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John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com The complexities are so vast, and the situation so fluid, that even defining what a friend is in the modern online world can unravel into a spiral of complications.

That’s just one of the realities educators within School District 43 deal with as they attempt to educate and empower thousands of students navigating life online and in the classroom as it relates to bullying.

The district has unveiled a number of programs and coping strategies in the last two and half years since the high-profile suicide of Amanda Todd, but foremost among those plans is the need for teamwork and buy-in from every level possible — the school community at large, but also from community groups, law enforcement and researchers.

It’s a situation that typifies the adage of “it takes a village to raise a child.”

“Everybody has to be on board — it’s no one person’s job,” said Marna Macmillan, the district’s learning support coordinator. “Our work is about building capacity with every adult so that they see every child as their responsibility. That’s long term. We’re not there yet, but I feel very positive that the conversation has definitely started.”

Launched province-wide in June 2012 — four months before Todd’s death — the Expect Respect and A Safe Education CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

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Volunteers with the Walk 2TALK gathered at Riverside Secondary Sunday. The event is headed up by the I AM SOMEONE Ending Bullying Society. For more photos, scan with Layar or visit us online.

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John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com Whether it’s for cancer research, homelessness or habitat preservation, PoCo has become something of a Ground Zero to rally for social change.

Last weekend was no different, as roughly 400 people attended the Walk

2TALK event at Riverside Secondary in an effort to draw awareness to antibullying initiatives both locally and across Canada.

Headed up by the I AM SOMEONE Ending Bullying Society, the event included guest speakers, entertainers and the walk itself, all of which was set against a backdrop of unity and support.

“I think people were wanting to support the demonstration of showing support for our youth and this is the avenue for them do that,” said PoCo Mayor Greg Moore, who also serves as the society’s vice chair. “They’re supporting it because they appreciate what I AM SOMEONE is doing with the texting CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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How effective is Pink Shirt Day? Jeremy DEUTSCH

jdeutsch@thenownews.com It was 2007, when two Nova Scotia high school students decided to wear pink to support a fellow student who had been bullied for wearing the colour to class.

Nearly eight years later, the act, and what spurred an anti-bullying movement in Pink Shirt Day, continues to go strong.

Wednesday, Feb. 25 marks Pink Shirt Day in B.C., and thousands of people around the province are being encouraged to wear pink as a way to stand up to bullying.

For those at the forefront of the movement, the day still carries the same purpose it did all those years ago.

Premier Christy Clark was a radio host at CKNW at the time, when a listener called in to talk about her own experience as a bully and the guilt that wrecked her life.

The caller also challenged the then-radio host, saying that Clark, in her position had an opportunity to do something about it.

“Her story touched me. It really affected me,” Clark told the Tri-Cities NOW recently.

It was around that time the premier heard about the pink shirt story from Nova Scotia.

“I read about it and thought, ‘Why can’t we do a Pink Shirt Day in B.C.?’” she asked.

So Clark started asking people to wear pink shirts and spent about a month doing anti-bullying programming on her show.

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prised by how many people were wearing pink shirts, admitting the first year was really haphazard as the radio station scrambled to find shirts to give away.

“That was when I knew this movement really had a lot of roots in the province, because so many people have been bullied,” Clark said.

Reflecting all these years later, the premier believes Pink Shirt Day has made a real difference, especially around raising awareness of the issue.

She suggested the biggest difference is in schools, noting many take part in events and have developed curriculum for students.

“Where it makes the biggest difference is with the youngest children, changing cultures in schools and getting schools thinking about how do we become a more caring, welcoming, safe place for children,” she said.

But much like many movements, Pink Shirt Day has evolved.

While the anti-bullying message has remained, many school districts have opted for different initiatives over the years.

In the Tri-Cities, School District 43 allows each school to observe the day how it wishes, which means pink shirts, black shirts or nothing pink at all.

Even the premier said it was never her intention that she or the radio station would lead the campaign.

However, CKNW, through its charitable arm the CKNW

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The Tri-Cities have seen many Pink Shirt Day efforts, including these wood symbols created by students.

Orphan’s Fund, does take the lead in organizing Pink Shirt Day in B.C. Jen Schaeffers, the executive director of the charity, explained the organization primarily raises funds through the sale of T-shirts, which are sold online and through London Drugs.

The charity sells about 60,000 shirts a year, though the numbers have flattened in recent years.

Net proceeds from the sales go toward anti-bullying programs in the community in which the shirts are sold.

Since 2008, more than $830,000 has been raised through the sale of pink shirts and granted to nonprofit organizations including Boys & Girls Clubs, Red Cross RespectED Violence Prevention Program and Kids Help Phone.

“I always say it’s one day that benefits children 12 months of the year,”

Schaeffers said.

However, when it comes to schools, only the Surrey School District orders T-shirts through the charity.

With other schools designing their own shirts in a lot of cases, Schaeffers said the schools don’t realize they’re taking away the charity’s ability to fund the programs in their community.

To combat the erosion of T-shirt sales, she noted the charity has diversified fundraising by offering buttons and lapels.

Pink Shirt Day organizers have also launched a social media campaign, #PinkItForward, much like the ALS Ice Bucket challenge, in which people are encouraged to say something positive about someone and then “Pink it Forward.”

Coast Capital Savings is donating $1 up to $45,000 to Pink Shirt Day for each #PinkItForward tweet.

Schaeffers suggested the more awareness events like Pink Shirt Day can shine on the issue of bullying, the better it will be for potential victims.

“It gives the ability to open up a conversation about it [bullying], and I think that’s really important when you’re addressing systemic issues,” she said.

“You have to be talking about it. I’m hoping with increased awareness of this, it at least gives people the ability to reflect what they’re modelling.”

PoCo Mayor Greg Moore, who has championed the I AM SOMEONE anti-bullying campaign, suggested Pink Shirt Day has spun off a number of other initiatives.

The I AM SOMEONE campaign, which began following the death of PoCo teen Amanda Todd, had previously scheduled its annual walk for December, but moved it this year closer to Pink Shirt Day. It [Pink Shirt Day] elevates the discussion,” Moore said of the impact the day has had on the issue of bullying.

“People are very conscious of this topic and the effects that they might have on other people as well.”

While Pink Shirt Day has changed over the years, so too has the education around bullying.

Brenda Morrison, the director of the Centre for Restorative Justice and assistant criminology professor at SFU, explained the focus 20 years ago used to be on the

behaviour of the bully, but that wasn’t very successful.

The focus then switched to the victim, but now researchers see bullying as a relational problem.

“Now what we know — the clearest way to address the problem is empower the bystanders,” Morrison said.

She noted that was the case in Nova Scotia with the two high school students that spawned the whole pink shirt idea.

Morrison said the two students took responsibility for harmful behaviour in their own backyard.

“That simple act captured our moral imagination and now we celebrate that act,” she said.

While Morrison said it’s hard to know if bullying incidents are on the rise or not, she suggested it remains a chronic problem in schools, adding the ideas on Pink Shirt Day needs to be sustained throughout the year with programs for kids.

As for the premier, she said there will always likely be a need for Pink Shirt Day, but subscribes to the idea that people need to step up when they see bullying.

“If each of us stood up to bullies and stepped in, that is how we’re going to stop it from happening,” Clark said.

“At the core, we all want to live and go to school and work in places where we feel safe and respected.”

For more information about Pink Shirt Day, go to visit www.pinkshirtday.ca. twitter.com/jertricitiesnow

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platform or they just see this as an opportunity to come out and demonstrate that support and love for our youth in the community.”

Now in its third year, this year’s walk was the first since the society launched its txt 2TALK platform, which connects youth dealing with TH

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bullying and other issues — gangs, sexual exploitation, dating or abuse, for example — with local support services.

As part of the day’s speeches, I AM SOMEONE society president Gary Mauris read a particularly poignant letter from a parent whose daughter was dissuaded from committing suicide based on the work

the society does.

“It was an incredibly powerful letter that he read out — there wasn’t a dry eye in the audience,” Moore said.

“It demonstrated to everyone [in attendance] that we are making a difference. People say if this saves just one life then it’s all worth it. Well, we read out a letter that

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Sunday’s catalyst for change follows a long string of events — the Terry Fox Run and the Man in Motion World Tour, among others — whose beginnings have ties to Port Coquitlam.

“We always talk about this smalltown feel in Port Coquitlam and

how people come together,” Moore said.

“This is another one of those examples where people come together and they rally behind these types of initiatives.”

For more information on the I AM SOMEONE Ending Bullying Society, or to get involved with its activities, log on to www.iamsomeone.ca.

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In light of Todd’s death in mid-October of that year, the district went even further to tailor its policies and created the Safe Schools Steering Committee with help from researchers at UBC. The framework of that strategy centred around a series of core beliefs, including: healthy relationships, a safe and caring learning culture, school and community involvement, high quality teaching and social and emotional learning.

“That sounds lovely, but you have to learn to do that with intention over time and let your students know,” Macmillan said. “It’s all well

and good for me to say ‘I’m a caring adult,’ but the bottom line is that if students don’t know that, all the things that are critical won’t happen.

It’s not as a simple as just a program. Nothing ever is, unfortunately.

While that strategy is now in place, it’s applied differently in various schools based on the context and level of need.

However, some common traits link the plan across all school district sites and, by extension, into the greater community at large.

Assistant superintendent Julie Pearce is the district’s lead staff person in the area of safe, caring and orderly

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schools, along with the areas of social and emotional development. She noted the need for parents to maintain active and ongoing conversations with their children, while also looking for any odd behaviours that may become evident. Even something as simple as ensuring one meal together as a family per day can help as well.

Ultimately, parent and adult behaviour has to help shape the conversation.

“We all own this and we all have a responsibility to do our very best to make sure that kids are safe and cared for,” Pearce said. “It is important as adults that we’re reflecting those traits and behave and act in similar ways that we ask our kids to.”

The following links are available to help parents and students better understand the issue of bullying: • www.casel.org • www.kidsintheknow.ca • www.heartmindonline. org • www.anxietybc.com/ parent/index.php

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Medical marijuana production in PoCo? Jeremy DEUTSCH

additional information or have them out in the middle of nowhere,” he said. reject the application.

The city report suggested Coun. Glenn Pollock, chair Port Coquitlam could be of the committee, suggested the proposed facility is approhome to the very first medical smart growth won’t likely priately located in an induspot production facility in the make any recommendations trial park away from homes.

It also noted since the other than to bring the appliTri-Cities. facility would be located in Remedi Pharmaceuticals cation in front of council.

“I have no idea how it’s an enclosed building, there and Iotron Industries is going to go are no major concerns with proposing forward, but I potential impacts of such a to develop a think we need use at the location. medical mariThe city is recommending to go forward juana produc... I think we very carefully a restrictive covenant as a tion facility at on this,” he condition of rezoning to proIotron’s indusneed to go told the Tri- vide certainty that an HVAC trial building forward very system will be put in to conCities NOW. at 1425 Kebet carefully on this.

W h i l e trol odour and emissions.

Way. It’s also suggesting a floor Pollock noted According –Port Coquitlam odour and space limit be put in to ensure to a city staff Coun. Glenn Pollock security are the use cannot expand to report, the concerns, the occupy the building without pharmaceutfirst step is for public process. ical company The City of Port Moody is wants to convert a portion the smart growth committee currently in the process of of the two-acre warehouse to look at the proposal.

He also suggested under setting up bylaws banning into a self-contained medical marijuana production facil- the newer federal rules, the medical marijuana producity that would produce 7,800 city would have some over- tion facilities from setting kilograms of medical pot on sight into the operation that up within its borders, while it didn’t have when people in Coquitlam, such facilities an annual basis.

Current federal regulations were allowed to grow their are permitted under a special industrial zone, which prohibit retail sales from the own pot.

“Personally, I would like to encompasses a limited area. premises, with the report noting all products would be couriered to registered patients and medical profesWe Support sionals.

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Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com The cost to run for, and to win, a council spot in the Tri-Cities continues to climb.

On Monday, Elections BC released local election disclosure statements for the 2014 civic election, and Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart spent $73,460 on his re-election campaign last November, while garnering $71,220 in contributions.

The mayor’s biggest donors included Burke Mountain LP and Henry Rutgers, the chief financial officer for Wesbild, which gave $7,500,

Richard Stewart spent $73,460 and won.

Lou Sekora spent $67,850 and lost.

and RPMG Holdings, Onni Group’s parent company, at $6,500.

His nearest challenger, Lou Sekora, spent $67,850 on his failed bid for the mayor’s chair and received the same amount in campaign contributions.

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was the company Eagle Q Partners, which contributed $30,000 to his campaign.

In 2011, Stewart spent more than $66,000 on his winning campaign. Stewart beat Sekora, a longtime Coquitlam politician, handily, collecting 15,002 votes to Sekora’s 5,705.

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Location: 2513-2519 Clarke St. (Rezoning Application 6700-20-123) Applicant: TL Housing Solutions Ltd Purpose: To rezone 2513-2519 Clarke Street (the Legion site) from Special Public Service (P2) and Community Commercial (C3) zones to Comprehensive Development Zone 62 (CD62).

This would allow for a five storey mixed use development consisting of commercial space, 84 residential units and a new Legion facility on the subject properties.

Also tossing around the dough was the Coquitlam Citizens Association (CCA) slate, which spent $139,149 and received $46,426 in contributions.

A majority of the CCA’s listed income of $119,979 came as transfers from candidates Chris Wilson, Bonita Zarrillo, Jack Trumley, Neal Nicholson and Shobha Nair.

Only Wilson and Zarrillo won seats at the council table, while Nicholson, Trumley and Nair finished out of the top nine.

Notable contributions to the CCA included $2,500 from Bel-Air Taxi Ltd. and $2,000 from Urban Gate Inc. The spending was just as strong in both Port Coquitlam and Port Moody.

Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay spent $41,239 on his successful re-election campaign while taking in $39,732 in contributions.

Some of his biggest contributions came from CUPE Local 825 at $6,000, the BC Maritime Employers Association at $5,000, and $2,500 from Mill and Timber.

Clay spent just $9,750 in his 2011 campaign.

Challenger Gaetan Royer put up big bucks only to lose to Clay, spending $61,768 on his campaign while netting $55,505 in contributions.

Royer spent $10,000 himself and received another $5,000 from businessman Fred Soofi, $4,000 from the Port Moody Firefighters Association, and $5,000 from RPMG Holdings.

Clay beat Royer by a vote count of 4,261 to 3,450.

Despite being a lock to keep his spot as Port Coquitlam’s top politician, Mayor Greg Moore still spent large on his campaign at $38,491, while generating $49,867 in contributions.

His biggest donations included $5,000 from Dynamic Structures and $5,000 from Onni Property Management Services.

His competitor, Eric Hirvonen, spent $9,085 of his own money on his campaign.

Moore won easily over Hirvonen by a vote count of 8,632 to 1,069.

In the 2011 municipal election, Moore spent $29,799.

Even in the small Village of Anmore there was a hefty spending spree between the mayoral candidates.

Incumbent Heather Anderson spent $6,291 on her campaign, but ultimately lost her seat to John McEwen, who outspent her by three times at $17,248.

The most frugal race for winning mayoral candidate belongs to Ralph Drew in Belcarra, who spent just $271. His challenger, Michael Robson, spent $1,357.

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Focus on SD43 budget John KURUCZ

jkurucz@thenownews.com School District 43 officials are planning to roll out a more concise and userfriendly plan for upcoming budget talks in April.

Trustees endorsed a plan put forward by staff on Feb. 17 that will see the process for the 2015-16 budget kick off on April 7. At that time, the preliminary budget will be presented along with a chance for members of the public to discuss the plan with trustees and financial staff.

Delegations will then be heard on April 14, followed by a Twitter chat on April 16. The budget exercise is planned to wrap up with a presentation of the finalized budget on April 21.

Secretary-treasurer Mark Ferrari noted changes are being made in response to feedback from the public, along with research that’s been done into best practices in other districts.

After last year’s budget, district officials held a debriefing and found that public participation was limited up until the presentation of the budget. As well, they identified “fatigue” due to the number of meetings held.

“We met with many stake-

holders and what they said is that the process should be more compressed, there should be more concrete information, more simple and user-friendly documents and the framing of financial issues in a manner which is easier for the public to understand,” Ferrari said.

Should the need arise, an additional night for delegations will be scheduled.

Though the exact time of the Twitter chat hasn’t been confirmed, it’s likely to last an hour and connect those more comfortable with the online discussion format.

“Overall, the budget process for 2015-16 really seeks to build upon the success of last year’s budget process while at the same time incorporating feedback,” Ferrari said.

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Join us on Feb 25 for Stop Bullying Day 7:30-9:30 am Hyde Away Youth Centre Youth from local middle and secondary schools will take part in a variety of educational activities and learn about available resources and self-help information, including how to deal with Cyber Bullying. Breakfast snacks will be provided.

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Special pink themed dinners featuring pink desserts and fun, interactive and thought-provoking activities. Attendees are asked to wear pink. Youth can attend either dinner for $2. The Wilson Centre dinner is also open to its members (adults age 55 and up) for $5. Proceeds will cover the cost of the dinner.

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The Third Annual Heart of Hawthorne Foundation Valentine’s Gala took place on Saturday February 14, 2015 at the PoCo Inn & Suites. It was another outstanding success.

Special Thanks to all who attended and to our sponsors, suppliers like: • Gold Sponsor – Vancity Credit Union

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• Pacific Fasteners, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, BC • Friends of the Foundation: GFS Food Services, Lions, Rotary Centennail Club, PoCo Kinsmen, DMCL Chartered Accountants, Rowena’s Inn on The Body Shop, DB Performing Arts, Hawthorne the River & Sandpiper Golf Resort, PoCo Inn & Seniors Community Care, Davies Pharmacy, Suites, Terra Housing, Cardinal Health, Coquitlam Gillnetter Pub, Wayne Moser, Forensic Psychiatric Florists, Ellett Industries, Erskine Print Management Hospital, Abe Dey, Michael King, Nutri-Nation & Alliance Printing.

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| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2015

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Anti-bullying efforts rely on all of us

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ome may find it hard to believe that something as seemingly innocuous as a photo on a cellphone or a tweet can amount to much of anything.

For those of us who have been on the planet for more than a few decades, those activities may represent a chance for your friends to see what you ate for dinner or a quick snap of your pet’s latest antics.

But used maliciously, those methods of communication can erode a young person’s confidence and self-esteem to the point of complete despair.

That’s one aspect of the conversation that needs to be front and centre for Pink Shirt Day, a nation-wide call to arms to end bullying in all of its forms, including online.

We’ve embraced this stance by including the colour pink throughout the pages of today’s issue to stand in solidarity with those who have been bullied, and others attempting to do something about it.

It wasn’t that long ago when we thought of bullying as name calling, or a physical altercation. Those activities weren’t OK then, and they’re still not now.

But the definition and scope of bullying has changed just as quickly as technology has allowed it to. And worse yet, when something goes online there’s a very real chance it will stay there — perhaps not forever, but long enough for real damage to be done.

We can’t rely on any one group to fix the issue. It’s going to take a collective effort from parents, community leaders, school staff, peer supports and everyone in between.

Parents need to remain vigilant and curious — maintaining frequent dialogue and noticing any odd behaviours with their kids.

Bullying can be a black mark on any child’s life. Let’s replace that anguish with hope and make pink the new black.

CITY WORKER GOES BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY TO RESCUE A TREED CAT I recently witnessed an act of compassion and kindness.

Fritz works for the City of Port Coquitlam in the parks department. Olive is a two-year-old, beautiful, tiny, black cat.

Sometime on Thursday, Feb. 19, Olive left her balcony and ended up a tree. She had crossed the street and with fear, stayed on the top of the tree, too afraid to get herself down.

I am not sure how Fritz came to be involved in the rescue of Olive, but he did. He geared up — thankfully he climbs trees for a living — and had the ropes and all the safety equipment required.

Olive wasn’t exactly thrilled to be rescued by some guy in a hard hat and face protector, but rescued she was. There was some crying and some blood drawn and finally one safe cat.

Fritz went above and beyond his call of duty to do the right thing.

Thank you, Fritz. And to all of us who love our cats, a balcony is not a safe haven for our precious friends; please keep them inside.

Lynn McGrath Port Coquitlam

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Who is really running B.C.?

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prominent B.C. businessman phoned me the other day, wanting to know who, exactly, “ran” the B.C. government.

He knew enough of politics to know the answer wasn’t necessarily Premier Christy Clark. While her predecessor, Gordon Campbell, very much “ran” his government in that he had his hands on all kinds of levers, she has opted for a more hands-off approach.

Clark delegates a lot of authority and control to key cabinet ministers, deputies and senior staff.

But there appears to be one key figure who Clark allows to steer the BC Liberal ship more than anyone else, and he was on full public display last week.

I’m talking about Finance Minister Mike de Jong.

He controls the government’s purse strings and, as government house leader, its legislative agenda as well. His cautious approach to budget-making means he keeps a tight rein on government spending, which means fellow cabinet ministers must answer to him for their budgets.

While there is no question that Clark is very much in control of her government, de Jong has emerged as a particularly influential member of her inner circle (which includes LNG Minister Rich Coleman, Jobs Minister Shirley Bond, and staffers Dan Doyle, Michelle Cardario, Chris Gardener, Neil Sweeney and Ben Chin).

De Jong is in charge of delivering what is the BC Liberal government’s number one priority every spring: a balanced budget.

Everything else takes a back seat to that accomplishment, and as a result all government programs (i.e. the size and funding of them) flow from that balanced budget.

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The veteran politician has become a sort of “Dr. No” in government, as he insists on a frugal approach to managing government finances. That means a lot of spending requests don’t get far with him.

Last week’s budget is a good example of the de Jong touch. He balanced it by keeping a tight lid on government spending, and that includes the mammoth health portfolio.

“Bending down the health care spending curve” was Job One when de Jong took over the finance portfolio a few years ago.

He was well aware that if the health care budget continued to enjoy lofty increases such as five or six or seven per cent that any hopes of balancing the budget would be dashed.

So he has insisted that annual increases to the health budget had to come in at less than three per cent (which translates to roughly $500 million a year).

There were widespread doubts that this could be accomplished, but it has happened for several years now — and that’s a huge reason why the budget can be balanced at the end of the fiscal year.

And it’s another reason why de Jong, more than anyone other than the premier herself, has the most noticeable personal stamp on this government.

••• It’s hard to say which of our two main political parties is less enthusiastic

about the transit plebiscite in Metro Vancouver.

But while the BC Liberals seem merely tepid in their support for the Yes side, it appears that the NDP is looking more and more like an undercover agent for the No side.

Using the high-profile daily Question Period as a launching pad, the NDP has fired salvos at TransLink on several occasions. The No side is trying to frame the plebiscite as a de facto referendum on TransLink itself, and the NDP’s actions have infuriated the Yes side, which sees them as assisting the No side’s messaging.

The Yes side, of course, is strongly supported by unions and environmental organizations, which the NDP has assumed are among its traditional areas of strength and which makes the NDP strategy that much more curious.

Of course, the NDP is in a tricky and unusual situation. On the one hand, as the Official Opposition it is required to “oppose” the government, but that role becomes somewhat murky when the issue is the transit plebiscite, since both sides officially support the same side.

It’s a delicate balancing act, and one the party appears not to be performing very well. I’ve heard talk that some party brass are privately pushing for the party to bail on the Yes side, arguing a failed plebiscite would reflect badly on the premier.

However, NDP voters are major users of transit. A failed plebiscite would punish them, but apparently some in the NDP think targeting the premier over and over again — no matter what the issue — is a smarter thing to do.

It may turn out to be a dangerous strategy.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

LETTERS HOUSE LIT UP ‘LIKE A NIGHT CLUB’

An open letter to Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart and council: As I type this letter developers are building another “monster” house in our neighbourhood, two lots away. We have seen over 20 such houses go up “over” our neighbourhood and it seems that the City of Coquitlam has given the builders almost an unlimited pass to build as they please regardless of the neighbours and/or our communal environment.

Please visit Willow Way and Harbour Drive to see what the city has allowed, then ask the “normal” housing residents what they think

about them.

The size of the houses, all the driveways and sidewalks, cement walls, block “fences” and all the excesses that are taxing our natural resources such as over-lighting are criminal.

I have attached pictures of two houses side by side on Gatensbury St. At nighttime the original house to the neighbourhood used to turn on one light outside. The new castle across the street turns on up to 50 lights at night. It is lit up like a night club. Now my neighbour doesn’t need to turn on lights for obvious reasons.

Mayor, it is on your watch that this excessive lighting has occurred all over our Como Lake area and I suppose all over the Lower Mainland. As so many

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are nightmares for others and our planet. I hope our local governments and media can focus on this matter in March and quit passing excuses onto the provincial government for their inadequacies.

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people are working hard, all around the world, to take steps for sustainability I find this unacceptable, inexcusable. I have written to you on this matter before and I called these developments crimes against the ecology. And so these crimes continue to even further extremes. I call on your government to reduce the size of houses on lots, reduce the amount of resources that go into them, set low-use goals for energy use and reasonable square footage for people. And increase green space per lot for flora.

These issues can only be resolved if your city manager and staff step up to the job at hand and forget about cookie-cutter solutions or keep letting builders build their “dream” houses, which

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A preliminary report looking into services available to seniors was discussed Monday, one that highlights emerging trends, upcoming challenges and potential gaps between now and 2024.

Monday’s discussion was the first step in a plan that will fully round into shape next year.

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“That demographic group is growing substantially, and you have to be ready,” said parks, recreation and culture manager Raul Allueva.

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A staff report notes that indicators show economic vulnerability for a small segment of the senior population in Coquitlam: 5.1 per cent of Coquitlam seniors receive the maximum Guaranteed Income Supplement, which is the seventh-highest rate in B.C. The United Way, meanwhile, has identified the Maillardville/Burquitlam area as a “hotspot” for vulnerable, low-income seniors.

Coun. Mae Reid cautioned staff to direct their research at only those seniors who need the services.

“I’m not prepared to change course and just start developing massive programs for perhaps a lot of people who really want to be left on their own to travel and really do a lot of the stuff that they want to do,” Reid said. “But I’d like to be able to provide for those folks who can’t afford to do all of those things.”

A more comprehensive strategy is likely to come back before council later this year and may be added to the city’s work plan in 2016.

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The intent of the Bylaw is to close and remove the dedication of 54.6 m2 of road allowance for Vanessa Court adjacent to 612 and 614 Vanessa Court in Southwest Coquitlam. The resulting parcel created by the road cancellation is proposed to be consolidated with adjacent lands at 612- 614 Vanessa Court.

Should you have any concerns or comments you wish to convey to Council, please submit them in writing no later than noon on Monday, March 2, 2015 to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: By email to clerks@coquitlam.ca In person at the City Clerk’s Office which is located on the second floor of City Hall at 3000 Guildford Way; By fax at 604-927-3015.

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Police could not disclose Coquitlam Mounties believe there could be more the nature of the alleged victims following the arrest crimes, but noted the charof a local man for an alleged ges stem from alleged sexual assaults sexual assault of multiple last year. victims from Police said April and they arrested D e c e m b er Kevin Craig ... in order to of last year.

Thomas, 38, keep him off the Police also on Feb. 13 on a streets longer, wouldn’t say number of sexexactly where related charwe need to talk the assaults ges after the to more victims took place, detachment’s and more other than in sex crimes unit PoCo. received inforwitnesses.

On Tuesday mation about – Cpl. Jamie Chung morning, an alleged Coquitlam sexual assault involving an underaged per- RCMP released a picture of Thomas because investigason.

Thomas, who sometimes tors believe there might be goes by the alias BK and is other victims or witnesses a PoCo resident, is facing who have not yet spoken to one charge of sexual assault, police.

RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung three charges of sexual touching of a person under said the witnesses may not 16, three counts of uttering have seen the assault, but threats, drug trafficking and suggested the victims may find us on

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Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com An early morning altercation between a group of men in PoCo ended with police fatally shooting a dog they say attacked an officer.

According to Coquitlam RCMP, police were called to a home in the 1900 block of Mary Hill Road around 3 a.m. Monday to a report of a fight. When officers arrived, they found three men in total, with one injured on the ground. Two of the men ran away once they saw police.

Police said one of the officers went to check on the injured man, when a large dog, believed to belong to the occupants of the house, started attacking the man on the ground. The officer tried to help, but police said the dog turned on the officer.

That’s when he took out his pistol and shot the dog. The dog ran away, but later died.

The man was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, while the police officer was injured in a fall. And now the entire incident is being investigated by several different units within the detachment.

RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said one specialized unit is looking at the use of force by the police officer, while another unit is investigating the incident between the men.

He couldn’t say what sparked the initial incident, noting the investigation continues.

When asked if it was necessary for the officer to shoot the dog Chung also replied: “It was a really large and aggressive dog, and it attacked the man on the ground. When the officer tried to stop it from attacking the guy, it charged at the officer.”

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Once the cuttings are planted in soil, they should be misted and placed in a large plastic bag (or propagator) to hold in the moisture.

It would be useful to place them on a greenhouse heat mat. Camellias love bottom heat. But it should come from a plant mat that’s manufactured especially for plants. Heat mats for people are too hot for plants.

Your camellia pots are best in a warm and shady but bright place that’s kept gently misted and moist but not drenching wet.

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The city is developing detail designs for Leigh Park, at 3420 Roxton Ave., and Rochester Park, at 1390 Rochester Ave. The approved conceptual plans for Leigh Park include a picnic area with open space, off-road cycling skills area, a designated dog off-leash area and walking trails.

Rochester Park conceptual plans feature an enhanced water play area, youth activity and social area, play area for children, an enhanced trail system, washroom, picnic shelter, various viewing opportunities and improved parking facilities.

Construction for both parks is set to begin this summer.

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Support continues to flow in for the victims of the Glen Drive fire in Coquitlam.

According to the Coquitlam Fire Support Task Force, nearly 40,000 pounds of food and clothing have been donated to the fire support centre at 2552 Barnet Hwy. Residents displaced by the fire are visiting the centre and are receiving essential items to help them start to get re-established. They have also started to make specific request for support.

These requests include: Transitional housing — a room or suite to help carry them through the next couple of months until more permanent options can be found.

Apartments, condominiums or suites — in the Tri Cities area for mid to long term housing.

Gift cards — to assist with specific clothing purchases, small appliances, computers and the items needed to start to rebuild their homes.

Financial support — requests for funds to help with damage deposits and utility set-up fees on the new homes are much needed.

Donations can be made at any branch of Coast Capital Savings Credit Union, the Coquitlam Centre mall guest services counter or at www. coquitlamfirevictims.ca.

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We would all acknowledge that there are times when parents simply need some time for household chores or a break in the action. Screen time can make this happen.

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Ensure that what they are watching or the game they are playing is appropriate.

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sleep at night, raise a child’s risk of attention problems, and leave less time for active, creative play.

The survey has good news -— 91 per cent of parents in B.C. say they plan to make physical activity a priority for their children this year.

There are a number of great hints to help parents limit screen time with their children, from toddlers to teens. Ideas include: • Make family rules that limit how much screen time your kids are allowed each day. This also means that you can’t watch TV whenever you want. If you’re watching TV so are the kids, even if they seem to be ignoring it.

• For the same reason eliminate background TV as it’s likely to draw your

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child’s attention. I have been in homes where the TV is on constantly and I know it distracts me from the conversation in the room. If you need background sound, turn on music.

• For younger children, avoid using screens as an “electronic babysitter.” If your young child is watching TV, watch with them so that you can monitor their understanding of what they are seeing. Ideally they will be watching programs you

Organize family activities that include exercise such as hikes, swimming, skating or bowling.

If your children are younger, take them to the park and playground, and play outside as much as possible.

Involve the grandparents; they love to take kids on outings.

We can’t totally avoid screen time with our children but we can teach them how to maintain a balance between their electronic activities and their physical play. When we do that our kids will be healthier and thus happier.

Kathy Lynn is a professional speaker and author. To read more, sign up for her informational newsletter at parentingtoday.ca.

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• For older children, don’t allow a TV, computer or cellphone in your child’s bedroom. This is a real challenge but when kids have any screens in their rooms they are less likely to sleep well.

They will get tweets throughout the night or receive texts from friends and pretty soon they are engaged in a middle-of-the-night conversation.

Limiting and controlling time is just part of the equation. Getting the kids outside to play is the second component.

If your children are school age, teach them how to walk to school and to the park.

Involve other parents so kids walk and play together.

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WEDNESDAY, FEB 25 Art Focus Artists’ Association hosts an art-

ist demo from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Outlet in Leigh Square, #1100-2253 Leigh Square Pl. in PoCo. Vancouver artist Char Hoyt will demonstrate mask-making techniques. The demo is free and open to the public. Info: www.myartclub.com/ Art.Focus.

SHARE Society offers an 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.

The topic will be “Cocaine and crystal meth — the struggle to recover, and what long-term recovery looks like.” The session includes a video, brief presentation and open discussion, and runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Registration is not required. Info: 604-936-3900.

Coquitlam Public Library, City Centre branch, hosts a Chinese New Year concert from 7 to 8 p.m. in rooms 136 and 137 at 1169 Pinetree Way. Members from the Arts Musical Studio will perform traditional Chinese music to welcome the arrival of spring and the year of the Goat. Seats are limited for this free program, and registration is required. Info: Shirley at 604937-4136.

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Birth Talks hosts its inaugural event from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Inlet Theatre, 100 Newport Dr. in Port Moody. Birth Talks is a group of local business women who focus on working within the birthing community (a chiropractor, naturopath, doulas, fitness experts, etc.) in the Tri-Cities. The event will feature a screening of the film The Business of Being Born followed by a panel discussion with a GP, midwife and a doula. Info: www.facebook.com/birthtalksbc or www.birthtalks.com.

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SATURDAY, FEB 28 5th Coquitlam Scouts hold a bottle drive

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Terry Fox Library hosts a writing workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. The host of the workshop will be Janet Love Morrison, author speaker, teacher and editor, who will cover the writing process: ideas, organization, style and effective writing, revising, editing and getting published. Everyone is welcome. Info: 604-927-7999.

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Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society hosts a “Rhymes of Times” session from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Heritage at Leigh Square,

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Society hosts a “Heritage Detectives” session from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Heritage at Leigh Square, 150–2248 McAllister Ave. in PoCo. Attendees will pay tribute to the dedicated women of the past who shaped our future in honour of International Women’s Day celebrations taking place on March 8. Bring along any photos or information on the subject to share with the group. Info: info@pocoheritage.org or www. pocoheritage.org

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Coquitlam’s Ronald Lam is all Canadian, but his skates are doing wonders for Hong Kong.

The 24-year-old placed 13th overall at the International Skating Union’s Four Continents championships in Seoul, Korea.

Lam, born in Hong Kong but having grown up in Coquitlam and trained at the Coquitlam Skating Club, posted the eighth-best technical score in the senior men’s event.

He finished right behind Canadians Nam Nguyen and Jeremy Ten. There were 26 skaters in the competition.

The result earned him a spot at next month’s 2015 ISU World Skating championships in Shanghai.

The impressive result comes on the heels of last month’s strong showing at the World University Games in Granada, Spain, where Lam posted the sixth best score among 24 skaters.

Lam is the three-time Hong Kong senior men’s skating champion and one-time Asian Trophy champion, and in 2010 competed for Canada at the world junior championships, finishing 20th overall.

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Coquitlam’s Euna Han launched the season right by topping the girls 15-19 division at the Canadian Junior Golf Association’s Pre-Season Open at Burnaby Mountain.

Han, 13, fired a two-round score of 149, fiveover par on the 5,830 yard course. Last year’s BC bantam girls champion, Han led virtually from the first tee, shooting 74 on the first day and 75 on the second. She finished 10 strokes better than her nearest rival.

Port Moody’s Ji Na Choi finished in sixth spot with a two-day total of 173 (84, 89).

In the boys 15-19 division, Coquitlam’s A.J. Ewart rounded five strokes off his game on the second day to place third with a two-day total of 147 (76, 71). He was just three shots back of division winner Perry Xin of Vancouver, and one shot back of second. Andy Kang, also of Coquitlam, stood 17th after firing 194 (96, 98).

Coquitlam’s Chase Aul finished sixth in the boys 14 and under group, posting scores of 91 and 92 (183).

CURLERS COLLECT BRONZE Team Tardi was anything but in securing the men’s curling bronze medal at the Canada Winter Games in Prince George this week.

The team, which includes Coquitlam’s Nicholas Umbach at second, blasted Saskatchewan 11-2 in the third-place game after dropping their only test of the tournament, a 6-5 semifinal defeat at the hands of Manitoba.

Against Saskatchewan, the B.C. foursome got an early lead by scoring two in the first end and stealing singles in both the second and third before cashing in five in the sixth to pull away.

The Tardi rink included skip Tyler Tardi, third Sterling Middleton, Umbach and lead Timothy Henderson.

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Coquitlam’s Corey Mackin, shown above left during a game last month against Chilliwack, scored his 50th goal of the season on Friday against Surrey in his 56th game of the season.

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It wasn’t one of his 360-degree spinorama moves nor did it involve a ridiculous dangleand-deke on a goaltender — although he has done both a number of times this season for the Coquitlam Express.

But when Corey Mackin slid home a soft setup from Brendan Lamont into an empty net on Friday, wrapping up a 6-4 victory over Cowichan Valley, it put the 19-year-old Philadelphia native in a class of his own.

“It wasn’t what I expected, I definitely would have preferred to [score] on a goalie,” said Mackin. “I appreciate Monty sliding it to me and giving me the chance to get it over

Hockey League scoring title with two games left, with Supinski his only challenger.

The future Ferris State forward said his sophomore season in the BCHL has gone incredibly well, and last year’s experience was a big reason behind this year’s personal achievements.

“I think it’s just a factor in being older and knowing the strength and speed that is required to compete in this league,” he said.

Coquitlam hosts Chilliwack on Friday, 7 p.m. at the Poirier Sports Centre, where Corner Gas stars Brent Butt and Fred Ewanuick will help raise funds for the Terry Fox Foundation. The playoffs are slated to start March 3, with official dates for the bestof-seven series to be determined.

Execution issues can’t knock Fox off course

It wasn’t eye candy, but this win had its own beautiful reward.

The Terry Fox Ravens achieved their No. 1 goal in edging North Surrey 88-81 on Monday, earning a spot at next month’s B.C. championships in Langley.

“It’s great to get [the berth] out of the way early,” said Fox cocoach Steve Hanson, “but it was a scary game in a lot of aspects.

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Up 24-11 after one quarter, the PoCo team were suddenly waylaid by the south-of-the-Fraser crew who out-pointed Fox 23-12 to trail by just two at the half.

But the Ravens re-grouped and received some clutch shooting from a number of players.

Jomari Reyes enjoyed a huge game, scoring 36 points for Fox, including 15 from beyond the arc. Jeff Sclater scored 14 points

for Fox. Scott Barker and Mike West also played well.

The win springboards Fox into Friday’s semifinal against No. 5 seed Yale, who upset Heritage Woods 97-67 on Monday.

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Star forward Alex Vranjes played through back spasms to tally 21 points and 15 rebounds.

“We showed tremendous improvement throughout the season which allowed us to make a strong push at the end,” said Cents coach Rob Sollero.

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Earlier in the game the speedy winger posted his 100th point of the season. The win boosted the Express’ record to 25-26-1-4, four points back of third-place Prince George. But mathematics aside, Coquitlam is locked into fourth spot with a first-round playoff appointment scheduled, beginning next week, with the Chilliwack Chiefs.

On Friday, Brendan Gulka tied it up at 4-4 just 26 seconds after Cowichan moved ahead.

It was followed by Brett Supinski’s 47th goal of the season, which stood up as the winner.

Both Mackin and Supinski finished with fourpoint nights, while Lamont registered three.

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Dan OLSON sports@thenownews.com One team has known for a week – the other’s invitation is either in the mail or intercepted.

Both the Riverside Rapids and Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils have provincial AAA senior girls championships on their minds.

The Rapids, who secured their spot at the B.C. tournament a week ago, finished the Fraser Valley championships with a third-place showing, topping MEI 71-55 on Saturday.

Best, meanwhile, needed to win yesterday’s game against Sir Winston Churchill (past the Tri-Cities NOW deadline) to get its berth to the big dance, which runs March 4 to 7 at the Langley Events Centre.

“We did OK, we didn’t compete as hard in the semifinal as I’d have liked, and the result was we ended up third,” said Riverside coach Paul Langford, reflecting on a semifinal 61-39 loss to W.J. Mouat. “[The semifinal] was one of those games where our shots just weren’t falling.”

His troops shook off that defeat and solved a gritty MEI squad the next day, getting 20 points from Shae Sanchez and 19 points and 11 rebounds from Ozi Nwabuko. Amanda Matsui contributed 13 points.

“We shot so poorly [against Mouat] and a little of that carried over to the MEI game,” remarked the coach.

“They were like ‘I’m not going to shoot,’ but I had to just tell them to keep working, keep putting it up.

“The ball started to drop for us because they persevered.”

In the semifinal, a 13-1 run midway through the first quarter catapulted Mouat to a 17-8 lead. The Rapids, meanwhile, struggled with the ball and couldn’t find the hoop, said Langford.

“We were getting plenty of looks against them but they just didn’t fall.”

Getting ramped up for the provincials won’t be a problem, but Langford said there’s plenty of preparation work to be done in the next week.

“We’ve had a very tough schedule, with very few games against unranked opponents,” he noted. “We’ve played all the ranked teams and now we just need to bring that experience and those lessons with us.”

The team may be without forward Marti Chambers, who suffered an arm injury last week.

With just two Grade 12s on the roster, the senior provincials will be a new experience for a lot of his players.

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“Next week when we play in the B.C.s we’ll be very young, and the week after we’ll be very old,” added Langford.

The Blue Devils, meanwhile, played Churchill for one berth at the B.C.s, slated for the Langley Events Centre.

Best went 2-1 last week to earn a spot in the wild card game, topping Gleneagle 44-37, falling 50-35 to Maple Ridge, then bouncing past Elgin Park 65-49 to place seventh at the Fraser Valleys.

“The kids played well, it was really how they persevered after starting slowly,” said Blue Devils coach Mike Hind. “They just kept plugging away.”

Trailing Elgin by five at the half, the Coquitlam squad pushed back and elevated their game after a disappointing result a day earlier.

Ana Evans scored 20 points and Alanna Hind chipped in 13 in the win.

A wild-card battle with Churchill wasn’t the preferred route, but coach Hind said having a game to play was all that mattered at this point.

“I think what makes us hard to play against is we’ve got five or six people who can score double-digits on any given night,” said Hind. “Our whole season has been geared towards playing hard every game, so effort hasn’t been an issue.”

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