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It appears homicide investigators are dealingwith their second domestic-violence murder casein the Tri-Cities this year.

Police were called to a townhouse at 2495Davies Ave. in Port Coquitlam before 9 a.m.Tuesday to a report of an injured woman.

But the woman died at the scene and membersof the Integrated Homicide Investigation Teamwere called in to take over the investigation.

IHIT spokesperson Sgt. Jennifer Pound said

investigators quickly determined foul play wasinvolved and a man was arrested at the scene onmurder-related charges.

However, police won’t say how the two peopleknew each other, or how the man was arrested.

Pound noted the incident was not random.“The neighbourhood is safe and like in any

investigation, we ask people with information tocome forward,” she said.

The identities of the victim and suspect werenot released prior to press deadline.

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About 1,400 properties inCoquitlam have been grantedrelaxed watering regulationsin light of the soaring tem-peratures that have hit B.C.’ssouth coast.

Coquitlam fire chief WadePierlot said the majority ofthose properties — both resi-dential and non-residential— are located in interfaceareas around Mundy Parkand on Westwood Plateau.

The exempted propertiesnow have an additional four-hour window for sprinklingabove and beyond the cur-rent regulations that are ineffect through Sept. 30.

“Those people can sprinkleeven where there are restric-tions [in place],” Pierlot saidin an interview Monday. “Wewant to keep those areasmoist and well-wateredso there’s less likelihood offire.”

On top of those addition-al watering opportunities,

Pierlot hinted at the possi-bility of a temporary ban onthe use of propane barbe-cues in public areas. He saidunseasonably high temper-atures have to occur for threeor four consecutive daysbefore he would contemplateissuing such a ban.

“In some of these condi-tions, even appliances thatwe normally assume are safe,aren’t,” Pierlot said. “You canget into some real dangersthere.”

As for call volumes, Pierlotsaid the department is receiv-ing the same number of calls

now as compared to the sametime in years past.

However, firefighters arestepping up patrols in parks,green spaces and trailsto monitor local hot spots.Pierlot said a number of fac-tors are considered whenassessing fire vulnerability:temperature and humidity,vegetation and foliage, andhow often that vegetationand foliage is cut and wat-ered.

He also noted that treetypes are taken into account,as coniferous trees tend to bemore flammable than decidu-ous trees.

“We want to remind resi-dents to be safe out there andto report anything they seeto us that’s suspicious,” hesaid. “We don’t mind goingout there and attending thosetypes of calls.”

For a full list of the prop-erties with relaxed waterregulations, log on to www.coquitlam.ca/city-services/water/water-conservation/water-conservation.aspx.

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Coquitlam fire chief Wade Pierlot said sprinkling regu-lations in interface areas around Mundy Park and onWestwood Plateau have been used to help “keep thoseareas moist and well-watered so there’s less likelihoodof fire.”

Drunks takenoff roadsJeremy [email protected]

They’ve pretty much become synonymous with summer— CounterAttack road checks.

And this summer is no different.While one drunk on the road is too many, it appears fewer

people are getting behind the wheel intoxicated.According to Coquitlam RCMP, during the first two weeks

of this year’s CounterAttack campaign, Mounties removed 12drivers from the road who were under the influence, com-pared to 19 in 2013.

“We feel that most drivers are getting the message,” saidRCMP Cpl. Neil Roemer with Coquitlam RCMP Traffic Services,in a statement. “But if you are one of those who still don’t getit, expect to come across a lot more CounterAttack road checksthis summer.”

Police also note a significant drop in the number of fatalitiesacross the province since the program came in back in 1977.

The year prior, there were more than 300 impaired drivingfatalities, compared to 73 by 2011.

“In our patrolling area, we noticed a similar drop in thenumber of impaired-related fatalities,” Roemer said.

“Despite the decrease, it’s unacceptable to have even oneperson killed as a result of impaired driving. Since impaireddriving is completely preventable, we are using the summerCounterAttack campaign to educate drivers to make the rightchoices and not to drive drunk.”

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investigation or the people who lived at Unit32, neighbours were filling in the blanks.

Several residents said a couple fromRomania lived in the unit with a child aboutthe age of eight.

Laetitia Sumsion has liveda few doors down for severalyears and told the Tri-CitiesNOW the family was veryquiet.

She said she never saw thewoman at all, and occasion-ally saw the husband, who sheguessed to be in his 40s.

Sumsion said the child oftenplayed in front of the complexand he appeared to be a nicekid.

She believes the son is cur-rently in Europe.

Alison Raymond also lives nearby and she,too, never saw the woman.

“I think it’s totally crazy,” she told the Tri-Cities NOW.

Though Raymond barely talked to the par-ents, she did chat with the young boy period-ically.

She said one time he mentioned his dad

was a hunter.Raymond also suggested the boy seemed

lonely.While some neighbours said they heard

fighting or yelling coming from the unit attimes, others said they didn’t hear anythingat all.

Both Raymond and Sumsionsaid they didn’t hear anythingTuesday morning before policearrived.

They also described theircomplex as being safe and“community based.”

This is the second murder inthe Tri-Cities in 2014.

In February, policeannounced a second-degreemurder charge against JarekPaderewski, 27, of Coquitlamin the death of his sister, MajaPaderewska, 33.

RCMP were called to a town-house complex at 2951 Panorama Dr. on Feb.23 for a person in medical distress.

When crews arrived, they found the body ofa woman inside the home.

Paderewski, who lived there with his par-ents, was arrested at the scene.

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Neighbours say areais ‘community based’

Teachers’ strikecouldhurt district

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School District 43 offi-cials are worried one of thedistrict’s most significantrevenue generators could becompromised if the teach-ers’ strike extends intoSeptember.

District officials sent aletter to Education MinsterPeter Fassbender on Fridaythat suggested scores of inter-national students could leavethe local district and opt fordifferent programs in otherprovinces and countries.

That potential loss of stu-dents could translate intomillions in missed financialopportunities for a districtcoming off of a $13.4-millionbudget shortfall this year.

“Our fear is that, I think,the impact that this couldhave on school systems in the[Metro Vancouver] area, par-ticularly in September whenit comes to a loss of revenue,has been ignored,” schoolboard chair Melissa Hyndessaid Tuesday.

Hyndes noted competition

for international students is“fierce,” not just in Canada,but across the globe. Shouldthe labour strife continue,those students could travel toAustralia or the U.S. for theirstudies.

The 2013-14 school yearsaw more than 1,100 inter-national students enrolled inSchool District 43, represent-ing millions of dollars in rev-enue for the district.

Enrolment for the nextschool year sits at around1,400 students, and hasalready exceeded the district’sbudgetary expectations.

“We have some of thehighest achievement levels inthe province,” Hyndes said.“That very much attracts for-eign students to us. We havea reputation for a stellar pro-gram.”

Outside of the direct rev-enues to the district, inter-national students and theirfamilies pump millions ofdollars into local economiesas well. The district’s lettersuggests that internation-al education is a $2-billion

industry in B.C.“Our international rev-

enues contribute provinciallyto employment, the housingmarket, retail sales, privateacademies and tourism,” theletter states. “Internationalstudents become newCanadians and attract immi-gration and new businessopportunities to our prov-ince.”

Meanwhile, media reportsthis week have suggestedthe strike could last intoSeptember and that littlemovement has been made innegotiating efforts. Hyndes,however, is taking an opti-mistic approach and tryingto assure parents that pro-gramming will go ahead asplanned.

“We are fully optimisticand we fully expect that therewill be an agreement beforeSeptember,” she said. “Wehave prepared letters to par-ents, we are comforting par-ents, and letting them knowthat their kids will be welllooked after and that pro-grams will be going ahead.”

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It could be months beforethe public knows exactlywhat caused a horrific crashin Port Moody that took thelife of a senior in June.

Port Moody police saidinvestigators are waiting onthe results from crash analystsand the Commercial VehicleSafety and Enforcementunit’s evaluation of the truckinvolved in the collision.

Police spokesman Const.Luke van Winkel said it couldbe several months before thereports are complete.

“If you can imagine, goingthrough a large truck witha fine tooth comb will takea [lengthy] amount of time,as do accident recreationreports,” he told the Tri-CitiesNOW.

On June 24, three vehiclescollided at the intersection ofIoco and Heritage Mountainroads. As a result, a flat-decktruck heading south downHeritage Mountain smashedinto a light standard at theintersection, which came torest on a scooter.

Betty Pleshko, a 71-year-old Port Moody resident wholived in the area, was on thescooter and died at the scene.Several other people in thevehicles, including the driverof the truck, were sent to hos-pital.

It’s believed the victim waswith her daughter at the timeof the incident and was wait-ing to cross the road.

Van Winkel wouldn’t specu-late on the cause of the crash

or any potential charges, not-ing investigators have spokento witnesses and are treatingthe incident like any otherpolice investigation.

“We’ll be able to determinewhere the investigation willgo once we have the results ofthose reports back,” he said.

The Port Moody incident isjust one of several crashes inthe Tri-Cities in the last yearthat continue to be investi-gated by police.

In November 2013, twoseniors, Jose Rosales, 76, andMarta Rosales, 66, were killedin a hit-and-run near AustinAvenue and GatensburyStreet. The couple lived just afew metres from the scene.

A couple of months laterin January 2014, an 88-year-old woman was struck in thedriveway of a home-basedbusiness at Austin Avenueand Schoolhouse Street.

The family of the victimsaid the woman was outsidepraying in the driveway whenshe was struck. Police notethe suspect left the scene.

No one has been charged ineither case.

No charges were everbrought forward in threeother recent fatal crashes inthe Tri-Cities.

In October 2012, AndrewKamara, 58, was struck andkilled while out for a jogalong East Road in Anmore.

In January 2013, RolandWebbwaskilledafterbeinghitby a dump truck as he crossedEast Road near HummingbirdDrive in Anmore.

A few weeks later, CarmellePeart was killed after beinghit by a car that jumped thecurb in the parking lot nearthe Austin Avenue Safeway.

In all three cases, the driv-ers remained at the scene.

Analysis of fatal crashcould takemonthsTRUCK BEING EXAMINED BY INVESTIGATORS

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It appears the process of deciding what todo with the Riverview lands will continue,even though the KwikwetlemFirst Nation has claimed titleover the entire property.

Chief Ron Giesbrecht said hisband doesn’t want to stop theprocess currently underway,noting BC Housing and the Cityof Coquitlam have been askingfor input from the band as astakeholder.

“It was just time that wecame out with what we thinkis right for our nation,” he toldthe Tri-Cities NOW.

But Giesbrecht said the bandwants to make it clear that it’s not entering theprocess as a stakeholder, but as an owner.

Last week, the Kwikwetlem First Nationannounced it had claimed title interests to all

the lands associated with Riverview Hospital,among other areas in its territory.

However, exactly what the Kwikwetlemenvision for the property is unclear.

Giesbrecht said the band wants the “highestand best use” that is in the bestinterest of the first nation.

Asked what he thoughtabout the vision put forwardby the City of Coquitlam, thechief didn’t offer a specificopinion.

“Everyone is entitled to theiropinion. If that’s what they[City of Coquitlam] would liketo see, I’m sure all the otherstakeholders have their opin-ion as well,” he said. “We’reallowed to voice it and that’swhat the nation is doing is voi-

cing their opinion right now.”Just last month, Coquitlam released a wide-

ranging report calling for the lands to be used

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Last week, I wrotethat, while theSupreme Court of

Canada decision granting aboriginaltitle didn’t mean the sky was falling,there would certainly be stormy timesahead. And now one particular stormhas appeared on the horizon, and itlooks foreboding.

The Gitxsan First Nations in north-west B.C. has issued “eviction” noticesto CN Rail, forest industries and sportsfisheries to vacate the land and cease allactivities by Aug. 4, unless they receivethe consent of the band’s hereditarychiefs to be there.

The band has seized upon a sectionof that court decision that sets outconditions that must be met for a FirstNations to establish aboriginal title. Oneof those tests is that a band must proveit had “exclusive historical occupation”of the land in question.

“Exclusivity can be established byproof that others were excluded fromthe land or by proof that others wereonly allowed access to the land with thepermission of the claimant group,” thecourt wrote in the decision.

One would think the wording appliesto the situation that was there “historic-ally,” or before contact with Europeansettlers who ultimately occupied theland. However, the Gitxsan appear totake the novel approach that excludingpeople from the land it claims title tomust take place right now, in order tomeet one of the tests to establish title tothe land.

I don’t know where this is headed, butit seems things can get ugly — particu-larly if the Gitxsan tries to forcibly evictor blockade one of the parties it is tryingto “exclude” from the land they are lay-ing claim to.

Presumably, a court will weigh in onthis matter. But this is a prime exampleof a situation that can cause potentialinvestors to pull back from puttingmoney into B.C.’s economy, because ofthe uncertainty of just how extensiveFirst Nations’ powers ultimately are.

The Gitxsan will undoubtedly not bethe last First Nations band to try to exer-cise more control of the land they claim-ing title to, before that title is actuallyproven. Meanwhile, circle Aug. 4 onyour calendar.

• The looming Surrey mayoralty raceis shaping up as a warm-up exercise forthe next federal election for a number ofmajor political operatives in B.C.

Already, a bunch of well-knownbackroom political organizers are get-ting involved in the various camps.And they have ties to both the federalConservative and Liberal parties, andit appears some of them are workingbeside each other.

Linda Hepner, the would-be suc-cessor to Diane Watts as the SurreyFirst’s mayoralty candidate, has veteranpolitical strategist Pat Kinsella in hercorner, but he’s got plenty of company.Communications pros Norm Stowe andLaura Ballance and veteran politicalorganizers Stu Braddock and PremVinning are also helping Hepner.

Barinder Rasode, the Independentcouncillor who is expected to challengeHepner, has veteran federal Liberal

organizer Mark Marissen running herteam. But NDP stalwart Moe Sihota isthere as well, and ex-B.C. Liberal poll-ster Dmitri Pantazopoulos (one of thefew people to accurately predict thelast provincial election) is assisting, asis Kareem Allam (Kevin Falcon’s dep-uty campaign manager in the last B.C.Liberal leadership race).

I’m not sure how Doug McCallum, theformer mayor trying to get his old jobback, will fare in landing the same num-ber of experienced hands.

But I suppose one reason (aside frompersonal ties and loyalties) all these pol-itical pros are flocking to Surrey is thatit may be the only intriguing mayoraltyrace in all of Metro Vancouver. In 2011,almost all incumbent mayors were re-elected, and I suspect the same thingwill happen this fall.

There seems little reason to thinkRichmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie,Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan,Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore,Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart orDelta Mayor Lois Jackson are vulner-able to a strong challenge (unless any ofthem decide against running again).

The wild card, of course, is VancouverMayor Gregor Robertson, who has beenmaking news (for all the wrong reasons)these days. Former Vancouver Sun edi-tor Kirk Lapointe has been named as thecandidate for the ironically-named Non-Partisan Association.

Robertson will likely not face a cred-ible challenge from the left, as the COPEparty has been captured by fringe ele-ments who like to shout slogans at eachother.

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All of that would only be an interesting bit of trivia, if itweren’t for the fact that hot weather — such as we are cur-rently experiencing — coupled with normal to high levelsof air pollution can cause a build-up of ground-level ozone.

And that, according to Metro Vancouver air quality mon-itors, is what has been happening, particularly in the east-ern parts of the region, during the current hot spell.

The high concentrations of ground-level ozone areexpected to persist for several days, probably until the cur-rent weather system moves along.

The Air Quality Advisory suggests avoiding strenuousoutdoor activities during mid-afternoon, when ozonelevels are highest. Exposure is particularly a concern forinfants, the elderly, and those who have underlying med-ical conditions, as noted.

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And be mindful of the dangers of kids and pets left in hotcars.

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PAY PARKING PANNEDATROCKY POINT PARK

Re: “Visitors welcomed to pay,” Friday, July 11Port Moody city council sound like petulant little chil-

dren.The approval of a one-year trial period of pay parking at

Rocky Point Park is a ridiculous decision and a wrong one.“It’s my park and if you won’t play the way I want to play,

then go home.”What happened to neighbourliness? Does Coquitlam

charge non-residents for using Lafarge Lake? Does PortCoquitlam charge non-residents for using Lions Park?

If Port Moody is concerned about potential parking issuesaround the Evergreen Line, then put time limits on postedsigns and enforce them with patrols.

A two-hour limit should be sufficient for park users.Parking patrols would be less than the $36,000 annualoperating costs and the nearly $7,000 one-time set-upcosts.

The Boathouse restaurant and other businesses like Pajoswill definitely be affected by this decision.

Will their sales go down because Port Moody residentsget to park for free and will non-residents pay to park to eatat these establishments?

We will see.Fay Wright

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LONGBOARDBANRESTRICTSFUN, FITNESSRe: “Boarders face cityban,” Friday, July 11

Regarding the proposed banon bikes, skateboards, scootersand rollerblades on all Coquitlamstreets and sidewalks — I under-stand the need for safety, butaren’t we trying to encourageour youth to get outside and beactive?

It’s likely 10 per cent of thepeople cause 90 per cent of thesafety problems, and those 10 percent are the least likely to careabout a new bylaw.

So why penalize the other 90per cent who will be affectedto try to control the 10 per centwho will likely continue to ignoreguidelines? By making it illegalto ride on streets and sidewalks,how is the 12 to-15-year-old whowants to get out and ride sup-posed to get to the designatedriding spot?

If they are dependent on walk-ing or being driven, their outdooractivity level will surely drop, notrise. Shouldn’t we be encouragingoutdoor recreation, not making itillegal? There are better methodsto address safety concerns that

would not criminalize safe, out-door recreation.

Making helmets mandatorywould be reasonable. Next,impose a reasonable speedlimit on these “non-motorizedvehicles” on city streets and side-walks — perhaps 25 km/hr.

Then stipulate that it is illegalto operate bikes, scooters, skate-boards or rollerblades at anyspeed in any manner that poses adanger to other riders or pedes-trians (No dangerous riding).

And then stipulate that it isillegal to operate these “vehicles”in a dangerous manner that isunsafe to the rider (No recklessriding). I realize that dangerousand reckless are subjective, butmost people know what consti-tutes safe and unsafe, and otherbylaws are subjective (When is ittoo much noise?).

The speed limit provides anobjective, measurable upperthreshold. Go ahead and makesignificantly dangerous activ-ities illegal, but don’t make the14-year-old choose between get-ting some outdoor exercise andbreaking the law.

Sean KellyCoquitlam

•••Coquitlam city council is con-

sidering a bylaw to ban skate

boards, longboards, in-line skatesand kids’ scooters from all citystreets and sidewalks.

City councillors and staffreport that the bylaw is aimed atimproving the safety of boarders,drivers and pedestrians.

I agree that unsafe situationscan be created when skateboardsand longboards share roads andsidewalks.

However, I hope thatCoquitlam city council and myown City of Port Coquitlam willprovide other safe venues forboarding. Both cities have cre-ated great skate parks. Maybethe same could be done forlongboarding? The City of PortCoquitlam has done a fantasticjob of involving youth in thedesign of our skate park at LionsPark.

Let’s continue to encourage ouryouth to be active in safe waysand encourage our longboardersto help design a space for thisactivity. As Burke Mountain con-tinues to be developed, I am surethat some appropriate space canbe found. Perhaps Coquitlam andPort Coquitlam councils couldwork together in partnership withdevelopers to make this happen.

Laura DupontPort Coquitlam

VIEWSON LOOSDRAWBOOSRe: “Mundy field houseplan razed as too‘Cadillac,’” Friday, July 11

Lou Sekora should go to theback of a very long line with hisopinion that four washroom stallsfor women and just two for menat Mundy Park are excessive.

The biggest and most popu-lar park in Coquitlam needsadequate washroom facilities forits many thousands of regularand irregular visitors.

The much smaller BlueMountain Park has more reliefcapacity than the aged, dilapi-dated Mundy sheds.

The Mundy plumbing is rou-tinely overwhelmed during sportstournaments and other large-attendance events.

PU, I am toilet bowled over byLou’s views on loos.

Keith McQuigganCoquitlam

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911 Dansey Avenue 2 King Edward Street - “Fraser Mills”

Notice is hereby given that the City of Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing to receive representations from all personswho deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws. This meeting will be held on:Date: Monday, July 28, 2014Time: 7:00 p.m.Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing, Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting duringwhich it will give consideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda.

How do I find out more information?Additional information, copies of the bylaws,supporting staff reports, and any relevantbackground documentation may be inspectedfrom July 16, 2014 to July 28, 2014 in person atthe Planning and Development Department,Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 GuildfordWay,Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to5:00 p.m. fromMonday to Friday excludingstatutory holidays.

You may also obtain further informationwith regard to the bylaws mentioned aboveon the City’s website atwww.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430.

How do I provide input?Verbal submissions may only be made inperson at the Public Hearing. The City Clerk’sOffice will compile a Speakers List for eachitem.To have your name added to the SpeakersList please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will bepermitted to speak at the Public Hearing butthose who have registered in advance will begiven first opportunity.

Please also be advised that video recordings ofPublic Hearings are streamed live and archivedon the City’s website atwww.coquitlam.ca/publichearing.

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

Email: [email protected] mail: 3000 GuildfordWay,Coquitlam, BC,V3B 7N2In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor,3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlam, BC,V3B 7N2Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015

To afford Council an opportunity to review yoursubmission, please ensure that you forward itto the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on theday of the hearing.

Written submissions provided in responseto this consultation will become part of thepublic record which includes the submissionsbeing made available for public inspectionat Coquitlam City Hall and on our website atwww.coquitlam.ca/agendas. If you requiremore information regarding this process pleasecall the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010.

Please note that Council may not receivefurther submissions from the public orinterested persons concerning any of thebylaws described above after the conclusionof the Public Hearing.

Jay GilbertCity Clerk

Item 4 Text Amendment – 2 King Edward Street –“Fraser Mills”The intent of Bylaw No. 4498, 2014 is to amend City ofCoquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to revise thedistribution of the industrial density permitted on three ofthe lots in the CD-1 Comprehensive Development-1 zone fortheWaterfront Village Centre Neighbourhood, commonlyknown as “Fraser Mills”, located at 2 King Edward Street, aswell as to amend the industrial parking standard for someof the lots to make them consistent with the City’s parkingstandard for other industrial zones.

709, 713 and 715 Breslay Street

1150 Madore Avenue

Item 2 Address: 911 Dansey AvenueThe intent of Bylaw No. 4499, 2014 is to amend Cityof Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezonethe property located at 911 Dansey Avenue from RS-1One-Family Residential to RT-3 Triplex and QuadruplexResidential.If approved, the application would facilitate thedevelopment of four (4) dwelling units on one lot.

Item 3 Address: 1150 Madore AvenueThe intent of Bylaw No. 4501, 2014 is to amend Cityof Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezonethe property located at 1150 Madore Avenue from RS-1One-Family Residential to RT-3 Triplex and QuadruplexResidential.If approved, the application would facilitate thedevelopment of three (3) dwelling units on one lot.

Item 1 Addresses: 709, 713 and 715 Breslay StreetThe intent of Bylaw No. 4500, 2014 is to amend City ofCoquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone theproperties at 709, 713 and 715 Breslay Street from RT-1 Two-Family Residential to RM-3 Multi-Storey Medium DensityApartment Residential.If approved, the application would facilitate thedevelopment of a seven-storey, 77 unit apartment building.

Ownerunable to rent homeafterpolice raidJeremy [email protected]

It’s a nightmare scenariofor anyonerenting out ahouse.

And onMonday, aPoCo home-owner wasasking the cityto relieve himof some of thebad dreamsafter appear-ing as a dele-gation to appeal a bylaw andfine that prevent him from

renting the property again.Harvey Douglas told coun-

cil the ordeal began when herented out his house at 2136

Mary Hill Rd.to a man inS e p t e m b e r2013.

But inJanuary ofthis year,police raidedthe home,arresting thetenant and hisfriends.

The tenantwas in jail for several days,but Douglas said the man was

never charged and was laterreleased.

He claims as a result of theraid, the home was substan-tially damaged, specifically

noting the door frames werebroken and floors ripped up.

Meanwhile, the home wasboarded up and slapped witha do-not-occupy order under

the city’s controlled sub-stance nuisance bylaw.

Douglas told council nodrugs were found at thehome, nor was it ever used to

manufacture, grow, store orsell any substance.

“There were no drug char-ges made against the tenant

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The City has received applications for the renewal of Temporary Use Permits (TUPs) for the properties located at:2601 Spuraway Avenue (Coquitlam Alliance Church) and 1636 Regan Avenue (Calvary Baptist Church).The churches have applied to renew their existing TUPs (which expire on September 18, 2014) to permitthe continued operation of a temporary rotating homeless shelter (the ColdWetWeather Mat Program),for a maximum of 30 people, at each site. The Programwould be permitted to operate for a maximum of31 consecutive days (i.e. one month) at a time and may operate for up to two non-consecutive months inthe winter season (October to March). Each TUP renewal would be for a 24 month period (September 2014-September 2016) and would be subject to the City’s Housing Agreement Bylaw which provides for regulationsaround program operation rules and procedures, including hours of operation (10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. ) and therequirement that shelter patrons be bussed to/from the shelter (walk-ups are not allowed).Additional information related to these applications, including a copy of the Temporary Use Permits, City’sHousing Agreement Bylaw, and ColdWetWeather Mat Progam Policy and Procedures Manual may be inspectedfromWednesday, July 9, 2014 toMonday, July 21, 2014 at the City’s Planning and Development Department,3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. fromMonday to Friday excludingstatutory holidays.Additional information concerning these applications may also be obtained by contacting Steve Gauley, SeniorPlanner at 604-927-3486 or [email protected] application will come before Council for consideration at the Regular Council Meeting scheduled forMonday, July 21, 2014. The Council Meeting, at which the application will be considered, starts at 7:00 p.m. inthe Council Chambers of City Hall located at 3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlam, BC,V3B 7N2.If you wish to provide input in writing please submit your comments to the City Clerk’s Office in one of thefollowing ways:


Regular mail: 3000 GuilfordWay, Coquitlam, BC,V3B 7N2

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

Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015

Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes thesubmissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and potentially on our website as part ofa future agenda package atwww.coquitlam.ca/agendas.

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at all, which is a significant point I wantto bring to the attention of council,” hesaid, adding the bylaw shouldn’t havebeen applied to his house.

“As far as we’re aware, there were nodrugs found in the house.”

The homeowner said he’s asked forany proof the house was used for drugs,but suggested the city and RCMP are notwilling to give out information, citingprivacy rules for the tenant.

He’s also gone after the arrest reportof the tenant, but has had no luck sofar.

Douglas did acknowledge there mighthave been illegal activity in the home,but he isn’t sure what it was.

While the tenant is gone, Douglassaid he’s appealing the bylaw so he

can reoccupy the home and rent it outagain.

He noted he’s already spent more than$12,000 to renovate the home and com-ply with the bylaw, but is asking thatanother $12,000 bill from the city herecently received be waived.

It appears he’ll have to wait a littlelonger to get his answer.

As per regular council procedure, citystaff are expected to bring a report backto council for consideration, likely to thenext public meeting, which is scheduledfor July 28.

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expected to make, claimson land following a recent

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“Our belief is it’s import-ant to work closely with firstnations and to consult and tomake certain we have clarityand agreement as we moveforward,” Horne said.

“At this point, no title hasbeen granted to Riverview tothe Kwikwetlem band.”

The MLA said he’s spokenwith the chief and believesthe band won’t block the pro-cess currently underway.

As for the suggestion theband wants the “highest andbest use” for the site, Hornesees that as being some typeof market housing, which hesaid the province might notsupport.

“The review we’re doingisn’t how can we get the mostmoney out of the site pos-sible, the review is how do wecontinue to have Riverviewas a wonderful place withinour community as it has beenfor over 100 years,” he said.

A statement released byMinister of Aboriginal Affairsand Reconciliation JohnRustad echoed the localMLA’s opinion.

“Unlike the Tsilhqot’inpeople, where title has beendeclared to a particular pieceof land, there has not beena similar declaration to theKwikwetlem First Nationin this area. Therefore, theKwikwetlem First Nation arein a different situation,” thestatement said.

“We believe working inpartnership with first nationsis the best way to providea meaningful role in landand resource managementfor first nations, and to pro-vide for benefit sharing andeconomic opportunities.We believe negotiation, notlitigation, is the best way toresolve issues that concernasserted aboriginal rights.

“We recognize thatRiverview has great his-toric and strategic value tothe community, local firstnations and the province asa whole.”

Coquitlam-MaillardvilleMLA Selina Robinson saidshe wasn’t surprised by theband’s announcement.

“It is essential that weknow where the KwikwetlemFirst Nation stands and nowthat they have let the prov-ince know what their inten-tions are, I look forward toseeing how things unfold,”she wrote in an e-mail to theTri-Cities NOW.


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It’s not a sight you see very often in the sub-urbs — officers walking the beat.

But that could change, at least in PortMoody.

As the Port Moody Police Department con-tinues to hash out its three-year strategic plan,the city’s mayor is pushing for the inclusionof more police officers out on foot walkingthe beat.

“We’re always trying to find ways to con-

nect the residents to the public safety people,whether it’s police or fire,” Mike Clay told theTri-Cities NOW.

Clay’s vision is to have police walkingthrough neighbourhoods, suggesting they canget a better feel on foot for whether some-thing is not right, rather than from behindthe wheel.

“You don’t get that feel when you’re drivingthrough a neighbourhood in a car,” he said.

“To get them [police] out when they can,to get them in the community and interactingwith the residents and the groups and busi-nesses is really helpful for them to do theirjob.”

The mayor conceded there are challengeswith the idea, mainly that the department issmall and at times officers need to get fromone end of the city to the other in hurry.

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to feel safer when they see police officerswalking the streets with them.

“We’re still a small town that way,” Claysaid.

He noted officers are already on foot insome places around the city like White PineBeach and Newport Village.

It’s now just about trying to figure outwhere else the department can do the same.

While the department’s three-year strategicplan is still in the works, the mayor indicateda major priority will be community engage-ment.

He wants to see the police continue to reach

out to community groups and building stratasto work with them on crime issues.

Interestingly, in a recent citizen satisfactionsurvey, the issue of crime was sixth amongtop-of-mind local issues, at six per cent.

The topic was behind other issues like trans-portation and education.

When it came to those who said their qual-ity of life had worsened in Port Moody, thesurvey found crime/public safety/policinggot eight per cent, well back of growth anddevelopment and too much traffic.

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What could have turnedinto a summer tragedy onthe water ended with a goodresult, thanks to some self-less Good Samaritans.

Police and emergencycrews in PortC o q u i t l a mwere calledout to an areasouth of thePitt RiverBridge justbefore 6 p.m.Sunday aftera speedboatcapsized in thewater.

RCMP Cpl.Jamie Chungsaid the boatwas in the mid-dle of a turn when it caught awave, overturned and sank.

Two adults were on boardat the time.

Fortunately, a witness sawthe events unfold and jumpedinto the water to save thecouple.

A man in his 50s was takento hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Others along the shore alsohelped in the rescue.

Chung said the incidentcould have turned out muchworse, if it weren’t for thewitnesses in the area.

“With every accident thereis always the potential forsomething tragic to come outof it. In this case, thankfully,there were people aroundthat jumped into the waterand helped them out,” he toldthe Tri-Cities NOW.

“Which is a good ending.”Whilepolice

don’t believealcohol playeda role in thei n c i d e n t ,Chung notedinvestigatorsare lookingat possiblecharges underthe CanadaShipping Act.

It’s notknown if theboaters werewearing life

jackets at the time.Police are also using

the incident as a reminderaround boating safety duringthis time of the year.

Everyone who operates apower-driven pleasure craftmust carry proof of compe-

tency on board, which couldinclude:

• A Pleasure Craft OperatorCard (PCOC), which is goodfor life.

• Proof that they havepassed a boating safetycourse in Canada before April1, 1999.

• A marine certificate ofcompetency, training certifi-cate or other equivalency, orthe completion of a RentalBoat Safety Checklist, if rent-ing a boat.

Police also note that drink-ing and driving on the wateris a criminal offence, while

boaters, tubers and swim-mers should always wear lifejackets or personal flotationdevices when on the water asthey could save lives.

Meanwhile, local Mountieshave started their beachpatrols in the Tri-Cities onland and in the water.

While Chung noted officerswill be looking to educatefirst, fines could be handedout if people don’t follow therules.

In most cases, whenit comes to alcohol on thebeach, police pour out anyillegal alcohol they find.

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Enjoy cherries in salads anddessertsSummer is a won-

derful time of theyear when it comesto the abundanceof fresh fruit that

is available, and cherries areone of my utmost favourites.

I believe that we all havesome fond memory fromour childhood of eatingcherries in the hot summersun; either raw and fresh bythemselves, or in a favouritefamily dessert.

The part of the worldwhere cherries originated isvery difficult to pinpoint, asthey have supposedly beenin existence since prehistorictimes.

Today, however, cherriesare found all over the world.Birds love cherries, so it is

believed that due to theirmigration habits, they werethe factor most contributingto the spread of cherry trees.

We tend to see and con-sume only one or two var-ieties of sweet cherries thatare sold in our markets androadside stands. However,there are many different onesthat are cultivated aroundthe world.

Cherries are divided intotwo classifications: sweetcherries and sour cherries.

There are more than 500varieties of sweet cherriesand more than 250 varietiesof sour cherries worldwide!

Three examples of sweetcherries that would be themost familiar to us are Gean,Bing and Bigaroon.

Gean cherries are the mostcommon. They are either redor black and very sweet.

Bing cherries have skinsthat are usually not as dark

and their flesh is substantial-ly more pale, but they tend tobe juicier.

Bigaroons are somewhatheart-shaped and their firmflesh can either be red oryellow.

When buying cherries,make sure that they are fullyripe. Cherries do not ripen ontheir own after harvesting.Also, make sure to buy cher-ries that still have their stemsattached. Cherries withoutstems tend to spoil faster asthe stem cavity will expose apart of the inner flesh.

Cherries can be kept atroom temperature, but aswith most fruit, they willalways deteriorate moreslowly if kept in the refriger-ator. Store them in a contain-

er or bag away from strong-smelling foods, as cherriestend to absorb odours, whichwill intensely affect their fla-vour. Cherries can be frozenwhole or pitted, but freezingwill affect their flavour, qual-ity and firmness.

Frozen cherries will bebest used for cooking.

Pitting cherries can bedone with either a knifeby cutting them in half, orwith a cherry/olive pitter.These manual mechanicaldevices look almost like apair of hand pliers. One endhas a round compartmentthat holds the cherry orolive, while the other end isequipped with a “spike” thatinserts into the flesh to pushthe pit through the oppositeend.

Cherries Jubilee is prob-ably the most famous cherryrecipe. It consists of soakingcherries in a cherry liqueur,cooking them in a sugarsyrup and igniting themwith brandy. They are boileddown until the sauce thick-ens. More cherry liqueur canbe added at this point, andthey are then served over icecream or cake.

One of my favourite child-hood recipes is one that mymother made for our family

every cherry season. Shecalls it “cherry soup.”

It consists of whole cher-ries cooked in a sweet, redcherry broth with curdsmade out of flour. It maysound odd, but it is verydelicious and can be servedeither hot or chilled!

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Black forest cake is anotherfamous dessert with cherries.

You can also try makingcherry wine or maceratingthem in vodka to make yourown cherry liqueur.

Try searching the Internetor the library and I am sureyou will come up with manygreat recipes for serving andpreserving cherries!

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What follows was a favour-ite inspired by the funnyfaces my then eight-year-olddaughter made. Parents havealways warned their childrenthat their faces may freezethat way.

Of course, there is somemedical truth in this. In our30s, we discover that our par-ents were right after all. Ourwrinkles reveal our habitualemotions with lines betrayingsmiles or frowns.

I trust that my daughterwill remember this storyfor its deeper lessons aboutreal beauty, that inspires usmore than a striking phys-ical appearance, and reallove, the recognition of thatbeauty within.

To be truly loved is to beaccepted and cherished justas we are. As we age, wewrinkle and weaken, shortenand sag yet authentic lovesees a beauty that persists.As Yeats wrote in his poem,When You Are Old, “Howmany loved your momentsof glad grace, and lovedyour beauty with love falseor true, but one man lovedthe pilgrim soul in you, andloved the sorrows of yourchanging face.”

The Scary-facedPrincess

On the day she was born,Princess Michelle had themost beautiful face everseen. She was certainly themost beautiful baby the doc-tor had ever delivered. Atthe moment of her birth,he couldn’t resist pinchingher dimpled cheeks. Thenewborn princess frowned,wrinkled her brows andscrunched up her nose. Soshocked with this scary trans-formation, the doctor nearlydropped her.

One day, the queen, whilefeeding the princess, couldnot resist pinching her pre-cious dimpled cheeks. Thepretty princess frowned,wrinkled her brows andscrunched up her nose.The queen was startled andPrincess Michelle spat up hermilk into the queen’s eyes.

At the princess’ baptism,everyone in the court, all ofthe villagers and each of theforest fairies, came to adoreher and bring gifts. Eachvisitor was enchanted by herincredibly sweet face. No onecould resist pinching her softdimpled cheeks.

The royal baby soon

grew weary of this. Just atthe moment the Pink Fairyapproached her crib, raisingher wand to grant a spellof eternal beauty. PrincessMichelle frowned, wrinkledher brow and scrunched upher nose.

So shocked was the PinkFairy that she dropped hermagic wand into the crib.After an explosion of starryflashes, the Pink Fairy wasnowhere to be found.

The king and queen rushedto their daughter’s side butwith one look at her once-sweet face, the king fainted.The queen, who could notsee quite as clearly because ofthe milk in her eyes, quicklybundled up the princess in asoft blanket and hid her fromthe eyes of the court.

The face of the once-beautiful princess was frozenwith her frown, wrinkledbrow and scrunched nose.The effect on others wasimmediate and frightening.One look upon the princess’face caused a reflex of fear.

Only one person in thekingdom was able to lookupon her features and notfreeze. The queen, whoseeyes had been clouded bywarm milk, could not see thefrown, the wrinkles and thescrunch.

Though still loved by herparents, the princess grew upin the dark so that even shecould not gaze upon her ownfeatures in a mirror. No oneelse would be frozen by herfrightening features.

Servants brought PrincessMichelle her meals to thisdarkened room lit only bya single candle in its far-thest corner. They wouldonly see the outline of herbody, which appeared like ashadow.

Her voice and her heartremained sweet and kind.Each visitor would beentranced by her gentle spir-it. She had many friends butnone ever saw her face.

In her dark room, the prin-cess had learned to listen.When her friends came tovisit, she would listen andreflect back what they weretruly feeling. She had the giftof compassion. The heart ofanyone who came to see herwould leave a little lighterand happier for no one elsecould listen and understandso well.

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The king and queen tooenjoyed their daughter’s kindcompany and counsel. It isdifficult to rule a kingdom.There is so much to thinkabout and so many decisionsto make.

Princess Michelle wasable to make their workeasier and their heartslighter. She had acquiredwisdom beyond her years.They knew that one day shewould be a fitting queen. Yet

the king and queen worriedthat she would never marry.Her frightening face wouldcertainly freeze the heart ofeven the warmest suitor.

According to tradition, theprinces from the surroundingkingdoms were allowed toask for her hand in marriagewhen the princess was oldenough to make her choice.The king and queen couldnot deny the parade of youngmen who came to meetthe princess when that dayarrived.

Although they knew thatmost of these princes onlywanted to acquire the richesof the kingdom, the king andqueen felt they must warnthem of the princess’ secret.None believed them.

One by one, each princewould enter the princess’meeting room, where hewould try to convince her toaccept his hand in marriage.The princess told each princethat she sought only truelove — love that would lastregardless of age, illness orappearances.

After each prince promisedsuch love, she would openthe curtains of the window,revealing her frown, wrin-kled brow and scrunched-up nose. One by one, eachprince froze in fear and hadto be carried out by herservants. The princess washeartbroken. It seemed shewould never find true love.No prince would see past herscary face.

At that moment of need,her best friend Peter cameto comfort her. He knew herbetter than anyone in thewhole world and he knewthat she had beauty within.Peter then revealed hissecret. He was also a princeand he had always loved her.

Before she could stop him,he opened the curtains of thewindow and gazed into hereyes but, instead of faintingor freezing, he smiled andkissed her. Princess Michellefelt her face transform — herfrown melted into a smile,her brow relaxed and hernose unscrunched. The roomwas filled with a wondrouslight, and the kingdom wasagain enchanted by the prin-cess’ beauty.

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The City of Port Coquitlamannounced Tuesday that theplayground and main path-way in Lions Park have beenclosed to the public as con-struction begins on a “majorupgrade to the park’s facili-ties.”

Anticipated to open inOctober, the updated LionsPark playground is part ofthe major renovation to thepark that began last fall,according to a press release.Other elements include anew washroom, which willopen in conjunction with thenew playground, along witha new pathway, plaza andpicnic shelter.

Over the next three months,

the park’s existing parking lot,washroom, picnic shelter andpicnic areas will remain openand the construction site willbe completely fenced. Anyscheduled events in the parkthat do not include the play-ground will still take place.

The updated playgroundwill retain the familiar tiredragon and include a waterplay feature, separate playareas for children ages twoto five and ages six to 12, par-ent seating area and play fea-tures that will be accessibleby people of all abilities. Thework is taking place over thesummer as the constructionof the play features requiresdry weather with minimalrain.

The new play space willbe a model playground forPort Coquitlam, being thefirst city-owned park to meetthe requirements of theCorporate Accessible PlaySpaces Policy. New inclusiveplay areas will provide oppor-tunities for children with“autism spectrum disorders,nature deficit disorders andmobility, vision and hearingimpairments.”

The city says renovation ofthe park is needed because of

aging park infrastructure andincreasing demands due togrowth in the downtown.

The park was developedin the 1950s with the sup-port of funding from the PortCoquitlam Lions. The 2007Parks, Recreation and CultureMaster Plan included plans toimprove the park, and thecity has been setting asidefunds for this purpose.

The detailed design ofthe new playground, pathand plaza originate fromthe Lions Park Master Plan,which included significantconsultation with park users.Most of the suggestions fromthe public consultation havebeen adopted in the detaileddesign.

Visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/lionspark for more infor-mation about the project andLions Park Master Plan pro-cess. Follow the City of PortCoquitlam on Facebook andTwitter for project updatesand photos.

Residents looking for playequipment and green spacethis summer are invited totry out other parks withineasy walking distance, suchas Gates Park, Aggie Park andElks Park.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 16Tri-Cities Caregiver Program holds a caregiver support meet-

ing at Place Maillardville, 1200 Cartier Ave. in Coquitlam from6:30 to 8 p.m. All caregivers are welcome to attend. Info: KarenTyrell at 778-789-1496.

SHARE Society hosts a 13-week education series around alcoholand 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 “Trauma — How substance misuse oftenoccurs with people who have experienced childhood abuse. Howthese experiences may cause relapses or continued misuse.” Thesession includes a video, brief presentation and open discussion, 7to 8:30 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Registration is notrequired. Info: 604-936-3900.

THURSDAY, JULY 17Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary is holding its Summer Craft

Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the main lobby of Eagle Ridge Hospital,475 Guildford Way, Port Moody, across from the gift shop. Fundsraised are used for the purchase of hospital equipment and patientcomfort items.

City of Coquitlam is hosting a Neighbourhood Night freeblock party at Burquitlam Park, 6 to 8 p.m. at 579 Smith Ave.Bring your family, meet your neighbours and enjoy a free get-together. Info: www.coquitlam.ca.

Riverview Horticultural Centre Society hosts a guided treetour featuring fragrant linden trees on the Riverview Hospitalgrounds, leaving at 7:30 p.m. from the upper entrance of the HenryEsson Young building. For a site map, visit www.rhcs.org. Info: 604-290-9910.

Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society meets at 6p.m. to discuss the new and old Port Coquitlam Downtown. BryanNess will lead a walk around the city’s downtown and historic land-marks. Meet at Heritage at Leigh Square, 2100-2253 Leigh Square(access off McAllister St.). Info: [email protected].

FRIDAY, JULY 18Terry Fox Library hosts a Red Carpet Movie Night for teens

aged 12 and up from 2 to 4 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. For movie

titles or more info, call 604-927-7999.Tri-City Singles Social Club meet 7:30 p.m. at the Royal

Canadian Legion, 2513 Clarke St., Port Moody. The club offers anopportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety offun activities, such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies andmore. New members welcome. Info: 604-466-0017.

Circle of Friends 50+ Singles Social Club meets at 7 p.m. atthe Port Coquitlam Legion #133, 2675 Shaughnessy St. in PoCo.The group is for 50+ singles looking for friendship and socialevents such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, walking, hikingand more. Info: Nina at 604-941-9032.

SATURDAY, JULY 19Port Moody Legion 119 hosts a customer/first responder ap-

preciation day, with hot dogs and hamburgers on the barbecue,and entertainment by Linda Jones from 2 to 4 p.m. and the bandReplay from 7 p.m. to closing. The legion is at 2513 Clarke St.

Family Story Time runs from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at the Co-quitlam Public Library, City Centre branch, 1169 Pinetree Way inCoquitlam. Stories, songs, finger plays, and rhymes for the wholefamily. The program will run Saturdays until Aug. 9. Registration isnot required. Info: www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca or 604 554-7334.

Port Moody Arts Centre hosts the Art in the Garden Tourand Fair, with tours from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and a fair from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. at the arts centre, located at 2425 St. Johns St. in PortMoody. Artisan sale tables, master gardeners to answer gardenquestions, plant sales and gardening exhibits, specialty foodtrucks and hands-on activities for all ages. Tours costs $20 perperson ($15 per person for groups of eight or more), while thefair is free of charge. Tours are self-guided and include 10 privategardens in the Tri-Cities featuring visual artists, artisans and musi-cians. Buy tour tickets by phone at 604-931-2008 or in person atthe arts centre, at 2425 St. Johns St. in Port Moody.

TUESDAY, JULY 22Terry Fox Library plays host to the Mobile Dairy Classroom Ex-

perience from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. Live milk-ing, calf-feeding demonstrations, milking machine and generalinfo from Mobile Dairy Classroom staff will be offered.Info: 604-927-7999.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 23SHARE 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 “Anger — understanding your anger &learning how to manage it more effectively.” The session includesa video, brief presentation and open discussion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Registration is not required. Info:604-936-3900.

THURSDAY, JULY 24Tri-Cities Parkinson’s Support Group holds its annual “Pot

Luck Picnic” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the River Springs Commu-nity Centre, 1950 Lodge Dr. in Coquitlam. All members and non-members are welcome. Info: 604-931-7751 or 604-944-4424.

FRIDAY, JULY 25Tri-Cities Caregiver Program holds a caregiver support meet-

ing from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. inCoquitlam. All caregivers are welcome to attend. Info: Karen Tyrellat 778-789-1496.

TUESDAY, JULY 29City of Coquitlam and the Glen Pine 50plus Society host a

Multicultural Days event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Glen PinePavilion and Spirit Square, located behind City Hall at 3000 Guild-ford Way. Prize draws, multicultural entertainment, displays, food,booths and more will be offered. This event is free of charge. Info:604-927-6940.

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By almost any standards, Harry Watson’s1990 Mazda Miata is a rarity.

A vintage two-seater that was among thatmodel’s North American debut, his special red-and-blue sports car has exceeded the averagelifespan of vehicles from that year.

Despite the kilometres on the odometer,Watson’s auto has never driven better.

Nearly every summer weekend, the two,along with driving partner Tracey Pearson, getback on the track at Mission Raceway, handlingthe corners and heavy traffic like youngsters.

For Watson, a Coquitlam resident, climb-ing into his red roadster and competing is justwhere he shifts into another gear.

“Yeah, it’s a hobby,” the 68-year-old Watsonsays of racing, which he took up approximatelyseven years ago. “What do I like about it?There’s the adrenalin, the competition, just somany things.”

His first taste of the fast life came througha friend at work, who introduced Watson tomotocross. From there, he took the next pro-

gression. That meant looking at his sports car— the ’90 Miata — in a different way.

As soon as he saw one of the compact,speedy roadrunners in their North Americanad campaign debut in 1989, Watson wantedone. The model, which has had few alterationsto its body design over the years and is still sell-ing, harkens back to sporty thrill machines likethe MGB and Sunbeam Tiger roadsters.

“It’s one of the fastest ones that ever cameout, and we had to get in line (to buy one),” herecalls. “When they were announced I had toput my name on a list.”

For 12 years it was used as a regular, fun car— a summer showcase and driving thrill totackle the highways with. Racing at the postedspeed limit was still enjoyable, but the transi-tion to unfettered ‘flooring it’ as a true racingmachine took some ingenuity.

That’s where the Pearsons — Tracey andhusband Andy — came in.

ThroughtheirDelta-basedcompanySpecialtyEngineering, the car got an ultimate makeover,boosted from a spiffy but polite head-turnerinto a 1.6-litre turbocharged racing tiger that

lines up beside Corvettes and Porsches at vari-ous Pacific Northwest race courses.

“We did a lot of work on it, engine building,custom work, coolers — it’s highly modified,”says Tracey, who has been driving race carssince 1981, with those early beginnings atCoquitlam’s long-gone Westwood race track.

Those alterations have given the Miata acompletely new profile — and taken it anotherstep from Watson’s original racing interests.

He recalls the glory days of when the MolsonIndy roared around the former Expo ’86 site,and during one of its last stints he brought thecar in to compete at the Sports Club racingevent, part of the Indy weekend.

“That was one of my most memorable races— you had all the people, a huge crowd wasthere. Just a unique experience… I think I wasthe only one who drove their car to the race.When I got there I had to put the [car number]on it, and take it off afterwards.”

Now, the Miata is given the royal treat-ment, only touching race course blacktop afteremerging from its trailer.

Watson’s hobby goes zoom-zoom

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Harry Watson unleashes his turbo-powered 1990 Mazda Miata at Mission Raceway recently. The Coquitlam driver shares the racingduties of the former street car with New Westminster’s Tracey Pearson.

PACE SETTING FOR A’SCall him the Pace-setter.The Coquitlam junior Adanacs have taken

a firm 2-0 series lead over the VictoriaShamrocks in their B.C. Junior A lacrosseLeague semifinal best-of-five battle.

Thanks to Mission native Tyler Pace,Coquitlam racked up wins of 13-5 and 11-6on the weekend.

In the opener on Saturday, Pace scoredthree times and set up four others as the A’spulled out to a 6-1 lead early in the second.Eli McLaughlin and Cole Shafer each pottedhat tricks.

A day later in Victoria, Pace snared a pair inthe club’s come-from-behind 11-6 win. BrettKujala and Chase McIntyre also scored twoapiece.

In the other semifinal, New Westminsterleads Delta 2-0. The series continues Saturday,2:30 p.m. at the Poirier Sports Centre.

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VIGNA FINISHES RED-HOTCoquitlam’s Kevin Vigna shot a closing

round 68 to finish the B.C. Junior Boysgolf championship tied for seventh spot atMeadow Gardens Golf Course.

Vigna’s four-under score on the final dayincluded an eagle on the par-five 11th hole.He tallied rounds of 75, 75 and 72 andfinished at 290 total, seven shots back ofVictoria’s Keaton Gudz.

In a tie at 13th was A.J. Ewart. TheCoquitlam teen ended up nine shots back ofthe winner with a four-day total of 292 (75,71, 75, 71).

At the B.C. Women’s Amateur, PortMoody’s Valentina Trillo was tied for 15thplace, 19 strokes behind the winner, afterrounds of 78, 73, 76 and 74 (301).

ADANACS A TAKE PLUNGEThe playoff race, like everything else right

now, is beginning to heat up.The Coquitlam Adanacs ran out of steam in

the third period and suffered an 11-9 defeatat the hands of the Nanaimo Timbermen insenior A lacrosse action on Saturday.

Cayle Ratcliff scored four times and drewfive assists for the visiting T-men, who ralliedfrom a 6-4 deficit by scoring seven times overthe final 25 minutes.

The Adanacs, who sit tied for fifth place,two points back of the final playoff berth,got four goals from Daryl Veltman. BrandonGoodwin scored three times in the loss.

Coquitlam plays three times this week,including yesterday’s match in Maple Ridge(past the NOW’s deadline), Friday in Burnabyand Saturday when Maple Ridge comes tothe Poirier Sports Centre.



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At 340 horsepower, the red and blue racerhas taken its share of podiums. On a short trackwith lots of curves like Mission, its averagespeed is 118-mile per-hour. On a longer track,like in Seattle or Portland, the Miata can get upto 145 mph, said Pearson.

Watson says his racing partner gets the mostspeed out of the car.

“(Pearson) is faster than me, I think it’s thatWestwood experience,” he says. “We both racethe same day but just different races.”

Pearson notes that the two have differentracing styles which suit the car well.

“Harry’s a good guy to race with. I tend to bea little more charged than Harry and he’s a bitmore balanced,” she says. “We keep each otheron track.”

While racing may be his spotlight hobby,Watson also relishes the solitude and less-riskyfancy of fishing — a bit of a juxtaposition.

“I like to do a spot of fishing, and that’s theother end of the spectrum,” he says. “I’m stillworking… I’ve had a couple of fender-bendersin [the Miata] but I wouldn’t call it dangerous.

“I’ve crossed the finish line first a few timesand been on the podium a few more times,but we’d always like to do more. It’s just a lotof fun.”


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