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Nicki Forster — with a friend — sticks her toe into Burrard Inlet at the boat launch at Rocky Point Park to test the temperature of the water. She’s the organizer of the annual Penguin Plunge that takes place at the boat launch Jan. 1 at 1 p.m. The event, which is a fundraiser for the Pleasantside Community Association to pay for programs at Old Orchard Hall, will also feature a bonfire, warm drinks and sweet treats. Registration opens at 11:30 a.m. and is $5 per person or $10 for a family of four.
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A clinic that provides support and prescriptions for people suffering from opioid addiction who are seeking recovery is open in Port Moody. The clinic, located in Fraser Health offices at 220 Brew St., has been operating for a number of weeks and is a critical step in dealing with the region’s opioid overdose crisis, officials say. Dr. Sharon Vipler, Fraser Health’s division lead for addictions medicine, said the clinic is open daily during the week and appointments or doctors’ referrals are not needed to get help. see ‘AIM IS TO BE’, page 16
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A lot has changed in the newspaper industry. One of the biggest changes has been the demise of dedicated photographers whose daily duty it is to document their community with images. Such a job description is now regarded as a fiscal luxury in the challenging business climate for paper-andink media. Now, everyone in a newsroom has to be able to do a bit of everything. But the hunger for images is greater than ever — heck, we can’t even post our stories to the web without an image because, in this Instagram era, that’s what catches people’s eye and may get them to click through. On the pages that follow you’ll see some of my favourite photos from the past year, as well as a bit of commentary on what it took to get them. Clockwise from top left: I had a special connection to this story about an old printing press being kept in working order by Markus Fahrner, of the Port Moody Station Museum, as years ago I’d done a story about the press’ previous owner who died in 2010. Top right, it’s always nice to shine a bit of a spotlight on people whose contribution to community life isn’t measured Please by votes or medals or public accolades, like retiring grocer Robert Peng. It’s tough shooting in a dark hallway ofthis a building where the electricity has been shut off, but after one run-through with recycle the crews, I knew where to put a remote flash for the next crew to create a dramatic photo of a firefighternewspaper. training exercise. Patience pays off at the Port Moody public works open house. Right, a person doing Tai-Chi is framed by fall foliage in Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park. Above, the Rolla Skate Club’s truck in which they transport equipment for pop-up roller rinks is certainly eye-catching.
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For a story promoting a team bouldering competition at a climbing gym in Coquitlam, I asked if a couple of the organizers, Andrew Wilson and Drew Lata, could demonstrate how exactly an individual pursuit like climbing can become a team activity. They did the rest with a sense of fun that is a characteristic of their event. The natural light from a skylight above has been supplemented by a remote flash hidden behind the foreground wall to help the climbers pop from the background.
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Clockwise from above: It’s not often you get an assignment to cover the visit of a mummified hand that was once attached to St. Francis Xavier and is now considered by the Catholic church to be a holy relic. So I asked the organizers if it would be okay for me to get behind the scenes and I was amused to discver the attendant’s job is very much like that guy we say waiting in the bowels of an arena with the Stanley Cup before he carries it out to be presented to the victorious team. When presented with a completely empty room painted beige, it helps to have a subject who’s willing to play along with my ideas. How could anyone not love the idea of local police officers stopping by kids’ lemonade stands in the summer for a refreshing beverage?
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This photo was never actually published in the newspaper although it did serve as the banner on our Facebook page for a brief spell. After consecutive fall mornings driving into this sunrise over the Fraser River, I finally decided to pull over and get a photo. Good thing I did; it was cloudy and raining the next day.
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Clockwise from above: It’s always a good day when you get to meet and photograph a lovely, spry senior, especially when she’s Canada’s oldest active blood donor. This was just a routine photo to promote Hello PoMo, until a passerby started serenading us. The mudflats are a unique feature of Port Moody’s geography, but they’re also dangerous, and very smelly. Veteran barbers are full of tall tales, especially when they’ve been at it for 50 years. When it’s hot and you need a photo, you go to where people, and animals like to cool off.
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What says spring in Port Moody more than umbrellas and the cherry blossoms outside city hall? I grabbed this photo as I was there on another matter, just in case the editor needed to fill a hole.
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his year is ending on a positive note with news that fraser Health is providing more addiction services in the Tri-Cities. Recently, an opioid agonist therapy (oaT) clinic opened in Port Moody, providing prescription methadone and suboxone to people wanting to end the cycle of opioid addiction (see story, front page). for many, it might come as a surprise that the Tri-Cities needs such a clinic. after all, addiction is not something suburbanites talk about much, even though it happens to our closest friends and family with sometimes devastating consequences. With opioid overdoses reaching crisis proportions in DELIVERY 604-472-3040 NEWSROOM 604-472-3030 DISPLAY ADS 604-472-3020 cLASSIfIED ADS 604-444-3056 n
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which will provide people with alternatives and help them overcome addiction. More importantly, spreading the word about this service will hopefully end the stigma against addiction and encourage more people to seek help. obviously, much more needs to be done; there need to be more detox services, more regulation of private service providers, more mental health beds for adults and youth, to name a few. but ensuring that there are services for people who want to help themselves is critical. It means there is hope, and as 2018 moves into 2019, hope is what we all most desperately need.
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Traffic safety program that ‘Disappointed’ involves kids works well over Flinn vote The Editor, In response to the online comment by Tri-City News reader David Ward (published in print last week) demanding crossing guards provided in front of elementary schools, I would like to draw the paper’s attention to the BCAA traffic safety program for schools, which has existed since the 1950s. The program relies on teams of three students guarding a crosswalk together after a wellthought-out method designed to keep both the pedestrians and the junior crossing guards themselves safe. BCAA supports the system with highvisibility vests and other tools provided to participating schools for free, and sends out handbooks, whistles and training material for the so-called traffic patrols. I was responsible for traffic safety at Walton elementary school five years ago and was able to implement the program at the school. Initially, both
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In response to an online comment, the letter writer points out that BCAA has an effective safety program for schools. parents and teachers were skeptical about feasibility and safety but it is still running and has become a great success. Participating in the traffic patrol teams is limited to Grade 5 students, who throng
to sign up — they feel it is very cool to wear a yellow vest, get to blow whistles at adult drivers and signal with their handheld stop signs — and the teams are committed to their task. Educators and parents are
pleased, both with the effect on the through-traffic at the crosswalk across Walton Avenue, and the educational impact on the young patrol members, who take on responsibility in a real-life setting, in charge of others’ safety for the first time in their lives. We have also discovered that drivers are much more likely to slow down for and respect children decked out in highvis vests than when adults are doing the same thing. Paying for unionized crossing guards is not going to happen and parent volunteers are blocked from taking their jobs but the students are allowed to engage in community-oriented projects at their school. If other schools want information about how this program works, I suggest they contact the Walton parent advisory council (of which I am no longer a member) at waltonpac@gmail.com. Stefanie Putzhammer, Coquitlam
The Editor, Re. “PoMo council cuts road ROW in Bert Flinn” (The Tri-City News, Nov. 30) and “Fear & politics” (Opinion, Nov. 30). I am disappointed and angry that Port Moody council voted to remove a right-of-way though Bert Flinn Park that gave options for the people of Port Moody. Council put more importance on their agenda than the taxpayers who have to live with the congestion and safety issues on Ioco Road. This issue should have been dealt with as a package in conjunction with the official community
plan, not as a separate issue with the motion to remove an option that did not have to be passed while giving lip service to the needs of other taxpayers in the community. I am a resident of Ioco Road and we were promised there would be no more traffic added to the road. This council has snuck their agenda through without dealing with the rest of the issues that are connected with the rightof-way and having a final plan on dealing with traffic and safety on Ioco. We need action now, not another study by staff. Ken Herbert, Port Moody
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Film biz made a splash in Coquitlam this year Diane StranDberg The Tri-CiTy News
Elf may be one of the more enjoyable holiday flicks to feature locations shot in Coquitlam, but it’s not the only one as the city wraps up another year as a host for B.C.’s burgeoning film industry. The 2003 production features Will Ferrell as an oversized elf searching for his dad, and one of the more memorable scenes, when he turns Gimbels’ toy department into a holiday wonderland, was shot at the former Riverview Hospital — not the Big Apple. “It happens more often then you think, that they’ll be filming a TV series, or a movie and it’s been shot in Coquitlam,” said David Munro, manager of economic development for the city of Coquitlam. Thanks to a low Canadian dollar and the Lower Mainland’s growing reputation in the film industry, more large productions are filming in the area, with Coquitlam drawing some big pictures and notable Hollywood luminaries. For example, 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool 2, starring Ryan Reynolds, had some scenes shot at Riverview; Richard Says Goodbye, star-
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It provided jobs to 1,931 people in the city, with the film industry accounting for a payroll of more than $47 million. Riverview continues to be a popular location, and according to an earlier Tri-City News story, can have as many as five companies on site per day. BC Housing stated at the time that Riverview is fully booked into 2019. But Munro said the city is trying to get location scouts interested in other areas in addition to Riverview, and has been successful, with films now being shot in parks such as Mundy Park or upper Coquitlam River Park, among other locations. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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Randy Webster 2019 Chair
The Chamber recognized the ever-changing faces of business and entrepreneur leadership in our community. The Tri-Cities Young Professionals program (TCYP) and the Women in Business Committee (WiB) were developed in 2018 to engage and grow segmented demographics in the Tri-Cities. The TCYP is comprised of over 100 members and features a calendar of events that are highly relevant to those members. They held a Soirée in the fall to celebrate a very successful inaugural year.
Our Women in Business committee built on the successes from past years. They host a number of events that are focused on the issues that are uniquely connected to women in business. Of course, our signature “Women in Business” event is timed with International Women’s Day in March. Our goal is to increase male attendance to drive awareness and action for women leadership development throughout the Tri-Cities. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the hard work of our Policy Committee and Policy Resource, Alex King this past year. The change in our Provincial government in 2017 culminated with a number of tax and regulatory changes directly affected business…and we heard you loud and clear. The Chamber participated in a number of policy activities such as taking positions on minimum wage, the Employer Health Tax, assessment issues for the members along the Austin Heights corridor, homelessness and
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Last chance to check out the holiday lights The Tri-City News is publishing a list of large light displays in the Tri-Cities for Christmas. 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). • 1422 Smith Ave.: More than 15,000 lights are up at this Coquitlam home with the displays set to music. There are nine different sequences that are played in a different order every night with each show restarting every 30 minutes between 5 and 9 p.m.
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Santa is waving from the window again this year at 3376 Creston Close in Coquitlam. The lights are on from 5 to 10 p.m. until Jan. 1. • 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. Open daily through Jan. 1 from 4:30 to 10:30 p.m. • 1440 Cambridge Dr.:
More than 20,000 lights, a nativity display, Santa Clause with eight reindeer, Santa’s workshop, a gondola, electric train, singing Christmas tree, gingerbread house and hot air balloon. Collecting money for B.C. Children’s Hospital. • 2988 Forestridge Pl.: The Bilesky home is decorated and ready for visitors. the display features Santa’s sleigh and Rudolph on the rooftop, while Santa himself waves from the
chimney. Bring your letter to Santa and drop it off in his mailbox. The lights are on from 6 to 10 p.m. Donations are greatly appreciated for Variety’s Children’s Charity. • 3376 Creston Close: Snowman land is even more festive this year with the addition of a snowman Christmas tree. Come see what thousands of LED lights can look like during this Christmas season. Lights are on from 5 to 10 p.m.
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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 5:30 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. newsroom@tricitynews.com @TriCityNews
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A new six-storey mixed-use development proposed for St. Johns Street just east of the Shopper’s Drug Mart will come with a controlled intersection between Moray Street and Ioco Road. The development, by Porte Development Corp., would be comprised of 112 one-, two- and three-bedroom units atop almost 1,400 sq. metres of commercial space on the ground floor. The project would replace a tire shop and auto dealership that currently occupy the site, which would have to be rezoned. At a presentation to Port Moody’s community advisory planning committee last Tuesday, senior planner Doug Allen said a controlled intersection at Golden Spike Way has been identified by the city’s master transportation plan. He said it would be crucial to allow residents in the proposed new development to enter and exit its parkade entrance, which would be located across St. John’s Street from Golden Spike Way. He also suggested the developer could pay for all or part of the cost of the intersection. Craig Marcyniuk, Porte’s de-
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THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: DEC. 28-jAN. 1
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f you’re out for New Year’s Eve, catch a ride with volunteers from Operation Red Nose Tri-Cities, who will be on-call from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Dec. 31. Phone 778-866-NOSE.
Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) from 8 p.m. (for a one-hour dance class) to 2 a.m. Early-bird tickets at $20 are available before Dec. 30 via hotsalsadancezone.com.
Friday, Dec. 28
CHAMBER MUSIC
Coquitlam violist Reg Quiring hosts his 11th annual QuiRing in the New Year at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) with guests Rita Costanzi (harp), Mark Takeshi McGregor (flute) and Lucia Hyunsil Roh (violin). The recital, which starts at 8 p.m. and includes a sparking wine reception afterward, will feature compositions from the Renaissance era, Beethoven, Saint-Saens and Debussy. For tickets at $42/$38/$15, call the box office at 604-9276555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
‘80S ROCKERS
Rock and Roll Hame of Famers Cheap Trick take to the Molson Canadian Theatre stage at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver (2080 United Blvd., Coquitlam) for a show to perform such hits as I Want You to Want Me and Surrender. Visit hardrockcasinovancouver.com.
LIGHTS AT LAFARGE
Tour the biggest free outdoor light display in Metro Vancouver and take part in the city of Coquitlam activities this weekend. From 6 to 8 p.m. tonight, throw a lighted frisbee, play badminton or balance on walking poles at Light Up the Night Sports. On Dec. 29, there’s a scavenger hunt around the lake for a chance to win prizes and, on Dec. 30, a special event for new year’s. Meet at the TD Community Plaza (east side of the lake at Coquitlam Town Centre Park, 1299 Pinetree Way). Visit coquitlam.ca/parkspark.
Saturday, Dec. 29 LIVE MUSIC
Antoinette Libelt and Cover2Cover play the Unlisted Lounge and Asylum Sound Stage at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver (2080 United Blvd., Coquitlam) at 9:30 p.m. Visit hardrockcasinovancouver.com.
Sunday, Dec. 30 HOCKEY NIGHT
Slip on your Coquitlam Express jersey to support the home team as they battle the Langley club at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam) at 3 p.m. in their last game of 2018. Visit coquitlamexpress.ca.
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Take a leap into the frigid waters off the Rocky Point Park boat ramp, in Port Moody, on Jan. 1 for the annual Penguin Plunge. Hot cocoa and treats will be for sale at the park (2800-block of Murray St.). brate it early with the cast and crew of the Giggle Dam, which has its Australian New Year’s Eve show tonight with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at $75 include a feast, champagne and party favours. Or see their Icons of the Airwaves “time warp” performance on Dec. 31, with tickets at $125. Visit giggledam.com.
Monday, Dec. 31 SKATE IN 2019
Take the family to the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.) for a special New Year’s Eve skate and ice games, from noon to 3 p.m. Entry is $3.50 per person and hot cocoa will be served. Visit portmoody.ca. Meanwhile, at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam), there are two rounds for the NYE skate: 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., and 1 to 3 p.m. Visit coquitlam.ca. And Port Coquitlam also has a public skate from 12:30 to 2 p.m. — and again at 2:15 to 3:45 p.m. — at the recreation complex
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(2150 Wilson Ave.). Visit portcoquitlam.ca.
SWIM GAMES
Enjoy a swim at the City Centre Aquatic Complex (1210 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) where the city hosts a New Year’s Eve game day with leaders. Participants have a chance to win prizes from 1 to 3 p.m. Visit coquitlam.ca.
LIVE FROM SYDNEY
The “King of Waltz” maestro André Rieu records a New Year’s Eve concert from Town Hall in Sydney, Australia, that will be live streamed around the world — including at SilverCity Coquitlam (170 Schoolhouse St.) at 4 p.m. Visit cineplex.com.
MERENGUE, BACHATA
It’ll be a long night so why not make the most of it by dancing 2018 away with the Hot Salsa Dance Zone, which has its annual New Year’s Eve party in the rehearsal hall of the Evergreen
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE
Ring in the new year with the Moon Coin Band, playing cover tunes of ABBA, Elton John and more. Its ABRA Cadabra act — which includes Coquitlam drummer Toshi Takahashi — has toured the world for the past 15 years. The show starts at 9 p.m.; a buffet dinner is available at 7 p.m. Visit hardrockcasinovancouver.com.
Tuesday, Jan. 1 SENIORS TIME
The Club, a social space for people aged 50 and up, will host a game of Crocinole from 10 a.m. to noon at the centre (101 Noons Creek Dr., Port Moody). And, from 1 to 3 p.m., volunteers will show you how to knit. Visit theclubportmoody.com.
BE A PENGUIN
Brave the cold and sport a fun costume to wash away 2018, in the annual Penguin Plunge at the Rocky Point Park boat launch (2800-block of Murray Street, Port Moody). The event typically sees more than 100 swimmers taking to the Burrard Inlet waters. Registration starts at 11:30 a.m. with the official dip at 1 p.m. Entry is $10 for a family of four, or $5 per person, with proceeds supporting programs at Old Orchard Hall. Visit portmoody.ca. Please email listings to jcleugh@tricitynews.com.
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LITERACY & LIBRARIES
Fictional clans put ‘fun’ in dysfunction A GOOD READ HEATHER HADLEY
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t’s the time of year when the opportunity for family festivities can leave you wondering if everyone’s kin is crazy or if it’s just yours. Rest assured, you’re not alone. The following adult fiction books explore an assortment of family dynamics, antics and drama that might just give you a bit of comfort in knowing that everybody’s family is a little dysfunctional. Shaker Heights is an outwardly perfect town, with perfect houses filled with perfect families. When Mia and her daughter Pearl arrive in Shaker Heights, Mia promises that they will stay put, even after she completes her latest photography project. While Mia’s enigmatic ways do not exactly mesh with the conventional views of the town, Pearl settles in and becomes close with the seemingly idyllic Richardson family. After a contested adoption shakes up the town, and Mia and Mrs. Richardson become embroiled in it, it becomes clear that there are no flawless families. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng poignantly examines how the bonds of motherhood are differently defined, and how no mother’s relationship with their child is perfect or uncomplicated. Toby fancies himself a good person, a nice guy with a great girlfriend, decent friends and a successful career. After a night out with his mates, he is attacked in his apartment during a supposed burglary. Left with various injuries and memory loss, Toby agrees to move into the Ivy House with his dying uncle Hugo, where he spent his childhood summers with his cousins. Joined by his girlfriend, Melissa, they all fall into a comfortable routine. After a secret is discovered in the tree in the garden, Toby begins to question if anything ever was as he once
Watch for a new column from librarians in the new weekly Tri-City News starting Jan. 3 thought it to be. The Witch Elm by Tana French follows family relationships as they develop and unravel in ways no one expects in this character driven crime fiction novel. Things are not going well for Andy. His wife left him for a paramedic; his mother is trying to be a Fox news anchor preaching the sanctity of heterosexual marriage; his father is obsessed with the squirrels sabotaging his bird feeders; his grandfather is dying; his brother is a jerk; and the one person who is seemingly kind to him isn’t at all who she says she is. When Andy returns home to Omaha to visit his dying grandfather, he struggles to come to terms with his own issues while becoming intertwined with his family’s glitter-bombed drama. We’re all Damaged by Matthew Norman reminds us that no one’s family is flawless and being an adult in no way means you have it all together. The Caregiver, the last novel by Samuel Park, tells the story of Mara, a Brazilian woman who finds herself in California after fleeing her home country. Told in two time periods — Mara as a child and Mara as an adult — she learns the truth about her mother’s involvement with Brazilian revolution-
aries and a corrupt police chief. As an adult, taking care of a woman dying of stomach cancer, Mara begins to better understand the role of a caretaker and the decisions her mother had made. The Caretaker is a heartbreaking book that delves into the complicated relationship between a mother and daughter and the sacrifice that is needed to take care of someone. The Plumb siblings have all been counting on their inheritance — or “the nest,” as they liked to call it for years. Once Melody, the youngest, turns 40, the trust will finally be delivered and the four siblings will be able to get themselves out of the various disastrous situations they have gotten themselves into. Months before the trust is to be delivered, the oldest brother, Leo, crashes his car after an evening of debauchery, putting the nest in jeopardy for everyone. Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s The Nest exposes how the prospect of money can affect a family and what the cost to the relationships might really be. Looking for more good reads? Visit your local library. A Good Read is a column by TriCity librarians that is published on Wednesdays. Heather Hadley works at Port Moody Public Library.
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Despite the storm last Thursday, which resulted in several 911 calls for help, Port Moody firefighters visited four PoMo schools to collect a total of 2,601 pounds of food for the Share food bank. Please send Spotlight news items and photos to jcleugh@tricitynews.com.
Organizers of the 2018 Coquitlam Crunch Diversity Challenge ticked in $1,500 to the Coquitlam Foundation this month. The summer event has raised more than $20,000 for its Diversity Fund. The 10th annual challenge is Sept. 8.
Hope For Freedom’s Dustin Harder gave thanks to Gerry Sly of Circuit Collision and Auto Glass in Coquitlam for his work to help the homeless. Sly keeps HFF’s vehicles sound and lends cars to its staff.
SLY GETS KUDOS FOR HIS CHARITY WORK
The 5th annual Football Pool at The Arms Pub in Port Coquitlam kicked in $15,000 this month for the Crossroads Hospice Society, which runs a hospice in Port Moody; to date, the pool and 50/50 draws have brought in $50,000.
Port Moody-Coquitlam MP Fin Donnelly and CoquitlamMaillardville MLA Selina Robinson dropped off 225 pounds of food for Share last week — goods brought into their offices by constituents.
FANS OF FOOTBALL AT ARMS PUB GIVE $15K
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Port Coquitlam’s heritage society got a financial boost from the city this month to keep its manager and curator. This month, the city’s committee of council awarded PoCo Heritage additional cash for the position — currently held by Kelly Brown (pictured at right) — and to provide a base for its operations. The additional funding will allow the society to develop longterm planning, redesign its website, take part in collaborative exhibits and events, upgrade the collection management system and keep the museum and archives open during regular business hours, among other things. According to the society’s 2017 figures, PoCo has one of the lowest municipal funding rates in the Lower Mainland, at 85 cents per resident. That compares with Coquitlam at $1.44 per capita, Port Moody at $2.44, Pitt Meadows at $4.42, Maple Ridge at $2.31, Mission at $2.06 and White Rock at $6.27.
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Two Tri-City elementary schools marked 25-year milestones with their students and staff last month. Pinetree Way elementary and principal Sean Della Vedova held an anniversary celebration on Nov. 2 with speeches from SD43 board chair Barb Hobson, Supt. Patricia Gartland and Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart. Also present were the Coquitlam school’s PAC chair Maja Trbaric and SD43 principal Darren Fridge, whose father, Ted, was the Pinetree Way principal when it first opened. The choir sang songs while the contents of a time capsule — created a quarter of a century ago — were revealed. And, at Heritage Mountain, principal Stacey Parmar (pictured above, at right) led the festivities on Nov. 2.
POCO GRANTS
More city $ for Polonez, soccer fest & ArtFocus Three Port Coquitlam nonprofit groups will get a little more cash this month from the city of Port Coquitlam than they qualified for. This month, council awarded $14,400 in Community Cultural Development Investment
Program grants to: Foolish Operations Society ($5,000); Polonez Tri-City Polish Association ($4,000); Tricities Iranian Mini Soccer Festival ($2,500); Art Focus Artists Association ($2,000); and Kim Dinh for a Vietnamese Moon Festival ($900).
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• Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo. Speaker: Abby C. Collier, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology, who will give brief insights into new drug paradigms for prostate cancer as well as developmental challenges and triumphs with a view to the future. All those affected by prostate problems are urged to come and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. Refreshments provided. There is no charge but donations are welcome. Info: Craig, 604-9289220 or Ken, 604-936-2998. • 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: call North Fraser Recruitment Team, 604-764-8098. • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild, Parkwood Manor, 1142 Dufferin St., noon to 4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9
• 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. • 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.
FRIDAY, JAN. 11
• Exhibitions Opening at Places Des Arts, 1120 Brunette Ave., 7-9 p.m. Fine art, inspiration and a glass of wine. Drop by the opening reception.
FRIDAY, JAN. 18
• Tri-City Singles Social Club, which offers opportunities for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more, meets, 7 p.m., at its new location, third floor, Safeway, 580 Clarke Rd., Coquitlam (corner of Clarke and Como Lake). Take elevator to third floor from underground parking or surface parking, and turn right to the community room. New members welcome. Directions & info: Darline, 604466-0017.
SATURDAY, JAN. 19
• A celebration of Robbie Burns with Blackthorn Band, Place des Arts, 1120 Brunette Ave., 5:30-9:30 p.m. Celebrate Scotland’s National Bard, Robbie Burns! Fiddler Rosie Carver with Celtic band Blackthorn and a special guest piper feature the musical traditions of Scotland with a special focus on Burns’ songs and poems.
TUESDAY, JAN. 22
• 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.
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JAN. 3: COQUITLAM NEEDLEARTS GUILD • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon to 9 p.m., Canadian Royal Legion #263, 1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam. • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, Parkwood Manor, 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam, noon to 4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23
• 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.
VOLUNTEERS
• Port Moody Ecological Society, a volunteer-operated educational and training facility, is seeking keen volunteers. Volunteers can be adults or students (over 16) and membership is as low as $5 (students). Hatchery is open every day except Sunday, 9 -11 a.m. There is a range of activities each day but no experience is required — club members will train and guide you. Info: 604-469-9106 or portmoodyecologicalsociety@ hotmail.com. • Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is looking for volunteer tutors for Study Buddy program, which gives young girls the educational support they need by matching them in a one-to-one tutoring relationship. To be a Study Buddy volunteer, you must be female, age 19 or older, have a high school diploma, some post-secondary education (completed or in-process), and some experience helping others learn. Study Buddies spend one hour a week tutoring a Little Sister for a minimum of six months. Info: 604-873-4525 Ext. 300 or info@bigsisters.bc.ca. • Canadian Red Cross Society is seeking volunteers for the Health Equipment Loan Program in PoCo. Info: VRS@ redcross.ca or 1-855-995-3529. • Share Family and Community services is looking for volunteers to work with seniors for its shop by phone and Friendly Visiting programs, and transportation to community resources. Info: kathie.rodway@ sharesociety.ca or 604-9376975. • BC Angel Dresses is in need of Volunteers in the TriCities. BCAD is a non-profit group of volunteers who collect donated wedding, bridesmaid and grad dresses; volunteer seamstresses transform them into Angel Dresses that are then shipped to hospitals across the province and offered to grieving families at no charge. Group needs dress collectors and seamstresses. Info: www. bcangeldresses.ca. • KidStart needs volunteer mentors to provide caring and supportive relationships. You must be 21 years or older, prepared to accept a young person unconditionally and able to spend three hours a week or more. Mentors are carefully screened and supported, and there are regular training sessions and ongoing support provided by staff. Info: www. kidstart.ca. • Volunteers wanted for all positions at Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary thrift shop, located at 2811B Shaughnessy St., PoCo; applications available at the store during open hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays; noon-3 p.m. Sundays. • Volunteer drivers needed for Share Family and Community Services’ Better at Home program to give seniors rides to
doctors’ appointments. Drivers must be 21 or older, have a reliable vehicle, insurance and driver’s licence, and be willing to undergo a criminal record check and commit for a minimum of three months (up to six trips a month). Reimbursement for mileage is available. Info: Paola, 604-937-6991 or paola.wakeford-mejia@sharesociety.ca. • Hyde Creek Watershed Society is looking for volunteers
to assist with programs and operations; society is made up of volunteers of all ages who donate time that will fit their schedules. A few hours during the month would benefit this group. If you have an interest in helping with hatchery tours, building operations or event planning, email hydecreek.info@ gmail.com. Info: www.hydecreek. org. • Volunteers wanted for Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Weekend Coffee Program in the main lobby at ERH; openings for both Saturday and Sunday shifts. Info: 604-544-1470. • The Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are experiencing
emotional distress. No experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support are provided. If you are interested in learning more about this challenging and rewarding opportunity, visit www.options. bc.ca. and follow the link for the crisis line. Next training starts soon. • PoCoMo Meals on Wheels needs drivers on an ongoing basis. Meals are delivered over the noon hour and training is provided. Info: 604-942-7506. • Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604936-3624.
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Meet at the Warming Tent on the TD Community Plaza, 6 – 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28 Light Up the Night Sports
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Sunday, Dec. 30 New Year’s Wishes
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Celebrate the end of 2018 with a walk around the lake and write down your New Year’s wish at our Warming Tent!
Share your photos using #parkspark! Lights at Lafarge is easily accessed from the Lafarge Lake-Douglas SkyTrain station. Parking is available in Town Centre Park. No parking at Evergreen Cultural Centre.
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Thank You Light Brigade Volunteers A special thank you to our youngest “volunteers” from the Family Nights on Burke at the Smiling Creek Activity Centre who decorated pop bottle tulips for the Lights at Lafarge display. These enthusiastic kids managed to get more paint on the pop bottles than on themselves, which is no easy feat! Are you interested in volunteering next year for Lights at Lafarge? Get in touch at parkspark@coquitlam.ca
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TC CALENDAR continued from page 26 • Big Brothers Program matches men over the age of 18 with boys 7-14 who have limited-to-no contact with a positive male role model. Big Brothers spend 2-4 hours a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothersvancouver.com. • Big Brothers’ In-School Mentoring Program matches men and women over the age of 18 with boys and girls from local elementary schools for one hour a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or bigbrothersvancouver.com. • PLEA Community Services of B.C is looking for volunteers 19 years and older who are interested in spending three hours a week mentoring an at-risk child or youth. Info: Jodi, 604-9272929 or www.kidstart.ca. • Coast Mental Health needs volunteers to be program assistants in forensics, social rec leaders and one-on-one workers at transitional forensics homes located at Riverview Hospital. Info: 604-675-2313, valm@ coastfoundation.com or www. coastfoundation.com. • Port Moody Station Museum is looking for volunteers for special events. Info: 604-939-1648.
NOTICES • 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.
65+ WALKING PROGRAM WITH SHARE • 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. The target for the workshops is parents in continuing conflict. Info: Carol, 604-941-7111 or info@tricitytransitions.com. • Used books, CDs and DVDs wanted by Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary for fundraising sales. These items may be dropped off by the back wall beside the bookcase located outside of the gift shop (main lobby area) at ERH. • Parent Support Services Society of BC is looking for volunteer facilitators for its support groups. PSSSBC runs self-help circles located throughout the Lower Mainland and is searching for professional and supportive individuals to assist grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Info: samrah.mian@ parentsupportbc.ca. • Are you a new immigrant? Do you have questions, concerns and/or need help? Call RCCG Trinity Chapel at 604-474-3131 on Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., or leave a message and someone will get back to you. The church can help or direct you to places where you could receive help. • RCCG Trinity Chapel is opening a food bank for individuals and families in need and appreciates gifts and support. If you are able to donate non-perishable food, call 604-474-3131 or email
rccgtrinitychapeloffice@gmail.com. • A group of elders who focus on working with youth within School District 43 welcomes anyone who has knowledge they want to share or who just wants to be involved. Group meets Fridays, 11 a.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo. Info: Carole, 604-3766205 or Claudia, 604-525-8163, or email: thestorytellingelders@ gmail.com. • Tri-City Transitions is hosting Learning to Be the Best I Can Be, an ongoing peer support group for women who have experienced abuse or family conflict. Topics include: the impact of abuse, self-esteem, communication, listening skills and more, including ideas suggested by participants For more information or registration, call 604-941-6311. • Tri-City Transitions’ free Children Who Witness Abuse Program provides individual and group counselling for children ages 3 through 18 who have lived in a family where they have been witness to physical, emotional, mental or verbal abuse. Through support, education and counselling children will have the opportunity to heal the emotional wounds of relationship violence, build self-esteem and to stop the intergenerational cycle of abuse. Info: 604-941-7111.
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t was during a Port Moody show for Nearly Neil — Bobby Bruce’s tribute to the legendary Neil Diamond — when Jonas Falle first met Toshi Takahashi. Then, the Port Moody secondary graduate was playing guitar in the band while Takahashi, a Centennial secondary grad, was on the percussions. The two musicians clicked and soon Takahashi was recruited to Falle’s entertainment company, Moon Coin Productions, for other tribute projects. More than two decades later Falle and Takahashi are still at it, performing in a number of Moon Coin’s Vegas-style stage acts around the world. With ABRA Cadabra — of which Falle portrays Bjorn Ulvaeus from the Swedish pop group — the pair has performed before royals and at top corporations, covering hits like Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, Waterloo and Take a Chance on Me. They’ve opened for Kool & The Gang in Florida, for Boney M at the QE Theatre in Vancouver and even headlined on Port Moody Day in 2014. But it’s Malaysia that continues to call them back. They’ve performed before the prime minister and toured the Malaysian royal family’s home; as well, they played before 20,000 guests in a nationally televised concert at the Penang Fair and appeared at a a magazine awards gala at the Shangri La in Kuala Lumpur. “Not many people can say they’ve been invited to the royal palace in Malaysia eight times,” Falle said. “It sounds so
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Coquitlam drummer Toshi Takahashi has toured the world with ABRA Cadabra for 18 years. The Centennial secondary graduate met Jonas Falle in Port Moody while working for Nearly Neil, Bobby Bruce’s Tribute to Neil Diamond.
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Jonas Falle, a Port Moody secondary graduate, portrays Bjorn in the ABRA Cadabra production by Moon Coin Productions, an entertainment company he runs with his wife Jeanette O’Keeffe. incredible and unreal.” But their international tours have also had some wake-up calls. While on an Asian tour in 2004, a promoter took the cast and crew to the beach on Boxing Day when a tsunami grew from an earthquake
under the Indian Ocean. Luckily, the company members were unharmed but were shaken from the scene that left 230,000 people dead in 14 countries. The experience “is a reminder to live my dreams now,” Falle said. “You have to
be grateful for each day that goes by. It’s a gift.” Now, the South Surrey resident performs up to 10 times a month at public and private events, and manages Moon Coin with his wife, Jeanette O’Keeffe. It oversees a dozen stage
shows including ABRA Cadabra; The Piano Man, an Elton John tribute; and the Moon Coin Show Band — all of which will be presented at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver in Coquitlam on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31. Falle promises a full show with dancers, costume changes and an 11-piece band for guests to boogie to. “There’s going to be lots of crowd interaction and, at midnight, we’ll have a balloon drop and confetti. It’s going to be the best time.” As for playing before their hometown crowd, Falle and Takahashi are stoked. “It’s going to be high energy and a genuine love of the music and performance,” Takahashi said. “We’re going
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actor lam back as owen meany Port Coquitlam native Chris Lam returns in the lead role for Pacific Theatre’s next stage production. Lam stars as Owen Meany in the Ensemble Theatre Company’s show A Prayer For Owen Meany, playing Jan. 18 to Feb. 9 at Pacific Theatre (1440 W. 12th Ave., Vancouver). Adapted from the John Irving novel with direction from Ian Farthing, the play tells the tale of friendship and faith. For tickets or more details, call 604-731-5518 or
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Riverside secondary students at METFest presented No Sweeter Thing, an adaptation of Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology. schools are now rehearsing for their winter and spring productions: • Pinetree: Monty Python’s Spamalot (Jan. 30 and 31, Feb. 1 and Feb. 6 to 8); • Centennial: 9 to 5 (Feb. 7 to 9 and Feb. 13 to 15); • Riverside: Newsies The Musical (Feb. 21 to 23 and Feb. 27 and 28, March 1); • Archbishop Carney: Clue (Feb. 28 to March 2); • Terry Fox: Rock of Ages
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The Tri-Cities’ sports culture is one of the most vibrant around. From the sheer breadth of sports being played — from cricket to rugby to tennis to esports — the fields and gymnasiums are alive every day with athletes of all ages and skills. And while only a very select few will ever attain professional or Olympic stature, the passion for playing the game is unbridled. Here are some of my favourite photos from the past year of the games people play in the Tri-Cities, and a bit of the story behind those images. Clockwise from above: Time was running out in the senior girls high school soccer championship that was scoreless late in the match so I moved from my usual shooting position along the end touch line to a spot on the sideline between the benches to better my chances of capturing any sort of reaction should a goal be scored. I’ve never had the opportunity to cover an Olympic Games, but being able to tell the story of an athlete achieving their Olympic dream is almost as exciting, but without the stress of travel and crazy deadlines. Cyclocross racing is one of the best sports to photograph because there’s so much opportunity to get a variety of photos in a short period of time and a small space. When presented unique light, take advantage. A fairly standard soccer photo, but against a colourful seasonal backdrop, it’s special. To see more photos, look for the gallery online at tricitynews.com.
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Ex-Panther finds new home in cold climes Port Moody goalie struggled in junior but found his calling at small university program MARIO BARTEL
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The weather for Minot, N.D., is forecast to be -6 C, with snow expected on Thursday, but Wyatt Waselenchuk has found his comfort zone. The former goalie for the Port Moody Panthers of the Pacific Junior Hockey League has settled into a coaching gig at Minot State University after bouncing around various junior programs that included two stops with the Panthers — where he’s still listed as the fourth-winningest goalie in team history — a couple of seasons in the BC Hockey League and another in Nipawin, Sask. Eventually, Waselenchuk wound his way to Minot, a town of 50,000 about 90 minutes from the Saskatchewan border, where the head coach of the Minot State Beavers, Wade Regier, took him under his wing. Together, they found suc-
cess. In 2013 Waselenchuk backstopped the Beavers to a NCAA Div. III national championship and he became the only player in the team’s history to be named the American Collegiate Hockey Association’s player of the year. But more importantly, Waselenchuk said, he found his calling. After graduating in 2014, he started his own goaltending school, Accel, and began guiding young puckstoppers in the Minot youth hockey association, the Minot Minotaurs in the North American Hockey League and, of course, the Beavers. Waselenchuk said his own bumpy ride through hockey’s hinterlands uniquely prepared him to pass on his experiences and knowledge to future generations. “I don’t think I really understood and figured the game out until I was 22 years old,” Waselenchuk said, adding he never received formal coaching until he played Midget in Port Moody and Major Midget with the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs under the tutelage of Port Coquitlam’s Doneau Menard. Menard’s lessons about hard work and perseverance stuck with Waselenchuk even as his hockey aspirations struggled for traction. “Hockey is so much more than playing the game,”
Waselenchuk said. “It teaches life lessons and skills that you can carry with you the rest of your life.” Waselenchuk said the small, non-varsity hockey program at Minot State gave him the stability and assurance he’d been seeking his whole hockey journey. “I got stronger mentally, and was able to relax and enjoy the game a lot more when I knew I would be in one place for an entire season,” Waselenchuk said. The Beavers play in a brand new arena, drawing 1,500 fans a game. It’s funded through the school’s student activity committee, donations and corporate sponsorship. Most of its players are recruited from small prairie towns in Saskatchewan and Manitoba who come to the school because it’s one of the cheapest public universities in America. Waselenchuk said the vibrant hockey community in Minot, where he works with about 24 goalies a week, more than makes up for the blowing snow and often frigid temperatures that will likely dip to 20 degrees below zero or colder as winter takes hold. “You dress a little warmer, and your car has to have remote start,” he said. “It feels like hockey season.” mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC
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