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Port Moody resident Wade MacLeod has travelled across North America and twice to Germany to keep his professional hockey dream alive. But the Coquitlam native’s career may be over after he had his fourth surgery in five years to remove a recurring tumour from his brain. A friend has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to help pay his medical expenses and support his young family. For more, see story on page 11.

A suspicious package that shut down Brunette Avenue for four hours Wednesday was neither a bomb nor a weapon.

It was a hose nozzle used by city of Coquitlam crews to clean out sewer pipes.

Coquitlam RCMP released photos of the device Wednesday, at first calling it a homemade prop.

But a keen-eyed Tri-City News reader and others on social media commented that the item was actually a highpressure hose nozzle used for cleaning pipes and drains.

“After the photo was published yesterday, we determined that the device is used by the city of Coquitlam to clean out sewer pipes,” said Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin, later adding: “Apparently, the device was misplaced and mistakenly ended up on someone’s lawn.” see DEVICE, page 7

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BY tHe nUMBeRS The first week of school will be busy as classes and teachers are finalized depending on enrolment. Here’s how the district sums up the numbers for staff and students.

• Teachers: 2,710, including teachers on call • Support workers: 1,465, including permanent and casual employees • Administrators and exempt management: 197

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More than 4,000 teachers, administrators and support workers will be heading back to school Tuesday along with 31,000 students in School District 43 and the 2018/’19 school year promises to be a busy one.

New portables and classroom additions have been added and one new school — Smiling Creek elementary on Burke Mountain in Coquitlam — is opening to handle the growth in the student population as well as changes required by a Supreme Court ruling restoring the teachers contract.

Among the changes parents might see are the continued use of technology in the classroom, from programmable toys such as Microbits and Spheros, to teach coding; to FreshGrade, to help teachers communicate with parents about elementary and middle school students; and laptops, tablets and even mobile phones. There will also be a redesigned Grade 10 curriculum in place.

Here’s how some of the changes are being introduced into SD43:

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More parents will be seeing their child’s school work on a digital portfolio called FreshGrade this year. But the program purchased with a $45,000 annual licence fee won’t be replacing report cards, says Stephen Whiffin, SD43’s director of instruction.

walk & drive safely With young people heading back to school next week, ICBC is reminding drivers to be vigilant and respect school zone speed limits when commuting.

The insurance corporation said motorists should give themselves extra time to travel so they are not rushing and more likely to speed, thus increasing the risk for children and pedestrians around them.

Parents are also being advised to talk with their children about road safety and to review a tip sheet with their kids that’s available at icbc.com. They should also review their daily route to and from school.

Last year, 7,900 drivers in B.C. were ticketed for speeding in school and playground zones. ICBC said police and Speed Watch volunteers will be monitoring local roadways, which are expected to be busier as people return to school and work from the summer holidays next week.

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increased use of laptop computers, tablets and even smart phones is among a number of tech-related changes to how education is delivered to children in all grades.

As many as 12,000 Tri-Cities elementary and middle school students are using FreshGrade portfolios that show what they are doing in class with photos, notes and videos uploaded by their teacher.

Parents can log on to see their child’s work, notes from the teacher and information on classroom activities but their experience could vary depending on the teacher and how they use the program.

“FreshGrade is best used as an ongoing, informal communication tool and can, in some cases, be effective at enhancing report card information by demonstrating progress through examples. But this does not completely replace the need to provide a progress snapshot as required by the Ministry of Education,” Whiffin said, noting that teachers have

been getting training and support on the program since it was introduced four years ago.

gRaDe 10 CHangeS If you have a child entering Grade 10, you may notice that their curriculum has been redesigned. As well, some Grade 11 and 12 classes are trying out the province’s new curriculum this year as part of an ongoing change that started with the earlier grades.

According to SD43, changes won’t affect student admission to post-secondary schools.

“What’s new about the curriculum is that it is redesigned to be more learner-focused and flexible, with a focus on core competencies, big ideas and learning standards, with Indigenous culture and perspectives integrated into it,” said SD43 spokesperson Peter

Chevrier in an email.

This year, the Grade 11/12 redesigned curriculum is optional, and the district is waiting for the official graduation program to be published, with full implementation for the senior grades set for next year.

But the B.C. Graduation Program Summary of Changes, available online, notes that a number of things will be staying the same: reading, writing and math are still emphasized, and letter grades and percentages will be recorded on transcripts.

As well, the new curriculum courses are not designed to stream students into easy or difficult pathways. All courses will allow for different teaching methods depending on the students and all students will be able to access any course.

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• When you’re dropping off your children in school zones, allow them to exit the car on the side closest to the sidewalk — never allow a child to cross mid-block.

• If a vehicle is stopped in front of you or in the lane next to you, the driver may be yielding to a pedestrian, so proceed with caution and be prepared to stop.

• Before getting into your vehicle, walk around it to make sure no small children are hidden from your view. Always look for pedestrians when you’re backing up.

• In residential areas, a hockey net or ball can mean that kids are playing nearby. Watch for children as they could dash into the street at any moment.

• Remember that every school day, unless otherwise posted, a 30 km/h speed limit is in effect in school zones from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In playground zones, a 30 km/h speed limit is in effect every day from dawn to dusk.

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Get involved and gain a voice, says dPaC prez Diane StranDberg The Tri-CiTy News

Marvin Klassen is a parent with one child going into Grade 4 and another into Grade 11 next week.

So the Port Coquitlam dad has experience that runs the gamut, which will stand him in good stead as he helms the School District 43 District Parent Advisory Council for the upcoming school year.

The immigration lawyer got into the role after getting involved in his school parent advisory council and spent two

MaRVin kLaSSen, DpaC pReS. years as DPAC treasurer.

He urges other parents to get

involved to better stay informed about their schools and the education system, which is rapidly changing with a redesigned curriculum, greater use of technology and new report cards in the future.

“I always seemed to be missing the notices or not understanding the notices,” Klassen said of the time before he joined a school PAC. “So my wife and I decided to get more involved.”

In addition to staying informed about school business, attending PAC and DPAC meetings provides opportunities for parents to have a voice into

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The local DPAC has a website (www.dpac43.ca) and hosts education events and upcoming topics will include conflict resolution to help parents deal with issues at the school or board office in a positive way.

Klassen said the impetus for the topic came from discussions about a new parent code of conduct that SD43 administrators proposed during the last school year and is still being worked on.

“We want to explain what are the steps [to getting parents concerns dealt with], a lot of

what’s going on as well as for education that could help them navigate the school system.

For example, Klassen said monthly DPAC meetings feature speakers from the School District 43 administration team, who will talk about upcoming trends such as curriculum changes, new programs to support children with anxiety and potential changes to report cards.

“I really believe parents need to be involved. Their voices are really important and there’s a lot you learn that you can’t get from your children or

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Appeal court quashes fed. approvals of KM pipeline over lack of consultation Two First Nations had challenged over NEB process

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The federal court of appeal delivered a massive victory to the Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish First Nations in their challenge of the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, ruling Thursday that the federal government failed to adequately consult with them on the Kinder Morgan expansion.

In a unanimous decision by a panel of three judges, the court said the National Energy Board’s review of the project was so flawed that the federal government could not rely on it as a basis for its decision to approve the expansion.

It also vindicates concerns raised by residents and the city of Port Moody, which testified at NEB hearings about the potential risk of tanker traffic to the local marine environment.

In testimony at the time, a PoMo parks and recreation manager expressed concerns about a slow response from federal authorities to a diesel spill from a boat while Elaine Golds of the Burke Mountain Naturalists told the NEB that a number of species at risk could be harmed by an oil spill in the Port Moody arm of Burrard Inlet.

The court concluded the federal government failed in its duty to engage in meaningful consultations with First

Nations before giving the green light to the project, approved by the Liberal government in 2016.

The court also ruled that the federal review was also flawed in that it excluded the project’s impact on marine shipping and did not assess the potential impact of increased tanker traffic on the southern resident killer whale population.

The federal government announced plans this spring to buy the pipeline and expansion project for $4.5 billion, a deal that was approved Thursday by Trans Mountain shareholders.

The court decision means that federal approvals of the pipeline project are essentially quashed until the issues of consulting First Nations and addressing environmental issues are adequately addressed.

Tsleil-Waututh’s asserted traditional territory includes sections of the Lower Fraser River, Howe Sound, Burrard Inlet and Indian Arm, according to the court document. jseyd@nsnews.com – with Tri-City News files

SETTING IT STRAIGHT Re. “Mais oui! Read up on crime before you travel” (A Good Read, The Tri-City News, Aug. 29).

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Wednesday, McLaughlin said the package looked real enough that investigators had to take it seriously and commended the resident who notified Mounties. The item was approximately 30 cm long with fins and a tip that looked like a mortar or explosive, he said.

“These are metal parts,” he said. “It is not difficult to imagine that this could have contained some kind of real charge.”

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Drugs seized in bust at Port Moody home Surrey Mounties found hundreds of doses in raid

A Port Moody home was the scene of a major drug bust last week by Surrey RCMP. On Aug. 23, hundreds of doses of suspected methamphetamine, Xanax and powdered cocaine were seized by the Surrey drug unit as part of an investigation into a dial-adope line that RCMP say operated in both Surrey and Port Moody.

Police say they had been investigating the dope ring since February, resulting in the execution of a search warrant at a home in the 1100-block of Cecile Drive.

“This house was in Port Moody but drug trafficking from operations like this one affect public safety in communities all over the Lower Mainland, including Surrey,” said Surrey Drug Unit Staff Sgt. Glenn Atkins in a press release.

“We will continue to investigate and shut down these diala-dope lines in our continued effort to tackle drug trafficking and the violence it is associated to.”

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Some of the drugs seized at the Port Moody bust last week. the PoMo home were 35 suspected Xanax pills, 140 doses of suspected powdered cocaine, a bottle containing 90 doses of suspected GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate), 400 doses of suspected methamphetamine, approximately $600 in Canadian currency as wells as scales, packaging material and drug paraphernalia associated with drug trafficking, police said.

A further 140 doses of suspected meth, 940 doses or suspected cocaine powder was seized in Surrey, and a 2013

Volkswagen Golf sedan was also confiscated.

One man was arrested at the PoMo residence and later released. No charges have been laid and the investigation is continuing.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Surrey RCMP at 604-5990502 or contact Crime Stoppers for anonymous reports via www.solvecrime.ca or at 1-800-222-8477. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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The elite tower climber — a BC Wildfire Service employee from Roberts Creek — is hoping to capture the title for the 16to-35 age division in the Sept. 8 contest.

Stephens-Whale is best known for his vertical running of the Eiffel Tower in Paris last year; then 27, he finished sixth in the Verticale de la Tour Eiffel, after completing the circuit in

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Dilworth received 3,916 votes in the 2014 municipal elections, second highest among council candidates behind only Rick Glumac, who is now the MLA for Port MoodyCoquitlam.

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Towner wants 2nd term Coquitlam Coun. Teri Towner wants a second term.

While she said a lot has been accomplished during her first four years on council, more work needs to be done to improve affordability in the community and improve

services for seniors. She added that housing continues to be a major issue she will focus on if she is re-elected.

“I am always out in the community, listening to people who love this city,” she said in her announcement on

Wednesday. “I want Coquitlam to continue to be a great place to live and raise our children, and I look forward to connecting with residents on the doorsteps this campaign.” gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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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 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.

Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam/agendas.

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.

Please note that interested parties may only speak to the issues covered by the TUP.

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“I am running because I care about Port Moody and want to continue to play a role in responsibly growing and enhancing our community,” Dilworth, a resident of the city for 27 years, said in a press release.

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Dilworth, a government relations manager for the BC Non-Profit Housing Association, was first elected to council in 1999, then again

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.

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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.

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In the 2014 election, he placed fifth in the race for the six seats, garnering 5,173 votes.

Pollock, whose wife, Christine Pollock, is running for one of two PoCo school trustee positions on the School District 43 board of education, is endorsing Brad West for mayor.

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Farnworth, said he’s proud of council’s accomplishments.

“Having said that, I believe there’s a much more to be done and I want to be a part of seeing things through,” he stated in a news release, noting the continuation of the Downtown Action Plan, the completion of the Port Coquitlam recreation complex rebuild and work on affordable

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.

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Another Port Coquitlam city council incumbent will run for re-election in the Oct. 20 civic race.

Wednesday, Coun. Glenn Pollock formally announced his intention to seek his fourth term as an elected official.

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A Port Moody hockey player who has spent his life battling on the ice is now in the battle of his life.

And friends in the hockey community around the world are rallying support.

Wade MacLeod underwent surgery Monday to remove a Grade 3 glioblastoma tumour from his brain. It was his second such surgery in two months and the fourth in the past five years.

This time, the stakes are especially high, said Mike Armstrong, a family friend who launched a GoFundMe campaign last weekend to help MacLeod’s young family cope with the expenses of his treatment, recovery and possible alternative therapies — a family that grew 11 months ago with the birth of his first child, Ava James.

“He needs to do everything he can to get better,” Armstrong said.

MacLeod, 31, played for the Merritt Centennials in the BC Hockey League, where he scored 105 points in 60 games in the 2006/’07 season. That was fourth best in the league that year, not too far behind future NHLers Kyle Turris and Tyler Bozak but MacLeod’s NHL dream never came true.

That didn’t stop him, however, from doing whatever he could and going wherever he needed to keep playing the sport he loves, Armstrong said.

After playing four years at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass., where the Dr. Charles Best secondary grad also earned a business degree, MacLeod signed his first pro contract with the Springfield Falcons, then the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Columbus Bluejackets.

He scored three points in nine games, then improved the next season to 29 points in 66 games.

But partway through MacLeod’s second full season as a pro, in a game against the Adirondack Phantoms on Hockey Day in America, he was hit into the boards by Phantoms forward Brandon Manning. MacLeod got back to his skates, then, as he made his way to the bench, he collapsed and went into convulsions on the ice. Medics rushed to help MacLeod and he was stretchered off the ice and then to a Springfield hospital. The game

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To donate to the GoFundMe campaign to help PoMo’s Wade MacLeod, go to gofundme.com/wade039s-treatment-fund. was suspended.

The seizure MacLeod suffered wasn’t because of the hit.

A CT scan discovered a tumour on the left side of his brain.

It was about the size of a golf ball but it was deemed noncancerous. A month later, doctors removed it in a four-hour operation that temporarily cost him the ability to speak.

“It turned out to be a blessing,” MacLeod told the Springfield Republican newspaper of the hit that sparked his seizure. “It could have happened while I was driving and then who knows what would have happened.”

After extensive rehab, MacLeod laced up his skates again, determined to resume his hockey career but the Falcons thought otherwise, and didn’t offer him another contract.

MacLeod then headed to Evansville, Ind., where he caught on with the IceMen of the East Coast Hockey League, a rung down on pro hockey’s ladder but a chance to prove to a team higher up that he could still play. He scored seven points in five games and the next season, his former coach at Northeastern, who was now an assistant coach for the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, got him a tryout contract for their AHL minor league team, the Toronto Marlies.

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MacLeod scored goals in his first two pre-season games, including a game winner against the Hamilton Bulldogs. He played 34 games and scored 15 points for the team before he was loaned to the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL. After another season in hockey’s hinterlands, this time in Boise, Idaho, with the Steelheads, MacLeod headed to Europe, where he played for the Rosenheim Star Bulls, a second-division pro team in Germany. He had a good year, amassing 61 points in 50 games.

But during the off season, doctors discovered the tumour in MacLeod’s brain was growing back. In September 2016, he had another surgery to remove the new growth and, just like before, he returned to the ice as soon as he was given clearance to resume training.

In March 2017, after three scans of his brain showed no regrowth of the tumour, MacLeod signed with the ECHL’s Allen Americans in Texas.

“That was the best opportunity to win a championship and that’s something I haven’t done yet in my career,” MacLeod told Americans broadcaster Tommy Daniels. “I’m here now and I’m ready to play.”

MacLeod scored 13 points in 13 games, a point-a-game pace he continued last season back in Germany, this time with the

Frankfurt Lions.

Armstrong said MacLeod, who grew up in Coquitlam and resides in Port Moody during the off-season, didn’t let the nomadic nature of his hockey career get him down.

“He’s just the happiest guy,” Armstrong said of his friend, adding MacLeod started a hockey school with another former BCHLer, Tyler McNeely, who played for the Coquitlam and Burnaby Express. “He was giving back. He’s just a great guy.”

As of Thursday, Armstrong’s GoFundMe campaign raised more than $74,000 of its $100,000 goal and generated an outpouring of support from fans and former teammates wherever MacLeod played.

“I really hope we can see you again in Frankfurt,” said one message from Germany.

“Northeastern Alum praying for Wade and his family,” said another.

Armstrong said reaching out to MacLeod’s former stomping grounds was his first thought.

“Wade’s a popular player wherever he goes,” he said.

“He’s a great teammate.”

Which makes the prognosis that MacLeod’s playing days are likely over that much more difficult. But that’s the furthest thing from anyone’s thoughts as he recovers and tries to regain his health and enjoy his family, Armstrong said.

“For him to bounce back each and every time is inspiring for all of us,” he said. “He doesn’t deserve this.” mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

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The future of b.C. politics could potentially undergo a radical change but unless voters wake up and pay attention, they might not notice until it’s too late.

That’s the concern with the campaign for proportional representation referendum overlapping with elections for city councils and school trustees, although the actual prop rep mail-in vote doesn’t start until after the oct. 20 civic elections.

That’s when voters will decide whether to stick with the existing first past the post electoral system or move to proportional representation. With this big issue at stake, it’s important for voters to educate themselves and one way to do that is to attend a discussion Sept. 12 hosted by the burquitlam Community association, or watch a video of the proceedings on the group’s website. That’s how voters will learn about both sides of the issue from experts in the field.

Municipal elections are crucially important and we all need to pay attention to who represents us at the local level. but we should all also take the time to learn about the potential changes to how we vote in provincial elections.

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Our school trustees can make a difference With school trustee elections on Oct. 20 and students heading back to school Sept. 4, The Tri-City News’ longtime education reporter, Diane Strandberg, offers this column about how School District 43 trustees make decisions that affect local residents.

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chool trustees tend to be like the sea kelp tossed from ocean to shore with the changing tides of the provincial government.

DIANE STRANDBERG They don’t have much say over their budgets and must deal with whatever victoria throws at them, whether downloaded costs or budget cuts, or, as is the case currently, creating more classrooms and hiring more teachers and support workers because of a court ruling that threw out the previous bC Liberal government’s class size and composition regulations. and while the job of a trustee can be a thankless task of attending budget meetings and more or less rubber stamping administrative decisions, over time, a board’s collective decision making can change schools — for better or for worse.

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as often touted by Sd43, graduation rates and achievement at Tri-City schools are among the highest in the province; the international education program is b.C.’s biggest money maker; and new and rebuild school construction is brisk, with Smiling Creek elementary opening Tuesday on burke Mountain. other changes the district has seen over the last decade suggest trustees have a role to play and schools are not the same as they were even 10 years ago. Here are some notable differences in Sd43 as a result of trustee decision-making: • Greater reliance on technology: for example, parents now see their child’s activities and progress via freshGrade, a portfolio and assessment program. under local trustees’ watch, there are now more tools and games to help students learn coding, now an important part of b.C.’s curriculum.

• More education choice: Trustees have approved numerous programs of choice that have become popular, such as the Mandarin program at Walton elementary, the Reggio-influenced program at Meadowbrook, the Hockey academy at Riverside and Centennial secondary schools; and alternative programs, such as first Nations-inspired Suwa’lkh and the Inquiry Hub. • Less reliance on paper: To reduce its carbon footprint, the district cut back on its paper and printing. Now, full school board

meeting agendas have to be obtained online and more school work is done on tablets. Schools are moving toward litterless lunches and trustees recently approved new recycling carts for all schools.

• Budget cuts: over the years, cuts have had to be made in staff and services to balance the budget. free busing was canceled for most students, middle school cafeterias no longer sell food and crossing guards were cut years ago.

• Closed schools: In 2007, five schools were closed to save money and to better align services with population. Recently, the board sold off the land that had been home to Coronation Park elementary, netting $25.1 million, which will be used to pay for a new school administration building.

• More project-based learning: Sd43 pioneered a style of learning that encouraged students to delve deeper into areas of interest with personal projects. Now, this learning is embedded in the new curriculum that has been rolled out for all of b.C. Can trustees make a difference? It’s hard to say how much influence trustees have over this pace of change, except to get out of the way and let administrators do their job.

Still, change has occurred and trustees must both take the credit and the blame. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com • @dstrandbergTC

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Pot ‘stink’ will be Timing off in move of unavoidable soon ERH rehab program The Editor, What pot advocates are not talking about is the effect on the majority of non-users. The stink from this product is everywhere now and sometimes makes me sick to the stomach.

Even at McDonald’s I can’t get away from it.

I predict that pubs and other establishments over time will have fewer customers. Why the general public is being subjected to this is unacceptable.

Businesses are supposed to be smoke-free from when the no smoking laws went into place about 20 years ago in B.C. All the hype from pub owners that they would lose business was the furthest from the truth. In a short time, they had more customers because they had not realized how many people just weren’t going to pubs.

Marijuana is different. It adheres to their clothes and stinks terribly for so many of us. And that stink then adheres to our clothes and we can smell it and taste it for hours.

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With the coming legalization of marijuana, the letter writer says, Canadians will be subject to the smell of weed everywhere.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government have created a monster for non-users and the concern about affecting children from

establishments being nearby is the least of the problem because children are now exposed to it everywhere.

Rita Pollock, Coquitlam

The Editor, Re. “ERH making changes to focus more on seniors” (The Tri-City News, Aug. 22).

Within the recent article about Eagle Ridge Hospital, it was only briefly mentioned that the High Intensity Rehabilitation (HIR) program will be moving to the Queens Park Care Centre in New Westminster. This program has been at ERH for more than 30 years and has provided excellent care to the patients and their families needing its specialized rehab services.

Moving seniors programs to ERH should not come at the expense of the HIR program, which will not be ready to provide optimal rehab services at Queens Park for at least several more months.

HIR was scheduled to move Sept. 4 but recent action by multiple unions has

resulted in a 60-day halt as staff are only now being given the opportunity to negotiate employment options associated with moving the program.

Plans still need to be put in place to provide mentoring for newer staff and to ensure there are adequate staffing numbers of all disciplines for the number of patients admitted to the program.

Renovations at Queens Park to make the physical space appropriate for providing speech, occupational and physical therapies for stroke and other neurological conditions will not be completed for several more months.

It is unfortunate and distressing to witness the unnecessary push to move this program to Queens Park before all aspects to adequately provide rehabilitation to cur-

rent and future patients are in place there.

Some patients were already admitted to Queens Park ahead of the September moving date for the program. The remainder are still at ERH. It is not appropriate to subject rehab patients and their families to the current disarray of this previously effective and highly respected program and to cause a potentially negative impact on their recovery.

Past and present staff of the HIR program have been, and continue to be, dedicated to providing the best rehabilitation possible. As such, at ERH, the program has already been a centre of excellence.

Adults of all ages, including seniors, deserve and should expect optimal rehabilitation services if and when they require it.

Sandra Buday, Coquitlam

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Kevin Ryan, the president of the Mossom Creek Hatchery, and Vicki Guzikowski, the group’s treasurer, are partially dressed up with someplace to go. The Feast in the Forest fundraiser Sept. 8 will feature a guided nature walk along the creek followed by a four-course dinner catered by restaurateur Fred Soofi and served by board members on the hatchery’s deck. There will also be a live classical music performance. Attire for the event is formal up top and comfortable hiking gear below. For more information, including a link to purchase tickets online, go to www.mossomcreek.org/feast.

A gargantuan trash haul left volunteers with the Hoy-Scott Watershed Society scratching their heads over how much junk people are willing to throw into the bushes to avoid taking it to the dump.

“We went a little deeper and found a lot of trash,” said Robbin Wachell, the society’s president, who said residents are getting more creative in how they get rid of their junk.

Among the items collected in a streamside deep clean last Sunday were a couch, a bicycle, a chair, gardening tools, construction wood, a bag of fish remains, clothing, buckets and the usual bottles, cans, food wrappers and cigarettes.

Sometimes, discarded plants were found, which could be a problem if the introduced species takes over an area, as have English ivy and lamium, which were both popular ground covers until they became invasive species.

Wachell said this is the first time in years the group has gone so far along the creek to pick up litter and the result was one of the largest hauls in recent memory. The group was also able to assess the creek health and to remove any blockages created by garbage, branches and tree stumps. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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28th Annual salute to labour labour unions unions

‘Building strength for all of our members today and tomorrow’ Selina Robinson, MLA Coquitlam - Maillardville

102-1108 Austin Avenue Coquitlam, BC V3K 3P5 604-933-2001 selina.robinson.mla@leg.bc.ca www.selinarobinson.ca

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Mike Farnworth, MLA Port Coquitlam

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A world of potential!

By Hassan Yussuff Like many parents, I want to believe that my nine-year-old daughter will grow up in a world that allows her to reach her full potential.

A world in which she, along with her peers, will be able to find decent and meaningful work; a world in which she will be able to build a future that includes a home and a family of her own.

A world in which she will not be discriminated against because of her race, gender, sexual orientation, ability or any other characteristic.

However, where we should be seeing progress, recent setbacks are cause for concern for any parent. In fact, a recent poll by Angus Reid found that more Canadians believe their children’s generation will be worse off than their own.

I want to comfort those who harbour these fears by telling them the country’s unions are working hard to bring progress back to Canadians.

Much of my work is motivated by the conviction that unions are helping to build a better world for all of our children. After all, it is they who will inherit the legacy we leave behind.

Labour Day offers all of us an opportunity to reflect on that legacy to take stock of our progress and to commit ourselves to working for a fairer future for everyone.

We can all be optimistic because the advances unions make ultimately have wider implications

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across all of society, positively impacting every worker and their family. This won’t be unfamiliar to most people: unions have won paid maternity and paternity leaves, shorter work weeks and safer workplaces. More recently, unions have secured better public pensions, a ban on asbestos and much more.

These days, we are advocating for a number of causes that will have a tangible impact on the bottom line of many family budgets. We are working on winning prescription drug coverage for everyone; we are helping prepare workers for a green economy; and we are advocating for pay equity and harassment-free workplaces.

This is a time to recognize the vital work of our 48,000 professional nurses.

This Labour Day let's value BC's workers and commit to safe workplaces, for nurses and all workers.

President, BC Nurses’ Union

Pharmacare that leaves no one behind It’s hard to believe that Canada remains the only developed country with a universal health care program without a national pharmacare plan.

More than eight million Canadians do not have employer-funded medical coverage.

Most of those who are affected are women and young people. Even those lucky enough to have coverage are struggling to pay for rising deductibles or for medications no longer covered by changing plans.

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The professional Artists and Technicians of IATSE Local 891 in solidarity with all Union members on Labour Day 2018

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WHERE BC’S PROFESSIONALS COME WHEN THEY NEED A UNION Continued from Page 16 Since launching our campaign for universal pharmacare last Labour Day, more than 65,000 people have told us they want this and over 11,000 people have written to their members of Parliament. People across the country have taken part community town halls in almost every province.

2030, we called for a national task force to develop a just transition plan for coal workers and their communities. In April of this year, the government launched a historic Task Force on Just Transition, co-chaired by myself, and includes community, labour and business representatives.

In a major breakthrough, the federal government announced earlier this year the appointment of former Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins to head up an Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare.

All of these issues matter because the health and well-being of our communities matter. That’s why Labour Day means so much to me and to countless others it is a day to remember what we’re striving for.

Canadians have universal health care today because unions advocated for it decades ago.

We hope that someday our children will say the same about pharmacare.

Done Waiting for Gender Equity If barriers to women’s empowerment are not removed, then fully half of the population will continue to face unfair obstacles. Ultimately, that holds all of us back and impedes our nation’s progress.

That’s why unions launched a national campaign this year to declare that women are done waiting for affordable child care, an end to wage discrimination and an end to sexual harassment and violence. The campaign has garnered nationwide support, with several thousand people writing to their MPs to call for immediate action.

I’m proud of our progress but keenly aware of the challenges ahead. There are conservative forces across Canada insisting on rolling back social progress and wanting to put barriers back up for working folks while making it easier for the rich to get richer.

These forces threaten our collective future and potentially hinder the contributions we are making toward building a brighter future for every child. What they can never do is weaken our determination in helping make Canada a better place for all.

Hassan Yussuff is the president of the Canadian Labour Congress.

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WITH THANKS ON LABOUR DAY Monday, September 3rd is Labour Day – a day for us to recognize the contributions of working people across our nation and in our city.

City Council would like to take this opportunity to thank the many men and women who work for the City, and throughout our community, to provide the services that make Coquitlam a wonderful place to live, work, study and do business.

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Mayor Richard Stewart Councillor Brent Asmundson Councillor Craig Hodge Councillor Dennis Marsden Councillor Terry O’Neill Councillor Mae Reid Councillor Teri Towner Councillor Chris Wilson Councillor Bonita Zarrillo

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Career Development Program Will your job exist in the future? If you are an employment counsellor (case manager, facilitator, job developer, resource co-ordinator etc.), the answer is 99 % yes, according to the Brookfield Instituteís report, The Talented Mr. Robot: The impact of automation on Canada’s workforce.

The report used methodologies both from Oxford professors Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael A. Osborne and from management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, which have been employed in other jurisdictions and applied them both to Canadian data.

Overall, the report found that nearly 42% of the Canadian labour force is at a high risk of being affected by automation in the next decade or two.

We also discovered that major job restructuring will likely occur as a result of new technology, said report author Creig Lamb. Using a different methodology, we found that 42% of the tasks that Canadians are currently paid to do can be automated using existing technology.

But the data does not paint an entirely negative picture. Using the Canadian Occupation Projection System, the report found that the occupations with the lowest risk of being affected by automation, which are correlated with higher earnings and education, are projected to produce nearly 712,000 net new jobs between 2014 and 2024.

In career development, people are constantly looking for training options with a sustainable labour market outlook and yet it appears own jobs are some of the best.

With this in mind, Langara College Continuing Studies is about to launch its next Career Development Professional Certificate Program, intended for individuals who thrive in working with people and enjoy assisting individuals in achieving their career goals.

This 14-week full-time daytime program will give participants the skills and knowledge that are non-automated so they can pursue a career in an ever-changing labour market.

The program is developed around theory and practice in a face-to-face setting. An important competency that students will learn throughout the duration of the program is how to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with clients. Organizers feel it is vital to allow clients to become fully engaged in the employment counselling process and it is equally important for our students to be able to demonstrate their competency through communication skills and professional attributes.

This program provides a pathway to the field of Career Development by providing a solid foundation in the core competencies needed to become a Career Development Practitioner, says a news release.

The Career Development Professional Certificate Program at Langara College is for those who are interested in a career in the Career Development and Employment industry. The instructors believe, it is a great way to transition careers or to use transferable skills and previous work experience to enter the field in a role such as career practitioner, employment counsellor or case manager.

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Dignity and Justice A Voice in the Work Place These are the principles on which organized labour was founded.

No single union has ever achieved these goals with more success and consistency than the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Best wishes this Labour Day from the membership and officers of

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Salute to Labour A story came through my Twitter feed recently about Japanese workers:

Some of them are literally working themselves to death. One woman was found dead with her cell phone in her hand, she had logged 159 overtime hours in a month. The pressure on many urban office workers in Japan is to work longer and longer hours to the detriment of their physical and mental health.

They even have a word for it: karoshi, which means occupational sudden mortality which is alarming all on its own.

We North Americans might scoff at that ever happening here but I don’t think workers on some industries are that far off.

Look, for instance, at the tech industry. There are countless articles detailing the unreal expectations placed on many software developers to not leave the office and keep working to finish looming projects.

Many of these companies offer free food, pingpong tables and comfy couches not really out of the goodness of their heart but to make it easier for workers to stay at work.

Apart from working long hours, there is also the issue of workplace safety that is putting many employees at risk. The worst example is perhaps a few years ago when an overloaded van carrying farm workers crashed with multiple fatalities because there were no real seats–just homemade wood benches–and no seatbelts.

I personally covered the death of Maple Ridge gas station attendant Grant De Patie, who was killed trying to stop someone trying to pull a gas-and-dash stunt. It was believed that DePatie was trying to stop the driver because he feared being docked pay to cover the cost of

the stolen gas. He was run over and dragged to his death.

I mention all these examples because I want to give a shoutout to all of the organized labour and advocacy groups that are out there working to protect people.

The Labour Day holiday in Canada arrived at a time when print workers in Toronto were battling just to get a nine-hour week (yes, nine hours). It was also at a time when workers feared losing their factory jobs to automation.

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As you can see, 1872 (the time of the first known Labour Day event) might have been a long time ago, but in 2018 people are still dying on the job, working too many hours and fearing that their jobs will be replaced by automation (hello driverless cars and our future robot overlords).

The death of the farmworkers in that van produced new workplace regulations that were pushed by advocacy groups representing such workers. Grant’s Law requiring pay-at-the-pump changes came directly out of the De Patie family’s lobbying of the provincial government (although, sadly, the BC Liberal government later allowed those changes to be watereddown through WorkSafeBC). Other advocacy groups are fighting to ensure federal temporary foreign workers are not exploited by unscrupulous fast-food outlet owners who find ways to claw back their wages.

And, finally, there are many unions working to ensure their members are protected, as well as lobbying various levels of government to pass regulations to protect workers even further.

So on this Labour Day, take a moment to thank all of these groups and unions out there making the working world a better and safer place.

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CMAW It’s time to think of construction as women’s work In the skilled construction trades, women are almost as rare as unicorns.

But Sandra Brynjolfson and Julia Ballantyne are among a legion of women tradespeople trying to change all that.

“The skilled trades represent great jobs for women,” says Ballantyne, a refrigerator mechanic. “Women can earn a family-supporting salary and there are even opportunities for advancement into leadership roles.”

role in helping to address this skills gap.

Brynjolfson and Ballantyne are doing their part by leading the B.C. chapter of Build TogetHER, which is the women’s committee of the BC Building Trades. The two women speak to groups of other young women and girls around the Lower Mainland regularly about opportunities in the trades.

Brynjolfson, an electrician, agrees. “It’s extremely rewarding as a career. I’ve worked on some major projects around the province, like the Canada Line SkyTrain and I never get tired of seeing what I helped build.”

Brynjolfson also recently left her position as a forensic electrician for a BC Hydro contractor to take on a special assignment as one of two co-ordinators of the new BC Centre for Women in the Trades (BCCWITT). A two-year pilot project funded by the provincial and federal governments, the centre aims to increase the retention and advancement of women in the trades through targeted supports and programs.

Yet Brynjolfson and Ballantyne, as women, are minorities on any construction or maintenance project. In B.C., women represent less than 5% of the construction trade workforce. In other skilled trades, that number is even smaller.

The centre is also trying to change the culture in construction. Research indicates that women face a number of pervasive, systemic barriers that make it difficult for them to enter and remain in the trades as well as advance in the sector.

Meanwhile, other industries and sectors such as the military and law enforcement have met or exceeded 15% female representation.

Brynjolfson and Ballantyne are confident that the dial can be moved on women in the trades.

According to BuildForce Canada, which tracks industry trends, an estimated 277,000 new construction workers will be needed by 2027 in order to meet labour requirements and counter the rising retirement of Canadian workers.

That’s good news for women who can play a huge

“Hiring women is very good for business,” says Brynjolfson. “Studies show that women give organizations a competitive advantage through increased productivity, enhanced reputation and employer loyalty. Women-dominated teams have an eye for detail and they bring a perspective that supports successful business strategies.”

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Better protection for workers– violence in the workplace

By Maria Rantanen

Workplace violence isn’t much of an issue for most workers but it’s still an issue that needs addressing in many fields.

The latest call for better protection of workers from violence is in health care.

The BC Nurses Union is calling for security in every unit at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam after two nurses were recently assaulted. One was treated for severe facial injuries while the other suffered head injuries after being sucker-punched.

This is not a new request, though, as the nurses union has been asking for more help to prevent violence in the workplace for several years.

One was treated for severe facial injuries while the other suffered head injuries after being sucker-punched.

The Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam has been identified as one of the four most violent work sites in health care, with patients waiting who have been deemed too at-risk to be in public, or patients awaiting a diagnosis, explained Christine Sorensen, president of the B.C. Nurses Union.

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If they’re at risk to the public, they’re at risk to staff, she said, adding that these are the most clinically challenged patients. Nurses go to work with the intent to provide the best possible care.

Sorensen said the nurses from the forensic unit tell her that they see violence on every shift from being pushed, yelled at or pinched.

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Having protection officers, security guards, on each unit, would help de-escalate situations that might potentially harm the healthcare staff.

“I don’t think it is too much to ask to protect the health and potential life of your staff,” Sorensen said.

“On Labour Day, we celebrate workers and their contributions to our community”

Statistics from WorkSafeBC show that the healthcare and social services sector has the most claims resulting from violence in the workplace. Over a 10-year period, from 2006 to 2015, there were 9,231 violence-related claims filed with WorkSafeBC by healthcare and social service workers, which accounted for more than 60% of all violence-related claims to the provincial body. The sector experiencing the second highest level of violence was education, but this only accounted for 8% of violencerelated claims.

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Violence in the workplace - Continued from Page 21 Social and community service workers also concerns that having protection officers in the units accounted for 18%, while licensed practical would interfere with the therapeutic care but she nurses accounted for 13% of violence-related said a protection officer could help de-escalate and claims. regain control of the situation.

WorkSafeBC includes in these statistics people working in hospitals, longterm care facilities, home and community care, ambulances, transition homes, facilities dealing with at-risk youth and counselling and other related social service jobs In 2015, of the 9,165 total healthcare claims by healthcare and social service workers, 13% were related to violence. Claims from this sector accounted for 63% of loss-time claims.

Sprains and strains to the back, shoulders and wrists are the most common type of injury, accounting for two-thirds of the total and this resulted largely from kicking, hitting or beating.

“It is not part of a nurse’s job to be assaulted nor any healthcare worker,” Sorensen said.

Sorensen said her union has been sounding the alarm on violence in health care since 2014 and she is disappointed that more hasn’t been done by the provincial government despite promises.

For too long, government, health authorities and even societies have asked, isn’t this part of your job?

“It is not part of a nurse’s job to be assaulted nor any healthcare worker,” Sorensen said.

In addition to the four top-priority worksites, the BCNU has identified six other sites for violence prevention including Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster.

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Kendra Strauss, a director and associate professor of the Labour Studies Program at SFU, said with an aging population, acute care needs have increased and are complex.

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EDUCATION AWARDS

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attend an awards ceremony at Government House in Victoria on World Teachers’ Day, Oct. 5 where Premier John Horgan, Education Minister Rob Fleming and Lt. Gov. Janet Austin will be in attendance to recognize the honourees. • More information about the awards is available at gov. bc.ca/excellenceineducation.

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Three teachers at Tri-City high schools have been named finalists in the inaugural Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education.

Hasheem Hakeem, a French teacher at Dr. Charles Best secondary, Sean Robinson, a Riverside secondary science teacher, and Ryan Cho, a social justice and music teacher at Terry Fox secondary, have been named as educators who go above and beyond to make life better for students in British Columbia.

Hakeem is being recognized for his work in diversity and inclusion while Cho, whose class recently undertook projects to promote “consent culture� to combat sexual assault, including a video done by Fox football players to get students talking about the issue, has been named a finalist in the category of social equity.

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Heritage Woods secondary students Golsa Moazedi, Rachael Tomlinson and Alannah Zhou competed in the World Scholar’s Cup Aug. 15 to 21 in Australia, bringing home a number of gold medals in writing, knowledge tests and debate.

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Three Heritage Woods secondary school students returned home from a trip to Melbourne, Australia last week with medals after competing in the World Scholar’s Cup. Alannah Zhou, who with Golsa Moazedi and Rachael Tomlinson, participated in the global round of competition, said it was worth spending time this summer on her studies if it meant she could work with students from other countries. “Other students may be going to the beach or playing video games, for them that is fun. But for us, participating in World Scholars Cup puts a smile our face.�

Zhou said she enjoyed meeting other students and having the opportunity to be a tourist, visiting museums, stores and other points of interest.

Still, it was the cut and thrust of competition that got her adrenalin running, and all three students earned a number of medals at the event, which brought 1.600 other students from more than 27 countries to debate, write, and participate in individual and collaborative knowledge tests Down Under.

Zhou, Moazedi and Tomlinson won a total of 24 gold medals in the writing and knowledge tests, along with debate trophies for a third-place individual finish in the senior debate for Zhou and a fourth-place overall team finish in the senior debate for the trio.

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Friday, Aug. 31 STORY TIME

New parents and caregivers with babies can stop by the Terry Fox Library (2470 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam) at 10:15 a.m. for a 30-minute social with other families with newborns. Activities include singing and rhyming with stories. The program is free.

Call 604-927-7999.

SPLASH PARTY

Slip on your swimsuit and take a dip into the Eagle Ridge outdoor pool for the city’s late-summer/back-to-school swim party, happening from 1 to 3 p.m. at the tank (2689 Guildford Way, Coquitlam). Prizes will be handed out to game winners. Entry is $2. Visit coquitlam.ca.

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It’s the last weekend of the season for The Market at Brewers Row, running from 6 to 10 p.m. in the parking lot at the Port Moody Station Museum (2734 Murray St., Port Moody). Tour the lot and talk to the vendors on site including Free Reign, Ardillas United and Canvas Candles. The Market is sponsored in part by The Tri-City News. Visit marketatbrewersrow.com.

PIANO TIME

Angelina Hyungyung Lee performs in a solo piano recital in the Studio Theatre at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Call the box office at 604-9276555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

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The city of Port Coquitlam rescheduled its July 6 screening of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle to tonight at 8:45 p.m. at Gates Park (2300 Reeve St.). Bring your lawn chair, blanket, bug spray and snacks to watch Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas and Bobby Cannavale escape from a video game. Visit portcoquitlam.ca/summer.

Saturday, Sept. 1 ALL ABOARD

The Coquitlam Express Jr. A Hockey Club takes to the ice at the Port Coquitlam recreation complex (2150 Wilson Ave.) to face the Surrey team for an exhibition game starting at 4:15 p.m. Visit coquitlamexpress.ca.

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by The Tri-City News, is on Sept. 2 at the PCT Performance Stage from 2 to 4 p.m. Visit summersundays.ca. tured at this week’s Coquitlam Farmers’ Market, happening in the parking lot of Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kids can also do an apple craft while parents enjoy the music from Larry’s Brother (the chili cook-off scheduled for today is cancelled). Visit makebakegrow.com.

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Artists will be at Minnekhada Lodge, in Metro Vancouver’s Minnekhada regional park in Coquitlam, from 1 to 4 p.m. to talk about the history and natural wonders of the area. No cost and all ages are invited. Visit minnekhada.ca.

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Big City Soul is the final performance in this season’s Summer Sundays Concerts, running from 2 to 4 p.m. at Rocky Point Park (2800-block of Murray Street, Port Moody). Bring a lawn chair or blanket, or just dance to the tunes! Donations are accepted to the

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The animated award-winning film Coco will be screened at sunset — at around 7:50 p.m. — by the Panatch Group, at Rocky Point Park (2800-block of Murray Street, Port Moody). The free showing is the last in the company’s summer series. Free popcorn will be provided to movie-goers. Visit portmoody.ca. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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LITERACY & LIBRARIES

Tech, stories, memory BOOKS PLUS Books Plus runs in The TriCity News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

Collect a medal for working so hard as a reader this summer at a ceremony Saturday, Sept. 8, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Poirier branch in the Nancy Bennett Room. If you can’t make it to either of the ceremonies, medals will be available afterwards at both library branches, and on Library Link.

For more information about any of these programs, visit www.coqlibrary.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.

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• Fall storytimes begin the week of Sept. 10. Registration is not needed for these free programs — just drop in. Find CPL’s new schedule at www. coqlibrary.ca.

• ESL Book Club: This club, for adult learners who read at an intermediate ESL level and up, meets the first Wednesday of each month. Next meeting is Sept. 5, 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. in the City Centre board room. To register for the next meeting, or for more information, contact Janice at jwilliams@coqlibrary.ca.

• September Tech Club: Introduction to Robots — Sphero Sprk+: Talk tech Sept. 7, 2 to 3 p.m. in Room 136 at the City Centre branch. Use block coding to make Sphero robots move, light up and make noise.

Bring your own Bluetoothenabled smart phone or tablet to download the free Sphero Edu app. This is a free program but spaces are limited; register online through www.coqlibrary.ca.

• Summer Reading Club medal awards ceremony:

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• Share English practice group for adults — drop-in: Looking for a place to practise speaking English? Share English practice groups for all levels meet every Friday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in Port Moody Public Library’s ParkLane Room. Join other English learners in this free program hosted by Share volunteers and enjoy conversations with the other participants and the group leader. You will also find out more about your community in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Call Share at 604936-3900 for more information.

• Safari Tech books and videos: Access eBooks and training videos on tech topics for beginning and advanced learners. Safari Books Online is the premier on-demand digital library providing thousands of technology, digital media, and

business books and videos online. Everything can be viewed right in your browser, so there is no need to download or install anything. Start at the PMPL website under Digital Content, eBooks and eAudiobooks.

For more info, visit library. portmoody.ca or call 604-4694577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.

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• Memory and Aging: This workshop explains how memory functions and how it changes as we age. Tips for maintaining and improving memory, and information about when to seek professional help are given by COSCO Seniors Health and Wellness Institute Society next Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Call or visit the library to register.

• Storytime: Introduce kids to the love of books and language with storytime at Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library.

Children and caregivers will enjoy interactive stories, songs, rhymes and more. Monday Storytimes at 10:15 a.m. run Sept. 10 to Dec. 10. Wednesday storytimes continue through Dec. 12, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.

For more info, visit www. fvrl.bc.ca or the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604-927-7999.

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The money will be used to help residents affected by the fires with such emergency items as cots, blankets, clothing, personal needs and financial assistance for food.

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Port Coquitlam residents met this month to celebrate the installation of a new little library, set up by the United Way’s Avenue of Change, to replace the vandalized one at Wellington Park.

Hyde Creek is cleaner after several Hyde Creek Watershed Society volunteers hauled out 70 lbs of trash from the watercourse during the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup this month.

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Port Moody’s Emily Lam is one of four high school graduates in Canada to receive a 2018 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame scholarship, worth $4,000.

Lam is attending Simon Fraser University next month, majoring in health science. “As I start my journey into higher education, this award will help me to pursue my passions and work toward my aspiration to become a pediatric cardiologist and a health and social innovator,” Lam stated in a news release. Earlier this year, the Dr. Charles Best secondary student won a $5,000 scholarship from the Horatio Alger Association of Canada.

Kush and Kulvinder Panatch from the Panatch Group joined former Port Moody city councillor Gerry Nuttall at The Club for a BBQ on Aug. 17, when the family-owned business donated a bus to help The Club seniors travel around town.

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Port Coquitlam has a new leader for engineering and public works.

This month, the city hired Forrest Smith to replace Kristen Dixon, who is now the organization’s chief administrative officer after John Leeburn quit last month.

Smith, who starts Sept. 4, was previously employed by the city of Pitt Meadows, where he worked for three years as its director of engineering and operations. He also worked for eight years with Pieter Kiewit Infrastructure and, before that, with the city of Surrey.

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TC CALENDAR 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.

• 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 – you 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.

Planning for the Fall Salmon Festival is underway; if you have admin skills, craft skills or people skills, the festival committee invites you to contact them. Info: www.hydecreek.org or email hcws.info@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 6 • 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.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 8 • Port Coquitlam Heroes in the Park, noon-3 p.m., The Park at Fremont (Seabourne Place at Ranger Lane, PoCo). Meet your local first responders and emergency services personnel.

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For more information go to www.grilse.ca. as their favourite superhero and get pictures with firefighters, police officers, paramedics and search and rescue members.

• The Secret Lives of Trees Walking Tour, 2:30-4 p.m. Join us for a walking tour around Port Coquitlam’s downtown parks and gardens. This walking tour is hosted by PoCo Heritage Trees and is part of our collaborative The Secret Life of Trees exhibit.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 9 • Treefest is celebrating the trees at Riverview with tours, talks, cake-cutting, from 10:45 to 1 p.m. at the arboretum area, follow signs for location and free parking. More information is available at http://rhcs.org/ treefest.html.

• 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.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10 • Municipal Pension Retirees Association (MPRA) District 25/ Tri-Cities Meeting, 11 a.m., ABC Country Restaurant, 300-100 Schoolhouse St., Coquitlam.

• Rhymes of Times, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Join our guided reminiscing session for adults, and share your stories with the group.

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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. 12 • Pacific Digital Photography Club Meeting, 7:30-9:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school. This is the first PDPC meeting for 201/’19 season. Guests are welcome (guests free for up to three meetings; membership is $30 for the season). Info, including listings of upcoming events: www.pdpc.ca.

• Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club meets, 7 p.m., for Swap and Shop – bring your stamps to buy, sell and trade in the McGee Room at Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam.

Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604941-9306.

• 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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THURSDAY, SEPT. 13 • Coquitlam Foundation AGM, Coquitlam Foundation Room, Coquitlam Public Library, City Centre branch; reception at 6:30 p.m., meeting at 7 p.m.

Info: coquitlamfoundation.com.

• PoCo Farmers Market, 3-7 p.m., 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.

MONDAY, SEPT. 17 • Heritage Writers’ Group, 10:30 a.m.-noon, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Start capturing your life story for family and posterity. No preparation required; just bring a pen and paper, or your laptop computer.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 20 • Burke Mountain’s community association, North East Coquitlam Ratepayers, meet, 7 p.m., Victoria Hall, 3435 Victoria Dr., to discuss items of concern for Burke Mountain neighbourhood residents. Info: 604-970-2579.

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

FRIDAY, SEPT. 21 • The Circle of Friends, a social group for 50+ fun singles

SEPT. 27: KEEP IT MOVIN’, SENIORS • North Fraser CARP chapter hosts “If you’re movin’, you’re Improvin’ – The benefits of physical activity for those over 45, 1-3 p.m., PoCo Legion, 2675 Shaughnessy St. Registration: northfrasercarp.ca or 604-945-5005. and couples who are looking to meet new friends and participate in social events such as walking, dancing, dining out, travel, theatre, etc., meets at PoCo Legion, 133–2675 Shaughnessy St., 7 p.m., to plan its events. Info: Nina, 604941-9032.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 25 • 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.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26 • Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts a small stamp auction for members and visitors, 7 p.m., in the McGee Room at Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam; viewing starts at 7 p.m., auction after 8 p.m. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

• 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.

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 27 • An Evening at the Museum, 6-8 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives; tour The Secret Life of Trees exhibit and listen to speaker Cecil Konijnendijk, a professor in the Faculty of Forestry, and program director for urban forestry at UBC, and will be talking about his research into green space governance, people-nature relationships and cultural ecosystem services. Light refreshments will be served.

• 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.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 30 • Last tree tour of 2018 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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“The new website’s user-friendly design will make it easier than ever for learning centres, schools and families to access the free resources,” said Mack Rogers, ABC Life Literacy Canada’s executive director. “Research has found that children’s reading habits mirror those of their parents. Parents are children’s first and best teachers and we want to support them in engaging in family learning every day.”

Family Literacy First was launched in 2015 and 10 learning modules were created in multiple languages.

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The city of Port Coquitlam offers a variety of affordable visual and performing arts programs for all ages, including: drawing and painting, watercolour, animation, clay, guitar, ukulele, choir, musical theatre and drama, and creative writing.

The programs are dynamic, inspiring and fun, and are taught by instructors who specialize in their field. The classes are held at Leigh Square, next to PoCo city hall.

Space is available for the following programs:

Preschool Programs (ages 1-4) • Toddler Artlab • Music and Story Theatre • Disney Fun

children Programs (ages 5-12)

• Drawing and Painting classes • Clay making • Mixed media

• Musical theatre • Animation studio • Speech, arts and drama • Ukulele and guitar classes • Creative writing • Choir

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As well, there are Pro-D Art Camps (ages 5-10) and Creative Arts Birthday Parties (ages 4-10).

For course information and to register, visit www.experienceit.ca or call 604927-PLAY (7529). For information about arts, culture and heritage programs, call 604-927-8441 or visit portcoquitlam.ca/ leighsquare.

Register for StrongStart BC StrongStart BC is a free, drop-in early learning program for children aged 0-5 accompanied by a parent or caregiver Sessions begin on Monday, September 17. Download the registration form on our website at www.sd43.bc.ca/programs/strongstart and bring it to one of the 13 StrongStart Centres listed.

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Port Coquitlam’s Aidan Bain is battling for the starting goalkeeper’s job for the Simon Fraser University Clan men’s soccer team.

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PoCo’s Bain thrives on keeper competition Four keepers vie for starter’s job for SFU Clan men’s soccer side MARIO BARTEL

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Having served his goalkeeping apprenticeship under starter Miguel Hof for the past two seasons, you’d think Port Coquitlam’s Aidan Bain would feel a bit entitled to take his spot in the box for the SFU Clan men’s soccer team now that Hof has graduated.

Instead, Bain has been spending every day of preseason training battling for the position with three newcomers, two of them freshmen, and the third — Luciano Trasolini — a transfer from Barton Community College in Kansas with a Vancouver Whitecaps’ residency pedigree. And that suits him just fine.

Bain, a Terry Fox grad who played his club soccer with

Surrey United and earned a trial with Aston Villa FC of the Premier League, said he thrives on the competitive atmosphere.

“You can’t really become too comfortable on this team,” Bain said. “There’s always someone coming that wants to get your spot.”

Bain said he spent his two seasons as backup to Hof learning how to be more professional about his position.

That means paying strict attention to his diet, working on his strength and agility in the gym, and making sure he doesn’t succumb to some of the temptations of the student lifestyle.

“You just always have to be super strong on the field and off the field,” said Bain, who’s studying business. “You take your job pretty seriously.”

Bain said a preseason trip by the Clan to Norway where the team played some friendly matches against second division club teams was an important bonding experience for the team, including the com-

petitors for the keeper’s job.

“We’ve definitely grown closer,” he said. “You can’t perform together on the pitch if you don’t have chemistry off the pitch.”

That bodes well for the Clan, who are favoured to defend their Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship as they head into the season 20th in the NCAA Division II rankings.

Bain said the European environment was also a chance for him to reconnect with some of the experiences he had four years ago when he spent a month with Aston Villa, which is based in Birmingham, England.

Bain said that tenure was pivotal in his development as a soccer player because he saw the level of dedication and commitment it takes to achieve success in the sport and the rewards that can come with that.

“They definitely take it as a full time job,” Bain said. “But they have nice facilities, they’re training on nice grass.”

With the Clan’s first six games of the season on the road, including a match Sept.

2 against their arch-rivals, Cal Poly Pomona — the team that’s punted them from the NCAA Div. II playoffs the past two seasons — Bain expects his professional approach will serve him well as it’s unlikely any of the four keepers will be anointed the starter’s job outright.

“It’s a challenge,” he said.

“It makes you a better keeper in the end. If there’s no one to push you, you can become stagnant so the stress is actually good.”

• The SFU Clan’s first home match of the season at Terry Fox Field in Burnaby will be Sept. 20 against Montana State University Billings.

ROBILLARD JOINS

Coquitlam’s Danae Robillard is among eight freshman recruits on the SFU Clan’s women’s team. The midfielder led her Centennial secondary girls team to a provincial AAA championship last spring.

The Clan, who finished fifth in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference last season, are projected by the coaches’ preseason poll to move up a spot to fourth.

The team opened its schedule Thursday in Seattle with a match against Minnesota State University Moorhead. Their first home game will be Sept.

15, 3 p.m., at Terry Fox Field in Burnaby.

FOOTBALL HOPE

The SFU Clan football team has a new coach. And new hope they can reverse a slide of 33 straight losses.

To ensure that sentiment doesn’t ring hollow, the team’s coach, Thomas Ford, is looking for big contributions on defence from a pair of linemen from the Tri-Cities.

Ford said Terry Fox secondary grads Brad Lyons and Isaac Evans will help comprise a formidable defensive wall that might be the strongest part of the Clan’s game.

“Defensively, I think we’re going to be a much improved

football team,” Ford said, adding he was especially impressed by Evans’ progress in training camp. “[He] can really do it all, on all downs,” Ford said of the 6’3”, 230 lb. sophomore who was red-shirted last season.

“People are going to know about Isaac Evans after this year.”

The challenge for the Clan’s defence will be formidable, as the team allowed an average of more than 55 points per game last season.

Ford said he’s looking to seniors like Lyons to lead the team’s resurgence.

“Lyons is a guy that I think people definitely look to,” he said. “This year is really about bringing our guys up to the level of competition that it’s going to take to win.”

The first test of the substance behind those words is on Saturday, when the Clan host Willamette University at 3 p.m. at Terry Fox Field in Burnaby. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

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Marlins medal Ben Nichols won six medals and set three club records to lead the PoCo Marlins’ success at the recent B.C. Summer Swimming Association provincial championships at Surrey’s Guildford Recreation Centre.

Nichols set records in the Boys Div 7 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 50 fly events. The backstroke record dated to 2002, and the Marlin’s 50m fly record had

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Port Moody paddler Finn Wakeling competes at the Canadian whitewater canoe and kayak championships in Kananaskis, AB. The 14-year-old won a total of eight medals, six of them gold.

PADDLING

PoMo paddler races to wins Wakeling makes waves at nationals MARIO BARTEL

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It’s a good thing Finn Wakeling wears a life jacket while paddling his canoe in

whitewater rapids.

The 14-year-old Port Moody paddler was swamped with eight medals — six of them gold — at the recent Canadian whitewater canoe and kayak championships in Kanaskis, AB. Wakeling, who will be attending Gleneagle secondary school in Coquitlam beginning in September, won gold med-

als in the downriver classic C1, downriver sprint C1, and slalom C1 individual events in his U15 age category. He also earned gold in the downriver classic C2 and slalom C2 mixed events teamed with U18 competitor Isabel Taylor, of Chilliwack, and the pair earned bronze in the downriver spring C2 mixed event.

In the open slalom C2 mixed

event that featured teams from all ages competing together, Wakeling and Taylor also earned a bronze medal.

Wakeling has been paddling since he was four years old, when he accompanied his parents on family canoe trips on Pitt Lake. He trains on the Tamiki Rapids at the Chilliwack Centre of Excellence. sports@tricitynews.com

been in place since 1999.

The Marlins’ 35 swimmers who competed at the championships returned with a total of 51 medals.

That was good enough to rank the club second in the province among the 60 clubs that competed.

Kali McCready, Hannah O’Connor, Kaela Rebamontan and Zak Stevens each won four medals, while three others won three.

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BARTHOLOMEW, Garry Thomas (Tom) Tom came to us on May 30, 1969 and left us August 19, 2018. He had a zest for life, and packed a lot of experiences and living into a life far too short.

Memories of Tom will always be in the hearts of his Father and Best Friend Garry, Mother Anne, Sister Tammy (Sloan), and Niece Lexie. Also left with cherished memories are his Auntie Joan, Uncle Al (Roshni), Cousins Erin and Aynsley and their families.

Tom (“Gumby”) left a host of close, personal friends from his school years in Coquitlam. As he travelled through the years he amassed yet more friends and acquaintances; All of whom had the pleasure of listening to his boisterous chatter and numerous stories - whether they wanted to or not.

The boy never stopped talking! He is now moving on to tell his stories and bend the ears of others in a different place.

Tom’s family sincerely thank the excellent nurses in the ICU at Royal Columbian Hospital who cared for him and provided support for the family.

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JOSEPH nee LaGrange, Clara M. August 2, 1919 − August 25, 2018 It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of our dear mother, Clara Joseph. Clara was born in Brandon Manitoba, 1919. She moved to B.C. in 1927. She is the last of seven children of Henri and Anna Lagrange. She is also predeceased by her husband Albert Joseph.

Clara worked in retail stores most of her life, starting at Spencer’s in New Westminster in 1940.

After marrying Albert and raising 5 children, she returned to the work for Field’s, until retiring at 65.

She was a regular at Dogwood seniors events, Cameron center bingo, and bowling leagues in Sapperton, New Westminster, Maillardville, and finally Port Coquitlam into her nineties. She volunteered at St. Vincent de Paul’s thrift store in Vancouver until she was 94.

She moved into Christmas Manor in 2013, and lived there independently for the next 5 years. Clara spent her last days in Crossroads Hospice in Port Moody with family by her side.

Funeral is Friday, August 31 11:00am with refreshments to follow at Fatima. Private burial at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. Vincent de Paul’s or Red Cross.

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JOY Dumpling 800g-4 selections 喜樂餃子-四款

2 for$9.99 Wing Tat Taiwan Style Free Range Chicken 永達農場走地雞

/EA

1.69

9.99 /EA

Pork Chops 豬扒

3.29

$

Largest Selection of Locally Grown Vegetables From Our Own Farm!

604.552.6108

/EA

Frozen Red Snapper Portion Skin-on Boneless 急凍紅立魚魚柳 $

/EA

2 for$18.99

/LB

(Located in Henderson Mall)

Offers valid from Aug. 31- Sept. 3, 2018. Quantities and /or selection of items may be limited and may not be available in store, no rain check or substitution. Advertised prices and product selection may vary by store, New Pacific Supermarket reserves the right to limit quantities, descriptions take precedence over photos. We reserve the right to correct any unintentional errors that may occur in the copy or illustrations.

Glen Dr

Northern Ave COQUITLAM CENTRE

Unit 1056, 1163 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam

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Asian Boy Lungkow Vermicelli 300g 牧童牌龍口粉絲

Kimlan Light Soy Sauce 590ml 金蘭生抽 $

4.99

Linc

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16.99

/LB

Pin

X.O. Thai Crystal Jasmine Rice 8KG X.O.泰國特級茉莉香米 $

1.49

$

/LB

雞脾仔-五磅或以上

The High St

19.99

$

/LB

An

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Ave

Ave

Westwood St

生猛游水韓國石班魚

澳洲甜桔

無核黑葡萄

Heffley Crescent

馬來西亞魚腐

Australian Honey Mandarins

Black Grapes Seedless

Australian Oranges

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Malaysia Fish Cake

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Live Korean Rock Cod

20.99