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Coquitlam will be pushing for compensation for costs associated with construction of the newly approved Trans Mountain Pipeline through the city’s industrial corridor, says Mayor Richard Stewart. Stewart’s concern is that the city may have to shell out $59 million over 50 years — an average of almost $1.2 million a year — to deal with issues related to the fact that the pipeline will be under city streets. “My job is to make certain the impact of such decisions — whether its natural gas or bitumen or whatever — are managed on behalf of the taxpayers of Coquitlam,” he said. “Right now, we’re pushing harder than any other municipality related to costs associated with hosting a pipeline.” While it’s not known when
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Bev Welsh is surrounded by a sea of colourful roses as she works to ensure her bed is looking its best for the Fraser Pacific Rose Society’s annual rose and floral art show, to be held Saturday and Sunday at Dogwood Pavilion in Coquitlam. Welsh said this year’s roses, which are tended by the society’s members in their own individual beds, are the best she can ever remember seeing them, due to the warm and sunny spring weather. The show, which runs from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, includes free guided tours of the Centennial and Canadian heritage rose gardens, floral arrangement demos as well as opportunities to buy roses and accessories to help grow and look after them. Home gardeners can also enter cuttings, or photographs, of their roses in a competition for cash prizes. For more information, go to www.fprosesociety.org. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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Most people Tyler Cristiano’s age are glued to their smart phones. But this 18-year-old university student is just as captivated by ham radios as he is with the ubiquitous smartphone and, this weekend, he’ll be demonstrating his skills in an international competition at Castle Park in Port Coquitlam. Called the ARRL Field Day, the event June 22 and 23 is open to the public and will involve ham radio operators
Tyler Cristiano is preparing for Field Day this weekend at Port Coquitlam’s Castle Park. TRI-CITY NEWS fILE PHOTO
communicating with one another from remote sites all over North America, with groups racking up points for the number and type of group they reach over a 24-hour period.
Field Day has been an annual event since 1933 and remains the most popular happening in the ham radio world, according to ARRL, the national association for amateur radio.
For Cristiano, who will be taking part along with about 20 other members of the PoCo amateur radio group, the event is an opportunity to compete but also a chance to demonstrate how ham radios will be used in an emergency. “Field day allows us to test all our radio devices and, basically, the event simulates what it would be like in an actual disaster or emergency,” he told The Tri-City News. Since he was 14, the PoCo resident has had an amateur radio licence, which allows him to also be part of the city’s emergency response plan. If an earthquake, flood or other disaster were to occur, knocking out power throughout the city, ham radio operators such as Cristiano would
be tasked with communicating with authorities via radio frequencies, using radios running on power from generators. These are located at important PoCo facilities, such as the recreation complex and city hall, and would likely require 24-hour monitoring. Field Day replicates these conditions, as operators take turns on the radios, working shifts throughout the day and night, on equipment run on generator power rather than the city’s electricity grid. The Riverside grad who is taking technical theatre courses at Capilano University said he first got interested in ham radios when his mom became involved with PoCo’s emergency preparedness program. “At that age, I thought it was
fascinating you could talk to people pretty much across the world, just over the radio. It wasn’t internet, email or phone call or texting,” he said. Now, he hopes Field Day inspires other people to take emergency planning seriously, through their fascination with this old-style but still important technology. • Field day in PoCo will run June 22 and 23, with the public encouraged to visit Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Blue Mountain Park in Coquitlam will also be the scene of ham radio activity from 11 a.m. Saturday to 11 a.m. Sunday. That’s when the Coquitlam, Burnaby and New Westminster amateur radio clubs will again be jointly conducting their annual Field Day.
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CALENDAR Thursday, June 20 Coquitlam Foundation Awards Ceremony 6 – 9 p.m. coquitlamfoundation.com
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Free Wi-Fi in City Parks Get connected with Coquitlam as we roll out free Wi-Fi in the coming months to our City parks making it even easier to access information while on the move. As part of our five-year plan to enhance services through the use of technology, the rollout will take place across 14 new locations, including visitor hot spots and outdoor pools. Rollout Schedule: Y June – Town Centre Park (east of Lafarge Lake), Eagle Ridge Pool Y July – Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex (including the arenas, pool and fitness centre), Dogwood Pavilion, Poirier Community Centre Y August – Mundy Park Field House, Spani Pool, Blue Mountain Park, Mackin Park (south) Y September – Como Lake Park, Smiling Creek Park, Cottonwood Park Y October – Victoria Park Y December – Queenston Park
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From restaurants to recreation centres – and anything in-between – everything you want to know about Coquitlam’s City Centre will be at your fingertips, thanks to the new interactive touchscreen Community Info Hub, located on Pinetree Way, outside the Lafarge Lake-Douglas SkyTrain station. Set to launch this week, the double-sided multi-touch screens will showcase the many activities and amenities in the City Centre area and provide an accessible and easy-to-use access point for community information. The pilot project is Coquitlam’s first Community Info Hub – check out a brief video demo at coquitlam.ca/smart. FITNESS & FUN
Smiling Creek & Summit Summer Closures Classes at Smiling Creek Activity Centre and Summit Community Centre have completed for the summer. Thanks for supporting our programs! Be in the know when fall programs start by subscribing to our PRC E-news. Go to coquitlam.ca/enews and sign up today. DID YOU KNOW?
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2018 Annual Report In accordance with Sections 97–99 of the Community Charter, the City of Coquitlam is pleased to share its 2018 Annual Report, which highlights our accomplishments, activities and financial results for the year ending Dec. 31, 2018. The report will be considered by Council at their Council-in-Committee meeting June 24 at 2 p.m. in the Council Committee Room at City Hall. You can view the report online at coquitlam.ca/annualreport or in person at the Financial Services counter of City Hall (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.). Verbal comments may be provided in person during the Council-in-Committee meeting, June 24 and written comments can be submitted by 11 a.m. in advance of the meeting, June 24. Visit coquitlam.ca/annualreport for details.
Capital Project Road Work Watch for repaving this summer as part of the City’s annual capital program: Y David Ave: Glenbrook St. to Shaughnessy St. Y Laurentian Cres.: Austin Ave. to Brunette Ave. Y Lansdowne D.: Guildford Way to Briarcliffe Dr. Work will take place Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. (some occasional Saturday work). Traffic flow and street parking on Lansdowne Dr. and Laurentian Cres. will be impacted – lane closures will be in place so plan an alternate route. coquitlam.ca/roadwork
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Wildfire concerns have prompted Coquitlam to step up enforcement in municipal parks. Council is considering hiring two bylaw officers on a seasonal basis with a focus on patrolling forested areas, particularly Mundy Park and along the Coquitlam River. The new officers would be tasked with keeping an eye out for smoking, which is prohibited in parks, as well as illegal fires and barbecuing during high-risk wildfire months. “It is going to be focused on park management during the hot season,” said Raul Allueva, the current deputy city manager and former general manager of parks and recreation. “A lot of it is going to be educational.” The cost of hiring two bylaw officers on a six-month basis is $68,000, according to a staff report. A budget request will be made as part of the 2020 financial plan but the report stated that auxiliary officers could be rotated into the parks as early as this summer. The city considered setting up a volunteer-run park
patrol program but said similar initiatives in Surrey and Richmond were difficult to sustain and were cancelled. The decision to hire additional bylaw staff comes after a delegation of concerned residents asked council in January to increase park patrols. They said the prevalence of smoking, barbecuing and illegal fires along the Coquitlam River during the summer put the area at risk. Staff said the city already steps up patrols of parks during the warmer months and has a new communications plan for advising residents that municipal green spaces are, by law, smoke-free. Most forested areas in Coquitlam are adjacent to roads, providing access to fire hydrants and making them more accessible for firefighters, the report added. “The risk of a significant wildfire in Coquitlam River Park is low and if a wildfire were to start there is a high likelihood that the fire/rescue department would respond quickly and have it contained before any significant damage is done,” said the report. Still, hiring additional bylaw officers could help educate the public about the fire dangers, said Coun. Teri Towner. “Hopefully, people will understand that the forests are dryer, the summers are hotter and we have to respect our forests,” she said.
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A green school for Coquitlam won’t be built without extra money and support from the community, the province and the city, School District 43 trustees were told last week. And a funding commitment is needed as soon as possible or the new joint middle/ secondary school for Burke Mountain won’t be built by 2023 as promised. “We can deliver the product but you will need to advocate,” was secretary treasurer Chris Nicoll’s blunt assessment at the June 11 board of education meeting. Plans are in the works to build a net-zero school — one that wouldn’t use more energy than it produces — but to add solar panels and wind turbines, rain water systems to flush toilets, and geothermal energy to heat buildings would cost more money than needed to build a typical school. Taking steps to slow climate change and concerns about energy efficiency — utilities can be costly — were among the reasons for wanting to build a school to standards higher than LEED (Leadership
Premier John Horgan was in Coquitlam last month to pledge $47.3 million for Sheffield elementary on Burke Mountain. School District 43 hopes the premier will return for an announcement for funding for a joint middle/secondary school on Burke. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO
in Environmental Design) Gold. “Climate change is being seen as something that is a critical emergency in our country,” said Ivano Cecchini, the district’s executive director for facility planning services. “ He said the new school with green design and conservation measures could also be used to teach the students how to be environmental stewards. But while trustees were enthusiastic about the plan, some raised concerns about the additional costs and the challenges of obtaining more funding for a green school. “What’s viable?” asked Coquitlam Trustee Craig Woods, who noted that the district has an “immense bubble”
of ongoing capital projects. He said finding partners is “a key component as to whether this project moves forward or not.” The city of Coquitlam is already a partner in the project, having contributed to the project, which will also have a turf field, with a $5-million contribution from developer Wesbild, and other park amenities There will also be a public campaign to search for partners to help cover the premium cost. “The more endorsement and support you will get the better off you will be,” Port Coquitlam Trustee Christine Pollock said. Trustees agreed to work on a plan to build support for the
project that would serve the growing community of Burke Mountain. Although they don’t meet again publicly until Sept. 24, trustees expressed hope that work could be done to get additional funding for the green initiatives. At just four years away, the district is on a fast-track to try to get provincial funding but, so far, there has been no commitment for the project. The board may need to put some of its funds to getting plans under way, Cecchini said, or “we take a pause” and the school won’t open by 2023. “We need to get approval from the province as soon as possible,” Port Coquitlam Trustee Michael Thomas said.
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New Sheffield-Partington Neighbourhood Elementary School Design Open House You’re Invited! Attend the open house to view the design of the new Sheffield-Partington neighbourhood elementary school presented by the architects and district staff. The purpose of the open house is: • To present designs for the new school and to share updates (6:00 - 6:30 p.m.); • To answer questions and receive comments (6:30 - 7:30 p.m.). When: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, 2019 Where: Smiling Creek Elementary – Multi-Purpose Room 3456 Princeton Avenue, Coquitlam
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New speed signs, flashing pedestrian crossing beacons and traffic buttons will be added to a few of Port Coquitlam’s roads to slow drivers down. The improvements — some of which have yet to come before city council for approval — are the result of a 2018 traffic count on six north-south arterials: Pitt River Road, Fremont Connector and Westwood, Shaughnessy, Oxford and Broadway streets. The count, which cost $24,500, was aimed to analyze traffic to help drivers better navigate PoCo roads — and at the speed limit. A count is underway for east-west arterials while collector routes will be measured next year. Melanie Burton, PoCo’s manager of infrastructure planning, outlined recommendations before committee of council last week, to be reviewed for future capital plans: • Westwood Street: Designed to carry 30,000 vehicles a day between Lougheed Highway and Kingsway and 15,000 north of Lougheed. The city is eyeing widening it north of Lougheed to ease traffic flow and to prepare for the redevelopment of PoCo Place
Shaughnessy Street is just one of the north-south routes the city of Port Coquitlam studied during its 2018 traffic count. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO
mall. TransLink is looking at making Westwood part of its Major Road Network (MRN), meaning it would qualify for maintenance and rehabilitation funding. • Shaughnessy Street: Designed to carry 30,000 vehicles a day, it’s now operating at about half that number on average. Intersection updates at Eastern Drive will be considered in the 2021 capital plan. • Oxford Street: Designed to carry 20,000 vehicles a day, it’s operating at 39% of capacity. A new traffic signal at Coquitlam Avenue will be discussed. • Pitt River Road: Designed to carry 20,000 vehicles a day, it’s now operating at 29% of capacity. City staff have logged requests from residents to upgrade pedestrian crossings:
A flashing beacon is proposed for the Langan crosswalk, plus a sidewalk and curb bulge, while a beacon is planned for the Yukon crosswalk next year. As well, traffic buttons at Brown and Taylor avenues to stop heavy trucks from using the route will be up for review next year. • Broadway Street: Designed to carry 30,000 vehicles a day, the road currently sees about half of that but most drivers are going an average of 20 km/h faster than the limit. More signs will be posted and a permanent speed reader installed. Staff will also look at the McLean/Kingsway intersection, which is clogged at peak times. • Fremont Connector: Designed to carry 30,000 vehicles a day, it’s now operating
at 26% of its capacity and commuters are driving 15 km/h over the speed limit. A traffic light at the Dominion intersection will be considered while a pedestrian-activated signal is proposed at Seaborne for next year. Mayor Brad West told committee at its June 11 meeting that speeding is the number one complaint from residents and he called on police to step up enforcement. He said Coquitlam RCMP’s scarecrow — a cardboard cutout of a Mountie holding a radar speed gun at traffic — is “creative but it’s no replacement for an officer giving out tickets.� Coun. Dean Washington said the traffic count results also highlight the effects of development on Burke Mountain in Coquitlam.
People in dire financial straits who are about to be evicted for not paying rent could have access to a lifeline if Share Family and Community Services is successful in starting a rent bank for the Tri-Cities. The social service agency has been in discussions with some Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody city councillors with the goal of tapping into a new province-wide rental bank system. The province has provided the Vancity Community Foundation with $10 million to start community rent banks and Share, which has been working with Coun. Glenn Pollock in PoCo and Amy Lubik in PoMo as well as some Coquitlam councillors, says inquiries are being made to get a rent bank here that would provide loans to renters facing short-term financial difficulties. “We see it as a very important piece in helping folks who are vulnerable in this community,� said
Share CEO Claire MacLean. The loans would be made to people facing financial difficulties, such as the death of a spouse or an illness, with the idea the money would be paid back when renters are more financially stable. Pollock said the rent bank is an important tool to keep people housed. The PoCo councillor said he has been an advocate for one for his city for a number of years, even obtaining start-up funding from unions and Vancity and support from PoMo’s Lubik, but they couldn’t get enough money to sustain the program, he said. With the Vancity Community Foundation working on a provincial plan, the funding gap may be filled, Pollock said, and local people facing eviction could soon get help. New Westminster and Surrey already have rent banks and PoCo could use one, too, as another tool to keep housing affordable, he said.
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Public Hearing Notice When: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 7pm • Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody, B.C. Port Moody Council is holding a Public Hearing to consider the following two applications: LOCATION MAP - 2801 - 2831 St. George Street
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Get in touch! How do I get more information? Ask questions and review the applications at the Planning Division counter on the 2nd floor of City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. between 8:30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, or online at portmoody.ca/publichearing after June 17, 2019. You can also contact us at planning@portmoody.ca or 604.469.4540.
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2. Location: Harbour Heights Village Bylaw Number: Zoning Amendment Bylaw 3197 Applicant: City of Port Moody Purpose: The City of Port Moody has initiated the rezoning of 57 lots in Harbour Heights Village from Comprehensive Development Zone 2 (CD2) to Single Detached Residential (RS1) to provide development standards that are easy to understand and administer, and are consistent with other single family zoned areas in Port Moody.
How can I provide input? 1. If you believe your property is affected by either one of these applications, comment directly to Council on June 25, 2019. 2. You can also send a submission in writing before 12 noon on June 25, 2019 by emailing clerks@portmoody.ca or faxing 604.469.4550. AndrĂŠ Boel, MCIP, RPP General Manager of Planning and Development
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Dry weather means local forested areas are tinder dry Could Bert Flinn Park go up in smoke? That’s the concern after reports of campfires in the park on Port Moody’s north shore. This week, Port Moody Fire Rescue is reminding residents that fire pits, campfires and bonfires are banned anywhere in the city at any time of the year after hearing reports of campfires in local forests. PoMo firefighters have been honing their woodland interface firefighting skills and have amassed thousands of dollars worth of sprinklers, hoses and other firefighting equipment to fight these blazes. But the last thing they want is to have is a human-caused fire in the trees on the edge of the city. “Port Moody is a wildland/urban interface, which means our homes, schools and businesses are adjacent to our urban forests, city parks and green spaces,” Fire Chief Ron Coulson said in a press release. “We’re very lucky to live in such a beautiful place but it means we need to be vigilant about preventing fires. “The ban on open fires of any kind, including fire pits,
bonfires and campfires, helps to keep our community safe by reducing the chance of a fire spreading and threatening our families, our homes and our natural environment,” he added. Open fires are dangerous and prohibited year-round but are a special concern when forests dry out in the summer, turning fields and forests into fuel. Coulson is urging residents to visit firesmartcanada.ca for tools and tips. In 2017, the city adopted the campfire ban bringing Port Moody in line with all other Lower Mainland municipalities, and people can be fined $250 for having an open fire. They may, however, use CSA- or UL-rated outdoor heating devices such as fire tables or fire pits that use liquid or gaseous fuels, as well as CSA- or UL-rated barbecues or cooking devices that use charcoal briquettes or liquid or gaseous fuels. Still, when the fire danger rating reaches extreme, Port Moody Fire Rescue may order a temporary ban on the use of all outdoor cooking or warming appliances in city parks, forested lands, and public green spaces. Smoking is also not permitted in any city parks, sports venues, school premises, playgrounds and beaches.
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The Ioco lands may one day house families if long-term plans to redevelop the former Imperial Oil townsite push through. But a school site for the area is not in the cards, at least for now. June 11, the School District 43 board of education approved its Eligible School Site Proposal (ESSP) to charge developers more to help pay for land for new schools, But this year, land for a future PoMo school at Ioco has been taken off the list. With this change, SD43 hopes, Port Moody council can be convinced to support the document and plans to wrest more money from developers to cover the rising cost of land. The decision to drop the Ioco area school while retaining need for a school for the future Flavelle waterfront development next to Rocky Point Park was done as a compromise to get PoMo to support the 2019/’20 ESSP. Last year the city balked, said secretary treasurer Chris Nicolls, forcing SD43 to seek
A school for the Anmore/Ioco area is no longer in the long-term plans for School District 43 in a bid to appease Port Moody council, which last year rejected the annual Eligible School Site Proposal, which sets the fees developers pay toward land for new schools. GooGle Maps
mediation, and while some meetings have happened, the issue has yet to be resolved. “They didn’t believe that we needed the Ioco school site or the site we had labelled Port Moody Waterfront. We have now relabelled [the second school on the proposed development for Flavelle] Port Moody Centre.” The hope is the compromise will convince PoMo to approve this year’s ESSP, which is produced annually to identify what land is needed for future schools, what the land costs will be and how much development fees should contribute to property acquisition. Nicolls also acknowledged that plans to redevelop Ioco aren’t as far along as those for the Flavelle waterfront.
In addition to a school called Port Moody Centre, the school district has identified a need for land for a new Burke Mountain elementary school called Hazel Coy. The land costs alone for this 455-student school would be about $17 million. Land is also needed for a new elementary school in Coquitlam’s City Centre, Marigold, Riverwalk and Fraser Mills, with land costs estimated at between $17 million and $33 million, depending on the school and location. The proposal seeks to raise fees to $1,000 from $654 for low-density housing units and to $600 from $392 for highdensity. This isn’t the first time PoMo has objected to the ESSP, opposing it in 2014 because of
disagreements on development numbers SD43 used to gauge the need for future schools in the city. Nicolls said he believes about $180,000 to $250,000 was lost this past year during the dispute because higher fees couldn’t be charged while land costs either stabilized or continued to escalate. But exact numbers are hard to come by because they are dependent on the number of units planned and how far along the development is in the approval pipeline, and shortfalls would be covered by the province anyway. “We’re hoping that everybody finds that common ground and the importance of moving forward with purpose on the ESSP,” Nicolls said.
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heir tactics may be controversial but protesters who rallied in Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam last week in support of local homeless people are raising issues that need to be addressed. Every person counts and while the Tri-Cities may have a relatively small number of homeless people — compared to other cities, such as Surrey, Langley and Vancouver, which have two to 10 times the number of people without homes, according to the 2017 count — it’s still important to meet their complex needs. Those who argue that en-
suring people living rough have shelter, food and access to medical care is throwing good money after bad only have to look across the Pitt River for an example of how bad things can get when social issues are ignored. There, in Maple Ridge, the community has been in an uproar over the Anita Place camp and plans to build 51 units of modular housing, with supports. Here, an orderly process of issue identification, support and, ultimately, construction led to the establishment of a shelter and transitional housing at 3030 Gordon Ave., where 30 individual rooms are available, and are filled nightly, as well as 30 units for longer stays. The operation of this shelter has not been without controversy, and in recent months, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam have been taking a closer look
at community impacts, such as discarded needles, loitering, social disturbances and other issues, particularly affecting nearby businesses. But for the most part, the task force found that the shelter reduced community harms more than exacerbating them. But 3030 Gordon might not be enough. This past winter, it turned away 30 people and it appears there are more homeless people than there are homes in the Tri-Cities, creating a number of problems which protesters identified last week. For example, people, understandably don’t like their belongings taken and are occasionally startled by bears. The community, meanwhile, is concerned about safety and the proliferation of camps, needles and campfires. Providing more housing would help and modular units
appear to be an affordable option, with Riverview an ideal location for construction because services are already available. Transportation remains an issue that would need to be resolved. Other gaps in services include too few hot meals, inadequate mental health and addictions services, and the lack of a warming room for people in the cold and wet weather. This seems like a long list of fixes. But bringing these services takes more than money — it takes community support and the local protesters would be advised to work with established groups such as the Tri-Cities Homelessness and Housing Task Group and Hope for Freedom Society, as well as city councils, to build community acceptance for the programs and housing they so badly need.
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The Editor, Re. “Vagramov case to proceed summarily” (June 17, tricitynews.com). I am paying my Port Moody property taxes today and it caused me to update myself on the city’s position with respect to Mayor Rob Vagramov. More than 80 days ago, Mayor Vagramov’s request for an indefinite leave of absence was granted by city council. While I agree that removing himself from the mayor’s position is in the best interests of the city, I struggle with paying him a salary while the city receives no benefit.
Putting aside the employment aspects, which I expect are complex, I find the moral implications disturbing. If any city employee were facing a similar legal matter, they may perhaps be given a day or two’s leave to attend court or related meetings but I doubt they would be paid a salary for an indefinite absence. Surely there are activities the mayor can do to ease the load of the city councillors (who are taking on his role in addition to their own), or to provide support to the city in other non-public-facing role. Other than brief absences that
would be granted to other employees, he would then be able to put in a full working week at city hall and demonstrate that in return for his salary, the city and taxpayers are receiving some benefit. How can Mayor Vagramov expect the support of the city staff and the electorate when he takes money from the city in return for nothing? Even if he is cleared of any wrongdoing or the case is dropped, do we want a mayor, a leader, that believes this is the right thing to do? I, for one, do not. I encourage Port Moody councillors to recognize and
respect that Mayor Vagramov’s request to remove himself from his position is in the best interests of the city but that they take whatever action is necessary to ensure that taxpayers receive a benefit in return for the salary he is being paid or that that salary is also suspended. I would also propose that a code of conduct is developed to address how such situations should be managed should they arise in the future. Lastly, I would like to thank the councillors who are stepping in to fulfill the mayor’s duties. Craig Jackson, Port Moody
The Editor, Re. “Investigation: Deadly fentanyl now BC addicts’ drug of choice” (tricitynews. com, June 5). The content of this article is informative but I must take exception with the use of the word “addict” and the phrase “drug abusers” when describing people who use drugs (PWUD). Language is powerful. It can uplift those who are sad. It can empower those who are shy. But language can also harm, destroy, denigrate and inflict such pain. The word “addict” and the phrase “drug abusers” discredit PWUD in the eyes
of others by stigmatizing them. An “addict” is someone we can ignore, turn our backs on. Our language damages those who use drugs by pushing them away from treatment and away from those who can provide assistance and support. If we as a society truly want to offer care, support and assistance to those who use substances, then we must change the way we describe them. Think before you speak. Gerry Gramozis, Department of Psychology and Social Sciences, Douglas College
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ort Coquitlam Mayor Brad West says he often hears about young families moving to his city. They come to the suburbs because they want to own a home and have space for recreation. And it’s for them — and the city’s current population of around 60,000 — that he says the Port Coquitlam community centre is being built, a $132-million facility in the downtown core that’s due to open, in part, later this summer. “They are our future,” West said during a tour Monday of the unfinished facility accompanied by the city’s chief administrative officer, Kristen Dixon, recreation director Lori Bowie and communications manager Pardeep Purewal as well as a representative from the builder, Ventana Construction. Since ground was broken two years ago, about 400 tradespeople have worked on Phase 1 to build the two NHLsized rinks — to be opened in time for hockey, ringette and skating season, in late August or early September — as well as a library that’s about the same size as the current Terry Fox Library but split over two levels. A few months later will come the opening of phases 1B and 1C: the multipurpose rooms, including one for use by Wilson Centre seniors; a commercial kitchen; a lounge; a games room; a fitness centre, in which users can look north to the mountains or down to the swimming pool, plus a studio; and a pool. (A third ice sheet, with more spectator viewing space, and a gym are scheduled to be open next summer while the outdoor plaza and underground parking will launch in fall 2021.) The swimming pool, with an accessible hot tub and lazy river, was designed as a leisure pool with a maximum depth of four feet. Cost was the main reason the city didn’t opt for competitive swimming lanes, Dixon said.
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• $52 million borrowed from the Municipal Finance Authority, to be paid back over 30 years • $41.2 million from various internal and reserve accounts • $17 million from city land sales (including the former public works yard for the residential and commercial component of the project) • $12.5 million from the federal government • $7.3 million from community recreation complex levies, from 2015 to ’19 • $2 million from the $25-per-year parcel tax, from 2017 to ’20. “We wanted to complement what we already have at Hyde Creek [rec centre] and Centennial [pool],” she said (the latter, recently renovated at a cost of $2.7-million, has its grand opening next weekend). Still, the community centre pool will have some features that the others don’t: Three of its glass doors will slide up so swimmers can also run through the fenced-off spray park in the outdoor plaza. While the facility has a West Coast feel — with fir beams, polished concrete floors and lots of natural light — there are environmentally friendly elements such as LED lighting and electric car charging stations in the parkade (it will have about 470 stalls). Dixon said the city has budgeted an extra $1.2 million a year to operate the centre. West stressed city council did not want the word “recreation” in the new title. “It’s designed with the community in mind,” he said. “All the spaces connect. Whether you’re two [years old] or 75, there’s going to be something for everyone. It’s our gathering place.”
Top: Mayor Brad West takes in the expansive pool building that is part of the city’s new $132-million Port Coquitlam community centre. Above left: The view from the second floor of the new Terry Fox Library, across to the front entrance and fitness centre. Above right: West checks out one of two new arenas that are nearing completion. A third arena will be constructed in the project’s next phase. Left: Workers power wash exterior brick work at the swimming pool complex. Below: PoCo’s director of recreation, Lori Bowie, says the commercial-grade kitchen that will service the new Wilson Centre as well as other components of the rec complex was the result of collaboration between several groups. PHOTOS: MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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The 88th BC Highland Games and Scottish Festival brought out the tartan in visitors young and old to Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park last Friday and Saturday. The event kicked off with a traditional Scottish ceilidh on Friday, featuring a piping competition and music by The Paperboys. But it really got its highland fling going the next day with dancing and piping competitions, Scottish fiddling, Gaelic workshops, a kilt primer, Scottish country dancing demonstrations, whisky tasting, a cannon salute from the Fort Fraser Garrison and, of course, the popular heavy sports events. The latter is comprised of distance events like putting the stone, as well as the Scottish hammer, and height events such as the sheaf toss in which competitors toss a similated sheaf of wheat that weighs between 10 and 20 pounds over a bar using a pitchfork. Some of the burliest competitors also tackled the caber toss, trying to heave a 15- to 23-foot long pole — or caber — end over end as straight and accurately as possible. More lightweight enterainment included a haggis hunt, a sheep roundup, a kilt dash for kids, displays of Scottish culture and British cars as well as a Scottish trivia contest. ELAINE FLEURY AND ROBERT MCDONALD PHOTOS
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Red dresses a powerful symbol at DC REDdress commemorates missing, murdered women
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Friday is National Indigenous Peoples’ Day and there are several events in the Tri-Cities, including a student festival at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody hosted by students and staff of School District 43’s Aboriginal Education program. The event, which runs from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., will also include a free drop-in lacrosse for beginners and advanced players. From 6 to 9:30 p.m., there will be a water blessing ceremony with Elder Ta7ah Amy George and Charlene Aleck from Tsleil Waututh First Nation as well as a feast at 7:30 p.m. and entertainment beginning at 8 p.m.
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It’s not laundry day at Douglas College The 24 red dresses hung from trees at the school’s Coquitlam campus and blowing in the gentle late-spring breeze are a symbol of something much more serious. The dresses, which range from a fancy prom gown to a simple child’s frock, are a local take on the REDress Project, an art installation initiated in 2014 by Métis artist Jaime Black to commemorate more than 1,000 missing and murdered Indigenous women across Canada. The garments were gathered and hung by students in Teresa Howell’s third-year psychology course at Douglas that focusses on cultural competency and counselling in Indigenous communities. Howell said the students’
Douglas College instructor Teresa Howell adjusts one of 24 red dresses hung by students in her third-year psychology course to symbolize missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
display is a way to create deeper understanding of issues like racism and oppression of Indigenous people by showing, in a real way, their consequences. “It’s looking at the bigger picture of systemic racism and how it can be detrimental to everybody,” Howell said. The dresses are hung in
trees along the school’s main walk from Pinetree Way that passes right by its Indigenous garden, as well as around the plaza to the main entrance. An explanatory card is pinned to each one. “I wanted it to be easy for people to know what it is about,” Howell said. The timing of the dresses’
appearance is no accident, either. The installation began June 7, just four days after the federal government released the final report from its inquiry into the social, economic, cultural and historical causes of violence against Indigenous women and girls that launched in 2016. While one of the report’s
conclusions was there was no reliable way to determine how many Indigenous women have been murdered or gone missing over the years, it did say the murder rate for Indigenous women in Canada was almost six times higher from 2001 to ’15 than it was for non-Indigenous women. The report blamed “persistent and deliberate human and Indigenous rights violations and abuses,” and recommended “dismantling the structure of colonialism within Canadian society.” Howell said the dresses make the statistics and bureaucratic statements more real, driving the issue home to young people when they’re still seeking their
place in the world. “They’re at such a pivotal age to gain awareness and to look at the world in a different way,” she said, adding she’s confident at least one or two might heed the message of the dresses as a call to action to begin volunteering or even alter their career path. “People learn quite viscerally.” Howell said she hopes the dresses will remain in place through the school’s summer semester, beckoning curiosity from passersby and, hopefully, sparking a dialogue, not only amongst students but across the community. “It’s powerful.”
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But he’s not hopeful, given the challenges the city has faced with delays and costs due to the FortisBC natural gas pipeline replacement project on Como Lake Avenue. “Our challenge on United Boulevard [is] if you thought the conditions are challenging on Como Lake, United Boulevard has the worst soil conditions in the entire community. It’s built on landfill and debris from nearly a century of industrial activity.” And while project proponents, originally Kinder Morgan, promised $300,000 in scholarships for students and $1 million for Mackin Park improvements as community benefits, Stewart said he doesn’t think the money is enough to compensate taxpayers for the costs and the disruption. The pipeline will triple the capacity of the pipeline system from 300,000 to 890,000 barrels a day, and over the years has generated significant concern from various groups in the Tri-Cities. Among those are the city of Port Moody, which opposed the project because of concerns about spills, and local environmentalists worried about a proposal to stage
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Regular Council
THE POP-UP YOUTH PARK! Join us for slushies, sushi and summer fun to celebrate the grand opening on Coquitlam's newest hang-out, the Pop-up Youth Park presented by Coast Capital Savings. Join a pick-up game, hang in the hammocks, lounge on the pop-up beach or just indulge in the free good. Free giveaways to the first 100 youth to pop-in! Friday, June 28 | 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Mundy Park, near the lacrosse box
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Get Involved—We Need You! Volunteer with the Parks Youth Team Do you have ideas for the new Pop-up Youth Park in Mundy Park? We want to hear from you! Park Spark is looking for high school students who want to get involved at the new outdoor youth space, with activities like organizing and working as part of team. Contact Mo at 604-927-6329 or masadian@coquitlam.ca to get started.
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Interested in adopting a library? We’re looking for volunteers to monitor the equipment library and liaise with our Park Spark team to keep to help keep the libraries well-stocked and in good condition.
www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts Agendas for the Regular Council and Council-in-Committee Meetings will be available online at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the scheduled meetings.
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Family, friends make big ERH contribution $100k is in memory of Jean Peacock, who died last year
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Jean Peacock started to volunteer at Eagle Ridge Hospital right after it opened in 1984. The Port Moody mother of three daughters loved to show school kids around the labs at ERH, introducing them to microscopes and surgical equipment as well as to staff. “They came away thinking it was a fun place to go rather than a scary place,” her husband, Jim Peacock, said. Over the years, Jean Peacock was in and out of medical institutions herself after her heart was damaged by chemotherapy and radiation — treatments she received after a breast cancer diagnosis in 1985; macular degeneration also affected her eyes later on, Jim Peacock told The Tri-City News. Jean Peacock died last September at ERH, just four days shy of her 89th birthday and about three years after she and her husband had made their first financial contribution to ERH. Then, they wrote a cheque for $6,500 to the ERH Foundation to mark their 65th wedding anniversary. It was the first donation made toward its upcoming capital campaign for the hospital expansion, said
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Jim Peacock with his daughters Virginia Balcom, Kerry Peacock and Peggi Peacock and Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation executive director Charlene Giovannetti-King with their $100,000 contribution to ERH. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Charlene Giovannetti-King, the foundation’s executive director. Last Wednesday, friends and family who gave to the Jean Peacock Memorial Fund, which was set up shortly after her death, saw their money reinvested into that same capital fund. Their $100,000 gift was announced at the foundation’s annual donor appreciation dinner in honour of Jean Peacock’s cardiologist, Dr. Benjamin Leung; in recognition of the sizeable amount, two cardiology monitoring rooms now under development at the hospital will bear Jean Peacock’s name. “We were pleased that we were able to do it,” said Jim Peacock, a retired public relations pro who also provided in-
kind marketing and publicity services to the foundation over the years. “We lived in Port Moody and it’s been the right thing to do.” Giovannetti-King said the foundation’s $5-million drive is now 65% funded and, to date, more than 12 spaces have been named through leadership donations such as the Peacocks’. “However, we are far from finished,” she said in an email to The Tri-City News. “We still have a long way to go and although construction has started on the first of many phases to expand Eagle Ridge Hospital, we are inviting you, our community, to join us on the journey.” • Visit erhf.ca to make an online donation to the capital campaign.
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Zoning Bylaw Amendment for 2645 Kingsway Avenue Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 4131
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PUBLIC HEARING 6 pm on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall
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• See it online: www.portcoquitlam.ca/annualreport. • Fax or email any concerns, comments or questions for Council to consider by 4:30 pm on Friday, June 21 to the contact information below. • You can also attend the Council meeting when it will be considered: Tuesday, June 25 at 7 pm in the Council Chambers, on the third oor at City Hall.
Members of the public will have an opportunity to express their views at the meeting or can submit written opinions to: corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca
Council cannot receive new or additional information on this application after the public hearing.
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Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspect the bylaw and any related reports and plans at: Development Services, Port Coquitlam City Hall Annex 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays) until 4:00 pm on June 25, 2019. Carolyn Deakin, Assistant Corporate Officer 604.927.5212 | corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca
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exchanged for a prize when turned in at the department’s headquarters on St. Johns Street. PMPD’s Jason Maschke said the scavenger hunt for cop rocks is the latest initiative to further forge the bond between the department and the community it serves. Last year, PMPD invited kids to announce locations of their summertime lemonade stands so officers could drop by for a refreshing drink.
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A new generation is being exposed to Cop Rock — and not because the 1990 musical police drama that was once ranked amongst the worst TV shows of all time has found a new life on Netflix. These are actual rocks. And actual cops. Port Moody Police have placed 16 specially painted rocks along the city’s walking trails at Rocky Point Park and on the shoreline, as well as in Bert Flinn Park and at White Pine Beach, that can be
Jason Maschke of Port Moody Police with the specially-painted cop rocks that have been placed alongside walking trails in the city. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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Port Moody’s Annual Report In accordance with Sections 97 to 99 of the Community Charter, Port Moody Council has prepared an annual report, which is available for public inspection and comment starting June 10, 2019. The report contains 2018 department highlights, financial statements, and statistical analysis. It also outlines how the City met goals set out in the 2015– 2018 Council Strategic Plan, and highlights objectives and actions from the 2019–2022 Council Strategic Plan.
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“We have the ability to be friends with the public,” Maschke said of the relationship many officers have with PoMo residents, adding last year’s lemonade callout was so successful, it will be reprised this summer. Maschke said the idea for the cop rocks grew from the Kindness Rocks Project that originated in the United States in 2015 when a woman painted an inspirational message on a rock and left it on a
beach at Cape Cod, Mass. (A similar effort was launched in Coquitlam last year by School District 43 youth counsellor and former Canadian Olympian Leah Pells.) Volunteers spent a day painting the rocks of various sizes with police imagery — a badge, caution tape, notepad and even a doughnut. Some include the social-media hashtag #pmpdrocks, although Maschke said the idea behind the scavenger hunt is
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THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE COMMUNITY EVENTS
Indigenous, EP Field & Daisy days JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com
radio clubs will jointly conduct their annual Field Day at Blue Mountain Park (975 King Albert Ave., Coquitlam) from 11 a.m. Saturday to 11 a.m. Sunday; they will be located near Porter Street. The Coquitlam Amateur Radio and Emergency Services Society (CARESS) has its main headquarters at Riverview Hospital. Visit ve7scc.org.
June 21 ART SHUFFLE
Take a walk around Moody Centre for the 2nd annual Shuffle, an art walk featuring dozens of artists, musicians and performers in action. Sponsored in part by The Tri-City News, the selfguided walk from 4 to 8 p.m. includes 18 venues in the neighbourhood, and in and around Brewers Row. Follow the social media handle @ portmoodyartwalk for activity and performance updates. Go to facebook.com/ PortMoodyArtWalk/ for the venue locations and participating artists.
SOLSTICE CYCLE
Ride with volunteers from the Burke Mountain Naturalists as they mark the longest day of the year and the start of summer. The 18-km flat route includes scenes of the Coquitlam River and Town Centre Park, starting at 6 p.m. Call 604-939-4039. Visit burkemountainnaturalists.ca.
INDIGENOUS DAY
Take part in a water blessing ceremony with Elder Ta7ah Amy George and Charlene Aleck from Tslei Waututh Nation as they celebrate National Indigenous Day, at Rocky Point Park (2800-block of Murray Street) from 6 to 9:30 p.m. A feast will be served
ART, PHOTO SHOWS
Artists, musicians and performers will show their work in Moody Centre on Friday for the 2nd annual Shuffle art walk. The self-guided walk runs from 4 to 8 p.m. at various sites including the Kyle Centre lawn. port moody arts centre
at 7:30 p.m. (bring your meal kits) and entertainment by the M’Girls and Curtis Clearsky and the Constellations begins at 8 p.m. To register a spot in a canoe, go to eventbrite. ca. Visit noonscreek.org or email welcomepostproject@ gmail.com. SD43 Aboriginal Education students and staff also host a festival at the park, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
FILMMAkERS
Catch the new film by Robert Randall and the Young Actors Project that premieres Everthing You Ever Wanted in the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody) at 7 p.m. The flick tells the story of a teen and her obsession with
a YouTube star. Tickets at the door are $8 or email robert@ youngactorsproject.ca.
June 22 EP FIELD DAY See amateur radio operators with Port Coquitlam’s Emergency Preparedness Communications group — or EPCOM, home of VE7PCE and the VA7RPC repeater — run their demo at Castle Park (2252 Castle Park, Port Coquitlam) all day as part of the American Radio Relay League Field Day. Visit epcom.ca. Meanwhile, the Coquitlam, Burnaby and New Westminster amateur
Members of the Coquitlam Art Club and the Dogwood Photo Group display and sell their work at Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam) today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; portraits by the photographers are by donation. Admission is free and door prizes are available.
DAISY DAY
Head over to Lebleu Street in Coquitlam from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for Daisy Day, a free family festival organized for the 9th year by the Austin Heights Business Improvement Association. Activities and entertainment abound. Visit austinheights.ca.
OLD ANIMATION
Learn about early filmmaking from Cinemagic — and create animation strips to use on the Zoetrope and Praxinoscope devices — at Mackin House (1116 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam), a workshop presented by the Coquitlam Heritage Society from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The class is suitable for
ages 7 and up; registration is $10 via coquitlamheritage.ca or call 604-516-6151.
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Take in the fragrant scents from the flowers exhibited in the Fraser Pacific Rose Society annual rose and floral art show and contest, happening today from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam). Admission is $3.50 (no cost for kids 10 and under when accompanied by an adult). Visit fprosesociety.org.
CANCER CAMP
Lace up your runners for the 5k walk/run in support of the inaugural West Coast Kids Cancer Foundation Day Camp, a summer gathering for children and families living with cancer and blood disorders. The fundraiser is organized by Dragonfly Racing, with $5 from each entry going to the cause. The walk/run starts at 7 p.m. at Trasolini Field, located behind the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.), with the finish at Rocky Point Park. Entry is $25/$20; register via freestylefitnessbc.com or go to wckfoundation.ca.
SALSA PARTY
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salsa, bachata and merengue lesson is at 8 p.m. while the dance floor heats up after 9 p.m. Stay for the birthday cake with organizers Alberto Gonzalez and Teresa Szfler. Admission is $10. Visit hotsalsadancezone.com.
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Families can learn how to fly remote control airplanes at the annual West Coast Radio Control Aircraft Flyers (WCRCAF) open house, on from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Upper Coquitlam River Park (at the north end of Pipeline Road, past the CEWE gravel pitt). Visit wcrcaf.com.
GREEN THUMBS
The Poirier Street Farmers Market, which runs from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam), hosts a gardening workshop on edible container planting, with the Inspiration Garden staff at 10 and 11:30 a.m. The cost is $10; register via makebakegrow.com.
SUMMER CARNIVAL
A family festival featuring live music, games and children’s activities runs from 1 to 8 p.m. at TD Community Plaza, on the east side of Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam Town Centre Park (1299 Pinetree Way). Free entry; food donations will be accepted for the food bank. Visit 623carnival.vccstm.ca.
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1) To set a floor area ratio exemption of 0.15 for floor area located in a basement;
PUBLIC HEARING 6 pm on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall
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2) To restrict building area located below the flood construction level other than a crawl space to an entry foyer, mechanical/utility room and garage; 3) To define and regulate accessory kitchens, to limit laundry facilities to one per dwelling unit, and to limit 3-piece bathroom facilities in a basement to one facility. The proposed bylaw amendments are intended to address concerns related to the creation of unauthorized suites in single residential and duplex dwelling units and the conversion of space below the habitable flood elevation to habitable uses.
Inspection of Documents
Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspect the bylaw and any related reports and plans at: Development Services, Port Coquitlam City Hall Annex 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays) until 4:00 pm on June 25, 2019. Carolyn Deakin, Assistant Corporate Officer 604.927.5212 | corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca
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mber Miner says it was a soft spot for the underdog that led her to start adopting little crabs that seek safety in hard shells. Six years later, she has 35 hermit crabs of varying sizes living, noshing on a smorgasbord of tasty treats and
burrowing in several inches of sand in two large aquarium tanks in her Port Moody home. Many came into her care because their previous owners didn’t know what to do with them. And she hopes her efforts to educate will improve their lot in life as she adopts them out to new owners. Miner said she felt sorry for the little creatures that are native to warm climes like the Bahamas, Florida, South America, Indonesia and Thailand but were being sold by local pet stores as a
kids’ curiosity. She said a lack of knowledge for their proper care meant they were likely doomed to a short, unhappy life scrabbling around a thin layer of gravel in a small, plastic enclosure. Miner said with a good variety of food to eat, several inches of sand in which to burrow, hiding places to get some refuge, access to fresh and sea water, as well as natural shells of varying sizes in which they can make a home, hermit crabs can live up to 40 years. see
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Amber Miner says the two large tanks in her Port Moody home where she keeps 35 hermit crabs, are like her television, as she often pulls up a chair to watch their behaviours and interactions with each other.
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Miner said initially, caring for hermit crabs can be a lot of work, and that begins with providing them a large enough home. She said hermit crabs in the wild can walk up to 10 miles a day in search of food, so one of her tanks is a four-foot-long, 135-gallon behemoth while the other is 55 gallons. In them, she has simulated the crabs’ natural environment as best she can, starting with a thick substrate of sand and coconut fibre that’s about half the tanks’ height. Miner said because the crabs have no shell of their own and live in abandoned shells they find lying about, they have to bury themselves into the moist sand to keep from drying out when they’re moulting. She keeps a stockpile of natural shells of varying sizes that she orders from the Philippines, but even then, the
industrious little crabs will chip and chew away at them to customize their fit. Miner has also equipped her tanks with little ponds of burbling sea and fresh water, as well as all manner of artificial and natural biota, including plastic plants, rocks, logs and empty barnacles that the crabs can use as refuge. She said she gleaned most of her knowledge about caring for hermit crabs from the internet— one site is crabstreetjournal.org — as well as several Facebook groups for crab enthusiasts. To feed her brood, Miner stocks their own pantry with jars and containers filled with animal protein, sea vegetables like seaweed, nuts, grains, fruit, vegetables such as corn niblets, flower petals and even worm castings. She said the crabs like to eat a variety, so they get a daily buffet from which they’re free to graze.
Miner said the payoff for her efforts is watching the unique personalties of each crab and how they interact; some are social, some are loners, some will respond to her presence while some will stay hidden until dark. “They’re like my television,” Miner said of her two tanks, adding that while she doesn’t object to hermit crabs being sold as pets, she does try to educate shopkeepers and prospective owners about their proper care.
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COME CELEBRATE LEGION WEEK: JUNE 24 - JULY 1ST, 2019 All events are OPEN HOUSE – this means we’re open to non-members, including children & youth. Join in the fun events! Monday, June 24
Tuesday, June 25
Wednesday, June 26
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Volunteer appreciation dinner. Evening includes Pork Creole buffet 6:00pm, Music by Reckless 6:00-9:00 pm. Drop-in Darts 7:30pm
Music by Hand and Foot 1:00pm, Meat Draw 4:00pm, Super Meat Draw, 50/50 Draw, Food & Beverage Specials, Euchre 7:00pm, Karaoke by Diamond Bull Entertainment 7:00pm
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heavy rain. Killing these species leads to monocultured forests vulnerable to more frequent and destructive forest fires and beetle infestations. Since 2007, the area sprayed by glyphosate has declined from approximately 19,000 hectares to just over 11,000 hectares in 2016/’17. The ministry estimates that there are roughly 60 million hectares of forests in B.C., a third of which is managed for timber. Therefore, roughly .05% of the timber harvesting landbase is subjected to glyphosate use of any kind. Spraying predominantly occurs in north-central and northeast B.C. While glyphosate and for-
mulations such as Roundup have been approved by regulatory bodies worldwide, concerns about their effects on humans and the environment persist, and have grown as the global usage of glyphosate increases. (The development of glyphosate resistance in weed species also is emerging as a costly problem.) Health Canada’s primary objective in regulating pesticides is to protect Canadians’ health and the environment. Pesticides must be registered by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) before they can be imported, sold or used in Canada.
Please consider the following: • Write to the federal forests minister, Doug Donaldson (FLNR.Minister@gov.bc.ca) calling for a moratorium on the use of glyphosate in light of our ongoing forest fire epidemic. • Write to your MLA, asking her/him to encourage the minister to enact a moratorium on in provincial forests. • Contact the federal minister of agriculture, MarieClaude Bibeau (Marie-Claude.Bibeau@parl.gc.ca), and Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor (hcminister. ministresc@canada.ca) asking them to implement the “precautionary principle” when licensing the sale and use of glyphosate because environmental health and human health are inextricably linked when considering complex cumulative long-term effects. • Speak with managers of garden centres that sell Roundup and other glyphosate formulations and encourage them to substitute with horticultural vinegar instead. • Eat organic and non-GMO foods whenever possible but note, specifically, which ingredients are listed as nonGMO (e.g. it may be just the soybean oil and not the chickpeas that comprise the hummus). PMRA is requiring further risk-reduction measures in addition to those already listed on glyphosate product labels. Examples include recommending that glyphosate not be applied by commercial or residential applicators using hand-wicking or handdaubing methods, and that
Health Canada’s recent reevaluation of the available scientific information found that products containing glyphosate do not present risks of concern to human health or the environment when used according to the revised label directions. But as a result of the reevaluation of glyphosate, the
workers entering treated agricultural sites should wait 12 hours. (Perhaps this is why aerial spraying is the preferred method of application.) With the environment, spray buffer zones are required to protect animal habitats, especially where there is potential for runoff of glyphosate into adjacent aquatic habitats. But just last year, the West Coast Environmental Law Association reported the inappropriate and illegal application of glyphosate by CN Rail’s contractor along the TerracePrince Rupert track adjacent to the Skeena River. Moreover, it is important to note that glyphosate is listed as a carcinogen in California, a probable carcinogen by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, and as a toxin to aquatic life by the European Union. Melissa Chaun of Port Moody is an ecologist with a passion for all things sustainable. She is events co-ordinator with the Rivershed Society of BC and volunteers on various city committees. Her column runs monthly.
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and New Westminster offices. “I’ve had a career-long, lifelong dedication to leadership and contributing in whatever way I could contribute both professional and in the community. It was a natural evolution,� Ross said of her new position. She steps into the role of president after holding key leadership positions in the Tri-Cities and New West, including vice-president of the Royal Columbian and
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Development Cost Charges (DCCs) are changing in Port Moody Learn more about the recommended DCC rates at an information session on Wednesday, June 26. The City of Port Moody is updating our DCC Bylaw to reflect the infrastructure requirements of new development. This information session will include an overview of the recommended DCC rates, planned implementation dates, and transition processes. A staff presentation will be followed by a Q&A period.
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Coquitlam’s Adventure Playground pop-up park will be coming back to City Centre this summer — and once again, parents should stay out. Between July 2 and Aug. 30, kids three to 12 years of age can
pick up hammers and nails and build their own creations in the wooded area north of the City Centre Aquatic Complex. According to the city, the initiative emphasizes unstructured play, giving kids the opportunity to test their limits “within an environment of managed risk.” The playground returns after
last summer’s pilot project, which drew approximately 90 to 100 visitors daily from across the region, said a city staff report. “It was a successful pilot,” deputy city manager Raul Allueva told a committee meeting last fall, when council was considering making the program a permanent sum-
mer feature. “We believe it has merit to continue as an ongoing city program.” Allueva said attendance was brisk, with weekdays more popular than weekends. Over the summer, staff observed a high of 200 children entering the park while numbers dropped off when air quality advisory warnings went out in
August due to B.C. wildfires. The concept is based on emerging research that has found young people benefit from free and independent play, learning how to think critically and develop creativity while identifying hazards and assessing risks. “Adventure playgrounds provide environments for children
to explore with minimal adult guidance and intervention,” said a staff report. “Parents and caregivers are encouraged to observe their children from outside the play area while children build, create and alter the space as they choose.” For more information, go to coquitlam.ca/adventureplayground.
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Bea’s Kloset is a ‘free store’ for women and young girls transitioning to life on their own when they age out of the foster care system, transition out of the recovery house, or are heading out to begin life on their own with their young children. Bea’s Kloset helps to fill their new home with everyday essentials. Soroptimist International of the Tri-Cities relies 100% on donations from people like you! If you have items in excellent condition that you no longer need, please help us fill our shelves. Currently we need small gently used/clean household items, in particular bath towels, baking utensils, plastic storage containers and kitchen utensils. Contact us at beaskloset@gmail.com if you have any questions. Upcoming donation days: Saturday June 22, July 6th, August 10, Sept 7 and Sept 21. Please check Bea’s Kloset FaceBook page 2-3 days before each donation day for further details and drop-off location. Thank you for your support! Visit our Website: www.soroptimisttricities.org
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➌ Four students at Heritage Woods secondary in Port Moody gave their $5,000 winnings from the Youth Philanthropy Initiative (YIP) program to to Dan’s Legacy, a charity that provides counselling and life-skills intervention programs for at-risk youth. The team was Emily Batty, Kyla Flynn, Georgia Bishop and Danelle Anderson (pictured with teacher Angela Jarvis). Bishop stepped in at the last minute for Taryn Mills.
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Memories, Daisy Day, SUCCESS aid This feature, written by librarians with Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam, is published each Thursday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries.
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• Daisy Day: Visit the Library Link at the nth Annual Daisy Day June 22. Daisy Day, a free event, is a lively, and family-friendly festival celebrating the Austin Heights neighbourhood. • Glass Beads listening party: Join librarians for a One eRead Canada listening party featuring Dawn Dumont’s short-story collection Glass Beads. You can listen to a couple of short stories from Dumont’s collection and then have an informal discussion about them June 25 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the City Centre branch, Room 127. This program is free but registration is required at www.coqlibrary.ca. • Innovation Hub open house: Try out the HTC Vive virtual reality headset and motion-tracked hand controllers.
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The critically acclaimed debut book from Nlaka’pamux author Terese Marie Mailhot is a memoir about growing up on the Seabird Island First Nation reservation (near Agassiz). Heart Berries follows her journey through a traumatic childhood and then, moving off the reservation to Saskatchewan, where she begins to suffer the combined effects of bipolar disorder and PTSD as a result of the abuse she suffered as a child. She commits herself to an institution and, once there, begins to write her memoir. Heart Berries continues with Mailhot beginning writing courses at New Mexico State University and teaching English classes at a nearby community college, all the while dealing with the fallout from her past, navigating two marriages and her fraught relationship with her three children. The author has many moments of reflection throughout her memoir as her writing career takes her through the Institute of American Indian Arts (Mailhot is currently a professor there) to becoming an online columnist and a post-doctoral fellow at Purdue University. Throughout her memoir, Mailhot highlights many issues that Indigenous people, in particular women and girls, have faced and continue to face. Heart Berries could not have come out at a better time as we confront our country’s legacy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Commemorate National Indigenous Peoples’ History Month by borrowing Mailhot’s Heart Berries from your local library.
Users can explore outer space, conquer a fear of heights, paint in a 3D space, and more. See 3D printers in action and learn how to create your own
designs using high-powered creative software. Open house happens Fridays from 2 to 4 p.m. at the City Centre branch. Next session for VR: June 21.
Next session for 3D printing: June 28. Info: www.coqlibrary.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the
• One-on-one service from SUCCESS: Tuesday, June 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the library’s ParkLane Room, you can get help from BCSIS at SUCCESS with applications for immigration, Express Entry, BCPNP, LMIA, employment, CPP, etc. This is for all non-permanent residents but excluding visitors and citizens born in Canada. Call 604-468-6069 to book a session. • Share English practice group for adults: Looking for a place to practise speaking English? Share Family and Community Services’ English practice groups at Port Moody Public Library meet June 21 and 28. All levels of speakers are welcome from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and join other English learners in this free program hosted by Share volunteers. Enjoy conversations with the other participants and the group leader. You will also find out more about your community in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Call Share at 604936-3900 for more informa-
tion. The group will be taking a summer break after the June 28 meeting and will next gather Sept. 6. Info: library.portmoody.ca or 604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.
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• Thanks for the Memories: Join librarians for an afternoon of mingling over refreshments and reminiscing as they prepare to say goodbye to the old Terry Fox Library and move into the new space in the renovated Port Coquitlam recreation complex. Everyone is welcome to visit June 27, 1 to 4 p.m. — drop in. • Storytime: Introduce kids to the love of books and language with storytime. Children and their caregivers will enjoy interactive stories, songs, rhymes and more June 24 and 26, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. — drop in. Info: www.fvrl.bc.ca, the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page or 604-927-7999. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo.
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The Riverside 2019 After Grad committee and graduating students would like to thank our community for making this year’s After Grad event such a huge success! Many generous local businesses helped out by donating products and services for both the multitude of prizes won at the event and the fundraising efforts leading up to the big night. Our team of parents and guardians spent tireless hours planning, organising and soliciting for donations and sponsorship. Our teachers and administrative staff gave hours of their personal time. The RCMP joined us, contributing to our goal of keeping the kids safe, and the City of Port Coquitlam once again so kindly allowed us to use the Hyde Creek Recreation Centre as the venue, with facility staff on hand throughout the night to provide support. The contributions this year were overwhelming. We understand the importance of community and are truly touched by the generosity of so many. From the bottom of our hearts, a sincere “thank you” to all our contributors for giving our students a night filled with memories that will last a lifetime.
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OUT & ABOUT CALENDAR FRIDAY, JUNE 21 • Premiere of “Everything You Ever Wanted,” a film by Robert Randall and the Young Actors Project, 7 p.m., Inlet Theatre, Port Moody; the movie tells the story of a teen girl and her obsession with a YouTube star – and what happens when her fantasy becomes a reality. Tickets: $8, which includes a live improv performance as well as the movie premiere. Cast and filmmaker will attend. • Tri-City Singles Social Club, which offers opportunities for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more, meets, 7 p.m., in the Community Room at Safeway, 580 Clarke Rd. (take elevator from underground parking to 3rd floor). New members welcome. Directions, info: Darline, 604-466-0017.
SATURDAY, JUNE 22 • Newfoundland Kitchen Party, 5-9 p.m., Port Moody Station Museum, 2734 Murray St. Traditional East Coast-style cold lobster dinner, cash bar, maritime music and dancing. Tickets: $50
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JUNE 25: DOGWOOD PRIDE NETWORK • Dogwood Pride Network invites seniors (age 50-plus) and high school students who identify as 2SLGBTQIA and allies for a social, 3:30-6 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam). Admission: 50 cents. Bring a game and appetizer or dessert to share. Email: dogwoodpridenetwork@shaw.ca.
• Friends of DeBoville Slough meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., Coquitlam Public Library, City Centre branch, 1169 Pinetree Way, Room 127 (free parking available above the library). If you’re interested in DeBoville Slough, feel free to attend – everyone welcome.
SATURDAY, JUNE 29 for lobster, potato salad and dessert; $25 for two hot dogs, potato salad and dessert. Book tickets by phone: 604-939-1648. Info: portmoodymuseum.org.
SUNDAY, JUNE 23 • West Coast Radio Control Aircraft Flyers open house, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Upper Coquitlam River Park (take Pipeline Road north, past Cewe gravel pit). Visitors can check out remote control airplanes, an RC simulator, 3D and VR flying demonstrations, and can sign up for one free training flight with an
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TUESDAY, JUNE 25 • Tri-City Photo Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the Drama Room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., PoMo. Guests always welcome. Info on scheduled activities: www.tricityphotoclub.ca/2018-2019-meetings.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26 • Centennial Stamp Club hosts short presentations/displays by members; stamp swap and shop at 6:30 p.m., presentations later, McGee Room, Poirier
• Support the Talitha Koum Society, which operates two recovery homes for women, by releasing a butterfly into Coquitlam’s Blue Mountain Park, 1-3 p.m. Reserve your butterfly for just $25 plus service fee at www.talithakoumsociety.org.
TUESDAY, JULY 2 • Have you considered becoming a foster parent? There are children and youth in the Tri-Cities who require skilled, caring foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information
session, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. Info: call North Fraser Recruitment Team, 604-764-8098.
NOTICES • Share Family and Community Services is running a walking club for people 65+ as part of its new Active Aging program; the group meets every Thursday at 11 a.m. at the steps down to the lakeside path from Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam. People of all abilities and languages are welcome and can walk at whatever pace is suitable. If you are interested in joining the walking group or would like to start a walking group in another location, contact Share: 604-937-6992 • Tri-City Transitions Society has launched Parallel Parenting: Co-Parenting Stronger, a program focused on reducing conflict between divorced parents by dramatically altering the way parents communicate between themselves in front of their children. The program includes a series of four two-hour workshops led by professional mediation/facilitators, trained in family dynam-
ics. The target for the workshops is parents in continuing conflict. Info: Carol, 604-941-7111 or info@tricitytransitions.com. • Used books, CDs and DVDs wanted by Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary for fundraising sales. These items may be dropped off by the back wall beside the bookcase located outside of the gift shop (main lobby area) at ERH. • Parent Support Services Society of BC is looking for volunteer facilitators for its support groups. PSSSBC runs self-help circles located throughout the Lower Mainland and is searching for professional and supportive individuals to assist grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Info: samrah.mian@ parentsupportbc.ca. • Are you a new immigrant? Do you have questions, concerns and/or need help? Call RCCG Trinity Chapel at 604-4743131 on Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., or leave a message and someone will get back to you. The church can help or direct you to places where you could receive help. see next page
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• RCCG Trinity Chapel is opening a food bank for individuals and families in need and appreciates gifts and support. If you are able to donate non-perishable food items, call 604-474-3131 or email rccgtrinitychapeloffice@gmail.com. • A group of elders who focus on working with youth within School District 43 welcomes anyone who has knowledge they want to share or who just wants to be involved. Group meets Fridays, 11 a.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo. Info: Carole, 604-376-6205 or Claudia, 604525-8163, or email: thestorytellingelders@gmail.com. • Tri-City Transitions is hosting Learning to Be the Best I Can Be, an ongoing peer support group for women who have experienced abuse or family conflict. Topics include: the impact of abuse, self-esteem, communication, listening skills and more, including ideas suggested by participants For more information or registration, call 604-941-6311. • Tri-City Transitions’ free Children Who Witness Abuse Program provides individual and group counselling for children ages 3 through 18 who have lived in a family where they have been witness to physical, emotional, mental or verbal abuse. Through support, education
SINGLES GROUPS IN THE TRI-CITIES • The Circle of Friends, a social group for 50+ singles looking to meet new friends and participate in social events such as walking, dancing, dining out, travel, theatre, etc., meets on the third Sunday of each month, 12:30 p.m., at Roo’s Pub, 2962 Christmas Way, Coquitlam, plan events. Info: Nina, 604-941-9032. • The Tri-City Singles Social Club offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more. Club meets the third Friday of the month (except December) at 7 p.m. in third-floor community room at Safeway, 580 Clarke Rd. (corner of Clarke and Como Lake); Take elevator to the third floor from the underground parking or surface parking. New members welcome. Info: Darline, 604-466-0017. and counselling children will have the opportunity to heal the emotional wounds of relationship violence, build self-esteem and to stop the intergenerational cycle of abuse. Info: 604941-7111. • Registration is ongoing for boys and girls for the 5th Coquitlam Scouting group for the Beaver Colony (K–Grade 2), Cub Pack (Grades 3–5) and Scout Troop (Grades 6–8). This Scouting group meets at Baker Drive elementary school, 885
Baker Dr., Coquitlam. Info: casanna@shaw.ca. • Girl Guides takes registrations on an ongoing basis for Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers and adult women volunteers. Training and mentoring available for new volunteers. Info: www.girlguides.ca or call 1-800-565-8111. • Kiddies Korner Pre-school still has spaces available. Info: 604-941-4919 or info@kkp.ca. • Tri-City Transitions is offering groups for both parents and
CLUBS • City of the Arts Toastmasters, dedicated to improving leadership and public speaking skills, meets 5:30-7 p.m., Port Moody city hall, 100 Newport Dr. Info: Mike, cityofthearts@icloud.com or cityofthearts.toastmastersclubs.org. • Rotary Club of PoCo Centennial meets Thursdays, 4:15 p.m., Wilson Centre, 2150 Wilson Ave., PoCo; new members welcome. Info: Barrie, barrie@barrieseaton.com or 604-945-6627. • Fraser Pacific Rose Society meets last Tuesday of each month except August and December, 7 p.m. Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. Everyone welcome. • Downtown Coquitlam Toastmasters meet every Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m.; first Wednesday of each Month at Coquitlam Public Library, City Centre branch, 1169 Pinetree Way, in the Coquitlam foundation Room; other Wednesdays in Room B2090, Douglas College, David Lam Campus, 1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. The Toastmasters program addresses skills including public
speaking, listening, evaluating and feedback, as well as leadership skills. Info: 604-936-1427. • PoCo Lions Club meets first and third Tuesdays of each month, 7 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion 133, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. New members welcome. Info:: Gord, 604-9415140 or pzcgrg@shaw.ca. • Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise meets Tuesdays, 7:15 a.m., City Centre Aquatic Complex, 1210 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-464-7706. • PoMo Men’s 55-plus Curling League is looking for players who would like to curl regularly or as a spare; league runs Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: Tony, 604-461-5901 or Bill, 604464-1051. • Tri-City Photography Club meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month (except holidays) at 7:30 p.m. at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., PoMo. The club is a great way to hone your skills and meet other photographers of all levels, and has photography outings throughout the Lower Mainland. Info: www. tricityphoto.ca. • Coquitlam Lawn Bowling Club is looking for new members. The bowling green and clubhouse are next door to Dogwood Pavilion and rose garden, located at 624 Poirier St. Membership is $90 per year and
includes use of practice bowls, exercise, clean air, sunshine and friendship. Info: Dennis or Flo, 604-945-2768. • Euchre Club meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Royal Canadian Legion, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. Info: Bev, 604-942-8911. • Tri-City Speakers Toastmasters Club meets Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m., Douglas College, David Lam Campus, main building, Room B2050, 1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam; you can drop in for an evening to experience the effective communications and honing of leadership skills in a friendly environment. Info: tricityspeakers. toastmastersclubs.org or Sean, 778-995-5230. • Fear speaking to a group? Get self-confidence and speaking skills as the Tri-Cities only noon-hour Toastmasters club meets at Coquitlam city hall every Tuesday, noon-1 p.m. Guests and visitors welcome. Info: tottcoquitlam.toastmastersclubs.org or Brad, 604-4182393. • Dogwood Photography Group meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m., at Coquitlam’s Dogwood Pavilion. Club members must be members of Dogwood Pavilion; professionals and novices alike are welcome. Info: Arcadia, 604-936-2263 or artistarcadi@gmail.com.
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When: Tuesday, June 25, 2019
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Staff are available in person at the City Hall Finance Counter, 100 Newport Drive, between 8:30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday (except statutory holidays).
If you own property and have not received your bill, please contact the Tax Department at 604.469.4503 or tax@portmoody.ca. All owners are responsible for payment by the due date, whether or not they have received a property tax notice.
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June 26, 2019 at portmoody.ca/video We live stream our Council meetings online at portmoody.ca/watchlive. While you’re on our website, sign up for Council e-notifications. Get an agenda package at City Hall, the Port Moody Public Library or portmoody.ca/agendas.
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Farewell Fox library, hello new home janis cleugh jcleugh@tricitynews.com
While it’s just one of 25 branches in the Fraser Valley Regional Library network, Terry Fox Library is Port Coquitlam’s only one. And soon, it will make its way into the revamped and expanded Port Coquitlam Community Centre — a move that’s just steps away from its current site at the downtown corner of Wilson Avenue and Mary Hill Road. Next Thursday, library staff and volunteers will bid farewell to the 36-year-old brick structure with a public party from 1 to 4 p.m. The goodbye is meant to be informal: A drop-in where PoCo residents can mingle with librarians and other library users over refreshments a few weeks before the building is turned to rubble and is replaced with a plaza. “We know how important the Terry Fox Library is to the community,” said library manager Kimberley Constable, “so we want to take some time to reminiscence.” There will be a memory tree as well as archival images and mementos, including from the library’s namesake’s Marathon of Hope to raise money for cancer research. But while the move is later this summer, Constable said she still has no idea of the actual departure date. As a result, the branch will continue to stay open for as long as possible right through July. Constable had a hand in
designing the new library space, a light-filled branch split over two storeys that face north; the children’s section is on the ground floor while administrative offices and a computer lab are above. As for the solid granite statue of Terry Fox that has stood outside the branch since it opened in 1983 — a landmark built by George Pratt — city managers are looking at options to store it temporarily (professional movers will be hired to transport the public artwork). For years, there have been calls to replace the aging library building and to meet demand. Last year, according to numbers provided by the FVRL, the Terry Fox branch issued 1,788 new library cards; it also had 26,680 active users and 260,893 physical items in circulation in 2018. But it’s not just books that are checked out: The branch also offers digital technologies, telescopes and ukuleles, and its literacy programs are also draws. As well, the Friends of Terry Fox Library non-profit group fundraises for librarians’ wish lists. “We are looking forward to the new and improved Terry Fox Library in our city so we can continue to deliver key sources of information — in a variety of different ways — with exceptional customer service,” said PoCo Coun. Nancy McCurrach, city council’s representative on the FVRL board of directors. “I wonder what lies ahead in the next 36 years as we move into the future with libraries.”
Left: Inside the unfinished Terry Fox Library, in the Port Coquitlam Community Centre that’s due to open later this summer. Right: Terry Fox’s sister Judith Fox at the Terry Fox Library statue, in 2016. She holds a Japanese video of Terry Fox and a biography of her brother, translated into Punjabi by a Brampton, Ont., resident. janis cleugh/the tRi-citY neWs
Mayor Len Traboulay and Betty Fox (with Rolly Fox at right) turn the sod for the new Terry Fox Library, during a press conference in 1982. poco heRitage and cultuRal societY
Top: Terry Fox Library manager Kimberley Constable; Irene McKinney of Friends of Terry Fox Library; librarian and TAG co-ordinator Austin Matherson; Riverside secondary student Hana Yang; and Friends’ president Pat Robinson for last year’s teen trivia night. Above: Council opens the new library in 1983: (from left to right) aldermen John Keryluk, Mike Gates and George Laking, Mayor Len Traboulay, and aldermen Rick Mabbett, Michael Wright and Doug Vader. tRi-citY neWs File photo/poco heRitage and cultuRal societY
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Rita Thomas always wanted to go to art school. As a child in Holland, she studied visual arts and was inspired by her artist aunt, who secured her a spot at a postsecondary art institution that awarded the girl a scholarship. But Thomas’ military father banned his daughter from enrolling, believing she ought to pursue a more steady, less carefree career. Instead, with the help of her grandmother, Thomas got her licence in hairstyling, a path she also continued after landing in Canada at the age of 18. In between her work, married life and raising three daughters, Thomas dabbled in art on the side for two decades until she plucked up the courage to apply to what is now known as the Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECUAD). After three interviews, Thomas got her acceptance letter to enrol in its four-year printmaking diploma stream.
There, she also learned other mediums such as painting in watercolours and acrylics as well as art history to solidify her foundations in the fine arts. After she retired following 50 years of hairdressing (her last job was at Angelo’s Salon and Spa in Port Moody), Thomas became an art student again, dipping into classes at Coquitlam’s Dogwood Pavilion; four years ago, she also joined the Coquitlam Art Club, which meets on Wednesdays at the seniors’ centre. Those lessons, especially from David Myles (watercolour), Randy Green (pen and ink), Hazel Graveness (painting) and Eileen Harder (acrylics), have not only been a creative and social outlet for Thomas but, also, a lifeline. For two afternoons a week, Thomas heads to Dogwood to give her time to paint and relief from the full-time caregiving she offers to her common-law spouse of eight years, a former Vancouver butcher who became quadruple amputee after meningitis suddenly took his limbs. Members of the Coquitlam Art Club were especially kind following his illness, she said, and made a donation to the
family to help pay for his prosthetic legs. While he receives respite care twice a week, Thomas said she “escapes” into the world where she always dreamed of belonging. “If I had my scholarship and did what I was supposed to do from the beginning, I probably would have been very successful,” she said. This weekend, Thomas will have 15 pieces on display — and some to sell — at the Coquitlam Art Club’s annual exhibit, which runs in the Centennial Pavilion (next to Dogwood Pavilion, at 620 Poirier St.) on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Her images, which she bases off sketches and photos, are primarily landscapes and animals. Thomas said she’s supported in her craft by her family (her daughter, Kristie, will travel from Ontario to see her mom and the weekend art show) and by her Dogwood and art club instructors. “The people in my class are absolutely wonderful,” she said. “And I think the teachers are just as good as at Emily Carr. They’ve given me the skills to be a better artist. And they’ve given me freedom.”
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New Tech on Deck! Coming soon to Coquitlam Public Library! Sphero and Ozobot robots Children learn computer coding by programming these pint-sized robots with instructions to move, make noise and change colour. Laura Melvin (left) and Lisa Landry of the Austin Heights Business Improvement Association ready for Saturday’s ninth annual Daisy Day, a festival on LeBleu Street (west of the John B Pub and Rona) to promote the Coquitlam commercial district. The Coquitlam Kinsmen will serve up a free pancake breakfast from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. while Norden the Magician will MC and perform. Also on stage are the SFU youth pipe band, DanceForce, Bob Collins, Excel Martial Arts, Five on a String, Prior Street Lush and Fat Jazz. Nearly 50 retailers and service groups will be on site until 2 p.m. along with the cartoon characters Elsa, Anna and SpiderMan. Parking is available in the paved lot at Lord Baden-Powell elementary (450 Joyce St.); no festival parking is available in the strip mall. JANIS CLEUGH/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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Theatre passion, identity recalled in master’s thesis Former NYC actor Angela Lundin graduates with an M.A. janis cleugh jcleugh@tricitynews.com
What ever happened to Angela Donahue? Even Coquitlam resident Angela Lundin asks that of her former self. The topic of identity loss — after years of working and raising a family — was what the SD43 elementary teacher wrote about in her master’s thesis, an arts degree she clinched last Friday night at her Simon Fraser University convocation. Here’s how she tells her journey to middle age, a story that eventually became the subject of her one-woman stage play and academic paper: About three decades ago, the Indiana native was an actor in New York City when she met her future husband on a cruise ship. After their courtship, they returned to his home province to make a life together. But in the Lower Mainland, Lundin struggled to make a living in musical theatre. Realizing there weren’t enough jobs to pay the bills, she sacrificed her true calling and turned to commercial and television work. Later, she taught kids how to dance.
Coquitlam resident Angela Lundin, a SD43 elementary music teacher, got her M.A. in education last Friday.
By the time she was 44, Lundin switched her focus again — this time, to education, and obtained her teacher-training diploma from SFU. She taught music and provided student services at Aspenwood and Pleasantside elementary schools in Port Moody before settling in at Coquitlam’s Roy Stibbs elementary. Lundin helped many special needs students — especially those with autism — and sought programs to further her knowledge and to better connect with them. It was a recommendation from a teacher-on-call at Minnekhada middle that lit her path for the next four and a half years. He suggested she not pursue her master’s of education degree but a master’s of arts instead, through the SFU faculty of education.
That allowed her to be more free with her expression and it got her out of her comfort zone. She recalls after her weekly sessions, “I would get home and my husband would open the door for me and I was just buzzing,” she said. “I loved going to school.” A fellow master’s degree student hinted to Lundin that she perform her master’s thesis, which she did to a sold-out audience in 2017 at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam; her instructors, Lynn Fels and Celeste Snowber, were on board with her unconventional approach. Today, Lundin nurtures her elementary students and her own kids’ artistic pursuits: Her son is a a film studies graduate of Capilano University while her daughter is following in her mother’s musical theatre footsteps. She’s also open to the idea of remounting her master’s thesis, titled Finding Wonderland, at a future fringe festival or at the Havana Theatre in Vancouver. “It’s got everything,” she said of the play. “Menopause, identity loss, giving up everything to be a mom. There are lots of people who can relate.” “But the message is, If you’ve got a passion, you’ve got to follow it,” Lundin said. “Create and explore and, most importantly, if you’re working in an art form, collaboration is the key.”
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Launch: Monday, July 1 • Canada Day Celebrations • Town Centre Park Visit the Library Link at the Canada Day celebrations to see these fun robots. Available to borrow from the Library starting July 2. Purchased with funding from the Coquitlam Kinsmen and the Friends of Coquitlam Public Library Society.
Laptops The City Centre Branch will have laptops that can be borrowed by adults at no cost for two hours and at an hourly rate after that. Launch: Thursday, July 11 • 3:00 pm • City Centre Branch
Sky-Watcher Telescopes Kid-friendly telescope kits include everything you need to start exploring the night sky. Launches: • Tuesday, July 16 • 10:00 am at the Poirier Branch • Wednesday, July 17 • 1:00 pm at the City Centre Branch Astronomer Bill Burnyeat will be a guest speaker. Following each launch, school-aged children can learn astronomical facts and see projected images of the moon and solar system inside the Starlab, an inflatable mobile planetarium. Registration is required for this free program, as space is limited. Please see coqlibrary.ca for details. Purchased with funding from the Coquitlam Kinsmen and the Friends of Coquitlam Public Library Society.
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ARTIST OF THE WEEK: adam radvinsky
Eleven-year-old student has a knack for cartooning Adam Radvinsky, a visual arts student at Place des Arts since 2016, had “a bunch of ideas for comics” last year but couldn’t settle on a protagonist. “One day, I was doodling at school and created a character who looked like an awesome guy named Ned,” he said. His finished product — using pencil, pencil crayon and pen, and aptly titled Ned — is now on show at the Coquitlam facility as part of its annual student exhibition in the Atrium Gallery. The display features 51 pieces from 33 artists, including Radvinsky, a Coquitlam resident who studied comics and cartooning under Kenten Bowick. Also on exhibit until June 26 is the alumni exhibition in the Mezzanine Gallery and Images and Ideas by students in Don Portelance’s Art Enhancement class for advanced students. Place des arts
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Volleyball pioneer blazes trail into CSHOF Two-sport star made her biggest mark in volleyball MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com
Vale Savege’s efforts to bring gender equality to the sport of volleyball have been recognized internationally and by the Canadian Volleyball Hall of Fame. Tonight (Thursday), Savege will be honoured close to home as she’s inducted into the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame for her longtime contributions to the court sport as a player, coach and official. But perhaps Savege’s most significant volleyball achievement was the result of a mistake. In 1981, Savege became the first woman to officiate an international volleyball match when an organizer of a Japanese tournament thought her name was a man’s. When she reported to collect her uniform, organizers realized their error but it was too late to deny her services. Savege was assigned five of the event’s lesser matches but, she said, the first stone had been cast into volleyball’s patriarchal pond that would slowly ripple out to advance more women into the sport’s officiating ranks. “I felt I was opening the road to women,” Savege said. It was a long road and Savege had found it blocked several times, and in several sports, since she grew up in Thunder Bay, Ont. A fraternal twin, Savege said she tried keeping up with her very athletic brother, Gayle , but in the 1940s, organized sports for girls were largely
Vale Savege spent many years high in the perch officiating volleyball, including being the first woman to referee an international match in Japan in 1981. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
lacking. In high school, she discovered track and field and became accomplished enough in hurdles and high jump that she was recruited to join an elite club in Don Mills after she graduated. Savege headed south to the Toronto suburb but an injury and loneliness from being away from home steered her to try team sports like basketball and volleyball. She was good enough that the club teams she played for went to national championships and stoked her dream to someday represent Canada in interna-
tional competition. To raise her game further, Savege headed west to hook up with the renowned Vancouver Molsons basketball program. She got good enough to pull on a Canadian red and white shirt when she had a successful tryout for the national team that played at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. Two years later, she was playing for the national volleyball team when she met her husband, Dale, who was also an accomplished player. After moving back to
Toronto, starting careers as an accountant and mother, Savege packed away her knee pads and began coaching with her husband at the University of Toronto from 1973 to ’75. A job transfer sent them west again, where the couple founded the varsity volleyball program at Simon Fraser University in 1976. Savege also secured her official’s certification, working games at the provincial and national levels. Still, she said, she was an outlier, as the baselines and net perch were largely the domain of men.
“It’s just been the routine,” Savege said of the gender imbalance. Changing that wasn’t easy. In Japan, Savege said she felt the pressure of being the first female official. “It was very stressful,” she said. “I was very nervous. I didn’t want to make a mistake.” Savege said volleyball has been slow to embrace gender equity in its ranks of officials. Just four women were amongst 20 referees assigned to the volleyball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics
in Rio de Janeiro. “Volleyball is very stopand-go, and it’s felt sometimes the women can’t be in control of their emotions,” Savege said. Working her way up to becoming an officials supervisor for Volleyball Canada has helped Savege debunk that perception, and in 2000, she was the first female official to be named a lifetime member of the sport’s national governing body. Along the way, Savege also kept her hand in coaching and playing. She guided the girls’ team at Centennial secondary school that won provincial gold, silver and bronze medals during her tenure between 1991 and ’97, and she also participated as an athlete in the provincial Senior Games. Now 78 years old and still active in slo-pitch and pickleball, Savege said her journey through volleyball has followed an interesting road, driven by her passion for the sport. “I always appreciated a good official that understands the game’s spirit,” she said. “You want to be fair, so that when a player leaves the court, they feel like they did their best under the rules.” • The Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame induction event June 20 at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex begins at 7 p.m. and limited tickets are available for $20 plus service charges. For more information, go to www.coquitlamshof.com. For a full list of inductees into the hall, and honourees named to the Wall of Fame for their sporting accomplishments in 2018, see the story at tricitynews.com
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Adanacs’ changes hit the floor Blockbuster deal sends Del Bianco, Berg to Maple Ridge Burrards MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com
With just one win in seven games, the Coquitlam Adanacs have cleaned house — right down to the floor. Tuesday, the Western Lacrosse Association basement-dwellers announced they had dealt the 2019 playing rights of the league’s first overall draft pick in last winter’s draft, Christian Del Bianco, as well as Wes Berg and Alex Bohl, along with Brett Kajula and the team’s second round pick in next winter’s draft, to the Maple Ridge Burrards. In return, the Adanacs get the Burrards’ first-round picks in the 2020 and 2022 drafts, along with the playing rights to Chase McIntyre and Ryan
Johnson as well as future considerations. The blockbuster deal caps a busy five days for the team that included the resignation of the entire coaching staff and a major shake-up of management. It all started late Friday morning, when head coach Bob Bell quit, along with assistant coaches Shaun Springett and Al Truant, as well as the team’s assistant general manager, Steve Klarner and video analyst, Aiden York. Bell said communication with management had deteriorated as pre-season optimism with the additions of Del Bianco and Berg didn’t translate immediately to wins on the floor. “We thought we had a positive thing moving forward,� Bell said, adding he felt he was being kept out of the loop on personnel changes. Then, earlier Tuesday, the Adanacs announced
James Abbott would be the team’s new vice-president of lacrosse operations and Scott Wortley its new general manager. Abbott is also president of the Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League, and Wortley is its the juniors’ GM; both will continue in those roles as well. Senior Adanacs’ president Yvan Lomas said the teams aren’t merging, though. “The Sr. Adanacs are recognizing the strengths and assets to create a more collaborative lacrosse family in Coquitlam,� he told The Tri-City News. While the senior squad hasn’t made the WLA playoffs since 2013, the juniors have been a perennial powerhouse, including winning two Minto Cup national championships. The link between the teams is further strengthened by the Sr. Adanacs’ new coaching staff, headed
by Steve McKinlay, the former coach of the junior team’s old Intermediate A squad. He’ll be assisted by Blair Bradley, Mike Quinn and Alex Bevan. After winning their first game under the new coaching regime last Friday, 11-9 over the Burnaby Lakers, the Adanacs returned to their losing ways Saturday with a 12-8 defeat at the hands of the Langley Thunder. Coming off their upset win over the second-place Lakers, the Adanacs had a 7-6 lead over the Thunder midway through the second period, but they then surrenered three unansweerd goals in the third period. Both sides played again last night in Langley (after The Tri-City News’ print deadline). Lomas said he’s confident the moves will put the Adanacs in a better position in the long run. “This has had to turn into a rebuild year,� he said.
Coquitlam Adanacs runner Colin Munro clashes with Langley Thunder defender Harrison Smith in their BC Junior A Lacrosse League game, last Friday at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. Coquitlam won, 10-4. The Adanacs led 5-1 after the first period and 9-3 heading into the third. Coquitlam, which leads the league with 12 wins in 14 games, played the third-place New Westminster Salmonbellies on Tuesday in New West. Meanwhile, the Port Coquitlam Saints ended a rough week of four games in five nights with a 14-8 defeat of the Delta Islanders last Friday at the PoCo Rec Complex. It was just the team’s third win in 12 games. ROBERT MCDONALD PHOTO Sign up for our newsletter at tricitynews.com
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Japanese player carries stick for Senior B Adanacs Player comes to Canada to learn new language and sport MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com
Yuya Okumura doesn’t speak much English but, in Coquitlam, he doesn’t have to. He speaks lacrosse. The student from Kani City in Japan’s Gifu prefecture has come to Canada to learn a new language and develop his skills in box lacrosse, a sport that’s almost unknown back home. Quite unexpectedly, he said, one is helping the other since he landed a spot with the Coquitlam Adanacs Senior B team. “I have never used English in my life, so it is hard for me to study English and talk with my teammates and coaches,” Okumura said. “It motivates me to study English that I want to be able to talk with them.” Okumura came to the Adanacs on the recommenda-
Japanese lacrosse player Yuya Okumura has been learning the box game with the Senior B Coquitlam Adanacs. The game is almost unknown in his home country. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
tion of his coach with Japan’s national field lacrosse team, who put him in touch with Coquitlam’s junior team. He said even though he had risen to the national level of the field game since
he started playing when he enrolled at Nanzan University in Nagoya, he knew honing his stickwork and physical skills in the tighter confines of box lacrosse, where the game moves faster and the checking
is tougher, would elevate his outdoor abilities, too. “I love the stickwork and physical movement that Canadians have,” Okumura said. “I think this is the essence of lacrosse.”
Adanacs coach Rick Mang said Okumura’s development has been a pleasant surprise as he didn’t think he would make the team because of his lack of box experience and the language barrier. But Mang said: “He gets better every week. His athleticism and high IQ will help him in the box game immensely.” Okumura said he eased his way into his Canadian lacrosse journey by watching box games online when he was back home in Japan. He then joined the Adanacs’ senior field lacrosse team after he arrived in Canada so he could begin learning lacrosse words in English and meet some of his future teammates. But stepping on the concrete floor was still daunting. “Sometimes, I felt disgusted at my own playing,” Okumura said. He has persisted, though, by carefully watching his teammates in practice, trying to grasp the game’s strategies and movements while grappling with his imperfect English.
“I try to understand over and over every day.” Mang said Okumura’s dedication to his task is beginning to show results. “He is a sponge for knowledge and is keen to listen to anyone trying to improve his game,” he said, adding Okumura even switched from his natural right shot to lefty when the team had a lack of strength from that side. “He fits in with the boys really well,” Mang said. Which is music to Okumura’s ears — and motivation for him to continue pursuing his dream. “I want to make box lacrosse popular in Japan,” he said. “I want to… prove that I am one of the best players in the world.” • Coquitlam Senior B Adanacs are currently third in the West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association standings, with eight wins and a tie in 11 games. They host Victoria at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex Saturday at 5 p.m. and leagueleading Ladner Sunday, also at 5 p.m.
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However, that total is a month-over-month increase of nine per cent from April’s sales – and, in terms of the annual drop in transactions, a significant improvement over March’s 27 per cent and April’s 19 per cent annual decline.
There were 41,519 active residential listings on B.C.’s MLS as of the end of June, up 23.2 per cent year over year. However, total active listings were down two per cent from April, on a seasonally adjusted basis, which the BCREA said was “the first monthly decline since the
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The Austin Heights Business Improvement Association and I are thrilled to be hosting the 9th Annual Daisy Day in Austin Heights on Saturday, June 22. This family-friendly event is happening from 9:30am until 2pm, and promises to be an exciting day filled with great fun, food and entertainment.
Norden the Magician After almost 20 years of performing, Norden the Magician is one of the top children’s magicians in the entire country. With over 5000 performances under his belt, he puts on a fabulous show that leaves the audience scratching their heads in wonder and laughing so hard their sides hurt! We’re excited to have him as both our emcee and a performer at this year’s Daisy Day celebration.
The day kicks off at 9:30am with a hot and tasty free pancake breakfast prepared by the Coquitlam Kinsmen, and will be served until 10:30am. And if you are a coffee fan then you are in luck – because Tim Horton’s and McDonald’s will all be onsite serving their tasty brews!
Lisa Landry Executive Director Austin Heights BIA just to name a few!
Also a host of wonderful entertainment will be featured on our main stage throughout the day, including: Fat Jazz, Five on a String, Bob Collins, Prior Street Lush and Norden the Magician –
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With over 40 participants showcasing their amazing businesses, and products and services, at the event this year - there is sure to be something for everyone to enjoy. Also, balloon twister extraordinaire, Korki the Klown, will be on hand delighting everybody with her fabulous creations. There will also be many other fun-filled kids’ activities and features as well – including face painters and a glitter tattoo artist. The always popular Fun Gym Bus will also be onsite, and be sure to stop by the Giggle Booth photo booth with your family and friends and have your photo taken.
Lord Baden Powell School DAISY DAY PARKING
Huge thanks to all of the generous sponsors, hardworking volunteers and fantastic businesses that have done a wonderful job in supporting our 9th Annual Daisy Day! I look forward to seeing you there!
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From shopping to dining; spas to doctors; lawyers and business services. Experience Coquitlam’s original walkable neighbourhood. Start your day with a latte at the local coffee shop, then stroll the streets discovering the neighbourhood’s hidden gems. Take a sample of the delicious herbs and veggies in the Coquitlam Munch public planters as you wander. With such a wide variety of businesses located in Austin Heights, you can check both your personal and professional errands off your to-do list, leaving time to enjoy a meal at any one of the fabulous restaurants. Or, relax at the end of the day at the popular neighbourhood pub. Whatever your shopping needs, Austin Heights has it all!
10-10:30am _____________ Norden the Magician 10:30-10:45am __________ DanceForce 10:45 -11am _____________ Prize Draw 11-11:30am _____________ Bob Collins 11:30-11:45 _____________ Excel Martial Arts 11:45-12:30pm ___________ Five on a String
We’re excited to welcome some special guests to this year’s Daisy Day -
12:30-12:45pm ___________ Prize Draw 12:45-1:15pm ___________ Prior Street Lush
Spiderman, Elsa and Belle!
1:15-2pm _______________ Fat Jazz
On site entertainment Fun Gym Bus Giggle Booth Photos Korki the Klown Elsa & Anna Spiderman Face painting Glitter tattoo artist
Happy Daisy Day!
SFU Youth Pipe Band
Catch them enjoying the festivities on site and don’t forget to grab a photo with your favourite!
The Fun GymBus is a gym on wheels filled with fun equipment such as a zipline, monkey bars, balance beam, trampoline, rings, rock climbing wall, slide, swing and much more!
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Sign up for Summer Reading at Daisy Day! Reading clubs for all ages: • Read-to-Me (under 4 years old) • Kids’ Imagine the Possibilities! (age 4–grade 5) � Children who complete the reading goal can enter weekly to win a telescope or a Sphero robot at the end of summer! • Middle Schoolers (finished grades 5, 6, 7 or 8) • Adults
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Best Wishes and Fun Austin Heights at your 9th Annual Daisy Day Festival Anytime Fitness...............................................604-492-3481 Austin Station Dental......................................604-931-6111 Austin Station Liquor Store ............................604-931-2525 Craft & Cork Kitchen & Taphouse...................604-492-1991 Dominelli Massage Therapy...........................604-936-6008 Donair Affair ....................................................604-937-3839 Express News & Smokes .................................604-931-6344 Kiwi Arts Studio ...............................................604-917-0111 L’amour Nail Salon...........................................604-939-5328 Macdonald Realty ...........................................604-931-5551 Mega Sushi.......................................................778-355-1012 Orbit Dry Cleaners...........................................604-937-0739 Panago Pizza........................................................... 310-0001 Save-On-Foods ................................................604-931-0578 Schill Insurance Brokers..................................604-931-2722
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