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Photographer Eran Roubini got more than he bargained for when he set out to shoot a client mountain biking along the Traboulay PoCo Trail near the Coquitlam River on the morning of Oct. 5. Wrote Roubini in an email: “My client says, ‘Ah, Eran, there’s a bear behind you.’ I turn around and this guy almost tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to get out of the way. He was so casual. Did not care about us at all. Just wanted to clear a path. We backed away slowly with me shooting the whole time.”

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B.C.’s Conservation Officer Service is calling on Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam and Port Moody to do more en-forcement and education to reduce the number of wildlife conflicts involving bears.

The call comes as the four conservation officers respon-sible for enforcing the Wildlife Act in forests and urban areas from Mission to Burnaby, including the Tri-Cities, are dealing with a heavy volume of bear conflict complaints. And while the three cities have bylaws, staff and fines to deal with garbage scofflaws, more needs to be done, said the CO

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“How bad does it have to get, we need a strategy to make sure I can provide the service,” said Hunter said.

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Plumbing work being blamed for sparking blazePORT MOODY FIRE

Volunteers orga-nize Thanksgiving dinner for victims SARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News

A blaze that tore through a Port Moody apartment com-plex last week and left about 50 families homeless was likely caused by plumbing work being done on the building, said Deputy Fire Chief Gord Parker, the same cause of an-other fire at the complex 15 years ago.

The fire at 900 Clarke Rd. broke out last Wednesday afternoon and quickly spread throughout the Mountain View Co-op building. Fire fighters battled the blaze until late that night as several spot fires flared up in the attic, and it wasn’t until Thursday morning that crews finished up.

Parker said the overhaul and mop-up have been completed

and the site has been turned over to the insurance com-pany. A restoration company is also on site doing atmospheric testing.

“They’re going through a process of trying to make the building safe so people can re-

trieve items out of their suites,” Parker said.

About 60% of the top-floor suites at 900 Clarke Rd. were damaged by the fire and the rest saw mainly smoke and water damage, Parker said. Residents of 902 Clarke Rd.

were evacuated during the fire but the damage was contained to the 900-building.

Since then there has been an outpouring of support for the displaced families. Donations of clothing were accepted at the complex last week and a

trust account has been estab-lished for cash donations.

And on Sunday a Heritage Mountain resident hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for nearly all the families affected by the fire.

Chantal Falk was out run-ning with her friend Sharron Tulk early Thursday morning and smelled the smoke coming from the site; later that day she made a few calls and quickly had friends, family and local businesses on board to put on the dinner.

“I had a lot of help,” Falk said of the nearly four dozen volun-teers and cooks. “Nobody said no, nobody hesitated, no mat-ter what plans they had. They just made it work, whether it was cooking in their own home or being able to drop off some things.”

Tulk and Falk chopped vegetables late into Friday night and by Saturday morn-ing “total strangers came and chopped carrots,” Falk said.

“We made 15 turkeys, two

huge hams, we made a lot of mashed potatoes, carrots, stuffing, Brussels sprouts, pumpkin pie. Somebody made homemade cranberry sauce, there were tons of desserts. Somebody delivered a massive pot of gravy — it was just awe-some.”

Several local businesses, including Meat Craft Butchery, The Pastry Box, Cobs Suter Brook, Vivio Flowers, IGA, Thrifty Foods and more also pitched in (see www.tricitynews.com for a full list of vendors).

Falk said 47 of the 50 fami-lies whose apartments were destroyed came to the dinner, about 125 people in total, in a party room of one of the Mountain View buildings not affected by the fire.

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Shopping for the holidays and supporting a good cause go hand in hand with The Ultimate Online Auction, tak-ing place this month in support of the I Am Someone Ending Bullying Society.

Beginning Friday at 9:30 a.m. and running to Monday, Nov. 2 at 10 p.m., members of the public can bid on hun-dreds of items from gift baskets to theatre passes and sport tickets, autographed soccer jerseys, family-friendly gifts and luxury goods.

There is also a sneak peak of available items now at www.coqutilamcentre.com. “I’m thrilled to see so much sup-port for I Am Someone and The Ultimate Online Auction from the business community,” stated project manager Andrea Howorth in a press release.

I Am Someone was formed by community leaders in Port Coquitlam two years ago in response to the suicides of a number of local youth. With teens texting or receiving on average of 3,400 texts a month, a texting platform was seen as an ideal way of connecting struggling young people with

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The family of three children murdered by their father Allan Schoenborn could be wait-ing until next May to know whether he can be deemed a high risk offender under new federal legislation that went into effect in July 2014.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge would first have to rule that Bill C-14, the legislation under which a not criminally respon-sible offender could be found high risk and remain locked up indefinitely, does not violate Schoenborn’s rights in order for the hearing to take place next spring.

“The challenge we have is if we lose in November or April we’re done, the hearing in May will be put off and Schoenborn

will not be subject to Bill C-14,” said Dave Teixeira, who speaks for the family of the three children. “We compare this to a marathon, but somebody keeps adding another mile and another mile and another mile. It’s very frustrating.”

A hearing on Nov. 4 will determine whether Bill C-14 can be applied retrospectively, the first time the legislation will be tested in B.C. In February a Quebec judge ruled in the case of a Montreal man that the law could not be applied to crimes committed before C-14 came into effect.

Should the judge determine that it can be used, a second hearing set for April 2016 will test whether the application of that legislation violates Schoenborn’s Charter rights.

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In April 2008 Schoenborn murdered his 10-year-old daughter and two sons, aged eight and five, in their Merritt home.

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In Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam alone, five bears were killed this summer, two of them extremely large bears, weighing in at 500 pounds each, that were causing damage to property in Port Coquitlam.

PoCo’s community safety committee chair Coun. Darrell Penner agrees more enforcement could be done to prevent bears from getting at food waste or other attrac-tants.

“The enforcement part about garbage is our baili-wick,” agrees Penner, but he said the city has already given out bin locks to homes in bear prone areas and enforced waste bylaws.

He was, however, surprised to see conservation officer photos that showed residen-tial garbage set out at 2 a.m. in Riverwood Gate.

“There’s pretty straight forward information and we can react to that,” Penner said, adding that the city is hop-ing to get more frequent up-dates from the Environment Ministry on bear complaints so bylaw officers can act.

However, he doesn’t want PoCo to take on a load that should be the responsibility of the conservation officer ser-vice and the province.

“My criticism to the prov-ince is that they have no plan to deal with bears, it’s always reactionary,” Penner said.

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have arisen in the last eight years, Penner said, and while PoCo is densifying, most of that new housing is infill not

in wooded areas, as is the case in nearby Coquitlam.

But he does agree that more awareness is necessary be-cause people don’t seem to re-alize that even if an attractant is left out once, bears will still return, hoping for a meal.

“This is the part I think people don’t really get in their heads,” Penner said. “It takes a long time to untrain [bears].” In fact, they never lose a taste for garbage.

Neighbourhood fruit trees can also be a problem and bears will keep returning to that spot.

Coquitlam had the most bear complaints this sum-mer but PoCo had some of the more high profile situa-tions, including one incident where a PoCo teen reportedly stabbed a bear after it ap-peared to jump on his dog.

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hasn’t been concluded and no injured bear matching the description was ever found, but he is concerned that with warmer summers and devel-opment changing bear habitat more conflict issues will arise, with safety as a top concern.

And, with so many bear conflict issues arising, conser-vation officers won’t be able to do their other important jobs, such as stopping elk, bear and sturgeon poaching, Hunter said, noting that he’s not trying to lay blame but to get cooperation because bears don’t stay in one place, they move between municipal ju-risdictions.

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The high call volume meant that officers attended four times more calls — 100 between Aug. 18 and Sept 29 — compared to 23 between April 1 and Aug. 18, and three bears were destroyed, in addition to the two bruins that were destroyed earlier in the year.

Officers also used hazing techniques to discourage bears, with eight chased out of Tri-City neighbourhoods and numerous traps were set but only one bear was caught and relocated.

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A TransLink bus driver and three passengers were lucky to escape without any serious in-juries after a community shut-tle caught fire in Coquitlam last month.

The incident occurred on a C28 bus going northbound on Pinetree Way at Arrowsmith Place on September 25 at around 6:20 p.m. and it only took 90 seconds for the vehicle to be completely engulfed in flames.

According to Michael Madill, the vice-president of operations for the Coast Mountain Bus Company, the driver is being commended for his quick thinking during the incident.

Madill said the operator moved the vehicle away from overhanging trees and was able to safely evacuate the bus before using a fire extinguisher to contain the flames.

“We are proud of this opera-tor and pleased with the train-

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Several similar community shuttles have been pulled out of service in recent weeks be-cause of a recurring problem with fumes entering the cab-ins. TransLink took 20 of the 62 shuttles it owns off the road for testing and repairs.

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Raj Purewal, vice-president of bus driver employee’s union Unifor, concurred with Madill.

“This particular bus had never been pulled out for fumes,” he said. “There was no history of that.”

Bus drivers started com-plaining about the newly pur-chased shuttles more than two years ago. Repairs were made under warranty, but the prob-lem resurfaced earlier this year.

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A Maillardville heritage building that was badly dam-aged by fire and vandalism in 2012 could be restored as part of a 108-unit multi-family housing project that is currently before Coquitlam council.

The Brunette Avenue structure, which was built in 1912 and is known as the Red House, would be used as an amenity space for a new de-velopment featuring 14 town-houses and 94 apartments in two buildings on the property.

This is not the first time the company, Guang Xin Developments, has brought the project before council.

Back in 2013, the propo-nents sought approval for an 80-unit housing development for the site that also included plans to restore the Red House.

But according to a city staff report, further analysis of the economics of the project con-ducted by the company found that more units were required in order to pay for the restora-tion of the heritage building.

During Monday night’s meeting, council expressed skepticism over the necessity of adding additional density to the property. There were

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“I am not comfortable with the way this thing progressed,” said Mayor Richard Stewart. “This is a piece of heritage. This building suffered a fire and has now suffered the neglect of a couple of years. The suggestion that we can increase density by waiting and holding a building like this is disappointing.”

A staff report noted that the developer took steps to remove debris and shore up parts of the structure that were un-stable following the blaze. But that was not enough for some council members, who said the building had been badly ne-glected over the last few years.

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Despite the concerns, council voted unanimously to send the proposal to a public hearing.

The Red House was built 103 years ago and was originally used as a mushroom barn. It was owned by Tom Allard, a Fraser Mills steamfitter, who later became an alderman.

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A late September distracted driving blitz in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam that saw 32 motorists fined was just the cap to a month-long cam-paign that resulted in local Mounties handing out 409 tickets.

It was a sharp increase from the average number of tickets issued during the same period between 2011 and 2014, when 279 electronic device tickets were handed out. The spike represents an almost 50% in-crease in the number of tickets this year.

“When you are distracted by talking on handheld de-vices or texting, you are four times more likely to be in-

volved in a crash,” Sgt. Terry MacDonald of Coquitlam RCMP’s Traffic Services said in a press release. “This is why we worked so hard to educate and enforce the law: to help keep people safe and ensure drivers are focused on the task at hand, driving.”

Distracted driving has become the second leading cause of car crash fatalities in B.C. Each year, an average of 30 people are killed in dis-tracted driving-related crashes in the Lower Mainland.

Coquitlam RCMP offered the following tips:

• Let it go — to voicemail or your text message folder.

• Ask for help — have a pas-senger make or receive calls and/or texts for you.

• Resist the temptation — if it’s just too much, turn the phone off completely or store it in the trunk while driving.

• If you must take a call, pull over first.

• Go hands-free with a Bluetooth or wired headset with the phone securely at-tached to the car, not in your lap or on the seat beside you. Headphones can be in only one ear.

• Get a decal at ICBC driver licensing offices or Autoplan brokers to remind yourself and others to leave the phone alone.

TOOL TIMECoquitlam RCMP are look-

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A resident in the 1600-block of Plateau Crescent found the toolbox, which contained several small elec-trical tools and drills, on the evening of Oct. 5 and called police. Investigators believe someone left the toolbox sometime that morning, and they’re hoping to locate its owner.

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Terry Fox’s alma mater is about to get torn down.

The high school where the Port Coquitlam hero completed his senior studies is slated to be razed next spring by School District 93.

That organization, which serves francophones in the Tri-Cities, Ridge Meadows, Burnaby and New Westminster, runs L’école des Pionniers de Maillardville in the old PoCo High on Wellington Street.

Pascale Cyr, spokesperson for the provincial governing body Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique, told The Tri-City News on Thursday the rebuild will cost $24.8 million, with funding from B.C.’s ministry of educa-tion.

And it will be rebuilt to a gold standard under the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) model — the highest level for “green” architecture.

According to the city of Port Coquitlam, which reviewed the variance applications last Thursday at committee, SD93 held a public information meeting last month and the bid garnered favourable comments

from the neighbourhood.Under the plan, the new

school would accommodate 660 students — 100 of which would be in preschool and daycare and another 560 in the school program; however, there will be room for future expan-sion, the city report states.

As well, Patricia Avenue — of which the new school will front — will see significant infrastruc-ture upgrades as a result of the school rebuild including a new water main, street lights, curb, gutter and sidewalk.

“It’s going to be a good ad-dition to the community and the school will service a lot of people from outside of Port Coquitlam,” said Coun. Glenn Pollock, the city’s smart growth committee chairperson.

Built in 1958, the former PoCo High currently doesn’t

meet earthquake standards. The site was transferred from SD43 to SD93 in 2000 and, since then, the city and school district have maintained an agreement to allow the public to use the school field in exchange for municipal upkeep.

Along with the school re-build, SD93 will also supply two new public washrooms close to the field — much like at Terry Fox secondary on Riverwood Gate, Pollock said.

Terry Fox graduated from PoCo High in 1976. Other famous alumni include CFLers Chris Szarka and Bret Andersson, TV news anchor Lynn Colliar and Olympic wrestlers Dan Payne and Christopher Rinke.

PoCo High was later re-named Terry Fox secondary and the school moved in 1999.

IMAGE COURTESY OF CONSEIL SCOLAIRE FRANCOPHONE DE LA C-BL’école des Pionniers will be rebuilt to a gold standard under the Leadership in Energey and Environmental Design guidelines.

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Stephen Whiffin said SD43 is experiencing the same slowness with the $95 mil-lion student information system as have other districts but he said the Ministry of Education has been responding with improve-ments.

But high schools will have to do interim report cards manually and there won’t be automated call outs for missed classes for high schools that use the service until the new system gets up to speed.

“The issue is that, again because of the system slow-ness there is some concern there would be escalating frustration level on the part of teachers.”

However, Whiffin said SD43 elementary schools have already switched and shouldn’t be experienc-ing any problems and the $225,000 put in this year’s budget for the switch over is providing extra resources to help ease schools into the new system.

In September, when SD43 middle and secondary schools began to switch over, they experienced some slow performance so decisions were made to reduce frustra-tion, and Whiffin said some students, parents and even teachers may be unhappy with the changes.

“It’s just a bit of an adjust-ment process,” Whiffin said.

In the case of automated callouts, clerical staff will have to manually update home contact information because of differences in how the older BCeSIS and MyEducation BC store the data, he said.

“The schools need to go in and do clean up,” Whiffin explained. “Until they do, the file used for the system is not going to be accurate. They need to get around to it. That’s where the system slowness goes in, it’s a longer time to get that process com-plete.”

Interim report cards will also have to be done manu-ally, but Whiffin said they are typically informal reports that aren’t required and the system will be ready in time for the first formal report cards in November.

“We’re very confident that will be fine,” Whiffin

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More should be done by cities to curb bear issues If there is one thing

the three cit-ies — Port Moody,

Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam — should be working together on it’s addressing the issue of bears and attractants.

The problem is bears don’t recognize bound-aries and bear/human conflicts may very well become more frequent as bruins come into urban areas.

Climate change may be one reason they seem to be showing up in greater numbers because hotter summers may be drying up their food sources, while warmer winters may keep them awake longer.

But the cities must also recognize that with devel-opment moving into bear habitat, more bruins will be displaced.

One man who sees this

is Sgt. Todd Hunter of the BC Conservation Officer Service, who is asking the cities to do more to moni-tor attractants and enforce bylaws.

This is not a case of downloading because

the provincially funded service can’t keep up. It’s about local jurisdictions taking care of their own responsibilities, he says, and we agree.

True, cities already take garbage seriously and fine people who don’t lock it up, but there are still peo-ple who don’t see, hear or get the message and are contravening local bylaws anyway. The problem is, once a bear has taken ad-vantage of the situation, they come back, even if the mess is cleaned up and the food source is re-moved. They are looking for something that may have been missed and they often find it.

So what can be done?

Port Moody has an ex-tremely aware population that takes its bear conflict issue seriously, Coquitlam has a wildlife co-ordinator and a team working on education and is doing a good job there and Port Coquitlam built a lock that can be put on bins to make them impenetrable to bears.

But the Bear Aware message needs to get out more often, to more people and in more lan-guages with the cities fol-lowing up with enforce-ment. The cities also need real-time data about bear complaints from the CO service.

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Transportation system doesn’t work for many

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The Editor:I’ve ridden the transit system

for more than 40 years. Our bus service is my only means of transportation to get to and from work, school and various other places, so I’ve grown to know how our bus system has evolved.

Here is one story about how the current service is not serv-ing Port Coquitlam residents:

Dropped off by my fellow gardeners at Cape Horn and Colony Farm Road on Sept. 30. It was 5:40 p.m., seven minutes before the bus is to arrive. Only three 169 buses are scheduled to veer through Riverview, two had already gone. I was depending on the last bus of the night.

The bus across the street going to Braid had left at 5:28 p.m. It’s 6:55 p.m., so I called bus information about my ride, only to find out that the bus supposed to go through Riverview was overcrowded right from the get-go at Braid

so there would no more service for the night.

The sun quickly setting, and with me wearing a T-shirt and shorts, and suffering from se-vere hip pain, I was pondering the transit information clerk’s recommendation that I walk to the 159 bus service at Golden and United — this would mean traveling by foot 2 km along Lougheed Highway, including the overpass.

Transferred over to cus-tomer relations, I was kept on hold until my cellphone bat-tery died. I was now stranded, unable to make it home safely, watching cars drive by until, out of nowhere, a stranger of-fered me a ride to Coquitlam Central Station.

I’m not the only person af-fected by a less-than-satisfac-tory transit system.

Seniors living in townhomes near me had to move because of the bus service cut — for them, bus service was essen-tial.

Something needs to be done. There needs to be an independent body that over-sees proper planning over all municipalities so a more stra-tegic plan can be carried out in respect to all areas.

TransLink must better man-age our tax dollars. And a far as the defeated transit refer-endum, more trust is needed before asking for more of our hard-earned dollars. And all those drivers who work the front lines could be asked for

their advice about improve-ments.

I suggest that consideration should be made to making our transit system free across the board by cutting admin-istration costs and using the transportation sector as a tool to put our economy into high gear.

For now, the system doesn’t seem to be working for those like me who need to use it.Brian Pozsonyi,Port Coquitlam

Plenty of recycling info is available by phone and online

RECYCLING

The Editor,Re. “Cities need easy guides

on garbage for residents” (Letters, The Tri-City News, Sept. 30).

Regarding Derek Wilson’s letter, the Recycling Council of BC (RCBC) provides exactly that information through its province-wide Recycling Hotline service, where residents can call for information on all aspects of curbside programs: garbage, recycling, organics, yard trimmings and bulky item pick-ups.

Our hotline operators have the details for all of B.C.’s 25 product steward-ship programs, the materials included and the depot loca-tions that collect batteries, paint, lawnmowers, coffee makers or anything else you have in your home.

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AFTER A FALL, THE HELP WAS MUCH APPRECIATEDThe Editor,

I would like to thank the three gentlemen who came to my aid and called an ambulance after I tripped and fell at Shaughnessy and McAllister in downtown Port Coquitlam on Sept. 21, cracking my pelvis and ribs. Your assistance was greatly appreciated.Lavina Shaw, Port Coquitlam

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There were few moments of passion in a tightly scripted all candidates’ meeting held at Banting middle school last Thursday in advance of the Oct. 19 federal election.

For the most part, vot-ers who turned out to hear Conservative Tim Laidler, Liberal Jessie Adcock, Green Party representative Marcus Madsen and NDP incumbent Fin Donnelly likely heard

what they expected as the Port Moody-Coquitlam candidates kept largely to their party’s election messaging.

Topics ranged from domes-tic to international policy with the candidates expressing con-fidence in their own experi-ence and their party’s platform as they fielded questions from the Burquitlam Community Association.

Conservative Tim Laidler cited his background as a vet-eran and experience running a non-profit for veterans as well his party’s low-tax plan as reasons he should be elected, but he was occasionally under the gun to defend Conservative policies, such as Bill C51.

Laidler said the Anti-

Terrorism Act has been “mis-interpreted” by many but will actually protect — not target Canadians — by allowing government agencies to share information.

“It’s for terrorists, to keep Canadians safe,” Laidler said.

But that perspective didn’t sit well with the other candi-dates.

The NDP’s Donnelly said Bill 51 was “too broad,” posi-tions agreed to by Liberal Jessie Adcock, who said it needs more oversight while the Green Party’s Marcus Madsen also had problems with gov-ernment powers under the new bill.

PoMo candidates square off on issues

ELECTION 2015From left to right: NDP incumbent Fin Donnelly, Conservative Tim Laidler, Liberal Jessie Adcock and the Green Party’s Marcus Madsen.

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“It’s a blank cheque,” he said. “It puts the general public under suspicion.”

EXPERIENCE TOUTEDAdcock offered her technol-

ogy background and long-time residence in the riding as her experience and said she would work hard to represent constituents if elected. But it was her party’s plan to incur deficits that she spent time ex-plaining, noting that the funds will go to infrastructure such as affordable housing and transit systems which she said were “in a shambles,” and programs for seniors and families.

Donnelly, meanwhile, noted his long residency in the riding and previous civic experience in addition to his time as MP as reasons for voting for him. He said the NDP had a fully costed campaign that would provide $15 a day daycare, restore en-vironmental legislation and combat climate change, which he said was the “biggest threat facing humanity.”

The Green Party’s Madsen said coming from Germany gives him an international per-spective and said he had small business experience to make him a well-rounded candidate, who would be independent and speak for constituents rather his party. His party is against pipelines he noted and

would make life affordable by removing taxes for lower income people and promote a skilled workforce.

SENATE REFORMOne topic that all four can-

didates had different views on was the future of the senate, which Donnelly said needed to be abolished because it’s a waste of money, while Adcock and Laidler said Canadians aren’t prepared for a long con-stitutional debate. Laidler said Stephen Harper has already promised to stop appointing new senators while the Liberals

would appoint a non-partisan group to advise on appoint-ments, Adcock said.

As for the Greens, Madsen said the senate “could be an important chamber” provided the provinces and territories have a say.

VETERANS• Adcock said the Liberals

would re-open veterans offices and initiate centres of excel-lence on PTSD.

• Laidler said when he left the armed forces he was told there was no pension and found that “was not true,” be-

cause veterans can get a lump sum up front and injured sol-diers can get payments all the way to age 65 and beyond.

• Donnelly said the NDP would increase support to veterans with more money, as

well as enhance support for in-jured soldiers and increase the survivors’ pension.

• Madsen said Canada “could do better” by provid-ing better access to benefits so soldiers don’t fall through the

safety net.A representative from the

Marxist-Leninist Party, Brian Sproule, spoke on his party’s behalf, but the local candidate Roland Verrier did not attend.

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Your dog’s hearing is 10 times more sensitive than a human’s, making fireworks and fire crackers a cause for the dog’s anxiety, stress and fear during the Halloween season. In addition, Halloween night brings out the little ghosts and goblins

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ahead of time from your Veterinarian called ADAPTIL.• For extreme cases of anxiety please contact your Veterinarian to discuss medical options.On The Spot Suggestions:• Consider crating your dog. Most dogs associate their crate as a place of security and safety. In

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Website set up to show where the candidates stand

Tri-City seniors who want to know where their candi-dates stand on issues affecting them can access information through the Tri-Cities Seniors Planning Network, a group of seniors, organizations and businesses that lobbies for an age-friendly community.

The organization sent four questions to the federal elec-tion candidates in both the Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam and Port Moody-Coquitlam ridings that focused on seniors’ issues:

• How will you ensure all seniors have equal access to affordable and appropriate housing and food security?

• How will you ensure that all seniors have equal access to medical care and Pharmacare across Canada?

• What would you see as the key issues to include in a National Dementia Strategy?

• How will you ensure that future seniors have their needs met when they retire?

Responses received to date — from NDP Sara Norman and Green Party candidate Brad Nickason in Coquitlam-

Port Coquitlam and from Liberal Jessie Adcock, Marcus Madsen of the Green Party and NDP Fin Donnelly in Port Moody-Coquitlam — have been posted on the Tri-Cities Seniors Planning Network website (www.volunteercon-nections.net). The group will continue to post responses as they are received. Other voting information websites include:

NEWS & VIDEO• YouTube Canada: Election

2015 — videos on Canada’s 2015 Election on YouTube with breaking news, explainers, analysis, opinion and parody.

PARTY PLATFORMS• vote42.ca — an election

hub aggregating party cam-paign promises with informa-tion about candidates for each riding and how they can be reached.

• pollenize.org — a guide offering a break down of the main parties’ platforms for

easy comparison.• icanparty.ca — compare

party platforms.

VOTING ADVOCACY• www.thistimewedecide.ca

— organized by the Canadian Federation of Students ask-ing people, especially young people, to pledge to vote.

• www.abclifeliteracy.ca/civic-literacy — resources on voting, information on how the government works and rights and responsibilities of citizens and elected members of gov-ernment.

POLLING • www.votevancouver.

org — people can learn about candidates in their riding, poll themselves on how they will vote in their riding, change their vote if their opinion changes during the campaign and see how others are voting, ask candidates direct questions and stay in touch with candi-date meet ups.

MORE ELECTION INFO ONLINEMissed a story? Looking for local federal election cover-

age? The Tri-City News has a federal election tab on its website (www.tricitynews.com) for information about local candidates, issues and voting details.

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Setting priorities in the ever-changing municipal environment presents both opportunities and challenges – making it more important than ever that we hear from members of the community regarding the services and changes taking place in our city.

With this in mind, Mayor and Council invite Coquitlam residents to share their ideas and views and providing input at a Town Hall Meeting to be held on:

Date: Thursday, October 15, 2015

Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Place: Council Chambers, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way

How to Participate

There is no set agenda at a Town Hall Meeting. These more informal meetings provide community members an opportunity to voice their opinions, suggest new ideas or ask questions of City Council.

In PersonAll are welcome to attend the Town Hall Meeting in person. Participants attending the meeting at City Hall will be invited to the microphone to ask their question.

OnlineThe meeting will also be broadcast live at coquitlam.ca/webcasts starting at 6:45 p.m. Online participants can submit questions through one of the following channels:

Email your questions to [email protected]

Facebook users are encouraged to like our page at facebook.com/cityofcoquitlam. Town Hall questions can be posted to the City’s wall between 6:45 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on October 15.

Those on Twitter can participate by tweeting questions to @cityofcoquitlam #coqthm2015 between 6:45 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on October 15.

Questions submitted online during the Town Hall Meeting will be presented to Council in the order they were submitted. Due to time limitations, we may not be able to address all questions.

More information on the Town Hall Meeting, including our guidelines for creating a respectful conversation, is available at coquitlam.ca/townhall or by contacting the Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010 or emailing [email protected].

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Is legal pot about to bloom or be nipped in the bud?JEFF NAGELBLACK PRESS

This election may decide whether Canada makes a his-toric leap toward marijuana reform or remains a legal battleground between can-nabis advocates and a resistant federal government.

Under the federal Conservatives, Ottawa has long argued pot is dangerous, unproven as a medicine, and a serious risk to youth if legal ac-cess grows.

The government has only allowed possession by autho-rized medical marijuana users after courts ruled in 2000 they have a right to reasonable ac-cess.

Since then, tens of thou-sands of Canadians became approved users and many got federal permits to grow it themselves.

Cities grew anxious about the explosion of often unsafe legal grow-ops in their midst.

That was one reason the Conservatives tried in 2014 to outlaw home growing of medi-cal pot and force users to buy only via mail order from a new group of approved commercial producers.

Corporate growers have rushed to carve up the market

while pot activists and lawyers have fought to defend and widen the ability for anyone to grow and sell the stuff.

Nowhere has that battle been more obvious than in Vancouver, where more than 100 medical pot dispensaries have opened, illegally sell-ing weed in contravention of federal law, but largely unmo-lested by police.

Vancouver and other cit-ies aim to regulate retail pot stores themselves. Ottawa wants them closed instead and threatened to send in the RCMP.

Meanwhile, time seems on the side of legalization advo-cates, who say the drug can be regulated and taxed much like alcohol rather than feeding organized crime.

Societal attitudes have shifted as a growing number of voters accept the case for reform.

A new Insights West poll found 65% national support to legalize marijuana, with 30% opposed. More than two-thirds believe pot has legiti-mate health benefits and that legalizing and taxing it would generate needed government revenue, while allowing police to focus on other priorities.

As more U.S. states legal-ize recreational marijuana — Washington has been joined by Colorado, Oregon and Alaska — B.C.’s advocates can increasingly point across the border and argue the sky has

not fallen.

PARTY POSITIONSThe Conservatives insist

Canada will not follow them down a road that expands drug culture and its risks, instead promising to fund more RCMP anti-drug operations.

Tory leader Stephen Harper upped the rhetoric this month when he called marijuana “infinitely worse” than tobacco in terms of damage to health, a claim contradicted by health experts, though they say pot poses elevated risks for teens.

The NDP would imme-diately decriminalize pot — leader Tom Mulcair says no

one should have a criminal record for personal use — and then study further legalization options.

The Greens would legal-ize, regulate and tax it. Their platform banks on about $5 billion a year in marijuana tax revenue.

Under leader Justin Trudeau, the Liberals were the first major party to promise outright legalization and regu-lation, though they haven’t yet budgeted any tax revenue. They argue legal, tightly regu-lated marijuana can be kept out of kids’ hands as effectively as booze and cigarettes.

“Oct. 19 is a pretty big day for

cannabis policy in this coun-try,” says lawyer Kirk Tousaw, who has led multiple chal-lenges of federal marijuana regulations.

He credits Trudeau with being most upfront in promis-ing legalization at a time when many politicians remain gun shy, but believes both the Liberals and NDP would de-liver major change.

A key issue if reform comes, he said, is whether anyone can grow their own pot — and even sell it at farmer’s markets — rather than just buying from corporate growers and dealers.

“My view is if you don’t have a right to grow your own can-

nabis you don’t live in a place where it’s actually legal.”

A re-elected Conservative government could face further proliferation of illegal retail stores, forcing Ottawa to either crack down or else concede de facto legalization in parts of the country. A Tory victory would also continue the legal chess game between pot proponents and federal lawyers, at a rising cost to taxpayers.

The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled in June that medical marijuana can legally be possessed or sold in the form of cookies, other edibles and derivatives, not just dried bud.

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LIBRARIES & LITERACY

From books to online resources, libraries evolvingDIANE STRANDBERGTri-CiTy News

It could be argued that librarians, more than politi-cians, build community and

Port Coquitlam is no exception.Today, a library is a place

where people can meet, take part in literacy programs and other events, and educate and entertain themselves with a vari-ety of media — including books.

Decades ago, however, li-braries were like the internet is today, providing people in rural communities with a link to the world outside.

Established in 1930 — PoCo was one of its founding mem-bers — Fraser Valley Regional Library (FVRL) was the first library system of its kind in North America. Today, it is the largest public library system in British Columbia, with 25 com-munity libraries serving more than 700,000 people.

And as the Terry Fox Library celebrates more than 100 years of serving the public, local li-brarians are taking stock.

Librarian Kimberly Constable said people are al-ways commenting about how important Terry Fox Library is to their lives. For example, a young man recently came in to print his offer of employment letter and “happily told us that if it wasn’t for being able to use the library for his search, he wouldn’t have gotten that job.”

While printed books are still popular, the Fox librarians have also noticed an 11.4% increase in eBook usage across FVRL, “and Terry Fox Library customers enjoy the free per-

sonalized tech assistance we offer them,” Constable said.

Families are also enjoying storytimes and other pro-grams, and so far this year, 11,656 people have taken part in programs offered at Terry Fox Library.

One special program takes place next Thursday, when the city’s mayor and council will join in a special storytime from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

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FOX LiBrAry TriViAHere is some trivia about the Terry Fox Library and Fraser

Valley Regional Library, as supplied by the librarians:• The first PoCo library was set up at the Agricultural Hall in

1914, the year after the city incorporated.• In 1930, PoCo library joined FVRL as a founding member.• The PoCo library has moved four times, including into the

Terry Fox Library at the corner of Mary Hill Road and Wilson Avenue, which opened in 1983. It is now being considered as part of a redevelopment of a 15-acre downtown campus.

• FVRL got its start as a mobile library in a book van paid for

with funds from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The FVRL’s first director was Helen Gordon Stewart, who drove the van to stores, school houses and gas stations, with books dis-played along the vehicle’s outside shelves.

• After the Carnegie funds were exhausted, residents were asked to vote whether they wished to support continued library services through taxes. Today, the FVRL funding still comes from taxes raised in the communities it serves, along with a provincial government operating grant.

Terry Fox Library hours are: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m., from Thanksgiving to Easter, excluding long weekends.

SUBMITTED PHOTOFraser Valley Regional Library got its start 85 years ago — 15 years after Port Coquitlam’s library opened — as a mobile library in a book van (shown above, stuck in mud).

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Youths in two age categories 11 to 14 years and 15 to 18 years will compete for first, second and third place prizes.

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• Writers must include the following three words in their stories: loathsome, mournful and uncanny. (Stories that do not include these words will be disqualified. If you do not know what they mean, look them up in a dictionary.)

Each writer must include his or her name, age, phone number and city of residence with their entries. Writers must e-mail their entries to [email protected] no later than Sunday, Oct. 18. Entries should be in-cluded either as Microsoft Word attachments or as text in the body of the email. Entries sent after 11:59 p.m. Oct. 18 will not be accepted. Winners in each category will receive Coquitlam Centre Mall gift cards worth $50 (first), $30 (sec-ond) and $20 (third). Some entries will also be published in the Oct. 30 edition of The Tri-City News.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGTAKE NOTICE that the Public Hearing that was postponed has been rescheduled for Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. and will be held at the Anmore Elementary School Gymnasium. This Public Hearing will be to consider the bylaw that was revised to reflect recent changes proposed by the applicant, Bella Terra Investments Inc., as follows:ANMORE ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 543, 2015LEGAL: Lot 2, Section 20, Township 39, New Westminster District, Plan LMP 49409 and Parcel A, Section

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FROM: RS-1 (Single Family Residential)TO: CD-6 (Comprehensive Development)PURPOSE OF BYLAW: To rezone the properties from RS-1 (Single Family Residential) to CD-6 (Comprehensive

Development 6) to allow for a 27-lot development with a mix of 1/2 and 1/3 acre lots generally located in two clusters of lots.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that a copy of the bylaw and relevant information considered by Council in open meeting to the matters contained in the bylaw will also be available for public inspection at the Village Hall during regular office hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday from October 14th, 2015 to October 27th, 2015.ALL PERSONS who deem themselves affected hereby shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person or by written submission at the Public Hearing before Council on the matters contained herein. Written submissions will be accepted up to the conclusion of the Public Hearing.Dated at Anmore, B.C. this 8th day of October, 2015Karen-Ann CobbCorporate Officer

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New Slow Cooker Favourites from Canadian Living is filled with fantastic, simple slow cooker recipes, and many gor-geous mouthwatering illustra-tions. There are also great tips for selecting and using your slow cooker, along with easy-to-follow recipes for soups, stews, chilies, curries, casseroles and much more. Hearty Thick Turkey Barley Soup, Creole Red Beans and Chorizo, and Black Bean Chili are just a few ex-amples. Other excellent cook-books in this Canadian Living series include 150 Essential

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Good Housekeeping Soups and Stews offers 150 recipes brimming with flavour from the Good Housekeeping kitch-ens. There is a great variety of recipes suitable for every course and occasion. The recipe for Perfect Chicken Soup is old fashioned comfort food at its best. Beef and Wild Mushroom

stew is a long simmering, sat-isfying main course. Vegetable Barley Stew is filled with whole grain goodness.

Burgoo Food for Comfort by Justin Joyce and Stephan MacIntyre offers delicious reci-pes from Vancouver’s Burgoo restaurants, lively neighbour-hood bistros that serve nourish-ing comfort foods. This beauti-fully illustrated cookbook offers classic bistro-style recipes. Beef Bourguignon, addictive

Gooey Cheese Grillers, garlicky Caesar Salad and the traditional French Onion Soup await you in the pages of Burgoo. The Macaroni and Cheese recipe is particularly fabulous. Delightfully decadent, creamy and cheesy comfort food. Yum!

Nothing is more comforting than a thick, delicious slice of warm bread. Breads by Jean Paré is part of the Company’s Coming series. Simple reci-pes show you how to create freshly baked bread along with doughnuts, bagels and much more. These are quick and easy recipes that use everyday ingredients. There are also sec-tions on bread machine recipes and gluten-free breads. The Awesome Potato Rolls are just excellent — tender and light.

Of course, we must not forget dessert — there’s no better way to end a great meal.

America’s Most Wanted Recipes, Just Desserts: Sweet Indulgences from Your Family’s Favorite Restaurants by Ron Douglas is filled with decadent favourites from popular chains.

Some basic baking tips at the beginning of the book are also very helpful. Douglas has man-aged to uncover the secrets of these recipes so that we can recreate them in our own homes. Applebee’s Strawberry Cheesecake Dessert Shooter, Baskin Robbins Turtle Pie, The Cheesecake Factory’s White Chocolate–Raspberry Truffle Cheesecake and Olive Garden’s Brownie Banana Fantastico are just a few tempting examples of these inexpensive, easy and de-licious dishes that everyone will enjoy. Douglas is also the au-thor of America’s Most Wanted Recipes, More of America’s Most Wanted Recipes and America’s Most Wanted Recipes Without the Guilt.

If you are looking for more great titles, don’t hesitate to ask at your local public library. We are always very happy to recom-mend books for you to devour.

A Good Read is a column by Tri-City librarians that is published

on Wednesdays. Dianne Allan works at Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox

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City of CoquitlamNotice of Public ConsultationThe City has received an application to amend the Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) relating to the property at 95 Schooner Street. The application proposes to change the land use designation of the subject site from “Industrial” to “Business Enterprise” to facilitate office uses on the property.

You are now being invited to provide input to Council with respect to the above-noted application.

The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Wednesday, October 21, 2015. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways:

By email to [email protected]

Fax: 604-927-3015

Mail: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2

In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way at the City Clerk’s Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays (Telephone: 604-927-3010)

Additional information about this application can be obtained from Karen Wong, Planning and Development Department (Telephone: 604-927-3476).All written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam.ca.

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How does your garden grow? Mazzuchi can help

A Coquitlam Farmer’s Market regular who has taught workshops on composting, winter gardening and water conservation is sharing his ex-pertise in permaculture design.

Fabrizio Mazzuchi is bring-ing the internationally-ac-credited Permaculture Design Certificate to the Tri-Cities starting this coming weekend.

“The Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) is an in-ternational course that gives students the tools and skills to design or re-design a property in a sustainable way, integrat-ing renewable energies, clean food production, nutrient cycling (compost), water treat-ments, and more,” he said in a press release.

Mazzuchi, who trained

in permaculture design in Australia, says course par-ticipants will learn how to work with, rather than against, nature.

“Permaculture teaches us that we can turn a yard, a roof-top or a farm into a beautiful and abundant space where we can grow nutrient-dense food, which is not only fun, but also an incredibly empowering ex-perience.”

Topics that will be covered in the course include: design, climactic factors, trees and their energy transactions, and an understanding of water and soils. It will include hands-on learning, self study and group activities. In order to obtain the certification, participants are required to complete a design exercise that will be presented on the last day of class.

A full description is available at www.greenplanet.solutions.

The course starts Saturday, Oct. 17 and runs for nine Saturdays, through Dec. 12,

8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the Mossom Creek Hatchery edu-cation centre in Port Moody. The 72-hour course costs $695.

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TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTOFabrizio Mazzuchi is bringing the internationally-accredited Permaculture Design Certificate to the Tri-Cities starting this coming weekend.

Are you ready to vote?

If you’re a Canadian citizen, 18 or older, you can vote inthe federal election.

Your voter information card tells you when and where to vote.

If you didn’t receive your card, you can still register andvote at your polling place.

To find out where to vote, and what ID to bring, visitelections.ca or call 1-800-463-6868 ( TTY 1-800-361-8935).

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Federal election day is Monday

Attend our free information session Thursday, October 22, 6-7pm Room 1812, New Westminster Campus, 700 Royal Ave. (one block from the New West SkyTrain station)

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Homeowners choose renovation projects for a variety of reasons. Although many improvements are made to

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Certain projects have a history of providing a greater return on homeowners’ investments than others. The following renovation tips can add beauty to your home and generate great returns when you put the home up for sale.

• Invest in your kitchen. Kitchen remodels are a safe bet

when it comes to putting money into improving a home. Residents tend to spend a great deal of time in the kitchen, but a dated, poorly functioning kitchen can detract from the value of a home, even if the rest of the home is in good shape. It’s possible to recoup between 60 and 120 percent of your kitchen remodel investment, especially if the kitchen matches up well with the rest of your home. Homeowners should know that a deluxe renovation may not be necessary, as relatively moderate improvements can create a whole new look for a kitchen.

• Look to paint. One of the least expensive improvement

materials, but one that has a signifi cant impact, is paint. Neutral, modern colors can easily liven up any space. If you paint with low-VOC paint, you also can advertise an eco-friendly home, which is very desireable these days.

• Put in another bathroom. Multiple bathrooms are an attractive selling point, particularly in older homes that may not have been equipped with more than one bathroom. Finding extra space for a bathroom can be tricky, but consider closets, areas under stairs or even taking some space away

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Absolutely Floored recently renovated its showroom, which now boasts 4,000 square feet of space in which customers can browse a multitude of brand-name ooring products in a range of materials such as hardwood, carpets and area rugs. On the carpet side, Port Coquitlam’s Faurschou said Absolutely Floored is an exclusive colour center dealer of the Mohawk

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from another room. Popular home-improvement television channel HGTV advises that half-bathrooms require at least 18 square feet of space, while full baths need 30 to 35 square feet for a stand-up shower or bathtub.

• Renovate the HVAC system. Aesthetic improvements aren’t the only ones that add value to a home. Many home buyers are eager to purchase a home that has a new heating and cooling system, as buyers understand that furnaces and air conditioning units are substantial investments that can last for years. Other improvements, such as adding attic insulation or replacing older windows and doors with more energy effi cient options, also are smart bets.

• Add illumination to rooms. A dark home is a dreary home. Adding light can mean including more overhead and accent lighting. Under-cabinet task lighting is a nice touch. Inclusion of skylights and sun tubes can bring natural light into rooms that may not have south- or west-facing windows.

• Put a deck addition outdoors. Outdoor living spaces have become more desireable, especially as the “staycation” has grown in popularity. Decks and patios can make backyards more appealing. The scope of your investment will depend on the size of the deck and design. Doing the work yourself can cut the cost of decks in half, but only if you have the specifi c tools or experience to tackle such a project.

• Improve curb appeal. Adding attractive landscaping and freshening up the entryway to a home can add considerable value to your home, as buyers judge homes by their exteriors. Completely renovated interiors may never be seen if buyers pass up your home because of a less attractive exterior. Classy, subtle changes, like well-placed shrubbery and a green lawn, can work wonders. An inviting front door and well-lit entryway also add curb appeal to a home.

Before making improvements, homeowners should determine if a given project will provide a solid return on their investment.

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Home improvement projects can turn a house into a home. Homeowners plan scores of renovations to transform living spaces into rooms that refl ect their personal tastes and comforts.

Homeowners going it alone may fi nd things do not always go as planned. In fact, a Harris Interactive study found that 85 percent of homeowners say remodeling is a more stressful undertaking than buying a home. But homeowners about to embark on home improvement projects can make the process go more smoothly by avoiding these common pitfalls.Failing to understand the scope of the project

Some homeowners don’t realize just how big a commitment they have made until they get their hands dirty. But understanding the scope of the project, including how much demolition and reconstruction is involved and how much time a project will take can help homeowners avoid some of the stress that comes with renovation projects. Not establishing a budget

Homeowners must develop a project budget to ensure their projects do not drain their fi nances. If your budget is so infl exible that you can’t afford the materials you prefer, you may want to postpone the project and save more money so you can eventually afford to do it right.

Without a budget in place, it is easy to overspend, and that can put you in fi nancial peril down the line. Worrying about coming up with money to pay for materials and labor also can induce stress. Making trendy or overpersonal improvements

Homeowners who plan to stay in their homes for the long run have more free reign when it comes to renovating their homes. Such homeowners can create a billiards room or paint a room hot pink if they so prefer. However, if the goal is to make improvements in order to sell a property, overly personal touches may make a property less appealing to prospective buyers. Trends come and go, and improvements can be expensive. If your ultimate goal is to sell your home, opt for renovations that will look beautiful through the ages.Forgetting to properly vet all workers

It is important to vet your contractor, but don’t forget to vet potential subcontractors as well. Failing to do so can prove a costly mistake. Contractors often look to subcontractors to perform certain parts of a job, and it is the responsibility of homeowners to vet these workers.Expecting everything to go as planned

Optimism is great, but you also should be a realist. Knowing what potentially could go wrong puts you in a better position to handle any problems should they arise. The project might go off without a hitch, but plan for a few hiccups along the way.Overestimating DIY abilities

Overzealous homeowners may see a renovation project in a magazine or on television and immediately think they can do the work themselves. Unless you have the tools and the skills necessary to do the work, tackling too much can be problematic. In the long run, leaving the work to a professional may save you money.

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SMALL BUSINESS WEEK OPENWelcome to Small Business Week® 2015!

We want you, a dedicated Chamber member:

Michael Hind, Executive Director, Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce

It’s a busy time of year at the Chamber. As always, we’re participating in BDC’s Small Business Week, providing a series of seminars geared towards small businesses. The goal of this week is to share stories of success and provide

helpful, practical advice on how to succeed. From October 19th to 23rd, the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce and our partners The City of Coquitlam, TD Canada Trust, The Tri-City News and the Business Development Bank of Canada will be hosting a program of events cover topics such as online marketing, sales, branding and the economic impact. Our goal is to provide the keys to success for business owners, employees

and individuals to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace.

Check out our website www.tricitieschamber.com for a schedule of events. Register for individual events or, if you’re planning on attending more than one, buy an event pass to get you in to every event from October 19th to 23rd. We hope to see you there!

To join our Board of Directors!• Ready, willing and able to represent the Chamber as a Board member.• Able to contribute several hours per month attending Board meetings,

attending events and working on committees.• Possessing strong leadership skills and a keen interest in the growth

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If you’re a leader in our business community looking to guide the direction of the Tri-Cities’ predominant business organization, print out a nomination form from www.tricitieschamber.com or contact our Executive Director Michael Hind at [email protected] questions, please contact Janine Davies, Nominations Committee Chair at [email protected] or 604.802.1865.Board candidates will have the chance to speak to the membership at our Annual General Meeting on November 19th, 2015. The membership will then vote for their 2016 Board of Directors at the event.

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Small businesses account for 98% of BC’s businesses and are instrumental in driving job creation

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Contact our Economic Development Office for the latest information on business in Coquitlam.

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City of CoquitlamNotice of Public HearingNotice is hereby given that the City of Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws. This meeting will be held on:

Date: Monday, October 26, 2015Time: 7:00 p.m.Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2

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

Item 1 Housekeeping Text Amendments to the Zoning Bylaw

The intent of Bylaw 4586, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to improve the overall clarity and administration of the Bylaw. The proposed Bylaw would amend a number of sections of the Zoning Bylaw, as follows:

• Part 2, Interpretations – simplify and/or provide improved clarity to several definitions; • Part 5, General Regulations –add Advanced Light Rapid Transit (ALRT) stations and sub-stations as a permitted use in all zones; add bay windows as a siting

exception within the side yard building setback when adjacent to a house; and add a siting clearance requirement of 3 metres by 3 metres on a corner lot where a street and lane intersect;

• Part 7, Off-Street Parking and Loading – remove two sections that do not contain regulations and remove a subsection that refers to identification signage where regulations have been previously removed by a bylaw amendment;

• Part 10, One-Family Residential Zones – revise the maximum building wall length for accessory off-street parking structures in the RTM-1 Street-Oriented Village Home zone;

• Part 11, Two-Family Residential Zones – revise and reword regulations within the RT-1 Two-Family Residential zone to improve overall clarity; • Part 12, Apartment Zones – revise to more accurately describe the intention of the RM-6 Multi-Storey High Density Apartment Residential zone and remove a unit

per hectare regulation;• Part 15, Commercial Zones – revise setback regulations within the C-4 City Centre Commercial and C-7 Transit-Village Commercial zones

If approved, the Bylaw will improve clarity, revise references to incorrect sub-sections, remove regulations that are redundant or not required, and update zones to be consistent with other zones. For further information on these amendments, please contact the Planning and Development Department by calling 604-927-3430.

Item 2 Addresses: 1121, 1123, and 1135 Brunette Avenue, 209 and 213 Therrien Street and 208 Begin Street

The intent of Bylaw No. 4592, 2015 is to authorize the City to enter into a Heritage Revitalization Agreement with the owner of the following properties:• 1121 Brunette Avenue• 1123 Brunette Avenue• 1135 Brunette Avenue• 209 Therrien Street• 213 Therrien Street• 208 Begin Street The intent of Bylaw No. 4593, 2015 is to authorize the City to designate the lands, building and structure located at 1123 Brunette Avenue (Red House Building), as a protected heritage property.

If approved, the application would facilitate the restoration of the “Red House”, a historic Maillardville farm building, and a new multi-family development including (94) apartment units, (14) townhouse units, and (4) commercial units within the restored “Red House”.

Item 3 Addresses: 920 Rochester Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4597, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4597, 2015 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.

If approved, the RT-1 Two-Family Residential zoning designation would facilitate a subdivision of the existing one (1) lot into two (2) one-family residential lots, each with one single family home and one accessory dwelling unit (such as a secondary suite, a garden cottage, or a carriage house).

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Date: Monday, October 26, 2015Time: 7:00 p.m.Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2

Item 4 Addresses: 3438, 3441, 3450, 3451, 3460, and 3461 Queenston Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4602, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of the subject property (3441 Queenston Avenue) outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4602, 2015 from Large Village Single Family, Street-Oriented Village Home, and Environmentally Sensitive Area to School/Park and Environmentally Sensitive Area.

The intent of Bylaw 4603, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4603, 2015 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to P-1 Civic Institutional and P-5 Special Park.

If approved, the application would facilitate the development of an Elementary School and a Park.

How do I find out more information?

Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from October 14th to October 26th in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the City’s website at www.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 Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity.

Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts.

Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways:

• Email: [email protected];• Regular mail: 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2;• In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2;• Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015

To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing.

Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca. If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010.

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

Marnie BurnhamDeputy City Clerk


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• 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.

FRIDAY, OCT. 16• The Circle of Friends, a

social group for 50+ singles who are looking to meet friends and participate in social events such as walking, dancing, dining out, travel, theatre, etc., meets at PoCo Legion, 133–2675 Shaughnessy St., 7 p.m. to plan events. Info: Nina, 604-941-9032.

SATURDAY, OCT. 17• Friends of Coquitlam Public

Library Society meets, 10:30 a.m., in board room of City Centre branch, 1169 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. Info: 604-937-4130. New members welcome.

• Beyond Soup and Socks: Explore Affordable Housing and Homelessness Root Causes and Solutions, 10 a.m.-noon, St. Andrew’s United Church, 2318 St. Johns St., Port Moody. After 8 years hosting the temporary shel-ter program, St. Andrew’s aims to address causes and solutions to lack of affordable housing and homelessness. Registration/info: [email protected] or 604-939-5513.

• Exhibit opening, 7 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 2248 McAllister Ave. The Carol Hubbard Memorial Natural History exhibit focuses on PoCo’s environmental history; the debut is “That Cold, Crushing Feeling,” an exhibit focused on the last ice age and its impact on the geography and geology of the Lower Mainland. Also featuring a display by the Burke Mountain Naturalists. Hosted by PoCo Heritage volunteer Steve Smith. Info: pocoheritage.org.

• University Women’s Club meets 1 p.m., Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch. Sandy Burpee, who is stepping down as chair of the Tri-Cities Homelessness Task Force, will give an update on what has been accomplished in support-ing the homeless in the commu-nity and what priorities still need to be addressed. Info: Debra, 604-468-1800 or Elinor, 604-937-0517.

TUESDAY, OCT. 20• Dogwood Garden Club

meeting, Centennial Room, Poirier community centre, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Speaker: Tom Baumann, a professor in University of the Fraser Valley’s agriculture department, on tree fruit pruning. For those who wish to join the club, membership fee is $10. Refreshments served at the end of the meeting.

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THURSDAY, OCT. 22• PoCo Heritage presents

Ghostly Tales, 7 p.m., Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. Author Robert Belyk and historian Bryan Ness present an evening of intrigue and slightly scary stories of neighbour-hood ghosts. Admission is free but registration is required. Registration: 604-927-7999.

• Women’s Gathering, a casual, come-as-you-can group gathering once a month to share ideas and topics of common in-terest, 7 p.m., central Coquitlam home. Mara: 604-931-7070.

SATURDAY, OCT. 24• Birdhouse-making workshop,

1-3 p.m., PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, 2249 McAllister Ave., PoCo. Join Burke Mountain Naturalists; bring $5 and a hammer, and spend a couple of hours making a chicadee-sized birdhouse. Space is limited. Suitable for adults and children 12 years and older. Registration: 604-927-8403 or [email protected].

MONDAY, OCT. 26• Tri-City Photography Club,

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TUESDAY, OCT. 27• Fraser Pacific Rose Society

meeting, 7-9 p.m., in the Centennial Room at Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Learn the tips and tricks of how to put your roses to bed for the winter. Public is welcome.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28• Tri-City Centennial Stamp

Club hosts a small stamp auction – everyone welcome; viewing starts at 7 p.m., auc-tion after 8 p.m., McGee Room, Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

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• Parent Support Services Society of BC is looking for volunteer facilitators for their support groups. PSSSBC runs self-help circles located through-out the Lower Mainland and is searching for professional and supportive individuals to assist grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Info: [email protected].

OCT. 15: BURKE RESIDENTS ASS’N MEETING

• Burke Mountain’s community asso-ciation, the North East Ratepayers, meets, 7 p.m., Victoria Hall, Victoria Drive and Soball Street. Speaker: Coquitlam archivist Emily Loney. Regular meeting will follow at 7:45 p.m. All Burke Mountain residents are encouraged to attend. Info: 604-970-2579.

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City of CoquitlamNotice of Public Consultation

Park Name Property Address OCP PlanCurrent OCP land use designation

Proposed OCP land use designation

Nelson Creek Ravine and Natural Areas

1002 & 1007 Delestre Avenue, 980 Dansey Avenue, 968 Madore Avenue, 969 Rochester Avenue, 1002 & 1005 Thomas Avenue, 1005 Quadling Avenue

Southwest Coquitlam Area Plan

Neighbourhood Attached Residential

Parks and Recreation

Cape Horn Park 186 San Juan PlaceSouthwest Coquitlam Area Plan

Compact One Family Residential


Keets Park 2995 Pasture CircleSouthwest Coquitlam Area Plan

One Family ResidentialParks and Recreation

Scott Creek Trail 3101 Pier DriveSouthwest Coquitlam Area Plan


Coquitlam Green Links

3100 Pier DriveSouthwest Coquitlam Area Plan


Shiloh Park2990, 2992, & 2996 Shiloh Place

Southwest Coquitlam Area Plan


Westwood Summit Park

1340 & 1342 Honeysuckle Lane

City Centre Area Plan One Family ResidentialParks and Recreation

Tanglewood Park 1533 Tanglewood LaneNorthwest Coquitlam Area Plan



Turnberry Park 2208 Turnberry LaneNorthwest Coquitlam Area Plan



Blue Jay Park 1625 Blue Jay Place Northwest Coquitlam

Area PlanOne Family Residential


Galette Park3252 & 3248 Galette Avenue

Northwest Coquitlam Area Plan


Hockaday Park and Trail Corridors

3318 McTavish CourtNorthwest Coquitlam Area Plan

Suburban ResidentialParks and Recreation

The City of Coquitlam is undertaking a project to include a number of existing neighbourhood parks in the City’s Official Community Plan (OCP) to formally designate them as City parks. The proposed OCP amendment will change the land use designation of twelve park sites from residential to Parks and Recreation to reconfirm these existing park uses as the long-term land use for these properties. The park sites are listed below:

AUSTIN AVENUE

PROPOSED OCP LAND USE AMENDMENT TOPARKS AND RECREATION FOR 12 EXISTING PARKS

Park Site

Scott Creek

Trail

Coquitlam

Green Links

Shiloh Park

Keets Park

Cape Horn

Park

Southwest Coquitlam

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Proposed OCP Land Use Amendment to

Parks and Recreation for 12 Existing Parks

Official Community Plan Amendments for 12 City-owned park sites

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• A new group of elders who focus on working with youth within School District 43 wel-comes anyone who has knowl-edge they want to share or who just wants to be involved. Group meets Fridays, 11 a.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo. Info: Carole, 604-376-6205 or Claudia, 604-525-8163, or email: [email protected].

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• Tri-City Transitions’ free Children Who Witness Abuse Program provides individual and group counselling for children ages 3 through 18 who have lived in a family where they have been witness to physical, emo-tional, mental or verbal abuse. Through support, education and counselling children will have the opportunity to heal the emo-tional wounds of relationship vi-olence, build self-esteem and to stop the intergenerational cycle of abuse. Info: 604-941-7111.

• Registration is ongoing for boys and girls for the 5th Coquitlam Scouting group for the Beaver Colony (K–Grade 2), Cub Pack (Grades 3–5) and Scout Troop (Grades 6–8). This Scouting group meets at Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam. Info: [email protected].

• Girl Guides takes regis-trations on an ongoing basis for Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers and adult women volunteers. Training and mentoring available for new vol-unteers. Info: www.girlguides.ca or call 1-800-565-8111.

• Kiddies Korner Pre-school still has spaces available. Info: 604-941-4919 or [email protected].

• Tri-City Transitions is host-ing My Money, My Choices: Financial Education for Women, a free program designed to empower women survivors of domestic violence. The program focus is to increase women’s economic participation and self-sufficiency through financial education and skill. Info and registration: 604-941-6311

• Tri-City Transitions is offer-ing groups for both parents and children who are going through separation and divorce. Groups will help children cope with this confusing time and understand their feelings. Info: Kathy, 604-941-7111, Ext. 106.

SUPPORT GROUPS• B.C. Schizophrenia Society

meets the second Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m., McGee Room, Poirier rec centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-720-3935.

• Joy’s Place Transition House is an emergency shelter for physically and/or emotionally abused women and their chil-dren. Info: 604-492-1700.

• GriefShare is a support group for people who have lost a spouse, child, family mem-ber or friend through death. This 11-week, Christ-centred, biblically based support group meets every Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon, Northside Church, 1460 Lansdowne Dr., Coquitlam. Each session has a video presenta-tion followed by small group dis-cussion and you can attend at anytime. Info: 604-942-7711.

• Al-Anon, a fellowship of friends and family of alcoholics who come together to share their experience, strength and hope, meets on Mondays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Women’s Resource Centre, 2420 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. Info: Elaine with Al-Anon Central Services Society, 604-688-1716.

• Alateen meetings, 8-9 p.m. on Wednesdays, St. Andrews United Church, 2318 St. Johns St., Port Moody, for teenagers whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking; meetings are anonymous and confidential, and closed to the general public. Info: 604-688-1716 or www.bcyukon-al-anon.org.

• TOPS chapters meet weekly at numerous Tri-City locations. For information on group near you: Gail, 604-941-2907.

• Al-Anon Family Group meets at 1 p.m. Mondays, 8 p.m. Wednesdays and noon Saturdays at Como Lake United church, 535 Marmont Ave. Coquitlam. Info: 604-688-1716.

• Al-Anon Adult Children meets at 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1504 Sprice Ave. (at Schoolhouse), Coquitlam.

• Fibromyalgia support group meets, 1-3 p.m., on the fourth Thursday of each month (except December) at Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch, 575 Poirier St. Education and sup-port for adults who are living with this chronic illness. Info: Julie, 604-936-6027.

• Irritable bowel syndrome support group meets monthly in PoMo to exchange information, to offer one another support, and to share experiences and coping strategies. Info: 604-875-4875 or www.badgut.org.

• Recovery International is a self-help, peer-to-peer support meeting for people who struggle with stress, fear, anger, depres-sion, anxiety, panic and nervous symptoms. The goal is to help reduce symptoms by practising cognitive behaviour techniques. There is a group in PoCo. Info: Phyllis, 604-931-5945 or www.recoverycanada.ca.

JOIN DOGWOOD DRAMA CLUB PRODUCTION

• Dogwood Drama Club is rehearsing the comedy “The Dearly Undeparted,” which will be presented on Nov. 29, Dec. 1 and 3 at Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam (entrance and parking off Winslow Avenue). If you would like to get involved in the production but don’t want to learn lines, there are many backstage posi-tions open, including costumes, makeup and stage set-up. The club meets Mondays and Thursdays, 1-3:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion. New members are always welcome. Info: Don, 604-526-2345.

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PROPOSED OCP LAND USE AMENDMENT TOPARKS AND RECREATION FOR 12 EXISTING PARKS

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City Centre & Northwest Coquitlam

Proposed OCP Land Use Amendment to

Parks and Recreation for 12 Existing Parks

You are now being invited to provide input to Council with respect to the above-noted application.

The City of Coquitlam will be receiving the input requested herein up to Monday, October 26, 2015. Written correspondence can be provided in one of the following ways:

By email to [email protected]

Fax: 604-927-3015

Mail: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2

In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way at the City Clerk’s Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays (Telephone: 604-927-3010)

Additional information about this application can be obtained from the Planning and Development Department (Telephone: 604-927-3476).

All written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website as part of a future agenda package at www.coquitlam.ca.

Should Council grant first reading to the proposed CWOCP amendment, a Public Hearing will be held with notification to be provided in accordance with the Local Government Act.

City of CoquitlamNotice of Public Consultation

Official Community Plan Amendments for 12 City-owned park sites


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Over the past five years, the White Rock father and other Team Taylor cyclists have peddled in $80,000 for the Ride to Conquer Cancer.

It’s a cause that Parsons holds dear to his heart.

Besides Taylor, Parsons has lost his grandmother, father and uncle to the disease. “You can’t sit back and do nothing,” he said.

Next week, the wine sales rep will be pouring at BC Uncorked: The Art of Food and Wine, a fundraiser to support Team Taylor on its 2016 Ride to Conquer Cancer, a journey that will see thousands of support-ers cycling from Vancouver to Seattle to benefit the BC Cancer Foundation.

Sponsored in part by The Tri-City News, the BC Uncorked gala at Port Moody’s Heritage Woods secondary has become a major draw for the Tri-Cities with guests from as far afield as Washington State and Oregon.

Organizer John Gerum of West Coast Wine said he anticipates the fancy fete on Oct. 24 to sell out as more than 200 wines from 45 companies will be served — most of them from the Okanagan.

Among those pouring are Kettle Valley Winery, Road 13, Township 7, vinPerdu and Cedar Creek Estate Winery.

Often, the 350 guests look for their favourites, Gerum said, but there are others who want to try a new vintage.

Still, some will stay with reds while others prefer whites.

“You can pick and choose as much as you want.”

The fact that wine owners and principals are making a special trip from the interior of B.C. to the Tri-Cities to pour shows that BC Uncorked has premier status in the industry.

“It’s a very wine-knowl-edgeable crowd,” Gerum said, adding, “The emphasis of the evening is on wine education.

It’s not a drinking fest.”To pair with the vinos will be

savoury appetizers from Tri-City restaurants.

Attendees will be able to taste such treats as smoked salmon and braised pork from eateries like The Boathouse, Orrange and the Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club.

“The calibre of participating restaurants is increasing and it’s become quite a competi-tion to see who can come up with the best on the night,” Gerum said.

While it’s not a dinner, “You can graze like crazy,” Parsons said with a laugh.

Parsons said the structure will be similar to European

events, where guests come to sample-and-snack rather than get intoxicated.

“There’s a balance to the night and it’s quite refined.”

Besides the wine and culi-nary delights, raffle and silent auction prizes will also be available (the grand prize for the raffle is a dinner for 12 ca-tered at your home).

As for providing a safe ride home, Gerum suggests hiring a taxi or bringing along a des-ignated driver as no shuttle bus service is available.

Gerum hopes to see BC Uncorked on equal foot-ing with the Vancouver International Wine Festival one day.

Since it started at the Port Moody Arts Centre, the bi-annual event has grown so big that organizers are looking to expand into the Heritage Woods secondary gym next year to triple the capacity — up to 1,000 people.

“This is a quality event that would put the Tri-Cities on the map,” he said.

• Online tickets for BC Uncorked: The Art of Food and Wine on Saturday, Oct. 24 are $55 plus tax via bcuncorked.com. Meanwhile, to register as a cyclist on Team Taylor 2016 for the Ride to Conquer Cancer, email [email protected].

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JANIS WARREN/THE TRI-CITY NEWSMaple Docherty, John Gerum and Steve Parsons are gearing up for BC Uncorked: The Art of Food and Wine, a bi-annual benefit for the Ride to Conquer Cancer. The event, which is sponsored in part by The Tri-City News, is on Oct. 24 at Port Moody’s Heritage Woods secondary grand hall. For online tickets at $55 plus tax, visit bcuncorked.com.

PHOTO SUBMITTEDKalala Estates at a previous BC Uncorked gala in Port Moody.

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COURTESY OF PLACE DES ARTSImages from the Sensors’ photography exhibit, Moments of Love. Above, Festival of Lumen by Young Chol Han. Right, Hyunsil by Coquitlam’s Susana Kim.

Sensors click on lovePHOTOGRAPHY


Last year, after the Vancouver Korean Art Photography held a group show at the Vancouver Public Library, a few members had second thoughts.

They felt that while their work was getting good expo-sure, the club focused more on the social side rather than on the craft itself.

In an effort to narrow its lens on the art form in a more serious fashion, some dis-enchanted members broke away and founded Sensors, an online support network of retired Korean immigrants who wanted to hone their skill as well as share their expertise with others in their pursuit.

They set up a website (http://cafe.daum.net/tra-ceonsensor), which is packed with lovely images from

monthly assignments, com-ments on theory, composition and new products, and sugges-tions from other members.

And last week, Sensors made their first push into the public realm, opening a group exhibit about falling in love.

Co-founder Susana Kim said 15 Sensor artists are displaying 36 “Moments of Love” pieces — all zeroing in on different subject matters.

Kim, a Coquitlam resident, manipulates her shutter speed to create blurred motions while another co-founder, Young Chol Han of Nanaimo, presents the bright lights at a Festival of Lumen. “It’s almost like we’re in love with what we see through the camera at that exact time,” Kim said.

Kim said Sensors decided to have its first exhibit in the Tri-Cities because of the large Korean population. As well, the venue where it’s being

held — at Place des Arts in Maillardville — is in a cen-tral location along Brunette Avenue that’s accessible by public transit.

Kim said that’s important as many seniors don’t have ve-hicles and, for those whose first language is not English, leaving the home to learn about the community can be a challenge.

“They often don’t even know what’s down the street from them,” Kim said, “so we hope this exhibit will bring them out to explore what’s in their neighbourhood.”

Meanwhile, two other ex-hibits also opened last Friday at Place des Arts: In the Atrium Gallery is a juried show from the Fraser Valley chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists and, in the Leonore Peyton Salon, is Scrapyard Chronicles by Vanessa Lam.

All three exhibits end Nov. 7. Visit placedesarts.ca.

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A former principal at Coquitlam’s Gleneagle second-ary will get a prestigious award next week from the BC Music Educators’ Association.

Gerald Shong, who in June was appointed as an assistant superintendent of School District 43, will receive the ac-colade on Oct. 24 at the asso-ciation conference at the River Rock Resort in Richmond.

Spokesperson Jeff Weaver said the Outstanding Administrator award has only been handed out 10 times since 1998; the last time it was presented was in 2007.

Shong was nominated for the award by Gleneagle music director Ed Trovato — who won a Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2011 — and was supported by par-ents and fellow teachers.

Trovato told The Tri-City News he taught with Shong at George Pearkes Jr. High in Port Coquitlam and, while Shong rose through the ranks, he continued to boost music edu-cation by helping with trips, chaperoning, fundraising and even taking attendance.

“In my 24 years as a teacher, I have worked with some great

administrators and certainly Gerald is at the top,” said Trovato, who will give a speech at River Rock before Shong steps on stage to receive the award. “He has always given 110%.”

PRO-D CRAFTSThere’s another Pro-D Day

around the corner in School District 43.

And Coquitlam’s Place des Arts has room for students in kindergarten to Grade 3 to join in its Spooktacular Halloween day camp next Friday.

Kids can create an artistic skeleton person, draw creepy cartoons and comics, mold clay crawlers, paint jack

o’lanterns, groove to monster music and make origami crea-tures of the night — among other things — on Oct. 23.

To sign up, call the Brunette Avenue complex at 604-664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca.

Meanwhile, the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. Johns St.) has three Pro-D Day blocks to choose for children aged six to 12. And kids can bring their Halloween costume for some lunchtime fun. Faculty teachers Kimberly Blackstock, Pauline Doyle and Gayle Hunter will stir up some treats, offering arts and crafts classes during the day.

Call 604-931-2008 or visit pomoarts.ca.

MET OPERASee a Met performance from

New York beamed live into Coquitlam’s Cineplex theatre on Saturday.

SilverCity (170 Schoolhouse St.) will show The Metropolitan Opera’s production of Verdi’s Otello on Oct. 17 as part of the 10th anniversary of The Met: Live in HD. The show, conducted by maestro — and Montreal native — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, starts at 9:55 a.m. Visit cineplex.com.

IT’S A MYSTERYJust in time for Halloween

comes a dark tale directed by a Coquitlam resident.

North Vancouver Community Players will put on The Mystery Plays, a thriller penned by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and directed by Lisa Pope. The production runs Oct. 23 and 24, Oct. 28 to 31 and Nov. 4 to 7 in The Theatre at Hendry Hall (815 East 11th St., North Van.). For tickets at $18/$16, call 604-983-2633 or visit northvanplayers.ca.

EMERGE 15Two Tri-City scribes are

featured in the next issue of emerge 15, the annual anthol-ogy by The Writer’s Studio.

The work, which will launch tomorrow (Thursday) at the Harbour Centre SFU campus, will include words from Peggi Peacock and Brittany Bjorndal.

The SFU anthology of po-etry, fiction and non-fiction is edited by Matt Rader.

SENIORS DRAMAAre you 55 and better with a

thespian calling? Coquitlam’s Dogwood Drama Club is look-ing for you to lend your acting skills for its next show.

The club, which meets Monday and Thursday after-noons at Dogwood Pavilion (624 Poirier St.), will pres-ent its fall play The Dearly Undeparted on Nov. 29 and Dec. 1 and 3. Backstage posi-tions — setting up the stage, costumes, makeup, etc. — also need to be filled. Call Don at 604-526-2345 to volunteer.

MEDICINE BAGJoin Nisga’a artist and

weaver Walk’aks Keane Tait at the Port Moody Arts Centre this weekend to learn how to

weave a small medicine bag.Tait told The Tri-City News he

will show beginners the basic techniques of Raven’s Tail, a form he learned through print and online publications seven years ago.

Tait said medicine bags are a good way to start the craft be-fore progressing to rattle bags, purses, aprons, headbands and blankets. Medicine bags can be used to carry natural and heal-ing ingredients as well as pre-cious stones, for example.

He finds the weaving thera-peutic. “I do it as part of my meditation,” the Vancouver res-ident said. “It’s very repetitive.”

Tait said he hopes his teach-ings will keep the Nisga’a tradi-tions alive. “If the art work goes into a museum then it stays dormant but I want to carry on the art and show people how to make useful items for their everyday life.”

The first of Tait’s workshops at PMAC are on Oct. 17 and 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The class includes supplies and hand-outs. The second session is on Nov. 14 and 15. Participants must be at least 16. Call at 604-931-2008 or visit pomoarts.ca.

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Why We Celebrate Community Inclusion MonthOctober is Community Inclusion Month in British Columbia. Every year at this time at Community Ventures Society we celebrate the gifts and contributions that people with developmental disabilities make in our community. At the Community Ventures Society (CVS), our vision is “inclusive communities where people belong and have opportunities to contribute.”

CVS is focused on inclusion because it was only 35 years ago that we witnessed the start of the emancipation of people with developmental disabilities moving from institutions into communities across British Columbia. The notion of people with developmental disabilities being segregated away from society in an institution was a very real possibility for my daughter who is now 33 years old. The doctor who gave us her diagnosis at a year old said we would have to put her in an institution.

It was hard to imagine for us that our little baby that we love could ever be sent to an institution and of course we disagreed with the doctor and raised Angela in a loving home. I know that many families in Angela’s generation who had children with disabilities were told that their children would have to be institutionalized. Indeed, families years before (when a doctor’s word, culturally, was law) felt that they had no choice but to put their children into institutions.

Institutions are no place for human beings. People were isolated, dehumanized, had few rights and sometimes suffered abuse. We are thankful to those families and advocates in British Columbia in the 1980’s who fought to close institutions. But we must always vigilant against the possibility of institutions in the future as evidenced by the proposed new George Pearson Centre in Vancouver which has some design elements that make institutions institutions: communal meals, shared living spaces, and large groups of people in clusters of wards in one building. People should instead be living in the community with autonomy and self-determination about who they live with, what they eat and when they eat it.

Even though most people with disabilities now live in the community that does not necessarily mean they are fully included in society. Since the 1950’s, many parents had to fight to see their children included in the school system. As a result, students with disabilities in elementary schools are more included in the classroom and when they get into high school the system often pushes the child towards a segregated resource room due to a concept called mainstreaming. Mainstreaming is distinguished from inclusion because there is a working assumption that children with disabilities are part of the “special education department” and should be included in a typical classroom only when they can keep up with the rest of the students in the class. In contrast, inclusive education involves the full participation of special needs students into regular classrooms. Indeed we have seen the school system make good progress but there is still much work to be done.

We also seek inclusion in the community associated with recreation, arts, transportation and workplaces. The good news is that as a society we have made progress in terms of accessibility and attitudes. In the year 2015, we take for granted accessible amenities in terms of housing, businesses, civic institutions, parks, streets, and transportation. Into the future we should be looking to continue to change attitudes by focusing on people’s gifts, strengths and contributions. It is amazing what people can do if given the chance.

We invite you to join us in celebrating Community Inclusion Month. Be with us as we look forward to a more inclusive future for people with disabilities in all the places and spaces of the Tri-Cities.

Kevin LusignanExecutive DirectorCommunity Ventures [email protected]


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ELAINE FLEURY PHOTOThe Port Moody Panthers won and lost matches last week, defeating the Richmond Sockeyes 3-2 in overtime during a Thursday night road game before losing 5-2 to the Langley Knights at home on Saturday.

Cats’ down Sockeyes, struggle vs. Knights

PJHL HOCKEY


The Port Moody Panthers notched their second win of the season after coming back from being down two goals to defeat the Richmond Sockeyes in overtime last Thursday.

The Pacific Junior Hockey League club gave up two goals early, the first being a power play marker buried by Richmond’s Jordan Andrews. His teammates Alex McLeod made it 2-0 ten minutes later when he buried a pass from

Justin Schwartz to put the home team in the driver’s seat going into the first intermission.

But the Cats were unde-terred and began chipping away at the lead when Trey Cadwell managed to put the puck past Richmond goalie Ty Taylor late in the middle frame assisted by Daniel Obcena.

Port Moody’s Cole Iantorno evened things up in the third period before Reece Bartel scored six minutes into over-time to secure the club’s sec-ond win of the season.

However, things did not

go as well for Port Moody on Saturday when the club hosted the Langley Knights.

After spotting the visitors a 5-0 lead by the middle of the game, the Cats had dug themselves to deep of a hole to climb out of. Goals from Cadwell and Obcena were not enough to take back the lead and the team fell 5-2.

Port Moody will play Langley again on Thursday at the George Preston Recreation Centre before hosting the Aldergrove Kodiaks on Saturday at the Port Moody Arena.

RESULTSHave a minor sports

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

The Coquitlam Metro-Ford Internazionale had to play catchup for the first time this season but in the end still managed to defeat Vancouver FC 3-2.

After Michael Cho scored one for Coquitlam, Vancouver came back and scored before the end of the first half and took the lead with another goal early in the second.

But Internazionale’s

defence stayed strong led by Luciano Letteri, who thwarted several Vancouver opportunities along with partner Mauro De Francesco. Goalie Tyson Brauer also made several timely saves in goal.

Eventually, the momen-tum began to change when Jonathon Grimason tied things up followed by a sec-ond goal from Cho to win the match 3-2.

Inter stays undefeated

ON THE PITCH

Why We Celebrate Community Inclusion MonthOctober is Community Inclusion Month in British Columbia. Every year at this time at Community Ventures Society we celebrate the gifts and contributions that people with developmental disabilities make in our community. At the Community Ventures Society (CVS), our vision is “inclusive communities where people belong and have opportunities to contribute.”

CVS is focused on inclusion because it was only 35 years ago that we witnessed the start of the emancipation of people with developmental disabilities moving from institutions into communities across British Columbia. The notion of people with developmental disabilities being segregated away from society in an institution was a very real possibility for my daughter who is now 33 years old. The doctor who gave us her diagnosis at a year old said we would have to put her in an institution.

It was hard to imagine for us that our little baby that we love could ever be sent to an institution and of course we disagreed with the doctor and raised Angela in a loving home. I know that many families in Angela’s generation who had children with disabilities were told that their children would have to be institutionalized. Indeed, families years before (when a doctor’s word, culturally, was law) felt that they had no choice but to put their children into institutions.

Institutions are no place for human beings. People were isolated, dehumanized, had few rights and sometimes suffered abuse. We are thankful to those families and advocates in British Columbia in the 1980’s who fought to close institutions. But we must always vigilant against the possibility of institutions in the future as evidenced by the proposed new George Pearson Centre in Vancouver which has some design elements that make institutions institutions: communal meals, shared living spaces, and large groups of people in clusters of wards in one building. People should instead be living in the community with autonomy and self-determination about who they live with, what they eat and when they eat it.

Even though most people with disabilities now live in the community that does not necessarily mean they are fully included in society. Since the 1950’s, many parents had to fight to see their children included in the school system. As a result, students with disabilities in elementary schools are more included in the classroom and when they get into high school the system often pushes the child towards a segregated resource room due to a concept called mainstreaming. Mainstreaming is distinguished from inclusion because there is a working assumption that children with disabilities are part of the “special education department” and should be included in a typical classroom only when they can keep up with the rest of the students in the class. In contrast, inclusive education involves the full participation of special needs students into regular classrooms. Indeed we have seen the school system make good progress but there is still much work to be done.

We also seek inclusion in the community associated with recreation, arts, transportation and workplaces. The good news is that as a society we have made progress in terms of accessibility and attitudes. In the year 2015, we take for granted accessible amenities in terms of housing, businesses, civic institutions, parks, streets, and transportation. Into the future we should be looking to continue to change attitudes by focusing on people’s gifts, strengths and contributions. It is amazing what people can do if given the chance.

We invite you to join us in celebrating Community Inclusion Month. Be with us as we look forward to a more inclusive future for people with disabilities in all the places and spaces of the Tri-Cities.

Kevin LusignanExecutive DirectorCommunity Ventures [email protected]

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ELAINE FLEURY PHOTODouglas College Royals player Kristina Klein moves the ball during a 1-1 tie against Langara College at Town Centre Park on Saturday. The team is currently in first place in the PacWest conference with a 7-2-2 record.

Royals stay unbeaten in battle with Langara

PACWEST SOCCER


The Douglas College Royals men’s soccer team had a win and a tie last weekend during a home-and-home against Langara.

The squad had a strong game on Saturday, shutting out their Vancouver opponents 2-0, but could only manage a tie on Sunday, when the team’s

played to a 1-1 finish.With the win and the tie, the

men’s team is currently in first place in the Pacific Western Athletic Association with a 6-2-3 record.

Meanwhile the women’s team, which has only lost two matches so far this season, also struggled to post a victory against Langara.

When the final whistle blew on Saturday the two teams

were locked in a 1-1 tie, while on Sunday neither team could find the back of the net and the game ended 0-0.

The squad is first overall in the PacWest conference with a 7-2-2 record, good enough for 23 points.

Both the men and the women’s club will take on Kwantlen Polytechnic at the Newton Athletic Park in Surrey this weekend.

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