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Fire hits as development on hold Hoy Creek Co-op is waiting for an OK from CMHC GARY MCKENNA
The Tri-CiTy News
A fire in an abandoned unit of the vacant Hoy Creek Housing Co-op in Coquitlam is re-igniting discussions concerning the future of the Glen Drive property. The blaze broke out shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday, damaging the upper floor and balcony of one of the empty townhouses. Electricity has been cut for months and Hugh Tait, the volunteer president of the society that oversees the property, said the fire was likely caused by someone who had entered the building during the night. “It didn’t start spontaneously, let’s put it that way,” he said, adding that keeping the building secure has been a constant problem. “It doesn’t stop. We are boarding them up every day. Every day we re-board and every night they open them up.” Wednesday’s fire is only the
most recent problem to hit the co-op. Neglect, bad plumbing and leaky condo rot have made the 60 townhouse units uninhabitable and the last tenant moved out over a year ago, according to Tait. There are still 30 occupied units in an apartment building facing Glen Drive but everything on the northern portion has been boarded up. There have been plans in the works since 2012 to sell a portion of the property to a developer and use the profits to build two new, five-storey buildings that would house approximately 160 seniors and families. But the project has been stuck in bureaucratic limbo and the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), which pays the mortgage on the property, needs to approve the proposal, said Tait. He noted that even knocking the buildings down, which was supposed to happen this summer, requires CMHC to sign off, and funding issues have hampered any progress on the development.
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Hugh Tait, president of the society that oversees the Hoy Creek Co-op in Coquitlam, says plans have been in the works for four years to tear down the vacant units where there was a fire Wednesday, sell a portion of the property and use the money to build new housing.
MISSING WOMEN’S INQUIRY
PoCo judge to head national inquiry SARAH PAYNE
The Tri-CiTy News
Judge Marion Buller of Port Coquitlam.
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Making pies, building acceptance Autism an issue close to owners of new Gabi & Jules JANIS WARREN
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ne of the photographs accompanying this article is of a tripleberry crumble pie, shot last Friday at Gabi & Jules, a Port Moody bakery that opened just days earlier. The photo captures more than just one of the company’s products, more than how delicious the fruit-filled pastry looks. It encompasses the story of a business and a family, and how both aim to give back. And that story has its roots in a frightening incident that Lisa and Patrick Beecroft say made them more knowledgeable parents and more successful business owners. The incident happened a few years ago when their eldest daughter, Juliana, now eight, had a reaction to Smarties. It was Halloween when the girl, who is autistic, ate the candy. “She was raging, out of control. It was so scary,” Patrick remembered. It was also an impetus. From then on, he and wife Lisa made a commitment to clean baking: They would use no food dyes or additives in what they served at home or in their Caffe Divano coffee shops in Coquitlam, Port Moody and Burnaby. “We didn’t want to create science experiments,” Patrick told The Tri-City News. “Our motto was, ‘If we wouldn’t give it to our kids, then we wouldn’t give it to yours.’” Today, Caffe Divano makes its baked goods in house every day. Among those are pies, and Patrick said the push for the traditional dessert staple came two
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Above left: Lisa Beecroft, who, with husband Patrick, owns Gabi & Jules (named for their daughters) as well as Caffe Divano. Above: Baker Justine Perks at the new bakery. Below left: A tripleberry crumble pie.
years ago after an evaluation with a staff member who spoke of her strengths as a pastry chef. There were many trial runs before they began to offer the pies for public consumption but soon, the 300-sq. ft. kitchen at the Port Moody Divano location quickly became too tight for the number of pies they were creating, Lisa said. And so the Beecrofts decided to launch a second company
(gabiandjules.com), a brand named in honour of their daughters that carried the same homemade, organic “grandmaquality” goodness and values as their cafes. The pair scouted for a location and settled on the industrial side of Clarke Street, a high-traffic road in Moody Centre, next to a martial arts facility. With the help of interior designer Laura Grist, the couple
renovated the two-storey manufacturing space with a girly decor: a light-filled boutique cafe filled with freshly cut flowers that’s bathed in pink, a wall covered in white doors, complete with doorknobs. “It’s very feminine. It’s playful. It’s not overly sophisticated but it’s full of love” is Patrick’s description. Gabi and Jules, the bakery’s namesakes, love it, too, and often help in the kitchen, Lisa said — a place they call home. They see other young people, also with autism, employed there, too: A 22-year-old man builds the pie boxes while a Grade 9 student scoops out the cookie dough. The Beecrofts hope to hire more people with special needs to give them employment and a sense of purpose and belonging. “It’s a huge win-win,” Lisa
said. “They’re so happy to contribute and we’re so happy to include them in our community.” But what the couple is doing is also giving their girls a future. Many people with special needs get lost in the system and feel isolated, especially when they become adults, Lisa said. At Caffe Divano and the Coquitlam Farmers’ Market, where they sell Gabi & Jules products, the Beecrofts hear countless stories of struggle from parents with an autistic family member. Lisa said being self-employed doesn’t give them a lot of free time so, to contribute, they fund two non-profit organizations devoted to autism awareness: A dollar from every whole pie sold through Gabi & Jules is donated to the Autism Support Society and Medicare for Autism. Since last May, Gabi & Jules has raised
about $2,000 for the two groups, Lisa said. Besides its charitable component, the Beecrofts have also reached out to other Port Moody businesses. The bakery sells Rocky Point Ice Cream, which also makes its products from scratch, and soon it will partner with The Parkside Brewery to offer a fruit-and-ale pie. As well, on weekends, the shop will host birthday parties in a room on the second floor, showing young guests how they make pies with real butter crusts and simple ingredients as well as teaching about food sensitivities. “The whole business is our life,” Patrick said. “It’s so personal to us and putting our girls’ names to it means so much.” jwarren@tricitynews.com @jwarrenTC
MISSING WOMEN INQUIRY
‘survivors’ losses, pain, strength will inspire work’ continued from front page
Bennett said Buller’s experience as a First Nations judge in the provincial criminal court system adds a “unique and valuable perspective” to the inquiry. “The commissioners and I accept our serious responsibilities and are committed to doing the difficult work ahead of us,” Buller said Wednesday. “The spirits of the missing and murdered indigenous women
and girls will be close in our hearts and in our minds as we do our work. The families’ and the survivors’ losses, pain, strength and courage will inspire our work.” The commission will be able to summon witnesses to give evidence and require relevant documents to be produced, and while it can review federal and provincial laws, it will not find criminal liability. It will be up to the commission to
decide what factors to examine — be they historical, social, economic, institutional or cultural — and report on. The federal government has earmarked nearly $54 million for the inquiry, which is set to begin on Sept. 1 and run through to the end of December 2018. It’s expected the inquiry will build on existing knowledge, including B.C.’s Missing Women Commission of Inquiry led by former justice
Wally Oppal, and make recommendations on “concrete actions to remove systemic causes of violence and increase the safety of indigenous women and girls.” Part of the funding will go to the provinces and territories to establish new family information liaison units within their existing victim services departments, as well as for victims’ services projects across the country to directly help the
families of indigenous missing women and girls. Ernie Crey, whose sister Dawn Crey went missing in 2000 and whose remains were found on Robert Pickton’s farm, said he was pleased with the announcement. “It means a lot to me and it means a lot to many other people, most especially the families that… lost a family member on the Pickton property in Port Coquitlam,” Crey said.
The fact that the national inquiry comes after extensive consultation with grieving First Nations families as well as aboriginal organizations, women’s groups and poverty advocacy groups, is a much-needed change from the provincial inquiry of about five years ago, Crey added, which he said was crafted behind closed doors with no consultation.
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City working with society on plans continued from front page
In the meantime, the buildings sit empty. “There are families that do not have homes because of this,” Tait said. Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart told The Tri-City News that he has been disappointed with the lack of progress on the project. “It has frustrated me for the last few years,” he said. “I would have thought this could have been easier. It has been an incredible challenge to bring the parties together to see about replacing that.” Still, he noted that some progress has been made. A proponent was found to take on the market-housing side of the project and the city is working with the society and its consultant to finalize the plans for the subsidized portion of the site, the mayor said. He added that he is trying to get in touch with CMHC to urge the corporation to do whatever it takes to allow the project to move forward. If the buildings are not taken down soon, Stewart said, council could pursue a resolution ordering their demolition. That would set the stage for the
city to tear down the structures, putting a charge for the work against the land. Meanwhile, CoquitlamPort Coquitlam MP Ron McKinnon said he would also be pushing the CMHC to expedite the process of redeveloping the land. He noted that the housing society has been strapped financially in large part due to the fact they have not been collecting rents on the vacant units. McKinnon said the CMHC needs to be able to accommodate those issues in order to get the building redeveloped and back to a place where it is in better financial standing. “They have been between a rock and a hard place, financially,” said the Liberal MP. “That is something the CMHC has to recognize.” A CMHC spokesperson responded to The Tri-City News with an email that stated, in part: “CMHC is aware of the co-op’s difficulties and is assisting the agency as required. “CMHC’s interest with respect to the redevelopment is to ensure that households currently subsidized would not be adversely impacted and that federal investments in the co-op are safeguarded.”
Resident caretaker required The City of Port Moody requires a resident caretaker for Heritage Mountain Community Centre. The City offers living space (including heat, light, water). Monthly rental is based on market rates plus GST. The caretakers’ activities include reporting to the Port Moody Police Department and the Manager of Facilities any and all acts of damage or public nuisance occurring in and around the park site, and observing, recording and reporting the incidents that they witness. The caretaker is expected to perform these activities at regular intervals each day of the week. Submissions of interest must be received by Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Interested parties should include details of past caretaking positions, and other related experience. Caretakers under final consideration must provide a satisfactory police records search. Send submissions by email to dstevens@portmoody.ca.
Despite all of the issues facing the Hoy Creek Housing Co-op over the last few years, Tait remains optimistic. If the society is successful with its redevelopment efforts and able to build additional units for seniors and families with the proceeds of the land sale, it could be a model for other co-op housing societies to follow, he said. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC
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A free community event next week will give the public a chance to learn about how to prevent and respond to drug overdoses, and to pick up a free take-home naloxone kit. Fraser Health and the Tri-Cities Homelessness and Housing Task Group are hosting the event on Tuesday at Port Coquitlam’s Trinity United Church and it is open to all, whether you are a concerned citizen, are taking prescription opioids, are a drug user, or a friend or family member of a drug user. Sandy Burpee, who chairs the task group, said the information is going out to the community at large, as well as through the group’s distribution list, the Tri-Cities Youth Committee network and other service providers. Next week’s session is actu-
SANDY BURPEE ally the second one this summer; there was a similar one last month for clients and support workers at the homeless shelter at 3030 Gordon Ave. in Coquitlam. Fraser Health is expanding its outreach strategy, which began last fall, in the wake of a growing number of drug overdoses, with take-home naloxone kits given to patients attending emergency rooms for overdoses and police officers and firefighters also being trained in how to administer the opioid antidote. In July, five people in a Coquitlam home were found to have overdosed on multiple
substances, though it wasn’t confirmed whether fentanyl was involved, and there have been dozens more ODs in Surrey. But Burpee said overdoses can happen unexpectedly and, as with learning CPR, being prepared is essential. “I think all of us are potentially impacted by the drug abuse in our community; sometimes it’s in places and people we wouldn’t anticipate,” he said. “When it comes to overdoses, one of the best defences is to be informed and be ready to respond.” Apart from actually injecting naloxone, there are other things bystanders can do for people who are overdosing, once the symptoms are known. “It’s a public health initiative with the intent to create community awareness,” Burpee said.
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Port Coquitlam is back at the drawing board to revitalize its downtown. Last week, the city’s finance committee approved the terms of reference for the Downtown Action Plan, a blueprint that will see a consultant work with property owners, developers and investors to spur growth in the core. Expected to get underway this fall, the study comes a decade after the municipality updated a downtown policy after city council rezoned the entire hub for high density with the intent to boost the centre to attract rapid transit to PoCo. The new downtown review is budgeted to cost $50,000 and will coincide with the update of the OCP, which is expected to launch this fall. The downtown study also comes as residential development to the south booms — adding around 300 new suites a year into mid-rise apartment blocks — and after the
COUN. MIKE FORREST PoCo Business Improvement Association (BIA) introduced its new vision last year. “The BIA has done a lot of work,” PoCo’s planning manager Jennifer Little told the finance committee last Monday, noting the study will concentrate on the area bordered by Wilson Avenue, Mary Hill Road, Kingsway Avenue/ CP Rail line and Maple Street, with Shaughnessy Street as the main road. Specifically, the city is looking to work with current and future owners and developers to draw a “stronger mix of tenants while retaining its small-scale character and small-town charm.” The executive summary reads, in part: “What we wish to create is a plan of action that results in a downtown that
will have a greater vitality and economic strength based on a diversity of retail businesses, provision of office spaces and — perhaps — a high-end restaurant or two.” Councillors insisted last week they want to be part of that drive and urged the planning department to form a stakeholder working group. Coun. Brad West agreed, saying he doesn’t want a cookiecutter report written by an outside hand. “This is a great opportunity. I think there’s a lot of interest out there,” he said. “There’s this pent-up interest and excitement about what it’s going to look like.” Coun. Mike Forrest added he wants the city to bring on a consulting team that has its finger on the pulse of the future. “I know of lots of consultants who want to be part of making this one of the most liveable cities in the Lower Mainland,” Washington said. jwarren@tricitynews.com
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hree years ago, a mixture of fear and relief coursed through our nation when we learned the RCMP saved countless Canadians from a terrorist attack plotted by al-Qaida sympathizers. The self-radicalized couple had placed pressure cooker bombs near the provincial legislature in Victoria on Canada Day. They seemed monstrous but like a movie monster, they had a creator. According to a B.C. Supreme Court judge, the RCMP manufactured the plot after using a Mr. Big sting to incite two impoverished, drug-addled Surrey residents, neither of whom seemed overly burdened with brilliance. (One of the accused had expounded on plans to hijack a nuclear submarine and hack into and topple the Israeli government’s computers.) But instead of facing a life sentence in prison, John Nuttall and Amanda Korody are free, pending an appeal. As the fear of terrorism escalates, their case is a stark reminder of how precious the rule of law is in Canada. The RCMP spent approximately $900,000 on overtime and involved 240 officers in the case. If a few of those resources had gone towards drug counselling, job training or education, we might have all benefited.
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t seems like only yesterday that British Columbians were being told that the province was on the cusp of LNG riches. In fact, it almost was. Last October, Finance Minister Mike de Jong predicted: “We are poised to see the final steps taken. Every step of the way, there have been detractors and naysayers and people who have dismissed the opportunities.” Those final steps hit a speed bump when the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission nixed NextEra Energy’s proposed $4.3-billion purchase of Hawaiian Electric Industries. The decision effectively scuttled a 20-year agreement for Fortis to sell LNG to Hawaiian Electric that had been announced eight weeks ago with fanfare. Natural gas minister Rich Coleman boasted the announcement “showcases British Columbia’s capacity to supply clean energy to new markets.” His statement left a few things out, though, as the deal had a few hurdles to clear. Specifically, this one from Fortis’s news release: “The agreement outlines the conditions to be met... including the approval of the merger of Hawaiian Electric and NextEra Energy Resources.” Both parties knew that approval was no slam dunk. Last August, the state’s governor, David Ige, made it
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clear that “any time and money spent on LNG is time and money not spent on renewable energy” and that his administration will actively oppose the construction of any future LNG receiving stations. Fridays, well known in politics as taking-out-the-trash day, lived up to its name on July 15. The news out of Honolulu broke in B.C. at 8 p.m.: The merger was kaput. The export deal — a long shot at best — pronounced dead the next week. B.C.’s long-promised pot of liquid gold has now passed through pretty well all the spin cycles. In its 2013 election platform, the BC Liberal party pledged the LNG industry would create $1 trillion in economic activity and a $100-billion prosperity fund. Speaking directly to detractors, the promise came with a tag line: “It’s no fantasy.” The party’s campaign still referenced the B.C. government’s 2012 Labour Market outlook, which predicted LNG would create up to 100,000 jobs, a forecast scaled back after the election to something more resembling a footnote. There was the periodic tease. Premier Christy Clark continued to proclaim that the LNG industry had the power to fight air pollution
in China, clear up smog in Los Angeles and finance increased support for the disabled. Despite countless reports that the world faces a glut of LNG, the government’s website to this day proclaims, “Global trade in liquefied natural gas doubled between 2000 and 2010 and is expected to increase by another 50% by 2020.” The Macquarie Group suggested earlier this year that solutions to address the over-supply “would be for certain LNG expansions not to happen or for existing capacity to be closed.” In its November 2014 World Energy Outlook, the IEA reported that Canadian LNG costs could be among the highest in the world, pegging the export price at between $13 and $14/MBtu (million British thermal unit). LNG’s spot price is currently less than $5 MBtu. Other developments, such as the Russia-China gas deal in 2014 and Japan’s restart of its nuclear energy facilities, never factored into the government’s thinking. B.C. may still see an LNG plant but as for that $1 trillion in economic activity and $100 billion prosperity fund, the only thing left is to call time of death. It turned out to be a fantasy, after all.
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Mom says ‘thanks’ to those who came to her hurt daughter’s rescue The Editor, Re. “2 searches, 2 rescues” (The Tri-City News, Aug. 3). On Sunday, July 31, my daughter and I headed out for a short hike part way up the Munroe and Dennett Lake Trail on Burke Mountain. When we were coming back down, my daughter slipped and fell, breaking her ankle. I quickly realized we needed to call 911 and luckily we had cell service. There are not enough words to describe or convey our gratitude and appreciation for the members of Coquitlam Fire Rescue, Coquitlam Search and Rescue and the BC Ambulance Service. Their professionalism, expertise, kindness and compassion were truly amazing. We thank them from the bottom of our hearts for being so good at what they do. J. Dutton and C. Beglaw, Port Coquitlam
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FIRE SHOWS ‘DESPERATE’ HOUSING SITUATION The Editor, Re. “Refugee families homeless after Coq. apartment fire” (The TriCity News, July 29). The fire last week at 550 Cottonwood Ave. in Coquitlam has highlighted, again, just how desperate the housing situation has become for low-income people in our city. The erosion of BC Housing has resulted in a stagnant waiting list that few have a hope of getting to the top of. If we cannot find emergency housing placement for people in wretched situations like this one, who can we find housing for? We are a stone’s throw away from families living on the streets in cardboard boxes. A national, provincial and city-wide affordable housing strategy is needed now. Necole Anderson, Coquitlam
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PoCo should keep breweries in the Triangle The Editor, Re. “Number of craft brew seats questioned” (The Tri-City News, July 27). I hope Port Coquitlam council will give a little more thought to brewery locations within our city. One of the great features of Port Moody’s Brewers’ Row is the breweries are located within walking distance of one another and close to high-density housing. To spread craft brewers out over several locations in PoCo, two of which are in lower density areas that have little if any public transportation, seems shortsighted. With all the growth in and around the Dominion Triangle, that area would appear to be the logical choice. PoCo council should
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rethink its position on where these establishment should be centred and work to make the area a people place where a good brew can be enjoyed within walking distance of restaurants and shopping. As for seating, we should be reminded that the purpose of these breweries is to brew products to sell in retail outlets; seating should be limited so they are not mistaken for the common pub. That is not the intention is it? Or is it? A. Williams, Port Coquitlam
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July showed some signs that the red-hot Metro Vancouver real estate market could be moderating, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. But benchmark prices have remained steady in the region, a trend that is being seen in the Tri-Cities, according to the latest sales figures. Overall, residential real estate in Coquitlam was up 0.5% in the last month and 9.9% in the last three months, with a benchmark price of $778,700. That number breaks down to $1,226,700 for a single-family detached home (up 0.8% in the last month), $520,400 for a townhouse (down 1.3% in the last month) and $339,000 for an apartment (up 1.1% in the last month). Port Moody saw an overall
real estate price increase of 1.5%, with a benchmark price of $770,000 — single-family detached homes increased 1.3% to $1,397,100, townhouses were down 1% to $542,100 followed by a 3.2% increase in apartments to $460,000. Port Coquitlam had the highest overall real estate price increase in the Tri-Cities, with the benchmark price for all transactions coming in at $599,000, up 2.4%. A single-family detached home in PoCo is now $919,600 (up 0.4%) while townhouse values rose 4.7% to $539,600 and apartments increased 4.8% to $301,000. The number of sales has begun to pull back from the record-breaking months seen in the spring. In June, Coquitlam had 375 real estate transactions (detached, attached and apartment), a figure that falls to 292 in July.
Similar declines were seen in Port Coquitlam, where the sales numbers dropped from 155 in June to 122 in July, while Port Moody’s numbers fell from 100 to 72. The Tri-City numbers reflect a larger trend in the Metro Vancouver area, where overall sales decreased 18.9%, to 3,226 from 3,978 the month prior. “After several months of record-breaking sales activity, home buyer demand returned to more historically normal levels in July,” said Dan Morrison, the president of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. “Home sale activity showed some moderating signs in late June and this carried into July. We’ll wait and watch over the next few months to see if this marks the return of more normal market trends.” gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC
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fter Dr. Carol Thorpe completed a degree in biology at SFU with an eye to becoming a biologist or naturalist, she took a summer job at bird sanctuary while considering her career options. “My job was basically swinging a machete and a chainsaw,” she laughs. “Not a particularly good career choice for me.” Instead, she pursued a degree in dental medicine (DMD) through the University of British Columbia, graduating in 1985. She opened her Coquitlam dental practice, just a block away from her home, straight out of university. “Dentistry is a good fit for me,” Dr. Thorpe explains, “because it’s a unique profession. You use your brain for diagnosis but you also need good handeye coordination, and I enjoy both aspects of the profession.” A creative person by nature—she paints and plays the piano—Dr. Thorpe operates a family-oriented dental practice with her associate, Dr. Stalinjeet Gill. Together, they offer a broad-range of dental services including check-ups, root canals, bridges, and extractions, and various forms of cosmetic dentistry. “I love the aesthetic side of dentistry,” confesses Dr. Thorpe, “I love giving people beautiful smiles and I really enjoy working with children. In addition to
general dentistry, Dr. Gill also enjoys complex procedures like root canals and extractions, so we make a good team.” Dr. Thorpe notes that her dental office has the sort of relaxed atmosphere patients really enjoy, and she makes a point of injecting her love of smiles into her practice. “We’re very friendly and familyoriented,” she says, “We’re very much the old-fashioned, community dentist. We know all our patients and we provide a comfortable environment. People will come in and ask ‘Is Dr. Thorpe not in today? I haven’t heard her laugh yet!’” For more information on Dr. Carol L. Thorpe and her dentistry practice or to make an appointment, call the office at 604-552-9500, check the website at www.drcarolthorpe.ca, email info@ drcarolthorpe.ca, or visit the office located at #121, 3030 Lincoln Avenue, Coquitlam.
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If it’s true that half the summer is now behind us, there’s even more reason to get out and enjoy all the great goings-on here in the Tri-Cities each weekend.
WAR ANIMALS
The Port Moody Station Museum’s Trench Talks continue with guest speaker Markus Fahrner, who will discuss the role of animals that served in the First World War. The 1 p.m. discussion is followed by a photo re-enactment. Get more info at 604-939-1648 or www.portmoodymuseum.org.
Friday, Aug. 5 CINEMA UNDER THE STARS
What better way to catch a fun flick than under a starry night sky? PoCo’s great big silver screen rolls into Gates Park and will feature Inside Out (PG), the hit animated flick about a girl whose life is uprooted when her family moves from the midwest to San Francisco. Bring a blanket or beach chair for the 9 p.m. show.
Saturday, Aug. 6 VILLAGE VIBE
PoCo’s Saturday music series takes a turn to the wild side when The Bird and the Lion hit the stage. Elaina Buenaventura and Amanda Costa first met in Terry Fox secondary’s Rock School program and have now combined some 15 years of playing guitar and piano, among many other instruments, for an inspiring set of unique cover songs. Also playing at the Leigh Square show from 2 to 4 p.m. is Samantha Stouten, a solo singer/songwriter from PoCo, playing tunes from her upcoming EP “i don’t know.”
DINNER & A SHOW
Get an evening of goodies at PoMo’s Gallery Bistro when the
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The Bird and the Lion perform at PoCo’s Village Vibe concert series at Leigh Square on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. musical duo Nathalie Bernard (vocals) and Darrell Swanson (keyboard) are due to perform. This Tri-Cities-based pair will play their original songs, debut a couple of new songs and covers ranging from Norah Jones to Stevie Wonder, Martina McBride, Marvin Gaye and more. Dinner is at 7 p.m. ($13) and the show is at 8 p.m. ($12). Call 604-937-0998 to book; visit www.gallerybistroportmoody.com.
MUSIC IN THE PARK
Head to Leigh Square for PoCo’s Music in the Park, where Arsen Shomakhov will be playing electric blues tunes from 2 to 4 p.m. After moving to Vancouver in 2008, the Maple Blues Awards nominee, songwriter, singer and guitarist formed a trio with bassist Bruce O’Neill and drummer Chip Hart, and continues to play at blues festivals throughout Europe, the U.S. and Canada. Visit www.arsenshomakhov.ca for more info.
SUMMER SUNDAY
They’re described as “a big non-stop party rock ‘n’ roll soul band” and with a name like John Delaney and The Indestructibles, it’s a good bet this band knows its way around a stage. Speaking of which, they’ll be at Rocky Point Park’s stage for a show from 2 to 4 p.m. for the Summer Sunday concert series.
Sunday, Aug. 7 GO FOR A SWIM
There’s natural and cultural history to explore — along with your creative side — at the Creative Café at Minnekhada Regional Park. Drop by for this great summer series from 1 to 4 p.m.; visit www.minnekhada.ca for more info.
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TC CALENDAR • Tri-City Wordsmiths meeting, 2-4:30 p.m., Terry Fox Library, PoCo. Topic: “Storytelling with Graphic Novels,” presented by Vancouver writer, artist and illustrator Michael Kluckner, who’s best known for his 1990 book Vanishing Vancouver and his graphic novel, Toshiko, published last year. The meeting is free but library registration is required by calling 604-9277999. Meetings of the Tri-City Wordsmiths are held on the first Saturday of every second month. Info: pandorabee1@ gmail.com.
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MONDAY, AUG. 15 • Tri-City Singles Social Club, which 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, meets, 7 p.m., at the Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (street parking only). New members are welcome. Directions and info: Darline, 604-4660017.
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SUNDAY, AUG. 7 • Riverview Horticultural Centre Society hosts arboristled tour of Riverview Hospital grounds. Meet at 1 p.m. at upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young Building. Site map: www.rhcs.org. Info: 604-2909910.
SATURDAY, AUG. 13 • TC Multicultural Society hosts free community family fun fair, noon-4 p.m., Central elementary school, 2260 Central Ave., PoCo. Bouncy castle,
• Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth in the Tri-Cities who require skilled, caring, foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. For info or another session date: 604-764-8098.
SUNDAY, AUG. 21 • Burke Mountain Naturalists and the Riverview Horticultural
Centre Society host heritage walk on Riverview Hospital grounds focusing on the historical buildings on the site. Meet at 1:00 PM at the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young Building. Meet at 1 p.m. at upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young Building. Site map: www.rhcs.org. Info: 604-9427378.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 13 • Glenayre Scottish Country Dance Club registration, 7:30 p.m., Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam. Classes are taught every Tuesday evening; beginners, intermediate and advanced dancers are welcome — no partner required. Info: Sue, 604-4761946 or sue_cpr@hotmail.com. • Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth in the Tri-Cities who require skilled, caring, foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 10 a.m.-noon, at 200906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. For info or another session date: 604-764-8098.
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TRI-CITY LIBRARIES
Abracadabra: Some magic and three movies, too
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BOOKS PLUS Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.
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• Burnaby Summer Theatre: Check out The Sweet Stink of Victory, following Sophia the Skunk and Chuck the Woodpecker on a journey to save their forest from an infestation. Sponsored by the Burnaby Arts Council, Burnaby Summer Theatre students have been writing, directing and presenting original plays for more than 30 years. This free show runs from 1:30 to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10 at the City Centre branch. No registration required — just drop in. • Peanuts: At the Poirier branch on Tuesday, Aug. 9 (10:30 a.m. to noon), librarians will be screening The Peanuts Movie (88 minutes): Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their archnemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home to win the love of his life. Registration is not needed for this free program but you should arrive early to ensure a seat as space is limited. 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.
PORT MOODY
• Splash the Staff: Port Moody library met its registration goals for kids and adult summer reading clubs, so Splash the Staff is a go! Drop by tomorrow (Saturday, Aug. 6) between 2 and 2:30 p.m. and you may get a chance to splash library staff with water balloons. • Book a Trip: Tomorrow (Saturday) in the PMPL children’s area, you can grab a library passport and travel through the land of stories at this interactive event. Visit Narnia, Hogwarts, Camp HalfBlood, Tatooine and more. Drop in between 1 and 4 p.m. • Shaken, not stirred — Adult Summer Reading Club movie: Join librarians in the Inlet Theatre on Aug. 11 from 7 to 9 p.m. for a screening of the James Bond movie Skyfall, which was chosen by Adult Summer Reading Club participants to celebrate the summer reading fun. Drop in, no registration required. • Movie Madness: The final Movie Madness presentation of the summer is on Aug. 10, when PMPL will be showing Kung Fu Panda 3 in the airconditioned Inlet Theatre from
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Coquitlam resident Fran Miller recently snapped this photograph of two fishers looking for a meal at Como Lake: A man and a heron.
2 to 4 p.m. Movie is suitable for ages six years and older but parents must stay with their children during the program. Drop in, no registration required. 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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• That’s a wrap: The Summer Reading Club wrap-up party features Port Coquitlam magician Alex Seaman. With a little luck, a little sleight-of-hand and a lot of magic, Seaman takes audience members into the world of the professional magician where everybody is part of the show. The show runs from 11 to 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at the Leigh Square bandshell; reading club medal presentation runs from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 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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THE ENVIRONMENT
The ongoing saga of South Schoolhouse Creek GREEN SCENE
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outh Schoolhouse Creek in Port Moody has its headwaters in the Chines escarpment along Port Moody’s southern border with Coquitlam. This stream flows from Miller Park in Coquitlam down through the steeply incised Miller ravine, where it emerges just behind Port Moody secondary school. Beyond the school, the creek runs a gauntlet of six culverts to cross Albert, St. Johns and Clarke streets, then under parts of the Reichhold chemical plant, followed by the last and very long culvert under the railway tracks before finally discharging into Burrard Inlet on the Pacific Coast Terminals property. Without a doubt, some of the best salmon habitat in the lower reaches of this creek was long ago converted into culverts and fish ladders. Despite having some potentially outstanding salmon habitat through a forested ravine in the College Park/ Easthill area, an impassable
South Schoolhouse Creek downstream of the Trans Canada Trail bridge. perched culvert under Barnet Highway sadly prevents any salmon access into the upper reaches of Melrose Creek. As is the case with so many urban streams, development has not been kind to South Schoolhouse Creek. Landslides in Miller Ravine, probably related to development too close to its steep and unstable slopes, have periodically discharged soil and debris into the creek. Development has also nibbled away at the riparian forested zones, which are so essential to create the shade that cools streams and produces the insects upon which salmon depend. For example, when
Barnet Highway was widened about two decades ago, the creek lost most of its western riparian edge in the vicinity of Clarke Street. Over a third of the lower reaches, typically the most productive portions, of South Schoolhouse Creek have been culverted. Despite these drawbacks, salmon keep returning to South Schoolhouse. Volunteers from both Mossom and Noons Creek hatcheries have periodically released juvenile coho and chum into the creek while resourceful coastal cutthroat have found it on their own. Chum tend to be the main spawners in South Schoolhouse. These fish, which
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move to salt water soon after young alevin emerge from the gravel each spring, have the advantage of only requiring fresh water for the first few weeks of their life and for spawning at the end of it. Recent years have presented new challenges to the fish in South Schoolhouse. During construction of the Evergreen Line tunnel in 2013, a spill of grout into the creek elevated its pH level for a short time and killed 180 fish, most of them sculpin. Studies conducted in 2014 by the Evergreen Skytrain project team determined the creek had mostly recovered from this impact, with both
coastal cutthroat and coho salmon found in the area impacted by the grout. Last winter during a windstorm, a tree fell and broke a sewage pipe that crossed over Melrose Creek in the College Park area; this resulted in the release of large amounts on raw sewage into the creek that would have killed most of fish downstream. Thankfully, any fish in the lower reaches of Schoolhouse would have been spared the impacts of raw sewage as long as they remained above its confluence with Melrose Creek. To their credit, the people in charge of the Evergreen SkyTrain project have decided to undertake a massive rehabilitation of South Schoolhouse Creek. This work will involve the removal of invasive plants such as knotweed and Himalayan blackberry, followed by replanting of the riparian zone with more appropriate native plants. In addition, previous floods on South Schoolhouse resulted in the placement of concrete slabs along the bottom of the creek in a misguided effort to control erosion. These slabs will be removed and the creek bed will be recontoured, with gravel added to improve its suitability for spawning, especially for pink salmon. Like chum, pink salmon only require fresh water habitat for short periods
of their life and tend to spawn in the lower reaches of creeks. Volunteers at Mossom are already rearing pink salmon for release into South Schoolhouse following completion of the enhancement work. Such work within salmonproducing creeks is prohibited most of the year except during what is called the “fisheries window,” which starts in August and continues into early September. This window is intended to avoid stream work during the especially fish-sensitive periods. But there is always a risk the fall rains will arrive early and bring fish back into the creek before enhancement work is completed. Over the short term, the area around South Schoolhouse Creek is going to look quite devastated, with considerable removal of vegetation and massive disturbance to the creek bed. But this work is being done with the best of intentions. Stream stewards are hopeful that, once the work is complete, the creek will be more productive for fish as well as provide public viewing opportunities for pink, chum and coho spawning. Elaine Golds is a Port Moody environmentalist who is president and conservation chair of the Burke Mountain Naturalists, and member of the boards of the Colony Farm Park Association and the Port Moody Ecological Society.
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The 0.9 per cent monthly dip was primarily caused by a 7.3 per cent decrease in single-family home construction from April’s high of $430 million to $399 million in May, although investment in this home type was still up 17.4 per cent year over year. Townhouse and row house construction was up 35.5 per cent year over year to $90 million, a 5.1 per cent increase from April. Year-overyear duplex investment dropped again, down 6.3 per cent to $27.8 million, although this was up 3.8 per cent month over month. BC’s new housing construction investment was second only to that of
billion in May, although this was a dip of 2.3 per cent from April. Most of the yearly gain came from higher investment in apartment-condominium construction, which rose 17.2 per cent year over year to $1.5 billion nationwide. Row house construction also increased nationally, rising 13.4 per cent to $454 million. Like the previous month, year-overyear investment in duplexes was down nationally, dropping 10.7 per cent to $206 million. Investment in singlefamily homes was also down year over year for the first time since February, dipping 2.6 per cent to $2 billion for the country as a whole.
Ontario, which spent $1.7 billion in May. However, the year-over-year percentage increase was larger for BC, with Ontario seeing 24.3 per cent growth. In contrast to the strong yearly gains in BC and Ontario, investment in new housing construction fell in more than half of Canada’s provinces and territories: Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Nunavut all saw year-over-year declines. Alberta’s 31.4 per cent drop was its 11th consecutive year-over-year decline. The gains in Ontario and BC pushed national new housing construction up five per cent year over year to $4.2
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The Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs fell 9-6 in Game 1 of the B.C. Jr. ‘A’ Lacrosse League best-of-three finals Wednesday night. The team will look to tie up the series on the road this Sunday before returning to the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex on Tuesday for Game 3.
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The Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs 25-game win streak has come to an end at an inopportune moment in the season. While the club is guaranteed a berth in the Minto Cup tournament, the A’s will need to win two straight in the bestof-three finals against the Delta Islanders if they hope to secure their eighth B.C. Jr. ‘A’ Lacrosse League championship. The Game 1 loss stunned the crowd at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex, which has grown accustomed to seeing their team run-up a lead in the early part of the game. However, on Wednesday it was the A’s that were down 4-0 after 20 minutes, as Delta seemed to score by committee, with
an opening marker from Jon Phillips, followed by goals from Evan Messenger, Javier Tudela and Nate Wade. Coquitlam finally got on the board with a power play goal from Thomas Semple, which spurred a four-goal run with Brett Kujala scoring two and John Hosfseth picking up a single to tie the game at 4-4. Both teams exchanged goals in the final minutes of the middle frame — one coming off the stick of A’s forward Tyler Pace — and the game was knotted at 5-5 going into the third period. But the Jr. Adanacs could not find a way to take the lead. After Delta’s Cam Milligan scored two minutes into the final frame, Coquitlam JeanLuc Chetner scored his third of the post-season to keep things even. The tide turned in the second half of the period, when the Islanders scored three unanswered goals off the sticks of Phillips, Liam Macdonald and the final marker by Messenger.
Messenger finished the game with five points (two goals, three assists), while Milligan ended with a goal and two assists. Dereck Downs had two assists for the Adanacs, while Brett Kujala had two goals and Thomas Semple had a goal an assist. Coquitlam netminder Christian Del Bianco was strong in net, stopping 41 of the 50 shots he faced for a .820 save percentage, while at the other end of the rink Kevin Orleman stopped 52 of the 58 shots thrown at him for a save percentage of .897. The loss is the first time since Coquitlam has lost a game since Aug. 29 when they fell to the Six Nations Arrows in Game 6 of the Minto Cup tournament. But the Islanders and the Jr. Adanacs have had some tough battles during the regular season. see GAME 2, page 24
The Sr. Coquitlam Adanacs will host the Victoria Shamrocks for its final home game this season after missing the Western Lacrosse Association playoffs. The A’s are currently in fifth place with a 7-10 record, missing the final berth, which went to the Burnaby Lakers, who will finish up the regular season with a 10-7 record. Victoria was in town last Saturday, when the visiting squad downed the A’s 14-6 at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. Coquitlam struggled to find the net throughout the 60-minute effort, with the Shamrocks quickly posting a 4-0 lead midway through the first period. The Adanacs got on the board with a goal from Brian Gillis, but Victoria did not relinquish control of the game for very long. The club posted several more markers in the second and managed to hang on to a five-goal lead for most of the game. Marty Dinsdale had the best night for the Adanacs, scoring two goals and one assist in the losing effort, while both Ryan Johnson and Steve McKinlay had a goal and an assist. With Victoria’s two games in hand, the first round of the playoffs is still not set. Both the Shamrocks are still jockeying for position with the New Westminster Salmonbellies, who currently sit in first place. A single win for Victoria would see them play the Burnaby Lakers in the first round, but if the standings stay the same they will take on Maple Ridge. Saturday’s game will take place at the Coquitlam Sport and Leisure Complex. Face off is at 7 p.m.
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Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs shooter Thomas Semple scored one goal and an assist in a losing effort against the Delta Islanders Wednesday night.
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With all eyes on Rio over the next couple of weeks, there are a few names Tri-City residents may want to keep an eye out for while watching the 2016 Olympics. Coquitlam wrestler Haislan Garcia will be making his third appearance in the Games, returning as a competitor in the 65-kg weight class. The 33-year-old secured his spot on Canada’s Olympic team with a semifinal win over George Burcur of Romania last May and said at the time that he was looking forward to competing in Rio. Haislan will be looking to
improve on his seventh-place showing in London in 2012. Jasmin Glaesser is another returning NYHAUG Olympian. The Coquitlam cyclist took bronze in the indoor cycling event in London and recently won the gold in the women’s pursuit, silver in the women’s omnium and silver in road time travel at last year’s Pan Am Games. Also on the cycling team is Coquitlam athlete Tory Nyhaug, who will be competing in the BMX competition. Nyhaug missed the semifinals in London four years but has since piled up medals in various events, including a strong showing at the Pan Am Games
where he battled through a foot injury to win gold. Gymnast Brittany Rogers is making her second trip to the Olympics this week, after locking up a spot on the national team at the end of June. The 23-year-old athlete has been competing with the Georgia Bulldogs of the NCAA for the last four years and punched her ticket to Rio thanks to strong performances at the Canadian Championships and Elite Canada events this summer. Rogers will bring some experience to the squad after having finished fifth in the women’s artistic team event in the London Olympics in 2012. She will be joined by Shallon Olsen, a Centennial secondary student, who is making her first trip to the Olympics. sports@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews
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Tree Topping, Planting Cleanup & more!
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604-240-2881
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Call 604-785-0369
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CONSTRUCTION
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604-591-3500
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604-946-4333
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604-835-ROOF (7663)
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Rick 604-329-2783
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778.628.7590
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