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THE VIEW FROM BELOW Port Coquitlam photographer Steve Smith took a boat trip on the Fraser River last Friday and captured a unique view of the Port Mann/ Highway 1 project. Above, a crew raises a prefabricated steel segment of bridge undercarriage. The new Port Mann Bridge is expected to open in December. STEVE SMITH PHOTO
Deaths haunt former Coquitlam detective Crown gave up on addict who escaped: Connor By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS SUBMITTED PHOTO
A pile of trash collected during a river clean-up in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam.
TRASH TALK: Volunteers collected hundreds of items Sunday, including a toilet & used needles, during a Coquitlam River clean-up. See page 6
A sex assault in Surrey led the RCMP to Robert Pickton’s farm in 1990 — a dozen years and dozens of dead victims before the serial killer would eventually be stopped, the Missing Women Inquiry heard Monday.
R e t i r e d in early 1997. Mountie Mike He told the Connor, formerly inquiry he ran a check of a poa Coquitlam lice database and RCMP detective, testified he fo u n d S u r re y learned in 1997 RCMP had — while investi- CONNOR flagged Pickton as a person of gating Pickton for attempted murder — interest in a 1990 rape of the Surrey RCMP’s and had sent Coquitlam interest in the Port officers to the farm that Coquitlam pig farmer year to see if a certain seven years earlier. vehicle was parked Connor’s case involved there. But when Connor a sex trade worker who escaped badly bleeding called Surrey detachfrom the Pickton farm ment to get the old case
file to see if it contained more notes and intelligence on Pickton, he was told it no longer existed. In hindsight, Connor said, he should have spoken to the Surrey investigator about the case but did not. Pickton was charged with attempted murder and Connor said the victim, referred to at the inquiry as Ms. Anderson, seemed credible and truthful. see ‘II COULDN COULDN’T’, T , page 15
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Drivers tear up another field in PoCo By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Port Coquitlam parks are under siege by midnight marauders and a local resident thinks something should be done about it. A month after a soccer field at Citadel middle school was torn up by a four-wheel drive vehicle, similar damage was done to a baseball diamond at Thompson Park, located at 1842 Morgan Ave., in PoCo. “ I t ’s s i cke n i n g wh at
they’ve done,” said Barrie Abbott, who was walking his dog on the weekend when he spotted the damage and reported it to the city. He would like to see the city do more to stop vehicle access to all its parks and offer a reward for catching the vandal in the act. “Something needs to be done,” said Abbott, who said times have changed since the city could trust that its parks would stay safe. City parks manager Todd Gross said immediate steps
were taken to block vehicle access to Thompson Park when crews spotted the damage, which was probably done late Friday or early Saturday morning. “Vandals broke through a chain gate and then proceeded to tear up the field with their vehicle. This site is completely fenced and thus this act of vandalism would have had to have been premeditated,” Gross wrote in an email. Repairing the ball field will take place during rou-
tine maintenance prior to April 2, when the ball season begins, Gross said, adding that the damage is relatively superficial and won’t affect play. Crews are also putting up a stronger chain to block the access point. But there won’t be any rewards offered for catching the vandal. Instead, the RCMP should be called if someone sees a vehicle on the field. Gross wants PoCo residents to get involved in Vandal Watch, a community neighbourhood watch pro-
gram, and report problems with school fields and parks. Information about Vandal Watch is available at www. vandalwatch.citysoup.ca. Meanwhile, School District 43 has put more locks on an access gate to stop vehicles from getting onto the Citadel middle field and will find a way to stop cars from getting through to the back of the school property, which is located next to a Hydro right of way and near Hazel Trembath elementary. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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“This site is completely fenced and thus this act of vandalism would have had to have been premeditated.” Todd Gross, parks manager for city of Port Coquitlam
Inquiry Hub prompts a bounty of inquiries A new program combining online learning, personal inquiry and mentorship from teachers and members of the community is generating interest from School District 43 students and their families, says the principal. The program was approved last week by the SD43 board of education and was featured in a front-page article in The Tri-City News. Stephen Whiffin, principal of Coquitlam Open Learning and the new Inquiry Hub, said he has received so many calls about the Grade 8-to-12 program that a FAQ sheet has been added to the hub website at www.inquiryhub. org. The program is set to start in September and run out of the former Millside elementary school but students won’t spend a lot of time in the classroom. Instead, they’ll be out in the community and working on their computers to pursue their interests in topics such as community and global is-
sues, environmental sustainability, media art and design and technology. It may appeal to a broad range of students, including those who want to apply their learning in practical ways, have difficulty focusing in regular structured class settings, are interested in doing deep research on a specific subject of interest, enjoy learning with technology, are interested in learning through social networks or have a strong sense of direction and want to make a difference it he world. An orientation session for parents and students is planned for Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Gallery Room at Winslow Centre, 1100 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam. Students living outside SD43 can apply for the program. Graduates will receive a regular Dogwood diploma and can apply for post-secondary education as they would from any other school. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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Stephen Whiffin and Dave Truss, principal and vice-principal of Coquitlam Open Learning respectively, at the home of the new Inquiry Hub, the former Millside elementary school. Since news of the program got out last week, they’ve fielded many inquiries about it.
Everyone wants deal done By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
For five months, B.C. public schools have been coping with the teachers’ labour dispute. While the effects may have been muted, with classrooms functioning as normal and many sports and extra curricular events are still taking place, the job action may be taking its toll because teachers aren’t doing administrative duties. That’s why some groups may be looking to the province to take action when the legislature resumes next week. School District 43 board chair Melissa Hyndes, a Port Moody trustee, said she fears burnout, stress and frustration among administrators, teachers, students and parents unless the current labour dispute is resolved soon and she’s looking for a signal from the province that something will be done to reach
an agreement with teachers. “Although a legislated agreement is not the best type of agreement, people are frustrated and nobody’s moving forward and, in my opinion, I think most boards of education would like the gover nment to step in,” Hyndes said. She said schools and school boards are caught in the middle while the BC Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government remain far apart. The teachers have asked for a 15% wage increase over three years while the BC Public Schools Employers Association has to stick to the government’s net zero mandate. “I think it should be legislated and should be legislated back soon,” Hyndes said. “There is just no way [for an agreement to be reached]. We have a [net] zero mandate and they still come back with a 15% over three years.” C o q u i t l a m Te a ch e r s ’
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“Although a legislated agreement is not the best type of agreement, people are frustrated... I think most boards would like the government to step in.” Melissa Hyndes Association, meanwhile, is also waiting to see what the future will hold when the legislature resumes next week, followed by a budget a week later. CTA president Teresa Grandinetti said morale is high among teachers but there is some pessimism, too, about what the government will do. “Is the government planning something or not? That’s the big question on peoples’ minds,” she said.
She’s concerned that any legislated agreement the government will put forward will take away hard-won benefits under the net zero mandate, and Grandinetti said teachers shouldn’t have to lose something to get an agreement. “They never add, they always legislate and take away. That, in my mind, is very troubling,” she said, adding that despite what the government says, other groups have
seen contract improvements under the net zero mandate. While she doesn’t want a legislated agreement, she wants some acknowledgement of the value of the teaching profession and some realistic bargaining. “There’s a huge amount of wait and see,” Grandinetti said. Parents are also keeping an eye on teacher contract negotiations but SD43’s District Parent Advisory Council chair said she doesn’t want a legislated agreement either. Heidi Hass Gable acknowledges that while little progress has been made in talks, she would like to see teachers and the government work towards a more harmonious relationship. In the meantime, she encourages parents to continue to connect with teachers. “That’s what is going to make a difference today and tomorrow,” she said. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
Publicity works as Coq. teen is found A 17-year-old girl who had been missing for almost a month has been located, according to the Coquitlam RCMP. The police went public Monday with a release asking for assistance in finding Alicia Morgan-Moore, who had last contacted her mother via text message on Jan. 15. She was reported missing the next day and police put out a press release for any information leading to her whereabouts. On Tuesday morning, the Coquitlam RCMP said MorganMoore had been found and thanked the public for its help. gmckenna@tricitynews.com
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Everything but the kitchen sink — including a toilet — was cleaned up from the banks of the Coquitlam River Sunday, resulting in a mound of garbage eight feet high. Clean-up organizer Garry Elgear said nearly 250 people showed up to pick up garbage along the banks of the river from Port Coquitlam to Coquitlam and collected tonnes of garbage to be taken to the dump. “Everybody felt so good with a feeling of accomplishment,” said Elg ear, owner of Riverside Fly and Tackle, who has been organizing river clean-ups for a decade to improve the local environment and to remind people to dispose of their garbage properly. He said people of all ages turned out for the event Sunday morning, including re presentatives from streamkeepers and fly fishing groups, as well as families out to do something good for their city. There was lots of trash to pick up, said Elgear, who noted he picked up 40 used needles himself, and he said lots of garbage from abandoned homeless camps was cleaned up, too. “It was disgusting,” he said about the amount of trash. “We educated a lot of people and many commented on the lack of garbage cans,” said Elgear, who would like to see more garbage cans made available so people can get rid of their litter. If Port Coquitlam bought bearproof cans, the bruins would be more likely to stay away, too. He credited social networks, including Twitter and Facebook, as well as traditional news media coverage— including a Tri-City Newss front page — and the good weather for the good turnout. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3794 Intent of the Bylaw: y To amend the Zoning Bylaw designation of 3231 Fox Street from RS4 (Residential Single Dwelling 4) to RD (Residential Duplex).
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PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3795 Intent of the Bylaw: y To amend the Zoning Bylaw designation of 2168 Nova Scotia Avenue from P2 (Institutional) to RS2 (Residential Single Dwelling 2) to facilitate a proposed 29 lot subdivision. Location of Properties p Affected: 2168 Nova Scotia Avenue Inspection p of Documents: A copy of the proposed Bylaws may be inspected in the Corporate OfÀce, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, except Saturdays, Sundays, and any Statutory Holiday, until February 13, 2012 inclusive. Further information and a larger map can be seen at www.portcoquitlam.ca/getinvolve p q g d and further details can be obtained from the Development Services Department at 604-927-5442. Also available for inspection is the “Of¿cial Community Plan Bylaw, 2004, No. 3467” and “Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630” (which would be amended by the proposed bylaws) and various reports referring speci¿cally to the purpose of the amending Bylaws. Public Participation: p At the hearing the public will be allowed to make representations to the Council respecting matters contained in the proposed Bylaws. All persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaws will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard, or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaws. All written and verbal submissions will become part of the Public Hearing record. After the Public Hearing has been completed, Council can no longer receive additional or new information on this application. Susan Rauh, CMC Corporate Of¿cer 604.927.5421 corporateofÀce@portcoquitlam.ca
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PoCo seeks long-term green waste agreement By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
T he city of Por t Coquitlam is looking to sign a long-term agreement for processing its kitchen and garden waste. Currently, the city works on a month-tomonth disposal arrangement with Fraser Richmond Soil and Fibre. But engineering director Andrew Wood said that with PoCo’s maturing green waste collection program a five-year contract could be more appropriate, so the city is putting a request for proposals out to the industry. “Staff would like to see a longer term agreement,” he said during a special council meeting Monday night. With the certainty of a long-term contract, Wood said service providers are able to make investments and improvements to their operations to better handle the approximately 6,000 tonnes of green waste collected annually in the city. Staff will evaluate the proposals based on cost of disposal, schedule assurance and how well the company is able to respond to complaints from the public. Mitigation of odours and impacts to neighbours will also be considered, along with proximity to the community. In a report, Wood wrote that other municipalities have expressed an interest in participating in a contract with the successful proponent. The city could then explore economies of scale, he wrote, which could lead to reduced costs. A long-ter m green waste disposal agreement would also have to come with a certain degree of flexibility, said Coun. Mike Forrest. The industry is changing, he said, and municipalities need to be able to adopt best practices as they become available, even if it is before the end of a contract. “Things happen so fast in this industry that five years seems like a long time,” he said. “I want us to be able to stay on the cusp.” The ability for residents to bring their organic waste directly to the facility is also something council said it would look for in a proposal.
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The city of Port Coquitlam is seeking a long-term arrangement for processing its kitchen and garden waste. One company that will be responding to the municipality’s request is Cascade Re n e w a b l e C a r b o n Corp., a bio-organic waste processing plant proposed to open in
PoCo. Jerry Salberg, chair and CEO of the company, said that if PoCo chose Cascade at the end of the RFP, the city would save money on trucking costs. “That is a key cost
driver,” he said. “This is a strategic location. It is a significant advantage for the haulers.” The company has already done an audit of PoCo’s collected green waste and Salberg said there is a high level of source separation, which reduces contaminants. Fewer contaminants, he added, means a higher quality of soil at the end of the process. Steve Aujla, executive vice-president of Fraser Richmond Soil and Fibre, the company that currently handles Port Coquitlam’s organic waste, said it would likely be submitting a proposal to the city as well. “We have been working with Port Coquitlam and we have been good partners,” he said. “We would be looking at any options that would solidify that partnership on a longer term basis.”
The Water Utility will be performing uni-directional water main cleaning in the shaded area shown on the map below from January 30, 2012 to February 24, 2012 inclusive.
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This procedure will cause pressure fluctuations, some discolouration and sediment in the water reaching your home or business. These conditions should be of short duration. If your water appears discoloured, run a cold water tap until the water clears. For more information, call Engineering & Public Works Customer Service 604-927-3500, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week or visit our website at www.coquitlam.ca.
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City of Coquitlam Please be advised that there will be temporary lane closures along Clarke Road from Ebert Street to Morrison Street. Expect delays through this area.
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Road & Utility Improvements Please use alternate routes to avoid delays. North Road/Clarke Road – Ebert Ave. to Morrison Ave. Phase 1 construction of new watermain replacement from South of Foster Ave. to Cottonwood Ave. will commence January 23, 2012. Traffic pattern changes will be in place. Expect delays. (see ad elsewhere for more details).
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Coquitlam coffers are flush with cash after the city received its latest payment as host to the Boulevard Casino. The city received $1.7 million from the provincial government for the Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2011 quarter, bringing last
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Final homeless shelter of winter at PoMo church By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Po r t M o o dy ’s S t . Andrew’s United Church is putting a call out to residents interested in volunteering when the church hosts the cold/wet weather mat prog ram next month. The mat program, which rotates between different churches in the Tri-Cities from the beginning of November until the end of March, gives people without a home a warm place to sleep during the cold months. It will begin operating at St. Andrew’s on March 1 and will wrap up on April 1. Six volunteers are needed nightly from 9 to 11 p.m. while another six are required for the morning shift between 6 and 8 a.m. Orientations will be held on Wednesday, Feb.
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remier Christy Clark has been in the Tri-Cities so often in recent weeks, she might as well take up residence again. Of course, the meet-and-greet sessions with local business, arts and ethnic groups are more about lubricating votes for an upcoming byelection than anything else, and while it’s great to see the premier here, perhaps there are more pressing concerns that require her attention. If we could be so bold, we might suggest education should be top of mind for the premier. There has been no date set for the byelection to replace Iain Black while schools are labouring under job action that has turned routine administrative tasks such as supervising recess and exams, and filling out report cards into major headaches. As yet, the premier has given no indication of her willingness to step in and legislate an agreement for the province’s teachers, a smart move on her part given the fact that negotiations, though not fruitful, are still taking place. But in a week, the legislature will return and then we expect to see some well-thought-out plans for labour negotiations as well as info on how the province intends to deal with Bills 27 and 28, on class size and composition, which it has until April to resolve. There is much speculation as to whether the BC Liberal government will continue to play tough with teachers, given the premier’s previous role as education minister when bills stripping class size and composition from the teachers’ contract were passed. While the changes may have given districts more flexibility and autonomy, they also created problems in the classroom and ramped up the dysfunction between the teachers and the government to an all-time high. Against this backdrop, the BC Public Schools Employers’ Association and the BC Teachers’ Federation are supposed to be negotiating under a government-imposed net-zero mandate. Both sides are far apart, although hopeful that some agreement can be made. Will the government step in with some money to address these issues? Hopefully, yes, although the money won’t be enough to make B.C.’s public school teachers happy. No one likes legislated settlements and the chances of Clark smoothing the waters is slim, given her record. But something needs to be done to help resolve the current impasse.
B.C. joins LNG gold rush (and it’s about time) BC VIEWS Tom Fletcher VICTORIA he first thing to understand about the race to liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports is how far back in the pack B.C. is starting. Canada has issued its first two export licences for LNG export projects near Kitimat to sell the product of the vast Horn River and Montney shale gas deposits in northeastern B.C. Construction has begun on one LNG plant, the second is approved to proceed and a third is also proposed for the same region. Unlike the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline proposal, plants and associated pipelines have actually received all the necessary permits from our constipated federal-provincial environmental process. Australia has approved six LNG projects in the last two years, with a combined construction cost of $180 billion. Reuters reports that Oz’s $34-billion Ichthys project will
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vault the country past the Middle Eastern kingdom of Qatar into first place among global LNG exporters, assuming it is built by 2017. Top producing countries are Qatar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria and Algeria. The second thing B.C. taxpayers need to know is that there is no other practical choice here. Huge shale gas developments around North America have meant B.C.’s days of making a tidy sum selling gas to the U.S. are coming to an end. Natural gas replaced forest products some years ago as B.C.’s top commodity revenue stream, helping to keep the lights on in B.C. schools and hospitals. But the domestic price is down for the long term and the U.S. has plenty of its own gas now. The third thing to know is that there is misinformation about shale gas and “fracking.” Shaky videos show someone touching a match to water that has had gas bubbled through it to artificially promote the idea that hydraulic fracturing of shale deposits contaminates groundwater. This and some scientifically illiterate media reports are
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all it takes to get a protest movement going these days. The fact that a kilometre or more of solid rock separates B.C. shale deposits from surface water sources is seldom mentioned. The major public health risk from B.C.’s natural gas boom is the escape of sour gas, which contains poisonous, heavier-than-air hydrogen sulfide and that has been a problem for B.C.’s conventional gas industry for decades. There are legitimate concerns about water use and chemical discharge from shale fracturing, and the B.C. government has scrambled to upgrade its regulations on that as well as sour gas. Premier Christy Clark has run to the front of the LNG parade, trying to convey the notion that multi-billion-dollar investments made years ago by Chinese, Japanese, U.S. and Korean corporations are somehow the result of her “jobs plan.” NDP energy critic John Horgan insists that the B.C. Utilities Commission oversee all this, so the BC Liberals don’t subsidize
these giant trans-national energy companies with cheap electricity and stick BC Hydro ratepayers with the bill. According to Horgan, the BCUC should also have lawyered away over the smart meter program for God knows how long, as analog meters become obsolete and Quebec and others modernize their electricity grids without hand-wringing or exploitation of imaginary health threats. This is not a good time to dither. An LNG terminal is proposed for Portland, Ore. and there will be others. LNG plants need lots of electricity and the BC Liberal government wants to market B.C. LNG as the “cleanest” in the world because it’s processed with minimal burning of gas for power generation. Will foreign buyers care about B.C.’s production methods? Are this province’s greenhouse gas reduction targets history? More on that in a future column. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and bclocalnews.com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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’Toon has it wrong; teachers are toughing it out DENTAL SPECIAL the rising cost of living in the Lower Mainland. How many millionaire teachers do you know? I surely don’t know any and after teaching fulltime for six years and living a somewhat frugal existence, I will be lucky to ever be able to afford to purchase a one-bedroom apartment. I found this cartoon discouraging and I’m worried that it will incorrectly inform peoples’ opinions of teachers. H. Boulanger, Port Moody
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Surprised at Hyndes’ stand The Editor, Re. “Time to intervene in teacher talks: SD43 board chair� (tricitynews.com). School District 43 board chair Melissa Hyndes’ suggestion that it’s time for intervention in the B.C. teachers’ dispute through legislation shows either a serious lack of understanding of the issues or a deliberate mischaracterization of the government as a disinterested mediator. Legislation was used illegally in 2002 by the education minister of the time, who is now the premier.
The courts deemed that it was illegal for the BC Public School Employers Association to unilaterally remove class size and composition language from the contract. The basis for the court’s condemnation of BCPSEA’s practice was that it found irrefutable evidence that the government was secretly directing BCPSEA’s efforts at collective bargaining. In other words, BCPSEA was a puppet of the government. If the government were to impose another contract through legislation,
it would be repeating the same action that was found illegal in the first place. Labour law encourages negotiated contracts and ensures unions the right to strike. Strikes are meant to be inconvenient — they are the only clout available to employees. This is the law of the land, based on fundamental rights. A government that intervenes for the sake of convenience is in violation of these principles. I’m surprised a school trustee would recommend this course of action. Jim Watson, Coquitlam
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Vaccine readied to battle whooping cough Pertussis outbreak in eastern Valley may move west By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS
More vaccine doses are being stockpiled in case an outbreak of whooping cough in the eastern Fraser Valley spreads further west. Hope, Agassiz and Chilliwack have so far seen most of the more than 100 confir med local cases of pertussis, a highly contagious bacterial infection that causes adults to cough for months but can be deadly to babies. Fraser Health will acquire another 50,000 doses of vaccine by the second week of February in case public health officials decide to widen their immunization program, which has so far focused on the eastern Valley. “We’ve seen sporadic cases in Maple Ridge, in Langley and in Surrey, so we know there’s some disease out there,” Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Paul Van Buynder. “If it’s necessary in the next week or two we will run a program for the whole of the Fraser Valley.” Pertussis, or whooping cough, is considered more of an irritant for adults, but they act as carriers. Van Buynder said about half the very young children who contract pertussis are hospitalized and about one or 2% of those hospitalized die. Three-quarters of infants infected get it from parents or close family members. California had a huge outbreak in 2009 that claimed the lives of 10 children, five more died in Saskatchewan in 2010 and two more children died last year just across the border in Washington State, where authorities are still battling an outbreak. “This is a nasty disease and it’s back in the Fraser Valley after an absence of about eight years,” Van Buynder said. Part of the challenge is that health authorities no longer use an older, more powerful vaccine due to concern over its side effects. The weaker vaccine that replaced it provides immunity for only about four to 10 years, Van Buynder said. Fraser Health wants to immunize all adults in outbreak areas who have close contact with young children, to prevent transmission to the most vulnerable.
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Too old, too pricey — city bike may close Rochester Pool for fun By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Coquitlam council may pull the plug on the city’s oldest outdoor pool. City staff said this week there will be no s u m m e r sw i m m i n g a g ain this year at Rochester Pool because of cracks in the tank and gutters. The 44-year-old Maillardville pool has been failing since 2007 and, last year, classes were shuffled to Spani and Eagle Ridge pools, which staff say have room for extra swim learners. “Coquitlam is facing some challenges with aging infrastructure,” aquatics manager Jason Blood told Monday’s council-in-committee meeting, adding that Rochester is “near the end of its life.... We have been on borrowed time.” According to a city report, it would cost $170,000 to repair the 25-yard concrete basin or $4 million to rebuild it. Another option is to decommission the pool and/or re-use the pool and change rooms for other recreational uses. Coquitlam staff have approached the cities of Port Coquitlam and Port Moody to conduct a joint study this spring on outdoor pools in the Tri-Cities; a report is
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Coquitlam city staff said there will be no summer swimming at Rochester Pool this year. expected to come before council in September before next year’s budget deliberations, Blood said. With a depth ranging from 2.5 to five feet, Rochester Pool is primarily used by young children and families. With operational costs averaging $77,400 a year and usage low, the pool is heavily subsidized by the city, with taxpayers’ cost per visit ranging from $11.05 to $14.60. Rochester has also been the target of vandals; in 2002, the change rooms had to be rebuilt after they were set on fire. Some councillors at Monday’s meeting suggested Rochester isn’t worth the money it would take to keep it open. “This is a sad day,” said Mayor Richard Stewart, who grew up in Maillardville and worked as a lifeguard at the pool. But he acknowl-
edged other outdoor pools built some 50 years ago (i.e., Brookmere and Glen parks) are no longer open. “ Ro ch e s t e r Po o l should be demolished,” Coun. Lou Sekora said, noting the high cost to rebuild “makes no sense at all.” Stewart said should
Rochester be decommissioned, he would like to see Rochester Park be reconfigured given the lack of green space in Maillardville, a neighbourhood the city is in the process of trying to revitalize and densify. Meanwhile, the city anticipates opening its new water spray park and skate park at the redeveloped Mackin Park by the summer, said Joyce Fordyce, Coquitlam’s manager of leisure services. As well, to make up for the amenity loss at Rochester, city staff are considering a weekday nature play program — costing $55,000 — for all ages at Rochester Park this summer, opening up the pool change rooms for participants.
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Coquitlam revamps website By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Coquitlam has a new online face to project to the world. On Monday at midnight, the city’s new website (www.coquitlam.ca) went live, replacing the outdated community portal powered for 10 years by citysoup. ca, a multi-million dollar project sponsored in part by the federal government that was deemed a dud virtually from the start. The new website, which c o s t t a x p aye r s s o m e $260,000, is the result of two years of work by a consultant and city staff, said Dan McDonald, Coquitlam’s corporate communications manager.
And despite a few glitches on its first day, it has so far been well received by the public, with city hall getting top marks in an online feedback survey. Its bright and clean look — with large pictures on the home and landing pages, colour-coded banners and mega drop-down menu — is in stark contrast to the old site, which was cluttered and hard to navigate. McDonald said even Mayor Richard Stewart and city manager Peter Steblin fielded complaints about the old portal when they recently travelled to Asia on a trade and cultural exchange trip. “They were told that
Coquitlam lacked an identity and they didn’t like the website as a first-point of entry,” McDonald said, adding the new website will allow users to “take a drive of the city services and programs and never get lost.” “With the old one, you had to dig and dig for information,” he said. “A lot of people just gave up on it. It was very frustrating that we were losing people.” McDonald, who was contracted four years ago as a consultant to conduct a cyclical review of the communications department, noted in his report at the time that the city website was poor and needed to be freshened up. Since being hired by the city full-time,
McDonald’s aim has been to rebuild the website from scratch, giving Coquitlam a strong presence on the worldwide web. “When you are competing in the Lower Mainland with a large group of cities vying for people and business, you have to have a website that reflects your city and image, and gives it an edge,” he said. “We believe this does: It’s a corporate asset. It’s a revenue tool.” Still, the new website, which McDonald described as like an online newspaper with topical events and activities at the top of the page, will have a shorter lifespan than the previous one, about five to seven years.
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But he was notified by Crown in January 2008 that the charges would be stayed. Connor said a prosecutor told him Anderson was heavily addicted to heroin and had several times refused to meet them to discuss her evidence. That was the first time Connor said he had heard of trouble with the case. Often, he said, the Crown of fice would alert police in such instances so they could track down and assist a victim or witness whose testimony is critical. “[There was] no discussion about that,” Connor said, adding the prosecutor had “made up her mind” the charges would be dropped. He didn’t challenge the decision. “I wish I would have said to [her], ‘Give us a few days and we’ll go find her.’ I wish I could have done that.” Connor said in 1998, Vancouver Police Det.Const. Lori Shenher relayed a tip that Pickton was scheming to bring the 1997 victim back to the farm so he could “finish her off.” He met again with
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In 1998 police took aerial photos of the Pickton farm in hopes the images would yield clues of where Pickton might have been burying the bodies. ficers he heard Pickton had a meat grinder he could use to dispose of bodies and heard of bags of bloody clothing and women’s personal effects on the farm that seemed to be trophies. Connor said he found Hiscox credible but police had trouble corroborating his information or getting eyewitnesses to co-operate. Hiscox eventually be-
Anderson to warn her of the threat. By then, he said, Anderson had cleaned up, left the sex trade and the Downtown Eastside, and seemed normal. But Connor did not ask Crown to re-launch the attempted murder charge. In mid-1998, Connor and Shenher met Sur rey tipster Bill Hiscox, who told the of-
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inquiry. He also flagged Pickton in the Canadian Po l i c e I n fo r m at i o n Centre (CPIC) database so he or Shenher would be notified any time he was stopped by police anywhere in Canada. Connor also had aerial photos taken of the farm in hopes they would yield clues of where Pickton might be burying bodies — they didn’t. Another key witness — Lynn Ellingsen — told friends she saw Pickton gutting a body in his barn but later denied the story when police questioned her. Connor said he didn’t believe her denial but other officers did. He said police heard Ellingsen’s story through three different sources and she appeared to know a key detail few other people would — that human fat is yellow. The inquiry heard the Coquitlam RCMP investigation lost momen-
tum after Connor was promoted to different duties in 1999. “I couldn’t catch a break,” Connor said, summing up his involvement. “I failed to put the bad guy in jail.” He said he thinks about the case “every day” and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. “I live with the fact that 13 women, roughly, disappeared from the Downtown Eastside since I became involved in the Pickton file.” The inquiry aims to determine how authorities failed to stop Pickton much sooner t h a n 2 0 0 2 , wh e n a search for illegal guns turned up evidence of missing women from the Downtown Eastside. Pickton is serving a life sentence for six counts of second-degree murder but he had claimed to have killed 49 women and the DNA of 33 was found on the farm.
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Enchanted grad fundraiser’s aim High school grad is a months away but work has started to help grads in need By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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igh school graduation is often fraught with anxiety — and concerns are not always about marks. Dozens of Tri-City high school students approaching this important milestone are wondering how they can afford to get gussied up for their big day. While some f amilies can afford tuxes, elaborate gowns and limousines, other families struggle to pay rent and buy food. For them, the grad dance and all its costly rituals are an unaffordable luxury. Enter the Enchantment Project, an initiative by TriCity service agencies and School District 43 to provide high school graduates facing financial difficulties with formal attire so they can attend their grads with pride and confidence. The project started two years ago and has so far outfitted 50 boys and girls; another 50 to 70 referrals are expected for 2012. To help these young men and women begin the rest of their lives on the proper footing, a local business is hosting a special event tomorrow (Thursday) to raise funds and collect gowns. Tami King, owner of K&C Precious Metals in Port Moody, has partnered with the Enchantment Project to ensure local businesses supporting the grad program get recognition while also raising much-needed funds. “It was a perfect fit,� said King, who was looking for a non-profit agency to support. She used to work for PLEA Community Services Society of BC which works with vulnerable youth and is one of the agencies involved with Enchantment. Now that she’s a stay-athome mom working in the precious metals business, King said she was happy to
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Tami King, owner of K&C Precious Metals in Port Moody, has partnered with the Enchantment Project for a fundraiser Thursday evening. work once again with her old employer on the fundraiser. The event will also showcase many of the businesses that will be part of Enchantment this year, King said, noting, “My hope is to generate them business.� There will also be live entertainment and King will be purchasing scrap gold and silver. She plans to give partial proceeds from the business she does that night to
the Enchantment Project. All the fundraising and work will lead up to a big night in March when the Enchantment Project will hold One Enchanted Evening in the grand hall at Port Moody’s Heritage Woods secondary school for select Tri-City grad students. The grads will get to select a gown, shoes, a purse and accessories, get their hair and make-up done and their
photos taken by a professional photographer. They will enjoy music, a chocolate fountain and appetizers throughout the evening. A seamstress will also be on hand to do alterations. Attendees will leave with a gift bag as well as a certificate for hair styling on the night of their respective grads. Boys are not invited to participate in One Enchanted
Evening but referrals are accepted for them as well and funds are provided so they can afford a rental tux for their graduation night. Meanwhile, the Soroptimist International of the Tri-Cities is also collecting cocktail outfits, gowns, shawls, purses and jewelry for the evening. To help out, email info@soroptimisttricities.org. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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History of civil rights in words, pix century. Hampton, who died in 1998, and Steve Fayer also wrote the companion book Voices of Freedom: An Oral History of Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s through the 1980s. Taken from the interview transcripts of the documentary, Voices of Freedom provides an in-depth view of the movement from the ground. Powerful Days: The Civil Rights Photography of Charles Moore features images from some of the pivotal events of the 1960s movements in the American south. These include Birmingham in 1963 and the Selma March in 1965. Moore’s images alternate between chilling and aweinspiring. A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King Jr., edited by historian James M. Washington, reveals Dr. King to have been a much more complex thinker and activist than as has been commonly remembered.
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This book collects his writings on the subjects of non-violence, racial integration and self-determination, his famous sermons and public addresses (“I Have a Dream”, the anti-war “A Time to Break the Silence” and his last, “I See the Promised Land”), his major essays (“Letter from Birmingham City Jail”) as well as the text of his interviews with the press and his books. A Testament of Hope may leave you with a new and more complete view of one of history’s major public figures. Next to the American civil rights movement, the Canadian civil rights movement gets comparatively less airtime and ink. Writer and historian John Cooper examines the campaign against racial discrimination and segregation in Dresden, Ont. in his children’s book (aimed at a middle school audience) Season of Rage: Hugh Burnett and the Struggle for Civil Rights. Cooper
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SATURDAY, FEB. 11 â&#x20AC;˘ Bake sale and tea provided by the Ladies Auxiliary to Branch 263, Coquitlam, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Coquitlam Legion hall, 1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam. â&#x20AC;˘ Free bingo starts at 1 p.m. (stay for the Saturday Meat Draw at 3:30 p.m.), at Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 133, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. Info: 604-942-8911.
FEB. 15: PM GREEN GROUP AGM â&#x20AC;˘ Port Moody Ecological Society AGM, 7 p.m., PoMo rec centre (upstairs), 300 Ioco Rd. Speaker: Jonathan Moore, SFU, on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why coastal ecosystems need salmon.â&#x20AC;? Info: www. noonscreek.org or 604-937-3483. ning out from 6-9:30 p.m. Must register before Feb. 10 at 604-942-1622.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15 â&#x20AC;˘ Bakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corner Preschool (885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam) open house and registration session for pre-schoolers and their families, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Bakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corner is a play-based, parent-participation pre-school with half-day classes for threeand four-year-olds. Info: 604-461-5848 or www.bakerscornerpreschool.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Eagle Ridge Hospital auxiliary used book sale, 9:30 a.m-4:30 p.m., ERH lobby, Port Moody. Funds raised will be used to buy equipment for patient
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FRIDAY, FEB. 17 â&#x20AC;˘ Tri-City Singles Social Club welcomes prospective members to its next meeting, 7 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 2513 Clark St., Port Moody. TCSSC provides an opportunity for single men and women over 40 to meet new friends and enjoy activities such as dining, theatre, walking, bowling, travel and more. Membership is $20 a year. Info: Darline, 604-466-0017, Vicki, 778-883-6108 or Louise, 604-941-8897; or tricityclub@gmail.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Pay it Forward Social fundraiser for Eagle Ridge
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SENIORS • Glen Pine Pavilion seniors’ rec centre slowpitch club is looking for men 55 and older and women 50 and older. It is not necessary to have participated in organized
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as weather permits. Info: Len, 604-941-0081 or lenraili@shaw.ca. • Seniors meet every Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m., to do fun group activities including physical fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing. All women and men 50 or older are
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nizations and others interested in joining, call Ernie, 604-576-9734, or email tsn@shaw.ca. • Dogwood Songsters meet every Monday, 10 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion and entertain as seniors’ homes weekly. If you love to sing, you can join. Info: 604-941-2375.
ENTERTAINING SENIORS • Honeycombs, a group of people over 50 who entertain with song, dance and skits, meets Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Wilson Centre, PoCo. Performers plus prop, sound and stage hands needed. Info or show bookings: Frances, 604-941-1745.
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Bramwell Tovey spoke with The Tri-City News this week about his experience writing The Inventor, which premiered with Calgary Opera last year.
VSO conductor talks opera Bramwell Tovey will speak about his first full-scale opera at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts tomorrow By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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f Bramwell Tovey were to offer a modern-day equivalent to the protagonist he built his new opera around, he would point to Bernie Madoff. The story about the convicted American businessman who defrauded thousands of investors of billions of dollars through a Ponzi scheme surfaced just as Tovey was writing The Inventor, his first full-scale opera about the life of Alexander “Sandy” Keith Jr., the nephew of the famous Maritime brewmaster. Both are “rather revolting” characters with “all too human traits at times,” Tovey said, though Keith left many more bodies in his wake. Tovey stumbled across the tale of the con man about five years ago while reading a newspaper article, after he had received a commission to orchestrate an opera for the Calgary Opera. The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra conductor said he became “mesmerized” with Keith’s escapades and convinced the company to stage the story with librettist John Murrell. Using the research of academic Ann Larabee, who in 2005 published a book about Keith titled Dynamite Fiend, the pair offered a sympathetic view of Keith in The Inventorr but pulled no punches when it came to his bad behaviour, including as a father.
“The story doesn’t deviate from the facts,” Tovey said. Keith was one of the most notorious criminals of the 19th century, starting his career as a Confederate secret agent. He was part of some of the most infamous terrorist plots of the Civil War and was constantly on the run from creditors and victims of his frauds. While posing as a rich American in Germany in 1875 with his wife in tow, Keith planted a bomb on a dock in Bremerhaven that killed 80 people and injured dozens more. The act of mass murder — aimed at collecting insurance money — was called the crime of the century. Tovey said he didn’t think about asking permission from the Keith family in Halifax, NS, to put on The Inventor as Sandy Keith committed suicide 140 years ago, right after the Bremerhaven bomb detonated. “It’s a story that belongs to the whole world, really,” Tovey said. The premiere last year at the Calgary Opera — with an all-Canadian cast that included Port Moody mezzo-soprano Judith Forst as Keith’s disapproving mother-in-law — was well received, and Tovey said the same singers will be at the Orpheum in Vancouver with the VSO in June for a concert, albeit with a different chorus (a recording of The Inventor is also scheduled for this summer). Tovey, who spent three years formulating The Inventor, is cognizant of the cost and time of putting on an opera during the recession. Still, he feels his first experience at writing one has been “richly rewarding and deeply satisfying.” As for penning a second, Tovey is hesitant. “I
would like to write a couple of shorter operas. I’ve got my eye on a few things.... The Inventorr is a huge opera. It might be a while before a write another to that scale.” He added: “I think writing an opera is like having a child. You have to think of its life over 20, 30 years. You don’t really see what the child is going to be like as an adult until they’re in their teens and writing an opera is the same thing. My opera is only a year old now so it’s got a long way to go to evolve.” • Bramwell Tovey will be at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts tomorrow (Thursday) at 7 p.m. as part of the Maillardville facility’s Salon Speaker Series. His lecture, describing the composition process for The Inventor, will include singer Ember Lanuti and excerpts from the opera. To reserve a ticket at $5, call PdA at 604-664-1636. The Salon Speaker Series continues on April 19 with Josh Beamish, a choreographer and founder of MOVE: the company. For more information, visit www.placedesarts.ca. jwarren@tricitynews.com
ALL TOVEY Bramwell Tovey is a Grammy-award winning conductor, who is known locally as the music director with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. A composer and pianist, Tovey has also worked with the Luxembourg Philharmonic and the Winnipeg Symphony orchestras. Tovey is the first artist to win a Juno Award in both conducting and composition. In 2003, he received a Juno for Best Canadian Classical Composition for his Requiem for a Charred Skull, performed and recorded by the Amadeus Choir and the Hannaford Band in Toronto.
A series of matinee music perfor mances sponsored in part by The Tri-City News returns to Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Theatre this month. The 13th annual Sunday Coffee Concerts kicks of f this weekend at the theatre (1260 Riverwood Gate) w i t h W h i s ke y Jane, a four-piece country band that features Natalye Vivian on vocals. The series continues on Feb. 26 with the jazz/ gospel sounds of Dalannah Gail Bowen and The Jacksonaires, who will present a tribute to Mahalia Jackson, a well-known gospel singer known for such classics as He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands and moder n standards like In The Upper Room. On March 4, the Felice Women’s Choir and conductor/director Hyun Jung Kim will take to the stage with special guests. And later that month, on March 11, the 17-piece Inlet Jazz Big Band will entertain while Maria in the Shower, a folk/roots band steeped in the vaudevillian tradition, will wrap up the series on March 25. • Tickets for Sunday Cof fee Concerts are $10/$5 (with free a d m i s s i o n fo r children aged under 12) and can be bought by calling 604-927-8400 or visiting www. experienceit.ca. Subscriber flex passes are also available at $42 for five shows. Audience members can meet with the performers afterwards over coffee.
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Coquitlamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place des Arts has three new solo shows up this month from three very distinct artists. Ro b e r t B a l i e l l o â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experimental exhibition, titled Motion UnControlled, featured in the Upper Gallery, highlights the image potential of the motioncontrolled equipment he designed 28 years ago with his multi-media company. In the Me zzanine Gallery is an acrylic painting collection, titled There is Life in the Stone, from Ukrainianbor n artist Iryna
Nikitinska, who argues through her work that stone can provide life or, specifically, shelter. And, in the Atrium Gallery, is Maryam Mohseniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s painting series titled Untitled, which depicts her passion for colour and exploring strange and unusual spaces. The three exhibits will be on display until Feb. 25.
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Evergreen Cultural Centre. The Feb. 18 event hosted by Alberto and Teresa of Hot Salsa Dance Zone, starts at 7 p.m. at the Coquitlam facility (1205 Pinetree Way) and includes salsa, merengue, bachata and cha-cha-cha lessons at 7:30 p.m. plus chocolate and desserts. No partner is needed. The cost is $8 in advance or $10 at the door. For more information, call 604-725-4654 or 604- 808-2311, or visit www.hotsalsadancezone.com.
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Plavin shows her art The youngest artist ever to show work at the Port Moody Public Library will have her acrylic paintings up on the walls this month. Eleven-year-old Alexis Plavan, a Tri-City resident, is a renaissance teen who also likes swimming, ice skating, horse riding and short-story writing. Her display can be seen Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m.
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Ballet Jorgen Canada will perform its classical and contemporary numbers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including Icarus, by Malgorzata Nowacka, Life and Laughter, by Bengt Jorgen, and Rendezvous, by Robert Desrosiers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at Coquitlamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Evergreen Cultural Centre on Sunday night. Tickets start at $10 for the Feb. 12 show at 7:30 p.m. Call 604-927-6555.
Emerging and established artists in Metro Vancouver can apply for artists-in-residence positions now open at the Port Moody Arts Centre. Two postings are available at the St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Street facility to help local artists develop their work: a year-long residency in ceramics, starting May 1, plus a new 10-week residency in visual arts, running Aug. 23 to Nov. 10. Applications for the ceramics job will be accepted until March 25 while the deadline for the visual arts position is April 22. Visit pomoarts.ca.
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Colourful paintings by Alexis Plavan are being shown at Port Moody Public Library.
SPRING BREAK Students in middle school can learn about the Bard or take up a paint brush during the March spring break at Coquitlamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place des Arts. Kids in grades 6 to 8 can join the two-week intensive Shakespeare 101: Macbeth Made Fun, taught by Kevin Bennett, or sign up for one-week long art intensives at the Brunette Avenue facility. PdA spring break classes for pupils in Kindergarten to Grade 2 are full.
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Gleneagle swings out By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
A 17-piece jazz ensemble will be featured at this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gala dinner, dance and silent auction to raise money for the music department at Coquitlamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gleneagle secondary school. But it will be the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; talent that will be the highlight of the evening with more than 60 youth showcasing their musical and culinary abilities. Students in the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Little Big Band â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an 11-piece â&#x20AC;&#x153;comboâ&#x20AC;? club directed by Rob Marr â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as well as the vocal jazz and jazz band will perform songs by Michael Buble, Diana Krall, Nora Jones and Styx for the fourth annual event, which runs 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24. Plus 10 apprentices in chef Frank Abbinanteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culinary arts program will whip up a pasta buffet to be remembered. Music director Ed Trovato encourages participants to dress up for the fete, which will be much in the post-Second World War style, with Maple Ridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bruce James Orchestra play-
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setting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Music is a destressor,â&#x20AC;? added Rachel St. Pierre, 17, a Grade 12 student who also has been with vocal jazz since Grade 9. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love listening to music and perfecting it and working with my peers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think this will be a great event and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all looking forward to it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Tickets at $45 are available by calling Rose at the school at 604-4645793.
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Coquitlam’s Kristine Lawson was part of the SFU Clan women’s 200-metre medley relay team that broke an 18-year-old university swim meet record Saturday against Puget Sound.
Lefty Cornwall ‘best’ top choice By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Sure, the Coquitlam Adanacs addressed their need for a righthanded shot at Monday’s Western Lacrosse Association draft. Just not with the first overall pick. The Adanacs grabbed whom many considered the best athlete available in Coquitlam’s own Travis Cornwall, whose natural skill and size over-rode his southpaw status on the already lefty-heavy squad. Port Moody product Jackson Decker, who, like Cornwall, graduated from the Jr. Adanacs, is a high-scoring righty who went second to the Burnaby Lakers. “We tried to get that [second] pick, too,” said Adanacs firstyear general manager Randy
Delmonico. “We of fered up some good talent but Bur naby wouldn’ t go for it. “Travis was the best athlete out there [in the draft]. He’s big and fast and he’s not finished growing.” After Cornwall, the A’s saw to it they balanced out their attack, selecting seven righthanders with the remainder of their picks. And besides the six-foot-two, 210-pound Cornwall, the A’s added plenty of size and toughness to their team, specifically with their second choice (eighth overall) in six-foot-four, 200-pound New Westminster Jr. Salmonbellies grad Travis Irving, who was second on his
squad in penalty minutes last season with 66 in 15 outings. “ We got some big guys and that was something we were looking for too,” Delmonico said. “We pretty much got all we wanted –– size, speed and skill.” After Cornwall and Irving, the A’s collared Ryan Johnson (15th overall, Coquitlam), Daniel McQuade (22nd, New West), Jordan Catton (29th, New West), Jaxson Lee (36th, Burnaby), Clay Miller (43rd, C o q u i t l a m ) a n d Pat r i ck Spencer (50th, New West). “We were picking into the sixth round guys we didn’t think would be around,” Delmonico said. “We were very
pleased with how the draft went for us.” Jr. Adanac grads were the most coveted in the draft, with six of the first nine selections coming from the Coquitlam player factory that produced back-to-back provincial-champion teams. Casey Jackson went third overall to Burnaby, followed in order by fellow Jr. A’s products David Joyce to the Maple Ridge Burrards and Mark Matthews –– who played on the 2010 Minto Cup-champion Jr. A’s before transferring to win another national title last summer with Ontario’s Whitby Warriors –– to the Langley Thunder. Tor Reinholdt, another ex-Jr. Adanac, went ninth to Langley. The Adanacs open their regular season May 20 in Maple Ridge.
Two Coquitlam products were members of the Simon Fraser Clan wo m e n’s 2 0 0 - m e t r e medley relay squad that broke an 18-yearold meet record at a dual university swimming competition with Washington’s Puget Sound Loggers on Saturday on Burnaby Mountain. Alexandria Schofield and Kristine Lawson were part of the SFU crew that finished in a sizzling 2:01.69 –– a full 16 seconds better than the runner-up UPS unit. Grace Ni and Whitley Sheehan rounded out the winning foursome. Also, Schofield established a new mark for her lead leg in the 3x100metre butterfly relay with a clocking of 30.51 seconds, breaking the previous record set in 1997. Meanwhile, Dimitar I v a n o v, a l s o o f Coquitlam, was on the Clan men’s 200-metre medley relay squad that placed second in 1:48.71.
New coach for Jr. A’s Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs went through a recent ownership change. Now they have a new head coach to boot. Neil Dinsdale takes over Coquitlam’s bench boss duties from Curt Malawsky, who stepped down after guiding the Jr. A’s to their second straight Minto Cup national tournament last year and their first ever Canadian crown as hosts in 2010, the club announced Thursday. “Neil was someone who fit the mold of a perfect candidate for this position, having been a former Junior Adanac and having deep roots in the local lacrosse community,” the club wrote in a press release, with Tosh Nishimura having already taken over as the Jr. A’s new general manager, replacing previous co-owner Ken Wood. “Having played his minor lacrosse in Coquitlam, Neil appreciates the links his junior team needs to have with minor lacrosse to help grow the game locally to continue to produce top players ready for NCAA college or senior lacrosse.” Also, the club announced former Sr. ‘A’ Adanac Steve McKinlay will take over as head coach of the Intermediate ‘A’ squad.
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Express power to two more W’s By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Coquitlam Express continue to power their way up the B.C. Hockey League standings –– literally. The Express scored their first four goals on a power play that has been dynamite of late on way to a 6-5 overtime victory Saturday over the host Cowichan Valley Capitals. The win, coupled with an 8-5 romp Friday over the Grizzlies in Victoria, boosted the Express to 27-16-2-2 on the Jr. ‘A’ season. “One of the reasons for [our] rise in the standings this season has been the consistent work on special teams,” Express assistant coach Grant Kerr said via the team’s website. “Also encouraging is the fact the special teams are ranked second in the league both at home and on the road.” Against Cowichan, the Express overcame an early 1-0 deficit by pumping in three straight goals with the man advantage, including those by Alex Kerfoot, Mitch Nardi and Malcolm McKinney. Alex Petan then scored another poweplay goal, with other Coquitlam scorers being Kerfoot with his second of the game and Zach Hodder, with the OT winner. McKinney and John Siemer bagged two goals apiece for the Express versus Victoria.
PACK ATTACKS CATS Rino Minni’s two goals weren’t enough as the visiting Port Moody Black Panthers fell 6-4 Saturday to the North Vancouver Wolf Pack in a PIJHL Jr. ‘B’ battle.
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Luca Antongiovanni knocked in two goals to guide Coquitlam MetroFord Shakhtar to a 4-1 triumph over the Port Moody Selects in a boys Under-11 cup soccer game Saturday. It was the Selects who actually came out firing, blasting two shots off the crossbar while being foiled on one after a great save by Shakhtar goalie Alex Cordeiro. Against the play, Antongiovanni then converted a clever feed from defender Luca Cavasin and, five minutes later, tallied again on a terrific individual effort to put Shakhtar up 2-0. Yet five minutes before halftime, the Selects closed the gap to 2-1 on a header off a long cross. In the second half, Cordeiro again came up with a great save to keep Shakhtar in front before twin brothers Bailey and Cole Newton combined on a fine passing play to give Shakhtar a 3-1 margin with five minutes remaining. Shakhtar substitute
Liam James closed out the scoring before time expired.
SYNERGY SURVIVES Marla McIlveen scored on a header off a corner kick with four minutes remaining to give the Coquitlam Metro-Ford Synergy a thrilling 2-1 win over the Central City Breakers in a Metro Women’s Soccer League U-21 Gold cup game Sunday in Cloverdale. Ali Trentner scored off a partial breakaway from 20 years out with 15 minutes left to even the count after the Breakers tallied midway through the second half to take a 1-0 margin.
NITRO KNOTS SEMI Tia Edgar delivered the tying goal with time winding down as the Port Moody Nitro knotted Semiahmoo 1-1 in a girls U-17 Gold cup game Sunday. Defender Alecia Tingling and her twin sister, Rebecca Tingling at midfield, were other standouts for Nitro.
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Carriers Needed The following routes are now available to deliver the NEWS in the Tri-City area: 6072 146-286 April Rd 2-27 Crawford Bay 2-38 Darney Bay 183 Roe Dr 6187 3-55 Hawthorn Dr 9208 754-866 Alder Pl 3572-3591 Hamilton St 788-825 Inverness Pl 3500-3595 Inverness St 768-854 Patricia Ave (even) 3571-3591 St Thomas St 8751 3226-3269 Karley Cres 1361 Shaunghnessy St 8418 800-922 Austin Ave (even) 416-450 Blue Mountain St (even) 908-928 Charland Ave 903-918 Dansey Ave 406-450 Joyce St 6013 3300-3364 Henry St 3301-3378 Veiwmount Dr 3353-3373 Viewmount Pl 6078 631-800 Alderside Rd 646 Bentley Rd 642-740 Ioco Rd 8154 2270-2498 Latimer Ave 2251-2498 Warrenton Ave
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4tTH YEAR Journeyman Plumbers & Sheetmetal workers needed in Kindersly SK. Top wages, benefits, RRSP, room for advancement, positive work atmosphere. Contact office@lukplumbing.com or 306 463-6707 EXPERIENCED DRILLERS, Derrickhands, Motorhands and Floorhands. Seeking full rig crews. Paying higher than industry rates and winter bonus. Send resume c/w valid tickets. Fax 780-955-2008; info@tempcodrilling.com Phone 780-955-5537 LANGLEY CNC SHOP looking for a CNC Mill Operator and a CNC Mill Programmer. Our shop uses modern 4 Japanese horizontal milling machines and one Vertical to produce our own product. We run 95% aluminum and utilize Chick Workholding. Solidworks and Gibbs are the Cadd/Cam used. Applicants must have 2 years on the job for either position. Also applicants must be willing to work in a flexible good natured envoirment, that is not bring negativity into the shop. Hours are 7:00AM-3:30 PM Monday-Friday. Pay will be based on skill level and will be at or above market standards. Extended medical offered after 3 months. WELDER FABRICATOR ASSEMBLY LINE WORKERS A well established truck & trailer company has immediate openings for several experienced positions at their location in Surrey. These are permanent positions, wages are negotiable. Candidates who fulfill the requirement should: Fax resume 604-596-3106
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POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin. Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-468-4117.
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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.
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P.Meadows Brand New - Solaris Towers. 2 & 3 bdrms, 5 appli’s, nr WCE, shops,parks,schls. Now. NS/NP,refs. Rents Start@ $1250
Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certifi ed Arborist
P.Moody Newport Village,1bdrm +den condo, Heritage Grand, g/lvl balc, insuite laundry, N/S, $1250.
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PoCo 2 bdrm 1/2 duplex with 1 bath, laminate in livrm & bdrms. Avail Now. N/S. $1100/mo.
PETS 477
M.Ridge Beautiful 3000 s/f newer home in Albion area. 5Bdrm + den. March 1st. 1Cat ok. $2000.
BEAGLE PUPS, tri colored, good looking, healthy, vet check $600. (604)796-3026. No Sunday calls
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Cairn Terriers: shots/dewormed. Ready to go to good homes. over 20 yrs of referrals. 604-807-5204 or 604-592-5442/604-854-1978
MAPLE PLACE TOWERS 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.
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977
CHIHUAHUA, 5 year old, female, very sweet & clean, $400. Call 604794-7347 ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPPIES Male/Female, shots, micro-chip, vet checked, health guarantee. $2400. Call 604-970-3807. F1B GOLDENDOODLE pups. Vet ✔ Ready to go. 1st shots, dewormed. Family raised. $900. 604-309-4595. GOLDEN Retriever puppies, born Jan. 7th, family raised, very well socialized, 1st shots & deworming included. Mission 604-820-4827. GOLDEN Retriever pups. Ready to go. Vet ✔, 1st shots, dewormed. Family raised. $600. 778-808-5459. LAB cross puppies, vet checked, 1st shots, eager and social $350, 604-823-6739 afternoons/evenings. 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 Samoyed Pups Champion Sired, Vet chk/ vac. $1200: 604-630-7788 www.summerhillsamoyeds.com
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FURNITURE
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2006 Kubota RTV900 Diesel 4 wd 125 hrs. Pwr dump, Warn winch, Ex. cond. $9700. 604-671-7256
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MISC. FOR SALE
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COQUITLAM - West
Large 2 Bdrm in Great Area - Blue Mtn & Austin *Nr Lougheed Mall, Skytrain/Bus*
Well Maintained Building with Onsite Caretaker, Security Camera. NS/NP.
604-936-4774 778-828-2983
22170 Dewdney Trunk Road
Email: sandy@terramanagement.ca or phone
604-945-5864 COQUITLAM: Clean, quiet apt blk. Suites to rent. Sorry no pets. Family owned & operated for 39 yrs. (604)936-5755. COQUITLAM; fully furn’d 2 bdrm, 2 bath in beaut. Klahanie. Resort living with pool, hot tub, tennis courts, gym & more. $1900 incl hydro, cble, net & secure u/g prkg. Avail now. (778)231-3795 or (604)788-1905 COQUITLAM, low rise concrete bldg, 2nd flr, 2 bdrm, 2 baths, undg sec. prk, gas F/P, balcony, $1150. Avail. immed. Call (778) 889-3731. COQUITLAM
Medallion Court Apt / Townhomes 515-525 Foster Avenue 2 Bdrm suite for $950 available immediately (heat and hot water included). Pet allowed.
TOWNHOMES 3 Bdrm townhouse for $1435 available immediately (heat and hot water included) with laundry hook up. Pet allowed. 3 Bdrm townhouse for $1485 available now (heat and hot water included) with laundry hook up. Pet allowed.
Contact: Costina 778-847-3153
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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. Please call Nova for viewing at 604-767-9832 535 - 555 Shaw Avenue (google map) (yahoo map)
For further info call 604-451-6075 to view Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.
(604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge Available Feb. 1 2 BDRMS. Great location for seniors!
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Polo Club Apartments 19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg. 3 Blocks to W.C. Express W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets
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1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.
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.
Call (604) 931-2670
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1 Bdrm & den suite $875 2 Bdrm corner suite $925
PORT MOODY - Condo 288 Ungless Way; 2 BR; 2 Bath 1100 sf; lndry; gym; $1550 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666
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
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2003 21’ WILDWOOD 5th wheel, light weight, a/c, awning, slide-out beaut cond. $16,500/obo. Free storage till May/2012. 604-287-1127
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http://www.metrovancouver. org/services/housing S. SURREY. 3 bed, 2 bath, brand new townhouse, $1900/mo most convenient location ,604-418-6005.
DSI water heater, micro. elec. slideout, create-a-breeze fan & more! $13,983 (Stk.30852A) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
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COQUITLAM, near Coq. Center. $1250/mo. 3 Bdrm main floor, 2 baths, shrd lndry & utils, NS/NP, near transit. Immed. 604-218-8164.
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PITT MEADOWS. 2 & 3 bdrm. in family complex. Close to bus, schools & shopping. Ref’s req’d. Small pets okay, $1030/$1134/mo. Avail. immed. 604-465-1938.
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COQUITLAM OFFICE SPACE WESTWOOD CORP. CENTRE Various sizes of office space available CALL 604-944-2963
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SUITES, LOWER
Citadel. Clean modern 650 s/f. quiet grd lvl ste. Incl sat tv, utils. w/d. N/P N/S. Feb 1. $800. 604-464-6141. COQUITLAM, 1 bdrm, Mundy/Austin, own entrance. NS/NP. Avail. Immed.$725 incl utils.604-939-1785 Coquitlam,Austin/Mundy.1Bdr +den 800s/f,clean,new carpet/paint, patio prk. Avail now $900. 604-937-7032 COQUITLAM Como Lk/Thermal Dr. 1200 sq/ft, 2bdrm bsmt suite, inste w/d, nr Como Lk Mall. Avail now $1000/mo +1/3utils. 604-780-1099. Coquitlam Munday/Daws Hill, 2 bdrm ste incl util quiet area avail now. $900mo NS/NP 604-931-1775 PORT COQUITLAM. 2 bdrm bsmt suite, 850 sq.ft. $900/mo. incl hdyro. Shared W/D. 778-999-9863. PORT COQUITLAM, 2/bdrm grd level ste. Nr schl. $880 incl util/ldry. March 1. NS/NP 604-765-2911 PORTMOODY, Lrg 1 bdrm+den bsmt suite (1000sqft) w/ sep ent, W/D strge, prking, new flrs+paint. Near school/park/trails/shops. $950+utls. NS/NP. Contact 604307-6242, grant66@shaw.ca
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TOWNHOUSES
PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orientation 2nd & 4th Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm each mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B2. Leave msg 604-465-1938 PORT COQUITLAM 3 bdrm., 2 storey t/h, like new, 2000 sq. ft., N/P N/S. $1690 mo. (604)944-1702
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TRUCKS & VANS
1992 PLEASURE-WAY Dodge van, 318 engine, 4 spd., no rust, many upgrades, mint cond. $20,900 obo (604)853-2427 1999 CHEVY VENTURE, white, auto, rebuilt trans, head gasket, new brakes, $2495. (604)826-0519 2001 Ford Ranger XLT 4X4 175,000k, needs some work$2400 604-830-7797 or 604-467-7598
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COQUITLAM. Quiet cds, nr #1/Lougheed Hwy. SkyTrain/schl. 3 bdrm top flr ste. W/D. Mar. 1. $1250 incl utils. N/S. N/P. 604-945-7575.
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1996 PONTIAC BONNIEVILLE SE good shape, lady driven, many new parts / tires. $1200. 604-859-0066
Port Moody, Heritage Mtn. 3 bdrm ste. 1550 sq.ft. Avail now. N/P. N/S. $1400 + 1/3 utils. 604-809-5435.
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COQUITLAM. 2 bdrm upper ste new hse $800 + 1/4 utils. Cable/internet incl. N/S. (604)944-0407
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LGE 2 bdrm in 4plex, upper flr, sep. ent, newly renovated, close to park, bus & City Hall, no pets, ref, $750 plus util., 604-802-4039
The tenant and other occupants must demonstrate they meet eligibility criteria related to income, number of occupants, and other similar criteria. Please note that fully subsidized, or Rent Geared to Income (RGI) units are filled via a waiting list called The BC Housing Central Registry (www.bchousing.org/applicants). No RGI subsidy available at this time. Call 604-451-6075 to view.
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2 Bedroom Apt $840/mo Attractive modern unit, in a safe, all ages community in beautiful Maple Ridge. Amenities include community gardens, playground, amenity rooms, on site laundry facilities & secure parking in a certified Crime Free Multi Housing complex. Pet friendly (some exceptions apply). The tenant and other occupants must demonstrate they meet eligibility criteria related to income, number of occupants, and other similar criteria. Please note that fully subsidized, or Rent Geared to Income (RGI) units are filled via a waiting list called The BC Housing Central Registry (www.bchousing.org/applicants). No RGI subsidy available at this time.
Dinette slide, awning, microwave, rear kitchen,$2500 in SAVINGS! $12,483 (Stk.28940A) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
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If your income is between $41,000 and $60,000 you will be qualified for market rent. If your income is lower than these ranges call BC Housing 604-433-2218
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Call 604-451-6075 to view. Metro Vancouver Housing Corp.
Spacious 2 & 3 Bdrm T/hses 2 Bdrm Apartments With accessible amenities, in safe family oriented communities of Coquitlam, North Burnaby. Market rents from $875 - $1175 for 2 - 3 bdrm units. Pet friendly.
2 Bdrm, 2 bath, avail March 1. 3 appl’s ~ laundry hk-up, new carpet ~ new paint. $904/mo. $2000 for shares. No subs, credit check.
PORT MOODY: Nahane tower 15th flr with view. 1225 sf. 2 bdrm 2 bath, all appl prking. Canoe Club amen. 651 Klahanie Dr. $1550/mth NS/NP. Phone (604)469-1985.
2002 COUGAR 278EFS
A safe, all ages community in POCO, spacious grounds in a park like setting, close to schools and parks with shopping near by. Great for families - Day Care and After School Care facilities right on site! On site laundry facilities in the apartment building. Pet friendly (some exceptions apply).
Call 604-724-6967
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Call 604-421-1235
has refurbished 2 bdrm apartments avail. Centrally located, close to transit & schools.
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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.
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3 Bedroom Townhouse $1100 Include 1 Free Parking Spot
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604-463-4568
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PORT COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm apt. $765 Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.
Dragan 778-788-1845
P.Moody W. 1Bd 3rd floor apt, Mary St,new kitch/appls,lrg deck 680s/f,greenspace behind. $1000
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2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING convertible, silver, 84 k’s. auto. Mags. $6795/obo. (604)826-0519 2006 IMPALA LS, all options, original owner. $5500 obo. Call 604581-0589.
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2003 CHEVY MALIBU, 110,000 km., auto, V6, Air Cared, good tires, $4300 obo (604)531-3251 2004 MERCEDES C230 SEDAN auto, sunroof, 47k, Gold Mist Mica over blk. leather, exc. cond. local, no accid. $12,230 (604)328-1883
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: ESTATE OF KATARIINA LEENA BOURASSA NOTICE IS GIVEN that creditors and others having claim against the Estate of Katariina Leena Bourassa, formerly of #411 2559 Parkview Lane, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3C 6M1, Deceased, who died on July 15, 2011, are required to send full particulars of such claims to the Executor, c/o Richard JS Rainey Law Corporation, Barrister and Solicitor, of Suite 205 - 2922 Glen Drive, Coquitlam, B.C., V3B 2P5, on or before February 8, 2012, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled, having regard only to the Claims of which they have notice. MARGIT SIIRILA, Executor By Richard JS Rainey, Barrister and Solicitor
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