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Major changes could soon be coming to theway the food bank in the Tri-Cities does busi-ness.

SHARE Family & Community Services Societyhas put out a request for proposals to develop anew model for the delivery of its service.

According to the RFP, the new model, which istentatively called a “catalyst centre” would focuson providing a variety of services, from foodsupport to housing assistance and skills training,

under one roof.SHARE CEO Martin Wyant explained the food

bank has focused on a straightforward model ofraising, storing and distributing food.

But now, he said, the society wants to look atworking closely with other organizations in theTri-Cities to pool resources.

Wyant suggested people in need now have totravel to a handful of different locations to getservices, which adds another level of challenge.

“We want to focus less on the process andmore about getting to understand why people

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SHARE is looking at pooling resources with other organizations to offer more services to food bank patrons.

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We want tofocus less onthe process.–Martin WyantSHARE CEO

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The mayor of the Village ofBelcarra is pleased the com-pany behind a major pipelineexpansion project continuesto engage with his commun-ity, but he also contendssome concerns have yet to beaddressed.

Mayor Ralph Drew saidKinder Morgan still hasn’tprovided a postmortemassessment of the WesternCanada Marine ResponseCorp. (WCMRC) responsemeasures and the lessonslearned from the 2007 oilspill in Burnaby.

“That’s what I’m looking

for,” Drew told the Tri-CitiesNOW.

In June the village made acouple of requests to KinderMorgan as the company setout to conduct an emer-gency preparedness study inthe vicinity of its WestridgeMarine Terminal.

Specifically, the villagewanted a “postmortem exam-ination” of the environment-

al monitoring and impactassessment of the 2007 oilspill event in Burnaby andbaseline regarding the aqua-tic life in the inlet study areato determine the potentialimpact of an oil spill.

The village received aresponse recently fromKinder Morgan providing aglimpse of the measures thecompany said it has in placeto minimize the possibility ofan oil spill.

Drew said the responsefrom Kinder Morgananswered a lot of questions,but a big portion is still miss-ing.

The mayor noted in oneinstance, booms used by theWCMRC didn’t fully containthe oil and oil “slopped” overthe top of the containmentboom due to wave action.

Drew also suggested thecontainment booms wereinadequate in containing oil

in the shoreline intertidalzone during tide cycles.

He contends the sameproblem happened just thisyear during a small spill atthe Suncor Energy facility inBurnaby.

“There clearly needs to bea re-examination of the oilcontainment technology andstrategies where the inter-tidal zone is involved,” hewrote in a response to KinderMorgan.

As for an emergencyresponse, according to KinderMorgan, the vessel operatorand onboard loading masterwould promptly begin cargotransfer shutdown proced-ures, which would take threeto five minutes depending onconditions at the time.

While one operator isshutting the loading line,the remaining staff are dis-patched to the response boatand shoreline to set the sec-

ondary boom in place outsidethe primary boom to preventoil from escaping the area.

Additional resources wouldbe called in to assist with aspill, possibly within 30 min-utes.

After the emergency phaseis complete, Kinder Morgansaid it would use environ-mental consultants to com-plete a contamination assess-ment, while remedial effortswould continue until levelsmeet government criteria.

The letter also noted thecompany has two booms inthe water and near the dockand what’s called an oil spillcontainment and recoveryunit, which includes a 260-metre boom.

As part of the project, fieldsurveys were conducted dur-ing low tide. The companyteamed up with WCMRC toconduct the study.

The emergency response

study is meant to collect,update and store informationabout the shoreline environ-ment near the terminal.

In June, officials withKinder Morgan releaseddetails of the proposed route,or study corridor, for thetwinning of the pipeline thatstretches from Edmonton toBurrard Inlet in Burnaby.

The proposed route inCoquitlam would have theline run east of the Port MannBridge through the FraserRiver, hitting land near UnitedBoulevard. The line wouldcontinue to follow the roadwest past the Eaglequest Golfcomplex before meeting upwith the Lougheed Highwaycorridor to Burnaby.

The current portion of theline in Coquitlam begins nearSchooner Street near theFraser River, running essen-tially through the centre ofthe city.

NEWSNOWJeremy [email protected]

A small group of people living in cottages in BelcarraRegional Park will get to stay in their homes, at least for now.

Last week, the Metro Vancouver board decided to extend alease to the cottagers, known as the Belcarra South PreservationSociety, to June 28, 2014.

The board also voted to refer the issue back to MetroVancouver’s environment and parks committee for furtherexamination.

For Jo Ledingham, a member of the society who has calledone of the cottages in the park home for more than 30 years,the decision offers temporary relief.

However, she said the resolution is a bit ambiguous andshe’s not sure what the future holds for the cottagers.

“We’re still feeling kind of shell shocked over the wholething,” said Ledingham, a theatre critic for the VancouverCourier newspaper, a sister newspaper of the Tri-Cities NOW.

She noted the society is planning to meet soon to discuss itsnext steps.

There are seven cottages located in the regional park, six ofwhich have Port Moody addresses.

The cottages, and in some cases the people living in them,have been in the park for decades.

The group has had a lease agreement with the regionaldistrict to maintain the water system, roads and cottages fornearly four decades.

In February, Metro Vancouver served the residents with aneviction notice, which would have seen them out by the endof August.

In 2005, Metro Vancouver wanted to demolish the cot-tages and asked the group to leave, in part out of concerns fortheir drinking water. Eventually the district relented after theresidents agreed to upgrade the water system, among otherimprovements to the cottages.

Metro Vancouver gave the cottagers several reasons for therecent eviction notice, including an interest in expanding thepark and improving access to a beach nearby.

The regional district also expressed liability concerns regard-ing water supply and the state of the cottages.

Ledingham said she’s not sure if a solution can ultimatelybe reached in the long-term that would keep the cottagers intheir homes.

“I think there certainly is a feeling [by Metro Vancouver]there should be no houses in parks,” she said.

The group does appear to have support from the mayor ofPort Moody, Mike Clay.

He said the Metro Vancouver board wants staff to look ser-iously at options other than eviction.

“It’s a step in the right direction,” he said of the recent reso-lution.

Clay was also sympathetic to the cottagers’ plight, especiallyover the concerns expressed by Metro Vancouver staff on theconditions of the cottages.

The mayor, who noted he visited the area recently, acknow-

ledged a couple of the cottages need some work, but the othersare well maintained.

Clay also questioned Metro Vancouver’s interest in expand-ing the park.

He said he doesn’t see an immediate need for the land thathouses the cabins.

“The park is in Port Moody and no one has talked to usabout future expansion,” he said, arguing the cottagers act asstewards of the park.

“I don’t know that we want future expansion of that park.”

Temporary relief for cottagersRESIDENTS LIVING IN REGIONAL PARKWILL BEALLOWEDTO STAYANOTHER 11MONTHS

LISA KING/NOW

There are seven cottages located in Belcarra Regional Park, six of which have Port Moody addresses.

Belcarramayor still has pipeline concernsBURNABYSPILL IS AFOCUS

Belcarra Mayor Ralph Drew

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are having to come to get food,” he told theTri-Cities NOW.

Wyant said part of the interest in changingthe model came afterthe society was forcedto look for storagespace for part of thefood bank.

In May, SHAREreached a deal withthe province to leasea space at RiverviewHospital for one year.

For months SHAREhad been on the huntfor a 2,000- to 3,000-square-foot permanentstorage space for theoperation, using paidstorage lockers for atime and space provided by a local healthproducts company.

SHARE’s CEO said the society also wantsto develop a more comprehensive intake andreferral system that works with clients to get abetter understanding of their basic needs andget them on a path out of poverty.

Besides looking for a more efficient way toprovide services, Wyant said the model wouldalso be asking more of those who rely on thecharity.

“I believe people we’re giving help to shouldalso be asked to help,” he said.

Though Wyant acknowledged the ideamight be controversial, he said the food bankwouldn’t refuse service to people who don’twant to help in some way, or volunteer.

Instead, he said it would be more like an“invitation” for users to give back.

“There’s dignity in being asked to giveback,” he said, adding most people want to beasked to lend a hand.

“Maybe it’s now time to start looking atsome different ideas about working with thepeople we’re supporting.”

Wyant said he’s not even sure exactly whatthe new model will look like, but the purposeof the RFP is to find a group or person whocan help develop the idea.

He said after going through the process,SHARE might find the current model to be thebest, but he suspects there are certain aspectsthat can be changed.

Vancity has given the society a $20,000grant to get the RFP process going.

The deadline for proposals is Aug. 30, withthe model being developed within the nextsix months.

Changesmaybecoming to SHARE

Dry-floor sports get aboost inCoquitlam

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It’s been 40 years since thelast one was built, but the Cityof Coquitlam has approvedconstruction of a new $3.9-million, 25,000-square-foot,multi-sport dry-floor facilityto be built next to CentennialPavilion.

With a doubled populationsince 1975, a major spike indry-floor sport demands anda desire to keep both kids andadults active, sports organiz-ations must be smiling aboutthe new building, now sched-uled to be complete by mid-to-late summer 2014.

The new covered dry-floorfacility will feature a 21,000-square-foot field with fourchange rooms and wash-

rooms, readily available fora number of sports, includ-ing lacrosse and ball hockey,some of the largest and fast-est growing sports in the city.

But the approval didn’tcome without reservations.

Coun. Brent Asmundsonquestioned the placement ofthe building when the PoirierSports & Leisure Complex isalready next door.

“I have concerns aboutthe location to attract moreparticipation into sports,” hesaid.

The city should place anew facility somewhere likeEagle Ridge Field or TownCentre Park to spread out itssporting facilities, accordingto Asmundson.

“We’re probably losing

young children with travel-ling distance,” he said.

The move will improvewhat’s already there, but notnecessarily give more oppor-tunities to those living else-where in the city, Asmundsonsaid.

“Is this a mistake of $4-million dollars?” he asked,adding city staff should havelooked into grant funding forthe project.

Mayor Richard Stewartalso questioned the price tagand whether a new buildingwould cause parking prob-lems.

The near $4-million pricetag comes from the buildingdesign and the expandedchange rooms, city staff said.

CITY APPROVES $3.9-MILLION FACILITYFOR POPULAR SPORTS LIKE BALL HOCKEY

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“Change rooms with wash-rooms were considered man-datory by the working group,”a report to council states.

City staff explained thatduring their research withsporting organizations, adesire for four change roomsto allow for back-to-backgames was important, whichis why they included them inthe proposal.

Coun. Craig Hodge fullysupported theproposal andwanted to getstarted on theconstructionas soon as pos-sible.

“Ball hockeyis the fastestgrowing sportright now,” hesaid. “Last yearthey turnedaway 100 kidsbecause theycouldn’t getthe floor space for them.”

Speaking on the location,Hodge said it was chosen inconsultation with the sport-ing organizations that votedin support of that spot.

“I think this plan is ready,”he said. “I think it’s time toconstruct it.”

But Coun. Terry O’Neillwas uncomfortable makinga decision with a site moreexpensive than he thought

it would be, and not in thecontext he anticipated.

Coun. Neal Nicholson saidthe facility is needed, andcouncillors had heard thatmessage loud and clear atmeetings with sports groups.

Stewart agreed the budgetis higher than expected, butsaid it’s well worth the costof getting youth more act-ive and creating a space foradults to use as well.

However, he said he wishesthe city had created a long-

term sportsfacility pro-posal to getthe most outof taxpayerdollars.

“ G e t t i n gthe best bangfor our buckmeans we’llbe able to pro-vide better forthem in theroles we’vebeen asked toplay, and I’m

not sure we’ve done it here,”he said.

Hodge concluded by sum-marizing council’s thoughtson their ultimate decision.

“Every year that we don’thave this, kids are not playingsports,” he said.

Council voted unanimous-ly in favour of building thesports centre, and construc-tion is expected to begin inthe fall.

Sports centregets go-ahead

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I think this planis ready. I thinkit’s time toconstruct it.–Craig HodgeCoquitlamCouncillor

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Ihad to take the car (I’ve owned itlong enough for a simple defin-ite article) through AirCare thisweek, for the last time. It got asimple pass after they hooked up

its electronic guts to a computer anddetermined it had been a good littleengine for the past two years. Theyprinted out my pass form on the lastdot matrix printer in B.C. and sent meaway.

It’s the last time I’ll have to get the carAirCared, as the program is ending as ofthis year.

That will feel strange. I’ve been driv-ing cars through AirCare testing baysever since I started driving.

The program started in 1992, twoyears before I got my licence.

My cars and AirCare have seldombeen friends. Like most of us, I owned aseries of early vehicles that teetered onthe line between “car” and “pile of roll-ing metal.”

My worst car was a 1988 HyundaiStellar.

Never heard of the Stellar? That’sbecause of its painful failure to live upto its name. A small four-door sedan, itsmain selling feature was the very smallamount of money I paid for it. It tookme to and from college and survivedalmost through a full year of my firstpost-schooling job.

Even before its untimely death, it hadseen the white light at the end of thetunnel a few times.

Its most impressive near-deathexperience was its black lung disease.Apparently, for its entire life, theexhaust system had been building updeposits that were slowly choking theengine to death.

The car started losing power so slowlythat I hardly noticed, until going up hillswas as painful as a three-pack-a-daysmoker climbing 10 flights of stairs.

I took the alleged car to two repairshops.

The first one quoted me a price of$1,300 to fix it, approximately five timeswhat I judged the car to be worth. Thenext shop suggested $1,600 would be anappropriate repair bill.

Possibly taking pity on my sad facialexpression (I was still in school andapproaching dead broke) the fellowthere suggested I take it to KershawPerformance, an old-school shop thatstill operates here in Langley.

The Kershaw mechanic poked hishead under the hood, said he couldmaybe do something about it, andthen took out a thin piece of steel rod,inserted it into the engine, and whaledon it with a ball peen hammer. After hedislodged the accumulated gunk, thecar ran for another year before it suc-cumbed to a new ailment.

They charged me $25.The Stellar’s tale was not yet over,

however. I put it up for sale, basicallywilling to accept any offer. A friend ofa friend of a neighbour turned up andoffered me $300 for the barely mobilevehicle, and I took it without haggling.He then gave me $150 — all in $5 billsthat smelled suspiciously of cannabis— and drove it away.

After he was gone, I noticed that hehad filled out part of the transfer papersincorrectly.

I tried to call him, but for three days,he ducked my calls, probably because hedidn’t want to pay me the remainder ofthe money.

The next day, I got a call from theRCMP.

Did I know that a car registered tome had sped away from a police stop,run over a stop sign and crashed into aditch?

Had the driver, now in cells, stolenmy car? I explained the situation, andI swear I could hear the officer on theother end of the line roll her eyes when Imentioned the pile of $5 bills.

The car was still legally mine, shesaid, and I could come down to theimpound yard and pick it up if I wantedto pay the fee.

Otherwise, it would be crushed intoa cube.

It would cost about $150 to get itback.

I left it to its fate, and it has now likelybeen reincarnated as a crate of toasters.

Matthew Claxton writes for theNOW’s sister paper in Langley,the Advance.

Looking back on the 2010 Olympics, there was alot for us to be proud of, like our haul of gold andour remarkably smooth running of the games.But this week, one other thing stands out inhindsight.

Among the dozens of international pavilions set up forathletes, fans and everyone else was a happy addition— Pride House.

This was the first time the Olympic Games included aspecial place to welcome and celebrate the lesbian, gay,bisexual and transgender community.

The tradition was carried on in London for the 2012Summer Games, but sadly no such place will exist in Sochiwhen the torch is lit in less than six months.

Instead, Russian President Vladimir Putin has just signedinto law new “anti-propaganda” regulations that will allowpolice to arrest and detain for up to 15 days anyone theysuspect of being gay, lesbian or pro-gay. That includes for-eign athletes, media and visitors.

This type of homophobic thinking belongs in a centurythat is rapidly disappearing in our rearview mirror and itcertainly doesn’t belong in the Olympics, the most visiblesymbol the world has of international openness and friend-ship.

If, as the cynics say, the Games are really about politics,let’s see some political action to correct this anomaly.

It is incumbent on our federal government, theInternational Olympic Committee and their well-heeledsponsors to put pressure on Russia to let them know thisisn’t becoming of a host nation.

Or an acceptable position in any civilized society.— guest editorial from the North Shore News

New Russiananti-gay lawunacceptable

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On marijuana criminalization,we are still asking the wrong ques-tion. It should not be “Is mari-juana harmful?” (it may well be)but rather “Is prohibition causingmore harm that it cures?” (cer-tainly, yes).

I am in no way advocating forthe use of drugs (I am an agingbaby boomer; I don’t use drugs,don’t smoke and only occasionallyeven drink alcohol).

However, the so-called “war ondrugs” is a massive fraud on tax-payers, parents and the addicted.It causes much more harm thanit cures. The “war” funds organ-ized crime, funds terrorists anduses our taxes to pay thousands ofpolice, lawyers and prison guards(financially, all on the same sideas the criminals — ironic, huh!)and builds massive disrespectfor the law amongst our youngpeople and, for all that, does littleto curb drug use.

Cynicism also grows, becauseour youth well know that per-haps half of the baby boomers— today’s lawmakers — accord-ing to polls, experimented withmarijuana or other drugs in their

youth (even if they didn’t inhale!).Under our so-called “justice,” theonly reason those lawmakers arenot rotting in jail is blind luck ormoney.

As to the war on drugs, it istough to think of any rationalbasis for the war, on at least fourlevels:

1. Cost/benefit: the perfectoutcome would probably be thatpeople didn’t use drugs. But thatis not going to happen. Voltairesaid, almost 250 years ago, “Theperfect is the enemy of the good.”Well, that is what is happeninghere. Just saying “drugs are harm-ful” is really myopic. Of coursethey are — some more so thanothers, and some based on theindividual and on the dosagesand frequencies of use. But if the“remedy” is more harmful thanthe harm, then only a moron ora blind ideologue will persist inpursuing that failing remedy.

2. Principal: maybe we shouldstep back and ask why we evenhave the prohibition on drugs.Admittedly, they can be harmful(although, with some, probablynot to the level of political hype).But so are cigarettes and alcoholharmful (each killing thousandsevery year), and junk foods andcars that can drive at over 110km/h (the maximum in Canada).

So why do we ban marijuana andnot the others? Why does the gov-ernment feel it must police theprivate activities of adults? It isreally only ideology or the powerof the vested interests, not anyrational principal.

3. Supply/demand: the wholewar on drugs is driven by thepremise that if you control supply,you will beat the problem. Butit is not supply-side driven — itis demand-side driven. And thewar is not even working on sup-ply — high school kids that I talkto tell me that it is easier to getall kinds of drugs in school thanit is to get beer. As long as thedemand exists, someone will sup-ply it. As the “war” escalates, theillegal profits skyrocket, furtherincreasing the motive to supply.Prohibition didn’t work with alco-hol; why would it now?

4. Harm reduction: the theoryseems to be that by trying toreduce supply, we are protectingthe users or possible users. Allthat means is that there is no qual-ity control. And the ideologuesaren’t willing to fund adequaterehab services. So, in fact, the waris increasing the harm.

I think that any completeanalysis would show that if wediverted the massive funds nowspent on police, courts and pris-

ons to education and rehab servi-ces, we would be both financiallyand socially much better off. Theeducation approach has certainlyworked with tobacco.

The perverse and unintendedconsequence of the war againstmarijuana was to make everythingmuch, much worse. And it is veryclear to all who have any interestat all in the facts or evidence thatthis war cannot be won. Eventhe death penalty wouldn’t stopit — the gangs already live undera much more immediate threat ofbeing shot — and drug prohibi-tion doesn’t stop them.

One can only hope that some-day, our politicians will letresearch and reason prevail — butI’m not holding my breath, andcertainly not with the ideologuesin the Harper Conservatives.

Ian MacLeodRichmond

SETTING ITSTRAIGHT

Leona Aglukkaq, whose letterto the editor was published inWednesday’s paper, should havebeen identified as Canada’s for-mer health minister, as she wasreplaced in that role by RonaAmbrose in mid-July.

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The railroad, like in so many communitiesacross Canada, played an integral part indeveloping Port Moody into what it is today.

But as the country modernized, opportun-ities for most people to ride a train started todwindle.

Thanks to a donation and a celebration,though, residents will have a chance to ridethe rails to raise funds for the Port MoodyStation Museum.

On Aug. 18, it will be all aboard for a trainexcursion from Port Moody to Mission on aCanadian Pacific Railway 1950s diesel train tocelebrate the city’s centennial.

Jim Millar, manager of the Port MoodyStation Museum, noted CP doesn’t normallyrun the cars, but has leant them out for theday for the occasion.

“Riding a train is an inter-esting experience. There aren’tthat many opportunities any-more,” he told the Tri-CitiesNOW.

“Riding on a train is some-thing that’s kind of hard to dothese days.”

It’s also rare to ride a trainthat will provide entertainmentas you board and disembark, asis planned for the event.

Train conductors will also beon hand to provide informationon the trip to guests.

“It should be fun,” Millarsaid, adding it will be different than ridingthe commuter West Coast Express.

There will be two trips leaving from PortMoody and going to Mission, one in the mor-ning and one in the afternoon.

A bus will complete theother half of the trip, and theentire excursion is expected tolast about three hours.

Tickets are $30 per person,with the money going back tothe museum as a fundraiser.

Kids and families are wel-come, but given the vintage ofthe train, there are accessibil-ity issues, and people are beingasked to call the museum toarrange accommodations.

Tickets are available at themuseum, at 2734 Murray St.,and can be paid for by cash orcheque only.

To learn more, visit portmoodymuseum.orgor call 604-939-1648.

Local piper and drummer head toWorlds

Museumhosts centennial train trip toMission

PAIRWILL BE IN SCOTLANDONAUG. 17 AND18AS PARTOF SFU PIPE BAND’S ENTRY

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It may not be hockey, but these Canadianboys sure do play their hearts out.

The Tri-Cities’ own Daryl Techy and GavinMacRae are heading to Scotland this monthto compete in the World PipeBand Championships (TheWorlds).

Techy and MacRae are partof the famed Simon FraserUniversity Pipe Band, whichhas won multiple world cham-pionships and is consistentlyranked as one of the top pipingcontenders worldwide.

The two musicians are carry-ing on that tradition and willbe bringing their finely tunedcraft into the Grade 1 ranking,the highest competitive div-ision at The Worlds.

“I’m not so much nervous, just anxiousmaybe,” Techy told the Tri-Cities NOW. “It’s anew venture going into Grade 1, so we’ll seehow it goes.”

He is a piper for the band and has beenplaying since he was seven years old whenhis mom took him to a concert of the sameband he would end up joining, and he said he

wanted to try it out.“It’s a little difficult to learn at the begin-

ning, but if you just stick with it, it just getsbetter,” he said. “There are lots of great teach-ers around.”

This year marks the first time Techy willbe in the Grade 1 ranking for The Worlds in

Scotland. Last year he compet-ed in Grade 3 where his groupwon its division.

It’s his third time competingat such a level since his firstshowing as part of the Juvenileband in 2009, when his teamplaced fourth overall.

“It’s something I look at as alifetime thing,” he said. “Onceyou start you don’t ever reallystop. You can’t just quit thebagpipes.”

MacRae is a snare drummerfor the band and it is also hisfirst time going into the Grade

1 division. It might be daunting to some, buthe finds it exciting to go back to Scotland foranother chance to compete on a world scale.

“I’m really excited to play and [I’m] work-ing hard so I play my best,” MacRae said.

Last year MacRae won best lead drummerand his team did well in the 18 and undersection.

Following in his father’s footsteps — heplayed with the 78th Fraser Highlanders PipeBand, the first Canadian band to win TheWorlds — MacRae is practising hard so he canhelp his team bring home the championship.

“I am a very competitive person so I strive to

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Band will be heading to Scotland for theWorld Pipe Band Championships on Aug. 17and 18. For more information, visit theworlds.co.uk.

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Daryl Techy, along with Gavin MacRae, is heading to Scotland this month to play inthe World Pipe Band Championships as part of the acclaimed SFU Pipe Band.

It’s a littledifficult tolearn at thebeginning, butif you just stickwith it, it justgets better.–Daryl Techy

Riding a train isan interestingexperience.There aren’tthat manyopportunitiesanymore.–Jim MillarStation Museum

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Passengers will ride a 1950s diesel trainto celebrate Port Moody’s centennial.


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Kellie Haines from 11 to 11:45 a.m., with activi-ties ranging from theatre, dance, singing andclowning. Free tickets are now available at thelibrary, located at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo.

Tri-City Wordsmiths will hold their secondmeeting from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Poirier Branchof the Coquitlam Public Library, 575 Poirier St.,Coquitlam. The area’s newest writing group willhost guest speaker Daryl R. Stennett, a SunshineCoast author who will speak about life as aself-published author, as well as reading from hisbook and signing copies. Info: 604-475-2875.

TUESDAY, AUG 6Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and

Awareness Group (PCCN Coquitlam) holds itsmonthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Pinetree Com-munity Centre, 1260 Pinetree Way in Coquitlam.All those involved with prostate problems arewelcome to share their concerns and experi-ences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. Thereis no charge and donations are accepted. Info:Norm (604-936-8703) or Ken (604-936-2998).

Art Focus Artists’ Association membersSherry Carroll and Eunice Hodge will have select-ed artworks placed on display at Port CoquitlamCity Hall, located at 2580 Shaughnessy St. Theworks will be on display until Sept. 3.

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Hyde Creek Watershed Society holds its

monthly general meeting at 7:15 p.m. at theHyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery,3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo. Member IsaacNelson will share information about a recentUBC Fish Health Management workshop he at-tended. Everyone is welcome to this free event.E-mail [email protected] for info.

Colony Farm Community Gardens Societyinvites children and parents to a potato digfrom 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Find out how potatoesgrow, how they are harvested, and what critters— besides us — eat potatoes. Take a potato ortwo home, while the rest will be donated to thefood bank. Meet at the pagoda visible from thesouth parking lot on Colony Farm Road. Eventhappens rain or shine. Info: 604-936-7423

THURSDAY, AUG 8Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural

Society host a heritage garden walk startingat 10 a.m. Local historian Bryan Ness will leadparticipants through the city’s northside, and thegroup will be joined by members of the PoCoGarden Club as well. Meet at the Kinsmen Hallon Coquitlam Avenue at Aggie Park. For moreinfo, call 604-927-8403 or [email protected].

The Inlet Theatre plays hosts to a perfor-mance by the Great Smartini, also known as JeffChristensen, at 1 p.m. at 100 Newport Dr. inPort Moody. Smartini’s show, which is suitablefor kids aged five and up, is meant to encour-age and teach reading skills. No registration isrequired for this free event. Info: 604-469-4577.

FRIDAY, AUG 9Colony Farm Community Gardens Society

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the gardens from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Learn how youcan help pollinators maintain their populationsat this free event. Meet at the pagoda visiblefrom the south parking lot on Colony FarmRoad. Event will be cancelled in the event ofrain. Info: www.cfcg.ca or 604-936-7423.

Coquitlam RCMP host a Show ‘N’ Shineevent from 9 a.m. to noon at the Poirier Recre-ation Complex, 633 Poirier St., Coquitlam. TheRCMP’s Air One helicopter makes an appearanceat 10 a.m. Demonstrations and displays offeredby RCMP specialty sections and agencies suchas Coquitlam Search and Rescue, B.C. SheriffService and Coquitlam Fire and Rescue Services.

Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier Branch,hosts a seminar promoting the Helping Hands& Heart In-Home Care Services from 10:30 to11:30 a.m. at 575 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. Learnabout the services offered by Helping Hands andHeart, including post-operative care, pet care,laundry and housekeeping, meal planning andtransportation services, among other things. Toregister, leave a message on the library’s registra-tion line at 604-937-4155.

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TUESDAY, AUG 13Terry Fox Library welcomes guitarist and re-

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THURSDAY, AUG 15Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary holds a

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SATURDAY, AUG 17Minnekhada Park Association hosts its fifth

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Almost two years shy of sweet 16,Rosie Johanson is enjoying suc-cess beyond her years.

The teen tennis whiz has alreadybeen selected by Tennis Canada to

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Her win at the B.C. u-18 women’s cham-pionships in late June is just another featherin her cap.

Coupled with a sparkling debut on theinternational stage and four wins out of six ata Junior Fed Cup event in May, all the recentresults suggest things are pretty rosey forJohanson, who trains in Coquitlam.

As she prepares to make the move toMontreal, the Grade 9 Abbotsford studentsays a big step in her improved results hascome from a lot of work off the court.

“It’s been a giant jump from before and alot of my improvement has come through fit-ness,” said Johanson. “My fitness level is a lotbetter, I’ve got more agility, more stamina — Ilike going for long runs.”

Long runs and lengthy travel itinerarieshave all come together due to her talents anddetermination on the court.

The road to the u-16 Indoor National finalwasn’t easy, as the soft-spoken but confidentmember of People’s Court Tennis Club/GlobalTennis Academy of Coquitlam drew No. 1seed Marie-Alexandre Leduc of Quebec. Shehandled the crowd favourite 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 inthe quarterfinal and kept up that pace right tothe final, beating No. 2-seed Katherine Sebovof Ontario 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 for the title.

She followed that by placing second a weeklater in the u-18 nationals in Ontario, with 17-year-old Leduc returning the favour.

Buoyed by some nice results earlier in theyear in Mexico and Central America on theInternational Tennis Federation (ITF) circuit,Johanson has created an impressive racquetresume — but even she is surprised at howthings have turned out so far.

“I don’t think I was expected to do well (atthe nationals), but I was doing well at thetime and had some nice ITF results so I justkept going,” she said. “I had momentum goingbut I was shocked at how well it went.”

Her coach, however, wasn’t as shocked.“First of all, she has a perfect technique,”

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(competitive) thinking in her eyes a long timeago.”

It’s something others have noticed as well.She is a member of the Western CanadaNational Training Centre, one of 12 playersselected to study under coachOded Jacob.

Johanson has been playingthe sport since the age of seven.The family emigrated fromEngland when she was eight andsigned her up at the Coquitlamtennis facility soon after. Overthe years she has been an idealpupil, said Penchev, earning afull club scholarship along theway.

Her official hitting partner,Shayan Mirhosseini, is witnessto how far she’s improved overthe years.

“She has improved dramatic-ally. Mentally, she just loves to come here andplay and I can see how important it is for herto try and beat me,” said Mirhosseini, who

admits that it is happening more and morefrequently. “Rosie is a role model for all ourup-and-coming rising stars.”

In 2012, Johanson debuted on B.C. Tennis’top-10 rankings as its youngest player. The

u-14 provincial and u-16national champion had madea host of other top tourneys toattract the attention of TennisCanada.

Coming into 2013, she set thebar high and went into her firstITF series unranked, requiringher to qualify each time out. InMexico, she marched right tothe semifinals in her inauguralevent, then fell just short ofqualifying for the tournamentin El Salvador.

Demonstrating the feistybounce-back demeanour of herfavourite tennis player Serena

Williams, Johanson responded by collectingher first career ITF title with a huge win in thefinal stop in Guatemala.

She noted that the brief setback in ElSalvador, like the loss at the u-18 nationals,was fuel for her next challenge.

“It motivated me and made me want to winall the more,” she said.

Penchev notes the Johanson family hasbought into the commitment and sacrificesrequired to take tennis to its highest level, fromcommuting to Coquitlam from Abbotsfordregularly, making the time and financial com-mitments required, and giving the coach theability to do his job.

“I’ve taught 28 years in three countries andwhat I’ve seen is that to be successful you needa triangle of support from player, coach andparents,” Penchev said. “She’s our messengeroutside, that if people work hard and haveoutstanding support, success is possible.”

That jump, while daunting, has the teenexcited.

“It’s going to be tough for sure,” she said ofmoving away from home. “I know my parentsor I will be flying to meet up every six weeks,and if there’s a big tournament Tennis Canadawill fly them in. I’m ready.”

Tennis phenom transcends age barrier

LISA KING/NOW

Rosie Johanson’s progress through the tennis ranks defies her age, and she’s now training alongside Canada’s best in Montreal.

TAYLOR HURLS SILVERPort Coquitlam pitcher Paige Taylor

was as good as it gets on the mound lastweekend.

Taylor tossed a shutout for her FraserValley Fusion Rep A Girls under 16 fast-ball team against the favoured White RockRenegades, leading her side to a 2-0, silvermedal win.

Last weekend’s tourney included 14 ofthe province’s best fastball teams, and theFusion marched through the round robinwith a 3-1 record thanks to wins overRichmond, Vancouver and Victoria.

The club was tripped up by a 7-0 loss inthe crossover bracket at the hands of theRenegades 97 team, but collected two morewins en route to silver: 9-7 over the SurreyStorm 97 and a 11-3 over the Surrey Storm98 team.

SPORTS SHORTS OF DIAMOND PURSUITSThey’ve recently tasted success at the provin-

cial level, and now they’re hungry for more on thenational stage.

Eight players out of Coquitlam Little Leagueare currently in Thunder Bay, Ont. vying forCanadian bragging rights at the Canadian cham-pionships running through until Aug. 8.

Players who made the trip alongside theirFraserValleyCyclonesteammatesincludeAndrewWalton, Keegan Baldwin, Kyle Williamson,Ben McCarthy, Derek Fong, Allen Velten, BrettHoneysett, Sean Perry and Kyle Habkirk.

The team of 15 and 16 year olds dropped theirtourney opener 9-8 to the Quebec representativesfrom the Valleyfield Elites on Wednesday.

McCarthy got the call on the mound, givingup five runs in the top of the first alone, whileHoneysett tallied a pair of RBIs. Walton andVelten drove in a pair of runs as well.

The Cyclones took on the host club fromThunder Bay on Thursday after NOW deadlines.

The team won the B.C.s two weeks ago, afterdefeating the North Shore All-Stars 10-0 and 9-3.

Rosie is a rolemodel for all ourup-and-comingrising stars.–Shayan Mirhosseini,People’s CourtsTennis Club


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