Tri-Cities News October 20 2022

Hatcheries hopingforecast rainwillcome

Salmonspawning runsinperilas creeksdryup

MARIOBARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

TheraininFriday’s weatherforecastcan’t comesoonenoughforPort Moody’shatcheries.

Withlittlemeaningful precipitationsinceAugust, they’restruggling.

NoonsCreekismore bouldersthanbabbling brook.Andwhilethere’s plentyofwaterinMossom Creek,thechumandcoho salmonhaveyettobegin theirmigrationupfrom BurrardInlet.

DaveBenniesaidhe’s neverseenaspawning

seasonlikethisoneinhis 31yearsattheNoonsCreek hatchery.

Normally,hesaid,about 40or50cohowouldalready havemadetheirwayupthe creek,wherevolunteersare abletoharvesttheireggs thatwillbecomethenext generationofsmoltsraised inthehatchery’stanksand holdingpond.

Butthelatesummer drought,whichhasextendedamonthintofall,has driedthecreektoatrickleof water,andthefishhavebeen unabletobringtheirlives fullcycle.

Instead,they’rejumping inthewatersoftheBurrard Inlet.

Benniedoesn’tknowhow muchlongertheycanwait.

RuthFostersaysagroundwatersourcekeepsMossomCreekburblingalong,butthelevelstillisn’thighenoughfor

INTRI-CITIES

AMANDATODD Cobanissentenced 10yearstothe weekTodddied

JudgesentencesCobanto13yearsinlandmarkcase

TIMELINE

JANISCLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Thejudgewhosentenced AydinCobanto13yearsin jailforthesextortionofPort CoquitlamstudentAmanda Toddissuedanorderon Tuesday(Oct.18)forhisre turntotheNetherlands.

BCSupremeCourtJustice MarthaDevlinsignedthe orderforthewardenof theNorthFraserPre-trial CentreinPoCo,where Cobanhasbeenincustody sinceDecember2020,to releaseCobantotheRCMP forescortbacktohishome country.

Undertheconditionsof theExtraditionActwiththe Netherlands,Cobanistore turnwithin45daysofOct.14 —thedayDevlinrendered herprecedent-settingdeci sionforCanada.

LastFriday,Devlin sentencedthe44-year-old manto19yearsinprison, reducedto13yearsinjail underthetotalityprinciple thatappliestoconsecutive sentences.

Gaspsandtearsfilled thecourtgalleryasshesentencedCobanto:

•10yearsforextortion, cuttoeightyears

•threeyearsfordistributionofchildporn,reduced tooneyearandtoruncon secutivetoCount1

•sixyearsforchildluring, cuttofouryearsandtorun

consecutivetoCount1

•sixyearsforcriminal harassment,torunconcurrent(atthesametime)asthe othercharges

Thejury’sconvictionof possessionofchildpornographywasstayed.

Theglobalsentencewas ayearmorethanwhatthe Crownhadsoughtat12 years,andsevenyearsmore thanwhatdefencecounsel submittedtorunconsecutivelytohiscurrentsentence intheNetherlands.

There,Cobanwasconvictedin2017,afteran appeal,tothemaximum10 years,243daysinjailon68 similarcrimesagainst33 girlsandayoungwoman; heisduetofinishtheDutch sentenceinAugust2024.

Onhisarrest,inarented holidaybungalowinsouthernHollandonJan.13, 2014,DutchNationalPolice foundameticulousrecord ofCoban’sabuse,including 204,000pictures,4,000videosandafilewith250names ofvictimsand5,800oftheir friendsandfamily.

Cobanalsoblackmailed gaymenonlineandforced themtogivehimcash,so theirimageswouldn’tbe exposed.

Cobanusedthatmoney asincome.

Inaddition,onhismultipledevices,policediscoveredsophisticatedtechnologyforCobantomaskhis identitythroughvirtualprivatenetworksandscrubbing software.

LANDMARKCASE

InRexvs.Coban,Justice DevlinsaidCoban“cruelly andrelentlessvictimized” AmandaToddonline— using22fakealiases—from November2009toFebruary 2012,startingwhenshewas 12yearsold.

Devlintookintoaccount theindirecttraumaTodd’s parents,NormandCarol, suffered,aswellastheirson, Christopher,afterAmanda tookherlifeonOct.10,2012.

“AlthoughAmanda’s passingmeantshecould nottellherstorybeforethis court,”thejudgereadin heroralreasonslastFriday, “sheshonealightintothose shadowswhensheuploadedavideotoYouTube inSeptember2012.

AYDINCOBAN

“Inthevideo,Amanda courageouslytoldthe‘never-endingstory’ofamistake shecouldnottakeback:an intimatephoto,captured foraninstant,thatwas‘out thereforever.’”

Shedescribedinlength howCobanpreyedonher innocencefortwoyears,describinghimasan“internet predator”whoexploitedthe girlforhisownsexualgratificationandfinancialgainby postingherimagesonporn sites.

Devlinalsospokeabout Coban’slackofremorse (hedidnotspeakincourt) andhisfailuretotakepart inprisonprogramsor assessmentswhileinthe NetherlandsandCanada.

Besidesthe13yearsbehindbars,Devlinimposed thefollowingancillaryordersagainstCoban:

•totakesamplesforthe nationalDNAdatabank

•toberegisteredasasex offenderforlife

• Nov.1,2009: Aydin Coban,usingthefake aliasDaimonLuci, contactsAmanda Toddonline

• Sept.7,2012: Amandapostsa videoonYouTubeto describehermental healthstruggles

• Oct.10,2012: Amandatakesherlife

•Jan.13,2014: Dutch NationalPolicearrest AydinCobaninhis vacationbungalow

•Oct.14,2022: Aydin Cobanissentencedin Canada

CONVICTIONS

• Count1: extortion, contrarytoSection 346(1.1)(b)ofthe CriminalCode

•Count2: distributionofchildporn, contrarytoSection 163.1(3)

Count3: posession ofchildpornography, contraryto163.1(4)

•Count4: child luring,contraryto Section172.1(1)(a)

criminal harassment,contrary toSection264

CarolTodd,aPortCoquitlamresidentandSchoolDistrict43educator,holdsaphoto ofherlatedaughter,Amanda,attheNewWestminsterLawCourtsonOct.14afterBC SupremeCourtJusticeMarthaDevlindeliveredhersentence. JANISCLEUGH/TRI-CITYNEWS

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Thank You!

totheCoquitlamCommunityfor Re-electingmetoCityCouncil.

Itismyhonourtocontinuetoservethe citizensofCoquitlam.Iwillalwaysendeavour todowhatisbestforthepeopleandtheCity ofCoquitlam.

Iwillworkco-operativelywithmycouncil colleaguestomeetthechallengesfacingthe cityasIhavedoneovermytimeonCouncil.

Respectfully,

Legacysocietyworktocontinueto‘makemorechange’

•tobebannedfromhavingfirearmsforlife

•tobeprohibitedfrom usingtheinternet15years yearsafterreleasefromjail

“Thiscaseillustratedthat internet-basedsexualoffencesagainstchildrenhave nogeographicboundaries,” Devlinsaid.“Internetpreda torsarecloakedinanonymityandcapableofoffending anywhereintheworldwith theclickofabutton.”

Sheadded,“Amanda’s tragicstory…shouldserveas astarkwarningtoyouthon theinternetthatinternetap pearancesaredeceiving.”

TODDREACTION

Outsideofthecourthouse,followingthesentencing,CarolToddwept beforethemediaandex pressedhergratitudeforthe result.

SheshowedasilvernecklacewiththeletterA,which herlatedaughterworeinher schoolphoto.

Thejeweleryhadbeen

SOCIETYFUNDRAISERS

•Thesixthannualonlineauctionforthe Amanda ToddLegacySociety closedlastFriday,raising$24,000 —$9,000morethanitsoriginalgoalof$15,000.

•SnowflakedoughnutsareonsaleinOctoberat DoughnutLove, thesecondannualfundraiserforthe CoquitlambusinessonComoLakeAvenue.

• Cassandra’sCakeCo. hostsapubnightatPatina BrewingonOct.23with30MinuteHit(PoCo).For ticketsat$35,emailinfo@cassandracakes.comordrop bythePortCoquitlamshop(105-2331MarpoleAve.).

BCSupremeCourtJusticeMarthaDevlinreferencedAmandaTodd’svideofromSept. 7,2012,inhersentencingofAydinCoban.ThePortCoquitlamstudent’svideoon YouTubehasbeenviewednearly15milliontimes. YOUTUBE

tuckedawayinTodd’shutch sinceAmandadied,and someonepolisheditfor Toddtowearasatalisman onthefinaldayofthecourt hearings.

Now,theSchoolDistrict

43educatorsaid,shewill focusontheAmandaTodd LegacySocietythatshecreatedafterherdaughterdied; thenon-profitoffersresourcestopeoplestruggling withmentalhealth,extor-

tionandcyberbullying.

“Thatlegacyhastocontinueinordertomakemore change,”Toddtoldreporters.

•ADutchcourtwillhold ahearingtoconvertAydin Coban’ssentenceinCanada.

SmallBusinessWeek

Oct.16–23

Smallbusinesseshavealwaysbeentheheartofourcommunity, providingjobs,goodsandservicesthatbenefiteveryonein Coquitlam.Smallbusinessesplayacriticalroleinprovidingsafe spacesforpeopletoconnectandtoaccessessentialproductsand servicesclosetohome,andareanimportantpartofacomplete community.

Coquitlamhasmorethan7,000businesses,manyofwhichare smallenterprisesrunbypeoplewholive,raisefamilies,support localfundraisersandvolunteerinthiscommunity.Asaresult,the moneywespendatCoquitlam’ssmallbusinessesstaysinthe communityandprovideslocalresidentswithalivelihood.

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Djonlic,Mazzarolowinseatsoncitycouncil

JANISCLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

Whydidonlyone-fifth ofeligibleCoquitlamvoters casttheirvotesformayor, citycouncilandschool boardinthecivicelection?

MayorRichardStewart suspectscomplacency.

Theveteranpolitician heardthedisinterestatthe doorstepwhilecampaigning sincelateAugust.

“Therewasnoreason topullthemtoapolling station,”saidStewart,who —likein2014and2018— gainedaround68percentof thevote.

“Whenyouhear10to20 timesthat,‘Wehavenoissues,we’rehappy,’weneed folkstounderstandthat, whoeveryou’revotingfor, castaballot.”

Voterturnoutistypically lowinCoquitlam,around the25percentmarkforthe pasttwogeneralelections; however,lastSaturday’s resultat20.33percent(or 20,668voters)waspartic ularlydisappointing,the mayorsaid.

Askediftheunusually warmanddrytemperature playedapartinvoterapathy, Stewartsaidthe“weather wasmagnificent."

"NeverhaveIcampaignedinshortsinOctober orworriedaboutsunscreen.”

Still,staginganelection inwetorsnowyconditions wouldalsoposeabarrier,he commented.

(Bycomparison,Port Coquitlam’sturnoutwas alsopaltryat18.24percent whilePortMoody’swas 36.28percent,Vancouver’s was36.3percentand Surrey’s34.5percent).

Stewarttoldthe Tri-City News onMondaythathis primaryfocusofthecampaignwastogetpeopleout tovote“becauseitmeans greaterdemocracy.”

Stewartfacedthesame challengersasinthe2018 election:AdelGamar,a HarvardUniversitygraduateandboardchairof DouglasCollege;andMark Mahovlich,abookauthor aboutconspiracytheories wholistedhisaddressas thehomelessshelterat3030 GordonAve.inCoquitlam.

And,asinthepasttwo elections,Coun.Craig Hodgetooktopplaceon thecouncilladder,scooping10,799votesoversecond-placewinnerCoun.Teri

Townerwith9,945nods.

Infact,allCoquitlamincumbentswon.

And,nextmonth,they willbejoinedatthetableby twomenwithdeeprootsin thecommunity:

•MattDjonlic,theexecutiveassistanttoCoquitlam–MaillardvilleMLA(and B.C.’sfinanceminister) SelinaRobinson

•Lawyer Robert Mazzarolo,whoin2018lost acouncilseatbyninevotes

Stewartexpectsthepair willfitinwell.“Theyboth areamongthemostknowledgeableofthecandidates,” themayorsaid.“Ilookforwardtoworkingwiththem. Wehadareallygoodcouncil andI’mhopefulthatthiswill provetobeagreat,stable council.”

Stewarttippedhishatto Djonlic,alabour-backed first-timecandidatewhom hesaidwillbringawealthof knowledgeabouttheprovin-

ELECTED

MAYOR

RichardStewart

COUNCIL

CraigHodge

TeriTowner

SteveKim

BrentAsmundson

MattDjonlic

TrishMandewo

RobertMazzarolo

DennisMarsden

SCHOOLBOARD

JenniferBlatherwick

CarolCahoon

CraigWoods ChuckDenison

cialgovernmenttocityhall discussions.

“There’salearningcurve” fornewcouncilmembers, themayorsaid.“Iknow, inMatt’scase,itwillbea shorterlearningcurve.”

EndorsedbyCoun.Chris Wilson,whodidnotseek re-election,Djonlicsaidhe resignedhisgovernment postafterhesecuredthe fifthoutoftheeighthcouncil spot.

“I’mquittingtheprovincialgovernmenttofocuson beingafull-timecouncillor,” Djonlicsaid.

OnMonday,hewasreadingtheorientationpackage sentbycitymanagersto bringnewcouncilmembers uptospeedoncivicaffairs.

“It’sgoingtobealotof listeningandlearning.Ihave atontolearn….We’regoing tobedrinkingfromafire hosehere.”

Djonlicsaidheexpectsto besittingdownwithhisformerboss,SelinaRobinson, soontoshareprioritiesand solutionsforCoquitlamconstituents.

AsfornewlyelectcouncillorMazzarolo,heplans tocontinuetopractiseasa lawyerwhilealsoholding publicoffice.

He’susedtoworking hard,hesaid,citingprevious volunteerismworkinthe communitythathe’snow hadtogiveupasboarddirector.

“Ifitevercametothe pointwhereIbelievedI couldnotgivemyvery besttoboththepractise oflawandtheresidentsof Coquitlamasoneoftheir citycouncillors,Iwould choosetoputthepractise oflawonhold,”hetoldthe Tri-CityNews,whilealso acknowledgingthesupport ofhiswife.

Mazzarolosaidhe’s humbledbythevoters’confidenceinhim.Tothosewho markedanXbyhisname ontheballot,Mazzarolois grateful.

“ThankyouCoquitlam residents,”hesaid.“Thank youforreceivingmeonyour doorstepsoverthelastfew monthswithkindnessand curiosity.Thankyoufor expressingyourtrustand

confidenceinmeattheballotbox.Iamdeeplygrateful fortheopportunitytoserve asoneofyourcitycouncillors.Iwillalwaysdomybest forallofyou.”

Now,thetermbeginsand sodoestheheavylifting, saidpoll-topperCoun.Craig Hodge.

Upfirst,comesawelcome tothenewteam,withtheinauguralmeetingscheduled forNov.7atcityhall.

Then,it’sintothebudget discussionswithseniorstaff withtheprojectedapproval bymidDecember.

Ensuringthere’saffordablehousingforeverydemographicwillbecouncil’s mainfocus,Hodgesaid.

Aswell,councilhasto watchitsbottomlinewith thefiscaluncertaintyin Canada.

Issueslikethesupply chainhold-upsareputting pressureoncapitalprojects thatmustbedeliveredon budgetandontime.

Hodgesaidhe’spushing tomakesurearecreation centreisbuiltonBurke Mountain,giventheprovincialgovernmentrecently fundedajointmiddle/secondaryschoolinthenortheasternpartofthecity.

Aswell,Hodgesaidhe wantstoseemorepolicing, especiallytoaddressmentalhealthcalls,aswellas opportunitiestousesafety officersorbringbackthe auxiliaryprogram“formore bootsontheground.”

MATTDJONLICROBERTMAZZAROLO

CIVICELECTION

Newcomerbringsmillennialvoicetocouncil

PaigePetriwruns aneventplanning company

DIANESTRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

MillennialvoicesaregettingheardinPortCoquitlam withthelatestadditionto citycouncil.

PaigePetriw,asmall businessownerwithayoung family,waselectedSaturday (Oct.15)toacouncilofvet erans.She'lljointwoothers —includingMayorBrad West—whoarejuggling youngkidswithcouncil duties.

Petriwtoldthe Tri-City News thatmillennialsneed to"stepup"andshehasno intentionofsteppingback fromherbusiness,Spotlight Events,asshestartshernew jobascitycouncillor.

PortCoquitlam’snewest councillorisarrivingonthe sceneasthecityprepares torevitalizeitsdowntown withcraftbeerfestivals,arts andculture,livemusicanda 100thanniversaryMayDay event.

Petriw,whoseevent planningcompanyhasties tomanycommunityorgani

zationsandculturalgroups, saidshe’sexcitedtohelpthe cityenlivenitsdowntown.

“Iknowthat'sabigpriorityforcouncil,beingable toputonmorecelebrations andmoreculturalcelebrationsanddiversityandthat sortofthingandwe'vegota lotoftherevitalizationprojectsthatarekindoflending themselveswellforevent spaces.Soit'sdefinitelyan

areaI'vealreadyhadsome conversationswith.”

PetriwisthesixthcouncillorelectedtoPoCocouncil duringSaturday’smunicipal election.

Theremainingelected councillorsareNancy McCurrach,whotoppedthe polls:GlennPollock;Darrell Penner;SteveDarlingand DeanWashington—allincumbents—whowereen-

dorsedbyMayorWestprior totheOct.15election.

GOODADDITION

Westsaidhewaspleased withtheresults,asitsuggestsavoteofconfidence. HethinksPetriwwillbea goodadditiontotheteam.

“Ithink,likeme,sheobviouslyhasayoungfamily," Westsaid."Ithinkitwillbe awesometohaveanother

voicetoreallyreflectthe concernsoffamiliesinour community.”

Petriwsaidherexperienceonthemayor’sadvisorycouncilforthepast fouryearshashelpedher understandalotoftheissuesandongoingprojects, includingtherevitalization ofMcAllisterAvenue,Leigh Square,VeteransParkand theDonaldPathway.

Shealsoworkedwiththe city’srecreationdepartment ontheopeningofthePort CoquitlamCommunity Centre,whereshegaineda lotoflocalknowledge.

Promisingherbusiness won’tbidonPortCoquitlam cityrecreationcontractsto maintainher“integrity”on council,Petriwdidsayshe’d likeamusicandtheatre festivaltocometothecity andbelievesherconnectionscouldhelpmakethat happen.

PetriwwasraisedinPort Moody,livedinCoquitlam andnowPortCoquitlam, withherhusbandandtwo youngchildren;onealmost fiveandanother18months.

Hercompanyislocated onNicolaAvenueinthecity andPetriwintendstokeep runningherbusinesswhile she’soncouncil,andhasa supportivespousewithhis

ownbusinesssoshecanjug gleallherduties.

“Yes,mybusinessismy baby.I'msopassionate aboutit.Ilovedoingevents. ButI'malsofortunateto haveareallyawesome team,”Petriwsaid.

“Ijustthinkhavingthat perspectiveandstillbeing reallyintegratedinthereal worldofbeingacitizenand runningabusinessand beingamomandallthose things,Ithinkis,youknow, isahugepartofwhoIam. Andit'saperspectivethatI wanttobeabletodrawon whenI'mmakingdecisions atthecounciltable.”

However,Petriwacknowledgestherewillbea steeplearningcurveinthe comingweeksasshelearns howthecityfitsintoMetro VancouverandwhatPoCo’s roleiscomparedtothatof theprovincialandfederal governments.

Still,Petriwadded,it’simportantformillennialstoget involvedinpolitics,evenifit mightbedaunting.

“Therecomesatime whenthenextgeneration needstostepupandtostart tolearnandandcontribute toourcitybecause,you know,peoplearegoingto retire.They'renotgoingto bearoundforever.”

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PaigePetriw,thirdfromtheright,celebrateshervictoryinSaturday'scivicelectionwith someofhernewcouncilcolleagues.

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Modern connected community.

Newmayorsaysit'stimeforcityto'startafresh' CIVICELECTION

MeghanLahti sweepsall10 votingpolls

MARIOBARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

PortMoody’snewmayor saysit’stimeforafreshstart.

MeghanLahtidefeated hercouncilcolleague,Steve Milani,byalmost1,000votes inlastSaturday’scivicelec tiontotakeovertheposition vacatedbyRobVagramov afterhedecidednottoseeka secondterm.

Lahti,whowillbePort Moody’sfirstfemalemayor inits109-yearhistory,said theresultisaresounding affirmationthatresidents aretriedofsomeofthedivi sivenessandacrimonythat markedthepreviousfour yearsatcityhall.Instead,she added,sheplanstousherin aneweraofcollaboration andopendialogue.

“We’vehadalotof dysfunctionandnegative behaviour,andit’sgone. It’snotgoingtohappen anymore,”Lahtisaid.“I’m notinterestedinwhathap penedbefore.I’minterested inwhathappenstomorrow andtomorrowwe’regoingto

startafresh.”

Lahtisaidrightfromthe firstpollsreportingresults Saturday,PortMoodyvoterssignalledtheywanteda change.

Afteradifficultand sometimescausticcampaign,whichevenincluded aparodyvideopostedon

socialmediabyVagramov whodubbedhiscriticisms ofLahtioverherowncampaignvideo,Lahtiended upwinningall10ofPort Moody’spollingstations. Theyincludedbothadvance pollsandthemail-inballots, aswellasinMilani’sMoody Centreneighbourhood.

Aswell,onlyoneincumbent—DianaDilworth —wasre-elected.She’llbe joinedoncouncilbynewcomersSamanthaAgtarap, KylaKnowles,Haven Lurbiecki,CallanMorrison andDavidStuart.

CouncillorsHunter MadsenandAmyLubik

werebothdefeated,althoughLubikfinishedonly twovotesbehindStuartin theunofficialcount,aresult thattriggeredarecount.

Anothercouncillor,Zoe Royer,chosenottorun again.Instead,sheturned herattentiontowinninga placeontheschoolboard, whichsucceeded,alongwith incumbenttrusteeLisaPark.

Lahtisaidthenew-look councilpresentsanopportunityforanewstart.

SEEKCONSENSUS

“I’mverycollaborative andI’mveryconsensus-driven,”shesaid.“The peoplewehaveelectedon ourcouncilarealsoofthat samementality.Theywant toseeconsensus-drivendecisionmaking.”

Foremostonherapproachasmayor,Lahtisaid shewantstorebuildrelationshipswithPortMoody’s residentswho’vebeenpolarizedbysomeofcouncil’s divisiveness.Shesaidthey needtofeelapartofdecisionsaboutthecity’sfuture.

“Thecommunityhasa righttobeinvolvedinthose conversations,”Lahtisaid.

“Wehavetobeopentohearingwhatthecommunity wants.Wecan’tmanipulate it,craftthatinputsoitsteers

inacertaindirection.”

Inthespiritofhealingdivisions,Lahtisaidshehoped herrivalwouldcontinuehis passionforthecitybyservingononeofitscommittees.

Inastatement,Milanideclinedtosharehisplansfor thefuture.Buthedidwish thenewmayorandcouncil“successinmovingthe community’svisionforward overthenexttermwhile maintainingPortMoody’s incrediblequalityoflifeas thecitygrows.”

Lahtisaidthatgrowth needstobemanagedina waythat’ssensitivetothe challengesofclimatechange andoffersresidentsthelifestylethey’vecometoenjoy inPortMoody.

“Ithinkwhatreallyresonatedwastheapproach tohousingthatputsaclimate-sensitive,low-carbon lifestyleneartransit,withno urbansprawl,”shesaid.“I’m lookingforwardtohaving openmeetings,andtownhallmeetingsandpeople rollinguptheirsleevesand talkingaboutwhattheyenvisionforthecity.”

AccordingtoPort Moody'sunofficialresults, 8,928residentscastballots, outof24,775eligiblevoters foraturnoutof36.38per cent.

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MeghanLahticelebrateshervictoryasPortMoody'snewmayorwithagiftfromasupporterathercampaignheadquartersonSaturday. MARIOBARTEL/THETRI-CITYNEWS

Topic: MoreEVchargingstations?

Crankyvoterselectforchange

Ifpresumptivenew BCNDPleaderDavid

Ebyisthinkingofcallinganearlyelectionnext spring,hewouldbewise totakeadeepdiveintolast Saturday’smunicipalelec tionresults.

Hewouldseeapoliticallandscaperattledby widespreadvoter-caused earthquakesthatshould givepoliticiansofall stripespauseforconcern.

Morethanthreedozen mayorswerebootedfrom theirpositions,whole councilswerereplaced andmanyincumbent councillorsweretossed aside.

Thecarnagewasfelteverywhere,fromlargecities likeVancouverandSurrey tosmalltownslikeSechelt andFernieandeverything inbetween.

Thiswasnotthecaseof

theleftbeatingtheright, orviceversa.Theonly patternthathasemerged isthatinsomanyplaces voterswereacrankylot whowantedtheincumbentgone.

InVancouver,forexample,thecentre-rightABC party’ssevencandidates wereelectedtocouncil, plusitcapturedthemayor’soffice.

ButinLangford, outsideofVictoriaon VancouverIsland,the votersreplacedtheentire pro-developmentcouncilanditslong-serving mayorwithcandidates whomadetheenvironmentandsocialconditionstheirpriorities.

Insomemunicipal contests,issueslikecrime andhousingaffordability weresurelytopofmind formanyvoters.Butthat

doesn’tseemtoexplain thewidespreadrisingup againstsomanymayors.

Instead,Ithinkaswe comeoutofahistoric pandemicthatturned societyupsidedown,a restlesselectorateisfeelinglessreliantongovernmentandmoredesirous ofchangeatsomany levels.

Judgingbythedefeat ofmanymayorsand councillorswholikedto engageininfightingand pettysquabblingintheir politicaljobs,peoplealso seemfedupwiththat kindofbehavior.

Whichbringsustothe nextelection,ateitherthe provincialorfederallevel.

Thepublicmoodinevidenceinlastweekend’s municipalcontestsisunlikelytochangedramaticallyintheshortterm.

Howlongitwillcontinuetohoveroverthe politicalarenaremains unclear.

Giventhismood,it wouldseemunwiseto testtheelectoratewith anelectionthatisnot requiredandiscalledfor purelypoliticalexpediency.

IfEby(orwhoeveris premier)weretocalla snapelectionamidthis kindofwidespread“throw thebumsout”mentality, itcouldendindisaster. Theunthinkablecaneasilyhappenwhenpeople areangryandfedup.

TheBCNDPmustbe thankfultheycalledan unneededelectionback in2020,beforethepublic moodshifted.

KeithBaldreyischiefpoliticalreporterforGlobal BC.

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DISABILITIESANDPOVERTY

DisabilityBenefitActmustbepassed:MP

Thefollowingwassubmittedtothe Tri-CityNews from BonitaZarrillo,MPforPort Moody–CoquitlamandNDP criticfordisabilityinclusion.

Withtherisingcostof foodandtheskyrocketing costsofhousingandrent, toomanypersonswithdis abilitiesarefallingfurther andfurtherbehind.

COVID-19amplified existinginequalitieswhen personswithdisabilities weredisproportionately affectedbylossofemploy ment,socialisolationand lackofaccesstotransitand recreation.

Forpeoplewithcompro-

misedimmunity,justgoing outfornecessitiesisstilla risk.

Thesebarriersareeven higherwhenpovertyisalso afactor.

Povertyisarealityfor almostonemillionpersons withdisabilities.

Andpovertyisnotanaccident.Itislegislated.

TodayinCanada,there isnonationalframeworkto protectthebasicneedsof peoplelivinginpoverty.

Thatneedstochange,and thatiswhereBillC-22comes in:TheCanadaDisability BenefitAct.

Currently,theHouseof Commonsisconsidering thisBillthat“aspires”tolift personswithdisabilitiesout ofpovertybuthasnodetails onhowitwilldothat.

Itismissingessential

details.

Doneright,BillC-22has thepotentialtoupholdthe humanrightsanddignityof personswithdisabilitiesand trulyensuretheydonotlive inpoverty.

Itskeytosuccesswillbe thattheamountofthebenefitmustbelegislatedand adequate.

Itmustbeenoughtomeet thebasicneedsofpersons withdisabilities.

InCanada,thatiscalled TheOfficialPovertyLine, orMarketBasketMeasure.

Itisamarkeroftheminimumincomethatpeople needtosurviveandmust

betheminimumamountof thenewCanadaDisability Benefit.

Yet,forthedisability community,thatmeasureis flawedsinceitdoesnottake intoconsiderationtheadditionalcostsofadisability.

ThatiswhyanyCanada DisabilityBenefitmustbe ontopofanyprovincialor territorialbenefits,withno clawbacks.

Thelongerthegovernmentwaitstoenactthis promisedCanadaDisability Benefit,themoredirethe situationisbecomingfor personswithdisabilitiesthat liveinpoverty.

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DROUGHT

“We’veneverbeen throughthisbefore,”hesaid, addinghedoesn’tknow whatwillhappentothefish ifthey’reunabletomakeit upthecreektospawn.

FurtherwestalongIoco Road,RuthFostersaid MossomCreekisfortunate tohaveagroundwater sourcethatkeepsitflowing briskly.

Butit’sstillnotenoughas thepoolswherethefishlike tohideduringtheirjour neyupstreamaren’tdeep enough.

“Wehavenotseenasinglefish,”Fostersaid,adding thecohoshouldalready bewellintotheirspawning season.

It’sworrisome,shesaid, asthewholeecosystem aroundthecreekisfeeling theimpactofthemissing fish:Bearsandbobcatsthat liketofeastonthedyingand deadfishdon’thaveaneasy mealtohelpthemfatten upforthewintermonths ahead,andbirdsthatdine onthesalmon’sroehave beenabsentaltogether.

Treesandothervegetationthatrelyonnutrients releasedintothecreekwhen thefishdiearealsostrug gling.

Moreover,theimpactofa poorrunthisyearwillbefelt foryearstocome.

“It’sahelplessfeeling,” Fostersaid.“There’snofix forthis.”

Dr.KatrinaConnors, thedirectorofsalmonwatershedsprogramsforthe

PacificSalmonFoundation, agreedthesituationisdire.

“Itisveryunusualand veryconcerningtohave conditionsthissevere,affectingeverysalmonregion oftheprovince,”shesaid, addingtensofthousands ofstrandedpinkandchum

salmonwererecentlyfound deadinNeekasCreekinthe HeiltsukFirstNationterritory.

Elsewhereintheprovince,spawningrunsthat havebeendelayedcould affecteggdevelopment,the timingforjuvenileemer-

genceandthefoodthat’s availabletothem.

Connorssaidallthose factorscouldimpactthesurvivalofthenextgeneration ofsalmon.

“Thiscouldbeamajor setbackforsalmonpopulationsasitcouldleadtovery

lowreturnsofsalmoninfutureyearsthatwouldcome fromthisyear’sreturn.”

BackatNoonsCreek hatchery,Benniewhiles awayhistimekeepingthe 11,000smoltscurrently growingintheholdingpen wellfedaheadoftheireventualreleasenextJune.

He’swaitingforthefall rainstocome.

Withnofishtowatch, visitorsarescarce,school groupsaren’tbooking.

Eventheboggyareanext tothepathwherekidscan collectbugsisjustdried-up mud.

“Weneedoneofthose PineappleExpresses,” Benniesaid,referringto thefallandwinterweather systemsthatusuallybring heavyrainfromthewarm watersofthePacificOcean nearHawaii.

But,headded,withthe groundsodry,muchofthe waterfromoneofthose stormswouldquicklybe absorbedandpollutantsthat havebeenbuildingupon nearbyroadwayswillwash intothecreek,furtherendangeringthesalmonrun.

“It’sbeautiful,”Bennie said,lookingupintothe sunshinedapplingthrough thetrees.“Butnatureisn’t rightrightnow.”

‘It’sbeautiful,butnatureisn’trightrightnow’

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DaveBenniesurveysthedried-upbedofNoonsCreekwherethesalmonspawningrunhasyettobeginbecause there’snotenoughwater. MARIOBARTEL/THETRI-CITYNEWS

COQUITLAM

Yardtrimmingprogramwilllastforsixweeks

Leavesarebeginningto changecolourandfallto theground,coveringup frontandbackyardson Coquitlamproperties.

Thecityissettorelieve localhomeownerswiththe returnofasix-weekseasonal unlimitedwastecollection program.

AsofMonday(Oct.17), residentscanincludeleaves

andyardtrimmingswith greencartpick-upontheir regularlyscheduledcollectionday.

Coquitlamsolidwaste andspecialprojectsmanagerShannonHadleysaid theprogramhelpsthecity disposeofyardwasteproperlyattheendofthegrowing season.

“Sincetheprogram

started,theamountofyard wastematerialcollected hasdoubledtoalmost550 tonnesperyear,”shesaidin anewsrelease.

“Allofthecollectedmaterialisbroughttothecity’s greenwasteprocessingcontractor,NetZero,andalong withGreenCartmaterial, isturnedintocompostthat canbeusedforlawnsand

gardens.”

Coquitlampropertyownersthatreceivegarbageand greencartcollectioncanset outextrayardtrimmingsas follows:

•Usegarbagecans labelledwith“yardtrimmings”stickersorkraft paperbags.Thestickersare freeandavailableforpickup fromtheengineeringfront

counteratCoquitlamcity hallorfromtheCityCentre andPoirierpubliclibraries

•Bundleandtiebranches lessthan7.5cm(three inches)indiameterandno morethanonemetre(three feet)inlength

Thetrimmingsarecollectedbyaseparatetruck between5:30a.m.and7:30 p.m.onpick-updays,most likelyaftergreencartsare emptiedbyanothervehicle, Hadleysaid.

TheCityofCoquitlamhas alsolistedaseriesofrules localhomeownersmust followduringthesix-week period.

Theyinclude:

•Allfoodscrapsmustbe putinyourcity-issuedgreen cartonly

•Foodscrapscannotbe placedinkraftbagsorinlabelledyardtrimmingscans

•City-issuedcartscannot

tobesetoutbefore5:30a.m. oncollectiondays,evenif thegreencartcontainsonly yardtrimmings

•Finesmayapplyasper SolidWasteManagement BylawNo.4679,2016ifthe rulesaren’tfollowed

•Eachbag,binorbundle ofextrayardtrimmingsmust weighlessthan20kg(44 pounds)

•Yardtrimmingsmust notblockvehicletraffic,and shouldnotblocksidewalks, whereverpossible

•Sod,rocks,soilandplasticbagsarenotacceptedin theseasonalcollectionprogramortheGreenCart

Theunlimitedyardtrimmingscollectionprogram runsuntilNov.24.

Formoreinformation, youcanvisittheinitiative’spageontheCityof Coquitlamwebsiteatcoquitlam.ca.

Coquitlamresidentscanplaceleavesandyardtrimmings outforcollectionbythecityforthenextsixweeks. COURTNEYSMITH/UNSPLASH

High-flyingperformersunderthecircusBigTop

Friday,Oct.21

SPOOKYCUPCAKES

School-agedkidsout forPro-DDaycanhead overtoMackinHouse Museum(1116Brunette Ave.,Coquitlam)todecorate Halloweencupcakes.The costis$5perchild;theevent isopentochildrenagessix andup,anditrunsfrom noonto1p.m.or1:30to2:30 p.m.Registrationisrequired.

MORE:coquitlamheritage.ca

TOTHECIRCUS

TheBigTopisupnear CoquitlamCentremall(2929 BarnetHwy.,Coquitlam).

CheckoutAmericanCrown Circus’CircoOsorioasthe acrobaticandhigh-flying performersdisplaytheir skillsonaCanadiantour. Theshowsruntodayat5 and7p.m.;andSaturday andSundayat3,5and7 p.m.

TICKETS:americancrowncircus.com

HORRORSHOW

Ifyou’relookingfora frightbeforeHalloween,visit VancouverHorrorNights atCoquitlamCentre(2929 BarnetHwy.,Coquitlam) wheretheGiggleDam’s MarkFriebeandhiscrew haveagiantnightmareat tractionintheformerSears

store.Theevent,whichincludesamaze,escaperooms andmidwaygames,ison untilNov.5.

TICKETS:vancouverhorrornights.com

CUTLOOSE!

Stage43wrapsupits firstshowoftheseason atCoquitlam’sEvergreen CulturalCentre(1205 PinetreeWay)tonightand tomorrowat7:30p.m. Footloose,basedonthe originalscreenplaybyDean Pitchford,followsthestory ofRenandhismotherwho movefromChicagotoa smallfarmingtown.

MORE:evergreenculturalcentre.ca

Saturday,Oct.22

GARAGESALE

Studentsandstaff atArchbishopCarney RegionalSecondarySchool (1335DominionAve.,Port Coquitlam)hosttheirannualindoorgaragesaleand silentauction,afundraiser thatincludeshousehold items,tools,books,toys, clothingandsportinggoods. Theeventrunstodayfrom 8:30a.m.to1:30p.m. MORE:778-898-6145/ ppgaragesale@acrss.org

CANYOUHELP?

Doyouhavesparetime onyourhands?Findout howyoucanhelpyourcom-

munityataVolunteerJob Fair,runningfrom10a.m. to2p.m.intheCityCentre branchoftheCoquitlam PublicLibrary(1169Pinetree Way).Thefairishostedby thelibraryandCommunity VolunteerConnections.

MORE:coqlibrary.ca/volunteerconnections.ca

HARVESTFEST

Bringthefamilytothe harvestfestivalhostedby thePortCoquitlamBusiness ImprovementAssociation (BIA).From11a.m.to3 p.m.,enjoythelivemusic, photoswithButterStudios andchildren’sentertainment.TheeventatLeigh Square(nexttoPoCocity

hall)isfree.

MORE:downtownpocobia.com

LIVEMUSIC

MatelenStarleywillperformsongsfromtheirtwo albums, RollingAgain and Stronger, attheInletTheatre atPortMoodyCityHall(100 NewportDr.)from7:30to 9:30p.m.Ticketsare$35plus taxes.

MORE:eventbrite.ca

EVERYHIGHWAY

CanadianiconGordon Lightfootisonhis50Years ontheCarefreeHighway Tourandstoppingin CoquitlamtoplayatThe ShowTheatreatHardRock CasinoVancouver(2080 UnitedBlvd.)at8p.m.The singer–songwriter’scatalogueincludesthesongs“If YouCouldReadMyMind,” “TheWreckOfTheEdmund Fitzgerald”and“Early MorningRain.”

MORE:hardrockcasinovancouver.com

Sunday,Oct.23

FARMERSFIELDS

Shopforlocalfarefrom MetroVancouverfarmersandvendorsatthe CoquitlamFarmersMarket, whichrunsfrom9a.m.to1 p.m.intheparkinglotnext toDogwoodPavilion(1655 WinslowAve.,Coquitlam).

MORE:makebakegrow. com

SALMONHOME

Welcomebackthesalmon

toourriversandstreamsat theannualSalmonCome Homefestival,hostedbythe Hoy/ScottCreekWatershed Society.Thefreefamily-friendlyeventtakesplace attheHoyCreekhatchery (offTownCentreBoulevard, Coquitlam)from11a.m. to3p.m.Parkatthenearby DouglasCollegecampus.

MORE:coquitlam.ca/ salmoncomehome

TREEGIVEAWAY

HelptheCityof

Coquitlambetteritstree canopycoveragebyplanting atree.Thefreegiveawayfor Coquitlamresidentsisat theDouglasCollegecampus(1250PinetreeWay, Coquitlam)from11a.m.to 3p.m.

MORE:coquitlam.ca/ treespree

SPOOKYSONGS

Juno-Awardwinner

NormanFootepresents The HowlMasquerade forfamiliesattheEvergreenCultural Centre(1205PinetreeWay, Coquitlam).Ticketsare$10, orpaymoreifyoucan.The eventrunsfrom3to4:30 p.m.intheStudioTheatre.

MORE:evergreenculturalcentre.ca

TheAmericanCrownCircusisbackinCoquitlam,withitsBigTopatthenortheastern cornerofCoquitlamCentremallbytheLincolnSkyTrainstation. CIRCOOSORIOPHOTO

Nojailforwoman’scaregiver

Conditional sentencetobe servedinthe community

DIANESTRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

ACoquitlamcaregiver whoseneglectledtoa womanwithDownsyndromestarvingtodeath won’tbegoingtojail,aBC SupremeCourtjudgehas decided.

InaSept.29ruling, AstridCharlotteDahl,54, washandeda12-month conditionalsentencetobe servedinthecommunityin connectionwiththeOctober 2018deathofFlorence Girard.

Girard,55atthetime ofherdeath,hadbeen inDahl’scareforeightyears.

Inthemonthsleading uptoherdeath,Girardwas unabletoingestfoodand weighed55lbsatthetimeof

ACoquitlamwomanhasbeensentencedtoa12-monthconditionalsentenceinthe deathofawomaninhercare. GETTYIMAGES

herdeath.

Dahlwassubsequently convictedoffailingtoprovidethenecessariesoflife.

Insentencing,Justice DavidCrossindescribed howGirarddiedofstarva-

tion.

“Itwasnotpossibleon theevidencetotrackthe deteriorationofMs.Girard withprecision;butitisclear shesignificantlydeterioratedoversomemonths

leadingtoherdeath,”stated JusticeCrossin.

“Bythelastweekortwoof herlife,Ms.Girardwasunabletoingestanysemblance

‘Myhopeisthatjusticewillbeserved’

ofrequiredsustenanceof eitherfoodorliquid.

WEIGHTLOSS

ByOctober2018Ms. Girardhadlostoverhalfher bodyweight;weighing55 poundsuponherdeath.

However,Crossinsaid therewasnoevidencethat Dahlhadany“illwillor animosity”towardGirard butwas“endeavouringto exerciseherbestjudgment, howeverterriblymisguided.”

“Thecircumstancesin thiscaserevealconductthat wasdrivenbyacertainview ofcompassionheldbyMs. DahltowardsMs.Girard. Whileitwascompassion thatwasfatally,irrationally, skewedawayfromherresponsibilitiesandcommon sense,itwasnevertheless atrulyheldbeliefbyMs. Dahlshewasdoingtheright thing,”Crossinstated.

Additionally,hetoldthe courttherewasnoevidence

ofabuseandhewas“satisfied”thatDahl“ishaunted bygenuineremorse,regret, andsadness,andwilllikely besofortherestofherlife.”

SharonBursey,Girard’s sister,providedavictim impactstatementthatdescribedherdevastationover hersister’sdeath.

“WhenIfinallygottosee mysister,Iwasshockedand nauseated,”Burseysaid.

“Shelookedlikeatiny childinanoversizedcasket. Ikissedherontheforehead andwhisperedinherear thatIloveherandIamso sorryshediedthisway.I toldhergoodbyefornow andleftfeelingsicktomy stomach.”

HAUNTED Burseyaddedthathersister’sdeathhashauntedher forthelastfouryears,leaving herwithanger,depression andanxiety.

“Myhopeisthatjustice willbeserved.”

Indeterminingthesen-

tence,thejudgesaid“denunciationanddeterrence” wereprimarygoals.

Hesaidtheoffence didn’twarrantasuspended sentenceassoughtby Dahl,whilethecircumstancesdidn’twarrant18 to36monthsjailtime,as soughtbytheCrown.

JusticeCrossinsaidaconditionalsentenceisasuitablealternativewhenasentenceislessthantwoyears andtheoffenderisunlikely tore-offend.

LONGROAD

NotingthatDahlhasa lengthyroadofrehabilitationandisunderpsychiatric care,hesaidthecaseis “isolated”andaconditional sentenceof12monthsplus 12monthsofprobationis “fitandproper.”

“Inmyview,deterrence anddenunciationare achieved,andtheprinciple ofproportionalitymet,by anon-custodialsentence,” JusticeCrossinsaid.

ChargesagainstDahl werefirstlaidin2020,after CoquitlamRCMPwere calledtoasuddendeath andfoundabodythat showedclearsignsofmalnourishment.

“Thisisacasethathas impactedeveryinvestigator it’stouched.It’sgoingto impactpeopleinthecommunity.Theyneedtoknow thatwetakethesethings veryseriously,”Cpl.Michael McLaughlintoldamedia pressconferenceatthetime.

Aprominentsocial serviceagencywasalso charged.Subsequently, chargeswerestayed againstKinsightCommunity Society,acharitableorganizationthatprovides supportforpeoplewith developmentaldelaysand disabilities.

Dahl’ssentenceincludes aneveningcurfew,requirementsthatshebeinregular communicationwithaprobationofficerandserve100 hoursofcommunityservice.

Inaugural Council Meeting

When: Tuesday,November1,2022

Where: PortMoodyCityHall,100NewportDrive, PortMoody,B.C.

Time: InauguralCouncilMeetingstartsat7pm withapublicreceptionimmediatelyfollowing

Findanagendapackageat portmoody.ca/councilcalendar.

Thismeetingwillbelivestreamedat portmoody.ca/watchlive

Viewavideorecording(availableby 3pmonNovember2,2022)at portmoody.ca/councilcalendar.

CouncilproceduresaresubjecttochangeduetoCOVID-19.For thelatestinformation,pleasecheckportmoody.ca/COVID19.

FewchangesinvillagesofAnmoreandBelcarra

KYLEBALZER kbalzer@tricitynews.com

JohnMcEwenwillremain asmayorofAnmoreforanotherfouryears.

The57-year-oldbusinessowneristhemayor-electafterearning67.8 percentofthepreliminary voteinthe2022municipal

electiononSaturday(Oct. 15).

MarioPiamontefinished insecondwith32.2percent ofthefinalballotafterpoll stationsclosedat8p.m. Saturdaynight.

“Thenumberoneissueis ensuringfinancialsustainability,whilemakingsure youngfamiliescanbuyin ourcommunityandpartic-

ipateinourvolunteerfire departmentandelementary school,”saidMcEweninan earliercampaignquestionnairebythe Tri-CityNews

EligibleAnmorevoters onlyhadoncechoiceto makethisyearwhenthey wenttothepolls.

Thevillage’nextfour-year councilwasacclaimedon Sept.20aftertwocandidates

withdrewfromtherace.

Thenewcouncilisasfollows(inalphabeticalorder):

•PollyKrier(incumbent)

•DouglasRichardson

•KimTrowbridge(incumbent)

•PaulWeverink(incumbent)

Aswell,KerriPalmer Isaakwasacclaimedatthe nominationperioddead-

line,4p.m.onSept.9,to retainherseatasthevillage’s representativeonSchool District43’s(SD43)boardof education.

BELCARRARESULTS

Belcarravoterswantto keepthesameincumbents onvillagecouncilforthe nextfouryears.

ThatincludesMayor-elect JamieRoss.

Whilenumbersremain unofficial,the63-year-old retirededucator/consultant wonasecondterminthebig chairatBelcarramunicipal hallafterearning60percent ofthevotes—250outof420 ballotscast.

HeranagainstColm Cole,whocameupwiththe remaining40percentinthe mayoralrace.

Inanearliercampaign interviewwiththe Tri-City News,Rossbelievedhiswork wasonlybeginning.

financialbaseandwiseforwardplanning.”

Rosssaidotherkeyefforts hewantstoseethrough istosupporttheSasamat VolunteerFireDepartment, andimprovedsafetyforlocal roadsandtrails.

TreeCanopyWalks

Oct.27|TownCentrePark|9–11a.m.

TreeGiveaways

Oct.23|DouglasCollege(backparkinglot)|11a.m.–3p.m.

FormoreinformationabouttheseFREEactivitiesvisit

“Asmayor,myfocuswas and,ifelected,willcontinue tobeanopen,respectful andcollaborativeapproach tocommunitygovernance,” hesaid.

“Mostimportantforthe comingcouncilwillbeasset andinfrastructuremaintenanceanddevelopment. Thesearethelifebloodof anycommunity.Theseplans willbebuiltonoursound

Meanwhile,Carolina ClarkandLiisaWilder eachwonanotherterm onBelcarra’svillagecouncil,andappearedtohave earnedthesecond(23.9 cent)andfourthseatsrespectively(21.4percent).

NewCouncillorelectJanetRuzyckiwonthe mostvoteswith350ballots inherfavour(25.3percent ofthetotalvote).

JoeElworthyroundsout thefour-seatcouncil,and tallied308votes(22.2per cent),accordingtoBelcarra’s unofficialresultspage.

JointheCityofCoquitlamParksteamforavarietyof

GardeninTownCentrePark,rainorshine. DropbyonOct.26between2:30–6p.m.andbeeinspired!

CityGardeners.

creatingelementsforthisyear’slightsdisplay.

treecanopyandreceiveafreetreeaspartof Coquitlam’sTreeSpreeinitiative.

•Pumpkingiveawayandprizesforspook-tacular costumes.

Formoreinfoaboutthisexcitingfreeactivity, emailparkspark@coquitlam.ca

JAMIEROSS

Twonewcomerswillbe joiningschoolboard

KYLEBALZER kbalzer@tricitynews.com

MostofSchoolDistrict 43’s(SD43)trusteeswillreturnforthenextfouryears.

OnSaturday(Oct.15), fourincumbentswerewon backtheirseatsonthe Coquitlam-areadistrict’s boardofeducationafterac cumulatingthemostpreliminaryvotesinthe2022civic election.

Theyinclude:

•JenniferBlatherwick (Coquitlam)

•CarolCahoon

(Coquitlam)

•LisaPark(PortMoody)

•CraigWoods (Coquitlam)

Thenewfacesonschool boardareChuckDension, representingCoquitlam, andformerPortMoody citycouncillorZoeRoyer. OnSept.9,KerriPalmer Isaak(Anmore-Belcarra), ChristinePollock(Port Coquitlam)andMichael Thomas(PortCoquitlam) wereacclaimedatthe4p.m. nominationdeadline.

InCoquitlam,Blatherwick talliedthehighestpercentageofvotes(21.07per cent)amongtheseven

Adminawarded SD43

ACoquitlamschool districtdirectorspecializinginfacilitiesisbeing recognizedbytheprovincialgovernmentforhis yearsofdedicationtothe livelihoodofstudents.

IvanoCecchini wasoneof12winners listedonOct.15bythe Premier’sAwardsfor ExcellenceinEducation, whichhonoursteachers, staffandadministrators fortheworkthey’veaccomplishedoverthelast twoyears.

Cecchiniistheexecutivedirectoroffacilities andplanningservicesfor SchoolDistrict43(SD43) —apositionhe’sheldfor morethanfouryears.

Hewonthedistrict leadershipcategory,

which,accordingtothe province,isgiventothe staffmemberthatexemplifies“asavisionary leader”forinnovation andequitythatcontributestostudentsuccess.

Inadditiontohis award,Cecchinialso received$5,000togo towardprofessional learning,whichincludes a$3,000taxablepersonal bursaryand$2,000for SD43.

Cecchinistartedasa principalforSD43facilitiesinitiativesin2012 beforejoiningfacilities andplanningservices asanassistantsecretary treasurerin2014.

Hewasthenpromoted asthedivision’sexecutive directorinMarch2018.

candidates,followedby Cahoon(19.66percent), Woods(18.38percent)and Denison(15.57percent).

Parkwon38.66percent ofthePortMoodyschool trusteeballot,thenRoyer at30.3percentoutoffour candidates.

NON-PROFIT SUPPORTS

OutdoorVolunteerOpportunities

Volunteeringwithstewardshipgroupsisagreatway togetoutsideandenjoytheCity’sgreenspaceswhile makingyourcommunityabetterplace.Whetheryou areinterestedinsalmonconservation,watershed habitatmaintenance,naturalareasrestoration,trail cleanupsorspreadingconservationawareness througheducation,theremaybeaperfectmatchout thereforyou!StartyoursearchbyvisitingCoquitlam’s SupportHub.coquitlam.ca/supporthub

GETINVOLVED

LunchandLearn:SocialMediaforYou Friday,Oct.28|12–2p.m.| Free

Comejointhisinteractiveandeducationalwebinar workshophostedbyJellyAcademy.Topicsinclude:

•Fivebestfreesocialmediatoolsthatareeasy toimplementandusetoday

•Fivebestmethodsforraisingfundsand recruitingvolunteersandstaffonline

TherewillbeaQ&Aandworkshoppingopportunity thatfollows. Registerbyemailingsupporthub@coquitlam.ca

UBCFacultyofDentistry

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SPOTLIGHT

Hoy-ScottWatershedSociety

TheHoy-ScottWatershedSociety,(HSWS)is anot-for-profit,volunteerrun environmentalstewardshipgroupthat conductsasalmonenhancementprogram inpartnershipwiththeCityofCoquitlam andtheDepartmentofFisheriesandOceans Canada.Getinvolvedwithdailyfeedings, salmonhatcheryoperations,treeplanting, invasiveplantremoval,trailcleanups, streamsurveys,andassistanceatpublic eventssuchastheirannualevent:Salmon ComeHomeonOct.23.Learnmoreat hoyscottcreeks.org.

VOLUNTEERS

Interestedingettinginvolved inyourcommunity?

Checkoutcoquitlam.ca/supporthuband searchthevolunteeropportunitydatabases.

THEUNIVERSITYORBRITISHCOLUMBIA

Huntinghotspots

DIANESTRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

PartsofMinnekhada RegionalParkinCoquitlam looklikeagreymoonscape.

Buttheoccasional flareupofflamesinthe wildfirethatstartedOct.1 requiresMetroVancouver EmergencyServicestostay onthescenetoknockdown hotspots.

It’sagruellingjobinhot, smokyconditions.

Fortunately,the hard-workingcrewhas anothertoolinthetoolbox tomakesurethefireiscompletelyout.

Athermalheatscanwill beusedinthecomingdays todetecthotspotsthatfirefightersmightnotbeable tosee,thedirectorofMetro Vancouver’sEmergency OperationsCentretoldthe Tri-CityNews

“Thermalscansefficiently allowforarapidassessment andexaminationofsurface

temperaturesfromtheair overthe14-hectaresite,and allowscrewstoquicklyrespondtohotspotsthathave thepotentialtoburnhidden undergroundandreignite,” saidBrantArnold-Smith.

Theheatscanwas plannedforMonday(Oct. 17)butwillnowtakeplace afterrain,whichisforecasttobegintomorrow (Oct.21).

Meanwhile,Metro Vancouverwildfirecrews havebeeneffectiveinpatrollingforandextinguishing hotspots,Arnold-Smith said.

Toconductaheatscan,a droneoutfittedwithathermalcameraisusedtoidentifyandmaphotspotsthat crewsmaynototherwisebe abletofindthroughground patrols.

Insomeinstances,there maybenosignofsmoke, fire,orotherindicators.

However,athermalscan candetectenergythatcrews canfurtherinvestigate.

WildfirerewsfromMetroVancouverRegionalDistrictEmergencyServicesdiguphotspotsontheHighKnollinMinnekhada RegionalParkinCoquitlam.

LITERATURE

Retirededitor,reporteroutwithdebutbook

Cooper,Postma teamupforfictional storyonnewsroom

DIANESTRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Youdon’tknowwhat you’vegotuntilit’sgone.

Thatoldadagemayjust bethethemeofanenjoyable,quickreadbytwolongtimeCoquitlamjournalists.

Intheirself-published bookoffiction,titled Cereal KillerandOtherTalesfrom theNewsroom,PatCooper andHazelPostmapenalove lettertocommunitynews papersandthecharacters whoselladvertising,aswell astothepeoplewhowrite, edit,printandphotograph storiesabouteverydaylifein asmall-tomid-sizedsubur bantown.

Their WintertonGazette coverstheMayQueen,local electionsandscandalsofthe day,includingaplantoturn abeautifulparkintoagolf course.

Advertisingfeaturesare writtenas“news”inthe businesssectiontokeepthe publisherhappy,andreci pesandhoroscopesareall partofthemix.

Muchofthetaleistaken

upbythevariousshenanigansofthereporters,photographer,publisherand advertisingmanager,which sparkscuriosityastowhich charactersarebasedonreal people.

Theauthors,Cooper, a CoquitlamNow editor for25years,andPostma, whowasareporteratthe CoquitlamNow for10years, saythecharactersarean amalgamofrealpeople.

Mostofthecrazystories, includingthegolfcoursein aparkscandal,arebasedon reallifebutaresomewhat embellished.

Inthegolfcoursedebacle, RoyalEdwardParkstands

inforMundyPark,where agolfcoursewasproposed forCoquitlam’slargestand mostbeautifulforestedcity park.(Youcanstillplaydisc golfthere,though).

“It’sasortofhomageto communitynewspapers andthereallyimportantrole theyplayincommunitylife,” saidPostma.

Thebookbeganas a“project”outofboredomduringthepandemic, butseveraldeadlinesand monthsofwriting,collaboratingandeditinglater, CerealKiller isnowavailable online.

“Oneofthereasonswe wrotethebooktheway wedid,weweretryingsay howvibrantacommunitycanbewithacommunitynewspaperandnow manydon’thavethem,”said Cooper.

Eventhe CoquitlamNow wasshutdownin2016.

Cooperwasthefirsteditor ofthe CoquitlamNow, which grewfrom TheColumbian,a formerdailywhereshealso workedthatwasclosedin 1984.

Together,Cooperand Postmahavemanyyears ofexperiencetoilingina communitynewspaper,so theirnewbookhasahintof reality.

Amongthemorehilari-

ouschaptersistheoneon typos,whicharealmostunavoidable.

“Ican’ttellyouhowmany timesthe Turd-eau family hashittheheadlines,orthe outragewhenagiant fur tree wascutdown,”editorDanny McKenzienotesinthebook.

Butthetwosayit’safictionalstory,althoughmany issuesaredrawnfromthe headlinesandsuggestthe strugglesofworkinginan industrytraditionallydominatedbymen.

Thepublisher,forexample,isabitofablowhardwhiletheadvertising managerissomeoneeditor Dannyhastotrytowork aroundtostaysaneandstill runanethicalnewspaper.

Postmasaidthecharactersaremostlyfictional,but basedonthewell-known tensionbetweentheeditorialandadvertisingdepartments.

“Wewereactuallyvery fondofourpublisher,” Postmaadded.

Forthosewhoenjoya lightreadthatpokesfunat communitylifewhilealso chroniclingtheimpactof changingtechnologyon newspapers, CerealKiller andOtherTalesfromthe Newsroom mightbejustthe ticket.Thebookisavailable atAmazon.ca.

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Mathmeetsartin mixed-mediaseriesby puzzle,origamilover

ChilliwackartistKarlieNorrish McChesneylovestomixmathwith art.Sheworkedasadraftsperson inanarchitecturalengineering companyaftershegraduatedfrom highschool.Then,sheobtained hermaster’sdegreeineducationinStudioArtPractices.Now retiredfromher30-yearcareer inteaching,NorrishMcChesney createshermixed-mediaworks onafull-timebasis,usingavarietyofmaterialssuchastextiles, paper,plastic,metal,clayand/or wood,accordingtoherwebsite. “Iamamixed-mediumartistwho createswithavarietyofdifferent materialsthataresurfaceembellished.Iliketoarticulatemyart inaveryprecisemanner,thatis everypieceperfectlyplacedand thoughtout.”Aloverofpuzzles andorigami,NorrishMcChesney usescomputersoftwarewithhand draftingtoexecuteherart,which canbeseenfromOct.28toDec. 15atPlacedesArts(1120Brunette Ave.,Coquitlam)andonlinefrom Nov.4toDec.15viaplacedesarts. ca.NorrishMcChesney’spieces arepartofagroupexhibitcalled "StitchedTogether,"alsofeaturing thefibreartworkofRobinFischer andKarenJohnson.Theopening receptionfortheirshow,aswellas for"IndustrialRemnants"bySherry Cooper,isonOct.28from7to9 p.m.Visitplacedesarts.ca.

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TravelprizesbackforPlacedesArts'onlineauction

Freshofftheheelsof theAmandaToddLegacy Societyfundraisercomes anotheronlineauctionfor anon-profitorganization: PlacedesArts.

TheCoquitlamarts facilityishostingitssixth annualoutreach,withthe aimtoraise$10,000to supportlow-barrierandin clusiveartsprogramsatthe Maillardvillevenue.

Biddingstartson Monday,Oct.24at9a.m. andendsonFriday,Nov.4 at9p.m.

LiketheAmandaTodd LegacySocietydrive,the PlacedesArts’onlineauc tionwillalsobehosted throughthewebsite32auc tions.com.

OrganizerVishakha Uppoor,thefacility’sdevelopmentcoordinator,said theauctionisbeingheldina milestoneyearforPlacedes Arts—it’smarkingits50th year.

And,withtheCOVID-19 pandemiceasing,thevenue isabletooffertravelandcul turalexperiencepackages forbidderstoconsider.

Intotal,PlacedesArtsis offering50items—wortha totalof$11,000infair-mar ketvalue—thatinclude:

•Round-tripfortwofrom VancouvertoTofino(Pacific CoastalAirlines)

•VIARail$500travel credit

•Two-nightstayat Water’sEdgeResortin Ucluelet

•VictoriaGetawayBundle (IlTerrazzo&BestWestern PlusCarltonPlazaHotel)

•MarmotBasinJasper SkyTram

Aswell,there’sawinery tourandtasting,ticketsto aBCLionsgame,personal healthcarepackagesand fourroundsofgolfatthe WestwoodPlateauexecutive course.

“We’vehadmanygreat donors,”Uppoortoldthe TriCityNews.

Toplaceabid,goto 32auctions.com/placedesartsbetweenOct.24and Nov.4.Biddersmustbe18 orolder.

Meanwhile,tocelebrate the50thanniversary,Place desArtsishostingatotalof four50–50drawsoverthe nextyear.

Thenextroundstarts inNovemberviatrellis. org/placedesarts5050.

LIVEDEXPERIENCES

Youcanhearthestories ofpeopleinmarginalizedgroupsaspartofa CoquitlamPublicLibraryseriesthatstartsnextTuesday.

Thelibraryishostingthe LifeStoriestalksinOctober andNovember,focusingon adifferentgroupeachnight.

JamesMillerandDavid WebsterfromposAbilities EmploymentService,a groupthatprovidescustomizedemploymentsupports intheVancouverandTriCities,willpresentfirst.

TheirPeopleLivingwith Disabilitiesconversationis onOct.25from6:30to8p.m. atthelibrary’sCityCentre branch(1169PinetreeWay, Coquitlam).

Toregisterforthefree program,visitcoqlibrary.ca.

HEYSEVENTEEN!

Alongtimecoordinator atCoquitlam’sPlacedes Artsisdirectingaplaycalled Seventeen.

MichaelFeraisbehind theNorthAmericanpremiereoftheground-breakingshowthatwaspenned byMatthewWhittetandis beingproducedbythetheat-

ricalgroupWesternGold.

Theproductionteamalso includeschoreographer JessieAu,whoalsoworks atPlacedesArts,andFera’s son,Seamus,asassistant director/youthadvisory coordinator.Itrunsfrom Nov.3to20atthePALStudio Theatre(300-581CarderoSt., Vancouver).Fortickets,goto westerngoldtheatre.org.

XMASCRAFTERS

FourTri-Citybusinesses willexhibitattheCircle CraftChristmasMarketin Vancouver.

Coquitlam’sCanvas CandleCompanyandGrass MountainPotterywillbeat theeventwithInfusionSoy Sauces(PortCoquitlam) andBLINKChocolate(Port Moody).

Withmorethan250jewellers,potters,clothingdesignersandwoodworkers,the marketrunsNov.9to13at theVancouverConvention CentreWest:Wednesday toFriday,10a.m.to9p.m.; Saturday,10a.m.to7p.m.; Sunday,10a.m.to5p.m.

Admissionis$15/$12; thereisnoentrychargefor kidsages12andunder.

Ticketsarenowonsale viathewebsitesignatures. ca/circle-craft.

HILLSAREALIVE

AtleastfourTri-CityresidentsarecastintheArts

ClubTheatre’supcoming musical TheSoundofMusic Coquitlamresidents GhislaineDoté(ensemble/ dancecaptain);TimothyLiu (Friedrich/nun);andEma Lake(Louisa/nun),aswell asSiggiKaldestad(Marta) areintheclassictaleby RodgersandHammerstein.

FeaturingChelsearoseas MariaandDamienAtkinsas Capt.vonTrapp,theshow runsfromNov.10toDec.

24atheStanleyIndustrial AllianceStage(2750 GranvilleSt.,Vancouver).

Forticketsto TheSoundof Music,startingat$43,visit theArtsClubTheatrewebsiteatartsclub.com.

PlacedesArts’developmentcoordinatorVishakha UppoorwithexecutivedirectorJoanMcCauleyand someoftheitemsupforbidinthesixthannualonline auction,afundraisertoprovidelow-barrierandinclusive artsprogramsattheMaillardvilleartshub.

SUSANPEREIRA

GrassMountainPotteryofCoquitlamwillbeexhibiting attheChristmasCraftFairinVancouvernextmonth.

Musicforthemountains

MUSIC Winnipegmusician isoutwithnew album'BraveLand' JANISCLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com

AsaPrairiegirl,Raine Hamiltonisusedtoflatlandscapes.

SowhentheWinnipeg

musiciancomesouttothe westcoast,shehastoget usedtothenewsceneryand thewayshepositionsher eyes.

Mainly,they’reup.

“It’sadifferentvibewhen you’reatthebottomof thesemountains,”shesaid, incomparisontoherusual Manitobanview.

“Youhavethisexperience ofthemreachingintothis otherworld.”

AsHamiltonnoticedher upwardgaze—seeingin hermindhowtheearthtries totouchthesky—itmade herthinkaboutthewords “courage,”“wisdom”and “connection.”

Lastyear,shereleased afull-lengthalbum,titled BraveLand, aconceptwork thatharkenstothemountains’strength.

The11tracks,halfof themrecordedbeforethe COVID-19lockdown,are

“verytransporting,”shetold the Tri-CityNews onMonday whileworkingatausedbicycleworkshop.

Andperformingheroriginalcompositionsis“aphysicalsensationoflightening," shesaid.

"I’msharingthesesongs inaveryspiritualstate.Ifeel liftedofftheEarthalittlebit andholdingthespacebetweentheworldsatonce.”

Hamilton,aswellas QuintinBart(doublebass) andNatanielleFelicitas (cello),willbeatCoquitlam’s EvergreenCulturalCentre onOct.30tosinghermountaintributes;thestring triowillalsobejoinedby MetroVancouvermusicians WynstonMinklerandDoug GorkoffonitsB.C.tour.

ForticketstotheRaine HamiltonStringTrio,at $35/$32/$16,callthebox officeat604-927-6555orvisit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

RaineHamiltonperformswithtwostringplayersattheEvergreenCulturalCentreon

TRI-CITY SPOTLIGHT

THANKS,DR.WOODS

Aveterandoctorwhoworkedat aPortCoquitlammedicalclinichas lefthundredsofpatientsgrieving afterhepassedawayjusttwoweeks afterretiring.

Dr.IanWoods, whoworkedfor45 yearsandwasaphysicianat Burke MountainMedicalCentre inPoCo,diedpeacefullyata NorthVancouverhospiceonSept.29—16daysafterhis retirement,accordingtothecentre’swebsite.

InaSept.13lettertohispatients,Dr.Woodsregretted thathewasnotabletoprovidemorenoticeofhisimmediateretirement.Buthisillnesshadspreadtothepointwhere hewasinpainandhadtoenterhospicefor“specificcareof myend-stagedisease.”

Forthepastyear,Woodshadassistedpatientswhiledealingwithpancreaticcancer,whichhadundergonea“dramaticandsuddenreversal”despitechemotherapy,forcing himintohospice.

“Atthispoint,Ihavenochoicethantoacceptthefactthat myfighttostillbehereandtoprovidemypatientswithprimarycareisover,”Dr.Woodswrote.

“ThechangeshavetakenplacesoquicklythatIhave unfortunatelynothadtimetowarnyoupreciselyaboutmy retirement.Asoftoday,Iamofficiallyretiringfromfamily practice.”

Intheletter,hegoesontothankhispatientsfortheirlove andsupport,andheasksthathismantra,“HowcanIhelp you?”besharedwithothersto“enrich”theirrelationships.

OnaKudoboard,dozensofpatientsandfellowphysiciansarewritingabouttheirgrief,notingDr.Woods’caring mannerandhelpduringchallengingtimes.

Dr.WoodswasalsoanoutspokencriticofthelackoftestingintheearlydaysoftheCOVID-19pandemic,according toastoryinthe Tri-CityNews.Atthetime,childrenwere returningtoschoolanddoctors’officeswerestretchedto capacitytoassistpatientsduringglobalrestrictions.

Dr.Woods’careandcompassionforothersprompted hiscolleaguestohonourhimwiththeprestigiousFamily DoctoroftheYearawardattheannualgeneralmeetingof theFraserNorthwestDivisionofFamilyPracticein2021.

ThereisnoimmediatesuccessortoDr.Woods,andpatientsareencouragedtoseekanotherfamilydoctor.

Onitswebsite,theBurkeMountainMedicalCentresaid itwouldpostinformationaboutfuneralarrangements whentheybecomeavailable.— DianeStrandberg

POLYGONDONATION

AdeveloperthathasbuilthomesintheTri-Citiesmadea majordonationtothe CoquitlamFoundation Community GrantFund.

PolygonHomes presentedthecashduringthefoundation’s30thyear.

“Wearepleasedtohaveanotherdevelopersupportthe foundationasthisdonationwillsupportavarietyofnonprofitorganizationsandindividualswhomakethecommunityofCoquitlamoneofthebestplacestolive,work,play, learnandhelpothers,”saidfoundationchair JohnWolff,in anewsrelease.

Thefoundation’searningsmadefrominvestedfunds, likethoseintheCommunityGrantFund,havesupported groupssuchasPlacedesArts,PLEACommunityServices, ThePeople’sPantryFoodRecoverySocietyandLumara Grief&BereavementCare.

Todonate,visitcoquitlamfoundation.com.

Driversneeded!

METRO VANGIRL

HundredsofGirlGuides stoppedbytheMoodyCentre SkyTrainstationinPortMoody toearn“ILoveTransit”limited-editionbadgesandexplore thepublictransitsystembeforetheacademicyearbegan.

TheLowEntropyFoundation launcheditsGive-A-Smilecampaigntoraisemoneyforthe C.A.R.E.programtohelppeopleinfinancialneedwithfood anddentalwork.KFNElder Marieisthisyear’srecipient.

ELDERTO RECEIVE BASICS& DENTAL WORK

VolunteerswiththeLower MainlandGreenTeampulled invasiveplantsfromBurke MountainonSept.10and11, removing30cubicmetresof Himalayanblackberryfromthe Coquitlamneighbourhoods.

Off-dutyPortMoodyfirefighterswithIAFFLocal2399are outshakingtheirbootstoraise moneyfortheannualMuscular DystrophyCanadadrive.To donate,visitportmoodyfirecharity.ca/boot-drive/.

FIGHTERS SHAKE BOOTS FORMD

Belcarra’sColleenMacDonald wasatHUB’sGobyBikeWeek kiosklastWednesdaywith Coquitlamtourismmanager EricKalninstopromotesafe cycling,aswellasherthree “Let’sGoBiking”publications.

“ThisOldPandemicPiano”by RandyMcCormicktookthird placeinthefirstjuriedartshow attheCityCentrebranchof theCoquitlamPublicLibrary. CarolynBeatonandJulie Brassingtonwonthetoptwo.

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COQUITLAMSPORTSHALLOFFAME

Herpassionforfieldhockeyspansalifetime

CarolCoulson plays,coachesand organizesthesport

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CarolCoulsonstarted playingfieldhockeybefore shewassupposedto.

Morethanfivedecades later,she’sstillplaying.

NowCoulson’spassion forfieldhockeyasaplayer, coach,refereeandorganizer isbeingrecognizedasshe’s inductedintothebuilders’ categoryattheCoquitlam SportsHallofFame(SHOF).

Coulsonwasn’texactly bornwithafieldhockey stickinherhands,buther momwasanavidplayerand whenshewenttosignher eight-year-olddaughterup forateaminBurnaby,she wasinformedshewastoo young—playershadtobeat least10.Hermomimmediatelyvolunteeredtocoach,if Carolwasallowedtoplay.

AndsobeganCoulson’s journeyintoasportthatoccupiesmanyofherwaking momentsandhasallowed hertogetadegreeatSimon FraserUniversity(SFU),

travelupanddowntheWest CoastandovertoJamaica andtheNetherlands.

Coulson,who’snow 61,saidwhenshestarted playingfieldhockey,itwas oneofthefewsportingopportunitiesopentogirlsand youngwomen;thegender barrierhadn’tyetbeen breachedinminorsoccer—

nevermindicehockey. Coulsoncompetedforher highschoolteamatBurnaby NorthSecondary,playedat SFUandshewasamember ofthefirstwomen’steamin theTri-CityEaglesprogram thatwasfoundedin2000 byBrianLewis,whowas himselfwelcomedintothe CoquitlamSHOFin2014.

Coulson’scoachedteams atfourhighschoolsinthe Tri-Cities:Centennial, Riverside,GleneagleandDr. CharlesBest.Sheservedas SchoolDistrict43’sleague coordinatorfor26yearsand shecontinuestoumpire games.

FortheEagles,Coulson’s beenavice-presidentonthe

boardsince2003.She’salso coached,co-ordinatedits springprogram,prepared rosters,organizedschedules, liaisedwithotherleagues andtheCityofCoquitlam andhelpedoutwiththe springminiandmiteprogramsthatintroducefield hockeytonewgenerations ofplayers.

LikeCoulson’sinduction biographysays,“herpassionanddedicationtothe interestoffieldhockeyisthe utmost.”

Coulsonsaidherinvestmentinthesportpalesto whatshe’sgottenbackfrom it.

“I’veseenwhatthesport cando,”shesaid.“Itgives youasenseofbelongingand athleticism.”

UNIQUEBOND

Coulsonsaidfieldhockey’snicheappealhelpscultivateauniquebondamongst thosewhodecidetoplayit.

“Fieldhockeyisatotal community,”shesaid. “That’swhyit’ssohardto stepaway.”

Amongthehighlightsof Coulson’slongassociation withthesportisathirdplacefinishinthe2012 AAAhighschoolprovincial

championshipswhenshe wascoachingtheGleneagle Talons.

Butnothingcanmatch thefeelingofbeingableto lineupalongsideherown daughterwhentheywere bothplayingfortheEagles’ Div.1women’steam.

“Whatanexperienceto playwithyourownchild,” shesaid.

Still,Coulsonadded, therearechallengesahead forfieldhockeyintheTriCities.

With400youthplayers andanother120orsoon women’steams,there’s pressuretocreateanelite programtowhichtheycan aspireanddevelopfurther.

Butthatwilltakeacommitmentfromthecityto buildapitchthatconforms tointernationalcompetitive standards,withshortturf andwaterorsandfill,aninitiativethat’syettoadvance pastpreliminarydiscussions.

Andaprogramforboys continuestostruggletogrow beyondasingleU14team.

Coulsonsaidrealizing thosegoalswilltakecareful cultivationofthenextgen-

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CarolCoulsonhasbeenplayingfieldhockeysinceshewaseightyearsold.HerdedicationhasearnedheraplaceintheCoquiltamSportsHallofFame.

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Roughnecks,theteamhe currentlycoaches.

erationoffieldhockey’s builders.

Herrecognitionbythe HallofFamecouldbea springboardtocreating thatcontinuityofcommitment.

“IfeellikeI’mrepresentingalargergroup,” Coulsonsaid.“Hopefully they’reagroupofleaders tocome.”

CLASSOF2022

• CurtMalawsky played for13yearsintheWestern LacrosseAssociation,in NewWestminster,the NorthShoreandwith theCoquitlamAdanacs, wherehewaspartofthe team’sonlyMannCup nationalchampionship in2001.Healsoplayed12 seasonsintheNational LacrosseLeagueand wonachampionshipin 2009withtheCalgary

• Figureskater Kevin Reynolds achievedtop resultsatseveralnational andinternationalcompetitions,includingasilver medialwithCanada’s teamatthe2014Winter OlympicsinSochi,Russia. Hewasalsofour-time silvermedalistatthe Canadiannationalsand twicehewonthebronze.

• PhebeTrotman has wonsoccerchampionshipsateverylevel,from youthwhereshehelped theBurnabyGirlsBlast wintheU19Coastal, provincialandnational championshipsin1997, toSFU’sNAIAnational titlein2000toaW-League championshipwiththe VancouverWhitecapsin 2004.

• TaimiMcMillan is anhonourarylifetime memberoftheCoquitlam

Sharks,aswellasthe BCSummerSwimming Association’sPoolofFame afteralifelongcareerasa competitiveswimmerand coach.Shewonseveral NAIAnationaltimesinher threeyearswiththevarsity swimteamatSFUandshe wastheSharks’firstfemale headcoach,apositionshe heldforfiveyears.Shealso guidedtheswimteamat HillcrestMiddleSchool until2018andshewasa drivingforceintheBCSSA asanathleteandvolunteer,servingonitsboard andorganizingtheannual coaches’conference.

Alloftheinductees arebeinghonoured ataspecialceremony tonight(Oct.20)atthe PoirierSportandLeisure Complex.

Formoreinformation visittheCoquitlamSports HallofFame’swebsiteat coquitlamshof.com

KevinPark,oftheDr.CharlesBestBlueDevils,knocksRiversideRapids’defender HarrisonOwenofftheballinthefirsthalfoftheirFraserNorthseniorboyshighschool soccermatch,lastThursdayatDr.CharlesBestSecondarySchool.Riversidewon,2-1. MARIOBARTEL/THETRI-CITYNEWS

Obituaries

Obituaries

ALLKINS,KennethFrederick March18,1932-October1,2022

KenwasborninDevizes,WiltshireEnglandtoFred andEvelynAllkins.Atage16hisparentsgave permissionforhimtojointheMerchantMarines. His firstshipwastheQueenMary.Onhisshore leavehereconnectedwithWinifredBrightonand theyweremarriedDecember27,1954.Lindawas bornin1956andNeilin1959.In1963thefamily immigratedtoCanada.FirsttoMontrealwhere DadbecameaMarinesurveyor.In1969they movedwesttoBritishColumbiaandsettledinPort Coquitlam.ThereDadbeganhisdecadesof volunteering firstwiththeElksthenmanyyears withtheLionsClub.HeandWynnedidseveral cruisesandreturntripstoEngland.Attheageof 87withfailinghealthhehadtogotoextended care.Therehepassedawayafterbattling dementiaandcancer.

KenissurvivedbyhiswifeWynne,daughterLinda, sonNeil(Erin),brotherCliff(Rusty),sisterMavis (Jerry).Grandchildren;Natalie(Dean),Adam(Ashley), Kirsten,Braeden.AlsoGreatgrand-childrenAndrew, Emma,Chase,andMakenzie.

Celebrationoflifetofollowatalaterdate.Inlieuof flowers,donationscanbemadetoPortCoquitlam LionsClubP.O.Box184,2133-2850Shaughnessy St.,PortCoquitlam,BC.V3C6K5,forabursaryin hisname.

Lovedandmissed.

HENNIG,TerrenceNorman July15,1956-September29,2022

Itiswithgreatsadnessthatweannouncethe passingofTerrenceNormanHennig.Terrywillbe dearlymissedbyallhisfamilyandfriends.Terrywill berememberedforhisbigheart,givingnatureand hissenseofhumour.

ACelebrationofLifewillbeheldonSaturday, November12th,at3:00pmintheChrisWeston RoomattheRoyalCanadianLegion,2675 ShaughnessySt.,PortCoquitlam,BC. Allfamilyandfriendsarewelcometoattend.

Calloremailtoreserveyourspace, MondaythroughFriday8:30amto4:30pm: 604-362-0586•604-653-7851

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October15,2022

DearlymissedbyJanine(Taylor);childrenLennox Lobban,ErinReid(TonyMarch)andKylerReid (CariIrwin);andfourgrandchildren.Camwasa formerNewWestminsterelementaryschool counsellorandcoordinatoroftheUBCCounselling CentreatNWSS.Camwasactiveincoachingand playingsportsintheTri Cities.Cambattled complicationsofParkinson’swithoutcomplaintfor manyyears.Whilewewillmisshim,wearerelieved

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