Tri-City News August 10 2023

Letter to our readers: Tri-City News to go digital-only

You are reading the final print edition for the Tri-City News as we transition our business into the digital-only age.

While it was a difficult decision to stop printing, it shouldn’t come as a surprise. As flyer customers continue the move to digital, and our local advertisers purchase our digital offerings instead of print, the business model from the past is no longer sustainable

The good news for our readers is that our strength and our focus has always been community news, and it will continue to be well into the future. Over the past few years, our reporters have built up our online audience, with hundreds of thousands of articles read every month by our loyal Tri-City News readers

We’re not going anywhere. We’re

We’re not going anywhere We’re still here, and we’ll continue to provide the high-quality community journalism that our readers have come to expect over our decades in the Tri-Cities

still here, and we’ll continue to provide the high-quality community journalism that our readers have come to expect over our decades in the TriCities To our business community, we will continue to sponsor and support our local charities and events just as we have always done.

We want to say a special thank you to our loyal carriers who have

delivered our paper in the snow, rain and heat and always with a smile.

I’m extremely proud of what the Tri-City News has achieved in its online presence leading up to this change, and excited about continuing to build our audience online.

Please make sure you sign up for our daily newsletters, where you will find all the usual stories you read in print, organized in a very digestible format, and bookmark our website for daily updates.

Thank you Tri-Cities see you online!

Lara Graham Regional publisher, Tri-City News, Burnaby Now and New West Record

Requiem foradiner

It’s nearly 3 p m closing time at Jimmy’s Place at the Cariboo Centre mall

The classic diner in the aging shopping centre at Unit G - 435 North Rd., Coquitlam, has just a few minutes on the clock, but, customers continue to order hamburgers, sandwiches and soup.

In one leatherette

booth, a group of workers is chatting over their meal while in another a lone diner finishes his food

For owner James Shin, the customers come first; he’s busy behind the counter cooking up a storm, assisted by his wife Su Kim and long-time employee Michelle Cho.

The typical customer

see I LIKE, page 23

MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS

Left, James Shin pauses at the end of the day at his diner, Jimmy’s Place. Below, many of the neighbouring businesses at the Cariboo Centre Mall are closed, in anticipation of redevelopment. Bottom right, work continues after closing. Bottom left, the classic menu.

DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

A GoFundMe campaign is trying to help a Port Moody family get back on its feet after their townhome was destroyed in an early-morning fire

Monday

Dr Seantry Dean, a veterinarian, and her two teenage sons lost everything in the blaze, according to a message posted on Facebook by her employer, North West Nuclear Medicine for Animals.

Four people suffered smoke inhalation in the fire that’s been deemed suspicious by Port Moody police Several pets were also affected A colleague at the Vancouver clinic where Dean has specialized in treating cats with hyperthyroidism since 2008 launched the fundraising effort that’s already surpassed its $5,000 goal.

Karen Kanesvaran said the family needs a longterm place to stay while their damaged home is repaired, as well as

clothing, general supplies and toiletries, food and supplies for their pets, some of which required emergency care after the fire, and possibly access to a vehicle

Port Moody firefighters were called to the fire at a townhouse complex in the 2000-block of Panorama Drive at about 4:40 a.m. Monday.

When they arrived, two units were fully involved, said Port Moody Fire Rescue chief Darcey O’Riordan, adding an off-duty Surrey firefighter helped direct crews into

the complex and deploying ladders to help rescue three people from balconies.

He said with the help of crews deployed from Coquitlam Fire/Rescue, the fire was under control in about an hour

“The crews did an incredible job.”

Port Moody Police Department spokesperson Cst. Sam Zacharias said investigators had enough indication that “this fire may be suspicious in nature” to deploy detectives from its major crime unit to help determine a cause

SUBMITTED PHOTO

A fire early Monday morning destroyed two townhomes in the 2000-block of Panorama Drive in Port Moody

August10–16

Calendar

Thursday,Aug.10

TreeSpreeForestWalk

MundyPark (meetatEastParking–626MarinerWay)

2–3pm coquitlam.ca/TreeSpree

Saturday,Aug.12

BCDumplingFestival TownCentrePark 11am –8pm bcdumplingfest.ca

Tuesday,Aug.15

TreeSpreeForestWalk MundyPark (meetatFieldHouse–629HillcrestStreet) 10a.m.–12p.m. coquitlam.ca/TreeSpree

Wednesday,Aug.16

Micromobility

EducationWorkshop TownCentrePark (meetatLotE–1299PinetreeWay)

5–7pm coquitlam.ca/escooter coquitlam.ca/calendar

StayConnectedwithCoquitlam

TheTri-CityNewsisavaluedmediapartnerandover thecomingweekswewillbeworkingwiththemto determinethebestwaytocontinuetoshareimportant Cityinformationwithyouthroughtheirdigitalofferings. Inthemeantime,youcanstayconnectedtoimportant CityofCoquitlamnews,events,projectsandmoreat:

What’sNew?

CoquitlamLaunchesDevelopmentApplicationPortal Coquitlamcontinuestosupportthedeliveryofmuch-needed housingwiththelaunchofanewonlineportalthatmakesit easiertosubmitdevelopmentapplications.

AkeymilestoneinCoquitlam’sDevelopmentApplicationProcess, thisimprovedapplicationprocesswillalsoleadtobetterquality developmentapplications,reducingtheresourcesandtime neededtoadvancehousingandothercommunityamenities

Duringtheinitialphase,theportalwillallowtheusertosubmit developmentapplicationsandpayfeesrelatedtothose applicationswiththeircreditcards

Thenextphasewillexpandto renewingbusinesslicencesandsubmittingbuildingpermits

Formoreinformation,visitcoquitlamca/development

FitnessandFun

SellYourCreationsattheGlenPineWinterMarket

Callinglocalartisans!SellyourcreationsattheGlenPineWinter Marketthisfall.FormallyknownastheOldFashionedHoliday Bazaar,thetwo-dayeventwillrunFriday,Nov.17from4to8p.m. andSaturday,Nov.18from10a.m.to3p.m.

Tolearnmoreandreserveatable,visitcoquitlam.ca/registration andclickRegisterforPrograms.Intheonlineregistrationsystem, typeWinterMarketinthesearchbar,orcall604-927-4386

StartPlanningYourFallActivities

RegistrationopensforFallParksandGeneralRecreation ProgramsonAug.16at8:30a.m.

Keyupcomingdates:

• Friday,Aug.11–Viewprogramsonline

• Monday,Aug 14–ViewtheFallProgramGuideonline

• Wednesday,Aug 16at8:30am –Registrationopens (online,phoneandin-person)

Toviewprogramsandregistervisitcoquitlam.ca/registration

• CityWebsite–coquitlam.ca

• CoquitlamConnectMobileApp–coquitlam.ca/CoquitlamConnect

• NotifyMe–coquitlam.ca/NotifyMe

• PRCE-news–coquitlam.ca/enews

• SocialMedia–@cityofcoquitlamonFacebook,Twitter,Instagram, YouTubeandLinkedIn

DidYouKnow?

StreetscapeEnhancementCommittee

Newmurals,featurelightingandmorehavestartedtomakean appearanceacrossCoquitlamthroughtheCity’sstreetscape enhancement.CitystaffupdatedCouncilrecentlyontheprogram, whichencouragescommunityconnectionandpride,promotes outdoorliving,supportstourismandeconomicdevelopment,and improvessafety TyinginwiththeCity’sfocusonDiversity,Equity andInclusion,theoverarchingthemeforthisyear’smuralsis BelongingandDiversity

Thisyear’sstreetscapeprogramwilldeliverfivenewmurals throughayouthteam,thekʷikʷəƛəm(Kwikwetlem)FirstNation andapubliccallforartists,inadditiontootherimprovements includingyear-roundfeaturelightingdisplays,newbikeracks, gatewayimprovementsandmore.

Tolearnmore,visitcoquitlam.ca/streetscapes.

NeighbourhoodNews

HelpingYouParkResponsibly

Coquitlamhascity-wideparkingregulationstofacilitatethesafe andefficientmovementofemergencyvehicles,pedestrians, cyclistsandmotoristsonourpublicstreets Bylawsareinplace thatrestrictvehiclesfromparkingtooclosetofirehydrants, intersections,crosswalksordriveways,andthereareseasonal restrictionsthatgetimplementedinthewintertoassistsnow clearing.

TherearealsoparkingoptionsforcommutersaroundSkyTrain stations,includinghundredsofParkandRidespotsinCityCentre andCoquitlamCentreStation,amajortransithub.Finally,a one-yearparkingpass(fromdateofpurchase)isavailableto residentsforuseintheparkinglotsat:CityCentreAquatic Complex,PinetreeCommunityCentreandEvergreenCultural Centre

TheCity’sBylawEnforcementOfficersmonitorandenforcethe regulationsacrossthecity Youcanvisitcoquitlam.ca/parkingfor thesedetailsandmoreorcontactBylawEnforcementvia BylawEnforcement@coquitlamcaorat604-927-3580

Koreaisinthespotlightfor2023BCDumplingFest

JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Another dumpling has joined the family.

The Asian Arts & Culture Society has added the mandu a staple in Korean cuisine to its group of dumplings featured on its marketing materials for the non-profit’s activities and signature event: the BC Dumpling Festival

Korea is the country that will be highlighted at this year’s mega-multicultural food celebration that takes place on Saturday (Aug. 12) at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam.

Society founder Gina Chong said she and her team have lined up a full day of Korean entertainment and have even set up a Korean pavilion that will include Korean vendors

As well, a representative from the Korean consulate will open the food fest, following the Canada Chung-an Korean Drum Dance performance at 11 a.m. and before the VIP dumpling eating contest.

Chong said she got the idea for a country exposition after remembering her sister’s show at Expo ’86 in Vancouver.

“After that, I never was really exposed to multicultural perfor-

mances as a kid,” she said, adding, “Our aim with the dumpling festival is really about bringing the community together and understanding each other”

Initiated after a racist attack against Chong in Town Centre Park during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, the BC Dumpling Fest has a mission to “promote multiculturalism and diversity,” as well as to celebrate Asian culture through arts.

Last year’s gathering drew more than 20,000 visitors to the shores of Lafarge Lake to taste the traditional treats; Chong is expecting similar numbers if not more for the 2023 bash.

But the costs to stage a festival since 2022 have doubled, she lamented, noting the increases in permits, equipment and artists’ fees.

Still, Chong has more than 160 volunteers to help run the

event, many of whom met at a recent orientation session at the park.

“We have volunteers of all ages and from all walks of life,” she said “They are from churches, schools and companies Many are immigrants new to Canada And many don’t know about the origins of the festival. But they all want to be a part of it.”

For example, RBC will have 15 employees on site to assist; it will also provide a water station and ATM.

As well, volunteers will be assigned to each of the 27 food trucks the Lot D parking lot to control the line ups and supply printed menus to customers

Unlike other local festivals, the site won’t be fenced it as no liquor is being sold; however, also unlike other food parties, dogs will be allowed to attend with their owners.

Eric Kalnins, tourism manager for the City of Coquitlam, which is funding the BC Dumpling Fest in part with Marcon as the title sponsor, said

the event draws visitors from around Metro Vancouver and creates big economic spinoffs.

“We encourage visitors to take SkyTrain to the festival and spend some time before or after the event exploring Coquitlam’s local businesses,” he said. “You’ll find shopping, restaurants and a brewery just minutes from Town Centre Park If you are looking for ideas and insiders’ tips check out visitcoquitlam ca and be sure to tag @visitcoquitlam on your posts. We would love to see your photos.”

To volunteer or learn more about the second annual BC Dumpling Festival, go to bcdumplingfest.ca. It runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Town Centre Park (1299 Pinetree Way). The Tri-City News is a media sponsor.

DUMPLING VENDORS

Momo Joy

Nina’s Pierogies

Pasta Polo

Dungan House

Sun Star Restaurant

Mr. Siopao de Langley

Morgan’s Harbour

Chef Tony Dim Sum

Nadri

House of Yee

K-Ipse

Joyful Seafood Restaurant

JANIS CLEUGH/TRI-CITY NEWS

Gina Chong is the founder of the Asian Arts & Culture Society, which hosts its BC Dumpling Fest at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park The next event is on Saturday, Aug. 12.

Notice of Public Hearing

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

Date & Time: Tue, August 15, 2023 at 10 AM Location: Virtual Meeting, instructions on participating electronically listed below

Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing the Special Council Meeting will reconvene and Council may give consideration to the bylaw on the Public Hearing portion of the Agenda

Zoning Amendment Bylaw, 2023, No. 4328 - 2245

The Intent of Bylaw 2023, No 4328 is to amend City of Port Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw 2008, No. 3630 to rezone the subject property as outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw 4328 from CC (Community Commercial) to CD (Comprehensive Development).

Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4328

If approved, the application will enable the development of a six-storey, mixed-use building and 80 apartments with site-specific parking provisions.

Instructions for Participating Electronically

Find instructions on how to participate by going to portcoquitlam.ca/council, a link will be provided on the Thursday prior to the meeting

Inspection of Documents

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

For further information please visit: portcoquitlam.ca/publichearings or email: corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca.

Classiccarsreadytorollintodowntown

DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Rev up your engines

The Metro Ford Downtown Port Coquitlam Car Show is gearing up for its 2023 edition that highlights the city’s summer calendar.

“It’s popular for sure,” said Randy Doncaster, one of the show’s organizers and a car buff himself.

The weekend event features a car cruise on Aug. 19 and a massive car show on Aug 20, from 10 a m to 6 p m

Doncaster, who owns PoCo Brothers Brewing and Cat and Fiddle Pub with his brother Brad, has a 1967 Camaro, which he re-built from scratch.

Doncaster typically shows the car his pride and joy at the PoCo Car Show.

He said he enjoys the camaraderie of the event.

“It’s a good crowd and everyone take pride in their vehicles,” said Doncaster.

Every classic car owner has a story and Doncaster is no different

It turns out he bought the Camaro when he was 14 for the symbolic fact that it was manufactured and came off the line

the same month he was born.

Over the years, helped by his dad, he tinkered away on it, stripping it down and then building it back up to the glossy, shiny vehicle it is today.

“I stripped it to the bare frame,” said Doncaster

“I pretty much replaced every bolt in it, modified the suspension and the brakes, did the interior. She’s an old sports

car and handles like a modern sports car.”

Meanwhile, visitors to the PoCo Car Show can expect to see as many as 500 classic cars from the 1920s, and earlier, including hot rods, muscle cars and even modern specialty vehicles, with cars coming from all over B C and Alberta Doncaster said there will be lots to see and do, with f

trucks, a beverage garden and a line-up of entertainment that includes:

Noon – 1 p.m. Patsy Thompson (country singer/ songwriter)

1:15 -–2:15 p.m. Alive And Kissin (Kiss tribute band)

2:30 – 3:50 p.m. Darren Lee (Elvis tribute artist)

4 p.m. Awards

Sainas Trio (Blues-based classic rock band)

6:15 – 6:30 p.m. Reckless (Bryan Adams tribute band)

For the youngsters, there will be a model car building workshop and a kids’ area.

Doncaster’s PoCo Brothers Brewing will be running the beer tent, with all proceeds donated back to the car show.

“This is an entirely self-sufficient event not supported by taxpayers,” said Doncaster, adding at last year’s show the craft brewery contributed $17,000 to help keep the car show running Metro Ford is the key sponsor of the car show while the car cruise and barbecue is presented by Fremont Self Storage.

The cars will be on display along Shaughnessy Street and side streets and the entertainment, food trucks as well as the beverage garden will be in the area to the south of Shaughnessy Street businesses.

Started in 2005, the Downtown Port Coquitlam Car Show is an annual event with up to 60,000 people attending For more information, including a map of the cruise, visit the event’s website at www pococar-

CHUNG CHOW/TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

The annual Metro Ford Downtown Port Coquitlam Car Show takes place Sunday, Aug 20, and will feature hundreds of classic cars

Meet Sandra Baker & Grace Shyng

Do you have feedback you’d like to share about the Alcohol in Parks Pilot Project? Fill out our community survey online and tell us about your experiences in the outdoor public places where responsible consumption of alcohol is permitted.

The pilot project, launched in July 2022 and in effect through December 2023, allows adults gathering outdoors to drink alcohol safely and responsibly in designated areas at six outdoor public places in Port Moody.

In late 2023, City staff will report back to Council with a public engagement summary, an evaluation of the pilot project, and recommended next steps. At that time, Council will consider whether to make the Alcohol in Parks Pilot Project permanent.

MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

At a time when pickleball is the racquet sport making all the noise, a new group has formed to raise the voice of tennis in Port Moody.

Not that the sports are rivals, says Chris Law, the president of the Golden Spike Tennis Association

In fact pickleball and tennis share a common heritage and similar interests so both stand to benefit from organizing on and off the court, said Law. Although the former has been better at it lately, making presentations to local councils to secure facilities and better playing times.

Even with 58 public tennis courts available across the TriCities, it isn’t always easy to get times that are convenient, said Law, who often arranges matches between 6 and 8 a m when demand is lower.

“It’s frustrating. Everyone is fighting to figure out when courts are available.”

The squeeze becomes even more acute in the winter months, with only five covered courts available in the area.

Law said organizing Port Moody’s tennis community can

be a catalyst to help secure more court times, negotiate alternate models for the allotment of court times, fight for the refurbishment of neglected facilities and maybe even lobby for new ones.

It’s also a way to bring players together to stoke the sport’s

grassroots by organizing tournaments, learning from each other and socializing.

“Ideas and plans can grow from there,” said Chris Stannell, another founding member of the Golden Spike group.

Law said tennis is a lifelong sport that can span generations.

It’s also relatively inexpensive to get started and for most recreational players, playing for free at public courts is just fine.

Plus you don’t need to co-ordinate a whole team for a match, just a single opponent or even just a backboard to return the ball.

Tennis, like golf, is cerebral, said Law. Players compete as much with themselves to get better as they do against other players.

“Your opponent is just there to gauge your progress,” he said.

“You never tire of trying to get better,” added Stannell.

To help spark Golden Spike’s membership drive, everyone who signs up for free before mid-September is eligible to win a pair of tickets to the Laver Cup that will bring 12 of the best men’s tennis payers in the world to Rogers Arena in Vancouver to face off in a unique team tournament later that month.

The event is a tantalizing glimpse at what’s possible when tennis has strong support at the community level, Law said.

After all, most of those players started just like everyone else, batting a ball back and forth with friends at a public court.

“We need to put tennis racquets in the hands of more kids,” Law said. “We can’t just focus on the elite”

To learn more about the Golden Spike Tennis Association, check out its website, goldenspiketennis.ca.

MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS

Chris Stannell, Mike Smith and Chris Law have formed the Golden Spike Tennis Association to help raise the sport’s voice in Port Moody and perhaps get facilities and court availabilities improved.

Do you feel safe cycling, scootering and skateboarding around the Tri-Cities?

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Will you continue to read the Tri-City News when it’s exclusively online?

O U R V I E W A13 THURSDAY,AUGUST 10, 2023 TRICITYNEWS.COM

After today, the Tri-City News will be digital only. That means you’ll have to read us on your computer, laptop, tablet or cellphone.

While the move to presenting your local news in bits and bytes might seem sudden and shocking, it’s been a long time coming.

Newspapers are expensive to produce, even though the one that landed on your doorstep today didn’t cost you anything. In addition to the salaries of the journalists, sales reps and support staff like department managers, graphic designers and circulation managers, there’s the cost of acquiring giant

his is the last time you’re going to be able to hold these words in your hands.rolls of newsprint, contracting printing presses to turn those rolls into this newspaper, warehousing those bundles of papers for distribution and delivering the individual copies to homes and businesses.

Back in the 1990s, the ledger fell favourably to our side: the internet was still in its infancy and local papers were the most cost-effective way for businesses to advertise their wares and services to potential customers.

But with the advent of the web and then social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, businesses have a lot more options available to them for reaching their customers many at next to no cost but their time, energy and creativity.

As a result, our bottom line has diminished to the point that our parent company, Glacier Media, has decided it’s time to join them exclusively in the digital space

It’s our hope readers and advertisers will embrace this new direction.

It’s a gamble, for sure

Reading the Tri-City News digitally is a different experience from turning pages of newsprint every week Heck, for some of our readers who haven’t given their lives over to digital devices, this may be our farewell, and for that we’re sorry Although we really hope you’ll check us out on the computers and tablets available at the local libraries

But for everyone else, this is your call to add tricitynews.com to the list

of bookmarks in your web browser, subscribe to our various social media feeds, and sign up for our daily and weekend newsletters.

Telling the stories of the TriCities is more important than ever. Our communities are growing by leaps and bounds, bringing upon everyone who lives here tremendous change, opportunity and even worry

Being able to understand that wave even prosper from it depends on staying informed about where we are, where we’re going and how we’re going to get there.

PUBLISHER publisher@tricitynews.com

Mark Falkenberg EDITOR editor@tricitynews.com

Vicki Magnison REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR vimagnison@glaciermedia.ca

Karen Seguin DISTRIBUTION MANAGER circulation@tricitynews.com

Thismovetodigitalisn’tfarewell,justachangeofvenue

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CentennialRoseGarden TourandWorkshop

JointhePacificFraserRoseSociety foratourandworkshopatthe CentennialRoseGardenat DogwoodPaviliononTuesday, Aug.15from6–8p.m.(CourseID# 134564)andWednesday,Sept 13 from6–8p.m.(CourseID#134565).

Learnaboutmid-seasonpruning, fertilizingandmoreintheworkshop orbroadenyourknowledgeofthe rosegardenonthetour.Formoreinfo andtoregister,email garden@coquitlam.ca

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TreeSpreeActivities

ointheParkSparkteamandcelebrateCoquitlam’streecanopywith sometree-rificTreeSpreeactivitieshappeninginAugust,rainorshine TreePruningWorkshop

• Aug.11from2–3p.m.atMundyPark

TreeCanopy/UnderstoryWalks

• Aug.15from10a.m.–12p.m.atMundyPark

• Aug.18from12–1p.m.atComoLake

TreeGiveaways

• Aug.12attheDumplingFestival(TownCentrePark)

• Aug.19attheKaleidoscopeArtsFestival (BlueMountainPark)

Formoreinfoaboutthesefreeactivitiesandtoregister,email ParkSpark@coquitlam.ca.

• CreateaPollinatorPlanter

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Spotlighton SPORT SportsFair

Tryoutnewsports,discoverwhat localsportsgroupshavetoofferand findfunwaystostayactiveat Coquitlam’sSportsFaironSaturday, Aug.19from1–3p.m.atNorthField #6inTownCentrePark

Localsportsorganizationswillbe takingpartintheevent,including BambooMartialArts,BCBlindSports, PocomoPickleballandmanymore. Visitcoquitlam.ca/SpotlightOnSport forafulllistofsportsorganizations

The Editor: I, too, am a frequent cyclist on Guildford Way.

The new Guildford bike lane is another example of “all solutions create new problems”

I agree with other letter writers that the bike lane is too narrow for safe passing; it even goes up and through the bus stops.

Throw in the new addition of the e-bike and e-scooters and it’s an accident waiting to happen.

Gratefulforgreathealthcare

For vehicles, at the eastbound western end beginning of bike curb, the surprise of sudden narrowing will surely result in disaster

Why install curbs at all?

Just widely spaced plastic uprights would provide a visual barrier while allowing space for bikes to pass and would not narrow vehicle lanes.

Do the designers ride a bike?

Robert Walton Coquitlam

The Editor: When you hear horror stories about our health care system, don’t believe them.

The time between failing a stress test, admission to Eagle Ridge Hospital Monitored Care Unit (MCU), a pacemaker insertion and discharge home was exactly one week

The staff in emergency and the MCU was without exception marvellous, and, in these comments, I include the doctors, nurses, lab techs, paramedics and others who distinguished themselves

by providing outstanding care and concern in their interactions with other patients and me.

There is no way I can adequately thank you for

what you did for me other than to publicly acknowledge your care and thank you from the bottom of my heart.

This British Columbian

The emergency department at Port Moody’s Eagle Ridge Hospital was recently expanded and refurbished.

has a whole new perspective on the health care system in action and will be forever grateful.

Horst Siegler Vancouver

KYLE BALZER/TCN FILE PHOTO

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Thehealingpowerofthe‘Creator’sgame’

MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

It was the hat trick Malcolm Kerrigan-Richardson scored for his Centennial Centaurs senior boys field lacrosse team that told him he was ready for his next big challenge.

A month earlier the 14-yearold Grade 9 student had his world crash down around him when his dad, Kevin Kerrigan, died of a heart attack at his workplace in Ft McMurray, Alta

Though apart from Malcolm’s mom for 10 years, and living in Edmonton, Kerrigan maintained a close relationship with his son.

When Malcolm’s mom, Ash Richardson, broke the news the morning after a late-night visit from the RCMP, he was devastated.

Malcolm was in the middle of studying for his Secondary School Admissions Test (SSAT) that would determine whether he could head to Lawrenceville, N J , to further his academic and lacrosse ambitions at the prestigious LawrencevilleS chool the top-ranked high school lacrosse program in the United States.

For the better part of the next month, Malcolm said, he was lost.

“I didn’t really want to do anything, not even play,” he said.

Coquitlam’s tight-knit lacrosse community rallied round, sending the grieving family meals, checking in. Even his potential future coaches from

Lawrenceville called.

Malcolm said their encouragement “helped a lot.”

But it was some guidance from his mom, who reminded

him that lacrosse is known as the “Creator’s game” to its Indigenous founders, with the power to heal the ailing spirit.

MOTIVATED AGAIN

The three goals Malcolm scored in his first game back with his lacrosse buddies showed him the power of those words

“It gave me motivation to do stuff again,” he said “I just knew I had to keep working”

Malcolm first started playing lacrosse when he was four after his mom signed him up because the sport is, she said, a more exciting alternative to baseball. His older sister, Kadence, also plays.

Malcolm said he took a shine to the game immediately. He liked its speed and competitive nature

He played box in the summer, field in the winter and spring, honing his scoring touch as a midfield attacker He worked his way up to the Adanacs U17 A-1 box team this year, and he’s also had some action at the Junior B level.

MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS

Malcolm Kerrigan-Richardson is headed to Lawrenceville, N.J., on a scholarship to play lacrosse at the top-ranked high school team in the United States

groundbreaking show tunes atre stage forever.

usical concert from Port Moody's resident theatre troupe celebrating and contemporary composers that changed the American the

Seeing his potential to get even better, one of his coaches told him about some of the programs available at private prep schools south of the border that could lead to further opportunities at top NCAA schools.

Malcolm and his mom started doing research He looked at a school in Virginia, Blue Ridge, where another star local player, Jack Charbonneau, attended before getting a scholarship to Johns Hopkins University.

Then a friend told Malcolm about Lawrenceville that’s ascended to a top ranking in just three years under head coach Jonathan Posner.

But the cost of such a

program can be daunting

$78,000 USD for tuition as well as room and board

Malcolm crafted an introductory email, as well as some video files of him in action, and sent it to Posner.

The coach called Ash and talked to her for an hour. He also interviewed Malcolm. He liked Canadian players, he told them, because their boxla background makes them fierce, quick-thinking competitors in the field There’s a place for Malcolm at Lawrenceville, he said.

Better yet, thanks to a generous endowment from an alumnus, all but $3,000 of his annual expenses would be covered. The scholarship also includes regular trips home.

Kerrigan-Richardson

said the prospect of striking out on his own at such a young age is a little daunting, but a recent trip to Baltimore where he was able to participate in a tournament with his new teammates has helped ease his nerves. He got more playing time than he expected, he was able to run picks with the best of the players on the field

“I’m getting excited about it,” Malcolm said

His mom said while it will be tough to send her boy away to the opposite end of the continent, she knows it will be just the balm he needs to put the heartache of the past few months behind him.

“In a way, it’s good timing,” she said.

“It will be good for him to be around like-minded people”

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Somi Jeon is not afraid to take on challenges.

Not only has Jeon immigrated to Canada from South Korea, with all the challenges of adapting to a new country, but she’s taken on a new career

Coming to Canada, Jeon was hired as an administrative assistant as soon as she arrived but the job wasn’t innovative nor interesting enough for the dynamic professional.

“I was a French interpreter in my country, but those skills weren’t in high demand in Vancouver except for government jobs, and there were few openings, so I took the administrative assistant position”

She quickly learned it wasn’t for her and so, during the pandemic, Jeon took a six-month software engineering boot camp.

But once she obtained her technical skills, finding a job wasn’t easy.

Women often start at the back of the line in IT. With no mentor and no networking opportunities, breaking into the male-dominated tech industry is no easy feat

Job expectations, workplace culture and the rules for applying for a job may be different in Canada compared to one’s home country, for example.

Feeling weary and defeated, Jeon learned about YWCA”s Tech Connect, a new program funded by the federal government which aims to provide training and career assistance to skilled immigrant women

She was accepted and joined Tech Connect last fall, completing the pro-

gram in 10 weeks, a commitment that turned out to be both enjoyable and informative.

Jeon said she met a lot of terrific women, who helped her build her resume, enhance her technical and industry knowledge and prepare her for her technical interview so she could land a good job

Even more important, she said, was the support and encouragement she received.

“It’s a very warmhearted environment,” Jeon told the Tri-City News. “You are mentally tired and they are soothing you there.”

Program manager

Elham Ershad said that newcomer women are accepted into Canada with excellent credentials but find themselves either unemployed or under employed once they get here

Breaking into the tech industry isn’t easy for women, she said, and they often end up in jobs that pay less than men.

Tech Connect aims to provide them with assistance so they can secure jobs that are commensurate with their skills, education and experience

“Tech Connect graduates will have developed a deep understanding of the tech sector in Canada and its unique workplace culture, be able to communicate appropriately at work and have robust professional and employer networks,” Ershad said.

Many participants have a bachelor level of education or higher, plus years working in the field. Many are moms juggling work life balance, and for them accessing Tech Connect partly online and partly face-to-face fits in with

their schedules.

Since 2022, many of the participants are from the Ukraine, arriving here due to the Russian invasion, often leaving good jobs back home. They arrive under the CanadaUkraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET), a program that provides emergency set-

tlement services to March 31, 2025.

Successfully launched in 2019 in Vancouver, Tech Connect was expanded in April to the Tri-Cities.

The program is running of out of the YWCA’s Port Coquitlam WorkBC office at 206-2540 Shaughnessy St

Jeon is pleased to see

that the program has expanded to the Tri-Cities. Having successfully landed a job as a programmer on a team that provides web and app development support to BC Children’s Hospital, she wants others to benefit from the program, too

“I’ve met so many powerful moms, working

moms and many intelligent women from around the world.”

• YWCA Tech Connect is a free 10-week program that supports newcomer, self-identifying women with experience in IT to secure careers in the tech industry

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will order classic breakfast, lunch or brunch items like bacon and eggs, pancakes, beef dip, omelettes, burgers, fries and BLTs from the chalkboard menu.

You sit yourself down after ordering and the food is brought to you.

You can also help yourself to ice-cold water with lemon slices at the restaurant, which is open 8 a m to 3 p m every day except Sunday

Dating back to the early 1980s, the eatery is a place where everyone knows your name making it one of the rare classic diners in the city.

“I like the customers here. Some of them I see every day. We know what they want to eat. They don’t have to say anything,” said Shin

Some even offered to give him money to keep the place going during the pandemic.

But it might surprise some to know that Jimmy’s Place is still open despite the mall phasing

out, with many of the businesses shuttered.

“I get calls about whether we’re still in business,” said Shin.

However, Shin told the Tri-City News he no plans to close down even

as many windows in the mall are blocked out with paper, including the place next door.

The closure of the Independent Grocer in 2021 was a blow, admits Shin, and the RBC, a fixture at Cariboo Centre since the 1950s, is relocating across the street to the City of Lougheed at the end of July

“We haven’t heard anything [about future development],” said Shin

Unlike Burquitlam Plaza, where Morguard has announced plans to redevelop, there is nothing on the immediate horizon for Cariboo Centre.

The Tri-City News reached out to property management company, Choice Properties, but didin’t hear back.

But according to the City of Coquitlam there

have been a few inquiries, but no applications

The property is designated as Transit Village Commercial and is zoned C2 for its current use, but could be zoned C-7 for a high-density, mixed-use development.

“We’ve had a few enquiries from the property owner over the last few years as they explore their options for the future of the Cariboo Shopping Centre, but no formal applications,” confirmed Coquitlam’s general manager of planning and development Andrew Merrill.

That’s good news for Shin, who said he’s looked around for other places but everything is so expensive.

For now, he’s happy to keep serving up customers the classic diner fare

Originally from Korea, Shin immigrated first to the U.S. then Canada to be an airplane mechanic.

He studied at BCIT but after a few years on the job, and a layoff, started working at Jimmy’s and took over the business 12 years ago.

While it was never something Shin said he trained for, he quickly learned the ropes from the previous owner as well as Cho, who has been at the restaurant longer than he has and is like a mom to him.

Jimmy’s Place is named for the original Jimmy who opened the restaurant in 1982. Shin is the fourth owner and the third Korean to run the place.

For now, he has no plans to make a change.

“It’s hard to survive,” he said

MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Above, cleaning up at Jimmy’s Place after a long day that starts before 8 a.m. Left, the cold water is always on tap for customers to serve themselves.

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DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Digital billboards have become an easy source of revenue for B.C. cities.

They’re a form of passive income that can generate hundreds of thousands of dollars

In Port Coquitlam, the city collects $340,289 a year for three digital signs on CP Rail property on

Lougheed Highway and at the rail bridge on the Mary Hill Bypass.

Now it’s looking at adding a fourth sign for approximately $110,000 a year.

It wasn’t long ago when digital billboards were considered “visual pollution” Now they’re part of the streetscape.

Recently, councillors

unanimously approved an amendment to a sign bylaw to add the fourth digital billboard.

It will be located on the the southern side of Lougheed Highway, west of the Sherling Avenue intersection, and will look similar to the one at Oxford Street and Lougheed.

“I think this is easy

money for the city,” said Coun. Glenn Pollock. These signs weren’t always popular, with some people worried they would clutter up roadways and highways.

Back in 2017, when the city first decided to ink a deal with Van Horne Outdoor, the idea met with opposition from PoCo residents, said Pollock.

But they were the best idea when putting advertising on trucks and getting pennies for lottery and booze sales didn’t fly.

And since then, there hasn’t been a lot of pushback, said Coun. Darrell Penner

They don’t cause distracted driving, and at the same time, the city gets to put some of its messages on the billboards, as do non-profit groups.

‘GET REVENUE’

“It’s a great way to get revenue for the city,” said Coun Nancy McCurrach

She suggested the billboards could be used for Amber Alerts to advise

the public about missing children.

PoCo isn’t the only city getting money for billboards.

ALSO IN POMO

Port Moody has a contract with Pattison Outdoor Advertising for two digital signs and last year considered a proposal for two more smaller signs.

For Port Coquitlam, meanwhile, adding more signs is a way to add revenue without causing too much of a sting

Said Pollock: “It is bringing in money to city that doesn’t come out of taxpayers’ pockets.”

TOP 5 things to do

Friday, August 11

POETRY IN MOTION

Catch the debut of The Porter’s Revival by Nigerianborn, South African-raised Lolu Oyedele, the writer-in-residence this summer at Mackin House Museum in Coquitlam. Oyedele created an original immersive performance inspired by the stories of discrimination against Black porters by the rail companies and others in the early 20th century. His short shows in the CP Rail caboose outside Mackin House Museum (1116 Brunette Ave , Coquitlam) run from 5 to 7 p m , as well as on Aug 25

MORE: coquitlamheritage.ca

Saturday, August 12

DUMPLING FEST

The second annual BC

Dumpling Fest returns to Town Centre Park (1299 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) with dozens of multicultural dumpling vendors, performers and artists. Organized by the Asian Arts and Culture Society and sponsored in part by the Tri-City News as well as the City of Coquitlam, the festival from 11 a.m. to 8

p m aims to highlight global connections and diversity in the community The dumpling vendors lined up include Como Joy, Nina’s Pirogies, Pasta Polo, Dungan House, Sun Star Restaurant, Mr. Siopao, Morgan’s Harbour, Chef Tony Dim Sum, House of Yee and K-Ipse.

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CHILDREN’S AUTHOR

Hear from Eileen Holland, a former Coquitlam elementary school teacher and author of two chapter books for kids, at the Tri-City Wordsmiths gathering The event takes place from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the Program Room of the Terry Fox Library (inside the Port Coquitlam Community Centre, 2150 Wilson Ave.) or via Zoom. Email tri.city.wordsmiths@gmail.com for a link.

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DOUBLE FEATURE

You can watch movies inside and outside at Port Moody City Hall (100 Newport Dr.) courtesy of the Port Moody Film Society. At 7 p.m., the group will screen Living, featuring Bill Nighy, in the Inlet Theatre and at 9 p.m., weather permitting,

there will be an outdoor viewing of another British drama: The Duke, starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren. Admission is by cash or cheque at $5 per film plus a $5 annual society membership

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Sunday, August 13

TRIBUTE TO JOE

The Summer Sundays concert series is back at Rocky Point Park (2800-block of Murray Street, Port Moody) with a nod to the veteran American crooner Joe Cocker Terry Raible and his band bring their Feelin’ Alright show to the PCT Performance Stage at 2 p.m. The event is free; donations for the Crossroads Hospice Society will be accepted (cash and tap). The Tri-City News is a sponsor.

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The second annual BC Dumpling Festival is at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam on Saturday, Aug. 12.

MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

The owner of a beloved coffee shop and art gallery in Port Moody’s historic downtown hopes there will still be a place for him if the block along Clarke Street between Kyle Street and the Queen’s Street plaza is redeveloped

On July 25, Placemaker Communities and GBL Architects received first and second reading from council for amendments to Port Moody’s official community plan and a heritage revitalization agreement for a proposal to build two six-storey buildings comprising 182 residential units, as well as live–work spaces, along the block.

As part of the project, the developer will move the old P Burns & Co butcher shop that is listed on the city’s register of heritage buildings along with Canadian registry of historic places.

Cezar Salaveria, who opened GRIT café and gallery three years ago in the old butcher shop that was constructed in 1908, said he’s been advised by the developer of its plans and encouraged to stay until construction begins. After that, he hopes to be able to open pop up

shops at locations around Port Moody to keep GRIT alive until the building has been moved west and renovated to be more open to the adjacent plaza

Salaveria said Placemaker is “seeing value in what we’re doing at GRIT, providing a creative hub for the community and promoting and supporting the arts in Port Moody,” but whether he’ll be able to reopen in the butcher shop is still unknown.

“Hopefully, once the new development on Clarke Street is finished,

GRIT will be able to stay and call it our home,” Salaveria said.

Placemaker’s proposal includes 103 strata homes in one building and 79 market rental apartments along with nine live–work spaces that could be used as artists’ studios and 24,000 sq. ft. of commercial space in the other.

The buildings would be separated by an open mews that features a significant piece of public art

Hesam Deihimi, the president of the North Vancouver company, told council the project

has evolved considerably since its first presentation in February 2022 as the result of three public consultation sessions, including keeping the old butcher shop’s frontage on Queen’s Street and opening up its side wall to the plaza

He also announced the development would carry the name of the late Mary Anne Cooper, an avid advocate for Port Moody’s heritage who passed away in 2021 at the age of 107.

GBL’s Joey Stevens said the mews also has the potential to become “a really fun, active space” to help invigorate the neighbourhood.

Coun. Amy Lubik said she loved the project’s “focus on placemaking,” while Coun. Samantha Agtarap praised the company’s decision to place the old butcher shop in a more prominent place and open it up to the adjacent plaza rather than its initial idea to move it to Spring Street.

“Sharing the public realm with businesses is an appropriate use,” she said

Port Moody residents will get a chance to share their thoughts about the proposal at a public hearing, likely in the fall.

MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO Cezar Salaveria takes a break at GRIT, his gallery and café on Port Moody’s Clarke Street

DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Patrons of Coquitlam’s only craft brewery can look forward to some big changes in food, beverages and decor in the coming months.

Mariner Brewing will under-go a bit of a revamp after two new owners, Gil Desaulniers and Steele Malott, took over the business from Wim Vander Zalm who is retiring Vander Zalm, who is well known for his Art Knapp nursery business that closed in 2020, said it’s time to hand over the reins of his newest endeavour to the next generation.

“They are really driving the business. They are doing an incredible job of moving things forward.”

The duo bought Mariner Brewing, located at 1100 Lansdowne Dr, in

May, but already they have big plans for changes.

Malott, who owns Zimal Homes, a design, build and renovation business in Coquitlam, is looking forward to revamping the interior of the space.

Plans are to relocate the kitchen to the main floor, add a second-floor galleria

and redecorate the space with a modern industrial design.

“Our modest goal is to be the best tap room around,” said Malott.

Desaulniers, a chiropractor who owns Optimum Family Chiropractic in Port Moody’s Suter Brook

Village, is looking to update the food and beverage menu

“I enjoy the process,” said Desaulniers, whose own dad brewed beer at home, including root beer for his kids.

In the coming weeks, Mariner Brewing will be testing out new dishes to see which should be added to the menu

Rare at breweries, Mariner offers a wide selection of tasty menu items to soak up the libations

Desaulniers wants to branch out, with the goal of ensuring quality in every detail at Mariner Brewing.

“It’s craft everything,” Desaulniers said.

Kombucha and cider will soon be on tap, as well as house-made non-alcoholic beer Mariner will also create a line of syr-

ups to make Italian-style sodas

Deep friers will be brought in to add to the menu, which already includes a variety of snacks, including wings, nachos, handhelds, such as chicken club and barbecue pork sandwiches, and flatbreads.

Under the helm of brew master Liam Coulson, expect seasonal brews along with its four core beverages

There are many things that won’t change, Malott and Desaulniers promise; there will still be a friendly vibe in the tap room, which has become meeting place for trivia buffs, Coquitlam Crunchers and those who enjoy live music.

Desaulniers and Malott said Vander Zalm set up the business in such a way it just needs a few tweaks

Vander Zalm said he’s looking forward to travelling and enjoying some relaxation.

Mariner was started to honour those who reach for the stars through space exploration and the business owners behind this Coquitlam brewery are no different.

“We’re made to explore: explore beer, the company, people, conversation and life,” said Desaulniers

Meanwhile Vander Zalm is about to explore retirement and is planning to start a podcast about the joys and challenges of retirement with some likeminded people.

And you can expect to see more explorations from Desaulniers and Malott, as they fulfill their vision for Mariner Brewing Co over the coming months

DIANE STRANDBERG/TRI-CITY NEWS

Wim Vander Zalm, former owner of Mariner Brewing Co. in Coquitlam, congratulates the new owners, Gil Desaulniers and Steele Malott.

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MARIO BARTEL

mbartel@tricitynews.com

A colourful new mural portents a brighter future for an old Port Moody creek.

Recently, several volunteers joined artist Melissa Burgher to paint a giant community art piece on a stretch of cracked parking lot north of Spring Street, next to an old light industrial building.

The 2,300 sq. ft. painting, entitled “Coming Home,” depicts a babbling brook alive with spawning cutthroat trout along with with Nootka roses and salmon berries growing along its banks.

It approximates the location of the old Slaughterhouse Creek that’s been covered over by the urban environment for decades

But Vancouver-based PCI Developments, which commissioned the mural, says it will daylight that section of the historic waterway as part of its proposal to build two

new rental apartment towers atop street-level retail spaces, a two-storey grocery store and a public plaza across from the nearby Moody Centre SkyTrain station

The company recently submitted its application for amendments to Port Moody’s official community plan and zoning bylaws that will be needed to realize the project The

plan also includes a new pedestrian overpass crossing the railroad tracks to Murray Street, low-cost artist studios and uncovering the creek south of Spring Street to the tracks.

PCI’s president Tim Grant said the plan “ticks all the boxes” the city wants to achieve for the Moody Centre neighbourhood, including the construction of 40 below-market rental apartments in the 39-storey towers.

The company is part of a consortium of developers and individual property owners that has been working on an overall plan to transform 23 acres of commercial and light-industrial land into a lively, transit-oriented mixed-use community. Each developer is now pursuing its portion of the

plan individually

As for the mural, artist Burgher said its important for everyone to appreciate the life that could return when the creek is freed from his blacktop encasement

She said the mural represents, “the trout returning to these creeks,” along with the plant life on the shores and nutrients in the water, “all of which directly benefit humans by providing healthier air for breathing.”

Slaughterhouse Creek has been identified by the Pacific Streamkeepers Federation as “most in need of restoration,” contaminated by discharges from industrial sites, storm drains and the urban environs. with a file from Kyle Balzer, Tri-City News

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An aerial view of the new mural depicting Slaughterhouse Creek teeming with life again after it’s been daylighted north of Spring Street.

‘Multiplex’willrequireanewroad

A developer is proposing to build an eight-unit “multiplex” on the lower slopes of Burke Mountain.

But, if it the project goes ahead, the company will have to build a road in front of the site first

On Monday (July 31), city council unanimously gave first reading to the rezoning bid from Morningsun Homes to send the application to a public hearing on Sept. 11.

Morningsun plans to develop 3483 Forst Ave. with four buildings each containing two units consisting of three bedrooms and a den

The property, which is currently vacant, is a remnant parcel from an adjacent development, according to a report from Chris MacBeath, Coquitlam’s acting director of development

services.

And it has a no-build restrictive covenant because of the lack of adequate road frontage along the southern lot line.

The covenant bans occupancy until the full width of Forst Avenue along the 23,575 sq ft site is built out as a local road in the Baycrest enclave of the Partington Creek neighbourhood, he said.

As well, to proceed,

Morningsun would need to make frontage improvements along Forst and extend a new stormwater main along the street.

If OK’d by council following the public comments, the project would bring in for the city:

• $278,000 in development cost charges (DCC)

• $110,000 in community amenity contributions

• $20,000 for the child care reserve fund

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An artist’s rendering of the multiplex homes planned for Forst Avenue on Burke Mountain in Coquitlam.

Manarrestedforindecentact

Coquitlam Mounties arrested a man last month after reports of an indecent act along the Hoy Creek trail.

The detachment’s communications team told the Tri-City News on Tuesday (Aug 8) that a man was taken away on July 17 after police were alerted to the suspect at around 4:30 p.m.

The communications team did not provide more information as the file remains under investigation

According to a letter obtained by the Tri-City News

from a tenant living close to the trail and who was approached, the alleged offender is known to cops.

He is described as:

• male

• in his mid 30s

• of Middle Eastern descent

• tall with a slim build

• dark hair, short or shaved head

• speaks with an accent

The Coquitlam resident, who said the suspect had a weapon and was naked below the waist, said she

wants her neighbours to be cautious of the man and not to walk the trail alone.

The Hoy Creek trail is a flat, 2.8-km route west of Town Centre Park that runs through the Hoy Creek Linear Park and stretches to Lougheed Highway.

Anyone who may have been approached by the suspect is asked to call the Coquitlam RCMP at 604945-1550 and quote file number 2023-18946

MARCELA VIEIRA/ISTOCK/GETTY Walkers along the Hoy Creek trail in Coquitlam are being warned after reports of indecent acts by a

MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

Skateboarders and trials riders are coming together to try to ensure each can have a place to practice their sport when the weather gets wet

On July 25, Port Moody council encouraged them to do just that, voting unanimously to task staff to investigate future opportunities for a covered skateboard park in the city while also preserving and even promoting the existing trials park beneath the Moody Street overpass

The wheeled detente comes after representatives from both sports spoke passionately of their need for covered facilities following a pitch by local pro skateboarder, pastor and motivational speaker Dave Jonsson, that the

park where cyclists practise their precise balancing skills doesn’t get much use and would better serve the booming skateboard community.

Sam Ki Han Song, who travels from Vancouver once a week to teeter

his bike slowly atop the course of scored logs, rocks, giant truck tires and stacked boxes that was constructed by Port Moody Rotary in 2009, said there’s room for both sports.

“It doesn’t necessar-

ily have to be one group getting displaced and the other coming in.”

Song was one of several trials riders who attended the meeting to defend their sport and the importance of the park beneath the overpass that is the only one of its kind in Canada and one of only two in North America.

“You have a special place here,” said one, proclaiming it a destination for trials riders from all over the world.

Another, who called in to the meeting from Edmonton, said the facility is key to fostering the sport’s growth as it allows riders to improve their skills gradually.

“It’s such an instrumental place in the progression of so many riders,” he said.

Jonsson, whose Skate

Undercover movement to secure a sheltered skateboard area somewhere in the Tri-Cities had previously received cool receptions at Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam councils, said the passion of the trials riders actually gives him hope something can be done that will please both groups.

“I think that’s what got council, was the heart of both the skateboarders and the trials riders,” he said, adding the meeting was “an incredible step forward”

In fact, for many councillors, the passion surrounding the trials park proved a bit of a revelation.

“I’m impressed that the bike trials area is known throughout the world,” said Mayor Meghan Lahti,

who noted the existing concrete skateboard park just a little further east along Murray Street is coming to the end of its useful life and will be due for a refresh or rebuild anyway “I don’t believe it’s an either/or situation.”

“I really hope we look into ways to leverage this uniqueness,” added Coun. Kyla Knowles. “This could be a major opportunity for us.”

Song said such words give him hope his sport might be able to gain further traction in the community

“It doesn’t look special to someone who isn’t involved”

Jonsson said while there’s still much work to be done, “at the end of the night, both groups were happy.”

MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS

Skateboarding pastor Dave Jonsson says his group of skateboard enthusiasts can work with trials riders in Port Moody to ensure both have a dry area to practise their sport.

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Photo by Hera Studios

MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

When Coquitlam golfer Ryan Stolys was studying computer engineering at Simon Fraser University (SFU), he learned his chosen profession is all about solving problems

His start-up sports performance company, One Iota Performance, solves at least three of them.

1. BOREDOM

Idled from his studies and competing with his teammates on SFU’s golf team during the pandemic spring and summer of 2020, Stolys put his computer knowledge to work building a website that could track and analyze his golf statistics, like the distance of shots off the tee and the length of successful putts

He surmised the compiled numbers would reveal trends and patterns which he could then use to target his training and improve his game.

2. GET BETTER

After beta testing the website with his own stats, Stolys took the idea to his coaches and teammates at SFU.

Red Leafs head coach Matthew Steinbach liked the picture the numbers

could build of his golfers while the team’s assistant coach in charge of mental performance, Kim Senecal, could dig for deeper meaning, linking an athlete’s performance on the golf course with the state of their mental well-being

“With statistics, there is no grey area,” said Stolys, who’s originally from Richmond Hill, Ont., and recently graduated as vale-

dictorian of his class

“But the mental aspect of golf is more nuanced.”

Stolys said the system fuses raw data with a holistic approach to golf’s mental aspects to create an “objective truth” that can help a golfer better manage their energy, develop strategies to control their emotions, heart rate and breathing and improve their visualization skills.

It’s all about building confidence, Stolys said. “Confidence is huge. When you have it you think it will never go away. But when you don’t have it feels like it will never come back”

Because as much as golf’s purpose is to direct a small, dimpled ball into a hole hundreds of metres away, it’s enduring allure is the pursuit of that perfect, elusive moment

when physical ability and technique harmonize with your mental and emotional state to produce that one perfect round where every swing is smooth and the ball sails exactly where you intended it to go

“You want to see it all come together,” Stolys said “It’s an addiction”

3. GET A JOB

After about a year of refinement, Stolys and

his coaches could see the potential for their system as a remote coaching tool golfers can self direct from anywhere.

Using tools like a laser sighter to measure distances, they can input their own numbers for the computer to analyze while a survey builds a mental and emotional profile against which their performance can be compared.

With the help of some funding from SFU’s Venture Connection initiative and mentorship through the school’s eCoop program to learn the nuts and bolts of the business world, Stolys, Steinbach and Senecal launched One Iota.

While most of the company’s clients are competitive golfers based in British Columbia, the remote, self-directed nature of the program means some customers are from Ontario and even overseas.

Stolys said the system could be easily adapted to other individual sports as well, like tennis, swimming and car racing

“The ideas around mental performance aren’t specific to golf,”

To learn more about One Iota Performance, go to oneiotaperformance. com.

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Coquitlam golfer Ryan Stolys developed a golf performance system using online tools and holistic training to improve his own game.

DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

A Port Moody company is hoping to transform B C’s housing construction industry with pre-fabricated homes made of mass timber.

With the demand for housing at a crisis point in Metro Vancouver, Massive Canada hopes a new $75-million plant in Williams Lake will produce housing quickly and efficiently while reducing waste, construction time and building costs

“We are focusing on mass timber for mass markets. We want to sell 100 townhouse units at a time,” said Gaetan Royer, CEO of Massive Canada, who expects the business to start manufacturing in early 2024.

Located at 2414 St. Johns St in the historic Burrrard Hotel building, Massive Canada’s wood-focused business hearkens back to Port Moody’s days as a shake and timber mill town.

Building homes like Lego blocks out of engineered wood seems like a

technology of the future, but mass timber is not entirely new to the Tri-Cities

In fact, Adera Development has completed a number of residential buildings using mass-timber construction and is building two six-storey rental and market homes, including Sol, at the corner of Como Lake and Robinson Street in Coquitlam utilizing the engineered wood product

A 12-storey mass timber rental building in Coquitlam is also being considered

NEW MATERIAL

Still, it’s a relatively new construction material but Royer thinks it will be a game-changer at the mass production level.

Once up and running, Massive Canada will be able to produce fully detailed modular units, including windows, electrical and plumbing, in its manufacturing plant, located in Williams Lake

So far the B.C. government likes what it sees.

Recently, Premier David Eby visited the

Williams Lake plant and handed over $10 million in start-up funding for the new business, through the province’s $180-million BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund.

The B.C. government recently announced $4 million for 12 new mass-timber demonstration and research projects.

For Massive Canada, the plan is to create as many as 70 jobs in what will be a high tech plant in the northern B C city where workers will build homes on an assembly line instead of a construction site.

Units will be transported and craned into place, depending on the configuration, with the company focusing on townhouses and apartments up to six storeys, and eventually, 12 storeys

“To go higher than 12 storeys becomes more of a custom design We’re going to be doing that, I know a year from now Our focus right now is to enter mass markets to

Gaetan Royer and John Cheung, of Massive Canada, are looking forward to the startup of a prefab housing plant in Williams Lake, which will use mass timber to build thousands of homes.

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serve as many developers and their projects as possible,” said Royer.

Royer is not the only business leader bullish on mass timber.

Rocky Sethi

Adera

Rocky Sethi, COO at Adera Development Corporation, told the Tri-City News his experience with mass timber construction, using his company’s SmartWood technology, suggests more buildings will be constructed using mass timber.

And he’s supportive of another company getting into the mass timber construction business

“We welcome more local manufacturing of mass timber products, for sure,” said Sethi.

“It’s quieter, it’s faster and it’s more sustainable… I only see it taking

a larger and larger market share We are getting fantastic feedback from residents in the buildings,” said Sethi.

One of the advantages is that mass timber reduces noise, like concrete, and fire safety ratings are high.

Mass timber also doesn’t produce greenhouse gases like concrete while also minimizing waste at a typical construction site as components can be built to specification.

For Royer, the environmental benefits of mass timber construction, and the need to find a way to build more affordable housing, is what drew him to the business.

Royer said Massive Canada’s mass timber buildings can even be moved and reused while modular construction can provide efficiencies over traditional construction

The company is building a six-storey rental building in Gibsons, currently in the approval phase, which will be an example of Massive Canada’s manufacturing and construction process, Royer said

“BC Housing needs to build thousands of homes,” he said.

“We’re helping to resolve the housing crisis, and not just in Metro Vancouver.”

It’s quieter, it’s faster, it’s more sustainable.

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Teacher’sdreamtriptoexplorethemysteriesoftheuniverse

DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Not everybody gets to rub shoulders with internationally acclaimed physicists and watch experiments seeking to understand the origins of the universe.

But a Port Coquitlam high school teacher did just that on his summer vacation last month and is now hoping to take his experiences from a trip to CERN into his physics and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) classes.

Edward Csuka, a Terry Fox Secondary physics teacher, is back from 17 days visiting CERN in Switzerland. He was participating in an international conference for teachers sponsored by the Canadian Association of Physicists and the Institute of Particle Physics

Csuka earned the all-expenses-paid 17-day trip after winning the Canadian Association of Physicists Award for Excellence in Teaching High School Physics for the BC/Yukon Region.

“It was absolutely the dream trip.” Csuka told the Tri-City News “CERN is the Disneyland for physicists”

CERN houses the world’s largest scientific

experiment, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which accelerates protons to near the speed of light in two opposite directions with the goal of making discoveries predicted by theoretical physicists, like Albert Einstein.

By smashing the tiny particles together, the hope is the world can learn more about the fundamental nature of the universe, said Csuka

Among the successful experiments was the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 leading to a Nobel Prize for Peter Higgs.

Csuka got to sit in Higgs’ chair to watch a documentary on the LHC, called Particle Fever; he also got to visit Einstein’s home in Bern, Switzerland

But it was descending 100 metres underground to witness the scale and magnitude of the experi-

ments in particle science with the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) that was among the trip’s biggest highlights.

The CMS is a detector that uses 3D cameras to photograph the activity of particles travelling at just under the speed of light.

Csuka said it was a thrill to be so close to an actual working experiment which is helping to solve some of the mysteries of the universe, like why is the universe still expanding and what is dark matter.

Now he’s working on a large-scale experiment of his own.

Csuka is organizing the Solar Max International Research Expedition to study how animals react to daytime darkness during a rare total solar eclipse that takes place on April 8, 2024

Thirty-five Terry Fox students will participate in the experiment by observing animal behaviour at the Dallas Zoo, which will be in the relatively narrow “path of totality” when the eclipse is at its fullest and darkest.

Csuka is working with teachers in eastern

Canada, as well as the U.S. and Mexico, in the hopes of getting as many as 10,000 students in three countries to take part by observing animal behaviour at zoos, aquariums and farms.

“We want to make it the world’s largest ever study of animal behaviour

during a total eclipse.” said Csuka, who has been working on Solar Max for six months already and has a website.

Total eclipses are rare, Csuka noted, and an opportunity to study an astronomic event on earth in a similar way that CERN studies particles

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TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to Sections 26(3) and 94 of the Community Charter the City of Coquitlam (the “City”) hereby gives notice of the intention to grant Statutory Rights of Way over portions of the following City lands to the Greater Vancouver Water District (the “GVWD”):

1. Civic Address: 1299 Pipeline Road (Town Centre Park)

Size of SRW: 11,703.6 square feet

Legal Description: LOT 1 SECTION 11 AND 14 TOWNSHIP 39 AND DISTRICT LOT 386 GROUP 1 NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT PLAN BCP45042

2. Civic Address: 3193 Robson Street

Size of SRW: 761.0 square feet

Legal Description: LOT 85 SECTION 13 TOWNSHIP 39 AND DISTRICT LOT 4839 GROUP 1 NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT PLAN 83258

The property transaction is associated with the GVWD’s water main project (the Coquitlam Main No 4 - South Section Project), and these portions of City Lands are not available to the public for acquisition. The total consideration from GVWD to the City related to the Coquitlam Main No. 4 South Section Project is $4.0 Million, inclusive of restoration/enhancements to Town Centre Park, restoration to the Pipeline Road/David Avenue intersection, and the land dispositions noted herein.

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SUBMITTED PHOTO Terry Fox high school teacher Edward Csuka in front of the Compact Muon Solenoid particle physics detector at CERN.

Gone are the days of building single-family home neighbourhoods, Coquitlam’s mayor said this week.

Instead, to meet population targets in Metro Vancouver’s Regional Growth Strategy and to make housing more affordable, the city should be constructing more

townhomes and apartment blocks unless the topography is too challenging, Mayor Richard Stewart told council last Monday (July 31)

The topic cropped up during a discussion for a bid on Burke Mountain, where Double Kappa Holdings (aka Wesbild) wants to subdivide three

properties south of the Pinecone Burke Provincial Park to create 19 lots for single-family houses, plus four parcels to protect a watercourse and a park site

The proposal for 3631 and 3635 Harper Rd., as well as a portion of 3531 Hickstead Ave., received first reading to go to a

public hearing on Sept. 11, despite Coun. Robert Mazzarolo opposing the plan.

“Our city has many very beautiful single-family house neighbourhoods,” Mazzarolo said “I don’t believe we should remove all of them. Some should stay; however, I do not believe we should be cre-

ating more… given where the market is now. I don’t believe this is an appropriate use of the land.”

Andrew Merrill, Coquitlam’s general manager of planning and development, said city staff suggested the 7.2-acre property go to a higher land use, but because the site slopes at a 29 per cent grade between Harper Road and the northern lot line, it would be hard to squeeze in more housing

“There’s not a lot of room” for townhomes, Coun. Dennis Marsden said.

“I get why this makes sense.”

According to a report from Chris MacBeath, acting director of development services, the site is largely deforested Between 2015 and 2019, it was regraded with a tiered retaining wall for

the Strawline Hill subdivision and for Harper Road. The site also has four unnamed tributaries to Star and Fox creeks.

If approved following the public hearing, the project would bring in $1 1 million in development cost charges (DCC) for Coquitlam City Hall, as well as $180,000 in community amenity contributions.

Stewart said he wants to send a signal to the market that single-family housing in Coquitlam “is not an option for the community” given the housing pressures facing B.C. municipalities to grow.

“The era of building single-family home neighbourhoods is over,” the mayor said, noting local governments and developers need to “wean off” the form “because we don’t have any land left.”

An example of Wesbild homes on Burke Mountain in Coquitlam.

DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Stories from Tri-City News headlines of decades past will be a recurring feature as the publication approaches its 40th anniversary in 2024

The summer of the year 2000 was a hot one for schools in School District 43 (SD43) as vandals torched three buildings in 35 days.

According to the TriCity News of Wednesday, Aug. 9, Walton Elementary School in Coquitlam sustained $100,000 in damage after someone tried to start it on fire

“There is some clear evidence of an attack on the school, using some devices and perhaps accelerants, such as gasoline Every indication is it was an arson fire,” the Tri-City

News was told.

A dozen firefighters responded to the Aug. 5 blaze.

Quick action and some new equipment were credited for putting out the fire quickly and minimizing damage

The Walton fire was the third Coquitlam school fire that summer as during the Canada Day weekend

two other schools were torched.

Several additional schools were hit by vandals that summer, causing damage to windows, lights, a contractor’s trailer and stealing computers

“I don’t know exactly why anyone is taking out anger on schools,” said then-fire chief Doug Johnson.

DON MACKINNON/TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO Bob Poulton, principal of Walton Elementary, surveys the damage after an arson fire at the school in August 2000.

PortMoodydancerontourwithGrammywinnerSamSmith

JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews com

Daniel Alwell has been bouncing all over the world for the past decade

A graduate of Coquitlam’s Dr. Charles Best Secondary, the dancer who calls Port Moody home has been moving between Montreal and Europe for the last 10 years.

“I am on the road so much at the moment that it made more sense for me to move into a storage unit and pick up once I have a bit more time to settle,” Alwell told the Tri-City News this month after wrapping up the European leg of English singer–songwriter Sam Smith’s Gloria World Tour, of which he is a choreographer, dance captain and dancer.

The North American tour stops in Vancouver on Aug 22 at Rogers Arena

Alwell said he was introduced to the Grammy-award winning performer through La Horde, a collective he has worked with for the past three years in Marseille. His rise to dance stardom began after his training with the Arts Umbrella Dance Company, under Artemis Gordon, as he was still studying at Best

In 2013, after graduating from the Granville Island program, he moved to Quebec to dance with Ballet Jazz Montreal.

There, he worked under such celebrated choreographers as Andonis Foniadakis and Cayetano Soto, as well as toured internationally

The experience opened Alwell’s eyes to places he’d never seen before

But after three years, he branched off on his own and became a freelance artist, popping between Montreal and New York City for a year before officially hopping the pond to dance as a soloist with the Hessisches Staatsballett in Germany

That gig, where he performed works by Ohad Naharin, Xie Xin and the artistic director Tim Plegge, lasted two years.

In 2019, he joined the Ballet

national de Marseille and La Horde.

But, in between, he also honed his techniques as a choreographer, starting with a music video in London, England, for the English singer–songwriter Ellie Goulding

Asked about the pros and cons of being a freelancer, Alwell said it can be a tough but rewarding ride at times.

“You are your own manager, producer, agent, teacher and trainer,” he said, “and sometimes that can really feel overwhelming I’ve been able to work with a variety of institutionalized companies over the last 10 years or so, so for me I am just starting my path as a freelance artist as of

recently.”

The “pro” to freelancing, he said, is the freedom to do anything you want, at any time, and choosing the people you want to surround yourself with

That kind of freedom also allows Alwell to rest, recuperate and re-connect with his family at home and especially spend time with his niece and nephew.

But that kind of freedom also makes you “responsible for the kind of path you want your career to go

“It’s a challenge, but one that can have a lot of payoff In saying that, I also have to recognize my privileges as a white, male presenting person in dance, which unfortunately means that

it looks differently for me than some of my peers. The dance world is changing, but it’s a really slow process with many parts”

Alwell said it’s been a dream since he was a student at Best to work as a dancer with a musical artist, so when Smith tapped him for the tour, he had to take a moment to let the invite sink in.

“Then to be asked to lead the group of dancers, and then to choreograph for the tour, was huge for me It’s a really amazing feeling to have the trust of someone in that way.”

The Irish-born Alwell, who describes himself on Instagram as a “temporary nomad,” told the Tri-City News that he hopes his journey will spark other young artists “and feel excited about the possibilities”

“If you would have asked me even 10 years ago when I graduated what I would be doing in 10 years, I never would have guessed that I’d be doing what I’m doing. The world is a pretty scary place sometimes and can feel really lonely and isolating, and to see that there are people who grew up where you are growing up, doing what you are doing and went on to make a career from it, I hope [my story] can be inspiring for someone out there.”

VIA DANIEL ALWELL

Daniel Alwell, a graduate of Dr Charles Best Secondary in Coquitlam, is on tour with Sam Smith; they stop in Vancouver on Aug. 22.

PortMoodymusic seriesreturnsSept.16

Organizers of a popular music series in Port Moody have unveiled the program for their sophomore season.

Bill Sample and Darlene Cooper will launch their second annual Inlet Music Series on Sept 16 with a performance by Cayla Brooke (pictured at right), an award-winning singer–songwriter from Vancouver who is known for her tribute to blues musician Eva Cassidy. Brooke will be joined on the Inlet Theatre stage by Sample (keys); Miles Foxx Hill (bass); Buff Allen (drums); and Tim Porter (guitar).

Tickets at $30 are now on sale via EventBrite.ca. Meanwhile, swing, jazz,

Latin, gospel and Celtic genres make up the rest of the series roster for 2023–24:

• Oct 28: Blue Moon

Marquee

• Nov. 26: Norm Foote

• Dec. 16: Laila Biali

• Jan. 27: Tom Keenlyside Quintet

PoMoArtsgivesnodtopast ceramicartists-in-residence

• Feb 24: Dee Daniels

• March 23: Tiller’s Folly

• April 27: Roy Forbes

All shows start at 7:30 p.m. in the Inlet Theatre (inside Port Moody City Hall, 100 Newport Dr.).

The series is sponsored by the City of Port Moody and Placemaker Communities

The audience for the inaugural season last year saw performances from other top-notch entertainers like Diane Lines, Shari Ulrich, Marcus Mosely Ensemble, Van Django, Jane Mortifee, Dawn Pemberton and Vince Mai

For more details or to buy tickets to see Cayla Brooke, go to portmoodymusic.com.

Otto Kamensek was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at the age of nine.

After numerous surgeries, he retired from his work at an electronics company and became an artist and arthritis advocate His goal with his ceramics is to spark a conversation about how art can heal a tortured body and mind. “This, I hope, will give a more rounded perspective to the general public and greater insight to healthcare professionals on what it might be like to live with pain and the emotions surrounding it,” Kamensek writes in his artist statement. “My ceramic style leans toward the figurative and

to the texture that I always seem to add. I am not sure where this comes from, but it just does not seem to be finished if I do not do this”

Kamensek, who is now an emeritus board member of the Arthritis Research Centre’s

Arthritis Patient Advisory Board, was the ceramic artist-in-residence at PoMoArts from 2013–15 and finished two collections: Shards, Bone Deep and Dave, an Unexpected Tale. Until Sept. 6, some of his pieces can be seen at PoMoArts (formerly the Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. Johns St.) in an exhibition called An Abundance of Caring: Ceramics Artist in Residence 1998–2023.

Commemorating 25 years of the facility’s artist-in-residence program, the show pays tribute to the 16 artists who have held the title, displaying work of 13 past resident artists, as well as their artistic forms of expression.

POMOARTS

A Glimmer of Hope by Otto Kamensek.

Last-minutedecisionhelpsfulfilsoccerdream

MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

A last-minute decision to pack soccer boots on a family holiday has embarked a Port Coquitlam teen on a journey that could someday see her play for her country at the Women’s World Cup.

Amra Becirovic, a Grade 12 student at Riverside Secondary School, spent much of last summer visiting Bosnia with her parents, where they’d lived until immigrating to Canada shortly after the civil war ended in 1995.

A centre-back on Coquitlam’s Metro-Ford BC Soccer Premier League U17 team, Becirovic added her soccer boots to her suitcase just before departing for the airport in case she had an opportunity to keep up her training.

By the time it was time to head home for the start of the school year, Becirovic was in Romania playing a series of friendly exhibition matches with Bosnia’s national U17 women’s team.

“It was like a dream come true,” Becirovic said of the unlikely detour in her summer vacation plans that started when she had coffee with a local club

coach in Brcko, who happened to have a connection to a coach with the national U19 women’s team.

That led to Becirovic quickly assembling a video reel of highlights from her play in the BCSPL and culminated with an

invitation to train with the U17 side

“I had no idea what to expect,” Becirovic said.

Like herself, most of Becirovic’s teammates were first generation offspring of parents who’d left Bosnia.

They were from Sweden, the United States, Norway, Germany, but they all spoke Bosnian.

At training camp, and then the two-week trip to Romania, they bonded.

Becirovic said the Bosnian

style of play is built on speed and aggression, just the way she likes to play. Preparing for matches is more intense than club soccer in Canada.

“They’re very focused on skills and technical ability with the ball,” she said.

“Games are quicker, more fast-paced”

Bringing that development back home with her to her Metro-Ford and high school teams has made her a better player, Becirovic said.

Conversely, the self-discipline she’s learned here to juggle her sporting and school commitments serve her well in Bosnia, where she’s returned several times for training camps and tournaments, including the recent European qualifier that was won by Bosnia, placing the country amongst the top U17 women’s teams in the continent

Now, as she prepares to graduate to the U19 side, Becirovic sees doors of opportunity to pursue her soccer dreams opening before her, including someday playing professionally in Europe and representing Bosnia on the world stage.

“It’s nice to see all the hard work pay off,” she said.

MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS

Port Coquitlam soccer player Amra Becirovic started playing for Bosnia’s U17 women ’ s national team last summer and will now move up to the U19 team.

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