The Tri-Cities Now February 26 2014

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A Coquitlam man was charged with murder after police were called to a townhouse on the Westwood Plateau.

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Charges have been approved against the manhomicide investigators believe is responsible forCoquitlam’s first murder of the year.

On Monday, the Lower Mainland’s IntegratedHomicide Investigation Team (IHIT) announceda second-degree murder charge against JarekPaderewski, 27, of Coquitlam in the death of hissister, Maja Paderewska, 33.

The suspect made his first appearance in courtMonday and remains in custody.

IHIT’s Sgt. Adam MacIntosh said investiga-tors are still trying to determine the motivefor the murder and are looking at a number ofconsiderations, including whether mental illnessplayed a role.

“These types of crimes … don’t happen veryoften,” he said, noting the courts will ultimatelydecide whether mental illness was a factor in themurder.

Emergency crews were called to the home,in a townhouse complex at 2951 Panorama Dr.,around 3 p.m. Sunday.CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

These typesof crimes …don’t happenvery often.–Sgt. AdamMacIntosh

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Today, Olivia Tryon will bewearing her pink shirt proud-ly in recognition of Pink ShirtDay.

This, despite a move by herown high school, and manyother schools across the dis-trict, to use a black shirt withan anti-bullying message.

It’s that change that has theDr. Charles Best SecondaryGrade 9 student up in arms.

Tryon is upset that herschool — and ParklandElementary, her youngerbrother William’s school —is moving away from usingpink shirts, on a day that hasbecome synonymous with thecolour pink.

She got inspired to speakout after her Grade 3 brothersaid he wanted to wear theblack shirt his school wasusing because he didn’t wantto stand out by wearing pink.

Tryon suggested using ablack shirt changes the entireidea and intention of Pink

Shirt Day.“It’s not about being cool

on pink shirt day. It’s aboutunifying together to stand upto a worldwide issue,” shetold the Tri-Cities NOW.

Pink Shirt Day grew out ofthe actions of two teenagedboys in Nova Scotia, David

Shepherd and Travis Price,who distributed pink tanktops to all the boys at theirschool to wear in support of aGrade 9 student who’d beenharassed for wearing a shirtthat colour.

“I just think it’s wrongthey’re changing the day

around,” said Tryon, whogathered 100 signatures fromstudents at Best in support ofkeeping the shirts pink.

Tryon, who used to attendParkland and is a studentvolunteer at the school, alsoraised the issue at the ele-mentary school’s PAC meet-ing on Monday night.

While it may be calledPink Shirt Day, exactly howschools in School District 43handle the event is a littlemore like muddy brown.

According to the district,each school can observe theday how it wishes, whichmeans pink shirts, blackshirts, or nothing pink at all.

Traditionally, schools haveused a pink shirt sponsoredby radio station CKNW, withproceeds going toward anti-bullying programs.

Last year, leadership stu-dents at Terry Fox Secondarydesigned their own blackanti-bullying shirts to helpraise money for a play calledthe Bullying Games, whichwas not specifically related

to Pink Shirt Day. This year,the school designed anotherblack shirt with pink writing,with proceeds going towardKidSport Tri-Cities.

It appears the black shirtshave caught on in the district,with officials noting severalschools have chosen black.

At Parkland, principalAnita Strang explained herschool has designed its ownpink shirts for the last fewyears with the message “Be abuddy, not a bully.”

But when the school’s PACsaw the black shirts made byTerry Fox students, membersdecided to change the colourand keep the message.

She suggested the inten-tion to switch from pink toblack was so kids could wearthe shirts all year long.

While Strang is aware ofTryon’s protest, she arguedthe real point is that colourdoesn’t matter.

“It doesn’t matter what col-our you wear; the point isbullying is not OK,” she said,adding students can wear

pink or black or any othercolour shirt, at her school.Strang also said she’s sur-prised the change has becomean issue, noting there haven’tbeen complaints from anyother parents or students.

The decline in the interestin pink shirts in the districthasn’t gone unnoticed byPink Shirt Day organizers.

Dave Teixeira, a represent-ative for the Pink Shirt Dayorganization, noted the groupused to get dozens of requestsfrom Tri-Cities schools forpink shirts, but this year, onlyone has ordered the shirt.

He sees the change toblack shirts as a natural pro-gression of the anti-bullyingmovement, and has no prob-lem with it, as long as moneyraised from shirt sales goestoward anti-bullying causes.

“If they’re raising moneyfor anti-bullying causes, goodon them,” Teixeira said.

But he did question themotivation behind wearing ablack shirt on Pink Shirt Day,

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Olivia Tryon and her brother William want schools topromote pink shirts, not black ones, on Pink Shirt Day.

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When crews arrived to the medical distresscall, they found the body of a woman insidethe home.

A man was arrested at the scene.IHIT said the 27-year-old lived there with

his parents, who were not home at the time.The victim did not live in the townhouse.IHIT also said police did not know Jarek

Paderewski.Investigators wouldn’t disclose a pos-

sible murder weapon, butMacIntosh indicated policehave an idea of what occurredin the home.

Investigators were still onscene Monday canvassing thecomplex for witnesses.

Paderewska has been iden-tified as a business teacherat North Surrey SecondarySchool.

Past and present studentsposted condolences on socialmedia sites Monday for ateacher who, by all accounts,was caring, encouraging anda friend to those she taught.

Natalie Sampat, a 2012 grad Paderewskataught in grades 9 and 11, told the VancouverSun “she was a beautiful teacher inside andout.”

“She was one of the teachers that wouldalways push us to what we were capable of,”said Sampat. “Even if we didn’t ask, she wasgiving us endless help and support on ourwork. Not only was she a teacher to us, but afriend.”

“It breaks my heart to see such a genuineperson taken from us. She motivated andinspired so many students.”

For residents living in the townhouse com-plex, word of the murder and the sight ofpolice tape in their quiet neighbourhood wasa surprise.

Maureen St. Louis has been living in thecomplex for eight years and was stunned tolearn about the murder.

She said she never spoke with, or saw,the people who lived in Unit 11, where the

incident took place, and wasn’t home at thetime.

St. Louis said many people stick to them-selves in the complex.

“It’s such a quiet complex. Everyone hidesbehind their garage doors,” St. Louis said.

While she’s not concerned for her safety,she does want to know what happened at thehome.

Gail Decker moved into the complex abouta year ago, and lives a few doors down fromthe murder scene.

She also wasn’t home at the time of the inci-dent, but did come home tofind fire trucks and police carsright in front of her door.

Decker had seen the coupleliving at the home a few times,describing them as middle-aged and possible EasternEuropean, but never had thechance to speak to them.

She had planned to befriendlier with her neighboursthis summer.

Decker also described thecomplex as “quiet” and to alesser extent was surprised tohear about the murder.

“You know, it can happenanywhere,” she said.

In 2013, Coquitlam recorded three mur-ders, two of which remain unsolved.

The body of Clifford Arthur Devitt, 44, ofMaple Ridge was discovered in Colony FarmRegional Park on May 12.

Devitt was described as a transient who fre-quented Maple Ridge, PoCo and Coquitlam.

On Aug. 27, Joey Lamont Arrance, 34, wasgunned down in his vehicle on MarathonCourt.

Police said he had ties to gangs.IHIT also determined a house fire that

killed two people on July 8 was the result of amurder-suicide.

Investigators determined Benyoucef Assenmurdered his estranged wife Agnes beforelighting the family home on CottonwoodAvenue on fire.

Neighbours indicated the couple had beengoing through a difficult divorce.

— with files from the Vancouver Sun

Victimwas popularteacher in Surrey

Unions, buildersmainbyelection spendersJeremy [email protected]

Unions and developersmade it rain cash all overlast fall’s civic byelection inCoquitlam.

According to candidate andcampaign financial disclosurestatements, the big spenderswere a trio of CUPE unionlocals — 561, 386 and BC— which cumulatively spent$31,500 during the byelec-tion.

Specifically, CUPE Local561, which serves supportstaff at School District 43 and

the library, spent $15,000,contributing $7,500 to thewinning candidates, BonitaZarrillo and Chris Wilson.

CUPE BC contributed$5,000 each to Wilson andZarrillo and another $1,500to Barrie Lynch’s campaign.

CUPE 386, the CoquitlamCivic Employee Union, addedanother $2,500 each toWilson and Zarrillo’s cam-paigns.

Other unions putting upcash included the AmbulanceParamedics of BC CUPE Local873, with $2,000 for Lynch’scampaign, and another

$500 from the CoquitlamFirefighters to his campaignand that of candidate DougMacdonell.

Some well-known develop-ers with projects around thecity weren’t shy about spend-ing their money either.

Burke Mountain Ltd. spent$3,250 on four candidatesincluding Lynch ($1,000)Macdonell ($1,250), Wilson($500) and Zarrillo ($500).

Wesbild, which is buildingon Burke Mountain, spent$6,750 on six candidates,including Ben Craig ($500),

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The Coquitlam Animal Shelter will strayfrom its long-standing policy of only acceptingstrays, starting next month.

A pilot program that kicks off in Marchwill see the shelter begin an “owner-surren-der” program. Owner-surrender animals aredefined in a city staff report as “animalswhose owners can no longer care for them,and are unable to find alternative suitableaccommodation.”

“We’re wanting to put the onus on theowner to do everything they can before thisbecomes an option. But there are situationswhere it’s beyond someone’s control,” saidAndrea McDonald, Coquitlam’s manager ofbylaws, licensing and animal services.

The program will only be open to petsdeemed adoptable — sociable, non-aggres-sive and acclimated to people — and willdepend on the shelter’s capacity.

“The animals just aren’t staying here aslong as they were even two years ago; they’rebeing adopted more quickly, they’re beingreunited with their owners. We have capacitycurrently,” McDonald said.

Outside of the available space at the shelter,the lack of an SPCA in the city also helpeddrive the pilot project. McDonald said othermunicipalities in Metro Vancouver are alsomoving towards the same system.

“There may be times where we may haveto say no to people because we don’t have

capacity,” she said. “It’s not going to be supereasy to do, but it is going to be possible, whichit hasn’t been in the past.”

McDonald, however, noted that certain ani-mals won’t be accepted into the program:dogs with a history of biting, animals that aregravely ill or others with behavioural issues.

“We will only be accepting animals that areadoptable. If your dog is old and ill, some-times you have to make a difficult decision,”McDonald said. “The city isn’t going to take onthat responsibility.”

The pilot program is expected to last for ayear, McDonald said, adding that bylaw staffwill report findings to council next year beforeany further decisions are made.

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In all, Zarrillo proved tobe the biggest spender onthe campaign trail, spend-ing $26,876 on her way toa second-place finish, while

netting the same amount incampaign contributions.

First-place finisher Wilsonspent $22,771 after getting$34,580 in campaign contri-butions.

Lynch finished fourth invoting but third in spend-ing, using $21,462 on hiscampaign while recording$13,300 in contributions.

Macdonell finished thirdin voting, spending $13,075on his failed campaign whilenetting $8,950 in contribu-

tions.Towner finished fifth in

both voting and spending,using $11,389 on her cam-paign while getting a similar$11,476 in contributions.

Candidate Ben Kim finishedin the bottom half of votingbut used $10,711 on his cam-paign, much of it out of hispocket as he only received$300 in contributions.

Craig also ended up in thebottom half for votes, spend-ing and receiving $7,950 for

his campaignRounding out the bot-

tom spenders were MichaelBell ($3,292), Vincent Wu

($2,827) and Kurt Zaporozan($1,428), while Kevin Startinran the thriftiest campaign,spending zero.

The disclosure statementswere made available on thecity’s website. Candidateshad until Monday to file.

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While the B.C. Liberalgovernment has beenaccused of putting allof its proverbial eggs inthe Liquefied Natural

Gas basket, consider this: the provincialbudget is forecast to be in surplus for atleast the next three years without a centof LNG revenue even showing up on thebooks.

In fact, the government’s own docu-ments suggest that magical LNG money(it will pay off the debt! was PremierChristy Clark’s excited promise duringthe last election) won’t have an impacton provincial finances in any meaning-ful way for perhaps six or seven years.

In the meantime, Finance MinisterMike de Jong has put together an old-fashioned three-year fiscal plan thatappears to be a tight-fisted restraint pro-gram, albeit one with a potential built-inescape hatch.

De Jong is turning off the spendingtaps in pretty well all government min-istries save health, and even there heis continuing to dial back the spendingincreases that have occurred in that sec-tor for years.

Within that fiscal plan, he has builtsome considerable flexibility with fairlyhigh forecast allowances and contin-gency funds, so he may have elbowroom to make saving “adjustments”in years two and three (in 2016, forexample, de Jong projects a forecast“allowance” of $325 million plus anunusually large contingency fund of$575 million).

Something tells me those lofty unallo-cated dollars won’t hold, and may wellbe used to pay for such things as publicsector wage settlements (including pos-sibly B.C.’s teachers).

Of course, I’d be wary in doubtingmany of de Jong’s forecasts, given thefact he is bringing home a balanced

budget for the current fiscal year,which ends March 31. Sceptics (myselfincluded) were everywhere when hefirst introduced that budget a year ago,and de Jong had to endure cat calls andboos about his outlandish claim that hewas tabling a balanced budget.

Critics (again, myself included)zeroed in on one particular unrealisticgoal of that budget: that health carespending could somehow be containedwithin a three-per-cent increase, whichseemed unheard of at the time.

Well, what do you know? The B.C.health care budget is coming in with a2.7-per-cent annual increase, largelybecause reduced laboratory costs,Pharmacare costs and money savedfrom shared service efficiencies tookmuch of the pressure off the spendingcurve.

But the health care budget will con-tinue to be a challenge in the yearsahead, as the federal government’s newfunding model means less federal dol-lars flowing B.C.’s way.

Nevertheless, don’t expect de Jong toback away from delivering a balancedbudget each and every year, no matterthe spending pressures that will surelybe felt in health and other areas.

Everything the B.C. Liberal govern-ment does starts from the premise thatthe budget must be balanced. Workback from there, and you can start tounderstand the government’s core phil-

osophy.For all that talk about LNG, it is really

the balanced budget concept that isdriving the agenda.

•••

There’s another reason to paysome attention to veteranpolitician Mike de Jong thispast week: he tabled hisbudget almost 20 years to

the exact day of his historic byelectionvictory in the Fraser Valley riding ofMatsqui.

I say “historic” because that’s exactlywhat it was, since the result may havechanged the course of B.C. politicalhistory.

De Jong, an unknown lawyer at thetime, beat Social Credit grand dameGrace McCarthy in the byelection.

If McCarthy had won, there was everyreason to believe at the time that shecould have resurrected the once-proudand powerful Social Credit dynasty. Shemay very well have convinced anotherfellow who won a byelection that night— a guy named Gordon Campbell — tocross to her party.

If so, the Socreds may have been ableto eventually leap-frog the upstart B.C.Liberals, led by Gordon Wilson, whoseleadership eventually crumbled (allow-ing Campbell to take over).

But de Jong’s victory put McCarthyout to political pasture, and the Socredsfaded away and eventually died out as apolitical force.

Meanwhile, the B.C. Liberals eventu-ally became the free enterprise coalitionthat was the Socreds for so many yearsand de Jong has been a mainstay of thegovernment’s cabinet since 2001.

Keith Baldrey is chief politicalreporter for Global BC.

If there’s one thing people think of when they hear“Pink Shirt Day,” it’s pink shirts.

So the fact that some students (about 100 of themsigned a petition at Dr. Charles Best Secondary, forexample) are upset over schools changing to black T-

shirts to mark the anti-bullying event is understandable.Pink Shirt Day grew out of the actions of two teenaged

boys in Nova Scotia, David Shepherd and Travis Price, whodistributed pink tank tops to all the boys at their school towear in support of a Grade 9 student who’d been harassedfor wearing a shirt that colour.

After their show of support, the bullies stopped theircampaign of harassment.

That inspirational story spread across the country, andhere in School District 43, thousands of students don pinkT-shirts one day a year to take a stand against bullying.

While black T-shirts, like the ones designed by leadershipstudents at Terry Fox Secondary, are also a great way toraise awareness, if something ain’t broke, why fix it?

Then again, supporting a cause shouldn’t mean being aconformist. If you want to wear pink, or black — or any-thing else — on Pink Shirt Day, go ahead. The mark of asuccessful movement, after all, is that it’s strong enough toevolve and grow beyond the idea that spawned it.

Wear pink orblack or ...

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MEN, NOTWOMEN, AREATADISADVANTAGEHERE

Re: “Employment situation a cause for con-cern,” Wednesday, Feb. 5.

The above-mentioned article by Ms. LuvaniaPathmanathan blames government, business and society atlarge for the alleged disadvantages experienced by womenin the workforce. It is difficult for anyone to lose their joband to be unemployed. However, if we are comparing gen-ders, the following should be noted:

1. Men have had a higher unemployment rate since1990.

2. In 2012, there were 120,000 more unemployed men inCanada than unemployed women.

3. Women receive 60 per cent of post-secondary educa-tion degrees.

4. Women make up 58 per cent of post-secondary enrol-ment.

5. The government sector work force is 65 per centfemale.

Even though women already dominate the governmentsector work force, 2011 hires by the government sector were72.8-per-cent female. In addition, we still have affirmativeaction programs requiring the government sector to givewomen priority in hiring.

But this goes further. Any private business that wouldlike to do business with the federal government must alsoshow that they are following affirmative action practices— which gives women an advantage over men in the pri-vate sector, as well. With regards to pay levels, 35 per centof women choose to study nursing, teaching and humanresource administration, which are lower-paying comparedto what 30 per cent of men study — software development,construction project management and computer systemsadministration. Men make up the majority of the work forcein high risk jobs and also suffer nine out of 10 workplaceaccidents.

Clearly women have been given opportunities both ineducation and employment which men have not received.We all need to take responsibility for our education choicesand the sacrifices we are willing to make to earn a liv-ing. And we need to understand the facts before we startdemanding changes. The oil sands, anyone?

Joan DaviesCoquitlam


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WHYARE SOMEPEOPLE SOHATE-FILLED,JUDGMENTAL?

Why is that when an overdoseof a public figure occurs, the self-righteous and sanctimonious feelthe need to spew hatred, ignor-ance and intolerance?

For example, upon the news ofan “apparent” overdose by actorPhilip Seymour Hoffman, Twitter,Facebook and call-in talk showsin Vancouver such as CKNWexploded in a barrage of negative,hate-filled comments.

“I’m happy that he is dead,”said one tweet. “He deserved it,”said another. “He’s an arrogantselfish individual who deserved itbecause he left children behind,”one post read. “We should ignorethese people as we are glorifyingdrugs and death” said a caller toCKNW. And these examples arethe “nicest” ones; the others donot need to be, nor deserve to be,repeated again.

What truly bothers me regard-ing such events is that the self-righteous and sanctimonious usethe deaths of drug users — PhilipSeymour Hoffman recently andCory Monteith previously — asan opportunity to leave theirsecure, spic-n-span environ-ment in order to proselytize theirhatred. These people revel in the

destruction of others; they rejoiceat another’s down-fall; and theytake pride in their ability to judgeanother individual — an individ-ual who, unfortunately, has paidfor their actions with their lives.They act as a judge and an exe-cutioner who has some perverseneed to point out to the rest ofthe world just how good they are,i.e., not using drugs, and just howbad someone else is, i.e., usingdrugs.

And that is wrong.This incident should have

been used as an opportunity todiscuss the risks associated withdrug use; to argue for the needfor every opioid user to have,and be trained, on how to useNaloxone to reverse an overdose(Vancouver Coastal Health hasa pilot project in which opioidusers are trained to do exactlythis); to encourage loved ones,family members and friends totake overdose response train-ing classes so that they becomeaware of the signs of an overdoseand the steps needed to respondto it; and to present an honestdiscussion with the public aboutthe use of, and risks associatedwith, substances.

This would have resulted insomething positive happen-ing from something so tragic.Instead, it turned into anopportunity for the holier-than-thou-crowd, the hate-filled, the

ignorant and the naive to passjudgment on another individualand denigrate him for the choiceshe made.

So what have I learned bythese recent events?

Nothing to do with substan-ces or overdoses, I assure you.Instead, I learned just how hate-filled and judgmental people cantruly be when it concerns individ-uals who use drugs.

Drug users are despised. Andit appears that certain membersof the public can not wait foran opportunity to arise whichaffords them the chance to ridi-cule and judge those with anaddiction.

And therein lies the true shameof what overdoses result in —proof that some people are simplydownright cruel.

Gerry GramozisCoquitlam

CLEAR-CUTSAND SPRAWLABOUND

Re: “Those trees makeway for progress,”Wednesday, Feb. 5.

I am dismayed by the recentloss of so many trees in my area:all along the railway track behindthe Barnet Highway, the emptylot at Falcon and Runnel, the 50or more trees along “PinetreeWay,” and now the trees betweenGlen Drive and Guildford Waystarting this week.

I moved to this area becauseof the preserved integrity of thetrees, the clean air and the close-ness of nature.

Ten years later, all I see is clear-cutting and ugly sprawl.

L. MastersCoquitlam

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The number of bylawenforcement tickets issued bythe City of Coquitlam sky-rocketed by more than 60 percent last year as compared to2012.

Those statistics werereflected Monday in the city’sannual recap of bylaw andanimal services, which point-ed to 14,489 tickets handedout in 2013, versus 9,554 in2012.

Of those 14,000-plus tick-ets, 13,499 related to streetand traffic bylaw violations.

The only other types of infrac-tions to exceed the 100 markwere animal care and control(348) and signage (115).

According to city bylawmanager Andrea McDonald,those increases are largelydue to city staff taking overparking enforcement in theCity Centre area from a third-party company, ImperialParking, more than a yearago.

Those tickets didn’t enterinto the city’s database beforethe shift, and more than 6,200tickets were issued in the CityCentre alone in 2013.

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That jump in ticketing alsotranslated into an increase ofslightly more than $40,000coming into city coffers lastyear: $335,948 was col-lected in 2013 compared to$295,711 in 2012.

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Coquitlam’s developmentand investment climatecooled slightly in 2013 com-

pared to one year before.Released Monday, the

city’s bi-annual economicactivity report pointed to aneight-per-cent decline in totalbuilding permit values versus

2012. Those numbers are onpar with regional averages, asbuilding permit values acrossMetro Vancouver dropped byan average of seven per cent.

In Coquitlam, residen-

tial building permit valuesdropped by 11 per cent, whilethe Metro average saw a two-per-cent jump.

However, Coquitlam’s com-mercial, industrial and insti-

tutional values saw a seven-per-cent increase in 2013.

“In 2013, Coquitlam’s econ-omy continued to performfairly consistently,” notes astaff report written by David

Munro, the city’s manager ofeconomic development.

Other highlights of thereport include a slightincrease in the benchmarkprice for all residential prop-erties in the city — $505,100as of December 2013 — andgrowth in the retail sector. TheHard Rock Casino Vancouver,Browns Social House, Target,Ricki’s and a handful of otherbusinesses set up shop in thecity last year.

“With the Evergreen Linedevelopment commencing,Coquitlam stands to benefitfrom the trend of retail/officeoperations becoming part ofthe mixed-use developmentsthat have been developingalong Metro Vancouver’srapid transit lines,” the reportstates.

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While a common percep-tion is that bullying is at theschoolyard, it can also hap-pen in the workplace.

So in recognition of PinkShirt Day, the City of PortCoquitlam has approved arespectful workplace policyfor city employees.

The policy is in line withnew WorkSafeBC regula-tions dealing with workplacebullying and harassment,which came into effect lastNovember.

To meet the new regu-lations, the city’s humanresources department hasmodified its existing respect-ful workplace policy.

Key changes includeadopting WorkSafeBC’s def-inition of anti-bullying andharassment, streamliningthe reporting process andprocedures for dealing withinvestigations into com-plaints, and informing andproviding training to staff toensure their safety and thesafety of others.

PoCo Mayor Greg Moorecontends harassment andbullying isn’t an issue at CityHall.

“I’m not aware of any rea-son why it would be at thispoint,” he told the Tri-CitiesNOW, adding he hopes com-mon sense and “good will”toward neighbours will pre-vail in any workplace situa-tion.

“Let’s hope it’s [the policy]not used.”

Moore also pointed outpolicy changes of this naturedon’t usually come beforecouncil, but the city wantedthe changes to be made pub-lic to coincide with Pink ShirtDay.

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While the weather over theweekend was certainly fright-ful for some drivers aroundthe Tri-Cities, it turned out tobe more delightful for crewskeeping a close eye on thePort Mann Bridge.

O f f i c i a l s w i t hTransportation InvestmentCorp., which operates thePort Mann Bridge, said meas-ures to keep the bridge free ofsnow and ice were a success.

The snow began fallingSaturday across the LowerMainland and kept upthrough Monday, with someparts of the Tri-Cities record-ing several centimetres of thewhite stuff.

In a press release, TI Corp.noted collars were used overthe weekend to brush snowfrom bridge cables, and thesystem worked as designed.

The collars remove snow insmall amounts, before it canbuild up. TI Corp. noted whenthe collars are in use, driverscan expect some additionallight snow to fall from thecables. There were reports ofsnow falling from the cablesonto cars below, but not to

the extent of the snow and icethat plagued the bridge’s firstfew days of operation.

Last winter, just a fewweeks after opening, thebridge was shut for part of aday when “slush bombs” fellfrom cables. Motorists filedhundreds of claims with ICBCas a result. Afterward, cus-tom-designed cable sweep-ers were fitted around thebridge.

In December, TI Corp. con-firmed new monitoring and

control systems had beeninstalled to keep cables freeof ice and snow.

Specifically, a series of thecollars are fastened aroundthe cables and stored at thetop of the bridge towers onremotely operated hangers.As required, the collars dropdown the cables one at a timeto dislodge any accumulatedsnow or ice in their path.

This past weekend’s snow-fall was one of the first majortests for the control systems.

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Collars on the cables of the Port Mann Bridge did theirjob last weekend by removing snow in small amountsbefore it could build up to create “slush bombs” thatfall on motorists, according to TI Corp.

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The Flying Pig has become a favouritedining spot since opening in 2011, but thatcan mean a long (but well-worth it) waitfor a table. If you have only a few preciousminutes at lunchtime, The Side Door atThe Flying Pig is now open at theGastown location.

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The misconception thataging women should savetheir strength and rest is oneof the many myths associ-ated with exercise and olderwomen. The following area few of the more popularmyths that many womenwould be better off ignoring.

• Exercise is for youngerwomen, I need to rest. A sed-entary lifestyle isn’t healthyfor anyone, and aging womenare no exception. Whenaging women are inactive,their ability to do things forthemselves and on their owndecreases. This includes dailyand relatively simple taskslike watering the plants ortaking the dog for a walk,or more strenuous activitieslike playing with their grand-children. Even if you can’tgo jogging like you used to,that doesn’t mean you won’tstill benefit from less difficult

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• Exercise increases my riskof injury. Aging women mightfear that the more they exer-cise, the more they may falland suffer a serious injury.However, the opposite is true.Regular exercise strengthensmuscles and prevents boneloss while improving balance.This means aging womenwho exercise are less likely tofall. Even if you do fall, yourbones will be stronger andmore capable of handlinga fall than an older womanwho does not exercise at all.

• I’m disabled so exerciseis pointless. Aging womenbenefit from exercise, eventhose women who might bedisabled. Even if you needa wheelchair to get around,that doesn’t mean you won’tstill benefit from routine exer-cise. Women in wheelchairscan still do cardiovascularexercises, stretch and evenlift light weights. Such activ-ities can reduce the risk ofheart disease while improv-ing muscle tone and increas-ing range of motion.

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• I’m too tired to exercise.As women age, some findthey struggle to get a decentnight’s sleep and mistakenlyassume this is just a naturalside effect of aging. The fol-lowing day the resultingfatigue causes some womento feel they are too tired toexercise. However, exercisecan actually improve sleepand helps many active peoplesleep more deeply and with-out interruption. If you havebeen struggling to sleepthrough the night, use exer-cise to your advantage andyou might find you’re sud-denly sleeping much, muchbetter.

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If you can’t go to them, theAlzheimer Society of B.C. willbring support to you.

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Is your child being affectedbybullying?Is your child being bullied?

Is your child a bully?The ERASE (Expect Respect

and A Safe Education)Bullying strategy, run by theprovince, offers informationto parents who may be won-dering whether bullying isaffecting their child.

According to the ERASEwebsite, children and youthwho are being victimized bya bully, or who have becomea bully themselves, will oftendisplay changes in theirbehaviour.

It’s important that youas a parent know the warn-ing signs, and pay attentionto any signs that your childmay be exhibiting. It doesn’tnecessarily mean they areinvolved in bullying, but itmay indicate the need to starta conversation and check inwith your child.

Signs your child isbeing bullied

Children and youth whoare being bullied by otherswill often display a change inbehaviour or emotions, like:

• Not wanting to go toschool or participate in extra-curricular activities

• Anxious, fearful or over-reactive

• Shows low self-esteemand makes negative com-ments about him/herself or a

former friend• Regular complaints of

stomach aches, headachesand other physical symptomswithout any particular cause

• Lower interest and per-formance in school (i.e. dropin grades, development oflearning issues)

• Injuries, bruising, dam-aged clothing or brokenitems

• Unhappy and irritable• Trouble sleeping, night-

mares, bedwetting• Frequent crying• Threatens to hurt him/

herself or others• Significant changes in

social life (i.e. no one is call-ing or inviting him/her out)

Signs your child isa bully

• Children and youth whobully may show signs thatthey are using power aggres-sively, such as:

• Little concern for thefeelings of others

• Aggressive with siblings,parents, teachers, friends andanimals

• Bossy and manipulativeto get his/her own way

• Coming home withunexplained objects or extra

money• Secretive about posses-

sions, activities or where theyhave been

• Easily frustrated andquickly angered

• Believe aggression is anacceptable way to resolveconflicts

• Abuse others physicallyor verbally

• Get into fights and blameothers for starting them

• Have a need to dominateothers

• Have two or three friendswho are also aggressive

• Hang out with increas-ingly younger children

• Quick to interpret acci-dents or neutral events asdeliberate hostile acts

What can you do if yourchild displays signs of beingbullied or of being a bully?

The first step is to talk toyour child. Knowing how totalk to your child about bully-ing will help you begin theconversation.

This isn’t an easy conversa-tion to have, but it’s import-ant to have it, and supportthem through it.

If you think your childis being bullied at schoolor in the community, youneed to address it safely andadequately.

If you suspect or have beentold that your child is bully-ing others, you need to takeit seriously and address thesituation in a calm, open-minded manner.

Tips for dealing with bothsituations are available atwww.erasebullying.ca.

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Today February 26th is Anti-Bullying Day, and aswe put a focus on this issue The Tri-Cities Nowwent to Hillcrest Middle School and asked theyouth to air their views on Bullying. Here is whatthey had to say.

Eugene: Over in the recent centuries, I’veheard many schools and education districtshaving the problem of “Peer pressure.”This has led many students to the thought

of suicide, which has been a majorproblem in the school districts. Manypeople want to make sure they havea safe environment, so their childcan learn peacefully. And a perfectexample for peaceful learning can beHillcrest, where today I will focus onhow to prevent peer pressure there.

Bob said: “So far from the start ofgrade 6 to now, I’ve never had thisissue before. I think Hillcrest isreally a safe education environment,with lots of friendly students andteachers. Although I’ve sometime

seen excessive swearing and pushingin the school, so to prevent this, Ithink the supervisors should be more

attentive about this issue.Otherwise, I think the school’soverall great!”

Liam: The most common wayto deal with this problem isto use your ‘WITS’. With theW being walk away fromthe situation, I being ignorethe problem, in this case,the harasser, T stands for talkit out with the harasser, which, unfortunately, does nothing to improve thesituation you are in most of the time. The last letter is S, which stands forseek help from an adult or other peers.

Sarah: At Hillcrest we go through The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teensalmost every morning during the announcements, which promotes brave,responsible, and kind behavior towards others.

Joanna: Talk about it….. Even if you are afraid of the person that isbothering you, you might get even more frustrated. Believe me, you won’tregret it. Try to arrange a meeting for you, the person who is botheringyou, and an adult to talk about how you feel, and how they feel. It mightseem awkward at first, but trust me, it works.

Dahlia: Another way that Hillcrest is working on problem-solving is by having classroom meetings. There studentscan express concerns about general situations withpeers that are causing conflict, and solve it in a controlledenvironment.

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To tackle clover, get your lawnaerated“How can I remove clover

from my lawn other than bydigging it out? It is in largepatches of my lawn and it’svery hard to get the roots.”

HeatherBurnaby

Clover in lawns helpsfertilize grass because it

absorbs nitrogen from the airand stores it in root noduleswhere hungry grass rootsfeed on it.

Some organic gardeners

create lawns and paths bysowing soil with white cloverseed.

This is because white clo-ver stays green in drought(due to the deep roots youare having problems pull-ing out). It seldom needsmowing and the bees that itattracts tend to stay in theyard pollinating other plantsas well.

Any organic substancesthat might remove it wouldlikely hurt the grass as well.Most organic herbicidesare based on horticulturalvinegar, which can removeclover briefly before the deeproots re-shoot.

The easiest way to tackleclover is to get the lawn aer-ated in spring by a machine.This would tear up a lot ofthe clover’s roots, whichcan then be raked out. Youcould then spread compost(weed-free commercial com-post is easily available) overthe lawn and re-seed it withgrass.

It’s important to check thegrass seed mix because manyinclude white clover seed.Since new lawns need aboutan inch of water a week, tryto time the planting for atime when nature should beproviding the water.

To shade out the clover,the lawn should be mown

to a height of about threeinches (seven centimetres)and the grass clippings leftin place to help nourish thegrass.

Mowing twice will breakup the clippings faster.

“I phoned some buildingsupply stores and none hadwillow trellises. One sourcesaid they would be too flimsyto be useful. Can you give mefurther info?”

Thelma DickmanVancouver

Willow trellises and tow-ers are available locally fromWest Coast Seeds. Their web-site is www.westcoastseeds.com.

Both wooden supports arebeing advertised for light-weight plants such as sweetpeas, cucumbers, climbingpeas and beans.

The trellis and tower arenot recommended for veryheavy weights such as pole

beans, tall peas or extremelydense plantings of climbers.

The heritage beans I wassuggesting in my last columnare usually around threefeet (one metre) long andI’ve found them awkwardbecause if left unsupported,they sprawl over the groundwhere the pods rot if rainarrives. Since most areintended as dry beans, theybenefit from a short, lightsupport.

I have seen the willowwood towers in many gar-dens over the last few years— always with light orna-mentals — and the effect isquite beautiful.

The delicacy and intricacyof willow wood objects is amajor reason why this woodis so popular.

But delicate wood doestend to decay faster thanheavier wood, especially ifit’s exposed to winter rain-storms.

But both the trellis andtower are foldable and veryeasy to store inside from fallto spring.

Anne Marrison ishappy to answer gardenquestions. Send themto her via [email protected]. It helps to addthe name of your city orregion.

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WEDNESDAY, FEB 26SHARE Society hosts a 13-week education series around alco-

hol and drug use for those who have an alcohol or drug problem,and for those concerned about their use or the use of others. Thisweek’s discussion is on “Cocaine & crystal meth — the struggleto recover.” The session includes a video, brief presentation andopen discussion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody.Registration is not required. Info: 604-936-3900.

Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts a trivia night starting at7 p.m. in the McGee Room of the Poirier Community Centre, 630Poirier St. in Coquitlam. Meet and mingle kicks off at 7, while thegame is after 8 p.m. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

Alzheimer Society of B.C hosts a free workshop called “HeadsUp! An Introduction to Brain Health,” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. atGlen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt. in Coquitlam. Participantswill learn how to set goals for improving the health of their mind,body and spirit. Pre-registration is required. Call 604-298-0782 ore-mail [email protected] or [email protected].

THURSDAY, FEB 27Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society hosts a pre-

sentation around maritime history and local waterways at 7 p.m. at2100–2253 Leigh Sq. in PoCo. Guest speaker Bryan Ness will leada presentation called “Wooden Ships and Iron Will — the EarlyDays on the River in Port Coquitlam.” Info: www.pocoheritage.org.

SUCCESS hosts a community sports event, with a focus on ten-nis, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Roy Stibbs Elementary School, 600 FairviewSt, Coquitlam. Get to know the sport, while also finding out tipson how to keep your kids physically active. Info: [email protected].

Tri-Cities Caregiver Program hosts a caregiver support meet-ing from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen PineCrt. in Coquitlam. This meeting is open to all caregivers. Info:Karen Tyrell at 778-789-1496.

FRIDAY, FEB 28Tri-Cities Caregiver Program hosts a caregiver support meet-

ing from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. inCoquitlam. This meeting is open to all caregivers. Info: Karen Tyrell

at 778-789-1496.Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch, continues its National

Film Board of Canada: Friday Afternoon at the Movies series from 1to 3 p.m. in the Nancy Bennett Room of the library, 575 Poirier St.The featured film, Buying Sex, deals with the evolution of Canada’sprostitution laws. Info: 604-937-4155.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1Metro Vancouver parks staff lead a tour of Belcarra Regional

Park from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for those over the age of 13.The tour takes in the area from Admirality Trail to Burns Point andcosts $3.35 or youth and seniors or $5.50 for adults. Advanceregistration is required. Info: www.metrovancouveronline.org orcall 604-432-6359, use barcode 5604.

SUNDAY, MARCH 2RCCG Trinity Chapel holds a free, monthly Thanksgiving lunch

from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at 1932 Cameron Ave. in PoCo. Food hamperswill also be available. Info: 604-474-3131 or www.rccgtrinitycha-pel.com.

Tri-City Weddings holds its annual wedding show from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Executive Plaza Hotel, 405 North Rd. inCoquitlam. Admission is by donation (cash or non-perishable fooditem) to the SHARE Family and Community Services Society. To pre-register or for more info, see www.tricityweddings.ca.

MONDAY, MARCH 3Tri-Cities Municipal Pension Retirees Association District

#25 holds its monthly meeting at 11 a.m. at the ABC CountryRestaurant, 2733 Barnet Hwy. in Coquitlam. All recipients of theMunicipal Pension Plan are welcome. Info: [email protected].

TUESDAY, MARCH 4Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness Group

(PCCN Coquitlam), hosts its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Pine-tree Community Centre, 1260 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. All thoseexperiencing prostate problems are urged to come and share theirconcerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere.There is no charge, though donations are accepted. Info: Norm

604-936-8703 or Ken 604-936-2998.

ONGOINGPort Coquitlam Stroke Recovery Club meets Mondays at

11:30 a.m. at Wilson Centre, 2150 Wilson Ave. in PoCo. Thosewho have had a stroke, and their caregivers, are welcome. Info:604-942-2334.

Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society hosts aHeritage Evening, the fourth Thursday of each month, from 7 to8 p.m. at the Gathering Place in Leigh Square, 1100-2253 LeighSq. Everyone is invited to hear some of the stories behind PortCoquitlam’s heritage homes. Info: www.pocoheritage.org or call604-927-8403.

Port Coquitlam Legion hosts an euchre club every Tuesday at7 p.m. at 2675 Shaughnessy St. All skill levels welcome. Info: 604-942-8911.

Port Coquitlam Lions Club meet on the first and third Mondayof each month at 7 p.m. at Port Coquitlam Legion #133-2675Shaughnessy St. Info: Gord at 604-941-5140.

Port Coquitlam Parks and Recreation hosts the Comic ShopYouth Art Drop-In, 4 to 5:30 p.m. each Thursday at Leigh Square,1100-2253 Leigh Sq., Port Coquitlam. Each free session beginswith a brief lesson in comic history and technique, followed byfree work time. Participants learn what makes cartooning a uniqueart form. This program is for ages 13 to 17.

Port Moody Artist Co-op seeks new members to display andsell their original fine art pieces in the Blackberry Gallery of thePort Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. Johns St. Info: www.blackberry-artists.blogspot.ca or www.blackberrygiftshop.ca.

Port Moody Ecological Society invites the community to theNoons Creek Hatchery every Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. to checkout volunteer opportunities like working in the hatchery, waterquality testing, gardening and administration. Info: 604-469-9106or www.noonscreek.org.

Port Moody Library hosts Preschool Storytime, 10 a.m. at 100Newport Dr. Intended for children aged 18 months to five years,these classes help children build language skills, enrich their imagi-nations and have fun with words. Sessions run until March 26 andparent/caregiver participation is required. Info: 604-469-4577.

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Provided with a variety of options,Coquitlam’s Samantha McIlwrickwasn’t overwhelmed.

The 17-year-old high school sen-ior and provincial field hockey staraddressed it like a play on the pitch— and calmly wound up and scored.

In a few months time she’ll cele-brate all the big and small momentsthat come with graduating from PortMoody Secondary, and then moveforward to start the next chapter as astudent-athlete at Cornell University.

It wasn’t easy, but in the end thechoice was obvious.

“I knew I was going (to Cornell),”McIlwrick recalls of her visit to thecampus last fall. “They definitelystood out, I was pretty impressedwith everything.”

The Ithica, NY-based campus hadall the assets that were on her check-list — from a welcoming atmosphereto serious academic opportunities.

The sports element — and that theCornell program includes high ambi-tions as a member of the Ivy Leagueranks — made it a lock.

Any pressure involved in the leapahead is welcomed, she says.

“There is pressure but I mean thereis always going to be pressure nomatter what level you play. You learnto deal with it and I’ve been deal-ing with pressure from an early age.Pressure is what makes you excel atthe same time.”

For McIlwrick, field hockey hasbeen the conduit for so many enrich-ing experiences — and coupled witha tenacious desire to be the best shecan be, has presented her with someamazing options along the way.

Whether it’s leading her highschool Blues squad to a rare provin-cial tournament appearance, repre-senting Canada in a under-17 exhib-ition test against the U.S. or show-casing her talents for NCAA Div. Icollege coaches, McIlwrick has led byexample. And led with passion.

Her demeanour on and off thefield reverberates in everything thatshe does, remarks Blues coach andTri-City Eagles Field Hockey Clubfounder Brian Lewis said.

“In all my years of coaching manytalented players Samantha ranks at

the top of my list. Her athletic abil-ity and leadership are off the scale,”says Lewis.

“It’s both skill and intelligence.She’s such a great mentor on the fieldto the other players.”

This year’s high school reward— which saw the heavy underdogsquad finish sixth at the B.C.s despitea composed roster that brought fieldhockey rookies together with vet-erans — was a satisfying acchieve-ment.

Identified a handful of years agoby the national program, she was theyoungest player named to the under-21 Canadian roster a year ago, andtwo years ago was in uniform when

Canada’s under-17 team played theU.S. in a pair of exhibition tests.

“When you’re warming up, you’retired and you just came off from the(training) camp the week before andyou’ve got to play four games. I waslike ‘I’m not even tired, this is great.This is why I’ve worked so hard, tobe here.’”

Through the long seasons andtrainingsessions,McIlwrickhasmadethe sacrifices necessary to also main-tain a strong scholastic record in PortMoody’s International Baccalaureateprogram.

McIlwrick took up the batonwhen older sister Nicola graduatedto organize the Game for a Cure,

an annual B.C. Cancer Society fund-raiser that has garnered $20,000 infive years.

That’s the impact she’s had on hercommunity — thanks to the impactthe sport had on her, beginning 10years ago.

“I played soccer and was com-plaining about playing in the rain,”she recalls with a laugh. “The fieldhockey season was in the spring sothat’s how I ended up playing fieldhockey. I actually love playing in therain now but when I was seven I wasa big complainer.”

There are no complaints now fromthe 2013 BC Field Hockey Player ofthe Year.

When she debuts for the CornellBig Red, McIlwrick will acknowledgea path that encapsules her Tri-CityEagles and Coquitlam roots. Theprovincial and national programsand all her teammates have helpedher keep that drive alive.

Although there is no definingmoment — yet — the three-time PortMoody athletic MVP says making themost of her opportunities is the bestway for her to say thanks to thosewho’ve helped her along the way.

“As I got older I saw what otherpeople have done and I said, ‘Hey, Ican do that too and get to the nextlevel.’ I think really other people havereally paved the way for me.”

Blues field marshal joins ‘Big Red’

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Coquitlam’s Samantha McIlwrick is making the most of her on-the-pitch field hockey skills and scholastic abilities and heading to the IvyLeagues and Cornell University, after being recruited by the NCAA school.

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BC BERTH FOR TALONSThe Gleneagle Talons guaranteed them-

selves a spot into the Quad-A senior boys B.C.championships with a showman-like 76-46triumph over Sardis on Monday.

Sparked by the offensive prowess of BrendenBailey, Denver Sparks-Guest and Jake Stuart,Gleneagle erased a halftime deficit to walkaway with a convincing decision, advancing tothe Valley semifinals, Friday in Langley.

“I think the big thing for us was holdingthem to 14 points in the second half,” notedTalons coach Tony Scott. “We made someadjustments at the half and starting hittingour shots.”

In other scores, Heritage Woods beat Delta91-80, Terry Fox fell 77-49 to Tamanawis andNorth Surrey eliminated Port Moody 86-79.

PANTHERS PERFECTA Fraser Valley championship title is one

huge feather in the cap for the B.C. ChristianAcademy Panthers boys basketball team.

The squad toppled rival Unity Christian 88-61 in the Valley final on the strength of 28-point performances from both forward KosiaCauw and guard Keenan Dowell.

It exacted a bit of revenge from last year’sValley final, which saw them get bumped byUnity on a last-second buzzer beater.

Keenan Dowell, named a first team all-star,contributed six treys, while Cauw was namedthe tourney’s Most Valuable Player.

In the semifinal, the Panthers knocked offMaple Ridge Christian 69-50, in a contestwhere they led comfortably and rested most oftheir starters during the second half.

They now head to the Single-A provincials,March 5 to 8 at the Langley Events Centre.

EXPRESS FALL SHORTWith two games to go in the B.C. Hockey

League regular season, the Coquitlam Expressare hoping to cement some winning habits ina hurry.

Coquitlam suffered a 3-2 setback to thePrince George Spruce Kings Friday, a previewof its opening round playoff match-up, whichis scheduled to begin on Tuesday.

Down 2-0 after 20 minutes, the Expresshad a number of golden chances but couldn’tbridge the one-goal gap. Bo Pieper and MarcBiega supplied the offence. In the final minuteand with a powerplay and an extra skater, theyapplied pressure but shot wide.

At 26-25-2-3, the Express will kick off theplayoffs with two games in the northern town.

The Express host Chilliwack Friday, 7 p.m.,at the Poirier Sports Centre before heading toChilliwack for Sunday’s regular season finale.

FOX TOP GR. 9 VALLEYSThe Terry Fox Ravens have momentum on

their side, following a strong 57-42 victory overTamanawis in the Grade 9 boys Fraser Valleychampionship final on the weekend.

“We were successful because we had a gameplan going in,” remarked Fox coach ColinMacDonald. “They guys trusted it and stayeddisciplined in what we were trying to do.”

Jeremi Kankolongo finished with 10 pointsand 14 rebounds, while Quincey Cultess toppedall Raven shooters with 14 points, includingfour-of-five from the three-point line. JonasSerrano was named the tourney MVP.

Also setting intense tones throughout thetourney were first all-star team membersAnthony Gavrilovits and Xavion Fleary.

In the semifinal, Fox edged Rick Hansen 59-48, after launching the Valleys with a dominat-ing 78-22 win over Unity Christian.

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