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149 are in $100k club for Coq. city Eight city staffers earn over $200k, says SOFI report GARY MCKENNA

The Tri-CiTy News

A one-time retroactive payout to firefighters in 2015 means that the total cost of salaries and benefits for Coquitlam city staffers stayed relatively stable in 2016, according to the recently released statement of financial information. The SOFI report shows that overall salary costs actually fell $240,000 to $78.6 million last year, with close to 400 employees earning $75,000 or more and 149 of those making more than $100,000. But 2015 was an anomaly that skews the year-over-year comparison, according to Michelle Hunt, the city’s general manager of finance and technology. “Last year, there was a retroactive payout to the firefighters,” she said. “There were a lot more people in the $75,000 or above because they received those.” She added that the actual increase is more likely closer to $1 million after the retroactive payouts are taken into account. see $16.3 MILLION, page 8

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Bobbi Style, a resident of the Hoy Creek Housing Co-op in Coquitlam, says he received a notice that rental subsidies in the complex are ending as of July 1. For Style, who uses a wheelchair, that could mean a rent increase from $350 per month to $1,100.

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Co-op tenants given notice Subsidized rents on the way out at Hoy Creek Co-op GARY MCKENNA

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Residents at Coquitlam’s Hoy Creek Housing Co-op fear they will soon be evicted after

receiving notice last week that rental subsidies will no longer be available after July 1 — and that could mean massive rent increases for some. Bobbi Style, a 12-year tenant who was born with cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, told The Tri-City News that without the subsidy, he is bracing to pay $1,100 per month instead of the current $350. The higher

cost is more than he receives in monthly disability payments and he said there is not enough time to make alternate arrangements for his accommodation before the end of June. “How the hell am I going to pay that?” he said. “I’m not — and they know it.” Style is one of 35 residents in the 97-unit housing complex, located at Johnson Street

and Guildford Way, who receives a subsidy through an operating agreement between the Hoy Creek Housing Co-op and the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). On June 7, a letter from the co-op’s property management company was slipped under his door stating that the agreement expires at the end of the month.

“There is such little notice,” Style said. “Nobody will be able to scramble to meet that. On July 1, everybody will be defaulting on their rent.” Anna Distl, another resident in the building, said the end of the operating agreement will have ramifications for the entire housing complex. see ‘WE’RE SCREWED’, page 9

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Above left and below: Architect Peter Busby, who’s now in charge of planning the new Ioco lands development, takes in the view across Burrard Inlet from the property’s waterfront in Port Moody. Above right: Hunter Madsen enjoys a moment of peace and solitude in Bert Flinn Park. He started a group opposed to the extension of David Avenue through the park to connect to the proposed new development.

THE IOCO LANDS

Seeking ‘the right mix’ in Ioco lands Natural splendour and the future of the Ioco project

MEETINGS ON IOCO PROJECT

• The first of two small group meetings on the Ioco lands project will be held tomorrow (Thursday), 6 to 8 p.m., in the gym at Anmore elementary school. The second group meeting is scheduled for Saturday, June 17, 2 to 4 p.m., in the library at Pleasantside elementary. Registration is required by emailing info@IOCOlands.ca or by calling 778-379-3037. • Two public meetings will also be held. The first is Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Anmore elementary. The second will be Thursday, June 22, 5 to 8 p.m. in the Inlet Theatre at Port Moody city hall. • There’s also an online survey available through the month of June at iocolands.ca/engagement.

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Peter Busby pauses at a lookout with an expansive view across Port Moody Inlet to admire a bald eagle perched on a barren branch high in a nearby tree. “Do you think you can get that in the photo?” he asks. Busby is the second architect hired by developer Brilliant Circle Group (BCG) to design a new community for the 250-acre Ioco lands. It’s his vision that residents and visitors to the project will someday be able to enjoy the same views while sipping a glass of wine or enjoying a coffee on a waterfront bistro patio. But it’s that natural splendour that is threatened by an aspect of the development project, said a group trying to prevent the construction of an extension to David Avenue through Bert Flinn Park to link to the planned neighbourhood. The access route is a key component to ease pressure on narrow, twisty

Ioco Road when thousands of new residents move into the site that encompasses the historic Ioco townsite. As the project enters a third round of public consultation that includes a series of open houses and planning meetings beginning tomorrow (Thursday), PoMo resident Hunter Madsen, who started the group Friends of Bert Flinn Park, said he’s encouraged by the hiring of Busby, an architect known for his environmental design and sensitivity to sustainability. “This is a chance to push the restart button,” Madsen told The Tri-City News. Busby said now that he’s

involved, nothing is off the table, including the possibility of finding another route to the Ioco lands. “We have to find the right way to access the site,” he said. Still, he concedes that the David Avenue extension has “been part of the OCP [official community plan] for years.” Port Moody council was expected to discuss at its regular meeting last night a request to Brilliant Circle to fund an assessment of alternative road routes. Busby, who inherited the project in March when BCG’s first architect, James Cheng, moved on to other projects,

said his strength as a planner is what’s needed now as Brilliant Circle continues to gather input from the public about what people would like to see in the new community. So far, the wish list is long. It includes protection for the historic Ioco townsite and its heritage buildings, including the old school; an interactive community with recreational, social and educational opportunities for residents; access to retail, services and transit; environmental stewardship; and a waterfront focus that could include ferry service to Rocky Point Park. “The challenge is to find the right mix,” said Busby, whose

team will take the suggestions submitted from an online survey as well as two public open houses and two small group meetings to begin producing the first drawings to give a visual representation of what the project could become. Those drawings would be ready for a subsequent round of further public consultations, he said. Madsen said the lack of renderings to give a sense of the scope of development planned for the Ioco lands is one of his group’s ongoing frustrations. “How many people are they planning to bring in to the area?” he said. “We’re watch-

ing and waiting.” Madsen said since plans to extend David Avenue through Bert Flinn Park to connect to the Ioco lands — although on the books for two decades — became widely known, he has collected 2,200 signatures on a petition to prevent that from happening. His group has also held rallies to raise awareness about the threat to the 311-acre park that is used by hikers, mountain bikers and dog walkers, as well as students from nearby Heritage Woods secondary school for trail runs. “People feel so strongly about the park,” Madsen said, adding that building a roadway through it would “put a stake right through the heart of the park as a refuge or getaway.” Busby told The Tri-City News the natural environment of Port Moody’s north shore is what makes the area so desirable and a large part of his challenge. “How can you capture that and make a community that is part of nature?” he said. “The presence of nature here, the sizeable trees — it’s not often you get a site in as good a condition as this.” mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

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Eagle Ridge Hospital’s executive director is crediting hospital staff for initiatives that have resulted in fewer cases of sepsis and quicker hospital admissions. Data contained in the biannual report of the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows that the Port Moody hospital has cut in half the number of infections resulting in sepsis while the hospital is doing the same or better in other key indicators. (Sepsis is a life-threatening illness caused by a body’s response to an infection.) “It’s a great hospital to work in because staff are taking initiative in [dealing with] quality indicators,” Lisa Zetes-Zanatta told The Tri-City News. For example, ERH has focused on hand washing, preoperative preparation, removing clutter and other moves to cut sepsis rates from 3.5 per 1,000 patients to 1.4/1,000. As well, the hospital is doing

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Costs per bed have also gone up at ERH continued from page 4

Zetes-Zanatta said she expects to see the change reflected in the number of hours it takes for ER patients to be admitted, posted as 43.6 hours (in 90th percentile) in the CIHI report, which is still below the Fraser Health average of 46.8 but above the national average of 29.3 hours. (There have previously been complaints about the number of ER patients left in hallways.) “First thing at 8 a.m., patients are pre-identified to go upstairs and up they go. We no longer wait for people,” she said, noting that discharged patients can wait in a departure area where they can still be seen by a doctor or a nurse, and older patients have access to a geriatric chair for their comfort. “You want to have people up-seated and mobile because mobility is one of the predictive factors in doing well in hospital,” she said. And while costs at ERH have risen from $4,465 per bed since 2011/’12 to $5,199, the figure is lower than the Canadian rate of $6,098 and the Fraser Health average of $5,732 per bed. Zetes-Zanatta said the increase is likely due to the fact that ERH is doing more surger-

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n EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WAIT TIMES FOR INITIAL ASSESSMENT BY A PHYSICIAN ERH — 3.2 hours Community medium hospital — 3.1 hours Fraser Health — 3.2 hours B.C. — 2.8 hours Canada — 3.1 hours n TOTAL TIME SPENT IN ER FOR ADMITTED PATIENTS ERH — 43.6 hours Community medium hospitals — 27.8 Fraser Health — 46.8 B.C. — 35.4 Canada — 29.3 n SEPSIS RATES PER 1,000 PATIENTS ERH — 1.4 Community medium hospitals — 3 Fraser Health — 3.9 B.C. — 4.2 Canada — 4.1 ies, which are more costly, and using newer, better technology. Hospital staff are also looking forward to an emergency room expansion that will provide more room for patients, improve comfort levels, patient treatment and also lower infection rates, she said. Design work is underway for the $27.6-million project that will more than double the number of treat-

ment spaces from 19 to 39. “We’re really excited about that. That’s going to give us a tonne more capacity. The emergency is the key linchpin to be able to serve people well.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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A new Lifepak transport defibrillator at Eagle Ridge Hospital will help save lives. That’s the nutshell assessment by the hospital’s clinical operations manager for the emergency department, Angela Azzi. Currently the hospital has two Lifepaks, which are used to monitor and stabilize the vital signs of critically ill patients while they’re being transported to other hospitals for more specialized care. But Azzi says they’re old technology and one is nearing the end of its lifespan. Current Lifepak technology can offer monitoring of more specific vital functions for advanced cardiac life support or

when a patient is in respiratory distress, something that wasn’t possible 10 years ago, when the hospital acquired its first unit. “You want to give the health care provider a better picture of what’s going on,” Azzi said. “It’s better if we can respond proactively instead of reactively.” But that capability doesn’t come cheap. The Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation is still $53,000 away from its fundraising goal to purchase a new unit. Charlene Giovannetti-King, the foundation’s executive director, said about a thousand patients are transferred from Eagle Ridge to other hospitals every year, and about a third of those are in bad enough shape they could die, lose a limb or an organ. And the need for the new equipment is growing, she said. “It’s vital that people are aware where the needs exist,” Giovannetti-King said. “With the growing demographic in the community, there are more

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Notice of Disposition Pursuant to section 26 of the Community Charter, the City of Port Moody hereby gives notice of its intention to dispose of the following lands to Rocky Point Developments Ltd. for a total purchase price of $205,000. See map below:

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PORT COQUITLAM

Tighter leash in new PoCo pooch rules Higher licence fees and fines, too JANIS CLEUGH

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Port Coquitlam is due to put a shorter leash on owners of aggressive or dangerous dogs. Last night (Tuesday), city council was expected to give three readings on four bylaws that will give the municipality more power to control the pets and impose more fines on owners who don’t comply with the rules. Among the proposed changes, which city council has yet to formally adopt, are: • a ban on aggressive or dangerous dogs in the city’s two off-leash parks; • a requirement that owners of dangerous dogs post a warning sign at each entrance of their property; • a restriction to have aggressive or dangerous dogs under the care and control of an adult, and be on a non-retractable leash when in public; • a provision to have permanent identification (i.e., tattoo or microchip) on an aggressive or dangerous dog; • and a mandate for the owner to notify the city’s animal control officer when an ag-

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gressive dog is at large, dies or is given to another owner. The policies also call for more fines — up to $500, in most cases — on owners not complying with the rules (the fine for an aggressive dog at large is being increased from $150 to $500, for example). As well, higher licence, impound and board fees will be imposed for aggressive or dangerous dogs. Coun. Glenn Pollock, chair of the city’s community safety committee, which is recommending the new wording, said, “More and more aggressive dogs, it seems like, are in Port Coquitlam every year,” and it is time for the city to take a stand on controls. Currently, there are about 40 aggressive dogs in PoCo. The bylaw changes also come after significant amendments to the policies over the past three years, Pollock said. In 2015, city staff told the committee about their attempts to deal with about half

a dozen chronic offenders and the legal challenges. Twice, the city has applied to the courts to destroy a dangerous dog and has been denied, wrote Paula Jones, PoCo’s manager of bylaw services, in a report. And last year, following two lengthy appeal hearings, city council upheld an aggressive designation on a small dog after it attacked a boy near Terry Fox secondary school, leaving him with marks on his body and a fear of canines. Meanwhile, city council on Tuesday also was to vote on changing adoption prices for municipally owned animals housed in the city’s pound; imposing a fine on owners who don’t keep female dogs in heat in a securely confined location (leashed walks are permitted); and preventing dogs from being left in hot vehicles. In addition, under the new rules, dog licences can only be bought by residents older than 18. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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According to the financial statements, in addition to the 149 city staffers who grossed more than $100,000 in 2016, eight managers earned more than $200,000. More than $500,000 was accrued in employee expenses while $16.3 million, on top of the $78.6 million in salaries, was spent on non-taxable benefits, like gas allowances and benefits. Meanwhile, Coquitlam city councillors cost taxpayers $703,750 in stipends and expenses, up only slightly from last year’s total of $692,264. Mayor Richard Stewart earns the most at the council table, with a remuneration of $132,258, while each councillor receives $57,562. Stewart also had the highest expenses at $19,869, followed by councillors Dennis Marsden ($14,333),

TOP 10 COQUITLAM CITY SALARIES • Peter Steblin, city manager: $295,306 • John Dumont, deputy city manager: $259,144 • Jim McIntyre, GM planning and development: $217,037 • Raul Allueva, GM parks, recreation and culture: $210,639 • Sheena MacLeod, GM financial services: $210,537 • Jozsef Dioszeghy, GM engineering and public works: $210,016 • Perry Staniscia, GM of stra- PETER STEBLIN tegic initiatives: $209,573 • Ron Price, director of human resources: $200,136 • Wade Pierlot, fire chief: $187,981 • Jim Gill, deputy fire chief: $164,414. Bonita Zarrillo ($14,100), Teri Towner ($12,035), Craig Hodge ($11,459), Terry O’Neill ($10,309), Mae Reid ($9,999),

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She does not receive a subsidy but worries that the co-op could end if all of the subsidized tenants are forced to move out. “We’re screwed,” she said. “We are between a rock and a hard place. It is very stressful.” Hoy Creek Housing Co-op has struggled financially in recent years and is currently in receivership after defaulting on its mortgage with CMHC. Last summer, then co-op president Hugh Tait told The Tri-City News the organization could not pay its bills after determining that 60 townhouse units on the property were uninhabitable due to mould, rot and bad plumbing. Without the rents from those units, which are currently in the process of being demolished, Tait said the co-op could not pay its full mortgage. Tait has since been removed as the volunteer president of the co-op. In last week’s letter to tenants, Terra Property Management stated that residents currently receiving a subsidy “will be expected to pay the full housing charge as of July 1.” The letter directs people to consider applying for other

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Anna Distl, a resident of the Hoy Creek Co-op, said the changes at the complex will have ramifications for all tenants. subsidies through the provincial Shelter Aid for Elderly Residents (SAFER) or the Rental Assistance Program (RAP) but acknowledges that those applications take two to three months to process, leaving residents on the hook for higher rents in the meantime. Receiving assistance from RAP and SAFER also requires that applicants give up their co-op membership and become regular renters, an arrangement that concerns Style. “The second we become

renters, we have no rights,” he said, later adding, “It’s the oldest trick in the book. They are after the land.” Glenne Manlig, a general manager with Terra Property Management, said the reason tenants were only informed of the changes last week is because the co-op is in discussions with CMHC about extending the operating agreement “for those most vulnerable folks.” see DEVELOPMENT, next page

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f you’re looking for a little Canada 150 inspiration, look no further than the Inspiration Garden in Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park that is decked out this spring in red and white. Although planting and blooms were late this year thanks to an unusually cold winter and late spring, the garden is now flourishing, with hints of Canada’s colours throughout. Zinnias with red and white petals have been planted just as a display of red and white tulips finished up for the season. A vertical sculpture of red and white begonias in the shape of a Canada flag is a show-stopper. “It’s subtly themed throughout,” said Jennifer Urbaniak, as she pointed out the colour-

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Jennifer Urbaniak, Coquitlam’s parks program co-ordinator, with a Canada 150 vertical garden in the Inspiration Garden in Town Centre Park. ful zinnias and the beautiful Canadian flag. The city hopes the Canada Day displays at the Inspiration Garden and throughout city

parks, as well as numerous initiatives such as educating people about pollinators, will win judges’ favour during the Communities in Bloom com-

petition on July 17 and 18. While many plants are just getting started, Urbaniak said she expects a great show for the international competition that

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duce cherries, apples and pears, kiwis and even persimmons. Urbaniak said few plants were lost over the cold winter, so gardeners, including about 40 volunteers, expect to be able to harvest fruits as well as vegetables for the food bank run by Share Family and Community Services. The garden that was started in 2009 has developed a bit of a following, with school tours, gardening programs and opportunities for teen and adult volunteers. Urbaniak said people can also drop by to get their gardening questions answered, with hours to be posted on the city’s website later this summer. “Every year we’re seeing an increase in our school tours,” Urbaniak confirmed. “Children like to get their hands dirty.” • For more information about programs, including a June 16 workshop on creating a Canada 150 planter, visit www.coquitlam.ca and look for Inspiration Garden under Recreation Parks and Culture and Parks and Trails. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Adoption of cats, kittens and dogs/ puppies: includes a bag of Hills Science Diet dry food, a free general vet exam 3 days post adoption, spay neuter or spay/neuter certificate should the animal not be old enough at the time of adoption, and a 6 week trial of pet insurance provided by Petsecure.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 15

• Inspire Health hosts The Life Program: A Supportive Cancer Care Workshop, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Port Moody Public Library, 100 Newport Dr. Participants in this free program will learn about lifestyle-related scientific research and the many benefits of a whole-person approach to cancer care. Open to adults with a current or past cancer diagnosis and their supporters. Info: inspirehealth.ca.

SATURDAY, JUNE 17

• Friends of DeBoville Slough will be conducting an invasive plant control work party, 9 a.m.-noon. Volunteers will be working on controlling Japanese knotweed. Meet at kiosk on north side of slough. Tools supplied but you can bring your own favourite lopper or hand pruner. DeBoville Slough is located at the corner of Cedar and Victoria drives in northeast Coquitlam. Wear sturdy footwear and dress for the weather; and remember sunscreen and water if it is hot and sunny. Info: info@fodbs.org.

SUNDAY, JUNE 18

• Shoreline Writers’ Society meets, 1 p.m., Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. Johns St. New writers welcome. Info: Helmi, 604-462-8942.

MONDAY, JUNE 19

• 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 at 7 p.m. at Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody. New members welcome. Info: Darline, 604-466-0017.

TUESDAY, JUNE 20

• Dogwood Garden Club meets, 7 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, Coquitlam. Speaker: Rai Cowan from Amsterdam Nurseries will answer questions on perennials and annuals. Everyone welcome. Info: dogwoodgardenclub/weebly.com.

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• Burke Mountain Naturalists will lead a free 90-minute introductory birding walk around Como Lake in Coquitlam starting at 7 p.m. Info: Lizm 604939-9571.

MONDAY, JUNE 26

• Tri-City Photo Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., Port Moody. Feature: final presentations (fave five), summer assignment and social. Guests always welcome. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca.

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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 Text Amendment to Revise the Parking Requirements for Ground-Oriented Multi-Family Housing and Secondary Suites in Single Family Housing *Note – While this item was originally considered at the Public Hearing held on May 15, 2017, the opportunity for public input on this item will continue at the Public Hearing scheduled for June 26, 2017. The intent of Bylaw 4764, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to revise the parking requirements for Ground-Oriented Multi-Family Housing and Secondary Suites in Single Family Housing. If approved, the text amendment would facilitate the following revisions: • Require two resident parking spaces per unit in all ground-oriented multi-family housing developments, with the exception of those in Transit-Oriented Development areas; • Allow a maximum of 33% of the parking spaces in ground-oriented multi-family housing developments to be in tandem; • Require that a parking space for a secondary suite in a single-family house not obstruct a parking space for the principal dwelling (i.e. not be provided in tandem); and • Increase the minimum lot width of a front-loaded RS-7 and RS-8 lot from 12 metres (40 feet) to 12.8 metres (42 feet). The minimum lot width of a rear-loaded RS-8 lot would remain at 12 metres (40 feet).

Item 2 Addresses: 1311 Hachey Avenue and 325 Millview Street The intent of Bylaw 4772, 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 4772, 2017 from RS-1 One-Family Residential and RM-2 Three Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential to RT-3 Triplex and Quadruplex Residential. The intent of Bylaw 4771, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to facilitate two site-specific amendments to the RT-3 zone for the subject property. The first proposed text amendment will amend the Permitted Uses in the RT-3 zone in order to increase the number of permitted units on one lot from 4 dwelling units to a maximum of 8 dwelling units. The second proposed text amendment would amend the Density Provisions of the RT-3 zone in order to increase the floor area from 0.75 times the lot area to 0.8 times the lot area. If approved, the RT-3 zone and proposed text amendments would facilitate the construction of two quadruplex developments, containing a maximum of 8 dwelling units, in the form of four detached units and four units within two duplex buildings on one lot.

Item 3 Address: 912 Stewart Avenue The intent of Bylaw 4765, 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 4765, 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 carriage house, on each of the resulting lots.

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Item 4

Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan (BLNP)

The intent of Bylaw 4754, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 by replacing the existing Burquitlam Neighbourhood Plan and Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan with the proposed Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan, as well as make related amendments to the Southwest Coquitlam Area Plan and Development Permit Area Guidelines. The intent of Bylaw 4753, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to help implement the vision of the BLNP through housekeeping text amendments which will improve the overall clarity and administration of the BLNP. If approved, the text amendment would facilitate the following revisions: • Update the C-5 zone to provide appropriate height and density for the Lougheed Boulevard area between Alderson and Guilby; • Increase the height limit in the RT-2 Townhouse zone to 3-storeys in Transitoriented areas; and • Amend Schedule ‘0’ to revise the ‘Core’ and ‘Shoulder’ boundary to include all the areas of higher-density in the BLNP. If approved, the proposed Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan will guide the potential growth of 9,000 – 10,000 additional new dwelling units within the Burquitlam and Lougheed neighbourhoods over the next 20-25 years. The proposed BLNP envisions that the Burquitlam and Lougheed areas will become complete transit-oriented neighbourhoods that offer a range of housing types in close proximity to shopping, employment and amenities. 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 June 14 to 26, 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 604-927-3430. How do I provide input? Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity. Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts. Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: Email: 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

he cold and rainy conditions in recent months haven’t been ideal for outdoor activities. But the gloomy weather has provided a good excuse to stay home and read a good book. The staff at Terry Fox Library has read a variety of fiction and non-fiction in the last five months. Here are some top picks from our winter and spring reading that we would like to recommend. Alicia’s selection is Marked by British author Sue Tingey. This is book one of the Soulseer Chronicles. The main character is a psychic who is able to see ghosts. Alicia describes this as an “adventure involving demons and ghosts that you will not be able to put down. It is an exciting and intriguing read. I am eagerly anticipating book two of the series.” The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines is Caroline’s choice: “Chip and Joanna Gaines are one of the most renowned couples in the home improvement television business. This book is much like the Fixer-Upper TV show that made them famous: It is wholesome, light and funny. Diehard fans of the show will likely love this book.”

Dianne recommends the suspenseful The Shadow Year by Hannah Richell. The story takes place in England, with a mystery surrounding an abandoned lakeside cottage and a group of friends. Dianne says this book is a “real page-turner... a tale of deceit and betrayal.” Mikaela’s favourite read so far this year is Uprooted by Naomi Novik. She recommends this action-packed book because it is a “great read for anyone who is a fan of magically crafted stories, slow-burning romances, realistic monsters and classic tales of good triumphing over evil.” Susan recommends The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman, saying this novel is a “beautifully written historical fiction based on the lives of Camille Pissarro and his mother. There are complex

characters as well as brilliant descriptions of life on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas. It is a moving story of family secrets unveiled.” Thurza’s selection is Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right by Jane Mayer. This book is Thurza’s choice because it is an “excellent book for those interested in both American and Canadian politics. It is detailed and very well documented.” My favourite read is the autobiography Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. He is a comedian and host of the Comedy Network program The Daily Show. Noah was born to a black mother and white father in South Africa in 1984, when it was against the law for a mixedracial couple to have a child together. In his biography, Noah describes growing up in apartheid South Africa, being raised by his strong-willed and resilient mother. His tales are often humorous and the reader gets a glimpse of a child growing up in a very different cultural environment. What is truly unforgettable are the harrowing stories Noah tells about living with the restrictions of apartheid. Please visit your local library to ask for more staff picks. A Good Read is a column by TriCity librarians that is published on Wednesdays. Lori Nick works at Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

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Cast and crew with Stage 43 Theatrical Society are off to Vernon next month to represent the Fraser Valley Zone at Theatre BC’s Mainstage. The Coquitlam society advanced to the community theatre provincial competition after taking the coveted Best Production Award at the zone festival in White Rock last month. Stage 43 presented the final show of its L”oh”L Canada 150 season: Bingo! by Canadian playwright Daniel MacIvor and directed by Coquitlam’s Lisa Pope. Besides the Best Production accolade, Stage 43 also walked away with Best Properties (Claire Pinkett); Best Supporting Female Actor (Michelle Berg, in a tie); Best Ensemble (Berg, Leona Atkinson, Aaron Davis, Pierce Ivan and Detton Lake); and Best Director (Pope). In Vernon, Stage 43 will compete against the winning productions from six regional zones: Central Interior, North Island, North Shore, Okanagan, Peace River and Skeena (this year, Greater Vancouver, Kootenay and South Island zones were not able to host festivals). Now, Stage 43 is needs $2,000 to get to Theatre BC, which runs June 30 to July 8. Visit gofundme.com/ bingo2017. Meanwhile, the company also announced its lineup for next year. It will put on two comedies — A Bench in the Sun and The Ladies Foursome — and the musical The Fantasticks. Call 604-927-6555.

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Coquitlam resident Mike Chisholm is chairing the annual BC Highland Games and Scottish Festival for the second year, at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam Town Centre Park. The day-long event is Saturday, June 17. For tickets, visit bchighlandgames.com.

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Elena Lalki modelled a gown at the Little Black Dress gala last month, created by Coquitlam resident Tetyana Golota. The spring event at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver saw 27 emerging and professional designers show their garments to build awareness and raise funds for Help Change My City Alliance, a non-profit group that offers mentorship to troubled and underprivileged youth in Metro Vancouver. Golota, who was featured in The Tri-City News last month, exhibited 19 newly stitched dresses and hats. It was Golota’s third time showcasing her clothing line at the benefit.

The Games at the End of the Train. That’s the slogan Coquitlam special events organizer Mike Chisholm has had up his sleeve for the past couple of years to promote the BC Highland Games and Scottish Festival. But it’s only been this year — since the Evergreen Extension opened last December with its final stop at Lafarge Lake-Douglas, a seven-minute walk from Percy Perry Stadium where the annual celebration will happen on Saturday — that the tag line has kicked into gear. SkyTrain is a big boon to the Games, which is expected to draw up to 10,000 visitors to Coquitlam Town Centre Park between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on June 17. Since Evergreen opened, Chisholm and volunteers have pushed hard to promote the Games around Metro Vancouver: For example, handing out marketing cards at such events as CelticFest Vancouver in March; SkyTrain is featured

prominently on the Games website, too. “We want to entice people out here,” said Chisholm, who is in his second year as the Games’ board chair. “Coquitlam is not that far from Vancouver and we want to show people who have been reluctant to head out this way what’s going on.” And what’s happening is a bevy of competition — heavy events; pipes, drums and bands; and highland dancing — as well as whisky tasting, cultural displays and workshops and other entertainment. This year, the beer garden will be nearly five times the size and will move to the east side of the field, by the Highland Village — a zone that includes four tents. It will have its own stage for performers as well. Rob MacBeth of CKPM FM 98.7 The Point is also charged with programming entertainment on the main stage as well as the north gazebo. Among the Games’ highlights will be a collaborative performance by the Shot of Scotch highland dancers and the Royal Academy of Bhangra dancers — a multicultural show funded by the

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O Canada! Patriotic pride on show at PMAC JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News

An art show that celebrates the beauty of Canada’s national parks travels to Port Moody this week to coincide with the country’s 150th year. Art in the Park 2016, which opens at the Port Moody Arts Centre (PMAC) tomorrow, opens viewers to the landscape of Glacier National Park. A dozen painters, drawers and photographers from

B.C. and Alberta captured the natural and cultural scenes last August after spending four days in the Alpine Club of Canada’s A.O. Wheeler Hut, in the Rogers Pass area. The Art in the Park program started in 2008 between Parks Canada and the Revelstoke Visual Arts Society to turn artists’ eyes to national parks. And its most recent collaboration brought together three artists from Vancouver — Jaymie Johnson (sculpture,

printmaking, pedagogy); Kate Brooks-Heinemann (acrylic); and Jeff Wilson (acrylic), a regular contributor at PMAC — as well as four artists from Revelstoke; the remainder came from Calgary, Fernie, Sorrento, Kelowna and Rosebud. When the PMAC display ends in mid July, the Art in the Park exhibit will make its way to the Peachland Art Gallery and the Kelowna Rotary Centre for the Arts.

Also on Thursday, PMAC will also launch four more shows with a Canadian twist. Tiki Mulvihill will uncover an installation called Ancestral Drift while Pitt Meadows painter Roberta Coombs — a senior signature member in the Federation of Canadian Artists and the Northwest Pastel Society — has Pure Colour. In the Young Artists Gallery, Coquitlam’s Yannie Lo presents Rhode Island Portfolio

winding to the Silk Art Gallery and Gallery Bistro to celebrate the Indigenous Perspectives artists as well as Aboriginal Day. • The opening reception for the five shows is June 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. Johns St.). The artists will attend and refreshments will be served. Call 604-931-2008 or visit pomoarts.ca.

— a nod to her design school, which she will attend this fall — and, in the Appleyard Parlour, there’s the group show called Indigenous Perspectives - Home on Native Land. The latter includes such artists as Adele Arseneau, Windazi (Simon James), Kee Toy Joseph, Philip Hogan and Carl Sam. Meanwhile, on June 23, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., there will be an art walk and cultural evening starting at PMAC and L

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Gabriel and Sarah Chrisman are at Mackin House Museum next week to talk about living a Victorian life — a presentation by the Coquitlam Heritage Society. The Tri-City News caught up with the Port Townsend, Washington State, residents on Monday to discuss their historical project, which officially started on March 12, 2009 — when Gabriel gave his wife a corset for her 29th birthday. TCN: How and where did you meet Gabriel? Sarah: We met my freshman year of college; Gabriel was visiting a friend who was my neighbour in the dormitory. This coincidental meeting was fated to be the best thing that happened to either of us. TCN: What fascinates the two of you about the Victorian era? Sarah: You’ve asked us to keep our answers to two sentences, but really this would require an entire book! In fact, I’ve written more than one on the subject: the first focused on Victorian clothing, the second on etiquette, the third on the fascinating lessons of everyday technology and I’m currently writing several books into a series of historical fiction about the time. TCN: What’s the most common reaction you get? Sarah: Reactions vary by individual and cover a broad spectrum. TCN: What do you miss the most about today’s society? Sarah: Nothing. We live this way because we like it. TCN: What don’t you miss about today’s society? Sarah: Mostly the things people expect us to miss most.

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Authors Sarah and Gabriel Chrisman of Port Townsend, Washington State, will talk about a Victorian gentleman’s dressing sequence at Mackin House Museum (1116 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) on Thursday, June 22 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Admission is $10 and includes tea and scones. Visit coquitlamheritage.ca to save a seat. TCN: Where do you get your information from to conduct this lifestyle? Sarah: Primary sources. We do extensive research on artifacts, in period books, diaries, letters, magazines and archival sources. TCN: What are you still learning about regarding this period? Sarah: There is an infinite amount to learn about any culture, especially when one is as fascinated by detail as we are. The subjects and background for my books helps direct our

research at any given time. TCN: Can you tell me more about your Coquitlam presentation, A Victorian Gentleman’s Dressing Sequence? Sarah: Clothing can be a window into a culture. Our first steps into this lifestyle came from studying Victorian fashion and realizing that there was cultural meaning in every detail; it is one of the most intimate ways possible to understand the past. jcleugh@tricitynews.com @jcleughTC

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Senior acting students at Pinetree secondary — under the direction of Natalee Fera — will present The Lottery (above) and I Hate the Mall tonight and Thursday at 7 p.m. As well, 26 students in the Grade 9 Performing Arts class will show the one-act play Filthy Dougie by Richard Dixon, a retired drama teacher from Gleneagle secondary. Tickets are $5 at the door (3000 Pinewood Ave., Coquitlam).

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COQUITLAM SPORTS HALL OF FAME

Gymnastics coach dedicates career to building better athletes, people Vivien Symington built Club Aviva for every ability MARIO BARTEL

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Vivien Symington feels she never reached her full athletic potential when she was younger because her family moved so often as her father pursued academic and work opportunities in Scotland, England, Vancouver, Seattle and Kingston. So when she opened Club Aviva Gymnastics in 1986, she wanted it to be a place kids could count on to be there for them, to provide them with the instruction, leadership, motivation and equipment to be their best. On the mat, and in life. Thursday, Symington’s success in achieving that will be recognized when she’s inducted as a builder into the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame. She’s one of three builders, two athletes and one team named to the hall for 2017. The ceremony, to be held at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex at 7 p.m., also recognizes a number of Wall of Fame honourees for their achievements in the past year. Symington said she was taken aback when she received the email notifying of her honour, especially as her staff had spent much of the past year working secretly to submit a portfolio of her career. And what a career it has been. Although it didn’t exactly get started on the right foot. That’s because various permitting delays meant she wasn’t able to open Club Aviva’s original location on Booth Avenue

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Vivien Symington started Club Aviva Gymnastics in 1986. Thursday, she’s being inducted in the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame as a builder. her son, she’s excited about letes. She leaves that to speMetro Vancouver with autism until November; she missed the imminent publication of cialized coaches as she builds and other neurodevelopmenthe crucial fall window when the first clinical study of her curriculums for all the club’s tal delays. parents sign their kids up for Empowering Steps Movement programs. Through it all she’s kept her extracurricular activities into Therapy program by scien“If I’m running a program eyes on the prize: providing the winter season. tists from University of British for a three-year-old, that child kids with a positive experience It may have been deserves just as much of my at- Columbia who’ve been workno matter their age, capabiliSymington’s last misstep, ing with her since 2013. tention as a high-performance ties or challenges. though. “That’s one of my greatest athlete,” said Symington. “After “Every child can feel better,” In 1997 she moved the gym achievements,” said Symington all, they may become a high said Symington. “If you’re willto its expansive current home of the program she hopes she’ll performance athlete down the ing to put in the effort, you’ll on Brigantine Drive and five someday be able to expand to road.” have success at some level.” years after that Symington other communities. Even as Symington beTo realize that, Symington launched her passion project, gins the early groundwork knew she’d have to step back a movement therapy program mbartel@tricitynews.com to pass the business on to from working with elite athfor about 150 kids from around @mbartelTC

COQUITLAM HOF CLASS OF 2017

Other 2017 inductees into the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame are: Carlo Corazzin, a goal-scoring striker who played with the Winnipeg Fury and Vancouver 86ers of the Canadian Soccer League, eight seasons in England and 59 games for the Canadian national team. Nick Hebeler helped turn the BC Lions into a perennial Grey Cup contender in the early 1980s that culminated with the team’s first championship in 21 years in 1985. The 1987-88 Centennial Centaurs senior girls basketball teams dominated the province. After winning their first Fraser Valley title in 14 years in 1986, the Centaurs were 1987 and 1988 provincial champions. Barry Parrish has spent much of his adult life on the pool deck, as a volunteer with the Coquitlam Sharks swim club, mentor and official. Ken Winslade has been with the BC High School basketball boys provincial championships for more than 40 years. Wall of Fame honourees are: Ahtletes Connor Hollingshead, Shallon Olsen, Nic Greene, Jacqueline Lew, Christian Del Bianco, Jasmine Glaesser, Adam Jones, Challen Rogers, Samantha McIlwrick, Addy Townsend, Ahmad Zeividavi, Urith Hayley; team Coquitlam Junior Adanacs; coach Pat Coyle of the Jr. Adanacs; volunteers Earlene Graham and Gayle Statton.

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Sr. Adanacs pluck Shamrocks at home

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Laysha Tunti, of the Coquitlam Cheetahs, lands her long jump at the track and field club’s annual Jess Bent Invitational meet, Saturday at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam.

HARRY JEROME CLASSIC

De Grasse faces speedsters Canadian Olympian Andre De Grasse won’t win the 100 metres at the upcoming Harry Jerome International Track Classic in a walk. The event’s headliner will face stiff competition from speedsters Jerome Blake, Wilfried Koffi and Shavez Hart when they step into the starting blocks at Percy Perry Stadium on June 28.

Blake won the BC High School championship in the 100m in 2014. He’s originally from Jamaica but he now lives and trains in Kelowna. Koffi is the African champion in the 100m and 200m. He won the gold medal in the 200m at the World Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, in 2014 and he competed at the 2016

Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Hart, from Abaco, Bahamas, won a silver medal in the 4X100m relay at the 2016 World Indoor Championships in Portland, Ore. Richard K. Miller, of the Achilles Track and Field Society, said there’s only about 600 tickets left.

The Coquitlam Adanacs scored the first two goals of the game, then hung to upset the league-leading Victoria Shamrocks in their Western Lacrosse Association game Saturday at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex. It was the Shamrocks’ first loss in the young season, while Coquitlam improved its record to .500, with two wins and two losses. Matt Symes and Reid Reinholdt staked the Adanacs to a 2-0 lead six minutes into the game before Victoria’s Mike Triolo halved their advantage with four seconds left in the first period. Mike Krgovich restored Coquitlam’s two-goal margin with an unassisted goal early in the second period. After Casey

Jackson got that one back for the Shamrocks three minutes later, the Adanacs went on a three-goal run to build their lead to 6-2. Victoria closed the gap again when Cody Nass and Jackson, with his second, scored just over two minutes apart. But with Adanacs’ keeper Dan Lewis pulled for an extra attacker in the waning seconds, Vinny Ricci beat Shamrocks’ shot stopper Cody Hagedorn unassisted with one tick left on the clock. The goal proved to be the game winner. Victoria exerted pressure in the third period. They outshot the hosts 13-10 and outscored them 2-0, but it wasn’t enough. Reinholdt added two assists to his goal to lead the Coquitlam offence, while

Krgovich, Dean Fairall and Ryan Johnson had two points each. Lewis stopped 35 of the 41 shots he faced. The Adanacs visit the New Westminster Salmonbellies Thursday at Queens Park Arena then host the Burnaby Lakers on Saturday.

JR. ADANACS, SAINTS BOTH WIN

The Junior Adanacs and Port Coquitlam Saints were both victorious in BC Junior A Lacrosse League action over the weekend. The Adanacs beat Nanaimo Timbermen 12-6 Saturday at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. The PoCo Saints thumped the visiting Delta Islanders 14-5 on Friday.

HIGH SCHOOL RUGBY

Talons take 7’s tourney

Gleneagle’s senior boys’ rugby team beat Terry Fox 1 30-5 to win the annual United Rugby Club Sevens tournament on Thursday. Gleneagle used speed and skill to overcome the Ravens’

size advantage. Martin Norman, Taylor Lintott and Devon Columbus scored tries for the Talons, who had earlier defeated the second Terry Fox team that was part of the tournament, 15-5.

Other participants in the tournament included Maple Ridge, Dr. Charles Best, Riverside and Port Moody secondary schools. sports@tricitynews.com

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