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Coquitlam Adanacs Christian Del Bianco, Reid Bowering, John Hofseth and Dennon Armstrong celebrate the team’s Minto Cup national Junior A lacrosse championship Saturday at the Max Bell arena in Calgary. The Adanacs defeated the Brampton Excelsiors 10-8 in overtime to win their best-of-five final series four games to one. Del Bianco was named the series’ most valuable player. For more Minto coverage, see Sports, page 25.
A Coquitlam resident association hopes to help local voters make a decision on the upcoming proportional representation referendum with a public discussion and debate on the possible merits and downsides of choosing a new voting system. “It’s for the people who are asking questions and want to know more, that’s who we’re aiming this for,” said Graham Hill, who is with the Burquitlam Community Association (BCA). Both the Yes and No sides of the debate will be sharing their views, with the speakers still being confirmed for the Sept. 12 discussion, which will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the gymnasium at Banting middle school (820 Banting St., Coquitlam). see REFERENDUM, page 3
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If you want to submit a recipe to the Port Moody museum cookbook project, call 604-9391648 or email museumcookbook@gmail.com. Each recipe should be accompanied by a story of life in the region that is under 300 words, as well as two to five family photos. The recipe book will also be the subject of discussion at a meeting hosted by the Vancouver Foundation as part of its On the Table project to celebrate its 75th anniversary. That event will be held Sept. 13 at 1 p.m., at the museum. To register, call 604-9391647.
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Brianne Egeto still smiles at the memory of her father’s proud approval of her first crack at cooking. She was nine years old and wanted to replicate her mom’s beloved tuna casserole. Her parents indulged her kitchen creativity as she assembled the ingredients completely from memory and instinct, then served up her concoction — for breakfast. As Egeto’s dad bit into his first forkful of the casserole, it crunched. Tuna casserole isn’t supposed to be crunchy, she thought. But her dad smiled and carried on, as if it was the best breakfast he’d ever tasted. It’s memories like that Egeto is hoping to tap as the Port Moody Heritage Society gathers recipes and the stories connected to them for a special cookbook to celebrate the group’s 50th anniversary in 2019. Egeto, a co-ordinator at the PoMo Station Museum, said food and memories are often intertwined, especially when it comes to family recipes — the special cobbler an aunt baked every Thanksgiving, the secret sauce prepared by dad to
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Brianne Egeto of the Port Moody Heritage Society is cooking up a special way to celebrate the group’s 50th anniversary in 2019. She’s collecting local recipes and accompanying stories for a cookbook. slather on ribs sizzling on the barbecue, the crunchy macaroni surprise in a child’s first tuna casserole. Bringing those recipes together, and the stories that come with them, can create a
kind of portrait of family life in a community, Egeto said. After all, everyone has to eat. But it’s the what, why, when and how of food that can spin a meal into a memory. And those memories are history.
ment in our lives.” With the help of a Metro Vancouver cultural grant, Egeto is hoping to collect 130 recipes and accompanying anecdotes before February. She would like to gather a variety
“Food brings people together,” Egeto told The Tri-City News, adding the heritage society wanted to embark upon a project that connected it with the community and vice versa. “Food captures a mo-
that reflects the diversity of Port Moody’s population as well as ties to the past. “I’m hoping not to get 100 shortbread recipes,” she said. And once the book is published, Egeto hopes it will provide a lasting connection to the city’s heritage for new residents. “Everyone has a piece of the community’s history,” she said. “Food has so many good memories, you never know what’s going to get dug up.” mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC
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The BCA is hosting this event, Hill said, to educate the public and help them make a decision when voting packets start arriving in their mail box. “There are a lot of people who are unsure about the referendum,” Hill told The TriCity News. “This discussion should help.” David Driscoll, a former Port Moody mayor, will be moderating the event and a professional video of the proceedings will be made and posted to YouTube and the BCA’s website (burquitlam.
MORE INFO ON MEETING & VOTING • For more information on the BCA meeting, call 604937-7458 or go to burquitlam.org. Those who plan to attend should be aware there is construction underway as Banting middle is being replaced and those who are driving should use the parking lot at Miller Park elementary school next door, which is a two-minute walk from the Banting gym. • Elections BC has information about the referendum at elections.bc.ca/referendum/what-are-we-voting-on. org) for those who can’t attend. This isn’t the first time the BCA has held an event to provide information for area residents. The organization,
which got its start during planning for SkyTrain more than 20 years ago, has held allcandidates meetings during local elections. Hill said it’s part of the or-
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Coquitlam RCMP are seeking the cooperation of witnesses and tenants of a home that was sprayed with bullets last Friday. Mounties were called to a home in the 1200-block of Thomas Avenue in Coquitlam at about 1:15 a.m. Aug. 24 after receiving multiple calls about the shooting. Police aren’t releasing the number of shell casings they found but other media are reporting neighbours heard as many as six shots being fired. The shooting appears to be targeted and is the second drive-by shooting in the city this year, the third this year for the Coquitlam detachment, which also covers Port Coquitlam. Cpl. Michael McLaughlin told The Tri-City News this week the house, in which a
number of tenants live, was the target of the shooting and the general public is not in danger. But any time a shooting occurs in public, there is the potential for injury. McLaughlin said police will be looking into whether the incident is related to gang activity. “The Tri-Cities are a very safe place to live and work. These sorts of targeted incidents, they do spill over and occasionally they come to our neighbourhood. It’s something we need to be aware of,” McLaughlin said. While the investigation is continuing, police are interviewing witnesses and looking for audio or video of the shooting but have yet to reveal the make or model of the car that sped off afterwards. “There were a potential number [of witnesses] in the house. The cooperation has varied from absolutely fully cooperative to not cooperative.” The shooting in the Maillardville neighbourhood is the second in the city since
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If you’re looking to do some indoor swimming in the TriCities for the last part of summer, time is running out. In Port Coquitlam, the leisure and lap pools at Hyde Creek recreation centre will be closed from Monday (Aug. 27) to Sept. 15 for the city’s annual maintenance. And in Coquitlam, the City Centre Aquatic Complex (CCAC) will be shut for its yearly cleaning from Sept. 4 — the first day of school — to Oct. 11. At Hyde Creek, the squash/ racquetball courts, weight room and gym will stay open during regular hours of operation, and a front-counter clerk will be on hand to take fall program registrations. In the meantime, the city is recommending swimmers head to the following outdoor tanks: Centennial (3050 Chester St., open until Sept. 14); Robert Hope (2137 Lamprey Dr., open until Sept. 4); Sun Valley (3700 Hamilton St.); and Routley (1570 Western Dr., weatherpermitted openings). At CCAC, the fitness room will be down from Sept. 4 to Sept. 11 with special operating hours until Oct. 10: Monday to Friday, 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Still, swimmers in Coquitlam can use the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex, which has an indoor pool at 633 Poirier St., or Eagle Ridge outdoor pool (2689 Guildford Way).
GeT AN iNsiDer’s LOOK AT MUNDy PArK You can learn more about the trees and plants, and the animals they support in Mundy Park, during a guided walking tour next month led by environmental educator Shelly Frick. The program is offered to those who have not visited the popular Coquitlam park before or want to learn more about it, said the city in a press release. There will also be a draw for a first aid kit that can be used while exploring local parks and green spaces around the community. The guided walk will take place between 10:30 a.m. and noon Sept. 13. The cost is $5 and participants will meet at Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave.). Pre-registration for the program is required. To register, go to www.coquitlam.ca/dogwood, call 604-927-4386 or drop in at the Dogwood Pavilion to register in person.
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The opening of Smiling Creek elementary school on Burke Mountain next Tuesday means one thing for Rosey Manhas and quite another for her son, Nevin, who is going into Grade 2. Manhas is busy planning a welcome barbecue for teachers, parents and students, and, as the chair of the new school’s fledgling parent advisory committee, already has fundraising goals and a long to-do-list. Nevin? He can’t wait for the playground to open. When The Tri-City News visited the school last Friday, teachers were busy moving into their new classrooms and a playground had just been deposited onto the school grounds, still behind a blue wire fence. Nevin, like his mom and hundreds of other families on Burke Mountain, has been waiting patiently for the new school — the neighbourhood’s first — to open. “When we moved up here, 10 years ago… when we bought the property, we were told there was going to be new schools. We were told in five years,” Manhas said, adding, “Better late than never.” Now that the $20.5-million school is about to open and the wait is almost over, both Nevin
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Rosey Manhas and her son, Nevin, are looking forward to the opening of Smiling Creek elementary school on Burke Mountain. The new school will be open for classes next Tuesday. and his mom are excited to start fresh. In addition to classrooms for 430 students, Smiling Creek boasts a sports court and a soccer field, exterior washrooms and a multi-purpose room with a kitchen the community can use when school is not in session, thanks to an agreement between School District 43 and the city of Coquitlam, which contributed $5.15 million to buy land for the project. As for the PAC, meetings have
been underway since May and, with no fundraising history, Manhas said her team is starting from scratch and looking at how other PACs raise funds for new equipment and books. The plan is to hold a welcome barbecue later in September and a grand opening for the school will be held in October. Meanwhile, parents will be helping with hot lunches, selling coupon books and popcorn, and looking at other ways to make the school more welcoming.
“We want our kids to have the very best experience possible,” Manhas said, noting that some children might be nervous about coming to a new school or moving from Leigh elementary without some of their friends. But with a new playground, kids will have lots of opportunities to make new friends, something that Nevin appears to be looking forward to.
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A number of areas that aren’t fenced are being considered for offleash dogs in Port Coquitlam. • and late evening (7 to 9 p.m.). Currently, PoCo has two fenced-in areas for the city’s estimated 9,000 dogs: the downtown dog off-leash area and at Shaughnessy Park. If approved, the shared zones would be identified with signs at all entry points and would state the off-leash dog hours as well as the rules and guidelines for owners; bylaw staff will also patrol the areas during the pilot project. Currently, Coquitlam allows dogs to walk off-leash along Mundy Park’s forested trails from dawn to 10 a.m.; it’s also
planning a new permanent dog off-leash trail loop in the southeast corner of the park — open from dawn to dusk daily — that will link up with the parking lot on Mariner Way at Chilko Drive. To have your say on the PoCo site options, fill out the survey at portcoquitlam.ca/ offleash by Sept. 24; respondents are eligible to win a $100 gift card to use at the city’s recreation facilities. As well, over the next few weeks, information booths will be set up at city centres, parks and events.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION The City has received an application for a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for the properties located at 2962/2968 Christmas Way and 2965 Pheasant Street. The applicant, Benjamin Towing Corporation, is requesting a temporary use permit to permit the storage of vehicles at the subject properties. This TUP would expire on September 4, 2021. You are invited to provide input to Council relative to this application. Additional information related to this application, including a copy of the permit, may be inspected from Friday, August 17, 2018 to Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at the City’s Planning and Development Department, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. You may also obtain more information on this application by calling Jeremy Keating, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3998 or emailing Jeremy at jkeating@coquitlam.ca. This application will be considered by Council at their Regular Meeting on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. The Council Meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. and is held in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2.
If you wish to speak at the Council Meeting please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010. If you call the City Clerk’s Office to register, your name will be placed on the Speakers List. Everyone who wishes to speak at the meeting will be given an opportunity, but those who have registered in advance will be allowed to speak prior to the floor being opened to all other speakers.
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The BC Highland Games and Scottish Cultural Festival in Coquitlam is a previous recipient of the city’s Spirit of Coquitlam grant.
If you wish to provide input in writing, please submit your comments 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.
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Community groups with a project, event or activity in Coquitlam have until the end of September to apply for a Spirit of Coquitlam grant. The money, which is funded by money paid to the city under its hosting agreement with the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, is given twice a year to eligible groups hosting events or purchasing equipment that benefit Coquitlam residents. The fall application period ends Sept. 30 for projects scheduled for July to December 2019. Since the grant program was started in 2002, more than $8.59 million has been handed out to 200 organizations. In June, the most recent intake, council approved 13 out of 33 grant applications, granting more than $300,000, with the largest amount going to the United Scottish Cultural Society ($44,410) for the 2018 BC Highland Games, which are held at Town Centre Park. Other recipients include Coquitlam Minor Hockey ($5,000 for goalie equipment), Coquitlam Minor Softball Association ($19,385 for field equipment and uniforms) and Douglas College ($7,300 for hosting the Canadian college women’s
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Mom wants info on missing daughter Ann Winston has a special wish for her 80th birthday: that her daughter, missing for 11 years, is found. And with the public’s help, Mounties are trying to make the Coquitlam woman’s dream come true. “She was our baby,” Winston said in a Coquitlam RCMP press release issued last Friday. “It would really get to me if we could find her. That’s exactly what I want to do.” Mounties have been looking for Kim Rogelstad, also known as Kim Winston, since June 5, 2007, when Winston reported her daughter’s disappearance. Now, to jog some memories and collect more information, police are releasing two neverbefore-published photos of Rogelstad. When she went missing, Rogelstad was 43 years old and described as Caucasian with green eyes and brown hair often worn in a ponytail. At the time, she stood 5’8” tall and weighed 145 lb. According to the release, her favourite hangouts were coffee shops and fast food restaurants in the area of Pinetree Way and Lougheed Highway. Her mom said Kim was a soft-hearted woman who was kind and helpful. “I had two operations and she took care of me. She fixed me up with pots of tea and milk in a mug, and she was a
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Friday, several tips were provided to police and Cpl. Michael McLaughlin said they are being followed up, adding, “We are encouraged that we
did get some calls.” If you have any information about Kim Rogelstad, call Coquitlam RCMP at 604-9451550 and ask for the Missing
Persons Unit (file #200719504). To give an anonymous tip, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or visit www.solvecrime.ca.
Have a question for the Coquitlam RCMP? The Mounties’ Community Response Team will be at the community police stations in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam next week to answer questions from members of the public. Officers hope to provide information about programs and laws designed to keep businesses safe and educate people about the services and programs available. The first session will take place Sept. 12 at the Port Coquitlam Community Police Station (2581 Mary Hill Rd.) between 7 and 10 a.m. The second will be held Sept. 13 at the Coquitlam Community Police Station (1059 Ridgeway Ave.) between 7 and 10 a.m.
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Innovation needed to get some greenspace into our everyday I t’s well known that being close to nature reduces stress and improves mental health. but as our neighbourhoods increasingly densify, maybe it’s time for a new approach other than the time-honoured park plan that takes years and a lot of money to implement. What if vacant lots, school grounds, bus stops could be turned into mini parks? What if neighbourhoods could be convinced to green their boulevards and create naturescapes with abundant year-round trees and shrubs? It wouldn’t take much — a few small grants and support DELIVERY 604-472-3040 NEWSROOM 604-472-3030 DISPLAY ADS 604-472-3020 cLASSIfIED ADS 604-444-3056 n
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area could be turned into a lush oasis, softening the streetscape in areas such as burquitlam, which is quickly transforming to a dense condo city. Sure, some planters and low grasses are nice to look at and break up the concrete, but not to the same degree as a shade tree, for example, or a flowering shrub. Recently, a group of doctors working out of the university of Pennsylvania found that “greened” vacant lots improved mental health. They created a trial of 350 people and 500 lots, which were broken up into three groups, lots
that were left alone, lots where litter was removed and lots where grass, trees and a fence were added. It’s no surprise that the study participants who walked by the greened areas felt a 40% reduction in depression and a 50% reduction in feeling worthless. at the very least, cities should take a close look at bus stops and see if there are ways besides a shelter to make them more pleasing. School grounds are often vacant lots with depressing gravel that make a grey day even greyer. We should do what we can to make nature a part of our everyday lives.
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PCT expansion hurts PM Red light cams The Editor, Pacific Coast Terminals (PCT) has been an integral part of the city of Port Moody since 1929. The residents around the terminal accepted its presence and the yellow piles of sulphur, and achieved a reasonable balance between industry and quality of life. In the past few years, though, PCT has continue to expand its operations and, inevitably, its impact on Port Moody residents and their quality of life, destroying the balance that had existed before. I am not against industry and realize PCT was here before most of the houses but it is the impact of this continued expansion on the residents that is causing the problem. I live and work, running my own company, from home, directly across from the terminal and over the past four years have had to endure extensive noise and light pollution, including two years of piledriving during the summer months (12 hours a day). More recently, PCT has been building a berm beneath the water by dumping rocks into the inlet from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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The light-reflecting roof of the massive potash shed at Pacific Coast Terminals in Port Moody is the latest impact from PCT operations on Pleasantside, says a resident and business owner. every day in preparation for another extended period of dredging where it intends to dump the dredged mud on the Rocky Point side of the berm. These machines make an intense grinding sound every time they pick up load of rocks to dump in the water. Try listening to that for 12 hours a day. I have to close my doors and windows and put on noisecancelling headset just to get my work done. On top of all that, PCT’s enormous potash
building has a shiny roof that reflects the sunlight directly into my home and office windows (see photo above). I have tried multiple times to contact PCT and the city of Port Moody, including Mayor Mike Clay about these issues. Surely I should have some rights but the city repeatedly shrugs and does nothing, or fails to respond, and PCT has sent a few PR emails to try to pacify me — meanwhile, simply growing and growing and destroying our quality
of life in Pleasantside (which some of us now call “not-soPleasantside”). I have essentially given up trying to make any change and have resigned myself to having to leave this area to get away from this growing Industrial monstrosity that is consuming our inlet and destroying our standard of living. Are other Port Moody residents feeling the same way? Russell Cullingworth, Port Moody
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Noms are sought for top Tri-City biz Young professionals, other biz to be honoured There is still time — but just two days — to submit a nomination for the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce’s Young Professionals to Watch Awards. According to the chamber, the honour recognizes entrepreneurs and professionals demonstrating growth and achievement in the early stages of their career. Residents are encouraged to submit nominations for young people who have made notable contributions to their community and industry. Nominees could be chosen for recognition at the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals to Watch Awards night Saturday, Sept. 22. Both nominations and self-nominations will be accepted before the deadline of Friday, Aug. 31, at 3 p.m. For more information, go to tricitieschamber.com. Other chamber news:
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Port Moody is honouring the city’s top businesses — but it needs help finding them. Nominations are being accepted for the 13th annual 2018 Spike Business Awards that honour the contribution of small businesses to the community. Categories include: arts in business; business spirit; customer service; environmental leadership; homebased business; street appeal; technology and innovation; and tourist destination. To be eligible, a business must have a valid Port Moody business licence. A business can be nominated in no more than two categories. Nominations are being accepted online, or with a form that can be picked up at city hall, until Sept. 21. Winners will be announced at a gala Oct. 18 at city hall as part of Small Business Week in Canada. The event will also honour a “Business Star” for a oneminute pitch about an idea, product or service. • For more information about the awards, including a link to the online nomination form, go to portmoody. ca/spikeawards. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC
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Take a walk – a Treewalk – and explore the natural history of Riverview Sunday Diane StranDberg The Tri-CiTy News
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ake, a historical talk, walking tours and a First Nations honouring of the land will be among the highlights Sunday of the 25th anniversary of Treefest, the annual event that celebrates the trees on the Riverview Hospital grounds. Marilyne Anderson, vicepresident of the Riverview Horticulture Centre Society (RHCS), said she expects a good turnout, rain or shine, for an event that recognizes the importance of trees — culturally, physically and spiritually. “It’s well documented that trees are important to our mental health,” said Anderson, a retired Centennial secondary teacher who was also a school counsellor. “This is something we have come to recognize, especially among our group, whose aims are to promote the environment.” RHCS has long advocated for the preservation of Riverview for its trees, famous as they were planted over 100 years ago by provincial botanist John Davidson, and as a site for mental health services. Over the years, group members have promoted letter-writing campaigns to keep Riverview in public hands, held walking tours and even participated in singing protests to raise awareness about their concerns. To maintain public interest and support, and to provide education, monthly tree walks are held in the spring, summer and fall. They are popular, Anderson
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Planning is well underway for the 25th anniversary edition of Treefest at Riverview, according to Marilyne Anderson, vice-president of the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society.
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• What: 25th anniversary of Treefest • When: 10:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 9 • Where: Riverview Hospital lands in Coquitlam • Activities: Talks, tours, cake, including a talk and tour by noted heritage consultant Don Luxton. • Parking: Free on site; enter by Colony Farm Road off Lougheed Highway and follow the signs. said, drawing as many as two dozen people or more who wander among the trees and listen to history and botany les-
sons from local experts. “People mob the arborist,” Anderson said with a chuckle. “They want to know about
pruning and information about planting.” Over the years, the group has remained strong, and includes board members whose ages range from 20 to 90 years, as well as more than 100 members who pay $5 for an annual membership. “I joined about six years ago,” Anderson said, and today she is taking a lead role in helping organize Treefest. And that’s not an easy feat: Funding is limited, government control of the property is
extensive to protect people with mental health concerns who live there and minders have to be hired to make sure visitors don’t stray from the festival grounds and sidewalks. Still, continuing with Treefest is important given the group’s hope to keep the public involved as stakeholders in the ongoing deliberations about what to do with the property. This year’s event will have the hallmark talking and walking tours led by arbourists, naturalists and historians, with the
keynote speaker being noted heritage consultant Donald Luxton. He will deliver his talk at 12:15 p.m., which will be followed by a cake cutting at 12:45 p.m.; at 1:20 p.m., Luxton will take visitors on a walk to look at the heritage buildings. Other walks will take visitors round the site where participants will learn about the history of the trees and John Davidson’s efforts to create western Canada’s first botanical garden in 1912. At the time, the idea was to collect trees from all seven continents, and their mature foliage today give the property a pastoral quality and attract a wide variety of birds and wildlife. Also that day, which will run from 10:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., the SPARC Antique Radio Museum and the Coquitlam Amateur Radio Club will be open for tours. As well, the Kwikwetlem First Nation, which has a claim on the Riverview lands as part of its traditional territory, will be holding an opening prayer and will have a tent on site, as will RHCS and the Burke Mountain Naturalists. Anderson said the location of Treefest will be different from last year but will be mostly contained to the arboretum area, with plenty of free parking. The public is encouraged to enter the property via Colony Farm Road at Lougheed Highway. • Maps and more details about the event are available at rhcs.org/treefest. Watch for banners and signs to mark the way to the festival site. • For more information, visit coquitlam.ca/treefest or call 604-927-3583 or 604-290-9910 or email rhcs@rhcs.org. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC
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NEW BUSINESS PARK WILL BRING ECONOMIC GAINS TO THE TRI-CITIES A couple of weeks ago, the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and myself had the pleasure of learning about the exciting new business opportunities the Kwikwetlem First Nation (KFN) has planned on their land in Port Coquitlam. The Kwikwetlem Business Park is 110 acres of land located south of Pitt River Road near Lougheed Highway and is one of the last parcels of land left in the lower mainland earmarked for light industrial and commercial use. As such, it presents a unique opportunity to enhance the entire Tri-Cities community in a variety of ways.
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The plans for the property are remarkable. The Kwikwetlem First Nations traditional culture will be embedded in the site’s architecture and decor. Considerable time and attention have been given to intertwine the traditional design with elements that compliment the surrounding community. The Business Park will also feature a walking trail around the perimeter of the park that is publicly accessible, providing great views and access.
The first building KFN hopes to build is a 120,000 sq. ft. health and wellness centre. This unique facility will be the cornerstone of the development offering services from the entire spectrum of health care practices including doctors, dentists, chiropractors, physiotherapists, medical imaging, and mental health support. Providing the necessary medical services to the Kwikwetlem First Nations and will be available to all Tri-Cities residents, people can receive virtually all their health care under one roof with practitioners working together to deliver the optimum care program. This will be an immense addition to the community. The overall benefits of the Kwikwetlem Business Park to the Tri-Cities are tremendous. The park will provide access to world-class health care and thousands of local jobs allowing more people to live, work, and play in their backyard. The Tri-Cities will see positive economic spin-offs. To date, interests in the business park have been international in scope. Our local businesses will be able to support the needs of the business and people within the park during development and completion. Restaurants and stores in the area will see an uptick in business from the increased jobs and capital in the area. All in all, this project is a win-win for the Tri-Cities and the Kwikwetlem First Nation. The park provides KFN a self-sufficient economy that will last for generations. The Tri-Cities will see a positive impact through an increase in economic development through the additional jobs and financial spin-offs that follow. The land is ready to go but there is more that needs to be done before the Kwikwetlem Business Park can break ground. There are agreements between KFN and various levels of government that need to be finalized in order to move to the next stage of development. I hope that these agreements can get finalized in the not too distant future so that we can all start to see the benefits from this project.
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I could not believe St. Denis was not a real village. What makes them so special is the cast of characters and the delicious way he describes everyday things, especially the food and wine. There is crime — there are murders — and Bruno has a way of figuring out “whodunnit” but it’s the details of village life that are what makes you keep reading his books. We got really excited when we actually saw the villages Walker describes, not to mention eating and drinking the food — and we learned about it while reading about murder. Start with the first book, Bruno, Chief of Police, and work your way through the Perigord, armchair style. Lastly, I just started reading Fred Vargas, the pen name of Federique Audoin-Rouzeau. Her detective is Chief Inspector Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg and the first novel is The Chalk Circle Man. Adamsberg takes a position in Paris and is soon embroiled in a mystery literally on the streets of the City of Lights. Someone is drawing blue chalk circles and placing odd little objects inside them. Adamsberg takes note early on but things become twisted
when the body of a woman turns up in one of the circles. It’s left to Adamsberg and his new team to figure out who’s behind it but, being new, he doesn’t know what to expect from his staff, and they don’t know what to make of this interesting man. That’s a great vehicle for setting up misapprehension and conflict. It’s also very descriptive of Paris and the many streets and neighbourhoods . Vargas has won several International Dagger Awards — they’re given to authors by the Crime Writers Association for non-English written crime fiction. Lucky for us, there are great translators. I’ll keep reading Vargas — she’s a wonderful writer. So if you’re going to France soon or just want to read some really great detective fiction, head to your public library and check out the mystery shelves. There are many great French detective authors and it would be a crime if you missed out. A Good Read is a column by TriCity librarians that is published on Wednesdays. Vanessa Colantonio works at Coquitlam Public Library.
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TUESDAY, SEPT. 4 • 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. • Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Wilson Rec Centre, Port Coquitlam. For info: 604-928-9220 or 6049362998.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5 • Hyde Creek Watershed Society monthly meeting, 7:15 p.m., 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo. The public are invited to attend the meeting, tour the facility and see what projects the society is undertaking. As well, HCWS is looking for volunteers – yYou choose the time and days that you are free to help. Education tour guides and assistants for daytime school visits are always needed as well as volunteers interested in working in regular hatchery operations.
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he cold, hard reality is that the new school year is nearly upon us. This past year saw online purchase scams reach the top spot on BBB’s Top 10 Scams list as many parents will be looking for deals on the internet. “Online shopping scams are now one of the riskiest scams according to BBB’s Risk Index,” says Evan Kelly, senior communications advisor for BBB serving Mainland BC. “The problem is there are many different kinds of scams online and even honest businesses can get caught with things like counterfeit goods moving through their own supply chains.”
WHAT PRINCIPALS ARE MOVING WHERE? Several principal retirements have School District 43 looking further afield to fill administrative posts at local schools. Several longtime principals retired at the end of the last school year, resulting in new faces at school offices effective July 1, five of them from outside the district. Meanwhile, following new school administrative appointments have been made:
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• Joe Jamieson, a Vancouver teacher, will become a vice-principal at Panorama Heights, and Leanne Kemp, a teacher at Aspenwood elementary will become viceprincipal at Walton elementary. • Elspeth Anjos is moving from actingprincipal at Birchland elementary to principal at Birchland; • Heather Birnie moves from principal at Pleasantside to principal at Mountain Meadows; • Tara Fisher moves from principal in Delta school district to principal at Meadowbrook elementary; • Don Hutchinson moves from principal at Ranch Park elementary to principal at Eagle Ridge; • Robert Killawee moves from vice-principal in Surrey school district to principal at Ranch Park elementary; • Kate McMeiken moves from principal at Mountain Meadows to principal at Central; • Jody Moss moves from vice-principal at
Port Moody secondary to principal at Mountain View elementary; • Theresa Roberts moves from vice-principal at Scott Creek middle to acting principal at R.C. Macdonald elementary; • Anita Strang returns from a leave of absence to become principal at Alderson elementary; • and Ceri Watkins moves from principal at R.C. Macdonald to principal at Pleasantside.
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• Colleen Castonguay moves from viceprincipal at Walton elementary to vice-principal at Scott Creek middle; • Mark Clay moves from principal at Maillard middle to principal at Moody middle; • and Tristan McCutcheon moves from principal at Central elementary to principal at Maillard middle school.
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• Registered education savings plans (RESPs) are a great way to ensure you have money for your child’s post-secondary education but opening an account with a SIN can leave a child vulnerable to ID theft should the system be hacked. Only deal with reputable companies that offer RESPs in their portfolio. • Educate your child on being safe if they are active in the online world. Monitor their activity and keep detailed personal information off of social media profiles. newsroom@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews
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Artifacts from left to right: A handmade nurse’s hat; a vintage turntable; a chair made in the woodworking shop; 1980s film reels for biblical studies; haircutting shears; and a payroll adding machine.
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Heritage society sorts R’view artifacts Janis CleugH The Tri-CiTy News
Nurses’ hats and uniforms, trifold privacy screens, furniture and ashtrays — all handmade by Riverview Hospital patients — are now part of the Coquitlam Heritage Society exhibits collection. Last week, the organization that runs Mackin House Museum wrapped up its summer-long project of sorting, cataloging, photographing and storing in archival boxes about 200 artifacts it acquired this spring. Candrina Bailey, the society’s executive director, said it picked what it wanted from the city of Coquitlam’s massive collection that were deemed by specialists to be duplicates or have low historical value. In the municipal collection, which underwent the same inventory and archiving process last year, some 2,500 pieces dating back to the early 1900s — when the hospital was known as Essondale — were evaluated and safeguarded in what is considered to be the best medical artifacts assemblage in western Canada. (Besides the Coquitlam Heritage Society, other artifacts were transferred to the Riverview Hospital Historical Society, Evergreen Cultural Centre, the New Westminster Museum and Heritage Services, the Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society, Royal BC Museum and
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Left: Alexis Fladmark of Langley, a UBC master’s degree student in library sciences, in the basement of Mackin House where the newly acquired Riverview Hospital furniture has been catalogued and safeguarded. Above: Candrina Bailey, executive director of the Coquitlam Heritage Society, with a trifold curtain. Right: a handmade nurse’s uniform with the Riverview emblem. the Kingston Museum of Healthcare.) At the end of June, the Coquitlam Heritage Society hired Alexis Fladmark, a Langley resident who is undertaking her master’s degree at UBC in library sciences, to sift through its chosen items as well as work on a few side projects at Mackin House. And, with the help of heritage manager Jasmine Moore,
they created a labelling system and flipped through books such as Coquitlam Then and Now and other resources to bring context to each artifact. There were also discussions with Anna Tremere, a former psychiatric nurse at Riverview for more than 30 years and president of the Riverview Hospital Historical Society, to round out the bigger picture of what each piece meant.
Along with the patient-made items listed above, the society also took possession of medical gear — i.e., bed pans, surgical trays, IV drip stand — Royal Albert bone china, a turntable, film rolls from 1980s biblical studies, an accountant’s adding machine, barber shears and an evacuation raft for nonmobile patients to be lifted out during an emergency. There’s also a wooden chair
with scratch marks on the arms, likely caused by patients with nervous afflictions. Fladmark said the cataloguing process changed her view of the hospital. “It has quite a stigma,” she said last week at Mackin House. “Going past it as a child, you think about how spooky it is but, with my research and listening to Anna, I’ve learned that it was a place of healing and community.”
Founded in 1913 as a mental health institution, Riverview had 2,000 employees and 4,500 residents at its peak as well as its own school, fire department and community centre. The 244-acre site, off Lougheed Highway in Coquitlam, is now operated by BC Housing and is the most filmed-at location in Canada for television and movie crews, outside of a studio.
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Heritage Woods secondary graduate Devan Scott was the producer, cinematographer and colourist for Norman Norman, which will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8.
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Devan Scott got the knack for filmmaking while at Heritage Woods secondary. He took a few movie-making classes as a student at the Port Moody high school and even handed in some video assignments to get through French. But films were just a side thing. Until he got through his first year at Simon Fraser University. After a year in computer science, Scott stopped his major because he lost interest in coding. On a whim, he enrolled in the post-secondary institution’s film program and was accepted. In 2013, Scott graduated with a bachelor of fine arts in film and now splits his career primarily as a director, cinematographer and colourist, the latter for post-production work. For his new project, Norman Norman, which was picked to roll at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) next month, Scott was tasked to three roles: producer, cinematography and colourist. The seven-minute flick, which revolves around a
FILMMAKER DEVAN SCOTT 16-year-old Shih Tzu and its master who spends the night on the computer while thinking about genetic replication, animal immortality and Barbra Streisand, is not the first TIFF entry for Scott. Five years ago, he was in Hogtown for the premiere of Paradiso, a “biblical apocalyptic comedy” — as he Scott described it — that he co-directed, produced, screen wrote and coloured. For Norman Norman, Scott teamed up with Victoria native Sophy Romivari, a Capilano University graduate he met about three years ago at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF); she is currently studying film production at York University.
Scott said he was impressed with Romivari’s artistic drive. “She really wanted to get her vision out there,” he said, “and I wanted to be a part of making that happen.” Since then, the duo has collaborated on four films, including Norman Norman — all shot in a day or less: Nine Behind (2016), a VIFF pick; It’s Him, which appeared at the London Short Film Festival and the Port Moody Film Festival this year; and Pumpkin Movie, selected for the 2018 True/False Festival, Sheffield and Hotdocs. The pair typically has no plot or formal script when they create a film. “She comes up with a concept and a vague list of shots,” he explained. “We have the perimeters to make a movie then we riff around shot ideas on set.” There was a skeleton crew for the four-hour shoot of Norman Norman, in which Scott used his personal digital camera with no lights; his business partner at Sad Hill Media, Will Ross, was the sound designer. • Norman Norman will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8. jcleugh@tricitynews.com
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Dog painting, ukulele circle Does your dog have a creative side? Bring it to Place des Arts on Sept. 8, when the Coquitlam arts hub will host its second annual PAWcasso outdoor painting class with pooches. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., artist and pet lover Ruth Hoyem will guide masters and their animals to make masterpieces with non-toxic paints. To participate, dogs must have up-to-date vaccinations and be leashed during the event — at all times. Light snacks will be served and a cash wine bar will be open. For tickets at $26 per person, or $42 for two guests, call 604664-1636 or visit brownpapertickets.com. PAWcasso kicks off the second season of adult-only pARTty@PdA functions at Place des Arts. Five other gatherings are lined up: Festive Felting on Dec. 7; Books with Burgundy on Feb. 1; Pottery, Pizza and Pinot on March 1; Perspective and Prosecco on April 26; and Palette . . . eat, paint, create on May 10.
Paper Diaries: Exploration in Paper and Paper will be displayed in the Michael Wright Art Gallery in the Gathering Place, at Leigh Square Community Arts Village (beside PoCo city hall) until Monday, Oct. 29.
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If you’ve been spending time snapping photos around Port Coquitlam, the city wants your images. Scenic pictures of the area — from all four seasons — are sought for the 2019 municipal calendar, a glossy 8.5” by 11” publication that lands on doorsteps in December. To enter by the Sept. 30 deadline, upload your horizontal landscapes (in jpeg or tiff format, at least 300 dpi) to portcoquitlam.ca/photos. Be sure to include a description, the year it was taken and the name of the photographer, for credit — i.e., mountain view, 2018, Bob Smith.jpg.
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Images by Jay Lyonns: above, Kinsol Trestle and, below, Astoria. His mixed media show, The Forgotten City, opens Sept. 7 in the Leonore Peyton Salon at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts. reception, he’ll be bringing along his girlfriend and her bluegrass band, The Rogue Crows, to entertain. Also opening Sept. 7 are shows by Dorothy Doherty, Port Coquitlam’s artist-inresidence who also has a paper exhibition up at Leigh Square Community Arts Village in PoCo, and the Coquitlam Art Teachers’ exhibition (various mediums). • The reception starts at 7 p.m. Call 604-664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca.
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Had it not been for a conversation with a senior about Vancouver’s club scene in the 1940s and 50s, The Forgotten City series may never have happened. Illustrator and designer Jeff Lyonns was so inspired by his discussion with the former social club-goer, whom he met at an art show, that he visited the Vancouver Archives to flip through its photographic collection to glean more information. There, he happened to find a post-war image of The Commodore Ballroom and its neon sign, which became the kernel for his new multimedia project. The East Vancouver resident used parts of birds and motorcycles to give a sense of time flying by in his Forgotten City. “They’re like fragments of memories,” he said. “I wanted to evoke travel, using a main character who experienced it all.” His solo show, which opens Sept. 7 at in the Leonore Peyton Salon at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam), follows on his exhibit from last fall, at the Massey Theatre. Lyonns said he’s since added to the display as many pieces sold at the Plaskett Gallery; he also re-created some of the pieces. “It’s mostly a completely new exhibition,” Lyonns said. It’ll be Lyonns’ first time showing at the Maillardville venue and, for the opening
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Adanacs win Minto Cup title with focus Keeper Christian Del Bianco plays through pain to earn MVP MARIO BARTEL
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Even as their Minto Cup dream threatened to crash down around them, the Coquitlam Adanacs kept their eyes on the prize. Saturday, that laser focus paid off as the team won their third national Junior A lacrosse championship by beating the Brampton Exclesiors 10-8 in overtime to take their best-offive series against the champions of Ontario, three games to one. Only two days earlier, Adanacs’ coach Pat Coyle was wondering if a champion would ever be decided after officials working the series refused to take the floor to protest a decision by an appeals committee that overturned a mandatory three-game suspension to Exclesiors’ star player, and the tournament’s leading scorer, Jeff Teat. Teat and the team’s coach, Dan Teat, had been assessed match penalties for abuse of an official at the end of the final’s opening game last Tuesday. Under Canadian Lacrosse Association rules, such a penalty comes with an automatic three-game suspension with no right to appeal. But the Excelsiors argued Jeff Teat’s penalty hadn’t been applied properly by the officials so he shouldn’t be subject to the suspension. When a committee agreed shortly before the teams were to play the second game of their series last Wednesday, the officials refused to leave their dressing rooms and the game was called off. Only a day of
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Coquitlam Adanacs runner Ethan Ticehurst jumps for joy after scoring the insurance goal late in the first overtime period to clinch the Minto Cup national Junior A lacrosse championship with a 10-8 win over the Brampton Excelsiors last Saturday in Calgary. intense negotiations that concluded just an hour before the originally scheduled start of what was supposed to be game three on Thursday, got the series back on track albeit with new officials. The missed game was rescheduled for Friday, which had been designated a day off for the teams. But that was all just background noise for the Adanacs, Coyle said. “We were oblivious to everything,” he said. “We just wanted to let our lacrosse do the talking for us.” In fact, if anything, the con-
troversy may have made the Adanacs’ voice a little stronger, more resolute, Coyle said. “It felt like our opponent was doing everything they could to win, and that was fuel for us.” Once the action returned to the floor of the Max Bell Arena, the Adanacs won Thursday’s second game, 8-6, then fell Friday, 12-8, largely on the strength of a six-goal run in the second period by the Excelsiors. The loss was a bit of a reality check for his team, Coyle said. “With what was at stake, we played tighter,” he said. “We
played not to lose that game.” That lesson served the Adanacs well in Saturday’s game as Brampton battled their way back from a 7-3 deficit at the end of the second period with four goals in the first half of the third period. Just over two minutes later, William Clayton scored on a power play to reclaim the lead for the Adanacs but Jake Boudreau got the Excelsiors back on even terms with seven minutes to play. Neither team could find a way past keepers Christian Del Bianco and Steven Orleman
after that, even as the Adanacs outshot Brampton 16-12. Over the course of the entire game, the Coquitlam claimed a huge advantage in the balance of play, outshooting the Excelsiors 62-37. But Coyle said once again his team maintained its focus despite the heartstopping prospect of overtime. “We realized we could lose here,” he said. “We need to finish here. We need to put our foot on the gas.” Which is just what they did, as Clayton scored the winner with just under three
minutes to play in the first period of extra time, then Ethan Ticehurst added an insurance goal just over a minute after that. The Adanacs gave Brampton a slim chance to get back into the game shortly after they went up by two in the first overtime when Tyson Kirkness was sent to the penalty box for holding with 1:08 left to play. But their defence, and goalie Del Bianco, held fast. It’s little wonder then the Coquitlam keeper was named the tournament’s most valuable player, a cap to his junior career as he’s expected to be a top draft pick in the Western Lacrosse Association’s draft. Del Bianco’s achievement was especially remarkable as he endured a root canal shortly before the tournament that became infected and had to be treated last weekend in a Calgary hospital. “He’s a pretty unflappable guy,” Coyle said of his star goalie, who was in tears from the pain of the abcessed tooth at times during the week. Coyle said the Adanacs’ victory is especially sweet as some of the players have been together since he coached them in Bantam. And winning the Minto Cup is a fitting way to end a season in which the team lost its guiding force of many years, local lacrosse icon Les Wingrove, who passed away last April. “I felt he was watching us, and it was going to be okay,” Coyle said. • The Jr. Adanacs aren’t the only local lacrosse team with a place in the national spotlight. The Tier 1 Junior B team recently won bronze at the Founders Cup national championship in Akwesane, Ont. The Adanacs defeated Manitoba 9-8 in the game to decide third place. mbartel@tricitynews.com
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Metro-Ford success fuels soccer dreams Club program graduates 30 players to postsecondary teams MARIO BARTEL
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It’s a good time to be a soccer player in Coquitlam. The Coquitlam MetroFord soccer club is graduating 30 players to postsecondary programs across North America. Some of them were the core of the boys and girls teams at Dr. Charles Best and Centennial secondary schools that are reigning provincial high school champions. The club has also won several provincial cup and Coastal Cup championships. Dale Mitchell, the head coach who oversees all of CMFSC’s teams — from the U4 boys and girls learning the motor skills required for the game in its initiation academies to the 250 kids who play in the BC Premier Soccer League, the top level of youth club soccer in the province — said the recipe for success is a simple mix of great facilities, good coaching and motivated players. Mitchell, a former pro player in the old North American Soccer League who also played 55 games for Canada’s national team before becoming a coach for the Vancouver Whitecaps as well as Canada’s U-20 and senior men’s national teams, said the development of young players has come a long way. “It used to be people were all doing their own thing,” Mitchell said. “In this day and age the kids have to start early and there is a good development system in place.” The landscape for those systems has also become
more crowded, with club programs competing with each other and a growing number of school-based academies for top players. Mix in the training hubs established around the province by the Whitecaps, from Trail to Terrace, and opportunities abound. “If you’re a player or a parent, there’s a lot of places you can be on any given night,”Mitchell said. It’s little wonder, then, the province would eventually produce a phenom like Alphonso Davies, who broke in with the Whitecaps’ Major League Soccer team when he was just 17 years old after playing in the team’s academy system for several years and was recently sold to international powerhouse Bayern-Munich of Germany’s top professional Bundeslige for $20 million. Mitchell said the emergence of Canadian players onto the international stage is a boon for driving soccer forward in the country. “It’s huge to have homegrown players,” he said. That’s because the excitement over a player like Davies filters down to the grassroots level, inspiring more kids to play and volunteers to coach. But it’s the creation of a positive experience that keeps them progressing, Mitchell said. That’s something he strives to instil in his coaches who work with CMFSC’s 3,500 recreational and competitive players. “The things you learn when you’re part of a team like fitness, teamwork and camaraderie, those are great life lessons you can learn through sport,” Mitchell said. “That’s what keeps kids coming back.” It’s also what brings many of them back as volunteers after their playing days are
over, giving back to the sport from which they’ve derived so much. That’s helped create a lineage of achievement in CMFSC which has produced top alumni like Sara Maglio and Alfredo Valente who both played professionally, and Kadin Chung, who’s trying to work his way into Germany’s Bundeslige with FC Kaiserlautern. “The history is deep, it’s strong,” Mitchell said. CMFSC female players who will be playing at postsecondary institutions in the fall include: • Ziyana Simanani: Rice University • Madeline Moore: Utah Valley University • Maddie Low, Hannah Miller, Katie Ward and Ella Sutton: Trinity Western University • Linnea Cassidy, Leah Favaro and Maya Lewis: UBC-Okanagan • Nikki Gregory and Jashan Sandhar: University of the Fraser Valley • Bianca Bettamin, Jaya Sharma, Gabby Turner and Gabby Zenone: Langara College • McKayla Heywood, Bella Pires and Jaz Virk: Capliano University • Melanie Osborne: Vancouver Island University CMFSC male graduates heading to post-secondary: • Brolin Masuhara: University of Ontario Institute of Technology • Petri du Toit: University of Alberta • Cohnan Kotarski: McEwen University • Tali Romero: UBCOkanagan • Samuel Enchemmaier, Andrew Peat and Trevor Zanatta: University of the Fraser Valley • Jaxon Bain, Quintin Desaulniers, Brayden Rose and Karndeep Sahota: Douglas College
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Johnny Sulentic, the technical director of the Port Moody Soccer Association, Matthew Campbell, its president, and Brittany Timko-Baxter, the head girls’ coach, admire their new kit with Howard Chiang, the principal of Lougheed Hyundai, which is becoming the association’s lead sponsor.
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PMSA gets new look The Port Moody Soccer Association is kicking up its game. A new sponsorship deal with Lougheed Hyundai will allow the association to provide better resources for its coaches, funding for its approximately 1,000 players to participate in more tournaments as well as support for unique programs like adaptive soccer, said the association’s president, Matthew Campbell.
It also means new kit for everyone in the association, which is the smallest in the Tri-Cities. But that diminutive stature won’t be a barrier anymore, said Campbell. “It’s a game-changer,” he said. The sponsorship, which consists of a new car the association will raffle off with all proceeds going to its soccer programs, puts Port Moody
soccer in a better position to compete for players and top coaches against larger, more established programs like Coquitlam Metro-Ford, he said. Howard Chiang, the dealer principal at Lougheed Hyundai and its neighbouring dealership, Lougheed Acura, said the sponsorship is a way to give back to the community where he and his family have lived for 22 years.
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