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Jacket scam is not new DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News
A man calling himself “Salvatore” and driving a white, late-model luxury SUV appears to be remounting a leather jacket scam that a suspect used to try to bilk people out of money and personal computers three years ago. Last week, The Tri-City News reported that a darkhaired man with a swarthy complexion used a ruse about needing directions to the Vancouver International Airport as an opening gambit to get Farrell Hannah to “trade” $600 in cash for Italian leather jackets purportedly worth $1,100 to $1,400. Salvatore said he needed the money to buy an iPad for his daughter. The incident occurred last month outside an HSBC branch on North Road in Coquitlam. ELAINE FLEURY
A high jumper from Port Coquitlam’s Castle Park elementary school takes part in a track meet Tuesday at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam. For more sports, see page 35.
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Transit fare review could bring big change TransLink seeks advice from local taxpayers on how to charge for trips
JEFF NAGEL BlaCk Press
Should transit riders pay less if service is infrequent in their area? Should fares be tied to ability
of transit riders to pay? Or should a transit trip cost the same amount no matter who pays or where they go? Those are some of the questions TransLink is asking the public as it begins a major two-
year review to reimagine the transit fare system. It’s the first such review in more than 30 years — since the original three-zone fare system was adopted — and it throws open at least the po-
tential for radical changes. “No decisions have been made,” said Tim Savoie, TransLink’s vice-president of transportation planning and policy. “We recognize that any potential changes will directly
affect our customers and that’s why we’re asking for input at the very start of this process and throughout each phase.” see ONLINE SURVEY, page 7
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CITY ELECTION SPENDING
Councillor wants province to ban union, corporate election money Coq. council will debate campaign funding motion at its next meeting GARY MCKENNA
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A Coquitlam councillor is calling on the Union of BC Municipalities to lobby the provincial government to ban union and corporate donations in civic election campaigns. Coun. Bonita Zarrillo put forward a notice of motion during the May 16 council meeting asking her council colleagues to submit a resolution to the UBCM for consideration at its 2016 convention in September in Victoria. She told The Tri-City News last week that with so much money spent around election time, city officials are beholden to interests that do not always align with the will of residents. “I truly believe that there is no chance that a candidate gets elected with a sizable contribution, that it doesn’t affect their voting,” said Zarrillo, who in the last civic election collected $10,300 from corporate contributors and $10,041 from labour groups. “There is no way.” Asked whether she felt she has been influenced by a campaign contribution, Zarrillo said she had never been consciously swayed by a financial supporter. But she added that on some level, councillors may by impacted by a donation without realizing it. “To say that it is not influencing is naive,” she said. The provincial government is currently considering implementing expense limits on civic campaigns. Last year, the special committee on local elections expense limits released its final report, which included a spending formula based on a given municipality’s population. While Zarrillo called the proposed changes “a step in the right direction,” she said the public will still believe council is influenced by large corporate and union interests. “Perception is reality for the electorate,” she said. “It is important that we react to that
“I truly believe that there is no chance that a candidate gets elected with a sizable contribution, that it doesn’t affect their voting. There is no way.” Coquitlam Coun. Bonita Zarrillo
“I have never seen any evidence that anything other than ideology, policy, principles, beliefs and response to public opinion have driven the votes of my colleagues on council.” Coquitlam Coun. Terry O’Neill perception.” Council will debate the motion at its next meeting on Monday but already one of Zarrillo’s council colleagues has said he won’t support her initiative. Coun. Terry O’Neill, who in the last civic election received $16,950 from corporate con-
tributors and no contributions from labour groups, told The Tri-City News last week — and the provincial special committee in a submission two years ago — that any effort to curb donations would hurt nonincumbents running for election and benefit those who are aligned with political parties.
“It is already an uphill climb for independent newcomers,” he said. “Restricting those who they can seek financial support from would make it even more difficult.” Changing the current system could have unintended consequences, he added, noting that he believes the campaign
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Union and corporate donations made up a sizable percentage of candidate contributions in the Tri-Cities during the 2014 civic election. The 50 candidates who sought municipal office in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody raised a total of $890,319, with $405,576 coming from corporate contributors, $152,186 from unions and labour groups, and $107,492 coming from individual donors. Candidates spent $225,065 on their own campaigns. The numbers change depending on the city. In Coquitlam, corporations donated $297,225 and unions $58,570, while in PoCo, corporations donated $61,827 and unions $28,350. Port Moody was the only city where unions donated more than corporations, with $65,266 coming from labour groups and $46,524 coming from businesses.
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finance process works reasonably well. O’Neill opposes any limitations on spending and donating to civic election candidates, and said he believes it infringes on a person’s freedom of speech. He also questioned Zarrillo’s assertions that donations influence the way a
councillor votes. “I have never seen any evidence that anything other than ideology, policy, principles, beliefs and response to public opinion have driven the votes of my colleagues on council,” he said. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC
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TRI-CITY CRIME
At least 2 more reports of leather jacket scam continued from front page
Since the story was published last Friday, The Tri-City News has received two more complaints about a similar scam, one taking place on May 2 at Shaughnessy Station in Port Coquitlam and another in November 2015 outside the Coquitlam Ikea store. In both instances, the ruse was similar to the one in last week’s article. In the May 2 incident, the man with the leather jackets pulled out a photocopied map of Vancouver and asked that the route to the airport be pencilled in. The man then offered a leather coat with a fur collar. In the Nov. 17, 2015 incident, Mike Schenstead took a photo of the man in the car and passed it on to the Coquitlam RCMP. Police spokesperson Const. Jamie Phillipson said he only found one recent May 4 incident in police files but his search revealed a press release dating back to December 2013, when a man calling himself Salvatore and speaking with an accent claimed to be a distributor of fine leather jackets from Italy. In the press release, the man was reported as saying he needed to unload his sample stock before returning home.
Unfortunately, the man was able to persuade a victim to trade in a brand new MacBook Pro laptop, along with several hundred dollars, for several leather jackets, which turned out to be made of vinyl. Const. Phillipson said it’s important for people to call the police if they think they have been approached by a scammer, and get a file number so an investigation can proceed. “If you do come across this, there’s some really good information that can help us to identify the suspect,” he said, noting that information such as a licence plate number, location where the encounter took place and the time are important details to pass on. “We have a situation three years ago but nothing since May 4. There’s maybe a likelihood the person is mobile and driving from jurisdiction to jurisdiction,” Phillipson said. The similarities between the incidents and the targets suggest the ruse has been occurring for several years. For one man, who was approached outside Shaughnessy Station around 3 p.m. on May 2, the incident began with a request for directions to the airport and a photocopied map on which he pencilled in the route from PoCo.
The man then offered an expensive-looking leather coat with a fur collar. “I even said out loud, ‘You’re not giving me a leather coat.’ I just did not believe it,” the man wrote in an email to The TriCity News. The man said he didn’t want to have to pay duty on the coats on his return trip to Italy and ran the flame of a lighter up and down the sleeve to prove it wasn’t vinyl. Then he asked “How much for an iPad in Canada?” The man then asked how much money he had on him. “All I had to do was give him $300 [for an iPad mini for his daughter] and wouldn’t that be a fair trade.” When the local man said he only had $20 on him, the scammer suggested he get money from the nearby credit union. He declined and then told a nearby security guard about the issue. • If you have any information regarding a similar incident, contact Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 to report it. Anyone wishing to provide information anonymously in relation to this scam can contact Crime Stoppers. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC
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A visioning process for the northwest part of Burke Mountain is still in its initial stages but one things is certain: More people will be living on the mountain in the next 30 years. According to city staff, steep and unstable slopes as well as Streamside Protection and Enhancement Area (SPEA) setbacks will make it difficult to develop the 400-hectare site. Still, a report noted that between 2,200 and 5,300 housing units could be built on the land, which could accommodate a population range of 6,500 to 13,500 residents. Coun. Mae Reid told her colleagues last week that the city needs assurances from the province that transportation services will come to the mountain before more development
is able to take place. “It has to be a certainty,” she said. “It should have been built quite a while ago.” She also said that the city needs to look at tourism opportunities in the area, noting that the natural setting is popular among mountain bikers and hikers. Reid noted that there are already local companies that take people on hiking tours up Burke. The population estimates for the northwest Burke Mountain vision area vary depending on how many single-family homes or townhouses are built as well as the total amount of developable property on the site. The 400 hectares covered by the northwest Burke plan start at the gravel quarry on the west side of Burke Mountain and continue across Coquitlam River, up the mountain to the top of Coast Meridian Road and continuing east between
the border of Pinecone Burke Provincial Park and the north end of Partington Creek. City staff believe that 95 to 200 hectares are developable. “We want to make sure that the planning we are doing meshes with what is feasible from an engineering perspective,” said Jim McIntyre, the city’s general manager of planning and development. “We want to make sure that what we are bringing forward can ultimately be serviced.” There could even be some room for commercial properties, according to Steve Gauley, a city planner. “We believe there may be some opportunity for localbased commercial,” he said. “We will need to confirm through the neighbourhood planning stage and with the development community as well.” gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC
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Anyone can fill out the survey for the first phase of consultations at www.translink.ca/ farereview until June 30. Also planned are stakeholder forums, polls and other events. The questionnaire sheds some light on the types of reforms TransLink may consider. It asks if fares should be lower at less busy times — effectively creating time-of-day pricing that could encourage some riders to shift to off-peak times to save money. Other questions include: • whether cheaper fares should be created for very short trips where riders are now reluctant to pay the minimum $2.75; • whether reduced rates should be offered to families travelling together; • and whether three-day or maybe one-week passes should also be offered, rather than just single-day or monthly passes. Also up for debate is how far fares should go to cover the system’s costs. Transit fares generate nearly $500 million a year and any fare structure reform would have to deliver a similar amount if the system is to maintain its current 53% costrecovery ratio with existing service levels. The survey asks whether
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Greens eye referendum to thwart pipeline Activists ready to use direct democracy tools JEFF NAGEL BLACK PRESS
Opponents of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline twinning are planning to try to force a provincial referendum on the project — much like the one that unravelled B.C.’s harmonized sales tax — if federal regulators or the Trudeau government fail to stop it. The National Energy Board recommendation on the project came down last Thursday and critics got the conditional rubber stamp they expected, leaving it to a federal government decision by December and then provincial permitting. Canvassers would then gather a mass petition as part of a citizen initiative to force a referendum under B.C.’s Recall and Initiative Act. “It’s a unique legislative tool that none of the other provinces have and my feeling is we should use it,” said Kai Nagata, energy and democracy director for the Dogwood Initiative. He says 250,000 supporters are identified and more than 1,000 potential canvassers — far more than the Fight HST campaign had at its start.
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Opponents of the HST (including former premier Bill Vander Zalm, above) were successful in defeating the tax in a referendum and now some people are hoping to do the same with Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain oil pipeline. And anti-pipeline forces would have several more months to organize ahead of a 2017 initiative. “We think with another summer under our belts we’d be in a much stronger position to mount a successful initiative than any group has in B.C. history,” Nagata said. “The HST referendum and the transit referendum showed
the government is fine putting these big sticky policy questions to the public, and ultimately I think that’s where the decision is best made.” Premier Christy Clark could enable a referendum at the same time as next spring’s provincial election if she wants to ride the tide of direct democracy, he suggested, or else find her party fighting against it.
But a veteran of B.C. direct democracy campaigns predicts anti-Kinder Morgan forces would be in for an immense challenge, because of the requirement that they sign up 10% of the voters in all 85 ridings across the province. “That is a wicked, wicked test for any political organizer, because what people think in Peace River versus Vancouver-
Point Grey is completely different,” said Bill Tieleman, the strategist behind Fight HST. “You have to get every riding, you have to clear the table. The entire thing falls on one riding.” The sign-up threshold would be easy to reach in Vancouver and Victoria, he suggested, and likely suburban ridings, but much less so in the rural north where more people depend on blue collar jobs in energy, mining and forestry. “A lot of people are going to say, ‘Go away and go away in a hurry before I throw you off my property bodily.’” If organizers do get the required 10% of signatures everywhere, Tieleman said, they’d then be up against the reality that the initiative legislation is largely “toothless.” It requires the government to either introduce draft legislation penned by the proponents or else hold a provincial referendum that, if successful, would merely require the government to introduce the bill, but not necessarily pass it. A resistant government could kill it at either stage by introducing it, briefly debating it and then letting it die. It’s too early to say what the proponent bill would say. But Nagata indicated it could legislate against provincial government approvals of
the project, or its environmental assessment certification by B.C. now required by a court decision, or it could even outlaw shipments of diluted bitumen in B.C. generally. The only reason the HST referendum in 2011 was binding is that then-premier Gordon Campbell agreed to make it so. No forces won with 55% of the vote, forcing a return to the PST. But Tieleman said a government that ignored a successful mass petition would do so at great political risk. “It is a validation of public sentiment,” he said. “Any time you get a half million people saying they want you to do something its kinda stupid to not pay any attention to it.” Tieleman said a more powerful strategy for anti-pipeline campaigners might be to launch a recall campaign to topple a senior government minister. B.C.’s recall provisions require campaigners get 40% of voters in a riding to sign a recall petition. “You can concentrate all of your effort on one riding,” Tieleman said. “If you recall a cabinet minister that sends a hell of a message to government and says ‘We’ll do it again if you don’t do what we want.’” jnagel@blackpress.ca @jeffnagel
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3 Tri-City kids science festival winners Three School District 43 students came out winners during the Canada-Wide Science Festival last week in Montreal. The event brought students from across the country together for a showcase of science and technologies. During an awards ceremony held last Thursday, the students won awards and entrance scholarships to a variety of Canadian postsecondary institutions. Kelvin Zhang, a Grade 10 student at Coquitlam’s Gleneagle secondary school, won a gold medal in his category (intermediate excellence award) and took home a Western University
Scholarship of $4,000, a $250 award from the Actuarial Foundation of Canada and a $750 Challenge Award. Janis Pang, a Grade 12 Pinetree secondary student, won a silver medal in her category (senior excellence award), and her scholarships were for: Dalhousie University Faculty of Science ($2,000), U. of Ottawa, ($2,000), Western University ($2,000) and $2,500 to the U. of New Brunswick. Vladislav Pomogaev, a Grade 12 Riverside secondary student, came away with the bronze medal in his category (senior excellence award) and a $1,000 entrance scholarship to the U. of Ottawa and $1,000 scholarship to Western.
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Tri-City students (from left) Kelvin Zhang, Vladislav Pomogaev and Janis Pang were winner’s at last week’s Canada-Wide Science Festival in Montreal.
Science whiz kids make a lot more than model volcanoes National attention for Tri-City kids at major science fair SARAH PAYNE
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Janice Pang has a thing for immunology, having studied it
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for results). Pang is among three TriCity students whose projects were chosen at the three-day Greater Vancouver Regional Science Fair, landing them coveted spots on Team BC to compete at the national science fair from May 15 to 20. And those spots are hard to come by: Students complete
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mosphere had been competitive and he wasn’t sure how, as a science fair rookie, he ranked against the veterans. Pang said the national fair was “an amazing experience.” “I have been able to network with like-minded youth as well as reconnect with friends I met in previous science fairs,” adding the chance to see Montreal has also been enjoyable. In addition to the three students who won spots at the Montreal competition, two others were also recognized at the regional science fair. Mike Roslikov, a student at SD43’s Inquiry Hub, won a silver medal in the intermediate category for his research on sleep, netting him a UBC computer science award. It was one of only two handed out, and both were given to School District 43 students. As well, Heritage Woods secondary’s Danilo Lekovic was recognized with an honourable mention in the intermediate category for his project on self-driving cars. • To see more of the science projects, visit cwsf.youthscience. ca.
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“In this study, bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) were treated with insulin or glucagon… to determine whether macrophages express receptors for islet hormones and the effects of islet hormone receptor signalling on macrophage polarization.” A loose translation: “Macrophages, a type of white blood cell, have been found to induce inflammation in Type 2 diabetes,” Pang wrote in an email from Montreal. “The purpose of my current study was to determine the effects of hormones, such as insulin and glucagon, on the functioning of these white blood cells.” Pang hopes that understanding the effects of insulin and glucagon on macrophage functioning will help develop a more effective treatment for Type 2 diabetes, which afflicts more than 300 million people. Vladislav Pomogaev, a Grade 12 student at Port Coquitlam’s Riverside secondary, built a new version of his electric skateboard, which has previously been featured in The TriCity News, for the judges. The fifth incarnation is
lighter thanks to a carbon-fibre board, with a more durable chain drive and a new charging system so the board is ready to go in less than an hour. Pomogaev also incorporated the engine components into the deck to create more clearance underneath it. The machine boots along at just over 30 km/h for about 10 to 15 km, and is operated by an Android phone app that Pomogaev also designed. Kelvin Zhang took the idea of a self-driving car and investigated how he could make it better. The Gleneagle secondary student saw a flaw in Google’s version — the lack of optimal algorithms and, as such, the need for a back-up driver — so he developed a genetic algorithm “closely resembling that of biological evolution, and replicating the way in which we learn.” The Tri-City students’ week in Montreal was a flurry of tours, project set-up, meetings, conferences and speakers’ series and, of course, judging. The competition appears to have been impressive. “I can’t even pronounce the names of some of them!” Pomogaev said, noting the at-
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PoCo ponders arts guru as part of culture plan JANIS WARREN The Tri-CiTy News
Port Coquitlam may be taking the first steps to revamping its arts and culture plan but it needs a champion to link city hall with its constituents. That’s the view from a consultant hired last year to gauge the public on the Imagine Port Coquitlam Cultural Plan, a guide for the municipality’s arts, culture and heritage events, programs, services and facility operations over the next decade. At last week’s healthy community committee, PoCo’s recreation director, Lori Bowie, unveiled the consultant’s report, which calls for, among other
things, the need for the city to recruit a cultural development and community services manager to steer the plan. But funding for that job has been sharply criticized by at least three councillors who, when the budget came forward this month, said they didn’t want the city to spend taxpayer dollars on new managerial positions given the upcoming rebuild of the recreation complex. And councillors Dean Washington, Glenn Pollock and Brad West singled out the arts manager as being redundant. At last Thursday’s meeting, Coun. West continued to show his disdain, saying it’s unwise for the city to proceed with the arts plan without a leader in
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Lori Percival | Track and Field Lori got involved in Track and Field (T&F) in 2012. She does some sprinting but predominantly race walking and throws Discus, Javelin, Shot Put, Hammer and Weight. On average she competes in 10 track meets a year in up to 22 different events. Lori trains three to four times a week. Lori’s most exciting accomplishment was competing in a 4 x 100m relay. The team ended up winning and set a Canadian Masters Record. Lori’s mantra is “have fun, no injuries”. The best sporting advice she received is - don’t focus on anyone else, just focus on yourself and your own personal goals. From sport participation, Lori receives the benefits of comradery and support from other athletes. She has also noticed an increase in her ability to focus and concentrate. Her advice to other athletes is train and compete responsibly. Find a good coach, be patient, and listen to your body. Her suggestion to novices would be to get out there and try. There are so many events. You might find one that appeals to you and you are good at. For info on this year’s Coquitlam 55+ Games go to 55plusgames.ca. Proud media sponsor of the Coquitlam 2016 55+ BC Games
place. “I think there’s a little bit of cart before the horse,” West said. “We have no arts manager prior to receiving the plan. It’s kind of backwards.” (The position is now being advertised, city spokesperson Pardeep Purewal said Tuesday.) But committee chair Coun. Darrell Penner argued an arts manager would co-ordinate big events on behalf of the city and act as the liaison to local arts groups — something the community asked for in the outreach process. Consultant Patricia Blakney Huntsman, who received 1,700 sources of community
input, suggested the new arts manager would also support a new external festivals committee — another 2016 budget earmark — and would set up a roundtable to ensure local arts groups are represented and to weave culture into business, sports and other sectors. Mike Bowen, a committee member and former city councillor who is part of the PoCo Sports Alliance, said an arts manager would provide direction for the city as “there seems to be a lot of disconnect between the city and the users.” “Arts groups are telling the city to be more hands-on,”
PoCo’s chief administrative officer John Leeburn added. PoCo’s arts plan comes at the same time as that in Coquitlam, which has budgeted $100,000 for a consultant to update its visioning document for the next 15 to 20 years. Toronto-based consultants Millier Dickinson Blais’ report was before council-in-committee this spring; an online survey went live yesterday (Tuesday) in conjunction with the master recreation plan poll (visit coquitlam.ca/city-hall/ plans/prc-master-plan.aspx). Meanwhile, in Port Moody,
a tender will go out this week to organize the city’s next arts and culture master plan. “We anticipate that the entire process will take a little less than a year,” city spokesperson Rosemary Lodge said.
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Politics, oil & environment T he National Energy Board’s support — with 157 conditions — for the Trans Mountain pipeline twinning is not likely to assuage the concerns of Port Moody and Belcarra residents. The city and village citizens who live across from the proposed project— and whose officials were intervenors at the NEB hearings on the project — probably have more questions than answers about the recommendations released Thursday. For one thing, they are likely wondering who is responsible if an oil spill occurs from a tanker in B.C. waters because the NEB confirmed that Trans Mountain is only responsible for the pipeline and problems issuing from its Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby. Unfortunately, the NEB report doesn’t look into whether the shippers or the authorities governing, patrolling, monitoring and protecting B.C. waters are
capable of dealing with a major spill, other than to say shippers must have spill-response plans, and it acknowledges the company’s commitment to work with agencies to reduce response times along the tanker routes and within Burrard Inlet. In other words, we have to take it on faith that the most important responsibilities — protection of coastal waters — will be
carried out. The NEB does acknowledge concerns raised by Belcarra about lighting and Trans Mountain has promised to do what it can to limit nuisance lighting. But for the most part, concerns about chemicals, bird and animal strikes, wave effects and other environmental issues were not deemed enough of a concern to scrap the project.
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The NEB will require ongoing monitoring of a number of environmental issues, most notably emissions, which it admits will contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, and there will be ongoing community benefits, which today total $6.44 million, according to Trans Mountain. For Canadians wondering Why oil? and Why Now? — given the problems in Alberta and China, including low oil prices and a stagnating economy — the NEB justified the project as being important to the country’s economy. Whether it would be better to diversify to other energy sources instead of relying on “dirty oil” was outside of the scope of the NEB review. It is now up to the federal Liberal government to decide whether this project is a modern nation-building opportunity or an outdated resourceextraction economic strategy that will contribute to climate change.
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“It is so annoying how that amphitheatre got pushed on us. The walk around Lafarge Lake was peaceful and relaxing, with nice greenspace and trees to relax under. Now it is going to be a concrete eyesore and even noisier in the neighbourhood with more crap blaring over speakers from the park.”
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Families with sick loved ones hurt by parking practices The Editor, I have the unfortunate experience of having a loved one in a local hospital for the past month. That is stressful on its own. Parking at the hospital compounds that stress. It is all computerized. Put the stall number into the machine, pay by credit card only, two hours for $7.75. Then it takes about 10 minutes to make your way through the maze of hospital corridors to the room. Goodbye at the end of the visit can be emotional and sometimes the hug lingers longer than anticipated. Then make your way back through the maze to your vehicle. The whole time takes two hours and nine minutes — and there it is, a ticket on the windshield for $48! All for being nine minutes late. Talk about a cash grab at a time when your world has been turned upside down. The Impark agent is sitting with a handheld computer and
as soon your paid time is up, off they go to put a ticket on your car, no leeway allowed. There is no ability to pay for the extra nine minutes, no means of paying less than an hour. Whatever happened to having a parking lot attendant you pay when you exit, paying for the time you have been there? That would create a job for someone and allow a person to have that emotional goodbye or an unexpected word with the care providers, or if the doctor decides to come around and have a word with the family, or your loved one decides they need assistance getting to the bathroom, whatever the cause of the minor delay. No one is there to purposefully overstay their paid time. It is criminal to ticket a person at a hospital for a mere few minutes. Shame on Impark and shame on health authorities for being so greedy and uncaring. Sherry Furukawa, Coquitlam
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The Editor, Re. “$1M in cost overruns for park work” (The Tri-City News, May 18). They pave paradise and put up a concrete eyesore, otherwise known as an amphitheatre. The $3.2 million spent on the amphitheatre in Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park could have been better used elsewhere. The area was a quiet, peaceful space in the midst of a busy city. This creation is totally out of character for the area, an area that had been very well planned. Thanks a lot, city council. E. Chisholm, Coquitlam
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B.C. schools don’t help children with dyslexia The Editor, Re. “Parents want more SD43 dyslexia support” (The Tri-City News, May 20). I hate to break the news to Cathy McMillan and Kim Fisher, but when my son was finally diagnosed with dyslexia in School District 43, that was only the beginning of our frustration. B.C.’s school system does not teach dyslexic children how to read and write the way they need to learn. When my son was in Grade 3, there was only one Orton-Gillingham-trained teacher in SD43 and that person did not teach a single child. They will “accommodate” dyslexic children but they don’t actually change their teaching style to match the learning style of the child. We had to send our son to a private school in order to get the education he needed. If we hadn’t done that, he would still have a Grade 3 reading level, not because he couldn’t learn to read but because the school system would not have taught him to read the way he can learn
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Cathy McMillan of Decoding Dyslexia BC and Kim Fisher, a Tri-City parent, are asking for early screening for children to identify reading problems. to read. He is back in a public school but not in Coquitlam. Approximately 15% of school kids are dyslexic. With more than 550,000 kids in B.C. schools, that means there are about 83,000 who are dyslexic. We have seen kids get to Grade 12 in B.C.’s school system and still not be able to read. It is criminal that B.C. does not teach all kids to read despite the BC School Act stating that a “purpose of the British
Columbia school system is to enable all learners to become literate.” I think it will take a class action lawsuit to change things. I do wish Ms. Fisher and Ms. McMillan and their kids the best of luck. My heart goes out to those families that do not have the resources to get their own kids tested or to hire a proper tutor that can teach their kids to read. Dwight Yochim, Coquitlam
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Three days, three fires All three long weekend blazes were accidental GARY MCKENNA
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It was a busy long weekend for Coquitlam Fire and Rescue, whose crews battled three significant blazes in three days. The first incident occurred Friday afternoon at Firbrook Place between Lougheed Highway and Westwood Street, where roofers using a torch are believed to have started a fire that spread to a nearby home. “We managed to get that put out but there was still quite a bit of damage,” said Coquitlam Fire Chief Wade Pierlot. “It also
damaged the residence next door.” No injuries were reported but neither family was able to return to their homes by Tuesday afternoon, according to Pierlot. On Saturday night, a second fire occurred at a home on Delestre Avenue, which investigators believed started in the living room. Pierlot said that the blaze’s cause was likely electrical and broke out next to a lamp. Two occupants were able to get out of the home without sustaining any serious injuries but the structure is likely a write-off, he said. The property had been recently sold, Pierlot said, and it was unlikely that anyone would repair the damaged home, which was built in the 1930s.
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“It will probably be a teardown,” he said. The third fire Coquitlam crews battled on the weekend started in the kitchen at a retirement home on Dufferin Street. Flames blackened the walls but most of the fire had been put out by the building’s sprinklers and fire suppression equipment by the time crews arrived. “It was a pretty busy weekend,” he said. “We want to caution the public to be careful out there.”
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Pre-demo work to begin Fencing is now up around a building slated for demolition at Coquitlam’s Riverview Hospital. BC Housing says Valleyview Pavilion — the orange building facing Lougheed Highway — is set to undergo hazardous materials abatement starting this week, prior to it being torn down by this fall. The 57-year-old structure that, at its peak, had 328 beds for geriatric psychiatric patients, will be razed to make way for two new buildings to treat the mentally ill. Last December, the provin-
cial government announced plans to build a 105-bed complex to replace the Centre for Mental Health and Addiction in Burnaby; another building with 38 beds will be constructed to replace the Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre and Provincial Assessment Centre. Both buildings are currently located on the Willingdon Lands in Burnaby. BC Housing, which is responsible for the 244-acre site, said the new buildings will be completed by spring 2019.
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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: Date:
Monday, May 30, 2016
Time:
7:00 p.m.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2
Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing, Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting during which it will give consideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda.
Item 1
800 and 804 Gauthier Avenue
Item 2
The intent of Bylaw 4628, 2016 is to enter into a Heritage Revitalization Agreement with the owner of 800 and 804 Gauthier Avenue. The intent of Bylaw 4629, 2016 is to authorize the City to designate the lands, building, and resited structure (Prost House) located at 800 and 804 Gauthier Avenue, as protected heritage property.
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The intent of Bylaw 4684, 2016 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 4684, 2016 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-3 One-Family Residential. If approved, the application would facilitate the development of eleven (11) single-family residential lots.
If approved, the application would facilitate the resiting, heritage designation and restoration of the Prost House as a single-family home with a secondary suite, and the development of nine (9) townhouse units on a separate lot.
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A newly-formed coalition of Fraser River fishing guides, recreational anglers and industry reps says the way recreational salmon fishing is managed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada must be changed to protect an industry that is worth $100 million a year to communities along the river. The Fraser River Sportfishing Alliance (FRSA) of nine user
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groups with more than 1,500 members issued a joint statement last Friday saying Fisheries and Oceans “often unfairly restricts access to fishing for recreational anglers.” It listed three demands, calling on Fisheries to “manage the Fraser River salmon fishery in an equitable fashion that recognizes the rights of sport anglers,” to promise that the recreational fishing allocation of salmon should not be transferred to “another sector” and that the
“tremendous economic value of the recreational Fraser River salmon fishery… be recognized. “A once flourishing fishery which in the past opened May 1 has been postponed to Aug. 1 with no guarantee of opening,” the statement said. It is not the first time the different elements of the recreation fishing have tried to unite but, this time, organizers think the declining state of the fishery has had a galvanizing effect. “It’s being eroded and it’s
the recreational allocation to another sector should not be viewed as a complaint about aboriginal fishing. “Our fight is not with First Nations, it’s with Fisheries and Oceans” Clapton said. Tackle industry spokesperson Fred Helmer said public education is needed to raise awareness about the value of the recreation fishing industry in Fraser River communities. “There seems to be a real lack of understanding of the fi-
being eroded very quickly,” said Vic Cararrao, a spokesperson for fishing guides in the FRSA. “We’re basically all on the same page,” Cararrao added. He said he would like to see catch-and-release programs or even tighter limits rather than bans. “When you can’t go fishing, people won’t come here,” he said. Recreational anglers spokesperson Rod Clapton said the concern about transferring
nancial value of the recreational anglers and the industry,” Helmer said. Helmer, who operates a store in Abbotsford, said he was forced to close his original store in Chilliwack last year because of the decline in fishing. Alliance members currently include: the BC Federation of Drift Fishers, Fraser Valley Salmon Society, Fraser Valley Angling Guides Association and Sea Run Fly and Tackle on Austin Avenue in Coquitlam.
Monday, May 30, 2016 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2 717, 719 and 721 Breslay Street
How do I find out more information?
The intent of Bylaw 4683, 2016 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 4683, 2016 from RT-1 Two-Family Residential to RM-3 Multi-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential.
Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from May 18th to May 30th in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.
If approved, the application would facilitate the development of a sixstorey, 64-unit apartment building with two levels of underground parking.
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: Regular mail: In person: Fax:
clerks@coquitlam.ca; 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 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. 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. Marnie Burnham Deputy City Clerk
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More than two dozen administrators will be on the move at the end of this school year. Many schools will be saying goodbye to vice-principals and principals, including Frank Pearse, who will be moving to Seaview elementary school in Port Moody from Birchland elementary school in Port Coquitlam, where he has been for four years, promoting community involvement in the school including the painting of a large mural. Also moving will be Darren Macmillan, who is leaving his post as principal of Minnekhada middle, where he promoted community antivandalism programs, among other things. He will be principal of Eagle Mountain middle school in Port Moody, replacing Nancy Bennett, who is retiring. Other notable retirements include Karen Jensen, who is retiring as principal of Port Moody secondary; Sally Maidens-Megalli, who is retiring as principal of Meadowbrook elementary; and John McCullough, who is retiring as principal of Pinetree secondary school. Some notable district administrative appointments include Sean Della Vedova, principal of Aspenwood elementary school, to the position of principal of International Education, helping to oversee the program that has attracted record numbers of students in recent years. Devon Ross was seconded to be principal of facilities initiatives, overseeing projects such as the construction of the new Sir Frederick Banting middle school; she will now be officially in that position as principal. And Dave Sands, who headed up the MyEdBC student tracking program implementation after being the district’s manager of energy-saving initiatives, now becomes the principal of technology implementation. Sands actively promotes parent involvement in their children’s use of the internet and social media. The following is a list of administrative moves in School
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Principal Darren Macmillan (above, with students) will be leaving Minnekhada middle school, where he promoted anti-vandalism initiatives, to be principal of Eagle Mountain middle in September. District 43 for the 2016/’17 school year:
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Above right: Artist Lauren Albrice is working with the Miller Park elementary school community to paint a 56-foot-long mural depicting the local mountains and wildflowers. During the project, each student got to paint a canvas to take home and now they are working on the acrylic mural as a legacy project for the school. Above left: Students Jenna Dalton and Emma McDougall work on the mural. Below left: Grade 5 students Davinia Abed, Jenna Dalton and Ben Stait take part in the painting project.
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Miller Park elementary’s courtyard and garden are a little more colourful this week with the addition of a 56-foot-long mural painted by students, staff and members of the community. Principal Lisa Rinke said the project was designed as a way to brighten up the space and bring the Coquitlam school’s 300-member community together, including police liaison officers, custodians and administrators. “We really wanted a yearround outdoor classroom,” explained Rinke, who said the school hired Lauren Albrice to teach the students how to paint and then design a mural around local themes. Albrice told The Tri-City News
she took her ideas from the environment, and wanted to highlight the local mountains as well as wildflowers and natural areas. Grade 1/2 teacher Celeste Audette, who has worked at the
school for a number of years, said children love going out to the courtyard, with its natural bark mulch, community planters filled with herbs and a sandbox built by School District 43
maintenance workers. “It’s just to inspire the students,” she said, noting that over the years, benches have been added, along with a shed for tools, and several large trees give the area much-needed shade during warmer months. “We want to create a calm and peaceful place for the kids to come and relax.” Meanwhile, the mural is taking shape, with colourful daisies, irises and lupins being painted by students and other members of the community. • Next door at Sir Frederick Banting middle school, plans are in the works to build a replacement because the original 50-year-old school doesn’t meet seismic requirements. Seismic upgrades were completed at Miller Park six years ago.
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Share Alcohol and Drug Program is hosting a new education series that kicks off June 1 and runs on Wednesday evenings through August. The program is open to everyone in the community and offers information for those who are struggling with substance misuse/abuse or are concerned about their use. It will also help those people affected by others’ substance use. There is no cost for this group. Topics will vary from week to week (see outline below), with the format consisting of a video, a brief presentation, and open discussion. Sessions run from
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and what long-term recovery looks like. • June 29: Marijuana — a second class addiction? • July 6: Heroin and other common depressants/opiates — addiction, struggle and recovery. • July 13: Trauma and substance use — the possible effects of the influence of trauma on substance use. • July 20: Anger — understanding your anger and learning how to manage it more effectively. • July 27: Stress — learning how to cope with little and big problems without using.
• Aug. 3: Relapse prevention — discussion on the psychological, emotional and physical aspects of relapsing and what can be done. • Aug. 10: Mental Illness, depression and addiction — understanding the links between the mental illness and substance misuse/abuse will be tonight’s goal. • Aug. 17: Substance affected — how others misuse of alcohol and drugs affects us. How to help others. • Aug. 24: Stage 2 recovery — life in the future. For more information, call 604-936-3900.
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It’s not easy starting a magazine. You have to find funding and people to do the writing, editing and page layout. You have to line up a press to print the editions, then distribute them. But somehow, School District 43’s aboriginal education department, in partnership with teens who are involved in the Aboriginal Youth Leadership Council, managed to do all this and more in less than six months. In June, the team — led by SD43 district principal Philippe Brulot, youth worker Dannielle Batisse and teachers Anthony Marrello and Kirk Gummow — will publish a second edition of The Canoe. The publication aims to tell a positive story about aboriginal culture and accomplishments in SD43 and Brulot says two other school districts, Mission and Surrey, have teamed up to provide articles and funding, meaning The Canoe will spread its message even further “We are teachers, we want to educate people — not just staff, teachers, children and parents. But we want to share, we want to promote B.C. we want to talk about the good things happening in B.C.,” Brulot said. One of the tenets of aboriginal teaching is sharing stories and The Canoe is primarily about that, Brulot said, noting there will be a section honouring local elders and articles by and about local First Nations. Seed money for the project came from Byron Sheardown, owner of Web Express in Coquitlam, who has aboriginal ancestry. Already the first edition shows promise with articles by and about SD43 students and programs, photographs and even a cartoon strip drawn by Gummow. The goal is to get the publication running so it’s self-sustaining, possibly with students taking over some of the layout responsibilities in addition to the articles they are already writing, said Batisse, who is tak-
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• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, 7-9:30 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-9370836. • Evening at the Museum, 7 p.m.: PoCo Heritage volunteer Bryan Ness talks about the changing face of Port Coquitlam. Everyone welcome to PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, free.
• Crossroads Hospice Coffeehouse presents singer/ songwriter Lyndsay Wills, who will perform songs from her CD “Flight Risk,” The Gathering Place, 1100-2253 Leigh Sq., PoCo (doors open at 7 p.m.); $5 admission at the door. Info: 604-945-0606 or www.crossroadshospicesociety.com/ coffee.
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• Tri-City Singles Social Club meeting, 7 p.m. at Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (street parking only). Club offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities, such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more. Members are from Tri-Cities and beyond, new members are welcome. Info: Darline, 604466-0017.
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• Hyde Creek Watershed Society monthly meeting, 7:15 p.m., 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo. Public is invited to attend, tour the facility and see what projects we are currently undertaking. As well, the society looking for volunteers interested in helping occasionally with education school tours and to assist with Hyde Creek Salmon Festival and day-to-day hatchery operation. Info: www.hydecreek.org or email hcws.info@gmail.com.
• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church yard and bake sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 1504 Sprice Ave., Coquitlam. All proceeds go to charity. • Como Lake United Church community garage sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam (in the parking garage off lane); household, hardware, tools, camping, collectibles, gardening, furniture, toys, plants, books, oddities and more. Thrift shop and lunch available. This is a fundraiser and proceeds to support church’s outreach programs.
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• Music for Two Pianos, 7 p.m., Old Orchard Hall, 646 Bentley Rd., Port Moody. Enjoy the music of Brahms and Rachmaninoff – all proceeds go to Crossroads Hospice. Tickets: yarilomusic.com.
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• Shredding event, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at southwest corner of Coquitlam Centre mall parking lot, by donation to Crossroads Hospice Society. • Silver Chord Choir annual concert with friends, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Wilson Centre, 2150 Wilson Ave., PoCo. Tickets at the front desk at Wilson Centre: adults, $8; seniors and children, $4. Refreshments and door prizes after the concert. • Tri-City Wordsmiths meeting, 2-4:30 p.m., Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. Topic: “Speculative Fiction: The Literature of “What If?” will be presented by author Eileen Kernaghan, who has written nine historical fantasy novels and is a three-time winner of the Aurora Award for Canadian speculative fiction. Admission is free but library registration is required by calling 604-927-7999. Info: pandorabee1@gmail.com.
• Wellington Park (corner of Wellington and Patricia, PoCo) clean-up, 10:30 a.m.-noon, next to playground. Hosted by United Way Avenues of Change. Info: Sue, 604-944-2500, Ext. 318 or sue.choy@westcoastfamily.org. • Dogwood Songsters spring concert featuring The Legends, with songs from ABBA, The Beatles, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Anne Murray, Andrew Lloyd Webber and more. Sing along to the songs you love at Dogwood Pavilion, 1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam, 1:30 p.m. Admission: $6 (includes light refreshments), children under 10 free; free parking. Tickets available from choir members and Dogwood gift shop. Info: 604 927-6098.
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• Free BadGut lecture on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), 7-8:30 p.m., PoCo Inn and Suites Hotel, 1545 Lougheed Hwy., PoCo. IBS overview with focus on diet, including lowFODMAP. Speakers: Dr. James
• Peoples Drug Mart Walk for ALS, 10 a.m., Riverside secondary school, 2215 Reeve St., PoCo; 5 km walk starts at 11 a.m. Proceeds go to the ALS Society of BC to fund research
and to provide support for those living with ALS. Registration: www.walkforals.ca.
TUESDAY, JUNE 7 • Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group (PCCN Coquitlam) monthly meeting, Room 9, Pinetree community centre, Coquitlam. Speaker: Dr. Rigobert Kefferputz from Integrated Health Clinic in Fort Langley, who will be providing treatment options for survival and quality of life when diagnosed with prostate cancer. All those involved with prostate problems are urged to come and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. There is no charge (donations are accepted). Info: Norm, 604-936-8703 or Ken, 604-936-2998. • Share Family and Community Services hosts informative and engaging evening for parents and caregivers: YOLO: Youth Offering Listening Opportunities, 6:30-8:45 p.m., Share, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody. This event will be a chance for parents and caregivers to listen to youth volunteers share about their life experiences in order to help parents understand their own teens better. Info & registration: Karen, 604-941-6053, Ext. 255 or kobrien@sd43.bc.ca.
ONGOING • PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 150-2248 McAllister Ave., is open Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Friday. 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Staff is available Tuesday-Saturday, noon-4 p.m.; volunteers may be on-site at other times. Info: 604-9278403 or www.pocoheritage.org. • 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. see page 30
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• 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. • Saturday hikes leave from Rocky Point at 9:30 a.m. Info: pocomohiking@hotmail.com. • Eagle Ridge Hospital
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• Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find your Life by Gail Blanke: The premise of this book of roomby-room de-cluttering advice from columnist and motivator Blanke is that getting rid of 50 things will be the catalyst to get you going on a complete purge of things physical and emotional. Does the item take up room and give you nothing in return? Don’t make it a big deal — take it one drawer or shelf at a time. Blanke acknowledges that deciding is hard. She talks a great deal about how your possessions make you feel; for example, does an item of clothing make you feel good and look forward to wearing it or does it cause a feeling of dread? That makes it easy to decide whether to keep or toss. • Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight: The Six-Week Total-Life Slim Down by Peter Walsh: This book is a bit different in that it offers a scientific explanation for the links between clutter and weight. Walsh offers psychological, biological and nutritional science ideas that will put readers on the
right track to lose physical weight as well as personal clutter. The author explains, stepby-step, how clutter, diet and food choices, lack of exercise and lack of focus can lead to weight gain. The book outlines a six-week program that will give you the tools to look at your habits and yourself, and make some important life changes. • Good Riddance: Showing Clutter the Door by Susan Borax and Heather Knittel: The authors run a successful organizing business and are well-known for their informative and humorous
workshops and presentations. They provide the motivation to rid yourself of what they call CRUD (completely ridiculous useless debris) and specialize in helping families downsize. Absolutely worth reading. • Secrets of an Organized Mom by Barbara Reich: Knowing that moms are run off their feet trying to keep the family and home organized, this author breaks things down into four manageable parts. Once you have Purged what is not needed, Design a place for the things you want to keep. Organize these items in their correct places and Maintain this great new organized life by not allowing the clutter to return. Great tips for moving house and travel as well. You can see that many of the authors suggest a correlation between clutter and one’s emotional and physical wellbeing, so get rid of the CRUD, move out of Junkerville and start living the clean, organized life you deserve. And it all begins at your local library. A Good Read is a column by TriCity librarians that is published on Wednesdays. Irene Jakse works at Port Moody Public Library.
Torchlighting Ceremony Wednesday June 1, 2016 7:00pm Coquitlam Centre Lower level – Centre Court Join us for the Coquitlam 2016 55+ BC Games official Torchlighting ceremony! Featuring: A parade of dignitaries and special guests by Piper Liam Hilder of the Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band. Contortion demonstration with Gymnast Brynne Klassen. Speaker, Author, and CEO of Canada Wide Media, Peter Legge will MC the festivities. Representatives will also provide information on volunteer opportunities & general info about the Coquitlam 55+ Games.
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In a two-bedroom apartment off Como Lake Avenue in Coquitlam, Svetlana Pugachova paints portraits and abstracts that have the depth, beauty and detail of European classical paintings. Each night, when her boys, Maxim, seven, and Vlad, six, and husband, Ruslan, are in bed, Pugachova gets out her easel, her canvas and her oil paints, turns on some easy-listening music and gets to work. Her detailed portraits are something you’d expect to see in a gallery in Holland, where some of her paintings hang. Of late, she has been exploring abstract painting, layering swaths of colour on a canvas, in what she says is an emotional expression of what she sees in nature. “I love Canada. I love the nature. I’ve wanted to come to Canada since I was 15,” Pugachova says. In 2007, when she and her husband decided to immigrate for a better life and a more promising future, her dream came true. The couple set down roots in Coquitlam, and now that the boys are in school, Pugachova is ready to get back to work as an artist. But it hasn’t been that easy. First, Pugachova is still learning English and, second, she doesn’t have any connections to the Canadian art world like she did in the Ukraine, where she spent 20 years developing her painting career. In Europe, she exhibited in popular galleries, illustrated books, had articles written about her work and could teach art history. Here, she is starting from scratch. Still, Pugachova’s credentials are impressive. She graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk School of Art in 1995 and from the Faculty of Art and History of Culture of the Dnipropetrovsk State University in 2000. Her works are in private collections in Holland, Italy, Australia, Turkey and Syria. But here in Canada, Pugachova says she has work to do to find out what
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Svetlana Pugachova (in a portrait with her husband) is a Ukrainian-born artist who moved to Canada and is restarting her career now that her two boys are in school. She is a well-known fine artist in Europe but is looking to get her name known here in the Tri-Cities, where she lives.
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Downtown Port Coquitlam will come alive with dancing, music and the smell of rich cuisine on Sunday. The Polonez Tri-City Polish Association hosts its annual Polish Culture & Heritage Day at Leigh Square Community Arts Village, starting with a reception at 11 a.m. The party runs from noon to 9 p.m. and includes entertainment from folk dance groups from Port Coquitlam and Chicago as well as a Victoria-based band. Admission is free.
BELL TALK
Mixed-media artist Linda Bell will conclude the season for the Art Focus Artists’ Association in Port Coquitlam tonight (Wednesday). Bell, who experiments with stamps, stencils and bold colours, will give a free talk about her skill in The Outlet at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village (behind PoCo city hall) at 7 p.m. Bell has signature status with the Federation of Canadian Artists and her work has appeared in publications, TV series, advertisements and movies.
STREET ART
Banners that decorated Port Coquitlam streets last year are now for sale. The city is selling the beautification banners until June 30 at $5 each at The Outlet in Leigh Square Community Arts Village (behind PoCo city hall). New street banners went up earlier this month. jwarren@tricitynews.com
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Canadians like. “I am working on getting my name known,” she said, noting that Canadians seem to prefer abstract paintings, with a lot of colour and emotion. “Canadians want to look and have an impression right away: A splash of colour, maybe more colourful.” Much of her training is in portraiture, having learned classical techniques from a restoration painter. The tradition is not wellestablished here although Pugachova would like to change that. She works from a quality photo that she takes, visiting the subject for the final details, especially the eyes, and believes portraits are a way to reflect the uniqueness of each individual. Plus they can last 300 years and be passed on through the generations. “These are family treasures,” says Pugachova, who has done portraits of her boys, as well as herself and her husband, including one fun portrait that looks like a Gainsborough of The Blue Boy fame, in which she has carefully rendered the youngsters in 18th-century clothing. Today, Pugachova is taking a pragmatic look at her craft. She is on Facebook and Instagram and is hoping to meet artists already working in the Tri-Cities. So if you do see her at Como Lake or Mundy Park with her two boys, a camera in hand, and her husband along for the walk, be sure to stop and say hello. • Visit http://www.artpugachova.com/ or check out Facebook or email spugachova@yahoo.ca
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Port Moody secondary graduate Joel McCarthy, right, and Nach Dudsdeemaytha are two-thirds of the creative force behind This Is A Spoon Studios in New Westminster. The young filmmakers just won a $10,000 Storyhive grant from Telus to produce a pilot for a possible TV series.
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Storyhive project hits close to home MARIO BARTEL SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Joel and Rachel have just discovered they’re pregnant. The only problem is — well, actually there’s several problems: Joel is an ambitious young filmmaker who’s not sure how fatherhood will fit into his career plans. And Rachel prefers the company of women. If that sounds like the setup for a primetime sitcom, it could soon be. It’s also Joel McCarthy’s real life. McCarthy, 25, is a filmmaker who attended Port Moody secondary school. His friend, Rachel Kirkpatrick, is pregnant with their child. And as they kept explaining the nuances of their non-traditional relationship to friends and family and planned to navigate their impending parenthood, they realized they had the seeds for a pretty funny story. “I’ve got the ability to find things before they’re funny,” said McCarthy, a Capilano University film grad. “I realize when life is funny.” McCarthy operates This is a Spoon Studios in New Westminster with two of his fellow grads, Nach Dudsdeemaytha and Charles Chen. They pay the bills by shooting corporate videos and travel documentaries in places like Peru, Morocco, India and Panama for non-profit organizations. But their passion is turning their own personal adventures into crazy narratives. Their first feature, a documentary called Taking My
Port Moody grad Joel McCarthy Parents to Burning Man, followed the foibles of a colleague, Bryant Boesen, as he took his parents to the Burning Man festival, an annual ritual of debauchery, music , mindaltering substances and fire in the middle of the Nevada desert. They endured a brokendown RV and party-hearty travelling companions. They were rewarded with accolades on the festival circuit. Their second feature, Shooting the Musical, is a nobudget mockumentary about a group of film school grads trying to produce the most offensive film of all time. It was shot with a crew of volunteers on the sly at local schools after McCarthy submitted fake scripts to gain approvals from administrators. It’ll be released in August. “I’m not exactly proud of how we got it done,” McCarthy said. “But it’s hard to sue people with so little.” McCarthy, Chen and a couple of buddies also produced a web series called Average Dicks and they recently participated in the Crazy 8’s competition that challenges filmmakers to deliver a finished project in just eight days. But Inconceivable will be their most ambitious effort
to date. It’s also the first time the’ll have a budget they didn’t have to beg, borrow or crowdfund. That’s because they just learned their pitch for Inconceivable won a $10,000 grant from Storyhive, an initiative by Telus to help up-andcoming filmmakers get passion projects off the ground. The money will allow them to hire real actors to play the autobiographical parts as well as give them the freedom from financing concerns to develop, write and produce the script for the 10-minute pilot by July 27, which could evolve into a fiveepisode series or more. “It’s going to free us up to get access to the things we need,” said McCarthy. Their entry into the competition almost didn’t happen. McCarthy and Didsdeemaytha didn’t create their one-minute video pitch until just before the deadline. Once submitted, they spent a solid week on social media getting out the vote. Now that their project has been green lit, McCarthy faces the reality of spinning his own awkward life situation into comedic gold. “It’s going to end up hitting close to home,” said McCarthy. “It’s going to be about the pressure a lot of creative people feel between having security versus keep creating to push their career forward.” Hopefully, he said, his own life will follow the latter path. After all, he’s got a lifetime of fodder to fuel his ideas. “It’s easier when you have so much source material,” said McCarthy. “We’re just a group of nerds. A lot of what we do is like summer camp.”
A Coquitlam theatre that was once named after a legendary Vancouver DJ is now representing a beer company. Last month, Great Canadian Gaming Corp. (GCGC) quietly rebranded its Hard Rock Casino Vancouver venue as the Molson Canadian Theatre. Raj Mutti, executive director of regional operations, told The Tri-City News last week that the partnership “allows us to provide our guests with an exclusive access to Molson products”; however, while there was a financial incentive to the renaming, Mutti was mum on the details. The deal is for five years. Mutti said he hasn’t heard any negative feedback about the rebranding. In 2013, an online petition circulated after GCGC removed Red Robinson’s name from the 1,000-seat theatre (the move came after Boulevard Casino was revamped as Hard Rock). Among those who signed the petition included fellow radio personality Terry David Mulligan and crooner Michael Buble, who opened Boulevard Casino in 2002.
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Tri-City dancers Mackenzie Tremblay, Kristina NishiBeckingham, Ashley Patterson and Cora Drieshner have been picked to represent B.C. in a major hip hop competition. The foursome, who are with the Langley hip hop studio Street Kings Academy, will be at the qualifiers in Montreal next week and, if their teams place in the Top 3, they will represent the country at the World Hip Hop Championships in Las Vegas in August, said studio co-director and owner Darylle Johnson. To help them with their air and hotel costs, a gofundme.com page has been set up under “Street Kings.” Theatre on Saturday titled Word & Song. Choral Connections Society, under the direction of Ingrid Gay with accompaniment from Vincent Lo, will be joined by the Heritage Woods
secondary concert and vocal jazz choirs. Tickets for the May 28 event in Port Coquitlam are $20/$15 (no charge for kids under 12) by calling 604-465-6599. jwarren@tricitynews.com
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Tina Albrecht was in Hanoi in February when, on the last day of her visit, the hotel concierge recommended she try one of the city’s famous joints for bun cha. She and her partner hopped on the back of a scooter, which led them to an alleyway in the Vietnamese capital, dotted with plastic tables and chairs and diners lined up against the wall eating the famous dish. There was a small grill fired up to cook the pork and the herbs in the air gave off an aroma Albrecht won’t soon forget. “There was something about that atmosphere, to be so close to their culture and them making the food right there. The experience made that meal so special.” As a graphic designer, photographer and co-founder of Acorn — a collaborative magazine that investigates food culture around the world — Albrecht has many opportunities to look for out-of-the-way haunts in the quest for a great meal. And on Friday, she and fel-
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The Tri-City News is giving away two tickets to the May 27 talk at Place des Arts. Email: jwarren@ tricitynews.com to enter. low food shutterbug and traveller Joann Pai, a Vancouver native who now lives in Paris, will talk in Coquitlam about their visual storytelling as well as the art of food photos, including how to capture an image using a mobile device. Albrecht, whom Pai met after following her via Instagram (@bittadesign), said the pair will speak about how the average person can up their ante using photo editing tricks such as filters, white balance and sharpening tools. The best food picture usually involves natural light to bring out shapes and textures. But Albrecht also suggests food photographers pay attention to the details surrounding a meal. Is the area around the plate clean? Is there something in the way that will spoil the ambience? “Those are the
things we don’t think of until after we’ve taken the picture and we show it to friends and family,” she said. Albrecht also recommends the photo have a narrative to evoke sentiment and display why the meal was worth capturing. For a group dinner, there needs to be people in the picture to portray the party spirit; however, for a show-stopping plate, there can’t be any distractions: Just the cuisine in its finest form, she said. Albrecht said food is important because it can stir up strong emotions. A smell can take you back to your grandmother’s kitchen or a certain dish can make your mouth water. “Food photography can certainly work up those feelings,” she said. • Tickets for Tina Albrecht and Joann Pai’s lecture at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) on May 27 are $5 via brownpapertickets.com or by calling 604-664-1636. Guests are encouraged to bring a camera or cell phone for the demonstration. jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC
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Johnson propels A’s to victory Adanacs take down New West in home opener GARY MCKENNA
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The Coquitlam Adanacs registered 34 shots during its victory over the New Westminster Salmonbellies. Nine of those came off the stick of Ryan Johnson. The 6’2”, 200 lb. sniper was all over the floor during the Western Lacrosse Association club’s season home opener Saturday night, scoring two goals and an assist in the process and being named first star for his effort. His back-to-back markers — one of which was scored on the power play — came at a crucial point in the game for the A’s. Five minutes into the second period, the club briefly held the lead but New Westminster quickly tied things up and appeared to be surging. However, Johnson put an end to the opponent’s offensive efforts when he buried pass from Justin Da Silva to give his team a 4-3 lead before adding an insurance marker, this time setup by Brian Gillis, to give his team a bit of a cushion going into the final period. A’s runner Matthew Delmonico scored on the power play in the third and a goal from Gillis later in the period helped Coquitlam to its 7-5 win, the first victory of the season for the club. Earlier in the match, Coquitlam’s Ryan Mcmichael opened the scoring, while Jordan Catton and Greg Howren both netted goals earlier in the second period.
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• What: Coquitlam Adanacs take on the Langley Thunder • Where: Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam) • When: Saturday, May 28 (face off at 7 p.m.) • Info: www.wlalacrosse. com Meanwhile, A’s goalie Dan Lewis was stellar between the pipes, turning away 29 of the 34 shots he faced for a 0.853 save percentage. The performance was good enough to name 27-year-old netminder the second star of the game. Eric Penney, who also had a strong game in net for New Westminster, was named third star of the game, while Bellies runner Sean Lundstrom led the team in scoring with two goals. After the first week of the Western Lacrosse Association season, Coquitlam is in the middle of the standings with a 1-1 record. They are also the only club to have two games under their belt. The Victoria Shamrocks, the Maple Ridge Burrard and the Burnaby Lakers are above the A’s with 1-0 records, while the Bellies, the Langley Thunder and the Nanaimo Timbermen are below Coquitlam with 0-1 records. The Adanacs are hoping to keep the momentum going this week when the club is scheduled to host the Langley Thunder Saturday night at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. Face off is at 7 p.m. sports@tricitynews.com
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More than 2,500 students from 45 elementary schools across School District 43 will be taking part in the annual Coquitlam School District Track Meet at Town Centre Park this week. The event got underway on Tuesday with a series of running events (pictured above) and field competitions, which are expected to continue until Friday. Students have been practicing at their schools all spring in the 100 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1,500 m and the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 as well as medley relays. There will also be field events, including high jump, long jump, shot put and discuss. An opening ceremonies is held every day at 8:50 a.m. and the competitions conclude at 2:30 p.m.
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The Port Moody Grizzlies suffered their first defeat of the season when the B.C. Senior Women’s Box Lacrosse League club was shut out by the New Westminster Salmonbellies 3-0 last Saturday. The Grizz are currently in second place in the league with a 2-0-1 record, behind the Bellies, who are 5-0.
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Team BC triumphs at NAHC tournament PoMo’s Haydn Delorme comes home with gold
Port Moody’s Haydn Delorme is coming back from the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships with a gold medal around his neck. The Team BC member joined 20 other players at the annual event, where the club went undefeated to take the
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Team Manitoba. The semifinal thriller ended when Duncan’s Keenan Eddy scored two minutes into overtime giving B.C. a 3-2 victory. The gold medal game was a rematch against Team North that saw Team BC dominate the game. With a full team effort both offensively and defensively, the squad shutout their opponents 3-0. Delorme, a 16-year-old forward with the club, plays
the number of young talented Aboriginal hockey players in B.C. Once the team was selected, we were confident our team was going to be a strong contender.” Team BC advanced from the round robin portion of the tourney ranked first overall with convincing wins over Team Atlantic, Team Alberta and Team North. In the quarterfinals, Team BC beat Saskatchewan 6-2, earning a spot in the semi-finals against
with the Northeast Coquitlam Chiefs in the B.C. Major Midget League. Team BC’s defenceman Jeremy Gervais was awarded player of the game for the gold medal game while defenceman Austin Crossley was named a 2016 NAHC Tournament All-Star. Team B.C.’s Jake Gudjonson was awarded Most Sportsmanlike for the tournament. sports@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC
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WESTWOOD PLATEAU Coquitlam. 2 B/R, 2 bath, 4th floor (top).w/r,gas fp, gym & pool, 2 prkg. Near school /shops, $1,550 monthly ok 604-374-8605 June 1st.
Done Quick. Licenced. Done Right. Bonded. Guaranteed. Insured.
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If I Can’t Do It, It Can’t Be Done!
Call Robert
604-941-1618 or 604-844-4222 INTERIORS: Baths (reno’s/ repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting. VERSATILE! EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! EXTERIORS & LANDSCAPING
Repair decks, fences and doors
For positive results Call Robert
SERVICE CALLS WELCOME
Window Cleaning & Roof Cleaning WorkSafeBC insured
Gutters Cleaned & Repaired
www.expertpowerwashing.com
Mike 604-961-1280 HANDYMAN in Tri City area Free estimates. Guaranteed. Mike 604-710-1871
HEATING .
NaturalAirFlowHeating.ca .
AIR CONDITIONERS & FURNACES •REPAIRS •Gas Fitting •Hot Water Tanks • Ducks & Sheet Metal
Simon 604-230-0627
604-461-0999
604-928-4395
LAWN & GARDEN
CONCRETE
Spring Services
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
Same Day Service, Fully Insured FREE ESTIMATES
Refer to the Home Services section for all your home improvement needs
• Lawn Maintenance • Fertilizing • Yard Clean-ups • Aeration • Pruning/Hedges • Power Raking • Rubbish Removal • Odd Jobs •Yearly Maintenance Programs •
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GENERATORS
Starting from
749 www.GACHECKPOINT.com
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BOOK A JOB AT
www.jimsmowing.ca
1,000 Watts to 12,000 Watts
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All Electrical, Low Cost. Licensed. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes. (604)374-0062
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Hi-Rise Apartment with River View & Indoor Pool. 1 BR & 2 BR Available. Rent includes heat & hot water. Remodeled Building and Common area. Gated underground parking available. References required.
HOME REPAIRS RENOVATIONS INSTALLATIONS
30 yrs experience For Prompt Service Call
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
HANDYPERSON
DRAINAGE Services & more Claudio’s Backhoe Services Dry Basements+ 604-341-4446
COMMERCIAL Port Coquitlam 775 -3000 sq ft, ground flr commercial area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed / Shaughnessy intersection. Call (604)464-3550
HOME SERVICES
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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BC GARDENING 25 Years Exp. Lawn & Garden Maint.
Power Raking, Trimming
Tree Topping, Planting Cleanup & more!
All Work Guar. Free Est.
Electrical Installations Renos & Repairs. BBB Member.
www.nrgelectric.ca
604-520-9922
Donny 604-600-6049
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HOME SERVICES LAWN & GARDEN
PAINTING/ WALLPAPER
Quayside Painting • Ceiling Texture Repairs • Drywall • Cleaning Services • Pressure Washing wcb & Insured
604-727-0043
quaysidepainting.com
RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT
TOTAL RENOVATION
ROOFING
Aaron’s Roofing Re-roofing specialist
Repair, Replace, Remodel, Kitchen, Bath, Basement Suites, Drywall, Paint, Texture, Patches, Flooring, Moulding’s & more.
15yrs exp, WCB Insured Work Gtd, Free Estimates
Call 604-506-8776
778-837-0771 Dan
AAA
PRECISION PAINTING
Lawn Aeration + Fertilizing $89.95
• Exterior/Interior Projects • Written Warranty • Years of Experience • Fully Insured • WCB Covered Residential Specialists
QUALITY WORK. DONE RIGHT. A Gardener & A Gentleman Lawn, Garden, Trees. Prune. Clean-up. Junk.604-319-5302
778.881.6096 SPECIAL SPRING PAINTING DISCOuNT INTERIOR & EXTERIOR Residential & Commercial
SPRING CLEAN UP •Hedge Trim •Tree Prune Lawn & Yard Maintenance Insured. Guaranteed. John • 778-867-8785 coquitlamlandscaping.ca
JHL GARDEN’S Hedges trims prune, weed, grass cut, cleanups. Terry 604-354-6649
35%OFF
16 years exp. Free Estimates
A. RIGHTWAY PAINTING
APPLEWOOD Painting $200 OFF SPECIAL Int Ceiling, Re-texturing &
Drywall Repairs, Restoration Benjamin Moore Accredited 15 Yrs Exp. Free Estimate Senior Discount Fully Insured
Call John
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From
604-779-0370
$45/Hr
1, 2, 3, 5 & 7 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ Since 2001 Free Estimate/Senior Discount
Residential~Commercial~Pianos LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
604-537-4140 MIRACLE MOVING Licensed - Insured - Fully Equip. Starts from $45/hr Local & Long Distance Moves Mid-month & Seniors Discount miraclemoving.ca
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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PATIOS
ABBA MOVERS bsmt clean 1-5 ton Lic, senior disc, 1 man $35, 2 men from $40/hr, 24/7, 26 yrs 604-506-7576 ABE MOVING & Delivery & Rubbish Removal $30/HR per Person• 24/7. 604-999-6020
FERREIRA HOME IMPROVEMENTS All interior and Exterior Renovations and Additons Renovation Contractor Licensed and Insured Free Estimates “Satisfaction Guaranteed”
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Residential & Commercial “Award Winning Renovations”
35Years of Experience
604-728-3009
RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT A1 Contracting. Bsmt, bath, kitchen cabinets, tiling, painting & decks. Dhillon, 604-782-1936 BEST RENOS • BEST Price ALL; Tiles/Floors, Paint/Drywall, Frame +more. 778-836-0436 Handyman Specializing •Small Jobs •Carpentry •Repairs •Fencing •Seniors needs. etc Rob Lyle • 604-307-6715
HANEY HOME Improvement
Bathroom Kitchen Suites
Drywall Decks Repairs
Call Steve
604-476-9393
ScholtensRoofing.com • Aluminum Patio Covers • Sunrooms and Windows • Aluminum Railings, Vinyl Decking Free Est. 604-521-2688
www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
PLUMBING
• BBB A+ Rating • Free Estimates • Senior’s Discount • Liability Insured since 1990
604-835-ROOF (7663)
Bros. Roofing Ltd.
storage. Ca & US long distance 604-505-1386 604-505-9166
Over 40 Years in Business SPECIALIZING IN CEDAR, FIBERGLASS LAMINATES AND TORCH ON.
from $40.Lic & Ins local &
PRISM PAINTING CO. Re-Paint Specialist 15 Years Experience Interior/Exterior, stucco painting. 20% discount on re-painting or 3 rooms $299 Free Estimates
Call Sunny, 778-893-1786
PRO*ACC PAINTING LTD
& PLUMBER • Furnaces • Boilers • Hot Water Heating • Hot Water Tanks Drain Cleaning, Plumbing, Renovations & Repairs
778 PLUMBING AND HEATING
Comm, res, repairs and installs, gas fitting, renos. Navien expert. Fully ins’d and ticketed. Reas rates. Prompt. 778-834-6966
PANORAMA PAINTING Interior exterior. Quality counts!
778-317-7672
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
RICK’S
RUBBISH REMOVAL
• • • • •
Residential Yard Waste Commercial Construction Free Estimates
Rick 604-329-2783
TREE SERVICES TREE BROTHERS SPECIALIST
•Dangerous Tree Removal •Pruning •Crown Reduction •Spiral Thinning • Hedge Trim Fully Insured • WCB.
Jerry • 604-500-2163
treebrotherspecialists.ca
TREE SERVICES
Pruning, Hedge Trimming Tree & Stump Removal 60 ft Bucket Trucks 604-787-5915 604-291-7778 treeworksvancouver.ca 10% discount with this ad
Need a Painter?
Liability Insurance, WCB, BBB, Free Estimates
604-946-4333 A-1 Contracting & Roofing NEW & RE-ROOFING All Types • Concrete Tile Paint & Seal •Asphalt • Flat All Maintenance & Repairs WCB. 25% Discount. • Emergency Jobs • .
LOOK to Home Services in the classifieds
Century Roofing
Drainage • Heating • Gas Renos • Maintenance • Installs DJPlumbing.ca 778-227-1119
POWER WASHING Power washing, gutter, roof & window cleaning. Prompt professional service, 30 yrs exp. Simon 604-230-0627
AUTOMOTIVE
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
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Call Jag at:
778-892-1530
• Residential Specialists • WCB, Ins’d, Lic’d • Free Estimates www.pro-accpainting.com
604-RUBBISH 782-2474
604-312-7674
Est 1985
604-942-4383
$25 OFF JUNK REMOVAL Senior Discount Better Rate Free Estimate 604−500−2003
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TCP MOVING 1 to 3 men
PAINTING/ WALLPAPER
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NORM 604-841-1855
ROOFING
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
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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.
Lawn Care, Shrub-Hedge Trim Installation, Spring Clean-up. Senior Disc • 604-783-3142
AFFORDABLE MOVING
Bath, Kitchen, Basement & More Grade A+, Licensed & Insured RenoRite.com, 604-365-7271
778-984-0666
604 -230 -3539 778-322-2378 604-339-1989
MOVING
Roofing Expert 778-230-5717 Repairs/re-roof/new roofs. All work guaranteed. Frank
Roofing Expert (30 yrs) .
BBB A+ WCB Insured Red Sealed Roofers .
Sloped & Flat Residential Commercial Seniors Discount .
(604)700-9849
THE SCRAPPER SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL
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