Tri-CIty News February 24 2022

Coquitlam

Port Coquitlam

Port Moody

Sloughkeepers join with Burke Mountain Naturalists

Former jail guard now slings lattés at her new café

Safety changes in the works for Suter Brook Village

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A N T I - M A N D AT E P R O T E S T S

Local MLA targeted by protesters Coquitlam RCMP called to home of Mike Farnworth DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Port Moody musicians Bill Sample and Darlene Cooper are hoping to bring a series of concerts to Inlet Theatre.

But they say they need the city’s help. For the story, see page 19. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Protesters against COVID-19 public health mandates made their way to the home of Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth Saturday, Feb. 19.

In a video posted to Twitter at approximately 3 p.m., protesters could be seen holding signs and waving Canadian flags.

Members of the Coquitlam RCMP also showed up at the scene.

Farnworth, who is B.C.’s public safety minister, solicitor general and deputy premier, has publicly sup-

ported using the federal Emergencies Act to deal with protests in Ottawa.

On Sunday (Feb. 20), Health Minister Adrian Dix took aim at protesters during a news conference to announce new training seats for nurses.

It is “completely unacceptable” for people to yell “freedom” but then impede the freedom of others, Dix said.

“It is not freedom to attack other people’s freedoms and rights in the expression of your own desires.”

Dix said Canadians have the right to dissent and to criticize.

“This is a democracy and we’re very proud of that,” he said. “But we don’t have the right, I think, in the exercise SEE

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BEARS IN THE CITY

Bears awakening, and they’re hungry Several sightings have already been reported

‘That’s not who we are as Canadians’

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Along with crocuses, hungry bears are starting to pop out hoping for an early spring.

Recently, bears are being spotted in several neighbourhoods throughout the Tri-Cities, including a skinny bear captured on video by a security camera in Port Coquitlam on Feb. 9.

“First bear of the season.

Middle of the day,” wrote one poster on the Port Coquitlam Community Connections Facebook page.

His video shows a small, skinny bear making its way across his front lawn.

But this hungry bruin is not the only early riser in the Tri-Cities.

According to the Wildlife Alert Reporting Program (WARP), there are at least three bears, possibly more, in local neighbourhoods.

One bruin has also been spotted in downtown Port Coquitlam, near McAllister Avenue and the city hall precinct.

A spokesperson told the Tri-City News that the city is well aware of the bruin and asking businesses to secure their trash.

“The city and

A bear on the prowl for some winter sustenance strolls through a Port Coquitlam neighbourhood recently.

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Conservation are aware that there have been bear sightings in the downtown and other areas of Port Coquitlam. Bears are waking up at this time and making their way out of their winter dens,” stated Dominic Long, director of community safety and corporate support in an email.

The bear is likely living in the woods along the Coquitlam River and making its way into the city in search of food.

Other bears reported on WARP include:

been 10 reports of food-conditioned bear encounters in the Tri-Cities since Jan. 1.

• a bear spotted in the Gatensbury Road neighbourhood of Port Moody, possibly attracted to garbage (reported on Feb. 14), • a bear spotted on Quinton Avenue near Mundy Park in Coquitlam, also food conditioned (reported on Feb. 14) • bears spotted in the River Springs neighbourhood of Coquitlam, but as yet these are just sightings and not related to food, according to WARP According to the Ministry of Environment, there have

FOOD SOURCES

“During periods of warmer weather in the winter months, bears may become temporarily active and seek out food sources,” stated the ministry in an email to the Tri-City News.

“If bears are previously food conditioned leading up to winter, they may not hibernate at all.”

The spokesperson confirmed that conservation of-

ficers are working with bylaw services within the Tri-Cities to address attractant issues.

With bears already awake, it’s time to be sure to lock up all attractants including food waste, bird seed, organics and other materials that could be attractive to bears.

Restaurants with grease pits and dumpsters are also asked to take care of their storage as this has been a problem in the recent past.

In December, 2021, a bruin was spotted in an open dumpster near a PoCo business.

of that to attack other people’s freedoms.”

There is no freedom without responsibility, he said, calling some of the actions that have gone on completely unacceptable.

Ravi Kahlon, minister of jobs, economic recovery and innovation, said watching television images of people being spat upon and seeing people gather at Farnworth’s home was disturbing.

“What I found the most offensive was they wrapped themselves with a Canadian flag to help justify their behaviour … That’s not who we are as Canadians.”

Several protests in support of the anti-government demonstration in Ottawa have been held in Victoria and the Lower Mainland over the past several weeks.

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COQUITLAM SAR

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Injured hiker hoisted to safety after 30-foot fall Cold temperatures left embankment slippery KYLE BALZER kbalzer@tricitynews.com

Be wary of the frost and snowy sections on local trails, even when the sun is out.

A warning to take heed

by Coquitlam Search and Rescue (SAR) comes after an injured hiker was airlifted to safety by helicopter after falling off a steep cliff near Buntzen Lake on Family Day (Feb. 21).

The 24-year-old woman had hiked up Swan Falls trail to the Buntzen Lake viewpoint with her boyfriend when icier-than-normal conditions caused her to slip and fall roughly 30 feet down the embankment.

The incident took place before 3 p.m. on Monday when the sun was fully out for hikers to enjoy the outdoors, but the mercury was on the cooler side of the thermometer.

FRESH SNOW

“They weren’t really wearing what I would call appropriate clothes considering the temperatures were sub zero,” explained search manager Alan Hurley in an interview with the Tri-City News.

Hurley is now encouraging the public to be fully prepared and to dress for the worst-case scenario.

“There was fresh snow, it’s very steep. And they could not have had very good footwear. So my assumption is she slipped because it was pretty icy, and that she tumbled down [...] and banged herself up,” he said.

“She was in lots of pain, she was able to get a little bit of mobility, but she was quite cold when the guys got there.”

SAR was notified of the incident by RCMP moments after the Buntzen Lake warden made them aware of the injured out-of-town hiker, pinging her cellphone to roughly 100 metres up the trail.

An injured hiker is hoisted to safety by helicopter from Buntzen Lake on Monday after she fell from a slippery viewpoint. COQUITLAM SAR/TWITTER

Ground and helicopter teams were deployed.

It was determined the woman was not able to walk a great distance, so using what’s called the threading-the-needle technique, Hurley said a pair of rescuers were sent down from the helicopter using a 170-foot line through 100-foot trees.

They were able to reach the hiker, placed her in a heating vest for warmth and hoisted her up to be taken to Buntzen Lake where she was transported to hospital.

Hurley addsed the extraction took place in the nick of time as daylight was in its final hours.

“We pulled it off with enough spare time, but that’s the only complication,” he said.

“Our ground team that got to her did a phenomenal job getting her ready, and all we had to do was put her in the aerial stretcher and fly her out.”

Hurley is encouraging

hikers thinking of venturing out in the weeks ahead to consider wearing more appropriate gear instead of jeans and running shoes.

This could include microspikes on shoes for better grip on icier trails, as well as winter coats, toques and gloves.

Mounties are also asking residents and visitors to local trails to be prepared for any excursion, especially with the weather beginning to warm up ever so slightly.

“Coquitlam RCMP urges everyone to partner up when hiking, or let someone know your whereabouts, and be prepared for the weather conditions,” said spokesperson Const. Deanna Law. “SAR is a great website to visit before venturing outside, as there are numerous tips to make sure everyone is well-equipped and stays safe.”

This was the seventh rescue call of 2022 for Coquitlam SAR.

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VARIETY CHILDREN’S CHARITY

Local boy realizing his potential with bursary Last year’s telethon raised $6.68 million to help kids KYLE BALZER kbalzer@tricitynews.com

An 11-year-old Coquitlam boy with Down syndrome is on his way to harnessing early educational and motor skills.

Jonathan Haddad and his family were recently named recipients of a tutoring bursary, courtesy of Variety - the

Children’s Charity.

The money will help Jonathan further develop skills in math, reading and writing, as well as other basic essentials that can lead to a thriving life inside the classroom and socially out in society.

The one-on-one personalized tutoring is being conducted via the Down Syndrome Research Foundation.

The money for the bursary was funded thanks to residents from across the province who decided to

donate to Variety’s cause — distributing a total of more than $35 million to B.C. families since 2010.

“Variety has played an important role in Jonathan’s life providing much-needed assistance along the way,” said his mother Darlene Haddad in a news release.

Jonathan was also born with a congenital heart defect and global development delay, which causes speech, vision and gross and fine motor issues.

According to Variety, before turning two years old,

Jonathan endured several heart surgeries, laser throat surgery and ear surgery.

“When Jonathan was a baby, he needed a very expensive baby formula for a month after one of his surgeries which Variety provided to help us through an extremely difficult time,” Darlene explained.

“It takes a village to raise a child and working together, we can all make a huge difference in the lives of B.C.’s children with special needs just like Jonathan.”

Variety’s mantra is to step

in “where health care ends” by directly providing funds for B.C. children with special needs.

In 2021, its annual telethon fundraiser brought in more than $6.68 million. It’s 2022 edition is scheduled to take place beginning today through to Saturday (Feb. 24-26).

The donations will be put towards grants for families in needs of resources for their kids that include mobility equipment, lifesaving medical supplies, specialized therapies, mental wellness

counselling, educational programs and private autism assessments.

Jonathan and the Haddads are set to be featured guests on the Show of Hearts.

They’ll share their journey along with others who have benefited from the telethon.

The program takes place Saturday from 1 to 5:30 p.m. on Global BC. To donate to the cause directly, you’re encouraged to visit Variety’s website (variety.bc.ca) or call toll-free at 310-5437 (KIDS).

PORT MOODY POLICE

Speeders pay for lead feet KYLE BALZER kbalzer@tricitynews.com

A trio of Port Moody commuters recently chose to ignore city speed limits, including one under the influence and another that just got their license.

Port Moody police (PMPD) explained to the Tri-City News a recent stint of speeding and impaired driving enforcement led to three vehicles impounded between Feb. 2 and 7, including one for a 30-day span, as well as a three-month license suspension.

Hundreds of dollars in

violation tickets were also issued — starting from $368 a pop.

Spokesperson Const.

Sam Zacharias says the incidents were proven risks to the community at large and the PMPD will continue to have a strong presence to curb dangerous driving.

However, it also comes with a public plea in cracking down on careless commuters as some residents may feel hesitant to alert police.

“If you witness a possible impaired driver or any driving behaviour causing imminent risk to the public, please do not hesitate to call 911. We respond

to these calls for service with a high priority,” says Zacharias.

Excessive speeding tickets are enforced with a vehicle is observed or recorded going more than 40 km/h above the posted limit.

“Speeding is one of the leading causes of fatal collisions in British Columbia,” added Zacharias.

“We would like to remind motorists that highrisk driving behaviours are dangerous and not only put the drivers themselves at risk but also other motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists. We urge drivers to slow down.”

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FEBRUARY 24 – MARCH 2 CALENDAR

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Coquitlam Proposes Updates to DCCs

Capacity Limits Lifted By PHO

Council-in-Committee 2 p.m.

The City of Coquitlam is updating its Development Cost Charges (DCCs) this year to ensure development continues to pay towards the cost of new roads, utilities, parks and other growth-related infrastructure.

Regular Council 7 p.m. coquitlam.ca/council

The City reviews and updates its DCCs in light of changes to development trends, land and infrastructure costs, populationgrowth projections, regional practices and other factors.

coquitlam.ca/agendas

New charges are anticipated for adoption early this summer following a public input opportunity that will run until March 15, and upon provincial approval of the updated program.

Monday, Feb. 28

PUBLIC HEARING DETAILS See pages 18, 25, 26 and 27

coquitlam.ca/calendar

Looking for more info on events and activities in Coquitlam?

Details can be found at coquitlam.ca/dccupdate.

KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE

Book a Free FireSmart Assessment by March 17

Following the Provincial Health Officer (PHO) update on Gatherings and Events, the City is taking steps to return some programming, including recreation and events, to full capacity.

Beginning Feb. 22, capacity restrictions were lifted on City recreation facilities, although indoor masking and proof of vaccination requirements are still in place.

Fitness centre access will be available on a drop-in basis without pre-registration, and recreation activities and programs, including pools and arenas, will return to normal capacity levels. While patrons will continue to see physical distancing markers in the facility, physical distancing has moved from being a requirement to a recommendation as part of facility COVID-19 safety plans.

Capacity limits on indoor and outdoor gatherings, including spectator at events, have also been removed.

Coquitlam residents living in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) area of northeast Coquitlam have until Thursday, March 17 to get a free FireSmart™ home assessment.

For more information, visit coquitlam.ca/covid19.

Residents can use an online map at northeastsector.ca to determine if their home is in the WUI area and eligible for the assessment. Complete the online application form and select an available date and time for an assessment – a City representative will reach out to arrange the appointment. Interested residents can also call 604-927-6334 or email firesmart@northeastsector.ca for more information.

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ENVIRONMENT

Sloughkeepers unite with Burke Mnt. Naturalists Not even a grant from the City of Coquitlam could save the Friends of Deboville Slough.

Last year, the non-profit group that cares for the freshwater tidal marshlands in northeastern Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam looked at its upcoming bill for liability insurance.

“It had more than doubled,” Friends president David Mounteney told the Tri-City News last Friday at the slough. “The increase was just too much for our volunteer group to handle.”

Now, the dozen members are part of a charity that founded Friends nearly two decades ago with the cities of Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam: the Burke Mountain Naturalists (BMN).

And, on Monday (Feb. 21), they met for the first time via Zoom as a committee of the Naturalists.

“We welcome them with open arms,” said Victoria Otten, a longtime BMN executive member.

The Friends will largely act as an independent body, said Mounteney, the new committee chairperson, and will have separate financial accounts from BMN, but their overlapping goals of protecting the environment on the lower slopes of Burke Mountain will stay the same.

“Essentially, we’re just

Burke Mountain Naturalists' Victoria Otten with David Mounteney and Jeff Rudd of the Friends of Deboville Slough, a non-profit organization that joined forces with BMN on Jan. 1, 2022. JANIS CLEUGH/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

eliminating the need now for two memberships. You save $10,” Mounteney joked, noting 99 per cent of the Friends have been BMN members for years.

Together, the two groups make a powerful force and offer plenty of knowledge about the slough, which has seen a loss of wildlife and

habitat from surrounding development and other factors. On the mountain alone, Coquitlam plans to eventually house 50,000 residents, and the construction and traffic increases have had dire impacts on the watercourse, he said.

The now-defunct Fraser River Estuary Management

Program (FREMP) had Deboville Slough on its red list for endangered areas in the Lower Mainland, added Friends volunteer Jeff Rudd.

PUBLIC OUTREACH

Education is a big driver for the Friends, which — like most non-profits over the past two years — has had to

scale back its operations and activities due to the COVID19 pandemic.

But with provincial health orders easing this year, the volunteers hope to organize more public outreach opportunities, especially with the new families moving close to the slough.

These include:

• controlling invasive plants (especially Japanese knotweed, by cutting and not pulling) that grow in the slough when foreign soil is dumped nearby for construction projects • planting native species • taking part in shoreline clean-ups • organizing the nest box program • leading nature walks Still, BMN has also kept a close eye on the slough over the years by educating the public through its Discover Nature in the Tri-Cities publication, as well as providing a bird checklist.

“We’ve had a long history with the slough,” Otten said, “and that will just get stronger.”

Rudd said he’s currently working on a presentation to share with BMN members about the slough’s history, which dates back more than 120 years under the provincial government.

As part of his research, Rudd has mined old BMN newsletters that record the past efforts at Deboville Slough. “The articles show that environmental activism has worked in this area.”

For more details about the Burke Mountain Naturalists or the Friends of Deboville Slough committee, or membership and public outreach, visit burkemountainnaturalists.ca.

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Notice of Public Hearing Zoning Bylaw Amendment

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 4247

WRITTEN PUBLIC INPUT by 4 pm on Tuesday, �arch 8, 2022

The intent of the bylaw is to amend the Zone from CD 29 (Comprehensive Development 29) to DC (District Commercial) for an 8,891.8m2 portion of 1069 Nicola Avenue.

Location: Street address: 1069 Nicola Avenue

GIVE YOUR INPUT

GIVE YOUR INPUT Written comments must be received by 4:00 pm on March 8, 2022

Development Variance Permit DVP00083 The intent of this application is to vary the subdivision servicing requirements for a commercial development at 1069 Nicola Avenue.

Email: publichearings@portcoquitlam.ca

Participate Live (Zoom Link): Please check portcoquitlam.ca/ publichearing on the afternoon of the meeting for a link to participate.

Inspection of documents: Prior to the public input opportunity, the public is welcome to inspect any related documents at: portcoquitlam.ca/publichearings.

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Members of the public will have an opportunity to express their views at the electronic meeting or can submit written opinions to: publichearings@portcoquitlam.ca Council cannot receive new or additional information on this application after the public hearing.

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Council cannot receive new or additional information on any application after the Public Input Opportunity.

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Guard's journey from jail cell bars to barista Café's name comes from Native American parable DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

In a period of national division and uncertainty, can a cup of coffee restore the soul?

Jerrica Hackett thinks so.

The 30-year-old mom is just about to open a coffee shop in Port Coquitlam at a time when many businesses are struggling and COVID-19 has put national divisions into sharp focus.

But she hopes her message — as well as her coffee, pastries and paninis — will feed the “good wolf” inside of all of us.

Opening soon, The Good Wolf Cafe & Co. will dispense warm vibes as well as food and drink in a tiny store-front cafe in the busy GoWash at 1388 Dominion Ave. (off Lougheed Highway).

The business name comes from a Native American parable that inspired Hackett, and, though she is not Indigenous, she said she was motivated by

Jerrica Hackett has gone from working with people behind bars to serving people as a barista at her new café, The Good Wolf. DIANE STRANDBERG/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

the idea that people can either feed their loving, compassionate ‘good wolf’ or their angry, greedy ‘bad wolf.’

“I want to feed my good wolf, to treat people with kindness and to be that person all that time,” said Hackett.

There was a time when Hackett felt she was blind to the emotional needs of others while working as a corrections officer at the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam.

She was just 20 when she started the job and, during the next several years,

was often the lone guard among dozens of male prisoners, sitting at a desk in the common area while the men played cards or went out into a concrete 'yard' for exercise.

In that environment, there was always the potential for violence.

"I was known for my take

downs and pepper spray," said Hackett, who told the Tri-City News she didn’t see the inmates as people.

“You fit into this hardline job and you have to fit into the hardline culture, and you hide that part of yourself and ignore it,” said Hackett.

That all changed when Hackett became a mother and took on the job of case manager after her maternity leave.

Working individually with men to develop skills, education and find counselling and housing, she came to see them as people — and many were coping with mental health issues.

“I really started to learn what jail was — it’s a catchall for the people we’ve failed in society.”

She got out of the corrections game to become the manager of a half-way house, but while an improvement on the prison system, Hackett came to believe she should be doing more with her life and helping others.

The idea of starting a business has long been her dream, and Hackett said she knew it was now or never.

After she found an affordable space, Hackett began to source local products that

she hopes will feed her customers’ ‘good wolf.’

Her coffee is Spirit Bear Coffee from Port Coquitlam, an Indigenous business, and she sells Blume, a flavourful, scented superfood powder that can be mixed into a latté or served with organic milk substitutes for a health boost.

She is sourcing her pastries from a female-owned business that will provide her bread, croissants, cookies and cinnamon buns, while Port Moody’s Rocky Mountain Tisane will supply healthful soda drinks.

Partial proceeds from some menu items and Good Wolf Cafe t-shirts will go to charities, including Big Sisters.

Eventually, Hackett hopes to be able to hire young entrepreneur-minded people and those with barriers to employment to share the experience of building a business.

For now though, it’s just Hackett and her mom minding the shop and serving up rich lattés to local customers to help them feed their good wolf.

Find out when she opens on Facebook and read about Hackett's journey on her blog.

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Public Hearing Notice Public Hearing Notice When: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 7pm (rescheduled from March 1, 2022) Where: Electronic Meeting (see portmoody.ca/ph for details and instructions) Port Moody Council is holding a Public Hearing to consider the following proposed bylaw: Location Map - 148 & 154 James Road

When: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 7pm Where: Electronic Meeting (see portmoody.ca/ph for details and instructions)

Port Moody Council is holding a Public Hearing to consider the following proposed bylaw: Bylaw: 3336

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Applicant: City of Port Moody

Purpose: To amend City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 to include floor area, parking, and siting exemptions for accessible, visitable, and adaptable Detached Accessory Dwelling Units (DADUs), commonly known as laneway houses.

How do I get more information?

Visit portmoody.ca/publichearing to review the report and related information. You can also contact us at planning@portmoody.ca or 604.469.4540 with any questions.

How can I provide input?

1. If you believe your property is affected by this Zoning Bylaw amendment, you can send a submission in writing before noon on March 1, 2022 by emailing clerks@portmoody.ca or faxing 604.469.4550.

2. You may also participate in the Public Hearing by joining the electronic meeting as a participant. Information and instructions for joining the meeting are available at portmoody.ca/ph.

Kate Zanon, General Manager of Community Development

604.469.4500 www.portmoody.ca Location: 148 and 154 James Road Bylaw: 3332 Application: #6700-20-195 Applicant: Dulex Sitka House Development Purpose: To rezone the site from the Single Detached Residential (RS1) Zone to the Comprehensive Development 87 (CD87) Zone.

If adopted, the bylaw would facilitate a six-storey, 88-unit residential building.

Get in touch!

How do I get more information?

You can review the application and related information at portmoody.ca/publichearing. You can also contact us at planning@portmoody.ca or 604.469.4540 with any questions.

How can I provide input?

1. If you believe your property is affected by this rezoning application, you can send a submission in writing before noon on March 8, 2022 by emailing clerks@portmoody.ca or faxing 604.469.4550.

St. Johns Street

Multi-Use Path Our St. Johns Street Redesign Project is intended to make the street more comfortable and convenient for people to walk, cycle, and wait for transit. A new multi-use path between Albert Street and Moody Street is the first phase of the project.

2. You may also participate in the Public Hearing by joining the electronic meeting as a participant. Information and instructions for joining the meeting are available at portmoody.ca/ph.

Find out more about this project and how you can provide feedback at engage.portmoody.ca

Kate Zanon, General Manager of Community Development

604.469.4500 www.portmoody.ca

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City hopes changes will make Suter Brook safer Traffic and safety review was sparked by complaints MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

Would banning cars altogether in a section of Port Moody’s Suter Brook Village neighbourhood make pedestrians feel safer?

That’s a question the city’s mayor would like residents of the densely packed district of condos, shops and offices at the corner Ioco Road and Murray Street to ponder, as they’ll be given an opportunity to comment on a traffic-calming plan before it’s implemented.

It was complaints by those residents about speeding cars and delivery vehicles, inattentive drivers failing to yield to pedestrians and chaotic parking arrangements that sparked a review of traffic management in the area — with the addition of two new condo towers and a six-storey rental building imminent.

Mayor Rob Vagramov said it’s only fair those residents be given a voice in any effort to fix the problems.

Several crosswalks in Suter Brook Village will be raised to slow cars and make the neighbourhood safer for pedestrians. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

“We’ve seen in the past stuff has been done and it hasn’t been up to snuff to the people living there,” he said.

A plan devised by the city in collaboration with the

neighbourhood’s developer, Onni, includes several measures to slow vehicles, bring order to the chaos and create a more pedestrian-friendly environment: • making Brew Street per-

manently one-way • extending the median on Murray Street to prevent left turns from Murray into the neighbourhood • removing the right-turn channels at Murray and

Morrisey so traffic has to slow down when entering and exiting the neighbourhood • raising intersections along Morrisey Road at Brew Street, Suter Brook Way, Capilano Road, as well as at the intersection of Suter Brook Way and Brew Street • constructing curb extensions at several corners to slow traffic and improve pedestrian comfort But Vagramov suggested the changes still might not be enough.

He said closing the northern loop of Brew Street to vehicles entirely should also be considered.

Coun. Hunter Madsen said the implementation of traffic calming in Suter Brook must also consider future development nearby, including the adjacent property at the corner of Ioco Road and St. Johns Street that’s owned by Appia Developments, as well Wesgroup’s massive plan for Coronation Park just across Ioco.

“This plan needs to be able to address the full capacity requirements of the whole area.”

However, Port Moody’s general manager of engineering and operations, Jeff

Moi, told council a traffic study for the area conducted in 2018 did account for future projects.

As well, the new developments will also be built with direct walking links to the Inlet SkyTrain station.

“Vehicle traffic capacity in the village is fine,” he said.

“This is about pedestrian experience.”

Coun. Zoe Royer said making Suter Brook safer is paramount.

“Anything we can do to make our community more walkable helps to get people out of their cars.”

In a report, Port Moody transportation engineer Geoffrey Keyworth said a new traffic signal that had been planned for Capilano Road at Ioco is no longer being considered because of the street’s steep gradient and “S” curve that would present visibility problems.

But, he added, Onni is prepared to foot the $500,000 cost for the improvements.

Moi said with construction set to begin soon, and completed by September, any further consultation with residents will have to be expedited, likely through an information mail-out with an opportunity to respond with comments.

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ne of the more notable feats in all of Canadian politics is the apparent entrenched popularity of B.C. Premier John Horgan.

The latest poll — from Mario Canseco’s Research Co. — pegs his approval rating at 69 per cent, an astonishingly high level given that he has been premier for almost five years - plenty of time for any leader to accumulate all sorts of unwelcome baggage.

And goodness knows his NDP government has garnered its fair share of controversies over time.

The Research Co. poll also showed the NDP government is still enjoying significant public support (46 per cent of decided voters, compared to just 38 per cent for the BC Liberals) so Horgan profits

from that.

But his popularity vastly exceeds that of his own party.

Why does Horgan enjoy this sustained high level of support?

I think a big factor has been his decision to stay in the background as much as possible and allow his cabinet team — notably Health Minister Adrian Dix and Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth — to take centre stage as often as possible.

It is a leadership style that is notably different from many of his fellow premiers, especially when contrasted with Alberta’s Jason Kenney and Ontario’s Doug Ford, both of whom are struggling with public opinion.

But Horgan and his government have also avoided a major pratfall

that plunged the 1990s version of an NDP government into so much trouble almost immediately after taking office in 1991. That NDP government was very active with a highly ambitious legislative agenda, much of it fairly ideologically driven.

By contrast, the current version of an NDP government has tried to steer a path that sticks fairly close to the political centre.

Horgan’s personality also plays a role.

As I have noted here before, the John Horgan that occupies the premier’s office is decidedly different than the John Horgan who sat in the Opposition leader’s office.

The “angry John” persona has been replaced by a happy warrior that occasionally takes on a “Premier Dad” lecturing

mode, which is usually more effective than not.

All of this is framed against his recent treatment for throat cancer, which no doubt has some thinking he may not seek re-election more than two years from now.

But I still see an energetic, enthusiastic politician who clearly enjoys the job of being premier.

Having strived so long to attain that high office, I don’t see him walking away without asking the electorate for one more chance to keep the job.

Horgan will also surely want to best newly elected BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon in a campaign.

His party knows he is their best hope when it comes to winning another mandate.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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PORT MOODY’S GROWTH

City set to boom — but will it be affordable?

The Editor: Judging by a recent letter to TCN, the pro-development side of our community is in full pre-election mode, declaring that Port Moody’s flat growth numbers over the last five-year census mean the city has failed to approve enough new development to meet the region’s and our community’s needs.

The process of moving a development from concept to construction and eventual occupation takes years, so the census figures on population don’t reflect reality in terms of units approved or under consideration by this

and the previous council.

Contrary to the assertion that development is not occurring, no visitor to Port Moody could miss noticing the many projects underway, with many additional proposals under active consideration.

In actuality, the pace of growth seems to exceed the OCP projection that would see Port Moody growing from 35,000 to 50,000 residents by 2041.

According to the city’s website, Port Moody has so many new construction proposals pending in the pipeline that, if approved, these

would result in a full doubling of the city’s current population to 70,000 within the next few decades.

That much growth focused primarily on hi-rise towers in Coronation Park, the downtown area and the Flavelle site would mainly produce expensive market housing, but not the social and affordable housing most needed for average, working families.

The facts suggest that simply adding density does not improve affordability. According to UBC economist Patrick Condon, the stampede to profit from this

housing bubble is having the unintended effect of worsening the two chief causes of unaffordability - soaring land prices and runaway cost of construction.

Like many, I support moderate, thoughtful and planned growth for our city, but worry about a narrative that supports building for its own sake without adequately providing for the essential lower half of the housing continuum, creating homes for workers whose services our communities rely upon.

David Stuart Port Moody

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Police looking for owner of money KYLE BALZER kbalzer@tricitynews.com

Mounties say a “significant amount” of money was handed over to them after it was found in Coquitlam earlier this month.

Now, police are hoping its rightful owner can come forward to claim it.

On Feb. 9, an individual walking in the 400-block of Schoolhouse Street — near Rochester Park — discovered a large sum of money and turned it in to the local detachment.

Const. Deanna Law, of Coquitlam RCMP, said a series of questions will be asked to ensure the rmoney is returned to the right person.

This includes the correct amount, denominations and what carried the cash.

Law said this incident is

an example of how local residents should call RCMP to report lost money, especially if it’s a large sum.

“There is no reason to feel embarrassed,” she added in a news release.

“Accidents happen and police would simply like to get the money back to the individual that lost it.”

If the cash found on Feb. 9 is yours, you can claim it by calling Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file-number 2022-3499.

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C H A R I TA B L E C A M PA I G N

40 Over 40 brings out the best of mature women Buoyed by the results of last year’s fundraiser, Port Coquitlam photographer Jenn Fontaine is rebooting her 40 Over 40 Project.

And she’s now accepting bookings from women over the age of 40 who are ready for a full makeover while helping charity.

After last September’s wrap-up event, Fontaine donated $4,000 to Dress For Success Vancouver, a non-profit that provides professional clothing, career services and skills development programs to women entering the workforce.

Her contribution — of which $50 from each booking fee is reserved for the cause — was double her goal, following a gala auction.

“It’s an amazing charity and I’m so glad we were able to help them in such a big way,” said Fontaine, a Maple Ridge resident.

Fontaine, 30, told the Tri-City News she focused her photography project on women over 40 in response to a worldwide movement on social media that aims to give a stronger voice to mature women, as well as talk about aging.

That demographic is often silent on digital platforms, she said.

“They’re the women I love to photograph the most because some of them have

celebration gala Port Moody resident Cathy Cena, who took part in the inaugural project, said the pictures do more than

never had a chance to feel beautiful. They go into the studio and they see the results. It can be emotional because it’s transformational.

It can be a life-changing experience.”

“They come out feeling awesome.”

Her photography session, which costs about $500, includes: • style and wardrobe consultation • professional hair styling and makeup • a digital image • an interview for the gala publication • a ticket to the 40 Over 40

Jenn Fontaine, a Maple Ridge resident, has a photography studio in downtown Port Coquitlam. Last year, she launched her 40 Over 40 project that’s designed to give women over 40 a lift — and a boost to charity.

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make women look pretty.

“Women are beautiful in many shapes, sizes, colours and backgrounds,” she said.

“Jenn has a wonderful way

to make each and every women feel very special.”

• The launch party for the second annual 40 Over 40 Project is on March 5 at 11

a.m. via Zoom. For tickets to the launch, go to Eventbrite. ca. To register for a 40 Over 40 photography session, go to fontainephotography.ca.

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A C T I V E T R A N S P O R TAT I O N

City of Coquitlam NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION The City has received an application for a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for the property located at 1150 The High Street. The purpose of the TUP would be to permit the operation of a retail garden centre. This TUP would expire on March 7, 2025.

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, February 18, 2022 to Monday, March 7, 2022 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 Edison Ting, Planning and Development Department, at ETing@Coquitlam.ca or the Planning and Development Department at 604-927-3400.

This application will be considered by Council at their Regular Council Meeting to be held on date of meeting Monday, March 7, 2022. 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.

As the City of Coquitlam transitions through the BC Restart Plan, those wishing to listen and/or participate during the verbal input portion of the Temporary Use Permit are encouraged to do so remotely via Zoom. Instructions regarding remote participation can be found on at www.coquitlam.ca/publicnotices.

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 with “TUP – PROJ 21-173” in the subject line; • Regular mail: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2;

Have your say on path plan St. Johns Street, that connects Port Moody with Coquitlam, is considered one of the Tri-Cities’ busiest routes.

City staff is now hoping to make the stretch more “comfortable and convenient” for pedestrians and cyclists.

But what would that look like?

A new public engagement survey has been launched asking local residents to help “finalize the design” for the potential development of a new multi-use path along St. Johns Street.

If approved, construction would begin as early this fall between Albert and Moody streets — the western half of the near three-kilometre Barnet Highway (7A) corridor.

The multi-use path is the first phase of the city’s St. Johns Street redesign project based on recommendations from the 2017 Master Transportation Plan, said a

One of the options being considered for a new multi-use path along St. Johns Street. CITY OF PORT MOODY

news release.

Additionally, Port Moody is considering an option for a two-way bike path between Kyle and Grant streets.

Both projects will serve as safe transportation conduits for pedestrians and cyclists, while also providing easier access to local transit.

Interested participants have until March 25 to complete the online survey.

Before the deadline, the city is also scheduled to host a trio of virtual information

sessions about the multiuse and bike path options.

The first two are tapped for businesses that might be impacted by the construction. They are set for today (Feb. 24) from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m.

The general public is being invited to provide comment at the third session that is scheduled for March 2 from 7 to 8 p.m.

For more information, you’re encouraged to visit engage.portmoody.ca.

• Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015; • In person: Attn: City Clerk’s Office – please place in one of two City Hall drop boxes (3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam), located at the underground parking entrance or by the main entrance facing Burlington Drive.

A CAMPUS OF CARE & INDEPENDENCE

To provide Council an opportunity to review your comments prior to the meeting, please ensure that you send your submission to the City Clerk’s Office as soon as possible. The deadline for submitting written comments in advance is noon on Monday, March 7, 2022. Please note that the drop boxes will be emptied shortly after 12:00 p.m. and are not checked again prior to the Meeting.

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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.ca/agendas.

If you wish to speak at the Council Meeting, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-9273010. 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.

Please note that interested parties may only speak to the issues covered by the TUP.

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Promoters seek help for PoMo concert series Opportunities for local performers lacking MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

Music may feed your soul, but can it save the City of the Arts?

Bill Sample and Darlene Cooper think so.

The two longtime musicians who transplanted to Port Moody from Vancouver four years ago are proposing a series of concerts to be held at Inlet Theatre from September to next May. And they’re hoping the city will get behind the idea.

Last Tuesday (Feb. 15), council directed staff to work with Sample and Cooper to find ways to make the concerts happen without costing the city money while also providing economies to the would-be promoters.

Sample and Cooper were hoping for a blanket endorsement that would include a waiver of rental fees to keep costs down and the performances affordable, but they said they’re encouraged enough to keep pressing forward.

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Bill Sample and Darlene Cooper hope to enliven the performing arts scene in Port Moody with a concert series at Inlet Theatre. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

sician, composer, arranger and musical director who’s worked with big time acts like Celine Dion, Ray Charles and David Foster, and Cooper, a singer-songwriter as well as conductor and music educator, said they came to Port Moody to escape the Vancouver rat race.

They were attracted by the city’s small-town vibe and natural environs.

But, they admitted, the

City of the Arts tagline also spoke to them as musicians.

The reality, though, has been somewhat lacking, they said — especially since the demise of the beloved Bistro Gallery that was destroyed in a 2019 fire and took with it a lively little performance venue for local and guest musicians, poets, writers and visual artists.

Sample said with no place to play, Port Moody

residents are being denied the pleasures of enjoying some of the amazing talent that lives in the area or could pass through on tour, like Miles Foxx Hill, who’s played bass for Van Morrison and Michael Bublé as well as Brazilian jazz superstar Ivan Lins and now operates Frequency Forward Studios in the city.

“It’s been a bit of a bee in my bonnet,” said Cooper

about the city’s lack of a vibrant performing arts scene.

To salve the sting, she and Sample pitched the idea of hosting six to nine concerts in the fall, winter and early spring at the 159-seat Inlet Theatre.

The raised wooden stage and professional sound system make the civic venue perfect for intimate shows by musicians like the Shari Ulrich Band, Norm Foote or

Port Coquitlam jazz bassist Jodi Proznick, they told council last December.

But to be viable, they said, they’d need the city’s financial support.

Such backing would also put a little more meaning into its tagline, added Sample.

“The city can help fill the void by getting behind programming at Inlet Theatre.”

Cooper said with more and more people finding their way to Port Moody from bigger urban centres like Vancouver, there’s an unrequited thirst for local live entertainment options that don’t require a SkyTrain ride or drive back into the city.

And as everyone begins to ponder the tantalizing temptation of resuming some sort of normal life after two years of COVID-19 public health restrictions, the time is right to quench that thirst.

“We’ve all been under so much pressure and stress,” Cooper said. “Music feeds the soul. It would be really soothing and comforting.”

Sample added the concerts would also help the music community get back on its feet after two years of lockdowns as well as put Port Moody on the musical map.

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Port Moody bubbly beverage an alternate to pop Canned drink made with cold-infused herbal tea DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Shane McCardle has been on a lifestyle journey to make himself healthier and more fit.

Now, the Port Moody entrepreneur has a product for others making similar choices to enjoy a beverage that tastes good without all the added sugars and chemicals.

And for those looking to cut down on the booze but still crave wine-style tasting notes, Rocky Mountain Tisane may fill the bill with cold-infused sparkling teas that contain flavours such as hibiscus, cinnamon, grapefruit, ginger, fennel and lemon grass.

“I wanted to give people an option, we wanted to

Port Moody’s Shane McCardle and his daughter, Thaila, pitch the flavour-infused sparkling tea beverage as an alternate to pop. SUBMITTED PHOTO

have the healthiest option on the shelf to give people a choice,” said McCardle in an interview with the Tri-City News.

Rocky Mountain Tisane is a small-batch cold-infused sparkling beverage with herbal teas to provide a flavourful drink that would appeal to any discerning palette.

Sold in select natural food, craft brewery and cof-

fee shops the Tri-Cities, the flavours include: • Hibiscus and Cinnamon • Lemon Ginger • Fruit Infusion • Yerba Mate Mountain Chai McCardle, said the flavours were developed with the advice of a Surrey-based tea sommelier, with teas sourced from all over the world, and the brew is coldsteeped for 36 hours at a

temperature of 2 C to get the most flavour.

The beverages are unsweetened and produced in a certified organic plant in small batches.

“It’s a Bentley of flavoured water. It’s like fine wine,” said McCardle, who characterized the production as similar to a craft brewery where a brew master takes care to assemble only the finest ingredients and puts their personal stamp on the quality and taste.

With the enthusiasm of a connoisseur, McCardle describes drinking his product the way a wine taster would judge the bouquet of a fine wine.

“It’s like a dance, it sounds crazy but it’s true, things dance your mouth, first the flavours, then Shazam — the bubbles, and an amazing after taste.”

Without naming names, McCardle said he wants to challenge all other soda-based drinks that claim

to be natural and healthy but contain chemically similar rather than natural flavours.

McCardle said Rocky Mountain Tisane was developed with two other fathers as an alternative to pop.

“We’re just three fathers trying to make a difference,” says McCardle.

The idea was born out of a family crisis at a wine tasting when a child of one of the partners refused a glass of water.

She wanted pop, but her dad said ‘no.’

It wasn’t until Ken Giffen, who lives in Abbotsford, started experimenting with infused tea drinks to appeal to his daughter that the idea for Rocky Mountain Tisane bubbled to the surface.

When Giffen used a Soda Stream to add bubbles, suddenly he had something his daughter would enjoy.

Giffen, now a partner in Rocky Mountain Tisane,

had struck on something momentous, according to McCardle, who realized there was nothing similar on the market.

They invested their own money into the idea, found a partner, Scott Bennie, in Calgary, Alberta, where the product is made.

The source of the ‘Rocky Mountain’ moniker reflects the fact that the water does indeed come from the Rocky Mountains. Tisane is French for herbal tea.

Launched in 2019, the product is slowly taking off in western Canada.

“The only thing we don’t have to launch this company huge is money, we’re just fathers,” jokes McCardle.

Rocky Mountain Tisane is available at a number of TriCity outlets.

They include Pomme Natural Market in Port Coquitlam and Kaffi Espresso Bar, Canteen Creamery and Parkside Brewery in Port Moody.

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Douglas students get financial help KYLE BALZER kbalzer@tricitynews.com

Dozens of B.C. young adults that have aged out of foster care were granted funds toward their education at a Coquitlam post-secondary school last year.

According to United Way British Columbia, 43 Douglas College students received a portion of a $550,000 pot between 2020 and 2021 to aid in their financial efforts, while earning equal access to their educational goals.

A total of 519 post-secondary students across the province were given money.

Now, the Youth Futures Education Fund (YFEF) is returning for 2022 — this time, with $600,000 to be distributed.

With the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years, United Way BC said there’s been even greater financial strains for students.

“Thanks to the Youth Futures Education Fund,

We focus on your safety.

You focus on having fun.

my world has shifted for the better,” said Douglas College student “Sim” in a news release. She’s currently working toward a PhD in psychology.

“I can focus my time and energy on my studies without financial stress hanging over my head,” she added. “I am beyond grateful for being given a chance to pursue my education in full force without struggling financially to survive.”

Funds from the YFEF are primarily earmarked to help young adults pay for rent, food and textbooks.

United Way BC spokesperson Kim Winchell said only 17 per cent of youth out of provincial government care enrol in a post-secondary institution within three years of graduating high school.

“Equal access to education means equal access to dreams,” she said.

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Could city’s action plan create too many daycare spaces?

Plan recommends creation of 1,000 spaces by 2030 MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

A Port Moody daycare operator is warning an action plan to address the city’s child care needs could lead to overcapacity and the closure of existing facilities.

The plan, which was recently endorsed by Port Moody council, recommends the creation of more than 1,000 new spaces by 2030.

It was authored by the Social Planning and Research Council of BC (SPARC BC) in conjunction with the three communities that comprise the Tri-Cities — Port Moody, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam — and lays out a map to address gaps in existing licensed child care, including acces-

Port Moody daycare operator Danita Sepp said she has vacancies in her facilities even though a city report says there’s a shortage. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

sibility, affordability and quality.

But Danita Sepp, who operates Block 8 Academy, said the study’s conclusion Port Moody is woefully short of spaces is based on surveys showing 74 per cent of operators have a waiting list. She added such lists are often inflated because parents will sign on at multiple daycares and often years ahead of their actual need.

“Keen parents cover all their bases,” Sepp said, adding her own facility has vacancies in its programs even as it maintains 48 names on its waitlist, and she was forced to close one facility when anticipated demand never materialized.

Sepp said with more parents working at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the likelihood many will continue to do so

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even after the public health emergency passes, child care needs are undergoing a fundamental shift.

Instead of working to create so many new spaces, any plan should be formulated to allow current providers to thrive and give them the agility to adjust their operations to developing needs.

“Do not plan so many new spaces with so many unknowns,” Sepp said.

“With some strategic foresight, operators will not have to scramble to respond like we continually have to do.”

Some of her ideas include: • create a central registry for child care spaces so parents looking for space aren’t driven by panic • offer rent subsidies and breaks on municipal taxes so daycares can reduce the fees they charge • formulate a plan that keeps daycares operating at 95 per cent capacity • allow child care ready

access to public play spaces so they don’t have to build their own playgrounds According to the report, Port Moody has only 20.9 child care spaces for every 100 children, from infants to 12 years old – that compares to 27.2 spots for every 100 kids nationally, and 18.4 spaces available per 100 kids in B.C. As well, the city has no child care facilities for families that need extended hours before 6 a.m. or after 7 p.m., which presents challenges for parents who work non-standard hours or endure long commutes.

“Port Moody is considered to be a child care desert,” social planner Liam McLellan told council.

Turning the city into a child care oasis will require initiatives that go beyond existing policies and practices, like offering density bonuses to developers in exchange for amenities like day care facilities and a statement in

the city’s official community plan that encourages child care.

Among the report’s suggestions are: • prioritizing the creation of spaces for infants, toddlers and school age children • creating new spaces in neighbourhoods that are currently underserved, as well as in new developments and along transit hubs • working to locate new spaces in civic facilities, parks and school properties Sepp said while additional child care spaces are always welcome, especially as the city grows, the number needs to take into account existing spaces that are unfilled.

She also suggested any action plan should be phased in gradually and only after a registry is up and running so “we better understand if there truly will be a huge increase in the percentage of kids needing daycare.”

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PoCo tenant wins big award in landlord dispute Tenant had been living in apartment for four years when she was evicted DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Finding an apartment to rent is hard enough, but being unfairly evicted is a matter for dispute resolution with the Residential Tenancy Branch.

That’s exactly what one Port Coquitlam woman did after getting tossed out of her apartment because a new owner wanted to move in.

Now, she’s been awarded

more than $22,000 — one year’s worth of rent at the rate she was paying — after the landlord decided they didn’t want to move in and ultimately gave the apartment to someone else.

While it’s not unusual for purchasers to ask tenants to leave so they can live in an apartment, they can’t simply leave the place vacant and re-rent it at a higher price a few weeks later.

According to the Residential Tenancy Act, the new landlord has to live in the unit themselves for at least six months.

In a recent case posted online, a PoCo tenant found that the landlord

never moved into the apartment after she was given two months’ notice to leave.

In agreed upon facts, the tenant moved out on Feb. 28, 2021, and the landlord rerented the unit on April 1.

The landlord said she was planning to move out of her family home with her child, but changed her mind out of concern about her daughter

having to change schools and being away from her father.

She told the hearing she wanted to do what’s best for her family.

But that wasn’t enough of an extenuating reason to re-rent the apartment, according to the arbitrator, who said the landlord with “reasonable planning”

could have “anticipated” the impacts of moving.

The tenant had been living in the unit for four years and had been paying more than $1,800 a month.

Under the Residential Tenancy Act, there are extenuating circumstances allowed for not moving into the apartment after purchasing — including a

death or an emergency, such as the unit is destroyed in a wildfire.

Changing one’s mind is not one of them, the decision notes.

The tenant won the arbitration, and $22,140 in compensation, equivalent to 12 months rent at the rate she was paying, plus a $100 filing fee.

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Hunger strike taking health toll on former Coq. resident Kimberly Polman studied at Douglas College

The City has received an application for a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for the properties located at 657 and 659 Clarke Road. The purpose of the TUP would be to permit the operation of a termporary residential sales centre. This TUP would expire on March 7, 2025.

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, February 18, 2022 to Monday, March 7, 2022 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.

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You may also obtain more information on this application by contacting Jamieson Pritchard, Planning and Development Department, at JPritchard@Coquitlam.ca or the Planning and Development Department at 604-927-3400.

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• Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015; • In person: Attn: City Clerk’s Office – please place in one of two City Hall drop boxes (3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam), located at the underground parking entrance or by the main entrance facing Burlington Drive.

To provide Council an opportunity to review your comments prior to the meeting, please ensure that you send your submission to the City Clerk’s Office as soon as possible. The deadline for submitting written comments in advance is noon on Monday, March 7, 2022. Please note that the drop boxes will be emptied shortly after 12:00 p.m. and are not checked again prior to the Meeting.

Please note that interested parties may only speak to the issues covered by the TUP.

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As the City of Coquitlam transitions through the BC Restart Plan, those wishing to listen and/or participate during the verbal input portion of the Temporary Use Permit are encouraged to do so remotely via Zoom. Instructions regarding remote participation can be found on at www.coquitlam.ca/publicnotices.

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the requirements of repatriation because conditions at the camp meet the threshold of torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.

“Victims or potential victims of trafficking should not be placed in situations that expose them to multiple forms of abuses,” the experts said.

“The failure of their home state to protect individuals in such situations perpetuates and contributes to further victimization of those who have already experienced violence and trauma.”

Polman grew up in a Mennonite family in Hamilton, Ont., and lived for awhile in Metro Vancouver.

In a 2019, an article by The Associated Press — excerpts of which were published in the Tri-City News — Polman said she quickly became disillusioned with the militants and feared for her life.

“How could I have been so stupid, and so blind?”

Polman, the then 46-yearold told the AP.

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The UN group says the Canadian government has ignored her family’s requests for repatriation, medical attention and a replacement for her Canadian passport — a prerequisite to return to Canada.

Polman had been working on a legal administration diploma while attending Douglas College.

However, four years later, she met an ISIS member online and left Canada to be with him.

According to reports from Human Rights Watch, Polman was an adult convert to Islam and headed to Syria in 2015 after she “met and married an ISIS member online who persuaded her to join him with promises of love and a career in nursing.”

The United Nations group has now taken up her case, saying that it’s been communicating its concerns to the Canadian government since the fall of 2021.

It believes Polman meets

This application will be considered by Council at their Regular Council Meeting to be held on date of meeting Monday, March 7, 2022. 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.

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Kimberly Polman won a Soroptomist Woman’s Opportunity Award in 2011. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

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Eleven years ago, a mother of three was studying to be a children’s advocate at Douglas College in Coquitlam.

Today, Kimberly Polman is fighting for her life in a Syrian camp where she was placed after turning herself in to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in 2019.

Polman, who won a Soroptomist Woman’s Opportunity Award in 2011, has written repeatedly to authorities about the conditions in the Roj camp, and has the backing of Human Rights Watch and the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner.

A recent examination by Doctors Without Borders states that her condition is “life threatening,” as Polman suffers from hepatitis, kidney inflammation/enlargement, untreated Hashimoto’s disease, bone/muscle issues, post-traumatic stress disorder and other serious mental health issues.

She has several broken teeth, has been deprived of her prescription eyeglasses, and, after going on a hunger strike to protest detention conditions, has “lost more than half of her body weight.”

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SHOOTING

Traffic stop linked to Saturday shooting in PoCo DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

A traffic stop on Lougheed Highway in the early morning hours of last Saturday

(Feb. 19), has provided possible clues to reports of shots fired in Port Coquitlam.

At approximately 2:35 a.m., RCMP located and stopped a vehicle driving erratically on Lougheed Highway.

Inside, they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds.

In a news release, police said officers provided initial first aid.

The victim was then transported to hospital in

serious condition.

Police now say the victim could be linked to reports of shots fired in the 2990 block of Gordon Avenue in Port Coquitlam.

“The investigation is in the early stages and all

City of Coquitlam

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:

Monday, February 28, 2022

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City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2

avenues will be explored to determine the exact circumstances of this incident,” the release stated.

According to police, initial indications are that this shooting is between parties known to one another with

no risk to the public.

Anyone with more information about this incident, or who has any dash cam video footage, or residential video footage is asked to contact the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550.

As the City of Coquitlam transitions through the BC Restart Plan, those wishing to listen and/or participate at the Public Hearing are encouraged to do so remotely. To attend remotely: visit www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing or call 604-927-3010 for details and instructions.

If you do not wish to provide input, but would like to view the proceedings, watch online: www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts

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

Item 1

Addresses: 594, 596, 600 and 602 Sydney Avenue

The intent of Bylaw No. 5190, 2022 is to amend the City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties as outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw No. 5190, 2022 from P-2 Special Institutional and RS-1 One-Family Residential to RM-3 Multi-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential.

Item 2

Address: 560 Sydney Avenue

The intent of Bylaw No. 5191, 2022 is to amend the City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties as outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw No. 5191, 2022 from P-2 Special Institutional to CD30 Comprehensive Development – 30.

The applicant is also proposing to transfer approximately 5,481 sq. m. (59,000 sq. ft.) of market residential density from the subject site to an adjacent site concurrently under application by the same owner (PROJ 21-119 at 560 Sydney Avenue) in exchange for an equivalent amount of rental, non- or below-market rental, and priority unit density.

The applicant is also proposing to transfer approximately 5,481 sq. m. (59,000 sq. ft.) of rental, non- or belowmarket rental, and priority unit density from the subject site to an adjacent site concurrently under application by the same owner (PROJ 21-031 at 594, 596, 600 and 602 Sydney Avenue) in exchange for an equivalent amount of market residential density.

If approved, the application would facilitate the future development of a non-market residential apartment building for seniors’ housing.

If approved, the application would facilitate the future development of a high-density market residential tower.

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Item 3

Text Amendment: Building on Slopes and Bylaw Amendments

The intent of Bylaw No. 5188, 2022 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 in order to amend the regulations for building on slopes and adjacent areas. The proposed bylaw includes a number of text amendments that are intended to: • Update the definitions of the toe and crest of a slope, and associated building setbacks required; • Update the decreased minimum slope required for review from 36% to 32%; • Extend the slope stability review to additional slopes and more building types; and • Delegate authority from Council to the City Building Official to allow building footprint variances from the toe or crest of the slope subject to a compliant Slope Hazard Assessment report.

As part of this amendment, the City is also proposing an associated amendment to City of Coquitlam Building Bylaw No. 3598, 2003. The intent of Bylaw No. 5189, 2022 is to amend Bylaw No. 3598, 2003 in order to bring the bylaw into compliance with the proposed Zoning Bylaw amendment by ensuring that the Slope Hazard Regulations can also be applied under building permit applications that are submitted without a rezoning or subdivision application.

If approved, the above bylaws will implement changes to the regulations for building on slopes and adjacent areas.

Any person wishing further information or clarification with regard to the proposed amendments should contact Jonathan Helmus, Engineering and Public Works Department, at JHelmus@coquitlam.ca.

How do I find out more information?

For copies of supporting staff reports and the bylaws, please visit www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing.

For additional information and any relevant background documentation, contact the Planning and Development Department by email at planninganddevelopment@coquitlam.ca or by phone at 604-927-3430. You may also visit the Planning and Development Department in person 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. Please note: while City Hall is open to the public, and physical distancing measures are in place, the City continues to strongly encourage the use of remote means to obtain more information on these applications.

How do I provide input?

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; Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015; or In person: Attn: City Clerk’s Office – please place in one of two City Hall (3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam) drop boxes, located at the underground parking entrance or by the main entrance facing Burlington Drive.

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.

Please note that the drop boxes will be emptied shortly after 12:00 p.m. and not checked again prior to the hearing.

Written submissions provided in response to this consultation, including names and addresses, will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas. If you require more information regarding this process, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010.

Those who wish to provide verbal submissions are encouraged to participate remotely via Zoom. Remote participants can use their computers, smart phones, tablets or telephones to speak to Council. Instructions for how to participate remotely are available at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing.

If you want to provide a verbal submission, please register as far in advance of the meeting as possible. Registration for remote participants can be found at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing. If you wish to participate via telephone, please call 604-927-3010 to register. Please note, you may also register to attend the meeting remotely without signing up to speak to an item. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a speakers list for each item. 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.

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 Director Intergovernmental Relations and Legislative Services

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Hundreds of new HEPA air filtration units are being distributed to classrooms in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody and Anmore in the coming weeks.

This is because the provincial government has just given School District 43 (SD43) as much as $550,000 for improving ventilation in schools.

The district has identified a number of high-priority classrooms that could benefit from the new systems.

Among them are portables, full-day kindergarten modules, secondary school skill development rooms and rooms identified by the district that could use the additional filtration, including interior classrooms, and music rooms.

Purchasing the new HEPA filtration systems will cost $350,000 with the remaining funds to be used for school ventilation upgrades, with priority schools to be determined.

The additional cash for ventilation comes as the Omicron wave seems to be

diminishing but uncertainty remains about future variants of the COVID-19 virus.

According to SD43, transmission in schools is low but classrooms, including portables, will be getting these portable filtration systems to improve air quality.

“As has been reported, the transmission rates in our schools are extremely low,” stated SD43 spokesperson Ken Hoff.

“This gives us confidence that the protocols in our schools are effective and working. Ventilation is only one piece of the equation, it is the sum total of everything we are doing which is giving us a positive outcome.”

The cash will enable the district to distribute 235 HEPA filtration units to classrooms.

At least 100 have already been installed with the remaining to be distributed in the next two weeks, according to the district.

The district has until November 2022 to spend the remaining $200,000 on more significant upgrades “due to the complexities involved in planning, preparation, and implementation of ventilation upgrades,” Hoff said.

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Amanda Todd story of cyber bullying inspires author If Katie Kuperman has one message for teenagers in her new book, it’s this: Talk.

And if you don’t want to talk to your parents, find a friend.

A relative.

A teacher.

A coach.

Or anyone who can give you the time of day to express what’s going on in your life. And especially what’s going on in your head.

The Toronto author got the theme for her young adult novel in 2012 after reading a media report about Port Coquitlam student Amanda Todd.

She’ll never forget the day.

Kuperman was on an elliptical machine when news flashed about Todd’s suicide in connection with cyberbullying.

The black and white video images of the 15-year-old girl holding flashcards — clearly stating her mental health struggles, just a month before she took her life — shocked Kuperman to the core.

“I was just beside myself,” Kuperman remembered. “I was so moved by this story and how this young, beautiful girl was no longer in this world.”

“It didn’t make any sense,” she told the Tri-City News.

Within a year, Kuperman

Left, Katie Kuperman holds her debut novel that’s based on the cyberbullying experiences of the late Amanda Todd (above), a Port Coquitlam student.

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had a first draft about two fictional girls in high school who are going through tough times; the tale was inspired

by Todd’s experiences.

Geared for readers ages 13 to 18, the narrative for The Only Way Out follows Kaitlyn and Rebecca, the latter of whom falls into a dark world of a physical and cyber bully.

Kaitlyn is identified as a

bystander — a stance she later regrets following a tragedy involving Rebecca, the repeat victim.

Still, Kuperman admits her manuscript sat on the shelf for years: A self-employed copywriter by day, she was nervous about sharing her fictional words with the public.

And, being a new mother

to two children, she didn’t have any time to circle back to her draft.

In 2020, however, when the pandemic hit, Kuperman decided to dust off her material and give it another read.

Luckily, it was still strong enough for Round 2.

Through multiple revisions, Kuperman gave the plot and the characters a refresh, changed some scenes and made the script more current.

She also researched about the impacts of social media today, as well as mental health issues and medical conclusions about suicide and the dying process.

Before she pressed the

Send button to self-publish the 186-page novel, Kuperman contacted Amanda Todd’s mother, Carol, School District 43’s coordinator of digital literacy and supportive technologies.

Since Amanda died, Carol Todd has honoured her late daughter’s legacy through non-profit educational work about cyberbullying and mental health awareness.

Her outreach has gotten the attention of corporations and celebrities around the world.

“I reached out to her through social media,” Kuperman said. “I sent her a sample of the book. I was pleased to get her permission and so I’ve dedicated it to Amanda and my two children.”

Kuperman, 39, said her new partnership with the Amanda Todd Legacy Society gives her work “a sense of purpose and meaning.” She’ll be donating partial proceeds from the sale of the book to the PoCo-based organization.

Carol Todd told the Tri-City News the novel “is written with the realistic dynamics of how young people’s relations evolve in everyday life.”

“Amanda, like many teens, only wanted friendships that were trusting but struggled to find them.”

Todd added, “While reading this novel, I saw the parallels of Amanda’s story resonate. Sharing stories, whether real life or fictional ones, continues to help young people around the world in bringing about more awareness and learning about relationship building, positive behaviours and the importance of conversation around mental health.”

“Amanda’s Legacy continues to make impact about the importance of conversation around these topics in our digital and non-digital lives.”

As for her next book, Kuperman said she hopes to pen a non-fiction self-help book that keeps the conversation about mental health going.

“We have these horrible issues going on right now and they’re not getting better,” she said. “Often, people will share by telling stories.

With my book, it’s my hope and dream to make them feel something, by understanding and having a positive impact in someone’s life.”

The Only Way Out is available from Amazon, Indigo, Barnes and Noble, Kobo and the Book Depository. And, until the end of February, readers who sign up for the mailing list via theonlywayoutnovel.com will receive a free seven-minute audiogram.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 CITY HISTORY QUIZ How well do you know Coquitlam’s history? The staff at Mackin House Museum will put you to the test in a virtual quiz night via Facebook. Hosted by the Coquitlam Heritage Society, the event runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and is free; however, registration is required.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 GARDENS, LAND

FAMILY DAYS

Two solo art shows and a group exhibit are now on display at PoMoArts (2425 St. Johns St., Port Moody). Check out Sides

by Robert Ashcroft, For the Land and its Memories by Edward Fu-Chen Juan and Healing Gardens by nine artists: Olive Chan, Johanna Giesbrecht, Nela Hallwas, Gloria Jue-Youn Han, Sujin Jeong, Julia Nygra, Talieh Carmel Vafadary, Lyn Verra-Lay and Marika St. Rose Yeo. The shows are up until March 31.

Get inspired by Inherit, the new show at the Art Gallery at Evergreen (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam), to create a diorama about family and memories. The free Family Days workshops run on Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

Registration is required. Provincial health protocols are in effect.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 SCORE FOR CANCER

BLUEGRASS MUSIC

The Coquitlam Express has back-to-back games this weekend at the Palace. Tonight, the team battles the Victoria Grizzlies at 7 p.m. — a game in which forward Ryan Tattle (#16) hopes to meet or beat his goal of raising $50,000 for cancer research. The captain’s fundraiser will include fan fun and an auction. And on Feb. 27 at 3 p.m., the Express meet the Alberni Valley Bulldogs at the Poirier Sport and Leisure.

Hear The Slocan Ramblers (pictured at right) as they launch their North American tour from Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam).

The Juno Award nominees will play new material their latest album, “Up The Hill And Through The Fog,” as well as classics. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35/$32/$15.

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If you own property and have not received your bill, especially if you are a new property owner, please contact Financial Services at 604.469.4503 or tax@portmoody.ca.

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ARTIST OF THE WEEK: ROBERT ASCROFT

Watercolour painter explores shapes, shades in old urban settings Robert Ascroft has had many careers: graphic artist, university teacher, corporate trainer, business manager and consultant.

But when the New Westminster man retired, he returned to his passion for the fine arts, teaching watercolour painting at Century House — one of Canada’s first seniors centres — for four years.

Now, the artist has a new show up at PoMoArts called “Sides,” which explores a non-traditional version of beauty and focuses on shapes, shadows, textures and colours in old urban settings. Ascroft, who has a master’s degree in educational technology, will talk about his creative series in an online presentation on March 10 at 7:15 p.m. via PoMoArts’ Facebook Live.

His display is one of three that will launch tonight (Feb. 24) at the St. Johns Street venue, and will be up until March 31.

Also up on the gallery walls are “Healing Gardens” — a group show by nine artists — and “For the Land and its Memories” by Edward Fu-Chen. Visit pomoarts. ca for more details about the virtual talks by the artists.

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February is Heart Month in Canada.

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The heart is a crucial organ in our bodies, so it is important that we make the right choices to keep our hearts happy and healthy.

Heart disease is among the leading causes of death globally and imposes a significant burden on the health-care system.

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Coronary artery disease is mainly caused by blockages that affect blood flow to the heart muscle, which interrupts the supply of oxygen and other important nutrients.

Some of the causes of heart disease are smoking,

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Unfortunately, as we age, we are increasingly at risk to develop some of these risk factors.

It has also been suggested that a weakening immune system in older persons and inflammation in the body could be to blame.

Making healthy lifestyle choices may prevent heart disease and can also boost your immune system.

We can quit smoking, eat well, move more, and have regular medical check-ups.

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Find exercises that work for your level of comfort, and repeat daily.

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These can vary in men and women.

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those that are “necessarily linked with an essential need that could not be met in the absence of the essential visit.”

Lake, whose group represents over 400 long-term care and other such facilities in B.C., said it can be argued that feeding and getting someone dressed is something staff can do.

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The federal government said that it would be distributing 140 million rapid tests to provinces and territories.

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Mackenzie said her office has received calls from family members, including spouses, who say they can no longer visit, even though they are helping care for the senior. It is only the resident and their families who truly know who is essential to their health and well-being,

she added.

“Care home operators are significantly overburdened,” she said.

“They need the clarity from the province that every resident is entitled to an essential visitor and be relieved of the staff resources required to manage the essential visitor designation process.”

Terry Lake, chief executive officer of the BC Care Providers Association, said one of the difficulties for facilities is interpreting what an essential visitor is when health authorities and home operators have differing views.

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“This is something that is super important to us as an organization.”

That’s cheers to the ears of CAN CEO Britt Anderson.

“Our ultimate goal is for every individual on the spectrum to be understood, accepted and supported in all community spaces,” he said in a press release. “It’s great to see the Express taking meaningful steps in this direction.”

Debra Abrahams, who’s helped implement inclusive soccer and track and field programs in the Tri-Cities and is one of 11 members of British Columbia’s Provincial Accessibility Committee that was created last December, said the opportunity to get out and participate in community events can be huge for families with a member on the autism spectrum.

“It’s good for their mental well-being,” she said. “It’s a social piece that bonds them with their peers.”

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The Coquitlam Express wants to make it easier for families with members on the autism spectrum to enjoy an afternoon out at a junior hockey game.

The BC Hockey League team has partnered with the Canucks Autism Network (CAN) to provide special services and resources for its game Feb. 27 against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.

Game time is 3 p.m. at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex.

Express general manager Tali Campbell said accommodations will include a designated quiet room to provide families a break from the sensory-rich environment of the arena and crowd, decreased volume of the music played during the game and a special kit provided by CAN that’s comprised of sensory toys to help

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day’s events and noise-cancelling headphones.

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“These initiatives educate others about the challenges day-to-day of autism, and that brings about compassion,” Abrahams said. “It teaches a family that doesn’t understand what it is like.”

Abrahams said while creating a safe, inclusive space for everyone can present challenges, the pay-off is worth it.

“There’s social, recreational and developmental aspects that open up pathways in the brain for learning,” she said. “It fosters development of everyone to the best of their ability.”

Campbell said the team will be inviting families that work with CAN to attend the game, that will also feature several special guests and a scrimmage in the first intermission involving the Coquitlam Sharks that’s part of CAN’s hockey program for children, youth and adults

on the autism spectrum.

The Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League have been operating an autism inclusion program that started with a single game in 2015 and in 2017, the Carolina Hurricanes was the first team to be certified as “sensory inclusive” by providing special training to staff at its home arena, a quiet room and sensory kits. Other arenas, where the St. Louis Blues, Chicago Black Hawks, Nashville Predators, Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings play, have since achieved similar status by the Alabama-based KultureCity that advocates for sensory accessibility and acceptance for people with invisible disabilities.

BOOST FOR TATTLE

Saturday’s home game against the Victoria Grizzlies will also be special as the Express push to boost a special fundraising effort by Port Moody’s Ryan Tattle for

the Canadian Cancer Society beyond $50,000.

The veteran forward launched his Score for Cancer campaign at the beginning of the season, hoping to raise money for every point he scores. So far, donors have pledged $1,036 per point and he has 42 points in 40 games. Along with one-time donations, the frundraising total exceeds $45,000.

He said he was inspired by his mom’s own brush with breast cancer as well as former teammate Greg Lapointe, who’s currently battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

To put Tattle over the top, Express players will wear special Score For Cancer jerseys that are being auctioned off .

There will also be a special raffle with proceeds going to the campaign.

Game time Saturday is 7 p.m.

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Kya Moss is set to compete in Canada’s highest level of university hockey in the fall.

And she’ll have to travel nearly 5,900 km across the country before starting that next chapter in her young career.

The Port Moody product has committed to playing at St. Francis Xavier University for the 2022-23 season — located in Antigonish, N.S., more than 210 km northeast of Halifax.

She officially put pen to paper on Jan. 20 to join the X-Women hockey team, which plays in U SPORTS against the best programs

in the Atlantic conference and the country.

“So honoured to be a part of this program,” said Moss in a social media post.

The 18-year-old also identifies as a member of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band.

In 2019, as a defender, she competed for Team BC at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC) in Whitehorse, Yukon.

She began her journey with the Tri-Cities Predators Female Ice Hockey Association.

Moss then cracked the Greater Vancouver Comets roster in 2020, and was also named an alternate captain as a rookie.

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combined for four points — two goals and two assists — in four league games with the under-18 elite squad as the COVID19 pandemic did not allow travel or full competition at the time.

For her grad year, Moss decided to take a stride further and join the Pacific Steelers of the Junior Women’s Hockey League (JWHL).

St. Francis Xavier’s X-Women is one of the more successful Canadian teams in recent history.

Since joining the top ranks in 1997, they’ve won 11 Atlantic conference titles — the most of any other school in the division. Four of those wins have come in the last 10 full seasons.

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1

$ 49

3

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7

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2

$ 99

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$ 39

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$

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4

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$ 79

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