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Agda Easingwood, 65, and Valerie Diner, 20, died after a fire broke out in the Bel-Air Manor apartment buildingon Tyner Street in PoCo 21 years ago. The fire was an arson, and the two homicides remain unsolved.
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It was early morning on Halloween Day 1993when fire broke out at the Bel-Air Manor in PortCoquitlam.
By 3 a.m. flames had engulfed a large portionof the 80-year-old building on Tyner Street.
Someone had poured an accelerant, likelylighter fluid, all over the carpet in the lobby.
The blaze sent residents fleeing for their livesin the middle of the night.
The apartment had no sprinklers.
When the smoke and flames finally cleared, 38people were left homeless.
But more tragically, two didn’t make it outalive.
Agda Easingwood, 65, and 20-year-old ValerieDiner died as a result of being trapped in thefire.
According to reports in the Tri-Cities NOW (thenknown as the Coquitlam NOW), Easingwoodbecame separated from her husband as they triedto escape from the rear of the building.
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In less than two months,people across MetroVancouver will begin sendingin their vote for either a yes ora no in the much-anticipatedtransit tax plebiscite.
And while camps havestarted to form on both sides,a face familiar to Tri-Citiesresidents is speaking out infavour of the proposed 0.5-per-cent congestion improve-ment tax.
Former Port Moody-Coquitlam MLA Iain Black isa vocal supporter of the planthat proposes using a PSTincrease to pay for millions ofdollars worth of transit pro-jects in the region.
Black is president and CEOof the Vancouver Board ofTrade, which has joined acoalition of labour, businessand environmental groupssupporting the plan.
He suggested there are anumber of reasons for bothresidents and businessesto vote yes, from helpingto move goods around theregion by lowering conges-tion, to improvements to thetransit system for users.
“When people pause longenough to understand this isabout a fundamental increaseof availability and options forpublic transportation in theLower Mainland, they don’thave to read too far into thetop 10 reasons why they
should vote yes before theirmind is made up to actuallyvote yes,” he told the Tri-Cities NOW.
While the plan is region-wide, Black, who lives inCoquitlam, noted there isplenty in it for Tri-Cities resi-dents: proposed increasedcapacity for the West CoastExpress, new B-line bus servi-ces and capital improvementsto transit in the community.
He also offered a messageto the government he usedto belong to, urging the BCLiberals to come out in sup-port of the mayors’ plan andhelp the yes side.
And Black and his organiz-ation’s support are very muchwelcomed by PoCo MayorGreg Moore. Moore, whoheaded the subcommitteebehind the Mayors’ Councilon Regional TransportationStrategy that calls for a $7.5-billion investment over 10years, said the board of trade’sthumbs-up is a sign of strongsupport for the yes side. Hesuggested having the supportof the biggest business organ-ization in the province says alot about the plan and the taxsource the region’s mayorshave chosen.
“I think it should be a strongmessage to everyone that thebusiness community is com-ing out to support an increase
to a tax because they see theservices that are going to bedelivered will be beneficial tothe region,” Moore said, add-ing with Black being from theTri-Cities, he understands theimportance of a better transitsystem.
“It’s not good for businessif we’re stuck in gridlock.”
Moore also pointed outthere are provisions in theproposal for projects to beoverseen and audited toensure they’re delivered asplanned.
“Pretty much everybodyexcept for one organization isin favour of moving forwardwith this,” he said.
That organization isthe Canadian TaxpayersFederation, which is leadingthe no side into battle.
CTF spokesman JordanBateman argued TransLinkcan’t be trusted with themoney, adding the transpor-
tation authority has wastedtax dollars for years.
“People who are in a rushto give them more tax moneyare just clearly throwing thatmoney away,” he said.
The CTF has set up a web-site opposing the plan atnotranslinktax.ca, whichincludes an alternative planthat suggests allocating asmall portion of future rev-enue growth to transit.
But Bateman acknow-ledged the no side doesn’thave heavy hitters like thelabour, environment and gov-ernment organizations in theyes camp. Instead, he saidsupport is coming from regu-lar people who are upset withTransLink and feel “taxed todeath.” And he’s confidentthe no side will prevail.
“Everyday people areway less enamoured withTransLink than the downtownelites are,” Bateman said.
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Millions of dollars are beingsought to fund everything fromparks and pavement to program-ming and PCs, as community groupsand city staff began submitting theirbudget requests to Coquitlam coun-cil this week.
According to Coquitlam PublicLibrary director Todd Gnissios, thelibrary’s information technology(IT) infrastructure — everythingfrom servers to computers — is indire need of upgrades.
“The message I’ve been giving tocity council is the library is in a bit ofa crisis with regards to informationtechnology,” he said in an interview.“The budget for IT over the lastfew years has nowhere near keptup with the pace of technologicaladvancements. We’ve been fallingfurther and further behind.”
Gnissios is asking for $284,000this year, alongside an ongoing top-up fund of $85,000 to deal with
maintenance and replacement costs.He said “the vast majority” of thelibrary’s computers are past theiruseful lives, while the entire net-work and servers need to replaced.
“The public has asked us toimprove our technologies withinour libraries and it hasn’t been donefor a while,” added library boardchair Jack Trumley. “Ideally, itwould have been incrementally overa number of years so we wouldn’thave this issue. We’ve fallen behindand we need to catch up.”
Place Maillardville executive dir-ector Luke Balson explained thelion’s share of his funding requestwould go towards increasingthe hours of the Centre Bel Agecoordinator. The request checks inat $10,700 and would add eighthours per week to the staffer’s workschedule, which includes selectingand administering programmingfor seniors, administrative tasks andorganizing meals.
“It’s one person who’s kind ofdoing everything, so it ends up
being her own volunteer to get thejob done,” he said.
Balson is also asking for $800 tohelp with pest control, along with$4,000 to subsidize a proposed$1-per-hour wage increase for thecentre’s front desk person.
Coquitlam Heritage Society exec-utive director Reg Wilford told theTri-Cities NOW his group is lobbyingfor about $20,000 to organize sometype of celebratory offering high-lighting the city’s 125th birthdayin 2016.
“We’ve talked about a few thingsbut we haven’t made any decisions,”he said. “It will probably be somekind of display or an interactive ele-ment that can be seen or interactedwith by the community. We want todo something special.”
Place des Arts, meanwhile, islooking for about $50,000 for theupcoming year: $30,000 for a part-time financial coordinator assistantand $17,000 to retrofit the potterystudio.
The Evergreen Cultural Centre
had a $92,000 wish list, but that’sbeen downgraded to a request of$12,000 to upgrade the centre’sphone system. Executive directorJon-Paul Walden noted an $80,000submission to study expanding thefacility has been pulled from thetable. The ongoing work on thecity’s parks, recreation and culturemaster plan is already examiningthat issue, he said.
The traditional two main driversof annual budgets — police andfire services — are also lookingto top up their complements. TheCoquitlam RCMP is asking for fundsfor six additional Mounties this yearat a cost of $892,000, and six morenext year ($907,000).
The fire department is asking for$164,000 to help buy a fire trainingtrailer to replace the 30-year-oldtraining portable currently in use.The replacement would be used asa mobile training and classroomfacility for new recruits, RCMP andsearch and rescue team membersand other groups.
One of the more notable requestsfrom within City Hall is comingfrom the parks, recreation and cul-ture department.
A request of close to $1.1 million— which equates to roughly a one-per-cent tax increase — is beingsought to help implement the parks,recreation and culture master plan.Money for an arts and culture man-ager ($121,000) and an emergencysocial services program assistant($30,000) are also being sought,along with $83,000 earmarked forthe Celebrate Coquitlam Strategy.
Other major funding requestsinclude:
• $1 million for facility replace-ments
• $400,000 for gas tax allocation• $250,000 for new audio and
visual equipment for the councilchambers
• $240,000 for pavement rehabili-tation
Three of four readings of thebudget are expected to take placeon March 2.
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More firefighters and police officers, as well as an upgrade of the library’s computers and servers, are among the many requests for funding in this year’s city budget.
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by both firefighters and paramedics, she latersuccumbed to her injuries.
Fleeing tenants couldn’t get out throughthe front door because that’s where the firehad started.
After the fire was extinguished, Diner’sbody was found in the hall outside an upstairssuite. Both victims had died from smokeinhalation.
The fire was quickly determined to be arson,but more than 20 years later, the homicidesremain unsolved.
This week, Coquitlam Mounties renewedtheir call for witnesses and information tohelp solve the two-decade-old case.
RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said investiga-tors believe people who have informationabout the case still live in the Tri-Cities andthey hope given the time that’s passed, thosepeople will come forward and “do the rightthing” by talking to police.
“If you have information on it, or saw any-thing that night, it’s going to burn in yourmind, so we want that information no mat-ter how minor or small you think this is,” hetold the Tri-Cities NOW on Tuesday. “Even ifyou have a first name, that would be helpful,too.”
Though Chung said every historical caseis different, police believe witnesses to thiscrime are still alive, though he couldn’t sharespecific details about the crime.
“We know they’re [Easingwood and Diner]really innocent victims. The apartment had somany people in there, they just happened tobe trapped,” he said.
While investigators continue to stay in con-tact with the families of the victims, Chungsaid he couldn’t speak on their behalf, but did
suggest the families want closure.“They don’t know who’s responsible for the
fire that ultimately led to the death of theirloved ones,” he said.
Anyone with information related to thehomicides is asked to call Coquitlam RCMP at604-945-1550 and quote file number 1993-43287.
Reports from the time also describe a cha-otic scene on the night of the fire, in whichthen-fire chief Jon Baillie suggested every-body on the top floor was “damn lucky theygot out of there.”
A total of 43 firefighters fought the blazefor six hours.
Three firefighters were injured, includingone who got glass in his eye, another who fellthrough a hole in the floor and a third whohad a ceiling come down on his head.
One survivor, Samantha Geldart, then 22,recounted the frightening events that eveningfor the Coquitlam NOW.
Geldart said the fire started outside herground-floor suite near the main lobby.
She and her boyfriend, Jean Labelle, hadwatched videos until 2:45 a.m. and then wentto sleep.
They were awakened by smoke alarmsaround 3 a.m.
“I thought it was a clock radio,” she told theCoquitlam NOW.
“We couldn’t get out through the frontdoor, it was all afire. We were in the hall, try-ing to get to the back exit and I couldn’t seemy boyfriend beside me.
“We started screaming and somebody atthe end of the hall said something so we fol-lowed the voice and managed to get outside.Once outside we were watching people jump-ing out of windows, the fire was getting up tothe top floor so quick.”
Police seeknew tipsin homicide case
Toilet-paper complaintthrownout by tribunalJeremy [email protected]
The province’s humanrightswatchdoghasdismisseda complaint against the stratacouncil of a Coquitlam high-rise for failing to stock a gymbathroom with toiletries.
The B.C. Human RightsTribunal dismissed the com-plaint, filed by Boi Kho, whoclaimedStrataCorp.BCS3346and Bamboo PropertyMaintenance discriminatedagainst her because of her sexand a physical disability.
Kho’s complaint claimedthe strata and maintenancecompany failed to accommo-date her physical disability byremoving toilet paper fromthe women’s washroom in thegym and refusing to replenishit with toilet paper, soap andpaper towels while restockingsupplies in the men’s wash-room. The building, which isnot identified, is described asa 127-unit highrise.
Kho, who owns a unit in
the building, told the tribu-nal she suffers from urinaryincontinence, which causesher to go to the bathroomurgently and frequently.
Her complaint made num-erous accusations dating backto 2012, starting around thetime the strata changed jani-torial companies and hiredBamboo, owned by Erme andMarilou Dela Cruz.
All the respondents deniedthe accusation of discrimina-tion and applied to have thecomplaint dismissed.
According to one exchangein November 2012 noted inthe tribunal’s decision, themaintenance company saidthat, in the corner of the gymwhere Kho was exercising,the floor was littered with toi-let paper. Mr. Dela Cruz vac-uumed up the pieces of toiletpaper and left, but when hereturned a short time later,he noticed torn paper towelscattered in the area.
At the time, Ms. Dela Cruzwas cleaning the women’s
washroom, when she noticedthe sink, mirror and counterwere completely wet. Whenshe returned an hour later,she noticed paper strewn overthe floor by the treadmill.
Kho denied responsibilityfor the incident and told thetribunal a few months later in2013 that janitorial staff andthe strata council had “con-stantly refused to replenishthe women’s washroom withtoilet paper, soap and papertowels.”
Bamboo told the tribunalit noticed supplies in thewomen’s washroom weredisappearing virtually daily,whereas previously theywould last one to two weeks.
In the tribunal’s decisionto dismiss, member WalterRilkoff wrote that based onthe materials presented,there was no reasonable like-lihood that Kho’s complaintwould succeed.
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Coquitlam Mounties havereleased several pictures of a
man they believe used morethan two dozen compromisedcredit cards.
Police began their fraudinvestigation on Nov. 28, afterbeing contacted by a creditcard company about suspect-ed fraudulent use of cards inCoquitlam and PoCo.
The Coquitlam RCMP’s eco-nomic crime unit believes oneperson is linked to a numberof incidents in which morethan 30 different comprom-ised credit cards were used.
Police said surveillanceimages from several busi-nesses also show the sameperson at the locationswhere the alleged fraudulenttransactions took place. It’sbelieved the suspect may bedriving a small, dark sedan.
Anyone with informationon the identity of the suspectis asked to contact CoquitlamRCMP at 604-945-1550 andquote file 2014-34600.
•••The public is being asked to
help identify an alleged bankrobber who used a knife tocommit a crime.
The incident happened onNov. 25 after a man walkedinto the Burquitlam CIBC at552 Clarke Rd.
The man approachedthe teller with a knife anddemanded cash before leav-ing the bank. It’s not clearhow much money, if any, thesuspect got from the robbery.
The man is described asCaucasian, about 50 yearsold, with a very slim buildand “piercing” blue eyes.
He stands five-feet 10-inches tall and was wearing ahoodie and jeans.
The suspect had a cut onhis lip at the time of the rob-bery and was carrying a ser-rated knife, approximately 15centimetres (six inches) long,but not a kitchen knife.
Anyone who recognizesthe man in the surveillanceimages is asked to contactCoquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550. To remain anonymous,call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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The man on the left is wanted in connection with a series of credit card frauds, whilethe man on the right is wanted in connection with a bank robbery.
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According to CoquitlamSearch and Rescue, the57-year-old man had been
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How is it that Prime MinisterStephen Harper, who hasbeen vilified by his pol-itical opponents like fewpoliticians before him, is
still the front-runner when it comes towinning the next federal election inOctober?
How can someone who stirs up deep-ly passionate and emotional negativeresponses on so many issues still looklike the one to beat come the vote?
There are many, many reasons to beupset with the Harper government (andmany other governments, for that mat-ter). So how can it even stand a chanceof being re-elected?
While political pollinghas to be taken with avery large grain of saltthese days (given howwrong some of themhave been in recent elec-tions), one can’t simplydismiss out of hand a ser-ies of polls that put theConservatives firmly inthe lead over the federalLiberals and NDP.
The latest Ipsos-Reidpoll for Global Newsgives Harper’s Conservatives 35 percent of the decided vote, while JustinTrudeau’s Liberals are at 31 per cent andThomas Mulcair’s NDP appears to befading, sitting at just 24 per cent. ThatConservative lead seems to be solidify-ing, if not increasing. How can this be?
Well, first of all, take a look at whoactually votes in this country. As I’vewritten here a number of times before,voters tend to be older and, by nature,more conservative in outlook.
Polls often over-represent the viewsof younger people — who don’t votein nearly the same numbers as olderpeople — and under-represent older
folks. Online polls, it seems to me, likelydon’t reflect the views of a great manypeople who may still feel uncomfortablewith the Internet and online communi-cations. In fact, if your sense of where
public opinion is is basedon what’s being saidonline, you are likely get-ting a very distorted viewof things.
Go to any major mediawebsite, and check outthe comments (most ofthem anonymous) post-ed after political newsstories. Invariably, if theyconcern federal politicsat all, Harper is basicallyreferred to as the devilhimself (although that is
likely one of the more polite character-izations).
Increasingly, people only listen to orread things that reinforce their precon-ceived opinions. And so, on somethinglike Facebook for example, people onlyread what their Facebook friends sendtheir way — friends who likely view theworld as they do. Or people will onlyread or listen to a media outlet that hasa bias that tilts their way. This is particu-larly a problem for those who are decid-edly left-wing or right-wing — they shutout anything that clashes with their ownviews or ideology. And so the peoplewho are most vehemently anti-Harper
only listen to each other, and thereforeonly reinforce their view that he is somesort of horrible leader who is about tobe deposed. After all, everyone is sayingthat, so it must be true, right?
The trouble, of course, is that ifyou only listen to your limited circleof friends, you’re not getting the fullpicture. I see many people gleefullysay they don’t read or watch so-called“mainstream media” and only consumemedia that agrees with their viewpoint— as a result, they live in an echochamber that leads to ignorance anduninformed commentary.
This is a relatively recent phenom-enon. The rapid rise of websites, blogs,and social media makes living in thatecho chamber that much easier — andthat much easier to underestimate asupposedly unpopular government likethe Harper one.
Finally, throw in the fact we havethree major political parties at thefederal level, and you can see why theConservatives will likely grow more con-fident as the October vote grows nearer.
The Conservative voter base, whichhovers around 40 per cent of the elec-torate, is fairly loyal and committed.But there are a fair number of folkswho are likely comfortable voting foreither the federal Liberals or the NDP,meaning each of those parties can hurteach other through vote splitting (to saynothing of the Green Party adding tothat confusion).
So, despite all that vitriol and furydirected Harper’s way, he can cling topower with only a minority of votersbacking him — a fact lost in so muchof the noise on the Internet and socialmedia, and among people who only lis-ten to those who think just like them.
Keith Baldrey is chief politicalreporter for Global BC.
We are inundated with community serviceannouncements asking us if we are readyfor an earthquake.
They remind us to have extra food,plenty of water, emergency plans for the
family — all good and necessary things.But that’s if the “Big One” hits when you’re at home. If
a massive earthquake hits the Lower Mainland during theday, many of us will be at our workplaces and our childrenwill be at school.
And what can a parent do if their child is at school?The recent earthquake off of Vancouver Island reminded
us, yet again, of how vulnerable we are if the Big One hits.Scientists say the last major earthquake hit the Pacific
Coast on Jan. 26, 1700. They believe it was about a 9 onthe Richter scale and was probably felt as far away as theManitoba border. It created a four-storey-high tsunami thathit the Japanese coast and levelled everything in its path.
For many it’s just too horrible to imagine, and indeed ifwe are hit with something in the 9 range, seismic retrofit-ting may not be able to save many older buildings. Butthat surely shouldn’t stop us from trying to ensure that ourschools are as well equipped as possible to withstand ahuge earthquake.
If a major earthquake happens, and we have not doneeverything we can to ensure the current high-risk schoolshave been upgraded, how will we be able to justify ourlosses? It doesn’t seem possible.
Once again we urge the provincial government to comeup with the cash to expedite all seismic upgrading for high-risk schools.
Surely this is an issue that is as important as making sureour transit systems can handle commuters for the next 20years. Isn’t it?
Make schoolupgrades atop priority
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Life in the echo chamber
VIEW FROM THE LEDGEKeith Baldrey
PROVINCE SHOULDWITHDRAWFROMNEBPROCESS FOR PIPELINE
Re: “City of Port Moody not satisfied over pipe-line response,” Friday, Jan. 9.
I’m writing to thank Port Moody’s city council for theirefforts to get answers on Kinder Morgan’s proposed pipe-line and oil tanker project.
Kinder Morgan’s refusal to answer 93 per cent of thequestions should make us all sit up and take notice. Byrefusing to even give local decision-makers the informa-tion they need to protect citizens’ interests, Kinder Morgandemonstrates arrogance, and illustrates why people remainso concerned about this proposal.
It is also one of the reasons the New Democrat OfficialOpposition believes that the B.C. Liberal government needsto get off the fence and withdraw from the National EnergyBoard process — a process which does not allow cross-examination of Kinder Morgan and limits participation anddiscussion on important issues like climate change.
We need a made-in-B.C. process that ensures our inter-ests are protected. The BC Liberals aren’t delivering. It’stime they finally showed some leadership and stood up forB.C. Our coast, and our communities, are too importantto leave to a one-sided process, without B.C.’s interests atheart.
Spencer Chandra HerbertOfficial Opposition Environment Advocate
MLA – Vancouver West End/Coal Harbour
Increasingly,people onlylisten to orread things thatreinforce theirpreconceivedopinions.
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A PREDICTIONOF FUTURESINKHOLES
Re: “More tunneltrouble?” Wednesday, Jan.14.
The two sinkholes on theEvergreen Line tunnel havedeveloped during routine main-tenance of the tunnel boringmachine.
Unless the tunnelling operatorchanges their maintenance pro-cedure, then I predict two more“sinkholes” before the tunnellingis completed.
If a sinkhole opens up onGlenayre Drive at Clarke Road,then many residents of Glenayre,Seaview and College Park neigh-bourhoods will be inconven-ienced in their commutes; andthe C24 community bus may becompletely excluded from theneighbourhood (because of theclosure of Glenayre and Ceciledrives).
The final sinkhole just offClarke Road between Harrisonand Kemsley Avenues will severe-ly disrupt southbound traffic asthe well drilling and groutingequipment occupies the curblane.
The City of Coquitlam, the Cityof Port Moody and TransLink
need to prepare alternate trafficand transit plans to minimize thedisruption.
D. B. WilsonPort Moody
WILL HISTORYTRIUMPHOVERTECHNOLOGY?
Anmore’s Village Hall is notquite yet obsolete, but leaders— owing to a lack of imagina-tion (coupled with the habit ofneglect) — present it to the localpublic as if it has no history. One-dimensional time rules here: itgoes “forward” with “develop-ment,” and anything orientedtowards “the past” is considered“backward” (even if it saves tax-payers’ money).
The pervasiveness of today’stechnology imprints itself on ourminds as if it were a god: com-puters, smartphones, Twitter,driverless cars, and all that. Inother words anything historicalis considered kitsch, ready forAnmore’s now state-of-the-art (read also: Walmartized)waste-disposal system. Publicmemories, once central to thevillage, are dealt with efficiently— by those “plugged in” — whomimic the conventional wisdom
of the likes of Mick Jagger singing“Time waits for no one.”
The very place where theMurray family lived and pub-lished (and founded Anmore acentury ago) no longer has anyapparent value. Evidence of theinculcation and cultivation oftechnology is everywhere — andthis omnipresence represents asocial danger.
But wait: does not Mayor JohnMcEwen boast of a “toner recyc-ling company?” If the mayor canspeak of recycling modern tech-nology — and its environmentalsustainability — can we not alsoconceive of recycling the VillageHall?
Consider Port Moody’s magnifi-cent Inlet Fire Hall — has no oneon village council noticed the ele-gantly preserved fire truck, onceadorned with Christmas lights, inthe new building’s corner-blockwindow? History is perpetuateddeliberately, just minutes away,and we see it as we drive — everyday.
Or look to the Port MoodyArts Centre, formerly the oldCity Hall, now conjoined by yetanother historic building (whichwas moved about several times).Clearly our local neighbours tothe south are able to recycle his-torical significance with the aid oftechnology.
Our Village Hall was immedi-ately shuttered by former mayorHeather Anderson, who remainsa high school teacher: education’sprofound link with the godof technology should be wellknown, as many homes are merelearning hubs with electroniclinks to teachers and classmatesthat go around the clock.
Like many teachers today,steeped in technology, recyclingthe Village Hall was not high onthe former mayor’s list of prior-ities.
Mayor McEwen’s work, how-ever slightly, marries the godof technology with the ethics ofrecycling and sustainability — soI would like to argue that thereis hope for the fate of the VillageHall, assuming the central valueshe espouses for his business ven-ture are the same as the ones heholds for public office. Besides,simply tearing down the VillageHall flies in the face of his argu-ments for fiscal prudence.
If the mayor capitulates on anyof these values he would not bethe first politician to be called ahypocrite.
If the Village Hall were trulycondemned and destroyed, hewould adapt, however, by curbinghis imagination — and ours.
Joerge DyrktonAnmore
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City of CoquitlamNotice of Public Hearing
coquitlam.ca I @cityofcoquitlam I /cityofcoquitlam
How do I find outmore information?Additional information, copies of thebylaws, supporting staff reports, and anyrelevant background documentation may beinspected from January 14 to January 26, 2015in person at the Planning and DevelopmentDepartment, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000GuildfordWay, Coquitlam during the hoursof 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. fromMonday toFriday excluding statutory holidays.You may also obtain further informationwith regard to the bylaws mentioned aboveon the City’s website atwww.coquitlam.ca/publichearingand by phone at 604-927-3430.
How do I provide input?Verbal submissions may only be madein person at the Public Hearing. The CityClerk’s Office will compile a Speakers Listfor each item.To have your name addedto the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speakat the Public Hearing but those who haveregistered in advance will be given firstopportunity.Please also be advised that video recordingsof Public Hearings are streamed live andarchived on the City’s website atwww.coquitlam.ca/webcasts.Prior to the Public Hearing writtencomments may be submitted to the CityClerk’s Office in one of the following ways:
Email: [email protected] mail: 3000 GuildfordWay,Coquitlam, BC,V3B 7N2In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor,3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlam, BC,V3B7N2Fax: to the City Clerk’s Officeat 604-927-3015
To afford Council an opportunity to reviewyour submission, please ensure that youforward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior tonoon on the day of the hearing.Written submissions provided in responseto this consultation will become part of thepublic record which includes the submissionsbeing made available for public inspection atCoquitlam City Hall and on our website atwww.coquitlam.ca/publichearing.If you require more information regardingthis process please call the City Clerk’s Officeat 604-927-3010.Please note that Council may not receivefurther submissions from the public orinterested persons concerning any of thebylaws described above after the conclusionof the Public Hearing.Kerri LoreDeputy City Clerk
Notice is hereby given that the City of Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing to receive representations from all personswho deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws. This meeting will be held on:Date: Monday, January 26, 2015Time: 7:00 p.m.Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing, Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting during whichit will give consideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda.
Item 1 Address: 3500 Block Sheffield Avenue
The intent of Bylaw 4537, 2015 is to amend City of CoquitlamCitywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 torevise the land use designation of a portion of the subjectproperty as outlined in black on the mapmarked Schedule “A”to Bylaw No. 4537, 2015 from Compact Low Density Residential,and Elementary School (Potential) to School.
The intent of Bylaw 4538, 2015 is to amend City of CoquitlamZoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject propertyoutlined in black on the mapmarked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw4538, 2015 from A-3 Agricultural and Resource to RS-8 LargeVillage Single Family Residential, RS-9 Large Single FamilyResidential, P-1 Civic Institutional and P-5 Special Park.
If approved, the application would facilitate a subdivisioncomprising approximately 137 single-family residential lots, afuture elementary school site, and a passive park containing astreamside protection area and a nature trail.
Item 2 Address: 968 Stewart AvenueThe intent of Bylaw 4506, 2015 is to amend City of CoquitlamZoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject propertyoutlined in black on the mapmarked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw4506, 2015 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 Two-FamilyResidential.If approved, the RT-1 zone would facilitate the subdivision ofthe existing property into two (2) One-Family Residential lotsand the construction of a single-family dwelling on each lot.
Item 3 Address: 1400 Haversley AvenueThe intent of Bylaw 4536, 2015 is to amend City of CoquitlamZoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject propertyoutlined in black on the mapmarked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw4536, 2015 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RS-3 One-Family Residential.If approved, the RS-3 zone would facilitate the subdivisionof two (2) properties (1400 and 1404 Haversley Avenue) intothree (3) lots and the construction of a single-family dwellingon each new lot.
968 Stewart Avenue
1400 Haversley Avenue3500 Block Sheffield Avenue
3500 Block Sheffield Avenue
Walk forMemories Jan. 25Jeremy [email protected]
It started with some oddbehaviour.
Myrna Norman found her-self getting lost for hourswhile taking her grandkidshome from the ice rink just acouple of blocks away.
She thought nothing ofloading the grandchildreninto the car and zipping downa big hill for fun.
The former PoCo and cur-rent Maple Ridge residentalso had problems with hertemper.
“I knew those behaviourswere not normal,” Normantold the Tri-Cities NOW.
As a small business ownerin Nelson, she also found itincreasingly difficult to do
the books without having acomplete meltdown.
So she visited her doctor toget tested.
At 59, Norman was diag-nosed with frontal templedementia.
It was a diagnosis that senther into despair.
But after a few weeks offeeling sorry for herself, shedecided the best way to livewith the terminal disease wasto get educated.
Norman joined a supportgroup for people living withdementia, even completing auniversity course on the dis-ease.
“The more I immersemyself in education andawareness, the better I seemto be,” she said.
Six years later, Norman hasbeen selected as the honor-ee for this year’s Walk for
Memories Tri-Cities-Ridge
COMMUNITY&LIFE
LISA KING/NOW
Myrna Norman was diagnosed with frontal templedementia at the age of 59.
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Theatrix offers auditions, drama classesAre your kids bud-
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“The society is celebratingits 24th anniversary,” artisticdirector Deborah Solberg
said in a press release, “andas the only non-profit youththeatre organization in thearea, Theatrix continues toensure quality performingarts opportunities are access-ible for children regardless ofage, culture, ability or familyincome.”
Auditions for TheVelveteen Rabbit will beheld on Saturday, Jan. 24 atDogwood Pavilion.
The original was writtenby Margery Williams forchildren aged six to 12, andTheatrix’s musical adaptationwas written by Solberg, withpopular children’s entertain-er Mr. I, aka Yurgen Ileander,providing the tunes.
Rehearsals will takeplace on Saturdays from 10to 10:30 a.m., with extrarehearsals added after springbreak at Dogwood Pavilion.
All children aged six to 12 arewelcome, and no previousexperience is required.
Theatrix is also hostingdrama classes for kids agedfour to 13, beginning the lastweek of January.
Dogwood Pavilion classesinclude Tiny Troupers, forchildren aged four to six,from 9 to 10 a.m., and ActingMania, for youth aged nine to13, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.Both take place on Saturdays.
Pinetree CommunityCentre classes, which takeplace on Thursdays, includePlaytime Theatre for childrenaged seven to eight, from4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
All drama classes involvetheatre games, storytellingwith puppets, music and cos-
tumes.To register, or to learn
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The Poirier branch of theCoquitlam Public Library willhost a session called Estateplanning: Building your leg-acy, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. onThursday, Jan. 22.
Financial advisor JamesLeung will offer “a fresh per-spective on strategies to con-sider for preserving every-
thing you’ve worked hard tobuild,” according to a pressrelease from the library.
Topics will include:• The value of having an
estate plan beyond a simplewill;
• The four key buildingblocks for an effective estateplan; and
• What to consider whencreating or updating yourestate.
To register for this freeseminar, call the library’sregistration line at 604-937-4155 and leave a message.
The Poirier branch of theCoquitlam Public Library islocated at 575 Poirier St.
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Well-known children’s entertainer Mr. I is providingtunes for Theatrix’s upcoming production.
Focus on estate planning
12 THE TRI-CITIES NOW | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2015
Ready, Set, Learn! 2014 - 2015Ready Set Learn is a Ministry of Education Early Learning Program which welcomes three and four year olds and their families into the Coquitlam School District. Child will havethe opportunity to engage in a number of early learning activities, a snack time, and a story time with the public librarian. Joining us will be a number of community groupsservicing children 0-6. New this year will be the participation of the Tumblebus - the original bus on wheels!
Families are welcome to attend any Ready Set Learn Event. NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Coquitlam EastBaker Drive, Meadowbrook, Mundy Road, Ranch Park, R.C.MacDonald, Riverview Park, Cape Horn
Port MoodyGlenarye, Harbourview, Miller Park, Moody, Porter, Seaview
Port Coquitlam NorthBirchland, Blakeburn, Cedar Drive, Coquitlam River, Irvine,James Park, Leigh
Heritage MountainAnmore, Aspenwood, Heritage Mountain, Mountain Meadows,Pleasantside, Bramblewood
Central CoquitlamEagle Ridge, Glen, Nestor, Walton,Westwood, Hampton Park,Panorama, PinetreeWay
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Winter sportslike skiingand snow-boardingare wildly
popular across the globe.Athletes from both sportscompete every four years atthe Winter Olympics, whilemillions of their fellow ath-letes take to the slopes eachwinter for recreational pur-poses.
While skiing and snow-boarding may dominatethe outdoor winter sportslandscape, there are plenty ofoff-the-radar outdoor sportsthat are growing in popular-ity among people looking forsomething a little different.
SnowkitingMuch like snowboard-
ing appeals to surfers andskateboarders, snowkitinghas found a fan base amongpeople who enjoy kiteboard-ing when the weather iswarm. Snowkiters use kitepower to glide across thesnow or ice. Foil kites oncedominated the snowkitinglandscape, but many snow-kiters now prefer inflatablekites. Snowkiting can be verydangerous, so it’s important
that men and women inter-ested in snowkiting learn theproper techniques, which canbe difficult to master.
Fat bikingThough its name might
leave much to be desired, fatbiking is growing in popu-larity among athletes wholove riding bikes but havetraditionally had to put theirbikes in the garage once thetemperatures dip. Fat bikesare similar to traditionalbicycles, but they come withoversized tires and widerrims that make it possible forthe bikes to handle unstableterrain, including terrain cov-ered in snow. Mountain bik-ing enthusiasts may favourfat biking, as the sport allowsthem to traverse snow-cov-ered trails their mountainbikes are typically unable totraverse.
Ice boatingFor those who simply
love to be out on the water,ice boating is a great wayto fulfill your winter fix forsailing. Ice boats are similarto sailboats, but they aretypically fitted with runners,
also called skates, or skis anddesigned to run over frozenwaters instead of throughwater. Ice boats tend to sailacross ice-covered surfacesat high speeds, and that canmake already cold conditionseven colder for ice boat sail-ors. But many ice boat sailorsfind the sport is even morefun than traditional sailing.
SkijoringSkijoring may be a less
accessible winter sport, as itinvolves people on skis beingpulled by a dog, horse orvehicle. The sport originatedcenturies ago in Scandinaviaas a way for military mem-bers to speed up the pro-cess of sharing messages.Skijoring with dogs typ-ically involves men or womenbeing pulled by one to threedogs, each of which is wear-ing a sled dog harness (menand women wear skijoringharnesses). Dogs are not con-trolled by reins, but rathermust be motivated to keepmoving by their own desireto run. A single horse is typ-ically enough for equestrianskijoring, and horses are typ-ically guided by a rider. Smallmotorized vehicles, such as
snowmobiles, are typicallyused in motorized skijoring.
Athletes need not seques-ter themselves indoors whentemperatures dip belowfreezing. In fact, there areseveral lesser known outdoorsports athletes can enjoy thiswinter.
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Walk forMemories takesplaceonSunday
Meadows, set for Sunday,Jan. 25.
The event is a fundraiserfor the Alzheimer Societyof B.C., with walks plannedaround the province.
But for Norman, the eventis much more.
She wants to bring aware-
ness to Alzheimer’s anddementia-related diseasesand, more importantly, helpremove the stigma that sur-rounds the illness.
Norman said when shewas diagnosed, the percep-tion was that her life was onpermanent pause and shewould be preparing for thejourney of dying.
But she’s flipped the con-ventional wisdom and seesthe years ahead as prepar-ing for the journey of living,knowing the living will beshortened.
Norman also suggestedfamilies dealing with demen-tia often keep it a secret andshe wants to see an end tothat unfortunate tradition.
“I want lots of people tocome out. I want people tosee that people with demen-tia are ordinary people. Wehave a handicap; we have adisease,” she said.
After more than half a dec-ade of living with the illness,Norman still has her gooddays and her bad days.
Her mobility is challenged
so simple activities like gettingin and out of the bathtub canbe difficult. She also doesn’tcook anymore because she’llforget to turn off the stove orstop running water.
Despite the challenges,Norman said she’s not goingto stop being a tireless advo-cate for those living withdementia.
The local Walk forMemories is taking place thisSunday from 1 to 3 p.m. alongthe Traboulay PoCo Trail.Registration begins at noonat the Hyde Creek RecreationCentre.
For more information go towalkformemories.com/loca-tions or phone 778-549-0203or 1-800-667-3742.
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Visit Tri-Cities libraries fora special playdate, bingo, abook swap and more to cele-brate Family Literacy Day onTuesday, Jan. 27.
The Port Moody PublicLibrary will transform itselfinto a preschooler’s para-dise with a library playdate.Featuring fingerpaints, con-fetti castles, an all-ages story-time and active languagegames, the playdate willrun from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Librarians will be on hand toanswer questions about earlyliteracy, language develop-ment and resources for par-ents and youngsters in thecommunity.
Dab your way to successwhen Terry Fox Libraryhosts a Family Literacy Day:BINGO. Bingo supplies willbe provided, and prizes willbe awarded. Kids and parentswill have a chance to call outthe magic word from 3:30 to4:30 p.m.
The Coquitlam PublicLibrary is hosting a bookswap, LEGO and cardgames on Tuesday, Jan. 27at its Poirier Branch, and onWednesday, Jan. 28 at its CityCentre Branch. For the swap,bring one book — written forkids or teens — to exchangefor another. The Book Swapand More will run from 3:30to 5 p.m. on both days.
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Brightenupwinterwith plants nearwindows
In January’s wet,gloomy days, plantsvisible near windowsgive more pleasurethan anything else
in the garden — and theones close to the shelterand warmth of a house wallalways flower earlier thanthey will elsewhere.
These include rosemary,Californian tree poppy, theWinter Iris (Iris unguicu-laris), wintersweet andCamelia sasanqua.
None find it easy to survivewinter without the shelter ofa wall.
That’s why many garden-ers are tempted to createa wall-side garden rightup against the side of theirhome where they can watchnature’s dramas on the otherside of the glass and theroots of tender plants makeit through winter even whentop-growth dies.
But eventually, the wallneeds maintenance and theplants below must handletrampling, smothering, cut-ting down or ripping apart.Branches make paintingimpossible and roofers needfirm, level places to standladders, regardless of what’simprisoned below.
But many plants haveenormous powers of regener-ation. Bulbs do because eachbulb is a food storage organand some bulbs form “drop-per” bulbs.
I dug up some snow-drops once and discoveredmany had thrust down aroot where a second bulbhad formed. One plant hadgrown a long string of threebulbs, one below the other.
Most of the small bulbs,including scilla, chionodoxa,puschkinia and snow crocus,survive very nicely in wall-side gardens and also lawnswhere the hazards includedrought, too-early grass-cut-ting and heavy lawnmowers.
Once these bulbs go dor-mant, they shrug off theseconditions and, havingseeded around, return nextspring in greater numbers.This includes the hardy cycla-men “coum,” which flowersin January and goes dormantin May.
Clay-soil gardeners often
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that cyclamen gain the drain-age they need.
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People who like to have abig hit of colour near theirwindows might enjoy win-ter heather (Erica carnea),which flowers in manyshades of pink from paleto intense over a very longblooming period.
Meanwhile, fragrance
is the special gift from thewhite flowers of Sarcococcahumilis, an evergreen, win-ter-blooming, low-growingshrub.
Another shrub that co-exists beautifully with housewalls is the hardy fuchsia(Fuchsia magellanica), whichis accustomed to dying to theground in most winters andseldom grows tall enough toseriously block house win-dows.
Watching hummingbirds in
a window-side fuchsia bushis a truly magical experience.
Trees are best kept awayfrom walls. Roots like explor-ing house drains and branch-es can destroy the soffits inroof overhangs. But manytrees can live in a containerwithin sight of a window.
These can include thecontorted hazel with itscorkscrew branches and alsocontorted willows (varietiesinclude red curls or yellowcurls).
Other good choices arepieris shrubs, which have avery long interest becausethey form their bud clustersearly in winter and hold onto them until they flowermonths later.
Anne Marrison ishappy to answer gardenquestions. Send themto her via [email protected]. Include thename of your city orregion.
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Committed to safety since1953.
What’s stopping you fromeating healthy?When I was a kid, I would
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What are the barriers toeating the healthiest diet?
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skipping it altogether. Youmay eat the same fast foodmeal just because it’s easierthan trying something new.You may order your usualspecialty coffee withoutthinking about calories or fatcontent.
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You can eat healthy foodonabudgetTo change an unhealthy
habit requires time to reflecton healthier choices andrepeated attempts to estab-lish a better routine.
2. Your emotional connec-tion with food. We all haveour favourite foods. Theymay be comfort foods thatremind us of happy timespast, like a hot chocolateon a snowy day. They canbe snacks or drinks that wecrave so much that we forgethow bad we felt the last time
we consumed them.Giving up emotional eat-
ing requires the disciplineto reflect before we eat andchoose what is best for us.
With age and wisdom,
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3. Your cultural connec-tion with food. Growing upChinese-Canadian, you haveto be antisocial to avoid eat-ing in Chinese restaurantswith the usual high salt,
high fat and high carb meals.Fortunately, my mom cookedbrown rice, lots of veggiesand low fat meats. We ateWestern food and Chinesefood every other day. My sis-ter and I would know to setthe dinner table with knivesand forks if we used chop-sticks and soup spoons thenight before.
4. Advertising. Televisioncommercials are designed tomake us crave fast food. Bigscreens and high definitionmake bad food look evenbetter. Imagine what those
commercials would be likeif restaurants were requiredto state the health risks asthey do inAmerican drugcommercials:“This bacondouble cheese-burger combomay increaseyour risk forobesity, dia-betes, highblood pres-sure, strokes,heart attacksand prematuredeath.”
5. Knowledge. Manypeople rely on TV, theInternet and their friends formedical information, includ-ing the basics of a healthydiet.
A more reliable sourceis Canada’s Food Guide onHealth Canada’s website. It
provides practical informa-tion on finding adequatenutrition from a variety of
foods.6. Cost.
Often lessnutritiousfood ischeaperthan health-ier choices.Eating ona smallerbudget can bea challenge. Inupcoming col-umns, I’ll dis-cuss the basics
of healthy eating with sometips for eating on a budget.
For more on achiev-ing your positivepotential in health,visit Dr. Wong’s blog atdavidicuswong.wordpress.com.
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SHARE Society hosts a 13-week education series around alco-hol and drug use for those who have an alcohol or drug problem,and for those concerned about their use or the use of others. Thisweek’s discussion is on “Substance Affected: How others misuseof alcohol and drugs affects us. How to help others.” The sessionincludes a video, brief presentation and open discussion, 7 to 8:30p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Registration is not required.Info: 604-936-3900.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch, hosts a discussion on
estate planning from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Nancy Bennett Roomat 575 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. Financial advisor James Leung willcover a series of talking points including: the value of having anestate plan, how to build for an estate plan and what to considerwhen creating or update that plan. To register, call the library’sregistration line at 604-937-4155.
Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society hosts an“Evening at the Museum” gathering at 7 p.m. at 150–2248McAllister St. The discussion focuses on the search for the FranklinExpedition in Canada’s North. Linda Mackay from PoCo’s Interna-tional Submarine Engineering will discuss the company’s involve-ment in the search for the expedition and the technology thatrecently helped discover this ship. Info: [email protected].
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23SFU Philosophers’ Café discusses the topic “Head vs. Heart”
from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the ParkLane Room at the Port MoodyLibrary, located at 100 Newport Dr. Dr. Michael Picard, an instruc-tor at SFU and Douglas College, will lead the discussion. Do youfollow your head, or your heart? Is one superior to the other? Ex-plore the perils and virtues of each choice through an open debatewith other thinkers in your community. No registration required.
Info: 604-469-4635 or [email protected] Maillardville hosts an ongoing education session called
Baby’s 1st 2 Years, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 1200 Cartier Ave. in Co-quitlam. Baby’s 1st 2 Years is a free program for expectant parentsas well as parents, grandparents and/or guardians and their babiesnewborn to 24 months. Learn from guest speakers and to enjoysupport, conversation and validation in a comfortable and relaxedenvironment. This week’s guest speaker is Infant Sleep ConsultantDawn Whittaker. This is a free drop-In program so there is no needto register. Info: 604-933-6146.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24Coquitlam Order of the Eastern Star holds a Trivial Pursuit
night at 5:15 p.m. at 2600 Shaughnessy St. in PoCo. Join a teamof eight people or bring your own. Dinner provided. Cost: $20.Info: Pam at 604-469-9849.
Port Moody Public Library launches its Book Buddies programat 100 Newport Dr. in Port Moody. The program pairs young read-ers in grades 2 to 5 with trained teen mentors for weekly 45-min-ute sessions of shared reading and learning games. The programfocuses on helping children become confident and enthusiasticreaders. The program runs until March 7 and two timeslots willbe offered each Saturday: from 10 to 10:45 a.m. and from 11 to11:45 a.m. Info: 604-469-4577 or www.library.portmoody.ca.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27City of Port Coquitlam hosts an open house and town hall
meeting from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Hyde Creek Recreation Centregym, 1379 Laurier Ave. in PoCo. Residents are invited to commenton alignment options from the East of Fremont/Cedar Drive RouteStudy. Participants will be able to view display boards, speak tostaff and provide comments. Staff will make a presentation at 7p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session with mayor andcouncillors. Info: www.portcoquitlam.ca/eastfremont.
Port Moody Library, Terry Fox Library and the CoquitlamPublic Library host a series of events to mark Family Literacy Day.The Port Moody Library event runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the100 Newport Dr. Preschoolers and their parents or caregivers candrop in for stories, crafts, and creative games that will make learn-ing fun: finger-paints, romp in confetti castles, sing-along in an
all-ages storytime, or play some active language games. Info: 604-469-4577 or e-mail [email protected]. The Terry FoxLibrary hosts a bingo game for kids and parents from 3:30 to 4:30p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Bingo supplies are provided,and prizes will be awarded. For info, call 604-927-7999. The Co-quitlam Public Library hosts a book swap, LEGO activities and cardgames at the Poirier branch, located at 575 Poirier St. from 3:30 to5:30 p.m. The same event will be held at the City Centre branch,located at 1169 Pinetree Way, on Wednesday, Jan. 28. For moreinfo, see www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca.
Terry Fox Library hosts a presentation on meditation and morefrom 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. Registered aromathera-pist, yoga teacher and Reiki practitioner Amy Reedman will discussthe basics of meditation, demonstrate techniques and show youhow to get started. Registration is appreciated. Info: 604-927-7999.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts a stamp auction by
members kicking off at 7 p.m. in the McGee Room at the PoirierCommunity Centre, 630 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. Viewing startsat 7 and the auction begins at 8 p.m. Info: www.stampclub.ca or604-941-9306.
Art Focus Artists’ Association hosts a demonstration by artinstructor/comedienne Zoe Clemens from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Outletin PoCo’s Leigh Square. Everyone is welcome to attend this freedemo on “15-minute paintings.” Info: www.myartclub.com/Art.Focus.
SHARE Society concludes its 13-week education series aroundalcohol and drug use for those who have an alcohol or drugproblem, and for those concerned about their use or the use ofothers. This week’s discussion is on “Stage II Recovery — Life inthe Future.” The session includes a video, brief presentation andopen discussion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody.Registration is not required. Info: 604-936-3900.
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There was a lot that stayed true to format last week’s Centennial Centaur Top-10Shootout senior girls basketball tournament— but like a game of musical chairs, the seat-ing positions have changed.
The four top-ranked teams all advanced tothe semifinals and teams rated 1-7 found achair. A little shuffling was in order, however.
The W.J. Mouat Hawks, ranked fourthentering the tourney, emerged victoriousSaturday with a solid 59-54 win over defend-ing B.C. champion Brookswood.
No. 1 rated Oak Bay would hold on andedge the No. 2 seeded Riverside Rapids 56-55for third place.
And among those four teams, the margincould best be described as super model-thin.
Port Coquitlam’s Rapids, while eyeing ahigher finish, counted its result less a half-glass-empty than a great taste in preparationfor the challenges ahead.
“It’s great for our kids. We need to competelike that game in practice,” said coach PaulLangford of the third-place tilt. “If we cansimulate that we’ll be better… I told them ifthey weren’t having fun today they needed toquit basketball.”
Trailing by three at the half, Riverside stuckwithin two points most of the way. In thefourth they erased a quick five-point deficit toleap ahead 50-48 when Ozi Nwabuko drainedan underhanded layup and sank two foulshots moments later.
But Oak Bay replied with three buckets ofits own to ease back in front. A trey by secondteam all-star Shae Sanchez with 1:28 to play,returned it to a single point difference.
While the Victoria squad would sinkanother, Nwabuko came right back to makeit 56-55 with 25 seconds on the clock. TheRapids would regain possession with a hand-ful of seconds left but fell short of sinking adramatic buzzer-beater.
“We made it rough on ourselves,” remarkedLangford. “Once we got to the rim, [Nwabuko]had a great drive at the end and maybe weshould have gone for three but I thought we’dget an opportunity — we did get the ball backbut were just a little unlucky. You’ve got tohave some luck.”
Sanchez, who joined Nwabuko on thesecond all-star team, led the squad with 16points, while Zuzia Zdziechowski cashed in 15and Stephanie West added 14.
Riverside’s hopes for a berth in the finalhit a brick wall called Brookswood on Friday,when the Langley squad broke open a 26-25
game to win 88-56.Sanchez counted 16 points in the loss.To get to that point, the Rapids blasted
Burnaby South 62-32 in the opener, andHandsworth 71-58 in the quarterfinal.
Riverside was without starter AmandaMatsui, who was a key contributor in pastwins over Brookswood, Oak Bay and Mouat.
The Gleneagle Talons, meanwhile, demon-strated true grit during the weekend series,shaking off an opening loss to MEI to defeatboth New Westminster 71-46 and Dr. Charles
Best 64-62, before falling to Argyle in theshowdown for ninth/10th place.
Brittany Yee was named an honourablemention all-star.
Best, meanwhile, finished up with a 74-61win over Claremont to place 11th. ShantaBorrego netted 18 points and Ana Evans 16.
The host Centaurs would also finish theweek with a well-deserved victory, trouncingJohnston Heights 80-39 to place 15th.
Grade 10 forward Claudia Bua tallied 19points, including five treys, to set the tone.
Riverside stay within range
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Looking for an opening, Riverside’s Zuzia Zdziechowski, left, eyes the basket whileBurnaby South’s Desiree Lister puts up the stop sign Thursday at the Centennial Top-10 Shootout tournament. To see more photos, scan this page using Layar, or go towww.thenownews.com.
SALLING TO PAN AMSPort Coquitlam’s Jenn Salling will be patrol-
ling the infield as part of Canada’s softball teamat the 2015 Pan American Games in Ontario.
The 27-year-old shortstop was one of 15women chosen by the Canadian OlympicCommittee and Softball Canada to competeat the games, and one of four members fromCanada’s 2008 Beijing Olympic Games squadon the roster.
“We are excited about our team for the 2015season” said head coach Mark Smith. “The ath-letes put in the work throughout the fall andshowed up ready to earn their opportunity. Nowwe prepare for an exciting summer ahead.”
The past four Pan Am Games have seenCanada capture silver each time.
A member of the Pennsylvania Revolutionof the National Pro Fastball League last year,Salling also served as an assistant coach atRoosevelt University in Chicago.
The Pan Ams run July 19 to 26 in Ajax, Ont.
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LATE LEAD EVAPORATESA raucous third period saw the Coquitlam
Express fall 7-5 in Prince George on Sunday,wrapping up a 1-2 weekend.
On two occasions, Coquitlam held a lead,thanks in part to a four-goal effort from rookieBrett Supinski. His fourth tally on the day, with7:07 left in regulation, put the Express ahead 5-4. But Prince George replied with three straightmarkers to win it.
Daniell Lange also scored for Coquitlam.A day earlier, the Express fell 5-3 in Vernon,
after launching the weekend Friday with aspirited 5-3 win over Powell River, sparked bya goal and an assist each from league scoringleader Corey Mackin and Supinski.
Coquitlam plays host to Vernon on Friday, 7p.m., and Trail on Sunday, 2 p.m., at the PoirierSports Centre.
PANTHERS PAIR PICKEDCameron Obcena and Daniel Szpakowski will
take to the ice Monday, Jan. 26 for the Tom ShawConference at the Pacific Junior Hockey League’sProspects Game at the Port Moody Arena.
The two were among 20 players selected forthe showcase event, which draws scouts fromthe B.C. Hockey League, Western Hockey Leagueand Canadian universities and colleges.
As a 16-year-old rookie, Anmore’s Obcenahas contributed eight goals and four assistsover 29 games with the Panthers. Coquitlam’sSzpakowski, 17, has chipped in 12 goals and nineassists over 35 games.
Tickets for the Prospect Game, which starts at7:30 p.m., will be available at the door.
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School District 43 officials knew they wouldhave to make cuts to deal with a ballooning defi-cit, and on Tuesday employees and the publiclearned just how deep the reductions will beonce the budget is done.
To make up for a $12.1-million projected oper-ating deficit for the 2013/2014 school year, thedistrict is looking at cutting six per cent of itsstaff across the board.
More specifically, it’s proposing to cut 142 pos-
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district cutting 81 teachers, 19 teacher assist-ants/special education assistants/youth workersalong with 32 clerical/custodial/IT and facilitiespositions and 10 from administration.
The staffing cuts add up to $11.5 million insavings.
Some of the positions being cut will be offsetby attrition, with as many as 30 staff in variouspositions already putting in their retirementpapers for the end of the year.
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