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KIDSPORT TRI-CITIES’ BI-ANNUAL SALE

KidSport aims to help kids, families Mario Bartel

The Tri-CiTy News

KidSport helps kids stay active. But more and more, it’s also helping families stay financially afloat.

Chris Wilson, the director of KidSport Tri-Cities, said the organization is seeing an increase in applications for assistance to pay for registration fees and equipment from families where both parents are working.

“When I first started with KidSport in 2005, a typical applicant was a single mom, and now there are so many families that need help,” Wilson said.

see ‘THEY CAN’T’, page 7

Al Olson gets bikes ready to be sold at this Saturday’s KidSport used equipment sale.

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POCO CP RAIL FIRE

Comms kerfuffle at rail yard blaze City documents obtained by News show criticisms of rCMP response to Jan. conflagration

Janis Cleugh The Tri-CiTy News

Emergency personnel responding to a massive explosion at the CP Rail yard in Port Coquitlam in January failed to communicate effectively with one another, according to in-

ternal city papers obtained last month by The Tri-City News.

The debriefing notes, released under a freedom of information request, show there was confusion among PoCo city staff, the fire department, Coquitlam RCMP, BC Ambulance paramedics and

CP Rail officials as to what was going on around the incident.

And the agencies singled out the Mounties for not dispatching a senior member to the fire site that night, which they say would have helped direct activities.

The three-alarm call came

in Jan. 22 at 6:36 p.m. when the driver of a tanker truck carrying ethanol struck a CP Rail car on the track just south of Gold’s Gym. Two hours later, firefighters used foam — rushed in via police escort from Abbotsford — to douse the flames; the fire was

deemed contained by 3 a.m.

The blaze, about which little information has been disclosed since the accident, came five years after the LacMégantic, Que., rail disaster that killed 47 people. see LACK OF SENIOR COP, page 9

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THE ENVIRONMENT:

For these newcomers, working to help the Coquitlam River is a family affair Razzaghi & family on the forefront of river conservation DIane StranDberg The Tri-CiTy News

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family of relative newcomers to Coquitlam is setting down roots by volunteering for environmental projects in support of the Coquitlam River.

Led by father Vahed Razzaghi, a retired hydrologist and professional engineer originally from Iran, the family has taken an interest in the local river.

They have been involved in the Coquitlam River Watershed Roundtable since 2012 and recently were presented with a Coquitlam environmental achievement award for their efforts.

“They’ve been a really strong volunteer base for us,” said Jill Dwyer, the roundtable coordinator, whose group participates in local planning to ensure the ongoing health of the Coquitlam River.

Including Vahed, there are three generations of the Razzaghi-Mivehchi representing the roundtable at local festivals, helping with a strategic plan for the committee and translating into Persian international conservation practices.

“I was eager to get to know

DIANE STRANDBERG/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

From left: Mitch Mivehchi, Vahed Razzaghi, Parsa Mivehchi and Bonnie Mivehchi, members of a Coquitlam family that immigrated from Iran, pose for a photo at the Coquitlam River. The family recently won a city environment award for their dedication to protecting the river. the community through the environment,” said Razzaghi, who immigrated to Canada in

2009 to be closer to one of his daughters.

Razzaghi first volunteered to

help with the Coquitlam Then and Now history book but became interested in the round-

table when another daughter, Bonnie Mivehchi, got involved as a volunteer coordinator

through her SFU digital communications practicum.

Mivehchi had just arrived in Canada from Iran in 2012 with her husband Mitch and son Parsa, a Dr. Charles Best Grade 12 student, and she fell in love with the river.

“I love the sound the river makes, and the birds,” she told The Tri-City News, describing how she regularly walks along the river unless it’s bear season.

Son Parsa has helped with the roundtable and also clipped the fins of coho fingerlings so they could be identified as hatchery fish while her husband, Mitch, a professional engineer with his own business and an expertise in dams and stormwater management, got involved, too.

Mitch noted that it’s of great importance for engineers to protect the environment, noting, “It’s first in our code of ethics.”

Further solidifying their Canuck roots, the family took a 15-day cross-country tour of Canada by rail, taking in nine provinces during the journey.

Now that they are back home, they are eager to get back into their volunteer roles, attending meetings and working on various projects.

“Canada is a country of bottomless beauty,” Bonnie said.

“It’s a beautiful scene from west to east.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

THE ENVIRONMENT:

It takes a village to kill an invasive species spartina potential scourge of inlet & rest of B.C. coast DIane StranDberg The Tri-CiTy News

The unique biodiversity of Port Moody’s inlet is under siege.

But it’s not rampant pollution or overpopulation that is in danger of killing the stunning array of fish, bug, bird and plant life in the east end of Burrard Inlet.

In fact, it’s an innocuouslooking grass called spartina that grows in thick clumps that could devastate the intertidal area.

Without intervention, this invasive species would take over the mud flat, threatening the nursery grounds for juvenile fish, decreasing habitat for shorebirds and disrupting the ecology and function of the mudflats that are so important for the web of life.

Fortunately, an action plan headed up by the BC Spartina Working Group of federal and provincial agencies, cities and

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Angela Crampton (right), an environmental technologist, and Leslie Douglas, GM of environment and parks for the city of Port Moody, examine a healthy patch of grass that is native to Port Moody inlet. environmental organizations has been tackling this invasive species one clump at a time.

And in Port Moody, environment workers are seeing some progress in the eradication of spartina that has been identified growing in patches in the

intertidal area next to the busy Shoreline Trail.

In one section, a brown mud patch is now the only sign that Spartina existed, thanks to the efforts of the working group and city workers who covered the grass a few years ago with a

black tarp to stop photosynthesis and kill the plant.

“It’s a good sign, we’re not seeing any regrowth,” said Leslie Douglas, general manager of environment and parks, who with environmental technologist Angela Crampton,

took The Tri-City News on a tour around the inlet to check on the progress of the eradication program.

Recently, the herbicide Imazapur was applied to kill the roots so the cord grass doesn’t grow back.

“It’s a very targeted approach done by certified pesticide applicators who are with Ducks Unlimited [a member of the working group],” Douglas said, adding that the herbicide was to be applied under provincial rules, on a dry day, at low tide when there is no wind.

By applying the tarp first, it is estimated that the need for herbicide treatment has been reduced by 60%.

“We want to make sure pesticide use is a last resort,” Douglas noted.

Getting rid of spartina now is important, while it is still in small patches, so that it doesn’t get out of hand.

Unlike blackberry, an invasive species that has taken over the edges of forests and other lots, spartina is still getting a foothold in Port Moody inlet, spotted a number of years ago by an alert kayaker.

Efforts now should pay off in

the future, with the eradication program extended to Pacific Coast Terminals and Reed Point Marina a few years ago, as well as to North Vancouver.

The working group is also tackling other species of spartina that are threatening intertidal marshes in the Fraser River delta, and on Vancouver Island.

Left uncontrolled, the grasses would spread across thousands of hectares, up from 22 ha. (54 acres) currently identified, leading to a loss of ecological diversity, including migratory bird habitat, as has occurred in Washington and California.

And a study found that ocean currents could cary spartina seeds and root fragments all along B.C.’s coastline, putting 27,000 km of coastline at risk.

“Invasive species don’t recognize jurisdictional boundaries,” Douglas said. “If we let it grow, it will impact our fish, plants, birds, and invertebrate species that depend on the intertidal zone.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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DEVELOPMENT & THE ENVIRONMENT

Passive building key to one Coq. dev’t Townhouse complex to be super energy efficient Gary MCKenna

The Tri-CiTy News

Judging from architectural renderings, a new residential development planned for the 600-block of Foster Avenue in Coquitlam looks like a typical townhouse project.

But Scott Kennedy, one of the architects behind the development, said residents will realize how unique their home is when they receive their hydro bills.

That’s because the project is designed to new Passive House standards and will consume 90% less heating and cooling energy than conventional buildings.

It is the first project of its kind in the Tri-Cities and one of only a handful to recently receive approvals in Metro Vancouver.

“They are very comfortable buildings,” he said in an interview with The Tri-City News.

“They don’t leak any air in or out.”

Passive House is an international standard for energy efficiency that starts with the building envelope.

Kennedy said the walls and floors at the Foster Avenue development will be thicker to accommodate larger quanti-

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An illustration of a townhouse complex planned for Foster Avenue in Coquitlam that will be built to Passive House energy standards. ties of insulation. The buildings will also feature high-quality windows and will be as air-tight as possible, preventing any leakage.

Filtered air is supplied to all of the living spaces — primarily the living room and bedrooms — while air from the wet areas, like the kitchen and bathroom, is extracted, Kennedy said. This means temperatures remain stable year-round throughout the home and residents receive excellent air quality, he said.

This is not the first time

Kennedy and his company, Cornerstone Architecture, has been involved in developing a Passive House. Earlier this year, an 85-unit market rental building in Vancouver called The Heights opened at Skeena and Hastings streets near Boundary Road, billed as the largest mixed-use complex built to Passive House standards in Canada.

But Kennedy noted that the designs are becoming more common and new projects already approved will surpass

The Heights in size by the end of the year.

“There are bigger ones coming,” he said. “There is a bigger one in Fort St. John that is nearing completion.”

Edward Kolic, principal with Eighth Avenue Development Group, which developed The Heights and is currently working with Cornerstone on the Coquitlam townhouse project, said his company has long been a proponent of energy-efficient building types.

Townhouses will likely be

easier to build to such standards because they do not require the large parkade that was necessary for the Skeena Street project, along with the retail commercial outlets at street level, he said.

Kolic said he was initially turned on to the idea of using Passive House standards by the architect and said he has been happy to be on the leading edge of sustainable design.

“It is about simplicity,” he said. “The analogy I use is the farm houses built out of stone.

The walls are thick. It keeps it warm in the winter and cooler in the summer. It is that simple.”

He said has learned a lot from his experience with the Vancouver project but there are still some unknowns about taking the concept to the suburbs. Homes built to the Passive House standard are more expensive, Kolic noted, although the costs are offset by the long-term savings in energy consumption.

“We don’t know yet,” he said, when asked whether there is a market for Passive House standard designs in the Tri-Cities, later adding: “We will see what happens here.”

With The Heights, Kolic estimated that 15% of the tenants who moved in chose the development because it was constructed with sustainable building practices.

He called the push toward Passive House standards a “movement” popular in Europe that is slowly starting gain traction in North America.

“The part of the market where there is a movement toward sustainable living and sustainable building practices…

They are going to be in tune with [the Coquitlam townhouse project],” he said. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC – with files from The Vancouver Courier

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GARBAGE & RECYCLING

In PoCo, recycling ambassadors patrol & educate City aims to lower its contamination rate in recycling JanIs Cleugh

The Tri-CiTy News

It’s a hot, sticky summer morning and Port Coquitlam’s two ambassadors are ready for the stinky road that lies ahead.

On this day, they’ve targeted a short residential street in Zone 5, on the city’s south side, to peer into the homeowners’ blue and green bins before municipal workers pick them up.

Their audit of 13,217 singlefamily homes’ recycling and organics disposal started this past spring, shortly after a check of about 125 multi-family complexes that also get city collection.

In several apartments and townhomes, they found success stories, said program ambassador Mahdis Araujo, with some caretakers or facility volunteers rinsing out and separating the paper, hard plastics and metals from the garbage.

But for the most part, they found that many residents just chucked their trash into the communal garbage container — unsorted.

“No one knows who put it in there,” Araujo said, “so they feel like they can get away with it.”

The ambassadors have no tolerance when it comes to lack of attention to such details.

PoCo, like many Metro Vancouver communities, is falling behind the region’s diversion target. In 2014, the regional government set a recycling goal of 80% by 2020; however, according to its website, only 62% is being recycled, with two years left until the deadline.

Araujo said PoCo’s number lies between 60% and 66% (by comparison, it’s 69% in Coquitlam). And, most troubling, the city could face fines from Recycle BC if it doesn’t improve. (PoCo is paid to do the service in-house while Recycle BC handles it for Coquitlam, at no cost.)

In an effort to boost PoCo’s diversion rate and avoid paying the penalties that would subsequently be downloaded onto taxpayers, city council in 2016 imposed higher fines of $300 for repeat offenders.

It also ramped up its education drive, with ambassadors tasked to tour neighbourhoods to look for violations.

The guidelines are confusing, the ambassadors admit, as each Metro Vancouver municipality has a different recycling

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Port Coquitlam’s Sort it Right! ambassadors Mahdis Araujo and Hannah Deppiesse are tasked with auditing the blue and green bins that are collected at the curbside by municipal workers.

RECYCLING HELP IN THE TRI-CITIES

University hearing study seeks participants.

Confused about sorting? You can ask for help: • Coquitlam: 604-927-3500 (coquitlam.ca/recycle) • Port Coquitlam: 604-927-5496 or 604-927-5488 (portcoquitlam.ca/sortitright) • Port Moody: 604-469-4574 (portmoody.ca/recycle) set-up and accepts different items in its blue bins.

In PoCo, no glass, soft plastic or plastic bags, hard plastic toys, books and hazardous materials are allowed; they are to be put into the trash, upcycled, donated or disposed of at designated depots.

On their morning blitz with The Tri-City News, Araujo and Hannah Deppiesse, a PoCo resident, see plenty of “wishcycling” as they dig through dozens of the recycling bins — armed with gloves, notepads and a camera.

On the top layer of one of the first bins they pass, they find a food tray: It and the lid can be recycled but the leftover fruit has to go into the green bin (contents of which are deposited at Harvest Power in Richmond).

“You see?” Araujo said.

“People have the best intentions sometimes but don’t get it quite right… We are empathetic.”

In another recycling bin, she pulls an example of “nesting” — that is, residents shoving non-recyclable items into a cereal box, for example.

Araujo knocks on the owner’s door and, seeing no one home, leaves behind the city’s colourful flip guide, called Sort it Right!, that spells out what can and can’t go into a recycling bin.

Deppiesse places a sticker on the bin and snaps a photo of the non-permitted objects and records the address; later that day, the pair will enter the information into a computer and issue a warning letter to the homeowner (a fine is imposed after the third violation notice and, so far this year, there have been none).

Further down the street, the

ambassadors meet homeowners in person who get the Sort it Right! literature as a result of Styrofoam — “The worst thing we can find,” Araujo said — and red foil gift wrapping bags in their recycle bins.

Typically, residents want answers, Araujo said, and they want to comply.

Still, monitoring citizens’ recycling actions will be an ongoing project for the city.

“People may revert to their old habits so we have to stay on top of it,” she said.

Deppiesse said the ambassadors often visit schools to make presentations about how and what to recycle; the message is then passed on to others in the household. “If you teach them at a young age, it will stay with them for the rest of their lives.”

Araujo said she hopes, one day, the city will find a way to reward homeowners whose bins are contaminant-free — perhaps with a public sticker on their carts. “That way they can be seen as a neighbourhood champion and boast about being a good example.”

She added: “Our challenge is to make [recycling] as easy to understand as possible. We want people to be thinking while they’re separating their garbage… and we don’t want them to be relying on singleuse containers or buying so much packaging.

“We can’t have overflowing landfills. This is something we have to do to protect our environment.”

• PoCo residents wanting to ask waste and recycling questions to the city ambassadors can visit portcoquitlam.ca/ ambassadors or email ambassadors@portcoquitlam.ca. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Connect Hearing, with hearing researcher Professor Kathy Pichora-Fuller at the University of Toronto, seeks participants who are over 50 years of age and have never worn hearing aids for a hearing study investigating factors that can influence better hearing. All participants will have a hearing test provided at no charge and if appropriate, the clinician may discuss hearing rehabilitation options including hearing aids. Qualifying participants may also receive a demo of the latest hearing technology. The data collected from this study will be used to further our understanding of hearing loss and improve life-changing hearing healthcare across Canada.

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It is estimated that 46% of people aged 45 to 87 have some degree of hearing loss1, but most do not seek treatment right away.

In fact, the average person with hearing loss will wait ten years before seeking help2.

This is because at the beginning stages of hearing loss people often find they can “get by” without help, however as the problem worsens this becomes increasingly harder to do. For some people this loss of clarity is only a problem at noisy restaurants or in the car, but for others it makes listening a struggle throughout the entire day.

By studying people who have difficulty hearing in noise or with television, we hope to identify key factors impacting these difficulties and further understand their influence on the treatment process.

If you are over 50 years of age and have never worn hearing aids, you can register to be a part of this new hearing study† by calling: 1.888.242.4892 or visiting connecthearing.ca/hearing-study.

* Pichora-Fuller, M. K. (2016). How social psychological factors may modulate auditory and cognitive functioning during listening. Ear and Hearing, 37, 92S-100S. † Study participants must be over 50 years of age and have never worn hearing aids. No fees and no purchase necessary. Registered under the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC. VAC, WCB accepted. 1. Cruickshanks, K. L., Wiley, T. L., Tweed, T. S., Klein, B. E. K., Klein, R, Mares-Perlman, J. A., & Nondahl, D. M. (1998). Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Older Adults in Beaver Dam,Wisconsin:The Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study.

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‘They can’t make ends meet’ continued from front page

In fact, a revamped application process that requires families to show their need by attaching their income tax assessment is showing more families that bring in $50,000 to $60,000 a year are having a hard time affording sports activities for their kids.

“They just can’t make ends meet,” Wilson told The Tri-City News. “They’re working poor and they’re doing everything they can.”

A new study by the Angus Reid Institute bears out Wilson’s observations.

The study found almost one in three Canadians feel “very stressed” about money and 31% of parents can’t afford for their kids to participate in afterschool sports or music activities.

That can have real implications on the health and wellbeing of children, according to another study released Tuesday

by Children First Canada and the O’Brien Institute for Public Health. It found only 35% of five- to 17-year-olds in Canada are meeting the daily recommended guidelines for physical activity and 27.9% of children aged 12 to 17 years are reported to be overweight or obese.

Wilson said depriving kids of sports creates stress for the children that extends to the whole family, which can become isolated without the con-

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A bear searching for food that climbed into the back of a van in the Westwood Plateau neighbourhood while a child was in the front seat Saturday has not been caught.

Eric Tyukodi of the BC Conservation Officer Service said the incident happened just before 8 a.m. Sept. 1 when a family was loading groceries into the vehicle to take to a neighbour. The mother and another child had gone back to get some more groceries but when they returned, they saw a bear pulling a bag of oats out of the back of the van.

“They managed to scare the animal off with the panic alarm of the vehicle. The bear went to a neighbour’s yard, where it ate the oats,” said Tyukodi.

After dining out on the uncooked porridge, the bear moved off into North Hoy Creek Park, a 14-acre forested area with trails, said Tyukodi.

Officers searched the park but were unable to find the bruin. A trap was set but, as of Tuesday, it had not been caught, according to the CSO. “This animal has two ear tags on it. We were unclear as to how big the animal was.

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“This is very concerning to us as it has no fear of people and it has a high food conditioning and human habituation, so it’s definitely something we want to remove from

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Iain Black, president and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and a former MLA, tweeted a picture of the bear, saying, “This bear went *into the van* of my neighbour this morning, and took food out of the back… while their son was inside it! He’s been tagged twice already, so they likely [will] have to destroy this beautiful animal. Please don’t feed bears or leave your garbage out.” newsroom@tricitynews.com

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The internal city documents show Pardeep Purewal, communications manager for the city of Port Coquitlam — which is home to one of the largest rail yards in western Canada — sent an email to Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin, media relations manager, a week after the explosion to voice concern about the Mounties’ response that night: specifically, she noted the city and fire staff were unaware police had evacuated residents from the surrounding area.

“We also did not have the specific details of the road closure. This made it difficult to provide accurate information to the public and media as well as answering to the flood of inquiries we were getting,” Purewal wrote in her email.

(Residents living north of Lougheed, between Shaughnessy and Oxford streets, were allowed to return home three hours later, with the fire chief’s permission).

Two weeks later, Fire Chief Nick Delmonico and Deputy Chief Steve Wright met with the city’s emergency program officer, Tara Stroup, as well as CP Rail’s Greg Squires to review the incident. Poor communications between the agencies was also a major theme during that discussion. Among Stroup’s notes from that meeting: • there was no unified command with senior RCMP missing; • items were done independent of command and considered “out of the ordinary;” • two separate incident command sites “caused confusion;” • there was trouble getting live BC Hydro wires shut down; • the 1,000-foot perimeter set up by paramedics around the hot zone caused “mass confu-

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Fire broke out Jan. 22, 2018 in the CP Rail yard in Port Coquitlam when a tanker truck carrying ethanol collided with a rail car and burst into flames, sending plumes of smoke into the air. sion” for CP Rail crews; • media weren’t able to access the site; • lack of information created inefficiencies and poor reporting to media and residents; • and there was a lack of information about missing people.

“At future incidents of any kind, it would be very helpful if someone was identified as ‘in charge’ at the site and easily identifiable,” Stroup wrote in her notes, while also recommending future emergency training and site tours of the rail yard.

At another debriefing session four days later — attended by representatives from the BC Ambulance Service, Coquitlam RCMP, CP Hazmat, CP Rail, fire chiefs and city officials — more concerns were expressed about how communication was handled Jan. 22.

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Last week, a CP Rail spokesperson declined to comment further on the PoCo explosion.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada also noted it “has decided not to purse a full investigation at this time,” media spokesperson Chris Krepski told The Tri-City News.

“This occurrence was an industrial accident that took place within the confines of a CP yard and the TSB is of the view that no additional safety lesson would be learned from conducting a full investigation.”

But Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. McLaughlin responded to the city’s criticism, saying police were on scene two minutes after the fire started and began to evacuate area residents a minute later, realizing the full extent of the fire at the rail yard.

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CP Rail’s cost for use of the city firefighters during their extended stay on scene totalled $14,090 — about half of which was for the trucked-in foam retardant.

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A Coquitlam resident is putting out the alarm about coyotes killing pets after her beloved tabby named Brucie went missing.

Anshu (who asked that only her first name be used) found out from a neighbour in the area of Rochester Avenue and Marmont Street that it was probably two coyotes that killed and ate her cat, and had video of the horrible encounter to prove it.

Anshu, a UBC researcher who had the pet for six years, said she had never heard that coyotes were a danger, and her indoor cat was only out for a short while.

“We thought the cat was safe” because the balcony door was open with only a screen closed so she would hear the feline and let it back in.

“I knew about raccoons in the area but I wasn’t too worried because they wouldn’t kill him,” she recalled.

She was devastated when she couldn’t find Brucie and angered after she saw the video that showed what looked like her cat being devoured by two coyotes.

“It looked very much like my cat.”

After Brucie’s disappearance, Anshu did some research and found very little information about coyotes eating pets.

Now, she wants signs to warn people or other information so people are more careful.

It’s the same advice being offered by the Conservation Officer Service, which said that it’s not common for coyotes to eat pets but it can happen.

Unsecured garbage is more often a problem with wildlife and sometimes coyotes are fed by people, according to the COS. “The biggest thing is, don’t let pets go astray, keep them close by,” said Sgt. Todd Hunter, who said there have been 67 complaints about coyotes so far this year.

• For more information, visit WildSafe BC or the stanleyparkecology.ca, which has information about coyotes and keeps track of sightings and pet attacks. You can also report a sighting using an online form.

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t looks like foreign buyers have all but disappeared from the Metro vancouver real estate market — if you believe the latest data.

The latest property transfer data from the b.C. Ministry of finance, compiled at the end of July, suggest that foreign buyers have pulled back dramatically from buying in Metro vancouver. according to the numbers released, just 1% of all real estate transactions in Metro vancouver and the fraser valley Regional district during the first six months of this year involved foreign nationals, down from 3% in the same period a year ago.

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at the top of the pack. according to an article in business in vancouver, “burnaby, Coquitlam and Richmond were the top destinations for foreigners buying property in the first half of 2018, with 3% of transactions in burnaby and 2% in each of the other two municipalities involving foreign nationals.”

The number of foreign buyers is an important issue for people in this province. “a recent Insights West poll found foreign homebuyers are the most commonly identified contributor to the region’s housing crisis, with 84% of Metro vancouver residents naming them — more than the proportion that identified pop-

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ulation growth or that other bête noire, shadow flipping,” said the bIv article.

It’s why the bC Liberals imposed a tax on foreign buyers — although it left a loophole by not including pre-sale condos — and why the bC NdP increased the foreign buyer tax and added a speculation tax, and is tightening up the reporting rules when it comes to identifying who is buying.

It’s that last point that makes us skeptical about whether foreign buyers are really leaving the local housing market.

There are questions about whether the data being collected truly show who is buying a property — or whether foreign buyers are using

loopholes. are foreign buyers just using proxies to front for their purchases? We remain unconvinced that the official data is truly reflective of who is buying.

What’s obvious is home sales have slowed.

“Total residential sales in Metro vancouver fell by 25% in the first six months of this year compared with sales during the same period a year earlier,” said bIv. overall, prices across the region have generally flattened but remain still sky-high. We’re hopeful that new reporting rules beginning in September will at least provide more accurate information on who is really buying.

Will new regulations covering foreign buyers of real estate — and, perhaps more importantly, the reporting of ownership — have a substantial effect on the housing market?

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Couldn’t they have kept walnut tree?

The Editor, The walnut tree spent its lifetime flourishing and growing at 941 Quadling Ave. in Coquitlam’s Maillardville neighbourhood.

It was already a resident when we moved to this address in 1956 in what we children thought was a rather grand house — all 850 sq. ft. of it. The house and the tree sat on a quarter of acre with a large garden and several fruit trees. The house displayed much character and held many memories but, throughout the years, the crowning glory slowly growing in the front yard was the walnut tree.

Just a few months ago, when I last saw the tree, it was tall, sturdy and rather majestic. You might even say it was the heart of the street. I would think it would now have been at least 80 years old.

Oh, the times we children had picking up the walnuts

from the ground — hands all stained and the walnuts then dried over several days on newspapers in the basement. Absolutely delicious, a beehive of breaking the shells open and then eaten as is — these days, they would be referred to as “organic.”

The walnuts were often shared with many of the neighbours and the crows.

Much to the delight of the neighbourhood children, the clever crows would pick up the walnuts, fly as high as they could and then drop them all over Quadling in order to crack them open. They would then swoop down to the roadway and have their fill of these delicious morsels. The question was always who would get the majority of the crop: the crows or us?

Little by little, change started to come. The last of the road was paved, more homes were built, new families moved in and the

street was filled with children playing, riding their bikes, rollerskating, building tree forts. Now, the old homes are being torn down to give way to newer, rather large, overbearing houses with little to no yards, no gardens, no children playing and no room for walnut trees.

The old house was sold a short while ago and torn down. Surely, I thought, the new owners would find a way to keep the walnut tree and work it into their plans, but much to the sorrow one feels when something of such beauty is destroyed, the tree has been cut down.

So many changes over the years, Coquitlam now building halfway up the mountains and skyscrapers visible all over the city, but I still can’t help but wonder why a builder believes destroying such a natural beauty as the grand walnut tree is a good thing.

Monique Wahl, Coquitlam

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Letter writer Monique Wahl, who grew up on Quadling Avenue in Maillardville, remembers picking and eating walnuts from a tree on the property. That tree has now been cut down and she wonders why the builders saw fit to remove this natural beauty.

The Editor, As school returns and the dry weather continues, I think the schools should rethink their no-smoking policy and create designated areas for students to smoke, which they once did.

As it stands now, students are forced to find other places to smoke, which can be in front of neighbouring homes, in bus shelters and, frighteningly, in the woods.

Three schools come to mind in regards to the woods: Dr. Charles Best secondary, where students go into Mundy Park to smoke, plus Pinetree secondary and Douglas College, where the students go into the woods of Hoy Creek to puff.

Seems to me that this is a disaster waiting to happen, and not allowing students to smoke on school property is not going to stop them from lighting up.

Mark Farrell, Coquitlam

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Madsen, Milani to run for PoMo council seats A new face and a familiar face have joined the candidates seeking seats on Port Moody council in the Oct. 20 municipal elections.

Steve Milani, a goldsmith and professional entertainer, is making his first run at getting elected to council. The father of three, who has lived in Port Moody for 20 years, said he’s entering the race because he has “become dissatisfied with how the current mayor and majority on council have been putting our city on a path

legislature as the MLA for Coquitlam-Port Moody, will also seek re-election.

Madsen, a former digital media executive, said the pace of planned developments for the city, including Coronation Park, Moody Centre and the Flavelle Mill site on the waterfront, pose “a serious threat to residents’ quality of life.”

He said there needs to be a “wiser balance” between Port Moody’s growth and livability.

toward excessive construction and population growth.”

Milani said he’s also opposed to the possible sale of the city’s works yard and former fire hall site for redevelopment. The fate of such a sale could be determined by the results of a referendum vote, also on Oct. 20.

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ROAD SAFETY

Put the phone down – listen to the kids Gary McKenna The Tri-CiTy News

Young people are not the only ones heading back to school this week.

Coquitlam RCMP said officers will be handing out hand-drawn children’s pictures showing the dangers of distracted driving as part of the Think of Me education campaign with ICBC. “Our goal is to educate and enforce school zone violations with a particular focus on distracted driving,” said Cpl. Michael McLaughlin. “If you’re tired of hearing that message

from police officers, perhaps you’ll be more receptive to hand drawn Think of Me cards that have been made by the students themselves.”

The pictures, which also include facts about distracted driving, rules of the road and tips for drivers on how to avoid being ticketed, will be distributed in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam between today and Friday.

According to ICBC, drivers who are talking on a cellphone miss about half of what’s going on around them visually. As a result, an average of 78 people die each year in crashes where

distracted driving was a contributing factor and distracted driving is responsible for 28% of all car crash fatalities in the province.

Motorists are encouraged to turn off their phones and put them out of sight when driving, and always pull over and park to receive or make a call.

Drivers are also prohibited from using a phone at a red light and anyone with a learner’s (L) or novice (N) licence is not allowed to use any electronic device, even in hands-free mode, according to ICBC. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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“There will be so much to do at this event,” she said. “You can enjoy a beverage, eat some delicious food, play games and get to know the animal lovers in your community who are committed to helping in the fight against animal cruelty.”

She added that individuals, groups and businesses are encouraged to register early as space is limited.

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COMWWW.TRICITYNEWS.COM A helicopter was called in Sunday to aid in the rescue of a 53-year-old man who got lost in the woods on Eagle Ridge.

According to Coquitlam Search and Rescue, the man later made a nice donation to the volunteer-led group.

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Treefest 25 Sunday, Sept. 9 10:45 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Walks, Talks & Tours

Riverview Lands - Səmiq̓ʷəʔelə 2601 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam, B.C.

Join us as we celebrate our 25th anniversary!

Enter the site from Colony Farm Road. Follow the event signs!

•

Opening Prayer by kʷikʷə?ƛ̓əm First Nation Councilors

•

Enjoy guided tree tours, tree walks and heritage walks!

•

Listen to ‘Talks about the Trees’ and ‘Heritage of Riverview’.

•

Take a tour of the antique radio museum with S.P.A.R.C and the Coquitlam Amateur Radio Emergency Services Society.

•

Tour Finnie’s Garden with the Riverview Horticultral Centre Society and Burke Mountain Naturalists.

•

Meet representatives of kʷikʷə?ƛ̓əm First Nation’s Lands & Resources department - learn the history of Səmiq̓ʷəʔelə and see territorial maps.

This event is taking place on the unceded traditional territory of the kʷikʷə?ƛ̓əm First Nation, known to the kFN as səmiq̓ʷəʔelə (Place of the Great Blue Heron).

We would like to pay our respects & thanks to Kwikwetlem first nations for allowing us to host this event in their traditional territory.

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Out of juice, not out of luck on trail SAR volunteers rescue a man lost in the woods Grant GranGer The Tri-CiTy News

A triathlete training on Eagle Ridge who had to be hauled out by helicopter after getting lost Sunday has made a generous donation to Coquitlam Search and Rescue.

SAR search manager Ray Nordstrand said a 53-year-old man called RCMP on his cellphone during the noon hour saying he was lost.

SAR was able to text the man to activate the phone’s GPS. Nordstrand said the man was almost a kilometre off the trail in an area near where a 16-year-old boy fell off a waterfall and died in June.

Some rescuers hiked in from different directions while a helicopter was also brought in to search for him. Nordstrand said rescuers were getting close when the battery in the man’s phone died at an inopportune time. It gave out when he tried

to activate the flashlight to allow rescuers to spot him, extending the time it took to finally spot him. Nordstrand said one of the essentials backcountry hikers should carry is a battery backup for their cellphones.

Coquitlam SAR used its Human External Cargo System to dangle a rope between the trees and pull him out about 4:30 p.m.

Nordstrand said the man was going north to south along the trail and thought he was near the Lindsay Loop part of the trail and could turn around but he “wasn’t anywhere near the loop” when he turned off.

Nordstrand said by the time searchers got to him, he was getting cold because of the sweat he’d built up on the hike and he’d been bitten by bugs.

Nordstrand told The TriCity News yesterday he had just seen a donation had been made by the man to the Coquitlam SAR but wouldn’t say how much.

“It’s a nice size of an amount. We’re quite appreciative of his generosity,” he said. newsroom@tricitynews.com

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Adapted art classes this fall Place des Arts is hosting adapted art classes for youth and adults with special needs and/or learning challenges. These classes offer a learning environment that accommodates the needs of the participants.

As well, throughout the 2018/’19 season, all Arts and Wellness programs will be subsidized by 50%. Register online, by phone or in person and the 50% subsidy will automatically be applied to all fees associated with the class (not valid for other Place des Arts programs). These programs include: • Adapted Art: Youth and Adults: Explore visual art techniques in a safe and nurturing environment. You’ll practise fine motor skills, create artwork, develop social skills and build confidence. This program

is designed for those with special needs and/or learning challenges. Participants who require one-on-one support must provide their own support worker/volunteer aid. Teacher: Dhanha Lee (above).

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Go to placedesarts.ca for more information, including pricing.

• Visual Arts for PD (18+ years): In a supportive and creative environment, develop and maintain your coordination, mental acuity and fine motor skills while exploring different visual art techniques such as drawing, painting and sculpting.

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BACK TO SCHOOL 2017 Make some music with 2 groups • The Cutie Circle meets on the second Sunday of each month (except December) from 2 to 4 p.m. in the rehearsal hall of the Evergreen Cultural Centre for some lively and joyful strumming, singalong and open mic. All welcome. Light refreshments are provided. Cuties volunteers perform and teach in the community and also offer a free annual seven-week ukulele workshop series for absolute beginners at Leigh Square

in the spring. Info: cutiecircle.com or 604552-8537 (UKES).

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

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• Canadian Red Cross Society is seeking volunteers for the Health Equipment Loan Program in PoCo. For more information please visit redcross.ca/volunteer/who-isneeded or contact vrs@redcross.ca or 1-844-818-2155.

• Share Family and Community services is looking for volunteers to work with seniors for its shop by phone and Friendly Visiting programs, and transportation to community resources. Info: kathie.rodway@sharesociety.ca or 604-937-6975.

• BC Angel Dresses is in need of Volunteers in the TriCities. BCAD is a non-profit group of volunteers who collect donated wedding, bridesmaid and grad dresses; volunteer seamstresses transform them into Angel Dresses that are then shipped to hospitals across the province and offered to grieving families at no charge. Group needs dress collectors and seamstresses. Info: www.bcangeldresses.ca.

• Volunteers wanted for all positions at Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary thrift shop, located at 2811B Shaughnessy St., PoCo; applications available at the store during open hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays; noon-3 p.m. Sundays.

• Volunteer drivers needed for Share Family and Community Services’ Better at Home program to give seniors rides to doctors’ appointments. Drivers must be 21 or older, have a reliable vehicle, insurance and driver’s licence, and be willing to undergo a criminal record check and commit for a minimum of three months (up to six trips a month).

Reimbursement for mileage is available. Info: Paola, 604937-6991 or paola.wakeford-mejia@sharesociety.ca.

• Hyde Creek Watershed Society is looking for volunteers to assist with programs and operations; society is made up of volunteers of all ages who donate time that will fit their schedules. A few hours during the month would benefit this group. If you have an interest in helping with hatchery tours, building operations or event planning, email hydecreek.info@gmail.com. Info: www.hydecreek.org.

• Volunteers wanted for Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Weekend Coffee Program in the main lobby at ERH; openings for both Saturday and Sunday shifts. Info: 604-544-1470.

• The Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are experiencing emotional distress. No experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support are provided. If you are interested in learning more about this challenging and rewarding opportunity, visit www.options.bc.ca. and follow the link for the crisis line. Next training starts soon.

• PoCoMo Meals on Wheels needs drivers on an ongoing basis. Meals are delivered over the noon hour and training is provided. Info: 604-942-7506.

• Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604-936-3624.

• Big Brothers Program matches men over the age of 18 with boys 7-14 who have limited-to-no contact with a positive male role model. Big Brothers spend 2-4 hours a week.

Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothersvancouver. com.

• Big Brothers’ In-School Mentoring Program matches men and women over the age of 18 with boys and girls from local elementary schools for one hour a week. Info: 604876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothersvancouver.com.

• PLEA Community Services of B.C is looking for volunteers 19 years and older who are interested in spending three hours a week mentoring an at-risk child or youth.

Info: Jodi, 604-927-2929 or www.kidstart.ca.

• Canadian Cancer Society is looking for cancer survivors to be peer volunteers, providing one-on-one support on the telephone and/or in-person to people living with cancer. Training provided. Info: 604-253-8470.

• Port Moody Station Museum is looking for volunteers for special events. Info: 604-939-1648.

• Physically fit volunteers needed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m. at the Share food bank to load and unload truck. Volunteers must be able to work with loads ranging from 30-150 pounds. Commitment of 3-6 months and access to a car are desirable. Info: 604-931-2450

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Paint, rocks & a message: #spreadlove School counsellors leaving bits of love along local trails Mario Bartel

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eah Pells and Natashia Pellatt are spreading love, one rock at a time.

The youth counsellors at Suwa’lkh School in Coquitlam are painting rocks with brightly coloured designs and placing them along trails in places like Mundy Park and the Coquitlam Crunch to bring smiles to the people who find them and, maybe, help create a community of positivity and support.

Pells, a former Canadian Olympic middle distance runner, has been painting rocks she finds while running or hiking for years, offering them to clients in her private counselling practice as a talisman to remind them of the conversations they’ve had, the strategies they’ve formulated together to cope with challenges.

When Pellatt, Pells’ colleague at Suwa’lkh, picked up on the idea, they decided to take the rocks they’ve painted out of the office and into nature, where a chance encounter with a colourful stone might be all it takes to brighten someone’s mood.

“Nature is very healing,”

Pells said. “When you’re out there exercising, it brings all those good feelings together.”

The pair has spent dozens of hours collecting the rocks while on hikes, then transforming them with brush and paints into small works of art.

They recently started adding their social media links — @ LP_writes for Pells and @npellatt for Pellatt — along with the hashtag #spreadlove, to the back of the rocks to help spread their intentions even further.

It seems to be working.

Pells and Pellatt said they’ve seen reposts on social media from people who found some of the 50 rocks left along the Sunshine Coast Trail near Ruby Lake and they received an email from someone in Scotland who had seen posts about their painted rocks project and is now embarking upon a similar effort there.

“We’re hoping to make it a contagious movement,” Pellatt said.

Pells said people are especially receptive to their message of love and hope because of all the rancour and division currently in the world.

“When people feel defeated in regards to what’s going on in the world, you can make a difference in a grassroots place,” Pells said. “It’s a way you can have control.”

That extends to the two rock artists as well. As much as they delight in their artistic

creations, Pells said, their real payoff comes when they think of the wonder and whimsy people likely feel when they stumble upon them unexpectedly.

Said Pells: “You wonder, who took it? Did it put a smile on their face?” mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

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Leah Pells (left) and her Suwa’lkh School colleague Natashia Pellatt are planting colourfully-painted rocks along trails in places like Mundy Park to spread a message of love and positivity.

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Jeanne Besser and Susan Puckett claim you only need 30 minutes — or less — and five ingredients to put an appealing, healthy dinner on the table.

The two authors have written the suitably titled The 5:30 Challenge. This cookbook contains shortcuts, tips and almost 150 recipes to enable you to spend less time in the kitchen.

Many people turn to processed foods to solve their meal preparation dilemmas but Lisa Leake believes meals can be made quickly and easily using unprocessed foods. In 100 Days of Real Food: Fast and Fabulous, Leake explains why healthy, homemade food is worth preparing. Leake includes recipes for breakfasts, lunches, dinners, salads, sides, snacks, soups and treats. She also has suggestions for seasonal meal plans, which helps to ease the frustration of deciding what meals to make.

The Dinner Plan by Kathy Brennan and Caroline Campion offers 135 simple recipes that use five key cook-

ing strategies: Make-ahead, Staggered, One-dish, Pantry and Extra-fast. The authors use simple ingredients and step-bystep methods to design recipes for a variety of delicious meals.

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Dinner’s in the Oven contains 75 recipes to make baking sheet dinners. Iyer also includes mix and match charts for adventurous cooks who would like to try new recipes using their own combinations of ingredients.

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Katie Wells created wellnessmama.com, a resource about healthy living. The Wellness Mama Cookbook has 200 easyto-prepare recipes to make “healthy, delicious family meals in no time.” This cookbook contains recipes for salads and sides, soups, one-pot meals, desserts and drinks. Wells also provides meal planning suggestions and hints about how to overcome picky eating.

Visit your local public library to find more cookbooks with recipes to suit every palate and time schedule.

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 8 • PoCo Heroes in the Park, noon-3 p.m., The Park at Fremont (Seabourne Place at Ranger Lane). Meet your local first responders and emergency services personnel. Kids are encouraged to dress as their favourite superhero and get pictures with firefighters, police officers, paramedics and search and rescue members.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 9 • Treefest is celebrating the trees at Riverview with tours, talks, cake-cutting, 10:45 a.m.-4 p.m. at the arboretum area, follow signs for location and free parking. More information is available at rhcs.org/treefest.

• 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. Money raised will help rescue and care for abused, injured and abandoned animals.

MONDAY, SEPT. 10 • Tri-City Arthritis Community Group meets, 1-3 p.m., Trinity United Church, corner of Prairie and Shaughnessy, PoCo. Speaker on arthritis and nutrition. Info: 604-464-2890.

• Municipal Pension Retirees Association (MPRA) District 25/ Tri-Cities Meeting, 11 a.m., ABC

SEPT. 8: SECRETS LIVES OF TREES TOUR • 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.

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• 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.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 11 • Tri-City Photo Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the Drama Room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., PoMo. Guests always welcome. Info on scheduled activities: www.tricityphotoclub.ca/2018-2019-meetings.

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

Registration: 604-472-9988 or estherc@rside.ca.

• 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.

Guests welcome and free for up to three meetings; membership is $30 for the season. Info: pdpc.ca.

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.

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Port Moody’s temperate marine climate is a long way from Kugluktuk, Nunavut, on the shores of the Arctic Ocean.

But for PoMo filmmaker Eva Wunderman — who spent part of a winter in the northern community for her latest film, Edna’s Bloodline — the quest for family ties is a common human trait found wherever people live and form a community.

“The desire to see where your parents and grandparents were born compared to where you live today — a lot of people come from Europe or Asia — I think we can all relate a little bit how to how different our lives are compared to what they could have been.”

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and engaging flick, a family in Kugluktuk renews ties with the relatives of their Swedish forbears and share culture and family stories, some of them heartbreaking and others bittersweet.

It starts with an email connection and a Skype interview by members of the Norberg family in Canada, led by Edna Elias, who was a commissioner for Nunavut until 2015, and her relatives in Sweden, Frederick and his father Eric Norberg, as the three seek to know more about their adventurous great-grandfather, Petter Norberg.

Using information gathered by writer Lennart Von Post, newspaper articles, Hudson’s Bay archives and the Canadian Norberg family’s oral history, the families trace the footsteps of Petter who was a trapper, Hudson’s see doc got, page 28

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Staff at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre will throw an East Coast kitchen party this month to mark the start of its new season.

And it’s bringing in some “foot-stomping, hand-clapping, spoon-playing singalong Newfoundland” music in the form of the Derina Harvey Band to get the year underway.

Fronted by Derina Harvey and backed by other transplanted East Coasters, the Alberta-based Celtic rock act is coming off four dates in Las Vegas before its Coquitlam gig on Friday, Sept. 14.

“I have seen them perform a couple of times and they are one of the most exciting live bands I have ever seen — and one of the most popular touring bands in western Canada,” ECC performing arts manager David Mann said.

This season’s program lineup includes a lot of femaledriven theatre, Mann said, with nine of the 10 shows in the Theatre and Indie Series featuring women performers, characters and/or creators. For example, following the Derina Harvey performance is More Than A President’s Mother: The Lillian Carter Story, running from Sept. 18 to 22. There are multicultural and holidaythemed shows, too, such as an Oktoberfest concert; a Diwali celebration; and two versions of The Nutcracker.

Also, at the season launch party, there will be the exhibit viewing for Germaine Koh’s Home Made Home; the Art Gallery at Evergreen will open at 6 p.m. while doors to the party open at 7 p.m.

• For tickets, call the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) box office at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

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The winter in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, where she filmed some of the scenes, was bitterly cold, she said.

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Bay post manager and explorer who left Sweden in the late 1800s for a better life.

He was also among the first to sail the Inside Passage and he was the first to find the remains of the Franklin Expedition; however, it was his love for his Inuit bride, Dora, that led him to start a family in the Canadian north, the descendants of which form a substantial number of the more than 1,000 people who live in Kugluktuk.

The trip to Kugluktuk, Nunavut, and Härnösand, Sweden, provided a fruitful journey for Wunderman.

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A poster for Port Moody filmmaker Eva Wunderman’s new documentary, Edna’s Bloodline. of the historical vignettes that are mixed with the live action scenes of Norberg family members making connections on both sides of the Atlantic.

The one-long documentary was made with funding support from Swedish television, which has already aired it to 600,00 viewers.

“All these little stories are revealed in the documentary.

You get little moments of Petter’s life while you are in the moment with Edna and Frederick. They go on a seal hunt. They do a few things to see how it was in those days.”

• Wunderman will be at the Port Moody Film Society screening, on Friday, Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr.) to answer questions afterwards. Tickets are $5 for society members and $7 for non-members (plus a $5 for an annual society membership).

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Port Coquitlam bassist Miles Foxx Hill will perform with the Soultrax tribute band in White Rock this month.

The concert with Foxx Hill — the owner of Frequency Forward Recording Studio — and the ensemble is a nod to guitarist George Benson and his love for the Hammond B3 organ, which was featured in his Grammyaward winning album Breezin’.

Also in the tribute group are guitarist Olaf De Shield, Fran Jaré on a digital B3 organ, Dave Say on saxophone and Juno award-winning drummer Buff Allen.

The show on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. is at Blue Frog Studios (1328 Johnston Rd., White Rock). For tickets, visit bluefrogstudios.ca/store/p119/ soultrax. The event is for adults only. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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Chamber groups for cellists Tween and adult cellists looking to be part of one of two cello ensembles in the new academic year can audition Sunday at Place des Arts.

The Coquitlam facility’s cello teacher, Aleksandra Dziobek, is forming two groups: one for nine- to 12-year-olds; the other for amateur musicians over 18.

The junior ensemble is open to students who have achieved at least a Grade 3 Royal Conservatory of Music level while the adult class is open to players of all abilities.

Both chamber groups will meet on Thursdays at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) and have the opportunity to perform during the season.

A cello teacher for more than 20 years, Dziobek has her bachelor’s degree from The Academy of Music in Poland.

She is now a principal cellist for the Vancouver Camerata and Vancouver Metropolitan

CELLO STUDENT JANE DAWSON Orchestra, and is a founding member of the Classical String Quartet. To book an audition on Sept. 9, call Wen Dee Wong at 604-664-1636 (ext. 38) or email wwong@placedesarts. ca. Candidates are asked to play two contrasting pieces.

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Tri-City artists and craftspeople wanting to make some cash during the Christmas

shopping season can apply to be part of the Winter Treasures Artisan Market.

The annual holiday market — a boutique-style show and sale featuring handcrafted gifts, art and decor — runs from Nov. 13 to Dec. 23 in the gallery at the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. Johns St.).

Artists are asked to fill out an online entry form via pomoarts.ca by Sunday and include: contact details, biography, up to five photos of artwork and a list of images (showing title, medium, dimensions and prices).

All media for 2D and 3D fine craft and artwork will be considered; preference will be given to small works, with prices ranging up to $500.

Artists may replenish their sold pieces during the exhibit.

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Left: Sherida Charles’ Cabin View; above, Barber by Andrew O’Neill; top right, a vase by Kihoon Too; and right bottom, jewellery by Sheri Tompkins.

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What SD43 art teachers create in their spare time JaniS Cleugh The Tri-CiTy News

A new exhibit that opens Friday at Place des Arts aims to give students, their parents and the public a better understanding what School District 43 art teachers create outside of the classroom.

A total of 15 teachers are showing their personal artwork

in a month-long display in the Mezzanine Gallery at the Coquitlam venue.

Co-ordinator Sherida Charles, who has taught art at Centennial secondary since 2002 and previously at Port Moody and Terry Fox secondaries and George Pearkes junior high school, said the exhibit will be a surprise as she’s only seen images of the entries;

she also won’t be involved in the gallery installation this week. “I’ve basically been organizing the show over email so I’m hopeful the quality of the work will be good,” she said of the paintings, drawings, photography, mixed media, pottery, sculpture and jewellery to be submitted.

For her part, Charles will have two landscapes in the ex-

hibit: an acrylic on canvas and an acrylic on paper — both based on trips around B.C. It’s not the first time SD43 art teachers have come together to display. They’ve also held events at the Evergreen Cultural Centre, the most recent in 2010; however, those exhibits were not seen as much by students as they were held in between school breaks,

Charles said.

She hopes to draw a bigger crowd at Place des Arts, as the teachers’ exhibit is timed with the start of the new academic year. “It would be nice if people could see that teachers have another reality other than the classroom,” Charles said, adding, “Many of us have studied art and that impacts the planning we have on the students

to help them stay creative during their life times and bring art into their own professions.”

• Also opening Sept. 7 are The Forgotten City (mixed works by Jay Lyonns) and Exploring Form in Paint and Clay (painting and ceramics by Dorothy Doherty).

The reception is at 7 p.m. at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam). jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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The new commissioner of the BC Hockey League, Chris Hebb, is bringing his background in media and social marketing with the Vancouver Canucks and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment in Toronto to boost the league’s profile and make more people aware of the quality of its hockey players.

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New commissioner has new plan for BCHL Junior A league has to be successful in Lower Mainland MARIO BARTEL

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The BC Hockey League’s season begins on Friday. But the business of the league is a work in progress.

And the new man charged with guiding that business says it’s time to take the BCHL to a new level.

“Junior A has spun its wheels,” said Chris Hebb, who was appointed the BCHL’s new commissioner last June. “The hockey has improved, but the business has not.”

Hebb, a former broadcaster, comes with a big league pedigree. He spent 11 years with Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment, launching the Vancouver Canucks and Grizzlies as well as GM Place into the digital age. He then moved to Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment where he was in charge of broadcast

and digital properties for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Raptors and Toronto FC of Major League Soccer as well as the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies.

For the last five years, Hebb ran his own consulting business, developing business strategies for sports organizations like Canada Soccer, the Edmonton Oilers, Hockey Canada and Curling Canada.

He said it’s no longer good enough for hockey teams in Canada at any level to just throw open the doors to their arenas and expect people to show up because, well, it’s hockey.

“The model that we’re selling hockey in Canada so this should be easy, no longer exists,” Hebb said. “There is so much competition for the mind share of the sports fan, whether it’s video games or fans who just watch on television.”

Getting fans to buy tickets to BCHL hockey games is a matter of getting them to buy into the league and the value it offers them, as entertainment, and as a stepping stone for the hockey aspirations of young

men, Hebb said.

That’s especially critical in Metro Vancouver, where most of the league’s potential sponsors and business partners are headquartered, but where competition for fans and attention is fiercest.

“We need to be successful here,” Hebb said.

The president of the Coquitlam Express couldn’t agree more.

Mark Pettie has seen fans struggle to support his team as the Express have endured consecutive losing seasons since winning the Fred Page Cup in 2014.

“We’ve had a tough couple of seasons,” Pettie said. “We’ve got to make sure we’ve got a good product.”

The realization the Express could no longer ride the coattails of a league championship it won four years ago led to an extensive rebuild of the organization. A new coaching staff, led by Jason Fortier, was brought in last November to improve the on-ice product and Joel Rockwood was hired as the team’s director of sales and marketing.

“We’ve made a huge com-

mitment,” Pettie said. “We want people to know who we are and to come out to our games.”

But achieving that is more challenging — yet easier — than ever, said Hebb, who spent the months since his appointment driving around the province to visit every franchise and spend time in each community.

Easier because teams have more tools at their disposal like social media to tell their stories and engage directly with fans.

But more challenging because many teams haven’t yet harnessed the power of those tools to know much about their fans.

“We’re not in the ticket selling business, we’re in the data business,” Hebb said. “You want to build a database of who came here so you’re not scattergunning and hoping somebody that’s a ballet fan becomes a hockey fan.”

Hebb said the BCHL has to use digital technology to spark interest and then step back to allow those conversations to evolve and grow organically.

“We need to realize what people really do is talk to each other,” Hebb said. “You get into

a conversation with your fan base, you treat them as one of the family and you make sure you’re delivering assets to them they couldn’t get otherwise.”

And if the league’s 17 teams are doing their jobs properly what they might start hearing fans talking about are the growing numbers of players making it to the NHL from college programs and the role the BCHL has in making that happen, as well as the bonafide bloodlines of recognizable former NHL stars like Rod Brind’amour and Scott Niedermeyer who are finding their way into the league.

“This is not minor hockey,” Hebb said. “This is a place where a kid can have a dream actually come true through a route that will also prepare him for university.”

• As part of its commitment to engage better with fans and make it easier to start conversations, the BCHL has rebranded all of its social media channels with a new common handle — @GoBCHL. The new tag replaces various ones that were used on individual channels like Twitter, Facebook and

Instagram.

“The ‘GoBCHL’ tag has energy and signifies our desire for all of our teams to achieve as much as possible each season,” said the BCHL’s director of communications, Brent Mutis, in a press release.

NEW CAPTAIN

The Express have a new captain. Coquitlam’s Troy Robillard will wear the C on his jersey after being an assistant captain last year.

Express coach Jason Fortier said the choice was an easy one to make.

“He is a motivated athlete that has the character and discipline to be successful in life,” Fortier said.

Robillard, 21, is in his final season in the BCHL. He joined the Express when he was 17, after playing in the Coquitlam Minor Hockey Association, then a season in Kelowna’s Pursuit of Excellence program and another with the Vancouver NE Chiefs of the BC Major Midget League.

A defenceman, Robillard has 33 points in the 120 games he’s played for the Express. mbartel@tricitynews.com

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Polisi powers soccer wins Matteo Polisi and Quinn Dawson, both from Coquitlam, scored to lead the 20th-ranked SFU Clan men’s soccer team to a 3-0 upset over No. 4 Cal Poly Pomona in Pomona, Calif., on Sunday.

The win was a bit of redemption for the Clan, who were ousted from the past two NCAA postseason tournaments by the Broncos.

Dawson, a transfer from Douglas College, opened the scoring in the eighth minute when he headed home a corner by Polisi.

Less than three minutes later, it was Polisi’s turn to score when he fired a rebound past Broncos’ keeper Jakob Hansen.

Polisi also played a role in the Clan’s third goal when his corner kick in the 64th minute was booted into the Broncos’ net by Mamadi Camara.

“This was a big-time result against a very good opponent,” said Clan head coach Clint Schneider.

It was also the culmination of a productive week-

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The Coquitlam Express break training this week on winning notes. Three of them in fact, after they had started their five-game exhibition campaign with two losses. Coquitlam capped their mini winning streak with a 7-3 victory over the Surrey Eagles Saturday at the PoCo Rec Centre. The night before, the Express defeated the Eagles 4-3 in overtime at the South Surrey Arena. Those victories came on the heels of a 7-6 shootout victory over the Chilliwack Chiefs. The Express open the regular season Friday against the Eagles at South Surrey Arena, before heading to Langley on Saturday for a game against the Rivermen at George Preston Arena.

end in California for SFU and for Polisi.

The Dr. Charles Best grad who was last year’s freshman of the year in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, scored a goal and set up another by Camara in the Clan’s 2-1 victory over California State San Bernadino in the team’s season-opener last Friday in San Bernadino.

The Clan’s extended road trip in California continues Thursday when they play California State University, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles.

SFU’s first home game is not until Sept. 20, against Montana State University Billings.

STREAK ENDS

Terry Fox secondary grad Isaac Evans had three solo tackles and was in on another two as the SFU Clan football team snapped its 33-game losing streak Saturday by beating Williamette University, 54-7, at Terry Fox Field in Burnaby. sports@tricitynews.com

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The survey by Leger of Generation Z young adults (18- to -24-year-olds) in B.C. and Ontario, published August 30, found the desire to own a home is alive and well – especially in Metro Vancouver.

More than half (51 per cent) of Metro Vancouver’s young respondents said they would like to own a home within the next few years. That’s higher than in Greater Toronto, where respondents were more likely to say they’ll continue renting or living with parents for the foreseeable future. Overall, 46 per cent of Gen Z-ers said they’d like to be a homeowner in the next few years.

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Elton Ash, regional executive vice president, Re/Max Western Canada, said, “Gen Z-ers are interested in learning more, and a greater effort needs to be made to educate them about the benefits and potential risks of home ownership. As Gen Z looks ahead, it’s important that they have a trusted team and good resources to turn to, to alleviate stress and empower them in the process to becoming first-time homebuyers in the future. While the survey showed interesting trends across two of the hottest markets, the Gen Z-ers we speak to are eager to become informed and excited about the future of home ownership.”

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