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Most want more home choice Gary McKenna The Tri-CiTy News

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A replay of the women’s race plays on the monitor as the men await the start of their race at Friday’s PoCo Grand Prix. Mitch Ketler of Winnipeg (right) won the men’s race. For more on the BC Superweek bike race through the streets of downtown Port Coquitlam, see stories on pages 6 and 28, and photos on page 16.

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A significant number of Coquitlam residents want more affordable housing and are open to seeing a greater variety of housing types in historically detached-home neighbourhoods, according to a city survey.

The results come as planners wrestle with changes to the housing choices program, which encourages denser, ground-oriented forms — such as duplexes, triplexes and quadruplexes — while retaining neighbourhood character.

But despite survey respondents’ apparent openness to different housing types, some city councillors said the results raise new questions about what exactly residents expect from the housing choices program.

Coun. Brent Asmundson said that while some people may want improvements to affordability, council continues to see opposition to even the smallest increases in density in detached-home neighbourhoods. see COUNCILLORS, page 11

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EDUCATION

Not welcomed by city, rally went ahead Anti-SOGI group protested at Rocky Point bandstand DiaNe StraNDberg The Tri-CiTy News

A group opposed to sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) teachings in schools held a rally Saturday at Rocky Point Park despite being told not to by Port Moody city staff.

Kari Simpson, spokesperson for Culture Guard, said the city overstepped its mandate by cancelling the group’s booking because the public has a right to rally in a public space.

“It’s important for people to see and exercise their right in a unified way,” Simpson said.

The rally went ahead Saturday anyway, with groups of supporters carrying signs and a number of opponents in the audience.

In a statement, city manager Tim Savoie said little information was provided by the group in the permit application and, after the city obtained more details and heard complaints from the public, staff determined it was not an appropriate rental for the park, revoked the permit and refunded the group $187.74. The city also plans to fine the group $100 for violating the city’s parks and facilities bylaw.

“Parks are intended to be safe, public spaces for all to enjoy, and the city of Port Moody does not rent space in public parks for potentially disruptive rallies,” he said.

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Kari Simpson of Culture Guard speaks last Saturday in Rocky Point Park at a rally against teaching sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. Top right, from the group’s Facebook page.

The group wasn’t asked to leave the park however, “to avoid serious confrontation and to minimize adverse impact on other park users,” Savoie said, adding that police and city staff were on hand to monitor the situation.

A video of the event on Culture Guard’s Facebook page shows a peaceful gathering with the group’s supporters responding to Simpson’s complaints that parents’ “freedoms are being challenged as we speak.”

She told the group people shouldn’t have to acknowledge a transgendered man as a woman and urged supporters to get involved in a recall initia-

tive to vote out B.C. MLA’s who support SOGI policies.

She also said a local teacher who supports Culture Guard plans to run for school trustee in School District 43 but so far no one has come forward to The Tri-City News with a campaign announcement.

The rally, held between 10 a.m. and noon Saturday in the Rocky Point bandshell, has generated a lot of heat on social media before and after. Dozens of comments have been made, primarily on Coquitlam council candidate Nicola Spurling’s Facebook page, including one by Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay, who pleaded with the public not to

“invoke violence.”

“Everyone has a right of expression, not hate speech, and although we have revoked the permit, everyone is welcome in the park, which belongs to the people,” Clay stated in a Facebook post.

The Tri-City News called Clay three times Monday but he did not respond before the paper’s print deadline.

Rick Glumac, Port MoodyCoquitlam MLA, attended the rally and said he is supportive of SOGI in schools because it recognizes there is a diversity of gender identity and sexual orientation. “[SOGI] protects all students and makes our schools inclu-

sive places, that’s what this is all about.”

Culture Guard’s appearance in the Tri-Cities comes a few months after a meeting was held by the group’s supporters in Coquitlam and a petition opposing SOGI was started by some School District 43 parents.

The petition at change.org has garnered 205 names since May and calls for parents’ right to opt out from a program it claims portrays an LGBTQ lifestyle and exposes children to adverse consequences for expressing contrary views that arise out of a family’s cultural traditions, religious, moral beliefs, fact and/or common sense.

In an interview Monday, Simpson said the group opposes the use of SOGI in schools, saying it could be harmful to the development of children’s sexual identity.

School District 43 notes on its website that SOGI is not a curriculum but a topic that can be addressed in many subjects, stating that there is a “legitimate need for increasing awareness of sexual orientation and gender identity to be as inclusive as possible.” SOGI

follows changes to B.C. human rights legislation to include gender expression as a prohibited grounds of discrimination (sexual orientation was already include in the code), it further states at SD43.bc.ca under Resources.

In an email to The Tri-City News Monday, assistant superintendent Rob Zambrano said SOGI is not a separate course or curriculum and emphasized a new subject area is not being introduced.

“The work being done is not unique — it is part of the Ministry of Education’s mandated provincial curriculum in both public and private school systems. The Ministry of Education’s intent is to ensure that the diversity that already exists in our communities is reflected in existing classroom lessons to help make learning environments safer for all students. Age- and developmentally-appropriate resources are used, and training for teachers is ongoing.”

Culture Guard has been at the forefront of anti-SOGI protests in the Fraser Valley. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

TRI-CITY CRIME

it’s bike season. it’s also bike-stealing season: cops A rash of bike thefts has prompted Port Moody Police to issue a warning to residents to lock up their trusty twowheelers or risk having them stolen.

In a statement released Friday, PMPD say they have noted an increase in bicycle thefts in the densely-populated Newport, Suter Brook and Klahanie neighbourhoods.

In fact, numbers have the potential of doubling this year, with police receiving 20 reports of stolen bikes by July 10 compared to 19 in all of 2017.

“The bikes are generally being taken from underground parkades during the overnight hours, open carports and from other areas that are easily accessed by the public,” Sgt. Travis Carroll said in a press release.

Finding that your bike has been stolen is not only frustrating and disappointing but the theft also gives easy, quiet and fast transportation to the property criminal.

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Port Moody Police are reporting a rise in the number of bike thefts this year and warn bike owners to keep their two-wheelers secured.

With summer upon us, PMPD is reminding people to secure their bikes with a suitable bike lock and to report any suspicious behaviour to the police immediately.

Should you have your

bicycle stolen, contact Port Moody Police at 604-4613456 to report the theft as soon as possible (if you live in Coquitlam or Port Coquitlam, call Coquitlam RCMP at 604945-1550).

Recording your serial number and photographing the bicycle will aid the police in returning your bike should it be found or turned into police. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

2 arresTs iN ‘Cloud’ PyraMid sCheMe

Gifting circle. Cloud. Birthday gift.

Whatever the name, local Mounties say it’s illegal.

And now, two Maple Ridge women have been charged with running a pyramid gifting scheme.

A year ago, Coquitlam RCMP issued repeated warnings about a popular “cloud” scheme being illegal.

The Mounties alleged the scheme has been evolving for years, with new members being recruited or invited to pay a gift of between $1,000 and $5,000 to join. Each new member is then expected to recruit more people to pay in to the bottom of the pyramid until they reach the top and either get or share in a $40,000 “birthday gift” payoff.

“Whether you call it a ‘gifting circle,’ a ‘birthday gift,’ a ‘cloud,’ ‘people helping people,’ or ‘new boss life,’ the essential element of expecting a much higher payment in return makes this an illegal pyramid scheme,” said Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Mike McLaughlin in a press release. “People who buy into this scheme are putting themselves at risk of criminal charges.

“Variations of this pyramid scheme often encourage people to use pseudonyms. The organizers also regularly change small details of the scam or claim that they’ve found a legal loophole, or claim that their scheme is endorsed by a police officer or tax official.”

Chrystal Lee Lyons, 44, who police allege went by the pseudonym of “Purple Shadow,” is charged with four counts of conducting a lottery. Esther Ayshia Vandenbrink, 56, who police suspect used the alias “Party Girl,” is charged with one count of conducting a lottery.

The release said anyone asking them to be involved in such a scheme should contact the police in their jurisdiction. In Coquitlam, call the non-emergency number at 604-945-1550 and ask for the economic crime unit. newsroom@tricitynews.com

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SD43 looking to meet with gov’t. on child care spaces Diane StranDberG The Tri-CiTy News

Could the Tri-Cities be moving toward a daycare solution?

That’s the question that could be asked as School District 43 seeks a meeting with provincial government officials this summer to clarify its roles and responsibilities in the provision of daycare.

Until now, the district has maintained its job is to provide education, not daycare, but an aggressive funding plan by the provincial government may be shaking up that view.

Last week, the province announced a boost in its Childcare BC New Spaces Fund, providing school districts up to 100% of funding for creating new spaces, up from 90% previously, and will provide districts with amounts of up to $500,000 if they build the spaces themselves or $1 million if they create them in partnership with a non-profit.

At least four B.C. school districts have taken up the offer, creating hundreds of spaces with about $5 million in funding, according to the Ministry of Children and Family Development.

And in Burnaby, the school district is working with city

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Katrina Chen, B.C.’s minister of state for child care with Jacob, a pre-schooler, and Amy Reid, director, at the Step by Step Child Development Society earlier this year. council to erect modular buildings to accommodate daycares for 100 children at school sites, using $6 million in city density bonus money.

SD43 wants to know what its role should be and how it can work with the province, cities and non-profits in the future, according to board chair Kerri Palmer Isaak.

“We really feel we have been left out of the conversation as to where child care spaces are going to be located,” said Palmer Isaak, who is the trustee for Anmore and Belcarra.

The board is asking for a meeting with government officials in August to clarify matters and Tri-City mayors signed on to the letter, too, she said.

“Apparently, all schools now are supposed to look at creating daycare spaces in all new construction projects. That’s a new kind of direction looking forward. How can we make this a collaborative and municipal and cities and district project?” Palmer Isaak said, noting that there are models in Vancouver and Burnaby that could be explored.

“The mayors and school dis-

trict are on board that this isn’t a school district problem, this is a community challenge.”

The district has struggled with the issue of daycare in recent months because of a space squeeze at schools. It must find — or build — new classrooms to accommodate growth and meet class size and composition agreements that were restored last year following a ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada.

To provide room, some daycares had to be relocated, raising an outcry from parents and prompting the district to release a study of daycare spaces at schools. But at the time, trustees voted not to meet with governments and other groups on the issue, choosing instead to refer the report to the TriCities ECD (Early Childhood Development) Committee.

Now, with the province announcing $1 billion in budgeted spending over three years for increased daycare subsidies for low-income families, plus 22,000 new spaces, SD43 wants to know what, exactly, its role is in the provision of daycare, and what opportunities are available to work with cities and non-profits. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

City aims to bump number of child care spaces in Coq. Gary McKenna

The Tri-CiTy News

A child care strategy being developed by the city of Coquitlam will look at ways of increasing the number of daycare spaces.

According to a staff report, a high-level review of the current practices is being conducted, with the development of an overall strategy expected in 2019 or 2020.

Currently, Coquitlam has 19.8 child care spaces for every 100 children, slightly higher than the Metro Vancouver average of 18.6.

But staff noted it is difficult to determine whether the number of spaces is meeting local needs. Many facilities no longer keep waiting lists, the report said, and there is a lack of geographically specific data to assess demand at a neighbourhood level.

The development of a strategy has been prompted by several key changes in the child care sector. Earlier this month, the provincial government announced it would be committing $221 million to support the creation of 22,000 daycare spaces over the next three years.

The federal government is also looking at ways of improving access to child care spaces and developers, including Concert Properties, which is developing a site in Burquitlam, have expressed an interest in including daycare spaces in their projects.

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PROVINCIAL POLITICS

Don’t trash ballots; educate yourself & vote, says Lib leader Wilkinson speaks against PR at TC chamber lunch Diane StranDberg The Tri-CiTy News

Fears that most people will toss their mail-in ballot for the upcoming proportional representation vote into the trash, leaving the field open for the Yes side to win, have BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson taking to the road to urge people to vote against electoral change.

Wilkinson was in Coquitlam Tuesday attending a Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce luncheon and took a few minutes to explain why he plans to vote against proportional representation when ballots are cast this fall.

Among his concerns, he said, are that proportional representation is more likely to lead to unstable governments created by back-room dealing and will give more power to fringe groups, compared to the current first-past-the-post system.

And he said he’s concerned voters would lose local representation because larger ridings would be created and MLAs could be chosen from party lists.

Wilkinson also said he’s concerned there is only a Yes and No side allowed in the current campaign, each with a $700,000 spending limit, pre-

ANDREW WILKINSON venting individuals and small groups from doing their own campaigns.

Elections BC says the official group campaigning to retain the current system will be the No BC Proportional Representation Society while the group working for a switch to a PR system will be the Vote PR BC. No other groups applied before the July 6 deadline.

Wilkinson said he is worried 70% of voters will throw their ballots into the garbage and the remainder will spoil their ballots because the referendum vote is too complicated.

“We have to encourage people to learn about this, make your decision about pro and con, and then talk to others,” Wilkinson said.

The BC Liberal leader also touched on a number of housing affordability issues, criticizing the BC NDP government for initiating policies he said will add to the costs of housing, construction and daycare.

“Affordability issues are deteriorating under the NDP,” said Wilkinson, who is also the MLA for VancouverQuilchena.

On the housing file, Wilkinson said his own adult children can’t afford to move to Vancouver and he blamed increases to the property purchase tax and new school tax on homes over $3 million, the new speculation tax as well as cities’ high development cost charges and community amenity charges.

“We have to do a lot to increase supply and decrease costs on the purchaser,” Wilkinson said.

In response to a question on mental health and addictions issues in the Tri-Cities, Wilkinson advocated more control of prescription pain medication, noting that opioid addition is often an offshoot of people seeking pain relief.

He also criticized the NDP’s child care plan, arguing that private day care suppliers are getting out of the business because they can’t manage under the government’s subsidy rules.

He also singled out the government’s community benefits announcement Monday, saying the new rules will hinder employers from making their own employment decisions and will favour some people over others.

“Governments are never supposed to be picking winners and losers.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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George McLaughlin, a commissaire, keeps track of the laps at last Friday’s PoCo Grand Prix bike race on the streets of downtown Port Coquitlam.

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Latest PoCo bike race had the light stuff: organizers Twilight racing may become PoCo event’s signature Grant GranGer The Tri-CiTy News

Look for the cycling version of Friday Night Lights to become an annual show in PoCo. The city and organizers of the third annual PoCo Grand Prix decided to start the bike races in this year’s version, held last Friday, later than normal for most of those held during BC Superweek. Instead of running the women’s and men’s pro races before dusk, they didn’t get underway until almost 8 p.m. Friday. That meant cyclists had to rely on streetlights and portable lights to see where they were going during twilight and after-dark hours.

BC Superweek race director Mark Ernsting said racing at night is a feature organizers will be looking to continue in Port Coquitlam.

“Running it under the lights creates a really unique atmosphere,” said Ernsting, adding he heard nothing but positive feedback from the racers.

“That format is definitely one we would want to keep.”

Ernsting said there were no complaints from the cyclists about visibility, although he noted they were fortunate to have “a really beautiful summer evening.”

With nine races in 10 days during Superweek, each community looks to find something different for both cyclists and

spectators, said Ernsting.

Some take advantage of topography, like White Rock and New Westminster, while others focus on history, like the Gastown Grand Prix (on the cobblestone streets) and Giro di Burnaby (in a historically Italian neighbourhood).

For PoCo, it’s timing.

Holding races after sunset is a good fit because it’s on a Friday night.

“That is something we will want to maintain and keep for the PoCo Grand Prix because it lends itself to a beautiful evening,” Ernsting told The TriCity News.

The city estimated 10,000 people watched the races throughout the day. There were more than 200 elite and pro cyclists in the men’s and women’s races. The kids came out in full force, too, with 331 from ages three to 12 participating in various age-group races. As well, forty eight people rode in the corporate challenge.

In and around the 1.3-km course, there was lots to do besides watching cyclists whiz by, including an entertainment stage and kids’ zone.

The city said attendance this year was 10,000, up from 7,500 last year and 5,000 in the inaugural year.

Mitch Ketler of Winnipeg won the men’s race while Kendall Ryan of Camarillo, Calif., took the women’s race just ahead of Coquitlam native Sara Bergen and Maggie Coles Lyster of Maple Ridge. For more results and pictures, see page 28. newsroom@tricitynews.com

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Public Hearing Notice

When: July 24, 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 Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3156 The City of Port Moody is amending the Official Community Plan to include design guidelines that regulate the form and character of Detached Accessory Dwelling Units (laneway housing).

Get in touch!

How do I get more information?

Review 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 17, 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 24, 2018.

2. You can also send a submission in writing before 12 noon on July 24, 2018 by emailing clerks@portmoody.ca or faxing 604.469.4550.

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THANK YOU

You helped make the third PoCo Grand Prix a huge success!

An estimated 10,000 people turned out for an exciting day of sport, free entertainment, family activities and more July 13 in downtown Port Coquitlam. Thank you to our sponsors, participants, volunteers and local businesses for your support of the PoCo Grand Prix.

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We couldn’t have done it without the 200 volunteers who assisted in all aspects of the event, from planning to tear-down.

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CRIME

RCMP opens inquiry into alleged thefts by PoCo city employees Mounties involved as 7 city workers have been fired

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Coquitlam RCMP has opened an investigation into alleged thefts by seven fired city of Port Coquitlam employees.

Cpl. Michael McLaughlin confirmed Monday the detachment has received a complaint from the city and has started an investigation.

He also said there won’t be any further comment until the investigation is complete.

“It’s going to take weeks if not months,” said McLaughlin.

As first reported last week by The Tri-City News, the employees of the city’s engineering and operations department were let go in the last two weeks for allegedly stealing about $75,000 worth of copper pipes owned by the city over a 10-year period.

Each of the employees, whose time with the city varies from one and a half to 21 years,

POCO CAO JOHN LEEBURN is alleged to have pocketed cash amounts ranging from less than $100 to $10,000.

PoCo’s chief administrative officer, John Leeburn, told The Tri-City News last week that some were fired for theft and some for not disclosing information and for lack of cooperation during the city’s investigation.

Leeburn said it was “an incredibly co-ordinated, deceptive, covert, longstanding plan” that was executed.

He also said none of the employees received a severance because their terminations were considered for cause.

The dismissals came two months after a former PoCo facility maintenance co-ordinator was sentenced for stealing about $175,000 from the city over a three-year period. In May, Dean McIntosh received an 18-month conditional sentence order after he pleaded guilty in March to obtaining money over $5,000 by false pretences; he had used a city credit card and the purchasing system to buy tools and small machines, which were later resold via a third party.

McIntosh admitted to his illegal actions when confronted by city managers, apologized and showed them how he committed his crimes. He also reimbursed the city for the full amount.

Notice of Public Hearing

OCP and Zoning Amendments for 803 and 850 Village Drive Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 4071

PUBLIC HEARING 7 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall

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

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

Creating a new land use designation ‘Transit Corridor Commercial’ and then applying this designation to 803 and 850 Village Drive (Fremont Village) to allow for a comprehensive development including additional commercial and residential development.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 4073

To provide for rezoning from RS1 (Residential Single Dwelling 1) to RS2 (Residential Single Dwelling 2) to facilitate a consolidation and re-subdivision of two existing lots into three lots.

PUBLIC HEARING 7 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall

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

Location

Street address: 867 Prairie Avenue and a portion of 853 Prairie Avenue

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

CITY HALL 2580 Shaughnessy Street Port Coquitlam BC

Street address: Lot 80, Section 6, Township 40, New West District, Plan NWP33188 and a 1.524 metre wide potion of Lot 185, Section 6, Township 40, New West District, Plan NWP42167

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Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspect the proposed bylaw and any related bylaws, reports and plans at: Corporate Office, Port Coquitlam City Hall 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays) Until 4:00 pm on July 24, 2018.

Carolyn Deakin, Assistant Corporate Officer 604.927.5212 • corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca

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That Comprehensive Development Zone 31 be amended to: a. allow community commercial uses without being restricted as to size or percentages b. allow a total of 767 dwelling units of which 473 may locate in area C-1 c. permit residential visitor parking spaces shared with commercial parking spaces.

And further that the development be required to include provision for sound attenuation, public amenities, rental of dwelling units in area C-2 for at least 10 years and rental of 27 dwelling units as affordable units in perpetuity.

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Street address: 803 and 850 Village Drive Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspect the proposed bylaw and any related bylaws, reports and plans at:

2580 Shaughnessy Street Port Coquitlam BC

Zoning Amendment for 867 Prairie Avenue

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In an award-winning photo from last December, Terry Fox Ravens’ defensive lineman Eric Polan is disconsolate as the New Westminster Hyacks celebrate their last-second victory in the BC Secondary Schools Football Association Subway Bowl AAA championship.

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Nat’l. honour for Bartel A photo that captured the agony of defeat on the gridiron captured a secondplace finish in a national awards competition for a TriCity News journalist.

Reporter/photojournalist Mario Bartel’s photo (above) of a Terry Fox Ravens player on the field at BC Place

Stadium after a last-second loss to the New Westminster Hyacks in the provincial AAA football championships took second in the Best Sports Photo category (circulation 12,500 and over) of the Canadian Community Newspaper Awards.

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The Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department has issued a burning ban that is likely to last the rest of the summer, according to Fire Chief Jay Sharpe.

The ban came to effect as of midnight Tuesday. Sharpe said the Coastal Fire Centre run by the provincial government has also issued a ban effective noon Wednesday.

Sharpe said the recent heat wave has left the ground bone dry and the forecast doesn’t appear to be providing any relief.

An incident at Buntzen Lake Sunday emphasized the need for a ban, said Sharpe. A tossed cigarette caused a fire there but staff from BC Hydro, which operates Buntzen Lake park, were able to deal with it right away, he said.

“We’d need an extended period of rain to call it off,” Sharpe said of the burning ban. “Most summers, we get two or three weeks of dry weather every year and typically we don’t lift [the ban] until the end of summer.

“One rainfall won’t make a difference,” he added.

Following a rainy day, with the current dry conditions, it would only take digging up a handful of dirt to realize the forest floor was still dry, he said.

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CiTy AiMs TO KeeP iTs PArKs sAFe FrOM Fire Coquitlam city officials are stepping up patrols in the municipality to ensure residents are complying with bylaws prohibiting open air burning, tossing cigarette butts and smoking in parks.

With drier weather and warmer temperatures, the city is looking for cooperation from residents to reduce and limit the risks of fire in city parks and green spaces. Those who fail to comply with the regulations could be ticketed.

Bylaw officers and parks staff will be handing out $500 fines for smoking in parks while littering a cigarette butt can result in a $150 fine. Smoking of e-cigarettes is also banned in city parks.

Residents are also asked to relocate flammable debris or firewood at least 10 metres away from their homes and ensure their vehicles’ exhaust does not hit a dry lawn.

Fuel around a home should also be reduced by pruning shrubs, removing dead and dry vegetation and tree limbs, according to a city press release. The roof and gutters should also be clear of debris and dead needles.

The fire risk in the area is currently rated low but is expected to elevate if the warm and dry weather persists.

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Sharpe said some people don’t get the message. He pointed out last summer, when

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“When we come to public hearing on a two-lot split… people don’t want that density,” he said during a committee meeting Monday.

He added that neighbourhood character is “a word that needs to be drilled down more as to what that means.”

Coun. Craig Hodge said he has also received conflicting feedback from residents when it comes to housing choices.

While many are against the subdivision of one lot into two, he noted other residents oppose large detached homes or monster homes.

Andrew Merrill, Coquitlam’s manager of community planning, said a greater range of housing choices will help increase affordability, giving people more options “between that too-expensive house and that too-small apartment.”

The housing choices program was introduced in 2011 but staff began a review of the initiative last year after seeing only limited construction of duplexes, triplexes and quadruplexes from the development community.

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to the housing choices program, which will be developed for council consideration and more public input likely later this year or in early 2019.

More than 700 people took part in the online survey, which staff said was designed to find shared values related to housing forms and neighbourhood character. The questionnaire was part of the first round of consultation on the housing choices program and was conducted April 28 to May 14.

The majority of survey respondents (68%) lived in detached homes while 15% lived in a condo or apartment and 8% lived in a townhouse or rowhouse. Only 6% lived in a duplex/triplex/quadruplex while 2% lived in a basement suite.

• More info about the housing choices review: coquitlam.ca/ housingchoicesreview.

SURVEY QUESTIONS/RESULTS

What do you value and like most about your existing neighbourhood?

• Parks and natural areas: 17% • Family-friendly neighbourhood: 15% • Quiet streets: 13% • Proximity to transit: 13% In 25 years time, what qualities would you like to see associated with your neighbourhood?

• Retained neighbourhood character: 16% • More affordable housing: 16% • Improved parks and natural spaces: 13% • More amenities and services: 11% What type of housing is needed in southwest Coquitlam?

• More affordable housing options: 27% • More homes for families with children: 21% • More compact, ground-oriented housing: 14% • More homes for seniors: 13% • More rental housing 13% – source: city of Coquitlam

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A north-south divide is coming to light in Coquitlam’s Oakdale neighbourhood over the future of the area.

According to a survey conducted by the city that reached more than 900 respondents, residents in the northern area along Chapman, Nicola and Thompson avenues, and Gilroy Court favour retaining the area’s detached-home character.

But residents closer to Como Lake Avenue and the Evergreen Extension — those on Tyndall, Claremont and Elmwood streets — said they are in favour of different housing types, increased densities and more amenities and services.

“We have heard that,” Coun. Terry O’Neill said during Monday’s committee meeting, where staff went over the survey results. Those who favour “higher density tend to be on the perimeter area,” he said.

Future decisions may have to reconsider grouping Oakdale as one unit, he added. O’Neill also noted that in the second phase of public consultation, residents on the

north side should be specifically asked whether they are OK with land use changes on the southern portion of the neighbourhood.

The survey results showed other stark differences among priorities for residents in the area. Quiet streets, improved parks and natural spaces were seen as an important quality for livability for people who resided in the north while access to transit and increased amenities and services were the priorities for people living in the south.

The survey was conducted between April 9 and 30, with approximately 70% of respondents residing in the Oakdale neighbourhood or owning property in the area.

Polling was done as part of the Oakdale Land Use Designation Update, which has city planning staff looking at potential land use changes for the area that will affect development decisions for the next 25 years.

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The message is about stopping sexual offending, particularly on transit. being a woman on transit can be an ugly experience.

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The messaging will be spread through 340 ad spaces allocated on SkyTrain cars, 15 ads at SkyTrain stations in addition to LCd screens, 300 ads on buses and 15 bus loop ads, including at Coquitlam Central station and other transit exchanges. an additional 35 platform posters will be placed at SkyTrain stations soon and

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The fact that we need an ad campaign to tell men not to sexually harass and assault others is a pathetic commentary on our society, but here we are.

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Use ERH land for health purposes The Editor, Re. “Port Moody ERH’s tower plan on shelf” (The TriCity News, July 6) and “ERH ER expansion still a go after FHA shelves land sale” (The Tri-City News, July 11).

A letter to Port Moody’s Planning Advisory Committee: I commend you for your strong position rejecting Fraser Health’s proposal to sell Eagle Ridge Hospital lands for private developments, and your vision for publicly owned lands.

I am 82 years old, own and live at Newport Village, and like many of my age group, hope the remaining lands at Eagle Ridge Hospital be used for future hospital-related and other health and wellnessrelated facilities and services.

The existing public transportation system to the area is excellent for supporting a focused public area.

My proposals for the future

development of the Eagle Ridge Hospital public lands include: • expansion of the Eagle Ridge Hospital for direct hospital services; • office and retail space for doctors and other medicaland health-related services; • an outpatient clinic; • more family rental housing, seniors’ housing, co-op housing; • a care facility, including minimum care and intermediate care, plus a 24-hour care facility including complex care, dementia and Alzheimer care; • a seniors’ activity centre similar to that at Kyle Centre and Dogwood Pavilion in Coquitlam; • an expanded hospice facility capable of caring for more patients; • a daycare and nursery facility with a park area to support these early childhood services;

• and an expanded and relocated Port Moody Public Library and the arts centre.

Surrey Memorial Hospital and surrounding area may generally illustrate what could be developed at ERH. Some of the facilities there include: • Jim Patterson Outpatient Clinic; • BC Cancer Agency; • Laurel Place Kinsmen’s Seniors’ Lodge, with 24-hour care, complex care, dementia and Alzheimer care; • ICBC and WorkSafe BC offices; • and doctors’ offices and other health-related offices and commercial space.

As well, I suggest the present library and city hall be repurposed as an expanded Port Moody city hall, and the former fire hall site and current city works yard property be repurposed and used to expand Rocky Point and Inlet park services.

Tony Tamayose, Port Moody

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Mayor shouldn’t get $48k The Editor, Re. “$48K payout for Moore when he leaves office” (The Tri-City News, July 11) and “7 PoCo employees fired for alleged theft” (The Tri-City News, July 13).

Mayor Greg Moore of Port Coquitlam has chosen not to run for re-election — he’s quitting his job.

In the real world, if an employee chooses to quit his job, that employee is not entitled to

severance or, as the mayor put it, “an adjustment period for retraining.”

I would fully support the payout if the mayor ran for reelection and lost but he didn’t do that, he quit.

It is his decision and council should address this flawed payout, especially now with the recent discovery of alleged material thefts under this mayor and council’s watch.

A.J. Williams, Port Coquitlam

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Is promotion ‘troubling’?

The Editor, Re. “‘Troubling’ use of Golden Spike for a political event” (Letters, The Tri-City News, July 11).

Would letter writer John Grasty call the Mayor’s Summertime Celebration at Port Moody city hall with Mayor Mike Clay taking advantage of public resources and the goodwill of the community for political gain?

Or how about all the free

advertising for the event in the city calendar and the “Mayor’s Corner” published and distributed in the taxpayer-funded Focus pamphlet?

Mr. Grasty may be a supporter of Mayor Clay but this is simply a personal attack on Coun.

Rob Vagramov’s right to free speech and peaceful assembly protected under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms regardless of city bylaws.

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We are grateful for your sponsorships, donations of food, services and prizes, especially as we know you are approached daily by every school, team and event in our neighbourhood. We hope we have taught our kids to recognize and respect this and they will one day be as supportive of the youth in their communities as you have been to them.

We also thank our neighbours, friends and families and Terry Fox Secondary staff for kindly buying our raffle tickets, attending our fundraisers and dropping off empties to the Bottle drive. An event such as After Grad is only possible with significant community support and we are truly grateful.

It means so much that as a group we were able to honour and contribute to two causes dear to our hearts – “Be The Love” 2018 Legacy Project and the Terry Fox Foundation.

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Get kids buzzing Sun. If you’ve got children interested in seeing science close up, NatureKids BC has a program for them this month in Coquitlam.

This spring, the charity launched a Pollinator Citizen Science Project for kids aged five to 12 to study insects that fertilize plants. And on July 22, biologist Erin Udal will lead a group of young scientists around the Colony Farm park garden to talk about the role pollinators play in the ecosystem, identify specimens and conduct a survey. The data collected will be used as part of NatureKids BC’s province-wide program, with the information also spread to other conservation groups — in the Tri-Cities, Metro Vancouver, Colony Farm Park Association and Burke Mountain Naturalists, to name a few.

Udal, who holds a bachelor of science degree from SFU, said the aim of the project is to connect kids with the outdoors.

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The camps offer a variety of activities, including outdoor and indoor games, guest speakers, hands-on creative projects, shelter tours and at least 45 minutes per day of interaction with specially selected and approved animals.

There are other benefits, too, according to the BCSPCA. BC SPCA Kids Club members receive a discount on registration with the Kids Club discount code. All new campers receive a complimentary one-year membership in the Kids Club when they register and existing members get a complimentary member renewal with their camp registration.

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To register for summer camps, visit www.spca.bc.ca. outside,” she said. “It’s a great equalizer for people’s relationship with nature.”

Udal said children growing up in urban settings often don’t get a chance to venture into green spaces to see science at work. She said she hopes the knowledge gathered from the pollinator study will transfer

to the kids’ own backyards or schools, where they can plant flora to attract pollinators.

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A series of changes made by The Panatch Group to its proposal to build 358 condo units at 50 Electronic Ave. seems to have won the favour of Port Moody council.

At its meeting July 10, council gave third reading to a series of bylaw amendments that would allow the project — two six-storey buildings with 18,000 sq. ft. of commercial space on the ground floor of the western building — to proceed.

When council gave the project first and second readings in June, some councillors expressed reservations about its lack of affordable units, impact to traffic on Murray Street and a lack of community amenities beyond a commitment to a public art project.

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Additional community benefits pitched by the company during a presentation at the public hearing include giving the first opportunity to purchase to Port Moody residents and people who work in the city; committing to spend $250,000 towards the city’s reconstruction of the Shoreline Trail and boardwalk; and offering more than 2,500 sq. ft. of the project’s commercial space to the city for programming as a kind of community hub, with office space, pop-up galleries and possibly even a commissary. The city would be able to rent the space for one dollar a year for 10 years.

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the railroad tracks to Moody Centre would also be widened and traffic lights would be installed at the corner of Electronic Avenue and Murray Street.

But some councillors said the project still fell a few tweaks short of a home run.

Coun. Meghan Lahti said she would have preferred a green roof on the buildings rather than decks that can be used as a common amenity by residents.

Coun. Zoe Royer said while she is thrilled with the developer’s commitment to help rebuild the Shoreline Trail, pitching in to also help with the renovation of the soccer field and softball diamonds at nearby Inlet Field would be “absolutely amazing in terms of a legacy project.”

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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: Monday, July 30, 2018 Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: 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 Text Amendment to Add Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Requirements

Item 4 Addresses: 660, 662/664, 668 and 700 Clarke Road

The intent of Bylaw 4897, 2018 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 by implementing text amendments in order to add electric vehicle charging infrastructure requirements in new multifamily developments, excluding two-family, triplex and quadruplex developments.

The intent of Bylaw 4878, 2018 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 4878, 2018 from RT-1 Two-Family Residential and RS-3 OneFamily Residential to RM-3 Multi-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential.

If approved, the proposed zoning amendments would add definitions for “Electric Vehicle”, “Energized Outlet” and “Level 2 Charging” to the Zoning Bylaw and require that, for apartment, townhouse and streetoriented village home residential uses, one residential parking space per unit must have an energized outlet capable of providing Level 2 charging or higher.

If approved, the application would facilitate the consolidation of the subject properties and the development of a six-storey apartment building with 73 dwelling units.

Please note: This item received first reading at the July 16, 2018 Regular Council meeting. At that meeting, amendments were made to the first reading report. An updated version of the first reading report is included in the Public Hearing agenda and available online at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing.

Item 2 Address: 751 Edgar Avenue The intent of Bylaw 4892, 2018 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4892, 2018 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 TwoFamily Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of the subject property into two singlefamily lots and the construction of a singlefamily dwelling and carriage house, with rear lane access, on each resulting lot.

Item 3 Address: 1376 Glenbrook Street The intent of Bylaw 4880, 2018 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4880, 2018 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-11 Estate Single Family Residential, P-1 Civic Institutional and P-5 Special Park.

If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of the subject property into three lots, consisting of two singlefamily residential lots and one lot for the protection of the on-site watercourse and ravine.

Item 5 Addresses: 590, 598, 606, 618 and 622 Foster Avenue The intent of Bylaw 4842, 2018 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 4842, 2018 from RS-1 OneFamily Residential to CD-6 Comprehensive Development Zone – 6.

If approved, the application would facilitate the consolidation of the subject properties and the development of 52 threestorey townhouse units, in eight buildings, designed to meet the Passive House standard for energy efficient buildings.

Item 6 Addresses: 703/705, 709 and 711/713 Como Lake Ave The intent of Bylaw 4864, 2018 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 4864, 2018 from RT-1 TwoFamily Residential to RM-3 Multi-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the consolidation of the subject properties and the development of a six-storey apartment building with 72 units, including 14 adaptable units for persons at different stages of life and degrees of mobility.

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PORT MOODY DATE: MONDAY, JULY 30, 2018 TIME: 7:00 P.M. LOCATION: CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3000 GUILDFORD WAY, COQUITLAM, BC V3B 7N2 Continued from previous page Item 7 Addresses: 503 and 511 Cottonwood Avenue and 504 Clarke Road Please note: This item received first reading at the July 9, 2018 Regular Council meeting. At that meeting, errors in the published first reading report were identified and corrected. An amended version of the first reading report is included in the Public Hearing agenda and available online at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing.

The intent of Bylaw 4858, 2018 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 4858, 2018 from C-2 General Commercial to CD-8 Comprehensive Development Zone – 8.

If approved, the application would facilitate the consolidation of the subject properties and the development of a 38-storey mixed-use tower with podium containing 261 residential units (198 market residential units, 54 purpose-built market rental units and nine below-market rental units), two at-grade commercial retail units and one level of office space.

Item 8 Addresses: 508, 518, 520, 522 and 524 Clarke Road The intent of Bylaw 4893, 2018 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 4893, 2018 from C-2 General Commercial to CD-9 Comprehensive Development Zone – 9.

If approved, the application would facilitate the consolidation of the subject properties and the construction of a 50-storey mixed-use tower with podium containing 415 residential units (295 market condominium units, 105 purpose-built rental units and 15 below or non-market rental units), and seven at-grade commercial retail units.

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 Wednesday, July 18, 2018 to Monday, July 30, 2018 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.

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.

You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430.

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.

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 604927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity.

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 also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts.

Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested parties concerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.

Jay Gilbert City Clerk

Parking pass OK’d in PoMo Grant GranGer The Tri-CiTy News

Port Moody will soon be selling permits for street parking to residents of multi-family dwellings.

City council unanimously gave the go-ahead for plastic placard permits to be sold for $56 a year to allow residents in designated areas to park outside of their buildings. Since they hang from the rear-view mirror, permit holders can transfer them temporarily to visitors.

There is a risk the addressonly and licence plate options will result in more passes being issued than available on-street parking spaces, and they’ll be given or sold to non-residential users.

The permits were first proposed by Mayor Mike Clay in June 2017 so residents can park

beside their homes.

A staff report said the city expects to sell about 750 permits for the 620 street parking spaces available in the designated areas, which include Klahanie, Suter Brook, Moody Centre, Newport, Coronation Park, Balmoral, Dewdney Trunk Road, Fraser, Viewmount and Brookside.

Permit holders will be allowed to park for four hours on weekdays, with no time limits evenings or weekends.

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And the winners are...

How big a story can you tell in a small space? Inspired by author Lou Beach, whose 420-character stories were social network updates later compiled in a book titled 420 Characters, Coquitlam Public Library aimed to find out by hosting its annual Tiny Stories contest. Sponsored in part by The Tri-City News, the contest ran from May 1 to June 15 and was open to writers in four age categories: children, teen, young adult and adult. The finalists were shortlisted by CPL staff and the winners and second-place writers chosen by a Tri-City News judge — and are printed below:

My Flying Adventure I wonder what I will see on the way? I start my adventure as the wind pushes me towards the sky. I spot pearly white roses blooming out of the rich earthy soil. People are picking dark red berries from a salmon berry bush. I swoop down and grab a slimy pink worm and take it home to feed my babies. I peer down to see people roasting marshmallows. I had a flying adventure and my little babies are fed until next time!

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Friendship Tree The sun was smiling at Sam and Alex, while the two friends were melting on a hot summer day.

They dashed to the Friendship Tree carrying a handful of colourful decorations. Once they got there, they began decorating. After that, they laid their backs in the shade of the tree and shared about their past memories. Now, Sam and Alex grew older and their bond grew like a strong tree from a tiny seed, still best friends.

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A little boy playing hide and seek at the playground found a scratched-up picture of a little girl in a red dress and decided to keep it. When he got home he placed it into a photo album and forgot about it. Years later, the grown boy was married, and his wife was looking through old photo albums and asked about the photo. He told her that was my first love. His wife smiled, “I lost that photo when I was 7 years old.”

There’s a place in the forest that can grant wishes. All it asks for in return is something of equal value to the wish. One day, a man sets off into the forest alone. He tells everyone that he is going hunting. They don’t ask him what he is hunting for. The next day, his wife, who died five years ago in a fire, walks back into town, smelling like earth and burnt wood. She cannot find her husband anywhere.

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The Monster I’m short of breath, escaping from this monster coming after me is making me tense. It’s a dark shadowy figure with blood red eyes. The figure is getting closer and closer. I hid behind a tree to attempt to lose it. But, it found me and jumped towards me. The monster was 2 inches from my face and started licking me. I opened my eyes to see my dog licking my face to wake me up for school.

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Love thy Neighbour All my hospital roommates napped mid-afternoon, except for Ana, my 97 year old neighbour. I was half asleep when her frail hand parted my bedside curtain. With a shaky grasp, she took the African Violet from my tray. She tenderly touched the purple petals. For a moment I thought she might return them but she put them on her own tray next to the others. The curtain closed. I’d have to get pink ones for her next heist.

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The engine thrums. Her hands press to the glass. Between her fingers is a blur of galaxies streaking past, so quickly that the thousands of light years between each glowing speck becomes nonexistent and space itself loses its immensity. Her heart beat at her fingertips.

But the ship is slowing now. In the distance, a blue-green dot grows steadily larger.

“Ladies and gentlemen,” says the pilot. “Welcome home.”

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Together She’s been by my side through life’s fickle ups and downs. She sighs and snuggles contentedly against me, her white muzzle a reminder that our days together are numbered. Rain splatters the cement and hurried footsteps echo all around us. No one knows or cares that we exist. All I can feel is her heartbeat. Steady, steady.. keeping me sane.

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BBB offers tips for dealing with extreme summer heat Cool your home as summer heats up, says BBB

Summer is officially here with forecasters calling for a heat wave this week as temperatures push the 30 C mark in many areas.

The Lower Mainland has had its share of rain this past winter so for most the heat is a welcome reprieve but that doesn’t mean we want our homes to be sweltering all the time.

According to the Better Business Bureau, there are some simple ways you can lower the heat in your home without breaking the bank: • One of the cheapest and easiest ways to keep your HVAC system running efficiently is simply to replace the air filter a few times a year.

Many ignore this simple step and the filters become clogged with particles and debris, which slow air flow, thus taking longer to heat and cool your home which, of course, costs more. Change the filter in the spring and the fall.

• If you have an air conditioner, use it efficiently. When the heat spikes, don’t overreact

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Hitting the lake can help you stay cool during hot weather but what do you do to drop the temperature inside your home? and crank up the air conditioner. Settle on a reasonable temperature and let your body adjust to it — this saves on wear and tear, and saves a bit of money. Speaking of air conditioners, get yours serviced from time to time so it remains in top working order.

• Install a smart thermostat.

Thermostats that can detect motion in your home will help regulate when air conditioning or, heating for that matter, comes on or off. Some can even factor the local weather

into the equation. The result is your HVAC system works less and saves you money.

• Create an air current to flow through your home. Open a door and a window so that the air pressure can balance out and create a draft.

• Do your laundry in the late evening and turn on the dishwasher before you go to bed. All the appliances in our homes typically generate heat when running. Operating them at night prevents adding heat that the daytime brings. This

tip goes hand-in-hand with the idea of eating meals that take less time in the oven or stovetop. As well, cooking on the barbecue means no added heat inside.

• Unplug. Anything plugged in produces heat. Unplug any and all devices you don’t constantly use.

• Ceiling fans. Keeping these on while you’re at home is a good idea. Many models come with switches that can adjust whether the air is pulled up or pushed down depending on the climate. Down for summer (counter-clockwise), up for winter (helps circulate the warm air that rises to the ceiling and can actually save as much as 10% on your heating bill).

• Keep the shades closed during the day and open at night. This will prevent your house from overheating while you’re at work. Not using some rooms? Keep the doors closed so the precious cool air permeates the spaces you are in.

• If you ever felt the need to switch from incandescent lightbulbs to LEDs, now is the time.

• Need an HVAC specialist? Go to bbb.org and find a trustworthy service provider near you.

Modest plans for $500K A Port Coquitlam man is $500,000 richer after purchasing a winning ticket on the June 8 Lotto Max Draw.

But Gregory May isn’t making any big plans just yet.

“When I scanned my ticket and saw all the numbers come up and I immediately ran out of the gas station and back to my truck to tell my fiancé the news,” said May. “All I could say was ‘I think we won half a million dollars!’”

The couple celebrated with champagne and is still digesting the news.

“I plan to buy a new laptop for my daughter then invest the rest for the future,” said May.

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• BC SPCA Tri-Cities Pints and Paws, Townhall Public House, 925 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam, 7-10 p.m. BC SPCA Tri-Cities Branch will hold its annual fundraiser. There will be a silent auction, fun games and more. Tickets are $25. For information, email tricities@spca.bc.ca. parking only). New members are welcome. Info: Darline, 604466-0017.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25 • Yoga in the Park, free outdoor class, 6-7 p.m., Glen Park, Coquitlam hosted by Yoga Generation every Wednesday in July and August.

THURSDAY, JULY 26 • PoCo Farmers Market, 3-7 p.m., Leigh Square, 2253 Leigh Square, PoCo. The market includes local artists and artisans and promotes awareness and appreciation for farm fresh produce, local eating which supports the economy and increase the capacity of small businesses.

FRIDAY, JULY 27 • The Market at Brewer’s Row, which runs Friday nights through Aug. 31 in the parking lot at Port Moody Station Museum, is open 6-10 p.m.

• Preschool Story Times, 10:30-11 a.m., Nancy Bennett Room, Coquitlam Public Library, 575 Poirier St., Coquitlam.

Stories, songs, finger plays and rhymes help children gain prereading skills and develop a love of reading.

• Pop-Up Library: Hyde Creek Recreation Centre, 1379 Laurier Ave., Port Coquitlam, 11 a.m. to noon. The Terry Fox Library is on the road and will be popping up on Fridays at the Hyde Creek Recreation Centre. At our home

away from home, you can borrow books and DVDs, place holds and participate in children’s storytime.

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• Yoga in the Park, free outdoor class, 6-7 p.m., Glen Park, Coquitlam hosted by Yoga Generation every Wednesday in July and August.

THURSDAY, AUG. 2

• Riverview Horticultural Centre Society hosts heritage/ backyard walk at Riverview; meet at Henry Esson Young Building at 7 p.m. Directions & info: rhcs.org or 604-290-9910. see next page

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continued from page 23 • PoCo Farmers Market, 3-7 p.m., Leigh Square, 2253 Leigh Square, PoCo. The market includes local artists and artisans and promotes awareness and appreciation for farm fresh produce, local eating which supports the economy and increase the capacity of small businesses.

FRIDAY, AUG. 3

• Preschool Story Times, 10:30-11 a.m., Nancy Bennett Room, Coquitlam Public Library, 575 Poirier St., Coquitlam.

Stories, songs, finger plays and rhymes help children gain prereading skills and develop a love of reading.

• Pop-Up Library: Hyde Creek Recreation Centre, 1379 Laurier Ave., Port Coquitlam, 11 a.m. to noon. The Terry Fox Library is on the road and will be popping up on Fridays at the Hyde Creek Recreation Centre. At our home away from home, you can borrow books and DVDs, place holds and participate in children’s storytime.

SATURDAY, AUG. 4

• Tri-City Wordsmiths meeting, 2-4:30 p.m., Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. Topic: “Living the Past: Historical Fiction for Storytellers,” presented by Carol M. Cram, an award-winning author of a trilogy of historical novels about women in the arts. Participants will learn tips for writing historical fiction and complete some hands-on exercises. The meeting is free but library registration is required: 604-927-7999. Meetings of TriCity Wordsmiths are held the first Saturday of every second month.

Info: www.tri-citywordsmiths.ca.

TUESDAY, AUG. 7

• 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.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8

• Yoga in the Park, free outdoor class, 6-7 p.m., Glen Park, Coquitlam hosted by Yoga Generation every Wednesday in July and August.

THURSDAY, AUG. 9

• PoCo Farmers Market, 3-7 p.m., Leigh Square, 2253 Leigh Square, PoCo. The market includes local artists and artisans and promotes awareness and appreciation for farm fresh produce, local eating which supports the economy and increase the capacity of small businesses.

FRIDAY, AUG. 10

• The Market at Brewer’s Row, which runs Friday nights through Aug. 31 in the parking lot at Port Moody Station Museum, is open 6-10 p.m.

• Preschool Story Times, 10:30-11 a.m., Nancy Bennett Room, Coquitlam Public Library, 575 Poirier St., Coquitlam.

Stories, songs, finger plays and rhymes help children gain prereading skills and develop a love of reading.

• Pop-Up Library: Hyde Creek Recreation Centre, 1379 Laurier Ave., Port Coquitlam, 11 a.m. to noon. The Terry Fox Library is on the road and will be popping up on Fridays at the Hyde Creek Recreation Centre. At our home away from home, you can borrow books and DVDs, place holds

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• Celebrate B.C.’s arts scene and immerse yourself in dynamic programming during Kaleidoscope Arts Festival between 2 and 10 p.m. at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam. This free event is open to all ages and offers a broad spectrum of music, dance and artwork.

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SUNDAY, AUG. 12

• Tree tour at Riverview, 1 p.m., with Riverview Horticultural Centre Society; meet at the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young Building.

Site map: www.rhcs.org. Info: 604-290-9910. Next tours: Aug. 2 and 12.

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• Yoga in the Park, free outdoor class, 6-7 p.m., Glen Park, Coquitlam hosted by Yoga Generation every Wednesday in July and August.

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• Tri-City Strummers meet every Wednesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. to sing and play ukuleles at The Club (meeting place for adults 50+), 101 Noons Creek Dr., Port Moody. All levels are welcome to join this fun and friendly group. A small kitchen offers lunch. Info: Ellen, 39lndanz@gmail.com or Maggie, maggiebrinton@gmail.com.

• Tri-Cities Women’s Friendship Club is an active social group for mature women.

Info: irene525@telus.net.

• The Club Port Moody, a gathering place for those over 50 at 101 Noons Creek Dr., hosts a number of regular events, including: crocinole, Tuesdays, 10 a.m.; knitting, Tuesdays, 1-2:30 p.m.; cribbage, Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon;

ukelele group, Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Info: theclubportmoody.com.

• Pacific Digital Photography Club meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school. Guests always welcome.

Visit www.pdpc.ca for additional info on PDPC and for a listing of club meeting dates and speakers.

• Coquitlam Gogos meet the third Wednesday of each month at Parkwood Manor, 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam, 1-3 p.m. Gogos raise awareness and money for African grandmothers caring for children orphaned by AIDS by supporting the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. New members are welcome. Info: coquitlamgogos@gmail.com.

• Canadian Council of the Blind Dogwood Chapter meets weekly on Thursdays, 12:302:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam).

Info: whitecane@shaw.ca.

• Shoreline Writers’ Society meets, 1 p.m., on the third Sunday of every month at Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. Johns St. New members welcome. Info: Helmi, 604-4628942.

• Apex Netball Club is held Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Hillcrest middle school, 2161 Regan Ave., Coquitlam for women and girls of all ages.

Beginners welcome. Info: Nicole, 778-240-8247 or nicmurphy26@gmail.com.

• The Circle of Friends, a social group for 50+ singles looking to meet new friends and participate in social events such as walking, dancing, dining out, travel, theatre, etc., meets on the third Friday of each month at PoCo Legion, 133–2675 Shaughnessy St., 7 p.m., to plan events. Info: Nina, 604941-9032.

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Weather permitting, Port Coquitlam’s first Cinema Under the Stars of 2018 will be shown Friday. It’s the first showing of the year because weather didn’t permit the first scheduled showing on July 6.

Thats when Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, which was to be shown at Gates Park, had to be postponed until Aug. 31 due to strong winds and a forecasted thunderstorm.

That will make, if the weather cooperates, the playing of Peter Rabbit at Sun Valley Park on Friday (9 p.m.), the season opener for the program.

Other scheduled showings on the 26-foot tall screen will be Thor Ragnarok on Aug. 3 (8:45 p.m.) at Gates Park and Coco on Aug. 17 (8:45 p.m.) at Sun Valley with Jumanji Aug. 31.

• Watercolour works depicting urban and rural landscapes from around the world are part of an exhibition

by Shameem Khan at the Michael Wright Art Gallery in PoCo. Khan, who has exhibited regularly in British Columbia, uses light and strong dark qualities to transform everyday landscapes into dreamlike and dynamic spaces.

The showing will run until Aug. 27 at the gallery at 2253 Leigh Square Place and is free to the public. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m., Monday to Saturday.

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There’s a hefty compendium attached to the do it exhibit that has a list of 250 directions for art projects — as designed by artists around the world.

And, when it opens today (Wednesday) at the Art Gallery at Evergreen, visual arts manager Katherine Dennis has high hopes to tackle 41 of them

by Sept. 2.

Do it is the widely produced interactive art show that was started in 1993 in Paris by curator Hans Ulrich Obrist,

in discussion with fellow artists Christian Boltanski and Bertrand Lavier, about how to keep an art display oBriSt going forever.

Now overseen by the Independent Curators International, in New York City, it calls for participation from communities to create innovative art and activities reflective of their surroundings and styles, based on the set list of instructions.

This month, Evergreen officials got a head start on the directions, hosting events for Canada Day and performances

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Tonight (July 18), from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., the Art Gallery at Evergreen will follow Amalia Pica’s “instruction” from 2012 to Throw a Party as part of the do it exhibit.

As well, gallery officials will follow one of artist Robert Ashley’s Four Scenes, an instruction that involves guests taping a willing participant to a wall.

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The aim is to see how communities interpret the art instructions and to never let it wind down. “It’s supposed to be the never-ending show,” Dennis said.

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with the summer improv campers.

And more are planned next month during the city’s Kaleidoscope Arts Festival.

Dennis is also bringing in other partners to check off the 41 do it instructions including the Glen Pine 50Plus Seniors in Coquitlam, a freestyle hip hop class at Pinetree community centre and the Vancouver Soundwalk Collective.

For Soundwalk’s presentation on July 28, members Jamie Dolinko, Jorma Kujala and Igor Santizo will follow artist Max Neuhaus’ Listen instruction to listen to sounds during a guided walking tour; afterwards, they’ll share their experiences.

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Keith Floen is in between gigs at the Calgary Stampede.

As band leader and keyboardist with The Travelling Mabels — an Albertan country/folk act that includes his wife, Lana, and motherdaughter duo Eva and Suzanne Levesque — Floen knows the circuit well.

This year, the award-winning band booked four openair shows at the Stampede, playing three at the Fluor Rope Square in the Olympic Plaza as well as at a private residence.

Last Friday, their final set in the square opened a western movie night.

“It’s always lots of fun being in the heart of the downtown,” he told The Tri-City News last week. “They’re free concerts so we tend to get all demographics out, from young ones and up.”

Their music strikes a chord in Calgary as it does in Coquitlam.

Next week, the Mabels are back on the Evergreen Cultural Centre turf for a repeat of their 2015 Music on the Grill performance.

“We had a lot of fun the last time we were there,” Floen said, noting their July 28 gathering will be “full of the usual: new music, new jokes and good banter. For those who haven’t seen the show, it’s a lot

KEITH FLOEN, BAND LEADER like a sit-down kitchen party.”

But Floen admits being the only man in the band can, at time, be like herding cats “but it’s great. It’s lots of fun and we get along really well.”

Their formation happened by chance.

In 2008, the Floens flew to Winnipeg after their friend, Suzanne, was nominated for her bass playing at the Canadian Country Music Awards.

During a party there by Royalty Records, all four were invited to jam despite never having previously performed as a group.

Back home, they started the quartet, The Travelling Mabels, named in honour of a blue tick coonhound that Eva had fallen in love with while in the U.S. And since then, the Mabels have recorded three CDs — the latest being Postcards (available for download on iTunes) — toured and opened for Prairie Oyster, Ian Tyson and

Instrumentalistsongwriter Chika Buston will perform during the barbecue dinner for Music on the Grill.

Buston is best known for her work with Cosmic Wink. Her pre-concert show is courtesy of the BC Arts Council, the province of B.C. and the BC Touring Council.

Charlie Major, and in 2012, were voted the ACMA Group of the Year.

This summer, the band’s got two more Alberta dates (Coquitlam is their only B.C. stop), playing at the Longstock Music and Arts Festival on Aug. 19 and for the Strathmore Music Arts Society on Sept. 8.

“I don’t notice a big difference between Alberta and B.C. crowds,” Floen said. “We just have a nice little conversation where there’s a lot of give and take. We go pretty easy.”

• Tickets to see The Travelling Mabels at the 10th annual Music on the Grill are $55 for the barbecue diner and concert, or $35 for the show only at 8 p.m. The series is presented

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Eleven young actors with Place des Arts’ Summer Teen Theatre Troupe will perform in Coquitlam Town Centre Park next week for nine showings of Romeo and Juliet. The company, under the direction of Melissa Oei, adapted the Shakespearean tragedy to include modern twists for the teenage romance.

The actors — Devon Chung, Kate Cousins, Samantha Kerr, Julia MacLean, Javid Nouripour, Elizabeth Punshon, Parsa Samani, Margi Stoner, Cassandra Tedesco, Shayla Tedesco and Emily Trepanier — will be at the TD Community Plaza on July 24 at 7 p.m., July 25 at 1 and 7 p.m., July 26 at 1 and 7 p.m., July 27 at 1 and 7 p.m., July 28 at 7 p.m., and July 29 at 1 p.m.

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shakespeare @ graNville islaNd Coquitlam’s Alexandra Haagen is one of 18 young actors cast in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a show prehAAgEN sented under the Teen Shakespeare Program led by Carousel Theatre for Young People.

Admission to the Granville Island performances — which run July 27 to Aug. 11 at the

Performance Works Outdoor Stage (1218 Cartwright St., Vancouver) — are free but seating is limited. Visit tickets. carouseltheatre.ca.

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The Pianos on the Street project is back in Port Coquitlam for its third year.

The community engagement project, designed to bring music to landmarks around Metro Vancouver, launched in Veterans Park (in front of PoCo

city hall) last Friday during the PoCo Grand Prix cycling race.

The other three pianos will be placed — until the end of August — at the Hyde Creek recreation centre (1379 Laurier Ave.); Settlers Park (1250 Confederation Dr.); and Lions Park (2300 Lions Way).

This year’s instruments were decorated by Brit Jade and Laura Jones-Canta as well as students of the Minnekhada middle art club and Cabe Creators.

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Gregory Milne will be coming home, or at least close to it, to celebrate the third anniversary of the Vancouver improv comedy troupe he founded, The Radical, when it appears Sunday at the Evergreen Cultural Centre.

Milne grew up in Port Coquitlam attending Kilmer elementary, Mary Hill junior high and Terry Fox secondConTRibuTED ary, so he should have some family and friends show up. The Radical improv troupe will be at Evergreen Centre Sunday.

“I’m very excited for and we do play a lot looser. I really spoke to me,” said this one,” said Milne. “I’ve think watching the show the Milne. wanted to do a show with audience can see that we are Improv suits Milne more the group here, basically friends, that we enjoy doing than doing standup. since it started. something collaboratively “They are definitely two “I should give a discount different beasts. I myself have together.” to everyone who shows up Other troupe memtrouble remembering lines,” wearing a [Terry Fox Ravens] said Milne. “It’s a very differbers are Theo Francon, shirt. I won’t, but I should.”

Amanda Jane Porter, Emily ent skill set. It’s a matter of Milne, 40, came to comBordignon, Taizo Ellis, Karla being in the moment.” edy about 4 1/2 years ago.

Monterrosa and Tyler Soon, In 2015, he hooked up After spending a decade as a who won’t be available with some others and they professional wrestler in B.C. Sunday. Making guest aprealized they had something and the Pacific Northwest, pearances are another PoCo special. Summer was about Milne turned to screenwritnative, Graham Myers of to hit and the dates started ing and prose. But when Second Storey Theatre and to dry up so Milne decided writer’s block hit, a friend Jordon Strudwick. to form the troupe and get recommended taking an • Tickets are $12 in adorganized. improv class to supplement vance online through event“It was a chance to do his writing. brite.com or $15 at the door. something that was really “Within one or two classes our own,” said Milne. “What Doors open at the Evergreen’s I knew it was something I Rehearsal Studio at 7:30 with I think sets us apart, is we wanted to pursue. This one the show starting at 8 p.m. as a group are very close,

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Dream finish for men’s race Winnipeg amateur beats pros under the street lights MARIO BARTEL

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It may have been approaching bedtime, but Mitch Ketler’s dream came true even before his head hit the pillow.

The Winnipeg racer for the Applewood/Garneau cycling team pipped Germany’s Florenz Knauer at the finish line to win the men’s pro race at the third annual PoCo

Grand Prix in downtown Port Coquitlam on Friday.

The 50-lap race finished at around 10:30 p.m., the first time in the history of the weeklong BC Superweek series of races around Metro Vancouver an event was held completely under the glow of street lights.

Ketler, an amateur who attends Camosun College in Victoria, said beating the pros was like he was “dreaming,” and a boost to his confidence that he can compete at a top level.

While the peloton was disrupted several times by crashes that splintered the pack, it pulled back together on the final lap when Ketler was able

to hold the inside line coming out of the last turn onto Shaughnessy Street.

“I just had to cut it tight,” he said. “I knew that was my chance.”

Knauer, who’s second place finish was his fifth podium in the week to go along with his victory in last Tuesday’s New West Grand Prix in New Westminster, said racing under the lights was a “fun” experience.

“The lighting was perfect,” he said.

Willie Myers finished third.

In the pro women’s race, held in fading twilight, American Kendall Ryan, of Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley

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It was also her second victory of this year’s BC Superweek. On July 8, she was on the top of the podium for the Tour de Delta road race.

With only two teammates to work with, Ryan said she tried to “ride smart,” especially against Bergen’s powerhouse Rally Cycling team that dominated the week’s previous races.

Maggie Coles-Lyster, who’s from Maple Ridge, finished third. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

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Clockwise from top left: The last rays of daylight catch the women’s peloton on Shaughnessy Street during Friday’s PoCo Grand Prix. Mitch Ketler, right, pips Florenz Knauer on the finish line of the men’s race. Kendall Ryan celebrates her victory. The event was the first twilight criterium in the B.C. Superweek series.

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Jr. Adanacs storm back to take semifinal lead Defending champs struggle but still win

only lost three times all season.

Gibson had a goal and four assists and Dean Fairall had five assists to lead all Coquitlam scorers, while Matt Delmonico and Brett Kujala each had four-point nights.

The Adanacs played the Maple Ridge Burrards at Cam Neely Arena in Maple Ridge on Tuesday (after The Tri-City News ‘print deadline).

For the second game in a row, the Coquitlam Adanacs overcame a sluggish start to defeat the Victoria Shamrocks 8-4 on Sunday at the Save-On Foods Memorial Centre and take a 2-0 stranglehold on their BC Junior A Lacrosse League playoff series.

Trailing 3-1 halfway through the first period, the Adanacs stormed back with three straight goals — two of them by recently-acquired Dylan Foulds — to take a 4-3 lead into the game’s first intermission.

Marshal King got the Shamrocks back on even terms five minutes into the second period, but a minute later a goal by Coquitlam’s Larson Sundown sparked a four-goal run by the visitors that gave them their victory.

Sundown and Foulds each had a pair of goals along with an assist to lead the Adanacs scorers, while John Hofseth counted a goal and two assists.

Coquitlam keeper Christian Del Bianco stopped 34 of the 38 shots he faced.

In Saturday afternoon’s series opener at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Centre, the Adanacs spotted the visiting Shamrocks the first three goals of the game and trailed 6-2 late in the second period before fighting back with six unanswered goals and an 8-6 win.

Coquitlam’s Colin Munro launched the comeback when he beat Shamrocks’ goalie Cameron Dunkerley with 2:34 left in the second period. Will Clayton then made it 6-4 when he scored 1:18 later.

Sundown got the Adanacs back to within a goal just 42 seconds into the third period

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Victoria Shamrocks Braylon Lumb scores one of his two goals as he dives around Coquitlam Adanacs’ keeper Christian Del Bianco in the first game of their best-of-five BC Junior A Lacrosse League semifinal playoff series, Saturday at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. after they dropped the first two games, 8-6 on Friday and 6-2 on Sunday. The third game of the best-of-five matchup was played on Tuesday (after The Tri-City News’ print deadline) at New Westminster’s Queen’s Park Arena.

The Saints, who finished the regular season in third place with 13 wins, six losses and a pair of ties, went into their semifinal series with a new coaching staff after bench boss Kelly Scott was abruptly replaced by Dan Stroup and Josh Wahl. That move came a week after PoCo traded its leading scorer, Foulds, to the Adanacs.

Saints owner Reg Thompson said the team had to “find out what direction we’re going to go in.”

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in the first period to fall 8-6 to the Salmonbellies in the series opener, the Saints struggled to generate any offence in Sunday’s second game at the PoCo Rec Centre.

The hosts trailed 3-1 after the first period, 4-2 after two periods and then surrendered two unanswered goals in the final frame.

Brodie Gillespie and Carson Rees were the only Saints to beat Bellies keeper Erik Kratz, who stopped 39 of the 41 shots he faced.

The only thing certain about the gold medal game at the female bantam lacrosse championships, played Sunday at the North Surrey Recreation Centre, was a team from Coquitlam would win.

Coquitlam #2 defeated Coquitlam #3 4-2 to take the title while their civic rivals won silver.

Coquitlam #1 won silver in the PeeWee championship, after they lost 5-4 to Ridge Meadows #2 in their final.

In the Junior final, Port Coquitlam came home with silver medals after dropping their championship game, 7-6, to New Westminster.

At the boys’ PeeWee provincial championships held in Coquitlam last weekend, Port Coquitlam beat Nicola Valley 5-4 to take gold in the C final while Coquitlam earned a bronze in the A division with a 7-6 win over Ridge Meadows.

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predicts aggregate home prices in the region will continue climbing at a slower pace. It expects overall Greater Vancouver home values to rise by another 1.5 per cent next quarter, and by a similar amount in Q4.

The Royal LePage House Price Survey, a report compiled from a national survey of Royal LePage agents, found that home prices overall were about 7.2 per cent higher in Greater Vancouver than a year ago, at an aggregate of $1,269,816 in 2018’s second quarter. (The aggregate price is a weighted average of the median sale prices of each type of homes.)

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When broken out by property type, however, that annual price increase was 18.4 per cent for a condo in the region, with the median sale price of $692,452 in Q2 2018.

“Condominium prices continue to grow at unprecedented levels across Greater Vancouver,” said Adil Dinani, real estate advisor, Royal LePage West Real Estate Services.

“Purchasers look to condominiums for relative affordability, yet with competition continuing to intensify, property values within the segment now outstrip most detached markets across the country.

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COQUITLAM RISING FASTER In Coquitlam, the only one of the Tri-Cities to be singled out in the national report, home prices rose way more steeply than the regional average. Aggregate prices for all home types were up 14 per cent year-over-year to $1,116,181, said the report – “with many move-up buyers taking advantage of the robust entry-level market and slower conditions at higher price points to trade up.”

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In terms of bang for your buck, Coquitlam was fourthlowest out of the whole country, at an average of 1.7 bedrooms for a budget of around $500K. Richmond and Burnaby came in joint second-lowest, at 1.6 bedrooms on average.

Vancouver buyers would see Canada’s lowest number of bedrooms for a budget of around $500K, at just one bedroom on average.

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CHAPMAN, Lexie Jardine It is with broken hearts, we say goodbye to our much loved Lexie Chapman, who passed away peacefully on July 2, 2018, at the age of 71 years.

A long-time resident of Coquitlam B.C., Lexie attended the University of Toronto, graduating with a degree in education. A beloved teacher, Lexie inspired hundreds of students in Maple Ridge, B.C. from 1974 until her retirement, first at Yennadon Elementary and then at Blue Mountain Elementary, where she enjoyed the majority of her career.

Lexie will be remembered for her humour and generous soul. The world was blessed with her never ending kindness and empathy to everyone, including strangers, animals, and her precious students. We are very fortunate to have known our dear Lexie and share in the light she brought to all.

Predeceased by her parents, Harvey and Sandy Chapman, she is survived by her daughter Farrah (Stuart), her cherished dog and cat, Jasper and Jasmine and her extended friends and family.

A celebration of Lexie’s life will be held between 1-4 PM on Saturday, July 21, in the common room at Raphael Tower, 2973 Glen Drive, Coquitlam, B.C. All are welcome to share a laugh in her honour.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Lexie can be made to the BC SPCA in support of the animals Lexie cared so much for.

We love you Lexie, you will be forever in our hearts

Email: DTJames@van.net

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Smith, Colleen Anne (Mom) passed away with her loving family by her side, on July 8th at the age of 73 years. Anne was born in Vancouver on January 25, 1945. She was predeceased by her loving husband, of 53 years, Russel Smith (Dad) only weeks before. She is survived by her 4 children, Teresa, Todd, Jeffrey, and Juliane, along with 8 grandchildren, and many other family and friends.

Mom was a loving, compassionate woman who loved sewing and embroidery and spent many hours making things for others to enjoy. She had a silly sense of humour and loved to laugh. She had a compassionate heart, would give all of herself to someone in need and pushed through her own illness with cancer, to be by her husband’s side everyday while he was fighting his battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Special thanks to their care team at Nanaimo Regional Hospital for all they did for our family while Mom and Dad were fighting their illnesses. A celebration of life, for both Russ and Anne, will be held at Old Orchard Hall in Port Moody on Friday, July 27th, 2018 from 1pm to 3pm. Be at peace Mom, we will feel your love for eternity!

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