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Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com Property owners in PoCo will see a pretty minor increase on their tax bills later this spring. On Monday, PoCo council gave the first three readings to the budget, which includes a property-tax increase of 1.49 per cent, which works out to $29 for the average single-family home (valued at $526,175), $22 for the average townhouse and $13 for the average apartment. A 3.4-per-cent increase to the solid waste levy adds an additional $6 to the total tax increase for the year. Broken down, $25 of the increase is going toward financing the cost of a new recreation centre, while the other $4 is being put away for long-term infrastructure funding. Mayor Greg Moore suggested without the two projects, the city could have offered residents another year without a property tax increase. However, he said based on feedback from residents, the public is willing to pay extra for a new recreation centre. “We felt we had a pretty good indication from our residents that they were wanting to see the rec centre expanded and therefore to see this part of the tax go up for it,” the mayor said. Last year, the city passed a budget that included a 0.21-percent decrease, the first in recent memory. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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FINALLY! The Bailey bridge linking Coquitlam with New Westminster opened earlier this week, connecting twoway traffic over the Brunette River. The bridge had long been a contentious issue between the cities, dating back two decades, and was the source of both litigation and provincial arbitration before its recent completion.
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According to the bulletin from EGRT Construction, the group tasked with building the line, the machine is currently under Clarke Road at Seaview Drive as part of regular maintenance that involves inspecting and replacing the cutter head tools before the machine advances. The bulletin said while maintenance
jdeutsch@thenownews.com Could a third sinkhole be forming beneath the ground where the Evergreen Line tunnel is being built in Port Moody? That’s the concern from residents living in the area after a bulletin was sent out Monday regarding more issues with the tunnel boring machine.
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Chafer beetle costs adding up CITY OF COQUITLAM WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL $100K TO DEAL WITH DAMAGE DONE
John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com Tri-Cities taxpayers are on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars to clean up the mess made by an insect that’s not much larger than a dime. On Monday, Coquitlam council approved $100,000 from the city’s infrastructure reserve fund to help repair damage caused on city property by the chafer beetle. The actual cost to address the situation is around $250,000, though most of those fees will come from existing reserves and operating budgets. Parks staff completed an audit last month to assess damage caused by the insect to turf in parks, civic facility landscapes and streetscapes. Of the 682,000 square metres of turf maintained by the city’s parks department, eight per cent, or 55,000 square metres sustained damage. The majority of the problem was found in western and central neighbourhoods, with little to no damage found on Westwood Plateau or in northeast Coquitlam. A staff report notes the Robinson Memorial Cemetery “was heavily impacted with damage to over a third of its turf area.” The city’s response to the issue follows a three-pronged approach: heavily damaged
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Chafer beetles have left many lawns, including some of those on city property, dug up by crows, skunks and other wildlife seeking the grubs. areas will be rototilled, top dressed, fertilized and seeded, while other areas with less dam-
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The least-damaged areas will be left to recover without any additional care. Because most of the damage is seen in areas that aren’t irrigated, certain sites will be protected by new irrigation measures where possible. Nematodes will also be used at “high value” sites like the Lawn Bowling Green at Dogwood Pavilion. In PoCo, meanwhile, council approved spending $104,200 to address the issue as part of budget discussions that also took place on Monday. Damage estimates are in the hundreds of thousands of dollars in Port Moody as well. The council in that city recently approved both an education program focused on managing damage caused by the bugs, and a coupon program to provide a 50-per-cent subsidy on the purchase of nematodes on a two-year trial basis. The cost to the city is estimated to be $5,000 for each initiative. “Growing healthy and resilient grass is the most effective way to minimize the risk of chafer beetle damage,” notes a press release from the City of Coquitlam. “Proactive maintenance practices include regular mowing no lower than two-and-a-half inches, irrigation, overseeding, aeration and routine applications of lime and fertilizer.”
Low tax hike OK’d ‘No indication’ that sinkhole will form CONT. FROM PAGE 1
Moore said he’s hopeful the city can continue to keep tax increases low in the years to come, noting the municipality is looking at ways to do the budget differently in the future that will yield even more savings. The budget includes additional spending of $2.76 million on “one-time enhancements” funded by surplus and reserve, including: • Planning, design and public consultation for the Community Recreation Complex ($1.5 million) • Roll-out costs for the new bear-proof waste cart locks ($141,000) • Chafer beetle control on city lands, including the cemetery ($104,200) • Purchase of a city-owned May Day float, rather than renting one ($55,000)
• Start-up costs for a Biz Directory, a searchable listing of licensed businesses ($20,000) • Development of a mobile app enabling residents to access a range of city services ($15,000) • Decorative lighting for City Hall exterior, both yearround and for special events ($75,000) • Personnel to pursue revenue-generation projects ($33,000) • Start-up costs for the north-side Christmas light display ($40,000) • Costs associated with demolition and cleanup at the public health building site ($200,000) • Purchase of additional waste carts and kitchen pails ($104,700) • Renovations at Fire Hall No. 2 ($70,000) • Power systems upgrade
at the RCMP Public Safety Building ($40,900) Offsetting the expenses are $675,900 in planned savings, including: • Modifying the funding sources for the RCMP contract to include prior-year surpluses from vacancies ($400,000) • Absorbing base inflation increase costs into existing budgets ($164,700) • Reducing maintenance of sports fields that see low community use ($40,700) • Reducing the Terry Fox Library’s materials budget ($36,700) • Reducing the human resources legal budget ($23,800) and development services consulting budget ($10,000) The final adoption of the budget is expected on April 13. twitter.com/jertricitiesnow
CONT. FROM PAGE 1 bulletin stated. “Additional grout may be injected from the surface to ensure that the grout wall is completely sealed in front of the [machine’s cutter head]. This will allow for the safe completion of the ... maintenance.” Ground material getting into the tunnelboring machine chamber during maintenance was blamed for two sinkholes that opened up along the line last year and in January. Kerry Lecorre, a Port Moody resident who lives near where the first sinkhole appeared on Chateau Place and has organized meetings among neighbours regarding the issue, suggested material getting into the chamber is not a good sign. “I really thought after all the precautions they took this time, along from learning what didn’t work the last two times, that they would’ve got it right this time,” she said. “I imagine the people living in those nearby homes aren’t going to be happy to see the drill machines back on site.”
EGRT Construction noted safety is the first priority on the Evergreen Line project and that precautionary measures are undertaken to ensure the public is safe, adding the work will occur within a secure area. The bulletin also noted traffic on Clarke Road continues with one lane in each direction, however traffic patterns may change if equipment needs to re-position to different locations. A spokesperson for the ministry said the contractor is still doing investigative work, pointing out the situation doesn’t necessarily mean a sinkhole will appear. “Based on preliminary investigations, there is no indication that a hole will form on the surface,” the ministry wrote in an e-mail to the Tri-Cities NOW. The tunnel portion of the Evergreen Line has recently been plagued with problems, and last month it was announced that, due to slow progress of the boring work, the opening of the line will be delayed until the fall of 2016. twitter.com/jertricitiesnow
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Sater to get funding for his legal appeal Jeremy DEUTSCH
jdeutsch@thenownews.com The man convicted of killing two Tri-Cities women while drunk behind the wheel will have legal representation during an appeal of his case. A BC Court of Appeal judge has ordered the appointment of a lawyer for Cory Sater’s appeal of convictions for dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm. After a lengthy trial last spring, Sater was sentenced to a total of 7.5 years on seven charges related to the crash that killed Lorraine Cruz and Charlene Reaveley and seriously injured Cruz’s boyfriend on the side of Lougheed Highway on Feb. 19, 2011. A month after his sentencing, Sater filed an appeal. According to court documents, the appeal focuses on the three dangerous-driving related convictions and contends the trial judge failed to properly apply the standard for dangerous driving set out in case law. The documents also note “in essence, his position is that although he may have been driving negligently, the manner of his driving did not reach the level of being criminally dangerous. He also proposes to argue that impaired driving alone cannot establish liability for dangerous driving.” “In this case, I am satisfied that the grounds [he] intends to raise are at least arguable, that he requires the assistance of counsel to properly present those grounds of appeal, and that he does not have the means to privately retain counsel,” Justice David Frankel wrote. The Legal Services Society agreed to fund the sentencing appeal, but denied funding for the conviction appeal. So Sater applied for an order appointing counsel to represent him on the conviction appeal, which was granted. The appeal decision notes such an appointment would require the provincial attorney general, if the Legal Services Society main-
tains its present position, to pay for the legal fees associated with that appeal. According to the appeal documents, the Crown’s position is that the dangerous-driving related convictions did not have an impact on the trial judge’s decision to impose the five-year sentences and are unlikely to have an impact on the court’s consideration of the fitness of those sentences. “In effect, the Crown says the trial judge determined five years was a fit sentence for impaired driving causing two deaths and then imposed a concurrent sentence of the same length for the related, but less serious, dangerous driving causing death offences. This is further reflected in the three and one-half years concurrent sentences on the impaired driving and dangerous driving causing bodily harm charges,” documents state. “In that the Crown may rely on the dangerous-driving related convictions to support the sentences imposed on the impaired driving convictions, it cannot be said the former convictions are of no consequence,” the judge wrote. “Mr. Sater’s prospects of success on his sentence appeal may well be enhanced if the dangerous driving convictions are set aside.” Upon learning of Sater’s appeal last spring, Reaveley’s husband Dan said he wasn’t surprised to hear he was appealing his conviction, but was confident in the court’s decision. “That’s the type of person he is,” Reaveley told the Tri-Cities NOW at the time, adding he was hoping Sater would just do his time. “The guy’s kind of a loser. He doesn’t have anybody else. He’s all about himself.” During trial, Sater was found to have been drinking at a pub the night of the crash, downing as many as six double rye and cokes and two shots. He left to go home and get more money to continue drinking. He didn’t have a driver’s licence and was under court order, due to a 2010 assault conviction, not to consume alcohol.
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jdeutsch@thenownews.com They could still be years away from being built, but PoCo has come up with its preferred routes to deal with impending traffic from Burke Mountain development. As part of an alignment study for the Fremont area of the city, council was considering a number of options for a north/ south route connecting Dominion Avenue to Lincoln Avenue in Coquitlam. For the north-of-Prairie-Avenue alignment, council voted in favour of the “Devon” alignment, which looks to utilize the existing road to connect to Lincoln. However, council also approved a motion that the route connecting to Coquitlam be no closer than 150 metres away from the back property lines of St. Thomas Street. For the south portion of the route, council approved an “east” alignment that links Burns Road with Prairie Avenue via a curved road. Council also agreed on a resolution that Prairie not be converted to four lanes. Whether the routes chosen by PoCo will be supported by Coquitlam remains to be seen, as the neighbouring municipality has chosen a different option as a preferred route. In January, Coquitlam council agreed the city’s preferred alignment is a route following the BC Hydro right-of-way east of Fremont Street north to Victoria Drive. PoCo Mayor Greg Moore said he hopes Coquitlam will work with PoCo, given the city is building a road to help accommodate growth on Burke Mountain. “I think we need to build a road that will respect our residents, and I think Coquitlam needs to work with us to ensure they respect our residents and build their alignment to connect with where we think it’s appropriate,” he said. The city has also maintained that the construction of any such route would be 15 or 20 years away.
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In all, 17 people were disjdeutsch@thenownews.com placed by the early morning The cause of an early mor- fire. Eventually, the blaze got so ning house fire that displaced 17 people in Coquitlam last large the roof collapsed and at one point, week has been two houses on determined. either side of Fire officials the home were have comalso damaged. pleted their People continue The fire investigation has promptinto a blaze at to smoke, ed the fire a home in the and I suspect department 2300 block we’re going to to remind the of Dawes Hill public to make Road and continue to see sure if they have confires like this. smoke, that all cluded the fire – Jim Ogloff, their butts and was caused by ashes are put the improper Deputy fire chief out. disposal of “ W h e n a cigarette. Investigators have also deter- you’re throwing away butts mined the fire started near or ashes, make sure they’re fully extinguished and disthe rear deck of the house. Crews were called to the posed with water,” said house around 4 a.m. on deputy fire chief Jim Ogloff, Wednesday, March 18 to deal adding a container with sand with the fire, which eventual- also works. Just a few days earlier, the ly grew to a two-alarm blaze. By the time firefighters got Port Coquitlam fire departon scene, the home was com- ment was called to deal with a house fire on Coast pletely engulfed in flames. The house was destroyed, Meridian Road that was also but all the residents inside ignited by a cigarette. In this case the home was made it out alive. A total of seven people spared, but still suffered an were in the home, while estimated $50,000 in damthree were taken to hospital age. “Certainly we don’t like to for smoke inhalation.
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This home on Dawes Hill Road caught fire last week. see any fires, certainly this is another element of human behavior,” Ogloff said. “People continue to smoke and I suspect we’re going to continue to see fires like
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| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015
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Crackdown on left-lane hogs
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he province announced Monday it’s following through with a plan to ticket so-called “left-lane hogs” — those drivers who cruise along in the left lane, preventing others from passing. But the B.C. Association of Police Chiefs, while backing the change, says ticketing won’t be a priority, so we wonder whether this move is more about making traffic flow smoothly or scoring political points with voters.
Drug decision will save lives
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n this business, we do lots of follow-up stories, but not many follow-up editorials. That’s because newspapers spill a lot of ink telling various levels of government what we think they should do, but rarely see those wishes come to fruition. This week, though, the province followed through on a plan to do what we and others said they should: fund lifesaving drugs for residents with hepatitis C. On Monday, the Ministry of Health announced it will fund Sovaldi and Harvoni, two drugs with a cure rate of more than 90 per cent for people with the serious liver disease, which can lead to cirrhosis, cancer, a liver transplant or death. By working together with the Province of Ontario, B.C. negotiated a better price for the new drugs, and is now on the way to eliminating this serious communicable disease. So kudos to the ministry for saving the lives of B.C. residents who couldn’t afford to pay privately for the drugs, and to ultimately saving the rest of us money by keeping people with hepatitis C leading productive lives.
WE’LL BE STUCK WITH ‘FOREVER-COMPOUNDING INCREASES’ IF THE YES VOTE GOES THROUGH Everyone wants to improve transportation and ease congestion on our highways. The issue here is the authority that is responsible for this task, TransLink. The majority of people have absolutely no faith in this organization. One only has to look at the exorbitant salaries and stipends paid to the managers, directors and CEOs of TransLink. This is our tax dollars being wasted to pad the management’s pockets. TransLink has taken monies from every conceivable venue and wants to increase another 0.5-per-cent tax on the large percentage of the population that is barely making ends meet in today’s high-inflation, everyday living. Also, remember there has never been, in history, a time that a tax, once implemented, is ever rescinded but it only keeps on increasing as years go by. If the Yes vote goes through, we will be stuck with forever-compounding increases. Let us, for once, not fall for this trap by the people who have a personal interest in this and are making six-figureplus salaries. Let us all send a resounding No to this proposition. A. Nurani Port 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.
A transportation contrast
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iming in politics is everything, which makes the BC Liberal government’s decision to publicize its 10-year transportation plan just as people in Metro Vancouver started receiving their transit plebiscites somewhat puzzling. The official reason for the timing — that it was to provide certainty for project contractors and municipalities — is rather weak. Waiting a few weeks (until the end of the voting period) wouldn’t have made much difference. In any case, the transportation plan served to remind potential plebiscite voters of the stark contrast in how the government is treating their transportation needs compared to the needs of those outside Metro Vancouver. The 10-year plan boasts of spending about $2.5 billion but almost all of that is earmarked for projects (chiefly highway improvements) outside of Metro Vancouver. It refers to the mayors’ plan in Metro but contains no hard and fast funding commitments. There are a couple of lines where the government promises to provide onethird funding for major rapid transit projects but with two big excuses for the government to say no: if the project doesn’t fit into its fiscal plan, or it can’t make a business case the province approves of. With those caveats in place, the government is free to determine which projects fit its political agenda. So, the Massey Bridge and Surrey rapid transit rank at the top (along with a SkyTrain extension further into Surrey, perhaps even as far as Langley) while the Broadway subway line is nearer the bottom of its priorities. Even if the No side wins the plebiscite, those kinds of projects will still be built, but the timing of their construc-
VIEW FROM THE LEDGE Keith Baldrey
tion will be in the hands of the provincial government. Nevertheless a number of Metro Vancouver residents have hit upon an inconsistency here: a plebiscite is being used to determine the future of transportation projects in their region, but not in any other regions. That, plus the fact that no one else outside of Metro Vancouver is being asked to pay a higher tax for transportation improvements. In fact, the juxtaposition of the 10-year transportation plan with the transit plebiscite underscores how questionable the whole plebiscite idea is in the end. I can’t see how this helps the beleaguered Yes side as it struggles to convince voters to send in ballots with an X in the yes box, but perhaps that is by design. As I’ve noted before, the Clark government has been, at best, tepid in its support for the Yes side. On paper, it insists it is firmly behind a Yes vote but there is little evidence of anyone on the government side aggressively campaigning for it. A successful No vote will put pressure on mayors to find new funding sources, and presumably will reduce pressure on the provincial government — at least in the short-term — to fork over billions of dollars in improvements. Hmmm. Perhaps that timing of the
plan’s announcement wasn’t so “puzzling” after all. ••• Speaking of puzzling, the sudden cancellation of the appointment of former B.C. Liberal cabinet minister George Abbott as the next B.C. Treaty Commissioner came out of the blue last week. On the other hand, like the transportation plan announcement’s timing, perhaps the decision not to ratify an earlier offer to him isn’t so puzzling, when you consider the fact he ran as a candidate in that 2012 B.C. Liberal leadership race which was far from a love-in. If you’ll recall, Abbott took pointed swipes at the eventual winner, Christy Clark, for her lack of experience and her lack of support from members of the B.C. Liberal caucus. Like almost everyone else, he also dismissed her chances of re-election, so clearly there is no love lost between them. Abbott, who was shocked by the decision not to give him the job, told me: “The knives came out for me in the cabinet room, I guess.” The government’s last-second doublecross of Abbott (Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad had put his name forward last year) drew the ire of First Nations leaders, but that apparently didn’t seem to register with some folks in cabinet, I guess. Political leadership candidates can be like elephants, I suppose. They have very long memories. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.
LETTERS HERE’S WHY I’M VOTING NO
I am totally opposed to the proposed 0.5-per-cent tax increase to fund TransLink for many reasons. TransLink is squandering tons of money. They are getting money from so many sources, including 17 cents per litre of gas, 21 per cent on parking, a transit levy charged on hydro bills as well as from property taxes. It is a bottomless pit. I’ve also heard stories, from reliable sources, of TransLink hiring more staff when the current staff was underutilized. Has anyone else noticed that the people who are pushing for the 0.5-per-cent increased sales tax to fund TransLink are mostly people who are earning sixfigure incomes? For example, the mayor of Vancouver rakes in $155,612 per year, the mayor of Coquitlam took home $128,987 plus $16,449 in expenses (2013 figures) and the mayor of Surrey collected $122,475 plus $14,356 in benefits in 2013. I’ve heard that they are also spending anywhere from several hundred thousand dollars to $8-million of our tax dollars to promote the Yes vote. They won’t say how much they are spending.
I don’t pay taxes to be used in such wasteful ways and for mayors to promote their own biases. I guess if you are earning a six-figure income, a 0.5-per-cent increase is a drop in the bucket. However, if you are a lowincome earner or a senior on a fixed income, the increase in tax could make a significant difference in the quality of your life. And the other concerning factor is that there is no guarantee that it won’t go up to one per cent, 1.5 per cent or even two per cent or more. Once it’s here, it’s here to stay and we will have absolutely no say in whether it goes up or how much it will increase. And, as we all know, there is PST charged on almost everything. I find it repugnant that TransLink has replaced the CEO, but he is still earning the astronomical salary that he was before ($468,000 per year), and the new interim CEO gets $35,000 per month. So we are paying two CEOs exorbitant sums of money — twice the money for what? The monthly salary of either one is twice the yearly income of seniors on a fixed income and probably higher than that of many lowincome earners. Before we are asked to shell out even more money to a badly
broken system, I think they need to take a good look at where TransLink is wasting money and eliminate this waste. Common sense tells you that if you have a hole in a bucket, the answer is to repair it and not just keep pouring more water into it. Unfortunately, common sense seems to be sadly lacking within TransLink and among those who are pushing for this increased tax. We may need to improve the transportation system in the Lower Mainland, but jumping into this without repairing the defective system or having all the information up front is not the way to go. I strongly encourage everyone to give serious consideration to how your life will be impacted if the 0.5-per-cent increase is approved. It has been suggested that if TransLink only saved 0.5-per-cent a year, they could fund this whole project without inflicting this extra tax upon the taxpayers. I will be voting No and hope others will do likewise so that we don’t add another tax, which will probably continue to escalate on a regular basis for the rest of our lives. L. Mackintosh Coquitlam
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While I do agree that there is a need for improved transit options, I am not willing to pay the 0.5-per-cent transit tax to get it. MSP is going up four per cent, hydro six per cent, BC Ferries 3.9 per cent. As well, auto insurance is going up. Throw into that mix the possibility of property taxes going up, utility taxes, food and the price of gasoline, which goes up and down like a yo-yo, and it becomes daunting for the average consumer. That is at least a 13.9-per-cent increase that we, as consumers, have no choice but to pay. The rate increases of the various services have gone up far beyond what most people get in wage increases each year. How much more do you think the average person can pay? I don’t have a money tree and I’m pretty sure most people don’t. Even if the vote is No, the mayors and TransLink can still raise property taxes, increase the gasoline tax, etc. so we, the consumer, are paying for this no matter how you cut it. A.M. Clayton Coquitlam
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| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015
NEWSN0W
Coquitlam looks at Coquitlam’s HOUSING street naming rules
AFFORDABILITY Strategy
We welcome your feedback on our draft Framework for a new Housing Affordability Strategy. Community Information Session:
April 8, 2015, 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Coquitlam City Hall – 3000 Guildford Way Information is also available online at coquitlam.ca/housing Planning and Development coquitlam.ca 604-927-3430 CityofCoquitlam
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John KURUCZ jkurucz@thenownews.com How streets are named in Coquitlam could soon become a matter of life and death. On Monday, council and staff began the process of creating a standardized street naming policy in the city, and a clear divide emerged amongst council members around when a street should be re-named in someone’s honour. Some felt it’s best to wait until after a person’s death to ensure that the legacy left behind that name won’t be tarnished or cause embarrassment to the city, the residents of that street, or other members of that person’s family. One example cited was Surrey resident and marathon runner Steve Fonyo, who was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1985 only to have that honour revoked in 2009 after a series of run-ins with the law. “It’s so much safer and it’s so much more appropriate to honour somebody with the name of a street after they’ve deceased,” said Coun. Terry O’Neill. “It could create too many problems. It’s a big risk.” Couns. Dennis Marsden and Brent Asmundson disagreed. Marsden pointed to the case of Elsley Foulds, who received the French National Order of the Legion of Honour in early Februrary, roughly a month before his death last week. “If they’ve got a body of work that can be recognized, maybe there’s a time where it’s appropriate to recognize them while they’re still alive,” Marsden said. Asmundson noted that a person’s legacy
can be tarnished after they’ve died as well. “I don’t think that should be a hard and fast rule,” Asmundson said. “I think there are a lot of people who are living who should be considered for a [street] name. If somebody has done a great body of work, why not step up and recognize that work?” There are just over 1,000 streets in Coquitlam with different names, though the city currently doesn’t have a formal streetnaming policy in place. That responsibility is held by a staff-led subdivision advisory committee and the vast majority of street names are proposed by developers who must meet certain criteria: that the name isn’t duplicated elsewhere in the Tri-Cities, New West or Burnaby, it’s easy to pronounce and isn’t similar in spelling to other nearby streets. The Coquitlam Fire and Rescue Service also gets a chance to vet the name before Canada Post is notified. Moving forward, the city wants to recognize with names of city pioneers who hold special significance to specific areas within the city, and then create a catalogue of those street names alongside a log to note the name’s origin and significance. As it stands now, some names do make those historic linkages: existing streets like Highland, Galloway and Argyle are named after breeds or original locations of cattle raised on Burke Mountain farms, while a number of streets in Maillardville are named after settlers who travelled west from Quebec. Planning manager Jim McIntyre said staff will come back with a more formalized version of the policy within the next two months.
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Coquitlam loses a decorated veteran
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Elsley Foulds, seen here in a photo from last month, receiving a medal from the French government, died last week at 94. service in the Second World War. As a member of the medical core in the third brigade, he was one of thousands of men who stormed the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day. The June 6, 1944 battle, often described as one of the bloodiest ever fought, signalled the beginning of the end of the war. While Biagioni said her dad seldom talked about his
senger van that’s used by Coquitlam veterans. He also helped start the annual Veterans Candlelight Tribute event in Coquitlam and served as the city’s ambassador when he attended the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands. “On behalf of council, we express our deep condolences to the family but also our thanks to the family and to Elsley and Yetty for all the contributions they’ve
swing a hammer, I can use a saw and I know how to use a drill. He was one of those people who would get his hands dirty and get in there and work.” Long after his military service ended, Foulds remained active within the local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 263): he chaired both the Sick and Visiting Committee and the Poppy Campaign, and helped spearhead a donation of a 15-pas-
made to Canada, to France, to Holland and to freedom in this world,” Mayor Richard Stewart said at the onset of Monday’s council meeting. A memorial service for Foulds will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 30 at St. Mary’s Anglican Church, at 121 East Columbia St. in New Westminster. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the Canadian Lung Cancer Association.
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A Maillardville mainstay, a decorated war hero and a guy’s guy in every sense of the term — that’s how Stella Biagioni will remember her father Elsley Foulds, who died last week at the age of 94. “We are very proud of him and everything he accomplished in his life,” Biagioni said in an interview with the Tri-Cities NOW on Tuesday. Foulds died of lung cancer at his home on March 19. He was predeceased by his daughter and is survived by Yetty, his wife of 69 years, nine children, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and one brother. In early February, Foulds received the French National Order of the Legion of Honour, the highest decoration the French government can give. It’s an award that serves as the equivalent of the Order of Canada, and was given to the Saskatchewan native in recognition of his
wartime involvement, she got a sense of Foulds’ service at a ceremony for veterans that took place years ago. “I had a gentleman come up to me and he said, ‘I want to tell you that your dad is a hero. I was a goner and your dad saved me,’” Biagioni recalled. “He told me ‘You never forget the face of the man who saved your life.’ I just thought to myself, ‘Wow.’ I’m very proud of my dad, not just for that, but because of the man he is and was.” According to Biagioni, her father fit the traditional mould of a man’s man — he worked in construction for the majority of his life, liked to fix cars, and enjoyed watching wrestling and hockey on TV. “I remember as a child that when the hockey game was on, you let dad and the boys watch the hockey games — you didn’t go in the living room when the hockey game was on,” she joked. “But he taught all of his children, the girls included, how to be selfsufficient in the world: I can
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that will set out long-term cultural service objectives for our community.
Provide Your Input Are you interested in Coquitlam’s arts, culture and heritage programs and services? Join the Community Forum to learn more and provide your input on the overall vision, strategic issues and priorities for the ACHSP. When: March 26, 2015 Where: Coquitlam City Hall, Council Chambers (3000 Guildford Way) Time:
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Conductor ends will need to be joined with the use of an implosive connector that is a metallic sleeve with a small charge in it for each conductor. Using safe and controlled methods, the sleeves are detonated which compresses (welds) the conductor ends together. This split-second process will create several flashes with smoke and very loud bangs. Traffic control measures will be in place as needed. Work hours will conform to municipal bylaws. The new 247 kilometre, 500 kilovolt transmission line between Merritt and Coquitlam will expand the capacity of the system that brings power to businesses and homes in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. For more information please visit bchydro.com/ilm or contact BC Hydro
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| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015
COMMUNITY&LIFE
Going to the hospital? Here’s what to pack
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n my last column, I wrote of the inevitability of you landing in the strange place we call Hospitaland and the curious customs of its
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wear clean underwear every day in case we’re in an accident.” That never made sense to me. If you were surprised by a bad accident, would you have the composure not to poop or pee in your pants? Better advice would be, “Never miss an opportunity to use a toilet.” And I suggest that you neither wear nor pack your best Victoria’s Secret lingerie or Calvin Klein underwear. They are likely to be cut away with utility scissors for emergency procedures. The same goes for your favourite Superman or Sponge Bob undershirt. If you’re planning to be admitted for an elective procedure, consider using a Sharpie felt pen on yourself to leave advanced directives when you are unconscious in the OR. “Not this leg, the other one.” “I’m here for my gall bladder, not a hysterectomy (or a vasectomy).” “I signed up for a left hernia not a bilateral orchidectomy (castration).” Your “travel documents” are essential. I don’t mean your passport and boarding pass but rather the essential information that another doctor will need to give you the best care. This includes a one-page summary of your
medical history, including allergies, previous operations and hospitalizations, family history, and both chronic and past illnesses. If you don’t have this information at your fingertips, your family doctor will be able to provide this to you. Look into this now, rather than waiting until you urgently need it. You should also carry a complete list of any medications you are taking, including nonprescription, vitamins or drugs. This should include a prescription drug’s brand name and generic (or chemical) name, dosage (i.e. in mg) and directions (i.e. twice daily). Another essential document is an advanced medical directive, which some call a living will. This states what you would or would not like done to your body should you not be able to make medical decisions at the time. For example, if you had a stroke and couldn’t speak, would you want to have CPR (chest compressions and assisted breathing)? Would you want IV fluids? Tube feeding if you couldn’t swallow? Machines to assist breathing? Blood tranfusions? CONT. ON PAGE 14
Learn. Get Involved. You Talk. We’ll Listen. School District No.43 (Coquitlam) would like to invite you to be a part of the 2015 - 2016 Budget Process The Coquitlam School Board is providing multiple opportunities for public input, from April 7, 2015 to April 21, 2015.
All public budget events (except the Twitter Chat) will be held at Winslow Centre Gymnasium at 1100 Winslow Avenue, Coquitlam.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 7:00 p.m. - Preliminary Budget Presentation & Open House Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 7:30 p.m. - Presentations to the Board (Delegations) Thursday, April 16, 2015, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Twitter Chat using hashtag #sd43budget Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 7:00 p.m. - Final Budget Presentation and Board Approval Visit our website or follow us on social media to find out more information: www
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Heading to Hospitaland? Here’s what to pack CONT. FROM PAGE 12 Sorry, you don’t get to
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TableTop Day at library On Saturday, April 11, the Port Moody Public Library will celebrate International TableTop Day for the second year in a row. Tabletop gaming — which refers to board, card, dice and other games played on a table or flat surface — has exploded in popularity in recent years, according to a press release from the library. People of all ages are invited to test out top board games at this free session. Drop in any time between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to play new, award-winning games as well as old favourites. Port Moody’s own Village
Toy Shop will be showcasing kid-friendly educational games, and Hourglass Comics staff will be on hand to explore the world of roleplaying. There will be more than 100 games to check out — from modern classics like Settlers of Catan and Ticket to Ride, to new games like Sheriff of Nottingham, Coup, Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards, and Marrying Mr. Darcy. “There’s an incredible range of games out there: strategic, cooperative, social and educational,” said youth services librarian Corene
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Maret Brown. “At this event we will have something for everybody. Enjoy lying, backstabbing and spell casting? We’ll have a game for you. Want to husband-hunt in Jane Austen’s England? We’ve got a game for you too!” Now in its third year, International TableTop Day will feature events on all seven continents. For more information on Port Moody’s event, call the library at 604-469-4577 or visit www. library.portmoody.ca.
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City of Coquitlam
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: Monday, March 30, 2015 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: 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
Item 2 Address: 606 Alderson Avenue
Addresses: 716 and 718 Morrison Avenue
The intent of Bylaw 4549, 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 4549, 2015 from RT-1 Two-Family Residential to RT-3 Triplex and Quadruplex Residential.
The intent of Bylaw 4546, 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 4546, 2015 from RT-1 Two Family Residential to RT-3 Triplex and Quadruplex Residential.
If approved, the RT-3 zone would facilitate the development of three (3) detached residential units on the site. The proposed development would involve the demolition of the western half of the existing duplex (716 Morrison Avenue), retaining the eastern portion of the duplex (718 Morrison Avenue) as a detached residential unit, and the construction of two (2) new detached residential units on the western portion of the site.
If approved, the RT-3 zone would facilitate the construction of a triplex development comprising one (1) detached residential unit fronting Alderson Avenue and two (2) attached residential units fronting Tenby Street.
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Date: Monday, March 30, 2015 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2 Item 3
Address: 3404 Roxton Avenue
The intent of Bylaw 4547, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4547, 2015 from Small Village Single Family, Street-Oriented Village Home and Environmentally Sensitive Area to Large and Small Village Single Family, Street-Oriented Village Home, and Environmentally Sensitive Area. The intent of Bylaw 4548, 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 4548, 2015 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-8 Large Village Single Family Residential, RS-7 Small Single Family Residential, RTM-1 Street-Oriented Village Home Residential and P-5 Special Park. If approved, the application would facilitate a residential subdivision comprising five (5) single-family residential lots, six (6) fee-simple street-oriented village home residential lots, and a passive park containing a streamside protection area. 46 1268
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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.
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 604-9273010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity.
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Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from March 18th to March 30th 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.
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Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways:
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SCHEDULE 'A' TO BYLAW 4547, 2015
Regular mail: 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2
Item 4 Address: 515 Austin Avenue
Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015
The intent of Bylaw 4550, 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 4550, 2015 from RM-5 Multi-Storey HighDensity Apartment Residential to RM-6 Multi-Storey High-Density Apartment Residential.
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.
If approved, the RM-6 zone would facilitate the development of an 18-storey apartment building comprising 100 units and a two-unit, two-storey townhouse building.
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. Jay Gilbert City Clerk
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 Centennial Stamp Club hosts a small stamp auction at 7 p.m.
in the McGee Room at the Poirier Community Centre, 630 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. Viewing starts at 7 p.m. and the auction begins after 8. Everyone welcome. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-9419306. 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 “Anger — understanding your anger and learning how to manage it more effectively.” 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. Terry Fox Library hosts Storytime for children and caregivers with young children from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Interactive stories, songs, rhymes, and more will be offered to help children learn how to read. Info: 604-927-7999.
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society hosts an An Evening at the Museum with Kucki Low at 7 p.m. at Heritage at Leigh Square, 150– 2248 McAllister Ave. in Port Coquitlam. Low will speak about “The Inspirational Life of South Africa’s First Female Airline Pilot.” Info: www.pocoheritage.org.
FRIDAY, MARCH 27 HOMINUM Fraser Valley meets 7:30 p.m. to support and help
gay, bi-sexual and questioning men with the challenges of being married, separated or single. For information and meeting location, call Art at 604-462-9813 or Don at 604-329-9760.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28 KidSport Tri-Cities hosts its Bi-Annual Used Sporting Goods
Sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Riverside Secondary, 2215 Reeve St. in Port Coquitlam. Funds raised help kids play sports who could otherwise not afford to. All types of sporting gear will be on sale. Info: www.kidsporttricities.ca. Port Moody Library hosts a session called “Learning Apps for Kids” from 2 to 3 p.m. at 100 Newport Dr. Learn about educational apps for kids aged two to 12+, as librarians discuss apps for
phones and tablets, on both Apple and android devices. This free program is aimed at parents and does require registration. For info or to register, call 604-469-4577 or visit library.portmoody.ca. 12th Coquitlam Scouts hold a bottle drive from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in southwest Coquitlam. The pickup area includes King Albert Avenue, south to Cape Horn Avenue, west to Montgomery Street and east to Mariner Way. Donations of all refundable containers can be left on your doorstep in bags or boxes marked 12th Coquitlam if you aren’t at home. Info: 604-937-3693.
MONDAY, MARCH 30 SHARE Society hosts a free information session for parents and
caregivers from 7 to 9 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. The discussion topic will be “How to talk to your kids about drugs and alcohol.” RSVP to Tanya 604-936-3900 Ext. 175.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 Hyde Creek Watershed Society meets at 7:15 p.m. at the
Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery, 3636 Coast Meridian Rd. in Port Coquitlam. Learn about what the group does or tour the hatchery. Everyone is welcome. Info: www.hydecreek.org. 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 “Stress — learning how to cope with little and big problems without using.” 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. Terry Fox Library hosts Pyjama Storytime session from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Children and caregivers will be entertained with stories, songs, rhymes, and more. Kids are encouraged to wear their pyjamas and bring their favourite stuffie. Storytime prepares children to learn to read. Info: 604927-7999.
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5th Annual Burke Mountain Community Easter Egg Hunt kicks off at 10 a.m. at Galloway Park, 3404 Galloway Ave. in Coquitlam. Registration starts at 10 a.m., with the egg hunt beginning at 11, rain or shine. Participation is by donation and
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Charlene Reaveley Children’s Charity Society hosts its fourth annual gala night at 6 p.m. in the Mike Butler Room at Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. A catered dinner, bar service, live and silent auctions, door prize draws, and live entertainment will be featured. All moneys raised will be used to provide support to families who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Minors will not be permitted. Tickets are $44.80 each. Info: Jen at 604-723-6889, Shannon at 604-339-6658 or info@crccs. ca. Tri-City Wordsmiths meet from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd. “Building Books and Selling Stories: A DIY Guide To Self-Publishing” will be the topic presented by guest speaker Sadiq Somjee, a 30-year IT veteran and artist/ graphic novelist, who will be demonstrating some on-line publishing tools and creation of a simple blog. The meeting will conclude with a chance to chat with the author and network with other area writers. Info: 604-475-2875 or pandorabee1@gmail.com.
ONGOING Port Moody Ecological Society invites the community to the
Noons Creek Hatchery every Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. to check out volunteer opportunities like working in the hatchery, water quality testing, gardening and more. Info: 604-469-9106 or www. noonscreek.org. Recovery International is a self-help peer-to-peer support group for people who struggle with stress, fear, anger, depression, anxiety, panic and nervous symptoms. Cognitive behavioural techniques are discussed at the Port Coquitlam meeting. Info: Phyllis at 604-931-5945 or www.RecoveryCanada.ca. Red Cross Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP) seeks additional client service volunteers for its Port Coquitlam location at #104–1776 Broadway St. Various three-hour weekly shifts are available. For more information, contact the office at 604-9449042 or e-mail LMR.HELP@redcross.ca. RCCG Trinity Chapel offers support and information for new immigrants, Tuesdays and Fridays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1932 Cameron Avenue in PoCo. Info: 604-474-3131.
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SENEY NABS MVP PRIZE Team Yamaoka cashed in touchdowns on its first drive and the final drive of the opening half, en route to blasting Team Beatty in the 2015 Senior Bowl football game in Langley last week. Team Yamaoka, led by Kamloops coach Brad Yamaoka, jumped out to an early lead when quarterback Mihai Lapuste of North Vancouver hit receiver Cory McCoy of Kelowna, then doubled the lead on Brock Zeleniski’s six-yard push with less than a minute to play in the first half. They would increase their lead with a major in the third quarter. Team Beatty, led by Okanagan coach Shane Beatty, wouldn’t score until late in the game when North Surrey pivot Colby Peters hit Meadow Ridge’s Matt Ove in the end zone. Earning the defensive MVP award for the game was Terry Fox Raven defensive lineman Jordon Seney. He also picked up the most improved defensive lineman.
EWART ONE SHOT BACK
Coquitlam’s A.J. Ewart stayed right in the hunt until the end before finishing second at the Nike Golf Junior Series at Morgan Creek in Surrey. Ewart placed one shot back of Richmond’s Diego San Pedro, 142 to 143, with rounds of 67 and 76 over the two-day tourney. Leading by four strokes following the opening round, which saw Ewart post five birdies, the teen struggled on the second go-round. He shot four bogies and a pair of double-bogies to tie Fritz Lo of Vancouver at 1-under par in the boys 15-19 division. In boys 14 and under, Chase Aul placed 11th, 39 shots back of the lead. Rene Cheng of Coquitlam stood 11th in the girls 15-19 division after rounds of 97 and 90 (187) — 41 shots back of the division winner.
SAWICKI SAYS SO LONG
Jaclyn Sawicki’s final moment as a University of Victoria Vikes soccer player came with a trophy, as the Port Coquitlam product led her university team to a Keg Cup women’s title. The graduating senior set a tone as UVic bested UBC 3-2 in the four-team tournament. Sawicki, a Coquitlam native, had earlier recorded her fourth straight Canada West first all-star team honour. The Vikes women launched the series with a 1-0 victory over Alberta, while UBC blanked powerhouse Trinity Western 2-0. As a fifth-year UVic midfielder, Sawicki posted four goals over 13 league games.
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Carrying off their prize, the captains of the Vancouver North East Chiefs, from left, Kristofor Zlomislic, Ronnie Wilkie, Caleb Fantillo and Jeffrey Wong, celebrate a sweep of the regular season champion Cariboo Cougars for the B.C. Major Midget title.
Clean sweep for NE Chiefs
Dan OLSON
sports@thenownews.com With a provincial title and all the hardware that goes with it within their grasp, the Vancouver North East Chiefs didn’t know about a bonus reward that came with winning the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League playoff mantle. After holding on and upending the Cariboo Cougars 6-4 on Saturday, completing a twogame sweep in Prince George, the lineup of boys from Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Maple Ridge were treated to a victory dinner by none other than former Chiefs alumnus Ryan Johanssen. The forward with the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets arranged to pick up the tab for the team, a fact the coach said was revealed to them only after the job was done. “Everybody in our program looks up to Ryan, he’s been a huge mentor and leader when it comes to the boys and their goals,”
said first-year Chiefs coach Jamie Jackson. “When we won [Game 2 on] Saturday and told them that he was paying for the victory dinner, the kids were ecstatic.” Of course, the victory came first, but as they’ve done all playoffs the Coquitlambased squad of 15-18 year olds were all business. The Chiefs shook off a 2-0 deficit in the opening game, getting goals from Kyle Johnson, San Chung and Jeffrey Wong over a span of 3:48 in the second period to lead after 40 minutes. Caleb Fantillo tallied twice in the third to lock it up. A day later, Vancouver was again down but didn’t ease up, erasing a 2-1 Cariboo lead when Matthew Davis, with his second, and Fantillo scored 23 seconds apart late in the first. Chong Min Lee made it 4-2 before the Cougars replied, but Ziyam Karim would restore the two-goal lead with what proved to be the winning marker midway through the second frame.
Backstopping the twin wins with another strong performance was netminder Liam McCloskey, who ran the table in the team’s playoff run with a 6-0 record. The Chiefs entered the playoffs on a sevengame win streak, with their last loss on Jan. 18. “I thought we had the most momentum going in to the series,” remarked Fantillo, 16. “We hadn’t lost a game in the playoffs, and while we were in their building before their fans, they had all the pressure. We felt no pressure at all.” Johnson, of Port Moody, led the team during its six-game playoff run with three goals and 12 assists, while Karim counted six goals and six assists. Maple Ridge’s Parker Colley counted four goals and 10 helpers. Davis, also from Port Moody, tallied six times, while Coquitlam’s Fantillo finished with five goals and five assists. For more on this story, visit www.thenownews.com.
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sports@thenownews.com hile his name circulates amongst a list of coveted stars eligible for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Coquitlam’s Mathew Barzal is firmly keeping all his attention on the duties and goals of today. Overcoming an injury and helping his club secure a spot in the playoffs are goals reached. Now, as the Seattle Thunderbirds launch the Western Hockey League playoffs with a bestof-seven showdown with the rival Portland Winterhawks starting Friday in the Rose City, Barzal and the T-birds are eager to take wing. Over the team’s past 10 games its posted a 7-2-0-1 record — going 4-0 to end the regular season. During that stretch, Barzal racked up 13 assists, including eight in the past four wins. Last week, on the heels of a comfortable 7-3 victory over Tri-City, Barzal told the Tri-Cities NOW that the knee injury suffered in November was a test that he had to face head-on. “It was tough, more mentally than physically if anything,” he said of the time off, which saw him return to the lineup Jan. 23 after missing 28 games. “I’d say I’ve bounced back pretty well and everything’s going well… Just kind of the speed and the pace of the game, it was tough my first few games but I think I’m now feeling pretty well.” In what was a surprisingly tight affair after 40 minutes, the game shifted in the third when Barzal scowered the wall and behind the net with two Tri-City defenders on his trail before feeding Roberts Lipsbergs for what proved to be the winner, triggering a four-goal run. “We stayed pretty calm, we thought we were kind of pushing the pace and controlling the game a bit, [but] with a few unlucky bounces
so we just had to stick with it,” Barzal said after the game. The goal by Lipsbergs, a Latvian who like Barzal spent a big piece of the season sidelined by injury, was where chemistry and hockey sense paid dividends. As an elite playmaker, Barzal used his good speed and hockey vision to draw the defenders to him before dishing it onto his linemate’s stick. It’s a skill and talent that has drawn scouts and NHL general managers and team presidents — the Edmonton Oilers’ Kevin Lowe was in attendance for Seattle’s win over the Americans — to gauge Barzal at work. In recent months the teen has met with more than 10 teams, including Vancouver. A former Dr. Charles Best student, the 17-year-old pivot has shaped his game within former NHL forward Steve Konowalchuk’s system, building on a resume that has seen him represent Canada at the under-18 level for two straight seasons. The coach says his No. 1 centre has displayed great resilience in coming back from the injury, but needed time to get back up to WHL speed. “The first couple of weeks, being a leg injury, [Barzal] had a tough time doing a lot of leg stuff so it took him a couple of weeks when he got back to get his quickness under his belt, so that’s come along,” said Konowalchuk. “Now he has that quickness there, you can see he can find the open space, move around with the puck and he can make some nice plays out there.” While this year’s NHL draft is often noted in the media as the Connor McDavid sweepstakes, scouts rave about the overall talent that will be on the table for NHL GMs. In their only onice encounter back in 2012, Barzal matched McDavid point-for-point in a Canadian bantam all-star game. It came a couple months after
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Cutting into centre ice during a recent game, Seattle Thunderbirds’ Mathew Barzal is use to the spotlight as he leads his team into the WHL playoffs this week. Seattle made the Coquitlam native the first The biggest benefit for him as a second-year overall selection in the WHL bantam draft. WHL player has come with experience. “Difference maker may sum up Mathew,” “I think confidence is just a big thing, just TSN hockey analyst Craig Button wrote about being more patient with the puck and having Barzal in last fall’s 2015 draft forecast. “He not that kind of poise and stuff, more than I did last only wants to be one, he is one... [Barzal is] year,” said Barzal. “Last year, sometimes [I’d] smart and really understands what is unfolding throw pucks away, being a little bit timid going and is both quick to take advantage yet patient into the corners.” to let it unfold.” In his second WHL season, Barzal has posted There is no resting on past or recent praise 12 goals and 45 assists in 44 games. for the T-birds forward. Barzal spends a lot of In the playoffs, NHL scouts and GMs will take time studying video on how he can improve. their seat eager to see what’s next.
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