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CRIME
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Latest shooting victim ‘known to police’ Links to recent gang shootings still isn’t known DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
Kathy Wagner hugs a photo of her son, Tristan, who died of an overdose when he was 21 years old. She believes a new app developed by the Last Door Recovery Society might have helped save his life by keeping him connected and supported by others in recovery. See story, page 9. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
The murder of a 42-yearold man in Coquitlam last Saturday has shocked residents and sparked a multi-jurisdiction investigation after a suspected getaway car was found in Langley. A spokesperson for the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) confirmed Tuesday that the victim was Mir Aali Hussain. Hussain was “known to police,” according to Sgt. Frank Jang, but, as of press time, it was not known if the
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shooting was tied to the ongoing Lower Mainland gang conflict. The incident happened on May 22 when police responded to reports of a shots fired near Hart Street and Henderson Avenue in Maillardville. Police say Hussain was found on the ground beside his white 2020 Toyota Highlander; he suffered gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. At the time police confirmed it was a targeted shooting, which was later described by some area residents to media and in social media posts. “I heard probably about three or four shots. It sounded like someone was SEE
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Hotel fire displaces homeless residents Nobody was injured in the two-alarm blaze DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
The future of an emergency shelter in Coquitlam for vulnerable homeless during COVID-19 is in doubt after a fire last Wednesday (May 19). The blaze that started on a different floor than the shelter rooms required everyone to evacuate from the Best Western Sure Stay hotel on Brunette Avenue, displacing 36 residents who had been living in rooms funded by BC Housing. No injuries were reported in the two-alarm blaze that broke out at around 4:30 p.m. and damaged a suite on the third floor. Phoenix Society CEO Keir Macdonald said space was found in other shelters for the residents but not in the Tri-City area, and scattering them across the Lower Mainland will pose challenges for supporting them in the coming days and weeks. Macdonald explained, up until the fire, the vulnerable Tri-City homeless could get medication and other supports while staying safe during COVID-19. It’s going to take a while to get all those programs back in place for people scattered
Staff survey the situation at the Sure Stay hotel on Brunette Avenue that was damaged by a two-alarm fire last Wednesday. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
now in other city shelters. “It’s like any other fire that displaces individuals and families,” said Macdonald, noting that some of the residents of the Sure Stay had been housed for up to a year. When or if the residents can move back in is not entirely known as it will take some time for safety issues at the burned hotel to be addressed, he said. “We don’t know how long folks will be displaced — it
could be days, it could be weeks.” Efforts are being made to find a solution, he said, but the challenge underscores the need for more permanent solutions for area homeless. “This event fast-tracks those conversations and highlights the need that was there when there was nowhere for them to go.” The goal of the shelter was to provide referred cli-
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ents with 24-hour support as well as a safe place if they needed to isolate during the COVID-19 pandemic. There was also storage for carts and personal items. Among its accomplishments, according to a Coquitlam city report, the emergency response shelter at the Sure Stay connected people with substance use treatment, and health care, including two women who were pregnant.
As many as 29 rooms were leased for the program and some couples were housed. Nurses were on-site daily from Fraser Health and clothing was provided for residents as needed. Coquitlam has another shelter, the 3030 Gordon Project operated by RainCity Housing, providing rooms and longer-term housing, but it is currently full. — with a file from Kyle Balzer
Cyberbully case adjourned The case against a Dutch man in custody in Canada in connection with the alleged cyberbullying of a Port Coquitlam high school student was adjourned until next week. Monday, Madam Justice Martha Devlin set aside the case until May 31 after reprimanding the Crown and defence counsels for filing their paperwork late Friday — just as the long weekend started. The matter is set to return to B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster at 9 a.m. Aydin Coban, 44, is charged with two counts of possession of child pornogramphy. He’s also charged with extortion, communication with a young person to commit a sexual offence, and criminal harassment; a jury trial is scheduled to start Oct. 12.; a jury trial is scheduled to start Oct. 12. Coban has denied any wrongdoing. He was extradited from the Netherlands last December.
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lighting fireworks and about a half-an-hour later, there were cops everywhere,” said one resident who had been watching a hockey game on TV when he heard the commotion outside. The next day, on May 23, Langley RCMP located what is believed to be a suspect vehicle in the shooting: a stolen 2002 red Buick Century with only one hubcap on the rear passenger wheel. Police say the car reportedly left the scene immediately following the shooting, with at least two people inside. It was found parked near 260 Street and 30A Avenue in Aldergrove and attached to it were stolen licence plates that are believed to have been taken from the Guildford neighbourhood of Surrey on May 22 — the same day as the shooting.
this is linked to the ongoing Lower Mainland gang conflict.” Anyone with information or dash cam video is asked to contact the IHIT hotline at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc. gc.ca. If you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800222-TIPS (8477).
SECOND SHOOTING
Police investigate a shooting in Coquitlam’s Maillardville neighbourhood last Saturday that left one man dead. SHANE MACKICHAN PHOTO
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Meanwhile, this is the second shooting death in Coquitlam in recent weeks. On April 19, 20-yearold Bailey McKinney of Coquitlam was murdered near a basketball court in Town Centre Park. However, police have not confirmed that his death was gang-related. McKinney was known to police and the shooting was targeted. Last Saturday’s shooting also follows a string of gang-related shootings across the Lower Mainland,
including recent targeted shootings in Burnaby and Nanaimo: • On May 8, 19-year-old Toni Dalipi was shot to death outside a vape store on Sixth Street near 13th Avenue in Burnaby at about 7 p.m. Police said it was a ganglinked shooting. Murder charges were laid against 20-year-old Ahmed Riyaz Tahir two days later, on May 10. • On May 13, more gunshots rang out at Market Crossing shopping centre on Marine in south Burnaby, just after 8:30 p.m. That shooting killed 23-year-old Jaskeert Kalkat and seriously injured two others, a man and woman, both in their 20s, according to IHIT. All three victims were known to police. Nanaimo RCMP believe a shooting in that city on May 20 is related to the gang conflict. — with files from Kyle Balzer
City of Coquitlam Archives Online Exhibits
Our online exhibits explore and celebrate Coquitlam’s history, showcase records from our holdings and highlight the conservation work that safeguards Coquitlam’s historical records.
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Check out, Rising Water: The Great Flood of 1948, about one of the most significant natural disasters of our region. The exhibit showcases photographs from Fraser Mills and Colony Farm, along with first-hand accounts from May and June of 1948. View the exhibit at coquitlam.ca/risingwater.
Read them All
The City of Coquitlam Archives preserves over 260 linear metres of records and we have created 15 online exhibits on a range of topics such as Psychiatric Nursing, Westwood Racetrack, Coquitlam Centre, Colony Farm, Fraser Mills, heritage homes and more. View them all at coquitlam.ca/onlineexhibit.
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Building a Community Without Barriers As National AccessAbility Week approaches, Coquitlam is highlighting its commitment to building a community without barriers for people with disabilities. Recognized across the country May 30 to June 5, National AccessAbility Week celebrates the contributions of Canadians with disabilities and recognizes individuals, communities and workplaces working to remove barriers to accessibility and inclusion. The week aligns with the City’s efforts to deliver services, infrastructure and neighbourhoods that meet the needs of people of all abilities.
CALENDAR Monday, May 31 Council-in-Committee 2 p.m. Public Hearing 7 p.m. Regular Council 7 p.m. coquitlam.ca/council
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The City’s Universal Access-Ability Advisory Committee (UAAC) is hosting an online speaker panel Promoting Accessiblity in the Post COVID-19 Era on June 15, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Expert speakers will reflect on how the pandemic has affected accessibility and discuss opportunities to improve accessibility post-COVID.
The panel will be feature Lois McNary, Vice President of Sport for Special Olympics BC; Jenna Christianson-Barker, a faculty member for Douglas College’s Disability and Community Studies; and Ana Karanovic, Program Coordinator for the BC Wheelchair Sports Association. For a link to watch on Zoom or for more information, visit coquitlam.ca/uaac.
Removing Barriers Online
Enhancements to the City’s digital services brought by the pandemic – including public hearings and programs by video conference – have helped to improve access to participation for those with mobility challenges. The City’s website, updated last fall, also meets the globally-recognized Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0). The website was built to be accurately interpreted by assistive technology for visitors with hearing or visual impairments.
Financial Assistance for Recreation Access
Programs are also available to reduce financial barriers, including the City’s Get Connected, Get Active program and affiliation with Canadian Tire Jumpstart and KidSport Tri-Cities. Coquitlam’s Community Support and Recovery Plan also continues to subsidize a temporary reduction in drop-in fees ($1 for child, youth and seniors, $2 for adults and $5 for families up to six). Learn more at coquitlam.ca/csrp
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Accessibility Resources
The City provides a variety of programs and supports to encourage people of all ages and abilities to participate in recreation. Opportunities include:
Visit coquitlam.ca/accessibility for information about City programs, regulations and policies that promote access for people with disabilities, including:
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Y Emergency preparedness information for people with disabilities Y Park and trail accessibility information on the City’s online QTheMap Y Programs that support recreation access and reduce barriers (see below) Y Accessibility checklists for hosting events in Coquitlam
Visit coquitlam.ca/recaccess for information about the various City programs promoting recreational access.
An accessible and inclusive, individual drop-in sports time at Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St.) in Arena 2. Pass, shoot, score – come join us Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. All ages and abilities are welcome. Sports include basketball, soccer, floor hockey and more. Pre-registration is required and available 48-hours in advance of the drop-in.
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The committee plays a role in keeping accessibility at the forefront of the City’s services as it delivers facilities, infrastructure, neighbourhood plans and recreation programs for all ages and abilities. Examples include:
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Accessible Drop-in Sports (All Ages) Looking for more info on events and activities in Coquitlam?
Planning Accessibility from the Ground Up
New City policies, programs, design plans and other civic matters are reviewed by the City’s Universal Access-Ability Advisory Committee, with the aim of reducing all types of barriers – physical, social and attitudinal – to participation and access by those with disabilities.
To register online, visit coquitlam.ca/registration. Click Register for Programs and in the Drop In section, click All Ages to view available dates and times, or call 604-927-4386. Safety protocols are in place at all City facilities to ensure the safety of program participants and staff. In compliance with the Provincial Mask Mandate Order, masks are mandatory at all times, including when exercising.
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More homes, businesses for city's southwest? City seeks public comment on growth plan JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com
A massive study to look at future homes, businesses and infrastructure needs in southwest Coquitlam will go out for public comment starting in June. This month, city staff rolled out two parts of the Southwest Coquitlam Housing Review (SWHR) to gain council feedback on the draft visioning document that, if approved, would see higher density in six neighbourhood pockets as well as a push for apartments and townhomes — and more commercial — along sections of eight routes. They are: • Como Lake Avenue • Blue Mountain Street • Austin Avenue • Mariner Way • Dewdney Trunk Road • Marmont Street • Westwood Street • Lougheed Highway, near Ikea For the draft Corridor Development Strategy (CDS), which went before
Demian Rueter is a senior planner with the city of Coquitlam who is leading the Southwest Coquitlam Housing Review. JANIS CLEUGH/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
the city’s council-in-committee on May 17, city staff are proposing “gentle, phased-in” redevelopment that would focus on at least eight guiding principles to add affordable housing — especially for families — as well as parks, shops, public transit and civic amenities. And one of the study components is to ensure that there’s enough money from
developers to pay for the new community infrastructure and in a timely way (city staff are now reviewing the density bonus and community amenity contribution policies). But how the corridor growth would impact neighbours — in a region that has 13,000 homes, most of them single-family dwellings — was a hot topic
at committee, as councillors drew comparisons to sharp changes around the Evergreen Extension. “I just hope we’re focused on being really sensitive,” Coun. Chris Wilson said of the transition. “The phasing, I think, is important because we have a lot of neighbourhoods that, since SkyTrain has come in, it’s kind of been a wild
west of land assemblies, and there’s a lot of people who are just very very upset with what’s happening in our city.” Coun. Trish Mandewo said the city is obliged to communicate how the longterm strategy will play out so that “people won’t be chased out of their homes.” Jim McIntyre, Coquitlam’s general manager of planning and development, cited two examples of what the corridor sections could look like in terms of building size and area “appropriateness”: for residential, the Oak and Granville stretch in Vancouver (with condo blocks and townhouses in front of single-family houses); for commercial, Burnaby Heights (with commercial at grade in five- or six-storey buildings, and apartments above). For the latter, McIntyre said there are sections along Como Lake and Austin avenues where small shops once existed and it’s “time for renewal”; those specific areas could be converted for higher land use under the official community plan, at a later date. Senior planner Demian Rueter, the lead project manager for the SWHR, said each
corridor section would be treated according to its context and “uniqueness.” “There’s not going to be a one-size-fits-all solution. We’ve got different neighbourhoods along here and they’re going to need to be looked at in different ways.” But Coun. Brent Asmundson said he’s already seeing land assemblies in southwest Coquitlam and he fears that city hall is running the risk of over-developing. “We may lose our good reputation we had with people,” he said. “We have some major areas —BurquitlamLougheed, City Centre, Burke Mountain — where we’re doing a tremendous amount of development and people are sitting outside those areas going, ‘OK, I’ve got a breather for a while,’ but now we’re pushing development outside of those areas.” “I fear people don’t want that,” Asmundson told the committee. “They would like their neighbourhoods to sort of be as is.” Public consultation on the CDS will likely start in early fall, Rueter said. Meanwhile, information sessions will be held SEE
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New app offers hope for overcoming addiction Digital community keeps people in recovery connected DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
Port Coquitlam resident Kathy Wagner never imagined she’d be a spokesperson for supports for people struggling with addiction. But four years ago her son Tristan died alone on a friend's couch of an overdose of cocaine laced with fentanyl. He was 21. Now she hopes an app — created by a New Westminster recovery centre that provides addiction treatment for youth, adults and families — will provide a lifeline for others who struggle with substance use. Wagner said her son had battled his addiction since he was 15 — sometimes winning, sometimes losing. Tristan went to schools in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam and even moved to China to study kung fu. For him, recovery was a process; while in treatment he was able to focus on his priorities, such as becoming
Kathy Wagner looks at a portrait of her son, Tristan, who died of an overdose when he was 21 years old. She's hoping a new app will help save other moms from the same grief. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
a chef. But the drug always lured him back, until the day it was poisoned with fentanyl, and Tristan lost his life. “He had a few relapses, but he kept coming back and kept returning to recovery. It became his North Star, if
you will.” She’s endorsing the Better app because she thinks it would provide the kind of support many people need to feel valued and encouraged on their journey. By not ostracizing them — if they lapse — and pro-
viding allies and safety monitors — if they use — the app bridges harm reduction with recovery, she said, something that is often missing in conversations about ending the current overdose epidemic. Giuseppe Ganci, commu-
nity development manager with the Last Door Recovery Society, said the Better app was developed to connect people around the world who are seeking recovery from addiction. “Those who may return [to using] feel like they are no
longer part of the recovery community and they need to return to harm reduction world.,” Ganci said. With Better app, he said, “The recovery community and those who use drugs can still be in a community where recovery is still ongoing.” A video produced about the app shows that it can help people track their recovery score, create a plan, connect with support circles and receive coaching, inspiration and information. Although she doesn’t know if Tristan would have used the app, Wagner said it’s possible the Better app could have allowed him to continue his recovery journey, she said. “His choice was to use alone and in private, something this app recognizes as it is targeted to people like him — people who choose to use alone yet who are connected to the recovery community.” Four years after her son’s death, Wagner sees sadness in the never-ending numbers of people dying from fentanyl overdoses — 46 last year in the Tri-Cities. Still, with the Better app, she’s a little more hopeful for the future, she said.
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City to study implications of new super park Proposal would link three existing cityowned properties on south shore MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com
Port Moody could be getting a new 60-acre super park but it won’t be fully realized anytime soon. Last Tuesday, council directed staff to look into the implications of assembling such a park that would essentially combine three pieces of land that the city already owns along its southwest corner: • the 31.8-acre Westhill Park • the Alfred Howe Greenway that connects to the waterfront at Reed Point • the 27.6-acre site of the Port Moody’s old landfill along the Barnet Highway Councillors said they are especially keen to know how assembling such a park might affect the city’s plan to call for expressions of interest from businesses or developers that might be interested in developing part of the landfill site; that process is set to begin in June.
Westhill Park could become part of a new super park that links it, the Alfred Howe Greenway, and a new park at the city's old landfill site. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Port Moody also plans to move its public works yard there in the future. Coun. Meghan Lahti, who proposed the creation of the new park, along with Coun. Diana Dilworth, said it’s possible for park space at the old landfill to co-exist with commercial uses as well as a new works yard. “I see this as more of a community gathering space
than a traditional park,” Lahti said. The two councillors said the city is in desperate need of park space, especially as residents move into planned new developments in areas like Moody Centre, Woodlands and possibly the old Andrés Wines property. In a report, Lahti and Dilworth said the super park would also take some of the
heat off Rocky Point Park in the city’s downtown, as well as Bert Flinn Park on the north shore, that are becoming increasingly crowded. Moreover, they added, by connecting and enhancing properties the city already owns, the new park could be created at a fraction of the cost of acquiring private land. “The vision of the as-
sembly of public lands for parks space is to provide for an inclusive, welcoming space that contributes to the health and wellness of our community,” said the report. “This new space can be planned and designed to include features that we do not necessarily have in our other parks.” Lahti and Dilworth suggested some of those features could include: • youth park, including a skateboard park or trials riding obstacles • sports courts for pickle ball, tennis and basketball • community gardens • off-leash dog areas • outdoor theatre and concert space • columbarium and memorial space • playground equipment accessible to all ages and abilities • outdoor games like chess and ping pong tables But, Dilworth told council, “we’re not suggesting all of these opportunities be embraced. Even one or two would be a step in the right direction.” Some councillors, though, balked at the potential expense of developing such a super park, as well as ongoing maintenance costs.
“Adding to our existing parkland is important, but we also can’t dig the city into a financial hole,” Coun. Steve Milani said. Mayor Rob Vagramov echoed his sentiment, but he also lauded the project as it represents “something positive” council and the community could work on together. Coun. Hunter Madsen questioned the wisdom of putting a park on an old landfill site that he said is comprised of “leaking, sinking hillsides of garbage.” But Dilworth said it’s important to get the conversation about a new park started, even if the plan doesn’t come to fruition for 20 or 30 years. “This is an extraordinary opportunity to start a discussion about a park that would leave a legacy,” she said. Lahti compared the early pitch for a super park to the formative stages of the preservation of Bert Flinn Park, which was slated for housing development but is now a 311-acre forested space laced with hiking and biking trails. “Had we not taken those steps back then, we could not have realized the benefit to the community,” she said.
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he pandemic has pushed many issues that used to be staples of B.C.’s political culture into the background. But slowly, as so many people get their first vaccination doses and COVID19 indicators decline, some issues are starting to return political arena. And one of them is a throwback to the NDP’s previous time in government, back in the 1990s. I am referring to the events unfolding in the Caycuse Valley on southern Vancouver Island, west of Victoria. Dozens of environmental activists have so far been arrested for defying a court injunction barring them interfering with logging operations there, and it is likely more arrests and clashes with police and loggers will occur.
Both the loggers and the protesters have accused each side of assault and tempers have flared. This is not going to die down soon. Ironically, it is all taking place in Premier John Horgan’s own riding of Langford-Juan de Fuca. The protesters are upset at the potential harvesting of old growth trees in the Fairy Creek portion of the tree farm licence held by forest company Teal-Jones Cedar Products. The activists claim this area is the last unprotected intact old growth forest on southern Vancouver Island. Whether this will turn into another “war of the woods” as we saw in Clayoquot Sound, located in another part of Vancouver Island, in the 1990s is unclear. Back then, hundreds of people were arrested in a tense
stand-off. However, a familiar face from that previous protest — one which gave the NDP government of the day absolute fits — has joined in the protest at Fairy Creek. That would be Tzeporah Berman, a former Greenpeace organizer and perhaps B.C.’s best known environmental activist. Berman was duly arrested for civil disobedience, although that will hardly deter her or others from continuing efforts to stop the logging. Unlike its predecessor government of the 1990s, the current NDP administration has not shied away from policies that enrage some of the environmental activist community. It is continuing to build the Site C dam, it supports the LNG industry and its pipe-
lines, and mounted only tepid opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline. So not stopping the logging of a small stand of old growth timber is not particularly out of character for this NDP government. Plus, there is another important factor at play here. The logging operations at Fairy Creek have the strong backing of the Pacheedaht First Nations, which claims the land as their hereditary lands. They have essentially told the protesters they are not welcome. This explains why the NDP government will try its best to not become involved in this dispute. It hardly wants to be seen clashing with First Nations when it comes to logging. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.
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PoMo mayor should ‘take care of his own community’ Editor: (Re: Port Moody wary of Amore’s urbanization plan, Tri-City News, May 20) As the council for the Village of Anmore and the representatives for our residents, we find it extremely disturbing that Mr. [Rob] Vagramov, Mayor of Port Moody, is suggesting that he plans to sabotage our municipality’s ability to be financially sustainable and offer more housing options beyond expensive homes on large properties. He talks about sustainable growth, but his comments
indicate that he clearly does not understand what sustainable means. His comments also show that he does not know anything about our community or our challenges, and his past actions show that he does not respect our residents. Mr. Vagramov says, “any urbanization of Anmore would be unsustainable.” This ridiculous statement shows that he has not taken any time to learn about the challenges we face in our community and what council is doing to mitigate risks
and provide for a sustainable future. It appears that Mr. Vagramov believes Anmore should be a rich enclave with expensive homes — an interesting but clearly not well-conceived perspective on what makes a community sustainable. This perspective is also completely contrary to his campaign promise to play “hardball with builders to get more affordable housing, amenities, contributions and parkland” in Port Moody. We base our assessments
and planning on facts and expert advice. For example, financial studies for Anmore have highlighted that large, one-acre and half-acre lots like we have today are not sustainable for future development — not just from a financial standpoint but also not from a sustainable population standpoint as young families cannot afford to live here. We suggest that [Mr. Vagramov] use his energy to take care of his own community. Mayor John McEwen on behalf of village council
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next month on three neighbourhood pockets where property owners have been calling for more growth since the Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan (BLNP) was adopted in 2017. The virtual meetings will be held on: • June 15: Guilby-Grayson • June 23: Whiting-Appian • June 24: Miller-Grant According to a report that went before committee on May 10, the Guilby-Grayson concepts would bump up the land-use designations in the area, south of Lougheed Highway, from townhouses to medium-density apartments while the Lower Lougheed Park would be expanded as part of the BLNP. For the Whiting-Appian pocket, city planners have split the area into quadrants: • southwest: high-density
apartments • southeast: medium-density apartments • northwest: medium-density apartments (up to 12 storeys) • northeast: townhouses However, city staff are also proposing that growth happen around a new central greenway along the Austin Creek tributary, to link Brookmere Park with the new YMCA, which is now under construction east of the Burquitlam Plaza strip mall. Creating a green spine would not only reconfigure the nearby properties but it would also daylight the tributary, which forms part of Austin Creek. “The creek presented a challenge and an opportunity,” Rueter told the committee, noting the environmental benefits for the watercourse.
As well, part of Brookmere Avenue — between Bosworth and Denton streets — would close for the new linear park. Webster Avenue, Victor Street and a portion of Ivy Avenue would also be shut off and sold by the city to pay for the new infrastructure. Finally, for the MillerGrant pocket that’s under review, city staff are focusing on more family-oriented housing, with most parcels set for townhomes (properties closer to Clarke Road would be designated for medium-density apartment buildings). Catherine Avenue would also be extended to Clarke Road/Glenayre Drive and Miller Park would be expanded. • For more details on the Southwest Housing Review, visit letstalkcoquitlam.ca/ swhr or coquitlam.ca/swhr.
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“I was speechless because I had trouble processing the news.” Imagine getting a phone call with someone on the other line telling your Grade 12 mind that you just won $100,000 toward a four-year post-secondary education to aid in your long-term goals. You’d likely would be sharing the same feelings as Rowan Zawadzki experienced when he found out this month that he was one of the 2021 recipients for a prestigious Canadian national scholarship for highschool students wishing to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM). Known as the Schulich
Leader Scholarship and described as one of the most coveted awards in the country, the award sees more than 300,000 candidates every year who are narrowed down to 1,500 nominees and 100 winners. Zawadzki was one of those lucky ones out of Coquitlam and, in an interview with the Tri-City News, he said that he never expected to win, but also relied on his skills and talents throughout the application process. “I was in the car with my parents and sister when I got the call [...] my dad broke out laughing and my mom and sister started to celebrate,” he explained of how he received the news from enrolment services advisor Melissa Kuipers at UBC, where Zawadzki plans on attending after graduating Gleneagle secondary this June. “I never expected to win, but why should that stop
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campus in the fall. “After I make it through my first year, I want to specialize in engineering physics.” Zawadski said. “This program focuses on project-based learning and will teach me a variety of important skills. I’m not sure what I want to do after university, but in this program I can study many areas of science
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There’s nothing Mark Francis would like more than to see the bike racks in front of Westwood elementary school in Port Coquitlam chock full of two-wheelers when students and staff participate in Bike to School Week, May 31 to June 4. Not only would that mean he’d have company on his daily bike commute to and from the school where he’s a counsellor, but it also might make his job a little easier. As the guy charged with caring for the mental, physical and emotional well-being of the students attending Westwood, Francis is a firm believer in the valuable role active transportation can have in helping attain an even keel. It’s worked for him. Francis said he started riding the five kilometres from his home to school
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said. “I’m a much happier person.” So much so, in fact, even a crash early into his bike commuting endeavour, which kept him off the saddle for several months, didn’t discourage him. As soon as he could, he threw his leg back over the top bar
three years ago, when his wife and he decided to scale back to just one car. He quickly found his mood changing for the better as he pedalled to work and then back home again at the end of the day. “It helps me process what I’ve left behind,” Francis
again and perched his shoes back atop the pedals. Francis rides every day, in the rain, snow and sunshine. His bike parked in his office has become an attraction for the students, who take delight in pointing it out as they pass by in the hallway. If only they would embrace
the sport as much as he has, he said. “They just don’t have the culture of it.” Getting kids onto bikes isn’t always that easy, said Bryn Williams, Westwood’s principal. Some families in the neighbourhood — that’s bounded by the Lougheed Highway, Westwood Street and the Coquitlam River — can’t afford bikes for the kids. Others worry about the traffic, especially with another school just down the street that can create quite a bit of chaos when they both convene and let out at the same time each day. But, Williams added, initiatives like HUB Cycling’s Bike to School week and cycling safety programs put on by the school district can help punch through those barriers. He said the Westwood community has been quick to embrace efforts to encourage active transportation, with its parents advisory council on board and the school’s gym filling with bikes and scooters as kids compete for prizes and indulge in treats like freezies and popsicles.
That’s music to the ears of HUB’s engagement manager, Madeleine Service. “Bike to School Week brings communities together and fosters school culture during a unique and challenging time,” she said of the cycling advocacy group’s first stab at holding the event semi-annually instead of just once a school year — the previous event was last September. In addition to Westwood elementary, six other schools in the Tri-Cities have officially registered their participation, 110 across the Metro Vancouver region. “We are so delighted to see the growth,” Service said. But converting those kids riding to school to win a prize during a special event to regular junior commuters will take a sustained effort of modelling an active lifestyle, reinforcing its benefits and assuring parents they can do it safely as part of the school day routine as well as away from school. “We just have to be relentless,” said Francis. • For more information about Bike to School Week, go to www.bikehub.ca.
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In what looks like a giant game of musical chairs, two dozen administrators will be headed to new school offices in September as retirements and resignations take effect at the end of June. School District 43 (SD43) recently published its list of principal and vice-principal appointments in its annual reorganization to respond to employment changes at its 70 facilities. Here are Coquitlam school district administrative appointments effective July 1: Elementary principal appointments: • Heather Birnie moves from principal at Mountain Meadows to principal at Cedar Drive • Michael Chan moves from vice-principal at Gleneagle Secondary to principal at Anmore Elementary • Janine Close moves from principal at Hazel Trembath Elementary to principal at Aspenwood • Sean Della Veda moves
from principal at Pinetree Way to principal at Central Elementary • Jason Hewlett moves from principal at Anmore Elementary to principal at Mary Hill Elementary • Brian Leonard moves from principal at Cedar Drive Elementary to principal at Pinetree Way Elementary • Genevieve McMahon moves from vice-principal at Banting Middle to principal at Mountain Meadows Elementary • Dave Phelan moves from vice-principal at Terry Fox Secondary to principal at Hazel Trembath Elementary • Lisa Salloum moves from principal at Mary Hill Elementary to principal at Mountain View Elementary • Britt Walton moves from vice-principal at Pinetree Secondary to principal at Bramblewood Elementary Elementary vice-principal appointments • Shawne Callihoo moves from acting vice-principal to vice-principal at Leigh Elementary • Allison Johnson moves from teacher at Rochester Elementary to vice-principal at Smiling Creek Elementary; • Tamara Sengotta moves
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principal at Mountain View Elementary to principal of learning services Meanwhile, four administrators are retiring: Kevin Akins, principal of Aspenwood; Gord Easton, vice-principal of Charles Best, and Dawn Holden, principal of Bramblewood Elementary. As well, two principals are leaving the district: Remi Collins, who was previously Smiling Creek Elementary principal and recently on leave; and Andrea McComb, who has been principal of learning services.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING on ANMORE ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW No. 650-2021 Anmore Municipal Council has scheduled a Public Hearing to be held virtually via zoom on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 starting at 7:00 p.m. The purpose of the bylaw is to amend the existing Village of Anmore Zoning Bylaw 568-2017 to amend the existing CD6 Zone legally described as NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT PLAN EPP70467 to allow secondary suites and to rectify inconsistencies within the existing zone’s descriptions. The relative location of the land to be affected by the proposed bylaw is outlined on the sketch below:
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A copy of the bylaw and relevant information previously considered by Council along with zoom meeting details will be made available for public inspection on the Village’s website under latest news at www.anmore.com or contact karen.elrick@anmore.com All persons who deem themselves affected shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard via electronic means at the Public Hearing. Written comments will also be considered if submitted in person via drop box at Village Hall, 2697 Sunnyside Road, Anmore, BC or, by email to karen.elrick@anmore.com. In order to afford Council time for consideration of submissions, please allow for delivery prior to 3 p.m. on June 1, 2021. Council cannot receive new or additional information concerning the bylaw described above after the close of the public hearing.
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A birding game developed by a Coquitlam teenager is taking flight. Adam Dhalla, 16, says his Find My Birds mobile app is already being played in 45 countries on six continents since it was first made available on the Apple and Google app stores in April. In the works for more than two years, the game is an animated virtual birding experience that drops users into various environments like Saguaro National Park in Arizona where they’ll able to walk around and view and photograph birds in their habitat of native flora. When a bird is spotted, it can be logged into a field guide that also provides information about the bird. The more times you find a bird species, the more information — like the birds’ diet, conservation efforts, audio recordings of
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its calls, photos and video — you get. As the game progresses, users are also challenged with conservation quests to remove invasive species of plants or help rescue other endangered birds. Dhalla, who won the American Birding Association’s young birder of the year award in 2018, said he developed the game to share his passion for the
hobby with other young people on a familiar digital platform. But he hopes it will also be a catalyst to get them involved in conservation efforts. “I see it as one more tool in the uncomfortably small toolbox available to bird conservation educators,” Dhalla said, adding the game includes information about conservation organizations.
Dhalla said the initial idea for creating a birding game came about six years ago. He started by collecting content and ideas for gameplay; he then sketched out rough concept art for the birds and habitats. His own birdwatching expeditions also became fodder for his digital dream. “One of the biggest challenges was that we didn’t have any template to be inspired by or go off of,” Dhalla said. “Developing the gameplay was mostly done casually while birding, gleaning inspiration from
our personal experiences.” With his own knowledge of programming limited to skimming a few game design books, Dhalla had to enlist experts like programmers and digital artists who could bring his concepts to life. That’s not cheap. When a crowdfunding effort came up short, and partnerships with various organizations failed to pan out, Dhalla’s dad, Adrian, created the non-profit Thought Generation Society to provide support for the development of conservation-based mobile apps.
Dhalla also got some funding from the federal government. In the coming months, Dhalla said he will continue developing the game to add more habitats beyond Arizona as well as make it available on personal computers so it can be used in schools. He said the effort has been worth it, inspiring his own interests in the sciences. “Birds are a perfect way to get people interested in science, ” he said. * To download the app, go to findthebirds.com.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING on ANMORE ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW No. 647-2021 Anmore Municipal Council has scheduled a Public Hearing to be held virtually via zoom on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 starting at 7:00 p.m. The purpose of the bylaw is to amend the existing Village of Anmore Zoning Bylaw 568-2017 to change the zoning for 2307 Sunnyside Road legally described as LOT 1 EXCEPT: FIRSTLY: PARCEL “A” (EXPLANATORY PLAN 23695) SECONDLY: PART SUBDIVIDED BY PLAN 27900 AND THIRDLY: PART SUBDIVIDED BY PLAN LMP15330 SECTIONS 16 AND 20 TOWNSHIP 29 NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT PLAN 3350 from Residential 1 to Comprehensive Development (CD-7). If the rezoning is adopted it will allow for consideration of subdivision of the property into 19 lots. The relative location of the land to be affected by the proposed bylaw is outlined on the sketch below. A copy of the bylaw and relevant information previously considered by Council along with zoom meeting details will be made available for public inspection on the Village’s website under latest news at www.anmore.com or contact karen.elrick@anmore.com All persons who deem themselves affected shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard via electronic means at the Public Hearing. Written comments will also be considered if submitted in person via drop box at Village Hall, 2697 Sunnyside Road, Anmore, BC or, by email to karen.elrick@anmore.com. In order to afford Council time for consideration of submissions, please allow for delivery prior to 3 p.m. on June 1, 2021.
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There are various reasons, but suffice to say that the construction and successful wearing of a denture is dependent on many factors which cannot all be controlled by your dental provider. The shape of your mouth, the quality of your saliva and the presence or lack thereof of any teeth will make the largest determination of denture stability. There are many people who successfully wear dentures, but for some they can be problematic. If you have continued problems, it’s best to seek a professional opinion. There are options, like a reline to the existing denture. If it is not too old, the base of the denture can be relined to fit the present state of your ridge. For some, they may be a candidate in establishing a suction lower denture. A new technique on the market, with certified providers. If your dentures are too old, you may want to look into getting a new set to re-establish a good bite and fit, improve quality in function and aesthetics. Alternatively, there are also implant solutions. We always want to introduce what’s best and fits your needs. As an interim measure in the retention of loose dentures you may try some of the dental adhesives on the market. But most likely you may also be due for a reline or new dentures. Call the office for a free evaluation appointment.
Just Like Family Home Care, locally owned & operated, offers flexible person-centered quality senior home care services at reasonable rates. Clients are just like family! Call for a free consultation today. Natalie Lehr-Splawinski
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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 31, 2021
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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
How do I find out more information?
Address: 209 Lebleu Street
The intent of Bylaw No. 5127, 2021 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 5127, 2021 from RM-1 Two-Storey Low Density Apartment Residential to C-5 Community Commercial.
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For additional information and any relevant background documentation, contact the Planning and Development Department by email at planninganddevelopment@coquitlam.ca or by phone at 604-927-3430. You may also visit the Planning and Development Department in person at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. Please note: while City Hall is open to the public, and physical distancing measures are in place, the City continues to strongly encourage the use of remote means to obtain more information on these applications.
How do I provide input? Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: • Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; • Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015; or • In person: Attn: City Clerk’s Office – please place in one of two City Hall (3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam) drop boxes, located at the underground parking entrance or by the main entrance facing Burlington Drive. To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing. Please note that the drop boxes will be emptied shortly after 12:00 p.m. and not checked again prior to the hearing.
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For copies of supporting staff reports and the bylaws, please visit www.coquitlam.ca/ publichearing.
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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 604927-3010. 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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CHAMBER NEWS
JUN 2021
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL AND THE LESSONS LEARNED
It has been a little over a year now since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, and so much has changed since then. When the pandemic first hit, the world was caught unprepared, which had challenged us all to adapt and remain agile in the face of previously unimaginable Michael Hind CEO experiences. From the way that information is delivered and consumed, to the changes in our daily routines and the decisions that we make, the pandemic has had a significant impact on all of us in countless ways. The good news, however, is that we can now see the light at the end of the tunnel. With the government's announcement of BC's Restart Plan, we are on our way to getting back to some form of normality. This fourstage plan allows for a gradual return to a more normal life with the softening of restrictions on indoor dining, gatherings, and more, allowing us to gather again with our families and loved ones. As we slowly ease into life post-pandemic, whether you're enjoying a delicious meal at a family-owned restaurant or purchasing artisan goods from your neighbourhood boutique, it remains important to keep our business community in mind and continue to support local. We are currently at a vital stage in the pandemic, and the key to the success of this recovery plan is vaccination. Looking at the available data, the correspondence between the declining case counts and the number of people getting vaccinated is evident. We must all continue to follow the guidance of our Public Health Officer and to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
Reflecting upon our progress, the vaccination rollout may not have gone as smoothly as we all would have liked. There have been issues at many levels, with the most evident being the fact that Canada depends entirely on offshore manufacturers to produce our vaccines. It is because of this reason that we have faced delays in the rolling out of our vaccine plan, initially falling behind in the number of vaccinations given, due to an inadequate supply of vaccines. It is inevitable that another pandemic will occur in the future, but we can’t allow these same problems to happen again. We must be better prepared and we need to start by getting back to having domestic production of vaccines, along with other crucial medical supplies. As we move forward, it is essential that we remember the impact and experiences that came from the pandemic. We must use this learning to take all the necessary steps to ensure that it never happens again. We have proven locally that our business community is innovative and highly adaptive. We have companies that quickly shifted their business into making protective equipment, such as hand sanitizers and facemasks, both quickly and effectively. We can and must do the same with vaccines, rather than remaining entirely dependent on foreign sources for vaccinations. It is a crucial time for all of us and, if you haven’t already, I strongly encourage you to register and get vaccinated. The sooner we vaccinate, the sooner we can get back to normal, reflect on the pandemic, and learn from our experience. As the saying goes: those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. For the sake of all of us, let’s not forget the lessons learnt as we continue down the road to recovery.
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Spring clean with Uplift JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com
Friday, May 28 POCO’S BEST PET
Have you picked your favourite animals in the Pet Election? The voting ends June 18 for the inaugural contest, a fundraiser for PoCo Heritage. Go to pocoheritage.org to view the photos of candidates running for the position PoCo pet ambassador. Each vote costs $1. The winner will be named on June 22.
Saturday, May 29 SPRING CLEAN
Clear out your closets and drawers of unwanted and gently used clothing for the Uplift Canada Foundation, a B.C.-based, student-led non-profit group that calls for environmental and social justice equalities. Volunteers will be collecting clothing donations from the front of Coquitlam homes to upcycle for people in homeless shelters. To request a socially distanced pick-up, visit upliftcanadafoundation.org.
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in School District 43 can sharpen their verbal skills at a debate tournament hosted by the Coquitlam Public Library. Teams of two will be given impromptu debate topics — as per the Canadian National Debate format — for two rounds; the championships will be held on June 5 and prizes will be given to the winning teams. The online event runs from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. To sign up, email cmiller@coqlibrary.ca.
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branch (575 Poirier St., Coquitlam) for the weekly farmers market, happening from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. More than 50 vendors are on site to sell fresh produce, meat and crafts. Visit makebakegrow. com.
• Reline/Rebase • Repairs (Same Day Available) • Denture Cleaning • Coverages Accepted
“Allow us to help in finding the right denture treatment specific to your needs”
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No referral needed - call now for your free consultation with our team of denturists. #101-1112 Austin Avenue, Coquitlam
604-937-0224 • novadenturecenter.com
SCAVENGER HUNT
Time is ticking to take part in the May Days scavenger hunt, which ends on May 31. Organized by the city of Port Coquitlam and the Downtown PoCo Business Association, the hunt sees participants following the May Day flowers through the downtown core to find secret numbers. The grand prize is a Nintendo Switch. To download a scavenger hunt sheet, go to dowtownpocobia.com. And to see the videos produced for the 98th annual May Days, visit portcoquitlam.ca/maydays.
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MAKING FAN SELECTION A BREEZE. Discover our most popular ceiling fan Maverick by Monte Carlo energy efficient and great air flow various sizes and finishes available integrated LED light version available rated for indoor and covered outdoor areas unbeatable price, come check it out!
NORBURN LIGHTING & BATH CENTRE 4600 Hastings Street | 604-299-0666 | www.norburn.com
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Shopping local means supporting our local neighbours and their businesses. It’s about showing appreciation to local businesses for making our community unique.
#SupportLocal
DBM Law For all your legal needs, DBM LAW has you covered. For your legal needs, DBM has you covered. In 2016, DBM reached a milestone of 40 years practicing law in the Tri-Cities area. We are very proud of our long history in this community, and we thank our many clients — our neighbours and our friends — who have supported us throughout these past four decades and on into the future.
211 - 1015 Austin Ave. Coquitlam www.dbmlaw.ca
Aroma Indian Restaurant
Good Dog Ranch & Spa
Meat & Vegetarian Indian Specialties
We Love Your Dog For Life!
Aroma Indian restaurant is the best authentic Indian restaurant in the Tri-Cities. With over 22 years of experience, our team of professionals coupled with the beautiful ambiance and delectable cuisine will make for a more enjoyable affair.
The care programs used at Good Dog Ranch & Spa’s daycare and boarding services are designed and overseen by Certified Professional Dog Trainers with an extensive and diverse education in dog behaviour, health and safety. Their focus is lower numbers, high quality, custom, stress-reduced care for their guests.
“Fabulously delicious experience in every way. Lovely family run business with a relaxing deck, great service and the best Indian food I’ve ever tasted. I’ve gone there 2 weeks in a row!”
604-917-0150
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Great Clips
Your Neighborhood Shopping Destination
Look Great. Stay Safe.
2662 Austin Avenue, Coquitlam www.austinstation.ca
City of Coquitlam Community Volunteer Support Hub Supporting Not-for-Profits in Coquitlam The City of Coquitlam’s Community Volunteer Support Hub is a new program providing workshops and resources for local not-for-profit organizations impacted by the pandemic, to enable them to continue providing value and services to the community. Are you a non-profit looking for support? Connect with the program and find resources at www.coquitlam.ca/supporthub
Imagine walking into a Great Clips hair salon. You get a warm greeting from a friendly stylist and get added to the list. Then if there’s a line, you sit down in a lobby chair and… wait. But with Online Check-In®, you can put your name on the list from anywhere – meaning the time you might spend in the lobby can be spent at home or crushing errands. By the time you walk into the salon your name will be at or near the top of the list! Online Check-In also shows you real-time Estimated Wait Times so you can make a haircut work for your schedule.
2748 Lougheed Hwy., Ste 401, Port Coq. 604-945-9803 2177-2850 Shaughnessy St, Port Coq. 604-464-4247 1410 Parkway Blvd., Ste C2, Coq. 604-464-4877 www.greatclips.com
John B Pub & Specialty Liquor Store Great Food And Great Atmosphere
604-927-3000 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam www.coquitlam.ca/supporthub
Complete Gutters Why Complete Gutters? Gutter installation, repair, maintenance and cleaning is Complete Gutter’s sole focus. With their highly trained staff and leading-edge equipment, they deliver quality results on every job; on time and within your budget. Expect to work with straightforward, unbiased recommendations from their experts and enjoy their warranty-backed professional gutter workmanship!
604-726-5666 331 Laurier Ave, Port Coquitlam 6:30am-8:00pm everyday
50 Queens St, Port Moody AromaIndianRestaurant.com
Austin Station
Anchored by Save-On-Foods, this neighborhood shopping centre offers great retail space. Located just off of Lougheed Highway, this convenient location offers lots of foot traffic and high exposure retail. Austin Station is occupied by many well-established retailers, such as Save-On-Foods, Starbucks, and a liquor store.
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If you are starting to understand why pets try to run out of the house when the front door opens, it’s probably time for you to get out as well. Make a break for the newly renovated John B where their team is ready to safely serve you all the John B classics & much more. Enjoy one of their new bowls, salads or handhelds on one of the most beautiful patios or classiest rooms in 604-931-5115 the Tri-cities. With 86 taps, 465 different spirits, a fantastic take-out menu & unique upscale food; they truly have something for everyone 1000 Austin Ave, Coquitlam including you. Tried & true for 43 years. johnbpub.com
KalTire Over the last 66 years, customers have grown to trust Kal Tire for its commitment to service and integrity. 604-690-7473 502 - 20540 Duncan Way, Langley completegutters.ca
Kal Tire is Canada’s largest independent tire dealer and one of North America’s largest commercial tire dealers with over 250 Kal Tire retail and commercial stores in Canada, warehouse facilities and 10 retread manufacturing plants.
604-464-7752 2573 Runnel Drive, Coquitlam www.kaltire.com
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Northwood Roofing BC’s Most Seasoned Roofing Professionals at Your Service Northwood Roofing is a family-owned and operated company of roofing professionals serving the Lower Mainland area since 2003. We strive to and the best roofing solutions to your needs, deadlines, and budget by offering the most comprehensive warranties in the market, being certified by leading roofing manufacturers and working exclusively with top quality materials.
#SupportLocal 604-308-4819
Shopping local is not just about the local economy, it’s about the people who make the Tri-Cities a wonderful community!
502-20540 Duncan Way, Langley northwoodroofing.com
Keystone Painters
North Road Burnaby BIA
A Local Family Owned Company with 30 Years of Experience
Experience the Uniqueness of Burnaby’s North Road
Keystone Painters is a full-service painting company specializing in kitchen cabinet refinishing and interior/exterior residential painting. They take great pride in offering the best quality job in the industry. Don’t get stuck with an inexperienced painter that misses steps like priming, sealing and sanding, misuses products or uses the wrong products, or that can’t provide accurate and honest advice. All Keystone painters are qualified and experienced.
604-719-2070 Serving the Lower Mainland www.keystonepainters.com
KMS Tools Has Everything from Heavy-duty to Value-priced Tools Power Tools | Woodworking | Construction | Welding | Air Tools.... and more!
1-800-567-8979 110 Woolridge Street, Coquitlam www.kmstools.com
303 - 9940 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby www.burnabynorthroadbia.ca
San Antonio Shoemakers (SAS) handcrafted shoes made in North America, known for being made with the highest quality materials and designed with comfort and style in mind, offers the biggest selection of sizes for Women 4-12 and Men 6-16 and widths Slim (AAA) thru WWW (EEEE). Old fashioned customer service is our cornerstone with experienced shoe fitters in-store. Free shipping is now available through www.MySASshoes.ca.
604-558-4727 5900 Kingsway , Burnaby www.MySASshoes.ca
Tri-City Paint & Design
Morrey Nissan of Coquitlam
NEW Online Store
Innovation that Excites Welcome to Morrey Nissan of Coquitlam, your trusted Nissan dealership serving Coquitlam and its neighbouring cities with pride and dedication for over 50 years now. Managed and operated by the third generation of the Morrey family, Morrey Nissan of Coquitlam continues to put its distinguished clients first with high-end service that is sure to exceed your expectations.
604-420-2799
SAS Comfort Shoes Locally Owned and Operated for Comfort and Service
KMS Tools & Equipment
Serving the Tri-Cities for 38 years! KMS Tools & Equipment is an industrial distributor that carries a huge selection of name brand heavy-duty professional tools and equipment, value-priced occasional use tools, and all the necessary supplies. We consistently deliver great selection, price, expertise and service — all with a friendly neighbourhood store feel.
Burnaby North Road Business Improvement Association is a not-for-profit organization that represents businesses and property owners along North Road in Burnaby. They are committed to business development, promotion of the district and the overall vitality of the area. Known as the largest Korean shopping district in the Lower Mainland, you can dine, shop and experience the uniqueness of North Road. Burnaby North Road BIA is conveniently located on the Skytrain route at Lougheed.
604-676-6986 2710 Lougheed Highway, Port Coquitlam
This is so much more than a paint store, along with getting a good dose of colourful advice, they also offer wallcoverings, custom blinds and drapes and interior design services. Tri-City Paint & Design is also the home of Thoma & Co. You can shop in store or take advantage of their convenient in-home decorating services. For Thoma, what keeps her happy is helping customers transform their house into a home. Thank you for supporting a locally owned small business.
www.morreynissancoquitlam.com
National Seating & Mobility Unique Solutions That Meet Your Mobility Needs
Western Sky Books
National Seating & Mobility focuses on providing one-of-a-kind mobility solutions designed to be comfortable, safe and completely in sync with each client. They deliver independence and self-reliance to clients, regardless of age or physical challenge. They offer reassurance to families and caregivers; and provide flexible, highly professional clinical support to therapists and healthcare professionals.
Western Sky Books is Port Coquitlam’s AwardWinning Used and New Bookstore and Art Gallery. Western Sky Books sells used and new books out of their ‘bigger on the inside’ storefront and through their online store. They have a gallery space that features local visual artists and provides a connection between the art and literary communities in the Tri-Cities.
604-464-6162 #420 - 2325 Ottawa St, Port Coquitlam www.tricitypaint.ca
They Love the Printed Page and They Know You Do Too!
1-833-676-6683 114 - 1533 Broadway St., Port Coquitlam www.MySASshoes.ca
604-461-5602
Phone/Fax: 604-461-5602 (11am-4pm daily) Unit 2132-2850 Shaughnessy St, Port Coquitlam Shaughnessy Station Mall www.westernskybooks.com
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If approved, the amendment would facilitate the development of approximately 96 dwelling units in one apartment building, two townhouse buildings, and one restored heritage building (the “Pollard House” at 609 Rochester Avenue). 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, June 11, 2021. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways: • Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca with “Section 475 – PROJ 20-131” 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. Additional information about this application can be accessed by contacting Kerry Thompson, Planning and Development Department, at KLThompson@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.
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Cannabis may be legal in Canada but it’s hard to manufacture the stuff without raising a stink. Concerns about odour from cannabis manufacturing have been raised as businesses leap into the new industry, including in Delta, where giant greenhouses spewed fumes for miles around. But in Port Coquitlam, where the industry is in its infancy, the city is looking at ways to ensure odour doesn’t come as a byproduct of pot manufacturing. So far, the city has one company with a manufacturing permit, but doesn’t use it, and another, Lucava Farms Inc., located at 1480 Broadway St., that is seeking a rezoning to permit cannabis cultivation and manufacture for oils and possibly edibles. Last week, city council made changes to its business bylaw to include requirements for annual inspections and certification of cannabis businesses to maintain high standards for odour filtration equipment. The amendment would remove the requirement of a restrictive covenant on the rezoning and replace it with a municipal regulation that would be easier to enforce, Port Coquitlam council was told. “Changes would allow the city to monitor and enforce the requirement for odour mitigating equipment through a municipal framework rather than relying on a covenant which can be more difficult to enforce because we do need to go through the court system,” said Jennifer Little, manager of planning. But while the change was approved, some councillors wondered if the city was being too heavy handed, especially since Metro Vancouver already requires
The City has received an application for a Heritage Revitalization Agreement, subdivision (lot consolidation), and amendments to the City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 and Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) relating to the properties located at 571, 601, 609 Rochester Avenue and 602, 606 Madore Avenue. The application proposes to amend the CWOCP land use designation of the western portion of the site from Townhousing to Medium Density Apartment Residential.
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air quality permits and is looking at ones specifically for cannabis manufacturers. Coun. Dean Washington noted a coffee roasting company emits odours but it’s not restricted while the city’s new rules could “put an unfair burden on businesses, just because it’s new.” Coun. Steve Darling wondered whether the city’s additional regulation was necessary. “We’re all of a sudden making it mandatory that they have to spend money as a business in order to mitigate something where right now we don’t have a problem.” But Mayor Brad West pointed out that eliminating odour is a recognized condition for cannabis manufacturers. It’s not “inhumane or unjust” he said, “It’s very much in line what the operator would expect.” Meanwhile, Lucava recently received a 10-year air quality permit from Metro Vancouver, which allows it to cultivate a maximum of 2,250 plants at any one time or 9,000 plants per year. To maintain its permit, the company must replace its carbon filters regularly, maintain equipment in good order, and file a report annually. The permit prohibits odours in “such a quantity and quality that a Metro Vancouver Officer is able to recognize the facility odour for more than five minutes in any 10-minute period at a distance greater than 70m from the facility fence line.” A Metro Vancouver spokesperson said each facility’s air quality permit, including the term of the permit, is considered on a case-by-case basis. A typical term is 10 years although terms can range from less than five years up to 20 years. The regional authority is still working on new regulations for managing emissions from cannabis production and processing operations, he said, and an additional round of public consultation is expected for later this year.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION The City has received an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan relating to the properties located at 5000, 5300, and 5600 Quarry Road. This notice has been updated since its first publication on Thursday, April 29, 2021 due to an error in the included map. The original map unintentionally included a portion of 5100 Quarry Road and did not include a portion of 5000 Quarry Road. The corrected map is shown below. The application proposes a redesignation of the subject properties from Rural Resource and Residential to Parks and Recreation, and to apply the Parks and Recreation land use designation to the undesignated portions of those properties shown in grey on the map. If approved, the amendment would facilitate the creation of Widgeon Marsh Regional Park.
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A new rescue truck for Port Moody’s fire department will cost almost a half-million dollars more than originally budgeted. On Tuesday (May 18), council approved the additional expenditure so the truck can be built and put into service by late next year or early 2023. Fire chief Ron Coulson told council original budget estimates for the new unit didn’t anticipate surging prices for commodities like steel, supply shortages and manufacturing delays that have boosted the cost for the truck from just over $1 million to $1,507,424 as of the middle of April. He said the new unit is a “necessary purchase” as Port Moody Fire Rescue’s existing rescue truck, originally acquired in 1997, is nearing the end of its service life. “This will allow us to continue to serve the community for the next 25 years,” Coulson said, characterizing the rescue truck as the department’s “supplemental tool box” that transports tools such as the Jaws of Life, equipment to lift
cars and help firefighters access confined spaces, as well as power saws for quick entry into buildings. The new rescue truck would be the fourth new acquisition since the department embarked on a two-phase program in 2017 to replace some of its aging apparatus. Last year, a new fire engine and 100-foot aerial truck were put into service at a total cost of $3,605,000. Coulson pointed out that was about $165,000 under budget, and the new units should last until at least 2039. The second phase of the replacement program includes the new rescue unit as well as another engine that will cost $1,518,826. It replaces an engine that was put into service in 1999. In a report, Coulson said the department had to accelerate its acquisition from 2023 as the manufacturer of the old engine has gone out of business and replacement parts are getting hard to come by. Coulson said the department has managed to shave approximately $120,000 from the quoted price for the rescue unit, but any delay in making the order would likely begin eating into those efficiencies. He suggested further savings might be found if the Canadian dollar continues to perform well against the U.S. dollar.
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. FROM UNDESIGNATED TO "PARKS AND RECREATION" gh
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Port Moody Fire Rescue puts its new aerial truck through its paces last September. A new rescue truck will cost $.5 million more than originally budgeted. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO
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One hundred years is a milestone worth celebrating. Just don’t ask Jim Millar what the centennial of the Ioco townsite will look like in September when the historic company enclave for the nearby Imperial Oil refinery celebrates its founding. The executive director of Port Moody’s Station Museum has got $27,000 from Heritage Canada, but uncertainty over the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in the coming months is limiting his options for the party he’s been charged with organizing, along with some guidance from Mary Anne
Jim Millar, of the Port Moody Station Museum, visits the Ioco Townsite as he begins to prepare for the 100th anniversary of its founding. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Cooper who — at 106 years old — has been there, done that. The celebration needs to leave a legacy so future generations can learn about and appreciate the 23-acre townsite’s unique position in Port Moody’s history, Millar said. Hopefully, that will spark renewed efforts to preserve and restore its crumbling buildings, like
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memories and photos of the townsite that will become a kind of living history that grows and evolves with each contribution. Wednesday, museum coordinators Markus Fahrner and Brianne Egeto were strolling around the townsite sketching out possible locations for the interpretative signs and park benches. Millar said he hopes the walking tour will bring visitors back in time when Ioco was a thriving little community that offered its residents pretty much everything they needed and everyone looked out for everyone else. “Kids couldn’t get away with anything without someone catching them,” he said. “It was a nice place to grow up.” While the exact nature and number of signs will depend on the budget, Millar said he anticipates the walking tour should be ready by August. The park benches will be
put together by members of the new Port Moody Men’s Shed Society that is preparing to occupy the old tool shed in front of the museum. They’ll be placed on public road allowance so they won’t be disturbed by any future redevelopment of the site. Millar said the city’s heritage society is also in discussions with School District 43 about possible access to the old Ioco school just across the street. Longer term, the group is in the early stages of determining the course for a public art project after council recently approved funding for up to $60,000. Still, Millar said, the celebration of the townsite’s centennial would be so much more special with a party. “It’s a difficult situation,” he said of the ever-changing public health orders. “We’re going to try to get it in front of people’s minds as much as we can.”
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Thomas Greenwood was on track to compete for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris — until the COVID-19 pandemic derailed his training, all competitions and possibly his fencing career. At 18 years old, the Pitt Meadows resident, who trains at Antaean Fencing in Port Moody, is already looking at the past year as what could have been and pondering what the global health crisis might cost him. He’s not alone. A recent study released by the Canada Games Council (CGC) says one in three Canadian youth between the ages of 13 and 24 are unsure if they’ll return to playing the sport they love once the pandemic is in the past, and one in five says they have no intention to return to their sport. “This concerning data suggests that our sport community needs to do everything we can to support the long-term welfare of Canadian youth, by remaining engaged in sport,” said the president and CEO of the CGC, Dan Wilcock, in a press release. Greenwood, who started fencing when he was 13 because his mom didn’t like standing in the cold watching him play field lacrosse in Coquitlam, was named to Canada’s U17 world team in 2019. He trained at Antaean’s facility on Spring
Fencer Thomas Greenwood, who trains at Anteaen Fencing in Port Moody, has seen his dream of competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Street twice a day, attended specialized high-performance camps in Hong Kong and Korea, competed in Poland, France, Colombia and across the United States. But when the pandemic spread around the world in early 2020, all of that shut down. Even Greenwood’s ability to stay sharp by working out on his own went away because fencing requires an opponent with whom to practise the sport’s thrusts and parries, and hone its complex mental strategies. “It’s been really strange,”
he said of the pause in his athletic aspirations that’s now stretched beyond a year. “It’s one of those things that been a big part of my life, and now it’s taken a back seat.” Uncertain about whether he’ll be able to make up for lost time and get back to a level that will allow him to compete internationally again, Greenwood said he’s at a turning point. Government support for fencing is minimal, and with no prospect of a big-money professional career like a top junior hockey player he has
to consider when it’s time to get on with his life. That sense of dislocation from the sport isn’t confined to top-level athletes. Garrett Ungaro, the president of the Coquitlam Minor Lacrosse Association, said registration for this season is down more than 10% as parents and players face the prospect of a second summer without competitive games. “It’s sad because we use minor sports to engage with kids, give them a sense of community and purpose, and we lost that this
past year,” he said, adding coaches are challenged to maintain the kids’ attention with just practice and no games to reward their hard work. Martin Tilt, the vice-president of Coquitlam Minor Softball who also coaches, said many of the sport’s local leagues are struggling to get registrations back to pre-pandemic levels. Softball was one of the first minor sports to lose its competitive season locally when the pandemic first hit in March 2020. it managed to get back on the field when
it implemented procedures for a safe return to practices last June. But a second season without games is proving a challenge, Tilt said. “As a coach, it has been tough to answer the inevitable question they have almost every practice, ‘When are we going to play a game?’” he said. “My response of, ‘Just as soon as they let us,’ is starting to sound a bit stale.” Still, Tilt said, registration amongst softball’s younger players, between the ages of six and 10, is actually up this year. With the sport played outdoors and little need for physical contact, “parents see softball as a ‘safe’ option,” Tilt said. “Kids are just happy to get outside, see their friends, get some exercise, have some fun, and be part of a team.” But for high-level athletes like Greenwood, a lot more is at stake than getting exercise and having fun. “I’m not used to being home all the time,” he said of missing the routines that come from training and having a set schedule with fencing at its core. Instead, Greenwood is focussing his energy on learning to become an electrician with IBEW in Port Coquitlam, a commitment that may not necessarily mesh with the demands of his sport when restrictions ease. For now, he lives in limbo, a fencer who’s not fencing. “I hope I’ll be able to step back into the sport again,” Greenwood said. “But it’s one of those things that’s such a process, I don’t know if I’ll want to put my life on pause to pursue that.”
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Corae Hionz died peacefully on May 1, 2021 at Belvedere Care Home in Coquitlam, B.C. with her eldest son Wayne at her side. Known for her generosity and kindness, Corae was always there for friends and family to lend an ear, offer advice where needed, or to take in a relative or two to live in her home. Her desire was always to bring her family and friends together and over the years she hosted many large gatherings. Her final gettogether with her family was on her 87th birthday in December 2020 where she enjoyed a Zoom conference call with some of her sons, daughters, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Born Mary Rosaline Florence Hintz on Dec. 23, 1933 in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan to George and Helene Hinz, she was the youngest sister to Theresa and Doreen. Her mother Helene died of pneumonia when she was fouryears-old. Rosaline went to live with her grandparents, Frederic and Clarisse Primeau (nee Hamelin), also of Duck Lake, SK. She lived with her grandmother until she died. Rosaline was eight years old and was the sole caregiver for her grandma in her last days. Her father George remarried and Rosaline gained a new mother, and two stepsisters, Hazel and Ruth; as well as two stepbrothers, Angus and Georgie. Rosaline left home and went to live at the Catholic orphanage in Prince Albert, SK. Her father, a trapper who spent much time away from the farm on the Carrot River, wanted her to return to help on the land. She refused and so he appealed to the court. The court sided with Rosaline and she remained at the orphanage. At the age of fourteen she left the orphanage, and went to study and work as a practical nurse at the hospital in The Pas, Manitoba. At the age of fifteen she began work at the Clearwater Lake TB Sanatorium. This is where she met the love of her life, William (Bill) Wachal who was working on the expansion of the sanatorium. Rosaline (Rose) married Bill on Nov. 25, 1949, just one month before her sixteenth birthday. They went on to have seven children, Linda, Wayne, Ronald, Daniel, Catherine, David and Jacqueline. Rose was the consummate construction man’s wife. She went on the road with Bill as they put in highways. She lent an ear or provided a meal to those who were missing their families and homeschooled her own children along the way.
Bill worked with Simkins Construction and lived in Winnipeg, MB before starting Wachell Construction in Wabowden, MB where Rose ran her own restaurant adjacent to the Shell gas station they also owned and operated. They moved to Wabowden in 1959. Then to Thompson in 1964. In line with her strong Christian faith she went on to teach catechism. She was always one to help at church or at the schools her children attended. She said it was expected of her for having so many children. In search of a better life, they began to sell Wachell Construction in 1969. Rose took the kids and traveled out to Alberta to find a new home. They purchased an acreage in the hamlet of Carbondale, north of Edmonton. Once the construction business and equipment were sold Bill joined the family about a year later. It was in Alberta that Rose took interest in Kabalarian philosophy, the study of numerology. Seeking to better understand herself and others, she continued her studies and helped many people to understand their strengths and weaknesses. This led to name changes for most of her family. She changed her name to Corae, and Bill became Curt. She later helped name many of her grandchildren. When the children were older and all in school, Corae took up work at the St. Albert Inn and later became a real estate agent. Curt took a job as manager of roadworks with Standard General Construction and they moved to St. Albert in 1973. Her lifelong love was music. She taught herself to yodel as a child and later sang in the church choir. While encouraging her children to play instruments like accordion and piano, she met Francis Schuhard a piano teacher in St. Albert who got her singing and performing at seniors homes, and at Klondike Days. Corae also became involved in musical theatre. The Whachells returned to their acreage home in 1976. Corae and Curt’s marriage ended in 1984 and Corae later purchased a piece of land in the interior of BC by Rock Creek, as an investment for her children. She lived on the land, grew herbs and vegetables, chopped wood and carried water. During those days she helped with some of her grandchildren (her youngest daughter lived on the land also) and spent down time reading her bible and continued her interest in esoteric studies.
Corae loved to travel and visited such places as Hawaii, the Philippines, Mexico, many locations in the USA, and The Bahamas. She was known to pack up her car and hit the road. Never afraid to travel solo or with others along for the ride. In the year of Canada’s Centennial she packed up her children, along with a niece and grand-nephew and did a several week road trip to the west coast and Vancouver Island, stopping in at points-of-interest along the way which included Metis sites in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. In the 90s, she returned to Vancouver and her daughter-inlaw, Raeanne, helped her with the discovery of her indigenous lineage. It was learned that she was connected to the heart of the Metis Nation through her maternal birthline. Her children have since been able to trace her Metis and French lineage back to the 1400s. Some of the more prominent names from Manitoba’s Red River Valley that she is a descendant of are Primeau, Hamelin, Houle, Lambert, Ducharme, Parisien, and Lauzon, just to name a few. She is survived by her seven children, Allynne Nixon, Wayne Wachell, Jonn Whachell, Dean Whachell, Robbin Whachell, Nollind Whachell and Jacqueline Wachell. Her twenty grandchildren, Rea Dann, Jennifer Small, Davyde Wachell, Michael Wachell, Jarret Hynd, James Maltby, Alainnah Cavasin, Roxsane Kerstein, Kaayla Whachell, Kiki Whachell, Odeshah Whachell, Curt Whachell, Loryn Geng, Nathen Blower, Tohni Blower, Jackie Blower, Lorea Wachell, Samaya Whachell, Seleena Warren, and Breonna Whachell. Her nineteen great-grandchildren, Ashley Small, Dylan Small, Sarah Small, Jordan Small, Nissi Dann, Cruz Dann, Zaria Dann, Catalina Wachell, Beckett Wachell, Grayson Maltby, Isaac Kerstein, Kai Kerstein, Kestrel Cavasin, Everett Geng, Kelly Heyduck, Orean Whachell, Tonnera Whachell, and Blake Maruska. Due to the pandemic, a celebration of life will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Hoy/Scott Watershed Society to support salmon enhancement in the Coquitlam area where she enjoyed many afternoons walking through the forest along Hoy Creek, and salmon spotting in the fall. hoyscottcreeks.org
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Much Ado, with a twist Two Coquitlam actors are in a cross-gendered version of a Shakespearean comedy that opens this weekend. Bryan Kazun portrays Chief Const. Dogberry while Megan Abraham takes on the role of Conrad in Much Ado About Nothing. It’s the 37th online show for Theatre in the Country (TIC) since the pandemic lockdown last April. The production, which runs via Zoom on May 28 and 29, is a début performance for the two actors with the Langley company. Director Nicola Shannon edited the play from nearly three hours to a 90-minute tale “that captures all the best parts of the story and keeps the characters alive and fresh,” wrote Reg Parks, TIC artistic director, in a news release. It’s not the first spin that the theatrical troupe has put on a Bard play: last year, it also produced Romeo and Juliet: Assisted Living, a story about star-crossed lovers at a retirement home. Tickets for Much Ado About Nothing are a minimum donation of $10 by calling 604257-9737 or visiting theatreinthecountry. com. The show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Gennady Kravenkov was the model for his wife’s “Urban Adventures” oil painting, which will be hung at an American museum this summer. Elvira Kravenkova and her husband, who emigrated from Russia more than 20 years ago, live in Port Moody. PHOTO SUBMITTED VISUAL ARTS
Port Moody painting in ‘Iconic’ show Kravenkova is the only Canadian artist in the U.S. display JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com
What does “iconic” mean? For Port Moody painter Elvira Kravenkova, she used the word to convey a trip of a lifetime to a big city — a journey that would be talked about for years later. The idea came to her after she was invited to submit a painting for the Iconic show, which opens July 1 at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, in Wisconsin, and runs throughout the summer. Curated by Steven Alan Bennett and Elaine Melotti Schmidt, the exhibit features dozens of pieces — in various media — that interpret the theme of “iconic.” Kravenkova, who is the only Canadian artist represented in the display, will
Elvira Kravenkova draws, paints and teaches. Her “Urban Adventures” painting is part of the Iconic exhibition, a curated show at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, in Wisconsin. PHOTO SUBMITTED
have an oil on canvas painting titled Urban Adventures that depicts a model (her husband Gennady Kravenkov) as three separate people on an iconic vacation. But each person has a different reaction to the view. “I wanted to show their facial expressions,” she told the Tri-City News. “I thank
my husband for helping me with this.” Still, what they’re looking at is open to interpretation: the central character could be looking for a restaurant or museum while the man on the left could be reading a restaurant sign, for example. As for the man on the right, he has a neutral face — perhaps he’s studying a new
scene or wanting to learn more about a landmark, she said. With no detail in the background to indicate where they’re located, “it doesn’t tell the whole story so you have to just imagine,” Kravenkova said. “People need to just use their own ideas to understand the painting.”
lmagining has been ever-present for Kravenkova and other artists and performers during the pandemic, as venues have been shut or limited over the past year. Previously, Kravenkova taught at a private art school; however, that business also closed, she said, and now she’s looking for work because, as a teacher of painting and drawing, “it never lets you forget the basics. I love being a teacher.” A member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and other artists’ groups, the Russian native had four pieces in a virtual show last year at the Women’s Art Museum of Canada, in Edmonton. Right now, though, it’s not clear when Canadian exhibits will return for large in-person gatherings. “Everything is a bit unpredictable now,” said Kravenkova, who has displayed at PoMoArts and the Vancouver Public Library in the past. “Everything is different, especially for artists.”
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Readers’ choice award for Holland JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com
Just like Sophie, Eileen Holland is about to get a trophy. This month, the Coquitlam writer of the young readers’ publication Sophie Trophy took the top prize in the 2021 Chocolate Lily Book Awards, in the chapter book/early novel category. The accolade has a lot of meaning for Holland, a former elementary school teacher in Coquitlam, as her début work was voted on by children at B.C. schools participating in the award program. In total, students had eight chapter books from B.C. authors to pick as their favourite this spring. “I’m thrilled,” Holland told Tri-City News. “They had to vote on eight books by the end of April and they chose mine. Having a readers’ choice award means
Coquitlam’s Eileen Holland is now calling herself an “award-winning author” after winning a 2021 Chocolate Lily Book Award this month. WAYNE HOLLAND
more than anything to me.” Besides the glass trophy from the non-profit organization, Holland also hopes the recognition will see Sophie Trophy — and its follow-up Sophie Trophy Too — on shelves in more book stores and libraries. Still, the provincial nod isn’t the only recent highlight for Holland. Last month, she made the shortlist for The Joan Betty Stuchner — Oy Vey!
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— Funniest Children’s Book Award, in the chapter book category, competing against Gordon Korman (The Unteachables); Cynthia Nugent (Kiddo); Tanya Lloyd Kyi (Mya’s Strategy to Save the World); and Beverley Brenna (Sapphire the Great and the Meaning of Life). Holland didn’t win the national book prize, announced on May 15 at a virtual presentation; however, she was pleased to be among
the nominees — some of whom have published dozens of works for children. “It’s an honour to be included on this list.” As for her next book in her Sophie series, Holland said she’s already got it off to her publisher Crwth Press for consideration. And with the social distancing restrictions easing later this year, Holland hopes to re-secure her book signings and readings that were cancelled just as the lockdown happened last spring. In addition, she’s getting help from local writers and book stores including Chapters and Western Sky Books. Recently, Tamara Gorin of Western Sky Books was interviewed on CBC about being an independent book seller in Port Coquitlam and promoted the Sophie series. “I’m getting wonderful support. I depend so much on them,” Holland said. “It’s really an amazing community.”
Electro-pop song, Marvel movie trivia A Port Coquitlam musician is out with the new single. Electro-pop artist Chersea released Let’s Talk About Love in advance of her EP Divine Comedy that’s due to come out June 25. Penned after a relationship breakup, the song “is an anthem for the defeated: the ghosted, the blocked, the gaslighted, the punching bag, the jilted lover and the scorned,” she writes on her website.
MARVEL TRIVIA
How well do you know Captain America, SpiderMan and the Black Widow? The Coquitlam Public Library wants to test your knowledge on June 3 at its Thursday Trivia contest, of which the theme is the Marvel
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The Class of 2021 is graduating from one of the most rigorous academic programs in the world, and they become graduates during one of the most challenging times. Throughout the past two years, and throughout their journey with us at Meadowridge, they have exhibited grace, courage, intelligence, and kindness. They are all going on to prestigious schools nationally and internationally, to join academic programs in a variety of disciplines, and, most importantly, to make a positive impact in our world. We are proud of what they have achieved, and despite knowing change is the only certainty, we are confident that these young people are prepared not only to meet the future, but also to create it.
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NOW HIRING TEACHERS! The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District (SD42) provides quality education to over 16,500 students and is growing significantly as a District. As such we will have several continuing and temporary positions available for the fall. SD42 and the Maple Ridge Teachers’ Association take pride in our highly collaborative working relationship which provides a significant positive impact to the every day lived experience for teachers. We are hiring qualified teachers to work as Teachers Teaching On Call, with full time positions available. As a 1.0 FTE Priority TTOC you must be available to work five days per week. Apply now for September 2021! How To Apply: Please forward your cover letter, resume and supporting documentation to applicants@sd42.ca. • To apply to the Priority TTOC position, please reference posting #T2021-291 • To apply to the TTOC (On Call) position, please reference posting #T2021-TOC These postings will remain open until filled.
For more information about our School District please visit: http://www.sd42.ca/our-district Our staff members are the foundation of our system. When you join our school district, you become part of a talented community of educators and support staff dedicated to enriching the lives of all students and helping them achieve success.
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Johnston Meier’s business insurance specialists have an outstanding reputation for helping clients find the right policy for their distinct circumstances. “We cover businesses of all kinds— small, medium, and large,” Brunac-White says. A dedicated team of commercial insurance professionals can help you protect your assets, save money and minimize disruption in the event of a claim. Do you own a boat? Johnston Meier’s marine division insurance advisors have provided insurance coverage for vessel owners for over 35 years. They’ll make sure your watercraft—pleasure boat or commercial venture— is adequately insured and get you the best policy at the best rate for your specific requirements. Dreaming of travelling? While the pandemic has curtailed
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Deckote is a heavy duty coating system for horizontal surfaces. It is a water based, 100% acrylic elastomeric coating, which can be used on decks, porches, patios, stairs, landings, and more. Deckote is a strong and durable coating due to its very high amount of solids. Solids are the acrylic resin and select pigments that remain once the paint dries.
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Ideal for counters, tabletops, mantels, desks or shelves. All pieces are unique, come in varying lengths, and range in thickness from 2 to 5 inches. Each piece has one or two natural live edges. Exotic or domestic species. More Info in-store. Ask us about our finishing and delivery options!
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We ask that you call your orders in whenever possible and allow us to pick the items for you in an effort to reduce traffic throughout the store.
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