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Come April 1, if you live in PoCo and once had alegal license to grow medicinal pot, when the citycomes knocking there will be no fooling.

As new federal laws regarding the production ofmedicinal marijuana take affect next month, thecity’s Public Safety Inspection (PSI) Team, whichdeals with grow-op enforcement for the muni-cipality, will start the process of identifying andshutting down home-based grow-ops.

PoCo Mayor Greg Moore, who noted there could

be hundreds of once-legal medicinal grow-ops inthe community, said the city is shutting down thegrow-ops out of concern for the neighbourhoodsin which they exist.

“If there’s marijuana in a home being grownillegally, which it would be at that point, and theorganized crime starts to understand where theseare, they not only put the household residents injeopardy, they put the neighbours in harms way,”he told the Tri-Cities NOW.

On March 31, the current medical marijuanaaccess program administered through Health

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You could call it a win-win.Port Coquitlam homeowners are still getting

a bit change back on their property tax bill, andteens who use popular youth centre won’t see itclose for three days during the week.

On Monday, PoCo city council approved thefirst three readings of the 2014 budget, thatnow includes a .21 per cent tax decrease, whichworks out to a savings of $4.08 for the averagesingle-family home.

Also in the budget, council relented on cutsto Offside Youth Centre and customer ser-vice hours at Leigh Square Community ArtsVillage.

The budget had proposed to cut $32,600from the youth centre through a reductionof off-peak hours and $53,800 from LeighSquare customer service in a reduction of pub-lic hours.

The plan is to close the youth centre onTuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

PoCo Mayor Greg Moore said councilchanged its mind after receiving feedback fromthe public on both cuts.

In all, the city received feedback from 950residents through a budget mail out sent tohomes in January.

“For me, it’s really great to demonstrate thatpublic input actually changes council’s mind ondecisions,” Moore said, noting the largest inputwas regarding the cuts to the youth centre.

Word of the city’s decision to scrap cuts tothe youth centre was greeted byapplause from Jerome Bouvier,the executive director of ACCESSYouth Outreach Services.

The youth organization hadpreviously spoken out againstthe cuts to the youth centre.

“It’s great they acknowledgedthe voice of the young people inthe community that obviouslywanted to be heard,” he told theTri-Cities NOW.

“I’m glad council made thedecision to keep the hoursopen.”

Bouvier argued the centre is a valuableresource to the community, adding he hopesthe city can generate ways to heighten aware-ness that the youth centre is open during theweek.

He also hopes council won’t consider cuttinghours to the centre in next year’s budget.

As for the budget, PoCo council also decidedagainst introducing a one- to 1.5-per-cent taxlevy, or about $25 for an average household, to

help fund the replacement of the rec complexand senior centre.

Moore explained 76 per cent of people whoresponded to the city-survey supported the taxincrease, but he said council ultimately felt

without all the parameters ofthe project, they didn’t want thecity to take the money.

He noted the proposal couldcome back in next year’s budgetdiscussions.

“Even though we didn’t takethe money, it’s a pretty over-whelming indication we’regoing in the right direction, thatthe rec centre does need to bereplaced and we’re going downthe right path in replacing it,”Moore said.

The budget also consists of an extra $1.2 mil-lion in spending, including adding one policeofficer, recreation complex site planning, andextended maintenance of city buildings.

For property owners, the budgetalso sees a 2.3-per-cent increase in thewater levy, or $10 for the average home.The sewer levy will remain unchanged for2014.

The final adoption of the budget is set forMarch 24.

PoCo council holds line on taxesBUDGETKEEPS YOUTHCENTRE FUNDING, SERVICEHOURS INTACT

It’s great theyacknowledgedthe voice of theyoung people nthe community...–Jerome Bouvier

In the coming weeks and months, resi-dents in Port Moody will come to knowAlice quite well.

Alice is also known as the tunnel-boringmachine (TBM) being used to help con-struct a major component of the EvergreenLine project.

On Friday, politicians and dignitaries,including Premier Christy Clark and MPJames Moore, gathered near the BarnetHighway at the mouth of the tunnelentrance, to christen the boring machine,marking another major milestone for the$1.4-billion project.

The TBM, which has been put togetherin the last couple months in Port Moody’sbackyard, was named “Alice” after AliceWilson, Canada’s first female geologist.

The Evergreen Line is expected to be upand running by the summer of 2016, with70,000 people using the line by 2021.

The trip from Coquitlam Centre toLougheed Town Centre Station in Burnabywill be 13 minutes. The TBM will drill asingle two-kilometre tunnel in one direc-tion, starting east of the Barnet Highway tosouth of Kemsley Street in Coquitlam.

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2014-2015 Budget Process

The Coquitlam Board of Education is enhancing the budget process for the 2014-2015 year.The new process will include providing multiple opportunities for public input,

starting in April when more concrete budget information is known.

Townhall Meeting on April 1, 2014 from 6-8 p.m. at Winslow Centre - Gymnasium, 1100 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam.Open House on April 8, 2014 from 6-8 p.m. at Winslow Centre - Gymnasium, 1100 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam.

Board Meeting on April 8, 2014 at 8:30 p.m. at Winslow Centre - Gallery Room, 1100 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam.Board Meeting on April 10, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at Winslow Centre - Gallery Room, 1100 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam.

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Canada ends, meaning personal-use produc-tion licences expire.

Under the new federal regulations, the onlylegal access to pot for medical purposes willbe through licensed producers, in larger-scaleindustrial operations.

The change gives municipalities like PortCoquitlam the power to shut down the for-merly legal in-home grow-ops through zoningbylaws.

Moore suggested the laws area “step in the right direction”over the former rules aroundmedical weed, but suggestedthey fall short.

Specifically, he noted HealthCanada still isn’t telling muni-cipalities or local police depart-ments where the former legalgrow-ops are located. It remainsup to each city to find theseoperations on their own.

“What we’ve always asked foris a better working relationshipbetween Health Canada andlocal governments,” he said, adding it takes alot of time and energy to track down grow-opsin the community.

Moore noted the city knows where some ofthe medical grow-ops are located due to previ-ous interactions.

Across the Tri-Cities in Port Moody, MayorMike Clay sees the same issue as his counter-part in PoCo.

The city and its police force don’t knowwhere the old medicinal grow-ops are located.

Clay suggested once the new rules are inplace, the police have an obligation to checkout the old grow-ops, since they would bebreaking the law.

Still, he appears to like the new regulations.“If they are controlled, regulated industrial

properties that are being monitored than that’san improvement over what we have now, which

is things being done in households,” Clay said.Last week, the Vancouver Police Department

said it wouldn’t be shutting down medical dis-pensaries in that city as long as the pot is beingsold to people with licenses.

When asked how it will handle the newregulations, the Port Moody Police Departmentoffered a statement to the Tri-Cities NOW.

“In light of the upcoming changes to HealthCanada’s medicinal marijuana regulations, thePort Moody Police Department will continueto investigate public complaints of illegal mari-

juana grow operations withinthe city,” the statement read.

“The PMPD are aware of anumber of medicinal marijuanagrow operations active in PortMoody. If notified by HealthCanadaofapotentialunlicensedresidential medicinal marijuanagrow operation, the PMPD willassess a variety of factors todetermine if a police investiga-tion is appropriate.”

Port Moody-Westwood-PortCoquitlam MP James Mooreis standing behind his govern-ment’s new regulations, noting

he’s fielded endless complaints from constitu-ents that the medicinal grow-ops were devalu-ing properties and attracting organized crime.

“Residential grow-ops are a bad thing andthey hurt local communities,” he said.

Though the MP acknowledged the transitionto the new laws will be a challenge, he alsosuggested the regulations strike the “right bal-ance” because the medicinal pot will be grownin a commercial way, at an arms length fromthe community, while still allowing peopleaccess to the product.

While on one side, small home medicinalgrow-ops are in the crosshairs of municipal-ities, opportunities exist for large-scale indus-trial producers.

However, both mayors of PoCo and PortMoody aren’t aware of any such grow-opsbeing considered for their respective cities.

New regulations fallshort, saysmayor

Highrise raises angstSam [email protected]

Coquitlam residents willsoon get their say on a 26-storey highrise in Burquitlamthat’s been the subject of wide-spread community angst.

A rezoning applicationmade by Beedie Living forthe property at 520 ComoLake Ave. was approved onMonday, and will now go topubic a hearing on March 31.

Coun. Craig Hodge votedin favour of the proposal, butquestioned what kind of over-all vision there is for the area.

“When a project of thismagnitude comes along, itdoes impact the community,”he said.

He wondered what kindof infrastructure upgradeswould be needed to meetthe increase in traffic thisdevelopment would bring.

Jim McIntyre, the city’smanager of planning anddevelopment, said there arelane upgrades and a future 20-metre wide street beingplanned next to the develop-ment to address those con-cerns.

Hodge asked for moreinformation, and wondered ifthe highrise will lead to moredevelopment in the area.

“This is just the first ofmany more developments tocome into this area,” Hodgesaid.

Coun. Brent Asmundsonechoed Hodge’s statement,saying he is looking forwardto see what holds in store forthe area.

“It has been a long timecoming for redevelopment ofthis area,” he said.

However, the proposal hassome residents concernedon how it could impact their

business and quality of life.“I have my staff of 17 asking

me what’s going on and I’mreassuring them saying, ‘Hey,I’m not going to retire anytime soon,’” said Rob Hopkins,owner of Burquitlam AnimalHospital located at 559 ClarkeRoad.

“I want to practice here, andfor me to relocate my practice,it’s a major economic ventureand challenge.”

Hopkins said he was told byboth TransLink and the city’splanning department thatno infrastructure upgrades,which would interrupt hisbusiness, would go throughfor a number of years.

Council couldn’t answer hisquestions right away as theyneeded more information, butpromised to get back to him.

The public hearing isscheduled for March 31 atCoquitlam City Hall.

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Once again, private schoolshave come out on top inthe Tri-Cities in the FraserInstitute’s annual schoolrankings.

According to the rankingsreleased Monday, the top fiveelementary schools in thethree cities were all private,led by Our Lady of Fatima,which topped the rankingslocally with a score of nine outof 10, followed by TraditionalLearning Academy (8.9),Hope Lutheran (8.6) Queenof All Saints (8.4) and OurLady of Assumption (8.4).Out Lady of Fatima finished53rd out of 982 B.C. schools.

The top ranked pub-lic elementary school wasAspenwood in Port Moody,scoring eight out 10 and111th in the overall rankings.

The rankings are based on10 indicators using data fromthe annual province-wideexams, or Foundation SkillsAssessment (FSA), admin-istered by the Ministry ofEducation.

The bottom three schoolswere all in Port Coquitlam,with Central and Ranch Parkat the end of the list ranked871 each (3.9), while JamesPark was ranked 849th (4.1).

Here’s a complete list ofTri-Cities elementary schoolrankings (out of 982), accord-ing to the Fraser Institute:

53 - Our Lady of Fatima61 - Traditional Learning

Academy74 - Hope Lutheran85 (tie) - Queen of All

Saints85 (tie) - Our Lady of the

Assumption111 - Aspenwood163 - Mountain Meadows178 - Castle Park199 (tie) - Pinetree Way199 (tie) - Mountain View220 (tie) - Riverview Park220 (tie) - Harbour View220 (tie) - Anmore264 - Walton

318 (tie) - R.C. MacDonald318 (tie) - Miller Park336 (tie) - Glenayre336 (tie) - Mundy Road336 (tie) - Cape Horn365 (tie) - Eagle Ridge365 (tie) - Nestor365 (tie) - British Columbia

Christian388 (tie) - Blakeburn388 (tie) - Heritage

Mountain388 (tie) - Westwood435 (tie) - Bramblewood435 (tie) - Baker Drive435 (tie)- Irvine454 - Mary Hill474 (tie)- Coquitlam River474 (tie) - Lord Baden-

Powell502 (tie) - Panorama

Heights502 (tie) - Hampton Park502 (tie) - Porter Street531 - Pleasantside567 (tie) - Kilmer567 (tie) - Moody586 (tie) - Leigh586 (tie) - Rochester620 - Roy Stibbs649 (tie) - Glen649 (tie) - Hazel Trembath674 - Seaview721- Alderson736 - Parkland755 - Birchland830 - Cedar Drive849 - James Park871 (tie) - Ranch Park871 (tie) - Central

Private schools topInstitute rankingsASPENWOODFIRSTAMONGDISTRICT 43

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Investigators with Coquitlam RCMP are still working ona report to Crown counsel in the hit-and-run case of AnnieLeung.

It was incorrectly reported that RCMP had forwarded areport to Crown for consideration.

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TownHallMeeting Details

When:Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Where: Inlet Theatre, 100Newport Dr.

Time: 7-9pm

Port Moody is updating its Official Community Plan (OCP) inresponse to the construction of two rapid transit stations in the city.We’ve developed a draft plan which includes changes to areas inPort Moody closest to the proposed Evergreen Line stations andwant to hear what you think.

Hear about the latest changes to the draft Port Moody OCP andhave your say at our upcoming Town Hall Meeting onMarch 19

at 7pm in Inlet Theatre, 100 Newport Dr. More information on thedraft OCP is available online atwww.portmoody.ca/ocp.

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Coquitlam businessman Ken Plumb says con-sumers will see their grocery bills soar undernew recycling rules.

And he’s added his voice to a growing chorusof B.C. businesses opposed to the new recyclingregime set to start on May 19.

“The government needs to hit the pause but-ton — stop it right now,” said Plumb, presidentof Enterprise Paper.

“This is going to cost jobs and jobs are scarceenough as it is.”

Plumb’s company distributes packaging andother materials to bakeries, grocery stores andother firms in the Tri-Cities and the rest of B.C.He said the red tape already being generated bythe new rules has forced him to hire two newemployees just to keep track of every bag, papertray or any of the other of his more than 10,000different products.

He said the costs associated with the newrecycling rules could boost a family’s grocerybill by up to 20 per cent as businesses pass thecosts onto the consumer.

“If your grocery bill is $200, you’ll be pay-ing $240,” said Plumb. “That’s a big increase,especially if you’re a low-income person — andpeople don’t even know it’s about to happen.”

Plumb is supporting a coalition of B.C. busi-nesses asking Environment Minister Mary Polakand Premier Christy Clark to hit the pause but-ton and rethink the contentious recycling rulesthey say will kill jobs and increase red tape.

“It’s better to hit the pause button and rethinkthis rather than being stuck with a bad law onMay 19,” said Mike Klassen, B.C. director ofprovincial affairs for the Canadian Federationof Independent Business (CFIB). “There areway too many businesses balking at it.”

Nine major business associations represent-ing tens of thousands of B.C. small businessesand their employees have formed a coalitionand launched a campaign to protest regulatorychanges involving the recycling of printed-paperand packaging. The “Rethink It, BC!” campaignis launching a media and social media blitzwith ads running in 130 newspapers across theprovince.

The new regulations shift the responsibilityfor paying for recycling packaging and otherpaper products from consumers to the prod-ucts’ producers. Multi-Materials B.C. (MMBC),an Ontario-based industry group that includesgrocery giant Loblaws, mega-retailer Walmartand the Tim Hortons fast food empire, runs thenew program, scheduled to launch May 19.

Klassen said the rule changes will hurtthousands of businesses who will have to passthe recycling costs on to their customers. TheRethink It, BC! Coalition includes businesses inthe agriculture, newspaper publishing, printingand custom manufacturing, retail, wholesale,food and waste collection sectors.

The coalition also includes the B.C. andYukon Community Newspapers Association,whose membership includes the Glacier Mediachain, which includes the Tri-Cities NOW.

Canadian Newspaper Association Chair PeterKvarnstrom (also President, B.C. Operations,Glacier Media Group) said handing B.C.’srecycling programs over to an organization runout of Toronto makes no sense.

“B.C. is the first jurisdiction in the worldwhere the government has abdicated its respon-sibility and handed the whole recycling systemover to a group of multi-national organizationsrun from Bay Street,” said Kvarnstrom.

“Decisions on B.C.’s recycling programs arebeing made in offices in Toronto and local busi-nesses have not been consulted.”

Ministry of Environment spokesperson DavidCrebo said the intent behind the MMBC pro-gram shifts the cost of recycling from taxpayersto the companies who produce the materials. Itshould provide incentives to industry to reduce

packaging.Some 86 communities have signed on for

the MMBC program, which provides recyclingservices to more than 1.25 million households,or 73 per cent of B.C. residents.

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An unusual gathering atPremier Christy Clark’slegislature office last weekserved as a reminder ofsome of the challenges

facing the New Democratic Party as itcontinues to rebuild after last year’sdevastating election defeat.

A Who’s Who of B.C.’s organizedlabour movement met with Clark tosee if there was any common groundon three issues: raising the minimumwage, reducing the reliance on foreignworkers, and increasing the number ofapprenticeships at work sites.

Almost a dozen union leadershuddled with Clark in her office, whichis about 100 metres from NDP leaderAdrian Dix’s office. But when B.C.Federation of Labour president JimSinclair appeared at Clark’s side in ajoint news conference afterwards, thedistance seemed much greater.

This was another example of thelabour movement — traditionally astrong supporter of the NDP — makinga bet that it was better to do businesswith Clark and her government, ratherthan simply aligning itself with theOpposition New Democrats.

The first such episode of this evolvingrelationship between labour and the B.C.Liberals came last fall, when Sinclairand building trades head Tom Sigurdsonshared a public platform with Clark,to announce they had formed a jointcommittee to develop a skilled workforcethat will be needed to develop the LNGindustry.

Framed against these developmentsis the ongoing internal debate within theNDP that goes to the heart of the party’sincreasingly tense relationship with atleast parts of the labour movement.

The NDP cannot decide where itstands on a critical issue: the creation ofjobs in natural resource industries. And

so it finds itself struggling to hold ontothe support of those private sector unionmembers whose livelihoods may dependon these jobs.

This issue will likely dominatethe party’s leadership race. The onlydeclared candidate — MLA MikeFarnworth — has already been criticizedby some of his caucus colleagues fordaring to suggest the party take aneutral position on the proposed KinderMorgan pipeline.

Farnworth has also run afoul of thepositions of two NDP-friendly mayors,as both Vancouver’s Gregor Robertsonand Burnaby’s Derek Corrigan stronglyoppose the Kinder Morgan project.

Farnworth (and fellow MLA JohnHorgan, should he decide to run forleader) advocate policies that are moreaccepting of natural resource industries,but there are many, many folks in theirparty that vehemently oppose such ashift.

Take the issue of fracking, which isused to extract natural gas from deep inthe ground. The party is committed to areview of the practice, but the outrightbanning of fracking is a favouriteposition of many environmental groupsas well as NDP activists.

Of course, if fracking was bannedthe existing natural gas industry (whichironically grew significantly because ofpolicies of the NDP government in the1990s) would collapse, thus robbing

the provincial treasury of hundreds ofmillions of dollars.

There are other hot-button issuesthat put some New Democrats in knotsof course: mining, liquefied naturalgas, port development, private powerprojects — the list is a long one. Theseindustries not only create jobs, but well-paying jobs — precisely the kind soughtafter by the labour movement.

So when not one, not two, but almosta dozen top labour leaders meet with thehead of the B.C. Liberals to talk aboutjobs, that’s not a good thing if you’re aNew Democrat struggling to maintainthe party’s traditional identity as aworkers’ party.

Now, to be clear, the B.C. Federationof Labour and its members are stillsupporters of the NDP and they’re notgoing to hold any fundraisers for ChristyClark anytime soon. But those NDP tieshave become somewhat strained, aslabour leaders realize their members’interests come well ahead of those of theenvironmental movement.

Some New Democrats who realizethat turning their backs on the naturalresource sector is a recipe for electoraldisaster have spoken out.

Former NDP premier Dan Miller andformer senior NDP aide Bill Tielemanhave both written op-ed pieces orcolumns warning the party may beheaded over a cliff.

Don’t be surprised if we see morelabour summits in the premier’s office.Clark’s political savvy tells her they notonly make good sense from a publicpolicy point of view, but they also serveto magnify the growing rift in the partythat is her chief political opponent.

Keith Baldrey is chief politicalreporter for Global BC

Everything old will become new again — that oldsaying is self-fulfilling. It’s especially true in theworld of politics.

Governments using their majority may have anaccepted route to construct an advantage when it

comes to our democracy, but that doesn’t make it right.The phrase Gerrymandering recalls an older era when

governments rigged riding borders that created the bestbenefit. But our current federal government is going a bigstep beyond what was once considered ‘part of the game.’

The latest steps by the Harper government is to reachbeyond the lines of partisanship and into the realm of thefranchise that Canadians have come to take for granted.

The ironically titled Fair Elections Act, or Bill C23, isbeing roundly criticized by scholars, pundits, the oppositionand people from many walks — partisan and not.

Described by the government as a means to reform thefederal electoral machinery, it has all the handiwork of atrojan horse in the form of a ballot box.

What the Conservatives have put on the table is doublelayered in its lack of transparency — they want little to nodebate on the bill (hence why it came out of nowhere andwas dropped on the floor while the nation was watchingthe Sochi Olympics), and have mined it with items thatwould only benefit the party in power.

Taking on just two of its contentious points: the elimina-tion of Voter Information Cards as one piece of eligibleidentification (but never the only source) would make vot-ing more difficult for students, seniors in care facilities, andFirst Nations people, and stripping Elections Canada of itsability to safeguard the electoral process and eliminate therole in promoting voter participation.

One can understand why the Conservatives feel ElectionsCanada is in need of finetuning — having been caught red-handed in the 2006 In-and-Out Scandal, and currently theparty front-and-centre in the RoboCalls Scandal.

Emboldened by a majority in the House and havingstacked the Senate with yes men, Stephen Harper now hasall the leverage to make his home field advantage last.

If anything, the Fair Elections Act is in need of publicinput, being as it addresses what Canadians now and sincethe beginning of our nation, have fought for.

But the right to vote shouldn’t be carved with such anobvious partisan blade.

Time to airout the FairElectionsAct

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TOWNSITE A GAMBLEWITHOTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY

Re: “Townsite tourist plan,” Wednesday, March5.

Is anyone surprised to read that those proposing a “town-site tourist plan” for the old Ioco Townsite say: “As for whowould run such an attraction and pay for it... those detailshave not been explored, but ... it could be done through amix of government funding, contributions from the eventualdeveloper and even a fee from visitors.”

Like so many other great suggestions — use other people’smoney to fulfil your desires.

If the Ioco Townsite is to become a worthy tourist attrac-tion, then it needs a foundation other than taxpayers thatwill pay for the restoration of its history.

How about a destination casino, perhaps with hotel andconvention facilities accessed by road and water, that couldgenerate the revenue to do that and more for Port Moody— just as the Hardrock Casino does for Coquitlam.

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NOTHINGFINITE ABOUTNCR CASES

Periodically the notorious casesof Vince Li or Allan Shoenborncome up for review, and we hearthat they are requesting or havebeen granted some manner ofexcursion into the community.Outrage ensues, and fear andanxiety, for we know thesemen for the tragic, horrific actsthey committed. The survivingfamilies renew, and relive, theirloss and anguish.

But on careful examinationcompetent courts havedetermined that by reasonof mental illness these menwere then not capable ofunderstanding the nature andconsequences of their actions northat they were wrong, so theyare Not Criminally Responsible(NCR). Instead of a criminalconviction and a finite prisonsentence they’ve been committedto forensic hospitals on an open-ended basis, and this requiresperiodic review.

Then in sharp criticism of theNCR system, we worry: How canwe risk ever letting them out?They’ve killed — what guaranteehave we that they won’t “relapse,”

or go off their meds, and do itagain?

It’s a double standard, ofcourse, for we don’t demand suchguarantees of others who havecommitted manslaughter andserved their sentences. They’veshown a capacity, too, to kill,even while responsible for theiractions. We’re generally notworried that they'll “snap” oneday — though the recidivismrate for people who have servedcriminal sentences is five timeshigher than for NCR.

According to the CanadianMental Health Alliance (CMHA):“People who are found notcriminally responsible stay, onaverage, far longer in hospitalthan convicted offenders doin prison.” Had they not beenjudged NCR, these men mightwell have served a sentencefor involuntary manslaughterand now be back on the street,free and clear, having had notreatment for their illnesses. Afar more dangerous scenario!We need to appreciate the NCRregime as the safest way tohandle such cases.

Even though a person mightbe not criminally responsible,however, at a gut level we stillwant to punish; we still wantto see time in treatment as

time-served, and gauge it as ifa prison sentence. But NCR isnot a finding of criminal guilt,it’s not a sentence, it’s not aboutpunishment, and it’s not abouthow long it lasts but until, andhow well, the treatment works.

Again from the CMHA:“Treatment and rehabilitationis monitored closely by clinicalteams and the review boardsystem. Members of the reviewboard teams take their rolevery seriously, and have theknowledge and expertise toaddress each situation. Reviewboards are not likely to give anabsolute discharge to someonewho endangers the life or safetyof another person.”

Nor are they likely to grantexcursions where public safety isat risk!

But mental illness makes usnervous. When the delicatemechanism that is the mind goesoff the rails it doesn’t show upon X-rays, or CAT scans or MRI.There’s nothing to which to pointto say: "There! There it is!" Andso it is difficult to trust mentalhealth practitioners about thismysterious, inscrutable conditionthat we can’t actually see.

We can’t see it when it’s there,and we can’t see if it’s gone,or under control, and in this

fundamental mistrust we can’tfathom how such “dangerous”people can possibly be allowed onthe street again.

Those clinical teams havemedical and advanced degreesin this field, and years of clinicalexperience dealing on a day today basis with illnesses of thesespecific kinds. They know all thetricks about patients off theirmeds, and are intimately awareof the histories and specificprognoses of their patients— which makes them at least ascompetent as we are to have anopinion on the matter.

In the end, in any case,it’s up to the review board todecide, bringing to bear itsown high expertise, as well, toconscientiously weigh the good ofthe patients against full care andconcern for public safety.

The evidence shows that theNCR regime works extremelywell, and that we haveexperienced, competent peopleat the helm who take their jobsseriously. I’m good with that.

Ron McKinnonPort Coquitlam

LETTERSTHE TRI-CITIES NOW | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014 9

RCMP investigation raising questionsJennifer [email protected]

The RCMP’s Federal Serious and OrganizedCrime Unit is asking questions about former

MLA Harry Bloy and the B.C. Liberal leader-ship race, the Burnaby NOW has learned.

Two RCMP officers recently questionedCoquitlam resident Sanjay Sharma about hisLiberal party membership renewal and wheth-

er he received a PIN number and instructionsto vote in the party’s 2011 leadership race.Sharma was told he was a witness in what“may or may not be something.”

“The first question out of their mouths was,‘Are you affiliated with any party?’” Sharmatold the NOW. “And I said, ‘I believe I signedup for a Liberal (party) membership whenChristy Clark was running.’”

The officers were questioning Sharma aboutan event he attended, in which he renewed hisLiberal party membership with Bloy, who wasthen the MLA for Burnaby-Lougheed.

Sharma paid cash to renew, then laterreceived instructions in the mail on how tovote online for one of four candidates vyingfor leadership of the B.C. Liberals — KevinFalcon, Christy Clark, George Abbott andMike de Jong.

The RCMP officers asked Sharma if heremembered how much he donated andwhether he remembered voting online, whichhe did. It’s not clear what exactly the inves-tigation is focused on, because RCMP can’tcomment.

However, last fall, B.C.’s Criminal JusticeBranch appointed a special prosecutor to helppolice with an ongoing investigation into con-traventions of the provincial Election Act.

The RCMP were investigating issues con-nected to the review of the draft multicul-tural strategic outreach plan, which was at the

heart of the Liberals “quick wins” scandal.While Bloy, a Coquitlam resident, previ-

ously told the NOW he had no knowledge ofthe leaked ethnic vote targeting strategy, areview ordered by Clark found that Burnaby’sBrian Bonney was doing partisan work on tax-payer time, while working for the provincialgovernment.

The RCMP investigation and special pros-ecutor appointment was linked to a complaintmade by NDP leader Adrian Dix.

“This investigation relates to concernsthe Opposition raised repeatedly in theLegislature, as well as other serious issues,”Dix said in a statement last August.

“I thought these issues were sufficientlyserious as to warrant an investigation. TheRCMP has now undertaken one, and a specialprosecutor has been appointed.”

Dix offered no further information andopted to let the investigation “run its course.”

The NOW tried contacting Bloy and Bonneybut did not hear back.

The RCMP said the investigation had “heavytimelines,” and that the first report could beout in May, although they could not confirmor deny whether it was tied to the ethnic votescandal.

— Jennifer Moreau is a reporter with the Tri-Cities NOW sister paper in Burnaby

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You & The Law

Age matters. It’s bad enough to be injured in a carcrash or other accident at any age. But for olderpeople, the pain and loss of enjoyment of life canbe particularly hard.

The courts recognize that a loss of mobility ornegative life change in your “golden years” maybe worse than for a young person.

Take the situation Mr. F (59 at the time) foundhimself in after his vehicle was rear-ended at a redlight. He didn’t think he’d been seriously injured atfirst, and didn’t take any time off work. But whenhis initial soreness got worse, he saw a doctor.Over the next year, the pain and soreness in his leftshoulder persisted. And he felt his job performancewas slipping. This was a job he’d held for 38 yearswhich involved occasional heavy lifting.

While he wasn’t reprimanded at work (theoccasional co-worker jibe apart), his pride madehim feel he was cheating by doing less thanhe could before. So he decided to take earlyretirement a year and a half after the car accident.

In the four years before the trial, he saw his doctor,visited a chiropractor, did physiotherapy andalso saw a medical specialist about his ongoingshoulder problems, which limited the things hecould do. Before the accident, he’d been an avidgardener, a skilled handyman working on projectsaround the house and a fly-fisherman. He’dplanned to pursue all these things more after hisretirement at 65, and his good health before thecar accident would have allowed that. But despitefollowing the recommendations of his medical andother therapists, his ability to enjoy his hobbieswas curtailed.

Mr. F didn’t get compensation for lost wages

or loss of future earning capacity – quitting hisjob, however reluctantly, before 65 was his ownchoice.

But the BC Supreme Court pointed out that whensomeone who has always been physically activeloses some physical function later in life, they maynot enjoy their retirement years as much and be lessable to replace their planned retirement activitieswith other life interests. And what may be a smallloss of function for a younger person may be farmore significant for an older one, whose activitiesare already constrained by age.

The court awarded Mr. F $45,000 to compensatehim for his loss of life enjoyment. He also got$41,500 for costs of future care and treatment.

Of course, age is only one factor considered inarriving at the proper compensation for lost lifeenjoyment – type and severity of injury and pain,disability and emotional suffering are some others.Also, an older person is more likely to alreadyhave other physical problems or pre-existingconditions for which the defendant cannot be heldresponsible. So each case depends on its ownparticular facts.

If you’re facing an injury caused by someone else,seek out good legal as well as medical help – the“golden years” rule is just one of many things tobe aware of.

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It was a dark and rainy evening. Dr. E, 68, wasreturning to his car after a hospital meeting. Hewaited at the crosswalk for four or five minutes beforehe thought it was safe to cross the street. One carstopped in the middle lane to make a left-hand turn,and another slowed behind it. A car passed in the curblane closest to him. Then seeing no other vehicles inthe curb lane, he shifted his black umbrella from hisright to his left hand, gathered up his coat, lookeddown at a puddle of water, and took a giant step offthe curb. That was when he was hit by Mr. M – andsuffered multiple broken bones and a head injury.

Mr. M was driving in the curb lane. When he sawthe vehicles stopped, he knew there might be apedestrian crossing in the crosswalk. He sloweddown and surveyed the area of the crosswalk. Thensuddenly, out of the corner of his eye, a black spotcame toward the windshield. The black spot was Dr.E’s body moving in the air before hitting his windshieldon the right passenger side.

The crosswalk was poorly lit. A garbage can on thesidewalk obscured Dr. E from the view of motorists.

Who was to blame for this accident? Dr. E or Mr. M?

BC’s Motor Vehicle Act says that pedestrians havethe right of way if they’re already in a crosswalk. Butif they’re not there yet, they must wait for a break intraffic – they “must not leave a curb or other place ofsafety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle thatis so close it is impracticable for the driver to yield theright of way.”

In these circumstances, the BC Court of Appeal

decided that Dr. E was to blame for his ownmisfortune.

On the other hand, the BC Supreme Court found adriver liable for hitting a little girl who ran across theroad. She ran down a driveway and across the roadin front of her house. The driver wasn’t speeding. Butthe court found that he should have exercised specialprecautions for the safety of children known to playin the area and cross the road. He was 75% to blame.The little girl was 25% responsible because she didn’tfollow the safety rules that her parents had taught her.Adults must meet a higher standard than children inmatters of responsibility.

What these cases mean is this: If you’re already ina crosswalk, cars must give way to you. But if you’restanding on the sidewalk at a crosswalk, you don’thave the right of way if an approaching vehicle is tooclose to stop. Also, the Motor Vehicle Act says thatif you cross a highway other than in a crosswalk, youdon’t have the right of way. But despite these rules,you may not be at fault even if you didn’t have theright of way – a driver must always be careful to avoidhitting a pedestrian.

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It may be an opera with an anti-bully-ing message, but the head of a Tri-Citiesyouth outreach group is questioning theprovincial government’s funding commit-ment to the project.

Jerome Bouvier, executive director ofAccess Youth (formerly PoCoMo YouthServices Society) said he’s frustrated theprovince has offered up $500,000 for theopera Stickboy, while frontline groupslike his struggle to stay afloat.

“It’s disheartening for me to think, herewe are as a small group and other groupsare tight with money and trying to getmoney from government and they saythey have nothing… then they hand thisgroup a half million dollars to do a pres-entation at schools,” he told the Tri-CitiesNOW.

Last month, the B.C. governmentannounced a $500,000 grant in support of

Stickboy, a Vancouver Opera productionabout bullying based on the experiencesby spoken-word artist Shane Koyczan.

A Vancouver Opera press release notedan adapted version designed for young-er audiences will be developed for B.C.schools beginning in the fall of 2015.

Bouvier said he’s not knocking theStickboy production and understandsPremier Christy Clark’s strong position onanti-bullying, but suggested an opera isn’tgoing to get rid of bullying.

“You can hand out all the pink shirtsyou want, at the end of the day, kids needsomeone in front of them with ongoingsupport,” he said, adding the money forthe production could have been betterspent. “Someone they know who can helpthem get through the pain and tormentand the struggles they have.”

Adding to his frustration, Bouvier saidhis organization has a proven track recordfor a decade providing programs to youthin the community.

The society is best known for operatingthe Reach Out bus, which travels aroundthe Tri-Cities to spots where teens hangout to provide information and supporton issues like sex education and drugs.

Access Youth has also developed itsown school programs.

“We don’t leave, we’re here. They’re[youth] not going to call Stickboy,”Bouvier said.

But local MLA Linda Reimer, whois also parliamentary secretary to theMinistry of Community, Sport andCultural Development, the ministry thatfunded the opera, is defending the pro-duction and the spending.

The Port Moody-Coquitlam MLA saidfunding the opera reflects the govern-ment’s commitment to bullying preven-tion, calling it a “good investment.”

“Bullying is not OK and we need tobring that message to a wide range ofpeople and I think this is a great way todo it,” she said.

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Port Moody kids aged

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through Thursday, March 17to 27 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

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minion from Despicable Me,and meet new friends whileparents relax with a maga-zine in the library.

Kids can choose theirfavourite day — Mondaycrafts, Tuesday boardgames,Wednesday book characteractivities, or Thursday mov-ies — or drop in for the wholeset.

Space is limited for thisprogram, and signup is firstcome, first served at the door.Parents of children under 10years of age must remain inthe building.

For the smaller set, thelibrary will be filled withstories and songs during thebreak.

Preschool Storytime willrun on Wednesdays at 10a.m., and Baby Sing & Learnwill be held on Wednesdaysat 2 p.m., and Thursdays at11 a.m.

Twilight Tales, an eveningfamily-friendly storytime,will run Tuesday, March 25 at6:30 p.m.

For more information, con-tact the Port Moody PublicLibrary at 604-469-4577, orvisit the library’s website atlibrary.portmoody.ca.

COMMUNITY&LIFE

PetSmart Charities ofCanada is hosting an adop-tion event in Port Coquitlamthis weekend to help home-less pets find loving foreverfamilies.

Taking place at the newPetSmart store in PortCoquitlam that opened inFebruary, the event runsfrom March 15 to 16, andfeatures pets from local ani-mal welfare organizations,like the S.A.R.A Society, thatwork closely with PetSmartCharities of Canada.

The event will allow for petparents to be paired with theperfect cat or dog for theirfamily.

The adoption opportun-ity runs both Saturday andSunday, noon to 5 p.m. atthe PoCo PetSmart location— unit 110-2180 HawkinsStreet.

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Acelluloid celebrationJohn [email protected]

The Port Moody Canadian FilmFestival is back for its 14th goaround.

Running from Thursday, March13 to Sunday,March 16, theannual film cele-bration of allthings Canadianhas undergone aslight change thisyear.

Instead of anopening night gala, the event willinstead start with a “Festival TrailerNight” party previewing all of thefilms.

Following the previews, theThursday festivities will feature ascreening of Gabrielle, a Frenchdrama focusing on a young womanwith developmental issues and herstruggle for independence. The

short film AnxiousOswald Greenwill be screenedin advance of thefeature film.

From there,Friday’s filmsinclude a pair ofdocumentaries:

Watermark and Stories We Tell.The short films, which precede themain movies nightly, include BigTrees and Subconscious Password.

Day 3 gets going with shortfilms Theatrics and Canoejacked,while the big-ticket films, Cas &Dylan, starring Richard Dreyfuss,and Lawrence & Holloman, will beshown at 7 and 9:30 p.m. respect-ively.

Closing night on Sunday willfeature The Art of Steal, a comedy/crime starring Kurt Russell andMatt Dillon. The festival concludeswith the selection of the People’sPick, which attendees can vote onduring the festival.

Each screening is $7 along withthe annual $5 membership. Allfilms will be shown at the InletTheatre. For more info, see http://pmfilm.ca/?page_id=10.

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REN0VATION

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Q: I want to move to Ontario with mydaughter but my ex-husband has refusedto give his permission. What can I do?A:You will need an agreement or a court order so thatyou can relocate. Sometimes an agreement can benegotiated if the parent who is left behind can makeup access with the child at different times during the

year, or if adjustments are made for travel costs for visits. Otherwise, youwill need to apply to court for permission to move. A judge must weigh anumber of factors including the benefit the child will obtain from the move,the effect of having less time with the other parent, how other family andcommunity relationships would be affected, and the effect on the child’seducation. In some cases, the child’s opinion is also taken into account.A judge will consider the advantages to you of moving, but your child’sbest interests will be most important. It is important to determine whetheryou may move with your daughter before you make plans which can’t becancelled. Resolution of this matter through negotiation or applicationto court may take longer than you expect, so you shouldconsult with a lawyer when the possibility of a move arises.

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Q: When parents separate, does the motheralways get custody of the children?A: The law relating to custody and access ofchildren has changed in recent times. Underprovincial law, the wording has changed and werefer to guardianship, parenting arrangements andcontact. The “best interests of the children” is thetest that is used to determine disputed parenting

matters. It is now assumed that in most cases, the children’s bestinterests require the full and active participation of both parents intheir upbringing. When it is reasonable, a model of joint custody andguardianship, with shared parenting is preferred. When the motherand father don’t agree on a parenting plan, a court must ultimatelymake that decision based on the best interests of the children. Ifthe dad’s proposal for care is in the children’s best interests, thecourt will determine that dad’s home will be the primary home or thatdad will have sole custody or guardianship. It is generally agreedthat the children benefit from a co-operative parenting arrangement,whenever possible, which does not prefer the mother or the father.Family law lawyers use their skills to assist the parentsto reach creative solutions which are in the best interestsof the children.

DENTISTI am scared to see adentist.What can I do?Almost everyone experiencessome form of anxiety aroundhaving treatment at the dentaloffice.For some people this anxiety canbe debilitating; for some people,it just makes them uncomfortableand they tend to avoid treatment even though theyunderstand that it is needed.The most important thing to understand is that you arenot alone and dental professionals understand and arehere to help. Oral Conscious Sedation is available tomany patients as a way to reduce anxiety and make itpossible for even highly phobic patients to successfullyobtain the dental treatment they want in a relaxed,comfortable, safe environment.

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While floating, you enter a space that is blissful, peaceful,where there are no distractions from the outside world. Likemeditation, it provides a unique environment that allowsfor extreme relaxation and personal growth. By entering thetank and lying there with absolutely no distractions, one ofthe things I love is that I have the ability to really take noticeof my thought patterns. The thought patterns that runthrough our minds daily can be labeled as ‘programs’; theseprograms operate continuously for most of society on ansubconscious level all day, every day. Programs can be theresult of media, social communication tools, advertisementsand anything else that is designed to engage yoursubconscious. Think of the amount of information that is

packed into a music video for example, hundreds of imagesand frames situated in a 3-minute clip, all of which is designedto engage your mind. These thought programs can be viewedas similar to a movie reel, and once in your mind they can playover and over again, sometimes for years, sometimes withoutyour ability to control the feelings that you associate with them.

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WELLNESS

Aguidewith heart of goldJeremy [email protected]

It’s only been a little while, but already Maurice Hill and hisnew companion Ole are getting along smashingly.

“He’s a smart boy,” Hill said of his 21-month old new bestfriend as they hang out in a Port Coquitlam coffee shop.

Ole has to be smart.He keeps his owner safe, especially when Hill

is out and about on the busy streets of PoCo.The young pup is Hill’s guide dog, and every

day Ole helps him get around from point A to B.Ole and Hill graduated from the BC Guide Dog

Services this year, one of several teams in the Tri-Cities and the 103rd since the organization cameto the province in 1996.

Hill, 77, lost pretty much all of his sight in 2003 after a sur-gical procedure.

He has no sight out of his right eye and about five per cent

from his left eye.Prior to the loss of his sight, Hill never thought he’d ever have

to rely on the help of a guide dog.But 10 years later he’s grateful for the helping hand.Hill’s first guide dog was the 40th to graduate from the pro-

gram.The senior had gone about a year without a guide dog, before

finding the right fit with Ole.After a three-week training period for the

pair, Ole was ready for the working world of aguide dog.

When the young Labrador retriever is on theclock, he helps Hill get around.

And he’s at his best and most important, whenhis owner crosses a street.

As Hill explained, Ole will go straight for acurb and then sit.

“He wouldn’t cross the road if something was coming,” Hillsaid, entrusting his life to the four-legged friend.

Once it’s clear, they’ll cross the street.“He wouldn’t check me out into traffic.” Hill said.The BC Guide Dog Services offers both guide dogs and autism

support dogs.Jamie Arnup, an instructor with the service, noted the service

is unique in that they will train clients one-on-one from home.“We’re always a phone call away so we can offer support to

our clients,” she said.Hill could have gone with a guide dog in Ontario, but he

would have needed to move to that province.The guide dogs have public access rights and are essentially

allowed wherever the public can go.There are some rules the public should know about these

special dogs. When canines like Ole are working, they shouldn’tbe petted or distracted.

Hill said he ignores people at intersections to keep his dogfocused on the task.

Though these dogs work, Arnup is quick to point out they’relike every other dog on their off time.

“Service dogs when they’re not at work, they’re just dogs andthey get to do all the things that dogs get to do,” she said.

For Ole, that means plenty of trips to the dog park with hisowner to play with other dogs.

He’s also quickly becoming an important companion to Hill,who lives alone.

“He’s [Ole] a very friendly dog,” he said.The typical working life for a guide dog is about eight years.Hill joked he’s hoping Ole will last 10 years, about the same

amount of time as him.To learn more about the guide dog service go to bcguidedog.

com and autismsupportdogs.org.

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Port Coquitlam non-profitgroups who need fundingfor a project that will bene-fit the community are invitedto apply for a grant from thecity.

The City of Port Coquitlamis once again offering $20,000in matching grants to non-profit Port Coquitlam schools,sport, arts, environmentaland community-servicegroups through its Self-HelpMatching Program.

The deadline for 2014 appli-cations is March 31.

The intent of the program isto encourage individuals andnon-profit groups to initiatecooperative projects that willbenefit the community. It hasdistributed $217,000 since theprogram began in 2002, sup-porting projects such as play-ground equipment, buildingupgrades, a theatre floor, atrophy case, hatchery equip-ment, covered players’ shel-ters and benches for sportsfields.

The 2013 recipients includ-ed Castle Park ElementarySchool ($8,500 to make the

playgroundwheelchairaccess-ible),thePortCoquitlamMinorLacrosse Association ($1,500for one set of lacrosse goalnets), Port Coquitlam MinorSoftball Association ($7,000for a two-lane batting cage)and Port Coquitlam KinsmenClub ($3,000 to upgrade theirfacility’s washrooms).

Applicants must be basedin Port Coquitlam, and canapply for between $1,000 and$10,000 in matching funds fora future project that will takeplace within Port Coquitlam.

A review committee willrank applications based onproject cost, community sup-port, project need and impact,and project design. The deci-sion will be announced by theend of June.

Self-Help Matching Grantapplications can be down-loaded from www.portcoquit-lam.ca/recreation, or pickedup at City Hall, recreationcentres, Terry Fox Library orLeigh Square Community ArtsVillage. For further informa-tion, contact 604-927-7900 [email protected].

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Ole the guide dog provides Port Coquitlam’s MauriceHill a safe lead as a B.C. Guide Dog graduate.


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Q. Should I spay/neutermy pet?We have heard Bob Barker for years on televi-sion tell us to “Help control the pet population,have your pet Spayed or Neutered”. This is animportant reason, but there are other medicaland behavioral reasons for Spaying and Neu-tering your pet.MEDICAL: By having your pet Spayed orNeutered they become protected againstpotentially deadly diseases such as:• Bacterial Infections• Reproductive Tract Diseases• Several types of Cancer

Unspayed female cats and dogs have a far greater chance of develop-ing pyometra (a fatal uterine infection), uterine cancer, and other cancersof the reproductive system. Male pets who are neutered eliminate theirchances of getting testicular cancer.BEHAVIORAL: Reduces or eliminates undesirable behaviors including:

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While getting your pets spayed/neutered can help curb undesirablebehaviors, it will not change their fundamental personality.Contact your Veterinarian for further information about the benefits ofSpaying and Neutering your pet.

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WEALTHMANAGEMENT

Unless your Grandma bought the thread inthe last 2 years it probably shouldn’t be used.Thread deteriorates over time from dust, light,humidity, oils from your hands etc. Thread thatyou may have inherited that is on woodenspools is past it’s prime. Best to just keep it asa decoration on the shelf or use the spools foranother craft project.

Like everything else there is good quality threadand poor quality thread, so buyer beware. If youare buying thread from somewhere that doesn’tspecialize in sewing then you are probably notgetting quality thread. This is important on anysewing project but especially if you are sewinggarments as you wouldn’t want the seam ofyour pants coming apart and that is what willhappen with poor quality thread.

It is also important to purchase the right thread. For example, do not buy a single spoolof serger thread to use on your sewing machine. We find people want to do this becauseit seems like a better deal but serger thread is not strong enough to use as a singlethread in a sewing machine it is meant to be used in sets of 2,3,4 or 5. Also all purposepolyester thread is the best for most sewing projects even with cotton fabric. It is strongand durable, quilters of course prefer cotton threads for making quilts. Whatever yourneeds it is best to buy quality and if you are unsure then ask.We are always happy to help

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ANIMALHOSPITAL

Having an adult child as a joint owner to property.If you’re considering sharing ownership of an asset with a child during your lifetime,be careful. There are two distinct forms of joint ownership. Not only will you need tospecify the type, but you should also be very clear as to when your child will receiveownership. If you’re not careful, unintended tax burdens, estate complications, andfamily conflicts may occur.1. “Joint tenancy”, sometimes also referred to as” joint tenancy with a right ofsurvivorship”, whereby each owner has an equal and identical interest and whenone of the owners dies, his or her interest will be transferred by an automatic right ofsurvivorship to the surviving joint owners.2. “Tenancy in common”, whereby the interests of each owner do not need to beidentical and when one of the owners dies, his or her interest will be transferred to his

or her estate, from which it will be distributed in accordancewith his or her will, or if there is no will, then in accordancewith the intestate succession laws of the deceased owners’province or territory.If you have any questions about understanding jointownership, we would be happy to help.

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ApplicationsonlineforCoquitlamgrants

The City of Coquitlam is currently acceptingapplications for the 2014 Spirit of CoquitlamGrant.

The focus of the grant is to assist local organ-izations in working collaboratively towards asense of community and a high quality of lifefor Coquitlam citizens. Since 2002, the City ofCoquitlam has awarded $6.2 million to morethan 170 different organizations.

Consideration will be given to organizationsengaging in public art, encouraging people toget active, hosting sporting events, planningfestivals and events or developing new initia-tives aligned with the city’s strategic goals.

For those planning to apply for the grant, anapplication workshop is offered to help in pre-paring their submission. These workshops pro-vide attendees with step-by-step instructionsfor completing the grant application process.

There is still one workshop remaining— Wednesday, March 19. All applicants arestrongly encouraged to attend, with pre-regis-

tration required. The workshop will be held atthe Innovation Centre, 1207 Pinetree Way.

Workshop Info: Wednesday, March 19 (bar-code #464563) 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Register for the workshop online at www.coquitlam.ca/communitygrants or call 604-927-4386. Applications are available online atwww.coquitlam.ca/communitygrants.

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After nearly two years of conversations, studies and planning, Trans Mountain filed a Facilities Application with the National Energy

Board (NEB) in December 2013 for its proposed $5.4 billion expansion project.

Respectful and authentic dialogue begins with transparency and a common understanding of the facts. As we move forward in the

regulatory process, we are committed to making sure that people have access to the facts about our proposal and the process. The

following is aimed at correcting misinformation being spread by individuals and groups in your community.

CLAIM

Land will be expropriated; people will lose their homes.

REALITY

Trans Mountain does not have the right to expropriate

land. We have established and maintained relationships

for the last 60 years with 2,200 landowners, as well as with

neighbours and communities along the pipeline corridor.

Our goal is to treat all landowners fairly and equitably. In

the unlikely event that we cannot reach an agreement with

a landowner, the NEB can grant right of entry to allow us

to build and maintain the pipeline, but not to expropriate or

take away any land or homes from owners.

CLAIM

Property values near the pipeline have already declined andwill continue to drop.

REALITY

Along our existing pipeline route, which has been in place

for 60 years, there is no measurable difference between

properties with or without an easement. However, we

appreciate that land devaluation is a concern. Looking

ahead to the new pipeline, companies are required by the

NEB act to compensate landowners for any new easement

and pay for any impacts or inconvenience associated with

the new pipeline. Included within the determination of

compensation is any change in the value of the property

before and after the pipeline is built.

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pipeline corridor, and in some cases an alternative. These

corridors are wider than what the permanent right-of-way

will be. They provide the flexibility to respond to stakeholder

input or to place the pipe so as to minimize local community

or environmental impacts. A final right-of-way will be

determined only after regulatory approval and during the

detailed design phase. It is important to note that 73 per cent

of the proposed expanded pipeline will follow the existing

right-of-way where the Trans Mountain pipeline has been

operating safely for 60 years. An additional 17 per cent of

the proposed expansion will follow existing utility corridors

and only the remaining 10 per cent would require greenfield

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through 63 open houses and workshops along the pipeline

and marine corridors and hundreds of meetings between

project team members and stakeholder groups. Our

work continues, with opportunities for continued dialogue

throughout the process.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12Terry Fox Library hosts a forum on all things vinegar and oil

from 7 to 9 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Find out about thedifferent types of cooking materials, how much they cost and morewith Patrick Henry from Tri-Cities Tasters. Info: 604-927-7999.

University Women’s Club meets at 7 p.m. at Scott CreekMiddle School, 1240 Lansdowne Dr. in Coquitlam. Sheryl Stanton,stress relief specialist and author, will address how “Stress ReliefCan Be Yours.” Info: Allison at 604-939-9146 or Ellen at 604-464-0246.

Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts a stamp shop and swapevent at 7 p.m. in the McGee Room of the Poirier CommunityCentre, 630 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. The swap and shop goes at7, with a presentation to follow at 8. Info: www.stampclub.ca or604-941-9306.

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 “Heroin and other common depressants/opiates — addiction, struggle and recovery.” The session includesa video, brief presentation and open discussion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Registration is not required. Info:604-936-3900.

THURSDAY, MARCH 13Women’s Connection Luncheon takes place at noon at the

Executive Inn, 405 North Rd. in Coquitlam. The meeting willfeature Charlie’s Chocolate Factory and guest speaker MarleneSteele addressing the topic “Rags to Riches.” To reserve a spacecall Frieda at 604-937-7198.

City of Coquitlam hosts a free “Try-it” event for would-be adult curlers from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Poirier Sport & LeisureComplex at 633 Poirier St. Experienced coaches will be on handto help attendees learn the basics. Info: coquitlam.ca/pslc or call604-927-4386.

Tri-Cities Caregiver Program holds a pair of caregiver supportmeetings in both Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam. The PoCo meet-ing runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Shaughnessy Care Centre,2250 Wilson Ave. The Coquitlam meeting goes from 6:30 to 8p.m. at Place Maillardville, 1200 Cartier Ave. All caregivers are

invited to attend. Info: Karen Tyrell at 778-789-1496.

FRIDAY, MARCH 14Canadian Parents for French Tri-Cities Chapter hosts a

hip hop night from 6 to 9 p.m. in the gym of Nestor Elementary,1266 Nestor St., Coquitlam. Instructor Jasmin Harms-Kroecherwill lead the classes in both French and English and the event isgeared towards kids between the ages of six and 13. Event is freefor members, $2 for non members. Pre-register by logging on towww.eventbrite.ca/e/hip-hop-dance-night-tickets-10695579767.Info: [email protected].

Glen Pine Pavilion hosts Abba tribute band Abba Again from5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at 1200 Glen Pine Crt. in Coquitlam. Doors forthe show open at 5:30, dinner is served at 6 and the show beginsat 7:30. Tickets cost $27 for members and $32 for non members.Info: www.coquitlam.ca.

Tri-Cities Caregiver Program holds a caregiver support meet-ing from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. inCoquitlam. All caregivers are invited to attend. Info: Karen Tyrellat 778-789-1496.

MONDAY, MARCH 17Glen Pine Pavilion hosts a St. Patrick’s Day Variety Show and

luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1200 Glen Pine Crt. Lunchruns from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., while the variety show goesfrom 1 to 3 p.m. Admission is $12.60. Info: 604-927-6940.

Tri-Cities Parkinson’s Support Group meets from 10 a.m. tonoon at Eagle Ridge United Church, 2813 Glen Dr. in Coquitlam.Info: 604-941-3182.

TUESDAY, MARCH 18Dogwood Pavilion hosts a free presentation called “Identify-

ing Addiction” at 10 a.m. at 624 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. Thepresentation will focus on the types of addictions that older adultsmay need to deal with: alcohol abuse, gambling and medicationabuse. A trained senior volunteer facilitator from the Council ofSenior Citizens’ Organization of BC will lead the discussion. Pre-registration is required. Call 604-927-4386, or register online atcoquitlam.ca/dogwood.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19Terry Fox Library hosts a puppet show to kick off spring break

festivities from 11 to 11:45 a.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PortCoquitlam. Be entertained and entranced by the library’s puppetfriends. Info: 604-927-7999.

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 “Trauma — how substance misuse oftenoccurs with people who have experienced childhood abuse; howthese experiences may cause relapses or continued misuse.” Thesession includes a video, brief presentation and open discussion, 7to 8:30 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Registration is notrequired. Info: 604-936-3900.

ONGOINGTerry Fox Library and SHARE Family & Community

Services offer a free English conversation group, from 10:30 a.m.to noon on Thursdays at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. The groupgives people a chance to practise English in a fun atmosphere. Allare welcome. Info: 604-927-7999.

Tri-City Singles Social Club gathers for activities and friend-ship at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 2513 Clarke St. inPort Moody. This 50-plus group is not a dating club. New mem-bers are welcome — membership is $20 per year. Info: 604-466-0017, 604-941-8897 or [email protected].

Tri-Cities Better at Home, presented by SHARE Family &Community Services, helps seniors maintain their independenceand connection with the community. The program offers lighthousekeeping, transportation to doctor appointments, and groceryshopping for those 65 and older. To register, contact Paola at 604-937-6991, 604-936-3900 or [email protected].

Recovery International is a self-help peer-to-peer supportgroup for people who struggle with stress, fear, anger, depression,anxiety, panic and nervous symptoms. Cognitive behavioural tech-niques are discussed at the Port Coquitlam meeting. Info: Phyllis at604-931-5945 or www.RecoveryCanada.ca.

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If only good things came in fours.The B.C. Christian Academy Panthers

brushed aside the St. Patricks Celticsthree times previously this season, anddid so in commanding fashion — none

of those games were decided by fewer than17 points.

But at last weekend’s provincial playdowns,the PoCo-based school had to contend with amassive three-point barrage from the Celtics:of their 42 attempts from behind the arc, St.Pats made good on 14 of them.

The result was a 76-62 loss, which knockedthe heavily-favoured Panthers out of goldmedal conteniton. They then rebounded totake bronze after a 54-42 win over the UnityChristian Flames in the third-place contest.

“I still believe we are the best team inthe province, bar none,” said Panthers coachDoug Dowell. “With St. Pats, you have to givethem credit. They beat us. But they had thegame of their lives. It took a bit to get goingafter that loss.”

But get going they did, particularly behindthe efforts of Dean Johnston, who led all scor-ers with 22 points and 12 rebounds. KosiaCauw also chipped in with a double-double,dropping 16 points and 15 boards.

Outside of that lone loss, it was business asusual for the typically dominant PoCo side.They rolled to a pair of wins over the KelownaChristian Knights (54-38) and the MountSentinel 86-42.

“In a way it’s a mean-nothing game, but itmeans something because you want to winthat bronze medal game,” Dowell said. “Theycame out of that game disappointed becauseobviously they wanted to play in that goldmedal game. But I think they handled it rela-tively well.”

Cauw would go on to be named to the tour-ney’s first all-star team, while Johnston wasnamed to the second team.

Panthers settle for bronze

CHUNG CHOW/NOW

B.C. Christian Academy standout Kosia Cauw fights for position during last week’sprovincial playdowns in Langley. His club finished in third place in B.C.

3-POINT BARRAGELEAVES POCO SIDEIN THIRD PLACE

RAPIDS FINISH SEVENTHIf nothing else, they can say they won both

their first and last games at the big dance.The Riverside Rapids finished in seventh

place at last weekend’s provincial high schoolgirl basketball championships after posting a2-2 record over the four-day event.

The PoCo-based school won its tourney finalein convincing fashion, claiming the seven spotby downing Fleetwood Park 61-25.

The club sandwiched two losses in between— 62-48 to W.J. Mouat and 83-76 to MEI— before the Rapids’ tourney-opening 62-35win over Salmon Arm.

Grade 12 veteran Vanessa Gee was named tothe tournament’s honourable mention team.

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SFU HONOURS MAGLIOSara Maglio is pitch perfect as far as officials

at Simon Fraser University are concerned.The long-standing Coquitlam soccer star

was named Friday to SFU’s Hall of Fame classof 2014.

A four-time NAIA All-American during hertime with the Clan, Maglio won an NAIA titlewith SFU in 1996.

She went on to become a member of theCanadian U-20 national and Canadian nation-al teams and suited up for the 1999 World Cup.Her post SFU career included a four-year stintwith the Vancouver Whitecaps.

She now serves as a technical director withthe Coquitlam-Metro Ford soccer club.

CENTS NET B.C. CROWNOutside of an opening-day setback, the

Centennial Centaurs were letter perfect atlast week’s B.C. High School Field LacrosseChampionships.

The school’s Junior Tier 1 team carted offthe B.C. crown after defeating Pitt Meadows20-4 in a decidedly one-sided contest Friday.

The win was a far cry from Monday’s tour-ney opening 8-4 loss to New WestminsterSecondary School.

The junior Cents, however, put their workboots on after that defeat and piled up winsover Pitt Meadows (12-6); Port Moody (15-4)and Claremont (13-7).


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They hope to put Highway97 in their rearview mirror.

But to do that, theCoquitlam Express need towin-out Tuesday and put afork in the Prince GeorgeSpruce Kings.

Coquitlam had the oppor-tunity to close out their best-of-seven B.C. Hockey Leagueplayoff series Monday in thenorthern B.C. town and putin a spirited effort only to fall3-2 in double-overtime.

It was the third time theseries was decided by such ascore.

The Express held a 3-2 leadin the series, with Game 6played Tuesday after Tri-CitiesNOW deadlines.

A seventh game, if neces-sary, will be played tonight(Wednesday) in PrinceGeorge.

Jeremiah Luedtke’s secondgoal of the night came just 22seconds into the second extrasession and was on the Kings’56th shot on goal.

Coquitlam managed just 29shots on net, but got nearlyhalf of them — 13 — in over-

time.Down 2-1 midway through

the third, it was up to BoPieper to pull the two teamseven with his second of theseries.

Earlier, Corey Mackin gavethe visitors a 1-0 advantage15 minutes into the contestwhen he tapped in a RyanRosenthal setup.

The Express had the ham-mer entering Monday’smatch, after sweeping theprevious three games, includ-ing wins of 2-0 and 6-3 in thePoirier rink.

In those victories, theunderdogs — who lost sevenof nine regular season gamesagainst the Kings — wereboth aggressive and diligenton the defensive side of theledger.

Three shorthanded goalsSaturday, including a pairfrom Rosenthal, set the tone.A day earlier, Gordie Defielearned the shutout, turningaside 24 shots as Coquitlamlooked like a team withmomentum on its mind.

“We definitely had to adjustwith playoffs, with match-ing lines and stuff like that,”remarked Canon Pieper after

Game 2.“It shows that we’re a com-

plete team — we can scorebut we can prevent goals aswell. We’ve been winning in alot different ways.”

Now, they hope to recap-ture it before it’s too late.

An important factor couldbe the club’s dormant power-play, which has gone a woeful0-21 over the five games.

Although they had justtwo chances on Monday, theExpress need to rediscover itsman-advantage mojo, whilecontinuing to remain disci-plined against the edgy PrinceGeorge lineup.

Should they have to makeone last, long drive up the97 for Wednesday, Coquitlamwill hopefully uncover someof that reckless spirit whichsaw them start the seasonwith a seven-game road win-ning streak.

Prior to Game 5, CanonPieper noted that the oldPrince George Coliseum canbe an intimidating arena.

“It’s definitely difficult. Therink’s small, the boards arereally bouncy and the fans aresitting right on top of you,”the 20-year-old said.

“It’s definitely a cool atmos-phere but we’ve just got toplay our game and not letthem get in our heads.”

Game 6 was played Tuesdaynight, after Tri-Cities NOWdeadlines.

Express try to seal thedeal

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Members ofthe CoquitlamExpress swarmthe net dur-ing Saturdaynight’s 6-3win over thePrince GeorgeSpruce Kings.After winningboth homegames overthe weekend,the Expressdropped thefifth game 3-2in overtime onMonday.

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A middle-of-the-pack teamin the regular season, theNortheast Chiefs finishedtheir year amongst the mid-dle of the pack in postseasonplay as well.

The B.C. Major MidgetHockey League team droppedits best of three series 2-1to the Greater VancouverCanadians over the week-end, a loss highlighted bythe Canadians outscoring theNortheast crew 14-4 over thefinal two games.

Tied at 2-2 during the clos-ing minutes of the secondperiod in Sunday’s clincher, aweird bounce off the boardsgave the Greater Vancouverside a 3-2 lead, and plenty ofthird period mojo.

“There wasn’t a lot [goalieJakob Severson] could havedone differently on that play,it was just a bad bounce offthe partition and right on totheir guy’s stick,” said Chiefscoach Doneau Menard. “Wehad some good momen-tum in the third, but someuntimely penalties ended uphurting us.”

Matthew Hermary andParker Colley tallied markers

in what was the Chiefs finalgame of the campaign.

Game 2 was by far the mostlopsided of the weekend set,as the Canadians erupted forfive goals before the first 20minutes was finished.

Greater Vancouver stand-out Dante Hannoun torchedthe Northeast side with asix-point night (four goalsand two assists), while CalebFantillo responded with bothof the Chiefs tallies.

“[Hannoun] was the big-gest factor in the series,”Menard said. “We really didn’tpay enough attention to him.I thought we did a good jobtaking him out of the gamein Game 1, but in Game 2, hescored more goals by himselfthan we did.”

The lone series bright spotwas last Friday’s opener,which saw Connor Burk andFantillo pot a pair each, whilesingles came from Hermary,Colley and Jeffrey Wong.

The Chiefs finished fifth inthe 11-team loop during regu-lar season play after puttingtogether an 18-17-5 record.The Canadians, on the otherhand, finished with one morepoint and now take on theVancouver Northwest Giantsin semifinal play.


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NAVIGATION, LEATHER MOONROOFStk# 1319292

$31,800

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$35,888

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$23,900

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$27,900BRAND NEW 2013 F150 XLT

4X4 SUPERCAB302A PKG, XTR PKG, TRAILER TOW, 20” CHROME RIMS

Stk# 136121

$33,988

OVER 300 VEHICLES PRICED TO MOVENO PAYMENTS UNTIL SEPTEMBER* + CASHBACK UP TO $10,000*

DL#7485

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RenodizCanadian Carpet & Tile - Coquitlam

www.renodiz.com

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Viayl Sh]]^from $1.49

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the second one free with purchase oftwo drinks. Dine in only.

Can’t combine with other specials.Deal expires April 15th

20%OFFCan’t combine with other specials.

Expires April 15th

Pho ELEVENBIG MEAL DEALS

Buy any bowl of Pho and getthe second one free with purchase of

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Pho Eleven Restaurant6102-2850 Shaughnessy Street - Port Coquitlam

604-475-0838

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Specializingin unique orhard to sourcefinishing itemsfor your home’sexterior andinterior.

Renovation Ideas For Your Home Begin Here!

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Prices in effect until Nov. 18, 2012 or while supplies last

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Medical Office Assistant Diploma September

Beauty Make-Up Certificate September

Special Effects Make-Up Certificate September

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Dine-In,Take-Out, Web order atwww.verasburgershack.com

or call 604-492-3392 to Pick-Up your order.

254A Newport Drive, Port Moody(NewportVillage)

FREE COMBO $4.00 valueWITH PURCHASE OF ANY BURGER

One meal per coupon. Not valid withany other offers. Port Moody location only.

(Expires March 31st, 2014)

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Check out our new website for plenty ofnew products and information!

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