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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2015

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A Port Moody resident got an unwelcome guest following a crash over the weekend. According to social media accounts of the incident, a car travelling on Gatensbury Street Saturday left the road and tumbled 25 feet (eight metres) down an embankment into the yard of a home. The driver apparently walked away from the incident. Port Moody Police sent out a picture from the scene and this tweet of the incident: “We have an mvi with a car vs house after a 25 foot drop. Luckily the driver will be okay. Roads are wet, be careful.” There was no word on whether the driver was handed a ticket, or on the cost of the damage to the home.

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Reg Wilford, seen here on the steps of Coquitlam’s Mackin House, hopes to pave the way for a purpose-built museum during the next two years. The city’s mayor, however, says many other projects take precedence.

Goal: build a museum

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John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com You wouldn’t typically associate a 40year-old with all things heritage and antique, but breaking down that preconceived notion is just one of the things on Reg Wilford’s to-do list. Wilford is the newly minted executive director of the Coquitlam Heritage

Society, and his tasks include increasing interest in history across different generations and age groups. “I think we have to shatter the paradigm that museums and heritage items need to be full of dusty, old mahogany cases and artifacts hidden behind glass,” he said. “While the forming of a community’s heritage requires a look at the past, it belongs to all generations and

citizens. It’s very much a contemporary, living identity.” Wilford replaced Jill Cook in his new role in late December, and serves as the public face of the society, working predominantly out of Mackin House. He was chosen largely because of his experience, but also because of his vision to have a purpose-built museum CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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Head of local RCMP set to retire MAYORS OF COQUITLAM, POCO, ANMORE AND BELCARRA WILL HAVE A SAY IN NEW HIRE

Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com After nearly five years at the helm of the local RCMP detachment, Coquitlam’s top cop is retiring. RCMP Supt. Claude Wilcott, the officer in charge (OIC) of the Coquitlam detachment, is retiring this week, ending a 40-year career in law enforcement. He took over the third-largest RCMP detachment in the country in 2010 after serving as inspector in the local force. A retirement celebration for Wilcott was held in Coquitlam last weekend. Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart said the detachment made great strides under Wilcott’s leadership, pointing to the success of the force’s crime-reduction strategy. “His knowledge of this community has been a real asset,” Stewart told the Tri-Cities NOW. “He’s built some tremendous rapport both within his detachment and within the other departments of the city.” With Wilcott’s departure comes the search for a new OIC, the equivalent of a police chief in a municipal force, for a detachment that serves four communities, including Port Coquitlam, Anmore and Belcarra. Stewart said the city is looking for a new top cop who will maintain high morale amongst officers and engagement with the community.

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Coquitlam RCMP Supt. Claude Wilcott, right, seen here with Cpl. Stephanie Lin during a BC Law Enforcement Torch Run, is retiring this week. He noted in annual surveys, the RCMP detachment gets higher levels of satisfaction than similar detachments in other communities.

And unlike in past years where the new OIC is picked by the force, local mayors from the four municipalities will get a chance to have input on the new hire.

The Coquitlam mayor said the position has been posted within the RCMP and it could take a couple of months before someone new is in place. Stewart said the candidates will be shortlisted and then reviewed by the municipalities’ mayors and managers or CAOs. It was a similar process when Wilcott was promoted back in 2010, and the mayor expects the process to work well again for the new hire. Wilcott graduated from Centennial Secondary, and was posted to the Coquitlam detachment, where he was first sworn in on March 22, 1975 after completing training at the RCMP’s depot in Regina. Locally, he has worked in a variety of sections, including general duty, dog service and administration. While he was stationed outside the community, Wilcott worked highway patrol in Sicamous, dog service in Prince Rupert and general duty in North Vancouver. He was also stationed at E Division headquarters and the Lower Mainland district advisory as a non-commissioned officer. He returned to Coquitlam in 2005. In 1999, he received a commendation for bravery during the Gustafson Lake standoff, and in 2002 he was awarded the Queens Golden Jubilee Medal. twitter.com/jertricitiesnow

Como Lake Village parking a concern John KURUCZ

jkurucz@thenownews.com A long-standing sore spot in central Coquitlam continues to frustrate both area residents and members of city council. Mayor Richard Stewart told the Tri-Cities NOW that city staff and councillors are again going to examine how to fix a number of issues related to the parking lot at the Como Lake Village shopping centre. Problems Stewart has heard about include narrow parking stalls, a lack of room to manoeuvre around mall access points, the perpendicular setup of some parking stalls and even the placement of shopping buggies. “There’s no question that there are challenges in that

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there altogether. In response to that story, PCI reps said they would make changes to alleviate the frustrations raised by council and community members. Stewart said the challenges facing the mall then remain today. “It’s still the same problems,” he said. Because the facility is on private property, there’s not much the municipality can do. Stewart wants the city to work alongside the property manager to find a collaborative solution. “It’s private property — we can’t tell a store how to lay out the aisles or their merchandise, and we can’t tell them how to lay out their parking lot,” he said. “But this one is renowned for its challenges.”

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Ruling leaves a vacuum

ere comes the slippery slope. The federal government must act quickly to ensure no one slides off the edge and into the abyss created as a side effect to last week’s Supreme Court ruling on assisted suicide. The Supreme Court ruled that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects an individual’s right to die with dignity, and consequently struck down Canada’s laws against physician-assisted suicide. The ruling means someone with a terminal illness, and especially someone facing a painful and terrifying death, can seek a doctor’s help to achieve a relatively comfortable and dignified end of life. But the Supreme Court only has jurisdiction to interpret or set aside laws. It does not have the power to amend or rewrite laws or to replace them. The federal government has that power, and it must act quickly to fill the legal vacuum created by the court’s decision. Left unfilled, that vacuum has the potential to suck in people who need protection from the abuses that those who have vigilantly fought against legalized assisted suicide have rightly feared. Without any laws detailing what situations should allow rational recourse to assisted suicide, people who could be saved by an alternative intervention could instead slide down that proverbial “slippery slope.” Unscrupulous, malicious, ignorant or simply exhausted family members and caregivers have been known to convince the elderly and the infirm — including those with apparently sound mental capacity — that suicide is the best or only solution to a desperate situation, even when it clearly is not. The Supreme Court has justly decided that we each own our “self,” and that under certain circumstances, and after due consideration of the options, we have the right to dispose of our property in a reasonable and rational manner. The federal government slipped up by not having had the compassion that the court has shown. It should have defined those “certain circumstances” long ago.

WILL A YES VOTE MEAN MORE PST INCREASES?

While I agree that we need to think about improved transit in the Lower Mainland, I am very concerned about the waste of money that seems to be the way TransLink operates, without any accountability. We’ve probably all heard about the inflated salary the CEO receives (more than the prime minister of Canada), that they have six boards of directors, various buildings sitting vacant that cost over $1million a year, 141 employees who receive salaries of over $100,000 a year, and on and on. Besides the above issues mentioned regarding their waste, someone I know, who works for them, cited an example of absolute waste, wherein TransLink was hiring twice as many staff for a position where the current employees were not being utilized and there was no need to hire more people in that department. This is only one example that I’ve heard of. Who knows how many more there are that we aren’t aware of? From a common sense perspective, if you have a pail with a hole in it, it doesn’t make sense to keep adding more water without fixing the hole. The long-term solution is to fix the leak/repair the hole and then add more water. Giving a .0.5-per-cent increase to TransLink without stopping the waste is akin to putting more water in the pail without repairing the hole. Otherwise, there will probably be regular increases from 0.5- to 1.0-, 1.5-, 2.0-per cent and on and on because there is no accountability on the part of TransLink. They need to be made accountable and stop wasting our money. Until this happens, I suggest we vote No to the 0.5-per-cent tax increase. L. Mackintosh Coquitlam 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.

It’s emotion versus facts

he transit plebiscite campaign has now officially begun in earnest, and already one can see parallels to the one about the HST a couple of years back. And that is good news for the No side, and bad news for the Yes side. The HST debate saw the proHarmonized Sales Tax folks put forward seemingly reasoned, factually based arguments for keeping the tax. The antiHST side was led by former premier Bill Vander Zalm, who relied on emotional arguments that were often short on facts. As is so often the case in referendums, the emotion-based campaign won over the fact-based campaign and the HST went crashing down to defeat. In the transit debate, the Yes side is throwing all kinds of facts and figures out there, hoping that at least some of them stick in people’s minds. Raise the sales tax, they say, and life will generally be better all-around. Rather than simply sticking to talking about transportation projects, the Yes side has gone even further to suggest raising the sales tax will save lives. It has enlisted the voices of Vancouver health officers to make the argument that more transit services will translate to averting 400 deaths a year and reduce obesity, since more people will walk, cycle and take transit. The health officers are relying on a World Health Organization measuring tool for their argument, but I suspect many potential voters will view this as an overreach. The captain of the No side, Jordan Bateman of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, has dismissed the health officers’ comments as nothing more than “scare tactics.” For his part, Bateman is accused of

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inflating the potential cost to the average family should the sales tax hike go through, and making various other kinds of misleading comments. He is also pumping up the risible anger and frustration many people feel towards TransLink, and some on the Yes side think that’s unfair. But Bateman has zeroed in on a flaw in the Yes side’s argument: that there is no “Plan B” should the sales tax be defeated. While there may be no official Plan B, defeating the sales tax increase does not mean proposed transportation projects and transit improvements will die on the vine. For example, Premier Christy Clark has made a major political commitment to replace the Massey Tunnel with a new bridge and she no doubt looks favourably on helping to bring rapid transit to voter-rich Surrey. Even if the sales tax hike fails with the voters, her government’s three-year fiscal plan earmarks $325 million over the next two years to be spent on “rapid transit, buses and other transit priorities” (granted, not all of that will be spent in Metro Vancouver). And does anyone really believe the Patullo Bridge will not be replaced if the sales tax plebiscite fails? Where there is no Plan B involves how these projects will be funded, if the tax hike is defeated.

The sales tax increase would generate about $1 billion in new revenue every four years, which, when matched with provincial and federal funding would begin to pay for some of those projects and transit improvements. Without that new tax revenue, mayors and their municipalities will have to go back to the drawing board and look at things like even higher property and gas taxes, a vehicle levy and parking taxes (all of which are unpopular) to pay for improvements. In any event, as both sides continue to make their pitch to the voters, the campaign will continue to evolve into a debate that pits statistics versus emotions. And emotional arguments usually defeat statistical ones, whether it’s during an election or a referendum. As I noted in this space a few weeks back, the Yes side’s chief strength is its own “infrastructure,” which consists of more than 90 organizations representing more than 250,000 people. If it can mobilize those folks to vote yes before May 29, it has a good shot at winning. But if not — and to be sure, a lot of those 250,000 people no doubt have strongly held “no” views — the anger and frustration that is the base of so much of the anti-tax attitudes out there will prevail. No amount of reasoned argument can deal with that emotion, it seems. The pro-HST folks learned that the hard way, and the pro-transit sales tax folks have to hope they aren’t in for a similar lesson. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

OPINION ANTI-VAXXERS ARE DELAYING EXTINCTION — OR SPEEDING IT UP FOR SOME There are protests all over the place these days. You can’t so much as say the word “environment” without someone looking at you askance, waiting anxiously to hear what you’ll say next: are you about to reveal yourself as a pro-environment threat to the national economy, or will the next syllable out of your mouth unmask you as a radical specieskilling redneck Harper-lover? But whether you’re planning to vote for the environment or for the Conservatives, it’s a fair bet that you’re like practically everybody else in one respect: nobody likes to see a species become extinct. You may not believe that it’s happening, or you may not believe that you, as a human being, can possibly have a significant impact on the planet’s overall biosphere. You may or may not believe that you have any personal responsibility — you may not even believe that it is an inher-

ently bad thing — but I’ll bet that when you see a picture of one of those baby seals about to be clubbed between their sparklingly sweet eyes and skinned alive, it doesn’t make you feel good. You may refuse to believe that it’s your fault, but I’ll bet when you see hundreds of thousands of acres of Brazilian forests burning, spewing tons of smoke into the air and destroying the homes and habitats of thousands of species — many of them not even identified yet by the most important species of all — it doesn’t make you feel good. It may not reduce you to tears or fill you with angst for our dwindling future — but admit it, it doesn’t make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Whether you quake at the thought or you simply feel it’s a necessary evil in a world that deserves to be dominated by humanity and its technology, you would be among the absolutely most unusual among us if the thought of destroying species willy nilly was one of the main things that helped you to sleep soundly at night. But what are you doing about it? I know, if you’re part of the “necessary evil” crowd, you’re

doing nothing about it. Why would you? Fair enough. But what about those of you who know that it’s wrong and that we have to do something before our entire planet’s biodiversity is reduced to that of a giant wheat field — one crop consisting of one variety of one species? Surely you want to do something that you could take to your Last Judgment, to legitimately plead, “But, Your Honour, I tried.” In reality, very few of us could truly do that. Very few of us will leave this world firm in the knowledge that we truly did all we could to save at least one species from extinction during our brief journey through our own miserable, pitiful life. Except the anti-vaxxers! You’ve got to tip your hat to those folks — they’re doing their bit, whereas most of the rest of us have been falling desperately short. They have been at the forefront of the battle to save a number of important species, but most recently, they’ve been bearing the standard on behalf of measles. By refusing to vaccinate their children for a variety of spurious and downright nonsensical

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reasons, they have been able to rebuild over the past couple of years the measles population that had been virtually eradicated from North America a decade ago. OK, I’ll admit, measles isn’t exactly on the brink of planetary extinction — there’s enough measles in other parts of the world to kill a few hundred thousand children each year. But that’s human children. And we’re not even close to extinct … yet. Bob Groeneveld is the editor of the Tri-Cities NOW’s sister paper, the Langley Advance.

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in the city within the next two years. “The board was looking for someone with vision and experience, with an appreciation and deep knowledge of heritage, the ability to inspire others and to move the vision of CHS (Coquitlam Heritage Society) forward — and that vision includes a standalone museum,” said heritage society board chair Hazel Postma. Wilford’s parents were travelling missionaries, which gave him a chance to see the world from a very

young age: he was born in South America, and travelled throughout the western U.S and the Prairies before ending up in Metro Vancouver 12 years ago. “That travel instilled in me a passion for culture and stories. I’ve always been a listener and just always loved a good story,” he said. “It’s been a very circular path, but even as a young boy I was curating collections in my room and setting up displays.” Over the course of the next 24 months, Wilford hopes to pave the way for shovels to go into the ground on a new

museum, including engaging community groups in a vision, securing funding and a land commitment, getting buy-in from city council and educating the community on how a museum can serve the city. Coquitlam remains one of the largest cities in B.C. without a museum. Wilford’s previous work experience has seen him design, plan and develop museums and museum exhibits for the better part of the last decade. “I’ve seen how museums can transform communities overnight in the sense of pride they bring. The educational opportunities that they

bring are extraordinary,” he said. “My goal is to get the supports for the museum, and then the establishment of the museum.” Those goals align perfectly with the board’s vision, as Postma said heritage preservation needs a local jumpstart. “Heritage has taken a back seat over the years in Coquitlam and now is the time to focus attention on our rich past and to make sure we can tell the city’s story to the residents of today, as well as those still to move here,” she said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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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 bylaws. This meeting will be held on:

Date: Time: Location:

Monday, February 23, 2015 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 items on the Public Hearing agenda.

Item 1 Text Amendment – Industrial Zones Review The intent of Bylaw 4522, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Plan Bylaw Bylaw No. No. 3479, 3479, 2001 2001 in order to revise its land use designations Community and policies as they pertain to the consolidation of the City’s nine industrial zones. If approved the bylaw amendment would: • Amend the Citywide Official Community Plan, Chapter 5.2 to add policies to support the proposed “Business Enterprise” land use designation • Amend the Southwest Coquitlam Area Plan to remove the “Highway Retail” land use designation with a new land use designation,“Business Enterprise”, to correspond with the new B-1 Business Enterprise zone. • Amend the Southwest Coquitlam Area Plan to add policy which supports the development of small-scale restaurants, and grocery stores of limited size, that support local industrial workers, under specific circumstances. • Amend the Southwest Coquitlam Area Plan and Maillardville Neighbourhood Plan to add the three new zones (M-1 General Industrial, M-2 Industrial Business and B-1 Business Enterprise) as corresponding zones to the “Industrial” and “Business Enterprise” land use designations and add policies that outline the intent and conditions of use for each of the Industrial and Business Enterprise land use designations. • Amend Schedule D to the Southwest Coquitlam Area Plan to limit the B-1 zone to the areas along United Boulevard, as outlined on the Schedule. • Add two new zones (M-1 General Industrial, M-2 Industrial Business) as corresponding zones to the “Industrial” land use designations to the City Centre Area Plan and add policies that outline the intent and conditions of use for the Industrial land use designation. • Redesignate properties by changing the OCP land use designation to be consistent with the new zones assigned to a property including redesignating: • 22 properties from Highway Retail Industrial to Business Enterprise; • 4 properties from Industrial to Business Enterprise; and • 15 properties from Industrial to Service Commercial.

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The intent of Bylaw 4527, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to consolidate the City’s nine industrial zones into three new zones (M-1 General Industrial, M-2 Industrial Business, B-1 Business Enterprises). The proposed amendments to the Zoning Bylaw would: • Delete the existing nine industrial zones and add the three proposed new zones to the text of the Zoning Bylaw (M-1 General Industrial, M-2 Industrial Business, B-1 Business Enterprises); • Rezone approximately 345 properties under one of the current nine industrial zones to one of the three new zones, or the existing CS-1 Service Commercial zone; • Rezone four properties from M-4 Asphalt and Concrete Plant Industrial to A-3 Agricultural and Resource to permit concrete and asphalt batching limited to these specific properties in the A-3 zone • Amend the CS-1 Service Commercial zone to: o permit a mini-warehouse use, o increase the maximum lot coverage to 55%, o increase the maximum density to not exceed a maximum gross floor area of 0.6 time the lot area, and o increase the maximum building height to 11 metres, not to exceed one story, except for mini-warehouses which must not exceed 11 metres and two stories. • Add new definitions pertaining to the three new zones and revise two existing definitions; and • Add parking requirements for each of the new zones.

Copies of the bylaws, associated maps and supporting staff report are available for viewing on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/ publichearing. Any person wishing further information or clariﬁcation with regard to the proposed amendments should contact Karen Wong, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3476.

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Heritage group wants museum CONT. FROM PAGE 10 Mayor Richard Stewart offered a measured response when asked if a museum within 24 months is a realistic expectation. “It’s on the list of nice things to have, but council has many priorities ahead of it right now,” he said. “I would love to see a way that we can celebrate the history and heritage of our community, but there are some very pressing needs that we hear

more often about from residents.” Regardless of the exact details of the museum’s future, Wilford sees excitement and momentum building in the heritage sector. Renewed interest in the Riverview Hospital site is just one example. “People are getting into historic things at a younger age,” he said. “I think a new wave of adventurers are getting out to see historical places, parks and sights.

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That’s a trend that’s happening. Regardless of age, people love a good story.”

Date: Monday, February 23, 2015 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2 continued from previous page

Item 2

Address: 3500 Highland Drive

Item 3

The intent of Bylaw 4531, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4531, 2015 from RS-2 One Family Suburban Residential to RS-9 Large Single Family Residential, RS-11 Estate Single Family Residential and P-5 Special Park. If approved, the RS-11 zone will facilitate the creation of one (1) lot fronting Highland Drive; the subject property’s existing dwelling will be retained on this lot. The RS-9 zone will facilitate the creation of two (2) single family lots fronting Wales Avenue, and the P-5 zone will protect a portion of West Smiling Creek and its associated riparian area.

Address: 3416 Roxton Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4539, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4539, 2015 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RTM-1 StreetOriented Village Home Residential and RS-7 Small Village Single Family Residential. If this application is approved, the RTM-1 and RS-7 zones would facilitate a subdivision of thirteen (13) residential lots comprising eight (8) street-oriented village homes (row-house units) on eight (8) fee-simple lots fronting Roxton Avenue, and ﬁve (5) small village single family lots fronting Darwin Avenue. 3500 Highland Drive

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 February 11 to February 23 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 bylaws 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.

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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/webcasts. 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 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

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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/publichearing. If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Ofﬁce at 604-927-3010. Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested persons concerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Kerri Lore Deputy City Clerk

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among the ladies these days — they’re a nice big flower, they stand on their own and they don’t need a lot of stuff to go with them to make a statement. They’re very beautiful and they’re long lasting.” Polonio has owned her shop on Shaughnessy Street for close to six years, and her labour recently came to fruition when her business received the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business of the Year award. “I think [I won] because I run my business with my heart and that shows,” she said. “From a lot of the comments and compliments I get from people, people tell me I love my community. I do this because I love it.” Polonio is quick to point out the service she provides extends well beyond the realms of love and Valentine’s Day. In fact, she’s pretty much there for the balance of a per-

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Pub night fundraiser to benefit after-grad Terry Fox Secondary parents are hosting a pub night fundraiser on Friday, Feb. 20 to raise funds to support the school’s Class of 2015 after-grad event, and everyone is welcome to attend. The school has been hosting an All-Night After Grad celebration for 23 years now “with great success and memories for grads,” according to a press release. The celebrations are alcohol- and drug-free events that follow the formal dinner and dance, providing students with a safe environment in which to continue celebrations between midnight and 6 a.m. According to MADD Canada, impaired driving claims between 1,250 and 1,500 lives and causes close to 64,000 injuries in Canada each year. Approximately half of youth crash deaths are impairment-related, and statistics indicate that one in every three people who dies in an alcohol-related crash is under 25.

“This is why after-grad events like ours are so important in providing a safe and fun environment for our youth to celebrate their accomplishments and create lasting memories,” says pub night chair Julie Knisley. The fundraiser will take place from 6 to 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20 at the Cat and Fiddle Pub, at 1979 Brown St. in PoCo. Tickets are $20 each and attendees will receive a beef, chicken or veggie burger with fries or salad plus a sleeve, hi ball, beer, wine or pop. “Everyone is welcome to come out and support the TFS Class of 2015! We’ll have delicious food, lots of raffles, 50/50, awesome prizes,” says Knisley. “We would love to see past TFS grads come out and share memories of their after-grad event.” To buy tickets or donate prizes, call or text Knisley at 604-356-8069 or e-mail knisleyjulie@yahoo.ca.

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“Anyone who believes that Canada’s only two official languages are English and French has never read the Income Tax Act,” said Marc Denhez. With that in mind, it’s time to start thinking about tax planning. Learn more about Canada’s tax system and how to minimize what you need to pay on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at the Port Moody Public Library. A professional accountant will explain Canada’s tax laws and key concepts such as tax credits and deductions as well as the importance of detailed record keeping. Some opportunities for reducing taxes will

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This week, the Riverside Rapids will get a triple dose of Senior Night send-offs to bask in, even though two of them are road games. On Tuesday (past the TriCities NOW deadline) the senior AAA girls basketball team celebrated its two graduating players — Anysa Manhas and Zuzia Zdziechowski — and will be the visitors in similar presentations for seniors at Lord Tweedsmuir (Wednesday) and Dr. Charles Best (6:30 p.m. Friday, where Breanna Cabuco, Ana Evans and Kendra Malicki will receive the bouquet). That parade of flowers and reflection will lead into the Fraser Valley playdowns, which kick off Feb. 16. The No. 4-ranked Rapids returned from Tessa’s Tournament in Surrey with a spotless 3-0 record, despite a shaky start. “The whole first half we weren’t very good and honestly just seemed we couldn’t get going,” head coach Paul Langford said of the team’s 5847 win over Vernon. Led by Shae Sanchez’s 21 points, Riverside was able to overcome the poor outing and pick up the decision. Against third-ranked Oak Bay, the Port Coquitlam squad excelled defensively and maximized its long-range shooting skills to erase a 21-18 deficit midway through the second half. Riverside shot just 12 per cent from the field but hit 55 per cent from beyond the arc. Amanda Matsui and Sanchez each counted 19 points, with Sanchez hitting five of seven from the arc, while Stephanie West counted 14 points and four-for-five from far range. They finished up with a 67-39 win over Fleetwood, getting 13 points from Zdziechowski.

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sports@thenownews.com omentum comes in small bursts on the wrestling mat, and isn’t easily replicated from match to match. For Port Moody’s Ciara McCrae, harnessing those moments of momentum is a key to her success. The 17-year-old wrestler has honed her skills voraciously as a student at Port Moody Secondary, winning two provincial high school gold medals over the past three years. As a senior, getting that final gold next month is a big priority. The road, however, is never a clear path. It means facing a lot of similar faces in her 49-kilogram weight class, and travelling some distance occasionally to lock limbs with someone new. And while most of her matches are at home, McCrae says out-of-province experiences are becoming more important. Last week, she ventured to Edmonton and the Golden Bear tournament. In her five high schoolage matches the Port Moody grappler won all five — four quickly, without surrendering a point. The final saw her stretch it into the second round before winning it on a technical. Only one of her opponents was familiar to her. “I just need to get stronger and faster,” said McCrae, as she looks beyond the high school circuit and a collegiate choice. While in Alberta, she checked out the University of Alberta and was impressed. She was also given a couple of mat reminders on what the next step will require. “It’s going to be a huge adjustment. When I train at SFU and the ones at UofA [last week] I’d get my butt kicked,” she said. “It’s quite humbling, because while I am in the higher level at high school, I’ve got some distance to go for university [wrestling]. “I’m right in the middle.” At the Western age class meet last month in Richmond, she demonstrated that determination in three matches, taking the 49kg title. The only point she conceded en route to the title came against Port Moody teammate Jacqueline Lew. “We knew each other very well and we’ve been wrestling partners for a while,” noted McCrae. “She was more attacking and I started more defending… It was a strategy because I knew her style. Normally I’m more of an attacker.” She credits Port Moody coach Selwyn Tam as being a huge influence in her string of successes. “I started off with Mr. Tam and he’s who has given me my foundation,” McCrae said. “Everything that I’ve accomplished I look back and trace back to him.” However, in a sport as individualized as wrestling,

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Port Moody’s Ciara McCrae is locking her gaze on a third B.C. high school wrestling title. The teen has medalled all three years and wants to finish her Grade 12 year on a winning note. the components of success always rise from within. From a quiet teen in Gr. 9 testing her mat skills against much older rivals to now a senior and wrestling veteran, McCrae said the toughest lesson has been how crucial confidence is to winning. “I think that’s the biggest step,” she said of her recent strides. “Just to have more confidence in myself and no second guessing. As much as wrestling is physical, it’s very mental, too.” One negative thought can open the door to a disappointing finish. And just as the loss in the final as a Grade 10 proved to be great motivation for last year’s golden finish, the teen said losing out on a position on the Canadian national starting team has given her an extra boost in the drive to win a spot next time. “I’m an alternate but I almost made the [Canadian team] — I’ve since beaten the girl I lost out to,” said McCrae, who also trains with Coast Wrestling Club. Her first high school B.C. gold came when, as a 14-year-old, McCrae shook off a 6-0 deficit to topple a Grade 12 rival in the final. The loss in the 2012

SPORTS SHORTS KIM DEBUTS AT LPGA CLASSIC It’s a whole new world for Coquitlam’s SooBin Kim. The 21-year-old golfer debuted on the LPGA tour this past weekend at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic and carded a 13-over 305 over four days. Kim, who earned her LPGA pro ticket two months ago while a senior at the University of Washington, began the Paradise Island tour stop in solid form at one-over after two rounds, carding a 75 and 72 to make the cut. She was unable to maintain that pace and struggled over the final two days with rounds of 78 and 80. Her first foray as a pro earned her $2,492. The Gleneagle Secondary alumna wrapped up a standout career with the Huskies as the all-time leader in scoring average and exited the NCAA as the No. 1-ranked women’s collegiate player after the 2014 fall season.

final was redeemed as a Grade 11 last year, when the Port Moody athlete swept her opposition without giving up a point. McCrae can trace her interest in the sport to her father, Bill McCrae, a former national champion who wrestled or Canada. He has run the Maple Ridge Secondary grappling program since 1989. While the high school season hits high gear, McCrae prepares for nationals at both the university and high school level. Last month she also competed at the Stu Hart/Nordhagen Classic in Calgary, facing grapplers from the U.S. and Sweden. While she lost both international matches and finished with a 2-2 record, McCrae is using the defeats as fodder and lessons to apply in the future. “The great thing about wrestling is that you don’t just have one coach, every coach and every competition you go to you get input,” she remarked. “You learn from everyone, you ask questions, watch others wrestle and you learn. “We help each other improve. That’s what I love about wrestling.”

NORTH ENTERS PLAYOFF MODE

With the regular season in the books, the Fraser Valley North senior boys AAAA basketball teams can now turn the focus to what really counts. The North league playoffs kicked off yesterday (past the Tri-Cities NOW’s deadline) with the Pinetree Timberwolves taking on the Riverside Rapids in a must-win match for the final playoff berth. Today the action shifts to Pitt Meadows where the Marauders host a battle between No. 5 Centennial and fourth place Port Moody (6 p.m.), while Pitt plays the winner of the Riverside/Pinetree game (7:45 p.m.). On Friday, the games move up to Heritage Woods. The 6 p.m. game has the 5-1 Terry Fox Ravens, who placed second, taking on the survivor from the Pitt Meadows/sixth-place contest. At 7:45 p.m., the regular season champion Heritage Woods Kodiaks tip-off against the winner of Centennial/Port Moody. The playoff rankings will be finalized on Saturday at Heritage Woods, with games beginning at 4:15 p.m., and the championship final starting at 7:45 p.m.

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Family Day proved to be a salvage day for the Coquitlam Express. Despite being a little weary from a two-game, two-loss tour of Prince George, the Express squeezed out a 4-2 win over the Surrey Eagles on Monday to stay mathematically alive in the chase for third place in the Mainland Division. But the twin defeats in the Cariboo city were costly. Coquitlam captain Joey Santucci scored twice, while sniper Brett Supinski scored the game-winner 18 seconds into the second period, in the victory in Surrey. Jackson Cressey netted the other goal, in a game where the Express outshot the home side 28-18. On Saturday, Coquitlam jumped ahead 5-4 midway through the second on the strength of goals from Brendan Lamont, Corey Mackin and Colton Kerfoot in a span of 1:38. But Prince George scored three unanswered goals in the third to sweep the weekend. A day earlier, the Spruce Kings prevailed 6-4. The Express’ next home game is Saturday, 7 p.m. against Langley.

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