The Tri-City News, November 20, 2013

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From left, Charlene Giovannetti-King, executive director of the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation, and emergency room staff Arden Foley, patient care co-ordinator, and Dr. Shawn Janes, look forward to improvements to the ERH emergency ward that are aimed at making children and families more comfort-able during visits to the ER at the Port Moody hospital. For more, see article on page A3.

MetFest and moreSEE ARTS, PAGE A23

Unwrapped upcomingSEE LIFE, PAGE A15

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Making Eagle Ridges ER more kid-friendly

Coquitlam now has consistent closing times

By Janis WarrenTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

New Coquitlam bars, pubs and restaurants wanting to sell booze now have consistent serving times.

Under a new policy unanimously adopted on Monday, city council set:

closing times for new bars and pubs at 1 a.m. Sundays to Thursdays, and 2 a.m. for Fridays and Saturdays;

last call for serving alcohol for restaurants

at midnight Sundays to Thursdays, and 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays (restaurants can stay open past those hours, however).

The new guidelines also apply to existing li-quor- and food-primary establishments that want to change their current liquor licences. But exist-ing bars, pubs and res-taurants that have longer hours are exempt from the new rules.

The policy also ex-tends to patio hours, with shutdown now designated at 9 p.m. on weekdays and 11 p.m. on weekends.

By Gary McKennaTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

A Port Coquitlam mother is publicly plead-ing for the thieves who stole a laptop containing the only photographs she has of her dead son to re-turn the computer.

It was among several items taken after some-one broke into a storage locker at an apartment building in the 1600-block of Grant Avenue in PoCo.

Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung told The Tri-City News that some of the victims sons be-longings were also taken in the robbery. The com-puter may not be worth a lot to the thieves but it means the whole world to the distraught mom,

he said in a press release. For her, those pictures have a lifetime of happy memories of her son.

Because the storage locker is not located in the apartment unit, it took the victim several days before she realized she had been robbed, he added.

see STUDY OF, page A14

City sets new booze times

Pleading for pix of dead son

see RETURN, page A6

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ERH looks to make ER visits less scary for kids, families

By Diane StrandbergTHe Tri-CiTY News

With unprecedented growth in the Tri-Cities, and more to come with development of Burke Mountain as well as construction of the Evergreen Line and accompanying high-density housing, Eagle Ridge Hospital is under increasing pressure.

Among ERHs chal-lenges is serving more families and children in the next 10 to 20 years.

To meet that need, the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation is looking at ways to improve the emergency room expe-rience for kids, who ac-count for a fifth of all ER visits.

This spring, the foun-dation plans to improve a childrens treatment room and renovate a pri-vate family room to give families much-needed privacy in a comfortable setting.

The goal is to raise $25,000 to add equip-ment and amenity comforts to an existing childrens room and upgrade a family room that is now used for storage, according to Charlene Giovannetti-King, ERHFs executive director. So far, she said, everything seems to be coming together to make the plan a reality.

This week, Coquitlam Centre will launch its

Holiday Heart campaign to raise funds for the project, and Giovanetti-King is hopeful the proj-ect will be started in the new year

Most important to us is that 20% of the people who are treated at ERHs emergency de-partment are kids and we need a child-friendly space for them. We also see more children in the ER at ERH than does RCH [Royal Columbian Hospital] a sign that the growth in families with young children in the area is increasing de-mands on our hospital.

According to re-cent stats, for example, 19% of patients visiting the ER at Eagle Ridge are under the age of 16 years compared to 15% at New Westminsters RCH, which is a regional trauma facility.

If the money comes through, the foundation hopes to buy special-ized equipment for the childrens room and couches, lamps and a coffee station for the family room.

Currently, the pediat-ric room is a walled-off area separate from the rest of the emergency

ward but the walls are bare and the equipment can be intimidating for children and families.

The plan is to solicit donations for an infant weight scale, a crib, pedi-atric thermometers and stethoscopes, hydration kits, childrens gowns, washable toys, a treat-ment stretcher, a colour-coded treatment cart and room renovations.

According to Eagle Ridge Hospital, overall ER patient numbers are climbing. So far in 2013, the ER has seen a 5% increase in patient visits, with an anticipated an-

nual case load of more than 47,000 patients in an area that was built to accommodate 20,000. Projections have the hos-pital serving 57,000 pa-tients a year by 2020 and 71,500 patients annually by 2030.

Meanwhile, a concept plan has been developed for expanding the hospi-tal, although theres no word yet if funding will be made available for the project.

For sketches of the plan, which was devel-oped last year, visit fra-serhealth.ca/about_us, click on Building for Better Heatlh, then Master Site [email protected]

in Fridays Tri-City News: Coquitlam Centre malls Holiday Hearts cam-paign and how you can support the efforts to renovate the childrens and fami-lies rooms at eagle ridge Hospital.

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Charlene Giovannetti-King of the Eagle Ridge Hospital foundation, and emergency room staff Arden foley, patient care co-ordinator, and Dr. Shawn Janes in the ERH ER.

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Christmas trees will be illuminated and there will be musical entertainment Saturday at Coquitlam city hall.

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The city of Coquitlam will host its third annual Light the Hall event on Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. at city hall.

Christmas lights will be turned on at 5 p.m. and kids can get their photo taken with Santa from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

This free event will also feature seasonal music by Coastal Sound Childrens Choir, Con Bella Choir and the Gentlemen of Fortune. There will be a photo booth and childrens activities presented by Evergreen Cultural Centre and Place des Arts, plus a mini holiday market, with vendors selling a variety of gifts, including baked goods, candy, dog treats, jewellery, home dcor items and more.

After the event, you can take in the light display at Lafarge Lake, where trees will be lit up until Jan. 13. For more info, visit coquitlam.ca/light.

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A fugitive dentist who may have practised ille-gally in Coquitlam and Port Moody has turned himself in to Toronto po-lice and will be brought back to B.C., accord-ing to B.C.s College of Dental Surgeons.

Tung Sheng David Wu, 62, who was wanted for practising dentistry without qualification, turned himself in to po-lice in Toronto on the weekend, a month after he was sentenced to three months in jail for contempt of court.

Wu has been on the lam since his make-shift illegal dental of-fice in a rented house on Southwood Street in Burnaby was raided in April after a tip from the public sparked an inves-tigation.

Even then, he report-edly continued to prac-tise out of a Coquitlam address through July. He moved from his last-known address in August, only a month after signing a lease, without leaving a for-warding address.

Wu was sentenced in

absentia in October to three months in jail for contempt of court for defying an earlier ban on practising dentistry dating back to 2003. He was also ordered to pay the cost of investigating

and prosecuting the case, more than $140,000 in-curred by the College of Dental Surgeons of BC (CDSBC).

He had been the sub-ject of a Canada-wide search warrant since Aug. 12.

CDSBC investiga-tors found Wu had been working without ad-equate infection-control systems, prompting a health alert and warn-ings to more than 450 clients to get tested for blood-borne diseases.

Wu provided dental services at cut-rate prices but the services were not up to Canadian stan-dards. He was never reg-istered with the college of qualified to practise in B.C. and is not to be

confused with two other Metro Vancouver dentists with similar names.

Wu may have been practising as far back as the 1990s and, prior to using the Burnaby loca-tion, was operating out of a home in Port Moody.

The college is still en-couraging anyone who may have seen Wu or any other illegal den-tist to visit a doctor so they can be tested for Hepatitis B and C and HIV. There is no charge to be tested and you should not wait to be contacted by a public health official.

To check the status of a dentist, look them up on the CDSBC Directory of Dentists at www.cdsbc.org.

Fugitive dentist turns self in to Toronto policeWu wanted for practising dentistry without qualifications

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No arrest in stabbingBy Gary McKenna

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A person of inter-est has been questioned but Mounties have yet to make an arrest in a vicious stabbing in Port Coquitlam that sent a young man to hospital last week.

Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung told The Tri-City News Monday that the departments major crimes unit has taken over the file and the in-vestigation is still in the early stages.

There are lots of steps that have to be completed before we get any kind of a significant development in the case, he said. At this point, we have dealt with a person of interest but no one is in custody.

The stabbing oc-curred at Shaughnessy Street and Lions Way last

Wednesday at around 3:30 p.m. Police said that the incident was targeted but investigators do not believe it was gang- or drug-related.

The victim was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries and is expected to recover.

Police are also ask-ing the public for help. Anyone with any infor-

mation is asked to call the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2013-33574.

ERT CALLED INRubber bullets and

pepper spray were used Sunday evening to ex-tract a knife-wielding, emotionally disturbed man from an apart-ment on Lea Avenue in Coquitlam.

The man had bar-ricaded himself in the unit and members of the RCMPs Emergency Response Team were called in at around 5:30 p.m. to breach the door and subdue the occu-pant.

They were able to de-escalate the situation, said Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung. We tried to talk him out of there but it was very clear we needed extra help.

The ERT team broke down the door and used pepper spray and a bean bag gun to subdue the man, who was taken into custody under the Mental Health Act.

Chung said reports on Twitter that several of-ficers had been pepper sprayed were false and that no officer was in-jured in the incident.

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By Jeff NagelBLACK PRESS

A poll has found only half of B.C. motorists plan to use winter tires even though two-thirds agree that everyone should have them.

The survey by Insights West for the B.C. Automobile A s s o c i a t i o n (BCAA) found 87% rated themselves as a good winter driver, saying they worry about others on the road.

Just 32% of those reached ad-mitted to freak-ing out a bit when they realize theyll have to drive in the snow.

Of those who dont plan to use winter tires, 54% said it doesnt snow enough near them while 51% believe all-season tires are safe enough to get them through win-ter.

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Return laptop: copscontinued from front page

Investigators believe the theft occurred some-time between Oct. 30 and Nov. 1.

Police hope that whoever took the laptop and belongings will return the items to the mother, Chung said. Anyone with any information about the break-in is asked to call Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2013-32676.

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There will be a Public Meeting where the public will be allowed to make representations to Council on Monday, November 25, 2013 at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, respecting matters contained in the proposed Temporary Use Permit. All persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed Permit will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Permit.The Temporary Use Permit would permit the Hope for Freedom Society to operate a temporary shelter at 2606 Kingsway Avenue to provide overnight accommodation for up to 31 consecutive days during the 2013/14 and 2014/15 winter seasons.A copy of proposed Temporary Use Permit No. TU000008 as described above, may be inspected in the Corporate Office, City of Port Coquitlam, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 2A8, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays until Monday, November 25, 2013 at 4:30 pm. Further information can be seen at www.portcoquitlam.ca/getinvolved and further details can be obtained from the Development Services Department at 604-927-5442.Any written submissions must be received by the Corporate Office by 4:00 pm, on Monday, November 25, 2013. Following the Public Meeting, Temporary Use Permit No. TU000008 for 2606 Kingsway Avenue will be considered for issuance by Council at its meeting held on Monday, November 25, 2013, at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam.Susan Rauh, CMCCorporate [email protected]

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By Gary McKennaThe Tri-CiTy News

Local Mounties are warning people to protect their credit and debit PIN numbers after several el-derly people were caught in a card-skimming scam.

Two people in the Tri-Cities have already been victimized and similar incidents have occurred in neighbouring commu-nities, said RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung.

It seems like this has happened in other areas, he said. We just want people to be aware of their surroundings when they put in the numbers on the PIN pad.

Police believe the sus-pects are targeting elderly females and working in groups to get the PIN numbers. One person dis-tracts the victim by talk-ing to them while a sec-ond suspect watches and records the digits typed into the PIN pad.

Once the victim has paid for their items, the thieves follow them to their car and track them back to their home.

A short time later, a suspect will knock on the door and ask for water for their cars radiator. While the victim is re-trieving the water, the thieves steal her purse and withdraw as much money from the debit and credit accounts before the cards are cancelled.

Often, victims do not realize their purse has been stolen until hours after the incident, he said.

In that time, they can get as much cash as they can from the machine, he said. They seem to be targeting elderly female victims.

Police are reviewing surveillance footage from two stores in the Tri-Cities to identify the suspects and determine whether the incidents are linked.

They also want to know how many people are involved and whether the local scams are re-lated to thefts outside of the Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam area.

Chung added that those who have been vic-timized should always make sure to inform po-lice. We understand peo-ple are reluctant to talk to the police when they have been victimized by scam-mers, he said. However, we urge them to call us so that our investigators can stay ahead of any new scamming schemes. By reporting it to the police, it also allows us to warn the public so it doesnt hap-pen to anyone else.

Police are also advising the public to protect their PIN numbers and always keep their personal infor-mation private. [email protected]

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Accused of selling stolen iPads, iPhones

By Monique TammingaBlACk Press

A 23-year-old Port Coquitlam man working at the Best Buy warehouse in Langley is accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of iPads, iPhones and computers from his work and selling them on Craigslist.

On Nov. 8, Langley RCMP were called by a loss prevention officer at the Best Buy warehouse to report an internal theft of tens of thousands of dollars worth of iPhones, iPads and computers, said Langley RCMP Cpl. Holly Marks.

Police arrested the suspect for theft while he was at Best Buy. Langley RCMPs street enforce-ment unit (responsible for property crime) took over the investigation. Its members collected in-formation leading to a search warrant of a home in Port Coquitlam.

Investigators allege the electronics were being sold on Craigslist. More than $12,000 cash was seized during the search. Additionally $23,000 worth of iPads, iPhones and computers were lo-cated and seized in the PoCo home.

Officers will continue the investigation and review evidence in an effort to determine who bought the stolen products, said Marks.

Its believed the thefts had been taking place over the last month and was discovered as a result of the efforts of the loss prevention officer from Best Buy.

The suspect was released from custody to ap-pear in Surrey provincial court on Jan. 31, 2014.

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Coquitlam Search and Rescue is reminding hik-ers to be mindful of the shorter daylight hours after two people got lost in the darkness Sunday while hiking around Belcarra Regional Park.

Michael Coyle, a man-ager with CSAR, told The Tri-City News that responders had no trou-ble locating the lost peo-ple, who waited for help at the base of a hydro tower.

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The two were hik-ing along the Jug Island Trail, a route that starts at Bedwell Bay Road and goes all the way to Cosy Cove at Belcarras northern point. But when darkness fell, they were unable to find their way back. A search and res-cue team member who lives in the area was able to hike to the hydro tower, with Coyle in communication with him from home.

The incident is a re-minder that the weather is changing, Coyle said.

This time of year, mild daytime temperatures can quickly turn to freez-ing after the sun goes down and hikers should be aware of the time of day when they are out on the trails.

Its winter now, for all intents and purposes, Coyle said. The days are shorter. The snow line is creeping down. It can get really cold at night.

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Coquitlam Search and Rescue will have 12 new members when it begins preparations for the winter search season.

The dozen newbies were chosen out of a list of more than 100 applicants as part of the teams first recruitment effort in four years, said Michael Coyle, a search manager with CSAR.

We have been very lucky with retention, he said. It just so happened that we recently had a bunch of people leave for various reasons. A few of them actually moved away and joined teams in other parts of the province.

On average, Coyle said CSAR likes to have between 45 and 50 members available at any given time.

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RHINOS PUBRhinos Pub, located at 541 Clarke Road, Coquitlam, has applied to the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB) for a permanent change to its Liquor Primary Licence, specifically to increase the hours of liquor service. The proposed hours of liquor service are 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays (current hours of liquor service are 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 9:00 a.m. to midnight on Sundays).

In accordance with the Liquor Control and Licensing Act and Regulations, the City of Coquitlam has been asked to provide comments and a recommendation on the application to the LCLB.

The City invites residents to provide input to Council with respect to how this liquor licence, if approved, may affect them and their property. The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Monday, December 2, 2013. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways:

Email: [email protected]

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Mail: City Clerks Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, B.C., V3B 7N2

In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way at the City Clerks Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays (Telephone: 604-927-3010).

Input received will be provided to Council in the form of a report at a Regular Council Meeting. Council will consider the input provided and submit a formal recommendation on the application to the LCLB. Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and potentially on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas.

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Port urged to re-launch probe of risks at terminal

By Jeff NagelBlack Press

The Lower Mainlands chief medical health offi-cers say a draft environ-mental impact assessment (EIA) fails to answer key questions about potential human health risks from a proposed new coal export terminal at Fraser Surrey Docks.

The EIA report or-dered by Port Metro Vancouver in August in re-sponse to public concern about coal dust and other impacts is slated for re-lease Monday.

It has been reviewed by Fraser Health chief medical health officer Dr. Paul Van Buynder and his Vancouver Coastal counterpart, Dr. Patricia Daly, who issued a joint eight-page stinging rebuke of its shortcomings.

The report does not meet even the most basic requirements of a health-impact assessment, their Nov. 13 letter said.

They said the draft EIA falls well short of ad-equately addressing the human health impacts and leaves them no closer to telling the public and local governments whether in-creased coal shipments will harm residents.

Daly and Van Buynder urged the port to try again, repeating an earlier offer to help design a proper as-sessment.

The health officers had pressed for months for a comprehensive health impact assessment prior to the ports decision to order the EIA, which was conducted by consultants SNC Lavalin under Fraser Surrey Docks direction.

They describe SNCs findings as primarily a re-packaging of work previ-ously done by other con-sultants.

Among the health offi-cers criticisms:

SNC didnt critically assess previous air qual-ity modelling assumptions that underpin the findings.

Far more attention was paid to wildlife than poten-tial human impacts.

The assessment fo-cused tightly on the ter-minal and failed to look at the full geographic area from the trains running through White Rock and South Surrey, as well as at Texada Island, where coal is to be reloaded from barges to ships.

The letter notes popu-lation growth wasnt ad-equately considered.

They were critical of the reliance of the EIA on two dated studies of coal dust exposure, despite the avail-ability of more recent data. One study was performed in Agassiz in 1986 with outdated instruments and methods, they said, and its averaging of particulate concentrations over 24 hours could have masked dangerous short-term fluc-tuations.

They also conclude it was not appropriate to use

a 1998 analysis that found no evidence of elevated lev-els of respiratory disease in Delta attributable to the Westshore coal terminal, because Tsawwassen resi-dents were lumped in with those from further afield.

The EIA failed to deter-mine whether the coal to be shipped is contaminated with mercury, lead, arsenic or other chemicals, the doc-tors say.

This could be important information for assessing the potential impacts on food grown by residents and farms along the rail-way track leading to the FSD site.

The letter flags the dan-ger to residents in areas like Crescent Beach that may be cut off from emer-gency-vehicle access when trains block crossings, urg-ing Fraser Surrey Docks to refer the issue to the B.C. Ambulance Service and local fire departments.

As for improvements to minimize coal dust escape

such as the ports new requirement to use spray sealants on train loads the health officers say the EIA simply accepted pro-ducer claims about the sealants effectiveness.

The port, in response to concerns that coal dust could waft to New Westminster, had promised to scrap plans for a tempo-rary coal stockpile at the terminal. But the health of-ficers wonder if parking for an extra train as is now planned amounts to the same thing.

Another significant de-ficiency is lack of consider-ation of higher diesel emis-sions from trains, barges, trucks and vehicles idling at railway crossings.

That was surprising, Daly told Black Press Friday, because Levelton Consultants Inc. who had done much of the prior work also completed a 2007 study of lifetime can-cer risk from diesel expo-sure in Metro Vancouver that should have been in-cluded.

It really is very, very minimal and doesnt go far enough in helping us answer questions from the public about whether or not there are going to be any increased risks, she said.

Daly said the port has taken the position that as a federal agency, the health officers have no power under B.C.s Public Health

Act to order more study, but the ports intent to seek an air quality permit from Metro Vancouver opens the door to more scrutiny.

Regional air quality and environment director Roger Quan said Thursday the EIA has deficiencies and Metro will likely order public hearings on Fraser Surrey Docks proposal as part of the permit review.

Port Metro Vancouver planning director Jim Crandles said the EIA will be posted on the ports website and open to public comments for 30 days.

Crandles said he found it curious the health offi-cers were giving interviews rather than just communi-cating their concerns to the port. He offered no specific response to criticisms in their letter.

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My late father used to say that if he ever won the lottery, he would farm until its all gone.

It was 1960 when he and my mother pulled up stakes in the Okanagan, where their families had been for generations, and moved north to carve a homestead out of a half section in the Peace River country.

So its a mainly northern perspective that I bring to the latest debate over B.C.s agricul-tural land reserve. A dialogue of the deaf has been going on for decades in B.C., where there are two separate realities in agriculture.

The dominant voice is always from the southwest, from the Okanagan to the Fraser Valley to southern Vancouver Island. This is not only B.C.s most productive land, its also the place of greatest population and development

pressure, where three million of the provinces four million residents live and more arrive every day.

In the rest of the province, except for pock-ets that are attractive for recreational develop-ment, farming is a tough row to hoe. These days, people are more likely to be moving away.

In our urbanized society, the loudest voices tend to be the least informed, from backyard-chicken hipsters to what I call drive-by envi-ronmentalists, who like to look out their car windows at green fields as they motor from their subdivisions to big-box stores. The el-derly Sikhs and Mexican guest workers bent over in the fields dont need their lofty lectures on food security.

Voices from the rest of the province are seldom heard and quickly shouted down, as was the case at the recent Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver.

Merritt Coun. Mike Goetz pleaded for relief from an Agricultural Land Commission that refuses to release a property that has grown

nothing but rocks and tumbleweeds for the last 100 years. Similar property next door was released but not this parcel, blocking a project for five years in a little town that could use the work and additional tax base. Urban sprawl isnt a big problem in Merritt, which, like many small towns, is trying to hang on to its popula-tion.

Spallumcheen Coun. Ed Hanoski described the situation beyond the towns, the real rural B.C. He proposed easing the restrictions on building a second home on farm properties.

Currently, farmers can put a mobile home on their property for an elderly or infirm rela-tive but can erect nothing with a permanent foundation. Once that relative moves or passes away, the home is supposed to be removed.

Coun. Hanoski said a sewage system for such a residence costs around $12,000. Add the temporary foundation, skirting, well hookup, power, landscaping, driveway and a mobile home that will lose its value if it has to be moved, and the property owner takes a loss of $150,000 or more.

Thats why the removal rule is routinely ignored in rural B.C., Hanoski said. These sec-ond homes are the only rental stock there is, providing modest income for marginal farms, and should be allowed permanent foundations. Motion defeated, however, after a scolding from a Sunshine Coast delegate about people lusting to build mansions on farmland.

I asked Bill Bennett, the cabinet minister in charge of the latest agricultural land review, about a rumoured proposal to split the prov-ince into two zones with different rules. He declined to comment but described the case of Fort Steele Farms, the East Kootenay com-munitys only market garden, which almost closed because the next generation was ini-tially refused permission for a second home.

The two-zones approach deserves serious consideration.

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Bucks & votesOne thing that the circus at Toronto city hall has done is raise awareness about the role and importance of civic government especially what happens when government doesnt function.

Most of the time, people couldnt care less about who runs city hall unless their garbage pickup is late or mishan-dled. Voter turnout is typically abysmal less than 25% of eligible voters typically participate in the Tri-Cities in gen-eral elections, which sounds great compared to the recent Coquitlam byelection turnout of less than 10%.

Half the time, people couldnt tell you who a local coun-cillor is and thats a shame. By giving up their vote, the electorate hands over the job of electing people to special interest groups such as unions and developers, which dis-proportionately contribute to election campaigns and, thus, potentially hold more sway.

Could this situation be addressed? Possibly, if civic cam-paigns were more open, affordable and accessible. It could be argued that voters tune out from local elections because of the sheer size and complexity of the campaigns. They may feel a certain distance from the process, believing its best left to others with deeper knowledge or pockets.

To make civic election campaigns more affordable, the provincial government is looking at implementing a cap on election expenses and is asking the public for input. This is certainly one issue worth considering. Electioneering even in the Tri-Cities is getting increasingly expensive. In the last Coquitlam general election for example, Mayor Richard Stewart spent about $66,000 while his unsuccessful chal-lenger, Barrie Lynch, dropped about $82,000.

Currently, election expenses are posted online well after the election has taken place but if people really want to know who is buying their candidates vote, they should be able to get that information as soon as the cheque is cashed. Unfortunately, this isnt being considered, nor are caps on campaign contributions because the government says expense limits would be more effective than contribution limits in promoting participation in the election process.

There are other issues but it looks like they wont be ad-dressed until after the 2014 election.

Still, anything that can make civic elections fair, open and transparent will be a good thing because we shouldnt need a drug-addled mayor and shoving matches in council chambers before people care.

BC VIEWS Tom Fletcher

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The Editor,Re. Transportation

plan doesnt go far enough, says Port Coquitlam mayor (The Tri-City News, Nov. 15).

Ku d o s t o Po r t Coquitlam council for adopting a modest mas-ter transportation plan (MTP), even if more can be done, as Mayor Greg Moore rightly suggests.

I can remember when not long ago, Port Coquitlam was mostly focused on moving cars around better. It strikes me the MTP achieves a reasonable balance be-tween greater mobility choices and the reality that this transformation will take time and lots of money. The good news is that Port Coquitlams plan aligns well with those in Coquitlam and Port Moody to support sustainable living in this fast-growing part of the Lower Mainland.

Unfortunately, finding the resources to imple-ment even this mod-est plan are seriously at risk with the looming TransLink referendum.

Despite the naysay-ers, the referendum can be won. For example, in car-crazy Los Angeles, a transportation referen-dum held during the 2008 financial crisis passed by more than 67%.

I would caution we must not give TransLink an open chequebook and instead demand clar-ity on the plans to be implemented with per-formance measures that hold the organization ac-countable for delivery.

I urge all Tri-City politi-cal leaders and the com-munity at large to push for a referendum ques-tion that shows clearly the choice facing taxpay-

ers: pay modestly now for better mobility or face enormous costs later from congestion, uncompetitive trade, air pollution and re-

lated medical costs (and, ultimately, the undermin-ing of the very livability we all want for our kids).Joe Sulmona, Coquitlam

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Re. Why no O Canada? (Letters, The Tri-City News, Nov. 15).

Port Coquitlams Remembrance Day Services began at 9:30 a.m. at Wilson Centre. We began with our national anthem, O Canada. Half of the service was con-ducted there. We then paraded to Veterans Park for the remain-der of the service at 11 a.m. We con-cluded with the Royal Anthem. We also sang the national anthem again prior to the en-tertainment at 1 p.m.Irene Brown,Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 133 (Port Coquitlam)


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Pinetree/Guildford road changesDrivers and pedes-

trians using Pinetree and Guildford ways in Coquitlam may have noticed some traf-fic changes with the start of construction on the elevated guideway for the last stop on the Evergreen Line.

Crews on Monday started the work required to install columns for the elevated guideway and plans are in motion to build foundations for the Lafarge Lake-Douglas sta-tion in about six months.

As part of this work, there will be temporary intermittent lane clo-

sures on Pinetree and Guildford, and the con-tractors are letting the public know what to ex-pect.

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ties will include exca-vation, casing and steel reinforcement installa-tion, concrete pouring, drilling, welding and the use of heavy machinery,

and most of the construc-tion work will take place Monday to Saturday be-tween 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Some nighttime work is also required, EGRT Construction notes in a bulletin.

Traffic changes will in-clude the following:

The dedicated right-turn lane from Guildford Way westbound to Pinetree Way north-bound will be temporar-ily closed; drivers wishing to turn right will use the through lane to turn right on to Pinetree Way.

The dedicated right-hand turn lane from

Pinetree Way northbound to Guildford Way east-bound will be temporar-ily closed; drivers will still be able to turn right using the through lane to turn right on to Guildford Way.

The sidewalk along P i n e t r e e b e t we e n Burlington Drive and the second entrance into the Evergreen Cultural Centre heading north-bound will be closed in-termittently during con-struction activity.

For more information, including an interactive map, visit [email protected]

Buy wood chopped to make way for station

The Evergreen Line team is now in the busi-ness of selling firewood at least for one day.

On Saturday, the Evergreen Line team will be selling firewood from a portion of the trees that were cut down to make way for the guideway and the new Lincoln Station in Coquitlam. The sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Coquitlam Centre parking lot near Northern Avenue and Pinetree Way. Funds raised will go to Share Family and Community Services, which operates the food bank.

According to a press release, the tree re-moval was permitted under the projects Environmental Assessment certificate and the team will be working with municipalities on tree replacement and site enhancement when the project is completed in 2016.

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M a y o r R i c h a r d Stewart said the con-sistent hours put new businesses wanting a li-quor licence on an even playing field. As well, he said, it gives assurances to surrounding residents who are bothered by noise from such estab-lishments.

Earlier this year, Coquitlam council put the brakes on reviews of any new liquor licence applications in order to set a new framework. As a result, bids from the Cactus Club and Douglas College for new liquor licences were put on hold, as were appli-cations to change clos-ing times by Townhall, Woodys and Rhinos pubs.

This summer, as part of its consultation, the city asked for com-ment from all 137 cur-rent licensed businesses in Coquitlam but only

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In B.C., liquor li-censing bids are made through the provin-cial Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB), then forwarded to the host city for re-view.

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Big in BurquitlamEighteen homes on one side of a Coquitlam

city block will be torn down to make way for a mega-housing project near the future Burquitlam Evergreen Line station.

On Monday, city council unanimously granted fourth and final readings to rezone the land, plus a development permit, for 107 townhomes and a five-storey apartment block with 99 units at 514-554 Foster Ave. and 636-640 Aspen St.

As a result of the project, developer Intracorp will pay the city $1.9 million in development cost charges, $360,000 for park upgrades in the area plus $600,000 in community amenity contribu-tions (CAC) toward a new recreation centre.

Intracorp is the first developer in Coquitlam to pay CAC as its project falls under the new Transit-Oriented Development Strategy for new housing near the Evergreen Line.

Other Coquitlam council news:Coquitlams two newest city councillors were

sworn in at Mondays meeting.Chris Wilson, a former Olympic wrestler and

community organizer, and Bonita Zarrillo, a business owner, were sworn in by provincial court Judge Shehni Dossa.

The pair replaced former councillors Selina Robinson and Linda Reimer, who were elected MLAs in Mays provincial election.

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By Diane StrandbergThe Tri-CiTy NewS

The joys of giv-ing and receiv-ing will be front and centre next Tuesday w h e n C o q u i t l a m Centre hosts its fifth annual Unwrapped: A Charitable Night of Shopping.

For anyone not famil-iar with this Tri-Cities tradition, Unwrapped is an adults-only opportu-nity to shop for the holi-days and support local charities while also being pampered by dozens of mall merchants.

Fo r f o u r ye a r s , C o q u i t l a m C e n t r e has put on this event which today ben-efits more than 90 chari-ties, including Share Family and Community Serv ices and Unwrapped has become, for many local residents, the official launch to the holiday season.

Its a pretty action-packed night, said Deborah Stetz, market-ing manager for the mall.

She expects Unwrap-ped, of which The Tri-City News is a sponsor, will draw approximately 5,000 people and raise more than $66,000 for local charities, includ-ing Share, which runs the food bank and the Christmas holiday ham-per program.

In addition to being wildly successful lo-cally, Unwrapped, A Charitable Night of Shopping has also

earned Coqui t lam Centre an award. In

2010, the mall won the International Council

of Shopping Centres Canadian Community Support Award.

Stetz says its impor-tant for the mall to be in-volved in the community and give back, and this is one important way.

Guests who attend the fifth annual Unwrapped: A Charitable Night of Shopping on Nov. 26 will be treated to food and beverage delica-cies, makeovers, plus peaks at new fashion

trends; theyll also have a chance to win prizes, and take advantage of shopping deals from the malls 220 merchants.

The big part of it is the one-night-only specials the stores put on, Stetz said (deals are added daily at coquitlamcentre.com/unwrapped/retailer-specials).

There will also be a 50/50 draw supporting Share and numerous draw prizes, including

golf packages, spa and wellness packages, a private dinner at Cactus Club, a $1,000 brace-let from Pandora and a Kenmore range, among others.

Tickets cost $10 each, with 100% of funds ben-efiting dozens of partici-pating charitable organi-zations.

Tickets can be bought from Share, one of the 90 non-profits involved, at guest services in the

mall, or online at co-quit lamcentre .com/unwrapped, with funds designated to a charity of your choice.

Unwrapped is an adult-only event running from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Entry is through the malls anchor tenants: Target, Hudsons Bay, Sears, Future Shop and H&M. For a full list of details, including tips, visit coquitlamcentre.com/[email protected]

Help Needed FOR UNWRAppedAn event such as Unwrapped: A Charitable

Night of Shopping cant happen without vol-unteers and this year, many are needed. Share Family and Community Services is looking for volunteers to help at the event, which takes place Tuesday, Nov. 26 at Coquitlam Centre mall. Volunteers are needed between 5:30 and 10:30 p.m. To help, email Teri Towner at [email protected] or call her at 604-529-5107.

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Makeovers are just one of the attractions for those attending Unwrapped: A Charitable Night of Shopping, which will be held the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 26 at Coquitlam Centre mall. Unwrapped is only open to people 19 years and older.

weekend food driveOne of the first major food drives of the holi-

day season will be taking place beginning this weekend when Tri-City Rotary cubs join forces for the Generous Hearts Food Drive.

The drive will help raise food to support ap-proximately 800 families every two weeks, and Share CEO Martin Wyant said the initiative couldnt come at a better time.

We are very grateful for the gift of service that the Rotarians provide to Share year after year, Wyant stated in a press release.

The program will run Nov. 23 and 24 as well as Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at stores in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody. On each day, Rotarians will be collecting food for Share from noon to 6 p.m. The locations are:

Nov. 23 and 24: Marketplace IGA, 1410 Parkway Blvd., Coquitlam and 221 Ioco Rd., Port Moody; Thrifty Foods, Austin Station, 2662 Austin Ave., Coquitlam and Suter Brook, 170 Brew St., Port Moody (10 a.m. start only at Thriftys Port Moody on Nov. 23);

Nov. 30 and Dec. 1: Save-on-Foods, 2385 Ottawa St., Port Coquitlam.

Food donations can also be dropped off at the Share Food Bank, located at 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody, or at any local grocery store with a food bank box in the Tri-Cities. To make a dona-tion, call 604-540-9161 or visit sharesociety.ca

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CHRISTMAS GIVING: There are plenty of ways you can help the less fortunate

Shopping and giving at annual event

Coat drive kicks off this week at seven Tri-City businessesThe Greater Vancouver

Home Builders Association (GVHBA) in partnership with The Tri-City News par-ent company, Black Press has launched its 18th annual Coats for Kids campaign in support of the Lower Mainland Christmas

Bureau, a group whose outreach helps to provide a brighter Christmas for families in need.

In addition to the GVHBA office, 33 mem-ber companies at 46 loca-tions in 13 municipalities, including Port Moody, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam, will serve as

coat drop-off sites from Nov. 18 to Dec. 6. The Tri-City News office in Port Coquitlam will also be a drop-off location.

Members can also watch for Coats for Kids decals on members ve-hicles and offices.

Coats can be dropped off at the following loca-

tions in the Tri-Cities:

COQUITlAM Blue Ocean

Construction Inc., 221-17 Fawcett Rd. weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.;

Gauvin 2000 Construction Ltd., 200-1140 Austin Ave. weekdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.;

Trail Appliances, 2550 Barnet Hwy. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Fridays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.;

Wespac Electrical Contractors, 106 Blue Mountain St. week-days, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Building Supplies, 2650 Mary Hill Rd. week-days, 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturdays, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sundays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.;

The Tri-City News, 1405 Broadway St.

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