Tri-City News April 8 2016

JANIS WARREN/THE TRI-CITY NEWSChief Jay Sharpe (left) with three of Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department’s new recruits, Melissa Cooke, Miranda Venos and Sarah Coombs. All three are Heritage Woods secondary school graduates who live in Anmore. For more, ready article on page 16.

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David Pimentel lived in Port Moody and attended Heritage Woods secondary school, and now the musician who per-forms using the stage name Pomo is a 2016 Juno award winner for Electronic Album of the Year for The Other Day.Please see article on page 14

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FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2016Your community. Your stories.TCTRI-CITYNEWS

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TC THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: 19Fine flicks and good laughs in store

Whistles are not for the birds in PM

THE ENVIRONMENT DON’T CALL THEM ‘CHARLIE’S ANGELS’

CP trains could drive out nesting herons in PoMoSARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News

While many established Port Moody residents have learned to grin and bear the whistle that signals a CP Rail train coming down the Ioco spur line, one collection of newcomers isn’t too thrilled.

A fledgling heron colony in Shoreline Park could be at risk of abandoning its nests due to the loud train whistle, say local environmentalists.

“This is a very sensitive time,” said Elaine Golds, president of the Burke Mountain Naturalists and a PoMo resident, as the herons

are building nests and pre-paring to lay their eggs.

Golds and others have spotted six nests, with a seventh possibly under con-struction, for a total of about a dozen herons in the area.

The large, graceful birds are extremely sensitive to noise disturbances and have been seen leaving en masse when the train whistle blares.

see CP SAYS, page 7

HILARY MAGUIRE PHOTOA heron builds a nest in Port Moody.

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SUBMITTED PHOTO; WOLFGANG KNAUER PHOTOJohn Goheen, Markus Fahrner, Cary Price, Alan Fox, Sonny Son, Jim Millar, James Happer and Brianne Egeto wear First World War uniforms and dress at Port Moody Station Museum’s Venosta rail car to re-enact a farewell scene involving Canadian troops also shown above in the original photo. The museum is the site of the first Trench Talk tomorrow (Saturday).

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Vimy Ridge info, tour of trench at PoMo museumDIANE STRANDBERGTri-CiTy News

For five years between 1914 and 1918, thousands of Canadians fought and died for a country they barely knew in battle conditions that were challenging and difficult.

A century later, today’s Canadians can learn more about this war, what happened, and why it mattered during a series of talks — including one

tomorrow (Saturday) — put on by Port Moody Station Museum.

“We can’t remember things we don’t know,” says John Goheen, a local elementary school principal who is helping organize the talks and tours of a replica First World War trench built last summer at the museum. “It’s our responsibil-ity to become as informed as possible so we can appreciate what we have as a result.”

He and a team of volun-teers, including local graphic artist Markus Fahrner, have researched the period and Goheen brings a wealth of knowledge, having guided the Royal Canadian Legion’s

Pilgrimage of Remembrance to WWI sites for several years.

As Canada marks the 100th anniversary of the war and the many battles Canadians were involved in, Goheen and the team want to share this knowl-edge with others.

People who attend the talks will learn about the importance of WWI to Canada’s develop-ment as a nation, specific battles, living conditions in the trenches, weaponry and other topics. They’ll also get a chance to tour the replica trench and see a photo reenactment of a specific event during the First World War.

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Tomorrow (Saturday) at Port Moody Station Museum, local First World War his-torians will hold a public talk about the battle of Vimy Ridge, which took place from April 9 to 17, 1917 in France. It is a free community event that will include the talk, a tour of a replica trench. The talk begins at 1 p.m. The museum is located at 2734 Murray St.

Dates for all of the Trench Talks are on or near the 99th

anniversary of major battles involving Canadians. The talks will continue into next year as the First World War education program runs through 2018 to mark cente-nary events.

• Friday, July 1, trench tours begin at 10 a.m. — learn about the battle of Beaumont Hamel; there will also be a Newfie Kitchen party at 5 p.m. Reserve your tickets.

• Sunday, Aug. 7 — learn

about animals used in the war.• Saturday, Sept. 17 —

learn about the battle to capture the ruined village of Courcelette.

• Saturday, Oct. 8 — learn about the efforts to capture the Regina Trench.

• Sunday, Nov. 6 — Passchendaele will be dis-cussed as Remembrance Week is celebrated.

• Thursday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. — a candlelight vigil will be held.

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Archer to discuss how to live safely with bears in areaDIANE STRANDBERGTri-CiTy News

A B.C. guide and search and rescue dog handler with years spent in the backcountry will bring her expertise and knowledge of bears to Port Moody this month for a Bear Essentials talk.

Ellie Archer is director of community outreach with the Get Bear Smart Society and says it’s not enough to watch cute bear videos. To be bear smart is to be sensitive to wild-life and take responsibility for one’s actions, including clean-ing up animal attractants so bruins don’t get habituated to human food scraps.

“We know more about these animals than we ever have and we need to implement what we know in the future,” Archer told The Tri-City News. “Each life is precious is what I’m trying to say.”

Archer, who grew up in Alberta and started out as an artist casting bronze sculptures of wildlife, including a family of bears that had been killed on the highway, says communities can become bear smart with a few practical steps.

Securing garbage is one way but people can also lose their fear of bears if they get to know their habits and not get upset when they see one in their neighbourhood.

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In her free Bear Essentials talk next Wednesday in Port Moody, Archer will provide information about bears and ways to live safely with them. She said it’s even more im-portant for people to be bear smart this spring because 33 cubs will soon be released into the wild, bears that were picked up in 2015 after losing their mom to starvation or other circumstances. At least three of the bears are from the Tri-Cities.

The bruins now staying at Critter Care in Langley will be released a long distance away from urban centres by knowl-edgeable conservation officers. They are not expected to make their way back but, if they

do, they shouldn’t be able to find any human food or other attractants to get them into trouble, Archer said.

“We have a lot of cubs that are first-year or second-year cubs,” she said. “We want them to be successful so we can continue with these rehab programs because we have to. We all need to work together to keep these bears safe.”


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talk takes place Wednesday, April 13 at 7 p.m. at Inlet Theatre in Port Moody city hall, 100 Newport Dr. Admission is free. For videos of bears just out of hibernation at Critter Care Wildlife Society, visit that group’s Facebook page. Critter Care’s annual dinner and auction is taking place April 23. Call 604-530-2054 for tickets.

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Golds is concerned the her-ons, which are returning to the colony after establishing it last year with just a few nests, will abandon the area before they have a chance to hatch and raise at least one chick.

“Once their eggs hatch and they have babies to feed, they’re much more compelled to stick to the colony… but right now their fidelity to the site is weak,” said Golds, who writes The Tri-City News’ Green Scene column.

Environmentalists have asked CP Rail to implement whistle alternatives — having a CP employee walk the train through the two level crossings in Port Moody — until mid-summer to give the colony time to establish but have been frustrated by the response.

CP spokesperson Salem Woodrow explained train whistle use falls under federal regulations monitored by Transport Canada; the whistles are used at public grade cross-ings in a specific sequence and apply 24 hours a day. In addition, the whistles must be sounded even if the crossing is equipped with flashing lights, bells and gates.

There are no exceptions for

environmental and/or wildlife protection, Woodrow told The Tri-City News.

But Golds invoked other regulations, suggesting CP could be held liable under the BC Wildlife Act if there is evidence a colony has been abandoned because of noise or construction. A large colony of about 200 herons that had made Colony Farm Park home for about 20 years recently abandoned the area and Golds suspects it was due to the work around dismantling the old

Port Mann Bridge.“We just wish [CP Rail]

would be a little more diligent about taking care of our wild-life,” she said.

In the meantime, Golds is asking Shoreline Trail users to be aware of the heron colony and not gather in large groups near the nests, which have been cordoned off by city staff.

“This is a very critical time and people need to be very re-spectful in the area,” she said.

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THE ENVIRONMENT

HILARY MAGUIRE PHOTOLocal environmentalists are worried train whistles along the Ioco spur line in Port Moody will drive away nesting herons.

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DIANE STRANDBERG/TRI-CITY NEWSPat Dennett, volunteer and construction manager for the Mossom Creek Hatchery, releases chum salmon fry into the creek. Volunteers participated in a bucket brigade to carry salmon fry from a Department of Fisheries truck to Schoolhouse Creek North in Port Moody. The fry were raised at Mossom Creek over the winter and are now ready for the journey to the Pacific Ocean.

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It’s time to reform municipalities’ sick day policiesMunicipal governments have a problem, albeit

one they don’t want to talk about. Over the past decade, they have routinely increased operat-

ing spending beyond population and inflation growth.To fuel the overspending, councils have overtaxed.

Property taxes, in particular, have put a heavy burden on small business owners who already pay far more in taxes than the services they consume.

With this context in mind, responsible municipal councils should be looking at reasonable measures to control spending. As many municipal agreements in the province are being renegotiated right now, here’s one that should be looked at: reform municipal sick day policies.

In a new report, “The Cost of Banking Sick Days in the Public Sector,” Queenie Wong, an economist with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, looks at government sick day policies at the federal, provincial and municipal levels and finds some costly practices that are wildly out of step with common sense.

For example, if one assumes that a sick day should be used for actual sickness, then why should sick days be bankable? Many private sector companies don’t allow

banking of vacation days, let alone sick days. Only 3% of private sector plans allow employees to bank sick days compared to 28% of government plans. Even more puz-zling is the policy of allowing for cash payouts of unused sick days when someone leaves the public service.

In some cases, governments may be using sick day policies to work as insurance for employees against a short-term disability. A far better approach would be to implement a short-term disability plan. Employees should be able to take time off when they are sick but current government policies are creating the incentive to confuse sick days with a vacation entitlement.

Of the 16 municipalities the report looked at, six do not allow for banking of sick days, including, Calgary, Edmonton, and Toronto, which changed its policy in 2008. Both Vancouver and Victoria still allow banking. The B.C. government, along with those of Alberta, Ontario, and Nova Scotia, do not allow banking sick days while other provincial governments and the federal government do.

The city of Victoria allows for the banking of up to 130 sick days. Only employees in grandfathered plans can take a cash payout for unused sick days when they leave

government. Many other municipalities have reformed these policies and no longer allow for cash payouts.

From a taxpayer perspective, Vancouver is one of the worst municipalities reviewed in the report. It allows for 261 days of banked sick days (employees of the city are entitled to 20 sick days a year). In addition, the city gives employees something called “gratuity days.” Each year, employees are credited with three gratuity days, which can be banked to a maximum of 120. These days can be taken as time or as a cash payout.

A Treasury Board report and a Macdonald Laurier Institute report show that public sector employees take more sick days than private sector employees. Is it any wonder this happens when incentives such as banking them and cash payouts encourage employees to see sick time as extra vacation?

Vancouver, Victoria and other B.C. municipalities with these policies should follow Toronto’s lead and eliminate banked sick day policies and replace them with short-term disability plans for all new employees. It’s a direc-tion that other governments have been moving towards, albeit not nearly fast enough for those who foot the bill.

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Brewing biz in Tri-CitiesThe early bird may have gotten the worm in the

battle to bring microbreweries to the Tri-Cities.Port Moody was first out of the gate and now

has three microbreweries doing booming business and a fourth expected to open next month.

Port Coquitlam has fast-tracked planned bylaw changes to allow microbreweries in that city while Coquitlam remains stuck in trying to deal with a number of changes dealing with liquor in the city, not just micro-breweries.

Within the year, all three cities are expected to be vying for the chance to bring craft breweries to the voting masses. Still, it remains to be seen if the efforts will pay off and who will benefit the most.

There’s only so much room for new microbreweries in one community and Port Moody, with its early hosting of such businesses, has a corner on the market for now.

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He fell and they helpedSAYING THANKS

The Editor,A very sincere thank you to

all who gave assistance when I fell in front of Shoppers Drug Mart at Como Lake Village on March 3.

Many people stopped to see how they could help. In particular, two RNs and a young man called the ambu-

lance, gathered supplies from various stores and took care of me until the ambulance arrived. The bandages and blanket readily supplied by Shoppers and another store were a great help for those tending to me.

I was hospitalized for two days with a concussion and 10

staples in the back of my head and am slowly recovering.

It has been heartwarming to know the community came together to help me, someone they did not know, when I was injured. Your care and thoughtfulness are very much appreciated.Al Pain, Coquitlam

Hit big offenders firstTHE ENVIRONMENT

The Editor,Re. “Labels for PoMo gas

pumps” (The Tri-City News, March 18).

In 2015, Our Horizon, an Ontario-based organization, began lobbying B.C. munici-palities to mandate gas stations to help fight against climate change. Its campaign seeks to place climate change warning labels on the handles of local gas pumps. Our Horizon’s goal is to persuade drivers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by lowering their fuel consumption.

With any type of warning labelling program, it is logical to focus initial attention on products with the most serious harmful effects. Our Horizon’s campaign, however, takes the opposite approach and hence falls short on several counts.

First, in the context of climate change, the United Nations’ most recent estimate is that the transportation sector contrib-utes 13% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This sector includes all modes of transport — cars, trains, ships, and planes — with air travel being the leader by far in terms of emissions per passenger ki-lometre. If this is the case, does

it not make more sense to place warning labels on plane tickets rather than gas pumps? Why not aim for a more sizeable re-duction in transportation GHG emissions by targeting the air travel industry?

Second, in a larger context, the transportation sector’s con-tribution to global GHG emis-sions is below that of the animal agriculture sector, pegged at a minimum of 15%. So why not create a labelling program for animal products? Particularly when within the animal agri-culture sector, beef and dairy production accounts for 61% of GHG emissions. If we follow the logic of applying warning labels by focusing on the worst

offenders, packages of beef and cheese should carry dire climate change warning labels. Perhaps environmental groups, including Our Horizon, should consider lobbying for this more meaningful labelling campaign.

Thus, if society is serious about reducing total GHG emissions, we should target the most egregious contributors in the most prominent sectors first, not the other way around. Patricia Tallman, Langley

Editor’s note: Patricia Tallman will give a seminar on “How our food choices im-pact the environment and our health” at Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library on April 20.

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Pomo from PoMo wins an electronic music JunoTHE JUNO AWARDS

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A Tri-Cities native who uses his Port Moody hometown as his stage name collected the Juno award for Electronic Album of the Year last weekend.

David Pimentel — who goes by the stage name Pomo in the club music scene — is still re-covering from the shock of the win (and, possibly, the ensuing celebrations) for The Other Day.

“It was crazy. It was cool be-cause it was the second or third award of the night so I didn’t have to wait around all night,”

Pimentel said. “It all happened so quick.”

When Pimentel — who lived in Coquitlam before moving to PoMo, where he graduated from Heritage Woods secondary — learned he was nominated, he figured the prize would go to the Vancouver-based group Humans. That combo was established in 2010 and has a more experience under its belt but the Juno nod went to Pomo.

Described as a multi-instru-mentalist and producer, Pomo is known for crafting tunes that hint of his longtime interest in early funk music, hip hop and

jazz. “I describe it as mainly electronic dance music but I listen to so many different types of music and I like to do differ-ent styles,” Pimentel said. “It’s kind of house-y, jazzy electronic dance music.”

It’s not all electronically crafted, however. Pimentel’s roots lie in childhood piano and guitar lessons, and, these days, he’s exploring the mix of live instruments with electronic staples. His recent DJ gigs have featured Pimentel on keyboards and drum pads, with guest mu-sicians pitching in.

Pomo’s next album will focus

more on collaborations with musicians and rap artists like Anderson Paak, Pimentel said, describing it as “more loopy dance music.”

In fact, the Juno win may already be coming in handy for just that.

“It’s perfect timing,” Pimentel said. “I’m working on my next album so it’s going to tie into that really well hopefully… I met a lot of great musicians on the weekend.”

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All three are young and blond, about the same height and same age.

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Rather, the Heritage Woods secondary school grads want to be taken seriously as they go through probation this year with 11 other new recruits — all of whom are men.

They may joke about being called “Charlie’s Angels” or being mistaken for one another but, deep down, all three are committed to the profession and are eager to become role models for the vil-lages they serve: Anmore and Belcarra.

Each signed up with the fire service last summer for differ-ent reasons.

Melissa Cooke, at 19, the youngest, is studying at the Justice Institute of BC to be-come a city police officer. She grew up around the Anmore

fire hall as her father, Bill, has been a volunteer firefighter for 27 years.

“I went to car washes and birthday parties here,” she said. “It’s like my second home.”

Miranda Venos, 21, a gradu-ate of Capilano University’s Outdoor Recreation Management Diploma Program who wants a career with the RCMP, was inspired by the work of the fire crews she has seen up close. When she was a child, firefighters came to her family home — two doors from the Anmore hall — to help her grandfather, who was having a heart attack.

“For as long as I can remem-ber, I have wanted to do this job,” Venos said.

And Sarah Coombs, 21, a student in Douglas College’s en-vironmental sciences program, has been considering firefighting for some time and has an uncle who’s a firefighter in Surrey.

Their basic training started last September and, in January, they advanced to the proba-tionary stage. Should they pass their exams later this year, they will become fully certified fire-fighters as of Jan. 1, 2017, said Fire Chief Jay Sharpe.

But they won’t be the only women who suit up for the volunteer department: Judy Evans, 72, has been with Sasamat for 35 years, respond-ing from the Belcarra firehall.

Still, they’re not worried about gender.

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want more girls to join us.”Sharpe said he’ll take his

best recruits based on merit. “For us, it makes no difference if they’re a man or woman,” he said with a shrug.

From his point of view, he’s just happy the young women have lowered the department’s average age of 51.

Sharpe is also pleased with the amount of energy the trio have brought to the job — al-though, at this time, they are only allowed to assist at call-outs (half of Sasamat’s 100 re-sponses a year involve medical emergencies).

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“I think they bring an enthu-siasm that is contagious,” he added. “A lot of the older guys have told me, ‘It’s nice to see that here.’”

Coquitlam firefighter Kim Saulnier of the Camp Ignite Society, a group that promotes firefighting careers to girls, said she’s pleased the trio has come aboard.

“It is very encouraging to see not only one but three new female firefighter recruits choose to serve their commu-nity and become role models for other women who might be interested in firefighting,” Saulnier told The Tri-City News. “With these new roster additions, Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department, which has up to 45 volunteers, exceeds the national average of approxi-mately 3%.”

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Proportion of late payers about the same as in pastJANIS WARRENThe Tri-CiTy News

More than one in 10 Tri-City residents and businesses failed to pay their utility bills on time.

But that number for late pay-ment is normal, say city staff in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody.

In Coquitlam, of the 45,000 account billings that went out for the March 31 deadline, some 5,000 — or 11% — did not pay by the due date, said Garry Jackson, manager of rev-enue services.

That percentage is about the same in Port Coquitlam, where 11% of property owners will be hit with penalties.

Brian North, PoCo’s man-ager of revenue and collec-tions, said staff encourage residents to sign up for the city’s prepayment plan where the city can collect monthly payments starting in July for the next year’s property tax and utility bills.

“We also encourage tax-payers to sign up for the city’s e-billing program, MyPortCoquitlam, to receive their utility bills electronically and then pay online or via telephone banking through the taxpayer’s financial institu-tion,” he wrote in an email to The Tri-City News Thursday.

In Port Moody, the number of late payers is higher than in neighbouring cities, with 15% of accounts not paid by the Feb. 29 deadline — or 1,891 out of 12,201 bills. Still, that’s less than last year when 19% didn’t settle their utility bills by the deadline, said city spokesper-son Rosemary Lodge.

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Make it a weekend to remember with a movie, live theatre, a trail race and Family Day.

Friday, April 8MOVIE NIGHT

The Port Moody Film Society presents The Immigrant at the Inlet Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Two sisters set sail from Poland to New York in search of the American dream but land in a nightmare, only to find hope in a captor’s cousin. Visit www.pmfilm.ca.

GRIM AND FISCHERGranny takes on the Grim Reaper in this full face mask comedy

at the Evergreen Cultural Centre. It’s a tender telling of an epic journey, presented by Portland-based Wonderland. Shows run to April 9 at 8 p.m.; tickets are $30/$25/$15 at evergreencultur-alcentre.ca or 604-927-6555. Come back Sunday for The Middle of Everywhere, a family show in which Winston and 11-year-old Penny meet at a bus stop and end up on a wild journey through time and space. Showtime is at 2 p.m.; tickets are $16/$12.

Saturday, April 9TIME FOR A RUN

The Diez Vista 50km Trail Run participants will scramble up and down trails as they tackle the Diez Vistas ridge, but you can

kick back, take in the view and cheer the athletes on at the start/finish line at Sasamat Lake in Belcarra Regional Park or at aid sta-tions along the course; visit diezvista50.ca for full details.

IN THE TRENCHESLearn about the heroism behind the Battle of Vimy Ridge in the

Port Moody Station Museum’s latest instalment of Trench Talks at 1 p.m. Guest speaker John Goheen will talk about the importance

of the 1917 battle during the First World War in the free event, fol-lowed by a photo re-enactment; check www.portmoodymuseum.org or 604-939-1648 for info.

THE GAMES ARE COMINGDid you know Coquitlam is hosting the 55+ BC Games in

September? Find out what all the fuss is about at a family-friendly event at 640 Poirier St. with entertainment, balloon making, face painting, a Kinsmen barbecue and more, from 1 to 4 p.m.

LAUGHING MATTERHelp raise money for B.C. families affected by childhood can-

cer — and have a laughing good time doing it — at the Gaby Davis Foundation’s comedy night gala at the Port Moody Inlet Theatre. Enjoy appetizers, wine, silent auction and more. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; tickets are available at 604-464-4229.

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Get running in Coquitlam’s Mundy Park in the Fast Blaster, MEC Vancouver’s third of seven events in its 2016 race series. Choose from a 5km or 10km race, starting at Spani Pool and run-ning counter-clockwise in the park. Event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., cost is $15. Register online before April 8 at events.mec.ca.

FAMILY DAYPlace des Arts’ free Family Day is at 1:30 p.m. Tour the exhibits,

catch a springtime ensembles concert and get into some hands-on art with watercolours, robot-making and more. Reserve at brownpapertickets.com or 604-664-1636 ext. 0.

SUBMITTED PHOTOIn The Middle of Everywhere, Winston and 11-year-old Penny go on a wild adventure after a chance meeting at the bus stop. Face mask theatre company Wonderland brings this amazing show to Evergreen Cultural Centre Sunday afternoon.

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Coquitlam will host the games Sept. 20 to 24 and, over the next two weeks, its free ses-sions include:

• Saturday, April 9: Lawn bowling at Coquitlam Lawn Bowling Club (1655 Winslow Ave.), 2 to 4 p.m.

• Tuesday, April 12: Slo-pitch at Mundy Park’s Diamond 5 (641 Hillcrest St.) 5 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. (bring your own glove, if possible).

• Tuesday, April 12 and 19: Tennis at Town Centre Park (1240 Pipeline Rd.) Tennis Club from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

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More Try-It sessions will be held across Coquitlam throughout the year. Visit www.coquitlam.ca/55PlusBCGames or call 604-927-6940 for more information and to register.

Other information on the 55+ BC Games:

WHAT’S HAPPENINGYou can attend the

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Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex). Learn about the games, pick up gear, sign up to volunteer, enjoy a barbecue hosted by the Kinsmen, bal-loon making and face painting for the kids, Diamond Bull Karaoke and Tony Prophet, MC and entertainer. Opening ceremonies will be at 2 p.m. and visitors can also try lawn bowling from 3 to 4 p.m. dur-ing a Try-It event hosted by the city to familiarize people with some of the sports that will be featured at the games, which will take place Sept. 20 to 24.

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LEARN ABOUT SUGAR & YOUR HEALTHHow much sugar do you consume? Laura Murray, a nutri-

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Below are just some of the seniors’ listings from The Tri-City News’ Community Calendar:

• Coquitlam 50+ (Glen Pine and Dogwood pavilions) slo-pitch ball club is looking for men age 55+ and women 50+ from the Tri-Cities who are interested in reliving their childhood dreams. It is not necessary to have participated in organized ball in your past life, just have some knowledge of the game and an ability to make it around the bases. There are teams playing out of both Town Centre Park and Mundy Park, with practices and games on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and the season starting as soon as weather permits (March or April). Info: Len, 604-941-0081 or [email protected], or Barry, 604-936-8436 or [email protected].

• Dogwood Drama Club meets Mondays and Thursdays, 1-3:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam (entrance and parking off Winslow Avenue). New members are always welcome for acting roles or backstage crew. Info: Don, 604-526-2345.

• Minds in Motion, a fitness and social program for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s and a care partner hosted, by Alzheimer Society of B.C., runs Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Cost: $38 per pair/8 weeks. Register in person or call 604-927-6098.

• Share Family and Community Services’ free seniors (60+) is offering a free, weekly support group that meets for 90 minutes on Wednesday mornings at Poirier community centre, Coquitlam. No group experience necessary. Info & registration: Rhea, 604-937-6964.

• Stroke Recovery Association of BC, Coquitlam branch at Dogwood Pavilion invites people recovering from stroke and their caregivers most Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. for speech therapy, exercise, indoor bocce, music, dance, games, speakers, outings, fun and friendship, 624 Poirier St. (enter off Winslow Avenue). Info: Margaret, 604-927-6093 or [email protected].

• Dogwood Songsters meet every Monday, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion; group also visits and entertains at seniors’ facilities weekly. If you love to sing, you can join. Info: 778-285-4873 or 604-464-2252.

• Seniors meet every Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m., to do fun group activities including physical fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing. All women and men 50 or older are welcome at Share Family and Community Services’ Mountain View Family Resource Centre, 699 Robinson St., Coquitlam (cor-ner of Smith Avenue and Robinson Street). Info: Gina, 604-937-6970.

• The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month. People who are interested in participating in a caregiver support group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780.

• Glen Pine 50Plus group plays bridge Mondays, 12:45-3:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9:30-11:45 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-927-6940.

• Caregiver support group meets second and fourth Friday of each month, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: 604-933-6098.

• Monthly seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Coquitlam. Info: 604-552-7221 or [email protected].

• ABCs of Fraud, a consumer fraud prevention program for seniors, by seniors, gives free one-hour presentations to seniors groups of 10 or more. Info: 604-437-1940 or [email protected].

• Honeycombs, a group of people over 50 who entertain with song, dance and skits, meets Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Wilson Centre, PoCo. Performers plus prop, sound and stage hands needed. Info or show bookings: Frances, 604-941-1745.

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The ecological significance of this portion of the Fraser will be described by guest speaker Marvin Rosenau at Tuesday’s meeting of the Burke Mountain Naturalists. Rosenau’s presen-tation will also describe some of the threats to the area from dredging and other human activities.

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Take a Full Pull to beautiful view at WV LookoutTHE GREAT OUTDOORS

HIKE OF THE WEEKFull Pull to West Vancouver LookoutRating: strenuousTime Needed: 6-7 hoursLength: 11.5 kmElevation gain: 900 m

This strenuous hike takes in two spectacular viewpoints on the west side of Eagle Mountain. The majority of the climbing is done on a mountain bike trail called Full Pull.

The long grind up is re-warded at the end with views that stretch from Burnaby Mountain to downtown Vancouver and beyond (on a clear day) to the mountains of Vancouver Island. With 900 m climbing in a relatively short distance, this trek can be con-sidered as a great alternative to

the Grouse Grind.Start off at the Equestrian

(gravel) parking lot on the way to Buntzen Lake and head south on the Academy Trail. After about a kilometre, the trail will fork. Take the left fork that heads uphill. At the next major fork, take the left option again, following this less steep path until it joins with the B.C. ser-vice road at the top.

Head southeast on the ser-vice road, keeping a very careful eye out for the entrance to Full Pull on the left after about 100 m. There may or may not be flagging tape at the inconspicu-ous entrance. The entrance doesn’t look like much from the road (steep, worn tree roots on

the other side of a wet ditch) but once you’re past the steep bank and into the trees, the route is really obvious.

The climb up Full Pull has moderate sections and very steep sections with lots of switch-backs. At a couple of spots, the trail crosses dirt bike routes. At both junctions, go straight. Near the top, expect to drop steeply down into a ravine and up again the other side. Planted skis and an old truck in the bushes will be welcome signs that the long slog up is nearly over.

After taking a well-earned rest at the lookout, head back down the same way to the service road. Turn right here and follow the road to the end, the loca-

tion of the Eagle Bluff Lookout. Although lower in elevation, this is also a really nice viewpoint, with great views over to the Diez Vistas ridge and down to Buntzen Lake. This is certainly a worthwhile destination for those who don’t have the time or energy for the Full Pull.

From the lookout, take the

trail that continues north. This relatively new trail connects with the Halvor Lunden Trail and has one or two steep and rough sections where care is needed. Head down on the Lunden trail when you reach the end and then turn left onto the Academy Trail when you reach the clearing at the bot-

tom of Halvor Lunden. The Academy trail will take you all the way back to the parking lot.

Steve Chapman is a Coquitlam Search and Rescue volunteer, a

member of the Burke Mountain Naturalists and the creator behind

a detailed new map of Tri-City trails. More info on safe hiking:

www.coquitlam-sar.bc.ca.

ABOVE: SUBMITTED PHOTO; RIGHT: TRICITIESMAP.COMAbove: The view from West Vancouver Lookout along the Full Pull hiking route. Right: A map of this week’s hike.

TAKEA HIKE

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Below are just some of the many volunteer opportunities available in the Tri-Cities:

• BC Angel Dresses is in need of Volunteers in the Tri-Cities. BCAD is a non-profit group of volunteers who collect donated wedding, bridesmaid and grad dresses; volunteer seamstresses transform them into Angel Dresses that are then shipped to hospitals across the province and offered to grieving families at no charge. Group needs dress collectors and seamstresses. Info: www.bcangeldresses.ca.

• KidStart needs volunteer mentors to provide caring and supportive relationships. You must be 21 years or older, prepared to accept a young person unconditionally and able to spend three hours a week or more. Mentors are carefully screened and supported, and there are regular training ses-sions and ongoing support pro-vided by staff. Info: kidstart.ca.

• Volunteers wanted for all positions at Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary thrift shop, located at 2811B Shaughnessy St., PoCo; applications avail-able at the store during open hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays; noon-3 p.m. Sundays.

• Volunteer drivers needed for Share Family and Community Services’ Better at Home pro-gram to give seniors rides to doctors’ appointments. Drivers must be 21 or older, have a reliable vehicle, insurance and driver’s licence, and be willing to undergo a criminal record check and commit for a minimum of three months (up to six trips a month). Reimbursement for mileage is available. Info: Paola, 604-937-6991 or [email protected].

• Hyde Creek Watershed Society is looking for volunteers to assist with programs and operations; society is made up of volunteers of all ages who donate time that will fit their schedules. A few hours during the month would benefit this group. If you have an interest in helping with hatchery tours, building operations or event planning, email [email protected]. Info: www.hydecreek.org.

• Volunteers wanted for Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Weekend Coffee Program in the main lobby at ERH; openings for both Saturday and Sunday shifts. Info: 604-544-1470.

• Crossroads Hospice Society is looking for volunteers to help with its meat draw at the Arms Pub in Port Coquitlam on Friday evenings. Info: Shannon, 604-945-0606.

• The Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are experiencing emotional distress. No experi-ence is needed as extensive training and ongoing support are provided. If you are interested in learning more about this chal-lenging and rewarding oppor-tunity, visit www.options.bc.ca. and follow the link for the crisis line. Next training starts soon.

• PoCoMo Meals on Wheels needs drivers on an ongoing basis. Meals are delivered over the noon hour and training is provided. Info: 604-942-7506.

• Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604-936-3624.

• Canadian Red Cross Society is seeking volunteers for the Health Equipment Loan Program in PoCo. For more infor-mation please visit redcross.ca/volunteer/who-is-needed or con-tact [email protected]. Call 1-855-995-3529.

• Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery is looking for volunteers to help with ongo-ing classes; time commitment is about two hours per class and classes run mainly in the fall and spring for pre-schoolers to adults. Info: 604-461-FISH (3474).

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The inaugural PoCo Grand Prix is less about three months away and the city is putting a call out for volunteers and sponsors.

The July 15 bike race is part of BC Superweek — Canada’s largest profes-sional road cycling series, with a number of races in various Metro Vancouver communities — and is ex-pected to attract thousands to downtown PoCo.

Dozens of volunteers and sponsors are needed to make the event a success.

Volunteers will play a major role, primarily on the day of the event. Approximately 150 volun-teers over the age of 15 are needed for tasks including team captains, race course fencing, signage, marshal-ling, VIP tent, beer garden, fundraising, first aid, PoCo Grand Prix Expo (a trade show), street team event hosts, event setup and take-down, and other areas.

People can volunteer as

individuals, as a group or as a team from an organization of up to 12 volunteers. Visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/vol-unteer for information and registration.

Event and sponsorship information is available at www.pocograndprix.ca. Questions may emailed to [email protected] or to Lori Bowie at 604-927-7900. For volunteer opportunities, contact Rob Loxterkamp at [email protected] or at 604-927-7953.

The PoCo Grand Prix will feature about 200 interna-tional cyclists racing along a 1.3-km criterium-style circuit in downtown PoCo; there will also be a com-munity festival including entertainment, a beer gar-den and other activities for all ages.

Registration will open in the coming weeks for public events such as children’s and youth races and a cor-porate challenge.

The city of Coquitlam is calling on volunteers to help mark the municipality’s 125th anniversary this year.

About 150 leaders, pro-duction assistants, event ambassadors and activity attendants are needed to put on the milestone cel-ebrations including for:

• Neighbourhood Nights: Free family events will take place at parks on a number of dates between June 23 and Sept. 8;

• Kaleidoscope: The an-

niversary’s signature event at Coquitlam Town Centre on July 23 and 24;

• and Heritage Picnic: A re-creation of the Booth Farm community picnic from years past, at Blue Mountain Park on Sept. 17.

Volunteers are required to be at least 13 years old and complete an application (in-terview, police information and reference checks, and orientation).

To sign up, visit www.co-quitlam125.ca/volunteer.

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Help with July 15 PoCo Grand Prix

Help with variety of Coq. 125 happenings

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

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Local Community Volunteers have Heart.�ank you for all the wonderful work you do!

Place des Arts we inspire the artist in everyone!

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The Festival Coquitlam Society would like to thank all of thevolunteers who helpedmake last year’s events such a success and we look

forward to seeing you again this year. For more information or to volunteer visit:

festivalcoquitlam.ca

2016 EVENTS:COMO LAKE

FISHING DERBYSunday, May 29

TEDDY BEARFAMILY CONCERT

Saturday, June 11

COQUITLAMGRAND PARADE

Sunday, June 12

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LAFARGE LAKEFREE FAMILYFISHING DAYSunday, June 19

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Celebrating Volunteer Week


The City of Port Coquitlam is a be er placethanks to the �reless e�orts of volunteersworking throughout our community.

www.portcoquitlam.ca/volunteer

P RT COQUITLAMCITY OF

THANK YOUTO OUR VOLUNTEERS!

CELEBRATING OUR

FORTIETHANNIVERSARY

Please contact President, Velda Boyl

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at 604-469-3338 for further informa

tion

We couldn’t have done it without

the amazing volunteers.

Thank you all!

Celebrating 25Years ofCoquitlam Relay For LifeWalk to fund vital support services and Canada’s

most promising cancer research.

Register. Donate. Volunteer.

Coquitlam Relay For LifeJune 4, 201610 am – 10 pm

Percy Perry Stadium

relayforlife.ca | #RFLcoq25

In 2015 volunteers devoted thousands of hours to helping theCoquitlam RCMP and we couldn’t do our jobs without them.

Here’s a few reasons you should join us in 2016:Y Get connected to your neighbourhood.

Y Expand your social and professional networks.

Y Gain unique skills and experience that will make your job and post-secondary education applications stand out.

Y Get frontline information about crime and safety in your community thatwill help you keep your friends, family and property safe.

Y Support the Coquitlam RCMP in building stronger, safer more securecommunities for everyone to enjoy.

If you live in Anmore, Belcarra, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam or the KwikwetlemFirst Nation, contact us to find out how your skills and abilities could benefitprograms like Auxiliary Constables, BlockWatch, CrimeWatch, CommunityPolice Stations, SpeedWatch and Victim Services.

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VOLUNTEER FORCoquitlam125!Be A Part Of History!

We have many unique opportunities:

Activity Attendant • Artist Workshop Assistants

Costume Developers & Seamstresses

Event Ambassadors • Hair Stylists • Logistics

Make-up Artists • Production Assistants •

Volunteer Leads

Commitment can range from a few hours

to a fewmonths. Upcoming events include

Neighbourhood Nights, Kaleidoscope Festival,

Heritage Picnic, and Lights at Lafarge.

Be part of the City’s milestone celebration—volunteering is a great way to meet new people,gain valuable experience, have fun, and getinvolved.

coquitlam125.ca/volunteer

[email protected].

To volunteer in the City of Coquitlam, visit coquitlam.ca/volunteer

Do you want to volunteer?Are you a teacher, school or community grouplooking for a unique way to give back?

Are you a business looking to get involved in yourcommunity?

Do you want to make a difference in yourneighbourhood park?

SPARK YOUR CONNECTION!

Want to get involved?

Have an idea?

coquitlam.ca/parkspark

[email protected]

Volunteers are needed to assist their community and

the Coquitlam’s Emergency Program in three areas:

1. Facilitate emergency preparedness sessions

2. Participate in information booths at communityevents

3. Distribute emergency preparedness information tobusinesses

Training opportunities available.

Come discover the rewards of volunteering in your

community. Meet new people andmake new friends

by assisting us in educating the public to be prepared

for an emergency. Youwill get to experience different

cultures, develop skills and build up your confidence by

presenting the fundamentals of Personal Emergency

Preparedness.

To qualify as a volunteer, applicants must:

• Be at least 19 years old

• Possess a valid driver’s license/access to vehicle

• Have Canadian residency status

• Complete and pass criminal records check(no cost to volunteer)

• Have excellent communication skills

• Bewilling to participate in HEROS personalpreparedness training

604-927-6434

[email protected]

In celebration of National VolunteerWeek, Coquitlam says, “Thank you volunteers!Youmake huge a difference.”Over 2,300 people volunteer with the City of Coquitlam each year.

From committees, special events and emergency programs, to community policing, Animal Shelter andrecreation programming, volunteers contribute significantly to the quality of life in our community!

Our thanks and appreciation go to all of Coquitlam’s dedicated volunteers.

Mayor Richard Stewart

Councillor Brent Asmundson

Councillor Craig Hodge

Councillor Dennis Marsden

Councillor Terry O’Neill

Councillor Mae Reid

Councillor Teri Towner

Councillor ChrisWilson

Councillor Bonita Zarrillo


about not changing the way we live. We need to break this wide open and really start tackling this in every neighbourhood and on every front.“My go-to neighbourhood to increase density is downtown – it’s extremely well served by transit, it’s walkable, it’s got great amenities – yet there is the sentiment that it’s built out, which is simply wrong. We have tower zones that are limited to 300 feet high – why not 500 feet? We have zones that are 700 feet, why not 1,000 feet? Why not 2,000 feet high?“We talk about having a limited land base, but we have an unlimited land base above our heads. And there are many, many buildings in downtown Vancouver that are only three to five storeys high.”When asked about public concern over the protection of viewpoints and view cones,

Vancouver may be running out of land on which to build more housing, but there’s plenty of

space overhead – we just need to rethink the value of specific views, the Urban Development Institute’s incoming chair told listeners of the Real Estate Therapist radio show March 26.Speaking to Joannah Connolly, editor and content manager of REW.ca and host of the weekly Saturday morning call-in show, Jon Stovell said that radical measures had to be taken to vastly increase density and meet the demand for housing in Vancouver. He argued that only by increasing supply in much greater measures would affordability be achieved.On the live radio show, Stovell, who is president and CEO of Reliance Properties, the developer behind the One Burrard

Place highrise project on Burrard Street, said, “Vancouver has arrived on the global scene. Whether we like it or not, this change is upon us. People are coming from all over the world, which is a great thing. But it’s sad that it means that a lot of local residents can’t afford to own homes, or often even to rent them.“But this is completely a self-inflicted problem, on our part, where we’re simply not responding to the influx of investment and growth as an opportunity, and instead we’re trying to raise the drawbridge and fill the moat with alligators. We should be welcoming the world in, we should be finding ways to create supply of housing.“There are almost infinite opportunities in which we could increase supply, and all of the constraints are built around artificial barriers or sentiment or parochial attitudes

Stovell responded, “The view cones are maybe a questionable extravagance, at this point. Our mountains are 4,000 feet high. The view cones protect certain viewpoints at a certain moment. I don’t know that the view cones are something that will be able to survive the continuing growth pressures of the city.“As for public concern… it’s only when the city started to stop a lot of the development downtown, and you move out into Grandview-Woodland and Marpole where we started to get some really strenuous pushback from people, as the changes are much more alarming to them.”Tune in every Saturday 9-10am to the Real Estate Therapist Show on CIRH Roundhouse Radio 98.3FM, and listen to shows live or on demand atwww.roundhouseradio.com.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 9• 12th Coquitlam Scouts

bottle drive, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; pickup area: King Albert, south to Cape Horn, west to Montgomery and east to Mariner Way. Donations of all refundable con-tainers can be left on doorstep in bags or boxes marked “12th Coquitlam” if you will not be at home. You may also drop off empties at Mundy Road elemen-tary school (corner of Austin and Mundy). If house is missed, email [email protected].

• Laughing Matter: The Gaby Davis Foundation presents a Comedy Night Gala, Port Moody Inlet Theatre, to raise funds for BC Families Affected By Childhood

Cancer. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. No tickets will be sold at the door. Tickets can be purchased by Visa and Mastercard by calling 604-464-4229. This is a 19+ event.

MONDAY, APRIL 11• Rhymes of Times, 10:30-

11:30 a.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 2248 McAllister Ave., PoCo. Topic: “Work, Work, Work” – We all did it, or are still doing it. What twists and turns did your work life take? Info: pocoheritage.org.

• Tri-City Photography Club, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St. Topic: Hands-on session – pan-ning, zooming and 2nd curtain

synching. Info: tricityphotoclub.ca.

TUESDAY, APRIL 12• Burke Mountain Naturalists

monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m., in hall of Como Lake United Church, Coquitlam. Speaker: Fisheries biologist Marvin Rosenau will give a slide pre-sentation on the ecological significance of the Fraser River estuary. Info: 604-461-3864 or www.bmn.bc.ca for more info.

• Have you considered becom-ing a foster family? Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an infor-mation session, 10 a.m.-noon, at 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. For info or another session date: 604-764-8098.

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Panthers get a new bench boss in Goble

JUNIOR HOCKEY

GARY MCKENNAThe Tri-CiTy News

A new bench boss will take over the Port Moody Panthers next season.

The team announced on Tuesday that Mark Goble has stepped into the position, bringing decades of hockey ex-perience to the role, including coaching stints in the BCHL and the WHL. His most recent work has been as head coach of the Port Coquitlam Minor Hockey peewee A1 team this season, following two years with the Coquitlam Chiefs midget A2 squad.

“I feel that one of my strengths is that I’m very per-sonable and a great listener,” he said in a press release. “My philosophy is that if a player is coachable, they will be taught a great deal.”

But Goble will need more than a long hockey resume to get the Panthers on the winning track. The club has missed the playoffs for the last four seasons and finished their latest campaign at the bottom of the standings with an 11-28-3 record.

He acknowledged that work would have to be done to “change the culture of this hockey program” and that par-ticular attention would have to be paid to recruitment.

However, he believes that the talent is there to turn things around and get the team back into playoff contention.

“We have a very deep base of potential junior players cur-rently on our depth chart ready to compete and play next year,” he said. “This, combined with a group of returning players from last year’s squad is an ex-cellent starting point to move forward.”

According to the Panthers, Goble’s 12 seasons in the

BCHL will go a long way toward help-ing the Port Moody club. The team also noted his season with the Tri-City

Americans of the WHL, where he served as assistant general manager and assistant coach in the 1989-’90 season.

Goble said he has worked with hundreds of young players that have moved on to higher levels, including National Hockey League play-ers Brendan Morrison, Olaf Kolzig and Stu Barnes.

“I’ve had great mentors during my career, includ-ing Dave King, Guy Charron, Garth Malarchuk, Garry Davidson, Todd Harkins and Rick Kozuback,” he said. “They all bring something different to the table, but one thing that they have in common is that these men are all champions.”

As head coach, Goble said he plans to play a role in re-cruiting players. He is already preparing for the spring pros-pect camp next month at the Pitt Meadows Arena and said he will be working to identify players for the squad.

Team president Dennis Obcena said he believed that Goble has the skills to get his team back into the post-season and even contend for a cham-pionship.

“We believe that Mark is an excellent fit as we strive to return to the playoffs and build the Panthers for long-term suc-cess,” Obcena said. “Through over 25 years of coaching expe-rience at every level in hockey, including 13 years of junior, we feel that Mark has the ability to assess quality individuals both on and off the ice in order to build a successful program.”

GOBLE

Tri-CiTy Curlers sweep Their way To broNzepodium showing caps big year for Team bC curlers

A handful of Tri-City curlers walked away with a bronze medal at the Optimist U18 International Curling Championship in Edmonton

last weekend.Port Coquitlam skip

Matthew McCrady joined forces with Coquitlam’s Jacob Umbach (lead position) and Zac Curtis (third position) in the victory, along with Surrey’s Liam Purgavie (sec-ond position) of Surrey and Brayen Carpenter (alternate) of Richmond.

Twelve teams competed in the tournament, which saw rinks from across Canada, the United States and even as far away as Japan.

To earn their spot in the competition, the Team BC curlers won gold at the B.C. Winter Games in Penticton in January.

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NC rebels take another step in Coastal Cup soccer campaign

MINOR SOCCER

North Coquitlam club defeats whistler 3-1

The North Coquitlam Rebels defeated the Whistler Sea to Sky Lightning in under-18 girls first divi-sion Coastal Cup action in Squamish on Sunday.

The Lightning opened

the scoring midway through the first half with the Rebels equalizing minutes later with a goal by Ainsley Girvan. North Coquitlam carried the momentum into the second half with Jenna Hoult taking advantage of a clearing attempt to deliver a 40-yard blast that dropped in behind the Lightning keeper.

This proved to be the winning goal, despite per-

sistent counterattacks by the Lightning who nearly cut the lead by one goal, only to see Rebels keeper Mikayla Bischoff make a spectacular effort to punch the ball over the net.

The Rebels added an in-surance marker when Sarah Lockwood volleyed a cross by Ariana Dudley into the back of the net.

“It was a full team effort

that contributed to the win,” said coach Paul Corrado. “Whistler is a very good team who put us on our heals to start the game but we even-tually found our momen-tum.”

The Rebels now advance to the quarterfinals and will take on the RGSA Ravens next Sunday.

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SUBMITTED PHOTOTeam BC took bronze at the Optimist International tourney.

ROBERT MCDONALD PHOTOThe Coquitlam Reds took on the North Delta Blue Jays in a B.C. Premier League Baseball exhibition match last week. The team has been busy preparing for this Saturday’s season home opener, when they will host the Okanagan Athletics at Mundy Park. The double-header begins at 2 p.m. with the second game scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

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Aviva gymnasts take top prizes in Zone 3

GYMNASTICS

Self, Sokolowski, take podium in level three event

The Club Aviva gymnastics team took home gold and and silver standards in the level one and two competitions at the Zone 3 championships last weekend.

Makenna Self earned the title of Zone 3 champion with an all-around score of 37.875 in the level three grouping, while Natalia Sokolowski took sec-ond in the all-around category, also in level three.

Meanwhile, Josee Ng is the Zone 3 champion in level four, while teammate Kimiko Pausche took silver in the all-around. Mia Frohnsdorf, another Aviva gymnast, earned an impressive 37.55, making her the level six, Zone 3 winner and Amany Lakssili took third all around.

Porter Trevisan placed third all around with a first place showing on the bars, with a score of 9.45 in the level seven category. In level eight, Arden Shukyn was floor champion and second place finisher on the bault. Ashley Fitzpatrick took third place on the floor with an all around sixth place

in level nine. In the aspire two category, Scarlett Earl placed first all around and is a hopeful contender going into the fast approaching BC Provincial Championships, while in the aspire one Carley Leakos, Athena Hutchinson and Lola Berthelette all finished in the top five.

AQUASONICSThe B.C. Aquasonics

finished sixth at Synchro Canada’s National Qualifier Championships in Quebec last week, the highest ever finish for a B.C. at the event.

The team, which is made up of Coquitlam athlete Mkayla Papillo, along with Courtney Armstrong, Jessica Friesen, Erin Nichols, Emily Yang, and Nancy Zhang of Surrey, Grace Macdonald of Delta and Cameron Blades of Langley.

The team will now head to Calgary for the Canadian Open Synchronized Swimming Championships, which will take place at the end of April.

RESULTSHave a minor sports

team that wants to get their game results into The Tri-City News? Send us a brief description of the match, the sport, the league, the level and the score and we will try and fit it in the paper. Any photos must be at least one megabyte in JPEG format. Results can be emailed to a [email protected].

ELAINE FLEURY PHOTOTeam TAG gymnastics hosted the Zone 3 championships in Port Moody last week.

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