Tri-City News March 23 2023

Minnekhada Parkreopens afterwildfire

$14,000 has been raised to help restoration efforts

raised to support restoration efforts.

DIANE

STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Minnekhada Regional Park in Coquitlam is now fully open after a devastating wildfire in October 2022 that scarred the trees on popular forested trails

Now Metro Vancouver says that the forest is recovering and the public can visit again especially High Knoll trail, which was where the fire started.

Officials say the forest is resilient and will recover naturally, but $14,000 has been

Once the park is fully reopened, Metro Vancouver will work closely with the Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Foundation and the Minnekhada Park Association to restore select areas where fire suppression efforts were focused

Meanwhile, visitors to the park will notice more uniformed park staff, rangers and interpretive staff, who will be at the park seven days a week to educate the public and monitor the park

The number of staff on site will vary; however, visitors will be reminded that

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(L-R) Liv Letourneau, Tyler Folster and Ben Andrews pay close attention as one of their fellow junior firefighters descends three storeys from Coquitlam Fire and Rescue’s training tower at Firehall No. 1 during high-angle rescue training that’s part of the department’s fifth camp for local high school students. For more photos see Page 3.

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(Clockwise from left) Coquitlam firefighter Derek Milne shows Markus Jack and Hayden Cote how to properly secure a rope prior to high-angle training at Coquitlam Fire and Rescue’s annual Junior Firefighters camp last Thursday (March 16) The high school students participating in the eight-day camp ascend the training tower, then are lowered by rope to the ground. Markus Jack helps tighten another student’s safety harness. Liv Letourneau secures her helmet. In addition to rope descents, the students also got the chance to train with fire extinguishers as well as learn hose handling skills, auto extrication and Level C CPR. MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS

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smoking is strictly prohibited and to stay on designated trails as there is an increased risk of hazards in off-trail areas due to wildfire damage

The park’s closure happened after reports of a fire in the High Knoll area of the park on Oct 1; it grew to 14 hectares in size before crews could get it under control Extremely dry conditions and steep terrain added to the challenges

Among the firefighters that responded to the wildfire were crews from BC Wildfire Service, Metro Vancouver and the Coquitlam Fire Department

Since the end of October, the park has slowly reopened, with trails being made available to the public including including Addington and Low Knoll Lookouts

But the High Knoll, High Knoll Lookout and North

Trail remained closed while crews removed hazard trees and conducted environmental and safety assessments, Metro Vancouver stated in a press release

A map of the park is available on Metro Vancouver’s website

THINGS TO KNOW

Work by the City of Coquitlam to complete sewer system improvements, environmental enhancements and transportation upgrades may affect traffic to the park

Although Victoria Drive and Cedar Drive are primarily affected, visitors heading to the park should expect to encounter detours, delays and significant increases in construction, the Minnekhada Park website states

Work is expected to be ongoing until late 2023

Updates can be found at Cedar Creek Upgrade Project For more informa-

tion, email the Cedar Drive Project team at cedardrive@ coquitlam ca or call 604-9273515

Additionally, filming has been ongoing at Minnekhada Park Lodge, which could affect access

Still, filming is weather-dependent so closures will be intermittent until spring 2023

Wildfire crews work to knock down the High Knoll fire in Minnekhada Regional Park last October that eventually grew to 14 acres. METRO VANCOUVER

During filming closures, visitors will not be able to access the lodge or the areas around it

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Recycling?That’ssooldschool

The next time you’re out shopping, don’t just think about the product you’re about to buy Consider how it’s made and where the cardboard or plastic packaging around it will go And then ask yourself this: How will I reuse the packaging so that it won’t go into the landfill?

That question is also on the minds of the National Zero Waste Council, a group of municipal and industry leaders started a decade ago by Metro Vancouver, of which Coquitlam Coun

Craig Hodge is now chair

Hodge, who is also vice-chair of Metro’s Zero Waste Committee, said the national group’s mandate is to go beyond recycling by eliminating waste in the first place To do this, Hodge said, the Council meets with companies to try to cut packaging at the source For example, instead of bread and meat being wrapped in plastic, businesses can use paperCompanies can also use organic packaging like pellets that can dissolve in water, he said

But consumers have a responsibility, too: Clothes that have a hole don’t have to get tossed; they can be repaired and donated

And food containers, like coffee cups, don’t have to be single use; rather, people can bring their own

The change in behaviour, by the industry and consumer, harkens to the war rationing years “Grandma was the original recycler,” Hodge said, referring to when little went in the trash

This month, the Council rang the alarm about the amount of food Canadians put in the can

In its Food Waste Action Week, which ran from March 6 to 12, it highlighted the following facts:

• Canadian households toss $1,300 worth of edible food a year about 4 5 meals a week

• Food waste adds up to 2 3 million tonnes a year in the landfill

• The most common foods dumped by weight are vegetables, fruit, cooked leftovers, breads, baked goods, dairy and eggs

Besides the packaging and food waste push, the national Council is tapping into other programs to lobby the federal, provincial and city governments for change

This includes the Right to Repair, a movement that seeks to ensure manufacturers provide the tools, software and instruction manuals to their consumers

Regionally, Metro has its Think Thrice campaign (Reduce, Repair, Reuse) that the Council promotes, giving consumers tips on caring

The goal of the National Zero Waste Council is to prevent the creation of waste so it doesn’t end up in the garbage or recycle bin, says Coquitlam Coun. Craig Hodge, who now chairs the council.

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for clothes, and repurposing and even renting them out

And in Coquitlam, where the landfill diversion rate is 72 per cent (versus 64 per cent regionally), Hodge said the city is doing its part by providing backyard composers for yard trimmings and food scraps, among other things He’s hoping for a Repair Café in the city soon, similar to what PoCo does

Still, Coquitlam has its work cut out with unnecessary waste from multi-family units, where residents can hide their unwanted goods in black bags and big bins

As well, Hodge said, he’d like to see the city give incentives to homeowners who relocate homes as he’s seen too many wrecking balls on well-built, older homes

He's also pushing for a lendable library where residents can borrow big items such as power tools, cooking pots and pans, and sewing machines That way, consumers don’t have to buy them for small jobs and have them collect dust

“We shouldn’t be creating waste in the first place,” Hodge said

Coquitlam will change the way it reaches out to residents to see how satisfied they are with civic programs and services

On March 6, city staff said they’ll contact residents every two years rather than annually through an Ipsos survey to avoid “engagement fatigue”

And, as more people have cellphones, they’ll now invite residents randomly by mail to fill out an online poll, as well as call residents on their landlines to conduct the statistically valid survey City staff say using cellphones for the Ipsos survey would be too costly

Residents invited to the online questionnaire will be mailed a unique code to take part; respondents can also call Ipsos directly if they don’t want to use a computer

Still, the mailed-out invite typically yields a 10 per cent response rate, according to other Lower Mainland jurisdictions using Ipsos for their customer satisfaction surveys, said Graham Stuart, Coquitlam’s director of corporate planning

Conducted each year in Coquitlam since 2003, the Ipsos poll gauges

community trends and the public’s perceptions and attitudes about the city’s performance on such issues as emergency protection, housing and roads

“The value of this is finding the issues that percolate in the community,” Stuart said at the committee-in-council meeting

“This is important data that we collect,” Coun Craig Hodge added “It is helpful to see the change in trends”

The cost to Coquitlam taxpayers for administrating the poll will jump from $27,000 a year to $40,000 every two years a savings of $14,000, according to a report

In 2021, the spring Ipsos survey drew nearly 500 respondents of which 96 per cent said they were satisfied with the city services and 89 per cent said the municipality offered good value for their tax dollars

The 2021 findings also showed the COVID-19 pandemic had little effect on the public's sentiment of city hall; however, 59 per cent of respondents said the pandemic affected their mental health

Clothingdriveoffersauniqueincentive

Mayor Brad West could end up with a pie in the face

DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

What do Port Coquitlam

Mayor Brad West, Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce board chair Jenifer Wright and TikTok fashion and comedy content creator Mehr Bhatia have in common?

They are all willing to take a pie in the face in support of a Youth In Action clothing drive for the 3030 Gordon Ave homeless shelter

The three influencers have accepted the challenge of encouraging people to donate men's and women's clothing in good condition, which will be distributed to the Coquitlam shelter

The clothing drive takes place this Saturday, March 25, from 1–2:30 p m at Glen Pine Pavilion 1200 Glen Pine Ct in Coquitlam

You can also have the clothes picked up (email dgeorge@volunteerconnections ca)

Which ever “influencer” gets the most items that they are “rooting for” will get a

pie in the face at a special awards ceremony on April 14 West, who is championing socks, is already in the lead because as of last week, 150 pairs of socks had been donated more than hats and gloves combined, which the two other influencers are getting behind

“The students are really excited,” said Danielle George, community engagement and volunteer

resources coordinator with Community Volunteer Connections

She said West was one of the first out of 50 people emailed to respond to the request to help support the clothing drive

But he isn't the only celebrity to help out with the clothing challenge

B C fashion vlogger and comedy content creator Mehr Bhatia has also issued an appeal for clothes

She's supporting hats and posted a video on TikTok, where she has over 385,00 followers, asking “Canadians” to “help out” by contributing to the Coquitlam clothing drive

“We emailed her, and she got back to us She was really excited to work with people in the community,” said George

The third participant in the clothing drive challenge is Jenifer Wright, the

board chair of the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce, who is hoping people will donate gloves

Her support will engage the business community, said George

The Grade 10, 11 and 12 students met Wright and Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart on the first day of the clothing drive on March 11, and while intimidated at first to meet these community leaders they are learning a lot about how the world works, said George, adding the youth are learning a lot about planning a project and writing business emails through the project

“It’s been great watching these students blossom in a hundred different directions,” said George

All kinds of clothes are needed, not just hats/toques, socks and gloves; items such as pants, T-shirts, sweaters, jackets and shoes in good condition are being collected for both men and women

The Youth in Action Project is a volunteer effort for students between the ages of 15 to 18 years, who, over the course of a year, develop confidence, job and social skills while giving back to the community

Multi-use pathgets funding boost

Plans are proceeding to build the second half of the award-winning Prairie Avenue multiuse path in 2024/25

And with the announcement last week of $840,000 from the federal government to help pay for the 1 5km project, it's closer to becoming a reality

The funding came from the federal Active Transportation Fund to cover 60 per cent of the total estimated multi-use path cost of $1 4 million, according to Josh Frederick, director of public works and engineering

Frederick said the multi-use path is planned for construction in 2024/25, to coordinate with with the second phase of road improvements on Prairie Avenue from west of Shaughnessy Street to Coast Meridian Road

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Youth in Action Project, a local volunteer effort for students between the ages of 15 to 18, has organized a clothing drive for the 3030 Gordon Ave. homeless shelter

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PlanningforsafercyclingonGuildfordWay

Separated lanes will connect to new lanes in Coquitlam

MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

A Tri-Cities cycling advocate says a decision by Port Moody council to begin planning for new separated bike lanes along Guildford Way is “the highlight” of his year

Colin Fowler, co-chair of the Tri-Cities chapter of HUB Cycling, said the new lanes will ensure continuity with cycling infrastructure improvements being built along the Coquitlam section of the busy thoroughfare, making it safer for cyclists of all ages to travel between the two communities

But, Fowler cautioned, the new plan should also consider eliminating the slip lanes that allow cars from intersecting streets to merge onto Guildford without necessarily stopping as they can be dangerous for cyclists

At its meeting last Tuesday (March 14), council approved the expenditure of up to $24,000 from the city’s master transportation reserve fund to develop a

concept plan and implementation strategy for the new separated lanes from Ioco Road to the Coquitlam border As well, staff will begin developing plans for new protected bike lanes on Heritage Mountain Boulevard and the south

side of Murray Street

The three routes are among several identified for high priority consideration of upgrades in a review of Port Moody’s bike routes by civil engineering consultants

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In a report, transportation

engineer Geoffrey Keyworth said some of the routes, like Ioco Road and Spring Street, are already part of other studies

But the painted lanes currently running along both sides of Guildford Way fall way short of the safety

and comfort standard set once Coquitlam has completed construction of protected lanes in its Guildford Greenway project that will run from the Port Moody border to Pinetree Way That project recently received $500,000 from the provincial

government Guildford Way has been identified as route in need of upgrades by HUB Cycling

“This corridor is one of our most preferred routes in the Tri-Cities area to improve because it connects all three municipalities within the Tri-Cities,” said Fowler and his co-chair, Andrew Hartline, in a letter

However, Keyworth cautioned, Port Moody’s portion of Guildford currently isn’t wide enough to accommodate separated bike lanes, so further planning is needed to determine how best to integrate with the new lanes being built in Coquitlam

As for Murray Street, Keyworth said the new multi-use path running along its northern side has become “one of the city’s most comfortable cycling routes "

But the southern side is woefully inadequate with nothing from Rocky Point Park to Electronic Avenue and just a painted lane from Electronic Avenue to Ioco Road, he said

A new protected bike lane on Heritage Mountain Boulevard would also be a natural connection to the existing multi-use path that runs along David Avenue, Keyworth said

A local cycling advocate says improvements to cycling lanes along the Port Moody section of Guildford Way should also eliminate slip lanes that are dangerous for cyclists. MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS

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Federal Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre was in this province last week as he continues to lay out his plans for taking the country in a different direction than the one steered by the ruling Liberals

Housing was the big topic, as Poilievre again vowed to chase the “gatekeepers” out of power and threatened to withhold federal infrastructure funding (and other money) from big cities that don’t increase homebuilding by at least 15 per cent a year

Issues such as housing, public safety, inflation and such are

good ones for the Conservative leader to focus on since so many Canadians are concerned about them

There seems to be a lot of worry in this country right now, as the economy looks increasingly fragile Housing remains unaffordable for many, and the health-care system is showing more and more fault lines, right across the country.

So, a natural question is, given all this, why aren’t Poilievre and his party soaring in popularity at a time when so many things look

to be in trouble, not the least of which is the ruling Liberals?

While polls show the Conservatives have opened a six-point lead over the Liberals on a national basis, a closer look at the numbers shows the party has some serious work to do if it hopes to dislodge the Liberals from power come the next election.

For one thing, Justin Trudeau is still preferred as a leader over Poilievre by a significant margin in riding-rich Ontario (41 per cent to 34 per cent) and Quebec (36 per cent to 24 per

cent) and by a smaller margin in B C (38 per cent to 33 per cent). Nationally, Trudeau has a slight edge of 37 per cent to 34 per cent

Secondly, the Liberals have strong leads in areas where most of the country’s ridings are located: Greater Toronto, Metro Vancouver and Montreal.

If a party cannot win the bulk of the ridings in those three urban centers it has little, if any, chance of gaining power in Parliament

The numbers did uncover a finding, however, that should cheer the Conservatives and

worry the Liberals

The poll found just 73 per cent of people who voted Liberal in the 2021 election say they will do so again, compared to a finding of 87 per cent for the Conservatives

The Angus Reid Institute calls this the “fatigue factor” and it may grow as a problem for the Liberals Unless Trudeau pulls the plug early, the next election is still two years away; plenty of time for Poilievre to improve his popularity in crucial regions

Keith Baldrey is the chief political reporter for Global BC

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LETTERS

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The Editor:

It was a great honour for me to attend PoCo Happy Times Preschool’s 50th birthday celebrations on March 10

As the preschool’s founder, I was thrilled and bursting with pride to see all that Happy Times has accomplished

Thank you to all the organizers of that amazing event

Thank you to the countless participating parents over the past 50 years

Thank you to the superlative teachers, particularly Gloria Aitken, who dedicated 29 years to Happy Times

Thank you to the first president, Pat Dales, and the

first teacher, Amy Fishman, for setting the happy, loving, nurturing tone of the preschool, which clearly exists to this day

Thank you to the former pastor of Southside Baptist Church, James Rouse, who

stoutly supported the newlybegun preschool’s use for several years of the church hall

Thank you as well to former mayor Jack Campbell who, despite the initial opposition of every town

council member not only supported the idea of the preschool, but was instrumental in its getting an operating licence

Most of all, thank you to the many hundreds of pre-schoolers who enjoyed a unique preschool experience

This set you up for the future in wonderful ways and now you are able to give back to your community and families

That’s what it’s all about really, isn’t it? Receiving and giving back!

I offer you fond wishes for the future, PoCo Happy Times!

Jo Sheridan Port Coquitlam

The Editor:

To the person who found my purse and turned it in, thank you

On Monday, March 13, I was having coffee at the Starbucks in Suterbrook

My husband and I were sitting on the chairs outside and I was distracted because we had our dog with us

It wasn’t until a good two hours after we’d left that I realized that I’d left my purse hanging on the back of the chair

We immediately rushed back, but something deep inside told me to stay calm and not to panic

I had my wallet, keys, credit cards, address, phone and cash I shudder to think what might have happened if it had fallen into the wrong hands

But some wonderful, honest, humble person simply did the right thing and turned it in

Joanne Kostyra Port Moody

Port Coquitlam’s Happy Times Preschool recently celebrated its 50th birthday HAPPY TIMES PRESCHOOL

StudentSleepOutraisesawareness,money

Gleneagle group will spend the night in front of school

MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

Most high school students can’t wait to burst through the doors when the final bell of the day rings

But on March 30, a group of 16 or 17 students at Gleneagle Secondary in Coquitlam will be settling in for a long, cold, uncomfortable night sleeping on the concrete outside the school’s front doors

Gleneagle’s 10th annual Sleep Out aims to replicate the challenges of living rough by young people who don’t have the comfort of a warm, suburban home

Organized entirely by students, the event is also a fundraiser for Covenant House that provides supports to homeless youth in Metro Vancouver

According to the organization, 20 per cent of Canada’s homeless population is between the ages of 13 and 24

Ruby Charney, a Grade 12 student who participated in last year’s Sleep Out, said the experience was “eye open-

ing” and inspired her to begin volunteering at a local overnight mat program

“You understand how hard it is to be homeless,” she said

Mia Middlekauff, another senior, said experiencing the challenges of being

without shelter, even for a single night, can help break through stereotypes many people have about homelessness

“When we see people lying on the sidewalk, we think they must be drug addicts, but other factors

contribute,” she said Added Grade 11 student Zoey Liu, “We all have a possibility to become homeless”

Skylar Smith, one of the Sleep Out’s organizers, said the event will begin with an educational component

where the students can learn about the stigmas around homelessness and the challenges posed by hostile architecture that is often placed in outdoor public spaces to dissuade people from bedding down for the night

There will also be a speaker from Covenant House to orient the students about the homelessness situation and the kind of work it does like mental health supports and living skills programs to help ease the crisis

EASY TO IGNORE

Charney said youth homelessness is an easy problem for many to ignore, especially in the suburbs where it’s easier to encamp for the night out of sight in parks, wooded areas and along riverbanks

“A lot of people think it’s not their problem,” she said

And while the students will be back in their warm beds before the weekend ends, they hope the spectacle of a group of young people hunkered down on the pavement with only sleeping bags and sheets of cardboard for comfort will generate some compassion and empathy for those who don’t have that option

“Everyone has their own situation,” Charney said

Last year’s Sleep Out raised $5,000 for Covenant House To support this year’s effort, you can go to the event’s dedicated website at support covenanthousebc org

Skylar Smith, and other members of the leadership program at Gleneagle Secondary School, will be sleeping outside the front doors on March 30 to help raise awareness and money for youth homelessness in its 10th annual Sleep Out event MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS

PoModesigner‘stoked’byawardnominations

Winners will be announced at April 22 ceremony

DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

A Port Moody interior designer has won a record five nominations for her work

plus industry recognition

Laura Grist Design Inc was recently announced as a finalist for interior designer of the year by HAVAN

The Home Builders Association of Vancouver hosts the HAVAN Awards for Housing Excellence annually to recognize the best in the home building industry Grist said she and her

team of designers are “stoked” to learn of the nomination as well as five additional nominations for home renovations

Her interior design company has been nominated for best interior design renovated home, best renovation between $400,000 and $700,000 and three luxury kitchens, valued at between

$100,000 and $175,000

“We’re very thrilled, we’re absolutely thrilled We’re working hard to get this kind of recognition,” said Grist, who will be “dressing up” for the awards ceremony on April 22

Being recognized by her peers is a culmination of 15 years of hard work in the industry

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Grist was a late-comer to interior design, going back to school at the age of 40, but recognized quickly that it was her calling

With her distinctive bald head and large, dark glasses, Grist has become known for being able to finish projects on time and on budget

“We’re very organized,” is how she describes her

team’s ability to juggle 25 projects at once, and, with supply chain problems easing up, renovation challenges have lessened considerably

As for her bald head, Grist said she learned not to be upset about her hair loss from alopecia

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CompanycontributesmaterialstoHabitatforHumanity

Initially distraught at the diagnosis, Grist said she was blinded by tears and tripped over a boy in a wheelchair

The experience enabled Grist to put her condition into perspective, she said

“I embraced it; I’m bald who cares?”

Although she hasn’t won the award yet, Grist acknowledges that the nomination is an important recognition of her contributions to the industry and the community

“When you get nominated for that you have to show your volunteer work you’ve done Talk about how you support young people in the industry”

Grist employs four people, many of them BCIT

graduates, as well as retirees who want to keep their hand in the business

The company’s volunteer commitment include contributing materials and sweat equity to Habitat for Humanity

“We go swing a hammer,” said Grist

HAVAN also looks at the environmental contributions of interior design companies, and Grist said her company is championing that as well by dismantling kitchens, rather than destroying them and re-purposing cabinets

“We encourage people, and let them know we can recycle their kitchens, by getting them excited, and taking them [cabinets] down to Habitat for Humanity”

Laura Grist Design Inc

also plans to purchase carbon credits to make up for GHG emissions used in the construction process

In addition to her nomination for interior designer of the year, Grist’s design team has multiple projects up for awards

Three luxurious kitchens were among the nominated projects and Grist said she,

too, was pleased with how they turned out

Many of the renovations that are being nominated were done in 1990s-era homes where rooms are divided up and clients want more open space, as well as modern fixtures

Grist said her design team works hard to meet the needs of clients while also

ensuring that builders have all the paperwork and specs before a project starts

Occasionally something comes up, such as a pipe in a wall that wasn’t supposed to be there

“But we pivot,” Grist said, noting it’s important to immediately provide the client with a solution

As for the nominations,

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“You have to be not just one pillar of excellence,” Grist said “You have to strive to have a good business model, a good relationship with employees and be more of a team”

PlantLifecycles:Learnaboutthe partsofaplant,thereproduction andthedifferentstagesofa ’slife

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Sing,dance,eat&drinkatFestivalduBois

Friday, March 24

CARNIVAL RIDES

Take a spin on the Scrambler, Hurricane and ferris wheel with West Coast Amusements, a family-run company that returns to the parking lot of the Coquitlam Centre mall (2929 Barnet Hwy , Coquitlam) this week

The family-friendly carnival includes rides and games, as well as Sno Kones, Hawaiian shaved ice and mini doughnuts

MORE: westcoastamusements.com

SPRING HOME SHOW

Get some ideas about how to spruce up your home at the 2023 Tri-City Home Show, running from March 24 to 26 at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St , Coquitlam) The event runs on Friday from 1 to 8 p m , Saturday from 9:30 a m to 5:30 p m and Sunday from 10 a m to 4 p m Visitors are eligible to win a $250 gift card to Home Depot Admission and parking are free

MORE: homeshowtime. com/spring-shows/tri-cityspring-home-show

LEGION DANCE

Sweet Max will perform at the Coquitlam branch of the Royal Canadian Legion (1025 Ridgeway Ave ,

Coquitlam) tonight and Saturday from 7 to 11 p m

Membership is waived on Saturday nights

MORE: rclegion263.ca

FESTIVAL DU BOIS

Try out the Contra Dance with the Sybaritic String Band and caller Sherry Nevins for the launch of the 34th annual Festival du Bois From 7 to 10 p m , the French–Canadian fete will see Podorythmie & Devon et Louis Léger opening

Admission is free; however, registration is required

MORE: festivaldubois ca

HOCKEY NIGHT

The Coquitlam Express battles the Cowichan Valley Capitals on home ice at 7 p m at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St , Coquitlam) The BCHL players are back at the rink on March 26 for a 3 p m game against the Powell River Kings

MORE: coquitlamexpress ca

COFFEEHOUSE

The 1543 Duo headlines the Crossroads Hospice Coffeehouse, held in the Mabbett Hall North room

at the Port Coquitlam Community Centre (2150 Wilson Ave , Port Coquitlam) The fundraiser for the Crossroads Hospice Society will see Yvon Malenfant open at 7:30 p m followed by Jeff Richter at 7:45 p m and Don Kellet and Susan Vigneux at 8 p m The feature duo takes the stage at 8:40 p m Admission is $10 MORE: facebook com

Saturday, March 25

FESTIVAL DU BOIS

Calling francophones and

francophiles: The annual Festival du Bois returns to Mackin Park (1046 Brunette Ave Coquitlam) this weekend with French-Canadian music to kick your heels up and a lot of family fun Today, from noon to 8 p m , the Grand Chapiteau/ Main Stage will feature performances from the Métis Jiggers (12 p m ); Les Echos du Pacifique (1:15 p m ); Genticorum (2:15 p m ); Jocelyne Baribeau (3:30 p m ); Forro do Cana (4:45 p m ); Les Grands Hurleurs (6 p m ); and Elage Diouf (7:15 p m ) There will also be entertainment from noon to 3:45 p m in the Petit Chapiteau/ Children’s Tent, as well as workshops from 1 to 3:30 p m at the nearby Mackin House (1116 Brunette Ave ) from Genticorum, the Métis Jiggers and Forro do Cana General admission on Saturday and Sunday is $32/$22/$10 per day; the single-day family rate is $75 for two adults and two children (ages five to 12) MORE: festivaldubois.ca

ROLL THE DICE

Join Evan and Alexandra Chan to play board games and sip tea aboard the historical Venosta rail car at the Port Moody Station Museum (2734 Murray St , Port Moody) There are two

sessions: noon to 1:30 p m and 1:30 to 3 p m Kids are welcome; no outside food or drinks are allowed The cost is $10 per person with proceeds supporting the museum

REGISTER: @ boardgamesandtea (Facebook and TikTok); @boardgamesandtea604 (Instagram)

Sunday, March 26

FESTIVAL DU BOIS

Keep the party spirit going at Mackin Park (1046 Brunette Ave , Coquitlam) for the last day of Festival du Bois Today’s lineup starts with a mass at the Grand Chapiteau/Main Stage at 9 a m followed by a pancake breakfast from 10 to 11 a m (extra cost, not included in admission) Five performers take the stage for the day: Jocelyne Baribeau (10:30 a m ); Forro do Cana (11:45 a m ); Les Grands Hurleurs (1 p m ); Genticorum (2:15 p m ); and Elage Diouf (3:30 p m ) At the Petite Chapiteau/Children’s Tent, Seeka Sings kicks off the afternoon followed by Conte d’Afrique ave Mulungie, Madame Diva and Robin Layne General admission is $32/$22/$10; the single-day family rate is $75

MORE: festivaldubois ca

Les Grands Hurleurs of Quebec perform at Festival du Bois at Mackin Park in Coquitlam on Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. under the Big Tent. SUBMITTED

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Tri-CitySpringHomeShow

March24–26

PoirierSportsandLeisureComplex,633PoirierStreet

LearnabouttheCity’snewheatpumptopuprebates,andchatwith Citystafftolearnaboutmanagingwildlifeattractants,reducing waste,conservingwaterandhowtoprepareyourselfincaseof anemergencyinyourhome.

We’llbethereallweekendtoansweryourquestions andprovideyouwithvaluableinformation

SCIENCE EXPO 2023

Saturday, May 6 11:00–3:00pm City Centre Branch 1169 Pinetree Way

Students: submit your project proposal by Wednesday, April 19th

More than $2,000 in prizes!

Categories:

• Middle (6–8) • Junior (9–10) • Senior (11–12) 1st , 2nd , and 3rd place in each category will win cash prizes

• Elementary (4–5)

All participants will receive identical gift card prizes

Details: coqlibrary.ca/science-expo

iNSPIRATION. iNVESTIGATION. iNNOVATION

Presented by Coquitlam Public Library, with Douglas College & SD43.

Anglers try their luck on Coquitlam’s Como Lake in sight of nearby homes. Como Lake and Lafarge Lake were recently restocked with young rainbow trout by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC. MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS

Popbyand entertowinan environmental prize!

Council Meeting

When: Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Where: This meeting will be held electronically and live streamed at portmoody.ca/watchlive, with in-person attendance available in Council Chambers at City Hall (100 Newport Drive).

Time: Regular Council Meeting 7pm

Find an agenda package at portmoody.ca/councilcalendar.

View a video recording (available by 3pm on March 29, 2023) at portmoody.ca/councilcalendar.

Learn how you can provide input during an electronic meeting at portmoody.ca/councilmeetings.

Council procedures are subject to change due to COVID-19. For the latest information, please check portmoody.ca/COVID19.

Nowruzcelebrationplanned

Holiday started on March 20, continues for 13 days

DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Ancient Persian traditions marking the beginning of spring will be celebrated in Port Coquitlam this year with a lecture, an exhibit and a day of festivities at Gates Park

Organized by Medi Tavassol and the Tri-City Futsal Academy, Nowruz will be celebrated with the goal of sharing knowledge about Persian culture

Persian New Year, known as “Nowruz,” started Monday (March 20) and celebrations continue for 13 days

Sizdah Bedar is the 13th day of the New Year and the last day of the New Year holiday

On Sizdah Bedar, Persian

people spend the day outdoors visiting and picnicking with family and friends

The day is filled with dancing, singing, eating and playing games Fun and laughter are believed to be the best way to start the New Year

Sizdah Bedar is also known as Nature Day, where people have the opportunity to enjoy the onset of warmer weather, longer days and

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spring blossoms

Tri-Cities Sizdah Bedar

Festival will be celebrated this year from 1 to 6 p m on Sunday, April 2 at Gates Park in Port Coquitlam

The event includes games for the whole family, prizes, food vendors, live children’s entertainment, cultural entertainment, music and dancing

Exhibits and nature-based crafts and activ-

ities will be hosted by local community groups

Sizdah Bedar is a free, fun-filled, family-friendly event and is open to the public; it is made possible through the support of community donations, the City of Port Coquitlam and a grant from the Port Coquitlam Community Foundation

There are additional opportunities to learn about Nowruz as well

On March 30, from 6:30 to 7:30 p m , the Port Coquitlam Heritage Museum and Archives will be hosting a talk Medi Tavassoli, organizer of Tricity Futsal and the Sizdah Bedar event in PoCo, will speak about Nowruz and its observance here in Port Coquitlam Refreshments will be served

In addition, the museum, located at 150-2248 McAllister Ave in PoCo, will be hosting an exhibit about Nowruz

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A backgammon tournament will be one of the events at Persian New Year celebrations to be held at Gates Park in Port Coquitlam on April 2. SUBMITTED PHOTO

CanadaDentalBenefit

Who qualifies?

Familieswithchildrenunder12and anadjustedfamilynetincomeunder $90,000withoutemployer-provided dentalinsurance.

INCOME UNDER $70,000:

Where to apply?

ScantheQRcodeabove,orvisit: www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency. You will need a My CRA account in order to apply online.

$650 for dental care services received betweenOct1,2022andJune30,2023

$650 for dental care services received betweenJuly1,2023andJune30,2024

Total: $1300 per child

IMPORTANTINFO:

• The payment will not reduce other federal income-tested benefits such as the Canada Workers Benefit, the Canada Child Benefit, and the Goods and Services Tax Credit.

• You can apply for the payment in advance and regardless of the amount of the actual bill you incur. You must keep receipts in case they are ever asked for to prove you actually went to the dentist.

• You also qualify if you have dental benefits under social services programs if you have unreimbursed out of pocket costs.

What do I receive?

Dependingonyourincome,up to$1300perchild.

INCOME BETWEEN $70,000-$79,999:

$390 for dental care services received betweenOct1,2022andJune30,2023

$390 for dental care services received betweenJuly1,2023andJune30,2024

Total: $780 per child

INCOME BETWEEN $80,000-$89,999:

$260 for dental care services received betweenOct1,2022andJune30,2023

$260 for dental care services received betweenJuly1,2023andJune30,2024

Total: $520 per child

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

1. You must have filed your 2021 income tax return.

2. You must receive the Canada Child Benefit.

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Resolutioncallsforcutofcannabistaxrevenues

City would also like to see share of gambling money

MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

It’s high time B C municipalities get their cut of the province’s cannabis tax

revenues, says Port Moody council

Recently, councillors voted to present a resolution at the upcoming Lower Mainland Local Government Association’s (LMLGA) annual conference calling upon the provincial government to share with municipalities up to 50 per cent of its revenues gener-

ated from the production and sale of cannabis products The conference is being held May 3–5 at Harrison Hot Springs

In a report, Coun Kyla Knowles said when the sale of cannabis products for recreational use was legalized by the federal government in 2018, it agreed to split its tax revenues from those sales

75/25 with the provinces, with all revenue above a $100-million cap going back to the provinces

Further, that year’s federal budget stated municipalities would be expected to get “a substantial portion” of those revenues because they’re “on the front lines of legalization”

That’s happening in

Ontario, Quebec and Alberta communities where cannabis shops are located

According to the Association of Municipalities Ontario, its members expect to receive a total of $40 million over the next two years

But British Columbia has yet to share its weed wealth

A 2019 report by the Union of BC Municipalities said local governments are on the hook for a total average of $11 5 million a year to cover costs related to the legal sale of recreational cannabis, like administration and support, planning and zoning, as well as policing

According to Stratcann, a cannabis industry newsletter, the BC government has realized more than $157 million from its share of federal excise taxes on cannabis sales since they were legalized

Similar resolutions have been proposed or introduced almost annually at conferences of the LMLGA and Union on BC Municipalities (UBCM) since 2018

CASINO REVENUE

Meanwhile, council also backed a resolution introduced by Coun Samantha Agtarap calling for the province to share casino revenue more equitably so even communities without a casino in a regional district can get some of the financial action

In a report, Agtarap said while communities with a casino get 10 per cent of British Columbia’s net gaming revenue to help pay for a variety of social and health care services and programs, the impacts of gambling aren’t confined by municipal borders

“The impacts are not limited to the host commu-

nity,” she said “Especially in highly integrated regions such as Metro Vancouver”

Agtarap said seven municipalities in Metro Vancouver that have casinos have received almost $1 billion in gaming revenue from the province

But those without casinos like Port Moody have received nothing, nor are they necessarily guaranteed a share of community gaming grants distributed annually by the BC Lottery Corporation

“Residents from all communities access and use amenities across the region, from hospitals to casinos to parks,” Agtarap said “Revenue should be shared in an equitable manner that recognizes this”

In February, council’s finance committee learned Port Moody property owners could be facing an 11 33 per cent property tax hike this year

Port Moody’s manager of financial planning, Tyson Ganske, said without revenue generators like a casino and paid parking, the city is struggling to keep pace with the demand for its services as it grows

Other resolutions endorsed by council to go to the LMLGA conference include:

• update the provincial Strata Property Act to allow the installation of heat pumps

• amend the residential tenancy act to require cooling units in rental buildings

• adopt strategies to make cities more inclusive

• consider including petfriendly solutions in the update of its housing strategy

• implement public funding for candidates running in municipal elections and ban endorsements

Citieshelpspringcleaning

Both Port Coquitlam and Port Moody will be hosting community-wide garage sales in April

Port Coquitlam residents who need a little motivation to start their spring cleaning should circle Saturday, April 22 on their calendars

That’s when the 14th annual city-wide garage sale takes place to help everyone get rid of their unwanted items for cash while also keeping unused household goods from ending up in the landfill

Last year, more than 150

households signed up for the event, which coincides with Earth Day

To participate, Port Coquitlam residents who plan a garage sale at their home on April 22 from at least 9 a m to 1 p m should register online by April 9 at portcoquitlam ca/garagesale

Additionally, there will be space in the parking lot at Gates Park on Reeve Street between Atkins Avenue and Kelly Avenue for PoCo residents living in a multi-residential building to

sell their items

Port Moody’s sale will also occur on April 22

Registrants who sign up by April 10 will get their sale advertised on the city’s website as well as in the Tri-City News

Sales must be held on private property with a single Port Moody address An address for a complex or range of units will not be accepted

To register, go to portmoody ca and to find participating homes, you can check portmoody ca/garagesale after April 12

TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to Section 40 and Section 94 of the Community Charter, the City of Coquitlam Council intends to consider adoption of City of Coquitlam “Highway Dedication Cancellation Bylaw No 5291, 2023”.

The intent of the Bylaw is to close and remove the dedication of 426 3 m2 of road allowance adjacent to the lands at 1055, 1057 and 1059 James Avenue and 200 Marmont Street The resulting parcel created by the road cancellation is proposed to be consolidated with the adjacent lands at 1053, 1055, 1057 and 1059 James Avenue and 200 Marmont Street, as one site.

Should you have any concerns or comments you wish to convey to Council, please submit them in writing no later than noon Monday, March 27, 2023 to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways:

• Email: clerks@coquitlam ca;

• Regular mail: 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2;

• In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2;

• Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015

A copy of Highway Dedication Cancellation Bylaw No 5291, 2023 may be viewed at City Hall (Planning and Development Department) and any inquiries relating to the proposal should be made to the Planning and Development Department (604-927-3434), 8:00 a m to 5:00 p m , Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays

FURTHERMORE, TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to Sections 26 and 94 of the Community Charter, the City of Coquitlam hereby gives notice of the intention to sell the above described 426 3 m2 portion of road proposed to be closed and dedication removed.

Purchaser: 1164614 B C Ltd

Nature of Disposition: Fee Simple Selling Price: $629,610

For further information, please contact Greg Hamilton, Manager, Real Estate at 604-927-6958

THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS FOR THE PURPOSES OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE ONLY, NOT SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER

AccionaraisesconcernsafterletterbyCoquitlammayor

A Spanish company that’s being sued by Metro Vancouver over the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant project wants to cross-examine the regional agency’s commissioner and CAO about a letter from Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart

In January, Stewart penned a letter through a lawyer to dispute comments made by Metro commissioner and CAO Jerry Dobrovolny in a December affidavit about leaked confidential information concerning Acciona’s termination on the project last year

In his letter, Acciona states in its notice of application filed last Wednesday (March 15), Stewart wrote that he “is concerned that the materials [i e , Mr Dobrovolny’s first affidavit] do not accurately set out certain key events in this matter” and that “most of the information that he provided [to Metro] was withheld from Acciona” in discussions

Acciona’s notice of application to cross-examine Dobrovolny, which is ex-

pected to be heard at the Vancouver Law Courts next Tuesday (March 28), comes after Dobrovolny filed a second affidavit last Monday (March 13) to “clarify” his December evidence

Acciona’s scheduled application also comes a week before an injunction hearing slated for April 5 and 6 in which Metro is petitioning the court to preserve evidence on Acciona’s computer systems pertaining to an alleged breach of confidentially by Coquitlam’s former city manager Peter Steblin and his daughter

The complex legal matter refers to an incident

stemming from January 2022 involving Steblin’s daughter, Anika Calder, then an Acciona employee, and portions of a document titled Closed Meeting Report about Acciona’s upcoming termination from the multi-million dollar project (in a separate legal case, Acciona is suing Metro for $250 million for wrongful termination while Metro is counter-suing the company for failing to deliver the project on time and on budget)

In his December affidavit, Dobrovolny stated that Acciona revealed to Metro in May 2022 that it had images of certain pages

of the Closed Meeting Report alleged to have been taken by Calder from her father’s city laptop; Steblin used Stewart’s Metro log-in credentials to access the restricted document, Dobrovolny claimed

Between May and September 2022, Acciona and Metro discussed the leak; however, on Dec 16 and “without warning” to Acciona, the company said, Metro filed an injunction application to preserve the evidence and have a forensic investigator look at Acciona’s computer systems to see how far the Closed Meeting Report circulated

That injunction application included Dobrovolny’s affidavit, which states that neither he nor the Metro board authorized the disclosure of the Report

In January, according to Acciona’s notice of application, Stewart wrote to both Metro and Acciona citing disagreements with Dobrovolny’s affidavit, claiming it’s a “common” and “longstanding” practice by Metro board members to

provide their log-in credentials to their senior municipal staff to gain confidential information

Acciona claims that Stewart’s letter implied Dobrovolny knew Metro directors regularly shared log-in credentials and that Metro even helped the City of Coquitlam staff in the past to access the Metro web portal using Stewart’s ID and password

“The substance of Mayor Stewart’s letter is that the Closed Meeting Report was circulated far more widely than suggested by Mr Dobrovolny’s evidence,” Acciona stated in its notice of application on March 15

CROSS-EXAMINE

Its bid to cross-examine Metro’s CEO gives weight to the April injunction application hearing, Acciona states, in bringing forward, among other things, the:

• breadth of the Closed Meeting Report’s circulation

• ease that non-Metro board members can obtain privileged information

• extent Metro “placed

misleading affidavit evidence before the court”

“On each of these issues

Mr Dobrovolny’s evidence conflicts with the letter from Mayor Stewart,” the notice of application states

It adds later, “To the extent that Mr Dobrovolny is found to have given incomplete, unsupportable or misleading evidence, the relief sought by GVS&DD [Metro] may be refused on the doctrine of unclean hands Cross-examination will assist the court in assessing this issue”

And “ Even if the unclean hands doctrine does not strictly apply (and Acciona will submit at the injunction application that it does), the state of Mr Dobrovolny’s evidence (as shown by Mayor Stewart’s statements and as further to be revealed in cross-examination) will affect the court’s decision whether to grant injunctive relief”

Stewart did not return the Tri-City News’ call for comment

None of the allegations has been proven in court

*The first item to be considered in the public portion of this meeting is a resolution requiring adoption prior to the Council Meeting being closed to the public.

**A Regular Council Meeting will convene immediately following adjournment of the Public Hearing.

RICHARD STEWART PETER STEBLIN

FOCUS ON

Registration

Ridge Meadows College (RMC), located in Maple Ridge near the Golden Ears Bridge, is a publicly run post-secondary institution administrated by School District 42. The college has a long-standing reputation for producing quality grads in specialized fields.

RMC has years of experience successfully offering the Core Construction program to contract training clients and for the first time, is scheduled to launch for members of the general public in July.

The Core Construction Program includes: math skills required for the industry; blueprint reading; residential framing; basic concrete, plumbing and electrical theory; drawing specification and layout; workplace safety and more. You will receive additional certifications in Occupational First Aid, Fall Protection, Confined Spaces, WHMIS and Forklift.

This 180-hour course takes place from July 10 to August 18. Attend a free info session to learn more!

Metrowatermainconstructiontocost$22Mmore

A $97-million contract to install part of a massive Metro Vancouver pipe through Coquitlam’s City Centre neighbourhood got the OK from the agency’s water committee last week

The contract awarded to Michels Canada Company is to install the Coquitlam

Main No 4 pipe from Robson Drive to Guildford Way; the deal is subject to approval by the GVWD

board on March 31

The $97-million bill is $22 million more than the engineer’s estimate “largely due to significant price escalations in the construction industry and a saturated construction market,” according to the committee report

“The pent-up demand for infrastructure spending coupled with ongoing supply chain issues have impacted material availability

and price stability As well, sky-high energy prices and labour shortages together with rising interest rates have created price escalations”

As a result, Metro will dip into the project contingency fund to make up the $22-million shortfall

Michels was the highest-ranked contractor to bid on the project, with the lowest overall cost Aecon Infrastructure Management

came in second, with a price tag of $116 million

The aim of the pipe project is to meet the demand for regional drinking water by linking the Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant with a new pipe to go into the ground in four major sections:

• Robson to Guildford Section: 2023–2026

• Pipeline Road North Section: 2026–2030

• City Centre Tunnel

Section: 2026–2031

• Cape Horn Section: 2024–2030

Construction of the 12-km long pipe, measuring up to 3 5 m in diameter, is set to end in 2030 a year later than scheduled

The design of 1 5-km southern section will start later this year before the City of Coquitlam begins to widen Pipeline Road, from David Avenue to Guildford Way, as part of a municipal

area upgrade

Last January, Metro’s water committee awarded a $15 7-million US contract for the supply and delivery of the southern section of the steel pipe

The Washington-based Northwest Pipe Company won the bid, and the pipe will be built at the company’s southern California facility see COQ. GLACIER, page 31

CoquitlamGlacierdown20%

Currently Coquitlam Lake supplies 33 per cent of the region’s drinking water Information about the Coquitlam Main No 4 project is available via Metro Vancouver’s community liaison at 604-4326200 (Monday to Friday, 8 a m to 4:30 p m )

Meanwhile, the water committee, which includes Coquitlam Coun Craig Hodge, heard last week about climate impacts on

the region’s water supply areas: Capilano, Seymour and Coquitlam The June 2021 heatwave and the 2022 fall drought highlighted the need for environmental monitoring, as well as accurate weather and water supply forecasts, the Metro report reads The Coquitlam Glacier the last in the region’s water supply areas, but not a significant source of drinking water has shrunk 20 per cent since 2014 and lost an average depth of more than

Notice of Public Hearing & Public Input Opportunity

The City of Port Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing and Public Input Opportunity to receive input from all persons and interested parties who wish to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws and Temporary Use Permit

Date & Time: Tue, Mar 28 at 6 pm

Location: Council Chambers, City Hall - 2580 Shaughnessy St , Port Coquitlam

Immediately following adjournment of the Public Hearing the Regular Council Meeting will reconvene and Council may give consideration to the below bylaws and Temporary Use Permit during the regular Council Meeting.

Item 1 - Zoning Amendment

Bylaw No. 4301, 2023 1631

Manning Avenue

10 m due to rising air temperatures, longer snow-free seasons and ash deposits from wildfire smoke, such as at Minnekhada Regional Park last October

“As glaciers get smaller their melt rate tends to increase; however, the Coquitlam Glacier has seen a five-fold increase in melt rates since 2018, which is much greater than normal This glacier will likely disappear completely within the next 20 to 30 years,” the Metro report reads

The Intent of Bylaw No 4301, 2023 is to amend City of Port Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No 3630, 2008 to rezone the subject property as outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw 4301, 2023 from RS1 (Residential Single Dwelling 1) to RS4 (Residential Single Dwelling 4). If approved, the application will facilitate a two-lot subdivision.

Item 2 - Zoning Amendment

Bylaw No. 4302, 2023 1741 & 1747 Salisbury Avenue

The Intent of Bylaw No 4302, 2023 is to amend City of Port Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No 3630, 2008 to rezone the subject properties as outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw 4302, 2023 from RS1 (Residential Single Dwelling) to RTh3 (Residential Townhouse 3). If approved, the application will permit the development of a 3-storey, 10-unit townhouse development

Item 3 - Temporary Use Permit

TU000022 1710 Coast Meridian Road

The Intent of Temporary Use Permit is to establish a temporary storage and distribution facility with accessory office uses as outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to TUP TU000022.

Inspection of Documents

Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4301

Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4302

Schedule “A” to TU000022

To view copies of the supporting documents (staff reports and bylaws) visit portcoquitlam.ca/publichearings.

Submit Your Comments

In order to afford Council the opportunity to review your comments in advance of the Public Hearing and Public Input Opportunity please forward your submission prior to noon on the day of the Public Hearing and Public Input Opportunity by: Email: publichearings@portcoquitlam.ca or Mail: Corporate Office, City of Port Coquitlam 2580 Shaughnessy St., Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2A8

Participate

PoCostudentpresidesoveryouthlegalconference

High school and post–secondary students looking to pursue a career in law are tuning in from around the world for a regional conference organized in part by a Port Coquitlam teenager

Young people from across Canada, the United States, India and China are registered for the Youth Leaders in Law (YLL) event that will take place in person at UBC, and online

Mason Mattu, a Grade 11 student in the International Baccalaureate program at Port Moody Secondary, who is YLL’s B C branch

president, said the in-person gathering is now full;

City of Coquitlam

however, registration for the virtual broadcast is still available, with about 300 attendees on board so far

Olivia Chen, a senior at Coquitlam’s Dr Charles Best Secondary, is also on the branch team

Mattu, 16, said the March 26 conference will feature an array of legal professionals who will focus in on such topics as Indigenous, criminal, corporate, environmental and immigration law

The branch was able to secure speakers and a venue with the help of the UBC Peter A Allard School of

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Law, as well as a $5,000 grant from UBC and sponsorship from Capilano University

The aim of the regional conference is to encourage young people to get into the legal field and promote “equality and acceptance in the next generation of lawyers in Canada,” said Mattu, who plans to study criminal or family law after grad “It’s just amazing the speakers we have brought in and I’m hoping the participants have the same passion for law and justice as our team does”

Law school admissions staff will also be on site to

speak to future post–secondary students

Mattu joined YLL during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 after reading its poster pinned up at his high school The following year, he was named the new B C branch’s director of outreach “It catered to my interests,” he said, “and it really opened my eyes to the legal profession I’ve always been interested in politics and law so the group inspired me to learn more”

Last month, YLL held a national convention online that heard from speakers

about the Emergencies Act, language rights and R vs Sharma a 2022 case concerning the over-incarceration of Indigenous women; participants beamed in from across the country, Mattu said “Our conferences are an amazing opportunity to learn about law in Canada and support youth”

There is no cost to register for the B.C. YLL conference. To learn more about YLL, go online to youthleadersinlaw.com or visit its Instagram channel using the handle @youthleadersinlawbc.

The City is continuing to facilitate electronic participation for Public Hearings. Those wishing to listen and/or participate at the Public Hearing can 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

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, March 27, 2023

Time: 7:00 p.m.

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

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

The intent of Bylaw No. 5299, 2023 is to amend 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 5299, 2023 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RS- 3 OneFamily Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of the subject properties into three lots and the construction of three single family dwellings.

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SCHEDULE 'A' TO BYLAW 5299, 2023

The intent of Bylaw No. 5292, 2023 is to amend 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 5292, 2023 from RS-1 One-Family Residential, RT-1 Infill Residential, and RM-1 Two-Storey Low Density Apartment Residential to RM-3 Multi-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential.

In association with the application, a road cancellation application is also in process to close, cancel and purchase a portion of public road right-of-way on James Avenue.

If approved, the application would facilitate the development of one six-storey apartment building and one two-storey townhouse building with a total of 74 dwelling units (4 studios, 9 one-bedrooms, 16 adaptable one-bedrooms, 14 one-bedroom and dens, 21 twobedrooms, 1 two-bedroom and den, and 9 three-bedrooms).

MASON MATTU, PMSS

Date: Monday, March 27, 2023

Time: 7:00 p.m.

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

Notice of Public Hearing continued from previous page

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The City is continuing to facilitate electronic participation for Public Hearings. Those wishing to listen and/or participate at the Public Hearing can 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

Addresses: 628, 630, 632, 634, 636, 638 Claremont Street, 635, 637, 639, 641, 643, 645 Gardena Drive, a lane and a portion of Gardena Drive

The intent of Bylaw No. 5238, 2022 is to amend 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 5238, 2022 from RS-1 One Family Residential to CD- 36 Comprehensive Development Zone - 36

If approved, the application would facilitate the creation of two residential condo towers – one 42-storey and one 16-storey (49 studios, 177 onebedroom, 82 one-bedroom and den, 157 twobedroom, 7 two-bedroom and den, and 54 threebedroom) for a total of 526 units – as well as two six-storey purpose built rental buildings (26 studios,

106 one-bedroom, 63 two-bedroom, and 23 threebedroom), for a total of 189 market rental units and 29 below-market rental units. This application previously went forward to Public Hearing on September 26, 2022 Staff have requested the application receive a second Public Hearing due to the following:

• A discovered error in Schedule B of Bylaw No 5238, 2022; and

• A request from the applicant to allow for flexibility in the development phasing of the site

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.

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, City Hall at 3000 Guildford Way:

• To the City Clerk’s Office front desk, which is located on the second floor of City Hall; or

• Place in either one of two City Hall 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.

coquitlam.ca/publichearing

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

Katie Karn, City Clerk

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About five years ago, Melissa Webber wasn’t liking her professional life

She was looking for a change, but didn’t know what direction to go in

Her mother-in-law, Carole, was seeking a life transition, too, hoping to retire from the business that she started with a partner in Coquitlam

That Austin Avenue business, Reflection Books Metaphysical Bookstore & Wellness Centre, opened on the spring equinox, March 21, 1988, and had a large following with shoppers and visitors wanting spiritual guidance

Webber, seeking new employment, asked Carole if she could take over “It totally felt like it was divinely timed,” Webber said “Even though I wasn’t into any of this stuff back then, I was coming into a spiritual awakening and I knew I could do it I had a lot of corporate experience”

On April 1, 2018, the Maple Ridge resident became the new owner of Reflections Books, keeping the business in the family and going strong

Webber doesn’t regret the decision “I made the right choice It’s been a wild ride the last few years, but it’s been an incredible place and journey Every time I walk

through the doors, I know that I did the right thing”

The “ride” that Webber refers to is mostly due to the pandemic In March 2020, she closed Reflections for three months due to the provincial government’s state of emergency prompted by the global public health outbreak The closure particularly affected many of

Reflections visitors who had come in for appointments with readers/psychics to heal spiritually

By June, Webber was back in her empty store and organizing sales via curbside pickup for shoppers who had ordered items online and by phone

She also spent the downtime upgrading the point-

of-sale software And while she received a federal loan to make up for the loss, Webber is blunt: She doesn’t have the money to pay it back and is hoping lobbying efforts for debt forgiveness by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business will be successful as business isn’t yet back to normal Still, she’s hoping to get

more foot traffic through the doors this weekend when Reflections and its entity upstairs, Oasis Wellness Centre hosts its 35th anniversary sale; the open house is on Saturday, March 25

Webber hopes past customers will return to take a look at the store that offers spiritual wares like crystals, jewelry, tarot and oracle

decks, incense, candles, dream catchers, semi-precious stones, bath and body products, aromatherapy, tea, journals and about 2,000 titles of books

And Webber, who’s on the board of the Austin Heights BIA, hopes the event will also draw in new customers who are on a wellness path

Practitioners of tarot and oracle decks, palmistry and soul readings will be on hand for Saturday’s open house and, from noon to 4 p m , spiritual medium Amanda Rhodes will be in the store to sign copies of her decks

Joanna Rose, a reader who rents space at Reflections, said Webber has transformed the space since she took over in 2018, giving it a fresh look “It’s an environment for all walks of life,” Rose said “But we’ve been seeing a lot more younger people coming through the doors lately They’re seeking another path, or they were here as kids shopping with their parents Everyone who comes in finds that it’s a very sacred space”

The 35th anniversary celebration for Reflections Books (1111D Austin Ave , Coquitlam) runs March 24 to 26 with the open house on Saturday The store is open from 11 a m to 5 p m , Tuesday to Sunday

Melissa Webber, owner of Reflections Books in Coquitlam, hosts an anniversary sale this weekend. MARIO BARTEL/TCN

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More than 400 young pianists and thespians will be in Port Coquitlam this and next week to compete for a place in a provincial contest

The 70th annual CDMF Performing Arts Festival opens Saturday (March 25) and runs for its second year at the Riverside Community Church until March 31

The honours concert is on April 2 to highlight the CDMF winners who will advance to Performing Arts BC in Penticton

For this year’s CDMF, the executive team eliminated the vocal component to

concentrate on disciplines with a higher number of entries namely, piano and speech arts, said vice president Susan Greening; however, it hopes to bring voice/musical theatre back once fundraising returns to normal levels, she said

Adjudicators are being brought in from Toronto, Saskatoon, Calgary and Kelowna to assess the CDMF competitors:

• Carol McFadden (junior piano) holds ARCT diplomas in piano performance and voice from the Royal Conservatory of Music

• Helen Torney (interme-

diate piano) has ARCT diplomas in piano performance and piano pedagogy from the Royal Conservatory of Music, fellowship and licentiate diplomas from Trinity College of Music (London, England) and a bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Western Ontario

• Derek Zhi Guang Chiu (senior piano) is the threetime winner of the Steinway & Sons top piano teacher award in Calgary and has performed in Canada, U S and Europe

• Sydney Sengotta (speech arts) has an ACTL diploma

in performing speech and drama from Trinity College of London; he previously taught at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts

Meanwhile, CDMF will award its inaugural scholarship in memory of Thelka Wright, a longtime festival organizer who died last month

To hear the musicians perform at Riverside Community Church (2329 Fremont Conn., Port Coquitlam), you can drop in after 9:30 a.m. To check festival dates and times or to volunteer, visit cdmffestival.ca.

A piano competitor at the 2022 CDMF Performing Arts Festival at Riverside Community Church SUSAN GREENING

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Music was the first industry to shut down when the pandemic hit in 2020 and it’s been one of the last to come back

Gigs have returned slowly for professional musicians since the restrictions eased; however, many venues have closed over the past three years in Metro Vancouver, making it harder for performers to make a living and connect with crowds

Still, there’s a cool trend happening in the music scene lately, says award-winning soul singer Dawn Pemberton, who will play in Port Moody this month

Music lovers are opening their homes for shows in their living rooms and promoters are finding unique spaces for intimate concerts

In Port Moody, for example, veteran musicians Bill Sample and Darlene Cooper started a music series last September to bring top names into the community,

performing in amenities rooms in condo buildings, as well as at the Inlet Theatre

“It’s encouraging,”

Pemberton told the Tri-City

News last Friday (March 17)

“People are taking the initiative to create more spaces for us to play There’s a mutual appreciation by

the musicians and by the audience”

For her March 31 show at the Inlet Theatre, Pemberton will be with a four-piece

band Derek DiFilippo (bass); Gavin Youngash (guitar); Jonny Tobin (keyboard); and Paul Clark (drums) to play her original and re-arranged cover hits, but she declined to name the tunes

“I always like to keep things a bit of a surprise,” she said

She’s grateful to Sample and Cooper, whom Pemberton met via the Marcus Mosely Ensemble, for reaching out to keep local music alive “because it gives people access to artists that they might not have access to

"They’re making things in their own hometown and I’m proud they’ve stepped up”

For 2023, Pemberton, who typically has hundreds of dates booked a year, has some big projects in the works

In June, she starts a twomonth run with the Arts Club Theatre for the produc-

tion of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage in Vancouver (Pemberton is cast as a Shirell)

And, in September, she appears with Jean Cianca on Cortes Island to offer a musical program about pilgrimages

Pemberton also has a few Vancouver gigs with the Good Noise Gospel Choir In January, the Roots N Wings Choir, of which she is the director, also entertained at a Vancouver church

Tickets to see Dawn Pemberton on March 31 in Port Moody are $30 in advance and $40 at the door of the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody). For more details, visit portmoodymusic.com or Eventbrite.ca. The concert is sponsored by Pacific Coast Terminals. The last show in the inaugural series is the Vince Mai Quintet (jazz, Latin jazz) on May 6.

Soul singer, choir director and musical theatre triple threat Dawn Pemberton and her four-piece band perform at Port Moody's Inlet Theatre on March 31. SUBMITTED

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Team hosts special diabetes awareness game on Friday

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If you happen to spy

Coquitlam Express forward

Mateo Dixon checking his phone on the players bench during a game, he’s not calling his family back in Toronto about his latest goal, or texting his buddies

He’s checking the level of his blood sugars

Dixon has Type 1 diabetes

Diagnosed when he was 13 years old, Dixon says he hasn’t let the autoimmune disease hold him back from attaining his athletic goals

In fact, having Type 1 may have even accelerated his development as a hockey player

Now 20 and in his final season of junior hockey, Dixon is having a career year He’s scored 46 points in 52 games

Not that his journey through the sport has been easy

When your pancreas is working as it should, you don’t think about it

The elongated gland that sits in your upper abdomen tucked behind your stomach

magically produces the enzymes that help you digest food and the hormones that keep the amount of sugars in your blood on an even keel

But when your pancreas suddenly stops functioning, you can’t not think about it

While the days of restrictive diets for people living with diabetes are long gone, every time Dixon eats or reaches for a bottle of energy drink after a shift on the ice, he has to make a mental calculation about the amount

of carbohydrates he’s ingesting

He also has to check his blood sugar levels with an app on his phone that’s connected to a sensor plugged into his body, then determine the dose of insulin a

small pump he wears 24/7 injects into his body to offset that sugar boost

NOT EXACT

It’s not always an exact science

Exercise, stress, anxiety and excitement can throw even the most precise calculation out of whack

Overshoot your insulin dose and your blood sugars can drop, sapping you of energy, depleting your ability to focus or make quick decisions

Underestimate, and your soaring blood sugars can make you nauseous and tired, and bring on a pounding headache

Neither outcome is ideal for a high-performance athlete who has to be at the top of his game and ready at any moment to jump on the ice

Dixon said his disease has brought on no shortage of aggravations

“It can be so random” he said “So many micro things can affect it”

But, Dixon added, living with Type 1 has also put him more in tune with his body

He said he’s hyper-aware of everything he eats and drinks and the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle to better manage his blood sugars

His off-ice training regimen doesn’t just get him

ready for the rigours of the hockey season, it also helps smooth out the effects of the highs and lows he’ll inevitably endure

Express coach Patrick Sexton said Dixon’s maturity is beyond his years

“He has a sense of responsibility,” he said “He knows exactly how he’s feeling and how to address the situation”

Sexton said he’s played with teammates who have Type 1, like Luke Kunin who’s now a defenceman for the NHL’s San Jose Sharks

But this is his first experience coaching a young athlete with the disease

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He said it’s important to maintain open lines of communication so he can understand why Dixon might not be able to immediately take a shift because he’s dealing with a low, or why he’s looking at his phone and wolfing down a candy bar on the bench instead of manning the power play on the ice

“My job is to support him,” Sexton said Dixon said one of diabetes’ biggest challenges is it invisibility

The advent of technology, like the small insulin pump

see NOT LIMITING, page 38

Coquitlam Express forward Mateo Dixon is having a career season even as he plays through the challenges of Type 1 diabetes MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

‘Notlimitingatall’

that plugs directly into his abdomen or thigh and the digital glucose monitor that connects by Bluetooth to his smartphone, has eliminated the very public displays of pricking his finger to draw a drop of blood to dab on a test strip plugged into a handheld meter or injecting a dose of insulin with a hypodermic needle

That can make it hard for his teammates and coaches to immediately recognize why he might be a little off his game, or why he has to cut short a workout

So, he takes care to

bring them into his world as best he can to build an understanding of his disease and the challenges it can present

“I look at it as a growth opportunity,” Dixon said of living and competing with Type 1 “It’s not limiting at all It can literally be the opposite”

The Coquitlam Express has teamed up with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) to host the team’s first diabetes awareness game tomorrow (March 24) at 7 p.m., versus the Cowichan Valley Capitals.

For details, check out coquitlamexpress.ca.

City of Coquitlam

Victoria Grizzlies goalie Oliver Auyeung-Ashton stretches to make a toe save on Coquitlam Express forward Coco Armstrong in the second period of their BC Hockey League game, last Saturday (March 18) at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. The Express won the possible preview of playoff opponents, 4-1 Sunday, Coquitlam bounced back from an early 1-0 deficit to defeat the Coastal division-leading Nanaimo Clippers, 4-2 The wins moved the Express into fourth place, one point ahead of the Grizzlies.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION

The City has received an application for a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for the property located at 622 Kemsley Avenue The applicant is requesting a TUP to permit the operation of a temporary residential sales centre. This TUP would expire on April 3, 2026.

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, March 17, 2023 to Monday, April 3, 2023 at the City’s Planning and Development Department, 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.

You may also obtain more information on this application by contacting the file manager Jamieson Pritchard, Planning and Development Department, at JPritchard@coquitlam.ca.

This application will be forwarded to Council for consideration on Monday, April 3, 2023 The Regular Council Meeting, at which the application will be considered, starts at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, which is located at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC.

Instructions and registration information for participating in the meeting can be found at www.coquitlam.ca/publicnotices. Should you wish to address Council regarding this application, we encourage you to register as far in advance of the meeting as possible The City Clerk’s Office will compile a speakers list for each item Everyone will

be permitted to speak at the Public Consultation but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity.

If you would like to provide written input, please submit your comments to the attention of the City Clerk’s Office, in one of the following ways:

• Email: clerks@coquitlam ca with “TUP – PROJ 22-162” in the subject line;

• Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015; or

• In person: Attn: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall at 3000 Guildford Way:

• To the City Clerk’s Office front desk, which is located on the second floor of City Hall; or

• Place in either one of two City Hall 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

Submissions provided in response to this consultation, including your name and address, will become part of the public record and will be made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/ agendas.

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

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NIGHTINGALE, Robert

It is with deep sadness and love that we announce the passing of Bob on February 17, 2023 Bob is a beloved husband and father to Vera and Co e, and s known for his l ghtheartedness and continuous pursu t of oy

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BURT, June Alice

March 10, 1955 - February 17, 2023

It s with heartfelt sorrow that we announce the peacefu passing of June A ice Burt on February 17 2023 in the Lower Ma nland of BC, where she resided for the past 25 years June was born to the late Stuart and A ice Den son on a cold clear day on March 10 1955 She is loving y remembered by her ch ldren Jennifer (Franco) and Thomas (Ver ka); and by her grandson Evan who she adored Predeceased by sibl ngs Dav d, Ph lip and He en Surv ved by s sters Constance (Colin) Shir ey (Tmothy) and nephews Christopher, Conor and Padraic

June was smart fun lov ng and enjoyed l fe no matter how challenging She took pride in her many accompl shments be it her chi dhood dance cu inary ski ls, career n sa es, or her chi dren and grandchi dren Her c ose friends knew her to have a kind heart and bring joy to every occas on June was a loving, caring, dedicated, and support ve mother and grandmother; uncond tiona ly She w l always l ve on in the hearts of those she oved and who oved her

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March 23, 1934 March 11, 2023

Walter is now at peace after a hard fought battle with lung cancer. He leaves to mourn and miss him, his wife Ilona; three children Louise (David), Brenda (Ian) and Norman (Trish); four grandchildren Rachel, Michael, Catherine and Jack; stepchildren Corina (David) and Bryan (Tammy); stepgrandsons Douglas and Curtis; sister Mary; nephews Brad and Darren and family; and many friends.

Walt was a passionate golfer, square dancer, bridge player and world traveller. He lived a full and rich life.

The family expresses their sincere thanks to the medical professionals who cared for Walter in his final weeks, including the Cancer Agency at Surrey Memorial Hospital; staff at Eagle Ridge Hospital; the Home Care Palliative Nursing team in Coquitlam; and the doctors at Wilson Place Family Practice. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Walter’s name to Operation Smile Canada or a charity of your choice.

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