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Jeremy [email protected]

Taking a dip in the chilly waters of BuntzenLake in the middle of January isnt for the timid.But dont tell that to a group of volunteer

divers who suited up on an overcast day to plun-der the lake looking for garbage.On Thursday, a group made up of five divers

lead by Henry Wang were on or perhaps a bet-ter description would be in Buntzen to cleanup the lake.Bottles.

Cans.Sandals.Bathing suits.If you can imagine it, or toss it into a lake,

thats what Wang and his friends have pulled outof the popular lake in Anmore.Specifically, the divers were out searching for

garbage near the cliff diving and swimming areasof the lake.As Wang noted, each area produces a different

type of garbage.By the cliffs, its bottles and cans and apparel

LISA KING/NOW

Divers Jonathan Martin, Henry Wang, John Webb and Degan Walters show off some of the garbage they pulledfrom Buntzen Lake Thursday afternoon.

Divers cleanout lake

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While Imthere, whynot pick upgarbage?DiverHenry Wang

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NEWS IN BRIEFThieves target catalyticconverters on vehicles

Coquitlam Mounties are warning thepublic after several recent thefts of cata-lytic converters in early January.Thieves stole the devices from five

vehicles in the area south of AustinAvenue between Mariner Way andLaurentian Crescent.The striking similarity between all

five thefts is all the vehicles involvedwere either a Toyota 4-Runner or Tacomabetween the model years 1997 to 2001,said RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung in a state-ment. That said, thieves could haveeasily targeted other types of vehiclesat any place. This is why we are askingresidents to be vigilant and report allsuspicious activity to us.A catalytic converter is an emissions

control device that converts toxic pollut-ants in exhaust into lesser pollutants. Itis located underneath the vehicle. Policenote catalytic converters have become ahot commodity for thieves because of thecopper and other metals inside. They arealso relatively easy to steal.Mounties also pointed out trucks

and SUVs are targeted the most, in partbecause they are higher off the groundand easier to crawl under. Its also easyto tell if your catalytic converter has beenswiped as your vehicle will sound like itdoesnt have a muffler.Police are urging residents in the area

of the thefts to call the local detachmentif they see anything suspicious, or to call911 to report a crime in progress.


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The calendar might haveflipped to 2014, but thathasnt ended debate onfuture growth in the City ofthe Arts.On Tuesday, city council

got back to business to workon the 100-page-plus docu-ment known as the draft PortMoody official communityplan (OCP).A few changes were made

to the document during thecourse of the committeeof-the-whole discussion, includ-ing limiting the old BarnetHotel site to six storeys andlowering the 30-year popu-lation growth estimate to50,000 from 59,000.But mostly, the core of the

OCP is still intact.And that is drawing a

mixed reaction from variouscouncillors.Coun. Rick Glumac said he

put motions forward in anattempt to address residentsconcerns around plans for

the oceanfront district andmore green space, but theyfell short.Im not sure if weve

addressed [residents] con-cerns enough yet, he toldthe Tri-Cities NOW, addinghe believes there is a way todeveloparoundtheEvergreenLine and keep the small-towncharacter of Port Moody.As for support for the over-

all plan, Glumac said hes

satisfied with the documentif the community is too.However, he said if council

hears more opposition fromthe public to the draft plan,the debate might not be over.For the better part of a year,

city council has been workingon the OCP in anticipation ofthe Evergreen Lines arrival.The document, which

guides landuse, servicing andthe form and character of any

new development, identifiesseven distinct Evergreen subareas, mostly within the citycentre area.All of the changes being

proposed in the new OCP arewithin areas where the newSkyTrain linewill run onceits completein 2016.Mayor Mike

Clay believesthe city isclose to com-ing up with afinal OCP, butstill has someissues.Specifically,

he said hesc o n c e r n e dwith theamount of hope pinned onthe west end of the city interms of development.Clay said he was also per-

plexed by councils decisionto limit the size of the BarnetHotel site to six storeys.Despite some of his res-

ervations, the mayor said it

is important the city havesome vision out there for thedevelopers already cominginto the community buyingland and making plans.It [the OCP] will evolve

over time as the last one did,Clay said.Its like

a n y t h i n g ,you could getcaught up somuch in theplanning thatyou forgetyoure actuallydoing some-thing.Coun.Diana

Dilworth saidshe is con-cerned aboutsome of the

language in the OCP, includ-ing the designation limitingvehicles on Spring Street tobicycle and pedestrian traf-fic.She believes it sends the

wrong message to businessesin the area and put a motionforward to change the docu-

ment, but it too failed topass.Besides that, Dilworth said

there appears to be a desire tomove on with the OCP.Weve worked hard and

come a long way, she said.Even if the politicians mak-

ing the final decision on theplan all agreed, the OCP stillhas a process to go throughbefore its on the books.The OCP will go back to

a regular council meeting,probably later this month,before it gets moved to theland use committee for publicinput, likely in February.From there it goes back

to council for first and sec-ond reading, then a publichearing potentially in earlyMarch. The document thengets a third reading beforebeing passed to MetroVancouver Regional Districtfor the Regional ContextStatement and RegionalGrowth Strategy.The final stage involves it

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Port Moody is revamping its official community plan(OCP) in anticipation of the Evergreen Lines arrival.

Im not sure ifweve addressed[residents]concerns enoughyet.Coun. Rick Glumac


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and in the swimming area its childrens toysand Frisbees.[Different areas] produce different things,

which is what were learning as were cleaningas well, he told the Tri-Cities NOW.Wang and the group were expecting to pull

out 100 pounds of garbage from Buntzen.Last September, the divers nabbed 160

pounds of garbage from thelake, but that just scratched thesurface.Thats why they came back

this week for another dive.Wang, who owned a dive

shop inNorth Vancouver beforeselling it last year, was lookingfor a way to keep up his skills,when a friend invited him toBuntzen.Thats when they noticed all

the garbage and decided to dosomething about it.While Im there, why not

pick up garbage? he figured.Its so much fun and really rewarding.He also said the work is a way of bringing

attention to just how much garbage ends upin local lakes.Since then, he and his friends, all volun-

teers who pay their own way, have cleaned upother lakes in the region.And theyve found some pretty interesting

items, including a Glock handgun in one lakeand some stolen laptops in Belcarra.The divers dont carry any special devices or

machines to pick up the trash and items in thewater just a hand and donated onion bags.Wang explained the onion bags are mesh

and dont hold water, making them perfect forholding garbage under the surface.And as many of the items as possible pulled

from the lake, like cans and even somemetals,are recycled.Wang admits the group gets a kick out of

how much garbage they can pull out, notingits become a bit of a challengeamongst them each time theygo out.Its like a treasure hunt,

he said.While right now, Wang and

his friends are doing this workon their own, hes hoping tofundraise so the group canexpand to more lakes.Under the name Divers for

Cleaner Lakes and Oceans, thegroup is trying to raise moneyto buy a trailer capable of haul-ing 2,200 kilograms of garbageat a time, besides supplies for

cleaning.Even with a couple of successful dives in

Buntzen under their belt, Wang said he andhis friends will likely be back this summer todo more cleanup.The goal is to have the popular lake com-

pletely free of garbage.For more information about the group or

to volunteer, contact Wang at [email protected]. To donate directly, go towww.youcaring.com/cleanlakes.

Divers raising fundsto continuework

Donated trailerwill aidhatchery in rebuilding

Jeremy [email protected] Dec. 11, the buildings

that housed the MossomCreek Hatchery burned to theground, sending a decades-old Port Moody institutioninto tumult.A month later, the rebuild-

ing process is slow, butprogress is being made.Earlier this week, the City

of Port Moody dropped off aseveral-ton gift to the site ofthe hatchery in the form of atemporary trailer.The trailer will be a warm

and dry place in which mem-bers of the organization canoperate from and eventuallyuse as a construction head-quarters.Its extremely valuable.

The City of Port Moody hasbeen extremely generous andextremely quick to offer us allkinds of support, said RuthFoster, one of the founders of

the hatchery.She told the Tri-Cities

NOW the trailer is especiallyimportant for Sundays whenvolunteers drop by the hatch-ery.The fire a month ago

ripped through the hatch-

ery, gutting the 37-year-oldstructure located on MossomCreek Drive.Early estimates were that

some 200,000 eggs fromthree different species, col-lected last fall, were lost in

CITY OF PORTMOODY IS HELPINGMOSSOMCREEKHATCHERYAFTER FIRE

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[Differentareas] producedifferent things,which is whatwere learningas werecleaning.Henry Wang

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Burnt remains from the hatchery fire on Dec. 11 are stillvisible on the grounds.

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the blaze. The hatcherys pink salmon programwas also wipedout, along with historical books and press clippings.Two holding tanks containing coho smolts were left

untouched.Foster noted the demolition of the fire site would happen

soon as part of insurance coverage.As for the future, she said there are a lot of ideas being float-

ed around on how to replace the building and make it better.However, Foster said she would be happy to have the fish-

rearing portion of the operation back by the fall.Any new building, she cautioned could be completed some

time after.We have a long way to go, Foster said.Besides donations, the hatchery will be applying for grants

from the Pacific Salmon Foundation and other agencies.In the meantime, the folks at the hatchery are blown away

by the outpouring of support and funds coming in from thecommunity and beyond.Some of those donations include $10,000 from the City of

Port Moody, $5,000 from the Ioco Boat Club, $1,500 from thePort Moody Firefighters local union and $4,000 from PacificCoast Terminals, to name a few.Foster said the organization is grateful for all of the dona-

tions that have come in since the fire.The hatchery also got a bit of good news while volunteers

were recently sifting through the rubble, finding some oldphotos dating back to the 1980s that were in salvageableshape.Foster, along with fellow Centennial Secondary biology

teacher Rod MacVicar, started the hatchery back in 1976 aspart of a school project.The Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society, a non-

profit group, has been in charge of running the operationsince 1992.

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Familiar scammer resurfacesJohn [email protected]

An alleged crook referredto as the tow truck scammerhas resurfaced in Coquitlam,this time in theBlueMountainneighbourhood.The latest incident took

place around 9 p.m. onSaturday, Jan. 4 near theintersection of Foster Avenueand Gatensbury Street.According to area resident

James, who asked to have hislast name withheld, a man inhis 30s knocked on his doorand asked his wife for somemoney to help pay for a towtruck.He came to the door and

said that he was friends ofpeople down the street andthat he was in town visit-ing them, but they werenthome, James said. He men-tioned that he had a car acci-dent but that he was $8.70short of being able to pay forthe tow truck.James overheard the con-

versation after it was too late,and his wife offered up $10to the man. By the time he

went to investigate, the scam-mer was seen running up thestreet. James also saw himapproachingother homes inthe neighbour-hood the nextnight.He comes

to your houseand you seethis clean-cut guy. Hedoesnt looklike a junkie oranything likethat, he said.Its not likehes lookingfor a huge amount of money,hes not even looking for $30.Hes looking for $8 or $9.Last weekends incident

is similar to one that playedout last summer. A man whomatches the same descrip-tion approached a house inthe Austin Heights area withthe exact same story andasked area resident DarleneBrowning for help.A Block Watch captain

with 17 years experience,Browning refused to hand

over any cash and insteadcalled police.The suspect was appre-

hended with-in minutes,though itsunclear if thesame personis linked toboth scams.According

to CoquitlamRCMP Cpl.Jamie Chung,the best thingto do in thesetypes of situa-tions is to trustyour instincts

and not open the door.Before you open the door,

know who that person is,he said. If it is somebodyyou dont recognize, or if youdidnt call for their service,dont open the door. Just saythat youre not interestedthrough the door thats thesafest thing to do.And while James didnt

report the incident to police,Chung stressed the need forresidents to call in any type ofsuspicious activity.With that information we

can create intelligence andstrategize to counter theproblem, Chung said.

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Before you openthe door, knowwho that personis.Coquitlam RCMPCpl. Jamie Chung

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15TH, 2014FROM 6:00 8:00 PM

School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) would like toinvite you to attend an Open House to review

plans for our new Moody Middle School.As our School of the Artsin the City of the Arts

you will receive information on:School Vision and ProgrammingPlans on the new construction

The school administration will providea short presentation at 6:00 pm.

Following, District staff and the architectwill be available to answer

any questions regarding building plans.

The Open House will be held at:Moody Middle School

3115 St. Johns Street, Port MoodyIf you have any questions please contact

Ivano Cecchini, Principal, Facilities Initiatives(604) 939-9201 or [email protected]

Late Montessori Program(Grade 6 Entry)

Application ProcessBroaden their love of learning through

an enriched Montessori program!WHAT IS MONTESSORI? Montessori is a program of choice offered by School District No. 43 (Coquitlam). The program provides a rich learning environment for students. It is based onMontessori principles and fulfills the expectations of the Ministry of Education.

The program is available to students in Kindergarten to Grade 8. The Montessori approach supports continuous progress, as students learn towork on personal goals and academic challenges.

Students learn to work independently, in small groups and as peer leaders. The program is delivered following the Montessori philosophy of learning. Students make use of a variety of information sources in their project work,including explorations, technology, print and human resources.

Montessori at middle school emphasizes critical and creative thinking,community service and student-initiated learning with in-depth studies.

The program supports students in becoming lifelong learners andglobal citizens of the world.

Late Montessori Application Processat Montgomery & Scott Creek Middle Schools

(Grade 6 entry)AN INVITATION TO PARENTS: If you are considering the Montessori program at middleschool in September 2014, you are invited to attend an information meeting to learn about the program.An information meeting regarding the middle school program will take place at:

SCOTT CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL1240 Lansdowne Drive

Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.Application forms will be available at the open house or online.

For further information visit our website:www.sd43.bc.ca or contact Rob McFaul, Principal,Montgomery Middle School at 604-939-7367

or e-mail: [email protected] or Rob Foot, Principal, Scott CreekMiddle School at 604-945-0156 or e-mail: [email protected]

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More than a week ago weentered 2014 and, likethe beginning of everyyear, anything seemsachievable.Its an opportunity to embrace change,

to anticipate challenge and, of course,to use as an excuse to finally make agoal. Fuelled with the wondrous powerof unpredictable possibilities that eachyear brings, you dared to make a newresolution.And although resolutions seem like a

good idea at the time, lets face it theold saying is true.Old habits die hard.From spending less money to build-

ing new relationships to challenging theinfamous and ambitious Im-going-to-eat-healthy-and-exercisegoal, youquick-ly realize that your objective might havebeen slightly unreasonable. Irrational,even.In fact, I bet a lot of us already broke

the resolution we made last week.As students, we have our own set of

impeding challenges. Many of us canface various poor habits that are pot-entially detrimental to our educationalstudies.The start of a year is an opportunity

to eradicate these faults, motivating usto finally take action in reaching targetsthat seem beyond attainable.A new year, a new person things

can change, right? Possibly. But somehabits, well, not so much.Take distractions, for instance. It hap-

pens to every student. Staring at theflashing line on top of an empty Worddocument, you feel your hand slowlydrift away to your iPhone.Just five little minutes, you reason

with yourself, opening an app. Orperhaps you reach for the TV remoteinstead.Whatever the case, you find yourself

pressing a button on a device, and threehours later, youre contemplating the

best excuse to use to explain why youwere unable to finish your homework.Maybe the Internet kept disconnect-

ing.This results in a common resolution

of limiting the distractions around youwhen you study. But who can blame anyof us students, constantly immersed instate-of-the-art technology, if we playgames on our laptop or read texts on ourphone?Unless you stash or smash the devices,

this restriction is difficult to adopt. Andof course, almost every student fallsvictim to the inviting means of procras-tination.Project due next week? Theres still

time, you repeatedly convince yourself,right up until the night before the duedate.Even last-minute studying for tests is

something we all would like to avoid.But making a promise with yourself at

the beginning of a new year is unlikelyto break any habit, especially withoutimmense dedication.So why do we make resolutions if we

all know the chances of fulfillment arelow? To satisfy tradition?I doubt that anyone enjoys failure.

Success is something most of us strivefor every day. Still, when many of usface dissatisfaction at the end of eachyear, we decide to celebrate by makinganother unreasonable goal.For hope, perhaps. Initiating a new

years resolution is a method to effacethe past years errors, to rebuild andrecommence the ideal you.Embracing the mystery of imminent

opportunities can only be done in thebeginning. Whether this goal is actual-ized or not, I think the concept of resolu-tions is to start the year optimistically.Until reality catches up with you.Tradition or not, these wishes are a

way to confirm our many aspirations andexpectations, before you discover thatyou are still the same person as last year.But if you like success, you better try

something else.Maybe the best resolution to make is

to simply make no resolution at all.

Kana Wiens is a Grade 12student at Dr. Charles BestSecondary in Coquitlam.

It does appear people are getting the message: Dontdrink and drive.While its hard to know for sure if there are fewerdrunks on the roads around the Tri-Cities, the num-ber of people getting busted has dropped dramatic-ally in the last couple of years.According to Coquitlam RCMP, there were 31 people

busted this past December compared to 71 just two yearsago. But the positive numbers are little comfort for thefamilies of the victims of drunk drivers, like Dan Reaveley.Last Friday, a judge found Cory Sater, the man behind

the wheel of a jeep that killed Reaveleys wife Charlene andanother woman, Lorraine Cruz, in 2011, guilty of severalcharges including impaired driving causing death and bod-ily harm. The two women, along with Cruzs boyfriend,were standing at the side of the Lougheed Highway inCoquitlam when a Jeep driven by Sater hit them and tookoff.Sater will have his fate handed to him by a judge at his

sentencing hearing in March.Unfortunately, the fate of the victims and families

involved was sealed when Sater, who had six rye and cokesand a couple of shots in a three-hour period, decided to getbehind the wheel that winter night.After the decision, Reaveley told the media he hoped the

conviction would set a precedent for future cases.The sad part about that statement is there will be

another case. Somewhere, maybe in the Tri-Cities or inanother municipality, a family will be torn apart by thecareless action of a driver choosing to ignore the law and common sense.We know it cant be said enough: If you plan to have

some drinks, dont get behind the wheel. Find a safe wayhome. The cost for doing otherwise is just too high.

Onedrunkdriver isonetoomany

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Resolutions?No thankyou

THIS WEEKS QUESTION:

With the start of the WinterOlympics about a month away,how excited are you? I cant wait to watch the games. Its the best sporting event in the world. I dont care. I only care about the hockey. Wake me up in March.

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Will you use the Port MannBridge less to avoid the $3 toll?No, Id spend more in gas avoiding it . . . . . . . . . . . . .13%No, its worth the cost to save time . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15%I dont use it either way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%Yes, Ill take the Pattullo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34%Yes, Ill take fewer trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27%

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MAYOR SETSTHE RECORDSTRAIGHTRe: The right prior-

ities? letter to the editor,Wednesday, Jan. 8.Wayne Taylors letter sug-

gests that a replacement for theBailey bridge is my top priority,as apparently published in theVancouver Sun.However, the Sun didnt ask for

the top priority of mayors; itasked us what the one remainingthing is you really want to accom-plish before the next election.I completely agree with Mr.

Taylor that a high priority needsto be placed on the connectionof the Evergreen Line with ourtransportation network and withneighbourhood plans withinCoquitlam, to ensure that growthis managed effectively to protectour residents.In fact, that was actually my

first e-mail response to the Sunsquestion (Ive provided the editorwith the e-mail string betweenmyself and the reporter, for veri-fication).However, the reporter rejected

that response, as it wasnt suf-ficiently time-limited and finite;she wanted specifically one thingto be completed in the next nine

months, such as a bus route thatneeded to be added, etc.With that clarification, I offered

up two short-term needs, and sheranwith one of them the Baileybridge.This issue certainly must

be resolved within the next sixmonths, but nobody would callit their highest priority; itsurgent (construction must takeplace during this summers fish-eries window), but not nearly asimportant (as high a priority) as adozen other issues.Engineers agree the 20-year-old

one-lane Bailey bridge is at theend of its life. Since it was closedto truck traffic 11 months ago, ithas created enormous backups onBrunette, which has placed livesat risk through delays in accessingRoyal Columbian Hospital.New West has taken the pos-

ition that the one-lane bridgeshould be replaced with anotherone-lane bridge to limit trafficflow, a position that is unaccept-able to Coquitlam and to busi-nesses in both communities.And while Mr. Taylor suggests

that the design of the replace-ment bridge is completely up toNew Westminster, the law saysotherwise; under legislation,this intermunicipal roadway isunder joint management betweenour two cities, and Coquitlam has

just asmuch say inwhat gets built.Coquitlam will continue to pushfor a two-lane replacement, andultimately for a four-lane over-pass that gets goods-movementover the rail crossings at BraidStreet, a plan that has been in theworks for more than 20 years.If I had been asked about my

priorities for 2014, I would haveoffered any number of reallyimportant public policy object-ives that we are working on, fromtraffic safety to homelessness,from crime reduction to supportof families in need, responsiblemanagement of growth to com-bating childhood obesity, bully-ing, drugs and addictions, etc.Mr. Taylor suggests that the

Bailey bridge was my answer to aquestion that wasnt asked.

Richard StewartCoquitlam Mayor

MEETING TIMEDIDNTWORKFOR BUSINESSOWNERRecently, I received an invi-

tation to a business assessmentworkshop, sponsored by the Cityof Coquitlam and the Tri-CitiesChamber of Commerce. The

scheduled meeting time wasWednesday, Jan. 8 from 11:30a.m. to 2 p.m. at City Hall.This event came as a direct

result of a budget town hall meet-ing on Oct. 3.That meeting began innocently

enough with a budget presenta-tion, but soon transformed intoa public outcry on taxation ofbusiness and municipal spendingin our city.A procession of business owners

approached the mic that evening,some in tears, to protest the busi-ness property tax rate in our city.Business property in Coquitlam isvalued at 15 per cent of the totalproperty value. However, busi-nesses pay 40 per cent of the totalproperty tax.As someone in the process

of relocating his business toCoquitlam, I appreciate this effortto educate business owners in theprocess of taxation.However, the date and time of

this meeting is curious. Businessowners are busy during businesshours trying to earn enough topay their disproportionate shareof property tax.Shouldnt event sponsors

respect this fact and hold themeeting outside of businesshours?

Ben CraigCoquitlam

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The numbers are heading in the right direc-tion as far as police are concerned, but thereis still room for improvement.Last month, as part of its annual Christmas

CounterAttack campaign, Coquitlam RCMPpulled 31 impaired drivers off Tri-Citiesstreets.That represents about a one-third drop in

the number of impaired drivers being bustedby police compared to the same time in 2012,when 46 people were caught.RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung noted this years

totals are generally positive.It shows some of the people, but not all of

the people, are getting the message of dontdrink and drive, he told the Tri-Cities NOW,adding the goal for police is to have no onebehind the wheel drunk.The stats are showing a fairly steady decline

in the amount of people busted for drunk driv-ing during the holiday season.In 2011, local Mounties removed a total of

71 drivers from the roads.With what appears to be fewer drunks on

the road, the number of crashes and collisionsis also down in the last two years.There were 31 crashes recorded in the

month of December, compared to 41 in thesame month in 2011.That was just about the time tough prov-

incial drinking and driving laws, which werereinstated in June following a court challenge,

came into effect which meant drivers couldreceive immediate roadside suspensions, havetheir cars impounded and face fines of up to$4,000.While more people may be getting the

message, Chung suggested the CounterAttackcampaigns which police usually run oneeach of in the summer and winter remain avaluable program.He noted there are two aspects to the cam-

paigns: to provide education and an expecta-tion that if people drink and drive theyll getcaught and laws will be enforced.Coquitlam Mounties are also reminding the

public of a program in the Tri-Cities to reportdrunk drivers through 911.Report Impaired Drivers, or RID, is a pro-

gram to remind the public its OK to call 911to report a drunk driver.The campaign was launched in the Tri-

Cities in the summer of 2012.As part of the campaign, signs alerting driv-

ers of RID were placed around the communityat gateways and high visibility areas, such ason Barnet Highway.Chung said there is no hard data to show

how many people are using the emergencynumber, but suggested it was already beingused regularly prior to the campaign.Its just to ensure them [motorists] its OK

to call 911 to report an impaired driver, hesaid.Of course, police are reminding anyone

who calls 911 to report a drunk driver to do soin as safe a manner as possible.

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NEWSN0WTHE TRI-CITIES NOW | FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2014 10

NOTICE OF INTENTIONTO SELL CITY LAND

Pursuant to Sections 26 and 94 of the Community Charter, the City ofCoquitlam hereby gives notice of the intention to sell all or portions ofthe following properties:

Legal Description: Lot A, Block 7, District Lot 64, Group 1,New Westminster District,Plan EPP35910 (PID No. 029-225-311)

Civic Address: Former portion of lane containing517.6 square metres located adjacent tothe properties at 1966, 1976, 1984Dawes Hill Road, 198 MontgomeryStreet, 1985 and 1999 Peterson Avenue.

Intention: To consolidate former portions of laneallowance with the adjacent propertieslisted above.

Purchasers: Adjacent benefitting property owners.

Nature of Disposition: Fee Simple.

Selling Price: $48,768.24, plus any applicable taxes.

Further information can be obtained from the City of Coquitlam,Development Planning Section, Planning and DevelopmentDepartment, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2 orby phone 604-927-3432

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A Maillardville mainstay isramping up to highlight fourdecades of harmony throughsong. Les Echos du Pacifiquecelebrates its 40th anniver-sary this year, and the groupslongevity is a testament tocelebrating the past, whileembracing the present.According to choir pres-

ident Daniel Bouchard,the choir started out as agroup of French-CanadianCatholics exclusively fromMaillardville.But while francophone cul-

ture is still at the forefront, thegroup has diversified.My mom was in the choir

and so were my aunts andcousins, Bouchard said.Back then it was a reallyMaillardville-based, franco-phone type of communitychoir. Now the choir brings inpeople from across the LowerMainland.Bouchard has been a mem-

ber since Day 1, although heperiodically took time away tofocus on his career.He remembers the choirs

first rehearsal in the basement

of Our Lady of Fatima Church,complete with 40 enthusiasticsingers embracing the worldsof folk and traditional music.It was very exciting,

because it was brand new andit had never happened before.It started out in an era, back inthe 70s, when choral singingand folk singing really tookoff, he recalled.There were choirs all

across Canada and we wouldend up travelling to choral fes-tivals in Edmonton, Calgary,Manitoba, New Brunswick. Itwas fantastic.Despite being around for 40

years, not much has changedin the original spirit of thegroup. Some of the songshave been passed along fromgeneration to generation, andspeak to experiences that areas relevant today as they werein the 1800s, according toBouchard.And while the songs are all

in French including titleslike Dans mon moine danse,Alouette and Je voudraisvois la mer all ethnici-ties are invited to participatein the group. To that end,group members help translatecertain terms, and reference

material is provided for mem-bers to take home.One thing that has changed

is the way people experiencemusic, Bouchard said.Prior to the advent of a lot

of the new technology avail-able, people produced, theysang and they got togetherand played music withanother, he said. They sayits a very different experiencewhen youre actually a part ofthe process. The feeling youget when youre singing, itslike youre not listening to it.Youre in it.On top of shows through-

out Coquitlam namely atFestival du Bois and FoyerMaillardthe choir performsacross Metro Vancouver. Andtheyre looking for new mem-bers.Were looking for people

with a willingness to partici-pate, Bouchard said, butalso those people interestedin singing and sharing musicwith others.The choir holds its first

rehearsal of 2014 on Monday,Jan. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. atPlace Maillardville.For details, see www.lese-

chosdupacifique.com.

Celebrating 40yearsSUBMITTED PHOTO

Les Echos du Pacifique turns 40 this year, and is in need of more choir members.

ARTS&[email protected]

PoCos Leigh Square Community ArtsVillage will host the Vancouver artist col-lective Phantoms in the Front Yard for theirexhibition, Phantoms, from Thursday, Jan. 16to Monday, Feb. 17.Phantoms ushers in a new year and a new

season of diverse and compelling art at LeighSquare Community Arts Village, according toa press release from the city.Phantoms in the Front Yard is a touring art-

ist collective that brings together the work ofVancouver artists Michael Abraham, JeremyBirnbaum, Paul Morstad, Marcus Macleod,Jonathan Sutton and Jay Senetchko, withcurator Pennylane Shen.The artist collectives shared vision for their

work is the idea that figurative art has becomethe phantom of the fine art world, haunting

both modernism and postmodernism withits ties to a classical tradition, refusing to bedismissed, ignored or forgotten.Phantoms in the Front Yard boldly chal-

lenge the contemporary Canadian art scene torevive the human subject as muse.The opening reception of Phantoms, set for

Thursday, Jan. 16 from 7 to 9 p.m., will fea-ture members of Phantoms in the Front Yardpresenting an artists talk.The talk will include an interactive discus-

sion of their work in the exhibition, theirdynamics and vision as a group, and theirreflections on the place of the human figurein contemporary art.Phantoms is a must see for those interested

in artistic variety and the beauty of the humanfigure.

LeighSquarehostsnewartexhibition

SUBMITTED PHOTO

A newexhibit,called

Phantoms,opens

Thursday,Jan. 16 at theLeigh SquareCommunityArts Villagein PoCo. An

artists recep-tion will beheld from 7

to 9 p.m. thatevening, and

the showruns through

Feb. 17. Itfocuses onthe human

figure inmodern art.


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Learnabout arthritis at a free talkDid you know that one in

10 Canadians suffer fromosteoarthritis and one in 100suffer from rheumatoid arth-ritis?At Dogwood Pavilion, on

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COMMUNITY&LIFE

The deadline for grantapplications to the PortCoquitlam CommunityFoundation is midnight onWednesday, Jan. 15.Founded in 2012, the

foundation is accepting pre-screening applications for itsinaugural granting cycle.Applications are encour-

aged, but not restricted to,projects in the areas of thearts, culture and heritage;assistance to the homeless;the environment and com-munity safety; and sports, fit-ness and recreation.The pre-screening applica-

tion, procedure and processdetails are available at www.pocofoundation.com.The foundation raises,

manages and distributesfunds for initiatives and pro-grams that benefit residents.Its most recent success

story is the creation of thePoCo Minor Lacrosse BursaryFund that provides bursariesto exceptional lacrosse play-ers to assist them in further-ing their education.If you have questions about

submitting an application,contact John Diack, chair ofthe granting committee, [email protected] general information

about the foundation, con-tact Ron Csermak, chair ofthe marketing committee, [email protected].

Trevor Wingrove will behonoured by Coquitlam citycouncil at the regular councilmeeting on Monday, Jan. 13.Wingrove was a long-term

city employee and the generalmanager of corporate servi-ces for the City of Coquitlambefore passing away fromcancer in 2010.He was also a local lacrosse

star.Members of the public are

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so, hunting these fish hasbeen replaced by a whaleshark ecotourism industry.Fishermen attract the whalesharks by hand-feeding thempart of their daily shrimpcatch, while divers and snor-kellers pay for the opportun-ity to swim with these gentlegiants. But biologists areconcerned this practice couldcreate long-term problems.At the Tuesday, Jan.

14 meeting of the BurkeMountain Naturalists (BMN),SFUbiologist JoshSilbergwill

present a slideshow describ-ing what is known aboutthe life cycle and migratorybehaviour of these creaturesand will detail the conserva-tion dilemma that might arisewhen hunting is converted toecotourism.

At the same meeting, BMNmember John Reynolds willbriefly summarize the find-ings of the local AudubonChristmas Bird Count for2013.This meeting marks the

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Some of Coquitlams big-gest cultural groups will bepainting the town red andgold next week as part of apair of Lunar New Year cele-brations.SUCCESSis stagingthe first

get-together for the Chinesecommunity on Monday,Jan. 13, while the Koreancommunity gets its turn on

Friday, Jan. 17. Both celebra-tions take place in Room 127of the City Centre branch ofthe Coquitlam Public Libraryfrom 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Its open to all people,

not just SUCCESS clients,said Alice Poon, a settlementofficer with the social ser-vices agency. We want allethnic groups to understandhow the Chinese and Koreanscelebrate.Though the Lunar New

Year falls on Jan. 31, nextweeks events serve as a pre-view for what to expect fromboth cultures.And according to Poon, not

much separates the two as itpertains to customs aroundthe Lunar New Year: homesare cleaned from top to bot-tom, new clothes are pur-chased for children and des-serts fill the home.You have to have some

goodies ready, some pud-

dings, some sweets and somecandies for when youreguests come over, she said.Red and gold are consid-

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represents wealth, while redis believed to discourage evilspirits.According to Poon, fire-

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Staffers at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver(formerly known as the Boulevard Casino) arelooking to start a tidal wave of TLC.A group of employees from the newly reno-

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to the likes of SHARE, the Crossroads HospiceSociety, Place des Arts, the Coquitlam AnimalShelter and the Backstage Youth PerformersSociety. Now, theyre encouraging others tofollow suit through a contest that can netwinners a free dinner and a $500 donationtowards a charity of their choice.

The idea we had was around how we cangive back, but how we can also get otherpeople to join with us, said Hard Rocks mar-keting manager, Carly Roberts.We thought if we can make a drip in

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Esther Cullen knows first-hand how the grieving pro-cess can take shape.She knows it can take

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at the age of 32, Cullen nowheads up a grief supportgroup that begins meet-ings on Tuesday, Jan. 14 atPort Coquitlams RiversideCommunity Church.Called the Grief Share

Group, the meetings will begeared specifically to thosewho have lost a loved one.It normalizes the grief

process, it gives peoplepermission to be sad and tocry, said Cullen, a pastor atthe church. Tears are veryacceptable. You dont wantto push anybody past theirability to cope at any par-ticular time. You have to takethings gently while walkingthrough the process.The group has existed on

a semi-regular basis for thepast decade, with coursesoffered over a two or three-month span depending onthe level of need.The current group sessions

will run weekly from Jan. 14to March 17, with each meet-ing featuring a different DVDfocusing on varying topics.Those DVD materials alsodocument different types ofloss and coping strategies:the death of a spouse orchild and identifying waysto cope.If you go past two or

three years and youre stillstuck, you really do needmore help, Cullen said. Itreally does become a supportgroup because we care foreach other.On top of the group ses-

sions, Cullen also offersone-on-one support. But likethose grieving themselves,Cullen also needs to be heardout from time to time, giventhe traumatic emotions sheoften finds herself dealingwith.I have walked through

this grief process and I thinkI come from a position ofstrength having alreadywalked it, she said. I haveto have people that I am ableto talk with and be encour-aged by and supportedmyself. I have those peoplein my life and Im verythankful for them.Cullen noted that religion

does enter into some of thediscussions.God will be mentioned

and some people will sharehow God has helped themthrough it can come upif it needs to, she said. Butwe dont dwell on it, werenot pushy, were not Biblethumpers. We are just want-

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Almost any type of expres-sion is welcomed at themeetings, Cullen said, and insome instances, no expres-sion is OK too: crying ortalking things out is just asaccepted as silence.

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