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Coquitlam’s Mathew Barzal (right) of the New York Islanders tries to wheel around Vancouver Canucks forward Brandon Sutter in a National Hockey League game Monday at Rogers Arena. The game was Barzal’s first in Vancouver as an NHLer. The rookie phenom had two assists and was named third star in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Canucks. For more on Barzal, see Sports, page 25.
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Coquitlam saw another bigbucks year of development in 2017. Building permit values rose 38% from those in 2016, a jump from $345 million to $475 mil-
another busy year. We don’t see any signs of things slowing down at this point.” Coquitlam’s increase in building permits far outpaces the Metro Vancouver average of 14%, according to the report. The document noted that residential permit values saw a par-
lion, according to the city’s most recent economic development activity report. The total comes close to breaking the city’s record of $482 million, set in 2013. “We have seen very, very strong growth,” said deputy city manager John DuMont, adding, “We anticipate 2018 to be
ticularly sharp increase of 64%, with the majority of the growth along the Evergreen Extension and on Burke Mountain. Building permit figures are not the only indicators that the economy in Coquitlam is healthy. David Munro, the city’s man-
ager of economic development, estimates the vacancy rate for commercial office space is between 6% and 7%, a decrease from the 12% average seen three years ago. Coquitlam’s 675,800 sq. m of industrial space is also in demand, with an estimated
vacancy rate in the 2% range, he added. “It is a very competitive market,” Munro said. “There is not a whole lot of inventory for industrial space west of the Port Mann Bridge.” gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC
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Jamie Schwanebeck loves baseball. So much so, the 16-year-old catcher who’s trying out for Port Coquitlam’s AA midget team hopes to parlay his passion into a scholarship so he can study to become a lawyer. But without the help of KidSport Tri-Cities, Schwanebeck might never have conceived of such a dream, says his mom, Kristie Dana. Saturday, KidSport Tri-Cities is holding its spring used sporting goods sale to raise money that goes to subsidize registration fees for families that can use the help. Since Schwanebeck discovered baseball when he was seven years old, the sport has been a stabilizing force in a sometimes difficult upbringing without a father, said Dana, who juggled as many as eight jobs to make ends meet for her family of five, which included two older siblings and a younger half-brother. “When you have a single mom, kids are at risk for getting into trouble if they don’t have something they’re passionate about,” Dana said. “Being part of a team was huge for him.” It was also a strain on the family’s finances. But the support of KidSport Tri-Cities, which covered Schwanebeck’s registration
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Chris Wilson of KidSport Tri-Cities collects some of the donated items that will be available at the group’s spring used sports equipment sale Saturday at Riverside secondary school. You can drop off donations until Friday; for details, see blue box, top right. fees every year since he started playing baseball, kept him in the game. Dana said besides giving Schwanebeck a community and support network all his own, baseball has taught her son important life skills about hard work and responsibility, something that’s not always
easy for a single parent already holding down multiple jobs to cover the cost of rent and food. “In baseball, you are responsible for your position, so you get that responsibility factor, but you also have to work together with your team,” Dana said. The sport has forged a connection between Schwanebeck
and his four-year-old halfbrother, who’s already champing at the bit to start playing blast ball, Dana said. “He takes his younger brother to play catch with him,” she said. “It’s solidified their bond.” As Schwanebeck has risen through baseball’s competi-
tive tiers, he has also become more aware of the opportunities the game could provide. His schoolwork has improved because he knows there’s more at stake than just catching the next pitch, Dana said. “It’s those discipline things they learn that then transfer into their academic life,” she
said. “He knows he needed to keep his grades up if he wanted to stay in ball.” And with the end of his high school years in sight, Schwanebeck is doubling down on what baseball could mean to him. The money his mom saves on registration fees can go towards specialized coaching from the Bullpen Baseball School, all with an eye towards playing his way towards university and, eventually, law school. “There’s no way I could do that,” Dana said. “It will definitely help with his professional career goals.” mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC
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collected $37,613 in revenue last year from secondary suite business licences. There are 352 licensed secondary suites in the city and each owner has to pay the fee that is charged for all home-based businesses, including daycares, bed and breakfasts and massage therapists. Coun. Rob Vagramov said removing the fee could encourage the licensing of more secondary suites. “Anything
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ment buildings and short-term holiday rentals, especially as the province is considering the implementation of a new tax to apply to services such as Airbnb. “There’s so many variables in this,” Clay said. “I think our policies are way behind.” MacLeod noted in her report that six of 14 Lower Mainland municipalities charge an annual licence fee for second-
ary suites ranging from $50 to $450. That’s in addition to utility charges collected by all municipalities that range from 40% to 100% charged for a typical single-family residence. Last year, Port Moody received $83,000 from utility charges to owners of secondary suites. Council will consider the policy at its meeting March 13.
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Crossroads Hospice at Inlet Centre in Port Moody is encouraging its palliative care patients to run with the lions, live life on Mars and experience New York and Paris — all from the comfort of a chair, couch or bed. “It’s like having your own personal Imax Theatre,” said Daniel Einarsson, a musician, who was one of the first patients to use the new Google Dreamscape headset provided by a local donor that enables 360 degree virtual reality via special videos and equipment. Einarsson puts on the Google headset, with a Pixel 2 phone slipped into the front, and using a small controller can scroll through virtual reality experiences offered via YouTube or other platforms. He chooses to watch a National Geographic film of a male lion and its mother feed and doze in the sun in Africa. The 360-degree experience is as lifelike as one will find in a hospice next to a busy road in downtown Port Moody. “If nothing else, it’s a great distraction from your troubles,”
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novel and intriguing admits Tereza McDermid, executive director for the Crossroads Hospice Society, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Although some people may be more comfortable with the technology then others, McDermid says some of her patients are willing to try new experiences. For these people, the Google Dreamscape headset and virtual reality video is a
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The Independent Investigation Office of BC (IIO) said a Port Mann Freeway Patrol officer acted appropriately in an incident last month in which a 17-year-old driver fleeing police custody was struck by a car on Highway 1. The incident occurred Feb. 5 near the King Edward Overpass in Coquitlam when the teen, identified as “AP” in the IIO report, was pulled over heading west after being observed speeding and weaving in and out of traffic. The IIO report said a female passenger in the vehicle said after the driver was informed by the officer — referred to as “Officer 1” in the report — that his vehicle would be impounded and he would be receiving three tickets, AP became upset. “The passenger said she could see AP looking out the window at oncoming traffic and thought he was thinking about getting out of the vehicle,” the report stated. “She tried to hold his arm to stop him and talk to him. She added that at one point, she thought about honking the horn to get the attention of
the officer, hoping the officer may be able to keep AP safe.” Instead, the driver got out of the vehicle and jumped over a concrete highway barrier, and was struck by an eastbound motorist. The incident left AP in critical condition and shut down Highway 1, snarling traffic in both directions while the Integrated Collision Analysis Reconstruction Service investigated. IIO investigations are launched anytime a person is injured or killed in police custody. After reviewing dash cam footage and taking statements from witnesses, the IIO determined that the officer involved in the incident acted appropriately. “Officer 1 acted at some risk to himself when he took steps to stop traffic and protect AP as he lay injured on the roadway,” said the report. “He met all his duties as a police officer fully and completely.” They added that the audio provided to investigators “demonstrates that Officer 1 was professional in his dealing with AP during the initial stop and caring in his attempts to comfort AP while awaiting further assistance.”
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The city of Coquitlam is hoping a new logo and slogan will help draw tourists to the municipality. “Fun is in our nature” is the tagline that recently received council approval and it will begin to appear on billboards and advertisement as the city
One of the new tourism logos the city of Coquitlam is considering. ramps up its tourism strategy. The city’s tourism manager, Eric Kalnins, said the slogan captures Coquitlam’s geographic proximity to the natural environment.
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The city of Coquitlam is taking another shot at updating its land use policies in the Oakdale neighbourhood. Andrew Merrill, manager of community planning, said a public consultation process will begin in the spring after residents petitioned the city asking for higher density land uses. The request from homeowners is a marked departure from a year and a half ago, when people in the area resisted changes proposed as part of the Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan (BLNP). After several contentious consultations, Oakdale was eventually designated a future planning area and left unchanged. But because residents are driving the proposal this time, Merrill said the process has a better chance at success. “We have had a couple of different petitions signed by multiple groups,” he told The Tri-City News. “The fact that this is citizen-led is a bit different.” Merrill noted that during the BLNP planning process, Oakdale was one of 10 sub-areas. A new consultation would be more focused, he added, allowing for additional opportunities for residents to express their issues. Merrill said the land use designation update would allow different types of housing in the predominantly detachedhome neighbourhood. The alternative residential types, he added, would give families more options than the “choice between a too-small apartment and a too-expensive house.” “We are faced with an… ongoing housing crisis that we are working to solve,” he said. “We are looking at ways to change land use to allow new families to establish themselves.” • For more information on the Oakdale Land Use Designation Update, go to www.coquitlam.ca/oakdale. The city said residents are encouraged to sign up to receive project updates via email.
“It needs to be true to place,” he told council during a committee meeting last month. “You can’t fool people by saying one thing and really presenting another… We are really
capturing what Coquitlam is all about.” According to a staff report, the tourism brand identity was the result of research and analysis along with a survey of residents. Input was also sought from students in Douglas College’s marketing program. Kalnins said three consistent themes emerged during the consultation process: nature, family/welcoming and a central location. “It has a different meaning to many different people,” said Kalnins of the tourism slogan.
“It is memorable, it is short, it is concise.” But while council was in agreement on the slogan, there was less consensus around the look of a new Tourism Coquitlam logo. Several council members questioned the need for a separate brand, preferring to stick with the logo currently used on city advertisements and letterhead. Others said that a looping Q in the new logo is difficult to read. Deputy city manager John DuMont said many municipalities separate their tourism
marketing from the general promotion of city hall and city activities. “This is meant to be part of a larger piece,” he said, adding that tourism branding needs to “stand on its own.” David Munro, the city’s economic development manager, said staff would take council’s feedback and look at its options for reconfiguring or reworking the Tourism Coquitlam logo and present changes at an upcoming council-in-committee meeting. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC
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A slowdown in sales of houses and an overall drop in transaction activity has not hampered real estate values in the TriCities, according to new data release by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV). The figures show that over the last six months, prices overall have continued to climb, rising 4.9% in Coquitlam, 5.1% in Port Coquitlam and 3.7% in Port Moody. The demand is particularly acute for attached properties, like condos and townhouses, a trend seen across Metro Vancouver. “The supply of apartment and townhome properties for sale today is unable to meet demand,” said Jill Oudil, REBGV’s president. “On the other hand, our detached home market is beginning to enter buyers’ market territory.” The data notes that the benchmark price for a townhouse has increased in the last six months by 6.3% in Coquitlam, 2.1% in Port Coquitlam and 4% in Port Moody; during the same period, condo prices rose 6.5% in Coquitlam, 7.4% in PoCo and 7.3% in Port Moody. But detached home values have dropped slightly since September across the Tri-Cities, falling 0.1% in Coquitlam, 1.6% in Port Coquitlam and 0.5% in Port Moody.
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sold during the same period rose 4.3% from 141 to 147 in the three municipalities. Oudil said she expects the sales activity to continue to increase in the months ahead. “The spring is traditionally the busiest time for home buyers and sellers in our market,” she said, although she noted that recent policy changes, including a new tax on homes valued at more than $3 million, could have an impact on sales activity. “We’ll wait to see how they react to the taxes and other pol-
icy measures that our provincial and federal governments have introduced so far this year.” Sales activity was mixed across Metro Vancouver. The region saw 2,207 transactions in February, down 9% from the same month last year but up 21.4% compared to January. Detached home sales were the hardest hit, seeing a 39.4% decrease in transaction volume from February’s 10-year average, while attached sales were down 6.8% and apartments were down 5.5%. gmckenna@tricitynews.com
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Have your say on mobility pricing Tri-City residents can find out how proposed mobility pricing will affect them and have their say about it in a new round of public engagement for the region’s Mobility Pricing Independent Commission. Last week, the It’s Time project launched the second phase of its public engagement program with a 15-minute survey that asks people what they think about changes to the fuel tax, charging for distance driven or charging at congestion points. “In our first engagement, more than 6,000 residents and stakeholders shared their perspectives on congestion, and principles such as fairness and affordability that we are considering as we study new ways to approach mobility pricing,” stated Allan Seckel, chair of the Mobility Pricing Independent Commission in a press release. “Now that we have some examples of how decongestion charging could work, we need more feedback to ensure that the commission’s recommendations are informed by the needs and priorities of the public.” The commission’s study is the first step in a multi-year
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Have a say about who will pay for ICBC Input sought on measures to solve financial issues KatIe DeRosa
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Should bad drivers pay higher insurance premiums so that savings can be passed on to good drivers? And what constitutes a good or bad driver? Those are just two of the questions the provincial government wants answered as it considers an overhaul to the province’s auto insurance system. For the next month, the public can weigh in on how the Insurance Corporation of BC should mete out rewards and punishment based on crash claims and driver experience. Under the current system, a driver can cause one crash without seeing any impact on their insurance premiums if he or she has had no claims in the previous 13 years. That bar could be raised to 20 years of accident-free driving. According to ICBC, 40% of at-fault claims are forgiven each year because the driver has the maximum safe-driver discount. After an at-fault crash, it would take drivers 10 years of accident-free driving to return to their safe-driver discount
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According to ICBC, 40% of at-fault claims are forgiven each year because the driver has the maximum safe-driver discount. level rather than the current three years. Right now, drivers have the option of repaying vehicle damage claims to avoid any impact on their premiums. The province is considering setting a dollar threshold for claims that can be repaid or eliminating that option. The province wants to make it even more expensive for
drivers with serious convictions such as drunk driving, distracted driving or excessive speeding by increasing driver penalty points and driver risk points by 20% a year over two years. A driver with several serious convictions would see basic insurance premiums increase. As of March 1, ICBC raised driver-risk premium penalties
for drivers caught using electronic devices, putting this on par with impaired driving and excessive speeding. A driver with two distracted driving tickets in a three-year period will pay almost $2,000 in financial penalties, an increase of $740. A driver with several minor driving convictions can expect an insurance hike under the proposed changes.
Minor driving convictions would include speeding, unsafe lane changes or seatbelt violations. The new rules would also affect seniors and new drivers. The senior driver discount would be lowered after the first at-fault crash and removed after the second. New drivers who cause a crash would lose their discount. Attorney General David Eby said a public engagement campaign, launched Monday, will help improve the auto insurance rating system for B.C. drivers. “Drivers have been saying for years that the system would be more fair if low-risk drivers paid less for their vehicle insurance while high-risk drivers paid more,” Eby said in a statement. The province also wants to hold drivers accountable when they crash someone else’s car. The proposed changes would result in at-fault crashes being held against the driver instead of against the registered owner of the vehicle they borrowed. Vehicle owners would be asked to list all drivers who plan to operate the vehicle. If an unlisted driver crashes the vehicle, the registered owner’s premiums wouldn’t increase but they would have to pay a one-time fee for not listing that driver. The fee would be more significant if the at-fault driver
is someone who lives with the vehicle owner — for example, a family member. ICBC is also considering giving a 10% discount to drivers of cars with high-tech safety measures such as automatic emergency braking. A discount would also be available to drivers who clock fewer than 5,000 km in a year. The public can fill in a questionnaire about ICBC at engage.gov.bc.ca/ratefairness; it’s available until April 5 at 4 p.m. Changes to insurance premiums are just one way the province is trying to dig ICBC out of a $1-billion hole. In January, Eby described the situation at ICBC as a “financial dumpster fire” after the Crown corporation posted a net loss of $935 million in the first nine months of its fiscal year and a projected a $1.3-billion loss by the end of the fiscal year. He warned that drivers could face premium increases of about $400 or more if no action was taken. Last month, Eby announced that ICBC will put a $5,500 cap on pain and suffering payouts for people who suffer minor injuries in a crash. In an effort to reduce legal costs, disputes about what constitutes a minor injury will be moved out of the court system and directed to an independent dispute resolution process. The changes take effect in April 2019.
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Big buses making a B-Line for Tri-Cities Diane STranDBerg The Tri-CiTy News
TransLink is hoping to duplicate the success of its B-Line service with 58 new large-capacity buses providing 10- to 15-minute frequency on four routes, including one between Maple Ridge and Coquitlam. The route along Lougheed Highway from Haney Place to Coquitlam Central Station though Port Coquitlam is expected to be rolled out by the end of 2019. Tuesday, TransLink officials were on hand at the PoCo transit centre to announce the planned service that will extend frequent bus service to several suburban communities: PoCo, Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge; Vancouver (between JoyceCollingwood Station and UBC along 41st Avenue); through Surrey to Langley along the Fraser Highway; and in North Vancouver from Dundarave to the Phibbs Exchange. Once in place, the new B-Line routes will put 207,000 people within walking distance of frequent transit and will run every 10 minutes or better during peak periods and 15 minutes or better during off-peak periods, with the service available 18 hours a day. This means riders can sim-
B-LINE FACTS • The local route: The new B-Line along Lougheed Highway will service Coquitlam Centre, Port Coquitlam Centre, Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge. It will provide connections to the Millennium Line and the West Coast Express. • Since its launch in 1996, the 99 B-Line in Vancouver along Broadway has become the busiest bus route in Canada and the U.S. • Surrey’s 96 B-Line is the fastest-growing B-Line in the region; ridership has increased 77% on weekdays and 105% on weekends since it launched in 2013. • Burnaby and Vancouver’s 95 B-Line along Hastings Street, TransLink’s newest, has reduced travel time by 10 minutes. ply show up and catch a bus without having to memorize bus schedules or time their departures. Calling the new service a “game changer,” PoCo Mayor Greg Moore said cities will be encouraged to build density around the B-Line bus stops and the ability to then live without a car could make the suburbs more affordable. “If you can live close to the frequent transit network, rail or B-Line, you can save money, you can have more affordability for your household,” he said. Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce president Catherine Ackerman said extending the B-Line service will provide more options for business to attract
workers and help workers get to their jobs more efficiently. Expanding the labour pool is necessary during times of high employment, Ackerman said, and if people can get to more places easily, they have more options for jobs. “Businesses can draw talent to an area and tap into a larger workforce,” she said. TransLink is asking the public to weigh in on bus stop locations, local route adjustments and possible changes to street infrastructure to accommodate the new routes. A survey will be available beginning April. 3 and TransLink is also consulting with cities, said Kevin Desmond, CEO of the transportation authority. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PERMANENT CHANGE TO A LIQUOR LICENCE – VANCOUVER GOLF CLUB – 771 AUSTIN AVENUE, COQUITLAM The Vancouver Golf Club, 771 Austin Avenue, Coquitlam, has applied to the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB) for a permanent change to its Food Primary Licence, to allow for patron participation entertainment. The proposed endorsement will allow patrons to enjoy a dinner and dance, during the hours of the liquor license, at weddings and other special events. The current hours of business are from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Monday to Saturday and 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. on Sunday. 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 Wednesday, March 28, 2018. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: • 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.
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Coquitlam. The recent Concert Properties project, which is now in the rezoning phase, is expected to bolster supply by more than 1,000 rental units, including market rental for seniors. Providing more options for living in the Tri-Cities comes as the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) reports that rents in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody rose 11% in the last 12 months. That is the largest increase in the region, which saw a 5.9% overall rise. The arrival of the Evergreen Extension is considered one of the reasons rents are rising. But in 2014, CMHC report noted that the rental rate for apartments in the Tri-Cities was 1.4%, lower than both Vancouver and Burnaby.
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One of the tightest rental markets in Metro Vancouver is about to get a little looser with the soon to be built Residences at the Heights rising in the Austin Heights area of Coquitlam. But what it will cost to rent a studio, one- or two-bedroom suite in the four-storey market rental building at 945 Charland Ave. won’t be known until the building is almost complete. That’s because the builder, Redbrick Properties, says it still doesn’t have all the construction costs locked down and needs to know the final numbers before committing to rents. Still, Abdul Jiwan, president of Redbrick, is optimistic about the project, which has been acknowledged previously as the first purpose-built rental apartment constructed in 40 years in the city. “We already have registrations to fill up the building more than twice,” Jiwan said, although he noted that applications for the 41 suites won’t be accepted until much closer to completion in August, 2019.
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Meanwhile, the Urban Development Institute is blaming cities for permitting delays they say are holding up new housing construction. “While pointing the finger at foreign buyers gains public support, the biggest obstacles are still municipal permitting delay bottlenecks, which can take years, and restrictive, single-family zoning, on about 85% of residential land across Metro,” stated UDI president and CEO Anne McMullin in a press release.
Excavation for the Residences at the Heights project began on Feb. 14 and on March 17, Redbrick is hosting a ground-breaking ceremony. The project, located at 945 Charland Ave., is the first purposebuilt rental building constructed in Coquitlam in 40 years. Excavation for the project began Feb. 14 and, on March 17, Redbrick is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony. While the project will be at market rents, Jiwan said it will be more affordable than purchasing a home in the area.
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While waiting for permits from the city, however, con-
struction costs have risen 40%, Jiwan said, making the project more expensive then originally envisioned. “Today, construction costs are a major factor with housing. It is a lot higher than you realize, than people anticipate,” he said. Still, there has been lots of interest in the project that will have units ranging from a studio at 464 square feet to two
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bedrooms at 816 square feet. As well, he promised high quality finishings in the suites. “We believe renters deserve to live in high-quality housing.” And because Redbrick is managing the apartment, he said renters can expect fair dealings. A resident caretaker will also be on site. The rush is on to start building more market rental units in
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“It could make sense IF the housing was purely for long-term and tertiary care. Our elders and mental health patients are living in hospital beds at $1,000 per night. It would be unacceptable, however, to use provincial health assets for anything that does not serve health care.” CHRISTINA GOWER
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Listening to fight poverty f
ull marks go to the new provincial government for listening to people about how to fix poverty. Equally notable is the effort the organizers of a series of poverty reduction meetings are going through to make sure people attend. Community engagement is an oft-touted phrase made by governments at all levels and many are finding out they need to do more than simply call a meeting to get people to attend. They must make sure people have a variety of ways to comment and, of course, meetings should be live streamed so people can watch it on their phones, tablets or computers. DELIVERY 604-472-3040 NEWSROOM 604-472-3030 DISPLAY ADS 604-472-3020 cLASSIfIED ADS 604-444-3056 n
but if you really want a faceto-face meeting and if you really want to hear what people have to say first-hand — or you want them to hear what you have to say — you have to make the meeting inviting and provide people with some dignity. This is what the organizers of the Coquitlam poverty reduction strategy meeting have done. by organizing the meeting on a weekend and providing refreshments, transportation, child care, health supports and secure storage, the province’s poverty commission is telling people “We want you to come and we will do whatever it takes to encourage you to make the time.”
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No wonder the meetings in other cities have drawn more than 100 people to talk about their experiences and share ideas. We hope the Coquitlam meeting draws a similar number or more, and we would put the challenge out to the school board and municipal councils to think hard about their meeting structure, considering openness, transparency and accessibility as the key foundations and measures of success. If no one shows up to your meeting except for a few malcontents or a handful of those who are most engaged, you have to ask yourself why, and then fix the problem. ask yourself the question: do our
constituents really think we care about their input? If the answer is yes, more people would be engaged, either online or in person. Recently, Shane Simpson, the provincial minister in charge of poverty reduction, said it’s going to take longer than expected to put together a poverty plan. It won’t be this spring, likely the fall is the new target. We think that’s a good thing, especially if it means the input from Coquitlam’s March 17 poverty meeting — 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the best Western Plus Coquitlam Inn Convention Centre at 319 North Rd. — will be included in the action plan.
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Isn’t SD43 China trip a conflict of interest? The Editor, Re. “Off to China they go, again” (The Tri-City News, Feb. 23). On reading the referenced article, I became deeply disturbed. The story states that six Tri-City school trustees are heading to China, courtesy of the Chinese government to pave the way for students from China to get educated in School District 43. Since the trustees are elected by the Canadians and paid for by the Canadian taxpayers, I would have thought that accepting a gift of $54,600 to pay for the trip costs to visit Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing would constitute a conflict of interest. Could the Chinese government also be giving undisclosed personal gifts to the trustees? While the readers are informed that the Confucius Institute provides SD43 with $228,000 in grants for the teaching of dances and calligraphy, subjects that would not enhance the intellectual
KERRI PALMER ISAAK, SD43 development of the students, Kerri Palmer Isaak, SD43’s chair, who also went to China last year, says that the trip helps the district financially. If government officials need to see how an educational system works, they should go to Germany and learn how the educational system of that country allows it to be so productive and prosperous. Also in Ms. Strandberg’s article, I learned that according to Ken Christensen, president of Coquitlam Teachers’
Association, that the district of Coquitlam this year will have 2,036 students attending local schools, 60% of whom are from China. Given that the current housing crisis reduced the rental availability to zero, will the accommodation needs of those students supersede the Canadians’ housing needs? Maybe it is time B.C.’s minister of education dissolves all the school boards and unifies the learning conditions for the whole province, so all British Columbians have the same level of education with the same opportunities. To conclude, it is my belief that public education should fulfil the purpose of educating citizens so they are able to succeed in a competitive world. That Coquitlam school board’s members are engaging in the business of accepting foreign grants and trips paid for by a foreign government is unacceptable and should be discouraged. Marta Posilovic, Coquitlam
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Two-hour parking on Runnel Drive isn’t enough for people hiking the popular Coquitlam Crunch trail, argues the letter writer.
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Loosen new parking limits for those who like to Crunch The Editor, New parking restrictions have recently been imposed on those parking at the playing fields on Runnel Drive in Coquitlam. The signs say parking is allowed for two hours only. I and several people I know
regularly walk the Coquitlam Crunch and beyond, and sometimes have to shorten our hike because of this. Parking on the road itself is often not an option as the area is full. When walking, hiking, socializing, exercising, being outdoors is stressed as being
so important to our lives, why impose this restriction? If a restriction is necessary to stop the area being used for carpooling, let’s face it, that type of area is much needed as well. At least allow four hours of parking, as many places do. Gill Richardson, Coquitlam
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The city of Port Moody will spend up to $120,000 to create an economic development office and hire someone to run it. And the chair of the city’s economic development committee says it’s about time. Coun. Diana Dilworth said discussions about just such a position date back to 2016 but economic development has been a pillar of Port Moody’s strategic plan since 2012. She said the city’s anticipated growth will present new economic opportunities that could benefit from the guiding hand of someone to identify those opportunities and build relationships with the business community. “The city has always been more reactive than proactive,” Dilworth said. “Now we’ve made taking care of business a priority.” Dilworth said as more people move into Port Moody, the imperative to create jobs for them so they can work in the same community will increase. She said the city’s relative lack of large chain stores and big companies creates a unique business environment. “I think Port Moody has been getting a reputation for having some really niche commercial opportunities,” Dilworth said. “It would be fascinating to see more of those small businesses here.” Dilworth said she expects
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Timing traffic signals at Ioco Road and St. John Street to give priority to Port Moody residents would contradict TransLink regulations, says the city’s transportation engineer, Jeff Moi. The idea was pitched at last Tuesday’s council meeting by Coun. Rob Vagramov. He suggested altering the timing of the lights for the right turn from Ioco southbound onto St. Johns westbound in the morning would make it easier and quicker for residents in the Heritage Mountain, Ioco, Coronation Park and Inlet Centre neighbourhoods to “get into the queue” of traffic heading towards Burnaby and Vancouver. Similarly, giving them more time in the evening to make the left turn from St. Johns onto Ioco would speed their return home, he said. In a report to council, Vagramov said a such a change to the signals’ timing might dissuade motorists from neighbouring communities including Coquitlam and Port
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COUN. ROB VAGRAMOV Coquitlam from going through Port Moody as traffic backs up. But Moi said the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Act prevents municipalities from authorizing or permitting “any action that would reduce the capacity of all or any part of the major road network to move people” without the approval of TransLink. He said the city does what it can to ensure commuter traffic moves quickly and smoothly along St. Johns, including the optimization last fall of all the signals’ timing on the street.
“It is something we look at frequently,” Moi told council. Coun. Diana Dilworth said the city’s master transportation plan, which was approved last year and is already being enacted with various projects, will address many of the residents’ traffic concerns, including congestion and the time it takes to traverse city streets at peak hours. “If this was such a great idea, it would have been included [as part of that plan],” Dilworth said. Vagramov’s motion to have city staff investigate his idea was defeated 4-1 (Coun. Zoe Royer was absent). mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC
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Notice of Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that the City of Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws. This meeting will be held on:
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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. How do I find out more information? Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from February 27 to March 12, 2018 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430. How do I provide input? Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity. Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts. Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; Regular mail: 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015. 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/agendas. If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010. Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested parties concerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Jay Gilbert, City Clerk
Item 1
Address: 1138 Dansey Avenue
The intent of Bylaw 4846, 2018 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 4846, 2018 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential. If approved, the RT-1 zone would facilitate a two lot subdivision of the existing lot and the construction of a single-family dwelling and a carriage house with rear lane access on each of the resulting lots.
Item 2
Address: 1142 Dansey Avenue
The intent of Bylaw 4849, 2018 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 4849, 2018 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 Two Family Residential. If approved, the RT-1 zone would facilitate a two lot subdivision of the existing lot and the construction of a single-family dwelling and a carriage house with rear lane access on each of the resulting lots.
Item 3
Addresses: 3525, 3529 and 3535 Victoria Drive and 1225 Mitchell Street
The intent of Bylaw 4833, 2018 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4833, 2018 from RS-1 One-Family Residential and RS-2 OneFamily Suburban Residential to RT-2 Townhouse Residential and P-5 Special Park. If approved, the application would facilitate the consolidation of the properties and the construction of a townhouse development consisting of approximately 72 units, along with the protection of a 10-metre wide Streamside Protection and Enhancement Area (SPEA).
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Monday, March 12, 2018 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 Addresses: Portion of 579 Smith Avenue and a Portion of Adjacent Road, and 530 and 550 Cottonwood Avenue, and 663 and 675 Whiting Way
The intent of Bylaw 4847, 2018 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to revise the zoning of portions of the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4847, 2018 from P-1 Civic Institutional to CD-3 Comprehensive Development -3. If approved, the CD-3 Comprehensive Development Zone – 3 is intended to accommodate and regulate the development of apartment and townhouse residential at a high density, purposebuilt rental apartment and townhouse residential at a high density, and civic uses. Regulations of this zone are outlined in the associated Bylaw and include, but are not limited to: • Permitted Uses; • Conditions of Use; • Lot Size; • Density; • Lot Coverage; • Buildings Per Lot; • Setbacks; • Off-Street Parking and Loading; and • Other Regulations.
The intent of Bylaw 4848, 2018 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the portions of the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4848, 2018 from RM-2 Three Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential to CD-4 Comprehensive Development-4. If approved, the CD-4 Comprehensive Development Zone – 4 is intended to accommodate and regulate the development of a multi-phased apartment and townhouse residential project at a high density, and purpose-built rental apartment and townhouse residential at a high density. Regulations of this zone are outlined in the associated Bylaw and include, but are not limited to: • Permitted Uses; • Conditions of Use; • Lot Size; • Density; • Lot Coverage; • Buildings Per Lot; • Setbacks; • Height; • Off-Street Parking and Loading (Schedule B to Bylaw 4848, 2018); and • Other Regulations
The intent of Bylaw 4855, 2018 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the portions of the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4855, 2018 from RM-2 Three Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential to P-5 Special Park. If approved, the applications would facilitate the rezoning of two sites entitled as “Burquitlam Park” and “Whitgift Gardens”. In association with the rezoning application at 579 Smith Avenue, a road cancellation bylaw is required. The applications also propose a land exchange and density sharing between the two sites to utilize the density and parking incentives for purpose-built rental and below-market rental housing contained within the City’s Housing Affordability Strategy (HAS). The applications propose to construct 20-to-40 below-market units between the two proposed developments. Burquitlam Park Site: if approved, this application would facilitate the following: • A 50-storey condominium tower with approximately 435 units; • A 30-storey purpose-built rental tower with approximately 275 market rental units; and • A 2-3 storey YMCA recreation facility, which is proposed to include space for a Community Policing Station and a transit Park-and-Ride facility. Whitgift Gardens Site: if approved, this application would facilitate the following: • A multi-phase development consisting of two 37-storey purpose-built rental towers totaling approximately 654 market rental units; and • Four market condominium towers at 24, 25, 43 and 48-storeys totaling approximately 1, 187 units and approximately 132 purpose-built seniors market rental units. Burquitlam Park and Cottonwood Park: the applications propose to exchange 0.87 hectare (2.15 acres) of park land from Burquitlam Park to the Whitgift Gardens site in order to facilitate the expansion of Cottonwood Park. In return, the same amount of developable land and its associated density is moved from the Whitgift Gardens site to the Burquitlam Park development site. The applicant also proposes to donate an additional 0.16 hectare (0.40 acres) to the City as part of an expansion of Cottonwood Park. The new Burquitlam Park and Cottonwood Park are each proposed to be constructed in various phases in conjunction with the respective construction phases of the proposed Burquitlam Park and Whitgift Gardens developments. Any person wishing further information or clarification with regard to the proposed amendments should contact Jeremy Keating, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3998.
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get her life in order. But it’s the annual fundraising meal, this year a brunch, that provides the funds to support local women. In 19 years of fundraising, the local Soroptimist organization has granted more than $125,000 in education bursa-
to attend college and university. During the event, the audience heard how many of the women struggled to be able to go to school, having faced difficult life challenges. Some members of the audience were in tears after hearing some of the stories. In all, $13,500 was distributed for scholarships, bursaries and the Ruby Award winner.
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French girl and a German boy whose paths cross in occupied France. This novel won the Pulitzer Prize and Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction in 2015. Paula Hawkins’ latest novel, Into the Water, is a great, quick read for March. It’s full of psychological suspense and will satisfy your need for a twisted, complicated mystery. If you like this novel, try her first New
days and invites us to linger outdoors until the late evening hours. The summer night sky is filled with many bright stars, galaxies and planets. The Night Sky Month by Month by Will Gater and Giles Sparrow gives a detailed overview of the celestial sky. With this book and a pair of binoculars, it’s easy to interpret our star covered summer sky. In 1914, Lady Elizabeth Neville-Ashford dreams of travel, a career and breaking free from British high society. As war breaks out, she is able to do just that. Somewhere in France, a great July read by Jennifer Robson, is a captivating story about a young girl who becomes a field nurse during the First World War. Her story takes us on a journey through the treacherous work experienced by so many women during this time. Nothing says August like
hot sunshine. The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle is a children’s story about one particular firefly that searches through the darkening sky, looking for its group. This is a great book to share with your little ones. A Year of Pies: A Seasonal Tour of Home Baked Pies will inspire you when September comes with its fresh fruit. Author Ashley English shares her love of pies and offers great step-by-step basics on how to create a pie, such as using the best ingredients and what tools to have on hand, making this book an ideal resource for beginners. The wind seems to howl strange noises when October arrives. The children in Eve Bunting’s book, The Bones of Fred McFee, are picking pumpkins when their skeleton disappears from the sycamore tree. This book reminds us that perhaps all the stories about
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• Crossroads Hospice Coffeehouse presents Pearl, The Gathering Place, 11002253 Leigh Sq., PoCo, doors open at 7 p.m.; admission: $5 at the door. Info: 604-945-0606 or info@crossroadshospice. org. Pearl is Kathy Francis and Andrea Smith, who draw from a diverse musical palette to deliver gems in many genres, from swing to folk to old-time.
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• Tri-City Photo Club meets in the Drama Room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., 7:30 p.m. – guests are always welcome. Feature: Night photography – learn about the settings and tips for shooting after the sun has gone down, from city lights and car light trails to the Milky Way. This session will be followed by two field trips (downtown Vancouver March 17 for evening street shots and Pitt Lake April 7 for Milky Way and light painting). Also, bring your street assignment images to share. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca.
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• Share Family and Community Services Youth Offering Listening Opportunities, 6:30-8:45 p.m., 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody. Share is presenting an informative and engaging evening for parents and caregivers. For more information and to register, email Tanya Bentley at tanya.bentley@ sharesociety.ca or phone 604937-6973.
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• Centennial Stamp Club hosts small auction of postage stamps and related material – everyone welcome; viewing starts at 7 p.m., auction after 8 p.m., McGee Room, Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306. • Pacific Digital Photography Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school – guests always welcome. Info: www.pdpc.ca.
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• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-9:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion Branch 263, 1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-937-0836. • My Coquitlam, My Centennial opening reception, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier Branch, Nancy Bennett Room, 575 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Put on by the Coquitlam Heritage Society, the exhibit features artifacts preserved from the old Centennial Secondary School
MARCH 12: RHYMES OF THE TIMES • PoCo Heritage Society presents Rhymes of the Times, a guided reminiscing session for adults where they can share their stories with the group, 10:30-11:30 a.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Info: pocoheritage.org. building, interviews with past students, as well as photographs. Show will run from Feb. 27 to Aug. 22. For info: www. coqlibrary.ca.
FRIDAY, MARCH 16 • The Tri-City Singles Social Club at Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody, 7 p.m. an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more. Call Darline for more info: 604-466-0017.
SUNDAY, MARCH 18 • Shoreline Writers’ Society meets, 1 p.m., Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch, Seminar Room 8. New writers welcome. Info: Helmi, 604-462-8942.
MONDAY, MARCH 19 • PoCo Heritage Society presents Heritage Writers’ Group, 10:30 a.m.-noon, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Start capturing your life story for family and posterity; no preparation required, just bring a pen and paper or your laptop. Info: pocoheritage.org.
TUESDAY, MARCH 20 • HEROS Personal, family and community preparedness, 10 a.m.-noon, The Studio, Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. This session will cover typical earthquake damage and hazards and how to protect yourself inside and outside your home. Info: amartin@ coquitlam.ca. • Dogwood Garden Club meets, 7 p.m., Centennial Room, Dogwood Pavilion, 1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam. Speaker: Evelyn Faulkner will discuss how to create an authentic Japanese garden. Info: dogwoodgardenclub.weebly.com.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 • Singles Travel Club meets at 6 p.m. for dinner at ABC Restaurant, 300-100 Schoolhouse St., Coquitlam. It offers group tours for solo travellers – meet new friends, enjoy the security of group travel and avoid the costly single supplement. Info: www.singlestravelclub.ca. Dinner RSVP: Val, 604-529-1552.
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12:45 p.m., every Friday (except holidays and in July and August). Info: 604-927-6098. • Coquitlam 50+ (Glen Pine and Dogwood pavilions) slopitch ball club is looking for man 55 and older and women 50 and older from the Tri-Cities to play ball. It is not necessary to have participated in organized ball in your past life, just have some knowledge of the game and an ability to make it around the bases. Teams play at Town Centre and Mundy parks; practices and games are held Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and the season begins as weather permits. Info: Len, 604-941-0081 or lenraili@shaw. ca; or Phil, 604-931-5498 or pjbd2@hotmail.com. • Dogwood Drama Club meets Mondays and Thursdays, 1-3:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam (entrance and parking off Winslow Avenue). New members are always welcome for acting roles or backstage crew. Info: Darlene, 604-937-3536. • Minds in Motion, a fitness and social program for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s and a care partner hosted, by Alzheimer Society of B.C., runs Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Cost: $38 per pair/8 weeks. Register in person or call 604-927-6098. • Stroke Recovery Association of BC, Coquitlam branch at Dogwood Pavilion invites people recovering from stroke and their caregivers most Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. for speech therapy, exercise, indoor bocce, music, dance, games, speakers, outings, fun and friendship, 624 Poirier St. (enter off Winslow Avenue). Info: Margaret, 604-927-6093 or mhansen@coquitlam.ca. • Dogwood Songsters meet every Monday, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion; group also visits and entertains at seniors’ facilities weekly. If you love to sing, you can join. Info: 778285-4873 or 604-464-2252. • Seniors meet every Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m., to do fun group activities including physical fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing. All women and men 50 or older are welcome at Share Family and Community Services’ Mountain View Family Resource Centre, 699 Robinson St., Coquitlam (corner of Smith
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email: newsroom@tricitynews.com phone: 604-472-3030 www.tricitynews.com/community/events-calendar Avenue and Robinson Street). Info: Gina, 604-937-6970. • Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to seniors’ concerns. Seniors’ organizations and others interested in joining, call Ernie, 604-5769734, or email tsn@shaw.ca. • The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month. People who are interested in participating in a caregiver support group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780. • Glen Pine 50Plus group plays bridge Mondays, 12:453:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9:3011:45 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-927-6940. • Caregiver support group meets second and fourth Friday of each month, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: 604-933-6098. • Monthly seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Coquitlam. Info: 604-5527221 or info@burquest.org. • ABCs of Fraud, a consumer fraud prevention program for seniors, by seniors, gives free onehour presentations to seniors groups of 10 or more. Info: 604437-1940 or ceas@telus.net. • Honeycombs, a group of people over 50 who entertain with song, dance and skits, meets Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Wilson Centre, PoCo. Performers plus prop, sound and stage hands needed. Info or show bookings: Frances, 604-941-1745.
Check out our online calendar The Tri-City News’ online calendar is packed full of local community events — and you can add yours, too. Go to the calendar directly at tricitynews.com/community/submit-an-event. Or go to tricitynews.com and scroll down, looking for the box you see above here on the right side of your web browser. As always, to add items to The TriCity News’ printed Community Calendar, email details to newsroom@tricitynews.com. To see all items currently in the online calendar, please visit tricitynews.com/community/events-calendar.
NOTICE OF ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS Metro Vancouver Regional District Disposition of Eastern Portion of Aldergrove Regional Park Bylaw No. 1261, 2018. Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Local Government Act and the Community Charter, the Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD) proposes to adopt the bylaw referred to above for the purpose of the disposition of all interests in the eastern portion of Aldergrove Regional Park. The total area of lands to be disposed of is approximately 127 hectares. This parkland is within the municipal boundary of the City of Abbotsford and is proposed to be transferred to the City of Abbotsford. The legal descriptions of the lands are set out at the bottom of this notice. The area to which this approval process applies is the Metro Vancouver Regional District and the City of Abbotsford. The MVRD Board may proceed with the adoption of the bylaw referred to above unless, by the deadline set out below, at least 10% of the electors of the area indicate that the Board must obtain the assent of the electors before proceeding. Elector responses must be given in the form established by the Board. Elector Response Forms as well as copies of the proposed bylaw are available at Metro Vancouver offices located at: 4730 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia, or from the Metro Vancouver website at www.metrovancouver.org/boards/elections. Completed Elector Response Forms must be received by the Corporate Officer at the address set out above or via fax or email no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2018. If you are submitting this form to MVRD by facsimile (fax) or by email, it is your responsibility to ensure that the form has been received. The only persons entitled to sign the elector response forms are the electors of the area described above to which this approval process applies. The number of elector responses required to prevent the Board from proceeding without the assent of the electors is 171,520.
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CHECK OUT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Dogwood Looking for some extracurricular activities or a chance to give back to your community? Check out these volunteer opportunities taken from The Tri-City News’ Community Calendar:
• Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society, a volunteer-driven non-profit organization that operates PoCo’s only museum and archives and is dedicated to celebrating and preserving the city’s heritage and culture, is looking for two new members to join its volunteer board of directors. Info: Julie Schmidt, 604-927-8403 or president@ pocoheritage.org. • Port Moody Ecological Society, a volunteeroperated educational and training facility, is seeking keen volunteers. Volunteers can be adults or students (over 16) and membership is as low as $5 (students). Hatchery is open every day except Sunday, 9-11 a.m. No experience required — club members will train and guide you. Info: 604-4699106 or portmoodyecologicalsociety@hotmail.com. • Canadian Red Cross Society is seeking volunteers for the Health Equipment Loan Program in PoCo. Info: visit redcross.ca/volunteer/who-isneeded or contact BCYvolunteering@redcross.ca. Call 1-855-995-3529. • Share Family and Community services is looking for volunteers to work with seniors for its shop by phone and Friendly Visiting programs, and transportation to community resources. Info: kathie. rodway@sharesociety.ca or 604-937-6975. • BC Angel Dresses is in need of Volunteers in the Tri-Cities. BCAD is a non-profit group of volunteers who collect donated wedding, bridesmaid and grad dresses; volunteer seamstresses transform them into Angel Dresses that are then shipped to hospitals across the province and offered to grieving families at no charge. Group needs dress collectors and seamstresses. Info: www.bcangeldresses.ca.
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Festival du Bois, the annual celebration of Coquitlam’s francophone heritage, is looking for volunteers; the event will be held March 23-25 in Mackin Park. Apply online: festivaldubois.ca. • KidStart needs mentors to provide caring and supportive relationships. You must be 21 years or older, prepared to accept a young person unconditionally and able to spend three hours a week or more. Mentors are carefully screened and supported, and there are regular training sessions and ongoing support provided by staff. Info: kidstart.ca. • Volunteers wanted for all positions at Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary thrift shop, 2811B Shaughnessy St., PoCo; applications available at the store during open hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays; noon-3 p.m. Sundays. • Volunteer drivers needed for Share Family and Community Services’ Better at Home program to give seniors rides to doctors’ appointments. Drivers must be 21 or older, have a reliable vehicle, insurance and driver’s licence, and be willing to undergo a criminal record check and commit for a minimum of three months (up to six trips a month). Reimbursement for mileage is available. Info: Paola, 604-937-6991 or paola.wakefordmejia@sharesociety.ca. • Hyde Creek Watershed Society is looking for volunteers to assist with programs and operations; society is made up of volunteers of all ages who donate time that will fit their schedules. A few
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hours during the month would benefit this group. If you have an interest in helping with hatchery tours, building operations or event planning, email hydecreek.info@gmail.com. Info: hydecreek.org. • Volunteers wanted for Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Weekend Coffee Program in the main lobby at ERH; openings for both Saturday and Sunday shifts. Info: 604-544-1470. • The Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are experiencing emotional distress. No experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support are provided. If you are interested in learning more about this challenging and rewarding opportunity, visit www.options.bc.ca. and follow the link for the crisis line. Next training starts soon. • PoCoMo Meals on Wheels needs drivers. Meals are delivered over the noon hour and training is provided. Info: 604-942-7506. • Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604-936-3624. • Canadian Cancer Society is looking for cancer survivors to be peer volunteers, providing one-onone support on the telephone and/or in-person to people living with cancer. Training provided. Info: 604-253-8470. • Coast Mental Health needs volunteers to be program assistants in forensics, social rec leaders and one-on-one workers at transitional forensics homes located at Riverview Hospital. Info: 604675-2313, valm@coastfoundation.com or www. coastfoundation.com. • Port Moody Station Museum is looking for volunteers for special events. Info: 604-939-1648. • Physically fit volunteers needed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m. at the Share food bank to load and unload truck. Volunteers must be able to work with loads ranging from 30-150 pounds. Commitment of 3-6 months and access to a car are desirable. Info: 604-931-2450.
Pavilion Fri.: restorative justice info Dogwood Pavilion, a recreation centre for adults with a focus on programs for those 50 years of age and older, is offering a lecture Friday on restorative justice, an alternative justice process currently in practice in Coquitlam. Restorative justice is an alternative approach to the current justice system. Gurinder Mann, executive director of Communities Embracing Restorative Action (CERA) will explain restorative justice and highlight the three Rs: repair the harm, resolve the conflict and restore the balance. Learn how restorative justice works to heal damaged relationships and helps to have individuals take real responsibility for their actions. There will be plenty of time afterwards for questions. The presentation will be held on March 9 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. This presentation is free but pre-registration is required. To register or for more information, call Coquitlam’s registration line at 604-9274386, visit www.coquitlam.ca/dogwood or go to Dogwood Pavilion, 1655 Winslow Ave.
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Spoken-word poets and musicians will entertain at the fourth annual SlamJam, a fundraiser at Gleneagle secondary (1195 Lansdowne Dr., Coquitlam) on Friday night hosted by a grade 9/10 Talons leadership group. Stepping up to the microphone on March 9 will be poets Angelica Poversky, Andrew Warner and Everett Montinola as well as Gleneagle student musicians. The event, which starts at 7 p.m. in the school’s multi-purpose room, will see proceeds going to the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre to provide support for women and their children. Admission is $10/$5; refreshments and door prizes are provided. Organizers (clockwise from top left) Nathan Cushing, Lucas Hung, Aislyn Adams, Valerie Zhang, Jiwon Hwang, Edward Marakhov and Grace Kim hope to raise $500 for the cause.
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Last night, tenor saxophonist Joey Tsai and his Terry Fox secondary bandmate Sveta Zamaeva, a baritone sax musician, made yet another trip to Vancouver to rehearse. The pair is part of an inaugural honours wind band launched by the Juno Awards (which hosts its annual broadcast on March 25 from Rogers Arena in Vancouver) and by MusiCounts, the music education charity affiliated with the Junos and CARAS, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. To be picked for the prestigious StarBand, as it’s called, the 65 student musicians from around the Lower Mainland had to commit to all five practices or lose their seats in the orchestra. “It’s been a pretty big time commitment: driving there, learning new songs with new people,” said Steve Sainas, the Rock School, recording arts and guitar teacher at the Port Coquitlam school, “but I think it’ll be an experience they’ll never forget.” Sainas, the 2015 MusiCounts Teacher of the Year — a title that came with a Juno Award — was tapped last month by Mark Reid (the winner of the 2013 MusiCounts Teacher of the Year prize and the 2018 Juno host committee education chair) to ask if any Fox students were interested in filling in the StarBand spots. With the help of Fox band teacher Ryan Cho, Sainas submitted Tsai and Zamaeva’s names after they promised to get to each of the five rehearsals at VanTech secondary in east Vancouver.
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Grade 11 students Joey Tsai (tenor saxophone) and Sveta Zamaeva (baritone sax), both 16, are in the inaugural MusiCounts StarBand, which performs March 24 outside of the Vancouver Art Gallery in the lead up to the Junos.
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Coquitlam’s Maillard middle, John Oliver (Vancouver), Killarney (Vancouver), Sir Winston Churchill (Vancouver), Tamanawis (Surrey) and VanTech — are also MusiCounts Band Aid recipients. For Tsai, playing music “is a real stress reliever… and having this chance to be with the StarBand is a pretty good opportunity.” Zamaeva, also 16 and in Grade 11, said she’s “excited” to perform at a preJuno Awards bash. “It’s definitely something I’m looking forward to,” said Zamaeva, who picked up the baritone sax two years ago. The StarBand will perform its tunes — under the direction of Reid — outside the Vancouver Art Gallery (750 Hornby St., Vancouver) on March 24 at 3 p.m. Hosted by CBC’s Grant Lawrence, the Let’s Hear It: Live! concert is free to the public.
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The Montréal band Bon Débarras is back in Coquitlam this month to headline a pre-party for Festival du Bois, the annual francophone fete happening from March 23 to 25 at Mackin Park. Bon Débarras last appeared at the fest in 2014 but, for this year, they’ll be at the main event as well as perform their Québécois folk tunes at Diner en Plaid at the John B Pub on March 21. For $30, Diner participants will be served up the musical fare plus a plate of traditional French-Canadian food and French Lumberjack ale from Yellow Dog, Port Moody’s first craft brewer on Brewers Row. As well, guests can also play French-Canadian games — i.e., arm wrestling — at the event, which starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Austin Heights pub (1000 Austin Ave.). For tickets, visit festivaldubois.ca/diner-enplaid. Meanwhile, preparations are now underway for the 29th annual Festival du Bois, which opens March 23 with an all-ages contra dance in the Grand Chapiteau with music from The Sybaritic String Band. Saturday and Sunday, there’ll also be sounds from Bon Débarras, Le Vent du Nord, Les Chauffeurs à pieds, Mazacote, Jacky Essombe, Gabriel Debreuil, Blackthorn, Podorythmie and Alouest. And don’t forget to try out the handmade tourtiere and grab a treat from the sugar shack — a crowd favourite. • Tickets to Festival du Bois at Mackin Park (1046 Brunette Ave.) are $10 for Friday night, and $18/$12/$7 for general admission on Saturday or Sunday with no cost for kids under five. Family and weekend packages are also available. Visit festivaldubois.ca. jcleugh@tricitynews.com @jcleughTC
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Amanda Spinosa missed musical theatre. At Heritage Woods secondary, she played key roles in Port Moody high school productions under the direction of Shanda Walters. In Grade 11, Spinosa was cast as Belle in the musical Beauty and the Beast and, for her final year, she won the part of Muriel Eubanks in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. But after grad, she enrolled in the general studies program at SFU only to realize that acting was her calling. Spinosa, 22, took a year off to save money and, the following year, earned a spot at Capilano University in its three-year Musical Theatre diploma program. Now, the former Broadway Bound student is about to end her Cap U studies in April with a dream role. Last November, the Port Moody resident was cast as Diana Barry in the Exit 22 (the school’s theatre company) two-act show, Anne of Green Gables. Since then, Spinosa has been pouring over the famous Canadian novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery and
watching television performances including the iconic CBC version from 1985 with Megan Follows as the wild PEI orphan with the red hair. Rehearsals for the Cap U musical started in January, with Alexandra Ewert as Anne Shirley, Sarah Prato as Marilla Cuthbert and Braeden Saucy as Matthew Cuthbert. Speaking with The Tri-City News last week, Spinosa said Diana Barry isn’t a hard character for her to play. Though her “bosom buddy” is the complete opposite of Anne, Diana is “very much me. I feel like I’m not really acting with her. I’m not shy but I am quiet and traditional. It’s very much like my personality is shining through her.” Still, having to portray a young teen who sometimes gets into trouble (remember the raspberry cordial scene?) gives Spinosa pause. “It’s fun but I have to remember what it’s like to be 11 or 12 years old again, and I have to have her be relatable to younger audiences,” she said. • Based on the book by Donald Harron with music from Norman Campbell, the musical adaptation of Anne of Green Gables runs March 15 to 24 at Capilano University’s Blueshore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts (2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver). For tickets at $24/$15/$10, visit capilanou.ca. jcleugh@tricitynews.com
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Some of the best commercial films of last year scooped Oscars on Sunday. But a handful of Canadian flicks that received little media attention over 2017 will be screened this week as part of an annual movie festival at the Inlet Theatre. Opening tomorrow (Thursday), the Port Moody Film Festival starts its run with Ava, a Canadian-Iranian story that won the FIPRESCI Discovery Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival. The fest continues Friday with a double-header: The Crescent followed by a shorts program of seven films — under the title Labours of Love — of which public entry to the latter showing is free. Another double feature is on the bill for Saturday night with Maison du bonheur followed by Three Poems Trilogy, of which admission is also free with a ticket to the former flick. The fest closes Sunday with the documentary Unarmed Verses — directed by Charles Officer that was named one of TIFF’s Top 10 best Canadian films for 2017 — and a wrapup party at 9 p.m., with the
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The documentary Unarmed Verses follows a year in life of 12-yearold Francine Valentine and her family during her involvement in a songwriting and recording program run by Art Starts. The movie closes the 18th annual Port Moody Film Festival, on Sunday at the Port Moody Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr.).
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You can win one of two pairs of tickets to the Sunday show, Unarmed Verses, by emailing jcleugh@tricitynews.com by Friday at noon. People’s Pick announced. Spokesperson Josh Cabrita, who selected the line-up with society president Connie Smith and fellow member-at-large Greg Hall and Josh Hamm, said each feature will be preceded by a short movie to give emerging filmmakers a boost. Saturday night, following
Maison du Bonheur, director Sofia Bohdanowicz will be Skyped in from Toronto to talk about her Trilogy work and answer questions from the crowd before it rolls. Cabrita said the society wanted a diverse line-up, something to please everyone. “We tried to pick films that would give a lot of variety, with different styles and sensibilities,” he said. “Our hope is to encapsulate what’s going on Canada right now with this very broad base.” • Tickets for all movies are $7 each (plus an annual membership of $5). Cash, cheque will be accepted only. Visit pmfilm.ca.
Parsons, as word In the fall about Team Taylor of 2016, James spreads at the beer Woron had a lifefestival and its sister changing experievent, BC Uncorked ence while at the — a wine and food Coquitlam Craft tasting gathering, Beer Festival. also happening The Maple this weekend at the Ridge resident Westwood Plateau noticed a booth jAMeS woroN Golf and Country for the Ride to Club in Coquitlam. Conquer Cancer — the sigOver the past three years nature charity for the fest — — since the partnership with and spoke to its two reps. the festival organizers, West One of them was Steve Coast Experiences, began — Parsons, who lost his Team Taylor has signed up 17-year-old son Taylor to nearly a dozen new riders brain cancer. Parsons was and collected some $75,000 at the festival not only to through proceeds, auction help fundraise but to build items and donations. awareness of his cycling That extra push from group named in memory the festival has made Team of his late boy. Touched by Taylor one of the top Ride Parsons story and motivated to get fit — as well as honour groups in the province: two his best friend, who lost her years ago, it was the eighth mom to breast cancer — biggest money-maker in Woron signed up on the spot B.C. with $155,000; last year, as a rider for the August 2017 it came in 13th with a total of bike ride to Seattle. $105,000. Since then, Parsons said, Now, its sights are set on Woron has recruited a coumeeting or beating that goal ple of his friends to join the with its team of 30. cause, which in turn helps About 30% of its fundthe BC Cancer Agency save raising comes in from the lives with its research. Coquitlam beer and wine It’s a common story, said festivals and, this week-
end, some 20 Team Taylor members will be at the three events: sharing their stories, talking about cancer and the August ride. Parsons, a wine and beer vendor who used to supply the festival, said he’s looking forward to being in Coquitlam and, perhaps, adding to his roster. “For some people, it’s a bucket list item and they do it once,” said the Nanaimo resident. “Some others come in saying they’re only going to do a ride and have stayed on. But most are riding for someone in their life who they’ve lost or have been through a hell of a fight.” He added: “On the morning of the ride, I bring a felt pen and we write the names of the people we are riding for, on our bodies. That way, they’re always with us.” • Tickets to the Coquitlam Craft Beer Festival (Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at noon) and BC Uncorked Wine and Food Festival (Saturday at 7 p.m.) are available through coquitlambeeerfestival.com and bcuncorked.com. jcleugh@tricitynews.com
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There’s a great theory about elite skill, how it can’t be taught or untapped with hard work. Coquitlam’s Mathew Barzal would beg to differ. The National Hockey League’s top scoring rookie with the New York Islanders, Barzal stars in a growing highlight reel of him doing the magical, the incredible and the superlative. Monday, he got a chance to add to that reel in front of about 100 family and friends in his first game as an NHLer at Roger’s Arena against the Vancouver Canucks. He helped set up two goals, including one by Jordan Eberle on a power play with just over a minute left to play in the third period that tied the game, 3-3. The Islanders ultimately succumbed in overtime, but Barzal, and his contingent, were rewarded when he was named the game’s third star. Although genetics and family encouragement played huge parts in Barzal’s development, the main element has been that roll-up-your-sleeves kind. From the age of 12 his name was often bandied around in the same discussions as like-aged Connor McDavid, despite the fact both teens had a lot of growing to do. Now 20, Barzal says his game continues to evolve, but that’s something he’s determined to work on. There is no waiting for elements out of his control to come together. “Where’s my game grown the most? Probably just goal
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Above, Coquitlam’s Mathew Barzal, of the New York Islanders, tries to wheel around Vancouver Canucks’ forward Tyler Motte, Monday at Roger’s Arena. Right, Barzal and Andrew Ladd, who both played briefly for the Coquitlam Express, chat during an Islanders’ practice at Roger’s Arena on Sunday. scoring because previously I didn’t score quite at this pace,” Barzal told The Tri-Cities News Sunday after the team’s practice. “I have more goals now than I did in the (Western Hockey League) last year. That’s made a bigger difference than my passing.” Scoring goals is great, Barzal admits. His dad Mike was a fast forward with the 1983-84 Penticton Knights, whose best player, Brett Hull, set a junior A record with 105 goals in 57 games. The father passed along his workman attitude about giving your all, and the son put it to work on the ice. The leading candidate for the Calder Trophy, awarded to the NHL’s best rookie, the Burnaby Winter Club alumnus
came into this season ready to work. “The great thing about Mathew is that he knows the better he plays the better our team plays,” Islanders head coach Doug Weight said. “He’s really become a guy like John (Tavares), guys in the league who, how they go (is) how our team goes.” Prior to Monday’s game in Vancouver, Barzal stood 15th overall in NHL scoring, with 18 goals and 49 assists in 66 games. Hard to believe that it took seven games before he registered his first NHL goal, beating future Hall-of-Famer Henrik Lundquist at Madison Square Gardens. Since then, he’s been on a tear, with three five-point games and the NHL’s Rookie of
the Month for February. Barzal doesn’t deny Monday’s game was in the back of his mind for some time. “I probably started thinking about it for a month now,” said Barzal, who saw a handful of children at Rogers Arena adorning his Islander jersey. “It’s pretty exciting. It’s pretty tough not to think about. It’s a big game for us and a big game for me, the first time playing in front of my family and friends.”
Last year’s run to the Memorial Cup gave him a chance to play in big, important games, and eased any disappointment he had of not sticking in New York after two games. There’s a fine line to developing talent, Weight said, but playing and leading his peers was a crucial opportunity. “Ultimately it came down to Mat. He made the decision to go back and work on his game and areas to make himself bet-
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ter,” Weight said. Hockey has been No. 1 for Barzal since his dad signed him up at the age of four. He signed with Seattle in 2013 – a year after the Thunderbirds made him the first overall pick in the WHL bantam draft. In 2015, his stock fell due to a broken knee cap that sidelined him for 28 games and New York capitalized by trading up to claim him 16th overall in the NHL entry draft. Last year he missed 30 regular season games with Seattle but still contributed 10 goals and 69 assists over 41 games. Now showing signs of a bona-fide sniper, Barzal isn’t content with the stats. He wants to play a vital role in helping New York claim a wildcard playoff spot. Getting to this place, where hockey is fun and the hard work is a given, is part of his core. Just like the game. “I’d say (hockey is) everything about me,” he said. “I love to come to the rink and practice. Just being a hockey player is part of my life. I’m OK with that.” Veteran teammate Andrew Ladd, who, like Barzal, played briefly with the Coquitlam Express of the BC Hockey League, notes it’s not easy to make the leap from major junior to the NHL. But the Coquitlam product is turning heads and is an impact player on a team led by Tavares. “(Barzal’s) puck control, (and) his speed through the neutral zone is one of the best in the league, so to be able to say that of a first-year player is pretty special. He’s been fantastic for us offensively and does a great job of driving that line,” said Ladd. “The main thing for when you look at young guys is that they show up, put the work in and he does that each and every day to get better.” sports@tricitynews.com
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the season when the team showed it could compete hard against some of the league’s top teams like the Vernon Vipers and Surrey Eagles, but would then struggle the very next game. And, as in the regular season, the former often hinged on the strength of the team’s goaltending. Friday, Express keeper Brock Hamm was outstanding. He stopped 37 of the 39 shots he faced in his very first playoff game of his junior career, even though he played the better part of three seasons with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League and another with Humbolt of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. After Penticton’s Johnny Tychonick opened the scoring when the game was less than five minutes old, Hamm found his groove, stopping 15 of the 16 shots he faced in the second period, and another 14 in the third. The Express evened the score less than a minute into the second period on a goal
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Riverside Rapids Jessica Parker tries to get around Claremont’s Chloe Scaber in their first-round game at the BC Secondary Schools Girls AAA basketball championship at the Langley Events Centre. Riverside won the game 86-76. But after a 96-67 loss in the quarter-finals to Walnut Grove, the Rapids went on to finish sixth overall in the tournament. They also beat Sullivan Heights and lost Saturday’s placement game to Brookswood, 83-75. In that game, Sammy Shields led all Riverside scorers with 22 points, while Tessa Burton chipped in 20. Jenna Dick netted 36 points for Brookswood. The Heritage Woods Kodiaks, who also qualified for the tournament, lost their opening game, 87-51, to the eventual provincial champion Kelowna Owls. They also lost to Yale, but posted wins over New Westminster secondary and Mount Baker. The boys’ AAAA championship tournament starts today (Wednesday) with the Terry Fox Ravens opening against Vancouver College.
Whether the Coquitlam Express are to make any noise in the BC Hockey League playoffs will depend largely on which team showed up last night for game three against the Penticton Vees (after The Tri-City News’ print deadline), and game four tonight (Wednesday), 7 p.m. at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. Would the wild card underdogs be the feisty battlers who lost last Friday’s series’ opener in Penticton to the regular season champions by a narrow 2-1 score or would they fall meekly as they did in Saturday’s game two, which they lost 9-2? In a sense, those first two games of the best-of-seven series were a microcosm of the Express’ final weeks of
by Christian Sanda. Penticton regained its advantage just over six minutes later when Jack Barnes took advantage of a defensive lapse and beat Hamm on a set up from Jack Barnes. Coquitlam had a golden opportunity to draw even midway through the third period when Penticton’s James Miller was assessed a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for hitting Josh Wildauer of the Express from behind. But Coquitlam’s Devin Mussio let his emotions get the better of him and he was handed a two-minute penalty for roughing that diminished his team’s man advantage. In Sunday’s second game in Penticton, the Express trailed 2-1 after the first period but their hosts took over in the middle frame with four unanswered goals. It was 8-1 in the third when Hamm was finally pulled, having stopped only 19 of the 27 shots he faced. Jack Lippis and Eric Linell scored Coquitlam’s goals. mbartel@tricitynews.com
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OPEN HOUSE − MARCH 10 & 11 − $1,088,888 Lot 7040 sq ft./FL 3003 sq ft/8203 152 Street, Surrey. 778−723−9888 Lisa Zhou Ph.D Realtor
Real estate Wanted WANTED: Fixer-Upper houses and properties incl. condos/ townhouses in any condition (private investor) Please call Ali @ 604-833-2103
Gutter/roof CleaninG Yard CleaninG Snow removal Call Simon: 604-230-0627
Handyperson
DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE Seniors discount. Friendly, family business, 40+ yrs. 604-240-3408
HERFORT CONCRETE
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2008 HONDA Fit Hatch $8450 2006 HONDA Ridgeline EX-L 2005 HONDA “SI” auto s/roof 2008 HONDA Fit 5-sp Hatch 2002 HONDA Civic auto LX
Drywall
If I Can’t Do It, It Can’t Be Done!
Call Robert
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Affordability
INTERIORS: Baths (reno’s/ repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc. VERSATILE! EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! *Exterior deck, fence and landscaping ties installation and repairs
For positive results Call Robert
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ElEctrical
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Electrical Installations Renos & Repairs. BBB Member.
www.nrgelectric.ca
Auto Depot 604-727-3111
604-520-9922
All Electrical, Low Cost.
2014 Jetta Best Buy $10,888 2007 Audi A4 Quattro Premium 2007 Lincoln AWD 41Kms MKZ 2007 VW Rabbit HB auto 122k 2007 Audi Q7 7Pass AWD 135k
Auto Depot 604-727-3111
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25 years of local experience One Call Does It All Call Carlo: 604.818.5919
Landscaping
Licensed. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos, Panel changes. (604)374-0062
Greenworx Redevelopment Inc.
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604.782.4322
Excavating
Paver stones, Hedges driveways/patios, ponds & walls, returfing, demos, yard/perimeter drainage, jack hammering. Old pools filled in, concrete cutting.
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Auto Depot 604-727-3111
2017 Lexus as new RX350 AWD 24km Top F-Sport & Stunning! Absolutely BEST-BUY Luxury! 2014 VW 39km Jetta $10,888 2012 VW 58km Jetta $9,450
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TO THE NEXT LEVEL
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Residential & Commercial
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Est 1985
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EAST WEST MOVERS 24/7. Reasonable. Reliable. James • 604-786-7977
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Plumbing
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