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PoCo family asks: How did he die? McGowan killed in Dawson City Diane StranDberg The Tri-CiTy News

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Centennial Centaurs forward Sophia Ferreira (right, centre) is embraced by teammates Meghan Harder and Raegan Mackenzie after she scored the winning goal — in overtime — in the Cents’ 1-0 win over the Fleetwood Park Dragons in last Friday’s B.C. High School AAA senior girls’ soccer championship at the University of British Columbia’s Thunderbird Stadium. It was Centennial girls’ first provincial soccer title in 18 years. See story on page 40; for a photo gallery, go to tricitynews.com.

A Port Coquitlam family is seeking answers — and justice — after their 41-year-old son, brother and dad was murdered April 30 in Dawson City, Yukon. Kevin McGowan, who grew up in PoCo and became a chef, had travelled to the northern town for a job in a Greek restaurant. He was killed in the downtown area of the city two weeks after his arrival and the circumstances remain a mystery to his family and friends. Yukon RCMP have said in a statement to The Tri-City News that they are not revealing any details about McGowan’s death or any other information pending the conclusion of the investigation. see INVESTIGATION, page 16

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Chyles Sutherland takes Bella for a walk in Chelsea Park off Coast Meridian Road in Port Coquitlam Friday, near where three cougars were killed after they wouldn’t leave the neighbourhood and had chased or attacked dogs, stalked a conservation officer and were suspected of killing cats.

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Cougar kills total 3 at a PoCo park Diane StranDberg The Tri-CiTy News

Grey clouds and threatening rain didn’t stop Parkland elementary school Grade 4 and 5 students from participating in their annual cardboard boat regatta at Coquitlam’s Spani Pool last Friday. The students piled into the boats that were lashed together with duct tape to see how many would fit. As many as six to eight children managed to squash into the boats before their weight sunk the vessels. The yearly event is an opportunity for students to apply science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) knowledge to demonstrate their understanding of buoyancy to design and create boats, according to principal Chris Hunter.

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Bears aren’t the only animals conservation officers are warning about after three cougars were killed last Thursday and on the weekend for exhibiting abnormal behaviour in the Chelsea Park neighbourhood of Port Coquitlam. The BC Conservation Officer (BCCO) service began receiving calls last Thursday morning after a dog was attacked and more calls later in the day about two juvenile female cougars that were hanging around the area. The animals were killed in the late afternoon Thursday and early Saturday morning a third, believed to be the mother of the two young cougars, was also shot. “They shouldn’t be lingering around in such an urban area,” said Sgt. Todd Hunter, who told The Tri-City News that one officer attended and found evidence of the cougars preying on cats, in addition to reports of the animals attacking and chasing dogs. Cougars are usually loners that like to keep hidden but these were easy to find during the day, unusual behaviour for the big cats. In fact, the older female was spotted going from yard to yard while one of the younger female animals reportedly stalked a conservation officer. That kind of behaviour is risky and dangerous, Hunter said. The BCCO service will continue to monitor the area — which is located near a children’s playground and a greenbelt — to ensure there are

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no other members of the family unit causing problems. Hunter said people living near greenbelts should keep their cats indoors and their dogs on a leash because they might be considered prey by large animals such as cougars. As well, attractants such as food waste will not only lure bears but, also, rats and raccoons that could be food for prey animals. “If you have your home and you’re attracting all sorts of critters around that are prey, what will show up eventually is the apex predator that will pick these things up,” Hunter said. “It’s imperative to arm yourself with knowledge and appreciation for wildlife, and do whatever you can.” He said the cougars were small but could still attack a larger animal or even a child. “Those claws they have are built by nature to kill,” he said. Chyles Sutherland, who was walking his dog, Bella, at the park Friday morning, said the cougars were the talk of the neighbourhood and he saw one of them near Coast Meridian

Road a few months ago. But Sutherland was disappointed they had to be shot even though they were considered to be a threat to pets and people in the area. “It could have been a coyote that ate those cats,” he told The Tri-City News. Hunter said it wasn’t possible to relocate the animals because they wouldn’t have survived in the wild. They would have died of starvation because they had become used to easily available food sources in an urban neighbourhood or been killed by an older, larger male cougar for being in their territory. “We don’t have anywhere to put them,” Hunter said. • People who see a cougar in an urban neighbourhood are encouraged to call the BC CO service so officers can keep track of animals, acquire more information about the animals’ habits and make better decisions. The number to call is 1-877-952-7277. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC

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COQUITLAM DEVELOPMENT

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A slew of traffic concerns did not deter Coquitlam council from approving a second rezoning application for a 21-storey tower at Blue Mountain Road and the Lougheed Highway. Although it previously received tentative approval to rezone the property, DA Architects and Planners amended its application so it could increase each floor’s height to nine feet to handle modern heating and air conditioning units. But at a public hearing May 28, a couple of area residents took the opportunity to express concern about the effect the highrise will have on an already congested confluence of thoroughfares just west of the Brunette interchange. Edward Lau, a nearby resident, cyclist, transit user and engineer in training, said there’s already a four- to five-minute delay for traffic just to get from Blue Mountain to Brunette. He called for a traffic impact study and improvements to make it safer for cyclists and pedestrians, especially for those walking to the nearby Braid Street SkyTrain station. “This interchange is typically

A highrise planned for Blue Mountain Road at Lougheed. a very high-crash location,” said Mark Zaborniak of the city’s engineering department. “I don’t believe it’s high in terms of pedestrian crashes or cycling crashes. It is in terms of vehicle crashes. It’s true that it would be a dangerous intersection for cyclists at this time.” “As a cyclist, I would agree with that,” said Mayor Richard Stewart. The building’s proposed vehicle entrance off Roderick Avenue had some councillors concerned about how difficult it would be for residents to access the street. Al Boire, who is on the board of directors of the Maillardville Residents Association, pointed out there is still no clear plan

for a new Brunette interchange and there are already major backups on Lougheed and Blue Mountain. And traffic wasn’t all that was on his mind. Boire noted many of the condos will be less than 600 sq. ft. The proposal calls for 150 units with 21 being studios and 58 one-bedrooms. He called the high proportion of smaller units both surprising and alarming, and said that doesn’t fit in with the Maillardville community. “We are concerned the door is going to open to a transient population and property speculation,” said Boire. Other areas might support such development, he told council, “but, and you might be tired of hearing this, Maillardville is a unique precinct.” He pointed out Maillardville is geographically distinct because it’s on a small strip surrounded by singlefamily dwellings. “The proposal is a gateway to our neighbourhood. The density doesn’t work for that area,” said Boire. At its regular meeting following the hearing, council unanimously approved second and third reading of the rezoning application without discussion. newsroom@tricitynews.com

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The city of Coquitlam wants the provincial and federal governments to give municipalities a couple of new tools to help improve housing affordability. Council has approved asking senior levels of government to allow municipalities to charge development cost fees when property owners build new homes larger than the ones they’re replacing. It also wants to be able to put a tax on shortterm house flipping. A report to council said single-family homes get preferential treatment because they don’t have to pay charges like developers do. “Many new single-family homes in southwest Coquitlam are double or even triple the size of the original single-family homes they replace, and increasingly include illegal suites built without permits,” said the report written by Coquitlam’s chief planner, Jim McIntyre. “The city does not have the ability under existing legislation to charge development cost charges for one-for-one singlefamily home replacements despite a potentially larger impact on existing infrastructure. “This means that development cost charges for a new housing choices project with four units would be significantly higher than for a singlefamily home that could be larger and potentially have the

same number of people living in it. The city also lacks the ability to require development permits to control form and character of new single-family homes and ensure they fit into existing neighbourhoods.” McIntyre wrote that being able to charge the fees and regulate form and character would “help level the playing field between single-family homes and other housing types.” He also wants the province to revise the property transfer tax to target speculation by introducing a sliding scale, with higher rates for more expensive transactions and/or for shorter term flips. Although council gave the go-ahead to draft letters and resolutions to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Union of B.C. Municipalities, it did so with some trepidation. Coun. Dennis Marsden said many homeowners opt for large homes because their lot isn’t large enough to be subdivided. “Are we suggesting we ask the feds to give us the power to kick them harder?” asked Marsden. “Maybe the solution is to modify [Coquitlam’s regulations] to allow the smaller lots. While Coun. Bonita Zarrillo supported the motion, she wondered if McIntyre’s suggestions are going to be effective. “We don’t want to be asking for the world. I was surprised by the choices. I wanted to have a more thorough discussion,” said Zarrillo. “Let’s have a real strong ask. Let’s be forthright in what we want.”

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PoCo market opens Thurs. for a new & longer season Janis Cleugh The Tri-CiTy News

A decade has passed since the Haney Farmers Market Society set up a market in downtown Port Coquitlam. And for this milestone year — which opens tomorrow (Thursday) — organizers say they’ll bring in more Tri-City vendors as well as extend the season into mid October for the 1,500 weekly shoppers. Market manager Aynsley Wong Meldrum said the list of sellers is growing. More than 45 producers have already signed up to sell their wares around the bandshell at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village. New vendors this year include West Coast Cider — joining Dragon Mist Distillery, Fraser Valley Cider and Persephone Brewing — as well as Farizah’s Baklava, The Jerk Store, Two Bald Bakers and PoCo Soap Co. Familiar PoCo businesses Western Sky Books, Maria’s Homestyle Perogies and Hibiscus Foods (known for its Jamaican patties) will also continue to serve market customers as in years past. “Shoppers are looking for local food and the ability to have a conversation with pro-

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Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore will open the 10th annual PoCo Farmers’ Market in Leigh Square Community Arts Village on Thursday at 4 p.m. with market manager Aynsley Wong Meldrum. ducers and farmers,” Wong Meldrum said, adding, “They want kids’ activities and ways to plug into organizations.” Mayor Greg Moore, who officially opens the market on June 7 at 4 p.m. by cutting the traditional giant carrot cake, said the market has been a major draw, highlighting TriCity businesses in a festive atmosphere. “It brings the community

together,” he said, noting the themes and entertainment. “It’s more than just a market.” Sponsored by the city, the Downtown Port Coquitlam Business Improvement Association and Vancity, the market will run longer this year, with the city planning to install lights as the days get shorter. Meanwhile, on June 14, shoppers are encouraged to

cycle to the market to receive a $2 discount coupon; Trek Bikes will also be on site to offer free tune-ups, Wong Meldrum said. • The PoCo Farmers’ Market runs Thursdays from June 7 to Oct. 11 from 3 to 7 p.m. in Leigh Square Community Arts Village (beside PoCo city hall). Visit portcoquitlamfarmersmarket. org for more information.

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New heads for local homelessness group Two new faces will take over the co-chair roles with the Tri-Cities Homelessness and Housing Task Group. Cristina Pereira and Patricia Sonier will now lead the committee, replacing outgoing chairs Sandy Burpee and Bill Briscall. Pereira and Sonier have been members of the task group for several years and are branch managers for Vancity Community in the Tri-Cities. The group has also received funding to hire a part-time coordinator, a position that will be filled by Polly Krier.

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The MLA for Port MoodyCoquitlam said he’s hopeful an engineering report that concludes the only viable long-term solution to the ongoing leakage of contaminated water from Anmore Green Estates’ septic system is to hook the 51 properties into Port Moody’s municipal sewer system will provide the impetus to make that happen. Rick Glumac said the peerreviewed report, which was

submitted to the Ministry of the Environment last week as a requirement of the latest pollution abatement order issued to Anmore Green’s strata, largely rules out any repair or redesign of the septic fields to stop further leakage of water contaminated with fecal coliform and E. coli onto the property of Eagle Mountain middle school and Heritage Woods secondary school immediately below. “We had to get through this report to really understand whether there was a solution

that is doable on site,” Glumac said. “It appears that’s not the case.” The report, which was prepared by CTQ Consultants Ltd. and peer reviewed by Jeffrey Oland of Oland Engineering Ltd., said the only solution that is socially, environmentally and financially sustainable is to tie the Anmore housing development into Port Moody’s existing municipal sewer pipe about 60 metres away. see VILLAGE, page 11

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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, June 18, 2018 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2 Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing, Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting during which it will give consideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda. Item 1 Address: 3495, 3505, 3515, 3525 and 3535 Baycrest Avenue

Item 3 Address: 1243 Wellington Street

The intent of Bylaw 4866, 2018 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Ofﬁcial Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation for portions of the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4866, 2018 from Open Space to Townhousing Residential.

The intent of Bylaw 4877, 2018 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4877, 2018 from RS-2 OneFamily Suburban Residential to RS-3 One-Family Residential and P-5 Special Park.

The intent of Bylaw 4867, 2018 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4867, 2018 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RT-2 Townhouse Residential and P-5 Special Park. If approved, the application would facilitate the consolidation of the subject properties and the construction of a 53 unit townhouse development.

If approved, the application would facilitate a proposed six lot subdivision and a streamside protection area.

Item 4 Address: 328 Marmont Street The intent of Bylaw 4881, 2018 is to authorize the City to enter into a Heritage Revitalization Agreement with the owner of the property located at 328 Marmont Street.

Item 2 Address: 3561, 3569 and Lot 10 Baycrest Avenue The intent of Bylaw 4697, 2018 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4697, 2018 from RS-2 OneFamily Suburban Residential to RT-2 Townhouse Residential. If approved, the application would facilitate the consolidation of the subject properties and the construction of a 67 unit townhouse development.

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If approved, the application would facilitate the consolidation of the subject properties, the restoration of the Derceni Residence and the construction of a 15 unit residential development. How do I find out more information? Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from Wednesday, June 6, 2018 to Monday, June 18, 2018 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430. How do I provide input? Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. 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. 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; • Regular mail: 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015. 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. Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas. If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010. 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 City Clerk

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“This system is the standard of modern urban communities and is by far the most reliable method of sewage collection and treatment,” said the report’s author, Matt Cameron. He said other possible solutions — including repairing the existing septic fields, creating a new mounded septic system, building an onsite sewage treatment system or just pumping the sewage into trucks to be hauled off site — have a high risk of failing again or would just be too expensive to implement. The report also dismissed the possibility of rebuilding the septic system to the standards under which they had been originally permitted when it was built in the 1990s (those standards were revised in 2012). “It is our belief that the most current regulations should govern our recommendation,” said the report, which was affirmed by Oland’s review. “The ideal solution, providing the least risk to public health and environment, is connection to the municipal sewer system,” Oland said. “I encourage the political decision makers to do the right thing and find a way to make this happen.” David Karn, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, said ministry staff are reviewing the latest report, which it ordered to appease

any concerns about a previous engineering report commissioned by Anmore Green’s strata. That report also supported a connection to Port Moody’s sewer system. Anmore Mayor John McEwen said the village council will be meeting to discuss the latest report and will then follow up with the ministry as well as Glumac. In a letter endorsed by council and sent last April to Dan Bings, the ministry’s operations manager, Anmore’s chief administrative officer called a direct connection by the housing development to Port Moody’s municipal sewer system an “unrealistic solution,” and reasserted the village’s commitment to not join the Metro Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (MVS&DD), which administers municipal sewer systems and the cost of running them for all of Metro Vancouver. Juli Halliwell said Anmore residents would continue to be responsible for treating their own sewage on-site rather than share the cost of the annual dues required to belong to the MVS&DD. Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay has said the city would accommodate a hook-up to its sewer system as long as the Anmore Green strata pays for it as well as any ongoing costs. The vice-president of Anmore Green’s strata council, Brandie Roberts, told The Tri-City News her members

are ready to do that and they already have engineering diagrams for the work that needs to be done as soon as bureaucratic hurdles are cleared. “We want to get this done and behind us,” Roberts said, adding it’s now up to the various municipal, regional and provincial authorities to work together if that’s to happen before the next school year begins. A hillside field behind Eagle Mountain middle school has been off limits behind blue steel fencing since last Dec. 23 when it was erected to comply with a pollution-abatement order, which had been issued to Anmore Green Estates following the detection of contaminated ground water at the base of the hill last September. Diane MacSporran, the president of the school’s parent advisory council, said fencing has been breached regularly by students taking shortcuts or just looking for a place to play. MacSporran said she’s hopeful the latest report’s recommendation for a sewer hookup will pave the way to a solution. “I’m very confident things are moving forward,” she said. Glumac said the clock is ticking. “We still have to deal with the fall and when the rains come, causing the water table to rise,” he said. “I’m hopeful we can get to a short-term and a long-term solution. The safety of the kids is the most important thing.” mbartel@tricitynews.com @mbartelTC

Public Notice of Construction

Highway 7: Harris Road Intersection The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure notifies the public that on June 15, 2018, construction will begin to extend the eastbound right turn lane on Highway 7 at the Harris Road intersection in Pitt Meadows by 300 metres to Allen Way. From June 15, 2018, until October 31, 2018, lane closures will take place between 7 p.m. and 11 a.m. in the eastbound direction, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the westbound direction. Motorists are asked to obey the posted speed limit, watch for workers and traffic control personnel and follow all signs. Travel advisories will be provided on roadside changeable message signs and at www.drive.bc.ca. For more information, please contact: Sheila Hui, Senior Project Manager at 604 527-2261 or at Sheila.Hui@gov.bc.ca

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It’s not just bears we protect when we lock up attractants L iving near a greenbelt is a choice for many Tri-City residents but enjoying nature in such close proximity also comes with responsibilities. While it would seem that being close to the forest should offer a sense of relief from day-to-day stresses of life, the opposite may be true if bears and cougars are wandering into your neighbourhood and staying because food is easily available. and what we are learning after 10 years of covering this issue is that once an animal gets a taste of easily accessible food, they don’t tend to leave. DELIVERY 604-472-3040 NEWSROOM 604-472-3030 DISPLAY ADS 604-472-3020 cLASSIfIED ADS 604-444-3056 n

a neighbourhood can be bearfree for years but that pristine reputation ends as soon as just one person leaves their attractants — pet food, trash, fallen apples — easily accessible. The animal will return time after time to get access to that food, as did the Chineside bear, when someone left their garbage out. once the bear becomes belligerent and demanding, the next visitor is the conservation officer, who has to deal with what has become a problem animal. usually, the bear has to be shot. but it’s not just the large animals we have to be concerned

about. Rats, raccoons and coyotes are also making their homes here, and when they start showing up, so do the larger prey animals. What the destruction of three cougars last week in Port Coquitlam showed us is that wild animals, even cougars, which are usually loner animals, will change their behaviour to get food. In this case, the cougars were attracted to small domestic animals, likely dogs and cats, but also raccoons, coyotes and small rodents that have become increasingly domesticated because of the bountiful buffet of food that is often laid before them.

What we now know is everyone has a role to play in creating a safe neighbourhood: Pets have to be leashed or kept indoors; bird feeders, including hummingbird feeders, have to be taken down; food waste has to be frozen or locked up; and berries and fruit have to be picked immediately. Just one mistake can bring the wildlife traveling in the tree-lined greenbelts, whether it be rodents or raccoons, bears or cougars, closer to our neighbourhoods. It makes living near a greenbelt more work, but worth it for those who enjoy having nature on their doorstep.

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City Centre development plans needed The Editor, Re. “Tower plans approved despite concerns” (The Tri-City News, June 1). I had opportunity to observe the public hearing at Coquitlam city hall May 28 at which bylaw 4860, 2018 was on the agenda with the recommendation that council give second and third reading to a zoning amendment. A small delegation of citizens who live adjacent to the targeted property spoke against the passage of this bylaw amendment, citing noise, increased traffic and congestion complaints. It was disappointing to hear these complaints, which I felt were really an example of a “NIMBY” attitude and resistance to change. In response, the city was reassuring regarding all the measures being taken to proceed positively with the development of our new City Centre, which necessitates higher density rezoning. Not only were the planning department and council very convincing in their due diligence in this development, the developer

HOW ABOUT ALL THAT TRAFFIC? The Editor, The one 40-storey tower at Glen Drive and Westwood Street will contain 273 units and if the other three towers are approved, a thousand families will move into that block. I agree with Coquitlam Coun. Brent Amundsen, who said, “We are the regional city centre for this area. This is why the SkyTrain came here.” But assuming each family has, on average, one automobile, that means a thousand more vehicles on Westwood, Glen and other nearby routes. I’m sure the builders will provide ample indoor parking for their buyers, so there will not be a parking problem, but what about the traffic on the streets in that area? Does Coquitlam council have a plan to deal with a thousand more cars on the roads near Town Centre? Barry Ledwidge, Coquitlam

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An illustration of Polygon’s proposed 40-storey tower (right) for the corner of Glen Drive and Westwood Street. Future towers in the early planning stages by the Onni Group are to the left of Polygon’s tower. displayed a beautiful building aesthetically, and in compliance with all services required, to provide a home to people in

the near future. It will enhance and refresh this site as we build a new face to Coquitlam going forward.

With SkyTrain in our city, density is inevitable, but if future development in this area proceeds as it has thus far, we

will see a beautiful, revitalized Coquitlam City Centre that all citizens can be proud of. Old, tired neighbourhoods will be replaced by vibrant, new development with all the amenities citizens want: transportation, entertainment, parks, cultural events, housing, restaurants and jobs. It’s an exciting time for Coquitlam moving forward and we must support densification in the new City Centre. Barbara Nunns, Coquitlam

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What do you think City Centre should look like 25 years from now? Help shape the future of downtown. How to get involved: 1. Take the survey online at coquitlam.ca/ccap from May 29 to July 11, 2018 2. Join us at a Community Information Session: Coquitlam Centre Mall – 2929 Barnet Hwy (near Aritzia) • Tuesday, May 29, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. • Saturday, June 9, 9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Coquitlam Celebrates Canada Day – Town Centre Park (Coquitlam Lane) • Sunday, July 1, 12 – 9 p.m. For more information or to sign up for email notifications, visit coquitlam.ca/ccap.

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Vital Signs report to take the pulse of PoCo Pressing social issues the focus of new task force JaniS Cleugh

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A new task force for the Port Coquitlam Community Foundation met last Tuesday to look at how it will start to address the most pressing social needs in the city. This summer, the 14-member advisory group will work with consultant Maggie Hodge Kwan to drill down on data for the inaugural Vital Signs report, which is expected to be released later this year. Vital Signs is a national program under the Community Foundations of Canada — of which the PoCo Community Foundation is a member — and looks at gaps in municipalities; the priorities identified through research can then be a catalyst for new foundation funding. John Diack, who chairs the PoCo Foundation and leads the task force, said the philanthropic group has so far collected its cash through events such as the Mayors’ Croquet Tournament “but it’s not long

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(i.e., RCMP numbers, as PoCo shares a detachment with Coquitlam). To date, the Cumberland resident has completed four Vital Signs reports for foundations in Campbell River, Alberni Valley, Saltspring Island and north Okanagan. Among the topics taken into consideration by the PoCo Foundation task force members, who will provide their local knowledge, are health, housing, education, safety and the arts. Meanwhile, Diack said the PoCo Foundation will continue with its annual grants program (its next grant distribution is June 7). “I want to go into this [Vital Signs] process with no biases,” he said. “When you go through the annual grant applications, you develop this lens to see PoCo through: There are youth at risk, there are family breakdown issues, there are seniors’ needs.” “These are the front-line reports that give you an insight into the community that you normally don’t see.” He added, “We will see through the Vital Signs report if we’re missing something.”

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April 25 draw and, after receiving a request for anonymity from the winner and investigating the circumstances, BCLC agreed to withhold the person’s name. Typically, one of the conditions of claiming a prize is that a winner must consent to BCLC publishing their name, photo, place of residence and prize. No BCLC spokesperson was made available to speak to The Tri-City News and the specific

reasons for withholding the name were not given. But in a press release last Friday, BCLC stated: “Based on this investigation, BCLC has made the rare decision to grant the winner’s request for anonymity. BCLC grants anonymity on a case-bycase basis, as every situation is unique. The circumstances must be extraordinary and substantiated with evidence that is verifiable and capable of independent confirmation.”

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“No arrests have been made at this time. This investigation is still in the early stages and investigators are actively working to solve this case,” a spokesperson for the Yukon RCMP Major Crimes Unit stated in an email Tuesday. “We will not be providing any details on leads, suspects or the circumstances surrounding his death. That information is part of the investigation.” But for McGowan’s family, which includes mom Dianna McGowan, a retired Eagle Ridge Hospital administrator, and dad

Dave McGowan, a retired welding instructor, each day brings more challenges as they wait for news. At this point, the family doesn’t know how McGowan died, although an autopsy performed in Vancouver concluded his death was a homicide. “That’s part of the information they are holding back. It is very difficult,” said Dianna McGowan. She said the family has been in contact with the RCMP weekly through an officer who has been helpful. “We have to respect what they are asking us

and let them do their work.” In the meantime, the family, which includes McGowan’s daughter, who also lives in PoCo, and a brother, Brad, is being consoled by the outpouring of love and remembrances. The McGowan family was able to watch a prayer circle live streamed from Dawson City attended by dozens of people, many of whom had made friends with McGowan in just the short time he was there. A memorial of photos and flowers was also erected, and although the family has no plans to go to Dawson City until a potential

court case, they are comforted knowing that McGowan was loved and had friends. “There was a beautiful prayer circle for Kevin just days after it happened. We wanted to go to Dawson and hug everyone,” Dianna McGowan said. In Port Moody late last month a celebration of life was held for Kevin McGowan that drew a large crowd of family and friends, including his friends dating back to his pre-school days. “I think it’s a real eye-opener for the 40-year-olds that life is precious. We’ve had friends

come here just in absolute shock, we’re still in shock,” Dianna McGowan said. “It’s really pulled them all together, his friends.” Among the memories shared by family and friends was McGowan’s love for the outdoors and small-town life. He was also described as the “life of the party” whose smile lit up the room. After graduating from Terry Fox secondary, McGowan studied in the culinary arts program at Vancouver Vocational Institute and worked at various restaurants; he was a guest chef on Breakfast Television

Vancouver and contributed cooking articles to BC Outdoors Magazine. Although he could have taken chef jobs locally, McGowan preferred the small-town life and his mom thought the Dawson City post would have been ideal for him. But his life was cut short and exactly how remains a mystery. Now the family is seeking justice as they deal with their grief. “I’m not looking forward to hearing more but of course we’re going to want a resolution to this,” she said. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

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which will be held at the Burke Mountain Fire Station (3501 David Ave.) Friday between 1 and 3 p.m. For those who cannot attend, suggestions and ideas can be emailed to smilingcreekrec@coquitlam.ca. The city is trying to determine what kind of programs should be offered at the facility, which will be located at the new Smiling Creek elementary. Parks and recreation staff

hope to utilize the school’s gym, multi-purpose room, sports courts and playgrounds during evenings and weekends. The arrangement is similar to one at the Centennial Activity Centre at Centennial secondary. For more information about the new facility, go to www.coquitlam.ca/smilingcreek. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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8th Annual The Austin Heights Business Improvement Association and I are thrilled to be hosting the 8th Annual Daisy Day in Austin Heights on Saturday, June 9. This family-friendly event promises to be an exciting day ﬁlled with great fun, food and entertainment. The day kicks off at 9am with a hot and tasty free pancake breakfast prepared by the Coquitlam Kinsmen, and will be served until 10:30am. And if you are a coffee fan then you are in luck – because Tim Horton’s, Coffee + Vanilla and McDonald’s will all be onsite serving their tasty coffee brews! Also a host of wonderful entertainment will be featured Lisa Landry on our main stage throughout the day, including: Fat Jazz, Executive Director 5 on a String, Chapter 11, and Norden the Magician – Austin Heights BIA just to name a few! With over 40 participants showcasing their amazing businesses, and products and services, at the event this year - there is sure to be something for everyone to enjoy. Also, balloon twister extraordinaire, Korki the Klown, will be on hand amazing the kids with her fabulous creations. There will be many other fun-ﬁlled kids’ activities and features as well - which include face painters and a glitter tattoo artist. Also, special guests Belle and Elsa will be joining us at Daisy Day this year and the fastest web-spinner in the west – Spiderman – will be there too! The always popular Fun Gymbus will be onsite, and be sure to stop by the Butter Studio photo booth to play dress up and have your photo taken. Huge thanks to all of the generous sponsors, hardworking volunteers and fantastic businesses that have done a wonderful job in supporting this year’s 8th Annual Daisy Day! I look forward to seeing you there!

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cultural aesthetic that combines elements of science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, Afrocentricity and magic realism with non-Western cosmologies in order to critique not only the present-day dilemmas of people of colour, but also to revise, interrogate and re-examine the historical events of the past.” A mouthful, to be sure, but this is a genre label that cuts across fiction, film and music. Black Panther (T’Challa) was introduced in July 1966 as a character in Issue #52 of the

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1. Location: 2801 Henry Street (Rezoning Application #6700-20-168) Applicant: Gurmail Brar Purpose: The owner of 2801 Henry Street has applied to rezone the existing property from One-Family Residential (RS1) to the Single Detached – Small Lot Zone (RS1-S). If the rezoning bylaw is adopted, it will allow for consideration of the subdivision of the property into two small lots.

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Review application #6700-20-168 and related information at the Planning Division counter on the 2nd floor of City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. between 8:30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, or at portmoody.ca/publichearing after June 5, 2018.

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TO’s Hopkinson one leader in Afro sci-fi continued from page 30

In the world of literary science-fiction, Octavia Butler is considered the godmother of afrofuturism. Her novel Kindred has become a sci-fi classic, having been reprinted many times since it was first published in 1979. The story, set during the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial, follows Dana as she stumbles on a time portal back to slavery era America. As she goes back and forth between past and present, she pieces together a story that, shockingly, she is also a part of. Nalo Hopkinson is a Toronto-based JamaicanCanadian author who has, to date, published six novels and three short story collections. Her first and best-known novel, Brown Girl in the Ring (1998), was recently adapted into a film. This dystopian novel is set in a post-economic collapse Toronto that is sealed off to keep its impoverished inhabitants from getting to the outer suburbs to which the affluent have fled. Teenager Ti-Jeanne, the story’s heroine, is apprenticing with her grandmother Gros-Jeanne in the arts of medicine and magic. But evil spirits abound

with Toronto under the grip of a crime boss and evil shaman Rudy Sheldon, and Ti-Jeanne must take what she knows and do battle with malevolent forces that, it turns out, have a few revelations for her. Nigerian-American Ndedi Okorafor is a more recent author garnering a huge audience with her blend of sciencefiction, fantasy and magic realism. The Book of Phoenix was published last year and is the first in the new Who Fears Death series. In it, Phoenix is a genetically “accelerated woman” with powers beyond her years. When her best friend

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Purpose: An Official Community Plan amendment and rezoning application has been received in order to permit a commercial use (Mint Hair Salon) to be located in a single-family residence at 2221 Clarke Street.

Get in touch! How do I get more information? Review application #6700-20-172 and related information at the Planning Division counter on the 2nd floor of City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. between 8:30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, or at portmoody.ca/publichearing after June 5, 2018.

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TC CALENDAR THURSDAY, JUNE 7 • Free healthy aging and nutrition workshops, 1-3 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. Limited seats available – register early by calling 778-285-5554 or emailing rjkentgm@gmail.com. Light refreshments provided. • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meeting, noon-9:30 p.m. at Canadian Royal Legion (1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam). Info: 604-937-0836. This will be the final meeting prior to summer break.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9 • Coquitlam Youth Orchestra Concert, Noon-4 p.m., Evergreen Cultural Centre, featuring Mozart Violin Concerto #3. Junior at noon, intermediate at 1:15 p.m., and seniors at 2:45 p.m. Tickets at Evergreen Cultural Centre box office. Info: www.coquitlamyouthorchestra.ca. • Go Hiking with the Burke Mountain Naturalists, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pinecone-Burke Provincial Park. This is a moderate 11.5 km hike with an elevation gain of approximately 300 m. For more information on where to meet and to register call Ian at 604-939-4039 or visit www.burkemountainnaturalist. ca.

MONDAY, JUNE 11 • Tri-City Photo Club meets in the Drama Room at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., 7:30 p.m. – guests are always welcome. Feature: Portraits; this evening is a hands-on shooting session using both natural light outside and with the club lights and strobes inside. Bring your camera and a flash if you have one. Also, bring your bird/wildlife images to share. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13 • Coquitlam Foundation awards night, Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam; reception at 6:30 p.m., awards at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to this free celebration of community philanthropy but email info@ coquitlamfoundation.com if you plan to attend.

FRIDAY, JUNE 15 • Tri-City Singles Social Club, which offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more, meets at 7 p.m. at the Legion Manor, 2909 Hope S., Port Moody (street parking only). New members welcome. Info: Darline, 604-466-0017. • St. Andrews United Church Fundraising Concert, 7-9 p.m., 2318 St. Johns St., port Moody. Tickets by donation. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Info: 604-9395513.

SATURDAY, JUNE 16 • Friends of DeBoville Slough and city of Coquitlam host work party to get ride of Japanese knotweed, an invasive plant, 9 a.m.-noon. Volunteers meet at the kiosk on the north side of the slough at 9 a.m. Wear sturdy footwear, and dress for the weather; if it is hot and sunny, bring sunscreen and water. The Friends of DeBoville Slough will supply tools but if you have a favourite pair of hand clippers or loppers, bring them. As there is a waiver to sign, anyone under the age of 19 will need a parent or guardian to sign. • Coquitlam Search and Rescue BBQ fundraiser, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Canadian Tire, King Edward and Lougheed, Coquitlam; meet SAR volun-

email: newsroom@tricitynews.com phone: 604-472-3030 www.tricitynews.com/community/events-calendar must be 21 years or older, prepared to accept a young person unconditionally and able to spend three hours a week or more. Mentors are carefully screened and supported, and there are regular training sessions and ongoing support provided by staff. Info: www. kidstart.ca. • Volunteers wanted for all positions at Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary thrift shop, located at 2811B Shaughnessy St., PoCo; applications available at the store during open hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays; noon-3 p.m. Sundays. • Volunteer drivers needed

JUNE 8: FUNDRAISER & CARNIVAL • Michelle and Lize Give Back to BC Women’s Hospital NICU pub night, 6:30 p.m., Micky’s Public House, 170 Golden Dr., Coquitlam; silent auction, 50/50 draw, door prizes. Tickets: $25, all proceeds go to BC Women’s NICU. Tickets: michelleaustin@telus.net or lizciulla@gmail.com. • Blakeburn elementary Family Carnival, 7:30-10:30 p.m., 1040 Riverside Dr., Port Coquitlam. There is something for all ages, including bouncy castles, pony rides, carnival game, barbecue and a live DF. Cash only event and there are no ATMs on site. teers, see rescue activities and techniques for both young and seasoned hikers.

TUESDAY, JUNE 19 • Dogwood Garden Club meeting, 7 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 1655 Winslow Ave., City of Coquitlam arborist Tyler Rodger will be speaking about the city’s street gardening program. Info: dogwoodgardenclub. weebly.com. • One-Day Cancer Care Workshop, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Port Moody Public Library, 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody. Free workshop featuring medical doctors and a nutrition team. To register: 604734-7125.

SATURDAY, JUNE 23 • Coquitlam Search and Rescue BBQ fundraiser, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Canadian Tire, Fremont Village, PoCo; meet SAR volunteers, see rescue activities and techniques for both young and seasoned hikers.

VOLUNTEERS • Port Moody Ecological Society, a volunteer-operated educational and training facility, is seeking keen volunteers. Volunteers can be adults or students (over 16) and membership is as low as $5 (students). Hatchery is open every day except Sunday, 9 -11 a.m. There is a range of activities each day but no experience is required — club members will train and guide you. Info: 604-469-9106 or portmoodyecologicalsociety@ hotmail.com. • Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is looking for volunteer tutors for Study Buddy program, which gives young girls the educational support they need by matching them in a one-to-one tutoring relationship. To be a Study Buddy volunteer, you must be female, age 19 or older, have a high school diploma, some post-secondary education (completed or in-process), and some experience helping others learn. Study Buddies spend one hour a week tutoring a Little Sister for a minimum of six months. Info: 604-873-4525 Ext. 300 or info@bigsisters.bc.ca. • Canadian Red Cross Society is seeking volunteers for the Health Equipment Loan Program in PoCo. For more information please visit redcross.ca/ volunteer/who-is-needed or contact BCYvolunteering@redcross. ca. Call 1-855-995-3529. • Share Family and Community services is looking for volunteers to work with seniors for its shop by phone and Friendly Visiting programs, and transportation to community resources. Info: kathie.rodway@ sharesociety.ca or 604-9376975. • BC Angel Dresses is in need of Volunteers in the TriCities. BCAD is a non-profit group of volunteers who collect donated wedding, bridesmaid and grad dresses; volunteer seamstresses transform them into Angel Dresses that are then shipped to hospitals across the province and offered to grieving families at no charge. Group needs dress collectors

and seamstresses. Info: www. bcangeldresses.ca. • KidStart needs volunteer mentors to provide caring and supportive relationships. You

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TC CALENDAR continued from page 33 • Volunteers wanted for Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Weekend Coffee Program in the main lobby at ERH; openings for both Saturday and Sunday shifts. Info: 604-544-1470. • PoCoMo Meals on Wheels needs drivers on an ongoing basis. Meals are delivered over the noon hour and training is provided. Info: 604-942-7506. • Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604936-3624. • Big Brothers Program matches men over the age of 18 with boys 7-14 who have limited-to-no contact with a positive male role model. Big Brothers spend 2-4 hours a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothersvancouver.com. • Big Brothers’ In-School Mentoring Program matches men and women over the age of 18 with boys and girls from local elementary schools for one hour a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothersvancouver.com. • PLEA Community Services of B.C is looking for volunteers 19 years and older who are interested in spending three hours a week mentoring an atrisk child or youth. Info: Jodi, 604-927-2929 or www.kidstart. ca. • Canadian Cancer Society is looking for cancer survivors to be peer volunteers, providing one-on-one support on the telephone and/or in-person to people living with cancer. Training provided. Info: 604-253-8470. • Coast Mental Health needs volunteers to be program assistants in forensics, social rec leaders and one-on-one workers at transitional forensics homes located at Riverview Hospital. Info: 604-675-2313, valm@ coastfoundation.com or www. coastfoundation.com. • Port Moody Station Museum is looking for volunteers for special events. Info: 604-939-1648. • Physically fit volunteers needed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m. at the Share food bank to load and unload truck. Volunteers must be able to work with loads ranging from 30-150 pounds.

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NOTICES • Tri-City Transitions Society has launched Parallel Parenting: Co-Parenting Stronger, a program focused on reducing conflict between divorced parents by dramatically altering the way parents communicate between themselves in front of their children. The program includes a series of four two-hour workshops led by professional mediation/facilitators, trained in family dynamics. The target for the workshops is parents in continuing conflict. Info: Carol, 604-941-7111 or info@tricitytransitions.com. • Used books, CDs and DVDs wanted by Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary for fundraising sales. These items may be dropped off by the back wall beside the bookcase located outside of the gift shop (main lobby area) at ERH. • Parent Support Services Society of BC is looking for volunteer facilitators for its support groups. PSSSBC runs self-help circles located throughout the Lower Mainland and is searching for professional and supportive individuals to assist grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Info: samrah. mian@parentsupportbc.ca. • Are you a new immigrant? Do you have questions, concerns and/or need help? Call RCCG Trinity Chapel at 604-4743131 on Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., or leave a message and someone will get back to you. The church can help or direct you to places where you could receive help. • RCCG Trinity Chapel is opening a food bank for individuals and families in need and appreciates gifts and support. If you are able to donate non-perishable food items, call 604-474-3131 or email rccgtrini-

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Port Moody blues musician Rocky Milino Jr. will host another MiLinO jr. benefit concert in aid of the CH.I.L.D Foundation, a charity that helps people with inflammatory bowel diseases. Milino, a graduate of Archbishop Carney regional secondary school in Port Coquitlam, organized the inaugural Rock4Child show in 2013; this time around, it’ll be held at the Anza Club in Vancouver with Brandon Isaak, a 2018 Juno-award nominee. Milino said the first event collected about $1,000 for the cause and he hopes to double that amount for the organization next Friday. “My family had a longstanding relationship with Grace McCarthy and we went to so many of her events to help her raise money,” Milino said of the late politician who chaired the CH.I.L.D (Children with Intestinal and Liver Disorders) Foundation. “I kind of feel bad for the people with the illness because it’s very common and should be something that we should have cleared up by now medically.” Hosted by Brent Morrison of The Rockin’ Blues Show, Milino and his C4D band will play original tunes from their latest album, Pleasantside Blues. • Tickets for Rock4Child2 on June 15 are via brownpapertickets.com; $5 from each ticket will be donated to the CH.I.L.D Foundation.

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A season-long tribute to our planet will come to a conclusion on Saturday night when the Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble (PSWE) presents Biosphere. The 54-member ensemble, under the baton of David Branter, started its trajectory at the Evergreen Cultural Centre — where it calls home — last November with a concert called Atmosphere. It had two more shows, Hydrosphere in December and Geosphere in February, before wrapping up this month. For its June 9 program, PSWE heeds a call from composer David Maslanka, who wrote Mother Earth “to be aware to the needs of our beloved planet, and to respond to it as a living entity.” The fanfare piece, which was commissioned by the South Dearborn High School in Aurora, Indiana, will be followed by Gaian Visions by Frank Ticheli, a work that focuses on the Earth goddess of ancient Greece. Saxophonist Mia Gazley, a UBC grad who won this year’s PSWE Youth Soloist Competition, steps up with Roger Boutry’s Divertimento for Alto Sax and Wind Ensemble while Branter showcases his original tune, Essay On Origins, which portrays a musical landscape of the Book of Genesis. Finally, the concert ends with the 25-minute piece Apotheosis of this Earth, a 1970 work by Karel Husa who was motivated to pen a composition that speaks of the everyday struggles on the Earth: from war and hunger to forest fires and environmental plights. The Czechoslovakian, who

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After two decades of leading community music groups separately, Andrew and Diana Clark will come together with their respective ensembles for a show this weekend at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre. Andrew Clark, who conducts the Inlet Jazz Band, will pay tribute to the swing and bebop jazz eras in a concert with the award-winning Coastal Sound Music Academy, of which his wife is the artistic director. The concert, titled Swing Bob Scat, will feature choral renditions of such popular hits as Route 66, Frim Fram Sauce, Accentuate the Positive and Blue Skies. The youth and band will also perform a spoken-word nod to Charlie Parker over his piece Scrapple From the Apple; the show ends with Oscar Peterson’s Hymn to Freedom. Diana Clark said the choir and jazz band collaboration “is not without some chal-

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Transactional relationships. That’s the term staff at the Coquitlam-based Children of the Street Society are learning this year as the trend becomes more prominent in School District 43. The phrase can have many meanings, depending on the couple, but generally it refers to an adult giving money, gifts and/or drugs to a minor in exchange for sex. And the balance of power typically rests with the older person. Tiana Jacquet, program director for the society, which has its office on Austin Avenue, said such controlling relationships are “quite prominent. I think people would be surprised.” She added, “It doesn’t matter where the youth are being raised or what kind of family support they have. It comes down to a want and adults prey on that vulnerability.” This spring, society facilitators heard some of the students’ stories as part of the eighth annual Youth Art Engagement Project. Over the course of nine sessions, youth at three schools shared heartbreaking tales of being sexually exploited; later, they expressed themselves using paints — or other media — and a canvas.

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Tiana Jacquet is the program director for the Coquitlam-based Children of the Street Society. She holds an artwork designed by a SD43 student that will be on show in the Youth Art Gallery Celebration at Winslow Centre on June 13. RSVP to attend by calling 604-939-6055 or email tjacquet@childrenofthestreet.com. Next Wednesday, at the Winslow Centre in Coquitlam, 55 program participants will exhibit their social justice images for a one-night Youth Art Gallery Celebration, a gathering to show how far they’ve

come in their healing process. Each art piece will have an artist’s statement to describe the work and reasons why it was created. Some speak of sex slavery — for example, depicting the back of a naked woman

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wrapped in chains, with a Sold sign — while others tell of addictions. There are also scenes of gang violence, gender socialization and peer-to-peer exploitation. Jacquet said the teens who

took part were either referred by a counsellor or self-identified to a society facilitator during a routine workshop. Overall, the sessions have “allow them to channel their energies in a positive way. For a lot of the kids, they aren’t able to converse easily in the beginning because they are scared or traumatized — their relationships have become normalized — but, by the end, they are able to vocalize their thoughts and feelings and put that down. It’s quite a journey.” • The Youth Art Gallery Celebration runs Wednesday, June 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Winslow Centre (1100 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam). Guests are encouraged to dress up for the hippie-theme party. The Youth Art Engagement Project is sponsored in part by Beedie Cares, CKNW Kids Fund and Coast Capital Savings. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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Artwork by students, teachers and staff at Place des Arts will be on show this month at the Coquitlam venue. Visual arts students will display their work in the APEx exhibit in the Atrium Gallery while the Leonore Peyton Salon will feature Images and Ideas from the Art Enhancement teen students under the guidance of Don Portelance, a retired art teacher from Centennial secondary. And, in the Mezzanine Gallery, is Art Feats by teachers and staff. The opening reception for the three shows is Friday from 7 to 9 in the facility (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam). The artists will be available to chat and appetizers will be served. Call 604-664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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Pinetree secondary students Marley Jordan, Kate Cousins, Sepi Pourmojib and Alexys Murphy give a twist on two of The Bard’s works next week at the Coquitlam high school. Treehouse Theatre performs Shakespeare Star Wars — a show they presented at the Goodwill Shakespeare Festival in Vernon, in April — and Julius Caesar, in the style of Mean Girls. The productions can be seen on June 13 and 14 at the school (3000 Pinewood Ave.) at 7 p.m. for $5 per seat. Meanwhile, this Thursday and Friday, Pinetree’s Dance 11/12 students — including 17-year-old Gregory Jungco, who last week was named the provincial winner for modern dance level 3 — will perform their numbers at a public event organized by teacher Natalee Fera. Tickets are $12. Call the school at 604-464-2513.

Derrival for PoCo’s July 1 Vancouver band Derrival will headline the Canada Day party in Port Coquitlam. The alternative/indie group — known for its songs You’re Not the Only One and Ghosts of Our Past — will perform at Castle Park (2252 Castle Cres.) before the PoCo firefighters light up the sky with pyrotechnics. Derrival’s show will be preceded by Jessica Barbour and Top City, an 11-member R&B act from Vancouver. Visit portcoquitlam.ca/canadaday for the day’s lineup.

Coquitlam artists Melissa Amber and River Lee are in The Brain Project. The Sisters of the Woods, as the pair are known professionally, are participating in the street-art fundraiser for Baycrest Health Sciences in support of brain health research. The duo, who both have suffered traumatic brain injuries, will see their work displayed in Toronto this summer.

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Jazz saxophonist Eli Bennett beat his father for a Leo Award last month. Bennett and Daryl Bennett, a Port Coquitlam musician, were nominated in the same category, Best Musical Score in a Feature-Length Documentary. Eli Bennett, 29, clinched the accolade for his work on Believe: The True Story of Real Bearded Santas. The Leos recognized the best of B.C.’s film and television industry.

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A cast of about 200 students from Caulfield School of Dance — including Sabina Nelson (pictured above), who last week won a provincial dance championship title at the Performing Arts BC Festival — are in “Connected,” the 29th annual year-end show for the Port Moody institution. Their five performances, which run at the Terry Fox Theatre (1260 Riverwood Gate, Port Coquitlam) this weekend, include the award-winning ensemble works Hunger of the Pine, Ballet Baroque, Shout!, We Speak No Americano and Pair Bonds. Nelson has a dance solo as does Caitlyn Woo and Hailey Rekunyk and vocalists Mena Spasova and Kaia Goddard. Tickets at $20 are available at the door on show day or through the school by calling 604-469-9366. 12 in the Galleria (100 Newport Dr.), will include demonstrations by the kids on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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up to 24 are invited to be part of the B.C. Boys Choir, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Led by artistic director Edette Gagné, the organization has two choirs: the international touring ensemble for singers aged 10 to 24, who rehearse in North Vancouver on Wednesday nights; and SongSport, a training group for singers aged seven to 12, who rehearse Wednesday nights in Burnaby or North Vancouver. No audition is needed. Call 1-888-909-8282 or visit bcboyschoir.org. jcleugh@tricitynews.com

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Clockwise from far left: Canadian Olympian Ruky Abdulai cheers on one of her charges during practice; Connor Cameron and Ella Stone line up for a sprint; Jasmin Thurston takes a leap. Mike Viveiros, the president of the CCSSA, said it’s his hope Friday’s adapted sport meet could eventually run alongside the school district’s annual track championship. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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Ruky Abdulai knows the value athletics have added to her life. A track and field scholarship at Simon Fraser University brought her to Canada from her native Ghana and she competed in the long jump for her adopted country

at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, as well as several other major meets around the world. So when a mutual friend introduced her to Debra Abraham, of the Unique Get Together Society (UGTS), she was all in on Abraham’s pitch to help prepare some kids with developmental challenges and other special needs for an inclusive track and field meet in partnership with the Coquitlam Secondary School Athletic Association (CSSAA) and MoreSports, a community-based after school sports program.

On Friday, more than 144 kids from ages 8-18, including several Abdulai has been training for the past month, will compete in the first annual district track and field meet for adapted sport at Heritage Woods secondary school. The event will have all the trappings of a mini Olympics, with athletes marching into the venue, opening and closing ceremonies as well as a smorgasbord of competitions, from a 100m dash to standing long jump to javelin. “It’s important special needs’ kids need to know they can do anything,” Abdulai said.

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“Otherwise they feel left out.” Abraham, whose UGTS formed a partnership with Port Moody Minor Soccer last year to create a soccer league for kids with challenges, said giving them opportunities to learn and enjoy sports and competition can be life-changing. “It boosts their confidence,” she said. “They feel they can do something.” Abraham said having a bona fide Olympian show them the way has been especially affirming. “They’re just jumping right in there,” she said. For Abdulai’s part, work-

ing with some of the kids on a weekly basis has given her an opportunity to reconnect with the fun aspect of sport. “We have to find ways to get them moving by creating it as a playful thing,” said Abdulai, who now works as a track coach at SFU. “When kids are happy, they’re ready to run.” She instills that joy by keeping her hour-long training sessions moving quickly from one activity to the next and by breaking those activities down into fun, bite-size morsels; a warm-up lap around the running track at Heritage Woods becomes a series of little

sprints 30 or 40 metres down the track, the 100m dash is just a way to get to the sandy jumping pit for standing long jump practice. Along the way, she’s seen the kids evolve from cautious wallflowers sitting on the infield grass to enthusiastic participants and fast friends, challenging each other to impromptu contests of who can run faster or throw the plastic javelin furthest. “It gives them an opportunity to go out and explore what they can do,” Abdulai said. “They can take it to a different level.”

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Tears flow as Centennial wins soccer title Cents celebrate their first girls’ provincial soccer title in 18 years GRANT GRANGER THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Tears flowed as Danae Robillard clung to her coach, Larry Moro, in an extended bear hug. Her high school athletic career had come to a conclusion in anxiety-filled fashion minutes earlier. But, most importantly, it finished in the finest way possible, a provincial title. The Centennial Centaurs captain had just led her squad to a 1-0 victory over Surrey’s Fleetwood Park Dragons at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium in the B.C. girls soccer championship final. “Amazing,” said the midfielder who will play for Simon Fraser University next year. Despite dominating play, there were many anxious moments because they hadn’t been rewarded with a ball in the back of the net. But they finally did, with just three minutes left in overtime. And when they did it sent the entire Centaurs squad into squealing ecstasy. “It was really hard,” said Robillard of the angst of going

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Centennial Centaurs goalkeeper Kelsey Eckert and Matisse Jones embrace after the team’s dramatic 1-0 overtime win over Fleetwood Park secondary school in the BC High School AAA senior girls soccer championship, Friday at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium. goalless for so long. You just never think [a goal is] going to come. Thank goodness Sophia

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ted a shot between Fleetwood goalie Soninka Nandha’s legs. The five-hole wasn’t where she was aiming, though. “I didn’t even know what to think,” said Ferreira. “As soon as Raegan passed to me I was in shock. “The coach has always told me to go for the far corner, so I did, but it went between her legs … It’s an amazing experience. One of my goals in life was to do this for my school.” Moro couldn’t stop smiling, although he did take the time to reflect on how the victory came on the 14th anniversary of the death of his mother Virginia. Moro has coached the Centaurs since 2000. [ He currently shares the duties with Kevin Comeau.] Centennial won the provincials in his first year but hadn’t since despite getting to the tournament 16 times, including five medalists. “I’m just so proud,” said the head of the school’s physical education department. “We never finished out of the top 10, but you want the top prize. “We felt we were the best team in the tournament.” One of the best players was Mackenzie, a tall Grade 10 forward who scored both of Centennial’s goals in downing Victoria’s Reynolds Roadrunners 2-0 in the semifinal Thursday afternoon. Mackenzie used her height and talent to generate chances

for the Centaurs, but she was also kept generally in check by tiny Grade 9 Dragons defender Priya Uppal, who was close to a foot shorter than Mackenzie. That, of course, was until she set up Ferreira for the winner. “She has such a soft touch,” said Moro. “She’s such a skilled player. She’s got great vision.” The Thunderbird Stadium turf was totally tilted in whatever direction the Centaurs were shooting. At the other end, Centennial goalkeeper Kelsey Eckert resembled a backline sweeper. She spent most of her time 30 yards out of her net taking care of any stray balls that happened to cross the centreline just to relieve the boredom from lack of action. Last week, Moro told The Tri-City News the team’s chemistry was coming together, but was struggling to score. In the round robin Wednesday, the Centaurs played to a scoreless draw with Richmond’s McMath Wildats and both teams ended up tied for first in their division with two wins and a tie. That forced a shootout to determine who would advance to the final four. Fortunately for Centennial, Robillard scored the deciding goal. Crosstown rival Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils came in seventh while the Riverside Rapids of Port Coquitlam were 11th.

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Lehigh Cement, a division of Lehigh Hanson Materials Limited is part of the Heidelberg Cement group, one of the largest building materials companies in the world. Lehigh Cement is currently looking for production Labourers to perform a variety of tasks at the Portland cement manufacturing plant located in Delta BC. This is an entry level role with opportunity to advance from Labourer to a role as Plant Attendant. The position requires the person to be in good physical condition as they will perform manual tasks within a variety of conditions. The successful candidate will possess good trouble-shooting and observational skills, be able to communicate effectively, and be prepared to follow safe work practices. These positions offer excellent compensation and benefit packages. Apply by June 15, 2018 to: Charlene Leach, HR Generalist Lehigh Cement 7777 Ross Road, Delta, BC V4G 1B8 604-952-5614 • Charlene.Leach@LehighHanson.com

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