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Everyday, MedRay Imaging in Coquitlam dealswith loads of patients needing everything fromx-rays to ultrasounds.

The medical imaging company, which lists theBC Lions football and Coquitlam Express hockeyclubs as some of its clients, has been doing so outof its Gordon Avenue location for almost a dec-

ade. But the operation nearly ground to halt overa couple of hundred dollars of copper.

Sometime during the evening of April 6 or 7,the business, and more specifically its HVAC orair conditioning system, was the target of a cop-per thief.

Randy Webster, general manager of MedRay,explained a thief pulled on copper lines that holdrefrigerant from an air condenser on the outside

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Smoke begins to billow out of an apartmenton the 16th floor of a highrise on AldersonAvenue in Coquitlam. The first alarms start toring. Coquitlam fire crews make their way tothe scene. The fire was started by a plumbingcontractor and has spread to one unit.

Most of the residents are in the lobby ascrews arrive. A fire attack crew of five mem-bers makes its way onto the elevator to thefloor on fire. This will allow the crew to blastthe blaze much quicker than carrying them-selves and their gear up the stairs.

Fortunately, the fire isn’t real. It was just atest. But the now-empty Foyer Maillard sen-iors’ care home has proven to be a good spotfor Coquitlam firefighters to practise highrisefirefighting techniques.

On Thursday, the department gave mediaand city officials a chance to see how suchfires will be fought in the future.

The key technique in the exercise is the useof elevators to attack the blaze.

The department noted elevators aren’t typ-ically used in a fire, but the modern buildingshave progressive technology that when safe todo so, allows firefighters to use the elevators.

Fire chief Wade Pierlot said the key is mov-ing staff and equipment to the location as fastas possible.

“The faster we can knock down a fire oremergency in one of these [buildings], thebetter it is for everybody,” he said.

There are currently 34 highrises inCoquitlam, with a handful more being builtor planned. The department maintains a vis-ual catalogue of every highrise and pertinentdetails including locations of water connec-tions and building entry points. There haven’tbeen any major highrise fires in recent years,but there have been a few close calls.

While highrise blazes can present a chal-lenge to fire crews, Pierlot noted the buildingsare well protected with safety features.

Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart said hehas confidence in the department’s ability tofight a highrise fire.

“We need to be prepared for every type ofstructure,” he said.

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City of Port Moody officialsare confident there won’t bemuch, if any, environmentaldamage after a boat tied tothe Rocky Point Park pierstarted to sink Thursday.

The city and Port MetroVancouver got word Thursdaymorning the pleasure crafthad started to sink.

It’s believed the boat cameinto the harbour about a weekago, drifted into the head ofthe inlet and run aground.

Earlier this week, some-one tied the boat to the dock,where it eventually startedto sink.

Mayor Mike Clay noteda small amount of gasolineleaked from the boat.

“It doesn’t look like there isany big environmental dam-age, although any fuel is badfuel,” he told the Tri-CitiesNOW.

Both the port and policehave the boat and its owneron file. By Thursday after-noon, crews were still work-ing out how to remove theboat from the inlet.

As boating season begins,the incident is a reminder of

the derelict boat issues facingthe harbour.

The issue around the boatscame to a head last Juneafter residents expressedconcern over vessels in theinlet, including the potentialfor collisions and boatersdumping raw sewage. At thetime there were an estimated37 boats on the inlet. A fewmonths later, both the cityand port began a pilot projectto deal with the issue.

While Clay said sinkingboats are rare in the inletaround Port Moody, there aresignificant costs to handle theclean up. The boat owner willlikely be responsible for thecost to salvage the boat.

“Here’s a good exampleof what we don’t like aboutthese boats being anchoredout here,” Clay said, addingit’s unclear whether the inci-dent falls under the jurisdic-tion of the city or the port.

Boat sinks in inlet

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This shot, taken from the edge of the pier at RockyPoint Park, shows the boat as it began sinking onThursday afternoon.

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The cuts to librarians willbe offset by other staff mem-bers within schools, thoughhuman resources managerJamie Ross conceded, “theymight not have that exact for-

mal training, but they mayhave some sort of experi-ence.”

“In essence, what’s happen-ing here is that there will nobe librarians assigned in thedistrict under the categoryof librarian,” added assist-

ant superintendent SylviaRussell.

“Library services will beprovided as a function of preptime at elementary and mid-dle, and at secondary it willbe funded through enrollingstaffing.”

Several board membersworried about specific cutsthat could affect some ofthe district’s more marginal-ized students — the itinerantbehaviour team, psycholo-gists, speech language path-ologists and counsellors allface cuts.

“What’s glaring to me isthat the most vulnerablechildren and students in ourdistrict are the ones [whose]programs are disappearing,”said Trustee Diane Sowden.

Cafeteria operations,meanwhile, will be elimin-ated in middle schools.

District secretary-treasurerMark Ferrari noted cafeteriasoperating in middle and sec-ondary schools are expectedto lose $300,000 this year.

In an interview Thursday,Coquitlam Teachers’Association president CharleyKing said the budget proposalis “going to create an awfullot of chaos.”

He also accused senior dis-trict staff of not being forth-right in the budget with plansto hire three managers.

“I think it’s a real slap in theface to our members that thedistrict leadership is propos-ing cutting over 100 teachersand at the same time add-ing three new managementpositions and a principal incharge of international edu-cation,” he said.

“I wish they had the gump-tion to talk about the value ofhiring managers when cut-ting teachers in public.”

The board is expected tomake a final vote on the dis-trict’s budget recommenda-tions at a public meeting setfor 7:30 p.m. in the gym atWinslow Centre on Tuesday,April 29.

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MEETING

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WHERE

Inlet Theatre, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C.

Public Hearing Noticefor Port Moody OfficialCommunity Plan (OCP)

ProposedBylaw: City of Port Moody Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2014, No. 2955

Purpose: To adopt a new Official Community Plan which applies to the entire Cityof Port Moody. The proposed Official Community Plan (OCP) is the result of a seriesof public consultation events and Council meetings that have taken place since theOCP update process began in February 2012.

Highlights of the proposedOfficial Community Plan include:

• Focusing growth closest to the proposed Moody Centre and Inlet Centre EvergreenLine SkyTrain stations and along the transit corridor

• Developing visions for 7 distinct Evergreen Line sub-areas including:

1. Westport

2. Spring Street Promenade

3. Heritage Commercial District

4. Murray Street Boulevard

5. Oceanfront District

6. Moody Centre Station Transit-Oriented Development

7. Inlet Centre Station Transit-Oriented Development

There is an opportunity to make a statement or present a written statement onthis proposed bylaw to Council. You can attend this meeting in person, or send asubmission in writing. If you plan on sending your feedback ahead of time, fax it to604.469.4550 or email [email protected] by 12 noon on Tuesday, April 22, 2014.

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Ifeel sorry for my generation. Gasprices keep rising, landfills keepgetting higher, models keep get-ting skinnier and soon, they’ll stopplaying re-runs of Friends.

Let’s take a step back and look at it instages.

I remember when the only elec-tronics my family owned were a VHSplayer, a 21-inch box of a TV, a chordedphone, a computer with no social inter-actions and when I was old enough, aSpongeBob SquarePants CD player.

In my 18 years, I’ve watched theseelectronics grow smallerand smaller. And the onlydifference between theiPhone5c I have and theiPhone5s — it costs more.

Step 1.Let’s think about how

much garbage we prod-uce a week. My familygoes for about one can ofgarbage and another offood scraps.

Now despite intenseresearch on the Internet,I’m incapable of findingthe population of Coquitlam anywherethat I can rely on.

So let’s look at the Vancouver popu-lation, based on the census in 2011:603,502 people. Let’s divide that bythree per family: 201,167. Times that by52 weeks in a year.

That’s 10,460,684 cans of garbage ayear, just from the Vancouver popula-tion. Take into account the populationhas grown and my numbers-per-familyare off. You get the picture.

Step 2.As opposed to the great lyrics and

messages from artists like John Lennon— “Imagine all the people, sharing allthe world” — the mainstream lyricstoday centre around something more

like “talk dirty to me,” or “can’t keepyour eyes off my fatty daddy.”

Good songs no doubt, with catchybeats and a danceablerhythm, but at the endof the day that’s whatthey’re singing and itamazes me when I catchmyself singing it too.

Step 3.I’m sure I don’t have

to explain the immensepain we will feel whenFriends is replaced bynewer TV shows basedon Vampires or whatnot,but that brings me to theupside of my generation:

Kim Possible, The Weekenders, SmartGuy, Suite Life of Zach and Cody andThat’s so Raven.

If you don’t know what these are youmissed out on probably the best TVshows created.

Nothing running on Disney Channeltoday can even put up a fight.

Despite being “materialistic,” likehow I’m sure many of you view mygeneration, we’re growing up in a timewhen going to Value Village and ravingabout the steals we found is more or lessaccepted and praised.

We live in a time when nothing isinconvenient, when capturing a mem-ory has never been so easy.

Heck, my generation saw the deathof video stores and the birth of Netflix.That’s got to be something in itself rightthere.

I know that in the future my gen-eration will have to endure monstrousstudent loans, soaring house prices andinflation … on everything.

And I know that my generation hasbeen accused of being narcissistic, apa-thetic and ungrateful.

But there’s a lot more to us than youthink, and soon we will be running thisworld, so get ready.

Shantelle Chan is a Grade12 student at Dr. Charles BestSecondary in Coquitlam.

It’s spring … almost.Technically, spring started nearly a month ago, and

Easter is traditionally a time to officially recognizethe changing of the seasons.

Just look at proof of spring springing up all aroundyou: the plants know it, the bugs and the birds know it …but the roads don’t. And the weather remains unsure.

It’s not always so bad around these parts in the LowerMainland, but Easter, in addition to introducing spring,also tends to kick off the family road-trip season.

It means roads can be busy and crowded, while at thesame time, they can quickly and unexpectedly shift backinto winter conditions, especially if you’re journeying out-side the relatively wet and mild coastal climate zone.

Get a read on the weather before you leave — and notjust the local weather, but all the weather you may encoun-ter between here and your destination.

Don’t go into a potential snowstorm unprepared.Make sure your vehicle — which may not have been

subjected to the rigours of a long trip since last fall — isprepared for the road ahead.

Check the engine oil, washer fluid and lights, and makesure your vehicle’s tires, including the spare, are in goodcondition and properly inflated. And remember that manyparts of B.C. can’t be accessed without crossing mountainpasses that require snow tires until April 30.

Then there’s the usual stuff that applies anywhere, any-time. Ensure you’re well rested for the drive, and preparedso you don’t end up in an unnecessary hurry. Turn off thecellphone, no drinking and driving, stop to eat, and payattention to the road. Also, remember that the warmerweather brings out more cyclists, motorcyclists and pedes-trians. Share the road courteously, so you and others willbe around to enjoy the spring sun when it finally arrives.

Taking a roadtrip? Plan tostay safe

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PUBLICEDUCATIONDESERVESRESPECT

I’m a Port Moody resident andparent, and a Burnaby teacher.I recently attended the budgetmeeting for the Burnaby SchoolBoard, and it left me disheartenedat best. The provincial govern-ment requires school boards tocreate balanced budgets based onsuch limited financial resourcesthat programs will need to be cut,jobs will be lost, students will suf-fer, and teachers and other staffwill experience even more stressand burnout than we currentlydo. This situation is not uniqueto the Burnaby district (thoughBurnaby has the lowest fundingper student this year in B.C.).

All of this is due in no small partto the provincial government’schoice to underfund public educa-tion. How is it OK not even to pro-vide school boards with enoughmoney to maintain programs andservices as they currently exist?I’ve experienced first-hand theharmful effects of fewer supportsfor students, especially the mostvulnerable ones.

Public education must remainvital, vibrant, respected and well-

funded. Under the Liberal govern-ment, this is not likely to happen.A well-educated, politically act-ive, critically thinking citizenry isimportant — and without moremoney for public education, it issimply not possible.

Katie MarshPort Moody

SCHOOL SITESSHOULDN’TBE SOLD

When the city tried to sell offpart of the Porter Elementaryschool grounds, there was a pub-lic meeting called which I advisedGlobal TV to attend, and the eventwas broadcast. The residents ofCoquitlam showed their completedisgust with this plan.

I am surprised the residentsaround Parkland didn’t fight thisissue. I think it’s quite pathetic,actually, that the city feels it isthat cash strapped it has to startselling off portions of elementaryschools.

What’s next? Parts of our pre-cious city parks? These lands arenot for sale, period. Even if thisproposition doesn’t go through,which I am sure it will, hopefullythis insane idea will be reflected

in the next civic election.Robert Horton

Coquitlam

LEAVESUFFERINGOFF YOUREASTERMENU

Easter is almost here, conjuringup images of traditional colouredEaster eggs. But before you pickup your eggs from the grocerystore, please consider the hensthat produced them.

Approximately 96 per cent ofegg-laying hens in Canada arekept in the most appalling condi-tions imaginable.

Five to seven hens are crammedinto wire “battery” cages, crowd-ed so tightly together that theycan barely move or even flap theirwings. They spend their entireproductive lives of one to oneand a half years eating, sleepingand defecating in the same tinyspace. They are so crowded thatalmost all their natural behav-iours are denied them — dust-bathing, scratching in the earth,spreading their wings and, mostimportantly, nest-building.

Scientific research has con-clusively proven that the stress

caused by being denied an oppor-tunity to nest causes significantsuffering in caged hens.

The tips of their beaks are pain-fully sliced off to curb cannibalismcaused by overcrowding. Otherproblems too often include pain-ful osteoporosis, respiratory prob-lems from the build-up of urineand feces and feather loss.

It doesn’t have to be this way— consumers have a choice.Purchase certified organic orSPCA-certified eggs which havemuch higher welfare standards,including no cages or, better yet,choose not to purchase eggs atall.

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Item 1 Text Amendment to Part 5 General Regulations Introducing Multi-Family and Commercial Recycling RequirementsThe intent of Bylaw 4442, 2014 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 by adding to Part 5 – “General Regulations” minimumrecycling area requirements for all newmulti-family apartment and commercial developments.

Item 2 Text Amendment to the RM-3 ZoneThe intent of Bylaw 4467, 2014 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to amend the maximum density, maximum lot coverage,minimum building height, setbacks (for buildings above four-storeys abutting land designated One-Family Residential or Neighbourhood AttachedResidential) and building size regulations permitted in the RM-3 Mutli-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential zone for the Burquitlam andLougheed Evergreen Line Core and Shoulder areas.If approved, the proposed Zoning Bylaw text amendment to the RM-3 Zone, as applied in the Evergreen Line Core and Shoulder areas in theBurquitlam and Lougheed Neighbourhoods, will: support Evergreen Line transit ridership by increasing potential density in Evergreen Line stationareas; and address an existing gap between the maximum density permitted in the RM-3 zone and the maximum density permitted in the RM-4zone.*Please visit the City’s website (coquitlam.ca/publichearing) to view detailed maps of the areas where the proposed RM-3 zoning amendments maybe applied.

City of CoquitlamNotice of Public Hearing

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Notice is hereby given that the City of Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing to receive representations from all persons who deem it in theirinterest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws. This meeting will be held on:Date: Monday, April 28, 2014 Time: 7:00 p.m.Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing, Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting during which it will giveconsideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda.

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Bylaw 4477, 2014Addresses: 1235 and 1237 Burke Mountain Street

Bylaw 4404, 2014Address: Northeast Portion of 1595 Regan Avenue

Item 3 Addresses: 1235 and 1237 Burke Mountain StreetThe intent of Bylaw 4477, 2014 is to amend City of Coquitlam ZoningBylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the RS-8 zoned areas of the subjectproperties outlined in black on the mapmarked Schedule “A” to BylawNo. 4477, 2014 from RS-8 Large Village Single Family Residential to P-4Special Care Institutional. The existing P-5 Special Park zoning will notbe affected by this application.If approved, the application will facilitate the development of achildcare facility for 74 children.

Item 4 Address: Northeast Portion of 1595 Regan AvenueThe intent of Bylaw 4404, 2014 is to amend City of Coquitlam CitywideOfficial Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land usedesignation of a portion (at the northeast corner) of the ParklandElementary School site at 1595 Regan Avenue (as outlined in black onthe mapmarked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4404, 2014) from School toOne-Family Residential.

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The final party named in a lawsuit involving a Coquitlamman who allegedly fell into a manhole has filed a response tohis civil claim.

The City of Coquitlam has denied all of the allegations madeby Albert Trim.

In a civil suit filed on Feb. 5, Trim claimed he stepped onan unsecured manhole cover on Oct. 17, 2013 in front of the7-Eleven store at 1031 Brunette Ave. and fell into the hole,injuring himself.

He is suing both the convenience store and the city over theincident.

Last month, 7-Eleven also filed a response to the claim,denying all of the allegations.

According to court documents filed on April 5, the muni-cipality said that if the plaintiff fell into the manhole whileleaving the store, the manhole and cover were not owned,operated or under the control of the city.

The response also said the city had no control or responsibil-ity over the store or the manhole.

The city also denied both that it owed a duty of care to Trimor was negligent in any way.

The response by the city also stated that if the “accident”occurred, it was caused by the negligence of the owner of thestore or the plaintiff.

The city is asking for the claim to be dismissed.Trim claims he suffered severe injuries from the incident,

including to both knees, legs and his right hand.His suit claims both the city and 7-Eleven are negligent for

failing to take reasonable care to ensure he would be safe afterleaving the store and for failing to take adequate measures torepair or replace the manhole cover outside the store’s exit.

He’s seeking damages and health-care costs.None of the allegations have been proven in court.In its response, 7-Eleven denied both that Trim fell at that

time and place and that he suffered injury, loss and damage.The convenience store chain denied it was in control of themanhole cover outside the store, and as a result says it has nolegal responsibility for its condition. The response also claimsthe manhole cover was in reasonable and safe condition at alltimes, and that Trim ought to have seen it, since it was clearlyvisible.

Court documents also claim that any injury, which 7-Elevendenies occurred, was totally accidental and unforeseeable, orcaused by Trim’s negligence.

7-Eleven has also filed a third-party notice to the city.The notice makes reference to a statutory right-of-way

agreement signed between 7-Eleven Canada and the city in1999, in which the company granted the city free right on itsland. More specifically, the notice claims the cover allegedlystepped on by Trim is part of the right-of-way, which grantscity employees access in order to repair or inspect manholes.

The notice says 7-Eleven is seeking a contribution from thecity with respect to any amounts the company may be liablefor to the plaintiff, as well as damages for breach of contractand lawyers’ fees.

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The intent of Bylaw4405, 2014 is to amendCity of CoquitlamZoning Bylaw No.3000, 1996 to rezonea portion (at thenortheast corner)of the ParklandElementary School siteat 1595 Regan Avenue(as outlined in blackon the mapmarkedSchedule “A” to BylawNo. 4405, 2014) fromP-1 Civic Institutionalto RS-3 One-FamilyResidential.

If approved, theapplication wouldfacilitate a proposedresidential subdivisionconsisting of eight(8) single-familyresidential lots.

Additional information, copies of thebylaws, supporting staff reports, and anyrelevant background documentationmay be inspected fromWednesday, April16, 2014 to Monday, April 28, 2014 inperson at the Planning and DevelopmentDepartment, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000GuildfordWay, Coquitlam during thehours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. fromMonday to Friday excluding statutoryholidays.You may also obtain further informationwith regard to the bylaws mentionedabove on the City’s website atwww.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phoneat 604-927-3430.

Verbal submissions may only be madein person at the Public Hearing. The CityClerk’s Office will compile a Speakers Listfor each item. To have your name addedto the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speakat the Public Hearing but those who haveregistered in advance will be given firstopportunity.Please also be advised that videorecordings of Public Hearings arestreamed live and archived on the City’swebsite atwww.coquitlam.ca.

Date: Monday, April 28, 2014Time: 7:00 p.m.Location: City Hall Council Chambers,

3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2

Email: [email protected];

Regular mail: 3000 GuildfordWay,Coquitlam, BC,V3B 7N2;

In person:City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000GuildfordWay,Coquitlam,BC,V3B 7N2;

Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at604-927-3015.

To afford Council an opportunity to review yoursubmission, please ensure that you forward it to the CityClerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing.Written submissions provided in response to thisconsultation will become part of the public record whichincludes the submissions being made available for publicinspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our websiteat www.coquitlam.ca. If you require more informationregarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Office at604-927-3010.Please note that Council may not receive furthersubmissions from the public or interested personsconcerning any of the bylaws described above after theconclusion of the Public Hearing.

Kerri LoreDeputy City Clerk

How do I find outmore information?

Bylaw 4405, 2014Address: Northeast Portion of 1595 Regan Avenue

Howdo I provide input?

Prior to the Public Hearing written commentsmay be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in oneof the following ways:

Overpass set to re-openThis weekend marks the re-opening of the

Moody Street Overpass and the PoMo RotaryBike Trials Park.

The previous sidewalk on the overpass con-sisted of a narrow raised concrete walkwayon the east side of the bridge. The city’s mas-ter transportation plan identified the needto enhance pedestrian and cycling facilitiescrossing the CPR tracks, including the over-pass. According to a city press release, thework includes:

• Seismic upgrade — fibre wrap of thebridge columns, doweling, new bearings atthe abutments and linking of the bridge deckjoints.

• Widening of the bridge sidewalk — addi-tion of cantilever brackets adding approxi-

mately three metres in width to the east sideof the bridge and reconfiguring the sidewalkto provide a dual pedestrian and cyclist path-way separated from the roadway.

• New approach pathway on the northembankment — a complete reconstructionof the pathway approach from Murray Streetto be merged with the new widened pathwayacross the bridge.

The budget for the project, including side-walk widening and seismic upgrades, is $1.97million. A public art portion is also plannedfor the new walkway area.

A ceremony marking the opening is sched-uled for 11:20 a.m. on Saturday, April 19 atthe north end of the Moody Street Overpasssidewalk.

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City of Coquitlam Highway Dedication CancellationBylaw No. 4458, 2014TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to Section 40 and Section 94 of the CommunityCharter, the City of Coquitlam Council intends to adopt “City of CoquitlamHighway Dedication Cancellation Bylaw No. 4458, 2014” at the RegularCouncil Meeting to be held on May 5, 2014.

The intent of the Bylaw is to close and remove the dedication of 0.242hectares of undeveloped road allowance adjacent to City owned lands at3504 David Avenue in Northeast Coquitlam.The resulting parcel createdby the road cancellation is proposed to be consolidated with adjacent City-owned lands.

Should you have any concerns or comments you wish to convey to Council,please submit them in writing no later than Friday,May 2, 2014 to the CityClerk’s Office in one of the following ways:

By email to [email protected];

In person at the City Clerk’s office which is located on the second floorof City Hall at 3000 GuildfordWay;

By fax at 604-927-3015.

A copy of Bylaw No. 4458, 2014may be inspected at the City Hall (Planningand Development Department) and any inquiries relating to the proposalshould be made to the Development Planning Section (604-927-3434),8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays.

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2014VWBeetle GSRahoneyof a rideBrendan [email protected]

While waiting politely for a pedestrian toclear the intersection while turning right, thiscar received a wide grin and a giant wavefrom a woman wearing industrial weldinggoggles. She looked a bit like a bee. So doesthis.

It’s the Beetle GSR, a special edition ver-sion of Volkswagen’s Turbo Beetle that’s a realhoney of a car. Take that comment literally;this machine really does look like it washatched in a hive.

The name comes from a tribute to the 1973Gelb-Schwartz Renner (Yellow-Black Racer),a similarly bumblebee-shaded machine that isso famous, you never heard about it until justnow when I mentioned it. Sold only in theGerman home market, it had 50hp from anair-cooled 1600cc and slightly larger wheelsand tires — no Muhammad Ali here.

Still, for the time the car was fairly nippy,and marked a change for the humble people’scar from modest little fuel-sipper to unlikelyperformance hero. This new version has 210turbocharged horses to draw on: is it all buzz,or is there a sting in the new GSR’s tail?

Design:The previous generation of front-wheel-

drive Beetle was very popular, but mighthave been accused of being a bit cutesy in itshomage to the sturdy, no-nonsense original.I mean a flower vase next to the steering

wheel? That’s a bit much.However, when VW decided to drop the

turbocharged four-cylinder engine out of theGTI into the car, those cute looks were sud-denly hilarious. Here was a car from the CareBear/My Little Pony school that was perfectlycapable of dusting off the hot hatchbacks ofthe day. The new car is much less saccharine-

sweet, with an extended profile that gives itsomething of the look of a Porsche. All GSRsget the cosmetic upgrades of the R-Line cars,which means aerodynamic trim including alarge spoiler, and 19-inch alloys shod in wide,235-series rubber.

There’s also LED strip lighting up front, andin case you missed the point, an all-over yel-

low-and-black graphics package that includes“GSR” proudly emblazoned on the flanks.

Environment:If yellow stitching on a flat-bottomed steer-

ing wheel can really be considered tasteful,then the inside of the GSR is more tastefulthan the exterior. It’s actually quite reservedin here, and you might never know it wasa limited-run model — except that VW hashelpfully written that fact on the steeringwheel.

Just 3,500 GSRs will be sold worldwide.With the original car, all were gone in justtwo months. In Canada, fewer than 100 willbe imported, so perhaps the rarity value isworth something.

As far as the rest of the interior goes, thisis essentially just an R-Line Beetle with a fewextra badges. You get comfortable, great-looking seats that don’t provide quite enoughlateral support as compared to a GTI, a veryVW-looking dash layout, and a multi-gaugepod. Where the regular Turbo Beetle gets aneat carbon-fibre trim, this car gets matte-fin-ish treatment to most of the surfaces, and theaforementioned yellow stitching everywhere.

This particular version was equipped withthe Beetle’s technology package, which addssatellite navigation and an eight-speaker-plus-subwoofer Fender-branded premium audio.This works great for cleaning out your earsbecause it can and will melt your earwax.

While the Beetle’s shape does limit head-

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The Beetle GSR’s name comes from a tribute to the 1973 Gelb-Schwartz Renner(Yellow-Black Racer), a similarly bumblebee-shaded machine.

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2014VWBeetleGSRelicits smiles,wavesroom and would send mostyoung parents tut-tutting andheading for a five-door GTIor a GLI instead, it’s actuallynot all that bad for shortdistances. A child seat does(barely) fit, and an adult pas-senger could endure a shortlift across town.

Essentially, owning this carrequires something of a senseof humour, both inside andout. And, speaking of giggles,let’s talk about what’s underthe hood.

Performance:Ten more horsepower

— that’s all I’m asking VW,just 10 more horsies to givethis blazing-yellow Bug somegenuine performance creden-tials over and above the regu-lar Turbo Beetle. No dice.

Still, the original GSRdidn’t have any more punch-buggy than the 1600 Beetleit was based on, so perhapstradition is being upheld.Besides which, this isn’treally a car for winning races— this is a car designedaround the concept of havinga bit of a laugh.

Two transmissions are onoffer, a six-speed manualthat’s a bit more engaging,or a $1,400 six-speed dual-clutch gearbox that adds stop

and go practicality withoutlosing much of the fun. The210hp, 2.0L four-cylinderturbo is the same venerablemill that’s found throughoutthe VW line-up. It’s respon-sive and grunty, and makes areally good noise.

So, if you’ve got a racinghelmet with a VW sticker onit, then maybe you’re best offsticking with the GTI, par-ticularly the new one cominglater this year which is simplyexcellent. But what if you justwant to have a bit of fun?

Here, the GSR becomes anout-and-out hoot. If someonein a more-powerful FocusST wants to stoplight raceyou, then just roll your eyes

and let them go — the GSRisn’t built for would-be VinDiesels. Instead, it’s easy todrive, with much better sight-lines than the old car, excel-lent grip on long sweepingcorners, and a comfortable,upright driving position. It’snot a serious car, but theworld is full of serious carsstuck in traffic. At least withthis bright yellow package,you’ll gather a smiling waveor two, rather than a scowl.

Features:As mentioned, the GSR is

a trim beyond a fully-loadedtop-of-the-line R-Line TurboBeetle, so you get 19-inch

alloys, full leather interior,Bluetooth handsfree, heatedseats, bi-Xenon headlamps,etc., etc.

Aside from choosing whichtransmission you want foryour waggle-dance, the onlyoption on the GSR package isthe technology bundle. Thisincludes satellite navigationand the powerful Fenderstereo for $1,090 — not bad.

Fuel economy for VW’sfour-pot turbo isn’t badeither, with official ratingsof 9.0L/100kms city and6.5L/100kms on the high-way. Like any other turbo-charged vehicle, you’ll strug-gle to hit those figures if youdrive the car as it’s meant to

be driven, but VW is oftencloser than most.

Green Light:Nice interior; sense of fun;

responsive engine and trans-mission; unique appeal.

Stop Sign:No better dynamically than

regular Turbo Beetle; stiffride; slightly compromisedhandling.

The CheckeredFlag:

Buzzy, but in the goodway.

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A trail has been named aftertwo long-time volunteers atNoons Creek Hatchery inPort Moody.

The City of Port Moodyerected signs for Bennie’sTrail this week in honourof Dave Bennie and his latefather, Doug Bennie, bothof whom loved the hatcheryand volunteered countlesshours to its success.

The interpretive trail runsalong the hatchery and“was the culmination of twomonths of hard work by DaveBennie, Brian Wormald andseveral other volunteers,”according to an e-mail fromthe Port Moody EcologicalSociety, which operates thehatchery.

About $2,000 worth ofnative trees and shrubs wereplanted around the hatch-ery and along the trail, inconjunction with TD TreeDays and the EvergreenFoundation.

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The official opening ofBennie’s Trail is set forSaturday, May 3, to coincidewith the hatchery’s FingerlingFestival.

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Dave Bennie stands near a new sign for Bennie’s Trail,which honours him and his late father, Doug Bennie,long-time volunteers at the Noons Creek Hatchery inPort Moody.

Are you an artist or a crafter based in the Tri-Cities?The Coquitlam Public Library is inviting local artists, crafts-

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Displays should be of general interest to the community,and are limited to works of an artistic nature, crafts, artifacts,and archival material, according to a press release from thelibrary. For more information and to download an applicationform, visit Coquitlam Public Library’s website at www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca or call the information desk at either branchof the library: City Centre at 604-554-7330 or Poirier at 604-937-4144.

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Coquitlam’s JohnMcDonald is looking to de-clutter our brains.

An associate professor ofpsychologyatSFU,McDonaldco-authored a paper recentlypublished in the Journal ofNeuroscience that could revo-lutionize ideas around con-cussions, attention deficitdisorder, schizophrenia anda host of other neurologicalconditions.

McDonald and Burnabyresident John Gaspar con-ducted a series of experimentsover two years that examinehow the brain reacts to vari-ous types of visual stimuli— and more specifically, howthe brain blocks out uselessinformation like a cellphoneringing or a bright billboardon the side of the road.

“We have a bit of informa-tion that suggests that withinthe general population, somepeople are better than othersat doing this task of tuningirrelevant information out,”he said.

The research builds on closeto a decade’s worth of workby McDonald. Preliminarytests in 2004 discovered tinysignals coming from the brainthat researchers thoughtcould be tied to a suppres-sive function in the brain.Further research refinedthose assumptions in 2009,leading to the most recentexperimentation undertakenby McDonald and Gaspar.

During those experi-ments, SFU students wereput through a series of com-puter modelling exercises

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It’s a process likened tofinding Waldo in a Where’sWaldo? illustration.

“We were trying to mimicthe kinds of tasks we do inour daily lives,” McDonaldsaid. “When we’re drivingalong and we have something

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McDonald noted the testswere done on “neurologicallyhealthy individuals,” and it’stoo early to make assump-tions on how the findings willrelate to people with cogni-tive problems. However, it’shoped the research will shedlight on how those with atten-tion deficits process relevantand irrelevant information.

“The special populationswe want to look at is thosewho have concussions andthe effects of concussionon this type of attentionprocess,” McDonald said.“People in sport who havebeen concussed tend to getinjured more easily, not onlybecause maybe their brainsare compromised from phys-ical injury, but perhaps theyseem to be less attentive.”

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The Coquitlam Express are underdogs no more.The ninth-seeded team at the start of the playoffs are now B.C.

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Like a freight train on a midnight haul, the Express stuck to anincredible storyline, coming from behind in each game en routeto claiming the B.C. crown and a berth to the Western CanadaCup championships, which start April 26 in Dauphin, Man.

“I’ve never seen a team so resilient and persevere through somuch,” remarked Game 4 scoring hero Adam Rockwood. “It’sdefinitely the most special group of guys I’ve ever played with —I can’t say enough. When we get down in no way do we panic.”

Skating slowly at the Vipers blueline awaiting for their power-play breakout to form, the 18-year-old centre pounced whenVernon’s Riley Guenther bobbled the puck. Driving to the net,Rockwood faked inside-out and then slid it under Austin Smithto give Coquitlam the lead with 4:54 remaining.

“It happened real fast, I didn’t see how he got the puck but Ijust heard everybody screaming and saw him on a breakaway,”recalled captain Ryan Rosenthal of the shorthand tally. “Rocky’sgot awesome hands, he buried it in a clutch moment.”

Throughout the playoffs, Coquitlam constantly found itselfrailing from a deficit — in fact, the Express were trailing at somepoint in each of its last eight playoff wins.

On two occasions, Vernon led 2-0 to start the game, andkicked off the first game with a 3-0 lead. But Tuesday, theExpress actually scored first when Jace Hennig scored just 3:19into the game.

The two teams would trade tallies to start the second, withCanon Pieper restoring Coquitlam’s lead, at least for a few min-utes. Before the period ended, however, Vernon had turned thetable and gone ahead 3-2 with 20 minutes to play.

Suddenly, Coquitlam was in familiar territory.Just as they’d done during almost every postseason win, the

Express bolted out of the gate in the final period. Bo Pieper tiedit 1:43 into the third, and both squads settled down over thenext 10 minutes, waiting for a break. The Vipers were awardeda powerplay with seven minutes left, but on the ensuing penaltykill Rockwood delivered the knockout punch.

“[The Vernon defenceman] lost the puck there and I kind of

jumped on it, faked backhand to forehand and luckily it went in.I’ve never been so relieved to score a goal, my heart was racing athousand miles an hour,” said Rockwood.

Vernon pushed for the equalizer but goalie Gordie Defielmade a couple of big stops. With just little more than a secondremaining, the puck did wind up in the Coquitlam net, but thereferees quickly waved it off for an illegal hand pass.

With that threat averted, the celebration began.

“It was just great to see the guys carry that [Fred Page Cup]around, to get a chance to share in that moment,” remarked headcoach Barry Wolff. “They’ve gone through so much, there’s beena few ups and downs this season but they struggled through andpersevered. It was special to see.”

The Western Canada Cup, which features champons fromthe four western provinces and a host team, begins April 26.Coquitlam opens against Alberta’s Spruce Grove on April 27.

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STARS STAY PERFECTBoth teams were undefeated entering

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BARZAL FOR CANADACoquitlam’s Mathew Barzal caught a fast

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The 16-year-old centre was added to theteam after his club, the Seattle Thunderbirds,were eliminated from the Western HockeyLeague playoffs.

In the tournament’s opening game, Barzalscored Canada’s third goal as they skated to a3-1 win over Sweden on Thursday.

NICE HAUL FOR GYMNASTBefore an enthusiastic home province

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Competing for Canada, the 13-year-oldwas a member of the team gold champions,while adding silver in floor exercise and abronze in vault.

“It was so nice, I had all the support fromthe audience,” Olsen said in a press release.

ROYALS NAB NEW COACHThe Douglas College Royals unveiled Chris

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“I am looking forward to building an excit-ing soccer program that will develop theseyoung women both on and off the pitch,” hesaid in a press release.

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Moody Storm enters theCoastal Cup under-14 metroselect girls final with a gust ofmomentum.

On the heels of a solid 2-1

win over Port Coquitlam lastweek, the Storm will take onNorth Van for all the marbles.

Port Moody took the leadon Hailey Counsel’s header inthe first half, and added to it

when Abigail Schwartz talliedin the second half. While PoCoclosed the gap with a late kick,the Storm held its ground enroute to the final.

Earlier, they blanked Delta2-0, getting markers fromMaddie Lowe and Counsel.Picking up the shutout wasElla Sutton.

The Storm entered the play-offs after an undefeated run inthe regular season, and battledNorth Van to a pair of draws.

• With time winding down,the Port Moody u-15 girlsBlazers pulled a dramatic last-minute marker out of theirpockets to edge Cliff Avenue1-0 in a crucial Coast Cupencounter.

The two teams played hardand fair right to the end, withno one managing to ripplethe twine. Then, with a min-ute remaining, Port Moody’sAddison Dale worked a give-and-go with Maryna Baskointo Cliff territory and buriedthe game-winning tally.

NORTH COQUITLAMThe North Coquitlam u-14

boys Strikers are rolling at theright time of the year.

The Strikers continued itslate winning streak last weekin a 5-1 win over Vancouverin a Coastal B Cup wild cardcontest. Registering a hat trickin the win was Kyle Fenekoldt,while Ibrahim Dbouk collect-

ed a pair. With the win, theStrikers advance to the Cupquarterfinals.

• Spurred on by a rock-steady backline, the NorthCoquitlam u-18 boys Santosadvanced to the Coastal Cupquarterfinals behind a 9-0shellacking of Cliff Avenue.

The strong play of defendersBrett Detta, Anthony Fulop,Andrew Li and Ryan Lui per-mitted little to pass them.

At the other end, AlvenShamoom, Fulop and Li sup-plied two goals apiece, withBismark Songose adding a keysingle.

PORT COQUITLAMAlready with district, div-

isional and league titles on itslist of achievements, the PortCoquitlam Eurorite under-17girls Inferno wanted one morelast week — the Coastal C Cupchampionship.

Against a familar rival inSurDel, PoCo parlayed a deter-mined effort and some late-game push into a 2-1 victory.

Tied for much of the game,the victory all came downto the final minutes whenKayla Levins converted a bril-liant cross to lift PoCo passedSurDel. Earlier in the game,Erica Horan gave the Inferno abrief lead before SurDel knot-ted it. Turning in a strong per-formance in goal was BrittanyChad.

A missed chance in the early goings of a huge playoff gamecan sometimes be a worrisome sign.

The Coquitlam Metro-Ford Wolves didn’t let a lost chance getin the way, however, as they trounced Saanich Fusion 4-1 inVictoria to advance to the men’s premier provincial cup roundof eight.

When Fusion netminder Josh Menzies stopped Coquitlam’sAdam Jones on a penalty kick early in the game, Metro-Fordcoach Les Krivak said it only spurred his team to push harder.

“We really took it to them and had a number of good chances,”said Krivak. “[Saanich] didn’t pose much of a threat in the firsthalf.”

A handful of minutes after the missed shot, forward SangHwang opened the scoring off a 35-yard rocket. Coquitlam goal-keeper Mario Gerges was tested on a tough Fusion cornerkick,but the visitors stayed the course and added to its lead whenLucas Reis scored on a header.

While Saanich upped its attack in the second half, they foundno free passes to the Coquitlam box, as the Wolves defence, ledby Anthony DiNicolo, provided plenty of resistance.

Hwang made it 3-0 on a brilliant individual run in the 71stminute, followed a minute later by Jones’ marker that boundedoff the post and deflected in off a defender. The only blemishcame late when a defensive miscue resulted in Saanich’s goal.

“I was pretty happy with the effort, we were able to keep themoutside and limited their chances,” said Krivak.

Next week’s opponent is another Vancouver Island foe in BaysUnited. The Island team advanced by edging Kamloops 2-1.

Coquitlam will host that game, but the exact time and dayremained unknown at Tri-Cities NOW press time.

In other Cup results, the Port Moody Lordco Gunners’ seasonended on a down note, as they were bumped from provincial cupplay in a 4-3 loss to Fraser Valley rival Langley in extra time.

Despite taking the lead three times, the regular season Valleychamps couldn’t weather Langley’s aggressive comeback, withthe winning goal coming with time running down in the extrasession.

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