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In-person meetings causing concern
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Coronation Park redevelopment inches closer to reality
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Are we living beyond our means? Coquitlam homeowners pay 38.5% of their income on their mortgage STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com
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Coquitlam is the seventh most “cost-burdened” city in Canada, according to a recent study that measured the percentage of household income homeowners used to pay off their mortgages. The report, conducted by the real estate date company Point2, found Coquitlam homeowners spent an average of 38.5% of their income on their mortgage, meaning an average household would need to earn an extra $32,845 (33%) more to dip below the recommended 30% income-mortgage threshold. And
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Death threats in mail prompt police warning about Bitcoin scam Stamped envelope can also contain white powder DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
A letter demanding Bitcoin payment and threatening death has been mailed to homes in Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam and police say it’s a scam. In a press release issued Monday, Feb. 1, Coquitlam RCMP say they are working with Canada Post to find out the letters’ origins. The letter, sent via a stamped envelope, contains a white powder and recipients are told to send .05 Bitcoin via an ATM or they could be killed. The letter threatens death, torching of property and even brake lines being cut. Coquitlam RCMP issued a press release Monday stating they have received numerous reports of the letter since Jan, 25. “Coquitlam RCMP believes this letter to be a mass production sent to multiple addresses, as all letters appear identical,” the press release said. A spokesperson confirmed that to use the QR code requires a Bitcoin account.
A copy of a scam letter demanding payment in Bitcoin that Coquitlam RCMP says has been received by several homes in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam. RCMP
Some of the letters contain a white substance, which the letter suggests is a narcotic. But RCMP said it doesn’t appear to be toxic, but recommend careful handling. If you receive the letter, RCMP have the following tips: • Immediately put the letter, envelope and contents in
a sealable bag, either a sandwich bag or freezer bag • Sanitize the area where you opened the letter • Wash your hands • Call the police about the letter. Coquitlam RCMP’s non-emergency line is 604945-1550. The scam has also generated conversation on
the popular online forum Reddit where a contributor who goes by the name CmdrThunderpunch said their parents who live in Port Coquitlam were sent the letter, The poster also published a photo of the envelope that has an address that matches the one published in a Vancouver Sun article as being the address of a Hell’s Angel clubhouse in Vancouver. A Coquitlam councillor has also raised concerns about the scam. On Twitter, Coun. Teri Towner noted that many Coquitlam residents have received this “death threat letter.” “This is extremely serious and the fact it’s a scam needs to be spread far and wide. Please talk with your parents, kids, newcomers you may know whose country of origin don’t view police as good/safe etc,” she stated. Similar suspicious letters with white powder have been found in Etobicoke and Peel in Ontario, with Toronto price reporting that the white powder was icing sugar, according to a December, 2020 article published by the CBC. Coquitlam RCMP said people should be on the lookout for scams. “Fraudsters often attempt
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‘Land assemblies not all they’re cracked up to be’ Some residents of Coronation Park say neighbourhood in decline MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com
Port Moody’s Coronation Park neighbourhood will get some “tender loving care” while a massive redevelopment plan moves forward (see related story, page 11). Friday, in a continuation of a discussion that started during its regular meeting last Tuesday, council asked staff to look at things the city can do to improve the lot of residents in the 14.8-acre enclave of almost 60 single-family homes across from the Inlet Centre SkyTrain station as Vancouver-based developer Wesgroup Properties works on its plan to transform the neighbourhood. That transformation to a mix of high-rise and six-storey residential buildings, plus a park, was given a nudge to realization when councillors gave first reading to amendments to bylaws and the city’s official community plan (OCP). But, as Coun. Hunter Madsen conceded, “it is going to be awhile” before shovels ever pierce the ground. In a recent tour of Coronation Park’s hilly streets, longtime resident Mark Ransom told the Tri-City News the neighbourhood he grew up in has ground into a state of “suspended animation” as
Mark Ransom’s family was one of the first to settle in Coronation Park. He says the neighbourhood has been in “suspended animation” as it awaits redevelopment. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
it awaits the redevelopment council committed to when it amended the city’s OCP in 2017 to densify it with the construction of towers up to 26 storeys. Some of the mid-century homes currently there could use a coat of paint. In others, moss is growing between roof shingles, cracked windows are taped instead of replaced. The neighbourhood, that’s bounded by Ioco Road, the Barnet Highway, Guildford and Balmoral drives, has no sidewalks or curbs. Road surfaces are
cracked and shoulders are lined with cars belonging to SkyTrain commuters or workers from nearby construction sites. More than 50 homeowners have conditional agreements in place to sell their homes to Wesgroup should its project go ahead. Ransom said while the offer he’s got for his family’s property is likely better than he’d achieve on the open real estate market, he wonders if the stress waiting for the approval process to play out is worth it. According to BC
Assessment, properties in the neighbourhood are valued from $880,000 to $2.1 million. Ransom’s parents, Fred and Leona, were amongst the first residents of Coronation Park, settling into their home at the foot of Windsor Drive in 1959. “It was a great place to grow up,” Ransom said, recalling hikes through the woods to nearby trails and lots of kids around to share adventures. Another neighbour, Doug Catton, has lived in Coronation Park for 55 years.
He and his wife, Ann, said they’d like to stay in their home the rest of their lives. But, he added, they saw the writing on the wall when SkyTrain arrived across Ioco Road. Catton said while other developers had previously tried to buy out owners, Wesgroup seemed the most committed to its redevelopment plan. So they too sold. Until the sale is finalized, though, Catton said they feel imprisoned by the value of their home as determined by their agreement with
Wesgroup, unable to cash out and get on with their lives elsewhere until the company is able to proceed with its project. Some residents have cut bait and moved out already, renting their homes to young families. A few other houses sit empty. Catton said residents feel abandoned by the city that’s unwilling to invest in a neighbourhood on the cusp of change. “It hurts,” said Ann Catton. Friday, Port Moody’s city manager Tim Savoie told council some of the residents’ concerns, such as parking, could be addressed in the short term while staff come up with a plan for other issues, like illegal dumping and keeping up the streetscape. But, said Coun. Diana Dilworth, “a lot of the tough lifting” is going to be up to homeowners. Coun. Amy Lubik suggested one might foster the other. “If the city can do little things to show some care to the neighbourhood, it can really go a long way.” Ransom, who moved back to the family home to look after his aging mother, said the proceeds from its sale likely won’t allow him to stay in Port Moody. He’ll have to head east if he wants to buy another single-family house. Ransom said the whole experience has been like a cold splash in the face. “It’s a little stressful. Land assemblies are not all they’re cracked up to be.”
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Celebrate Family Day this year with an activity kit to create memories and spend quality time at home with your family. Deadline to register for pickup of the kit is Friday, Feb. 5.
The City is developing policies and regulations for cannabis-related matters that are under the control of local governments. This includes the approval, location and licensing procedures for businesses that produce, process and sell retail cannabis. We’re seeking feedback on our proposed approach for allowing these business uses in Coquitlam.
The kit contains tasty recipes, a trivia game, plus materials and suggestions on how to design a family crest and create a family tree. There are also questions and prompts for family highlights, all of which can be placed into a time capsule you can store for opening at some time in the future.
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Diners and shoppers can now park for an extra half hour for free in Coquitlam’s City Centre.
Coquitlam drivers will receive an additional 30 minutes of free street parking from pay stations in City Centre. Funded through the City’s multi-sector COVID-19 Community Support and Recovery Program (CSRP), the program will run on a pilot basis for approximately six months. Learn more about CSRP initiatives at coquitlam.ca/csrp.
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Coquitlam not-for-profits and other community groups may apply for Community Support and Recovery Plan (CSRP) grants to replace lost revenue or to provide programs that respond to the pandemic. The grants will distribute up to $650,000 into the community in 2021. Find additional information and learn how to apply at coquitlam.ca/csrpgrant.
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National Burn Awareness Week Feb. 7–13
Did you know that most burns are preventable? Burns are one of the leading causes of injury in children, the elderly and those with disabilities. Coquitlam Fire and Rescue (CFR) is reminding residents there are simple steps they can take to prevent burn injuries. The theme for 2021 is Electrical Safety. Follow us all week on social media for daily tips on electrical safety along with actions to take while cooking. Visit coquitlam.ca/seasonalsafety to learn how you can prevent injury and fire in your home.
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In-person meetings causing concerns Coquitlam one of just a few cities not holding meetings virtually JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com
Coquitlam is one of the few municipalities in Metro Vancouver to still hold in-person committee and council meetings during the pandemic, a Tri-City News survey revealed. But Mayor Richard Stewart said civic business is being conducted according to provincial health guidelines, and infrastructure is in place to ensure council and staff are safe. The poll showed other Tri-City municipalities — Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra — have been hosting virtual meetings since at least last November when the last order from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry came down to restrict in-person gatherings. (School District 43 switched to the Zoom platform for public meetings last April and closed meetings are held via Microsoft Teams,
Couqitlam councillors conduct a public hearing over the Zoom online meeting platform while they sit in council chambers. JANIS CLEUGH/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
spokesperson Ken Hoff said). In Maple Ridge, council members have had the option since September to be in the council chambers or attend meetings remotely, though the public can’t be present. In Richmond, meetings have been virtual since the pandemic began. In New Westminster and Surrey, councils will meet via Zoom until the health orders are lifted; for the district of North Vancouver, council meetings are online until at least July. The topic of having
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in-person meetings during the pandemic came up last Monday night as Stewart started the public hearing for two Coquitlam land-use applications. During a committee meeting that afternoon, Coun. Bonita Zarrillo wrote on her Facebook page: “I decided to come in to work today instead of zooming in because I am the only councillor zooming in which leaves me in a position where it is harder to be heard.” She continued, “I am now sitting in council chambers… 24 people in here…
2 wearing masks… both of us are cancer survivors. It’s hard to concentrate in this environment… and it sure highlights values differences. I feel like I’m in an alternate universe.” Zarrillo responded to the Facebook comments during the committee and council meetings, with council members also chirping in while civic business was happening. Zarrillo’s husband posted a photo on her feed, exposing the “anti-maskers” on council. In a statement to the TriCity News, Kathleen Vincent, Coquitlam’s communications manager, said the city requires that masks be worn in public spaces in all civic buildings. However, “masks aren’t required in individual work stations or spaces where minimum physical distancing and engineering controls are in place” to maintain public safety. As for council and committee meetings, they can be held in-person under the current provincial guidelines, she stated, and shared the wording from the Jan. 8, 2021, provincial order that exempts meetings of council where the public isn’t in attendance:
“For certainty, this Order does not apply to the Executive Council, the Legislative Assembly; a council, board, or trust committee of a local authority as defined under the Community Charter, when holding a meeting or public hearing without members of the public attending in person;…. workers at a workplace when engaged in their work activities; ….” Raul Allueva, Coquitlam’s deputy city manager, told the Tri-City News that council members do a COVID evaluation check before entering the chambers, are required to social distance, and large Plexiglas barriers are up between the council work stations. But when they leave their station and travel to another area, they must be masked. Allueva said the council chambers can seat more than 130 people, and capacity has been cut to less than one-quarter to ensure physical distancing is adhered to. “We are lucky to have a massive room that allows us to continue to have in-person meetings,” he said. And if council members feel unsafe, Allueva added, they can work remotely “at any time.”
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Coquitlam planners are conducting an online survey to guide proposed policy and bylaw amendments to regulate cannabis businesses. The survey is available through letstalkcoquitlam.ca /cannabis (you can also call 604-927-3436 or email cmcbeath@coquitlam. ca). It akes about five minutes to complete. Participants are first asked about production and processing facilities. Retail stores wouldn’t be attached to either type of facility, according to a staff report. The survey also asks what areas in the city would be appropriate for retail cannabis shops. It runs until Feb. 18.
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Homeless couple fears eviction from cabin Makeshift home in the woods near Gates Park DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
A couple living in a makeshift cabin they built in the woods near a public park in Port Coquitlam are worried they’ll be evicted and find themselves sleeping on the street. Sid and Sharon, who declined to provide their last names, have built the structure using old wood and tin in a treed area north of Gates Park, and have quietly kept to themselves over the past several months. But a recent visit by Port Coquitlam bylaw officers has them worried they’ll lose their temporary home. “I don’t know why there’s such an urgency to get us out of here,” said Sid, who is on a disability pension and does junk removal to earn an income. “They came down today and I told them basically where we were at and what was going on and I didn’t want any conflict.” On Tuesday, Jan. 26, the
Sid and Sharon were told they should abandon the cabin they built in the woods near Gates Park in Coquitlam. RED ALLIANCE PHOTO
couple began to pack up but when the bylaw officer left without forcing the issue, they became hopeful they might be allowed to stay longer. Still, the threat of eviction hangs over their heads. “We don’t want to have this taken away from us and (get) thrown out on the street,” said Sharon. Their plight is not surprising, said Andrea Corrigan,
who couldn’t confirm that her group Hope for Freedom Society was working with the couple because of confidentiality reasons. Corrigan, who is the society’s executive administrator, said the rental situation has been worse in recent months because COVID-19 is making renters stay put, rents are more expensive, and local shelters are either full or not running because
of the pandemic. “We don’t have a lot of affordable, sustainable housing in the Tri-Cities. It is hard to find places that are truly affordable for people on income assistance,” Corrigan said. It’s not known what the next steps are for the couple but the city of Port Coquitlam said they are working with them to find solutions.
“The city’s bylaw officers take a compassionate approach and do a tremendous amount of work to reach out to connect people who are homeless in our community with the appropriate support and resources,” stated Pardeep Purewal, the city’s communication manger, in an email. But one group says the city shouldn’t be evicting campers from the woods. A spokesperson for the Red Braid Alliance told the Tri-City News that people have a right to safe housing under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the city should get a court order if it wants to evict the couple. “I would say the bylaw might have backed off today but the fact they are evicting people without a legal procedure is a red flag. To me that means that bylaw never had that right in the first place,” said Listen Chen. However, the city’s mayor says bylaw officers are very compassionate and try to work with people rather than taking a harsh approach. “These bylaw officers are extremely compassionate and work with people and in fact have been successful in getting a number of people
housing,” said Brad West. He also expressed concern at the lack of affordable rental housing for people in the community, noting that the city is working with senior governments to try and get more non-market rental housing in the city. “We join in others’ frustration,” said West. “We are in this situation where we have people who need help, who need a place to go, as in this instance.” Sid and Sharon told the Tri-City News that they are looking for an affordable place to rent but they’ve been turned away in favour of larger families or looked down upon because they are currently homeless and are on disability. They also have a dog, which makes finding a place more difficult. Sharon said the couple lost a room in a house last spring when the person they were sharing with didn’t pay the rent, resulting in an eviction. Building a cabin in the woods — complete with a wood stove — was a way to stay warm and dry over the fall and winter months, she said. Now though, they could be out on the street again.
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When: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 7pm • Where: Electronic Meeting, livestreamed at portmoody.ca/watchlive
The City of Port Moody intends to adopt Bylaw 3244 pursuant to Section 40 of the Community Charter, which will close the St. Andrews Street road allowance shown dedicated on Plan 55, Block 4, District Lot 202, Group 1, New Westminster District, having an area of 766.8 square meters as highlighted by heavy blue line on Map 1.
Once the road is closed, the City of Port Moody intends to sell that portion of the closed road by transfer to Bold Properties (New Barnet) LP, owner of the adjacent lands known as 2002–2014 St. George Street and 2003–2009 St. Johns Street, for consolidation with their development site for the appraised amount of $2,063,172.50. Map 2 illustrates the proposed road closure if approved, the consolidated site boundary, and a portion of the existing development site that will be dedicated as road.
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Redevelopment project gets a long wish list City council discusson of plan extends over two nights MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com
Vancouver-based developer Wesgroup Properties will be able to continue working on its plan to transform Port Moody’s Coronation Park neighbourhood into a dense community for thousands more residents. But the company will have to consider a long wish list of possible refinements suggested by city councillors as they unanimously passed first reading for amendments to bylaws and the official community plan (OCP) in a special meeting last Friday. The extraordinary session had to be called when debate was halted early last Wednesday morning after more than four hours of discussion in council’s regular bi-weekly gathering. Among the items council wants Wesgroup to consider are: • reining in the project’s density
A rendering of what Wesgroup's redevelopment proposal for Port Moody's Coronation Park neighbourhood might look like from Ioco Road. WESGROUP
rise towers from its western perimeter to the eastern side next to the Coquitlam border • strive for “Interesting and innovative” architecture
• converting some of the existing road network into park space • explore the reconfiguration of the development by moving some of the high-
• a greater mix of family-oriented units • more local shopping options • the inclusion of office and light industrial space
• the inclusion of a community garden • constructing some sort of civic amenity like a seniors centre, library, performance space or even a dog park that the city could pay for through reduced development cost charges or other financial arrangement. However, some councillors feared the list is too long and too specific for the early stages of Wesgroup’s application to build approximately 2,900 homes in five towers up to 40 storeys as well as five six-storey structures in the 14.8-acre neighbourhood across from the Inlet Centre SkyTrain station. “I don’t know whether we’re being fair to the applicant,” Coun. Diana Dilworth said. “We need a bit of wiggle room.” Mayor Rob Vagramov countered most of council’s suggestions are just exploratory to foster further discussion. While the proposal exceeds the city’s official community plan for the area that allows for towers up to 26 storeys, the company is pitching to compensate for that with 3.4-acres of park space, an 8,000 sq. ft. daycare, 10,000 sq. ft. of local
retail space and $2 million for public art. Dean Johnson, Wesgroup’s vice president of development, told council there’s also been preliminary discussions to include a grocery story along Ioco Road. But several councillors agreed getting the company to up its ante of 175 below-market rental units as its affordable housing component might be too great an ask if the city wants to achieve other goals for the project. “Maybe this is a place where we’re not going to get what we want in terms of affordable housing,” Coun. Meghan Lahti said. “The price we’d have to pay is too high.” Wesgroup president Beau Jarvis said the company is committed to working with council and staff to find common ground. “We are trying to narrow down what we’re doing here.” Later, Brad Jones, Wesgroup’s senior vice president of development, told the Tri-City News council’s shopping list isn’t out of the ordinary. “Each municipality has their own challenges."
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or those of us who spend almost every day scrutinizing the B.C. Centre for Disease Control’s dashboard for the latest COVID-19 updates, one bit of data has been a bit of a mystery. That would be the number of people who have tested positive for the virus, but are now listed as ‘recovered’ once 14 days (COVID19’s incubation period) have elapsed since their test. There has been evidence almost since the pandemic began that some people never truly ‘recover’ from having COVID-19 in the normal sense of the word. Many people report various ailments that linger long after they have been pronounced recovered. Serious fatigue and various concussion-like symptoms — a cloudy brain, memory problems — seem to be the
most common. Those who experience these symptoms for a lengthy period are called ‘long-haulers’ and now special clinics have been established to both treat and study people who find themselves in this situation. British Columbia recently added a third such clinic in Surrey. It will join two other clinics — one at Vancouver General Hospital and the other at St. Paul’s Hospital — that will specialize in dealing with what many health experts agree is a baffling trend. The estimates of how many ‘long-haulers’ are actually out there vary. King’s College in London, England conducted one of the largest surveys of COVID19 patients and it found that about 10% of them reported feeling symptoms a month after getting the virus.
It also found a further 1.52% of reported symptoms more than three months after being tested. These are the true long-haulers. If we apply that kind of survey to B.C., that means we have many long-haulers in this province. We are approaching 70,000 total cases of people who have had COVID-19 and a 1.5% rate translates to more than 1,000 people still being sick three months after getting the virus. And as our COVID-19 cases grow (B.C.’s daily case average has hovered around 500 for a month now), so too will our number of long-haulers, who can stretch across all age groups. Of course, it has been known for quite some time that viruses can trigger long-lasting after-effects, some of them quite serious. But what is alarming
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Unofficial trails worrisome to PoCo Hunting & Fishing Club Editor: I read with interest Janis Cleugh’s article “‘Too much’: popular Coquitlam waterfall turning into nightmare destination, say residents” (Jan. 14, 2021) on the pressures created by unofficial trails, in particular Crystal Falls. One of the access ways to Crystal Falls are the trails that come out — unofficially — from Burke Pinecone Park which our club, the Port Coquitlam Hunting and Fishing Club, borders. I’m sure you can imagine the concern we have over
unofficial trails that skirt our property as we are a federally regulated shooting range. We regularly maintain our boundaries, post signs and have also put barriers on areas where unofficial trails threaten to push into our boundaries. For our bit, we donate regularly to Coquitlam Search and Rescue, who have a long-standing understanding that they are able to use our club as an operations base for searches and have even landed a helicopter there in previous years.
We have also been a donor to the makers of the well-known Coquitlam Port Moody Hiking/Biking Topographical Trail Map that highlights hazards and no-go areas. As lovers of the outdoors, we respect that there is a growing engagement in our natural areas and hope this will continue, but that people will stick to well-marked trails and obey signs and boundaries for their own safety. Keith Loh PoCo Hunting & Fishing
A trail leading to Crystal Falls in Coquitlam. The hike has become wildly popular to the dismay of residents near its trail heads. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO
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Coquitlam’s School District 43 has filed a petition to seek payments from a Swiss insurance company it claims owes more than $265,000 in top-up payments needed to keep a new contractor on the job after enduring years of shoddy and delayed work at a $50-million high school replacement project. Initially contracting Envoy Construction Services Ltd. in 2013, the Centennial Secondary Replacement School project was to become part of SD43’s modern face, while providing space for 1,400 students. Around that same time, the district negotiated with Zurich Insurance Company Ltd., from which it eventually secured a performance bond, and a labour and materials payment bond, each covering half of the project. The substantial completion date was set for May 8, 2017. But while the first phase of the construction was completed in time for the 2017-18 school year — according to a petition filed by SD43 in B.C. Supreme Court — the project was plagued with delays. Phase two included the destruction of the old school and the building of a new neighbourhood learning centre (NLC), which is meant to house a new gym, weight room and classrooms, and was designed to double as a space for community services like a youth and immigration service hub. But since the commence-
As the finances of the Centennial school project move through the courts, parents, including Tony Oljaca and Giulio Caravatta seen here in this file photo, are upset that it’s taken so long to build a neighbourhood learning centre and artificial turf field, both of which should have been built by now. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO
ment of the project, “Envoy repeatedly failed to complete the work” in a timely manner and as laid out in the construction contract, noted the petition. After Envoy failed to pay numerous subcontractors and material suppliers working on the project, the companies registered claims of builder’s lien against title to the lands and commenced action against Envoy and SD43, reads the court document. On April 2, 2019, the school board submitted a written notice to Envoy that it would terminate the contractor’s right to continue work on the project. Under the terms of the performance bond, Zurich Insurance arranged for a
replacement contractor to complete the work. On Sept. 6, 2019, Carver Construction Ltd. was contracted to finish the second phase of the project, which included demolition of the old school, construction of the NLC building and the building of a new field in partnership with the city of Coquitlam. As of January 2021, an SD43 update on the school build reported roofing work on the NLC building is continuing “as weather permits,” and windows and curtain wall frame installations “are progressing.” The new $3 million turf field, meanwhile, remains in the design phase, with the city slated to release detailed plans by the spring. But even as work pro-
gressed with the new contractor into the fall, the numbers didn’t add up. On Oct. 20, 2020, the school board wrote to Carver Construction stating SD43 anticipated it wouldn’t have enough contract funds to pay for the next stage of the work. On Dec. 7, SD43 paid Carver Construction $349,923.33 plus GST for its work in October, but still owes another $265,147.42 plus GST to the company for past work. SD43 claims Zurich Insurance is obligated to pay the balance to Carver through a top-up payment, and “to advance further Top-up payments going forward,” so the construction company can continue to
work on the school. In addition, SD43 said in the court filing it is currently administering lien holdback funds on the construction project — a pool of money from a loan kept in reserve to provide security and administer claims to contractors, subcontractors, workers and suppliers — and that the insurance company would need to pay into the fund going forward. Meanwhile, Envoy and SD43 remain locked in a legal battle after the construction company filed court action to enforce the lien and SD43 filed a counterclaim seeking damages for breaking of the construc-
tion contract and alleging various defects and deficiencies in Envoy’s work. On Dec. 23, Carver Construction, the new contractor, advised the school board and Zurich Insurance it needed a “clear path forward or timeline for payment of the overdue balance of the October Progress Payment and future payments by no later than Jan. 4, 2021” or it too “would consider its options to rectify the situation.” In a letter dated Jan. 7, 2021, lawyers for the school board “again demanded payment from Zurich” or it would take the case to court. “Zurich has failed, refused or neglected to make the Top-Up Payment to the School Board, in part or at all, despite demands made,” write lawyers for SD43 in the court petition. By refusing to make the top-up payment, SD43 claims the insurance company is in breach of the Completion Agreement contract and “in breach of its duty of good faith contractual performance.” “If Zurich fails to make the Top-Up Payment to the School Board, thereby causing the Completion Contractor to cease work on the Project, the School Board will incur significant losses and damages as a result,” writes an attorney for SD43 in the petition to the court. A spokesperson for school district declined to comment on the case, citing advice from counsel, and a spokesperson for Zurich Insurance did not answer a request to comment on SD43’s claims. None of SD43’s claims against Zurich Insurance have been tested in court. — With files from Diane Strandberg
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New duo project for Rose Coquitlam musician Matt Rose has never been so busy. The father of two young children, Rose is working on a solo project and, this spring, hopes to get back into a recording studio with his band, The Matinée. But, right now, the Centennial secondary grad is focusing his energies on a new duo called Still Creek Crows with Britt McKillip of One More Girl, a Canadian Country Music award-winning act with her sister Carly. Last month, Still Creek Crows released its début single titled White Lines, a song about feeling feeling lost in another land; white lines refers to the markings on the road. Rose said White Lines was the first tune he and McKillip wrote together after both had been travelling and touring extensively: Rose, at the time, was in Toronto while McKillip was based in Los Angeles. “It’s about being in all these cities and the need to get back to where you really feel at home,” Rose said of the song. Its video is set to be released this month and, in March, they hope to drop another single before unveiling a seven-track album
Coquitlam musician Matt Rose and Britt McKillip have their debut single out. MARY MARYANOVIC
in June. Rose said Still Creek Crows — the name given to the murder of crows that descend each night in Burnaby, close to where Rose and McKillip used to live as roommates — received FACTOR (Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings) funding for their project; however, they delayed the release of their compositions last summer because of the pandemic. With their final extension deadline nearing to release the tunes, though, they agreed January was the month to showcase their talent. “We just thought, ‘Let’s get this out.’ We didn’t want to sit on it any longer.” Their album — along with his solo and The Matinée
work — is laying the foundation for post-COVID, when Rose anticipates the bookings will come swiftly. Indeed, many musicians were working at home last year during the pandemic and have wanted to highlight their material for months but have been in limbo. He anticipates, once the vaccines are distributed, the shows will be plentiful and the touring will resume. “We want to be on the radar and have everything ready to go for the fall,” he said. “We’re not too sure what that’s going to look like at this point but we’re excited for what’s to come creatively.” To download White Lines, visit Spotify, Apple Music or Amazon Music.
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COVID-19 restrictions may have curbed plans for a beach holiday, but in Port Coquitlam you can still get some sunshine — by borrowing a light therapy box from the Terry Fox Library. Dark days of winter combined with COVID-19 restrictions have made the so-called Sunshine Lamps extremely popular at the local library. Touted as being able to lift your mood and boost energy, the lamps are flying off the shelves. While there are 150 available to borrow, there is a bit of a waiting list, with 300 people on hold for the devices. “We obviously hit a nerve. So many are circulating,” said Kimberley Constable, who looks after the Port Coquitlam library. According to the Mood Disorders Centre at UBC, the devices can be used to treat Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a type of depression that occurs at a certain time each year, usually in the fall
Where: This meeting will be held electronically and live streamed at portmoody.ca/watchlive Times: Special Council Meeting, 7pm Webcast is available by 3pm on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at portmoody.ca/video We live stream our Council meetings online at portmoody.ca/watchlive. Get an agenda package at portmoody.ca/agendas. Terry Fox Library manager Kimberley Constable gets a little sunshine from one of the library’s 150 therapy lights. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
or winter. During light therapy, you sit or work near a device for about an hour, adjusting the intensity as needed. The Mayo Clinic says the light therapy boxes can begin to work after a few days. Constable said people can borrow them for two weeks and she speculates that COVID-19 has increased their popularity because people are more interested
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DNA helps solve 54-year-old Coquitlam cold case investigation Unidentified body washed up on Saturna Island beach in Aug., 1972 STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com
The deadly fate of a missing man last seen in Coquitlam in 1967 has been confirmed nearly 54 years later after RCMP matched DNA to a previously unidentified body found on a beach in the Gulf Islands. The 41-year-old man, whose identity RCMP has not released, was last seen in Coquitlam on May 27, 1967. At the time, his family reported his disappearance to the Kamloops RCMP detachment. The ensuing investigation had lasted decades, despite the discovery of a body recovered on a Saturna Island beach Aug. 20, 1972. “An identity was not established, despite an autopsy of those remains in the 70s,” wrote BC RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey in a press release last Thursday. In 2014, the cold case was transferred to the Coquitlam RCMP, and after a fulsome review of the investigation by the RCMP Southeast District Missing Person Coordinator, a DNA sample was collected from the missing man’s daughter. Then, in September 2020, the BC Coroners
Service moved to exhume the unidentified remains of the body found on Saturna Island, which had later been buried in a nearby Salt Spring Island grave. The BC Coroner Services was not immediately available to comment on what prompted the exhumation. “Through scientific advancements in identification
We have these cold cases and we’re doing everything possible to try and advance them. Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey BC RCMP
processes, we are now able to solve such historic cases,” said the director of the BC Coroners Service Special Investigations Unit Eric Petit in a written statement, noting the role a BCIT laboratory played in solving the case. In a call with the Tri-City News, Cpl. O’Donaghey added that no criminal ac-
tivity was suspected in the man’s death. The family wished to remain anonymous, but according to the RCMP press release, said thank you, “to all RCMP members, the coroners, and the team involved in dedicating their time and efforts to bring this missing persons case to a close.” Identifying the missing man is the latest in a wider push to solve cold cases across the province. In January 2020, Petit’s unit and the BC Coroners Service teamed up with a New York art school to develop 14 skull reconstructions of unidentified remains found across British Columbia. Of those, the 3D printed renderings flagged two cold cases in the Tri-Cities, including the unidentified remains of a man found dead in 1995 in the waters near Port Moody’s Reed Point Marina and of another man whose body was discovered in the summer of 1998 north of the Port Coquitlam cemetery. And in 2019, the BC Coroners Service also released an interactive map detailing about 200 unidentified human remains across British Columbia, including seven in the Tri-Cities between 1970 and 2013. The hope, said the service at the time, was that the public would come forward with new clues to solve some of the province’s most intractable cases.
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Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca Fax: 604-927-3015 Mail: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, B.C., V3B 7N2 In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way at the City Clerk’s Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays (Telephone:604-927-3010).
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Express-Predators partnership presents new opportunities for female hockey players Initiative could pave the way to junior league for women MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com
A new partnership between the Coquitlam Express of the BC Hockey League and the Tri-City Predators female hockey program is hoping to bridge the sport’s gender divide. It might even pave the way to new opportunities for young girls who want to pursue their passion for playing to the sport’s highest levels. Express general manager Tali Campbell said he’d like that to eventually include a junior hockey league for women that’s comparable to the BCHL. “Female hockey is important,” Campbell said. “But it’s something that is behind the eight ball on everything hockey is doing.” To help bring the two
A Coquitlam Express coach works with players from the Tri-City Predators and other local associations during a special training camp in December. SUBMITTED PHOTO
genders to the same ice surface, the Express hosted a special developmental
training camp for 18 female players of all ages from various associations, including
the Tri-Cities and Burnaby, over the Christmas holiday season. Another camp is
scheduled for the spring. Also in the works — pending public health restrictions — is a buddy system that would pair Express players with various teams in the Predators organization to serve as mentors and role models. “It helps support female hockey,” said Predators’ president, Heather Fox, of the union with the Express. “It goes a long way to ensure girls will stay in the sport.” Fox said while most players in her organization might name an NHL player when asked about role models in hockey, giving them someone local to identify with who’s pursuing similar goals can fuel their own ambitions. “We are all just hockey players,” she said. “Gender doesn’t matter.” Campbell said he was in the early stages of formulating a similar partnership program in Nanaimo during his previous position with the BCHL’s Clippers, but his
idea received an extra boost from Express owner Fayaz Manji, who has a daughter playing hockey. He said the partnership will also reap benefits for his own team. “A lot of these players have been very fortunate to see every opportunity as they grow up,” Campbell said. “Now they can see hockey through a different set of eyes.” Fox said it’s important to show girls there are pathways for them to continue their passion for hockey, whether it’s recreationally, earning a scholarship to play at the post-secondary level, or maybe even land a spot in a women’s professional league. “There’s a lot of talent out there, and we need those opportunities so they can explore the level they want to reach,” she said. “It gives me goosebumps to have the girls get opportunities that are similar to those the guys have.”
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