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Warm weather is bringing sun-seekers to White Pine Beach in Belcarra regional park, including six-year old Sam Ryznar who spent the afternoon in the warm waters of Sasamat Lake on Wednesday afternoon. On busy weekends, the park gate has to be closed when the parking lot fills up. For story, see page A13.

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Businesses along CoquitlamsUnited Boulevard are taking a waitand see approach to the 12-week KingEdward Street closure before mak-ing any customer service changes.

Starting tomorrow (Saturday),the south portion of King EdwardStreet, between Lougheed Highwayand United, will be shut while con-struction crews finish the last partof a new four-lane overpass that,once complete, will span over theCP Rail tracks. The bump alongHighway 1 will also be levelled.

Witnesses soughtPort Moody police seek information on alleged kidnapping Tuesday night

By Todd CoyneTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

Port Moody police are looking for witnesses to analleged kidnapping and robbery Tuesday evening.

At approximately 5:50 p.m., a woman walkingfrom the Port Moody West Coast Express stationtoward St. Johns Street was grabbed by a womanand forced into a waiting van with two other maleaccomplices.

The three alleged kidnappers drove off with thewoman before stealing an unknown sum of moneyfrom her purse and eventually letting her go.

The victim reported the incident to police immedi-ately upon her release, but all three suspects remainat large.

Port Moody police spokesperson Const. Bill Kimtold The Tri-City News yesterday that no weaponwas brandished during the incident and it is unclearwhether or not the victim knew her captors.

The two male suspects are described by police onlyas Middle Eastern in appearance, while the femalesuspect is described as 6 tall and approximately 200lbs., with shoulder-length brown hair tied in a ponytail, Middle Eastern in appearance and wearing along-sleeved navy blue T-shirt with dark pants and awristwatch.

The victim is a Middle Eastern woman, 5 6 tall,120 lbs. with dark brown shoulder-length hair andwearing a knitted zip-up sweater, white T-shirt, bluejeans and carrying a green purse.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed theabduction to contact Port Moody Det. Const. RobAnzulovich or report anonymously to CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Third bear shot inCoquitlam this season

By Diane StrandbergTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

A third bear has been de-stroyed in Coquitlam for gettinginto peoples garages, eatingtheir trash and causing con-cerns about public safety.

A m e m b e r o f B . C . sConservation Officer Serviceconfirmed Wednesday that a1.5-year-old male black bear wascaught in a culvert trap and de-stroyed July 29.

The bear was first reportedto the conservation office July6 and a trap was set soon after,Const. Cody Ambrose told TheTri-City News.

It had become habituatedto the point where its behaviorwas a concern for public safety.This bear became so bold itwould regularly enter garagesor walk within reach of people.It wasnt deterred by peopleyelling, air horns, or even bearbangers, Ambrose said.

The bear, which was born lastwinter and was hanging aroundBurke Mountain neighbour-hoods, was not a good candidatefor relocation because it was sohabituated.

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Port Coquitlam residents will gettheir chance to weigh-in next monthon a city decision to allow healthand personal services to operate outof big box outlets like the newlyopened Walmart.

Things like doctors offices andbeauty salons are normally thetypes of commercial services foundin PoCos downtown, but new regu-lations could allow them to operatewithin the mega retailers croppingup on the citys north side.

In the past, big box outlets, partic-ularly Walmart, have generated con-troversy among residents. However,several councillors said there ap-peared to be a shift in thinking andthey were curious to see what votershad to say about the changes nowthat the retail giants have arrived.

We are opening a door here,said Coun. Mike Forrest. Therehas been a certain amount of op-position and I am wondering if thatis waning?

If council approves the changes,larger retailers would be allowedto use up to 10% of their total floorarea not exceeding 5,000 squarefeet for things like optical centres,beauty salons or related services.

The changes would impact onlyabout five large format retailers inthe city, according to a staff report.

Laura Lee Richard, PoCos direc-tor of development services, saidthe city has not received any oppo-sition to allowing medical and per-sonal services within large format

retailers from residents.Even the Port Coquitlam Business

Improvement Association, once astaunch opponent of Walmart andbig box retail, supports allowinglarge-format outlets to host busi-nesses traditionally located in thedowntown.

Lih-Ming Tam, the president ofthe BIA, said most of the businessesin the high-density downtown

neighbourhood cater to residents inthe immediate area.

[Dominion Triangle] is farenough away that it is not conve-nient for people who live and workclose to our district, he said. Ifyou live two blocks away from thesushi restaurant, are you going todrive over [to the north side] or areyou going to walk?

Tam does not believe Walmarts

recent opening will have a majorimpact on his members. The fact is,he said, most downtown businesseshave been competing with big boxoutlets like Costco, Home Depot andThe Real Canadian Superstore foryears and have already adjusted tothe market.

We have big box retail stores allaround us, he said. And our down-town core has done quite well.

Coquitlam consolidatesland on Como Lake Ave.


Coquitlam city hall is poised tosell off more of its land.

City council last week gave threereadings to a proposed road can-cellation that would see the smallstrip consolidated with a largercity-owned property located at 2150

Como Lake Ave., where a fire hallonce sat.

According to a city staff report,if approved, the two parcels wouldalso be consolidated with a narrowlot directly to the south that is cur-rently owned by School District 43on the Hillcrest middle school site.That land is to be traded after thecity, several years back, built a roadfrom Como Lake Avenue, at the topof Thermal Drive, to the schoolparking lot.

The buyer of the newly consoli-

dated city-owned lot would not haveaccess to Como Lake for safety rea-sons, the report states; therefore, anew driveway would be required toget onto the Hillcrest school ease-ment.

The plan comes two weeks aftercouncil also granted three readingsto a road and lane cancellation bidthat, once approved, would allow thecity to consolidate about 30 acres ofits land on Burke Mountain, wherethe city envisions another 20,000people to live over the next 20 years

or so. Burke parcels are selling foras much as $1 million an acre, de-pending on topography and servic-ing, city staff say.

As well, the city recently sold 12of its single-family lots in the 3400-block of Gislason Avenue on Burke(with a minimum selling price of$330,000 each). In February, the cityalso put up a City Centre propertyfor sale: a 1.2-acre parcel at 1123Westwood St., south of LincolnAvenue, that is earmarked for highdensity.

Man has no family in the area, needs treatment


The Coquitlam RCMP are askingfor the publics help in finding a manmissing from Riverview Hospital.

Xiaohis (Robert) Cheng, 37, waslast seen by hospital staff at approx-imately 4 p.m. on July 29 and waslater reported missing to CoquitlamMounties.

Cheng is described as an Asianman, 6 tall, 160 lbs. with black hair andbrown eyes. He was last seen wearingblue jeans and a red shirt with the wordCanada sewn on the front.

Cheng suffers from a mental dis-order but is not considered a dan-ger to himself or others, accordingto Coquitlam RCMP spokespersonConst. Kristina Biro.

Riverview staff would like to seeCheng returned to the hospital assoon as possible so he can continuehis psychiatric treatment, Biro said.

Cheng is a new patient at the hos-

pital and does not have family in thearea.

Anyone with information onChengs whereabouts is asked to con-tact the Coquitlam RCMP non-emer-gency line at 604-945-1550 or any localpolice department. The public canalso report anonymously to CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) oronline at solvecrime.ca.


A petition opposing a sub-division in a mature, single-family home neighbourhoodin Coquitlam proved to beeffective against a developerlast week.

C i t y c o u n c i l u n a n i -mously tossed the bid torezone a lot on HaversleyAvenue after 32 surround-ing homeowners put theirnames forward to stop theapplication.

Thang Van Dinh of1714 Haversley Ave. andStephanie Cam Van Dinh of527 Poirier St. had soughtto demolish their Haversleyhouse, subdivide and buildtwo narrower homes on theland as well as on a smallstrip of their Poirier prop-erty; the Poirier home wasto remain intact.

According to a city staffreport, infill is not only al-lowed but encouraged in theneighbourhood under theSouthwest Coquitlam AreaPlan and the city-wide offi-cial community plan. Also,the bid had previously beengreen-lighted by the cityssubdivision advisory com-mittee.

But during a public hear-ing earlier Monday night,petitioner Tammy Bryanttold council many home-owners bought on Haversleybecause of its large lotsand privacy despite beinga block away from AustinAvenue, a major thorough-fare in Central Coquitlam.The subdivision was alsoplanned for just north of anEsso gas station.

We want low density sokids can still play hockey onthe street, Bryant said.

Another neighbour saidthe Poirier property wasonce home to a master gar-dener and any loss of itstrees and plants would upsether.

Coun. Doug Macdonellsaid the homeowners wereunited in their stance.

We didnt hear from theproponents. None of theneighbours want to see thishappen, said Coun. NealNicholson, who moved to de-feat the bid.

We have heard from theresidents and I dont seehow we can move forwardat this time, added Coun.Barrie Lynch, who secondedNicholsons motion.

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Port Coquitlam residents will get their chance to weigh-in on whether large retailers should be allowed to use floor space forservices at a regular council meeting on Sept. 12.

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To those unfamil-iar with Islam and theMuslim faith, the ideaof fasting from dawn todusk for the holy monthof Ramadan can seemlike an arduous task.

But Sh Ayman ElNajjar, the Imam ofthe Masjid Al-Hidayahm o s q u e i n P o r tCoquitlam, said ab-staining from eating,drinking and sexualintercourse during day-light hours for 30 daysis welcomed by mostMuslims.

For members of theIslamic faith, he said,it is a time to show obe-dience to God, whilestrengthening ones willand learning to controltemptations.

It also teaches peo-ple empathy for thosein parts of the worldwhere food and water is

not in abundant supply,he said.

Most people are liv-ing the selfish life, hesaid in the library of theKingsway Avenue tem-ple. Ramadan teachesthat it is not all aboutyou, it is about otherpeople.

Activities at them o s q u e h ave a l s obegun to pickup sinceRamadan began onMonday. Each night,after the sun goes down,Muslims from acrossthe Lower Mainlandconverge on the PortCoquitlam temple tobreak their fast and par-ticipate in prayers.

Members o f themosque are made up ofpeople from around theworld and Najjar saidevery continent is rep-resented at the eveningmeals.

Doing it togetherbrings a sense of unity,said Najjar. We see peo-

ple break the fast fromall colours and all walksof life. It is beautiful.

Saad Bahr, presidentof the Islamic Societyof B.C., which operatesout of the PoCo mosque,said attendance variesat the evening eventsfrom around 50 to morethan 300 on some nights.

Everyone gathers tobreak their fast beforeparticipating in theevening prayers, whichlast about two hours, hesaid.

We are standing inprayer asking for for-giveness and purifica-tion, he said. We showour faith in him to con-trol our temptations.

Because the Islamic

calendar is differentfrom the Christian cal-endar by about 12 days,Ramadan moves backevery year. This year thefirst day of Ramadanwas on Aug. 1 and Bahrsaid that next summerthe month will begin onJuly 20.

A t t h e e n d o fRamadan, he said,Muslims participatein a large celebrationcalled the Eid ul-Fitr toacknowledge the end ofthe holy month.

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Sh Ayman El Najjar, theImam of the Masjid Al-Hidayah mosque in PortCoquitlam, left, and SaadBahr, president of theIslamic Society of B.C., sayabstaining from eating,drinking and sexual in-tercourse during daylighthours for 30 days duringRamadan is welcomed bymost Muslims. GARY MCKENNA/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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The B.C. Film Commission andits regional agencies around theprovince are building up theirlibrary of film locations in aneffort to maintain B.C.s $1 bil-lion film and television indus-try. The provincial governmentcontributed $275,000 to that ef-fort Wednesday, to be shared byfilm and tourism organizationsaround the province.

Community, Sport and CulturalDevelopment Minister Ida Chongmade the announcement at the

Vancouver Island landmarkHatley Castle, which became fa-mous as a location for the X-Menmovie franchise.

B.C. Film Commissioner Susan

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More people moving out of B.C. than in forfirst quarter of 2011

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VICTORIA B.C. recorded aslight net loss of people migrat-ing to other provinces in thefirst quarter of 2011, accordingto preliminary data compiled byStatistics Canada.

B.C.s total population contin-ues to grow, reaching more than4.5 million as of April 1. But forthe first quarterly period since2003, the number of people mov-ing to other provinces exceededthose moving from other prov-

inces into B.C.The net loss was only 98 peo-

ple, with 12,598 people movingto B.C. and 12,696 moving outin the first three months of theyear. B.C. experienced consistentnet loss through interprovincialmigration from 1997 to 2003, anoften-cited statistic in B.C. po-litical debates about the effect ofNDP government policies in theprovince during the 1990s.

B.C. saw its largest net lossof 893 people to Alberta, with6,704 people going east and5,811 moving west in the firstthree months of 2011. B.C. re-corded net gains of 372 peoplefrom Saskatchewan and 442from Manitoba from January toMarch.

BC Stats, which tracks the fig-ures, warns that preliminary fig-ures are estimates and wont befinalized until September.

International immigrationcontinues to add to B.C.s popula-tion, with a net 7,328 immigrantsarriving in B.C. in the first quar-ter of this year. Thats 15 percent of the total immigration toCanada during that time, withB.C. holding its third-place posi-tion behind Ontario and Quebec.

B.C.s population grew by47,814 people during the 12months prior to April 1, witha quarter of the growth due tonatural increase births minusdeaths and most of the re-mainder moving here from otherprovinces.

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Seven Tri-City resi-dents will leave today(Friday) for Scotlandto compete with theaward-winning SFUPipe Band in nextweeks World PipeBand Championships.

Pipe major TerryLee and his son,Alistair, will be joinedby Rob MacNeil, Daniand Duncan Millar,and Reid Maxwell andhis son Grant for theAug. 13 showdown inGlasgow.

Lee, a Coquitlamresident, founded theGrade 1 pipe band30 years ago withhis brother, Jack.And since 1999, the4 6 - m e m b e r g ro u phas placed in the topthree at the Worlds.Last year, it clinchedthird position follow-ing two years in thetop spot.

This years bandis very, very strong.Its as strong as anyyear, pipe sergeantJack Lee told The Tri-City News yesterday.We have some tal-ented players but thecompetition has neverbeen tougher.

Among the SFUband members isRobert Mathieson,a retired pipe majorwith rival The Houseof Edgar Shotts &Dykehead Pipe Band.

Also new to theb a n d a r e f o r m e rToronto police leadd r u m m e r D o u gStronach, and drum-mers Owen Russell,formerly with the 78th

Fraser Highlanders,f r o m M i n n e s o t a ,and Nicola Purvisof the Auckland &District Pipe Band ofNew Zealand. MapleRidge resident KevinMcLean is makinghis first appearanceat the Worlds.

The band will havea week to practice andto get its bagpipes ac-climatized to the cold,

wet Scottish weatherbefore hitting thestage next Saturdayafternoon.

A t t h e Wo rl d s ,the SFU band willperform twice: thefirst is a march,Strathspey and Reel,while the second is asix-minute long med-ley of choice. For themedley, Jack Lee saidthey will start with

Donald CameronsPowder Horn and endwith Jenny Dang theWeaver. Lee said thegroup has made smallchanges to the musicto make it our own.We hope it gives us anadvantage.

BBC will streamthe competition liveon its website at www.bbc.co.uk/[email protected]

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Several Tri-City residents will leave today (Friday) for Scotland to compete with the award-winning SFU Pipe Band in next weeks World Pipe Band Championships.

Pipe band off to competition

Coquitlam now hasa policy on how to wel-come and include newCanadians in the city.

The multicultural-ism strategic plan,which has been yearsin the making, will havea $30,000 price tag toimplement the actions,which include:

adding immigrant-friendly tools on the citywebsite;

organizing diversityworkshops for city staff;

developing a citycontact list for culturaland new immigrantgroups;

promoting economicand business ties withethnic communities;

and hosting a 2011 wel-come event for newcomers.

According to city staff,39% of Coquitlams pop-ulation was born out-side of Canada and 40%immigrated between2001 and 2005.

The cost of the mul-ticultural plan, whichwas unanimously ap-proved by city councillast month, will be thesubject of 2012 bud-get deliberations inNovember.

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Former Coquitlam MP wont run again

New Westminster MLADawn Black announcedWednesday that she would notbe running in the next provin-cial election, though she willstay in the legislature untilthen.

Its time, she said. Ivebeen involved in politics forover 30 years in one way or an-other, and its time for someonenew to pick up the torch. Itstime for me to spend some timewith my very supportive hus-

band and with my grow-ing grandchildren.

B l a c k w a s f i r s telected to the B.C. leg-islature in 2009, whereshe is now the assistantdeputy speaker of theHouse. She was interimleader of the B.C. NDPafter Carole James re-signed last year.

Ive been so proud to bethe representative for NewWestminster. Im very commit-ted to my community and I amso grateful for the trust people inthis community have put in me.

Before entering provincial

politics, she was theelected federal repre-sentative in ridingscovering Burnaby,Coquitlam and NewWestminster.

Dawn Black isone of the mostrespected electedrepresentatives inBritish Columbia

and Canada. I have known andworked with her for over twodecades, and like so many NewDemocrats, regard her as a per-son of integrity, achievementand leadership, said B.C. NDPleader Adrian Dix in a state-

ment.Black acknowledged feel-

ing intimidated when she firstwent to Ottawa.

I remember going there forthe first time and being in aweand wondering if I really hadthe ability to do it.

She neednt have worried.First elected in 1988, she spentover 20 years as MP. Her legacyduring that time includes anemphasis on womens issues.

Black also spent some timeabroad, assisting to bring de-velopment and democracy toBosnia-Herzegovina, Cambodiaand Vietnam.

Dawn Black announces retirement

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Is Taiwan part of China oran independent region untoitself? There is much politi-cal debate and widely divergentopinions about this question.

Taiwan is technically a re-public of China but, until 2008,there were no flights from the mainland toTaiwan. This had been going on for over 50years.

China doesnt recognize Taiwan as a sepa-rate country and, therefore, during most ofthe four years I lived in Shanghai, one neededto fly out of the country to Hong Kong orMacau and take a second flight to Taiwan in-stead of simply flying over the straight.

The Taiwanese flag is not permitted to beflown in China and, when attending interna-tional art shows in Shanghai, I became usedto reading labels under Taiwanese artists

work that read artist from Taiwan, China.Having spent some of my most impres-

sionable years in China, I have been kind ofconfused about this myself.

Well, whether you believe Taiwan is a sepa-rate entity or part of China, there is no deny-ing it has a distinctly different feel from themainland. One of the major distinguishingfactors between the two regions is the wide-spread and continual practice of Buddhismwithin Taiwan.

Since the Chinese Cultural Revolution,Buddhism wasnt openly practised in China.The cultural overhaul that took place underChairman Maos reign distinctly changed thecultural landscape of the mainland as well asimposing change on the spiritual beliefs ofthe majority of people. Religion was bannedand many traditional values that were onceheld dear by the people of China were wipedout.

But in Taiwan, Buddhist temples aboundand people carry amulets openly in their taxicabs, display them in front of their homes or

wear them. Vegetarian restaurants are plenti-ful here (yes!) and monks in golden and beigerobes are a common sight.

When I arrived in Taipei last week, Ihopped in a taxi with my mother and we im-mediately began trying to speak English withthe driver. She looked at us, confused andbegan to speak in her native tongue. We justkept saying, We are sorry, we dont under-stand and repeatedly said the name of ourhotel.

It took several minutes to realize that thiswoman was, in fact, speaking Mandarin.I had never heard the language spoken insuch hushed tones. I found this baffling.Mandarin? Where are the harsh tones andloud syllables? From the moment we left theairport, I felt there was something distinctlydifferent about this place and its people.

In Taipei, we went to some fantastic nightmarkets but I found it difficult to engage inmy favourite summer sport: bargaining. Mytactics are for the mainland, which is raw andloud, always with a hint of laughter; voices

escalate and its an all-out war to get whatyou want for the price you want. Throwingin lines like I dont like you when you endup paying more than you wanted I swear, itdoes not sound that bad in context was justnot going to work in Taiwan. I had to subduemy emotions and alter my aggressive bargain-ing tactics. Quickly, I discovered that I had togo with the flow of this gentle island culture.

Taiwan shares a language (Mandarin) andrich cultural heritage with China. But tome, Taiwan feels like a calm, beautiful andcomplex little sister to the mainland. My visitthere lured me into a web of reading andresearching about the fascinating historyof China and Taiwan. I loved every minuteof my short visit to Taipei. As a Chinaphile,visiting Taiwan added a new layer to the com-plex understanding of this amazing region.

Naomi Yorke is a Port Coquitlam student wholived in Shanghai, China for four years, writingabout her experiences twice a month for The Tri-City News. She now lives in Chicago, where shesattending art school, and continues her column.

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erendum currently underway (completed ballots aredue at Elections BC by today at 4:30 p.m.).

Summer isnt the best time for a critical vote thats why most elections are held in fall or spring and its likely many people will be too occupiedby holidays to take part in this experimentation inpopulist democracy. Whats more, many people will beconfused by the question, which is counterintuitive(if you want to keep the HST, vote No, if you dont,vote Yes).

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FACE TO FACE: Should arts groups continue to get federal tax dollars?

TERRY ONEILL JIM NELSON

When people of a certainsocial and economic classtalk about the arts, theyoften speak in hushed and reverenttones more suited to the interior ofa church.

Indeed, the arts are like a reli-gion to many of this caste. Artistsare demigods. Artistic expressionis sacrosanct. And artistic cre-ations are to be worshipped. Itsas if we should all bow before thegreat god of creative genius.

But the religion metaphor gets alittle complicated when it comes togovernment involvement. Whereour rarified art lovers undoubtedlybelieve the state and religion shouldkeep to their respective spheres,when it comes to the Temple ofArt, they cry out for as much publicmoney as they can get.

So when that supply of moneyis threatened, Canadas artisticcommunity is appalled. Its as ifan act of desecration were beingsuggested.

This would explain the shockand horror in some quarters earlierthis summer when federal FinanceMinister Jim Flaherty told report-ers: We actually dont believe infestivals and cultural institutionsassuming that year after year afteryear theyll receive government

funding. Moreover, he said artsgroups ought not assume entitle-ment to grants and he suggestedthey stay on their toes and pre-pare for all eventualities, includingthe complete loss of federal funding.

Weeks later, Heritage MinisterJames Moore added another verseto Flahertys fiscal ditty by warn-ing the CBC that it should preparefor a 5% budget cut. The CBC hasto do its part, the Tri-Cities MPexplained.

While the NDP, the Liberalsand, no doubt, my colleague onthe other side of the page are of amind to bash Flaherty and Moorefor being philistines, most com-mon-sense Canadians would likelyagree the Tory politicians aremerely attempting to inject a littlefiscal reality into what has becomea very unreal universe of entitle-ments and high expectations.

Yes, some emerging artists andcultural festivals undoubtedly needpatronage to survive, but suchpatronage need not be the annualhanding over of bundles of cashfrom a treasury filled by a publicthat has no direct say in the matter.

We already look to Ottawa tosolve too many of our problems.Lets stop expecting the feds tofund our festivals and artists, too.

A pittance buys us all so much

Whats your take on this weeksFace to Face topic and what they

have to say? Email your thoughts [email protected].

Nothing sacred about the arts

IN QUOTES

Most common-sense Canadians would agree Tory politicians are attempting to inject a little fiscal reality into what has become a very unreal universe of entitlements and highexpectations.Terry ONeill

vs.We arent in a tizzy about funding amateur sports or Olympic ath-letes or ridiculous jets.Jim Nelson

Ill get the barn. You get thegang together and well puton a show!Thus emoted a pre-teen Mickey

Rooney to Judy Garland in Babeson Broadway.

But where will we get themoney? Judy would say, wide-eyed.

If they had changed it to Babeson Granville, I would have sup-ported a Canada Council grant foreven this objectionable little over-actor.

Clearly, I am in favour of publicfunding for the arts (and, paren-thetically, of motherhood andbeing nice).

Its amazing to me that we wouldfind it necessary to discuss thissubject. Are there two sides to thisdebate? Are there those out therewho think the pittance of publicsupport for the arts is ruining oureconomy or country?

We arent in a tizzy about pub-licly funding amateur sports orOlympic athletes or ridiculous jets,so why is arts funding controver-sial?

I suppose my scrap the CBCcolleague cant be expected to fullyunderstand the spiritual value ofthe arts in that he hasnt had theprivilege of living in the City of the

Arts as have I, lo these past 30 years.Given this cultural deprivation

and that he doesnt get upset aboutour giving away billions to richpeople each year, what does my col-league find so objectionable aboutfunding the arts?

I can only guess:The politics and subjectivity in-

volved in deciding who gets moneyfor artistic endeavour is probablydisgraceful. Im sure lots of deserv-ing young artists are overlookedfor the more politically favoured. Iwish they would fix that.

Im sure our francophone andFirst Nations countrymen getmore than their fair share of fund-ing to save their cultural heritage.We can handle this.

I am also sure that people cancite outrageous stories about char-latan Canadian artists living on theCanada Council dole in Bora Bora.

But for every obscure pop art-ist living on a beach, receiving aCanadian government grant for 50years without producing any appre-ciable art, one can also cite fledglingCanadian artists who, with just asmall hand up, might produce spec-tacular performances or works ofart for the edification of us all.

Come on, its $188 million. Letsjust buy 64 new jets instead of 65.


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Residents of Coast Meridian Road in Port Coquitlam are used the rumble and roar of trucks due to construction on Burke Mountain in Coquitlam.

The Editor,Re. 605 signatures versus 2 votes (Letters, The

Tri-City News, July 29).Having lived in Port Coquitlam and as a Coast

Meridian Road resident for 32 years, I think the twocouncillors who sit on the citys transportation andsafety operations committee who voted not to per-mit the relaxation of the full-time parking prohibi-tion should stand on Coast Meridian Highway andsee what the reality is.

The elimination of parking on Coast Meridianwas done without any consultation with the resi-dents affected. There is a sign in the 3900-block ofCoast Meridian that says Residential Area. AvoidUsing Engine Brakes. Excessive Noise Prohibited.What we see, hear and feel on a daily basis arethe dump trucks, the long flatbed trucks, cementtrucks, regular vehicles, etc., come barrelling downat speeds of 80 km/h and faster. You cant openyour front windows because of the noise, the houseshakes and rattles because of the trucks and Iwould not be surprised to see cracks in foundationsand driveways of homes.

The speeds of these vehicles coming down CoastMeridian are excessive. Where is law enforcement?It is a safety hazard and drivers will not learn any-thing unless it affects their wallet. What will slowthese drivers down is to allow parking back onCoast Meridian. If not full- time parking, at leastconsider allowing parking from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Having a full-time parking prohibition on CoastMeridian does not benefit PoCo residents. It doesbenefit Coquitlam residents. Did Coquitlam payfor any widening of our road? Did Coquitlam payfor any portion of the over-budget Coast MeridianOverpass? Did residents of Coast Meridian get anyoffers of compensation from city hall in regards tolower water/sewer and property taxes? No. All wegot was no consultation, excessive noise pollution,excessive speeding, lower house values and a se-verely diminished quality of life.

The two councillors were not named in TerryThompsons letter to the editor. I would like to knowwho they were. Municipal elections are coming up. Toall PoCo residents, I encourage everyone to speak out.Fay Wright, Port Coquitlam

Eco columnists green writings are Golds-enThe Editor,

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Ambrose said con-servation officers wereconcer ned the bearwould return to the areaas have other relocatedbears which can beidentified by their yel-

low ear tags.T his individual

bear generated approxi-mately 30 complaintsstarting on July 6 and amajority of those com-plaints were relatedto the bear accessinggarbage. People need

to educate themselvesand become more bearaware, which starts withlocking up their gar-bage and attractants,Ambrose said.

The end of July isroughly the half-waymark in bear season

and so far conservationofficers have handledabout 300 complaintsin Coquitlam, which isabout average for thetime of year.

Two other bearswere also destroyed,one was killed in the

Addington Marsh areaof Coquitlam, nearMinnekhada Park, afterit was injured in a bowshooting on a blueberryfarm and a second bearwas shot near the neigh-bourhood of GabriolaDrive because it was ha-

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i n c i d e n t o n A bbyLane at the foot ofBurke Mountain hasCoquitlam Bear Awarecoordinator DrakeStephens concernedbecause of reports the

bear was being fed whenit was a cub.

He is warning peopleagainst feeding bearsand urges people to lockup their garbage, pref-erably indoors, and ridtheir yards of bear at-tractants.

Bear not a good candidate for relocation

Busy season for parks andparking lotsGates close when lots fill up

By Diane StrandbergTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

Local beaches are finally welcoming beach-goersafter a cool start to the summer, resulting in someparking lot closures to prevent problems in crowdedparking lots.

The gates at both White Pine Beach and BuntzenLake were closed for several hours on the holidayMonday until there were enough vacancies in theparking lots to accommodate new visitors.

It was crazy, said Alex Davidson, a parksworker at Buntzen Lake, which is operated by BCHydro.

Sun-seekers are returning to the park after it wasclosed last summer due to flooding caused by workon a turbine at the Buntzen powerhouse.

At nearby White Pine Beach, run by MetroVancouver Parks, the parking lot was only half fullon Wednesday afternoon but the lake was warmenough for many toddlers to play in the shallow wa-ters. Operations supervisor Ron Wood said Mondaysgate closure at White Pine Beach lasted for severalhours and was the first for the popular beach for thesummer of 2011. We had a late start this year.

Normally, the park would be so busy the gateswould have been shut on several occasions. Woodsaid closures typically last several hours. Peoplehave the choice of either parking at the side of theroad and walking in or leaving the area and then re-turning to the park after 3 p.m. when the lot usuallyempties out and the gate is re-opened.

The closures, which usually last from about 10a.m. to 3 p.m. on busy weekends have been imple-mented to deter people from idling in their cars andblocking traffic on Bedwell Bay Road.

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As part of its effort tofind new revenues fromits regional parks, MetroVancouver is rollingout a new smartphoneapp they hope will helppark-goers explore thewilderness.

L i k e a d i g i t a lpark guide, MetroVancouvers new iNavi-gator app is meant to bean all-in-one store of thekind of practical toolsand information anypark-goer might requirewhile in the bush.

The new applicationwas first made avail-able over the BC Daylong weekend and is sofar only available for iP-hone and iPad users at acost of $2.99.

Metro already has afree parks app, releasedin September, called iEx-plorer, which will still beavailable at no cost fromiTunes at least untilthe updated version ofiNavigator is releasedin the fall, according toStephen Suddes, MetroVancouvers divisionmanager of parks visitorservices. At that point,Metro plans to makethe new app available toBlackberry and Androidphone users too.

One of the biggestadvances in the newapp, Suddes said, isthe new multi-layered,

GPS-enabled park mapswhich can point lost hik-ers in the right directionand give trail conditionsin real time as opposedto the old static parkmaps on iExplorer.

Another new featureis Metros ability to sendlive park advisories toapp users in the eventof a bear sighting intheir area or sightingsof other rare wildlifethat park-goers mightbe curious about.

The new iNavigatorapp could also proveuseful to downloaders

even before getting tothe park, providingwalking, driving, cy-cling and transit di-rections to any of theregions 22 parks andthree greenways.

Here in the Tri-Cities,visitors to Belcarra,C o l o ny Fa r m a n dMinnekhada regionalparks can view park

users photos and vid-eos before setting outand browse each parksevents page to seewhats on.

Suddes said the shiftfrom a free app to a paidapp is part of a newrevenue model Metrois exploring in an effortto reduce its reliance onpark fees and levies.

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Visitors to regional parks wont want to be without their smartphone because of a new app promoted by Metro Vancouver to help people navigate the trails.

Park app can help lost hikers

Wood said most peo-ple are willing to coop-erate and understandits not a personal thingwhen the gates areclosed.

Weekends are the bus-iest and people shouldbe at the park before 10a.m. or after 3 p.m., toget a spot.

At Buntzen Lake, peo-ple can call the wardenat 604-469-9679 to findout if the gates havebeen closed.

GATE CLOSEDMeanwhile, an influx

of bears to blueberryfields along OliverRoad in Coquitlamh a s p r o m p t e dMetroVancouver Parksto institute early gateclosures along the roadto Minnekhada RegionalPark.

The gate on OliverRoad is being closedat 4 p.m., or earlier ifbears appear, to preventhuman/bear conflicts,according to Wood, whosaid: People can get alittle silly, they want toget out and get closer.Its far too risky forthem and the animals.

People can still get ac-cess to the park at theentrance on QuarryRoad.

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H o w a r d B l a n k , spokesperson for Great Canadian Casino, which runs the Boulevard Casino and sees tens of thousands of visitors a week many of whom come by car said yesterday his business wont know the implica-tions of the three-month closure until it happens. Obviously, its some-thing that well be look-ing at, he said. Were just going to have to wait and see.

The provincial proj-ect is part of the $3-bil-lion Gateway Program that includes twinning of the nearby Port Mann bridge and recon-figuration of the Cape Horn interchange in Coquitlam, a three- to four-year headache, Blank said of the road work.

M a y o r R i c h a r d Stewart said the city, which is responsible for King Edward Street clo-sure communications, said he and other mu-nicipal staff have met with a few of the 550 re-tailers and warehouse operators in the Pacific Reach business park to find ways to minimize disruption (for example, customers wont be able to make some left-hand turns because project managers want traf-fic along United to flow smoothly; as a result, customers may have to turn around a block).

Last week, the city also sent out final news-letters to businesses to remind them of the 12-week closure. We have planned every element that can be planned, Stewart said.

Still, despite the noti-fications, road signs and advertising, the city is also prepared to take an influx of calls from com-muters who didnt know about the construction. Thats the frustrating part, Stewart said. You try to do everything pos-sible and the message isnt being heard. In the end, this will be fixing a 50-year problem to ac-cess a road over train tracks.

As for cycling and pe-destrian access, Simon Watkins, the Tri-Cities spokesperson for the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, said he biked last Friday from New Westminster to the Mary Hill bypass, via United, and later noted in an email to The Tri-City News: It was scary but not really more than I expected. I guess traffic was a bit low because of the summer season.

There is very little

clearance on the side of the road for cyclists near King Edward but after that it was okay, he wrote. For me, this is not really a big prob-lem because in that situation, I occupy the whole road, but I can see how it would be very

intimidating for many people.

Meanwhile, Mark Zaborniak, Coquitlams manager of design and construction, is remind-ing commuters to give themselves more time to get to and from the area, particularly during the

first week as everyone adjusts to the changes, he said.

For more informa-tion on the King Edward overpass project, call 604-927-3500 or email [email protected]. For a map go to www.coquitlam.ca.

JAMES MACLENNAN/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

A cyclist navigates through the construction along United Boulevard. The project is part of the $3 billion Gateway Program, which includes twinning the nearby Port Mann bridge.

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