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The legal grey area involved with set-ting up a medicinal marijuana dispens-ary has the group behind one proposedfor Port Moody looking for directionfrom local politicians.

Brad Kersch, CEO of CannaLifeMD,

said the company is still in the planningstages of its venture but expects to meetwith city council in the near future todiscuss the business’s plans.

CannaLifeMD has been looking atopening what they’ve called a medicalcannabis wellness centre in Port Moody,and recently met with the mayor.

“We’re just trying to see what’s the

best way we should go about proceed-ing with this,” Kersch told the Tri-CitiesNOW on Tuesday, adding that no planshave been confirmed.

Company reps made a pitch to councilback in October and appeared to get areceptive response at the time.

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Marijuana dispensaries are common in Vancouver, but Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay says the city can’t issue a busi-ness licence for one planning to open up, since the federal government maintains the sale of pot is illegal.

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Port Moody residents living near the site of a sinkholecaused by Evergreen Line construction will soon be gettingsome traffic relief.

At an information meeting Monday at Seaview CommunitySchool, Evergreen Line officials said one lane on Cecile Drive,the site of one of two sinkholes in the area, will open to alter-nating traffic later this week.

Officials also told residents maintenance on the tunnel bor-ing machine that caused the sinkhole on Cecile in the firstplace will take another three weeks to complete, before themachine moves on.

The road won’t be fully open until the machine has movedaway and restoration work in the area is complete.

The next scheduled maintenance for the machine is set forlate March at the area of Clarke Road and Seaview Drive.

The Evergreen project team indicated there would be laneclosures on Clarke during the maintenance, but at least onelane of traffic in each direction would be open at all times.

The meeting Monday, which brought out about 100 people,was the second such event between Evergreen line officialsand residents in west Port Moody.

Two sinkholes have formed in the last couple of monthsrelated to the tunnel boring, one in late October in the parking

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It’s being described as aonce-in-a-generation facil-ity that will serve genera-tions of youth and familiesin Burquitlam for decades tocome.

The City of Coquitlam andYMCA of Greater Vancouverjointly announced Mondaythey have agreed in principleto build a new 55,000- to60,000 square-foot facility inBurquitlam within the nextthree years.

While an exact locationhasn’t been selected, thefacility is expected to be situ-

ated near the Evergreen Linestation that’ll be built nearClarke Road and Como LakeAvenue.

“What a great day andwhat a great opportunity tobe a part of a decision that,when we’re all no longer ofthis Earth, this place will existfor kids and families,” saidStephen Butz, president andCEO of the YMCA of GreaterVancouver.

The agreement in principleoutlines a series of steps mov-ing forward, including whopays for what, and identify-ing community needs in thesurrounding area and ways toleverage funding sources.

YMCA spokesperson KellyWalker told the Tri-CitiesNOW that while a final pricetag hasn’t been determined,costs are estimated to be inthe range of $40-million to$50-million.

The city’s share of thosecosts will come via theCommunity AmenityContribution policy, whichderives its funds predomin-antly from new development.The facility will be built andoperated under a cost-shar-ing agreement between thecity and the Coquitlam FamilyYMCA.

“The YMCA’s contributionwill be multi-sourced, includ-ing a community capitalcampaign,” Walker said. “Allongoing operational costswill be the responsibility ofthe YMCA for the life of thefacility, thereby providing

significant tax savings for thecity and its residents.”

The new facility will hosta range of health, recrea-tion and wellness programs— including a pool — andinitial projections suggest 50per cent of those using it willbe under the age of 18.

“The agreement we havetoday brings to fruitionthe aspirations we have fora tremendous facility inBurquitlam,” said MayorRichard Stewart.

The next steps in the part-nership include selecting alocation, holding publicinformation sessions andfinalizing a formal and bind-ing agreement.

Highlights of the planinclude:

• 55,000 to 60,000 squarefeet of space, with under-ground parking

• An indoor pool to providea range of teaching, fitnessand rehabilitative programs

• Change rooms thatcater to all ages and abil-ities, including family changerooms

• Public spaces and com-

mon areas• A gymnasium, studios

and strength and condition-ing zones

• Multi-purpose rooms tooffer a broad range of child,youth and community pro-grams

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By the summer of 2016, the first EvergreenLine trains will be pulling into the Inlet Centrestation in Port Moody.

And overlooking the transportation hubwill be a nine-storey office tower in SuterBrook Village that, once fully occupied, couldbe home to hundreds of workers.

The Onni Group, which is building thetower, held a ground-breaking ceremonyMonday to mark the start of construction onthe project, which is expected to be completein 16 months.

Once completed, the building at 220 BrewSt. will have 25,000 square feet of commercialspace along with another 140,000 square feetof office space on its top eight floors.

Officials with Onni noted the EvergreenLine was a major reason for the location andthe project moving forward at this time.

“With the Evergreen Line coming in, it’s adefinite game-changer,” said Brendan Yee,development manager with Onni.

“It’s going to put Suter Brook Village righton the map and I think people are going tobe very surprised at how much having a rapidtransit station is going to change the dynamicof the village. The vision for Suter Brook wasalways to have a place where people can live,work and play and I think this office buildingis going to further enhance that.”

While there are still 16 months before doorsopen on the building, Onni officials expect itto take some time before the space is com-

pletely filled.A daycare has already signed on to take

over 18,000 square feet on the second floor.As for the main-floor commercial space,

Yee explained there has been ongoing discus-sion with a possible tenant he described as anindoor fitness-type business.

The developer is also looking at institu-tional tenants for the upper floors, like gov-ernment agencies who are looking for spacenear rapid transit.

The development hasn’t made it to thisstage without controversy, as it was originallyintended to be a hotel.

That idea was eventually scrapped.A rezoning application for the daycare was

also originally turned down by council beforefinally being approved last November.

Traffic was also a hot issue for residentsin the area, but Yee is confident it won’t be aproblem when the office tower is done, notingmeasures like offering a car-share programand the Evergreen Line’s opening will helpdecrease congestion.

Both Port Moody’s mayor and the Tri-CitiesChamber of Commerce are happy to see thetower’s construction begin.

Mayor Mike Clay said he’s excited that Onnihas the confidence in the community to buildthe project.

He also suggested 10 years ago, the officetower would never have been built at theBrew Street location.

“Everybody is out looking for office space— their No. 1 thing on their list is [locating]near transit,” he said. “This is what we havehere.”

The chamber’s executive director, MichaelHind, said his organization constantly hearsfrom businesses looking for more office spacein the Tri-Cities and the Onni building willhelp address the issue.

“The area is growing, Coquitlam is growing,Port Moody is growing so this makes perfectsense,” he said.

“I know there’s interest out there so hope-fully it will fill up and I’m pretty confident itwill.”

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Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce executive director Michael Hind, left, joins PortMoody Mayor Mike Clay and Onni’s Brendan Yee and John Middleton.

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Coquitlam council wasmore interested in whatwasn’t included in its newzoning proposal Mondaythan what is.

City staff presented theinitial concept behind con-

solidating a series of indus-trial zones, shrinking thenumber down from nine tothree.

While the first three offour readings of the proposedbylaw eventually passed, anumber of councillors werefrustrated no provisions weremade to allow for craft brew-

eries similar to those found inPort Moody.

“I don’t want the worldto pass us by on this,” saidCoun. Terry O’Neill. “There’sa tremendous interest in craftbreweries right now — it’sgood for the economy and it’sgood for the consumer.”

Planning manager JimMcIntyre explained the cityisn’t moving inthat directionlargelybecauseof ongoingchanges beingmade to prov-incial liquorlaws. He notedmore changescould be com-ing as soon asApril, and saidthe city shouldwaituntil thosepolicy shiftsare made.

McIntyre also noted hisstaff have had initial conver-sations with liquor-primaryestablishments and local beerand wine operators in rela-tion to craft breweries.

“There seems to be a lot ofangst and uncertainty in thatindustry so we’d like to tryand address it as a whole,”McIntyre said. “We are goingto deal with that. It’s not

something that’s going tosit there on the shelf for toolong.”

Couns. Mae Reid andO’Neill were confused as towhy Port Moody has alreadyentered into the craft brew-ery market while Coquitlamhasn’t, given that both citiesmust abide by the same prov-incial standards.

“I guess Ijust don’t seewhy they canhave one andwe can’t … Idon’t get this.It just doesn’tmake a lot ofsense to me,”Reid said.

M c I n t y r esaid only onecraft brewerhas showninterest in set-ting up shop

in Coquitlam, but no formalapplication has been madeto the city. In the meantime,McIntyre said he wants moreconsultation with those inthe craft-brewing field to pot-entially help shape a bylawamendment in the future.He also committed to councilthat staff will re-examine thatspecific zoning issue withinthe next two months.

Meanwhile, the threenew zones being proposedinclude: a general industrialzone, meant for all types ofindustrial uses includingmanufacturing, storage, dis-tributing, wholesaling andrecycling of goods, materialsand similar items.

The industrial businesszone, which would permitmost types of industrial uses,but activities would have tobe enclosed, except for acces-sory outdoor storage.

The business enterprisezone, which would permit

“most types of industrial uses,as long as they are whollyenclosed within a building,general office uses, com-mercial recreation uses, andaccessory retail uses.”

“Grocery stores and res-taurants of limited size arepermitted, with the intentthat they primarily serve theneeds of adjacent industrialbusinesses and workers,” acity staff report notes.

Monday’s report will nowgo before a public hearingeither later this month or atsome point in March.

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Nobusiness licence for pot dispensary:mayorcouncil last November,Kersch said he wants to meetand work with the new groupbefore proceeding.

But the OK for a dispensarymay not be coming, accord-ing to Mayor Mike Clay.

He suggested the companyhas a “misconstrued” opinionof what the city can allow itto do, and added the muni-cipality can’t issue a businesslicence to a business that isn’tlegal.

Under Health Canada lawsgoverning the production anduse of medical marijuana,storefront and retail salesof the drug are prohibited,though use of the drug fortreatment is not. However,in some municipalities likeVancouver, the dispensarieshave been allowed to con-tinue to operate.

Clay said it appearsVancouver is turning a “blindeye” to the dispensaries, add-ing that’s not something hesees Port Moody doing.

“I don’t believe there is anylegal way to have a medic-al marijuana dispensary, sountil we get that sorted outI don’t know how we couldapprove it even if we want-ed to,” he said, adding hepersonally would be open tothe dispensary conversationif the business could set uplegally.

“I don’t know how youcome to a point where youagree not to pay attention toa law as a level of govern-ment. I think that would betricky.”

Clay suggested giving thebusiness the thumbs-up couldput the city at risk of liabilityor even open the possibil-ity of another police agencycoming in and arresting theoperators.

He said the situation facingPort Moody speaks to thelarger issue of medical mari-juana laws that he insistedneeds to be settled by thefederal government.

“You can’t do it on a city-by-city basis,” Clay said.

Kersch acknowledgedthere is no clear law on thebooks, suggesting citieslike Vancouver, which haveallowed the dispensaries tooperate, are looking at whatthe public wants. He arguedhaving a dispensary in thecommunity means peopledon’t have to go to the blackmarket to find cannabis andget their medication.

In its presentation to coun-

cil last fall, CannaLifeMD saidit intended to open an upscale

clinic-type business targetingaging baby boomers in need

of medical cannabis. Theclinic also planned to pro-

vide educational resources, anurse practitioner or doctor

on staff, and products likeedibles, creams and lotions.

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The City of Coquitlam is asking the federalgovernment to clarify its policies around e-cigarettes, especially how those policies affectyouth.

Council voted unanimously Monday to senda letter to the feds, a move spurred on byCoun. Bonita Zarrillo. While making her pitchto council, Zarrillo cited statistics from a U.S.study that suggest teens are more likely to trye-cigarettes than traditional cigarettes.

“Over the last 40 years plus, us taxpayershave paid millions and millions and millionsof dollars to educate our kids not to smokeand it would be wonderful if the federal gov-ernment would get on this,” she said.

Coun. Terry O’Neill lent his support to thedecision on the condition that it apply toyoung people only. He suggested that vaping— a term referring to the use of e-cigarettes— should still be allowed for adults.

“I’m concerned about tougher regulationsfor many hardcore smokers who aren’t ableto quit — they’ve been vaping and they get

tremendous satisfaction from that,” he said.“And it’s way less dangerous, apparently, thanregular smoking.”

Health Canada issued an advisory in 2009cautioning Canadians to avoid the productsaltogether, though an outright ban doesn’texist. Instead, it ruled that companies can’tsell e-cigarettes containing nicotine. Typically,e-cigarettes contain cartridges filled with pro-pylene glycol or other flavoured additives.

Mayor Richard Stewart likened Monday’sdiscussion to similar topics the city has tackledin recent years where regulatory loopholesexist: pesticides, medical pot and shark fins.

He noted cities can ban the consumptionof a product in some cases, but are largelypowerless to regulate the sale of those items.

“We ought not to be telling senior govern-ments what to do ... we should be pointing outwhere there are regulatory gaps,” he said.

There are no regulations around e-cigarettesin Coquitlam, Port Moody or PoCo. However,PoCo spokesperson Pardeep Purewal told theTri-Cities NOW last week the city is examiningits smoking bylaws and changes are expectedthis spring.

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Notice of Intention to Consider an Amendmentto Council Procedure BylawNo. 2988, 2014At their January 27, 2015 meeting, Port Moody Council gave first three readings to aproposed City of Port Moody Council Procedure Bylaw No. 2988, 2014, AmendmentBylaw No. 1, 2015, No. 2998. A Council Procedure Bylaw establishes the generalprocedures that Council follows in conducting their business.

Pursuant to Section 124(3) of the Community Charter, Council is required to givepublic notice that they are considering amending Council Procedure Bylaw No.2988, 2014. The proposed changes in the amending bylaw are:

1. Clarification of Consent Agenda Procedures – Section 6(g) in Schedule D isamended to add wording that clarifies when items are to be removed from theConsent Agenda. Section 6(h) is amended to correct a numbering error.

2. Public Hearing Procedures andTime Limits – Sections 11(m) and (n) inSchedule D are added to clarify the procedures for presentations bymembers of thepublic at a public hearing, and to add a five-minute time limit per turn for speakers,withmultiple turns allowed for each speaker.

3. Adding a Second Public Input Period – Sections 7(a) and 11(i)(j)(k)(l) inSchedule D are amended to add a second Public Input Period after Staff VerbalReports at Regular Council Meetings.

View copies of the bylaw online at www.portmoody.ca. Council will consideradopting the proposed Amendment to the Council Procedure Bylaw at theFebruary 10, 2015 Council meeting.

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• Email [email protected]

• Mail your comments to PO Box 36, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BCV3H 3E1 to the attention of the City Clerk

• Submit written comments in person at the Legislative Services counter,Port Moody City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC V3H 3E1

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And just like at the last meeting on Jan. 14,construction officials and engineers for theproject were on hand to explain the situationto residents and answer questions.

While the tone from residents in the firstmeeting was one of concern and at timesanger over the situation, much of that appearsto have dissipated in the last few weeks.

Kerry Lecorre, a Chateau Place residentwho has helped organize people in the com-munity, said she feels better about the situa-tion but was still critical of the project team’searly efforts at handling the situation.

“I hope in the future, because it’s [tunnelboring] moving out of Port Moody … I hopethey’re as transparent with those people asthey need to be,” she told the Tri-Cities NOW.

“I hope they continue to communicate withpeople. It’s really important. Just tell us what’sgoing on — that’s all we want to know.”

Though the machine may be moving on,Lecorre said she would continue to keep aneye on conditions in the area.

Charles Haliburton lives on nearbyHighview Place and was at the meeting to getmore information about his own property.

He said his property has experienced set-tling over the years but wanted to know ifEvergreen officials would be monitoring anyextra changes due to the boring work.

Haliburton said he feels generally reassuredby the answers he received from Evergreenofficials.

Meanwhile, Kathryn Alexander and SandraLomeli, who both live in the area, felt officialsdid a good job with the technical explanationof the boring machine, but were critical of the

communication with residents over the lastfew months.

“The one question we have, is this area suit-able for this kind of work … I think we havesome concerns about the long-term impact,”Alexander said, adding Evergreen officialsowe it to residents to provide better publiceducation.

Lomeli still questions whether another sink-hole could appear and added she’ll also beclosely watching the situation in her neigh-bourhood.

Mayor Mike Clay suggested Evergreen offi-cials have improved their communicationwith residents, adding the opening of Cecileto traffic will help convince people they havethe issue under control.

“I think they’ve learned a lot about how todeal with them [sinkholes], how to mitigatethem and making sure they’re communicat-ing with people so we all know what’s goingon,” he said.

Amanda Farrell, Evergreen Line project dir-ector, said the project team has been workinghard to get the message out, including addinginformation to its website and expanding thearea for providing information to residents.

Engineers have also met with a few home-owners individually to discuss issues aroundcracks and shaking of foundations.

“There’s always more you can do and we’llcontinue to try to get the information outthere and keep people up to date with what’shappening,” she said.

Farrell also noted officials are willing tohold more meetings in the future with resi-dents along the line’s tunnel, though none arecurrently scheduled.

While she acknowledged the tunnel hasbeen a challenge, she suggested progress onthe rest of the project has gone well.

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Notice of Public Hearing

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3894

Location:Street address:1562 WestminsterAvenue

Inspection of documents:

Legal address:Lot 150, District Lot 466,

NewWestminster District,

Plan 41322

Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome toinspect the proposed bylaw and any related bylaws,reports and plans at:Corporate Office, Port Coquitlam City Hall8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays)

Visit the website for details or a larger map.More info: Development Services, 604.927.5442.

Public Hearing

7 pm on TUESDAY

February 10, 2015

Council ChambersPort Coquitlam City Hall

GIVE YOUR INPUT

All members of the publicwill have a reasonableopportunity to be heardor to present writtensubmissions about thebylaw at the hearing.

Council cannot receive new

or additional information

on this application after

the public hearing.

CITY HALL

2580 Shaughnessy StreetPort Coquitlam BC

www.portcoquitlam.ca/getinvolved

Rezoning for Duplex Development – 1562 Westminster Avenue

To provide for rezoning from RS1 (Residential SingleDwelling 1) to RD (Residential Duplex) to facilitate a duplexdevelopment at 1562 Westminster Avenue.

Proposed rezoning to RD (Residential Duplex) >

Carolyn Deakin, CMC, Assistant Corporate Officer604.927.5421 • [email protected]

Notice of Public Hearing

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3895

Location:Street address:2071 Kingsway Avenue

Legal address:Lot 70, Section 7, Township 40,New Westminster District, Plan 20920

Inspection of documents:Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome toinspect the proposed bylaw and any related bylaws,reports and plans at:Corporate Office, Port Coquitlam City Hall8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays)

Carolyn Deakin, CMC, Assistant Corporate Officer604.927.5421 • [email protected]

Visit the website for details or a larger map.More info: Development Services, 604.927.5442.

Public Hearing

7 pm on Tuesday,

February 10, 2015

Council ChambersPort Coquitlam City Hall

GIVE YOUR INPUT

All members of the publicwill have a reasonableopportunity to be heardor to present writtensubmissions about thebylaw at the hearing.

Council cannot receive new

or additional information

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the public hearing.

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Text Amendment for office use – 2071 Kingsway Avenue

To permit the full range of office useswithin Lot 2 subarea of ComprehensiveZone 20 (2071 Kingsway Avenue).

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early February, or go towww.portcoquitlam.ca/budget

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Learn what you’ll payand what’s in store

Arecent dustup on socialmedia between an NDPMLA and B.C.’s lone GreenParty MLA provides a fewmore clues about the appar-

ent shifting political landscape in thisprovince.

NDP MLA Doug Routley, who rou-tinely attacks Green Party MLA AndrewWeaver on Twitter and Facebook, letslip, via Twitter, his plan to use oneof his campaign volunteers to mounta smear campaign against Weaverthrough that same social media tool.

He was caught, the NDP was embar-rassed and everyone moved on. But thefact the NDP thinks that Weaver is sucha threat to them that he deserves specialtreatment with a de facto black ops cam-paign is telling.

It says the party is worried about thethreat of a party that seems to be grow-ing in force — albeit in pockets of theprovince, and not everywhere — notshrinking.

But lost in all this is the fact the B.C.Liberals should also be concerned aboutthe potential rise of a third, viable partyin this province.

One of the great games politicalobservers of all stripes love to play is tosolve this mystery: where do Green vot-ers come from? Which parties do votersabandon the most as they travel over tothe Green Party?

I looked at the results of the last twoprovincial elections, to examine anyshifts in voting patterns that occurredwhen the Green vote in a particular rid-ing significantly increased or decreasedfrom one election to the next.

I was surprised to learn that theabsence of a Green Party candidate ineight ridings in 2013 (where the partyhad fielded one in 2009) actually sawthe B.C. Liberals’ vote increase. Thoseone-time Green voters had apparently

switched to the B.C. Liberals — not theNDP — when voting for a Green Partycandidate wasn’t an option.

Take the ridings of Kamloops-NorthThompson and Kamloops-SouthThompson as examples. The GreenParty candidates picked up almost 3,000votes between them in 2009, but theparty didn’t field a candidate in eitherriding in 2013.

What happened? Support for theB.C. Liberals subsequently increased byalmost 4,800 votes in 2013, while sup-port for the NDP jumped by less than1,000 votes, which suggests those ex-Green voters were considerably morecomfortable entering the B.C. Liberaltent than the NDP one.

The same scenario unfolded in sev-eral Okanagan ridings, as well as intwo Surrey ridings. All but one of themcould be considered B.C. Liberal strong-holds.

But it was the opposite case in abunch of other ridings, where the rise inGreen voters did seem to hurt the NDPmore than the B.C. Liberals. Most ofthese were on Vancouver Island.

It was particularly noticeable in a rid-ing like Esquimalt-Royal Roads, whereNDP MLA Maurine Kauragianis saw hervote slip by more than 500 votes, whilethe Greens increased their portion bymore than 1,300.

Strangely enough, in the two neigh-bouring Victoria ridings, a slight surge

in the Green vote meant the B.C.Liberals lost support, not the NDP.

What do all these seemingly conflict-ing scenarios tell us?

First of all, it’s hard to pigeonhole theGreen voter. There’s obviously more atplay here than the conventional wisdomthat they are all mostly disaffected NDPvoters.

I suspect that a significant number ofGreen voters are not particularly left-wing. Instead, they may be small busi-ness owners, entrepreneurs, youngerpeople who have a strong “green” streakto their outlook on life, and those whoreject established political parties andinstitutions like unions.

The next opportunity to examinethe impact of the emerging Green voteis in the upcoming federal election inOctober. Again, the key is not to look attheir vote from a national perspective,or even a provincial one.

Rather, the party seems to be estab-lishing small pockets of support invarious places, which could have a bigimpact on a handful of ridings. Take thefederal riding of Victoria as an example:the Greens came very close to winning abyelection there a couple of years back,and the city recently elected a mayorwith strong Green credentials.

The party is running Jo-Anne Roberts,a well-known former local radio host,against the NDP’s incumbent MP,Murray Rankin. The two of them knoweach other, so I don’t expect a Twitterfight to erupt between them.

Nevertheless, the NDP will be lookingnervously over its shoulder there. Thepolitical landscape may indeed be shift-ing, in some places at least.

Keith Baldrey is chief politicalreporter for Global BC.

Hot on the heels of the latest round of jihadistattacks, the federal government has intro-duced yet another anti-terrorism bill.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper told thecountry the bill will make us safer, painting

a picture of jihadist terrorists lurking around every lamppost, their numerous diabolical plots narrowly thwarted byour national security agencies.

How many plots and what type are details the Canadianpublic will conveniently never hear about. But like othersimilar measures that have gone before, the bill expandsstate powers of surveillance and detention of those securityforces deemed to be potential threats.

Now, targets in the line of security crosshairs don’t evenhave to be connected to a specific threat. General advocacyof an attack on Canada is enough to get them locked up.Even turning to “radicalized” beliefs could be enough toearn a visit from CSIS.

Those are measures a portion of the population mightsupport, but they also border on thought police.

The term CSIS and the government prefer is “disruption”— which could now involve everything from deleting web-sites and Twitter postings, to blocking cellphone signals,bugging apartments and longer periods of “preventativedetention.” None of which seems threatening, until it’syour thoughts that are deemed unacceptable by the state.

Civil liberties groups have voiced concerns about thenew powers being granted to CSIS. Lack of strong over-sight is a major flaw in this process. When Big Brother iswatching, someone else needs to keep close tabs on thewatchers in return.

— Guest editorial from the North Shore News

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VIEW FROM THE LEDGEKeith Baldrey

PROVINCE ‘CUTTING ITSLOSS’ BY CLOSING PLANT

Re: “Burrard Thermal to close in 2016,” Friday,Jan. 30.

As the photo illustrating this article made clear, theBurrard Thermal electricity generating plant is just abovesea level.

Global atmospheric warming from the ever-growingdumping of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is caus-ing the ocean level to rise. If the international communitytook effective and prompt action to reduce GHG emissions,then the ocean level is projected to rise from 0.6 metres to1.2 metres by the year 2100. But we haven’t been reducingemissions so the sea level rise will likely be much more.

The provincial government is cutting its loss by abandon-ing this facility; and investing in additional transmissionlines to provide redundancy and reliability.

D. WilsonPort Moody

CITY HAS ANOTHER CHOICEIN OCP CONTROVERSY

Re: “City backs away from OCP stance,” Friday,Jan. 30.

I attended the Port Moody council meeting of Jan. 27and suggested another way to quash the lawsuit; namely,rescind adoption of the invalid OCP, fix the problems(which would not require a complete re-write of the plan),and then adopt an improved plan. If this action was taken,the March 31 legal deadline would become irrelevant.

Hazel MasonPresident

Moody Centre Community Association (MCCA)


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JUST THE FAREFACTS, PLEASE

Re: “Unpaid transit fares— and mayor’s response —upset reader,” letter to theeditor, Wednesday, Jan. 28.

L. Atkins’ indignation aboutfare evasion is totally misplaced.

The 2.76 million times thatthe “fare non paid” button waspressed doesn’t mean that 2.76million fares were not paid.

That button records all sortsof problems, like a fare partiallypaid, a fare overpaid by some-one that doesn’t have the exactchange, or a failure to pay an “addfare” to a fare already paid.

Altogether these 2.76 milliontimes means that 1.2 per cent ofthe passengers paid a partial fareor not.

Those of us that have usedtransit systems in many towns onseveral continents know that alltransit systems lose some money.Just like various businesses losemoney because clients steal stuff,rip or soil clothes when tryingthem on, etc.

In 2010, London’s transit sys-tem lost 70 million pounds to farecheats. This would be enough tofinance TransLink for five or sixmonths.

The major problem we have

is the myths spouted by JordanBateman. He knows that the aver-age person reads flashy headlinesand doesn’t bother to find out allthe details.

He also must pander to the nar-row-minded crowd that gives $4million a year to the CanadianTaxpayers Federation.

Bateman campaigned hardfor the replacement of the oldPort Mann bridge, but he is silentabout the $3.6 billion deficit of

the new bridge.J-L BrussacCoquitlam

RIGHT-OF-WAYIS ANOPTION

Re: “Coquitlam weighsin on Fremont plans,”Wednesday, Jan. 28.

Thank you, Coquitlam Couns.Craig Hodge and Mae Reid, for

stating the pertinent fact aboutthe proposed Fremont connector.There will be 25,000 cars going toWalmart on a Saturday.

This connector needs to be newand able to handle large volumesof traffic.

Port Coquitlam council is sug-gesting Cedar Drive as the bestoption. This route will not be ableto handle the volume and, in fact,is overrun by traffic now.

Excessive speeding on PrairieAvenue, speeding in school zonesand park zones is a daily occur-rence.

I urge my council in PortCoquitlam to reconsider the hydroright-of-way option.

George LeonPort Coquitlam

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PoCo taxpayers can havetheir say until Feb. 23 on thecity’s 2015 budget, whichincludes planning for a newcommunity recreation com-plex, saving for future infra-structure, chafer beetle man-agement on city lands andother projects.

“The $2.8 million inenhancements planned for2015 are offset by surplusfunds and almost $640,000 insavings, resulting in a munici-pal tax increase of 1.49 percent,” the city said in a pressrelease issued Monday.

PoCo is rolling out a varietyof printed and online budgetinformation and encouragingresidents to provide feedbackabout what matters to themthrough a short survey post-ed at www.portcoquitlam.ca/budget until Feb. 23.

“Managing taxpayers’ dol-lars is our most importantjob,” Mayor Greg Moore said.

“Feedback broadens ourperspective of what’s import-ant to our residents and helpsus make more well roundedand informed decisions …For example, last year we

received overwhelming sup-port to begin saving for ournew Community RecreationComplex, and we’re movingforward with that this year.”

PoCo households will startreceiving their Budget at aGlance mailout by the endof this week, providing anoverview of the city’s plannedprojects, savings and taxesfor 2015. They can also goto www.portcoquitlam.ca/budget for the more detailedBudget Highlights booklet,also available in print at CityHall and recreation facilities.

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Treat your special Valentine to a wonderful evening at theSecond Annual Heart of Hawthorne Foundation Valentine Gala

at PoCo Inn & Suites, Lougheed Highway, Port Coquitlam.Tickets are just $100.00 per person and include appetizers,dinner, entertainment, prizes, raffles, live and silent auctions.

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Family Day

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Family Fun DayJoin us for arts & crafts, sports activities, face painting, fitnessand dance sample classes and entertainment. All ages welcome.Activities will be geared towards kids 3 – 7 years old. Pre-registerto avoid disappointment.

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Family Day SwimDrop-in to the pool for family games, prizes and more!A party leader will be on hand to lead activities.

TIME: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

LOCATIONS: at City Centre Aquatic Complex(1210 PinetreeWay)

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If you require emergency assistance regarding water, sewer or roads,please call 604-927-3500.

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On Family Day, many of Coquitlam’sfacilities have special operating hours or

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City Centre Aquatic Complex8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (women only)10:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Centennial Activity Centre Closed

Coquitlam Animal Shelter 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Coquitlam City Hall Closed

Dogwood Pavilion Closed

Glen Pine Pavilion10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.for Family Fun Day

Pinetree Community Centre Closed

Poirier Community Centre Closed

Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Robinson Memorial Park Cemetery 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.(Office closed)

Summit Community Centre Closed

Victoria Community Hall Closed

Chamberhonourswinningbusinesses

The Tri-Cities Chamber ofCommerce has named thewinners of its 2014 BusinessExcellence Awards.

They are:• Coquitlam Florist (Small

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• Dynamic Structures(Business of the Year, 50-plusemployees),

• Kelly Strongitharm,Ruben’s Shoes (CommunitySpirit Award),

• Tri-City TransitionsSociety (Not-for-Profit of theYear),

• Ken Catton, Pacific CoastTerminals (Business Leaderof the Year),

• Don Layfield, Tri-CityNews (Chamber Member ofthe Year).

The winners were hon-oured Saturday at a gala,emceed by CBC Radio One’sFred Lee, at the Hard RockCasino Vancouver.

“All of the finalists andindividuals are an integralpart of the Tri-Cities businesscommunity, and we wishthem continued success intheir respective industries,” apress release from the cham-ber stated.

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Getting kids active in artIf you’re looking for arts-

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Members of the Tri-Cities’only formal ukulele groupare bringing a bit of the U.K.and Hawaii to Coquitlam.

The Coquitlam UkuleleTiny Instrument EnthusiastsCircle (CUTIE) is hosting apair of events on Sunday,Feb. 8, kicking off with a freemovie screening at 11 a.m. atthe Glen Pine Pavilion.

The movie being shown iscalled The Ukes in America,a documentary that follows aBritish ukulele troupe as theymake their first foray acrossthe U.S.

“The Ukes in Americareveals what Americans make

of this subversive band’sBritish humour and ukulele

musicianship. This hour-longromp features stage per-formances, impromptu jamsand guerilla gigs in unlikelyvenues,” CUTIE co-founderJen Chang said in an e-mailto the Tri-Cities Now.

To reserve seats for thefilm, call 604-927-4386 anduse barcode 518262.

Once the film wraps up,CUTIE members will takepart in workshop at thePinetree Community Centreled by Gary Cyr. The work-shop begins at 12:30 p.m.and costs $20.

For more info, [email protected].

A youthful exhibitin Port Moody

Parisa Shafazand’s love forthe canvas will be conveyedthrough the works of heryoung students as part ofFebruary’s month-long exhib-it at the Port Moody Library.

Entitled Rainbow Artists,the exhibit features partici-pants ranging in age betweenfive and 12 and how they’veprogressed along their jour-ney through the world ofpainting.

“Each individual studentcarries a great deal of char-acter and personality intheir expressive art works,”Shafazand said in a pressrelease.

“I promote eco-friendlyprojects. We use lots ofrecycled stuff to create do-it-yourself projects. I look for-ward to teaching as well aslearning from my students aswe all go through an artisticjourney together.”

For more info on theexhibit, see www.library.portmoody.ca.

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The Terry Fox Libraryhas the Lego, you bring theideas.

The library’s Lego Club is afun time for children. Comeon in and join in after school,at the Terry Fox Library.

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The City of Coquitlam isholding an information ses-sion about its Burquitlam-Lougheed NeighbourhoodPlan update project. Thesession is set for today(Wednesday, Feb. 4) from4:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Room Aat the Executive Plaza Hotel,405 North Rd.

The drop-in style event isdesigned to provide a forumfor residents to share their

ideas for the future of theirneighbourhood, their localneighbourhood perspectiveand ask questions of city staff,according to a press release.

The updated Burquitlam-Lougheed NeighbourhoodPlan will become part ofthe city’s official commun-ity plan to help guide futureneighbourhood growth anddevelopment for the next 20to 25 years, especially around

the Evergreen Line.Complete information on

the Burquitlam-LougheedNeighbourhood Planningprocess is available at www.coquitlam.ca/blnp. Residentscan identify their priorities,concerns and what they valuemost in their neighbourhoodby completing an onlinesurvey, and can sign up toreceive project updates via e-mail at the same website.

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WED, FEB 4SHARE Society kicks off

its 13-week education seriesaround alcohol and drug usefor those who have an alcoholor drug problem, and for thoseconcerned about their use orthe use of others. This week’sdiscussion is on “Use, misuse,abuse — how people becomeaddicted.” The session includesa video, brief presentation andopen discussion, 7 to 8:30p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in PortMoody. Registration is notrequired. Info: 604-936-3900.

City of Coquitlam hostsan information session on theBurquitlam-Lougheed Neigh-bourhood Plan update from4:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Room Aat the Executive Plaza Hotel,405 North Rd. in Coquitlam.This drop-in session willprovide a forum for the localcommunity to share their ideasfor the future of their neigh-bourhood, their local neigh-bourhood perspective and askquestions of city staff. Info:www.coquitlam.ca/blnp.

THUR, FEB 5Felice Women’s Choir

hosts an open house from10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. atthe Gathering Place, at 1100-2253 Leigh Sq. in PoCo. Thegroup will hold a similar eventon Feb. 12 at the same timeand at the same location. Info:[email protected].

FRI, FEB 6Place Maillardville hosts

an ongoing education sessioncalled Baby’s 1st 2 Years, from1 to 2:30 p.m. at 1200 CartierAve. in Coquitlam. Baby’s 1st2 Years is a free program forexpectant parents as well asparents, grandparents and/orguardians and their babiesnewborn to 24 months. Learnfrom guest speakers andenjoy support, conversationand validation in a comfort-able and relaxed environment.This week’s guest speaker isDr. Gilles Desaulniers fromNational Wellness FoundationOptimum Family Chiropractic,who will speak about ear infec-tions. This is a free drop-in pro-gram and there is no need toregister. Info: 604-933-6146.

SAT, FEB 7Tri-City Wordsmiths meet

in Room 2 to 4:30 p.m. at theTerry Fox Library, 2470 MaryHill Rd. in PoCo. “Name YourPoem’s Shape” will be the top-ic presented by guest speakerBernice Lever, a poet, freelanceeditor and award-winningwriter, who will be giving amini-workshop on poetry. Themeeting will conclude with ashort reading from Bernice’slatest poetry book, Red LetterDay, along with sales/signingsof her books, and a chanceto chat with the author. Info:604-475-2875 or [email protected].

Inlet Theatre plays host toauthor Tulshi Sen for a day-long seminar from 9 a.m. to4 p.m. at Newport Dr. in PortMoody. The seminar will offer

tips on prosperity, romance,entrepreneurship, goal settingand more. Tickets or info:www.wonderwomanlifestyle.com or 604-341-6507.

Port Moody Library hostsa “Retro Tech Petting Zoo”from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 100Newport Dr. in Port Moody.Check out a hands-on displayof vintage electronics anddevices, and watch your kidsnavigate the ancient myster-ies of rotary phones, cassette

players, Polaroid cameras, andmore. Vintage NES games,classic turntables, 3D printerdemos and more will be of-fered. Info: 604-469-4635 [email protected].

MON, FEB 9City of Coquitlam offers a

series of activities to coincidewith the Family Day holiday.Glen Pine Pavilion hosts ac-tivities from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,

including arts and crafts, sportsactivities, face painting, fitnessand dance sample classes andentertainment. Everyone iswelcome, however activitieswill be geared towards childrenaged three to seven. Pre-registration is preferred, butfamilies are welcome to dropin. Glen Pine Pavilion is locatedat 1200 Glen Pine Crt. Drop-inswim events are also slatedfrom 1 to 3 p.m. at the CityCentre Aquatic Complex (1210

Pinetree Way) or the PoirierSport & Leisure Complex (633Poirier St.). A party leader willbe on hand to lead activities.Admission is $2. Info: www.coquitlam.ca/familyday.

TUES, FEB 10Burke Mountain Natu-

ralists meet at 7:30 p.m. atComo Lake United Church,535 Marmont St. in Coquitlam.Professional biologist Dr.

Lee Harding will give a slidepresentation on the wildlife ofnorthern Indochina. Free andall are welcome. Info: 604-936-4108 or www.bmn.bc.ca.

WED, FEB 11Terry Fox Library hosts a

Lego Club from 3:30 to 4:30p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. inPoCo. Children are encouragedto play, create and experiment.Info: 604- 927-7999.

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ture his first Canadian Gymnastics senior men’s championshiptitle last week in Ottawa.

By his own admission, Watson wasn’t seeing a gold medal inhis near future after falls in two of his first three events.

“Honestly I was surprised. I was trying some new routinesand fell,” Watson told the Tri-Cities NOW. “I wasn’t thinking ofit ending as it did.”

After the first four events he stood fifth overall, havingopened the competition with first place on floor.

The 21-year-old Port Coquitlam gymnast pulled it out withtwo impressive performances over his final two events — begin-ning with the parallel bars. He posted the third-best point totalon bars, then carried onto the high bars where he mounted thefourth best total.

Coupled with his nearest rivals’ equally uneven results, thefinal tally put him over the top.

“It was crazy, I was like laughing [when I saw it],” saidWatson. “It was like one-tenth of a point difference, that’s likenothing.”

The Twisters Gymnastics athlete said he nearly gave uphope for a podium position after the two falls, which came onpommel horse and rings, but fortunately was facing one of hisstronger routines in parrallel bars to start making headway.

“[Parallel] bars is one of my strengths and I definitely hitthat routine,” he recalled. “After that was feeling a lot betterabout my day.”

SPORTS SHORTS

COQUITLAM CLIPS EAGLESThe Coquitlam Express assured themselves a chance at

defending their B.C. Hockey League title by knocking off theSurrey Eagles 5-2 on Friday, clinching a playoff berth.

Back-to-back shorthanded goals off the sticks of snipersBrett Supinski and Corey Mackin capped a three-goal runin the second period, which began when defenceman JivanSidhu broke a 2-2 tie off a three-man rush.

Supinski and Mackin capitalized just 34 seconds apartwith linemate Brendan Lamont in the penalty box. Mackin’sshorthanded tally — his second of the game and league-lead-ing 43rd of the season — also broke a team record. It wasthe Philadelphia, Pa native’s eighth shorthanded goal of theseason, breaking the record he shared with current OttawaSenators centre Kyle Turris, set in 2005-06.

Also scoring for Coquitlam was Daniell Lange, whileMichael Merulla picked up a pair of assists.

Netminder Chris Tai turned aside 29 shots to post his 15thwin of the season.

The Express play host to Mainland Division-leadingChilliwack tonight (Wednesday), 7 p.m. at the Poirier arena.They head out on a four-game road trip that sees them playin Prince George and Surrey on the weekend.

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While throws are her mainweapon, Mataya Thue is happyjust to hang out on the mat.

The Grade 10 HeritageWoods student may have aknack for wrestling, as proventhrough recent successes, butshe doesn’t take the fun of thesport for granted.

“Everyone likes winning,but I really like the respectpart of it,” said Mataya, 15.“Especially being a good sport.Even when I lose, I still havefun.”

The Anmore native doesn’tlose often. She comes by thesport naturally — and not just

because she’s the youngest offive children of 1992 Olympicsilver wrestling medallist Jeffand his wife Shannon, a fit-ness trainer.

Mataya, who at five-foot-seven offers a long-limbedand lean target for her wrest-ling opponents, picked up theWestern age class 56-kilogramtitle last month, beating aBurnaby South rival.

Having lost the first timethey met, Mataya went intothat final looking at using herheight to her advantage whilealso testing some new skills.

“We have different kindsof moves,” Mataya said. “Sheusually goes for leg attacksand I’m better at throws, so

whatever happens happens.“It went for the whole time

and my dad wanted me to gothe whole time too just to geta feel for it and wrestle longerwith better people.”

In the end, she won con-vincingly. The two met againtwo weeks ago at a BurnabyCentral meet, with theHeritage Woods’ grappler pre-vailing a second straight time.

Having started in Grade 6,the teen is layering the experi-ences onto a solid foundation,noted coach Allan Mah.

“She has more experiencethan someone who started inGrade 8,” said Mah. “Matayahas the base for it so whenshe comes here I don’t have toshow her the basics anymore,she already understands it.”

What she knows she shares,helping coach Eagle Mountainmiddle school students.

Her dad, who is also one ofher coaches, said his youngestcomes to it naturally.

“I think she’s starting to likeit, the wrestling,” said JeffThue. “Wrestling is a toughsport and the main thing is wewant to have fun doing whatwe’re doing.

“At first, when you’re gettingbeat upon it’s not that fun...It’s one of those sports thatis physically demanding andemotionally, too. But it helpsyou prepare for the future.”

Wrestling right now is giv-ing her a chance to extend her-self and build self awareness.

“A person with more tech-nique can usually beat some-one that is stronger. Techniqueis a big part of it,” she said.

If she happens to followhis footsteps in the sport,which saw him climb BurnabyMountainasa three-time NAIAchampion with SFU, Thue saidit’s all up to her.

“With Mataya, she’s prob-ably the hardest worker in thefamily. Wrestling is about hardwork,” he said.

Anmoregrappler inholdingpattern

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One-time Olympic silver medallist Jeff Thue gets in a wrestling pose with youngest daughter Mataya while workingon the Heritage Woods mats last week. The 15-year-old Kodiak grappler is making strides on the B.C. mat sport.


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