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PoCo council to send China resolution to UBCM
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HAPPENING GUIDE Port Moody residents, find our fall recreation guide with this paper. Register for fall rec programs at
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The fourth annual PoCo Grand Prix (PGP), one of six races in the BC Superweek road bike racing series, drew hundreds of riders — from pros to kids — and thousands of spectators to downtown Port Coquitlam last Friday. Left: Racers in the men’s pro event lean into a corner from McAllister Avenue on to Donald Street. For PGP coverage, please see pages 17 and 43. MARIO BARTEL THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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Trip to China just business: SD43 Gartland and Hobson went to China in May DIANE STRANDbERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
Two months after School District 43 trustees put on hold a planned trip to China due to security concerns, district officials — including the superintendent and the chair of the board of education —
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residents — a high threshold to meet especially if a special levy is needed to upgrade a building’s electrical capacity. At Princess Gate, the council has adopted a stopgap measure, charging residents $25 a month to use a standard 110-volt outlet to charge their car, but Young said attempts to accommodate have opened up other cans of worms, including the need to reassign parking spots. “Gee whiz, how many changes can we accommodate in our building?” he said. Grappling with these questions is becoming more common since federal and provincial incentives created a buying frenzy of EV cars. But while the
issue may be new for many stratas, EV clubs and associations say strata councils should be required to find ways to accommodate EV drivers.
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Groups such as the Vancouver EV Association have written to Selina Robinson, minister of municipal affairs and housing (also a Coquitlam-Maillardville MLA), asking for right-tocharge legislation, similar to what is in place in Ontario and other jurisdictions. Jim Hindson, a retired professional engineer who has owned an electric vehicle for five years, says governments may have to compel strata councils to deal with the issue of EV charging, and right-tocharge legislation may be the answer. Such legislation would establish a process, requirements and timelines for installing EV charging stations, establish who would be responsible for installation and operation costs, put in place a dispute resolution mechanism and lay out the conditions for reasonable denial. While the legislation may seem draconian to some, Hindson said it’s necessary to
make EV car ownership easier and enable B.C. to meet its target of 100% zero-emission vehicle sales by 2040. “It’s the number one barrier [to EV ownership]. We’ve got the cars, we’ve got the range, we’ve got the [public] infrastructure coming.”
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But strata councils are understandably concerned about what they could be getting into. Princess Gate’s Young said he’s interested in providing EV charging if an affordable solution can be found. He’s hoping a BCIT demonstration project to find efficient ways to retrofit condos with electric vehicle charging stations may provide some of the answers. His strata has applied to be one of three such buildings to participate in the study that would see the electrical capacity assessed, a plan developed to install EV chargers and, using the plan, buy and install the first six EV chargers. BCIT would use Level 2 smart charging units that would cap the electricity used and share the load amongst several vehicles at a time. But to be selected, 75% of residents must approve a bylaw to alter common property.
“We’re looking for buildings that have EV drivers in it, and ones that have a good base of people that want to buy electric cars,” said Kelly Carmichael, research associate for BCIT’s Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team. He said BCIT has recently completed a successful project retrofitting LED light poles with Level 2 chargers in New Westminster to make it easy for “garage orphans” without access to charging in their condos to get powered up. The current project, set to get underway this fall, would use low-cost chargers that can do energy management without a networking fee commonly charged by other companies and would be affordable to replicate in multiresidential buildings throughout Metro Vancouver. One idea BCIT is looking at is an open automated demand response (ADR) system that would slow down electric car charging for a few hours, enabling the strata to sell surplus electricity to BC Hydro with revenues that could be put towards more charging systems. “We’re developing our project so that it interfaces with this,” said Carmichael, “These are definitely big issues, we want to make sure we can deal with them.” For now, buildings like Princess Gate and others that are struggling with the issue may have to wait for technology to make it easy and manageable. Young, a retired BCIT instructor in the health field, said he hopes his former employer will provide some of the answers.
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Our Fall/Winter Program Guide is now online and you can pick up a printed copy of the guide from our recreation facilities starting Monday, July 22. Online Registration for fall programs — September to December — begins at 12 a.m., Wednesday, July 24, and at 6 a.m. for in-person or phone registration. Get more information at coquitlam.ca/programguide.
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Visitors to Eagle Ridge Outdoor Pool, Dogwood Pavilion and Poirier Community Centre can now access free Wi-Fi! The free service is part of a City-wide plan to enhance Wi-Fi service at City parks and facilities over the coming months. Next up for enhanced Wi-Fi is Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex. Watch for updates on Coquitlam’s social media channels and learn more at coquitlam.ca/smart. FITNESS & FUN
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What will be important to Coquitlam in the next 10 to 15 years? What kinds of services will residents and businesses need? The City is asking residents and other stakeholders to imagine Coquitlam in 2032 and share their vision as part of the Strategic Plan update, which will guide City activities over the next 10 – 15 years. Tell us your priorities by taking the brief online survey with a $100 Visa gift card up for grabs. We’ll also be at the Rochester Park Neighbourhood Night, Thursday, July 18, from 6:30 – 8 p.m. Visit coquitlam.ca/stratplan for more information and to complete the survey. Deadline for your input is Wednesday, July 31.
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A plan being developed for Coquitlam’s City Centre neighbourhood must significantly increase the amount of affordable housing stock for the area, say several city councillors. While the early outlines of the document already call for no net loss of non-market units, Coun. Steve Kim said that may not go far enough. “Is there a way to see a net increase?” he asked during Monday’s committee meeting. Noting the rising cost of housing in the area, he added: “I think some of these housing types are going to be key.” Coun. Chris Wilson went one step further, saying he would see the plan as a failure if it did not include an exponential increase in the amount of affordable housing stock in the area. “No net loss is great but I want to see a tripling of belowmarket units at least,” he said. “We are talking about thousands and thousands of units in this space. If we are not going to get at least a tripling or quadrupling or 10 times below-market units, I think we have completely failed, to be honest.” Wilson pointed to his experience on council when the city was drafting the Burquitlam-
The early outlines of Coquitlam’s City Centre Area Plan call for an entertainment district, a new hotel and more commercial space. GARY MCKENNA/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan. He said he is frustrated by the fact that some of the amenities called for in the document have yet to come to fruition. “We have some incentives but as we have seen, some developers aren’t taking advantage of those incentives,” he said. The housing issue is one part of a larger question councillors were grappling with Monday: How to make sure the amenities the city wants for City Centre — childcare spaces, affordable housing, more commercial buildings — actually get built. One example is the establishment of an entertainment district between Lincoln Avenue and Lougheed Highway. Coun. Craig Hodge noted that while the city can draw a
line on a map marking an area for bars and restaurants, they cannot force such businesses to locate within that area. “How do we dictate what type of business is going to be in there?” he said. “We can say it is an entertainment zone but if we end up with a watch repair shop that closes at 5 p.m., that is not entertainment.” Commercial nodes need to offer services that benefit residents rather than “just new hair and nail salons,” added Coun. Brent Asmundson. But while the city cannot force developers or the business community to build and establish certain services, it can create incentives. For example, Jim McIntyre, Coquitlam’s general manager of planning and development, said when it comes to restau-
rants and bars, the city can relax the restrictions around distances between liquorprimary establishments in a certain area. The early outlines of the City Centre Area Plan also call for a hotel to be located at Lougheed Highway and Pinetree Way to anchor its business district. McIntyre said city planners have been taking a “more proactive role in this,” initiating discussions with the area’s two largest land holders, Morguard and Marcon. “We are pushing them all to have a good close look at that,” he said. Landing a hotel could be enticing to a developer, McIntyre added. The new neighbourhood plan is looking at ways of increasing the amount of com-
With the increasing incidence of Interior wildfires wreaking havoc on Lower Mainland air quality during summer months, the city of Coquitlam is looking at ways it can protect its most vulnerable citizens. City staff have been asked to look at a range of options, from upgrading air filters in civic facilities to establishing community “clean air shelters” when wildfire smoke is in the region. For instance, the city of Vancouver is creating respite areas at several public spaces, including select community centres and libraries. And Vancouver Coastal Health encourages residents without access to a home air filter to visit civic facilities and shopping malls, which often have relatively cleaner and cooler air. “There are some things we could do very quickly and very easy,” said Don Luymes, the city’s general manager of strategic initiatives. “There are a range of options and we will come back to council with both short-term and longterm solutions.” If Coquitlam moved ahead with a clean air shelter, it would be one of the first municipalities in the Fraser Health region to take such measures. Wildfire smoke in Metro Vancouver has become increasingly common over the last few summers, with 2017 and 2018 registering as the worst on record. Last year, fires burning in Washington and the British Columbia Interior caused high concentration of fine particulate matter to move in to the region. And smoke issues have already cropped up in parts of the province this summer, including central B.C., Prince George and the northeast. mercial space in City Centre to meet the goal of creating 22,000 new jobs in the area by 2041. McIntyre noted that building a hotel could help a prospective developer meet its commercial floor-area requirements for its project. He added that Coquitlam is not the only community looking to get a hotel, with Port
Moody also in the running. That raises the stakes, he said, because once a new hotel is established in the Tri-Cities, it is unlikely the region could sustain another one for some time. “If a hotel comes in out here, that will close off the market for a while,” McIntyre said, “so we have to make sure we land one [in Coquitlam].”
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On PoCo council’s UBCM resolution
Port Coquitlam city council backed Mayor Brad West this week in his campaign to ban foreign government sponsorship at Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) conventions. At a special council meeting Tuesday, council unanimously voted to send a resolution to the UBCM to put the topic before delegates at its September gathering in Vancouver. West is taking issue with UBCM for accepting $6,000 from the Chinese government, which has hosted a reception for elected officials and others at the event since 2012. West said given China’s trade disputes and human rights record, including the detention of three Canadians — largely seen as retaliation for the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver — UBCM’s practice of allowing foreign influence should stop. “The UBCM has no business accepting sponsorship from any foreign government,� West told council at the July 16 meeting. “It is regrettable that it requires a resolution.�
West said he raised the topic with the UBCM after he was elected mayor last fall but UBCM president Arjun Singh said its executive wants to keep the reception this year. The issue has sparked a divide between B.C. mayors, with West gaining support from peers in Delta and North Cowichan but taking heat from Victoria and Whistler mayors. In response, UBCM has struck a panel to review how its annual convention is funded or sponsored but, if that panel recommends changes, they wouldn’t be implemented until next year. The panel is made up of four former UBCM presidents — Frank Leonard, Wendy Booth, Sav Dhaliwal and Rhona Martin — plus Greg Moore, whom West succeeded as PoCo mayor. To date, PoCo is the only municipality to put forward a UBCM resolution on accepting foreign sponsorship, UBCM spokesperson Paul Taylor told The Tri-City News Wednesday. “I think it’s of the utmost
importance for UBCM to retain the confidence of municipalities,â€? West said Tuesday. “Sponsorship creates an impression or a real or perceived conflict‌. This [resolution], at the very least, will provide very clear direction to the UBCM that Port Coquitlam city council doesn’t think it’s appropriate.â€? PoCo Coun. Steve Darling called the criticisms of Wests position by opposing B.C. mayors on social media channels “frankly quite embarrassing.â€? and said, “Good leaders don’t step aside. Having someone who’s ready to step up shows incredible leadership in our city.â€? Coun. Nancy McCurrach concurred and thanked the mayor for standing up to a country that “torturesâ€? its residents and foreigners. “For us to make a statement like this is just brilliant,â€? she said. “I just hope the rest of the delegates at the convention follow.â€? The UBCM convention runs from Sept. 23 to 27 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
Four pot shops are set to roll out in Port Coquitlam. But before city council green-lights the rezoning bids, it will open the floor next Tuesday to hear from the public. Last week, council unanimously gave first and second readings to change the property uses for two BC Cannabis stores — expected to be among the first in the Lower Mainland — and two owned by the private company burb. If approved, they will be sited at: • 1971 Lougheed Hwy. (government, near No Frills); • 985 Nicola Ave. (government, near Home Depot); • 2755 Lougheed Hwy. (burb, at PoCo Place mall); • and 1502 Broadway St. (burb, at the Mary Hill Bypass). Mayor Brad West told The Tri-City News the four proposed outlets are “well locatedâ€? in the community — away from homes and sensitive areas such as schools and playgrounds — and he hasn’t heard a lot of negative feed-
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back about their potential impacts. “In fact, the most common question I get is, ‘When are they going to open?’� West said he’s looking forward to the public voicing its comments and concerns at the hearing, which starts at 6 p.m. July 23 at city hall. What the hearing is not, he said, is a survey on people’s opinions on the federal government’s decision to legalize recreational cannabis. “That ship has sailed,� the mayor said. “That has nothing to do with the city of Port Coquitlam.� Burb co-owner Steve Dowsley said after next week’s public hearing — and if council OKs third and fourth
readings — “we will move expeditiously with the province to complete the final stepâ€? of store inspections. And once a licence is issued, burb will be open for business within five to 10 days, he said. As for the BC Cannabis stores, the Liquor Distribution Branch (the operator of the public BC Liquor stores and cannabis outlets) aren’t required to apply for and receive licensing from the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch (LCRB). LDB spokesperson Karen Shum said she can’t anticipate when the two public shops will open in PoCo but said, “If all goes according to plan‌ we are aiming for later this fall, within the year.â€?
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Port Moody council has put an “urgent” call to curb development in Moody Centre and concentrate on job creation on hold. A 20-page report by Acting Mayor Hunter Madsen — titled “More than a Bedroom Community!” — proposed a high-tech hub around the Moody Centre SkyTrain station to create high-paying jobs for Port Moody. Madsen said the city should immediately begin the process of changing its official community plan (OCP) to reflect that vision. But after a long, contentious debate Tuesday evening, council voted to defer the “urgent” call until after a consortium of developers, landowners and TransLink presents its planned proposal for the area — a proposal that has been in the works for more than 18 months and in consultation with city staff. Representatives of Anthem Properties, Woodbridge Properties, Beedie Living and PCI Developments, along with three landowners, made statements to council saying Madsen’s motion would put an end to its proposal, which
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endeavours to meet the current OCP zoning provisions. They also pointed out it was the city that approached them about coming together. John Wildman, whose family owns 3066 to 3078 St. John St., said Madsen’s proposal was a shock and a different direction than what has been in the works for so long. “After 45 years of paying
Acting Mayor Hunter Madsen issued an “urgent” call to create a high-tech hub around the Moody Centre SkyTrain Station. Council deferred its consideration. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO
taxes in Port Moody, I feel we are being completely betrayed and abandoned in putting this process through,” said Wildman. His brother, Ashley Wildman, said the consortium’s proposal, which he noted has been “costly” to produce, will be the result of an unprecedented level of cooperation and will benefit Port Moody. “It appears this process has been hijacked by a personal agenda that just appeared a week ago,” said Ashley. Curtis Neeser, vice-president of development for Beedie, said the consortium’s plans will include suitable employment space, and to have as large an employment component as Madsen is proposing “ignores all the other aspects that make a vibrant, inclusive neighbourhood which would be put at risk.” “We were very shocked and surprised to see Acting Mayor Hunter Madsen’s report,” Neeser said.
Madsen said he made his proposal because fewer than 12% of Port Moody residents work in the city while those numbers in other municipalities are much higher. He said he’s worried that will mean more of a tax burden for homeowners. He also said business tax makes up 40 to 45% of tax revenue in other cities but only 32% in Port Moody. The OCP, he added, calls for creating 4,200 jobs across the city, which he labeled “barely treading water.” “The pressure falls on the only places where we can create an economic hub,” said Madsen, referring to Moody Centre. While he received support from councillors Amy Lubik and Steve Milani, the other three councillors said it was unrealistic. Coun. Diana Dilworth said Madsen is painting an apocalyptic future. “I say that’s folly.” She said the city’s OCP could
be opened up for discussion at the end of the year and the proper process respected. Dilworth noted ever since the Evergreen Line was contemplated, there was talk of bringing high-tech to the city but said, “Those high-tech businesses did not want to come to Port Moody.” As well, the consortium’s plans could be kiboshed before coming to council, she said. “I’m embarrassed by that,” she said. “I have seen a glimpse of the plans and it looks like a great starting point for what we want.” Coun. Meghan Lahti said the appropriate time to start discussion of the topic is at a workshop scheduled for Aug. 6 between council members and the city’s planning staff. “The hyperbole is quite offensive,” Lahti said of Madsen’s report. “It’s unnecessary. It does not bring about collegial process. It doesn’t help this council. It’s very divisive.
“There has been no hand wringing. There is no crisis. There are no fuzzy messages, there’s no saving of the city.” Coun. Zoë Royer said Madsen’s call for 80% commercial space in Moody Centre “is a lofty vision but it’s not possible.” “I would have loved even 50% ratio of jobs to residents,” said Royer. “I would have loved that, but I actually know it’s not possible. “Hypothetically, if we do support this motion, and I believe it’s well intentioned, we could have a scenario where nothing happens for 20 years… It’s just not doable.” But at the end of the meeting, Royer moved a motion to defer Madsen’s report to a future council meeting after the consortium’s plans are presented. If she had voted with Dilworth and Lahti to reject the report, it would have died at the council table because of the 3-3 split vote (Mayor Rob Vagramov is on a leave of absence as he faces a sexual assault charge.) “Let’s look at [the consortium’s plans]. What would be the harm?” Royer said. After the meeting, as members of the consortium huddled, PCI vice president Tim Grant said that while rejecting Madsen’s proposal would have been preferred, the deferral at least gives them a chance to present their case. “That’s all we’ve been looking for is council engagement,” he said.
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Topic: SD43 officials’ trip to China
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he B.C. Civil Liberties Association released documents last week it says prove the Canadian Security Intelligence Service illegally spied on environmental and First Nations groups. A moment’s background: In 2014, while protests were under way over the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, the BCCLA filed a complaint in federal court against CSIS. That complaint went to the committee which oversees the spy agency. The committee, headed by a former justice of the federal court, Pierre Blais, found the allegations groundless. But a gag order was issued, effec-
tively burying the proceedings. The BCCLA appealed that order, and the proceedings have now been made public, albeit heavily redacted. According to the association, these documents raise three issues. First, CSIS allegedly welcomed briefings from industry sources that warned of violence by protest groups. This is not in itself improper but the association says CSIS retained these briefings well after there was reason to do so. The agency’s charter forbids this. Reading the redacted documents, there is no question CSIS received and retained industry briefings. The question is whether, in the circumstances, this was a reasonable precaution. Here, a threat assessment by the RCMP played a role. The oversight committee was told by a senior staff officer, “There is the possibility that there will be civil unrest and criminal oc-
currence during the Northern Gateway consultation process.” Was this a reasonable assessment? Some protest groups had said they would “go to any lengths” to stop the pipeline. On the other hand, civil disobedience has a long history in Canada. There is no easy answer. If CSIS scrubs files and later a violent confrontation occurs, the agency will be hauled over the coals. Isn’t it supposed to prevent this sort of thing? On the other hand, carried too far, the spectre of a police state arises. During the 1940s and ’50s, the RCMP spied on respectable politicians such as former Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas. No one wants a return to that form of excess. More disturbing, on several occasions CSIS officers met with business representatives at events hosted by the industry. Accepting snippets of information from corporate sources is one thing, being
feted by corporate executives is quite another. This must stop. Another concern was that, by warehousing data on groups and individuals who had done no wrong, CSIS exerted a chilling effect on lawful protest. This is perhaps the most difficult allegation to assess. Certainly there has been no shortage of protests, most recently directed against the Trans Mountain pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby. That is the conclusion the oversight committee reached — that there was no evidence of a chilling effect. Yet who can say how many peaceful protesters stay home for fear their names will end up in a CSIS file? On balance, these documents do not reveal a rogue spy agency out to hunt down innocent Canadians but they do show an unhealthy relationship between the agency and corporate interests.
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BEARS IN THE TRI-CITIES
A modest proposal for Mundy Park’s bears The Editor, Re. “Traps set, parts of Mundy closed due to bear family� (The Tri-City News, July 11) and “No cooking, BBQs in Mundy while COs work to capture bear family� (tricitynews. com, July 12). Today, when I parked in my usual place by Spani Pool in Mundy Park to walk my dog, I was elated to see a bear trap had been set. Like the majority of citizens in Metro Vancouver, I think wildlife has no right to live in our urban areas, especially 600-lb. killing machines. But let’s be realistic. Bear traps are just a short-term and stopgap measure. I think all levels of government, along with parks boards, fish and wildlife and B.C. Conservation, should
get together and implement a more intense eradication program to not only get rid of bears but, also, deer, coyotes, skunks, raccoons, etc. They’re nothing but a scourge on society. To accomplish this, I have a brilliant idea that is so simple, I don’t know why no one has thought of it before: We have plenty of high school and university students who need summer jobs. We should hire these students and give them a couple of hours of basic training with high-powered rifles. Teach them how tp load, aim them in the right direction and pull the trigger, then set them loose in our city’s parks and greenbelts. Using Mundy Park as an example, we could send a bunch
of these kids into the woods and have them obliterate every living creature that moves (except humans and dogs, of course). If they don’t kill all the bears, they’ll have at least destroyed their food sources and the bears will either die of starvation or move into an area where it will be easier to blow them away. Great idea, right?! In reality, I’m angry. This bear trapping in Mundy Park is again the result of irresponsible humans who left a picnic basket and food unattended by Spani Pool, allowing a mother bear and her cubs easy access to a food source. Consequently, they are now frequenting this area looking for more food. These unfortunate bears will suffer the consequences.
councils to blame for bears’ plight The Editor, Re. “Kill all the bears: a modest proposal for Mundy Park� (Letters, tricitynews.com, July 13). The letter writer’s anger is misplaced. It should be aimed, primarily, at our local city councils, which have been engaged in a campaign of aggressively increasing people congestion. To accommodate this, they have taken away the habitat of these life-deserving animals. They knew, or ought to have known, the bears would do what it takes to survive, which is what they are trying to do. This is just one negative consequence of increasing people congestion. More are becoming evident all the time. Brian Bastien, Coquitlam I have walked in Mundy Park for more than 25 years with my dogs and have had hundreds of encounters with the bears. I’ve come as close as 10 feet from a mother and her cubs and
she didn’t even give my dog and me a second glance. How many of us have the opportunity to observe bears in their natural habitat? Without question, humans
are the ugliest and most destructive creatures on Earth. We pose a far more precipitous danger to our existence, safety and longevity then the dwindling wildlife. The term “nuisance bear� is a misnomer. Bears don’t intentionally cause any problems. The problem is “nuisance humans,� whose carelessness and ignorant behaviour have created an untenable situation for these creatures. I will miss this peaceful microcosm of Mundy Park. Its tranquility and wildlife have been a true panacea for those of us who have walked its trails. I fear this is the beginning of the end of this rare Edenic sanctuary. Neil Swanson, Coquitlam
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Notice of Public Input Opportunity Development Variance Permits - 2337 Rindall Avenue and 2381 Shaughnessy Street
Notice of Public Hearing
Zoning Bylaw Amendment for a Cannabis Production Facility Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 4140
Development Variance Permit DVP00057
PUBLIC INPUT OPPORTUNITY 6 pm on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall
A Public Input Opportunity is being provided in consideration of a request to vary the City's requirements for undergrounding of overhead services and to vary a required construction of a rear lane to facilitate a 75-unit apartment building. Location: 2337 Rindall Avenue
Development Variance Permit DVP00057
GIVE YOUR INPUT Members of the public will have an opportunity to express their views at the meeting or can submit written opinions to:
A Public Input Opportunity is being provided in consideration of a request to vary the City's requirements for undergrounding of overhead services to facilitate a 31-unit apartment building. Location: 2381 Shaughnessy Street
CITY HALL 2580 Shaughnessy Street Port Coquitlam, BC
PUBLIC HEARING 6 pm on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall
Inspection of Documents
GIVE YOUR INPUT Members of the public will have an opportunity to express their views at the meeting or can submit written opinions to: Council cannot receive new or additional information on this application after the public hearing.
Prior to the public input opportunity, the public is welcome to inspect the proposed temporary use permit, a larger drawing and any related reports and plans at: Development Services, Port Coquitlam City Hall Annex 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays) until 4:00 pm on July 23, 2019. Carolyn Deakin, Assistant Corporate Officer 604.927.5212 corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca
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CITY HALL 2580 Shaughnessy Street Port Coquitlam, BC
Notice of Public Hearing
Zoning Bylaw Amendments for Cannabis Retail Outlets
6 pm on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall
Zoning Bylaw Text Amendment for Cannabis Regulations Zoning Text Amendment Bylaw No. 4136
PUBLIC HEARING
1971 Lougheed Hwy. (Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 4138)
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2755 Lougheed Hwy. (Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 4139)
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Council cannot receive new or additional information on this application after the public hearing.
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985 Nicola Avenue (Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 4141)
Council cannot receive new or additional information on this application after the public hearing.
ThepremiseswouldalsoberequiredtoobtainlicensesundertheCannabis DistributionAct. Eachproposedlocationhasbeenconsideredwithinthecontextof theCity’sCannabisEstablishmentPolicy.
CITY HALL 2580 Shaughnessy Street Port Coquitlam, BC
Inspection of Documents Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspect the bylaws and any related reports and plans at: Development Services, Port Coquitlam City Hall Annex 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/ stat.holidays)until4:00pmonJuly23,2019.
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Notice of Public Hearing
6 pm on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Council Chambers Port Coquitlam City Hall
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Zoning Amendment Bylaws No. 4137, 4138, 4139 and 4141 At the hearing, Council will consider amending Zoning Bylaw No. 3630 to permit the sale of cannabis for off-premises consumption on a site-specific basis at each of four proposed locations as follows: 1502 Broadway Street (Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 4137)
Inspection of Documents
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PUBLIC HEARING
Location: 1840 Broadway Street
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Council cannot receive new or additional information on this application after the public hearing.
To amend the Zoning Bylaw to permit a cannabis production facility at 1840 Broadway Street in the building that fronts Langan Avenue at the north part of the property.
To amend the Zoning Bylaw to restrict a cannabis production use to being located outdoors in an agricultural field or inside a farm building that has a soil base and a maximum production area of 200m2.
Zoning Text Amendment Bylaw No. 4142
To amend the Zoning Bylaw to add the definition of a cannabis retail outlet and limit one such premise to certain locations within Port Coquitlam. Location: Port Coquitlam
Inspection of Documents Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspect the bylaw and any related reports and plans at: Development Services, Port Coquitlam City Hall Annex 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays) until 4:00 pm on July 23, 2019. Carolyn Deakin, Assistant Corporate Officer 604.927.5212 | corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca
CITY HALL 2580 Shaughnessy Street Port Coquitlam, BC
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2019 POCO GRAND PRIX BIKE RACE
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Clockwise from top left: A racer keeps a close eye on his competition as the peloton turns onto McAllister Avenue in downtown Port Coquitlam in the men’s race during last Friday’s fourth annual PoCo Grand Prix. A young fan waves to the racers as they pass by on the big screen near the start/finish line. A fan in classic French cycling kit cheers on the peloton during the women’s race. As darkness falls, the men’s race speeds through the start/finish area. A rider awaits the start of the men’s race. A rider adjusts her glasses prior to the start of the pro women’s race. And the pro women racers speed past Shaughnessy Mall. More PoCo Grand Prix coverage: see Sports, page 43.
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One of the best in the barbecue biz lives in RibFest’s backyard so it’s natural Rusty Johnson should set up his grills at the Port Moody Rotary Club’s festival this weekend. Fresh off beating 29 other barbecuers from across North America in the inaugural Food Network Fire Masters competition earlier this year, as well as a victory last Sunday at his latest cook-off at the South Sound BBQ Festival in Lacey, Wash., Johnson will be making his first appearance at RibFest. While the regular ribbers at the festival being held at Rocky Point Park Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be outside, Rusty’s BBQ will be set up in the adult bar section of the Port Moody Rotary Club’s RibFest. And it took some time for him to get there. The Shaw Cable manager, who has grilled his way to multiple wins in the burger division at the Canadian Food Championships and a world burger barbecuing title in 2015, often was tied up on the BBQ circuit at the time. Now, he has piled up enough prize money to stockpile his grill collection. “I’ve been asking for a little bit,” said Johnson as he packed up his gear Monday on his way to serve up grub to 50 or so sports and entertainment celebrities at The Moj Shootout in Kelowna, a charity event. “It’s a big undertaking to be in RibFest. A lot of investment, a lot of equipment. It’s usually one- to three-thousand-dollar setups.” Al Stjernegaard, 2019 chair of the Rotary’s RibFest committee said since Johnson is local and a world champion, “We’re pleased to have him as a participant.” The committee decided to put Rusty’s BBQ in the bar because the rib valet service it ran from there was kept running off its feet. “That’s a very busy activity so we’re putting Rusty in the bar to offload some of the service in the bar area,” said Stjernegaard. “That’s cool,” said Johnson of being in the bar. “It’s a little different, little unexpected. Nobody knows how it’s going to work. Maybe I’m the busiest, maybe not.” The five regular returning ribbers are Boss Hog’s (London, Ont.), Gator BBQ (Port Dover, Ont.), Misty
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Above: At last year’s Port Moody RibFest, Rahim Berisha used his biggest voice to lure customers. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Below: PoMo’s Rusty Johnson is one BBQ master participating. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTOS r I B F e S t Pa r K I n G
RibFest busy time for PoMo bylaw officers Number of tickets in past is triple a typical weekend GarY MCKenna gmckenna@tricitynews.com
Mountain BBQ (Hinton, Alta.), Prairie Smoke and Spice (Regina), and Smoke and Bones Southern Style BBQ (North Vancouver). Joining Johnson as a newcomer is Grizzly BBQ from Vancouver Island. Stjernegaard figures with the additions, they won’t run out of meat and food like last year. Also making its debut at RibFest is The Very Good Butchers, a plant-based butchery that organizers hope will allow vegans and the like to join in the fun, which includes lots of entertainment. “We get some feedback that in every group of people, there’s always one person that prefers a non-meat item. So that person felt they couldn’t come, or couldn’t eat when they got to the park,” said Stjernegaard. “We’re hoping to be inclusive of our vegan sharing customers. We want to be inclusive and not exclusive.”
This is RibFest’s fifth year of serving up meats and more. “We’ve grown every year. We’ve grown in the number of people who attend and revenue, so we’re anticipating being even bigger,” said Stjernegaard, who is still looking for volunteers to work the 1,500 shifts needed to be filled over the three days. For the first time, organizers have called the festival’s early hours Local’s Day, which runs Friday from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and features $5 bar tokens and $3 off pork rib entree items from any ribber. • Sponsored in part by The Tri-City News, Port Moody RibFest runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free and the city will run a free shuttle between the Port Moody recreation complex and Rocky Point Park every half hour. More information: portmoodyribfest.ca.
Barbecue cooks and rib enthusiasts are not the only people who will be busy this weekend at Port Moody RibFest. The influx of cars into the area around Rocky Point Park means PoMo bylaw enforcement officers will be active issuing tickets to drivers who park in prohibited places or overstay their allotted time. “Parking at Rocky Point Park is extremely limited when there are special events happening,” said Patrik Kolby, the city’s senior bylaw enforcement officer. “We encourage members of the public to leave their car at home and walk, bike or take public transit instead.” According to bylaw data available on the city’s website, a typical Saturday or Sunday sees 13 tickets issued per day. But during RibFest, that total more than triples to an average of 46.6 parking bylaw tickets per day.
In fact, some of the highest number of tickets written in one day over the last decade occurred during RibFest, with 73 issued July 23, 2016 and another 73 issued on the same date in 2017. “Parking tickets issued during RibFest... are directly related to the increased number of patrons visiting the park on those days,” Kolby told The Tri-City News. “The number of tickets issued on any given day can vary widely due to factors such as weather, time of year, events at the park and events in neighbouring communities or out on the water.” Kolby said typically, three bylaw enforcement officers work around Rocky Point during the summer months, patrolling from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturday and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays. There’s an alternative to dealing with traffic and risking a ticket, though. During RibFest, the city is offering a free event shuttle, which will loop from Knowle Street (in front of the Port Moody recreation complex) to Rocky Point. The shuttle will run approximately every 30 minutes starting at 10:45 a.m. July 19, 20 and 21.
Port Moody Mayor Robert Vagramov will see his sexual assault case return to court next month. Monday, Port Coquitlam provincial court Judge Robin McQuillan adjourned the file until Aug. 8 at 2 p.m. at the request of the special prosecutor Michael Klein. Karyn Leslie, articling student for Vagramov’s lawyer, Ian Donaldson, told the judge the defence recently presented a “proposal” to Klein. Klein responded that he had received a “significant” amount of information and asked for additional time “for me to consider” the proposal. Vagramov was not in court during the short morning hearing. The mayor is charged with one count of sexual assault alleged to have happened in Coquitlam sometime between April and July 2015. Last month, Klein said the charge against Vagramov will proceed summarily rather than by indictment. Vagramov, who has publicly proclaimed his innocence, took a paid leave from his civic duties as of March 29, then, last month, announced he would stop collecting his $111,833 annual salary while the criminal matter is before the courts.
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Barbecues fired up for fifth RibFest PoMo Rotarians bring back RibFest for fifth year JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com
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SURVIVAL
Learn about the three T’s — trip planning, training and taking the essentials — in a free Survive Outside workshop by Adventure Smart, in the clubhouse at the Port Coquitlam and District
face the Maple Ridge Burrards at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam) at 7 p.m. Visit adanaclacrosse.pointstreaksites.com.
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Use paint, feathers, wood, pinecones, nuts, leaves and other forest materials for Creating Art with Nature, a program at the PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives (1502248 McAllister Ave., Port Coquitlam) from 1 to 3 p.m. Entry is $5 per person. Visit pocoheritage.org.
EAT, EAT EAT
The Port Moody Rotary’s annual RibFest returns to Rocky Point Park (2800-block of Murray Street, Port Moody) for a weekend feast and ribber showdown between competitors Boss Hog’s, Gator BBQ, Misty Mountain BBQ, Prairie Smoke & Spice, Smoke & Bones and newcomers Grizzly BBQ. Friday is “locals day” with special pricing between 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ($5 bar tokens, $3 off pork rib entree items). Sponsored in part by The Tri-City News, RibFest runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free. The city will run a free shuttle between the Port Moody recreation complex and Rocky Point Park every half hour. Visit portmoodyribfest.ca.
vehicles on show for the fifth year, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Entry is free; breakfast is by donation. Visit hardrockcasinovancouver.com/event/ ultimate-car-show/.
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Boss Hog’s is one of six ribbing companies lighting their barbecues at the fifth annual Port Moody RibFest this weekend. Organized by the Port Moody Rotarians, the event runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. janis cleugh/The TRi-ciTY neWs
Hunting and Fishing Club (5000 Harper Rd., Coquitlam). The open house is from 2 to 6 p.m. Call 604-942-9772 or visit pcdhfc.com.
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Port Moody cyclist and percussionist Chris Blaber brings his Changing Planet bike tour to the Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St., Port Moody) for a masterclass workshop at 6 p.m. followed by a dinner and
one-hour musical presentation. Call 604-937-0998 or visit gallerybistroportmoody.com.
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Cinema Under the Stars rolls How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World at Sun Valley Park (3700 Hamilton St., Port Coquitlam) at 8:30 p.m. as part of the municipality’s Summer in the City series. Bring a lawn chair, blanket, bug spray and
snacks. If it rains, the movie will be postponed to the next Friday. Visit portcoquitlam. ca/summer.
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The Radnecks kick off this week’s Music in the Park, a free series by the city of Port Coquitlam at Lions Park (2300 Lions Way) that starts at 1 p.m. The rock band will be followed by Gabriel Palatchi, an Argentinian pianist and composer. Visit portcoquitlam.ca.
BOOK LAUNCH
A new anthology that will see profits donated to the Share Family and Community Services will come out at Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr.) at an event from 2 to 5 p.m. New Beginnings is a collection of short stories, poems and creative non-fiction by B.C. authors. Visit timbercrestpublishing.com.
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Families can listen about wildlife tales — and help count the bats — at Colony Farm regional park (Colony Farm Road, Coquitlam) at 7:30 p.m. during Stories Under the Stars, a program by the Colony Farm Park Association. Admission is free but registration is required (barcode 7727). Visit metrovancouveronline.org.
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Alberto Gonzalez and Teresa Szfler are in the rehearsal hall of the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) for a beginners dance class, at 8 p.m. The dance floor opens for a dance party an hour later, until 12:30 a.m. Parking is free or take the Evergreen Extension to the Lafarge Lake-Douglas station. Admission is $10. Visit hotsalsadancezone.com.
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Location: 2120 Vintner Street, 2110-2136 Clarke Street (Application #6700-20-141) Applicant: Andrew Peller Ltd Purpose: Andrew Peller Ltd has applied to the City for an Official Community Plan amendment and Zoning Bylaw amendment for a high density mixed-use project that includes a mix of uses including residential, commercial, and light industrial uses within 10 buildings ranging from 2–31 storeys and a total floor space of 67,500m2.
Get in touch! How do I get more information? Ask questions and review the application 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 16, 2019. You can also contact us at planning@portmoody.ca or 604.469.4540.
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One thousand six hundred and nineteen Tri-City children get food from food bank Especially tough for families when school’s out for summer
“As housing prices go up and rental prices go up, it puts a strain on the budget and we all know a lot of wages are flat. Families are having to make a choice: Do I pay my rent or do I buy food?”
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jump in the number of children and youth using the Share Family and Community Services food bank has officials worried about kids getting enough nutrition in the summer months as school and community food programs drop off for the season. As many as 1,619 children and youth got some of their food from the food bank in the last fiscal year, up 2%, according to Valerie Hutton, Share’s director of programs, who said 39% of food bank users in the Tri-Cities are now children or teens. This summer, many families will be struggling to put more food on the table, Hutton said, and with school breakfast and lunch programs in hiatus until fall, parents will need to make limited food dollars stretch even further. Many of these families are facing high rents and other costs as the housing affordability crisis stretches into the suburbs from Vancouver, and Hutton said Share is seeing an
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Krissie Sondles is supervisor of Share’s food bank, which helps hundreds of Tri-City families get food they need but can’t always afford. DIANE STRANDBERG/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
increasing number of families who need to use the food bank to make ends meet. “One of the reasons that I think we can attribute this is that as housing prices go up and rental prices go up, it puts a strain on the budget and we all know a lot of wages are flat. Families are having to make a choice: ‘Do I pay my rent or do I buy food?’”
Hutton told The Tri-City News. The Share stats and information are being released as it begins its summer food drive with a number of community events scheduled to replenish the shelves depleted since the Christmas giving season. One of the newest innovations for increasing donations is a virtual store (sharesociety. ca/virtual-store) where people
can see the types of items they can purchase with their donation. For a contribution of $10, for example, donors can purchase a small pantry hamper of items such as peanut butter and pasta, while a small dairy hamper priced at $25 can buy milk and eggs. “The best thing about the virtual grocery store is it al-
• Thrifty Foods at Suter Brook Village in Port Moody is hosting a Remember the Food Bank food drive July 27 and 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and a fundraising pub night is planned for Aug. 14 at 5 p.m. at the Townhall Public House in Coquitlam. More information is available sharesociety.ca/event-calendar. • You can always donate to Share Family and Community Services’ food back online at sharesociety. ca/virtual-store. lows parents to go on with their children with them, they can have an interactive experience with virtual shopping,” said Hutton, who came up with the idea. The virtual store allows people to tailor their donations to their own finances while learning more about the types of foods and baby goods that are needed.
Hutton said cash donations help the organization pay to run the food bank truck and buy perishable foods that can be stored in the fridge or freezer; as well, money goes further when Share buys in bulk. During the summer food drive, Share hopes to raise $10,000 and collect 10,000 pounds of food.
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THE ENVIRONMENT
How do we protect B.C.’s wild salmon? LIVING GREEN Melissa Chaun PIXABAY
For Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia founder and the film’s executive producer, Artifishal highlights a classic human folly: “Humans have always thought themselves superior to nature and it’s gotten us into a lot of trouble.” In recent years, thanks to scientists Alexandra Morton and Kristi Miller, the public has become aware of both the ecological and human health impacts caused by the predominantly foreign-owned Atlantic salmon fish-farming industry. It has been far less popular to talk about fish hatcheries because they have become the fabric of so many communities wanting to give
back to the environment, and because government agencies have evolved to unquestioningly spend millions of dollars supporting these artificial breeding programs in the name of salmon conservation. There has been a growing body of literature, however, that not only indicates rearing fish in hatcheries (high densities in flow-through tanks) does not create the same fish as those bred in streams but that hatchery-born fish are interfering with the survival of wild salmon. Salmon are highly complex creatures that have evolved over thousands of years, and many river-specific runs mi-
grate not just hundreds but as much as a thousand miles upstream. Research reveals that returning salmon record all sorts of information in their genes, reflective of their specific journeys. As far back as 2001, the Norwegian Journal of Freshwater Research was sounding the alarm, reporting that hatchery rearing of salmonids resulted in increased pre-adult aggression, decreased response to predators and decreased survival. A decade later, the Skagit River System Cooperative published a study in 2013 that found hatchery smolt releases had a highly significant negative effect on native Skagit steelhead returns.
By artificially breeding every fish that returns to a specific area, are we not dumbing down the gene pool, reversing natural selection to the point of devolving these highly complex and resilient fish? After Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, wild steelhead runs not only returned to the drastically changed Toutle River but returned in even greater numbers than previously recorded. The film also unveils the huge financial costs that have been invested in the hatchery industry. Although Washington State spent $320 million decommissioning the Elwha River Dam, it then spent $17 million on a new
hatchery, negating the purpose of decommissioning. Moreover, Artifishal reports that the average hatchery fish size has dwindled from 22 lb. to 10 to 12 lb., and if that isn’t sufficiently alarming, Oregon’s Bonneville Power Administration painstakingly calculated that it spends $68,000 per hatchery steelhead. If the stories we’ve been told or we’ve told ourselves have been wrong, what should we do? We must prioritize preserving and conserving intact ecosystems ahead of mitigating our actions afterwards. Failing that, work with nature to increase the health and resilience of our remaining natural areas (e.g., removing invasive plants from riparian areas, parks and trails). With storytelling comes responsibility. Melissa Chaun of Port Moody is an ecologist with a passion for all things sustainable. She is events co-ordinator with the Rivershed Society of BC and volunteers on various city committees. Her column runs monthly.
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LITERACY & LIBRARIES
Ukes, puppets & an anime convention This feature, written by librarians with Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam, is published each Thursday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries.
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Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier is a beautiful, heartwarming tale of friendship between two outcasts. It is set in Victorian London, where the job of sweeping chimneys is done by “climbing boys.” These small children, who are usually orphans, are employed to squeeze into the small spaces and clean the flues to protect houses from fire. Eleven-year-old Nan Sparrow is one of the best climbers there is. The job is thankless and potentially deadly but she always manages to beat the odds. Until one day she doesn’t. A particularly dangerous job leads to almost certain doom when a mysterious creature — a golem made of ash and coal — saves her. This marks the beginning of a life-changing friendship between a young girl and her monster. Sweep is a wonderful tale that is enjoyable for all ages. Check it out from your library.
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There’s some summer learning and fun set for Coquitlam Public Library, including: • July 23 (Poirier branch, 10:30 a.m.) and July 24 (City Centre branch, 1:30 p.m.), experience Green Screens and Robo-Goodness! Battle zombies, swim in a pool of lava, or stand on an airplane wing — with CPL’s green screen, you can get a photograph of something you didn’t do during summer vacation. Also, program and play with Sphero robots. Registration is not needed for this free program— just drop in. • July 30 (Poirier branch, 10:30 a.m.) and July 31 (City Centre Branch at 1:30 pm), see Burnaby Summer Theatre’s production A La Commedia! This year’s play is inspired by
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Italy’s Commedia Dell’Arte. The show features masks, music, slapstick and more! Registration is not needed for this free program. Please arrive early to ensure a seat as space is limited. • Coquitlam Public Library anime convention: Youths from 11 to 19 years old, head to CPL’s City Centre branch Aug.
27 for a half-day celebration of anime culture, featuring an art marketplace, a cosplay contest, an Osu! tournament, a scavenger hunt, a karaoke contest and more. This event runs from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 pm in Rooms 127, 136 and 137, and the computer lab. To compete for prizes in Osu! or cosplay, or to display and sell
your original artwork at the marketplace, you must register in advance at coqlibrary. ca/programs-events/teens/ coquitlam-library-anime-convention. For more information, contact librarian Chris Miller at 604-554-7339 or cmiller@ coqlibrary.ca. Info: www.coqlibrary.ca. The City Centre branch is located
• Ukulele jam: Bring your own ukulele and jam Tuesday, July 23 from 7 to 8 p.m. Learn and play new songs together. This is for people who know basics (C, G, and F chords). Call 604-469-4577 to register or go to portmoodylibrary.ca. • Family trivia night: Test your book knowledge at PMPL’s family trivia night July 25 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Teams of up to six people can compete against each other to be named the Port Moody Public Library trivia champions. Register online at portmoodylibrary.ca or call 604-469-4577. • Summer Fun Fest: July 27 from 1 to 3 p.m., join librarians for an Alice in Wonderlandthemed carnival in the library. There will be a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, an escape room and other games. Come in costume for a chance to win a prize. Call 604-469-4577 to register or register online at portmoodylibrary.ca. Note: a separate registration will be done on-site for the escape room.
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There’s a downside to summer — and, no, it’s not being stuck in the office when the sun is out. In fact, the dark underbelly to what is otherwise the best time of the year is the concern about skin cancer caused by ultraviolet radiation from the sun. In fact, according to the Canadian Cancer Society, 90% of skin cancers are caused by UV radiation, and with incidences of skin cancer on the rise, it’s more important than
ever to protect your body’s largest organ. “There is lots you can do to stay safe in the sun,” said Dr. Parveen Bhatti, BC Cancer¹s scientific director of cancer prevention. There is an urgency to the message, Bhatti told The TriCity News, because thousands of Canadians are diagnosed with skin cancer every year. In B.C. alone, more than 1,300 people will be diagnosed with melanoma this year and that number is projected to rise by 26% over the next five years. The reason for the increase is difficult to pinpoint but Bhatti said it could be that baby boomers who were big on suntanning in their younger years are now paying the price. “The population is getting older. As you age, you tend to
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sunny, you’re going to have the strongest UV exposure. That’s where it’s the biggest concern,” Bhatti said. Of course, not everyone can stay out of the sun during those times, and for construction and recreation workers, landscapers and others who work all hours of the day in the summer, Bhatti recommends sunscreen, hats and other clothing that keeps the sun’s UV rays off the skin. “The association with skin
caner in people that are working outdoors has been a little tougher to discern, because there actually might be someself selection here — people that maybe aren’t as sensitive to skin damage from the sun may stay in those occupations. But definitely, it’s something that outdoor workers need to be aware of.” Bhatti said people with olive or dark skin tones may have more natural protection but should still look after their
skin and avoid absorbing too much of the sun’s UV rays. People with darker skin may also not notice if they do have skin irregularities and may not bother seeking out a doctor’s help. For these people, Bhatti’s advice is the same as for those with fair skin: Be careful in the outdoors, especially when the sun is high in the sky. As for tanning, that’s a nono, and is as outdated as your mother’s ’70s playlist.
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City of Coquitlam
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 29, 2019 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
Address: 1376 Glenbrook Street
The intent of Bylaw No. 5002, 2019 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 No. 5002, 2019 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-11 Estate Single Family Residential, P-1 Civic Institutional and P-5 Special Park. In conjunction with the above application, the City has received a related application for a Development Variance Permit for the property located at 1376 Glenbrook Street. The application requests the following variances to the City’s Zoning Bylaw: • Relaxation of the minimum required lot width from 24m (78.7 ft.) to 18m (59.0 ft.) for proposed Lots A, B and C; and • Relaxation of the minimum required setback from the front lot line from 10m (32.8 ft.) to 7.6m (24.9 ft.) for proposed Lot A. If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of the subject property into three single-family residential lots, the construction of a singlefamily dwelling, with secondary suite, on each resulting lot, and one lot, dedicated as Park, for streamside protection. Please note: those who wish to speak to the Development Variance Permit application must do so when this item is being considered at the Public Hearing portion of the evening.
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 Tuesday, July 16, 2019 to Monday, July 29, 2019 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430.
How do I provide input? Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity. Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts.
Item 2
Addresses: 600, 602, 606, 608, 610, 612 and 618 Shaw Avenue
The intent of Bylaw No. 5001, 2019 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw No. 5001, 2019 from RS-1 One-Family 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 two six-storey wood frame apartment buildings with 161 units (68 one-bedroom units, 76 two-bedroom units and 17 three-bedroom units), including eight adaptable units.
Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: • Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; • Regular mail: 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015. To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing. Written submissions provided in response to this consultation, including names and addresses, will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas. If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010. Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested parties concerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Jay Gilbert City Clerk
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New fitness testing set for would-be firefighters Coquitlam Fire joins other departments in using VO2 Max test Coquitlam Fire and Rescue is raising the fitness bar for new recruits. Potential candidates for 2020 must meet the VO2 Max endurance test, a new requirement that gauges a would-be firefighter’s fitness level.
Aspiring recruits are fitted with a weighted vest and asked to walk on a gradually increasing incline while their heart rate, breathing and other metrics are recorded. “The 158-member department is one of the few in Metro Vancouver to require firefighter candidates to complete this specialized testing, often used by elite athletes to assess aerobic ability and — increas-
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we believe in supporting and getting involved in our community. We also know the significance that friendship has on enriching people’s lives. Loneliness and isolation amongst seniors affects not only their enjoyment of life, but their overall health. This is one reason PCT is proud to support The Seniors Friendship Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing seniors together and connecting them with each other and the community.
Wednesday, July 24th | 1:00 � 9:00 pm Ecole Citadel Heights Middle School | 1265 Citadel Dr Ticket Price $85 Included with your ticket: access to watch riveting game play, fabulous food served throughout the day, catered dinner and live entertainment. Cash Bar. To purchase spectator tickets visit www.pocofoundation.com
As presenting sponsor of the Links to Friendship Golf Tournament on Monday, August 26, 2019 at Meadow Gardens Golf Course, Pacific Coast Terminals is looking to make a difference in the lives of seniors by helping fund “The Club”, a warm and welcoming atmosphere where guests can meet old friends and new.
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The Links for Friendship Golf Tournament proceeds will help fund daily activities, special events, provide nutritious meals at affordable prices made in their own kitchen and outings into the greater Vancouver area. The Senior Friendship Society has a goal to make these events happen for a nominal amount, if not free, allowing everyone to participate.
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Social supports in doctors’ directory Pathways includes info, contacts, guides for the community The doctor is in when it comes to finding resources for some of life’s challenging issues. Earlier this month, the Fraser Northwest Division of Family Practice Society launched an online directory that provides links and resources to obtain low- and nocost community services. Called the Pathways Community Service directory, the website provides contact information, details and guides to help people negotiate the complex matrix of social services and health care. The website allows users to browse by categories — such as First Nations services, disability services or senior services — or search by symptoms or concerns, showing a full list of available services. Users can also filter their search by their preferred
language or method of access — in person, by phone, online, etc. The website also provides links to documents, videos and websites related to a particular search. All resources are reviewed by a clinical committee before they are added to the Pathways site to ensure they are a reliable source of information. “We are excited to offer a new public service to our community that is supported by the local family doctors,” says Dr. Paras Mehta, co-chair for the Fraser Northwest Division of Family Practice Society. “Having a public directory where patients can access resources and supports will allow them quick and easy access to these services they may not know about.” The service was first launched for Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows in May, and now, Tri-City and New Westminster residents have one for local services.
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Funding for the project comes from the General Practice Services Committee of the Division of Family Practice and Fraser Northwest division staff will be keeping the information up to date as regular updates are provided by partners such as the Fraser Health Authority and Share Family and Community Services.
Coquitlam Coun. Brent Asmundson will sit on the board of directors for E-Comm this year. The board, which is made up of 19 elected officials, representatives of emergency services and the provincial government along with community and business leaders, made its 2019/’20 appointments recently. E-Comm is the first point of contact for 911 callers
for 25 regional districts in British Columbia. It provides dispatch services to 70 police agencies and fire departments. Asmundson will represent Coquitlam, Burnaby, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody and Belcarra on the board. “From readying a new consolidated 911/police dispatch centre on southern Vancouver Island to approv-
ing our new strategic plan… 2018 was a year of new beginnings for E-Comm,” said Oliver Grüter-Andrew, E-Comm president and CEO in a press release. “As we celebrate our 20th year of operations, we look forward to continuing to enhance our efforts to deliver top-quality public safety communications services to first responders and the citizens of British Columbia.”
Public Hearing Notice When: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 7pm • Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody, B.C.
Port Moody Council is holding a Public Hearing to consider the following proposed bylaw (Bylaw No. 3201): LOCATION MAP - 3227 & 3239 St. Johns Street
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1. Location: 3227 and 3239 St. Johns Street (Rezoning Application #6700-20-182)
Where: Port Moody City Hall, 100 Newport Drive
Applicant: Porte Development Corporation
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Purpose: Porte Development Corporation has applied to the City to rezone the properties at 3227 and 3239 St. Johns Street to a new Comprehensive Development Zone 76 (CD 76) to permit the development of a six storey mixed commercial/residential building consisting of 117 apartment units and approximately 10,379ft2 of commercial floor space over underground parking.
Times: Public Hearing 7pm • Regular Council Meeting immediately following the Public Hearing Webcast is available by 3pm on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at portmoody.ca/video We live stream our Council meetings online at portmoody.ca/watchlive. While you’re on our website, sign up for Council e-notifications. Get an agenda package at City Hall, the Port Moody Public Library or portmoody.ca/agendas.
Get in touch! How do I get more information? Ask questions and review the application at the Planning Division counter on the 2nd floor of City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. between 8:30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, or at portmoody.ca/publichearing after July 3, 2019. You can also contact us at planning@portmoody.ca or 604.469.4540.
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How can I provide input? 1. If you believe your property is affected by this rezoning application, comment directly to Council on July 23, 2019. 2. You can also send a submission in writing before 12 noon on July 23, 2019 by emailing clerks@portmoody.ca or faxing 604.469.4550. André Boel, MCIP, RPP General Manager of Planning and Development
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OUT & ABOUT CALENDAR FRIDAY, JULY 19 • Port Moody RibFest, 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. (also on Saturday and Sunday), Rocky Point Park. Also: 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Locals’ Day deals: $3 off port rib entree items from any BBQ (discounts also valid with Rib Running Rib valet service in beer gardens) plus $5 bar tokens good for beer, wine, cider. Info: portmoodyribfest.ca. • Tri-City Singles Social Club, which offers opportunities for 50+ singles to meet new friends and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more, meets, 7 p.m., Safeway Community Room, 3rd floor, 580 Clarke Rd., Coquitlam. Directions & info: Darline, 604466-0017.
SATURDAY, JULY 20 • Port Moody RibFest, 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. (also on Sunday), Rocky Point Park. Info: portmoodyribfest.ca. • Creating Art with Nature, 1-3 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Join volunteers in creating beautiful works of art with bits from nature. Using paint and some feathers, wood, pinecones, nuts and leaves, you and your family can create some amazing nature-based artwork. Cost: $5/ person. Info: pocoheritage.org.
SUNDAY, JULY 21 • Port Moody RibFest, 11 a.m.- 9 p.m., Rocky Point Park. Info: portmoodyribfest.ca.
TUESDAY, JULY 23 • Heritage Detectives, 10 a.m.-noon, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Join resident local historian Bryan Ness in a weekly exploration of different aspects of Port Coquitlam’s heritage and history. Info: pocoheritage.org.
TUESDAY, JULY 30 • Heritage Detectives, 10 a.m.-noon, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Join resident local historian Bryan Ness in a weekly exploration of different aspects of Port Coquitlam’s heritage and his-
JULY 25: POCO NATURE, PHOTOGRAPHY • An Evening at the Museum, 7-8:30 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Join PoCo Heritage for an evening associated with the current exhibit, Naturally PoCo! Photographer Laura Thomas will be sharing some of her favourite photos as well as her passions, inspirations and favourite photography locations around PoCo; refreshments will be served. Info: pocoheritage.org. tory. Info: pocoheritage.org.
TUESDAY, AUG. 6 • Have you considered becoming a foster parent? There are children and youth in the Tri-Cities who require skilled, caring foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. Info: call North Fraser Recruitment Team, 604-764-8098.
SUNDAY, AUG. 11 • July tree tour on the Riverview Hospital grounds, 1-3 p.m., with Riverview Horticultural Centre Society. Meet at 1 p.m. at the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young Building. Site map: www.rhcs. org or email info@rhcs.org.
VOLUNTEERS • Port Moody Ecological Society, a volunteer-operated educational and training facility, is seeking keen volunteers. Volunteers can be adults or students (over 16) and membership is as low as $5 (students). Hatchery is open every day except Sunday, 9 -11 a.m. There is a range of activities each day but no experience is required — club members will train and guide you. Info: 604-469-9106 or portmoodyecologicalsociety@hotmail.com. • Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is looking for volunteer tutors for Study Buddy program, which gives young
girls the educational support they need by matching them in a one-to-one tutoring relationship. To be a Study Buddy volunteer, you must be female, age 19 or older, have a high school diploma, some post-secondary education (completed or inprocess), and some experience helping others learn. Study Buddies spend one hour a week tutoring a Little Sister for a minimum of six months. Info: 604-873-4525 Ext. 300 or info@ bigsisters.bc.ca. • Canadian Red Cross Society is seeking volunteers for the Health Equipment Loan Program in PoCo. Info: VRS@ redcross.ca or 1-855-995-3529. • Share Family and Community services is looking for volunteers to work with seniors for its shop by phone and Friendly Visiting programs, and transportation to community resources. Info: kathie.rodway@sharesociety.ca or 604-937-6975. • BC Angel Dresses is in need of Volunteers in the Tri-Cities. BCAD is a non-profit group of volunteers who collect donated wedding, bridesmaid and grad dresses; volunteer seamstresses transform them into Angel Dresses that are then shipped to hospitals across the province and offered to grieving families at no charge. Group needs dress collectors and seamstresses. Info: www.bcangeldresses.ca. • KidStart needs volunteer mentors to provide caring and supportive relationships. You must be 21 years or older, prepared to accept a young person unconditionally and able
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to spend three hours a week or more. Mentors are carefully screened and supported, and there are regular training sessions and ongoing support provided by staff. Info: www. kidstart.ca. • Volunteers wanted for all positions at Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary thrift shop, located at 2811B Shaughnessy St., PoCo; applications available at the store during open hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays; noon-3 p.m. Sundays. • Volunteer drivers needed for Share Family and Community Services’ Better at Home program to give seniors rides to doctors’ appointments. Drivers must be 21 or older, have a reliable vehicle, insurance and driver’s licence, and be willing to undergo a criminal record check and commit for a minimum of three months (up to six trips a month). Reimbursement for mileage is available. Info: Paola, 604-937-6991 or paola.wakeford-mejia@sharesociety.ca. • Hyde Creek Watershed Society is looking for volunteers to assist with programs and operations; society is made up of volunteers of all ages who donate time that will fit their schedules. A few hours during the month would benefit this group. If you have an interest in helping with hatchery tours, building operations or event planning, email hydecreek. info@gmail.com. Info: www. hydecreek.org. • Volunteers wanted for Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Weekend Coffee Program in the main lobby at ERH; openings for both Saturday and Sunday shifts. Info: 604-544-1470. • Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are experiencing emotional distress. No experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support are provided. If you are interested in learning more about this challenging and rewarding opportunity, visit www.options.bc.ca. and follow the link for the crisis line. Next training starts soon. • PoCoMo Meals on Wheels
needs drivers on an ongoing basis. Meals are delivered over the noon hour and training is provided. Info: 604-942-7506. • Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604936-3624. • Big Brothers Program matches men over the age of 18 with boys 7-14 who have limited-to-no contact with a positive male role model. Big Brothers spend 2-4 hours a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothersvancouver.com. • Big Brothers’ In-School Mentoring Program matches men and women over the age of 18 with boys and girls from local elementary schools for one hour a week. Info: 604-8762447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothersvancouver.com. • PLEA Community Services of B.C is looking for volunteers 19 years and older who are interested in spending three hours a week mentoring an at-risk child or youth. Info: Jodi, 604927-2929 or www.kidstart.ca. • Coast Mental Health needs volunteers to be program assistants in forensics, social rec leaders and one-on-one workers at transitional forensics homes located at Riverview Hospital. Info: 604-675-2313, valm@ coastfoundation.com or www. coastfoundation.com. • Port Moody Station Museum is looking for volunteers for special events. Info: 604-939-1648. • Physically fit volunteers needed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m. at the Share food bank to load and unload truck. Volunteers must be able to work with loads ranging from 30-150 pounds. Commitment of 3-6 months and access to a car are desirable. Info: 604-931-2450.
Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam. People of all abilities and languages are welcome and can walk at whatever pace is suitable. If you are interested in joining the walking group or would like to start a walking group in another location, contact Share: 604-937-6992 • Dogwood Songsters Choir (age 50 plus) practises every Monday, 9:15 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion; it also entertains in retirement residences once a week and is dedicated to sharing the joy of singing in the community. New members are accepted in January and September. Info: 778-941-0788. • HEAR Branch of Canadian Hard of Hearing Association meets third Monday of each month (September–June), 1-3 p.m., at Dogwood Pavilion, 1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam. HEAR is a support group dedicated to improving the communication skills and quality of life for the hearing impaired. Sessions include guest speakers and group discussions. All are welcome to attend the free sessions. Come to a meeting before purchasing a hearing aid for insight and consumer information. Info: Anna, 604-939-0327. • Coquitlam 50+ (Glen Pine and Dogwood pavilions) slopitch ball club is looking for man 55 and older and women 50 and older from the Tri-Cities to play ball. It is not necessary to have participated in organized ball in your past life, just have some knowledge of the game and an ability to make it around the bases. Teams play at Town Centre and Mundy parks; practices and games are held Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and the season begins as weather permits. Info: Len, 604941-0081 or lenraili@shaw.ca; or Phil, 604-931-5498 or pjbd2@ hotmail.com. • Dogwood Drama Club meets Mondays and Thursdays, 1-3:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam (entrance and parking off Winslow Avenue). New members are always welcome for acting roles or backstage crew. Info: Darlene, 604-937-3536.
SENIORS • Share Family and Community Services is running a walking club for people 65+ as part of its new Active Aging program; the group meets every Thursday at 11 a.m. at the steps down to the lakeside path from
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• Bingo at Dogwood Pavilion, 12:45 p.m., every Friday (except holidays and in July and August). Info: 604-927-6098. • Minds in Motion, a fitness and social program for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s and a care partner hosted, by Alzheimer Society of B.C., runs Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Cost: $38 per pair/8 weeks. Register in person or call 604-927-6098. • Stroke Recovery Association of BC, Coquitlam branch at Dogwood Pavilion invites people recovering from stroke and their caregivers most Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. for speech therapy, exercise, indoor bocce, music, dance, games, speakers, outings, fun and friendship, 624 Poirier St. (enter off Winslow Avenue). Info: Kim Bortolin, 604927-6093. • Seniors meet every Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m., to do fun group activities including physical fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing. All women and men 50 or older are welcome at Share Family and Community Services’ Mountain View Family Resource Centre, 699 Robinson St., Coquitlam (corner of Smith Avenue and Robinson Street). Info: Gina, 604-937-6970. • Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to seniors’ concerns. Seniors’ organizations and others interested in joining, call Ernie, 604-5769734, or email tsn@shaw.ca. • The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month. People who are interested in
THE CLUB PORT MOODY FOR 50+ • 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. participating in a caregiver support group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780. • Glen Pine 50Plus group plays bridge Mondays, 12:453:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9:30-11:45 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604927-6940. • Caregiver support group meets second and fourth Friday of each month, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: 604-933-6098. • Monthly seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Coquitlam. Info: 604-5527221 or info@burquest.org. • ABCs of Fraud, a consumer fraud prevention program for seniors, by seniors, gives free one-hour presentations to seniors groups of 10 or more. Info: 604-437-1940 or ceas@telus. net.
NOTICES • Share Family and Community Services is running a walking club for people 65+ as part of its new Active Aging program; the group meets every Thursday at 11 a.m. at the steps down to the lakeside
path from Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam. People of all abilities and languages are welcome and can walk at whatever pace is suitable. If you are interested in joining the walking group or would like to start a walking group in another location, contact Share: 604937-6992 • Tri-City Transitions Society has launched Parallel Parenting: Co-Parenting Stronger, a program focused on reducing conflict between divorced parents by dramatically altering the way parents communicate between themselves in front of their children. The program includes a series of four two-hour workshops led by professional mediation/facilitators, trained in family dynamics. The target for the workshops is parents in continuing conflict. Info: Carol, 604-941-7111 or info@tricitytransitions.com. • Parent Support Services Society of BC is looking for volunteer facilitators for its support groups. PSSSBC runs self-help circles located throughout the Lower Mainland and is searching for professional and supportive individuals to assist grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Info: samrah.mian@ parentsupportbc.ca.
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Michael Andretti on the Westwood track, 1980s. rhéal girard/columbian company fonds/city of coquitlam history
Champion race drivers on the Westwood track Online exhibit by Coq. Archives celebrates Westwood janis Cleugh jcleugh@tricitynews.com
It was a hilly piece of Crown land in north Coquitlam before the Sports Car Club of BC turned it into the country’s first purpose-built racetrack. The Westwood Racing Circuit — named after Earle C. Westwood, then the province’s recreation and conservation minister, who helped to secure the track lease — saw 31 years of action. And it drew thousands of fans, car enthusiasts and top-
Left, a program cover for the Player’s Pacific Canadian Championship Race in 1967. Right, an image of Jacques Villeneuve Sr. on the track on June 2, 1980. left: howard mcaskill collection/citiy of coquitlam archives. right: craig hodge/columbian company fonds/coquitlam archives.
notch drivers from around the world: Brothers Gilles and Jacques Villeneuve Sr., Keke Roseberg and Michael Andretti, to name a few — the latter recording the fastest lap at the track during his qualifying run for the 1983 Formula Atlantic series.
But by the late 1980s, racing ran out of gas and the track ran out of time. The province sold the track property and about 1,400 acres around it to Wesbild to develop for housing on what is now known as Westwood Plateau. The last race, held Oct. 8,
1990, was clinched by brothers Ross and Gord Bentley. Details of the racetrack’s history and photos are now part of the city of Coquitlam’s latest online exhibit that can be viewed at coquitlam.ca/ westwood. As part of its digital display, Coquitlam Archives also has several racing artefacts at its office at 1171 Pinetree Way (in the same building as the City Centre branch of Coquitlam Public Library). Staff borrowed a racing suit, helmet, programs and racing banners — as well as a piece of the old Westwood track — to show until the end of the year. To view the items, make an appointment by emailing archives@coquitlam.ca.
Coquitlam Reeve Jimmy Christmas and B.C.’s labour minister Lyle Wicks cut the ribbon to open the Westwood track July 26, 1959. An estimated 20,000 people attended the inaugural race. don cunning fonds/ city of coquitlam archives Join the conversation at facebook.com/tricitynews
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ARTIST OF THE WEEK: amiee risby
Mind, body connect in first solo art show for award winner Anatomical studies and how mental states can affect the body are the subjects of ceramic artist Amiee Risby, one of two recipients of the Port Moody Arts Centre’s Kwi Am Choi Scholarship for 2019. For her debut solo show, which opens with a reception tonight (Thursday) at the St. Johns Street gallery, the fourthyear Kwantlen Polytechnic University undergraduate has 10 pieces on display. Risby is also active in the arts scene: She has membership in the Guild of BC Ceramics, the Kwantlen Art Collective and the Fraser Valley Potters Guild. As well, Risby is the second student of Ying-Yueh Chuang, Kwantlen’s chair of fine arts and a ceramic instructor, to have received the Kwi Am Choi award. The PMAC show ends Aug. 15. port moody arts centre
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If you think the current internment of Mexican and Central American migrants at the U.S. border is shameful, consider B.C.’s actions against its “enemy alien” residents of Japanese-Canadian heritage nearly 80 years ago. Shortly after the American navy was attacked at Pearl Harbor in 1941, Canadian prime minister Mackenzie King banned Japanese nationals and Japanese-Canadians from the Pacific coast in the interests of national security as they were feared to be potential spies. A poster from the BC Securities Commission circulated with the names of the places from which they were prohibited — among them, Burquitlam, Port Moody, Ioco, Port Coquitlam, Maillardville and Fraser Mills, the area in south Coquitlam once home to the Commonwealth’s largest sawmill. A copy of that poster and dozens of other artefacts and photos borrowed from the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre as well as the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, in Ontario, are now on show at the City Centre branch of Coquitlam Public Library (1169 Pinetree Way). Titled Resilience: The Internment of Japanese Canadians, the small exhibit was curated by Tannis Koskela, heritage manager for the Coquitlam Heritage Society, as a “teaser” for the society’s next major display at Mackin House: The Home Front, a Second World War show that runs from September 2019 to June 2020. Located in the library lobby,
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Koskela’s exhibit is split into three periods: the JapaneseCanadians’ influence in and around Vancouver before WWII; the camps that saw some 22,000 people of Japanese origin interned; and the redress by prime minister Brian Mulroney in 1988, which included an apology and a compensation package. Koskela also tried to tie in as many Tri-City connections as she could find, as many Japanese-Canadians worked in the lumber and fishing industries. “There was a large Japanese community in Fraser Mills and Sapperton [in New Westminster],” said Candrina Bailey, the society’s executive director. Prior to Canada declaring war on Japan, JapaneseCanadians centred many activities and companies in Japantown, around the Powell Street area of Vancouver. Koskela included a large framed 1938 calendar from Yama Taxi, the largest taxi service in Japantown and started in 1915 by Shintaro Yamashita. His assets were seized when he was sent to the Minto Mine camp. Koskela also included an image of the Asahi Baseball Club that was established in 1914 in Japantown and disbanded when its players were shipped to internment camps (its legacy was honoured this year with a Heritage Minute
commercial and a Canada Post stamp). The display has a bat used by the team and a new baseball signed by the last surviving member of the team: Koichi Kaye Kaminishi. For the camp section of the exhibit, Koskela shares the stories of two Tri-City residents: Sgt. Masumi Mitsui of the 10th Battalion served in France in the First World War but, in 1942, was hauled off his chicken farm in Port Coquitlam to be interned at the Greenwood camp. Kunizo Konishi, a Flavelle millworker who owned a home on Maude Road and a Burquitlam farm, was sent to the Angler prisoner-of-war camp in Ontario. Many labourers in the B.C. war camps built highways 1, 3, 6, 12 and 31. The children read books, carved wood and played baseball; some of their artefacts are on display. The prisoners weren’t allowed to return home until 1949 — four years after the war ended. The redress section of the exhibit includes a T-shirt and apron with the logo “Canadians for Redress.” Michael Abe, project manager of Landscapes of Injustice, will speak at Mackin House in Coquitlam Nov. 9 from 1 to 3 p.m. about the mass displacement and dispossession of Japanese-Canadians. To register for the talk, visit coquitlamheritage.ca.
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Follow Ariel and Caliban on their magical adventures in a family-friendly adaption of The Tempest next week at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam. The Windsinger is Robert Garfat’s adaptation of the Shakespearean play and will be performed by Place des Arts’ Summer Teen Theatre Troupe eight times between July 23 and 28 on the TD
Work/Creation, a wood relief mural in the lobby of the Port Coquitlam recreation complex that was designed and created by artists Richard Tetrault and Dan Bushnell, along with other community members in 2003, will come down on Wednesday, July 31 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to make way for the new Port Coquitlam Community Centre. The city hopes to repurpose some of the salvaged pieces into the new centre. janis cleugh/the tRi-citY neWs visual arts
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New Zealand’s Campbell Stewart spent last Friday night chasing car tail lights. They led him to his second victory in the fourth annual PoCo Grand Prix. Stewart, who also won the race in 2017, out-sprinted a pack of four other riders who had broken away from the peloton earlier. Marcel Franz of Heizomat Rad-Net finished second and Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling’s Samuel Bassetti was third. Stewart said the gathering darkness in the only nighttime race in BC Superweek’s series of nine races in 10 days around Metro Vancouver worked to the breakaway’s advantage as they chased the lights of the pace cars leading the way around the 1.3-km course that wound through downtown Port Coquitlam. “That gave us a good incentive to get going,” he said. Stewart said he could sense earlier in the race that the formative breakaway would be decisive and he wanted to ensure he was in the mix. “Once we got there, we all started working together,” he said of the five-pack of riders. “I just had to play my time. I wanted to get that sprint in the end.” Stewart nipped Franz by about half a wheel length at the finish line. The 23-year-old German rider, who had also finished second to Stewart in last Thursday’s Giro di Burnaby, as well as third in Wednesday’s Gastown Global
Several cyclists piled up following a crash as the racers turned off of Shaughnessy Street on to Elgin Avenue in the men’s race at the PoCo Grand Prix last Friday night. Above left: Campbell Stewart was all smiles after winning the PoCo Grand Prix for the second time while Dutch rider Nina Kessler was more than happy to pop the cork after her victory in the women’s criterium. Top: KwoK NG BoTTom: mario BarTel/The Tri-CiTY NewS
Relay Grand Prix, said he was happy with the result. “This time I was a little closer to Campbell,” he said. “I’m very proud.” In the women’s pro race, held in twilight, Dutch rider Nina Kessler edged out her Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank teammate Kendall Ryan in a bunch sprint. It was Kessler’s first win in
her first appearance at BC Superweek. She also denied Ryan her third victory in the PoCo race. Not that Ryan was complaining, with three appearances atop the podium already tucked into her bib shorts after victories at the Ladner Criterium the previous Saturday, the Gastown Grand Prix and the Giro di Burnaby.
Kessler said, in fact, the team was leading Ryan towards that fourth victory of the week as the peloton turned onto the long northbound straightaway up Shaughnessy Street — a reverse of the Grand Prix’s first three editions in which the race went counter-clockwise — but when Ryan saw she was able to hold her posi-
tion, she raised two fingers and Kessler was able to poke the air with one indicating her win. “We trust each other and we work together so well,” Kessler, who went on to also win the Tour de White Rock’s road race on Sunday, said of her teammate. Holly Break, of InstaFund La Prima, finished third.
The Coquitlam Adanacs’ defence of their Canadian junior lacrosse title got off to an ignominious start Sunday. The Nanaimo Timbermen upset the A’s 7-5 at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex in the opening game of their best-of-seven BC Junior A Lacrosse League semifinal. Coquitlam finished first in the regular season with a 17-4 record, but two of the Adanacs’ losses came at the hands of the Timbermen. Game 2 was played at Poirier on Wednesday (after The News deadline). The Adanacs had taken a 3-2 first-period lead on goals by Daylan Kellough, Dennon Armstrong and Max Semple. But then the Timbermen scored five consecutive goals to go ahead 7-3. Nanaimo kept Coquitlam off the scoresheet for 31 minutes and 34 seconds until almost seven minutes into the third when Colin Munro and Armstrong managed to make it close. Nanaimo goaltender Justin Geddie made 48 saves as the Adanacs outshot the Timbermen 53-43, including 20 in the second period when they were unable to score and Nanaimo got four on 14 shots. Games 3 and 4 will be in Nanaimo this weekend. Game 5 is at Poirier, Friday, July 26, at noon. Game 6 is in Nanaimo on July 27 and Game 7 at Poirer on July 28 at noon.
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Ex-A’s Brunsch, Wilson to hall of fame Dickson, Del Bianco named to Canada’s world indoor squad Two Coquitlam players are part of the 2019 class of inductees into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Kevin Brunsch and John Wilson join a number of other players, builders and teams who will be inducted Nov. 9 at a ceremony in New Westminster. According to a Canadian Lacrosse Association press release, Brunsch was an outstanding two-way player with the Coquitlam Adanacs from 1993 to 2003. He led the Adanacs to three Mann Cup finals, ultimately the national Sr. A championship in 2001. In 207 regular season Sr. A games, he scored 658 total points and in 97 playoff games he totalled 160 points. As well, he was named a Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) first team all-star twice. Wilson’s big moment in Coquitlam was winning the 2001 Mann Cup with the
Adanacs, his second such national title after winning the Mann as a Jr. A call-up to the New Westminster Salmonbellies in 1989. In 15 WLA seasons with the Adanacs and Burnaby Lakers, Wilson tallied 992 points in 394 games as a perennial top-ten scorer. For additional information on the inductees or the banquet, visit www.clhof.org.
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There are lots of Tri-Cities connections to Canada’s team for the World Indoor Championship in September. Goaltender Christian Del Bianco, who recently backstopped the Calgary Roughnecks to a National Lacrosse League title and Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs to a Minto Cup championship in 2018, will be joined by several other Coquitlam lacrosse products on the squad: • Defender Matt Beers, who captained NLL Vancouver Warriors this past season; • Forward Robert Church, who plays for the Saskatchewan Rush of the NLL, and is currently second in the
Western Lacrosse Association in points (65) and goals (31) playing for the Burnaby Lakers; • Defender Challen Rogers, ex-Jr. A and captain of the NLL’s Toronto Rock; • Forward Ben McIntosh, another former Jr. Adanac and assistant captain of the Rush. Port Coquitlam’s Curtis Dickson, who also played for the Roughnecks and is currently playing alongside Del Bianco with the Maple Ridge Burrards, also was named to the squad along with former St. Adanac Dane Dobbie and Jr. A Mark Matthews. Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs head coach Pat Coyle and Roughnecks head coach Curt Malawsky, who is from Coquitlam and is head coach of the Roughnecks, will be behind the bench as assistant coaches for the national team. The tournament runs Sept. 19 to 28 at the Langley Events Centre.
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and 74 points in 18 games. He has two goals and seven points in the ’Bellies’ first two playoff games against Victoria Shamrocks.
SENIOR ADANACS DROP TWO The Nanaimo Timbermen avenged a loss the previous Saturday to lastplace Coquitlam by downing the Sr. Adanacs 9-5 at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex on Saturday. John Hofseth scored three goals and added an assist in a losing cause for Coquitlam. Chase McIntyre and Chase Dunlop recorded the other goals for the A’s with Carter Dickson chipping in three assists. At Queen’s Park Arena in New West on Thursday (July 11), the Salmonbellies swamped the Adanacs 16-5. Brian Gillis had two goals for Coquitlam. Hofsteth and Erik Turner each had a goal and an assist with Jaeden Gastaldo getting the other. Coquitlam is last in the seven-team league with a 3-12 record just behind the Langley Thunder (4-11). The other five teams are tied with 18 points, although Victoria has a 9-5 record while the others — New West, Maple Ridge, Burnaby and Nanaimo — are 9-6. The Sr. A’s will be in Victoria to play the Shamrocks Friday with a game at home the next night, 7 p.m., against the Maple Ridge Burrards before finishing their 2019 regular season Saturday, July 27 when the Shamrocks visit. William Smith Colleges in Geneva, N.Y., but has decided to join the McGill University Redmen in Montreal for the next school year. Yanko played just four games for Hobart, a NCAA Division I school, in
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2019 and had three goals in 11 games in 2018. Yanko is currently playing for the New Westminster Jr. Salmonbellies. He finished third on the team in regularseason scoring with 45 goals
Three Coquitlam girls minor lacrosse teams came up just short in the finals of the B.C. box lacrosse championships held in Nanaimo and Parksville on the weekend. Ridge Meadows Burrards defeated the Adanacs 8-3 in the junior final and 4-3 in the bantam A final while the A’s lost to the Nanaimo Timbermen 5-3 in the peewee B final. Coquitlam No. 1 edged Ridge Meadows No. 1 5-4 to take third in the midget division but lost out to Nanaimo 6-1 in the bantam B and to Surrey 12-8 in the peewee A third-place games. Katrina Robinson of Coquitlam was named the midget division’s most valuable player. At the boys championships in Delta, Port Coquitlam claimed third place in peewee A1 edging New Westminster 3-2 while Coquitlam lost 7-4 to Juan de Fuca for third place in peewee B.
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On road to the provincials Off to provincials, two teams going to national tourneys The Coquitlam Little League all-stars are off to Vancouver for the provincial championship but they’re hoping their summer travel plans go a little farther afield. Coquitlam defeated the defending Canadian champions from Whalley 9-3 in the District 3 championship at Mackin Yard in Coquitlam last Wednesday evening. Timothy Piasentin threw 80 pitches to get the win. Matthew Shanley went 3-for-3 with three runs driven in. It’s the first time Coquitlam has won the District 3 championship for 11 and 12 year olds since 2006. “The kids were ecstatic,” said Robert Piasentin, one of the team’s coaches. “The kids were pumped the whole game because they knew if they played well they had a chance to win. “A lot of these boys lost to Whalley in the district final last year. That was a bit of a
chance to do well, we have a very good team,” said Piasentin. The winner will advance to Canadian championship Aug. 1 to 11 in Ancaster, Ont. The Canadian champion will move on to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Penn., Aug. 15 to 25.
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The Coquitlam Little League all-stars celebrate their victory over Whalley in the District 3 Little League championship game held at Mackin Park in Coquitlam last Wednesday. Submitted photo
bitter pill last year because we had a good team and we couldn’t get by them.” The provincial championship will be hosted by the Little Mountain Little League at Hillcrest Park in Vancouver July 20 to 28. Coquitlam will play in the tournament
opener at noon on Saturday (July 20) against the Kootenay champions from Trail, a perennial participant in the provincial and national championships. Coquitlam’s second game will be on Monday, July 22 versus Little Mountain. “We think we have a good
Coquitlam Little League A’s intermediate team (13-yearolds) and the junior team are already a step ahead of their younger counterparts. The A’s won the provincial intermediate championship on July 9 by thumping South Vancouver 16-1 in the final played in Saanich. That puts Coquitlam into the national championship to be played in Langley July 18 to 25. The Junior A’s were also crowned provincial champs on Sunday in Saanich by scoring 68 runs in 13 innings over three games. They are off to the Canadian championship in Lethbridge, Alta., July 28 to Aug. 4 with the world championship in Taylor, Mich., Aug. 11 to 18.
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PoCo pair on national team A pair of Port Coquitlam residents has been named to Canada’s men’s water polo team for the 2019 Pan American Games next month. Reuel D’Souza and Mark Spooner will participate in the water polo tournament that will be held from Aug. 4 to 10 at the Games in Lima, Peru. It will be D’Souza’s first appearance at a Pan Am Games. The Pan Am Games men’s and women’s winners will advance to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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Two Port Coquitlam volleyballers are on the east coast to play for Team BC at the 2019 Canada Cup. Liam Espedido was named to the under-18 Selects men’s team while Terry Fox secondary graduate Emily Matsui made the women’s team.
Both teams are fresh off a training camp held last week at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops. The Canada Cup will run July 18 to 22 in Halifax.
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Mountain United FC’s under-17 team, which won the provincial title last month with players from the Tri-Cities on its roster, is looking for financial support to send the team to the national championships in Prince Edward Island in October. The club set up a Go Fund Me page at gofundme.com/f/u17039sjourney-to-nationals to offset expenses. Mountain United plays in BC Soccer’s Premier League and defeated Surrey United 1-0 on a goal by Hamish Ogden of Port Moody in the provincial final held June 22.
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Home sales down in B.C. on annual basis, up nationwide After a brief flurry of activity in May, home sales in B.C. in June saw a typical early summer decline, according to statistics released July 14 by the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA). The BCREA reported that 6,960 residential unit sales were recorded by the province’s Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in June, a drop of 15.3 per cent from May’s 8,221 sales. It’s also a decline of 11.8 per cent compared with the same month last year, according to the association. BCREA hinted that sales could have been higher if the qualifying interest rate for borrowers was less onerous and had eased in line with declining mortgage rates (see graph below). “B.C. home sales moderated lower in June after a stronger showing in May,” said Brendon Ogmundson, BCREA’s deputy chief economist. “While mortgage rates offered by lenders have moved below three per cent, a static qualifying rate has limited the impact of the lower cost of borrowing.”
available on the MLS up 18.6 per cent year over year, to 42,625 units.
Regional variation The markets vary widely from region to region across B.C., however. Most of the major declines in June were in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Northern B.C. – including Prince George and Kitimat – as well as Vancouver Island and Victoria are all seeing robust markets in different ways, with home resale prices in Northern B.C. up nine per cent year over year. Victoria’s resale prices are down slightly, but the capital region is still in a strong seller’s market, with a sales-to-activelistings ratio of nearly 29 per cent. Vancouver Island home sales are down on an annual basis, but average resale prices are still rising, up nearly five per cent year over year. The BCREA is optimistic that home sales across the whole province will gradually improve over the next two years, according to its latest forecast.
The average home resale price in the province in June was $687,584, said the BCREA, which is four per cent lower than in June 2018. Total sales dollar volume was reported at $4.8 billion for the month, a 15.3 per cent decline from the same month last year.
Across the country, home sales in June were a modest 0.3 per cent higher than one year previously, with more substantial annual gains in Toronto and Montreal offsetting B.C.’s losses, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).
The slower absorption rate has pushed the total number of B.C. homes
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Story continued from last page However, compared with May’s sales, Canada-wide home transactions were down 0.2 per cent in June. The national average price for a home sold in June was just under $505,500, up 1.7 per cent from the same month last year, said CREA.
Stress test effect The BCREA’s comment that sales have been affected by the mortgage stress test follow the association’s mortgage stress test study findings issued July 10. The study found that sales in 2018 would have been 10 per cent, or 7,500 units, higher without the mortgage stress test.
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Golden Summit Fish Ball 利泉魚丸
$
4.99
$
12.99 /BAG
LaoJieKou Sunflower SeedsPecan Flav. 500g 老街口山核桃味瓜子 $
4.89 /EA
Sunrise Medium Firm Tofu 454g 日昇紅盒豆腐
/LB
Gourmet Shaohsing Huadiao Cooking Wine 640mL 會稽山廚用花雕酒 $
2.49
大蕃茄
1.99
$
/LB
Baby Gai-Choy
49¢
/LB
Golden Rose Thai Jasmine Rice 8kg 金玫瑰泰國香米
$
/LB
本地白蘿蔔
.49 5.49
Tomato-Large
大白肉桃
本地藍莓 (2盒或以上)
White Lo Bok-Local
$
White Peach
Blueberries-Local (2 boxes and up)
/EA
1.49 /EA
Sau Tao Egg Rolls 400g 壽桃牌雞蛋卷
$
/LB
CK Sweet Chilli Sauce For Chicken 650mL 雞牌甜辣雞醬 $
豬小腱 (珍珠腱)
五花腩
1.09
$
2.69
4.99
Umeville Grass Jelly w/Brown Sugar Syrup/ Aiyu Jelly 1kg
$
/LB
3.59 /LB
Hong Fan Tian Chopped Chili 700g 紅翻天純剁辣椒
$
/EA
/LB
Pork Outter Shank
Pork Belly
小芥菜
1.49
$
/LB
3.29 /EA
Mr. Cool Ice Bar 350g-varieties 心戀心夾心雪糕棒-多款選擇
梅花鄉黑砂糖客家仙草/金桔檸檬愛玉
$
.99 5.99 /EA
Sunrise Flavoured Dried Tofu 280g 日昇五香軟豆乾
$
2 for $7.69
4.59
/EA
/EA
Superior-Organic Extra Firm Tofu 350g
Superior Northern Style Tofu 660g 頂好滷水豆腐
頂好-有機硬豆腐
4.29 /EA
4.99
$
/EA
/EA
OX Tails 新鮮牛尾
8.39
$
/LB
$
1.89
Boneless Chicken Drumstick 無骨雞脾仔
3.69
$
Largest Selection of Locally Grown Vegetables From Our Own Farm! 604.552.6108
/EA
/LB
Northern Ave COQUITLAM CENTRE
Unit 1056, 1163 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam
(Located in Henderson Mall)
Offers valid from July 19 - July 22, 2019. Quantities and /or selection of items may be limited and may not be available in store, no rain check or substitution. Advertised prices and product selection may vary by store, New Pacific Supermarket reserves the right to limit quantities, descriptions take precedence over photos. We reserve the right to correct any unintentional errors that may occur in the copy or illustrations.
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Ave
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Westwood St
$
Smart Choice Seafood Frozen Squid Tentacles 300g 得哥海產急凍魷魚鬚
2.69
Heffley Crescent
海威野生牙帶魚段
$
/EA
ay
500g
2.79
ew
Searay Belt Fish (Ribbonfish) Chunk
$
The High St
/EA
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1.89
Pin
$