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2228 WELCHER AVENUE

Station HILL

JULY, 2017 Volume1, Number 2

Council to cull bicycles from rack

It has long been suspected that several

of the bikes in the bike rack in the

garage have been abandoned by long

gone residents. The dust doesn’t get

any deeper after six years, but the

council is still suspicious.

So, council would like to know

which bikes are cherished, used ones,

and which are forgotten. To

accomplish this, council is asking

residents to tag their bikes with the

tags provided in a small box on the

support beam next to the rack.

Council is asking owners to tie a

tag on their bike(s) before Aug.1 when

they will remove untagged bicycles.

UNLICENSED VEHICLES

IN PARKING GARAGE

Council has needed to remind a num-

ber of residents of a strata bylaw that

requires all vehicles to be licensed,

either for the road or for storage. The

bylaw states:

Strata Corporation BCS 3605 Bylaws

Division 10 (3) Owners, occupants

and tenants must have insurance on

their vehicles. If the owners, occu-

pants or tenants are not using their

vehicles, they must obtain storage in-

surance which includes damage to

common and limited common proper-

ty.

And: Division 4 – Enforcement of By-

laws Maximum fine

23. (1) The strata corporation may fine

an owner or tenant a maximum of

(a)$200.00 for each contravention of a

bylaw, and (amended May 18, 2011)

(b)$50.00 for each contravention of a

rule. (amended May 18, 2011)

(2)$500.00 for each contravention of

the rental restriction bylaw. (amended

May 18, 2011)

Continuing contravention

24. If an activity or lack of activity that

constitutes a contravention of a bylaw

or rule continues, without interrup-

tion, for longer than 7 days, a fine may

be imposed every 7 days.

No strata councillor wants to be a

cop, and hopes no resident is about to

fetishize any of our bylaws, but coun-

cil would like all owners and residents

to familiarize themselves with what

few bylaws we have. They are availa-

ble on the website (see below).♣

For bylaws, or archived newsletters: http://stationhill2228.wordpress.com/ Next STATION HILL deadline: Aug. 5

Are any of these yours?

https://stationhill2228.wordpress.com/

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Station

HILL STRATA BCS 3605 NEWSLETTER

2228 Welcher Avenue

Port Coquitlam

Strata Council PRESIDENT

Bent Hardy (405)

brent_hardy@shaw.ca

VICE PRESIDENT

Deanne Diamond (107)

dfdiamond@shaw.ca

MAINTENANCE

Erin Franklin (301)

erinfranklin@hotmail.com

TREASURER

Alan Lai (406)

alan@ergostratus.com

SECRETARY/NEWSLETTER

Bob Smith (408)

rksmith0@shaw.ca

AT LARGE

Perrin Van Westen (207)

perrinvw@gmail.com

Jean Fares (403)

faresj@Shaw.ca

Property Management Profile Properties

Alexine Law

2331 Marpole Ave.

Port Coquitlam V3C 1X3

604-464-7548

“The hour calls for optimism;

we’ll save pessimism for better times.”

— Belgian cartoonist Jean-Claude Servais

(as quoted by Naomi Klein in No Is Not Enough) .

There is no by-law

to restrict smoking

The more things change, the more

they stay the same. Most of this arti-

cle comes from the August 2015 issue

of the newsletter, because summer

has arrived and the complaints have

started to come in.

During the summer months, when

all our windows are open, council re-

ceives complaints about cigarette

smoke drifting into their suites or an-

noying them on their own balconies.

Others complain about having to

endure the smell of cigarette or other

smoke in the entryways or the eleva-

tor. By laws to restrict smoking on

your own balcony would have to wait

for the next annual meeting.

In the mean time, residents who

are afflicted with the habit of cigarette

smoking are asked to be aware of the

effects their habit may have on those

around them, especially in summer.

Residents who are continually be-

ing inundated by other people's smoke

should try to determine where the

offensive substance is coming from

and let the offenders know they are

being inconvenienced. Council is

aware these communications could

lead to confrontation, and would be

happy to help, but it is hoped smokers

will be more conscious of how their

habit affects some of their neigh-

bours.♣

Recipes

There’s nothing to eat!

Sure there is. This Chinese stir-fry

sauce will transform anything in the

back or bottom of your refrigerator:

2 Tbsps. soy sauce

2 Tbsps. rice wine (or any) vinegar

1½ Tbsps. sesame oil

2 tsp sugar

1 cup any broth

2 Tbsps. any flour

Stir-fry your leftovers with a few

cloves of garlic and some chopped

ginger, then add the sauce. Dump it

all on rice, noodles, or toast. ♣

Next Council

Meeting

July 13, 7:00 pm

Amenity Room

This is YOUR newsletter

You can contribute to letters,

Commentary, Gripes, Stories,

photos, cartoons, Recipes, or

place a Classified ad.

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Attendance:

Present: President Brent Hardy, Vice-president Deanne

Diamond, Treasurer Alan Lai, Secretary Bob Smith,

Maintenance Coordinator Erin Franklin, and At Large

Jean Fares. Regrets: Perrin Van Westen. Visitors: Elaine

Hunt (102), Dennis Anderson (210) and Garett Franklin.

Secretary Bob Smith assumed the chair at 7:05pm

AGENDA:

Maintenance:

1. Painting: All metal doors, touch on walls, lobby, and all

ceilings if the painter can’t match the colour. This work

has mysteriously been suspended, and Jean Fares is as-

signed to expedite the work.

2. Dryer Vents: It was decided to have

the strata clean all vents this year,

after which it will be the owners’ re-

sponsibility.

3. Balcony decks: Five need resurfac-

ing and Jean will return with an esti-

mate.

4. Pressure washing: Elaine is investi-

gating the washing of the concrete,

not the brick. A quote is forthcoming.

5. Carpet cleaning: Has been budgeted for, and Deanne

will arrange for it.

6. Sprinkler system and patio lighting timer controls: Sev-

eral more members of the council are now familiar with

the mechanisms.

7. Garage door manual opening, and large roof top air fil-

ter replacing: Process to be shared with other members of

council besides Jean.

8. Dead cedars in alley: Bob will get quotes on cleaning

the mess up.

The treasurer has asked that all quotes be obtained be-

fore the next council meeting in order to prioritize the

expenses and schedule the work.

Profile Properties Contract:

It has expired. President Hardy is investigating on whose

authority an insurance claim was initiated, and the ensu-

ing work done, that several of the council members

thought unnecessary. Council did not sign off on the

work, though it is now almost completed.

Bylaw Enforcement:

Uninsured cars in the parking lot: All cars must carry at

least storage insurance, and three owners will be advised

to get insurance or be fined. Bicycles: It is suspected that

several of the bikes have been abandoned by previous resi-

dents. Owners of bikes will be asked to sign tags placed

on their bikes indicating ownership. After a month, bikes

with unsigned tags will be removed. Smoking bylaw:

There isn’t one, and one can only be added at an AGM.

In the meantime, smokers are asked to be aware of their

neighbours, especially in the summer

when windows and doors are open. Out-

lawed dogs: Somehow several suites now

have two dogs, when the bylaw restricts

pet ownership to one dog or one cat. Pre-

sent owners of more than one will be ad-

vised that the bylaw will be enforced in

future, but their pets will be grandfathered.

Accessibility:

No complaints or needs have materialized

as yet, but it was noted that the building

would be a challenge for anyone alone and in a wheel-

chair. The ramp has an automatic door, but it leads to

the bottom of a stairwell and an un-automated, heavy,

metal door. The parking lot door is not automated and is

just as heavy. We may have to deal with this should the

need arise.

Newsletter Report:

Deadline for the next issue is July 1.

Website Report:

Lots of new material has been added by new webmaster,

Alan Lai.

Treasurer’s Report:

Alan is already preparing for next year’s AGM by re-

searching optimum figures for our contingency fund,

maintenance costs, and strata fees or levies.

All decisions taken at this first

council meeting were unanimous.

Strata Council Minutes

June 15, 2017 Amenity Room

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Who lives here?

Gripes

It’s still happening. Soy bottles and

pickle jars are not returnable. Put

them in the bin behind the A&W

parking lot, not in the returnables

barrel in the garbage room.♣

101

Robin and Jinny Visanuvimol have

been living at Station Hill since No-

vember 2009 (Simplest way to pro-

nounce the last name is to take a cou-

ple of letters at a time vi-sa-nu-vi-

mol). They have since added Ava and

Ivi, and have a (mostly non-barking)

dog named Dexter.

Jinny just returned to work in the

lumber business after maternity leave,

and was surprised to find at her new

job, Elaine Hunt, her neighbour in

102. Jinny greatly enjoys cooking.

Robin is a car and motorcycle en-

thusiast who owns a boxing and fit-

ness gym in North Burnaby (see ad in

the classifieds). In fact, his gym, Be-

yond Boxing, just expanded by adding

a second location beginning July 4th,

so the household has been very busy

for the last several weeks.

Happily the suite also enjoys the

company of Jinny’s mother, Marisa, a

virtuoso, karaoke performer who en-

tertained us at a Station Hill barbecue

a few years ago. Marisa often visits

from Bangkok, Thailand, for six to 12

months to help out when she can. ♣

CLASSIFIEDS

AAKAI GX-& & Stereo Tape Deck

with manual, for people who don’t

believe in CDs

and a useful add-

ition to their in-

evitable, cher-

ished vinyl coll-

ection. It might

need a tune up,

but there is a reel-

to-reel lover operating a repair shop

on the south-east corner of First and

Nanaimo. The price is negotiable,

but you will pay big if you want it to

record Justin Bieber or Barry Ma-

nilow.See Bob. (408).♣

www.beyondboxing.com

5544 AND 5552 Hastings St.

(We’ve just expanded)

• Boxing Conditioning

• Technical boxing

• Fighter training

• Yoga and other classes

• Personal training

• Private lessons

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

There is good and bad news

Jinny, Ava, Ivi, and Robin Visanuvimol

The good news is Port Coquitlam

City Hall is planning on extending

the greenway from Welcher Avenue

to the school on Central Avenue.

The bad news is someone has ac-

cumulated all three properties to the

west of us and is planning another

condominium.

The construction of the building

is not immanent, however. The

drawings are still with the architect,

and the little blue house has just

been leased for at least a year.

And it looks as though someone

will soon be building across the alley

to the east of us. ♣ The good news: a greenway