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Mayors take an icy dip Port Moody’s new mayor Mike Clay joined long-time Penguin Plunge participant Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart for the celebratory dip on Sunday at Rocky Point Park. They were among 250 revellers who braved the frigid Burrard Inlet waters for the annual New Year’s Day event hosted by the Pleasantside Community Association. Also notable was the lack of Stewart’s white tuxedo; for this year’s swim, he donned a Coquitlam Express hockey jersey. For more photos of the event, see page 11.

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Home values up in the region, BCAA roll shows

By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Some homeowners in the Coquitlam neighbourhoods of Burquitlam and Maillardville will see their property values jump by as much as 25% this year.

Yesterday (Tuesday), the BC Assessment Authority (BCAA) released its 2012 roll for the TriCities, Burnaby and New Westminster, showing an increase as much as 15% for the North Fraser region.

Deputy assessor Zina Weston said the Coquitlam “pockets” of Maillardville and Burquitlam as well as along Murray Street in Port Moody are the highlights, with recent rezoning changes for duplexes and heritage upgrades in Maillardville plus new construction for the upcoming Evergreen Line through Burquitlam and Moody Centre as being the driving factors for the high assessments in those areas.

Property assessment notices were mailed out last Friday and most homeowners should be receiving their letters in the mail this week, Weston said. see DEADLINE,, page 4

Sexual touching alleged at several SD 43 schools

By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Incidents of inappropriate touching of students by former Coquitlam substitute teacher Aleksandr Plehanov started soon after he began teaching in School District 43 in 2007, alleged the prosecution at the first day of his trial yesterday (Tuesday).

“Things happened before 2010 but the schools had chosen not to report it to the police,” said Crown Counsel Wendy Van Tongeren Harvey in her opening statements at Port Coquitlam provincial court.

Harvey cited incidents at Eagle Ridge, Hazel Trembath and Leigh elementary schools in which fellow teachers and/ or principals talked to Plehanov about touching students. A human resources employee with the school district also spoke to him as a result of an investigation at a SD 43 school.

Plehanov is facing charges of sexual interference and sexual assault involving five students who were aged seven

and eight at the time of the alleged incidents in 2010. He is also charged with criminal harassment in connection with actions that took place in June 2010 and involved one of the families of the alleged victims.

In court, Harvey PLEHANOV stated each of the students reported being touched by “Mr. P,” as he was known, and it was the Crown’s assertion that the touching was indeed sexual in nature, in some cases dramatically so. The children have stated they were touched in the crotch area as well as on the buttocks, hips, chest and legs, according to the prosecution.

On March 10, 2010, the parents of one girl called Coquitlam RCMP after she told them Mr. P was “gross.” When her mother asked her what had happened the girl, an eight-year-old Grade 3 student

at Glen elementary at the time, said he had touched her “bum and crotch area,” Harvey said in her opening statement .

The girl’s father testified Tuesday afternoon that when his daughter came home she was crying because she was worried her mother would have to talk to the school’s principal, Derek Passaglia.

“I reassured her that whatever happened it wasn’t her fault,” the father testified. The two then went into his office, where he asked the girl to demonstrate exactly what had happened, “because they were serious allegations and I wanted to be sure there was no misunderstanding,” the father said.

When they couldn’t reach anyone at the school the parents contacted police.

Before an officer arrived at their home they also contacted parents of fellow students their daughter had mentioned as she recounted the alleged incident, the court heard. see PLEHANOV PLEHANOV,, page 3

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The girl’s mother testified she had also spoken to a friend, whose daughter attended Bramblewood elementary, and was told a similar incident involving Plehanov had allegedly happened at that school but police had not been contacted.

She also testified that her younger daughter told a friend the police had been to her house; the friend relayed the information to her mother and allegedly reported she had also been touched by Plehanov.

The mother of the Glen elementary student also testified during her cross-examination that her daughter has been afraid to see Plehanov and, for several weeks after the alleged incident, she suffered from anxiety and had difficulty sleeping.

In response to questions from defence lawyer Lisa Helps around what was considered acceptable touching of children, the mother stated their family considered hugging among family members was appropriate but sitting on an adult’s knee would be acceptable only if a parent was present.

Passaglia was set to testify Tuesday afternoon, after the Tri-City News’’ deadline. Testimony from some of the students involved in the alleged incidents is expected later this week. spayne@tricitynews.com

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School District 43’s new energy manager is predicting a green future as schools renew their pledge to cut waste, paper and energy use for the new year.

Dave Sands, who was hired July 1 to head up the district’s green strategy, has several projects on the go to boost energy savings and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The former Castle Park elementary school principal said he’s facing a “steep learning curve” but will SANDS be following through on initiatives started by the previous energy and sustainability principal, Mark Clay, who is now a principal at Maillard middle.

Sands takes on the job as the district has to look further and work harder to reduce energy and conserve paper if it wants to whittle down the carbon offsets it pays to the Pacific Carbon Trust.

Last year, SD43 contributed $260,000 to the trust compared to $400,000 for Vancouver school district and $500,000 contributed by Surrey school district. In all, B.C. schools and health authorities paid $18 million into the fund, which funds private sector energy initiatives.

There appears to be no appetite at this time to change the way carbon offsets are calculated or paid, according to Sands, and he expects to start adding up the district’s energy and paper consumption to calculate the offsets this month.

It’s too early to say whether the district will see any reduction in offsets even though

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In 2012, more schools will start composting their food waste — like Maple Creek middle school, which recycles extensively with the support of the city of Port Coquitlam an School District 43. it has installed new heating, air conditioning and ventilating systems in three elementary schools and recently upgraded lighting at six schools.

“We’re hoping it’s going to be the same or a little bit less,” Sands said.

Two big projects underway include composting green waste at schools that have the capacity, and reducing paper with a new print strategy. The district is looking at replacing old equipment with new multi-function printer, fax, scanner and copiers that are more efficient and save energy, as well as paper which is a major contributor to SD43’s carbon offset calculation.

“The print strategy piece is really around reducing our paper use and copying. That’s around behavioural change — how we’re providing resources for kids. We really want to start to work towards that,” Sands said.

On the composting front, Sands said he is working with Port Moody, Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam municipalities so more schools compost their green waste. Other projects for 2012 include the following: • One new school, Heritage Mountain middle, and three new schools — James Park elementary, Pitt River middle and Centennial secondary — will all be built to the highest

environmental standards for LEED gold status.

• Pulse metres will be installed by BC Hydro at 14 schools to measure energy use and find possible efficiencies • Twenty schools will be studied for potential Power Smart lighting upgrades • The district will be looking at using LED lights for exterior lighting and replacing old monitors with newer, more energy efficient LCD monitors, with Moody middle school as the pilot.

Sands will also be working with the IT department to come up with ways to reduce the need for paper in schools through the use of technology.

Witnesses sought in drive-by shooting

By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

The Coquitlam RCMP is looking for witnesses to a drive-by shooting that took place in Maillardville on New Year’s day.

The incident happened shortly after 2 p.m. when an unidentified vehicle targeted a home in the 1600-block of Booth Avenue and fired between three and five shots.

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at the time of the shooting and several vehicles were damaged however nobody was injured in the attack.

“As far as we can tell a vehicle drove by a specific house and fired several shots,” said RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung.

“Someone was in the house at the time but no one was hurt.”

He added that so far it does not appear the shooting is gang-related and he could not say whether the resident of

the Coquitlam property was known to police.

Mounties were at the scene for most of the afternoon processing evidence and canvassing the neighbourhood. Chung said that often witnesses are reluctant to talk to the police in situations where a shooting has occurred and he asked anyone with information to come forward.

“Since it took place in the afternoon we think people may have seen something,”

he said. “We are getting some information but we are not getting all the information we would like to have.”

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-9451550 and quote file number 2012-94. Anyone wishing to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or go online at www. solvecrime.ca. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

A Surrey man who sexually assaulted a 12-yearold Coquitlam girl two years ago has been sentenced to 10 years in jail.

But because he’s been granted double credit for time already spent in custody, Antonio Eduardo Daponte will only be required to serve another five years and seven months behind bars.

Daponte, 46, was charged with aggravated sexual assault after breaking into the child’s bedroom in May 2009.

During the trial in New Westminster Supreme Court, Crown lawyers said he threatened to gouge the girl’s eyes out if she didn’t co-operate and that the attack didn’t end until the victim screamed and fought back. Daponte, who was out on bail on various theft and break and enter offences, then fled out a window. He was sentenced Tuesday (Jan. 3).

The sexual assault put the community on edge as police initially didn’t know whether the attack was random.

At the time of the incident RCMP alerted the public to lock their doors and windows since they didn’t know whether the attack was random. After Daponte’s arrest it was determined that the suspect was known to the girl’s family.

— with files from Surrey CBC News and Janis Warren

Accident serious Dewdney Trunk Road was closed for most of the afternoon last Thursday as police investigated a serious motor vehicle accident that sent two people to hospital.

Coquitlam RCMP have determined that a Honda CRV was traveling eastbound and a Volvo was heading westbound when one of the vehicles veered into the path of the other shortly after 11 a.m. on Thursday. RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said police do not believe that speed or alcohol was a factor and are still trying to determine what caused the accident.

Both drivers were male and were taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries, Chung said. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

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Property owners wanting to appeal their assessments have until Jan. 31.

The assessment office is located at 420-2700 Production Way, Burnaby.

To see your assessment online, go to www.bcassessment.ca and click on the e-valueBC link. If you have not received your assessment notice in the mail by mid-month, call 1-800-661-6343.

The assessments reflect market value as of July 1, 2011, and provide the basis for taxing authorities, like municipal governments, to raise levies annually.

City staff adjust the taxation rate to reflect the average increase for each property class. The tax rate per thousand dollars of a property’s assessed value are adjusted to fit with the city’s budget to pay for capital and operating costs. Simply put, city councils decide how much money they need to run civic business for the year, then tailor their tax rates to get that money based on assessed values (Coquitlam is expected to adopt its budget on

March 5).

In April, after assessment appeals are complete, city staff will adjust the tax rate before municipal property taxes are due on July 1.

But while cities control taxes under their jurisdiction, they have no say over the amount charged by other agencies that it collects for, such as Metro Vancouver and TransLink.

Municipalities are required to include those levies on the property tax bill and pass the money on to the other governments or agencies by August — whether or not the taxes are paid by the property owner.

Meanwhile, also yesterday, the provincial government announced the $570 homeowners’ grant will now be available to residents with properties worth up to $1.285 million. The increase, from last year’s $1.15 million, is to accommodate rising land values. As well, the government plans to create a $275 grant for low-income Canadian Forces veterans who are homeowners. jwarren@tricitynews.com

• Central Coquitlam, 1960s single-family home, $724,000 (up $28,000) • Maillardville, 1950s single-family home, $621,000 (up $74,000) • Ranch Park, 1970s single-family home, $641,000 (up $18,000) • Westwood Plateau, 1997 single-family home, $918,000 (up $50,000) • Oxford Heights, 1990s single-family home, $657,000 (down $31,000) • New Horizons, 1980s single-family home, $544,000 (up $19,000) • Burke Mountain, 2010 single-family home, $839,000 (up $62,000)

• Mary Hill, 1960s single-family home, $467,000 (down $3,000) • Citadel Heights, 1990s single-family home, $678,000 (up $24,000) • Lincoln Park, 1970s single-family home, $486,000 (down $8,000) • Citadel Heights, 1994 strata townhouse, $524,000 (up $15,000) • Citadel Heights, 1988 strata townhouse, $442,000 (up $16,000)

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Record breaking year for Operation Red Nose

By Gary McKenna

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More than 1,500 people who over-indulged during the holiday season got home safely thanks to the efforts of Operation Red Nose.

And this year the volunteer organization, which drives inebriated party-goers and their vehicles home in order to make the roads safer, proved to be more popular than ever.

“It was a record year in all respects,” said Chris Wilson, Operation Red Nose organizer for the Tri-Cities. “One of the really nice stats is that we surpassed our goal for number of volunteers for every night except one. As well, our average donation was up $4 per ride.”

The increase in average donations is attributed to the volunteers, Wilson said, who made sure to provide the clients with a good experience.

This year, more than $17,000 was collected from 556 rides, up from the $10,000 the organization received for 382 rides in 2010 and more than three times the total from 2009.

The number of kilometres travelled also increased from 9,773 in 2010 to close to 15,000 in 2011.

S i n c e t h e p ro g r a m w a s launched in the Tri-Cities in 2007 Operation Red Nose has collected more than $40,000 and driven 1,490 vehicles 37,910 km.

All of the money raised is given to KidSport, which is run

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BY GARY MCKENNA/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Operation Red Nose co-ordinator and volunteer Chris Wilson sports a red nose and a pair of goggles that simulate being drunk. Wilson wore the goggles while taking part in an obstacle course at the ICBC claim centre in Coquiltam in order to demonstrate the dangers of drinking and driving.

by Wilson and helps equip less fortunate children with athletic gear, so they can participate in sports.

The number of volunteers who have participated in the program has also grown, from 62 in its first year to 139 this year.

Operation Red Nose was first launched in 1984 in Quebec but has since spread across the country. Today more than 50,000 volunteers participate in the program, making sure thousands of holiday revelers get home safe during the Christmas season.

The service covers Anmore, Belcar ra, Coquitlam, Por t Coquitlam and Port Moody on weekends leading up to Christmas and New Year’s Eve. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

Rides: 556 Money Raised: $17,162 Average Per Ride: $30.87 Kilometres: 14,987 Volunteers: 139

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Rides: 382 Money Raised: $10,181 Average Per Ride: $26.65 Kilometres: 9,773 Volunteers: 98

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Rides: 208 Money Raised: $5,506 Average Per Ride: $26.47 Kilometres: 4,135 Volunteers: 88

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A group of B.C. public health officers has joined a growing coalition of policy leaders urging the legalization and taxation of marijuana.

The Health Officers Council of B.C. voted to endorse Stop the Violence B.C. and called for regulation of illegal substances like marijuana to reduce the harm from substance use and the unintended consequences of government policies.

“The Health Officer’s Council and other experts are not saying that marijuana should be legalized and taxed because it is safe,” said Dr. Paul Hasselback, a Vancouver Island medical health officer who chairs the council.

“We are saying that proven public health approaches should be used to constrain its use. There is now more danger to the public’s health in perpetuating a market driven by criminal activity.”

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A report released by Stop the Violence says teens find it easy to buy marijuana and pot use among them is up considerably since the 1990s, despite heavy spending on drug enforcement.

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B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall said he generally agrees with the public health officers’ statement on marijuana reform although he was not formally part of their endorsement.

“I support their call for a review of the effectiveness of current prohibition and criminalization and discussion of a more effective public health-based approach,” Kendall said.

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Corporate costs are rising faster than any other part of Fraser Health’s budget even though area hospitals remain heavily congested.

Corporate costs — spending that doesn’t directly relate to patient care — are budgeted to soar 20%, from $211 million in 2010/11 to more than $253 million in this fiscal year, according to the health authority’s 2011/12 service plan.

The document was finally released after being withheld for months by health ministry officials in Victoria.

It shows corporate costs are now the third largest component in Fraser Health’s budget, for the first time surpassing expenditures on community care, which accounts for $237 million and was held to a 2.9% increase.

“It’s a dramatic increase,” NDP leader Adrian Dix said of the corporate budget, adding the plan reflects misplaced priorities and a lack of a coherent strategy.

Fraser Health’s overall budget rises to $2.75 billion this year, with the largest amounts going to acute care (up 3.8% to $1.55 billion) and residential care (up 5.1% to $480 million.)

The plan show Fraser’s base funding from the province climbed 6.3% this year to $2.3 billion.

Fraser Health spokesperson Roy ThorpeDorward said the $42 million increase in corporate costs is mainly due to larger provisions for the depreciation of assets (an extra $13 million), interest expenses for the newly opened outpatient hospital in Surrey ($12 million), a higher contingency provision ($10 million) to cover unexpected costs or overruns, and a $4.2

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The Fraser Health Authority’s corporate costs — spending that does not directly relate to patient care — has soared 20% from $211 million in 2010 to $253 million in 2011. million rise in information management (IT) expenses.

The corporate budget category does not include all administration expenses, he said, adding they are actually split up across each of the other budget components.

Administrative costs aren’t shown in the service plan, but ThorpeDorward said they have remained steady at about 9% of Fraser Health’s budget, or close to $250 million.

“That compares favourably to most large organizations,” he said.

Corporate costs include areas like human resources, legal services, finance, telecommunications, plant services and research.

Perfor mance measures in the plan show Fraser has made little progress so far in reducing hospital congestion and hallway medicine.

It shows 57% of patients admitted through emergency in 2009/10 got a hospital bed within 10 hours.

That rate has barely budged since 2005, when it stood at 55% and the goal then was 80%.

The bed wait indicator had been stripped from previous incarnations of the plan in the past couple of years — drawing criticism that the province was trying to whitewash poor performance — but has now been re-introduced.

It sets a 2011/12 target of 67% of ER admissions getting a bed within 10 hours, climb-

ing to 90% by 2014.

But the latest numbers for 2011 have actually worsened, with 52% admitted by the benchmark time as of early December. “ T h e re a re s o m e pockets of good progress,” Thorpe-Dorward said, adding the rates at Burnaby and Royal Columbian hospitals are nearing 70%.

He noted emergency department visits are up 6.3% this year.

Fraser Health said it is taking steps to manage hospital occupancy to ensure patients get admitted through emergency as quickly and efficiently as possible, Thorpe-Dorward said.

He cited the use of quick response case managers in the busiest ERs, ongoing efforts to get elderly patients

out of hospitals and into home support or residential care, and an increasing emphasis on chronic disease prevention to reduce hospital use.

But Dix said the plan is short on detail on how further gains will be made.

“They’re just sticking numbers in here without any relationship to their plan, their ideas or anything else,” Dix said. “There’s no plan to get to 90%. And they’re going to have more problems because they’re not meeting their targets to create acute care beds.”

T he service plan warns Fraser will need 1,100 more hospital beds than it has by 2020.

Dix noted a similar war ning was issued in 2007 that nearly 750 more beds were needed by 2010 and most of them did not materialize.

New facilities have opened in recent years, including the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and the Jim Pattison outpatient hospital in Surrey, which helps take day surgery and diagnostic pressure off nearby Surrey Memorial Hospital.

A new ER and critical care tower is also under construction at SMH to expand emergency space and add 150 more beds.

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The Albion Ferries, made obsolete by the Golden Ears Bridge, have been purchased by PoCo-based Tidal Towing for $400,000.

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The fer ries made obsolete by the Golden Ears Bridge have finally been sold.

T h e M V Ku l l e e t and the MV Klatawa carried motorists between Maple Ridge and Langley for 50 years but were purchased for $400,000 by Tidal Towing, a Port Coquitlam-based marine transport company, and towed from their slip in Albion last Wednesday.

The owner is still contemplating what exactly he wants to do with the boats. “I am not in a real

big rush, so I can hold onto them for a while,” said Tim Mackenzie.

For now, the MV Kulleet and the MV Klatawa remain at Tidal Towing’s dock on the Fraser River across the Pitt River Bridge, near the Gillnetter Pub and McKenzie hopes to keep at least one of the vessels in use.

“I will keep one as a ferry and the other one, I’m not sure, but I might dismantle it and use it as a small work platform,” McKenzie said.

T he Albion fer ry service ended with the opening of the Golden Ears Bridge on June 16, 2009.

The ships were initially priced at $1.1 million each and were even advertised on CraigsList in 2009.

In the 52 years of service, TransLink estimated the Albion ferries made three million runs, covering a distance that’s the equivalent of going to the moon and back 20 times.

While waiting for a buyer, staff periodically fired up the engines to keep them in good working shape.

Although TransLink received numerous tentative bids and inquiries from prospective buyers, none turned into a firm offer until Christmas.

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ducation continues to be a major focus of provincial public policy but the timing of the government’s effort to engage the public in discussing plans for 21st century learning is a little premature.

The education system continues to struggle under a cloud caused by a labour dispute that shows no signs of being resolved and it’s difficult to see how new ideas can be discussed when old issues haven’t been put to rest.

At the end of 2011, the BC Teachers’ Federation and the Public School Employers’ Association were still far apart on wage improvements, class size, composition and concessions. It’s either duplicitous or naive for the province to think it can stay out of this dispute when it holds all the cards to a resolution.

CUPE has shown a pragmatic approach and reached an agreement with the province, accepting no wage increases but some improvements for its members. There appears to be no resolution in the offing for teachers.

Instead, we have a labour dispute with many administrative tasks, including report cards, being left undone and the fallout could be strained relations between teachers and administrators, students and parents the longer it drags on.

Against this backdrop, the province has announced it is moving forward with its personalized, 21st century learning model and wants the public engaged in deciding what it will look like and how it will be implemented.

Yet for education to be truly flexible and student-centred, a respectful labour relations climate needs to be in place.

This is not possible during the current stalemate.

Indeed, how is it possible to implement anything new or get creative solutions for anything when administrators and teachers aren’t meeting or working together?

How is it possible to get new anti-bullying strategies, another item scheduled for 2012, when school work environments are under stress. Even in School District 43, a district with amicable labour relations, some new initiatives are on hold pending resolution of the current labour dispute.

Clarity and stability are needed now, not grandiose plans for a new education model, and some difficult spadework will have to be done in 2012.

A harsh year ahead for Liberals & B.C. politics BC VIEWS Tom Fletcher VICTORIA he BC Liberal government enters 2012 with the weight of its “golden decade” heavy on its shoulders.

Having delivered a throne speech and a raft of legislation last fall, the government must pick up where it left off and build a February budget from the wreckage of the harmonized sales tax. This takes place as growth and revenue projections decline — and as demand for government services continues to rise.

The NDP opposition finds itself in a frontrunner role and now faces pressure to detail its long-promised practical alternative. A revived BC Conservative Party must also move beyond protest to problem solving.

Here are some of the immediate problems that will face the legislature when it resumes on Valentine’s Day: • Education: It seems inevitable that the

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BC Teachers’ Federation will once again have a contract imposed. In December, school support staff joined the parade of public sector unions that accepted the twoyear “net zero” wage mandate. Deficits that forced that mandate have ballooned again due to the HST mess and the October throne speech hinted strongly that “net zero” will be extended in all but name in 2012.

Little noticed amid the usual labour noise, Education Minister George Abbott has launched a broad plan to “transform” education. Along with “personalized learning plans” and “flexibility and choice,” the plan promises “regular teacher performance evaluation sessions.”

Buckle your seatbelts, parents.

• Health care: Premier Christy Clark hosts the annual premiers’ conference in Victoria Jan. 16 and 17. The provinces divided sharply in December as the three western ones backed Ottawa’s imposition of a new funding formula while those from Manitoba east protested the news that 6% annual increases will slow a bit in five years.

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B.C.’s more immediate problem is a shift to per-capita funding that phases out targeted money for things like our dedicated hip and knee surgery program. Provinces are now supposed to create such innovations for their own sake, without further federal intrusion into provincial jurisdiction.

That change costs B.C. an estimated $256 million a year starting in 2014. The BC Liberals have this year to find savings or face the task in an election year. And NDP leader Adrian Dix is restricted by his vow to make only spending promises that add up.

• Energy and environment: As with the minimum wage, the BC Liberals are forced to tinker with the carbon tax. Taxing schools and hospitals to fund natural gas and cement companies’ emission projects has to stop, as Environment Minister Terry Lake has admitted.

Clark and Finance Minister Kevin Falcon must be tempted to borrow an NDP suggestion that carbon tax revenues be redirected more broadly to transit and energy-saving refits. But this means spending the money

instead of reducing income taxes, as legislation currently requires, and both parties must face the fact that this entails a tax increase.

A storm is about to begin up north as federal environmental hearings open on a proposed oil pipeline to Kitimat. Clark remains carefully non-committal, the NDP bitterly opposed. But the parties actually agree on liquefied natural gas exports from the same port. The NDP signalled cautious support for the plan before Christmas, with greater scrutiny of drilling and water use.

We in the media do a poor job of reporting when parties agree. Debate will soon resume on B.C.’s new Family Law Act, aimed at avoiding courts and conflict, with bipartisan support. Fixing B.C.’s impaired driving legislation, to keep that problem out of our clogged courts, should also be expedited.

B.C.’s traditional blame game won’t make the problems of 2012 go away.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and bclocalnews.com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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The theft in June 2010 of $153,000 worth of prepaid transit tickets before they were to be shredded might have been avoided if TransLink paid an extra $10,000 for more secure shredding.

Two former employees of Urban Impact Recycling were charged in October with theft and fraud after a large number of FareSaver tickets went missing from Urban’s Richmond warehouse and then began surfacing on the black market.

The FareSavers were to be destroyed because TransLink raised fare prices in April 2010 and

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TransLink sent outdated FareSaver passes to a private contractor to be shredded but thousands were re-sold illegally. for shredding.

Later in 2010, transit security and police began finding people illegally selling FareSaver booklets for about $19 at Broadway Station, in Chinatown and out of the trunks of cars — all with the old prices and serial numbers that matched the tickets that should have been shredded.

Transit Police alleged

80,000 tickets worth $153,000 were stolen by Patrick Robert Parry of Surrey and James Gordon Hemenway of Vancouver, who both make court appearances this month.

TransLink has refused to disclose exactly how many FareSaver tickets went missing and all references to the total or their value were redacted from the

released records.

But the documents suggest the heist — if it was limited to $153,000 — could have been much worse for TransLink.

Each pallet sent to Urban contained 36,000 FareSaver booklets (of 10 tickets each), TransLink records show. Since each booklet was worth at least $20 and 30 pallets were sent off-site, the total value of the tickets sent for shredding exceeded $20 million.

The documents also show new procedures took effect in 2011 requiring TransLink use on-site shredders and have its staff present to verify that tickets or passes are properly destroyed.

When on-site shredders aren’t available, the work can be sent off-site but must be supervised by both a TransLink employee and a Transit Police officer.

B.C. payroll fees will rise in 2012

By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS

VICTORIA — The B.C. government boasts Canada’s lowest income tax rates on earnings up to $113,000 a year, but other deductions from take-home pay are going up again in the new year.

The latest in a series of Medical Services Plan premium increases takes effect Jan. 1. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation calculates that the increase means a family with children will see their monthly MSP bill rise from $121 to $128, or $84 a year extra. MSP premiums have gone up 18.5% since 2009.

“Very few politicians and public sector employees pay the MSP tax, so they don’t understand the big deal,” said Jordan Bateman, the federation’s B.C. director. “But entrepreneurs, small business owners, middle class families and even those private sector employees lucky enough to have an employer pick up their MSP tab, know what a bite this is out of their pockets.”

The federation also notes that federal Employment Insurance and Canada Pension Plan premiums are set to rise by $306 for the average employee in 2012.

Half of that is paid by the employee.

Other everyday costs are also going up for B.C. residents.

BC Hydro rates were pared back in a spending review ordered by Energy Minister Rich Coleman. An interim

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Jordan Bateman 8% increase took effect in the spring of 2011,

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The coming year will also see the last legislated increase in B.C.’s carbon tax on fossil fuels. As of July 1, 2012 the carbon tax on a litre of gasoline rises from 5.56 cents to 6.67, with similar increases on diesel, natural gas

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The current legislation requires each increase to be offset by reductions in personal and business income taxes. Premier Christy Clark says consultation is underway with business and the public to see what direction the

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Massive growth in Coquitlam is prompting city hall to tweak its design criteria for new subdivisions in upcoming — and gentrifying — neighbourhoods.

This month, city council is expected to tighten its subdivision bylaw in an effort to make new subdivisions more walkable, and give more clarity and flexibility to developers when building infrastructure like roads, sidewalks and curbs.

The city’s planning and engineering staff are recommending changes that would include: • wider sidewalks around schools, transit stations and high-density areas; • sidewalks in cul-de-sacs where there are trails and other pedestrian links; • bigger local roads (from 8 m to 8.5 m, curb to curb); • improved water and sewer standards for single-family homeowners wanting to build carriage houses on their lots; • and defining language around driveway letdowns in geographically challenging neighbourhoods.

The latter came to light last year when several new Burke Mountain residents complained to The Tri-City Newss about their driveway accesses, saying 3.5 m was too narrow for their double-car garages. The city then asked the builders to add a concrete triangle to extend the driveways — at the builders’ cost.

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Coquitlam plans to clarify its driveway policy after Burke Mountain homeowners, including Larry Pye above, complained their single letdowns were too narrow. lems with the driveway policy, which was designed to allow more on-street parking on the auto-oriented Burke Mountain.

The criteria for driveway letdowns “has created confusion to designers and the building/development community,� they wrote in their report, dated Nov. 21, adding they suggest clarity to the bylaw to allow more flexibility with driveway letdowns, depending on lot size and location.

Still, the bylaw “will continue to allow a driveway width of between 3.5 m and 6.0 m,� they wrote.

The proposed amendments to the subdivision bylaw come after a recent review by staff to update the policy.

They also come as Coquitlam is in the midst of a building boom, especially with the Evergreen Line rapid transit due to start construction this year. Old neighbourhoods like Maillardville, Austin Heights and Burquitlam — where a SkyTrain station is planned — will likely see the biggest rejuvenations; city staff are also preparing for the next phase of growth in City Centre — where the Evergreen Line is to end — and on Burke Mountain, where the city plans to accommodate up to 24,000 more people over the next 20 years or so. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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Gleneagle secondary Grade 10 student Jennifer Allott and Port Moody secondary graduate Victoria Wee hold the introductory copy of their Green Generation News.

Students launch enviro newsletter Online project showcases sustainable projects across School District 43

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hey say the future belongs to the next generation but a School District 43 high school grad and her younger colleague aren’t waiting.

They’re making a difference now.

Victoria Wee, 18, and Jennifer Allott, 15, are joint editors of the Green Generation Newss which is being distributed electronically to schools in SD43.

The project is the brainchild of Wee, an environmental activist who graduated from the International Baccalaureate program at Port Moody

secondary school in June. Working with then-energy manager Mark Clay, Wee wanted to produce a newsletter that would showcase all the environmental sustainability projects in local schools.

“We wanted to highlight them, there are so many activities in schools and they happen all the time,” said Wee, who added she hoped they would be inspirational to other students in the district.

But for the newsletter to be “sustainable” it couldn’t be produced using paper and Wee needed a partner who could take on the project for a few years to make sure it didn’t fizzle out. Enter Allott, 15, who took on the job of co-editor as a project with Gleneagle’s Talons education program.

The two have spent months putting together the first issue, which was

published in December.

Wee designed it and wrote and edited some of the submissions and Allott also wrote articles and encouraged contributions from other students through her participation in SD43’s Student Leadership Council.

“It’s been a crusade but a good crusade,” said Wee, who said the project has taken up a lot of time over the last few months.

The result is a well-written, inspiring collection of articles about school environmental projects as well as student perspectives on issues such the Kyoto Protocol and the recent climate change conference in Durban, South Africa.

Wee said she hopes Canada will do a better job in the future in reducing carbon emissions and wrote in her article that the country has another opportunity to become a leader at

the United Nations Earth Summit in June 2012.

Wee hopes to participate in the Earth Summit as well. As the youth engagement director with We Canada, Wee attended a youth conference on global sustainability in Indonesia and was in New York last month to participate in a special session leading to the Earth Summit this summer.

Her younger partner said she hopes to follow in Wee’s footsteps, but for now is content with encouraging her fellow students to participate in Green Generation News. “What we want is voices from people who are passionate about these issues,” Allott said.

To contribute, SD43 students can email generationgreennews@sd43. bc.ca. To read the newsletter, paste this link http://bit.ly/sydLW6 into your web browser.

Coquitlam middle and high school students who aren’t up to speed on the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) soon will be thanks to a new p ro g r a m d eve l oped specifically for them.

The city of Coquitlam hired Kellie Hart to develop workshops to teach students about recycling and waste reduction. One of the goals is to encourage families to use the Green Can for k i t c h e n w a s t e, Hart said. “The city wanted to work on increasing environmental awareness because it’s working to achieve 70% diversion by 2015,” Hart explained.

She developed workshops geared to three specific age-groups (K to Grade 1, Grade 2 to 5, and Grade 4 to 7) and will now be developi n g n e w wo rk shops for the older grades. Between September and December last year, Hart delivered 70 workshops to 2,100 kids at 18 Coquitlam schools. From now until the end of March, she’ll be looking to expand her reach.

Hart said she had positive feedback from teachers and students on the fall workshops for younger kids, now she’s turning her mind to how she can c o nv i n c e o l d e r students to compost their kitchen waste and recycle more.

“I’m definitely going to take a different approach to it,” Hart said, “The whole waste reduction contest challenge might be a way to get older kids interested.”

• Coquitlam schools interested i n a wo rk s h o p can contact Hart at 604-927-4304 or khart@coquitlam. ca.

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SFU researchers unraveling malaria’s genetic mysteries Simon Fraser University researchers in biology and computing sciences are starting to piece together a picture that may help scientists and doctors save more than a million lives annually.

These lives — mostly children in developing countries like Africa — are claimed by two of 200 known species of malaria parasites carried by mosquitoes.

SFU molecular biologist Jack Chen and his doctoral student Christian Frech are unraveling genetic clues about why these two species cause all malaria deaths and 80 per cent of human infections.

The pair analysed the genomes of the two most deadly malaria parasites infecting humans (Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax).

They also analysed the genomes of a parasite infecting monkeys and humans (P. knowlesi) and three infecting rodents (P. berghei, P. yoelii and P. chabaudi).

B u i l d i n g o n f ive years of collaborative work with other SFU researchers, Chen and Frech used an array of powerful bioinformatics programs to sift through thousands of genes that define six malaria parasites. Chen’s lab and computing sciences researchers co-developed two of the programs.

Chen and Frech have isolated 44 genes as unique because they aren’t shared between the species.

Sixteen of the 44 isolated genes were found only in malaria para-

sites infecting primates (humans and monkeys) and not rodents. Three of these genes help to produce vitamin B1, which is essential to all living organisms’ survival.

“Why particularly human malaria parasites produce their own vitamin B1 and do not rely on vitamin B1 uptake from their host is now an intriguing question for future research,” says Frech.

Another 13 isolated genes were found only in the two virulent hu-

man-infecting parasites.

“Some of these genes are specifically active in the developmental stages of the parasite within the mosquito,” says Chen. “This suggests these genes could play an important role in the mosquito’s transmission of malaria to humans.”

“Gene loss and gain in a species often dictate their comparative strengths and weaknesses,” says Chen.

“That leads us to believe that the genes unique only to the human-in-

fecting parasites, which happen to be the most deadly, are linked to disease development, transmission and virulence in humans.”

The Public Library of Science (PLoS) Computational Biology journal, a high-impact, non-profit open-access scientific publishing project, has just published their findings.

As part of his doctoral thesis, Frech used OrthoCluster and genBlastG, two bioinformatics analysis software programs, to com-

pare the genomes of the six malaria parasites he was studying with Chen.

“The most unique strength of our research is the building of a high resolution platform for comparative genomics analysis — a genomics sifter,” says Chen. “It allows us to identify with confidence differences between the genomes of harmful and benign malarial parasites.”

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• 1st Port Moody Scout Group bottle drive in the area between Heritage Mountain Boulevard, Panorama Boulevard and Noons Creek Drive.

Alternatively, those wishing to make donations can return their bottles and cans to the Coquitlam Return-it Depot at 554 Barnet Hwy. • 10th Coquitlam Scouts bottle drive near Walton elementary school, Coquitlam. Info: Wendy, 604-944-7665.

• Russian Christmas in Coquitlam, noon-6 p.m., Evergreen Cultural Centre, 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. Russian food, Christmas concert, a kids’ show and more.

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Speaker: SFU professor Rolf Mathewes, who will present a slideshow on “Haida Gwaii – The Canadian Galapagos.”

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11 • Tri-Cities and Area Women’s Friendship Club casual drop-in coffee/book/social night at Coquitlam Public Library’s Town Centre branch (at city hall), 7 p.m. For dates, times and locations of our other club activities, call Wendy, 604-468-2423.

• Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club small stamp auction – everyone welcome; viewing starts at 7 p.m., auction after 8 p.m., McGee Room, community

centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www. stampclub.ca or 604-9419306.

MONDAY, JAN. 16

• SFU Philosophers’ Cafe, 7 p.m., at the Gathering Place, 1100-2253 Leigh Sq., PoCo (behind city hall). The topic: “Has science disenchanted our world?” Moderator is Graham Forst, who has taught philosophy and English at the university level for many years and has published widely on the subject of literary criticism. Everyone is welcome and there is no charge for admission. Info: 778-7825215 or visit www.philosopherscafe.net.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR continued from page 18 • Dogwood Drama Club meets every Monday and Thursday from 1 to 3:30 p.m. New members are always welcome for acting roles or backstage crew.

Info: Dale, 604-939-6172.

• Circle of Friends is a social group for 50+ fun singles who are looking to meet new friends. Group meets on the second Friday of each month at the Pantry restaurant at PoCo Inn and Suites, 1535 Lougheed Hwy., PoCo. Info: Marcy, 778-285-9933 or Nina, 604-941-9032.

• Tri-City Singles Social Club offers an opportunity for 40+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of activities such as dining, theatre, travel, bowling and more.

Meetings are held on the third Friday of each month (no meeting in December). New members are welcome. Info: tcsscmember@gmail.com or Darline, 604-466-0017 or Vicki, 778-883-6108.

• Dogwood Photography Group meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m., at Coquitlam’s Dogwood Pavilion. Club members must be members of Dogwood Pavilion; professionals and novices alike are welcome. Info: Arcadia, 604-936-2263 or artistarcadi@gmail.com.

• Euchre Club meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Royal Canadian Legion, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. Info: Bev, 604-9428911.

• PoMo Men’s 65-plus Curling League is looking for players who would like to curl regularly or as a spare; league runs Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-noon.

Info: Phil, 604-468-2801 or Tony, 604-461-5901.

• Barnet Lions Club meets first and third Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Coquitlam Grill restaurant, 2635 Barnet Hwy., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-644-

7194 or www.barnetlions. com.

• Tri-City Photography Club meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month (except holidays) at 7:30 p.m. at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., PoMo. The club is a great way to hone your skills and meet other photographers of all levels. Group also has photography outings throughout the Lower Mainland. Info: Grant, 604671-8458.

• Learn to square dance with the Ocean Waves Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Kyle Centre, 123 Kyle St., Port Moody. Info: Penney, 604-463-1477 or www. oceanwaves.squaredance. bc.ca • New Toastmaster club: Are you interested in having fun while developing communication and leadership skills? Would you like to be able to deliver a powerful toast at a wedding or a memorable speech, or learn to lead a team more effectively?

This is your opportunity to be a charter member of the new RP2 Toastmaster Club. The club will meet Wednesdays 7-9 p.m. at Port Moody rec complex.

Info: Gene, 604 230-8030 or genevickers@hotmail. com.

• Dogwood and Glen Pine Seniors’ Softball Association seeks players for a new, competitive co-ed team, ages 50+; this team plays in the daytime.

Info: Rick, 604-937-5446.

• Fear speaking to a group? Get self-confidence and speaking skills as the Tri-Cities only noonhour Toastmasters club meets at Coquitlam city hall every Tuesday, noon-1 p.m. Guests and visitors welcome. Info: tott-coquitlam.freetoasthost.net or Yvonne, 604-945-6816.

• Apex Netball Club is held Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Hillcrest middle school, 2161 Regan Ave., Coquitlam for women and girls of all ages. Beginners welcome. Info: Wendy, 604-552-3219.

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NEWCOMERS NO MORE – WOMEN’S GROUP MEETS REGULARLY

• Tri-Cities and Area Women’s Friendship Club (formerly Tri-City, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows Newcomers Club) welcomes all women to join weekly fun and interesting activity groups. These include breakfast group, walking group, bowling night, games night, dinner night and a casual conversation/discussion group night. For a casual drop-in, the second Wednesday of each month, members meet for coffee/book/social night at Coquitlam Public Library’s Town Centre branch (at city hall), 7 p.m. For dates, times and locations of our other activities, call Wendy, 604-468-2423.

The Evergreen Line will connect Coquitlam to Vancouver via Port Moody and Burnaby.

It will also connect BC families to jobs.

The Evergreen Line is now on track, creating jobs both now and in the future.

A $583 million investment from the provincial government along with funding from the federal government and Mayors’ Council means the project will now go ahead.

Not only will the Evergreen Line ease congestion, improve air quality and connect commuters, it will also create over 8,000 direct and indirect jobs right here in the Lower Mainland. Once open, it will create even more job opportunities for those able to use it in Burnaby, Port Moody and Coquitlam. It’s another example of the BC Jobs Plan in motion.

To learn more about how the BC Jobs Plan works for you and your family, or to share your ideas with us, visit BCJobsPlan.ca

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TRI-CITYY ARTS

CONTACT Sarah Payne email: spayne@tricitynews.com phone: 604-472-3032 • fax: 604-944-0703

Painting outer space

By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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or Karin Vengshoel, h av i n g h e r f i r s t ever solo show at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts will complete a circle.

As a child, the east Vancouver resident took classes at the Maillardville centre and, later in life, honed her ceramics and textile arts skills there.

“I feel a strong tie to the town and to the facility where I have done the majority of my learning and artistic experimentation in my youth,” she said.

Her exhibit that will be on display — a two-and-ahalf year body of work — is called Expansions and is comprised of 11 large-scale paintings plus six smaller ones inspired by images from Nasa’s Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes.

And the colours she recreates of nebulae and galaxies in her oil and mixed media paintings are, simply put, out of this world.

She explains her palette this way: “The images we see from telescopes like Hubble are ar tificially coloured. Colours are assigned to specific elements and that makes the pretty pictures we see in some images. In others, the astronomer has simply enhanced the colour to differentiate

it better, say for visual telescopic images.

“In some cases, I would simply work from the image that inspired me and mix my colours to best represent what I was seeing but in others, I chose a colour scheme that was more representative of the feeling of the work.”

Vengshoel, an Emily Carr University of Art + Design student who studied at the Langley Fine Arts School, was introduced to stellar phenomena by her partner and “the scope and grandeur of these objects is absolutely amazing,” she said.

“Also, the notion that when you’re looking at something a huge distance away, you’re looking backwards in time. That was kind of mind-bending.”

But Vengshoel is also firmly grounded, donating part of her art sales proceeds to the Alzheimers Society of Canada — a salute to her grandfather, a prolific artist who died from complications from the illness in 2007.

“It is hard for me to watch the person who inspired me the most slowly stop painting because he could no longer remember how,” she said. “I want to be able to support, in my own small way, research and education about this crippling disease.”

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Russian Christmas in Coquitlam is on Jan. 7 from noon to 6 p.m. at the Evergreen Cultural Centre.

Russian Xmas is in town

By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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Pleiades Infrared by Karin Vengshoel.

• K a r i n Ve n g s h o e l ’s Expansions can be seen in the Leonore Peyton Salon at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam)

until Feb. 25.

The opening reception for her exhibit as well as Kwai Sang Wong’s Where Imagination Meets

Clay and Rachael Ashe’s Transforming the Book will be held tomorrow (Jan. 5) at 7 p.m. jwarren@tricitynews.com

Fox gets ready to rock 2012

By Janis Warren

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“Somebody came out from Vancouver once and said that was the best five bucks they’d ever spent,” starts Steve Sainas, the Rock School and recording arts teacher at Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox secondary who, for the 11th year, is organizing Rock the Fox. For this month’s showcases, happening Jan. 11 and 12 at the Terry Fox Theatre, about 20 Rock School bands in Grades 9 to 12 are lined up over the two nights — with some young musicians performing on stage for the first time.

They will play original songs as well as cover tunes spanning decades: from The Doobie Brothers, Pink Floyd and Ozzie Osbourne to newer music by Bruno Mars, Metric and Avril Lavigne.

“We love music so it’s a lot of fun for us to rock out,” said Grade 10 student Brayson Wong, 15, who with his rock/metal/alternative band, Back to the Garden, will feature four Soundgarden songs, including Black Hole Sun, at next week’s event.

The show “is really us at our best,” fellow bandmate Austin Ledyard, 16, added.

New to Rock the Fox will be an act from two Korean students who will perform in their native language “so it brings an international touch,” Sainas said.

Since he started Rock School in 2000, Sainas has seen hundreds of young people go through

“We love music so it’s a lot of fun for us to rock out.”

Brayson Wong, Terry Fox student

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Back to the Garden, a Soundgarden tribute band, are Olivia Leon (vocals); Michael Kragelj (guitar); Myles Philpott (drums); Austin Ledyard (guitar); and Brayson Wong (bass). the program — many of whom started as “fringe” students, were mentored by older peers, showed positivity and promise in the craft and, as a result of their successes, were able to graduate with sufficient credits.

Sainas points to Canadian Idol contestant and Fox graduate Matt Kennedy for making Rock School what it is today. “That’s when the program took shape,” he reflected, “because Matt brought out the best qualities in the students, especially the younger ones, and they just blossomed.”

Since then, many of Fox’s Rock School students have gone on to study at recording colleges like

Hot Sole Music, Nimbus School of Recording Arts and the Art Institute of Vancouver to earn their engineering diplomas; others are working for broadcast and entertainment agencies and for gaming companies to develop audio components.

These days, Rock School typically has a wait list for students wanting to learn about modern music, performance techniques and recording arts.

Rock the Fox is their talent night at the end of the semester — essentially, their final exam — “which they practice like crazy for and put on a professional event at high quality for a paying audience,” Sainas said, adding, “I would really encourage the community to come out and see what good things are happening in our schools.”

• Tickets at $5 for Rock the Fox 2012 on Jan. 11 and 12 (7 to 10 p.m.) are available at Terry Fox secondary (1260 Riverwood Gate), by emailing ssainas@sd43.bc.ca or at the door on the night of the show. Proceeds will go to cover the cost of the production. To watch last year’s bands, visit www. youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1556C483E5C28449. jwarren@tricitynews.com

If one Christmas just wasn’t enough for you, here’s your chance to celebrate Christmas the Russian way on Jan. 7 at the Evergreen Cultural Centre.

Org aniz ed by the Russian Palme Theatre, this year’s debut Coquitlam celebration is being launched along with the fifth annual event at the Roundhouse community centre in Vancouver.

“This will be our first time in Coquitlam, and we’re getting great support from the city,” said Palme’s Andrey Ahachinsky.

Billed as an all-day arts fair, the Russian Christmas in Coquitlam will feature a wide variety of craft-making, dancing and singing.

And since no Christmas celebration is complete without a whole lot of food, the Palme people are promising a true Russian feast.

“There will be all the traditional food, like borscht, perogies, cabbage rolls,” Ahachinsky said.

Children will get to watch a theatrical production of Buratino, the Russian version of Pinocchio, and can get a photo with Russia’s Santa Claus, known as Father Frost.

And to work off some of those perogies join i n d a n c i n g Ru s s i a ’s traditional dance, the Khorovod, or check out the spinning prowess of Russian DJ’s Maxon and Roman.

The Palme Theatre was started by Ahachinsky’s actor father, Oleg Palme, when the family moved here several years ago.

• Russian Christmas in Coquitlam is at the Everg reen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way) Jan. 7 from noon to 6 p.m. Visit www.palmetheatre.com for details.

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ARTS CALENDAR â&#x20AC;˘ Jan. 12: Mackin House Museum discusses A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini, at its Historical Book Club meeting at 2 p.m. Call 604516-6151 or visit www.coquitlamheritage.ca. â&#x20AC;˘ Jan. 21: ArtsConnectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ArtistCircle 5th anniversary celebration at the Port Moody Arts Centre, 1-3 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Jan. 21-22: Community banner painting festival at the Port Moody city hall galleria, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Photographer Chris Mackenzie will be creating two Land Art Works Jan. 7 and 14.

1 p.m. at #303-130 Brew St., Port Moody. Visit www.kushalayoga. com for details. â&#x20AC;˘ Jan. 21: Steve Kaldestad Quartet plays the Place des Arts faculty concert, 7:30 p.m. at Place des Arts. â&#x20AC;˘ Jan. 22: Yarilo Series House Concerts presents Edison Quintana, concert pianist, featuring an all-Mexican program spanning 1880-1980, 2 p.m. at 34 Shoreline Circle, Port Moody.

Visit www.oryarilomusic.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Jan. 27: Laila Biali Trio plays Evergreen Cultural Centre, 8 p.m.

â&#x20AC;˘ Jan. 17, 31: Off the Grid Improvised Music Series runs from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Gathering Place at Leigh Square. Visit www. portcoquitlam.ca/arts. â&#x20AC;˘ Jan. 12: Sacred Economics: An evening with Charles Eisenstein, is presented by Kushala Yoga, runs 11:30 a.m. to

â&#x20AC;˘ Jan. 12-15 and Jan. 18-21: A Talent for Murder, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;whodunitâ&#x20AC;? by the Stage 43 Theatrical Society, is at the Evergreen Cultural Centre. Call 604-927-6555 or visit www.stage43.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Jan. 13: Port Moody Film Society presents MicMacs (France, comedy/crime) at 7:30 p.m. at the Port Moody Inlet

Theatre. Visit www.pmfilm.ca. â&#x20AC;˘ Jan. 19-22: Undiscovered Theatre presents John and Jen at the Port Moody Inlet Theatre. Visit www.undiscoveredtheatre.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Jan. 28: The Ultimate Comedy Show, with host Roman Danylo and guests Toby Hargrave, Jason Bryden, David Milchard and members of Canadian Content, 8 p.m. at the Evergreen Cultural Centre.

EXHIBITS

â&#x20AC;˘ Evergreen Cultural Centre: Kovan Photo Club, Light on the Mind, to Jan. 7. Emerging Talent XV, Jan. 13-Feb. 18 and Emerging Talent Festival Jan. 22, 4-7 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Place des Arts: Kwai Sang Wong, When Imagination Meets Clay; Rachael Ashe, Transforming the Book, Jan. 5-28, and Karin Vengshoel, Expansions, Jan. 5 Feb. 25. Opening reception Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Leigh Square Community Arts Village: Alcuin Society

Land art in Actors needed for the making local movie roles Join ar tist Chris Mackenzie as he creates two new pieces of public art for the city of Port Moody.

The fine art photographer, whose exhibit, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stones, Chestnuts and Snow,â&#x20AC;? is at the Port Moody Ar ts Centre Jan. 5 to Feb. 19, will be creating two Land Art Works. Mackenzie will use locally sourced, natural materials to make the pieces, which will be placed next to the Arts Centre and on the roundabout outside city hall.

Visitors are welcome to attend each site and view the artist at work at the Arts Centre on Jan. 7 (where there will be free hot chocolate) and city hall on Jan. 14, from noon to 4 p.m.

Mackenzie has been showing his photography for nearly a decade but the PoMo show marks his first foray into land art. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As an art form, I find myself drawn to land art precisely because of its temporary, ephemeral and isolated nature,â&#x20AC;? he said in a release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The idea that a

piece Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made will be gone within hours or days and that no one is likely to see it is a fascinating experience.â&#x20AC;?

Mackenzie isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leaving photography behind to pursue a more fleeting art form; in fact, photos or video are often the only traces of the pieces heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s created in the outdoors.

His interest in land art has been inspired by years of kayaking, surfing, biking, hiking and snowshoeing through the backcountry.

In 2010 Mackenzie received seven honourable mentions from the International P h o t o g r a p h i c Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s global competition and in 2008 he was a finalist in the Photographerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Forum International competition.

And when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not behind the camera Mackenzie, who holds a PhD, lectures in sociology and criminology at UBC and publishes academic works in those subjects.

Visit www.chrismackenzie.com for more information.

Coquitlam filmmaker Modise Molefe is looking for aspiring actors and actresses, aged 36 to 67, to participate in an independent production depicting the dynamics of money and power.

Production starts this month and will run about two to three weeks, with rehearsals scheduled around actorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; availability.

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All thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needed are a passion for acting, a positive attitude and suitable clothing and make-up.

There is no budget for the film and actors will participate on a volunteer basis.

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Awards for Excellence for Book Design in Canada, Marcus Fahrner - Uncovering the Book, to Jan. 16. â&#x20AC;˘ Port Moody Arts Centre: Maegan Elise - Goodnight Goodluck; Chris Mackenzie Stones, Chestnuts and Snow; Rosemary Burden - Breeding Ground; Angela Gooliaff and Tony Chu - Cabinet of Curiosity, Jan. 5-Feb. 19. Opening reception Jan. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Port Moody Public Library: Pacific Digital Photography Club; Trudy Geernaert and Renelle Acres - jewelry. â&#x20AC;˘ Port Coquitlam city hall: Art Focus artists. â&#x20AC;˘ Vancity at Suter Brook Village: ArtsConnectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s featured artists Rick Glumac & Nathania Vishnevsky. â&#x20AC;˘ The Conversation Language Arts Community: Jungyeup Lee - selected works (#8-3130 St. Johns St., Port Moody, 604-9170107).

TRI-CITY PLACES OF WORSHIP THE LUTHERAN CHURCHES OF COQUITLAM INVITE YOU

King of Life Lutheran Church Adult Faith Study 9am Sunday Worship & Sunday School 10am 1504 Sprice Ave. (at Schoolhouse)

604-936-2939 Pastor: Eric Krushel

Sunday School 9:30 am Worship Service 10:30 am 604-941-0552 1198 Falcon Drive, Coquitlam

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Don’t have to be a master for this class

By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Piano students can learn from one of the best (in training, that is) at a master class Sunday, Jan. 8.

The Yarilo Music Series, hosted

by Tri-City music teachers Anna Levy and Greg Myers at their Port Moody home, is bringing in former

student Richard He, who is studying piano performance at the prestigious Eastman School of Music in New York.

He will perform a couple of pieces, including Scriabin’s Piano Sonata No. 9, and talk about his experiences learning the finer points of piano performance one of the top music schools in the world. He

won a full scholarship to attend the school in 2010.

“We would like him to share with other students his hard and sometimes crazy times in his studies, as I call it, the ‘Music Studies for Real,’” Levy joked.

Levy has invited a handful of her students who are pursuing music careers but she hopes other piano

students from throughout the TriCities, as well as the general public, come to perform, talk or just sit back and watch the informal class in action.

The free master class is at Levy’s home, where she and Myers have been hosting the Yarilo Music Series of music concerts. The entire lower floor of the home has

been converted to a music studio and comfortably sits up to 60 people.

• The class is on Jan. 8 at 2 p.m. at 34 Shoreline Circle, Port Moody.

Anyone who would like to attend is asked to call 604-936-9752 or visit www.annalevypiano.com for more information. spayne@tricitynews.com

BACK ALLEYS DON’T RECYCLE UNWANTED ELECTRONICS But we do. Here’s where you can recycle them safely and free of charge in Coquitlam:

Coquitlam Return-It Depot 2554 Barnet Highway, Coquitlam (604) 464-6648

WHAT IS THE ELECTRONICS STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (ESABC) PROGRAM? ESABC is a not-for-profit extended producer responsibility program set up by the producers and retailers of electronics in British Columbia to provide a province wide recycling system for unwanted electronics.

Lougheed Return-It Depot 1045A Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam (778) 397-5005

ISN’T IT IMPORTANT TO REUSE BEFORE RECYCLING? While the program is designed to manage unwanted electronic products that have exhausted their reuse potential, we strongly encourage users to first reuse their products. If you choose to donate to a charity, make sure you have backed up your data and wiped your drives clean prior to donation.

WHAT ARE THE ACCEPTABLE ELECTRONIC ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM?

HOW ARE ELECTRONICS RECYCLED?

Effective July 1, 2010, the following items can be recycled free of charge at any Encorp Return-It Electronics™ Collection Site: display devices, desktop computers, portable computers, computer peripherals, computer scanners, printers and fax machines, non-cellular phones and answering machines, vehicle audio and video systems (aftermarket), home audio and video systems, and personal or portable audio and video systems.

Electronics collected for recycling are sent to approved primary recyclers in North America. They are broken down using various manual and mechanical processes. Products are separated into their individual components for recovery. Through a variety of refining and smelting processes, the materials reclaimed from unwanted electronics are used as raw materials in the manufacturing of new products.

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TRI-CITY SPORTS

CONTACT Larry Pruner, Sports Editor email: sports@tricitynews.com phone: 604-525-6397 • fax: 604-944-0703

Jr. A’s ownership switches hands Club to be still run ‘independently’ – CMLA VP

By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS

TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

A Coquitlam Jr. Adanac player is seen here toiling as the team captured the 2010 Minto Cup national Jr. A championship.

Reportedly up for sale since the beginning of last season, the Coquitlam Jr. ‘A’ Adanacs have been “transitioned” to a new executive group headed

by Coquitlam Minor Lacrosse Association president James Abbott, it was announced in a press release Sunday.

An agreement was said to be in place, subject to final legal paperwork, to shift the Junior Adanac Club (Intermediate A/B & Junior A/B) from co-owners Ken Wood and Rocky Zimmerman to the new executive, effective Jan. 1.

Wood and Zimmerman, who guided the Coquitlam Jr. ‘A’ squad to its first and only Minto Cup national championship as hosts of the tournament in 2010 before losing in the Minto final last year, announced the team was for sale after a spat with Coquitlam Minor Lacrosse over practice floor time and a claim they received “literally no support” from the city regarding the matter and generally overall.

“At this time, on behalf of all former and current players, parents and fans of the Coquitlam Junior Adanacs, we would like to thank Ken and Rocky for their tremendous contribution to the sport of lacrosse and for bringing Coquitlam its first Minto Cup in club history,” the press release said. “So many current or past professional lacrosse players made the Junior Adanacs their choice in Junior A lacrosse with the knowledge that they were playing for an organization which prides itself on success.”

The release also named Tosh Nishimura as the new general manager of all four teams within the Junior Adanacs organization.

When contacted by The TriCity News on Tuesday morning, CMLA first vice-president Garrett Ungaro said head coach Curt Malawsky has stepped down to due family commitments and the search is currently underway for his replacement.

“We are going to continue to run the Junior club independently,” Ungaro said. “It will be status quo. What we mean to do is sit down with all the coaches and see their requirements [for

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“[The club] has come a long ways... it kind of pains me [to sell it], to be honest.”

Jr. A’s co-owner Ken Wood floor time] but the Jr. A’s will have first priority.

“Will there be more flexibility?

Maybe marginally.”

Wood said he expects the deal to be officially completed within the next week.

“Technically, we haven’t signed any documents yet or exchanged monetary funds but it’s pretty much a done deal,” he said.

Wood, who was co-owner of the Jr. A’s for eight years and its general manager the last six, called the transition “bittersweet” and said both he and Zimmerman leave with mixed emotions. “[The club] has come along ways since we took over,” Wood told The News. “It kind of pains me [to sell it], to be honest.

However, the new group is keeping it local and the desire to keep the Jr. A’s a Minto Cup contender, and that so important to us.”

Meanwhile, the release went on to report that Nishimura will work with Wood and Malawsky to prepare for the upcoming Midget draft and to assist with player signings for the 2012 season.

Nishimura is a Coquitlam Junior Adanac alumnus, having played for the team during the 1994 and ’95 seasons and has also played in seven President’s Cup national Sr. B series, winning with the Burnaby Bandits in 1999. Nishimura was also selected as the Most Sportsmanlike player in the WCSLA league in both 1998 and 2005. “[Nishimura] brings excitement and a winning mindset to the club and is looking forward to working with all 4 teams,” the release said. “The Coquitlam Junior Adanacs look forward to a fresh start as they continue their quest to bring another Minto Cup to Coquitlam with some great initiatives planned to promote the Club and continue the winning heritage.”

Express edge Powell River in playoff-style Jr. A puck battle

By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS

It’s still two months to the B.C. Hockey League playoffs but you would never know it based on Sunday’s defensively driven game featuring the Coquitlam Express and Powell River Kings.

The Express got a goal from Brady Shaw with 3:25 remaining to pull out a thrilling, tight-checking 2-1 triumph before 685 fans at Poirier Sports Complex.

The win improved the Jr. ‘A’ Express to 18-12-2-2 and into fourth place in the eight-team Coastal Conference, just four points back of the Surrey Eagles and the Kings, who are knotted in second spot. “[We have] set the bar higher for the second half of the season, knowing it will take at least a .600 winning percentage in [our] remaining games to make the playoffs,” Express assistant coach Grant Kerr said via the team’s website.

“The team must be reliable in all three zones to be successful.”

Alexander Kerfoot staked the Express to a 1-0 margin with a marker on a Coquitlam powerplay midway through the first period, but the Kings’ Steven Schmidt evened the count 1-1 early in the second frame.

Shots were about as even as the score, with the Kings holding a slight 32-31 advantage, with Khaleed Devji grabbing the win in the Coquitlam cage.

Last Wednesday, Alex Petan and Zach Hodder pumped in a pair of goals apiece as the Express tripped the Nanaimo Clippers 5-2 in a B.C. Hockey League game Wednesday at Poirier Sports Complex.

Kerfoot also tallied for the Express, who led 2-1 and 4-1 at the intermissions. Malcolm McKinney and Clinton Atkinson dished out a pair of assists each for the winners.

Coquitlam goalie Cole Huggins made 24 saves to scoop the win.

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Nobody wins 0-0. Port Moody Black Panthers best realize that –– and fast.

The offensively inept Express were blanked 2-0 by the North Vancouver Wolf Pack in a Pacific Inter national Jr. ‘B’ hockey league game Monday at PoMo Rec Complex.

The Cats are now 9-16-4-1 and in third spot in the five-team Harold Brittain Conference.

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By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS

The annual Terry Fox Legal Beagle Invitational is considered year in, year out by many hardwood hounds to be one of the most prestigious tournaments in the senior boys high school basketball season.

One can say this year’s 23rd edition is certainly one of the campaign’s biggest –– literally.

Not only is the 10-team event that opens tomorrow (Thursday) choked full of top-ranked teams in the province, it is also stacked with towering players, including three seven-footers, one six-foot-10 post, three six-foot-nine posts and two sixfoot-eight board crashers.

“It really is the battle of the giants,” said Terry Fox head coach and ex-Ravens playing standout Steve Hanson, whose own squad boasts the lofty likes of six-foot-nine Mason Woods and six-foot-seven Ryan Sclater. “In 1992, I played centre and I was sixfoot-four and 170 pounds. Mind you, two years later our centre was Dave Morgan and he was six-foot-11, so it’s

hard to compare . [Height] seems to come in cycles but the average big man today has definitely changed.”

The Ravens –– tied for fifth in the latest B.C. AAA rankings with Abbotsford’s W.J. Mouat Hawks –– tipoff the tournament at 6:45 p.m. today versus North Vancouver’s Windsor Dukes, who are picked fourth in the provincial AA poll.

Other opening-day games feature Langley’s Walnut Grove Gators (No. 8) battling Richmond’s R.C. Palmer Griffins, who are listed No. 8 on the B.C. AA list after dropping down from their AAA-championship status last year, at 3:15 p.m.; highly regarded Mouat tangling with honourable-mention Sir Charles Tupper Tigers at 5 p.m.; and the No. 1 Kelowna Owls clashing with the No. 6 Kitsilano Blue Demons at 8:30 p.m.

The No. 4-ranked White Rock Christian Warriors and the No. 9-ranked Tamanawis Wildcats of Surrey received first-round byes and begin tourney play Friday morning.

Action continues through Saturday, with the title game at 7:15 p.m.

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Members of the Terry Ravens and Gleneagle Talons toil during last year’s Legal Beagle tournament in Port Coquitlam.

Binns big for Clan Port Moody’s Kelsey Binns canned 16 points to help the Simon Fraser Clan to an 83-61 triumph over the Manitoba Bisons in a Canada West university women’s basketball game Wednesday in Burnaby.

Kristina Collins of Port Coquitlam dished out a team-high seven assists for the Clan, who improved to 6-3 on the season.

SFU led 44-32 at halftime.

“It’s always nice to get that first win after the Christmas break,” said Clan assistant coach Courtney Gerwing, a former Clan player and, like Collins, a Riverside Rapids high school grad. “It’s tough to be sharp after a week off.

“We weren’t great defensively, especially in the first half. We talked about that at halftime and I think we improved in the second half.”

The now 7-4 Clan are on the road this week as they travel for games in Oregon and Washington.

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Registration Information Girls born in 1994 to 2006 are invited to get involved in the sport that ranks only second to soccer in the world.

U-11 to U-18 teams compete in the Greater Vancouver Junior Field Hockey league from Mid-March to June. Season Fee $115.

The Club also offers a Mini-Hockey Program for U-10 girls and boys (minis born 2002 - 2003 & mites born 2004 - 2006) Season fee for Minis & Mites is $100. Drop in & Try It Session Saturday, January 14th, Cunnings Field, Noon to 2pm weather permitting.

Registration information can be found on our website at www.tcfieldhockey.com Players must first register with Field Hockey British Columbia to obtain a player identification number.

The ID number will be required to complete registration with TC Field Hockey.

See our website for details.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE Returning Players and New Registrants Feb. 3rd A $10 late fee will be charged after Feb. 3rd if space is available.

BOYS PROGRAM – NEW FOR 2012 U-12 & U-14 Program for boys. Limited enrollment.

U-12 born 2000-2002 & U14 born 1998 -1999 Registration deadline for U10 players - February 18th

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Radiance Day Spa Tel:604-936-6828 K-435 North Road Coquitlam

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242

CONCRETE & PLACING

GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

Meadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

320

MOVING & STORAGE

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine.

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

HERFORT CONCRETE NO JOB TOO SMALL Serving Lower Mainland 23 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Granite & Interlocking Block Walls *Stairs *Driveways *Exposed Aggregate *Stamped Concrete. *Interlocking Bricks *Sod Placement -Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured

The rewards and benefits of working for Rio Tinto are market benchmarked and very competitive, including an attractive remuneration package, regular salary reviews, incentive programs, employee savings plan, competitive pension plan, a self education assistance policy, and comprehensive health & disability programs.

LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620

To apply, please submit an on-line application (resume) directly at our website at jobs.riotinto.ca.

Resumes must be received by Friday, 13 January, 2012.

Rio Tinto Alcan would like to thank all applicants, however only those shortlisted will be contacted.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 32 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

173

MIND BODY SPIRIT

MODEL/TALENT AGENCIES

RELAXING SWEDISH MASSAGE A.M. Special 15% off. *Stress Free *European *Private 604.230.4444

MOVIE EXTRAS !

175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

WWW.CASTINGROOM.COM

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147 FREE ESTIMATES

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PERSONAL SERVICES 171

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

Kristy 604.488.9161 182

FINANCIAL SERVICES

AVOID BANKRUPTCY - SAVE UP TO 70% Of Your Debt.

One affordable monthly payment, interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not your creditors.

Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue.

1.800.587.2161. .Castalia Spa

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DRYWALL

45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying.

Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060 ARCO DRYWALL Ltd. Board, Tape Texture, Frame. New & Reno’s. 20 yrs exp, free est Mike 604-825-1500

260

ELECTRICAL

(#102055) Bonded

Specializing in Renos New Const, (Comm./Res.) Free Estimates 778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger

Two open heart surgeries.

One big need.

Help us build a new BC Children’s Hospital.

Please Give.

1.888.663.3033 beasuperhero.ca

www.tricitynews.com HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 320

MOVING & STORAGE

AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

Tri-City News Wednesday, January 4, 2012, A27 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT! JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604-537-4140

604.587.5865

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Quick & Reliable Movers

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Haul Anything...

604-524-2177

But Dead Bodies!!

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

548

FURNITURE

RENTALS 706

604.

220.JUNK(5865)

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

372

SUNDECKS

• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

560

MISC. FOR SALE

COQUITLAM

Welcome Home !

1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.

Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1866-981-5991

627

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOMES Damaged House! Older House!

Difficulty Selling! Behind on Payments! Need to Sell Now? NO FEES! NO RISK! QUICK CASH! Call us First! 604.657.9422

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

2 HUNGRY PAINTERS & Power Washing. Low prices. Int/Ext. Man & wife 75 years combined exp.

604.467.2532 twohungrypainters.ca

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

Call (604) 931-2670

PITT MEADOWS

APT FOR RENT Spacious 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available • • •

Safe, family-oriented bldgs Heat & hot water included Laundry room & storage located in building Outdoor swimming pool Free parking stall Very close to bus & Westcoast Express

• • •

Please Call: 778-882-8894

Running this ad for 7yrs

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

706 Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, gates, alum roof. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

374

TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv.

Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping.

Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

BESTWAY PAINTING & Decorating Int/Ext-Comm/Res. Crown Moldings & Wallpaper. John 778-881-6737 TRICITY Pro Painter-Refs. Interior Spec. WCB. Dragan 604-8058120 www.montenegropainting.com

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses

338

Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certifi ed Arborist

PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005

Free Estimates * Fully Insured

✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7.

Res/Com, plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS BESTCO ROOFING LTD. Res., Comm. Tar, gravel, torch-on, Sheet Metal, Duroids. Fully Ins. WCB Cov. BBB. All kinds of roofing. New & reroofing. Gill 604-727-4806 or Charlie 604-773-3522

PETS 477

BLOOD HOUND PUPS, CKC reg’d health chk, 2nd vac, micro chipped, 1 male, 5 fem’s. Liver & Tan. Ready to go. $750. 604-574-5788 Cairn Terriers: shots/dewormed.

Ready to go to good homes. over 20 yrs of referrals. 604-807-5204 or 604-592-5442

Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.

356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

#1 DUMP YOUR JUNK No job too small.On time every time 604-939-0808 D 604-649-4339

EXTRA

CHEAP RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free!

NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND pups.

Registered, micro chipped, 1st shots. Ready now. 604-823-2259 mitzvig@hotmail.ca

(778)997-5757, (604)587-5991

FREE! Scrap Metal Removal...FREE!!! *Appliances *BBQs *Steel Products *Exercise Equip *Cars/Trucks/Trailers *Copper/Alumin *Hotwater Tanks *Old Restaurant Equip *Furnaces All FREE pickup!

778-233-4949 T & K Haulaway

YELLOW LAB puppies 10 wks old $399. 5 males (1 black), 1 female.

Strong & healthy (604)466-0562

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 506

APPLIANCES

POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*Stove Up to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.

AUTO FINANCING

838

RECREATIONAL/SALE

COQUITLAM: Clean, quiet apt blk.

Suites to rent. Sorry no pets. Family owned & operated for 39 yrs.

(604)936-5755.

Please call Nova for viewing at 604-767-9832 535 - 555 Shaw Avenue (google map) (yahoo map)

St. John’s Apartments 2010 St. John’s St, Port Moody Cozy apts easy access to SFU. 1 & 2 bdrms from $720. Close to schools, transit, Barnet Beach & park. View suites of Burrard Inlet.

U/g pkg, laundry room.

Dragan 778-788-1845 751 Clarke Rd, Coquitlam Beautiful, large, 1 & 2 bdrm stes from $750. Close to Lougheed Mall, transit, parks shopping.

Nestled in a park like setting, a must see. Parking, laundry room.

For more info & viewing call

Dragan 778-788-1845 Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management

S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngs S Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn views S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

604-464-3550 PORT COQUITLAM

CEDARWAY APT Bright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms D/W, Heat and hot water included. Close to schools, shopping & public transportation.

Call 604-837-4589 www.aptrentals.net

Time to move into Fall .... At, The PERFECT LOCATION! On-site Manager Quiet, clean, well-maintained, updated, adult oriented one bdrm suites. Close to all amenities, and WC Express. Gated parking. Call for appointment to view. SORRY, NO PETS. Starting at $750/mo.

Call 604-724-6967

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PORT COQUITLAM, 2043 sq ft.

Ground floor, dance/fitness area.

Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/Shaughnessy intersection. 604-464-3550.

736

HOMES FOR RENT

COQUITLAM: Totally Reno’d 3 bdrm rancher. Cls to school. Priv bckyrd. $1650. 604-913-7785

747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING SENIORS ENJOY SAFE all inclusive, professional care in home-like Schaugnessy starting at $2150. Po Co. 604-468-4856.

750

SUITES, LOWER

COQUITLAM

Sherwood Apt 727 North Rd 1 & 2 bdrms on quiet street.

15 Mins to SFU 5 Mins to shops & transp

COQ. Austin/Hillcrst. 3brs bsmt, sep entry. ktchn, bath, own w/d. n/s, n/p, avail now. $850/m + 40% utils.

604-782-9203.

Coq/PortMoody. Beautifully reno’d 1 bdrm stes. Start $700 + utils. inste W/D. Now. N/P-N/S. 604-283-9055.

www.aptrentals.net

COQUITLAM 1 bdrm gr/lvl, quiet, priv ent, w/d, new paint, fenced yard. $650 incl utils. 604-941-4166

PORT COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm apt. $765 & $785/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.

COQUITLAM Ctr. 1 Bdrm suite.

No smoking, N/P. $700/mo. incl. utils. Avail now. 604-945-5314

Call 604-830-9781

Dual pane windows, A/C, slide out bike rack, elec. rear stab jacks, and MORE! $37,483 (Stk.29577) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

SUITES, UPPER 845

COQUITLAM Cape Horn; Main flr, clean 3 bdrm, 2 baths, 2 garage. $1700+2/3 utils. NS. Avl Jan 1/15.

604-931-7276 or 778-378-7276.

COQUITLAM, near Coq. Center. $1500/mth. 3 bdrm main floor, 2 baths, shrd lndry & utils, NS/NP, near transit. Immed. 604-218-8164.

752

TOWNHOUSES

PORT MOODY - Townhouse - 3 Bed, 1 Bath. 301 Afton Lane, quiet area, short walk from Newport Village, updated Kitchen/Bath, laminate floors, large deck/parking.

Amenities include pool/party room. $1650, available 1st Jan. 778-5589359

812

AUTO SERVICES

FREE CASH BACK WITH $0 DOWN at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309.

Free Delivery.

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10.

Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1994 Saab 900-S. 6cyl, 2.5 l engine. 4dr, sunroof, 5spd, green, like new. $1950. 604-541-0344

PORT COQUITLAM: 2 Bdrm townhome $830/mo. Quiet family complex, no pets, call 604-942-2277

The Scrapper

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

1996 GOLF 230K, Aircared. Pioneer sound. New battery, snow tires, well maintained. Must See! $2900. obo 604.418.9028 1997 MAZDA PROTEGE, 5 spd, very good cond, 170K, AirCared til 10/12. Good tires, MP3, cheap on gas. $1900. Call: 778-240-8075

Large, bright stes avail. Walking distance to all amenities and WC Express. New carpets and appl’s. Gated parking. Quiet and secure bldg. Adult oriented. Sorry no pets. Refs required.

PORT MOODY

Coquitlam/Port Moody

751

2 Bdrms Available

COQUITLAM

Nice, well maintained studio, 1 and 2 bdrm. Fridge and stove.

Balcony. Heat, hot water and 1 parking stall included. Nice location in Coquitlam just off Lougheed in quiet cul-de-sac.

2011 EVER-LITE 31RKS

PORT COQUITLAM, N. Side.

1 Bdrm grnd lvl ste, full bath, near schls, transit & amens. Avail now. $700/mo incl utils. 604-941-5485.

PORT COQUITLAM

1 Bdrm suite $775 2 Bdrm corner suite $925

Hyland Manor

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

810

COQUITLAM spac. 1 bdrm. suite.

Laundry, carport, N/S, no dogs.

Now. $700 mo. (604)937-3534

604.465.7221

PORT COQUITLAM

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES $550: Born Sept. 26th. 1 Male, 1 Female. 604-836-6861

MULTI POM puppies, 2 F, 1 M, 7 weeks old. Ready to go. All shots. $500. obo. Phone 604-825-2271.

W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets

BLUE MOUNTAIN APT

For more info & viewing call

LAB cross puppies, vet checked, 1st shots, eager and social $350, 604-823-6739 afternoons/evenings.

SUITES, LOWER

TRANSPORTATION

COQUITLAM, near Coq. Center. $850/mth. 2 bdrm, new kitchen, 1 bath, shrd lndry & utils, NS/NP, near transit. Immed. 604-218-8164.

Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg.

3 Blocks to W.C. Express

1 & 2 Bdrm close to trans & shop with dishwasher, fireplace, heat included.

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

JACK RUSSELL pups 1 Female 1 male. Short legs, smooth coat. Dew claws done. $500. 778-883-6049

19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows

Call 604-941-9051

PETS

BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies.

Available February 1. Vet checked with first shots. Reserve yours now. $1,200. Langley area. 778-2415504.

Polo Club Apartments

1 & 2 Bdrm quiet bldg near Safeway, dishwasher, storage, heat included.

Call for showing 604-931-4014 www.aptrentals.net

- Est. 1989

Ph: 604-942-4383

1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200 Heat and hot water included.

Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balcony, shared laundry. Avail Immed.

Close to amen, schools and mall.

ADELAIDE APT

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604-728-5643

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APARTMENT/CONDO

APARTMENT Avail. Feb 1 - Sinclair Newport Village 2BR/2BthR Secure Entry/Parking - No Smoking/No Pets/References required - $1350 per month - includes parking. Minimum 1 year lease. Contact Dave at dave_a@novax.com or 604-4690854

Call 604-421-1235

“JUST A GREAT JOB!”

750

TRANSPORTATION

PORT COQUITLAM, Oxford St. newly reno’d 2 bdrm g/l, lrg liv/rm. ns/np, $800 incl utils.. 604-944-8556

or 604-465-5818

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $269, 2 coats any colour

APARTMENT/CONDO

RENTALS

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

MATTRESSES staring at $99

REAL ESTATE

From $48/per www.ezgomovers.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

838

RECREATIONAL/SALE

2011 WILDCAT 282RK

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-910-6402

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

www.PreApproval.cc WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Christmas in January, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888593-6095.

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

Dual pane windows, ext. shower, fantastic fan, microwave, elec. power awning, DSI water heater. $32,483 (stk.30380) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, red, 160K, $8500 firm.

Call 604-538-9257

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