include attending a monthly evening meeting, along with the review of relevant materials. The successful appointee would be expected to assess the extent to which a development proposal provides accessibility for persons with physical, mobility, visual, auditory or cognitive disabilities. This is a volunteer position with an appointment of 2 years, through 2016. Interested? Send us your resume with a letter of interest by email to committees@portmoody.ca or mail/drop off to the Development Services Department, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC, V3H 3E1. Application deadline is Monday, February 23, 2015. Call 604.469.4582 for more information.

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lot of a townhouse complex on Chateau Place, and the most recent on Jan. 2 on Cecile. And just like at the last meeting on Jan. 14, construction officials and engineers for the project were on hand to explain the situation to residents and answer questions. While the tone from residents in the first meeting was one of concern and at times anger over the situation, much of that appears to have dissipated in the last few weeks. Kerry Lecorre, a Chateau Place resident who has helped organize people in the community, said she feels better about the situation but was still critical of the project team’s early efforts at handling the situation. “I hope in the future, because it’s [tunnel boring] moving out of Port Moody … I hope they’re as transparent with those people as they need to be,” she told the Tri-Cities NOW. “I hope they continue to communicate with people. It’s really important. Just tell us what’s going on — that’s all we want to know.” Though the machine may be moving on, Lecorre said she would continue to keep an eye on conditions in the area. Charles Haliburton lives on nearby Highview Place and was at the meeting to get more information about his own property. He said his property has experienced settling over the years but wanted to know if Evergreen officials would be monitoring any extra changes due to the boring work. Haliburton said he feels generally reassured by the answers he received from Evergreen officials. Meanwhile, Kathryn Alexander and Sandra Lomeli, who both live in the area, felt officials did a good job with the technical explanation of the boring machine, but were critical of the

communication with residents over the last few months. “The one question we have, is this area suitable for this kind of work … I think we have some concerns about the long-term impact,” Alexander said, adding Evergreen officials owe it to residents to provide better public education. Lomeli still questions whether another sinkhole could appear and added she’ll also be closely watching the situation in her neighbourhood. Mayor Mike Clay suggested Evergreen officials have improved their communication with residents, adding the opening of Cecile to traffic will help convince people they have the issue under control. “I think they’ve learned a lot about how to deal with them [sinkholes], how to mitigate them and making sure they’re communicating with people so we all know what’s going on,” he said. Amanda Farrell, Evergreen Line project director, said the project team has been working hard to get the message out, including adding information to its website and expanding the area for providing information to residents. Engineers have also met with a few homeowners individually to discuss issues around cracks and shaking of foundations. “There’s always more you can do and we’ll continue to try to get the information out there and keep people up to date with what’s happening,” she said. Farrell also noted officials are willing to hold more meetings in the future with residents along the line’s tunnel, though none are currently scheduled. While she acknowledged the tunnel has been a challenge, she suggested progress on the rest of the project has gone well.

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Inspection of documents:

Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspect the proposed bylaw and any related bylaws, reports and plans at: Corporate Office, Port Coquitlam City Hall 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays) Carolyn Deakin, CMC, Assistant Corporate Officer 604.927.5421 • corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca

Visit the website for details or a larger map. More info: Development Services, 604.927.5442.

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Notice of Public Hearing

Rezoning for Duplex Development – 1562 Westminster Avenue Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3894 Public Hearing

To provide for rezoning from RS1 (Residential Single Dwelling 1) to RD (Residential Duplex) to facilitate a duplex development at 1562 Westminster Avenue.

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Inspection of documents: Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspect the proposed bylaw and any related bylaws, reports and plans at: Corporate Office, Port Coquitlam City Hall 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays) Carolyn Deakin, CMC, Assistant Corporate Officer 604.927.5421 • corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca

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Big Brother is watching

ot on the heels of the latest round of jihadist attacks, the federal government has introduced yet another anti-terrorism bill. Prime Minister Stephen Harper told the country the bill will make us safer, painting a picture of jihadist terrorists lurking around every lamp post, their numerous diabolical plots narrowly thwarted by our national security agencies. How many plots and what type are details the Canadian public will conveniently never hear about. But like other similar measures that have gone before, the bill expands state powers of surveillance and detention of those security forces deemed to be potential threats. Now, targets in the line of security crosshairs don’t even have to be connected to a specific threat. General advocacy of an attack on Canada is enough to get them locked up. Even turning to “radicalized” beliefs could be enough to earn a visit from CSIS. Those are measures a portion of the population might support, but they also border on thought police. The term CSIS and the government prefer is “disruption” — which could now involve everything from deleting websites and Twitter postings, to blocking cellphone signals, bugging apartments and longer periods of “preventative detention.” None of which seems threatening, until it’s your thoughts that are deemed unacceptable by the state. Civil liberties groups have voiced concerns about the new powers being granted to CSIS. Lack of strong oversight is a major flaw in this process. When Big Brother is watching, someone else needs to keep close tabs on the watchers in return. — Guest editorial from the North Shore News

PROVINCE ‘CUTTING ITS LOSS’ BY CLOSING PLANT Re: “Burrard Thermal to close in 2016,” Friday, Jan. 30. As the photo illustrating this article made clear, the Burrard Thermal electricity generating plant is just above sea level. Global atmospheric warming from the ever-growing dumping of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is causing the ocean level to rise. If the international community took effective and prompt action to reduce GHG emissions, then the ocean level is projected to rise from 0.6 metres to 1.2 metres by the year 2100. But we haven’t been reducing emissions so the sea level rise will likely be much more. The provincial government is cutting its loss by abandoning this facility; and investing in additional transmission lines to provide redundancy and reliability. D. Wilson Port Moody

CITY HAS ANOTHER CHOICE IN OCP CONTROVERSY Re: “City backs away from OCP stance,” Friday, Jan. 30. I attended the Port Moody council meeting of Jan. 27 and suggested another way to quash the lawsuit; namely, rescind adoption of the invalid OCP, fix the problems (which would not require a complete re-write of the plan), and then adopt an improved plan. If this action was taken, the March 31 legal deadline would become irrelevant. Hazel Mason President Moody Centre Community Association (MCCA) Copyright in letters and other materials submitted voluntarily to the Publisher and accepted for publication remains with the author, but the Publisher and its licensees may freely reproduce them in print, electronic or other forms. The publisher shall not be liable for minor changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement. The publisher’s liability for other errors or omissions with respect to any advertisement is limited to publication of the advertisement in a subsequent issue or the refund of monies paid for the advertisement.

Who’s voting for Greens?

recent dustup on social media between an NDP MLA and B.C.’s lone Green Party MLA provides a few more clues about the apparent shifting political landscape in this province. NDP MLA Doug Routley, who routinely attacks Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver on Twitter and Facebook, let slip, via Twitter, his plan to use one of his campaign volunteers to mount a smear campaign against Weaver through that same social media tool. He was caught, the NDP was embarrassed and everyone moved on. But the fact the NDP thinks that Weaver is such a threat to them that he deserves special treatment with a de facto black ops campaign is telling. It says the party is worried about the threat of a party that seems to be growing in force — albeit in pockets of the province, and not everywhere — not shrinking. But lost in all this is the fact the B.C. Liberals should also be concerned about the potential rise of a third, viable party in this province. One of the great games political observers of all stripes love to play is to solve this mystery: where do Green voters come from? Which parties do voters abandon the most as they travel over to the Green Party? I looked at the results of the last two provincial elections, to examine any shifts in voting patterns that occurred when the Green vote in a particular riding significantly increased or decreased from one election to the next. I was surprised to learn that the absence of a Green Party candidate in eight ridings in 2013 (where the party had fielded one in 2009) actually saw the B.C. Liberals’ vote increase. Those one-time Green voters had apparently

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switched to the B.C. Liberals — not the NDP — when voting for a Green Party candidate wasn’t an option. Take the ridings of Kamloops-North Thompson and Kamloops-South Thompson as examples. The Green Party candidates picked up almost 3,000 votes between them in 2009, but the party didn’t field a candidate in either riding in 2013. What happened? Support for the B.C. Liberals subsequently increased by almost 4,800 votes in 2013, while support for the NDP jumped by less than 1,000 votes, which suggests those exGreen voters were considerably more comfortable entering the B.C. Liberal tent than the NDP one. The same scenario unfolded in several Okanagan ridings, as well as in two Surrey ridings. All but one of them could be considered B.C. Liberal strongholds. But it was the opposite case in a bunch of other ridings, where the rise in Green voters did seem to hurt the NDP more than the B.C. Liberals. Most of these were on Vancouver Island. It was particularly noticeable in a riding like Esquimalt-Royal Roads, where NDP MLA Maurine Kauragianis saw her vote slip by more than 500 votes, while the Greens increased their portion by more than 1,300. Strangely enough, in the two neighbouring Victoria ridings, a slight surge

in the Green vote meant the B.C. Liberals lost support, not the NDP. What do all these seemingly conflicting scenarios tell us? First of all, it’s hard to pigeonhole the Green voter. There’s obviously more at play here than the conventional wisdom that they are all mostly disaffected NDP voters. I suspect that a significant number of Green voters are not particularly leftwing. Instead, they may be small business owners, entrepreneurs, younger people who have a strong “green” streak to their outlook on life, and those who reject established political parties and institutions like unions. The next opportunity to examine the impact of the emerging Green vote is in the upcoming federal election in October. Again, the key is not to look at their vote from a national perspective, or even a provincial one. Rather, the party seems to be establishing small pockets of support in various places, which could have a big impact on a handful of ridings. Take the federal riding of Victoria as an example: the Greens came very close to winning a byelection there a couple of years back, and the city recently elected a mayor with strong Green credentials. The party is running Jo-Anne Roberts, a well-known former local radio host, against the NDP’s incumbent MP, Murray Rankin. The two of them know each other, so I don’t expect a Twitter fight to erupt between them. Nevertheless, the NDP will be looking nervously over its shoulder there. The political landscape may indeed be shifting, in some places at least. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

LETTERS JUST THE FARE FACTS, PLEASE

Re: “Unpaid transit fares — and mayor’s response — upset reader,” letter to the editor, Wednesday, Jan. 28. L. Atkins’ indignation about fare evasion is totally misplaced. The 2.76 million times that the “fare non paid” button was pressed doesn’t mean that 2.76 million fares were not paid. That button records all sorts of problems, like a fare partially paid, a fare overpaid by someone that doesn’t have the exact change, or a failure to pay an “add fare” to a fare already paid. Altogether these 2.76 million times means that 1.2 per cent of the passengers paid a partial fare or not. Those of us that have used transit systems in many towns on several continents know that all transit systems lose some money. Just like various businesses lose money because clients steal stuff, rip or soil clothes when trying them on, etc. In 2010, London’s transit system lost 70 million pounds to fare cheats. This would be enough to finance TransLink for five or six months. The major problem we have

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When bus drivers press the “fare non paid” button, it doesn’t always mean the passenger is riding for free. is the myths spouted by Jordan the new bridge. J-L Brussac Bateman. He knows that the averCoquitlam age person reads flashy headlines and doesn’t bother to find out all the details. He also must pander to the narrow-minded crowd that gives $4 million a year to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Re: “Coquitlam weighs Bateman campaigned hard in on Fremont plans,” for the replacement of the old Wednesday, Jan. 28. Port Mann bridge, but he is silent Thank you, Coquitlam Couns. about the $3.6 billion deficit of Craig Hodge and Mae Reid, for

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stating the pertinent fact about the proposed Fremont connector. There will be 25,000 cars going to Walmart on a Saturday. This connector needs to be new and able to handle large volumes of traffic. Port Coquitlam council is suggesting Cedar Drive as the best option. This route will not be able to handle the volume and, in fact, is overrun by traffic now. Excessive speeding on Prairie Avenue, speeding in school zones and park zones is a daily occurrence. I urge my council in Port Coquitlam to reconsider the hydro right-of-way option. George Leon Port Coquitlam

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Celebrate

Family Day February 9, 2015

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PoCo wants budget input PoCo is rolling out a variety of printed and online budget information and encouraging residents to provide feedback about what matters to them through a short survey posted at www.portcoquitlam. ca/budget until Feb. 23. “Managing taxpayers’ dollars is our most important job,” Mayor Greg Moore said. “Feedback broadens our perspective of what’s important to our residents and helps us make more well rounded and informed decisions … For example, last year we

PoCo taxpayers can have their say until Feb. 23 on the city’s 2015 budget, which includes planning for a new community recreation complex, saving for future infrastructure, chafer beetle management on city lands and other projects. “The $2.8 million in enhancements planned for 2015 are offset by surplus funds and almost $640,000 in savings, resulting in a municipal tax increase of 1.49 per cent,” the city said in a press release issued Monday.

received overwhelming support to begin saving for our new Community Recreation Complex, and we’re moving forward with that this year.” PoCo households will start receiving their Budget at a Glance mailout by the end of this week, providing an overview of the city’s planned projects, savings and taxes for 2015. They can also go to www.portcoquitlam.ca/ budget for the more detailed Budget Highlights booklet, also available in print at City Hall and recreation facilities.

Family Fun Day

Join us for arts & crafts, sports activities, face painting, ﬁtness and dance sample classes and entertainment. All ages welcome. Activities will be geared towards kids 3 – 7 years old. Pre-register to avoid disappointment. TIME: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Family Day Swim Drop-in to the pool for family games, prizes and more! A party leader will be on hand to lead activities.

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On Family Day, many of Coquitlam’s facilities have special operating hours or may be closed. Check the website for details. City Centre Aquatic Complex

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Treat your special Valentine to a wonderful evening at the Second Annual Heart of Hawthorne Foundation Valentine Gala at PoCo Inn & Suites, Lougheed Highway, Port Coquitlam.

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Chamber honours winning businesses The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce has named the winners of its 2014 Business Excellence Awards. They are: • Coquitlam Florist (Small Business of the Year) • International Submarine Engineering (Business of the Year, 10 to 50 employees), • Dynamic Structures (Business of the Year, 50-plus employees), • Kelly Strongitharm, Ruben’s Shoes (Community Spirit Award), • Tri-City Transitions Society (Not-for-Profit of the Year), • Ken Catton, Pacific Coast Terminals (Business Leader of the Year),

• Don Layfield, Tri-City News (Chamber Member of the Year). The winners were honoured Saturday at a gala, emceed by CBC Radio One’s Fred Lee, at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver.

“All of the finalists and individuals are an integral part of the Tri-Cities business community, and we wish them continued success in their respective industries,” a press release from the chamber stated.

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Parisa Shafazand’s love for the canvas will be conveyed through the works of her young students as part of February’s month-long exhibit at the Port Moody Library. Entitled Rainbow Artists, the exhibit features participants ranging in age between five and 12 and how they’ve progressed along their journey through the world of painting. “Each individual student carries a great deal of character and personality in their expressive art works,” Shafazand said in a press release. “I promote eco-friendly projects. We use lots of recycled stuff to create do-ityourself projects. I look forward to teaching as well as learning from my students as we all go through an artistic journey together.” For more info on the exhibit, see www.library. portmoody.ca.

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The City of Coquitlam is holding an information session about its BurquitlamLougheed Neighbourhood Plan update project. The session is set for today (Wednesday, Feb. 4) from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Room A at the Executive Plaza Hotel, 405 North Rd. The drop-in style event is designed to provide a forum for residents to share their

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the Evergreen Line. Complete information on the Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Planning process is available at www. coquitlam.ca/blnp. Residents can identify their priorities, concerns and what they value most in their neighbourhood by completing an online survey, and can sign up to receive project updates via email at the same website.

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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 “Use, misuse, abuse — how people become addicted.” 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. City of Coquitlam hosts an information session on the Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan update from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Room A at the Executive Plaza Hotel, 405 North Rd. in Coquitlam. This drop-in session will provide a forum for the local community to share their ideas for the future of their neighbourhood, their local neighbourhood perspective and ask questions of city staff. Info: www.coquitlam.ca/blnp.

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hosts an open house from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Gathering Place, at 11002253 Leigh Sq. in PoCo. The group will hold a similar event on Feb. 12 at the same time and at the same location. Info: krista.wallace@gmail.com.

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: 604-469-4635 or askthelibrary@portmoody.ca.

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series of activities to coincide with the Family Day holiday. Glen Pine Pavilion hosts activities from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,

including arts and crafts, sports activities, face painting, ﬁtness and dance sample classes and entertainment. Everyone is welcome, however activities will be geared towards children aged three to seven. Preregistration is preferred, but families are welcome to drop in. Glen Pine Pavilion is located at 1200 Glen Pine Crt. Drop-in swim events are also slated from 1 to 3 p.m. at the City Centre Aquatic Complex (1210

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SPORTSN0W SPORTS SHORTS WATSON FLIPS TO FIRST PLACE Little went as how he envisioned it — except for maybe the end, standing on the top step. Robert Watson shook off a rough start to battle on and capture his first Canadian Gymnastics senior men’s championship title last week in Ottawa. By his own admission, Watson wasn’t seeing a gold medal in his near future after falls in two of his first three events. “Honestly I was surprised. I was trying some new routines and fell,” Watson told the Tri-Cities NOW. “I wasn’t thinking of it ending as it did.” After the first four events he stood fifth overall, having opened the competition with first place on floor. The 21-year-old Port Coquitlam gymnast pulled it out with two impressive performances over his final two events — beginning with the parallel bars. He posted the third-best point total on bars, then carried onto the high bars where he mounted the fourth best total. Coupled with his nearest rivals’ equally uneven results, the final tally put him over the top. “It was crazy, I was like laughing [when I saw it],” said Watson. “It was like one-tenth of a point difference, that’s like nothing.” The Twisters Gymnastics athlete said he nearly gave up hope for a podium position after the two falls, which came on pommel horse and rings, but fortunately was facing one of his stronger routines in parrallel bars to start making headway. “[Parallel] bars is one of my strengths and I definitely hit that routine,” he recalled. “After that was feeling a lot better about my day.”

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The Coquitlam Express assured themselves a chance at defending their B.C. Hockey League title by knocking off the Surrey Eagles 5-2 on Friday, clinching a playoff berth. Back-to-back shorthanded goals off the sticks of snipers Brett Supinski and Corey Mackin capped a three-goal run in the second period, which began when defenceman Jivan Sidhu broke a 2-2 tie off a three-man rush. Supinski and Mackin capitalized just 34 seconds apart with linemate Brendan Lamont in the penalty box. Mackin’s shorthanded tally — his second of the game and league-leading 43rd of the season — also broke a team record. It was the Philadelphia, Pa native’s eighth shorthanded goal of the season, breaking the record he shared with current Ottawa Senators centre Kyle Turris, set in 2005-06. Also scoring for Coquitlam was Daniell Lange, while Michael Merulla picked up a pair of assists. Netminder Chris Tai turned aside 29 shots to post his 15th win of the season. The Express play host to Mainland Division-leading Chilliwack tonight (Wednesday), 7 p.m. at the Poirier arena. They head out on a four-game road trip that sees them play in Prince George and Surrey on the weekend.

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One-time Olympic silver medallist Jeff Thue gets in a wrestling pose with youngest daughter Mataya while working on the Heritage Woods mats last week. The 15-year-old Kodiak grappler is making strides on the B.C. mat sport.

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sports@thenownews.com While throws are her main weapon, Mataya Thue is happy just to hang out on the mat. The Grade 10 Heritage Woods student may have a knack for wrestling, as proven through recent successes, but she doesn’t take the fun of the sport for granted. “Everyone likes winning, but I really like the respect part of it,” said Mataya, 15. “Especially being a good sport. Even when I lose, I still have fun.” The Anmore native doesn’t lose often. She comes by the sport naturally — and not just

because she’s the youngest of five children of 1992 Olympic silver wrestling medallist Jeff and his wife Shannon, a fitness trainer. Mataya, who at five-footseven offers a long-limbed and lean target for her wrestling opponents, picked up the Western age class 56-kilogram title last month, beating a Burnaby South rival. Having lost the first time they met, Mataya went into that final looking at using her height to her advantage while also testing some new skills. “We have different kinds of moves,” Mataya said. “She usually goes for leg attacks and I’m better at throws, so

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whatever happens happens. “It went for the whole time and my dad wanted me to go the whole time too just to get a feel for it and wrestle longer with better people.” In the end, she won convincingly. The two met again two weeks ago at a Burnaby Central meet, with the Heritage Woods’ grappler prevailing a second straight time. Having started in Grade 6, the teen is layering the experiences onto a solid foundation, noted coach Allan Mah. “She has more experience than someone who started in Grade 8,” said Mah. “Mataya has the base for it so when she comes here I don’t have to show her the basics anymore, she already understands it.” What she knows she shares, helping coach Eagle Mountain middle school students. Her dad, who is also one of her coaches, said his youngest comes to it naturally.

“I think she’s starting to like it, the wrestling,” said Jeff Thue. “Wrestling is a tough sport and the main thing is we want to have fun doing what we’re doing. “At first, when you’re getting beat upon it’s not that fun... It’s one of those sports that is physically demanding and emotionally, too. But it helps you prepare for the future.” Wrestling right now is giving her a chance to extend herself and build self awareness. “A person with more technique can usually beat someone that is stronger. Technique is a big part of it,” she said. If she happens to follow his footsteps in the sport, which saw him climb Burnaby Mountain as a three-time NAIA champion with SFU, Thue said it’s all up to her. “With Mataya, she’s probably the hardest worker in the family. Wrestling is about hard work,” he said.

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