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SCULLING IN THE SEA

Olympic dreams for Port Moody rowers?

NextGen centre would train up-andcoming competitors MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

Emily Seto and Wendy Chan are hoping to attract a high-performance rowing centre that will train the next generation of national and Olympic rowers to Port Moody, where they would be based out of the Old Mill Boathouse near Rocky Point Park. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Port Moody could soon have Olympic athletes of its own.

The Inlet Rowing Club is putting together a bid to become a high-performance training centre for the next generation of young, competitive rowers aiming to compete for Canada at international regattas and the summer Olympics.

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It would be the first such centre in British Columbia, joining others being established or already operating across the country as Rowing Canada and BC Rowing look to boost Canada’s sculling stature.

Landing the NextGen centre won’t be easy, said Inlet Rowing’s president, Emily Seto.

The tiny club — it has only about two dozen members, including juniors — is up against some of the sport’s heavyweights like Victoria’s Elk Lake that is home to the University of Victoria’s rowing team SEE

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NEWS IN TRI-CITIES COVID-19

Vaccine rollout brings growing sense of relief First responders, teachers anticipate immunizations STEFAN LABBÉ & DIANE STRANDBERG newsroom@tricitynews.com

Health officials have bumped up the timeline for all British Columbians to receive their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in time for Canada Day. The re-worked timeline comes as the delivery of vaccine doses to Canada ramp up, allowing the province to start vaccinating more than 300,000 essential workers ahead of schedule.

With Tri-City residents waiting anxiously for life to return to normal, news of the fast-tracked vaccine schedule is tremendous news for the city’s mayors.

Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West agreed the past year has presented challenges for many residents, especially those with elderly parents in care homes, and for emergency workers on the front lines.

“I’m really pleased to see that our front line workers are also being prioritized

A health care worker provides instructions at a drive-thru vaccine centre in Coquitlam. FRASER HEALTH PHOTO

for vaccination; they are the ones who have put it on the line for us each and every day during the pandemic, it’s only appropriate they should be prioritized for vaccination,” he said.

Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart agreed the faster pace of the vaccine roll-out to July 1 should be a relief for residents, many of whom have struggled over the past year, either because of job stress, layoffs or mental health concerns elevated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I know so many residents that have been anxiously awaiting this day when they could feel safer in ventur-

ing out to the community, particularly folks with underlying health conditions, seniors and people who have been impacted by the mental health effects of the loneliness, the depression and anxieties associated with this,” said Stewart.

“All of those folks I believe will give a sigh of relief that the end is in sight.”

Coquitlam Fire Chief Jim Ogloff spoke to the Tri-City News as he and his crew of firefighters watched the province announce its advanced vaccine rollout on TV last Thursday.

“From a public health standpoint, our crews are in the pre-hospital system and

have significant contact with the public,” he said. “The opportunity to get immunized is fantastic news.”

“In terms of what that roll-out looks like, what vaccination centres and how and when we go there?

That’s going to take a few more days.”

Coquitlam teachers are also looking forward to getting their shots sooner.

“It’s great, it means we won’t have to wait as long and be exposed at schools,” said Ken Christensen, president of the Coquitlam Teachers Association.

He credits the fast-tracked vaccine plan to the government listening to teachers’ concerns and he urged his colleagues to get their shot as soon as it becomes available.

“Vaccines work, we know that. We don’t see polio anymore, do we? And it’s because of vaccines,” Christensen said. “I’m recommending everybody take the shot.”

As for September, Christensen predicted some level of precautions will still have to be taken because children under the age of 18 won’t be vaccinated and it will be important to con-

tinue to work to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The province’s COVID-19 Workplace Task Group will begin vaccinating a variety of priority groups as additional doses of the AstraZeneca start arriving in April including K-12 educational staff, child care staff, first responders, grocery store workers, manufacturing workers, postal workers and bylaw officers, among others.

Meanwhile, the age-base campaign is ahead of schedule. Seniors aged 75 can start booking their vaccine Saturday, March 27 at noon.

The goal is to have everyone in B.C. get their first shot by July 1, with Phase 3 for people aged 65 to 79 to get their shots in April, those aged 60 to 64 to get them in April and March, and younger people aged 18 to 59 to get them in five-year increments in May through June in Phase 4 of the roll out.

News of the updated vaccine schedule has people in the Tri-Cities of all ages looking forward to a day when people can socialize, hug their grandparents, dine out, get their hair cut, attend arts festivals and play sports without fear of contracting

COVID-19.

“Once everyone’s vaccinated, people will feel a lot more comfortable getting back to normal,” said 25-year-old Xenia Simpson, who stopped taking shifts at the Gillnetter Pub in Port Coquitlam because of COVID-19.

For families caught between looking after their aging parents and their young children, news of earlier vaccinations brings some relief.

“We’re so inundated with COVID news all the time; you don’t know how much you internalize the fear,” said Sarah Payne, a Coquitlam resident and mother of two youngsters. “Knowing it’s coming sooner is so much like a weight being lifted.”

Port Coquitlam’s Brad West also noted that he looks forward to the day when the city’s new Port Coquitlam Community Centre can fully open and festivals and other social gatherings can be held.

For both Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam mayors, it’s important that everyone get their vaccine as soon as it becomes available so community levels of immunity are achieved.

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NEXTGEN ROWING CENTRE

Inlet offers rowers a 14-km training route CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

and was the training base for Canada’s national team for many years, as well as Burnaby Lake, once the venue for the Canada Games and recently refurbished with a new, extended dock.

But, Seto said, Inlet’s bid has an advantage that can’t be matched by any of the others: the placid waters of Burrard Inlet. “We’ve got the best water,” she said. “It’s quiet, it’s peaceful, the water is calm. It’s a hidden secret.”

Most importantly, the Inlet is almost boundless.

Seto said rowers in training require wide open spaces to work on their endurance; turning their long craft around every 2,000 metres or so as they’d have to do in the confines of a small lake breaks their rhythm.

Inlet Rowing, however, can offer rowers a 14-km round trip from Rocky Point Park to Barnet Marine Park in Burnaby, hugging the

Emily Seto and Wendy Chan say Port Moody would be a perfect location for a high performance training centre for young rowers. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

north shore along Alderside.

There’s also the option of heading up Indian Arm. “That’s a real good workout,” said Wendy Chan, Inlet’s vice president.

Port Moody’s proximity to public transit, high schools, Simon Fraser University and Douglas College, as well as many fitness facilities nearby for dry-land training are also

in the city’s favour, said Seto.

Most of the athletes will be of high school or post-secondary age, she said. Some will be from the Lower Mainland and will

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likely commute to the training centre, but those from further afield may end up relocating to the area with their families.

Seto said the initial group of athletes will number about eight to 12 then grow over the next several years.

They’ll be competing in singles, doubles and quads.

To give the group’s bid some heft, Seto and Chan recently solicited an endorsement from Port Moody council, which heartily gave its support. “It’s an exciting prospect,” said Coun. Hunter Madsen, who was a junior rower himself. “I love the idea of seeing more sculls in the water.”

In advance of the March 31 deadline for submissions, Seto and Chan will discuss logistics with other stakeholders such as the society that runs the Old Mill Boathouse where the training centre would be based as well as the Rocky Point Sailing Association that also

uses the facility.

The sinewy sculls, along with other equipment, would likely be stored in a shipping container across the street, an arrangement that would have to be approved by the city.

As well, the club may have to look into expansion of the wet dock facilities at Rocky Point. But, said Seto, landing the training centre would present funding opportunities to help make that happen.

In return, Port Moody stands to gain some international recognition as the rowers begin to make competitive waves, and the club will benefit from the expertise of top young rowers and their coaches as well as the higher profile of the sport in the community.

“It’s a win-win,” Chan said.

If their bid is successful, the training centre is expected to open in September.

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LOOKING OUT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Coquitlam Offers Outdoor Shelters to Businesses and Groups

Workout at the Innovation Centre During Spring Break

Protecting our Salmon Habitat

Coquitlam businesses, non-profit organizations and community members can reserve free timeslots at one of six large tents or sheltered areas located in community parks for classes, meetings, or other activities conducted with COVID-19 safety protocols.

These temporary shelters provide spaces for businesses and organizations that may be struggling to conduct activities or services indoors. Community members are also free to use them on a first-come basis when they are not reserved.

All locations are available for use seven days a week between 7 a.m. and 9:45 p.m. (last reservation at 9 p.m.). They can be reserved in 45-minute timeslots, with longer or multiple reservations possible at this time.

The available spaces are as follows: Y A tent at Mackin Park at the plaza Y A tent at Princeton Park in the northeast corner Y A tent at Spirit Square on Burlington Drive in City Centre Y The picnic shelters (tables removed) at Blue Mountain and Noons Creek Park Y The stage canopy in Town Centre Park at the TD Community Plaza (available for reservations on March 27) Further details, including locations and reservation schedules are available at coquitlam.ca/outdoorshelters.

Did you know that the Innovation Centre is operating as a fitness centre during the City Centre Aquatic Complex renovation? This temporary space still has everything required for a good workout – cardio machines, weight machines, a free-weight area, a smith machine, a power rack and more.

To reserve a workout timeslot, visit coquitlam.ca/registration and click Register for Programs. In the Drop In section, click Fitness Centre to view available locations, dates and times, or call 604-927-4386.

NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS

New Touchless Pedestrian Crossing Buttons

Coquitlam introduced its first touchless crossing buttons in early 2021, helping to curb the spread of the COVID-19 and other germs. Coquitlam is an early-adopter of the new technology, which activates a walk signal with either the wave of a hand or the traditional push of a button.

Touchless units with instructional signs are now in use at seven intersections on Guildford Way and Pinetree Way, used heavily by SkyTrain riders and other pedestrians. Over the next couple of years, the City will install touchless buttons at intersections in highpedestrian areas such as the Town Centre, Austin Heights and Burquitlam.

The City’s Urban Forestry staff installed fencing last week at Maple Creek, near Tahsis Avenue and Ozada Avenue, to block unofficial trails being used to access or vandalize the Maple Creek watershed.

Sandbags and other debris were regularly being dumped into a culvert in the area, obstructing water flows to Maple Creek’s off-channel pond and drying up its sensitive salmon habitat, used primarily by Coho salmon.

Help protect our natural areas. Residents who spot damage or vandalism in Coquitlam parks and forested areas are asked to contact Parks Customer Service at 604-927-6300.

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2021 Utility Payments Due March 31

There are a few days left to pay utility fees before the March 31 deadline.

Utility notices were issued at the end of February and cover the costs for utilities that residents use in their homes every day, such as water service, garbage and green waste collection, and sewer service for residences with secondary suites.

Did you know you can pay your Coquitlam utility bill online? Paying from the comfort of your home allows you to skip the line and pay in minutes. Visit coquitlam.ca/utilitypayment for information on various payment methods available.

Questions about your utility bill? Contact the City’s Revenue Services at 604-927-3050 or email utility_info@coquitlam.ca.

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Upgrade to smooth Cedar Drive paves way for development Project will cost $3 million more than originally budgeted JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

A dilapidated road at the base of Burke Mountain will be upgraded for future development in Partington Creek, the busiest neighbourhood in northeast Coquitlam.

But the massive infrastructure project that also includes utility and environmental works in the area will cost more than first budgeted, council heard last Monday.

Jaime Boan, Coquitlam’s general manager of public works and engineering, told council-in-committee that the capital works for and around Cedar Drive — located next to the blueberry farms — will come in at $16.5 million. That’s about $3 million more than the project was anticipated to cost because of the need to “pre-load” the road with fill as well as install a bigger pump station.

The new pump station will be the last for Burke Mountain, an area where the

Cedar Drive in Coquitlam, located next to the blueberry farms at the base of Burke Mountain, will be upgraded.

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city is planning for 50,000 residents in the neighbourhoods of Partington Creek, Smiling Creek, Upper Hyde Creek and Lower Hyde Creek along with the proposed four neighbourhoods to the north and west: HazelCoy, Burke Mountain Creek, Riverwalk and Goodyear Creek.

Mark Zaborniak, Coquitlam’s manager of design and construction, said the Cedar Drive Upgrade Project is the largest and most complex work for the engineering and public works department in the five-year capital plan.

The fill pre-load to move, raise and widen Cedar Drive — so it’s above the flood-

plain — is set to begin this spring.

It will take 18 months for the soil to settle before construction starts.

Besides the new road, which will also have a pathway and lighting, the city will: • put in a new sewer line along Cedar Drive to link up to Upper Victoria Drive • improve Partington Creek with more riparian areas • create a drainage channel off the creek Boan said the project will be paid for mostly with development cost charges but he hopes the additional bills will be offset by using excavation material from local

developers, and a $5.1-million federal grant that the city applied for, for drainage works.

For the Cedar Drive Upgrade Project to proceed, the city bought (or is in the process of purchasing) strips of land from four private property owners, totalling 7.22 acres; to date, the city has acquired 4.94 acres.

Zaborniak told the TriCity News that the Deboville Slough paths — south of Cedar Drive — will stay open during the construction.

“However, we will be working on Cedar Drive so there will be impacts to anyone travelling that route along Cedar Drive,” he wrote in an email. “We are looking for ways to mitigate the impacts, as much as possible, and will be doing our best to keep all stakeholders informed on the construction activities.”

Coun. Brent Asmundson said the city should get credit for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, by not importing fill through other municipalities.

But Coun. Bonita Zarrillo, who opposed the project, said she was concerned with the lack of forecasted operational costs in the engineering report to council.

Zarrillo also queried

about species-at-risk when the fill goes in for the road; however, Zaborniak countered the excavation material will go over top of farming land and “we don’t have to check for species because of where it’s going.”

Coquitlam’s road and utility projects at the base of Burke Mountain also tie in with the infrastructure work in north Port Coquitlam, which borders the city.

Currently, the only northsouth streets from Burke Mountain into PoCo are Cedar Drive — where PoCo has installed speed bumps — and Coast Meridian Road.

In the Cedar Drive Upgrade Project report, Coquitlam shows a third north-south route for the future Fremont Connector, running along Fremont Street to Lincoln Avenue; an alternate route is marked slightly to the east, through farm land, joining at Lincoln.

In 2015, PoCo city council selected the Fremont Connector route as running from the Coquitlam border to Devon Road, Prairie Avenue and Burns Road.

That arterial, when built, will link up with the Lougheed Highway and the Mary Hill Bypass.

The Tri-City News, which has reported on the Fremont Connector proposal for more than a decade, contacted the Coquitlam and PoCo engineering departments on Wednesday about the status of the future connector; however, both municipalities responded with identical statements: “The Fremont Connector was identified as an important arterial connection to accommodate the growing needs of the northeast sector of Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam,” wrote Coquitlam’s Dragana Mitic and PoCo’s Forrest Smith, in separate emails. “It is currently included in the city’s Official Community Plan and Master Transportation Plan. We are in the early stages of planning for this connection and assessing possible options. Next steps will be determined once a feasible route has been established.”

• A public information session will be held in April via Zoom to answer question on the Cedar Drive Upgrade Project. Call 604-9273515, email cedardrive@ coquitlam.ca or visit coquitlam.ca/cedardrive to learn more about the capital work.

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Allow your customers and staff more space to maintain physical distance.

Examples may include: • Restaurant or table seating; • Merchant displays; • Pick-up or drop-off kiosk or customer queuing; or • Checkout areas.

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Five playgrounds to get upgrades, new features Planned renovations will cost almost $1 million DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

A playground and park on Wellington Street in Port Coquitlam has become a place to play and enjoy the spring weather for LesleyAnne Gray and her daughter Orianna.

As her older children march off to Irvine elementary, Kwayhquitlum middle and Terry Fox secondary schools, Gray likes to spend some one-on-one time with her three-year-old at the forested park in the Glenwood neighbourhood on the city’s north side.

But the park and its playground — it was manufactured in 1999 — are starting to show their age so the mom is pleased to learn the park is getting an upgrade in the coming weeks.

The upgrade is among five playgrounds that will be renovated this year at a cost of $973,000 as part of the city’s 2021 capital plan.

The plan for Wellington Park, located at 3655

Lesley-Anne Gray and her daughter Orianna, 3, play at the Wellington Park playground, which is slated for an upgrade this year. DIANE STRANDBERG/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Wellington Street, is to include climbing, balance, natural play and swing elements with the goal of providing a social and play space utilizing natural materials that will fit well within

the forested park.

Here’s what the plan is for the other four parks: • Chelsea Park, 1277 Chelsea Avenue: The plan for this park is to install new playground

equipment, and surfacing within the park, including construction of a new asphalt pathway.

Features will include slides, swings, elevated structures and spring/see-

saw components.

• Elks Park, 2370 Shaughnessy Street: Located in the downtown core area, the new playground is intended to be a “signature play space” adjacent to the Donald Walkway.

Work will include new playground equipment, and surfacing within the park, including new asphalt pathway construction.

Features will include slides, swings, elevated structures and spring/seesaw components.

• Imperial Park, 2805 St. Michael Street: Imperial Park is a well treed park that provides a natural backdrop for a new nature-themed playground.

The play space will be comprised of natural elements and materials, and features new asphalt pathway construction to the street.

Features will include climbing, balance, natural play and swing elements.

• Pinemont Park, 3399 Fir Street: A neighbourhood park located in the northeast sector of the city, the plan is to supply and install new playground equipment, and surfacing within the park.

Features will include

slides, swings, elevated structures and spring/seesaw components.

Meanwhile, the city has numerous other projects on the go this year, as part of its $28 million 2021 capital plan.

The list of improvements includes the following: • Major improvements on Prairie Avenue and Kingsway Avenue to improve appearance, function and safety.

• Redevelopment of McAllister Avenue to a more walkable street • Design of Veterans Park and Leigh Square improvements.

• Completion of the fouryear city-wide LED streetlight conversion project.

• Rehabilitation of approximately five kilometres of road and almost five kilometres of utility infrastructure.

• $1.2 million for sidewalk and pedestrian safety improvements.

• $275,000 for traffic calming.

• $300,000 for school and park safety improvements.

• $973,000 for upgrades to parks, trails and to playgrounds at Chelsea, Elks, Pinemont, Imperial and Wellington parks.

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Notice of Intent - Liquor Licence Application RE: Liquor Control and Licensing Act APPLICATION FOR A LIQUOR PRIMARY LIQUOR LICENCE An application for a Liquor Primary Licence has been received by the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch from the City of Port Coquitlam for Port Coquitlam Community Centre located at 2150 Wilson Avenue.

Proposed interior is 790 persons. Hours of liquor service will be 10 AM to Midnight, Monday to Thursday, 10 AM to 1 AM Fridays and Saturdays and 10 AM to 10 PM on Sundays.

Residents located within a 0.5 mile (0.8 km) radius of the proposed site may comment on this proposal by: 1) Writing to: The General Manager, c/o Senior Licensing Analyst, Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch, PO Box 9292, Victoria, BC V8W 9J8 2) Email: LCRB.SLA@gov.bc.ca

PETITIONS AND FORM LETTERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED - To ensure the consideration of your views, your comments, name and address must be received on or before Monday, April 26, 2021. Please note that your comments may be made available to the applicant or local government officials where disclosure is necessary to administer the licensing process.

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Public Hearing Notice When: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 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 bylaws: LOCATION MAP - 44, 48, 52, 56, 60 Seaview Drive

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www.sumiqwuelu.com Location: 44-60 Seaview Drive Bylaws: 3281 and 3282 Application: #6700-20-199 Applicant: Allaire Properties Inc. Purpose: To amend the Official Community Plan to allow for Multi-Family Residential uses and rezone the site from the Single Detached Residential (RS1) Zone to the Medium Density Townhouse Residential (RM4) Zone. If adopted, the bylaws would facilitate a 28-unit townhouse development.

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Port Moody girds for 3.55% tax increase Loss of Flavelle mill hits city finances hard MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

Port Moody property owners are looking at a 3.55% increase on their tax bills in July.

The hike is almost 1% less than the 4.5% boost that was initially proposed in a draft budget presented to council in January.

And while the city’s mayor says the increase is still too high, some councillors say it should be higher.

In a recent city poll, a slim majority of residents indicated they’d tolerate a tax increase if it means services won’t be cut.

On March 9, in a presentation to council’s finance committee meeting, Port Moody’s manager of finance and technology, Paul Rockwood, said staff had been able to save more than $416,000 from the city’s operating budget for the coming year.

Some of that money comes from a projected $140,000 increase in rev-

The reclassification of the Flavelle saw mill property and then its subsequent closure have cost the city $1.25 million in tax revenue for this year. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

enue from two electronic billboards that were erected in January, at opposite entrances to the city along the Barnet Highway.

Rockwood said even if that money isn’t realized, the city would be able to dip into provincial grant money allocated to help municipalities around British Columbia make up for revenues and programs lost to the COVID19 pandemic.

Reductions came from

shifting $75,000 to remove dangerous trees from the city’s operating budget to its capital expenses, as well as other savings from the police and fire departments along with the library.

FLAVELLE LOSS

Rockwood said staff would be challenged to get the increase any lower without cutting services because almost 2.8% of the anticipated hike is to make up for

the loss of $1.25 million in tax revenue from the closure of the Flavelle saw mill last October as the waterfront property is no longer being assessed as heavy industry.

The 11.9-hectare site was reclassified in 2017 as business/other in anticipation of its redevelopment by the owner into a dense, mixeduse urban neighbourhood for up to 7,000 residents.

But with Flavelle gone, that plan is in limbo.

Rockwood said the property could now be worth up to $150 million. And while the company was shielded from the additional tax burden of the property’s increasing value by a controversial provincial law designed to protect industrial jobs, he said a supplemental tax charge of $270,000 as well as transfers from the city’s growth stabilization reserve fund will help smooth out the impact of the hit to the city’s tax base.

Mayor Rob Vagramov, who expressed his displeasure about the Flavelle situation, said a 3.55% increase is still too dear for property owners already struggling with the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We should be looking at a crisis budget similar to last

year’s budget,” he said, referring to a 3.62% increase that was trimmed to 1.61% in anticipation of reduced costs because of the public health crisis.

But Coun. Diana Dilworth cautioned the rollout of vaccines and the potential to return to some level of normalcy means the end of any savings is nigh and residents will expect services like recreation and cultural programming are going to be restored.

She said putting off any accounting for those resumed expenses is just “robbing Peter to pay Paul.”

INCREASE REVENUES

Coun. Meghan Lahti said with recent numbers compiled by the BC government from Statistics Canada showing Port Moody has actually been losing residents in recent years, the city can’t rely on population growth to fuel an increase in tax revenues. “We need to look for alternate ways to increase revenues,” she said.

City manager Tim Savoie said staff have trimmed budgets back as far as they can go. “Anything that would be significant would mean some level of service reduction,” he said. “We’re at a

stage where we’d really have to make significant cuts.”

Meanwhile, a survey conducted as part of the city’s public budget consultation process indicated 49% of respondents would support a tax increase if it means maintaining current service levels, or even a bigger boost if service is also increased; 38% said they’d tolerate reduced services to keep the tax rate that same as last year, and another 6% favoured even further service cuts if the tax rate is lower than in 2020.

Port Moody’s manager of financial planning, Tyson Ganske, told councillors there were a total of 176 respondents to the online poll through the city’s public engagement portal. Most of those were homeowners, while only 10% were businesses.

Rockwood said the new tax rate, which will cost the average household in Port Moody about $86 — $130 including utilities — must be in place by May 15.

The city of Port Coquitlam is proposing a 2.37% increase in property taxes for the coming year; Coquitlam owners will have a 2.94% rise in July, after council adopted its budget last December.

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Election trigger seems cocked

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rime Minister Justin Trudeau’s election trigger finger just got decidedly itchier.

That is because the federal Conservative Party took a giant leap into the past when its policy convention voted against efforts to enshrine the reality of climate change in official party policy.

More than half of the partyís convention delegates voted against including these sentences in its platform: “We recognize that climate change is real. The Conservative Party is willing to act.”

While these are only two sentences, the rejection of what they say (that climate change is indeed “real”) further pushes the Conservatives out of the mainstream and further away from a growing

number of voters in key urban and suburban centers.

This is delightful music to the ears of Trudeau and his Liberals.

The issue of climate change — and the need to fight it — is rising in importance among voters, particularly those who live where most of the electoral ridings exist: in those same urban and suburban areas.

Of course, there is nothing stopping Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole from shrugging off this vote — he wanted it to pass — and come up with his own climate change action plan and put it in front of voters when an election is called.

However, if he does just that he may risk a full-fledge revolt by much

of the party’s grassroots.

Those folks tend to live in the western provinces and many natural resource-dependent small towns.

In any event, this episode gives the Liberals and the federal NDP ample fodder to continue to cast the Conservatives as a bunch of old, outof-touch climate-change deniers.

And, given the evidence that the issue of fighting climate change is clearly so divisive for the Conservatives, it is virtually certain both of the other two parties will make it a major focus of their campaigns.

In addition, the controversy generated by this misstep comes at a time when the party is struggling with other issues.

There have been reports

of internal strife over O’Toole’s leadership and poll after poll shows the party consistently trailing the Liberals among decided voters nationally, but even more so in the riding-rich areas of Greater Toronto, Metro Vancouver and Greater Montreal.

Social conservativism, a sure-fire vote-losing position if there ever was one, seems to be popping its head up within the party from time to time, offering free swings to the Liberals and the NDP. This is all starting to look like an early election, perhaps as early as May or June.

Trudeau clearly has his finger on that election trigger and the question now is when he pulls it.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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Live + Work Suites at Montrose Square: Everything You Need for a Vibrant Lifestyle

By Click Media Works Live + Work suites feature residential second-floor decks, professional business frontages, commercial space with bathrooms and total combined space range of approximately 1,200 square feet to 2,000 square feet with the downstairs business footprints ranging from 500 square feet to 960 square feet.

A dynamic mix of storefront businesses with owners living only steps away is the beginning of a lively community developing at Montrose Square in Port Coquitlam.

Fashioned as Live + Work suites, the upstairs-downstairs arrangement is creating excitement for those in the market to acquire the special living/ business units and for others who just want to be neighbours to the fascinating concept.

Pros of a Live + Work Lifestyle:

“We are so excited to see our Montrose Square development become a reality in downtown Port Coquitlam,” said Diane Delves, president and CEO of Quantum Properties, the developer.

“We had a vision for a vibrant pedestrian area between our residential buildings and the Port Coquitlam Community Centre, so we included 11 Live + Work suites along our Kelly Avenue plaza frontage,” she said.

Delish (Gluten Free Wheat Free) Specialty Bakery owned by Jenna Perreault is the first business to secure a suite, and Delves describes it as a “perfect fit.”

“Montrose residents and visitors to the new community centre and the plaza can enjoy their fabulous baked goods along with coffee and ice cream. It doesn’t get much better than that!”

Perreault, delighted with the purchase of her Live + Work suite, has been in business in Port Coquitlam for eight years.

“We have successfully grown our business with the help and support of the community, but it was apparent that our next phase of growth was to invest in Port Coquitlam. This new unit, our third location, has allowed us to curate our vision for Montrose Square,” said Perreault.

“This storefront will help bring our vision of combining specialty baked goods, coffee, lunches and a relaxing atmosphere to be enjoyed by residents here,” she said, adding she is excited to see “what we can create with the community and residents with the Montrose Square family.”

Trevor Street, CEO of The Partners Marketing Group, said he’s been doing pre-sales a long time, and the Live + Work suites at Montrose Square “are some of the most exciting products I’ve ever had the privilege of marketing.”

“We’ve received dozens of applications from interested buyers, but our client – Quantum Properties – wants to make sure we have the right mix of small businesses to help bring the Kelly Avenue pedestrian plaza to life,” he said.

Live + Work suites, each with a unique floor plan, have a residential suite on the upper floor and commercial unit on the ground floor, each joined by a private staircase. A covered promenade is in front of the commercial spaces.

Delves said 364 condominium homes are under construction in the four Montrose Square buildings and the overall project is 80 per cent sold.

The Montrose Square neighbourhood also includes a 56-unit building for seniors on Mary Hill Road, with a

restaurant on the ground floor, and across the street where the temporary presentation centre currently sits, Quantum plans a future rental building.

The two buildings fronting the plaza will be complete by this summer, “so we have started selling our Live + Work suites to businesses that will help us achieve our vision for vibrancy. We are working with several businesses (commercial, retail, professional) interested in locating at Montrose Square; announcements are coming soon,” said Delves.

“We still have a few units left so I would encourage small businesses to reach out to Trevor Street and his team to see if they can find a fit within this unique community providing employment and housing.”

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Port Moody is neglecting kids’ need to play The Editor: For years Port Moody sports organizations have lobbied for the development of a real sports field on the Inlet Park gravel field site.

Port Moody Council has put them off for years.

While assurances have been made, they have not been acted upon.

Now, with flourishing condo developments, the development of Brewer’s Row, and the shrinking of Rocky Point parking lot, the city seems to be lusting after Inlet Park as an overflow parking lot for construction

workers, movie dressing rooms and grips, and various summer cultural activities.

While COVID-19 is, at present, curtailing many sports, we should not allow this to be used as an excuse to pave paradise and put up a parking lot.

Think of cities in Metro Vancouver that don’t have a multi-field sports complex. I can think of only one — Port Moody.

Burnaby has three such complexes — they are constantly developing sports fields. Coquitlam has two

— Town Centre and Mundy Park.

Port Moody has neglected this important aspect of a thriving healthy community.

Our children need to play soccer, field hockey, football, and baseball.

The Town Centre field and Heritage Woods High School are good facilities but they’re not enough.

Port Moody should be actively searching its shrinking land inventory with a view to developing a multi sports field complex for our children. The Ioco lands, and Suncor properties come

to mind.

As a first move, the city should develop plans to convert the gravel field at Inlet Park to at least one, perhaps two sports fields.

Two green fields in among the concrete and craft beer outlets would be a triumph for Port Moody youth and an increasingly condo-focussed city council.

Come on Port Moody!

Show that we are not only the City of the Arts, but also one that values youth outdoor sports.

Jim Nelson Port Moody

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Former PoMo-Coq. MP ‘a friend to so many’ Ian Waddell once ran for the federal NDP leadership MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

Tributes have been pouring in for Ian Waddell, a former Member of Parliament for Port Moody-Coquitlam for five years, who died March 15 in Vancouver. He was 78.

Waddell was the newly-created riding’s first representative to Ottawa when he was elected for the NDP in 1988 and served as the party’s justice critic. The following year, he ran for the federal NDP leadership after Ed Broadbent stepped down but finished sixth on the first ballot. He lost his bid for re-election in the 1993 federal vote.

Waddell returned to politics in 1996, when he was elected as a BC NDP candidate for VancouverFraserview in the provincial election. In 1998, he was appointed Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture by Premier Glen Clark and he was instrumental in Vancouver’s successful bid to land the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Waddell lost his seat in the provincial legislature to Liberal candidate Ken Johnston in 2001.

Subsequent attempts to

return to federal politics, in 2004 and 2006, were also unsuccessful.

In a tweet, British Columbia Premier John Horgan said he was “saddened” to hear of Waddell’s passing.

“Everything Ian did, he approached with passion and desire to make progress for people,” Horgan said, adding Waddell was the first person to greet him when he was a legislative assistant on Parliament Hill in 1967.

Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh called Waddell a “champion of social justice,” while former leader Ed Broadbent said, “He will be missed by all who knew him as a lively and thoughtful man committed to the well-being of his friends and of his country.”

Former Burnaby MP Svend Robinson, who was Waddell’s roommate in Ottawa when they were both first elected to Parliament in 1979, called him his “old friend” whom he inadvertently outed as bisexual to his mother, Isabel. Waddell revealed his sexuality to the rest of the world during the 2004 federal election.

In a tweet that included a photo Waddell had taken from the back deck of his Vancouver home on Sunday, Robinson said he was recovering from recent surgery, although the cause of his death has not been revealed.

Former NDP colleague Bob Rae said Waddell had had a heart procedure and passed away in his sleep.

“Just can’t believe it — a fine man and a great advocate, MP, MLA, Minister and a friend to so many,” he tweeted.

Some of Waddell’s passion for advocacy may have been formed during his childhood in Glasgow, Scotland, where his dad worked as an electrician and his mom was a waitress. The family immigrated to the Toronto area when he was five.

While Waddell was studying law at the University of Toronto, he joined the school’s Liberal club and even chauffeured federal Liberal leader Lester B. Pearson during the 1962 federal election campaign.

He first ran for office himself in 1979, winning the riding of Vancouver Kingsway for the NDP in the federal election by unseating Liberal incumbent Simma Holt. He was subsequently reelected in 1980 and 1984, after which the riding was dissolved.

Following his political career, Waddell was a consultant in environmental, governmental and aboriginal affairs, as well as a documentary film producer and author.

He released a political mystery novel called A Thirst to Die For in 2002 and a memoir in 2018.

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2020 Coquitlam RCMP - YEAR IN REVIEW - Policing in the Pandemic The Coquitlam RCMP provides 24/7 response to calls and investigations as well as a wide range of crime prevention and community education initiatives to the citizens of Anmore, Belcarra, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and the Kwikwetlem First Nation. Our team also serves the tens of thousands of people who travel to and through our jurisdiction every day for school, work, and recreation.

In 2020 the Coquitlam RCMP was made up of 244 sworn police officers, 106 full-time-equivalent municipal employees, and more than 200 volunteers. With a combined commitment to delivering top quality policing and public safety services that help make the communities we serve safe, secure places to live, work, and play.

Officer-in-Charge Supt. Keith Bramhill

In 2020, we also said a fond farewell to OIC Annette Fellner and welcomed new Officer-in-Charge Superintendent Keith Bramhill.

STATS & FACTS

KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE ONLINE NON-EMERGENCY REPORTING

PUBLIC SAFETY ON THE ROADS, REMAINED A HIGH PRIORITY

In June 2020, we launched non-emergency online reporting at bc.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ coquitlam/report. Crime reports from the public are an essential part of determining how our policing resources are deployed across the communities we serve. Online Crime Reporting makes it more convenient to report less serious crimes, while allowing police to better triage emergency calls for service and accurately track crime trends.

As a result of the pandemic we weren’t able to hold many events or participate in much community engagement in 2020. However, we remained focused on speed enforcement. With many people working from home for most of the year, the roads were particularly quiet. Many drivers saw this as an opportunity to speed.

Here are the types of crime you can now report as part of our online crime reporting (OCR):

COQ PERSONS OFFENSES COQUITLAM

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COQ PROPERTY OFFENSES

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■ Theft From Vehicle - 22%

• Something is stolen that costs less than $5,000

■ Shoplifting - 16%

• You lost something that costs less than $5,000

■ Harassment - 20%

■ Mischief To Property - 14%

■ Sex Offenses - 9%

■ Other Theft U/5000 - 10%

• Your property or vehicle has been vandalized and repairs will cost less than $5,000

■ Robbery - 3%

■ Frauds - 10%

■ Utter Threats - 19%

■ Weapon Offenses - 1%

■ B&E Bus - 6%

■ Extortion - 1%

■ Auto Theft - 4%

■ Other - 1%

■ B&E - Res - 5% ■ Bike Theft - 3% ■ Other - 10%

With safety protocols in place, we were still able to carry out speed enforcement activities and to educate many drivers about the risks that driving over the posted speed limit poses to public safety as well as the risk of traffic violation tickets and vehicle impoundments for the driver.

• The crime happened in Anmore, Belcarra, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam or Kwikwetlem First Nation • Lost or stolen licence plates • You have a driving complaint which occurred in the past All you need is access to the internet and an email address to login and provide the details of the crime. If you would like to have follow up from a police officer or the crime doesn’t fit into a category, you can give us a call on the non-emergency line 604-9451550.

Always call 9-1-1 in an emergency.

POCO PERSONS OFFENSES PORT COQUITLAM

Total calls for service

■ Assaults - 47% ■ Utter Threats - 19%

POCO PROPERTY OFFENSES

■ Theft From Vehicle - 20% ■ Shoplifting - 12%

■ Harassment - 21%

■ Mischief To Property - 19%

■ Sex Offenses - 6%

■ Other Theft U/5000 - 9%

■ Robbery - 3%

■ Fruads - 11%

■ Weapon Offenses - 2%

■ B&E - Bus - 6%

■ Other - 2%

■ Auto Theft - 5% ■ B&E Res - 4%

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WHERE DID YOU SEE US IN 2020?

CONNECTED TO OUR COMMUNITIES (2 METRES APART, SOCIALLY DISTANCED OF COURSE) JULY • Kwikwetlem First Nation Bike Rodeo • Socially distanced Canada Day • OIC Annette Fellner leaves Coquitlam RCMP

AUGUST • Cops for Cancer

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A REFLECTION ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF COVID-19 The anniversary of the pandemic is upon us and the impact of COVID-19 has been felt in both our personal and professional lives. Naturally, this is the time to look back on the year that was, and see how far we've come.

Looking back at my journal entries from a year ago, I am Mary Vellani, Chair struck by the naivety and belief that work from home would be short-lived, cancelling a trip would be unnecessary, thinking my child's events would go on, or that I could attend Chamber in-person events. I couldn't have been more wrong.

When the pandemic hit, we all had to adapt quickly and move everything online. However, seeing people over Zoom has allowed us to feel more 'familiar' with each other, as we get a more intimate glimpse into people's lives, seeing theirhomes, children, and pets.

In the past year, many of us have experienced missteps in some aspect or area of our lives. These missteps are just information - it's here to teach us something and provide an opportunity to detour, adjust, or change direction. It is a part of our life experience, making us stronger, more resilient, and more empathetic.

During this time, your Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce team had been working tirelessly throughout the year to prevent our local businesses from stumbling, and helped many to thrive during the pandemic.

It was a year where advocating for our business community, connecting our members to their

municipal, provincial, and federal politicians, and encouraging the development and changes of new programs was the most crucial focus of our Chamber.

Now, we are currently in the process of developing our new strategic plan. This was originally put on 'hold' for 2020 due to, what was then, emerging priorities to help our local businesses keep their doors open and adapt to the challenges brought upon bythe pandemic. Our strategic plan is shaping up and will include a focus on diversity, inclusion, and embracing technology.

This month, we held our 7th annual International Women's Day Event, virtually for the first time, with excellent attendance, engagement, and motivational speakers.

We also wrapped up our Taste of The Tri-Cities event with over 50 restaurants participating. This initiative was so successful that I anticipate this being the start of an annual event to support our vibrant food and beverage industry.

Lastly, we are embracing our Provincial Health Officer's direction to go outside with our inaugural Chamber Golf Tour. The first stop took place on March 22nd at Ledgeview Golf & Country Club, and we are looking forward to our next tour stop on April 19th at Sandpiper Golf Course. These stopswill get our community excited about our annual Golf Classic on Thursday, July 15 at Westwood Plateau Golf.

2021 is also a year of celebration for your Chamber as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary! Stay tuned for more information on how we plan to celebrate with our members, alumni, and the Tri-Cities and Villages.

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board announced it’s extending the no-fines policy for the rest of 2021.

The fines-free initiative started last March when the pandemic lockdown hit.

It was implemented as a way to encourage patrons to continue to use the library services.

If you’ve got overdue library books from the Coquitlam Public Library, there’s no need to worry — at least for this year.

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Dec. 31.

Overseen by board chair Erin Adams, the Coquitlam Public Library has two branches: City Centre (1169 Pinetree Way) and Poirier (575 Poirier St.).

For more details, call 604-554-7323, email ask@ coqlibrary.ca.

“Once an overdue item is returned and checked in, staff will waive any associated late fees,” the library press release states, noting the good will doesn’t extend to lost or damaged items, or for fines prior to March 16, 2020.

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Photo exhibit is a product of pandemic times Instagram portraits ‘honour the collective trauma’ JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

If you want to understand what the world went through last year physically, mentally and emotionally, Port Coquitlam photographer Asalah Youssef has a collection of images that capture the pandemic isolation.

Screenshots of Home is the Instagram series that the 18-year-old woman created to honour the collective trauma we went through in 2020, and continues today.

And, until May, her snaps from Zoom and FaceTime — along with the stories she gleaned from more than 40 friends, family and strangers in 20 countries — can be viewed on the east side of Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre.

The location of her first solo exhibit is ideal, Youssef said, as the display curated

by Evergreen’s Anna Luth is highlighted through a window. As one viewer put it, her show offers a “window into people’s pandemic lives,” with viewers peeking in and the subjects looking out through Youssef’s virtual lens.

Port Coquitlam photographer Asalah Youssef, top left, with some of the subjects from her Screenshots of Home portraits that are on display at the Evergreen Cultural Centre. PHOTOS COURTESY ASALAH YOUSSEF

A Grade 12 student at Langley Fine Arts School, Youssef said last year was tough.

“When the pandemic hit, I found myself not creating as often as I wanted to,” she told the Tri-City News.

“There were a lot of mental pressures, and I was trying to do my best to stay in the present moment.”

But as the physical distancing restrictions dragged

on, Youssef said she grabbed her camera to make art and lift her spirits. “There is power in adapting and being resilient,” she said.

Using social media hashtags to search for subjects and locations, Youssef created a photography project to connect with others and share their points of view of how the pandemic challenged them. Those who agreed to be included in her

artwork expressed a range of emotions about the lockdown, and spoke about how they coped as shut-ins.

For her screenshots, Youssef asked them to take their mobile device or computer to a place in their home that gave them safety and comfort over the year.

“In my usual practice, I’m the one who’s all hands on,” she said of the photography framing, “but, for this, they

were fully involved and we made art together.”

For her nine profiles at Evergreen, Luth put the spotlight on both local and international subjects: Arlinda, a fashion designer from New Jersey who was interviewed via FaceTime, writes in her caption how “music, color and imagination can never be quarantined” while Henry of North Carolina writes about the

closure of his husband’s business and the hurdles of not having therapy for their eldest child, who has special needs.

There are other tales of familial loss, lonesomeness and stress; however, the isolation also opened/reopened relationships, and put an importance on selfcare and healing.

“Yes, I want to see people, but I’m finding contentment in a simple life. I don’t want to go back to a life that was full of hustle and bustle. I want a life that I don’t need a vacation from,” writes Naveen of Surrey, who is pictured with her husband as he gazes into a mirror, with his arm around her.

Luth told the Tri-City News that Youssef’s work “has an admirable sense of empathy that is exemplified in her Screenshots of Home series. I was moved by the way she used the medium of photography to connect with individuals and families from all over the world and create an inclusive space for them to express the loss and joy experienced during the pandemic.”

As for Youssef’s work being shown at Evergreen, the UBC-bound student said she was pleased to be invited. “I was absolutely honoured and so grateful to share my work.”

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Emily Lonie, the city of Coquitlam’s archivist, will show you how to preserve your pictures in a Heritage Live! presentation, offered from noon to 12:30 p.m. via Zoom. To sign up for the free

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KIDS TRIVIA

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Children ages eight to 13 can join Port Moody librarians via Zoom for kids trivia, which runs from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Prizes will be available.

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Kids ages eight and up can learn the basics of chess in a monthly club offered by the Coquitlam Public

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Be part of a global movement by turning off unnecessary lights and appliances, between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m., for Earth Hour. Visit earthhour.org..

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Trans Mountain’s first priority will always be the health and safety of our workforce, their families and our communities. In response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, Trans Mountain and our construction contractors for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project have been working diligently together to ensure adherence to all advice and direction from government and health officials both provincially and federally.

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Recently, councillors unanimously endorsed a motion to include the possibility of installing a light at the intersection in Port Moody’s master transportation plan that guides the development of the city’s road and sidewalk network through 2040.

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“We need to be thinking about how the people in Port Moody are going to be moving,” she said.

Milani agreed. He said safety is the main justification for putting the light into the transportation plan so it can be regarded as a priority.

He reminded council it took a near tragedy when a boy crossing Clarke Street was hit by a motorist to get a new signal installed at the intersection with Elgin Street.

“We need to have it in the mix so it can be examined and considered,” he said.

would “tie in perfectly” with another traffic signal that was recently installed at Clarke Street and Elgin.

He added putting the St. Johns Street light into the transportation plan would allow the city to budget for its installation or even require a contribution from a developer sometime down the road.

Jeff Moi, Port Moody’s manager of infrastructure engineering, said while there’s no specific development immediately planned for the neighbourhood that might be tapped to pay for the signal, that could change as that part of the city densifies.

Mayor Rob Vagramov questioned whether a light at St. Johns and Elgin might further frustrate commuters who already have to deal with another light that’s

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There are also many services available to help seniors adjust to vision loss including the Canadian Ophthalmological Society, which is a national, recognized authority on eye and vision care in Canada and eye centres in your community.

There are, however, some serious conditions which will need more aggressive treatment, including: glaucoma, degeneration in parts of the eye such as macular degeneration, cataracts, floaters, diabetic retinopathy, and dry eye syndrome which occurs when the tear glands do not produce enough tears. If glaucoma and degeneration are not

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Floaters are early indicators that something more serious is happening to your eyes so they should be looked at by seeing a doctor.

We can protect our vision and possible accidents from poor vision by turning on the lights and getting higher wattage light bulbs, getting a humidifier, quitting smoking, wearing UVA and UVB blocking sunglasses (research has shown that sunlight is a risk factor for cataracts and macular degeneration), reducing glare, and eating a healthy diet.

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The Rotary Club of Coquitlam Shredding Event was the place to be last Saturday morning! Residents and businesspeople lined up in the Canadian Tire parking lot and were greeted by Rotary volunteers who helped them unload their vehicles and shred their private documents.

Donations were graciously accepted that are going to support community youth programs and Rotary service projects.

Best Shredding, who shredded the documents, remarked that they have never seen that many people attend a shredding event. Some dropped off small shopping bags, and others dropped off multiple bankers’ boxes of documents. A hard-working group of Rotary volunteers unloaded up to four vehicles at a time for four hours. There were so many documents dropped off that they filled up several trucks.

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A Lower Mainland nonprofit has received commendation from the Government of British Columbia for its work in keeping seniors connected through the COVID19 pandemic.

The Seniors Come Share Society has responded to the isolating conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic by relying on technology and those who are more knowledgeable on wielding it. Based in Surrey, the nonprofit organization invented a virtual lunch gathering, complete with cooking lessons and a meal delivered to participants’ doors.

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The Rotary Club of Coquitlam is incredibly pleased with the outcome of this event. We would specifically like to thank Canadian Tire for their generous donation and the use of their parking lot. We would also like to thank Green for Life Environmental for their sponsorship and the Tri-City News for promoting this event.

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served for 43 years, are not as familiar with technology as younger generations.

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Louise Tremblay, executive director for Seniors Come Share says this is no surprise, given that so many services have had no choice but to go virtual.

We deeply appreciate all those who took the time to drop off their documents and leave a donation. The Rotary Club of Coquitlam looks forward to seeing you at our next Shredding Event!

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Campbell added the players are all on board. “It gave me goosebumps to hear how these guys are excited to be playing for the logo on our chest.”

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The puck finally drops for the Coquitlam Express next week.

But before the BC Hockey League team begins its abbreviated five-week season, staff has some decorating to do.

They’re transporting training equipment and tables, as well as signs and banners from the team’s dressing room at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex to its new temporary home away from home, the Scotia Barn in Burnaby that used to be known as Canlan 8-Rinks.

“We’re going to make our dressing room as much as our own as possible,” said Express general manager Tali Campbell.

The redecoration was necessitated when the league determined Coquitlam will host one of five regional pods around the province where groups of three or four teams will play out an 18 to 20-game schedule that begins April 2.

Provincial health authorities approved a return to competitive action March 12 following months of socially distanced practices as mandated by COVID-19 public health restrictions.

But with the ice set to come out of the main arena at Poirier to accommodate lacrosse, and a vaccine centre setting up shop at the Forum across the street, the Express had to find a Plan B. Campbell said the Burnaby facility fit the bill where the Express, Surrey Eagles and Powell River

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Kings will battle into early May for BCHL Lower Mainland pod supremacy.

The Langley Rivermen was also supposed to be part of the group, but the team announced last Saturday it is opting out of the compacted season and freed its players to join other teams; four of them will be on Coquitlam’s roster.

As yet, the league hasn’t announced whether it will hold a post-season.

Campbell said that will likely be determined on the state of public health restrictions at the time.

Those restrictions will very much define the look and feel of the BCHL’s return

to play.

While teams travelled to opponents’ arenas during last fall’s regional exhibition season that lasted from late September to early November, the pod format means players, coaches and trainers will either be at home, or at the arena in Burnaby; Powell River will be lodged in a nearby hotel for the duration.

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“It’s still basically quarantine,” Campbell said, adding with teams playing four times a week, and practising or training in between, there isn’t much time for anything but hockey anyway.

Players will be tested for COVID-19 following a brief training camp, then randomly afterward. The league has hired a medical safety officer to supervise all safety and testing protocols.

Each team will have a dressing room for its exclusive use through the season as well as its own entrance and exit procedures.

Referees and other support personnel like scorekeepers and arena staff won’t have to quarantine, but they’ll be expected to adhere to their own safety protocols to limit the chances of transmitting the contagion that initially sidelined the league after the first round of last spring’s

playoffs.

Spectators won’t be allowed in the buildings, although broadcast and video crews will be live-streaming all the action.

Campbell said the effort isn’t cheap: Players’ families are footing some of the bill and the league is continuing talks with the provincial government for further financial support. The Express is also hoping it will be able to run its spring and summer identification camps to recoup lost revenue.

“It’s a big gamble,” Campbell said. “But we need to get these guys back on the ice. There’s schools eager to watch these guys play, others

Not that the path to victories will be easy.

The Express recently traded starting goaltender Joe Howe — and veteran forward Cooper Connell — to teams in the Alberta Junior Hockey League, which resumed playing games March 12. Some other players left to pursue their own opportunities.

In their stead, the Express is bringing in several young affiliate players from teams in the Pacific Junior Hockey League.

But perhaps the biggest upset is behind the bench, which was vacated two weeks ago by rookie head coach Dan Cioffi.

He’s been replaced on an interim basis by Adam Nugent-Hopkins, who’s worked with the team as a strength and conditioning trainer.

Campbell admitted the tumult is “awkward,” adding “we’re still getting to know each other.”

But when the players lace on their skates and step onto the ice in early April, all of the uncertainty will be a thing of the past.

Campbell predicts the competitive instincts will be in overdrive by then, especially with the familiarity of playing the same opponents time-and-again over the next 36 days.

“It’s been a long journey for everyone,” he said.

“There’s not one guy in that dressing room who’s not eager to go.”

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Sandy Guest Watson − Sandy was born March 20, 1952, and she passed over the rainbow bridge on March 12, 2021. She is survived by her life partner, Geoff Coltman; her son, Shawn Guest; and daughter, Shari Weale (Brad).

She was predeceased by her father, Jack Watson (Christina) and mother, Susan Watson.

Sandy was a dedicated mother and wife and loved spending time with her family and friends. She was a hardworking person that loved and was proud of her career of over 30 years in the insurance business. Sandy also had a love for animals, this is one of the things that always kept a smile on her face.

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George Layng passed away last spring in Mission, BC. The son of George Layng Sr. and Winnifred Allen, George grew up in Edson, Alberta.

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George spent his early years in Alberta apprentic− ing as a mechanic, and moved to BC in the 1960s where he settled with his family in Coquitlam. He owned and operated a service station located on Austin Avenue until securing a position as a me− chanic with the City of Coquitlam in the 1970s. After becoming a foreman with Coquitlam, he was fur− ther promoted to Fleet Manager; a position that he eventually retired from after roughly 30 years of service with the City.

Upon his retirement, George moved to Mission where he enjoyed long walks with his beloved dogs, Missy and Benji.

George is survived by his long−time partner, Betty; his sisters, Joan and Joyce; as well as his many children, grandchildren, great−grandchildren, nieces and nephews residing in BC and Alberta.

NIELSEN, Holley Viola December 25, 1953 − March 20, 2021 Holley is survived by her brother, Randy; sister, Tamara; nieces, Paige and Kate; and nephews, Wyatt and Dan. She is also survived by her many friends and neighbours with whom she shared fond memories and built a community. Holley was born in Coquitlam, BC; she was the second child and first daughter to loving parents Ron and Audrey Nielsen who described her as the best Christmas present they ever received. Holley grew up in Coquitlam and became a local business owner, running the deli−bakery combo Holley’s Hub on Prairie Road. She also served on her complex’s strata for over a decade. She was perhaps best known for her caring and healing spirit, having worked for many years as a reflexologist at Meadowvale Clinic and spending untold hours volunteering her time at Eagle Ridge Manor. The family would like to thank care companion and friend, Miriam Abdul, for her patience and assistance to Holley in her final years.

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1

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RED SEEDLESS GRAPE Product of Peru/Chile $5.48/kg

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