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Paul MacDonald, the owner of Ethical Waste Services, vows to give 50 per cent of his profits to ACCESS Youth.

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Jeremy [email protected] someone decides they want to give back

to their community, it inevitably comes down to asingle moment that brings on the urge.For Paul MacDonald, it was an evening on

ACCESS Youths Reach Out bus.The Coquitlam tradesmanwas volunteering on

the bus when the group came upon a 14-year-oldgirl at a skate park.She had been partying and drinking and was

passed out.

MacDonald, along with the other volunteers,eventually helped the girl and got her home safeto her parents.I had a daughter who was that age, he

recalled.The incident hit home, so he decided he was

going to give back, in a big way.MacDonald was a drywaller for years, but

recently went back to school to be a teacher.He graduated last November, but to put him-

self through school, started a drywall removalcompany.CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

I feel Ivebeen so lucky.I had supportfrom people,where a lotof kids dont.Paul MacDonald

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A group of internationalstudents and their parentsfrom South Korea are con-sidering their options aftera request to be financiallyreimbursed for time lostduring the teachers strikewas turned down by SchoolDistrict 43.About 110 parents of the

South Korean students signeda petition asking for a refundproportionate to the numberof school days missed duringthe labour dispute.The strike, which came to

an end last week, wiped outthe first three weeks of theschool year.We just need fair treat-

ment, Hyungkeun Kim, aspokesperson representingthe mothers of the students,told the Tri-Cities NOW.A small group of families

met with school district offi-cials Tuesday to discuss thematter, but Kim said the issuehas not been resolved for the

parents.The families of internation-

al students pay $13,000 intuition each year per enrolled

student.Kim estimated the amount

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per student.He acknowledged the par-

ents signed an agreementthat offered no refund in caseof a strike, but theyre stillasking to recoup the loss.Kim suggested the fight

isnt about themoney butabout respect,claiming otherschool districtshave offeredrefunds tointernationalstudents.H owe v e r ,

therearenopublished reportsof refunds being offered tointernational students inother districts.We dont want to fight

with them, we just need toget fair treatment, Kim said,adding as a result of the dis-pute, some of the families feelthey made the wrong choiceto come to the Tri-Cities.He also suggested if the

issue remains unresolved, itcould ruin the reputation ofthe school district, noting the

mothers have connectionswith families back homewanting to come to the area.[School District 43]

should really think about thefuture, Kim said.In response, the district

said it wontbe providingfinancial com-p e n s a t i o n ,noting theloss of timewill be madeup by semes-ters beingbalanced for

secondary students and onthe elementary side, studentswill still get their grades andthe same education as every-one else in the system.It was unfortunate that

time was lost, but well bedoing everything possible toassist them to make up thetime, said Patricia Gartland,assistant superintendent ofinternational and continuingeducation.She pointed out the fam-

ilies signed an agreement

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The company, Ethical Waste Services Ltd.,has since morphed into a residential junkremoval and recycling business.MacDonald was looking for a local charity

to donate to, and came across an article in theTri-Cities NOW about ACCESSYouth Outreach Services andits executive director, JeromeBouvier.After spending time on the

Reach Out bus and meetingBouvier, he had found his char-ity.And MacDonald plans to

give half the profits from hiscompany to the organization.He said the idea allows him

to expand the company andstill follow his first love, work-ing with young people.Its close to me I was one

of those kids growing up, he told the Tri-Cities NOW, jokingly noting he wanted to give100 per cent of his profits to ACCESS Youth,but his accountant advised him otherwise.The thing I like about the program is its a

grassroots program and they help youth.MacDonald is hoping his business, which is

based out of his home in Coquitlam, will even-tually become profitable enough that in fiveyears he can support the entire program.He also has designs on expanding his busi-

ness so if people want to buy into his fran-

chise, they too would donate 50 per cent ofprofits to ACCESS Youth.For the first year, he expects to donate

$10,000 to $20,000 and then go from there.I feel Ive been so lucky. I had support from

people, where a lot of kids dont, MacDonaldsaid. I think if I can make it, anyone can.And his generosity is greatly appreciated by

the organization.Thats pretty awesome

someone would do that,Bouvier said, pointing outMacDonald spent time learn-ing about the organization.ACCESS Youth relies solely

on donations and grants tooperate.Bouvier said MacDonalds

involvement is a powerful storyof the value of ACCESS Youthin the community.It sends a nice message

that we have people that dovalue the program and see the

importance of being there for our kids afterhours, he said.For more information about Ethical Waste

Services, visit www.ethicalwasteservices.com.Meanwhile, ACCESS Youth is getting ready

for its biggest fundraising event of the year, agala set for Oct. 24 at the Hard Rock CasinoVancouver on United Boulevard.For more information, go to www.access-

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Library board chair torun for city council

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Coquitlam Public Libraryboard chair Jack Trumley isagain running for council.Trumley previously ran in

2008, and currently serveson the citys Mundy Park for-est management task group.Hes also a past presidentof the mental-health organ-ization known as the LaurelFoundation.Im better prepared to run

[than in 2008], Trumleysaid Tuesday. Its importantthat you get yourmessage outthere and make sure peopleunderstand where yourecoming from.Trumleys platform con-

sists of supporting local busi-nesses, ensuring commun-ity safety and affordability,and strengthening the citysenvironmental protectionpolicies.He graduated from the

University of Guelph with adegree in wildlife biology,before settling into a 30-yearcareer in the banking sector.He is now retired.When you look at the

issue of affordability, whenyoure coming from a bank-ing perspective, I understandthe value of money, saidTrumley, 59. From a biol-ogy perspective, I understandthe importance of environ-ment and the quality of life itbrings us.A Chineside resident,

Trumley also co-chairs thecycling advocacy groupHUB formerly known asthe Vancouver Area CyclingCoalition and has servedon previous advisory boardsin the areas of the arts, sportsand culture.He is critical of how coun-

cil has performed over thelast three years.I think they can do better

to serve the community, saidTrumley, who has lived inCoquitlam for about 20 years.Ultimately, it comes downto protecting Coquitlam andI dont think theyve done agood job in that regard.

JACK TRUMLEY PLANS SECONDATTEMPTATWINNING SEAT IN COQUITLAM

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Thats prettyawesome thatsomeone woulddo that.Jerome Bouvier,Executive Director ofACCESS Youth

Im betterprepared to run[than in 2008].Jack Trumley


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From the window of herliving room, PoCo residentChristine Knoll can see aspeed-reader board on CoastMeridian Road. The board isthere to remind drivers of thespeed limit.But from the comfort of

her home, she can also seean untold number of cars andtrucks whizzing by, ignoringthe sign on her street every-day.

Shes even taken video ofthe speed-reader board todocument the speeds beingclocked.And just last week, Knolls

neighbour was rear-ended bya car she was told was speed-ing.It was the third such crash

involving a neighbour in thelast year.It was also the last straw.Were just waiting for

someone to get killed, Knolltold the Tri-Cities NOW, not-ing she lives just two housesdown from a busy preschool.Knoll said she and her

neighbours have complainedto the RCMP about speederson the street, but claims shesonly seen cops pull someoneover once in the last year.There doesnt seem to

be any signs the RCMP areenforcing the speed limit,she said.In just a two-minute span

while standing with a Tri-Cities NOW photographerTuesday, four groups of carswere clocked on the readerboard going 75 km/h (thespeed limit is 50 km/h).Knoll suggested part of the

issue is that much of the traf-

fic involves trucks and carscoming from Coquitlam andBurke Mountain using thestretch of road as a bypass.Knoll said she and her

neighbours are calling forpolice to enforce the speedlimit. They also believe thereare a couple of other ideasthat might help solve theproblem.She said the most common

suggestion is to bring backparking on Coast Meridian, atleast on evenings and week-ends.Knoll noted a similar sug-

gestion and petition wasturned down by city councila few years back.She said ideally, residents

would like to see 24-hourparking allowed with thesidewalk extended at cor-ners, so pedestrians wouldonly have to cross two lanes,but she doesnt think such ameasure would be approved.Knoll has also openedup an

e-mail account at [email protected] to gen-erate ideas from the public tomake the road safer.In response to the concerns,

RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said

Speeding a concernonCoastMeridian

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PoCo resident Christine Knoll says she routinely seesmotorists driving 75 km/h down Coast Meridian Road.

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Properties listed may no longer be available at time of the tax sale. The municipality makes no representationexpress or implied as to the condition or quality of the properties offered for sale. The purchaser mustimmediately pay the amount of the purchase price to the collector. The only methods of payment acceptedare cash, debit card, certified cheque, or money order (payable to the City of Port Moody). The purchaseris required to provide their drivers licence or BCID Card with their full name and current address, theiroccupation, and their Social Insurance Number.

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The lawsuits continue to pile up from theslush bombs that fell onto the new Port MannBridge in the winter of 2012.According to a notice of civil claim filed

in Vancouver Supreme Court on Sept. 17,Hyungkyoo Lee is suing TransportationInvestment Corp. (TI Corp.), the companythat operates the Port Mann/Highway 1 pro-ject, and three other companies involved inthe construction of the bridge, over a slushbomb incident on Dec. 19, 2012.Court documents state Lee was driving

eastbound across the bridge when his vehiclewas struck by chunks of ice and snow, causinghis windshield to shatter.The suit claims Lee sustained injuries as a

result of the incident, including post traumat-ic stress disorder, headaches, sleeplessness,fatigue and loss of enjoyment of life.He also claims the incident aggravated

injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle crashin 2011.The suit claims the incident on the bridge

was caused by the negligence of the defend-ants.

The three other companies named inthe lawsuit are Kiewit/Flatiron GeneralPartnership, Flatiron Constructors Canadaand Peter Kiewit Infrastructure.None of the allegations have been proven

in court and the other parties have yet to filea response.Documents list a number of alleged inci-

dents of negligence against the defendants,including failing to properly maintain, repairand inspect the bridge; failing to properlydesign or supervise the bridge; failing to prop-erly construct snow and ice removal equip-ment necessary for the maintenance of thebridge; and failing to close the bridge whenthey knew the conditions were conducive tofalling ice and snow.

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Residents of municipalities includingSurrey and Delta have filed lawsuits overslush-bomb incidents.

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Will The Great TeachersWar of 2014 be fol-lowed by The GreatNurses War of 2015?There is a distinctpossibility that could indeed be the case,and if so, the B.C. government may finditself in a tougher fight with the B.C.Nurses Union than it faced with theB.C. Teachers Federation.The BCNUs contract expired at the

end of March, and negotiations for anew one have barely begun. No specificissues have been addressed, as the twosides are discussing concepts more thananything else.But the nurses do indeed have some

specific issues, not the least of which isworking conditions. It is not unusual forsome nurses to work 16-hour days, sincethe nursing shortage is so acute.The government had promised, in

the last contract, to create about 2,100new nursing positions. Only about athird of them have been created, leavingan enormous gap still to be filled (andmost of the new positions went to onespecific place a new tower at SurreyMemorial Hospital which did notalleviate things elsewhere in the prov-ince).The union says health facilities have

failed to honour a requirement set outin the last contract to call in additionalnurses when patient demand requiresit, instead of just making nurses workbuckets of overtime.Here is the contract language: ....

in instances where patient demandexceeds the normal capacity of a facilityor a unit within a facility, the Employerwill call in additional nurses as neces-sary to meet patient care needs.The situation varies from region

to region, of course. Some shortagesare more acute in some places than inothers (and the employer disputes the

shortage is as bad as the union por-trays).But there clearly arent enough spe-

cialty trained nurses in areas such asemergency rooms, cardiac units, ICUs,operating rooms and mental health.The BCNUs 42,000 members are

expecting a wage increase, and thegovernment will likely insist as it didwith the BCTF that any settlementfollows the pattern among other pub-lic sector union settlements.But the government may have a

harder time dealing with the BCNUsdemand that more nurses are urgentlyneeded. The union will argue, under-standably, that a lack of nurses poses agenuine threat to proper patient care.However, the nursing shortage par-

ticularly when it comes to specialtytrained nurses is not confined to B.C.It is a national problem, which meansfinding enough bodies to fill the pos-itions may prove to be elusive.The nursing shortage provides the

BCNU the kind of leverage the BCTFlacked at the table. As well, the prospectof a nurses picket line around a healthfacility is a more worrying prospect forany government compared to a picketline around a school.While that health facility would

remain open, staffing would be at essen-tial service levels, which are likely to besubstantially lower than normal. Patientcare and patient access would

therefore deteriorate.Public sympathy for nurses will likely

outweigh that directed toward teachers(a series of polls during the teachersdispute showed half the populace didnot back the BCTF), making it harderfor the government to deal with them.The government was steadfast in its

determination not to impose a contracton teachers. However, it may find itselfhaving to do just that in a dispute withB.C.s nurses, if The Great Nurses War of2015 does indeed break out.

Readers of this column will know Ive

been fairly critical of the BCTF leader-ship over the years, particularly over itsinability to negotiate contracts for itsmembers. But kudos have to be extend-ed to BCTF president Jim Iker, who pre-sided over a tough slog of negotiationsand emerged with an actual deal.Iker didnt get anywhere near what

the BCTF was looking for going intonegotiations, but he got the deal thatwas available, and avoided keeping hismembership on the picket line, losingpaycheques for another two or threeweeks.The six-year contract is a historic

breakthrough, and it will be interestingto see if the BCTF local union presidentsand local school superintendents canjointly administer the new educationfund for hiring specialist teachers.If they can, that bodes well for

improving the often dysfunctionalrelationship between the union and itsemployer.If they cant, the next contract round

may be just as problematic as the onejust finished (although Ill be surprisedif BCTF members ever vote for an open-ended strike mandate again).

Keith Baldrey is chief politicalreporter for Global BC.

For years, weve been hearing that young peoplehave it rough. Many older people, meanwhile,especially baby boomers, have argued that everygeneration has its troubles, and todays youthshould just pull themselves up by their boot-straps, find that higher paying job, move out of their par-ents basement and stop complaining.It appears the boomers are wrong.According to a Conference Board of Canada Report

released Tuesday, age, rather than gender, is becomingthe new income divide, and younger workers have beenlosing out in a three-generation rise of inequality betweengenerations.The report, The Bucks Stop Here: Trends in Income

Inequality between Generations, found younger workersare making less money relative to their elders: as men andwomen, as individuals and couples, and both before andafter tax. The average disposable income of Canadiansbetween 50 and 54 is now 64 per cent higher than that of25-to-29 year olds, up from 47 per cent in the mid-1980s.The report says if this income gap continues, it could

both limit future economic growth and trigger growingconflict between older haves and younger have-nots.And, as study co-author David Stewart-Patterson points

out, as the baby-boom generation moves into retirement,Canadians will be relying on a smaller share of the popu-lation to drive economic growth and sustain the tax basethat supports public services making this trend particu-larly troubling. He also told the Canadian Press that beforelong, the younger generation is going to get fed up.The income divide is an issue that affects all of us,

regardless of age. As Andrew Langille, a Toronto labourlawyer and youth employment advocate told a reporter:I really wonder who the boomers expect are going to buytheir pretty houses.

Incomegap isbasedonage

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THESE ROUTES ARE NOTTHE BEST FOR TRUCKSHow is it possible that six of nine members of Coquitlam

city council believe that Mariner Hill and Como LakeAvenue should be designated truck routes? I suppose theymay not live anywhere nearby, nor use these arterial routesregularly to clearly see that this is a poor, ill-fated decision.I have lived in Coquitlam for over 38 years and use theseroads almost every day.Mariner Hill is already fraught with inherent danger with

its steep grade and many curves, and Como Lake Avenue isdotted with many schools and private driveways. Residentsalready deal with high traffic volumes and speeding isa noted concern. So how is adding large, heavily loadedtrucks going to make these roadways safer for Coquitlamresidents, and pedestrian and road traffic? There arealready routes built for trucks specifically that fully servetheir needs.Imagine this on Mariner Hill: traffic impeded by a truck

travelling at 10 km/h uphill, or a truck speeding downhilland misjudging a curve or losing brake control. And onComo Lake, truck drivers ignoring the school zones andputting our children at risk of being run over as they cross tothe bus stop? These are dangers that should not be ignored.City engineers are recommending against this change formany good reasons.The six councillors who believe they have made the best

decision for the residents of Coquitlam should seriouslyreconsider and realize that safety comes first, not how quicka load of cement or gravel can get from one side of the cityto the other.

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CAPITALISM,THE TEACHERSSTRIKE WHOGAINS ANDWHO LOSES?Ive been thinking a lot about

how certain topics are portrayedin the news media both here athome and abroad. It has beenbothering me a very long time.If you step away from the topic-

al and examine presentation youbegin to understand how certainideas gain ascendency and othersdisappear altogether.Those who present an idea

as complete and absolute try torender alternatives nonexistent,notwithstanding the fact that,with the possible exception oflogical principles and the domainof empirical fact, there is little inhuman experience that doesntrequire discussion and comprom-ise. This is the fact of humandiversity.The suppression of alternative

viewpoints and selective report-ing of events is not just a featureof less-free societies. WhileRussia promotes its brand ofethnocentrism through state-con-trolled media, the West presentsan equally exclusive ideology of

capital markets in its own pri-vate news media. In both cases,alternative points of view areeither eliminated or caricatured.The idea that a government is

forced to introduce austeritymeasures or that a policy decisionto hold to certain pre-determinedbudgetary calculations is notnegotiable is just one positionamong many.The apparent strength of this

opinion is manufactured by inces-sant repetition in an intellectuallymonochrome news media. Theideas it contains are nominal (orsimply proclaimed) and withoutlogical force. It is a lack of bal-anced and open discussion thatcreates this illusion of a single,unified position.Just because a political leader

believes something or promotespolicy supported by certain inter-ests doesnt entail a truth equiva-lence with opinion. That positionis pure religion.A government claiming an

inability to compromise simplyrefuses to compromise despite itsconsiderable power to raise anddisburse revenue.More to the point, when a

government merely presents con-ditions to servants and citizensinstead of considering opposingviews it behaves exactly like a pri-

vate monopoly.But democratic political institu-

tions are not commercial enter-prises notwithstanding thefact they deliver services. If theybecome so, we are headed forPutin-style kleptocracy.The executive of a private com-

pany simply considers capital andlabour as inputs to be managed asinstruments of profit. This is thecurrently acceptable practice forbusiness, but public institutionsare intended to promote and pro-tect the rights of all individualsand the community to which theybelong.A business, on the other hand,

temporarily limits these rights inreturn for wages and other formsof compensation. If you unilat-erally modify the strict confinesof your employment agreementin virtually any way you are nor-mally terminated from employ-ment.That is why the preferred state

institutions of business enter-prises are the armed forces andpolice who control domesticand international resistance tounpopular and inequitable deci-sions.The justice system is merely

to force the majority to complywith some laws while allowingothers to ignore them when legal

decisions go against them. This isclearly demonstrated by the caseof the B.C. teachers strike, whichended this week.Of course you can try to act

as a capitalist in your capacityas a servant (maximizing yourreturn for the least expenditureof energy), but you will findthat this is not well received.Only commercial enterprises areallowed this freedom.But you are allowed to ask

yourself certain questions in pri-vate. One of these might be thesame one that any good capitalistwould ask before committing toan investment decision name-ly, who gains and who loses?

Mark RebmanCoquitlam

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hes not aware of the stretch of road being a particular hotspot for speeders but added he understands residents frustra-tions when they see speeders.Hes encouraging residents to call police and report speed-

ers as traffic complaints, suggesting the area could be put onthe departments radar for future enforcement.Things may be happening there, but if we dont know

about it because we have to plan it random enforcementdoesnt work, Chung said.He also said recording a plate number is even better as it

opens the possibility for police to follow up with the registeredowner of the vehicle.Depending on the situation, Chung said it could lead to a

fine for the driver.The City of PoCo said its transportation solutions and public

works committee has been closely monitoring and studyingthe traffic conditions on Coast Meridian over the last few yearsdue to the increase in traffic resulting from a number of roadnetwork changes and increased development in the area.City spokesperson Pardeep Purewal noted the municipality

and ICBC co-funded the installation of a speed-reader boardon Coast Meridian, which has resulted in a reduction of aver-age vehicle speeds by four to eight per cent.We will continue to monitor traffic conditions on Coast

Meridian Road and will consider other works as conditionswarrant, Purewal wrote in an e-mail.She also listed off a number of changes made along the

road, including the installation of new full traffic signals at theintersections of Coast Meridian and Salisbury Avenue, VictoriaDrive, Coquitlam Avenue and Apel Drive; widening south-bound Coast Meridian south of Prairie Avenue to provide twothrough lanes; restricting parking on the road to improve cap-acity and sight lines; and installing signed and marked cross-walks at several locations to enhance pedestrian crossings.

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Jeremy [email protected] accused of a hit-and-run that killed Port Coquitlam

teen Annie Leung has had his case held over for a month.The lawyer representing Irwin Richard Franz was in Port

Coquitlam provincial court Tuesday asking that the case bemoved to Oct. 22.He told the judge he hasnt finished reviewing disclosure

documents related to the case.Franz was charged in July with failing to stop at the scene of

an accident causing bodily harm or death.The incident occurred on Sept. 10, 2013 at a crosswalk near

the intersection of Mary Hill and Pitt River roads. Leung, a 16-year-old Riverside Secondary student, was killed.Following the crash, Coquitlam Mounties put out several

appeals to the public for information, including a surveillancevideo of the crash shortly after it took place.At the time charges were announced, police confirmed

investigators had spoken with Franz about the incident.

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Notice is hereby given that the City of Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing to receive representationsfrom all persons who deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaw.Thismeeting will be held on:

Date: Monday, September 29, 2014Time: 7:00 p.m.Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2

Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing, Council will convene a Regular Council Meetingduring which it will give consideration to the item on the Public Hearing agenda.

Item 1 Text Amendment to amend the RS-7 through RS-11 One-Family Residential Zones

The intent of Bylaw 4502, 2014 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to amend the RS-7,RS-8, RS-9, RS-10, and RS-11 One-Family Residential zones,which are primarily used in Northeast Coquitlam.

Highlights of the proposed amendments are as follows: Remove the requirement for the principal building to be within 2 metres of the minimum front lot

line setback in the RS-7, RS-8, RS-9 and RS-10 zones Require the front entrance of the principal building to be located a minimum of 1.0 metre in front of

all front facing garage door(s) in the RS-7, RS-8, RS-9, RS-10, and RS-11 zones Allow dwellings located on RS-10 and RS-11 zoned lots to have garage doors that face the interior

side lot line Clarication regarding how the uppermost storey of the principal building is calculated

If approved, the application would facilitate greater exibility in the siting of single-family residentialdwellings from a front property line and provide greater clarity to building setback and building sizeregulations within the RS-7, RS-8, RS-9, RS-10, and RS-11 zones.

For a more detailed description of the proposed text amendments please refer to the associated staff reportavailable on the Citys websitewww.coquitlam.ca/publichearings.

How do I nd out more information?Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant backgrounddocumentation may be inspected from September 17 to September 29 in person at the Planning andDevelopment Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m. fromMonday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylawmentioned above on the Citys website atwww.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430.

How do I provide input?Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City Clerks Ofce will compile aSpeakers List for each item.To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Everyonewill be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given rstopportunity.

Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the Cityswebsite atwww.coquitlam.ca.

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Regular mail: 3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlam, BC,V3B 7N2

In person: City Clerks Ofce, 2nd Floor, 3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlam, BC,V3B 7N2

Fax: to the City Clerks Ofce at 604-927-3015

To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the CityClerks Ofce prior to noon on the day of the hearing.

Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record whichincludes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our websiteatwww.coquitlam.ca. If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerks Ofceat 604-927-3010.

Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested personsconcerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.

Kerri LoreDeputy City Clerk

Out-of-court settlements likely, lawyer saysLee, a Surrey resident, is

seeking general damages, lostincome and lost opportunity,past and future wages, dam-ages for loss of housekeepingcapacity and the recovery ofhealth-care costs.Lees suit is the fourth

related to the slush bombincident.Tri-Cities personal injury

lawyer Gordon Zenk suggest-ed those involved in claimswould have a difficult time incourt suing for psychologicalinjury like shock or post trau-matic stress in the absence ofany physical injury.He also suggested most

personal injury claims end upbeing settled out of court.Often with something like

this, with a high public pro-file, there will be strict termsof confidentiality attached totheir releases, Zenk said.However, he didnt want to

speculate on how much eachclaim could be worth, if theyare successful.In the meantime, TI Corp.

has filed a response to anearlier lawsuit.The company has denied

the claims made in the suitfiled by Caryl-Lee Obrecht.Court documents state

Obrecht was a passenger ina Ford Focus travelling east-bound across the bridge fromCoquitlam when large sheetsof ice falling from supportcables struck the vehicle.The suit claims Obrecht, a

Delta resident, suffered injur-ies including a concussion,laceration to her scalp, head-aches, injuries to her neckand shoulder, post-traumaticstress disorder and night-mares.In response, TICorp. claims

the buildup and release of iceand snow from the bridgewasthe result of a confluence ofextreme environmental con-ditions both unforeseen andunforeseeable to the defend-ants or any of them and wasthe inevitable result of an Actof God.Court documents state the

company exercised reason-able care in connection withthe design and constructionof the bridge, as well as in theoperation and maintenanceof the bridge for the safety ofall users.TI Corp., which was the

only defendant named inObrechts suit, said as soonas it became apparent thebuildup of snow and ice onthe structure posed a poten-tial hazard, it took immediatesteps to close the bridge.The response by TI Corp.

is similar to one offered toa lawsuit filed by RobertaLessard over another slushbomb incident.Last winter, TI Corp. con-

firmed new monitoring andcontrol systems have beeninstalled to keepbridge cablesfree of ice and snow.Just a few weeks after

opening in December 2012,the bridge was shut down for

part of a day when the slushbombs fell from cables.

Motorists filed hundredsof ICBC claims as a result.

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ing work done by search andrescue personnel, a majorityof the so-called SARxSWconference will be stagedin remote areas difficult formuch of the public to access.Coquitlam Search and

Rescue, along with theB.C. Search and RescueAssociation, is organizing theevent,whichwill feature sem-inars and class-room trainingsessions onSaturday andl a r g e - s c a l eexercises andtraining dem-onstrations onSunday.D o u g l a s

College ishosting eventsSaturday atits David Lamcampus, whileS u n d a y sattendees will participate inone of five field workshops.Michael Coyle, Coquitlam

Search and Rescue manager,said the idea is to swap stor-ies and best practices as wellas do the kind ofmulti-agencytraining teams dont often getto do.Weve designed a num-

ber of scenarios and wevetied them all together intoour communications networksimulating a very large searchand rescue incident, he said.The biggest one is a verylarge remote area search atthe north end of Pitt Lake.Coyle said that will involve

a Buffalo search plane fromthe Canadian Forces 442Squadron in Comox, as wellas two small planes from the

Civil Air Search and RescueAssociation.At Town Centre Fire Hall

well have a command andcontrol group that will bedoing things like tracking theremote field teams, mappingand doing the communica-tions tasking, he added. OnBurke Mountain, we havea rope rescue workshop,

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Celebrate our Rivers & Trails!Join us Sunday Sept. 28Lions and Peace Parks

Lions Park: 10 am-2 pm2300 LionsWay Childrens passports & activities Culture Days activities Concession Salmon smolt release

Info: www.portcoquitlam.ca/festivals or 604.927.7900

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Fruit pie bake-offat farmersmarketJohn [email protected]

The Poirier Street FarmersMarket will play host to apageantry of pies this week-end.The farmers market is

hosting a fruit pie bake-offon Sunday, Sept. 28, in theparking lot of CoquitlamsDogwood Pavilion.The contest kicks off at

10:30 a.m. and is open toamateur bakers only. Allcomponents that go intothe pies must be made fromscratch by contestants, andthe pies must be made withlocal fruit only.We have people who bring

fruit in from the Okanagan,so really, were accepting anyfruit from across B.C., saidGrant Rice, the markets mar-keting manager.The contest for culinary

supremacy will be emceedby former Coquitlam-Maillardville MLA DianeThorne and will feature threeguest judges: CoquitlamMayor Richard Stewart;Christina Sepidoza-Walter,owner and chef at PoCosWilbur and SebastiansSmokehouse Bistro; and Tri-

Cities NOW food columnistChef Dez.According to Dez, judg-

ing a pie is akin to reading a

good story the beginning,middle and end all need to betaken into account.Dezexplainedthat thepre-

cut portion of judging a pieprimarily takes into accountits appearance and texture.From there, how the pie sliceswhether its runny, too softor too hard is the next stepin the process.And once you start eating

it, theres a whole gamut ofthings to pay attention to:texture, how is it cooked andthe balance of flavours, Dezexplained.In the end, at least accord-

ing to Dez, creativity is key.It has to be memorable,

Dez said.You have to ask yourself

if you would want to eat itagain. I like to see uniquethings, although nothing toounique. I dont want just astandard apple pie. Not thattheres anything wrong withan apple pie, but apple piehas been done and re-done.Its nice to see a mix.Those interested in taking

part in the Best Pie in TownContest have until midnighton Friday, Sept. 26 to enter.For contest details, log on towww.makebakegrow.com.

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If you have been injured in a car accident,you may think ICBC will take care of you.But insurance companies have a vestedinterest in saving money and reducingcosts, not paying you for your pain,loss or inconvenience.

ICBC does not work for you. But JoeMcStravick will. Joe does not work forinsurance companies. Instead, he haschosen to focus his entire 25-year careeron protecting the legal rights of personalinjury victims. If you are injured and arewondering what happens next, just callDBM to meet Joe in person for a free initialconsultation about your case.

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Its time to say goodbye to your old trash cans.From September 1-30, residentswhowish to,may put out old cans tobe recycled on their Garbage Cart collection day (bi-weekly). Just placethe cans at the curbsidewhere you place your Carts by 7:30 a.m. Allcansmust be emptywith no garbage inside.

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Effective October 1, WorkSafe BC has mandatory asbestosabatement in place when a building is being demolished.

Prior to the City issuing a building permit to demolish, an owner oragent must now provide the City of Coquitlams Building Division thefollowing:

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> Agent Form

> Hazardous Materials Report

> Notice of Project

> Demolition Contractor

> Current Land Title Search

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Changes toDemolition Permit Requirements

For more info, please contact:Building Permits DivisionP: 604-927-3441coquitlam.ca/demopermit

BookBuddies aims toinspire young readersDo you have a child in

grades 2 through 4 whoneeds extra help with read-ing? Do you want to inspireyour reader and build his orher skills? The Book Buddiesprogram at the Port MoodyPublic Library may be ableto help.

Book Buddies pairs youngreaders with trained teenmentors for weekly 45-min-ute sessions of shared read-ing and learning games. Theprogram focuses on helpingchildren become confidentand enthusiastic readers.Book Buddies will run two

sessions on Saturdays from10 to 10:45 a.m. and from 11to 11:45 a.m. from Oct. 18through Dec. 6.Registration begins on

Saturday, Sept. 27 and can bedoneby calling604-469-4577or in-person at the librarysinformation desk.

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Nominate your favorite Port Moody business for a Spike Award today and you couldwin an iPad!

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When: Saturday, September 27, 2014Where: Parking lot behind Port Moody City Hall, 100 Newport DriveTime: 11am to 3pmAdmission: Free, with complimentary refreshments

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Pedestrian Safety FairHave funwithwalking safe activities and exhibits atthis family-friendly eventwith something for all ages!

Be part of the VisionShare your ideas at the upcoming communityCo-Design workshops.

Brainstorm ideas for the future life of Riverview.

Participate in a group with an artist to create a scene thatdepicts a day in the life on the Riverview Lands.

View the drawings.

Join us for the whole event or just one part.Pre-registration strongly encouraged but not required.

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Douglas College, Coquitlam (Atrium)1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam

Saturday, September 27, 2014

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Centennial Pavilion, (address updated)620 Poirier Street, Coquitlam(Beside Dogwood Pavilion, entrance offWinslow Avenue)

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October 6, please visit our website

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medicalmilestone100th transcatheteraortic valveimplantationpg 3

a mothersgriefWhen help is neededpg 7

This year has been hectic for Surreys Christine Ashton,but she would not want it any other way.

The Surrey mother of twins Thaddeus and Quinntinhas embraced family life since arriving home with herboys this past spring. It was just before Easter thatshe left Royal Columbian Hospitals Variety neonatalintensive care unit for the rst time with her babies, whohad received care for six months as some of the tiniestpremature babies ever seen by the neonatal team.

Since then, its been so busy with medicalappointments, says Ashton. But the cuties are doingwell and are getting bigger and wider.

Ashton was only 23 weeks pregnant when she wasrushed to Royal Columbian Hospital with contractionslast October. Thaddeus was born rst, weighing only405 grams, or as Ashton puts it, less than a pound ofbutter. Quinntin was born two minutes later, at 570grams.

As one of four hospitals across the provinceprepared to handle the most fragile newborns, RoyalColumbian Hospital cares for hundreds of tiny oneseach year. But twins as premature as Thaddeus andQuinntin are rare.

I was in shock, says Ashton. Especially notknowing if they were going to survive, and knowing theirchance of survival wasnt very high. I just wanted to givethem a chance.

Here we had a situation where we had micro-preemies at less than 24 weeks, and on top of it, twins,

Thaddeus and Quinntin, at home after six months in Royal Columbian Hospitals Variety neonatal intensive care unit.

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an originalcanuckRemembers RoyalColumbian

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Smaller than a pound of butter...at home with surreys miraclemicro-preemies, a year aftertheir birth at royal columbian

Thaddeus shown next to a pencil, illustrating his small size at birth.

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notes neonatologist Dr. Zenon Cieslak. The outcomesare not generally good.

In the neonatal intensive care unit, Thaddeus andQuinntin were supported by specialized equipment likeGirae Omnibed incubators and a jet ventilator, which

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NewFoundation President & CEO

A letter fromthe chair

introducingjeff norris

doug eveneshen

Hes worn manyhats over the years,but it was duringa time when JeNorris was wearinga bicycle helmetthat he discovereda passion forphilanthropy.

While atuniversity, he was hired toco-ordinate a cycling fundraising event. The experienceopened his eyes to the world of non-prots.

Christine Ashtonscompelling storyon the front pageserves as anincredible reminderof the awe-inspiringskills of our healthcare professionals,along with thegracious generosityof our donors whosegifts result in life-saving equipment to

Royal Columbian Hospital. The combination makes forquite an impressive team.

It is my pleasure, as newly appointed Chair of RoyalColumbian Hospital Foundation, to present the fall

Je has made a positive impression on a number oforganizations since then. This includes seven years withSt. Pauls Hospital Foundation, where he helped growits Lights of Hope campaign.

He comes to Royal Columbian Hospital Foundationfrom Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU), where heworked since 2006 as Chief Advancement Ocer andalso served as CEO of the KPU Foundation and executivedirector of the KPU Alumni Association, a group he wasinvolved in founding.

In 2012, Je was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow by theRotary Club of Ladner for his community work. In 2014,he was recognized by Business in Vancouver with a FortyUnder 40 Award for his business accomplishment.Married with two daughters, Je is also active in hiscommunity and regularly contributes as a volunteer andboardmember of various associations.

YourHealthMatters is published twice annually by RCHFoundation. If you have any questions or story ideas you would liketo share with us, please contact our oce at 604.520.4438 or [email protected]. Articles by Jason Howe. Design by PaulaHeal. Photography by Jerald Walliser unless otherwise noted.

Doug Eveneshen ChairPresident & CEO of Community Savings Credit UnionMeldy Harris Vice-ChairCertied Financial Planner, Sun Life of CanadaSteve Osacho Treasurer and SecretaryPortfolio Manager, RBC Dominion SecuritiesJohn Ashbridge DirectorCommunity VolunteerFrank Butzelaar DirectorPresident & CEO of Southern Railway of British ColumbiaJason Cook Director (non-voting)Site Director, Royal Columbian HospitalTom Corsie DirectorVice President, Real Estate, Port Metro VancouverSharon Domaas DirectorCommunity VolunteerJudith Hockney Ex ocioExecutive Director, Clinical Programs and Operations, FHCardiac, Surgery, Trauma and RCHLarry Kozak DirectorIntegrated Solution Executive, TELUSErin OHalloran DirectorTherapeutic Specialist HCV, Gilead SciencesGary Pooni DirectorPresident, Brook Pooni AssociatesDwight Ross DirectorLawyerDr. William Siu DirectorNeurointerventional radiologist, Royal Columbian HospitalHelen Sparkes DirectorCommunity VolunteerDr. Laurence Turner DirectorSurgeon, Royal Columbian Hospital

Board of Directors 2014-2015

2014 edition of Your Health Matters. The stories in hereare meant to oer a glimpse into the important roleRoyal Columbian plays in the province. I am grateful tothe people who have agreed to share their experienceswith us.

I am also very proud to introduce the Foundationsnew President and CEO, Je Norris. Je is highlyregarded and has spent many years making a dierencein a number of charitable endeavours. His arrival toRoyal Columbian comes at a time when the hospitalprepares to undergo one of the largest redevelopmentsin Canada.

I cannot thank you enough for the ongoing support.With your help, we continue to be there for those whorely on Royal Columbian in their time of need, likeChristine and her precious boys.

Yours sincerely,

Doug Eveneshen,Chair, Board of Directors

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Smaller than a pound of butter...donors like Variety the Childrens Charity of BC and theTB Vets Charitable Foundation have helped to fund.

Despite a number of challenges, Ashton noticedgradual improvements in her boys conditions. Andafter 188 days, she was nally able to bring them home.

Ashton cant believe the twins will soon becelebrating their rst birthdays. She says they enjoygoing out for walks with her around the neighbourhoodand are fascinated by other children playing. Anddespite the constant attention infants like Thaddeusand Quinntin require, Ashton loves every minute of it.

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Themeaningofmoments

For Roy Fawcett of Chilliwack, a summer campingadventure with the grandchildren was just as muchabout creating memories as it was about enjoying theoutdoors. And hes thankful he had the energy to do it.

It was a dierent story just a couple of years ago.Back then, Fawcett could hardly move from oneroom to the other in his house without having to takea break. Fawcett suered from aortic stenosis, acommon condition that occurs when the hearts aorticvalve leaets get calcied and become immobile. Itwas leaving him very short of breath.

Fawcett says Royal Columbian gave him his lifeback. Thats because the hospital is one of three in theprovince able to perform a minimally-invasive proce-dure called a transcatheter aortic valve implantation

A health crisis is dif-cult for any family.In these moments,a grieving daughterhas discovered thesmall gestures canbe as signicant asthe expert care.

For CoquitlamsJuliana Kim, itstarted when herfather Mike had astroke in early 2012.He was rushed toRoyal ColumbianHospital, where hespent a week before he was able to return home.

The family would nd itself back in the hospitala year later, when Mr. Kim was again admitted, thistime for persistent coughing. It would be diagnosed asstage 4 lung cancer.

Over the next several months, Mr. Kim would beadmitted to RCH two more times. He passed away inlate September, 2013.

After struggling with the uncertainty over herfathers health last year, Juliana now recognizes andappreciates the care at Royal Columbian.

She remembers a doctors words of encouragementduring an especially challenging time trying to juggleschool and helping care for her father. Juliana saysthe physicians advice helped her focus heading intograduation.

She also credits a conversation with a nurse forgiving her father the strength to carry on during treat-ment. These are among the personal exchanges thatmake Juliana grateful for the eorts of the health careprofessionals who looked after her dad.

or TAVI for short. Royal Columbian is also the des-ignated centre for open-heart surgery and minimallyinvasive cardiac procedures in Fraser Health.

This past summer, Royal Columbian conductedits 100th ever TAVI, which is the option for patientswhose health or medical history make them at high-risk or unsuitable for open heart surgery. WithoutTAVI, those patients could suer heart failure andsudden death.

TAVI replaces the aortic valve in a beating heartby carefully threading a catheter (a thin exible tube)that contains the new valve, usually from the groinartery to the heart.

Fawcett says the change in his health was almostinstantaneous. Since undergoing TAVI last year,Fawcett is able to garden with his wife again. And hehas the energy to spend quality time with his grand-children again.

The team at Royal Columbian Hospital has givenme back a quality of life that I thought was lost for-ever, says Fawcett. My family and I are thankfulbeyond words.

Roy Fawcett and his wife Phyllis in the backyard of their Chilliwack home more than a year after his heart valve replacement. Foundation

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royal columbian hospitalperforms milestone 100th everminimally-invasive heart valvereplacement

coquitlam woman is thankfulfor the care given to her father

Juliana Kim thanks the hospital for its

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Colon cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in Canada.Our donors have helped the hospital combat the disease by funding acolonoscope for Ambulatory Care.

With a high definition colonoscope, our physicians can detect polyps inthe colon before they become cancerous and remove them right then andthere, thereby eliminating the risk of colon cancer.

Kingston Construction made a donation towards this equipment to honourthe memory of its founder Ben Backman, who passed away in 2009 after along battle with colon cancer.

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By the time Tsawwassenresident Peter Rogal walkedinto an emergency departmentlast fall, a rare bacteria hadfilled his lungs and brought himto the brink of death. Healthprofessionals induced a comaand told his family the 50-yearold had one last option: Royal ColumbianHospitalsextracorporeal life support (ECLS).

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Sometimes, seizures in premature newborns are sosubtle, they can only be confirmed through use of aneonatal brain monitor.Thats one reason this equipment is important for

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