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INSIDE: The journeys that brought people here [pg. 19] / TC Sports [pg. 26] WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2017 Your community. Your stories.
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O CANADA – HAPPY 150TH IN THE TRI-CITIES: PHOTOS ON PAGES 3, 4 & 18
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The Tri-Cities celebrated Canada’s 150th birthday in style on Saturday, including Port Coquitlam, where people posed in front of a mural done by the Art Focus Artists’ Association for Canada Day.
WILDLIFE IN THE TRI-CITIES
‘If you don’t want bears destroyed, please help’ DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News
A black bear that likes to dine on garbage was trapped on Burke Mountain and released into the woods a distance away from the city.
It’s a second chance at life for the large male, which was relocated instead of being destroyed because it wasn’t acting aggressively or damaging property. But Sgt. Todd Hunter of the BC Conservation Officer Service is concerned that people who
are setting their waste carts out early or failing to lock them away after garbage day could lure the bruin back to the neighbourhood. “What we need people to do is to ensure they are following the waste regulation bylaw in terms of not leaving it
out on the street. [If human food is easy to get] the bears become habituated and become dangerous, and more often then not they are destroyed,” Hunter told The Tri-City News.
where did all those geese go? DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News
Gail Forbes has a thing for Canada geese. The Coquitlam woman volunteers for the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC and fostered eight goslings while at WRA’s facility, so when a large number of the iconic creatures disappeared from Como Lake Park, she was worried.
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CANADA DAY: COQUITLAM
Thousands of people filled Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park on Saturday for the city’s annual Canada Day festivities. There were a variety of activities for all ages and the day was capped off by a massive fireworks presentation around 10:20 p.m.
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CANADA DAY: PORT COQUITLAM
Big crowds turned out under sunny skies for the annual Canada Day celebrations in Port Coquitlam. The day started with the Lions Club pancake breakfast at Lions Park and continued at Castle Park in Citadel Heights, where there was birthday cake, entertainment and the PoCo firefighters’ big salmon barbecue. The day wrapped up with a display of fireworks to celebrate the nation’s 150th birthday.
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TRI-CITY CRIME
False/abandoned 911 calls are still an issue Coquitlam, PoCo residents are suspicious folks
COQUITLAM RCMP 2016 STATS TOP 5 CALLS FOR SERVICE 1. Suspicious person/vehicle/occurrence 2. False/abandoned 911 3. Cause disturbance 4. Theft from vehicle 5. Traffic
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People accidentally pocket dialing 911 continues to be one of the top calls for service for the Coquitlam RCMP, according to 2016 data released last month. False or abandoned service requests constituted the second highest number of calls last year in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam, a slight improvement from 2015, when they were on top of the Top 5 list. “It is always an issue,” said Cpl. Michael McLaughlin. “The biggest problem is pocket dialling.” He said many people have programmed shortcuts to 911 on their speed dial, which is something police discourage. When accidental calls do happen, McLaughlin urged people to remain on the line and explain to the operator that the call was a mistake. “Make sure you stay on the line and explain to the dispatcher what happened,” he said. “Unfortunately, when you just hang up, we have to investigate.”
TOP 5 CRIMINAL CODE OFFENCES 1. Cause disturbance 2. Theft from vehicle 3. Mischief 4. Theft under $5000 5. Shoplifting Overall, the number of requests for police services decreased in 2016, from 44,308 in 2015 to 43,094. Reports of a suspicious person, vehicle or occurrence was the number one call overall. On the roads, distracted driving fell dramatically, from 3,182 calls in 2015 to 2,012, although McLaughlin cautioned that the change may have more to do with how police have prioritized enforcement. He noted that the Coquitlam RCMP launched its Co-ordinated Collision Investigation Team last year, a specialized unit that required officers from other enforcement divisions. The new unit has been integral to investigat-
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ing several significant motor vehicle accidents that resulted in deaths over the last year, he said. Other numbers, like intersection violations, which rose from 2,144 to 2,817 between 2015 and 2016, saw increases, according to the stats. McLaughlin said that could be due to police responding to complaints from the public to step up enforcement in certain areas. Still, he said people should not read too much into a oneyear crime statistic change, he added. “They don’t tell the whole story,” he said. “Overall trends are more useful.” gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC
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PM byelection date could be set on July 12 Former councillor Rockwell says she’ll run for seat DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News
Port Moody council is holding a special meeting July 12 to discuss a byelection brought about by the resignation of Rick Glumac, who was elected MLA for Port MoodyCoquitlam. It is likely a chief election officer will be appointed at that time, according to a city spokesperson, which will set the stage for a Saturday voting day no later than 80 days later. But despite the lack of an official voting day, one candidate has thrown her hat into the ring. Karen Rockwell, 57, who served three terms on council from 2002 to 2011, says she brings experience to city business and is ready to roll up her sleeves. “I think it’s important to have a full council and I bring that hit-the-ground-running kind of knowledge that I think
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will be of value to council as it debates some big issues,” Rockwell told The Tri-City News yesterday. Rockwell is a union representative with the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union Local 378, now called Move Up, and says she needed a break from council business in 2011 to travel with her husband but now finds she has the time and interest to get into politics again. One of her big concerns is how Port Moody densifies around the Evergreen Extension. “I see the very rapid change that seems to be taking place, that is already taking place, the number of development proposals coming forward and what some of those changes are going to mean. I think my experience on council will be of value,” she said. Another former councillor rumoured to be running, Gerry Nuttall, has said he won’t stand for a council seat; he wants to spend more time with the PoMo seniors group he cofounded called The Club.
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Gone geese are OK: city continued from front page
“Every week, there’s a few more geese missing,” Forbes told The Tri-City News. “People like to come to the park and see the goslings.” Forbes was so worried that something untoward occurred to about 50 Canada geese that had apparently disappeared, she contacted The Tri-City News with her concerns. It’s probably a mystery that also has other regular parkgoers scratching their heads. But there’s a good reason for the missing geese according to city of Coquitlam’s parks manager, Kathleen Reimer. According to Reinheimer, the geese have been relocated to upper Pitt Lake as part of wildlife management program that also includes installing temporary fencing to make it difficult for the geese to get access to water at Como Lake, a primary attractant for the large birds, and placing more shrubs between the grassy areas and the lake. “We just don’t want it to be the summer resort of choice,” Reinheimer said. “We want to make it less attractive for them to stay here.” Exact numbers haven’t been tabulated but it’s believed about 50 geese were relocated, with just nine remaining. Reducing the geese population is important to maintain the environmental balance between native species, such
as ducks, and other birds, Reinheimer said. She also noted goose droppings raise the fecal coliform count in the lake, which is also a problem. As well, the birds are sometimes aggressive while protecting their young and they damage the grass, she said. The problem is non-resident birds keep showing up for moulting season, a brief period that takes place around the month of June, and then staying on, prompting the city to begin a program to reduce the bird population. Reinheimer said the contractor relocating the birds is licensed and adheres to rules under the federal Migratory Bird Conventions Act and the geese aren’t harmed in transport. In fact, she said, they are easy to catch during moulting season because they can’t fly. “They’re released and not harmed at all,” Reinheimer said. But for Forbes, who misses the geese and worries that adults may have been separated from their goslings, the city’s actions were too quick, too thorough and the public wasn’t informed. “Why don’t they put signs up? Why don’t they tell people and be more up-front?” Forbes asked. • More information about wildlife management is at www.coquitlam.ca dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC
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Rocky Point Park was rocking on the long weekend as Port Moody’s annual Golden Spike Days attracted thousands for can can dancing, food, kids’ fun and more, including a performance in the evening on Canada Day by Canadian rock legends Trooper.
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COQUITLAM
Council backs plan for BQ-Lougheed Some residents want development in their area GARY MCKENNA
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Ordinarily, residents weighing in on a planning process in Coquitlam use the opportunity to urge council to slow the pace of development and rein in growth. That was not the case last week. During a June 26 discussion on the Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan (BLNP), the majority of speakers said the document does not go far enough and pushed council to include more density in the area. “We saw speaker after speaker after speaker saying, ‘Bring it on,’” said Coun. Terry O’Neill after the hearing concluded, adding: “Let’s not take this lightly.” Council voted unanimously in favour of the plan (Coun. Mae Reid was absent) but left the door open to taking another look at certain areas, including Grant Street, where residents appeared amenable to increased densities.
The BLNP, which covers 1,400 acres along North and Clarke roads, already calls for 9,000 to 10,000 new dwelling units and 20,000 more residents over the next 25 years. Maps in the document show how higher-density projects will congregate around the new Evergreen Extension before tapering off to mediumand lower-density developments in the areas moving away from the rapid transit line. While some councillors said they were encouraged by the responses during the input process, a few cautioned making major changes based on the comments of a few speakers at a public hearing. They also noted that increasing densities would raise property values for many of the residents that spoke in favour of up-zoning their land. Jim McIntyre, Coquitlam’s general manager of planning and development, told The TriCity News last week that staff will look at making some density changes through a separate housing choices process that is currently underway and will be presented to council later this summer. That would allow for areas such as Grant Street,
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where he said a clear majority of residents appear to favour increasing their density to accommodate townhouse developments, to be re-examined. But one neighbourhood that staff will not be re-opening at this time is the Oakdale area, McIntyre said. Many residents in the singlefamily home neighbourhood, which lies between Clarke Road, Como Lake and the Burnaby and Port Moody borders, have been vocally opposed to any changes throughout the public input process. McIntyre said it may not be productive to re-examine the neighbourhood density at this point, but added that given its proximity to SkyTrain, changes would likely occur eventually. “There hasn’t been a consensus yet,” he said. “There are some strong divides out of that neighbourhood.” According to data presented in April that was collected by the city over the course of the public input process, 60% of people said they supported the BLNP document. Another 19.8% said they opposed the plan while 18.5% said they were neutral or unsure.
The application proposes a redesignation of a portion of the subject property located under the BC Hydro Right-of-Way, from Open Space to Townhousing Residential. If approved, the application would permit the land area that falls within the BC Hydro Right-of-Way to be used for a proposed townhouse development under the RT-2 zoning designation. The area within the BC Hydro Right-of-Way is proposed to accommodate a roadway, parking spaces, pedestrian pathways and semi-public landscaped areas.
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All written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall (at the Planning and Development counter) and potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas.
You are now being invited to provide input to Council with respect to the above-noted application. The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Friday, July 7, 2017. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: By email to clerks@coquitlam.ca Fax: 604-927-3015 Mail: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way at the City Clerk’s Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Friday, June 16, 2017 to Friday, July 7, 2017 excluding statutory holidays. To obtain more information on this application you may: Visit the Planning and Development Department at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays Calling Darlene Cheveldeaw, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3435; or Emailing Darlene Cheveldeaw, Planning and Development Department, at dcheveldeaw@coquitlam.ca.
Should Council grant first reading to the proposed CWOCP amendment, a Public Hearing will be held with notification to be provided in accordance with the Local Government Act.
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Entrepreneur and activist Mandewo gets RBC honour Coquitlam woman named one of top Cdn. immigrants DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News
Trish Mandewo is not resting on her laurels. The Coquitlam entrepreneur and community advocate was named one of Canada’s most accomplished immigrants this year for the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants award last week. Now, she’s organizing a fundraiser for Sensabus, which provides therapeutic support and equipment for children with autism. The event on July 13 caps a busy year for Mandewo, who also co-founded the Women’s Collaborative Hub, a mentorship program for women in business. Mandewo was given the award last Thursday at a special event in Vancouver that also recognized other western recipients. She said she was honoured to receive the acknowledgment while also not quite believing she deserved it. “You read everybody’s bio and you’re going, ‘What did I do to deserve this?’” Born in Zimbabwe, Mandewo was one of seven girls whose father insisted they go to school despite protests from others who told him it would be a waste of money. At 18, she moved to the
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Trish Mandewo was presented with an RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants award last week. The Coquitlam entrepreneur and community advocate was chosen from among dozens of accomplished Canadian immigrants. United States to pursue a post-secondary education and eventually moved to Coquitlam, where she started her own business. At the suggestion of her young daughter, Mandewo bought a Tumblebus, a mobile gym in a converted school bus outfitted with a zip line, climbing wall and slide, among other equipment. The business has done well but Mandewo saw a need for a similar bus that would help children with sensory processing disorders stay active. She started the Sensabus Society of BC and is raising funds for soft lighting, music, a ball pit and other equipment. Instead of a regular slide, Mandewo said, the Sensabus would have a slide that rolls and gives the children a
massage, or a swing that has sensory points for a calming experience. “We want to have partnerships that work with kids with sensory processing disorders,” Mandewo explained. Recently, Yogibo, a Vancouver manufacturer of bean bag chairs, donated $3,000 worth of the comfy seats to Sensabus. And on July 13, the Sensabus Society is holding the Chairs O’Charity Fundraiser that Mandewo said will be a cocktail party with food and entertainment at the Vancouver Golf Club from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets cost $45 and are available at eventbright.ca. For more information about Sensabus, visit sensabus.com. There will be entertainment by Gregory Ould of Blanket BC and guitarist Tyler Mithrush, and two hand painted adirondack chairs will be auctioned off. The goal is to raise enough money for equipment that would be used to outfit the Tumblebus for a soothing and active environment for children on the autism spectrum, Mandewo said. The RBC award also came with a $500 charitable contribution that Mandewo is donating to Share Family and Community Services that will be used for programs for children with sensory processing disorders. • For more information on Sensabus, visit 604-800-8365. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC
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hy do we need food banks to help 800 Tri-City households get through the month in one of the richest areas of Metro Vancouver? If people didn’t give and Share Family and Community Services (along with a number of churches that run their own food programs) didn’t organize and distribute the food, would some of our seniors, vulnerable individuals and families, and refugee newcomers starve? Or, in the face of such a prospect, would governments raise income assistance rates? More than 30 years have passed since food banks were first established in B.C. in response to a devastating recession that put many out of work. NEWSROOM 604-472-3030 DELIVERY 604-472-3040 DISPLAY ADS 604-472-3020 CLASSIFIED ADS 604-630-3300 n
In the intervening years, the food bank has become an institution, with pleas twice a year to fill hampers and numerous fundraisers across the region to stock shelves. Churches used to fill the role that food banks have long since taken over, distributing help to low-income parishioners and many still do. But the reality is that incomes for the working poor and those with barriers to employment have not increased over the years while housing costs and food costs have double or tripled. There is something heartwarming when the community comes together to support its most vulnerable through contributions to the food bank or by
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volunteering to help with distribution. Helping the food bank is also a good lesson for our school children who participate in food drives with relish. Still, there is something about food banks that should make thoughtful people uncomfortable. When a wealthy country can’t do better for people in
poverty on an ongoing basis through income distribution rather than handouts, you have to wonder if we’re really as progressive and generous as we think we are. Share is once again asking people to give before they head out to the beach or on holidays this summer and we heartily support this call for help. Use the list Share provides to give healthier food, such as whole grain pasta, legumes and rice. But there’s more we can do. When governments suggests raising income assistance, as the NDP/Green alliance proposes to do, or pilot a basic income plan, as Ontario is planning, don’t sneer, begrudge or whine. Just get on board.
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CANADA 150
Ditch the prefix and refer to all of us as ‘Canadian’ The Editor, As Canada celebrated its 150th birthday on the weekend, thousands took part in citizenship ceremonies across the country. Perhaps now is an appropriate time to reassess how we refer to Canadians who have chosen Canada to be their home. Specifically, rather than identifying them as just “Canadian,� we attach an onerous prefix: IndoCanadian, Chinese-Canadian as Canadians, FilipinoCanadian, etc. While this dual label serves a purpose in identifying a person’s origin, it also erects a barrier and creates separation. The citizenship process is intended to be a public declaration by an individual that they are, first and foremost, Canadian by renouncing their original citizenship, except for countries that allow dual citizenship. Even in dual citizenship cases, the person is not
a hybrid citizen, they are still 100% Canadian. When Canadians are referred to with prefixes, prominence is given to “Indo� or “Chinese� rather than to “Canadian.� In this regard, we have to give credit to our neighbours to the south. People there are referred as “American� and not as “IndoAmerican� or “ChineseAmerican.� If we wish to identify a person’s ethnicity, we can simply refer to them as “Canadian of Indian origin� or “Canadian of Chinese origin.� After all, Canadians of European decent aren’t referred to as “Euro-Canadians.� Perhaps it is time for politicians, the media and all of us to simply call people what they are: Canadian. And thank you, Canada, for continuing to be a welcoming country to people all over the world. Vasantha Aruliah, Port Coquitlam
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BEARS IN THE TRI-CITIES
Watch out for the bears The Editor, I’ve moved to Burke Mountain with the appreciation of being close to the mountains that surround us but part of me feels bad about all of the trees that were cut down in order for all of us to have a place to live. I’m heartbroken to see that some residents refuse to live responsibly and keep garbage out of animals’ way. Please save our wildlife and store your trash until the day and time of the pickup. If you don’t, bears will be trapped and potentially pay a hefty price for your reckless behaviour. Let’s do all we can as a community to limit conflict with wildlife. We owe them that much. Maja Lakhani, Coquitlam
BEARS TOO CLOSE
The Editor, Re. “PoCo woman, neighbours taking steps to deal with hungry bears� (The Tri-City News, June 28). I, too, live in the Twin Cedars complex and the bear(s) referred to in the article have been in this area for several weeks. On Wednesday, I was in my backyard watering my plants at
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A letter writer sent this photo of a bear trap in a residential area of Burke Mountain in Coquitlam. 6:30 p.m. Since my tap is at the front of my home, I had the gate open while watering. My back was turned toward the gate and, within minutes of being there, a bear wandered into the yard behind me. Suddenly, the bear was right in front of me. I slowly put the hose down and started to back up towards my gate as the bear stared at me. Needless to say, I felt I was
in a near death situation. I phoned the BC Conservation Officer Service, which I have been doing most of the week. The report desk person again took my information. I said this is getting ridiculous and their office needs to do something, We have small children and a playground nearby and many people around here. They replied that someone
would call men when I come up on the list according to priority. I said the bear was right beside me and they need to do something. If a bear comes up behind you and is right in front of you and the BC Conservation Officer Service doesn’t consider that an emergency or a priority, then what is? Rosalie Jonas, Port Coquitlam
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Notice of Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that the City of Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws. This meeting will be held on:
Date: Time: Location:
Monday, July 10, 2017 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2
Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing, Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting during which it will give consideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda.
Item 1 Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre The intent of Bylaw No. 4742, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to support the implementation of the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre Master Plan (PCNC Master Plan) and make corresponding amendments to the Citywide Official Community Plan’s Northeast Coquitlam Area Plan, the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Plan and the Citywide Urban Design and Development Permit Area Guidelines. The PCNC Master Plan is comprised of the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre Concept Plan, Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre Streetscape Guidelines and Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre Development Guidelines. If approved, Bylaw No. 4742, 2017 would: • Adjust the boundary of the “Neighbourhood Centre” land use designation in the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Plan; • Adopt policies to guide development within the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre; and • Establish Development Permit Guidelines to guide the form and character of future development within the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre. If Bylaw No. 4742, 2017 is approved, it would facilitate the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre Master Plan and support the development of a pedestrian-oriented mixed use neighbourhood centre in the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre.
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Item 2 Addresses: 3473 Wilkie Avenue and 1238 Burke Mountain Street The intent of Bylaw No. 4699, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw No. 4699, 2017 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-8 Large Village Single-Family Residential and P-5 Special Park. If approved, the RS-8 zone would facilitate the subdivision of the subject properties into two single-family residential lots and the construction of a single-family dwelling, with the potential for a secondary suite, on each of the resulting two lots. The P-5 zone would protect and dedicate an environmentally sensitive area adjacent to West Smiling Creek.
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Addresses: 518 and 520 Poirier Street
The intent of Bylaw No. 4766, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw No. 4766, 2017 from RS-1 OneFamily Residential to RS-3 One-Family Residential. If approved, the RS-3 zone would facilitate a three lot subdivision of the existing two lots, and the construction of a singlefamily dwelling, with the potential for a secondary suite, on each of the resulting three lots.
How do I find out more information? Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from June 28 to July 10, 2017 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-9273430.
Lots of calls about bears in Tri-Cities continued from front page
The bear that was released June 26 was not the one the CO service was looking for and because there was little information on it, it was set free instead of being euthanized. That means conservation officers are still looking for a bear that has been spotted getting into garbage in the area of Stephens Court and around Galloway Avenue. “Over the last little while, we are getting a lot of calls about bears getting into garbage. We need the public to ensure they are doing their part. If you don’t want bears destroyed, please help us out,” Hunter said. In addition to setting traps, officers are also hazing bears out of neighbourhoods if they think the bruins haven’t become too garbage-habituated and don’t pose a threat. Bear calls are up this month, Hunter said, and should die down a little in July as more of their natural food sources, such as berries, become available to them. But if they smell garbage, they are likely to choose human food because it has more calories. So far, only one bear has been destroyed in the Tri-Cities (in Port Coquitlam) and Hunter
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A bear trapped on Burke Mountain was released in to the woods last week. The hope is the bruin won’t return to feast on garbage left in open containers. wants to keep it that way. To keep bears out of your yard, Hunter recommends taking several approaches: respecting the set-out times; storing carts in locked garages or sheds, or, if that’s not possible, freezing food that has a strong smell before setting it out on garbage day; washing out containers; and separating food waste from regular garbage. “It’s a little more work on everybody’s part but [if people take action] we’re not going to have bears attracted to bins.”
One concern is the lack of proper waste bins for tenants of secondary suites. Hunter encourages landlords to make sure their tenants’ food waste is properly stored. Hunter is also pleased that several municipalities, including Port Moody, Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam, are participating in a region-wide effort to reduce bear issues, while Coquitlam is already a Bear Smart community. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC
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How do I provide input? Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity. Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts. Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; Regular mail: 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015. To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing. Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas. If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010. Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested parties concerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.
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Part of Poirier shut for Fortis line work A section of Poirier Street in Coquitlam will be closed this week as FortisBC works to upgrade some of its natural gas lines in the area. Work began Tuesday and is expected to continue for the rest of the month between Como Lake and Grover avenues, with the roads closed to all but local traffic. Other drivers will have to use a detour on Linton or Schoolhouse streets and residents will not be able to park on the road between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays. The work is part of a broader plan by Fortis to replace 20 km of natural gas lines in Coquitlam, Burnaby and Vancouver. Traffic controllers and flaggers will be in place. For more information call 604-592-7494 or email gaslineupgrades@ fortisbc.com. Fortis is also continuing its work on a natural gas line along Mariner Way. This week, crews will begin construction on the south side of the Save-On-Foods parking lot between 7 p.m. and 9 a.m. to minimize disruption to grocery shoppers. The work will continue until July 14 and access will be available from Austin Avenue and
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Re. “‘No’ to single-family homes only at Ioco” (The Tri-City News, June 30). The referenced article incorrectly stated Port Moody Coun. Rob Vagramov voted against Coun. Meghan Lahti’s motion to restrict Ioco lands development to single-family homes. In fact, Lahti, Vagramov and Coun. Barbara Junker voted in favour of the motion while Mayor Mike Clay and councillors Diana Dilworth and Zoe Royer voted against it. The motion failed on a tie vote. PoMo council currently has six members due to the resignation of Rick Glumac to serve as MLA for Port Moody-Coquitlam.
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Zipper up and drive safely in work zones Summer is a busy time for road construction and the city of Coquitlam wants drivers to improve traffic safety by thinking before they merge. New signs will be going up to encourage motorists to use the “zipper method,” whereby vehicles use all lanes to advance to the reduction point, where they then alternate merging at that location. “Although it seems counterintuitive to some drivers, by using both lanes right up to the merge point, motorists improve safety for themselves and con-
struction workers,” the city said in a press release. “The method also reduces the overall length of traffic queues, increases traffic capacity, which can reduce driver frustration.” Still, regardless of traffic volumes, drivers should be slowing down and obeying traffic signs and workers in construction zones, the city said in the release. For more information about roadwork in Coquitlam go to www.coquitlam.ca/roadwork. For more information about traffic signs, go to www.coquitlam.ca/trafficsigns.
Last week in Burnaby, a driver struck a traffic flagger while trying to merge in a construction zone at Tenth Avenue near Kingsway. A video of the incident shows the driver of a white Hyundai merging even though there was no gap in traffic. When the flagger intervened, she was struck and fell down the side of the vehicle. The victim suffered a concussion but is expected to make a full recovery. The driver may face charges.
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The city of Coquitlam’s annual Canada Day celebration filled Town Centre Park — as shown by Tri-City News reader Mustafa Hassan’s photo (left) — as people from throughout the region took part in activities, enjoyed entertainment and waited for the fireworks (above) to start.
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here did your family come from and how did you get here? Just about everyone has a story to tell and this summer, thanks to a new exhibit at Port Coquitlam’s Heritage at Leigh Square, you can find out about your neighbours’ journeys and record your own. Open since May, “PoCo Stories: Journeys and Connections” is timely with Canada Day and the celebration of 150 years of Canada’s confederation, allowing visitors to learn how immigrants came to PoCo, what challenges they faced and how they communicated with loved ones back home. “Everyone has a journey — even the First Nations people that are here. People have always travelled, coming here or moving to other areas,” explained Steve Smith, who coordinated the exhibit, which will be on display until the end of August. Using census data and other statistics, Smith put together a timeline of local immigration, languages people spoke on arrival and what technology they used to travel and communicate with one another. “This is the part of the exhibit that children love the most,” said Kelly Brown, the PoCo museum’s new coordinator, pointing to the wide range of old rotary dial-up phones and a magneto wall
telephone that you had to crank to get working. “They love the hands-on aspect and playing with the phones.” In addition, you can a look at the collection of letter-writing tools and artifacts from rail and steamship travel, and plot on a map where your family came from and watch a video about Canada. The exhibit also acknowledges some of the obstacles people faced to settling here, from discrimination against non-Caucasian job seekers to government restrictions on Japanese people who lived in PoCo and surrounding cities during the Second World War. “It’s not something we want to focus on but it was a fact of life for some people,” Smith said. The indigenous community is also acknowledged with artifacts and commissioned artwork, including a beautiful cedar carving by Carman McKay that is part of the museum’s permanent display. Whether you visit the museum in celebration of Canada’s 150th or just to take in some local flavour over the summer vacation, “PoCo Stories: Journeys and Connections” will give you a greater understanding of the role immigration played in the development of PoCo over the last century. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC
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“PoCo Stories: Journeys and Connections” is the latest exhibit at Port Coquitlam’s Heritage at Leigh Square museum. It describes how immigration has transformed the region, how people got to PoCo and how they kept in touch with friends and relatives back home. Steve Smith, who helped put together the exhibit, and Kelly Brown, the PoCo museum’s new co-ordinator, are collecting stories of people living in the area.
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SATURDAY, JULY 15 • Free multicultural family summer fair, 11 a.m.-2:3o p.m., Glen Pine Pavilion (Burlington Drive and Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Learn about the different cultures that make up our community while enjoying live entertainment, music and dance performances; Korean drummers, Bhangra dance, ChineseoOpera, taekwondo demonstration, line dancing and more, plus: kids zone, crafts for children, play area, door prizes, food and BBQ available for purchase. Info: 604-927-6940.
TUESDAY, AUG. 1 • Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth in the TriCities 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.
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LA LECHE LEAGUE FOR MOTHERS • Breastfeeding or pregnant and wanting to learn more? Looking for information or help? La Leche League Coquitlam groups offer informal, guided discussions and a chance to connect with other nursing mothers. New meeting location: Share Family and Community Services, 2615 Clarke St., PoMo. Meetings held second Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. Women interested in breastfeeding and their children are invited to free monthly LLL meetings. Info: 604-520-4623 or www.lllc.ca. PoCo, offers multi-sensory and math tutoring; rate is $25 per session. Tutors are Orton Gillingham-trained and centre works in cooperation with SD43. Registration is ongoing. Info: frcdistrict43@gmail.com. • Parents, grandparents, and caregivers who want to connect with others who are raising children, gain and offer support and understanding, gain information about parenting and other concerns, and have their children cared for while doing so, free of charge, can join a parent support circle. Parent Support Services of BC runs a Wednesday evening circle in Burquitlam. The support circle is an anonymous, confidential self-help group for parents with children 12 years old and under. Info: 604-669-1616 or www.parentsupportbc.ca. • Share Family and Community Services hosts free parent and tot drop–in, 9-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays at Seaview community school, 1215 Cecile Dr., PoMo. This is a free play–based program for children up to five years old and their parents/caregivers. Info: Azar, 604–936-3900. • Parent and Tot Drop-in: open to parents with children from
birth to 5 years old; offers safe and nurturing environment; children learn songs, stories and eat healthy snacks together; parents are full participants; free; open 9-11 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Mountain View elementary school, Coquitlam, and 9-11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Seaview elementary school, PoMo. Info: Arshia, 604-937-6971. • Tri-City Family Place, a drop in centre for children up to five with their caregivers, is open Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (September to June), 2062 Manning Ave., PoCo. Info: 604-942-4672. • Share Family and Community Services parent support circle runs Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m., Mountain View elementary school, 740 Smith Ave., Coquitlam. Open to all parents, grandparents and/or caregivers. Participation is free and childminding and snacks are available. Info: 604-937-6970. • Parents and tots gather to play and learn in a Jewishthemed environment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam. Info: info@burquest.org.
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Westwood Community Church. Hillside Community Church. King of Life Lutheran Church. Friendship Baptist Church. Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship. The Stirring Church. Westwood Alliance Church. And Vancouver Revival Centre. These are the eight TriCity places of worship whose names will be on a formal letter of apology delivered to the Kwikwetlem First Nation this week. It’s a significant letter — a first in the local history books for Tri-City churches to come together and to take responsibility for the suffering the Christian churches caused on Aboriginal people across Canada in years past. It’s also a first step, they hope, in a long road of healing between the two communities. There were so many things leading up to this letter, said Anena Simpson, associate pastor at Hillside Community Church in Coquitlam. This year’s celebration of 150 years since the signing of the Confederation was a prompt. The call to action by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission also carried much weight, Simpson said. Of the Commission’s 94 recommendations made in December 2015, at least three of them are directed at the church. And one of the calls is for the church to make amends and to educate about its sins against the First Nations people. That includes teaching
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about the brutalities that happened in government- and church-run facilities such as boarding homes and residential schools — places where thousands of Indigenous children were ripped away from their families and abused, sometimes to death. Now is the time to acknowledge the churches’ failings and to rebuild ties with the First Nations, Simpson said. “It’s going to be a long journey. We need to reach out to them and to beg for forgiveness — not just for the residential schools but all all the atrocities since first contact.” Recently, Simpson spearheaded the Rising Eagle Organization (REO) to get TriCity churches on board with the rebuilding process. And, on Friday, REO will host a free concert at Coquitlam Town Centre Plaza for the public to witness the reading of the apology letter. There will be a prayer for forgiveness, words from Kenny Blacksmith of Gathering Nations International and music from Art Lucier and the Reviver Band. Hillside will also
present a $1,000 cheque to Kwikwetlem for its inaugural golf tournament on Aug. 24, where money will be raised to build the band’s first-ever health and wellness centre. Still, while local churches are speaking out, it’s unclear if anyone from Kwikwetlem First Nation will be listening. A representative for Chief Ron Giesbrecht said he’ll be out of town this week and council members have yet confirm their attendance, said REO executive director Karen English of Riverside Community Church. Invites also have gone out to other First Nations officials across B.C., she said. “It takes time to build trust,” Simpson said. Partial funding for the concert will come from the Canada 150 Fund via the Coquitlam Foundation. REO also has secured several sponsors including the city of Coquitlam, the Evergreen Cultural Centre and Livable Region Consulting Inc., a company owned by Port Coquitlam Mayor (and Metro Vancouver board chair) Greg Moore. He and Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart are expected to be at the concert.
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Lalainia Lindbjerg Strelau is loving her lifework balance. The Port Coquitlam actress enjoys LINDBJERG being a stayat-home mom to her two children, now aged eight and 14, and, a couple of times a year, likes to dip her toe back in the theatre world. Starting Friday, Lindbjerg Strelau will return to Malkin Bowl for the Theatre Under the Stars’ production of Mary Poppins, where she will play — of course! — the mother, Mrs. Banks. It’s a dream job that allows Lindbjerg Strelau enough time to spend with her family but also still be active, with musical shows every other night this summer. “TUTS is very family friendly,” she said of the Vancouver company. “My daughter can come to rehearsals with me and she loves the environment, too. It gives me space to be both performer and mother this season.” It’s Lindbjerg Strelau’s fifth time on the Stanley Park stage, having been cast as Sandy in Grease (which she also directed) as well as in Crazy for You, Big: The Musical and, most recently, Bye Bye Birdie. She also served as a TUTS board member from 2006 to 2012. For Mary Poppins, which stars Ranae Miller as Mary, Lindbjerg Strelau will play mom to Lola Marshall (Jane) and Port Moody’s Nolen Dubuc, a student at the Caulfield School of Dance. Dubuc, a Grade 5 Aspenwood elementary student, clinched the part of Michael Banks in March. “I love musical theatre,” the nineyear-old boy said, “and it’s a good show. It’s just magical.” “He’s awesome,” Lindbjerg Strelau raved. “The professionalism that he has is just amazing. He’s willing to have fun and try new stuff when directed. He’s a kid but he can hone it in and focus. Both the children are extremely gifted.” Meanwhile, on alternate nights, Coquitlam’s Shannon Hanbury will star as Janet van de Graaff in The Drowsy Chaperone. An Archbishop Carney regional secondary graduate, Hanbury was last seen at Massey Theatre portraying Hope Harcourt in the Royal City Musical Theatre production of Anything Goes. Hanbury, who is the great-great-granddaughter of William and Marion Malkin, for which the Malkin Bowl is named, and is a veteran TUTS performer (Drowsy is her ninth appearance). She will be joined by Terry
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best man at the wedding. Sartin, 21, said he’ll be putting his feet to work this summer and making sure he stays in prime condition. “It’s no different from an athlete,” he said. “I’ll be getting plenty of rest and drinking lots of water. You have to listen to your body when you’re working out that much.” Sartin expects his family will be in the crowd on opening night. For Hairspray in 2015, “my parents brought out 20 friends and family, and they didn’t tell me they were doing this until one hour before the show started. It was quite a surprise and made it a very special night.” • Mary Poppins and The Drowsy Chaperone run July 7 to Aug. 19 at the Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park (610 Pipeline Rd., Vancouver). Call 1-877840-0457 or visit tuts.ca.
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B.C.-based musicians will take over Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre this week to launch its Music on the Grill series. The Bills will headline the Saturday show that also features the sounds of Port Coquitlam’s Chersea — who performed at last weekend’s Canada Day bash in Castle Park — and Mildly Wild. A two-time Juno-nominated group, The Bills are also in a festive mood this year as it marks its 20th year with gigs across the country and the United States. The Bills — made up of Marc Atkinson, Richard Moody, Chris Frye, Adrian Dolan and Scott “Grampa Bill” White — are also celebrating another
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Pinetree secondary wrestling athlete Jacqueline Lew has won national championships and competed around the world. Now she will take her talents to SFU, where she will help the team improve on its second-place finish in the 2017 WCWA National Championship. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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Jacqueline Lew cried at her first wrestling match when she was in Grade 8 at Summit middle school in Coquitlam. In September, she’ll stride into the wrestling room at Simon Fraser University as part of what Clan wrestling
coach called “the best recruiting class we have ever assembled.” Lew is one of 10 incoming recruits who will bolster the women’s team that finished in second place at the 2017 WCWA National Championship and included two champions as well as eight All-Americans. Lew said she had no doubt where she wanted to wrestle. “I didn’t see myself going anywhere else,” said Lew, who just graduated from Pinetree secondary school.
“I think I was very tunnelvisioned.” Lew is already a familiar presence up on Burnaby Mountain. She’s attended wrestling camps at SFU and has worked with the coaches and some of the athletes. That kind of high-level training helped Lew win three high school provincial championships in her 51-kg weight class, three Canadian cadet/juvenile championships, along with numerous age-group tournaments in Peru, Bosnia, Romania,
Spain, Mexico and the United States. In June she was honoured with a place on the Coquitlam Sports Wall of Fame. It’s a long way from the young girl who attended her older brother’s matches with her mom until Lew’s mom suggested she take up the sport herself. Lew said she really took to the individual challenge of wrestling. “I couldn’t rely on my coach, I couldn’t rely on my teammates,” said Lew. “It was
all on me.” Still, all of Lew’s achievements in wrestling thus far won’t stand for much as she steps on the collegiate mat, where the athletes are stronger and the competition more intense. “They’re more aggressive, more technical,” said Lew. “I’m open to the challenge.” She’ll also have to adjust her style from freestyle to the folk-style wrestling that is more commonly practiced in the United States where competitors aren’t allowed to lock
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their hands and must try to escape when their opponent has them pressed to the mat. Friendly faces will help ease the transition, said Lew, who will be studying arts and social sciences at SFU. Her family is still nearby and two of the other new recruits have been her teammates on Team Canada. And she plans on returning to Pinetree to help out with some coaching. “It’s nice to be home,” said Lew. sports@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews
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Pat Coyle will join some elite company when he is formally inducted into the Coquitlam Adanacs’ Ring of Honour during a ceremony ahead of Saturday’s home game against the Nanaimo Timbermen. During his 12 seasons with the A’s, Coyle filled his trophy case. He helped the team to its Mann Cup victory in 2001 and was named Western Lacrosse Association all-star seven times. He also took the Nicholson trophy as top defensive player five times and was the Bill Ellison trophy winner as playoff MVP in 1998. Coyle started his lacrosse career in Ontario, where he graduated from junior to play
PAT COYLE with the Brampton Excelsiors during their back-to-back Mann Cup championships in 1992 and 1993. He also won five National Lacrosse League titles — four with the Toronto Rock and one with the Colorado Mammoth — and was named NLL defensive player of the year in 2002 and inducted into the NLL Hall of Fame in 2014. Since retiring as a player, Coyle has stayed close to the game.
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He is currently the head coach of the Mammoth and the B.C. Jr. ‘A’ Lacrosse League’s Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs, which won the Minto Cup last summer. The Coquitlam Adanacs Ring of Honour already includes Greg Thomas, Jim Aitchison, Kevin Parsons, Bill Bradley, John Allen, Mikes Gates, Mike Reelie and Doc Hedges. Last June, Coyle was inducted into Coquitlam’s Sports Wall of Fame and is expected to be inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame this fall. • Pay Coyle will be inducted into the Coquitlam Adanacs’ Ring of Honour on Saturday, July 8. There will be a ceremony prior to the start of the Adanacs game against the Nanaimo Timbermen. For more information go to www. wlalacrosse.com. sports@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews
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MIDGET TEAM OFF TO PROVINCIALS The Coquitlam Adanacs Midget A1 squad rang in Canada Day with a 5-3 win over the New Westminster Salmonbellies. With the win, which took place at the Queen’s Park Arena, the A’s swept a twogame playoff and punched their ticket to the provincial championship. Liam Chernoff and Erik Forsselius got things started for Coquitlam with back-to-back goals on the
power play, while goalie Rylan Armstrong had a 25-save performance. Forsselius potted a second marker later in the game to lead all scorers. Head coach Jason Carver said he was “pleased with his club’s effort,” but knows “there is still lots of work ahead of us.” With the win, the Adanacs finish the regular season with a 17-2-1 record to top their division. They will now head to Langley later this month for
the B.C. Lacrosse Association provincial championship. More than 100 teams from across the province will be vying for B.C. banners this month, with the female tournament taking place in Port Coquitlam (July 6 to 9), the peewee tournament being held in Fort St. John (July 6 to 9), the bantams competing in Parksville and Nanaimo (July 13 to 16) and the midgets battling in Langley (July 20 to 23).
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Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs captain Reid Bowering helped his club notch another win last weekend, taking down the New Westminster Salmonbellies 11-9 in BCJALL action. The A’s took an early lead, going up 8-5 after the first two periods. However, New West was able to climb back in the third to tie the game and force an overtime period. Coquitlam shutout the team in extra time, while scoring two goals to take their 19th win of the season.
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