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Charles Best kids’ menstrual products campaign pays off

Temporary referee dressing rooms may be used at PCCC

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A trip to China by School District 43 officials, including the board of education chair, Barb Hobson, was made for business reasons and the decision to go was kept quiet for fear of divulging details to competitors. Those were the explanations given this week — seven weeks after The Tri-City News first requested an interview on the topic — for the nearly $20,000 trip in late May during which those officials visited education bureaus and agencies in Nanjing and Beijing. During an interview Tuesday at SD43 board offices in Coquitlam involving board

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chair and Coquitlam Trustee Barb Hobson, superintendent Patricia Gartland, secretary treasurer Chris Nicolls and community relations manager Ken Hoff, The Tri-City News was told the trip was taken to promote the district’s international education program. They said while the trip was taken amidst ongoing tensions between China and Canada since the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, international relations were not a factor in the decision to go. Hobson and Gartland, who SD43 said were not available for an interview in July because they were on vacation, said the trip to China in May was a business trip only, paid for by SD43, and not a slimmeddown version of the cultural trip trustees have been taking annually for several years. see

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hen walkers, runners and cyclists take to Port Coquitlam’s streets every September to pay tribute to Terry Fox in his hometown, many honour loved ones they’ve lost to cancer. For some, that includes their four-legged friends. The disease that claimed Fox’s life in 1981 affects just as many pets as people: Today, one in four dogs will develop a tumour of some kind during its lifetime while one in five cats will get cancer. It’s with those statistics in mind that Dr. Leah Montgomery and her staff at PoCo’s Shaughnessy Animal Hospital form a team each year to help the Terry Fox Foundation build awareness of — and raise funds for — cancer research to benefit people. For the past seven years or so, her group of up to 15 employees and their relatives haves collected $1,000 annually to remember the PoCo hero and to support their clients whose pets have passed from cancer. “We see a lot of them there,” said Montgomery, who recalls tracking Fox’s Marathon of Hope on TV when she was in

COQUiTlaM Dr. Leah Montgomery and her staff team from the Shaughnessy Veterinary Hospital in Port Coquitlam at a past Terry Fox Hometown Run. sUBMiTTED PhOTO

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elementary school. “Their loss resonates with us, too. There is a lot of personal and emotional connection.” Montgomery said she’s looking forward to running the

10-kilometre route Sept. 15 for the 39th annual Terry Fox Run, as last year she was out with a broken leg. Donna White, provincial director for the B.C./Yukon branch of the Terry Fox Foundation, which is based in PoCo, said Montgomery’s vet team embodies the spirit of the hometown icon. Four years ago, the charity funded a study to look at osteosarcoma in dogs — the same form of bone cancer that took part of Fox’s leg in 1977. According to the Terry Fox Research Institute, dogs develop osteosarcoma at a rate 10 times higher than humans; its aim was to find ways to mimic new treatments for cancer in dogs as in human patients. “We all know that cancer has affected our fur family mem-

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Como Lake Avenue from Mariner Way to North Road – Fortis BC gas main upgrade project underway until late fall. Expect lane and intersection closures along Como Lake Avenue with turn restriction and traffic detours in place. Lansdowne Drive from Guildford Way to Briarcliffe Drive will have road repaving work on-going until mid-September. Nighttime road repaving work northbound Lougheed Highway at Pitt River Road on Sept. 6 (weather dependent). North Road sewer pipe upgrade begins and will include temporary road closures and delays. coquitlam.ca/roadwork

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It’s too late to affect their final grades but the students in Meghan Leslie’s Social Justice 12 class last school year are celebrating a victory this week. The city of Coquitlam is moving ahead with a pilot program to install menstrual product dispensers in washrooms at a handful of civic facilities, an initiative brought forward by the Dr. Charles Best secondary students earlier this year. Leslie said the move shows the impact young people can have when they engage with their elected officials. “I am beyond elated that this is happening,” she told The Tri-City News Wednesday. “I really appreciate council being so receptive.” Last May, a trio of Leslie’s students — Jim Liu, Dajeong Kim and Ellen Mee — spoke to council to ask the city to consider making it mandatory for pads and tampons to be free and available in restrooms at parks, recreation centres and other civic facilities. They argued that menstrual products are just as important as water, soap, towels and toilet paper, and should

Jim Liu, Dajeong Kim and Ellen Mee, Dr. Charles Best secondary students in Meghan Leslie’s Social Justice 12 class last spring, lobbied the city of Coquitlam to launch a pilot program that will see menstrual product dispensers in some civic facilities. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

be included to meet women’s sanitary needs. “If they were readily available in washrooms, women would be more comfortable,” Mee said at the time. “It’s a health issue.” The initiative followed a similar move to place free menstrual products in all B.C. schools. Leslie said the students were initially intimidated to approach their elected officials, believing that no one would listen to “just a bunch

of teenagers.” “It is really awesome to have a real-world, real-time example that they do have power,” she said. “They do have the ability to evoke change.” According to a staff report, the city will launch a four-month pilot program in October in washrooms at Town Centre Park, Mundy Park, the City Centre Aquatic Complex, the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex and Pinetree community centre.

The city will gather data and feedback from the study and present it to council in the new year for consideration of a broader rollout to the rest of the municipality’s 72 women’s and universal washrooms. The pilot program is expected to cost $20,000 for installation of the dispensers and their ongoing replenishment. If council decides to expand the program in the new year, staff said it will cost $35,000 to install the additional dispensers and an

Coquitlam residents can have their say on how they want their tax dollars spent in the upcoming municipal financial plan. Until Sept. 30, an online tool will be available on the city’s website (www.coquitlam.ca/budget), allowing participants to create their own mock budget. Residents will receive a simulated tax bill and be asked to adjust funding levels for the various service areas, including garbage pickup, fire services and infrastructure. The process takes about eight minutes to complete and demonstrates how adjustments to spending will affect the property tax for a typical home. Coquitlam has used the online citizen budget tool since 2014 and said it helps policy makers gain insight into what community members want from their local government. City council will be deliberating the next financial plan this fall. estimated $25,000 in annual maintenance and service . Leslie told The Tri-City News that the idea of campaigning for free menstrual products grew out of concerns that they weren’t widely available in schools. She started placing products in baskets around Best secondary, with notes in girls’ washrooms letting them know they were available. The students said concerns about costly menstrual products being a barrier to

women’s full participation in work and community life prompted them to start their letter-writing campaign last spring. Leslie said the students’ success at getting council to move forward with their initiative is something they will be able to look on with pride in the years to come. “When they go to the washroom at the pool or the library, they can be like, ‘I did that,’” she said. “It is something to be proud of.”

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Port Coquitlam’s mayor says no hockey games will be lost as the city scrambles to provide dressing room space for referees at the city’s new $132-million recreation complex. A Hockey Canada rule requires officials be provided a separate dressing room equipped with a toilet and shower but such rooms aren’t scheduled to be constructed at the Port Coquitlam community centre until the project’s second phase. Brad West said details of an alternate arrangement would be discussed at a special meeting of city council to be held Wednesday night (after The Tri-City News’ print deadline). He said one of the possibilities, which must be approved by Hockey Canada, would be a mobile dressing room in a trailer parked outside the complex. He said such a plan would cost about $17,000 and be in place for two years. West said the oversight came to light just days after the project’s first phase —

An exhibition game between a team from Coquitlam RCMP and Port Coquitlam firefighters at last Tuesday’s official opening of the Port Coquitlam community centre may be the only hockey played there for a while as the city scrambles to find separate dressing room space for referees to comply with a Hockey Canada rule. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

which includes two new ice rinks, a new Terry Fox Library and Wilson Centre for seniors — was officially opened Aug. 27. He said he received an email from the president of the Port Coquitlam Minor Hockey Association, Kim Egli, that informed him the city’s original plan to accommodate referees in a spare team dressing room, or cubicles in the facility’s main changing room if they were all occupied, doesn’t conform to Hockey Canada’s rule. Egli told The Tri-City News the first she heard of the problem was in a phone call last Wednesday from an official with Pacific Coast Amateur

Hockey Association who informed her of the Hockey Canada rule and the new community centre’s noncompliance. “I was shocked,” she said. “Two rinks with no referee dressing rooms just seems weird.” Egli said she has already heard some officials, who travel from as far away as Mission, won’t work games at the new facility — and that could jeopardize minor hockey games that begin as soon as this weekend. “At this point, I sent out messages to parents that we can’t have any home games until this is rectified,” Egli said,

adding while that could affect just a handful of exhibition games early in the hockey season, the schedule begins in earnest Sept. 16. Egli said she doesn’t understand how the oversight could have happened. She said the association’s referee allocator was involved in meetings with city officials during planning for the new facility. “The issue is what did they do with that information,” she said. West said he’s puzzled as well and plans to meet with all parties involved in the planning. “Obviously, there was a miscommunication and a

ball got dropped somewhere,” he said. “I don’t want to see things like that happen again.” West said the hiccup has cast a bit of a pall on the “very positive feelings” created by the unveiling of the massive 205,000-sq. ft. complex, which will eventually include three arenas and a leisure pool. Egli said with PoCo minor hockey’s season already delayed a week waiting for the community centre to open, the clock is ticking for a solution to be in place. “I warned parents there could be some hiccups along the way,” she said. “I didn’t think I would run into a situation like this.”

This spring, the tenants of the Port Coquitlam apartment complex fought — and won — their appeal against renovictions by their new landlord, a move that prompted city council to rejig its policies on mass evictions. Now, the residents are in a battle to keep antennas off their roof. Signs on the Western Drive property went up over the summer to inform the public about a development permit bid to place cell antennas and associated screening on top of Bonnie Brae. Rogers communications manager Lisa Rossington said Wednesday: “We are working with the city of Port Coquitlam to improve our network to benefit our customers in the community.” Last Thursday, upset with the plans and concerned about what they say could be negative health effects if the antennas were to be installed, three Bonnie Brae residents took the matter to CoquitlamPort Coquitlam MP Ron McKinnon, delivering a 33name petition opposing the plans.

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For Rob Colombo, the semi-annual sale of used sporting equipment to benefit KidSport Tri-Cities is truly a family affair. His brood has been a benefactor and beneficiary of the event. They all volunteer on sale day. And, as the athletic director at Riverside secondary school in Port Coquitlam, Colombo has directly seen how proceeds from the sale have helped five to eight kids at his school every year seize sporting opportunities they might otherwise miss because pursuing those passions was too expensive for their families. Colombo didn’t need much convincing to help out when Chris Wilson, the executive director of KidSport Tri-Cities, started organizing the first equipment sale in 2007 as a way to raise funds that could then be distributed to help families in the community to help cover the cost of registration fees and equipment for their kids’ sporting activities. With two active, growing kids of his own, Colombo knew the expense of new hockey skates almost every year for his son, Eric, and new dance shoes for daughter, Olivia. And with two cars to squeeze into the garage of their Port Coquitlam townhome, he didn’t have the space to store equipment they’d outgrown. Colombo’s wife, Rosalynn,

The Colombo family in Port Coquitlam has been involved in every aspect with the semi-annual used sporting equipment sale to benefit KidSport Tri-Cities. That sale runs Saturday at the Poirier Forum in Coquitlam. Mario Bartel/the tri-City News

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The fall KidSport TriCities used sports equipment sale is being held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Poirier Forum (618 Poirier St., Coquitlam). Donations can be dropped off at Port Moody rec centre and Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex until the eve of the sale, Sept. 6. More info: kidsportcanada.ca.

said there was never any question the whole family would get involved in the sale. “It’s a really good family event,” she said. “It’s nice to give kids the opportunity to be involved.” For Eric, who’s 13, that involvement has progressed from compiling his annual shopping list of equipment needs and desires, then loading his old gear into a wagon for transport to the sale, to now working the floor on sale day, asking people if they need help, helping them find

items or lugging gear to their vehicles. “it’s like Christmas day,” he said, adding helping out is a small way to repay the great deals his family has found over the years on his hockey skates and pads, lacrosse equipment and even a bike. Olivia, 15, works sale day as a greeter. With a little clicker in the palm of her hand, she also keeps track of the people entering the event. “It’s really amazing to see all the donations being dropped off,” she said. “It makes me

feel good to see all the items being given a second chance.” Rosalynn Colombo said getting her kids involved has given them a greater appreciation for the hard work and expense it takes to allow them to pursue their sporting interests. Rob Colombo said the lessons learned from his kids’ involvement in the sale will stick with them into their adult lives. “We’re big proponents of giving back into the community.”

The Women’s Collaborative Hub (WCH) is looking for unsung women heroes to honour and celebrate. Nominations are open for the third annual WCH Women Influencer Awards. This year’s event will be held Nov. 17 at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver in Coquitlam. The awards recognize women who make a positive difference to those around them and whose influence benefits the community. In 2018, WCH received 110 nominations that were considered by 32 community judges in a two-stage independent process. The categories for nomination are for Beyond the Call of Duty, Sustainability Champion, Inspirational Wonder Woman, Exceptional Educator, Emerging Influencer, Extraordinary Leader, Community Steward, Indigenous Leader and New Immigrant Influencer. Nominations can be made online at womenscollaborativehub.com/ awards. The deadline is noon Oct. 4.

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A Port Coquitlam family is helping promote literacy one book at a time after building and painting a Little Free Library on their front lawn. The project not only replaced one of 11 free book kiosks torched by vandals earlier this year but is helping to introduce the Fernandez/ Gomez family to their neighbours.

Yvonne Gomez and her son, Sebastian Fernandez, with one of the books available in the little library the family built in their front yard. Mario Bartel/the tri-City News

And it has been pleasing to watch people take or leave books at their Chalmers Avenue property said Yvonne Gomez. “It’s like watching hummingbirds come to a feeder,” she told The Tri-City News last week. The tiny wooden house was built by her husband, Marc Fernandez, and painted by sons Sebastian and Xavier Fernandez but the idea came out of a family discussion about what to do when the free book kiosk outside Irvine elementary school was set ablaze by vandals. “We strategized about what to do about it with the boys,” said Gomez, who said

Sebastian, who’s six, was particularly distraught about the vandalism because he would visit the Little Free Library at Irvine regularly, choosing a book and leaving one he’d read. Now that a replacement has been built and placed on their front lawn, stocked with books of their own book and promoted by Western Sky Books, the family is thrilled it’s getting so much use. The family moved to PoCo from Ontario three years ago and is still getting to know the community. “It gave an opportunity to knock on people’s doors and say ‘Hi’, and that was the

point of the exercise.” Now that school is back in session, the family expects more people to use the Little Free Library and Gomez encourages others to establish similar kiosks of their own. “It’s like completing a circle: Take a book and leave a book,” Gomez said. A total of 11 fires were started between March 20 and May 18 of this year. With tips from the public, police were able to identify a 19-year-old and a 17-yearold, who were released on a promise to appear in court in October. Each is facing one count of arson causing property damage.

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John Goheen stands in front of the Port Coquitlam cenotaph with a picture of his maternal grandfather, who fought in the First World War. The Rochester elementary school principal is being honoured at Government House in Victoria today for his efforts to help people remember the contributions of Canadian soldiers WWI and WWII. Tri-CiTy News file phoTo

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A Coquitlam elementary school principal will be taking a break from his usual back-toschool routine this week with a trip to Victoria to receive a provincial award for his volunteer work. John Goheen will be heading to Government House to receive the Sovereign Medal, which recognizes Canadians who have made a significant sustained and unpaid contribution to their community, in Canada or abroad. Goheen is best known for leading the Royal Canadian Legion Pilgrimage of Remembrance group tours that visit some of the most important, as well as some of the least known, events of the First and Second world wars. But for the dedicated volunteer who has made veterans’ war experiences real for many people with his talks at the Port Moody Station Museum and tours of remembrance to Europe, the honour is gratifying, if surprising, because the Rochester elementary school principal was not expecting such recognition. “I learned about it in an email, so I read the thing twice to see what I was looking at. I wasn’t even sure what was going on about it,” said Goheen, who still doesn’t know who nominated him for the medal. “When you volunteer, you do things because you love doing it and you don’t

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Those trips, paid for by grants from the Confucius Institute, and funded through China’s education arm Hanban, are for learning about China’s language and culture, Gartland said. While the spring break cultural trip was postponed, the business trip went ahead. The China-funded trips have been under scrutiny in recent months in the wake of diplomatic tensions between Canada and China. They were an election issue in the 2018 civic campaign and, since then, critique of elected officials accepting Chinese-government hospitality has continued. Notably, Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West has pushed for the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) to stop China’s sponsorship of a meet-and-greet reception at its upcoming convention. The UBCM has agreed to review sponsorships but, although SD43 postponed its most recent cultural trip to China for trustees, those trips haven’t been permanently cancelled. Gartland said it’s up to trustees to decide if they want to go on the trip, and while one for the fall was considered, it was put on hold because of a scheduling conflict with meetings with the Ministry of Education. “We’ll look at it in the spring,” Gartland said. But the most recent trip — involving Hobson, Gartland and international ed. marketing manager Robert Lajoie — is among seven taken annually to China as part of a multi-country promotional journey to meet with education bureaus and agents. Only the most high-level trips, involving discussions with education bureaucrats and sister schools, require the attendance of the board chair,

The Tri-City News was told. Hobson said the trip was made for business reasons alone, and while she checked the federal government’s travel advisory, she said her safety wasn’t a concern because advisories are routine, even for countries such as Britain and France. “When you run a business, you make the business the primary goal,” Hobson told The Tri-City News Tuesday. “And I focused directly on the advantages to our school district.” Gartland and Hobson said they have no problem doing business with China during these times of diplomatic tension because their goal is to promote the international ed. program, which they said improves education opportunities for local students, provides them with skills for navigating an increasingly global economy and could serve to bridge the divide between countries. “Because ultimately, we know this is a globalized world. We know that people need to learn from each other and learn about each other’s perspectives,” said Gartland, who formerly ran the district’s international ed. program. “And there’s no better way than by speaking face to face, and talking to each other, learning about each other’s cultures, seeing each other’s points of view, and making the world a better place.” As to why the district didn’t publicize the trip, Gartland said the program doesn’t reveal information that could give other educational agencies competitive advantage. “We don’t always want to let everyone know exactly where we’re finding opportunities because others will follow us,” she said. “And we do compete for international students.” School District 43’s international program is the largest and most successful in the

province, and provides significant revenue — roughly $35 million a year — including summer school for foreign students. In addition to hiring teachers, the program pays schools hosting students grants for cultural programs, which this year cost $650,000. But even Gartland admitted the program has its upper limits, and may well have plateaued at 1,850 students this year, down from 2,000 last year, with families paying $16,500 for their children to go to school here, not including activity fees. As well, the number of students coming from China to attend SD43 schools is declining as a proportion of total student numbers, from 70% in 2017/’18 to 60% last year and 50% this year. Gartland said a combination of factors could result in the decline in the proportion of Chinese students, including the appeal of SD43 to students of other countries, and changing demographics. Trips to China for trustees aren’t the only cultural programming in the Tri-Cities paid for by the Chinese government. SD43 runs a Confucius Institute, in which students participate in afterschool language and cultural programs. Students pay $200 in fees for books and tuition, with the Chinese government, through Hanban, contributing grants for supplies, a Chinese writing and public speaking contest, performances and supplies. In 2018, the district received $246,000 U.S. in grants and applied for $260,000 U.S. in grants in 2019. SD43 says it maintains autonomy from the Chinese government in the hiring of 40 teachers, who have university degrees and certification in teaching Chinese, and are either permanent residents or Canadian citizens.

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A Coquitlam woman has faced many challenges in her life but finding a way to reduce the suffering of people with inflammatory bowel disease is probably one of her biggest. Now, with a $5,000 scholarship from Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, Kwestan Safari will be able to finish her education while doing research on the condition. “This is something I’m extremely passionate about,” Safari, a Port Moody secondary school graduate, told The Tri-City News this week. She is completing her studies in molecular biology and biochemistry at SFU this fall and hopes to attend UBC this winter to work on a master’s degree in experimental medicine. The scholarship, one of several handed out this year through the ABBVie IBD Scholarship Program, will enable Safari to study and do research in intestinal fibrosis. “You can die from it and

currently we don’t have any treatment or understand why it develops,” Safari said. Research isn’t the only way Safari is working to help some of the 270,000 Canadians who live with IBD; she also helped start a support group at SFU. “It’s something difficult to talk about,” she said. “We do information sessions, where we have someone form the community who is knowledgeable about IBD come and give talks.” Her passion for researching and supporting people with the disease comes from the fact that Safari suffers from IBD and two of her brothers have Crohn’s disease. “Since I was a kid, I always wanted to be a doctor, I’ve been really passionate about the research aspect of the medicine.” Safari was four years old when she came to Canada and is appreciative of being able to help others. Her journey to Canada began in December 2000, when at the age of four, she and her mom and dad, Kurdish refugees living in Camp Altash in northern Iraq, along with her four brothers, immigrated. Up until then, the family lived in the camp located near Ramadi in Iraq. But life in the

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Anthony to perform at outdoor mall BeYou event on Sept. 21 Empowerment events will run from Sept. 16 to 22 at mall JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

A young Vancouver musician who has taken social media by storm will play a show at Coquitlam Centre later this month to promote a national female empowerment campaign.

Victoria Anthony, who rose to fame after singing with Pink at Rogers Arena last year and now has 10,000 Instagram followers and 20,000 YouTube subscribers, will perform at an outdoor concert Sept. 21 at the mall. The video for her first radio single, Because I’m A Girl, has been seen more than one million times since it was released in April; it was directed by Riverdale actor Nathalie Boltt. The song is about “the importance of women having con-

trol of the choices in their life,” Anthony said on her website. “It’s about empowerment and standing up for yourself, starting when you’re a girl and keeping that sense of inner strength throughout your whole life.” Sponsored in part by The Tri-City News, the annual BeYou campaign at Coquitlam Centre will include several activities geared for girl ages nine to 16. Between Sept. 16 and 22, there will be Art on Sneakers and Believe in Yourself work-

shops while Big Sisters will have a mentor drive for its Go Girls! program; pre-events are also slated for Sept. 7 and 14. As in past years, the Believe In Yourself after-hours party — for girls ages nine to 13 — will wrap up the campaign, to be held Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. BeYou aims to put a focus on girls’ self-esteem, selfconfidence and self-worth through real-life stories about overcoming challenges. Visit beyougirl.ca/coquitlam for more information.

Musician Victoria Anthony at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver during a performance last month. She will appear Coquitlam Centre’s BeYou event Sept. 21. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

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OUT & ABOUT CALENDAR SATURDAY, SEPT. 7 • Brew-HaHa 2019 Festival of Beers, 3-7 p.m., Leigh Square, PoCo. Join PoCo Heritage for Port Coquitlam’s first ever craft beer festival, featuring brews from Taylight Brewing Inc., Northpaw Brew Co., Patina Brewing, Tinhouse Brewing Co. and West Coast Cider Co. In addition to the craft brews there will be entertainment, door prizes, a 50/50 draw, snacks and a food truck, kids and family activities and more. This festival is a fundraiser for PoCo Heritage, with proceeds used to better preserve the city’s history and heritage through supporting work to better care for at-risk collections. Cost: $45, adults; $10 designated drivers; $5, children. Tickets: pocoheritage.org/event/brew-haha2019-festival-of-beers.

MONDAY, SEPT. 9 • Rhymes of Times, 10:3011:30 a.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Join this guided reminiscing session for adults and share your stories with the group.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 10 • Heritage Detectives, 10 a.m.-noon, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Join local historian Bryan Ness in a weekly exploration (every Tuesday) of different aspects of Port Coquitlam’s heritage and history. • Riverside Community Church’s DivorceCare, a course for those journeying through separation and/or divorce, 7-9 p.m., 2329 Fremont Connector, PoCo. This course offers care and support through videos, discussion and meaningful interaction with others on the same or similar journey. Info: 604-4729988 or estherc@rside.ca. • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-4 p.m., Parkwood Manor 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-939-1810.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 12 • Riverside Community Church’s GriefShare, a course for those mourning and grieving the loss of spouse, dear family member or friend, 7-9 p.m., 2329 Fremont Connector, PoCo. This course offers care and support through videos, discussion and meaningful interaction with others on the same or similar journey. Info: 604-472-9988 or estherc@rside.ca.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 14 • Heritage Walking Tour, starting at PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 1:30-3 p.m. Join volunteers on one a heritage walking tour to learn about city around you.

MONDAY, SEPT. 16 • 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.

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• Tri-City Photography Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., Port Moody. Guest welcome. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca.

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• Pacific Digital Photography Club meeting, 7:30-9:30 p.m., drama room, Port Moody secondary school. This is the first meeting of the 2019/’20 season; guests always welcome (guests free for up to three meetings; membership is $30 for the season). Info: www.pdpc.ca.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 17 • Heritage Detectives, 10 a.m.-noon, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Join local historian Bryan Ness in a weekly exploration (every Tuesday) of different aspects of Port Coquitlam’s heritage and history.

• Culture Days at the Museum, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Creating Art with Nature: Create beautiful works

of art with bits from nature. Using paint, glue, markers, and some wood, nuts, seeds, flowers, and leaves, you and your family can create some amazing nature-based artwork.

TUESDAY, OCT. 1 • Have you considered becoming a foster parent? There

are children and youth in the Tri-Cities who require skilled, caring foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. Info: call North Fraser Recruitment Team, 604764-8098.

• Dogwood Songsters Choir (50 plus) practises Mondays, 9:15 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion; it also entertains in retirement residences and is dedicated to sharing the joy of singing in the community. Info: Jan, 778-9410788 or Nadia, 604-931-5610.

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 19 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-9 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion Branch 263, 1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-939-1810.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 20 • Creating Art with Nature, 1-3 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Cost: $5 per person. Join PoCo Heritage in creating beautiful works of art with bits from nature. Using paint and some feathers, wood, pinecones, nuts, and leaves, you and your family can create some amazing nature-based artwork.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 24 • Tri-City Photography Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., Port Moody. Guest welcome. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca. • Heritage Detectives, 10 a.m.-noon, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Join local historian Bryan Ness in a weekly exploration (every Tuesday) of different aspects of Port Coquitlam’s heritage and history. • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-4 p.m., Parkwood Manor 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-939-1810.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 26 • An Evening at the Museum, 7-8:30 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Join PoCo Heritage for a special

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• Share Family and Community Services is running a walking club for people 65+ as part of its new Active Aging program; the group meets every Thursday at 11 a.m. at the steps down to the lakeside path from Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam. People of all abilities and languages are welcome and can walk at whatever pace is suitable. If you are interested in joining the walking group or would like to start a walking group in another location, contact Share: 604-937-6992 • The Club Port Moody, a gathering place for those over 50 at 101 Noons Creek Dr., hosts a number of regular events, including: crocinole, Tuesdays, 10 a.m.; knitting, Tuesdays, 1-2:30 p.m.; cribbage, Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon; ukelele group, Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Info: theclubportmoody.com. • Bingo at Dogwood Pavilion, 12:45 p.m., every Friday (except holidays and in July and August). Info: 604-927-6098. • Coquitlam 50+ (Glen Pine and Dogwood pavilions) slo-pitch ball club is looking for man 55 and older and women 50 and older from the Tri-Cities to play ball. It is not necessary to have participated in organized ball in your past life, just have some knowledge of the game and an ability to make it around the bases. Teams play at Town Centre and Mundy parks; practices and games are held Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and the season begins as weather permits. Info: Len, 604-941-0081 or lenraili@shaw.ca; or Phil, 604-9315498 or pjbd2@hotmail.com. • Dogwood Drama Club meets Mondays and Thursdays, 1-3:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam (entrance and parking off Winslow

HARD OF HEARING ASSOCIATION • HEAR Branch of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association meets third Monday of each month (Sept.– June), 1-3 p.m., at Dogwood Pavilion, 1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam. HEAR is a support group dedicated to improving the communication skills and quality of life for the hearing impaired. Sessions include guest speakers and group discussions. All are welcome to attend the free sessions. Come to a meeting before purchasing a hearing aid for insight and consumer information. Info: Anna, 604-939-0327. Avenue). New members are always welcome for acting roles or backstage crew. Info: Darlene, 604-937-3536. • Minds in Motion, a fitness and social program for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s and a care partner hosted, by Alzheimer Society of B.C., runs Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Cost: $38 per pair/8 weeks. Register in person or call 604-927-6098. • Stroke Recovery Association of BC, Coquitlam branch at Dogwood Pavilion invites people recovering from stroke and their caregivers most Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. for speech therapy, exercise, indoor bocce, music, dance, games, speakers, outings, fun and friendship, 624 Poirier St. (enter off Winslow Avenue). Info: Kim Bortolin, 604-927-6093. • Seniors meet every Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m., to do fun group activities including physical fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing. All women and men 50 or older are welcome at Share Family and Community Services’ Mountain View Family Resource Centre, 699 Robinson

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St., Coquitlam (corner of Smith Avenue and Robinson Street). Info: Gina, 604-937-6970. • Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to seniors’ concerns. Seniors’ organizations and others interested in joining, call Ernie, 604-5769734, or email tsn@shaw.ca. • The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month. People who are interested in participating in a caregiver sup-

port group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780. • Glen Pine 50Plus group plays bridge Mondays, 12:453:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9:30-11:45 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604927-6940. • Caregiver support group meets second and fourth Friday of each month, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: 604-933-6098. • Monthly seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk

Rd. Coquitlam. Info: 604-5527221 or info@burquest.org.

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Sign up for one of many Tri-City clubs • The Circle of Friends, a social group for 50+ singles looking to meet new friends and participate in social events such as walking, dancing, dining out, travel, theatre, etc., meets on the third Sunday of each month, 12:30 p.m., at Roo’s Pub, 2962 Christmas Way, Coquitlam, plan events. Info: Nina, 604-9419032. • Do you love to sing? The Maple Leaf Singers invite you to join its dynamic show chorus. Group performs a varied repertoire, including Broadway and movie musical numbers; gospel, folk, classical, and inspirational pieces; and swing, rock, and pop hits. Practices are Monday evenings at Burnaby Lake Pavilion. All are welcome to audition. Info: 778-245-4445, joinus@mapleleafsingers.com or www.mapleleafsingers.com. • Hoy/Scott Streamkeepers meet the third Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m., Coquitlam Public Library Poirier branch. Info: hoyscottcreeks.org or hoyscottwatershed@gmail.com. • Coquitlam Gogos meet the third Wednesday of each month at Parkwood Manor, 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam, 1-3 p.m. Gogos raises awareness and money for African grandmothers caring for children orphaned by AIDS by supporting the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. New members are welcome. Info: coquitlamgogos@gmail.com or Pam, 604-4690265.

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• 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. • Tri-Cities Women’s Friendship Club is an active social group for mature women. Info: 604-202-9009. • The Club Port Moody, a gathering place for those over 50 at 101 Noons Creek Dr., hosts a number of regular events, including: crocinole, Tuesdays, 10 a.m.; knitting, Tuesdays, 1-2:30 p.m.; cribbage, Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon; ukelele group, Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Info: theclubportmoody.com. • Pacific Digital Photography Club meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school. Guests always welcome. Visit www.pdpc.ca for additional info on PDPC and for a listing of club meeting dates and speakers. • Canadian Council of the Blind Dogwood Chapter meets weekly on Thursdays, 12:302:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam). Info: whitecane@shaw.ca. see

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• 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 604-552-8537 (UKES). • Shoreline Writers’ Society meets, 1 p.m., on the third Sunday of every month at Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. Johns St. New members welcome. Info: Helmi, 604-462-8942. • Apex Netball Club is held Mondays, 6:308:30 p.m., Hillcrest middle school, 2161 Regan Ave., Coquitlam for women and girls of all ages. Beginners welcome. Info: Nicole, 778-240-8247 or nicmurphy26@gmail.com. • The Tri-City Singles Social Club offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more. Club meets the third Friday of the month (except December) at 7 p.m. in third-floor community room at Safeway, 580 Clarke Rd. (corner of Clarke and Como Lake); Take elevator to the third floor from the underground parking or surface parking. New members welcome. Info: Darline, 604-466-0017. • Fraser Pacific Rose Society meets last Tuesday of each month except August and December, 7 p.m. Dogwood Pavilion, 624

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Poirier St. Everyone welcome. • PoCo Lions Club meets first and third Tuesdays of each month, 7 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion 133, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. New members welcome. Info:: Gord, 604-941-5140 or pzcgrg@shaw.ca. • Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise meets Tuesdays, 7:15 a.m., City Centre Aquatic Complex, 1210 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-464-7706. • PoMo Men’s 55-plus Curling League is looking for players who would like to curl regularly or as a spare; league runs Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: Tony, 604-461-5901 or Bill, 604-464-1051. • Tri-City Photography Club meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month (except holidays) at 7:30 p.m. at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., PoMo. The club is a great way to hone your skills and meet other photographers of all levels, and has photography outings throughout the Lower Mainland. Info: www.tricityphoto.ca. • Coquitlam Lawn Bowling Club is looking for new members. The bowling green and clubhouse are next door to Dogwood Pavilion and rose garden, located at 624 Poirier St. Membership is $90 per year and includes use of practice bowls, exercise, clean air, sunshine and friendship. Info: Dennis or Flo, 604-945-2768. • Euchre Club meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Royal Canadian Legion, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. Info: Bev, 604-942-8911. • Friends of Coquitlam Public Library meet on the second Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. in the boardroom, Poirier Branch. Info: 604-937-4130.

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City of Coquitlam NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION

The City has received an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) relating to the properties at 572, 602, 604 and 606 Rochester Avenue and 373 and 375 Clayton Street (the “subject properties”). The application proposes to change the land use designation of the subject properties from Townhousing to Medium Density Apartment Residential.

The City has received an application for a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for the property located at 2445 Canoe Avenue. The applicant, Reliable Parts Limited, is requesting a TUP to permit the continued operation of an office space (call centre) at this site. This TUP would expire on September 9, 2022.

You are now being invited to provide input to Council with respect to the above-noted application. The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: • By email to clerks@coquitlam.ca • Fax: 604-927-3015 • Mail: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 • In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way at the City Clerk’s Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Wednesday, September 4, 2019 to Wednesday, September 25, 2019 excluding statutory holidays To obtain more information on this application, you may: • Visit the Planning and Development Department at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays • Calling Jamieson Pritchard, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3997; or • Emailing Jamieson Pritchard, Planning and Development Department, at jpritchard@coquitlam.ca. Written submissions provided in response to this consultation, including names and addresses, will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall (at the Planning and Development counter) and potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas.

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Should Council grant first reading to the proposed CWOCP amendment, a Public Hearing will be held with notification to be provided in accordance with the Local Government Act.

You may also obtain more information on this application by calling Andrew Yu, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3472 or emailing Andrew at ayu@coquitlam.ca. This application will be considered by Council at their Regular Meeting on Monday, September 9, 2019. 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, including your name and address, 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. 88

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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 23, 2019 to Monday, September 9, 2019 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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ENTERTAINMENT & THE ARTS

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Left to right: Tim Howe of Port Coquitlam with Ella Storey in the Great Canadian Porno: The Musical; Gleneagle secondary graduate Lyndsey Britten in Alice in Glitterland; Geneva Perkins, Jessica Fowlis (Evergreen Cultural Centre’s marketing assistant) and Jesse Del Fierro are in 4.48 Psychosis; and Coquitlam native Bronwyn Henderson in The Russian Play. photos submitted

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Weird, wacky & wonderful plays Vancouver Fringe Festival opens tonight with TC talent janis cleugh jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Identity, pornography and retro-glam are among the themes being explored by current and former Tri-City performers at this month’s Vancouver Fringe Festival. A handful of local actors are in the plays — many of them opening tonight (Thursday) — with stories ranging from the thought-provoking to the bizarre. Coquitlam’s Joylyn Secunda, a Dr. Charles Best secondary graduate, offers the Vancouver debut of her onewoman show The Moaning Yoni, an acclaimed production she co-wrote with her father, retired SD43 teacher

Dr. Charles Best secondary graduate Joylyn Secunda performs her critically acclaimed one-woman physical comedy, The Moaning Yoni, at VFF. photo submitted

David Secunda. With choreography by her mother, Linda Arkelian, Joylyn Secunda spins the tale of Zoe, a college student who taps into an elixir that makes her vagina talk. She told The Tri-City News she was inspired to pen the play based on her real-life discovery of asexuality. The show “is more about a journey than finding a concrete solution,” she said, noting viewers within the asexual spectrum have been “empowered” by her character. It runs this month at the Havana Theatre (1212 Commercial Dr., Vancouver). Meanwhile, Port Coquitlam actor Tim Howe stars in Frenzied Millennial Collective’s The Great Canadian Porno: The Musical, which will see its world premiere at the festival. Inspired by lyrics from a Christian hit song heard dur-

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ing a road trip through the Fraser Canyon, creator Nick Preston told The Tri-City News he spent four years getting the play ready for the stage. It opens Monday, with five shows at the Firehall Arts Centre (280 E. Cordova St., Vancouver). Also premiering is Alice in Glitterland, a large-scale immersive dance and theatre piece starring Gleneagle secondary graduate Lyndsey Britten. Set in a 1960s cabaret, the play by Geekenders opens tomorrow (Friday) at Wise Hall (882 Adanac St., Vancouver). Friday will also see the opening of 4.48 Psychosis. in which the ensemble — including Jessica Fowlis, the marketing assistant at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre — has learned the entire text and designate the lines through impulse in each performance, making

each show unique. The production that centres around the topic of mental health runs at the Culture Lab at The Cultch (1895 Venables St., Vancouver). Coquitlam actor Christian Krushel will also be at The Cultch to showcase Legoland, a one-act play that was previously part of DebuTheatre at Surrey Little Theatre. The coming-of-age tale has six performances in the Culture Lab. And finally, in the Firehall Arts Centre, Coquitlam native Bronwyn Henderson leads the all-female cast of The Russian Play, a Lovecat Theatre production by Hannah Moscovitch that has this as its description: “Love is beautiful. Girl meets Boy. Boy digs graves. Girl sells flowers. Love is s---.” For tickets or more details about the plays, visit vancouverfringe.com.

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New homes Many music acts and chat groups scheduled for Port Moody’s Gallery Bistro this year have found new homes after a fire burned down the business. Next Thursday, Cuban guitarist Josué Tacoronte Otero and Paulina Izquierdo, a singer from Mexico, will entertain at a private home as part of their B.C. tour. It will be the pair’s only Lower Mainland stop. Gallery Bistro owners Rainer and Helen Daniels will be at the Sept. 12 concert that will be held at a neighbour’s home; it’s expected to be a sell-out. Visit gallerybistroportmoody.com for tickets. As for the Bistro’s regular groups, the Legion branch (2529 Clarke St.) will play host to its Monday Jazz Jams with Gord Hembruff, starting Sept. 9, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., while the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. Johns St.) will welcome Creative People Talking with Rose Kapp, beginning Sept. 12 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. And Greendrinks TriCities will move to Pasta Polo (2754 Barnet Hwy., Coquitlam) starting Sept. 18, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Its first meeting following the Bistro blaze is on electric car infrastructure.

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Camera group honours late club member in new show Tranquil Morning, an image by Robert Chrosciewicz, is among the pictures in the new exhibit by PhotoClub Vancouver. The members’ show, which opens with a reception tomorrow (Friday) night at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts, is an annual display inspired by photography masters and natural and urban environments. This year’s exhibition includes a Henry Ballon component, instituted in honour of the club’s late founding member who specialized in black and white street photography. The group of amateur and professional snappers meets monthly to mentor and share ideas. place des arts pHOtO

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September 14 | 7pm evergreen's 2019/2020 season launch: the mowtown show! Join us for our annual half-celebration, halffundraiser! Join us for a raffle, silent auction, drinks + snack, and a dance party with the Hitsville USA Band... such a fun night!

September 19 + 20 | 7:30pm vitaly: an evening of wonders World class illusionist Vitaly is back for a two-night stay! From bringing pictures to life, to erasing people from their own licenses, even the most jaded audiences will be awestruck!

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PoMo to study micro studios to house artists, musicians & biz City can place tiny units in parks & use as biz launch pads janis cleugh jcleugh@tricitynews.com

An exhibit last fall at the Art Gallery at Evergreen gave Chris Dunnett an idea. A multidisciplinary artist who had a tough time finding studio space in Port Moody, where he lives, Dunnett toured the Home Made Home show at the Coquitlam venue in which Germaine Koh made a tiny living unit to highlight the current housing crisis and approaches to modern living. As a member of Port Moody’s arts and culture committee, Dunnett brought the concept to the group’s July 29 meeting as a means for the municipality to offer more artist, musician, theatre and writer studios to alleviate

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the crunch in the City of the Arts. Now, a subcommittee is studying his proposal and, among other things, will look at costs, designs and potential locations for the committee

and city council to consider. Here’s Dunnett’s pitch: With the waitlist long for the city-run Esplanade Artist Studios and public land scarce, micro studios can be dropped into neighbour-

hoods or parks where bigger accommodations can’t fit. Dunnett envisions a group of them in an area where there’s a lot of foot traffic, such as Queen Street Plaza or Rocky Point and Old Orchard

parks — and services for water and power hook-up — so passersby can stop in and talk to artists. And if the city can’t fill the units for artistic purposes, they could be used instead as base for entrepreneurs to launch new businesses, he said. “It allows younger folks a place to test out their ideas.” Dunnett gave an example from Nomad Micro Homes, an eco-friendly design and fabrication company in Richmond that makes DIY kits to build 12-foot-square structures for primary residences and offices; prices start at $50,000. Dunnett said Port Moody could customize its studio cubes with a design to reflect the city’s rail and water history, and add programming around them. “Right now, it’s very much pie-in-the-sky but it’s something the city should look at.”

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A dotScot push in Canada A former Port Coquitlam resident was back in Canada this summer to plug a web domain extension he hopes will be close to the hearts of Scottish-Canadians. Harry McGrath, a native of Scotland and former teacher who once worked with SFU’s Centre for Scottish Studies, is now the lead of engagement and global outreach for dotScot

— or .scot — a registry that gives people of Scottish heritage a chance to express their roots online. According to the 2016 Census, about five million Canadians identify as having Scottish ancestry, including some 24,000 residents in the Tri-Cities. Since the non-profit group launched five years ago, dotScot has caught on

with the Scottish government (gov.scot), the country’s film industry (screen. scot) and 18,000 businesses, cultural organizations and individuals who are using the extension for emails, websites and other online communication to highlight their identity. McGrath said he was “spreading the word” about dotScot while in Canada

and spoke with members of ScotCanBC, the Scottish Canadian Business Association of BC. “It’s intended for Scots wherever they live, which is what makes it unique and different from a country code,” he said, adding, “Brexit has helped us because people want to be proud of their Scottish and European backgrounds.”

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Weaving in a Japanese way Big exhibit by Coq. Weavers, Spinners Guild opens Friday janis cleugh jcleugh@tricitynews.com

The result of a year-long study of Japanese weaving techniques will be on show this month by the Coquitlam Weavers and Spinners Guild. Tomorrow (Friday), the 22-member group will open its most prolific exhibit to date in a display at Place des Arts titled From East to West. Formed in 1973, the guild, which meets monthly at the Coquitlam arts venue, picks a theme each year to examine, said president Rosie Kerschbaumer who teaches fibre arts to adults at Place des Arts. “One of our members has been a big fan of Japanese textiles and I went there last summer so we thought we would give it a go,” she said. During their discovery, the guild looked at traditional and modern trends in Japanese textile creation. And with a grant from their parent organization, the Association of Northwest Weavers’ Guilds, they hosted a workshop on Shibori dyeing,

which is similar to tie-dye. The group also dug into the history of Japanese weaving, which became a necessity as fabric was scarce when the country closed its borders for 214 years, from 1639 to 1853. “They couldn’t afford to waste anything,” Kerschbaumer said, “so their old garments were either repaired or cut into thin strips and weaved into new clothing.” “It’s so relevant today as we find ways to upcycle and reduce waste,” she said. Curated by fellow Place des Arts instructor Catherine Dumaine, a Port Coquitlam resident, the exhibit features about 60 scarves and shawls as well as basketry on stone, wall hangings and bolts of fabric. The display in the Atrium Gallery ends Oct. 3. Meanwhile, also opening Friday night are PhotoClub Vancouver’s annual members’ exhibition, in the Leonore Peyton Salon, and Synthesis, acrylic paintings by Sandra Yuen MacKay, in the Mezzanine Gallery. The reception is from 7 to 9 p.m. at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam). Call 604-664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca for information.

PARK SPARK Bringing Coquitlam Parks Alive Invest your time, experience or expertise in Coquitlam parks! There are many ways to get involved and spark your connection. Host a neighbourhood park cleanup day, donate a little library to your park or join the Adopt-a-Trail program to adopt a trail near you. Are you part of an organization or business looking to give back? Connect with us and we can work together to develop an engaging and rewarding experience!

Youth Nights at Town Centre Park! Summer isn’t over yet! Drop-in for badminton, soccer, open play, snacks and music.

Saturdays, Sept. 7, 14, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 26 | 7 – 9 p.m. Ted Fridge Field, Town Centre Park Open to teens 13 – 17 years old

For more information and to see upcoming activities, visit coquitlam.ca/parkspark or email parkspark@coquitlam.ca

Want to be a part of the picture? Volunteer for Lights at Lafarge with our Park Spark Light Brigade Team! Volunteers, school groups or businesses can help by: » Creating newly added features like the pop bottle tulips » Installing special displays » Taking part in light-making workshops » Caroling on Park Spark nights or leading the community in song on Jingle Bell Night For more information about Park Spark volunteer opportunities, visit coquitlam.ca/parkspark or email parkspark@coquitlam.ca

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When your football teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest success of the past few years has been to get a call-back for a part in a Netflix movie production, you know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got some work ahead of you. The new coach of the Centennial Centaurs, Dino Geremia, has been laying the foundation to rebuild the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s once proud gridiron program since he was appointed to the role early last spring. Athletic director Colin Cameron tasked Geremia with bringing renewed vitality to a team that won the Subway Bowl championship in 2009 led by quarterback Lemar Durrant â&#x20AC;&#x201D; now a star receiver in the Canadian Football League â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win a single game the past two seasons and was outscored 351-58 last year. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exactly whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening, said Felipe Ruiz, a senior receiver and linebacker who has been a part of Centennial football since he was in Grade 8. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole new energy,â&#x20AC;? Ruiz said between drills during a pre-season practice. Dario Mazzuca, a wide

Centennialâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Felipe Ruiz tries to knock a pass from a Carson Graham receiver during a recent controlled scrimmage at the Centaursâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home field in Coquitlam. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

receiver entering his third season, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone has a better vibe.â&#x20AC;? Geremia, who came to Centennial after 14 years working with young players at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia, as well as Notre Dame regional secondary

school in Vancouver, said the work to improve that vibe started as soon as he took the job. He called upon his extensive network of football contacts to assemble a corps of top assistants that includes former BC Lions QB Julio Caravetta, UBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jim Stockman, who previously

coached at Burnaby Central secondary, former UBC Thunderbird Chris Schaalo, who brings with him specialized knowledge in fitness and conditioning from his work in crossfit, as well as Cameron and Centennial teacher Brandon Tuason. Geremia has also called

upon other coaches at the university and professional level, as well as Durant, to give talks to the team. He said giving his players a sense that the game extends beyond the walls of the school and the field across the street is important to their buy-in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the end of the day, they

know theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got people in their corner,â&#x20AC;? he said. Fourth-year defensive lineman Anthony Bassetto said the network of football mentors has helped give the players a sense of renewed purpose. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You feel like you have a better reason to be here,â&#x20AC;? he said. Geremia said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a believer in cultivating trust amongst the players for the process of team building; if every player commits to the program, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be rewarded by a successful program that in turn will bring individual success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have to commit every day,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No excuses.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the kind of boost a player like Bassetto, who has yet to know what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to win with a varsity team, likes to hear. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m trying to push myself harder,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to do more than what the coaches want in a drill.â&#x20AC;? A positive, can-do attitude amongst the players, as well as a lineup that lost only three players to graduation in June, gives Geremia reason to believe the end to the Centaursâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; drought is nigh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our expectations have to be high,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to surprise some people.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Centennial opens its season tomorrow (Friday) at 3:30 p.m. with a home game at the school field against Ballenas, from Parksville.

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Young Ravens will have to focus on process: coach Lineup filled with Grade 11 players has potential for success MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

The Terry Fox Ravens’ veteran coach is well aware of the cyclical nature of high school football: Teams build up, over several years, to a crescendo of experienced talent, then have to start all over again as seniors graduate. Martin McDonnell says this is looking like one of those building years for the Ravens. After two appearances in the last three Subway Bowl AAA championship games, including a provincial title in 2016, the Ravens’ stockpile of surefire seniors has been depleted, and McDonnell is charged with the task of building up a team that’s heavy on juniors. He’s hedging his bets on how that will go. “You get what you get,” he said during a break at a re-

Terry Fox Ravens coach Martin McDonnell said the youth of this year’s team makes it difficult for him to assess how they’ll do when the high school football season begins this weekend. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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Liam Cumaramsamy and Cade Cote and safety Chaz Marshall. The absence of their experience, combined with the usual challenge of getting players to come out, is going to make it tough for Fox to live up to its honourable mention ranking in the pre-season poll of British Columbia’s high school football teams, let alone exceed it, McDonnell said. Not that he and the team aren’t going to try. After all, the Ravens have a reputation for success to uphold. And while McDonnell said that paints a target on their backs, it’s also a motivator for the young players pulling on their red, black and white jerseys. “If we can keep this group together, we’ll be good,” McDonnell said. Another motivator will be the apparent renaissance of crosstown rival Centennial Centaurs, who’ve been infused with renewed vigour by new head coach Dino Geremia.

McDonnell said having a nearby opponent that’s no longer a soft touch, as the Centaurs have been in recent seasons, means a lot to his kids and the battle for football bragging rights in the TriCities, if the provincials prove to be out of reach. “It’s better when you have a nail-biter rivalry,” McDonnell said of the Centaurs, whom the Ravens beat 84-7 last season, and 75-6 the year before. “In order for our kids to do well, they need to look forward to the competition.” The resilience of the Ravens’ young lineup will be tested early as they’ll open their season Saturday, 1:30 p.m., against fifth-ranked South Delta at South Delta. In fact, three of the team’s first four games will be against opponents ranked or mentioned in the pre-season poll. McDonnell said his approach will be to give his players a good experience that they’ll enjoy and learn from, regardless of the results. “It’s not a race for everyone,” he said. “It’s a process.”

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Express look to build on last season’s gains Team has become a coveted destination for new recruits MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

Nothing breeds success, the saying goes, like success. Just ask Jason Fortier, head coach of the Coquitlam Express. In his first full season behind the bench of the BC Hockey League team, Fortier piloted the Express to third place in the Mainland division with 13 more wins than they racked up the season prior. That has made Coquitlam a hot destination for young prospects looking to advance their hockey careers with an eye on scholarship opportunities at American universities. Fortier had 68 players in training camp — enough to populate four teams. More importantly, many of them were getting their first taste of junior hockey after they led Express-supported teams to U16 and U18 champion-

Goaltender Dylan Barton stretches to make a save during Coquitlam Express training camp at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

ships in the springtime Junior Showcase Hockey League. That not only bodes well for the Express’ immediate future, said Fortier, who expects one or two players might be ready to crack the big

team’s lineup, but also for the long-term health of the team, which has struggled at times since it won the Fred Page Cup in 2014. “That’s a good starting point,” Fortier said of the

showcase teams’ successes. Still, the burden of fulfilling expectations for the coming season will fall on the core of returning veterans, including goaltender Clay Stephenson and defenceman Drew

expects him to have a major impact once he hits the ice. Behind the veterans is a contingent of young upand-comers, including Port Moody’s Ryan Tattle, who scored 48 points in 40 games last season with the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs of the BC Major Midget League; and Quebec’s Greg Lapointe, who comes to the Express from Stanstead College in the Midwest Prep Hockey League, where he tallied 27 points in 19 games last season. Fortier said having such a wealth of talent on the ice for training camp has him champing at the bit for the season to start, even as it has made his job to select from those players more difficult. “It’s a good problem to have,” he said. “We want guys to come in and fight for their opportunities.” • The Express open their regular season on Saturday against the Langley Rivermen at George Preston Arena in Langley. The team’s first home game will be Saturday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m., against the Chilliwack Chiefs.

Cooper as well as forwards Josh Wildauer, Connor Gregga and Danny Pearson. Fortier said defenceman Kabir Gill and forward Cooper Connell are also poised to take big steps forward in their sophomore seasons with the Express. “Every player coming back will bring some form of leadership,” Fortier said, adding he also has high expectations for veteran newcomer Massimo Rizzo, whom the Express acquired in the summer from the Penticton Vees to complete an earlier deal that sent Alex DiPaolo to the Okanagan team. Rizzo, a third-year centre, was selected 216th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in last June’s NHL entry draft but Fortier said he would have gone higher had he not missed 21 games last season due to a back injury. Nevertheless, he still racked up 40 points in 37 games, then added another six in six playoff games. And while Rizzo’s injury kept him from the Express training camp, Fortier said he

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The City of Coquitlam is turning the concept of “build it, and they will come” on its head. It is playing a leadership role in how it envisions the city’s future as a destination for families who want more than just a home.

development. “We look at development from a more holistic viewpoint: how do we create a thriving and comprehensive community?”

After extensive public engagement, two new City-owned lots next to Riley Park and the future Burke Mountain Village are ready for For developers, “opportunities like this don’t come up very construction. The City has completed all the groundwork often,” he adds. “We’ve eliminated a lot of the risks by taking “We’ve on the Smiling Creek sites, including zoning approval for care of the rezoning. It’s turn-key for developers.” eliminated a lot approximately 70 units on a 1.69-hectare lot and 96 units on the of the risks by adjoining 2.17-hectare lot. The conceptual plan shows a mix of It’s an exciting time for the Burke Mountain community. Riley taking care of townhouses, duplexes and triplexes — the type of housing that Park, a 3.5-acre site adjacent to the lots, is set to open in early the rezoning. is in high demand in the Lower Mainland. September. It will have an accessible playground and provide It’s turn-key for a scenic, peaceful place where people can stroll on trails and The Smiling Creek neighbourhood is ideal for people who value developers.” gather with friends and family. Plans also include a Discovery living in a dynamic community where they can walk to parks Centre and coffee shop to the northeast of the site. Both the and stores, with easy access to schools and the beautiful natural park and Smiling Creek sites will be a short walk from the surroundings of Burke Mountain. future Burke Mountain Village’s plaza, grocery store, recreation centre, shops Design guidelines are already on title, which will ensure the City’s vision is and condos. brought to life. In the near future, the City will open a public bidding process to The Smiling Creek sites are now being previewed and will be brought to market find a developer to carry out its plans for the fully serviced land. via a Request for Offers process. More information about Burke Mountain “Our approach is unique for a city,” says Curtis Scott, manager of land planning and development can be found at www.coquitlam.ca/burkemtn.

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WOURMS, Allan (Tony) Anthony Allan (Tony) Anthony Wourms, 73, passed away peacefully on the 19th of August, 2019 in the Royal Columbian Hospital, with family and friends by his side. Allan (Tony) was born in Humboldt, Saskatchewan on January 12, 1946 to Hubert and Blandina Worms. Allan was the youngest of 18 children. The family moved to Port Coquitlam in 1956 where Allan attended school. He graduated from Port Coquitlam High School and went into nursing. He worked as a psychiatric nurse at Riverview Hospital and Colony Farm until his retirement. Allan lived a quiet life in Maple Ridge where he puttered in his garden, raised a few chickens and enjoyed his meetings for coffee with family and friends.

WASHINGTON, Denise August 27, 1962 - August 18, 2019 With the heaviest of hearts we announce the sudden passing of our beloved Denise Marie. Born in New Westminster to Silas (2011) and Bertha (2018) Washington, Denise is survived by her loving husband Kameran Ahmad, cherished daughter Rihana, siblings Elaine, Brenda (Ron), Sherry (Noah), Dean (Brenda), Mark (Joanne), many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and Kam’s 10 siblings and their spouses. Good-natured, loving and thoughtful from the moment she was born, Denise was a genuine person, always interested and supportive of family and friends. After graduating from high school in Port Coquitlam, BC, her love of travel took her on many adventures around the world. In her younger years she lived in Hawaii, Toronto and Montreal where she received a degree in English Literature at Concordia University before settling back in the Lower Mainland becoming an ESL teacher. A devoted wife and mother, that made family her top priority. Denise’s sudden passing while traveling in Stockholm, Sweden leaves us devastated, but we can find some comfort in knowing she was doing something she loved with the ones she loved. Service Saturday, September 7, 2019, 12:00pm, at First Memorial Burkeview Chapel, 1340 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam, B.C.

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