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Epic storm a warning of what could come: Mayor Infrastructure needs to be ‘more resilient to severe weather’ DIANE STRANDBERG dstradnberg@tricitynews.com
Matthew and Leanne Wilson say they’re moving from Port Moody’s Suter Brook neighbouhood because they don’t think it’s safe for their family after Leanne was hit by the driver of a van while crossing Brew Street. For more, see the story on Page 11. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart says the massive rainstorm that left debris, muddy fields and some frustrated residents and commuters in its wake is a clarion call that climate change requires a new approach to building homes and infrastructure. Stewart said cities have to make sure that culverts and drainage systems can with-
stand major rainstorms that may become more frequent. “We could well have them every year or two,” he said. “We have to design our systems to be much more resilient to severe weather.” The storm dumped 175 mm of rain in just 37 hours according to the Burke Mountain rain gauge. That’s 70 per cent of the 252 mm average rainfall for the month of November. The spectacular downpour sent homeless people to a Port Moody extreme weather shelter, closed ramps to the Pitt River Bridge in Port Coquitlam and caused sewage and SEE
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water from two overwhelmed pipes to spill onto streets in Coquitlam. As well, the Coquitlam River flooded the Traboulay PoCo Trail; Lafarge Lake spilled onto paths in Town Centre Park and water pooled on major roads and highways. Stewart said one problem is that some home storm drains are connected improperly to city sewer lines, which can fill up and spill onto streets in heavy rain events. He said the city is working with Metro Vancouver to address the problem, which he said is “endemic” throughout the region.
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Meanwhile, Port Coquitlam got an early jump on emergency preparation after BC Hydro issued an alert for the Coquitlam River at 7:37 a.m. Monday morning. The utility warned that river flows were so high that there was a danger the river could overflow, “flooding the surrounding land.” In response, PoCo workers started to fill sandbags and made sand and bags available to any residents who needed them. One of the most surprising developments was a cascading waterfall of pooling water on the Mary Hill on
Above, a duck makess the most of its expanded swimming area after Lafarge Lake swelled after three days of heavy rain. CITY OF COQUITLAM PHOTO Top right, crews try to relieve flooding on Seguin Drive near the Cineplex theatre complex in Coquitlam. DIANE STRANDBERG/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Right, a playing field behind Cedar Drive Elementary is turned into a lake by Monday’s torrential rain. BRIANNE ELYSE/FACEBOOK
ramp to the Pitt River Bridge that stopped traffic for several hours until it cleared up by 5:30 p.m. Monday afternoon. But it was a day of headaches. From flooded yards to sewage backups, the rainstorm caused frustration for some residents. In Port Moody, one resident whose home was nearly flooded by a blocked
storm drain said she wished people would do a better job of clearing catch basins. “With some able-bodied help, I managed to clear a blocked storm drain and catch basin to avoid a major flood into my home. People need education about storm water management,” Elaine Willis wrote on Facebook.
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citizens in the community,” said Phoenix Society spokesperson Amy Reid. One junior hockey team, the Coquitlam Express, was prevented from returning to the Tri-Cities from Kamloops because of mudslides on highways. They managed to catch a flight home on Tuesday. In Coquitlam, water pumps at the Hoy/Scott Creek hatchery filled up
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City fees going up, but some are coming down All youth drop-in programs to cost $2 MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com
Most city services in Port Moody are going to cost you more next year. But some fees will be getting a bigger boost than average while some residents could be paying less for others. In a staff report presented to council last Tuesday (Nov. 9), fees for services like business licenses, impounded pets, permits, using one of the city’s electric vehicle chargers and renting a room at a civic facility will increase by about two per cent. But if you’re a street performer, you’ll pay 20 per cent more for a license to pull out your guitar and lay down your hat on the sidewalk. According to Port
A tiered system for water and sewer fees in Port Moody would be an interim measure while the city studies the installation of meters. LUIS TOSTA/UNSPLASH
Moody’s manager of financial planning Tyson Ganske, the five dollar increase for a street performer license in the city is to help cover SOCAN licensing and rights fees for music. Currently, Ganske writes in his report, the city pays more for those fees than it takes in from permits.
“The goal is to raise the permit fee over the next few years in order to fully cover this cost.” As well, it’s also going to cost you 20–72 per cent more if you’re planning to demolish your house. Ganske said an adjustment in the fees based on the square footage of
structures to be demolished had to be made to ensure compliance to the rules and to encourage the recycling of demolition waste. Most of the fee is refunded if the building’s owner can show evidence that waste hasn’t gone to a landfill. However, Port Moody’s youth are in line for a price break for drop-in programs after a motion put forth by Count. Steve Milani to limit those fees to $2 was passed. “COVID is hitting the youth hard,” he said. “We have to welcome the youth. We have to offer them things to do and keep busy.” As for water and sewage fees, those are still undetermined while council fine tunes a plan to give homeowners living in smaller, more affordable accommodation like condos, secondary suites and laneway houses a break. That would also mean increasing the proportion
of those fees paid by owners of single-family homes and townhouses. Currently, all homes in the city pay the same flat rate. In a presentation to council on Oct. 5, Port Moody’s general manager of financial services Paul Rockwood said the adjusted fees would be an interim measure while the city continues to study the costs and implications of eventually installing meters on all homes and business. He added other municipalities around Metro Vancouver have adopted similar tiered rate structures in anticipation of a move to meters. As yet, only Richmond and Vancouver are currently fully metered. In his report, Ganske said tiering water and sewer rates by housing type takes into account fewer people likely live in individual condo units, secondary suites and
laneway houses, putting less usage pressure on fixed costs like dams, filtration and pipe maintenance. Under one scheme council is considering, owners of condos would get a break of $116 on the flat rate for water services of $592, while owners of secondary suites and laneway houses would realize a savings of about $205. Last Tuesday, council threw another variable into the works when it requested the break on water and sewer rates also be extended to non-profit housing units. But Rockwood said time is running out for staff to calculate the impact of such a change on the rates for other types of housing. He suggested a special meeting of council would then need to be held to approve the tiering scheme if it’s to be in place by early in the new year when bills are being prepared to be sent to residents.
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NOVEMBER 18 – 24 CALENDAR Thursday, Nov. 18 Culture Services Advisory Committee Meeting 7 p.m. coquitlam.ca/csac
Monday, Nov. 22 Council-in-Committee 2 p.m. Regular Council 7 p.m. coquitlam.ca/council
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CCAC Expansion Project – Opening Nov. 22
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The renovation and expansion of the City Centre Aquatic Complex is nearing completion. The updated areas of the facility will open to the public on Monday, Nov. 22. The expansion project features the addition of 250 square metres (2,690 square feet) of new space, as well as the renovation of 1,050 square metres (11,300 square feet) of existing space, including multi-purpose rooms, meeting spaces, the administration area and, most notably, the fitness centre. The larger fitness centre includes new equipment in a bright, reorganized space with more room for free weights and stretching now available. A brand-new fitness studio with sprung wood floor and expanded multi-use rooms allows for increased group fitness at the facility, including a spin class with capacity for up to 20 participants. Learn more about the project and what programs are available at coquitlam.ca/ccac.
Sustainability and Environmental Advisory Committee Meeting 7 p.m. coquitlam.ca/seac
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This week’s extreme weather proved that emergencies and disasters can occur anywhere, at any time. It could be anything from an earthquake, to a flood, to a severe winter storm. In the event of a major disaster, you and your family should be able to take care of your basic needs for at least 72 hours. The City of Coquitlam encourages residents to prepare their personal or family emergency plan and have an emergency kit ready with basic supplies, as well as special needs items. Read our 26 Weeks to Emergency Preparedness list at coquitlam.ca/26weeks. For more tips or details on how to stay safe during the winter and extreme winter weather, visit coquitlam.ca/winterwise.
Submit your business to be featured at no charge in the #SupportLocalCQ Gift Guide. Complete the form at coquitlam.ca/supportlocal. We’re purchasing gift cards for prize giveaways, in addition to providing free promotion of local businesses on the Tourism Coquitlam website and social media.
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Changes to Program Registration for Winter 2022
Coquitlam’s Winter 2022 Program Registration is now separated into two registration periods: one for skating and swimming activities, and one for general recreation and fitness. Skating and swimming registration is live online at coquitlam.ca/registration (available 24 hours a day, seven days a week). Phone-in registration is available at 604-927-4386, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (except for statutory holidays), and weekends 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. General recreation and fitness registration begins Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 8:30 a.m. at coquitlam.ca/registration, and Thursday, Dec. 2 at 8:30 a.m. for phone-in and in-person registration. Programs are viewable online on Monday, Nov. 29 at 8:30 a.m.
Join our English Language Learner Book Club Coquitlam Recreation
Adults interested in improving English language skills, reading a book and connecting with others can join our English Language Learner Book Club at Glen Pine Pavilion (1200 Glen Pine Crt.). In this four-week program, we will be reading a book and reflecting on learning in a group setting. A beginner understanding of reading and speaking the English language is required for this program.
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ENERGY EFFICIENT Nearly 325,000 kilowatt-hours per year.That's the potential amount of savings for a new energy reduction project at Douglas College's Coquitlam campus that began last month to help meet B.C.'s greenhouse gas emission goals in the next decade. At an estimated $22 million, the entire envelope exterior of the campus' A/B building will see new features and amenities meant to promote cleaner, more sustainable energy by 2024. Most of the construction funds are from B.C.'s ministry of advanced education and skills training. DOUGLAS COLLEGE RENDERING
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Unionized workers get 2% more in pay JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com
Unionized workers with the City of Coquitlam will see a two per cent bump on their paycheques this year, as well as next year. Tuesday, the city announced it had inked a twoyear deal with CUPE local 386 that follows other Metro Vancouver jurisdictions. Renzo Del Negro, Coquitlam’s director of human resources, told the Tri-City News that the settlement comes after bargaining was held on-
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secure a short-term contract for the approximate 1,511 civic workers. “We’re following the pattern around the region,” Del Negro said, noting Coquitlam is the 14th municipality to settle in this latest bargaining round. The agreement for Jan. 1, 2021, to Dec. 31, 2022, covers inside and outside employees in such departments as parks and recreation and public works plus police and fire services administration. And, as per Coquitlam’s practice, the salary lift of two per cent will also be matched for the 135 ex-
cluded staff at city hall. According to the local’s website, 251 members of CUPE local 386 cast their votes electronically to ratify the deal by 68.9 per cent. Local 386 president Gord Willis, who is up for re-election Thursday, told the Tri-City News in a statement: "The agreement we negotiated is reasonable, given the circumstances and the challenging times we’ve all gone through with this pandemic. I'd like to thank the bargaining team for their work and commitment to get a fair contract. CUPE
386 members are proud to provide services that are essential to Coquitlam families and residents even in difficult times. ” Meanwhile, CUPE 561, which represents Coquitlam library workers, has yet to conclude its negotiations; its four-year contract ended last year. In Port Coquitlam, CUPE 498 also signed a two-year agreement this year for the inside/outside employees, at two per cent for each year. And the twoyear union contracts in Port Moody for CUPE 825 inside/ outside workers end Dec. 31.
ID fees waived You won’t need to pay a fee if you want to reclaim your Indigenous name on your government-issued ID. That’s the proposal by City of Coquitlam staff in advance of changes to the fees and charges bylaw Dec. 6. On Monday, the city’s council-in-committee voiced its support for the move that, if OK’d next month, would see the $65 civic fee waived for the RCMP fingerprinting and police information check. The city is also looking at absorbing the $25 RCMP charge for the administration work; it plans to recoup the funds from the federal government on applications that are approved for a name change. The plan for the civic fee waivers follows similar actions around Metro Vancouver. Already, the cities of Burnaby, North Vancouver, Vancouver and Delta have scrubbed their costs associated with Indigenous name changes on government-issued identification cards. And the cities of Port Moody and Surrey are also in discussion about removing the fees. Burnaby’s and North Vancouver’s goes a step further with the RCMP charge waiver, which Coquitlam is mirroring.
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Zoning Bylaw Amendment for 3608 Inverness Street GIVE YOUR INPUT Written Comments must be received by 2:00 pm on November 23, 2021 Email: publichearings@portcoquitlam.ca
Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 4251 The intent of this bylaw is to rezone 3608 Inverness Street from RS1 (Residential Single Dwelling 1) to RD (Residential Duplex) in order to redevelop the property with a 2.5-storey duplex.
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Road Closure and Removal of Highway Dedication Amendment Bylaw No. 4249 The property will be subdivided, consolidation, rezoned and re-designated upon the completion of all amending bylaws. All conditions will be completed to the satisfaction of the Approving Officer. The Road Closure and Removal of Highway Dedication Bylaw No. 4229, Amendment Bylaw No. 4249 will be considered for adoption on November 23, 2021.
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Top cop tells the bad guys: We're watching you Prolific offenders breaking into homes, cars DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
Port Coquitlam’s top Mountie has some tough words for those stealing cars and breaking into homes and vehicles in the city. "If you’re a prolific offender in these areas, we are watching you and, in these cases, we were watching, some people were subsequently arrested and they’re in jail right now," said RCMP Insp. Keith Bramhill. Bramhill says a fluid group of criminals is responsible for the majority of property crimes that have caused a spike in some property crimes across Port Coquitlam. However, Bramhill told city council last Tuesday (Nov. 9) a number of prolific offenders have been arrested and put in jail. “Multiple arrests have been made regarding vandalism, thefts, drug possession and break and enters,” Bramhill said, promising
Port Coquitlam's top Moutie recently told council a fluid group of criminals is responsible for the majority of property crimes in the city. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO
more information once charges are laid. A recent swatting incident that brought police to Riverside Secondary on Nov. 4 is also closer to being resolved, according to Bramhill. Since the incident, which briefly shut the school, he said police have been searching for the person
who called in the fake threat. “We have some very good leads on a possible suspect and we’re following up on the necessary steps with that,” Bramhill told Mayor Brad West and councillors who attended the meeting. According to Bramhill, prolific offenders aren’t necessarily from Port Coquitlam, but operate in
multiple jurisdictions and move from city to city looking for “opportunities.” Over the summer, the city saw a big jump in break and enters and theft from vehicles. From July to September, Coquitlam RCMP officers dealt with hundreds of calls as the number of reports of break and enters to homes
jumped 23 per cent for a total of 25, compared to a three-year average, while thefts from vehicles climbed 18 per cent. The three-year average for B&Es for the period is typically about 20 cases, making the past summer a bad one for this kind of crime. Businesses were hit hard, too, over the summer with
23 break and enters reported to police. However, that number is down from a three-year average of 30. If Port Coquitlam residents saw a flurry of thefts from cars in their neighbourhood, it's likely that a prolific offender was at work. There were 119 reports of thefts from vehicles — more than one a day — over the summer. Assaults were also up dramatically over the summer, according to the police report, with 106 assaults. The three-year average for the period is 72 assaults. In most cases individuals were known to each other, according to Bramhill, who said Port Coquitlam doesn’t typically experience random assaults, as is seen in Vancouver, where attacks are often related to mental health or substance abuse issues. But he said COVID-19, which is keeping people closer to home, may be behind the 48 per cent increase in assaults compared to the three-year average. To combat crime, Bramhill said police have ramped up their efforts to patrol streets, including on ATVs, and have been targeting specific areas.
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A Port Moody family is looking for a new place to live because, they say, they no longer feel safe in their Suter Brook Village neighbourhood. Matthew and Leanne Wilson say their love for the mixed-use environs of condos, townhouses, shops and offices where they’ve lived for five years was shattered Oct. 15 when Leanne was hit by a white van as she crossed Brew Street and Suter Brook Way. Leanne Wilson, who’s seven months pregnant with the couple’s second child, was walking home from dropping her four-year-old daughter at her daycare when she was hit. She was left with a broken foot and ankle, a puncture to her right leg, as well as tissue and nerve damage. But more significantly than her physical injuries, Wilson said, is the damage the incident has inflicted on
Pedestrians cross Suter Brook Way at Brew Street where residents say they've become increasingly worried for their safety. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
her confidence she can visit the neighbourhood’s coffee shops, restaurants and grocery store. “It’s been a real struggle,” she said. “I don’t think it’s the right environment.” “This is not a strip mall,” added Matthew Wilson. “This is a living, working area.” It’s not the first time Suter Brook traffic concerns have been raised.
During a 2018 public hearing to consider a proposal by Onni Developments to build an additional 26-storey condo tower and six-storey rental building alongside a 26-storey tower that had already been approved for its last parcel of property at Suter Brook, Port Moody council heard several residents express their worries the project would bring more traffic
congestion to the compact neighbourhood. Residents were also worried about inadequate loading facilities for delivery vehicles, garbage bins left along curbs, a lack of parking that causes visitors to circle endlessly looking for a vacant spot and poorly marked crosswalks. In response, several councillors toured the neighbourhood to see the problems
for themselves and the city spent $2,100 to consult with residents about possible solutions. Some of those included: • installing new signage and temporary curbing • making Brew Street one way • replacing the brick pavers on Suterbrook Way with asphalt • reconstructing the intersections at Brew and Morrisey streets • implementing pay parking for surface parking stalls • improving street lighting According to a staff report, all the fixes would cost the city almost $500,000 plus another $160,000 to complete traffic pattern changes throughout the neighbourhood if Brew Street were permanently converted to one-way. Two years later, Wilson said very little has changed. Procedures for garbage collection and delivery trucks have been improved. But, he added, those have been offset by the influx of construction vehicles and workers’ cars as the new towers and rental building go up. “We’ve seen it progressively get worse,” he said. “People are in such a rush,
it’s like Chicken Little out there.” Wilson suggested even the installation of speed bumps to help slow traffic in the neighbourhood and the painting of proper crosswalks would help. Coun. Steve Milani, who heads council’s transportation committee, said while some improvements were made based upon the consultation with the neighbourhood, like the implementation of new loading zones, others have been delayed as staff prioritize issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some solutions have been complicated, Milani said, because Brew Street is owned by the developer and the city is working together with Onni to affect changes. Milani said other changes to make the area safer for pedestrians should be in place by early next year. Meanwhile, Leanne Wilson continues to struggle with her accident. She needs a wheelchair to get around and the joy of her second pregnancy has been clouded by worry for her baby’s health and anxiety every time she leaves her condo. “I’ve lost trust that we’ll be safe,” she said.
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more specialized addiction beds and more social worker teams at Fraser Health hospitals, which should have some positive impact. The real game changer, however, could be the B.C. government’s official request to the federal government to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use. So far, Health Canada has not replied to the request. B.C. Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe considers decriminalization a crucial step toward turning the crisis on its ear. Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson argues decriminalization would reduce the “fear and shame” some drug users feel and often prevent them from seeking help. Decriminalization may help address another large
factor that is driving illicit drug fatalities upwards. Such a move could make the drug supply chain considerably safer. B.C. already has a safe drug supply program that allows a doctor or nurse to prescribe alternatives to illicit drugs but it is apparently working unevenly in different parts of the province. The closure of the Canada–U.S. border in March 2020 marks the point at which deaths started to escalate, as the drug supply chain was disrupted and replaced by a more dangerous supply. Lapointe’s latest report said fentanyl caused 84 per cent of the deaths this year and the number of people dying from an overdose of the more lethal carfentanil has more than doubled this year to
177. The reopening of the border may also affect the supply chain’s safety, although it may take some time to see any evidence of that happening. But until Ottawa acts and until B.C. puts even more resources into dealing with the crisis (difficult to do when the COVID-19 public health emergency puts an enormous strain on existing resources) the deaths will continue to mount. However, they will still fly below the radar for much of a public that continues to find itself still in the grip of a pandemic that has turned many lives upside down. Illicit drug use is still viewed by many as “someone else’s” problem, and that’s a shame. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.
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Could car-share be a solution to parking woes? The Editor: It may seem nonsensical to suggest that we might put an end to residential parking wars, which pit neighbours against one another in an escalating battle over limited roadside parking spaces, by taking some of those spaces away. I’m talking about adding car-sharing spaces, specifically in low-density neighbourhoods. While this does require reducing the space currently available for personal vehicles — taking parking away — it allows residents to reduce the number of vehicles
they need to park. I recently moved to within 10 minutes walking distance of two car-share vehicles and a small-city commercial centre, and discovered that I could happily go completely car-free. My household costs are significantly lower and we make more short trips by walking or cycling. It’s a minor lifestyle adjustment with little to no downside and many benefits. But too often, the incentives to promote new car-sharing vehicles are aimed at neighbourhoods where parking isn’t a signifi-
cant problem. Municipalities and developers are natural allies in promoting car-sharing as a way to increase revenues and reduce costs in new medium- or high-density construction projects, but in areas that have an existing oversupply of parking. If you live in a typical suburban neighbourhood where realistically you just need a car to do anything, take a look down your street. Imagine that every five cars parked were replaced with one, that you could use when you needed it. Erik Minty Coquitlam
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Meet the Cannoli King of Port Coquitlam Proprietor of popular food truck setting up shop in Dominion Triangle DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
"Take the cannoli — leave the gun." That piece of cinematic history in the 1972 Academy Award-winning classic The Godfather now has new meaning for the Tri-Cities. Cannoli is a crunchy, creamy and ricotta cheesefilled Italian pastry one could almost die for. Now residents in Port Coquitlam — and beyond — can pick and choose the pastry, toppings and flavourings for their own confection at a new shop at 1125-950 Seaborne Ave. Cannoli King Vancouver is expanding to Port Coquitlam and holding its grand opening this Saturday, Nov. 20. Owner Sam Pero says he expects folks to like the fact they don’t have to travel far to get their cannoli. Instead of heading to east Vancouver or searching for a food truck, Tri-City residents
The Cannoli King Sam Pero is opening his new kitchen and retail shop in Port Coquitlam's Dominion Triangle area. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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"Port Coquitlam has been great to work with," said Pero of setting up his new shop. "Everything has just worked out very well." Pero, a former mechanic who got into the family baking business after a back injury, needed more kitchen space to supply his east Vancouver bakery, Italia Bakery, located at 104-2828 E. Hastings St., as well as his popular Cannoli King food truck. After a successful start at the commissary kitchen, he decided to open a retail operation, where people can choose their pastry, filling and toppings and take them home. "They see it happening in front of them, they see it’s fresh-filled, that’s important when eating cannoli, and everything is high quality." Among the most popular flavours is The Nonna, based on a breakfast treat of toast, ricotta and jam made by his grandmother. It’s a cannoli filled with sweet ricotta and jam. Another popular flavour is the Sicilian, filled with sweetened ricotta, chocolate chips and almonds. For many, their first introduction to cannoli is through a visit to the Cannoli
King food truck, which is a staple at the PNE and many public events. However, the family bakery business has been around since 1985, when Pero's father, Francesco, started handcrafting Sicilian cannoli and other Italian desserts. Sam worked with his father, up early at 4 a.m., but it was a successful venture at Italian Days that was the impetus for the Cannoli King food truck. The festival event was originally supposed to be a one-off, and the long-time Port Moody resident decided to keep the food offerings to one simple dessert — cannoli. "We had lineups and it was like, ‘You’re the cannoli king.'" The rest is dessert history. Pero is well-known in the area for his sponsorship of a local hockey team and support for SHARE Family and Community Services, which runs the food bank in Port Moody. But Pero hopes his new PoCo shop will expand his reputation as the king of cannoli, which he describes like a true connoisseur. "The best I can describe it is sweet cream crunch."
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RibFest prepping for return Event had to be cancelled the last two years because of pandemic MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com
Start saving your appetite. And your napkins. RibFest is returning. In a delegation to Port Moody council last Tuesday, the event’s co-chair Frank Marchand said planning is already well underway for the annual event’s revival next July 15 to 17 after it had to be cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID19 pandemic. And while it’s still not known what sorts of public health restrictions might still be in place, Marchand said with vaccinations on pace and regulations easing he’s confident “we’ll be able to welcome people back to Port Moody for this world-class event.” Marchand said RibFest is Port Moody Rotary’s largest fundraiser and its cancellation two years running has
Organizer of Port Moody’s popular RibFest are preparing to bring the lip-smacking celebration of meat back this summer. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO
cost the service organization about $100,000 it uses to support various programs and organizations in the city. The first RibFest was held in 2015, attracting 40,000 visitors to Rocky Point Park. They enjoyed smoked and grilled meats from a variety of professional grillers that travel a circuit of such events around North America, as well as live music. In subsequent years, the event continued to grow, attracting renowned grillers like Port Moody’s own Rusty Johnson, who’s won several national and international competitions. Marchand said contracts with grillers and musicians are already being drawn up
to secure their presence as Rotary is anticipating a lot of competition from other such events around North America as they come back online. “There’s a lot of pent-up demand,” he said. Council will consider at a future meeting whether to roll the three-year funding commitment for RibFest that it made in 2019 to make up for the cancelled 2020 and ‘21 events. But, “there’s no reason for us to rethink our support,” assured Coun. Hunter Madsen. That came as a relief to Marchand as, he said, the city is RibFest’s “biggest partner.”
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The Coquitlam Express players have back-to-back games this weekend at the Palace. See them in action tonight at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam) against the Trail Smoke Eaters, as well as Saturday night versus the Cowichan Valley Capitals. Both games start at 7 p.m.
Put on your rain gear and boots to volunteer with the Lower Mainland Green Team, which will remove invasive ivy and blackberry bushes from Rocky Point Park (2600block of Murray Street, Port Moody) from 9:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. No experience is necessary and gloves, tools and snacks will be supplied. Meet on the Shoreline Trail behind the offleash dog park (https://bit.ly/3mrbCO0).
Head over to PoCo Heritage (150–2248 McAllister Ave., Port Coquitlam) to create a vintage ornament for your Christmas tree or a present for a loved one. Open to all ages, the event runs from 1 to 2:30 p.m.; masks and proof of vaccination is required for participants ages 12 and older (bring a piece of government-issued ID). Entry is by donation at $5.
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Juno award nominee Will Stroet (pictured at right) and his three-piece band entertain kids and their caregivers at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) at two one-hour shows: 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Hear songs from Stroet’s 11th album, Big Shiny Spoons, released last month.
You can now shop at the Winter Farmers Market at the Port Moody Recreation Complex (300 Ioco Rd., Port Moody). Launched Nov. 7, the market has dozens of vendors selling Lower Mainland produce and handmade wares.
Taps your toes to the beat at the North Shore Celtic Ensemble’s show, Connection, at the Terry Fox Theatre (1260 Riverwood Gate, Port Coquitlam). Entry to the concert at 2 p.m. is $15. Provincial health orders are in effect.
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DEVELOPMENT
Port Moody waterfall condo on course for council’s approval Project hailed as ‘distinctive’ for prominent corner MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com
A 45-unit condo project with a unique waterfall feature will make for a “dis-
tinctive” entry to the western end of Port Moody. Last Tuesday (Nov. 9), council passed third reading of zoning bylaw amendments required for the development at the corner of the Barnet Highway between St. Johns and Clarke streets to proceed. Coun. Hunter Madsen praised the proposal by
Langley-based Springcreek Developments Ltd. as a “remarkably lovely architectural concept,” adding “that particular corner as the western gateway into the city needed to have something special there.” At an earlier public hearing, council heard some residents express concerns about the potential for traffic
problems in that part of the city — especially if and when other proposed projects like the Westport development at the old Andrés Wine site, as well as the massive redevelopment of nearby Woodland Park — also proceed. But councillors seemed unfazed by those worries, and Springcreek’s Kal Srih reassured them adjustments
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his company had made since its original proposal — like the addition of dedicated parking spaces for parents dropping off kids at the 79-space daycare that’s part of the project, as well as its proximity to transit and a bike route — would mitigate any congestion. The development, Srih said, now “ticks all the boxes” on council’s wish list, with more than half the units having two or more bedrooms to accommodate families plus the daycare and planned office space creating more than 30 jobs. As well, Srih added, the company’s offering of six units on a rent-to-own program in which qualified purchasers can put two years worth of rent payments toward their downpayment helps address housing af-
fordability issues. As for the waterfall, it will cascade five stories down the southern facade of the building into a reflecting pool on a 2,000 sq. ft. plaza at the corner of Barnet and St. Johns that will be available for public use. But only part of it will be actual water, as some of the torrent will be a hologram behind glass. Srih said the feature will provide a “different sense of entry” to Port Moody that animates a historically “ugly” location. Previously the site of a gas station and two single family homes, the properties are now mostly overgrown, with a portion of South Schoolhouse Creek running through them; the watercourse will be protected by a 15 metre riparian zone.
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New bike fix-it station installed at Gates Park It’s part of a pilot project to encourage cycling KYLE BALZER kbalzer@tricitynews.com
Picture this: you’re about to bike through Gates Park in Port Coquitlam when your chain suddenly falls off. Or, you notice the air pressure in your bike tires is lower than it should be just as you’re about to trek the Traboulay PoCo Trail. What do you do? Unless you happen to have a toolbox on your person, the city is stepping in to help the “growing number” of local cyclists by installing a new feature at the popular park. A “fix-it” station is now set up by the Wilson Avenue parking lot, complete with tools and fixtures needed for basic repair as part of a Port
Coquitlam pilot project to help residents choosing to bike as a way of commuting and recreation activity. This includes screwdrivers, Allen keys, wrenches and an air pump with a gauge at the green tamper-proof unit. Bars are also installed so cyclists can rest their two-wheelers off the ground while performing repairs. “By increasing access to bike infrastructure and providing resources, we’re both improving access to transportation for our residents and improving the overall health of our community,” explains PoCo Mayor Brad West in a news release from Nov. 9. “We’re excited that this new pilot bike fix-it program not only promotes an active, healthy and environmentally friendly mode of travel but encourages our residents to enjoy the wonderful trails and natural resources that
we have in Port Coquitlam.” The bike repair station is set to remain in Gates Park for the next year. The city says it was chosen due to its location near the downtown core and its tourism spotlight with the Traboulay PoCo Trail. If it becomes a popular fixture, the city adds the pilot project could expand
to install other stations in more parks and trails. Port Coquitlam’s cycling infrastructure plan includes adding 25 racks and a total of more than 60 km of biking routes. For more information about PoCo’s cycling resources, routes and amenities, you’re encouraged to visit the city’s website.
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Volunteering: A Great Way to Build your Work Experience Volunteers are needed in every area of our community— from health care and social services, to arts and sports —and can help with everything from popcorn maker to strategic planner and everything in between. Volunteering can be a way to benefit your community but also an opportunity to build work experience and learn new skills. Check out the volunteer support hub and search the volunteer databases for something that fits your interests at coquitlam.ca/supporthub.
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VOLUNTEERS Interested in getting involved in your community? Check out coquitlam.ca/supporthub and search the volunteer opportunity databases.
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Habitat for Humanity to build 40 townhomes Quantum Properties donates $100,000 to help build Coquitlam project KYLE BALZER kbalzer@tricitynews.com
A 40-unit townhome project in Coquitlam set to help dozens of local families on lower incomes achieve homeownership is getting a big boost from a B.C. developer. Habitat for Humanity is receiving a $100,000 donation from Quantum Properties (Abbotsford) to help build the affordable housing complex, which is set to be the non-profit’s largest project in Metro Vancouver to date. In a release provided to the Tri-City News, the regional chapter’s first-ever shovels in Coquitlam soil are earmarked for 1358 Coast Meridian Rd. — located on Burke Mountain just east of Millard Orchard Park. It’s part of the city’s strategy to get hardworking families into affordable living by choosing to build the complex in “an established healthy neighbourhood.” Habitat Greater
Vancouver spokesperson Steph Baker is grateful to ultimately see generosity prevail for those who need it most. “This significant financial contribution and willingness to rally the community to join the cause of affordable housing is what Habitat is all about; working together to lift up the vulnerable in their community,” she said in a statement. “Without partners like Quantum Properties, we would not be able to provide safe and affordable housing that will impact the trajectory of hundreds of local families and provide a pathway to eventual home ownership. We are deeply grateful.” By providing a roof over their heads, Habitat’s Coquitlam project is also aimed to help families become more self-reliant and independent by giving them the financial stability associated with fully owning a home. Quantum Properties founder Diane Davies said she believes it’s important to lift up local communities with contributions that makes life easier and more fulfilling. “As we enter the
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team looks forward to helping champion the Habitat for Humanity model of achieving home ownership.,” Davies said. “These projects are so important to the families that will live there, and we are very proud to be involved. Our hope is that other companies and individuals will join us.”
Habitat said its latest development also represents incremental growth for the Greater Vancouver affiliate. When completed, the project bring the organization’s regional housing total todate to approximately 500 families and more than 1,500 children. The non-profit organization is also getting funds
from all levels of government to help build the Coast Meridian homes. For more information, you can visit Habitat for Humanity’s website at habitat.ca. The $100,000 donation also means the main street of the 40-unit complex will bear Quantum Properties’ name.
During winter stormy weather, our City crews’ priorities are to maintain accessibility for emergency and transit vehicles on the collector, arterial, emergency and bus routes that connect major sections of our community. Visit coquitlam.ca/winterwise for more info.
GET PREPARED It is your responsibility to clear all sidewalks around your house within 10 hours after the end of any snowfall or ice storm. Snow that gets redeposited by any means must be re-cleared.
If you have a fire hydrant in front of your home, please clear the snow around it. This will enable the fire department to locate hydrant in case of an emergency.
Do not park on the road or in the lane during and after a snowfall. Follow all posted parking restrictions on your street, and on street regulation signage at all locations within the City.
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H E R I TA G E
Tie on a sash for Terry Fox A limited-edition sash is now on sale to raise funds for the charitable foundation named after Port Coquitlam hero Terry Fox. Métis Nation BC and the Fox family released the Terry Fox sash in recognition of the cancer crusader’s Indigenous heritage. His Métis lineage can be traced through his mother’s side. The new garment, which also has a commemorate patch of Terry Fox, can be bought online via Métis Nation BC or the Terry Fox Foundation, a non-profit that collects money for cancer research.
The sash orders will be shipped out in mid-December. “I know I speak for our entire community when I say how thrilled I am to have the opportunity to continue highlighting the Fox family and all their contributions to our province and country,” said Louis De Jaeger, MNBC director for Region 2, in a news release. “The Fox family has embraced their Métis identity and helped to shine a light on on the rich culture our people hold.” The sash comes as the Fox family continues to make its Indigenous roots known. In September, the fam-
ily and Métis Nation BC along with Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council launched in Coquitlam a pilot program for Tri-City elementary students, focusing family trees and using Fox’s cultural background as an example. The educational resource is available for download via ShareEdBC and HeroInYou.ca/terry. Also this fall, Métis Nation BC partnered with the Terry Fox Foundation to design the 2021 community run T-shirt. About 90,000 B.C. residents identify as having a Métis background.
Rotary NEWS
What an AMAZING community we have! This past year our community partners and friends have amplified our Rotary Club of Port Moody projects including: Message of Hope with Soroptimists, Poppy drive with the Legion, Eagle Ridge Manor – tents for screening, snowflakes, outside window and lights decorating, Christmas Party support, Valentines for the manor with the community, Blueberry gleaning and Rotary Gives A Ham for SHARE, CABE kids Drive – so generous, Fraser Vallely Health Flue Drive volunteers, Innervisions Chili and BBQ lunches for those in addiction recovery, Rotary Removes Invasive Plant Species – pulling invasive ivy, holly and other invasives out of the Port Moody parks, 2 Shred-a-Thons and the Westhill trail upgrade with the assistance of the College Park Community Association, Burke Mountain Naturalists, Innervisions, Interactors and more. We still were able to do the Heritage Mountain Clean-ups and keep the Little Library by Orchard Park stocked. It’s been a pleasure to be able to keep serving and collaborating with this community despite all the pandemic uncertainties. We have missed you all with the absence of our Search for the Perfect Pint and RIBFEST fundraisers and while we are looking forward to these for next year, we are hoping you can support our fun fitness challenge fundraiser – Go For Rotary where you can set, track and achieve a fitness goal over the month of November online. This way, you take care of yourself and help the Port Moody Club fund its community activities. Every registration helps and you can get sponsors or pledges if you want to increase your contribution. Its easy to sign up at www.bit.ly/GoForRotary. To learn more about us check out our website at www.portmoodyrotary.ca. The Port Moody Rotary Club has hybrid meetings Wednesday mornings at 7:00 am at the St James Well Pub and on Zoom.
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GETTING READY FOR WINTER
PoMo student launches coat drive for homeless Drive for coats and other warm gear begins today DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
Keeping Coquitlam shelter residents warm and
dry this winter is the goal of an SFU student who is organizing a clothing drive. Chloe Goodison, who started NaloxHome to provide information about overdose prevention, has now turned her attention to collecting warm weather clothing in all sizes for the 3030 Gordon Ave. shelter and
transition housing in Coquitlam. “It’s something they told us was needed,” explained Goodison. The NaloxHome youth team consists of 20 young people, ages 18 to 25, who are learning about substance abuse and how to prevent overdoses, and are sharing
their knowledge with high school students. Goodison, who lives in Port Moody, was 16 when she saw her first overdose. She was aboard a SkyTrain from Coquitlam to Port Moody when she spotted a young woman looking ill and confused. Suddenly, the woman
collapsed onto her lap. After that experience, Goodison made it a priority to learn about the overdose crisis and started a training program for youth with the assistance of Fraser Health and School District 43. In addition to providing seminars to 1,000 teens in School District 43,
NaloxHome is hosting the coat drive from Nov. 18 to Jan. 31. Those with coats and other warm weather gear can email info@naloxhome. com, send a message via Instagram to @Nalohome or text 778-246-1602. Pick up will be Thursdays from 5 to 9 p.m.
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CHRISTMAS TREE SALES
Aunt Leah’s tree lots looking for volunteers Christmas tree sales set to begin Nov. 26
Sherry has one big reason: her daughter Marcella is now an active middle schooler. This year, the family plans to help out at Coquitlam’s Aunt Leah’s Tree lot, which opens to the public on Friday Nov. 26. “Volunteering at the tree lot puts us in the Christmas spirit, and it feel good to give
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Now Sherry lives with her daughter in an independent suite in Aunt Leah’s Thresholds housing and is working as a flag-person with union wages while she plans to pursue further schooling. Sherry’s story is being told as volunteers are desperately needed to work at the lots in Burnaby and Coquitlam that
back to Aunt Leah’s after all they have done for us,” stated Sherry in a press release. Sherry, whose surname is not published for privacy reasons, was just 16 when she moved into Aunt Leah’s house with her threemonth-old infant, where she received parenting and life skills programs, as well as help to go back to school.
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To hear Rosalie Dipcsu talk about her work is such a treat. At less than five feet tall, the visionary artist and healer from the Squamish Nation bursts with pride and becomes quite animated when she describes her pieces that recently went up at the səmiq̓ʷəʔelə/Riverview Lands in Coquitlam. After all, Dipcsu said, they tell the stories of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm and represent the First Nation returning home to its traditional territory. The spritely Elder was tapped to begin beautifying the historical grounds off Lougheed Highway a few years back. Her first commission involved wrapping two utility boxes with kʷikʷəƛ̓əm symbols and messages. Then, in the summer of 2019, came two mural projects for the Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction, which was officially opened last month by the provincial government, as well as kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation (KFN). Her first mural, installed at the front of the building, is a graphic work placed on a quarter-inch aluminum panel by EEC Industries of North Vancouver, where Dipcsu lives. And, like all of her Red Fish art pieces, it has a theme of movement — not only to mirror the migration of the red fish up the Coquitlam River after 100 years, but also to match the vision of the current First Nation as it seeks to take back its land. Adorned with blue patterns and the KFN logo, the outside mural shows a human face overlooking the flow of the red fish — each of which has internal kʷikʷəƛ̓əm elements — with kʷikʷəƛ̓əm animals in the sky: the coyote, black bear, eagle and heron (the latter of
Above, Rosalie Dipcsu and her husband, John Dennis Williams, in front of their mural, titled Essence of Spirit, in the Hummingbird Room at the Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction. Below, the mural outside of the new centre at səmiq̓ʷəʔelə/Riverview Lands. JANIS CLEUGH/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
which səmiq̓ʷəʔelə takes its name). But inside the building, in the Hummingbird Room where patients gather for group talks, Dipcsu and her husband, John Dennis Williams, have transformed a wall with acrylic paints to illustrate KFN’s territory from east to west. On the left side, Dipcsu said, she’s set the scene at Buntzen Lake showing old and modern-day canoes with paddlers side by side because, despite its
population shrinking from 1,000 members to less than 125 today, the First Nation “never lost sight of who they are…. A lot of their history has been forgotten.” Two hands weaving a basket, at the top of the image, also indicate understanding, time and patience. In the centre, though, is the Coquitlam Watershed where kʷikʷəƛ̓əm once had its winter gathering site before the Coquitlam dam was built and stopped the First Nations’ community, as well
as the fish. A deer represents innocence, while a dancer is pictured to show a spiritual quest for identity. A wise owl looks from above as a land steward. On the right side, however, is the abundance around the Fraser River, with images of a cedar plank house, a feather, drum, beaver, sturgeon and coyote — the latter being “a trickster” who also keeps the land safe. Still, Dipcsu included three elements in the Essence of Spirit mural though only two immediately pop out to the viewer. The first is a medicine wheel (replicated on the floor) that’s festooned with native healing plants — cedar, tobacco, sage and sweet grass — and has the four colours of race. On a wall plaque, it reads that • red people have the gift of vision • white people have the gift of knowledge
• yellow people have the gift of wisdom • black people have the gift of movement “If we use all our given gifts together, we will foresee unity,” the plaque states. As well, Dipcsu included a medicine man that was inspired by an image of “Quekwatlen” chief Thomas Williams from an article in The Province newspaper on Jan. 18, 1960, when he took away a curse on the colonials in Coquitlam. The man is standing on a bed of Pacific Dogwoods — the floral emblem of British Columbia — “because he sees into the future,” she said. But there’s an element that Dipcsu tucked away in her mural, too: the letters L-O-V-E. “I really wanted this to be a place of love and healing,” she said, while scanning the Hummingbird Room. “I wanted people to melt into these images when then going through a critical time
in their lives, and not to be judged.” Dipcsu said the mural took her and Williams about 180 hours, and they got plenty of positive feedback along the way from construction crews and provincial health staff. In addition, Dipcsu placed white stencils on 36 windows, over three levels at Red Fish, to illustrate a gathering of people, aquatic animals and canoes with fishers throwing an offering to an eagle to share the wealth. Dipcsu said she hopes her art brings peace and represents hope for the future. kʷikʷəƛ̓əm Chief Ed Hall, who has known Dipcsu for more than two decades, told the Tri-City News that his friend “has this profoundness for arts, especially working with oil paints and canvas, also wood carving in very significant-sized pieces including old growth that has been given a second life spiritually, and stories brought out of them.” “I would have to say the works are nothing short of fantastic!” he added. “Her oil painting work has amazed me so much that I’ve had to begin collecting a few pieces for my own and while they were available, as limited-edition runs are few.” Dipcsu’s aim was to “put the KFN on the map in a big way, but also to leave a legacy. The murals are to stop people in their tracks and, in that pause, to reflect and breathe in the past, present and future.” Though Dipcsu’s art is relatively new for the Tri-Cities, her talent is well-known around B.C. She has a cubic installation at Function Junction in Whistler as part of the 2010 Winter Olympics; as well, she painted a Kermode Spirit Bear, which was bought by a communications giant. As for her next project, Dipcsu is working with PLEA Community Services for a piece at its new Port Coquitlam site.
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Author’s royalties from first novel to help sick kids Atkins to donate proceeds to BC Children’s Hospital JANIS CLEUGH jcleugh@tricitynews.com
A book about an orphan who sails the high seas in the 18th century is now for sale — with 100 per cent of its proceeds this year going to the BC Children’s Hospital. Coquitlam author Trevor Atkins released his début historical novel, The Day the Pirates Went Mad, this spring and re-announced the charitable component this month. His family has a tradition of donating to the hospital for sick kids: For years, they’ve given part of the royalties from their educational games, published play and crafts. Geared to middle school students, the story started as a short tale for his daughter,
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who is now in Grade 8, but it evolved to an “educational vehicle” in a book form. At 244 pages plus a teacher’s guide, the self-published fictional tale follows young Emma Sharpe as she pens a letter to her parents in prison about her inaugural voyage to the Zanzibar Archipelago in the early 1700s. The reader then sees her leave again — with a progressive captain at the helm who takes Emma under his
wing — for the West Indies, where she and the cabin boy, Jack Randall, discover a cursed pirates’ treasure from a ship wreck. Talk aboard the ship about what to do with the jewels becomes heated. “The theme is greed and wealth versus the value of family and friends,” Atkins told the Tri-City News. “They find out that they’re rich because they have each other.” Atkins tapped Jon Merchant to illustrate the novel with chalk- and charcoal-like line drawings that would be similar to what Emma would create in her travel journal. Available through Western Sky Books in Port Coquitlam, Kinder Books in New Westminster and amazon.ca, The Day the Pirates Went Mad is also part of the White Pines Collection at the Port Moody Public Library, which highlights the work of local authors. Atkins said he plans to
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For many of the players on the Riverside Rapids’ senior boys soccer team, last Wednesday’s stunning victory over top-ranked Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils in the Fraser North Zone championship final was a case of déja vu. All but four of them were part of the junior team in 2019 that pulled a similar upset, the first time the younger Port Coquitlam side had ever beaten their rivals up Mariner Way. The most recent triumph, 2-1 in penalty kicks, launches the Rapids into the BC High School Senior Boys Soccer Provincials as the top seed of the three Tri-City teams that have advanced to the championship tournament that begins Nov. 25 at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. Best will also be there, gunning for its sixth provincial banner. They’ll be joined by another upstart, the Centennial Centaurs, which qualified for the first time in eight years with a 3–2 win over the Heritage Woods Kodiaks in the match to decide the third-place finisher in Fraser North. Riverside co-coaches Mark Colligan and Tim Burke said the Rapids’ win over Best is a huge confidence-builder heading to provincials as players weathered everything the Blue Devils threw their way phys-
Centennial Centaurs’ Chase Doucette is tackled heavily by a Heritage Woods defender in their North Fraser Zone senior boys soccer playoff match, last Wednesday at Burnaby Lake. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
ically that sent four of them to ground with injuries. That necessitated moving some players into unfamiliar positions and calling others off the bench. “As coaches, we have confidence in being able to put our players in multiple positions and know they will perform great,” Colligan and Burke said. “As players, they know and see that confidence we have in them and they are willing to perform anywhere.”
More importantly, added the bench bosses, the players were able to harness the emotion that can come from tough physical play. “Our team held their cool,” said Colligan and Burke. “We preach the philosophy to play with emotion but don’t be emotional.” Harnessing that energy will be a key to success in Burnaby said the coaches. “When it comes to provincial competition you will face the best of the best.
If any team shows up and doesn’t believe they can win it all, they have already lost.” Such self-belief also propels the Centaurs, which won two matches in the Fraser North tournament on penalty kicks and came from behind in its triumph over Heritage Woods. “Our work ethic has been our trademark from the beginning of the season,” said Centennial coach Kevin Comeau. “Now that we have proven we can win some
close games against some very tough teams, I feel as though we have gained some valuable experience, while also surprising some teams with our skill and tenacity.” Comeau said his side gelled through the season as players shook off the rust from more than a year away from the pitch because of COVID-19 public health restrictions that cancelled the 2020 high school soccer season.
“At the beginning of the season, I was a little unsure of how we would fare,” admitted Comeau. “But looking at us now, our group has really… become a cohesive unit.” That cohesion will be tested in Burnaby. But, said Comeau, players are determined to make their mark for the school where the boys program has long been overshadowed by the highly successful girls team that’s coming off successive provincial championships. “Boys teams have often been the forgotten bunch,” Comeau said. “But this year out team was determined to show our school and others that we are a formidable squad.” As for the Blue Devils, despite the setback at the Zone playoffs, head coach Dave Jones isn’t panicking. Rather, Jones said, he expects players will use the loss as fuel. “The boys were gutted from the loss and angry for letting this opportunity slip away,” he said. “Motivation to redeem themselves is high.” Jones said the time off prior to the start of provincials will allow his side to work on set pieces and penalty kicks, the elements of their game that failed them against Riverside. Otherwise, he’s happy with the way the team has come together. But, as always, emotion and intangibles will come into play, Jones said. “Making sure the boys keep their composure and show discipline when referee calls go agains them or unlucky situation happen” will be critical, Jones said, adding, “A little luck never hurts.”
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Salling joins Canada coaches MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com
Coquitlam Express defenceman Lucas Lundy battles Langley Rivermen forward Samuel May for the puck in the first period of their BC Hockey League game, last Wednesday at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. The Express won the game, 3-0, then followed that up with two more wins on the road, 7-6 over the Merritt Centennials last Friday and 3-1 over the Prince George Spruce Kings on Saturday. Coquitlam returns home to host the Trail Smoke Eaters on Friday at 7 p.m. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Port Coquitlam’s Jenn Salling isn’t done with softball. While the two-time Olympian retired from her playing career after winning a bronze medal at last summer’s Tokyo Olympics, she’s now a part of the coaching staff for Canada’s national team. Salling hit .571 at the Tokyo Games, the best of all batters in the six-team tournament. One of those was a successful bunt in the second inning of the bronze medal game that eventually led to her crossing the plate on a
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Epic storm a warning of what could come: Mayor Infrastructure needs to be ‘more resilient to severe weather’ DIANE STRANDBERG dstradnberg@tricitynews.com
Matthew and Leanne Wilson say they’re moving from Port Moody’s Suter Brook neighbouhood because they don’t think it’s safe for their family after Leanne was hit by the driver of a van while crossing Brew Street. For more, see the story on Page 11. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart says the massive rainstorm that left debris, muddy fields and some frustrated residents and commuters in its wake is a clarion call that climate change requires a new approach to building homes and infrastructure. Stewart said cities have to make sure that culverts and drainage systems can with-
stand major rainstorms that may become more frequent. “We could well have them every year or two,” he said. “We have to design our systems to be much more resilient to severe weather.” The storm dumped 175 mm of rain in just 37 hours according to the Burke Mountain rain gauge. That’s 70 per cent of the 252 mm average rainfall for the month of November. The spectacular downpour sent homeless people to a Port Moody extreme weather shelter, closed ramps to the Pitt River Bridge in Port Coquitlam and caused sewage and
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