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The chair of the School District 43 board of education said school administrators did not sit on the sidelines and do nothing after an alleged assault near Citadel middle school earlier this month. Kerri Palmer Isaak told The Tri-City News on Wednesday that a principal called police immediately after the Jan. 10 incident and admins reached out to all families and students involved. “It’s unfortunate that there was a great deal of misinformation,” Palmer Isaak said Wednesday, claiming staff

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were “very much involved.” “The principal and assistant superintendent were involved with the families. That was a number one priority — concerting to work with the families involved.” School District 43 has come under fire in many social media posts for its handling of the incident, which was first reported to the public on Facebook by someone claiming to be the mother of the girl who was allegedly assaulted. (RCMP have arrested a 13-year-old Maple Ridge boy on one count of assault causing bodily harm and another count of uttering threats stemming from the incident. He has been released on a promise to appear in court. For more on this, see story on page 17.) see

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Garbage pickup schedules are getting back on track this week after snowfall delayed service in many parts of the Tri-Cities last week. In Coquitlam, the northern parts of the city were hardest hit with snow, making it difficult for garbage, green waste and recycling trucks to access neighbourhoods such as those on Burke Mountain and Westwood Plateau, said Kathleen Vincent, the city’s manager of corporate communications. But service was also affected in southwest neighbourhoods, where laneway collection is more common. “[Laneways] are a lower priority in terms of plowing,” she told The Tri-City News. “That means that, given the extreme amount of snow received, the snow impacted collection in all neighbourhoods.” The city did not have data on recycling collection, which is overseen by RecycleBC, and all green waste collection was suspended last week to allow crews to focus exclusively on garbage collection. Still, more than 60 blocks were missed on their scheduled collection day, although Vincent said most were serviced the next day or by the end of the week. She urged residents to sign up for ReCollect (www.coquitlam.ca/recollect), which

Tri-City News readers sent in some of their best photos of snow scenes during the region’s recent heavy snowfall: Left: Antonia Fairmaid of Port Moody shot this picture last week as her two daughters played outside. Above: Florencia Bevilacqua snapped this shot of a student on the way to school with a sled.

provides updates and waste collection reminders over an app, text or email messages. “As soon as we make any changes to our waste collection services, we send out alerts,” she said.

Vincent noted that if anyone has yet to receive garbage pickup and requires service, they can contact the city’s engineering customer service line at 604-927-3500. She said the city trucks are returning to

some homes this week “on a case-by-case basis.” Port Moody waste collection also experienced some delays last week. Jeff Moi, general manager of engineering and opera-

tions, told The Tri-City News the biggest service disruptions occurred in the Wednesday pickup zone, which consists of Heritage Woods and Heritage Mountain. He said Port Moody also suspended green waste service and recycling, which is collected every two weeks, was not scheduled last week. Last Monday and Tuesday, the city was able to pick up waste at 70 to 80% of homes, but last Wednesday, when snow accumulations were at their worst, all collection was suspended. “Residents were advised that we would be back the following week to collect recycling, green waste and garbage,” Moi said. He added: “We greatly appreciate the public’s patience

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Learn more about B.C. Heritage at the Coquitlam Archives The City of Coquitlam Archives is proud to be a partner in preserving Coquitlam’s past. Learn more about B.C. and local history by browsing through our collection of historical photographs online through the Archives’ online search portal, Quest, available at searcharchives.coquitlam.ca. This photograph (below) shows the 1200 block of Brunette around 1912.

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Having dementia can lead to isolation and depression in the absence of efforts to bring people together and create compassion and understanding. To that end, a Coquitlam home care provider is starting Dementia Friendly Cafés in Coquitlam, Anmore and other cities in the Lower Mainland. Massi Bakhshian, whose father suffered from dementia, is working with local businesses and community members to find places to hold the cafés where people can meet and learn from one another, keep active, make new friends and feel more confident. “They come together and they sit with people like them,” said Bakhshian. “They talk, nobody worries, ‘Oh my goodness, why is she talking so much?’ — just casual talk.” Her father was isolated, Bakhshian said, and it was challenging to take him out because of concerns about stigma against the disease. She said she hopes the Dementia Friendly Cafés can make a difference in people’s

lives while also raising awareness about dementia, which affects approximately 70,000 people in B.C., according to the Alzheimer Society of BC. The advocacy group is promoting dementia-friendly communities where people who are living with dementia can feel comfortable and safe when out in the community. Bakhshian said the cafés are a step on that path. One café has already been held in Coquitlam and while only two people showed up, they both had a great time, learned breathing techniques to reduce anxiety and each made a new friend, Bakhshian said. Bakhshian, who owns and operates Safe Care Home Support in Coquitlam, said the cafés are a way for her to give back and to meet a growing need for better awareness. But aid from the community is also necessary: Volunteers are needed to help with the cafés, she said, noting the Coquitlam and Anmore gatherings wouldn’t happen without Fred Soofi, who is providing space in his Pasta Polo restaurant, and Polly Krier, an Anmore councillor who helped organize the village hall space. Bakhshian said she hopes to bring the cafés to more communities in the future.

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n recent months, the reputation of the BC Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) has suffered from a backlash due to the number of bears killed — 30 in the Tri-Cities last year — as well as public concerns about its methods and tactics. It’s time for the province to step in. The latest concern is a complaint by a well-respected rehabilitation centre, Critter Care Wildlife Society, that a bear cub transported by an officer from Port Moody to Langley was over-sedated

and had a low body temperature and ice in its fur when it arrived at the Langley care facility. This public anger and frustration with BCCOS needs to be dealt with so officers can regain the public’s trust, those who challenge the service’s methods are fairly dealt with, bears are not needlessly destroyed and bear attractants are properly managed. Some people have said they won’t call in a bear complaint out of concern a bruin might be killed, even though BCCOS has repeatedly said they are only destroyed when public safety is at risk. Not calling in property damage or bears eating garbage, for example, could be dangerous because officers need the information to properly assess bears’ behaviour and to locate and deal with people who aren’t secur-

ing their attractants. But who can blame people from turning a blind eye if they think bears are dying unnecessarily? What’s more, the problem isn’t going away. Last year, there were double the number of bears killed than are usually destroyed in two years and a record number of orphaned bears were sent to Critter Care. Something has to change. That’s why the B.C. government needs to step in with a public review and inquiry of BCCOS education, training and methods to ensure it’s carrying out its mandate properly while also looking into whether enough is being done to handle bear issues in urban areas such as ours. Currently, the BCCOS north-east zone — which includes the Tri-Cities — is

vastly under-served given the size of the area, the number of complaints and other conservation officer responsibilities. Perhaps, BCCOS’s mandate should change, more oversight should be added and better strategies be put in place for dealing with the public and bears. A bear study is needed, as is an analysis of how habitat loss and climate change affect bruins’ habits. As well, a review should look at better ways to manage attractants and educate and inform the public. For too long, our approach has been to force the natural world to give way to human progress. It’s time for that approach to change and Tri-City MLAs should demand the government conduct a review of BCCOS and establish an urban bear management strategy across the province.

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Anmore couple ‘fantastic’ for rescuing bear cub

The Editor, Re. “Metro needs regional police, fire services” (Letters, The Tri-City News, Jan. 16). In the referenced letter to the editor, the writer attempts to make the case for a regional police and fire service to serve the municipalities across the Metro Vancouver area, arguing that such forces would reduce duplication and result in costs savings, thus reducing the burden on taxpayers who pay for those essential services. The letter writer cites Toronto as an example for Metro Vancouver to follow. Unfortunately, empirical evidence and academic study have largely debunked the myth that consolidation

of those services necessarily results in costs savings. In particular, in a 2013 paper for the University of Toronto’s Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, the authors used the 1998 amalgamation of the city of Toronto as a case study and found that the per-household expenditures for fire services clearly increased after amalgamation. In that paper, the authors reviewed several other studies that found that economies of scale do not result from the merger of police and fire services in larger cities because those services often exhibit what economists call “U-shaped cost curves,” which is when the average cost

initially declines as the population served increases but then increases after a certain population figure. Those studies revealed that cost minimization was achieved when the fire and police services served a population between 20,000 and 45,000 but, thereafter, costs per-household actually increased as the population served grew larger. Accordingly, the central argument made by the letter writer that a consolidation of police and fire services would result in costs savings is flawed. Moreover, the consolidation of such services would cause a real concern about whether individual communities would continue to receive

the high level of services to which they are accustomed. As a resident of Port Moody, I believe Port Moody Police Department and Port Moody Fire Rescue excellently serve the community in providing essential emergency services of a very high calibre. They are also an integral part of the community because of their involvement in many community events. Keeping these services unconsolidated ensures those departments remain accountable to the community for both their financial expenditures and continuing the high level of service the residents have come to depend upon. Matthew Turnell, Port Moody

The Editor, Re. “Anmore couple rescues bear cub but faces BC Conservation investigation” and “Anmore couple that helped bear cub not in trouble” (tricitynews.com). It’s fantastic what this couple did. People are standing up for animals and taking needed actions for preservation and hope. And frankly, for now, sod the conservation officers and all their god-like thinking and actions. It was a huge risk contacting them in the first place. But, so far, the little cub has a chance of survival because of the defiance by these two people.

Congratulations with all my heart to this couple. Frankly, more and more citizens must stand up to the BC Conservation Officer Service and defy its threats. This organization has no third-party accountability and officers act as gods unto themselves. Only when this changes will I ever give them a chance to be a respected body. Their often simplified pulling the trigger, dropping the hammer and destroying animals is just not right. So, good on this couple. Well done. And I sincerely hope to read many more such articles. Michael Sonntag, Port Coquitlam

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Teen arrested after alleged assault near Port Coquitlam middle school Two charges against boy, 13, who is a Maple Ridge resident

“It’s important that we conduct an impartial investigation. We ask that people do not make judgments based on social media posts.”

GAry MCKEnnA gmckenna@tricitynews.com

Cpl. Michael McLaughlin A 13-year-old Maple Ridge boy has been arrested following an alleged assault near a Port Coquitlam school earlier this month. According to a press release Tuesday from Coquitlam RCMP, the incident occurred on the grounds of Citadel middle shortly after school ended Jan. 10. Police said they believe that a verbal confrontation occurred between a group of four boys and one girl, and the girl responded with a “low level of physical force.” “At that time, a 13-year-old Maple Ridge boy is alleged to have used an inappropriate level of force that caused an injury to the girl,” the statement said. The boy, who police said does not have a history with police, has been accused of one count of assault causing bodily harm and another

Coquitlam RCMP spokesperson

The image above is taken from the Facebook post of the woman who says it was her daughter who was assaulted Jan. 10 near Citadel middle school. The Tri-City News has partially obscured the image to protect the girl’s identity.

count of uttering threats. He has been released on a promise to appear in court and po-

lice said more charges could be coming for other parties involved.

News of the incident spread rapidly on social media in the days after the incident occurred and police are urging the public to avoid making “snap judgements” based on what they have seen online. “It’s completely understandable that people are reacting emotionally to this file, especially since children are involved,” Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin said. “But it’s important that we conduct an impartial investigation. We ask that people do not make judgments based on social media posts.” McLaughlin added that evidence gathered so far does not align with some of the allegations made on Facebook. “In this case, we have reviewed quite a lot already,

including multiple witness statements and video of the incident itself,” McLaughlin told The Tri-City News. “We can definitively say that some of the facts being spread cannot be confirmed by evidence and, in fact, the evidence we have contradicts what is being spread on social media.” In a Facebook post, someone claiming to be the mother of the girl involved in the alleged incident said police had asked her to “drop all charges on this boy who feels really bad for what he did.” The TriCity News has not been able to make direct contact with the mother and is not publishing any names that could identify the people involved in the incident. But McLaughlin noted that

unlike the American system, police in Canada do not have the ability to “drop” an investigation when they have evidence of wrongdoing. He also would not rule out additional charges against the girl for her initial use of force during the incident. “It is possible, he said. Tuesday afternoon, School District 43 acknowledged it is aware of the incident and is cooperating with the RCMP but it won’t be providing any further information. In an email to The Tri-City News, spokesperson Ken Hoff said the district “takes this matter very seriously and is addressing the situation.” He added that because the incident involves an RCMP investigation and the privacy of young children, “the school district is unable to provide further comment.” Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West weighed-in on the incident in a series of Tweets. “Everyone has the right to feel safe in our school and community,” he said. “We all have a responsibility to demonstrate respect and inclusion and be good role models for our children.”

‘Disgusting,’ said one FB post attacking SD43 continued from front page

In her post, the mother of the 14-year-old girl who was allegedly assaulted said the boys were not suspended from Citadel, where her 11-year-old daughter — also reportedly at the scene of the assault — goes to school, causing her anxiety and making her reluctant to attend school, while the girl who was reportedly injured in the altercation told CTV she is too afraid to leave her home. “I’m hoping the school can be accountable for not suspending these boys,” she wrote in one Facebook post. (The Tri-City News reached out via Facebook to speak to the mother but had not heard back at press time.) Her comments mirrored many others, including responses to SD43’s Facebook post on the incident. “I have no trust in the school system unfortunately regarding bullying and it just proved it again. Very sad!” said one poster. “The fact that the school

A photo of the interior of Citadel middle in Port Coquitlam, where one of the girls involved in a Jan. 10 assault attends school. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

district allowed those boys to continue to go to school with the children who are related to the victim and even after the mother reached out to the school no one did anything is DISGUSTING,” wrote another.

“Those poor kids are clearly going to have serious trauma from this incident. You need to do better SD43. And telling parents and members of the community to keep quiet while you all drop the ball is

also not ok. Accept responsibility for how badly this was handled by all.” Similar posts are contained in comments on The Tri-City News’ Facebook page. But Palmer Isaak said ef-

forts were made to deal with the situation by the school principal and an assistant superintendent, although she didn’t specify what those actions were. Palmer Isaak said she couldn’t confirm what disciplinary measures have been taken, if any, citing privacy concerns. And while school officials were involved in the situation from the start — Isaak said the principal of nearby Hazel Trembath elementary called RCMP when the girls went to the school after the incident — SD43 administrators were limited in what they could do because they had to let the police investigation take its course. “We don’t want to impede their investigation,” she said. According to Palmer Isaak, the incident took place between the two schools, not on Citadel property, noting that another member of the family was a student at Hazel Trembath. Palmer Isaak said the board isn’t typically informed of school-based incidents

when they happen, and wasn’t in this case, as principals and the district’s top leadership are trained to handle such situations. But she said she read the mother’s Facebook post, as did thousands of others this week, and from there obtained information and kept the board updated via email. As news spread throughout the school community, and beyond, hundreds of people emailed the district. But only those with ties to SD43 received a response, Palmer Isaak said. As well, Citadel parents were sent a letter, the district posted its own statement on Facebook and Palmer Isaak made a statement at Tuesday’s school board meeting. As to what the school can do now to heal wounds and unite the community, Palmer Isaak said there are programs running across the district that promote inclusion, compassion and empathy. In the meantime, she said she sympathizes with those concerned about the situation.

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Port Moody card shop endures through hobby’s boom and bust

Pot Moody? Not so quick, council says

Strictly mon-and-pop shop doesn’t do any business online MaRIo BaRTEl mbartel@tricitynews.com

For 31 years, Ray and Susan Stonehouse have made a living from “ifs.” And with the biggest “if” of all hanging over their heads, they’re not inclined to stop until they absolutely have to. The Stonehouses opened their Great Canadian Sportcard Co. at the corner of St. Johns and Moody streets in Port Moody in 1989, just as the hobby of collecting sports cards was transitioning from childhood pastime to big business. Rare cards were being bought and sold by adults for tens of thousands of dollars and new shops looking to cash in on the craze opened on street corners and in suburban strip malls. In fact, the boom came so fast, Ray Stonehouse said, he quickly doubled the size of the shop to occupy the entire ground floor of the two-storey cinderblock building to accommodate the demands of customers who sometimes lined up 20-deep to get in the doors. By the mid-1990s, the sports card boom had largely gone bust. Travelling trade shows that brought together sellers and collectors convened less frequently and the shops started disappearing. The advent of the internet, which allowed hobbyists around the world to connect and conduct commerce without leaving home, hastened their demise. But the Stonehouses persevered. Ray told The Tri-City News his shop has survived because he never lost sight of collecting’s fundamental principle: that items will increase in value only if people have the foresight to hang on to and preserve them even while human nature dictates most won’t. It’s a lesson he learned the hard way as a kid when he his collection of 325 rookie cards of his favourite baseball player, Mickey Mantle, diminish as he traded them away or marked them up in some way. “Nobody told me they would be worth thousands,” he said. While those cards didn’t end up making Ray wealthy, they did spark his passion for collecting that endured into adulthood, through his career in the auto industry and on

Top: Ray Stonehouse amongst the inventory of thousands of sports cards and collectibles he has squirrelled away in several storage rooms at the back of his Great Canadian Sportscard Co. shop in Port Moody. Above: Some of the Vancouver Canucks memorabilia on the walls at the shop. Right: Stonehouse says hockey accounts for 99% of the business in the store he and his wife, Susan, have operated for 31 years. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

into his decision to set up shop with his wife. Now in their 70s, the Stonehouses’ eyes still light up when a father brings in his young son for a tour down memory lane of the hockey cards of his youth — and the possible introduction for the next generation of collector. And make no mistake, hockey is king at Great Canadian, occupying most of the glass display cabinets and wall space, as well as 99% of the transactions at the cash register, Ray said. Those cabinets hold just a fraction of the vast treasure squirrelled away in boxes stacked on shelves and heaped on tables in a warren of storage rooms. Because while catalogues and internet classifieds

might put a monetary price on certain cards, you never know what might hold sentimental or collectible value to a visitor to the store, like a vintage card of team captain Orland Kurtenbach from the Vancouver Canucks’ first season to a stylish limited edition contemporary card embedded with four diamonds of sophomore star Elias Pettersson. Stonehouse said being able to provide that personal interaction is precisely the reason he has never pursued online trading. In fact, his shop doesn’t have a website or even a social media account. Customers have to drop in or make their enquiries by phone. “It’s a mom-and-pop store, and we really don’t care,” Ray said.

But with development pressure increasing in the area around his shop, Stonehouse is under no illusions he’ll be able to carry on forever. Great Canadian Sportcard is just a couple of blocks from the Moody Centre SkyTrain station, right on the edge of the neighbourhood Port Moody has targeted for high-density development to take advantage of its ready access to rapid transit. So far, he said, his landlord has resisted the offers by developers that have already bought up several other properties in the area. But that could change any day, if the

right number of zeroes appear on a cheque. Until that time comes, though, Ray said he and his wife will continue to fuel the dreams of customers looking to make a connection with the sporting heroes of their youth and, almost daily, gently deflate those anticipating a windfall from a box of musty cards found secreted in the back of a closet. “I’m still like the eight-yearold kid,” Ray said. “I haven’t outgrown my enthusiasm to open a new batch of cards and see if there’s something special inside.”

MaRIo BaRTEl mbartel@tricitynews.com

Port Moody isn’t about to become Pot Moody anytime soon. While the city’s policy planner, Jess Daniels, told council there are currently nine applications for cannabis retail shop licences in Port Moody awaiting civic approval or provincial assessment, city councillors decided Jan. 14 to hold the line with the two shops — burb in Suter Brook Village and Kiaro at 2816 St. Johns St. — they approved last month. Two others — Purp City at 2506 St. Johns. and Westcanna at 3034 St. Johns — were put on hold at that time even though they had already received provincial clearance. They’ll join the seven other applications that have yet to get a fit and proper assessment from the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch for another round of consideration by council after April 1. Coun. Zoe Royer said Westcanna will have to do better with its application if it’s to move forward. “I saw applications with much greater community benefit,” she said. “I want to see something uniquely Port Moody.” But Coun. Meghan Lahti said demanding more from applicants is changing the rules midway through the process. “We didn’t put charitable giving as a parameter for approval,” she said. Mayor Rob Vagramov suggested keeping the applications from Purp City and Westcanna in the mix also ensures a fairer process for the other seven applicants, which would otherwise be fighting for the final spot of five cannabis shops that will be allowed to open in the city. “You want something that… is the best you can get,” he said. “I definitely see value at looking at them in the context of a second round,” he said. City manager Tim Savoie said while a second round of consideration by council for potential cannabis shops had been anticipated for last October, a timeline that was then extended to Dec. 31, there’s still no firm idea from the province when the remaining applicants will clear their assessments.

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Scottish dinners and Russian music Opening of SD43 Grade 12 art show, Emerging Talent

tired SD43 art teachers Mike McElgunn, Jerry Pietrasko and Melanie Stokes, runs until Feb. 16. The gallery is open Wednesday noon to 8 p.m., Thursday to Saturday noon to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Call 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca/exhibit.

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Jan. 24

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The Royal Aloha Monday Orchestra entertains at the Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam) at a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $17.10. Call 604-927-4386.

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Kids can visit Terry Fox Library (2150 Wilson Ave., Port Coquitlam) from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for the free Family Forts After Dark. Fort materials, snacks and flashlights will be supplied. Registration is required by calling 604-9277999 or visit fvrl.bc.ca.

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Chilliwack meets Coquitlam on home ice at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam) for a 7 p.m. Visit coquitlamexpress.ca.

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The Lion in Winter — a drama by James Goldman following Henry II of England, his imprisoned wife Eleanor

Trio Voronezh — aka Vladimir Volokhin, Valerie Petrukhim and Sergei Teleshev — are in Coquitlam for a concert with Russian folk instruments Sunday night. They made their U.S. debut at the 1996 Oregon Bach Festival. photo submitted

of Aquitaine and their three sons, during Christmas 1183 — is the second play of the season for Coquitlam’s Stage 43 Theatrical Society. The show runs at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m. Call 604927-6555 or visit stage43.org.

PianO Man

Peter Tam, a Juno award judge who is now writing an album, will tickle the ivories at the Gathering Place in Leigh Square (next to Port Coquitlam city hall) for the Crossroads Coffeehouse show. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the open stage at 7:30 p.m. and Tam headlining at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $5 at

Learn about income tax returns for individuals and small businesses at a drop-in at the Poirier branch of the Coquitlam Public Library (575 Poirier St., Coquitlam) from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Visit coqlibrary.ca.

Coquitlam. New and gently used clothing can be dropped off at MLA Rick Glumac’s constituency office (2708 St. Johns St., Port Moody) from 1 to 4 p.m. These wares are accepted: men’s jeans (sizes 30 to 36); men’s and women’s running shoes, sweat pants, hoodies, gloves and winter jackets; men’s knee socks and underwear; and women’s ankle socks. Call 604-939-5513 or email office@sauc.ca.

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Members of the Inlet United Church (formerly St. Andrew’s - Ioco United Church) in Port Moody are asking for donations for the homeless shelter, located at 3030 Gordon Ave. in

It’s the 23rd edition of the Grade 12 art show Emerging Talent, opening with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Art Gallery at Evergreen (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). The display, juried by re-

Robbie Burns’ poem to the haggis can be heard tonight, on the day of his birth, at the Executive Plaza Hotel (405 North Rd., Coquitlam) when the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band hosts its annual Burns supper. A fundraiser for the Robert Malcolm Memorial (RMM) pipe bands, the celebration will see James Neill take over the Address to the Haggis this year. MCed by Coquitlam piper Mike Chisholm, the supper will also include performances by the Grade 1 SFU Pipe Band — which last year placed fifth for the third year in a row at the 2019 World Pipe Band Championships — the RMM pipe bands and others. For tickets at $80, visit sfupipeband.com.

Jan. 26

MaRkeT daY

Take home from freshly baked breads, handmade jewelry and succulents sold at the weekly Port Moody Winter Farmers Market, from 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m. at the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.). Visit makebakegrow. com.

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Drop into Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) with the kids for the monthly Family Day at PdA to make crafts inspired by the new art exhibits. Artist Phyllis Schwartz will also show how to develop lumen prints. The event runs from 2 to 4 p.m. Registration is encouraged through brownpapertickets.com or call 604664-1636.

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If you weren’t able to make it out for SFU’s dinner last night, head over to the Royal Canadian Legion branch 263 (1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam) for its bash from 4 to 9 p.m. that includes a haggis eating competition, pipers, Highland dancers, music and dancing to Steel Rail’s sounds. Visit rclegion263.ca.

MOTheR land

Classical, folk and modern tunes — played on Russian musical instruments by Trio Voronezh musicians Vladimir Volokhin, Valerie Petrukhim and Sergei Teleshev — can be heard at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) at 7:30 p.m. Call 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

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

Monday, January 27, 2020 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2

Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing, Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting during which it will give consideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda.

Item 1

Address: 3419 Victoria Drive

The intent of Bylaw No. 4836, 2019 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw No. 4836, 2019 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-7 Small Village Single Family Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the development of a one-storey commercial building with an associated parking lot and driveway accesses to be shared with the neighbouring Como Lake Village Shopping Centre.

If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of a two-lot residential subdivision with rear lane access and the construction of two new single-family homes, each with a secondary suite.

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Address: 700, 702, 704, 708, 712 and 716 Edgar Avenue

The intent of Bylaw No. 5027, 2019 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw No. 5027, 2019 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RM-3 Multi-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential. If approved, the application would facilitate the construction of two 5-storey apartment buildings with a total of 96 market condominium units (38 one-bedroom, 51 two-bedroom and 7 threebedroom units), and a shared one and a half storey parkade. 732

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Item 2

Address: 1990 Como Lake Avenue

The intent of Bylaw No. 4843, 2019 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4843, 2019 from Service Commercial to General Commercial. The intent of Bylaw No. 5020, 2019 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw No. 5020, 2019 from SS-2 Service Station Commercial to C-2 General Commercial.

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How do I find out more information? Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from Tuesday, January 14, 2020 to Monday, January 27, 2020 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/ publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430. How do I provide input? Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity. Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/ webcasts. Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: • Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; • Regular mail: 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015. To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing. Written submissions provided in response to this consultation, including names and addresses, will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas. If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-9273010. Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested parties concerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Jay Gilbert City Clerk

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G O F U N D M E C A M PA I G N

Help a Coquitlam family in need Dad fighting cancer, while son has serious medical condition GAry MCKENNA gmckenna@tricitynews.com

It has been a difficult holiday season for the Cockrell family. The Coquitlam residents received news that Allistair Cockrell, a father of two, has Stage 4 colon cancer and would have to begin chemo-

therapy on Christmas Eve. Doctors hope they can shrink the tumor to a size that would make the 39-year-old eligible for hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), a surgical procedure that could remove the disease. “The goal is for him to be able to have a HIPEC surgery,” said Tracy Lowe, Cockrell’s sister-in-law. “Basically, the chemo has to shrink the cancer before he is going to be eligible for that. We have to see the effect the

chemo is going to have.” Further complicating his recovery is the fact that his son, five-year-old Ashton, suffers from a rare disease called Rubinstein Taybi syndrome, which causes multiple medical and developmental challenges. The various treatments and therapies for both father and son have taxed the family financially, said Lowe, who has set up a GoFundMe page to raise money. A friend of the Cockrells who runs JRV Design has also cre-

ated a T-shirt that is for sale online, with the proceeds going to help out the family. “Thank you to all who are praying, donating and helping in their own special ways,” said Cockrell in a message on the GoFundMe page. “The journey will be long, the journey will be intense and it ain’t going to be pretty, but I promise you my gloves are off and I am ready to beat this thing.” As of Wednesday, almost $35,000 had been raised towards a goal of $39,000.

Thank you to everyone who joined the Lights at Lafarge Light Brigade. A special thank you to all the volunteers and hosts that helped the Park Spark team make Lights at Lafarge such a success! Interested in volunteering at Lights at Lafarge next year? Stay in touch at parkspark@coquitlam.ca

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HELPING HANDS

Tiny wraps for baby bats and more as knitters help Aussie animals Tri-City crafters pitch in to help Australian counterparts

HOW TO HELp • To find out more, and to learn how to help, contact Richelle Leonard at brl.yurt@ gmail.com or connect with her on Facebook at facebook.com/ richelle.leonard.7. • To learn more about the Animal Rescue Craft Guild, and to download patterns and designs for needed items, go to www.facebook.com/ groups/arfsncrafts.

MArIo BArtEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

ocal knitters and sewers are joining a worldwide effort to help animals injured and displaced by the wildfires in Australia. And they’re doing it one knit or stitch at a time. Richelle Leonard is a volunteer for the Canadian Animal Rescue Craft Guild, an extension of a sister group in Australia that was formed last year to make knitted beds, nests, wraps and support slings for animals rescued from the fires that have charred more than 32,000 square miles, mostly along the country’s southeast coast between Canberra and Gold Coast. While those fires have destroyed more than 1,000 homes and killed over two dozen people, the toll on Australian wildlife has been even more devastating. An ecologist from Sydney University estimates more than a billion animals have perished in the flames since last September. That incomprehensible consequence was on Leonard’s mind when she recently stumbled across a plea to help while checking her social media feeds at 5 a.m. A lapsed sewer who works in the animal rescue field, she sprang into action. “It needs to be done,” she said.

Crafters Richelle Leonard, Katy Sandler and Sarah Wellman are putting their knitting and sewing skills to use to create comfort items like nests and pouches for animals in Australia that have been rescued from wildfires. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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Sarah Wellman .. of Port Moody, avid knitter and knitting teacher

Leonard put herself forward as a local coordinator to collect the items people have made and arrange to ship them Down Under, mostly with travellers heading there. She also downloaded patterns from a link on the Australian group’s Facebook page, rustled up some soft fabric she had laying around and got busy sewing tiny wraps that will be used to protect baby bats.

“This is a good reason to get out the sewing again,” Leonard said Port Moody’s Sarah Wellman also heeded the call. An avid knitter who teaches her craft to others, Wellman said the knitting community often pitches in for good causes, such as creating hats and mittens for homeless people and newborn babies, because their passion for their

craft outpaces the people for whom they can knit. “It’s a way to share something we love to do,” she said. Already, Wellman has used her needles to create soft yarn nests for little birds as well as “joey pouches” for koalas and baby kangaroos. Katy Sandler, another knitter, said it’s an easy, tangible way to help because they usually have the supplies on hand and the items can be created while watching TV or just passing the time. “If you send money, you don’t see where it goes,” she said. Leonard said she has already arranged suitcase space with a couple of travellers heading to Australian over the next several weeks but she’s keen to find more capacity for donated items. She’ll also collect yarn and fabric from crafters who may not have the time to create items themselves but still want to help.

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LIBRARIES & LITERACY

Digital skills & rats This feature, written by librarians with Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam, is published each Thursday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries.

COQUITLAM

• Chinese New Year concert: Celebrate Lunar New Year. Members from the Arts

Musical Studio will perform traditional Chinese music to welcome the arrival of spring and the Year of the Rat. Come and enjoy the festive music Wednesday, Feb. 5 from 7 to 8 p.m. at City Centre branch. Register online at coqlibrary. ca > Today’s Events or phone 604-554-7345. • Digital life skills for youth: Author Angela Crocker will show parents, teachers and guardians how to help youth

UBC Faculty of Dentistry UBC Dentistry is screening patients 12 years of age and older who require

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BOOK OF THE WEEK n Yes Please by Amy Poehler n Reviewed by Mikaela Martens, Terry Fox Library

navigate the risks of digital life. Attendees will learn physical and mental wellness behaviours that can be affected by excessive screen time and explore skills your teen can develop to enjoy a healthy online life. This program runs at the City Centre branch, Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Register online at coqlibrary.ca > Today’s Events. see

Actor and comedian Amy Poehler’s first book, Yes Please, is the perfect book to laugh away the winter blues. It is filled with personal stories and funny bits on topics such as love, friendship, and parenthood. With chapters like “Plain Girl Versus the Demon,” “Treat Your Career Like a Bad Boyfriend” and “The Robots Will Kill Us All,” Yes Please is sure to make you think as much as it will make you laugh. This biography also makes a fantastic audiobook. It’s read by Poehler herself and her delivery is perfect; it’s guaranteed to melt your heart with laughter. Honest, personal and real, Yes Please is full of words to live by. Find a copy of Yes Please as a book or audiobook at your local library.

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Public Hearing Notice When: January 28, 2020 at 7pm • Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody, B.C. Port Moody Council is holding a Public Hearing to consider the following proposed bylaw (Bylaw No. 3214):

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Where: Port Moody City Hall, 100 Newport Drive Port Moody, B.C. Times: Public Hearing 7pm • Regular Council Meeting immediately following the Public Hearing Webcast is available by 3pm on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at portmoody.ca/video We live stream our Council meetings online at portmoody.ca/watchlive. Stay up-to-date on Council meetings at portmoody.ca/subscribe. Get an agenda package at City Hall, the Port Moody Public Library or portmoody.ca/agendas.

Location: Ioco Lands (see map) Application #6530-90 Applicant: City of Port Moody Purpose: To amend the Official Community Plan to remove the Special Study Area designation on the Ioco Lands and limit residential density on these lands to 253 dwelling units.

Get in touch! How do I get more information? Ask questions and review the application at the Planning Division counter on the 2nd floor of City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. between 8:30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, or at portmoody.ca/publichearing after January 14, 2020. You can also contact us at planning@portmoody.ca or 604.469.4540.

604.469.4500 www.portmoody.ca

How can I provide input? 1. If you believe your property is affected by this OCP amendment, comment directly to Council at the Public Hearing on January 28, 2020. 2. You can also send a submission in writing before 12 noon on January 28, 2020 by emailing clerks@portmoody.ca or faxing 604.469.4550. André Boel, MCIP, RPP General Manager of Planning and Development

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➊ The summer concert series at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody strung in $6,121 for the Crossroads Hospice Society operations.

➋ Port Coquitlam

councillors Glenn Pollock and Nancy McCurrach presented an award to Carol Todd of the Amanda Todd Legacy Society for its Christmas tree in the PoCo Heritage festival.

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fighters Jeff Dennis, Mark Wallbank, Dorian Locke, Jeff Scallion, Rob Shoucair and Jeff Finlay gave $1,000 on Monday to George Garrett and Larry Coleman of the Volunteer Cancer Drivers Society, bringing the group’s total donations to $5,000.

➍ Pitt River middle students were in downtown Port Coquitlam this month to hand out coffee and snacks for their Random Acts of Kindness initiative. photo submItted

➎ Tri-City resident

Alistair Lee (at right, with Cameron Bonar) of the SFU Pipe Band captured gold at the 2020 Winter Storm in Kansas City last week for the U.S. Piobaireachd and Ceol Beag competitions. He also won the President’s Trophy for double gold medals wins — the first time since 2007. TriCity resident Jake Mix also took third in the North American Grade 1 Amateur Snare Drum.

plea program donatIons

PLEA’s Children of the Street program benefitted from donations made two organizations last year. In December, for the fifth year in a row, employees at the Vancouver office of Avison Young Commercial Real Estate raised nearly $9,000 for the charity’s efforts to prevent the sexual exploitation of young people in B.C.; to date, the company has given almost $38,700 for the program. And, over the past year, Royal Canadian Legion branches in Metro Vancouver — including Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Burnaby and North Vancouver’s — have collected more than $3,200 for Children of the Street, which provides free workshops for young people in B.C.

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$1.5m For rch phase 2

The $1.49-billion fundraising campaign to redevelop Royal Columbian Hospital, which serves the Tri-Cities, got a boost from the Jack Gin Foundation. The foundation donated $1.5 million for Phase 2 of the campaign that includes the addition of a satellite medical imaging unit in a new emergency department. The unit will have such technology as a CT scanner, ultrasound and two radiology rooms — aimed at speeding up access to diagnostic procedures. “It takes donors like Jack Gin to provide leadership and momentum to large fundraising campaigns like this one,” said RCH foundation president and CEO Jeff Norris, in a news release this week.

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Two filmmakers with Port Coquitlam connections are part of a team in the finals of the annual Crazy8s competition. Starting Feb. 7, producer Josh Farnworth and writer/director Brodi Jo Scalice will have eight days to shoot, edit and post their flick — titled Itsy Bitsy Spider — for a chance to win $1,000 and industry mentorship. The winner from the Top 6 will be named after a screening of the shorts on Feb. 22, at The Centre. Farnworth and Scalice, who are graduates of the motion picture arts program at Capilano University, are up against: Mr. James Is Dead, Sol, The Quieting, The Substitute and This Is A Period Piece. For more photos follow us on Instagram #tricitynews

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LIBRARIES & LITERACY

City of Coquitlam

Fall prevention plus meditation & coding

TERRY FOX

• Pyjama Storytime: Put on your PJs and cuddle up for this cozy storytime with songs, rhymes, and stories to get everyone ready for bed. Join librarians in the children’s

• A Meditation on Mindfulness: This workshop is an introduction to the practice of mindfulnessbased meditation. Included is an overview, Q&A and exploration of mindfulness with a guided meditation on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 7 to 8 p.m. Call or visit the library to register. • Learn Coding with Lego Robot EV3s: Calling kids ages nine to 13: Add some excitement to your Saturday by learning to code a Lego EV3 Mindstorm robot. Program the robot to follow your instructions and watch it drive around the room on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 2 to 4 p.m. Space is limited; call or visit the library to register. Info: www.fvrl.bc.ca, the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page or 604-9277999. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo.

• Ukulele Jam: All “uked” up and no place to jam? All levels of experience are welcome at our fun and relaxed ukulele circle Tuesday, Jan. 28, 7 to 8:30 p.m. — drop in.

City of Coquitlam NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION The City has received an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) relating to the property at 100 Woolridge Street. The application proposes a redesignation of the subject property from Industrial to Service Commercial in order to facilitate the construction of a new two-storey car dealership on the subject property.

You are invited to provide input to Council relative to this application. Additional information related to this application, including a copy of the permit, may be inspected from Friday, January 17, 2020 to Monday, February 3, 2020 at the City’s Planning and Development Department, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. You may also obtain more information on this application by contacting Andrew Yu, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3472 or at AYu@coquitlam.ca or the Planning and Development Department at 604927-3400. This application will be considered by Council at their Regular Council Meeting to be held on Monday, February 3, 2020. The Council Meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. and is held in the Council Chambers of City Hall, located at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2. If you wish to provide input in writing, please submit your comments to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: • Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; • Regular mail: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015. Written submissions provided in response to this consultation, including your name and address, will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam/agendas. If you wish to speak at the Council Meeting please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010. If you call the City Clerk’s Office to register, your name will be placed on the Speakers List. Everyone who wishes to speak at the meeting will be given an opportunity, but those who have registered in advance will be allowed to speak prior to the floor being opened to all other speakers.

You are now being invited to provide input to Council with respect to the above-noted application. The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Friday, January 31, 2020. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: • Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; • Regular mail: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015.

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To obtain more information on this application you may: • Visit the Planning and Development Department at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays; • Call Jamieson Pritchard, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3997; or • Emailing Jamieson Pritchard, Planning and Development Department, at JPritchard@ coquitlam.ca. U BR

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The City has received an application for a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for the property located at Unit 5 – 910 Tupper Avenue. The applicant, Orion Huel, Orion Automotive Inc, is requesting a TUP to permit an automotive repair shop. This TUP would expire on February 3, 2023.

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• English practice groups: Practise your English in a small group setting in weekly drop-in conversation groups that are open to adults (19 years or older) and are led by volunteers from Share Family and Community Services. There are groups for beginner, intermediate and advanced English speakers at the City Centre and Poirier branches. See coqlibrary.ca for the most current schedule. Info: coqlibrary.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.

area Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 6 to 6:30 p.m. — drop in, no registration required. • Fall prevention: Falls are the leading cause of injury among older Canadians and cause 85% of hospitalization for seniors. Join Fatma Taha of Big Hearts Homecare Wednesday, Jan. 29 from 7 to 8 p.m. in the library’s ParkLane Room to learn how to avoid falls and what to do when a fall occurs. Visit portmoodylibrary.ca or call 604-469-4577 to register. Info: library.portmoody.ca or 604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION

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

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Let’s get digital. tricitynews.com

TUESDAY, JAN. 28 • Tri-City Photography Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., Port Moody. Guest welcome. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca. • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-4 p.m., Parkwood Manor, 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-939-1810.

TUESDAY, FEB. 4 • Have you considered becoming a foster parent? There are children and youth in the Tri-Cities who require skilled, caring foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 200-906

through videos, discussion and interaction with others on the same or similar journey. Info: 604-472-9988 or estherc@rside. ca. • Geology and the Earthquake Effects on Building Structures, a free program, 5:30-9 p.m., Coquitlam city hall, 3000 Guildford Way. This is an educational seminar for all ages

JAN. 31: MOVIE AT POCO MUSEUM • Movie Night in the Museum, 6:30-8 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives. Bring a pillow, blanket or comfy chair and join PoCo Heritage for a free, fun cinema adventure. Popcorn will be provided. Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. Info: call North Fraser Recruitment Team, 604-764-8098.

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on geological landscapes and earthquake effects around the region, hosted by Engineers and Geoscientists of BC – TriCity branch, BMP Engineering & Inspection, and Port Moody Rock & Gem. Registration: egbc.ca/tc. • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-9 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 1025

THURSDAY, FEB. 6 • Riverside Community Church GriefShare course for those mourning and grieving the loss of a spouse, dear family member or friend starts, running 7-9 p.m. at the church, 2329 Fremont Connector, PoCo;

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Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-939-1810.

TUESDAY, FEB. 11 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-4 p.m., Parkwood Manor, 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-939-1810. see next page

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TUESDAY, FEB. 11 • Tri-City Photography Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., Port Moody. Guest welcome. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12 • Pacific Digital Photography Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school – guests always welcome. Info plus a list of club meetings and keynote speakers: www.pdpc.ca.

THURSDAY, FEB. 20 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-9 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-939-1810.

TUESDAY, FEB. 25 • Tri-City Photography Club meets, 7:30 p.m., in the drama room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., Port Moody. Guest welcome. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca. • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-4 p.m., Parkwood Manor, 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-939-1810.

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 inprocess), 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 and other sites in Metro Vancouver. Info: volunteer@redcross.ca or 1-844818-2155. • BC Angel Dresses is in need of Volunteers in the Tri-Cities. BCAD is a non-profit group of volunteers who collect donated wedding, bridesmaid and grad dresses; volunteer seamstresses transform them into Angel

NOTICE OF INTENTION Notice of Intention to Consider an Amendment to Council Procedure Bylaw, No. 3013, 2015 At their January 14, 2020 meeting, Port Moody Council gave first three readings to a proposed City of Port Moody Council Procedure Bylaw, No. 3013, 2015, Amendment Bylaw No. 2, 2020, No. 3198. A Council Procedure Bylaw establishes the general procedures that Council follows in conducting their business. The amendment bylaw proposes changes to public input speaking time limits and electronic participation requirements, and introduces practices to increase meeting efficiency. View copies of the bylaw online at portmoody.ca. Council will consider adopting the proposed Amendment to the Council Procedure Bylaw at the January 28, 2020 Council meeting. Please submit your comments on the proposed bylaw by 12 noon on Monday, January 27, 2020. There are three ways you can provide comments: Email clerks@portmoody.ca Mail 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC, V3H 5C3 to the attention of the Corporate Officer Submit a written comment in person at the Legislative Services counter, Port Moody City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC, V3H 5C3 604.469.4500 www.portmoody.ca

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.

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Lunar New Year events in Coquitlam Library, Coquitlam Heritage events mark Chinese New Year The Lunar New Year is set for Saturday and, around the Tri-Cities, there are a number of feasts and activities to celebrate the changeover of the Chinese calendar and mark the start of the Year of the Rat. Jan. 23 (today), Glen Pine Pavilion hosts a Chinese lunch featuring sounds from the Golden Maple Culture and Arts Association, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the seniors centre (1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam). The cost is $13.30; sign up by calling 604-927-4386. You can also learn how to prepare three traditional dishes — Chinese lions head (braised pork meatballs), abalone lucky bag with XO sauce and sesame balls for dessert — with cook Jessica Yue, on Jan. 29 at Mackin House (1116 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam). The Coquitlam Heritage

Society workshop, starting at 6:30 p.m., requires registration at $15 per person via coquitlamheritage.ca. Coquitlam author Lindsay Wong will be at the City Centre branch of the Coquitlam Public Library (1169 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) to discuss her debut award-winning book, The Woo Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids and My Crazy Chinese Family, published in 2018 by Arsenal Pulp Press. Her free talk in Room 136 is from 2 to 4 p.m. and registration is required at coqlibrary.ca. As well, you can hear a traditional Chinese music concert — performed by members of the Arts Musical Studio — at the City Centre library branch Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. Registration is also encouraged via coqlibrary.ca or call 604-554-7345. The Lunar New Year begins Jan. 25 and ends Tuesday, Feb. 4, with the lantern festival held on Feb. 8.

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Paintings are artist’s love letter to Iran Coquitlam artist just ended a solo show in Qatar; Kuwait is next janis cleugh jcleugh@tricitynews.com

On his studio floor, in the basement of his Baker Drive home, Reza Doust has the outline of his native country of Iran. He drew the shape in black paint more than 20 years ago, when he settled in Coquitlam with his wife to raise their children and to continue his craft in a safe place. The map has, for the most part, faded or been covered in colourful oil splatters but it’s no matter, he said: His love for Iran, the country he escaped 40 years ago, remains true. Doust’s latest collection is a testament to his deep devotion to his native land, depicting various iterations of the same unknown girl holding a flower. He came to adore her image long ago while growing up — and studying and selling art — in Esphahan, the historical capital of Safavieh that’s known for its traditional art and literature. Doust got the idea for his new series, titled 40 Different Narratives, after a visit to Iran in 2017. At the time, he had his first solo show at the Contemporary Art Museum of Isfahan and, during his stay, he returned to his childhood home, where only part of one wall (of the room he was born in) remained. The rest had been bulldozed despite his house being one of the oldest structures in the neighbourhood. That loss — combined with his early memories of his homeland — sparked the young girl painting collection, which he based on a picture by Mirza Ali from the 16th century. The symbol, he said, represents innocence and peace but it also contrasts with his “40 years of unwanted exile.” After Doust’s visit three years ago, “I continuously

Coquitlam’s Reza Doust took three years to complete his latest collection titled 40 Different Narratives, based on his artistic muse: an unknown girl painted by a hometown hero in Iran (her image is behind him on the left side). Doust’s show in Qatar ended Jan. 11 and now travels to Kuwait for another gallery exhibition in March. janis cleugh/the tri-citY neWs

Reza Doust opened 40 Different Narratives in Doha, Qatar, on Christmas Day last year. The solo exhibit was well received by the gallery viewers, he said, and most of his oil painting workshops at the Fire Station arts centre were sold out. photos via reza doust

painted her. To me, it’s one of the most beautiful paintings. It reminds me of home,” he said. Jan. 11, Doust wrapped up a three-week exhibit of 40 Different Narratives at the Alhosh Gallery, a converted fire station in Doha, Qatar. It was the first time he’d displayed his work there and the exhibition was well received, he said, especially in combination with his workshop presentations (Doust was invited to display his art after attending the Arab Gathering for Fine Arts in Qatar last March). Now, he said, the 40 pieces are being shipped to Kuwait — the country Doust and family left for in 1993, seven years after he graduated with a fine arts degree from Tehran University — for another exhibit at a private gallery that’s new to him. And this summer, his art is expected to head back to Doha to be seen in The Museum of Islamic Art. As in Doha, the 40 pieces — each measuring 6’ by 4’ and painted on a fabric cloth canvas, mimicking an advertising banner — will be hung the same way as in his Coquitlam studio: with push pins and no frames. Doust is unsure if he’ll show his series in Canada as he’s currently concentrating on a new round of portraits. In his studio, Doust has a couple of works in progress, including one of a refugee cradling his baby; another is of a queen with poetic script etched across her body. Still, his two most recent collections are the opposite of his 2017 works, when he captured the seasons around his Coquitlam neighbours’ homes; that en plein air landscape project was exhibited at the Silk Art Gallery in Port Moody. As for the faded map on his studio floor, Doust said it grounds him as he paints. “I miss Iran,” he said, “but I am here now. I feel like this is where I belong,” he said. To view more artwork by Reza Doust, follow him on Instagram @rezadoust or online: rezadoust.com.

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Freaky Friday lead actors learn to appreciate their moms

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If there’s a happy take-away for the two leads in Freaky Friday — the Disney musical presented at Pinetree secondary this month and next — it’s that they appreciate their mothers more. Graduating students Kailyn Stratton and Colleen Bayati portray the daughter and mom in the show that sees their characters, Ellie and Katherine, magically switch bodies for a short time. And the theatrical experience has given them a better sense of how much their single mothers juggle with their personal and professional lives while trying to keep their families on track. “It’s really opened up my eyes,” Stratton said before last Thursday’s rehearsal at the Coquitlam high school. “I am grateful for how much she does for us every day. It’s really a lot of work.” Drama teacher Zelda Coertze — filling in for Natalee Fera on her maternity leave — picked the musical last year, knowing in advance the Musical Theatre 11/12

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Treehouse Theatre students at Pinetree secondary Colleen Bayati and Kailyn Stratton (centre) play mom Katherine and daughter Ellie in Disney’s Freaky Friday. Also cast are (left to right): Eroniko Puevas as Adam, Para Samani as Fletcher, Mehrsa Samani as Torrey, Christna Don as Hannah and Morgan Murphy as Savannah. janis cleugh/the tri-city news

class she’d be working with. Stratton and Bayati, in particular, were singled out for their triple threat talents and positive attitudes, said Coertze, who is the show director, producer, choreographer and set organizer. “I was drawn to the themes of family and how to live a full life by walking in somebody else’s shoes,” she said. But Freaky Friday was also the opposite of last year’s

production: Spamalot, a Tony award-winning musical comedy adapted from the 1975 flick Monty Python and the Holy Grail. While Spamalot is set in the Middle Ages and has strong male roles, Freaky Friday is modern and has a female take with “music that’s current for musical theatre on Broadway,” Coertze said. As in past years, Pinetree’s music teacher Marcia

Carmichael will lead a band of 20 musicians to sound the tunes live during the five public showings: Jan. 30 and 31 and Feb. 5, 6 and 7. Tickets to Freaky Friday by Treehouse Theatre students at at Pinetree secondary (3000 Pinewood Ave., Coquitlam) are $15 at the school or at the door on show nights. The curtain rises at 7:30 p.m. Call the school at 604-464-2513.

Three Tri-City actors lead theatrical productions in Metro Vancouver this winter. Starting next Friday, Daniel Curalli plays Donkey in the Align Entertainment show Shrek that runs at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby. An Align alumnus, Curalli also teaches with the Vancouver Opera and at Place des Arts in Coquitlam. The musical is directed and co-produced by Port Coquitlam’s Chad Matchette, an Align cofounder and the artistic director of the Lindbjerg Academy of Performing Arts in Coquitlam. For tickets, visit vtixonline.com. As well, Coquitlam’s Helen Volkow stars in Vagabond Players upcoming show Drinking Habits 2, which starts Feb. 6 at The Bernie Legge Theatre in New Westminster. Volkow previously portrayed Ginn Hesin

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Vagabond’s Terror By Gaslight and has appeared with numerous theatrical companies since the 1960s. For tickets at $15/$17, call 604-521-0412 or visit vagabondplayers.ca. Meanwhile, also launching Feb. 6 is Cipher, an Arts Club Theatre play featuring former Coquitlam resident Arash Khakpour. He plays the role of The Beacon Hill Body, which combines traditional acting with movement/ dance, in the show directed by Craig Hall about a Vancouver Island coldcase murder. The world premiere of Cipher is on the Granville Island Stage in Vancouver, until March 7. Visit artsclub.com.

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Edward Waring is best known in Canada for his work as a psychiatrist. He was a psychiatry professor at Queen’s University and UBC, past president of the Ontario and B.C. psychiatric associations, and a medical director at Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam before retiring as the psychiatry head at Surrey Memorial Hospital. During that time, he published many academic papers and books about mental health and relationships, including Enhancing Marital Intimacy, Why Men Depress Women and his famous Waring Intimacy Questionnaire. But when he left his profession behind in 2007, the Port Coquitlam resident longed to write fiction that touched on his past studies and the lives

of his former patients. Soul Bruises came out a decade later and was based on a character named Andy Edwards, a psychiatry professor who receives two letters: One telling him he was clinched a prize for his discoveries about marital intimacy; the other informing him of a sexual complaint made against him. For his second novel, which came out last fall and is now for sale via amazon.ca, Waring delves into a make-believe storyline about two murders at Riverview: The first, a First Nations patient who insists she’s a princess and whose band owns the land rights to the hospital grounds; the second, the psychiatrist who’s advocating on her behalf. Waring, who punched out the copy on an Underwood 378 typewriter, said he has been thinking about the plot since he left the institution in the late 1990s, when the government was starting to wind down operations. At that time, when he was the medical director at Centre Lawn — the building housing

the acute psychiatric patients — he wasn’t impressed with some of the medical and government protocols and decisions. Still, Waring stayed at the facility for two years and was eager to learn about Riverview’s history and treatment of First Nations people. His book, simply called Riverview, “is a local story, which is good because there are lots of people in this area who used to work at Riverview like me and my wife,” Waring said. “It’s entertaining because it’s written like a TV program and is full of suspense but there are also some hard truths, as well, about a former era at Riverview.” While the novel is currently only available online (he’s hoping to sell it in Tri-City bookstores soon), Waring said his readers have given the short page-turner good reviews. And his British publisher, Austin Macauley, is asking for more. “They’re anxious to see what else I can do in retirement,” he said with a laugh.

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West Coast landscapes by PM artist in QE theatre lobby Helby Island Afternoon is one of 28 landscape paintings in Tatjana MirkovPopovicki’s new series called Land Love Unfolding. Jan. 28 at 6 p.m., the Port Moody artist will talk about her art show at an open house, put on by the Vancouver Civic Theatres, in the lobby of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre (630 Hamilton St., Vancouver) where her display will be hung until March 25. A native of Serbia, MirkovPopovicki is a past president, senior signature artist and honourable lifetime member of the Federation of Canadian Artists; she also holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering. MirkovPopovicki last exhibited in the Tri-Cities in 2018 for In the Blink of an Eye, a group show honouring the Port Moody Arts Centre in its 20th anniversary year. TaTjana Mirkov-PoPovicki

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Female athletes must stop ‘settling for less’ Coquitlam Olympian is a featured speaker at event promoting females in sport MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

Female athletes’ lot in competitive life has improved since Coquitlam’s Leah Pells was a top middle distance runner who competed at three summer Olympics from 1992 to 2000. But women still have a long way to go to attain equal billing with men, said Pells, who will be one of the featured presenters at this year’s Wine, Women and Sport, to be held Saturday, Feb. 1 from 7 to 10 p.m., at Centennial secondary school. The event benefits the school’s senior girls’ soccer team. Pells said the players on that team, as well as all young women in sport, are competing in an environment that offers them more and better opportunities than she had in the late 1980s and early ’90s, when she had to train with a group of men. But they’re still flying largely under a radar that is more focussed on the achievement of male athletes. “I still don’t see the women being promoted the way they should be,” Pells said. “A good athlete is a good athlete.”

Coquitlam runner and former Olympic athlete, Leah Pells, continues to stay fit by running with her dog through Mundy park. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Pells said her own athletic success — which culminated with a fourth-place finish at

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and abusive childhood as her love for running. And more often than not, she had to achieve in spite of a support system that favoured men. “There just wasn’t the same opportunities as there was for males,” she said. “There wasn’t the same funding, we didn’t make the same prize money, we just weren’t marketed to the same degree.” That’s changing — slowly. A 2017 study by the BBC showed the gender-prizemoney-gap was narrowing but last year only one woman — tennis star Serena Williams — was among the list of 100 top-earning athletes in the world as compiled by Forbes magazine. Pells said becoming a top athlete is a full-time job, so things like endorsements and sponsorships are key to keeping a roof over their head and food on their plate while they train. Women also need to be supportive of one another, Pells added, by creating a community that empowers each to strive for more. “It comes down to us not settling for less,” she said. “Inequality is still woven into the fabric of society. We must question in a deliberate way the things we do.” It’s not an unattainable wish, Pells said. More women are choosing sport as a career and they’re becoming more vocal about the environment

in which they work. Those whose competitive days are done are becoming coaches and leaders, mentoring the next generation to carry the torch further. Pells said she believes the day will come when the gender gap in sports has been bridged. But, until then, she added, it must be challenged at every turn. “As women, we must work together to get there,” she said. “We must question societal norms and not just go along with what has been.”

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Port Coquitlam’s Matthew McCrady, third on the Royal City Curling Club team skipped by Coquitlam’s Hayato Sato, reacts to a shot in the team’s 6-3 loss to Saskatchewan in Monday’s eighth draw at the 2020 Canadian junior men’s curling championships being played at the George Preston recreation centre in Langley. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Riverside Rapids forward Venica Davignon battles her way around Lord Tweedsmuir defender Paige Young in the first half of their opening round game at the 37th annual Top Ten Shootout girls basketball tournament, last Thursday at Centennial secondary school in Coquitlam. Riverside won, 94-49, but then went on to lose in Saturday’s championship final, 98-69, to the Semiahmoo Totems. The Terry Fox Ravens finished fifth in the nineteam tournament that featured five of the top 10 AAAA teams in the province, as well as the second-ranked AAA team and top AA side. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Sign up for our newsletter at tricitynews.com

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The goal of Transit-Oriented Development, also referred to as “TOD”, is to focus development in areas with transit, in order to create compact, walkable, and healthier communities. The Port Moody Official Community Plan 2017 (“OCP”) identifies the area surrounding the Moody Centre SkyTrain Station as the “Moody Centre Station TOD”. The local landowners of the properties that make up the Moody Centre Station TOD area have been engaging the Port Moody community about this important neighbourhood. To share what they have heard from the community to date and to present the evolved master plan concept, the local landowners will be hosting a second round of Community Open Houses to solicit further feedback from the community. We invite you to join us and be a part of this exciting conversation.

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Please note, the information presented will be the same at both open houses. OPTION 1

OPTION 2

When: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Where: Old Mill Boathouse Address: 2715 Esplanade Ave, Port Moody Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm (drop in)

When: Saturday, February 1, 2020 Where: Moody Elementary School Gym Address: 2717 St Johns St, Port Moody Time: 11am – 2pm (drop in)

Light refreshments will be provided

Hot dogs and face painting will be provided

For more information please contact moodycentre@pottingerbird.com or visit www.moodycentreTOD.ca Please be advised that this is not a City of Port Moody hosted event

Starts Friday, Feb. 7th for Four Fridays February 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th 4:00-4:40pm, 4:45-5:25pm, 5:30-6:10pm, 6:15-6:55pm All Sessions at the Poirier Covered Facility located at 618 Poirier St. (corner of Poirier & Winslow in Coquitlam)

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Rizzo on the rise for Express NHL draft pick sparks Express offense and chemistry DAN OLSON sports@tricitynews.com

Massimo Rizzo is just hitting his stride. After missing training camp and the first month of the season for the Coquitlam Express, Rizzo has 31 points in 31 games. And perhaps not so coincidentally, his team is atop the BC Hockey League standings. Officially in his third season of Junior A, Rizzo has faced his share of challenges. In his first two years in Penticton, the Burnaby native missed nearly 40 games due to injuries. Ultimately he was diagnosed with a torn hip muscle that was finally repaired last summer. Still, he’d accomplished enough when he was healthy to catch the eye of scouts from the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, which selected him in the seventh round — 216th overall — in the 2019 entry draft that was held in Vancouver. That achievement came just a day after he was dealt to Coquitlam in exchange for Alex Di Paolo. “It’s been kind of a whirlwind of emotions: the season ending, the trade and the draft, and then the surgery,” Rizzo said. “I just kind of rolled with it, enjoyed the highs and worked through the lows. I just tried to stay focused.” By the time Rizzo was ready to play, he said he was champing to get on the ice again, in a game against the Chilliwack Chiefs. “I had a little bit [of butterflies] for the first couple of minutes,” he said with a laugh. “I was staying out here for like two minutes the first few shifts because I was having so much fun.” In his second game for the Express, Rizzo scored. Coquitlam coach Jason

Fortier is only too happy to harness his young sniper’s enthusiasm. “Massimo has made a huge impact since getting into the lineup,” he said. “I think he’s just scratching the surface of what he can do in this league. He has the ability to be one of the league’s top players.” Rizzo’s ability has reverberated through the team. Express captain Drew Cooper said the addition of Rizzo has bolstered the team’s on-ice attack as well as its office chemistry. “Obviously, you see [Rizzo’s] stats and he’s been great,” Cooper said. “He’s been one of our top players all year and we’re looking forward to having more of that going forward.” Rizzo said his transition to a new team has been eased by his proximity to friends, family and his mom’s home cooking. Especially as he’ll be farther removed from all of them next season, when he heads to the University of North Dakota on a hockey scholarship. It’s all part and parcel of pursuing his hockey dreams, Rizzo said. “I have the ultimate goal to play someday in the NHL,” he said. “I’m just going to work towards that every day.”

Coquitlam Express sniper, Massimo Rizzo, has lived up to the expectation that got him drafted in the seventh round of last summer’s NHL entry draft by scoring 31 points in 31 games after he missed the first month of the BCHL season. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

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always clear whether removals from the rental universe are in fact replaced with rental, or replaced with condos or other development.” Conversely, vacancy rates in the Tri-Cities eased from a very tight 1.2 per cent in 2018 to 2.2 per cent in 2019. Across the region, even though there was a dramatic increase in the number of rental units overall, vacancy rates barely eased, possibly due to unquantifiable pentup demand. Bond said, “What’s hard for socio-economists to quantify is potential demand. How many people living in households with roommates, or living in the parental home, or in other cities, would form a new rental household in this region if they could find one that they could afford? There is a lot of pent-up demand out there. All of the condo units [in Vancouver] that came on stream found tenants, the vacancy rate [in this market] did not improve.” All this demand has resulted in average rents across the region increasing by 4.7 per cent compared with one year earlier (up 4.9 per cent in Burnaby and 3.7 per cent in the Tri-Cities). These rises are above the provincially set rent control cap of 2.5 per cent per year.

Why isn’t rent control working? Rent control is only applied to existing tenants, meaning landlords cannot increase a tenant’s rent by more than 2.5 per cent per year. But, as landlords can put rents up by any amount between tenants, and rental leases tend to have a high turnover, average rents can easily rise by more than rent control. Indeed, CMHC found that the average asking rent for vacant units in the Metro Vancouver region was 20.8 per cent higher than the average rent paid in currently occupied units. The CMHC report comes shortly after rental website Rentals.ca issued a Vancouver rental market report, which said, “Rent control might be well intentioned, but it is also highly damaging to purpose-built rental feasibility. Rental developers must take into account the long-term revenue their projects present. Rent control… limits this long-term potential, further eroding the case to build rental over strata units.”

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In memory of our beloved mother.

Born in a snowstorm in New Westminster B.C. on December 22nd 1926. Died in a snowstorm in Nanaimo, B.C. on January 14th, 2020.

Mom passed at the age of 96 with her daughter by her bedside. She was predeceased by her husband Hugh Joseph Kennedy, as well as two sons, Brent Kevin Kennedy and Barry James Kennedy. She is survived by her loving children, Dennis Joseph Kennedy, Robert Turner Kennedy and Carol-Ann Carey (Kennedy), along with grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Herb was a product of an era where hard work, integrity and kindness were pillars of a successful life. Traits that he possessed. He worked hard and overcame many obstacles to achieve his success.

Forever remembered as the kind loving soul, that she was.

After the war, Herb worked as a whistle punk in Beaver Cove, a warehouseman in Alert Bay for BC Packers, and as a machine tender in Ocean falls for Crown Zellerbach. In 1955 he had an industrial accident and was transferred to Vancouver and ended up as an Industrial Relations Coordinator at Fraser Mills. Herb retired in 1981 and spent his time working on his house in Ranch Park and traveling with his wife Kay.

She was an amazing cook, baker and seamstress. She was an incredible painter along with a green thumb to make anything grow in the garden. A dear friend wishes to have a special mention of her famous Christmas Fruitcake and says it isn’t Christmas without it. She dedicated her life to taking care of her family, and for this she will remain in our hearts forever. She will be dearly missed from family and friends alike. Love you forever mom, go in peace. The family greatly appreciates the staff at Hawthorne Seniors Care Community, located at 2111 Hawthorne Ave., Port Coquitlam, B.C. V3C 1W3. Donations are gratefully welcomed.

He loved his wife Kay (predeceased 1998), daughter Amy and son John. He was devoted to his grandchildren Jacob and Jessie.

Dad’s death was anticipated and he passed reassured by the green arrows of the stock market feed on TV. A much loved father and grandfather we are comforted by the memories that we have of Herb. A life well lived for 93 years. Rest peacefully Dad. A funeral service will be held Monday, January 27th at 1:30 pm at St. Laurence Anglican Church, 825 St. Laurence Street, Coquitlam B.C. 604-936-9987 BurquitlamFuneralHome.ca

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Donald (Don) Looysen passed away at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster on Friday, January 3, 2020, at the age of 88. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Hazel; and his four daughters, Debbie (Deric), Ginnie (Ian), Kelly (John), and Janice (Bill). He was Papa to his 11 grandchildren, Blaine (Sharon), Elisa (Greg), Lindsay, Renae (Benoit), Jesse (Tiffanie), Sean (Amy), Jamie (Corey), Lauren, Will, Byron (Courtenay), and Janessa (Jonathan); and 14 great −grandchildren, Lincoln, Emilia, Grael, Nico, Nixon, Ben, Jericho, Nora, Roen, Cole, Valerie, Sydney, Bode, and Holly. Don was born in Radville, Saskatchewan, and moved to the Grandview area of Vancouver when he was 11 years old. He married his teenage sweetheart, Hazel De Cenzo, on July 4, 1952. They lived in Vancouver until 1959, then moved to Burnaby, and have resided in Coquitlam since 1969. They were blessed with four daughters − twins, Debbie and Ginnie in 1955; Kelly in 1958; and Janice in 1959. Always an adventurer, Don is best known for his love of family, dedication to friends, and his infectious sense of humour. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, February 8, 2020, at La Perla, River Market, 810 Quayside Drive #204, New Westminster, BC V3M 6B9 (604−931−7161). Parking available in Market Parking and Inn at the Quay.

RYDER, Allan Gordon April 21, 1928 - December 9, 2019 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Allan Gordon Ryder, born in Bradner BC, a long time resident of Coquitlam B.C. A very much loved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, he passed away peacefully at Royal Columbian Hospital on December 5, 2019, after a short illness, at the age of 91 years, with his wife and family at his side. He is survived by his dear wife, Ann (Bowden) Ryder, with whom he had celebrated a 58th wedding anniversary in 2019; his daughter Julie Ann (Ryder) Bruce; son-in-law David Bruce; two grandchildren, Travis Ryder of New Westminster and James Ryder of Burnaby; his brother James C. Ryder (Patricia) of Peachland BC; nephews Michael Ryder and Bruce Ryder of Peachland, BC, and numerous cousins. Allan was predeceased by his parents Angus Gordon Ryder and Laura (Carruthers) Ryder of Mount Lehman, BC. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for January 31, 2020, at 1:30pm at St. Laurence Anglican Church, 825 St. Laurence Street. Coquitlam, BC. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, or Como Lake United Church at 825 St. Laurence Street, Coquitlam, BC, V3J 6G7, or charity of your choice.

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TRICITYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020

Happy

Chinese New Year

New Pacific Supermarket

Prices effective from Jan 24 to Jan 27, 2020

Large White Prawns

Malaysia Fish Cake

日本南瓜

72’s

藍莓

藍鳥甜橙

馬來西亞魚腐

Head-on 30/40

Kabocha

Blue Jay Orange

Blueberries

冰鮮南美有頭大白蝦

4.99 /LB

Short Siu Choy 短紹菜

99¢

3 for$5.00

59¢

/LB

/BOX

/LB

Pork Side Ribs

Pork Belly

Bok Choy Miu

五花腩

珍珠白菜苗

Whole (2 pcs and up)

原塊西排骨(兩塊或以上)

6.99

Shirakiku Premium Sesame Oil 1.65L

白菊印特級麻油 $

14.95 /EA

DDP Organic Unsalted/Sea Salt Cashews 454g ＤＤＰ有機無鹽/海鹽腰果

59¢

/LB

9.99

1.99

/LB

Aming Shanghai Bean Sauce (Red) 500g 阿民上海南乳 $

3.59 /EA

EuLong Assorted Cookies 520g

元朗酥卷什餅 $

/EA

.59 3.59

/LB

Po Lo Ku Natural Mushroom Seasoning 500g 菠蘿菇天然香菇調味料(純素)

7.99

4.99

日昇鮮裝滑滑豆腐皇

1.99

/EA

/LB

170g

香菊牌圓枝腐竹 $

700g

3.29

Xiang Ju Dried Beancurd Stick

/EA

Sunrise Smooth Fresh Tofu Pack

/LB

2.69 /EA

Mandarin Smooth Med. Firm Tofu Tofu Pack 700g 中華滑板豆腐 $

/EA

1.88 /EA

Superior Fresh Med. Firm TTofu ofu

Superior Fried Bean Curd Roll

OTA Dumpling

Ocean Ria Fish Tofu/Fish Ball

680g

120g

567g - Varieties

220g-3 selections

頂好雙裝鮮豆腐

頂好響鈴之卷

全美冷凍水餃-多款選擇

Ocean Ria 魚豆腐/魚丸-三款

急凍帶殼九孔鮑魚

8.88

/EA

Searay Frozen Loligo Squid 400g 海威急凍火箭魷魚

4.69

/EA

2 for$10.88 /EA

Beef Side Rib 牛排骨

3.59

/LB

4 for $9.88 /EA

Beef Tendon 牛筋

4.99

Largest Selection of Locally Grown Vegetables From Our Own Farm! 604.552.6108

/LB

Glen Dr

Northern Ave COQUITLAM CENTRE

Unit 1056, 1163 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam

(Located in Henderson Mall)

Offers valid from Jan 24 to Jan 27, 2020. Quantities and /or selection of items may be limited and may not be available in store, no rain check or substitution. Advertised prices and product selection may vary by store, New Pacific Supermarket reserves the right to limit quantities, descriptions take precedence over photos. We reserve the right to correct any unintentional errors that may occur in the copy or illustrations.

Heffley Crescent

5 pcs. 220g

/EA

Frozen Abalone w/Shell

3.28

The High St

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