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COVID-19 means more classes could be held outside Could outdoor classes be a buffer for SD43 schools? DIANe STRANDbeRG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Mural artist Ola Volo is completing her mural on the east wall of the Rocky Point Ice Cream production facility. It will likely become a Port Moody landmark with its images of Port Moody wildlife, such as the bear, pigeons and deer. For more, see page 11. Patrice lacroix PHoto

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M A R AT H O N O F H O P E

40 years after Terry Fox ended run, brother Fred remembers ‘rollercoaster ride’ of a day Participants urged to take part in this year’s virtual run

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orty years ago this month, Port Coquitlam native Terry Fox wrote his last journal entry: “21 miles. 3,339 miles total.” He was near Thunder Bay, Ont., 143 days into his marathon when the pain had grown so intense that Terry felt like he was having a heart attack. He crawled into a sleeping bag to wait it out, but when the pain didn’t subside, he was taken to a hospital. Fox’s parents and brother Fred were in Chilliwack that Labour Day weekend at the now shut Canadian Armed Forces base participating in a cancer fundraiser. “On the way home, dad turned on the radio and heard he was in Thunder Bay in hospital,” said Fred Fox.

More than $800 million has been raised for cancer research in the 40 years since Terry Fox launched his Marathon of Hope. gail harvey/terry fox foundation

By the time they pulled into their Port Coquitlam driveway, they could hear the phone ringing inside. Terry had been calling all afternoon and when they finally answered the phone, the message was sombre: his cancer had returned, extinguishing any promise the Marathon of Hope could

continue. Having begun his journey nearly five months earlier by dipping his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean off St. John’s, N.L., Fox’s determination to bring both awareness and funding to cancer research has since set off an annual saga, which has inspired generations of

Canadians to follow in his footsteps ever since. To date, the Terry Fox Foundation has raised roughly $800 million for cancer research, largely from average people donating money through the annual run in towns and cities across the country. While today marks the an-

• Go to terryfox.org/ run to register. • Plan out your run, whether it be around your neighbourhood, backyard or down the street. Participants can also walk or ride their route. • The idea is to register as an individual, family or virtual team and start your fundraising effort. •Then on Sept. 20, do your promised activity to help raise funds for cancer research in support of Terry Fox’s mission when the Port Coquitlam-raised man embarked on his storied Marathon of Hope.

niversary of the end of Fox’s journey, it also stands as the moment when the rest of Canada picks up his mantle

and should serve to inspire us all to do what we can to help others, said Terry Fox’s brother. “That day was a bit of a rollercoaster ride,” said Fred Fox. “But it’s been such a positive thing ever since. The outcome of someone diagnosed with cancer is so much better today than it was 40 years ago.” “We owe them so much thanks for continuing Terry’s dream and keeping it alive.” Now, four decades later, that ritual will go virtual for the first time as the COVID19 pandemic continues to threaten public health across Canada and the globe. A virtual Terry Fox Run will be held in 650 communities across Canada — including the Tri-Cities — and plans are for people to hold their own runs on Sept. 20, 2020, with funds raised going towards cancer research. “Cancer is still there. Even through the pandemic, people are being diagnosed with cancer. So get out there with your family maybe extended friends. Walk from your house, your favourite location or park,” he said.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT 43

‘Outside is stimulating, varied... & exciting’ CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

Among secondary schools, the Centennial salmon program in Coquitlam has taught generations of kids the importance of salmon and how to run a fish hatchery, while at Riverside secondary in Port Coquitlam, kids could learn about the environment through fly fishing. So what’s different now? With COVID-19 causing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, the outdoors is now seen as a convenient place to set up a class, not just for special projects but for math and English, too. Reinforced by a letter from Superintendent Patricia Gartland, more children may be doing at least some of their learning outdoors, a development a retired educator with years of teaching outdoors says will be good for kids. “The outside is stimulating, varied, interesting and

Students use binoculars to explore the mudflats at Port Moody inlet. Schools can find many parks and green spaces within walking distance where students can observe nature as the basis of many traditional courses. RUTH FOSTER PHOTO

exciting,” said Ruth Foster, who created the Centennial salmon project with fellow teacher Rod MacVicar. “Nature provides everything; no props are needed.” The list of education opportunities is long and takes but a little bit of

imagination. For little ones, that could mean observation games, where they look for colours and shapes and build their vocabulary, whereas for older students, the outdoors offers opportunities to measure objects and do hands-on science

experiments. There are also plenty of resources available for teachers and numerous books extolling the benefits of children being outside, such as Vitamin N and Last Child in the Woods, Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv. There are dozens of ways to teach B.C.’s curriculum while in the outdoors, like nature journaling, where students write their observations on clipboards with plastic sheets, and science observation, such as examining the world through a magnifying glass and coming up with hypotheses and science experiments. “When you magnify something and start to observe it close, you can begin to answer questions about what does it remind you of?” Foster said. First Nations teachings are already part of the curriculum, and the outdoors is an ideal way for students to learn about Indigenous

teachings. There are also many useful apps, such as the iNaturalist app that turns students into citizen scientists when they plug in their observations and data. You can also use iNaturalist to learn about every plant, animal and insect in the Tri-Cities. But while using the outdoors as a classroom is not new, Foster admits there are challenges and not all teachers may be comfortable, or have the support, to supervise a large classroom of children in a forest, for example. Foster says her Port Moody-based Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society can also help schools with outdoor education through programs being offered at Mossom Creek Hatchery and Education Centre, in a hopedfor partnership with School District 43. Parents, meanwhile, will want to ensure their students go to school with proper rain boots and Parent Advisory Councils may

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want to provide $5 ponchos for everyone. Large tents, with heaters, could even be erected on school grounds with money that could be made available to districts by the province for COVID-19impacted education. It’s important for people to get behind the idea of school being held outdoors, said Foster. For example, she said it’s a myth that children will catch a cold from just being outside, and where possible, parents as well as teachers should be partners in the endeavour as students begin to do more of their learning in nature. “Kids who have grown up in cities here and elsewhere, and in particular new Canadians, may have fears that need to be addressed,” Foster acknowledged. But she said teachers don’t need to be experts, rather they just need to take that first step in the outdoors to begin to create an outdoor classroom. “They can explore and learn together with their students,” Foster said.

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Coquitlam property owners have several safe and convenient options to pay their 2020 property taxes or utilities before the deadline arrives on Sept. 30. Options include: Y Paying online or by phone through a financial institution using the eight-digit folio number from the tax bill or five-digit account number from the utility bill. Y Using the secure drop boxes at both the City Hall entrance and underground parking lot and Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex. Y Mailing a cheque (post-dated up to Sept. 30 permitted) to Revenue Services, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, B.C. V3B 7N2. Y In person at City Hall, but long queues can be expected due to health protocols and reduced capacity. Some financial institutions may also allow in-person payments of City taxes and utilities. More information is available at coquitlam.ca/propertytaxes. Utility bill information can be found at coquitlam.ca/utilitybill.

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The popular Meals for Seniors program provides nutritious low-cost frozen meals twice a week to Coquitlam residents 50 years and older in age. More than 7,000 meals have been delivered to date. What started as a phone order system has advanced to include online ordering. Meals can be ordered at either coquitlam.ca/meals or by calling 604-927-4386 on Mondays and Thursdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. A contactless pick-up option will be added starting Sept. 11 at both Glen Pine and Dogwood Pavilions from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays, the same day deliveries take place. Those who choose to pick up their meals will be able to add fresh-baked scones or mufﬁns to their orders, an option not available with home delivery. For information, contact 604-927-4386 or visit coquitlam.ca/meals.

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Activities Restart at Seniors Pavilions

Older adults in Coquitlam can now return to some of their favourite activities at Glen Pine and Dogwood Pavilions. The City’s two 50-plus facilities re-opened on Tuesday, Sept. 8 with a range of pre-registered ﬁtness and leisure programs along with specialty clubs and groups. For details, see coquitlam.ca/registration or phone at 604-927-4386.

October program information will be available for viewing: Monday, Sept. 14. Registration will begin: Online Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 8:30 a.m. (available 24/7) and by phone on Thursday, Sept. 17: 604-927-4386, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (except for statutory holidays), and Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Pre-registered drop-in is ongoing and required 24 hours prior to each session. View details, all programs and register online at coquitlam.ca/registration. All classes, facility spaces and the number of participants have been adapted to ensure physical distancing and staff and public safety.

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COQUITLAM NEWS LONG-TERM CARE

Separated by COVID-19, couple celebrates 70th Bells celebrate anniversary from six-feet away diANE sTRANdbERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

COVID-19 is keeping many elderly couples apart, but Bill Bell isn’t going to let something like a deadly virus stop him from seeing Mary, his wife of 70 years. They’ve never been apart in the decades since they wed Sept. 6, 1950 in Scotland, but with COVID19 taking its toll, particularly on the elderly and those in nursing homes, Bell, 94, has to take extra precautions to visit his wife at a Coquitlam care home. So on Friday, he donned a mask, had his temperature taken and sat six feet apart from his life partner at Dufferin Care Centre. It was supposed to be a happy occasion, but having to sit so far away from Mary while wearing a mask is challenging. However, those protocols are necessary to keep both safe, especially since Dufferin was the site of the Tri-Cities’ largest coronavi-

Bill and Mary Bell celebrated their 70th anniversary with strict COVID-19 protocols as she is in Dufferin Care Centre and he lives independently at home. The Coquitlam couple's family waved through a window from outside while Bill was allowed to go in for a visit. submitted PHOtO

rus nursing home outbreak in May. The outbreak has since been contained, but not before four people died. More than 20 people were

at one point infected at the facility, including 14 residents and eight staff. During that entire time Bell worried about his wife, who at the age of 90 has

dementia and uses a wheel chair. “Every day he would ask me ‘When am I going to be able to see mom,’” said son, Gary, describing the strong

bond between his parents who built homes together, she doing the clean-up and looking after two boys while he did the carpentry. “The last time my dad

held her hand was March 12. Then COVID happened and all hell broke loose,” Gary recalls. Now, care homes across B.C. are letting family members in for a visit, but strict protocols are in place. For the Bell family, that meant Bill was allowed in for a short visit while the rest of the family had to wave to Mary from outside a window. The visit was the best that could be managed at this time, but a far cry from past celebrations at local parks and the Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club in Coquitlam, when a premier, prime minster and the Queen sent their best wishes via letters. This time there was no crowd of family, friends and co-workers to remember how Bill helped build Coquitlam Centre and Mary worked at Sears in the ladies-wear department and volunteered for the Dogwood Pavilion and the Royal Columbian Hospital gift shop. Still, Bell doesn’t complain about the visit, and said he is pleased that it happened. “It’s not very good but it’s OK…She was smiling.”

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A Tri-Cities COVID-19 testing clinic run by local doctors has seen a significant uptick in cases over the last four weeks, triggering fears in some that the region is unequipped to deal with a spike in cases as students prepare to head back to school. The Tri-Cities COVID and Influenza Like Illness Assessment Clinic opened off Lougheed Highway June 15 not long after Fraser Health shut down its regional testing clinic across the street from Royal Columbian Hospital. Fraser Health provides personal protective equipment for the testing facility but their help stops there. Doctors at the clinic say they’re at their limit and a high-volume COVID-19 testing facility promised by Fraser Health on August 19 has yet to materialized. “We’re more or less booked every day,” said Dr. Carllin Man, one of the senior family physicians at the

Rob Fleming, Minister of Education, tours Monterrey, middle in Victoria in June. As classes get set to reopen for the fall school year, some Tri-City doctors worry limited local testing capabilities will be overwhelmed by spiking demand. BC Government

clinic. “The demand comes in waves.” So far, Dr. Man said the clinic has managed to keep up with demand and maintain a 48-hour turnaround time, from the time someone books an appointment to when they receive their test results. Most of the patients are from Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam and Port Moody, he said, however, there have been others that have come from neighbouring Maple Ridge and from as far away as White Rock and Abbotsford. “Haven’t noticed too much overflow,”he said. “I’d

say 99% are local.” Earlier in the pandemic, Fraser Health operated a COVID-19 testing centre opposite Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. And since that facility shut in June, the demographic of patients has shifted with the nature of the pandemic in B.C. At the New Westminster clinic, doctors say they saw a huge range of patients, most over 50. Today at the Port Coquitlam clinic, Dr. Man said his patients have trended younger and he estimates at least 60% of the clinic’s patients are under 50, following

provincial trends. “We weren’t testing people at McDonald’s or at the mall, and that’s where we’re seeing cases now,” said Dr. Man. “A lot of people are anxious: ‘Am I going to die? Am I going to be one of those people on the news? Am I going to spread it to my elderly relatives?” Including Dr. Man, 10 family physicians split their time at the Port Coquitlam testing clinic, working off the side of their desks in addition to their other work. Most are new graduates, young like the demographics of patients now walking through their doors. So far, Dr. Man said the clinic hasn’t had to turn anyone away, but as schools get set to reopen, everyone at the clinic is preparing for the trend of more and younger patients to come through the door. “We know as school opens there are going to be more cases. That happened everywhere in the world. We know it’s going to happen here,” said Dr. Man. And if they get overwhelmed? “We at the clinic are doing what we can. In terms of capacity, there’s not much more that we can do,”

he added. About 15 blocks away, the Burke Mountain Medical Centre continues to see patients as a clearing house for family medicine across the Tri-Cities. With many family practices forced to shut through the pandemic due to a lack of personal protective equipment, this facility has been stocked up in what The TriCity News reported in April was “like running two clinics at the same time.” Senior physician Dr. Ian Woods said his patients have become increasingly frustrated by a lack of local testing options. In one case, the doctor said a local mother and daughter drove out to Langley to a drive-thru testing centre after one of the daughter’s friends came over for the day and later tested positive for COVID-19. “They texted me in the line-up and said it would take four hours,” said Dr. Woods. Exacerbating the testing shortfall in the Tri-Cities is the high concentration of families with children in elementary or high school, he said, adding there are an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 people in the Tri-Cities that don’t have a family doctor.

Whereas the provincial average of family physicians per 100,000 residents sits at 112, the Tri-Cities falls significantly short at only 72 per 100,000, according to 2019 health profile reports from Fraser Health. And while those numbers cite a 2010 study and are dated, it still doesn’t make sense, argued Dr. Woods, to use the few available family doctors in the Tri-Cities to conduct COVID-19 testing when they’re needed elsewhere. “Every family practice clinic knows every September they’re going to be getting this sudden rise in coughs, colds and fevers. That’s because they’ve all been mixing at school. Now, how do you know which one of those are COVID,” he said. “Family medicine in the Tri-Cities: we’re swamped… If you don’t test, test and test, you won’t know.” In an email to The Tri-City News, Fraser Health said it is working on improving testing across the Fraser Northwest region, but Dr. Woods worries that it will come too late and that even a single clinic won’t be enough. “They got to get off their butts now.”

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An international mural artist is back home in the Tri-Cities and painting a new mural that could become a Port Moody landmark. Ola Volo, who grew up in Coquitlam, spent much of last week on a scissor lift painting a giant wall mural that covers the whole east wall of a new production facility for Rocky Point Ice Cream close to Rocky Point Park. “We are thrilled to have her doing our mural,” said Jamie Cuthbert, owner of Rocky Point Ice Cream, who with his wife, Yvette, have become the local Willy Wonka’s of the iced treat sector. They sought out Volo after seeing some of her work and believe her creativity and inventiveness matches their vision for the shop, which will have a retail component as well as a production facility when it opens a short walk away from their popular ice cream parlour.

International artist and Coquitlam resident Ola Volo paints her multicultural and west coast-themed mural on the Rocky Point Ice Cream production facility in Port Moody, bringing art, food and community together in one unique space next to a skateboard park. Patrice lacroix PHoto

When it’s complete, and a new walkway built, people will be able to get close to the mural and peek into the production facility. Cuthbert said one of the things that fired Volo’s imagination when she sketched out the mural was the fact she re-

members enjoying Rocky Point Ice Cream when visiting the park as a kid. But ice cream isn’t the only image that’s captured in the 180 square-foot mural. Volo brings her folklorist style to the painting with a whimsical touch to some

of the region’s most iconic creatures, including pigeons, from which Pigeon Cove on the southeast corner of the Port Moody mudflats got its name, deer, which range in the local mountains and, of course, the bear. Intertwined with the

larger images are elements from the forest and outdoor life in the ocean-side city, including kayaking and sailing. “I like storytelling and would like it if people see something different every time they come and if children see something different

from their parents,” said Volo. Based in Montreal where she earned a reputation painting the largest woman-made mural in Canada on a building in the trendy Mile End neighbourhood, Volo has produced equally-charming murals in cities ranging from Los Angeles to New York. But she’s happy to be home and close to family in Coquitlam after being separated from them for so long during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally from Kazakhstan and the daughter of Russian and Polish immigrants, Volo said her Eastern European background features prominently in her art. But not exclusively in that she said she hopes everyone who visits the Port Moody mural will recognize their cultural heritage in her art, which also represents the joy of human connection and just being alive in this part of the world. “It’s a huge privilege to work with this concept of multiculturalism and really push it,” Volo said. “With the images of seals and the mountains and those aspects, I’m trying to bring together all the elements of the west coast.”

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Topic: One-metre distancing? “Risk is relative. No one even dreams of eliminating risk. So yes, children are at risk... It’s a numbers game, keeping risk manageable, balancing trade off and reducing risk.”

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Changing public health advice on COVID-19 is to be expected

t one of her first ever media briefings on the COVID-19 virus, Dr. Bonnie Henry offered a note of caution that has stayed with me through the pandemic: advice from public health would shift, evolve and change as we learned more about the virus. Many, many people hang on Dr. Henry’s every word for guidance as they try to navigate their lives through this extraordinary time. In addition, many want her literally to tell them how to live their lives. How many people can I have in my “bubble”? Should I send my kids to school? Can I have a barbecue? Can we have the grandparents over? She is reluctant to do that as she insists there is not really a one-size-fits-all

solution and that few things in this pandemic have black and white alternatives. So I was not surprised when there was some confusion and a bit of a flap among some when Henry last week said that one-metre of physical distance between people in some situations was perfectly fine, and not necessarily two-metres. Some people seemed to lose their minds over this statement, which only shows they have not been paying close attention to what she and other public health officials have been saying. Henry was specifically referring to certain situations - notably schools and some workplaces - where people in a room or single location

already intermingle with each other regularly. In those instances, a one-metre rule is fine (because of the familiarity) if two-metres is not possible. The one-metre recommendation has actually been out there all along and in fact goes back decades. Epidemiologists have traditionally recommended it as a measure when dealing with respiratory viruses like influenza. But since so little was known about COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic, the two-metre recommendation was emphasized (and different countries have different recommendations; China, Denmark and France all recommend one-metre while Australia, Germany and Italy recom-

mend 1.5 metres) initially. Just as public health’s advice has evolved on the wearing of masks, so too has its “messaging” on physical distancing. It is a recognition that, as we start up things like schools again, the optimum scenarios cannot always be achieved but that safe ones still can. Advice and guidelines from public health officials will no doubt continue to evolve and change on any number of ways to stay safe and deal with the pandemic in the months ahead. It is far better to heed that advice rather than ignore it simply because it might be a bit different from what was said a few months ago. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC

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YOUR LETTERS SENIORS CARE

Canada’s long-term seniors’ care crisis didn’t start with COVID-19 The Editor, What has happened in many long-term care homes across the country is a tragedy that has been years in the making. COVID-19 has caused many vulnerable seniors, their families and their caregivers to suffer. It deserves national action! 7,000 seniors died in long-term care homes from COVID-19, 80% of all COVID-19 deaths in Canada.

with caring for those who live in the home. We know what is needed from governments - federal and provincial to work together to ensure this never happens again and that seniors and other residents in long-term care homes must be able to live safely and with dignity. Diane Wood, president B.C. Federation of Retired Union Members (BC FORUM)

The alarm has been sounded for years about the condition of long-term care homes. Study after study has shown that we need to do more to improve long-term care. They should be run as part of our publicly funded health care system. They should not operate on a forprofit basis by corporations that are more concerned with making money for their shareholders than they are

Long-term care homes should be operated as part of the publicly-funded health care system, says Diane Wood, the president of the B.C. Federation of Retired Union Members. UNSPLASH

Tip your server The Editor, Tip well and tip often, according to your means; servers put up with so much from the public they should be paid a better wage. But in the meantime, put yourself in their shoes and show some respect. If you can’t afford a generous tip, a sincere thank you is free. Lisa Finnigan Burnaby

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TRi-CiTY CRiME

Alleged thief insists he’s rightful vehicle owner 40-year-old man facing charges after fleeing with jacket GaRY MCKEnna gmckenna@tricitynews.com

A 40-year-old man was arrested late Monday night after being found sitting in a car that did not belong to him. Port Moody police said the vehicle’s owner confronted the suspect, who immediately locked himself inside and insisted the car was his. “The complainant quickly produced the car key, pressed the unlock button, which successfully unlocked the doors, thus proving ownership,” Const. Jason Maschke said in a statement. “The suspect then exited the car and attempted to flee the scene on foot, while

now in possession of the complainant’s jacket, which previously had been left inside the car.” Maschke said the vehicle’s owner followed the suspect to a nearby convenience store, where officers were able to make an arrest. He is facing a count of theft under $5,000 and was released with a promise to appear in court. “The Port Moody Police Department would like to take this opportunity to remind residents to lock their doors and ensure valuables are kept safely out of sight,” Maschke said. “It only takes a few moments for opportunistic thieves to gain access to a vehicle, stealing the contents, if not the entire vehicle itself.”

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A bomb scare shut down Burlington Drive outside the Coquitlam RCMP detachment Wednesday night. Cpl. Michael McLaughlin

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A man indicted on 13 charges related to the possession and transfer of various prohibited guns has been found not guilty after Coquitlam RCMP failed to link the accused with the voice of an arms trafficker on a wiretapped call. The charges against Austin Zamora stem from a larger investigation carried out by Coquitlam RCMP’s Drugs and Organized Crime Section, which was looking into suspected fentanyl trafficking under the banner of “Project E-Nightlife.” Beginning in the spring of 2016, Andrew Leach and his girlfriend, Arghavan Ebrahimi, were the main targets of the investigation, which by 2017 included wiretaps of cellphones and audio probes in vehicles and residences to intercept private communications between Leach and others.

In December 2019, B.C.’s Court of Appeal upheld a 16-year jail sentence for Leach after he was convicted of running a dial-adope operation primarily dealing in fake oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. But Coquitlam RCMP’s investigations didn’t stop with Leach. In one of the wiretapped conversations, Leach said he was interested in obtaining a gun and discussed getting a Steyr AUG — an Austrian-built, NATO bullpup assault rifle — and a fully automatic shotgun. On the other end of the line, an unidentified man said he’d take Leach to a storage facility at the end of the day. Leach was recorded over the phone referencing “these items of fascination that you have” and asking “What you working with?” “Anything big and quiet?” That was taken to mean a larger calibre weapon with a suppressor, according to testimony from a retired police officer familiar with the coded language of firearms.

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sic expert, also bore a single impression of Zamora’s fingerprint. Based on that evidence, the focus of the investigation shifted, the Crown later submitting that the unidentified man was Zamora, despite Coquitlam RCMP officers saying they were “certain” it was another man before the fingerprint and video evidence linked Zamora to

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P o rt M o o d y P o l i c e d e Pa rt M e n t

Police seek opinions on body cameras, mental health checks Police board will survey residents in Port Moody diane Strandberg dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

As calls go out for changes to police enforcement around the world, questions are being raised as to how the Port Moody Police Department should operate. Last week, the six-member police board that oversees PMPD announced it will survey Port Moody residents on their opinions about body-worn cameras, street checks, police involvement in mental health calls, the level of militarization of uniforms, vehicles, and equipment, as well as police contact in local schools. The survey is posted online on the department’s

website. Mayor Rob Vagramov said he welcomes the insight as part of a broader look at Port Moody police operations in light of issues being raised in the media. “There is a big global conversation about the role of policing. I wanted to have this conversation brought down to the local level in Port Moody,” said Vagramov, who is also the chair of the Port Moody police board. The survey is part of a wider effort to study the evolution of public safety in Port Moody, with a task force established earlier this summer to look in to the issue. Vagramov hopes to get a wide array of people to participate in the task force as it takes a closer look at topics of public safety. “The vision there is to get folks in the conversation on this regardless of where they stand on the issues,” he said. The survey comes as

various agencies, including School District 43, are asking for mental health calls to be done by professionals trained in mental health concerns. However, PMPD recently attended a wellness check that resulted in an elderly woman being taken to hospital for care after she had fallen and hadn’t been able to communicate with anyone. And while the issue of body cameras hasn’t yet arisen in the Tri-Cities, the Toronto Police Board recently voted to equip its police officers with body cameras. The use of body cameras was also raised by the Independent Investigations Office in its 2015/16 annual report when it stated that footage from cameras would have potentially assisted in 93% of 71 investigations reviewed by the agency’s investigators.

Please join us for an Online Open House www.woodlandparkliving.ca

EDGAR and BC Housing are hosting an Online Open House to discuss their plans to redevelop Woodland Park, over the next 10 - 20 years, into a master planned community with an innovative mix of housing, significant parks and open space, child care and neighbourhood retail. Through a live video presentation, you will be able to hear from our project team and ask questions. City of Port Moody staff will be in attendance. In support of the provincial and federal governments’ guidance to practice social distancing and to reduce the spread of COVID-19, we will be hosting this engagement online.

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3. Join the video presentation and live Q&A: September 23, 2020 from 12:30 - 1:30 pm September 24, 2020 from 10:00 - 11:00 am September 24, 2020 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm 4. Provide your feedback by ﬁlling out the online comment form or email your comments to openhouse@poonigroup.com

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TRICITYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

PLACE DES ARTS

You can now take art, music and dance classes DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Taking painting, drawing, music and dance classes is a fall and winter tradition for many Coquitlam families. But this year programs at Place des Arts in Coquitlam will operate with strict COVID-19 protocols in place. From wearing masks in common spaces to completing a COVID-19 screening questionnaire, class participants will be

doing things differently and they’ll only be allowed one parent or guardian to accompany them. “The arts are so important right now,” said Joan McCauley, executive director of the arts facility. “It’s important to connect with yourself and connect with others.” With the theme of “belonging,” Place des Arts plans to offer up to 90% of its regular programming in a combination of online and in-person classes, with classes small and plenty of space between participants.

For example, dance programs will be located in one of the centre’s larger rooms, with class numbers kept to 10, and there will be significant space between dancers. In the visual arts classroom, students will paint behind plastic barriers separating them from classmates and potters will have to wear masks in class because there is not enough room to physically separate. “We are working hard to make things safe,” said McCauley, who said planning for the re-opening

began soon after the March 17 facility shutdown. Programs in music, dance and movement theatre arts, visual arts and literary arts are available some in-person and some online. There will also be art exhibits, faculty concerts, student concerts and exhibition-based family days as well as family-friendly seasonal celebrations and art-filled, creative events for adults or teens. For more information on how to register and the Place des Arts safety plan, visit placedesarts.ca

Photo of executive director Joan McCauley in the art room, where students will paint behind a plastic barrier and in a hallway, where a recent exhibit is mounted on the wall behind her. Place des Arts expects to offer 90% of its regular programs this fall with COVID-19 protocols in place. Diane stranDberg/the tri-CitY neWs

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Application No.: 18-024 PROJ Map Date: 8/24/2020

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Residents can weigh-in on Spani Pool upgrades What changes would you like at outdoor facility? GARy MCKENNA gmckenna@tricitynews.com

Coquitlam’s Spani Pool is celebrating its 50th birthday with a major upgrade and residents are being asked to weigh-in with their thoughts on how the popular summer gathering spot can be improved. In May, council approved spending $100,000 to look at options for renewing the aging facility, which badly needs a new swim tank. Additional supporting amenities, like an upgraded concession, picnic area and spray deck, are also being discussed, according to a staff report. “Outdoor pools serve an important role in the com-

Upgrading Coquitlam’s aging Spani Pool could cost as much as $15 million, according to the city staff’s “high-level estimate.” TRICITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

munity of Coquitlam,” parks and rec staff stated in a report to council. “They enhance the range of aquatic facilities available in the city, increase opportunities for exercise and sport, provide additional learn-to-swim opportunities and are popular destinations for respite from summer heat,

relaxing and socializing.” Virtual focus groups will be held with stakeholders and pool user groups this fall, while residents are encouraged to provide their feedback online (www.letstalkcoquitlam.ca/spani). The city said insights gathered during the consultation process will be used as it develops the Spani Outdoor Pool Renewal Study, which will guide council as it begins upgrading the facility. The changes being proposed are significant. On top of the improved amenities, the city intends to enlarge the swim tank, upgrade heating and water treatment equipment to bring it in line with current energy efficiency standards, and construct new inclusive change-rooms and washrooms. Staff said a “high-level estimate” for the cost of the project is approximately $15 million.

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tinuing so we’ll go through December.” The seniors supplement for a single person is an unfathomably low $49.30

ally low income seniors after COVID,” said Mackenzie. “They were struggling before COVID, and they’re going to struggle after COVID and hopefully this will be a catalyst or a way to address this lowest income group of seniors.” The temporary $300 crisis supplement is extended four months September through December to low-income seniors receiving the B.C. Seniors Supplement and income assistance and disability recipients residing in special care facilities. The B.C. Senior’s Supplement tops up the federal government’s Old Age Security and/or the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS). The B.C. Seniors Supplement is not available

a month, according to B.C. seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie. With the supplement, it becomes $349.30 a month for the lowest-income seniors living on about $19,000 or less a month. For context, a minimum-wage job would bring in about $26,000 a year. Mackenzie said the boost is substantial and in her mind hasn’t received the attention it’s due. “It’s very significant for the group of people receiving this money, it’s a lot of money for very low income people,” Mackenzie said. For a senior couple the supplement would be $120.50 and $49.83 for a spouse receiving the federal Old Age Security allowance. “We have to find a way to continue to support these re-

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Rent increases capped at 1.4% next year Province says move will save tenants hundreds per month Gary McKeNNa gmckenna@tricitynews.com

B.C. landlords can hike rents by no more than 1.4% in 2021 following changes made by the provincial government to limit annual increases to the rate of inflation.

Under the old regulations, a landlord could raise rates by inflation plus an additional 2%, however those rules were scrapped in 2018 to ensure “rent increases are moderate and predictable,” the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing said in a statement. By getting rid of the additional 2%, the province says renters living in a $1,320-per-month two-bedroom unit — the

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VILLAGE OF BELCARRA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Via Zoom Monday, September 14, 2020 6:00 pm NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Proposed: Ofﬁcial Community Plan (OCP) Bylaw No. 435, 2011, Amendment Bylaw No. 566, 2020

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“Oﬃcial Community Plan (OCP) Bylaw No. 435, 2011, Amendment Bylaw No. 566, 2020”

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Man fined for unleashed dogs involved in attack Witnesses reported five unleashed dogs attacked small dog DiaNE StRaNDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

A Coquitlam man is facing $750 in fines after letting his five dogs off-leash and not stopping them from attacking a small dog that suffered extensive injuries in the altercation. Coquitlam RCMP say the 36-year-old Coquitlam man was identified and charged with bylaw violations after the attack in the Burke Mountain area of Coquitlam. On Monday, Aug. 24, at about 8:30 p.m., Coquitlam RCMP officers were called to the area of Harper Road and Strawline Hill Street. Witnesses said five offleash dogs attacked a smaller dog, which was badly hurt, and the owner of the dogs

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left the scene and refused to give his name. Some of the incident was captured on video. The video also showed the man turning toward the camera and giving the middle finger, while screaming could be heard from the upset owner of the injured Pomeranian, named Romeo. “At the same time, we ask that people avoid posting controversial incidents to social media,” police said in a statement. “These videos never tell the full story and they often lead to tension

and anger in the community. We want to avoid premature conclusions or people acting out of emotion.” After reviewing the video provided to the RCMP and speaking to the 36-yearold suspect, the man was issued $150 in fines for each dog that was off-leash, under section 10.1 of the Coquitlam Animal Care and Control Bylaw. The city’s animal services department also conducted an investigation. Police said everyone involved has been contacted and the dog owners are encouraged to use the civil court system if they wish to pursue further compensation. In an interview with The Tri-City News, Rosa Mohammadi said Romeo was set upon by the five dogs while her parents were walking him in the neighbourhood. The mother reached down to pick up her dog and the dogs continued to attack.

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redevelopment a key plank in his 2019 mayoralty campaign. If zoning was allowed, the 34-acre industrial property would be transformed into a high-density mixed-use neighbourhood that could include homes for up to 7,000 residents and jobs for more than 1,100 people. But a spokesperson for the company said there are no immediate plans to proceed with the re-development, and with industrial land values rising, the company is still weighing its options. Executive vice-president Bruce Rose said a shift in the tax burden in 2019 increased

ing it too costly to do business in the city. “I’m sorry to see the jobs go,” Vagramov told The TriCity News. But he said the writing was on the wall when the company sought and obtained a re-designation of its property from industrial to mixed-use, with plans for towers and thousands of residents. “They came to us to seek an amendment to the OCP and that vision took their property from an industrial operation to the largest highest density development in Port Moody history,” said Vagramov, who said he opposed the change and made opposition to the proposed

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and Rocky Point Park, Rose said it hasn’t made plans to move forward on re-development. “We will be looking at everything at this point,” he said, including light industrial, heavy industrial, commercial and residential, noting that by shuttering the mill it won’t be taxed as a sawmill so the financial hit will be “much lower.”

Port Moody Mayor Rob Vagramov is disappointed Flavelle mill will be closing down but says the city’s industrial tax rate is not to blame for the shuttering that will cost 70 workers their jobs. The Flavelle sawmill has been a part of Port Moody’s waterfront for 115 years and on Monday, Aug. 24, the sawmill’s owner, AP Group, made the announcement it is closing permanently. In a statement Surinder Ghog, the CEO of AP Group, blamed “disproportionately high property taxes” for the closure. According to the company, the mill’s tax bill went up by half a million dollars — from $1.6 million in 2018 to $2.4 million in 2019, mak-

ers worked to achieve. “Call it for what it is,” said Rose. “Our attempt to keep the workers employed for many years… got undermined by the increase in taxes, despite the best intentions of the provincial government, the union and ourselves.” As for the future of the property, located near the city’s popular Brewers Row

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taxes by 50%, which was not sustainable in the long run — despite higher prices for milled lumber. The higher tax bill came after the company succeeded in getting protection from escalating land values due to the official community plan change through a change in B.C.’s Assessment Act, he said, something the company, the union and lawmak-

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Bell will hold his own ‘low-key’ Crunch challenge 3 Proceeds from the fundraiser will go to diversity fund GARY MCkENNA gmckenna@tricitynews.com

COVID-19 has caused the cancellation of the Coquitlam Crunch Diversity Challenge this year, but that is not stopping organizer Alex Bell from holding his own “low-key” fundraising event on Saturday. And if a few people care to join him as he makes the 890-step climb multiple times in support of the Coquitlam Foundation’s diversity fund, that is fine by him, provided everyone follows the provincial health officer’s physical distancing guidelines. “I decided this year, because of COVID-19, we couldn’t have it,” Bell said. “I would do it myself, but if people wanted to join me, they’d be welcome.”

Alex Bell says the annual Coquitlam Crunch Diversity Challenge has been cancelled due to COVID-19. Instead, he will be holding a low-key hike on Sept. 12 to raise money for the Coquitlam Foundation’s diversity fund. SUBMITTEd PHOTO

Past years have seen Bell hike the Coquitlam Crunch as many times as he can during a set number of hours, often joined by friends and supporters. What started out as a group of approximately 20 people in 2010, has grown in recent years to where now hundreds of people are showing up raising tens of thousands of dollars. But with COVID-19, Bell,

who hikes the Coquitlam Crunch five to six times a week, said he does not want to see those kinds of numbers this year. Still, he acknowledged that he is walking a fine line between getting the word out about the fundraiser while limiting participation. “We are really trying to keep things low-key,” he said. “We don’t want large groups of people bunching

up on the Crunch.” This year, the event will start at 8 a.m. on Sept. 12, with Bell doing a lap every hour on the hour. The last trip finishes at 3 p.m. Those who wish to join Bell will receive a $5 coupon for a beer at Mariner Brewing. The Coquitlam brewery will also donate $1 for every Double Berry Sour beer it sells for anyone joining him for a snack and beer after the hike. All proceeds will go to the Coquitlam Foundation’s diversity fund, which supports everything from refugees and newcomers to the community to camp programs for children with developmental disabilities. “COVID has actually been a fairly challenging time for diversity groups,” Bell said. “Many are finding themselves more isolated than they have been ever before.” • Anyone who wishes to join Bell during the walk Saturday should email him at Abell.diversity@gmail. com. Those who would

prefer to show their support with a donation, can go to the Coquitlam Foundation’s

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30% drop in foreign students predicted for SD43 Aug. 26 arrival deadline for those with study permits DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

How many international students will attend School District 43 schools in the 2020/’21 school year beginning in September is as yet unknown. But officials expect at least a 30% drop in students and revenue due to COVID-19 foreign entry re-

School District 43 is expecting fewer international students this year due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, which means a drop in revenue for district coffers. Pixabay

strictions, according to the most recent budget figures. Although the B.C. government has stated it welcomes international stu-

dents in its back-to-school plan, as long as those arriving from foreign countries self isolate for 14 days, some uncertainty remains,

for teachers and go towards a surplus to fill in funding gaps. This year SD43 expects to generate $24.2 million in fees from international education students. That’s a significant drop, owing to COVID-19 travel restrictions. As recently as a few years ago, as many as 2,000 international students enrolled in schools in School District 43, many of them from China. Hoff said the province is still negotiating with the federal government through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, for some flexibility.

In the province’s backto-school plan international students must arrive by Wednesday, Aug. 26, to complete their 14-day self-quarantine before students return to the classroom by Sept. 10. “This can be done with a host family or with the help of federal government officials,” the back to school plan states. School District 43 has traditionally had the largest kindergarten to Grade 12 international education program in B.C. Last year it generated $30.1 million in revenue, funds which pay

said manager Ken Hoff. He added many international students didn’t go home in the summer and are enrolled to continue their studies in September, but it’s not known if any new students on study permits will be allowed given federal government restrictions. “Time is running short for a September enrollment timeframe — but it does not exclude school entry in January/February as we would normally see,” Hoff stated in an email responding to a Tri-City News inquiry.

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Dan Cioffi knows he won’t get his first win as the new head coach of the Coquitlam Express until December at the earliest While that might cause sleepless nights and job security stress for most newly-minted bench bosses, it’s the reality of a BC Hockey League season delayed by at least three months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not that Cioffi will be kicking back eating bonbons in the Express offices across the street from the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. In fact, the rookie BCHL head coach, who served previous stints in the league as an assistant coach with the Burnaby Express for three seasons and another as an associate coach with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks in 2011, is going full speed ahead in his

The new coach of the Coquitlam Express, Dan Cioffi, has already been working with some of his players at the Scotia Barn in Burnaby. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

preparation for the coming campaign, even as its certainty remains more a hope than a locked-in date on the calendar. “It’s day-to-day, weekby-week,” Cioffi said of the

prospect competitive games will be played by the BCHL’s target start date of Dec. 1 as the number of coronavirus infections in the province climb again. “We’ve got to look at the optimistic side.”

To that end, the Express’ four American players arrived at the end of August to serve their 14-day self-isolation period in the basement suite of the team’s billeting coordinator. The rest of the players will

have their fitness testing on Sept. 13 and then hit the ice for the first time as a unit the following day. From there, they’ll settle into a practice routine that consists of working on individual skills on Mondays, competitive drills on Tuesdays, systems and team play on Wednesdays and some sort of team and individual competition on Thursdays. And so on potentially until December, although the league is hoping it will receive permission from the provincial health authority to schedule regional exhibition games beginning in October. Initially, Cioffi said, players’ motivation will be high. Nine are returnees from last year’s squad that finished atop the regular season standings and swept the Langley Rivermen in the first round of the playoffs before the campaign was abruptly shut down because of the public health crisis. The rest are eager to prove they belong in their company. But as their extended training camp wears on, Cioffi said he expects he’ll have to get creative. He said he’ll look to his assistants Ryan Hollweg

and Justin Rai to bring their voices to the ice to keep it fresh, and he’s had discussions with former pros Mike and Mark Santorelli to help out as well. “We’ve got to look at different ways to help players grow,” Cioffi said. Some of that will even happen off the ice, as Cioffi plans to bring in an expert on mental fitness to work with players on issues away from the rink, like their daily habits, the amount of sleep they get, water they drink, how much time they spend in front of screens. Cioffi said such ideas have always been in the back of his mind, but inevitably were overwhelmed by the season’s grind of preparing for and playing games. With those not happening for awhile, he has the luxury of putting them into action. “It does allow us to step back and see what can be done differently,” he said. But, Cioffi added, he has to be careful not too make things too complicated. “You can overthink things,” he said. “At the end of the day, athletes and coaches want to go, go, go.”

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Thank You

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