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The cancellation of a program to house home-less people in Maple Ridge has contributed to anincrease in the number of people seeking shelterin the Tri-Cities.

That’s according to Rob Thiessen, managingdirector of the Hope for Freedom Society, whichoperates the Tri-Cities program.

“This year, we’re going to pretty much doubleour average per-night shelter count,” Thiessentold the Tri-Cities NOW. “It’s pretty dramatic.”

Last year, the cold wet weather mat program,which rotates between Tri-Cities churches, sawpeople using an average of 15 mats a night, outof a possible 30.

This year the program, which operated in PoCoin October and is in Port Moody this month, hasbeen at, or near, capacity numerous times.

One night last week, five people seeking shel-ter were turned away, while volunteers took in atotal of 31 others.

Thiessen said the people he’s spoken with arecoming to the Tri-Cities because they know theCONTINUED ON PAGE 5

… we’regoing topretty muchdouble ouraverage per-night sheltercount.– Rob Thiessen

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It’s a decision that manypeople can’t even begin toimagine making.

But for Adrienne Pace, whohas spent years fighting a fail-ing kidney and being treatedwith debilitating dialysis,she’s already come to a con-clusion.

In a couple of weeks, theTri-Cities resident intends tostop her dialysis treatment,effectively ending her life.

“I have no quality of life,”Pace told the Tri-Cities NOWduring an often emotionalinterview from her home inPoCo.

“If you don’t have that, youhave nothing.”

Looking frail and in con-stant pain, the 43-year-oldsaid she wanted to fight andwait for a new kidney, butin recent months her condi-tioned has worsened.

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now is being upright.The Tri-Cities NOW first

reported on Pace back in Mayas she pleaded for help infinding a kidney donor.

After her story appearedin several media outlets, she

said 20 people came forwardas possible donors, but noneproved to be a match.

Since then, her dialysistreatment hasn’t been goingwell, and now she’s ready tostop completely.

Pace said she isn’t as fright-ened of dying as much as she’sscared to leave her loved onesbehind, mostly her husbandJP, who has watched her suf-fer for years.

“I wish itdidn’t have tocome to thisdecision,” shesaid, her voicequavering asshe consid-ers leavingher husbandbehind.

“I said Iwouldn’t hurthim [JP].”

Pace hasspent much ofher adult life dealing withkidney failure, going back to1994.

She received a new kidneyin 2003, which was followedby several years of goodhealth until the kidney dis-ease returned in 2011.

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about 10 years on dialysis,and the prospect of a lifetimehooked up to a machine is toomuch to bear.

She said if she had knownwhat dialysiswould do toher, she prob-ably wouldnever havegone throughit in the firstplace.

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Pace believes strongly thatpeople should be able to goout on their own terms, sug-gesting it remains a taboosubject.

“You have a right to diewith dignity,” she said, argu-ing people can choose not tosuffer like she has for years.

In late November, Pace willstop dialysis.

That means the toxins willstart to build up in her body.

She expects to sleep a lotafterwards, and within a fewdays she’ll be gone.

“I’m just glad this night-mare will be over,” she said.

For information aboutorgan donation in B.C.,or to sign up to be anorgan donor, go to www.transplant.bc.ca.

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He said the Hope for Freedom Societyshould be able to handle the increased num-bers, but pointed out the weather hasn’t evenstarted to get cold yet.

Thiessen also noted going over the limit of30 people per night violates an agreementwith the City of Port Moody, but added offi-cials have been understanding of the situa-tion.

Thiessen suggested pressureon the local shelter programspeaks to the larger issue facingthe region.

“What it reinforces is thateven though our communityhas done a fairly good job ofreducing homelessness prettydramatically, our surroundingcommunities have a fairly sig-nificant problem,” he said.

The homeless population in the Tri-Citiesdropped to 43 last summer from a high of 215the decade before.

But that trend could be reversing, asThiessen noted the most current numbersshow 64 homeless people in the Tri-Cities.

On the positive side, since the shelteropened in October, seven people have beenable to leave life on the streets.

PoCo Mayor Greg Moore sees the currentsituation in the Tri-Cities as part of a chal-lenge for Metro Vancouver, in that homeless

people tend to move around.He indicated some of the homeless evicted

from the tent city in Vancouver’s OppenheimerPark last month have made their way to theTri-Cities.

“I think this is a region-wide issue,” Mooresaid.

But the mayor isn’t ready to call on neigh-bouring communities to step up and do more,adding the province also needs to be part ofthe conversation.

Adding another dimension to the issue is theopening of a permanent home-less shelter at 3030 GordonAve. in Coquitlam next year.

Moore said he hopes theHope for Freedom Society willattract more funding for its matprogram until the permanentshelter opens up.

In the meantime, Thiessensaid if the numbers continueto rise, organizers will have toscreen clients and possibly turn

some away.“I hate to have to put up this criteria because

I believe they all deserve to be sheltered,” hesaid. “We have to do something because wecan’t go over [the limit].”

Last week the province announced fundingfor 20 extreme weather shelter spaces in PortCoquitlam.

The spaces will be located at Trinity UnitedChurch and will be available through March31, as extreme weather alerts are issued forlocal areas.

Homeless numbersup in theTri-Cities

YourVoteMatterssectionupdate

In the Your Vote Matters section, which wasincluded in the Friday, Nov. 7 edition of theTri-Cities NOW, one candidate who submittedinformation before the deadline, Cathy Cena,was inadvertently left out.

To correct that mistake, we are includingher information on this page, in the sameformat the other candidates’ information ranin Friday’s paper.

Five other candidates were not included inthe section because, despite repeated e-mailsand phone calls, they did not submit theirinformation by the deadline.

Those candidates are Tom Bell, runningfor council in Port Moody, Sherry Carroll andWayne Marklund, running for council in PortCoquitlam, and Jodie Wickens and Lisa Park,running for school trustee in Coquitlam andPort Moody, respectively.

For more election news, visit us at www.thenownews.com and click on the Your VoteMatters tab on the red bar. And check in onelection night, when we’ll have live coverage.

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What do you see as the top con-cern for voters: Growth and develop-ment of Port Moody — It is important toensure our city is properly planned forthe future by putting more density nearSkyTrain while protecting the character ofPort Moody.

What is one decision the currentcouncil made that you oppose andwhy: I would l like to see more commun-ity engagement when it comes to hard lineissues. One example is the paid parkingat Rocky Point — I was glad that decisionwas overturned.

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In both Anmore andBelcarra, the incumbentmayor has a challenger.

In Anmore, incumbentmayor Heather Anderson isbeing challenged by council-lor John McEwen.

Anderson said she’s focusedon how the village is going togrow yet still maintain thequalities residents enjoy, not-ing the next step is to revisezoning bylaws.

She suggested people arestarting to look at developingon the hillsides, which bringsits own set of challenges.

Anderson said anotherpriority is putting asideadequate money to replaceinfrastructure as it ages.She also listed a number ofaccomplishments as mayor,including the approval of anofficial community plan andparks master plan.

“I feel good about whatwe’ve accomplished on thisterm and I’m hoping to do

more of the same with thenext council,” Anderson toldthe Tri-Cities NOW.

McEwen said he’s focusedon managing growth and fis-cal responsibility.

He noted when the watersystem failed in Anmore lastyear, the village asked for afull analysis. While the analy-sis isn’t complete, McEwenexpects major deficiencieswill need to be addressed.

“We have to maintain thewater for our citizens as wellas the roads, which are start-

ing to fail,” he said.McEwen also wants to

improve communicationsbetween residents and theVillage Hall.

Both candidates notedthey’re feeling good abouttheir campaigns and chancesheading into election day.

In Belcarra, after yearsof being acclaimed mayor,Ralph Drew is defending hisseat against challenger andrealtor Michael Robson.

Drew, the longest servingmayor in Metro Vancouver at

more than 30 years, said he’sconcentrating on two issues.

He suggested the villageneeds to respond to climatechange, predicting moreintense periods of rain for theregion. He said the villageneeds a drainage study.

“What we need to do asBelcarra … to avoid flood-ing you need to make surethat your drainage system isappropriately sized to handlerun off when it happens,” hesaid.

Drew also wants the vil-

lage to focus on the solidwaste system with MetroVancouver, suggesting theneed for a green waste-hand-ling component for residents.

Robson, meanwhile, iscampaigning on the need forchange at Village Hall.

“My goal is to get Belcarraback on the right track, theway it was when I movedhere 22 years ago,” he said.

Robson argued spendingis out of control — a claimrefuted by Drew — and saidhe intends to bring down thevillage’s debt if elected.

He also wants to reduce feesand taxes and make villagegovernment more accessible,adding residents he speakswith share the same concernsabout spending.

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Earlyvotecountsare upJeremy [email protected]

Advance voter turnout intwo of the three Tri-Citieshints at bigger numbers forNov. 15.

The biggest turnout was inPort Moody, which on Nov. 5and 8 saw 1,173 people casta ballot. That works out toa 125-per-cent increase fromadvance polls in 2011.

Coquitlam has also seen aspike in the number of peoplecasting ballots in the first tworounds of its advance voting.

By the end of Saturday, atotal of 1,872 residents hadcast a ballot, including morethan 1,300 that day.

In 2011, the number of bal-lots for the Saturday advancepoll was 449.

The total number of votescast in Coquitlam advancepolls in 2011 was 2,076.

With advance polls sched-uled for today (Wednesday)and Friday, the city expectsthe numbers to be muchhigher than in 2011.

“What is uncertain at thispoint is whether it is justhigher turnout at the advancepolls or whether this willtranslate to an overall highervoter turnout,” said KathleenVincent, a City of Coquitlamspokesperson.

In PoCo, 313 votes werecast in the Nov. 5 advancedpoll. Another poll is sched-uled for today. In the 2011election, 696 PoCo residentscast their ballots at twoadvance polls.

In 2011, overall voter turn-out was 21.7 per cent, 20.8per cent and 26 per cent inCoquitlam, PoCo and PortMoody, respectively.


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For the past several years theenergy giant Kinder Morganhas benefited in the public eyefrom the simple fact that itwasn’t Enbridge, another big

energy company wanting to do whatKM wants to do: build a pipeline tocarry bitumen from Alberta.

Enbridge took on the role of villainright at the beginning of the B.C.-Alberta pipeline saga.

It became the chief focus of attackfrom various environmental and FirstNations groups, as it was painted as amajor threat to the environment andthe pristine shores of Northern BritishColumbia.

The company was ridiculed by manyfor its seemingly tone-deaf approach toshaping public opinion in its favour, orcurrying much support from the vari-ous parties (First Nations, local com-munities, the B.C. government, etc.)for what was required for any chanceof success for its proposed NorthernGateway pipeline.

But as Enbridge fades, for nowat least, into the background as theperception grows that the NorthernGateway pipeline is unlikely to be built,the focus has shifted to Kinder Morgan’sproposed pipeline into the shores ofBurrard Inlet.

And now it is Kinder Morgan that hastaken on the role of villain in the eyesof many, and it can be argued it is out-doing Enbridge when it comes to alien-ating the public.

Up until a few months ago, KinderMorgan was engaged in educating thepublic — through many public meetingsand presentations — about the merits ofits project.

Concerned about increased tankertraffic resulting from the pipeline?Kinder Morgan officials had a ready,reasonable response.

Worried about oil spills? Hey, saidKinder Morgan, we’ve been using thesame pipeline and shipping oil on tank-ers for years with nary a problem.

The fact that Kinder Morgan had anestablished pipeline and tanker oper-ation already in place seemed to give ita leg up over Enbridge when it came toestablishing good public relations.

However, the company’s deftapproach to courting public support hasbeen replaced by a clumsy, ham-handedand confrontational style that has beencalled bullying tactics by many.

Veteran energy executive MarcEliesen (an ex-CEO of BC Hydro) quitas an intervenor in the federal reviewof the Kinder Morgan proposal, blast-ing the National Energy Board as being“captured” by the oil industry. He alsoaccused Kinder Morgan of refusingto answer all kinds of questions, or ofoffering flippant replies.

As well, Kinder Morgan was notcontent to simply file an injunctionagainst protesters trying to stop theirsurvey work on Burnaby Mountain. Thecompany (whose enemies love to referto it as a “Texas-based oil giant”) wentsubstantially further and filed lawsuitsagainst four of the protesters (arguing,among other things, that facial expres-sions of protesters could be viewed assome kind of assault).

Now, B.C. is no stranger to companiesgoing to court to get injunctions against

environmentalists (although arguingfacial expressions is a form of assault isa first).

In the 1990s, forest companiesseemed to be spending their entire legalbudgets fighting protesters during theso-called “war of the woods.”

It was expected that for all that timethat Kinder Morgan flew under theradar, content to let Enbridge take allthe heat and attention, the companywould eventually be the prime target ofthe environmental movement.

But launching lawsuits against indi-viduals (which include Simon FraserUniversity professors and a citizens’group) would seem to stray beyond thesimilar rules of combat in these affairs,and into the more sensitive and worri-some turf of denying free speech andthe right of protest.

I’m not one of those who favor shut-ting down all kinds of resource develop-ments, whether they involve pipelinesor not.

Saying “no” to everything — energyprojects, port expansions, mines, trainshipments — seems to be all the ragethese days for a determined portion ofB.C.’s population.

But while their anti-developmentpositions may well cripple the provincialeconomy should they ever take hold,these folks still have the right to beheard and to take what reasonable steps— which include civil disobedience— they think are required to achievetheir goals.

Kinder Morgan was running withthe ball quite effectively for a numberof months in this long game of pipelinepolitics.

But as it nears the goal line, it appearsthat it has fumbled the ball.

Keith Baldrey is chief politicalreporter for Global BC.

If you’re reading this editorial on Wednesday, youhave three days left to decide who you want as yourmayor, councillors and school trustees.

Election Day is Saturday, Nov. 15, and polls areopen from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

There aren’t many requirements for voting — in a nutshell, you have to be 18 or older, a Canadian citizen, havelived in B.C. for six months and in the municipality you’revoting in for 30 days.

So that’s the easy part. If you’re not registered to vote,just go to the polling station (visit the website of the cityyou live in for locations) and show two pieces of ID.

Like editorials that implore people to arrange for a saferide home if they’re planning to drink, editorials about theimportance of voting are like preaching to the choir.

If you get it, you already vote, and never miss an oppor-tunity to do so. You don’t need this editorial, since you’veeither made your choice about who to vote for, or willspend some time doing just that.

For those of you who haven’t voted before, or haven’tvoted in a while, we’ll keep it short and sweet: If you don’tvote, you don’t have the right to complain.

“Fine,” you say, “I don’t really care about municipal pol-itics. It’s boring.”

If you’ve ever sat through a city council or school boardmeeting, you’ll know that’s true — some of the time.

But if you own a home, have a child who attends school,drive on local roads, take public transit, visit city parks, runa local business, shop at a local business — or do just aboutanything else in the Tri-Cities — the mayors, councillorsand school trustees elected Saturday will affect your life.

If they do something you don’t like, feel free to get intouch with us and share your views. But if you didn’t vote,well, you know that saying about the right to complain ...

A plea, in caseyou need it

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VIEW FROM THE LEDGEKeith Baldrey

WHEREAREALL THEFEMALE CANDIDATES?

While the municipal election has been the hot topic in thelocal media as of late, many more national stories are emer-ging about gender inequality and violence against women.The relation between the two issues is closer than we think,and I hope voters will think about gender equality as theyhead to the polls.

Women represent 16 per cent of mayors and 26 per centof councillors in Canada, for an average of 24 per cent.In absolute terms, of 24,113 elected officials, 5,826 arewomen.

Based on current statistics from the Federation ofCanadian Municipalities, Canada would need 1,408 morewomen in elected office today to reach the 30-per-centtarget. That means increasing the number of women inmunicipal government by roughly 100 every year for thenext 14 years.

There are many reasons why men are more likely to enterpolitics than women, however, with a growing number ofinitiatives, activities and programs, the number of femalecandidates is growing as well.

Port Coquitlam residents spent the last three years withan all-male council. I am certainly not a radical feminist, butI am not comfortable with this gender imbalance of electedofficials. My belief, which is supported by actual studies, isthat women often focus on different issues than men, suchas gender equality, daycare and children’s welfare.

I am certainly not suggesting anyone vote for a womansimply based on gender, but I do feel it is important to havemore women in politics. How can democracy deliver forall of its citizens if half of the population remains under-represented?

Jane ThomsingPort Coquitlam


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SLATES:WHAT’STHE PROBLEM?

I am both amazed and annoyedat the so-called independentcandidates and their respectivesupporters who, throughout thisCoquitlam civic election, havelevelled criticism at a group oflike-minded candidates for form-ing a team.

These so-called independentsare similarly like-minded in howthey think and act, but haven’t gotthe guts to come out in the openand declare their true position.Transparent, they are not.

Coquitlam is a big and growingcity, as is Vancouver, Burnaby andSurrey, all of whom have teamsrunning in their respective elec-tions.

If these so-called independentsbelieve that Coquitlam is still avillage and destined to remainthat way, then maybe they shouldstep aside and let others handlethe complexities of a large, mod-ern, urban city.

Wayne TaylorCoquitlam

SLATES: USECAUTION

We were an East-end Vancouver

Irish-Canadian family. My dadwas a steel worker and we wereall “left of centre” when it cameto politics. The only way we couldachieve higher education was tohave outside help and that, forme, was the Boys and Girls Clubsof Vancouver.

We needed help, we could notdo it on our own and so it hap-pens with most candidates forpublic office. However, when Iheard that our local MLA and MPwere promoting five people forcity council, and offering fundingto unseat school trustees, I feltcompelled to say something.

I hope and trust that I am notin the minority when I state myconcern. Do you, my neighbours,really want the control of yourcommunity in the hands of adeveloper, a union, a provincialor federal party?

I think not. Interestingly, it onlytakes five votes out of nine tohave these movers and shakersin control. This does not meanwe should support anyone whoclaims they are independent with-out a careful check.

Four years of our future here inthis wonderful community shouldbe worth the time to study eachcandidate and who is providingtheir support. Backroom politicscan be nasty. It is all about con-

trolling important decisions.Brian Robinson

Coquitlam

ELEPHANTS:VISIBLE ANDINVISIBLE

I attended the Coquitlam all-candidates meeting sponsoredby the Tri-Cities Chamber ofCommerce on Nov. 6. IncumbentCoun. Terry O’Neill spoke pas-sionately about a visible elephantin the room. He was referring toa group of candidates that havegiven themselves a name so thatvoters know they share a few ofthe same values and goals.

This has been done by MayorRichard Stewart himself in apast election and appears to befairly commonplace in cities likeVancouver and Surrey. I am moreconcerned about the invisible ele-phant that was in the same room.The one that hides in the form ofunpublicized (at the time of vot-ing), unregulated political dona-tions from developers and lobby-ists for taxpayer-funded projects.

Throughout the last term ofoffice this invisible elephant hasbeen encouraged by some of ourincumbents to feed on the leafy

greens of our established neigh-bourhoods and the even leafiergreen in our wallets. I do not wantto enable the invisible elephantfor another four years withoutchallenges from the visible one.

Ken HolowankyCoquitlam

WHAT IS GOINGONHERE?

Why is Protect Coquitlam sosecretive? No flyer delivered toevery resident, even in the cityenvelope that delivered the flyersof the other candidates.

No candidate websites. Noprint ads. No lawn signs. Thesefive have apparently no interestin putting information before theaverage resident, only a targetedmailing list, presumably of trad-itional NDP supporters. Someunion folks in our neighbourhoodgot a voting card direct-mailed totheir address, but everyone else onour street was ignored. Coquitlamresidents have almost no informa-tion on Protect Coquitlam (or theCoquitlam Citizens Association),where they stand on issues orwho’s scripting their candidates.

What on Earth is going on?R. Blain

Coquitlam

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City of CoquitlamNotice of Public Hearing

coquitlam.ca I @cityofcoquitlam I /cityofcoquitlam

Item 1 Text Amendment to Add LabourOrganizations to the Definition of Industrial Office

The intent of Bylaw 4515, 2014 is to amend City of CoquitlamZoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to amend the existingdefinition of “Industrial Office” to add ‘labour organizations’as a type of use fitting into this classification and permitthemwithin the M-9 Light Industrial Zone.If approved, the application would facilitate an office use fora transit union on the 2nd floor level of the industrial stratabuilding located at 104-1550 Hartley Avenue. Amendingthe definition of “Industrial Office” to include ‘labourorganizations’would permit this use on all sites currentlyzoned M-9 Light Industrial.

Item 2 Text Amendment to the A-3 Agriculturaland Resource Zone

The intent of Bylaw 4473, 2014 is to amend City of CoquitlamZoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to add a defined industrialoperation, limited to the manufacturing of stone andconcrete products as a site-specific permitted use, to the A-3Agricultural and Resource zone on the eastern portion of theproperty located at 1875 Pipeline Road.Should the application move forward, both a restrictivecovenant and legal agreement would be registered on title toaddress noise and business operating concerns.For further information related to the report and to viewthe specific provisions of the proposed restrictive covenantand legal agreement please see the associated staff reportavailable online at coquitlam.ca/publichearing.

Item 3 Address: 964 Charland AvenueThe intent of Bylaw 4505, 2014 is to amend City of CoquitlamZoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject propertyoutlined in black on the mapmarked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw4505, 2014 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision ofthe subject property into two (2) one-family residential lots.

Item 4 Address: 928Walls AvenueThe intent of Bylaw 4513, 2014 is to amend City of CoquitlamZoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject propertyoutlined in black on the mapmarked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw4513, 2014 from RS-1 One Family Residential to RT-1 TwoFamily Residential.If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision ofthe subject property into two (2) one-family residential lots.

964 Charland Avenue

928Walls Avenue

How do I find outmore information?Additional information, copies of thebylaws, supporting staff reports, and anyrelevant background documentationmay be inspected from November 12 toNovember 24 in person at the Planningand Development Department, CoquitlamCity Hall, 3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlamduring the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. fromMonday to Friday excludingstatutory holidays.You may also obtain further informationwith regard to the bylaws mentionedabove on the City’s website atwww.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and byphone at 604-927-3430.

How do I provide input?Verbal submissions may only be madein person at the Public Hearing. The CityClerk’s Office will compile a Speakers Listfor each item.To have your nameadded to the Speakers List please call604-927-3010. Everyone will be permittedto speak at the Public Hearing but thosewho have registered in advance will begiven first opportunity.Please also be advised that videorecordings of Public Hearings arestreamed live and archived on the City’swebsite atwww.coquitlam.ca/webcasts.Prior to the Public Hearing writtencomments may be submitted to the CityClerk’s Office in one of the following ways:


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

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

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

To afford Council an opportunity to reviewyour submission, please ensure that youforward it to the City Clerk’s Office priorto noon on the day of the hearing.Written submissions provided in responseto this consultation will become partof the public record which includes thesubmissions being made available forpublic inspection at Coquitlam City Halland on our website atwww.coquitlam.ca.If you require more information regardingthis process please call the City Clerk’sOffice at 604-927-3010.Please note that Council may notreceive further submissions fromthe public or interested personsconcerning any of the bylawsdescribed above after the conclusion ofthe Public Hearing.Kerri LoreDeputy City Clerk

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, November 24, 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 during whichit will give consideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda.

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Slate politics was the dominant themeat Thursday’s all candidates’ meeting inCoquitlam, as mayoral and council hope-fuls argued over the pros and cons ofsuch arrangements.

Council candidate TerryO’Neill’s opening remarks tookaim at the five-person slatecalled Protect Coquitlam, whichincludes incumbents BonitaZarrillo, Neal Nicholson andChris Wilson and new candidatesShoba Nair and Jack Trumley.

O’Neill referred to the slate as“the elephant in the room,” pointingout that the five-member group is backed byboth federal and provincial NDP politicians:MLA Selina Robinson and MP Fin Donnelly.

“The NDP is attempting to take over CityHall,” O’Neill said. “It’s no coincidence thatevery member of that slate is an NDPer … weall know the damage that was caused to B.C.when the NDP were in power, so let’s keepthem out.”

Mayoral candidate Richard Stewart also

said he wants to see a council of “independ-ent” candidates, while Wilson blamedthe introduction of slate politics solely onStewart. In 2005, Stewart was a member ofthe Coquitlam First team, which fielded sevencandidates for council, many of whom hadties to the B.C. Liberal Party.

“You can thank Richard Stewart for slates,because he ran on a slate when he first becamea councillor,” Wilson said.

Zarrillo, on the other hand, said slates helpbolster voter turnout and make the decision-making process easier for voters.

Dennis Marsden sharply disagreed withthat viewpoint.

“To look and say that the resi-dents of Coquitlam are not smart

enough to make the decisionabout who they want, I think, isan insult,” he said.

The mayoral portion of thedebate saw the three contenders

— Stewart, Lou Sekora and MarkMahovlich — asked about increas-

ing commercial development, busi-ness tax rates and their feelings on a

zero-per-cent property tax increase.Stewart said he supports the concept of a

zero-per-cent tax increase, but CUPE contrac-tual obligations, senior government “down-loading” and inflationary costs make achiev-ing one nearly impossible.

Sekora, meanwhile, used most of hisanswers to take aim at Stewart, to the pointwhere the moderators warned him against

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Councillor Sekora: “The other day the Federal Government gave us $4.5 million for gas taxes. Guess what?The Mayor spent it [rather than using it to lower taxes].”- Shaw Mayoral Debate, Oct 28

FACT: It wasn’t $4.5 million, it was $410,000. Under the Gas Tax program criteria, the funds must be spenton “investments in capital and capacity-building projects.” The investments chosen by Council included arange of parks amenities, along with wheelchair accessibility and traffic safety projects. And while CouncillorSekora appears to oppose those investments now, at the Sept 15th meeting he spoke (and voted) in favour ofthem; as both the Minutes and the webcast video will attest, it passed unanimously.

Read the report: http://tinyurl.com/CoqGasTax

Councillor Sekora: “Public Safety has been on the chopping block.” [referring to police cuts]Oct 22 All-Candidates’ Meeting

FACT: In the last nine years, we’ve added police resources in every budget, a total of 34 new police, resultingin strong reductions in crime rates. Lou voted against every one of those budgets. We also invested in publicsafety by adding 42 firefighters, our traffic safety program, crosswalk improvements, etc.

Councillor Sekora: “We will put power in these Parks: Blue Mountain, Mackin and Coquitlam Town Centre, sowe don’t have to rent generators and pollute the air any longer.” Oct 22 All-Candidates’ Meeting

FACT: Those parks already have power. We installed power several years ago in all three of those parks, alongwith several others. In fairness to Lou, I believe he voted in favour of those at the time.

Councillor Sekora: Various comments about how Lou won’t allow Dogwood Pavilion to close, or to changefrom a seniors’ centre.

FACT: Not sure where the rumour comes from, but all of Council reaffirmed that our cherished DogwoodPavilion will remain for seniors, and will not be closing or changing. In fact, we just completed a majorexpansion of Dogwood a few years ago, and we’ll undoubtedly need to continue to expand both Dogwood andGlen Pine for our growing seniors population. Exclusively for seniors. However, Lou continues to perpetuatethe rumour.

Councillor Sekora: “The Acting Mayor will be selected by the Mayor” (same with Metro Directors, AdvisoryCommittees, etc.) (Sekora Campaign ad, Oct 8)

FACT: That is illegal under provincial legislation. Perhaps it was legal 30 years ago, but the Act requires all ofthose appointments to be made by Council, not by the Mayor, to prevent abuse of power.

Councillor Sekora: “You know how I got picked for Acting Mayor? The [city] staff tells me when I’m going tobe Acting Mayor. And that’s a fact.” Shaw Mayoral Debate Oct 28

FACT: Actually, Councillors set the Acting Mayor schedule. Lou voted in favour of the process, in whichindividual Councillors choose their preferred six-week time periods to serve as Acting Mayor at events whenI have conflicts. Staff don’t tell Councillor Sekora when he is Acting Mayor, though they may remind him of thedates that he chose.

Councillor Sekora: “Lou will not support an American-style private hospital on Riverview Lands as suggestedby some politicians.” (Sekora newspaper ads)

FACT: I’ve never heard any politician at any level suggest such a thing. One lobbyist made such a suggestion,but it was resoundingly rejected as completely inconsistent with the city’s vision, and with the Canada HealthAct. I would never support such a thing, even if it were legal. We have proposed a Center-of-Excellence forthe treatment of mental health and addictions, along with a PUBLIC regional hospital to serve our residentshere in the Tri-Cities. Our vision has been widely supported by other cities, the mental health sector, and ourcommunity.

Lou Sekora: “Residential taxes were the lowest in Metro Vancouver in the 1980s and ‘90s and now are almostthe highest. Business taxes during the same period were in the middle in Metro Vancouver but are now thehighest of all municipalities.”

FACT: All four of these statements are false. Twenty-five years ago, residential taxes were near the middleof Metro (today they’re still near the middle). Business taxes, though, are different. In the early 80s, thebusiness tax rate was about 3 times the residential tax rate; in the next 15 years (during Mayor Sekora’s time),commercial tax rate rose to 6.5 times the residential rate. For example, in 1990, the city’s budget increased bya remarkable 17.4% in a single year (followed by a 13% increase in 1991); a small portion of that massive costincrease was paid by residential tax rates (about 3%), and the rest was paid by large increases in Utility Fees,commercial and industrial taxes, other fees, etc. We’ve managed to wrestle commercial rates back down to4 times the residential rate, making us competitive with other cities. In fact, a major logistics firm employinghundreds just moved from Burnaby to Coquitlam where they’re now saving on property taxes.

Lou Sekora: “Dogwood Pavilion was built when I was the Mayor. . . . When it had to be enlarged, we enlargedit to double or triple the size of what it is today.” (Westwood Plateau ACM, Nov 6)

FACT: Dogwood Pavilion was opened in 1977, and enlarged about 20% in 1982 (my wife and I had our April1983 wedding reception in the newly-enlarged Dogwood Pavilion); Lou was first elected Mayor six monthslater, in November 1983.

Councillor Sekora: “I voted against building Glen Pine. We should never be building city buildings on anyother land but the city.”

FACT: On Lou’s website, he claims Glen Pine Pavilion as one of his “Accomplishments”, yet he now says hevoted against it.The original decision to build Glen Pine was made in mid-2005, before Lou and I joined Council (we were bothelected in Nov 2005).

Councillor Sekora: [Accomplishments include] “Eliminated taxes on Places of Worship” – Lou’s website

FACT: Lou may be confused on this one. In BC, cities have never been allowed to charge property taxes onchurches and other places of worship. He is likely referring to a discriminatory 2005 Council policy to tax theparking lots of any new churches. When I was elected to Council, I rallied support of our faith communitiesagainst the policy, and then I moved a motion to rescind the tax. My motion passed, thus eliminating propertytax on church parking lots; I believe Councillor Sekora supported my motion.“Lou will invite Coquitlam’s church leaders to meet with Mayor and Council at least 4 times a year.”(Newspaper ad, Oct 31)For the past six years, I have met regularly with Coquitlam’s pastors and faith communities. In fact, the dayafter the swearing-in of new Councils in 2008 and 2011, my first official meeting as Mayor was with our churchleaders, as they represent the soul of our community. My church and other churches and faith congregationsdo a tremendous service for our community, and we need to embrace their role and to support them.

Councillor Sekora: The new garbage contract is wrong, because of “limited green waste pick-up”.(Newspaper ad, Nov 7)

FACT: The pickup of green waste is not limited; you can opt for as many additional green waste carts as youneed (which reduces reliance on expensive Kraft bags), and in November and April crews will manually pickup any additional garden waste – in craft bags, old garbage cans, even bundled. However, Lou uses thisargument to suggest that we should start “using city [CUPE] employees” for residential garbage pick up onceagain (in the same ad, Nov 7). That may explain why the CUPE union endorsed Mr. Sekora and are helpingfund his campaign. I will not support going back to putting garbage collection in the hands of CUPE. Under ournew contracted Automated Waste Collection system, Coquitlam ratepayers are saving $70 per house annually,$200/house savings from when CUPE did pick-up.

Councillor Sekora: Re: New schools on Burke -- “Although this is a School Board issue, if asked, I will lendthe support of Mayor and Council to all applications to Victoria for funding. This should have been done 2years ago.”

FACT: As any member of Council will attest, we’ve been lending our support to SD43’s funding applications forthe past five years. In addition, I’ve been to Victoria, I’ve met with Ministry staff and the Minister on countlessoccasions. During a meeting with the Education Minister two months ago, we were able to confirm thefunding plans for Smiling Creek Elementary. Several weeks ago, we were able to break the logjam by finalizinga joint use agreement with SD43 in which the city will be facilitating the development of the first new school atSmiling Creek. Even though (as Lou says) this is a School Board issue, we have done much more than is in ourmandate, to see those schools built. One of my highest priorities in the next four years is the development of amore timely mechanisms for the development of schools in new areas.

Councillor Sekora: “We will lose our parkland.”

FACT:We’ve added more than 100 acres of parkland, with no park space lost, and we’re embarking on aprogram to dedicate parks. Plus, we have initiatives to supply new parks in Maillardville and Burquitlam,which have been without significant city amenities and parks for 50 years. This Council will finally changethat.

“The Westwood Plateau Golf Course could be lost [to development] tomorrow.” – Source: Councillor Sekora.

FACT:We have made it clear repeatedly that under no circumstances could the WPGCC be developed.Council has been unanimous on that. Councillor Sekora perpetuated the same fear during the 2011 election,and since then Council even took the step of changing the land use designation at Metro to “Conservation”, tofurther protect this treasure from any hint of future development. But it’s Silly Season, and the rumour is back.

And there are many more. I am hopeful that my opponents will finish the campaign based on facts, not mask itwith misinformation.

I’ve never had to publish an ad like this before . . .

It’s time to correct some of the many inaccurate statements in this campaign.SETTINGTHE RECORD STRAIGHT


On November 15th let’sRe-elect Mayor Richard StewartEmail: [email protected] Phone: 604-931-2848

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In the past six years,Richard has delivered!

Richard believes in democracy and informed decisions; he has invited all Mayoral,

So, drop by to pick up campaign information to help you choose wisely.

The Evergreen LineRichard succeeded in ending the 20-year stalemate, by buildingconsensus across the region, and support/funding from

completion in about 20 months.

Riverview HospitalWe’ve proposed a new vision for this cherished property, onethat embraces a Centre-of-Excellence in treatment for mentalhealth and addictions, plus a hospital, plus a publicly-owned/

vision.

$50 million in savings for taxpayers

including $50+ million in capital savings on new projects. Plus,improved relationships with senior governments resulted inalmost $30 million in infrastructure grants for important local

Major investments in Public Safety

made our whole community safer, with a 26% decrease in

let’s accelerate/expand that program. As well, expandedTownCentre Firehall, and a new Firehall in Northeast.

ControllingTaxesInstituted new cyclical review of City operations, to identify

We’ve reduced new budget demands every year for the past

millions in non-tax revenue, development charges, seniorgovernment funding, etc.

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– Surrey Mayor DianneWatts

Major Investments:King Edward Overpass, United-Braid connection, Poirier Sportand Leisure Complex, City Centre Library, over 100 acres ofnew parkland, new sports facilities, partnerships with School

our new Homeless Shelter is now approved and provincially-funded, and will open next year. Future investments areneeded in ice rinks, covered tennis, other parks/sports facilities,as well as arts, culture, heritage and infrastructure. Creativityand prudence is the key to being able to fund this neededinfrastructure.

Richard has lived all his life inCoquitlam, and has been involved inevery facet – community, sports,

arts and culture, his church,veterans, service clubs, theenvironment, etc. He’s trulycommitted to Coquitlam.An independent Mayor,running a positive andrespectful campaign. Standwith him, for a brightfuture for Coquitlam.

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Candidatesdebatelevelling personal attacks.

Sekora suggested City Hallis overrun with bureaucratsand too much money is beingspent on consultants, a viewechoed by Mahovlich.

On the issue of buildingmore ice rinks in Coquitlam,Coun. Neal Nicholson said thecity’s master plan for parks,recreation and culture needsto be finished first to prop-erly identify a wide range ofneeds across the city.

Justin Kim suggested lob-

bying senior governmentsand the private sector to helpaddress the issue.

“I am a salesman — if Iwant a facility in the city, I goafter it. I don’t sit and wait,”added Coun. Mae Reid.

The future of RiverviewHospital was also discussed.

O’Neill and Wilson bothtouted the recommendationsfound in John Higenbottam’sreport, released in June.

It calls for a health andwellness campus, an acutecare hospital and a purpose-built psychiatric hospital,

among other things.Oakdale Neighbourhood

Association president BenCraig suggested developmentshould take place around theperimeter of the site, and rev-enues from that developmentcould be used to subsidize theservices offered at Riverview.

“I know it’s very unpopu-lar, but we have to be realis-tic,” he said.

Thursday’s debate washosted by the Tri-CitiesChamber of Commerce.

Election Day is Saturday,Nov. 15.

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After 15 years, the Port Coquitlam TheatreSociety is dissolving, but not before donat-ing $200,000 in residual funds to the PortCoquitlam Community Foundation.

According to a city press release issuedMonday, the fund will provide financial sup-port for community-based programs and pro-jects that may involve dance, music, film,performance, production, higher learning andother new arts initiatives.

Full details are still being finalized, butgrant applications will start being acceptedmid-December.

“We are committed to honouring the leg-acy of the Port Coquitlam Theatre Society byusing these funds to support further develop-ment of performance arts in Port Coquitlam,”said foundation president Janine Davies ina statement. “The generosity of the originaldonors will act as a catalyst for new oppor-tunities that will inspire and connect ourcommunity.”

The City of Port Coquitlam will also con-tribute $100,000 in matching funds to thefoundation’s Community Fund over the2014/2015 granting cycle.

“The Port Coquitlam Theatre Society hasgreatly enriched our community over the last

15 years through their passion and dedica-tion to performance arts,” said Coun. MichaelWright, a foundation board member. “Theirlegacy will live on through this gracious dona-tion to our community.”

Founded in 2012, the Port CoquitlamCommunity Foundation raises, manages anddistributes funds for innovative initiativesand programs in Port Coquitlam described as“hyper-local.”

The society began in 1998 with the dream ofhaving a professional theatre built in PoCo.

That dream came true in 2000, when the336-seat Terry Fox Theatre was officiallyopened.

The society officially took over independentoperation and management of the Terry FoxTheatre under contract with School District43 in 2004.

After 10 years, the society turned the oper-ation of the theatre back to the district whenthe contract expired.

The society has also donated money to theVancouver Foundation to establish a scholar-ship/bursary fund available to graduatingsecondary school students within the catch-ment area of School District 43 to assist post-secondary education in the field of perform-ance arts.

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Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts agathering beginning at 7 p.m. in the McGeeRoom at the Poirier Community Centre, 630Poirier St. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

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Women’s Connection Luncheon kicks off atnoon at the Executive Inn, 405 North Rd. in Co-quitlam. Guest speaker Ida Struiksma discussesthe topic of “How beautiful it is when sisters livetogether in unity.” A fashion show by Veronicacalled “Fabulous for Less” will also be featured.Info: Frieda at 604-937-7198.

Coquitlam Public Library hosts Tariq Malikfor a special program on the centenary of theKomagata Maru‘s arrival in Vancouver, from 7to 8:30 p.m. in the Nancy Bennett room of thePoirier branch, 575 Poirier St. Malik will read se-lections from his historical fiction novel ChantingDenied Shores. Coffee and light refreshmentswill be served. To register for this free programleave a message on the library’s registration line:604-937-4155.

FRI. NOV. 14Adult Learner Book Club meets from 2:30

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Hill Rd. Make new friends, read interestingbooks and practise English in a fun environ-ment. Adults upgrading their reading skills orlearning English are welcome to join. The booksdiscussed vary according to the reading levelsand interests of the group. All adult learners,including those for whom English is a secondlanguage, are welcome. Info: 604-927-7999.

Prostate Cancer Foundation of BritishColumbia hosts a forum at 1 p.m. at Dog-wood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. Thecommunity is encouraged to come to this freepresentation to find out what prostate cancer is,prevention, signs and symptoms. This presenta-tion is free, though pre-registration is required.Info: 604-927-4386.

SAT. NOV. 15Our Lady of Assumption Church holds its

annual fall fair from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at3141 Shaughnessy St. in Port Coquitlam. Info:http://assumptionofmary.ca.

Como Lake United Church hosts its annualChristmas Marketplace from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30p.m. at 535 Marmont St. Attractions include asilent auction, jewelery counter, baking, new/nearly new gifts, games, jams and preserves andmore. The thrift shop will also be open and pro-ceeds benefit the church’s outreach programs.Info: www.comolakeunitedchurch.com.

Friends of the Coquitlam Public LibrarySociety meets at 10:30 a.m. in the NancyBennett Room of the Poirier branch of theCoquitlam Public Library, 575 Poirier St. Newmembers welcome. Info: 604-937-4130.

Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch,hosts a vocal performance by the students ofGuru Sangeet Martand Padma Vibhushan PanditJasraj ji from 1 to 4 p.m. at 575 Poirier St. Spaceis limited. Info: 604-937-4155.

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Grit and grind may be BrendanLamont’s calling card, but thestocky winger was part of theoffensive feeding frenzy Saturday,chalking up a hat trick in theCoquitlam Express’ 10-5 win overthe Surrey Eagles.

Lamont nearly doubled his goaloutput on the year as Coquitlamcompleted a sweep over the strug-gling Eagles — following Friday’s6-3 win at the Poirier Centre.

“We’ve been improving a lot asa line and it’s always good to getin on the scoring,” the 20-year-oldwinger noted.

Linemate Corey Mackin scoredthree times in the first game andhad a goal and three assists onSaturday to take over the leaguescoring lead with 22 goals and 17

assists over 21 games.The line of Lamont, Mackin

and Brett Supinski tallied 17points over the two days, but for achange they weren’t the only onescarrying the offensive freight.

The second line of JacksonCressey, Colton Kerfoot and JoeySantucci totalled eight points inthe blowout, with Santucci post-ing a goal and three assists.

Head coach Barry Wolff saidgetting offence from the top-threelines was welcomed, and hopeful-ly a sign of better balance ahead.

“We need Cressey, Santucci andKerfoot to chip in more often,but we saw that this weekendand hopefully it’s a sign of betterthings,” said Wolff.

What was equally as encour-aging was the third-line trio ofCody Boyd, Daniell Lange andnewly acquired Brendan Gulka

getting in on the scoresheet,accounting for five goals and fourassists over the two games.

The only black marks, whichsaw Coquitlam extend its winstreak to five and counting aftera rough 3-8-0-1 run in October,were the eight goals against.

In Saturday’s contest, Mackin’sshorthanded goal midwaythrough the first period broke a1-1 tie and gave them a lead theywouldn’t relinquish. Although theEagles were kept at a distance therest of the way, they refused tofold despite being outshot 50-25.

“Our defensive game has comea long ways but it was one of thosegames where the guys kind of lostfocus and didn’t work as hard ondefence as they should have,” saidWolff. “When you jump out to anearly lead like that it gets tough tokeep playing both ends of the ice

with that same intensity.”While the Express were able to

lightly manhandle a hamstrung3-12-0-3 Eagles lineup, it will bea totally different story tonight(Wednesday) when they hostthe Mainland Division-leadingChilliwack Chiefs.

In their previous meetings,the Chiefs proved to be a toughassignment, rolling off wins of5-3 and 6-3. However, since thenCoquitlam has added to its rostersignificantly with Gulka, defensiveveterans Cole Bevan and DustinCave and netminder Chris Tai.

“All our first-year players arelearning about this league,” notedWolff. “You expect some growingpains and now we’re seeing thembuy in. We hope it continues.”

Faceoff for tonight’s(Wednesday) contest is 7 p.m. atthe Poirier Sports Centre.

Express offence at full steam

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Coquitlam Express’ Cody Boyd, at right, contributed a goal and two assists during the club’s 10-5 lambasting of the Surrey Eagleson Saturday. The Express host Mainland Division rival the Chilliwack Chiefs tonight (Wednesday), 7 p.m. at the Poirier Street arena.

SALL DRAWS HONOURMissing four matches early in the season

due to a concussion may have slowed herdown, but it couldn’t stop Port Coquitlam’sMallory Sall.

The third-year outside hitter with the MinotState Beavers was selected to the NorthernSun Intercollegiate Conference second all-conference team.

Even with the four games lost to injury,Sall placed just 11 kills behind teammateJen Dixon entering the final weekend of theregular season.

In the last two games, the Riverside alumnanailed down 36 kills over the two days anddelivered the season-ending final kill asMinot State swept Winona State to close at11-18, 10th overall in the NSIC.

The six-foot-tall junior led the NorthDakota-based Div. I women’s team with a4.02 kills-per-set average, a boost from lastyear’s 3.22, and was second on the squad inhitting percentage.

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HEADER FOR HWANGTheCoquitlamMetro-FordWolvesachieved

what no other team previously could do— stopped West Van FC in their tracks.

The Wolves handed West Van its first loss ofthe Vancouver Metro premier soccer leagueseason, a 1-0 decision last week.

Sang Hwang’s header gave the visitorsthe lead just 25 minutes into the contest.Coquitlam nearly doubled that margin a fewmoments later, when Vito Iacobellis labelleda shot for the corner only to be robbed byWest Van keeper Steve Welle.

It fell upon Wolves netminder DillanFogliato to follow suit, as he made a brilliantstop off Rob Giezen in the second half. Alsoplaying well for the Wolves were defenderMatt Besuschko, midfielders Justin Wallaceand Iacobellis, and forward Juan Sanchez.

Coquitlam improved to 4-1-3 and fourthplace in the standings.

O’BRIEN ENDS IN 8THCoquitlam’s Tamara O’Brien finished in

eighth place in the women’s double-miniat the World Trampoline championships inDaytona Beach, Fla.

The lone Canadian to advance to the final,O’Brien began the medal round with a solidfirst pass but struggled on the second go-round before settling for eighth spot.

She entered the final having secured thefifth qualifying position.

“I went a little bit crooked on the firstbounce and hit the blue pad and there’s notmuch you can do when you hit the pad,”O’Brien said in a press release. “It happensand I can’t be disappointed because I got tothe final.”


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