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Sex charge is stayed against Vagramov Mayor completed ‘alternative measures’ obligations JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com
A stay of proceedings was entered into the court record Wednesday for the sexual assault charge against Port Moody Mayor Robert Vagramov. Vagramov has now “completed the obligations under the alternative measures” program, special prosecutor Michael Klein told Judge Eugene Jamieson. Outside the courthouse, Vagramov’s lawyer Ian Donaldson didn’t disclose the terms of his client’s diversion program but he said the alleged victim was consulted regarding the outcome. Donaldson also gave some
Judy Taylor-Atkinson and her husband, Jim Atkinson, check out Port Moody’s Suter Brook Creek, behind the public works yard, where a beaver colony has built a dam to create a new home. On Tuesday, city council endorsed a management plan that emphasizes co-existence with the industrious rodents. For more on the plan and how the beavers are making a home in Port Moody, see story on page 11. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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details regarding the accusation, the first time any information about the allegations have been revealed to the public. Asked if Vagramov has taken responsibility for his actions — a condition under the alternative measures program — Donaldson told reporters: “This arose from an event roughly four years ago involving two adults, fully clothed, in daylight on a third date in circumstances where many people might have thought there was consent but it’s said there wasn’t.” Pressed on whether Vagramov has apologized to the alleged victim, whose identity cannot be published under terms of a court order, Donaldson said the two have “made peace.” “It was resolved in a fashion that was suitable for everyone,” he said. see
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As the Hyde Creek Watershed Society gets set to celebrate its 20th annual salmon festival Sunday, the Port Coquitlam organization is concerned fish numbers in the waterway are dwindling due to dry weather and development. And having what was possibly a portable toilet tipping over upstream on the weekend didn’t help, either. Despite the spill, society board member Helen Howes said the biggest issue for the creek and salmon enhancement measures is that there is so little water flowing into it, which is unusual for this time of year. “We’ve never had a dry creek in October or November,” said Howes, who has degrees in aquatic biology and environmental studies, and has worked on environmental issues for more than 25 years. “The issue for us right now is there is so little water in the creek with the small amount of rain that we have had that the chum and coho has been really low. “We will persevere. I’m hoping that it rains more this week so we have some fish in the creek for people to see,” Howes said. “We already have some chum eggs and some coho eggs. We’ll probably be taking some more fish [and putting them in the creek].” By Tuesday, Hyde Creek’s
Helen Howes (above) of Hyde Creek Watershed Society in Port Coquitlam checks out the creek’s low water level (due to lack of rain) as the society prepares for its 20th annual salmon festival, which will be held Sunday. Another issue at Hyde Creek is a recent chemical spill (top right). GRANT GRANGER/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
“The issue for us right now is there is so little water in the creek... that the chum and coho has been really low.”
SALMON FESTIVAL SUNDAY The Hyde Creek Salmon Festival will be held Sunday, Nov. 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Port Coquitlam society’s hatchery at 3636 Coast Meridian Rd.; it will feature demonstrations, dissections and nature walks. More information is available at the society’s Facebook site (HCWSHatchery) or hydecreek.org. water level was up from the previous week and some salmon were spotted leaping in the creek while others laid dead due to spawning. Although Howes prays
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Helen Howes Hyde Creek Watershed Society
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and developers to work toward having water coming down Burke Mountain flow into Hyde Creek instead of being diverted into storm sewers. Howes said it’s a challenge
to keep creeks alive in an urban area because growing cities and climate change affect the ecological system. “There’s a lot of changes you have to adapt to when you’re operating a hatchery. And we’re 100% volunteer and that’s also challenging trying to find people to help out,” said Howes. “It’s what can we do to adapt and keep the hatchery running.” It’s also discouraging when the creek turns blue with brown stuff swirling around it, which happened on the weekend. Howes said volunteers searched upstream but couldn’t find the culprit, although the clues point to the leading suspect being a portable toilet tipping over and spilling its contents. “It’s hard to know. There were no fish in the creek on Saturday and I was told there was none Monday,” said Howes. “Let’s face it, it’s a chemical and chemicals affect fish. Are we going to know what the [full effect of the spill] is? Probably not for a while.”
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NOVEMBER 14 – 20 CALENDAR Thursday, Nov. 14 City Centre Area Plan Pop-up Kiosks 2:30 – 6:30 p.m. letstalkcoquitlam.ca/ccap Family Night on Burke 6 – 7:30 p.m. coquitlam.ca/smilingcreek
Friday, Nov. 15 Pub Night: Zachery Stevenson Buddy Holly & More 5:15 – 9:30 p.m. coquitlam.ca/dogwood Festive Opening Reception 7 – 9 p.m. placedesarts.ca
Saturday, Nov. 16 City Centre Area Plan: Community Information Session 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. letstalkcoquitlam.ca/ccap
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Monday, Nov. 18 Council-in-Committee 2 p.m. Regular Council 7 p.m. Public Hearing 7 p.m. coquitlam.ca/agenda
Tuesday, Nov. 19 City Centre Area Plan Information Session 5 – 8:30 p.m. letstalkcoquitlam.ca/ccap
Wednesday, Nov. 20 City Centre Area Plan Pop-up Kiosk 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. letstalkcoquitlam.ca/ccap
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Swipe, click, tap–and connect! The City’s new app, CoquitlamConnect, launches on Nov. 18. Free and compatible with smart phone devices and tablets, the app will be available for download at the App Store and Google Play. Features include access to City news, community events calendar, parks and civic facility information, employment and community input opportunities, public Wi-Fi locations, and City Council contact details and meeting webcasts. Customize the home screen and alerts based on your preferences — download it on Nov. 18! HAVE YOUR SAY
Help Shape the Future of City Centre The City has developed a draft City Centre Area Plan to guide development of our downtown. Attend one of our events, view all the details at letstalkcoquitlam.ca/ccap and complete our survey – you can also enter to win a $100 Visa gift card! Survey deadline is Monday, Dec. 2. Pop-up Kiosks Thursday, Nov. 14, 2:30 – 6:30 p.m. Lincoln and Lafarge Lake-Douglas Stations Wednesday, Nov. 20, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Douglas College (1250 Pinetree Way) Community Information Sessions Saturday, Nov. 16, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Glen Elementary School (3064 Glen Dr.) Tuesday, Nov. 19, 5 – 8:30 p.m. City Centre Library (1169 Pinetree Way) Attend the Community Information Sessions where attendees can use virtual reality technology to experience the potential neighbourhood around the Lincoln SkyTrain Station onto the High Street (proposed entertainment district) rather than looking at and interpreting a set of plans. Details at letstalkcoquitlam.ca/ccap.
Learn yoga postures, breathing techniques and meditation all while sitting in a chair. No previous yoga experience required. Registration is now open for the New Year session, starting Friday, Jan. 10 – Feb. 28, 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. at Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St.). Registration barcode 658048. Discover all of our registered fitness classes at coquitlam.ca/signmeup. KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE
Candles, Cooking & Heating! During the winter season, we spend more time indoors with family and friends keeping warm and cozy. Here are some safety tips to help keep you, your family and your home safe during the fall/winter season: Y Choose battery-operated ‘flameless’ candles as a great alternative to open-flame candles. Y Did you know that heating equipment is one of the leading causes of home fire deaths? To help prevent a fire ensure your home-heating appliances (furnace, gas fireplace, wood-burning appliances and chimneys) are in good, clean working condition and serviced regularly. Space heaters should always be plugged directly into an outlet (never use an extension cord) and turned off when you leave the room or go to sleep.
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TransLink TransLink is constructing a RapidBus corridor along Lougheed Highway that will connect the Coquitlam Transit Exchange to Maple Ridge. Anticipated traffic delays are as follows: eastbound Barnet Highway / Lougheed Highway is reduced to 2 lanes between Johnson Street and Westwood Street, the westbound left turn lanes on Lougheed Highway to southbound Lougheed Highway are reduced to one lane, and southbound Pinetree Way to eastbound Lougheed Highway is reduced to one lane. coquitlam.ca/roadwork DID YOU KNOW?
Winter Wise We have a dedicated webpage to all things winter-related from parking restrictions during snow events, tips on snow shoveling, to a map and explanation of all our snow-removal plowing routes. The information on coquitlam.ca/winterwise will help you learn about the City’s operations during snow events, as well as your responsibilities and how to be prepared for any emergency before we experience a winter event. Check it out.
Y Cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home injuries so please remember never leave cooking unattended, especially when using oil or grease. Keep a fire extinguisher handy. Visit coquitlam.ca/firesafety for more safety tips on these topics and others.
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Take a (virtual) walk into the future You can ‘walk’ through the planned City Centre area GARY MCKENNA gmckenna@tricitynews.com
It is a beautiful fall afternoon and the streets around Lincoln SkyTrain Station are bustling with activity. People are strolling between shops and restaurants while leaves blow in the breeze and a busker plays guitar for a group of people gathered in a plaza. “Hey, this guy sounds amazing,” one person says. There’s just one problem: None of this exists yet. The scene is virtual reality (VR), technology the city of Coquitlam is adopting as it rolls out its City Centre Area Plan to give residents an immersive walk-through of the future neighbourhood. “This is easier than looking at a whole series of plans and trying to understand what these drawings mean in real life,” said Andrew Merrill, Coquitlam’s manager of community planning. He added that most architectural renderings presented to council are fly-throughs, giving the observer a bird’s eye view of what is being proposed. “This is at the human level,” Merrill said. “It is very much how you experience the city. You are not a bird flying 40
Jeeven Bhambra, a digital engagement specialist with IBI Group, demonstrates a virtual reality walk-through of plans for Coquitlam’s Town Centre area. The city has contracted the service to engage the public on what its future could look like. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
CITY CENTRE PLAN INFO SESSIONS • Glen elementary school, 3069 Glen Dr., Saturday, Nov. 16, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. • City Centre library branch, 1169 Pinetree Way, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 5 to 8:30 p.m. • Pop-up kiosk at Douglas College, 1250 Pinetree Way, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
from Lincoln onto The High Street, day turns to night, giving a sense of what the proposed entertainment district with its bars and restaurants
storeys in the air looking down on things.” The VR scene looks like a video game. As the viewer hangs a left
might one day look like. The scene finishes at the end of the street, which today is a portion of Coquitlam Centre mall. Michelle Hunt, the city’s general manager of finance and technology, said staff intend to add to the virtual map as they move along with the planning process for the rest of the City Centre neighbourhood. “Once you have the base, you can start dropping new ones in as they come,” she said, noting the city already
has some VR renderings of the intersection of Pinetree and Guildford ways outside city hall. “We have that and now we have Lincoln, so I could see just extending it.” Coquitlam is one of the only cities in Canada using virtual reality to engage residents. And at a cost of $28,000 to develop the VR map and run the program at consultation events, Hunt said it is good value for the city. And she even sees a bigger future for the technology. While the practicalities still need to be worked out, it is possible that VR could be used for not just larger community planning initiatives but for individual development applications. Could council meetings one day consist of
residents and councillors strapping on VR helmets as they discuss the latest highrise proposal or multi-family project? “That’s the next piece we need to start wrapping our head around,” Hunt said. Jeeven Bhambra, a digital engagement specialist with IBI Group, the consultant contracted to do the virtual reality work, said building Coquitlam’s City Centre map has been one of the most interesting projects the company has taken on to date. He believes that more cities will turn to VR to engage residents, allowing planners to reach out to a range of people who may not be accustomed to taking part in a planning process.
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PoCo council rejects Force of Nature’s request for action Janis Cleugh jcleugh@tricitynews.com
A group advocating for climate change action walked away empty-handed from Port Coquitlam city hall Tuesday after committee of council failed to back its motion. To date, the Force of Nature Alliance has gained support from eight municipalities — including Port Moody — and Metro Vancouver to adopt the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s recommended emission goals, which call for net zero emissions by 2050. Force of Nature has also received endorsements from councils in Vancouver, North Vancouver (district and city), Richmond and, most recently, New Westminster. In a delegation before Tuesday’s committee, Matt Eddy, the owner of Matteo’s Gelato, and Terry Fox secondary graduate Katelyn Maki pressed for PoCo to be a part of the alliance’s campaign that’s building across the Lower Mainland. (It’s also urging Coquitlam residents to write letters to city council, via its website: forceofnaturealliance.ca.)
Matt Eddy, owner of Matteo’s Gelato in Port Coquitlam, and Terry Fox secondary graduate Katelyn Maki of the Force of Nature Alliance speak to Port Coquitlam’s committee of council Tuesday. JANIS CLEUGH/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
WHAT FORCE OF NATURE WANTS Force of Nature Alliance’s motion for civic governments: • Pass a formal resolution to adopt the latest IPCC recommended greenhouse gas reduction targets of 45% below 2010 levels by 2030, 65% by 2040 and 100% by 2050 for all community-wide emissions. • Establish a meaningful set of interim targets and ensure that these targets are incorporated into all forthcoming municipal planning documents, including community energy and emissions plans and official community plans. • Direct city staff to draft a plan for annual transparent measuring and reporting on the municipality’s community emissions beginning no later than 2020, including a proposal for how these activities will be funded. Maki said the group has gathered signatures in support from 900 residents and 17 businesses in PoCo, includ-
ing Donald’s Market, PoCo Building Supplies and Me-nEd’s Pizza. But Mayor Brad West told
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the Force of Nature reps that PoCo has had a Climate Action Plan for a decade and it’s cutting greenhouse gases through better planning and building. He also listed more than a dozen examples of how the city has been a regional leader on the issue. Still, West, who is on the TransLink Mayors Council, said the biggest polluter in PoCo is vehicles and council has pushed TransLink to extend the Evergreen Extension to the city as “our community has been underserved by transit for many, many decades.� Plans are underway for a SkyTrain line to UBC on a route that sees a bus every three minutes, West pointed out, while there are parts of PoCo that don’t have a bus for an hour despite the municipality’s growth. As well, Coun. Darrell Penner said there’s a challenge to get people out of their vehicles as 80% of working residents leave PoCo daily; he said he wants to see a “societal shift� in commuting. West recommended Force of Nature turn its attention to senior levels of government to help municipalities reach their individual climate action targets. Maki said she wasn’t able to give a cost if PoCo endorsed the alliance’s motion.
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A Tri-Cities group that advocates for measures that bring together law-breakers and their victims is hosting a two-part symposium this week that will bring together restorative justice experts, police officers and politicians in an effort to reinvigorate their approach to youth justice. Communities Embracing Restorative Action (CERA) first began working with young offenders in 2000 in Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, Port Moody and New Westminster. In the nearly 20 years since, the number of cases referred to it has grown as police departments, school boards, prosecutors and organizations such as ICBC develop relationships with the group. Most of those cases include offences such as theft, assault or break and enter. Last year, the group received 110 referrals — its most ever — and is on track to meet or exceed that in 2019, according Stacey Robinsmith, a high school teacher and chair of CERA’s board of directors. From the streets of Ireland following “The Troubles� to the ever-evolving peace
process in Colombia, restorative justice has played out in different ways around the world. What each case has in common is the goal of providing an alternative to the court system. Victims, perpetrator and families often sit down with a facilitator over weeks, months — even years — to try to right the wrong. The symposium will feature RCMP officers talking about “front-line application� of restorative justice, School District 43 officials to talk about how restorative justice has worked in schools and others to flesh out where community groups fit in. The first half of the event will be held Nov. 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Winslow Centre (1100 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam). The symposium will then move to Vancouver Golf Club from 4 to 6 p.m. and will feature several speakers discussing how to increase the use of restorative justice locally and provincially, including a former B.C. Crown attorney; B.C.’s Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General — and Port Coquitlam MLA — Mike Farnworth; and newly reelected Coquitlam-PoCo MP Ron McKinnon. Tickets can be purchased for $50 at eventbrite.ca and include a book on restorative justice as well as appetizers and refreshments at both locations
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Public Hearing Notice When: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 7pm • Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody, B.C. Port Moody Council is holding a Public Hearing to consider the following four applications: LOCATION MAP - #1 101 Morrissey Road
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1. Location: 1-101 Morrissey Road (Application #13-6700-40-10)
2. Location: 2506 St. Johns Street (Application #13-6700-40-02)
Bylaw Number: 3216
Bylaw Number: 3215
Applicant: Burb Cannabis Corp.
Applicant: Stelleva Ventures Inc.
Purpose: To amend a land use contract for 1-101 Morrissey Road for site specific Cannabis Retail Use.
Purpose: To rezone 2506 St. Johns Street for site specific Cannabis Retail Use.
LOCATION MAP - 2816 St. Johns Street
LOCATION MAP - 3034 St. Johns Street
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3. Location: 2816 St. Johns Street (Application #13-6700-40-06)
4. Location: 3034 St. Johns Street (Application #13-6700-40-05)
Bylaw Number: 3215
Bylaw Number: 3215
Applicant: Aura Cannabis Inc.
Applicant: New Elite Investment Inc.
Purpose: To rezone 2816 St. Johns Street for site specific Cannabis Retail Use.
Purpose: To rezone 3034 St. Johns Street for site specific Cannabis Retail Use.
Get in touch! How do I get more information? Ask questions and review the applications at the Planning Division counter on the 2nd floor of City Hall, 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody, B.C. between 8:30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, or online at portmoody.ca/publichearing after November 12, 2019. You can also contact us at planning@portmoody.ca or 604.469.4540.
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How can I provide input? 1. If you believe your property is affected by any of these applications, comment directly to Council on November 26, 2019. 2. You can also send a submission in writing before 12 noon on November 26, 2019 by emailing clerks@portmoody.ca or faxing 604.469.4550. André Boel, MCIP, RPP General Manager of Planning and Development
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Measures developed after beaver kit died previously in PoMo Mario bartel mbartel@tricitynews.com
A new management plan for beavers in Port Moody will make it easier for the industrious rodents to co-exist with other species like salmon — and especially humans — says an advocate for the creatures, Judy Taylor-Atkinson. At its meeting Tuesday, council unanimously endorsed a plan that has been in the works for several months and involved input from several groups and individuals representing the interests of beavers and salmon as well as local streamkeepers, and was prepared by JBL Environmental Services. The plan will be implemented with an annual budget of $45,000 and any unused funds will be put into a reserve to cover potential cost overruns in other years. The need for such a plan was sparked after an attempt by city workers to relocate a family of beavers from Pigeon Creek in the Klahanie neighbourhood went awry and a young kit was drowned in a trap. Taylor-Atkinson said the plan ensures such a mistake likely won’t happen again as it
Adrian Nelson, the wildlife program manager for Humane Solutions, checks out a modular fish lift his company installed in a beaver dam in Suter Brook creek that makes it easier for fish to get past the barrier. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
puts the emphasis on finding ways for the community to coexist with beavers. “With wildlife, that’s what you want to do,” she said, adding beavers that take up residence in Port Moody’s waterways will be able do what beavers do while the city monitors their activity with an eye to mitigating any danger their dams and dietary requirements might pose to the city’s infrastructure or fish habitat. Some of those mitigation steps have already been installed in Suter Brook Creek, behind Port Moody’s works yard, where the remaining members of the beaver family settled last year after they were evicted from Pigeon Creek. Those measures include the installation of a pond level-
ler, a large flexible pipe that is submerged in the beaver pond and carries excess water beyond their dam so surrounding property doesn’t flood while the level of the pond remains high enough to allow the beavers to access their den. In October, the leveller was supplemented with a modular fish lift to make it easier for fish to get past the dam. As well, several trees and some vegetation have been protected with wire mesh while others are left to the beavers to chop down or eat as they require. Taylor-Atkinson said the end result may not look pretty, with chopped and gnawed trees scattered across the pond’s banks, but that’s the point. “The messier a watershed is,
the healthier it is,” she said. As a result of these efforts, Taylor-Atkinson said the beaver family has thrived. It now numbers at least five but could be as large as seven. So far, it’s still the only known beaver colony in the city. As well, the watershed has benefitted, Taylor-Atkinson said. Chum salmon heading upstream to spawn have been spotted in the fish ladder and a heron has made the pond a regular stop on its rounds looking for tasty morsels they might come across. But Ruth Foster of the Mossom Creek Hatchery on the city’s north shore told council she’s not convinced the dramatic changes to the creek’s dynamics are good for the salmon. “We fear many years of work to restore Suter Brook for fish may be in jeopardy,” she said. That’s why education is also a major component of the city’s new management plan, Taylor-Atkinson said. “Beavers are a public relations challenge,” she said. While some interpretive signage has been installed at the Suter Brook beaver pond to explain what is happening to the habitat, Taylor-Atkinson said that will be improved and possibly bolstered with guided interpretive walks. “Education is always the most important plan for beavers,” she said.
‘We really don’t have any other options,’ says Lubik Mario bartel mbartel@tricitynews.com
Digital billboards are coming to Port Moody. At its meeting Tuesday, city council adopted amendments to sign bylaws to allow the erection of two such billboards: one on Barnet Highway at the city’s old landfill site; the other at the intersection of Barnet and Ioco Road. The billboards could earn the city up to $30 million over the next 25 years in a contract with Pattison Outdoor Advertising. Under the terms of the agreement, the city will receive a signing bonus of $300,000 for each sign, then the greater of a guaranteed minimum annual average of $377,000, or 45% of ad revenue generated by the billboards. Pattison Advertising estimates that could be more than $590,000 a year for each sign. As well, the city may use 10% of the available advertising slots free of charge to
promote city and community events, notices and construction advisories. Emergency messages and amber alerts would also be displayed for free and city businesses would get a 20% discount for their ads. Port Moody’s general manager of finance and technology, Paul Rockwood, said the revenue from the billboards would allow the city to hold the line on annual increases to the tax rates. Coun. Zoe Royer estimated that could amount from $55 to $78 a year per household. Coun. Meghan Lahti said the money is just too good to overlook despite concerns raised by several residents during a town hall that preceded Tuesday’s council meeting. “The amount of benefit to the city is going to be significant,” she said. Coun. Amy Lubik said: “I know they’re not pretty but we really don’t have any other options.” She and Lahti were joined by Coun. Diana Dilworth in supporting the bylaw amendments to allow the signs, while Royer and acting mayor Steve Milani voted against. Coun. Hunter Madsen was absent.
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Effectively Managing Bear Attractants How you can help to keep people and bears safe Garbage, Green Waste, and Recycling
Managing access to garbage and other attractants is the most important action to take to keep people and bears safe in our community.
• Store garbage and green waste carts in a secure garage or bearresistant enclosure. • Ensure that carts remain securely closed with bear clips locked. • Ensure that carts are only placed at your pick-up spot between 5:30 am and 7:30 am on your pick-up day. • Freeze odorous food scraps until collection day. • Rinse carts regularly to eliminate odours. • Rinse all recycling material before placing in your recycling cart to reduce odours. • If you have a backyard compost, maintain an odourless pile, turn regularly, and keep covered.
Fruit Trees • Pick fruit as soon as it ripens. • Pick up any fallen fruit daily. • Store all harvested fruit securely indoors.
Important Links portmoody.ca/wildlife For more information on the City’s Bear Essential program portmoody.ca/recycle For more information on the City’s solid waste management services (604.469.4574). bylaw@portmoody.ca Report any carts being stored contrary to the Solid Waste Bylaw to the City’s Bylaw Line (604.469.4697).
Bird Food • Keep ground free of bird seeds. • Limit access to birdfeeders by suspending them out of reach. • Avoid use of birdfeeders if bears visit are frequent.
Barbeque and Freezers • Clean barbeque grill, and remove and empty grease trap after each use. • Cover and store barbeque in a secured area. • Store freezers inside, not on decks or in carports.
Pet Food • If you feed pets outside, always bring pet dishes inside and clean up any spilled pet food. • Store pet food indoors.
Failure to properly store your collection carts in Port Moody carries a fine of $500 for first-time offenders, and up to $1,000 for subsequent offences (Bylaw 3058). 604.469.4500 www.portmoody.ca
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oquitlam residents have a once-in-alifetime opportunity to shape the city’s future when it comes to reducing carbon emissions. Climate change effects are already being seen in extreme weather, droughts, torrential rains leading to mud slides in our creeks and rivers, and a noticeable reduction in salmon returns and some bird species. Now is not the time to quibble about whether we are facing a climate emergency. We are. Councils may or may not choose to declare a climate
emergency but all cities have come to the realization that they must do something to ensure the long-term resiliency and sustainability of their communities. Thus, the city of Coquitlam is asking its citizens to complete an online survey at coquitlam.ca/enviroplan, to help create a “flexible framework to help guide future decisions.” This survey is no window dressing, or green-washing, Coquitlam has to adapt and it will take a clear vision — and money — to make it happen. Those who don’t participate in the survey can’t complain when it is introduced. The city of New Westminster, meanwhile, offers some perspective in how climate change can be addressed and what it may cost. Earlier this year, an analysis of upgrades to capital assets found that an
additional $650,000 per year might be needed because making changes to reduce carbon emissions, such as electrification of the vehicle fleet, would cost money. But aside from those direct expenses, which may or may not come to be, the city set out what it considers to be a bold seven-step plan to reduce carbon emissions, and Coquitlam may be looking at some or all of these types of things. Among the steps New West is planning include achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2030, accelerating a car-light community with 60% of all trips in sustainable modes (such as walking or cycling), an increase to the urban forest canopy, encouragement of pollution-free vehicles, carbon-free homes and buildings, with requirements that new and replacement heating and
water systems be emissionfree, and the establishment of a smart electrical grid for building and vehicle electrification. The may seem like a grand plan but may be necessary to ward off the worst effects of climate change. And while Coquitlam has already made steps to reduce carbon emissions, the next phase of the plan will likely affect taxpayers directly. This is where you come in. As residents, you will want to have a say in how this carbonfree future is carried out. So don’t delay, fill out that survey soon because the deadline is Nov. 30. (And PoMo people, check out the city’s open house on the topic today.) If you believe the city must have a plan in place to deal with climate change, make sure you have a say in what that plan should be.
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The Editor, I honour my grandfather’s, father’s and father-in-law’s service in the First and Second World Wars respectfully. I have always worn a poppy and attended Remembrance Day ceremonies for decades, when the veterans and dignitaries outnumbered the attendees. Nevertheless, I could not disagree more with Don Cherry’s comments. My experience as a teacher allowed me to witness firsthand, particularly from immigrant children, a deep and often first-hand understanding of war and sacrifice — an un-
A rant about immigrants not wearing poppies got hockey broadcaster Don Cherry fired on the weekend.
derstanding far greater than I could ever imagine. Having said this, I believe that firing Cherry was wrong. If
my father fought for anything, it was to allow me the choice to wear or not wear a poppy, think or not think the same
as my neighbour. The firing shows a glaring inability of Canadians to engage in dialogue on sensitive issues. This could have been a teachable moment. Instead, it will only serve to cement beliefs of the extreme right. It is showing intolerance for the intolerant. Am I the only one who sees the irony in this? You cannot change opinions if you don’t have open debate. As I posted on Facebook before Cherry made his comments: I do not have the right to deny the benefits of veterans’ sacrifice to anyone. Roger Ford, Port Coquitlam
The Editor, Re. “Shin is in as recount affirms Port MoodyCoquitlam results” (tricitynews.com, Nov. 7). Congratulations to Tri-City voters who, for the second federal election in a row, have rejected a candidate who left or would leave a previous elected position early at considerable cost or potential cost to taxpayers. In 2015, it was thenMLA Doug Horne who ran unsuccessfully for the
Conservatives in the riding of Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam, resigning his provincial seat and prompting a byelection. In 2019, it is Coquitlam Coun. Bonita Zarrillo, who ran unsuccessfully for the NDP in Port Moody-Coquitlam but will return to her city position. Leaving office before your term is up just to further your political ambitions is a breach of contract with the voters. Bob Elliott, Port Coquitlam
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R E M E M B R A N C E D AY 2 0 1 9 Thousands of Tri-City residents turned out to honour the sacrifices of Canada’s war dead and veterans at four Remembrance Day ceremonies — in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody, and at Belcarra Regional Park — on Monday. Those who attended in Port Moody, near the city’s arts centre, heard speeches and music — including “The Last Post” — witnessed the laying of wreaths and experienced a 21-gun salute. photos by elaine fleury & robert mcdonald
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“Unlike traditional gyms, we hire kinesiologists. Our clinic is manned by experts, kinesiologists and certified exercise physiologists who are specifically trained to work with people from a clinical perspective.” “Unlike traditional gyms, we hire kinesiologists,” explains Biffart. “Our clinic is manned by experts, kinesiologists and certified exercise physiologists who are specifically trained to work with people from a clinical perspective.” The team at LIVE WELL works closely with
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THE CHaNGING FaCE OF TECHNOLOGY
Computer club’s members were on ground floor of a digital revolution Computers have come a long way since club formed in 1976
“We knew it was going to be big. This was going to change the world, we just didn’t know how.”
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David Querbach of the former West Coast Computer Society
When David Querbach got an Otrona Attaché portable computer, he knew he was holding the future in his hands. It had a 5.5-inch CRT monitor that could display text and graphics, dual floppy drives and a whopping 64K of memory. But most importantly, it could be carried anywhere — even if it did weigh 18 lb. Saturday, Querbach and a few dozen other members of the former West Coast Computer Society are holding a reunion in Coquitlam. The club, the first of its kind in the Lower Mainland, started in September 1976 with about 19 enthusiasts gathered in a basement suite in Burnaby. As membership grew to a peak of about 200, the meetings moved to BCIT, where everyone showed off their latest projects, swapped tips about programming and shared
David Querbach sits at his old Ortona Attaché portable computer in the workshop of his Port Moody home while former members of the West Coast Computer Society (formed in 1976), Al Mar and Dave Wiens, wonder if it will boot up. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
ideas to push the technology. Querbach said it was all very exciting. “Computers were something big that was owned by a big company, and we could own one,” he told The Tri-City News. But unless you had $4,000 or so burning a hole in your wal-
let — which is what the Otrona Attaché cost — you probably also had to build it and program it yourself. Querbach said several of the club’s members were initially attracted to computers because they were already ham radio hobbyists, so they
had a working familiarity and fascination with electronics. “Now we could do computers,” he said. Back then, “doing” computers meant spending hours at a workbench soldering chips to a circuit board, then stringing hundreds of fine wires by hand
to connect them all together, just so something like a series of lights could blink in a specified pattern. But those lights were a beacon to the future, Querbach said. “We knew it was going to be big,” he said. “This was going to change the world, we just didn’t know how.” Dave Wiens was amongst the club’s earliest members. He said being in on the ground floor of the digital revolution felt like being present at the birth of an infant. “You don’t know how it’s going to turn out,” he said, “but it has potential.” He said as home computers became more accessible and user groups for machines from specific brands like Apple and Commodore started forming, interest in soldering circuit
boards and studying schematics started to whither. The club disbanded in October 1990. Both Querbach and Wiens used their passion for tinkering with computers to launch careers in programming, designing systems to be integrated into other technology like appliances, and even teaching. And while the machines they built back then had about 1/1,000th the speed and 1/1 millionth the memory an average smart phone has today, they still miss the simplicity and joy of discovery of those early digital days. “We were more under the hood,” Wiens said. “We wanted to understand how it was working.” Said Querbach: “We were young and didn’t have any money.”
TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS
Tech changes for students, teachers & parents Computer upgrades are ongoing in School District 43 DIaNE STraNDbErG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
A four-year project to upgrade student and teacher laptops and ensure School District 43 students can work seamlessly in a high-tech learning environment is bearing fruit, according to the man leading the charge. Stephen Whiffin brought his Tech Twenty presentation to a recent school board meeting and outlined a plan whereby thousands of computers and laptops are being upgraded throughout district schools; internet speeds are being improved to enhance technology in the classroom; parents are getting in on the action with FreshGrade, an online reporting tool, as well as new communication apps that will alert them in an emergency. Whiffin, the district’s direc-
SD43 students use tablets during class, one of many ways technology is used in schools. FILE PHOTO
tor of instruction for technology, told The Tri-City News SD43 high school students and their families will be the first to experience a new app to enhance communication between home and school. Whiffin said School
Messenger will be used to send messages to the landlines and cell phones of parents and guardians of high school students, and will be in place by next spring, although it’s being piloted now, and elementary and middle schools will get the
technology in the following school year. “It will be the first time we will have mass voice and text communication and that will help us with emergency communication,” Whiffin said. The app will allow schools to notify parents about emergency issues or in the event of a student absence or a field trip notice but will also be integrated with MyEDBC so, eventually, parents will be able to get online access to report cards and other student information. There may be a wait for parents who want to see this technology roll out soon. Whiffin said high school students will get access to the student records, including the digital report card function likely for the final reporting period of the current school year in June, but it won’t be available to elementary and middle school families until next year because of the time required to input all the data. “We want it to be as seamless as much as possible. What we’re trying to avoid is parents
having to go and put information in multiple places,” Whiffin said. Meanwhile, laptops older than five years are being replaced and specialty computers purchased with the help of 50% subsidies, if they’ve been identified as necessary in school technology plans. “We can’t expect teachers to use outdated technology,” Whiffin said. “Our employees need to have it.” Over the summer, 600 Windows laptops were purchased for teachers, 500 for students, 350 desktops and 600 iPads, while 1,100 outdated PCs and 500 iPads were removed. The new replacement equipment is “ruggedized” for students and optimized for seamless use in any learning environment. Ensuring that 25% of teacher laptops are replaced annually and that money is available for school laptops and other upgrades costs the district approximately $1 million a year, with some of the funds coming from SD43’s budget surplus,
according to Whiffin, while laptops that are removed but still in good shape are re-used by students at schools where a device is a requirement. This ensures the district gets the last year or two of use, he said, noting 420 of 450 of these re-used laptops are currently in circulation. Other upgrades over the summer included improving bandwidth for faster internet speeds; beefing up security; replacing printers with a service to cut costs and paper use; and upgrading phones. And, with coding now part of the curriculum, students are learning about technology in fun ways, such as experimenting with programming robots, Minecraft for Education, and programs that bring together Micro:bit, Minecraft and 3D Printing. “We put a plan in place that said what is the technology that we need that can actually support teachers, what level does it need to be to change the instruction for teachers to feel confident in using it?” Whiffin said.
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ROB VAGRAMOV
No info on agreement to be released “This arose from an event roughly four years ago involving two adults... on a third date in circumstances where many people might have thought there was consent but it’s said there wasn’t.”
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Donaldson also commented on whether incident, which is alleged to have happened in Coquitlam between April 1 and July 10, 2015, should have resulted in a criminal case, saying, “Reasonable people could say he shouldn’t have been charged. But our system revolves around Crown counsel having discretion to make decisions.” Dan McLaughlin, communications counsel for the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS), said the judge stayed the charges “after being advised by BC Corrections that Mr. Vagramov has successfully completed an alternative measures program authorized pursuant to section 717 (1) of the Criminal Code.” He wrote to The Tri-City News: “In exercising his discretion to refer an accused person for alternative measures or approve an alternative measures program, the special prosecutor is guided by the principles set out in Section 717 of the
Ian Donaldson, the lawyer for Port Moody Mayor Rob Vagramov, speaks to reporters outside the Port Coquitlam courthouse Wednesday. Mario Bartel/the tri-City News
Criminal Code, and the [BC Prosecution Service] policy on Alternative Measures for Adult Offenders, Section 717.4 of the Criminal Code prohibits the disclosure of these records without a court order. “Accordingly, no further
information regarding the details of the agreement will be released by the BCPS or the special prosecutor.” Although Vagramov, at the time the sex charge was announced, told reporters, “I intend on fighting it every
step of the way, including filing a suit for defamation for this continued attack on my character,” Donaldson said he is not representing Vagramov in any such case and is not aware whether there will be a suit filed.
Ian Donaldson Defence lawyer for Rob Vagramov
The Tri-City News attempted to reach Vagramov for comment by phoning, texting and emailing him but the mayor
MAYOR ROB VAGRAMOV
did not respond before the paper’s print deadline. Rosemary Lodge, communications manager for the city of Port Moody, said Vagramov hasn’t indicated if or when he will return to work; the next council meeting is set for Nov. 26. Vagramov took a leave of absence in March but came back to his civic duties on Sept. 17. He took a second leave of absence in mid-October after council voted 4-3 in favour of asking Vagramov to step down until his case was resolved.
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Crash prompts plea for ped., cyclist safety Gatensbury issues don’t stop at PoMoCoquitlam border
“There’s too many potential areas of conflict for pedestrians and cyclists.”
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Grover Avenue will be getting a marked crosswalk where it meets Gatensbury Street in Coquitlam. But other changes to make Gatensbury safer for pedestrians and cyclists will have to wait until the city is able to collect and analyze data on how use of the street is changing, said Dragana Mitic, Coquitlam’s manager of transportation, engineering and public works. The commitment to add the crosswalk on Grover Avenue sometime next year, when the city begins its annual pavement marking program, comes after parents concerned about safety along Gatensbury had a meeting with Mitic and Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart. The meeting was organized by Lori Holdenried, who lives on the Port Moody section of Gatensbury, after a young boy, Brody Lawrence, was hit by a driver Oct. 15 as he
Lori Holdenried
Brody Lawrence, 11, says he now relies on his parents, Tami Inque and Kelly Lawrence, to drive him to and from Como Lake middle school after he was hit by a driver while riding his bike across an unmarked crosswalk at Grover Avenue and Gatensbury Street on Oct. 15. The collision prompted parents to request a meeting with Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart and the city’s manager of transportation, Dragana Mitic. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
crossed Grover on his way to Como Lake middle school. Brody, 11, wasn’t seriously hurt — he sustained a bloody nose, his bike was damaged and he missed a day of school — but he told The Tri-City News his sense of independence to get himself to and from school on his own has
been impaired. He hasn’t ridden his bike since the collision and his parents now drive him to school and pick him up at the end of the day. Holdenried, who helped advocate for safety improvements to the north end of Gatensbury, where the roadway descends a steep hill, said
more walkers and cyclists are using the route since the city of Port Moody built a multi-use pathway on the west side. But that pathway ends abruptly at the Coquitlam border, forcing cyclists into the road and pedestrians to navigate a sidewalk that ends at Como Lake Avenue. They’re
then required to cross two busy streets to continue safely along a sidewalk on the opposite side of Gatensbury. Holdenried said the hodgepodge nature of the sidewalk along Gatensbury and the inconsistency of crosswalks — for instance, Grover’s crossing isn’t marked but three other streets that do intersect between Como Lake and Foster avenues are — complicates the route for kids travelling between home and school or to play at Como Lake Park. “There’s too many potential areas of conflict for pedestrians and cyclists,” she said. Mitic said she can’t explain the absence of a marked cross-
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Margaret Park). The reception is at 7 p.m. Also, be sure to shop for handmade goodies in the new Christmas Boutique. Call 604-664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca.
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Nov. 15 One paSS
The city of Port Coquitlam launches its One Pass membership card for drop-in programs at the Port Coquitlam community centre and Hyde Creek recreation complex. Visit portcoquitlam.ca.
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Tour Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) as it launches three exhibits: Positively Petite (miniature artwork); Reflections (digital art by Ian Bateson); and Staycation (watercolours by
Melody A. Johnson presents her one-woman show about bad neighbours, called Person of Interest, at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) tonight at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Call the box office 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
Nov. 16
aSSuMpTiOn FaiR
Load up on baked goods and garage sale items — and fill up on a Filipino lunch or a tailgate BBQ, courtesy of the Port Coquitlam Knights of Columbus — at the 35th
annual fall fair at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish (3141 Shaughnessy St., Port Coquitlam). The milestone event, which runs from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., also includes kids’ games and crafts, and a silent auction. Admission is free. Call 604-942-7808.
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Pull invasive weeds — and earn volunteer points — with Lower Mainland Green Team as it tackles the Shoreline Trail in Rocky Point Park (2800 block of Murray Street, Port Moody) from 9:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meet on the trail behind the Rotary Sk8 Park. Register via http://goo.gl/WRx6jr.
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Support the 2020 graduates of Riverside secondary (2215 Reeve St., Port Coquitlam) as the school hosts its annual winter market from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Entry is $3 at the door; no cost for kids ages 12 and under. Visit facebook.com/ riversidecraftfair.
STage acTing
Learn how to break down a scene or monologue, breathe and move in an AIR Introduction to Stage Acting class at the Gathering Place in Leigh Square (next to Port Coquitlam city hall) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants must be at least 13 years old. No cost for the workshop. Register via https://ca.apm. activecommunities.com/ cityofportcoquitlam/Activity_ Search/32473.
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Would you know what to do if a disaster hit? The city of Coquitlam will give you the tools to get ready for an earthquake, flood or massive power outage in
its H.E.R.O.S. Emergency Preparedness Program, running from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the City Centre branch of the Coquitlam Public Library (1169 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). To register for the free class, go to coquitlam.ca.
the Coquitlam Public Library (575 Poirier St., Coquitlam). Her topic is Making Socially Accepting Inclusive Classrooms (MOSAIC) a school-based program. Admission is free and the event is open to the public.
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Make a shadow puppet in one of Coquitlam’s oldest homes: Mackin House. The workshop starts at 11 a.m. and is suitable for families with kids ages 3 and up. Admission is by donation. To register, visit coquitlamheritage.ca.
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Kristen Hudec, a clinical psychologist who holds a UBC fellowship, will speak at the Coquitlam Chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women meeting at 1 p.m. in the Nancy Bennett Room of the Poirier branch of
Use nature materials like pinecones, leaves and twigs to produce a piece of art at PoCo Heritage (150-2248 McAllister Ave., Port Coquitlam) from 1 to 3 p.m. The cost is $5 per person. Buy tickets online via pocoheritage.org.
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Dozens of highly crafted images from members of the Pacific Digital Photography Club will be shown in the Port Moody group’s 16th annual Photomotion, a juried slidesee
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Clockwise from top left: Lynette Treacy, Aline Burgunder, Julie Lee and Catherine Bowen are organizing the 35th annual fall fair at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Port Coquitlam Nov. 16. janis cleugh/the tri-city news weekend events
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show that runs at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody). Tickets at $15 are through Elfi at 604-929-7860 or pdpc.ca.
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The Coquitlam Express face the BCHL Vernon hockey team on home ice at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam) at 7 p.m. Visit coquitlamexpress.ca.
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wAteRsHed YeAR Celebrate 20 years of the Hyde Creek Salmon Festival at the hatchery (3636 Coast Meridian Rd., Port Coquitlam) and nearby at the Hyde Creek recreation centre (1379 Laurier Ave.) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission. Visit hydecreek.org.
CeLtIC tUnes Young musicians with the North Shore Celtic Ensemble present Mosaic: A Colourful Display of Musical Diversity, in a show at 2 p.m. at the Terry Fox Theatre (1260 Riverwood Gate, Port Coquitlam. Tickets are $25/$15. Visit nsce.ca.
Nov. 17
MUsIC ReCItAL
Bring your grocery bags to the Port Moody Winter Farmers Market, happening
Look for more drop-in workshops with Park Spark throughout the Lights at Lafarge season!
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the PoMo recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd., Port Moody). Visit makebakegrow.com.
Move to Latin beats spun by the Hot Salsa Dance Zone in the rehearsal hall of the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Entry is $10. Visit hotsalsadancezone.com.
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A big thank you to all of the Grade 9 students that attended the City’s ‘Take Our Kids to Work Day’ on Nov. 6 and helped string lights that will be used in this year’s Lights at Lafarge display.
We’re looking for volunteers, school groups or businesses who want to get involved in Lights at Lafarge. Help install lights with the Park Spark team at Town Centre Park Nov. 14 – 23. Email parkspark@coquitlam.ca to get involved today!
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Let’s set a new world record of singing voices during Jingle Bells Night on Friday, Dec. 20. Help the Park Spark team throughout the Lights at Lafarge season as a Light Brigade Host. Bring your commmunity group out to host a night during Lights at Lafarge. Drop-in for daily pop-up activities with the Park Spark staff and volunteer team at the TD Community Plaza. » Lead the community in song with your caroling group. » Have your Community Group create an origami crane for one of the new Park Spark features. Contact parkspark@coquitlam.ca for more information.
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A program that started in School District 43 has linked hundreds of people living on the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver with their families, including Cindy (left), who was reunited with her daughter, whom she put up for adoption. The Beyond Hello program has grown and its founder, Kristi Blakeway, now a Maple Ridge school principal, has just published a book about it. SubmiTTed phoTo
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of residents in the Downtown Eastside, including a woman named Sandra, who has since passed, who was reconnected with her daughter through the program when it was at Best. Blakeway said she, too, has learned a few lessons along the way from the people she has met — including how to love and understand her own father, who left her family when she was three years old and never had a relationship with his children. He was homeless at one point, and Blakeway now believes it was shame that kept him away from his kids. “I think my dad thought he was doing me a favour by staying out of my life.” Some might think the Downtown Eastside is too dangerous for kids, but Blakeway disagrees. In fact, she said residents watch out for the teens, letting
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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: Time: Location:
Monday, November 18, 2019 7:00 p.m. 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
Addresses: 709, 711, 717/719, 721, 725/727 Ducklow Street and 709/711, 713/715 Smith Avenue
The intent of Bylaw No. 5016, 2019 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. 5016, 2019 from RT-1 Infill Residential to RM-2 Three Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential.
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The intent of Bylaw No. 4895, 2019 is to authorize the City to designate the lands and the residences located at 213 Laval Street, 1302, 1304, 1307 and 1309 Laval Square and 1308 Cartier Avenue as protected heritage property.
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The intent of Bylaw No. 4891, 2019 is to authorize the City to enter into a Heritage Revitalization Agreement with the owners of the properties located at 213 Laval Street, 1302, 1304, 1307 and 1309 Laval Square and 1308 Cartier Avenue.
Address: 533 Cottonwood Avenue
The intent of Bylaw No. 5015, 2019 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw No. 5015, 2019 from RM-2 Three Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential to CD-18 Comprehensive Development Zone – 18. If approved, the application would facilitate the development of a 42-storey tower (containing 329 market condominium units and 50 market rental units), a sixstorey purpose built wood frame rental building (containing 60 market rental units and 20 belowmarket rental units), three strata townhouses and five market rental townhouses.
If approved, the application would facilitate the consolidation of the subject properties, the extension of the north-south rear lane along the eastern boundary of the site to link to Smith Avenue, the development of seven buildings with a total of 69 stacked townhouse units (16 one-bedroom, 2 two-bedroom and 51 three-bedroom units), and the construction of a publically accessible greenway to link Ducklow Street and Seaton Avenue.
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Application No.: 17-013 PROJ Map Date: 9/27/2019
If approved, the application would Subject Properties 213 Laval St / 1302, 1304, 1307, facilitate the restoration of four and 1309 Laval Sq / 1308 Cartier Ave heritage houses (Hammond/ Lambert House, Croteau/Paré House, Napoleon and Josephine Croteau House and Rodolphe and Lorette Boileau House) and their conversion to two-family dwellings, and the development of nine townhousing and stacked townhousing buildings. The proposed development will contain a total of 41 residential units including those units within the new buildings (33 units) and the heritage buildings (8 units). NOT TO SCALE
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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 Tuesday, November 5, 2019 to Monday, November 18, 2019 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, including names and addresses, will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall 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. Jay Gilbert City Clerk
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Writers’ events, tech games & stitches This feature, written by librarians with Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam, is published each Thursday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries.
BOOK OF THE WEEK n Consumer Reports magazine: online & in print n Reviewed by Silvana Harwood, Coquitlam Public Library
Christmas time will be upon us soon and with the festive season goes the inevitable shopping. If you are considering purchasing any consumer products, it will save you time, money and headaches if you do your research before pulling out your credit card. And one way to ensure you’re making a wise purchase is to check Consumer Reports. This trusted, independent, non-profit organization has been around for more than 80 years providing valuable consumer information. Its product and service testing centre is the largest in the world and has more than 140 expert testers. Consumer Reports Online is a subscription service paid for by your local library. I cannot stress this enough: This is a free service that you would otherwise have to pay for and it saves you money. All you need is a library card — and that’s free, too. How do you do it? Go to your library’s website and search for Consumer Reports or look under Digital Content. That will give you the link to the product — you’ll need to enter your library card number and PIN. From there, link to Consumer Reports and type what you’re looking for in the search box. You will get articles, reviews and ratings. For example, it recently rated 176 headphones and 244 TV sets. It also has articles on the best gifts for the holidays. One thing to note is at the bottom of the page, you will find a Canadian Extra link. Check that for Canadian products that may vary slightly from those sold in the US. If you’re not comfortable researching online, come to your local public library and librarians will teach you how to use Consumer Reports online. Of it you prefer the printed version, local libraries have copies of the monthly magazine on hand for you to read. Either way, you will be wiser and wealthier for having done your research.
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• Playaway Launchpads: Sturdy little tablets are available for borrowing and preloaded with games for kids from preschoolers to Grade 2 about math, transportation, nature, engineering, shapes and colours, animals and more. No WiFi needed and no download time required. Find Launchpads at both branches and on the Library Link. • Speed networking with employers and service providers: Kick off Tri-Cities Newcomer Employment Week at Coquitlam Public Library and connect with employers and service providers to share your skills and experience. This program takes place at the City Centre branch Nov. 18, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.. Register online at tricitieslip.ca.
• Library Link: Get a free library card and borrow or return books and movies in CPL’s friendly little library on wheels. Library Link serves the communities of Maillardville and Mundy Park on Wednesdays; Riverview and Burke Mountain on Thursdays and Fridays; and Cottonwood on Saturdays. See the full schedule at coqlibrary.ca. • Baby storytime: Stories, songs, fingerplays and rhymes help children gain prereading skills and develop a love of reading. Parents and caregivers, stay with your children and join in the fun: City Centre branch on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 11 to 11:30 a.m.; Poirier branch: Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Info: www.coqlibrary.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.
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• Writers Fest: Saturday, Nov. 16, join librarians for a day of writing at the Port
Moody Public Library’s Writers’ Fest. There will be an ebook publishing seminar, a panel on plotting, a teen writing workshop with YA author Tanya Boteju and a session on how to market your book. There will also be an opportunity to browse local author tables, talk to authors, and pick up a new book — or five. Check portmoodylibrary.ca for information about individual events and to register for a particular workshop. • Writers in our Midst #13: The spirit of the Gallery Bistro lives on. Writers in our Midst is a popular reading series of fiction, poetry and performance previously hosted by the Gallery Bistro, which was destroyed by fire in July. Head to the library’s Fireside Reading Room Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. for a family-friendly affair and a great opportunity to hear (and maybe even meet) local writers. Tea and coffee will be served. Drop-in, no registration required. see
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• Change Maker’s Book Club: Meet Tom Longboat: Kids ages seven to 11 and their caregivers can join librarians in the ParkLane Room Saturday, Nov. 23 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. for an adult-child book club for budding activists and non-fiction readers. Read a picturebook biography and come to the club to delve deeper into the change maker’s life with fun activities
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anymore. Head to Terry Fox Library to chill out and colour. Fox will provide the colouring pages and pencil crayons on Mondays through Nov. 25 from 2 to 3 p.m. — drop in. • PoCo Sticks and Stitches: Calling all knitters and stitchers. Work on your knitting, crochet or needlework projects while chatting with other crafters on the first and third Thursdays of each month. Next meetings are Nov. 21 and Dec. 5 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. — drop in.
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Influencer awards finalists named Winners will be celebrated at event on Nov. 17 at casino The Women’s Collaborative Hub has announced the finalists for its third annual Women Influencers Awards. The awards are aimed at honouring women who “inspire, influence, encourage, at the same time, mentor others,” according to the hub’s website. Nominees are, by category: • Beyond the Call of Duty: Dr. Nareeta Stephenson,
Jenny Chung and Massi Bakhshian; • Exceptional Educator: Achla Safaya, Angela Crocker and Karen Tyrell; • Community Steward: Marissa Stalman, Polly Krier and Sandi Temple; • Newcomer Influencer: Betul Nebhen, Erika Tavernari and Reihaneh Mirjani; • Emerging Influencer: Jessica Macmhuirich and Amber Gregory; • Sustainability Champion: Jeanette Jackson and Tetyana Golota; • Extraordinary Leader:
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Buffalo Group is seeking a rezoning and an Official Community Plan amendment to allow for a six storey mixed-use building on St Johns Street and a six storey multi-family residential building on St George Street and Buller Street. The proposal includes approximately 210 residential units, a mix of tenancies (market rental, below market rental and strata) and a range of unit sizes (studio to three bedroom). Approximately 9,300 sq.ft of commercial space is proposed along St Johns St. The proposal also includes 315 underground parking stalls.
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You can help put new library on the road If you would like Coquitlam Public Library (CPL) to keep on truckin’ (to your neighbourhood), there’s something you can do about it. CPL this month launched its Jumpstart the New Mobile Library campaign, which is aimed at raising money towards a new library book bus, replacing the current Library
Link vehicle that is now at end of life. This month, the library will be asking for donations in-branch as well as on the Library Link. According to a CPL press release, Library Link connects and serves citizens who may otherwise not have access to the library. It has 10 regular weekly stops in Cottonwood,
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out over 38,000 items. And it helps newcomers and their children as about 34% of current Library Link users are children and young adults and close to half are newcomers to Canada. If you’d like to chip in for a new mobile library, donate via the link at coqlibrary.ca. You can also donate by phone
at 604-937-4141 or in person at the City Centre or Poirier branches. Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $25 or more while gifts of $100 or more will receive additional recognition. Contact giving@ coqlibrary.ca for more information. Library Link succeeded the Book Bus, which, in 2009,
began as a way to bring library services to Coquitlam residents who had difficulty traveling to library branches. After a fire destroyed the vehicle in 2014, a replacement bus was quickly sourced and put into use. To find out more about the Library Link and view scheduled stops, visit coqlibrary.ca/ librarylink.
Notice of Intention to Consider Issuance of a Temporary Use Permit When: November 26, 2019 at 7pm • Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody, B.C.
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Get in touch! How do I get more information? Review the proposed Temporary Use Permit #08-3080-20-10 and related information at the Planning Division counter on the 2nd floor of City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. between 8:30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, or at portmoody.ca/tup after November 22, 2019.
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How can I provide input? 1. If you believe your property is affected by this permit, comment directly to Council during Public Input on November 26, 2019. 2. You can also send a submission in writing before 12 noon on November 26, 2019 by emailing clerks@portmoody.ca or faxing 604.469.4550. André Boel, MCIP, RPP General Manager of Planning and Development
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SATURDAY, NOV. 16 • Invasive ivy and blackberry removal, 9:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Rocky Point Park, Port Moody with Lower Mainland Green Team. Info: meetup.com/TheLower-Mainland-Green-Team. • Creating Art with Nature, 1-3 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives; cost: $5/person. Join PoCo Heritage in creating works of art with bits from nature. Using paint and some feathers, wood, pinecones, nuts and leaves, you and your family can create nature-based artwork. • Coquitlam chapter, Canadian Federation of University Women meets, 1-2 p.m., Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch, Nancy Bennett Room. Speaker: Kristen Hudec, PhD, a clinical psychologist who holds a fellowship at UBC, on: “Making Socially Accepting Inclusive Classrooms (MOSAIC), a school-based program.” The public is invited to attend. • Pacific Digital Photography Club presents is 16th annual Photomotion at the Inlet Theatre,
NOV. 20: PARENTS’ CHANCE FOR YOLO • YOLO: Youth Offering Listening Opportunities, hosted by Share Family and Community Services; an informative and engaging evening for parents and caregivers. Listen to youth share their life experiences in order to help parents understand their own teens better. Runs 6:30-8:45 p.m. at Share, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody. Register by contacting: Sabrina Hayward, 604-365-0636 or sabrina.hayward@sharesociety.ca. Port Moody; Photomotion is a collection of digital slide shows created by club members that include photography accompanied by music. Two presentations: 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets: pdpc.ca/ event/photomotion.
MONDAY, NOV. 18 • Heritage Writers’ Group: 10:30 a.m.-noon, PoCo Heritage
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20 • Singles Travel Club meets at 6 p.m. for dinner at ABC Restaurant, 300-100 Schoolhouse St., Coquitlam.
Club offers group tours for solo travellers – meet new friends, enjoy the security of group travel and avoid the costly single supplement. RSVP: 604529-1552. Info: www.singlestravelclub.ca.
THURSDAY, NOV. 21 • Burke Mountain’s community association, The North East Ratepayers Association, will host speakers from Wesbild who will present next plans for their development in the neighbourhood, 7 p.m., Victoria Hall, 3435 Victoria Dr. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. After a short break, regular meeting starts at 8:15 p.m. to address any concerns of Burke Mountain residents. • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-9 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-939-1810.
FRIDAY, NOV. 22 • Maple Creek middle
Christmas Market, 6-9 p.m., 3700 Hastings St., Coquitlam. Tickets: $2. Vendors and tables are still available. Contact: janetthompson@telus.net.
SATURDAY, NOV. 23 • Coquitlam Presbyterian Church Christmas bazaar, 9:30 a.m.-2.30 p.m.; white elephant, used books, jewellery, silent auction, Christmas crafts, baking, jams and jellies, plants and greenery plus “the best lunch in town.” Info: 604-939-6136 or www.hiscpc.org. • Seaview elementary Holiday Market and Craft Fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Seaview elementary school, 1215 Cecile Dr., Port Moody. $2 for adults; kids under 12 are free. • Holiday Santa photos and bake sale, noon-4 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Join PoCo during the city’s Christmas in Leigh Square event to get your family photo taken with Santa and purchase a sweet treat.
• PoCo Heritage’s Christmas Tree Festival begins, running through Jan. 4. Participate by entering a tree into the city-wide festival, then voting on your favourite tree. Registration forms: pocoheritage.org/christmasfestival. • Treasures of Christmas, Crossroads Hospice Society’s annual signature fundraising gala, 5:30-11:45 p.m., Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, 2080 United Blvd., Coquitlam; Giving Christmas trees, dinner with wine, live entertainment, live and silent auctions, a raffle and free valet parking. Info: crossroadshospice.org/calendar/treasures_of_christmas.php.
TUESDAY, NOV. 26 • Tri-City Photography Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., Port Moody. Guest welcome. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca. see next page
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• Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts small-stamp auction, Dogwood Pavilion, North View Room, 1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam; viewing starts at 6:30 p.m., auction after 7:15 p.m., with stamp prizes. Info: stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.
THURSDAY, NOV. 28 • An Evening at the Museum, 7-8:30 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Join PoCo Heritage for a special evening at the museum to hear from Phyllis Schwartz, an artist who specialized in lumen photography printmaking using nature-based materials as subjects. Her work is currently on display in the Outlet building across. Refreshments will be served.
SATURDAY, NOV. 30 • Tri-Cities Moms Group winter market, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion Branch
• Cape Horn elementary school Breakfast with Santa and Christmas market, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 155 Finnigan St., Coquitlam; breakfast of pancakes, sausages, juice and coffee; pictures with Santa; Xmas shopping; storytime with Mrs. Claus; kids’ activities. Admission: $5 per person. Info: capehornpac@gmail.com. • Breakfast with Santa, Place Maillardville community centre, 1200 Cartier Ave., Coquitlam. All ages. $5 per person/children under 18 months are free. Come and get your photo taken, enjoy crafts, face painting and festive music. 133, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo (parking access off Elgin Street). Profits will towards Christmas hampers for moms in need.
SUNDAY, DEC. 1 • Rockin’ Holiday craft market to benefit Tri-City Transitions Society, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, Show Theatre, 2020 United Blvd., Coquitlam; 50+ vendors, with local artisans selling handmade crafts and specialty food items. Info: hardrockcasinovancouver.com.
TUESDAY, DEC. 3 • Have you considered becoming a foster parent? There
are children and youth in the Tri-Cities who require skilled, caring foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. Info: call North Fraser Recruitment Team, 604-764-8098.
THURSDAY, DEC. 5 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-9 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-939-1810.
TUESDAY, DEC. 10 • Tri-City Photography Club
meets, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., Port Moody. Guest welcome. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca. • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-4 p.m., Parkwood Manor, 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-939-1810.
CLUBS • Do you love to sing? The Maple Leaf Singers invite you to join its dynamic show chorus. Group performs a varied repertoire, including Broadway and movie musical numbers; gospel, folk, classical, and inspirational pieces; and swing, rock, and pop hits. Practices are Monday evenings at Burnaby Lake Pavilion. All are welcome to audition. Info: 778-245-4445, joinus@mapleleafsingers.com or www.mapleleafsingers.com. • Hoy/Scott Streamkeepers meet the third Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m., Coquitlam Public Library Poirier branch. Info: hoyscottcreeks.org or hoyscottwatershed@gmail.com. • Coquitlam Gogos meet the third Wednesday of each month at Parkwood Manor, 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam, 1-3 p.m. Gogos raises awareness and money for African grandmothers caring for children orphaned by AIDS by supporting the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. New members are
welcome. Info: coquitlamgogos@gmail.com or Pam, 604469-0265. • The Cutie Circle meets on the second Sunday of each month (except December) from 2 to 4 p.m. in the rehearsal hall of the Evergreen Cultural Centre for some lively and joyful strumming, singalong and open mic. All welcome. Light refreshments are provided. Cuties volunteers perform and teach in the community and also offer a free annual seven-week ukulele workshop series for absolute beginners at Leigh Square in the spring. Info: cutiecircle.com or 604-552-8537 (UKES). • Tri-City Strummers meet every Wednesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. to sing and play ukuleles at The Club (meeting place for adults 50+), 101 Noons Creek Dr., Port Moody. All levels are welcome to join this fun and friendly group. A small kitchen offers lunch. Info: Ellen, 39lndanz@gmail.com or Maggie, maggiebrinton@gmail.com. • Tri-Cities Women’s Friendship Club is an active social group for mature women. Info: 604-202-9009. • The Club Port Moody, a gathering place for those over 50 at 101 Noons Creek Dr., hosts a number of regular events, including: crocinole, Tuesdays, 10 a.m.; knitting, Tuesdays, 1-2:30 p.m.; cribbage, Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon;
ukelele group, Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Info: theclubportmoody.com. • Pacific Digital Photography Club meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school. Guests always welcome. Visit www.pdpc.ca for additional info on PDPC and for a listing of club meeting dates and speakers. • Canadian Council of the Blind Dogwood Chapter meets weekly on Thursdays, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam). Info: whitecane@shaw.ca. • Shoreline Writers’ Society meets, 1 p.m., on the third Sunday of every month at Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. Johns St. New members welcome. Info: Helmi, 604-4628942. • The Tri-City Singles Social Club offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more. Club meets the third Friday of the month (except December) at 7 p.m. in third-floor community room at Safeway, 580 Clarke Rd. (corner of Clarke and Como Lake); Take elevator to the third floor from the underground parking or surface parking. New members welcome. Info: Darline, 604-466-0017.
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51% of all injury-related hospitalizations in Canada in 2017/’18 (“hospitalization” is defined as a patient being admitted and spending at least one night in the hospital). An overwhelming majority of these 137,568 cases were fall-related, too — a whopping 81% of all senior injury hospitalizations in 2017/’18 were due to falls. Comparatively, falls represent only 9% of all injury hospitalizations in Canada between 2015 and 2018. “In an aged population, there are many influences that contribute to falls and injuries” said Gareth Jones, president of the Canada Safety Council. “The valued and often vulnerable members of this segment of our society rely on assistance and proactive measures to ensure their safety and ultimately their quality of life. Let’s work together and do our part to assist.” If you’re helping to take care of a senior, fall prevention must be at the forefront of your mind. Between physical conditions, deteriorating health and potential medication sideeffects, falls can be much more likely to occur. Follow these tips and you won’t have to live in fear of dealing with the repercussions of a serious fall.
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Images by members of the Pacific Digital Photography Club in Port Moody. Above: “When Everything Aligns” by Sandra McMartin. Below centre: “That’s a Mouthful” by Terry Webb. Below right: “Daisy Chain” by Nancie Green and “Traversing Mt. Edziza’s Ash Flows” by Ken Willis. photos submitted photography
Wildlife photog shares int’l snaps A fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and a member of the New York City’s famed Explorers Club will talk about his wildlife images at Saturday’s Photomotion shows in Port Moody. Danny Catt — an ecologist, traveller and internationally published photographer — is the guest speaker at the annual event hosted by the Pacific Digital Photography Club, at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr.). A BCIT instructor, Catt has visited every continent to capture wildlife in its natural habitat; the Burnaby resident has also led Adventure Canada natural history and photography programs. Now in its 16th year, the club’s digital slide/sound exhibit includes dozens of pictures produced by its members that were juried by a panel of CAPA judges;
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Port Moody artist joined forces with poet bill bissett Port Moody “poet-programmer,” artist, essayist, teacher and technical writer Jim Andrews describes himself as “a media poet who integrates arts and media with computer programming.” And until Nov. 20, he has a show of 325 images — plus a computer screen — at Massy Books in Vancouver’s Chinatown, called Aleph Null, Graphic Synthesizer, based on the software he has been writing since 2011. Since 1996, Andrews’ focus has been through his website, vispo. com, which includes interactive poetry, visuals and sound as well as writings about language and technology. This year, Andrews collaborated with the poet bill bissett for an exhibit he curated in Toronto, titled NOIR:z; it runs until Jan. 16 at The Secret Handshake Gallery. JIM ANDREWS
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Author Linden Carroll returns to the Tri-Cities Saturday to sign copies of her historical novels. The U.K. native and North Vancouver resident will be at Port Moody Public Library (100 Newport Dr.) Nov. 16 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. to talk about Full Circle, which was released in August by the publisher Austin Macauley, as well as Olive. The latter fictional book spans four generations — from the end of the 19th century to the Second World War — and centres on the title character, who tries to rise above her circumstances in Southampton, England.
Aganetha Dyck’s The Angry Red Dress (circa 1976 to ‘81, wool) is part of the new group exhibit at Coquitlam’s Art Gallery at Evergreen (AGE), focusing on invisible or hidden labour. Something More Than Nothing is the name of the show that opens Saturday and includes pieces by Dyck, Colleen Heslin, Karin Jones, Michael Mandiberg, Kelly Mark and Andrew Norman Wilson. Its opening reception is Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. and starts with a tour by curator Adrienne Fast of The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford. The display at AGE (1205 Pinetree Way) runs until Jan. 12. The gallery is open Wednesdays, noon to 8 p.m.; Thursdays to Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m.; and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free. AgAnethA Dyck
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councillor Michael Wright is the president; Gallery Singers Society ($6,000); Art Focus Artists’ Association ($3,600); and the Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society, which has a museum in Leigh Square ($2,500). And eight organizations based in the City of the Arts took in gaming grants, with the educational society DreamRider Productions reaping the largest chunk at $65,000. The Inlet Skating Club of Port Moody collected $61,700 followed by the Port Moody Arts Centre ($33,500); Port Moody Heritage ($28,000); Golden Spike Days ($23,000); Creative Dance Association ($10,500); Tri-Cities Community TV ($4,000); and Yarilo Contemporary Music ($4,000). For this grant round, the provincial government distributed about $18.3 million to 700 non-profits in B.C. to support visual and performing arts, literature, festivals and Indigenous and cultural programs.
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Who? Children aged 5–11 years old who live in Coquitlam can enter. What? Design a new library card for children. There are two categories: • traditional illustration • computer-generated graphics When? The deadline is December 6 at 5:00 pm. Why? To Win! 1st place winners in each category will receive $100 and their designs will be used as the front of Coquitlam Public Library’s new children’s library cards. For complete contest rules, see coqlibrary.ca
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Azarbad in Arts Club premiere A Heritage Woods secondary school grad who made her Bard on the Beach debut this summer is back in Vancouver this winter for a premiere with the Arts Club Theatre Company. Ghazal Azarbad, who starred as Viola in Shakespeare in Love and was in the ensemble for Taming of the Shrew, is cast as Salena — a “chipper border guard” — in It’s A Wonderful Christmasish Holiday Miracle. Directed by Chelsea
Haberlin, the new Canadian comedy by Marcus Youssef opens next Thursday at the Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre; its run ends Dec. 22. The production is an Arts Club Silver Commission project and is Youssef’s second, after 2013’s How Has My Love Affected You? Christmas-ish also includes Glen Gordon, Jennifer Lines, Nicola Lipman, Matreya Scarrwener and Jovanni Sy. For tickets, call 604-6871644 or visit artsclub.com.
BacK in tiMe At the New Westminster campus of Douglas College, Coquitlam actors Richard Chapman and Bryan Kazun travel back to 1919 for Switch Triptych. The play about immigration, labour rights and automation runs until Friday in the Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre at the college (700 Royal Ave., New Westminster). Visit switchtriptych.bpt.me for times and tickets.
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New collections of watercolour paintings, digital art and tiny artworks will be unveiled at a Coquitlam arts venue tomorrow (Friday). The opening reception for the three new art shows at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave.) starts at 7 p.m., with the exhibiting artists in attendance. The biggest display, in the Atrium Gallery, is for Positively Petite — a show of 2D and 3D miniature pieces that marks its 30th anniversary. Among the works for sale are little paintings, ceramics, fibre arts, sculptures, etchings and drawings from more 30 artists and artisans. In the Leonore Peyton Salon is the digital art se-
ries by Ian Bateson called Reflections, in which the artist combined his scanned acrylic paintings with photography and painting techniques in the Procreate app to make multi-layered images. And in the Mezzanine Gallery is Margaret Park’s Staycation watercolours, showing quiet moments by a stay-a-home mom. The three shows are open until Dec. 19. In Place des Arts’ gift shop is its annual Christmas Boutique, which will also see its official opening Friday night. Open until Dec. 21, the boutique includes Christmas decorations and ornaments, gift cards, soaps, jewellery, handmade baskets, fibre figures, hand-knit accessories, hats, toques and quilts. Meanwhile, Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. Johns St.) also has its Winter Treasures boutique on until Dec. 18, with its opening tonight (Thursday) from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is free.
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Dante Fabbro is a man in demand this week. The rookie Nashville Predators defenceman from Coquitlam stood in his skates long after practice was finished as he greeted family and friends and signed autographs the day before his first NHL game in Vancouver Tuesday evening. (More than 100 were to attend the game.) It’s a dream come true for Fabbro to play at Rogers Arena — but not as a Canuck. It was another B.C. boy who patrolled the Preds blueline at the time, and is now a Montreal Canadien, who captured his imagination when he was growing up. “I was a big fan of Shea Weber. He was an unbelievable player and he had a big impact on every game he plays, and that’s something I’d like to build up to and be striving toward,” Fabbro said.
Coquitlam’s Dante Fabbro enjoys a moment during a practice at Rogers Arena with his Nashville Predators on Monday ahead of his first NHL game in front of more than 100 friends and family Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks. mario bartel/the tri-city news
“I can’t not say I wasn’t a Canuck fan growing up, but it was Nashville for the most part.”
From an early age, Fabbro, who attended Lord BadenPowell elementary school, Como Lake middle and
Centennial secondary, knew hockey was in his DNA. His grandfather, Gerald Fabbro, played collegiate hockey for
three seasons (1958 to ’61) at Michigan Tech before moving to Coquitlam and Fabbro’s father, Steve Fabbro, played puck too. By his early teens playing major bantam for Burnaby Winter Club, Fabbro realized his dream might come true. “I felt myself becoming better and better, and I think really setting those short-term goals leading up into your long-term goals that was huge for me,” Fabbro told The Tri-City News. “I wanted to make sure I was the best version of me at every level and try to dominate every level. I thought I did so for the most part.” The last 12 months or so have been quite the whirlwind for the 21-year-old. In addition to being co-captain of Boston University’s team, Fabbro played for Canada at the Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland last Christmas. Once his college season finished, he signed with Nashville. He played four regular season games, scoring one goal. Then, in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, which the Preds lost in six games
to the Dallas Stars, Fabbro picked up one assist. In 18 games this season, Fabbro has two goals and three assists and is a plus-7 while playing alongside Mattias Ekholm, with between 16 and 22 minutes of ice time a game. “My third year [at university], I was really trying to mentally prepare what I needed to do to be ready for that jump because I knew I was going to [sign with the Predators] after my season was over. I thought the transition has been pretty smooth,” said Fabbro, who was a firstround pick of the Preds, 17th overall, in 2016. Still, he admits he experienced one of those welcometo-the-NHL moments early on. “My first game, in the second period, I tried to step up on a high flip [of the puck] and ended up getting tripped up and a guy goes in and scores on a breakaway. Certain things might work in college that obviously don’t work in the NHL, but it’s a learning experience,” Fabbro said. He has certainly made an see
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impression on Preds head coach Peter Laviolette. “He’s a really smart twoway player,” Laviolette said. “When you’re young, you’re trying to get out of your end and get through the neutral zone and be a good offensive player, and I think that will grow, the offensive part of the game, as will the defensive.” Fabbro performed so well, it made the decision easier for general manager David Poile and Laviolette to trade former Norris Trophy winner P.K. Subban — who Nashville had acquired in a trade for Weber — to New Jersey in the off-season. “That gives a young player a lot of confidence and I thought it gave me a lot of confidence in myself,” Fabbro said. “You’ve still got to work for everything you get, so my mindset never really changed. I just wanted to make sure I came into camp as ready as I could and make sure I earned that spot rather than just being given it. It’s been a long
Coquitlam’s Dante Fabbro is living with Port Moody’s Ryan Johansen, but that doesn’t stop him from driving his Nashville Predators teammate into the boards during a drill at practice Monday. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
process and a lot of fun.” That fun would include
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Nashville’s top centre now in his 10th NHL season, who offered the fellow Tri-City native a place to stay. “He was a young kid. I’ve been in that situation and it would be a lot easier if you didn’t have to run around town and find a place and rent furniture and do all those types of things. I had a couple of extra bedrooms so it was kind of a no-brainer to bring him in and make him a little more comfortable,” Johansen said. He believes Fabbro’s career ceiling is high. “First year in the league, but to me he plays and acts like a veteran already,” Johansen said. “That’s rare to see at a young age. To me he’s only going to get better.” The teammates insist there’s no inter-Tri City rivalry going on, although according to Johansen, there’s a simple reason for that. “No banter. We all know Port Moody’s better. We don’t need to argue about it.” And there’s no arguing Fabbro belongs in the NHL.
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Michael Cho, of the Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils and Moscrop Panthers’ Edison Phung keep their eye on the ball in the first half of their Fraser North Athletic Association AAA senior boys soccer district final, last Thursday at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park. Moscrop won, 4-1. Both teams, along with the Terry Fox Ravens, which defeated the Port Moody Blues, 6-1, to finish third in the district finals, qualify for the provincial championship that begin Nov. 21 in Burnaby. Blue Devils coach Dave Jones said he’s still optimistic despite his team’s setback. “We are a much better team than the score reflected,” he said. “There is a core group of seniors that have demonstrated great leadership and a neverquit attidute.” MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
New Westminster Hyacks running back Tyson Black is grabbed by Terry Fox Ravens defender Isaiah Cooper in the first half of their BC Secondary Schools Football Association wild card playoff game, Friday at Mercer Stadium in New Westminster. Cooper was called for facemasking on the play. The Hyacks won, 45-6. New Westminster led 14-0 before the game was five minutes old and 42-0 at halftime. It was the third straight season the Ravens have been eliminated from the post-season by New West. Ravens coach Martin McDonnell said injuries and a young lineup exacted a toll on his team, that finished the regular season with two wins and five losses. “It’s a very young team, and all of our linemen are back (next year),” he said. “No one is going to feel sorry for us. We’ve had lots of good years, but this wasn’t one of them. This was hard to take.” MARIO BARTEL/ THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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Home sales across B.C. to rise 10.9% in 2020 After what is expected to be a weak 2019 overall, with sales down 1.8 per cent from 2018, home resale transactions in B.C. are predicted to recover significantly in 2020, according to a recent B.C. Real Estate Association forecast. MLS residential sales across the province are predicted to increase 10.9 per cent to 85,500 units in 2020, which would take the annual total to just below the 10-year annual average of 85,800 units. “After a slow start to 2019, MLS home sales in B.C. have embarked on a sustained upward trend since the spring,” said Brendon Ogmundson, BCREA’s chief economist. “The dampening effects of federal mortgage rules mean that rather than a return to the heights of recent years, home sales are simply returning to trend after sustaining a significant shock.” The BCREA said in its quarterly forecast report that it expected sales and listings to find balance in 2020 “as demand normalizes.” However, the predicted sales increase is for
all of B.C. and flattens out the widely varying predictions across different regions. Most of the recovery in activity is forecast to be driven by rising sales in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, where the markets were hit hardest by the recent slowdown. Greater Vancouver residential transactions are predicted to increase by 18.2 per cent in 2020, compared with 2019, and Fraser Valley sales are forecast to go up 12.4 per cent next year.
Buyer confidence Lower Mainland developers agreed that activity was returning to the local market and that sales were starting to recover from the recent hiatus. Ian Renton, general manager of Auguston Town Development, said, “We are experiencing strong population growth in our Metro Vancouver cities and demand is prevalent. More specifically, our Fraser Valley area is experiencing strong employment growth and potential buyers are well informed on their market decisions.” Jason Wong, director of marketing and sales at Aragon Properties, added, “We are seeing
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more buyer confidence compared with last year. Buyers are very well informed and they take time making informed, value-based decisions... Nonetheless, we are witnessing a significant increase in activity in all of our newest projects across the Lower Mainland.”
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ACTIVE LISTINGS† However, the higher sales forecast in the Lower Mainland was not mirrored in BCREA’s price predictions. Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley are both expected to see an average MLS sale price rise of just one per cent in 2020, compared with an average sale price uplift of 3.6 per cent across the whole province. The highest forecast for an average sale price increase is in the B.C. Northern region, which includes Prince George and Kitimat, where prices are expected to jump 8.1 per cent in 2020.
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AsianFeast.ca
Then make your reservation and feast at FEAST! Oct. 18 to Nov. 18
Chef Tony
Seafood Restaurant
Golden Paramount Seafood Restaurant
Kanpeki
Teppanyaki & Seafood Bar Media partners:
Meetrice Noodle
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