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Students from 15 elementary and middle schools in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody and Anmore celebrate at the finish of a special Terry Fox Run to the offices of the Terry Fox Foundation in PoCo last Friday. More than 200 students raised over $36,000 for cancer research. Besides PoMo’s Seaview elementary, other schools that took part included Anmore, Pleasantside, Miller Park, Porter Street, Parkland, Kilmer, Hazel Trembath, Mary Hill, Central, Smiling Creek, Hampton Park, Pinetree Way, Walton and Leigh elementary as well as Hillcrest middle.

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Endorsements on weed & SOGI DIanE StranDbErG The Tri-CiTy News

A group promoting political engagement for new immigrants has endorsed several Coquitlam, Port Moody and Port Coquitlam candidates, and their positions against cannabis retail outlets or the need for more policing and tight rules after legalization in

their cities could be the reason why.

But the endorsements were later reproduced by an antiSOGI group, the Canadian Council on Faith and Family, on a Facebook post that has since been taken down after one Coquitlam candidate complained.

(The provincially mandated SOGI 123 is a resource for

teachers who want to raise the issue of gender identity in the classroom. It is one of a number of resources that may be used to teach the new physical education and health curriculum.)

Several of the endorsed candidates contacted by The Tri-City News said they were unhappy about being labeled by inference as anti-SOGI.

“I answered a question at the [Tri-Cities] Chamber of Commerce meeting about marijuana, saying I support banning it for retail sale. This group reached out to me to see if I was of that opinion,” said Coquitlam council candidate Paul Lambert, who said the Let’s Vote Association endorsements were lifted by the anti-SOGI group and done

without his permission.

“I am definitely not an anti-SOGI candidate,” said Lambert, who said he is OK with being on a Let’s Vote Association list as long as people understand it’s because of his position on retail cannabis and not on other issues the conservative group supports. see POSITIONS, page 6

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WEED Recreational use of cannabis is legal today. what’s new for schools, drivers & stratas? see page 3

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LEGAL WEED ROAD SAFETY

Don’t drive high – but what exactly is high driving?

Need guidance on how much cannabis you can consume before driving or how long you have to wait after using to get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle?

You won’t get it from the Canadian government.

That’s because individual experience varies with the

quality, method of consumption (i.e. smoke, inhale or ingested), variety of cannabis and its THC levels.

Instead, the government is giving a simple message: Don’t take a chance — don’t drive high.

The concern is cannabis consumption can affect re-

action time, concentration and ability to make decisions quickly or handle unexpected events.

Some additional research has been done by McGill University, funded by the Canadian Automobile Association and released this week, that found that even five

hours after consumption, driving skills can be affected.

The trial examined the impact of cannabis on the driving ability of 18- to 24-year-old occasional pot users and was done because polling has found that one in five young Canadians believe they are as good or better drivers stoned

as they are sober.

For more information about this study, visit www.mcgill. ca. For more on the Canadian government recommendations, visit www.canada.ca and click on policing, justice and emergencies.

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Federal minister speaks up on legalized pot: please see next page

REGULATION & REACTION

School district updates code of conduct about marijuana Diane StranDberg the tri-City News

Cannabis legalization, which becomes the law of the land today (Wednesday), is an opportunity for School District 43 to update its code of conduct and let staff, students and parents know about the new pot rules so they don’t make bad decisions.

Assistant superintendent Rob Zambrano said a letter will be sent to parents, students and employees today (Wednesday) informing them of the district’s pot policy and how provincial and federal regulations will effect them. As well, social media will be used to communicate the district’s message, Zambrano said.

“Truthfully, not a lot has changed. We have always prohibited it [on school grounds] and will continue to,” Zambrano said.

He said that people might also be interested in knowing that there are now two

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new criminal offences to keep underage youth from getting access to weed: the prohibition against giving or selling cannabis to youth and using a youth to commit a cannabis-related offence.

“Those are new pieces in legislation and then of course there is provincial regulations that goes a little bit deeper into where and how and a lot of ref-

erences specific to minors. We will be communicating that in a letter to parents,” Zambrano told The Tri-City News.

The district will also update its code of conduct to include marijuana concerns and update its website.

“In the absence of information, people make poor decisions,” he said.

But he said he isn’t con-

cerned legal marijuana will encourage young people to experiment, noting that alcohol and pot use has actually declined amongst youth.

As well, the district can now point to studies that show that excessive marijuana use can affect youth mental health.

“We can actually make those linkages,” Zambrano said, “and that is information we may not have had in the past and is important now to reiterate.”

According to Fraser Health, delaying cannabis use until after adolescence is advised because users who start young are more likely to develop related mental health and education problems or experience injuries or other substance use problems.

Because brain development doesn’t conclude until the mid-20s, Fraser Health, in a brief to the provincial government, suggested reduction in high-risk use is advised for young people under the age of 25.

Stratas have dealt with weed grant granger the tri-City News

The legalization of marijuana in Canada isn’t as big a deal for strata corporations as one would think because most have already been-there, done-that, according to the Condominium Home Owners Association of BC (CHOA).

Strata corporations are private property so no one can prohibit owners from consuming marijuana in a form that doesn’t pose a nuisance to the rest of the strata. But smoking it is a different matter. It is consid-

ered a nuisance. And that’s an issue most stratas have already dealt with, said CHOA executive director Tony Gioventu.

“We’ve been dealing with this for a number of years,” said Gioventu when asked if his organization has been inundated with inquiries from stratas ahead of today’s legalization. “You’d be surprised the number of buildings that have already gone to smoke-free environments.”

Smoke — tobacco-based or otherwise — can often migrate to other units and common areas, and buildings are rarely

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airtight. So stratas are allowed to adopt bylaws to regulate smoking, including prohibiting smoking of any substance within their units, on their balconies or on common property.

“It’s combustible consumption of any substance,” Gioventu told The Tri-City News.

Stratas can’t outright prohibit or restrict using marijuana for medical purposes but can ask for valid documentation before allowing an exemption to do so. Gioventu said each resident is permitted to have up to four plants.

“One plant isn’t a problem,

it’s when you start to get 15 or 20 in a unit contaminating within the unit and into other units,” said Gioventu.

But if residents want to consume marijuana in other forms, that’s their prerogative.

“The strata corporations are not the marijuana police,” said Gioventu.

He emphasized if a strata corporation wants to adopt a marijuana or smoking bylaw, it has to be passed at a general meeting and filed with the land title registry before it is enforceable.

Readers speak up on legal cannabis The Tri-City News asked readers via our Facebook page if they were in favour of cannabis legalization, what their fears are about the soft drug being regulated and if they would be in favour of having a cannabis dispensary near their home. Here are some responses: • Lisa Michalski: I just don’t like the odour/smell.

• Brodie McKenzie Omega: I’m pumped for dispensaries to open up in Port Coquitlam… The cannabis plant not just smoking but ingesting extracts at a therapeutic level will bring your system to supreme homeostasis.

• Kim Holland: I hope the local laws [in Port Coquitlam] won’t be as archaic as the rules imposed on breweries... I won’t celebrate because I have more important things to do. I would, however, be totally fine with a dispensary near my home. No reason that adults shouldn’t be able to indulge. Making pot legal won’t be encourage more users but hopefully the tax income will go to help the underserved education and healthcare systems.

• Renee Ulmer: Quite honestly, this is one’s own personal choice. If that person is ill and it helps with pain, sleep, eating, etc., who are we or anyone to deny that person of being able to have access to marijuana without having to worry about legal consequences?

• Robyn Murphy: I’m in favour of legalizing it. No celebrating, as I’ll still be doing the “soccer mom” thing and at some practice with my kids, it’ll have to wait until bedtime like usual. No real fears associated for me. Again, I’ll do the same as I did before with my kids by educating them with facts and hoping I did a decent enough job raising intellectual humans that can make factual choices and decisions for their lives. #Bringonthedispensaries • Jennifer Vance: I don’t touch it, don’t care if others do. I honestly just want everyone to shut up about it. As a Nexus card holder, I’m more concerned with how it relates to travel to the U.S. I don’t think anyone has thought this through.

• Alvin Moie: I just better not be able to smell it as you can get high off the fumes.

• Samira Niki: No. No. I can’t stand the odour/horrible smell. I only support it for health use. No recreational use.

• Simone Aikman: Why can we all just carry on like we always have? Never mind the media hype.

• Teresa Murray: I’m worried about impaired drivers and the fact that I hate the smell of it. Not looking forward to smelling people in public smoking it around me.

• Ben Thompson: Edibles are a fun alternative of you don’t like smoking it.

• Jeff Struchtrup: I hate having to go to Vancouver all the time to buy my pot. It would be nice to be able to go into a pub or cafe in Port Moody and buy some bud.

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CANNABIS LEGALIZATION

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Blair talks pot with TC representatives Janis Cleugh The Tri-CiTy News

Today, there’ll be no uptick of people smoking weed nor will there be a massive police crackdown of the black market that’s been controlling the soft drug since 1925.

Those are the words from Canada’s minister of border security and organized crime reduction, who spoke in Coquitlam last Thursday about the roll out of cannabis legalization.

Bill Blair — a longtime police officer who, before being elected to federal politics, served as Toronto Police chief — was invited by CoquitlamPort Coquitlam MP Ron McKinnon to talk to a select group of community members to dispel fears about the sweeping public policy change.

His stops in other Metro Vancouver municipalities that day — to present the same message — also included a visit with Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth, B.C.’s Solicitor General and public safety minister who’s responsible for defining the rules on use, possession and sale of pot in the province.

In Coquitlam, Blair’s points about the federal government’s new direction were clear: Canada has a serious problem with cannabis use — especially among minors, many now with criminal records — and the illicit trade of the commodity has meant an $8-billion loss to

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CITIES GRAPPLE WITH LEGAL WEED It may be awhile before you can purchase legal cannabis in the Tri-Cities because municipal bylaws are not in place to permit them.

However, the cities are tackling the issue — first, by getting public feedback. Here is a round up of where they are: • Coquitlam: The city is developing a Cannabis Legalization Framework, which has been identified as a priority in its business plan.

• Port Coquitlam: The city is consulting with cannabis industry representatives, local businesses and the broader community on regulations and policies for land-use decision for the production and retail sale of cannabis.

• Port Moody: The city plans a stakeholder meeting with potential store owners and operators next month, with public feedback in January.

Among the issues the cities are tackling are how far away from schools they should be, signage, air filtration systems, and banning of cannabis sampling. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

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the GDP. To fight back, Blair said, the federal government will strictly regulate cannabis by ensuring people know what they’re consuming — with clear labels on the packaging — and putting tough measures in place to penalize those who sell to children; it has amended the Criminal Code of Canada to allow courts to sentence dealers who sell to kids up to 14 years in jail.

Blair said the federal government will invest its profit share into public education and rehabilitation.

“Just Say No and Reefer Madness didn’t work and I think it’s time to have a different approach,” Blair said, adding,

“criminal prohibition is failing to protect our kids.”

Hanna Metcalfe, supervisor of outreach programs for Access Youth Outreach Services, told Blair she works with teens who are gaining medical marijuana with their parents’ green cards; she wondered how legalization will affect them.

And Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart said municipalities don’t have enough tools yet to set standards for cannabis retail outlets and to fund extra policing costs.

While Blair said he’s “sympathetic... the new regulations coming in are there,” he told Stewart. “I’m encouraging everybody to work together and share the resources.”

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Positions on pot appear to have led to anti-SOGI candidates list continued from front page

Mayor Richard Stewart expressed concern about being on the anti-SOGI Facebook post, saying he supports SOGI, noting: “Any effort to reduce stigma for marginalized students, and to help students feel welcome and included, is very important.”

But it’s the endorsement at www.letsvote.ca that has mystified some candidates, some of whom are distancing themselves from the organization because of its conservative views.

The Tri-City News reached out to the organization via an intermediary to ask why they endorsed some candidates and not others and did not receive a response before Tuesday’s print deadline.

But two other candidates — one from Coquitlam, and one from Port Moody — said it’s possible they also were endorsed because they expressed concerns about retail cannabis at all-candidates meet and greet sessions.

Ben Craig, who was endorsed by the Let’s Vote organization, said, “I’m aligned with them on the cannabis issue.”

Teri Towner, a Coquitlam candidate and incumbent, also said she had some concerns about legal cannabis and ex-

POMO: LAST CHANCE WITH CANDIDATES

There is one last opportunity for Port Moody voters to check out their city’s two mayoral candidates — and it’s tonight (Wednesday).

The Residents of Pleasantside and Ioco Community Association () are holding a forum at 7 p.m. at Old Orchard community hall (646 Bentley Rd.).

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pressed them to someone at a candidate meet-and-greet, which likely resulted in her endorsement. Port Moody Coun.

Zoe Royer, who’s running for re-election, said she stated in a survey that while she supports legalization, she isn’t in favour of retail outlets in PoMo. But it’s the group’s conservative positions that have some candidates concerned enough to decline the endorsement.

On its website, the group states that among its aims are “to voice Canadians concerns about national security, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, traditional family values, children’s interests, pro-life issues.”

Royer said she was not happy about being endorsed on either the anti-SOGI Facebook page

and the Let’s Vote group’s website while PoMo Coun. Barbara Junker also expressed concerns about the endorsements.

“I have not sought either endorsement and reject both endorsements. I support the SOGI initiative and a respectful, inclusive school environment where all children can feel safe,” Junker stated in an email to The Tri-City News.

After reviewing the Let’s Vote Association’s website, Coquitlam Coun. Craig Hodge also expressed concerns, although he thought his advocacy for more policing, especially after cannabis legalization, may have been the reason for the endorsement.

“I did not seek their endorsement or respond to their survey.

I have not even answered a

question about SOGI during the campaign and I’ve asked that my name be removed from their website as some of the positions they have taken do not align with the values I hold,” Hodge said.

Vince Donnelly, a Port Coquitlam city council candidate, was also on the list and said he has been emailed as well about SOGI and said he told the individual he believed that it is important for all children to be taught kindness and inclusivity of all people but it’s not a city issue.

Coquitlam Coun. Brent Asmundson, who was also on the list, did not respond to a request for comment by The TriCity News’ print deadline.

n Port Coquitlam all-candidates meeting was held Monday: page 7 n Thoughts on PoMo referendum and candidates in general: page 13

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Candidates talk affordable housing Revamp of PoCo’s downtown also part of discussion

ALAMBETS EJECTED For the second time this month, the CEO of the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce banned a Tri-City mayoralty candidate from a debate.

At the Coquitlam all-candidates’ debate Oct. 2, Michael Hind stopped mayoral challenger Mark Mahovlich from joining the meeting at the Evergreen Cultural Centre.

Monday night at the Port Coquitlam gathering, Hind stepped in again — this time, ejecting Patrick Alambets from the Terry Fox Theatre stage.

Alambets — whose platform is to disrupt mayoral frontrunner Brad West’s vote — had shown Hind his speech, which he claimed had damaging information about West.

But just as the meeting was about to start, Hind showed Alambets the door.

Waving his speech, Alambets tried to explain to the crowd why he was being tossed but the audience jeered him as he walked out.

After the debate, Hind told The Tri-City News he felt Alambets would not be civil. “Our debate is about the issues on the table,” Hind said. “He didn’t want to be respectful.”

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There was no talk about the Fremont connector, the recent city hall employee firings or the need to hire more police or firefighters.

Instead, Port Coquitlam mayoral and council candidates zeroed in on affordable housing, downtown revitalization and public transit at the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce debate Monday evening.

Three of the four mayoralty contenders (see sidebar) as well as the 19 council contenders faced off at the Terry Fox Theatre in their first and only formal gathering during the campaign.

Candidates started with a one-minute introduction, each speaking about their love for PoCo and its small-town charm.

But more needs to be done, they said, while pitching their ideas to the full house in an attempt to win votes in Saturday’s election.

Incumbents spoke about the city’s ongoing capital projects, such as the recreation complex rebuild, as well as the property

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Port Coquitlam mayoralty candidates Robin Smith, Eric Hirvonen and Brad West speak during the TriCities Chamber of Commerce debate Monday night. tax rate — with PoCo having “the lowest tax increases in the region in the past five years,” Coun. Dean Washington, the city’s budget committee chair, boasted — while newcomers honed in on community safety, sports amenities and recycling, among other things.

Often, though, incumbents corrected or clarified their challengers’ platforms.

Coun. Brad West, who is running for mayor, drew loud applause when he told the

crowd of about 300 people there’s no imminent plan by city hall to implement water metering, as suggested by his opponent Eric Hirvonen, who raised the same issue in his election campaign four years ago.

Nor does the city have the power to exclude non-residents from buying PoCo land, West said in reference to mayoralty candidate Robin Smith’s pledge to do just that.

On the topic of reconcilia-

tion with the Kwikwetlem First Nation — after candidates Shakeel Gaya, Carolyn Stewart and David Blaber called for more Aboriginal arts and culture inclusivity — Coun. Mike Forrest pointed out KFN’s land claim against the city and its business park construction on IR2, which has yet to receive a servicing agreement from the city.

On public transit, Coun.

Darrell Penner sparred with candidate Steve Darling over

TransLink.

While Darling called the transportation agency “dysfunctional” and pressed for council to be more firm to get better services, Penner stated council members have been at the table “but it always comes down to money” for TransLink.

“There has to be a willing partner, just like in a marriage,” retorted Penner, who was then hugged in jest by Darling.

Coun. Glenn Pollock also took a poke at challengers, saying, “It’s good to see there are issues from new candidates on

topics we are already working on.”

Chamber moderator Catherine Ackerman questioned PoCo candidates on their ideas for stimulating the local economy, reducing the city’s carbon footprint and homelessness, and the location of cannabis dispensaries.

Before and after the debate, school board candidates — who were not included in the Chamber function — met with voters and handed out brochures. jcleugh@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

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Craig Hodge TO COQUITLAM CITY COUNCIL

Working together with our sports groups for a healthy, active community.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT 43

Radios, training part of emergency prep District looks at revamping its preparedness plan

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School District 43 is rolling out one of the largest updates to emergency preparedness in a decade, with new portable radios for each school, a communications plan, training and new manuals, The Tri-City News has learned.

Last week, assistant superintendent Rob Zambrano confirmed that every school in the district will get a radio for communicating in an emergency, with base stations located at the school board office and the maintenance building.

The contract with Turris Communications will cost $35,000 a year and will mean schools can communicate with each other and school board staff, even if the power and the internet goes down or cell service is jammed with calls.

“This is definitely a huge augmentation with the addition from the radios. But we also refreshed our command centre, [emergency] binders and we will be doing our procedures manual to bring it up to current standards and expectations,” Zambrano told The News.

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Assistant superintendent Rob Zambrano checks out a base station and radio that will be installed in schools so they can communicate in an emergency. gency command centre, now at Centennial secondary but later to be established at a new administration building once it is constructed, a school board liaison could work out of a municipal emergency operations centre if the need arises, and using the new radios, will be able to link municipal emergency, police and fire response with that of the school district.

“We realized that communication was key,” said Zambrano, noting that the radios also have texting capability and immediate connectivity

to 9-1-1.

School staff will be trained to use the radios over the course of the year, and manuals will be distributed once they are printed.

As well, schools have been getting funds to top up their emergency supplies — up to $500 for each elementary school and $750 for each middle and secondary school, with enough funds to offer the subsidies every three years or so.

Board chair Kerri Palmer Isaak said the need to update emergency plans was viewed

There’s not expected to be a whole lot of shaking going on Thursday (Oct. 18), but the city of Coquitlam wants everyone to act like there is.

The Great British Columbia ShakeOut, which is a crossprovince earthquake drill, happens Thursday at 10:18 a.m.

It’s being organized by the BC Earthquake Alliance Society and Coquitlam would like to see its residents, schools and businesses join in by practising the “drop, cover and hold on” earthquake protocol.

A city news release said, in general, those who are prepared for a major disaster will suffer fewer injuries and less property damage, and will be better equipped to care for themselves afterward.

Anyone wanting to take part in the drill can register as a participant and download resources, including sound effects to play during the drill, at shakeoutbc.ca.

Coquitlam will also have emergency preparedness supplies available for purchase in the main foyer of city hall (3000 Guildford Way) on Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The city suggests at 10:18 a.m., participants should drop to the ground, take cover under a desk or table (or cover face and head with arms and crouch in an inside corner of the building), and hold on for 60 seconds.

Many more tips are available at shakeoutbc.ca and coquitlam.ca/emergtraining. newsroom@tricitynews.com

as a high-priority and addressed in recent months so each school can communicate and provide the necessary safety for students. Drills will continue to be ongoing as well, so parents, students and teachers know what to do in an emergency, she said.

QUAKE WARNING

An earthquake early warning system isn’t in the cards

for School District 43 because of concerns about cost and effectiveness.

Such a system was promoted by parents at Irvine elementary who are waiting for their school to be rebuilt, but finding a suitable technology, paying for it and making sure it works is a job better suited to the education ministry, said board chair Kerri Palmer Isaak.

“Our staff looked into some

items that were being tried right now and used in some situations and there was not one that had an outstanding result or outcome that staff recommended to the board,” Palmer Isaak said.

“We’ve made a request to the ministry involved, we really believe we need consistency across the province on this item and also they might have some expertise in this area.

We don’t have this kind of expertise,” she told The Tri-City News, adding that SD43 isn’t the only school district in need of an early warning system.

A report to the board found four earthquake early warning systems being piloted in the province, costing between $1,500 and $50,000 depending on the service. They could signal a quake but notification times were variable — enough time to drop, cover and hold on but not necessarily to evacuate, the report stated.

“One would then have to reconcile this response, with the cost effectiveness and accuracy in seismically challenged structures, where remaining in a building could still be problematic,” the report noted.

SD43 will ask both the ministry of education and the BC School Trustees’ Association to look into issue, Palmer Isaak said. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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Piano teacher will go to trial on sex charges A Coquitlam piano teacher charged with sexual offences against his students elected last Friday to proceed to trial.

Dmytro Kubyshkin was expected to enter guilty pleas before Port Coquitlam provincial court but, after nearly two hours of deliberations, his defence lawyer, Troy Anderson, told Judge Robin McQuillan his client wanted to set a trial date instead.

Anderson entered not guilty pleas on Kubyshkin’s behalf and asked for 15 to 20 days to be set aside for the trial.

The day prior (Oct. 11), Kubyshkin had another five counts added to his indictment list.

The 69-year-old man now stands accused of 15 crimes against 11 individuals: nine charges of sexual assault, four counts of touching for a sexual purpose and two invitations to persons under the ages of 14 and 16 to touch him.

The offences, which have not been proven in court, are alleged to have happened between 1998 and 2016 in Coquitlam, Richmond, Surrey and Delta — some of them in the music students’ homes, Coquitlam RCMP claim.

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Piano teacher Dmytro Kubyshkin will proceed to trial for sexual offences he allegedly committed against his students. order; a publication ban about the proceedings is also in effect.

Kubyshkin, who was accompanied by a Russian interpreter, did not speak with reporters at the PoCo courthouse.

A piano teacher for more than 20 years, Kubyshkin ran DM Piano School with another piano instructor, teaching around Metro Vancouver.

The native of the Ukraine is under a number of court-

ordered conditions, including that he not be alone with or teach piano to minors, and his current students must be made aware of his charges.

Meanwhile, Coquitlam RCMP continues to appeal for other potential victims to come forward.

• Anyone with information on Kubyshkin can call the detachment at 604-945-1550 and ask for the investigative support team (file #2018-1860). jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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DAYCARE SPACE

SD43 to launch child care task force Diane StranDberg

$25,000 per municipality/ village grant is available through the Union of BC Municipalities PALMER ISAAK and the Ministry of Children and Families to assist in such an initiative.

“We wanted to expedite this because there is grant money,” said board chair Kerri Palmer Isaak, who is an Anmore trustee and was recently acclaimed to the post.

She said the province has

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One of the first jobs for newly elected councils and the school board after Oct. 20 may be to look at ways of increasing the number of daycare spaces in the Tri-Cities.

At least that’s the hope of the board of education, which sent a letter this week to the cities and villages asking them to join a child care task force and apply for a grant to assist in planning for new child care spaces.

The letter notes that a

money available for creating new child care spaces, which could be a catalyst for reviewing child care needs in the TriCities, Anmore and Belcarra and coming up with strategies to create more spaces.

The letter asks the cities and villages to appoint a councillor and staff rep to a child care task force that would establish a terms of reference and chart a specific course of action.

“We are hoping that this collaborative approach to finding solutions to the challenges of childcare spaces in our community will provide

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The Tri-Cities Early Childhood Development Committee is also being asked to join the task force.

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LAND SALE – SINGLE FAMILY LOTS FOR SALE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL CITY OF COQUITLAM LAND The City of Coquitlam is soliciting offers for the individual purchase of three single family lots with the intent that construction of single family residences commence as soon as possible.

These lots are available for purchase through a public request for offers (RFO) process. You can access and download a copy of RFO 18-09-02, RFO 18-09-03 and RFO 18-09-04 detailing the process for submitting an offer, along with additional detailed site information at: coquitlam.ca/bids.

Offers and deposits must be received by the City of Coquitlam no later than 2 p.m. PST, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018.

All inquiries are to be directed in writing by email only, quoting the RFO number to: landsales@ coquitlam.ca Access and download the full RFO packages from coquitlam.ca/bids.

RFO 18-09-02, SALE OF 1 SINGLE FAMILY LOT LOCATED AT: 1454 NANTON STREET, COQUITLAM, BC

RFO 18-09-03, SALE OF 1 SINGLE FAMILY LOT LOCATED AT: 1455 NANTON STREET, COQUITLAM, BC

RFO 18-09-04, SALE OF 1 SINGLE FAMILY LOT LOCATED AT: 1457 NANTON STREET, COQUITLAM, BC

CIVIC ADDRESS: 1454 Nanton Street, Coquitlam BC

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LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 Section 13 Township 39 New West. District Plan EPP644

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 2 Section 13 Township 39 New West. District Plan EPP64460

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 3 Section 13 Township 39 New West. District Plan EPP64460

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HOY CREEK HATCHERY

Chamber not taking salmon Come home position on prop rep event held on Oct. 21 Diane StranDberg

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The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce is staying neutral on whether B.C. needs electoral reform and hopes voters inform themselves on the choices in time for the upcoming referendum.

To that end, the business advocacy organization is hosting a panel discussion on the topic, with representatives from both sides to speak on whether the province should switch to proportional representation or stay with the current first past the post system.

“We just want to have an open dialogue and perhaps a debate about which is better and what each side thinks so people can make their own minds up,” said Michael Hind, CEO of the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce.

From Oct. 22 to Nov. 30, a referendum is being held to decide what voting systems should be used for provincial elections. Voters will be asked whether to move to proportional representation or stay with the existing system and then to rank three types of proportional systems.

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Hind said the chamber’s policy committee reviewed the options and was unable to determine which, if any, would be best for business.

“We’re going to stay neutral on it for now,” Hind said.

However, he said the BC Chamber of Commerce did have a position early on in the discussion, advocating for a 60% threshold for support for change, not a 51% minimum, and more clearly defined questions.

The electoral reform panel discussion will feature representatives from both official sides and will provide information as well as an opportunity to answer questions.

It will be held Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Douglas College Coquitlam, Building A Room A1470.

Port Moody Civic Centre Galleria 100 Newport Drive 10am-4pm

Admission: $2 kids 12 and under get in free

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Hind said the event is open to the general public as well as chamber members.

“I think there’s a need out there for more dialogue on it if we can provide information on both sides I think we are doing a good community service.”

Registration is required to attend. Visit www.tricitieschamber.com to register.

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Saying hello to the fish as they make their annual sojourn to whence they came has become a tradition in Coquitlam. This year’s Salmon Come Home event will be held at the Hoy Creek Hatchery on Sunday, Oct. 21.

The celebration of the annual fall return of chum and coho salmon to Hoy Creek

COMMITTED TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY As a long time resident of Coquitlam, married with two grown children, bus driver for 32 years in our community, I have been honoured to serve the residents of Coquitlam on Council for the last 13 years. When re-elected, I will continue to work hard to advocate for affordable housing options as well as sound environmental and development practices. I will also work to ensure that the city is business

friendly, financially responsible and provides improved roads and transit options, while keeping our neighbourhoods safe.

We all have a voice in local government. I am committed to making sure that your voices are heard. I am grateful to the community representatives and the advocates who have worked with me to make Coquitlam a great place to Live, Work and Play.

will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Put on by the city and the Hoy-Scott Watershed Society, residents can witness the fish return to the creek where they spawn after living most of their adult lives at sea. Prime time for viewing the salmon run is from mid-October to early November.

The event also features

salmon viewing, live demonstrations, food, music, exhibits and children’s activities. The hatchery is located in the Hoy Creek Linear Park, west of the City Centre Aquatic Complex (Pinetree Way and Guildford Way).

More information is available at coquitlam.ca/ salmoncomehome and hoyscottcreeks.org.

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• Working with YWCA & Talitha Society transitional housing for women and children

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• Helped establish new parks at Rochester, Victoria, Leigh and Millard Orchard

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Take SOGI fight elsewhere S

ome groups are trying to make the new SoGI 123 curriculum resource for schools an election issue in the Tri-Cities.

It’s not. Please ignore.

In fact, all but one trustee candidate in this Saturday’s election have stated they are not against this resource at all, and the one who was questioning, Hui Wang, said he wanted more information on how it would be used for young children and was uncomfortable about being labelled anti-SoGI when asked directly by The Tri-City News.

Still, these anti-SoGI groups persist with a furor that should be put towards more important issues, such as equity in education funding.

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SoGI 123 is nothing but a resource for teachers who want to raise the issue of gender identity in the classroom, offering ways to do it. It’s not, as some groups would suggest, an assault on family values. It is only one of a number of resources that may be used to teach the new physical education and health curriculum, and will be used, as Sd43 has said, age-appropriately. It is also being used to ensure all children feel valued, included and welcome in schools.

Intolerance? That’s not a family value.

The situation got even more ridiculous because the antiSoGI Canadian Council on faith and family listed several candidates as anti-SoGI. The

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facebook post has since been taken down and those whom The Tri-City News have been able to reach have distanced themselves from that stance and said they are not anti-SoGI. one candidate rightly pointed out it’s not a council issue.

Thank goodness for common sense.

Trustees, who are closest to the issue — albeit with limited authority given bC Human Rights code changes and new provincial education requirements — could be asked to justify their view. Sure. but SoGI has not been a burning issue at the Sd43 board table and attempts by some religious organizations to make it so are just an effort to drive a wedge between neighbours, politicians

and voters. a similar effort was attempted in the last election when transgender washrooms — which had never even come up as an issue in School district 43 — became a hot topic at a Chamber of Commerce allcandidates meeting thanks to anonymous individuals rating it highly on the chamber’s online question ranking system. voters should be wary of third-party groups professing to endorse one candidate over another because the claims could be spurious. as well, voters should try to vote based on support for issues they know their candidates can actually deal with should they get elected.

SoGI 123 is not an issue here so, please, ignore efforts to make it one.

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Yes, sell PoMo city land – just not that city land The Editor, The city of Port Moody included a community opinion question on the ballot for Saturday’s election. Council wants to know if the public agrees with the “proposed sale, partial sale or lease of the former fire hall and existing works yard sites to pay for community improvements.” I agree with the concept but will vote No. Here’s why.

Location and size are key issues. The closer land is to a SkyTrain station, the more valuable it is. The city owns a large portion of the parking lot at the Moody Centre Station — 2.4 acres that is literally at the SkyTrain’s doorstep. The former Fire Hall and Works Yard sites are 400 m from Inlet Centre Station.

The city land at Moody Centre is larger than either the fire hall or works yard sites. A larger site closer to SkyTrain provides more flexibility in terms of design, access points and open space.

ask yourself: did they show commitment?

The Editor, Re. VoteSmart voters guides (The Tri-City News, Oct. 10) and tricitynews.com/municipal-election.

In Saturday’s civic election, voters should think twice about candidates who do not show a prior commitment to what it is they are running for. These are important positions and we need the right people doing the job.

To all voters, please take the time to check out the candidates you plan to support Oct. 20.

M. Law, Coquitlam There is a good reason lands along Burrard Inlet, from Old Orchard Park to Rocky Point Park, have been reserved for civic purposes. These lands are now parks, sports fields, pathways and civic facilities, all connected by the Shoreline Trail.

Other cities can only dream of owning as much contiguous shoreline land as Port Moody.

Since the idea is to leverage private development to fund civic amenities, the city land at the Moody Centre Station is ideally suited. That site is surrounded by private properties ripe for re-investment along St. Johns and Spring Streets.

We are told 16 land owners are eager to develop the area.

My aim with this letter is

to support council’s idea: to leverage the value of city land to build civic amenities that meet our growing community’s needs. Investing in a civic building and/or seniors’ housing on the fire hall and works yard site makes sense. I applaud council for tackling this. But selling the fire hall site is not a wise choice when there is a much larger parcel next to Moody Centre Station.

Leveraging land to raise money for public amenities makes ample sense. What makes no sense is to carve out a key piece from one of the most important land assembly success stories in the Lower Mainland. Public lands along our shoreline should remain public. While I support using land as an asset, I encourage Port Moody residents to vote No to the specific question about selling or leasing the former fire hall and works yard sites.

Gaetan Royer, Port Moody

are you eligible to vote saturday?

Who’s eligible to vote in the Oct. 20 civic elections or advance voting days?

You can vote if you are already on the provincial voters list. Residents can also register at the advance polls or on election day with two pieces of identification (one signed), providing they meet the following requirements: • age 18 or older on election day; • a Canadian citizen; • a resident of B.C. for at least six months before the day of registration; • a resident of their city for at least 30 days before day of registration; • and not disqualified by law from voting.

Non-resident property owners may also vote in municipal elections but have different requirements than resident voters; check your city website for details.

For more information about your local election, go to: • coquitlam.ca/vote • portcoquitlam.ca/vote • portmoody.ca/vote

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The Tri-City News welcomes letters to the editor by readers in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra.

Submissions must contain name, address and daytime phone number. The editor reserves the right to edit for clarity, brevity, libel and taste. Email letters to newsroom@tricitynews.com.

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Being a long time resident of Coquitlam, Massimo has seen the changes and growth in this beautiful city we call home. Now more than ever we need someone that is best equipped to help manage this growth, without leaving families behind. With Massimo’s extensive business background, community involvement and Family First Values, Massimo has the know how to guide Coquitlam to new heights!

Massimo has lived in Coquitlam for almost 30 years. The son of Italian immigrants, Massimo learned his work ethics from his parents, whom, with NO English, worked hard, sometimes working 2 jobs to put food on the table and roof over their family’s heads, a large family of 6. With that “Family First” work ethic, Massimo worked hard to form his own small businesses. With struggles, as all small business owners have, Massimo always found time to give back to his community because he was taught from a young age, by his mother, that “It is always better to give more than it is to receive”. Many community groups have benefited from this belief, such as various ethnic groups, children’s charities, Seniors and Women’s groups to name a few.

Many individuals will tell you what you want to hear, Massimo will tell you what you need to hear and not sugar coat it. These same individuals will adhere to party affiliations or special interest groups. There will be individuals carrying the green flag, an orange flag, a red flag or a blue flag, as an independent, Massimo carries the Flag of You, the People of Coquitlam.

MANDARINO TO DONATE COUNCIL SALARY Massimo Mandarino will take a minimum 20% pay cut from his council pay if elected on October 20th.

Mandarino says $60000 is a lot of money for a part time job, citing he is not doing this job for money or status, but working for taxpayers that pay elected officials’ salaries, when they themselves are finding it hard to make ends meet, with all the taxes they pay day to day.

Politicians and anyone working in the public sector need to realize our pay comes from hard working people that find it hard to make ends meet and are living “pay cheque to pay cheque” themselves. I want to show that I am serious when I say “I want to work for them and respect their hard earned money that pays our salary”.

Many politicians have other jobs or different incomes and still take their full wages from their

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part time duties at city hall, and to add to insult they still use an expense account to fund the “work” they do in the community ie gas allowance, taking unnecessary trip out of the city, attending any and all events happening in the city, spending hundreds and hundreds of dollars of taxpayer money in the process. If you look at some councillors expense accounts they spend 10s of thousands of taxpayer dollars to attend, when they themselves wouldn’t attend otherwise if they had to pay out of pocket for. “If I could attend all of our wonderful charity organizations dinners and Galas, I too would attend every single one, but I can’t, financially and I don’t think it’s right to use taxpayer money to attend” “ I say what I mean, mean what I say”, I want to serve our community, I want to

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Since Mandarino can’t give the money back to the city, he will donate the proceeds to various organizations in the community that need it the most. “

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PoMo to consult on Suter Brook worries Mario Bartel The Tri-CiTy News

Port Moody will spend $2,100 for a public consultation plan to find possible solutions for concerns about traffic safety, noise and the use of public space in Suter Brook Village.

Frustrations about congestion on the development’s local road network caused by garbage bins and idling delivery trucks, chaotic traffic movement and fears for the safety of pedestrians were raised by residents during a public hearing last March into a proposal by Onni Group to allow it to construct an additional 26-storey tower, as well as a six-storey building, on its last remaining parcel of land in the project. That proposal was approved by council last Tuesday.

But many residents had expressed concerns the construction of the new tower, along with another previously approved 26-storey tower, would make their ongoing worries about traffic, noise and safety even worse.

Among their concerns are: • the condition of paving stones on sidewalks, crosswalks and plazas, many of which have settled causing an

uneven surface; • a lack of street parking that causes visitors to circle endlessly looking for a vacant spot; • a lack of dedicated loading zones for delivery vehicles; • and noise created by delivery and garbage trucks operating as early as 4 a.m.

While Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay said at the time he had had discussions with Onni about residents’ concerns, the consultation will invite specific

input from Suter Brook’s residents, businesses and strata corporations. There will also be an opportunity for them to participate in walking tours of Suter Brook’s public spaces to see problems first hand, talk about possible solutions and determine the effectiveness of actions that have already been taken. The consultation is expected to begin in November and a summary should be presented to council in January.

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Residents and businesses of Suter Brook Village will get a chance to express their concerns about safety, traffic and noise during a consultation process with the city of Port Moody in November. The issues were brought to the surface during a public hearing last spring about Onni’s application to build an additional tower on its last remaining parcel of property in the development. The project was approved.

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Firefighters endorse four for PoMo council Port Moody firefighters are backing four candidates for city council — but none for mayor.

Last week, Dave Piffer, president of IAFF local 2399, told The Tri-City News his group will not endorse either Mayor Mike Clay or Coun.

Robert Vagramov, who is seeking the top job in the Oct. 20 election.

Still, it will throw its weight behind four council incumbents — all of whom are

female: councillors Diana Dilworth, Barbara Junker, Meghan Lahti and Zoe Royer.

Meanwhile, in Port Coquitlam, firefighters are supporting Brad West for mayor and, for council, Laura Dupont, Nancy McCurrach, Darrell Penner and Glenn Pollock, said IAFF Local 1941 president Nick Zupan.

The endorsement list for Coquitlam firefighters has not yet been publicly disclosed.

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The results of a Port Coquitlam candidate survey about the arts, culture and heritage is now published.

The Friends of Leigh Square/PoCo Arts Council last month posed arts-related questions to the contenders.

Their answers can be found at tricitynews.com/municipalelection.

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A contentious project providing housing for women and children got a tentative go-ahead from Port Coquitlam council last week, clearing the way for tenants to move in as early as the summer of 2020.

The Atira Women’s Resource Society is “ecstatic� its proposal to build rental housing for women, children and families, a medical clinic, and a childcare facility received unanimous approval on third reading from council following a public hearing. The Alex will be built on four lots owned by Metro Vancouver on the northwest corner of Prairie Avenue and Flint Street, across from Kwayhquitlum middle school, and will be leased on a longterm basis by Atira. “We’re thrilled, obviously,� said Atira chief executive officer Janice Abbott. “Aside from assuring the funding is in place, but this is absolutely the biggest hurdle. “This is an important project for Port Coquitlam.�

The development will include 11 townhouses and a five-storey building with 76 units ranging from 320-squarefoot studios to 1,300-square-

Port Coquitlam has made some moves in what the city said is an effort to increase its affordable and family-oriented housing.

The adjustments to its bylaws and policies council made at its Oct. 9 meeting include requiring at least 25% of a project’s units to have “family-oriented� two-bedroom units.

The family-oriented designation requires inclusion of a den of a minimum 4.5 sq. m and a patio of at least 10 sq. m.

Another 5% must be three-bedroom units.

PoCo will also require 10% of any boost in density a developer gets when council approves a rezoning or amends the official community plan to be secured non-market rental units.

As an incentive to make these moves more viable to developers, the city said it will reduce parking requirements for three-bedroom units from two per unit to 1.5 and nonmarket projects to one per unit. It will also allow partial payments of cash-in-lieu of parking for secured market rental projects not in the downtown area.

The city also said it supports the creation of more familyfriendly amenity spaces. “The cost of housing is a key issue for everyone: existing residents, people wishing to move here, and businesses seeking a local labour force,� said outgoing Mayor Greg Moore in a press release. “By encouraging more housing options for families and people of all ages and incomes, we’re helping Port Coquitlam continue to be a livable community.� newsroom@tricitynews.com

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It will also include a childcare facility for about 40 children operated by Atira and a medical clinic. Residents of

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Council unanimously supports Atira project continued from page 18

Although the final monthly rents won’t be determined until the structure is built, Abbott acknowledged they would likely be in the range of $325 for a studio up to $1,700 for the larger units.

It will be a mixed-income building with a third of the rents targeted at what the maximum shelter allowance women and families on income assistance receive.

Another third will be based on 30% of gross annual household income and another third at 10 to 20% below localarea market rents. Abbott said it is housing that will help women working at regular jobs in the community such as grocery store employees or medical assistants.

“It provides affordable housing to folks that often get missed in this housing equation,” said Abbott.

She noted about half of the 100 or so people who have expressed interest in The Alex are older women living in the area either under-housed or

paying too much rent.

“Clearly, that’s a big need in that community,” said Abbott.

The project has undergone some changes since Atira first presented its plans at an open house a year ago. Abbott said a lot of the concern came from stereotypes about who will live there and the assumption the medical facility would be a methadone clinic or a safe injection site.

“That myth got spread around somehow, and this is absolutely a clinic for family doctors and a clinic for the community at large,” said Abbott.

It will be built to house up to eight physicians potentially serving 8,000 for an underserved area that has trouble enticing doctors to practice because of high rents.

“My understanding is [Fraser Health] will be able to attract doctors based on being able to offer space at the low end of market or at reasonable rates,” said Abbott.

Fourth and final reading will not take place until a few more details are worked out.

A staff report to council said a housing agreement will ensure the site can only be used by a non-profit society providing affordable rental accommodation, medical services and a childcare facility.

Staff recommended council require land be set aside to make sure there is safe visibility at the intersection and the laneway entrance.

The unusual angle of Flint Street south of Prairie is being evaluated on how to make it safer. The report said the requirements are expected to include upgrading the streets, sidewalks separated from the streets, trees and lights. The developer, TL Housing, will have to submit the plans that include a design to improve the intersection’s geometry along with full signalization.

“We’ll work with the staff with the city of Port Coquitlam to establish any prior-to conditions,” said Abbott.

She estimated construction should begin in the first half of 2019 and will take about 15 months to complete. newsroom@tricitynews.com

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Second, I wish to express our appreciation to the candidates for Mayor and Council positions who either attended the Community Open House or who have expressed an interest to visit the site of the Business Park and learn more about the project. We believe strongly that it is absolutely critical for all Council representatives to understand our project, the benefits to Port Coquitlam and the Tri-Cities area and the need for Council to support the project.

KFN Enterprises has been negotiating with the City of Port Coquitlam for over two years on a services agreement for sewer and water utilities. Agreement to provide these services is required for the project to proceed just as a ‘head lease’ from Indigenous Services Canada was required to allow us to enter into agreements with leasers. Without these two agreements the project can’t proceed. Negotiations with the City of Port Coquitlam are progressing, and we look forward to concluding these negotiations as soon as possible.

We wish to thank all candidates for Council for putting their names forward for consideration by voters on October 20th. Public service requires dedicated people with time, vision and a passion to see the community grow and prosper through partnerships with investors like KFN. It’s not easy being in public service especially in this day and age of social media which at times, seems to invite more criticism than thanks.

We also want to remind everyone that KFN will once again be hosting its annual Halloween fireworks display. It will begin at approximately 8:00 p.m. from the Business Park. There are several excellent viewing sites from locations around the Business Park. hay čxʷ q̓ə (thank you) Chief Ron Giesbrecht Kwikwetlem First Nation

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Randy Mennie has chased ambulances and fire trucks in the middle of the night to tell stories of calamity and mayhem on the TV news. He has pursued reluctant interview subjects through a rainstorm with a 20-lb. video camera perched on his shoulder. He has staked out courthouse steps for hours waiting for lawyers to emerge after a contentious verdict.

But nothing could prepare him for what he witnessed on his first trip to India as a photographer for Operation Rainbow, a volunteer effort by doctors and nurses to make life better for people living with medical issues like cleft palate and burns in developing countries.

Mennie, 59, is now preparing to embark Oct. 18 on his third such journey.

And like his day-to-day job for the past 13 years as a cameraman for Global TV, he has no idea what to expect after he walks out the door of his Coquitlam home.

Mennie is currently on disability leave from his job after suffering a debilitating shoulder injury that keeps him from hoisting a heavy video camera. So this time, he’ll be

LEFT: MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS; RIgHT: BRIAN gIEBELHAUS PHOTO

Left: Randy Mennie is preparing to take his visual storytelling skills to India to document the work of doctors and nurses helping patients with cleft palate. Right: Mennie records an operation during a previous mission with Operation Rainbow to India in 2015. He’s heading back to India with the volunteer organization tomorrow (Thursday). documenting the medical mission with a much smaller and lighter digital still camera and editing another camera operator’s video.

But the goal is all about telling the stories of some of the challenges overcome and miracles achieved over a week in Hyderabad, India by the 30-strong team of doctors and nurses. Those stories are then shared on the organization’s website and with media outlets to generate donations of money and supplies for further medical missions.

Since it was founded in 1998, Operation Rainbow has completed almost 30 missions and helped more than 2,000 patients.

Mennie said it’s humbling to see the medical professionals help dozens of patients, many of whom have traveled hundreds of miles, over the course of their 12- to 14-hour days, usually in basic conditions.

“All you can do is watch, but then you think what an incredible profession to be able to help people in that way,” Mennie said.

The medical team brings its own equipment, essentially moving an entire small hospital packed in cases in the belly of a plane. All of it is donated, right down to bandages and the hats knitted by volunteers in Spuzzum, B.C. that are distributed to some patients.

And the work they do can have a profound impact on the lives of the patients, Mennie said, adding people suffering burns or afflicted with cleft palates are often ostracized from their community, unable to get an education or work.

“But after surgery, they’re welcomed back almost as heroes,” he said.

Mennie said while his years covering news have desensitized him to some of the blood and guts he might witness in the operating room, he can’t help but feel empathy for the people whose stories he’s charged with telling.

One of those is the young patient who came to the Operation Rainbow teaching clinic in Cambodia a few years ago with his entire body disfigured by burns yet persevering

despite the constant debilitating pain.

“You realize we’re all basically the same,” Mennie said.

“It’s by the luck of the draw where you were born.”

That lesson stays with him long after he returns home, Mennie said.

“You relax more and you appreciate what you’ve got.”

• To learn more about Operation Rainbow, go to www.operationrainbowcanada.ca. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

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DEAD-line Sunday for libraries’ Scary Story competition Write a terrifying tale for Scary Story Contest

Halloween is two weeks today and TriCity youths aged 11 to 18 can join the annual Scary Story Contest for a chance to win prizes and see their names in print — and the deadline is this weekend.

The contest, as in past years, is put on

by Coquitlam and Port Moody public libraries, and is sponsored by The Tri-City News.

To participate in the contest, local kids must write a terrifying tale and submit it; then, a panel of judges will award first-, second- and third-place prizes to the three best entries in each of two age categories: 11 to 14 and 15 to 18 years.

Rules for the contest are as follows: • Each entry must be no longer than 500 words.

• Writers must live or go to school in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore or Belcarra.

• Writers who submit entries must be no younger than 11 and no older than 18 on the entry deadline date of Oct. 21.

• Writers must include the following three words in their stories: gruesome, ululating and ichor. Stories that do not include all three words will be disqualified.

• Each writer must include his or her name, age, phone number and city of residence when they submit an entry. If your city of residence is outside the TriCities, make sure to include the name of the Tri-Cities school that you attend.

• Writers must email their entries — as a Word attachment, a PDF or in the body of the message — to scarystorycontest2018@gmail.com no later than Sunday, Oct. 21.

Winners in each age category will receive prizes worth $50 (first), $30 (second) and $20 (third). Some entries will also be published in The Tri-City News around Halloween. Full contest details are on the Coquitlam Public Library and Port Moody Public Library web sites.

If you have questions about the Scary Story Contest, email librarian Chris Miller at cmiller@coqlibrary.ca or call 604-554-7339. newsroom@tricitynews.com

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ith autumn here, we find ourselves turning to warmer, comforting meals. They fill our kitchens with irresistible aromas and flavours that offer to soothe the chill of the outside world.

These books will help add to your recipe collection for fabulous fall and winter cooking.

Lauren Grier is the food blogger behind Climbing Grier Mountain. In Modern Comfort Cooking, she has compiled more than 75 of the most popular comfort food recipes with a tasty twist using modern ingredients, flavours and techniques. Grier takes the classics and gives them an upgrade for every meal. The results can

include a tuna melt seasoned with turmeric and topped with mozzarella cheese, crispy parsnip fries and a zucchini meatball sub. This cookbook is the perfect way to bring your home cooking to life while creating unforgettable meals.

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Keep your bike on the road this fall Just because the leaves and raining are starting to fall doesn’t mean it’s time for bicycle commuters to put their wheels in hibernation.

That’s the message the GoByBikeBC Society, formerly known as Bike to Work BC, is trying to get across by initiating GoByBike Weeks that will run from Oct. 15 to 29.

“The idea behind our new two-week event is to promote going by bike in fall and winter, instead of taking your car, whether you bike to yoga, to shop, to meet friends or to work, school or anywhere,” said GoByBikeBC executive director Penny Noble in a press release.

Participants in the event are eligible for its grand prize, an eight-day cycling trip to Sicily.

The society recommends when riding in the fall and winter to use lights even in the day time, and to keep dry by installing fenders on the bike and wearing a good rain jacket, a bright vest and carrying rain pants in case of rain.

• More tips on riding in the fall and winter months, including short videos, can be found at gobybikebc.ca. Participants can register and log their kilometres at the site as well.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City of Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws. This meeting will be held on: Date: Monday, October 29, 2018 Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2 Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing, Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting during which it will give consideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda.

Item 1 Text Amendment to Address Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Requirements

Item 2: Bylaw No. 4869, 2018

The intent of Bylaw No. 4905, 2018 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 in order to revise the regulations pertaining to electric vehicle charging infrastructure requirements.

If approved, the text amendment would facilitate the following: • Add definitions for “Electric Vehicle Energy Management System” and “Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment”; • Require that 100% of residential parking spaces in multifamily rental developments, excluding two-family, triplex and quadruplex developments, where the minimum number of parking spaces required is less than the number of dwelling units, be equipped with an energized outlet capable of providing level 2 charging or higher; and • Explicitly exclude visitor parking spaces equipped with energized outlets from the EV charging infrastructure requirements for residents.

Item 2 Addresses: 631, 635, 639, 643 Como Lake Avenue and 630, 636, 640, 646 Lea Avenue The intent of Bylaw No. 4869, 2018 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw No. 4869, 2018 from RT-1 Two Family Residential to RM-3 Multi-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the development of two, six-storey apartment buildings consisting of 88 market condominium units in each building (for a total of 176 units).

How do I find out more information?

Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from Wednesday, October 17, 2018 to Monday, October 29, 2018 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430.

How do I provide input?

Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity.

Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts.

Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted 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.

To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing.

Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas. If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010.

Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested parties concerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.

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TC CALENDAR THURSDAY, OCT. 18 • Burke Mountain’s community association, The North East Coquitlam Ratepayers, meet, 7 p.m., at Victoria Hall, 3435 Victoria Dr. All Burke residents welcome. Info: 604-970-2579.

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-9 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion Branch 263, 1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam.

Info: 604-319-5313.

• PoCo Heritage Society meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives.

Learn more about what PoCo’s heritage society is up to. Light refreshments will be served.

SATURDAY, OCT. 20 • The Secret Life of Trees Walking Tour, 2:30-4 p.m. Join PoCo Heritage Trees for a walking tour around downtown parks and gardens as part of the collaborative The Secret Life of Trees exhibit.

TUESDAY, OCT. 23 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-4 p.m., Parkwood Manor 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-319-5313.

• 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.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24 • Coquitlam Retired Teachers’ Association (CRTA) meeting, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Gallery Room, Winslow Centre, 1100 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam.

Speaker: retired educator Gale Pirie on What’s Hot and What’s Not. Pirie is an accredited mem-

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Directions, info: Darline, 604-466-0017. ber of the Canadian Personal Property Appraisers Group with many years of experience in valuing antiques and collectibles for insurance and finance purposes. Members are invited to bring one item small enough to carry for appraisal; she will appraise as many items as possible within the time allowed.

• Pacific Digital Photography Club meeting, 7:30-9:30 p.m., drama room, Port Moody secondary school. This is the first meeting of PDPC for 2018/’19 season. Guests always welcome.

Info, events: www.pdpc.ca.

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

THURSDAY, OCT. 25

• Friends of DeBoville Slough meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., Coquitlam Public Library, City Centre branch, 1169 Pinetree Way (free parking).

If you’re interested in DeBoville Slough, feel free to attend.

FRIDAY, OCT. 26

• Fabulous Fall Fashions fashion show, 7-9 p.m., St. Laurence Church hall, 825 St. Laurence St., Coquitlam. Join Coquitlam

Gogos for a fun evening featuring clothing from Creekside Fashions of PoCo. Coffee, tea and desserts as well as the Marketplace will be available. All proceeds go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, supporting African grandmothers and children orphaned by AIDS in fifteen sub-Saharan countries.

Tickets: $25, available from coquitlamgogos@gmail.com or by calling Pat at 604-464-3298 or Julie at 604-552-2275. Info: www.stephenlewisfoundation.org.

SATURDAY, OCT. 27

• Pinball Alley store hosts fundraiser for Hilarity for Charity and we donate 20% of sales to the charity, which funds research and supports for those suffering from Alzheimer disease and caregivers of the afflicted. Info: facebook.com/pinballalley.

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For their inaugural year hosting an online auction, Place des Arts’ staff set the fundraising target at $5,000.

It brought in $3,000 more than expected.

Last year, the Maillardville arts venue collected an additional $1,000 after beating its $8,000 goal.

“We’re hoping for the same results this year, to go over the $10,000 mark,” said Casey McCarthy, the centre’s resource development and volunteer co-ordinator who’s organized the online auction from the start.

Since May, McCarthy has been contacting businesses around B.C., asking them to offer goods and services for the campaign that opens Saturday.

And with 2018 being the third year for the online auction, most sponsors already know about the cause and are eager to take part, she said.

For example, VIA Rail is back on board again; however, instead of its regular trip to Jasper, it’s giving travel credit worth $1,500 for any of its train destinations (bids begin at $600).

Two more big-ticket items bidders can place their bets on is the one-night stay in a studio suite at Nita Lake Lodge in Whistler — including breakfast at Aura — valued at $300 or a one-night stay in a onebedroom suite at Black Rock Oceanfront Resort in Ucluelet, worth $289.

Coquitlam Centre is also back in game, with two $500 mall gift cards, while Peak Dental Arts has a $500 Sonicate toothbrush and home whitening kit.

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Place des Arts’ Casey McCarthy (resource development and volunteer co-ordinator), Jessie Au (senior fine and performing arts programmer) and executive director Joan McCauley show a few items available for bidding, in the third annual online auction fundraiser that opens Saturday at 9 a.m. via 32auctions.com/placedesarts; the auction closes Nov. 3 at 9 p.m.

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At Coquitlam’s Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave.), kids can create monster masterpieces just in time for Halloween. From 9 a.m. to 3:35 p.m., facility instructors will offer six day-long blocks including art, dance and drama classes. To register for the Day of the Arts camp on Oct. 19, call 604-664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca.

Next door, at Mackin House (1116 Brunette Ave.), the Coquitlam Heritage Society will host tours to families wanting to get a glimpse of life back in the early 1900s, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Save a spot by calling 604-516-6151.

Meanwhile, at both branches of the Coquitlam Public Library, librarians will show Hotel Transylvania 3, from 1:30 to 3 p.m.; no registration is required.

And in Port Coquitlam, the Terry Fox Library (2470 Mary Hill Rd.) will screen a matinee movie at 2 p.m.

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Megan Leitch and Caitriona Murphy (sitting) are reprising their roles for the touring production of The Piano Teacher, which runs at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam from Oct. 23 to 27. get it right and there’s a lot of learning and preparation but now, we are settling into it and understanding it more.”

The Piano Teacher follows the story of Erin (portrayed by Leitch), a concert pianist who hasn’t touched the instrument since her husband died. But as Elaine (Murphy) coaxes Erin out of her shell, she also introduces her to her contractor Tom (Pazandeh) and romance blooms between the pair.

The winner of last year’s Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Original Script,

The Piano Teacher is codirected for the tour by Scott Bellis and Rachel Ditor.

“I have been a fan of Dorothy’s storytelling for many years,” Ditor said in a press release. “She has such insight about the role of music in our lives and its miraculous ability to change us.”

For tickets to The Piano Teacher at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam), call the box office at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Julien Bisaillon, Renaud Côté-Giguère, Bruno Roussel and Louis Trépanier — better known as the Canadian Guitar Quartet — will make the final stop on their B.C. tour in Coquitlam Sunday. The foursome, who have toured north and south America, will perform original and classical tunes as well as promote their latest album, Mappa Mundi. For tickets to the Oct. 21 show at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way), call 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

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handmade crafts at galleria A North Vancouver event company will venture to Port Moody this weekend for its Fall Harvest Marketplace.

Chris Kennedy, director of North Vancouver Markets and Events, said the decision to hold the event at the Civic Centre Galleria came in response to feedback from cus-

tomers and some of its vendors of the company’s shows who live in the Tri-Cities area.

For Saturday’s Marketplace from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 46 vendors are lined up to sell handmade wares: jewellery, knitwear, clothing, pet supplies, jams and jellies. Entry is $2 (free for kids under 12).

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When Caitriona Murphy steps on stage for The Piano Teacher — a critically acclaimed Arts Club production that lands in Coquitlam next week — she couples her two loves: acting and music therapy.

Murphy, an accredited music therapist who now works on a casual basis at the Dr. Peter Centre as well as the Vancouver Native Health Society, takes on the role of the piano teacher and matchmaker in the play penned by Dorothy Dittrich.

“I really feel like I’m combining my two passions,” the east Vancouver resident said.

“It’s a very, very touching play that brings a lot of healing with music.”

Murphy, Megan Leitch and Kamyar Pazandeh, who debuted The Piano Teacher last spring for the Arts Club Theatre, are reprising their characters for the tour that started Oct. 4 in North Vancouver and ends Nov. 6 in Vernon.

Murphy said the three actors wanted to give the show another go because “it’s a new play and new plays take a while to really understand. The first time around, you’re trying to

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Port Coquitlam secondary graduate Ashley Wright (centre) portrays the bartender, Stan, in the Arts Club Theatre production of Sweat, which opens Thursday at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage.

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“You could wake up tomorrow and all your jobs are in Mexico,” warns Stan, the bartender in Sweat who’s portrayed in the Canadian premiere by Port Coquitlam native Ashley Wright.

Indeed, Stan’s words are a precursor for his friends in the dying town of Reading, Penn., in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play that the Arts Club Theatre opens tomorrow (Thursday).

Wright’s character of Stan is the sage of the blue-collar circle, having worked in the steel mill for years but left four years prior after sustaining an injury.

“His perspective is quite interesting,” Wright told The Tri-City News on Monday. “He sees the writing on the wall. He acts as kind of a counsellor and

tells them, Maybe it’s time to move on. This place isn’t what it used to be.”

Lynn Nottage’s fictional account of the group came from real-life interviews the playwright conducted in 2011, after Reading was classified as one of the poorest cities in the U.S. Last year, it received three Tony Awards nominations and scooped the Best Play accolade.

Wright said the everyday struggles of middle-class America are similar to what’s happening north of the border, especially as a result of the current trade disputes.

“It’s as much an American story as it is a Canadian one,” Wright said. “What’s happening down there is happening up here as well; these characters are not from Nottage’s imagination.”

Still, since 2011, Wright said

Reading has managed to get back on its feet despite losing 20% of its manufacturing base — some of it to Mexico — and adapting with other industry.

And Wright said he’s pleased to be reuniting on stage with fellow actor Anthony Santiago, who plays Evan/Brucie in Sweat; the pair once worked in Edmonton on an all-male version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and, in 1998, on Of Mice and Men. After the Vancouver run, Wright said he’ll return to the Alberta capital — where he now calls home — to remount Sweat with the show’s co-producer, Citadel Theatre.

Directed by Valerie Planche, Sweat runs at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage (2750 Granville St., Vancouver) until Nov. 18. Visit artsclub.com for tickets. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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Authors speak at Bistro The 11th Writers in Our Midst at Gallery Bistro next week will feature seven performers — including three from Port Moody.

Leesa Hanna is a writer and artist whose work in many mediums is inspired by the west coast and nature’s connection to people. Hanna has published poetry and recently finished writing her first children’s chapter book, The BIG Adventures of Little O – A song for the salmon. She is currently illustrating a nature/ fantasy novel set in the Pacific Northwest.

Joyelle Brandt is a speaker, mothering coach and multimedia creator who focuses dismantling the stigma experienced by childhood abuse survivors. She wrote Princess

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Monsters from A to Z, and is co-editor of Parenting with PTSD. She’ll be reading poems from a work in progress

titled On the Body.

And Ananya Aravinden is a Grade 12 student at Port Moody secondary who loves writing, theatre and travel with a goal of becoming a published author.

The other four all live in Vancouver.

Author Chloe Cocking has published works of urban fantasy, horror and fairy tales.

Musician and guitar maker

Michael Dunn’s first work of fiction, The Curse of The Moldavian Tango, is about a jazz musician who plays a mysterious gig in a castle that changes his life.

Photographer Patrick Jennings is also an author, poet and filmmaker whose exhibit, Harmony in Word and Form is being displayed at the Bistro until Oct. 29.

Finally, Lozad Yamolky, who is originally from Kurdistan, is working on her third book of poetry and won the Writer International Network Canada’s distinguished poet award earlier this year.

• Writers in Our Midst will start at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 24, following a set dinner menu at 6:30 at Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke Rd.). Call 604-937-0998.

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Diagnosis a new battle for Coq. gymnast A mysterious lump changed trampolinist’s life and her athletic aspirations

cer, they think of it in black and white — you get diagnosed, you get treatment and you get better,” O’Brien said. “But it’s more complicated than that.”

And it was about to get even more so.

A new CT scan last spring showed signs of cancer in O’Brien’s groin, liver, ribs and spine. Her diagnosis was now Stage 4.

“That was the first time it got real,” she said. “I don’t know how I got through that day.”

The new diagnosis cast O’Brien’s thoughts about returning to gymnastics in doubt.

“I thought I would be out for a year,” she said.

It also meant O’Brien would require chemotherapy treatment and all the potential side effects that come with it.

Her first three injections of the drug cocktail went well but the fourth sent O’Brien to the hospital twice with high fevers. Then another CT scan showed further progression of the disease.

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A year ago, Coquitlam trampoline gymnast Tamara O’Brien was at the top of her sport, as she prepared to compete at the world championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Then she was diagnosed with Stage 3 melanoma that progressed to Stage 4 last spring. was. He asked her to come to his office, and bring someone along.

The lump was cancerous. It was Oct. 13 — a Friday, no less.

TOUGH DECISION

O’Brien said because of her previous brush with cancer, she wasn’t overly shocked at the news.

“I had a gut feeling,” she said, “but I thought it was over.”

O’Brien’s more immediate concern, though, was whether to have surgery right away, or postpone it until after the worlds in Bulgaria. She was still training, she felt great, she was

in the best physical condition of her life.

O’Brien kept the news to a tight circle of friends and family, opting not to inform her coaches or Gymnastics Canada just yet.

But when an opportunity for the operation suddenly opened at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, O’Brien’s decision was made for her. She begged off the national team for “medical reasons.”

“I didn’t want people at the worlds to talk,” O Brien said.

The surgeon removed 23 lymph nodes from O’Brien’s neck. Four of them showed

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O’Brien, whose face was left partially paralyzed by the surgery, put her training on hold, contacted Gymnastics Canada and wrote an anguished post on her Facebook page.

“Gymnastics was kind of irrelevant,” O’Brien said. “I knew this was much bigger than anything else I would go through.”

Still, she admitted, following the results of the world championships online was difficult.

“It was a bummer to sit at home while everyone was competing,” she said.

The weeks and months that

followed were a cascade of doctor’s appointments, tough decisions and more bad news.

O’Brien opted to participate in a clinical trial for a new immunotherapy treatment regime, but when a biopsy of a new bump she noticed last December indicated more cancer and another operation last January, she missed her window.

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Further operations followed later that month and last March as doctors chased down new tumours.

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When a sore back felled O’Brien for a month last summer, her doctor determined a tumour in her spine was now invading her vertebrae and prescribed radiation treatment.

“I really had to ask is this working,” said O’Brien, who had to quit her two jobs she used to support herself. “It was very surreal.”

Then O’Brien’s doctors switched gears again, targeting her tumours with very specific drugs she ingested orally every day. When she got sick in the second week with nausea, fever and a rash, the regime was put on hold.

That’s where O’Brien is today, awaiting a new plan of attack and reflecting on what she’s endured the past year. see GYMNAST, page 36

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Tamara O’Brien leapt to the top of her sport.

Then the Coquitlam trampoline gymnast noticed an odd lump beneath her chin, and her competitive battle in the gym became a fight for her life.

O’Brien, 21, who trains with the Shasta Trampoline Club in New Westminster, was preparing for an international competition in Spain. In July, 2017, she’d won a silver medal in the women’s double mini-trampoline at the World Games in Poland. Her next goal was competing for Canada at the world championships, which would take place in November in Sofia, Bulgaria.

But as O’Brien relaxed in her Coquitlam home one evening watching TV, her hand brushed a hard, little growth under her chin.

At first, she thought nothing of it. Perhaps it had always been there? Maybe it was just an inflammation and it would go away on its own?

But when the lump was still there a few days later, O’Brien fretted. A year earlier, she’d had a cancerous mole removed so she knew such abnormalities had to be taken seriously.

O’Brien made an appointment to see her doctor who sent her for an ultrasound and then a biopsy.

The careful attention from doctors worried O’Brien but, she said, “I didn’t think it was going to be horrible.”

When her dermatologist called upon her return from Spain, that’s just what the news

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Terry Fox Ravens running back Liam Cumarasamy leaps over his fallen teammate Kyle Huish while gaining yardage in their BC Secondary Schools Football Association AAA game against West Kelowna’s Mount Boucherie Bears, last Friday at Percy Perry Stadium. The Ravens won the game, 54-0, which had to be called off at halftime when the Bears’ lineup was too depleted by injuries to continue. The second-ranked Ravens had six interceptions in the truncated game. Quarterback Matthew Lew Henrickson ran in two touchdowns and threw one to receiver Jaden Severy. The Centennial Centaurs lost their game to Mission, 42-7.

CANCER BATTLE

Gymnast stays active as volunteer coach continued from page 35

Last October O’Brien was preparing to compete on the world stage, her path forward in life and in the gym seemingly stretching out in front of her just as she’d been training for for so many years.

Now her future is uncertain, at best.

“You get a cancer diagnosis and then you think what will happen to my life,” she said.

“I know with Stage 4 it usually ends one way.”

MOVING FORWARD

Accepting that and learning how to move forward is a battle O’Brien now fights every hour of every day. To stay connected with her gymnastics community, she’s a volunteer coach at Shasta.

“It’s cool to be back in the community where I can feel useful,” she said. “I have all this knowledge I feel is useless if I don’t get to go in the gym.”

O’Brien’s also taking classes at Douglas College with an eye to earning her degree in social work.

“It’s hard to fall on the side of feeling helpless,” she said.

O’Brien credits support she’s received from her participa-

tion in Vancouver’s Callanish Society as the catalyst for dealing with what she’s lost and forging a new path.

“I went from being on top of the world to fighting for my life,” O’Brien said. “I always used to be the trampolinist and now I’m the girl with cancer.”

• O’Brien keeps a blog of her journey with cancer and its impact on her life at https://tama-

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To learn more about the Callanish Society, go to https:// www.callanish.org.

There’s also a gofundme campaign to help O’Brien cope with some of the financial challenges of her disease https:// www.gofundme.com/i-push4-tamara-o039brien. mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

The Coquitlam Express scored three unanswered goals in the third period to sink the Nanaimo Clippers 5-2, Sunday afternoon at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex.

But the win wasn’t enough to keep the Express even with the Chilliwack Chiefs atop

the BC Hockey’s League’s Mainland Division.

The Chiefs bounced back from their 5-1 loss the Express last Friday to win both their remaining weekend games and they now have 22 points in 15 games, while the Express are two points back. They’ve also played 15 games.

Coquilam led Nanaimo 1-0 after the first period and the teams were tied 2-2 heading into the third.

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B.C. real estate forecast still bullish, despite dismal September Despite B.C. home sales taking a nosedive in September, the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) stands by its month-ago assertion that the “downturn is largely behind us” and that market activity is expected to pick up.

According to BCREA stats released October 11, actual home sales across B.C. totalled 5,573 in September, which is one-third lower than the sales in September 2017 and a plunge of 17.3 per cent in the single month since August.

The average September home sale price in the province was 1.1 per cent lower than the same month last year, at $685,749. This brought total sales dollar volume in September down to $3.8 billion, which is down 34 per cent year over year.

Every one of the 12 boards cited in the BCREA’s report saw actual residential sales drop compared with one year ago. These ranged from declines of close to 50 per cent in Chilliwack and the South Okanagan, through Greater Vancouver’s decline of 43.3 per cent and Victoria’s 16.7 per cent, to a relatively modest dip in B.C. Northern at 9.5 per cent, with the smallest drop of 5.4 per cent in the small but robust market of Powell River.

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January – is largely behind us and we’re now levelled off, albeit at a much lower level than a year ago,” Cameron Muir, BCREA chief economist, said in an interview.

“That’s because of the stress test and, to a smaller degree, rising interest rates that have pulled a lot of demand out of the market, especially in Greater Vancouver.

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a seasonally adjusted basis, such as in Victoria, for example. Overall, the downturn, the slope of that chart, is largely over.”

FORECAST CAVEATS Muir remained confident that the province’s monthly sales trends, although they may fluctuate somewhat, will edge upwards over the next six months – with some caveats.

“My expectation is for sales over the next couple of quarters to trend

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“However, there are risks to the market – especially if we see interest rates rise higher than expected, which could pull out some additional demand from the market… We do expect that with the strong economy, long-term bond yields and therefore five-year fixed rates may edge upwards, along with a rise to the prime rate,” he added.

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Experience the ultimate luxury in this beautifully designed home. Top quality finishing, this Grande home welcomes its guests w/an striking family room - LG windows allowing natural light from the yard. Office, gourmet & wok kitchen + more on the main level. Media room & legal suite in the basement.

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$577,700

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PRIVATE! PEACEFUL! GREENBELT! MAPLE RIDGE 4 bdrms, 4 bthrms, Den, 3 levels w/over 3300 sq ft,2 gas F/P’S, Fully fin bsmt, 21 x 27 dble garage, Vaulted Ceilings, Heat Pump for A/C, fully Sprinklered 7858 sq ft lot, QUIET Street w/no homes across from you!

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$2,379,900

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12040 240TH ST MAPLE RIDGE

$5,250,000

Fabulous Opportunity! Great location Dewdney Trunk and 240th Street. Finishing up 4th reading to rezone to CS2. Proposed Strip mall, ground level retail with daycare (15027sf) and 2nd level office with 2 residential units (8905sf), 64 parking stalls. In a growing residential area, adjacent to PetroCanada gas bar and located across from Surp Rai Save-on-foods, Starbucks, McDonald's, 604-763-5263 Great Clips and Subway.

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RENTALS

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NICKLEN, Lillian (Dicaire) Loved deeply for her joie-de-vivre and for the classy lady she was, our beloved Mom passed away October 12 at the age of 81. She is survived by her children Debbie (Rick), Michael (Susan), Steven (Suzanne), 6 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. She is predeceased by the love of her life Eddy, her parents Arthur and Rosa, her sister Rolande and brothers Maurice and Raymond.

A Catholic service will be held 11:00am, October 18 at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Maple Ridge. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Canadian Cancer Society.

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Farms For sale 3000 ACRES of COMPLETE High End Cattle & Grain Operation for Sale in Sask. Manages 2k to 3k Cow/Calf Operation with Complete Solid Infrastructure. 2200 Acres Cultivated. Contact Doug @ 306-716-2671 or saskfarms @shaw.ca

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