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SAVING TRI-CITY HERITAGE

There are 40 Moody Centre homes on the Port Moody Heritage register but what will become of them as development pressure in the area ramps up? Anmore resident and restaurant owner Fred Soofi has been doing his part to save some.

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“I have become a mother without a child.” Maggie Lao, mother of Annie Leung, who was killed in a 2013 hit-and-run in Port Coquitlam, spoke to the court Wednesday during the sentencing hearing for the man who killed her daughter. The Crown called for a four- to six-month sentence

for Irwin Richard Franz, who pleaded guilty last year to a charge of failing to stop at an accident scene. Surveillance footage of the area of the accident — the Riverside secondary school student was in a crosswalk at Mary Hill and Pitt River roads — showed that Franz initially got out of his black pickup truck but returned to his vehicle and fled without giving his name and information. Lao, crying, told the court during her victim impact statement that the death has been devastating for her family. see FRANZ APOLOGIZES, page 8

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Kindergarten teacher and entomologist Leila Milonas and her colleagues have been working on an outdoor classroom and garden at Harbour View elementary school for 20 years. Milonas left the school for a number of years but when she returned eight years ago, she redoubled her efforts to build a play and learning space with the help of parents, students and colleagues. See story, photos on page 26.

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PORT MOODY HERITAGE

‘If these buildings are not saved, you won’t have any character’ Saving old homes is not about making cash but preserving history

HERITAGE INFO • Port Moody has 66 buildings and properties on its Heritage Register, a tool that provides for a 60-day delay on knocking down a house, providing the city time to look for alternatives, such as relocation. It does not provide legal protection. • A Heritage Revitalization Agreement can provide protection but is a nine-month process involving numerous stages and costs. The process provides an opportunity to vary use, density and siting regulations. • More information is available at www.portmoody.ca/Modules/ ShowDocument. aspx?documentid=9123.

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or sale signs dot the landscape in Moody Centre and with the Evergreen Line on its way through Port Moody, the city is about to undergo a major transformation. Home to one of the most eclectic collections of pre-war and First and Second World War housing in the region, the area is becoming ground zero for redevelopment. Indeed, there are 40 Moody Centre homes listed on the city’s heritage register, many of them lovely examples of Craftsman-style architecture with open verandas, sloping roof lines and textural siding and shingles. What will become of them as development pressure ramps up? Fred Soofi, an Anmore resident who owns Pasta Polo restaurant in Coquitlam, hopes he can save a few. Over the past few years, Soofi has been buying lots and moving houses around in a kind of low-key game of Monopoly where the goal is heritage preservation rather than big profits. To date, Soofi has moved two houses that have been repurposed: The Appleyard residence — now part of the Port Moody Arts Centre — and another home, the Alexander residence at 125 Grant St. In the first instance, Soofi purchased the home previously located on Clarke Street and moved it across the street, selling the property to a restaurateur who opened Heritage House Pizza, before it was sold again to make way for the Evergreen Line. “They had to move it,” Soofi says of the Appleyard house, noting that his foresight in getting heritage designation with the city preserved it for future generations. “In a few years, you will see a different type of city,” he told The Tri-City News while driving along Clarke Street. “You want to

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Fred Soofi, who has moved two heritage homes in Port Moody and has plans to relocate three more to save them, outside the Siddall residence at Hugh and St. Johns streets. Below left: The Alexander residence, at 125 Grant St., was formerly at 2209 St. Johns St. and was moved six blocks to its present location four years ago. Below right: The Moisio Residence, built in 1912, is awaiting a new location.

keep a few to keep the heritage.” Soofi has been interested in historical buildings since he was a restaurant owner in Regina, where he moved from Iran 44 years ago. When the building where his eatery was located became available — then called the Old City Hall Mall — he bought it, clock tower and all. It was one of several heritage buildings he renovated in the prairie city before moving to Port Moody. Now he has three more Port

Moody heritage buildings in his sights. One waiting relocation on St. Johns Street is the Siddall residence, a Craftsman bungalow once owned by James Pridham Siddall, a sawmill engineer. If Soofi doesn’t move the house, it will surely be knocked down as it’s within walking distance of Moody Centre Evergreen Line station. Meanwhile, the Moisio Residence, another Arts and Crafts-style bungalow tem-

porarily located on a property Soofi used to own at the corner of Clarke Street and Barnet Highway, is awaiting a new home. Built in 1912, this home was owned by Esa Moisio, a millwright at the ThurstonFlavelle Mill who was also an alderman. Finally, there’s the Sutherland residence, which has to be moved to make way for a 12-unit townhouse development recently approved by council at 2830 St. George St.

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“For me, it’s not just business. I do make money but I don’t make a lot of money,” Soofi says. And while saving homes from the wrecking ball is not for the faint of heart or short of cash, he doesn’t blame the property owners who sell their older homes, noting many of them are elderly and need the money for retirement. With property values rising, a home in Moody Centre could be worth a million dollars or more. Soofi could build new and re-sell the larger home but says that’s not his style. “I come from a country where older buildings were appreciated,” he says, although he’s not sure whether that’s still the case in his former homeland. Still, moving homes onto new sites can be controversial, especially when they result in densifying older single-family neighbourhoods, and Soofi admits he faced some challenges from the public when placing the Alexander house next to the Judd house. Four years later, both are an accepted part of the neighbourhood, protected under a city heritage bylaw. “I have a vision,” Soofi says, “I see that if these buildings are not saved, you won’t have any character.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Imam found guilty of 2013 sexual assault GARY MCKENNA The Tri-CiTy News

A Port Coquitlam man has been found guilty of sexual assault stemming from events that took place in 2013 at the Masjid Al-Hidayah and Islamic Cultural Centre. According to the judge’s ruling, during his trial, physician Saadeldin Bahr, who is known as Dr. Saad and was imam of the PoCo mosque, told the court that semen found in the victim’s vagina could have come from a toilet seat, where he had ejaculated earlier in the day. Bahr also said the victim’s DNA, which was found on his boxer shorts, may have been the result of the woman putting her hands down his pants. In his decision, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert

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Saadeldin Bahr was found guilty Wednesday of sexual assault. Crawford said he did not find Bahr’s assertions credible, noting the cleanliness practices associated with the Muslim religion.

“I have great difficulty with Dr. Bahr’s evidence,” Crawford said Wednesday during his reasons for judgement. “Much of what he said is contrary to

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No charges in death following Coq. altercation ing to notify the family and have not released the name of the deceased. Investigators said they arrested someone who had been involved in the earlier altercation but he has since been released. In a press release, IHIT stated it had been liaising with Crown counsel and will continue to do so but “evidence thus far does not support charges at this time.” An autopsy will be performed to confirm the cause of death and determine whether foul play was a contributing factor. IHIT said it would provide information on the autopsy results in the coming days.

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Bahr, who is a married father of five with a degree in medicine that he received in Egypt, denied all of the allegations, saying the sexual assault never took place. He said at no point did he tell the family that Z was cursed and that he did not remove her clothing in the upstairs area of the mosque. While the judge acknowledged several inconsistencies in the victim’s statements, he said she was a credible witness. “These are very sad circumstances,” he said. “I am not surprised that a woman that age — depressed, bipolar — would be confused.” A pre-sentence report will be presented on July 14, 2 p.m., at B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster.

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Bahr told the family not to talk to the woman and that she was to read verses from the Qur’an. Crawford noted that because Bahr was an imam in a “position of control, power and authority,” the family complied with his request. Video surveillance at the mosque showed that approximately 35 minutes later, Bahr returned and took Z back upstairs, where the sexual assault continued. When it was over, the victim said she returned to her family and told her sister what had happened, which led to an altercation between Bahr and the family in the parking lot of the mosque. During the trial, the victim’s husband testified that the imam told the family that Z should not be believed and that “she has a curse and I’ll need to see her again.”

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fastidious cultural procedures.” He later added: “He did not clean it up immediately? In his own church?” The events that led to the charge took place in June 2013, when Bahr had been counselling the woman, known as “Z” in court filings, who was married and struggling with depression. Following afternoon prayers at 1:30 p.m., he and the victim went to a room on the upper floor of the mosque, where the assault took place. The court heard that during the assault, Bahr told the victim she had “a bad curse on you and we have to remove it.” After the initial encounter, Z went downstairs, where her family was waiting, while Bahr attended to some other business. The judge said he believed testimony that stated

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“My painful feeling still makes it feel like it happened yesterday… Words can’t describe how this tragedy has impacted me, my husband and my family.” In the days after Leung’s death, she said, the family was asked by police to take part in a press conference in order to ask the driver, who was still unidentified, to turn himself in. Lao said that was one of the hardest things she had ever done, calling it “another torture to my broken heart.” Franz, a 75-year-old retired psychiatric nurse, also had an opportunity to address the court and the family of the victim. He apologized to Lao and Ricky Leung, Annie’s father, reiterating some of what he told the media in the days after his arrest in July 2014, saying he panicked after he saw what had happened. “Not an hour goes by when this does not enter my mind hauntingly,” he said. “I wake up every night hoping it’s a nightmare.” On top of the four- to sixmonth sentence, Crown is also calling for a two-year driving prohibition and for Franz to provide a DNA sample.

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Franz’ lawyer disagreed with the Crown’s recommendation, saying a fine of $2,000 to $3,000 would be more appropriate. He also noted that if the judge felt that jail time is required, it should be limited and served intermittently. During its submissions, the Crown said Franz, who lives less than a kilometre from the collision site, had multiple opportunities to turn himself in to police. He was questioned by a Coquitlam RCMP officer in the days after the crash when investigators noticed similarities between the truck parked in his driveway and the one seen in surveillance footage. At the time, Franz said he only knew about the hit-and-run from what he had seen in the media. Still, police began surveil-

ling the vehicle while a search warrant was sought and officers following the truck were told to apprehend Franz if it appeared he was tampering with evidence. Eventually, police seized the vehicle. Twelve days after the collision Franz, who had been being treated for depression and anxiety at the time, checked himself into Royal Columbia Hospital after suffering what the court heard was a “major depressive episode.” He stayed in hospital until Oct. 17 and when he was released, he made arrangements with his lawyer to come forward to the RCMP. Franz is expected to return the Port Coquitlam provincial court on June 20 for sentencing. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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• Pony Rides • Demonstrations • Arts and Crafts • Face Painting • Petting Zoo

Also accepting summer camp registrations! • Year round lesson program with indoor & outdoor arenas 17312 Ford Detour Road, Pitt Meadows Contact: Krystal Keno (778) 858-5909 email: kc@krystalcreekriding.com www.krystalcreekriding.com for registration forms and more info PHOTOS BY ELAINE FLEURY & ROBERT MCDONALD

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CITY OWNED PROPERTIES FOR RENT The City of Coquitlam maintains a number of residential properties for rent. The following residential properties are currently available for June 2016. If you are interested in renting any of the properties listed below, please print an application form from our website at coquitlam.ca/rent and deliver the completed application form to the Information Desk on the main floor of City Hall at 3000 Guildford Way by 4:30 p.m. on June 8, 2016.

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With just over a hundred days to go before the event begins, the Coquitlam 2016 55+ BC Games torch-lighting ceremony was held Wednesday evening at Coquitlam Centre mall. Dozens of event organizers and volunteers joined provincial and local politicians at the kickoff event, with speeches and the national anthem in the mall’s centre court followed by the lighting of the torch in the plaza between Walmart and H&M. Above: Don Cunnings, a former city of Coquitlam parks and recreation director and Freeman of the City, carries the torch, used to light the games cauldron (below). Bottom: A piper plays in the rain during the ceremony. The Coquitlam 55+ BC Games will run from Sept. 20 to 24. About 4,000 athletes and their families and coaches are expected to participate, along with some 1,500 volunteers and sports fans. This annual event showcases the older athletes and promotes the benefits of leading an active life. For more information, visit www.55plusgames.ca.

The properties will be available for viewing Saturday, June 4 as per the following schedule. >

597 Sydney Avenue | 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

653 Aspen Street | 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

609 Adler Avenue | 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

CURRENT PROPERTIES AVAILABLE FOR RENT 597 SYDNEY AVENUE – 3 BEDROOM, 1 BATHROOM BUNGALOW – $1,900/MONTH >

Approx. 1,105 sq. ft. bungalow with full unfinished basement

Recently updated main floor living area, (new flooring throughout, paint and 4-piece bathroom)

Quiet, dead end section of Sydney Street, walking distance to Lougheed Mall (0.5 km) and Coquitlam College (0.5 km)

3 bedroom, 1 bathroom, appliances include (fridge, stove, washer/ dryer in basement)

Rent $1,900/month (hydro, telephone, cable, natural gas not included)

Available June, non-smoking, small pets OK

653 ASPEN STREET – 5 BEDROOM, 2 BATHROOM BASEMENT ENTRY HOME – $2,700/MONTH >

Approx. 1,242 sq. ft. basement entry home, with fully finished 1,202 sq. ft. basement

4-piece bathroom main floor, 3-piece bathroom basement

Recently updated main floor living area (new flooring, paint, 4-piece bathroom and kitchen countertops)

Across from Cottonwood Park, approximately 0.8 km from Lougheed Mall and Coquitlam College

Rent $2,700/month (hydro, telephone, cable, natural gas not included)

Available June, non-smoking, small pets OK

3 bedrooms main floor, 2 bedrooms basement, (fridge, stove , washer/ dryer in basement)

609 ADLER AVENUE – 2 BEDROOM, 3 BATHROOM SPLIT LEVEL HOME – $1,700/MONTH >

Approx. 1,125 sq. ft. split level, with fully finished approx. 518 sq. ft. basement

Recently updated main floor living areas (new carpeting, 4-piece bathroom)

master bedroom, and 3-piece basement area >

In close proximity to Cottonwood Park, approximately 1 km from Lougheed Mall and Coquitlam College

2 bedrooms main floor, (fridge, stove , washer/ dryer in basement)

Rent $1,700/ month (hydro, telephone, cable, natural gas not included)

4-piece main floor bathroom, 2-piece ensuite

Available June, non-smoking, small pets OK

LAND & PROPERTIES DIVISION Property Negotiator - 604-927-3653 | landsales@coquitlam.ca Visit coquitlam.ca/rent for more information.

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Power play in Anmore DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

A group of Anmore residents is fighting an upgrade to BC Hydro transmission lines near their homes to avoid the construction of tall monopoles they say will block views and are a seismic risk. Marcus Schmieder, who is organizing the petition and who has a Facebook page “Anmore Residents against the BC Hydro Line Upgrades,” says 34 residents living near the BC Hydro right-of-way are against a proposal to construct newer, taller poles replacing older but shorter wooden structures, and adding to the poles that are currently in the neighbourhood. If BC Hydro wants to upgrade its power lines along 1.5 km of residential neighbourhood, Schmieder said, the company should bury them for safety and aesthetic reasons. “It would make a really big difference for the property owners and for everybody who goes through Anmore,” said Schmieder, who added that he believes BC Hydro chose the Anmore route over one through Coquitlam to avoid a large outcry. “We know Vancouver needs the power but we know BC Hydro is going to generate a lot of cash from this project,” he said, asking: “How difficult is it to dig a trench and bury the lines?” A Hydro spokesperson said

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Concerned Anmore residents stand in front of one of the monopoles BC Hydro intends replace with taller poles in order to build a new transmission line between Coquitlam and Vancouver to meet growing demand for electricity. the Anmore route for a new 230 kilovolt transmission line is still under study, with consultation currently underway to minimize impacts on home owners. Judy Dobrowolski said the right-of-way has been in existence since the 1960s, with the current monopoles dating back to the 1970s, and while the plan would see the construction of three new monopoles that Public Art

would be 6 m taller than the current poles, there would be fewer structures altogether. Burying the cables would be “much more expensive” than erecting towers, she said. “We have an existing overhead right-of-way to accommodate overhead infrastructure that’s been in place since the 1960s,” she said. “It’s our intention to use it.” The goal of the project is to bring more power from the Meridian substation in Coquitlam to the new Mount Pleasant substation in Vancouver to meet growing demand. Once past Anmore, the cables would go through Burrard Inlet to Burnaby, and once in Burnaby, the power lines would be underground because Hydro doesn’t have an overhead right-of-way. The Anmore route is preferable to a route through Coquitlam because it adds more capacity with fewer construction and seismic concerns, and wouldn’t require a second phase, Dobrowolski said. Still, the project requires BC Utilities Commission approval and while it’s not slated to be operational until 2020, Anmore residents say they will continue to oppose it. Schmieder said his group would likely be intervenors in the project and might consider court action.

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In accordance with Sections 97 – 99 of the Community Charter, the City of Coquitlam is pleased to share its 2015 Annual Report, entitled A Community in Bloom in recognition of the City’s 2015 provincial win in BC’s Communities in Bloom competition. The report highlights the City’s accomplishments, activities and financial results for the year ending December 31, 2015. It also outlines our Business Plan Priorities for 2016. The 2015 Annual Report will be considered by Council at their Council-in-Committee meeting to be held June 20, 2015 at 2 p.m. in the Council Committee Room at Coquitlam City Hall. As of Friday, June 3, 2016, copies of the 2015 Annual Report can be viewed online at coquitlam.ca/annualreport or at the Financial Services counter at Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Verbal submissions may be provided in person during the Council-in-Committee meeting on June 20. Written comments regarding the 2015 Annual Report may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in advance of the meeting in one of the following ways: Email clerks@coquitlam.ca In person to the City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 Fax to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015 If you would like your name added to the Speakers List, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010 Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record, which includes submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website as part of a future agenda package at coquitlam.ca/agendas.

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ri-City civic politicians are travelling to Winnipeg this week for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference and we hope it won’t be all glad-handing, dining and posting grip-and-grin photos on Facebook. Travelling on the taxpayers’ dime, these councillors had better be doing some important work. One of the more significant resolutions that will be debated is a Port Coquitlam resolution to get the government to make rail shippers of hazardous goods pay a fee for an independent emergency response program. It shouldn’t be up to local emergency responders to clean up a mess from a rail spill, and as the disaster at Lac-Mégantic proved, some disasters are out of scale to what services cities can provide. An independent system is now in place for the oil industry and marine shippers, who pay to run the Western Canada Marine Response Corporation, which has 500 trained responders ready to deal with an oil spill. At the very least, a similarly funded system for rail shipping will acknowledge the role that industry must play in preventing rail disasters.

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he headlines were emphatic: “‘Quick wins’ amounted to little for NDP” and “‘Quick wins’ report lands with a dull thud.” But behind the headlines, something unsettling: a window into a culture of seeming impunity, where players are told anything goes, do whatever it takes to win. A single criminal charge for breach of trust by a public officer against former B.C. government communications director Brian Bonney is disturbing and should not be seen in the context of a goal or miss on a political scorecard. It’s the latest manifestation of a political mindset that should worry British Columbians. In November 2012, The Province reported that in 2011, the BC Liberal party’s CantAffordDix website “was crafted by government employees at the B.C. legislature under the watchful eye of the premier’s office.” Lesson lost, though. At the same time The Province was reporting that news, the “quick wins” — or the multicultural outreach strategy — was in full swing. Emails that were released in June 2013 — as a result of then-deputy minister to the premier John Dyble’s investigation into the strategy — offer

a glimpse into that anything goes culture, even when redacted. In one, executive assistant Mike Lee emailed then-multiculturalism minister John Yap and wrote: “It is absolutely critical that we do not leave any evidence in us helping them through this application” Yap replied: “I appreciate each of your efforts with the 3 RFQs [requests for qualifications]. Great job. Let’s now hope for the best.” In another set of emails, Bonney informed fellow political staff Lee, Fiera Lo, Barinder Bhullar and the premier’s director of outreach, Pamela Martin, that “Sepideh [Sarrafpour] worked hard to ensure that the 2012 World Partnership Walk did not invite the NDP this year. No NDP were in attendance.” Not true, but revealing of their mindset nonetheless. Three months later, it was the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver’s annual telethon that was the subject of their arm-twisting. Bonney wrote: “The Event Director indicated he can adjust to what we want to do to maximize MJY [Minister John Yap] exposure.” They were treading a fine-line with both the walk’s organizer and the cultural centre, as the two groups are registered charities. According to Revenue Canada’s rules

a registered charity may not take part in a partisan political activity, which it defines as “any activity that provides direct or indirect support or opposition to any political party at any time, whether during an election period or not, or to a candidate for public office.” Fallout from the ‘Quick wins’ strategy for political staff was swift. The premier’s then-deputy chief of staff, Kim Haakstad, as well as Bonney, Lee, Lo and Sarah Welch were found to have breached the public sector’s standards of conduct. Haakstad and Lee resigned. Others, including Martin, Bhullar and Dave Ritchie were found to have engaged in misconduct with “mitigating factors.” Lesson lost again, though. Throughout this period, political staff were tripledeleting their way to career advancement. Since April 2014 — as a direct result of the “quick wins” strategy — standards of conduct for political staff are now in place. They read, in part: “Political staff will exhibit the highest standards of conduct. Their conduct must instil confidence and trust and not bring the Province of British Columbia into disrepute.” Clearly, it’s still a work in progress.

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What happens when ‘There is no such thing as your doc goes away? a free lunch’ for politicians The Editor, I was told in a phone call from my pharmacist this past weekend that my family doctor is no longer practising medicine and that, as a result, they were not able to fill the prescription that I had phoned in days earlier. Shocked, I called my doctor’s office and received a voicemail stating that my doctor was off on an extended medical health leave. Whatever happened to locums? Does a GP not have some responsibility to their patients? I have received no letter in the mail to date or courtesy phone call or email to advise me of this event that is about to affect my life and I am sure many other people’s lives. I am sure this news came as a huge surprise to some patients but for me this same experience has happened two times previously. A couple of years ago, my previous family doctor retired from private practice. I found

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out about her retirement from a voicemail when I called her office to make an appointment. I never received a letter or phone call to advise me of this change, and surely this was not an overnight decision on her part. Prior to that, I had a family doctor for about a year and a half and she actually just stopped showing up for work one day. When I phoned the clinic for an appointment, that is again how I found out this news. In all of these cases the doctors will not release your records unless it is to transfer them to another doctor’s office — and they expect to be paid for this service. In today’s climate of too

few family doctors and use of clinics, where are you supposed to transfer your files to? This means that the doctor treating a patient at a walk-in clinic is relying on the patient’s knowledge/memory of their medical history. This does not seem like an ideal situation for anyone. Upon commiserating with friends, it seems like many people have similar stories or fears of their GP’s upcoming retirement. It is incomprehensible that there isn’t a national health care database with every patient’s medical information, test results, etc. This could be accessed by any doctor, whether at a walk-in clinic or in private practice and would serve the best interest of doctors and patients. Our current system is completely lacking in any comprehensive regard for patients’ continuity of care. Theresa Hendriks, Coquitlam

The Editor, Re. “Councillor wants province to ban union, corporate election money” (The Tri-City News, May 25). Reading this article on funding of municipal elections raises my blood pressure. I have voted in every election I have been eligible to but have decided that municipal elections are hopeless. I followed this funding story with interest after all elections and find it hard to be leave that 100% of successful candidates take five-digit donations. Does the term “there is no such thing

COUN. TERRY O’NEILL as a free lunch” apply here? How can Coquitlam Coun. Terry O’Neill take $16,950 in

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PROPERTY TAX SHOCK ‘NAUSEATING’ The Editor, In approving a 4.98% tax increase, Port Moody council predicted average taxes in 2016 would go up by $148 on average based on a home assessed at $643,000. Now, everyone is getting their tax bills and the sticker

shock is nauseating. My property taxes went up 13% ($415) and a neighbour’s went up a whopping 21% ($645), and it appears there is no end in sight to municipal waste and skyrocketing property taxes. Governments love to talk about sustainability but, in

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donations and not feel beholding to someone? Is he kidding? Does it surprise you that Burke Mountain is full speed ahead with no schools, transit or community centres? Or that municipal wages are breaking records at an alarming rate? If I were a developer or union representative, you bet I would want to grease the wheels. If only someone would run that has at heart the interest of existing citizens instead of the interests of people yet to live here. Steve Rayvals, Coquitlam

reality, they could not be further from the truth. Only the very rich will be able to afford a house at these rates and not one politician seems to care or have the desire to put a stop to spiralling taxes and out-ofcontrol population growth. Rick Evon, Port Moody

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Hotel use persists Community Savings for some children New Port Coquitlam Branch Open June 7 th in ministry care Exceptional circumstances were cited in each case JEFF NAGEL BLACK PRESS

A new report shows 24 children and youth in government care were placed in hotels in the three and a half months until the end of April. The Ministry of Children and Family Development has been under pressure to minimize the practice but says hotels sometimes must be used when there’s no other suitable option. Most of the children placed in hotels this year stayed only a day or two. In each case, a qualified contracted caregiver, ministry social worker or foster parent stayed with the child, and each placement was approved locally and reported to the provincial director of child welfare. One pair of siblings was in a hotel for 18 nights because the relatives they were placed with

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were staying in the hotel while waiting to take possession of the new home they’d bought. Other reasons for hotel placements included a fire at a foster home, emergency removal from a remote home where no other local foster home was available and a bad weather delay of foster parents’ flight to pick up their foster kids. In a few other cases, threats to safety were cited for urgent use of hotels. Seven children were placed in hotels in northwestern B.C. during the period as well as another seven in the VancouverRichmond area and four in the

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South Fraser area. Hotel placements have been high profile and have drawn heavy fire from the Representative for Children and Youth. The focus intensified after 18-year-old Alex Gervais fell or jumped to his death last fall from the fourth floor of an Abbotsford hotel where he’d been housed after his group home was shut down due to poor conditions. The release of statistics every six months is part of the ministry’s commitment to better transparency on the issue. jnagel@blackpress.ca @jeffnagel

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The Rotary Club of Port Moody wishes to express our deep appreciation for supporting our “Search for the Perfect Pint” this year. Once again it was an early sell out, proving that this is a much anticipated event by the Tri-Cities denizens! We were also fortunate enough to have the support of 19 Local Craft Beer Breweries and 6 additional food venders. BREWERS: Bomber Brewing, Big Rock Brewery, Parallel 49 Brewing Co, Dageraad Brewing, Driftwood Brewing, Moody Ales, Twin Sails Brewing, Yellow Dog Brewing, Red Truck Beer Co, The Parkside Brewery, Steamworks Brewery, Steel & Oak Brewing Co., Russell Brewing Co., Dead Frog Brewery, Mill Street Brewery, St. John’s Street Liquor Store, Coal Harbour Brewing Company, Trading Post Brewing Company and Beer Thirst FOOD SUPPLIERS: Pasta Polo, Thrifty Foods, Orrange Kitchen & Bar, Burrard Public House, St James Well Pub, Rocky Point Ice Cream In particular we want to thank all of our sponsors who made this event possible. TITLE SPONSOR - St. James Well CAR DISPLAY SPONSOR - Westwood Honda GOLD SPONSORS - ALLIANCE MANUFACTURING. OPEN ROAD TOYOTA, WESTWOOD CYCLE, ECCO SUPPLY SILVER SPONSORS - LIBERTY HOMES, MOUNTAIN HWY. COLLISION, POLYGON HOMES BRONZE SPONSORS- DR. DAVIDE DIGOVANNI, CANADIAN TIRE COQ., AIR SYSTEMS SUPPLY, PORT MOODY AUTO & AIR, MEAT CRAFT URBAN BUTCHERY, DR. SARAH LEE, I.W.E. REAR ENDS ONLY, PAJO’S FISH & CHIPS, MARITIME TRAVEL, SUSTAINABLE REFR. & A/C. PACIFIC COAST TERMINALS, VIVIO FLOWER GALLERY, RBC, NEWPORT and THE CITY OF PORT MOODY THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS YEARS EVENT A FINANCIAL RECORD. (100% OF PROCEEDS WILL SUPPORT LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS of the ROTARY CLUB of PORT MOODY) We already have the date of May 11th set for 2017, so please make a note of the date in your calendars and order your tickets early to not be disappointed. Also the Rotary Club of Port Moody invites you to attend our 2nd annual “Ribfest” which will be held from July 22nd – 24th at Rocky Point Park. Volunteers are needed. Please go to our website www.portmoodyribfest.ca to signup under the tab “Interested in volunteering?”

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ED HILL “In other words, reality can be ugly and difficult to digest, and comedians are the ones who transform that into something acceptable for the public to reflect on. Being part of TEDxYouth is a wonderful opportunity to allow this process to occur.” As for Cena, it will be his second round hosting the TEDxYouth@Granville gathering. “These student organizers are brilliant and have put together such an amazing line-up of speakers,” he said, adding, “As an international speaker and local speech and debate coach, I recognize the value of discovering your personal story and sharing it with the world.” • Tickets for TEDxYouth@ Granville on June 5 are $30 via tedxyouthgranville.ca. The event takes place at the BMO Gold Corp Stage.

FRANKIE CENA resident Frankie Cena, TEDxYouth@Granville will also include entertainment by comedian Ed Hill, a graduate of Pinetree secondary in Coquitlam. Hill recently released his new comedy album Weirdo Whisperer. “Comedy is often forgotten during the celebration of arts and ideas, yet we must not forget that comedy is the truth masked by humour,” Hill said.

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Ronan Osachoff has battled Crohn’s disease his entire life. The 14-year-old Terry Fox secondary student was diagnosed with the debilitating disease at the age of six and, for the past six years, he has had to travel to BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver for remicade infusions every eight weeks. The Port Coquitlam teen has also been on an immune suppressant drug called Imuran since 2010. “Every day you worry,” his mother Caroline Brooks said, “but, with the medication, he’s been pretty good.” On bad days, Osachoff can’t stomach food — the pain in his gut is so intense he can only drink protein shakes. Still, he often gets told he doesn’t look sick and faces questions from his peers and adults. “He struggles with that a lot,” Brooks said. “Some people don’t believe him.” It’s a story they hear often from other suffers of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis despite their growing numbers: One in every 150 Canadians has Crohn’s or colitis, a rate that has doubled for children under 10 over the past 20 years. To build awareness about the disease and to raise money for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, the family has taken part in the annual Gutsy Walk, and the 21st edition will happen on Sunday at the Campbell Valley Regional

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Terry Fox secondary student Ronan Osachoff receiving treatment in hospital for Crohn’s disease. The 14-year-old teen is the honorary chair of the Fraser Valley Gutsy Walk on Sunday. Park in Langley. Osachoff is this year’s honorary chair. Charity spokesperson C.K. DesGrosseilliers said organizers expect to bring in $3.5 million from more than 60 June 5 Gutsy Walks across Canada from 20,000 participants. As of this week, the Fraser Valley walk had made it halfway to its fundraising goal. Brooks said the walk is a good way to meet other people with the disease.

“We get families and relatives out to see what’s being done and hear about the progress that’s being made,” she said, adding, “There’s no cure for this. There are so many kids at BC Children’s coping with this disease.” • The Fraser Valley Gutsy Walk starts at 10:30 a.m. at Campbell Valley Regional Park in Langley. To register, visit gutsywalk.ca. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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PoMo safety fair will include cycling tips The city of Port Moody wants you and your children to play it safe. And toward that goal, it’s offering fun and information at its safety fair tomorrow (Saturday). The city and ICBC are sponsoring the family-friendly event to celebrate Safe Kids Week and Bike to Work and School Week. The safety fair will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the traffic circle in front of PoMo city hall, 100 Newport Dr. All activities are free and there will be complimentary refreshments; kids need only bring their bikes and bike helmets to join the fun, which will include: • HUB Cycling bike rodeo and Safe City Cycling instructions for kids four to 10 years;

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Port Moody’s safety fair goes Saturday at city hall. • bike fitting and helmet check; • bike decorating followed by a parade at 1 p.m.; • safety activities and prizes; • and advice from BCAA

child transportation safety seat expert. As well, you can check out TransLink’s bus-bike rack and collect passport stamps to win a prize. Emergency services staff will also be on hand to talk about safety in our neighbourhoods, including Port Moody Police, Ambulance Paramedics of BC, and Port Moody Fire Rescue volunteers. For a complete listing of participants, go to www. portmoody.ca.

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$700k for childcare in tri-cities The provincial government announced Wednesday it is spending more than $700,000 to create 182 additional child care spaces in the Tri-Cities. The news was part of an announcement of $11.3 million being spent province-wide through the Child Care Major Capital Funding Program.

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Slip on your most comfortable fancy shoes on for the sixth annual White Salsa and Latin Dance Party at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way). Hosted by the Hot Salsa Dance Zone, the dance will see guests grooving to salsa, merengue, bachata, cha-cha-cha and cumbia moves from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. (with a lesson at 8 p.m.) in the rehearsal hall. Dress in white. Admission is $10 at the door. Visit hotsalsadancezone.com.

Catch artist Bill Edmonds at Leigh Square Community Arts Village (behind Port Coquitlam city hall) as he opens his new exhibit titled False Pretenses, at 7 p.m. The display is a commentary on people who place fake identities on social media sites. Visit portcoquitlam.ca.

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Talk to students and alumni of Place des Arts as they open three new exhibits in the galleries (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) during a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Visit placedesarts.ca.

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Load up on fresh fare at the Poirier Street farmers’ market, organized by the Coquitlam Farmers Market Society. Vendors will be selling goods from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot next to Dogwood Pavilion (Winslow Avenue and Poirier Street). Visit makebakegrow.com.

Students from Port Coquitlam’s Pulse Dance Studio present the Canadian classic Anne of Green Gables tonight and Saturday at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Call 604-927-6555 for tickets or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

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Watch The Taming of the Shrew from the Globe Theatre in London as part of the city of Port Moody’s Shakespeare Globe on Screen presentation this weekend. The Shrew starts in the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr.) at 7:30 p.m. while Julius Caesar is Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Visit portmoody.ca for tickets.

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Port Moody Police volunteers (above) helped ICBC with its TransPort Moody Safety Fair activities last year. The 2016 fair is free and runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr.). It includes bike decorating and a parade, and bike rodeo for kids ages four to 10. Visit portmoody.ca.

Saturday, June 4 FOR THE BIRDS

Pull out your binoculars for a bunting walk at Colony Farm regional park at 9 a.m. The two-hour nature hike will be led by experienced birders with the Burke Mountain Naturalists. Meet in the parking lot next to the community gardens, at the end of Colony Farm Road in Coquitlam (off Lougheed Highway). The event is suitable for all ages. Visit bmn.bc.ca.

adults, or free with $150 in pledges. Visit ymcawalkoflife.ca.

PICNIC TIME

Pack up a picnic lunch to enjoy at Finnie’s Garden at Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam. Hosted by the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society, the picnic starts at noon and includes a guided tour of the garden or to the John Davidson arboretum afterward. Call 604-290-9910 or visit rhcs.org for a site map.

SHRED IT

Get rid of unwanted personal documents in a safe way by having them shredded today between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at the southwest corner of the Coquitlam Centre mall parking lot. Donations will be accepted for the Crossroads Hospice Society.

SING US A SONG

The Silver Choir Choir hosts its annual concert from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Wilson Centre seniors complex (2150 Wilson Ave., Port Coquitlam). Tickets at $8/$4 are at the front desk of the Wilson Centre. Refreshments will be served after the show.

YMCA WALK

The YMCA of Greater Vancouver is collecting funds through the seventh annual Walk for Life to promote its Healthy Heart program. You can choose a 1-, 3- or 5-km route for the family-friendly event at Hillcrest middle school (2161 Regan Ave.) and take part in fun fitness challenges during the morning. Proceeds support the Cardiac Health Foundation of Canada. Registration is $25 for

WRITERS’ CORNER

The Tri-City Wordsmiths welcome author Eileen Kernaghan at their meeting in the Terry Fox Library (2470 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam) at 2 p.m. Register for the free event by calling 604-927-

Lace up your sneakers for the annual Tri-Cities Ridge Meadows Walk for ALS, starting at 10 a.m. at Riverside secondary school (2215 Reeve St., Port Coquitlam). The 5-km walk is a fundraiser to help people living with the disease and includes kids’ activities, a barbecue, raffle and door prizes and entertainment. Register at walkforals.ca.

FLYING HIGH

Air cadets with the 754 Phoenix Squadron in Port Moody will be part of the 51st annual ceremonial review at Dr. Charles Best secondary (2525 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam) from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Cadets will perform drill exercises, play music and demonstrate first aid skills. Call 604-787-1861.

TRENCH TALKS

John Goheen talks about Hill 62 — where 1,200 Canadian soldiers were killed during WWI and 4,500 were wounded or went missing — as part of the Port Moody Station Museum’s trench talks series. Starting at 1 p.m. at the museum (2734 Murray St.), the presentation also includes a tour of the trench and a re-enactment photo done by the trench committee. RSVP at 604-939-1648 or email info@portmoodymuseum.org.

FREE SWIM

Westminster Savings hosts its monthly free dip at the Hyde Creek recreation centre (1379 Laurier Ave., Port Coquitlam) from 1 to 3 p.m. Visit portcoquitlam.ca. And in Coquitlam, the credit union has its monthly free swim at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St.) from 7 to 9 p.m. Visit coquitlam.ca. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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Take a hike and celebrate Pinecone Burke A walk in the park can help your fitness. But be warned: It’s a big walk. And an even bigger park. At the conclusion of Environment Week and to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the creation of Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, the Burke

Mountain Naturalists will host a free guided hike on Burke Mountain on Saturday, June 11. This 38,000-hectare park stretches from Burke Mountain in northeast Coquitlam all the way north to Garibaldi Provincial Park. This moderate hike on the Woodland Walk Trail is in a

mature second-growth forest. Highlights of the hike will include Saw Blade Falls, a peekaboo view of Coquitlam Lake, an old-growth Douglas fir tree on Coho Creek and occasional logging artifacts. Hikers should be prepared to travel on steep but short sections of trail and cross

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Put on your walking shoes and head out to Riverside secondary school Sunday to participate in the Tri-Cities Ridge Meadows Walk for ALS. Check-in begins at 10 a.m., and the walk starts at 11 a.m. Christine Hilliard and her committee have raised more than $100,000 during the walk over the past six years to support those affected by ALS and this year, the group hopes to raise another $35,000. Register online at www.walkforals.ca. Forty per cent of proceeds from walks across Canada support ongoing ALS research across the country through the ALS Society of Canada’s National Research Program and 60% goes directly to client services. ALS is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that kills nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control muscle movement.

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ful local green innovators, Lea Elliott provides practical exercises to help readers begin to analyze their business and develop a sustainability framework. Join us Thursday, June 16 at Port Moody’s Gallery Bistro to meet and hear from the author herself. Details: www.meetup. com/tricity-greendrinks. Melissa Chaun of Port Moody is an ecologist with a passion for all things sustainable. She is events co-ordinator with the Rivershed Society of BC, volunteers on various city committees and co-ordinates the monthly meetings for Tri-City Greendrinks. Her column runs monthly.

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met Lea Elliott when we were both working in local government. In my eyes, she was doing the coolest kind of work: transforming the best available science into effective public policy. Today, Elliott leads workshops based on research for her first book: Work Like Nature: Sustainability Lessons from Ecosystems for your Job or Business. Instead of focussing on lightbulbs and recycling, she started with ideas from thriving ecosystems. (An ecosystem is an interdependent system of organisms interacting with one other and their physical environment.) Study any system in nature — a forest, grassland or desert — and one can see six principles harmoniously at work. Elliott wanted to share local stories of green innovators who are successfully incorporating these principles from nature to transform their work into a more efficient, multi-beneficial and, yes, planet-friendly, model. They are: • Work with nature’s services: To adapt to climate change, the West Vancouver Shoreline Preservation Society is helping rebuild the district’s waterfront into a safe, naturally self-sustaining shoreline. By placing boulders and logs on the beach to capture sand and stones; creating underwater reefs to reduce storm wave energy and increase marine biodiversity; replacing flat, hard concrete walls with natural materials; and restoring creeks to flow freely over the beach, the shoreline is rebuilding itself with every storm event. • Use non-toxic materials and processes: Green chemistry, founded by John Warner, is guiding Toby Reid in his mission to design plastics that are competitive but safe for all life. His passion for safe plastics began over a decade ago when, as a surfer, he began to notice the startling increase in plastics pollution. Today, Solegear Bioplastics is redesigning plastics to be effective, durable, lightweight, malleable and inexpensive — but also non-toxic, decomposable into innocuous substances and made of renewable feedstock. These are the same principles that the UN Environmental Program recommended in its 2014 report to tackle marine plastic debris. • Seek and share optimal resources: Bird and bat species inhabiting the same area both prey on mosquitoes but do so at different times of the day. Twenty years ago, Modo’s founder, Tracey Axelsson, won-

dered if others would be interested in a car-sharing venture. Today, 15,000 Modo members enjoy access to 400 vehicles without the expense and stress of auto ownership. • Upcycle wastes into resources: A determined agricultural entrepreneur successfully designed an anaerobic digester to transform chicken and dairy cow manure, along with food and crop waste, into two revenue-generating products: biogas (renewable natural gas for heating) and nutrient-rich weed-free fertilizer — turning poop into profitable products. • Be diverse: A more diverse ecosystem is a more resilient ecosystem, just like a more diversified retirement portfolio will be better able to weather the storms of the stock market. Whether in terms of a variety of species, energy sources or a customer base, diversity gives an ecosystem, a neighbourhood or a business resilience to disturbances, such as changing weather, energy price fluctuations or demographic shifts. By planting wildflowers beside commercial blueberries, the native bumble bee population, complementing the imported honey bee hives, increased and farmers began to enjoy greater crop production and yield. • Pay attention to interconnection: When B.C.’s sea otter population was hunted to extinction by 1929, the bull kelp forests, which protected our shorelines against wave erosion, started to disappear. Otters feast heavily on sea urchins and sea urchins feast heavily on bull kelp. Hunters not only destroyed their own livelihood but left an entire ecosystem in ruin. When Fraser Valley Biogas (FVB), now owned by Heppell’s Potato Corp., decided it wanted to grow more potatoes and other vegetables but could not find affordable arable land to do so, it took a holistic systemic view of the valley’s agricultural system to identify potential options for expansion. By partnering with dairy and poultry farmers who had a “nutrient” (i.e., waste) problem but who could afford the land, FVB was able to grow its business by helping these farmers with their manure management while FVB produced nutrient-rich weed-free fertilizer to grow more vegetables on more land. In addition to sharing these and other stories of success-

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Can you write a short story? Really short? CPL’s Tiny Stories Contest part of Coq. 125 fun You have 420 characters — that’s the long and short of it. And tomorrow (Saturday), you can get a little help. Coquitlam Public Library’s Tiny Stories Contest is looking for writers who can tell a riveting tale with dynamic characters in just 420 characters or less. The Coquitlam 125-sanc-

tioned contest is open to people 16 years of age and older, and the deadline for submissions is June 30. Winners will be invited to read their stories on stage at the Kaleidoscope festival at Town Centre Park on July 23, and winning stories will also appear on the library’s website, Facebook page and in The Tri-City News. If you need a bit of help to craft your bite-sized masterpiece, the library will also be hosting a free Tiny Stories Workshop at the Poirier branch (575 Poirier St.) Saturday, June

4 from 2 to 4 p.m. Local writer Rebecca Wood Barrett will lead participants through a series of fun writing exercises to get your creative juices flowing. Space for the workshop is limited. To register, leave a message on the library’s registration line at 604-937-4155. For story samples and full contest rules, go to www.coqlibrary.ca/home/tiny-storiescontest. For more information about Coquitlam 125 events, visit www.coquitlam125.ca/events. @TriCityNews

Share drug education series 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 7 to 8 p.m. on the second floor at Share, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody. Upcoming sessions include: • June 8: Medical aspects and effects of alcohol and drug abuse. What happens to the body and mind under the influence. • June 15: Alcohol — how dependence develops; con-

trolled using, and effects on pregnant women. You will also learn briefly about drinking, drugs and driving. • June 22: Cocaine and crystal meth — the struggle to recover, 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. For info, call 604-936-3900.

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The garden at Coquitlam’s Harbour View elementary boasts a variety of fruits and vegetables, and even a water play table (left). Above: Owen (with Jade and Juliet in the background) shows off a radish grown in the garden.

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wenty years ago, a tiny seed from a child’s apple was planted in a small garden at Harbour View elementary school and nobody knew if it would grow. Today, that seed has sprouted into a tree that faithfully produces apples every fall, and is a source of amazement and learning for dozens of kindergarten students. The youngest students at the Coquitlam school draw the tree, watching carefully how it changes with the season and marvel at the mason bees working to pollinate the blossoms. And in the fall, the children pick the ripe apples and taste the tart fruit. “This tree we draw, every single month,” says kindergarten teacher Leila Milonas, pointing to the leafy branches laden with fruit. “It’s a focal point for us.” It’s hard to believe in a world where food is such an important part of life that children can grow up not knowing where it comes from and how it is produced. As cities densify and children’s outdoor spaces are reduced to squares of bark mulch topped with steel and plastic playground equipment, allowing children freedom to

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Left: One of the oldest trees in the outdoor classroom and garden at Harbour View elementary is an apple tree planted from a seed 20 years ago kindergarten kids Juliet and Jeanne check out the young fruit. Above: Massimo and Gavin show some of the bugs that are a big part of their outdoor education. roam and explore nature is becoming more challenging. Dirty hands collecting bugs on sticks — once a child’s right of passage — are now as rare as telephone land lines and home milk delivery. But not at Harbour View, where playing in dirt, watching plants grow and experiencing seasonal changes are part of the curriculum. “I’ve warned all the parents:

‘Kindergarten is a dirty year’ so they come to school prepared,” says Milonas. Indeed, on the day The TriCity News visited, the sun had just peaked out from behind the clouds, revealing a crop of rich, red strawberries. The radishes were also ready for picking and Milonas promised the kids a “radish party.” see BUGS AND DIRT, page 27

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Bugs and dirt key part of school for Harbour View’s youngest students continued from page 26

Growing crops such as blueberries, raspberries, black currents and gooseberries is not a problem in the school’s south-facing garden. Already, a large grape vine looks like it will be a good producer and plum, peach, and cherry trees have fruit, too, while the raised beds — outfitted with an irrigation system — are stuffed with leafy vegetables and herbs, including a blossoming dill plant that gives off a spicy aroma. “Go play, guys,” Milonas says, and soon the children are busy as bees, filling up tubs, dishes, pots and pans with water and sand, and discussing among themselves what they plan to do with the mixture. Getting dirty — even for two girls wearing matching turquoise dresses with tulle flounces — is an important part of students’ learning. Their teacher agrees. “You need to be able to touch dirt and play in the sand and see things grow,” says Milonas, who blames high rates of reported anxiety among children on a lack of

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Left: Kindergarten teacher Leila Milonas shows a mason bee house, just one many ways insects are part of the garden and part of the teaching at Harbour View elementary school Right: Jade and Braelyn play with sand because getting dirty is also part of the eduction. opportunities to explore and really get up close and personal with nature. If the Harbour View garden looks rather carelessly thrown together, like the backyard of some grandparents’ farm, with stumps and old tires to

play on, a cedar shed faded to grey, and pallets and pipes strewn about to inspire a child’s imagination, it’s because Milonas grew up on a farm in Coombs, where her grandfather raised bees. And so, in some ways, she is recre-

ating her own childhood. But as a teacher, Milonas says her young students learn best when they get their hands dirty and have the freedom to explore on their own. When one young boy complains another has taken his toy, she

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tells him to go work it out. There is supervision, yes, a few parents even mill about, but Milonas lets the kids have some time on their own. She is also keen about bugs. Having studied as an entomologist, Milonas shares her

interest in insects with her students. They recently released lady bug larvae into the garden to eat the aphids, are raising mason bees and gleefully liberated 90 butterflies into the garden. “These kids can identify every insect in this garden and they’re not scared of it,” Milonas says. There has been help in the garden along the way, she acknowledges — grants, parent support, neighbours who’ve dropped off supplies or who look after the garden during summer. Her fellow teachers also grow vegetables and the school is participating in the Spuds in Tubs program of Agriculture in the Classroom Canada. Soon, students and teachers will bake 500 potatoes they grew as a snack for the whole school. If such experiential learning is finally making its way officially into the B.C. curriculum, Milonas says it’s about time, because it’s how students learn best. And if they get a little dirty along the way, so much the better. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Morguard Investments won three Leadership in Environmental Advancement Program (LEAP) awards from the Healthcare Ontario Pension Plan — including one for managing the Coquitlam Centre mall, a property the plan owns. The company took the sustainability innovation prize for its campaign titled Going Organic, which aimed to reduce food waste by retail tenants and shoppers. The drive saw a drop of 64,765 kg in 2014 to 400,917 kg last year — a 619% difference.

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The Burnaby Elks Lodge No. 497 has given another $1,000 donation to the Coquitlam-based Children of the Street. The funding will go to the society’s school-based prevention workshops in Burnaby, said Maura Fitzpatrick (centre).

Historical author and Belcarra Mayor Ralph Drew (centre) was honoured last month by the BC Historical Federation with $1,500 after he placed second for his book titled Ferries & Fjords: The History of Indian Arm.

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Festival Coquitlam won the best float prize in the Ladner May Days parade on Sunday. The group, which recently hosted the 17th annual Como Lake fishing derby, is now gearing up for the Teddy Bear family concert on June 11 as well as the Coquitlam Grande Parade and Teddy Bear Picnic on June 12. Its annual Lafarge Lake fishing derby is June 19 in Coquitlam Town Centre Park.

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A mega-deconstruction project in Coquitlam scooped an award at the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies British Columbia (ACEC-BC)’s gathering. Tearing down the old Port Mann bridge garnered consultant McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. a prize at the 27th annual gala in Vancouver in April. “The Awards for Engineering Excellence winners represent the best and brightest in our industry, and the winning projects are some of the most amazing work that we have seen from B.C.’s consulting engineers,” said ACEC-BC president and CEO Keith Sashaw in a news release.

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Excel Martial Arts Coquitlam kicked in $11,256 to seven elementary schools this year: Rochester, Queen of All Saints, Lord Baden Powell, Riverview, Glen, Mundy Road and Cape Horn.

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Dancing in the library, green homes and adult summer reading club BOOKS PLUS Books Plus runs in The TriCity 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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• Green your Home: Coquitlam Public Library is partnering with Vancity and Cool North Shore to show you how to identify and act on problem areas that cause your home to lose heat — and waste energy. Participants will learn simple, inexpensive steps they can take to reduce their carbon footprint, save on energy bills and make their homes more comfortable through all kinds of weather. The session runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 14 at the Poirier branch (Nancy Bennett Room). Space is limited so register by Monday, June 13; email seminarrsvp@ vancity.com or leave a message on the library’s program registration line, 604-937-4155. Refreshments will be served. • Book a Trip: Calling all children four years and older. This year’s summer reading club theme is Book a Trip! Travel to Coquitlam Public Library to join and to challenge your imagination, discover new worlds and new civilizations. Get lost in a book and travel around the planet or around the corner, back to the past or into the future… or to a new world altogether. Register at CPL’s summer party on June

25 or register at either branch starting June 1 and have fun reading all through the summer holidays. 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.

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• Philosopher’s Café — Absolute Compassion: What is an appropriate response when we are in the presences of another’s suffering or our own suffering? How do we know and how can we trust it? What stories or experiences guide us? Drop in to the library’s ParkLane Room on Tuesday, June 7 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. to discuss these and other questions with SFU facilitator Meg Zuccaro. • Adult Summer Reading Club: Which path will take you to your ultimate summer reads? Summer reading isn’t just for kids so check library. portmoody.ca for more information on special club events, contests and book recommendations. The club runs from June 1 to Aug. 31. Registration starts June 1. • Share English practice group for adults: Looking for a place to practise speaking English? All levels are welcome to drop into the library’s ParkLane Room on Fridays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. You’ll join other English learners in this free program hosted by volunteers with Share Family and Community Services and enjoy conversations with the other participants and the group

leader. You will also find out more about your community in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Call Share at 604-9363900 for more information. 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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• Library Dance Party: Come to the Terry Fox Library to get down! Make a special dance wand at the craft station and twirl it around to family friendly pop tunes — kids are welcome to join the fun Thursday, July 7, 2 to 3 p.m. • Storytimes: Introduce kids to the love of books and language with storytime at Terry Fox Library. Children and caregivers will enjoy interactive stories, songs, rhymes, and more. Storytime prepares children to learn to read. Everyone is welcome to join the fun on Wednesdays, July 6 to 27, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.; Saturdays, June 18, July 16, and Aug. 20, 11 to 11:30 a.m. As well, Pyjama Storytime allows kids and caregivers to be entertained with stories, songs, rhymes and more. Kids are encouraged to wear their pyjamas and bring their favourite stuffies the first Wednesday of every month; summer sessions are on 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 PoCo. Phone 604927-7999.

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TC CALENDAR SATURDAY, JUNE 4 • Guided birding walk to see migratory birds, including lazuli buntings, 9 a.m., Colony Farm. Bring binoculars if you have them and meet at the parking lot next to the community gardens and washrooms at the end of Colony Farm Road (off Lougheed Highway in Coquitlam). Walk is on level ground and suitable for all ages. Info: www.bmn.bc.ca. • Riverview Horticultural Society hosts a picnic at noon at Finnie’s Garden on the Riverview Hospital grounds. Bring your own picnic lunch, the society will have tea and goodies. Take a guided tour down into the heart of the John Davidson arboretum or go on a tour of Finnie’s with a RHS volunteer. Site map: www.rhcs.org. Directions: 604-290-9910. • 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.

JUNE 7: NEEDLEARTS GUILD DINNER • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild 30th anniversary dinner for present and past members, 3-8 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-937-0836. Info: pandorabee1@gmail.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 5 • 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.

MONDAY, JUNE 6 • MPRA District 25/TriCities meeting, 11 a.m., ABC Country Restaurant, 300-100 Schoolhouse St., Coquitlam.

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.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 • Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts a stamp game with stamp prizes, visitors welcome to participate. Swap and shop at 7 p.m., the game after 8 p.m., McGee Room, Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

THURSDAY, JUNE 9 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild AGM, 7-9:30 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 525 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-9370836. Meetings will recommence late September. • Coquitlam Foundation awards night at Evergreen Cultural Centre, 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam; reception, 6:30 p.m.; presentations, 7 p.m. Everyone is invited but email

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FRIDAY, JUNE 10 • Cape Horn elementary school carnival, a community

fundraiser, 3:30-7:30 p.m., 155 Finnigan St., Coquitlam. Featured: carnival games and prizes, pony rides, bouncy castle, cake walk, karaoke, face painting, balloon twisting, cotton candy, concession and more.

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C’s new home building investment rose 28 per cent year over year in March to nearly $822 million – an uplift of 5.6 per cent over February, according to Statistics Canada data released May 20. Single-family homes re-emerged as BC’s home type with the highest total investment, rising 18.3 per cent year over year to $380.5 million. This was an increase of 6.8 cent over the month before, as the spring building market got under way. Investment in condo-apartment construction, the previous month’s biggest spender, lagged slightly in March at $342 million. However, this was by far the steepest annual growth, a jump of 48.7

per cent over March 2015, and a monthover-month increase of four per cent over February. Spending on new townhouse and row home construction, although always much lower in total numbers, also maintained its upward trajectory, up 19.2 per cent year over year to just over $75 million in February. This was also a rise of 6.3 per cent compared with March 2015. As with the last several months, the only class of housing to see a decline in investment was once more duplexes. Spending on new duplex construction in the province dropped nearly 13 per cent year over year in March to total just under $24 million, although this was a near-seven per cent uplift from February’s

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Another game, another win for the Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs. The B.C. Jr. ‘A’ Lacrosse League club dealt the New Westminster Salmonbellies its third loss of the season Wednesday night, taking down the rivals 9-7. The match was one of the closest on the scoreboard that the Jr. A’s have played all

season, but Coquitlam maintained a lead throughout three periods. New West got on the board first but Coquitlam’s Thomas Semple quickly tied things up before Keegan Rittinger notched the go ahead goal. The Salmonbellies would not take back the lead again, as Jordan Magnuson, Cody Graden and Reid Bowering gave Coquitlam a 5-2 cushion in the second period. New West was able to tie

later on the second, but the Jr. A’s restored the lead with markers from John Hofseth, Josh Kemp and Jean-Luc Chetner. Semple rounded out the scoring in the third to make it 9-7, a score that would hold until the final buzzer sounded. Meanwhile, the 4-5 PoCo Saints are expected to host the Bellies tonight (Friday) at the PoCo Recreation Centre. Face off is at 8 p.m. sports@tricitynews.com

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The Port Coquitlam squad led early, going up 12-0 thanks in part to tries from Trent Cooper and Evans and a litany of penalties from the North Vancouver team. But Argyle was able to crawl back, eventually taking a 20-17 over Terry Fox, who could not muster another try in the match. Things did not get much better for the club on Saturday when, playing in a downpour, the disappointed team posted 24-3 loss against Abbotsford’s W.J. Mouat secondary. With the loss, the Ravens wrap up their season with 3-1-1 league play record, a 1-2 Fraser

Valley playoff record and a 1-2 B.C. championship record. “I feel like we have progressed so far,” said head coach Michael Collins. “To ask kids to develop in a three-sport school and try to keep up with schools that specialize more at rugby is not an easy task.” Evans, who had 12 tries this season, was named the Commissioner’s EX, an all-star selection based on tournament play, while the team won the Tony Witham Shield as top Coquitlam senior rugby squad. “We need more commitment,” Collins added. “Especially from the talented group of Grade 11s who will be back next season.”

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