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Front yard encounter with bear in PoCo Struck by vehicle, a bear charges at a PoCo woman JUSTIN BEDDALL
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B.C. conservation officers continued a search Thursday morning for a young black bear that charged a Port Coquitlam mother Wednesday night after it had been struck by a car. Conservation officer Clayton Debruin said the woman arrived at her home in the 3000-block of Cedar Drive at around 11 p.m. with her child in the car and, while unloading groceries, she spotted a bear sleeping in the yard.
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The bear was spooked and quickly ran away, and the woman took some groceries inside and returned to the car. In the meantime, the bear had been struck by a vehicle and returned to her property and suddenly began to charge her. With an escape route available, it then retreated to a forested area. “The bear must have felt threatened and ‘bluff’ charged her,” said Debruin, explaining that bluff charging is a defensive mechanism where the bear quickly charges toward a perceived threat and then stops to size up the animal or individual. “Generally, black bears are very timid around people and avoid encounters,” he said. see BEARS IN THE HOOD, page 14
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An elderly mother and daughter can pay rent but are having trouble finding a place to live — so they’re in the Coquitlam homeless shelter: see article, page 8
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Edmund Jor participated in his first half marathon 22 years ago and on Sunday at the BMO Vancouver Marathon, he will run his 100th 13.1-mile race (he has completed a few marathons, too). For more, please see article on page 3. Also on page 3, read about the Port Moody youth leader who’s undertaking an unusual fundraiser Sunday that involves skiing and surfing on the same day.
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100 half marathons... and counting After 22 years, a half marathon milestone for Jor JUSTIN BEDDALL
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If you saw him on the street, Edmund Jor says, you probably wouldn’t peg him as a prolific runner. Jor stands around 5’4”, has a small frame and doesn’t have six-pack abs. But when it comes to running, he doesn’t stop. On Sunday, the Port Moody resident will run in his 100th half marathon at the BMO Vancouver Marathon, and that comes just three months after he completed his 99th half marathon at a race near Disney World in Florida on his 57th birthday. (He has also completed 35 full marathons, but that’s another story.) Jor never planned on racking up so many miles. But after arriving to Canada from Hong Kong in 1990, something began to happen: weight gain. After putting on 35 lb. with a switch to a Western diet with more dairy than he was used to, he decided to do something about it, so he
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Jor, in his 30s at the time, had never considered it. “I did the first one and the rest is history,” he said.
His first race the was the Vancouver half marathon 22 years ago. Although he would compete in full marathons, he later began to focus on half marathons, which didn’t require quite as much intense training and commitment. Now 57, he also is a clinic leader at Runner’s Den and works with many first-time runners to get them started on road to achieving their own fitness goals. He finds that newer runners can quickly get up to running 30 minutes continuously. Jor gets tremendous joy when he’s able to unlock the running potential of a rookie runner, advising that training and discipline are key when preparing for the big race day. “Don’t try anything new, stick with what you have been training.” He should know. When asked about the approaching his half-marathon milestone, Jor is more excited about setting a good example for others to stay active. “If I can run, then many of the people I know should be able to run, they can stay active,” he said. “That’s the key message I want to pass along: Stay active and you well see the benefits down the road.” newsroom@tricitynews.com
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snow to surf: epic solo fundraiser on sunday JUSTIN BEDDALL
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Phillip Lopresti has an epic adventure planned for Sunday, the first day of Youth Week 2016. The city of Port Moody youth leader supervisor will embark on a solo fundraising and awareness campaign dedicated to the city’s Youth Employment Training Program. His challenge is this: Start the day with a sunrise ski run atop Whistler Blackcomb and end it with a sunset surf in Tofino on west coast of Vancouver Island. The goal is to raise public awareness about the employ-
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100% of the proceeds will be directed to the training program, which is focused on enabling youth to discover their passions and develop career or education plans to achieve their goals. “We have such a huge interest in this program,” said Lopresti, who started the program by securing a $17,000 grant from the Rotary Club. Lopresti said education is the key for young people as they start to pursue their dreams and goals. The youth employment training programs gives successful high school candidates a chance to receive education and training needed to get jobs in the aquatics or children services
departments. The cities of PoMo and Port Coquitlam both provide training through their parks and rec departments. Program participants are selected for training based on their needs and existing barriers. “I truly believe in the power of education and its ability to serve as a vehicle of change, moving youth from a place of great adversity to one of great achievement and pride,” he said in an email. A volunteer firefighter, second lieutenant with the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada and occasional triathlete, he said planning the fundraiser was a bit of logistical challenge but says
with the sunrise at 5:50 a.m. and sunset at 8:50 p.m., there will be enough time for a ski, drive, ferry ride, quick stop at Cathedral Park and surf at Tofino. Also participating in the adventure are researcher Liam Peel from UBC, Julian Deschutter from Chasing Sunrise, and Michelle Hill a graduate of the youth employment training program. Lopresti plans to document his entire journey on social media, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (follow Sea to Sky Youth Coaching). Donations can be made online at www.portmoody.ca/ seatoskychallenge.
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The Coquitlam Teachers’ Association (CTA) president says School District 43 officials are not to blame for approving a budget Tuesday that will only partly restore services that were cut in previous years. Charley King told The TriCity News that SD43 continues to be underfunded — it is ranked 58th out of 60 school districts in per-pupil funding — but still managed to add some staff, including a psychologist and speech and language pathologist. King said teachers are “frustrated by the whole situation” and noted there was little to comment on this year’s budget, which will be used to run schools for the 2016/’17 year. “I don’t want to diminish the efforts to put more money into services — there are going
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A Coquitlam RCMP officer who was suspended with pay four years ago after his sexually explicit photos turned up on a fetish website has quit the force. Cpl. James Brown was expected to attend a disciplinary hearing scheduled for May 2 but the Mounties say he resigned before the meeting could take place. “As the date for a hearing approached, the individual submitted his discharge papers, which I immediately signed,” said Craig Callens, the deputy commissioner and commanding officer of the RCMP in B.C., in an email. “His career with the RCMP is over.” Several hearings were scheduled and postponed since the photos came to light in 2012
and Brown has been collecting a paycheque for the duration of the suspension. Callens said legislative changes in 2014 made it easier for the RCMP to deal with disciplinary matters in a more timely fashion but the Brown case was a “legacy file.” “To be clear, I have been seeking the dismissal of Cpl. Jim Brown since the conclusion of the investigation,” he said. “The hearing dates have been adjourned for reasons beyond my control but are a reflection of some of the challenges we faced under the old RCMP Act.” In 2012, several photos of Brown posted to the membersonly online fetish site Fetlife were sent to the media along with transcripts of online conversations. The photos included several of Brown engaged in various S&M poses while wearing his RCMP-issued boots.
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Last Christmas, Wendy Pallidor and her mother, Bev Rackett, celebrated the holidays in their rancher-style home in Delta. Today, only five months later, the pair find themselves living in the dorm room of the emergency shelter at 3030 Gordon Ave. in Coquitlam, still stunned at the turn of events that led them to homelessness. “No one’s mother or grandmother should be here,” Pallidor said outside the doors of the shelter. “You can’t rent in the Lower Mainland.” Things started to go badly for the two women when their landlord decided to renovate the home they were living in for his own family. Both Pallidor and Rackett have mobility issues and are on
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Wendy Pallidor (left) and her mother Bev Rackett have been living in the homeless shelter at 3030 Gordon Ave. in Coquitlam since March 15. The pair have been looking for a place to live since the landlord of their Delta home decided to renovate the property for his own family. fixed incomes, putting them at a disadvantage in finding a
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SETTING IT STRAIGHT Re. “Heritage Woods grads making film about B.C.’s disappearing glaciers” (page 3, The TriCity News, April 22). The referenced article incorrectly reported that 70% of B.C.’s glaciers could have melted by 2021. In fact, if glaciers melt at the current rate, the glaciers could be gone by 2100.
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ings into storage and moved into a hotel for a few weeks before eventually moving to the shelter on March 15. They are on lists to be put into subsidized housing but will have to call the shelter home while they wait for a spot. “On the first [of May], we have a $300 storage bill,” Pallidor said. “We would much rather be putting that towards rent.” With a combined income of $2,500 a month, she said they do not have many options when it comes to market rental. When they do find a listing they can afford, those are often snapped up quickly, Pallidor added. “We went to an interview last night,” she said. “Fifteen people looked at one twobedroom apartment… There is not enough housing.” Ideally, she said she would like to stay in the Tri-Cities or Langley, where she has family, but is willing to expand the parameters if something comes available. Sean Spear, an associate
director of RainCity Housing, which oversees the shelter, said cases like that of Pallidor and Rackett are becoming more common. Many people do not realize how close they are to homelessness, he added, noting there are many cases where a minor change in someone’s life can cause a chain of events that lead them to living on the streets or in a shelter. “You talk to many people who are like, ‘Wow, two years ago, I owned a place,’” Spear said. “They were in a perfect looking scenario and they think ‘How the hell did I end up here?’” With changing demographics, Spear said more seniors are expected to take advantage of 3030 Gordon and other shelters like it. “It can happen at any age,” he said. “You can imagine the things that can fall through — whether it is family supports or financial — that can lead someone to go into a shelter or transition housing.” gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC
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Port Moody residents can expect their property tax bills to go up by about $150 this year. At Tuesday’s meeting, council passed first three readings of the five-year financial plan, which calls for a tax increase of 4.98%, or $3,104 for home with the average assessed value of$643,000. The amount is nearly 2% more than the 2015 increase, which was 3.11%. “It’s at least 2% higher than I would like it to be but it’s hard to go through the budget and see where we could have cut anything,” Mayor Mike Clay told The Tri-City News. “We’re feeling the impacts of these facility assessments and the cost of fixing up our buildings and assets that I surmise were not being maintained to the standard they should have been.” Contributing to the 4.98% increase are salaries (2.96%), the asset renewal levy (1%) and new services (1.34%), which includes new positions, increased service hours and other services such as grass cutting, landscaping and cleaning services that are being brought in-house. Another 0.74% comes from the police budget for a total tax rate increase of 5.73%. With a shift in some costs to the utility budget, the overall increase stands at 4.98%. The utility bill, which includes garbage and recycling,
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The average Coquitlam homeowner will see a 2.27% increase in their property taxes this year. While the city’s financial plan was passed in December, the city approved its tax rates for 2016 Monday night, noting the owner of a home valued at $690,000 will pay a levy and utility rate of approximately $3,060. Under the city’s tax shift policy, which aims to balance out the rate for business property owners, commercial and industrial land holders will see an increase of 1.64%. The tax rate item was carried unanimously at Coquitlam council Monday night (councillors Mae Reid and Dennis Marsden were absent). water and sanitary services, is going up by $73, to $1,037, while the storm drainage fee will grow by $11, to $64 this year. The facility assessments will add up to $10.5 million in new debt to pay for: • civic centre repairs, $5.2 million; • recreation complex repairs, $3.575 million; • arts centre repairs, $700,000; • Heritage Mountain Boulevard bridge, $500,000; • and contingency, $500,000. Those projects will bring PoMo’s debt load up to $564 per capita this year, up from $293 last year, with payments expected to continue until 2043. Clay said the projects, some of which are life safety issues, are essential and the city would be negligent if they weren’t tackled now. “The mistake prior to 2004
was trying to drive that [debt] number down because it looked good, but we were not properly funding the maintenance of our civic facilities,” he added, noting some buildings, such as Kyle Centre, are in worse shape than expected because of the lack of maintenance. Additional capital projects in the financial plan include the library renovation ($355,000), Inlet Park fields upgrade ($5.8 million) and the landfill closure ($2.6 million). A federal grant will cover $1.4 million of the Barnet Highway landfill closure, which is expected to be repurposed as the new city works yard and possibly create new industrial land. Council must pass the tax rate and financial plan bylaws by May 15, with taxes due to the city by July 4.
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mages of destruction caused by earthquakes strike fear in the hearts of many. But once those images fade, what then? At least we know School District 43 is taking action. Next Wednesday, the district is holding an emergency release drill that will get schools quake-ready while also reminding families to make sure they have a back-up plan in place. The event is being held in conjunction with Emergency Preparedness Week, May 1 to 7. Recent earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador are reminders that people living in the quake-prone Ring of Fire — including the Lower Mainland — need to be prepared, with communication plans in place, responsible adults to pick up children from school, emergency supply kits, and water and food enough to sustain a family for 72 hours. People have been warning about B.C.’s big quake for decades but that’s no reason to get lulled into complacency. It doesn’t hurt to update emergency plans. Being unprepared could truly be a disaster.
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BEARS, HUMANS & TRASH
A 3-step plan for saving Tri-Cities’ bears AS I SEE IT
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was very saddened to hear of the shooting of a mother bear and two cubs earlier this month in Port Moody. So early in the year and already we have had to kill almost half the number of bears in the Tri-Cities that were killed in all of 2015. Not a good start. A work colleague was telling me of four bears on his street on Westwood Plateau having a field day with the bins on his garbage day. He asked me what could be done. After giving it some thought, I said in order to severely the reduce the chance of any more bears being shot this year, there are three levels of responsibility that need to be in place: local government must enforce bylaws involving waste set-out times, improve city or contracted garbage pick-up timing in sensitive bear areas and good management by residents of their waste by keeping it secure. And three things need to be done on a regular and consistent basis year in and year out to minimize the chance of encounters: First, each of the cities must regularly spot check areas to ensure residents are complying with set-out
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times established in their bylaws: 5:30 to 7:30 a.m. on pick-up day. Warnings and fines need to be issued as required to manage this part of the equation. The longer the waste is left unsecured on the street, the greater the chance a bear will have to access it. Second, in areas near green space and forest interface areas where there is a greater likelihood of bears being present, trash collection should start as early as possible and the green waste should be the first bin that is picked up. If the waste sorting by the residents is being done according to the best practices local governments have repeatedly publicized, there should be very little of interest to attract a bear to the recycling and garbage. All the items a bear would like to eat would be in the green bin and, if this is removed early, temptation is gone and there is no chance of a reward for the bear. The third part of this plan lies squarely in the hands of Tri-City residents. Everyone needs to ensure they are managing their waste, sorting as required and having it secured in a shed or a garage where possible with the bin locks in place for those areas of the Tri-Cities that
have them. In addition, where space permits, decaying food items like meat and vegetables that have the potential to give off odour should be placed in the freezer until the morning of pick-up and then placed in the green bin. None of this information is new nor should come as a surprise to anybody. But if we want to avoid any more unnecessary killing of bears, these things must be in place every day of every week all year long. Doing so on a consistent basis will minimize bears getting into trouble with household waste. If the residents, cities and garbage haulers each do their part, the window of opportunity for a bear to access our household waste will be severely curtailed. As long as we continue to develop massive areas of forested land and green space, we can expect to see more bears displaced from their home territory and looking for new food sources. Don’t let the new food be our household waste. Let’s all work together for the good of bears and humans.
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Coquitlam wants a heritage space The Editor, It was great to see so many at Coquitlam’s Heritage Symposium on April 16 and to hear so many good speakers. For the first time in many years, I felt hopeful regarding our dream of preserving Old Riverview. Coquitlam needs a museum and we have one on the Riverview Hospital site. It’s a living museum that takes in the entire remaining 244 acres. It has been written and talked about before by heritage advocates and we came close to talking about it at the symposium at the Evergreen Cultural Centre. There are historic buildings on the Riverview Hospital site to look after the archives and some of the finest trees in Canada that can do their part. One only has to walk through the trees to feel the energy. Riverview Horticultural Centre Society has been advocating for the preservation of this site for over 20 years. So many now speak of a wellness centre for those who need one and for everyone a living museum for us to stroll through to feel uplifted.
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Participants in the April 16 Heritage Symposium (right) at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre affirmed their desire for the city to have a designated heritage space, writes one letter writer. And the Riverview Hospital grounds are that space, writes another. I tell everyone to write to Premier Christy Clark and say “no” to market housing on this site. Riverview is desperately needed and could never be replaced. Norma Gillespie, Coquitlam
HERITAGE WANTED
The Editor, The Coquitlam Heritage Society recently hosted an exciting and edifying Coquitlam
Heritage Symposium, which concluded with a great interest, from many of the people present, in a designated-heritage space in the city. That said, given the backdrop that a designated heritage space continues to remain a desire of city fathers as Coquitlam celebrates its 125th birthday, one may have reasonably assumed that the symposium participants — which included
a sprinkling of municipal and provincial politicians — would have approached the symposium in a gloomy, curmudgeonly state of mind. Well, some may have. But after hearing the first, worldclass presenter, Tim Willis, a specialist in exhibition planning and visitor experience, and seeing his photos of museums from around-the-world, the audience’s mood quickly shifted
to one of ebullience. That participant elation continued to escalate as Mr. Willis’ visual presentation demonstrated how designated heritage space enhances civic tourism, benefiting residents as well as visitors. Candace Matelic, in her evocative presentation, went on to emphasize that “consumers value memorable experiences more than goods and services.” She made it ever so
clear that memorable heritage experiences are immeasurably enhanced when displayed in an architecturally exciting space — a fact now understood, worldwide, as absolutely essential. All of the presenters, in attempting to identify our defining heritage characteristic, revealed, overwhelmingly, that it was a designated heritage space. So, too, the speakers emphasized that “heritage” in general remains a key challenge for us all. We cannot allow it to be depreciated or trifled with. And as the city of Coquitlam celebrates its quasquicentennial, we are reminded, once more, that a designated heritage space remains the quintessence or soul of any official heritage plan, and, in Coquitlam’s case, a goal. Don Cunnings, Coquitlam
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After the incident, RCMP and conservation officers swept the area for hours in search of the bear. “We did patrols but were unable to locate the bear,” said RCMP spokesman Const. Jamie Phillipson. Early Thursday morning, conservation officers resumed
the search but found no signs of the bear. Debruin said it was likely a good sign that the bear was no longer in the area, meaning the injuries it suffered weren’t too severe. He warned residents that bears are coming out of torpor — brief hibernation — now and are on the prowl for food. “They are looking for a easy
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local “Ale Trail” tours for each participating region as well as videos, online promotional tools and a web-based marketing platform to showcase the craft beer scene and surrounding businesses and attractions. Port Moody will contribute $9,000 to the initiative (the four PoMo breweries are pitching in $1,000 to meet the city’s $10,000 target); the province is kicking in half of the overall $140,000 cost. PoMo’s portion will be used to develop locally specific content for the video, website and other marketing tools.
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A proposed six-storey condo building at the corner of Clarke and Moody streets was rejected by Port Moody council this week even though it adhered to policies set out in the city’s official community plan. All but two council members — Mayor Mike Clay and Coun. Diana Dilworth — voted against the rezoning application after a public hearing at which about 20 people, all but one of whom lives in a neighbouring building, spoke against the proposed development. “The proposed building is out of scope with the rest of the neighbourhood,” said Nick Haltigin, who suggested buildings should cascade from St. Johns down to the waterfront instead of some being higher than those behind them. Other speakers noted they’d paid a premium for their view from the fifth and sixth floors of the Station building and were “promised” that nothing higher would be built in front of them. Aragon Properties’ proposed four- and six-storey development at 2713-2725 Clarke St., which would be located less than 250 m from the Moody Centre SkyTrain station, required a zoning change to allow an additional storey but meets the six storeys allowed in
the OCP, which aims to create pockets of higher-density developments close to the Evergreen Line. A parking variance was also requested to reduce the required residential parking stalls from 156 to 130 (8.3%), with the caveat that policies in the OCP allow the city to consider such decreases for developments close to transit nodes. Mayor Clay said he was frustrated with the result, saying the proposal was in keeping with the goals set out in the OCP. “I don’t know what we’re supposed to do when somebody comes in with an application that meets everything we’ve described in the OCP and council turns it down,” he said. And while he acknowledged that residents of the neighbouring buildings — the fourand five-storey Station building on Spring Street and the fourstorey Lighthouse to the west — objected to the potential loss of views, Clay said people can’t expect a vacant lot to stay that way or that city policies won’t evolve and change over the years. “What are they going to do if the [Flavelle] mill is redeveloped and something there blocks their view?” he told The Tri-City News. “Twenty people came to the public hearing, all but one lived in one of the two buildings that touch this building. The other 34,980 people of the city don’t seem to be
objecting to this.” He fears the decision will add to challenges the city is already facing in attracting the kind of new growth that council seemed to want out of the OCP — a vibrant play to live, work, shop and recreate. “We have a lot of developers out there who won’t deal with Port Moody because they don’t understand what we’re doing,” Clay said. “We say one thing and then we do another.” The proposal had received support from the city’s advisory design panel in September 2015 and the land use committee in February 2016. A staff report presented in March supported the application, noting it would meet the city’s objectives of enhancing Spring Street, providing open public space and improving the pedestrian environment. “We thought we had a successful project that met the criteria of the OCP so we’re disappointed council didn’t see it that way,” said Aragon’s David Roppel. “We thought we were following the rules and following the directions from staff and all the policies that council has endorsed in the past, including the OCP.” Roppel said his team would be studying comments from the community, council and city staff and would take those back to the drawing board. spayne@tricitynews.com @spayneTC
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Whether it’s a bike or a walk there are some great ways to contribute to your community — and then reward yourself with some May Day fun and live music.
Legs got a beating at yesterday’s Wheel 2 Heal? Give them a good stretch at the 14th annual Crossroads Hospice event to support people living with a terminal illness and their loved ones. The 5km route leaves from the Port Moody civic centre at 9 a.m. and festivities include entertainment by Tony Prophet, prizes for top fundraisers and a Kinsmen Club barbecue by donation.
Friday, April 29 HAPPY MAY DAY
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Port Coquitlam kicks off its annual May Day festivities with opening ceremonies at the recreation complex at 7:30 p.m. complete with the Royal Party and May Pole dancing. Check out the Art Focus art show for May Day at the Outlet at Leigh Square (2248 McAllister Ave.), open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/mayday for a full listing of events.
Coquitlam residents can grab free compost -(one bag, while supplies last) and pick up rain barrels ($55) or composters ($25) at the Austin works yard (500 Mariner Way) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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The Spring Roots Fest returns to the Gallery Bistro with Sugar Still, featuring a violinist/vocalist Sarah Blick and singer/songwriter Charlie Cheny (www.sugarstill.com) at 7:30 p.m. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m.; tickets are $12 each. Call 604-937-0998 to book. Come back Saturday night for Juco Jive, a trio playing a mix of jazz, blues and pop; visit www.gallerybistroportmoody.com for details.
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Pick up clothing, toys, books and gear for your kids at a swap meet at the Poirier community centre (630 Poirier St., Coquitlam) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free.
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Send off the salmon smolts at a family-friendly event at the Hoy Creek Hatchery (on the Hoy Creek Trail, west of City Centre) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Build mason bee houses and bird houses and enjoy music and refreshments, including tasty treats from Rocky Point Ice Cream. Visit www.hoyscottcreeks.org for full details. Wash off the weekend at a pair of free swims, at Hyde Creek (1379 Laurier Ave., PoCo) from 1 to 3 p.m. or at the Westminster Savings free swim at the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex, from 7 to 9 p.m.
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Coquitlam Metro Ford Soccer Club refunded over 140 registration grants that KidSport Tri-Cities gave to CMFSC families for a total of more than $34,000. Above: Alfredo Valente and Alex Barnetson (CMFSC), Chris Wilson (KidSport Tri-Cities) and Noah Valente (CMFSC).
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Coquitlam’s Jas Baweja (right) and PoCo’s Cormac James Knudsen received ALS Society of British Columbia’s Leader of Tomorrow awards. The awards recognize those who have made a difference through their volunteer efforts in the lives of people with ALS.
To celebrate National Oral Health Month, Austin Heights Dental Centre provided free care for mothers and children at Tri-City Transitions. Each participant received a check-up, a cleaning and oral care kit.
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Aaron Lee (second from right), an administrative assistant at Vancity in PoCo, received an Outstanding Employee Award from the Disability Alliance of BC.
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Food, tunes, bubble soccer, more tunes BC Youth Week takes place May 1 to 7 and the city of Coquitlam has several events planned to celebrate the positive contributions that youth make to the community. • Tomorrow (Saturday) from 6 to 8 p.m., there will be a Youth Week kick-off event that includes free food and music at the Landing Youth Centre in Pinetree community centre (1260 Pinetree Way).
• On May 6 from 4 to 6 p.m., there bubble ball soccer tournament played in giant inflatable balls at the Centennial oval (585 Poirier St.), across the street from Centennial secondary school. The tournament is open to youth aged 14 to 18 and costs $25 per team to participate. • On May 6 from 7 to 10 p.m., there will be a benefit concert celebrating youth bands, musicians and entertainers in the
Tri-Cities, hosted by Coquitlam Youth Council at Pinetree secondary (3000 Pinewood Ave.). Minimum $2 donation at the door in support of RainCity Housing Society’s homeless shelter in Coquitlam. Find all the events happening throughout the week at coquitlam.ca/youthweek. For more information about BC Youth Week, visit bcyouthweek. com.
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Bats: They’re all around us, and they’re at risk GREEN SCENE
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ats are one of our more mysterious and most misunderstood groups of mammals in B.C. Even though they are all around us, these intriguing creatures of the night are rarely seen by many people. With 16 species of bats in B.C., these animals play an important role by keeping many insect pests such as mosquitoes under control. And now, bats have been placed at risk of extinction by a new disease, the so-called white nose syndrome that is sweeping across North America. There are two main groups of bats: a tropical family, including the large flying foxes that pollinate many tropical fruits; and a group of smaller bats in temperate climates that are insect-eaters. (And then, of course, there are a few oddballs among bats, including ones in the tropics that catch fish and vampire bats, which borrowed a trick
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The Townsend’s big-eared bat has especially prominent ears on which the tragus (which is thought to play a fundamental role in echo-location) can be seen as well as a claw on its thumbs. from mosquitoes and suck blood as their food source. While vampire bats may account for the fear some people have of bats, they are found only in tropical and sub-tropical parts of Central and South America.) B.C. has the greatest diversity of bats in all of Canada. In fact, eight of the species found here are found nowhere else in Canada. Bats are the only group of mammals capable of sustained flapping flight, a feature they share with birds. Other mammals, such as flying squirrels,
can glide but they cannot truly fly. Two other important adaptations of bats are echolocation, which enables them to find food in total darkness, and their ability to hibernate each winter. Bats have a modified forelimb for flight with a hairless membrane that stretches over the fingers and arms. They have a second smaller membrane between their hind legs and tail. A bat cannot easily walk on its weak hind limbs, which are modified for hanging upside down, its usual resting position.
Bats produce a high-pitched sound for echo-location that cannot be heard by most people — except young children, who can hear higher frequencies than adults. Bats’ ears are specially adapted to pick up these sounds, which bounce off objects such as prey. Thus, their ears are usually large and feature a fleshy lobe at the entrance called a tragus, which is thought to play a fundamental role in echo-location. Echolocation is thought to work at distances up to 10 m; beyond that, bats rely on their vision for flight. Bats roost in trees, especially in mature forests around water where their prey is usually located. Some bats are camouflaged to blend in with their surroundings — the western red bat looks like a dead leaf and the hoary bat resembles lichen. Their main food is flying nocturnal insects. Experiments conducted on little brown myotis showed these bats could eat up to 10 mosquitoes per minute. Bats mate just before hibernation in the fall. By April, most arrive at their summer roosting areas. The females have a delayed implantation of their egg so that their young are born in June or July. Most bats give birth to only a single pup, which can live for up to 30 years. Female bats seek especially warm places with tem-
peratures around 40 C where they can rear their babies in large groups, hence their predilection for sites such as attics. By late August, most bat pups will be able to fly. Depending on the weather, bats return to their hibernation sites in late October or November. The details of the life cycle of many bat species in B.C. remains unknown and additional studies are now urgently needed. White nose syndrome (WNS) was first reported in eastern North America in 2006. Accidentally introduced from Europe, it is a fungus that grows on the nose and kills many bats by interfering with breathing during hibernation. Bats afflicted with WNS are thus aroused from hibernation many times; this consumes energy and depletes their vital reserves so they die of starvation before the hibernation season has ended. So far, almost six million bats have been killed by WNS and many colonies have been completely eliminated. Originally, it was thought the long distance from the east coast would offer some protection to bats in B.C. as it would delay the arrival of the disease and, thus, allow scientists to develop a way to control or cure it. But shockingly, in March, it was reported a dead bat with WNS was found only 50 km east of Seattle. Until
then, the only affected areas were not much further west than the western edge of the Great Lakes. Locally, both Minnekhada and Colony Farm regional parks in Coquitlam host significant maternal rearing sites for bats. At Minnekhada in 1995, Burke Mountain Naturalists member Kiyoshi Takahashi (whose photo accompanies today’s column), discovered a rare species of bat, the Townsend’s big-eared bat. In 2014, he estimated the size of this colony had grown to 180 bats. At Colony Farm, one of the heritage buildings hosts maternal colonies of Yuma myotis bats and, possibly, other species. Last year at Colony Farm Regional Park, volunteers counted more than 500 bats at dusk. It is utterly shocking these colonies and bats throughout B.C. have now been placed at risk from WNS, especially when so little is known about these species, including the locations where they hibernate during winter. This is the gravest risk bats in B.C. have ever faced. Elaine Golds is a Port Moody environmentalist who is president and conservation chair of the Burke Mountain Naturalists, and member of the boards of the Colony Farm Park Association and the Port Moody Ecological Society.
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Try: archery, tennis, golf and soccer in Coquitlam As part of its “Try-It” programs, which allow people to try different sports and activities in advance of the 55+ BC Games in the Coquitlam, the city continues to offer recreation opportunities. Free introductory sessions will teach game basics, rules, and techniques. While more “Try-It” sessions will be held across Coquitlam throughout the year, those in the next few weeks include these: • Sunday, May 1: archery, Pinetree community centre (1260 Pinetree Way) Gym 2, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; and tennis at Town Centre Park (1240 Pipeline Rd.) Tennis Club from 2 to 3:30 p.m. • Friday, May 6: soccer at
Pinetree community centre Gym 3, 1 to 2:30 p.m. • Sunday, May 8: archery, Pinetree community centre (1260 Pinetree Way) Gym 2, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; and tennis at Town Centre Park (1240 Pipeline Rd.) Tennis Club from 2 to 3:30 p.m. • Tuesday, May 10: golf at Eaglequest Golf Centre (1001 United Blvd.) from 11 a.m. to noon; track and field at Town Centre Park, Percy Perry Stadium, 10 a.m. to noon. • Friday, May 13: soccer at Pinetree community centre Gym 3, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Visit www.coquitlam. ca/55PlusBCGames or call 604927-6940 for more information and to register.
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Swap meet Sun. If you’ve got kids, you’re frequently looking for a bargain. You can find plenty of deals on Sunday as Coquitlam’s Poirier community centre hosts a kids’ swap meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The swap meet is a place to buy used kids’ clothes, books, toys and more.
You can drop in anytime between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. to stock up on affordable kids’ items for the summer. Admission to the event is free. For more information, visit www.coquitlam.ca/ poirier. Poirier community centre is located at 630 Poirier St. @TriCityNews
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The Province has committed $355 million through the Provincial Investment in Affordable Housing (PIAH) program for the creation of more than 2,000 affordable rental housing units across British Columbia. BC Housing has issued a call for expressions of interest to partner with municipalities, non-profit housing providers, the private sector and other community groups, to develop and acquire new affordable and social housing units. For more info visit www.piah.bchousing.org or email piah@bchousing.org
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Hospice Hike raises cash for, awareness of end-of-life care 14th annual Hike for Hospice takes place on Sunday JUSTIN BEDDALL Tri-CiTy News
The 14th annual Hike for Hospice takes place May 1 and at least one Tri-City politician taking part has a bit of history with the society that runs it. Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay has participated in nearly every one of annual pledge-driven fundraising hikes hosted by PoMo-based Crossroads Hospice Society. Back when the society was getting started, Clay, whose background is in IT, volunteered to connect its computer network. While volunteering, Clay got a chance to chat and visit with many patients. “I went in there to hook up some computers and ended up learning an awful lot more about a hospice and end-oflife care and why it is important, and seeing how it affected all of the families,” he said. A few years ago, as his own mother was entering the last few weeks of her life, she went to Crossroads Inlet Centre Hospice. “When I was there with my mom and saw how unbelievably caring and compassionate and how well they treated my mom and our family, it was like
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The Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s takes place this Sunday, May 1 in Port Coquitlam, with registration beginning at noon at Hyde Creek rec centre, 1379 Laurier Ave. The walk follows along the Traboulay PoCo Trail from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information about the walk, to register as an individual or as a team, visit www.alzheimerbc.org and click on DOUG CHARLES Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s and select Tri-Cities and Ridge Meadows. This year’s PoCo Alzheimer’s walk will honour Doug Charles, a Coquitlam artist who struggled with the disease during his final years. ‘wow.’ It’s the little things that make all the difference.” When Clay participates in the annual hike, he said he goes through a range of emotions. “It helps me. I think get through my personal loss when you look around and think every one of these people has a personal connection. Everybody else has a story, everybody else has a family member and everybody else has gone through this at some point in their life, and we’re all there for the same reason, which I think is to remember, reflect and give to the charity that supports the organization that was so important to all of us. “You are there because you
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• This year’s Hike For Hospice takes place Sunday, May 1, from 9 a.m. to noon, starting at the Port Moody city hall, 100 Newport Dr. The event is part of a national series of events to raise funds to support people living with a terminal illness and their loved ones. All funds raised remain in the community to help Crossroads Hospice Society, which serves residents in the Tri-Cities and New Westminster. You may register for the Hike online or pledge your support by visiting crossroadshospicesociety.com. newsroom@tricitynews.com
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Coq. Foundation on lookout for directors The Coquitlam Foundation is looking for individuals to serve as board members or committee volunteers. Specifically, the charitable group is seeking a lawyer who resides in Coquitlam along with candidates with experience with non-profit boards and ties to the local business community. The foundation works with donors to build and grow
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Anxiety help for kids and bike repair tips for all BOOKS PLUS Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.
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• Anxiety in Children and Youth: Mental Health Week is May 2 to 8 and on Wednesday, May 4 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., the City Centre branch will host a workshop with Liliana Cortes, a registered clinical counsellor at Leap Clinic, who has been working with anxious children and their families since 2004. She will be at the library to share her extensive and specialized experience in evidence-based treatments for anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. It can be confusing and even frightening when your child’s anxiety is causing them difficulty at school, at home or with friends. Finding effective support can be an overwhelming task when there are so many options. Workshop participants will take away the tools and knowledge needed to help their children manage
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• Coquitlam Public Library will help you celebrate Free Comic Book Day by giving you a free comic (limit of one per person). Get yours at the Information/Ask-me desks at both branches on Saturday, May 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (while supplies last). As well, members of the 501st Legion will be at the City Centre branch to promote Star Wars comics between 1 and 2:30 p.m. • Explore the amazing world of comics at Port Moody Public Library on Saturday, May 7 and pick up a free copy courtesy of Hourglass Games and Comics. Catch a classic comic video in the ParkLane Room from 1 to 4 p.m., discover your new favourite series or win amazing prizes in our allages costume contest. anxiety, gain confidence and self-esteem, and learn how to thrive. To register for this free program, leave a message on the library’s registration line, 604-937-4155. • Bike Maintenance Workshop: Learn basic bicycle maintenance tips and tricks from HUB, a non-profit organization whose mission is to get more people cycling. This two-hour session for teens and adults, sponsored by the city of Coquitlam, will cover the fundamentals of how your bike works and how you can easily have it running smoothly this summer. Bikes will not be al-
lowed in the workshop, but participants can bring their bikes to the library and lock them in the rack by the entrance. The workshop runs from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 7 in the Nancy Bennett Room at the Poirier branch. Registration is limited to 20; to register, leave a message on the library’s registration line, 604-937-4155. For more information about any of these programs, visit www.coqlibrary.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.
Spring’s Seasonal Unlimited Yard Trimmings Collection will help take care of your extra green waste. From April 4 – May 13, please place extra yard trimmings at the curbside by 7:30 a.m. on your collection day. In addition to your Green Cart, you can use kraft paper bags, your old Green Cans (with Green Can sticker), or bundled tree prunings. Food scraps should remain in the City-issued Green Cart. This service is only for singlefamily homes that pay garbage and water utility fees.
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• Babytime: Make language fun and start with Babytime at Terry Fox Library, a fun, social bonding activity for babies and caregivers. Help your baby develop speech and language skills — enjoy bouncing, singing and rhyming with stories. Everyone is welcome to join on Mondays, May 2 to 30, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. • Storytime: Introduce kids to the love of books and language with Storytime. Children and caregivers will enjoy interactive stories, songs, rhymes and more on Wednesdays, May 4 to 25, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.; and Saturdays, May 21, June 18, July 16 and Aug. 20, 11 to 11:30 a.m. • Pyjama Storytime: Tuck into a story as children and caregivers will be entertained with stories, songs, rhymes and more. Kids are encouraged to wear their PJs and bring their favourite stuffie on Wednesdays, May 4, June 1, July 6 and Aug. 3, 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. For more information, visit www.fvrl.bc.ca or the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in
• Writer in Residence Launch: On Monday, May 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. join other readers and writers in the Inlet Theatre and galleria for an interactive author event celebrating the launch of the Port Moody Public Library’s first Writer in Residence program. Author Jen Sookfong Lee will share the stories behind her books and give you an inside look at the vibrant Vancouver author scene. Discover the powerful themes that drive her work, then enjoy coffee and dessert in the company of other literary and arts supporters. RSVP in person at the library or by calling 604-469-4577. • International Tabletop Day: Drop in to the library on April 30 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. for a day of board games and fun. Test award-winning tabletop games and get tips from a toyologist Theresa from The Village Toy Shop and Hourglass Comics experts. Suitable for all ages. For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca or call 604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.
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TC CALENDAR SATURDAY, APRIL 30 • PoCo Garden Club plant sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Trinity United Church, 2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo. All plants are healthy, hardy and locally grown in members’ gardens. Master gardeners and organic master gardeners will be on hand to provide free gardening advice. There will also be a gardenthemed garage sale, a bake sale and free marigold seeds while they last. Half of the plant sale proceeds go to University of the Fraser Valley’s horticultural program. Info: facebook. com/thepocogardenclub.
SUNDAY, MAY 1 • Hike for Hospice 5-km walk, 9 a.m.-noon, Port Moody city hall, 100 Newport Dr. Funds raised support people living with a terminal illness and their loved ones. Info: hike4hospice.ca. • Burke Mountain Naturalists and Riverview Horticultural Centre Society host a walk through the historic Riverview Hospital grounds focusing on the heritage aspects of the site. Meet at 1 p.m. at the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young building. Site map: www.rhcs. org. Info: 604-290-9910. • Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s, an Alzheimer Society of B.C. fundraiser. Registration at noon, Hyde Creek rec centre gymnasium, 1379 Laurier Ave., PoCo. Walk at 1 p.m., Traboulay PoCo Trail. Info: www.walkforalzheimers.ca.
TUESDAY, MAY 3 • Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group (PCCN Coquitlam) monthly meeting, Room 9 at Pinetree community centre, Coquitlam. Speaker from the Vancouver Prostate Cancer Supportive Care Program. All those involved with prostate problems are urged to attend and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. There is no charge (donations are accepted). Info: Norm, 604-9368703 or Ken, 604-936-2998. • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-3 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-937-0836.
SATURDAY, MAY 7 • Dogwood Garden Club plant sale, 9 a.m.-noon, Centennial Room, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Great selection of perennials, annuals, tomatoes, herbs; free admission. Info: dogwoodgardenclub.weebly.com. • Sahaja Yoga Meditation
MAY 4: HYDE CREEK AGM • Hyde Creek Watershed Society AGM, 7:15 p.m., 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo. The public is invited to attend the meeting, tour the facility and see what projects are underway. The society will be honouring member Linda Dore, a founding member, with the designation of lifetime member. The society is looking for volunteers interested in helping occasionally with education school tours. Volunteers are also needed to assist with 2016 Hyde Creek Salmon Festival, and day-to-day hatchery operation. Info: ç hydecreek.org or email: hcws.info@gmail.com.
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• RSVP Ministries luncheon, noon, Executive Inn, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam. Speaker: Carola Meerkerk on “From Tragedy to Triumph.” Reservations: Frieda,
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ONGOING • PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 150-2248 McAllister
• Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth in the Tri-Cities who require skilled, caring, foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 10 a.m.-noon, at 200906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. For info or another session date: 604-764-8098.
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Residency Launch: Meet Jen Sookfong Lee Monday, May 2, Inlet Theatre 7–9pm (including reception)
Writing Workshops Turning Great Ideas into Novels Saturday, May 14 1–3pm, Brovold Room
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Tri-Cities spring introductory program, 1 p.m., Poirier community centre (630 Poirier St.), Howe Room. Classes are free of charge. Info: freemeditation.com and tricitiesmeditation.com. • Spring Tea at St. John’s Anglican Church, 2208 St. Johns St., Port Moody, 2-4 p.m. Serving a pie and ice cream tea; also: crafts, plants and home baking for sale. • Tri-City Photography Club, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., Port Moody. Topic: Gallery night and club executive elections. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca.
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Find more at library.portmoody.ca/writerinresidence All events are free, and registration is required. Funded by proceeds from the Links to Literacy Golf Tournament.
THURSDAY, MAY 12 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, 7-9:30 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-937-0836.
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TC CALENDAR • Family resource centre at Minnekhada middle school, PoCo, offers multi-sensory and math tutoring; rate is $25 per session. Tutors are Orton Gillingham-trained and centre works in cooperation with SD43. Registration is ongoing. Info: frcdistrict43@gmail.com.
• Ignite Choir at Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship is for kids 6-14 who love to sing, dance and act; the goal is to give children and youth an introduction to music and. The choir meets Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m., beginning Feb. 13. Info: www. erbf.com.
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCERS • Glenayre Scottish country dancers meet Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., at Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam. New members welcome, all levels beginner to advanced, singles and couples.
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• Members of Soroptimist International of the Tri Cities will meet with Tri-Cities women wanting to practise speaking English; small groups of 3-4 or larger groups up to 10 women. We will arrange to meet at a time/place that works for you and your friends. Email: esltalkstricities@gmail.com to arrange a chat. • SPARC radio museum on Riverview Hospital grounds is open most Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with tours given by volunteers; large collection of antique consumer, military, marine, amateur radios and broadcast studio equipment. Located in the old pharmaceutical warehouse on Kerria Drive at the top of the hill. Info: 604-777-1885 or sparcradio.ca. • 754 Phoenix Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets is active from September to June and meets Wednesdays, 6:309:30 p.m., at Moody elementary school. Girls and boys 12-18 welcome. Due to increased interest in the cadet program, a second squadron has been added that meets Tuesdays at Maillard middle school. Info: 754aircadets.ca. • Burquitlam Community Association holds its monthly meeting on the first Thursday of each month, 7-9 p.m., in the library at Miller Park elementary school, Coquitlam. • Are you a new immigrant? Do you have questions, concerns and/or need help? Call RCCG Trinity Chapel at 604-4743131 on Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., or call outside those times and leave a message and someone will call you back. Trinity will help or direct you to places where you could receive help. • Saturday hikes leave from Rocky Point at 9:30 a.m. Info: pocomohiking@hotmail.com. • Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Saturday coffee program runs Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., in the ERH lobby, 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody. Sales of beverages and baked goods raise funds for the purchase of hospital equipment and patient comfort items. • Royal Canadian Legion Branch 133, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo: meat draws Tuesdays, 4 p.m.; Fridays, 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 3:30 p.m. • St. John Ambulance volunteer medical first responders meetings held every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Tri-Cities branch, 2338 Clarke St., Port Moody. New members welcome to attend. Info: 604-931-3426 or www.sja.ca/bc. • St. John Ambulance volunteer youth cadets meetings, for people ages 6 to 21, held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the TriCities branch, 2338 Clarke St., Port Moody. New members welcome to attend. Info: 604-9313426 or www.sja.ca/bc. • Weekly thrift sales, Wednesday, noon-9 p.m.; Thursdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Trinity United church, corner of Shaughnessy Street and Prairie Avenue, PoCo. Info: 604-9420022.
• Sea Cadets for youth aged 12 to 18 years old meets at the Old Mill Boathouse at Rocky Point Park (Port Moody) on Wednesdays, from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. For information visit www. regions.cadets.forces.gc.ca/ pac/201sea/ or contact Lt(N) Shannon McGee at co.201sea@ cadets.net or call 604-9390301. • Tri-City Transitions offers free ongoing counselling services on weekdays for women who have experienced abuse/ violence in their relationships or childhood abuse, sexual assault or childhood sexual abuse. Info: 604-941-7111, Ext. 103. Call 604-941-7111 ext. 112. • Como Lake United church (535 Marmont, Coquitlam) thrift and furniture shop open Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon, Thursdays (thrift shop), 6:308:30 p.m. • Free ESL classes for new immigrants are on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon, provided as a free community service project by missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3345 Robson Dr., Coquitlam. Info: in Korean, 604-552-2305; Chinese, 604944-7245; other, 604-4688938; also: www.english4free. net. • RCSCC Grilse Sea Cadets, for boys and girls 12 to 18. Info: www.cadets.ca or 604-9390301. • 2893 Seaforth Army Cadets hold a parade night every Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Open to boys and girls aged 12-18 years. Info: 604-4662626 or 604-942-3245, or www. cadets.ca. • Tri-City Healing Rooms available, free, Thursdays, 7:30-9 p.m., Westwood community church, 1294 Johnson St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-464-0558. • Drop-in meditation Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m., Oasis Wellness Centre, 1111 Austin Ave., Coquitlam; by donation. Info: 604-221-2271 or www. meditateinvancouver.org. • Shorinji Kempo meets every Tuesday and Thursday, 7:309:15 p.m.; children’s/beginners class every Saturday, 10-11:15 a.m. (ages 8-12); both at Jackson Street Cultural Centre, Coquitlam. Info: 604-941-7316. • Life Recovery Classes for individuals seeking recovery from addictions and abuse Sundays, 4-5:15 p.m. Info: 604464-0510. • Access Justice offers three free legal advice clinics in the Coquitlam and PoCo; Fridays, 2-4 p.m., SUCCESS Coquitlam, 2058 Henderson Pl., 1163 Pinetree Way; info: 604-878-7400; Mondays, 3:305:30 p.m., PoCo Area Women’s Centre; 604-941-6311; Fridays, noon-2 p.m, Calvary church; info: 604-936-8242. By appointment only. Info: 604-878-7400 or www.accessjustice.ca. • Trinity United church weekly thrift sales: Wednesdays, noon-9 p.m., Thursdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., corner of Shaughnessy Street and Prairie Avenue, PoCo. Info: 604-942-0022.
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Metro Vancouver’s new home price index continued to push ahead in February, once more speeding up its pace of annual growth, according to a Statistics Canada report issued April 14.
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The price etro of Vancouver’s newly built new housing the home in price Vancouver index Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) continued to push ahead in February, once more speeding increased four per cent year over year in up its pace of annual growth, according to a February – which was again the second-highest Statistics Canada report issued April 14. annual rate of growth of any region in Canada, The price of newly built after Toronto–Oshawa CMA.housing in the Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area Month over month, home (CMA) increased four new per cent yearprices over in Vancouver rose –0.8 perwascent year in February which againcompared the with January’s figures, making it the ninth second-highest annual rate of growth consecutive month for rising monthly prices in of any region in Canada, after Toronto– the CMA.CMA. Oshawa Month overToronto, month, new home prices Along with Vancouver was again in Vancouver rose 0.8 per cent compared the country’s biggest contributor to Canada’s with January’s figures, making it the ninth overall monthly new home price rise of 0.2 per cent in January, which was pulled down by declines in the new housing price index in resource-dependent provinces. It is a far cry from the pattern of only a year a
go, when Vancouver’s new home prices were sliding, despite resale home prices already surging at that time. Increases in new home prices often do not reflect those seen in the resale market, as the price paid for a new home is only measured when thefor transaction is completed consecutive month rising monthly prices and registered in the CMA. with the Land Registry, rather than when theToronto, home isVancouver originally was purchased Along with again off Because of long lead times on home the-plan. country’s biggest contributor to Canada’s construction, thenew newhome homeprice prices overall monthly riseregistered of 0.2 per cent in January, which was pulled down today are often those homes sold many months by declines in the new housing price index or even years ago – whereas MLS® resale home in resource-dependent prices are much more upprovinces. to date. It is a far cry from the pattern of only This could mean that the new home price index a year ago, when Vancouver’s new home can be were expected to surge much further over the prices sliding, despite resale home coming monthssurging and years as they catch up with prices already at that time. Increases today’s and land prices. in new market home prices often do not reflect those in the resale market, as the price BC andseen Victoria paid for a new home is only measured Across BC, new housing prices in January were up 3.7 per cent year over year – once more the country’s second-biggest provincial rise, after Ontario – and 0.8 per cent month over month, the same as Vancouver.
Victoria CMA’s new home price index, which had been sliding until January, turned a corner and starting to rise in February. The index for the CMA was up 0.2 per cent compared with the same month last year
and also up 0.2 compared with January 2016. StatCan observed that this was the first yearover-year increase in Victoria since September 2008.
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Neither team managed to find the back of the net when the Tri-City Express played the Vancouver Black Hawks to a 0-0 finish in Tier 1 Greater Vancouver Junior Field Hockey action last week. However, the Express posted a win last Sunday, downing the West Vancouver Penguins 3-1. The Express are currently in second place in their division with a 2-0-1 record, one game behind the 3-0 West Vancouver Panthers.
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Fabbro up for defensive honours Coquitlam player in the running for Top Defenceman
Coquitlam hockey player Dante Fabbro is getting some national attention for his stellar play with the Penticton Vees last season. The 17-year-old blueliner, who scored 14 goals and 53 assists in 45 games this year, is in the running for the Top Defenceman Award. The 67point season puts Fabbro at the top of the scoring list for all BCHL blueliners and his 31 power-play markers helped the Vees to a league-leading 30.7% succes rate with the man
advantage. He’s been nominated for the honour along with Brinson Pasichnuk of the AJHL’s Bonnyville Pontiacs, Brett Orr of the MJHL’s Portage Terriers, Patrick Kudla of the OJHL’s Oakville Blades and Jonathan Fillion of the QJHL’s Collège Français de Longueuil. The nomination caps a busy year for the young hockey player. He helped Team Canada West win a gold medal last December during the World Junior A Challenge, while committing to Boston University for next season. He is also expected to be a first-round selection in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft in June.
Fabbro is not the only Penticton player to receive a nomination from the CJHL. Teammate and goaltender Zach Driscoll is in the running for the Top Goalie Awards, putting his .933 save percentage and 1.90 goals-against average against fellow nominees Matthew Murray of the AJHL’s Spruce Grove Saints, Nathan Park of the MJHL’s Portage Terriers, Andrew Masters of the OJHL’s Georgetown Raiders and Jack Burgart of the SJHL’s Weyburn Redwings. Driscoll went 21-4 this season and is committed to St. Cloud State University, where he is expected to play this fall.
Future Hope Starting in September 2016 Hope Lutheran Christian School is excited to be expanding our grade 7 to 12 classes to our new campus located at 18477 Old Dewdney Trunk Road in Pitt Meadows. We provide excellent education in a caring, student-centered learning environment. We look forward to serving the needs of both the Tri-Cities, Pitt Meadows, and Maple Ridge into the future. Please contact the school for registration inquiries or campus tours. Come visit our new campus on Sat. June 4th from 9AM to 4PM as we celebrate Pitt Meadows Day!
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Four Tri-City teams have punched their tickets to the AAA high school girls soccer Fraser Valley playdowns. Dr. Charles Best locked up the number one seed in the division after defeating Centennial 5-1 Wednesday night and will enter the playoffs with a 6-0-1 record. Meanwhile Riverside secondary, who downed Terry Fox 2-1 Wednesday, has secured the fourth playoff seed. A game between the current third-place Centennial Centaurs and the secondplace Heritage Woods Kodiaks on Monday will decided the second and third seed. The Kodiaks have the unique distinction of being the only team to defeat Best during the regular season. The Port Moody club accomplished the feat on Monday night, when they outscored the Coquitlam team 2-1. Riverside also played on Monday night, shutting out the Gleneagle Talons 1-0. sports@tricitynews.com
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Penticton Vees goalie Zach Driscoll searches for the puck against the West Kelowna Warriors while Dante Fabbro stands by. Both players have been named finalists for Canadian Junior Hockey League awards.
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Port Coquitlam’s Daryl Yang, left, and his coach Al Mawani, right, are heading to Moncton next month after Yang won two gold medals at the badminton provincials in Richmond.
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Lena Liljedahl races down the slopes during the Zone Finals at Mount Washington last weekend. The Port Moody skier finished ninth in the under-16 slalom race.
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Two golds for Hemlock ski team Despite crash, Voss wins medals at Mt. Washington
Port Moody skier Katrina Voss won a pair of gold medals in both the dual slalom and the
single pole slalom race during the Zone Finals at Mount Washington last week. Despite a crash during the dual slalom, Voss was able to get back up and finish the race on one ski, taking first place in the process. She was not the only mem-
ber of the Hemlock Ski team to crack the top ten during last weekend’s series of races. Lena Liljedahl, also of Port Moody, finished the under-16 slalom race in ninth place, while Delta skier Nate Rowher took fourth in the under-12 slalom race.
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Lin bros. also have spot in Moncton event
Port Coquitlam badminton player Daryl Yang showed everyone why he is the No. 1 ranked player in the province last weekend. The Shuttlesport Badminton Academy member won both the singles and doubles events during the 2016 B.C. Provincial Championships in Richmond in the under17 category. It was the sixth and seventh provincial title for the young player and his coach Al Mawani said they were some of his strongest wins.
“He was dominant throughout the tournament,” Mawani said. Yang, who has not lost a singles match in his age category this season, will now prepare for the upcoming national competition which will be held in Moncton next month. Coquitlam Badminton brothers Nestor and Paxton Lin will also be competing in the nationals in New Brunswick. Nestor won gold in both the under-13 singles and doubles events, while Nestor won two silver medals in the under-15 mixed doubles and male doubles. He also won a bronze medal in the male singles event.
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Great Location
Queen Anne Apts. * Renovated Suites *
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and Hydro
APARTMENTS/ CONDOS FOR RENT 115 PLACE CO-OP
Located in Burnaby near Lougheed Town Centre Accepting applications for
1 Bedrooms
Adult oriented high rise. Pool, exercise room & workshop. Participation mandatory, $2000 share purchase. Enquiries to Membership Committee
Call • 604-421-1222
Near Shopping & Amenities.
604-463-7450 12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings
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2 br suite. Newly renovated N/s, n/p. Incl utils. $1000 778-285-3311
778-340-4002
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Coquitlam Kinsmen Housing Society (*Subsidized Housing*) Now Accepting Applications for 2 & 3 BR T/H Units. Please pick-up application between 10am & 3pm at 1320 Pinetree Way, Coq
Thursday, May 5, 2pm - 4pm 1900 United Blvd. Coquitlam, BC V3K 6Z1
Admin Assistant
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TOWNHOUSES FOR RENT
COQUITLAM HOME DEPOT CAREER FAIR
OFFICE/CLERICAL
THE SCRAPPER
Orientation Meeting Saturday, May 7th at 1pm in the common room located at #58 -675 Noons Creek Dr, Port Moody. We are accepting applications for 2 & 3 bdrms. Subsidy wait list available. Share purchase from $1400-$1800. $15 Non-refundable Applications available at orientation Please call 604-469-9763
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Being part of our team means tapping into your inner potential each day to help customers achieve their home improvement goals. It’s a commitment that drives us to ensure a positive and productive experience for everyone who comes through our doors. And as we build on our success in serving our communities, we look for talented professionals who share our passion.
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NOON’S CREEK Housing Co-op
PORT COQUITLAM 2 bdrm corner suite - $925 - Includes heat/hot water - 1.5 blks to bus stops - 2 blks to Safeway/medical - City park across street - Gated parking & elevator - Adult oriented building - References required * SORRY NO DOGS * Call for appointment 604-464-3550
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GARDEN VILLA
1010 6th Ave. New West. Suites Available. Beautiful atrium with fountain. By shops, college & transit. Pets negotiable. Ref req. CALL 604 715-7764 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES
VILLA MARGARETA
320-9th St, New West Suites Available. All suites have balconies, Undergrd. parking avail. Refs. req. Small Pet OK. CALL 604-715-7764
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APPLIANCE REPAIRS POCO APPLIANCE MART 604 942-4999 • Servicing ALL Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guar’teed
EXCAVATING
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#1 Backhoes & Excavators Trenchless Waterlines Bobcats & Dump Truck & All Material Deliveries
Drainage, Video Inspection, Landscaping, Stump/Rock/Cement/Oil Tank & Demos, Paving, Pool/Dirt Removal, Paver Stones, Jackhammer, Water/Sewer, Line/Sumps, Slinger Avail, Concrete Cutting, Hand Excavating, Basements Made Dry Claudio’s Backhoe Service
604-341-4446
FLOORING SERVICE & PARTS. Licensed & Insured. Washer. Dryers. Stove, Fridge, Dishwashers. 604-346-8925
BUILDING CONTRACTORS **ALL HOME RENO’S** KITCHEN, BATH, PAINT, FLOORING, LANDSCAPE Roberto@604−961−5156
CERAMIC TILING PTV TILE INSTALLATIONS Ceramic Tile, Porcelain, Stone. 27yrs exp. Santo 778-235-1772
CONCRETE HERFORT CONCRETE
NO JOB TOO small! Serving Lower Mainland 26 Yrs! •Prepare •Form •Place •Finish •Granite/Interlock Block Walls & Bricks •Driveways •Stairs •Exposed Aggregate •Stamped Concrete •Sod Placement Excellent Refs•WCB Insured 604-657-2375/604-462-8620 DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE Seniors discount. Friendly, family business, 40+ yrs. 604-240-3408
DRAINAGE DRAINAGE Services & more Claudio’s Backhoe Services Dry Basements+ 604-341-4446
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Hardwood Floor Refinishing Repairs & Staining Installation Free Estimates Century Hardwood Floors 604-376-7224 www.centuryhardwood.com
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GUTTERS GUTTER CLEANING ROOF CLEANING WINDOW CLEANING POWER WASHING 30 yrs experience For Prompt Service Call
Simon 604-230-0627
HANDYPERSON
HOME REPAIRS RENOVATIONS INSTALLATIONS Done Quick. Licenced. Done Right. Bonded. Guaranteed. Insured.
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Boarding & Taping, Good Rates! Reliable, Free Est. Reno’s & Small Jobs Welcome! Call Gurprit 604-710-7769 Repairs. misc service jobs drywall rep. etc. Big or Small, If I can’t do it, It can’t be done. Robert 604-454-4515
ELECTRICAL .
CANA SYSTEMS LTD Res/Multi-Res & Comm
Electrical Maintenance Providing Electrical solutions for 39 years! .
604-355-8843
Window Cleaning & Roof Cleaning WorkSafeBC insured
Gutters Cleaned & Repaired
Renos & Repairs. BBB Member.
www.nrgelectric.ca
604-520-9922
All Electrical, Low Cost. Licensed. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes. (604)374-0062 www.jcbrownelectric.com LOW RATES Lic’d. Bonded. Expert trouble shooter. 24/7 30 yrs exp. 604-617-1774 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call. Lic#89402. Fast same day service. Insured. Guar’d. We love small jobs. 604-568-1899
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• All Bobcat / Mini-X Service • Small Hauls ~ Pickup / Delivery
Call Robert
VERSATILE! EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! EXTERIORS & LANDSCAPING Repair decks, fences and doors
SERVICE CALLS WELCOME
KITCHEN/BATHS CORAZZA CONTRACTING Full Service Bathroom Renos Done Right! One call does it all 25 yrs local experience Fully Insured - Free ests Call Carlo 604-818-5919
LANDSCAPING OPERA LANDSCAPING Bobcat, retaining walls, irrigation, paving, fences. 778-688-2444
MIRACLE MOVING Licensed - Insured - Fully Equip. Starts from $45/hr Local & Long Distance Moves Mid-month & Seniors Discount miraclemoving.ca
BC GARDENING 25 Years Exp. Lawn & Garden Maint.
Power Raking, Trimming
Donny 604-600-6049
COMPLETE GARDENING LTD
Lawns • Cuts, Aerate Tree/Hedges • Prune, Trim SPRING CLEAN-UP BBB A+ • Free Estimates 15% Seniors Disc.
Brad • 778-552-3900
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING Across the street, across the world Real Professionals. Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555 ABE MOVING & Delivery & Rubbish Removal $30/HR per Person• 24/7. 604-999-6020 from $40.Lic & Ins local &
storage. Ca & US long distance 604-505-1386 604-505-9166
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PAVING/SEAL COATING METRO BLACKTOP CO. Ltd. since 1979
Interior / Exterior Specialist Many Years Experience Fully Insured Top Quality, Quick Work Free estimate
PLUMBING
Comm, res, repairs and installs, gas fitting, renos. Navien expert. Fully ins’d and ticketed. Reas rates. Prompt. 778-834-6966
DN Painting Top Quality Affordable Prices Drywall Repair Ext/Int, Years of Exp. WCB, Free Estimates
778-862-1515
LAWN & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Tree Topping, Clean-Up, Planting, Trimming, Power Raking, Aeration, etc. • Westside & Eastside
Drainage • Heating • Gas Renos • Maintenance • Installs DJPlumbing.ca 778-227-1119
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Free Estimates • All Work Guaranteed
Interior & Exterior Specialist
Spring Services
HON’S GARDEN Services • Lawn Cuts • Trim • Weed • Free Est • Cleanup 604-317-5328
604-657-9936
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Michael GardeninG & landscapinG fully insured 21 Years Experience
A Gardener & A Gentleman Lawn, Garden, Trees. Prune. Clean-up. Junk.604-319-5302
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MARK’S LAWN CARE Lawn care and small handyman work, rubbish removal. Free est., friendly service, insured. Call: Mark at 604-308-8073
www.jimsmowing.ca
• New Driveways • Re & Re Old Driveways • Repairs • Resurfacing Professional Custom Work
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Call 604-240-7594 Craig 604-942-5591 Pay-Less Pro Painting SPRING EXT/INT SPECIAL LOOK for our YARD SIGNS Free estimates. Licensed Pressure Washing. Insured Serving Tri City 36 Yrs. Call 24Hrs/7 Days Scott 604-891-9967 paylesspropainting.com
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LOCAL PLUMBER Licensed, insured, GAS FITTING, renos, repairs. VISA 604-469-8405
POWER WASHING Power washing, gutter, roof & window cleaning. Prompt professional service, 30 yrs exp. Simon 604-230-0627
RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT
PAINTSPECIAL.COM
BATHROOM RENOS est. 2003
PRISM PAINTING CO. Re-Paint Specialist 15 Years Experience Interior/Exterior, stucco painting. 20% discount on re-painting or 3 rooms $299 Free Estimates
Can-Pro Paint and Drywall
MOVING
Give us a Call.We’reTough to Beat!
Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
Tub to shower conversions tiling, plumbing, heated floors, vents. Local Co. We supply & install solid wood vanities & quartz counter tops. Master Renovations Ltd
LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
604-537-4140
Over 30 years of quality service
HANEY HOME Improvement
THE REAL DEAL
3 Rooms $250
Bathroom Kitchen Suites
Insured • Free Estimates COMPETITIVE EXTERIOR PRICING
Drywall Decks Tile
604-476-9393
FAIRWAY PAINTING Fully Insured INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SPECIALS 10% OFF
Done Quick. Licenced. Done Right. Bonded. Guaranteed. Insured.
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TOTAL RENOVATION
Repair, Replace, Remodel, Kitchen, Bath, Basement Suites, Drywall, Paint, Texture, Patches, Flooring, Moulding’s & more.
GLOBAL EXTERIORS MAKEOVERS LTD. • Roofing • Soffit Siding • Hardy Board • Facia Boards • Rot Repair • Doors & Windows • Great Rates • Quality Pays • Waterproofing Experts
RUBBISH REMOVAL Always Reddy Rubbish Removal • Respectful • Reliable & • Responsible. All Rubbish, Junk & Recycling. Spring cleanup. Affordable. Johnson• 778-999-2803 .
EXTRA CHEAP JUNK RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free! (778) 997.5757
RICK’S
RUBBISH REMOVAL • • • • •
Residential Yard Waste Commercial Construction Free Estimates
Rick 604-329-2783
604-358-7597 Hardy Boys Contracting Inc. • Hardy Board • Vinyl & Cedar Siding • Facia Board • Soffit
JJ 604-626-6869 A1 Contracting. Bsmt, bath, kitchen cabinets, tiling, painting & decks. Dhillon, 604-782-1936
Bath, Kitchen, Basement & More Grade A+, Licensed & Insured RenoRite.com, 604-365-7271 COMPLETE RENO’S res/com Electrical, Plumbing, Flooring. Kitchen/Baths.604-307-1717 D & M Renovations. Flooring, tiling, finishing. Fully Insured. Top quality, quick work, 604-724-3832
FERREIRA
604-RUBBISH 782-2474 On Time, Fast. Lowest Rates
• We remove any kind of junk & recycling • Resident, Commercial, Industrial • Basement, Garage, Yard Clean-up • Old Furniture, Appliances 15 & 30 Yard Dumptrucks
All interior and Exterior Renovations and Additons Renovation Contractor Licensed and Insured Free Estimates “Satisfaction Guaranteed�
NORM 604-841-1855
ROOFING
JENCO .
• Kitchen & Bathrooms • In-law Suites • Additions •Custom Cabinets •Senior Disc www.jenco-online.info .
Call Ray 604-562-5934
$25 OFF JUNK REMOVAL Senior Discount Better Rate Free Estimate 604−500−2003 DISPOSAL BINS starting at $219 plus dump fees. Call Disposal King 604-306-8599
SUN DECKS
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
CONSTRUCTION
Complete Renovations
Call 604-
7291234
Roofing Expert 778-230-5717 Repairs/re-roof/new roofs. All work guaranteed. Frank
778-837-0771 Dan
Call Steve
604-771-7052
20 yrs. exp. • Free Est.
HOME REPAIRS RENOVATIONS INSTALLATIONS
CALL MOE
604 -230 -3539 778-322-2378 604-339-1989
Lawn Care, Shrub-Hedge Trim Installation, Spring Clean-up. Senior Disc • 604-783-3142
$45/Hr
GL Roofing, & Repairs. New roof, clean gutters $80. 604240-5362. info@glroofing.ca
778-980-0717
604-817-1749
From 7 Ton Trucks 1,1,3,2,5,3,75&&10 Licensed ~ Reliable ~ Since 1 to 32001 Men
604-835-ROOF (7663)
Senior Rates. Free Est. Residential & Commercial References. 20 yrs exp. No job too small.
3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.
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“Award Winning Renovations�
A-1 Exterior / Interior. Quality Work.
Call Sunny, 778-893-1786
AFFORDABLE MOVING
Residential & Commercial
• BBB A+ Rating • Free Estimates • Senior’s Discount • Liability Insured since 1990
604-728-3009
• Aluminum Patio Covers • Sunrooms and Windows • Aluminum Railings, Vinyl Decking
D&M PAINTING
Hedges trims prune, weed, grass cut, cleanups. Terry 604-354-6649
310-JIMS (5467)
ScholtensRoofing.com
info@jkbconstruction.com www.jkbconstruction.com
TCP MOVING 1 to 3 men
SPRING CLEAN UP •Hedge Trim •Tree Prune Lawn & Yard Maintenance Insured. Guaranteed. John • 778-867-8785 coquitlamlandscaping.ca
• Lawn Maintenance • Fertilizing • Yard Clean-ups • Aeration • Pruning/Hedges • Power Raking • Rubbish Removal • Odd Jobs •Yearly Maintenance Programs •
ROOFING
35Years of Experience
PATIOS
PAINTING/ WALLPAPER
Same Day Service, Fully Insured FREE ESTIMATES
RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT
604-720-2009
Tree Topping, Planting Cleanup & more!
HANDYMAN $45 per hour. 604-401-8794 www.differenthandyman.ca HANDYMAN in Tri City area Free estimates. Guaranteed. Mike 604-710-1871
604-708-8850
• Concrete & Asphalt RYAN • 604-329-7792
604-941-1618 or 604-844-4222 INTERIORS: Baths (reno’s/ repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting.
Over 10 yrs. Exp. • Licenced & Insured • Professional Piano Movers
Lawn Removal & Chafer Beetle Solutions!
All Work Guar. Free Est.
KOVA BROS PAINTING − PRESSURE WASHING Better Quality work at lower cost. Interior and Exterior Painting Services. (778) 317−3061 Athan kovabros@gmail.com www.kovabros.com
Experienced Movers ~ 2 Men $55 65 ~
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www.expertpowerwashing.com
If I Can’t Do It, It Can’t Be Done!
B&Y MOVING
ABSOLUTE BOBCAT & EXCAVATING LTD
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PAINTING/ WALLPAPER
MOVING
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Mike 604-961-1280
For positive results Call Robert
Electrical Installations
LAWN & GARDEN
Bros. Roofing Ltd. Over 40 Years in Business SPECIALIZING IN CEDAR, FIBERGLASS LAMINATES AND TORCH ON.
Liability Insurance, WCB, BBB, Free Estimates
604-946-4333
“Your Complete Sundeck Specialists�
• Vinyl Waterproofing • Deck Rebuilds • Custom Built Railings • Patio Covers
778.285.2107
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Close to 400 Display booths with everything to renovate, decorate and landscape your home & backyard. Plus... all the fun we’re famous for.
Huge free kids zone.....petting zoo, magic, live entertainment, birdhouse building and more For the Love of Dogs ---dog show and meet and greet
Saturday noon & 3:30
Outdoor lifestyles....BBQs, hot tubs, firepits, outdoor toys, fabulous furnishings...everything for your backyard All your favorite urban food trucks www.ridgemeadowshomeshow.com
$4 solo $7 family
Planet Ice, Maple Ridge Friday, April 29, 4-9pm; Saturday, April 30, 10-8pm; Sunday, May 1, 10-4pm