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Slope issues raise alarm Coquitlam wants province to stabilize Fulawka Creek Diane StranDberg The Tri-CiTy News

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Harper Serres’ genetic disorder is so rare, it doesn’t even have a name. After a difficult Christmas in hospital last year, Harper’s mom, Nicole Northorp, is brightening the days for other parents with kids at B.C. Children’s Hospital by handing out gifts of cash, cookies and gift cards. See story on page 14.

DONNELLY IS DONE Long-time Member of Parliament says he won’t run again: page 10

Repeated slope failures on hilly terrain off Pipeline Road have sent water and fine silt down a Coquitlam creek, wiping out fish habitat restoration work in the river and killing eggs left by spawning salmon.

Fearing another torrential rainstorm could do further damage, the city of Coquitlam is calling on the province to stabilize the area around Fulawka Creek to ensure more of the fine silt isn’t washed into the river.

“We just think it’s really important that they know how important it is to us,” said Coun. Chris Wilson, co-chair of the city’s Environmental Sustainability Committee. “It’s not the ideal time to do some of this work when it’s the rainy season, but we feel it needs to be done.”

Fine silt has been trickling down Mantle and Fulawka creeks for years. see ‘ENCROACHING’, page 15

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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

Plan presentation premature, says council ‘Keep us in the loop,’ mayor says to Morguard rep grant granger The Tri-CiTy News

Coquitlam council wants the brakes tapped on prospective plans for a massive makeover of Coquitlam Centre until its own City Centre neighbourhood plan is completed.

Morguard Investments has begun collecting feedback for the first phase of its project, as well as the huge project’s long-term possibilities, with an open house earlier this week and an “engagement centre” in the mall.

Mayor Richard Stewart, however, admonished Morguard representatives appearing before councilin-committee Monday for presenting its Phase 1 plans for nine towers on 16 acres in the northeast corner of the nearly 60-acre site to council at the same time they were shown to the public.

“Try to keep us in the loop as much as possible,” said Stewart, who pointed out the city is just in the early stages of developing its City Centre plan for not only the mall site but the surrounding area as well.

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These are conceptual artist’s impressions of the sort of mixed-use, transit-oriented neighbourhood that is envisioned for the future of the Coquitlam Centre site.

“From a planning perspective, we want the public to offer their opinions of what they see for the centre of their downtown. I think we might have got off on the wrong foot,

so let’s back up and see what the neighbourhood plan is that still has to come to fruition,” Stewart added. “I urge you to work closely with council and staff so that we have everyone

on the same page.”

Geoff Nagle, Morguard’s director of development for Western Canada, told council: “We are here to work with yourselves. We’re not coming

in here with pre-set plans. We fully expect this to be a catalyst to your downtown.”

In an interview following the session, Nagle said the timing for the planning is always

going to be a negotiation.

“We think we’re in complete alignment with the overall intention of the City Centre plan and the densification of the urban core of the city,” said Nagle.

Morguard, which represents the owners Pensionfund Realty Ltd., is calling the master plan project Coquitlam Centre Unlimited because of the property’s unlimited potential, said Nagle and Margaret Knowles, Morguard senior vice president of development. But Stewart thinks the name gives the impression Morguard will have the ability to do whatever it wants, which he objected to “because we intend to put some limits” to the project.

“We’ve seen the success of that shopping centre and what’s built around it,” said Stewart. “I want to make sure our residents are coming along with us, and not the alternative. I recognize the semantics here, and the meaning you want to attribute to it, [but does the public understand that?]”

Several councillors echoed Stewart’s sentiments about premature plan presentation, especially when it comes to determining traffic pattern changes and future retail. see COUNCIL, page 4

COQUITLAM CENTRE PLAN

Residents can weigh-in on 60-year Coq. Ctr. plan Diane StranDberg The Tri-CiTy News

It’s been 60 years since Coquitlam started developing as a suburb. Now the investment company that manages Coquitlam Centre wants residents to think what the next 60 years should look like.

And while flying cars and robot house cleaners are not part of the plan, Morguard Investments Ltd., representing Pensionfund Realty Ltd., does want people to envision the future as they embark on a master plan process for the

HAVE YOUR SAY

Visit the engagement centre on the main level south wing at Coquitlam Centre until Dec. 15 or fill out a survey online at coquitlamcentreunlimited.ca.

almost 59 acres of downtown property.

“There are multiple issues in change and transition, such as what is transportation going to look like in 40 years,” said

Geoff Nagle, Morguard’s western Canadian director of development. “We try and do as much research as we can and make an educated projection.”

Nagle said the public is being asked to contribute ideas to two planning processes: one is a master plan for the entire property, which has a 60 year or more buildout, and the other is an OCP amendment and rezoning for the first 16acre parcel, which includes the former Sears store.

The time is right for such a redevelopment, Nagle said, because the city is updating

the City Centre Area Plan, the Evergreen Extension has arrived and the recent vacancy of the large Sears store creates opportunities that weren’t available before.

For the first phase, Morguard envisions nine towers with 3.5 million square feet of mixed use space next to Lincoln Station. However, the timing of construction and particulars of the project will depend on several factors, including city approval as well as market forces.

The Phase 1 area is adjacent to SkyTrain and includes the

former Sears site, the east parking lot and two parcels on the northeast corner of the site. Because only commercial uses are permitted on the site, Morguard must go through an OCP amendment application, a rezoning application and a subdivision application to create a transit-oriented mixeduse neighbourhood.

Meanwhile, a master planning process for the entire site will look at developing a downtown core with employment, housing, parks and transportation with distinct innovative architecture.

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Nagle has lived in many cities, including New York and Rome, and says the most successful adapt to change and he cautioned people not to worry about the future of Coquitlam Centre, which continues to be a successful regional mall.

“The idea is to build on the success of that centre,” Nagle said.

To have a say, visit the engagement centre on the main level south wing at Coquitlam Centre until Dec. 15 or fill out a survey online at coquitlamcentreunlimited.ca.

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Residents can have their say on Morguard’s 60-year plans for Coquitlam Centre.

MORGUARD INVESTMENTS

COQUITLAM CENTRE

Council wants more commercial in plan continued from page 3

Some also emphasized Morguard should include office space in addition to residential and retail, especially since the mall is serviced by the Lincoln SkyTrain station.

Coun. Dennis Marsden said he envisions in the longterm more people getting off SkyTrain during the morning rush hour to work than getting on to commute to jobs elsewhere.

“We manage a lot of office space across the country, and it’s tough. Office development is tough,” said Nagle. “We need to attract that office user to Coquitlam.”

But Coun. Chris Wilson thinks if they build it they will come.

“We totally believe office can be viable to anybody that builds it,” said Wilson. “Office leads to more sales of condos.

“Morguard is in the best position to build office because you can build all the ancillary parts that go with it… Please let us know what you want us to do to make those things [office, hotel] happen in this area.”

Morguard expects it will take up to 60 years to complete the project. It isn’t in a hurry, said Knowles, because the mall has seen a 6.6% sales productivity increase.

“Unlike many centres today that are undergoing changes, Coquitlam Centre is doing better than ever,” said Knowles.

Despite that growth, moving ahead with the first phase has been spurred by the closure of the Sears store in the northeast section of the mall.

“We think it’s a great transition piece to what we’re looking for,” said Nagle of Phase 1.

• The engagement centre on the second floor of the Best Buy wing will be open until Saturday. Nagle said about 250 to 300 people have dropped into the storefront to give their feedback since it opened Dec. 6. newsroom@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

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SAFE DRIVING

PORT COQUITLAM

Drivers need to slow down, Transitions be cautious in school zones on the move Diane StranDberg

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School District 43 has launched a public awareness campaign to remind drivers to “slow down and look around” in school zones.

The social media campaign follows a recent pedestrian accident that highlights the need for vigilance near crosswalks as skies are dark and bad weather makes roads slick and visibility poor.

“The goal is to make school zones safer for everyone including the 32,000 students, 4,300 employees and thousands of parents, visitors and community members who drive or walk to and by the district’s 70 schools every day,” the district notes in a press release.

The public is being asked to go to www.sd43.bc.ca for facts and tips about driving safely in school zones.

The district is also putting information out on Twitter and Facebook.

The message is particularly timely because of a recent accident.

Last Thursday, a substitute teacher was struck by a car at the crossing of Flint Street and Prairie Avenue, near

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School District 43 is launching an awareness campaign to encourage drivers to slow down and look around in school zones.

Kwayhquitlum middle school, however there were no serious injuries.

Coquitlam RCMP reported at the time that the driver was traveling at low speeds, was cooperative with police, and was given a ticket for failing to yield to a pedestrian.

As to whether the Coquitlam RCMP will boost enforcement in school zones this week, spokesperson Cpl. Michael McLaughlin said monitoring

school zone speeds is part of the detachment’s regular traffic rotation.

“We always get a fairly steady number of requests to come by and help out. It’s an ongoing issue, particularly when parents are dropping off and picking kids up.”

However, speeding isn’t the biggest concern in school zones, McLaughlin noted, rather it’s improper pick up and drop off.

“It’s people who are essentially obstructing traffic.

We encourage people to use only the areas that are designated for pick up and drop off,” McLaughlin said.

He advised parents to park a half-block away from the school to avoid the congestion and walk the child in or let them walk themselves the rest of the way. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

The Tri-City Transitions Society has a new home.

The non-profit group, which helps people who have experienced domestic violence and offers shelter to women and their children, relocated last month from Shaughnessy Station mall to 402 -2071 Kingsway Ave., across from the Port Coquitlam recreation complex.

In 2016, the society ended its lease with the city for the small house it used for the women’s resource centre at 2420 Mary Hill Rd. because of the rec complex rebuild, said executive director Carol Metz Murray.

Last year, Transitions assisted with 1,200 families in the Tri-Cities.

BIZ HUB

Entrepreneurs in need of a business licence and other city services in Port

CAROL METZ MURRAY Coquitlam can drop into the new Biz Hub. Launched last month at the PoCo Best Biz Awards, the Hub is located in the city hall annex and offers advice on applications and renewals, land use, construction permits and inspection scheduling, among other things.

Call 604-927-5442 or visit portcoquitlam.ca/ bizhub.

Coquitlam also has a one-stop shop for business owners in the lobby at city hall. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

PoMo seeks to protect & boost rental properties Mario Bartel The Tri-CiTy News

The city of Port Moody is looking at rezoning four multiresidential rental developments for rental only as well as zoning specific areas of the city for rental-only development.

But it won’t happen until there’s consultation with the owners of the four properties as well as stakeholders like Landlord BC, Share Community Services, Catalyst and the B.C. Non-Profit Housing Association.

Two of the four properties — 3370 Dewdney Trunk Rd. and 3131-3137 St. Johns St. — are new rental projects that were just approved by council last September. The others are existing projects: 125 Moray St. is non-market rental townhouse complex owned

by Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation and 1020 Cecile is a 200-unit market rental townhouse development.

In his report to council, Port Moody’s social planner Liam McLellan said the latter could be particularly susceptible to redevelopment because of its age and the size of the property.

But rezoning the properties for rental would only ensure they remain as rental,

COUN. DIANA DILWORTH

“It will be easier for land owners to sit on the land and keep it vacant.”

Port Moody’s general manager of planning and development André Boel told council while consulting the owners of the four properties that would be effected by rental-only zoning could be done fairly quickly, the process to develop an inclusionary bylaw program to zone areas of the city for rental only would take several months.

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The city of Port Moody will consult with the owners of a planned rental project at 3370 Dewdney Trunk Rd., as well as three other rental projects in the city, before proceeding with plans to zone those properties for rental only to protect their status as rental accommodation.

McLellan said. Provincial legislation passed last May now gives municipalities the power to do just that, he explained.

Coun. Diana Dilworth said since the projects at Dewdney Trunk Road and St. Johns Street were just approved with land use agreements negotiated by the city to include affordable rental units and determine their tenure, “it behooves us to have some consultation with property owners.”

Coun. Zoe Royer cautioned dictating rental units to existing property owners or to areas of the city could result in stagnating any possible growth in the number of rental units being built.

“We have to remember that new purpose-built rental is often extremely lean,” she said.

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FINANCIAL PLAN

3% tax increase possible for PoMo

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Port Moody residents could be looking at a tax increase of 3% next year.

An update of the city’s fiveyear financial plan presented last Tuesday cited financial pressures from several halfyear positions approved in 2018 that will require funding for an entire year, along with the new provincial Employer Health Tax that will cost the city more than $600,000 as reasons for the increase being 1% higher than the 2% target.

An additional $537,000 in services that were paid for by temporary funding in 2018 will also require permanent funding.

The report from Port Moody’s finance and technology department said it’s been a challenge for many city departments to meet their budget targets while still maintaining their same levels of service as 2018.

The tax increase will also include a 1% boost to the city’s annual levy to replace infrastructure. The boost was deferred last year to help pay for the city’s master transportation plan.

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port Moody is looking at spending $6 million for the redevelopment of the inlet park sports field.

A draft financial plan will be presented to the finance committee in January, prior to public consultation scheduled for Jan. 29, 2019.

capital projects

Port Moody is looking to spend more than $9.5 million on capital and operating projects in the coming year.

A request for pre-approval of 78 projects was presented to the city’s finance committee at its meeting last Tuesday.

The total includes $6 million for the redevelopment of the Inlet Park sports field so the city can try to secure federal government grants to help pay for the project.

Other notable projects seeking pre-approval include: • $20,000 for two new heron

eco sculptures; • $500,000 for a new chiller in Arena 2 at the Port Moody recreation complex after the old one failed; • $37,000 for a new plotter and scanner because the old ones no longer work properly; • $475,000 for rehabilitation work on the Shoreline bike path; • and $50,000 to continue the Shoreline Shuttle bus service next summer.

As well, the city is looking to spend almost $1.9 million on new vehicles and related equipment, including two new Zambonis, eight new police vehicles, two new tractors, along with outfitting its fleet with GPS technology.

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Your Mom & Dad worked hard all their lives. Now help them enjoy it.

UNSPLASH

A $150,000 renovation in Coquitlam could be enough to trigger a regulation requiring the building to shell out money for street frontage works. The city is looking into the matter and will make some clarifications to the bylaw, according to Jim McIntyre, general manager of planning and development.

COQUITLAM

$150K renos could be costly in Coquitlam Builder could be on hook for street frontage works Grant GranGer The Tri-CiTy News

Renovation costs are on the rise and some Coquitlam councillors are wondering if the trigger on a regulation that causes the price tag to soar even higher for property owners should be changed.

Council has asked its staff to clarify the city’s requirement that work exceeding $150,000 that needs a permit means the owner is also responsible for paying for improvements to the property’s frontage to bring services up to current standards. “It’s a number worth reviewing,� said Mayor Richard Stewart during the Dec. 3 council meeting.

The request came as part of a discussion on proposed housekeeping changes to developer obligations for street frontage work when putting in new subdivisions, which council gave first three readings.

Coun. Bonita Zarrillo said

attaching the cost of upgrading the city boulevard to a renovation — which could include sidewalks, street lighting and street widening — would be an expense not even considered by those simply looking to upgrade the inside of their homes. “To add on frontage works, that could be cost prohibitive,� said Zarrillo.

But the city’s chief planner Jim McIntyre told council the $150,000 trigger doesn’t come into play often because when renovation costs are that high a different choice is made. “My sense would be we’re seeing less of the alterations of a house rather than the demolition of the properties,� said McIntyre.

Zarrillo, however, said that may no longer be the case these days. “Over the last five years there’s been the choice to flatten, but in the current market there’s less money. The market is changing and I just wouldn’t want people to stop updating good housing just because of having to pay for frontage work,� said Zarrillo.

Coun. Chris Wilson said renovation costs have gone up

quite a bit in the last five or 10 years and a $150,000 threshold might be unfair. “This is quite an extra expense once you trigger that $150,000 value,� said Wilson In an interview later in the week, McIntyre said the program was changed two years ago when the amount was bumped from $50,000 to $150,000. But at the same time some exemptions such as fire damage replacement were introduced. “I think if we go through this clarification, then renovations wouldn’t be part of this,� said McIntyre, who is having staff prepare an update when the housekeeping bylaw goes to fourth reading in January. “It’s confusing. There are some numbers that carried over.

[City staff] need to go through and provide that clarity with it and make sure they’re all comfortable with it.�

McIntyre said when the frontage requirement kicks in, developers or property owners frequently make a cash-in-lieu payment and the city does all the work required on the street at the same time. newsroom@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews

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Two new dog parks for PoCo pooches Skyline & Chelsea slated for dog off-leash areas Janis Cleugh

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Dog walkers in Port Coquitlam will have two new parks to let their pooches run free.

Last week, the city’s committee of council OK’d: • Skyline Park, between Western and Eastern drives; • and Chelsea Park, on the northside and away from the playground.

The shared — that is, unfenced — parks will be tested for a year under a pilot program starting in February or March and, if successful, council will consider adding more off-leash zones for the city’s 8,000 registered dogs.

The two park picks came after municipal staff this fall surveyed for locations and received 1,603 responses via the PAWsition input.

Besides Skyline and Chelsea, the city also recommended: the non-sports field areas around Gates Park, the

GLENN POLLOCK Traboulay PoCo Trail from Gates Park to Pitt River Road, Castle Park’s southside and Cedar Drive trail between Lincoln and Prairie avenues.

In addition to the park designations, the city will hire two part-time bylaw officers for 16 weeks, between May 21 and Sept. 1, 2019, to patrol the parks in the evenings and weekends at a cost of $35,000.

That bill will be added to the city’s 2019 budget, Mayor Brad West said.

Robin Wishart, PoCo’s corporate support director, told the committee the two officers will also enforce other “hot spots” in the city to control smoking and parking viola-

tions, for example.

Currently, PoCo has two fenced-in dog parks: in the downtown at Maple Street and Bury Avenue; and in the 3330block of Shaughnessy Street, across from Chester Place.

Coun. Darrell Penner said the city is doing its due diligence by creating more offleash dog parks.

“We wouldn’t have to do this if we had all responsible dog owners,” he said while suggesting the next off-leash pilot project be the dyke along the Pitt River.

Still, Coun. Dean Washington scoffed at the idea of city off-leash dog areas, saying, “Every park I walk by is an off-leash dog park. People are not going to drive to Chelsea Park. Is this a just a feel-good?”

Forrest Smith, PoCo’s director of engineering and public works, agreed the two new off-leash parks aren’t “going to end the off-leash problem.”

Added Coun. Glenn Pollock, a dog owner, “Eventually, we need an off-leash [park] in every neighbourhood… I think this gives us the ability as a city to say, ‘There’s a dog area there. Go use it.’”

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Big retirement plans for MP Fin Donnelly Long-time MP wants Fraser River endowment fund Diane StranDBerg The Tri-CiTy News

Port Moody-Coquitlam MP Fin Donnelly has announced his pending retirement just short of a year before the next scheduled federal election, saying there needs to be plenty of time for the riding association to choose a new candidate and for his replacement to build a profile.

“I’ll be active,” promised the veteran New Democrat MP. “The executive will strike a search committee, they’ll start looking for candidates like all parties will openly, and we’ll see good candidates step forward.”

Donnelly, who announced his retirement from politics at a holiday open house for his constituency on Friday but will continue his MP job until the Oct. 21, 2019 election, said he wants to spend more time with his wife, Lynda, and will continue to live in Coquitlam.

“I’ve been thinking about it for a number of months,” he said. “It’s a big decision for sure.”

But when pressed, Donnelly said he has some long-term plans that will not only keep him in the area but will allow him to work on his passion for ensuring the Fraser River can support a healthy, wild salmon population.

Donnelly, who swam the Fraser River twice to raise awareness about the need for environmental protection, is working on a proposal to raise $500 million in federal, provincial and philanthropic cash to start a watershed restoration program for the river.

Work could be done by First Nations, non-profit agencies and local stewards. In addition to habitat restoration for salmon, the plan is to do projects to protect land-based endangered species as well.

“I’m working behind the scenes to encourage governments to get involved in a major restoration program of

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LEFT: In the 2011 election, Fin Donnelly was re-elected as MP for Port Moody-Coquitlam and raises a bottle of Orange Crush in reference to the party’s success in Canada, when it won its largest number of seats in its history. ABOVE: In 1995 and in 2000, Fin Donnelly swam the Fraser River to raise funds for groups protecting or restoring the river. Now he’s working on a plan to raise $500 million for further restoration.

 JOB DESCRIPTION one of the world’s great salmon rivers, both for salmon and the great terrestrial animals, such as caribou and moose,” said Donnelly, who is also the chair and founder of the Rivershed Society of B.C. As fisheries and oceans critic for the NDP, Donnelly has been involved in numerous campaigns to protect ocean species, including introducing a private member’s bill to promote land-based containment for farmed salmon, raising concerns about gillnet fishing on sturgeon and banning the importation of shark fins, among his efforts.

Donnelly tried to get the house to adopt his private members bill to ban shark fins, a delicacy in some countries but devastating to the shark population, however the cause has since been promoted by a Conservative senator and Bill S238 recently passed third reading in the Senate.

It will now move on to the House of Commons for debate and Donnelly will either spon-

sor it or second it to try to get that legislation approved.

Donnelly’s opposition to changes to veterans benefits, which received support in the house, is an example of work MP’s can do even when they are in opposition, said the long-time MP and former Coquitlam city councillor. He also said he enjoyed the day to day constituency work.

Politics can be a tough slog, but Donnelly said it’s been an honour to serve for almost a decade in Parliament, citing a recent experience that shows what a local MP can do.

When a refugee was recently reunited with his wife and daughters after nearly 10 years because of the efforts of the MP’s office, Donnelly said there wasn’t a dry eye in the house.

“It was so emotional — you see these rare opportunities where you can make a difference in a person and in a community, it’s uplifting.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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MOUSE TRAP

Family finds syringe in thrift store board game Game purchased at Coquitlam Value Village Diane StranDberg Tri-CiTy News

Shopping at a Coquitlam Value Village last week resulted in shock and upset for a Pitt Meadows family, whose sixyear-old son found a needle and toxic glue inside a Mouse Trap game.

The Selman family wants policy changes or a better checking system at the chain of thrift stores to ensure games are safe before they are sold.

“We have a right to expect the products we buy from those places are safe and to come across this was a little shocking,” said Mitch Selman, who said he was disappointed at the store’s phone message response to his complaint.

His wife, Paula, purchased the game at the Value Village on United Boulevard on Dec. 1 and let her son and two neighbour children take the game to play with it.

A few minutes later their son showed them he had found a needle and had taken the cap off. Two tubes of toxic glue were also in the game box.

“Things could have gone wrong 20 different ways,” Selman said.

The family tried to speak to a manager to register a complaint and get assurances that policies were in place to prevent such an occurrence, but all they received in response was a sorry in a telephone message and a suggestion they

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“You need to acknowledge you’ve got a problem, do something about it and say ‘thank you very much,’” Selman said.

When he didn’t receive satisfaction, he went to the media in the hopes of getting the large chain to take action.

In an email, a spokesperson for Value Village in Bellevue, Wash., said that items received are supposed to be checked.

“The safety of our customers and team members is of utmost importance to us. All of our stores have strict evaluation policies in place and are committed to evaluating all items for quality assurance before they go to the sales floor.”

However, that didn’t happen with the Mouse Trap game and the Selman family is still waiting for answers.

“You can’t have kids opening toys and finding hypodermic needles, you can’t do it, it’s just ridiculous. What’s going on that a hypodermic needle gets through their check system? A little more of a heartfelt apology, without trying to sell me more crap would be nice, and an acknowledgment that something is wrong.”

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Grab your friends and family, put on your brightest decorations and join us for a wild dance party around the lake. Meet at 7 p.m. at the Warming Tent. The parade will be sent off by the Cadet 201 Grilse Band.

Even our Parks tractor is getting in on the festive fun! See if you can find it at the lake and make sure to take a picture and tag it with #parkspark.

Lights at Lafarge is easily accessed from the Lafarge Lake-Douglas SkyTrain station.

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Thank You to Summit Middle School A big thank you to the Summit Middle School Purple Team Grade 8 Classes who constructed, decorated and installed pop bottle tulips at the Lights at Lafarge display. We now have over 6,000 tulips, which are one of the most popular components of the display.

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ith two entrenched parties going at it year after year in b.C. politics, it’s not surprising we’ve had our fair share of scandals. but this most recent upset over allegations of financial impropriety in the offices of the legislature clerk and sergeant-at-arms takes the cake.

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If speaker darryl Plecas is unable to maintain credibility after his most recent outburst and hiring of a friend allen Mullen as a special advisor, and then recommending him to replace one of the ousted clerks, the bC Liberals will continue to press advantage in what is a proxy war between the major parties. both the NdP/Green coalition and the bC Liberals have a lot at stake, with the govern-

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Certainly, Plecas hasn’t done himself any favours by bringing in a friend to help him with the investigation and later recommending him for a job as seargeant-at-arms. and last week he vociferously defended himself when a wiser course given the current RCMP investigation would have been to stay mum.

Now he has to be able to produce the goods of financial wrong-doing as he has promised to do in January.

The senior legislative of-

ficers were led out of the legislature by police on Nov. 20, but so far neither the RCMP nor the b.C. Criminal Justice branch has provided information about the allegations and the clerks have said they don’t know why they are being investigated.

In the meantime, b.C.’s auditor general can’t sign off on the books until she knows more about the allegations. all of this is somewhat horrifying to even the most casual observer of the b.C. legislature and we would hope for more details and cooler heads to prevail in the new year.

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Who benefits when school Slow down on district trustees visit China? Citadel Drive The Editor, Re: “More cash for SD43 trustees” (Tri-City News Friday, Nov. 23, 2018).

The fact that another SD43 trip to China is planned for 2019 can be explained by Christopher Lash’s bestselling book The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy, a work which anticipated the rise of populism in America over 20 years ago.

The “elites” in the TriCities are the professional managers at SD43, whose loyalties are international rather than local, and where the language of money speaks more loudly than our democracy, to whom our school trustees are beholden.

So trips to China “strengthen the district’s international education program” and allegedly create “world citizens.”

But for who? Our Chinese guests who pay fees of

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lic school system?

And the more SD43 deepens its ties with China,

the more it compromises Canadian multiculturalism.

Just look to the network of forced indoctrination behind razor wire of Uyghurs and other Muslims in China’s western Xinjiang region.

Estimates are that about one million Uyghurs are being re-purposed as model communist citizens, which some call cultural genocide. That’s approximately the size of the Muslim population in Canada.

So if SD43 again goes free to China, what does that say to our Tri-City’s Muslim population?

The elites at SD43 can offer all the buzzwords it wants to explain why $62,725 for a six-trustee trip to China was reimbursed by Hanban, the cultural arm of the Chinese government. But clearly it has abandoned the obligations of citizenship, both local and Canadian.

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The Editor, Living on Citadel Drive in Port Coquitlam can often times remove your desire to drive to the Mission Raceway.

The drive curves through Citadel Heights with only one stop sign between Shaughnessy and Pitt River Road. It’s a major artery also going through two school zones, two daycare facilities and two beautiful parks.

Seldom are drivers adhering to the 30 km speed limits through these areas.

The streets are well landscaped with large sidewalks. Many people walk the area daily, either strolling, jogging or walking their favourite dog. Without any marked crosswalks between Shaughnessy and Confederation, you put

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When crossing the curvy road with speeding cars and trucks you have to watch, listen and then run like crazy hoping somebody doesn’t hit you or at least come close.

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HARPER’s ANGELs

Gifts of kindness help parents of sick kids Mario Bartel The Tri-CiTy News

Nicole Northorp knows first-hand how difficult it can be for a parent to spend the Christmas season in the hospital, fretting over a sick child.

The worry, stress and desire to just get home again can be overwhelming.

So a year after going through an anxious period as her daughter, Harper Serres, underwent surgery at B.C. Children’s Hospital to install a feeding tube, she’s headed back to its halls and waiting lounges to bring other parents some comfort — and a surprise.

Last week, Northorp handed out cards stuffed with a hundred dollar bill, or gift cards for gas, groceries or a meal out.

On Monday she returned with more such presents, as well as home baked cookies and chocolate treats.

“The mental well-being for parents is so hard,” Northorp said. “We thought if we could surprise parents, it would give them some hope.”

The first year-and-a-half of Harper’s life hasn’t been easy.

Doctors knew immediately when she was born six weeks early that something wasn’t

quite right with Northorp’s third daughter. They rushed her up to the neonatal intensive care unit for blood tests and determined she had a rare chromasonal defect that inhibits her physical and mental development.

In fact the condition is so unique it doesn’t even have a name and Harper may be the only case in North America.

The condition can also cause Harper to choke, sometimes up to 10 times a day.

That’s resulted in several frantic rushes to the hospital and a strain on the whole family.

Northorp said coping with the upset and uncertainty has been eased by an extended network of family, friends and acquaintances who banded together to create Harper’s Angels to pitch in when she needed an extra hand, emotional support, a way to get to a doctor’s appointment or care for Harper’s older sisters, twoyear-old Hope and 13-year-old Olivia Verna.

With Harper stabilized and home this Christmas, Northorp decided the time was right to pay their kindness and dedication forward.

She said with so much focus on the care and medical challenges of the child, the emo-

tional health of the parents is often overlooked.

Northorp said during one of her recent visits back to B.C. Children’s, she saw a man sleeping awkwardly in a chair outside the hospital’s intensive care unit where his three-yearold daughter was not doing well.

“I had been there,” Northorp said. “I knew exactly what he was feeling.”

She struck up a conversation and when she presented the father with one of her cards, his eyes filled with tears.

“The parents have to hold it together,” Northorp said. “All of us parents should be standing together.”

The money for the kindnesses — more than $1,900 so far — has been raised by Harper’s Angels, soliciting friends and co-workers to chip in.

Northorp said the effort has been therapeutic, a joyful interlude despite Harper’s uncertain future.

“It feels good, and it’s so easy to do.”

• If you want to help, you can email Northorp at nicole. northorp@gmail.com, or go to the Harper’s Angels page on Facebook.

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The medical challenges of one-and-a-half year-old Harper Serres has been difficult for her whole family, including her mom, Nicole Northrop, and her two older sisters, two-year-old Hope Serres, and 13-year-old Olivia Verna.

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Encroaching silt threatens Coquitlam fish continued from front page

It has filled up a side channel constructed to create more spawning area for chum, coho, pink and chinook salmon. However, two recent washouts have worsened conditions and appears to have ruined repair work that was done over the summer.

The issue came to a head at the Dec. 3 Coquitlam council meeting when some councillors wondered why a water monitoring program for the Coquitlam River was being suspended at the same time water sampling was revealing high levels of turbidity.

But the city’s environmental projects manager said the two issues are separate: Five years of data has provided strong baseline data and enough evidence to show the province that landslides on Crown land are causing turbidity (suspended particulates) in the river.

“We have consistent results year over year and we have a high degree of confidence there is good water quality in that river but we don’t want to see it degraded,” said environmental projects manager Verne Kucy, adding that he’s hopeful that by taking a strong stand, council will prod the province into taking action.

The area of the landslides is approximately 2.1 km south of the Coquitlam Dam in the BC Hydro right of way on the mountain side, while the silt from the slides is filling up a side channel of the river created out of a former swamp in Upper Coquitlam River Park.

The $100,000 restoration project paid for with funds from BC Hydro’s Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program was done about four years ago and today looks like a natural stream, flushed by water diverted from the Coquitlam River.

With gravel, rocks, trees and stumps placed with careful precision, it looks like a series of natural pools and riffles.

But the manmade spawning grounds is gradually being filled up with fine silt.

On a recent tour of the site Tony Matahlija, whose North Fraser Salmon Assistance Program led the most recent $83,000 project to repair the damage from a 2017 landslide, as well as the original restoration project, scooped up a handful of fine sand.

He said the most recent November 2018 landslide filled up the settlement pond that was specifically created this past summer to stop the silt from flowing into the spawning channel.

Now it’s filled up with

Tony matahlija of the North Fraser Salmon Assistance program shows where fine silt has trickled into the settlement pond. A sidechannel was created out of a swamp next to the Coquitlam River in Upper Coquitlam River park, including pools and riffles to encourage salmon to spawn.

DOING THE WORK The following agencies helped with the salmon restoration project this summer including: North Fraser Salmon Assistance Project, the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Kwikwetlem First Nation, City of Coquitlam, Jack Cewe Ltd., Lafarge Canada Inc., Wesbild Holdings Ltd., and the Port Coquitlam and District Hunting and Fishing Club.

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The work that was done over the summer was largely ruined by a landslide during heavy rainfall in November.

2019 silt, which is also starting to encroach into the spawning channel and will have to be excavated so the pond can work properly.

“It’s not a lost battle yet, that’s why we created a settlement pond [but] I was surprised at how quickly the pond was filling.”

He’s also worried there won’t be funds for cleaning up the damaged area if there’s another slide.

In the meantime, the city hopes the province will take action to prevent further slides from encroaching into the river and the sidechannel.

“We’re quite confident that putting a bit more pressure on them and due to the fact that this rain happened in November, we should be able to get some action.” Wilson said.

Exactly what caused the February 2017 and November 2018 slope failures isn’t known, but likely a combination of land disturbance from a Lafarge Canada reclamation of a closed aggregate site, heavy rains and possibly work from BC Hydro transmission twinning may have contributed, the city said.

As for the suspension of water quality monitoring on the river, the city added there’s no point in doing the work until the slope failure is corrected.

“Until this issue is completely resolved with the province it didn’t make sense doing the monitoring. We might be able to review it next year and if everything is working better and we’re not getting these landslides, we could revisit it,” Wilson said. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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As a child, Mary Hatch came down with rheumatic fever and was unable to walk for a year. “So my family’s doctor said to put me in something to strengthen my legs,� she recalls.

That’s when the 88-year-old started dancing. Before long, her legs were strong and grooving to the music. “You hear music and you can’t wait to get up, you know?�

At 18, Hatch — then performing as Mary Hansen, her maiden name — began dancing professionally. Whether it was ballet classics like The Nutcracker, the can-can or a brief stint as a backup dancer for American performer Sammy Davis Jr., dancing became Hatch’s ticket to travelling Canada and the world.

Performing with a number of troupes based out of Vancouver and Victoria, Hatch loved the fun and glamour of the job — despite long hours of hard work and practise. At 21, Hatch married and continued to dance but eventually started a 25-year career at the Royal Bank of Canada, which she says was “not too exciting� in comparison. Last week, Hatch was able to relive her dancing days thanks to the staff at her long-term care facility, Normanna Home in Burnaby. “We kind of started thinking ‘Oh my goodness, wouldn’t

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ABOVE: Mary Hatch dances with Timothy Peters at Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Coquitlam. RIGHT: Mary shows off her can-can moves during her professional dancing days roughly 70 years ago. it be great if we let her dance again?’� says Leslie Torresan, the home’s manager of recreation. The staff arranged for a private dance with an instructor at the Arthur Murray School of Dance in Coquitlam and a limousine ride to take her there. “She is getting a little bit weaker and so we thought we wanted to give her that chance before she was just in the wheelchair all the time,�

Torresan says.

So, last Wednesday, Hatch pulled a white, fur-lined coat over her red skirt and shimmering black blouse, slipped on some of her fine jewelry and rode to the dance floor in style. She was accompanied by a

ing to pursue their passions in their later years, Torresan says. “I strongly believe that just because you move into a home, doesn’t mean those things have to end,� she says.

Hatch’s granddaughter, Sasha Perret, was there to watch the woman she affectionately calls “Ballet Grandma� hit the dance floor.

She says Hatch has always been a “special soul� who dressed as if every day were a fancy occasion. “She’s always been so kind and generous and always about the sparkles and diamonds,� Perret says. “[She] always looked like she was ready for a Broadway show all

handful of fellow Normanna residents who watched on as their friend rose from her wheelchair to shuffle to some of her favourite tunes from back in the day. She was guided by a somewhat younger dancer, Timothy Peters.

While the older dancer may have lost some of the mobility that once allowed her to kick her leg over her head, she says the dance brought back fond memories of her heyday.

Torresan describes Hatch as “gregarious,� “outspoken� and “confident, with a wicked sense of humour.�

The staff at Normanna like to see their residents continu-

my life.�

Asked if she inherited the dancing gene from her grandmother, Perret said she has taken some lessons in classical dance but never pursued it professionally. “She does everything super,�

Hatch says of her granddaughter.

Asked who was the better dancer, however, Hatch says, “Well, I’ve had more training.� newsroom@tricitynews.com

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When Reihaneh Mirjani isn’t delivering meals for Skip the Dishes or looking after her family, she’s delivering food another way — for free to needy families.

A small initiative by immigrants taking Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) classes at Vanier Centre in Coquitlam has grown to a seven-day a week program. Hundreds of families each week are getting fresh fruits, vegetables, meat and prepared foods near the best before date to supplement their meals.

Now with five stores contributing food collected by the Coquitlam-based Immigrant Link Centre Society and 11 agencies distributing it to those in need, the win-win program is about to outgrow its humble beginnings outside the former Vanier school.

Indeed, a visit to Vanier on food distribution day is like a visit to a high end grocery store and is a testament to the success of the program started by immigrants taking language classes at Vanier. Hampers are packed with fresh fruits and vegetables — including delicious red strawberries and green grapes as well as prepared meals close to the best before date — and not a tin of beans or a package of pasta in sight.

There’s even a lovely chocolate cake in a plastic dome ready to be served up for a family celebration.

“I just love this job,” Mirjani says of her volunteer work that allows the Iranian immigrant

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Olesea Oprea, a member of the Immigrant Link Centre Society, packs hampers at the former Vanier school with fresh fruits, vegetables and prepared food and meats from local grocery stores that would otherwise have been wasted because it has reached the best before date or has slight imperfections. She’s one of more than two dozen volunteers, including Reihaneh Mirjani and Igor Bjelac, who founded the society. to give back to her adopted country while also enabling her to work on her English language skills.

Igor Bjelac says the program is looking for a new location so it can distribute more food and also needs money to help

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There is no such thing as “ugly food” in Serbia where he comes from and the best before date is really the best taste date; it’s still good and should be eaten, he says.

“Imperfect food is still healthy, it’s providing more nutrients,” Bjelac says.

But by repurposing food that otherwise would be thrown away, the small program has grown to distribute annually 140,000 pounds of food, worth over $750,000.

Some of the stores contributing include Save-On-Foods, Thrifty Foods, Inno Bakery, JJ Bean and Shoppers Drug Mart while places getting the food include Coquitlam’s 3030 Gordon shelter, Suwa’lkh school, Aunt Leah’s Place and the Union Gospel Mission among others.

As well, more than 400 families taking English classes at LINC also get food through the program.

Bjelac would also like governments to make it mandatory for grocery stores to distribute left over produce and food to the needy instead of throwing it away.

But until then, he’s content to keep distributing what Canadian stores would otherwise toss into the compost or trash bin while also hoping for funds and a new home for the program so it can continue to grow.

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‘Trouble’ trilogy takes reader on a wild ride A GOOD READ

the story a bit, but allows the reader to view the conflict from three distinct perspectives.

Grant sticks close to the actual history and timelines of the war and keeps the military detail accurate. He doesn’t create an idealized version of the United States, either. The young women experience a steady dose of sexism and racism — Rainy is Jewish; Frangie is black — from their fellow soldiers.

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In Trouble Is a Friend of Mine, 16-year-old Zoe Webster has moved with her mom to River Heights, a small city in upstate New York. There she meets ‘Trouble’ in the form of black-suit-wearing, fast-talking Philip Digby. Obsessed with discovering what happened to his younger sister, who was kidnapped when he was seven, Digby has been conducting a slow-boil investigation into her disappearance. To assist him, he assembles a team of accomplices: Zoe, whom he has just met; his old friend Henry, the school quarterback; and Felix, an almost-13-year-old genius.

Under Digby’s guidance, the unlikely detectives head into the seediest corners of the community, including the office of a corrupt gynecologist

and a house full of cult-like gangsters. A good girl with her sights set on Princeton, Zoe gets arrested for vandalizing a security camera, assists Digby with everything from break-ins to data theft, begins punching people — turns out she’s good at it — and stabs a murderous thug in the eye with an EpiPen. Along the way, Zoe must wrestle with the knowledge that she’s risking her personal safety and academic future for the sake of a quest that may lead nowhere. Nothing drives this point home like the end of the book, when Zoe and Digby find themselves locked in the basement of a house rigged with plastic explosives.

With witty exchanges and more bad behaviour, Tromly avoids mid-trilogy-itis in the second book, Trouble Makes a Comeback. She then makes a perfect landing with Trouble Never Sleeps, in which you discover the ultimate fate of Digby’s sister.

Featuring less rapid-fire dialogue, but more dramatic weight, Front Lines imagines World War II if U.S. women had been recruited for front-

line service. Shifting between the viewpoints of three teenagers — Rio Richlin, Rainy Schulterman and Frangie Marr — the book explains their differing motivations in joining the military, then follows them through basic training to their initial deployment in North Africa.

Unsettled since her sister’s death on a naval ship, Rio wants to escape small town California. She and her friend Jenou think they may be given office jobs behind the front lines when they enlist, but instead become infantry grunts.

Quick-thinking and adept at languages, Rainy finds a home with military intelligence. She has promised to investigate the whereabouts of her Jewish relatives in Europe, who have stopped sending letters overseas. Brave and empathetic Frangie, meanwhile, becomes a nurse for a black artillery unit. She hopes to share her earnings with her family, which is struggling to make ends meet.

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The first book gives you a hint of where the series is heading, but the characters only experience combat towards the end. Silver Stars and Purple Hearts, the second and third books, deepen the stakes. The fighting intensifies for Rio and Jenou in southern and northern Europe, Rainy gets sent on a spy mission behind enemy lines, and Frangie keeps placing herself in harm’s way to help others, whether

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Check out these displays: hundreds of thousands of lights, decorations & more The Tri-City News is publishing a list of large light displays in the Tri-Cities for Christmas.

To add your home to the light list, send your name and address along with details of your display (how many lights, special displays, hours and days of operation plus any charities for which you’re collecting money or food), even a photo, to newsroom@tricitynews.com.

As well, when we publish the list, the online version of the story will include a map of display locations.

You can get alerts about the list by following us on Twitter @ TriCityNews and look for more information on our Facebook page.

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• 1417 Garibaldi Pl.: John and Trudy invite you to enjoy their homemade Christmas for the 34th year. More than 100 hand-painted display pieces on the house and in the yard. Two themes: traditional Christmas with manger scene, shepherds, wise men and angels; and contemporary Christmas with Santa, reindeer, toy trains, nutcrackers and singing snowmen — all lit up with more than 6,000 lights, which are on from 4:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. daily. If you enjoy the lights, consider an online donation to Share Family and Community Services (www. sharesociety.ca).

• 917 Merritt St.: Thousands of lights are synced up to Christmas music at this Coquitlam display.

• 927 Lillian St.: The Romas family has a pretty display of

thousands of twinkling lights, polar bears, penguins, Santa, shivering snowman, horse and carriage, trees, reindeer, snowflakes, presents and more.

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• 1314 Paula Pl.: Gabriel, 12, and his grandfather have been decorating the front of their townhouse for the past four years. Even though his grandpa is having knee replacement surgery, he took the time to help decorate once again. There are about 4,000 lights, illuminated icicles and arches, trees, candy canes and a blow-up Santa with reindeer.

The display is on daily from 5 to 10 p.m.

• 3313 Rae St.: Miracle on Rae Street is a magical experience of more than 200,000 lights synchronized to music, plus ground displays. A highlight is the 90-foot decorated tree. Open through Jan. 2, Sunday to Thursday, 5 to 10 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 5 to 11 p.m. Contributions to the Share food bank are gratefully accepted. (Note: As a courtesy to neighbours, please don’t block or turn around in driveways. Due to the high volume of traffic, you may want to park on Prairie Avenue and walk the few steps to view the display.)

• 1228 Oriole Pl.: Thousands of lights are set to 10 different songs on 48 channels. Lights are on from 530 to 10 p.m. nightly. Donations are accepted for the Royal Columbian Hospital NICU. • Astoria Retirement

Residence, 2245 Kelly Ave.: Christmas lights on the building programmed to music at 88.1 FM. • 752 Capital Crt.: This is the second year that this Citadel Heights home has offered up a Christmas display called Lights of Elegance. The lights are on from 5 to 10:30 p.m. and food bank donations are accepted.

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The display is open nightly from Dec. 15 to 23 between 6:30 and 9:15 p.m. This year’s Christmas festivities feature in New York, Chinatown, WhoVille, Mickey’s Toontown, Snoopy’s playground and Christmas in the City displays.

Come and feast your eyes on the miniature Christmas city bursting with activities. Animated snowboarders, skiers, skaters and dancers are all busy doing their thing in the village. The parade is marching down Main Street, choirs are singing and everyone is getting into the Christmas spirit.

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Things to consider before giving pets as Christmas gifts The blissful image of a young child or a significant other receiving a pet as a holiday gift compels many shoppers to give pets as gifts come Christmas time. But pets are unlike any other holiday gift, as pets are living things that require food, shelter and attention. Because pets are unlike video games, diamond pendants and other popular holiday gifts, shoppers must consider a host of factors before deciding whether or not to give pets as gifts this holiday season.

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Shoppers who plan to give a pet to someone they don’t live with, whether that person is a niece or nephew or a girlfriend or boyfriend, should first consider and/or confirm the recipients’ living situation. Landlords may forbid apartment dwellers from having pets, so it’s best to confirm with your loved one whether his or her lease allows pets before adopting or buying the animal. If you don’t want to spoil the surprise or you cannot confirm if a loved one’s living situation is pet-friendly, don’t adopt the animal.

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gies are twice as common as dog allergies, but gift givers who intend to give their loved ones a dog should still confirm if the recipient has a dog allergy before adopting or purchasing the animal. The AAFA also warns against looking for pets that are described as “hypoallergenic.”

While some people are more sensitive to certain breeds of cats and dogs than others, there is no guarantee that a particular breed of cat or dog will not cause an allergic reaction.

Timing

There are good times to give pets as gifts, while other times can be tough. Pets need time and routine to acclimate to their new environments, so avoid giving a new pet to a family about to embark on a lengthy holiday vacation.

Families staying home for the holidays and taking time off from school or work may be most capable of welcoming a furry new addition into their homes. If you want to give a loved one a pet for the holidays, delay giving the gift until things have returned to post-holiday normalcy.

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RELAX WITH CHRISTMAS MUSIC

• Choral Connections Community Choir annual seasonal concert, Canticles of Winter, 2 p.m., Terry Fox Theatre, PoCo. Tickets: www. brownpapertickets.com.

• Christmas and Candlelight will be held Thursday, Dec. 13, between 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. at King of Life Lutheran Church (1198 Falcon Dr., Coquitlam). The event is a peaceful retreat for the soul during the Christmas season, guided by instrumental music and candlelight, including solo piano, piano and cello. Admission is free.

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

Dr., Coquitlam. A peaceful retreat for the soul during the Christmas season, guided by instrumental music and candlelight. Solo piano, and cello and piano. Admission is free.

TUESDAY, DEC. 11 • Heritage Detectives, 10 a.m.-noon, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives (also Dec. 18). Join our resident historian Bryan Ness in a weekly exploration of different aspects of Port Coquitlam’s heritage and history.

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

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

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12 • Pacific Digital Photography Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school. Guests always welcome. Info: www.pdpc.ca.

THURSDAY, DEC. 13 • Christmas and Candlelight, 7:30 to 8:45 p.m., King of Life Lutheran Church, 1198 Falcon

THURSDAY, JAN 3.

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild, noon to 9 p.m., Canadian Royal Legion #263, 1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam.

TUESDAY, JAN. 8

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

• Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth in the TriCities who require skilled, caring foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. Info:

• Heritage Detectives, 10 a.m.-noon, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Join our resident historian Bryan Ness in a weekly exploration of different

call North Fraser Recruitment Team, 604-764-8098.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9 • Heritage Show and Tell, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Coquitlam Heritage Society at Mackin House, 1116 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam. Share the story behind your object or photograph at the museum. The information will become part of our Community Heritage Collection and could be displayed at an upcoming exhibit at Place des Arts. Refreshments will be served. No registration required.

NOTICES • Share Family and Community Services is running a walking club for people 65+ as part of its new Active Aging program; the group will meet every Thursday at 11 a.m. at Lafarge Lake near the entrance to Evergreen Cultural Centre.

People of all abilities are welcome and can walk at whatever pace is suitable. Additionally, if you are interested in leading this walking club, contact Share.

Info: Kelsey, 604-937-6992.

• Tri-City Transitions Society has launched Parallel Parenting: Co-Parenting Stronger, a program focused on reducing conflict between divorced parents by dramatically altering the way parents communicate between themselves in front of their children. The program includes a series of four two-hour workshops led by professional mediation/facilitators, trained in family dynamics. The target for the workshops is parents in continuing conflict. Info: Carol, 604-941-7111 or info@tricitytransitions.com.

Check out our online calendar The Tri-City News’ online calendar is packed full of local community events — and you can add yours, too. Go to the calendar directly at tricitynews.com/community/submit-an-event. Or go to tricitynews.com and scroll down, looking for the box you see above here on the right side of your web browser. As always, to add items to The TriCity News’ printed Community Calendar, email details to newsroom@tricitynews.com. To see all items currently in the online calendar, please visit tricitynews.com/community/events-calendar.

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• HEAR Branch of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association meets, 1-3 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam. HEAR is a support group dedicated to improving the communication skills and quality of life for the hearing impaired. Sessions include guest speakers and group discussions. All are welcome to attend the free sessions. Come to a meeting before purchasing a hearing aid for insight and consumer information. Info: Anna 604-939-0327.

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is for ART! Drop by Place des Arts to find something truly

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The CP Rail Holiday Train in Canada left Montreal on Nov. 25 travelling west through Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia for its final show of the tour in Port Coquitlam on Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 7:15 p.m. Prior, the musicians will play Port Moody at 5:45 p.m.

Sam Roberts Band, Kelly Prescott, Tracey Brown and Tyson Venegas, a Port Moody student, roll into Port Moody (back of the Port Moody recreation complex at 300 Ioco Rd.) at 5:20 p.m. — with a 5:45 p.m. performance for 30 minutes — before heading east to the Port Coquitlam West Coast Express station (2125 Kingsway Ave.) at 7 p.m. for their last stop on the national tour, with a 7:15 p.m. show.

Bring non-perishable goods to fill the Share Family and Community Services food bank shelves, or a new unwrapped toy for its annual toy drive.

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For the past 18 years, Canadian country musician Tracey Brown and her husband Randall Prescott have produced musical shows on the Canadian Pacific (CP) Rail Holiday Train.

Their company, Rip Roar Music, led by Prescott — a Grammy-nominated recording engineer — has brought aboard a variety of acts for the national train trip, with the aim to draw out visitors (and donations for local food banks) at each of their 80-plus stops.

In recent years, they’ve welcomed several Juno award winners: the Odds — headed up by Port Moody native Craig Northey — country crooners Dallas Smith and Terri Clark, Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea and Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo.

And they’ve also programmed entertainment on the CP Rail

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Country singer-songwriter Kelly Prescott of Ottawa and her mom, Tracey Brown, return for performances on the CP Rail Holiday.

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and thousands of pounds of non-perishables are collected each year.

“I’ve known a lot of people who have had to rely on food banks,” Prescott said. “It’s not their fault that they’ve fallen on hard times…. It’s really great to hear all the food bank reps come out at each community and talk about how this [fundraiser] fills some of their pantries for six months. Plus the money that CP donates, it goes a long way for them.”

The train tour can be beneficial as well for the entertainers.

Last year, Prescott said she “hit it off” with Clark and the pair wrote a tune, Sister Christmas, with Rip Roar Music producing (CP Rail included it on its Holiday Train playlist: cpr.ca/ holiday-train/20-years).

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And, as the headliner, the company recruited the Sam Roberts Band — a Canadian rock powerhouse known for such songs as Brother Down, We’re All In This Together, Them Kids, Detroit ’67, Where Have All the Good People Gone? and Don’t Walk Away Eileen.

Their four-piece band, which started the U.S. train leg in Quebec with JoJo Mason on Nov. 25 and finished in Windsor on Nov. 30 before handing it to The Trews and Willy Porter, have their first gig tomorrow (Thursday) with Prescott and Brown in Cochrane, Alta.

For the final portion, the Sam Roberts Band, Prescott and Brown will play 21 gigs.

Prescott told The Tri-City News last week from Moose Jaw it’s a gruelling schedule, performing up to seven times a day in the cold — and sometimes, wet — weather.

“It can be really tough and exhausting — and there’s been times when your face freezes — but we have fun, too,” Prescott said. “It’s work but it’s for such a worthy cause.”

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Van Django is back in Coquitlam next week to shake off the winter blues with their annual Cool Yule concert.

The quartet — made up of guitarist Budge Schachte, violinist Cameron Wilson, guitarist/cellist Finn Manniche and bassist Brent Gubbels — will return to the Evergreen Cultural Centre with the same two guest musicians it has paired up with for past Christmas shows: harmonica virtuoso Keith Bennett and vocalist L.J. Mounteney.

Schachte said the gypsy jazz band got to know Bennett years ago when “we had him sit in with us and he sounded great with our stuff.”

And when the band’s regular singer became unavailable, Bennett introduced the members to Mounteney.

“She’s fun and bubbly and likes talking to the crowd.

She’s been the perfect fit,” Schachte said.

This past summer, they cut a Christmas CD — of which some of the songs from the album will be played next week for shows at the Rogue Folk Club in Vancouver and at the Evergreen.

Among the tunes on their setlist are: Skating, It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, Sleigh Ride, ‘Zat You Santa Claus and In the Bleak Midwinter — the latter

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Van Django is an acoustic string ensemble made up violinist Cameron Wilson, guitarist Budge Schachte, guitarist/cellist Finn Manniche and bassist Brent Gubbels. in a Celtic style.

Schachte, who now lives on the Sunshine Coast, said they’ll also spice up Let It Snow as a slow Argentine tango.

Though Van Django’s sound is unique, Schachte said their audience’s tastes are diverse. “We’re pretty accessible for people: We have jazz lovers and general music lovers. It’s very entertaining

for everyone.”

• Tickets for Cool Yule: A Swingin’ Christmas Show on Dec. 16 are available by calling the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) at 604-927-6555 or visiting evergreenculturalcentre.ca. The event, which is part of Evergreen’s TD Music Series, starts at 7:30 p.m. jcleugh@tricitynews.com @jcleughTC

A Gleneagle secondary student will have her chance to sing at Carnegie Hall in the new HiRA lAlANi year.

Soprano Hira Lalani will join the Honors Women’s Choir in the 2019 High School Performance Honors Program, hosted by WoldStrides in New York City in February.

The 17-year-old teen, who is coached by Gleneagle band and choir conductor Edward Trovato and privately at Tom Lee Music by Jessica Zraly, was one of 80,000 entrants from around the world to be accepted into the international music program.

“This is a huge opportunity and I am beyond excited,” Lalani told The Tri-City News.

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Coast Salish art images are now wrapped on 11 utility boxes at the Riverview Hospital grounds in Coquitlam.

The project is between Kwikwetlem First Nation Enterprises LP (KFNE) and BC Housing, which manages the 244-acre site off Lougheed Highway.

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Fred Hulbert Jr. and Austin Joe with a utility box art work at Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam.

KFNE recently placed 25 kilometres of electrical wiring at Riverview — a property the band is currently claiming under a land dispute with the provincial government and Metro Vancouver.

Riverview is known to the First Nations band as Semiqwe?ele, Place of the Great Blue Heron; other Coast Salish artwork is also being added to the grounds.

Created by Fred Hulbert Jr. and Austin Joe during a youth summer work program, the final utility box art designs were chosen by KFN youth.

“We believe that it is important for KFN youth to understand that the projects KFNE

is managing and the art being displayed provides a sense of connectivity to the ancestral territory and cultural pride to share the art with the surrounding community,” said Andrea Aleck, KFNE chief officer of special projects in a news release.

Added KFN Chief Ron Giesbrecht, “We’re very proud that some of our projects at the Riverview Lands will include Coast Salish art. We feel strongly that it is important for visitors to the to understand that our ancestors once lived on those lands and how important the site is in our history.” jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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“Because you’re living in a tiny little place, it brings you together,” Prescott said.

As for Brown, she’s hoping to bring some relief for her daughter as the B.C. portion can be a grind after three-anda-half weeks of riding the rails.

They’ll be opening with a few country Christmas carols before the Sam Roberts Band appears. Brown said Roberts played at least half of his U.S. sets with crowd-pleasing, upbeat Christmas tunes.

As for their last show in PoCo, Brown said it can get quite emotional for the performers.

“It’s just VeNeGAS always so special,” she said. “We look at each other and say, ‘It can’t be over already!’ We have a wrap party with the staff and the next day, we’re back at home.”

Brown added, “We tell the musicians, ‘You’re never going to have a tour like this.’ They

get to travel by train and not have to worry about lugging their equipment from one city to another. At the end of the day, we sit around and sing songs to each other and hang out. And it’s kind of a magical thing, too, to see the country in this very special way.”

• Also appearing for the Port Moody and Port Coquitlam stops is Port Moody resident Tyson Venegas, 13, who this past spring, was a featured performer on NBC’s Little Big Shots. jcleugh@tricitynews.com jcleughTC

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A ‘Gift’ for TC dancers Students with the Tri-City Dance Centre will perform alongside Ballet Victoria professionals next week for three sold-out shows of The Gift.

The youth and teens — under the leadership of Shannon Stewardson — will show their talents in The Nutcracker-inspired ballet with principal Andrea Robyn Bayne and Luke Thomson, at the Evergreen Cultural Centre on Dec. 18, 19 and 20.

The company’s executive and artistic director Paul Destrooper, who is also a dancer, told The Tri-City News that Ballet Victoria is including young local dancers as they tour Revelstoke, Coquitlam, Chilliwack and Victoria this month (in the provincial capital, they’ll also have the Victoria Symphony in the pit to play Tchaikovsky’s most famous score).

In Coquitlam, it’ll be the first time Ballet Victoria has graced the Evergreen stage.

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Destrooper said. “They are central to the story… with the lead, Clara, always a student.”

But it’ll be a tight schedule for the young dancers as they’ll only have one rehearsal with the pros.

No matter, Destrooper said.

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Port Moody’s Julie Johnson is in Europe training and competing ahead of her debut on bobsledding’s World Cup circuit in the new year. She started her season with gold and silver medals in the first North American Cup races at Whistler in November.

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Julie Johnson is getting ready for her bobsleigh debut on the World Cup circuit with gold and silver medals already in her pocket.

The Port Moody bobsledder is in Europe, learning new tracks and getting faster.

She’ll be competing at the second-tier Europe Cup race in Konigssee, Germany this weekend.

If all goes well, Johnson will race her first World Cup event at the same Deutsche Post Eisearena track in early January, after a break over the holidays.

Johnson, who’s been honing her skills as a bobsleigh pilot on the North America and Europe Cup circuits the past two seasons, got this season off to a quick start when she finished first and second at the first international races held recently at the Whistler Sliding Centre.

Johnson piloted her sled with new brakeman Cynthia Serwaah to a gold in the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation’s first North American Cup then followed that up the next day with a silver. The event attracted more than 100 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes from 25 countries, including defending men’s Olympic champion Justin Kripps.

In fact, Johnson’s gold medal performance bested world champion and Olympic medallist Elana Meyers Taylor

by .2 seconds. She also set several personal bests.

Johnson said it took awhile for the enormity of her accomplishment to sink in.

“I honestly wasn’t even thinking about my competition,” she said. “But hearing the Canadian national anthem surrounded by some of the top athletes in the sport is something I won’t forget.”

It was also an exciting start to the gruelling four-year cycle to the next Winter Olympics in 2022 that will be held in Beijing, China.

Johnson, who took up the sport after a 40-second tourist run down part of the track at Whistler, said she’s on target to get there.

“I want to soak in the entire experience so that in the upcoming seasons I can move up the ranks and ready and confident for the Winter Olympics,”

she said.

That climb begins in Germany, where Johnson has been learning some new tracks alongside Canada’s top sledders. She’ll be competing on the World Cup circuit to the end of the season, which culminates with the world championships at Whistler in March.

After Johnson and her then brakeman Kori Hol finished ninth at the world junior championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, she embarked upon a busy off-season that included rigorous sport-specific training at the Fortius Centre in Burnaby.

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“Each season I do teaches me something new,” she said.

One of those rolls was a decision by Johnson’s coach, Todd Hayes, to partner her with a new brakeman as Hol moved on to pilot her own sled.

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The Coquitlam Express went into Tuesday’s game against the West Kelowna Warriors (after The Tri-City News’ print deadline) with four points of breathing space over the Langley Rivermen in the battle for third place in the BC Hockey’s League’s Mainland Division.

Both teams split their weekend games.

The Express bounced back from a 4-1 loss to the visiting Trail Smoke Eaters last Friday, by beating the Surrey Eagles, 8-4, Saturday at the South Surrey Arena.

Coquitlam spotted their hosts a 3-1 lead in the first period, then scored seven straight goals.

Christian Sanda opened the scoring 2:10 into the game with the Express on the power play. But the Eagles replied with three goals of their own to take a twogoal lead before Dallas Farrell halved it with a goal before the end of the first frame.

From there on, the game was all Express.

Connor Gregga, Joshua Wildauer and Dante Ballarin all scored in the second period. Ballarin’s goal was his first, in his first BCHL game.

The onslaught of goals, that all occurred in the first half of the second period, chased Surrey’s starting goalie, Cayden Bailey from the net. He allowed five goals in 21 shots.

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Wildauer — each with their second goals of the game — and Logan Kurki put the Express up 8-3 before the third period was half over.

Surrey’s Brandon Santa Juana rounded out the scoring with a powerplay goal with less than five minutes left in the game.

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Tambellini, scored just 1:21 into the game.

Trail scored two more in the second period and another in the third before Hunter Alden’s marker made it 4-1.

After the game against the Warriors, the Express return home for a pair of games this weekend, against Chilliwack on Friday at 7 p.m., and Powell River on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m.

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Friday, the only visit to Coquitlam by the Smoke Eaters this season was punctuated by several dust-ups in the third period that resulted in game misconducts for three players, a gross misconduct for Trail’s Michael Hodge, and a number of 10-minute misconducts.

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* Total units registered sold November 26-December 2 ** Median sale price of units registered sold November 26-December 2 *** Highest price of all units registered sold November 26-December 2 † Listings as of December 10 †† Median days of active listings as of December 10 All sold and listings information as of December 10

YALETOWN

560-2608 Granville Street

1399 Homer Street

604-263-1144

604-689-8226

$799,000

$403,999

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CORA TOWERS PENTHOUSE

Luxurious and bright 1328-SqFt corner penthouse with stunning sunsets. The home features 2 large bedrooms and an office, extra-high ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, laminate flooring, an open-concept kitchen, and more than 500 SqFt of patio space, perfect for entertaining.

2103 555 DELESTRE AVENUE

EMINA DERVISEVIC 604-230-3585

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NE

GREAT CONDITION SUPERB LOCATION

Located in the heart of Coquitlam, close to the SkyTrain, Lafarge Lake, rec centre and shopping. This 714 sq.ft., 1 bed, 1 bath is in great condition with recent updates and is located on the quiet side of the building. Hurry, this unit won't last!

#209-2960 PRINCESS CRESCENT

BROOKE ALEXANDER 604-813-1044 Personal Real Estate Corpora�on

$2,379,900

1630 East Road, Anmore

$560,900 $1,349,000

SOUTH GRANVILLE

$8,800,000

4-acre estate in Anmore with views from Mt. Seymour to Tsawwassen and beyond. Featuring two homes, stainless appliances, granite, hardwood, wood-burning fireplaces and hot tubs. Explore the development opportuni�es of this semi-rural gem. Close to all ameni�es. By appointment only.

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eastern Fraser Valley increased by more than 20 per cent.

Overall, condos around B.C. typically increased in value by 10 to 20 per cent across most areas.

B.C. Assessment said of its 2018 property values, “Additional price moderation has been seen later in the year, particularly in Metro Vancouver. However, to make sure property assessments are fair, they are all calculated based on the same date of July 1 every year.”

Ireland added, “When properties similar to your property are sold around July 1, those sales prices are used to calculate your assessed value. Our job is to make sure your assessment is fair and accurate as compared to your neighbours.”

All B.C. property owners will receive their annual property assessment notices in early January 2019.

Jim Korchinski

4-Acre Estate - 2 Homes Ocean & Mountain Views

HOME SALES*

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$449,500

ICE R P

BRAND NEW COQUITLAM HOME Experience the ultimate luxury in this beautifully designed home. Top quality finishing, this Grande home welcomes its guests w/an striking family room - LG windows allowing natural light from the yard.

Office, gourmet & wok kitchen + more on the main level. Media room & legal suite in the basement.

723 POIRIER STREET CLARENCE LOWE Personal Real Estate Corpora�on 778-883-0596 SYLVIA ZIMMER 604-376-8194

OPEN SUN 11AM�1PM

106-3075 PRIMROSE LANE

Cozy two-bedroom/one bath home with a large south-facing pa�o. Corner unit with natural light streaming through so many windows – including kitchen windows!! Open concept living room and dining area, with a fire place. Welcome to Lake side Terrace! Indoor pool, steam room, exercise area, hot tub, clubhouse and guest suite. Five minute walk to shopping, schools, and Evergreen Line.

ESTHER 604-351-2544

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BASEMENT SUITE - PERFECT FOR THE INLAWS - Either 1 or 2 bedrooms for the suite - Spacious great room plan - 9' ceilings - Level access to rear yard from main floor kitchen - 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms including 2 ensuites - Neighbourhood of fine homes - only 4 years old

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss Rezoning and Development Permit applications to build 37 family-sized townhomes with a common outdoor amenity at the heart of the site, including both surface and underground parking.

We look forward to hearing your feedback on our proposal.

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RALEIGH ST.

Marten Felgnar 604-250-4175 mfelgnar@shaw.ca

12040 240TH ST MAPLE RIDGE

$5,250,000

SUBJECT PROPERTY

3427 - 3463 RALEIGH ST

In-Floor RADIANT H/W HEAT on both levels, City Water!

$1,288,800!!

GAIL AVE.

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MISSION – CAPE COD SPLENDOUR ON PARK-LIKE 1.21 ACRES

LANCASTER ST.

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Rob Johnson 604.880.2944

KITCHENER AVE.

$998,000

MLS# R2324272

Mosaic Homes is hosting a meeting to review plans for a new townhome community in the Woodlands neighbourhood of Port Coquitlam.

ED

604-942-7211

PRELIMINARY PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION

Fabulous Opportunity! Great location Dewdney Trunk and 240th Street. Finishing up 4th reading to rezone to CS2. Proposed Strip mall, ground level retail with daycare (15027sf) and 2nd level office with 2 residential units (8905sf), 64 parking stalls.

In a growing residential area, adjacent to PetroCanada gas bar and located across from Save-onfoods, Starbucks, McDonald's, Great Clips and Surp Rai Subway.

604-763-5263

MEETING DETAILS

Date: Wednesday, December 12th, 2018 Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm Venue: Maple Creek Middle School 3700 Hastings Street Port Coquitlam, BC Please note, this is not a public hearing.

Council will formally consider the proposal at a future date.

MLS# C8020321 surpsrai@gmail.com

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After a private service, Denice will be laid to rest at Valley View Cemetery.

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WILLIAMS, Dennis M. January 21, 1953 − November 27, 2018 Affectionately known as Dude or Big D has left the stage. His "big" heart could not carry him any longer. Passed at his second home in Banff, AB. Loved and forever missed by his many, many friends and relatives. The only child of his beloved Michael and Mary.

Celebrations in Banff, AB on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at the Legion and the Coquitlam Legion on Ridgeway Avenue on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 2 pm.

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By Virtue of the Abandoned Vehicle Act, Jem Grip Auto and Tire, BC will sell the fol− lowing vehicle: Green 2001 KIA Sephia Vin # KNAF− B121X15016806. Abandoned June 10, 2018. There is presently an outstanding bill of 1235.24 for storage, seizure, and sale. Notice is hereby given that on December 28, 2018, or thereafter the said vehicle will be sold.

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