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Tabitha McLaughlin, executive director of the Coquitlam Farmers Market Society, and Lisa Landry, executive director of the Austin Heights BIA, check out the produce growing in one of 40 planters outside shops and businesses as part of Coquitlam Munch, a partnership between the city of Coquitlam, the BIA and the market. Businesses have adopted the planters, which are growing herbs and vegetables for people to try. See article, page 3.

DEV’T CHANGES AFOOT Onni asks for less big-box space (page 7) • Beedie asks for extra storeys on Austin (page 9)

Fraser Health has withdrawn its initial application to the city of Port Moody for a project that would have seen it sell land at Eagle Ridge Hospital — making way for highrises on the site — to finance an emergency department expansion. The withdrawal, announced yesterday, comes in reaction to members of the city’s planning advisory committee saying the health authority was “holding them hostage” and using a much-needed 17-bed expansion as “ransom.” The comments came Tuesday when the committee voted unanimously to not recommend support for Fraser Health’s application to change Port Moody’s official community plan. Fraser Health sought the approval so it could sell two parcels of land for development of 427 residential units. The current OCP and zoning designates the land as public and institutional. see ER EXPANSION, page 15

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Share keeping it cool, fresh & healthy see food bank operations at open house saturday DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

The food collected by Share Family and Community Services will be staying cool this summer thanks to a new fridge, freezer and refrigeration truck. The walk-in capacity cold storage is now full of boxes of fruits, vegetables, dairy and even hamburger meat for food bank clients as the social service agency strives to provide healthier meals to Tri-City residents in need. “It’s what people need,” said Claire MacLean, Share’s chief executive officer, as she took The Tri-City News on a tour of the new addition. Tomorrow (Saturday), the public is also invited to tour the food bank at its third annual open house, which will also include a by-donation barbecue. Located at 2615 Clarke St., the food bank is opening its doors to give people a behind-thescenes look at how the facility runs. It’s also an opportunity to make donations because, at this time of year, supplies are low and school breakfast and lunch programs are closed. “They can come and see what’s involved,” McLean said, adding that cash donations are particularly important because they allow Share to buy produce, dairy and meat for food bank users as well as oils and spices that are important components of diets of some people who rely on the service to make ends meet. While food bank use is holding steady, many of those most vulnerable, such as seniors and

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Claire MacLean, chief executive officer of Share Family and Community Services, with a basket of fruit and vegetables that can now be kept cold thanks to a new refrigeration system, and transported on a soon-to-be delivered new truck, paid for with donations from local businesses and other agencies.

FOOD BANK FAST FACTS • People served annually: 4,100 • Funding: 100% by donation • The Tri-Cities’ three Share food bank locations are: Hillside Community Church in Coquitlam, Trinity United Church in Port Coquitlam and 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody, in space donated by Wesbild. children, are benefiting while the Tiny Bundles program also supports pregnant women and

families with infants. McLean said some people are surprised to learn that it’s

not just people in social housing who rely on the service, in fact, 81% of those using the food bank live in market housing. “These families are facing a choice between housing security and food security,” said McLean, noting that the food bank can help fill the financial gap for those who are struggling so people don’t have to make those difficult choices. Thanks to the installation of a new walk-in fridge and freezer,

Share’s food hampers look a lot different than they did a few years ago, when only nonperishable items were collected and put in hampers. Now, a hamper is just as likely to contain squash and fresh tomatoes as it is dried spaghetti or canned sauce, although donations of non-perishable items are also welcome. It’s all part of Share’s mission to ensure clients get as much healthy food as possible, and

by supporting the organization with a donation online at www. sharesociety.ca, members of the public can aid in this endeavour. • The Share food bank open house runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 2615 Clarke St. Parking is limited so visitors are encouraged to take transit or be prepared to park nearby and walk. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

COQUITLAM MUNCH

Try, don’t buy, fresh produce in Austin Heights Coquitlam Munch project is in its third tasty year DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Someone has been taking the herbs, vegetables and other edibles in planters in front of businesses in Coquitlam’s Austin Heights neighbourhood. MLS #R2285466

But neither thieves nor raccoons are responsible. In fact, it’s an activity welcomed by partners in the Coquitlam Munch project, now in its third year. Shoppers, walkers and local residents are welcome to help themselves to the harvest now spilling out of the planters that were filled with seeds and vegetables and are being looked after by local businesses, according to Tabitha McLaughlin, execu-

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tive director of the Coquitlam Farmers Market Society, and Lisa Landry, executive director of the Austin Heights BIA. The Communities in Bloom project supported by the city helps beautify the area, they say, and with plentiful water and sun, the planters have been overflowing with greenery and early flowers. Some of the plants have already been harvested. A kohlrabi in front of Mary Ann

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Some dill had been snipped, for example. “It’s a great way to show people how easy it is to grow your own food,” she said. It was just early May when volunteers came together to fill the planters with tomatoes, green onions, squash, swiss chard, brussels sprouts, peppers, kale, arugula, cabbage, strawberries, oregano, basil, rosemary, dill, cilantro, mint, camomile, parsley, marigolds,

sunflowers, bee balm and lavender, to name a few. Now, some of the produce and herbs are ready to harvest while others will have to wait for a few more weeks of summer sun to ripen. The plan is to replant in the fall with coldweather vegetables when the summer harvest is done. • To keep up to date with Coquitlam Munch, you can follow the project on Facebook.

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Coquitlam’s mayor said he has received assurances from Bel-Air Taxi that changes are coming after an elderly, disabled woman was left waiting for three hours in the rain for a wheelchair-accessible cab on Canada Day. Company representatives, who did not respond to requests for an interview with The Tri-City News, met with city officials on Wednesday, where Richard Stewart said they showed remorse for the incident and made assurances that it would not happen again. “They acknowledged that the company absolutely dropped the ball at the stage of dispatching the taxi,” he said, later adding: “They committed to working to fill that gap in service and also to retraining their staff on how to properly serve people with a range of disabilities.” The incident occurred Sunday night; the woman

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MAYOR RICHARD STEWART had booked a cab to pick her up at Town Centre Park at 9 p.m. When it did not arrive, several other cab companies were called before Bel-Air sent a wheelchair taxi at around midnight. “Bel-Air Taxi, you’ve been granted licences for multiple wheelchair-accessible cabs,” Stewart wrote in a Facebook post shortly after the woman finally received a ride home. “I know you don’t like using them but this isn’t acceptable.” Stewart said Thursday he had made several attempts to get a dispatcher on the phone but was put on hold and eventually put through to an answering machine. In their meeting on Wednesday, he noted the

company, which said it had 16 wheelchair taxis on the road Sunday night, expressed openness to providing a back-channel phone number to service providers, city staff and certain regular wheelchair taxi clients. Stewart said the number could be used to call a dispatcher directly in emergency situations. It has been a rough summer for Bel-Air Taxi. Last month, the company denied service to Jillian Harris, a TV personality who said she was refused a ride from Port Moody to downtown because of the distance. The host of Love It or List It Vancouver, who is pregnant, took to Instagram, where she blasted Bel-Air for not giving her a ride. “Bel-Air, that’s not cool,” she said.

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Searchers must deal with tragedy, too A caution to readers: This article may be upsetting to those close to last week’s hiking tragedy at Buntzen Lake but has been written to provide an insight into how Critical Incident Stress Management can help first responders deal with tragic events.

CRITICAL INCIDENT: WHAT IS IT? “Critical Incidents are powerful events that have the potential to create significant, strong emotional reactions at the time of the incident or even at a later time, overwhelming the individual’s ability to cope. The core focus of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) is to help relieve stress reactions in emotionally healthy individuals who have experienced traumatic events.” • More information: www.bcsara.com/cism.

DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News

Dealing with the emotional toll of a difficult search, like last week’s retrieval of a 16-yearold hiker who died and the rescue of his friend, is part of the job for Coquitlam Search and Rescue. But they don’t have to deal with the trauma alone. Coquitlam SAR volunteers who participated in last week’s rescue will already have debriefed and will be alert to any emotional trauma from the experience, thanks to education and support from a Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) team provided by the BC Search and Rescue Association. Coquitlam SAR search manager Ray Nordstrand told The Tri-City News searchers have already discussed what happened last Wednesday and follow up calls will be made to ensure participants are doing OK. “Definitely the offer was there, in certain cases we will bring them in,” said

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Coquitlam Search and Rescue volunteers undergo training for many kinds of rescues but, in the after math of a tragedy, many turn to other volunteers with specialized training for help. Nordstrand, who said it’s important for each participant in a critical incident search to talk about what they saw, heard and experienced and to hear what others experienced as well. “Often times, by sharing with others that are involved, it helps you to see more clearly and help you get off that repetitive track, because that’s what

critical incident stress can be like: You play it over and over again because your brain is having a hard time understanding it.” The victim was a School District 43 student and counselling was provided to classmates and the family is requesting privacy. As well, a coroner’s investigation is underway.

Meanwhile, SAR volunteers may be dealing with their own trauma in the aftermath of the tragic event. “A lot of the stress is from chemicals released in your body at the time of exposure. We try to put the whole event in context and teach them how to get rid of these chemicals as quickly as possible with exercise, hydration, proper diet and

Public Hearing Notice When: July 10, 2018 at 7:00pm • Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody, B.C.

Port Moody Council is holding a Public Hearing to consider Zoning Bylaw No. 2937 The City of Port Moody has updated its Zoning Bylaw to make it more user friendly and implement policies in the Official Community Plan. Port Moody’s existing Zoning Bylaw was adopted in 1988 and has now undergone a comprehensive review. The updated and modernized Zoning Bylaw enables the delivery of efficient customer service and provides a document that is clear and accessible to property owners, developers, and the public.

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talking to someone you trust,” said Whitney Numan, who created the CISM program for BC Search and Rescue Association (BC SARA) over a decade ago and whose team handles about 50 interventions each year. Coquitlam spokesperson Michael Coyle said that the interventions provided by BC SARA volunteers can be helpful. Coyle said he has felt the emotional toll of dealing with difficult searches and has participated in three interventions with volunteers trained in CISM techniques. In his experience, failure to locate someone in a search can also be hard to deal with, citing as an example the case of Shin Noh, an elderly Coquitlam man who went missing in 2013 and who has never been found. In the case of this most recent tragedy, Coyle was not on the search team but was part of the support team, and

understands what his fellow volunteers must be feeling. “It’s not just the people on the critical search team — the whole team takes part in that stress. I wasn’t even at the search, I was at home talking to them on the phone and trying to figure out where the survivor was. There is a level of tension that is fraught and emotionally that comes through and that does affect you.” One way of dealing with the emotion, Coyle told The Tri-City News, is to understand that you are doing your best to reunite hikers with their families, and even if one has died, there is closure in bringing them home to their loved ones. “It’s almost like you are an honour guard. You can pick them and bring them home to their families. I find that personally easier to handle, when you know you’re bringing someone back.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

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New Fremont plan: fewer big boxes and more homes JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News

The lack of demand for bigbox retail space has forced a developer — and the city of Port Coquitlam — to rethink its plans for Fremont Village. Tuesday, the city’s smart growth committee reviewed a new vision from the Onni Group, which owns the Fremont Village properties in the Dominion Triangle, that calls for shrinking the size of its large-format commercial uses and adding more homes. The triangle, located west of the Pitt River bridge and north of Lougheed Highway, contains the city’s last large tracts of land left for big development and has such anchor tenants as Walmart, Canadian Tire and Mark’s Work Wearhouse. But while those retailers are a major draw, Onni says its shopping centre south of Sherling Avenue has been a hard sell because of the changing commercial market. As one-third of its current commercial buildings are empty, Onni is asking the city to amend the official community plan and rezoning for Fremont Village to reduce the commercial floor area by 13,225 square metres from its original bid and to more than double the number of residential units on Lot C-1, located south of the Walmart parking lot. If approved by city council

(first and second bylaw readings will be considered at next Tuesday’s council meeting), the update would mean 473 new homes on Lot C-1 plus the 294 units now under construction on Lot C-2 — a total of 767 condos. Coun. Brad West, who said he’s in favour of the land-use changes to spur growth and complete Fremont Village (25% of the site is unused), said the committee he chairs is also asking Onni to look at doubling its 10-year commitment to provide 273 rental homes. As well — for the first time in PoCo’s history — the city plans to enter into a housing agreement with the developer to require 27 homes be rented out as affordable units in perpetuity. “I would have liked to have seen more offered at belowmarket rates,” West said. “That was something I pushed for but I’m pleased because this is a start in the right direction for Port Coquitlam.” West said the committee also wants Onni to modify its proposal to change the size of the suites, allowing bigger units to accommodate families, and to include a community garden. One- and two-bedroom homes “are squeezing families out of the marketplace so we want a better mix with two- and three-bedroom condos,” he said. see CHANGES, next page

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(HIGH) SCHOOL’S OUT FOR... EVER Tri-City schools are closed for the summer now (except those that will host summer school programs) and, last week, teacher Catherine Yamamoto posted this photo online of joyous graduates of Riverside secondary school tossing their graduation caps into the air at their commencement ceremony.

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“It’s amazing to see the next generation starting to give back.” Alex, Guest from Calgary, AB Alex grew up in a lower-income neighbourhood of Calgary and attributes much of his success to the role models in his community. Now Alex is a role model himself, and with the strong relationship he’s built with his local Tim Hortons, he’s been able to give back in amazing ways, like organizing the world’s longest hockey game, which raised over four million dollars for Alberta Children’s Hospital. But no matter how much money he raises, the thing he’s most proud of is that he inspires the youth in his community to want to give back, too. Thank you, Alex. And thanks to all those who make our community stronger.

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The proposed land-use changes come after Onni reached out last summer to Fremont Village businesses and mailed information to nearly 500 business addresses on the city’s northside and around Ottawa Street. The company also met with the Downtown Port Coquitlam Business Improvement Association (BIA), which is opposed to smallerscale commercial in Fremont Village due to fears they will draw business from downtown retailers. “We’re in a state of change in the downtown,” said Susanna Walden, the BIA’s executive director. “We want development. We are obviously competing with Fremont Village and, if they change their space size, we are in a position where we will potentially be affected by that.” Still, she said BIA members are sympathetic to Onni’s plight with its vacant lands. West said Onni’s new plans “strike the right balance between commercial and residential” on a former industrialdesignated site that has poor soil conditions, and his aim is to see

the shopping district be a complete community, where people can live, work and play. Added Coun. Laura Dupont, chair of the city’s sustainability and environment committee: “These are positive zoning changes that will bring a more livable, walkable aspect to the Fremont area. The results will be less of a big-box feel to the area and more of a focus on six-storey residential with amenities.” In a statement, an Onni Group spokesperson said Fremont Village has been in the works for the past decade and, at Tuesday’s committee meeting, “new direction was provided to city staff and the Onni Group for the final phases of the project and we are looking forward to working with staff to bring the changes to final adoption.” Duncan Wlodarczak added: “With the upcoming addition of a new B-Line bus route down Lougheed, Onni feels this is an exciting time for Port Coquitlam and Fremont Village, and we are looking forward to contributing to the city’s growth and new opportunities within the community.” jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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Coquitlam residents will get their chance to weigh in on a proposed development that would see two towers built on the former Safeway site on Austin Avenue. Beedie Living is seeking a variance that, if approved, would allow it to exceed the 25-storey cap set for the area in last year’s neighbourhood plan. The developer wants to build a 26-storey west tower with 170 units and a 27-storey east tower with 186 units, including a total 10 non-market housing units; the towers would bookend a new Safeway that is scheduled to open next summer. Because the property slopes and has a 21-foot grade, the company said the towers would appear to be 25-storeys from Ridgeway Avenue on the north side of the site. During first reading, several

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‘What happened to the 25-storey cap?’ continued from page 9

“What happened to the 25-storey cap?” asked Coun. Dennis Marsden. Mayor Richard Stewart predicted a public backlash if the height variance was approved for the two towers. He said Beedie Living knew of the requirements when it purchased the site and there is no reason to ask for a variance “other than they don’t want to do it or don’t feel like it.” Still, council voted in favour of sending the project to a public hearing, which will be held Monday evening. Extending the height cap is not the only variance being sought by Beedie. The company said a portion of the parking lot will have to be above ground because of water table issues but the stalls will be hidden by residential and commercial uses or screened with metal panelling. The Safeway will be located on lands formerly occupied by a Chevron gas station that is currently being remediated. Residents can speak to the proposal during Monday’s public hearing, which will take place in council chambers

City of Coquitlam NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION The City has received an application for a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for the property located at 3000 Christmas Way. The applicant, BC Christian Academy, is requesting a temporary use permit to permit the operation of the BC Christian Academy independent school at 3000 Christmas Way. This TUP would expire on July 16, 2021. You are invited to provide input to Council relative to this application. Additional information related to this application, including a copy of the permit, may be inspected from Friday, June 29, 2018 to Monday, July 16, 2018 at the City’s Planning and Development Department, 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 more information on this application by calling Jenna Cook, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3469 or emailing Jenna at jenna.cook@coquitlam.ca.

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A new Safeway will be built between the two towers, which is expected to open next summer.

SAFEWAY CLOSURE

While Sobeys is building a Safeway replacement for its Austin Heights store, it closed its Sunwood Square outlet yesterday (Thursday). On July 5, the company permanently shuttered its Sunwood location as well as its properties at City Square and Point Grey in Vancouver, and Lougheed Town Centre and Royal Oak in Burnaby as well as four others in the Lower Mainland. The nine Safeway stores were slated to close May 5 but a mediator ordered Sobeys to extend its operations by two months after a complaint was filed by the union. It’s not known what tenant might take over the Sunwood Square space.

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JOB ACTION

Casino workers vote to reject agreement GARY MCKENNA The Tri-CiTy News

The picket lines are staying up at the Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam after workers voted to reject a contract that was negotiated between their union and management last week. Stephanie Smith, president of the BCGEU, which represents 400 workers at the facility, said it was a close vote but there was too much uncertainty around job protection and layoffs. “They voted to reject this agreement and continue to fight on the picket line, and I support them on that,” she said. While negotiations were taking place, Smith said management has been making changes to its business operations, which she believes includes

phasing out poker and craps and the dealer jobs that go with those games. The company, Great Canadian Gaming Corp., would not confirm those claims when contacted by The Tri-City News on Thursday. Poker and craps dealers make up a significant number of the union’s membership, Smith said, adding that the belief among members that job losses and demotions could be imminent led to the failure of Wednesday’s ratification vote. “[The changes] are going to result in some pretty large layoffs and that is going to have a devastating impact on our members,” she said. “It left them with too much uncertainty to accept the agreement.” Now that the ratification vote has failed, Smith said negotiat-

ing teams from the company and union will have to get back to the bargaining table. In the meantime, the picket lines will remain at the entrances of the parking lot to the casino and Smith said she hopes the community will continue to support the workers. In an emailed statement to The Tri-City News, the company said they will be considering next steps in the coming days. “We are disappointed to learn of the vote results for ratification of the tentative agreement,” said Jimmy Ho, the general manager of the Hard Rock Casino. “We will be assessing next steps and potential options in the coming days, but in the meantime, Hard Rock Casino Vancouver remains open for business.”

MUNICIPAL ELECTION

spurliNg ruNs for Coq. CouNCil Nicola Spurling is adding her name to the growing list of candidates running for Coquitlam city council. Spurling, who ran unsuccessfully in CoquitlamMaillardville in the last provincial election for the Green Party, said she is seeking a seat

to improve transparency at city hall. Spurling was instrumental in pushing for a rainbow crosswalk at Burlington Drive and Pinetree Way, and said if elected she would champion diversity and inclusion. She is also advocating for more affordable housing.

“Density, particularly around transit hubs, is key to a responsible plan,” she said on her campaign website. “While much of the onus lies on the provincial government to solve this crisis, Coquitlam’s city council has the power to create meaningful change.”

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Dirty laundry

The practice of money laundering at Lower Mainland casinos was so well established over the past decade, it had its own name: the Vancouver model. From there, the report by former RCMP deputy commissioner Peter German about how organized crime exploited holes big enough to drive an armoured car through in B.C.’s oversight of casinos just gets worse. German describes people entering casinos with shopping bags of money — bundles of $20 bills held together with elastic bands. One of the most shocking twists is that authorities were aware of the money laundering years ago but the government chose not to act. As German’s report notes, not only did nobody say “no” to the bundled bags of cash, investigators who persisted in raising the issue were told to zip it while regulators fought each other. The government of the day adopted a see-no-evil approach to the problem. It’s no wonder that, since the report’s release, most senior members of the previous BC Liberal government have been furiously spinning the results and avoiding responsibility.

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f experience has taught me anything, a large number of people are going to read this column and get very angry about it. Then they’re going to go to their favourite social media platform, where they will register their anger about the content of this column and then get into arguments with other people, possibly calling a complete stranger a “fascist jackass.” What is this life-altering topic ANDY PREST that inspires such passion, rage and hate? Bicycles. As the lead Facebook Guy for our newspaper, I’ve seen the bicycle blow-up play out over and over again. I’ll post an article or letter to our Facebook page that has some sort of connection to bikes and then the comments section will immediately turn into a howler monkey knife fight. Depending on the content of the original post, it will draw a swift and angry response either from the small and well-organized DELIVERY 604-472-3040 NEWSROOM 604-472-3030 DISPLAY ADS 604-472-3020 CLASSIFIED ADS 604-444-3056 n

citizens of Militant Bike Facebook or the more vaguely defined but just as fierce group known as Angry Driver Facebook. The comments may start with an anecdote about a cyclist running a stop sign, then someone will bring up “Scandinavia,” then someone will say they were run over by a cyclist, then the word “entitled” will be thrown out, and then all digital hell will break loose. In extreme cases (read: all cases), someone will eventually say something like, “You should go back to your own country,” and then I’ll get really mad because instead of doing my regular job, which mostly involves scrolling through Twitter, I have to moderate our Facebook page and tell people not to start talking about genocide or whatever because one time a cyclist clipped their mirror. The fights go on and on, sometimes for days. Recently, we had the story of the North Vancouver father who was riding with his children to school down a narrow residential road when the driver of a minivan behind them started honking before ultimately pulling past the dad, clipping his bike. That one spawned a novel’s worth of letters to the editor, and the comments left on our website and social media pages were so fierce we had to get IT to come in and wipe the spittle from the inside of my computer. Over in Vancouver, mayoral candidate Wai Young appears to

have centred a huge part of her election campaign around bike lane hate. She wants to implement a “one-for-one” policy in which any new bike lane that goes in must be balanced by the destruction of an old one. It sounds ridiculous but it makes more sense when you learn that bike lanes once borrowed her entire collection of According to Jim DVDs and never returned them. Against the backdrop of all this fighting, you get tragic stories like the one we had in May about the North Vancouver cyclist killed in a collision with a dump truck. It was another reminder that in this fight, the stakes are much higher for one side than the other. I, like many cyclists, can claim to represent both sides in this argument. I used to ride to work every day over the Lions Gate Bridge and still do commute by bike once or twice a week. At the same time, I also enjoy piloting motor cars, unless traffic gets really bad, which on the North Shore happens now and again (and again and again). When I get mad at traffic jams, I sadly remind myself of the old adage: “You’re not stuck in traffic. You are traffic.” see ‘WHEN IT GOES WRONG’, page 14

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Gifts for teachers are well-deserved The letter on this topic drew a lot of attention from readers, who left dozens of comments on Facebook, including these >>>

preciation in the form of a gift. The writer mentions how low-income families may feel forced into buying a gift they cannot afford, and that other kids may feel inadequate seeing the teacher receiving a larger or “better” gift from someone else. If this is a problem in some schools, perhaps not opening the gifts in front of students (which I assume is the norm for most classes anyway) is a better solution than not acknowledging the hard work these men and women put into educating our kids. Teachers are underpaid as is and they work darn hard for those well-deserved gifts. Naomi Thomas, Port Coquitlam

“We gave gifts to my son’s teacher, EAs, the school secretary and the custodian. I truly believe in the value of reminding someone that their efforts are both noticed and appreciated, and will continue to give gifts of thanks to teachers and other staff.” SAM LUPIN

“What’s wrong with a simple sincere thank you? Lots of us work hard everyday and receive nothing more than a paycheque!” DAVE SHEPPARD

“If I choose to give my children’s teachers a gift to thank them for all they do, that’s my prerogative... For those who cannot afford, it takes minutes for a child to make a thank you card and the cost is small. If they wish to give something but cannot afford it, there is no expectation.” VICTORIA SCHUETZE

“The gifts get more intense, elaborate and costly every year as parents try to one-up the others. Don’t say it doesn’t happen.” ROBIN TURRIFF

“I think the best gift I have ever received as a teacher was a booklet made with the handprint of each student and a little handwritten thank you message. I still have it.” LISA GRILL

“It is one thing to say trustees should not be given travel vacations as gifts (I agree with this). It is quite another thing to say that teachers/CUPE staff should not be given small gifts of appreciation, many of which students make themselves!” JANINE LEHMANN

The Editor, Re. “SD43 should not allow gifts to be given to teachers” (Letters, The Tri-City News, July 4). I was saddened to read the letter in which a reader suggested a solution to people feeling compelled to give a teacher a fancy gift is to stop giving gifts to teachers entirely. Now, I have to admit that before my children were in school, I did wonder why teacher gifts had become such a big deal. I mean, we don’t all get gifts just for doing our jobs, so why are teachers so special? Well, now that my son has been through kindergarten, I know. I watched a woman pour her heart and soul into a classroom of kindergarten kids day in and day out. I watched her make her job harder than it already was by going over and above the norm to organize fun activities and adventures for the class. I watched her see my son struggle with writing letters and words and try tactic after tactic until she found a way to help him. And by the end of that year, you bet I was ready to show her my ap-

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Playground near CP tracks not smart: ctte. A bid by owners of a Port Coquitlam shopping mall will likely see their daycare proposal turned down by city council — again. Tuesday, the city’s smart growth committee voted 4-3 to reject the application by Terracap Management Inc. Two years ago, Terracap — which owns the Shaughnessy Station shopping centre — asked to rezone the former Canadian Tire store for a daycare for up to 136 kids; that proposal was thrown out because of the playground location and potential traffic conflicts. Its revised plan calls for the daycare’s outdoor playground to be placed at the back of the downtown property, next to

able as it’s too close to rail noise and fumes. PoCo’s fire department has also voiced concern about safety with the possible playground being sited on the south side. “Just because [a daycare] is needed doesn’t mean that it can go anywhere,” said West. “The location of where children play is important.” City council will consider the committee’s recommendation at its meeting next Tuesday. POCO COUN. BRAD WEST Summit Tools and close to the CP Rail tracks. The Smart Growth Committee chair, Coun. Brad West, told The Tri-City News Wednesday the site isn’t suit-

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In most instances, though, “traffic” is not caused by bicycles. When I’m stuck in traffic, there’s nothing I want more than to be on a bicycle. That’s one of the reasons I find the hysterical rhetoric of the bike debate so strange. Cyclists, for the most part, are just trying to get around quickly, efficiently, cheaply and healthily. They aren’t the problem. Sure, some cyclists — like some drivers — are idiots. I’ve seen the ones who blast through red lights or stop signs, the ones who clog up a main artery when there’s a bike route one block over, the ones who race down shared trails like they’re finishing the Tour de North Van. I get it. It can be angering. But as drivers, we just can’t act out that anger. It reminds me of parental relationships with children. It can be hard — oh, so hard — to remain cool when young children are doing everything they can

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to try to put themselves, their siblings and everyone around them into emergency rooms or mental institutions. No one in my life has figured out ways to get my blood boiling like my children have. They’ll even throw punches, when presented with the right combination of hunger, tiredness and me giving them the purple cup when they wanted the blue cup. But even when so provoked, you can’t fight back. It’s not a fair fight. And neither is cars vs. bikes. Sure, bikes can be infuriating but you just have to let it go if you’re in a car. The power difference is too great. Yes, bikers do stupid things, but so do drivers. And when it goes wrong between them, cyclists always lose. That’s it, Angry Driver Facebook. I guess I’ve picked my lane. Feel free to call for my assassination in the comments section. Andy Prest is the sports editor for the North Shore News. aprest@nsnews.com @Sports_Andy

Port Moody Council is holding a Public Hearing to consider the following proposed bylaw (Bylaw No. 3154):

1. Location: 50 Electronic Avenue (Rezoning Application #6700-20-143) Applicant: Centro Development Ltd. Purpose: Centro Development Ltd. has submitted a rezoning application for a six-storey mixed-use project that includes 358 residential units and 1,692m² (18,212ft²) of commercial space at 50 Electronic Avenue.

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ER expansion ‘is being held ransom’: Lahti continued from front page

“You’re kind of holding us hostage. You’re holding the emergency room expansion as hostage,” Coun. Hunter Madsen told Fraser Health land director Gavin Blackstock. “I feel the [expansion] is being held ransom,” said Coun. Meghan Lahti. “I won’t be blackmailed into allowing a development that is not needed in the community.” Fraser Health spokesperson Jacqueline Blackwell said Thursday the organization heard the concerns and is “going to reevaluate our plans for the site.” Blackwell said she couldn’t elaborate but added the planning for the ER expansion will continue. Fraser Health’s plan called for towers of 22 and 26 storeys, total of 328 units, on the west side of the property. It also proposed a mix of buildings from three to 12 storeys (99 units) on a second lot in the southeast corner. The proposal was for primarily market units but Fraser Health committed to ensuring a minimum of 20% would be rental units with at least 36 being below-market. The committee was not impressed. “This is not density we need. And what it does is add service cost stress on parks [and other city services]. So I’m trying to figure out how this affects schools and everything else,” Madsen said. Coun. Rob Vagramov said privatizing publicly owned assets hasn’t worked in the past and doesn’t pay off in the long run. He also said PoMo’s OCP and planned development already cover the city’s residential needs. “We have enough condos today, and we have enough condos in the plans for tomor-

row. What we don’t have is enough publicly owned lands for future needs in the community,” said Vagramov. He added the energy spent on the proposal would be much better spent lobbying the province for the money. “I do believe there are other mechanisms to getting this emergency expansion built.” “It would be completely shortsighted to sell this land for housing, in my opinion,” said Coun. Zoe Royer. At the meeting, Blackstock acknowledged the health authority estimates it could get about $56 million for the land. The planned expansion would cost in the neighbourhood of $25 million but since tenders haven’t been put out and construction costs are rising, he wouldn’t give a specific figure for the expansion. City staff in its report and many committee members were concerned that not all of the revenue realized from the land sale would have been committed to Eagle Ridge. But Blackstock balked at that suggestion. “There’s so many unknowns at this time,” said Blackstock adding some of money would have had to go toward First Nations compensation. The 26 acres of land on which the hospital sits was originally owned by the city but transferred to the Eagle Ridge Hospital Society in the 1970s. Even though it’s 40 years later, flipping some of the land for another purpose was another point of contention for the committee. The staff report, which said Fraser Health’s application was premature because so many details needed to be determined, also noted there was large opposition when it was presented at a community information meeting in March. newsroom@tricitynews.com

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Public Hearing Notice When: July 10, 2018 at 7:00pm • Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody, B.C. Port Moody Council is holding a Public Hearing to consider the following proposed bylaws (Bylaw No. 3138 and 3139):

LOCATION MAP - 3370 Dewdney Trunk Road

SUBJECT PROPERTY

1. Location: 3370 Dewdney Trunk Road (Official Community Plan Amendment, and Rezoning Application #6700-20-160) Applicant: PC Urban Properties Purpose: PC Urban Properties has applied to the City to amend the Official Community Plan to increase the maximum number of storeys permitted on the site from four to six storeys, and to rezone the property at 3370 Dewdney Trunk Road to permit the development of a 229 unit rental apartment project.

Get in touch! How do I get more information? Review application #6700-20-160 and related information 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 at portmoody.ca/publichearing after July 3, 2018.

604.469.4500 www.portmoody.ca

How can I provide input? 1. If you believe your property is affected by this application, comment directly to Council on July 10, 2018. 2. You can also send a submission in writing before 12 noon on July 10, 2018 by emailing clerks@portmoody.ca or faxing 604.469.4550. André Boel, MCIP, RPP General Manager of Planning and Development

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The PoCo Grand Prix is back for year three! Join in the fun on Friday, July 13 as we welcome the third annual PoCo Grand Prix presented by Dominion Lending Centres to downtown Port Coquitlam. Part of BC Superweek – Canada’s biggest professional road cycling series – the event drew 7,500 people last year with the excitement of pro cycling combined with a street festival featuring live entertainment, free family activities, a beer garden, Kids’ Race, Corporate Challenge race and more. We’ve built on our past successes and you can expect another incredible experience this year, including the exciting additions of BC Superweek’s rst night races and an expanded licensed area with racetrack viewing. And while you’re downtown, check out the area businesses, which will be open that day. On behalf of the City of Port Coquitlam, please enjoy this fun, family-friendly event and all that our downtown and community have to offer.

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L-R: Cllr. Mike Forrest, Cllr. Darrell Penner, Cllr. Brad West, Mayor Greg Moore, Cllr. Dean Washington, Cllr. Glenn Pollock, Cllr. Laura Dupont.

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Maps and more: pocograndprix.ca

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Schedule of events: Friday July 13 THE TRACK: 2:30-11 PM 2:30

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