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ELECTION

Teen creates app for voters DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

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Port Moody defeated Peninsula during the Midget Tier 2 provincial hockey championship at the Port Coquitlam rec centre this week. As of Tuesday, the Tri-City club was locked in a three-way tie for first place with Peninsula and Greater Vernon each with a 2-1 record. The tournament continues until Thursday. More sports, see page 24.

A 15-year-old high school student is hoping to boost voter turnout — especially among young people — with an app that makes it easy to get provincial election information on your smart phone or computer. VoteMate is the creation of Laef Kucheran, a student of School District 43’s Inquiry Hub alternative school, who created the election app as a class project with the goal of getting people to inform themselves before voting in the May 9 B.C. election.

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Day parole for driver in fatal crash GARY MCKENNA The Tri-CiTy News

Day parole has been granted to Cory Sater, the Port Coquitlam man currently serving a seven-and-a-half year sentence in the hit-and-run

drunk-driving crash that killed two women in 2011. Sater, who had initially sought to appeal the sentence and conviction in the deaths of Charlene Reaveley and Lorraine Cruz, is expected to soon be transferred to a com-

munity residential facility, where he will subject to a series of conditions. According to the Parole Board of Canada, he is not to consume alcohol or drugs and must avoid drinking establishments and people who he has reason to

believe are involved in criminal activity or substance abuse. The 43-year-old is also not allowed to operate a motor vehicle and cannot enter Coquitlam, PoCo or Port Moody without written authorization from his parole super-

visor. While at the residential facility, Sater must complete a substance abuse treatment program and report all relationships with females to his supervisor. see SATER, page 7

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HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE

It started with a dream of a youth centre. 25 years later, the centre is mobile – and young people’s lives are complicated Access Youth Outreach marks its 25th anniversary this year

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REFERRALS BY CITY • Coquitlam: 43% • Port Coquitlam: 40% • Port Moody: 9% • Other: 8%

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REFERRALS BY ORG. • Government-funded agencies: 45% • Community groups: 17% • School District 43: 30% • Other (self/family): 8%

hen you work with vulnerable young people, the job does not always fit perfectly into an eight-hour day. Samantha White, a youth engagement worker with Access Youth Outreach Services, said it is important that her phone stays on even after she has finished her shift. “My kids know they can call me,” she told The Tri-City News, sitting at a table in the society’s offices at the Fernwood Lodge building on the Riverview Hospital lands. “They trust that they can get hold of me in the evenings. “Anxiety, depression — situations don’t just end at 5 p.m.” It is one of the things that has made Access — which celebrates its 25th birthday this year — so successful, according to Jerome Bouvier, the organization’s executive director. He said he strives to keep the service as open as possible to engage young people on their terms. With a lot of youth-focused programs, “if you don’t check six out of the eight boxes, you don’t get in,” said Bouvier, who joined Access in 2004. “What we like to do is make it open. “When you meet with a worker, they talk, they get a sense of if it fits for both and they get to work.” When a young person is referred to the society, they are assessed and goals are put in place, Bouvier said. The youth engagement workers deal with between 15 and 17 clients at a time and approximately 50 to 60 take advantage of the services throughout the year. “Some will go six months, some will go a year, some will go three months,” Bouvier said. “It all depends on the situation.” One constant, however, is the need for services in the TriCities. While Bouvier currently has two youth engagement workers

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Above: Jerome Bouvier (also below) of Access Youth Outreach Services with the bus that stops at spots where Tri-City young people gather to offer support for issues ranging from sex and drugs to gender identity. Right: Access youth engagement worker Samantha White, who answers calls from kids at all hours.

DURATION OF REFERRALS • One to three months: 38% • Four to six months: 9% • One to two years: 11% • Ongoing: 42%

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in the Access employ, he said he could easily keep a third person busy with the number of cases that get referred to his organization. More people are moving to the Tri-Cities, he said, and groups like Access need to keep up with demand. “To do that, we have to have more money,” Bouvier said. “We just don’t have the ongoing funding dynamic.” Youth engagement work-

ers such as White interact with young people dealing with a range of issues. From mental health problems to substance abuse to anxiety and depression, she said, the open referrals mean that Access has to be flexible with how it approaches each case. White facilitates a group of young people in the drama program but there are other activities, such as sports and yoga,

that help participants become more comfortable with themselves and their surroundings, she said. “One of the main goals is community inclusion,” White said. “The after-school theatre program is kind of a hot commodity right now but there are a lot of things. Yoga, summer walks, physical activity — it really depends on what the youth feel comfortable with.” Access Youth Services started off in the early 1990s and was first known as the PoCoMo Teen Centre Society. Bouvier said in the early days, the volunteer-run group was trying to establish a drop-in centre for teens but experienced resistance from residents. By the time he came aboard in 2004, the organization had changed its name to the PoCoMo Youth Services Society but programs were limited and they did not have a place for youth to congregate.

That’s when Bouvier launched the Reach Out bus. The vehicle travels around the community to where young people congregate, giving them a place where they can feel safe to discuss their problems and be provided with information on issues like sex education and drugs. “We have young people coming to us with a range of challenges,” Bouvier told The Tri-City News. “Maybe it is social anxiety — some are just trying to feel comfortable leaving the house — to even more core issues, transgender issues, identity issues, substance abuse issues.” According to the organization’s 2016 Community Report, new trends and barriers among young people Access interacted with through the bus included an increase in the use of Xanax, fentanyl-laced drugs and homeless youth. Access is also seeing a rise in

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transgender youth reaching out for support — a positive development, said Bouvier, who noted that in the past many young people were reluctant to discuss their identity issues.” Last year, Access staff on the bus interacted with 1,500 street-involved youth. In a survey of 50 respondents outlined in Access’ 2016 Community Report, 57% said they had reduced their drug use after interacting with the Reach Out bus while 80% said they attended school more often and 65% said they feel safer in the community. Access is also reaching out to youth through its social media platforms, which Bouvier said has allowed the organization to maintain constant contact with the kids it aims to help. As busy as the service is, he added that the group is always ready to meet and work with young people in need. “There is an opportunity for any young person to be involved, as long as they are working toward the goals they have set themselves,” he said. “If not, then it is a conversation around ‘Well, maybe you are not ready to do this.’ “We always have an open mind, though. Come back anytime and when you are ready to go, then we can rock on.” gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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PROVINCIAL ELECTION

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“I think voters are intelligent, they can ask a question, they can do research,” said Kucheran, “they don’t have to depend on their friends or a Facebook news feed.” An update of VoteVancouver that Kucheran created for the last federal election, VoteMate aims to collect information from 87 B.C. ridings, as well as party positions on important issues such as education, and he’ll act as a go-between for voters who have questions for candidates. He plans to edit out any rude or joke questions and contact the candidates to get the information voters are seeking. In one question, for example, someone wants to know what the Coquitlam-Burke Mountain candidates plan to do about youth poverty, homelessness

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Laef Kucheran, a student at School District 43’s Inquiry Hub, shows his election information app VoteMate. and mental health. “It is a fairly arduous process,” Kucheran said, “but it is fun for me. It’s something I’ve been interested in doing, I love

programming and I’m also interested in politics.” He also hopes VoteMate will bypass the negative advertising and campaigning, and allow

users to get unfiltered information directly from candidates. “You’ll be able to directly compare candidates’ positions,” he said. For candidates seeking to appeal to the younger voter, it’s a no-brainer and he hopes most will sign up to provide information. It’s also easy to use for both the savvy smartphone app user or the luddite who can only manage a desktop computer because VoteMate is simple, elegantly designed and available for Apple and Android smartphones. Kucheran envisions that people, often so busy yet still connected to their phones, will do their election research on VoteMate while riding the bus or while doing some other activity, and while it is a school project for marks, it has been occupying much of the

teen’s free time of late. He spends several hours of every day on VoteMate, including during spring break, while also getting help from his brother, Alin, and his friend Stefan Clarinval on the app design, plus support for getting the app on onto Google Play and iPhone from Brandon Mayhew, who also attends Inquiry Hub. When it comes to politics,” the younger voters are really tuned out,” he says. VoteMate tries to elevate debate beyond the bubble where voters passively consume information provided to them via their social media. “What I’m trying to do with this system is to bring out more of the voter-candidate connection and bring out more of the substance of the parties instead of a mudslinging and school playground-style of election.”

STUDENT VOTE PUSH

Post-secondary students are being asked to take a pledge to vote in the May 9 provincial election. The BC Federation of Students launched the studentsarevoting.ca campaign to let college and university students know their votes count and gives them information about how to register and when to vote. Student leaders will also be reaching out to their peers, getting them to sign voting pledge cards, and social media will be used to reinforce the message. “Our message to students is simple: This election will be incredibly close, every vote will count, and every vote will make a difference,” said Simka Marshall, federation chair, in a press release.

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Staddon killed by fentanyl & heroin JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News

A Grade 12 student at Gleneagle secondary school died from a mix of heroin and fentanyl last summer, according to a B.C. coroner’s report released this month. The body of Gwynevere Kenny-Staddon was found on Aug. 7, 2016 in a bathroom at a Port Moody Starbucks after she bought the drugs from a friend and ingested the drug cocktail. Although a drug user, she had not taken heroin and fentanyl regularly for three weeks before she died. Coroner Adele Lambert ruled her death as accidental. The 16-year-old girl’s overdose death due to illicit drugs was among 914 last year in B.C. Among those who died was her boyfriend’s brother, Brandon Jansen, who OD’d while undergoing treatment at a Sunshine Coast rehabilitation centre. On March 8, Lambert wrote in her recommendation to Alex Scheiber, B.C.’s deputy director of child welfare, to “consider conducting a comprehensive review of the services provided to Gwynevere Joan KennyStaddon with a view to improving services and outcomes

GWYN KENNY-STADDON for children in the province of British Columbia.” Lambert described KennyStaddon as a gifted athlete with friends. But in the spring of 2012, her behaviour changed and school staff alerted the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD). Then 12, Kenny-Staddon had begun experimenting with drugs and, by December 2015, she was a regular user of heroin and fentanyl. Lambert wrote the girl was referred to a number of treatment facilities, including an inpatient detox program. Still, “Gwynevere was frequently reluctant to participate in any of the programs,” she noted. By April of last year, she was hospitalized for a drug overdose

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Construction to convert two decommissioned sanitary ponds into an ecologically restored public park in Port Coquitlam will get underway next week. The two former waste settling ponds, which closed nearly 40 years ago, will be reshaped and the area will include viewing platforms, walking trails, a picnic area and a wildlife habitat island. Work on the new Blakeburn Lagoons Park — located east of Blakeburn elementary — will transform the 27 acres owned by the city by November. In 2015, the city received a $1.9-million grant from the federal and provincial governments to allow the municipality to proceed with the $3-million rehabilitation project. Starting the week of March 27, city contractors will be on

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Day parole can be granted as early as six months prior to full parole eligibility. Sater became eligible for full parole on Oct. 30, 2016, which means he has been eligible for day parole for close to a year. Patrick Storey, a spokesperson for the Pacific Regional Office of the Parole Board of Canada, told The Tri-City News that a person on day parole is free to leave the facility to attend work or school or to run errands but they must sign in and out and are subject to curfews. He noted that if there are any violations of the conditions, Sater could be sent back to prison. “If he breaches, they can issue a suspension warrant, he goes back into custody,” he said. “He has to behave himself.” Sater was found guilty in 2014 of six charges, including two counts each of impaired driving and dangerous driving causing death, and one count each of dangerous driving and impaired driving causing bodily harm. At trial, the court heard how Cruz and boyfriend Paulo Calimbahin had been

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Zoning Amendment for 1161 Kingsway Avenue Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3995

To provide for rezoning from Heavy Industrial (M2) to General Industrial (M1) to facilitate the development of an industrial building designed to accommodate a brewery and three general industrial tenants.

PUBLIC HEARING 7 pm on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall

Location

Street address: 1161 Kingsway Avenue

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Lot A, Section 17 & 18, Block 6 North, Range 1 East, NWD, Plan BCP19376

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LORRAINE CRUZ

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involved in a minor traffic accident at Lougheed Highway and Pitt River Road, in front of Riverview, when Charlene and Dan Reaveley, along with friends Giacomo and Kimberly deBenedictis, stopped to assist. Charlene Reaveley, a mother of four young children, was comforting Cruz on the side of the road when they were struck and killed by a white Jeep driven by Sater. At the time of the incident, Sater was not licensed to drive and was prohibited from consuming alcohol because of a 2010 assault conviction. He had also twice received 24-hour roadside suspensions for being

under the influence while operating a vehicle. Justice James Williams sentenced to Sater three and a half years for leaving the scene of an accident and six years for the other charges. But because of a legal principle known as totality, which is used when consecutive sentences are ordered, the total sentence was brought down to seven and a half years. That means his sentence is scheduled to end on Oct. 31, 2021; his statutory release date, which comes after two thirds of a sentence is served, is expected on May 2, 2019. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

All members of the public will have a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions about the bylaw at the hearing. Council cannot receive new or additional information on this application after the public hearing.

Inspection of Documents

Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspect the proposed bylaw and any related bylaws, reports and plans at: Corporate Office, Port Coquitlam City Hall 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays) Until 4:00 pm on March 28, 2017

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Visit the website for details or a larger map. More info: Development Services, 604.927.5442.

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Notice of 2nd Public Hearing

Zoning Amendment for 1244 and 1248 Pitt River Road Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3961

To rezone from the Residential Single Dwelling Zone 1 to the Residential Single Dwelling Zone 2 to facilitate a proposed subdivision that would create four lots. Council will also consider an amended development variance permit to consider allowing vehicle access directly from Pitt River Road to shared driveways rather than the former proposal requiring access from the rear lane.

PUBLIC HEARING 7 pm on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall

Location

Street address: 1244 and 1248 Pitt River Road

GIVE YOUR INPUT All members of the public will have a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions about the bylaw at the hearing.

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Drivers should expect delays and parking restrictions on Pitt River Rd. and McLean Ave. between Mary Hill Rd. and Kingsway Ave. starting Mar. 27, due to a major road and watermain improvement project.

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Council cannot receive new or additional information on this application after the public hearing.

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Inspection of Documents

Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspect the proposed bylaw and any related bylaws, reports and plans at:

Corporate Office, Port Coquitlam City Hall 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays) Until 4:00 pm on March 28, 2017 Carolyn Deakin, Assistant Corporate Officer 604.927.5212 • corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca

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The roadworks will continue until September, weather depending. The work will take place between 7 am- 7 pm. Between 9 am - 3 pm, sections of the road may be limited to one lane. Please follow directions of traffic personnel. Improvements include upgrading roads with: • Two travel lanes • One parking lane New curb/gutters

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Children of Street campaign aimed at curbing sextortion Blackmail from sharing intimate images a problem DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Children and teens are being warned to think of the potentially dire consequences before sending intimate photos of themselves to friends and strangers. Sextortion — where a predator gets access to intimate photos of a young person and then blackmails them for more — is on the rise internationally and in Canada, says the Coquitlambased Children of the Street Society, and kids need to think twice before allowing someone access to their photos. Provocative photos of teens in private spaces have been placed in bus shelters across the lower mainland along with warnings that the photos they share could be held over their head for more compromising images. “Are you sure he won’t threaten to share them with your entire contact list? Are you sure you want to give him that much power?” warn the ads, produced by Cossette Vancouver. Society director Diane

Sowden, who is also a Coquitlam school trustee, told The Tri-City News the campaign aims to help youths protect themselves against online predators who are using the internet to manipulate them. Children as young as 13 have been victimized and the story of Amanda Todd, the Port Coquitlam teen who was blackmailed after sharing an intimate photo of herself — and later killed herself after she was relentlessly bullied — is a cautionary tale. And the sextortion phenomenon is global. A Dutch man was recently convicted of online fraud and blackmail involving the abuse of 34 young women and men. The sentencing of Aydin Coban for nearly 11 years for cyber abuse has raised the profile of extortion, said Sowden, but it’s on the rise everywhere, even in Canada. (A Dutch court will also decide April 4 whether Coban can be extradited to Canada to be tried in Todd’s case). Reports from cybertip.ca, the national tip line for sexual exploitation of children, has indicated a 40% rise in this type of online criminal behaviour, Sowden said. see PARENTS SHOULD, next page

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Notice of Public Consultation The City has initiated an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) relating to the properties located at 3561 Gislason Avenue, 3512 David Avenue and Lot 8 Plan 2238, known collectively as the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre. The approximate location for the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre was identified in the CWOCP with the adoption of the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Plan in 2013. The completion of a Master Plan, and land use and design policies for the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre, were identified as implementation tasks in the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Plan. The City, as the major landowner in the area, has developed a Master Plan for the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre which includes residential, commercial, civic, and parks and recreation uses. The proposal will amend the CWOCP to reflect the Master Plan vision and confirm the location and size of the Neighbourhood Centre. In addition, the amendments would also: • Redesignate portions of the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Plan area from Neighbourhood Centre and Townhousing Residential to Neighbourhood Centre, Parks and Recreation, and Townhousing Residential; • Adopt specific area land use and design policies that will guide development in the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre; and • Replace the existing Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre Development Permit Area Guidelines with more detailed Development Permit Guidelines that reflect the design vision for the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre. The proposed CWOCP amendment applies to the Northeast Coquitlam Area Plan (Part 3, Chapter 11), the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Plan (Part 2, Chapter 11.4), and the Urban Design & Development Permit Guidelines (Part 4). For more details on the Master Plan concept and the OCP amendment visit: www.coquitlam.ca/burkemtn > Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre. You are now being invited to provide input to Council with respect to the above-noted application. CHILDREN OF THE STREET SOCIETY

According to the Children of the Street Society, the number of cases of extortion is on the rise, with predators luring youngsters to give them access to photos of themselves and then blackmailing them to get more.

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“And we’re seeing the same thing in the classroom,” said Sowden, whose group provides workshops for schools across B.C., including School District 43. “We’re asking youth, ‘Do you know what’s going to happen after you send this photo?’” Parents are also being offered help to talk to their teens about the potential for online

By email to clerks@coquitlam.ca Fax: 604-927-3015 Mail: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2

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The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Thursday, March 23, 2017. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways:

sexual exploitation with a contract they can negotiate with their kids when they hand them a smartphone to use. The contract, available at www. shareyourterms.com, should help families deal with what is becoming a pressing issue with the rise of social media, Sowden said. “I just keep saying to parents, ‘It’s a new playground for predators.’”

In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way at the City Clerk’s Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Wednesday, March 15, 2017 to Thursday, March 23 2017 excluding statutory holidays. To obtain more information on this application you may: Visit the Planning and Development Department at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays Call Amber Nicol, Development Planner, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3431; or Email Amber Nicol, Development Planner, Planning and Development Department, at anicol@coquitlam.ca All written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record, which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall (at the Planning and Development counter) and potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas.

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Driving charge against officer after inquiry Coquitlam RCMP officer off-duty at time of 2016 MVA

A driving charge has been approved against a Coquitlam RCMP officer following a 2016 motor vehicle accident. According to a press release from the Independent Investigations Office (IIO), Sgt. Christopher Lee was not on duty when the vehicle he was driving struck a pedestrian, an incident that led to one count of driving without due care and attention. The charge was approved on Monday and a court appearance has been scheduled for April 27.

In a press release, the IIO said it was notified of the incident and launched an immediate investigation. In instances where the IIO determines that a police officer has committed an offence, the organization submits a report to the Criminal Justice Branch (CJB), which determines whether charges should be laid. “As this matter is now before the court, CJB is unable to release additional information or comment further at this time,” CJB said in a press release. Lee is a member of the Coquitlam RCMP’s professional standards unit. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

MAY DAY

VETS FOR PARADE IN POCO

Canadian Forces veterans from the Second World War and Afghanistan — as well as those who took part in peacekeeping missions — are invited to join Port Coquitlam’s May Day Parade. Veterans will march with members of the PoCo Legion Pipe Band, the branch’s colour party, 777 Neptune Squadron air cadets and band, the Seaforth Highlanders army cadets and other soldiers at the Rotary-sponsored event, which takes place on Saturday, May 13. (Those with mobility issues will ride in golf carts.) If you qualify and are interested in participating, call Phil Ranger at the Legion branch at 604-942-8911.

RILEY PARK INFORMATION SESSION

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION The City has received an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) relating to the property at 444 Karp Court. The application proposes a redesignation of a portion of the subject property from Natural Areas to Neighbourhood Attached Residential. If approved, the application would facilitate a subdivision of the property into two (2) one-family lots under proposed RT-1 Zoning. You are now being invited to provide input to Council with respect to the abovenoted application. The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Friday, March 31, 2017. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: By email to clerks@coquitlam.ca Fax: 604-927-3015 Mail: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way at the City Clerk’s Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Wednesday, March 22, 2017 to Friday, March 31, 2017 excluding statutory holidays To obtain more information on this application you may: Visit the Planning and Development Department at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays Call James Taylor, Planning Technician, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3986 Email James Taylor, Planning Technician, Planning and Development Department, at jtaylor@coquitlam.ca All written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record, which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall (at the Planning and Development counter) and potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas. Should Council grant first reading to the proposed CWOCP amendment, a Public Hearing will be held with notification to be provided in accordance with the Local Government Act. AUSTIN AVE 1150

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OUR READERS SPEAK ONLINE “We must be vigilant and ensure that no more of our mature trees ‘slip through the cracks’ in future developments. BRUTAL wake-up call for PoCo residents.” NANCY FURNESS COMMENTS ON FB ON GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR THE NEW POCO REC COMPLEX

“Cough up $$ for ambitious projects so politicians can brag.” URSULA BOLOUR-ELSENHANS COMMENTS ON FB ON THE POCO REC COMPLEX

“Feds need to get on with taking whatever action they are going to in terms of legalizing. Once the rules are known, then cities can properly plan/zone (or not) for this type of business.” SEAN WALKER COMMENTS ON FB ON POCO’S BYLAW CHANGES TO DEAL WITH MARIJUANA STORES

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ot activists should take a chill pill and wait for federal legislation legalizing marijuana before setting up a business that makes criminals out of their customers. There is no grey area: Possession and sale of marijuana for non-medical purposes is still illegal. Yet twice local entrepreneurs have tried to set up shop in Port Coquitlam. One was a franchise operating under the Cannabis Culture brand owned by the Mark and Jodie Emery, a couple facing multiple charges on pot-related offences in Ontario. It was one of 19 marijuana stores under the brand, and although it didn’t last long, it made a laughingstock NEWSROOM 604-472-3030 DELIVERY 604-472-3040 DISPLAY ADS 604-472-3020 CLASSIFIED ADS 604-630-3300 n

of local bylaws while it was open. Last week, the city moved to close loopholes by banning weed sales and establishing fines and requiring compensation for policing costs. You would think these bylaw changes would be unnecessary given that selling non-medical marijuana is a federal crime but marijuana entrepreneurs have chosen to ignore that technicality while establishing beachheads in numerous locations across the country to get out in front of regulations and establish their brand. In this, Mark and Jodie Emery and their supporters are either forward-thinking or arrogant, depending on your point of view.

But in styling themselves as progressive leaders, they are ignoring the fact that until rules are in place, these shops are a magnet for crime, raising numerous safety and policing concerns, and creating potential costs for taxpayers and uncertainty among potential customers. This is not to say that marijuana shouldn’t be made legal within strict rules. There is much to commend legalization and control of pot sales. Even the Canadian government acknowledges as much on its justice ministry website, laying out public safety, cutting into organized crime and (hopefully) limiting access to youth as key reasons for making marijuana legal.

This acknowledgement on the part of a federal government wasn’t tacit acceptance, however, of unlawful businesses, and even if the Liberals introduced legislation tomorrow, there would be some time to go before pot shops can open legally. In a democracy, we tend to wait for politicians representing constituents to first have their say, then the Senate gets a stab at the new laws before they are given royal assent. So these small business owners should wait until the law is on their side before applying for a business licence here in PoCo, or anywhere else in Canada for that matter.

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Hey bear: Shame on us Traffic worries with proposed that bruins keep dying The Editor, Re. “Hearts vs. heads on bears” (The Tri-City News, March 8) I was shocked to read that 15 bears were killed last year in Coquitlam. There is just one word to describe this disgraceful situation: shame. Shame on the city. Every councillor is personally responsible for each bear death. Only they have the means to prevent the killings (heavy enforcement) yet they choose not to employ it adequately. The city could also be planting natural bear foods in safe areas to replace food sources that city expansion has destroyed. Shame on residents who just can’t be bothered containing their garbage. Repeated hits to their pocketbooks are the only thing these people are capable of understanding. Shame on the Bear Aware program for rarely, if ever, providing practical informa-

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Politicians and residents share the blame for the deaths of 15 bears last year in Coquitlam, says the letter writer. tion about bears — i.e., how to be noticed by bears when walking dogs at night (bells/ loud voices), how to avoid encounters in the backyard (awareness), how to respond to a bear encounter (leave it alone) — plus a robust system to make sure every resident gets the information.

Shame on the police, who can’t be bothered managing people in close encounter situations. Remove people and leave the bear alone — it will wander away. It’s too easy for them to just call the conservation officer. Shame on the BC Conservation Service, which

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kills with little thought given to real circumstances. I closely follow bear kills in Port Moody and each killing has been in response to a perceived threat. There has never been a real threat by a bear. The ear tag is nothing more than a death sentence, an excuse to kill on sight — it serves no other purpose. Shame on the media for not reporting every killing in enough detail to clearly indicate responsibility for the killing. Hint: It is never the bear. I live with bears in my yard in Port Moody and the opportunity for close-up viewing of these beautiful animals is always a thrill. But I do not want them to become comfortable close to houses so I reluctantly chase them from the yard. A loud yell is usually all it takes as they are timid. I always announce myself when entering my backyard, saying, “Hey bear.” Ron Long, Port Moody

The Editor, Re. “Best Western on North Rd. to close in ‘18” (The Tri-City News, March 15). Way back in December 2007, The Tri-City News informed its readers of a proposed redevelopment of the Best Western property on North Road adjacent to Highway 1. At that time, the concept was two 24- to 28-storey towers with 248+ residential units, a 29-storey hotel (including 68 residential units), a 28-unit townhouse, and 42 live-work loft units, plus 6,000 sq. ft. of commercial space. At the time, the proponent was seeking rezoning to Transit Village Commercial even though the site is twice the preferred maximum walking distance to a rapid transit station. The most recent report advises that the proponent wants five 23- to 46-storey condo towers, no hotel and 65,000 sq. ft. of commercial space. The

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project has mushroomed in size over the past decade. The traffic impact assessment made for the earlier proposal was questionable for several reasons. Has a new, unbiased traffic impact assessment been made to recommend appropriate local road improvements and new links to handle the thousands of new trips that would be generated by this massive redevelopment? Will adequate off-street parking be provided? Does Coquitlam Fire and Rescue’s Austin Heights hall on Nelson Avenue have the apparatus to deal with a major fire in a 46-storey tower? D.B. Wilson, Port Moody

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Notice of Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that the City of Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws. This meeting will be held on:

Date: Time: Location:

Monday, March 27, 2017 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2

Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing, Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting during which it will give consideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda.

Item 1

Address: Portion of 3512 David Avenue

Item 2

The intent of Bylaw 4740, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone a portion of the subject property, which is outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4740, 2017 from A-3 Agricultural and Resource to RT-2 Townhouse Residential and P-5 Special Park. If approved, the RT-2 zone would facilitate the creation of a townhouse site for future development. The P-5 zone would protect and dedicate an environmentally sensitive area and complete a trail connection adjacent to Burke Mountain Creek.

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Addresses: 3500 Baycrest Avenue, 1235 and 1245 Mitchell Street

The intent of Bylaw 4746, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4746, 2017 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-7 Small Village Single Family Residential and RS-8 Large Village Single Family Residential. If approved, the application would facilitate a twenty-one lot subdivision consisting of fourteen RS-7 lots and seven RS-8 lots. The application would also facilitate the construction of a single-family dwelling, with the potential for a secondary suite, on each of the resulting lots.

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Date: Time: Location: Item 3

Monday, March 27, 2017 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2

Address: 934 Walls Avenue

Item 4

Address: 1139 Dansey Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4743, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4743, 2017 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 TwoFamily Residential.

The intent of Bylaw 4744, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4744, 2017 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 TwoFamily Residential.

If approved, the RT-1 zone would facilitate a two lot subdivision of the existing lot and the construction of a single-family dwelling, with the potential for a secondary suite, on each of the resulting lots.

How do I find out more information? Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from March 14 to 27, 2017 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-9273430. How do I provide input? Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity. Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts.

Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; Regular mail: 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015. To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing. Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas. If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010. Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested parties concerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Jay Gilbert City Clerk

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OCP and for Coach Houses and Zoning Zoning Amendments Amendment for

GVHBA hosts annual consumer show at VanDusen Gardens The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association (GVHBA) is presenting the annual consumer Home Renovation Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 1 at VanDusen Gardens, 5251 Oak St., Vancouver. “GVHBA builders and renovators are seeing an upswing in home renovations as customers look to adapt living spaces to meet the changing needs of families,” Bob de Wit, GVHBA’s CEO, said in a press release. “When you consider the cost of selling, and current lack of available housing inventory, renovating to accommodate changing family configurations such as adult children, aging seniors and mortgage-helping laneway homes makes sense,” he said. “Add in the intrinsic values of one’s neighbourhood connections — schools, resources, friends and neighbours — and one quickly realizes the value in renovating the house to meet a family’s changing needs, versus the other way around, adapting the family to a new home, neighbourhood and the emotional upheaval that comes with a move,” said de Wit. The GVHBA Home Reno Show aims to connect homeowners with the professional experience required to confidently renovate spaces that will work for your unique family configuration. For instance, Laurel James of Novell Design Build, said “A lot more families are

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OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 3998 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3999

ThatOfficial the Official Community bebe amended to to The Community PlanPlan would amended designate lots with coach houses as development designate lots with coach houses as development permit areas areas and and to to add add design permit design guidelines guidelinesapplicable applicato coach house buildings and landscaping; and ble to coach house buildings and landscaping.

PUBLIC HEARING 7 pm on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall

The Bylaw would amended to allow ThatZoning the Zoning Bylaw be be amended to allow coach houses on those properties properties located locatedwithin within a a Residential or Small Lot Residential land use Residential or Small Lot Residential land use desigdesignation the Official Community Planwithin and a nation of theofOfficial Community Plan and within a Single Residential (RS1, RS2, RS3 or RS4) Single Residential (RS1, RS2, RS3 or RS4) zone. zone.

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COQUITLAM FOUNDATION

Celebrating 25 years of giving Coquitlam is ‘where the money stays,’ says chair

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A 25th anniversary gala is set for 6:30 on Apr. 22 at the Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club. Tickets are $75 and the event will feature dinner and entertainment, including the Dueling Pianos, and a live and silent auction. More information at www.coquitlamfoundation.com and by emailing info@ coquitlamfoundation. com.

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here are so many needs and never enough hands and dollars, but after 25 years in the giving business the Coquitlam Foundation can safely say it has made a difference in the lives of many TriCity residents. While larger organizations get attention for the big causes the Coquitlam Foundation, with $3 million in assets and which has delivered approximately $1 million in grants, scholarships and bursary aid over two and a half decades, is quietly working behind the scenes. “There are larger groups, yes,” says foundation chair Janet Toddington, a local lawyer. “But that’s OK. We’re working away providing to the residents of Coquitlam and the Tri-Cities, through the school district, with the help they need.” In recent months the foundation, overseen by nine community volunteers and three members required by statute (the Tri-Cities Chamber, School District 43 and Coquitlam council), distributed thousands of dollars through its 29 funds. Five of the funds are founda-

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bank, with the goal of using the interest to fund grants, scholarships and bursaries. Coquitlam SAR used some of its funds to purchase a new mobile command centre for mountain rescues while Wesbild uses its fund to support scholarships for CABE students, School District 43’s alternative school. Sometimes a large donor, such as the federal government, will come forward and this year the Coquitlam Foundation has teamed up with Community Foundations of Canada to hand out grants of up to $7,000 for programs celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary. In other cases, a personal cause becomes a legacy for the future, as when the family of Michael Coss — who was revived from a sixth-month coma by hyperbaric oxygenation following a car crash — creates a fund so others can have the same benefit. There are times, too, when the foundation and its supporters can see first hand the result of the work they do. In the summer, the foundation was able to raise $36,000 for victims of the Cottonwood fire who lost homes and belongings. With the help of the Coquitlam Firefighters Charitable Society, the funds were distributed to the gratitude and amazement of recipients. see BUSINESSES, page 20

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over the years and shows how the foundation is providing a lasting legacy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a community-driven, ground-level organization, funding is hard to find to get your start and certainly the foundation was essential in getting the ball rolling to get funding and support,â&#x20AC;? Scott said. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the kind of small, but important, contribution

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Barb Emerson, Ann Carlsen and Asra Ahmed-Flores are on the organizing committee for the Friends of the Coquitlam Public Library Society. Their Canada 150 quiz night is at the Poirier branch on April 7 at 7 p.m. with Mayor Richard Stewart as the quiz master.

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For anyone looking to test their knowledge on a wide range of topics — and get into the Canada 150 spirit — the Friends of the Coquitlam Public Library Society has just the fix. Next month, to mark the milestone year and to raise some cash for an upcoming Canada 150 arts and culture celebration at the library, the Friends will host their 14th annual trivia night. Society president Ann Carlsen said the organizing committee has been busy researching for questions but she promises the quiz won’t be too hard as to stump the 130 participants. “We don’t want to make it so difficult that no one knows the

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MAYOR RICHARD STEWART answers,” she said. “It’s supposed to be fun.” Here’s what guests can expect at the event, which will be held on April 7 at the Poirier branch: 16 tables will be set up in the lobby, with eight people to a table. Ballots will be distributed before each of the seven rounds (Canadiana, potpourri,

music, books and literature, film and television, history and geography, and sports). After the seven questions are complete for a round, a runner will messenger the 16 ballots to emcee Mayor Richard Stewart at the front, where the organizers will mark the sheets, and the scores will be revealed on a large screen as a way to build excitement. The correct answers will also be read by the mayor. Asra Ahmed-Flores, one of seven Friends on the trivia night organizing committee, said new for this year are audio clips in which participants have to guess a composition, for example. Door prizes will be awarded between rounds and the Coquitlam Kinsmen will run a cash bar; prizes will also be doled out to participants with

the best Canada 150 red-andwhite costumes. Carlsen said she expects there will be plenty of competition, with school trustees and city councillors in the crowd; however, as requested in previous years, there will be questions relating to pop culture, which will play into the teen table’s hands (the library’s teen volunteers help to set up chair and tables for the event). As for the winning table, the team walks away with a certificate and bragging rights. • For tickets at $25 each or $200 for a table of eight people, call 604-937-4130 or visit a Coquitlam Public Library branch (City Centre or Poirier). There is no age limit; refreshments will be served. Meanwhile, businesses able to donate a door prize are asked to email ann@carlseniplaw.ca.

A pair of Coquitlam city gardeners is on back on home turf after starting the municipality’s Canada 150 eco-sculpture in Quebec last week. Erin Gorby and Charissa Steel were at a farm in Laval to begin Coquitlam’s — and B.C.’s — giant public artwork, with the help of an eco-sculpture master contracted by Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal. In the greenhouse complex, the duo ran the irrigation system and got first-hand tips on how ecosculptures are put together, Gorby said. Coquitlam’s creation, once complete, will be a replica of First Nations artist Bill Reid’s killer whale sculpture called Chief of the Undersea World, of which the original stands at the Vancouver Aquarium. The eco-sculpture measures 23’ tall, 14’ wide and 10’ long and will be planted with Alternanthera and other flowering plants to give it a white aura, Gorby said. In June, the planted frame will be transported to Gatineau, Quebec, to be readied for July 1 — Canada’s official 150th birthday. And until Oct. 15, Coquitlam’s contribution will be exhibited along with a dozen other mosaïculture pieces and horticultural artworks at Jacques Cartier Park.

“It’s going to be a really amazing showcase and I hope people from Coquitlam can get out to see it,” Gorby told The Tri-City News yesterday (Tuesday). The other provincial and territorial eco-sculptures on display at the park include: • a gold digger from the Yukon; • muskoxes from the Northwest Territories; • a drum dancer from Nunavut; • a wild rose from Alberta; • a polar bear from Manitoba; • the Niagara gateway from Ontario; • a horse in a field by New Brunswick; • a fisherman and dory by Nova Scotia; • a red fox by Prince Edward Island; • and puffins by Newfoundland and Labrador. After the park exhibit ends, Coquitlam’s eco-sculpture will travel to the city where it will find a permanent home as a Canada 150 legacy. A city spokesperson said Coquitlam received funding from Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal to cover the city’s costs. Gorby was involved in Coquitlam’s participation with the Communities in Bloom competition last year. For that national contest, the city clinched a “5 Blooms Silver” rating. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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Sarah Hagen’s fingers will be tangling with fellow pianists Marcel and Elizabeth Bergmann’s when the trio perform in Coquitlam next week. Their Musical Mornings’ show, titled Three’s A Crowd… Not!, will include pieces for two and three pairs of hands — compositions from the likes of Franz Schubert, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Marcel Bergmann himself. Hagen, who founded Musical Mornings and has since handed off the salonstyle touring series to the Bergmann duo, said the energetic recital “seems to be the right balance between the performing arts and entertainment” with up to six hands tickling the ivories at once.

THE BERGMANN DUO Three pianists at one keyboard is common for kids’ numbers, she said; however, for their Coquitlam event, Hagen and the Bergmanns will each sit on three tiny benches — sometimes with an arm behind their back to make room. The March 29 show at the Evergreen Cultural Centre will officially signal Hagen’s departure from Musical Mornings, at

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the Coquitlam venue. The Comox Valley native now lives Toronto and, since last summer, she has regularly performed Rachmaninoff and, ironically, at three fringe festivals in a one-woman comedy act called Perk up, pianist! “It’s been a funny year because I’ll be doing that and then I’ll turn around and do a heavy Rachmaninoff program,” she said, “but I think it’s OK to be like that as an artist when you have two art forms and you pursue them at the same time.” Meanwhile, the final Musical Mornings recital is April 19 when flautist Paolo Bertolussi will perform with the Bergmanns in a program called L’histoire du Tango at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way). jcleugh@tricitynews.com

opened last Thursday at the Frederic Wood Theatre (6354 Crescent Rd., Vancouver) and runs until HENDERSON April 1. Directed by MFA directing candidate Diane Brown, the two-act play was written

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Midget Tier 2 teams are jockeying for position during the provincial championship at the Port Coquitlam Recreation Complex this week. On Sunday, Port Coquitlam (in grey) started off the tournament with a 5-2 win over Vancouver, but were shutout 4-0 on Monday by Castlegar and fell 8-5 to Peninsula on Tuesday. Day 4 of the provincials will continue today (Wednesday) with games between Peninsula and Greater Vernon (11 a.m.), Williams Lake and Castlegar (1:45 p.m.), Port Moody and Vancouver (4:30 p.m.) and Port Coquiltam and Greater Vernon (7:15 p.m.). More games are scheduled on Thursday. The championship game will be held on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ROBERT MCDONALD PHOTO

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Sal Piccolo may only be 11 years old, but he is getting ready to take his soccer talents international. The Coquitlam keeper was chosen to backstop the North Vancouver Football Club’s travel team, which will take him to England and Italy for a handful of games and training

this spring. He’s particularly interested in visiting the United Kingdom, where some of the top clubs in the world play. “I get to see my favourite teams there,” he said. “In England, there is the Premier League. We are going to get to see that.” Piccolo usually spends his time playing with the Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club, but was encouraged by a coach to try out for the North Vancouver team when the squad was looking for a goalie. Four weeks ago he got his chance to show off his skills

and was quickly snapped up by the team. “I had kind of a feeling,” he said going into the January tryout. “But I was kind of nervous. I didn’t really know if I was going to make the team or not.” The team is planning on hitting the road in May, with two games in England along with some training in Brighton. After that, Piccolo and the squad will head to London for an opportunity to catch either Chelsea versus Middlesborough or Arsenal versus Manchester United FC. In Italy, he will play four more games around Verona

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while doing some training in Pescheira del Garda. Andrea Piccolo, Sal’s mom, said her son has always been interested in athletics and has spent most of his summers playing lacrosse. But after getting a chance to play in goal, soccer quickly became his preferred sport. “He says soccer is more what he wants to do,” she said. “Once he got an interest in pursuing goalie, that is when his interest took off.” Sal said playing goal gives him a chance to be at the centre of the action. “I don’t really know,” he

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Eastbound Lougheed Highway: Traffic changes in effect until late June Port Coquitlam’s Ryan Sclater was named Canada West Player of the Year for his work with the Trinity Western University volleyball team. The Terry Fox secondary alum had the fifth-highest singleseason point total in league history with 427.5 and logged more than 369 kills this year.

Metro Vancouver continues to construct the Port Mann Water Main Project, including work that is located underneath Lougheed Highway and the CP Railway tracks, from Colony Farm to Cape Horn Avenue. The work involves tunnelling both crossings via a large access pit located in the eastbound lanes of Lougheed Highway. To ensure safety, traffic patterns will continue to be in effect until late June 2017:

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Terry Fox secondary, was named conference all-star for the third year in a row and posted a .308 hit percentage on the way to 21 regular season wins for the Spartans. He also had 38 kills in two matches during the Canada West Final Four, where he was named MVP. “He’s a pretty special player,” said Josephson. “Not a lot of athletes I’ve had can play both sides and play that many different roles at a high level every single weekend. He has been incredible all season long and is very deserving of this award.” The Spartans have won four of the last seven national championships and have played in six of the past eight U SPORTS gold medal matches.

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hind. That’s the thing I love the most — just playing every day with my best friends.” The win capped a busy week for the Spartan. Last Tuesday, Sclater was named Canada West Player of the Year after finishing the season with the fifth best single-season league point performance with 427.5. He also logged 4.29 kills per set, collecting 369 over the course of the year. “Ryan’s year was special,” said Spartans coach Ben Josephson. “We’ve had some great outside players come through here and the year he put together is statistically the best outside season we’ve ever seen.” Sclater, a Port Coquitlam resident who graduated from

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SUITES FOR RENT BBY S, 3 BR upper dup, 1.5 ba. NS/NP. $1500 +60% utls. 604-539-1959, 604-612-1960

DUPLEXES FOR RENT Port Coquitlam, very clean, 2 BR, side-by-side duplex. Big yard/garden/garage. NP NS. “The right place for the right people.” $1,400/month 604.942.5492

MESSY HOUSE OR OFFICE? The most thorough cleaning or its FREE! Single Parent & Senior’s disc. (604) 945-0004

CONCRETE

$750 Loans & More

NO CREDIT CHECKS

DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE Seniors discount. Friendly, family business, 40+ yrs. 604-240-3408

HERFORT CONCRETE

Open 7 days/week 8am - 8pm 1-855-527-4368 Apply at:

NO JOB TOO small! Serving Lower Mainland 26 Yrs! •Prepare •Form •Place •Finish •Granite/Interlock Block Walls & Bricks •Driveways •Stairs •Exposed Aggregate •Stamped Concrete •Sod Placement Excellent Refs•WCB Insured 604-657-2375/604-462-8620

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ELECTRICAL

HOUSES FOR RENT 2-3 BR. 1 Bath. Top floor. Newly renovated. Poco. $1450/Mon. incl some util. Open House: March 18 & March 25, 10am - 5pm. 604-942-9794. 2 BDRM Townhouse in a family friendly and quiet complex in Port Coquitlam. *New paint* New flooring *Ready to move in today. *Rent is $990.00 Available IMMEDIATELY NO SUBSIDY NO PETS NO SMOKING For more info, please contact the office at 604-464-0034

BBY S, 3 BR with bsmt, 2 bath, $2200. NS/Cat OK. 604-539-1959, 604-612-1960 Extensively renovated 4BD. Rent this dream house. Central PoCo. Laminate flrs, 5 new appls, new ktch, cov’d patio, carport, fnce, storage, pkg. Avail immed. $1,995. NP NS. 604.833.2103

COMMERCIAL PORT COQUITLAM: 775 - 3,000

sq ft, ground floor commercial area. Facing onto city park. 2 blocks from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy intersection. Call 604.464.3550

AUTOMOTIVE

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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KITCHEN/BATHS

• Lawns & Cutting • Hedging & Trimming • Rocks & Gravel All Garden Work & Maint. • Free EstImates •

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MOVING ABE MOVING & Delivery & Rubbish Removal $30/HR per Person• 24/7. 604-999-6020

PAINTING/ WALLPAPER

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Same Day Service, Fully Insured FREE ESTIMATES

• Lawn Maintenance • Fertilizing • Yard Clean-ups • Aeration • Pruning/Hedges • Power Raking • Rubbish Removal • Odd Jobs •Yearly Maintenance Programs •

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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EXCAVATING

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Drainage, Video

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INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SPECIALS 10% OFF

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GUTTERS

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HEATING FURNACE & HEAT PUMP REPAIRS.

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Lawn Care, Shrub/Hedge Trim, Prune. Spring Clean-up. Sr disc. Wilma • 604-618-8017 Jordan • 778-251-0953

Ny Ton Gardening Yard Clean-up • Trimming Shrubs • Hedges • Pruning. •Power Rake. 604-782-5288

MICHAEL

Gardening & Landscaping • Lawn Cuts as low as $15 • Tree Topping • Trimming • New Sod & Seed •Planting • Cleanup & more • Guar’d Fully Ins’d/Lic’d & WCB .

604-240-2881

Residential & Commercial “Award Winning Renovations”

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PAY-LESS Pro Painting WINTER Interior SPECIAL LOOK for our YARD SIGNS Free estimates. Licensed BBB A+ Rating for 37yrs. Power Washing. Insured. Call 24Hrs/7 Days Scott 604-891-9967 paylesspropainting.com

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ROOFING A-1 Top Canadian Roofing Ltd

Re-roofing, new roofing and repairs. All kind of roofing needs. Free estimates. 778.878.2617 or 604.781.2094

PATIOS

Roofing Expert 778-230-5717 Repairs/re-roof/new roofs. All work guaranteed. Frank

RUBBISH REMOVAL JUNK REMOVAL By EARTH FRIENDLY JUNK REMOVAL

• Aluminum Patio Covers • Sunrooms and Windows • Aluminum Railings, Vinyl Decking Free Est. 604-521-2688

SPRING CLEAN UP •Hedge Repair •Tree Prune Lawn & Yard Maintenance Insured. Guaranteed. John • 778-867-8785 coquitlamlandscaping.ca

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RENOVATIONS & REPAIR lam/wood flrs/tiling,finishing carpentry, drywall, sundecks, windows/doors new roof & siding repairs. Quality work, Free Est.

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR

25 Years Exp.

All Work Guar. Free Est. Donny 604-600-6049

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COMPETITIVE WATER DAMAGE EXTERIOR PRICING SOLUTIONS

Electrical Installations

RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT

THAI’S

LAWN & GARDEN

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LAWN & GARDEN Gardening Team

Spring Services

HIP OR KNEE Replacement? Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in Walking/ Dressing? Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. For assistance! 1-844-453-5372.

RENTALS

APARTMENTS/ CONDOS FOR RENT

HOUSE CLEANING SERVICES Experienced cleaning ladies available. Also do move−in/ move−out. References avail. 778−994−1074 pink_hammi@yahoo.ca

Schedule at supercleaningvancouver.com

Single $50, Couples $80 No limit on # of Slips

GARDEN VILLA

2.4 Acres Urban Reserve Thornehill • Maple Ridge $1.109m Future single family subdivision. Close to development. 2 story 4 BR home. BY OWNER Byron • (604) 761-6935

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Free Pickup/Delivery in

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HANDYPERSON

Furniture • Appliances • Electronics Junk/Rubbish • Construction Debris • Drywall • Yard Waste Concrete • Everything Else! **Estate Clean-up Specialists** PIANOS & HOT TUBS NO PROBLEM

604.587.5865

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PAVING/SEAL COATING METRO Blacktop Co. Ltd. New & Old Driveways. Repairs • 604-657-9936

PLUMBING

778 PLUMBING AND HEATING Comm, res, repairs and installs, gas fitting, renos. drain cleaning. Fully ins’d and ticketed. Reas rates. Prompt.

778-834-6966 Prestancia Plumbing Ltd Gas • Plumbing • Heating Insured • Licensed 778-898-8235

RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT HOME repairs/renos, quality work. Elec, plumb, carpentry, paint. Andre. 604-945-7099

$25 OFF JUNK REMOVAL Senior Discount Better Rate Free Estimate 604−500−2003

TREE SERVICES GREEN TREE

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TREE SERVICES

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