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Coquitlam’s Stephen Ford is the culinary mad scientist behind Kit Kat fries — fingers of the famous candy bar dipped in batter and then deep-fried in canola oil. His concession stand, Steve-O’s Deep Fried Sweets and Treats, is located near the Agrodome during the Pacific National Exhibition that runs until Sept. 3. See story, page 17.

POCO CAR SHOW More than 500 cars were on display on Sunday in Downtown Port Coquitlam: page 19

Eagle Ridge Hospital is transforming its service delivery model to meet the needs of a growing seniors population — resulting in more programs and staff who are knowledgable in providing care to the region’s elderly, according to the hospital’s executive director.

The change, which began over a year ago with the relocation of 19 acute-care-forthe-elderly beds from Royal Columbian Hospital to ERH and the hiring of two geriatric physicians, continues next month.

That’s when a 26-bed Patient Assessment and Transition to Home (PATH) unit moves from New Westminster to Port Moody, doubling beds at ERH for seniors recovering from an acute illness who need help with life skills, such as cooking, personal hygiene and dressing, to get back on their

LISA ZETES-ZANATTA feet. A respite care program is also moving from the Queens Park Care Centre to Port Moody.

The new Respite Hotel will be located at Eagle Ridge Manor, and will provide hotel-like amenities for residents, while their caregivers get short-term relief to attend to their own medical needs or other issues.

In an interview this week, Lisa Zetes-Zanatta confirmed the moves and said it’s part of a long-term plan to ensure the area’s elderly, who make up the bulk of hospital patients, get the right care and are supported to move back into the community if they can. see ‘Our fOcus’, page 7

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Thousands of residents left their cars at home after the city of Port Moody shut down a section of St. Johns Street — between Douglas and Moody streets from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. — for the annual Car-Free Day. Vendors and community booths were set up all day and participants were able to catch performances from Jada McKenzie-Moore, last year’s Tri-Cities’ Got Talent winner, followed by Mostly Marley, Clavinova Nights, Hicklestock, Jeffrey Dawson and John Bowman. A dance party took place at 6 p.m.

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Newcomers get help navigating job market Workshops cover resume, LinkedIn & interview skills DiaNe StraNDberg Tri-CiTy News

Tri-City newcomers are among the most skilled but finding a job in the Canadian context can be a challenge, says the organizer of an upcoming series of seminars and job and resource fairs for the local immigrant population.

Abigail Cameron, man-

ager of the Tri-Cities Local Immigration Partnership (TCLIP), said newcomers want to work, and most speak English, but navigating the local job scene can be difficult.

“What we know from the census data from 2016 is that over 60% of residents who settle in the Tri-Cities arrive through economic class.”

In other words, they are job ready. Unfortunately, because of a lack of connections and understanding about how the local job search process works, these newcomers end up in low-paid, unskilled work.

In some cases, they need to re-certify to be able to have the equivalent job, and while most understand they will have to start over, trying to at least find work in the same sector, such as health care, is challenging, too.

“They have the skills that would satisfy Canadian labour market needs but when they do arrive in Canada, many of them are under employed. How can we support newcomers so they can be included and have meaningful employment in their skill set in the same sector they want to be in as in their home countries?” asked

Cameron.

From Sept. 10 to 13, a series of seminars will be held in each of the three cities, to help immigrant newcomers navigate the local job scene and connect with employers.

The following times and dates are planned: • Sept. 10, Coquitlam Public Library, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Sept. 11, Port Moody Recreation Complex, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• Sept. 12, Port Coquitlam Recreation Complex, Terry Fox Library, 9:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m.

• Sept. 13, Evergreen Cultural

Centre, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The workshops will cover topics such as resume and cover letter writing, interview skills, intercultural communication in the work place, volunteering, self-employment, networking, working in the construction and engineering sector, foreign credential recognition, among others.

There is even a workshop geared to youth, hosted by the city of Port Coquitlam and workshops on social media, especially LinkedIn. There will also be a resource market place on Sept. 10 at the Coquitlam

Public Library’s City Centre branch.

Cameron said 30 employers will participate in a hiring event on Sept. 13 at the Evergreen Cultural Centre from 2 to 6 p.m., and the employers could benefit as much from participating as the newcomers.

“This could be an untapped market,” Cameron added.

“There are skilled professionals in the Tri-Cities, and how do we tap into that.”

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trap is set for problem bear in new Horizon area

Titi Molefe surveys the damage left by a bear running through her property in search of food in the New Horizons neighbourhood.

On Friday, a trap was set in front of her house on Esperanza Drive, giving Molefe a sense of relief that something is being done about the bruin.

Bruin has been frequenting the area since 2016 Diane StranDberg Tri-CiTy News

As lawn ornaments go, it’s not the most attractive.

But Titi Molefe hopes the big blue bear trap — installed in front of her house last Friday

by BC Conservation officers — will capture a bear that has been using her yard as a freeway between the Coquitlam River and the New Horizons neighbourhood.

“They heard about my bear problem and they looked at my history of calling and said once the bear starts coming back and forth, it’s not going to stop,” Molefe told The Tri-City News.

She hopes the bear can be trapped and will be relocated safely, well away from the area that is just east of Coquitlam City Centre.

“Maybe there’s a way to do this without harming the bear,” Molefe said.

Her family’s bear problems started in 2016 when a former neighbour left their garbage out and the bear grabbed the bag and moved it onto her property to eat the contents.

In subsequent visits, the bear used her front and back yard as an exit and entry way to the neighbourhood located near the Coquitlam River, knocking down a fence and a gate several times.

The bruin returned in 2017, this time with cubs, and continued to traipse through her yard.

One night, her son almost tripped over the trio as he walked to the house from his car.

Police were called and the young man was advised to wait some distance away until the bear family left.

There’s less garbage around now and a new neighbour is taking better care of their garbage, while Molefe makes it a habit to keep hers inside until garbage day.

But even so, the bear returned last week and it was the last straw for Molefe, who contacted both the city of Coquitlam and the BC Conservation Officer Service.

Now that there’s a trap, Molefe is more confident that something is being done to stop the bear from breaking into her yard. As for the fence, she may replace it with a wire fence instead.

Molefe’s property isn’t the only one in the neighbourhood

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The bear trap outside Titi Molefe’s house in the New Horizons neighbourhood of Coquitlam. frequented by bears. Last week, the city of Coquitlam reported via Twitter that it’s had numerous complaints about bears in New Horizons and a patrol of the area revealed some homes with unsecured garbage as the possible reason why.

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“This area has had a huge improvement in making sure that garbage is only set out after 5:30 a.m. on collection day. The issue in this neighbourhood is a small number of households with poor garbage storage during the week,” stated Julie Kanya, the city’s urban wildlife coordinator, in an email.

She said some people aren’t separating their trash properly and are putting food waste in their garbage cart rather than the green waste bin.

“This is also an older neighbourhood with many homes with carports and small lots — no garage makes it extra difficult to secure the garbage and green carts. In cases like these where the carts are stored outside the city recommends keeping those carts clean and empty during the week — with smelly food scraps frozen or contained in a small bin inside the home,” she further sated.

Building an enclosure is another possible storage solution.

It also important to be a good neighbour and spread the word about being wildsmart and securing attractants.

“Many of my most recent bylaw violations have turned out to be residents who’ve moved into the area this summer,” Kanya noted.

For more information, including tips, visit www.coquitlam.ca/bearsmart. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Air quality in the Metro Vancouver region has suffered in recent weeks due to the wildfires burning in B.C. and the western United States.

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Tri-Cities air quality health risks are high GranT GranGer The Tri-CiTy News

The Tri-Cities air quality health risk index was very high this week.

According to Metro Vancouver’s website, the Coquitlam monitoring station registered 11 on the risk index on Monday. Anything above 10 is considered very high.

It continued as very high into the evening before dropping, but it was still in the high range at 8 and 9. Overnight, it fluctuated between 5 and 6, which is considered moderate, eventually settling at 5 Tuesday

morning. It was expected to reach the lower ends of the high rating at 7 through the night and into Wednesday.

After cancelling an earlier one, Metro Vancouver issued another air quality advisory last week and it remains in effect.

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ing a 30% chance of showers Friday and Saturday, and 60% for Sunday and Monday.

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‘Our focus is on the geriatric population’ continued from front page

“Our focus is on the geriatric population and we will do everything we can to really promote it so our community feels comfortable with utilizing our services,” Zetes-Zanatta said.

Changing demographics are behind the transition, she added, noting that the TriCities’ seniors population is expected to grow rapidly by 2025, and in that short time the hospital needs to adjust its services as many other communities have already done.

Staff education and training are key to the transition as well, said Zetes-Zanatta, as the elderly population has special needs. For example, staff are learning how to identify delirium in seniors who have had surgery or other health issues, such as infection, so it can be treated more quickly.

“The overall goal of these changes are consistent with what our communities’ needs are,” Zetes-Zanatta further stated.

But the transition doesn’t come without some big changes at the hospital. While ERH will still provide care to younger populations — and indeed an Emergency Room expansion is expected to help deal with that — the high intensity rehabilitation unit located at ERH is moving to Queens Park Care Centre.

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The respite hotel moving to Eagle Ridge Manor from Queens Park Care Centre in New Westminster will feature private guest bedrooms, quiet sitting areas and a private dining room. It’s one of a number of seniors care services moving to Port Moody to support a growing elderly population.

This program, which has a lengthy history at Eagle Ridge, helps people recover from serious injury such as a stroke, brain injury or amputation and the multi-disciplinary team including a physiotherapist, occupational therapist and a speech language pathologist are expected to move to the New Westminster location, although they will have other options, and no jobs will be lost, Zetes-Zanatta said.

This service, which is for people who can’t live independently and need specialized treatment, will join the Yale Road Centre Acquired Brain Injury Unit at Queens

Park to form the Fraser North Rehabilitation Centre of Excellence.

However, the outpatient rehabilitation clinic, which serves stroke victims and other patients who live in the TriCities and Maple Ridge, will remain at Eagle Ridge.

“That’s the piece we did need to make sure it remains local because we didn’t want to inconvenience community members by asking them to travel that far,” Zetes-Zanatta said.

Still, the transition means big changes for staff who will have to decide in the next few weeks whether to take a posting in the new location. For

example, the PATH program, where people stay for a short term while they are assessed and helped to regain their mobility and life skills after an acute illness or surgery, needs

care aids while the rehab program moving to Queens Park in New Westminster requires nursing and other specialized staff.

Zetes-Zanatta acknowledged that the movement of staff will take time, and some people may take other jobs, while the union said it is working with Fraser Health to ensure the transition is smooth and workers’ concerns are addressed.

“HSA is aware of the proposed program changes at a number of facilities in Fraser Health including at Eagle Ridge Hospital. We are currently working with our members and Fraser Health to ensure our members are supported and that patient care is not impacted during these changes. We cannot discuss the details of any of these changes as we are reviewing the proposals and are currently in discussions with Fraser

Health,” stated Health Sciences Association president Val Avery in an email to The Tri-City News.

Once the units have made the move, a process that will take place mid-September, Zetes-Zanatta believes they will be the last big relocations to take place, and with few renovations needed at ERH, should go smoothly.

But despite the change, she said the community will eventually benefit because the seniors population needing care will increasingly be a focus of B.C.’s medical system.

“We’ve always had the population of our older adults and geriatric at the site. What we’re trying to do is really focus the activities and the medical staff and the nursing staff to be relevant to the population that we already had and we’re building on that to meet the needs of the growing seniors population.”

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Nomination Period Nomination forms will be accepted from 9 am on Tuesday, Sept. 4 to 4 pm on Friday, Sept. 14 for: • One Mayor

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Drew wants Metro to curb parking ‘zoo’ Grant GranGer The Tri-CiTy News

Belcarra Mayor Ralph Drew wants Metro Vancouver to take steps to shut down the Bedwell Bay Road “zoo” on hot summer weekends.

In a letter to the regional district, Drew, on behalf of the village council, said it’s only a matter of time before there’s a serious accident involving pedestrians and vehicles because there’s not enough parking for popular places like the Belcarra picnic area and Sasamat Lake.

Cars are parked anywhere, Drew said in an interview with The Tri-City News. Some are parked the wrong way, others right up to stop signs or on part of the road, especially on the west side of Sasamat Lake.

“It’s a zoo there,” said Drew, who has seen some visitors pumping up rafts or other inflatable items on that section of Bedwell Bay Road, which is in Port Moody. “This is a busy road and I’m just amazed there hasn’t been a serious accident yet.”

Drew said it’s only going to get worse. The region’s population has grown significantly and will continue to do so. One of his favourite stats, he said, has Metro Vancouver adding approximately the population of Port Moody, which was 33,500 in 2016, every year.

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Parking has been an issue at Buntzen Lake this summer with the 650-stall lot often filled to capacity.

Regional Park increased by 8% from 2016 to 757,000.

“The reality is that the facility of the park hasn’t changed in a generation, but the population sure has,” said Drew.

“The point is we have to take pro-active measures to manage the traffic that is being generated and the growth that is happening around the Evergreen Line.

“People flock to these facilities, and rightly so. But the reality is we’re so highly constrained by geography [and] the areas can’t handle it any more.”

Belcarra’s suggestions include an electronic reader board on Ioco Road near Pioneer Memorial Park,

in front of the Port Moody Recreation Centre, to let potential park visitors know the picnic area, White Pine Beach and Buntzen Lake parking lots are full. The early notice would give them a chance to turn around, said Drew. The village also proposed Metro Vancouver Parks have an employee posted in the vicinity of the old Ioco school to advise park visitors the lots are full.

Drew’s letter also says it’s an easy process for Metro Vancouver to designate parks personnel as bylaw enforcement officers so they can issue tickets in those areas.

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sponsibility for managing that as part of the bigger picture,” said Drew.

The outgoing mayor who will not run in the Oct. 20 municipal election, said the parking problem is an issue throughout the region’s parks and there’s no single solution.

Neal Carley, general manager of planning parks and environment for Metro Vancouver, told The Tri-City News the regional district is concerned.

“Any time people are walking on the road you have to use extra awareness and especially if they’re carrying coolers and inflatable [items],” said Carley.

“This is a challenge we are facing across our parks system.

“There’s clearly a greater demand for access to nature.

That’s something we’re working together with our partners on how we manage that. We’re

trying to balance off access to the impacts to neighbouring roads and access points.”

The district, he said, is considering Belcarra’s suggestions.

Before receiving the letter, Metro Vancouver, Anmore, BC Hydro and Port Moody test drove one this past weekend placing an electronic reader board at Ioco and Heritage Mountain Boulevard — close to where Drew suggested.

It was hard, however, to get a read on how effective the boards were, said Anmore Mayor John McEwen, because the smoky conditions this past weekend may have deterred visitors. Anmore is having similar issues on Sunnyside Road outside of Buntzen Lake, which is operated by BC Hydro.

When the 650 parking spots are full, he said, beach goers are parking there and making the more than three kilometre hike

in carrying all their gear.

“It’s been a real challenge this year,” said McEwen. “It’s pretty dangerous.”

Of particular concern to McEwen is the corner of Sunnyside and East Road where the village’s fire hall is located. Anmore, he said, has brought in flaggers to deal with the problems, but they’ve been on the wrong end of some rude remarks by parkers.

“It certainly needs to be supported by the RCMP in our jurisdiction,” said McEwen.

He said the village will be meeting with BC Hydro for a “frank discussion” on the parking issue and about the safety of the lake following two drownings at Buntzen this summer.

“Hydro doesn’t want to be in the park business, I feel. It will be interesting to see how that goes,” said McEwen.

McEwen, Drew and Carley are all emphasizing the transit option to users of the parks.

“There’s quite decent bus service up to the park,” said Carley, who noted although the ridership is not at full capacity it is “quite busy.”

However, he said Belcarra’s proposal to place an employee kilometres away from the park at the former Ioco school poses some challenges because they would have to stop each vehicle and the district doesn’t have the authority to do that.

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Andrea McDonald, manager of bylaw, licensing and animal services, said the birds came to the shelter July 16 looking for a new owner who will provide them with a forever home.

“These birds have long lives and people should be aware of that,” McDonald said, noting that the birds, which are between five and seven years old, can live up to 20 years.

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This pair is bonding after having been together their entire lives and are named Kevin, a male, and Bacon, a female, after the actor best known for the movie Footloose.

When The Tri-City News visited, the two were a bit nervous about being fed an apple by hand and may need some socializing. But they had a lovely chirp and are fun to watch.

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a large cage for all their toys, water, food and to be able to fly. They will also need regular vet checkups, just like any other animal.

A healthy, well-socialized cockatiel can make a great family pet and is also ideal for apartment living. But this feisty pair would benefit from an owner who knows a little bit about cockatiels.

The shelter will keep them as long as it takes for someone to adopt them, said McDonald,

noting that a cat named Kit Kat was recently adopted after staying at the shelter for two years.

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It looks like a moonscape plopped into the middle of paradise.

On one side of the flat dirt terrain is the lush forest of the east bank of the Coquitlam River. On the opposite side, residences are perched up on the west side of Mary Hill watching over it. Look north and Coquitlam City Centre and the mountains pierce the horizon. To the south, the cabled towers of the Port Mann Bridge peek high above the trees that stand sentry over the Pitt River.

In the middle is 110 acres of baked dirt. And more dirt is constantly on the way.

Hundreds of dump trucks constantly shuttle in and out daily to drop off dirt, while excavators move it around. It’s all part of a plan to transform the almost lifeless Kwikwetlem First Nation (KFN) land into a vibrant business park benefiting the band and the Tri-Cities.

Kwikwetlem hopes to kick start it by building a health and wellness centre, and is holding a golf tournament this month to raise money for it.

About 50 of Kwikwetlem’s 107 band members live on the other side of the river on an Indian reserve known as IR1.

The PoCo property is IR2. The idea to develop IR2 into sus-

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Kwikwetlem First Nation Chief Ron Giesbrecht takes a swing at the spot where the band plans to build a health and wellness centre, which it is raising money for by holding a golf tournament on Aug. 23. tainable revenue and services for the band originally came from former Chief Marvin Joe about 20 years ago, said current KFN Chief Ron Giesbrecht.

The band’s subsidiary, Saskay Land Developments, runs the site and employs many band members. “[Band members] understand it’s going to take time,” said Giesbrecht of the project.

But before a shovel went into the ground, the ground needed to be filled in. A dike was installed on the east side of the Coquitlam River in the 1990s. While the dike prevented floods, it also stopped water from the site from flowing into the river, creating a bit of a bog.

“It sealed [the water] out and it sealed it in,” said Giesbrecht

of the dike.

Now there’s signs of life on the moonscape. Wild grass is popping up on the north end where about 30 acres is ready to be developed. Giesbrecht said overall the property is about two-thirds of the way to having it all at grade. The first phase is expected to kick off next year with the building of a $15 million health and well-

ness centre on five acres next to the site’s northwest entrance.

The trucks not only provide fill for the site, but revenue for the centre’s construction, too.

Builders pay to have a place to put the dirt they take out of the ground to make way for development. Some of the fill even includes dirt tunnelled out to make way for the SkyTrain’s Evergreen extension.

Originally, plans called for the wellness centre, which will be built on about five acres in the northwest corner of the 110-acre property, to be 60,000 sq. ft. But that’s been boosted to 105,000 sq. ft., said Giesbrecht.

“We have a wide variety of interest in it now,” said Giesbrecht, who adds the first priority is to attract health service providers who aren’t currently located in the Tri-Cities.

The band’s intent is for the centre to provide a wide range of health services — physicians, chiropractic, physiotherapy, medical imaging, labs, dental, mental health and more — to First Nations and Tri-City residents.

A big obstacle to overcome before beginning construction next spring is finalizing a service agreement with the city of Port Coquitlam to hook up to its systems. Even though the business park will be on federal land, the band would like

to work out a deal that would see the city maintain the infrastructure.

“It’s a little bit more delicate than an ordinary agreement because it is on federal land,” said Giesbrecht.

But it’s been put on hold until March, he added, because in addition to the unique aspects of the deal, the city is short staffed and in transition.

The city’s director of development services, Laura Lee Richard said in an email to The Tri-City News, “the city continues to work with (KFN’s) consultants to determine their servicing requirements in order to develop the terms to be included in a servicing agreement.”

Giesbrecht said the band’s intent is to exceed all the code and environmental regulations at all levels — municipal, provincial and federal.

“At the end of the day we’re trying to be a good neighbour,” he added.

Last year, the band held a golf tournament that raised $120,000 toward the wellness centre project. It will hold another on Aug. 23 at Swaneset Bay Resort and Country Club in Pitt Meadows. It’s already filled up and there’s a waiting list for the 148 spots, and more than 200 have bought tickets for the banquet. newsroom@tricitynews.com

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KWIKWETLEM FIRST NATION

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The chief of the Kwikwetlem First Nation, which has reserves in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam, made nearly three-quarters less than the band’s top elected official last year.

According to financial papers made public Aug. 10 under the federal First Nations Financial Transparency Act, Chief Ron Giesbrecht earned $19,256 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018.

By comparison, Coun. Fred Hulbert was paid $73,680 for his 12 months on council while Coun. Ed Hall took in $63,680 for six months of work and Coun. John Peters earned $54,251 for his half year.

The disclosures also show each reaped a band member profit-sharing bonus: Giesbrecht and Hulbert took in $13,781 while Hall received

CHIEF RON GIESBRECHT $9,639 and Peters $4,442.

A request for comment to Kwikwetlem First Nation about the band council remuneration was not immediately returned.

Giesbrecht’s remuneration for 2017/’18 is in stark contrast from five years ago.

In 2013, the band leader received a controversial $914,000 for his role as chief and economic development officer (in the latter post, Giesbrecht reaped an $800,000 bonus as part of a 10% cut from an $8-million land deal on Burke Mountain that year; all bonuses for that position were removed April 1, 2014).

As leader, Giesbrecht is responsible for 107 band

members, about half of which live on IR1.

By comparison, Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart, whose constituents total about 135,000, received a base salary last year of $138,239. Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore, who has about 57,000 people in his jurisdiction, earned a base pay last year of $94,484 while Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay, whose community includes about 34,000 residents, yielded $58,980.

Meanwhile, the band also released its consolidated financial statements for the year ending March 31, 2018, showing a fund balance of $12 million — a $2-million jump over its previous year.

Its annual revenues come from, among other agencies: net proceeds from land sales ($5.2 million); Kinder Morgan Canada ($2 million); Indigenous Services Canada ($595,836); Saskay Land Development ($683,829); and rent ($600,558).

Kwikwetlem’s expenses for the year totalled $8.7 million for economic development, band programs and community services, the statements read.

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THE TRI-CITY NEWS’ OPINION

Is poor summertime air quality the new normal?

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Tri-City residents can be forgiven if they think they’ve landed on the planet Tatooine of Star Wars fame rather than beautiful b.C. Who hasn’t been startled by the smoky skies rendering local landmarks a hazy blur, while campers seek out pristine lakes, mountains and our iconic rain forests through a beige fog.

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It wasn’t that long ago when people could water their lawns

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to their heart’s content, knowing there would be enough rain to refill the reservoir. and campfires — once the most important element of a family campout — have long since been doused. Those marshmallows and weenie roasts now have to be held in May or october to avoid the campfire ban.

Still, there is hope that despite the changes in our temperature and summer rainfall there are a few constants. We know there will be rain during the PNE — there always is — and this week it was reported that a sockeye salmon returned to the Coquitlam River, after

a more than 100-year hiatus, thanks to 13 years of restoration efforts.

This is some good news among the bleak stories of forest fires tearing apart b.C. communities.

Let’s hope b.C. can be restored and the fire risk abated through efforts at reducing greenhouse gasses from lower emission and zero emission cars, waste reduction, better homebuilding and other initiatives.

Those beige-coloured skies of Tatooine should stay in the movies. We’re looking forward to a clean and green September.

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According to Metro Vancouver’s website, air quality is so poor that the risk index from the Coquitlam monitoring station as of 10 a.m.

Monday was 11. Anything above 10 is considered very high.

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More red light cameras just Ads distract from another government cash grab Coquitlam park’s The Editor, Have you ever heard of Umeris Syndromus Novus Demokratias (USND)?

It’s a new medical phenomena that is effecting the middle class workers of this province since the election of the NDP (Novus Demokratias). The symptoms include a crushing sensation starting at the shoulders (Umeris) that radiate down the back and culminates in a terrible burning sensation in the posterior. Medical practitioners have determined the symptoms are psychosomatic.

It’s caused by the fact the middle class has been burdened by over-taxation, frustration with a government that seems extremely innovative in creating new taxes and a belief we are carrying the cost of running this province on our shoulders.

In all seriousness, we are being taxed to death. Several years ago the Fraser Institute released a report that stated that an obscene 42% of our income goes to paying taxes in one form or another. And that

tri-city newS FiLe PHOtO

A red-light camera is at Ioco Road and Guildford Way. was before the legislation of the carbon tax, the soon to be introduced mobility tax and taxes on small businesses to make up for the loss of revenue from the reduction of MSP payments. This tax increase will trickle down to higher prices on goods to cover the

tax. And without doubt, there are more to come.

What is really perplexing is that the NDP lack even a modicum of shame. I seem to remember when the Liberals began to install red light cameras and the NDP were apoplectic and outraged at this

action, calling it a cash cow, a hidden tax and an invasion of privacy. Now, the NDP are installing 140 cameras, under the auspices of saving lives and making our roads safer.

Yeah, sure!

Can you say ka-ching?

I’m all for measures that will penalize anyone who speeds or runs red lights. However, I do have a real issue with a government that personifies hypocrisy. I can’t imagine how much damage they would do if they weren’t the “people’s party” as they claim.

We, who live in the Lower Mainland, are living in one of the most expensive communities in Canada. Losing nearly 50% of our income to government coffers makes the prospect of raising our families comfortably almost untenable and for many unattainable.

How many are at their breaking points? When we can no longer afford to buy bread, will Mr. Horgan tell us to eat cake?

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concert series The Editor, It is fantastic that TD has stepped up to give the city of Coquitlam a muchneeded boost in the arts by branding the former Town Centre Plaza as the TD Community Stage.

The $250,000 naming rights for the next five years will no doubt enhance the already spectacular venue and help the city to further promote local programming there.

However, with that said, was it really necessary to make the TD Community Stage name so extremely prominent on the inside of the stage tent?

Could there not have been vertical banners put on either side of the stage instead?

When taking in concerts now, the name

is so distracting to the performance. The summer concert series and Kaleidoscope festival always had beautiful lighting and effects projected onto the top of that stage tent and sadly, the logo will now get in the way of that.

As a performing artist, I truly welcome TD’s continued support of the local arts here in the Tri-Cities.

I just wish their brand recognition had been done with more subtlety to blend in with what is already there. After all, when Envision Financial sponsored the summer concert series in the years prior, they only used horizontal banners on the stage barriers.

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PORT MOODY POLICE

Distraught, armed man taken to hospital Police blocked off a Port Moody street Friday morning after receiving a report of a distraught and possibly armed man.

According to a PoMo Police Department press release, officers received the report at 5:50 a.m. of “a despondent male subject needing assistance” and “there was some indication that this male may have had a weapon in the residence.”

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Arrests in home invasion Mounties arrested several people Thursday after a home invasion on the north side of Port Coquitlam.

According to a Coquitlam RCMP press release Friday, just after 1:30 p.m. Aug. 16, police received a 911 call reporting a home invasion at a house in the 4000-block of Liverpool Street.

Police said there were two people inside the home and

one was treated for a minor injury.

The Mounties said investigators tracked suspects to a home in the 10300-block of Slatford Place in Maple Ridge and made several arrests.

The home on Slatford Place was also secured for further investigation, according to the release.

Police said no charges have been laid so names of

suspects aren’t yet being released.

Coquitlam RCMP is asking anyone who saw anything suspicious that might be relevant to this alleged home invasion to call the non-emergency number, 604-945-1550 and ask for the Major Crime Unit (file 201825532).

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The City of Port Moody is notifying electors that our Chief Election Officer will receive nominations for the offices of Mayor (1), Councillor (6) and School Trustee (2) starting at 9am on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 until 4pm on Friday, September 14, 2018. Nominations must be received between 9am and 4pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays).

We encourage candidates to book an appointment to review and submit nomination forms with the Chief Election Officer, or her designate, at the Legislative Services counter on the first floor of Port Moody City Hall, 100 Newport Drive. Email dshermer@portmoody.ca or call 604.469.4603 to set up your 30-minute appointment.

A person is qualified to be nominated, to be elected, and to hold office as Mayor, Councillor, or School Trustee if they are:

Availability of List of Registered Electors Beginning Tuesday, September 4, 2018 until the close of general voting for the election on October 20, 2018, a copy of the List of Electors will be available for public inspection at the Legislative Services Division at City Hall. Viewers must sign a form of undertaking to access the list. The list is available between 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays). If, for any reason, any elector wishes to have his/her address omitted or obscured from the List of Electors, they must inform the Legislative Services Division in person by 4pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2018.

Third Party Advertising Limits In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2018 General Local and School Board Election, the following expense limits for candidates during the campaign period apply: • $1,268.57 For further information on campaign period expense limits and third party advertising limits, please contact Elections BC at 1.855.952.0280, lecf@elections.bc.ca or www.elections.bc.ca/lecf.

Resident Electors and Non-Resident Property Electors Please see portmoody.ca/vote or call 604.469.4603

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filed; and • not disqualified by the Local Government Act from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office, or otherwise disqualified by law.

Nomination documents are available for pick-up beginning August 13, 2018 at: Port Moody City Hall Legislative Services Division 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC All completed nomination documents received by the Chief Election Officer will be available for public viewing at portmoody.ca/vote.

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An objection may only be made in writing by a person entitled to be registered as an elector.

Objections can only be made on the basis that the person whose name appears has either died or is not qualified to be registered as an elector.

Campaign Period Expense Limits In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2018 General Local and School Board Election, the following expense limits for candidates during the campaign period apply: • Mayor: $25,371.35 • Councillor: $12,779.96 • School Trustee: $12,779.96

Here’s how you can get more information about the 2018 General Local and School Board Election: Dorothy Shermer, Chief Election Officer 604.469.4603, dshermer@portmoody.ca Tracey Takahashi, Deputy Chief Election Officer 604.469.4539, ttakahashi@portmoody.ca View general election information online at portmoody.ca/vote Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/CityofPortMoody Follow us on Twitter at @CityofPoMo Dorothy Shermer, Chief Election Officer Legislative Services Division, 100 Newport Drive Port Moody, BC V3H 5C3

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Meet the candidates before casting ballot Plenty of opportunities to ask questions before Oct. 20 election

Do you want to hold your local politicians accountable or hear what they have to say?

The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce is hosting municipal all candidates debates for all three cities — Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody — in time for the Oct. 20 civic election.

The dates and times for each event are as follows: • Coquitlam, Tuesday, Oct. 2, . 7 p.m. until 9 p.m., Evergreen Cultural Centre, 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam.

There is no admission fee and you can ask your questions online by visiting www.slido. com and entering the event code Coq.

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Newport Drive, The pass code for asking a question via Slido is PoMo. To ask a question, visit www. slido.com and enter the appropriate event code for your city. newsroom@tricitynews.com

CANDIDATE ANNOUNCEMENTS

More candidates say they’ll run in Tri-Cities With the municipal elections less than two months away, the ballot in Port Moody is starting to get a little longer.

James Robertson, a former officer in the Canadian Navy and with Canada’s Special Forces Command, is running for a seat on city council. He’s lived in the city with his wife and young daughter since 2016.

Robertson, who now does strategic consulting and executive coaching, said Port Moody needs more housing stock and economic activity to become a hub rather than just a bedroom

community. He also wants to enhance the city’s arts and heritage assets to become a cultural destination for the Lower Mainland.

Incumbent school district trustees Lisa Park and Keith Watkins are also running for re-election.

HODGE ANNOUNCES

The top vote getter for Coquitlam city council in 2014 will seek a third term in the Oct. 20 municipal election.

Craig Hodge, who had nearly 1,800 more votes than anyone else, has declared his

candidacy. He was first elected in 2011 when he was the second top vote getter.

Hodge, who is chair of the city’s sports council, is pledging to improve the variety of affordable housing choices.

“Coquitlam is growing rapidly and we must accommodate this demand for housing while respecting current residents and preserving the character of their neighbourhood,” said Hodge in a press release.

The Centennial secondary graduate’s website is craighodge.ca.

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Stephen Ford is looking forward to a little downtime during the PNE, even though it’s one of his busiest moneymakers of his season.

Heck, anything is less stressful than the week he just went through that started with one of his drivers rolling his concession trailer en route back to B.C. from the Saskatoon Exhibition and ended with his wife giving birth to their son.

So you can forgive Ford if he dipped into the thousandth or so Kit Kat candy bars he’s stockpiled from various WalMarts for his run at the PNE, which started last Saturday and runs until Labour Day. That means there’s a few less of the chocolate covered wafer fingers he’ll be slathering with secret batter and dipping into the deep fryer.

Ford, a Centennial secondary grad who grew up in Coquitlam’s Dawes Hill neighbourhood, is the proprietor of

Steve-O’s Deep Fried Sweets and Treats. For the past four years he’s made his living conjuring up an odd assortment of unexpected food combinations and selling them to hungry, curious customers at annual festivals, fairs and exhibitions like the Calgary Stampede, the Cloverdale Rodeo and the PNE. Last year the waffle taco was his signature indulgence.

Two years ago it was the Oreo churro. But, he said, this year’s Kit Kat fries may be his best concoction yet, worthy of a place ahead of some of his other deep fried classics like Tequila shots (alcohol-free), cookie dough and ice cream.

“Even though it’s deep-fried, it’s still got that crunch in the middle,” said Ford. “They get that chocolatey sensation.”

Ford said the need to be creative in his offerings is relentless as he tries to stand out among zany snacks such as cricket caramel apples, charcoal-infused soft serve ice cream, and one-pound meatballs. The idea to deep fry Kit Kat bars — one of the most popular candy bars that’s sold in 13 different countries around the world — came after exhaustive product research

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over the winter that was comprised of dipping all kinds of foods like popcorn, gummy bears and even his waffle tacos into the deep fryer.

“The popcorn was terrible,” Ford said. “The gummy bears, they were okay.”

Once he had his product picked and recipe perfected, Ford said he had to come up with a catchy name that would be easy for fairgoers to notice and remember. That was obvious once he broke the bars into their individual fingers and pulled them from the fryer; they looked just like large, plump french fries.

Ford said he got into the concession business after selling clothes and sunglasses at flea markets. He migrated to food because “that’s where the money was.”

While Ford spends most of the season on the road, he said returning to the PNE every August is special.

“It’s the hometown fair,” Ford said. “It’s nice to bump into your buddies.”

• The PNE runs every day except Mondays until Sept. 3. For more information, including a downloadable map to help you find Steve-O’s Kit Kat fries, go to www.pne.ca.

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Coq. Munch launches free walking tours There is still time left to get a taste of fresh produce while taking part in the Coquitlam Munch walking tours of Austin Heights.

Initiated last month, the one-hour tours take visitors on a stroll of the Coquitlam shopping area among the dozens of planters filled with edible produce.

Coquitlam Munch tour guide Samantha Demuynck, a 15-year resident of Austin Heights, was delighted with the enthusiasm of the first group of tour participants, who took part July 28.

“They had a wonderful time learning about the Coquitlam Munch program and the businesses in the area who have adopted and care for each of the planters,” Demuynck said. “They had plenty of great questions about the plants, self-watering planters, soil and the local businesses while they sampled from each of the planters.”

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Tabitha McLaughlin, executive director of the Coquitlam Farmers Market Society, and Lisa Landry, executive director of the Austin Heights BIA, check out the produce growing in one of 40 planters outside shops and businesses as part of Coquitlam Munch, a partnership between the city of Coquitlam, the BIA and the market.

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Based on the McElroy family’s hit podcast with an introduction by no less a fantasy boss than Patrick Rothfuss, the graphic novel illustrated by Casey Pietsch brings to life the misadventures of Taako the vain wizard; Merle the incompetent cleric; and Magnus, the fighter who is good at everything. Riffing on the traditional epic quest, the trio enter a spooky mine in search of glory, hidden treasure and a mysterious figure named… Barry Bluejeans.

Have you heard of the Gloomies? Definitely not the ’80s cult movie with pirate treasure that you’re thinking of but the other one. Wilder has spent her entire life surrounded by the Gloomies, movie’s hokey legend, which was filmed in her hometown, Cannon Cove. And she’s had enough. She can’t wait to leave the small town and find reallife adventure. But when an old map detailing a treasure beyond belief falls into her possession, Wilder knows that this is no movie prop. Misfit City is a graphic novel by Kurt Lustgarten and Kiwi Smith (screenwriter of Legally Blond) and illustrated by Naomi Franquiz.

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From the angels in Old Woman Josie’s yard to the library staffed by bloodthirsty claw creatures, Night Vale is just your average small town in the desert. It Devours! by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor is set in the world of their wildly popular podcast, Welcome to Nightvale.

Darryl, a faithful acolyte of the Joyous Congregation of the Smiling God, is concerned.

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Together, they team up to investigate the cause of the mysterious tremors heading closer and closer to city limits.

In Theodore Goss’ brilliant The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, Mary Jekyll is shocked to discover that her late mother had been paying for the upkeep of someone named “Hyde” for years.

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case to the doors of 221B Baker Street. Witty, irreverent and fiercely feminist, Goss’ book weaves together some of the greatest characters in Victorian literature for a wonderful romp. The sequel, European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman, has my vote for the best title of 2018.

Many of us read Charlotte Bronte’s classic novel Jane Eyre and had a lot of questions. Namely, why on Earth would Jane stay in musty old Thornfield Hall? Isn’t Rochester way too old for her?

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Sign up for mysteries that are hands-on, interactive, and wildly fun. Parents of children under 10 must stay in the library during program.

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

LEARN ABOUT FOSTER FAMILIES • Have you considered becoming a foster family? 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.

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FRIDAY, AUG. 24 • The Market at Brewer’s Row, which runs Friday nights through Aug. 31 in the parking lot at Port Moody Station Museum, is open 6-10 p.m.

• Live History Show, 3-4 p.m., Coquitlam Public Library, City Centre Branch (1169 Pinetree Way, Coq.). A mysterious character from the past, Circa, is horrified to discover they are in the modern era, and many of the events they lived through are now in history books. Event is free but registration required.

• Live History — Mystery Building Workshop, 1-2 p.m., Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier Branch (575 Poirier St., Coq.).

Sign up for mysteries that are hands-on, interactive, and wildly fun. Parents of children under 10 must stay in the library during program.

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

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 29 • Yoga in the Park, free outdoor class, 6-7 p.m., Glen Park, Coquitlam hosted by Yoga Generation.

THURSDAY, AUG. 30 • PoCo Farmers Market, 3-7 p.m., Leigh Square, 2253 Leigh Square, PoCo. The market includes local artists and arti-

Coquitlam Foundation Room, Coquitlam Public Library, City Centre branch; reception at 6:30 p.m., meeting at 7 p.m.

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

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

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

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• Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth in the TriCities who require skilled, caring foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. Info: call North Fraser Recruitment Team, 604-764-8098.

• 808 Coquitlam RCACS registration for 2018-19 training year, 7-9 p.m., Maillard middle, 1300 Rochester Ave., Coquitlam. For further details visit 808cadets.com. Second registration night on Sept. 11.

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

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

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• BC SPCA Paws for a Cause, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Lafarge Lake, 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. $20 for adults. $10 for youth. Every dollar raised during the walk will help us rescue and care for abused, injured and abandoned animals and work to prevent cruelty before it occurs.

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

• Glenayre Scottish Country Dance Club registration and first class, 7 p.m., Burquest Jewish community hall, 2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam. All levels taught, beginners to advanced Tuesday evenings; beginners welcome, no partner required; wear soft-soled shoes. Take classes for two weeks for free before joining. Info: Sue, 604476-1946.

• divorcecare.com, a 13 week video course (with group discussion and encouragement for people going through separation or divorce), begins at at Riverside Community Church, 1477 Lougheed Hwy., PoCo, 7-9 p.m. Cost $25 for the manual.

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• 808 Coquitlam RCACS registration for 2018-19 training year, 7-9 p.m., Maillard middle, 1300 Rochester Ave., Coquitlam. For further details visit 808cadets.com.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26 • Tri-City Greendrinks, Gallery Bistro, 2411 Clarke St., Port Moody, 6:30-9 p.m. The free event will feature speakers Cory Bettles and Gaetan Royer, who will be discussing electric cars.

Info: 604-937-0998.

• Share Family and Community Services will be running a new walking club for people 65+ as part of its new Active Aging program; the group will meet every Thursday at 11 a.m. at Lafarge Lake near the entrance to Evergreen Cultural Centre. People of all abilities are welcome and can walk at whatever pace is suitable.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12 • Pacific Digital Photography Club meets, 7:30-9:30 p.m., drama room, Port Moody secondary school. This is the first meeting of 2018/’19 season.

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The highly anticipated competition saw the same three ensembles since 2016 take the top three spots, with Field Marshal Montgomery of North Ireland besting the lot to claim its 12th victory — making it the most successful pipe band in history.

Second place went to Inveraray and District, which won last year’s title, while Dublin’s St. Laurence O’Toole (the world leaders in 2010) earned third place.

Both SFU, which last year also placed fifth, and the Port Coquitlambased Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band, which last year also took 12th position, had high hopes going into this year’s 71st annual fest; a total of 26 elite groups from around the world went for the grand prize.

“Unfortunately, we were the only band to be rained on for both our events,” said Dowco pipe major and PoCo resident David Hilder, noting it was the ninth time in a row Dowco had qualified for the finals, held last Friday.

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Staff and volunteers with Port Moody Arts Centre want to say thanks to the community for supporting the St. Johns Street venue for the past 20 years. On Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m., they’ll host a birthday bash, serving up a giant cake and cupcakes at 12:15 p.m. with Mayor Mike Clay and MLA Rick Glumac. The back of the facility will be blocked off for activities including a vintage car display by the Golden Ears Chapter; artist-led crafts, games and demonstrations; face painting; and grub from Taters Food Truck and Cannoli King. Inside, the Port Moody Station Museum, Blackberry Artists Society and the Port Moody Public Library will run stations while PoMo pianist Martin Mayer will tickle the ivories at 12:30 p.m. followed by Front Page Band and vocalist Claire Lundin. Meanwhile, PMAC’s 20 for 20 campaign to raise funds for its endowment fund (managed by the Port Moody Foundation) is now half complete; to donate, visit pomoarts.ca. Pictured above are Cathy Cena, left, vice president of the PMAC Society and chair of the 20th anniversary celebrations, and society president Valerie Simons.

Winsome Kind is thinking a lot about home these days.

The husband-wife music duo — better known as Coquitlam native Scott Perrie and Leora Joy Perrie — are currently camped out with family in Saskatoon, where Scott is in the touring production of Circle Game: Reimagining the Music of Joni Mitchell.

Luckily, the prairie home they’re staying at has some space for their two young sons to bounce around — a luxury, given they live in a cramped, one-bedroom condo in East Vancouver.

But, next week, they’ll hit the road again to visit family in Regina — Leora Joy’s hometown — to officially launch their sophomore album, appropriately titled We Call It Home, that drops on Friday.

At the end of the month, they’ll be back home — just in time for their B.C. album release party at St. James Hall in Vancouver on Sept. 8.

A Centennial secondary graduate (class of 2001), Scott said they wanted to highlight home in their new music to reflect their growing family.

In June, the pair unveiled the video for their first single off the album that featured the musicians with their boys in Mundy Park, in Coquitlam; the feel-good tune, also called We Call It Home, was named on CBC’s “25 New Songs For Your Wedding Playlist.”

But their nine indie-folk tracks also speak of their home of Canada, in a broader sense. “We are so fortunate to live here and to contribute to something that’s greater and push for a better home,” he said. see home is heart, page 24

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The Comic Strippers — those parody male stripper that call Coquitlam their second home — are back at the Evergreen Cultural Centre for two improv shows this weekend.

But the cast will be missing their star quarterback.

Creator Roman Danylo, who’s overseen hundreds of productions from the East Coast to Hawaii and Australia, will be off his feet to convalesce from a recent hernia operation.

“These will be the first shows that I’m not going to be in and it’s going to feel a bit odd,” the 48-year-old said last week.

The Calgary native said he felt something wasn’t right while performing about five years back in the land Down Under. Then, he was doing many physically demanding feats — such as one-arm push ups and lifting — but he received confusing diagnosis and continued to press on.

He felt fine until earlier this year when the gigs got more challenging. “The show is about the reality of our bodies as they are,” he said. “And here it is for me.”

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Coquitlam native Michael Teigen will take the reins Friday night for the full Comic Strippers crew that includes Denise Jones — the only fe-

Strippers in the hectic touring productions.

And unlike other acts, they like to experience the town to get a feeling of the community before they hit their venue.

Sometimes, Danylo said, they’ll hand out brochures in the downtown to market their show and talk to potential guests. “We want to get a sense of the local flavour,” he said.

As well, they often connect with a local animal charity — such as the SPCA — to sell 50/50 tickets and split the proceeds with the cause.

The Strippers do all the promotional work themselves, Danylo said, from organizing theatres and arranging travel to social media shout-outs and makeup application.

Their team work makes for smooth travels, with the aim to bring joy to their audiences.

“There’s really a lot of silly, happy belly laughs,” Danylo said. “[The show] is very lighthearted in its essence and people crave that. It’s overwhelming to me when we get so many heartfelt thank-yous sent to us afterwards.”

He added, “Life can be quite hard and challenging at certain times. But what can be better than getting together with your friends and having a giggle? It’s kind of a bonding experience for everybody in the room.”

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The sound on the new album is more sparse from their 2014 debut, Scott said.

Through live shows in promoting the first album, Winsome Kind discovered less was more. “Just the two of us singing is magic,” he said.

Still, that’s not to say the new album doesn’t have musical layering.

The Capilano University Theatre Program grad also provides pop elements with an electric guitar to give some edge to the work, which was done in collaboration with Tom Dobrzanski of Said the Whale fame.

As for his next projects, Scott will keep his finger in the theatre world in Vancouver.

In January and February, Circle Game will be remounted at the Firehall Arts Centre in Vancouver; he’s also in an Arts Club Theatre touring production in the new year.

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Brittany Behan Millard and Mara Morris, of Duncan, stretch out on the barre in the rehearsal hall at the Evergreen Cultural Centre last Wednesday before a ballet training with Joshua Beamish.

A handful of young dancers — from Vernon to Vancouver Island — slipped on their jazz and ballet shoes last week for five days of intense training in Coquitlam.

Next June, they will join about 120 other dancers from across Canada to put their rou-

tines together in Toronto before they fly to Braga, Portugal for Dance World Cup, in July.

The B.C. contingent was picked after auditioning for World Performers Canada, of which the company representative is Coquitlam native Lexy Cox, a graduate of Pinetree secondary school.

Last Wednesday — on their last day of training — the dancers learned new ballet steps from choreographer Joshua Beamish.

And over the next 10 months, they will also have worked with Danielle Gardner,

Brittany Behan Millard to Coquitlam, said she’s excited for Portugal and is ready to put in the hours to help Team Canada rise to the top.

And despite sweating it out in the heat wave, “there’s nothing else I’d rather be doing for my summer. To be honest, it would be boring without dance,” she said.

• To sponsor an individual dancer or Team Canada for Dance World Cup (Europe), email worldperformerscanada@gmail.com.

McIntosh Sutherland and Lisa Metz, from western Canada, and Kim O’Neill, Kim Falconi, Joe Perez, Julia Cratchley, Tara Pillon and Caroline Torti, from Ontario, to name a few.

“This is a chance for them to work with professionals,” Cox said during a morning session in the rehearsal hall at the Evergreen Cultural Centre, adding, “It’s huge commitment but they’ll have the opportunity to meet new people and travel to experience other cultures, which is key to us.”

Mara Morris, who accompanied fellow Duncan resident

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Try-outs Monday for next Coquitlam Youth Theatre Co. Young thespians wanting to be part of the next Coquitlam Youth Theatre Company can try out for a spot on Monday.

Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave.) is hosting a second round of call-outs this summer, on Aug. 27, for teens aged 13 to 17 to join the performance training troupe.

Directed by Susan Bertoia, Seamus Fera and Jennifer Gillis — a Gleneagle second-

ary graduate who appeared in the CBC-TV reality show Over the Rainbow — the company meets from September to June and hones such skills as dance and movement, voice and vocal techniques, and acting and character development.

Students are cast in two public performances: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (at Tri-City schools in January) and Dear Edwina, Jr. (at the

Inlet Theatre in Port Moody, in June).

To book an audition with Place des Arts and request an audition package, call Jessie Au at 604-664-1636 (ext. 33) or email jau@placedesarts.ca.

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As students get ready to return to school, they can also prepare their entries for the Vancouver Short Film Festival.

The organization is calling for student submissions — by Oct. 12 — of any genre for a chance to win more than $10,000 worth of prizes for the best flicks. Visit vsff.com.

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The Fraser Valley Regional Library, which includes Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library, will have a new kind of literacy immersion starting this fall.

Library users can experience digital storytelling through virtual reality (VR) with HTC VIVE headsets, thanks to a partnership with the Nanaimo-based company BradField Narrative Designs.

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The playoff beard is one of hockey’s enduring traditions.

Jason Fortier is growing a reverse playoff beard.

Instead of leaving his facial hair untended during a run in the BC Hockey League playoffs, the head coach of the Coquitlam Express shaved his summer stubble just before the team opened training camp on Monday and he won’t shave again unless they make it to the post-season.

Fortier’s optimistic he won’t end up looking like Rip Van Winkle.

That’s because his justdeparted stubble was accumulated during a busy summer of travel across North America, from California to Massachusetts to Ontario to every corner of British Columbia, looking for players who share his same sense of commitment and dedication to success.

Changing the culture of a team that missed the playoffs two years ago and was well on its way to missing them again last season was one of Fortier’s primary missions when he took over behind the Express’ bench last November, following the dismissal of former head coach Barry Wolff.

It took a lot of tricky manoeuvering, Fortier said. The kid glove approach paid off, as the Express won 12 of their last 31 games and eked into the post season where they were swept in four games by the Penticton Vees.

But as Fortier puts the 64 kids in camp through their

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Coquitlam Express coach Jason Fortier prepares to say goodbye to his summer beard which he’s vowed to shave, then let his facial hair grow through the season until his team makes the BC Hockey League playoffs. It’s a kind of reverse take on hockey’s traditional playoff beard when players refuse to shave once their team is in the playoffs. daily paces, he’s got a firm grip on the team. It’s time to go allin on building that new culture from the get-go.

“We’re able to start with a plan and set expectations from Day One,” Fortier said. “We want to become a competitive, strong team every night.”

There’s likely not a coach anywhere who hasn’t said those words at the beginning of the season, no matter the sport. But Fortier’s been putting in the work over the summer to give them weight. He spent days and weeks at a time on the road attending hockey camps and tournaments, chat-

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Some of those days went from 8:30 in the morning until 2 the next morning.

“You’re building relationships, putting a face to the name,” Fortier said. “You’ve got to hope you do something that resonates with a player.”

And while a losing record every season since the Express won the Fred Page Cup as BCHL champions in 2014 may not seem alluring, Fortier said the promise of better things to come and the opportunity

to be a part of that change can catch a prospect’s attention.

Heck, that’s what drew him to the job in the first place.

Fortier was helping out with a AAA Major Midget team in Toronto as he waited for a head coaching opportunity to come along after serving as an assistant for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League and the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. After speaking with Express president Mark Pettie, he reached out to some former players from the BCHL to find out more about the team and

some of its challenges.

“When there’s failure, there’s a lot of negativity,” Fortier said.

But Pettie assured him failure was no longer an option and Fortier had full reign to make sure it doesn’t happen.

“The recognized they wanted to change,” Fortier said. “They needed a reset.”

It won’t happen overnight, though.

In addition to recruiting new players as well as coaches, putting up new signs and banners in the dressing room to remind players of the team’s accomplishments and its goals for the future, Fortier’s also been

working to establish stronger links between the Express and Coquitlam’s minor hockey system by helping out with summer hockey camps.

“We’re not just building a team, we’re also building a foundation,” Fortier said.

“We’re changing everything around.”

• The Express play their first pre-season game tonight (Wednesday), against the Langley Rivermen.

Game time is 7 p.m. at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex.

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Adanacs will need excellence to beat Excelsiors Best-of-five final started last night in Calgary MARIO BARTEL

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The Coquitlam Adanacs’ quest for the Minto Cup has started in earnest.

But to win it, they’ll have to defeat the only team that beat them in the tournament’s elimination round.

The Adanacs defeated the Okotoks Raiders 11-5 in Sunday’s semi final showdown between the tournament’s second and third place teams.

Coquitlam had to play that game after they lost to the Ontario champion Brampton Excelsiors 12-9 on Saturday.

Brampton finished the elimination round undefeated and earned a bye into the best-offive final that started Tuesday night in Calgary (after The TriCity News’ print deadline).

The Brampton Excelsiors are making their first appearance in a Minto Cup final since 2009, when they were defeated by the Orangeville Northmen in a three-game series. The Adanacs won the Minto Cup in 2016, but were defeated last year in a best-of-five final by the Six Nations Arrows in three straight games.

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Coquitlam forward Chase Scanlan, right, will have to outscore Brampton Excelsiors star Jeff Teat if the Adanacs are to prevail in their best-of-five Minto Cup final series that started Tuesday in Calgary. tion round showdown into which both teams brought unblemished records, the Adanacs struggled to contain Brampton’s scoring sensation, Jeff Teat, who totalled 112 points in 17 regular season games and then added another 48 points in eight playoff

games. He scored five times, all but one of them with the Excelsiors enjoying a man advantage in the rough and tumble affair that saw two Adanacs ejected in the second period with game misconduct penalties. Teat also added three assists and he leads the

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The Excelsiors were up 5-3 after the first period and 11-7 going into the third. And while the Adanacs managed to outscore Brampton 2-1 in the third period, it was too little, too late.

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Sunday, against the Raiders,

a team Coquitlam had beaten 12-7 earlier in the tournament, the Alberta champions hung tough through the first period as a late goal by Okotoks’ Brett McIntyre sent the teams to the dressing room for the first intermission deadlocked at four goals each.

Less than three minutes into the second period, though, the Adanacs had a two goal advantage after Dennon Armstrong scored his second of the game followed 1:07 later with another from Larson Sundown.

Carter Brand got the Raiders back to within a goal but Colin Munro restored Coquitlam’s margin with 40 seconds to play in the frame.

The third period belonged to BC Junior A Lacrosse League’s most valuable player Christian Del Bianco, who stopped all 17 shots he faced while his teammates put four goals past Raiders’ keeper Elijah UemaMartin to send the Adanacs to the final.

Dylan Foulds had six points, including a pair of goals, to lead Coquitlam’s attack.

Sundown, Armstrong, Scanlan and Ethan Ticehurst each had three-point nights.

The best-of-five final continues tonight (Wednesday) with game three scheduled for Thursday. If a fourth or fifth game are necessary, they’ll be played Saturday and Sunday after a day off Friday.

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GARDEN VILLA

THE SCRAPPER

1010 6th Ave. New West.

Suites Available.

Beautiful atrium with fountain. By shops, college & transit.

Pets negotiable. Ref req.

CALL 604 715-7764 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

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References required.

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Electrical Installations

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1.800.979.6348 ADVERTISING POLICIES

AUTOMOTIVE

ApArtments/ Condos for rent

For Sale - MiSc

BUSINESS SERVICES

CLASSES & COURSES

Farms For sale

RENTALS

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EDUCATION

REAL ESTATE

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Gardening & Landscaping

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Lawn & Garden

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Sun DeckS

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ACROSS 1. Sacred bull (Egyptian myth.)

5. One-time European money 8. Disfigure 11. Polish city 13. Move quickly on foot 14. Landlocked West African country 15. Used in aromatherapy 16. The greatest of all time 17. Type of horse 18. Volcanic craters 20. Type of graph (abbr.)

21. Supporters 22. North and South are two

25. Spread 30. Adjusted 31. Vietnamese offensive 32. Nazi architect 33. Nigerian peoples 38. When you hope to get there 41. Ridicules 43. Allied Powers vs. Central Powers 45. Produce 47. Ancient kingdom near Dead Sea 49. Hebrew unit of liquid capacity

50. Type of sword 55. “Sin City” actress 56. Female reproductive cells 57. Afflicted 59. One point north of northeast 60. Garland 61. Spiritual leader 62. Negative 63. Tooth caregiver 64. Cheek

24. It comes after “et” 25. More (Spanish) 26. Electronic data processing 27. Buffer solution to separate DNA and RNA 28. Primate 29. Scattered 34. Evergreen tree 35. What engaged couples will say 36. Barbie’s friend 37. Midway between south and southeast 39. A position from which progress can be made 40. Showed up

41. Insecticide 42. Type of milk 44. Verandas 45. Annoyingly talkative 46. Abba __, Israeli politician 47. “Heat” director 48. Plant genus 51. Swiss river 52. Prejudice 53. Actor Idris 54. Freedom fighters (slang) 58. Criticize

DOWN 1. Form of “to be” 2. A hand has one 3. Thought 4. Physical body 5. Removes 6. One who perpetrates wrongdoing 7. Make one 8. Kate and Rooney are two 9. __ Ladd, “Shane” actor 10. Makes fun of 12. Space station 14. Gene 19. Satisfy 23. Livid

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Christopher R. Bacon Partner & Personal Injury Law

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