Tri-City News April 29 2021 by Tri-City News

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Vagramov’s ‘alternate measures’ to stay secret Case stems from sex assault charge in March, 2019 STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

Tabitha McLoughlin, of Grow Local Tri-Cities, prepares to bite into a fresh tomato while the manager of the Coquitilam Farmer’s Market, Kate Fitzner, shows off some of the wares that will be available from merchants of the market’s opening day, May 2, at a new, temporary, location in the parking lots between the Coquitlam Library and the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. The market runs until Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays, with health and safety protocols in place. Go to makebakegrow.com to see a list of the 50 vendors on site. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

A B.C. Supreme Court has ruled the public doesn’t have a right to know what “alternative measures” Port Moody’s mayor faced in the case of a sex assault charge dating back to March 2019. That’s when special prosecutor Michael Klein announced one charge of sexual assault against Port Moody’s newly elected mayor Rob Vagramov fol-

lowing a three-month investigation. By September 2019, the case was adjourned when it was announced Vagramov would be seeking alternative measures. Two months later, the mayor had the charge against him stayed after B.C. Corrections advised Crown prosecutors Vagramov had successfully completed an Alternate Measures Program, according to the court documents. Alternative measures require a defendant to agree with the circumstances of the offence as outlined in the police Report to Crown SEE

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The line for COVID-19 immunizations stretches around the Poirier Forum in Coquitlam. On Tuesday, Fraser Health held a drop-in clinic at the repurposed athletic facility for anyone over the age of 30 to receive an Astro-Zeneca vaccine. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

PORT COQUITLAM COUNCIL

Dupont censure upheld by court JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

A censure by Port

Coquitlam city council against one of their own elected officials has been upheld by a BC Supreme Court judge. The ruling has left hard

feelings on both sides, with each telling the Tri-City News they are “disappointed” with how things transpired last year. Coun. Laura Dupont

said she will continue to represent her constituents “positively, and with my head held high” following SEE

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Counsel. But the accused cannot deny “participation or involvement in the commission of the offence,” wrote B.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Christopher E. Hinkson quoting the B.C. Corrections Policy Manual. In other words, while Vagramov would have had to accept responsibility for the alleged offence, he would not have to admit legal guilt, explained Bahareh Danaei, a lawyer with North Shore Law. Danaei told the Tri-City News other alternative measure steps may include: community service, counselling, attending educational seminars, writing a one-page essay to the probation officer to address the harm that’s been caused and an official apology to the victim. Once the program is completed to the satisfaction of the probation officer and Crown counsel — and adequate remorse is shown, acknowledging the impact suffered by the victim — the charge is withdrawn (dropped) or stayed (remains on file with no further action at this time), Danaei said at the time. That means the offender has no criminal record and can travel freely. But what alternative measures the mayor faced have never been revealed, prompting CBC, CTV and

Global News to petition B.C.’s highest court to disclose the specifics of the measures, if Vagramov completed them, and whether he was eligible for such a punishment in the first place. In court documents filed in December 2019, lawyers for the three broadcasters argued that the details should be disclosed “subject to the open court principle.” None of the news outlets sought details about the third party involved in the assault charge. In the April 22 ruling, Justice Hinkson agreed that it “is beyond dispute that the public, and the media, as the representatives of the public, have a valid interest in the proper administration of justice.” But a lawyer for B.C. Corrections argued at trial that the purpose of the alternative measures scheme “is to reduce stigmatization confidentiality assists an accused’s rehabilitation.” If the court allowed the press to gain access to the specifics of the alternative measures, it could have a “chilling effect” on other accused people participating in the program in the future, argued the lawyer. Justice Hinkson agreed. “I find that disclosure of the records is not desirable in the interest of the proper administration of justice,” he added. —With files from Janis Cleugh and Gary McKenna

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‘I don’t think I’ve been treated fairly by this council’: Dupont CONTINUED FROM PAGE

the decision by the judge. And she vowed to work “respectfully and collaboratively” with her civic colleagues despite her claims of bullying, intimidation and harassment. “I’m not going to give up fighting for the people who elected me,” she said after the ruling came out. “I have a lot of support in this community.” In response, Mayor Brad West pointed the finger at Dupont for “creating her own problems” and being “immature and childish” in her civic dealings. Dupont’s censure, which ends next month, was put into place last May after a third-party investigator found she had disclosed confidential information — on at least three separate occasions — about trees at a redevelopment site. Council concluded Dupont’s actions were “unbecoming” of an elected

official, and issued the first censure against a councillor in the city’s history. According to court documents, the city was in the middle of negotiations about the McAllister Avenue proposal when Dupont initiated a meeting with the city’s consultant, and a member of the PoCo Heritage Trees, who was also a city horticulturalist, to discuss about the future of the trees, and specifically about a large cedar. Dupont, however, denied leaking the details when asked at an in-camera meeting, and she refused to comply with the investigation, West said. The investigator found that Dupont had breached confidentiality under Section 117 of the province’s Community Charter, of which she was stripped of certain civic duties; in turn, she brought forward a petition to challenge the censure. Dupont, who paid for her own legal defence and may

now also have to pay for the city’s court costs of about $10,000, argued that she was denied “procedural fairness” before council imposed the censure; she asked for it to be quashed. But in her 22-page ruling, released April 21, Madam Justice Francesca Marzari dismissed the petition and ruled that city council was within its right to penalize Dupont. “With respect to the authority of an elected council to censure and sanction one of its members, I find that the city council’s decision was not only reasonable, but was also correct in concluding that it had that authority,” she wrote. She added, “The disclosures were not simple limited debate about a single tree. Rather, the potential effect of the decision on parking spaces [at the redevelopment site] meant that it could be upwards of a $400,000 issue for the city. Disclosure of this sensitive

information could reasonably be seen as undermining the city’s bargaining position in its negotiations with the developer given that ‘knowledge is power.’” West said that Dupont “lied, lied to council and to staff when everyone on city council was asked how the information got to third parties.” “This is not just about a tree. All of council is interested in saving trees, not just her, but we were going through a process. Instead, she took the information… and passed it on to third parties in the hopes of influencing a decision,” he said. West said the censure has left him and city council “sad and disappointed, and council has no desire to have to take actions against one of its own members. If Laura said, ‘Sorry, I did something wrong, it was a lapse of judgement’ that would have been the story right there.” West also pointed out that when the vote to remove

the cedar tree on McAllister Avenue came before council last July, she was in favour. As well, the mayor took umbrage with Dupont and her supporters’ behaviour over the last year, especially with tweets by her lawyer Sebastien Anderson. “They have been horribly disrespectful with their comments online,” he said. Meanwhile, West along with councillors Steve Darling, Nancy McCurrach, Darrell Penner, Glenn Pollock and Dean Washington issued a statement on Wednesday that reads, in part: “City council welcomes the judge’s ruling in favour of the city, confirming that we acted reasonably and correctly in how we dealt with repeated violations of the Community Charter, in 2020.” “We take breaches of confidential information very seriously, and this decision sends a clear message that we as council members are expected to honour our

oaths and duties as elected representatives,” they wrote. “With this clear judgement, our hope is that Cllr. Dupont will take responsibility for her actions and refocus her energies on the positive work we are doing for our residents.” As for Dupont, she said she remains ostracized at city hall. “I don’t think I’ve been treated fairly by this council,” she said. “I think it’s a pretty tight club with this council. There has been some strong leadership over the years but, since 2018 [when West was elected mayor], council has been more divisive.” Dupont, who was elected to council in 2014 and, in 2018 topped the polls, was unable to say if she would seek re-election for her civic seat should she lose her federal NDP bid to replace Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam Liberal MP Ron McKinnon. For now, “I’m focused on the federal light that I see in front of me,” she said.

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APRIL 29 – MAY 5 Join Us in Celebrating Our Youth May 1 to 7

Coquitlam Celebrates CALENDAR Thursday, April 29 Virtual Town Hall Meeting 7 p.m. coquitlam.ca/townhall

Coquitlam is celebrating B.C. Youth Week with a full week of pre-registered activities at recreation facilities and around the community. The annual celebration for youth includes contests, games, arts and crafts, wellness activities, swimming, skating and more – all with safety protocols in place.

A Week of Free Fun – ages 11 to 18

Check out these free pre-registered activities at Pinetree Community Centre, Poirier Community Centre, Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex, City Centre Aquatic Complex and various parks. Go to coquitlam.ca/youthweek for info and registration links.

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Other Youth Opportunities Y Pre-registered drop-in swimming, skating, weight room and sport court sessions for only $1 (subsidized by the City’s Community Support and Recovery Plan). Y Pre-registered drop-ins at Coquitlam’s two youth centres. Y Registered multi-day programs in May and June, including sports, arts and ﬁtness. Learn about youth centres and other offerings at coquitlam.ca/youth. Sign up for all sessions at coquitlam.ca/registration.

Join in a three-point contest, HORSE and BUMP competition. Pinetree Community Centre Four time slots from 5 – 8 p.m. | ages 13 – 18

Breakout Hip Hop Workshop Learn elements of urban dance, grooves and body movements. Pinetree Community Centre 2 – 2:45 p.m. | ages 13 – 18 3 – 3:45 p.m. | ages 11 – 14

Youth Pop Up Hang out with the Park Spark team and enjoy fun activities and games.

Check out the youth centre, enjoy snacks, play games and get to know the youth team. Pinetree Community Centre 12 – 5 p.m. | ages 11 – 13

MAY 3 Acrylic Pour Art Move paint around on a canvas, a plant pot or a coaster without brushes, using gravity, a paper straw or a hair dryer. Poirier Community Centre 5 – 6 p.m. | ages 13 – 18

Mundy Park Five time slots from 12:30 – 6 p.m. | ages 13 – 18

Try new sports and equipment, listen to music and build skills in a fun, non-competitive environment. Town Centre Park Three time slots from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | ages 13 – 18

Youth Late Night Takeover Enjoy skating, swimming and dry-ﬂoor sports with free helmet and skate rentals, or try out table tennis, foosball, video games and more. Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex 11 p.m. | ages 13 – 18

MAY 5 Youth Pop Up Hang out with the Park Spark team and enjoy fun activities and games. Burke Mountain Pioneer Park Five time slots from 12:30 – 6 p.m. | ages 13 – 18

Spa Night Wear your comﬁest clothes, bring your Zen attitude and make spa products to take home including sugar body, lip and hand scrubs, and face and hair masks. Poirier Community Centre 5 – 6:30 p.m. | ages 13 – 18

Youth Planting Event Help plant an eco-sculpture of a bee and a yellow-themed garden bed for Communities in Bloom 2021. No skills required. Inspiration Garden Five time slots from 12:30 – 6 p.m. | ages 13 – 18

MAY 6 Me, Myself and Mental Health Workshop Learn about mental health and how to manage and improve your emotional, psychological and social well-being.

Multi-sport Drop-in

MAY 7 Youth Pop Up Hang out with the Park Spark team and enjoy fun activities and games. Blue Mountain Park Five time slots from 12:30 – 6 p.m. | ages 13 – 18

Game Show Night Sign up and put your knowledge to the test as you try to beat the City’s youth team. Pinetree Community Centre 7:15 – 8:45 p.m. | ages 11 – 18

Tie-Dye Night Bring an old white t-shirt, shorts and/ or socks and turn it into something new, with different fun patterns and colours. All tie-dye supplies provided. Poirier Community Centre 5 – 6:30 p.m. | ages 13 – 18

Pinetree Community Centre 5 – 7 p.m. | ages 13 – 18

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MAY 4 Youth Pop Up

Introduction to Financial Literacy Learn life skills including budgeting and investing from a licensed ﬁnancial advisor. Pinetree Community Centre 4 – 6 p.m. | ages 13 – 18

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Pinetree Community Centre 6 – 8 p.m. | ages 11 – 18

Start an Herb Garden Paint and create your own herb garden. Paint, soil, seeds and cans provided. Poirier Community Centre 5 – 6:30 p.m. | ages 13 – 18

Youth Pop Up Mackin Park Five time slots from 12:30 – 6 p.m. | ages 13 – 18

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CRIME

Second shooting in two weeks DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

A stabbing and the discharge of a firearm near the busy entrance of a Coquitlam mall Monday afternoon have prompted a multi-jurisdictional investigation into whether the two incidents are connected and linked to ongoing Lower Mainland gang conflict. So far, only limited information is available and police say the 23-year-old male stabbing victim has not been cooperative with the investigation. No one was injured in the shooting, and police say only one bullet was fired. The investigation began at about 4 p.m. when Coquitlam RCMP received several calls about a firearm being discharged at the corner of Northern Avenue and Baldwin Street. When police arrived, they found a man had been stabbed in a fight about 100 metres from the eastern entrance of the Coquitlam Centre mall, close to Walmart and H&M. The man, a Coquitlam resident whose name has not been released, transported himself to hospital where he was

Police taped off the scene at Urban Roots garden centre, a pop-up shop near H&M in Coquitlam Centre mall, on Monday afternoon after a shooting. CHAMI AN PHOTO

treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Meanwhile, police stayed on the scene for several hours, securing evidence and interviewing witnesses in both the shooting and the stabbing, with members of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit assisting in the investigation. According to the unit’s website, the CFSEU-BC’s mandate is to “target, investigate, prosecute, disrupt, and dismantle the organized crime groups and individuals that pose the highest risk to public safety due to their involvement in gang violence.” However, with the investigation in its early stages, Coquitlam RCMP is unable to say with certainty how the incidents are connected.

“It’s unclear if the stabbing and shooting are connected and if there is any connection to ongoing gang conflict,” Const. Deanna Law told the Tri-City News. Anyone with information, cell phone or dash cam video regarding the stabbing or the shooting is asked to contact the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file #2021-10850. The stabbing and shooting come just one week after a 20-year-old Coquitlam man was shot and killed at Town Centre Park. Bailey McKinney had a history of police interactions and had “conflict” with certain individuals who may be responsible for his murder. RCMP have not provided any more information about the McKinney murder inves-

tigation at this time. A large and growing memorial to Bailey McKinney has been placed at the park. As well, a family member has set up a GoFundMe online fundraiser, which has raised more than $8,000 to help with funeral costs and support the victim’s family. Coquitlam has been the focus of an intensive police investigation during the month of April, including by the Combined Special Forces Unit after four shootings in the space of a week. The investigation into rising gang violence also expanded to a Port Coquitlam neighbourhood last week, after a silver Dodge pick-up truck was found burnedout around the corner from Terry Fox secondary. Police said the vehicle had been staged and was used as part of an escape route following the murder of a 46-year-old ex-MMA fighter and UN Gang member outside Langley Sportsplex. Coquitlam RCMP is investigating whether those four recent shooting incidents — three of which resulted in gunshot wounds to male victims — are linked to drugs and the Lower Mainland gang conflict. — with files from Stefan Labbé

SHOPPING

Wine in aisles planned for new Save On store JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Coquitlam grocery shoppers may soon have another store where they can grab their food and a bottle of wine — in one place. Monday, the city’s council-in-committee heard from Steve Moriarty, who created and is responsible for the liquor departments in Save On Foods, which is moving its north Coquitlam business from Pinetree Village to Sunwood Square in the building formerly occupied by Safeway. Moriarty said Save On Foods hopes to open its new doors in early fall, once it’s given the OK to have wine in aisles; a rezoning application will come before council later this year. Moriarty said the Coquitlam liquor selection and department

layout will be similar to Save On Foods’ east Maple Ridge location; there, the wine is close to the front of the store. And the grocer will offer “the world’s largest selection of B.C. wines” with more than 1,300 products including fruit wines, sake and mead. Moriarty also told council that Save On Foods has top security on site, and has not run into any infractions in its stores with alcohol, since it started selling booze six years ago; Save On Foods has 21 stores with a liquor department. He described the new Save On Foods store at Sunwood Square as a “modern” and “unique” location that will be a destination for shoppers. It will also have environmentally friendly initiatives as well as offer international foods. The only grocery store in Coquitlam that also has liquor on site is Safeway in Burquitlam.

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WINING AND DINING

Gillnetter catches expansion approval Waterfront pub wants to take better advantage of Pitt River views DIANE STRANDBERG dstrasndberg@tricitynews.com

A Port Coquitlam pub located on the Mary Hill Bypass has plans for a make over that will add more restaurant seating and update a patio to take advantage of Pitt River views. Council recently approved plans that would add 47 seats to the establishment, for a total of 187, and create a seating area with outdoor fire pits as well as more restaurant dining space. The Gillnetter Pub has 118 liquor primary and 22 food primary (restaurant) seats for a total of 140 seats and includes a small liquor retail outlet. The proposed renovation will add 47 new seats but also proposes to redistribute those seats to 29 liquor primary and 158 food primary for a total of 187 seats, creating a larger dining area. The pub owners also want to build a 427-square-

An artist's rendering shows the updateded patio and expanded back seating area for the Gillnetter Pub on the Mary Hill Bypass. CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

foot addition to expand the kitchen and kitchen storage; replace the existing partially enclosed outdoor patio with an updated enclosure; add furniture and fire pits to the uncovered portion of the existing patio; add an en-

closure to better screen garbage and recycling storage and enhance landscaping throughout the parking area with additional trees and shrubs. “The proposed update to the outdoor seating area also

responds to the changing restaurant environment providing greater opportunities for outdoor dining. The proposed renovation to the kitchen and patio will also address outstanding building code concerns at the site.

Staff recommend approval,” a report to Port Coquitlam’s council in committee states. The report also notes that more parking is required than allowed by bylaw —57 compared to 48 — and that a sign posted about the development permit application drew complaints about noise generated by the business, including overnight/ early morning garbage and recycling pick up. In response, the pub is switching to recycling and garbage pick up after 8 a.m. Gillnetter staff have also been directed to minimize late night noise. A couple of additional drinking establishment got approval for construction and expansion projects in Port Coquitlam as well. Council approved a 50-seat lounge for the new Boardwalk Brewing, located at 2115 -575 Seaborne Ave. And Provincial Spirits, at 1170-573 Sherling Place, was given the go-ahead to increase its seating capacity by 18 seats to create a 33-seat lounge for customers who enjoy its brand of vodka cocktails. The bids to open and expand must also be approved by the Liquor Cannabis Regulation Branch.

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Are micro-suites part of the housing affordability solution, or a contributor to the problem? That’s the question several Port Moody councillors are wrestling with as they consider a development proposal for a six-storey condo complex on James Road that includes 57 little units that range from 300 to 392 sq. ft. The project, by Port Moody realtor Bill Laidler, would be comprised of a total of 111 units, of which 11 would be fully accessible with wider hallways, adjustable countertops and roll-in showers. The developer said he’d also set aside 15% of the units to be part of a rent-toown program that will allow owners to put rent that they pay for the first two years of occupancy toward a down payment. But it’s Laidler’s pitch for tiny studio spaces that caught most councillors’ at-

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tention at their committee of the whole meeting April 20. He told councillors the small units, designed with “smart” features like stowaway storage and adjustable furniture that maximize the use of available space, are “a solution to a housing gap in our community.” Laidler said young professionals and recent grads are challenged to get into the housing market. Even rents are getting out of reach.

“Where are the medium-income earners in our community living?” he asked. “They’re living with their parents and in shared housing.” Laidler said that realization motivated him to modify his original plans for the condo project, essentially cutting in half many of the 64 units he first envisioned to create independent micro-suites that will likely sell for $350,000 to $400,000.

But several councillors expressed concern the units are more likely to attract investors who would then rent them at inflated rates rather than first-time buyers looking to establish roots. Coun. Meghan Lahti said micro-suites are more suited to “dense, urban settings where people have access to a wide range of amenities,” adding the location for the proposed project — next to Moody middle school

— is too far from either the Moody Centre or Inlet SkyTrain stations to attract residents eager to live a carfree lifestyle. “Unless the placement of these spaces is done correctly, they can fall into squalor,” she said. Lahti added such small living spaces are also becoming problematic as people ponder a post-pandemic future in which more of them will be working from home. Coun. Amy Lubik agreed, saying the project’s location isn’t appropriate. Coun. Diana Dilworth said Laidler’s plan for several indoor amenity rooms as well as an expansive rooftop deck aren’t enough to offset the project’s density. “Where are all these people going to go?” she asked. “The trade-offs and benefits of this one aren’t worth it.” But Coun. Steve Milani lauded the idea of micro-suites coming to Port Moody. He said they bring foot traffic and customers to local businesses, restaurants and cafés. “I lived in a micro-suite,” he said. “I kind of liked them.” Mayor Rob Vagramov agreed with Laidler’s contention the small units

would be attractive to young buyers. “Not every developer is going to bring something for families,” he said. “Young folks need places to live too.” While a majority of councillors ultimately gave first reading to zoning bylaw amendments required for the project to proceed, that was reversed on Tuesday following a motion for reconsideration by Lahti. However, a majority of council did agree to waive the usual six-month waiting period before the proponent can bring the project back for another try. Meanwhile, a six-storey rental project to be located on St. Johns Street, just east of the police headquarters, will go to a public hearing, despite some councillors’ reservations about the effect the 197-unit complex might have on neighbouring townhouses along St. George Street. Lahti said the benefits the mixed-use project will bring to the community, including a non-profit daycare to be operated by the YMCA as well as a commitment by the developer to make six units available at non-market rents, outweigh any concerns.

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ar more than any Throne Speech, a provincial budget is usually a much-anticipated annual event that sets the course for the coming year and lands the government of the day in a bit of controversy, good and bad. So much for the old days. This year’s budget landed with all the excitement that comes from watching an accountant fill out a tax form. Even though it is projecting a record — by far — budget deficit and will ratchet up the provincial debt to unimaginable levels over a short period, Finance Minister Selina Robinson’s first budget on her watch failed to generate any buzz. It is not her fault, of course. It is just that the COVID-19 pandemic

continues to reframe how the public views issues, as everyone’s priorities have been turned on their head. No one was really expecting much from the budget going in. We knew there would be a huge deficit and that the NDP government was going to spend a lot of money on health care, social services, infrastructure and programs aimed at assisting in economic recovery while we wait for the blasted pandemic to finally end. And on that point, the NDP delivered the anticipated goods. The deficit this year is pegged at $9.7 billion this fiscal year, $5.5 billion next year and $4.3 billion the year after that. So almost $20 billion in collective deficits over three years.

That includes almost $9 billion in new program spending over that period. Another $26 billion in capital spending will flow out the door as well. And yet, there seems to be a collective shrug in response to these mind-numbingly huge numbers. A very vocal “meh.” Both business and labour are upset there was no money for a new program to ensure paid sick leave. There was a budget increase for child care, but not nearly the size that is required, argued advocates. School districts are already decrying their funding lift and predicting huge shortfalls. In other words, spend more. Even the BC Liberals

were rather modest in their criticism, focusing on spending cuts and saying there was no vision set out to steer the province to economic recovery. No sooner had the budget been tabled than everyone’s focus shifted once again to the issue that has dominated our lives for more than a year: the latest in our COVID-19 situation. Eventually, we will return to the days when seemingly quaint concepts such as balanced budgets and public-spending discipline become the norm again. That, however, remains on a very distant horizon. In the meantime, the New Democrats get several more years to spend, spend and spend. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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It’s time for Port Moody council to resign Editor: Re: “Port Moody council looks for a way to get rid of ‘political toxicity’” (Tri-City News, April 12) Dear Mr. Mayor and councillors of Port Moody: Thank you for your time and effort as Port Moody councillors, but the toxicity level you have created and generated as our representatives is both shameful and appalling. You have clearly demonstrated a lack of leadership. To hire a third party for counselling your self-inflicted injuries, at taxpayers’

expense no less, is not only disgraceful but should be most embarrassing to you. In its present operational form, the council cannot demonstrate respect, efficiency, goodwill, and collaboration in order to move forward with city business. Lack of respect for each other is a prime factor for limiting council’s ability to proceed. This council has been disabled. More to the point, this defunct council no longer has influence on community leadership in decision-making. You are suffering from ego inflated, irreconcilable

differences. You have shifted from collective to individual performance, forgetting about who you represent, and you may as well be subject to the hand that holds the gavel. I am no longer proud of or support Port Moody city council. The honourable and right thing for all of you to do is to resign immediately and place your case in the court of public opinion. We have lost confidence in you. Resign. Enough. Roberto Vairo, Port Moody

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‘This ain’t right’: How rising rents and expiring leases are squeezing B.C.’s co-op housing Projects are falling into disrepair even as rents go up STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

Heather Beaudoin got her foot in the door at Coquitlam’s Hoy Creek Housing Co-operative 30 years ago with the promise of something better. “You move in here, you have a fairly cheap rent and you save money to buy a house,” she said. Then her husband got sick and their incomes stagnated. For the past three years, Beaudoin, now 70, has spent three days a week commuting to the doctor to manage her husband’s dialysis. Every month, the retired couple ekes by, living in one of the run-down co-op buildings hit hard by the leaky condo crisis of the 1990s, said Beaudoin. So when - earlier this month - a letter arrived at their door stating rent would go up by $300, they panicked. “It’s like half of our income. We’re only making $2,400 and they want $1,000 of it,” said Beaudoin. “Our income hasn’t jumped a dollar in eight years. Now they want to raise the rent. This ain’t right.” Unlike market housing, co-operative and subsidized units never fell under the B.C. provincial government’s pandemic rent freeze legislation, leaving people like the Beaudoins with few recourses when subsidies run dry. But her situation also speaks to a wider generational gap in affordable housing as federal subsidy programs end and the townhouses and low-rise buildings of old housing co-operatives come to the end of their life — what some experts describe as a makeor-break moment for a pillar of affordable housing in the province. SUBSIDY GAP LEFT OPEN

The demolition of dilapidated townhouses at the Hoy Creek Co-op actually ended up costing residents money as the co-op board went into debt, triggering a financial rescue . TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

Like many housing coops across British Columbia, Hoy Creek was part of a wave of low-income housing built with money from the federal government between the late ‘70s and the early ‘90s. Many of those homes have fallen into disrepair and, in the case of Hoy Creek, the complex sustained a massive amount of damage as part of the leaky condo crisis. The damage was so bad that in 2016 the co-op could not pay its bills after determining that 60 townhouse units on the property were uninhabitable due to mould, rot and bad plumbing. The loss in members led Hoy Creek to fall into massive debt. “They couldn’t sustain their mortgage payment and it got to the point where they would have been put into receivership,” said Thom Armstrong, CEO of the Co-operative Housing Federation of B.C. Armstrong’s organization helped to pay off the debt owed to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and transferred

the property into a community land trust. But paying off the debt to the federal Crown corporation also ended its responsibility to subsidize rent for many of the Hoy Creek residents. As the Hoy Creek Co-op moves to re-develop its land, converting the current 97 units into more than 450 new homes, the residents are facing the fallout of a subsidy gap that could put rent out of reach for dozens of residents. “We found temporary assistance for them through the province for the last two years. But that ran out March 31,” said Armstrong.

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Roughly 500 metres away from the Hoy Creek Co-op, two other housing co-operatives are facing their own existential crisis. The TriBranch Housing Co-operative Association and Garden Court Housing Co-Op together making up nearly 300 homes. Both were part of that same wave of new affordable housing which built 240

co-ops across the province, including the Hoy Creek Co-op But unlike Hoy Creek, which now controls the land it’s set to re-develop, TriBranch and Garden Court were built on private land purchased by the International Union of Operating Engineers Pension Fund. “Forty years ago, I bet everyone thought it was a great idea for a union based pension to have, as part of its social mission, investing in affordable housing,” said Armstrong. “The co-ops merrily managed their communities for 40 years and now the union pension fund’s trustees say to themselves ‘We have a fiduciary obligation to our pensioners to get a market return on the value of the property.’” That means re-development, tearing down the old low-rise buildings and building up to squeeze the most value out of the land. For the 250-plus people living at the TriBranch co-op, their lease expires in October 2022, a date

Armstrong said the union, along with the developer Concert properties, are already eyeing with a preliminary redevelopment plan. With about 18 months left on the lease, facing the end of a 40-year success story in affordable housing is a tough pill to swallow for a co-op that recently paid off its mortgage.

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“They’re in a panic,” said president of TriBranch Dave Pylypow of his fellow residents. “This is home to many many people for four decades.” Pylypow said he has spent the last three years calling on the province to help bankroll the purchase of the land and save it for affordable housing. But letters to Premier John Horgan have gone unanswered. “I just haven’t had any response,” he said. Of the 267 non-profit housing co-ops in the province, more than 92% of them were developed under federal programs in the ‘70s and ‘80s.

Most of the co-op lease and subsidy agreements lasted 35 years, so that by the end of 2022, all 247 of the original federally funded housing co-operatives will have come to the end of those agreements, said Armstrong. Without a stable or predictable federal subsidy stream to allow new development or new builds, Armstrong says every co-op is going to have to ask itself: How do we regenerate this housing for another generation or more? The hurdles are huge. To knock down old buildings and fit more people on the same patches of land requires more access to capital at a time construction costs are sharply rising. “We’re going to need every bit of help we can get from every level of government — whether it be free land from municipalities, or relaxation of zoning restrictions, or waving of development fees — all the tools the government has in its toolkit to make housing more affordable, we’re going to need them all,” said Armstrong.

‘IT WON’T BE EASY’

In the meantime, Armstrong says quiet negotiations to re-enrol the residents of Hoy Creek Co-op into a CMHC’s subsidy program are ongoing and could bear results in the next couple of months. “If CMHC makes the right decision, it will happen quite quickly,” said Armstrong. If the co-op is turned down, Armstrong added “we’d try to find a way... it wouldn’t be easy.” While the Hoy Creek Co-op struggles to secure subsidies for its members in the short term, looking into the future, it’s relatively lucky, endowed with a large land base and in a prime location. All that sets it up to densify by building market housing on part of the property to fund a corner for a new and expanded co-op. But co-operatives like TriBranch, which sit on SEE

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leased land, face a bigger challenge, said Armstrong: convincing the landowner, developer and municipality why co-op housing should continue instead of some other affordable housing deal with a developer. “I know Concert will say, ‘it doesn’t matter. Affordable housing is affordable housing. We’ll just build replacement rental homes and offer them to the members.’ But if you’re a member of a co-op, it absolutely matters to you that you live in a co-op,” he said. One reason proponents support securing and ex-

panding co-op housing is financial: co-operatives protected by a community land trust often operate on a 99-year lease.

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But another reason to push to save and expand the province’s co-op housing base is less tangible and has become increasingly important as people are forced to stay closer to home due to the pandemic. “If you asked people why they moved into a co-op, they’d probably say they’d moved in because it was affordable,” said Armstrong. “But when you asked them why they stayed,

HIKE FOR HOSPICE

Fundraiser goes virtual Crossroads’ event will culminate with online celebration JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

A charity that provides a critical service for Tri-City and New Westminster residents will move one of its annual fundraisers online. But Crossroads Hospice’s Hike for Hospice 2021 will also include a new component to help raise cash for the non-profit group’s operations. Besides the virtual Hike, which is on now until June 5, the society is hosting a 50/50 draw that will also close on June 5; the draw will take place on June 7. Organizers want to raise $5,000 from the draw as well as meet or beat last year’s total of $37,000 for the virtual Hike. Jaimie Jeon,

Crossroads’ development officer, told the Tri-City News that individuals and teams can register online; go on their 5-km hike (or do any other form of activity); and let Crossroads and the community know about their efforts and the cause, by using the social media hashtag #chshikingforhospice2021. The Hike will culminate with an online celebration on June 5 at 10 a.m. via YouTube Live. Presented by Phoenix Truck & Crane, the Hike supports end-of-life care for people with a terminal illness, and grief programs for their families and friends. Crossroads, which has its 10-bed hospice located in the Inlet Centre, in Port Moody, is governed by a board of directors and run by executive director Janice Boyle. • To participate in Hike for Hospice 2021, visit crossroadshospice.org. A link to the 50/50 draw is on the home page.

they’ll say it’s security of tenure, it’s the community we have here, it’s having a say in your housing and not being told by a landlord how things are going to work.” Armstrong points to “a ton of success stories” where single parents, people with disabilities and new Canadians not only find a sense of community in co-

ops, but improve their job prospects and education along the way. “It’s not just housing. You’re building community, citizenship,” he said. Then there are the seniors for whom co-ops offer the only shot at a dignified home. For Heather Beaudoin, shuttling her husband to

the doctor or hospital multiple times a week has been tough. Their home, however imperfect, has been the one constant. Leaving, she said, would mean an even more run down home or something brand new and out of reach. “There’s still a lot of fight in me,” she told the Tri-City News.

For TriBranch president Dave Pylypow, pulling the plug on a 40-year-old community is not an option — his fight is to finally get answers from province. “They were making all these promises about co-op housing,” said Pylypow. “Why wait until D-day?” —With files from Gary McKenna

Attention all YOUth – Volunteer with Park Spark! Youth Park Pop Ups Are you looking for things to do outside, ways to stay active or just want to have fun? Join the Park Spark team as we pop up at your local outdoor park space. Drop in to enjoy fun activities, games and to hang out with the Park Spark team. Find out when we’ll be visiting a park near you! For more information and to register visit coquitlam.ca/parkspark.

Youth Garden Volunteering Do you like to garden or do you want to learn how? Drop in and share your knowledge, learn new skills, and have fun with the Park Spark team at the Coquitlam Inspiration Garden. For information on times and activities please email parkspark@coquitlam.ca.

Park Spark Youth volunteers Hey YOUth! Are you looking to get out and get involved in a unique and fun way? Volunteer with the City of Coquitlam’s Park Spark team. For more information visit coquitlam.ca/parkspark. To ﬁnd out more, email parkspark@coquitlam.ca We look forward to hearing from you!

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Who is in the BC Class and Potentially Eligible to Participate in the Settlement? The BC Class is defined as follows: (a) BC Resident Opt-Out Subclass: all persons resident in British Columbia who underwent the surgical implantation of the ASR™ XL Acetabular Hip System or ASR™ Hip Resurfacing System in a surgery occurring in Canada (“ASR Index Surgery”). (b) Non-BC Resident Opt-In Subclass: all persons who previously were members of the Ontario ASR Class Action but who opted out of the Ontario ASR Class Action and who affirmatively opt into this BC ASR Class Action. (c) All residents of Canada asserting the right to sue the Defendants independently or derivatively by reason of their familial relationship to a Class Member under either the common law of Family Compensation Act applicable to the BC Resident Opt-Out Subclass, or for Non-BC Resident Opt-In Subclass members, those defined pursuant to section 61(1) of the Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3; as amended (or any similar legislation in any of the Canadian provinces and territories or the Civil Law of Quebec).

members who are eligible and submit approved claims could receive $100,000 if they have undergone a single revision or $120,000 if they have undergone a bilateral revision, subject to reductions for length of time the device was in place and other things outlined in the settlement agreement. Eligible class members who have undergone either a single or bilateral revision and have experienced certain additional complications, including extraordinary income loss, may receive additional funds up to $40,000 as set out in the settlement agreement. Amounts may also be payable to spouses of approved claimants. Details on eligibility and the amounts approved claimants may receive are in the settlement agreement which can be viewed on class counsel’s website. For any individuals who are members of both the Crisante Ontario ASR Class Action and this Wilson British Columbia ASR Class Action and who are Eligible Claimants in this BC class action: the Ontario court will shortly be asked to approve a settlement in the Crisante Ontario class action. A person who is a member of both class actions will only obtain one recovery. They will need to seek settlement recovery from the Crisante Ontario ASR Class Settlement Program unless the Crisante Ontario ASR Class Settlement Program is not approved before the last payment has to be made under the Wilson British Columbia ASR Settlement Program. Please contact Class Counsel below if you are uncertain whether you are a member of both classes. Please refer to the Settlement Agreement for specific terms and conditions. It may be found at https://DePuyASRclassactionBC.ca or call the Claims Administrator. The Settlement Agreement includes a “Most Favoured Class” clause which may provide for enhanced compensation. Please consult with Class Counsel to inquire as to whether this clause impacts your claim.

To Make a Claim

An Eligible Claimant under the Settlement means a member of the BC Class (either as a member of the BC Resident Opt-Out Subclass or Non-BC Resident Opt-In Subclass) who (a) was a Canadian Patient, (b) underwent an ASR To be entitled to a payment pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Class Members, including Opt-Ins, must be Index Surgery, and (c) underwent an ASR Revision Surgery. The Settlement Agreement defines the terms used in Eligible Claimants and submit all required forms and documentation to the Claims Administrator on or before the expiration of the Claims Period. Class counsel is available to assist class members in filling out the required this Notice. claim form.

For BC Residents Only: Excluding Yourself from the BC Class Action and Settlement

If you are a resident of British Columbia who meets the BC Class definition and you wish to exclude yourself from the BC Class Action and Settlement, you must deliver a written submission declaring your intention to opt out of the class action to the Claims Administrator by registered or certified mail at the addresses below on or before June 25, 2021. Your submission must include your name and address and the statement “I wish to be excluded from the BC Class.” If you exclude yourself from the class action, you will not be able to seek compensation under the Settlement Agreement. If you opt out of the BC Class Action but later file a claims form prior to the expiration of the Claims Period, your opt-out will be revoked and you will be a member of the BC Class and subject to the terms of the Settlement Agreement. The deadline for you to exclude yourself from the BC Class and Settlement is June 25, 2021.

An Eligible Claimant under the Settlement means a member of the BC Class (either as a member of the BC Resident Opt-Out Subclass or Non-BC Resident Opt-In Subclass) who (a) was a Canadian Patient, (b) underwent an ASR Index Surgery, and (c) underwent an ASR Revision Surgery on or before August 24, 2020. See the Settlement Agreement for terms relating to Last Eligible Date and Claims Period. For Eligible Claimants who had ASR Revision Surgery, the Claims Period expires October 25, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Vancouver time.

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Adam Turpin puts on his suit and straightens his tie before singing O Canada from in front of his Coquitlam house every night for more than a year. He says he wants to “be a light” for neighbours struggling through the COVID19 pandemic. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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Nightly anthem brings joy to neighbourhood Music teacher sings “O Canada” every night for more than a year DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Remember that 7 p.m. cheer? While the nightly applause appears to have died down in most areas of Metro Vancouver, one Coquitlam man is keeping the tradition alive during the pandemic — using his voice to give thanks and praise to frontline workers. Adam Turpin, a pro-

fessional singer who also teaches music at a Burnaby elementary school, has been singing O Canada nightly out front of his Eagle Ridge home at 7 p.m. since April 8, 2020. In 365 days, he’s only missed two performances — once for his wedding anniversary and once to celebrate his dad’s birthday. “It brings me great joy to know that I can reach out to our frontline workers, I want to let them know that the work they are doing is not going unnoticed in this uncertain and unpredictable time,” said Turpin. A classically trained bass baritone singer, Turpin hoped his powerful rendi-

tion of Canada’s national anthem would give others pleasure. So far that appears to be the case. On April 8, the anni-

versary of his first musical ‘cheer’ to frontline workers, his performance was attended by Coquitlam’s mayor, Richard Stewart, and

a number of neighbours. But Turpin said this wasn’t the first time his neighbours showed their appreciation by standing on

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• pre-recorded musical performances • a community engagement art activity led by the city’s staff artist • greetings from the mayor and councillors • an online art exhibit

their porches and decks to hear him sing. “I haven’t been out there alone since I started doing it,” he told the Tri-City News. Before COVID-19, Turpin sang with a North Vancouver choir, the Laudatte Singers, and has appeared in the Royal City Musical Theatre performance of Fiddler on the Roof. Now he sings alone, but does it to bring others hope, warming up his vocal chords each night before a performance then stepping outside to sing — no matter the weather. “For me, I’m not stopping,” Turpin said. “I’m going to do this as long as I need to to give a little joy.”

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION The City has received an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) relating to the properties located at 1525 and 1541 Dayton Street. The application proposes an amendment to the land use designation of the subject properties from Development Reserve to Large Single Family, Large Village Single Family, Neighbourhood Park & Natural Open Spaces and Environmentally Sensitive Area, as well as to include the above subject properties to the Smiling Creek Neighbourhood Plan. If approved, the amendment would facilitate the development of 26 single-family lots and protect the portion of the Hyde Creek tributary that traverses through the subject site. In addition to the above noted CWOCP amendment, the City of Coquitlam is proposing a housekeeping amendment relative to the properties at 1509, 1511, 1513, 1515 and 1517 Dayton Street, 3426, 3428 and 3430 Hamber Court, and 1508, 1510, 1519 and 1521 Shore View Place. These properties currently have a split land use designation of Development Reserve and Large Village Single Family. The proposed amendment is to remove the Development Reserve land use designation, thus removing the split designation and aligning the subject properties with the current zoning and existing land use. The City is also proposing to change the land use designation for the trail that runs alongside the Streamside Protection and Enhancement Area for the Hyde Creek tributary that connects to Coast Meridian Road from Environmentally Sensitive Area to Neighbourhood Parks & Natural Open Spaces. The proposed changes are outlined on the attached map. These City-led housekeeping amendments will not affect the zoning or use of these properties. You are now being invited to provide input to Council with respect to the above-noted application. The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Thursday, May 13, 2021. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: • Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; with “Section 475” in the subject line; • Regular mail: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • In person: Attn: City Clerk’s Office – please place in one of two City Hall drop boxes (3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam), located at the underground parking entrance or by the main entrance facing Burlington Drive; • Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015.

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Additional information about this application can be accessed by contacting Natasha Lock, Planning and Development Department, at NLock@Coquitlam.ca 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 (at the Planning and Development counter) and potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas. Should Council grant ﬁrst reading to the proposed CWOCP amendment, a Public Hearing will be held with notiﬁcation to be provided in accordance with the Local Government Act.

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mings twice a year and the large item calls for service. As well, the company gets the recycling at the Town Centre depot; is responsible for the garbage, recycling and organics at civic facilities; and runs a customer hotline. The contract extension, which was approved during the committee’s closed meeting on April 12, will give the city time to prepare a new tender, wrote Jaime Boan, Coquitlam’s general manager of engineering and public works, in his report. Meanwhile, city staff will also prepare the annual curbside collection calendar for 2021/’22, which will be mailed to homeowners in June. Visit coquitlam.ca/ trashtalk for more info.

Coquitlam will stick with its trash collector — at least for the next three years. Last Monday, the city announced it will extend the curbside collection contract for Waste Connections of Canada (formerly BFI Canada) until June 30, 2024. The Coquitlam-based company won the tender for seven years, starting in 2014, to pick-up waste, recyclables and organics in the city; there was an option to add three more years, if required. Besides its collection from the 25,000 households that receive city pick-up, Waste Connections also handles the unlimited yard trim-

If approved, the amendment would facilitate the creation of Widgeon Marsh Regional Park. You are now being invited to provide input to Council with respect to the above-noted application. The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Friday, May 14, 2021. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: • Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; • Regular mail: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • In person: Attn: City Clerk’s Office – please place in one of two City Hall drop boxes (3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam), located at the underground parking entrance or by the main entrance facing Burlington Drive; • Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015. Additional information about this application can be accessed by contacting Natasha Lock, Planning and Development Department, at NLock@coquitlam.ca. 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 (at the Planning and Development counter) and potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas. Should Council grant first reading to the proposed CWOCP amendment, a Public Hearing will be held with notification to be provided in accordance with the Local Government Act.

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Spa fun, mystery murder night for Tri-City teens We may be in our second spring of the pandemic but there are still plenty of virtual and socially distanced activities happening in the TriCities this and next week to celebrate BC Youth Week. Held from May 1 to 7, Youth Week aims to build connections between youth and their communities.

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In Coquitlam, the Park Spark team will roll out pop-up activities at local parks to coincide with Youth Week; to register, email parkspark@coquitlam.ca. • May 1: Mundy Park • May 4: Glen Park • May 5: Burke Mountain Pioneer Park • May 7: Blue Mnt. Park • May 8: Mackin Park

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Meanwhile, youth can also sign up for fun at the Pinetree and Poirier community centres, the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex and City Centre Aquatic Complex. Here are some activities

happening in Coquitlam: • Basketball Contest (13 to 18) on May 1: Test your basketball skills in a three point contest, H.O.R.S.E and BUMP competition. See where you rank among your peers and our youth team. • Breakout Hip Hop Workshop (13 to 18) on May 1: Learn foundational elements of urban dance, grooves and body movements from our experienced instructors. • Acrylic Pour Art (13 to 18) on May 3: Try a variety of techniques of moving acrylic paint around a canvas, plant pot or a coaster by utilizing gravity, a paper straw or a hair dryer to create movement with paint. No paint brushes will be needed in the making of this art.

• Introduction to Financial Literacy (13 to 18) on May 4: Learn how to understand and effectively use various financial skills, including personal financial management, budgeting and investing. The workshop will be instructed by a licensed financial advisor. • Spa Night (13 to 18) on May 5: Wear your comfiest clothes, bring your Zen attitude and create your own spa experience. And you can learn to make body, lip and hand scrubs as well as face and hair masks. These products will be made in the program to be used at home. • Me, Myself and Mental Health Workshop (13 to18) on May 6: Learn about mental health and how to manage your emotional,

psychological and social well being. The workshop will also explore strategies to improve mental health. • DIY Spa and Tye Dye Night (11 to 18) on May 6: Join a do-it-yourself spa and tye dye night by creating bath bombs, scented candles and tye dye shirts. • Game Show Night (11 to 18) on May 7: Sign up with a friend or by yourself and put your knowledge to the test and see if you can beat our youth team. To see the full list of what’s available online and in-person — with physical-distancing restrictions — go to coquitlam.ca/youthweek.

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• 3/4 cup old cheddar, grated or cut into 1/4-inch cubss • 3/4 cup ham cut into 1/4-inch cubes • 3/4 cup buttermilk • 2 tbsp whipping cream (optional)

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Add the butter mild and stir only enough to moisten. Divide dough in half. Form each half into a 6-inch flat circle about 1-inch thick directly on the baking sheet. Sprinkle the dough lightly with flour as necessary.

Cut each disk into six wedges, but don’t separate them from each other. Brush with whipping cream for a shinier finish. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Cool. Makes 12 scones.

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City of Coquitlam

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

Monday, May 10, 2021

Time:

7:00 p.m.

Location:

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

Public participation in this Public Hearing will be conducted by electronic means. To attend remotely: visit www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing or call 604-927-3010 for details and instructions. If you do not wish to provide input, but would like to view the proceedings, watch online: www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts

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

Item 1

Address: 1400 Austin Avenue

Item 2

The intent of Bylaw No. 5119, 2021 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw No. 5119, 2021 from RT-1 Inﬁll Residential to RT-3 Multiplex Residential. If approved, the application would facilitate the construction of four multiplex units within two buildings. 1420

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• Revising, adding and deleting deﬁnitions, in order to incorporate the Province’s new Riparian Areas Protection Regulation deﬁnitions;

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• Updating sections relating to the City’s approval of a Development Proposal in a Riparian Assessment Area in order to incorporate the Province’s new Riparian Areas Protection Regulation requirements including:

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o Removing the clause that the City may approve a Development Proposal in a Riparian Assessment Area if a Qualiﬁed Environmental Professional (QEP) provides professional opinion that the proposal will not cause Harmful Alteration, Disruption or Destruction of natural features, functions and conditions that support ﬁsh life processes;

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o Adding an expiration date to QEP reports in line with Section 7 of the Riparian Areas Protection Regulation; and

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o Updating sections to reﬂect the new deﬁnitions and the situations under which they may take effect.

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• Changing a reference to “Ministry of Environment” to “senior government environmental regulatory agencies”.

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• Replacing the term “Riparian Areas Regulations (RAR)”, and its variations, to the updated “Riparian Areas Protection Regulation (RAPR)” and its variations, or “Riparian Areas Protection Regulation (RAPR) setback boundaries” where appropriate; and

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The intent of Bylaw No. 5107, 2021 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Ofﬁcial Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 in order to implement the following text amendments:

The intent of Bylaw No. 5072, 2021 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 in order to implement the following text amendments to Section 523 (Riparian Areas Regulation):

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Text Amendment: Riparian Areas Protection Regulation

If adopted, the above Bylaws will update the City’s Citywide Ofﬁcial Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw in order to align with the Province’s updates to the Riparian Areas Protection Regulation.

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Any person wishing further information or clariﬁcation with regard to the proposed amendments should contact Tiffany Khuu, Planning and Development Department, at TKhuu@coquitlam.ca.

How do I ﬁnd out more information? For copies of supporting staff reports and the bylaws, please visit www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing. For additional information and any relevant background documentation, contact the Planning and Development Department by email at planninganddevelopment@coquitlam.ca or by phone at 604-927-3430. You may also visit the Planning and Development Department in person at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. Please note: while City Hall is open to the public, and physical distancing measures are in place, the City continues to strongly encourage the use of remote means to obtain more information on these applications. Notice of Public Hearing continued on next page

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Port Coquitlam extends hours for public washrooms in parks JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Public washrooms at Port Coquitlam parks are now open later. Last week, the city changed its hours for neighbourhood park bathrooms to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., to meet demand for outdoor activities during the pandemic. The summer hours are for the facilities at the following parks: Castle, Settlers, Lions, Citadel Landing, Evergreen, Cedar, Aggie and Gates. As well, the extended hours apply for washrooms at DeBoville Slough and the city cemetery. The toilets at McLean Park will also be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; however, the lavatory times for the sports fields (Thompson, Ecole des Pionniers, Minnekhada

Date: Time: Location:

middle and Terry Fox secondary) will be coordinated with bookings by the sport user groups. “We are monitoring the need at each location, and will look at additional options as required,” a city spokesperson told the TriCity News. In Port Moody, the restroom times at Rocky Point Park will switch from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., starting May 1. And, in Coquitlam, the park bathrooms are open from 7 a.m. to dusk. Kevan Cornes, the city’s facilities manager, said the washrooms are equipped with GPS timers “so they automatically adjust as the seasons change to lock the doors at dusk.” “However, where we have washrooms adjacent to lit sports fields such as Town Centre, Mundy or Charles

Monday, May 10, 2021 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2

Best, the opening hours are extended into the evening to accommodate field programming,” he said, noting the bathrooms can be open as late as 10 p.m. depending on the field booking. Washroom hours at Tri-City parks have been a hot topic many visitors this spring, with several complaining to the Tri-City News about the dinner-hour closures of the restrooms — especially where open drinking is permitted in parks. Last June, PoCo began a pilot program to allow booze in seven parks: Castle, Settlers, Gates, Lions, Aggie, Evergreen and Cedar Drive. In February, the program expanded to include Peace, Dominion and McLean parks. Neither Coquitlam nor Port Moody has plans to allow booze in its public parks, city managers say.

Secure Your Attractants Encourage bears to seek natural food sources by securing all attractants including garbage carts and recycling, bird seed and pet food. Visit coquitlam.ca/bearsmart for more information.

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Allowing wildlife to access attractants, even unintentionally, could result in a $500 ﬁne.

Notice of Public Hearing continued from previous page

How do I provide input? Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: • Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; • Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015; or • In person: Attn: City Clerk’s Office – please place in one of two City Hall (3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam) drop boxes, located at the underground parking entrance or by the main entrance facing Burlington Drive. To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing. Please note that the drop boxes will be emptied shortly after 12:00 p.m. and not checked again prior to the hearing. Written submissions provided in response to this consultation, including names and addresses, will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas. If you require more information regarding this process, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010.

coquitlam.ca/publichearing

Those who wish to provide verbal submissions must participate remotely via Zoom. Remote participants can use their computers, smart phones, tablets or telephones to speak to Council. Instructions for how to participate remotely are available at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing. If you want to provide a verbal submission, please register as far in advance of the meeting as possible. Registration for remote participants can be found at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing. If you wish to participate via telephone, please call 604-927-3010 to register. Please note, you may also register to attend the meeting remotely without signing up to speak to an item. The City Clerk’s Ofﬁce will compile a speakers list for each item. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given ﬁrst opportunity. Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts. Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested parties concerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Jay Gilbert Director Intergovernmental Relations and Legislative Services

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Lambert a leader NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

A memorial was held this month for a Coquitlam pioneer and a city Freedom of the City recipient. The funeral mass for Jean Lambert was held April 15 at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Coquitlam, with a eulogy delivered, in English and French, by his third daughter Diane Johnston. Born in Willow Bunch, Sask., Lambert was a child when his family moved to Maillardville in 1938 during the Great Depression. Lambert left Grade 10 at Austin Heights high school to work and, in 1947, he married Suzanne Goulet; the couple had five daughters: Johnston, Michelle Lambert, Pat Turner, Nicole Deakin and Monique Power.

Lambert worked at Seagrams Distillery and held other jobs; however, he’s best known for his public service including founding the French Scouting movement in B.C. He received many accolades, including the Vanier medal, the prix Napoléon Gareau from the Fédération des francophones in 1995, a Queen’s Jubilee medal in 2002 and the Freedom of the City in 2004. Lambert also served with the the Fédération des Francophones de la C.B., l’Association Habitat, B.C. Branch 86 O.A.P.O., Société Francophone de Maillardville and Société Biculturelle de Maillardville as well as the Red Cross. Donations in his name can be made to the Scouts Francophones (scoutsfranco.com).

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A new service in the TriCities is helping independent seniors overcome some of the isolation they may experience while keeping them physically and mentally active. That’s become especially important with so many seniors staying home and limiting their social contacts because of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Christine Chipman, a recreational therapist who recently launched Time Well Spent Senior Wellness. Chipman said while the

loneliness and isolation being felt by seniors living in care homes as they’ve been locked down has been well documented, the plight of those still living independently in their own homes has been harder to quantify. “It’s hard to find the words to express the type of isolation and fear the pandemic has brought to seniors living at home,” she said, adding their independence and social interactions are often the things that keep them vital and engaged. But take those away, Chipman added, and the descent in their quality of life can be quick and unforgiving.

“It sets them back,” she said. “If they lose their mobility, if they lose their social connections, you can’t catch up.” So Chipman, who’s worked with seniors at care facilities like Hawthorne Lodge in Port Coquitlam, decided if the older population can’t get out and connect with their friends, she’ll go to them. A two-hour visit can be as simple as a card game, working with a client on a watercolour painting or accompanying them on a walk around Lafarge Lake. It’s all about keeping seniors alert, exercising their cognitive abilities as well as their limbs and joints by

using activities they already enjoy. “They often don’t know they need it, they don’t see the benefits” she said of the variety of activities. “They just think of them as a way to fill their day.” Chipman recalled a recent 79-year-old client who was struggling with his feelings of isolation because he wasn’t able to pursue his woodworking hobby. She enlisted the Coquitlam Men’s Shed Society that put together a kit that would allow her client to build and paint a birdhouse at his kitchen table. “This project was an ideal way to keep him engaged during such an isolating

time.” Chipman said launching her service during a pandemic has been a bit of a double-edged sword: She knows the need is there, but she also has to be careful about the health guidelines. She wears a mask, practises safety protocols like maintaining her distance and sanitizes frequently. The extra effort is important, Chipman said. “This pandemic has shown us how you can be isolated. Once those barriers are up, they’re hard to overcome.” To learn more about Time Well Spent Senior Wellness, go to www.timewellspentbc. com.

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celebration for the city of Port Coquitlam’s annual May Days but there are some in-person events happening for the 98th event — with pre-registration. Kids and youth can make a ceramic mug, for free, on May 1 at 10 a.m. or at 1:30 p.m. in The Outlet at Leigh Square. As well, throughout May, residents can be part of the I Love PoCo scavenger hunt for a chance to win one of five $50 gift cards to a PoCo business of their choice. Participants find five signs with the “I Love PoCo” stickers on the back, snap photos and add them (as a single post) on social media using the hashtags #ilovepoco #portcoquitlam and tagging or naming the PoCo business they want a gift card to. Visit portcoquitlam.ca for the full list of May Day activities, to register for programs and to find out more details.

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If you haven’t had a chance yet to tune into the annual Festival du Bois, check out the online concerts created for the French fete. Friday is the last day for “Festival à la Cabane,” which features recordings from top-notch musicians in Genticorum and Le Winston Band as well as Sirene et Matelot, Joseph Edgar, Andy Hillhouse and Pierre Schryer, Jocelyne Baribeau, Florent Vollant, Jocelyn Pettit and Loig Morin. Visit festivaldubois.ca for details.

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Over a year into a global pandemic, we’re experiencing a moment in history that will define the century. Navigating the uncharted waters has weighed an unprecedented amount of stress and anxiety Michael Hind across our entire community. CEO Our families, friends, colleagues, local business owners, and entrepreneurs have been experiencing a level of uncertainty like none other. It’s this uncertainty that has allowed us to bolster our community resiliency. We have come together in innovative ways to support each other and our small businesses. Over the last year, the pandemic has provided opportunities to connect differently yet deeply, to extend kindness & appreciation to others, to move technology & innovation forward, to explore new passions & hobbies, to start a new venture, to commute differently, to prioritize relationships, to cherish beautiful BC, and to support our local businesses. Better days are on the horizon, as long as we hold steady with our commitment to following the current provincial health order and keep on bending the curve. The last few days have seen the numbers steadily decrease while the number of those vaccinated grows. If you haven’t yet, register to get vaccinated and book your appointment as soon as you can.

A few weeks ago, I received the AstraZeneca vaccine at a local pharmacy. The following day, I had a mild reaction of flu-like symptoms lasting for about 12 hours. A small price to pay to protect yourself and those around you from the virus. As we move through, what is hopefully the last sprint of the pandemic lockdown, it’s essential that we all play our part. Stay close to home, explore new parks and trails in your backyard and cancel your non-essential travel plans. Explore locally by finding something new in your neighbourhood, try a new restaurant or cafe, pop into that store you always walk by. The Tri-Cities is a vibrant community, one that I’m proud to live, work, and play in. Support your neighbourhood grocer, hop onto the pop-up patios, order take out and enjoy a picnic at the park. There is no time like the present to shop local. Our community relies on the continued support and operation of small businesses. They are the backbone of our economy, they are our friends, our childhood employers, and they’re our community supporters. They were there when we needed them, and now, they need us. Keep investing your dollars in the Tri-Cities community by shopping with our small businesses. Visit trilocal.ca for more information on ways to support your business community.

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Musicians in the Coquitlam Youth Orchestra, under the direction of violist Reg Quiring, perform “Apollo”— a commissioned piece by Juno award winner Jordan Nobles for Youth Mental Health Day, on May 7. The recorded concert, featuring four other B.C. youth orchestras, will be aired on May 7 at noon via YouTube and Facebook for the fundraiser for the B.C. division of the Canadian Mental Health Association. STARLIDE INC. PHOTO

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Youth orchestras in BC rally for mental health tras are from Victoria, the Langley Community Music School, the Okanagan, Surrey and Vancouver. Quiring said each youth orchestra has been rehearsing the commissioned piece by Juno award winner Jordan Nobles, since last November; last month, the orchestras taped their own parts for Nobles to edit together into one digital recording. While Coquitlam didn’t include its brass or wood-

Musicians with the Coquitlam Youth Orchestra will tune next Friday in for a virtual concert they helped to create to bring attention to youth mental health in B.C. The show, which airs on YouTube and Facebook on May 7 to mark Youth Mental Health Day, involves 350 student musicians and five conductors from across the province. Besides the Coquitlam cohort, under the direction of Reg Quiring, the orches-

winds sections due to the pandemic, Quiring said his orchestra featured strings. His daughter, Sophie, played piano while his eldest, Natalie, named the initiative “Apollo,” a nod to the Greek god of music and healing. Apollo is also the title of Nobles’ composition. “It’s a really wonderful piece of music,” Quiring said of the work that runs about six minutes, and was performed by his string team after his orchestra’s spring concerts

at the Evergreen Cultural Centre on March 19. “[Nobles] wrote this piece with the idea of youth playing music in support of youth mental health.” The youth orchestras hope to raise $10,000 for the B.C. division of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) following the world premiere. “Community youth orchestras create valuable spaces for young people to connect with each other, ex-

press their talents and tackle new challenges — all factors that foster good mental health,” wrote Maya Russell, CMHA’s director of community engagement. “The team at Canadian Mental Health Association is excited about this special performance and grateful to be part of the group’s efforts to promote and support youth mental health in B.C.” Quiring, a father of three, said his young musicians relate to the cause especially

during the pandemic. “They are going through stuff themselves,” he told the TriCity News. “There’s a certain energy there because they know and they’re experiencing this for the first time. They’re doing this [initiative] for themselves as much as for anyone else.” He added, “This seemed like such a good time to do a concert and give the kids a goal to actually help them with the current situation. It certainly empowered them.”

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Hanbury addresses Alzheimer’s disease, in first children’s book Award-winning entertainer releases her first kid’s book, about Alzheimer’s JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

In Shannon Hanbury’s performance world, including her recent gigs on Disney cruise ships, the Coquitlam resident spends a lot of time entertaining young children. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit worldwide last spring, Hanbury — along with many others — was grounded as the travel and arts industries came to a

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fitness instructor and she’s even tried her hand at writing. This month, Hanbury released her début book that’s geared to her best audience. Told over 26 pages and in rhymes, Grandpa’s Friend Mr. All is a touching work for kids, published by Tellwell Talent, that address the topic of Alzheimer’s disease in a way that helps children better understand what their loved one is going through. “I work with children a lot through theatre and storytelling,” said Hanbury, who has her BFA in musical theatre from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and has appeared

on big international stages. “I have a lot of sympathy and empathy for children, and I’m very well versed with kids and how they communicate. They love whimsical stories and being imaginative, and I love telling them to children.” Although she personally doesn’t have a family member with the disease, Hanbury said she drew her inspiration from the movie The Notebook, in which Rachel McAdams’ character sees her husband as a stranger as she lives out her days in a residential care home. Hanbury said she was especially moved by a scene

in which the husband is crushed when the nurses assist his ailing wife, who is suffering. In Grandpa’s Friend Mr. All, Hanbury uses a lizard named “Mr. All” to help grandpa with his memories. She wanted the green creature to look cute to ease young readers’ fears about the disease that affects the brain and progresses slowly. “I wanted to write something positive that would provide comfort, and show children that not everything is so dark. There is always something good out there.” And since her work came out April 14, Hanbury said she’s been inundated by

praise from her friends and supporters — many of whom she didn’t know were going, or had gone, through a similar experience and had to explain the disease to their kids. Asked if she’ll pen another children’s book, Hanbury told the Tri-City News, on Monday “I’ve had such positive support and such a smooth experience with this passion project of mine that, if this takes off, I’m sure I’ll have another spark of inspiration.” • Grandpa’s Friend Mr. All is available on Amazon. ca and Book Depository and, soon, through major book stores.

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FESTIVAL DU BOIS

Coquitlam fest may be copied for Harrison party Arts organizers are looking at FdB model in pandemic JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

When Andy Hillhouse played at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre this month for his taped Festival du Bois concert, he was taking notes. Hillhouse, who performs a show with fiddler Pierre Schryer for the virtual fest, is also the artistic director of the Harrison Festival of the Arts, an annual party that — pre-pandemic — ran live in July, at Harrison Hot Springs. While this year’s schedule for the Harrison festival has yet to be announced, it may also have to pivot to online entertainment as Festival du Bois has done for 2021. “We could emulate it, if we had to,” Hillhouse

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said, “but we’re trying to do something in-person,

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see how things go and what the social restrictions are for

gatherings this summer.” Hillhouse said he was “very impressed” to see how much care Festival du Bois’ organizers put into the taped shows at the Evergreen two weeks ago: Acts came into the Coquitlam venue one at a time, musicians were placed apart on the stage and everyone was masked. As well, a COVID compliance officer was onsite to adhere to the health protocols. For Hillhouse and Schryer’s concert, which can be viewed at festivaldubois.ca/grand-chapiteau, they offer traditional music touching on tunes and melodies from Quebec, Ireland and North Africa. A guitarist, Hillhouse was the founder and manager of Mad Pudding, a 1990s Celtic funk band that hired Schryer for his award-winning fiddling skills (he won the North American Irish Fiddle championship title and was named the win-

ner of the Canadian Open Fiddle, Grand Masters and Violoneux Championnat competitions). It’s the first time the duo has appeared at Festival du Bois together. Other taped concerts for the virtual fest are from Genticorum, Le Winston Band, Sirene et Matelot, Joseph Edgar, Jocelyne Baribeau, Florent Vollant, Jocelyn Pettit and Loig Morin — the latter of whom débuted songs from his new album. The virtual Festival du Bois is “the best we can do at this point in time,” Hillhouse said, “but there is an intimacy with online performances because you can see it from your home. For now, we do appreciate the opportunity to perform.” • Sponsored in part by The Tri-City News, Festival du Bois runs online — for free — until April 30. Visit festivaldubois.ca.

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Pickleball’s promoters like to say it’s the “fastest-growing” sport in North America. But the trimmed-down version of tennis that uses a smaller court and lower net to make it more friendly for less-agile players has a problem. It makes a racket. Recently, Port Moody council directed city staff to remove pickleball lines from the tennis courts at Chestnut Way Park and begin the process of finding another suitable location after neighbours complained they are under siege from the daily staccato of matches. One of those neighbours, Brian Krieger, told councillors since the city painted lines for six pickleball courts on the tennis courts at the small 2.43-acre park, they’ve been subjected to an almost-daily barrage of noise disruption from the hard paddles striking the plastic whiffle ball that are the sport’s implements of choice. “These games are loud, and the courts are far too close to the neighbours,” Krieger said. In fact, he even produced results of a study by Spendarian & Willis Acoustics and Noise Control, of Tuscon, AZ., that’s worked on noise abatement projects for pickleball courts. It said the “impulsive” sound of racquets striking balls creates stress, fatigue and anxiety that can affect concentration, and the ability of people to relax or sleep. Beverly McQuitty, another resident, said the sound of a pickleball game

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in progress is harsher and much more disruptive than the soft thwack of a tennis match. “Pickleball is a very different noise,” she said, “a sharp noise that’s disturbing everybody.” Councillors were sympathetic. Coun. Diana Dilworth said while staff may have had good intentions to meet demand for the sport by adding pickleball markings to the tennis courts at Chestnut Way Park, with more people staying at home all day because of the COVID-19 pandemic, she could understand the intrusiveness of the noise games

generate. Port Moody’s city manager, Tim Savoie, admitted the neighbours’ noise complaints caught staff offguard. “We didn’t anticipate the neighbours being upset,” he said. Julie McRitchie, the president of the PoCoMo Pickleball Club, concedes the sport’s noise can be disturbing to some people. She said the sport is growing so fast, it’s often a challenge to find suitable places to play away from nearby homes, especially as indoor options at community centres have been restricted by public health closures to limit

transmission of COVID-19. She said while pickleball was once perceived as a sport for older players because it doesn’t require as much mobility to get around the smaller court, younger players are also discovering its competitive and fitness benefits. “It’s becoming more allages,” she told the Tri-City News. “Youth development is gaining a lot of ground.” That means players require more places to play. McRitchie said the 80-member club is working with the communities in the Tri-Cities to get more pickleball courts, including a pilot project at Coquitlam’s Blue

Mountain Park that converted some tennis courts to pickleball markings. Players can also bring their own portable nets to play at local outdoor lacrosse boxes. But those are just stopgap solutions, McRitchie said. And sometimes they can lead to conflict, such as the noise complaints around Chestnut Way Park or resentment from tennis players about losing some of their space. McRitchie said the ultimate goal of her club would be a dedicated facility like one in Vernon that was mostly funded by the 500 members of that city’s pickleball association. The

$745,000 complex features 12 courts for the exclusive use of pickleballers, plus an additional two for practice or tournament play. In March, a steel and fabric roof was erected at a cost of $1.4 million to allow all-weather play. But, McRitchie said, such a facility is still a dream for local players, as her club was just formally incorporated as a non-profit society in January. Meanwhile, the sport knows it has a problem. Neighbours of pickleball courts in Newport Beach, Calif., and Charleston, S.C., have filed lawsuits over its disruptive sound. Pickleball defenders have countered with decibel tests of their own that show the sport is no louder than a tennis match. But with up to four courts able to fit into the space normally occupied by a single tennis court, the sound can multiply, especially if all the courts are busy. Solutions have included the erection of sound dampening mats on the fences that surround courts. As well, some manufacturers have developed quieter paddles. But Port Moody’s Irene Mah, a sponsored player who’s also a pickleball ambassador, said “players buy paddles based on performance, rather than the noise they create.” Up at Chestnut Way Park, the pickleball lines will soon be gone from the tennis courts, and signs erected advising players move elsewhere — perhaps North Shore Community Park near Heritage Woods secondary school, which will be investigated by staff as a possible new location for the sport. Mayor Rob Vagramov said the city’s learned a lesson. “Sometimes there are unintended consequences.”

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2021

creativity & children A G R E AT M I X

That’s one of the reasons our annual Design an Ad special supplement continues to be popular in the Tri-Cities. The Tri-City News, local businesses and organizations, and the Tri-Cities school district, team up and ask city students to design newspaper ads for the special section.

Tri-City News Publisher, Lara Graham

Every year, the students produce insightful, creative, thoughtful – and often humorous – advertisements that highlight the strengths of their subjects and often carry compelling messages. The businesses and groups get to choose which students’ advertisement they want to run in the section. Unfortunately, this year due to COVID-19, our photographer couldn’t visit the schools so the teachers graciously sent some in to us instead! The ads and photos of students are put together by our team at the Tri-City News and another Design an Ad section is complete. I would like to thank all of the students, teachers and participating advertisers who continue to make this annual project a real success. Lara Graham Publisher, Tri-City News publisher@tricitynews.com

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

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SD43 Proudly Supports Student Creativity and Expression Skills Sk ls rm ms. l come i inmany fforms. Skills comein manyfo forms School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) is proud of our students and their many skills. But it’s more than just great academic, athletic or technical skills.

That’s why we’re pleased to partner with the Tri-City News and local businesses so our students can again put their skills to work by developing artwork for the ads in this feature. This includes the artwork for our ad. We asked students to show us their school pride, and they did!

Learn more here: www.sd43.bc.ca

Azim S. (Ecole Kilmer Elementary)

It’s also about helping students build skills like communication, creativity, problem solving and artistic expression, which builds their self-esteem, selfconfidence and pride.

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Mountain Meadow Elementary Mr J Parnell, Grade 5

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Castle Park Elementary Mrs. Braithwaite, Grade 4-5

Chloe L. (Mountain Meadows Elementary)

Nestor Elementary Mrs. Torres

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Audrey G. (Mountain Meadows Elementary)

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Kilmer Elementary Ms. Dunbar - Mrs. Li, Grade 3-4

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Sarah G. (Mountain Meadows Elementary)

Nestor Elementary Mrs. Sibley, Grade 4-5

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Claire A. (Kilmer Elementary)

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THANK YOU TO THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS! École Nestor Elementary

Gwyn E. (Kilmer Elementary)

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