Tri-City News April 1 2016

COQUITLAM 2016 55+ BC GAMES SOCIETYTrying out lawn bowling in advance of an April 9 community awareness event promoting the Coquitlam 2016 55+ BC Games are (from left): Pat Meyers, director of promotion for the games; Helga Ovington, city of Coquitlam liaison to the games; and Philip Jewell, director of protocol. For more on the run-up to the games, please see page 7.

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Locals no fans of Burrard closureSARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News

The official closure of the Burrard Thermal generating station this week means the end of a reliable source of local power, says one of the facility’s former engineers.

It’s a critical loss for the region and one that can-not be easily replaced, says Martin Cavin, who retired in 2013 from BC Hydro after a 24-year career at the Port Moody power plant as a power engineer and opera-tions manager.

“It is the only large gen-erating plant in the whole Lower Mainland,” he said, noting the generating fa-cilities at Ruskin, Stave and Buntzen lakes are “tiny” in comparison to Burrard’s 900 megawatt (MW) capacity.

Burrard plant should stay open, says Elaine Golds: see page 22

see BURRARD, page 10

Big demand for transit in Tri-CityTRI-CITY TRANSPORTATION

DIANE STRANDBERGTri-CiTy News

Tri-City residents care about their bus system, results of TransLink’s public consulta-tion show.

But when it comes to new routes, there appear to be more winners than losers as the

regional transit authority rolls out routes to connect people to the Evergreen Line, which is slated to open in early 2017.

As many as 3,700 people re-sponded to TransLink’s transit network review last fall, a third of the 12,017 total, and there were at least two petitions sub-mitted as well, to get officials to

pay attention to their concerns.

THE WINNERSWho got what they wanted?

For the most part, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra residents will benefit from the opening of the $1.4-billion rapid transit line, with many neighbour-

hoods seeing new routes and connections to stations along the route, according to the recommendations that will be rolled out in the coming months.

For example, there was plenty of support for new routes on Heritage Mountain in Port Moody, Westwood

Plateau and the Mayfair indus-trial area in Coquitlam, and the Dominion Triangle in Port Coquitlam plus a new route to get Simon Fraser University students to campus faster from the new Burquitlam Station on the Evergreen Line.

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THE CONCERNSNot everyone’s wish list was

fulfilled, however, according to the results of a public tran-sit network review released Thursday. Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay is also worried about gaps in service when the well-used and consistent 97B Line is shut down when the Evergreen Line opens.

Clay said he was surprised TransLink released its recom-mendations without follow-up consultation with Port Moody council but acknowledged that perhaps the regional transit authority thought it had all the information it needed.

“I thought they had com-mitted to that we would have another opportunity to discuss it,” Clay said.

As to when the new routes will be rolled out, Clay said some will likely depend on the acquisition of new buses while others will depend on when the Evergreen Line officially opens.

“[TransLink] have been reluctant to put a date on any-thing until they get handed a key.”

MORE STUDYThe public consultation —

the largest in TransLink’s history — also revealed some concerns.

For example, commuters headed to Vancouver are not happy with the removal of a one-seat, no-transfer ride on a bus, which is cheaper than SkyTrain. Because of their complaints, TransLink agreed to extend the 160 bus, which travels through Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam and Port Moody, as far as the Kootenay Loop rather than Brentwood Station, and to include more local connections.

Missing in the new plan is service to the Burke Mountain area and night bus service to the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver on United Boulevard in Coquitlam. TransLink says it will continue to explore these options.

TransLink also promises to look further into whether bus service up Thermal Drive and Moray Street is safe and feasible after residents expressed con-cerns about buses travelling the narrow and winding hill.

Support for the transit changes ranged from a low of 39% because of concerns about the discontinuation of the 97B line and the 190 bus to a high of 58% where several new routes will be connecting to the Moody Centre, Inlet Centre and Coquitlam Central Evergreen Line stations.

WHAT’S NEXTThe recommendations an-

nounced in the transit review will be rolled into service plan-ning activities over the next two years. To read the recommen-dations, view the maps and see the results of the public survey for all six northeast areas, visit www.translink.ca/tnc.

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COQUITLAM 55+ BC GAMES

DIANE STRANDBERGThe Tri-CiTy News

If local parks, community centres, running tracks and sport courts are crowded with adults of a certain age — folks who may have grown up listen-ing to, say, Elvis or the Beatles — there’s a good reason.

These mature (aged 55 and older) athletes are get-ting ready for the Coquitlam 2016 55+ BC Games taking place at Coquitlam venues in September and they want to bring home the gold for their city.

They are folks like Roger Skinner, sport chair for lawn bowling for the games, whose Coquitlam Lawn Bowling club members took home bronze last year in North Vancouver.

“We can do better,” Skinner joked as he set up the field of play at the lawn bowling court next to Dogwood Pavilion and explained the game.

WHAT’S HAPPENINGYou can attend the Coquitlam 2016 55+ BC Games com-

munity awareness event Saturday, April 9 from 1 to 4 p.m. at 640 Poirier St. (the parking lot across from the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex). Learn about the games, pick up gear, sign up to volunteer, enjoy a barbecue hosted by the Kinsmen, balloon making and face painting for the kids, Diamond Bull Karaoke and Tony Prophet, MC and enter-tainer. Opening ceremonies will be at 2 p.m. and visitors can also try lawn bowling from 3 to 4 p.m. during a “Try-It” event hosted by the city to familiarize people with some of the sports that will be featured at the games, which will take place Sept. 20 to 24.

GET INVOLVED• Volunteers are needed for everything from the torch

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ARE YOU AN ATHLETE?There are 12 zones for the 55+ BC Games. Coquitlam par-

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see DEMOGRAPHIC, page 8

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“It a great game for all ages,” he said, showing how the large brown balls with a leathery feel are weighted on one side so they will curl to advance on the smaller white ball, called a “jack” or a “kitty.”

The game looks easy but it takes good knees to get into the proper stance, keen eyes and a steady hand as three newbies to the game found out Wednesday.

Pat Meyers, director of pro-motion for the games, Helga Ovington, city of Coquitlam liaison to the games, and Philip Jewell, director of protocol all tried their hand at rolling the ball. The trio are among a large group of people working on getting the games up and run-ning for what is expected to be one of the marquee events for Coquitlam’s 125th birthday year.

Slated for Sept. 20 to 24, the games will bring 4,000 athletes to the city from around the province to participate in 22 sports and activities — and bringing in an estimated $3 million in economic spin-offs.

“It’s a demographic that’s growing,” Meyers said of ath-letes who are 55 years and older but still want to compete.

Among the growing sports

are pickle ball, which is a cross between badminton, tennis and ping pong, and dragon boating. But many traditional Olympic sports, such as track and field, will also be part of the games, along with bowling, golf and popular card games, such as cribbage and bridge, and other events.

“It’s like a mini Olympics,” said Ovington, who is organiz-ing a series of Try-It events for the community to experience various sports to help them adopt a healthier lifestyle.

Next weekend, on April 9, at a community awareness event at 640 Poirier St., people can

try out lawn bowing, with more opportunities still to try ar-chery, golf, dragon boat racing, and slo-pitch, and a number of other spring sports.

Meyers said enthusiasm is building for the games. “We’re way ahead of schedule,” he said but noted that help is still needed and volunteers are being sought to fill out various roles. To find out more and to volunteer, attend the com-munity awareness event or visit www.55plusgames.ca.

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Demographic for 55+Games is on the rise

COQUITLAM 55+ BC GAMES

TRY SLO-PITCH, LAWN BOWLING, FREEThroughout the spring, the city of Coquitlam is be offer-

ing a number of free Try-It programs in anticipation of the upcoming 55+ BC Games.

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

• Tuesday, April 5 and Thursday, April 7: Slo-pitch at Mundy Park’s Diamond 5 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. (bring your own glove, if possible).

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

These introductory sessions will teach game basics, rules and techniques. More Try-It sessions will be held across Coquitlam throughout the year. Visit www.coquitlam.ca/55PlusBCGames or call 604-927-6940 for more informa-tion and to register.

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SARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News

The search continues for the body of a Coquitlam teen who is presumed drowned after he fell into the water at Lynn Canyon in North Vancouver earlier this week.

Cole Marsh, 17, was at the popular park Monday after-noon when he reportedly climbed over the safety fences and jumped off a cliff near the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge. He was able to hang on to the rocks for about 30 min-utes while rescuers made their way to him but he let go and was swept into the water.

Rescuers have been at the scene daily since then but water levels have been too high to safely recover Marsh’s body.

“The dive team has been out every morning to assess the water levels and the safety of going in to the water but it’s still too dangerous,” said North Vancouver Cpl. Richard De Jong. “At this point, there has been… no sighting of the body, so we’re still in recovery mode.”

The Lower Mainland District Air 1 helicopter and North Vancouver police boat have also been patrolling Lynn Creek and Burrard Inlet in the hopes of locating Marsh.

De Jong said police would search for Marsh for “as long as it takes.”

Marsh, who would have graduated from Terry Fox secondary this year, was well known in the lacrosse commu-nity as a talented goaltender, having played with the PoCo B Saints and the Burnaby Mountain Selects.

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“And it’s strategically located here in the… main electrical load centre of the province, where the bulk of the popula-tion lives.”

Burrard Thermal has six generating units, each with a 150 MW capacity, that burn natural gas to produce steam for turbines that then produce electricity. It opened in the early 1960s and was used regularly until the W.A.C. Bennett dam came into service in 1968, after which Burrard Thermal shifted to a standby plant to meet peak winter demand and emergen-cies in the electrical system.

BC Hydro, which did not return a request for comment by The Tri-City News’ print deadline, has stated in the past that Burrard Thermal would no longer be needed when upgrades to Revelstoke’s Mica Dam and the Interior-to-Lower Mainland transmission line were complete.

But Cavin, as well as local environmentalist Elaine Golds, have emphasized that those power sources are hundreds of kilometres away along trans-mission lines that will only become more vulnerable to ex-treme weather as the effects of climate change become more

pronounced. “No one is suggesting it run

as a normal supply of electricity but it’s really very valuable as a back-up in emergencies… and, if we really need it, for a few weeks in the winter,” said Golds, who also addressed the topic in her Green Scene column in today’s Tri-City News (see page 22).

Cavin cited the recent wind storm that cut power to large parts of the Lower Mainland as well as the August 2015 storm that left thousands without power for several days, adding forest fires, earthquakes, sabo-tage and flooding are all serious risks.

Arguments that the plant is a major polluter don’t hold water,

he added, given upgrades to the facility that reduced nitro-gen oxide emissions by 90% (if Burrard Thermal were to run 10% of the year, its nitrogen oxide emissions would be 85 tonnes, compared to the 55,000 tonnes measured in the Lower Fraser Valley). Its carbon dioxide emissions would also measure less than 1% of the provincial total, Cavin said.

Golds also called Burrard Thermal a “bargain,” costing just $14 million to operate an-nually compared to the $55 mil-lion paid to a privately owned, gas-fired plant in Campbell River, which also operates on standby but has a capacity of just 275 megawatts, less than a third of Burrard’s.

Burrard Thermal has already ceased generating power but will continue to be used as volt-age support of the power grid.

PoMo Mayor Mike Clay said the switch in usage will have an impact on the city’s coffers but it’s not known in which direc-tion.

BC Hydro has paid an an-nual generating capacity grant of about $1 million as well as $236,000 in lieu of property taxes. He said he has asked staff to report back on how those numbers will change given the shift in land use.

“If they’re not part of the generating system… they would be subject to assessment and taxation like everybody else,” Clay said, noting the property’s utility zoning could shift to heavy or light industry. “But I haven’t got the numbers yet as to what the actual impact to the city would be.”

Clay also reiterated his support for Burrard Thermal continuing as a back-up power source.

“It’s relatively clean power and it serves a good role,” he said. “We’re always reminding [BC Hydro] of that. But banging your head on the wall is only worth so much.”

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Provincial water act should do more to protect flowsEven after more than a decade, I’m still touched by

a sense of wonder. Think about it: 40 people giving up three and a half years of their lives just to talk

about water. More specifically, water for fish and the environment.

For three-plus years, watershed residents, First Nations, government regulators and the “consultative committee” of the Coquitlam water use planning process — assisted by an army of fish experts — strived to reach consensus on how much water BC Hydro should release for fish.

For almost 100 years since B.C.’s oldest dam was built, fish in the Coquitlam River had received barely a trickle of water. The rest went to power Hydro’s turbines and to provide water for Greater Vancouver’s burgeoning popu-lation. But times were changing and, finally, early in 2003 — and after one final marathon session for good measure — everyone at the table agreed to a new fish flow, ironi-cally dubbed “share the pain option 6.”

The pain may have had something to do with the lengthy process but mainly referred to the fact that there was not enough water to satisfy all needs. Hydro got less water but people still had to drink. Even so, fish did much

better than many dared hope. Base flows were increased nearly three-fold and were also seasonally adjusted to better meet the “life history” needs of salmon, mainly spawning, rearing and migration. The consultative com-mittee also agreed to add something bold to the new water use plan, known as a “flushing flow,” meant to flush silt from the river’s gravel to improve the prospects of both baby salmon and their insect food.

Since the new flow regime was implemented, the pros-pects for fish — and people — have improved dramati-cally in the Coquitlam River watershed. More salmon are regularly seen. The river is cleaner. And it no longer suffers the ignominy of being found on the Outdoor Recreation Council’s Top 10 list of endangered rivers.

The consensus agreement on a water use plan for the Coquitlam River, and many others reached under BC Hydro’s water use planning process, also serve as shining examples of our increasing awareness of the value of en-vironmental flows — for both nature and people.

Last month, the province enacted its new Water Sustainability Act, also in the works for years. The WSA contains important provisions for local decision-making,

improved monitoring and protection of groundwater, as well as “environmental flow needs” for the environment.

Unfortunately, despite a commitment made in B.C.’s 2009 Living Water Smart program, the WSA does not pro-pose to regulate environmental flows. It only plans to in-clude them as a policy, meaning they will be unenforce-able and subject to the discretion of decision-makers.

Low flows in rivers and streams are a particularly prominent threat to salmon and other aquatic life. And the situation will only worsen, no thanks to the looming spectre of further climate change.

It doesn’t have to be this way. The WSA could yet be a model of how to do things right if government commits to developing strong and enforceable regulations to pro-tect water flows for fish and the environment.

When those 40 die-hards devoted three and a half years of their lives to establishing new flows for fish, they were doing much to pave the way for ordinary citizens to have a significant say in the health of watersheds, and the people who live there. Although the new WSA is a major improvement over B.C.’s century-old Water Act, it can and should be much more.

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3rd party cashWho forked out cash to influence your vote in

last October’s federal election? Most people would say it was the federal parties that spent

millions on advertising and campaigns to get votes cast for their candidates. But a closer reading of recently posted financial disclosure documents suggests other behind-the-scenes groups vied for your vote, too, in the weeks leading up to election day.

In the Tri-Cities, for example, groups both for and against the Stephen Harper Conservatives spent more than $10,000 on third party advertising to support can-didates in Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam and Port Moody-Coquitlam ridings.

For the most part, it seems the money was evenly split between left and right organizations, so it’s uncertain if the funds achieved their aims, given the come-from-behind strength of the federal Liberals.

Still, it’s fascinating to see some of the dynamics at play in the campaign that, without disclosure require-ments, would be hidden to voters.

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APRIL DAFFODIL FUNDRAISER IS ONCHARITIES

The Editor,April is Daffodil Month, the

Canadian Cancer Society’s signature fundraising cam-paign, and that means very soon our canvassers will be going door to door in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra asking for donations.

Our volunteers will be easy to recognize — just look for

the bright, yellow daffodil pin on their lapels. They will also be wearing Canadian Cancer Society lanyards to identify themselves.

Donations to the society fund lifesaving research, pre-vention initiatives and much-needed support programs for people living with cancer in Tri-Cities and beyond.

When our volunteers with

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People can learn more about our April door to door canvass and the daffodil cam-paign by visiting cancer.ca/daffodil.Paula Tylor, Canadian Cancer Society, BC & Yukon

Build where need isTHE FUTURE OF RIVERVIEW

The Editor,Re. “Riverview: The dream

of a complete community,” (TC Opinion, The Tri-City News, March 18).

“Imagine… a community where persons suffering from mental illness or addictions can receive care and support while living in a vibrant, compact neighbourhood… where these people are integrated into the life of the community, rather than isolated from it.”

Sounds great. Who could disagree?

Schizophrenia alone afflicts approximately 1% of people worldwide. In B.C., with a population of about 4.7 mil-lion, that translates to about 47,000 people, not including the thousands more suffering from bipolar disorder and severe de-pression. All these people live in real communities and, ideally, should they ever receive the care they deserve, will want and need to return to these communities, where hopefully governments of their day will see fit to fund the supports they need.

What are these supports to meet real needs on the ground everywhere in B.C.? Many more rooms in emergency intake

facilities and psych wards along with more nuanced triage sys-tems and beefed-up psychiatric staff. Many more community care teams providing psychi-atric, counselling and social support. Many, many more supported affordable housing options, offering, according to the spectrum of needs, the kind of practical back-ups needed by those recovering from severe episodes of illness as they try their best to re-integrate into the communities they came from. Programs to educate the public about the true nature of mental illnesses and to eradicate the stigma. And lastly, a facility where those requiring longer at-tention than hospital wards can reasonably be expected to pro-vide can be treated in peace and tranquility before most of them, too, are returned to their com-munities so they do not clutter much-needed spaces in hospi-tals or wander our streets as the most helpless of the homeless.

Riverview looks ideal for that.But with all due respect to the

author’s familiarity with home-lessness, we do not need to build an ideal community. We need to improve the ones we have.

So what is this proposed

“ideal community” at Riverview? A major boon to real estate tycoons. A slap in the face to the vast majority of Coquitlam residents who overwhelmingly voted against it. A bone to the thousands upon thousands of mentally ill who will never live in this “perfect” community. Another example of token lib-eralism by a government that broadcasts “support for fami-lies” while pinching pennies on education, health, mental health and social welfare structures. A bald attempt to balance budgets with deceptive bonus density strategies. A pie-in-the-sky “state-of-the-art” facility, new-built to provide a grand total of 7 new beds over the still-useful existing facilities it will replace. A community of real estate buyers who will care about the mentally ill no more than other buyers in other communities.

Oh,yes, let’s build that dream. All the great supporting struc-tures mentioned in the piece are sorely needed — not in an iso-lated nature sanctuary, building them while destroying it, but in every community where the vast majority of mental patients actu-ally live. Let’s build them there.Felix Thijssen, Coquitlam

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JANIS WARRENThe Tri-CiTy News

A budget line item that be-came a sticking point for Port Coquitlam city council on how goods and services are bought for the RCMP detachment got the green light this week.

On Tuesday, PoCo’s budget and infrastructure committee approved a $44,200 request from the city of Coquitlam to pay for part of a contract to paint the first floor of the RCMP building. The cities share the costs of maintain-ing the public safety building, located on Guildford Way, next to Coquitlam city hall.

PoCo had deferred the capi-tal expense after voicing con-cern about how Coquitlam had sole control over the RCMP procurement policy.

This week, PoCo council met with Coquitlam’s elected officials and managers be-hind closed doors about the 1995 Public Safety Building Operating Agreement; both PoCo and Coquitlam’s com-munications staff declined to comment on the outcome of the meeting.

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piano.The proposed tax rate is set

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recreation centre in the down-town core.

The property tax increase, if approved by council, would translate to another $70 for the owners of an average single-family house, $55 for townhome owners and $32 for apartments; however, sewer, water and garbage rates will re-main the same as last year.

Under provincial legislation, municipal budget and tax rate bylaws must be adopted by May 15.

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CULTURAL DISPLAYS SOUGHT FOR CITYCoquitlam is looking for entries from individuals and

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According to a city press release, more than 40% of resi-dents in Coquitlam are new Canadians. The city also noted that after English, the top four languages spoken at home in Coquitlam are Korean, Farsi, Mandarin and Cantonese.

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A film documenting frack-ing and the young Aboriginal lawyer whose community is affected by it will be screened April 13 at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam.

Independent advocacy group Leadnow is showing the film Fractured Land, which has been popular on the docu-mentary film festival circuit.

Filmmakers Fiona Rayher and Damien Gillis followed Caleb Behn for four years, capturing hundreds of hours of footage of his develop-ment, through law school, sharing knowledge with other

Indigenous peoples, speaking to larger and larger audiences, dealing with deep community divisions and building a move-ment.

Behn and 350.org founder Bill McKibben will be on hand for a Q&A after the screening.

Tickets for Fractured Land are $12 for adults ($9 per per-son for a group of eight or more when purchased together). Tickets are available at evergre-enculturalcentre.ca. The doors open at 6:30 p.m., the show begins at 7 p.m. The Evergreen Cultural Centre is located at 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam.

Caleb Behn is the focus of the documentary “Fractured Land,” which will be screened April 13 in Coquitlam.

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A drive to raise cash for the Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department has doubled its total since January.

SVFD has brought in nearly $27,000 to replace 20 self-contained breathing apparatus packs. The total includes a re-cent $1,000 donation from the Coquitlam Rotary Club.

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Tackle a trek, then the food trucksTHINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: APRIL 1 – 3

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Soak up the sunshine and dive into a weekend full of fun.

Friday, April 1BABY & ME HIKING

Get into nature, with baby, in the Metro Vancouver hiking series starting today (to June 3) at Belcarra and Minnekhada regional parks from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Cost is $50/series; register at www.metrovancouveronline.org or 604-432-6359 with barcode 6507.

HOME EXPOWith spring in full swing it’s time to get inspired at the 15th an-

nual Tri-Cities Home Expo at the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam). Parking and entry are free today from 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit www.homeshowtime.com for more info.

LATE COMPANYBilled as a “searing, unforgettable drama,” Late Company is at

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Saturday, April 2SWAP MEET

Pick up loads of wee gear at the Kids’ Only Swap & Shop at the Hyde Creek rec centre (1379 Laurier Ave., PoCo), 9 a.m. to noon.

SIGNS OF SPRINGBlossoms bloming, buds bursting, birds chirping and bees

buzzing — watch spring come alive at a scavenger hunt at Colony Farm Regional Park. The free event runs from 10 a.m. to noon (for ages five to 10). Register at http://www.regionalparkslink.ca/event/signs-of-spring-scavenger-hunt/.

BUNCH-A-MUNCHWhat do you get when you combine great weather, tons of deli-

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SKATE ONSpring into spring at the Skate-a-palooza Spring Kick-off Party

at the Poirier Forum (618 Poirier St., Coquitlam). Anyone aged six and up can join the fun — inline skating, games, prizes, food and more — from 5 to 7 p.m. Admission is $2.

Sunday, April 3TRAINING RUN

It was Terry’s 10 miles, and now it can be yours, in the sec-ond annual Terry Fox Training Run. The route takes runners on the same 10 miles (16 km) that Terry used to train for his 1980 Marathon of Hope. All told, Terry logged 3,059.5 miles (yes, he was that specific) before leaving for Canada’s east coast 36 years ago, so why not come out and celebrate the hometown hero’s remark-able feat? Those who aren’t up for a run can enjoy the community walk, a 2.5-km stroll at 11 a.m. through Terry’s old ‘hood, as well as along the track where he learned to run again after his amputa-tion. No registration fee; donations gratefully accepted for cancer research. Sign-in for the run starts at 7:30 a.m. and the run leaves at 8:30 a.m. Visit www.terryfox.org/trainingrun for full details.

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Shutting Burrard Thermal makes no senseTHE ENVIRONMENT

This week, with essentially no fanfare, BC Hydro’s Burrard Thermal gen-

erating plant on Port Moody’s north shore is quietly shutting its doors.

Now a victim of misguided public policy, this plant opened in the 1960s and has played an essential role in providing elec-tricity through the combustion of natural gas. With a capacity of 900 MW and the ability to pro-duce up to 7,000 GWh per year, it has the potential to provide almost 10% of the province’s electricity.

In recent years, it has been a valuable standby plant to pro-vide emergency power or peak-ing power in the winter, when cold weather and short daylight hours result in the highest daily consumption of electricity. It’s important to note Burrard is not closing entirely; its function to maintain voltage will be kept and so will a few jobs.

A fatal blow was struck to BC Hydro with the announce-

ment of the Gordon Campbell government’s Energy Plan in 2002. BC Hydro was prohib-ited from developing any new sources of electricity (with the exception of Site C) and Burrard Thermal was scheduled to be shut down after the completion of the lengthy Interior-to-Lower Mainland transmission line. Although Hydro was required to generate 93% of its electric-ity from renewable resources such as dams, this still provided ample room for the operation of Burrard. As the major electricity provider to much of B.C., BC Hydro also has a responsibil-ity to maintain the ability to

provide electricity during emer-gency conditions such as forest fires, earthquakes or ice storms.

In the 1990s, during the California electricity crisis (which later turned out to have been purposely created to gen-erate high profits for Enron), BC Hydro was running Burrard Thermal during the summer months to export electricity to California. Because this created local air quality concerns with regard to smog generation, BC Hydro installed selective cata-lytic reduction units to reduce nitrogen oxides production by more than 90%. As a result, Burrard Thermal became the

cleanest operating standby natural gas fired plant in North America.

With these improvements plus its strategic location in the Lower Mainland, it is an ideal plant for use as a vitally important backup to provide electricity during emergencies and peak demand periods. Unfortunately, the lingering misimpression remained that it was a “dirty” power plant, a falsehood frequently bolstered by misleading statements from government officials.

Throughout its lifetime, Burrard Thermal was used very little because large hydro res-

ervoirs in the Interior came on stream and were able to provide much of the electricity needed. As a result, Burrard remained in good working order and has been well maintained.

Nonetheless, government policies that favour private power producers over in-house electricity generation have led to the demise of Burrard Thermal. It costs BC Hydro only $20 million a year to keep Burrard in operation.

Despite this, BC Hydro is now paying a private operator in Campbell River $55 million a year to maintain another natural gas-fired plant on standby. This plant’s maximum output is only 275 MW and it does not have the selective catalytic reduction units to prevent the genera-tion of nitrogen oxides. As well, Campbell River isn’t especially close to the Lower Mainland; for example, transmission of elec-tricity from this plant to Metro Vancouver could be interrupted by a major earthquake.

In Ontario, Ontario Power pays $85 million to a gas-fired plant near Kingston to remain on standby. At only $20 million, Burrard is a truly a bargain. To my mind, its location next to most of B.C.’s population makes it a priceless asset.

And how often do emergen-cies arise when we need such emergency power?

In 2008, during the winter months of peak demand, there

were ice jams on the Peace River that curtailed electricity operations there. At that time, Burrard was fired up on five of six units (83% capacity) and it ran for several weeks.

In 2009, extensive forest fires threatened the Kelly Lake transmission substation and Burrard was put on alert again. Fortunately, these forest fires were brought under control and Burrard was not needed — but it was ready.

In 1999, heavy snow storms on Vancouver Island toppled several 500 kV transmission towers and damaged 30 others. Such emergencies seem to hap-pen on a regular basis.

It’s quite bizarre that Premier Christy Clark, first elected as a Port Moody MLA on a prom-ise to close Burrard Thermal, considers the LNG industry to be clean and green but calls Burrard a “major polluter,” which it is not. It’s a big mistake to be mothballing Burrard.

Now, the recently approved Woodfibre LNG Plant in Howe Sound will be exporting the supply of natural gas that once helped to keep our lights on in the winter. As that old folk song goes, when will we ever learn?

Elaine Golds is a Port Moody environmentalist who is conserva-

tion/education chair of the Burke Mountain Naturalists and member

of the boards of the Colony Farm Park Association and the Port

Moody Ecological Society.

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Need a last-minutebudget-friendly getawayidea? Take a B.C. food tripadventure and taste theunique local flavours fromaround the province. Fromseaside to mountaintopand the verdant valleys inbetween, B.C.’s regionalingredients are as varied asthe culinary traditions ofthe people who live here.

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SEATOSKYJohn Bishop of Bishop’sin Kitsilano and SinclairPhilip of Sooke HarbourHouse near Victoria,launched the “eat local”movement in the 1980s,introducing diners to localdelicacies such as freshspot prawns and savourypine mushrooms. Thatinspired a new generationof chefs hungry for localingredients.

That includes Vancouver’sAndrea Carlson of Burdock&Co. andChrisWhittakerof Forage, who fill theirtables with farm fresh

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Explore Granville IslandPublic Market or join aVancouver Foodie Tourfor a sampler of Vancou-ver’s food scene; a pubcrawl aboard the VictoriaHarbour Ferries is asquintessential an experi-ence as afternoon tea atThe Empress. In Whistler,end a day of skiing with adelicious slope-side fondueor visit to the Bearfoot Bis-tro’s vodka tasting room.

RAINFORESTB.C’s coastal waters andlush rainforests are fullof delicious things to eat:from spot prawns andDungeness crab to wildmushrooms, berries and

fiddleheads. This is wherechefs like Nicholas Nuttingcome to play with ingredi-ents they can find nowhereelse.

Nutting leads the kitchenat Tofino’s Wolf in the Fogand previously worked atthe renownedWickaninn-ish Inn, where he followedthe local ingredient ethosestablished by chef RodneyButters.

This fish and forage diet isnothing new to First Na-tions peoples who’ve doneit for centuries. Visit theB.C. archipelago of HaidaGwaii to sample traditionalfare like “k’aaw,” a delicacyof dried herring roe on kelpor snack on local special-ties, like “salmon candy.”

LAKESANDVINEYARDSIn the centre of B.C., awide, fertile valley stretchesbetween the Coastal Rangeand Rocky Mountainsthat’s dotted with a seriesof warm lakes ringed bysprawling acres of orchardsand vineyards.

Cameron Smith and DanaEwart of Joy Road Cater-ing came to the Okanaganon a visit from Ontarioand never left. Now theirlong-table dinners atGod’s Mountain Estatehave become legendary.Also coveted are meals atwinery restaurants rangingfrom the Grapevine Res-taurant & Patio at GrayMonk Estate Winery nearKelowna, to MiradoroRestaurant at TinhornCreek Winery in Oliver.

MOUNTAINSCharming Kootenay townslike Fernie and Nelson arehot spots both for outdoorsbuffs and foodies hungryfor great casual cuisinewith international accentsand organic ingredients.

Much of the local cui-sine is inspired by Shel-ley Adams, formerlyof Fresh Tracks Café,who’s written a series oftrend-setting, internation-ally flavoured cookbooksthat started with 2005’sWhitewater Cooks. Nowvisitors can end a day ofskiing at Fernie with anirresistible bowl of curry,sample authentic Douk-hobor borscht in Castle-gar, nibble on sushi inRossland or savour kebabsin Nelson.

Eateries such as Biboand the All Seasons Cafein Nelson rely on localingredients like the award-winning Kootenay AlpineCheese Co., heirloomgarlic, wildflower honey orwines from Creston.

COWBOYCOUNTRYThe Cariboo is renownedfor its expansive ranchlands, cowboy culture andgood local eats. InWilliamsLake, the Laughing LoonPub is a popular hitchingpost for locals and everyburger on the menu ismade from local beef. Youcan also order award-win-ning local wine in cowboycountry. Lillooet’s Fort Be-rens Estate Winery startedin 2009 and its uniqueterroir has already earned itmultiple wine awards.

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Tri-City News publisher Shannon Balla (left) joined Pat Meyers and Kathy Hogarth to announce the platinum-level partnership between the newspaper and the Coquitlam 2016 55+ BC Games Society.

SFU student teachers and SD43 community school co-ordinators hosted a School of Wonderstanding camp for 120 Tri-City students during spring break, which was held at three school sites.

Port Moody-Coquitlam MLA Linda Reimer (centre) was at the open-ing reception for an art exhibit at Port Moody city hall last month, hosted by the Polonez Tri-City Polish Association.

Cameron, Marissa and Azita got new hearing aids through Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation’s Hearing For Kids thanks to Inspire Dental, which donates every time they treat a new patient.

Crossroads Hospice Society scored $3,433 from the Port Moody Oldtimers Hockey Association, which held the league’s third annual hockey pool and year-end banquet last month.

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Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to high-light programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

COQUITLAM• Trivia Night: On Friday,

April 8 at the City Centre branch, the Friends of Coquitlam Public Library cel-ebrate CPL’s 40th anniversary and the city’s 125th birthday with an evening of fun ques-tions with your friends and neighbours. There will be prizes, snacks and desserts, plus trivia bragging rights for a year for the winners. Proceeds from this annual fundraiser will support the library’s sci-ence and technology literacy programs. Tickets cost $25 each and include coffee, des-sert and a chance to win prizes. Tickets are available at both branches or call 937-4130. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the games begin at 7 p.m.

• Computer Buddies: During meetings of Computer Buddies, tech-savvy volun-teers in Grades 8 to 12 help children in Grades 3 to 5 im-prove their computer skills. Spring meetings will be held every Wednesday from April 6 to May 11, 3:45 to 4:30 p.m.

in the Computer Lab at the City Centre branch. Each will begin with a 15-minute lesson, after which the kids can work collaboratively with the teens on projects of their choice. Teens will provide advice, help kids work through prob-lems, and show them tips and tricks about computer use. Volunteers or parents inter-ested in the program should contact Chris Miller by phone at 604-554-7339, or email him at [email protected]. Parents who want to register children should include the names of the kids (first and last), their phone number and grades they are in. Volunteers should include information about their experience work-ing with kids, as well as their strengths when working with computers.

For more information about any of these programs, visit www.coqlibrary.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.

PORT MOODY• Funeral planning: Most

families have little idea of the decisions, work and costs for making final arrangements for the death of a loved one. On Tuesday, April 5 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in PMPL’s ParkLane Room, funeral advisors will share information you can use to prepare your family to help reduce the burden, the pres-

sure and the costs of arranging a funeral, cremation or burial. Call the library at 604-469-4577 to reserve a seat at this free program.

• April 15 Code Camp: Registration for the April 15 Code Camps opens April 1. Kids aged eight to 12 years can sign up to learn how to design and build their own game in Scratch. A parent is required to register with the child for this program; phone the library for more details.

For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca or call 604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.

TERRY FOX• The Grateful Executor:

Having a will does not mean your estate is prepared. Visit Terry Fox Library on Tuesday, April 5 and learn how to make things easier for your family and the executor of your will. This workshop covers impor-tant topics such as probate, powers of attorney, cremation or burial planning, and living wills. Everyone is welcome from 6:30 to 8 p.m.; registration is appreciated.

For more information, visit www.fvrl.bc.ca or the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604-927-7999.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 2• Tri-City Wordsmiths meet-

ing, 2-4:30 p.m., Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. “Research Strategies for Writing Fiction and Non-fiction” will be the topic of a presentation by Margo Bates, local author who teaches writing workshops. Bates will be using mind-mapping techniques and showing participants how to develop their ideas, characters, storyline and story outcome based on research. The meeting is free but library registration is required: 604-927-7999. Info: [email protected].

TUESDAY, APRIL 5• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild

meets, noon-3 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info : 604-937-0836.

• Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group (PCCN Coquitlam) monthly meeting, Room 9, Pinetree com-munity centre. Speaker: Sue McCulloch from the BC Cancer Agency on immunotherapy. All those involved with prostate problems are urged to come and share their concerns and experiences in a confidential at-mosphere. Info: Norm, 604-936-8703 or Ken, 604-936-2998.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9• Laughing Matter: The Gaby

Davis Foundation presents a Comedy Night Gala, Port Moody Inlet Theatre, to raise funds for BC Families Affected By Childhood Cancer. Four come-dians featuring headliner and local talent John Cullen, MC Sunee Dhaliwal, Chris James and Katie Burrell. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. This is a private event and

no tickets will be sold at the door. Tickets can be purchased by by calling 604-464-4229. Light hot and cold appetizers and wine will be available for purchase. This is a 19+ event.

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

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

• Tri-City Photography Club, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., Port Moody. Topic: Hands-on session – panning, zooming and 2nd curtain synching. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca.

TUESDAY, APRIL 12• Burke Mountain Naturalists

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

• Have you considered be-

coming a foster family? There are children and youth in the Tri-Cities who require skilled, caring, foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 10 a.m.-noon, at 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. For info or another session date: 604-764-8098.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13• Tri-City Centennial Stamp

Club hosts a stamp presenta-tion. Visitors welcome. Stamp “swap and shop” at 7 p.m., presentation by speaker after 8 p.m., McGee Room, Poirier rec centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www.stamp-club.ca or 604-941-9306.

THURSDAY, APRIL 14• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild

meets, 7-9:30 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info : 604-937-0836.

• RSVP Ministries, formerly Christian Women’s Club, hosts luncheon, noon, Executive Inn, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam, Feature: Fashion show, Tanjay & Alia with Eby. Speaker: Cathy Mogus on “From Failure to Freedom.” Reservations: Frieda, 604-937-7198.

APRIL 6: HYDE CREEK MEETING• Hyde Creek Watershed Society monthly meeting, 7:15

p.m., 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo. Public is invited to at-tend meetings, tour the facility and see what projects are un-derway. Society is looking for volunteers interested in help-ing occasionally with education school tours; volunteers are also needed to assist with 2016 Hyde Creek Salmon Festival, and day-to-day hatchery operation. Info: www.hydecreek.org or email [email protected].

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was a decline of four per cent compared with December.Townhouse and row home construction investment, although much lower in totals, also continued to rise strongly, up 20.6 per cent year over year to $67 million in January. This was an increase of 8.3 per cent compared with December 2015.As has been the recent trend, the only new property type to see an annual drop in total spending was again duplex housing. Investment in duplexes fell nearly 16 per cent year over year in January to total less than $22 million, a drop of 4.5 per cent from December.

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ELAINE FLEURY PHOTOCoquitlam Metro-Ford SC took down Surrey 2-0 during a B.C. Soccer Premier League under-14 match at Town Centre last week. The win paved the way to a meeting with Moutnain United FC, which will also take place at Town Centre, this Sunday. Coquitlam currently tops the standings with a 3-1-1 record in the first five games of the season.

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Squad defeated Vancouver 8-4 in consolation gameGARY MCKENNATHE TRI-CITY NEWS

Players on the Coquitlam Chiefs came home with bronze medals after a trip to the B.C. Provincial Championships in Como Valley last week.

The midget AAA club defeated the Vancouver Thunderbirds in the third-place game, taking down the Lower Mainland opponents 8-4.

The victory capped a solid tournament for the Chiefs, which went 3-3 in the six games they played.

Coquitlam started off the tournament with a resound-ing 9-0 victory over Saanich, before falling the next day to Kelowna 3-2. The Chiefs lost a second 3-2 match to the Northeast Trackers before

bouncing back with a win 1-0 against the hosting Como Valley team.

A 3-0 loss to Prince George, the eventual tour-nament winners, knocked Coquitlam out of contention, but the team won its conso-lation game on the last day of the tournament to take home third place.

Prince George took first overall with a 6-1 show-ing during the week-long tournament, while Kelowna ended up finishing second place. Vancouver came in fourth after Coquitlam and Saanich rounded out the top five with a 2-2-2 record.

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Coquitlam Minor Softball will be holding its annual Celebration of Softball next weekend

An icebreaker tour-nament will be held all day on Mundy field 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 along and a pancake breakfast will be start at 9 a.m.

Opening ceremonies will kick off at noon

on April 9 with Mark Donnelly, the former Canucks anthem singer, leading the crowd for the national anthem.

Icebreaker games are expected to wrap up at around 6:30 p.m. and Caslinga Carts food truck will be on hand serving for more of the day.

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Como Lake will be a busy place later this month.

Between April 13 and 14, more than 2,000 elementary school students will converge on the park for the Annual Como Lake Relays, which is in its 38th year.

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