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Crooks take advantage of hot weather Secure doors and windows even when scorching GARY MCKENNA
The Tri-CiTy News
Beach-goers and outdoor enthusiasts are not the only people taking advantage of the Lower Mainland’s warm weather this summer. The high temperatures have also been a boon for criminals. According to Coquitlam RCMP, the number of residential break and enters has doubled in Coquitlam and
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Port Coquitlam between June and July, with thieves gaining entry through unsecured doors and windows in 40% of the incidents. Cpl. Michael McLaughlin told The Tri-City News that while temperatures are high, residents need to do more to make sure their homes are locked up. “We really like to remind people that, yes, it is hot, but also take some precautions,” he said. “Leaving a patio door or front door open can prove tempting to someone that may have crime on their mind.” see AN OPEN, page 8
THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Rescues, not searches – and plenty of them GARY MCKENNA
The Tri-CiTy News
Coquitlam Search and Rescue has had a busy year — and it’s far from over. With four months to go in 2017, the organization has already completed 35 tasks, quickly closing in on its total of 39 for all of 2016. But while the number of calls is up, the time it takes to complete the tasks is de-
clining, said Michael Coyle, Coquitlam SAR manager. “That is something that a lot of SAR teams are seeing,” he said. “The classic task use to be there is a car in the parking lot at Buntzen Lake [after the park has closed]. The classic task now is someone calls and says they don’t know where they are. It is a rescue — not a search.”
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Port Coquitlam’s Canada 150 festival on Saturday attracted big crowds to the Leigh Square Community Arts Village and some festivalgoers took advantage of PoCo Heritage’s photo booth, posing with a 3D representation of the Canada 150 log. More photos, page 3.
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Sunny skies greeted the crowds at Port Coquitlam’s Canada 150 festival Saturday at Leigh Square Community Arts Village. Visitors took up paint brushes to help create a mural (top right, bottom left), panned for gold with Yukon Dan (above left) and enjoyed entertainment, including Lil’wat First Nation hoop dancer Alex Wells (bottom right) and headliners Delhi 2 Dublin (below left), among other performers.
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PORT MOODY BYELECTION
8 vie for council seat in Moody byelection Byelection to fill Glumac’s seat to be held Sept. 30 MARIO BARTEL
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Eight candidates — including one previous councillor — will try to win seats on Port Moody city council in the Sept. 30 byelection. They’re vying to fill the seat on council that was vacated by former councillor Rick Glumac, who was elected as the NDP MLA for the riding of Port Moody-Coquitlam in the May 9 provincial election. He resigned his seat on council in June. The candidates who filed their nomination documents before the Aug. 25 deadline are: • Richard Biedka, who works in sales for a seafood company and has lived in Port Moody for more than 25 years; • Cathy Cena, a business development manager for a company that manufactures identity products and interior signage; • Jeanette Jackson, an executive and entrepreneur in the clean tech industry who has lived in Port Moody for 12 years;
• Sager Jan, who lists himself as retired on the financial disclosure documents filed with his nomination; • Shane Kennedy, a manager who has lived in Port Moody for 20 years; • Gerry Kent, a retired educator; • Hunter Madsen, a co-organizer of the group Save Bert Flinn Park; • and Karen Rockwell is a labour relations professional who previously served on council for nine years. Three polling stations will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for general voting day on Sept. 30; they are: Port Moody rec complex, 300 Ioco Rd.; Heritage Mountain community centre, 200 Panorama Pl.; and Glenayre community centre, 492 Glencoe Dr. There will also be advance voting opportunities on Sept. 20 and 23 at the rec centre. As well, the city will be announcing details of a mail-in ballot program in September. To be eligible to cast a ballot in the byelection, voters must be: 18 years of age or older on general voting day; a Canadian citizen; a resident of Port Moody for at least 30 days and a resident of B.C. for six months immediately prior to
being registered on the provincial list of voters. If you are already on the list of voters, you are already registered to vote in the byelection. If not, you can register at the time of voting provided you also meet the requirements to be a registered voter and have two pieces of identification to prove residency and identity. Property owners in Port Moody who don’t live in the city can be eligible to register as a non-resident property elector provided they are 18 years old on voting day, a Canadian citizen, a resident of B.C. for the previous six months and a registered owner of property in Port Moody for at least 30 days before registered to vote. The city has posted profiles for most of the candidates, as well as links to their nomination and financial disclosure documents, on its website at portmoody.ca/index. aspx?page=1556. • The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce will hold an allcandidates meeting for the Port Moody byelection on Sept. 21, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Inlet Theatre, 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and admission is free. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC
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With temperatures expected to stay high for the rest of the week, the BC SPCA is warning motorists not to leave pets in vehicles. Lorie Chortyk, the group’s general manager of community relations, said in this weather, it only takes 10 minutes for a vehicle to get so hot that an animal left inside can suffer irreparable brain damage — or even die. “We know that if people are taking their pets with them, it’s because they love them and want to spend time with them,” Chortyk said in a press release. “But we really encourage pet guardians to please leave their pets at home when they’re going out in the car.” When the temperature is 26 C outside, it can reach as high as 43 C inside a vehicle, according to the SPCA. Because dogs do not have sweat glands, they can withstand high temperatures for only a short amount of time and cannot cool them-
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If a dog is showing symptoms of heat stroke, the SPCA said people should: • move the animal to a cool, shady place; • wet the dog with cool water (do not use ice, as this can constrict blood flow which will inhibit cooling); • fan vigorously; • allow the animal to drink some cool water; • and take the dog to a veterinarian as soon as possible for further treatment. “Your dog will be much happier — and safer — at home, with shade and plenty of fresh cool water,” said Chortyk. “It is such a preventable tragedy.” gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC
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SEPTEMBER 10 CANNING WORKSHOP
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Southern wildfires prompt another air quality warning Breathing dangers for those with med. conditions Just when the smoke from B.C. wildfires clears, Metro Vancouver announces a new air quality advisory for the region because of high concentrations of fine particulate matter from wildfires burning
in Washington State, Oregon and northern California. These conditions were expected to last through to today (Wednesday). The fine particulate matter, referred to as PM2.5, can easily penetrate indoors because of its small size and was expected to persist in the Lower Mainland, along with groundlevel ozone, because of hot weather conditions.
In a news release, Metro Vancouver advised people to avoid strenuous outdoor activities, particularly during midafternoon and early evening. Exposure to ozone and fine particulate matter is particularly a concern for infants, the elderly and those who have underlying medical conditions such as lung disease, heart disease, diabetes or asthma. If you are experiencing
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BRIDGE TOLL REMOVAL
Will no tolls = fewer cars on local roads? MARIO BARTEL The Tri-CiTy News
The elimination of tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges could be good news for Tri-Cities’ commuters who use arterial routes such as Lougheed Highway and the Mary Hill Bypass. Coquitlam Coun. Craig Hodge said making the bridges free to cross may ease some of the pressure on those routes from commuters from Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge and points east who use them to skirt the tolls. Last Friday, Premier John Horgan announced the elimination of the tolls on the two bridges, effective Sept. 1, from a pier at Citadel Landing with a view down the Fraser River to the Port Mann Bridge. Hodge said since the toll bridges were built, he has noticed increased congestion along the bypass and Lougheed, although he’s not certain how much of that is due to population growth in Metro Vancouver’s eastern suburbs. “When the bypass was first built, it was a true bypass,” said Hodge, who attended the premier’s announcement along with a number of local elected officials. “Today, it’s gridlock.
COUN. CRAIG HODGE It’s as bad as a lot of the routes it was supposed to bypass.” Hodge said dropping the tolls may encourage commuters from the east part of Maple Ridge to use the Golden Ears Bridge to access Highway 1 and then head to or from the rest of Metro Vancouver over the Port Mann. “Traffic follows the path of least resistance,” Hodge said, and one of factor pushing commuters to the bypass and Lougheed was the expense of crossing the tolled bridges. In making the announcement, Horgan said eliminating the tolls will save the average commuter who uses the bridges regularly about $1,500 a year and commercial drivers who cross the bridges at least once a day at least $4,500.
A one-way crossing of the Port Mann costs $3.15 for cars, pickup trucks and SUVs, $6.30 for medium-sized vehicles like a car with a trailer and $9.45 for commercial vehicles. On the Golden Ears, car drivers can pay $3.20 to $4.45, mediumsized vehicles pay $6.35 to $7.55 and commercial vehicles are dinged $9.45 to $10.70. “Many people have been travelling out of their way to avoid tolls because they simply cannot afford them,” Horgan said. “Getting rid of tolls will shorten commute times and clear up other routes.” But Hodge warns that may come at a price as well by encouraging more people to move eastward and use their cars to get around. “As you provide more pavement, more people look at cars for their transportation,” Hodge said. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Claire Trevena said the government will continue to make investments in roads, bridges and other transportation projects, including transit. “We’re going to deliver on the investments needed to serve families and grow our economy across B.C. in a way that is fair for all families,” said Trevena mbartel@tricitynews.com
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An open window or door invites thieves People often underestimate how small an opening is required for a burglar to gain entry to a home, McLaughlin added, also noting that thieves are not afraid to climb to second or even third floors. If a window must be left open, a lock or blocking device should be used to ensure it can’t be opened further. While many incidents are crimes of opportunity — a thief happens to spy an unlocked vehicle and takes advantage of the situation — some prolific offenders will actually seek out unsecured homes and vehicles, McLaughlin said. “They are out looking for the most appealing target,” he said. “One of the challenges with educating people out there, particularly in a safe community, is there are people looking for a soft crime target.” Meanwhile, Port Moody Police said it has not seen a similar increase in break and enter numbers due to the warm weather. Still, Sgt. Travis Carroll said residents should be cautious about securing their homes. “I can say that with warmer weather and with people going on holidays, the public should always ensure their windows
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Thanks to newer technology, it is now possible to ping a cellphone and find a person’s GPS coordinates with the assistance of the RCMP, he added. That has made rescue operations considerably quicker, a fact that is borne out in data provided to The Tri-City News by Coquitlam SAR. In 2010, the total number of accumulated hours for all searchers was 3,265 over 29 tasks, a number that has steadily declined over the years to 2,211 hours for 39 tasks in 2016. Still, Coyle warns that there are significant cellphone dead zones in the back country and that hikers should not rely on technology to bail them out. “Sometimes, people are just lucky,” he said, adding that “the [cellphone] coverage map hasn’t changed a lot in the last seven to eight years.” With the Tri-Cities continuing to grow, Coyle said the SAR team is constantly re-examining its resources to make sure it can handle the increases in call volume that accompany a larger population. While there is still some capacity to handle more tasks, he said SAR will be holding a meeting this week to discuss volunteer levels. The team’s most recent task came on Sunday, when it assisted Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue as it air-lifted
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Coquitlam Search and Rescue helped its Ridge Meadows counterpart Sunday with a long-line rescue in Golden Ears Park. a hiker out of Golden Ears Provincial Park. Coyle said the man had injured his ankle and tried to walk out of the park on his own. But when he reached the 10-km marker of the Golden Ears Trail, he decided he could not continue any further and called for help. Initially, Coyle said crews contemplated stabilizing the injured man and carrying him out of the park on a stretcher before deciding that an air-lift would be more prudent. “When it was determined that the stretcher carry would put the subject through some pretty gnarly terrain, the decision was made to have Talon [Helicopters] fly to Coquitlam and pick up the Coquitlam SAR long-line team and have everyone long-lined out,” Ridge Meadows SAR said on its
Facebook page. “This proved to be the first use of Coquitlam SAR’s newly purchased boost long-line system. We were able fly everyone out in two sling operations.” Despite last weekend’s rescue, Coyle said August has been a slow month compared to the early part of the summer season. But with a long weekend coming up, he said crews are bracing for more calls before the busy summer season comes to an end. “There is an ebb-and-flow randomness to it,” he said. “Over the long term, the long weekend is when we get most of our calls. But we can still get these little flurries of calls clustered together many times.” gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC
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You probably know a woman who is an unsung hero in her workplace, profession or community — she seems to get more done than anyone else and is often a change-maker but gets little public credit for her efforts. That is about to change thanks to a new series of awards started by a Tri-City-based women’s leadership group. The first Women Influencers Awards will honour women in the fields of health, education, environment, food services and technology as well as family, social media and entrepreneurship. The founders of the Women’s Collaborative Hub (WCH) hope the awards will shine a light on the accomplishments of women in the TriCities, Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge. “These are women who don’t usually get recognized yet they are pillars of the community,” said Sandra Horton, WCH co-founder and co-CEO. Nominations are being accepted now for nine awards, three in each category of: • Health and Sustainability; • Kids and Families; • and Community Builders and Connectors.
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Notice of Application NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PERMANENT CHANGE TO A LIQUOR LICENCE – HAENAM KOREAN RESTAURANT – 535 CLARKE ROAD, COQUITLAM Haenam Korean Restaurant, 535 Clarke Road, Coquitlam, has applied to the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB) for a permanent change to its Food Primary Licence, specifically to increase the hours of liquor service. The proposed hours of liquor service are 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays (current hours of liquor service are 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily). In accordance with the Liquor Control and Licensing Act and Regulations, the City of Coquitlam has been asked to provide comments and a recommendation on the application to the LCLB. The City invites the public to provide input to Council with respect to how the change to this licence, if approved, may affect them and their property. The City of Coquitlam will be receiving input on this application until Friday, September 15, 2017. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways:
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Trish Mandewo, Sandra Horton and Dana Harvey take a close look at a bracelet that has been designed for the inaugural Women Influencers Awards. The event will be held Nov. 9 at Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club in Coquitlam. Nominations are being accepted at wchwomeninfluencersawards.ca. Nominations are being accepted now and self-nominations are not only welcome, they are encouraged, the women say, noting an independent group of judges will be vetting nominations and making final selections. The awards ceremony on Nov. 9 at Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club will feature food and drinks as well as an opportunity to take part in a group activity that will culminate in a mosaic that will be framed and hung in a public space.
As well, a charm bracelet designed to commemorate the event is being created by artist Joanna Lovette and will be sold, with partial proceeds to the Soroptimist International of the Tri-Cities. • To find out more about the Women Influencers Awards, submit a nomination or preorder a bracelet, visit wchwomeninfluencersawards.ca. To find out more about WCH, visit womenscollaborativehub.com.
• Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca • Fax: 604-927-3015 • Mail: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, B.C., V3B 7N2 • In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way at the City Clerk’s Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays (Telephone: 604-927-3010). Input received will be provided to Council in the form of a report at a Regular Council Meeting. Council will consider the input provided and submit a formal recommendation on the application to the LCLB. 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 potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at coquitlam.ca/agendas. Additional information concerning this application can be obtained by contacting Sean O’Melinn at 604-927-3016. Sean O’Melinn Legislative Services Manager City Clerk’s Office
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BEARS IN THE TRI-CITIES
Don’t discount fines, raise them The Editor, Re. “Bear shot, five fined in SW Coq.” (The Tri-City News, Aug. 23). We take their land/home — and their food sources — and when they are doing what every living creature instinctively knows and needs to do — survive, by eating — we kill them. Worse, we tempt them with our food and when they come, we kill them. With regard to your latest article, the city should not be giving the perpetrators a discount for early payment of fines, and it is more than half of the full amount (discounted $240 versus full $500). This defeats the goal of a fine and diminishes respect for the law. By paying the discounted amount, the negative consequence is the discounting or minimization of the intended effect of the fine. Psychologically, there is a big difference between feeling the “pinch” of $240 and feeling the “pain” of $500. With just feeling the “pinch,” there is a higher likelihood of repeat offences. It is bad enough that
even with a $500 fine, many people don’t even take this matter seriously enough. It is my opinion that fines should be $1,000 at least (or maybe $2,000 — this would really get people’s attention) so that people will adhere to the law and save the lives of bears. To date, 117 or more bears have been killed in the local area alone; many have been killed because of the ignorance, carelessness and negligence of residents. What is the city doing other than fines? Public education is not working as well as it should be. Moral suasion has very little to no effect. If it did, why are there so many bears being killed needlessly every year? In the end, when we kill the bears and other wildlife, very slowly, we are killing ourselves. Ben Ho, Coquitlam
LATE TRASH PICKUP The Editor, One evening while at a friend’s house, we saw the bear that was killed just taking its time wandering into a neighbour’s carport, then crossing into the next yard,
then disappearing between two houses. A car had been following the bear for half an hour and someone called the BC Conservation officers. A few things come to mind when you hear of bears and cougars being shot so near home, including the overbuilding of Burke Mountain. Another is late green waste pickup; some of my neighbours have been fined so I am up early and put out four cans every week between 5:30 and 6 a.m. Well it is now 5 p.m. and it has still not been picked up. Ever since we got these new cans, it was always picked up by 9:30 a.m. at the latest. Now, it’s later and later, and we are told they have problems. Really? There is no snow, the roads are clear, does Coquitlam need a new service provider? As well, I think the regular garbage can could be redesigned with a lock. I live near Mundy Park, where there is a bear and cub wandering around and they don’t wait until it is dark to look for food. Shirley Magliocco, Coquitlam
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The Editor, Re. “PoCo, have your say on trees in your city” (The Tri-City News, Aug. 11). This letter is to everyone who is complicit in the felling of the beautiful trees to make way for the new Port Coquitlam rec centre. Shame on you all. How dare you profess an interest in the well-being of trees after the destruction of dozens of trees, including a beautiful 200-year-old specimen outside Terry Fox Library. Surely modern architecture could have produced a plan to incorporate some, if not all, of these trees instead of sacrificing them for an extra sheet of ice or two. I would like to know the name/names of the people who actually thought that this was a good idea. Dorothea Walker, Port Coquitlam
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Officials from K+S Potash Canada and Pacific Coast Terminals react Monday as a CP Rail locomotive is used to cut the ribbon to open a potash handling and storage facility on Port Moody’s waterfront.
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The mayor of Port Moody said he’s confident a new and controversial potash handling and storage facility on the city’s waterfront will be a benefit to the community. Mike Clay said he was impressed by the proactive way K+S Potash Canada and Pacific Coast Terminals dealt with the city’s concerns about the project even though Port Moody has no jurisdiction at the federally regulated shipping terminal on Burrard Inlet. “We had a few tough days at the beginning,” said Clay, who attended the official opening of the facility Monday. “Every time we had a concern, it was addressed.” Some of those included en-
vironmental concerns about dredging of the inlet to accommodate the increasing variety of ships servicing the terminal; noise concerns during construction; and safety concerns about the storage of up to 160,000 tonnes of potash, which is used in the production of fertilizer and in other industrial applications. The new facility, which is the western terminus for the shipment of potash from a mine K+S opened in May in Bethune, Sask., includes a railcar unloading facility, below- and aboveground conveyor belts, new transfer towers and a 263-metre-long warehouse for storage. It will be able to unload potash from an 18,000 tonne train in four and a half hours, then load the product onto ships with a capacity of 70,000 tonnes. “We don’t get this scale and scope of investment in our community,” said Clay, noting the project will create 60 to 65 permanent full-time jobs and generate about $1.5 million in annual tax revenue.
Lorne Friberg, the president and CEO of Pacific Coast Terminals, said the facility is an investment in the community. “The expansion of our operations allows for a greater contribution to the city of Port Moody in terms of new jobs, additional municipal taxes, and increased support to local community organizations and events,” Friberg said of his company’s biggest project in the 60 years its operated its Port Moody site. Burkhard Lohr, the chair of K+S, said the first load of potash from the mine arrived in Port Moody earlier this month. Clay said the connection to Canada’s economy is important for the growth of Port Moody’s economy. Even if that connection comes with a giant green shed almost as long as three football fields? “You barely notice the shed against the backdrop of the trees,” Clay said. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC
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ate afternoon sun bakes the grass in Leah Pells’ front yard as she relaxes with her dogs, Joe and Smokey. But in just a few days, Pells will have to give up her tank top and cut-offs for regular work attire and get back into the fastpaced routine of school life. She’s looking forward to it, says the long-time School District 43 counsellor, but she’s also a bit anxious. “Everyone feels it at the start of a new school year — meeting new people, a new classroom, new friends. It’s also great, it’s a fresh start,” she says. For youngsters heading back to school, the excitement of seeing their friends and getting new clothes, shoes and school supplies can be overshadowed by anxiety. Calming children’s fears is part of the back-to school routine, Pells says, and requires a common sense approach. She lists her four pillars of wellness: getting enough sleep, exercise, nutrition and connection. And she says if everyone focused on these pillars, the world would be a calmer place. Sleep is important for helping children deal with stress, Pells says, while exercise promotes brain health. Healthy eating is also key, and means cutting back on the summer junk food. And ensuring children have a place to connect with their peers is important to generate a feeling of belonging “It’s normal for people to feel anxious when facing something new,” she says, “we just have to say, it’s OK, it will pass. We can’t shelter our children from that, that’s part of life.” Pells notes there are numerous resources available online to help parents navigate their
are your ChildreN aNXious aBouT GoiNG BaCK To sChool? n SLEEP: Start your school sleep routine. Routines can be relaxed in the summer, so a week prior to school is a good time to adjust the family schedule to get everyone back into morning and bedtime habits. Establish bed times for the school year and start following them, ensuring the entire family is up when they would be for school. For older children, give them their own alarm clock and let them practise using it. Ensure that the entire family get involved so that your child doesn’t feel alone with these changes
n EAT WELL: Promote healthy eating habits; Nutrition is extremely important; it’s hard to cope well when you are tired or hungry, so provide your child nutritious and frequent snacks and build in regular routines. Start having your meals around regular mealtimes. Ask your child to help you create a school lunch menu for the first week of school and allow your child to pick out his or her favourite snacks as well as to help you plan your dinner meals.
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Leah Pells, a counsellor with School District 43, relaxes with her dogs Joe and Smokey during the last full week of summer vacation before school resumes next Tuesday. Among her tips for parents helping anxious kids get ready for the big day is to return to routine, with a regular sleep schedule, good nutrition and exercise.
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children’s emotions while also dealing with their own back-toschool stress. “Anxiety BC, that’s a great starting point,” says Pells, “and if parents find that the anxiety doesn’t go away, they might also start with their family doctor.”
In her own home, Pells has already started back-to-school routines, and limits her son’s smartphone use, especially in the two hours before bed time, while also eliminating sugars and junk food from kitchen cupboards. She’s been running in Mundy Park and walking up the Coquitlam Crunch to ensure she’s fit for new routines when the weather changes, traffic worsens and everyone’s in a rush to get somewhere. “Exercise is one of the best things — it’s almost as valuable for depression symptoms as medical interventions,” says the former Olympic runner. And the great thing about fall is the return of soccer and other sports and clubs, Pells says.
A new area of research and study, called self-regulation, encourages children to recognize their own emotional overload and use strategies to become calm again. Deep breathing, petting a dog, reading a book or listening to calm music are just some of the many things kids — and adults — can do to reduce stress and anxiety. “We need to be able to teach strategies so children can help themselves. It’s not complicated, it comes back to a healthy lifestyle.” Says Pells, who will be bringing Smokey, a trained assistance dog, to school with her next week, a cuddle with a beloved pet is a good way to relax.
n TALK ABOUT IT: Encourage your child to share his or her fears and talk to your child about his or her worries; as well, practise coping skills. Touch base with your child at a regular time each day to discuss your child’s worries and encourage him or her to problem solve and plan. Role-play with your child and focus on the positive aspects — ask your child to list the three things that they are most excited about on the first day. Practise calm breathing with your child so they can learn to use this when their anxiety rises. n PRACTISE: A couple of days before school opens, do a dry-run — go to school several times — walking, driving or taking the bus. For young children, describe and draw out the route and include how long it will take. For even younger children, go to the school yard and play a few times before the first day of school. n PICK CLOTHING: Ask your child to help choose the outfits for the first week of school, letting him or her pick out clothes for the first day. n PACK IT UP: Together with your child, pack the backpack the night before, including treats. n A SPECIAL FRIEND: For younger children who are nervous about separating, suggest taking a special object to school that reminds him or her of home. n KIND WORDS: Put a reassuring note in a child’s lunch can also help ease separation anxiety n FRIENDLY FACES: Arrange that your child walks with a friend to school for the first couple of days, and arrange play days with school mates leading up to the first day.
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TC CALENDAR TUESDAY, SEPT. 5 • Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth in the TriCities who require skilled, caring foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. Info: call North Fraser Recruitment Team, 604-764-8098. • Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness meeting. 7 p.m. at Wilson Centre, PoCo. There is no charge but donations are welcome. Info: Craig, 604-928-9220 or Ken, 604-936-2998.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6 • Hyde Creek Watershed Society monthly meeting, 7:15-9 p.m., 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo. The public are invited to attend the meeting, tour the facility and see what projects are currently being undertaken. Info: www.hydecreek.org or email hcws.info@gmail.com.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 7 • Canadian Council of the Blind Dogwood Chapter weekly meeting, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam). Info: whitecane@shaw.ca.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 12 • Burke Mountain Naturalists meeting, 7:30 p.m., in the hall of Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. A slideshow on recent fossil discoveries in the Burgess shale will be presented by SFU biologist Joan Sharp. Free admission and all are welcome. Info: 604461-3864 or www.bmn.bc.ca. • Registration for 2017/’18 training year with 808 Coquitlam Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron, for kids 12-18 years, 7-8 p.m., Maillard middle school, 1300 Rochester Ave., Coquitlam. Info and forms: 808cadets.com. • Glenayre Scottish Country Dance Club registration for all returning members, 7 p.m., Burquest Jewish Community Centre (2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam). Info: Sue, 604476-1946 or sue_cpr@hotmail. com.
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SEPT. 5: AIR CADETS REGISTRATION • Registration for 2017/’18 training year with 808 Coquitlam Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron, for kids 12-18 years, 7-8 p.m., Maillard middle school, 1300 Rochester Ave., Coquitlam (also on Sept. 12). Info and forms: 808cadets.com. THURSDAY, SEPT. 14 • Coquitlam Foundation AGM, Coquitlam Public Library, City Centre branch (1169 Pinetree Way); reception at 6:30 p.m., meeting will start at 7 p.m. The public is invited to this free event. RSVP: email info@ coquitlamfoundation if you plan to attend.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 16 • Vancity Shredathon, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Shaughnessy Station branch (7100-2850 Shaughnessy St., PoCo). Bring your confidential documents and watch them get shredded on-site, and learn about the environment and how you can make an impact. Any donation for $25 and over is eligible for a tax receipt.
ONGOING • PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 150-2248 McAllister Ave., is open Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., and Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Staff is available Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; volunteers may be on-site at other times. Info: 604-927-8403 or www.pocoheritage.org. • Bingo at Dogwood Pavilion, 12:45 p.m., every Friday (except holidays and in July and August). Info: 604-927-6098. • SPARC radio museum on Riverview Hospital grounds is open most Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with tours given by volunteers; large collection of antique consumer, military, marine, amateur radios and broadcast studio equipment. Located in the old pharmaceutical warehouse on Kerria Drive at the top of the hill. Info: 604-777-1885 or sparcradio.ca. • 754 Phoenix Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets is active from September to June and meets Wednesdays, 6:309:30 p.m., at Moody elementary
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school. Girls and boys 12-18 welcome. Due to increased interest in the cadet program, a second squadron has been added that meets Tuesdays at Maillard middle school. Info: 754aircadets.ca. • Burquitlam Community Association holds its monthly meeting on the first Thursday of each month, 7-9 p.m., in the library at Miller Park elementary school, Coquitlam. • Are you a new immigrant? Do you have questions, concerns and/or need help? Call RCCG Trinity Chapel at 604-4743131 on Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., or call outside those times and leave a message and someone will call you back. Trinity will help or direct you to places where you could receive help. • Saturday hikes leave from Rocky Point at 9:30 a.m. Info: pocomohiking@hotmail.com. • Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Saturday coffee program runs Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., in the ERH lobby, 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody. Sales of beverages and baked goods raise funds for the purchase of hospital equipment and patient comfort items. • Royal Canadian Legion Branch 133, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo: meat draws Tuesdays, 4 p.m.; Fridays, 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 3:30 p.m. • Glenayre Scottish country dancers meet Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., at Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam. New members welcome, all levels beginner to advanced, singles and couples. • St. John Ambulance volunteer medical first responders meetings held every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Tri-Cities branch, 2338 Clarke St., Port Moody. New members welcome to attend. Info: 604-931-3426 or www.sja.ca/bc.
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The fall season begins a host of classes at Place des Arts in Coquitlam. And the centre has 30 new sessions — from one-day workshops to a term — for the young and young-at-heart at its Maillardville location and at the Evergreen Cultural Centre. To register, call 604-664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca to save a spot online.
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• Creating Comics • Dynamic Composition: Painting in Mixed Media • Intro to Portraiture • Oil Painting 101 • Painting 103 • Painting the Landscape • The Joy of Travel Sketching • Zen Drawing • Basketry: Garlic and Herb Basket • Basketry: Wall Basket • Dyeing: Beyond the Basics • Tapestry Weaving • Textile Surface Design • Get Centred: Focus on Surface • Get Centred: Wheel Throwing • Master Mondays • Group Guitar Adult: Basic Jazz • Dance for PD (Parkinson’s Disease)
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DANCING AT EVERGREEN CC Early-bird registration is now open for performing arts classes at Evergreen Cultural Centre. The Coquitlam venue (1205 Pinetree Way) is offering 10% off programs purchased by Sept. 10. Instructor Mandy Tulloch has two sessions running on Mondays after school, from Oct. 2 to April 30, 2018, for children six to 11 years old: Junior Acting (4 to 5 p.m.) and Junior Dance Combo (5 to 5:45 p.m.)
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‘Building strength for all of our members today and tomorrow’ Selina Robinson, MLA Coquitlam - Maillardville Constituency Office:
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THANK YOU to all workers who through their labour, make our communities a better place to live.
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Change has come that will make all our lives better support of the Green Party of BC, many of those progressive changes are now underway.
By Irene Lanzinger As we celebrate Across the province, British Columbians are marking Labour Day—the day that honours the contributions that working people make to our economy and our communities. And this year’s Labour Day is special because it’s the first time in almost two decades we’ve celebrated with an NDP government in power provincially. It’s been less than three months since our new government was sworn-in promising to making life more affordable and building an economy that works for everyone. And we are already seeing what a difference it makes to have a government that works for all British Columbians, not just the rich. Premier John Horgan has an ambitious plan to implement campaign promises to improve the lives of working people in BC and those of our children and grandchildren. And with the
Our government is following through on a campaign promise for a $15 an hour minimum wage to lift 500,000 BC workers above the poverty line. Our hope is that $15 will be fully implemented in BC in a similar time frame as the governments in Ontario and Alberta are following to give low-paid workers a raise in those provinces.
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Other important changes include the formation of a ministry for mental health and addictions, eliminating tuition fees for Adult Basic Education and English Language Learning, a new BC Human Rights Commission, and sending the Site-C dam project to an independent review. We can anticipate further changes that will benefit British Columbians like: • more affordable child care; • new infrastructure spending to build new schools, hospitals, and bridges and create thousands of jobs; • revitalizing our forestry industry; • a poverty reduction plan; • better funding for education; • and reconciliation with First Nations. Of course the labour movement will continue with our public campaign to strengthen work Continued on Page 25
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Continued from Page 24 place rights for non union workers, improve health and safety on the job, and bring fairness and balance to our labour laws and the BC Labour Relations Board. This summer we are again experiencing devastating forest fires that are affecting hundreds of thousands of people and so many communities. We are proud and thankful of the work being done by firefighters, first responders,
“Electing a government is only the first part of our task as citizens, we must now work with that government to ensure that positive change happens and continues to happen. � health care workers, public service workers, and volunteers who provide protection and support in this time of need for so many. But this fire season sounds an alarm that it would be foolish to ignore the impacts of climate change on our environment and our economy. We should all be thankful that our NDP government will move to address these impacts. Electing a government is only the first part of our task as citizens, we must now work with that government to ensure that positive change happens and continues to happen.
There is still a lot of work to do to address inequality in British Columbia. Over these past many years we have been advocating for a raise the minimum wage as one part of addressing inequality. However, the reality is that wages across the board have been stagnant or have fallen, except for the rich. As beautiful as our province is, British Columbia has increasingly become unaffordable for the average working family. Economic inequality impacts so many aspects of our lives: housing, health care, education, to name a few. We need to continue to work to address inequality by ensuring that those who want and are able to work have good jobs, that they are paid fair wages and that they have access to affordable housing, healthcare and education and training. Historically the best way to ensure this is for workers to join unions, they have been and remain the most effective way to address inequality and ensure fairness. Past governments have made it increasingly difficult for workers to join unions and we will work to remove those barriers to workers participating in unions. As working people we have accomplished much and we should take a moment to celebrate that because we all know there is much more to do to make life better for all of us. Happy Labour Day! - Irene Lanzinger is president of the 500,000-member BC Federation of Labour.
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Pharmacare: For unions, it just makes sense There was a moment in Windsor, Ontario, years ago, that changed the way I look at prescription drug coverage forever. I was told about a worker who was hospitalized when his employer went bankrupt. Lying in his hospital bed, he was given notice that his health benefits would be terminated in 30 days. Just like that, he was plunged into a new insecure reality of being unable to afford the medications he needed. It’s the same reality 3.5 million Canadians face today, thanks to our patchwork, ineffective prescription drug system. Here in British Columbia, an estimated 768,733 working people do not have employer-based health benefits. That means many BC residents are splitting pills, skipping days to stretch their prescriptions, or not taking the medications they need at all, due to the unreasonable out-ofpocket costs. Canada is the only developed country in the world with universal health care that does not include prescription drugs. Instead, our multipayer system has resulted in the second highest prescription drug costs in the world, next to the United States. Working Canadians and their families feel the hit every single day. Nobody should be forced to choose between paying for groceries and paying for their
prescriptions. That’s why Canada’s unions are marking Labour Day with a campaign to win a universal drug plan for all Canadians. Unions have worked for better health care for decades because it’s an issue that affects all working people. Unions were there in the 1960s as Tommy Douglas established Medicare in Saskatchewan, and saw it expand to the rest of Canada. Ever since then, we’ve continued to push, not just for better health insurance coverage for our members, but better public coverage for everyone. Canadians aren’t benefitting from the current system. The only ones who do benefit are pharmaceutical companies, which can charge higher prices for commonly used drugs because they are selling to many buyers; and private insurance companies, which charge employers, unions, and workers to administer private drug insurance plans. It just isn’t working. 8.4 million working Canadians don’t have prescription drug coverage. Those working in part-time, low-wage, precarious jobs are most affected, which means young workers and women are less likely to be covered. Even Canadians who do have coverage through work can have trouble due to everincreasing co-payments and deductibles.
For more than a century, the union presence in B.C. has improved the lives of all working people. We have campaigned for fair wages and fair treatment, led the way in skills training and set the standard for workplace safety. IUOE Local 115, with more than 11,000 members across B.C. and the Yukon, is at the centre of this movement. On Labour Day 2017, we pay tribute to those who came before. We remember their sacrifices and victories. But our work continues. Join us.
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Dignity and Justice A Voice in the Work Place These are the principles on which organized labour was founded. No single union has ever achieved these goals with more success and consistency than the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Best wishes this Labour Day from the membership and officers of
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Continued from Page 26 This should be unacceptable in a country like Canada. In our country, it’s supposed to be simple - if you’re sick, you should get treatment, regardless of where you live or how much you make. If you have a health card, you should have prescription drug coverage. Many other countries have already got it right. Look at New Zealand, where a public authority negotiates drug prices on behalf of the entire
“It’s time for Canada to learn from other countries’ successes and join the 21st century by combining our population’s purchasing power under one plan. An annual investment of $1 billion by the federal government will mean Canadians save $7.3 billion a year on the medications they need.”
countries’ successes and join the 21st century by combining our population’s purchasing power under one plan. An annual investment of $1 billion by the federal government will mean Canadians save $7.3 billion a year on the medications they need.
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Canadians already know this is the right move: a 2015 Angus Reid poll found 94 percent of British Columbians believe our public health care system should include a universal prescription drug plan. Several national health care commissions have recommended the same, along with the Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, Canadian Doctors for Medicare, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and many more. This Labour Day, Canada’s unions are renewing our commitment to public health care by making pharmacare our top priority. We’re bringing together local unions and workers with health care advocates in communities across the country to launch our pharmacare campaign. Join us, and together we can win a universal prescription drug plan for all Canadians, regardless of age, geography or income.
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country – 100% of their population is covered. There, a year’s supply of the anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor costs just $15 a year. In Canada it costs $811. It’s time for Canada to learn from other
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The origins of Labour Day Though millions of Canadians now see the first Monday in September as one last opportunity to enjoy some summer recreation with friends and family members, Labour Day is symbolic of much more than long weekends and backyard barbecues.
But the striking worker’s efforts did not go unchallenged, as Toronto Globe founder George Brown replaced his printers with workers from nearby towns and even took legal action to put an end to the strike and have its organizers arrested for criminal conspiracy.
Labour Day was inspired in large part by Canada’s growing industrialization in the second half of the 19th century, when competition for work in the nation’s rapidly growing cities was fierce and workers who complained of long workweeks or poor working conditions could easily be replaced. Such was the case in Toronto in 1872, when printers threatened to strike after years of lobbying for shorter workweeks. Those protests went ignored, and on March 25, 1872, the city’s printers went on strike.
But Prime Minister John A. MacDonald, who worked on the opposite side of the political aisle as Brown, spoke out against the publisher’s efforts during a public demonstration at City Hall. MacDonald eventually passed the Trade Union Act, decriminalizing trade unions, and set the leaders of the strike free.
Within weeks, other workers in the city began to support the printers, whose strike had interrupted Toronto’s thriving publishing industry. Within three weeks of the printers going on strike, 2,000 workers marched through the streets of Toronto. The number of marchers gradually grew, and eventually 10 percent of the city’s population, or 10,000 people, had joined in the march that culminated at Queen’s Park.
Though many printers who walked out never regained their jobs, and those that did still did not earn shorter workweeks, their efforts did mark an important step forward with regard to worker’s rights in Canada. The movement that had started in Toronto soon spread to other Canadian cities, where workers also demanded shorter workweeks. Other cities also adopted parades in honor of the march that first caught the attention of MacDonald in 1872, and in 1894 then-Prime Minister Sir John Thompson officially declared Labour Day a national holiday.
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WITH THANKS ON LABOUR DAY Monday, September 4th is Labour Day – a day for us to recognize the contributions of working people across our nation and in our city. City Council would like to take this opportunity to thank the many men and women who work for the City, and throughout our community, to provide the services that make Coquitlam a wonderful place to live, work, study and do business.
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Work by Otto Kamensek (above) and Sandra Yuen Mackay (left) are featured in the new Kickstart exhibit at the Port Moody Arts Centre, along with pieces by Susan Aydan Abbott (Winnipeg); Kyle Yip (Toronto); Emma Lau (Ontario); and Vancouver artists Mike Levin, Kathy Atkins, Otto Kamensek, Barbara Pearson, Ben Roback and Jasmine Sanchez-Ziller.
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Dance for PD members of the Brooklyn Parkinson’s Group.
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It was only two years ago when Megan WalkerStraight’s mom told her about a new dance program being offered for Parkinson’s Disease patients. Her mother, a physician, was alerted by a friend who knew Walker-Straight’s background in professional dance and suggested she teach the art form. Walker-Straight researched the topic and, after winning a fellowship, was studying in New York City with the two groups that created the program: the Mark Morris Dance Group and the Brooklyn Parkinson Group. Her aim was to bring their Dance for PD program back home to help Parkinson’s patients in the Lower Mainland. That fall, Walker-Straight — a sessional dance instructor at SFU — started her first Dance for PD group, held at the West Vancouver Senior’s Centre. Soon, she was in front of
NeuroFit BC in Vancouver. And, next month, WalkerStraight will be at Place des Arts in Coquitlam to guide participants through movement, balance, flow, flexibility, sequencing and rhythm as well as spatial and aesthetic awareness. Her Thursday classes will be an hour long, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., and followed by a coffee or tea — an important social component to the practice, she said. The after-session element allows students to relax and to chat with others who are also diagnosed with the same long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. (About 100,000 Canadians have the progressive illness that causes such symptoms as tremors, slowness, stiffness, impaired balance and muscle rigidity, among other things). Walker-Straight said many of her students find encouragement by being around their peers, and swap stories
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A non-profit group that aims to give a platform to disabled artists opened its first-ever show in the Tri-Cities last week. Until Sept. 20, Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture is presenting 25 pieces by 10 artists who identify themselves as living with a disability. And among the juried work on display at the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. Johns St.) are sculptures by Otto Kamensek, who was featured in The Tri-City News three years ago for his pieces depicting chronic arthritis — a disease he’s had for more than four decades. Yuri Arajs, Kickstart’s artistic director, said his Vancouverbased organization is the only professional arts company in B.C. that directly supports disabled artists. It is funded by the SpencerCreo Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, the city of Vancouver, Vancity and BC gaming grants, among others. Kickstart hosts two or three art exhibitions each year
• In the Suncor Gallery is Gary Wyatt’s landscape drawings. The Burnaby artist is also the co-owner of the Spirit Wrestler Gallery, an author and curator of Indigenous artwork. • In the Ann Kitching Gallery, painter Mart Chojnacka and her father, wood sculptor Zbigniew Chojnacki, show their surrealistic artworks.
Work by Kyle Yip of Toronto is in a new Port Moody art show. around Metro Vancouver — as well as performances — that focus on the talents of disabled visual artists, who receive remuneration for the group shows. Getting cash allows them to then leverage funding from other sources, Arajs said. “Not only are they being recognized but they’re also getting paid
to do it, which is key to their future success,” he told The TriCity News last Friday, the day after the PMAC show opened. “When we pay them, it allows them to be professional.” Arajs said his group doesn’t define disability; rather, it supports anyone living with an illness or who considers themself to have a physical or mental
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condition that limits movement, senses or activities. Besides Kamensek — a Burnaby resident who was PMAC’s ceramic artist-inresidence from 2013-’15 — the show, titled Can You See Us, Port Moody? also includes paintings, drawings and prints from three handicapped artists outside of Metro Vancouver: Susan Aydan Abbott is based in Winnipeg, Emma Lau is from Ontario and Kyle Yip calls Toronto home. see SHOW ALLOWS, page 31
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Acro convention brings top int’l teachers to Coquitlam JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News
A relatively new type of dance style that’s making waves around the world will be featured this fall at a convention in Coquitlam. Dance Attack, which has been hosting acro workshops in Ontario, is heading west with its acro gatherings: In April, it held an event in Regina, Sask., and, this November, the company plans to expand its base to the TriCities. Organizer Lexi Cox, a Pinetree secondary graduate, is one of six faculty members who will lead up to 125 youth — ages seven to 18 — through the half-hour sessions at Omega Gymnastics. Cox, who studied at the Port Moody School of Dance and CirKids and has her bachelor of fine arts from Ryerson University in theatre performance and dance, will be joined by: • Tyler Ayres of Cirque du Soleil/TADA; • Shannon Teat, a talent agent for daCoasta; • Aldeana Bawtinheimer of Aldeana’s Acrobats; • Sarah Calvert of MED Coaching Sciences;
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An example of acro-dance, of which a convention at Omega Gymnastics will teach students and teachers on Nov. 19. • and Katelyn Ettinger of Power Tumbling/NCCP. Students of any dance level are invited to participate to learn new skills as well as to see Ayres and Aldeana’s Acrobats perform. And teachers are also welcome to observe for the day and take ideas back to their studios. Cox, a dance adjudicator who critiqued at the B.C. provincials in Victoria this past
spring, said understanding the core techniques as well as trying out new trends keeps competitors on their toes. “At this stage, the kids want to learn more and experience the latest trick,” the 29-year-old performer, choreographer and instructor said. “Acro” — or acrobatic — dance blends gymnastics and dance, made popular by such groups as Cirque du Soleil. It
uses no props and includes such elements as the front aerial, hand walking and a one-hand front walkover for solo routines. For double tricks — that is, with a partner — dance elements can include the lawnmower, swizzle and shoulder stand. Cox said while many students don’t usually move to to the pro leagues, they can acquire life skills through acro dance — among them, coordination, focus and team play. • To register for the convention on Nov. 19 at Omega Gymnastics (125B Glacier St., Coquitlam), which is sponsoring the event in part along with The Giggle Dam, visit danceattackworkshop.com. Scholarships and prizes are available. jcleugh@tricitynews.com
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about how they’re coping with Parkinson’s. For others, though, seeing the different stages of the disease can be a reality shock, she said, and may be off-putting at first. Still, she wants to create an inclusive environment where all mobilities — whether with a cane or in a wheelchair— are accepted and each routine has modifications. Typically, her dance classes begin with students in chairs to achieve balance. Then, with the music, they allow their limbs to sway to find the connections, which in turn opens their imagination. If they are able, participants can move to standing positions. Walker-Straight stresses, however, her practise shouldn’t replace exercise. “It’s a dance class. It’s not a therapy. Our goal is to enjoy and to have fun in movement.” Walker-Straight said she often recruits her SFU dance undergraduates to volunteer. Once, she had an undergrad in tears after she missed helping
WALKER-STRAIGHT out for a semester: She couldn’t believe how much the Parkinson’s students had improved in a few months. “She was so struck by it,” Walker-Straight recalled, adding, “I find it also actually amazing. I make an assumption about what they can do because they’re not always able then they have this better flow and posture. They say, ‘This is so helpful for me.’” • Dance for PD runs from Sept. 21 to Dec. 7 at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam). To register and get 50% off, call 604-664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca and use the coupon code 50OFF (one coupon per student). jcleugh@tricitynews.com
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Barry Tan remembers taking piano lessons at Place des Arts as a BARRY TAN kid. There were lots of other young musicians around the Coquitlam facility but, if they didn’t play the same instrument, it was unlikely they would ever perform together. Now, as a second-year faculty member and accomplished pianist, Tan wants to bring piano and string students into the same classroom to learn the basics of chamber music. And he’s calling on youth — with a minimum Royal Conservatory of Music level of Grade 7 — to be part of one of his two new piano chamber music ensembles at Place des Arts. Auditions will be held at the Maillardville venue on Sunday, Sept. 10 and candidates are asked to play two contrasting compositions, up to about five minutes each. Tan — along with string specialist Dominic Woo — will then select between six and 10 successful applicants and group them according to their skill sets and personalities. Tan said he’s looking for a pianist in each ensemble plus two violinists, a violist and a cellist, who will be able to rehearse every two weeks starting in midSeptember. Each rehearsal will last about 90 minutes, and musicians must be able to perform at community concerts as well as at Tan’s faculty show at Place des Arts on Oct. 14, where Tan and guests Ben Goheen, Peter Ing and Will Chen will also play three works by composer Robert Schumann. Tan said the pieces the young chamber musicians will play over the fall, winter and spring will include standards from Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. “What’s great about this program is that there will be interdepartmental collaborations so piano and string students will finally be able to perform together.” • To sign up for an audition on Sept. 10, call Place des Arts’ music programmer Wen Dee Wong at 604-664-1636 or email wwong@placedesarts.ca. jcleugh@tricitynews.com
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Approximately 9,000 people joined us Aug. 26 in Lions Park and Leigh Square for a celebration of music, art, rivers, trails and Canada 150. It was an amazing day, thanks to all who attended, performed, volunteered and participated! Susan Aydan Abbott’s work at the Port Moody Arts Centre.
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In November, Kickstart will have a sister show at the Pendulum Gallery in Vancouver (885 West Georgia St.) called Can You See Us, Vancouver? “There’s so much creativity out there,” Arajs said, noting last year’s Kickstart exhibit in Nanaimo gained rave reviews. “And the shows are huge markers for what they do…. My hope is that the response in Port Moody will also be positive because we’re presenting quality work to the public.” • A Kickstart artist talk with Otto Kamensek, Sandra Yuen
Mackay (a Courage to Come Back recipient) and Ben Roback is on Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Port Moody Arts Centre. Curator Yuri Arajs will lead the discussion. Visit pomoarts.ca or kickstartdisability.ca. jcleugh@tricitynews.com
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Songs from the train A folk-rock singer on VIA Rail’s Artists on Board program will make a stop in Port Moody tomorrow NICOLA (Thursday). Gillian Nicola of Hamilton, Ont., will play at the Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St., Port Moody) at noon on Aug. 31 to promote her sophomore EP, No Place to Call, which came out last year and was recorded at Catherine North Studios with producer Dan Hosh. The show is part of the eatery’s Thursday lunchtime music series, of which Nicola is its first out-of-town guest.
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The last show in the city of Coquitlam’s inaugural Summer Concert Series will go out with a blast. Friday’s performance at the Coquitlam Town Centre Park Plaza (1299 Pinetree Way) starts at 7 p.m. with the
Clavinova Nights Jazz Band, an ensemble of young Tri-City musicians that covers such songs by legendary crooners Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles. The Bruce James Orchestra — which specializes in big band music and includes TriCity and Maple Ridge residents — headlines at 8:15 p.m. Admission is free. Visit coquitlam.ca/summerconcerts.
Event-goers of all ages painted 400 tiles for the Canada 150 mural mosaic that will be installed this fall at Leigh Square.
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Jasmine Lew’s gold medal jump of 5.99 metres at the Legion National Track and Field Championships in Brandon, Man., was more than just her personal best. It was her triumph over an injury that could have ended her season. Lew, who’s going into Grade 12 at Heritage Woods secondary school in Port Moody, was competing in the Fraser Valley district high school championship last May in her other preferred event, the 100-metre dash, when she blew out her hamstring. Lew said while she’d been injured before, none were as calamitous as the searing pain she felt when her hamstring popped at the 60-metre make, just as she entered her finishing stride. “I felt like I got hit,” she said. “It was blinding pain.” Lew’s coach, Raquel Chin — who also happens to be her mom — was so focussed on evaluating her charge’s starting technique, she didn’t see her pull up lame. But when she saw her daughter hobble slowly across the finish line, she knew what had happened. She’s been there: Chin’s own athletic aspirations were ended by a hamstring injury when she was competing in high school. She also knew what to do so Lew wouldn’t endure a similar fate. Within two hours Lew was on the examining table at a physiotherapist, embarking upon a rigorous 40-day program of intensive therapy, icing and heating and workouts in the swimming pool. “It was a program of co-
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Jasmine Lew set a personal best by jumping 5.99 metres when she won a gold medal at the Legion National track and field championship in Brandon, Man. She also overcame a hamstring injury that could have ended her season. ordinated care,” said Chin, who worked with her co-coach Robert Esmie to develop Lew’s rehab. “We had to make sure all the pieces were in place.” Opportunities to meet qualifying standards for the Canadian nationals and the Pan Am championships slipped by, but Lew wasn’t discouraged. “I never focussed on the injury as ending my season,” Lew said. “I focussed on getting better.” Lew set her sights on the
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B.C. High School championships, which were on same weekend as her 17th birthday. But even that didn’t happen. Lew’s first meet back was at one of the biggest stages of her young career, at the Harry Jerome International Classic at Coquitlam’s Percy Perry Stadium. Not only would she be testing the results of all her hard work to come back from her injury in front of thousands of spectators, she’d also be competing against one of her
long jump heroes, Canada’s Christabel Nettey. “It was so mind-blowing to be on the same track as her,” Lew said. Her leap of 5.59 metres placed her fifth. But more importantly, Lew said, the experience of competing alongside top athletes like Nettey, Andre de Grasse and Damian Warner inspired her to keep moving forward despite her injury. “You know that part of sports is getting injured, but
they’ve also overcome injuries and still had success,” Lew said. At the Trevor Craven Memorial track and field meet in Burnaby on July 7 to 8, Lew jumped 5.84 metres. A week after that she won her age bracket at the BC Athletics 2017 track and field jamboree back at Percy Perry Stadium. Heading into her final year competing at the high school level, Lew said the experience of battling back from a tough
injury has made her a better athlete. “The foundation is there,” she said. “Once I set my mind to a goal, I know I can achieve it.” Her mom hopes it’s made her a stronger person. “You have to learn to adapt and be flexible,” Chin said. “The discipline it takes to tweak, refine and participate in sports, it transfers into all aspects of life.” mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC
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Minor lacrosse would suffer if Saints move Playing for Junior A team is a goal for kids in minor system
Midget programs in its community. Karl Christiansen, the president of the BC Junior Lacrosse League, said it’s up to the teams to find the best players within its minor system.
“Recruitment is the responsibility of the clubs,” Christiansen said. “The more organized a club is, and more success they have and volunteers they have, it can be easier to do.”
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Port Coquitlam’s minor lacrosse system will lose if the city’s Junior A team, the PoCo Saints, move to Maple Ridge. Josh Wahl, the president of the PoCo Minor Lacrosse Association, says playing for the Saints’ Junior A team is a major goal for players at the Midget and Bantam competitive levels. “A lot of the kids, when they get to Bantam and Midget age, they see how cool it would be to play for the Saints,” Wahl said. “They look up to that group. That’s their goal.” But Saints’ longtime owner Reg Thompson says there aren’t enough of those players to make his team competitive with perennial powerhouses like the Coquitlam Adanacs and New Westminster Salmonbellies. That’s one of the reasons he wants to take the team he’s owned for 23 years across the Pitt River Bridge to Cam Neely Arena, where he believes more kids are playing lacrosse as the community grows. Thompson said he’s also
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The owner of the Port Coquitlam Saints wants to move his BC Junior A Lacrosse League team to Maple Ridge, but that could have an impact on the city’s minor lacrosse system. frustrated by the ongoing disruptions and uncertainty caused by the construction of the new PoCo rec complex, where his team is based. Construction on a new facility, that is going on around the old twin-pad arena, started in March and is expected to take until 2021. Thompson, who was once the head of Port Coquitlam Minor Lacrosse, said he’s seen the number of kids playing the sport diminish since the halcyon days when “hundreds of kids” attended drop-in sessions at the Hyde Creek recreation centre to learn about the game.
“Now it’s like pulling hen’s teeth,” Thompson said. “There’s just so many other things for people to do.” But Wahl said enrolment in the local lacrosse association has been steady at about 450 kids for the past 10 years. Although he concedes the growth in female lacrosse is helping keep the numbers up. “Like any association, there’s a dip in some age groups,” said Wahl, adding PoCo’s numbers are similar to communities like New Westminster and Langley. He also pointed to recent provincial championships as evidence of his association’s
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Linde second in Taipei Coquitlam sprinter James Linde won silver in the 200m sprint at the World University Games in Taipei, Taiwan on Saturday. It was Canada’s first medal in the meet’s athletics competition. Linde, who was running in lane one, finished just .03 seconds behind gold medalist Jeffrey John, of France. Mike Linde, James’ dad, said his son called shortly after the race, which was run
at 5 a.m. Vancouver time, excited and giggling. “He surprised himself,” said Mike, who watched his son race with his wife, Debbie, on a live streaming feed on their computer. “We were totally shocked. We jumped up and down,” Mike said. “It was quite a moment.” Mike said James appeared to get off to a slow start and looked to be in dead last
coming around the bend. But he picked up his pace in the last 100 metres. Only .23 seconds separated the eight competitors, who ran into a stiff headwind. Linde, who also finished second in the 100m at June’s Harry Jerome International Track Classic in Coquitlam behind Canadian Olympian Andre De Grasse, returns home on Thursday. sports@tricitynews.com
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Adanacs swept in 3 Team fails to defend national championship
The Coquitlam Adanacs returned from Ontario with a little less luggage. They didn’t have to pack the Minto Cup after the defending national champions were swept by the Six Nations Arrows in the best-of-five final in Brampton. The Adanacs lost last Thursday’s third game, 8-3. It’s the Arrows’ third Canadian Junior A championship in four years, a string interrupted only by the Adanacs’
victory over the Orangeville Northmen last year in Langley. But Adanacs’ coach Pat Coyle said with a strong corps of players returning next year, there’s no reason his team can’t challenge for the chalice again. “Where this pays off is next year,” said Coyle. “These guys will really learn what it takes to win.” Coyle said Six Nations’ defence was just too strong for his side to penetrate with any effectiveness. And when they did, Arrows’ goaltender Doug Jamieson stood tall. “The way their defence plays, they make it tough,” said
Coyle, adding his team may also have been hobbled by a virus that swept through many of the players. After spotting the Arrows a quick 2-0 lead in the first period of Thursday’s game, the Adanacs’ Keenan Koswin, John Hofseth and Ethan Ticehurst gave Coquitlam a 3-2 advantage at the first intermission. But that was as good as it got for the Adanacs. Six Nations scored the next six goals . Six Nations’ Austin Staats, who tied the game in the second period and finished the tournament with 24 points including 13 goals, was named Most Valuable Player.
strength “Whenever you have provincial titles it brings recognition.” Wahl said the Saints aren’t just a goal for players; the team also gives back to minor lacrosse as some of its players volunteer to coach younger kids. “We would lose those kids who help come coach,” Wahl said. Thompson said Junior A teams rely on a strong local youth program to build their rosters. While the league conducts an annual draft of players who live outside the catchment areas of current teams, most of a team’s players come from
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is 55% of the total and a marked recovery from the previous week. Ten of the 25 detached homes sold went for over asking, versus 65 of the 111 attached transactions.
After a very slow week following the BC Day long weekend, home sales in the Burnaby and Tri-Cities region perked up considerably the week of August 14-20.
The median sale price of attached homes sold August 14-20 was $551,000, also an improvement from the previous week. The lowest attached median sale price was $420,750 in Port Coquitlam, rising to $580K in Burnaby South.
Detached sales rose to a still-modest 25 transactions across the area, while attached homes (condos, townhouses, rowhomes and duplexes) increased to a much-healthier 111 sales the same week. The biggest improvement – and a possible sign that the market is starting to recover from the summer doldrums – was in the number of homes sold over asking price. Of the 136 home sales that week (registered as of August 29), 75 went for over their list price, which
Single-family homes saw a slightly lower median sale price compared with the previous week, at $1.2 million across the region. This ranges from $967,500 in Port Coquitlam to a high of $2,270,000, which was the middle of three detached home sales in Burnaby South. The priciest home sale in the region was a seven-bedroom luxury family home in the Deer Lake neighbourhood of Burnaby South, which sold for
$3,980,000, $400K under asking price, after only six days on the market. Burnaby South was the also location of the most expensive attached home sale of August 14-20. This was a brand-new, contemporary half-duplex with four bedrooms and four bathrooms, which sold for $1.71 million, $20K over the list price, after exactly a week listed. The highest-priced condo to sell the same week was a stunning, 37th-floor, three-bedroom penthouse in North Coquitlam. This high-end home with amazing views sold for $1,178,000, which was $21,000 under the asking price, after 26 days on the market. The number of homes currently listed for sale dipped slightly compared with the previous week – almost entirely driven by attached homes being sold off faster than new listings coming in, with detached listings remaining steady.
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Over 10 yrs. Exp. • Licenced & Insured • Professional Piano Movers
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35%OFF
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TREE SERVICES GREEN TREE
ARBORIST SERVICE • Tree Removal • Pruning • Hedge Trimming + more 15yrs exp. WCB. Full Ins’d. Call Tom for Free Est.
FIND HELP FOR YOUR PROJECTS
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Home Improvement?
MOVING
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Looking to do some
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All interior and Exterior Renovations and Additions Renovation Contractor Licensed and Insured Free Estimates “Satisfaction Guaranteed”
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• Hot Water Tank • Drain Cleaning • Service • New Construction • Available 24/7
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FERREIRA HOME IMPROVEMENTS
ROOFING
All Work Guar. Free Est. John 604-616-2934
Gardening Team
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• Aluminum Patio Covers • Sunrooms and Windows • Aluminum Railings, Vinyl Decking
604-240-2881
Ed’s ROTOTILLING & LANDSCAPING
Same Day Service, Fully Insured FREE ESTIMATES
3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.
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LAWN & GARDEN
Summer Services
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604-727-0043
Reliable Moving Ltd
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604-942-4383
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604 -230 -3539 778-322-2378 604-339-1989
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Repaired
HOME REPAIRS RENOVATIONS INSTALLATIONS
• Residential Specialists • WCB, Ins’d, Lic’d • Free Estimates
A Gardener & A Gentleman Lawn, Garden, Trees. Prune. Clean-up. Junk.604-319-5302
RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT Are you looking to build a quality, custom home with warranty? From lot digging to final inspection, for more information call GVRD Homes 604-724-3335
Est 1985
Gutters Cleaned &
Mike 604-961-1280
PATIOS
PRO*ACC PAINTING LTD
WorkSafeBC insured
www.expertpowerwashing.com
PAINTING/ WALLPAPER
Local Licensed Low Cost Plumbing Heating Co. Water heaters/boilers/furnaces/plumbing. 604−209−3107 certisea@gmail.com
Refer to the Service Directory for all of your home improvement, decorating and gardening needs.
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